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MIUTICAL mrELLIGEm.e. MAILS— ind N.W. All. DUI. All. bus. W a terford ronninscn o 0 w ate rfora Lifbed 0 GoussburS h o o , i •1•••••• PORTEMOITIII, JUNE I . A rr i v ed yeller lay evening, the Eali. Howe, Winvitast,the Wsxroav Eaft Indiiman, add feverat out ward b"und veffeis, from the Downs : alfo, this day, the Gibraltar packet; from Waterford ; his Majefly's (hips, CAROLINE, tidal Plymonth ; STAR, sod BLossom. from the Downs.—Sailed his Majefty's ROYAL GSOIGI* for Plymouth; GOSHAWK* on a c rilice; and FURY, with a convoy for the Downs. DEAL, JUNE r. Sailed his Majefty's (hips SSALARIC, for Yarmouth, and the KANGAROO, on a cruize. Arrived the Boonuoutto gun brig, from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the reit of the !hips as per laft.— Wind E. S. E. CHATHAM, JUNE 2. The Marquis of Huntley, lately purchafed into hit Majeßy's fervice, went down to Long Reach LA week, to lie as a powder chip.—The Lords Com- ' ariffioners of the Admiralty have ordered the name of the Banter frigate to be changed to the Banterer, and h commifion by Captain SHSPHELD. Ships in Cottuniffion, and fitting at this Port—Hercule 74 ; inflexible, Monmouth, and Leiden 6 4 ; Franebife g 6; Coffackas; Banterer, 21; Sapphire and Rcianuind (lops ; Cho, Cephalua,Ra lcigh, and Peacock brigs. YARMOUTH, JUNE a. Loft off Kiffingland, in the gale, a Pruffian vellel, crew rived by a pilot boat; and the Robert, a fifhing . boat, Robert Sterry, of and from Lowelloir, 101 l at lea—ao account of the crew beiqg raved ; but part of her nets and (hip's materials has been picked up at lea. The following veffels arrived with the lalt con voy from the Baltic I... Spring, Pratt ; Becky, Dar ;—Baltic, Sandford p-a-Memel, Maitin ;—Ceres, Laws ; (Economy, Mandfisip ; and Karen (a Dane) with timber and deals. The (tip on ihore, mentioned in In, left, is the Herinoni. Ecblefs matter, of Ko &Aug, from Copenhagen. GREENOCK, MAY sq. The Francis, Braint, arrived here on Wednefday Sfterooon, fr , rn New York, after a pa Wage of 24 days. Sailed on the Id latent, in company with the Fanny Galloway ; Oliver Elfworth, Bennett ; and the In. flan (Zicen for Liverpool ; Concord, John. lone, tot Amfterdam ; and Stephen, for Bout. ilea= Spoke on the 13th indent, in lat. 41. 37. N. long. $3. W. the fhip London, Avery, from Savan nah, bound to Liverpool, out fifteen days. The Francis left the following vat's loading for this,port, viz. FaCtor, Caldwell ; Althiras, ; George,„ Taylor ; and Lavinia, Sharp. The George was to fail oft the t4th, and the Lavinia on the 24th inflant. Letters have been received from the Argo, one of the outward bound Weft India fleet, dated March ;3, lat. r7.;6. long_ 30.5 t. Mating her being well, in c ompany with the Mariner Duke, Thames, Simon Cock, and Marina, all bound to the Weft Indies, the whole have miffed the convoy, and were proceeding for their deftinatioe. Gitorgium M A T v.... Paired by the Liberty, Hammond; Batt, Warts; Ann, Romelfon ; Martini!, and the Konigiburg, Driver, from Memel ; Count Lerwick, Cookfoa, been Norway; Hoffnung. --, and the Three Brothers, Lawton, Isom Tonningen.—Sailed the Ceres, Buffet, for Tooningen • Ina, Warner, for Archangel ; and the Speedwell, Fwdlay, for Malta. OaaVa styli), June t.a.-Pafted by the Twilight, Twerdale, from Eigo ; Aurora, Davis, from Newry; Two Sifters, Brown; Ann, Stratton ; Flora, Hanka° ; &lige, Wright ; String, Trcdevell ; leo, Rear; Durham, Taylor; Port of Sunderland, Dodds; Ed stard,Newfoo, Tucker, Richardfon ; Ind the Boreas, Wright, from kernel; Juno, Simmons ; Ratbdon, Pettigrew ; and the Morning test, Volke from Copenhagen ; Copenhagen, Mefdes, from Dentate; Charlotte, Falneaux, from Koningiburgh ; Neptunos, Ri ne , f ro m Riga; Little Sarah, Rowe, from Verdi; Prbvidentia, Falcon ; Fortuna, Andetfon, Paul and Catharine, ; and the Ober, Barker, from Norway. ARRIVED, At Liverpool, the Molly. Bean, fiom Trinidad; Dernetara It g lis; and the Jane, Thompfon , from Demerara; WllHanr, Wil Hams, from Jamaica; Fanny, Galloway; and the Oliver, Elfwotth, from New York; the Charles, Hamilton, f rom Tonningen. in the Clyde, Francis, Blaine, from New York; and tie if a b e na, Simmons, from Honduran At Surinam, Simon Cock, Boon ; and the Freedom, Carr, from London. At Dcme ran, Tarleton, Jackfon, from London; Wifuby, Gtay; and the Sufarmah,—....