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t J win, (according to arcourats fince received) three thouland five hundred men on board, appeared off Nevis Point, and flood in for Balk Terre, where the frigates only anchored. I did no't think it confiftent with the fafety of this garrifon, to divide the fmall force of regular troops under my command, and the Militia being found inadequate to give effeCtual op polition, it was previnufly agreed with Prefident %Voont 1 , , that three hundred of them fhould be thrown into this garrifon in the event of the enemy's effeCting a landing; in confequence of which, and the enemy having landed about five hundred men at Balre Terre, he marched in here (with great prompt net's) on the fame day with the above five hundred men, inclueFog feamen and militia. The enemy took poffeffion of the town, demanding the immediate payment of forty thoufand pounds Ilerling, in fai lure of which it fhould burned. The inhabitants wit great difficulty :ailed eighteen, with which fum they embarked, intimating an intention of attacking this Hiil, and, from the (late of preparation we were in, as well as the zeal (hewn by the troops in this gar. tifon, I have every realon to believe that the refult would have been fuch ;:s you would with. It does not appear, however, that this fqnailron with to at tack where oppofition may be e7peCled, but to plun• der the inhabitants aid burn and deltroy the ring. Six merchant (hips, fame of them very va luable, ha% e been ti.wed trom the anchorage in Balk Terre, let on lire, and allowed to drift to lea. I have the honour to bc. &c. (Signed) JAMES 170E1-ER, Major t tth Regt. IFor the Military Promotions, &c. Ice the lafi page. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCEI Cod°ls, for money, c 8 —fsr May 58U—Omniurn 2:. Excheq. Bills, par as.prent. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. sank &reit 1721 Imp. 3 per Cent.s6ll 3 per Cent . Red. I Imp. Ann. 91 3-16 3 per Ck nt. Corr OR F xcbeq. BOK plr Is. prcra, 4 per C , nt. 734 74 Uranium, 2, 3 prem. 5 per Cent. Navy, WI Evgiatb•l ickets 191. 5 per Cent. 9711 Cnnl. arc. 8* Long Akin. 161 9-t6ths I 5 per Cent. t 797, to be pain in India Stock 181: 1 ,1 I Odtoba 991 Juft as this paper was gc,ing to prefs, a report reached us, that the Breit fleet has put to fea The latenefs of the hour prevents our afcettaining on what authority this news refl. ; it however comes to us through a mod tefpeet;thle channel. The Weft India Convoy has returned to Falmouth, having been informed b, Sir Jon N ORDF, of the coal !incd fleet being r.t lea. The official difpatches, which ann^nneed yef . terday to have been receive.l from the Well. Indies, were plll3lifted in the Gazet..e e f lati nii;ht. They confirm generally the accol;nti that have ;:ppeared in this paper, refpceling the operations of the French Squadion at Dominica and S. Kitt's. The tofs of the enemy at Dominica was very confiderahk, and the fpirited and limed - 4u' refit ance of Genera! PRE irosr refleCts the crtdit upon him as a brave and judicious Commander. The French commanckr belvved fo well at Domi • nica as to receive the Clanks of General PitsvosT for his humanity. Some of his fldiers Were Pot by his orders, in the very aft of plundering. This had the defired effed ; for, at St. Kitt's, to which be next proceeded, there was no plundering as at Dominica. By accounts rec2ived at Liverpool, we are enabled to lay before our Readers a more correft lift of the weals taken and dellroycd by the enemy than has yet been given. On the 27th of February the enemy quitted Ro feau, and arrived at Poim :t Petre, Guadeloupe, on the t ft of March, with the fallowing prizes, captured at Dominica, viz. Slip Alice, Ca;rain Wilfon of L'verpon!, laden with coffee and fugar ; lhip Alexander, DiAfon, of Liverpool; brig Apollo, Captain Cummins, of Liverpool ; 1!