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GLOBE MST:HAN:2r., PALL-MALL, April ti, NTOTTCEr is hereby given, That n:w Rates and Prispgfais, for Infurancvs againft Lots or Llamage by Fin:: infurances on Lives and Survivorfh!p; En.'.nv:mci.ts of Children; Immediate, deferred, and progreillye Annuities, may be bad,gratis, by application at the Company's Offices in Poll-mail and Cornhill, or from their Agents in the principal Town: and Out-ports in she United Kingdom. THOMAS H. Wil INsON, Secretary. PATRIOTIC FUND. LI.OYD'a. Amu.. 1 1 , otos. A T a GENERAL MEETING of the Commit_ tee for Managing the PATRIOTIC f h e ld this day, _ . JOHN JULIUS ANGFRSTEIN. Ffq. in the Chair ; Read two letters from the Hon. Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, to Sir Francis Baring. Dart. with a Copy of a Letter from Alexander Walker, Efq Refident at Baroda. to the Secretary of the Government of Bombay; and Lift of Subfcriptions ingot Prefidency and iu Dependencies, to the Patriotic Fund. Refolved, That the above Letters and lift of Subfcriptions be infected in the Daily Papers; and that an A ufwer be written to the Hon. Jonathan Duncan, exprethog the high fenfethe Commit tee entertain of the generous enP.uliafm with which his example has been followed in the Prelidency under his Governmenr ; and the peculiar pleafure the Committee feel in publithing the (ponce mous proof of attachment to the BritiM Nation. given by the Na tive Powers to alliance with the Hon the Eaft India Company, in fo liberally contributing to the fupport of that Inftitution. Copies of Letters from the Non. Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, to Sir Francis Baring, Bart. Chairman of the Commit. tee for managing the Patriotic Fund. Bombay Cattle, 04EtOtKr 12. I 804. Si.—! have the honour to forward you a Bill of Exchange, drawn on the limmurabk the Court of Dir.:Ron, at three months ▪ for the amount of the Subfcriptions hitherto received on at count of the Patriotic Fund, being two thoufand pounds Reeling. I have Oro inclofed a lift of the Subfcrihers. There Contribmtons have been chitty confined to the Prefidency ; the sort lapfe of time Once the publication of the notice with which you favoured me, in your letter of the lath of March let, not basing yet ad mitted of returns from the Subordinates. I have the honour to be, tine. Bombay Caftle, Nov. aft, .804. 51r...0n the iath ult.l had the honour of forwarding you a Lift of Subferiptions to the Patriotic Fund at that Prefidency, actors* ponied bye Bill for Two Thoufand Pounds fleeting; and I have now the fatisfaetion to enclofe a continuation of larther Contribu tines on the fame account, together with the firft of a let of 11111. on the Honourable Court for 2,teil. i ts. i id. With reference to the List of Subfcriptions now enekifed.l have much pleafure in tranfmittiog you a Copy of a Letter from the Bri dal Refident at the Borah Durhar, under date the nth infant, whence It will, 1 doubt not, be f. tofaclory to Government, and to our countrymen at Wn-. to oblerve, that our Allies, the Gui cower, and the principal officers of his Ailminiftration, have thus fpontanconay come forward in fupport of the objei2s of the highly laudable Inftittition over which you prefule. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. Copy of a Letter from Alexander Walker, Efq. Refident at Barts ch', to James Augliftus Grant, h.fq. Secretary to the Govern ment of Bombay. B'roda, Nov. t 1, 'toe. Sir—Having mentioned in the cootie ot conierfation with the Guieowar Raj ih, and his Miniiter, the objedt of the Patriotic Fund, and afterwards explained the principles ON which that provifion was railed, their curiofity was not only Rrongly recited by the re lation, but they expreffed a dcfire to contribute towards the fup port of this ocelot and noble deficit. As this offering of good will and attachment from there Allies couft he peculiarly gratifying to the Company'e Government, and fatisfadlory to the Britith nation at large, I have not hebtated to accept it. I have the honour to enclofe a Lift of the Sabferibers, and have no doubt but that this friendly intereft cif a diftaet people in favour of an Inftitution which is clofdy eonneard with the honour and (murky of our native country, will be duly appreciated by the Honourable the Governor in Council_ I beg taste recommend, as a mark of attention which will he agreeable to*m, that the Names of the prefent Subc,:ribers nr4 be printed in'the Makratta and Enghlh Languages. For this pur. pore, I have enclofed a Lift in both Tongues, with the Names and Rank of the parties, as they Itand tlererit.ed In their offci.l Rations wider the Guicowar Government. I have the honour to be, Sts.&c. LIST OP 1111/14CRIP1 lONS AT 1101114AY TO INK PATRIOTIC FUND AT LLOYD'S. Rupees Rupees Jonathan Duncan 3000 Hormarjee Bollllllk4 421 Lewis Cochrane coo Michael Forbes 84 Thomas Leclunt re 300 Capt. John Turner 84 Robert Anderfon too Tames Flitter 200 Charles Forbes (songs) 1680 Ardaker Daily .5 - '0 James Law Soo Capt. James Dsuglis 168 James Kinlock (togs) 411 JC. St,!nTll4,ll, I.c. &TVS. 170 avid Inglis (rep) i6B Capt. Robert Blaekall aro S. R. Snorer Lt. Artilkry to Major H. Scott, 78th Rest, 126 Joreph Cumbsrkge left 1"v/sin W. Green too Patrick Hadow 3t . 0 S. SI Thricplatid 168 William Crawford 200 Tviajor David Price ion Yeltsajce Bornaojte zoo Capt. Edward `.: ow 100 J.G. ?CO Dodlor Hticnu. ',we 8 4 Kennedy 168 John Morrifon z6B Captain Levi Philippa 84 Captain George Warden 84 James Auguftus Grant 200 Guy Lennox Pendcrgrait 168 Alexander Admiral zoo Simon Halli.;ay 421 ...hn Leckie 168 Robert Hei.ila 421 Edward Popham zoo Samuel Bourchirr zoo Wm. Broughton 161 Peter le hlefuritr 8 4 William Harvey h 4 Lt. Jonathan Alichie 84 Major W. Cunningham ic . Francis Warden z6B James Haltett 84 George Harrower 84 eta P. Travers ro., Francis Wappers 10.5 Robert Karon 100 William Dean 84 ilt e n n e r ;Stevens zoo Doelor George Kcir 84 Shank t6B N-fll.rvalij.:e Manockjee it o Thomas White zco Sorabjer Slt.nckerjec 2.c0 Witto/a Canoojee zoo Manortisfs Duarcadars 115 Tarwady Arzoonjee D0...R0r Wm Sandwith 84 Nathjee 75 Riaard Jones, hiajor Gen. z6B Gopaldafs Manordafs ri s c Paul Sheweraft 84 Sankt:Lit Baboolfett z6B Colonel Bland 168 Bombay 061.1 z, 1804. LiR of Subfcriptiens at BoMoay anal its Dcpandencia. AT lANCOOTI Sul.. II OF ISIS. NAAAUDDA. Samuel Rnildton seo Andrew Andram 3000 Captain M. Kennedy ISO John Harding 168 Chides A. Weft Soo David Seton 200 AT BOMBAY K. Egan 100 Capt. W. Maughan no Lewis A. Collett 4c R. B. Crozier. Carnaill W. Catrell 40 Lieut. of Engineri s 84 William Rainger 17 J. Sutherland 200 J . Powell is AT SURAT . Gams, Q . ... Maßer so N. Crowe sco ohn Thelon, Corporal s G. Brown so° Gunner Sheer 3 _ . _ . _. —.---- - T. Pollee so 3o Metro:llles of Artillery coo luhan and Krine so r Gunner and 3 Matroffes 4 .J. Sparrow zoo P. Lodwick, Lieutenasit so Valiant Crozier too Odavius Bond too Henry lyefon so F. Donelly, Lieutenant so SOUTU 01 Tlll N ritavon • William Gray Burrell 25 Henry Ford, Gunner 3 J. Burrowes 150 John korffer, Corporal 5 D. Prothro 16 John Styknop 20 ChriL Hadjfan .5 0 AT SARODA N. P. Powell as Alri. Walker . soo AT IIIOACII J. .Thorpe 150 Major Bratron 60 J . Urquhart too William Steadman 100 T. D. Ballaatine so J R. Lauri"; 5 0 John Williams leo Mrs W 0(111 100 P. S Treffel 84 Henry gnome 6o C. Reynolds. Col. 500 B. Phillips, Surgeon 6o Podtot J. Pouget so Bryan Macguire 30 