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r b f lll be better enabled to determine the cnurre they you'd molt likely be induced to take, and may &ape is own accordingly. • It is, however, not a little fingular that (according to cur Plymcuth letter,) his Lordiltip, when he found that the Combined Fleet had not been near the Me. cli,erranean, fhaped hie rouge for the North of Ireland, h av ing received informatics that their itflirtation wasfer tkat country. . His Lordfhip's information hag hitherto been pron. ed fo correct (excepting that which carried him to Egypt) that it would not furprife us to find it per fo on the prefent occafion. Such a courfe wight have been previoufly determined in the event o fmecting with certain impediments, fuch as have occurred ; and Lord NELSoW may have received in • teifigence of this poffible past of the enemy's plan.— t t , is worthy of remark, that Ireland is alfo men. t i, L 'ed in the information derived from the Spani(h pri:es (fee the STAR of yeßerday) ; and that in HO land, as we Bated two days ago, they had. [hong hopes thit the combined fleets might reach them by the North. of Ireland and Scotland. Bet in fpite of all the fagacious combinations, on which the French Government piques itfelf, the com bined Sect tr.a7 find fome of the links Co much de ranged, as not to. bt able to finifh fo Inccefsfully as they had contemplated, the voyage which they began with fuch hopes of . fuccefs ; and we may hear in a , few days of another brilliant vitiory. Lcrd. NELSON'S difPatches were - brought to Ply mouth in the PICKLE fchooner. On the 3d inf. this veffel !kw a (mall French fivadron, confining of three line of battle (hips and three frigates, cruifing off Cape Finiflerre, where it had been fence the 3111 ult. having been that day Peen by a Portuguefe vefel. is , this the Rochefort tquadron, or. is it a part of the Combined Fleet? Be what it telly,, there is a great probability of its being picked up bj fome one or other of our fquadrons. The Diana packet, which has arrived at Falmouth in eight days from Litton with the mail, on the sd intl. in the latitude of Cape Finiflerre, lon. to. no. W. fell in with a quantity of wreck, fuch as tables, chairs, bulkheads of cabins; &c. fuppofed to be thrown over- i board, by men of war clearing for adion ; and ran the following day law a vaft column of fmoke, to windward about three or four leagues, which conti nued to Ikea for the fpaee of two hours ; but whe ther it proceeded from an action bet Ween two hoftile lips or flettr, or from a Vella on fire, could not deter thine. From thefe circumllances it might appear pro bable to fome that an adion has taken place between Lord Nstsoit and the Combined Fleet, as the time might very well anfwer for fuch an event. Had no column of fmoke been teen, the fragments of furni ture awl bulk-heads might be inferred to be part of thofe thrown over in clearing tot *Oion, between Sir R. CALDER and the. Combined Fleet, for they might eafily be drifted to the fpot in the time.—But on this all is mere conjelture at prefent. The Mot; cIiERON (loop of war, the arrival of which at Plymouth we announced ye(lerday, brought dila.' patches from Admiral Coi.curowoon, dated the s9th ult. off Cadiz. The combined fleet had not ben fcen at that time in that quarter, but the Ad• mital had received accounts irons Sir R. CALDER of his having had en engagement with the enemy, and had tranfnittcd them to Lord liazsos. We have therefore now the fatisfaaiort of knowing it our fleets and fcivadrons are apprized of the enemy being on the coafl of Europe hunting for an cm:ance, which increafes the probability of our ob ta;Meg poffetlion of tome more of their !hips. Oil the sth inflant the MOOCH !Rom fell in with a Forteguele !hip from Lifbon, the Captain of which ftatd, that on the precedieg day he was brought to