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thc Miniftry of Marine. From hence General Matt. ' MOOT will go to the Helder, where all the troops in tended for the expedition mull be aftembled by to. morrow. The expedition in the Texel will not be ready to 1,61 till later. Hscur, AUGUST 4.—We are informed, that in the affair of the Naval Commander DEKKER, who, by the Supreme Naval Council of War, was fentenc ed to he (hot, a furpentinn of the execution is granted. LEYDEN, JULY 29.—The naval preparationsgoing f,, r ward in the difftrent ports of the Reptiblic; are ,;Ay acquiring a greater degree of force and con 11;lrney. Various detachments of troops have left t!:e camp at Zey9, and joined Corps defined to 1:1, , ch to those places where great bodies of troops , ;, e employed in the expedition are already affemb- Thefe preparations are not confined to the •i•.. : ,1, but are extsaded to Helvoetfluyi and the I.; ks of the Meufe. DELFT. AUGUST 2. —This morning two coon:4. nits of Batavian artillery paired through this City f r ,im Flufhing, in their way to the Helder. When a rrived at Leyden they will fend a detachment to the c am r of Zeyll, to bring fome pieces of cannon. ROTTERDAM, AUGUST 7.—General Rousst&u• a•ho has refided here fora confiderable time, asbeittg charged with the command and furveillance of the eoalts and ports of the Meufe, fet off for the Helder l a ft week, and was focceeded in the above capacity by General Goottaor. Yeflerday a detachment of cannoniers, with tome cannon, howitzers, and cantons, patted by this city on their way to Helvaerfloys, where the preparations for the Expedition are going on with great anivity; feveral great tranfport (hips being already fent thi ther. The troops there are cornmanded by General St BASTIAN!, and it is afterted, that at the Texe}every thing belorTing ro the Expedition is already embark ed, men ac well as artillery and horflis; and that a teview will in a few days (they fay on the isth) be held over the whole. BOULOANF FLOTILLA. There was a cottlid,- thle bottle at Boulogne all ydlerday and the preced:ng night. A heavy firing commenced on Monday evening, at eight o'clock, and continued, with intervals, the greater part of yeilerday. At Dover, and along the coati, it was believed the enemy were coming out with an inten- tion to attempt the invafion with which we have been fo long threatened ; but no certain accounts have yet been received of the real caufe of the great filing; fn that we are ignorant whether it arofe from force of Thole movements of detachments from port to port, which have fo frequently brought 'on flcitmifhes be fore, or from any aettral attempt of the enemy to reach our fhores. Our Readers will obfertie that, as we have had occalion to notice above, Bow/trance is now at Boulogne. We than not, in the want of per tea intelligence, indulge, like force of our contempo raries, in idle conje-tures, but content ourfelves with laying before our Readers the accounts that hare reached us : DEAL, Atm. t t.--This morning the wind (hitting, the LUCIFER, DLVASTATION, and VOLCANO bombs, with the Immoaramrs, Cuam r tom, and DILIGENCE, and various other (hips of war, got under weigh for their Ration: off Boulogne and Calais. When they were about half Channel over, fignal guns were fired from the Lucius for a reinforcement, as a confider. able divifion of the enemy's flotilla was in motion.— About twelve o'clock a heavy firing was heard, and part of the ftafhes diftinaly feen. It the general opinion here that an attempt will certainly be made by the enemy within thefe few days. The wind at prefect is favourable for their pUrpofe ; but every one is on the alert along the coal, and no exertion has been omitted on the part of Government to enable us to give a good account of them, fhould they perfift is their defign. The military have received the orders to hold themfelves in readinefs to march at a moment's notice, vWI extra rounds of ammunition, bread, &c. &c. One o'clock P. M.—ln confequenee of the wind having become fair frr the enemy to leave their flumes, the whole of nur Boulogne and Calais fquadrons got tinde r weigh from the Downs this morning, and failed immediately for the French Coati. Off the South Foreland they got a little becalmed, and the fight then became truly beautiful, as every inch of canvas was fpread, and the fleet being teen from the beach in oblique dire lion, feemed to cover the fea as far as the eye could reach. In the entitle of the forenoon fume heavy firing was heard in the diretlion of Calais, ;tat prefent it has eeafed. • _ IA Li PAST rove. P M.—The wind has now &e(h er ed to the Eenward ; our fleet is quite out of fight with the naked eye, and no further firing has )et been heard. We have only a few two-decked (hips in the Downs ; the moil of our force has filled with the Boulogne fclitAdron. Aug. 12..