C. Wren 100 AT SARODA. Maharaja Anund Row Guicowar Serra Khafiteil Sue- Sham Bettadcr - - - spco Burkhoordar Raja Tutteh Sing Row Golcowar tcoo ilurkhoordar Raja Syaja Row Guicowar - imoo Softaram Rowjec Pswan Dimul, of the Sirkar of the Guicowar Serra Khalkiel Sornthare Baader Babaice Appajcc Sir Suabah, of the Surut Country, or of Kattywar - - - ;coo Ragoonath Meypat Row Sirktr. commanding the Gui cowar Forces, (erring with the &kith Troops in the Country of Malwa - - - tOOO iktekaram Chemnajee Coop Dcwanjce Sfr Soubah, of plc Atavitree Mande • - _ JSCO 5 0 0 MR. Br LSHAM'S HISTORY Of PNGLAND. Complete from the Rtsrolotion to the 'f ratty of Amiens. MR PHILLIPS hats the honour to inform the pub tic,LVA that the abov4 mentioned Work will be ready for de "'eq, eorrort,•, in Twelve Uniform Volumes, in °dam on Saturday the zsth of May, price Five Pounds Eight Shillings, in Boards. Six of the Volumesare now repenting with numerous and ev en five cotre.ftions, additions, and improvement., by the Author; and on the astb inftant, this valuable Work, the only continua tionatfiatte, by a fingle writer, may, for the firft time, be bad complete.—Bridge-itreet, Blarkfriars, May z. LORD MF LVILLR. Tiil day was publithed, price One Shilling, ANEXPOSURE of the PERSECUTION of AN Lord MELVILLE, in a 4tter to an intimate Acquaintance. " Huge uproar lord it wide." TKO/410v. Printed for J. Hatchaza, tpo, PlecatiEly. Of whom may be had price at 6d. A Trcatife upon Tithes, containing an Eftimate of every Tithe- Ain Article in common Cultivation, dm. &c. liy the Rev. James Erarblock, A. M. STATE LOTTERY CONTAINS a Prizes of C 30,000 13 Prizes of ,Ct,ooo s—ss-- 20,900 3 zpoo 3 10.000 , 8 -- 1,000 14 of 3ocl. and others of tool. &e. tee. SIFT and Co. Nn. t 1, Poultry, Ate felling the Tickets amid Shares of the above Lottery, to begin Drawing the f3th ..f May. In the laft Lottery, the Ticket No. so 932, a Prize of 10A?cl. No. Bzoo, a Prize of mood and Nos. 91102 amid tt ,368, Prizes of tool. were Eared and rota at Swift and Co.'s Office—where No. 6791. a Prize of 2.0,C eel No 9362, a Prize of siva* and No. 19. ca, a Prize of 'cool. in the preceding Lottery, were alto fold in Shares. FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. PARIS, APRIL 26 —Their Majerlies proceed on their journey to Italy. They have palfed Mount Cenis with great expedition. On the 19th, they ar rived at Turin. It is thought certain, notwitliflanding the lifoltierar and other journals do not mention it, that the Tou lon fquadrnn failed again on the evening of the 3oth of March, to the number of eleven fail of the line, fix frigates, and two corvettes, with about goon land troops on board. The Ihips 'are commanded by VILL/NEUVE, and the troops by General Lauats-1 row. This fquadrnn appeared off Carthagena on the 7th of April, and off Cadiz on the 9th ; whence it proceeded, on the loth, for a dellination perfally unknown, after being joined by one French fhitrand two cot vettes, betides fix Spanith thips of the line, and one frigate, with two thouland two hundre4 and eighty Spenifh troops on board, under the command nt Admiral GRA•INA. Thi, intelligence has already railed our funds, the 5 per Cents. being 58 f. 3o c. LRTDEN, APRIL 3o.—We learn from authentic information, that the French Toulon fl:ct, which failed from that port on the 3oth of Mardi, in the evening, confided of eleven drips of the line, fix frigates and two Hoops ; and that it had 9000 troops on board, commanded by General Layers-ma. It appeared, on the 7th of Aptil, off the heights of Carthagena ; and on the 9th, arrived in the Roads of Cadiz ; from whence it purfued its course, on the toth, on a deflination perfetily unknown, after hay. ing been joined by one French Chip of the line and two (loops, and by (ix Spanith fail of the line and one frigate, having 2250 Spanith troops on board, commanded by Admiral GRAVINA. HAGUE, APRIL 3o.