--•—, trout LiverpooL At Berbice, Neptune, Frier, from Liverpool; the Commerce, Walker, frum the Clyde. At Baltimore, Diana, Holbrook, from Liverpool. At Virginia, Leo nidas, M•Kenzie, from Liverpool. At Savannah, Alexander, Hamilton, from Liverpool ; and the Miforta, Dunlop, from the Clyde. At New York, Little George, M'NUlage ; and Lavinia, —, from the Clyde; Protedlion, —, from Bdfait ; Charles, longlin, from Newry; Sufan, Collins, from Dublin ; Packet, Cot tle; Venus, Bunee , and Laura, Roffiter, from Bridol ; Remit once, Law; Otis, Crocker; Gold Hunter, Vofe • and the Science, Howard, from London ; Liberty, Chcw; Wiliam Penn, Harty ; Chatham, Wagon ; Huron, Tayler ; Ann, Morris; Dryad, Grant ; Meteor), Chriftian ; Eliza, Waterman; John Drybro •, Alexan der, Moores; Canton. Kennedy ; Nankin, Nicholfon.: Centurion, Spalding; Neptune, Stanton ; Mary, Bunee ; and the Charles, Crandon, from Liverpoal. At Bolton, New Packet, Trott; and the Baton, ..---, front Liverpool ; and the Romeo, La Bolquett, from London. At Trinidad, Liberty, Kennedy, from Africa. At Charlelton, Governor Clanton), from Africa; Jupiter . Lime; and the Mialffippi, Morris, from Liverpool At Philo!. delphia, American, Watley; Haleyon, Read; Wettern Trader t Whitefides; Liverpool, Hamilton; and the tenopboa, to Ht, from Liverpool; John and Alice, Tayler ; Eliza, Morris ; and the Re beers, Barry, from London. In ths River, the Argo, Burk, from 'Waterfonl; John and Sally, Rogers; and the Thetis, Menghans. front Cork. At Copenhagen. the Farmer, Lamb, from Charier ron. At Cork, the Penfylvania, from New York. At fail the Aurora, Fitzamotons, front London. At Bombay, the lady Barlow, from London; and the Lord Caitlereagh, ----, from China. The Jane, Oa a, from Lifbon for the Clyde, is cap- , tured and cat tied into St. Maims. I The Herkimer, ROWL&ND, from New York for London, is put into Virginia in di(lrefs. The Favourite, from Guernfey for G tt amburgh, is captured and carried into St. Valery. The Exchange, PoPeLLWSLL, from Memel for London, is on fhore on Bornholm. The BSLLITTI (loop of war, having tinder convoy two tranfports laden with arms and military flares, frinn Woolwich, arrived at Elfineur on the 18th iaftant, and immediately proceeded op the Baltic, it is faid for Riga. The Waal:masa (loop of war, and larrairro gun brig, arrived at Elfineur at the lame time flom Yarmouth. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZILMONit Anis Dragon, for the Pandour, will be recalled on Wedniblays add Thurfdays for three months, at No. 3, Clifford's inn. The Northumberland, for the Mary, captured Sept. will be paid at Mr teckya's Plymouth, on Friday b e =t; and there recalled on Tuoidays an d Fridays. FROM THE EAST INDIA GAZETTE, kciv.. j. Previous to the departure of the Betfey from Prince of tralei's liland. Captain Grant and the crew of the Strathfpey arrived there, in the (hill's boat, having been wrecked In the Straits of Cdlong. The Malays had compelled Captain Otant to give a written de claration of the furrvnder of the ship to them. His Majeity's ibips the Caroline and Harrier, were dispatched immediately to recover, if poilible, the Strathipey. The Dutch Prises =ails at Prince of Wakes Eland. Some difference had taken place refpeding the bargain of the cargo of captured fpices; on which account it was faid the Dutch Indianian, the Vidtoria and her cargo, would be font to England by the captors. We hear that each of the gallant