by rive French line of battle (hips cruising off Cape Cur. The numbers differ, but this is probably the fame fcoadron that was Peen by the PICKLE. A letter from an Officer on board his Majefty's !hip : , fells, dated July 3, off Cadiz, Pays—"" You will °Verve that of nine fail which left Plymouth, on the :2d of May, under command of Admiral COLLING wool:, only four fail of us remain off this port, viz. DRIRDNOUONT, COLOSSUS, Acutzt.a, and Maas; the RANILIIS and ILLUSTRIOUS having beet: dif patched fur the Welt Indies; as we have lime learnt, and the MINOT/M b TONNANT • and Bezaaeosnow, haying gone into the Mediterranean with the qy saw, nn board of which fhip Sir R. BICARATON had Shifted leis flag from the ROTAL Sovsestow." This account receives much confirmation from the Intelligence brought by the Fraoaan frigate, arrived at Plymouth from Madeira, from whence the failed on the 24th of July. She (late:, that on the tzth of June the Rai /twin and ILLusrarous men of war, two Chips belonging to Admiral Cozzlmowoon's fleet, arrifed there I they left the Admiral off Cadiz the Bth of June, with feven fail of the line. The men of war did not come to an anchor, but after landing fomedifpatehes from the Resumes, they immediately proceeded to the Weft Indies. The difpatches received yefterday from Admiral Cocuasms, ftate, that all apprehenfions with refped to any attempts of the enemy in the Weft Indies. have v4nithed ; though it was for tome time believed that the Combined Squadrons were attempting to elude Lord NaLsos's vigilance, and to return to :etertinique. les Lieutenant CIAU Ft/ ID of the 54th Regiment, died this day of a wound which he received yeaerday morning in a duel with Lieutenant S- of the. Navy. They had unfortunately quarrelled the pre. ceding evening. jULT I. The teemaaart arrived from Lilon to-day, with the mails. t, In coming in file was attacked by the enemy's gun boats, which {he beat off, and purfued for force time, driving one of them on (bore. JULY 5. The Ca at a Laois brig of war arrived from off Car tbagena this morning, where the had been cruizing : the five days ago left (even fail of the line in that har bour ready for fee, and one repairing in the inner bar boor. The Spaniards have begun forming two camps before this place, about three mile. dittant : they have pitched ufkards of five hundred tents, and they teem to have about 3000 men in their camps. We do not, however, weft any attempt will be made from the land fide to annoy the place. The letters from Spain fay, it is a meafure of pre, caution to guard their troops againft the fever, in cafe it fbould break out again. The Madrid Gazette of the zoth ult. contains a rigorous Proclamation, for cutting off all intercourfe (except under quaran tine regulations) between any of the provinces where this difeafe appeared latl year, and the adjoining pro vinces, until the month of September, by which time, if no fymptQm of the difeafe re-appears, it is conclud ed the contagion will have ceafed. It feems vows to be generally admitted in Spain, after the Rriaell enquiry, that the difeafe has, in every place where it has appeared, been traced to imported contagion, and that it originally was introduced into Malaga by a veffel which came from Vera Crux. JULY 6. the garrifon is yeti , healthy in . general. General .• Fox is fomething better, but has not yeirefumed the command of . the troops, which OM refs with Gene ral DIU/MIMI% JULY 7. Letters from Cadiz Rate. that a malignant fever has again (hewn idelf in that City... Nit the fnaalleft futpkions fymptoms have as yet appeared here. 7112 MiIRKEITS , CORK EXCHAVOL D MARL-LAIIr e AUGUST 9. There i s fome farther acceffion of Forcign Wheat to-dal ; an uncommon dullnefs in the trade, and at rather left prices—Barley, with Malt, likewife have few buyers—Beans of each fort fuppoo t their price— The Supplies of Oats are thou, and this trade is fome what dearer ; but few fine, that fetch our highefi quo tation. Prices of Flour without alteration. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDIR. Wheat, 6U. 311 s. t- Ps: Or. Grey . Peak 01.10 461. Pine Ditto, 'oat. loos. od. nl, 481. 531. Rye, 41. 521. od. Tick Ditto 446. 401. od Barley, 48 1 . Oats, 261.301. 34 3 - Malt, Bos. 86s. od. Poland ditto 361. 371 ocl. Wbitc Peak, S l .. SS I . od. Rape Seed, 351. 401. per la& PRICE OF FLOUR. Fine Flour 85s. to pos. Seconds Sos. to Ess. per lack. SMITHFIELD M•RIIST, •UGUST 9. This day's Market furnilhed a gond fupply of dif ferent kinds of cattle, though the fale was very dull ; little variation as to the price; fince the Litt report.— The undermentioned pikes and numbers are an exad fiatement To tank the offal—per none of Alb. See 41 od to 4s 64 Veal ss od to ss 6d Mutton 1 03t041 44 Pork 41 od to 4 4 64 Lamb Os Cd to it Od. 111 AD Or C4TILL TIIIB OAT. Beans about 330--Calves 340--.Sheitp and Lambs 8173 — Pigs 31. PRICZ or NAY AND STAAW IN IMITUFIELD. Hay, per Load, b 11. I CS. to al. 4s Straw, per Load - - 21. 165. to 31. 35 Ncw Clover - - 41. 45. to 31. 3s We are happy to (lite the improved Rate of his Majetty's eyes. The inflammation i gone entirely off horn one, and the other is now very little affeet ed. Mr. ?HIPP:, the oculiti, is confirmed in his opi nion, that any operation nn the vilual organ of our much loved Sovereign will not be neceffary. His Majetty, on having a watch, with minute figures on the dial plate, prefented to him, immediately told the hour: GI-nova-rut Etterlos.—At the dole of the Poll on Wednefday (fia(l day) the numbers were— For Lord Arthur &muerte' • SS Captain Mortis - - 33. We mentioned yeiterday the arrival, at the Ad miralty, of Captain Manama, with difpatches from Rear-Admiral Coc Haan', at Barbadoes. Captain MAURICS commanded at Diamond Rock at the time of its capture by the Combined Fleets, and was ac companied to town by Lieutenant WADHA 14, who was fecond in command.—He left Barbadoes on the 3oth of June, after having been moll honourably acquitted by a Court Martial, for the furrender of the Rock. On the clok of the Court Martial, the Prefident exprefFed himfelf happy that it fell to his lot to return him his fword which had been fo ho nourably drawn in the caufe of his country, and made no doubt when his fervices were again called on, his condul would be equally confpicuous.— He then addreffed the !hip's company, and commend ed their condua in the high& terms of approbation for gallantry and difcipline. Letters from Liverpool mention, that the Dema rara's (hips were not to fail till the Both of July. The Oporto homeward-bound fleet, which had put to fea, returned to port, upon bearing of the Com bined fleets being off the Coaft. There are a Captain and two Lieutenants of the Royal Navy Itationed at Southend, to fuperintend the two Signal Houfes on the Eat! and Well Cliffs. Mr. PARNILL, Chief Secretary- to the Chancellor of Exchequer for Ireland, figs fet off for Dublin.— Mr. FOSTLR will continue longer in town than.was expeacd, as he waits for the adjuflment of the poli tical arrangements for Ireland. Dahlia Waterford Limon AIM Mk. 0 % a I MAILS THIS DAY...MI(4 S. W. ARR. DOZ. I I I HallbUtab I I Gottsubiagli O FALKOOTSI, Atm. 6.—Arrived the Diana packet in eight days froin tifbon s left there the Prince of Wales, which arrived two days previous to the pi- , ana's failing.—Yeflerday Morning fell in with Aelm: i Coanwsw es fleet off Ufhant, all well: could not give any intelligence of the Combined Fleets face the engagement. His Majefly's (hip CAMILLA, and Fw• vou errs (loop of war, which failed hence the a sth ult. with a fleet under convoy for Portugal and Oporto, are arrived fafe at Lifbon j alto arrived the Movc Heft ow (loop of war, and failed again iminedi ately for Plymouth. -The Prince Emelt, foe America, and Harnilton (packets), for Jamaica, will fail on Sunday next. —Wind W. • PLYMOUTH, Auous* 7.