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BARBAUOES, AUGUST fe. • The Countess of Chichester packet arrived on Wcd4 nesday, in 29 days from halm uth. She is a remark-; ably fine brt, on her first voyage, .and commanded. by the gallant Captain Rogers, who distinguished himself in the Windsor Castle, by capturing the.Tena . , French privateer, of nearly treble his own bl - ce. The Chichester fell in with a French brig privateer, on Monday last, to windward of th•sisland,. and fortu n tteiy prevented her cutting off the ship Ajax, from Greenock for Grenada, then astern of the packet, by hauling up to her support, which induced the enemy - . to sheer off. Captain Kempt, R.N. agent for prisoners of war, &c. ; Major Preedy, and C ti apt,.in Wilby, Aides-de- CaRIP t,s) Sir George Beckwith, came passengers in the packet, and have proc7eded to Martinique. The ship Sally, from Cork, bound to St. Croix, arrived on Thursday ; and is detained for having run foul of an. American vessel, until compensation is made for the damage. The brig Pitt, from Newfoundland, arrived the same day; and this morning the ship Alligator, from London to Tobago, came in here. 'I . hirteen Ameri cans have arrived since our last. The seizure of the Argo has been adjusted by compromise. One of these fell in on the 1261 ult. with the home ward-bound trade, under convoy of the Acasta, in lat. 31, all well. Accounts from the Leeward mention his Majesty's ship; Latona-and Fclicite (late Frcnc.h.frtate.) to have encututered a severe gale, in which the Latona lost her mizenmast, and was obliged to put back to An tigua from whence they had sailed for England, ,but that the I'elicitc had not since been heard of. A ship was seen totally di."-masted under the lee of Guada loupe, on the '2 instant, the day after the gale, sup posed to be the Atalanta, from Martinique. The Saphionia hired Government schooner arrived this morning from Martinique, with Brigadier-Gene ral WALE-, appointed Commandant of the garrison of St. Ann's. The Brigadier's family arrived with him. AMERICA. WASHING i ON, AUGUST 16. Mr. Secretary Smith received_ on the 14th inst. from Mr. Erskine, a long and very satisfactory letter, in answc: to one of the 9th inst. in which Mr. Smith had JesFectfully requested a candid explanation, as to th. conversation which Mr. Canning's dispatch of the 21d of had imputed to Mr. Madison, Mr. Gallatin, and Itmself. Mr Eskinc has, moreover, in this Inner, stated the reaz,ons, which in the exercise of the discretion given him, had induced him not to lay his instructions bz fore the Government of the Ugited States: These Papers with no doubt, he communicated in due time to Congress.—Nat. hatlligencer. From our Correspondent at New Orleans my last, we have little news here. French knigr.olts, mulattoes, and negroes, continue to pour in upon us. A few days ago, the number that had arrived was about .5.300, of which about 1700 were negr, slaves, who had been permitted to land, and are d. livered to their owners by the Governor's orders. One half of the remainder at least are mulattoes, and the rest chiefly privateers men, who have been prey ity• on our commerce for years. There are 1500 Mire in tl:e river ; and, if the Governor is to be be lieved, the number expected in all will be about 18,090; Monsieur Desforgues, the French Consul,. when some difficulty was at first made respecting the +tiding of the sl ve.s, offered to give the Emperor Napoleon as security to the United States for the wh;tie of them. • « Although most of the'planters of this c7notry have no obkvion to the importation of slaves, and think this hwiness of emigration will afford a favour- Ole opportunity of importing neroes from Africa, by w iy of Cuba, yet they are much afraid of the I,,lzila!toes, among whom are many of the worst assas sins of St. Domingo, who have been recogrn?ed in our streets by those whose friends and parents were murdered by them, and were themselves fortunate enough to escape from their hands. Such, however, is th partiality of the Administration of this country to foreigners and jacobins, that almost any persons of th.tt cie , ,cription are immediately provided for, and p7:rces of trust, honour, and profit given them .on ar riv a, s; ;ti;,tit its being necessary for them even to state an intention of becoming ciiizens. As a proof of this, I shal give you a few names of characters invLsted with the fi..st- offices, and assure you the sub ordinate ones have likewise their full share of them." arrival of Mr. Jackson, your Envoy to our Coven. ment, who is to patch up the matters in disputf be tween England and us. Some persons, when they heard ct the non-ratification of Ms. Erskine's engage ments, were, as you know, extremely