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IV4VTICAL INTELLIGENCE. N XIAI IA Tid DAY.—Wind S. W. Alit. OM wan. SUL 0 I I Hambirsh o Waterford 0 2 WETt.IeUTII, Fill. 6.—The Earl of Abergavenny, outward bound Ea3-Indiaman, has funk off this port, in twelve fathoms water, zlter Rriking on the Sham bies—the Captain, r II "Lite, and about 300 people, (cr.: w and pa(rengers) ate 1011. PIAMOUTII, FEE. 5.—C:1711C in the Prufilan galliot Fircndfchaf, of Memel, Bar.sato Rustsm from Mintz far St. Antzto, laden with wheat, de• raiackl the zgth of January, by the SANT• MARGA 1. r .'TA, of 35 Gans; the Top:a.e, of 36 guns, and hUs, o f zS ;uns, front a ernire ; alfo the Reran ER, . I t ;lons, firm the Werlward. Sai:cd the Moo t. .. aus, of IS guns, fur Cork. DEAL, FEB. 6.—Saiied thi. morning the Honour able Lift India Company's (hips ti,c Walpole, Charlet - - ton, Sorry, Earl Howe, and the Lord Duncan, with feveral other outward bound veffels, for Pcrtfmouth. Arrived hail night the ARAB !loop of war, and faild again this morning, with fkveral grin brigs, &c. on a cruize. Came down the Arabella, ---, from Lon don, bound to Tobago ; the fpoke early this morn. ing the 'hip City of Edinburgh, —, from the Ri ver, fur Antigua, which had been on the Schwering Sands, and v.as got off by the Alliance of two fmacks, with the lots of her redder, and very leaky.—Wind N. N. W. LOSS OF THE CONSTANCE TENDER. Me are concerned to Rate the lots of his Majelly's hired tender Conliance, Lieut. NUNZIES Conunan• der, at Round(tone Bay, in the county of Galway,on the morning of the 17th ult. About three o'cl•tck, the &It Pea break carried away her bowlprit, main boom, fore top maR, long boar, and five men, orer. board ; by the greatefi exertions three of them were Paved, the rather two peri The breakers and a heavy Turf dal continued, and carried off every ar. tide on deck. It being ebb-tide, about five o'clock, The (truck on a rock, when they hailed the fhore, and were anfwered by fume country people, who brought off a boat. The tide afterwards left her completely on fht,re, when an initnenfe number of country people collt:ted, took of her, and, with the Brit mentioned perfons, plundered her Reres. LOSS OF THE roms. For the information of th:: public, and the ntif fation cf thofe who had friends or relations or. board his Najdly's late Ihip Doris, the i'ollowing particu s of her lof are inferted on the azithoriry of ON OF THE OFFICERS: Aboot fix o'clock on the evtr.ing of the 12. h of pnitary, in coming through the beiii ? ),viet l'alfage Into Olt Bay of Qiiiberon, a few minutes after the pilot L td repo: tcd tier palt all the dangers, the (inick on a fanken rock, and began to make water fn ra pidly, that when we anelv:red half an hour afterwards there was four feet water in her hold, notwithltanding the immediate and unremitting exertions of the people at her pumps, from the moment of the acci. dent. At midnight the water had nearly rifen to the orlop deck, and was aril increaling althoug:i the guns, anchors, (hut, &c. were thrown overboard, and all hands, officer* and men, were employed pumping and baling from the hatchways, and fails thrummed with nakatn had hcen applied to her bottom. Contidence now began to droop—there was a Con -IY-Irahle twell of the fea, with equally weather, and little chatwe appeared of laving even the lives dour men. Al' eady had rafts been eolith tilled, and our boats grt out, which could not contain above half the (hip': cowpony, when, providentially, the pumps began to gain upon the leak. Hope again redoubled our effort!, and by eight o'clock 11:3.1 morning there Was not above a foot of water iu the (hip, though it pin regitired the united efforts of all our pumps