-.-Sailed the Taurry man of war for Boulogne. A heavy firing was all LA night dif tinelly heard from the 1 7 ; ench coati, and at intervals continued the whole of this day. Wind S. E. Dovkt, Auctrav t I.—A very heavy firing has been heard here at different times to-day. A convoy of about .too fail of merchantmen palled down Chan cel this morning ; at the fame time a fignal was nbrervel at the Signal Houle, Little Corn Hill, of an h!gg er being loitering about with an intent captare fume of the flraggling weals but being obferved by our (tips, the Frenchman thought pm. per to make off.—The enemy are coming nut of Bou logne harbour very fall; about 200 fail of them have come ow already. Sixty rounds of ball cartridge have been delivered to every foldier in the garrifnn here, and the Volunteers have had orderi to hold them felves in readinefs to march at a moment's warning. The wind, which has changed to the Enfl ward, is quite favourable to the enemy, and our (hips are gone over to Boulogne Road. News have been receiied by an American, gone pall from the Texel,. that the Dutch have been flipping troops, &c. for feveral days pail : apparently they are bound for a long voyage. AUGUST i 2.—Yeflerday evening, about eight o'clock, a fiery heavy firing commenced off Bou logne, which continued nearly the night through— in limn, it was almoll one continued noife till about two this morning. From the expectation of Bo s:a- PARTS'S attempting an invafion, many began to think he was in the ad of carrying it into execution ; and the number of people that afcended the heights on this occafion was confiderable, and moll of them with fpy-glaffes, which appeared at the clofe of even ing like fo many mufquets pointing to the oppofite (bore. The particulars of this engagement we are at prefent unable to learn; but it it confidently reported herc, thit nine of the enemy's veffels were carried into the Downs this morning. The firing has again commenced this afternoon, and is both to be ken and heard at the inftant I am writing this, from which I entertain high exprelations of fending you good news in my next.—Yelterdat the Robert, of and from Baltimore, came in here. This vet Tel is to convey back to America the Lady of JEROM 6 BONA. parrs, whofe return to Dover is daily ezpeCted. The following are Colonel At.cocit's orders to his Regiment of Southwark Volunteers— '•That no Officer, Non commillioncd Offieer, or Private, ab fent htmfelr from town for more than forty-eight hours without my leave in writing, or that of my Field Officers, to be reported to the Adjutant at bond quarters. " That aU Abfentecs be wrote to, join the Regiment without delay. _ _ _ " The honour of the Regiment require.) every Officer and Pri vate to hold Maga(' in readineli, with arms and accoutrement. in tha heR order, to affemble at Head Quarters at the beat of drum. Your F:cld Mars and myrelt Are at our poll." On Friday Major BIRD, Brigade Major to Briga icr General SLADI, received orders from Weymouth to give direftions that the Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry may hold themfelves in readinefs for fervice on the morteß notice: Yefterday mtiroing the Royal Glamorgan Militia had a grand field day near Pevenfy Barracks, in ho• nnur of his Royal Highnels the PRINCE of WSW'S birth day, when the Regiment, though the greater part of the men had been employed for tome months on the Krwo's works, in eteeling Martello towers on the Coati, went through the various evolutions in a mallerly and moll corred manner ; and thefe An cient Britons feemed to vie with each other in !hewing an unfeigned attachment to their 'Hilarious Prince. The remaining four troops of the zoth regiment of dragoons are arrived at Spithead from Southampton, bound to Malta. Colonel Sir R. WILSO)1 commands them. The 98th regiment embarked on Friday for Halifax; and on Saturday the tooth regiment for Qtlebec. The MERCURY frigate, Honourable Captain Boom's, is appointed convoy to thofe places. The Martello Towers are at length begun to be adopted by Government, in the neighbourhood of Folkeflone. Four of them arc in great fotwardnefs, witkin a quarter of a mile of the town,jult at the bot tom ct the hill, where they command the beach, and crnfs each other at right angles, fo as to produce great havoc on an invading enemy. The EGVPTIENNP, 43 guns, Captain FLEMING, in the late battle with Vt 1.1.1 u•s, had nearly captured the galleon for Cadiz, under the care of the French and Spann fleets ; (he had on board 15 millions of pieces of eight, received for the Ki ng o f S PAIN , an d the EGYPTIENNE peppered her fo handfomely that the was fall dropping to leeward, and would have been captured had it not been for two line of battle (lips bearirg down, and by a very heavy fire on