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4 7.77 , I • NiItITICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY ....WIND W. S. W. • aaanow. IDU4. o Hamburitt 3 t Dublin, Feb. % o o Wateroo% '3 o Donnas/dot... a YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 3. This morning failed on a cruize, the WeeazAM F in and Sotsser men of war, and the Jams arm. cd brig. Sailed for Cuxhaven, with mails and paffengers, the Prince of Orange packet, Captain Taossas . &MGR. The King George packet, DUNE, the Prince of Wales packet, Capt. Hamm, and the Earl of Leicefter packet, Capt. Timm po sow, are hourly expetted here from Cuxhaven. - FALMOUTH, FEB. 3. Arrived the PrufLan brig Neptunus, Capt. J. H. Bsnias, with wine and brandy, from Bour &aux for Altona; detained by the SPEEDWELL cutter, Capt. Hovvms alto the Dani(h dogger Stadt Altona, Cape. los 800, from St. Martin's for Altona, with hides, Ste. captured by the Cu 14. auttswo, of 74 guns. The EARL Gown. packet, with the Mail of the 27th ult. for Lilbon will fail the firft favourable wind. On Sunday la& the TNAMIIS, outward Ent-India Blip, put in here from London.—Wind W. TORBAY. FEBRUARY 3. Arrived here his Majelly's fhip the Canso, of 36guns, Captain Lnizas, from a cruize, during which, in company with the Slaws, the fell is with and captured, of Cape Finifterre, the De daigneufe French frigate, of 36 guns, after an se• bon which fatted an hour. The captured frigate is alto arrived. On her return the OISIAII cap tured., likewife, a very valuable Swede. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 4. tate Taft evening arrived here his Majeity's (hip tONCORIN Of 36 gni:, Capt. BARTON, from the tbon Ration : on her arrival an officer, it is Paid, went off immediately, by Exprefs, for London. It appears, that on herivoyage to England, the fell in, en the :USA alt. about 3o leagues from Cape Finifterre, with five fail of French line of battle flips, and two frigates, which gave &ace to her, and a partial aftion foon took place, between her and one of the frigates, when the other French frigate, bearing down upon her, and the line ofl battle Ihips being at no great diftance, the CONCORD was obliged to tnake fail from them in a running fight, to prevent being captured : during the en gagement, the CONCORD had 4. men killed, and is wossaded r and the Ihip was very much cut in her hull, =as, falls, and rigging : Om is now going up Ham:tote to refit. ' the number of Alm elf sahib the French rquadron was compored, it femme likely to be the one that was chaced and blocked up in Villain Bay, by the (hips under the command of Sir En. wasp PILJAW if fo, they have efcaped the vigi. lance of that alive and perfevering officer by Tome unlocked-for circurnflance that favoured their de figns, and which he had not the power to guard againft or prevent : by the courfe they were fteer. ing, it is very probable, that their deflination may be for Egypt ; or as Tome others fnppofe, were bound on a cruize for the purpofe of intercepting the Englifh convoys. A very large fleet for LiE bon, Oporto, and the Mediterranean, are now an their voyage, under the ekert of a few frigates ; and a very large fleet at Oporto have been waiting a convoy to bring them to England, for Tome month, pafl ; whether either of there may be the objeß of this fquadron's cruize, time will difclofe. P. S. The French fquadron were fleeting N. NV. at the time the Conceit:a fell in with them ; the nth& between her and the French Frigate was fhort but finart, and the Frenchmen's fire was foon fdenzed, and fhe would have been in poffefflon foon, had not the fquadron bare down to her afrallanee : the Coscoan had 5 killed, and so wounded, 5 of the Litter mortally : it is fuppofed that the fquadron got out of port in a fnow form, but their deftina tion is not known : the Coscoan had a Swede in 'law from Nance to Malaga, which the cal off. Came in the Dandle veffel Providencia, Captain Ds l Ownaussaa, from Bilboa, for Hamburgh, with wool, detained by the DOLLY cutter,of Sguns, —the ditto Able Margaretta, from St. Martin's, laden with felt, for Drontheim, detained by the LOan NILSON cutter, of ta guns; the ditto Vrow Catherine Margaretta, of Copenhagen, Captain 34 I " N IS, from Seville, for Altona, laden with fruit, detained by the Ts Lamm FR, of 18 guns; the ditto Chriftiantberg, Captain C. V. Ws vos, from Faro. for Altona, laden with (alt and fruit, detained by the Serrisaars, of 14 ens ; the Swedith &if Hedvig Magdalena, Ca p t ain