to prefave her in this Rate. _ . . . During the t 3th it blew with fuck extreme violence that the Ihip drove, and we loft all our boats except two, yet we (Ell held her own at the pumps, and in e evening, when the weather moderated, by the application of additional fails and mats over the leak, had In far lucceeded as to ketp her clear with one pump aft and another forward. We were now joined hy his Nla ie a y', fchoonerFelix, ;who irfarmed us t f the failing of the i• firradron from Rochefort, which we had jolt returned from re connoitring ; urged by this motive, and by an affu rance that the enemy were aware of cur lituation— octifider.t that if the weather continued mild, as its prefent appearance indicated, with a gentle breeze from S. E. we weighed at five o'clock in the even ing of the r4th, happy in ti)a hope of reaching Eng land in a few days. There hepes were fallacious—when we had got clear of the Bay, the wind veered to the contrary point. and blew very hard—our fads and mats were urm'i•ed f•orn the bows ; the water began to gain on ties ; the limbers were choaked with haii.t3 ; pumps became crazy and in need of contir.tied repair, the men, ha:afred and eehaii!leel with unceating fatigue, - :Or! no 'anger he iiimulated to exertion even by • .; etre of impending de'irtieclion, tint funk into on the kaki interval of anion. The ~ i 1. • ••••, 1 1.! loni;er anfwer her helm, and from this if t'lr7l 1 , 1% oeing able to regain the land, and a tr-mentl••;:s Ica letting us down on the dreadful ()cis of the roar, deipaii took place of the hopes w: Lad .re!y chet all:J. The magazine was de -1 and the fhip began to fettle forward with ac re:e-ated rapidity. The carpenter reported her un r.f which opinion the other officers had been for fume time, and it was refolved to abandon her, ih.onghatir hafts of laving the men were but Bender, from the impetuofity of the lea. The fignai was made for the Felix to hoill out her bo.t!., car own were ready at the fame moment, a:, American fehooner fortunately paging near 'b we began to fend away the mere as quickly as Owing to the judicious arrangements of the Captain, the (hip was evacuated v:ithout the occur i.,• r of a Lingle accident, the people were equal. Ibuted bctwet n the Ante:jean and Felix.— Car.IFGLI•I4 was the fait man who left the - • *reek, after fetting fire to her upper wodcs,partly after which fhe funk. To thofe who appreciate merit, not by the fucces, but the conduit of men's actions, the perfeverilig in• trepidity of Cwt. CAMPHILL on this occafion will not appear lefs admirable than his heroirm in the capture of la Defiree, an anion which, amidft the brilliant atchievements of the late war, dill Ibines with undiminitbed Mire. We are extremely forty to announce the repara tion of the homeward-bound Jamaica Fleet, ccnfift ing of upwards of fifty veffels : they failed from Ja maica under convoy of the &Gess,: frigate, and HOUND (loop. We have already Rated the arrival of the Sac vase at Portfmouth, alter experiencing the molt dreaJlal weather : fire feparated from her con voy on the • sth and 22d of January, in a gale. The Stranger, Captain P l ass, a ver y va l ua bl e Ibip, f rom Honduras, foundered on the 18th January; the crew were raved by the SAGE its, which frigate has not feen any of her convoy fence the 22d of January ; and we are forty to add, that not a tingle (hip compnfing it has yet been heard of. The following is a lilt of the (hips bound to London Amphion. Captain Wake ; Brunfwick, Dryfdale ; Bayle). Wil ton; Barzdla, Henfl ; Cumberland, Coding; Cranford, Leith ; Douglas, Raror ; Endeavour, Dickens; Hazard, Wilmot; Jamaica, Walker; Indefatigablr, Weir; Kingiton Packet, Robin on ; Lincoln,Bruton; Lively, Thornton; Lord Middleton, Haw kins; Nethitt„ Wood; Ranger, Calder; Richard, Perin; Stlby, Sky; Ttviot.Atklofon; Willianfoo, Abbott; WillianifoN Cole; Thompfon ; and Wellefly, Lovett. The Loyalid, and William Henry, from London, arrived at Jamaica on the Isth of December (two days before the packet failed), and another Ihip was ken in the offing On the gth ult. the above (hips fell in with a French privateer, carrying 18 guns, and full of men, oft - De. fiada ; the enemy bore down immediately upon them, and poured his firft broadfide into the Loy alift, which the returned with great bravery— the William Henry then came up, and joined in the ation, which was maintained with great !Pith on all fides: at length the privateer, convinced of the determination of the merchantmen not to be taken, thought proper to leave them to purfue their voyage without farther molellation. It is with regret we menti:in, that the Loyalilt fuffered a lots of two men killed. Capt. Dust., of the William Henry, has fent home an account of the aeion. The ft!et at Battery Bay received orders a few (Ins ago to pro• cced to frit the belt utterly wind. The Argus Poop of war, with the Fagle, "Minn ; the Jane, M'amn. 11, and the St. Patrick, Campbell, from &Mail for Lon don, mkt' convoy, were all well in Bailor Bay on the 3:!eli ult. l'helltar,, Willon, from Barbadoes for Philadelphia, has put into Kinfale,leaky. fic Providence Increafe, Hippel, of Sunderland, was di ivcn on (bore near flaniborough Head on the aoth ult. The Two L'rothcri, Saint, of Sunderland, and the liberty, of Shidels, were driven out of :km-borough Pier tot the 1 1 1th ult. and lint. Tlu. Hope. Wanton, from New York to Janmic.i, was captured on the 2 . ;d of Novc*ibtr, by a French privateer. 'the Dili.:ent, Cams. front Weymouth to London. was cap. Lured on et:: 221 ult. and carrltcl :nto Caleb. The Comm, me, Ritchie, from Dundee for London, ha, foun dered near Whitby; crew ravel. AItItIVCD —At Poole, the Cyrene, —, from St. Micharre, with damage—At Bristol, Ann, from Quebec; Cornelia, from Bilhoa ; Velma, from Bolton; Sophia, from St. And e r° ; and the Carotin Maginvii, From Barcelona—At Jamaica, William and Henry, Uua~l ; Lnyaiilt, Lyndon ; Becky, Foul gar ; and the Pene- Icp from London; Expulsion, —, from liall:ax ; Diamond, Jani.lfon; Elizabeth, Tomball; Cern, Elliot; and the —, from Africa. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY.—On Tuefday the Right Hon. Sir W. SCOTT proceeded to the adjudi cation of the following calcs : The Dolphin, Ra:Tenaa r matter—This was a pie ion of falvage. It app,ared that this velfel h I. :CA 24 hours upon Ow find, when by the efforts of two Ming ..lacks, the was got al, and carried fate into Harwich harbour. 'the Court, In this cafe, pronounced, as a remuneration to the falvors, look and expences, to be a charje on the owners of the alp and cargo. rfertunu., Vraaft Matter.—This was a further pro , f•care with rcfrect to the cargo, cooftiting of Sranifh wool. The Court ditvc tc,l itiU further proof to be exhibited Hoppet, De h kyle madcr.--The various goods acre relossd in this cafc, as chimcd. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Capt. J. HA LLY is appointed to command the Leda, in the ab fence of Capt. I laneymart Car. '1 SLea to the Toonant, of 84 guns, in the room of the Lt.! Ca?t. Jervis. Capt. BALL to :hc Zealand, of 64 guns, at the Nat.:, in tin; room or the late Capt. Renoir. Capt. BROWN. to the Atlas, of 74 guns, off Pre!. Cir. Etc' soN is appointed one of the SuperriMrs of Green wich Hofpi•al, in the room of the late Sir kicitird Pearfon. Lieutenant Kt vs es is appointed hilt Lim:mutt or the Po. mune frigate at Chatham. Im the Court of King's Bench, on