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II th KENT ELECTION, FRANCS. PARIS. JULY *7. GENERAL ELECTION. THE FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of -a. KENT arc refpedifully informed, that Subferiptions for 000dufting the Medico of Sir William Geary, Bart. ars received at kleffrs. Hanky and Co., Bankers. Fenehurch-street. DURHAM COUNTY ELECTION. SEVERAL Gentlemen, in London, anxious to promote Mr. litmoon's Ele6ion, will dine together at tip Gray's Inn Coffec-Honfe, Holborn, on Friday next, the sad Whin, at Fire o'Clock precifely. STEWARDS. 'Nathaniel Atchefon. Efq. John Lodge Hubberfty, Efq. William Bacon, Ffq. George Kinderley, Efq. William Bentham, Efq. Sir William Leighton, Rat. George Bramwell, Ffq. and Alderman, John Illackett, Ffq. J ohn Lyall, Efq. Ralph Clarke, Efq.John Jackfon. Efq. William Clark, jun. Eli. illiam Jackfon, Efq. Thomas Davifon, Efq, P. Lewis, Efq. Sir Ertdcrkk Morton Eden, Willem V. Suttees, Efq. Bart. Richard Teaftale, Efq. George Forftcr, Efq. William Willett, Efq. George Hawks, Efq. George Wilke, EN. William Havelock, Efq. Tickets to be had of the Stewards, and at the Bar of the Colfee.Houfe. at son,. 6d. each. Bon AP Aar' after baying received the report of **the diAinguithed condna and bravery of a num. ber of Citizens, decreed each of them a fake dgbonnesr. THE GENERAL IN CHIMP TO TNT MINIITII OT MARINI. Head quarters at the Cape, as PrthW (Jane 14). " The Colony continues to enjoy the greateft tranquillity. The bodies of infurgents which at different times appeared, have been diffipated.— The letters of the general officers in the feveral de partments will inform you to what a miferable point TOUSSAINT had carried his fraud. In(lead of keeping the promife which he made of remain ing tranquil, and of not removing from his planta tion, he made nightly virtu to different parts of the illand. He forwarded plots and held meetings. He had an account given in to him of the effeEts produced on the army by difcafe, and fcemed to purl te the progrefs of it with fecret fatisfaftion.— I loon put a flop to all his ftratagems and in trigues. TOUSSAINT mull, ere now, have arrived at Bull, and I have put under arreft the Generals who were accomplices in his confpiracies. Now I may fay that peace and fecurity begin to be re ellablifhed at the Cape with a furprizing aftivity.— All the inhabitants of the Spanifit part, whom the invafion of TOUSSAINT had frightened away, be gin to return to their homes. The &leaks that have prevailed have made tonic ravages at the Cape, but fortunately they have not been generally pre valent throughout the Wand. Citizen Batatzecu is no more : in him we have to regret a fervant of the public, who to a long experience united much zeal and an ardent attachment to the caufe of Go vernment. I recommend his family to your good Cervices, as they may nand in need of them ; for, after filling important functions, he died poor. (Signed) LiCLERC." BREST, JULY 10.—Lall night the Argonaute, Heros, and Montblanc, (hips of the line, and the Precieufe frigate, under Rcar-Admiral MAGON, entered the harbour. General Too sSAIN a- is on board the Hems, with his family. The Admiral landed to-day, and immediately fet off for Paris. NAPLES, Just 19.—An ediet was publifhed here on the loth, in virtue of which all the events which have taken place during the Revolution are to be buried in oblivion. The Tribunals are not to ad mit of any accufation relative to thofe events. The King at the fame time extends his fpecial good will to all thofe who in thofe flormy times diflinguilhed themfelves by their attachment to the Crown. THE HAGUE, JULY 16.—From a combination of pall and prefent eircumflances, there is reafon to expeCt great political changes in this country. The indemnifications allotted for the Prince of ORANGE are laid to be difpofed of elfewhere : and the friends of the Prince have now an important Aare in the Government. Their late acceptance of employments mutt have been the refult of Tome private motives, as when they tome time fence unanimoufly refuted all interference in political affairs, their avowed reafon was, that the country could not be governed without a fupreme head : and tome begin to think that the late fuppreffion of all political difcuffion through the channel of the prefs, and the appointment of Orangills to polls, have a dole conneftion with what is ex pelled to occur. FRANCIIFORT, JULY to.