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ravfleal, INTRIZLICENCE. , 441011 LS THIS DAV.-WEND S. A p is is t - ii r disrgh. I pawn, lan. 10 , • 'Waterford, Jae. 9, • Donoagbades, Jan. to, xi, vut. z O 9 0 YARMOUTH, JANUARY z 3. Yefterday evening arrived from Cuxhaven; the EARL or LEICESTER packet, Captain THOMPSON,' uirh one Hamburgh and Bremen mail ; and this morning arrived the Panics or WALES packet, Captain Davi a, without mails, having failed from Cuchaven on Saturday laft, with Mr. HALES worn+, a King's Meffenger, and other paffengers. Yefterday arrived a Dutch (loop of war as car tel, with a great many prifoners, confifting of ma rines and infantry. The Englifh property confifcated in Ruffia is find to amount to 1,680,0001. fterling ; and our failors have been marched to Siberia and Mofcow. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY is. y e llerday afternoon arrived here, his Majefty's flip CAPTAIN, of 7+ guns, Captain Sir R. J. STRACHAN, from the coaft of France, in a very leaky condition, having been afhore about eight days ago, near the place where his Majefty's !hip MARLDOROUGH was loft, by which fhe received con fiderable damage in her bottom : fhe was accom panied to the Sound by his Majefty's !hip Fis- GUARD, of 38 guns, Captain T. B. MARTIN, left the leak fhould increafe fo much as to render it ne eefary for the crew to abandon her, in which cafe they would have had her affiflance : as foon as the appeared off this port, fignals of diftrefs were made, and all the boats from the flips in the Sound, Cawfand Bay, &c. went out and towed her up Hamoaze immediately : her fibres are now taking out, for the purpofe of her being taken into dock to be infl)efted. Came in the Harmony, of New York, Captain TAYLOR, from Teneriffe, for London, laden with wine; the Three Sifters, Caoa ua, from Memel; Amphion, Captain Sttetzassau, from Riga; and the Hannah, Captain Lamour:lca, from Dant sick, all laden with naval fibres for the dock-yard. PORTSMObTH, JANUARY :3. The BRILLIANT frigate arrived this afternoon from the Mediterranean. Arrived PHs o eget; i and BRAVER from a cruize. Sailed the ACTITi and la Lou frigates ; alfo the SPARILLit slid Foack gnn brigs ) to the call ward. stiEERWESs, JANUAitY z 3. SAM yefterday on a cruize, his Majelly's (hip LA rwswo, of 36 guns, Captain ROTHERHAM ; and the Qy t smsoloud N hired cutter, Lieutenant Fa sia‘, for the Downs. Arrived the Aaaow Mop, or 3 0 guns, Captain Bottom. a.m....m..1. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Good Friends, P►wsow, from Penzance, has been felted by the French at Leghorn, and fold. _ _ The Edgar, from London to Shicl.ls ; Providence, ---, from Peterfisurgh to Hull ; Eaxle, • HAIDINGN•I4I, from Memel to Hull; Robert, —,from Blyth, to London; and The mis, •••••••••‘.., of Sunderland, are captured in the Borth Seas. - _ The John and Mary, GAMPORT, from Gotten burg to London, is Branded on Juft Reef, after being taken. Mum, JANUARY 13. Arrived the RIIIDLDTIO/1, NW, and Loan DUNCAN, and remain.—Mind S. S. E. OILAVISIND, JANUARY 13. Palled by, the Paulin, from Virginia.— Sailed the Carter, Nash t, for India. LIVERPOOL, JANUARY ts. On the sth inliant, a vacl loft upon Dubmill Scart, near Allonby, on the coaft of Cumberland; rom papers found it is fuppofed to be the fhip luntington, GARDNER, from hence for Africa— crew it is feared have all perifhed. The Dallier, PHILLIPS; and Bonwiek, STEW. kT, from hence for Africa, paired Madeira the d tilt. all well, out t 4 days. From the loth to the asd tilt. fifty Teals, laden th corn, pared the Sound for this kingdom. Arrived—Arises, Whitefide; and Elizabeth, fd'intofh, train 6 :1 1 / 4,1, ...., amaica, at Cork; Orange Grove, Naschy, from ce fer erara • and indnitry, Vickery. from Virginia, 'dim: ack, LynaA, from Nay York at St. Lucia ; and ieiittatia Prlatal, Hodfon, from Naples for this port, at risk. OISTRIIItMON OF PRIZE RIOFEY. * Pie crew of the !loop DASHER, for the recap :r,.• of the brig Charlotte, will be paid their pro lortinns of the prciceeds arifing therefrom, on odird the kid loop DasHER, at Plymouth, Satur ::- the t ith inßant. .11C crew of the hired armed brig ARISTOCRAT, the capture of tht: French privateer l'Aven -C. will be paid their proportions of the proceeds the f.iid prise in Jersey, on the't9th infant. The crew of the Hoop SYLPH, for the recapture the PUp Britannia, and cargo, by the Nvst Pti is u entitled to !hare by agreement, will be paid : :r proportions of the proceeds of the falvage re v e d for the livid capture on hoard die SYLPH at .munch, Thtirfday the t yth inflant. lle trey; of the HYDRA, for deßroying the !l o ch frirte la Confiant, will be paid their pro T.n: of the head-money allowed for the fame the t7th inaant, at No. ;59, in the Borough, ths ark. • • -1- . . HULL, JANUARY xi trtraB oft Letter front Captain W. FosTte, of the Aetive London trader, to Mr. Buckland, of this town, dated London, January to, ritoz..