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easy to perceive from them that the onnduct of Aus tria has excited the suspicion of BONAPARTE. In contemplation of a rupture, he could not post himself more conveniently than at Strasburgh. It would appear as if MCRAT had fallen into dis grace. It is certain that he is not to participate in the honour of subduing Spain. He has left Bayonne for one of the little watering places in French Navarre. An article from Trieste states, the arrival thele of an English frigate with a flag of truce'on the 22d cf June, in 28 days from Portsmouth. We are not aware that any person, invested with a diplomatic character, left this country at that time. It is reported that letters were received yesterday from Spain which state, that DuroNr, in order to re lieve himself from the embarrassing situation in which he has been placed, by the patriotic forces having surrounded his position on every side, made a des perate attempt to penetrate the weakest part of Ge neral CASTANOS'S line. He expected to have taken the Spaniards completely by surprise, but was disap pointed: After a severe contest lie was repulsed, and obliged to fall back to his former position. In this affair the French arc stated to' have lost four pieces of cannon and to have suffered considerable loss in killed and wounded ; but we have not been able to ascertain the source of the intelligence. The PRINCE of WALES set off for Brighthelmstone this morning. On Saturday the Duke of YORK arrived atWindsor, had an audience of his MAJESTY most part of the day, dined with the QuEEN and PaiNcussys, and in the evening returned to town. Yesterday his MAJESTY, Princesses SOPHIA, Au rA, and MARY, accompanied by Lady THYNNE, Generals FITZROY and CARTIPRIGHT, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode to St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and heard Divine Service. Yesterday morning the Rev. Dr. VALET, of Read ing, delivered a niost eloquent discourse at the Church of All Hallows, Barking, Tower-street, in behalf of the CITY OF LOKDON SOCIETY, FOR AFFORDING RD. LIEF TO VIE RUPTURED POOR. Although the notice iven to the Public was extremely short (Dr. VALPs . having cheerfully undertaken the benevolent task at a single day's warning) the Church was extremely crowded, and the collection obtained for the Charity amount;:d to nearly Pik- Pounds. The LORD CHANCELLOR has been pleased to present the Rev. GEORGE JOPE, Chaplain at the Royal Hos pital, Plymouth, and to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cx....utErcx, to the Rectory of Meavy, in the county of Devon, void by death. Colonel Van SGHOLTEN, late Governor of the Da nish West India Islands, who has been some time at Reading on his parole, is liberated, and is conse quently returning to Denmark. We trust he *ill carry from this country the assurances of a wish to rescue his country from the grasp of the devouring Munster of the Continent. Mr. Mr.vers, a messenger, arrived in the packet from Gottenburgh, with dispatches. On Fiiclay night Mr. Waorratr, tits messenger, left town with dispatches for J. Hurt.Ezt, Esq. in Spain. This messenger goes out by the same conveyance as , Lord W. BorriNcx, Mr. Durv, and the Spanish mes senger, whose departure we announced on Saturday. He is to remain in Spain for the purpose of bringing back as speedily as possible the first intelligence that is to be communicated from the Patriotic Court. The EURYDICE frigate which arrived at Plymouth on Thursday, brought with her a Spanish schooner, which was cut out of St. Sebastian, by the boats ni his Majesty's ship UNICORN. St. Sebastian is a sea port in Biscay, and a very small distance from Bayonne, the residence of BONAPARTE. The Spanish schooner had on board 9000 stand of arms, and dis patches from King Assam to Buenos Ayres, and the Spanish tobmies in South America. The Et'RYDICE was only three days on her passage. From the intel lience which had reached St. Andero before she sailed, it appears that the French had suffered much snore severely than the Patriots, in the battle that took place near Valladolid. The Eustrinca, we un derstand, has brought home no dispatches from St. Andeto, for the Gallician Deputies or the British Go . vernment. Arrived at Edinburgh, the Earl and Countess of Rosstmt and family, from London; the Marquis of HUNTLEY, Sir JAIIIES MONTGOMERY, M. P. the Hon. Major and Captain CATHCART, the Duke of Lenorraa, Lord and Lady KINNAIRD, Sir ALrc. Knaocm, Lady KINLocn, Mrs. Asn.