—According to letters from Semlin, of June sad, intelligence was re ceived at Belgrade on the 17th, that a body of feveral thoufand men, under the command of Jussum-Aoa, were marching againft that place, and had advanced as far as Pafrarewtzo : contler nation wasimmediately fpread throughout the city, and next morning a body of .poJanifraries marched forward to defend the paffage of Morawa. The greater part of the rich families have taken (hater 3n the citadel, and in other places of fatity. The fame letters add, that for tome nights paft a heavy cannonade was heard in the direftion of Belgrade, and that Jussum.Aca had fummoned the place, hut that the Janiffaries had returned no anfwer. It is fuppofed that this expedition is con duffed by the fon of the late Pacha. RAT: S RON, Jo Ly 5.—A Turkilb courier arrived at Prefburgh the end of laR month with dif patches, addreffed to the Anatrian Commandant. Thcfe difpatches Rate. that Jussuw Act having advanced to Belgrade with a body of Ottoman troops, had tent a very threatening fummons to the JanilTariel of that city, to compel then: to fur. render; the latter having replied, that they would defend themfelves to the WI man, hoftilitics im mediately commenced. The communication be tween Semlin and Belgrade was entirely interrupt ed. For tome days pall a heavy cannonade had been heard at Semlin. Letters from Vienna Rate, that the celebrated hiflorian JOUR MU LL PR, is Airnaf exl. W. acceoulic Minter Fres the LONbON 6,122117, .74 10. aDMIRALTY-OTIICI, JULY 20. Corr of a Letter km; Captain Sir Home POPHAM, to Sir EVAN birrliN, Bart. dated at Calcutta, the 18th of No- vember, 1801. - Slit-4 have much pleafure in tranfmitting you a Copy of Captain Collier's Letter of the zoth September, fur the infor mation of my Loads Comm;Givers of the Admiralty, giving a very detailed Account of his finking the French national Ibip la Fleche, of as guns; and zyo men. The Wok of Captain Collier's unremitting perieverance under every trying eircum- Rance. and his determined condod in warping the Vidor into Mahe harbour, is likely to be of very material fervice to the commerce of India, u la Fleche was unqueftionably intended to mire in the Bay of BengaL I have the honour to Ise,.Ste. &e. ere. (Signed) KOMI POIPNAll• His Majeity's Coop Vidor, Mahe Roads, September fp, I Sol. Sit —The Rate of the crew of his Majefty's hoop under my command, after leaving the Red I Sea, induced me to put into the ifland Diego Garcia ; after procuring a large fupply of turtle and good water, I left that ilarbour on the 27th of Anguft, and proceeded on the execution of the particular fervice pointed out in your orders' of the lad July, and on the ad inflant, in fight of thefe Iflands, his Majetly's (loop fell in with a French National corvette, and after a few ineffec , teal manoeuvres on her part, from the fuperior failing of the VICTOR, when going large, I bad the pleafure of bringing her to a dole action at three quarters pall five, P. M. ; the dif gated Rate of the VICTOR did not long deceive the enemy, the fecond broadfide proved fuffi- 1 dent, the corvette hauling her wind and endea vone.ng to efcape, which, in about twenty mi nutes, 1 was Corry to obferve, by hiving almoft folely directed her fire at our mails and fails, the I bad a fair profped of effecting, for, on her tacking! under our lee, I endeavoured to wear, with the hope of boarding on her bow, when I had the! mortification to find both lower and topfail braces (hot away on the (larboard fide, as well as I preventer ones and bow lines, and before others' could be rove the corvette was half a mile to wind. ward; night fall approaching added to the chagrin I Mt on obferving the Corvette fail better than the VICTOR on a wind; the chace continued all night, frequently