—••• 4. I am informed this inflant, by T. Stockell, fea man, of Hull, that Captain BLACKMAN, in the Lefs Cuttcr, failed from Dunkirk on Thurfday morning to cruize from the Head to Cromer.— Thomas Stockell left Dunkirk en Friday morning the 9th inflant." BREAD.—Yefterday the principal of the Bakers' Company waited upon the LORD MAYOR at Guild hall, to fet the afUze of Bread, when his Lord fhip ordered that Bread be reduced two aflizes and an half, or five pence in the peck loaf, to commence to-morrow—the quartern loaf will then be fold for is. Bd. The Whig Club dined together at the Crown and Anchor Tavern yefterday ; the Hon. THOMAS ERSKINE in the Chair. After the Handing toalls had been drank, Mr. ERSKINE gave the health of Mr. Fox, which was received with the ufual thun ders of applaufe. Lord HOLLAND, firft noticing the flattering manner in which the name of his relation had been received, gave the health of Mr. De nt:Ns !—This was drank amidft the loudeft plau dits. Mr. Ea sKINE, after thanking the company for the honour conferred on him, gave Lord HOLLAND, whofe health being drank with great applaufe, his Lordthip thanked the company, and gave, as a toaft, The elide of Liberty all over the world" The health of Mr. Gasy, the late LORD MAYOR, &C. &c. were afterwards drank, and foon after eight o'clock the Chairman retired. Thurfday, the Recorder's Court met in Dublin, for the trial of prifoners, but it appearing lat feveral of the pnfoners were not in a [late to be brought up, from ficknefs, the Recorder adjourned the Court. Friday, the exculpatory evidence on the part of Mr. GIFFORD, of the city of Dublin Militia, who has bean for feveral days on trial by a Court Mar tial in Dublin Barracks, terminated. The fen tence will not tranfpire till his Excellency fhall determine on the fubje&. ' On Thurfday morning, about five o'clock, the flour and corn mills at Hawkhead, in the county of Renfrew, belonging to the Right Hon. the Earl of GLASGOW, were burnt to the ground, with a very confiderable flock of grain therein. Yefterday morning, about half an hour after three o'clock, a fire broke out at the Rofe and Crown public-houfe, the corner of Tothill-ftreet, lin Dartmouth-heel, Weflminfter. The fire was difcovered by one of the privates in the Foot Guards, who alarmed the watch ; but before the family were apprifed of their fituation, the flames had taken full poffeflion of the lower part of the houfe, and were burfting through the Shutters of the tap-room window. The lodgers in the fecond floor were firft alarmed, and in danger of fuffoca tion from the Smoke and heat ; providentially no accident happened in their efcaping over the top of the houfes. The caufe of the fire is afcrjbed to one of the fer'rants having left force fire in the kitchen grate when The went to bed, which com municated to a quantity of wood placed in the hearth to dry. On Wednefday !aft, about four o'clock, Ed ward Poi.tdlLL,Efq. of Mordon-Park, Surry, was flopped in his chariot, near the nine-mile-ftone, on the Epfom Road, by a tingle highwayman, with a crape over his face,. who robbed him of a gold watch, and fome money. • About five o'clock the fame evening, Mr. Baco ns', of King-ftreet, Portman.fquare, and two la dies, were flopped in a poft-chade, near the horfe barracks, in Hyde-Park, by a Tingle highwayman, who robbed Mr. Bacons& of his money, and who is fuppofed to be the fame man that robbed Mr. Po:al I Li— The robber was purfued by the coach man to Hogmore-lane, Brompton, where he loft him. Yefterday morningbetween four and five o'clock, as Mr. Joao SMITH, of Red Lion-ftreet, Ckrken well, and Mr. Jowls, of Pentonville, were coming to town from Shepherd's-bulb, they were attacked near Bayfwater by two footpads, 'who robbed them of a watch and their money. Early yefterday mottling the calico grounds of Maim. Tooamsr, CROFT, and Co. at - Longford, were robbed of fluent pieces of cambric muains, which the robbers conveyed away in a cart. ENGLISH PRISONERS IN Russta.