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LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY Is. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Confols 6.34-.-ConL for ace. 6o}-Onmium Bt. Reduced 59i—Long Ann. in. DUBLIN, MAT 9.-PriCe of Stocks this day. J per Cent. Treaf. Bills 99. Courfe of Exchangc.,-DubLin on London Z 2 This morning Lieutenant CORBETT arr ived with DISPATCHES FROM EGYPT. He reached Portfmouth yefterday in the FLORA frigate, Captain MIDDLETON, charged with dif patches from Lord KEITH, containing the parti culars of the aftion between the Britifh and French armies on the 2I ft of March, in the neighbourhood of Alexandria. We have pleafure in anncouncing that the bat tle terminated in favour of our Countrymen, but we are concerned in slating that the (laughter was dreadful on both fides. The lots of the French is Rated at 4,000 men ; that of the Britifh we have not yet heard mentioned. We have heard, bow-, ever, what we will; may not receive confirmation, that General Sir RALPH AsEacaoMßY, who along with Generals Moose and HOPS, Sir SYDNEY SMITH and Colonel PAGEr, was wounded in the battle, la awe dead of his wounds. • The French were the aiTailabts in this aCtion, and were led on by MENOU in perfon. One of their regiments. called Bowarasrs's Grenadiers, WAS entirely cut to pieces; and BONAPARTE'S in vincible standard, entrufted to its care, is now on board the FLote frigate, and will foon be in London. The FLORA left Alexandria five weeks ago, at which time Alexandria was ftill in the hands of the French. We forbear entering much into the particulars which have reached us, as a London Gazette Ex traordinary is expelled to make its appearance fometime this Evening. A fubfidy of joo,oool. as our Readers will fee by the Parliamentary Proceedings, is to be paid to the QUEEN Of PQRTyGILL. This fun; we fear will do little in the way of refinance ; but if ju dicioufly applied may, perhaph procure a delay which may fave to this Country a much larger Turn of Britifh property now in that Ringclom.— Our Readers cannot yet have forgot Citizen TALL/YR/04D% modelt hint to the American Ne gociators, 44 II jaw el' argat, kaucoup d' argent I" We can now nate with confidence, that there was no truth in the (tory of Admiral de WINTER having received orders on the 4th, to put the Dutch fleet under the proteftion of this eountryl • A Gen tleman is now in Linidon, ;who left the Hague on the sth inn. and Rapt, that no fuch think had tranfpired there at that time; nor was there any tumult. The anonymous letter of which we !poise two dayi ago, and which fome of the prints ire giving even to-day without noting, as they ought to do, that it was anonymous, was probably a ttock- Jobbing trick, founded on the ripotted intention of the French Government to unite Holland to France, • meaftire which the Cabinet of the Thuilleries is now generally believed to be bent upon.---Franie and Prof's; have not, it is faid, the beft tinder &luting at the piece& niOrnenti this may account for the eagernefs of the former td peers themfelves of Holland. The I:l2Ess the Puseassts woken airing yet terday in their carriages round by Richmond. Admiral Sir Myna Patten has arrived at Yar iMouth, in the ittsncmg frigate, Capt. HAMMOND. Lard NILSON remains with the command of the fleet.. We do not hear that the BLasictis has brought any news of importance from the North. Yefterday being the feaft of the Afcenfoon, the boundaries of the different Pariffies were prome naded by the Gentlemen of their diftrifts, attended by the charity children. Yelterday the ad Regiment of Foot Guards had a field day in Hyde Park. The firil battalion of the brave Ennilkillen regi. went it in Egypt, the fecond at Minorca ; and it is an anecdote unparalleled in the hiftory of the army, that the veteran General Lord Csaams, who is Colonel of its entertained the officers on the • 16th of April, 1746, the day the battle of Cul loden was fought : he was then a Captain. Colonel FISH ut, of the Engineers, is appointed Chief Engineer in Ireland. Colonel Master, of the Royal Artillery, fet off laft week for Dublin, to take upon him the com mand of the Artillery in Ireland. We underhand that tome hopes are Rill enter tained by the friends of General KNOX that he may be fafe.