stand in as before, and if the signal agreed on is given, take on board the cargo, and are off in a few hours, all their water and provisions being complete before they arrive on the coast. (tain; which appears to me very extraordinary, a they They consider their capture, if met with, as cer. must know that our government have not issued any orders againt them, if really Spaniards. I am, therefore, strongly led to believe, that the principal part of their trade in slaves is carried on with the funds, and for the benefit of the subjects of other powers who have abolished it. the Spanish slave schooners, but I am aware that I should eater more at large on the subject of the chief justice at Sierra Leone has transmitted to my lord Bathurst a detailed account of the nu merous vessels that have been, and are now expected on the coast; with a full statement of the many attrocitics they have been guilty of. Our fort at Annamadoe is, I understand, the best fortification of the whole; but it has only two officers and fif en men. Tamtumquerry fort is of little or no use. Winnebah fort is abandoned: at this place there is a good river-a great acquisition for ships, as there is nothing but rain water to be got on any part of the cost. Acera, or Accarah, is certainly the most picturesque, for ie, and healthy spot on the whole coast of Africa; a plain extends some miles in the interior, when you come to hills covered with rich soil, and a beautiful country well wooded and watered, and every thing that is necessary for forming a colony; every kind of vegetable grows here, and could be produced in any quantity. There are now a great quantity of cattle, and herds of buffaloes, a little in the interior; on the plain their is a great quantity and variety of game, such as deers, hares, pheasants, guinea fowls, partridges, pigeons, &c. &c. and every kind of live stock in abundance. I went to visit the banks of the river Saccom, which runs at the back of Accra, about eight miles, and which the information of their lordships, as correct and Having now, sir, endeavored to give you, for could be conducted to the town with great ease and fair a view of our settlement in Africa as my short little expense; there is also a reef of rocks extend-stay in that country would enable me to make, I ing from the English fort some distance into the sea, on which a pier might be raised with little trouble, as their is plenty of good stone and lime elose to the spot: if this was done, vessels of 120 tons and upwards might load and unload inside of the pier with safety. In the road the ground is so good and so strong, that it is necessary to sight your anchor every twenty four hours. The climate! of this place is so superior to any other part of the coast, that invalids frequently go there to recover their health, The natives of Accra are very superior in civilization, appearance and manners, to any other on the coast; their town is clean and neat, and in their houses they have all the useful and necessary household utensils, arranged with as much order as in a cottage in England: this is to be attributed to their having had, for many years a I have before observed, will be to abolish the slave The first step, therefore, towards civilization, as free intercourse with the Ashantees and other na-trade entirely, but, at the same time, to open other tions of the interior and to their being naturally more industrious and fond of agriculture. There are now no English settlements to the leeward of Accra, nor had I any communication with the shore. beg leave to offer my opinions as to the means best calculated to improve the condition and civilization of the natives, and at the same time, open an extensive and profitable trade to this country. be the principal, if not the sole cause of the present The continuance of the trade appears to me to neglected and barbarous state of Africa. ed their power, dignity, and riches by this traffic; All the kings and chiefs have for years maintainand as long as any nation is allowed to carry it on, they will not give up a commerce so easy and lucrative, to pursue that of trade and agriculture, which is not only precarious, and attended with much labor, and difficulty, but it is yet what they neither like nor understand. sources by which the leading men may derive the hitherto done by this vile trade. At present they same advantage and emoluments which they have are decidedly against you, nor is it a matter of surSeveral Spanish armed vessels have lately appear-is in our opinion a very just and humane policy, it prise that they are so; for although the abolition act ed on the coast engaged in the slave trade; they ge- is considered by the natives as a ruinous one to nerally carry from 14 to 20 guns, and about 80 them. men, and come out with a determination to fight any vessel they have a chance with. These vessels have committed several acts of piracy. The Paz, of 14 guns, was taken by the