H. Wicesraesl, hO, Benicarlo, laden with wine, bound to Ain" e:etAitted by the SirlfT cutter, of 14 guns I *l a very beautiful French Brig, called the ism,' Annette, Captain Fauquer, from Cayenne. MOW to Bourdeaux„ laden with Coffee, Cotton, and 11 7e -wood. captured by the Soweautow of 1 4 Pm% Lett. Nrcaotsas ; which . vcrel is aI %: rived. • . SHEERNESS, FEBRUARY S. Arrived,, his MAJESTY'S chip Caisitta, of 20 1 1 guns, Captain LAIIIIAN, with a Convoy from Newfoundland. CHATHAM, FEB. 2. On Thurfday an order came for the Artificers, &c. to work all the extra hours they could, to ex pedite the fitting out the Fleet; in confequenee of which they work three double days, from day-light in the morning until half pall ten o'clock at night : and yefterday, being Sunday, all the workmen were employed. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. - - - GRAVESEND, Fes. s.—Paffed by, the Two Pro filers, EVANS, from Antwerp; Lively, Sierra, from the South Seas; John, Sti.sritc, from Suri nam ; and Norfdeche, from Sailed, the Boyne, --, for New Y or k ; Adv en tu re , Barron, for St. Michael's; Deloford, —, for St. Vincent's; Jane, KELLY, for Tobago ; Cygn e t, TTIR, for Jamaica; Urania, PETERSON, for Gib. rakar ; Parbadoes Pl an t er , CARTIR, for Barba. does • Rofe, --, for Demarara ; R e li ance , —, for iurinam ; Johannes, —, for Honduras; Ca roline HuctiEs, for St. Kitt's ; and S tan l e y, C a t vsas;for Nevis. WHFTEHAVEN, FEBRUARY 3. Lai Thurfday, the Jane, Hewett, of Work ington, coatladen, in attempting to enter this harbour, took the ground near the battlement of the Old gliay, and remained for fome time in a dangerous fitnation ; but by the laudable and fpirited exertions of the feamen of this port, the was got fafely in. A letter from North• Shields, dated Wednef day laic, fags, " I am furry to inform you, that I have this moment received intelligence of fix veils having been taken off Flambro' Head by a French privateer. I have not yet learnt their names. This is indeed a ferious crifis to merchants and fhip.owners." LERWICK, JANUARY to The Mariner, Captain BELL, from Hull, and the Dublin, Captain Saursom, from Leith, are arrived in Braffy Sound. A veffel was totally wrecked on the rocks called the Flefhings, or on the little Holm called the Rumble, lying a little fouthward of the Ifland of Whalfay. Soon thereafter, a large parcel of calks and other wreck were ken floating and driving to the northward, from the •place where the wreck happened. A windlafs, 16 feet long, and part of a mall, with iron hoops thereon, are drove on &ore. A number of coils of (mall cordage, pieces of fine linen, thick canvas, four fmall Noc. t, 2,7, and 13, containing fpecie in bags, viz. ihillings, which bear on one fide a kip, en circled with XXIII Skill. Datsfr Ativricaryl alto four bags, containing fpeeie, are dragged. Seve ral corpfes in men and womens' drefs, and one child, are feen on the bottom, near to where the wreck happened, in 8, to, and i 2 fathoms water. Four of the corpfes are dragged up, one of them in genteel drefs. The calks above mentioned are trebly matted, topped , or Trapped . The word " Copenhagen," is on No. 7. Some papers were recovered in a tin box, whereby it appears that the veal wrecked as above alluded to, was the Elizabeth, CHRISTEN STIIIISRVEN, of Copenhagen to St. Thomas and St. Croix. In the courfe of Taft year 4+ privateers have I been taken from the French, with 479 Suns, and 3,308 men; being is pri vateers , 264 guns, 883 men lefi than were brought in during the year 1799. The Dolphin, —, from Yarmouth to Liver pool, is Branded near Blackpool. The Adventure, Ntc notes, from Honduras and Charlefton, is arrived at Dover, with damage. The Santa Bniliant packet --, from Litbon, to Rio Janeiro, which had been captured near Ma deira. by la Mouche privateer, is retaken by the Guiana Planter, of Briftol, and arrived there; the privateer had taken the Adventure of London, bound to the Weft Indies. The Rofanna, of Barnftaple, Cottims mailer, (ram Cork to London, laden with provifions, foun. dered off the Lizard the z3th ult. tin a gale of wind; the crew is taken up by the Britannia, *Atria', and landed fafe. We yefterday announced the fafe arrival of the (hip Adventure, South-rea.man, off Dover, tall from the Wand of St. Helena, which place the left on the zoth of December. We learn that the following homeward-bound Eaft Indiathips failed from St. Helena for England, prior to the de parture of tbe Adventure from ths Paid Wand, viz. The Sip