—,Some letters from Jamaica mention s report that the veld on board of which he was had been driven to Honduras. We than be very happy to have an opportunity of confirming thefe reports. The French Government is fo anxious to fend reinforcements to Egypt that !hips are ready to fail with troops, &c. from almoll every convenient port of Italy and Spain, as well as thofe of France. — While Lord Km H's fleet continues off Alexan dria, the chances of getting in are very much againft the enemy. The lenience of Kinn Waits having expired, he was on Tburfday laft difcharged from the horrors of a Penitentiary-houfe, on giving wool. fecurity for good behaviour for ten years. tp re- mid ROYAL ACADEMY. . Lantffrape (morning).—G. drawing of this landfcape is altogether good, and the effect true to nature ; but the colouring k ra ther of too fober a hue. The fame oblation lies againit moil of this Gentleman's produttions, but in this he will doubtlefs improve. 294. RIO Cower Baia Err.—Diftin pilled by the peculiar manner of the artifl. The, handling of this defign is free and maflerly, but it is defeetive in aerial perfpeetive and relief. 406. The Rape of Xylem—W.l-lAm I LTO w, R. A. This is an elegant defign, but the execution is not fuch as we have been tiled to from the pencil of Mr. Hamilton. As however we confider it but as a (ketch, we will fuppofe nothing more was intend ed than the produaion of fo much light and fha dow as may be transferred to canvas with increaf ed effea. Mr. Hamilton has feveral drawings this year, all of which difcover more beauty of compo fition than execution. eog. The Author of the Farmer': Boy. — S. Dlt UM MOND.—We have no doubt of the accuracy of this likenefs. There is, however, little poetry in the features of the face, which is moft charaderiflical ly that of the humble handicraft, defcribed in the life of the poet. 435. di Holy Wirram., R. A.— This is a defign on a fmall fcale, we fuppofe the firft (ketch of a pilure exhibited in the Great Room. It is a pleating compofition, in which the lights and fhadows are well difiributed and ba lanced, but it wants that richnefs of effed percep tible in many of Mr. We flall's former produflions. 560. View of Valetta at Malta.—J. T. SERRES.— No doubt a coned view of the Port'of Malta, and the (hipping is alfo executed in Mr. Serres's bell manner, but the general effed of this pidure is not good. The artift appears to know little of the beauty of a Mediterranean flty. 569. tueen jueLth reciting to Alfred the Song• f Sr Barek.—SAN E ARTIST.A Specimen of En graving in dole imitation of Drawing, of wh;rl Mr. Weftall is the inventor.—The original wa , exhibited lag year.—The refetnblance is extremely dole, and the Rile of execution well calculated to give the effett to the drawings of this artifl in particular. The principal objeetion that arifec is againft a hardnefs of outline, which perhaps may be conquered by experiehce. The Right Hon. the CHANCELLOR of the Ere E ciy Ea gave a grand dinner yefterday, at big houfe in Downing-fireet. Among the company prcrent were his Royal Highnefs the Duke of You, the Duke of POILTLAND, Earl ST. VINCENT, Earl CHAT HAM, Mr. PITT, and Mr. Secretary Volta. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of CLAM recs. yef terday gave a very elegant dinner to a party of Noblemen, at his apartments in the ftable-yard, St. James's—prefent— Earl of Raincoat, - Lord HOTHA hi, Earl of HARRINOTON. - Admiral Pant, Eat of SANDWICH, - Colonel BONN, Earl of LEICIST ZS. - COketi DALSYMPLI, Lord Bsaam.av, Rev. Dr. LLOYD. Lord Dorm, The Earl of HAtnwicts, on Ttiefday evening, held a Grand Levee, at his houfe in St. James's fquare, preparatory to his departure for Ireland, for which place he is appointed Vice-Roy. It mar in Tome refpees be called a reprefentation of film lar affemblages in Dublin Cattle. All the Military Gebtleanen appeared in full uniforms; the Clergy in their pontifical habits; and the Nobility and Gentry in Court mourning. before ten o'clock, there were upwards of sou prefent. • Lady lienueropir's Ball and Supper had every charm which a powerful difplay of fafhion and beauty could command. Upwards of 4.00 perfo nages bellowed their praife on an entertainment' which would have done honour to