med copy of Roderick Random, pointing out these facts, shewing how far they were indebted to the genius of the Doctor, and to what extent they were founded in reality. The deceased could never succeed in gaining more than a respectable subsistcace by his trade, but he possessed an Independence of mind superior to his Bramble condition. Of late years he was employed as keeper of the promenade of Villier's Walk, Adelphi, and was much noticed and respected by the inhabitants who frequented that place.

Mr Betty (usually called the Young Roscius) entered a fellowmoner of Christ's College, Camridge, in July, and under the tuition the master, the learned Dr Brown, made rapid progress in his studies. de yesterday spoke his first public thanation, highly to the satisfaction the Doctor and a great assemblage gentlemen in the hall. The young atleman defended the conduct and Character of Sir Walter Raleigh.

His Grace the Duke of Marlbogh has just received from the emor Napoleon a present of a splenId edition of the life of John, Duke Marlborough, in most superb bind

th-General Sherbrooke's divien has at length arrived at Lisbon, ad the troops that were sent to Ca, as the following letter from Lisshews.

LISBON, March 13.-Between 3 4000 troops arrived here yesterday Cork, under the command of GeSherbrooke, and the troops that re sent to Cadiz are returned. Part our army is encamped here. Seven and French troops are said to entered Chaves. The 29th reent is returned from Cadiz. We sider ourselves perfectly secure for

the present, and continue to expect large reinforcements from England. I believe our present British military force in this neighbourhood consists of 26,000 men. Transport boats have been sent up the river within these few days, with a month's provisions for 20,000 men. A convoy of merchant ships sails for England on Monday next.

A shock of an earthquake was experienced at Lisbon in the beginning of the present month. It was severe, but lasted only a few seconds.

27th.-REVOLUTION IN SWEDEN. The King of Sweden has been deposed by his subjects, and his uncle, the Duke of Sudermania, has assumed the government of the country as regent. This important intelligence was brought by Captain Lyford, of the Proselyte frigate, who landed at Yarmouth on Saturday, and arrived at the Admiralty yesterday, with dispatches from Admiral Sir R. Keats, in the Baltic. The revolution took place on the 13th instant. The king was arrested as he was about to depart for his country residence; and when the last advices came away, he was a close prisoner at Stockholm. When his Majesty was first surrounded by a guard, he drew his sword, but was soon overpowered, and prevented from making resistance.

When the person of the king was secured, the following proclamation was issued:

PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE DUKE OF SUDERMANIA, ON HIS ASSUMING THE Government.

"We, Charles, by the grace of God, hereditary prince of Sweden, the Goths, Vandals, &c., Duke of Sudermania, Grand Admiral, &c. &c., do declare, that, under existing circumstances, his Majesty is incapa

ble to act, or to conduct the important affairs of the nation: We have therefore (being the nearest and only branch of the family of age) been induced for the time being, as adminis. trator of the kingdom, to take the reins of government into our hands, which, with the help of the Almighty, we will conduct so that the nation may regain peace, both at home and abroad, and that trade and commerce may revive from their languishing

state.

"Our inviolable intention is, to consult with the states on the means to be taken to render the future time happy to the people of Sweden. We invite and command, therefore, all the inhabitants of our nation, our forces by sea and land, and also the civil officers, of all degrees, to obey us, as our real intention, and their own welfare, demand. We recommend you all to the protection of God Almighty. "Done at Stockholm palace, the 13th March, 1809. (Signed)

"CHARLES.

"C. LAGERBRING." To the hour of his deposition, Gustavus, notwithstanding all his weaknesses, evinced a magnanimity and heroism which will do honour to his memory, whatever his personal fate may be.

The following proclamation of the Duke of Sudermania, as regent of Sweden, has been issued, to convoke a general diet on May 1st.

We, Charles, by the grace of God, assure you, estates of the realm, counts, barons, archbishop, bishops, nobles, clergy, burghers of cities, and commonalty, of our particular favour, gracious intentions, and kind affection, under the protection of Almighty

God.

"Since we, according to our gracious proclamation of the 13th inst.,

have found ourselves called upon take the reins of government as gent, in order to save our beloved tive country from unavoidable destr tion, we have considered it of highest importance to deliberate w the states of the realm, upon means which may procure and cont the future happiness of the Swed nation. We wish, therefore, and c mand that all the states of the re may assemble in the capital of kingdom before the 1st of May n and that not only the nobility! regulate their conduct by the 1 for the house of nobles, given the of June, 1626, by the king Gusta Adolphus, of glorious memory, & and revived and confirmed by K Gustavus III., on the 9th Novem 1778, but that the other states, wh as usual, send deputies, may obst the following order: From the cle are expected to appear the archbish every bishop from his diocese, first pastor in Stockholm, toget with so many from each diocese usual, and of the other states as m as usual, all provided with necess letters of deputation, in order that may be able to begin the diet, after its being fortunately finish give you permission to return ev one to his province. Which ev one must respectfully observe; we are, &c. &c.

"Given at the King's palace Stockholm, March 14th, 1809."

29th. Yesterday advices were ceived at the India House from East Indies and the Cape of Go Hope. We have seen letters fr Bombay, of the 4th of November, a these speak of the present state of country in a way which implies most perfect tranquillity. The f lowing is the ship-intelligence throu this channel :

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The Calcutta, Henry Wellesley, and Ganges, have been captured by the enemy, the former off Ganjun; also the Margaret, which was afterwards retaken by the Ceylon.

The Walthamstow, Asia, General Stuart, Sir Stephen Lushington, Ocean, Devaynes, Tottenham, and Union, Indiamen, were all well on the 24th of November, in lat. 33. 31. S., long. 14. 25. W.