Commanders, who captured' the Dutch fquadron, will (hare about sopool. prize-money, and 'that the (hare of each feaman will be about 4001. The Pallas frigate was fitting out for a cruise off Manilla, in conjunCtion with the Greyhound and Harrier. The Spaniel prize, San Raphael, captured by the Wellefley, was fold for tson dollars. The Retaliation, prize to his Majeßy's Gip la Dedaigneufe, Captain Duct, and lately fold at Prince of Wales's ifland, had been captured on the Malabar coati, plundered, and fubfequently fet fire to and burnt by a Frensh privateer. Tht EMERALD frigate has arrived in the Downs,' , after a very faccefsful cruize. The Anna, of 96 tons, laden with glafs ; the Bet. fey, of too tons; the Catherine and the Alicia, of 130 tons ; the Garland, of 130 tons ; all from Ireland' with provilions, are taken and carried into Calais.— The Jane, of 117 tnn• laden with falt k white wine, oranges, &c. bound to Greenock, is taken and carried into Granville. BELL ROCK LIGHT Houss.—Preparatisins, are now in confiderable forwardnefs for carrying into ex ecution this important work, fo long the lubjed of Parliamentary difeuftion. It is to be eredted.under the direction of Mr. Rennie, who ufes the Aberdeen granite, as the moll durable ftnne wherewith :to con ftrua the foundations and outfide coutfe of the buil ding. A Lift of the killed wounded and miffing in the boats commanded by Lieutenant Gunn, Nis's, be longing to his Majefty's fbip leis, Capt. Joao Tow k a, under the command of Captain THOMAS BAKER . * Of his Majefty's (hip TRIBUNE', on an attack the enemy's veffels under Mount Campelo, 30th April, 1907. Mr. Matthew Derenzey, Midagpman ; • John Harriot, dan gemutly. Tames Lane, Robert Ovington, Thomas Minnard..-clanger- Robert Treveigus, fa cquis tly. From the tow-rope having parted or being (hot away, the vefrel drifted in the furf, there men who are not accounted for as under mentioned, are hoped to be prifonera. Marines..-Thomas Tucker. Corporal ; Mlebarl Donavan, Ste phen Jeaves, Henry Cooke... Sailors, Andrew Jeffreis, obert Piper, Peter Wright, James Lamour, James Simpfon, Edmund Cavanah —Reported by Sag of truce, two marines killed, me Once dead, and three tailors wounded. The Spaniards only ac knowledge tight, we Sod ten miffing. A Lia of men wounded in the boats commanded ,by Captain THOMAS BAKER, of his Majefty's (hip Tuxtla it, on an attack of the enemy's iteffels, under Mount Campelo, 3oth April, 1807. James Anderfoo Coxfvrain in the barge with Captain Baker, J badly.—ames Read, (ad) Seaman in the cutter with Lieutenant kA'Donad, dangeroufly. • Wounded in the boat with Lieutenant Guthery. The Royal Sovereign yacht is repairing and tak ing in her (trues at Deptford, to be ready to attend his MAPISTIN if he fhquld be difpofed for another excurlion this fummer to Weymouth, which he is much inclined to make. The CARY Mit frigate, at Deptford, is to be pre pared for immediate lervice. • The LOIRE frigate is alfo undergoing a repair at the fame place. The Saw jossvm, fuppored to be the largeft veffel in the Navy, as well as r•ne of the belt fea-boats, is rapidly getting a thorough repair lathe Royal Dock. LEWES FA I R.—Qn Tuefday there was a very large fhow of cattle of all defcriptions, but they were fo ex tremely dull of fale, that but few pUrchares wei e made. Friday laft, a man fell over the Chop Thames, at Ratcliff Crofs, in heaving up the anchor, and was drowned. A Gentleman's Servant, in Great Ruffell.ftreet Bloomibury, robbed the houfe of a great quantity of Plate, fuck as tankard, waiters, goblets, &c. laft Sa turday night, and has not fince been heard of. Yefterday T. Kelly, a Watchman in Shoreditch, was fully committed from Worfitip ftreet Office, charged with having ftolen, from a building he was appointed to proteet, a quantity of unflaked lime, the property of Mr. W. Plumftead. Yefterday a labourer fell from a fcafrold in Alder manbury, by