the moll diftin sainted for tafte and elegance. The. Ball was opened at eleven o'clock with the country dance of . " The Devil ems's, the rayon," by Mils Braossorr, and Lord W. BINTIIMCIL Lady C. Burin, - . Lord LOVAIN. Lady Sommisar t Colonel C M . Lady M. P , Lord E. lik/ITINCII. Lady E T - Pdr.PMPOINT. Lady Palmitin!, - Capt. Hay Is. M Plf, - - Lord Marnoicaz.n. Mif. VAUOII.IIIII/ • Mr.t. Hopi. At three o'clo ck the company fat down to the molt elegant (upper that could be ferved up. The rooms were brilliantly lighted, being hung round with variegated lamps in various figures; even on the outfide of the windoWs were hung upwards of tWo hundred coloured lamps, which made a hand tome appearance. Soon after four, the company re-entered the Bail-room, and joined in the merry dance. Mrs. WA: Ana's Ball, the firft affembly this feafon, was, on Wednefday evening, attended by a (mall party of two hundred fafhionables. The Ball was opened at a quarter after eleven o'clock with a Meier Sitwell," by Tie Duke ea s and Lady MAST next followed, Mr. Tacna/a SIIROIDAN MI6 M a. Captain Caoacniti. JOia CORNWALL. Captain PIRRIRPOINT Lads C. Kasai& Mr. Jell MANNias Mite Caorron. Lord Toasts - - Mira Mils. Mr. Fawaraza PAID GODIPRZY. Mr. Garritta - Mitt FORDYCE. • Thirty couple led down to the fecond tune, " Mrs. &Maur of Troop :" and at two o'clock the company adjotirned to the (upper rooms. The (*upper had to boall of all the well-known tette and elega4ce in which the lovely hoftefs excels many of her fair cotemporaries. It was arranged on eight tablesl three long tables were placed in the chapel for tao ; at the upper end a round table for fix perfona; in the veilibule and parlour were ' placed the other four, for the reft of the company. About soo fat down to table, the novelties of the <eafon were cherries and ftrawberries. A very fuperb fervice of new plate was made for the Prince's table—the dillies, plates, &c. were of frofted Inver, richly chafed, except in the con cave, where they were gilt. The PRlsca of Waxes did not (top (upper. At three o'clock the Ball recommenced with " La 4 Mary Reasfay," and at half after five the company departed. NAUrleeft INTELLIGENCE. ~ MM L 8 DAY..-Wind W.V. alumni o Haniiaurgh, x Dublin, May ao, t Waterford, May it, • Donnaghadee, May ti, t Jerfey, May tz, a Guengey, May xi, FALMOUTH, MAY U. Sailed the KING GEORGE packet, Yescomeri with the Mails of the 28th ult. and sth inftant for Litbon.—The PRINCESS AMELIA packet, S rEvsms, with Mails of the Bth inttant, for Halifax and New Yorl.—And the DUKE or Yoax Packet, SER VANTS, with the Mails of the 6th inftant, for Ja maica, Barbadoes, and Martinique.—Alto the Spider fchooner privateer, of Portfmouth, on a cruize.—Arrived the fchooner Friendthip, FOSSET, in 47 days, from Richmond, with woo barrels of flour for this port ; on the 25th ult. in lat. so. long. 18. the fpoke a French brig priva teer, of 14 guns, and on the 28th ult. in the fame lat. and long. fpoke a French Chip privateer, of 18 guns.—Arrived alfo the American (hips Hope, Capt. 'GRENTIELD ; and the He&or, Capt PINCK- Tom, with brandy and wine, from Barcelona, for Gamic?, fent in by the Helen privateer, of Lon. don.— Ile PRINCE or WALES, from Litbon, the HARLEQUIN, and Dusts OF CUMBERLAND packets, from America, are hourly expeded.—Wind N. W. TORBAY, MAY is. Yeflt.rday arrived his Majefty's fhip Msrvsric, of 74 guns, from. off Breit, where fhe left the Channel Fleet, confining of 16 fail, all well, un der Admiral CORNWALLIS. This day arrived the DOLLY cutter, with difpatches from the Channel Fleet, which fhe left eight hours after the Malts- TIC, all well. PLYMOUTH, MAY x 3. The cutter which came in laft evening, is the I NILE, of ;4 guns, Lieutenant NEWTON, from a cruize off Breft ; on the 9th intl. the fell in with a French cutter, of 14 guns, is and 6-pounders, which the engaged in a running fight near four hours, but by having the Chore of the NILE, the rax in, and took filcher under the guns of a bat tery near Breft, and thereby efcaped the NILE had her fails, rigging, dm. much cut, by the (hot from the battery, and was obliged to haul off, but fortunately had only one man wounded : the French cutter mutt have received much damage, as her pumps were both at work, and it may be