-.ip Marquis of -, Atkinf , m, of London, w;th n-dttarce ; fhip Ha-altdbury, Captain Kerr, of London ; (.ip Proveia Captain Froft, of 1 ondon ; Ihip Mars, Capt.:in ; fh;p S a art m, Captain Nichnlfon of Li verpool; brig Richmond, Captain Warfori of Whit-haven, with feveral ctiift. The. clip Atr-•ri,C.T•ain l'hillipe, of London, was burnt by the cr.' n'y in R.•fe::u. After O.:: enemy had %valeta:, they weighed from nt. Pore nn the 31, and arrived r, atfreterre Road, St. Kitt's, nll the sih, ..4.ltr.:c they carried oil - the {hip Caroline, Captain Hay Fs, of I —ndon, with 3co fugar on hoard, cn,.? the ;hip Tlmmal. Gni:l:a -nal), laden witli cotton ar..l c. f:ce. The %hips Mat thew, Captain YouNG, ; Lady Nelfiat, Captain PONS' R, of Lnndon ; Thetis, Capt. Smi-rti, 1.0n.10n ; and Ofiper, of St. Kitt's, were but nt. Two chips lying at Sandy Point were not molelled. On Ole 7th, the fleet failed from I.l.iffeterre, and en the Bth arrived off Nevis, the ev.erny fent in a frigate there and obtained 4. t I.y contribution, and burnt the following veffel, : SLip Lady Janc Ha!litliy, Capti6ii of 1 ondon ; flaip Twins, Captaii, Ptak, of Loudon ; (hip Nev.,s CiTtain Currey, of Brinol; brig :Icily, C'' tam Jonas, of London ; Coop ttlige, Want! trader, Captain f acia. On tile 9th, enemy left Nevi!, and is generally funded to have behaved in the like manner at Moni.l ferrat, but it has never bun afcertained if they were zdlually at that :nd. On the 14111 the enemy's Iquadron went into Fort Royal B.ty, Martinico, and no further intelligence has been received. CommoJore !.-!.00 , 1) WAS left in Lit. 15. the 18th of March, will his pendant on b.)ard the CENTAUR, of 74. guns; the BEAVLIFU, of 40; A:vire:A, of 38; UNICORN cf 32 ; AM•A'ERDARI. (f 32; GALATEA, of 32; BARBADOES, Of 28; ALLIC;LiTvIt, Or 28; HYENA, Of 24; NIMRUP. of 18 ; Cur.'s ux, and ST. (LI, of 16 guns ; , A•Lielt is above two thirds the 'wee on the Ration, and the whole of the vaels were . , erpedeJ to join in a few days. The Jamaica (hips which arrived from Cork under convoy of the PRO• S E LYT E, failed the 18th, under convoy of his Majefly's bit ig ELK, confining of 75 fail. Extra& of a letter from Earbadoes, dated March 23.---" It was judged prudent to fend the (hips, (about itighty fail) for Jamaica, five days fence, not Icing able to proted them in our open har bour ;—but great fears are entertained for their fafety, as accounts were lan night received that they were becalmed near to Martinique.— If the French fliould fall in with them the lofs would be immenfe. What is very unufual at this feafon, we have had a dead calm for four days pall, without the lean appearance of a returning breeze." Refpeding the deffination of the combined fleets, nothing further has trardpired ; and we feel no dif pofition to teize our readers with idle and unfounded conjedures. We can only fay, that the opinion that Items to claim and to deferve the greaten (hare of belief, :s, that they have proceeded for the Weft In dies, particularly for Jamaica. By accounts from our blockading fquadron off Bien, we are furry to find that the enemy have ob tained pen - en:an of our fignals, which cannot fail to be prodthclive of fume inconvenience, till a new code be furnithed to our different veffels, which, however, will fnon be the cafe. The fubjoined letter is from an Officer on that Elation : " Off Ufhant, May t. r' We joined the fleet this mor::ing, and find here Sir jonts Osoe and his fquadron (whojoined yefterday), being forced to vie theirltation off Celia by the Toulon fleet, who furprifed thent taking on board provifions from tranfports, which they, in their hurry to clear for action, were obliged to throw overboard. The French (hips had troops on board, and Could have brought our Chips to adim had they ',leafed, but that did not appear to he their ohjed. It is not known whethA. they went into Cadiz or nor, or where they have gone to. As loon as any information is received relpeding the rourfe they have taken, or as loon as Lord GAsnstett receives advices front England, we thall mutt likely be detached after them. The fleet here confifts of 21 fail of the line. " The French have our fignals (both private and others), which they mach. to Sir lornN ORDC . 