violent, and were for immediately dispatching Mr. Erskine back to Great Britain. When they first learnt that it was expected that• matters could be composed, and that Mr. Jackson was appointed to try his hand at another treaty, their .age seemed to increase ; but reflection a good deal cooled them, and they began to open their eyes and to see.their own real interests. • How much more to our mutual advantage *Mild an honourable peace be than a bloody war, which could benefit neither of us ! This mus the plain to every man of common sense. According to the date when Mr. Jackson sailed from England to negociate here, he ought, by this time to have arrived. Some letters are reported to say, that he has already reached Baltimore ; but this accour.t has been so often repeated that we are com pletely tired of it. Notwithstanding the ferment the conduct of your Cabinet at first created, now people have had time to consider of it, the general disposition of their minds is pacific ; and Mr. Jackson Will, I dare say, set things in a right point of view. —.— IT EST—INDIES. meet, who is tween Englan BARBADOF.S, AUGUST to. - heard ct the n • t NEW-YOKK, AUCUST 10. It is reported, that Dlr. Erskine's justification of his crntinct, relative to the late arrangement h.:tween h:m ..nd our Government, is in circ:llatinn in privitt , 2 circles. In this Mr. E's inc ac;:nowle:lNes Ivs having exceeded his tristructicas, but twat he had acted up to w;l:tt he considered ibe spirit of thernz—.lii . tit it he 1-, 01;: i so to make it .1-pear to his Gv%el.krnent. FROM TILE I'd ILI DELPIIIA CAZLTTE. " W e are inErmed upon very respectable atitho. th it Mr. Secretary e.rnith has declared that he saw the instructions of Mr. Ers%ine, as lately •••"-' ; .lnd that during their conversation pre- •:lou. to die a7rarqrentent, no itlinsion was rnitde to 7'le I:'.u) points rth•ntioned in Mr. Canning's pubiished It was alvi added, that Mr. Erskine per s;sts in declaring that he h is acted strittly ln con :c.tmity to his instructions. '1 hen the whole odium the !ejection of the . utrangenicr.t devolves on Mr. A‘ An Anti-Duelling Association has been entered into here, which has found numerous supporters. — Ili! Association binds itself not to vote at any elec tion liar any man who, from• current fame, or our own pliitAte conviction, we shall fi-..licve to have sent,' acc_pled, or carried a challenge to fight a duel, or to Lave been in any Wise cencerned in promoting a duel, or acting as a second or !;nrgeon therein, after the date Let:!of. The affairs of this Ammciation to be con by a Committve." T:ie President of the United States leftWashintcn iris ay, tor his residence in Orange county ; the ; , ..-ivtanes o f S tate an d cl the Treasm y to re- , were -.Lin: hr d ys. Seer tail cf the Navy South Carobi,,,, an.l the seer :wry of Wit; 0 , :on, iti v utna -We are in hourly expectation of the ~ • LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2& PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK -3 per Cent. Cons. for money 684 1 3 ,—f0r acc. 6811 prem. . Omnium * prem.—Exche. Bills, 6s. 14s. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock for open. 268 k 268 India Bonds 20s. 215. pr. per Cent. Red. shut Imp. S per Cent. rid s per Cent. Cons. 6841- Excheq. Bills, ss. 11s.Rre. per Cent. shut Onmium 1 prem. 5 per Cent. Navy 9911 state Lutsery Tickets £2l 17s. Long Ann. shut I City ditto £8 ISt. India Stock Cons., for acc. 66;1 . There was a Levee yesterday, but Lords Glum- VILLE and GREY not having arrived from their seats in the country, of course nothing was done respecting the New Ministerial Arrangements. GOTTENBURGH MAILS. The Auckland Packet has arrived with Mails and Passengers from Gottenburgh. The report of a renewal of hostilities between France and Austria is again revived : indeed, it is pretended that a battle has actually taken place, and that the French have sustained a defeat !—We have not been able to learn on what authority this rumour rests. Another, received through the same channel, seems entitled to more credit :—A peace is said to have been concluded between Russia and Sweden ; one of thg conditions of which is, that British Ships are to be excluded from the ports of Sweden. The following extracts are from theprinted journals: STOCKHOLM, SEPTEMBER 14. _ _ _ His Royal Majesty has received intelligence, by reports made on the Ist and 2d of this month, by Admiral Baron Puke and Lieutenant-General Count Wachmeister, that the latter, on the 28th of last month, made good a descent near Rata, with a corps of 1500 men, with which he arrived the following day., at Unea, where he occupies a position. The remain der of the Al my of the Coast arrived at Unea. It appears by authentic intelligence