expeCied* that the loft many men, as the was full of troops. Came in the Duke of Clarence privateer, of this port, from an tuifuccefsful cruize ; and the Ame rican (hip Mary, Capt. OBADIAH RUT, from Lit: bon, for London, with fruit. By a letter received here this day from the Do us, of 36 guns, Captain Hawnav, it appears that, on the 7th inft. the French had in the outer road of Brett Water, ready for fea, (even three deckers, thirteen two-deckers, three frigates, and four corvettes ; in Carmaret Bay, one frigate, and one corvette; and in the Road adjoining, two very large frigates, ready to flip, fuppofed to be deftin ed for the Weft Indies: the Immorratirs, Use. colts, and Dom frigates, are crnizing off Brett to watch.their motions. Came. is the Neptune, of and from Newport, in Rhode Wand, laden with fugar and coffee, for Amlterdarn, detained by the Alert privateer. Sailed the REsoturion, of 74 guns, Captain GAILDNIL ; NEPTUNE, of 98 guns, Vice Admiral Gamma; and 1351.1.615 LE, of 74 guns, Captain &MIMI, to join the fleet. Came in a French brig, name unknown, with flour, cut out of a French haibour, by one of our crui zers. PORTSMOUTH, MAY !4. This evening arrived the FLORA, of 36 guns, Captain MIDDLITON, with a convoy from Litton. —Various reports were afloat on her arrival, re fpeEting her having brought important difpatches ; but as the was immediately put under quarantine, we have not yet learned the particulars. - YARMOUTH. MAY z 4. Tuefilay arrived the Ts" MC son a (loop of war. —Yefterday arrived the Btasfc a frigate from the Baltic fleet; Admiral Sir Hype nal= and Tome other officers came home pafrengers in her.—This morning arrived the INsvacToa Hoop of war, with the lofs of her foremaft : (he was brought in here by the Cosouac brig. !ROM LLOYD'S LIST. DIAL, MILY 14.—Sailed the SUILPRIZZ frigate to Sheen& i and the Basiusa gun-veifel to the Weaward.—Wind S.W. Clamant), Mar t4.—Pall by the Draper, Pickle?; Lord Donegal, SMITH; Lady Sin clair, BAIN is • and Fanny and Kitty, SHANNON, from Bella ; 'Sarah, Jonas; and Dowen, &rams, from Newry; Elisa, BURTON, from Charlefton ; James and John, BurcHaa, from Lifbon ; and Ann, —, from Demerara.—Sailed the Neptu ass, for Elfusore ; and St. Patrick, CAW,- 1 sass. for BelfaL DiSTRIBUTiON OF PRIZE MONO'. The crew of the UNION hired atlhcd eater, lb! the falvage of the chip Friendlhip, will be paid their proportions at Portfmouth on the arrival of the raid cutter. The crew of the hired armed cutter Srit4;Ar the recapture of the brig London of Londoss,.wAll• be paid their proportions arifing from the faltsge of the raid recapture on her arrival in port. , The crew of the JAMAICA, for the recapture of the Duke of Athol and James and Ruth, will be paid their proportions of the falvage on board the JAMAICA on her arrival in port. The crew of the floop SPITFIRE, far the cap ture of the Concordia, will be paid their propor tions of the final payment of the laid prize on board the SPITFIRE on her arrival at Plymouth. The crew of the fame floop, for the capture of the Danith Ihip Sohellern, will alto be paid their proportions of the laid capture on board the floop, on her arrival in port. The crew of the hired armed cutter DRAKE, for the recapture of the brigpabriel, will be paid their refpeetive flutes of the falvage of the Paid recapture on the cutter's arrival in Yarmouth Roads. ARRIVED. At Gibraltar—Greenwich, Inglis, from Zant ; Diana, Coots ; Young Jonah, Lamb; Oriana, Paterfon; Nancy, —; Bri tannia, Strahan; and Sally, Stokes, from London. Off Falmouth—Jane, Dangufield, from Virginia; and Fay, Leonard, from New York. In the Downs—Aurora, Prince, from Charleston; Char lotte, Roper; Ex, Cade; Commerce, —; and Friendthip, —; from Dublin. At Clyde—Albion, Cloullon, from Jamaica; Hope, Felker, from Plymouth, in America; anti George, Campbell, from New York. At Briltol—Vidtory, Batten, front Virginia; Mobawke, —, from Palermo; and Perfeverance. from Philadel phia. . . - . • At Martinique.—E'iza, Oson, from Liverpool. At Cowes—Sincerity, Wicks, frown Philadelphia. At New York—lris, Barnard, from BMA At Minoru—Jackf-n, Sandwell, from London. At Londonderry—Enterprize, Wileoks, from New York. At Dover.