9 fquadron. It appears they got them out of one of our ihips svideh was loft on the coat of France. A frigate vas left to vatch the enemy's tips." 'Pre It v sows man of war, lately belonging to Lord Nctsort's fctuadron, joined Lord GARDNER'S fleet oft Brett on the rft irritant. She had been de tached to convoy a fleet through the Streights, and on her paffage fell in with the Toulon fleet, confift ing of eleven fail of the line, and feven frigates.— One of the Officerss confirm the account we pnblifhed a few days fince cf . Lord NELSON having been to Egypt In fearch of the enemy, and expreffes his fears that they have once more eluded the vigilance of the Noble Admiral. Intehigence was alfo teceived at the India Iloufe )eilerday, that his Lordfhip was off Alexandria on the 7th of February, from which he immediately took his departure on finding that the enemy had not been lien in that direc tion. His Lordfhip had of courfe fufficient time to return to his former nation before the failing of the enemy from 'Toulon, which did not take place till the 3oth of March ; and hence it appears by no means improbable !•iat he may have received time ly intimation of departure from port. The So- PHIA flocp, jolt attired from the Mediterranean, was chafed by the Toulon fleet the day after fhe palled the Streight, but was not able to obtain any infor mation relative to its deflination. At t o yetlerday aftercrion orders for an embargo were ilrued at the Cußom-Houfe, and up wards cf a Thoufand able leamen are Paid to be al ready procured fcr the Navy from on board the (hips in the River. We find alfo, by oitr letters from Yarmouth, re ceived this morning, that there has been a hot prefs alopg the Eatt Coall, and we doubt not that the mealore has been general in the different ports in the Kin- ; dom. This will loon enable Government to fend to fca a number of 'hips now lying in ordinary, an A we may cxpet in a ()tort time a confiderable aug mentation of our Naval free. It is univcically fuppore.l and exp , !eted, that the general embargo, and the aaivity of the profs, are preludes to the calling out the Levy-en.Maffe, which bas lately been fpoken of as the refoiution of the Cabinet. Yellerday a Cabinet Council was held at Lord Mnlgi ave's Office, which was attended by Earls CAMDEN, CHATHAM, and WYSTMORFLAND, and Mr. Pi Tr. At the riling of the Cabinet a Mellinger was .!rde.ed to hold !timid( in readinefs to proceed to the Continent—fo profound a fecret is his deffination, that he it, not to be acquainted with it till his arrival at Gottenburgh. Mr. PITT yeßerday underwent an examination be. fore the Seleel Committee of the Houfe of Commons, which continued nearly two hours.—Mr. Loma was alfo examined. This examination related to the 40,0001. intended for naval fervice, and applied for another purple, with the applicatioa of which Mr. PITT in the debate of Bth April Rated himfclf to have been acquainted. Report lays, the money was fur niffied to the houfe of BOYD, Barr cist.n, and Co. to enable them to make good an initalment of the Impe rial Loan, deemed necclfary to maintain the honour and credit of the country. There are in 011 end and Dunkirk 400 fchuyts and boats, which will take advantage of the firft fair wind to get to Boulogne. In the harbour, and on the cona of Boulogne, an extrairdinary degree of aaivity pre• mails, and a large number' of troops have lately re inforced the camp at Boulogne. Lail tight the Royal Family vilited Covent Gar den Theatre, to fee, for the fecund time, the new pl a y of filo Want: a Grinea ? The farce was Peep. ing TOM TilißK-L4KF CORN EXCHANOto May 8. There is hut a middling fupply of Wheat today, molly of fecond and inferior quality—At the finial of Monday's Market, time fine famples of Wheat fold at an advance of a few (billings per quarter more than our currency, and tc.day the trade very heavy of tale, at about laft price —Rye is rather dearer, not having much—Barley is at rather better price—Malt, Peas, and Beans, of each fort, main tain their price : in confequmce of the late ()lon arrivals of Oats, they may be noted dearer—Still without Rape Seed—The little of fine Wheat being dearer, Flour is at rather better price. OF.NERAI. CURIU:NCY AS UNDER. Wheat. SS'. 