Colonial brig a short time since, with the master and mate of an English merchantman on board, which they had taken some days previous. extensive intercourse and trade could with ease be I have already give it as my opinion, that free and opened in the interior of Africa; to effect which I would recommend cultivating the friendship and good will of the several kings and chiefs, by making them suitable presents, and allowing them a The Spaniards have taken off upwards of 1800 eagar, and would enter into with spirit, if effectuparticipation in trade, for which they are all most slaves between cape St. Ann and cape Mount, with ally deprived of a slave market, and our forts and in the last four months; and I am of opinion that castles were in the hands of government, so that a the slave trade was never carried on with such merchant could receive benefit from their protec system and despatch as at this moment: and if some tion; the present system, being incompatible with active measures are not taken, it will increase next the interest of the separate and open trader. year ten-fold. Should his majesty's government The African is very superior in intellect and capadetermine to surpress this vile traffic, it cannot be city to the generality of Indians in North America; done with schooners or dull sailing ships: for the they are more social and friendly to strangers; and, Spaniards are not only completely equipped, and except in the vicinity of the European settlements, sail fast, but are generally commanded by active are a fine noble race of men. It is only in a commerci. and enterprizing men, either French or Americans. al point of view that think Africa worthy our attenThey are seldom to be found at anchor on the tion. coast. Their general plan is to make the land who would, if there was an extensive trade and con. Agriculture I would leave to the natives, near where they intend to purchase their sumption on the coast, soon find it to their interest slaves: if the coast is clear, they immediately land to cultivate the ground. I am also persuaded that their cargo and supercargo, and stand out to sea our West India colonies might soon be supplied until they consider the slayes are ready; they thea with abundance of live stock; whereas that profi table trade is present in the hands of the Ame- | land their cargo at that island, and procure a certificate from the Britsh consul of having done so, which certificate he is obliged to grant; it is then re-shipped in the same vessel, and proceeds to the same coast.-I have the honor, &c. (Signed) JAMES LUCAS YEO, Capt. John W. Crocker, Esq. &c. &c. &c. British Navy. FROM THE BOSTON EVENING GAZETTE. ricans; our government pay an enormous price, and our islands are very ill supplied.-When we were at Barbadoes, no fresh beef could be obtained (though there is an order in favor of purchasing for ships from the coast of Africa,) and the squadron on that station had not any fresh beef for seve ral weeks. To facilitate and protect our trade on that coast, I would strongly recommend our obtaining from the Portuguese government two islands, either St. Jago or St.Nicholas, off the Cape de Verd Islands; and St. Thomas on the equator. The first New regulations of the English navy.-In conse. would not only answer as a safe depot for our mer-quence of the variations from the established rechants trading to that part of the coast, but would gulations, which in a lapse of years, and in the afford pasture for the cattle; from whence they force of imperative circumstances, have innovated could be transported to the West India islands, and upon the British naval system, the board of admisupply our outward bound ships and western crui- ralty have lately remoulded the whole. Their zers with refreshments. It would open the cattle propositions upon the rates, classification, and mantrade to our merchants, at the expense of Ame- ning of ships of war-and the pay, ratings, and rica; and would prevent our enemy making it their number of officers and men, have received the haunt in war by which they are enabled to elude sanction of an order in council, and commenced on our cruizers and continue long at sea. Several Ame- the first of January of the present year. rican privateers refitted at these islands, and also their frigates; one of which remained at Brava upwards of a week. St. Thomas, on the equator, is a very fine fruitful island, about the size of the Isle of Wight; it abounds in cattle, goats, hogs, poultry, and fruit of every description; the sugar cane grows in the most luxuriant manner, and the coffee is very superior to the West India. There is a very good por for merchant vessels; and two good bays for ships of war; and it is so situated, that the ships from the gold coast can fetch it from the starboard tack, the wind being in general from S. to S. W. and it is the most desirable part for ships to sail from, if bound up the coast, to Europe or to the West Indies; as