-The Stan, Adams, from Baltimore. At Yarmouth—Two Friends, Harris, from Oporto. At Cork—Lydia, Duncan, from Bayonne; utd Friendedp, Morgan, from Philadelphia. At Waterford—Friendihip, Hammond, from Oporto. . At Bdfalt—Hannah, Barrett, from Baltimore. • At Liverpool—Lord Rodney, Turnbull; Frisadihip, Mot ; Brooks, —; Whydak, White; Will, Marthall; and Vene rable, Rudd, from Jamaica; Lovely Lars, —, from Antigua; Crellin, front Martinique; Dolphin, Dobriched, from Diamtg; Mars,'Sheifield; A111(710111, •••••• from New York ; South Carolina, —, from Philadelphia; Nicholas, Year, Dom Roftock ; Pacific, —, from Bolton ; Mary,—, from Virginia; Adelina, —, from Baltimore; George, Norris, from Savannah; and Sachan, M‘Donald, from Portland. One of the 266 perfons whore releafe from Al gerine flavery was lately effee.led by Mr. FALCON, the Britifh Conful, arrived a few days agn at his native place, Gosforth, near Whitehaven, after an abfence of two and twenty years !--clueng which time his friends had received no intelligence con cerning him, and had long fi nce fuppofed him dead.—lt is Paid, that he fpeaks of le viral others, from the county of Cumberland, why fitarcd in that emancipation ; one of whom had " dragged the galling yoke," for thirty years.—We hope thortly to be enabled to lay fome particulars be fore our readers. MeSlONAßlts.—lntelligence is received of the dear of Mr. FOUNTRIN, OliC of the Baptill MIA fionaries at Serampour, in Bengal. Confstierable progrefs has been made in printing the tranflation of the Bible in the Bengalefe language. Laft September rsoo copies of Matthew's gofpel, and 2000 of Mark's and Luke's, with ten chapters of John's gofpel, were finifbed at the prefs. As Matthew's gofpel was the firft complete accotmt of the life, &c. of Cita:ST, they threw off soo copies extraordinary of the tranflation of it, to di(perfe • among the Hindoos, until the whole books of the New Teflament were ready to be delivered to them. The whole is probably Stated before this time. Mr. CARET and the other Miffionaries were well ; and expeCtations were entertained that the qv() Eons of Mr. CARIT, who (peak the language of Bengal with great fluency, would flrengthen the miffion. ... Friday was executed on St. Michael's-hill, Brir tol, purfuant to his fentence, Captain W. How The crime for which he fuffercd, was for having wilfully funk the fhip Merry Andrew, to the pre judice of the Underwriters. Saturday were executed at Chefler, Samuel "Oho fon, and John Morgan, for putting off forged Bank Notes ; and John Clare, for houfebreaking.—On their way from the Cagle to Boughton, the place of execution, at which they had nearly arrived, Clare, who had appeared much undaunted the whole of the way, leaped out of the cart, fprang through the crowd, and ran and tumbled down the hill oa which the gallows formerly flood, into the river Dee, from whence he was taken in a few minutes, but quite dead ; his body, however, was carried to the fatal tree, and there fufpended for the ufual time. _ • _ .... The cafe of the five men convided at the loft Warwick Affixes, for breaking into the counting. houfe of Meffrs. Botros and Co. at Soho, has not yet received the decifion of the Twelve Judges, for whofe opinion their cafe was refcrved, on a quetlion whether the felonious entry of this count. inghoufe, though under the fame roof with the dwelling houfe, was a burglary within the mean. ling of the Statute ? Their Lordthips have once met upon it, but did not then concur in one opi nion. On Monday afternoon a fet of fellows attacked a bullock, and exciting all their ufual tricks to irritate the beaß to madnefs, drove it through fe veral Rreets is Wellminiler, till at lafi it ran into Johnfoses-contt, Charinrerofs, where it was bal. tered and ham-firung : in this condition they en deavoured to drive it along the Strand, and the poor tormented creature, bellowing with torture. and unable to move, was let upon and worried by dogs : at lengtb,wlu.n the exhaufied animal could affiwd no more fport to hi% ravage followers, they 'bought to have him difpatched, and conveyed awAy in a cart. The whole was a fcene of a confu. lion of brutality feldom witneffed. A cart filled with people, whole curiofity lcd them to comm.- plate the !niceties inflided on the poor animal, was upfet, and many perivas confiderably hurt. if