the IE.o rim t NNW, forced her to leave her rich prize, which they took in tow, and fecured ; our frigate had her mizen top mall cariied away by the fire of the enemy. From the converfation of the Spanifh Officers it is now very clear that VILLENEUVE'S orders were not to fight any Br itifh Beet, even if very inferior, if he could help it, on account of this enormonfly rich Ar gafine. With a very emphatic %rug they add, it was generally believed in their fleet to have been two years fubfidy due from the Spanifh King to his augufl ally BONA AAAAA . This galleon has been three years abroad, is an old So gun (hip, and carries so guns, light metal, and 300 men. The late regulation of the Admiralty refpetling Navy Surgeons, putting them nearly upon the efla blifhment of the Army Surgeons, and allowing them half par, has made that chafe of officers refpeOable, and will infure men of abilities in the fervice. Had Lord IVlttvitts remained in office, fumething limi t:sr would alfo have been done for the Puffers. There is no chat of Officers in the Navy who flifTer half fo much under the prefent regulation (even Lord Sr. VINCENT, with all his aconr.my, has long acknow ledged them an nppreffed people) ; there are numbers at this moment who have been hi, (even, and eight years Puffers, and who have not received a Chilling from Government. Various plans have been pro. pnfed, and in contemplation, for their relief, bin no thing deciiively has yet been determined upon. Their ' uniform alfo requires a little attention, a Purfer, un der the ',relent regulation, in point of appearance, may be oonfidered an amphibious animal, or non. defcript his uniform (if it may be fo termed) confifts of a coat, exaaly the fame as the boatfwain, gunner, carpenter, cook, and mailers at arms. Nothing can be more ludicrous, particularly in a foreign port, than his appearance on (bore, tranfaEling the (hip's duty, in his uniform coat, rainbow waillcoat and breeches, red top boots, and round hat—either allow that slats ' on all occafinns to appear in plain clothes, or if a uni form, let it be refpeetable, cocked hat and tide-arms, and givo them the appearance of officers, at lealt, fumething above the fkip's cook and mailer at arms. I NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.--V/Ind N. W. Alt. DOR. Alt. DUR. Dublin i I I Hamburgh o 1 Waterford 0 2 Gottenburth o FALMOUTH, Auourr to.--;-Sailed this day his Ma fhip Sattagyettz, of 6¢ guns, with the out ward bound Eaft India fleet under convoy, and pro ceeded to the weaward, with a fine breeze at north : Oro failed the Auckland packet, Captain Scut/Tula, with the snails of 3oth alt. and 6th inft forLifbon.— The Hamilton p a cket for J a m a ic a , and the Prince Eineft do. for America, fail to•morrow with mails Arrived this day the Danillt fhip Adriana, Captain Fatittsi, in (even weeks from St. Croix, bound to Copenhagen. The Trimmer fchooner, and Mary Ann cutttr, cartels, failed yellerday with Spanifh prifo ners for Corunna. Wind N. PORTSMOUTH, Auc. IS.—The day before the Ravi - Lta sloop left Newfoundland (the :nth of July), the Isis, Vice Admiral Sir Eaasm us Gowaa, Cato- Fara* and MILKMAID frigates, failed froth thence for Halifax, with the Newfoundland Feneibles on board. The Halifax Feneibles had arrived at Newfoundland. The Thom sir, of so guns, Captain Dowmmam, has orders to fail with three Eall Indiamen and ten fail of tranfports, laden with flares. Several of them have troops on board. Their deflination is not known : the Thomsit will convoy the Eaft Indiamen as far as gt. Helena; and expects to fail nu Thtirfday. TAKMourH, Aim. t2.—Saturday P. M. arrived end failed the Passim , ' frigate for the Nore. Yef terdak afternoon arrived the AMETHYST frigate from the Texel ; ibe left Admiral RussaLt. and his fleet all well on SatUrday laft in the afternoon. The flees had been Joined no Saturday by the RUBY and Pus. cssi of diGhoba.Sailed the CENsoz and Raso- Lirri on-brigi. Arrived the Marihal gun-brig, and remains with the Roebuck, of 44 guns, and the Ame thytt frigate. Wind S. E. FROM LLOYD'S f.IST. ORAIIIIIIND, Attn. Is.-..Paifed by the Alliance, Willow, front Guernfey; RoHa, Shringall, Rom Gottenbirgh; Charlotte, Sea being, from Pillau ; and the Good Hope, Barker, front Lear.— Sailed the Maria, Gilby, for Peteriburg; Iris, Nicholfoo, for Meissen; Jame, Stock, foe Roanhigfbarg; and the Anne, Da vidfoo, far Stettin. ARRIVED.