—His Excellency M. Scum- MELPINNINCIC arrived here yeflerday morning with his wife and children, and took his atclual refidence at the Old Court. At half pall nine he granted an audience to feveral perfons, and received congratu lations on the high dignity of Fir/f' Prn j ionary being conferred upon him. At half pan one, he took the oath before the Prefident of the State Direftory, commencing the fonelions of his high dignity, and diffolved the State Dire Cory. By a Notice, dated the 29th, his Excellency the Penfinnary informed the people of the commence ment of his high office, and of the nomination of Mr. C. G. HULTMAN to he his Secretary. Mr. Py maw is Secretary of State for the War De partment. Mr. VANDRRGOES all . ° retains his func tions as Secretary of State for Foreign Relations. AMSTERDAM. Mar I.—M. VAN DER GOES, StCM. ' taty of State for Foreign Affairs, has received offi cial intelligence of the failing of the French Toulon fleet, confiding of twelve Mips of the . liue, betides (mailer veffels ; and that it has fucceeded in joining the Spanith fleet from Cadiz, confiding of fix (hips of the line, frigates. &c. This important intelligence has been communicated by Paid Secretary to the fe sera' Members of the Government. Other accounts (late the Cadiz fleet to confift of eight (hips of the line; and add, that the combined fleets have bent their courfe to the Indies. General Dsys-ux, who is arrived at Charletlon on his scrum to France, has reported in that city, ;hat Gen. FSRRAND has made himfelf mailer of the whole of the Spanifh part of Sr. Domingo. He had even overpowered Fort Dauphin, and could alfo have got po[fctlinn of the Cape, if he had had more troops at his command. General DEVAUX has received a wound in his neck, and fpeaks with difficulty. We hear, that to-day the Batavian Legiflative AC fembly will be diffolved : and that their High Migh, tineffes will be inflalled on the isth init. It is added that General MARMON r, and feveral other Generals will be prefent at this ceremony. GENOA, APRIL 10.—Our Doom will bimfelf go at the head of the Deputation from hence to Milan, to congratulate the Emperor NAPOLEON as King of Italy. Lord NeLsort, with a part of his fleet, is fop. pofed to be gone for Malta, to repair and to take in provifions. CADI Zt MARCI. 4 2g.—At prefent five Englifh (hips of the line. one frigate and a brig, are eruizing in fight of our port. On the 24th, an Englifh man of war, of So guns, arrived at Gibraltar, from the Eaft. It is Paid that Admiral NaLsos's fleet has made its ap. pearAnce off Barcelona. MADRID, APRIL 2•••••• The Ppm/Irons at Curz, Fer rol, and Comma, are ready to fail at the fhorteft notice ; and orders to this purport are momentarily expected, as well as for their joining at one point.— Admiral GRAvINA, wire commands the grand divi flan at Cadiz, is the foul of all the fchemes formed and forming to avenge the Spanifh flag. All the Spanifh Naval Officers, of known &ill and courage, and the moil experienced feamen, are on board out fleet. Qur hopes of complete fuccefs are augmented by the circannitance, that they, will be vigoroufly fuli: ported by the French fleets of Toulon and Breit. Iri the MUM time, the gteateß rage prevails among the ' people to fit ent and man privateers. by which the enemy will rarer feverely. Several (hips are ftill expelled at Cadiz from South America. which. exclutive of great quantities of va- 1 !noble merchandifes from Peru and the coatis of the South Sea, have on board confiderable funs in piaftres. The neceffary tneafures, however. have