—ExtraCt of a Letter from the Captain of the fhip Expedition, dated Cronfladt, Dec. t ' I mull entreat your patience while I Rate fome particulars re (paling the unforefeen difafter which took place November 5. The Expedition was laden, and I was clearing her at the Cuftorn-houfe, when the unfortunate order arrived from St. Peterfburgh, iffued by his Its rsetat. MAJESTY, to detain all the Britifh fhip a day or two after, the feamen were imprifoned, which was loon fo llowed by another order, to put ten men each into a divifion, and thus march them off fucceffively. And, to pre vent any clamour or partial felation, the Mailers drew lots. Your humble fervant drew the laft.— When we were ready to let off, Admiral How Er. am, with whom you dined at Elfineur, had the direetion of the bufinefs. He gave orders for one Captain with his men $o be taken from the divifion to make the number near a hundred. I being fall drawn, was, of courfe, {truck off, which I conli dcred rather fortunate, as the route was to a town 15:5 'eras • from Peterlburgh. I am now left with the lick, confifling of 36, three of whom are Matters. The humanity of the merchants is great; they have Supplied each man and boy with a great coat lined with fur, two pair of mittens, two pair of flockings, and a cap. They have, likewife,. prefented to each Matter two hundred rubles f, to flipport the prifoners on their march. It is, how ever, impoffible for a third of them to reach their journey's end. As loon as their fhoes are worn out, their feet being then expofed to the fevere weather of this climate, they will certainly perifh by the frog and Snow, through which they mutt pars before they can reach the place of their de :tined captivity." A Vim R wafares about dint quarter+ of am Emilia mile A Rabic is crag tobalwamrs &a . . PREATII PRISONERS CORILESPONDENCE WITH ,THE FLINCH GOVERN MENT, RELATIVE TO faISOSERS OF WAR. At a former period of the prefent War i; be came necefrary, in order to vindicate the Character of this Country for good faith and humanity, to render public the Proceedings and Correfpondence of the Governments of Great Britain and France with refpe& to Prifoners of War. The whole was fubmitted to a Committee of the Houfc of Commons, and became the fubjed of a Report, followed by certain Rcfolutions unanimoully adopted by the Houle. The following Correfpondence may be confi dered as a Supplement to the Documents which were printed with that Report, and the motives for rendering it public are the fame as on the for mer occafion. Downing-Brea, 6th Jan. xBot. COPY OF • LETTER FROM CAPTAIN COTES, AT PARIS, TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TRANS PORT SERVICE. " Paris, Dec. 7019. " Gentlemen—lnclofed you have a duplicate of my laft ; and by the prefent occafion I have to acknowledge the receipt of yonr's (No. Si. and Ba.) of the 22d and 29th ult. with their feveral in clofures. I !hall have the honour of replying to them particularly to-morrow; for the prefent time obliges me tc confine myfelf to one objefl ; that of communicating to you a circumftance of much importance, which has juft taken place. " The Minifter of the Exterior having, by note, expreffed his with to fee me, I waited upon him, and learned that, in confequence of orders from the Confuls, he had to inform me that the French Government wo•tld tale charge of the Englifh prifoners in France from the firit of the next De cade (the t ith infant), and that the Englifh were to provide for the French prifoners in ngland. I endeavoured to expofe to him the impoffibility of fuch an event taking place ; firh, from the na ture of the contrafts lately entered into for the maintenance of the prifoners, and next, from the fhortnefs of time, which would not admit of my receiving any direftions from you, from whore authority alone I was empowered to aft. He replied, that fuch were the orders of the Confuls, and that I muff enter into details with M. Bon jour, the Chief of the Sixth Divifion for the Pri foners of War. " Under there Circumftances I have, Gentle men, thought proper to write to the Minifter to day, informing him that I could not look upon the Communication I had the honour to receive from him yefterday as the official, and that a writ ten authority could alone conffitute it fo ; that I muff neceffarily fubmit to the orders that were to be given, but that I would, by no means, con fent to receive them without the approbation of my Government ! and further, that, as your Agent, I would never fubmit to receive any or ders that did not emanate from it. " Thus