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1.. I ..'L; out fl,r further aecourts fro is themat,The ii.stasta, of 120 guns, and the Ajax, of 8o guns, hum hence on Monday laft, and, no doubt, Live reinly:Led the Britifh ere this." In letters from Tortola, of the 28th of February, it is dated, that the Cirk fleet had arrived, and that part of it had failed for the Leeward Iflands. This ti,:t 1.,11cd trom Cork on the 37th of January, under convoy of the l'aostLyrs frigate, and ELK brig. It confided of one hundred and twenty-three merchant men, and eleven tranfports with troops on board.— A part of the French fquadron having been teen t r , o,:ng off Barbadoes, on the 28th of February, it -4 3 , tuppored they were looking out for the Cork Beet; t ! , 4: Prince of Afturias tranfport was captured by the c ., ,:hment. We are under mach uneafinefs for the , ~ 1 this convoy, as we knim that no naval force, adequate to encounter the trench fquadron, could reach tl.e Well Indies for a Month after the arrival cf the enemy in that quarter. By the extrafis from the Barbadoes Mercury of the 16th February, given in another part of this paper, it will be teen there are Come reafons for apprehend ing that an additional French fquadron has reached thefe feat. Itappears certain toothat the rumour mull have been expelled by Tome report given out by the French themfelves. But how they thould have dif doled that circumftance is likewife extraordinary.— They mull, no doubt, have alluded to the Toulon fquadron. From the &II notice in the Monileur of the failing and of the return of the Toulon fleet, which appeared in the Monitarr of the to March, above a month after the event, we have entertained doubts whether that fleet, or at leaft the whole bf It, had really gone back. The Toulon fleet failed on the 15th of January. On the 4th of February the Hortenfe and Incorruptible, two of the frigates, attacked the Malta convoy, and carried the prifoners intu Cartha sena. It is obvious, therefore, that if thefe frigates bad the fame dellination with the Toulon fleet, of which they formed part, it mug hare been out of the Mediterranean, as they had proceeded fo far down wards the Gut of Gibraltar. The Toulon fleet might have paffed the Gut in the night unobroved. A Dana veffel was three days in company with a fleet of (even fail of the line and frigates, off Cape St. Vincent, between the 13th and 17th of February.— This could not have been a Britith fleet, nor the Rochefort fquadron, which arrived at Martinique on the tnth of February. It was this Dane that gave the information to Sir JOHN Gaol, which was fent LI the LIIIILY frigate to Admiral COCHR•111. That feet, if the report of the Dane was corral, might have been the Toulon fquadron. It will be fortunate indeed, if the Toulon fleet has returned to port, but as to the form which drove them back, there never was any tiling heard of it but in the Afoßiteur. The two frigates which intercepted the Maltefe convoy, lead (offered nothing from it. We are indeed hong ly inclined to think that the paragraph was intended to miflead. This day we received French Jonrnals to the 25th ult. and Dutch to the 29th ult. From the latter we have extraned a letter from Madrid, Rating that an attack is meditated again!' Gibraltar, in which the Spaniards espett to be aided by a fecret underßand ing within the garrifon. Certain it is, that forme men defined f3m: time ago ; but by our laR accounts, we had every reaton to hope, that the number in cluded all who wer: any way difaffened, and that the Garrifon in general were Raunch to their duty like loyal foldiers. " Madrid, Much 2. N The plan for getting polttioo of the ftrong fortrefs of Gibral. tar was farmed at the end of lar. month. The cc •cutimi of it was to be favoured, it is laid, by a keret utislerftandirg in the place it felf, and the attack was to be made by ka and lard at the fame time. For the former a great nun her of gun boats were already provided, which were well manned and equipped ; but the vigi lance and adtivity of the Engliat, whole fufpicioos were awakened by the arrival of a remfurcirment of troops, deranged the whole plan. In the mean ohile,v.e have very !ittle fear for Minorca. The Eogials (rem to have no deign on that lOand, bccaufc the attack of it will require lead troop., which they are in want of, and they eat.ivit at pi debt weakut the garrifon of Malta; of the Swift re. giment of Roden, which was Rationed at Malaga during the epi demical iicknefs, a tie d of the Dacus and toed have perished.' The French Pipers prefent nothing worth extraa ing. The following decrees refpelting the Coliomes which flopieraars means to introduce, mar, howe ver, amufe our Readers : IMPERIAL DECREES. YA Pet? ON , the Grace of Goo, and the ConAltutions, inperor of the French, and King of Italy, decrees, The Cofturne of the Members of the Confulta of State, ball A coat of French green, embroidered with gold ; rrtart:e of green Ilk, lined with white, edged with gold, and cm bra !creel wi:h the tune; cravat with lace, Spanifh hat and plume, white fa& with gold fringes; velt and breeches of white Ilk, ens bruidered with gold, (hoes with white roles. IL The Members of the Council of State !hail have a dark green coat, embroidered with lighter green Ilk , mantle of green al lined with white, edged with green, and embroidered with white lilk, red Lb with Slyer fringes, cravat with lace, Spanilh hat and plume, white veft and breeches, embroidered with green kik, boa with green robs. 111 The Members of the Legiftative Body Stall have a green coat, embroidered on the collar and cuffs with gold; green breeches, white "eft, embroidered with gold ; mantle of green filk, lined wilt white Spanifh hat with a white plume, green lab and gold binges. IV. The Members of the Colleges mill affame the drefs primer for t►em ; Feckfialties and Military men mutt be drafed in fills or velvet, and on days of ceremony than wear fatties with gold fri"ges. 1 he Members of the College of the Pelideits, Ihall have a white rani ; tbnfe of the College of Doti, a blue lath ; and than of t►e College of Afercla.b, a red faro. (Signed) NAPOLEON. By his Majetty Emperor and King, (Signed) r. MARZSCALC/21. HAGI7II 9 MARCH 26 —Yeßerday the Direftary W ilted a Proclamation, relative to the •oting on the plan of the New Contlitution, and fent the fame, by (even Couriers. to the Adminillrations of the differ eat departments. The acceptance or rejeftion of the New Conflitution, will be voted by a Yes or No, as will the appointment of Citizen Jaw &HIM/411.1.11N blIWCZ to be Firtl Petitionary. The rtgifier of votes will be opened on the 9th of . April, doled t.n the 16th, and mutt be fent hither before the 25th of that month. _ ...... GenerAl MA It MONT is making every preparation to occupy again the Camp at Zeyil, in the beginning of May.—The Batavian army, it is laid, will be re duced to 7,00 b men. The Officers who arc difmiffed and do not enter into foreign ferrite, will receive two thirds of their whole pay. The Hamburgh Mail, due on Wednefday, has ar rived, as have alto Mails from Gottenburgh and Lif bon. By the latter the following Letter has been re ceived at Lloyd's Collie Houfe t opoirro, itiacti 15. " The Swedith galliot Anna Charlotte, Captain LIIIDT, from Dublin, for this place, was detained dole to the Bar by a privateer, and carried into tome port in Gallicia. The Hiatta Sra de Lapa,from Liverpool, is detained at Vigo. A perfun who arrived here yefterday from Vigo, mentions, that 15 priva • Leers had failed from that and the neighbouring port, and that orders are ailed in Spin to detain rails of every defcription which are fuppofed to come from England. The Tantalus, Mama, from Dublin, is arrived at Vigo. The Spaniards are keeping a fharp look out for the brig Milliciano, —, which is expelled from Liverpool." The following are the articles brought by the Ham burgh Mail : VIANNA, MARCH 20.