been taken to give there (hips timely notice of the war that they may guard as much as polfible againft the refulting confequences. From the Camp of St. Roch it is mentioned that the troops which form the blockade of Gibraltar on the land fide, continue fill to keep the Engin gar rifon in motion. The Commandant General of the Camp conflantly keeps his troops on the alert, and in the exaelion of difcipline he is particulatly Alarms are frequently given at night—the Corps fly to their polls, grid the enemy to aims. But nothing new has been atchieved. It is thought that the operations will not commence with vigour before the preparations making at Alge liras are in complete readinefs. A large flotilla is affembling there, confifting of bombardier gallints, gun (loop, and flat bottomed vein's, completely armed. For the remainder it is affected, that a con• fiderable body of French marts is on the road to join our's in the attack of Gibraltar ; lo that there is fcarcely a doubt that the liege of that fcrtrefs will be commenced on all fides. As to Minnrea and Port Mahon, the enemy have attempted nothing as yet againft thofe two places. Both are in a good Rate of defence. 4.—Onr Beet at Cadiz °onions of the fol. lowing (hips: Trinidad, 13+ guns; St. Anne, t ; Rayo ' too; Argonaute. and St. Raphael. 86; Ter rible, Ferme, Glotieux, and Bahama, 76 ; Efpana and America, 68; and Caßilla, 62.—Add to there. the four French flips of the line, le Vainqueur, le Sove rain, le Sr. Jull, and le St. Firmin, each of 76 guns; with the frigates Magdalene and Ruffin. of 38 guns each, and la gunboats, lying at Cadiz, and 18 others at Algetiras. IMMBURGHM.OL. AMSTERDAM, A►RIL 23.—Our Cipurant contains the following article :--is Yellerday it was pofitively af ferted, that the Brett fleet had failed with all its tranf ports and troops. The Toulon fleet has already been three weeks at fea, without the leaf intelligence hav ing been received of it. It is believed, that it is al ready beyond the European Seas, and it is conjeaur ed, that it is dellined for the Eilt or Weft Indies." The Toulon fleet, it is reported here, has to,oco land troops on board ; Admiral Gaavina likewife failed fume days later than this fleet, and has joined it. The truth of there reports mutt foon be known. HAGUE, Aram 23.—The 28th Regiment of French Infantry has been Rationed at (ttyd Beveland, to pre vent the confcripts from making their efcape thither from Flanders, as they have before often done. About the loth of May the army of the expedition will again occupy the camp at Zeyll. The command of the French troops which do not belong to the expedition, is given to General Miozzt. CADIZ, Malice 29.—Six Englith (hips of war are Rill cruizing betore our hay. We have now lying here eight of our largell 'hips of the line, among *ha is the Trinidada of 720 guns, all completely ready to put to fee the fir(' favourable opportunity. A great number of troops are embarked on board them, and their dellination frippofed to be America. MADRID, APRIL 5.,, -His Excellency the Prince of Peace has written to the Commandant General at Ferrol, that intelligence has been received that the Englifh expedition under General CRAIO is deßined again(' Ferrol ; expretling, at the fame time, his con fidence in the courage and zeal of the Commandant, thould this intelligence prove true. GENOA. APRIL 4.—The Senator, Lucius BONA PARTII, has retired for Come mouths from Milan to Pifaro. NAPLES, Aram 4.--Lord NELSON has feddenly appeared with his Fleet before Alexandria, in Egypt, but not finding the French Toulon fleet there, he fail ed again in a few hours, whither is not known. MILAN, APRIL 6.