by keeping to the southward of the equator, you have the wind at south, and sometimes at S. S. E. The Inconstant went from St. Thomas's to Sierra Leone, a distance of 1,300 miles directly to windward, in ten days. If a vessel attempts to keep nearer the coast, she gets into the influence of the westerly winds, and a strongnal force; and that principle of variation being once current always going to the westward. The Brisk sloop of war was ten days going from Cape Fermosa to Sierra Leone, by keeping the coast on board; this island is also well situated for a very profitable trade to the rivers Gaborn and St. John's or river Danger. It would also be su perior as a settlement for the captured negroes to Sierra Leone, not only from its climate, and being an island, but from its being directly in the vicinity of where the slave trade is carried on; whereas, as I have before stated, Sierra Leone is in every respect the most unfit, and worst situation, on the whole coast. This island was formerly very flourishing, and in a high state of cultivation, particularly sugar cane, until the Brazil trade became so extensive, that it induced all the planters and most of the principal inhabitants to leave the island, and go over to that continent. The post ships of the navy are divided into six rates, which division took place in the reign of Charles the first, and has continued with various modifications to the present time. The 74 gun ship was not generally introduced into the service until about the second year of the reign of George the 2d, when that description of vessel was included among the third rates. "During the whole of the period herein before referred to, and indeed down to 1793, the force of the ships was stated from the actual number of guns they really carried; but from the introduction of carronades, which began partially in 1779, and which was finally adopted on the present extended scale in the navy, during the course of the first revolu tionary war, increased the armament of the vessels, as they were found able to carry a greater num ber of carronades than the guns in whose stead they were adopted, so that the real force of the ships has no longer corresponded with their nomi admitted ships have since that time received denominations as to their number of guns, often, we believe, capriciously; and in one or two classes, only, of the whole navy, agreeing with their real force. A few instances will show your royal highness the inconsistencies into which this deviation from the old rules of the service has led. The Caledonia, rated 120 guns, carries 120 guns; while the Hibernia, a ship of nearly the same dimen sions, which carries exactly the same number of guns, is rated only at 110 guns, being a less number by four than that at which the San Joseph is rated, though the former has in fact 10 guns more than the latter. All ships of the second rate, though rated as 98, carry upwards of 100 guns, and they have all more guns than the St. George, a first rate, which is rated and carries 100 guns; and they ought all, therefore, I beg leave to mention one other circumstance, according to these established regulations, to be which I think injurious to the mercantile interest included in the first rate, and there are indeed so of this country, which is, the prohibition of arms real second rates, viz. three deckers of between 90 and gunpowder into Africa; as however laudable and 100 guns, at present existing in the royal navy, the motive may be, the desired end is not obtained, in a sea going condition. and it has only transferred a very lucrative trade from our own subjects into the hands of the Danes, Dutch, &c. who, by importing these very articles are enabled, as I have before mentioned, to undersell and monopolize the trade, to the great prejudice of our own merchants; some of whom evade th orders in council by clearing out for Madeira, In the third rate, some of the ships rated at 80 guns carry near 90, and others rated at 74 carry 80 guns, but the majority of the same denomination carry 74, and this is one of the very few cases in which the real nominal force agree. In the fourth rate, of the ships rated at 50 guns, one class (that on two deck) carries 58 guns, stand in as before, and if the signal agreed on is given, take on board the cargo, and are off in a few hours, all their water and provisions being complete before they arrive on the coast. They consider their capture, if met with, as cer. must know that our government have not issued any orders againt them, if really Spaniards. I am, therefore, strongly led to believe, that the princi pal part of their trade in slaves is carried on with the funds, and for the benefit of the subjects of other powers who have abolished it. I should enter more at large on the subject of the Spanish slave schooners, but I am aware that the chief justice at Sierra Leone has transmitted to my lord Bathurst a detailed account of the nu merous