which he was fo much hurt as to be taken to the hofpital without hopes of recovery. Leff week, as Mr. Briggs of the Royal Engineers, was bathing in the liver Thames, near Wokinghatth ' in Osfordfhire, he was unfortunately drowned. A few days agnoi quarrel arofe between force country people at the fair of Claranbridge, Ireland, in which one man was unfortunately killed. A bay gelding, belonging to Birchewood Farm, in the New Foreft, a few days fince died, in eonfe ' quenee of Tome evil.difpofed perfon having violently forced feveral nails, Clones, &c. into its ftomach. On Saturday fe'nnight, as three young men were 1 fwimming in the Channel, near Belfaft, one of them named Smyth, became weak, and Rrove to get bot tom in a place where the water was upwards of ten feet deep; after defcending to a confiderable depth, not finding the bottom, he was feized with fear, the fatal attendant on danger, cfpecially in water; his limbs refuted to perform their funitions, he was in the ad of drowning, and called out to his compa- nions for help, but they cowardly fled to the thore, and left the helplefs man to drown, without offering him the fmallett affiftance •he h a d evidently been drowned in two minutes before their eyes, and within a few yards of upwards of twenty fpetiators, had it not been for the exertions of a Mr. M'Adarn, who plunged into the water with his clothes on, and ref= cued him from his perilous fituation. In confequence of the notoriety of three of the Ca. pitals in the late Lottery being attained by befpoke Numbers, it is inconceivable how many orders are daily flowing in to the refpe&ive offices for fele& Numbers. The Tickets, we undertland, are now ifruable at the Bank for fupplying the various offices. —N. B. As the Scheme confilts only of zomoo Tickets, dreamers oul regard no hint from a night ly vifio n of any Nu fh mbe d r exceeding that amount. LAW JNTBLLIGv cE. HIGH COUIiT tIP ATIPSAI.. On Thnrfday, gn Appeal from a Decifron of the High Court of Admiralty came on to be heard be fore a numerous meeting of the Lords of the Council, at their office in Whitehall, of the utmoft importance to thofe concerned in the neutral trade, the law of nations, and commerce in general. The quetlion principally depended upon the prefent mode of pro ceeding in blockading ports. The fettling of this quefiion has been looked forward to by those con cerned in the bufinefs for fevsral years pall. It arofe out of the order of the Council for the blockade of the Dutch ports. The appellant in the eaufe was Johan Wolff, the mailer of the Patrioten, on behalf of himfelf, for the flip and cargo, and on behalf of Danifh fubjetls the owners thereof. The refpondents were Lieutenant Henry Hawes, commander of his Majefly's hired armed lugger Phcenix, the captor, and James He feltine, Efq. his Majefty's Procurator General. It appeared, on behalf of the appellant's, cafe, that the Patrioten was a Dana ship, the property of Lars Borreten, of Drammen, in Norway, which, in the month of July, 1798, was laden at that port with a cargo of fir balks and deals, the produce of Norway, the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Holfier, of Bram men, contigned to be delivered at a market in Hol land, and the (hip was accordingly proceeding thi. Cher, when she was captured on the loth of Auguft following, by his Majefty's hired armed lugger Plitt ete, Lieutenant Henry Hawes commander, upon the High Seas, about fix or (even leagues to the north weft of the Texel, on Friday the rod) of Auguft, about ten at night, becaufe the was bound to H land, and upon fufpicion of her cargo being Dutch property, and the was brought into the port of Yar mouth ; that the failed under Dana neutral colours, and had no other colours on board ; that there was not any refiftance made at the time the veffel was •aken. The captor found the appellant's (the matter of the veffel) papers endorfed by the Lieutenant