Colleele, Captain Clarke Boerhind Cotton ; Royal Chmelotto,Ctddnis Wilhite Roper; Widmer Celtic. Captain Gene Ileahess. from Bombay and Clans ; and the Matron, Emamine from &woolen and China ; to oritli the MIMS, Captain Dunlop, aura Oalp ; and th e Ad Aimee, heat the SfAlth SSW The arrival of the above (hips is hourly looked for. The Adventure has brought anintelligence of importance. The Cape of Good Hope, we are informed, is plentifully ftipplied, and the garrifon healthy; a proper underflanding fabfills among the people in the interior, who have now learnt to refped the Englifh Government. St. Helena has of late had fuels abundant fupplies of Acores from this country, that every thing was in great plenty *there. We further learn, that the Whale Fi(hery la the South Seas has been remarkably prattle. ,live ; fume of the Whalen are floral fore and aft with their freight. The Leviathan was fpoke with ',the Aland of St. Helena on the itith day of Dc timber, having obtained (even SIN betides feels Whifea-elephants. It is in atitatioa, we bear, to gram permiffion for boiling ()ante be ereaed an the leeward fide of the ;nand St. Helena, for the i ritryofe of giving a eonvnicnce to the (hips een oyed in the fi niery, by boiling their blubbe'r, an thereby rendering the flowage confiderable sad ertestfive. It is reported that a French pri-, vateer had been wrecked near De la Goa Barr, w t he 7th November, 'and that forte of the Ili* Inployed in this fifhery had ern affibuce to crew, who were eaolkly ave./ LAM' INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY s. Mr. Etsitins moved for a Rule to thew caufe, why a Criminal Information ihould not be filed againft a Gentleman named Thomas Thomas, one of the Magiftrates for Glamorganthirc, not merely for a neglea but for a criminal abandon ment of his duty, and at a period when every motive and principle ought to have called on him for the greatefi exertions. He moved this on feveral affidavits, into a detail of which he did not mean to epter.—A riot arofe among the Miners in Glamorganihire, who committed not only ads of riot, but ads of plunder, on the peaceable in habitants. They made a feliedule of the prices they would give for different kinds of provifions, and compelled the inhabitants, by force and by threats, to fign that lift of prices which they had made out ; and in Ihort, the affidavits, which were very long, laid before the Court a detail of great violence, extremely dangerous to the pub lic peace, and extremely injurious to the relt of the poor, who could not be worfe ferved than when it was attempted to ferve them by violence and outrage. It appeared that a Gentleman, a Mr. Humphrey, alto a Magiftrate of that county, had concluded himfelf with great propriety.— This Magiftrate was to take the examination of thofe perfons, many in number ( the jails being fail of them), and there being no other Magiltrate on the fpot, be fent for this Mr. Thomas, re• quiring his aflifiance on that occafron. He was the only neighbouring Magiftrate ' living about ten miles off. Mr. Thomas promifed his Alliance on the next day, and actually came to the fpot on the 24th of September, the day in queftion, and after having remained there a very Ilion time, and having promifed actual affiftance, while there were threats extremely dangerous and alarming from the Miners in the neighbouring diftrids, he fuddenly left the town without giving the leaft affiftanee ; fo that a great many of the criminals efcaped, and the Magiftrate was extremely dif. traded and difturbed in the adminiftration of juf tice. Mr. ERSKINE raid, he hoped their Lord ihips would think a Magifirate extremely criminal who had conducted himfelf in that manner. A Magifirate was bound not only to ufe diligence, but fortitude and intrepidity alto. Without that ao other virtue could be of any value on fuels an occallon. Lord KENIrON alked Mr. ERSKINI if his clients had given notice to the Magiflrate Mr. Easairre took it for granted that notice had been given—but if it thould turn out that it had not, he Should not take his Rule. Mr. tIVAII faid, this had happened in Septem ber laR, two Terms ago. Mr. ERSKINS faid, that was the firli time he had ever heard that objeftion Rated: only one Term had elapfed, and the rule was, that after two Terms had elapfed, no application could be made to the Court. Mr. &ran faid, if the Rule was made abfo- lute, it muff go over to the Summcr Affixes, whereas, if it had been moved lail Term, it might have been tried at the