70s. So. per qr. Grey Peafe 381. to als. Fine Ditto, 86s. yos. 04. Beans, 40$. 465. od. Rye, Soc 54 , 4 od- Tick Ditto 351. 411. od y, 355. 40%. od. Oats, 254.281.305. Malt, has. as. od. Poland ditto, 3is 311.0 d. White Peak, sat. 48,. od. Rape Seed, oos. oos. . . PRICE OF FLOUR. Fine Flour 75e. to 78s. Second; ;ca. to 755, per Lek. SPORTING; INTELLIGENCE. BETTING ROOM, MA Y 6. DL AII.'STAXES3 tot agft Tulip, 4to agit Lcrd Egremones Waxy colt, s to t agft OAKS-...1t to 5 al;(1. Dudona, 3to t soft Lydia, sto t Ifft Lord Grofrenor's Meteor filly, 8 to i agft Mr. Humphries's.Buz zard filly. A letter was received in town yeflerday from an Officer .on. board Adm;ral Crcottaaa's dated off Madeira, the loth of March. The writer Pays, " They are going in purfuit of the French fquadron, which their information led them to fup pofe is gone to the Brazils."—No advices have been received from Admiral COCHRAN' fince the loth of March, when he was in fight of Madeira. No official account of th lors of the VANGUARD and PRINCESS Cmeat.orrx II4S been received at the Admiralty. Yefterday the Duchefs of Yogi completed her 38th year ; on which rccalion her Royal Highnefs receiv. ed a congratulatory vifit from the Royal Family, on their way from Windfor to London. Reports having prevailed frr fom• days that Sir F. BURDETT was dangeroufly ill, we have made inquiry refpeding tht rumour, and find that it is utterly un• founded. Yeflerday died, after a very tedious inners, the Moft Noble WILLIAM PETTY, Marquis of Lanf down, Earl of Wycombe, and Vifcount Caine and Calnlione, Lord Wycombe, Earl of Shelburne, Vif count Fitz-Maurice, and Baron Dunkerrin, Irifh honours, K. G. Succeeded his Either, May 1761. Born 17,7. Married Feb. 3, 1 765, Sophia, (laugh. ter of John, Earl Granville, and by her, who died in 1771. he had iffue, John Henry, Earl of Wy combe, born Dec. 6, 1765 ; William, died Jan. 27, 1/78. His Lordfhip married, fecondly, July 19, Lattifa Fitz-Patrick, fitter to the Earl ofUpper Offory, by whom, who died Auguft 7, 1789, he had Henry, born July, 178 o; a daughter, born Decern ber 8, 1781; died an infant. His Lordfhip is fuc ceeded by his. eldeft fon, the Earl of Wycombe, now Marquis of Landfdown. On Friday, the 3d of May, 1805, the Univerfity of Cambridge conferred the degrees of D. D. and L. L. D. in full convocation ; the former, by Royal Mandate, to the Rev. G. BUTLER, B. D. Fellow of Sidney, Stiffer, and Head Matter of Harrow; the latter on the Rev. T. C. Heal - rico-re, Head Matter of Hackney School. Yefterday CHARLES HAY and JOHN CLERK, Efqrs. Advocates, had the honour of being introduced to his Royal Highnefs the Prince of WALES at Carlton Houle, by Lord DUNDAS. Encampments will take place this fumtrier at Bar ham Downs and at ShornclifFe, which are expelled to commence the latter part of May, or the begin ning of June. THE. POwER. ov ORTHOGRAPRY AND PUNCTUATION. —The hufband of a pious woman having occafion to make a voyage, his wife fent a written requelt to the Parton of the Parini :—but instead of fpelling and pointing it properly, viz.— " A perfon having gone to fca, his wife &fires the pra7ers of the cnngrrgatioo." Shelpelked and pointed it as follows : • A p•Tfon, having gene to fee his wife, defires the prayers of the .cor.greg , tion." . . . . . thePlirfmt (who had not examined the contents of the paper) gave it Put accordingly. NEXT MONDAY TEN THOUSAND POUNDS FIRST DRAWN.