within gun-fhot, and at funfet the fol lowing day, from the wind having favoured the enemy, the was four or five miles to windward; in the night of the 4th 101 l fight of the chace, 'ali e n, probably by tacking, the efcaped. In this affair I had one man wounded with two indica balls, and Mr. MIDDLETON, Matter's Mate, Right ly ; the damage fultained in the hull trifling, the foremalt shot through, and I have to regret our fails and rigging much cut. Judging from the courfe the Corvette was (leering, when &II feen, the mull be bound to thefe Hands, I puttied for them, and towards funfet of the sth, the was again feen running in for this anchorage ; I kept under eafy fail till dark, when theVac TOR was anchored; at daylight I had the fatisfaaion of teeing the cor vette moored with fprings in the Balm . ' or Inner Harbour with a red flag at the fort (which, as I fince learn, was in defiance) ; being unacquainted with the Channel, and having no Pilot, Mr.CRAW.. FORD, the Matter, (though ill of a fever), and Mr. MIDDLETON being volunteers, were fent to found, which fervice they completely performed ; nor did the latter Gentleman defitl, till repeatedly fired at by a boat from the Corvette. The extreme narrownefs of the Channel, added to the wind not being very favourable, compelled me to ufe warps and the ftayfails only, which expofed the Ihip to a raking fire for fome minutes, till, flioaling our water, I was obliged to bring up. Having two fprings on the cable our broadfide was loon brought to bear ; and at three quarters pall eleven A. M. a well directed fire was opened, which was kept up inceffantly from both veffels till twenty minutes pall two, when I plainly perceived the enemy was going down ; in a few minutes her cable was cut, the call round,and hcrbow ground ed on a coral reef. Mr. M'LRAN, the Fiat Lieu tenant, with a party of Officers and Men, were fent to board : though fcarce had they put off, ire we dircovered the enemy to be on fire ; Lieut. Startle and other Officers were then fent with pro. per affiance, but kill as they had fucceeded in extinguithing the fire the fell on her larboard bilge into deeper water and funk. She proves to have I been the French National Corvette la Fleche, !mounting twenty long French eight pounders, an fwering to Englilh nines, with two (tern chafers, though it appears all her guns were not mounted in the 1411 action ; was larger than the VICTOR in dimenfions, perfectly new, a remarkable fall failer, and not four months from France, commanded by Captain BONAMAY, Lieutenant de Vaiffeau, with four Lieutenants, and a complement of 145 men, fome of whom had ken left tick at Bourbon. From a number of dead and dying men reported to be found on her forecafile, as well as two alongfide, I am induced to believe the carnage was great, though only four are acknowledged by the French Captain. She had so men to affil at her guns, forming a part of the crew of the French frigate la Chiffonne, captured here a few days fince by his Majeßy's flip la SysizLE, Capt. ADAM. The ob flinate defence made by la Fleche was on the fup pofition of the VICTOR being a privateer. From the length of time elapfed ere this butinefs was brought to a dole, I have felt it neceffary to be thus particular in my detail, and I trial for your excufe thould I dwell longer, as I feel I thould do an injullice to every Officer and Man on board, did I neglea paying a pit tribute to the cool and de termined bravery they evinced ; even men labour. ing under a lingering fever (of which I had unfor tunately thirty) felt a proportionate zeal.