the bufinefs hands at prefent, and you will, no doubt, Gentlemen, fee the neceffity of adopting fpeedy Meafures, and furnifhing me with your Direftions for my future conduit in this af fair without delay. I have the honour to be, Bcc. (Signed) " JAMES COTES." LETTER FROM THE DORE OF PORTLAND TO THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY. 0 Downing-14e" Dee. isth, 2799. " My Loans—ln the abfence of Mr. Secretary DUNDAs, I loft no time in laying before the King your LOrdfhips' letter to him of the tath inftant, inctofing the communication made to Captain Corns, at Paris, refpeeting the future mainte nance of the Englifh and French Prifoners of War now detained in the refpeetive countries. " It is the lefs neceflary, on this occafion, to recal the circumftances which gave rife to the ar rangement under which the two Governments agreed to provide far the wants of their refpedive fubjeas during their detention, as they have been fubmitted to Parliament and publiffied to the world, in refutation of the falfe and unwarrant able affertions brought forward by the French Go vernment on this fubjet I but his Majefty cannot witncfs the termination of an arrangement found ed on the faireß principles of juftice and proteftion, due by the powers at war to their refpeaive pri loners, and proved by experience to be the belt calculated to provide for their comfort, withont protefting againft this departure (on the part of the French Government,) from an agreement en tered into between the two countries, and which tended fo materially to mitigate the calamities of war. " To prevent the effea of this alteration as much as poffible with refpe& to the Britifh prifo- ners now in France, it is his Majefty's pleafure that Captain COTES fhould be inftrueted to afcertain exaaly the rate of daily allowance made to each' man by the French Government; and that he fhould take care to fupply, at the expence of this country, any difference that may exift between fuch allowance and what was iffued by him under the.late arrangements .. " With refpeft to all the French prifoners not on parole in this country, it is his Majeity's com mand that, from the date of the French Agent cealing to fupply them, the Commiffioners of Trunnions and for taking care of Prifoners of war fhould furnifh them indifcriminately with the fame rations of provifions as were granted before the late arrangement took place. " As no mention is made of cloathing, or other neceffaries, in Captain Cortes letter, - I think k rig to add, that the Conuniffioners of Tranfports and for taking care of Fanners of War are on no account to furnith any to the French prifoners ' as this charge has at all times been fupported by the French Government. " It will be proper that this letter fhould be communicated to Monfieur Ntov, the French Agent in London, and to the Agents at the (eve. rai depots of prifoners, in order that the real grounds of the change, which is about to take place, may not be miftaken.or mifrcprefented. I ant, kc. (Signed) " roartauti." LIITTEI FLOM TNt comtatsitem ft! OF TRANSMITS TO M. OTTO. . - "l'neafport 0111ce, March si. ziotx . " Sir—lt haN ing been rePrefented to us that the French prifoners of war, confined at Normal Crofs, are in great want of cloathing, Ws feel it our duty to acquaint ycu therewith, in order that 'you may take fuch meafures as you may judge prorr, for caufmg them to be lupplied with fuch articles as are necelTary. We are, &c. • (Signed a ItUTLIT osoaaa. " AMBRIIII MLR. •" W. A. QT WAY." " 14. OTTO." LETTER TROIA THE SAME 10 THE SAME. " Tranfport Office, April 23, rko. " Sir—Having direfted Captain WOODRI rr, the Superiniendant at Norman Craft Prifon, to report to us on the fubjea of fonse complaints made by the prifoners confined at that place, he has inform ed us of a molt pernicious practice among the prifoners, which he has ufed every poffibla means to prevent, but wither t fuccefs. Some of the men, whom he Rated to have been long confined without receiving any fupplies from their friends, have only the prifon allowance to fuhfift on, and this allow ance he confiders fufficient to nourifh and keep them in health, if theyreceived it daily; but he Rates this is not the cafe, although the full ration is re gularly ferved by the Steward to each mefs of 12 men. There are in thofc prifons, he obferves, Tome men, if they cleft rve that name, who poffeCs money, with which they purchafe at the daily market whatever is allowed to enter, and with thole ar tides