—Set off from the same place Sir JAMES HALL of Dunglass, Bart. Among the last arrivals at Weymouth .are•r- Lord and Lady Craven ; Sir Charles and Lady Inheff ; Lady Dunally ; Captain Egerton • Rye. Dr. Gardiner, Deo. Atwick, and Dr. Maxwell; Mr. ;ad Mrs. C. Burton; Mr. and Mrs. Badteld and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Lergent and family; Mr. and Mrs. Chapman and family; Dr. Wood ; Messrs. Harrison, Berm), Herrington, 1. Rawlinson, Bennett, Walsh, WEitestoste, I. L. Ookismid, J. Gegen, Dickson, B. Batfield, Chapman, Bur tees, Porter, Morton Eden , Partridge, Prichard, Tarrant, Aaands Parting, J. Bristow, Birch, Boon, Hujmes, Ames, J. N. Frank lin, Jones, S. A. Senate, H. Wood, Latham, Liniell, Sidney; Protheroe ; Mistreres Buxton, Lahti, Williams, Lynam, White, Applecrah, Rawthsson Tarrant, Fieldhouse, Powell, Carpton, Stephens, Ware; Miss es Riplitig, Ricketts, Rawlinson, Brown egg. /cc. ace &e. Saturday in the Palace Court, a cause was tried of some interest, as far as respects master and servant. It was an action against a Mr. How/on, a cheese monger in Drury-lane, by his servant, to sawyer four guineas for a quarter's wages. It appeared lse was hired for a year, .and before the expiration of three months he had misconducted himself, by gettingfre quently intoxicated, losing at one time a side of bacon value 11. 19s. 2d. and at another a flat of butter value 10. The master remonstrated, and was an swered with insolence ;, a parting took place, and the servant, without paying for the loss, as he had pro mised, sued the defendant for wages. The Judge (Marshall) declared, as it was a hiring for a year on one side, and an implied contract to serve on the other, which was determined by the Plaintiff's ill con duct, he was not entitled to xecover. Mr. Armin, for the plaintiff, gave up the cause, consenting that his client should be mounted. EXPEDITIONS. At last the long-wished for departure of one of the finest armies this country can send out has taken place. Sir JOHN MOORE'S Expedition started from Spithead, with a fair wind at E. yesterdni morning; the troops " burning," as one of the letters informs us, " for a meeting with the foe of mankind on Spanish ground." The fleet consists of his Majesty's ships AUDACIOUS, ZEBRA, BRAZEN and EGEMIA, with about 200 sail of transports. The Whole of the Expedition were out of sight by twelve o'clock at noon. entenant• General Sir HARIT BeRRARD, Bart. Lieutenant-General Sir Joust Mooat, K.B. and The Hon. Lieutenaut-Genel - al Joust Hon, are embarked on board the Audacious. M‘Kawzis Fawn*, and Major-General MURRAY, on board the Brazen. Lieutenant• General Lord PA Gay, and Major• General EDWARD PAGZT, on board the Egeria. Major-General Lord W. BevriNcit on board the Z.bra. General CLINTON if Adjutant-General to the Forces, Colonel Melt RAY, Quarter-Master-General, Colonel Cuter, Deputy-Adjutant-General, and Cclonel DoNltit4, Deputy-Quarter-Master-General, have like wise embarked on board the Audacious. Besides Colonel Gaanam, 141. P. Major CoasoraNt, Captain BUIRARD of the Staff, and Captain WHEATLEY, Colonel Woob commands the Artillery. Mr. KENNEDY is Deputy Commissary-GeneraL ' Dr. FERGUSON, inspector of Hospitals. Drv. LARCHIN and TYCE, Physicians to the Fortes. Messrs. LINZ 111, CR A - mom, and DINELT, Staff Surgeons. Mr. GUNSON, Purveyor. My. Lzwig, Apothecary. The AtmActors has 500,000 dollars on board, as a military chest. We must for once remark, that, in selecting for the Naval as well as Military Commands of Expeditions of moment, not seniority, turn of duty, or favour should be attended to, but fitness alone ; men of known activity, knowledge and enterprize, should be pitched on, let their standing in the service be what it will. Troops from Ireland may speedily be expected in this country for the Fourth Expedition, to be joined by a few regiments of the line, several regiments of cavalry, and the whole of the Foot Guards. The embarkation of the fourth Expedition has already commenced with the 18th Dragoons at Gravesend. The