—l beg leave to recommend to yournotice Lieut. WI.; AN, AS well as folicit you: intereft for the confirmation of my fecond, Mr. SMITH, as alto Mr. HYDE, Gunner, nbferving, that whenever Mr. MIDDLE.. role or Mr. GRAVES, (both having pallid for Lieu tenants,) than obtain the rank, they will do equal credit to your patronage. In this action I molt fortunately had not a man either killed or wound ed ; our hull, rigging, and boats have filtered much, befides having Come flint between wind and .yeti. (Signed) GEORGE R. WKITINALL) JULY 20. The KLL: hat been pleaded to grant the dignity of a B.:ron of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Wand to the Right Hoe. Charles George Baron Arden, of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name. ftile, and title of Baron Arden, of Arden, in the county of Warwick. The King has all been pleated to grant the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honourable John Baron Sheffield, (of that part of the laid United Kingdom called Ireland.) and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, ftik, and title of Baron Sheffield, of Sheffield, in the county of York. DOWNING-STRUT, JULY 20. The King has been pleafed to approve of John J. Murray, Efq. to be Conful from the United States of America, at the Port of Obfgow. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. 0111101/1/ICP-OFFICE, JULY 19. Corps of Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-General Abraham D'Aubant to be Colonel Com mandant, vice Spry, decade& Dated July 13, 1801. Brevet Colonel John Evekgh to be Colonel. via D'Aubant, promoted. Dated as above. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Johnfton to be Lieutenant . Colonel, vice Etelegh, promoted. Dated as above. Captain-Lieutenant William Henry Ford to be Captain. vice Johnfon, promoted. Dated as above. Frd Lieutenant George Landmann to be Captain Lieutenant, vice Ford, promoted, Dated as above. Second Lieutenant Edward Figg to be Firit Lientenaut, vice Landmann, promoted. Dated as above. BANKRUPTS: Samuel Bradley the younger, of Lcieefter, grocer, to furrender Augult t s, at five, Auguß t 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Bull's Head, Lekefter. Attoroies, Mr. Lawton, Leiccßer ; or Mr. S. Taylor, GrAy's-Inn4quare, London.. Richard Pantry and George Pantry, now or late of Heyrod, Laneallaire, dealers, chapatti and copartners, July 23, Auguß 3, and 31, at eleven, at the Rummer Tavern, in Braid.— Attondes, Meffrs. Payne and Borges, Bridge-ftreet, Briftol; or Meffrs. Heels and Griffinhoofe, Pancras-lane, Buckler lbw', London. Sebaftian Lucas the younger, of Birmingham, plater, July 24, a 6, and Auguß 31, at eleven, at the Stork Tavern, Birming. ham. Attornits, Mcgr,. Devon and Toole, Gray's-Inn, London ; or Mr. Mainwaring, Birmingham. Jacob Weftla..e., of Hamprefton. Dorfetihire, maltfter, dealer and chapman, July 26, Auguß 4, and 3t, at eleven, at the King's• Head Inn, Wimborne-Minfter, Dorfet. Attorney, Mr. Cattleman, at Wimborne. William Filler, of Cambridge, woollen-draper, dealer and chap man, July 22, Auguß to and 3 at ten, at Guildhall, London, Attorney, Mr. Meddovreroft, Gray's-inn. DIVIDENDS. Sept. at. John Hodfon, of Briftol, grocer, dealer and chapman, at five, at the Bah Tavern, Brißol. Sept. 11. John Serie, of Shepton Somerfctfhire, clothier, dealer and ehapman, at five, at the Bulk Tavern, Briftol. Auguß 16. Matthew Hillyard Gannett, of Taunton, Sumer fetibire, draper and tailor, dealer and chapman, at deem, at the George Inn, Tannins. Auguß Ty. Richard Medd, late of Kingiton-upon-Hull, tim ber-merchant, dealer and chapman, at eleven, at the White Hart Tavern, Kinglton-upon-Hull Auguß to. William Field, of Streatham, Surrey, vidualler, dealer and chapman, at ten, at Guildhall, London. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JULY u: PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per Cents. ex. div. • • • 72 1 4 Ditto, for money, - . , 72 Ditto, for July opening, with di,. - 73 Reduced 73-4 per Cent. 9o;—News per C. 403 104.; Old 5 per Cent zotil—Long. Ann. so 13-16+ 15-164. Omnium 2 st 2 PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY : Bank Stock tsra ' Long Ann. 21 4-46 3 Per Cent. Red. 741 7311.1 lmp. 3 per Cent. 724f 3 per Cent. Cant 73th Eseheq. Bills SS. to 6.. pr. 4 per Cent. 9 0 if 1 Omnium dif. 5 per C. Ann. Witt Englidi Tickets 471.444. 5 per Ccnt. 1797 105i4 Cent for opg• 75.1 741 i COURSE OP EXCHANGE. Amiterdars, TO 171 U. Cadiz 364 fired. Genoa 47 Ditto, at fight to 14 Madrid 334 paper I.ilbon 67 Rotterdam, to a IU. Ditto 37 cffeet. Oporto 67 Hamburgh 33 224 U. Bilbao 36 Me d. Palermo yo Alton 33 3 1t U. 14eghont 514 4 pence per oz. Cadiz 33 in piper Naples 44 Dublin 111 Pavia, t day's date, 23 12—Ditto 2 UL 13 18 liv., Bourdeaux - - 2 LIE 23 13 liv. Venice, 58 Llvres Pica Pledivi per 11. fterL We have received Paris Papers to the 18th.