—HoRwsaY and Co. I:zg leave to remind their Friends, and the public, that the prefent grand State Lottery commences drawing on Monday next. Tickets and Shares are on title in great variety of numbers, and at the Lowell prices. N. B. Prizes paid on demand, whether a zol. or a 30,0001. at their office, No. z 6. Cornbill. flit be confidered, how inadequate 25 or 3o thou land tickets in a Lottery Scheme mull necetiai ily be for fupplying the demand of Britilh, frith, and con tinental adventurer,, the piir:ipal reafun will be manifeit, why a conliderable advance in their price has, of late years, fo uniformly taken place, previ. ous to the commencement of the Drawing. But how moth more likely is fuck an advance to be ex perienced in a Lottery of fo very fupetior a defcrip tion as the prcfent ; wherein nearly two hundred thoufand pounds are devoted to capital prizes, and even its firft drawn number entitled to to,oool. To thefe confide' ations, that of its very near commence ment, is of no (mall importance. The general antipathy we feel from childhood to medicine, induces us to delay remedies when we really want diem. If difeafe does not alarm our. watchful friends; the neceflary quantity, confinement, and dread of naufeous medicines, add to our repugnance. When affikted with Gout, Rheumatifm, Scorbutic Eruptions, weak Digestion, or Nervous Affe4:l ens, they are removed by SPILSBURY'S PATENT ANTI SCORUUTIC DROPS, the dole of which is a few drops, and no rearaint of diet or exercife. To avoid coun terfeits, afic for Spilfb y's Patent Antifcorbutic Drops, with tl:e Stiimp (the King's dut y ) printed in black ink: fold at the Ditpenfary, N 0.15, Solos.fiinare, in bottle; of ss. 6cl. los and 11. ss. (WV included. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 1 14(1.S THIS DAY.—Wind S. W. A. DUE. ARR. art Dublin i o Hamhurgh o 1 I laratrrford 2 4 Gottenbargh 0 2 Ulm 0 I , PENZANCE, MAY :4..—Since my laft failed on a cruize the DOLPHIN revenue cutter. Arrived and failed again the Providence, Wortst Li. (revenue cut ter). Arrived and failed for Dublin the Neptune, Homan (a tenderl, from Plymouth. Arrived And failed again his Maijely's brig GANNET. Arrived from Swanfea the William, Quotes, and the Neptune, May, with coals for a marker. Arrived. the Berry. STACKS, from London frt. Cork, and the Vigilant, Nicholas:from Penryn for Swanfea. z.i for London, the Swallow, TYACK, with tin, FALMOUTH, MAY s.—Arrived his :I.4jeftv 2 3 (hip ETHALION, of 38 guns, Capt. STUART, And the Si frt PENT, of z 8 gun,s, Capt. WALLER, with the outward bound Welt-India convoy of 6o fail : on the zgth ult. they fell in with Sir JoH N ORDE'S fquadron, who in formed them of the French fleet being out, on which it was thought prudent to return with the convoy. P. S. Juf arrived the Diana packet, Captain ito guys,with a mail from Li(bon in eleven days palrage, The letters will not be forwarded for London till to morrow. PLYMOUTH, MAY 6.—Came in the NEPTUNE, 4'f 98 guns, from the Channel Fleet to refit; ACASTA, of 4o guns, from Portfmnuth; RANGER, of 14 guns, from a cruize.—Sailed the WINDSOR CASTLE, of 98 guns. to join the Channel Fleet.—A Packet arrived yellerday from Li(bon at Falmouth, which brings a certain account, of 18 fail of the line, having on board 18,000 troops, having failed from Cadiz on an expedition—their dettination not known. PORTSMOUTH, ?s 7.—Arrived the Ecursa gun veiTel from a cruize.—Wind variable. DIAL, MAY 7.—Sailed r t .! AMARANTRa frigate, for Yarmouth ; and the Vouroas (loop of war, for Sheernefs. Remain in the Downs the tell of his Ma jelly's (hips, &c. as per 'ail ; and the Albion, GAM MON, for Lithon.—Wind S. W. vr SHEER.NtSS, MAY 7.—The v ULTURI floop of war is appointed convoy to take the trade for the Baltic, but is not yet arrived from the Downs ; the fignal is therefore flying on board the Spy floop of war, which veffel will go with the convoy to•motrow morning, fhould the Vur.vtlßE nor arrive in time, and the wind continue fair.—Wind S. W. fine breeze. YARMOUTH, MAT 6.—Yetterday P. M. arrived the CIN sea and FtRRRTTRR gun-brigs, the former having boarded a vefiel from Malaga, is performing quaran tine in thefe Roads ; alfo the FLORRNCR, from a cruife.—Lilt night there was a general pref., all along this coaß, by which a great many tailors have been procured for the fervice of Government.