Tuefday, John Peacock, a mealman in the Borough, Itanding charged with the manflaughter of Michael Coleman, was brought up by tiaras Corpus, and the proceedings before the Coroner being read, the Court a.!:r.ittcd the prifoner to bail, to take his trial h,r the above of fence. The furety he was ordered to give, and which lie gave, was a-recognizance, hinderf in ices. and four fureties in 501. each; upon which he was libe rated. The Grand Jury have found a bill for perjury again(' Brett, the witnefs again(' Price, who was found guilty of perjury at the Middlefex Eledinn. The Linen Draper on Ludgate-hill, who was charged with letting his houfe on fire, has been finally ct.rn mitted for trial. The triAl of the Hon. Colonel COCHRANE, brother Lord DUNDWIALD. is fixed t.) commence before a General Corot Marti.il at Cantcrbuiy, on the Ili of M.irch. On Saturday morning the matter refpeSing the elation of a Milliner for the parifh of Cierkenwell, was appoinacd to come on before :lir WM. SCOT r ; but in confequcnce of Come part of the proceedings not brim; dcliv:red to the patties concerned till late the preceding evening (at whiLlt the Judge expreired great difplealure) it was put off till next Court day. Ou Toefday a pitched battle was fought in the field at the back of Kentifh Town, between Sam Bartint. lomew, a pugitilt of promife, and Swarrow, a Black. The fight was in favour of Bartholomew during the firth half hour, his opponent not being able to cope with him in feience. 4t the latter part of the battle Swarrow was the favourite, and he gave his oppo nent fome very fund blows, which he was unable to flop, or to continue his mode of fighting, he being exhantied. Alter fighting thtee quarters of an hour, the ring was broke by Bartholomevi's friends, and the Black met with foul play from the mob ; but order was rellored, and in five minutes after Swat row was declared the visor, to Lb. mortification of the pugililts prang. NIAR IVITH SP.4IY. SUPPLIMINTARY LIST OF PAPFRS PRESENTED BY HIS ISAJRSTY'S COMMAND, TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, FEBRUARY 4, 1805. No. r—F,xtract of a Letter of a Letter frstn Wiliam Wane, tfq. his Majesty's acting Conful at Porto, to biz . L van Nercan, Bart. dated the :6th July, 1803. I beg leave to mention that this marl is much an noyed by the enemy's fmAll privateers ; that they are fitted out from the neighbouring ports of Galicia; and, confides ing the nature of this Bar, and the approach of winter, the trade is much expofed. I have julk re ceived intelligence, that the (hip Commerce of Dub. lin, - Grant, mailer, to this place, has been captured by a (mall French row-boat private:A, from Vigo, and carried into Gnarda, in diredt si.lat ion of nentiality, having been taken under the guns of the fort. No. 2—Naval Occurrences reported by Mr. Duff, his Majelly's Couful at Cadiz, f, r Augult, sth. Sailed, Itorefhip Piefentacion, with fait, for Galicia. t 7th. The Rtifina frigate, 34 guns. with eleven millions tials vellon, for Carth.umna. ISth. Storeihip Aurorei, for Galicia. 19th. Ship Mino, of So guns, with fal:, and ten millions rials vellon, for Galicia, to difarm. Lugger Daphne, from Algellias, is gone to the Carracca to difarm. Orders have been received at Ferrol for the flops, Neptune, of 74 guns, and St. Au(lin. of 74, to take in thcir :artillery, and keep in rcadincfs wail farther orders—and the fame dilpofitions have born z,iven at earthagcno, refpeft to the Argonaut of 84, and Bahama of 74. The Aarra, of 34 gum, with quickfilver, dellined to Buen-:s Ayres, is to fail in Septembfe, and wiil carry out the Captain G:nerol of the Rio de la Plata, Bricradier Don Ituez Huidobra. Of the frigates Pomona and Mercedes, which failed from Ferrol for Lima, the latter was chiiged to pia into Montevideo, in conic:pence of force &mages fhe had fuirered in her helm—the other went in. In the Carracca, the America, of 66 guns, is fitting out ; to go to Vera Cruz with quicktilver. The Efpana, of 64, has gone into dock to careen, and will have the fame dellination. The SAbina frigate, with treafure for the csi.