-144 evening arrived the,?scitLa fchooner, of to guns, Lieut. Latium vitae, from Lord Nat.soa, with difpatcbes for the Admiralty, which were forwarded immediately to London : five left the gallant Admiral with his fleet of to fail of the line, the aBth ult. off Cape St. Vin cent's; the Admiral had been to Gibraltar to obtain information of the combined fleet of France and Spain, but finding they had not repaired the Streights, he failed again the 24th ult. and on the aBth follow ing, was (keying his courfe for the North of Ireland, having received information that their deftination was for that country, from which circumftance there is reafon to fear that the fleet which unfortunately efcaped from Admiral CaLD►.a, will get into Cadiz unmolefted, except with the lots they have already experienced s it is Paid that his Lordfhip was joined by Admiral Cowitcrwoort off Cadiz, but that con lideririg his eleven fail fail of the line to be fully a match for the combined fleet though double his num ber, he has detached Admiral CoLtawowooo to re fume his Ration again off Cadiz,aad is now purfuing with his original number. Should be be fortunate enough to meet them, the country need not be anxious about the refult, for though the numbers are to unequal, it is mere than'counterbalanced by the quantity of true courage he has with him; not witbßanding the excel:five fatigue the Officers and 'men of this fmall fleet have been fo long expofed to, during their arduous purfuit after the timid and fly ing enemy. ;Came in the American (hip Meffenger, of and from Salem, bound to Amfterdam, with fugar and coffee, detained by the FISOARD, of 40 guns; French brig la Cecile, from Goree, laden with gum and die phant's teeth ; the was captu-ed cff Senegal the 29th May laft, by his Majefty's (bops Solit RR az and Lass. Put back the novae, of 18 guns, with the velfels that the convoyed from hence.—The Picact, in pat . Ai% Cape Finillerre, faw five large chips of the line, which they took to be the enemy's, ani may have been the Rochefort fquadron. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST B.—Arrived the Thomas tranfport, Captain GIURII, from Gibraltar, which place the left on the ;sth ult. with difpatches from Lord NELS6H. Sailed his Majefty's (hips HELDER, PILTIR, and HAMM on a cruize.—Sailed the Die DIEM, of 64 gum, Capt. Sir HOUR POPHAM, for the Mediterranean. The baggage of the 98th regiment which are crderei to Halifax, were embarked this af ternoon. Three quarters part fix P. M.—Difpatches from Lord NaLsott were landed here this evening from a merchant brig belonging to Mr. HEATH LR, of this port; they will be forwarded to London by ex prefs.—Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, Auc. 7.—On Wednefday afternoon the North Sea fquadron failed, to refurne its Ration off the Tezel, confifling of the following (hips : MAJESTIC and ELEPHANT, of 74 guns each; STATE. LT, of 64 guns ; ADAMANT and ANTELOPE, Of 5o guns'each ; Bsassoa and ScoaTton (loops ; and AG NES lugger, wind S. E. Ships remaining, the Roe soca, of 44. guns ; and RESOLUTE and Fbattarie gun brigs. This day failed the COEMORANT Hoop of war on a cruize. Tnefday paffed this port from the Baltic a large fleet of Merchantmen. The Amt. VIM frigate has fent in here a large (hip with wine and brandy ; and the Hunter Revenue cutter has tent in two prizes, one with cheefe, and the other with brandy. DIAL, AUGUST B.—Sailed the Rust man of war, for Yarmouth; CHIC! Err It man of war, to the Welt ward ; and the Calais and Boulogne fquadrons, for their refpative cruizing' Rations. Arrived the Za ?HT& floop of war, from off Seaford; Diligence Eaff India pilot veffel, for the River; and l'EsrrEer.t floop of war, with a convoy from Ireland, which are failed for the River.