—Off Portfmouth, Hunter, Bulky, Prineefs Royal• --; and Sucre', from Newfoundland—At Poole, F 4. con, Snooke; Stag, Peadon ; Britannia, Wanfhaw ; and Suecefs, Robinfon, from Newfoundland—At Liverpool, Chatham, —, from Peteelburgh ; Efea, Bowden, from Dantric ; Fanny, Ivi•l.an, from Philadelphia; Aurora, Landburg; and Ocean, Phillips, from New Orleans. The Frederick Wilhelm, of and for Embden from Savannah, is detained and fent into Dover. The Difpateh. Ronne, from Holland for Madeira and China, is put into Dover with lunar, having been on more. A veffel arrived at Falmouth latt week that fhonld have gone to the Q2arantine Pool ; bur inaead of which the ran np into the harbour in the line of Flufhing Paffage, and desired the ferry boat then paf fing to come along fide to carry tome perfm on Shore. The fetry boat was no boner almtg tide, than the of ficer who is charged with the Qttarantine Department appeared, and fecured the matter of the ferry boat, his meat. two women paffengers, their children, and three or four trAdefmen of Falmouth, and they are now performing quarantine altogether. STAR.OFFICK, FOUR O'CLOCK. Difpatches were this morning received from Ad miral CoaawaLt.ts, dated the 9th in(. Rating lie had received a letter from Captain Downas, of the NAID frigate, dated on the preceding day. The frigate, on the Bth, in lat. 48. long. 6. fell in With four fail of French Line of Battle Ships, one of them a three-decker, and the other three 74, and four Frigates. They gave chafe to the NAID frigate, which received a broacifide from one of the enemy's frigates. The Prince of WreAss's Birth-day was yefierday celebrated by the tradefmen and others belonging to the Royal Family, with uncommon fplendour. The bells of the various churches were let a ringing; and the illuminations in the evening were numerous and brilliant. The Duke of YORK has inclofed feveral thoufand acres of Weybridge Common, and brought a farmer from Norfolk to fuperintend its culture. Large tracks have been planted ; tome under grain, and others are now preparing for turnips. The refult, we mull, will recompeufe the liberal enterprife of his Royal High nefs. The Earl of HARDWICKS 13 at precut making a tour of the Weßern part of Ireland. His Excel lency is every where received with enthutiafm. Friday Mr. JOHN BRINSDEN was elated Mayor of the borough of Marlborough, for the enfuing year. BRIAO.—This day no Court of Aldermen. The LORD MAYOR after ihrpeeting the Returns, ordered it to remain at the prefent price. A Match at Cricket was played in Lord Esstx's Park, near Carhilton, Hats, on the 9th and loth in(lant, between nine Gentlemen of the Rickmanf-1 woith Club, with two from Uxbridge, apinit eleven of the Homerton Club, for 200 guineas a fide. The Rickmanfwurth won in one innings. Six to four on Homerton on Rarting. Admiral Vsanaut, who commands the Dutch Fleet, was, after the Revolution in 1795, attached to the Prince of Nasal ; and, previous to the ex pedition at the Helder, in 1799, was employed by that Prince to go over to Holland, and to engage two well•known Thatch Captains, next to Admiral STORY in command, to d e li ver th e Fleet to the Eng afterwards happened to Admiral MITCHAL, in the name of the Prince of ORANGE. Admiral V[RHAUL was at that time only Captain Lieutenant The Speculators in Lottery Tickets are fo eager to purchale lots of them, that the Contractors have been obliged to limit the ( - ale to a certain number, otherwile there would not be enough left to divide into Shares for the public accotnrnodAtion. CHATHAM, AUGUST £2. The guns and ordnance !totes intended for Fort Pitt on the heights, at the rear of Chatham, are or dered to be conveyed to their place of dc ion with all poffible difpatch. A new military road from Fort Pitt to the river -fide, (near Mr. Grice's Lon Foun dry), is to be begun immediately. Captain MOULD. and Lieutenants Svaa Pt a andWav,, with 6o privates of the Royal Marines, are to embark tohmorrovron board his Kajefly's kip Powaa rut.. No place in the kingdom can evince a greater fpi. lit of aeivity than prevails at this important Naval and Military nation. The Brigade of Guards, the Denbigh and Fifelhire Militia, and the Royal Cornish Miners, with 200 Artillery, with guns and ammu nition complete, will be ready to march at an hour's notice. They are to take with them only their haver facks, containing but one change. The Royal Ma rines pat aded this mottling, at an early hour, in com plete marching order. The Volunteers are all upon the alert and are de limit of being placed in any fituation in which they can bell effeet the purpofe of their afrociation. FIRE AT THE Rorat.Clacu.l.