%aed from Vera Cruz. The French flip l'Aigle, and the corvette Torch, are gone up to the Carracca, to receive fume repairs. Of eighteen fail of the line which are there, three of them which had been in the dry dr.cks length of time, were lately take,. out, lc ititout any thing of confequence being done to them. They, as well as molt of the others, will require very great re pairs, there being only three judged to require but a modera!e one, and in the opinion of good judges, are only fit for any thing but being broken up Thete is a total want of timber in the arf:::;:l, where there is hat dly any thing but conntry pine ; and in other relpeas it is but very loot Iv provided. No. 3.—Errad of it Letto:r from Sir J. T. Dockw , .rt!l, to Sir Eiran Nercan, r.trt. dated Jam:2c.:, :L.: Ca. sut, Shark, Port Royal, Jamtka, :d 0,71.18,3. The report I Rated to you for the inftirmition of the Lords Commitlioners of the Admiralty, in my letter of the 12th of June, by the Gnlialt, of a horde or privateers being ip the at of fitting out at St. Jago de Cuba, is, I am Concerned to fay, confitmed, and the fad effeets of it are felt molt particularly by the coalling trade of this illand, notwithflanding the utmoll exertions are ufed by his Majelly's fquadron under my command ; hut the vcilels they have to counter:A are of Inch defcription, that large !hips can be of little utility ; I therefore hope that their Lordlhips will have allowed of the national fchoo• ners, which are uncommonly fine velfels of the fort, being purchafed for that fervice. No. 4.—Extraft of a Letter from James Puff, Efq. his Ma jt:ft y's Canful at Cadiz, to William Mat fden, Lfq. datul 14th Oct. 18c3. I ant Allred this dav, ordersha ve been receivedat the ifland for the arming at that artinal of 2 3.deckers, an 84, and 3 74's, and at Carthagena 3 large frigates. It has even been fiik!, force line of b;:ttle (hips have heen orJercd to be fitted out there, alto at Ferrol, but I believe not with certainty : and the fast is, feveral months mull etaple before thole at this department can he in any readinefs to put to fea. My next will probanly convey you more pointed information on this head. Our Captain General is called to Court ; and, as a con fideraide number of troops have affembled at Z - morn and Valladolid, it may be inferred with a view to his infpeeling them, or giving him fome command. No. s.—Extrtel of a private Nnte from Mr. John Hunter, His Britannic ht.,jtfty's Conful t Madrid, dated the 22.1 Ciduber, IEO3, to Sir Edward Pettey/. There is no confirmation of the rnmonrs of nentra lity. At all the three arfenals they are arming ; but, thac is a want of fcamen, fibres, and matctials of every fort. No. 6....-Extrad of a Letter from Rear Admiral Sir Eihrard Pet kw, Ban. dated on board hiiMajel y:i chip Tonnant, off Ferrol, 24th Odober, t 803, to the Hon ilarzle Admiral Cor:iw•alls. Much increafed aelivity ircvails lince the Taft dif patches from Madrid, and lit) , worked night anti day until the fixteen gun o•)ats were ready. It may be poffible that there Span;!'. !hips are fitting to em bark Augereau's army. I than ufe every means to difcovcr that meafure, if it Mould be adopted, and forward the Cit I bell intelligence of it to you. No 7..-Naval Occurrences for un. 1803, rt tea by Mr. Duff Lips ordered to be r.:ted out.