of tie Proferpine, occupied in the blockade, and that he was not to enter any port of Holland. The following is the order of Council for the Bloc kade, under which authority the refpondent aaed:— " underfigned Secretary of State of his Britannic Majefty has received orders to inform Count Wale" Jarifberg, his Danifh Majefty's Eteny Extraordinary, and Miuilter Plenipotentiary, that the King has thought proper, without delay, for the defence of his States and the security of Ms Subfeets, to make tee of all the means which the fuperiority of his Wavy puts in his power, and for that purpoth to caulk the i n let of the port at the Texel to be ftridtty blockaded, which Wall lle maintained and executed in the molt exa manner, according to all the customs of war, and in fuch a mintier as has always be dune on like oecafiont. "In conformity whereto, Count Wedel Jarilberg is requefted th'at he will be pleated to inform theDanith consuls and merchants who rade in England that theaforementloned port at the Texel is and that be looked upon and regarded as blockaded, and that, from this day's date, no neutral (hips dull be at liberty to put in there, on any account, or under any pretext whatever, and that all the meaftwes which the law of nations, and the treaties (Witt ing between his Majefty and the different Powers authorize, Wall in future be taken and executed, with refpeet to fuck (hips as are deftined to the aforcfaid port, or after the publication of there pre• Cents may endeavour to run in there. (Signed) " Downing ftreet, tith June, "798. Gaenviste." The appellant, on his voyage, did not alter his courfe upon the appearance of his Majefty's lugger, the Phenix, and his courfe was at all times, when weather would permit, directed for Vile ; and the was dillant from thence about fix or fevenleagues, and her courfe was not altered, at any time, to any other port or place, except when (he put into Torgerfoen, by ftrefs of weather. She was boarded on the 9th of Auguft by an officer belonging to his Majefty's (hip the Proferpine, who warned the Captain, and told him he mutt not go into any port in Holland, on ac count of their being blockaded. The officer examined the (hip's papers, and found that the was bound generally to fame port in Hol land, and that the whole of the cargo belonged to Magdalena Elizabeth St. Hollter ' except tz dozen of ufers, which belonged to Johan Wolff, of Dram men, in Norway, the mallet of the vetrel. After the officer had examined the bill of lading, he put the following eadot fement upon it : " Auguft 9, 1798. " Warned off the Fly Bland, and all other pelts and inlets in the Zuyder Sea, by his Britannic Majefty's chip Prnfeepine:' After which, on the I rib inftant, in the evening, the was lopped, and detained in going into the Fly PalTage, by the Phenix lugger. Several witneffes proved that the Patrioten was built at Dramfnen in the year 1783, and that the cargo was to be fold in Holland, at a market, to the higheft bidder, and if an immediate sale could not be procured, k was to be left in the cufiody of Jacob Thyman Laakeman, an agent. The whole was prow ed to be Danith property. At the hearing before the Judge of the Admiralty, the claim and proofs were read, and Advocates and Proaors on both flies, thereon, by interlocutory de cree, rejefted the claim for the Blip, and the mailer's private adventure, and pronounced the fame to have belonged, at the time of the capture and feizure thereof, to enemies of the Crown of Great Britain, and as such, or otherwife, subject and liable to con fifcation, and condemned the fame as good and law ful prize, takenby his Majefty's hired lugger Phenix, Lieutenant Henry Hawes commander I and in re fped to the cargo, directed a certificate to he exhibi ted by the captors, as to the time when the blockade of the port of Amfterdana was publicly notified by his Majefty's Minitters, and referved the adjudica tion