—Wind S. W. OILAYASZWD, Aoo. B.—Sailed the Orion, Evans, for Dublin Alice, Peters, for Cork ; Nereid, Spence, for Oporto; William, Bryant, for Newfoundland; Louifa, Thorp; and the Betfey, Foulkes, for Jamaica. AlasvlD —ln Yarmouth Roads, Curlew, Cahhnefs; and Em prefs, Davidfon. from Riga—Off Searbre, Rabat!, Coulfon. from P.taiburgh—Off Dover, Brodenfero, Lorento, from Lesho Is At Bridlington, Myrtle, Nightingale, from Dantzle—At pool, Bctfey, Young, from Dantric; Betfey, White, from Maf fachufetts; Clear, Cowey, from New York ; Hamilton, Trotter; and Two Brothers, Rennington, front Virginia—in the Clyde, Marian, from Virginia; and Eagle, Ncifon, from Barba does—At White:haven, Carleton, Francis, from Barbadots—At Grangemouth, Chrlflian and Mary. —, from Peterfburgh— At Londooderry, Triton, Rofs, from Peteriburgh—At Newfound land, Parkllone, Steikena; and Hero, Smith, from Poole—At Oporto, Flora, Stike, from Exeter—At Bermuda, Patent, Bor. nosh, from London—At Dominica, Thetis, Ckarnley, from Brif tol—At New Providence, Magnet, Brown, from AfrimAt Barbadoes, Experiment, —, from Liverpool; and the General Suwarmw, from Cork—At Demarara, Admiral Nelfon, Simplon ; Sarah, M Lean; Allifon , Thompftm ; Speedy, Atkins; Admiral Coto" and Harriett, —, from Africa, j DAVID BAIRD. CORK, JUI.Y it, tBmaj. The command of the artnie de chiej; has been ford malty reGened (in public orders) by Liervenantf General Sir E. Coors, who goes out as LientenAnt- Governor of Jamaica, taking with him M.jor.Genei Daumworm and Brigadier-Generals "1/4.FAK LAN , BALcotlit, and MONTRESOII, as the pe.manent Ffiabylmam of Ant writable Yland. no ad,ii i• i.al troops will be required in the Well In lies, the Rthi 32d, R3d, and 89th Regiments are t difeurbar k and to be re-united to the other corps, c mpoling l'arrnee ADO ' the command of which will, doubilels . , he cm rt (erred on fume General of high and dittinguiffied re putation, under whom t (liters and men Terre with pleat - me, and a well lounded hope of the mon brilliant achievements. Su h a force, well commar& ed. is capable of the molt dating and gallant cntcr prife, and Ihould not be empl eyed brit on filch fer vice. The corps are individually c smmar.d dbr very excellent officers, who have brought them to the highs, Date of military difcipline and perfeftion. It is only neceffirry to appoint an experienced, naive, and enterprifing Commander, wkofe military charafter, re putation, and let Slices, are well known to the fila erne): he is to command. Since Sir E. Coors (A ret y po pular General) has refigned the command, the coq : centrated force has anxioofly and ardently %%Med' ancl expected the arrival here of General Sir DAi/D to atrium the chief command—this anxiety Rill pre vails, as no officer Rands higher in the public tion than that able, gallant, and experienced (Adler. Nothing is more necettary than the gelation of a com mander, in whom the troops are likely to place im plicit confidence. from well known abilities and MO firvices. Regiments Brigades 7s ysi tit, or Brigade — N. Brigadier. 93, a 4 38 scl Bags:itch—No Brigadier. 152 8 3s 3d Brigade-.4t pretest esniwiteti. Mit 3 about to difentbark—Olo brigadier. 39 Major entral CHAMPAGIII has the teniporaff Command of this diftridl. Sir E. CooTr very judicioully direeed, that onne but effeeiveind steive officers fhohld remain with the regiments under his direeions, the confecruente of which is, that the Regiments art completed (with a few exceptions only) with afiiie, intelligent, and very efficient Officers. On fuch as are not Capable of aeive and arduous fervices, A Medical Board was ordered to fit, to invefiigate and report the caufe of Inch inability to Sir E. Coosa, that inefficient .4 worn out officers might not remain with corps in- tended for the me alive ferviee. By