The Phoenix, Lord Nelson, Preston, Ceylon, Experiment, Tigris, Glory, Ann, and Diana, sailed from Madras the 25th of October, 1808, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Albion.

On the 21st of November, lat. 9. S., long. 89. E., the fleet was dispersed in a most severe gale of wind, which continued forty-eight hours without intermission, and it was with difficulty that any part of the convoy could reach the Cape. On the 10th of January the Phoenix arrived at the Cape, with seven feet water in her hold, the Ceylon with five, and the Albion with eight, having lost her fore and mizen mast, and being obliged to throw 26 of her guns overboard. The Tigris, Ann, and the Preston, suffered the least: the former had her fore mast sprung. The Diana, Experiment, Glory, and Lord Nelson, were missing ships, and had not arrived at the Cape on the 22d of January, to which date we have received accounts from thence, which state that the Leopard man of war had arrived from a cruise. She had spoken the Diana, from Madras, about 18 days before, with loss of her fore and mizen masts and bowsprit, in a gale of wind, on the 22d November. His Majesty's ship Thais has been dispatched by Admiral Bertie in quest of the Lord Nelson, Glory, and Experiment.

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The Surat Castle arrived at the Cape of Good Hope the 21st January, sailed from thence the 31st September, and left there the Warley, Royal George, and Grenville.

The Wexford was left at the Cape.

The Perseverance whaler sailed from St Helena for England the 12th December; and the Eliza ditto arrived at St Helena the 30th December.

31st.-AN ENGLISH WHALE.— Yesterday the curious were gratified by the exhibition of an enormous fish of this species, in a barge on the south side of the river, between Blackfriars and London bridges. A spectacle so unusual in this latitude attracted, for many hours, some thousand spectators, who crowded round the barge in boats, and furnished a brisk and most productive trade, as well to the exhibitors as to the watermen who conveyed them to behold this stupendous monster of the deep. Many seamen who saw it, and have been repeatedly occupied in the Greenland fishery, allege it to be a young one, not more than a year old; yet its dimensions are as follow:

Its extreme length, from the lower jaw to the end of its tail, 76 feet 6 inches; from lower jaw to the end of the body at the tail, 69 feet; lower jaw longer than the upper jaw, 1 foot 4 inches; end of upper jaw to its eye, 14 feet; from upper jaw to its dorsal fin, 48 feet 2 inches; length of dorsal fin at the base, 4 feet; height of the dorsal fin, 2 feet; from body to the end of the tail, 7 feet 6 inches; extremity of the tail, 15 feet; circumference of the body at the dorsal fin, 21 feet; eye placed from the spiracle, 5 feet; length of its mouth from the lower jaw, 16 feet 6 inches; length of pectoral fin, 6 feet; breadth of pectoral fin, 2 feet; longitudinal lines,

(almost straight,) beginning under the mouth to the middle of the fish; length of its eye, 5 inches; colour of its lamine, whitish forward, black behind; distance of the eye to its mouth, 5 inches; 65 feet to the pectoral fin from back-bone; outer skin peeled off, thickness of fine writing paper; from one eye to the other, 9 feet 9 inches; breadth of the lines on its belly, 3 inches; orifice of its ear, 3 inches; from its eye to the ear, 3 feet 2 inches. From which proportions in a sucking fish, of only a year old, those not skilled in the natural history of such creatures, or accustomed to see them in great variety, may form some conception of what a whale must be at its years of maturity. It is pronounced by judges to be the Balena Boops, or pike-headed species. It completely fills the cavity of the west-country barge on board of which it is exhibited, and its tail projects near four yards outside the stern of the vessel. It was killed on the 25th inst. in the river Thames, at Sea Reach, some miles below Gravesend, by Mr John Barnes, a pilot of the latter place, who was going in his boat down to the Nore and observing the water agitated unusually by the motions of the fish, he approached it within swivel-shot, and fired at it three different times. The second shot passed through the fish's tail, and the third mortally wounded it in the body, when, by a sudden and violent plunge a-head, it run upon a shoal near the beach, and was left nearly dry at low water. Four hours elapsed between the time the fish was wounded, until it was completely dead. It was towed the next tide to the beach off Gravesend, where it was exhibited during four days. It was brought up to London, as we understand, by order of the Lord Mayor, under the direction

of the water bailiff; and the contri vance for its conveyance was rathe curious. The barge on board which it now is was brought along side the fish at high water, scuttle and sunk: the next tide of flood th fish was towed to a position direct over the barge, and gradually suri into her as the tide ebbed. The barge, being on shore at low water, was course soon drained through her scuttle-holes, and the plugs being the replaced, she floated with her wieldy cargo the next tide, and w brought up to her present mooring on Wednesday afternoon.

The appearance of whales in th river Thames, though rare, is by: means unusual. Grampuses, indeed have been often seen so high as Black wall, and even London bridge. 1 the memory of many persons re ding near the former place, four har been seen there at one time, sporting and spouting up the water to a cosiderable height; and in the ye 1780, a whale of 90 feet in leng was killed near the same place as th now exhibiting. It may be well, a matter of curiosity, to gratify public of the metropolis, ever its tiable after raree shows, with the e hibition of this wonder of the mart kingdom; but the prudence of brin ing into the centre of a populous cit for the mere gratification of gaze a monster of such bulk, in a state putrefaction, is quite another cor deration. The stench was intolerabi, It is well known that putrefacti commences in the whale the mome life is extinct. It is the consta usage of the inhabitants on the com of those seas where whales aboun whenever a dead one drifts near th shore, immediately to man their bos or canoes, and tow it out a CO siderable distance to sea, in order "