— The only article worthy of particular notice is another letter from General LIICLE c, of the te.th of June, which contains Tome additional particu lars of the dangerous defigns of Toy SZAINT, his violation of the terms of his furrender, and the immediate necetlity of his arreft, to fecure the tranquillity of the Colony. The effeas of Tous SAINT'S abfence are defcribed as being highly be. neficial. It is laid, that fubfequent to the period of his arreft, up to the time when thefe accounts were difpatched, comparative harmony had pre. vailed in the Colony, and any attempt at rebellion had been completely fubduad. ft is reported that the Earl of ELGIN is daily expelled from Confiantinople. His Excellency Monfieur de LIMA, the Pont'. guefe Amballador, left his town refidence in South Audley-Greer laft week for Paris. Mr. T. Hoes arrived on Monday laft from Holland, at his houfe in Duckefs-fireet, Port land-place. A private letter, received from Paris, Rates the following curious report :—That the Garrifon of Brea voted for the Confullhip for life to BONA. PART a, upon condition of Mt:acmes being appoint ed his fucceffor. Eighty-five General Officers have joined in making reprefentations upon the injullice of heap. ing almoft all favours upon the troops returned from Italy and Egypt. It is remarked, that Ge nerals Atictiteau and MASIEN• are not among the ei ghty-five. It is laid that General FERRARO, who had the commanal of the troops at Boulogne, when that place was bombarded by Lord NELSON, is imme• diately to proceed to St. Domingo, and to take with him a reinforcement of twelve thoufand men. The Convention, figned at Paris between Ge neral BOURNONVILLE, the Hereditary Prince of ORANGE, and the Marquis DE LVCCHcstNi, rela tive to the indemnities of the Prince of ORAN c r, is to be printed without delay. The Hereditary Prince is expeeled every moment to arrive in Ger --........ku , Au5-mirisofe of Lakinz. zsgrciliQn of the REPIEIP on HIMBLEDOh' COMMON. Ycflerday morning his Royal Pighnefs the PRIHCF of We LF.S reviewed four battalions of th e Foot Guards. confiding of four thouland men, o n Wimbledon Common. The men were miter e d in St. James's Park at the early hour of four o'clock, and at five they marched off for the Com. mon, at which place they arrived form after feven. On their arrival they were regaled with beer and bread and cheefe, which had been ordered for them. The horfe troops were regaled at the public-hnufes at Putney, at the expence of the Prince. About ten the Duke of YORK entered the Heath, accompanied by General Du NDAS, and two other officers of his Royal Highnefs's Staff. The Corn. mon was then clear, except on the fouth and w e ll, where two battalions of Guards were Rationed ; all thekrther troops not in fight. The Duke of YORK rode round the open part of the Common, and on his return met the Duke of CUMBERLAND (drelfed in the uniform of his own regiment, the cth Light Dragoons), in company with General ?deforms. At half after ten the Prince arrived in his &inside. He was efcorted to the ground by a troop of the Life Guards. His Royal Highnefs alighted from his carriage at the north extremity of the Common, and immediately mounted his white charger, which was prefented to him by the KING. His arrival being announced, he was met by his brother, the Duke of CUM BERLAND. A line was loon after form. ed, and the Prince received the royal falute. His Royal Highnefs rode in the front of the line, aecnm. ponied by a number of General Officers, the whole line with arms prefented, and the three bands play. ing. In addition to the four battalions of Guards, the regiment of the Scotch Greys, Light Horfe, the Royal Dragoons and four fquadrons of Light Dragoons were on the ground, who formed part of the review. The four battalions of Guards were then marched in different direaions of the Corn. mon, in