received from different quarters that General Kamensky, with his retreating army, reached Skelleftea on the 29th ult. from whence he pursued his march to Pitea. His Royal Highness has received the following Report from Admiral Baron Puke " The Tarramas frigate arrived here yesterday with the six gun-boats which were near Pitea. Major Hunswolf, Captain of a frigate, reports, that on the 2511► he set sail with the same frigate from Ratan, and arrived at live o'clock in the afternoon at Pitea- Holm, at the South entrance of the Harbour. He found that the enemy occupied there a strotig posi tion, but nevertheless resolved to push on with the gun-boats to the bridge, in order to destroy it, and by this means to cut off the enemy. " For this purpose the Major led on the gan-boats, placing himself at their head in an armed boat, and on this occasion experienced the misfortune of being badly wounded. Captain Jagerfelt, who succeeded in the command, now advanced against the bridge the destruction of which was, however, rendered im-, possible by the enemy having assembled near it a very superior force, which forced our flotilla to retreat. ",Our loss in this action consists in 6 killecLand 17 wounded ; among whom are Major Hunswolf and Lieut. Munk. The loss of the enemy, whose force consisted (f :;00 men, is far more considerable,, the number of his wounded being from GO to 70. The first Lieutenant of the Jarramer frigate now commands that ship. This Officer, whose name is Melander, reports that on the 26th of last month, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he descried a flotilla of 13 Russian boats chasing two detached Swedish sloops, which retreated to the frigate. The latter immediately cut the cable, and cleared for action, butt when she came in sight of the enemy's gun-boats, the latter sheered off and took shelter near the coast, where it was not possible for the frigate to attack them. Ott the 29th inst. the frigate received intelligence of Kamensky's retreat to the Northward, which was brought by .the brig Delphini. Captain Boy, on reconnoitring the coast, found it occupied by the enony in such fc:te, that it was impossible to attempt a landing, (Signed) PUKC, " Admiral and Ctantnander fa Chief. " Head-quarters, I;;)ca, Sept. 4, MD." Count Essen and Baron Lagerljelke, who, by his• Majesty's command, are going to Paris on a partieu- . Lir mission, have informed his Majesty, that they set sail from Istadt pq the 2.5 th ultimo, in the eYelanat : - . reached Struistind entite 27th, 4t noon = and intejed to-proceed on the 29th oa their journey to the Freitch General Count Wachmeister, Commander-inechief of our army of the coast, haS sent a report to his Ma jesty, bearing date the 25th ult. by which it appears, that on the 17th, 19th, and 20th ult. oar army *as ngaged with the entmy near Djekneltoda, Safvir, and Ratan. Our troops behaved with the utmost gallantry in all these engagements, but sustained very considerable loss,and were at length compelled by the enemy's vast superiority of numbers to re-embark. Of the state of our negotiations for peace, nothing transpires ; but we hope • that we shall soon be at i peace not only with Russia, but also with Denmark. SPAIN AND PO:.TUGAL. Last night Government received dispatches from Cornnna, dated the 19th inst. By these dispatches it appears that the whole of the Spanish fleet has sailed from Ferrol for Cadiz. Agree ably to instructions from the Admiralty, it had pre viously b4en fitted out by Admiral BERKELEY, who had also emptied all the arsenals, and embarked on board, the fleet the whole of the naval stores collected at that great naval deriot. This event must tend in a great measure to tranquillize cur fears in that quarter. It also appears that 25,000 Spaniards, who chiefly composed the army formerly under the command of the Marquis DE ROMANA, are on their march to Ciu. dad Rodrigo, to which place so much importance is attached, and for the security of which so much anxi ety has been expressed. They were on the 30th of August at Alcamocis, about' 50 miles north of that city, to which it was ascertained to be the intention of the French to lay siege. Lord WELLINGTON was likewise preparing to interrupt that operation, should the garrison hold out until his army was in a state to march to their assistance. We have also to announce the arrival of a feet of transports in 11 days from Lisbon, by which several Officers have arrived from Lord WELLINGTON'S army. By this conveyance we have received th 2 following particulars respecting Lord WELLINGTJN'S army: " The army are hutted. lie,td.q iarters at Bada jos :--General SHERBROOKE'S diViSi4 esends from Loban to Merida; a brigade of German artillery is at Lobaa ; a troop of