—We yeflerc?ay Rated that a fire, which had broken out about half paR one at this place of public amufement. bad entirely cos. fumed the preinifes, with the adjoining coffee-bonfes and tap. _ _ _ Since the burning of the Opera Route. in 1789, we have not " itneffed fo fudden and furious a con flagration. In two minutes after it was firll perceiv able,•it had attained the height of its fury. The whole neighbourhood of St. George's Fields was vi fible from the Strand, through the villas of the streets leading to the Thames, and all the river between the bridges, as at mid-Jas. In one hour the Theatre, the Circus Coffee-houfe, the Stables, and other Of fices adjoining, were entirely enveloped with the flames. The want of water prevented the engines from yielding effeaual fervice. The appearance of the neighbourhood was fright ful ; the women and children flying in all dirations, with fcarcely any coveting. The fire is ftsppofed to have been occafioned by the communication of a (park from a candle with the oil ufed in preparing the feenery for a new Pantomime. The drums beat to arjns, and the Volunteer Corps of the neighbour hood attended with great promptitude, and in great numbers. It was pail three before any water could be ob tained. The roof of the Theatre had then fallen in. A tradefman in the neighbourhood exerted frimfelf with the utmoll alacrity, and was the means of faving the horfes. The only liviag creature which was known to be 1011, was the wonderful little dog belonging to the Circus. Mrs. BRANS. coma, of the Circus Coffee houfe, had lain in but about a week fence, but fortunately (he and her fart efcaped unhurt. Her hufband had been infured for about 8,0001. but had dropped his infurance at Chriftmas latt. The greater part of his flock was deflroyed. The firemen judicionfly played upon Mr. Jones-roes, the Equeltrian Coffee-houfe, and pre• vented his wine-vaults Irom catching fire, but in the mean time the fire got round behind, and fet fire to CROFT'S Riding and Livery Stables, at the fouth fide, which made an appearance almoft incredible, as there was a houfe on the outride, between them and the fire. But it appeared that the connection was behind, and thote premifes were almoft entirely deftroyed. Mr. Mon TGOMBIIIes rooms, though immediately con flated with the places on fire, did not catch the flames, and it was a fortunate circumflance for the fufferers that they did not, for (bey were made the depot for fuch furniture as could be raved from the conflagration. The fire was fuppofed to have ori ginated in the painter's room, and to have commu nicated from thence to the fcenery and fire-works prepared for the new piece, and the comm.:noontime of the PRINCE'S birth. , The fire in Petticoat-lane, Whitechapel, began at a Mrs. Long's, a Chandler's (hop, at half pall one on Monday morning, and form extended to the Ship public bottle, and three other bottles adjoining, which, it entirely confumed. There were two other honks partially injured. But the greaten apprehenfion was entertained for Mr. Walker's firgar-houfe, in the back of there premifes, as it was fuppofed that not only that gentleman's property,but that of a gs utile ighbou !hood would have been endangered,if the flames fltould once have communicated to that extenfive concern. There is, however, a firong brick wall on the back front of there premifes, which being entirely free from wood, prevented any further extenfion of the flames on that fide. There was a great difficulty of obtaining water, and it was not until pall three in the morning, that water was got to flow from the main pipe in White chapel, down the open ft reet to Petticoat-lane,where it was laded by buckets into the engines. The Impe rial firemen then law that it was of no ufe to eadea your to fave the few wooden houfe that flood in that row. They played molt fuceefsfully on the brick honk., on either fide, on the new houfes on the oppo- Inc fide of the way, and on the walls of Mr. Walker's fugar-houfe. This had the defired effeet, and in leis than half an hour they arrefied the progrefs of the flames, leaving only two other wooden houfes par tiallT damaged. Several workmen were employed a great part of yeflerday, in endeavouring to find the property which was laid to-,be 101 l by the publican. There is growing in the garden of Nieff. BOARDMAN, at Eccles, in Lancafhire, a tree nearly three yards high, which came from the South Sea, and is now bearing a capital crop of currants. A mat daring robbery was committed on Thurf day fe'anight in the ciwelling.houle of Mr. Morgan, turgeon, of E.glotkerry, near Launcefton. A man, dretfed in a dark fultian jacket and trnwfers, and red waillcoat, called at the houfe, and enquired if the Doctor was at home. On being anfwered in the ne gative, he inked whether he could not be fent for The mother of Mr. Morgan replied, that there was nobody in the houfe but herfelf. This was the in formation he wanted : he feized the Lady, bound her hands behind her, and tying a handkerchief over her face, conveyed her into a back kitchen, end threw her on the floor, with threats of infant death if the attempted an alarm. He then proceeded into the upper apartments, broke open feveral locks, and rifled the honfe of money and other valuables, to the amount of 1401. with which he gut clear cff ; and every exertion to apprehend him has hitherto proved ineffectual.