—To.day the Englifh Envoy here received a courier from London, and immedi ately fent rif another for the Eall Indies. The camp near Prague, which will be reviewed by the Mintier at War, the A►chduke CHARLES, will only confill of 12,C00 men. General Mack has been again at Vienna for fame days. General Count de la Tout is appointed Prefident and Field-Marlhal ; Lieutenant Prince CHARLES of Scuwaszsmatto, Vice•Prefdent of the Aulic Coon. cil of War. Cos sr atirtsormi, Fsii. 14.—There are accounts here, that in the courfs . of oElober, a Ruffian fhip of the line of 8o g uns , Prone Sebailopol, having troops on board, was totally The Ottoman Government is evidently in a flare of uneatinels and alarm. An Army of Referve will be affembled in three camps, formed near Contlan tinople, and three Pafbas appointed to the command of it. VCIIICI. MARCH II•••••It is reported here, that the Aufirian Venetian frontiers, which according to the treaty of Luneville, have hitherto had the Adige for their boundary, will be extended to the Adda, in re turn for which the Houfe of Militia will concede to France other advantages. Cantu, MARCH 12.—Should his Majefly, NAPO. CRON, think proper to come to Genoa, the Palace Doria, in which CHARLES V. raided during his 1147 in this City, will be fitted up for his reception. Yerlerday her Majzsry held a Drawing room, when the following prefentations took place : Sir Thomas Clarges, by the Biftwp of Durham. Lord Napier, on his being appointed Lord Commitßoner to to the General ACcrobly of the Kirk of Scotland. Mrs G. Sedley, by Mrs. Vernon. Waldegrave, by Lady Radftock. Mr. G. Agar, by the Archbifhop of Dublin. The Arch Whop of Tuam, by the Earl of Tankaville. Fnfign Steele, by his father, Mr. Stick Captain "'oilfield, by Captain Chad. Lady Mary Grenville, by her mother, the Marchionefs of Buckingham Vifeount Primrofe, by the Earl of Morton. I.ord Alvanley, by the Earl of Morton, on coming to his title. Lord Afhbrooke. by the fame. Lord Fiticaftle, by Colonel Defbrow, Captain Gram", by Sir J. Trigg& Mils Wright, by Lady R. Boughton. Mite M - Lean, by the Lady In Waiting. Lord Hereford, by the Earl of Morton. Lieutenant Colonel Hawker, by the fame. Colonel Howard, on being appointed an Aide-du Camp to the King. Lady F. Somerfet, by her mother, the Dowager Duchefa of Beaufort. Mifi Jeroy, by Lady Summers. Colonel H. Jennie., by Colonel Herrin. Colonel and Mrs. Seymour, by the Lady in Waiting. Lady S. Eglititoune, by the Countefs of Eglintounc. Mrs. Litton, Lady of his Majefty's late Envoy Extraordinary and Mlnifter Pleoipotentiary at the Hague and at Copenhagen, on her arrival front the North. Mrs. Latouche, by Vifcount Calllereagh. Colonel Latouehe, by Colonel Defbrow. Mb King, by Lady King. Mali Fitzhatton, by Lady Fitzhatton. Lady J.Montgomery, by the Countcfs of Eglintoune. Lady M. Browne, by Lady Kinmore. Mlfs Rumbold, by Lady Rumboid. Lady Flucaßle, by the Lady in Waiting. Mrs. Seymour, by the Marehio..efs of Bath. Mifs Emma Bridget Bon eer i e, by la d y M. Bouverie. _ . Lieutenant Colona AVQ . e.trrie, of the 86th Regiment, by the Earl of Harrington, on h 6 late appointment in India, and took leave of her Majcity previous to his departure for India. Mr. Wild= Cavendith, by his father,Lord George Cavendiffi. Md. Cavendifh, by her mother, Lady George Cavendifh. The Drawing Room doled about half Nit four o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLoft% Levees have ceafed for the feafon. On Wednefday was married at St. Luke's, by the ReverendMr.Sosrssso, Mr. NATHANIIL CLISSOLD, Clothier and Woollen-drarer, of Readit!z, Bet ks, to. Mrs. CHAMBERLIm, widow .‘1 the late Tuos. CHAN a Elq. of Lambeth, Surrey, with a fortune of 25,0001. Yeflerday morning, as two chairmen were carry ing a bier in Saville.row, one oI the (hafts broke, by which accident two beautiful mirrors of immure Vit• lue wcre fluttered to atoms. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind S. W. ABR. DUE. Alt. DM Dublin z z Hamburgh z o Waterford o z Gottenburgh z z Litbon 0 z Fa zwoorm, APRIL 2.