nurse artillery at Merida, and also some cavalry ; General CRAWFORD'S light bri- Rade of intantry is at Neisa and Portalegre; another division of the army is near C imp° Mayor and Al buquerque ; the 40th garrison Badajos, and the 27th is at Lisbon; a pad( of artillery (four brigades) is encamped near Badajos. The convalescent sick are at Elvas—the worst caces have been sent to Lisbon ; the light cavalry is at Villa Viciosa and the neigh bourhocd. The army is extremely sickly—about 7000 wounded, &c. The light cavalry is almost dismow ted ; a remount of horses for the 14th and 16th arrived from England, under Major AR CHER. That fine regiment the Ist, cr Royal Dra goons, commanded by that excellent officer General SLADE, lauded and marched into Belem (ten days from Cork) 700 strong, in high order. Scarcely a transport in the Tagus, and only the BARPLEUR and SEMIRAMIS ships of war." Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was received by the Duke of REST. Soon after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by— The Lord Chancellor (Lord Eldon), the First Lord of the Trea sury (the Duke of Portland), the Lord President of the Council (Earl Camden), the Lord Privy Seal (Earl Westmoreland), the Master-General of the Ordnance (Earl Chatham), the First Lord of the Admiralty (Lord Mulgrave), the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Earl Liverpool), the Chancellor of the Ex chequer (Mr. Perceval), the Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Mr. lt. Dunda.s), the President of the Board of Trade (Earl Batburs;), the President of tale Beard of Controul (Earl Harrowby), the Commander in Chef (Sir D. Dundas), the Judge Advocate (Mr. Ryder), the Archbishop of Ca= trrbury, the Bishop of London, Earl' Winchel , ea, Lord Heathheld (Gold-stick), Lord Boston (in waiting), Sir S. Cotterel, Sir H. Douglas, Generals Bonham, Finch, Houston ; Mr. West (Groom in waiting). The following had the honour being presented to his MAJESTY Brigadier-General BONHAM, upon his leaving England, for the west-ladies. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir HOWARD Douc LAs, Bart. upon com ing to bis title, and return from service. General FINCH, upon his promution to the 22J Regiment. Mr. Du ND A SAU N DERS, upon his rev. rrl from Ireland. Brigadier-General HOUSTON, upon his return from Foreign Service. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which the Bishop of LONDON was introduced, and sworn in a Member, and took his seat at the Right Honourable Board accordingly. His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of PORT LAND, most of the other Cabinet Ministers, Sir I),m/3 DLNDAS, and Mr. RYDER the Judge Advocate, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. His MAJESTY left town, for Windsor, soon after six o'clock. The report of Mr. JACKSON having reached Ame rica is, as we suspected yesterday, unfounded. The latest accounts of Mr. JACKSON were brought by a vessel arrived at Cowes, which spoke the AFRICAINE frigate, with that Gentleman on board, on the 29th ult. within three or four days sail of the Chesapeake. Yesterday morning .some of the Gentlemen inte rested in the Foreign trade waited open eie Council Board, hi order to know whether Government would allow any more Licenses for vessels to clear for French and Dutch Ports. The answer returned was, that Licenses would be granted for three months from this day, permitting the exportation of British maraufaCtitred goods a n d B r i t i s h co l on i a l produce, ;and that the vessels would be allowed to import corn land" bur stones, • • •. • • THE Alum. the night before last ajleet of empty eleven days from the Tkus, Lrrived at Portsrat under convoy of the lF.Aterukt.n accompanitj HYDIIA, which brought horne Gene r.:l his Staff, and several wounded oleic:ors. We have" not yet got a list of their na:r.e Captain HAN'KE'R, Of: the 14th Dragoons, severely wounded in the zuvrnarable 'Lade c f ' vera, is - one pf them.. The Cornwallis transport, Capt. R. s.,. ohci brought home the following Oincers f r , rn WELLINGTON'S army : Lieutenant GLolt•.;i: CI:ARENCE, of the 10th ; Colonel SALI.Lg :; ,. Gist ; Lientenant-Colonel HENECE3, iioll. c al In', Colonel TAI - I.Y.a, and Lieutenant Advice has been received in town, ot the 4 41 Lieutenants STEEL and H usraL y, o f the 64th ment. These officers were raturned seve re l y woui in the battle of Talavera. Only 250 of the' Oki Battalion) Buffs were barked at Plymouth on Monday ; the remains, sisting chiefly of boys, were to proceed fur B e .. Head barracks on Thursday (this day). That excellent regiment, the 12th Liglit Dra N have received orders to hold themselves inroa,' for immediate service. The Ist, or King's own goon Guards, expect