of the cargo till fuch certificate (hould have been exhibited. Oa the 22d of February , 1799, the cafe came be fore the Court again, for a further hearing, when a certificate, that the blockade of the Texel was nod. fled to Count JarlibergshirDanith Majefty's Minifler at the Court of Great Britain, on the 11th of June, 1798, figned by George Hammond Efq. the Under Secretary of State—The Advocates and proctors on both fides were heard upon the production of the certificate ; after which, rejeaed the claim for the cargo, and, by interlocutory decree, pronounced the Paid cargo to have belonged, at the time of the cap ture and feizure thereof, to enemies of the Crown of Great Britain, and as fuch, or otherwife, subject and liable to confiscation ; and condemned the lame as good arme lawfuldancudtterthe Phenix,prize,taken by his Majefty's hired Henry Hawes commander. From this decree the Appellants appealed. Sir Jona Nicaot.s, the King's Advocate, war heard by their Lord(hips for near two hours, in fop port of the decree. He argued in favour of the no. tification of the blockade, and that the bill of lading I Merely Rated that the Pattioten was bound general!? to Holland, without mend ming any particular port; and that the cargo being eirtuidly conligned to Jacob Thymen Laakeman, without dating his rep deuce, was evidently a deception s, and there was proof of the commander being Informed of the block. ade ; he therefore prayed their Lordthips to confirm the decree of the Court of Chancery. Dr. Lawalen was heard for upwards of two hours for the Appellants. The Learned Door com menced with (toting the very,great importance of the quetlion which their Lordfitips were called upon that day to decide, which had been looked forward to by Foreign Minitlers, and the mercantile world, for font years, for a full board of the Privy Council to decide, as to this day it remained undefined what a blockade meant ; it was, therefore, an entire new mieftion.— He Rated, that blockades had originated from the military fytlem of warfare, in belleging towns ; but, in a military liege, an enemy knew the force they had to contend with ; but, in modern blockades of ports, the commander of a lugger boards and attacks a poor neutral, tells him the port to which he it , bound is blockaded, and he mutt not enter it. The 1 poor foreigner probably hears it, for the firs time, land after all does not underaand the language fuffi ciently to be aware ofthe confequences. l'ile blockade 4 of the Texel was certainly too general a te'm for 1 any man to underhand. It never could have been the intention cf the Government to have blockaded every little port in the Zuyder Sea. Foreign Courts had not (efficient notice of a blockade before they could bind their fubjelts. It had to go as far as Com ; hagen, Contlantinople, die. To confiiture a block -1 ade, it is neceffary that the place thould be invefted 1 with a fbfficient number of rails that are flatinned to prevent any communication with the P 4 ,t block -1 4ded, and he contended that one veffel was eat fuf ' ficient to confiitute a blockade. He argued, that there was no right in this or any other country to order a blockade, but. for the purpofe of annoying an . enemy in warfare, and not in cafes of commerce, and to interfere in the trade of neutrals, except for our own fafety. He argued at confiderable length, 1 the great hardfhips of owners of neutrals, and if there was not a free pattage for them, theirs was a !iron); cafe for compaffion. To induce the penalties of a breach of blockade, there °meld be proof both of an aaual blockade then raining, and of the arflual or prefumptive knowledge of the blockade, by the patty charged with violating it; and the Learned Daaor contended, there was no proof in this cafe. Officers and others, employed to carry a blockade into effea, cannot, at their own pleafures and for their own profit, vary and extend the opera