brigade of Guards at Chatham,' the 43th, 51st, and 87th regiments, will embark in' the course of the ensuing week—several regiments of Cavalry, including the Blues, daily expect orders to advance to the coast. The fourth battalion of Scots Royals, the 26th, the second battalion of the ‘2.sth, and the third battalion of the 27th, are em barking at Cork. The force of this division of the Expedition will comprise nearly 20,000 men. It is said, that in a Fifth Expedition, which is to combine a large force of artillery and much cavalry, thp gallant offer of some of the Militia Regiments will be accepted, Besides the Honourable General FINCH of the Guards, Brigadier-General ANstnuni ER of the Guards has proceeded with the Expedition from the Kentish coast. The Scotch Greys or Royal North British Dragoons accompany the part of the Fourth Expedition from Ireland. The 18 transports, which sailed a few days ago from the DoWns under convoy of the Sr. ALBAN's, having about 4,020 troops on board, arrived safely at Plymouth on Saturday. The 2d battalion, 87th, and Ist battalion, 88th Re- giments (Irish) now encamped at Danbury, in Essex, have received orders to hold.themselves in readiness to embark on the shortest notice, notwithstanding the great number of men ill with the Ophthalmia. The 88th is the Regiment who so gallantly de- fended itself at Buenos Ayres, but were at last obliged to surrender to 'superior numbers after losing one half is killed and wounded, and expending the whole of their ammunition. The Ross-shire Militia, quartered at Norman Cross, and the Ist Somerset Militia, have vohnsteered their services for Spain. The Queen's Royal Regiment of Foist, at present at Falmouth, are under orders' for embarkation on one of the Expeditions. " CHATHAM, HILT so. "-This morning, while out for a field-day, the 2d Brigade ot I Guards, consisting of the Ist battalion of the Coldstream, and ad Regiment, received an express, ordering them to be in readiness to embark for foreign service on the shortest notice ; they will immediately be completed from the 2d battalion of their re►pec tive regiments, in London, to 1900 rank and file each ; and we venture to assert, that a finer hotly of men, and, to the credit of their Officers, a corps better disciplined, is not to be found in any part of the world. On the order king communicated to the men, they testified their satisfaction by loud and repeated huzzas ; every day, indeed, adds fresh Instances of the enthusiasm which actuates the whole of the army. A war more popular, or a cause more congenial to British feelings, has not happened in modern times." We understand, that a similar order was, at the same time sent to the .Ist brigade, at Deal, consisting of the Ist and 3d battalions of the Duke of Yont's Regiment.—The Scots Royals, 4th battalion ; the 2i3th, or Carneronians ; the 25th, or Ediutr.irgh Re gininnt,. 2d battalion ; the 3d battalion of the 27th, or Inniskilling Regiment, are embarking at Cork.— The latter go' out under the command of Brigadier- General &r.l , to join Sir Awrittia Wiu.x.mn's army. Thirteen Capital Prizes to be Drawn of 820,000,' £lO,OOO, 5e5,000, 4 7 2,000, and a full proportion of other Prizes. To.asolutow, August 2, is the day. Tickets and Share s, warranted undrawn, are selling at all the Lottery OEces. NAUTICAL INTELLIGELCE. FALMOUTH, JULY 29. Afrived his Majesty's ship l'AtmAiu:r, of 52 guns, Captain Lord G. STUART, with. eleven transports, having troops on board, under convoy. They are to bq joined here by the troops under Sir J. MOORE from Portsmouth, when the whole will proceed to their destination. The regiments here are the 20th and Queen's. Also arrived his Majesty's ships LITTLE BELT,' of 20 guns, Captain CRISP ; and TROMPEUSE, of 18 guns, Captain -, with the outward-bound African and Madeira convoy, put in by contrary winds ; and his Majesty's brig GROWLER, of 14. guns, Lieutenant CaossmAN, with victuallers fur the squa dron off' L'Orient ; also his Majesty's schooner CRANE from Plymouth ; and Ann (tender) from do. bound to Bristol. Yesterday sailed his Majesty's ship Hum ism with a fleet of coasters under convoy for the I Downs ; and the Olive Branch, WHEELER, for Neath. The Princess Amelia packet is appointed to carry out the next mail for Comma, and