Spring Affixes. Lord Kenyon. This is a cafe of extreme im portance to the public. Mr. Kennet, Lord Mayor of London, in the time of the Riots in 1780, though there was enough at that time to carry fome fear, ad eesijaateme wiry., yet it is of fo much importance to the public peace that Magiffrates ihould be alert and on their duty, that that Ma giftrate was profecuted by the Attorney-General, Mr. Wallace, who on that oceafion filed an in formation ex cfficio againft him. He was after wards convieted, but from humanity they did not pars judgment on him. But that courfe was taken and up to that extent, and it was enough to fbew an example to other Magiarates. And when Courts can carry csaviftion to the minds of the parties, they are always defirous to all with favour to them, though the lenity of the Court has not at all times been received in the manner in which it ought to be received. I believe we mutt grant the Rule.—ln the time of Lord Rayniond, I think it was faid that an Ainze mutt pars, after the faits committed, before the parties can be preclu ded from applying to the Court for a criminal in. formation. Rule granted. miss rLarcHia. Mr. PERCIVAL faid, That Mifs Letitia Fletcher, in obedience to the writ of habeas corpus, was waiting for their Lordlhipe commands. Mils Fletcher then entered the Court, attended by two ladies, her brother, and feveral other friends. The writ of habeas corpus was read, as alto the return to the writ. Mr. Paacsfas, fiat::d, that this young lady had been induced, under promife of marriage, by a man of the name of Morello, to elope with him for that purpofe. That previous to their going off, he had prevailed with her to draw about poi, of her flock lodged in the public funds, which be had got into his bands ; and that it appeared this Morelle had no other intention than to kettle the lady's fortune, he being a poor man. Mr. Psa. civat laid that he was in poffeflion of two affida vits by the lady, in which the had declared,. the had been impofed upon by Morelle ; and from which he Paid, it would appear, that Mr. Denton, an attorney, had been an accomplice with Morelle; and therefore prayed the Court to grant a Rule to (hew caufe, why a criminal profecution ought not to be inaituted againft them, on the Paid al& davits. It was alfo Rated, that the lady had beet followed and brought back to ter friends by btu Mather, after a purfuit of Tome days. Lord Karivoit. " Whicb is the party l" Mils Fletcher. " I am, my Lord." •Lord R. " With whom do you refide Mifs F. " I reticle with Mrs. Montgomery." Lord K. " Is it by your own free will mai Illlfent Mifs F. " Tea, my Lord." Lord K. "To whoa do yoe with to go 1" • •MG F. " B.rck to my friends." Lord K. " What friends do yon mean r • Mils F. " My brother 4 say Lord." Lord Kiteroe then defired that Mr. rtleist would take her into his care; and Om kg the Court. ascended by ber friends. ' Mifs Fletcher appears about twenty-five years of age : the is rather handforne is her periOn, about the middle fize ; was drelfed in a blue rid ing habit, (draw hat, and a long white veil, which the wore down, until placed before the Court. She appeared very much dejeCted, and fpoke in a very tremulous tone of voice. When her brother approached her to take her under his proteaicn by defire of the Court, the trembled exceedingly as the put her hand in his, and was much affeeted. Mr. Fletcher alto teemed to feel the difireffing fituation into which his filler was plunged by the perfidy of the man who had thus wronged her. Before leaving the Court, the curtfiLd relpatfully, and lowered her Court was exceed. ingly full. Psacivst then moved for a Rule to thew caufc, why Mr. Morelle, Mr. Denton, and Mr. Munton, thould not anfwer the matters as difclofed by the affidavits of Mr. Howes and Mr. Fletcher. —Rule granted. Letters from New York (late, that between the 17th of December (the day that the refult of the eletction was fully known at Philadelphia) and the sgth of the fame month, the flocks fell ekes; pr cativo& Mr. BVICR, who is fpoken of as likely to fucceed to the Prefideucy of the United States of Ame- I rica, is fo little known in this country, that' North Country Gentleman, on being eked the other day, who he was, replied, that he knew no thing at all about him, unlefs he was one of the Barr, of Newell& 1 It is fingular that the Daniftt Ambaffador's name should be the fame with one of the Court fops who were fent to Hoak to fount his inch nations • The Counters of Sr INCIII has made the gallant