tion which has been notified by the Government from which they derive all their authority. The notifica. Lion of a bt ckade having the theft of a per..ll law, ought to be aridly conftruedin favonr of thite upon whole property a difobediente or neglect of it, even by their Agents, is fo heavily to fall ; and the public notice given by his Majetly's Government to the Danifh Minitler, did not either in words, or even in any fair interpretation to be celleaed from the mo tives there Affigned for the exitlence of the blockade, contain any prohibition of entrance by the Vlie Paf fage. His Majetly's Government, after the bkckade of the Texel was declared, continued to give licences Ito Neutral (hips, to go from this country through the 1 Vlie Pottage, and fifty-two licences were gi anted. A public notice does not carry with it conclufive proof, however it may afford fume prefumption of an aaual blockade ; and from the evidence in this caufe, it ap pears, that no adtual blockade of the Vlie Paltage I then exifiet The cafe occupied the attention of their Lordthips from ten o'clock till near four, when the Counfel for the Appellants having finned, their Lordthips con• fulted for a few minutes, and deferred their decifion upon the queflion to a future day. N. B. The decition of this important queflion was confidered fo great, that the late Minitlers, and all the Members of the Privy Council were Commonest to attend. The following were prefent—Earl Cam• den, the Prefident of the Council ; the Lord Chan cellor, the Matter of the Rolls, the Duke of Mon trofe, Vircount Caftlereagb, and two others. The American Ambattadors attended, and paid very 1 great attention to the whole of the proceeding. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 30. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved for a Wilt of Mandamus to be directed to the chief Butgeffes and Commonalty of the Corporation of Seaford, com manding them to proceed to the eleEti mi of Sir. James Cook, who had been candidate for the office of Bailiff of that Borough. By the ttatute of the 6th of the King, it was directed. that where there was an eleftion of a public officer of that borough on one day, and not completed, then they fhonld proceed on the next ; and if the Bailiff did not proceed on the next, he was to be compelled to do fo by Mandamus The affidavit Rated, that the eleEtion took place on a given day, when Mr. Cook and another were candidates, in which Mr. Cook had a majority of legal votes, al. though his opponent had a colourable majority, and therefore he ought to be returned ; but as the Bur geffes and Freemen had not all voted. the eleitiOn ought to go on another day. Rule to thew caufe. The Rule Nill, obtained lett Term, to file a crimi nal information againft Mr. John Brown, for a libel upon Admiral Montague, imputing to him that he mifufed the powers of his flation for purpofes of p r i. vate oppreffion, was made abfolute, and the patty will be brought up to receive judgment. The Criminal Information moved for again(! Dr. Campbell, for a libel on the College rif Phyficians, was alfo male abfolute ; and the information filed againft Mr. Robert Williams, a Welch Attorney, for improper conduit towards the Grand Jury of the County, was poftponed for The prefent. DUCHY COURT OF LANCASTER. This Court fat for the firft time within three years for the hearing of a caufe. EX PARTE THE MAYOR AND CORPORET[OII OE LM. Mr. Wat.ros, the Attorney General of the Duchy, and Mr. S:rjeant VAUGHAN, the Recorder of Lei. ceder, on the part of the Mayor, Rated a petition from him, requiring the interfercnci of the Chancel• for of the Duchy, to give direftions as to the future conduit of the Conftable of the Cattle of Leicefter, which belongs to the Duchy, and to cenfure him for mirconduet, under the following .circumflances. The Corporation is partly foundcd by a charter, • 1:71u7s over. m. ad ilk Ir. ae• as the