vessels that have been, and are now expect. ed on the coast; with a full statement of the many attrocitics they have been guilty of. Our fort at Annamadoe is, I understand, the best fortification of the whole; but it has only two officers and fif en men. Tamtumquerry fort is of little or no use. Winnebah fort is abandoned: at this place there is a good river-a great acquisition for ships, as there is nothing but rain water to be got on any parttain; which appears to me very extraordinary, a they of the cost. Accra, or Accarah, is certainly the most picturesque, for ie, and healthy spot on the whole coast of Africa; a plain extends some miles in the Anterior, when you come to hills covered with rich soil, and a beautiful country well wooded and watered, and every thing that is necessary for forming a colony; every kind of vegetable grows here, and could be produced in any quantity. There are now a great quantity of cattle, and herds of buffaloes, a little in the interior; on the plain their is a great quantity and variety of game, such as deers, hares, pheasants, guinea fowls, partridges, pigeons, &c. &c. and every kind of live stock in abundance. I went to visit the banks of the river Saccom, which runs Having now, sir, endeavored to give you, for at the back of Accra, about eight miles, and which the information of their lordships, as correct and could be conducted to the town with great ease and fair a view of our settlement in Africa as my short little expense; there is also a reef of rocks extend-stay in that country would enable me to make, I ing from the English fort some distance into the beg leave to offer my opinions as to the means best sea, on which a pier might be raised with little calculated to improve the condition and civilization trouble, as their is plenty of good stone and lime of the natives, and at the same time, open an exclose to the spot: if this was done, vessels of 120 tensive and profitable trade to this country. tons and upwards might load and unload inside of the pier with safety. In the road the ground is so good and so strong, that it is necessary to sight your anchor every twenty four hours. The climate of this place is so superior to any other part of the coast, that invalids frequently go there to recover their health, The natives of Accra are very superior in civilization, appearance and manners, to any other on the coast; their town is clean and neat, and in their houses they have all the useful and necessary household utensils, arranged with as much order as in a cottage in England: this is to The first step, therefore, towards civilization, as be attributed to their having had, for many years a I have before observed, will be to abolish the slave free intercourse with the Ashantees and other na-trade entirely, but, at the same time, to open other tions of the interior and to their being naturally more industrious and fond of agriculture. There are now no English settlements to the leeward of Accra, nor had I any communication with the shore. Several Spanish armed vessels have lately appear ed on the coast engaged in the slave trade; they generally carry from 14 to 20 guns, and about 80 men, and come out with a determination to fight any vessel they have a chance with. These vessels have committed several acts of piracy. The Paz, of 14 guns, was taken by the Colonial brig a short time since, with the master and mate of an English merchantman on board, which they had taken some days previous. The continuance of the trade appears to me to be the principal, if not the sole cause of the present neglected and barbarous state of Africa. All the kings and chiefs have for years maintained their power, dignity, and riches by this traffic; and as long as any nation is allowed to carry it on, they will not give up a commerce so easy and lu crative, to pursue that of trade and agriculture, which is not only precarious, and attended with much labor, and difficulty, but it is yet what they neither like nor understand. sources by which the leading men may derive the same advantage and emoluments which they have hitherto done by this vile trade. At present they are decidedly against you, nor is it a matter of sur prise that they are so; for although the abolition act is in our opinion a very just and humane policy, it is considered by the natives as a ruinous one to them. I have already give it as my opinion, that free and extensive intercourse and trade could with ease be opened in the interior of Africa; to effect which I would recommend cultivating the friendship and good will of the several kings and chiefs, by mak ing them suitable presents, and allowing them a participation in trade, for which they are all most The Spaniards have taken off upwards of 1800 eagar, and would enter into with spirit, if effectu slaves between cape St. Ann and cape Mount, with ally deprived of a slave market, and our forts and in the last four months; and I am of opinion