—Admiral RUSSELL has (billed his flag from the MoNMoUTH to the Sr. ALBANS. The MONMOUTH will fail for the Nore this afternoon. The flips here are the St. Al bans, Antelope, Inflexible. Malabar, Adamant, Mon mouth, Infpeetor (loop, Cenfor and Ferretter gun brigs, and Florence cutter.—Wind N. E. 1..., FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The S..van, Bryant, from Teneriffe, for London, Is !trawled near .11ieerneft. The Hope, Jennings, from Liverpool for St. Lucie, having (truck on Come banks near Wexford, has returned to repair. The Calpe, jelland, from London for Conitantinople, is on Sore near the Dardanelle►, and ft is feared will be 101 - The Mined() de Grazzio, —, from Leghorn for the Weft In dies, is detained by the Amelia frigate, and lint into Barbadocs. ARRIVED. Off Dover, Ruby, Shaw; and Orti., Phillips, from Clarkßon ; and Cunningham, Boyle, from Belfaft—Off Falmouth. Calypfo, from Baltimore; and Little William, Baldry, from Vir ginia—At Plymouth, Mary, Paynter ; Endeavour, Jones; and Indultry, —, from Waterford, with a fleet, for London—At Dubl , n, Diana, Purcell; Sally, Rcife ; and Truc Briton. Stephen fon, from London—At Charicfton, St. Andrew, front Liverpool; Governor Wentworth. ; and Marquis of Hunt ley, —, from the omit of Africa—At Cowes, William Mur dock, --, from Charfefton—At Ho'yheati, Fame, —, from _ _ Oporto—At Liverpool, Ceres, Simplot; and Hannah, Lambert, from Charleften; William and Fmma, Courtney, from Oporto; Nancy and Mary, —, from Lifbon; and John and P r t e r, —; from St. Michael's—At Cadiz, Taftett, from London—At Honduras, Fame, Morris, from Dublin—At Madeira, Ann, At kins, fromLondon—At Portfruouth, Kcrft, n Maria, —, frorrs the coati. of Spain—At Hull, Marzaretta, from Oporto—. At Jande, CEniu., Hicks, front Malaga—At Meflina, Provider'. tia, Dahl from Liverpool—ln Standgate Creek, Catherine, —.—, from Leghorn—At Leith, Loulfa Alberting, —, from the coaft of Spain—At Cork, Mtive, Krone, from Philadelphia ; and Venu., Lowther, from Loudon--At Barbadoe., Minerva, Pop. Omen, from London—At SeAille, St. ft from Liverpool—At Bridal. Concord, Ropers, Irony Leghorn— In the Tenet, Sal y,—, front Baltimore; and Oelzutig,R,t. ger., front Nantz, Hercules, llalfworth, from Vir. ginia—At Antwrrp, Two Brothers, Hartlhom, from Virginia; and Edward, Linbcvg, from Philadelphia—At Bourdeauz, lho man, l one, from Philadelphia—At Ttnerifte, L.:petulant, ....a.. ' from I.lndon. A letter from Corlc, of the I ft, lays, " Yetlerday the 62d Regiment embarked on board the tranfports at Monkflown. His Majelly's (hip AFR/CAINE, Capt. T. MAN ay, which has been for fame time in our har. boor, is under orders for the Well Indies, as (non as forty fail of merchantmen are colleFted ; about 25 fail of which are already anived. His Majelly's fhip NARCISSUS proceeds with tranfports in a few days." A letter from Capt. HUNT, of the fhip Venus, of Brittol, dated Barbadoes, March 25, limes, that at that time, there were too fail of merchantmen in Car. • Idle Bay, and that orders had been received, that ..rs , the approach of the French fquadron, the whole wc.:o to be fcuttled, to prevent them falling into their hands, and that the intermediate (pace fhould be occupied in unloading (with the utmolt difpatch) the whole of their cargoes.—The fame letter further states, that the Jamaica fleet which failed from Barbadoes for Ja maica, and the other iflands, had, in confequence r.l contrary winds, been obliged to pals between Marti nique and St. Lucia, which rendered it probable that the enemy might fall in with them. Letters from Madeira, via Li (bun, dated 30. h of March, 'late, that his Majefl)'s Ihip HIND( STAN, with the Ball India thips Phoenix, Captain RAMSDFN ; Cal cutta, REDDIS ; Earl Howe, HURRAY ; Charlton, %VOA) ; Windham, STEWART ; Ceylon, HirosoN ; Surrey, CUMBERLEGS ; were lying off Madeira the :gth March, having encountered heavy gales linre weir departure from Fwd . /nowt]. The Ocean, Wi LiaNsoN ; Walpole, SANDILANDS ; Lord Duncan, BRALDFORD; Cal marthen, LOCHNER ; parted corn• pally from the above fleet the 13th-March. I=MMEINIMIN