they purchafe of Tome unfortunate and un thinking fellow-prifoner, his ration of bread for feveral days together, and frequently Inab bread and loeef for a month, which he, the merchant, feizes upon dairy, and fed> it out again to fame other unfor tunate being on the fame ufurious terms, allow ing the former one halfpenny worth of potatoes daily to keep him alive ; not contented with this more than favage barbarity, he purchafes next his cloaths and bedding, and fees the miferable man lie naked on the plank, unlefs he will confent to allow him one half-penny a night to lay in his own hammock, and which he makes him pay by a further deprivation of his ration when his original debt is paid. Thus Captain WOOD. RI FF adds, it will he found that the origin of the diftrefs fo much complained of by the prifoners, is entirely among themfelves, for it is daily de tested by him, and punifhed as rigoroufly as pot fible ; but without the defired alfeCt. In conk quence of this reprefentation, we have now di reeled Captain Woos's' Fr to keep a lift of every man of the defcription of merchants abovemen tioned, in order that they may be put at the end of the lift of exchange, and w. have no doubt but you will approve of the meafure, and inform the prifoners of your determination to punish ac cordingly all fuch as shall be guilty of a traffic fo injurious to their fellow creatures." LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONERS PT TR•NSFORTS TO N. OTTO. " Traarport Office, May 10, I BCO. " Sir—The Commiffioners for Sick and Woune ed Seamen having tranfmitted to us an Enna of a Latter which 'they have received from Mr. Galrtin their Surgeon, at Forton, Rating that fe veral prifoners have beep received into that fiofpi tal in a Rate of great debility, owing to their having difpofed of their ration of provifions for a week, a fortnight, and in fome infiances for a month at one time ; we have felt it our duty to dired that fuch p‘rfons as may be difcovered to have been concerned in purchafing any articles of provifions, clnathing, or bedding, of another prifoner, ihould be confined in the black hole, and kept on fhort allowance for ten days ; and alfo, fhould be marked as having forfeited their turn of exchange. " We are confident that you will agree with us as to the expediency of taking fome ltrong meafures to prevent fo pamicious a traffic as that above mentioned, and that you will fccond our endea vours for that purpofe." LETTER TO MS COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSMITS. " Liverpool, May 22, alloo. Gentlemen— : There are Lome few prifoners here in eztreme want of cloathing, and they have no friends capable of making them any remit tances to enable them to purchafe ; which circum- Rance obliges me to reprefent their fituation to you, and to fay, in their prefent fituation it is not in their power to keep themfelves free from ver min. I requeft your inftruftions refpeaing them, and am, &c. (Signed) a ISBN. FISHER." LITTIR FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSPORTS TO M. OTTO. Tranfport Office, Augeft 26, zko. “ Sir—We inclofe a copy of a letter which we have this day received from Mr. Hocrewbon, our Agent for prifoners at Portcheller, liming that the French prifoners of that depot are in very great want of cloathing ; and as we have reafon to be lieve that the prifoners at all the other depots are either in or approaching to a (imam- littration, we think it proper to recommend the fubjett to your moil ferious attention, in order to prevent the calamitous confequences that mull enfue, if the French Government do not cattle a general fupply of cloathing to be made to their prifoacrs before the winter.' LITTIt TO THI COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSPORTS. • “Ponchclter-Cattle, Aug. 27, 1200. " Gentlemen—l am under the neceffity of laying before you the miferable fituation of a great number of prifoncrs at this depot for want of clothing. Many of them are entirely naked, and others have cut up their hammocks to cover them (elves. Their fituation is Inch, that if not pro vided with thofe articles before the cold weather commences, they mull inevitably perilh. r beg to obferve, it is near eighteen months fence they i were furnillted with any articles of wearing ap parel by the French Government, and then only a fingle thin to each fait, which mull naturally have been worn out long fince. I have the honour to be, Ire. i t (Signed) " JOlllll HOLVIVOOD." (Te bt continged.) , r 1 i to. • , (.!