that castles were in the hands of government, so that a the slave trade was never carried on with such merchant could receive benefit from their protec system and despatch as at this moment: and if some tion; the present system, being incompatible with active measures are not taken, it will increase next the interest of the separate and open trader. year ten-fold. Should his majesty's government The African is very superior in intellect and capa determine to surpress this vile traffic, it cannot be city to the generality of Indians in North America; done with schooners or dull sailing ships: for the they are more social and friendly to strangers; and, Spaniards are not only completely equipped, and except in the vicinity of the European settlements, sail fast, but are generally commanded by active are a fine noble race of men. It is only in a commerci and enterprizing men, either French or Americans. al point of view that think Africa worthy our atten They are seldoin to be found at anchor on the tion. Agriculture I would leave to the natives, coast. Their general plan is to make the land who would, if there was an extensive trade and con near where they intend to purchase their sumption on the coast, soon find it to their interest slaves: if the coast is clear, they immediately land to cultivate the ground. I am also persuaded that their cargo and supercargo, and stand out to sea our West India colonies might soon be supplied until they consider the slaves are ready; they thea with abundance of live stock; whereas that profi present in the hands of the Ame. | land their cargo at that island, and procure a cer- British Navy. FROM THE BOSTON EVENING GAZETTE. New regulations of the English navy.-In conse. gulations, which in a lapse of years, and in the force of imperative circumstances, have innovated upon the British naval system, the board of admiralty have lately remoulded the whole. Their propositions upon the rates, classification, and manning of ships of war-and the pay, ratings, and number of officers and men, have received the sanction of an order in council, and commenced on the first of January of the present year. table trade is ricans; our government pay an enormous price, and our islands are very ill supplied.-When we were at Barbadoes, no fresh beef could be obtained (though there is an order in favor of purchasing for ships from the coast of Africa,) and the squadron on that station had not any fresh beef for seve ral weeks. To facilitate and protect our trade on that coast, I would strongly recommend our obtain. ing from the Portuguese government two islands, either St. Jago or St.Nicholas, off the Cape de Verd Islands; and St. Thomas on the equator. The first would not only answer as a safe depot for our mer-quence of the variations from the established rechants trading to that part of the coast, but wouid afford pasture for the cattle; from whence they could be transported to the West India islands, and supply our outward bound ships and western cruizers with refreshments. It would open the cattle trade to our merchants, at the expense of America; and would prevent our enemy making it their haunt in war by which they are enabled to elude our cruizers and continue long at sea. Several American privateers refitted at these islands, and also their frigates; one of which remained at Brava upwards of a week. St. Thomas, on the equator, is a very fine fruitful island, about the size of the Isle of Wight; it abounds in cattle, goats, hogs, poultry, and fruit of every description; the sugar cane grows in the most luxuriant manner, and the coffee is very superior to the West India. There is a very good por for merchant vessels; and two good bays for ship of war; and it is so situated, that the ships from the gold coast can fetch it from the starboard tack, the wind being in general from S. to S. W. and it is the most desirable part for ships to sail from, if bound up the coast, to Europe or to the West Indies; as by keeping to the southward of the equator, you have the wind at south, and sometimes at S. S. E. The Inconstant went from St. Thomas's to Sierra Leone, a distance of 1,300 miles directly to windward, in ten days. If a vessel attempts to keep nearer the coast, she gets into the influence of the westerly winds, and a strong current always going to the westward. The Brisk sloop of war was ten days going from Cape Fermosa to Sierra Leone, by keeping the coast on board; this island is also well situated for a very profitable trade to the rivers Gaborn and St. John's or river Danger. It would also be su perior as a settlement for the captured negroes to Sierra Leone, not only from its climate, and being an island, but from its being directly in the vicinity of where the slave trade is carried on; whereas, as I have before stated, Sierra Leone is in every respect the most unfit, and worst situation, on the whole coast. This island was formerly very flourishing, and in a