—The King, our new Sove reign, has railed M. M. MELZI, LILLA, BOROMEI, STAMPA,SONCINI,CAMPIARA, and Maitssc•Lces, to the dignity of Princes, with the title of moil Serene CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH s6. — The Convention which the late Captain Pacha had concluded with Sateen Palha, of St. John D'Acre, and fucceffor to Dgezzar, is known the caufe of his difgrace. The Porte has not ratified this Convention, hut fent orders to the Pasha of Damafcus, to march againfl the re bels. We have received intelligence here, that So liman, making a fally, was abandoned by his troops, and made prisoner by thofe of the Pafba. VIENNA, APRIL 17.—The Miniller, Count Louis CORENTLEL, has been for Come days indifpoled ; but it is hoped that he will foon be able again to receive and confer with the Members of the Diplomatic Corps. It is now Paid that Count PHILIP COliwrzaL, our AnsbalTador at the French Court, will repair to Milan, there to negeciate, relative to certain objeds. Yederday a courier arrived here from Cnnfianti noplei who immediately proceeded on his journey to London. It is reported that Lord Nst.sox has ap• peered with his fleet off the coati of Egypt. The Ruffian troops continue to affemble more and more on the frontiers of Wallachia. SwyrzsaLawn, Aram to.—We are afrured that his Mal;Ily, the Emperor of the French, has given orders for the formation of two of the four regiments, which were to be railed, conformably to the late Convention. Lamm, Aram ; t.—A new projell, it is raid, has been formed, with the concurrence of a great Northern Power, for the maintenance of peace on the Continent, and tranfmitted by a courier to Milan. The evacuation of Switzerland is propofed, in cafe of a peace between France and England. A great power agrees witk England on many points, but not with refpe& to the future pofliffion of Malta. The latter power is unwilling to reign the advantages arif ing from that poifeffion, and willes at Intl to have a decifive influence on that ifland ; on the other fide there is a reluftance to grant the advantages, and the rotmerflatus quo is infifted on. It is faid that M. No yozrtzof r will be fent again to London, with new full powers, and further snaruil:ons to promote the work of peace. LONDON. MONDAY. MAY 6. pain OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCRt Confab, for mom, 521—for May gilii—Omnium 1.; z PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY : per Cent. Red. Ann. gqif Etch. Bills, par raprens j per C. Coat Aa. gSi ji ()Militant 2I: 4 preen. 4 per CAM 734 74 Englith Tickets 191 g per C. Nary, Spil Conf. for ace. S S ti s per Cent. 1797. 94 g per Cent . 1797, t o be paid in Long Ann. 16 7-loth. 9../601 October, 99i India Bonds is. a as. dd. IrlO Omnitun, 6# prem. Duncan. MAX I. 3i per Cent. 89i--Lithanje, Dubin: on London, u. TheVenerable,Capt. Levrr ass, from Barbadoes, arrived at Liverpool ; the failed on the 26th March, and brings an account of the arrival of the Nose iv ra frigate, and Fix brig of war, and the fleer under their convoy from Cork, on the 13th Marc. —The CENTAUR man of war had arrived at Barta does from Antigua, and had feen nothing of the French fleet ; fhe brings no other accounts of the French force than what was known on Saturday, only that the Hawkefbury. CARR ; the l'.f refs, FlosT ; Mars, MITCHELL, and the Mu quis of Lanidowne, of London : the Alexander, DICKSON ; the Apollo. CUMMINGS ; the Alice, Waisos ; and the Stapleton, Niceoison, of Liverpool ; the Richmond, Warsom, of AVllitehaven ; and feveral (mall craft, were taken by the French at Dominica, and carried into Guade loupe on the eft of March : the Aurora, PHIL/ 's!, of 'London, was burnt at Dominica. Extra& of a letter received by a merchant of Dub , lin from his Correfpondent in Cork, dated April 30 : By the