—Sailed the Spanifh priva teer Felicite, of to guns, prize to the Kitty priva teer, of London, for Plymouth ; the Jenny, DAVID.. SON, for Liverpool; the Hawke, FORSTER, for Wales; the Nancy, REES, for Weymouth ; the Union and Catharine, for Shoreham; the James, PARKE, for Plymouth ; and laft evening the four maned (hip Trantit, Lts-rom, for Smyrna. Arrived this day the American flip Ann, Captain BRADFORD, from Alex andria, with flour, in 35 days; the Nova& floop of war, of 18 guns, Captain HANCOCK, from a cruize; and Patacs or Wazas packet, TODD, with mails from Lifbon, ten days peage ; left lying in the Tagus the AUCKLAND packet. Wind W. •PORTSIEOUTH, APRIL +—Arrived the RANGER Hoop of war and the Cnasict cutter from a cruize ; SARACEN Hoop of war from Cork; Renewal, Cao. teARTIe, and the Echo, Rowe, from London, bound to the Weil Indies.—Wind DEAL, APRIL 4.—The BONITTA (loop of war, with the Admiral Gardner and Metcalf EaR India men, and the fleet under convoy for Portfmouth, which failed yellerday, are again put back by con trary winds.—Arrived and failed for the River, the LORD Fosses armed (hip, with the fleet under con voy from Surinam; fail from Cork.—Arrived the LEAPARD man of war, Rear-Admiral Dotioxas ; LIDA frigate; ARAB (loop of war, and feveral gun brigs, from off Boulogne, and remain in the Downs with the (hips as per lA. Wind W. S. W. YARMOUTH, APRIL 4.—This morning arrived the Auckland packet, Capt. THos. BRIDGI, from Got tenburgli, with mails, and a Mellinger, who pro ceeded early this morning to town. Arrived from a cruize, the Ann armed brig, Lieut. SHRUM', and has brought in with her a large Bark, laden with wine and brandy, from Bourdeanx, which the cap tured going into Fluffing; alio, arrived the Scour (loop of war, and the PRINCESS AucUtITA cutter.— The Mips of war in there Roads are the Monnvnith, Adamant, Inflexible, Boadicea frigate, Infpeelor, Cruizer, and Scout (loops of war, Ann brig, Flo rence and Princefs Augu(a cutters.—Wind S.S.E. ARN e armed Brig, Yarmouth-Roade, April 4,1805. _ We have jolt arrived here with a large (hip under Prnrfmn colours, having detained her, in company with the BOLD gnn-brig, for attempting a breach of blockade. This is the eleventh veil our fqmsdron has fent in for breach of blockade within thefe two months, which thews that we have not been idle.— The enemy at Flu(hing are in the fame Rate they have been in ice tome time. There are two frigates in the harbour Ilripped. At (Mend there are one praam, twenty-one fchooners, and thirteen fchuyts; but, whether they intend to come out, we cannot deter mine. FROM LLOYD'S I IST. Gitavrsewn, APRI L 4.--Paffed by the Geode Hoffnung, from Poppenburgh. Sailed the &hint Queen, Rowe, for Antigua; Henrietta, Rofs, for Honduras; Diamond, Pyle, for Peteriturgh ; Rattir, for Elfinore ; Pieter. Wouke. for Tonningen ; Good Intent, Stapleton ; and the Emclie, Prett, for Koningth urea. WEST INDIES. FROM THE BARBADOES MERCURY, TUESDAY, FEB. 26. " A fuddcn depretlion was occ.stioned here on Sunday last n n the arrival of a neutral from Lee ward, with the unexpeaed intaigence of the appear ance in there feas, of a powerful French naval force ; and yellerday morning the account was fully con. firmed ; but, as is ton cultomary, with many exag gerated additions which could only tend to heighten the alarm. Without following the varying and vague accounts which have been induflrioutly dilre minated, we (hall confine our report on this gene rally intcretling cubic& to that which feems moll au thentic. " On Wednefday laft a fmall veffel, in her courfe from Dominica to St. Lucia, difcovered feveral fail of large veifels (landing towards Maitinique, and having afcertained them to be an enemy's fquadron, and clearly dillinguifhed their force, bore up for this ifland and communicated her nbfervations, juftly deeming it of the higheft importance to be immedi ately known here. The confirmation of this account was yenerday morning officially received in dif patches from St. Vincent, with the addition that the enemy had fallen in with