a similar order, as ti; c y without exception, in the highest state of Monday se'nnight the 45th regiment of marched from Winchester for Portsmouth. The West Essex regiment received a route r . ,7 turday to embark at Town Hard, on banks, to duty on board the diTerent prison Ilanloaze, in the room of the 3d battalion t 7 or Buffs, under orders for foreign service. The PRINCE ERNEST packet has arrived fr6rn and Gibraltar, with letters from the former 10th ult. and from the latter, we klieve, to dit instant, as she did not leave the Bay math that- A direct communication having been establis!:e i twcen Cadiz and this country, the Malta pack( net, as usual, touch at that port. We have beet some days in expectation of the Cadiz Mail; a the wind has been favourable, we can only as for the delay under the supposition that it has , detained by the British Minister at Sevi:iti, Jro purpose of the transmission of ins dispatches to vernment. The whee of the Fp inish Iflxt in Petrel been completely fitted out for sea, by a Squ: sent for that purpose from the Tagu.s, and thl shin sailed for Cadiz on the 16th inst. Tuesday being the Jubilee-day of the ru( hamshire Militia, quartered at Dover, t:.,e regh had a handsome dinner provided f - r then) 1 heights ; at one o'clock one of the ficli-pieces fired, when the men, their wives, and chiidron, •down to partake of the entertainment, the n9n missioned officers attending to preserve (Ink every thing was conducted with great order tv cornm.• The dinner being ended, another r; fired, when the healths cf the King, Royal and the Colonel, Lord Temple, &c. being dra; tables were cleared, and ring being formed, a party joined in the festive dance. Tile dinner r.. whole of the entertainment took place in the yin.' with the band playing. Monday Light, there was a serious affray mouth-Dock, b - etween a party of the Buffs, party of the fici division of the Royal Stannery Militia Artilery ; ba' o lets were r vr., ; bystander, was stabbed throne' the Laid. and others slightly injured. The arrival of a sin): quet put an end to further mischief: Mrs. Bh who was stabbed by one of . the Buffs on SA night at Plymouth-Dock, still lies dangerow and fears are now entertained b 7 her fam:ly th, will not recover. • The fellow is in vie custod. are also the four sailors for stabbing the per Moricetown fair. In the course of the present year, a Jubilee celebrated throughout the whole extensive ern China, on the occasion of the Emperor KIA _having attained the 50th year of his age. CAROLAN, THE IRISH BARD.---The fir , t CM! ratioz of this celebrated Bard took place at the . ' Theatre in Dublin on Wednesday se'rril , r. S. admirable pieces of Irish Mt..ic were playcd am on the occasion. Tlr new County Hall and Assembly Rom 1...(w:s in Sussex, are in a state of weal fora and be opened in April tlex•. The (: aukward'y situo.ted in the middle Gt the tr. , v. be pulled down in dr: interim. yde, in the Isle of Wight, has had a to sprinkling of company this season. Earl Sm. bnilding a house there, and means to make bathing-residence. When the lower part o' tin is paved, the comfort as well as pleasure of thr bitants and visitors will be very moth increase( The expected attendance of CLAtlce Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, nn Tuesday, an an immense number of spectators; the crowd great, the 'Magistrates thought it advise:4Hs t , pone the business till yesterday, when she .ati and put in bail. The circumstance of the committal cl N.rr. 0' to prison, in default of his finding instant bail, assault on a city waiter, by plittirg him oat of va e roc m in which Mr. O'HARA and a Lady w supper, has been already laid before the public bill of indictment which aas in consequence red against Mr. O'HARA, has been rejected Grand Jury at the last Quarter Sessions for tli of London. A distressing event happened in America al'ol months ago. At Sotithw , ch, ;n Savannah, lour • ladies were drowned, three of them frrln 15 to I. One 17 years old. They had Assembled nc:n• ap. for the purpose .of picking cherries, but iin,*; diem scarce, cntcred into a boat with.: view t colicct d lilies; by come means they over•.2t . the Go:t, and D. - fore - assistance could be alrorded, they ail Frans: , .'• *Their bodies the next day, in separate ck,ll:-:s, • ere laid side by side in the sane grave. itsr ar;l: , od h y tp, l l 3 L.L11, ' ne ; 0 14 V.1:4) • the c , u f T Now Lee DhEr, tWO ;rn It:.; I: F ill • I 4 • • Capt a k I.L. • t i e d 4 ‘ll 1%4, ' weui 4 arl , l were er . 11 ` . •t 1. • ur B. Hy DragGz. .111.3 1 road:r!e s , own D ra . )6 tLey are, ties art of ite nr, C 9 .1 e Tama r . ship. ; Cr.a Sd di LE MA I ,t• • )Cr to e /3( J. 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