weeding the arrnie eboifi of fuch men (as are better calculated for Garrifon Battalion: and Itroand Lorps), the let vice will he very confiderably benefited, and it is to be hoped, that Sir E. COOTS'S plan will be followed up by his fuccefeor, and that It may be adopted throughout the army, nothing being more reqtaite than that meafure for the credit and refpeaability oh the fervice. Surely a luitable provifion might be ea rthy made for the worn out, and infirm officers of the army, who are now allowed to rem a in with their corps to the great detriment of the fervice s and difcredit of the corps to which they belong,—a Every marching regiment fhnuld be fiee from the cumbrance of worn out, rickety, or inefficient officerse to whom the State owes a more advantageous avid comfortable provifinn. No coubt his Royal High , flees the Commander in Chief will cattle an enquiry to be made, quarterly and without partiality, by the Generals of Brigades, as to the efficiency in evety te epee, of officers belonging to the corps under their' command, listing the exact condition of th. le stho are not able to perform their required duties with ac tivity, teal, ability, And energy. Thole who are unfor tunately unable to aft with alacrity and is ceffi l oy aca tivity fhould be removed to garrifon hatttli ms,inva lid corps, or veteran regiment*, without lora f ante, or otherwife provided for. Sir E. Coots's ' , Hearst!e has inet with great credit,and been confitleted highly laudable. _ _ Brigadier General Beassroao has marched frnmt the interior of Ireland with fix regiments of int - Anti y, to join the army affembled at Co; k, now under the chief command of Sir DAVID BAIRD. To the above particulars we have to add, that the Eaft India convoy has been ordered to remain at Falmouth till the above expedition be ready, and that application has been made to the Eaft India Com pany to furnifb tome of their (hips to be employed as tranfports. We Mall fay no more at prefent on this expedition, which has a very important deflination. The Cork paper fays, the expedition under die com mand of Major-General Sir DAVID BAIKD, confifting of the Bth, 24.1 h, 71(1, 7xd, 83d, and 93d, was expeaed to fail on Sunday laft. General Sir DAVID Baixo, Major Tucxxa, and the Hon. Captain Goanon, ar. rived in that city yeflerday fe'nnight. Th e f o llowing Tails failed from Antigua on the 7th of June, under convoy of the NETLIT fchooner, vbs. the Emerald, COOK; the Nancy, Coors ; Kir. by, DILTSDALI ; Prince of Wales, HEAD; Mary, rum ; and the Patriot, &neap, ice, for London ; Uriana, Wautea, for Dublin; Singleton, CHa is- TIANSAN, for Belfaii; Byam, Divaaatm; Martha, JOHNSON ; Welt Indian, Doss ; and Highlander, MILLER, for Liverpool, and were captured on the Bth by the combined fleets. The following hips tailed from St. Vincent's on the tpth of May, for Grerada, under convoy of the MosaMstrLva fchooner, viz. the Nelfon, Boddington. Alligator, Ealing Grove, St. Vincent's, King George, and the Good Intent, for London ; Britannia, St. Vincent, Ocean, Nautilus, Welt Indian, Pollard, and the Indultry, for Btitiol ; Alchymill, and Mar gery and Mary, for Liverpool ; Mat is, Diana, and Ifabclla, for GlAfgow ; James, Mercury, Ifabella„ Hope, and Druid, for Dublin. A letter, of which the following is a copy, was yet. terday delivered at the India Houle, where very lit tle credit was attached to the gatemen it contains g " Chichelter, Augnil 7, taps. a Three Bach tailors (one of whom (peaks a little Engliih), tune on more this morning, on our coat. on a rAft, and from the belt information we can *brain of them ' they belong to a country !hip, called-77.4 Sarah, Cophao Diroafix /nay limas, to Lead*a that about four days !lace, the !hip parted in the tnitidic, and every • foul on board writhed. except thee three Übli-/, who an& a rat. by which maw they (Awed tick km."