order to commence a fham fight, the ob. jeet of which was to attack the enemy, who was fuppofed to occupy a pofition in front of the inclo. lures on the North extremity of the Common. As loon as the columns reached the open ground, they formed into line ; the Englifh then advanced from its tight and fent out a large ftraggling party in the woods a bulls fighting and fkirmilhing in (catch of the enemy, in which they expended 8o round; of ammunition, when they were at length anfwer. ed by the enemy by the firing of feveral Held pieces of fix pounders, which caufed the parties to retreat back to the main army. During the march of the Englifh light troops, which were detached on the left, for the fecurity of that flank, they fell in with the advanced guard of a fecond corps of theenemy, which advanced from the Kingllon Road. The attack on the Englilh light troops became Co fever*, that they were obliged to be called in, and it was difcovered that the enemy had withdrawn from the pofition at the extremity of the Common, and had concentrated their whole force in the corps which advanced on the Kingtgn road, with a view of attacking the left flank. It therefore became necelfary to form a front to that dirdlion, which being extremely well managed, repulfed the ene my ; a fecond change of pofition was made to the left, in confequence of the enemy's retreat; and under the protedion of the fuppofed batteries for med on the enemy's flanks, the line advanced to the edge of the height fronting the Kingflon road, when the enemy retired. The enemy again took frefh courage, advanced in confequence of the ar• rival of a reinforcement, and made an attack againft the right of the pofition, which was forced to fall back. This induced the enemy to purfue his advantage, and they fucceeded fo far as to oc cupy the height, but venturing too far the Englifh at length fucceeded in farrounding them. Thus terminated the fight. The Duke of You gave the word of command. The Light Infantry, on both fides, aded as Riflemen. They kept up an inceffant fire. The numbers on the field were Guards Cavalry 3000 men 1300 —.....4000 The whole of the firing was allowed to be ex. tremely good, and gave great fatisfaition to the Plums, :he Duke of YORK, and the Officers in general. The fighting ceafed at about a quarter pall one, when the nun were called by the bugle horn to muller in their companies, which being doneabont a quarter before two, the Prince took his Ration at the North extremity orthe Common, accompa nied by a number of General Officers and perfons of diffinetion. The four battalions marched pall la:m in open files, one of the bands playing the much adnfrzd glee, from Offian, of " Strike the Harp in praife of Bragelah." They then formed a line, an.l tired a fen de joye. His Royal High. ncfs then left the Common. Among the General Officers prefent were Ge nerals GCOSTLNOR, CALCRAFT, D UND AS, FINCH, GWYN, Gotosw. a rail. and thr whole of the Duke of Yoax's Starr. A new pair of colours was carried before the fecond battalion of the Third regiment of Guards, who diffingui flied themfelves fo much in Egypt. The colours are very hand- Came, the word kw! appears in large letters in the centre. It was the fit* time of their being uf‘d. The weather was delightfully plcafant. Car riages of every defcription were to be fecil around the heath for feveral miles in circuit ; equefirians out of number, and the pedearians were more nu merous than we expeded to find in filch unkttled weather. The greateit order and regularity were obferved, and, we are happy to add, no accidents happened. Among the hithionables were, the Duke of St. ALsates, Lady MANNERS, Lady Baova tyros, Lord and Lady 03SVLSTONE, Sir CHARLES ASGILL, Earl of CI-tattiest, Mr. Arr• DIHOTON, L:IIAGLENEER•IE, Mr. and Mrs. Dull, MPS. DUND..S, MT. ARTHUR UPTON, Mr. LAP. BROKE, Mr. NORTHEY, M. P. and Mr. FELLows. The t ith Light Dragoons kept the ground. The pickpockets were as aEtive as ufual ; they were divided in gangs of four and tix each. After the Review, the Plumes of Watts and his friends dined with the . Duke of QL:t r "BERK