a fmall convoy bound here, and had captured the Prince of Militias tranfport. It appears•that his Najdly's (hip Alligator, having a (hip and 'pig under convoy, fell in with the ene my's fquadron on Wednefday morning ; that they endeavoured to decoy her by /milting Englifh colours and one of them a Rear-Admiral's blue flag : but the Alligator finding that they conld not anfwer her fignals, difcovered the cheat and flood dire& fur St. Lucia ; the enemy, giving chace, cut off the (hip, and captured her. " The real force of the enemy, according to the moR correet account that has been received, and which is giver, by an American fchoorer that paffed through their fleet on Wednefday, after their cep ture of the tranfport, confills of one three decker, fuppofed of t to wins, two So's, two 74's, and five frigates, evidently full of troops. This force, In fu perior to any thing we have at prefent afloat in the Well: Indies, certainly threatens fume danger to our Colonial prikilions ; not, however, to that extent which the too timid haltily apprehend ; for our gar .rifons throughout the iflands are in general well ftrengthened, admirably appointed, and in high health and difcipline. On our own internal refources the moll implicit confidence car be placed, and we might even defy the whole concentrated force of the enemy ; all languor and inactivity, however, muff be thrown off ; and the zeal, aelivity, and vigour of our Commander., both civil and military, be fecond ed with promptnefs and alacrity. The meafur e s al ready adopted, and aiu purloins, arc fuch as mark a Orong determination of obninate refinance ; and judging from thole eminent talents which we (hall have to guide and dire,ft us in the hour of danger, lbould it ever arrive, we anticipate a glorious reult to the honour and reputati .n of our country. " While we are naturally felicitous for the fafery and defence of this country, the pt eftrvation of our filler colonies (hares our equal willies and anxiety, e/- pecially as their local flotations lay them more op< n to. the attacks of the enemy, who, a&ive and cuter prifina, we already find invelling one of them. Thus have the accounts of the arrival of t'le enemy's forces at Martinique been immtd ately followed up with that of their attack on the ifland of Dominica. On Friday fall their fquadron appeared off Roleau, an immediate attack commenced, and a debarkation of troops attempted ; a fpirited defence was made, and the landing refilled ; twice was the enemy replied, and obliged to retire ; they threw off t. Point L\l chelle, a creek about three leagues further tl the fouthward, whither Brigadier General Pasvosr was marching to meet them ; and from thence mould pro bably proceed to Prince Rupert's, where a more eifee. tual Rand may be made. The lateß accounts from Dominica are of Sunday right, when the enemy had not made any material progrefs, and the moll aftive and vigorous defence was continued. Let the fate of this ifland be what it may—whether fitbdued by a too powerful enemy, or rearing in triumph the Bri tifh flandard over her vanquifhed affailants, we alike mull bear teliimony to the gallant fpirit of its Colo nial Militia and regular Gartifon, led on by an offi cer,than whom (in the perfon of Brigadier-General PRI von), the Britifh army has not a prouder boa& " In addition to thefe particulars, we have to add, that further appearances of danger threaten thefe co lonies, unlefs by the timely arrival of an adequate na val force, the enemy's career be checked. It is con. fidently Rated, that a veffel from Martinique, board cd by the Unicorn frigate, which has jut} arrived, not only confirmed to her the &env)) of the enemy al ready arrived, but adds that a reinforcement of (even fail of the line, with frigates and tranfports, was mo mentarily expeCted there from the Mediterranean, with the exprefs tbje& of co-operating in a general attack on all our Viands. This veffel further Rated, that an expedition of four thoufand men was on the point of