—Ttistidaa, of r3o guns, Capt. Brigadier DonFrancifto Urearw; EaMA Ana, t 12, Capt. D.%n Alcala Galtan ; Sall Rafael, 84, Don Ijfh. Arambure ; Terrible,74, Don Ijth. Dela Guardia ; Soberano, 74, Don Juan Car ran2a ; America, 64, Dr-n Jo Mclendez ; Amphi trite. 40, Don Joie Varela ; dellined fur Vera Cruz and Havanna, Rufina, 34, Dun Joie Novalcs , dellined fur Lima. The brig Penelope, of t f 3 guns, in the bay, dellined for Malaga, but detained on account of the epidemi cal (Minder which reigns thete. Brig Argo. of z 8 guns, and ft.hooner Felozn, of 16 guns, are appointed guarda codas fur La Guayra, under the command of Brigadier Don Augulia cea Fig.,;:raa, going commandant of that department.— Lugger Experiment art ived from Malaga, to careen at the arfenal, and is hill under quarantine. Ships fitting out at Carthagena—Reyna Loon:, of its guns ; an Carlos, 112 ; Bahama, 74, arrived at Cacho the 4th of November ; Argonaut.,, 84; Ma talde, 34 ; Vanganza, 35. Tic lltips ordered to be fitted ont at Ferrol arc fire, though hitherto the following only are named : Yrir ripe D'Auti uria, oft 12; Neptune, 84; and San A ugtillin, 74• The place of rendezvous, it is afrerted, will be this port; hut, from all appearances, the earliest puthWe they c.in affemble will be February or March next. The French fhip and corvette have not yet got into dock. Na. 8 —Naval Occurrences for November, 'Sol, reported by Mr. Duff, his Majefty's Conful at Cadiz. In the Carracca, the fitting out of the fix (hips is going on. The America, of 66 guns, is the only one of them which is completed, and is gone out of the arfenal ; as to the others, three of them (one of which, the T. iniJad) are in port—lnane time will elapfe be fore they come out of it, and can be equipped as well as the others. At Ferrol they are occupied in the armament of the five Chips to he fitted out there, the Neptune, Don Antonio Valdes; Monarca, Don Antonio Ar gomofo , S. Augultin, Don Antonio Pareja; S. Ful gencio, Don Jocechin Rivera ; Principe, Don Conne Charucca—thefe (hips as fitted are expected to come here.—Of the four Blips fitted out at Carthagcna, The Argonaut, of 84 guns, Brigadier Don Bufael de One ; and the Bahama, of 74 guns, Captain Don Linode Truxilln, have been fume time arrived here ; the two remaining, S. Carlos, Ira guns, Bri. gadier Don Luis Maims ; and Reyna Luifa, t I 2 guns, Brigadier Don Antonio Palligo, were preparing to I'he flips Paula, San Pablo, San Jcaquim, and Guerrero, have been malted at the fame place, but no order had•been received for fitting them our. The frigate Santa Rufina, which arrived here from Carthagena about ten days ago, is under orders to get ready for Ame , ica, fuppofed to be for Lima. The King's :lore (hip Santa Jufta failed the 26th ult. for a port in Galicia, with a cargo of [alt for the King's account. The new frigate Vengeance, built at Mahon, and arrived latterly from Carthagena, is to be attached to the fquadron ; the appears to be a fine frigate, and can mount forty guns. Of the two frigates which failed from Ferrol laft February for Lima, the Santa Clara arrived at the Callac the 22d of June, the other, the Mercedes, has put into Rio Janeyro, leaky. The brig Argo, and fchunner Telob, under orders of the Brigadier Don Auguain de Fegueroa, arc in. tern!cd to tail in the prefent month, as Guard.) Collar for the Carraccas. The lup7Cl Experiment, which went with furgeons and prielis to Malaga, and is lately returned, remains in this Bay performing quarantine. Tice brig Periel^d..:, remains equipped in this Bay, and withuut any dellination being given her. No y.—Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Sir Edward Pe!. low. Bart. dated on board hi. Majelty's Chip Tonnsnt, off Ferrol, December 1, aBO3, to the Hon. Admiral Cornwallis, &c. tl/4c. I have only to confirm the lag report of the gate of the enemy's grips in Ferrol and Corunna, with the additional (ire ornflances of orders having arrived the day before ye:ter-day to egnip, with all expedition, two fail of the line (Spanifh), it is Lid, for St. Do mingo. (Incidure in No. 9.)—Eztraft of Information from Sir F !ward! Paley?, Baronet, anchored in the Honourable Admiral wallas', i.rtter, dated on board his Majelity's tidy Vine de l'aria, og' Mani, nth January, 5804, to the Honourable Admiral Cornwallis. A few days fence the Spaniards have been much employed in mounting cannon in all their forts ; and the garrifon at Ferrol is augmented to fevers thoufand troops. They have made no alteration with refpelt to their (hips, except the two intended for the Weft Indies, which are getting for ward. No. to.—.-Naval Occurrences for eth December, 1803, reponal by Mr. Duff, Ms Majelty's Conful at Cadiz. The Argonaut and Bahama, which arrived here from Carthagena in November, are gone up to the Caracca, the one to be coppered, the other to have her upper works caulked. By late advices from the Havannah, the San Alexandre had been careened, and was expected to proceed for Vera Cruz ; another (hip was careening there; the others are, in a great meafure, abandoe ed, and in In decayed a Rate, as to be judged inca pable of being repaired. The French (hip l'Aigle, and the corvette the Torche equally, the brig Argus of tft guns, latterly arrived here, continue, the two fill in the Caracca, and the latter in the Bay ; it has been turmifed or ders having latterly been received for their bring in readrnefs to proceed upon fervice. Tlwre can be no doubt enter taincd of their with to fpend the %%inter in thi, t, and in which I think it probable they will he gratified. Cuiiz, the aid December, 1803. No. t t.—Copy of a Letter from Mr. James Duff, his Majelly's Conlel at Cadiz, to Sir Evan Nepean, Baronet, dated the sad December, 1803. DEAL SlR—The armament of the (hips here goes on very (lowly, and I have reafon to believe it to be the cafe at the other departments, from many cir curallances. I rather expert that leveret months may elapfe before the (hips fitting out will be fo manned and united here, as it is fain to be the inten tion, to the number of twenty fail of the line, By an exprefs which arrived here to the French Commilfary of Commercial Relations, Mr, Le Roy. the iSth, from Paris, and latterly from Ferrol, it is laid he is luppofed to have received direSions relative to l'Aigle, corvette Torche, and Argus brig, of id rims (arrived fence my lag from St. Domingo and site avarnah), relative to their further proceedings. , It is lot mired by fume, that they are to remain in k rcadinefs in the event of the fquadron at Fen ol being able to evade the vigilance of Sir Edward Pciiew, and appearing off to join them, and to proceed to the Mediterranean. 1. D. No. IS ...I . :Strad of a Letter from Vice Admiral Sir John Tho- mas Duckworth, K. B. Commander in Ch ief of His Majefty's Ships and VeiLls ;t Jamaica, to Sir Evan Nerinn, Baronet, dated on board the Shark, the Pott Royal Harbour, 15th Ja nuary, z Boa. I hen-with tranfmit, for the information of the Lords Commi(linners of the Admiralty, an eitren of a letter juft received by a merchant of eminence in this Maud, in which ;mat confidence is placed ; and, Ihould it be certainly afcertained that Frepch agents precee 3 to the condemnation of tnglifh vet. fels carried int() the ports of Cuba, I (ball not feel great delv.:acy is due the Spaniards, though I (hall endeavour to avoid any open 'malty till I ambol- Loured with tbcir Lorath;ps commands—L.- Tarp owr.