high state of cultivation, particularly sugar cane, until the Brazil trade became so extensive, that it induced all the planters and most of the principal inhabitants to leave the island, and go over to that continent. The post ships of the navy are divided into six rates, which division took place in the reign of Charles the first, and has continued with various modifications to the present time. The 74 gun ship was not generally introduced into the service until about the second year of the reign of George the 2d, when that description of vessel was included among the third rates. "During the whole of the period herein before referred to, and indeed down to 1793, the force of the ships was stated from the actual number of guns they really carried; but from the introduction of car. ronades, which began partially in 1779, and which was finally adopted on the present extended scale in the navy, during the course of the first revolu tionary war, increased the armament of the vessels, as they were found able to carry a greater num ber of carronades than the guns in whose stead they were adopted, so that the real force of the ships has no longer corresponded with their nomi|nal force; and that principle of variation being once admitted ships have since that time received denominations as to their number of guns, often, we believe, capriciously; and in one or two classes, only, of the whole navy, agreeing with their real force. A few instances will show your royal highness the inconsistencies into which this deviation from the old rules of the service has led. The Caledonia, rated 120 guns, carries 120 guns; while the Hibernia, a ship of nearly the same dimen sions, which carries exactly the same number of guns, is rated only at 110 guns, being a less number by four than that at which the San Joseph is rated though the former has in fact 10 guns more than the latter. All ships of the second rate, though rated as 98, carry upwards of 100 guns, and they have all more guns than the St. George, a first rate, which is rated and carries 100 guns; and they ought all, therefore. according to these established regulations, to be included in the first rate, and there are indeed zo real second rates, viz. three deckers of between 90 and 100 guns, at present existing in the royal navy, I beg leave to mention one other circumstance, which I think injurious to the mercantile interest of this country, which is, the prohibition of arms and gunpowder into Africa; as however laudable the motive may be, the desired end is not obtained, in a sea going condition. and it has only transferred a very lucrative trade from our own subjects into the hands of the Danes, Dutch, &c. who, by importing these very articles are enabled, as I have before mentioned, to under sell and monopolize the trade, to the great prejudice of our own merchants; some of whom evade th orders in council by clearing out for Madeira, In the third rate, some of the ships rated at 80 guns carry near 90, and others rated at 74 carry 89 guns, but the majority of the same denomination carry 74, and this is one of the very few cases in which the real nominal force agree. In the fourth rate, of the ships rated at 50 guns, one class (that on two deck) carries 58 guns, another (that on one deck) carries 60 guns and up-lar ship for which they were originally prepared, wards. they are either useless, or must be altered to fit In the fifth rate there are three frigates rated as of some other ship at a great loss of labor, time, and 44 guns, namely, the Sybille, taken from the French materials; and, in case of accidents or urgency, this which carries 43 guns; the Lavinia, built after her, variety disables the ship from assisting each other which carries 50 guns; and the late American ship and it requires that the naval arsenals, both at home President, the guns mounted in which on the day and abroad, should be furnished, at a very great exof her capture, were 54, besides one 42-pound how-pense with a much larger assortment of those arti itzer. The frigates rated at 40 guns carry 50, and those rated at 38 carry 46 and upwards. cles than would be necessary if they could be made more generally applicable to the probable wants of the whole fleet; this will be explained to your royal The majority of those rated at 36 guns carry 44, highness more forcibly, by stating, that for the sin and some of those rated at 32 carry 46 and 48, be-gle class of slips of the third rate, called 74's, there ing more than others that are rated at 38 and 36. were lately not less than seven different schemes of Similar differences between the real and the no-masting and rigging: and that a squadron might be minal amount of force exists in the fifth rate, but it composed of seven vessels of this force which could is unnecessary to specify the details. not properly employ one another's spare spars and sails, and for each of which the dock yards must necessarily have their