Admiral Lord Nttson a prefent of a 'pad fork with four prongs ; the edge on one fide is fo well adapted that it ferves alfo for a knife ; to be ufed, if wanted at the fame time, with one hand. _ _ The portrait of Lord Ni t.sos lately painted by BLICHEY is intended to ornament the Guildhall of Norwich. Nine Gold and Silver Mines hate been difco vered in the mountains near Tarneft, Baffo, and Forrabas, in Hungary. The Aide-de-camp of La FAYITTE, SCOTL ER, was the difcoverer, and he has been invited by the Government to take urea. fures for working them with fuccefs. It is important that it fhould be more generally known, that fatting down fills or Seth in the corn. mon earthenware vac's, which are all glazed with lead ore, or in any veirel lined with lead, is a very dangerous praftice, as the acid contained in the falt brine or pickle diffolves the lead, which, when taken inwardly, is of a molt fatal and poi. fonous quality; and a fmaU part of it Incorporat ing with the fleth or fith contained in the veffel, occafioned lately a melancholy inftance of its effects in the neighbourhood of Hull. The fecond Performance of the Academy of Ancient Mufic took place laft night at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The ScleCtion was made by Mr. SMITH,' an old and refpthable Member of the Inftitution. The vocal and inftrurnental Pieces were well chofen. There was a very numerous and elegant audience, and we are glad to under. ftand that this refpedable allemblage of snullcal talents is fupported by an ample Subfcription. Madame BANTI, Mr. and Mrs. HA Illtllloll, Mel; BA ILTLEM•K, NIELD, KW YVETT, and ELLIOT, are the principal performers at the Concert of Ancient Mufic. MASQSIIRADE AT TUT PANTNIcc—On Monday ,night was the moil brilliant, and would have been the moil animated of any we have bad in this country for many years, if there had been better and more mufic ; but there being but one b they could not of courfe play all the evening, al Zls at times all mufle ceafed for twenty minutes. Three Savoyard) played now and then, but in a company de or 5000 people they could fcarcely 4 tle be heard. Among them was a Yeavay sops, and an Aethor. Several leaden-heeled H a int, Pier. roll, and Sailer:, were among the worft , rower. two very od Goff. Wetries, and children at their backs; a J ockey, ana 'bine witty Chiatierjr-Sweepert. Two very elegant and handfome women in Spanit dreires, with meal fuperb and beautiful plumes of feathers, gained the attention and admiration of all the beaux. A pretty Charity-Girl, a charming Cohadiae, who danced delightfully; a Mifs Prrh Toady, who romped very much 1 and an excellent Colder. A vet number of Dominoes, nor were there more than five or fix men in women's cloaths admitted. There was a very excellent Cups ; with plenty of wine and of the bell quality. rooms did not begin to thin till fix o'clock in the morning, and were not quite cleared till nine. The feveral Mops fitted up for the accommo. dation' of the company, and in honour of the Union, were well attended, and none of the es/s. NM Teemed difpleafed with the bargains of the even. ing. Among the characters prefent we witneffed a moll excellent Selveller Dagrertuood. Mr. Brewer, in the charader of Peter Feb recited fome verfes on the Union, which were much applauded, and of which the following is an ertrad ;.--. - - - -- Aso fp.= a Poet, the Union his theme is. And to make you all fen& Mewl& and his Came is. Then attend, it you plcafc, while with care be reburies, Not the belhnan's, but Rini:thing that's like beUmaies Of Hibernia I ring, rich urbanity's feu, Whole friendlhip and love 'tis an honour to greet; For the frill ars noble, they're gmerocs, Once:re—. I'm ray mach pkas'd that we've fame of them here It proves, tho' our foes treat their ea er ilioald hats ah Our friends will rife up, like • imp of potatoes ; Who knows but theyll rind us a Maier O'Fierty, To give a big whack to the great Doesparte. On Monday the fecond of next Month the Ev il& State Lottery begins drawing. The Tickets, Solees,Q9arters, Eighths, and Sixteenth Stamped ibaras are falling in the greateß Variety of Nom. bens, and loweß terms, at Mr. Nicoossos's Office, No. 16, Cornhill, oppofite the Bank of England ; where the fchemes at large, containing the parti• oilers of the extraordinary fuccefs which has at. tended the purchafers at this office, are to be bad Fair. N. B. As Tickets and Shares arifl ate is Merchants, Clubs, etc. etc. will fare money I In: an immediate parchafe. 1 ~