failing from Martinique againit Sr. Lucia. " It is, perhaps, ton juftly apprehended, that fume trails which yelterday were defcried off our coati, are part of this reinforcement ; and tilde fuipicions are arengthened by an American which fell in with them yetterday morning; and from their manceuvring concludes they were French fhips. Two r f them have approached fo near as to be perceived to be line of battle fhips, and it is added that five brigs Wel e feen in company with them:—many veffels have certainly been feen from the heights to windward, but none inch as defcribed have arrived. " The enemy's forces already arrived, are com manded by Gen. LE GRANDE, and Admiral MENTZ' j thole expelled from the Mediterranean are under Ad mital VILLENEVF." PRIVATE LETTER.--FEBRUARY 26. " The large flays feen to leeward of Barbadoes on the 25th of February, appear to be making for the French iflands ; fo that we fear fume more unpleafant news will fnon be received." By the B.trbadoes papers accounts have been re. ceived of feveral captures made by our crnizers. The Spann (hips N. S. del Carmen, Pedro Big Munn Anglae, Zayers, L. Valera Montenefa, D. Jungo; fchooners l'Aigle Levie, Jacques Polacre, San Fracifco du Paulo, De Sun, are fent into Nevis by hisMajelly's cruizers. His Majefty's (hip SERAPIS, with about 40 fhips un der convoy, failed from Tortola, on the isith of Fe bruary, for England. The AMELIA frigate has fent into St Vincent's the Spanifh fhip Concepcion, laden with wine, &c. from Barcelona to the Havannah ; and the Spanifh (hip Commercial, laden with flour, alfo for the Ha vannah. His Majelly's (hip BARBADOES had taken and fent into St. Vincent's, the Spann brig Ena, from Rio de la Plata, to the Havannah, with hides and tallow. The Hermes,CHAPMAK, from London to Jamaica, which failed under convoy of the Um' CORM frigate in December laft, is captured, and carried into Guada loupe. The Thomas, Gilgit son, from Demerara to Lon don, has put into St. Kitt's, leaky, and left there by the fleet, which failed thence the 171 h February. MARK-LtILVE. CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 5. There are not many frefh arrivals of Wheat to day, brit a tolerable quantity at hand, with fome few cargoes of foreign.—Samples of fine old maintain the currency, and the trade for other qualities is dull. —Sales of Barley and Malt are at fmall difference in price, altho' but few White and Grey Peas, the fmall demand creates little alteration in price. Oats are in tolerable quantities, with a few foreign cargoes, and fome very fine famples fetch our highefl quota tion. So little Rape Seed the price is nominal. Flour is plenty and laR prices remain. . . GFNFRAi.. CURRENCY AS UNDFR : Wheat, 755. 881. 1031. per qt. Grey Peale, 375. to istil. Fine Ditto, too. to7cod. Beans, 4t5. 485. Rye, 335. tos. '1 ick Diuo 41a. 47 1 . Barley, 435- 483. od. Oats, 245. 275. 295. Malt, 745. licia. Poland ditto, 3c3. 313. White Peale, 425. 481. Rape Seed, 001. w col. perlaft. PRICE OF FLOUR. Fine Flour Boa. to 85a. Seconds 745. to Etos. per lack. SPORT/N& INTELLIGENCE. MALTON CRAVEN MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL a. A Sw•eepflakes of togs.. each, for three-year olds, .. , . - . eig,ll zit] bfci ibers. Col. Childers's b. e. by - Precipitate, out of Alonzo's dam 2 Mr. Nalton's br. e. by Totteridge - - s Sir M. Sykces b. e. Sir ltroivald 6 tot againfk the winner. The Craven Stakes of logs. each, for all age s , two miles, fix S•tbfcrihers. Sir M. Syliees c. Sir Launcelot, by Delpini, 1 yrs old - Mr. Burton's b. f Heb. 3 yrs old - - 3 Several othe rs Ilarted ; won eafily. BETTING ROOM, APRIL to tco p. p. againft Marks for the Fiat Clafs of the Ostlandi. zoo to ao. p. p. agft Brain- worm, for ditto. 42 to to. p. p. agn dUto, fur the fame. 42 to to, p. p. set Duzhury, for the Second Oafs. 20, even, the Sifter to Julia agft the Drab filly, for the Oaks, p. p. n. w. Orr ca CD TO TAEL....-2 tot but Parafol wins the ad Clah,p. p. 6 to 4 but Haanibal wins the Claret, P. p.