individual gear. We trust we shall be excused for observing to your royal highness, that it is wholly unworthy the character of the royal navy of this kingdom to We have, in conjunction with the navy board, and maintain this system, which, though introduced by with the assistance of a committee of experienced the accidental cause we have mentioned, and with-sea officers, taken measures for pushing the princiout any design of deception, yet may give occasion ple of uniformity as far as the nature of the case to foreign nations to accuse us of misrepresenta- would allow; and though the experience of what has tion, when we state that a British frigate of 38 guns occurred on former occasions dissuades us from athas taken a foreign frigate of 44, which, in fact, the tempting, by the approbation and sanction of your British frigate was of equal if not superior force."royal highness in council, minute details of the The board then recommend the following modi- forms, lines, and scantlings of his majesty's ships, fication of the classes. and we have the satisfaction of stating that a system of gradual assimilation is in progress, yet that we hope to see every day become of more extensive operation, and more practical utility: and we beg leave humbly to assure your royal highness that no efforts shall be spared, on our parts, to prevent, for the future, any unnecessary deviation from the es. tablishment of rigging and armament, and to reduce the variations which exist to as few classes as possible." "The 1st rate to include all 3 deckers, which are to carry 900, 850, or 800 men. The 2d rate to include all ships of 80 guns and upwards on two decks, and to carry 700, or 650 men. The 3d rate, to include all ships of 70 guns or upwards, and less than 80 guns, and to carry 650 or 600 men. The 4th rate, to include all ships of 50 and upwards, but less than 70 guns, and to carry 450 or 350 men. The 5th rate to include all ships from 36 to guns to carry 300 to 280 men. The 6th rate, to include all ships from 24 to guns and to carry 175, 145 or 125 men. 50 The board proceeds to remark upon the pay of officers and men, upon the ratings of petty officers and the companies of the royal marine artillerybut the observations are too extended for our limits 36-and we have already extracted those parts of the regulations which will probably be most interesting to our readers. Of the sloops there are so many varieties, that we cannot propose to reduce the eight schemes of complement now existing, to less than four, as follows, viz: sloops, 135, 125, 95 and 75 men. Brigs (not sloops) cutters, schooners and bombs, we propose to reduce from ten schemes of complement to two, namely 60 or 50 men. And we also propose that for small craft which may not require so large a complement as 50 men, we may be authorised to assign a complement as we may deem necessary. Foreign Articles. ENGLAND, &c. Singular suicide.-On the 27th ult. a young man, a farmer's servant, residing at Sutton-on-the-Hill, in the neigborhood of Derby, in a moment of des. pondency, put a period to his existence in a singular way. Being employed by his master's team in carrying gravel on the road, he sent a boy, who was As there are no longer any regular fire ships in then assisting him, forward on some trifling prethe service, we humbly propose, that, whenever it tence; he then laid his whip and hat down together may become necessary to fit out any vessel of this at a distance of a few yards, and deliberately placdescription, we may be authorized to assign to themed himself in a longitudinal direction, with his face such complement of officers and men, together with the pay of such rate or class, as the size of the vessel employed, or the nature of the particular service, may render expedient. We further proposed, that when it shall be ne. cessary to fit out troop ships, we may be authorized to assign to them such rates and complements as may seem proper. By these regulations, the forty-seven varieties of complements, now in use in the navy will be reduced to twenty. down, his hands being underneath his face, in the track of one of the wheels of the cart, which passing over his head, back, thigh, and leg, caused instantaLondon paper. neous death. Extreme distress producing suicide.-A poor woman who had lately gone to reside in a village near Spalding, Lincolnshire, and whose husband had absconded, was totally destitute of food for herself and three children. In this distress, she went to a neighbor's house, and returned with a bucket full of grains, used in feeding swine. These she placed upon the floor of her cottage as food for her famish ing babes, and rushing out of doors went and hang. ed herself, and was not discovered till she was quite It is obvious that the extra expense of providing masts, yards, rigging, and stores of various dimensions, for ships for the same actual force, must be very great; because if not required for the particu-dead. |