VSHIRARLe and another (hip, jolt arrived here from the Vleft Indies, bound to Liverpool, fur ther particulars refpeding the depredations commit ted by the Rochefort fquadron in thole pat ts. are now known—they confift of the Majefteanz of Ito guns, Lion, Union, and Jemappe, of 74 guns each, three frigates, and two fchooners,had on board 3600 troops. Admiral Art Lisa aces commanded the fqua dron, and General Ls Gamma the troops, It was the wadding of our own gun let fire to Ratan, half which was burnt. After levying a contribution on the inhabitants, they proceeded to Nevis, where th;y arrived the sth of March, and burned and deftroyed leveret Englifh (hips there, and after getting about 4,0001. from the inhabitants, !leered for St. Kitt's, where they arrived the lith, and alto deftroyed feve ral (hips, and levied a contribution on the inhabitants of ifi,oool. At the left date, 23d March, they wen feen at anchor at Fort Royal, Martinique. it Letters from Barbadoes received to-day, mention the arrival of the Cork fleet, and three regiments that failed in January laft. The (lips for Jamaica were forwarded under cover of the ELK (loop of war." The Ontario, STARBUCK, from New York, arrived at Liverpool, (poke, on the 22d of April, in tat. 4y. 30. long. 29. 30. en armed brig, which failed from Barbadoes on the ad April, with difpatcbes for Oo f vernment, which Paid, that the French were daily ex peeled at Barbadoes. A letter from Charlefton, dated March 29, fare—, " Captain Dunces, from Havannah, infOrms us, that a heavy gale of wind from the north commenced on the 15th init. and blew with great violence far three days. It was reported when he failed, that the Britifh 74, VANGUARD, was 101 l in this gale on the Florida Reefs. and the Puttee's Cattatorre frigate on the Martyr's Reef; the crews of both veffels laved. Captain Du weave (poke, off the Ha vannah, a Britifh (loop of war, the Captain of which, on being informed of this report, obleryed, that tie had little doubt of its ti uth, not having leen any thing of the frigate or VANGUARD fence the gale." A St. Chrittopher's newfpaper of the [3th of March is received, which contains frill accounts in detail of the proceedings of the Rochefort fcpadron, at that Ifland and Nevis, from the sth to the 7th of th:tt month. This newfpaper was put on board the Liver pool veffel, from the Virgin Elands, as the palled through the St. John's PalTage. The French levied at St. Chriftopher's contributions to the extent of r 13,0001. Reding, as the price of not burning or pillaging the Town of Baffeter re.—More money was demanded, but the Ifland could furoi(h no more, though every individual coots ibuted wil lingly all the fpecie he heel, and the French General, after long detaining fome of the principal inhabitants as hollages, was at length fatisfied of that fad, and therefore only deli led from further exactions. The (hips in the harbour were all burnt or carried away. I The fame fate was met by the (hipping at Nevis, and a contribution of about soool. which was all that could be railed, faved the chief town of that Hand. Tire following is a correct lift of the French (qua. dron which anchored at Sr. Chriftopher's I Guns. Guns. Le Majeftuenx ran La Gloire Le Magnanhns /4 Lludefatirabte - 44 Le Suffrdn 74 I.e Lynx sti Le Jcroappe 74 L'Adson (brig) I.e Lyon - 74 1-c Mouchcron, and anothct L'Arnaidu 44 Schema-. Nine merchant fhips were burnt or taken away (from St. Chriftopber's chiefty) with cargoes of protioce. It was not known at the Virgin Elands, from whencv this Newfpaper was tranfmitted on the 23i of March, to what place the French Fleet had pro. ceeded,afor the dearuillion at St. Chriftopher's and Nevis. The fame St. airiflopher Newfpaper coatido the