is expected to sail early in the morning. Wind S. S. W. PLYMOUTH, JULY so. Came in the VILLE DE PARIS, of 110 guns, from the Channel Fleet : her men are to be turned over to the CALEDONIA, of 110 guns, which ship is fitting for the flag of Lord GAMBIER. This morning arrived in C o wsand Bay, from the Downs, his Majesty's ship Sr. ALBAN'S, of 64 guns, with eighteen sail of trans ports, having on board about 4000 troops, among which are the 97th and 52d regiments. They are under the command of General ANSTRUTHER, and are bound to Cork. Also arrived the PLOVER, of 18 guns, Captain BROWN, from Oporto, and off Lis bon. As soon as she anchored, a Portuguese Gen tleman of distinction left the ship, with Captain Bnows, and he was immediately saluted by the Pik- VER. We have not heard what particular news she has brought. Came in the FOXHOUND, of 18 guns, from Quiberon Bay ; and the American brig Comet, Captain Mtx, from New York, bound to Nantz, in ballast, out 47 days, detained by his Majesty's ship SHANNON, of 36 guns. She has on board as passen gers two Dutch Lieutenants, a Spanish merchant from Lima, and his servants. PORTSMOUTH, JULY so. ~.~, An order was received to-day for stores for 8000 troops to be got ready at the depot at Portchester. Wednesday Major FLETCUER, of the Royal Engi neers, at this place, received an order to pin the Ex pedition at Spithead ; which he did in the course of that day. Mr. DUFF, who is going out to Cadiz, as the Bri tish Consul, is arrived to take his passage in the Mt- NORCA, Captain HORNBY., The IPHIGENIA frigate, Captain LAMBERT, remains at Spithead, with the Newfoundland, Halifax, and Quebec convoys. The Turkish frigates Uri Bahar, Capt. GARTH ; and Uri Nasard, Capt. HONEY, which were taken at Alexandria, are on their passage to England, with the THAMES frigate, Hon. Capt. WALDEGRAVE. The SEAGULL sloop of war, Capt. R. CATHCART, has been sunk in an action with several Danish gun boats, in the Baltic. Capt. C. was wounded. Captain WOODRIFF is appointed Agent for priso ners of war at this port ; Captain ROBERTS is appoin ted to the DAPHNE, vice MASON ; Captain HUGHES ; to the ELPLUNA. DEAL, IL - 1. 1 / 28. Arrived the BOLD gun-brig from a cruize off Bou logne. Sailed the FISGARD frigate on a cruize off Goree ; BUSTLER and DESPRRA IS gun-brigs, and PHOSPHORUS fire-brig, on a cruize off Calais, but put back again this morning. Arrived the Deptford naval transport, from Chatham. This morning about three o'clock, as the Aurora South-sea Whaler, belonging to Milford, with a cargo of oil, butter, &c. last from Milford, was coming into the Downs, she got on I shore on the Goodwin Sands, where she lay till the tide again Bowed, when she was got afloat with the assistance of the Deal boatmen, and safely brought' into the Downs, with the loss only of an anchor and cable. The wind . appearing as if it would blow strong from the.southward, it yeas feared as the tide Bowed sho would re to pieces, and about 30 of the large Deal boats launched in hopes if that was unfor tunately the case, they would be at hand, and in readiness to save the crew. dtrLY 3l.—Arrived the CHALLENGER sloop, from a cruize off Dieppe. Sailed the BUSTLER and DESPERATE gun-brigs, and PHOSPUORCS fire-brig, on a cruize off Calais; the FLY sloop, for Sheerness; Deptford, naval transport, for Portsmouth. Arrived from and sailed again on a cruize, his Majesty's gun-brig Rim mom), and Fvatous gun-brig, from a cruize off Dun: kirk. Saila the BUSTARD sloop, on a cruize off Dieppe, and FraftLass gun-brig, with a convoy for I Porsmouth. Remain in the Downs—Princess of Orange, Trusty, Cly-le, Zenobla, Challenger. Rolla, Bold, and Furious. YARMOUTH, JULY sh Arrived, having convoyed the Greenland ships, la Lona and SuccEss frigates, and ACUTE gun-brig; from a eruize.—Sailed, the ALEXANDRIA frigate, FOR RESTER, SAFEGUARD, HAVOC, and PROVIDENCE armed ships. Two, P. M.—La LOIRE and SUCCESS have now untsmored.—Arrived, the LAPIMG revenue cutter, and has brought in a smuggling lugger, laden with between S or 400 half ankers spirit's, which have been lodged in the Custom-House.—Remain here, the Rossuar. CALYPSO ) and ACUTR. • • • ' "e"'"" PAONt LLOYD'S LIST.. Gaaysaamu, JULY 31.—Passed i,y the Dorothy Foriter, Sow. den, fro:n Jamaica ; Liberty, fram Ne.v I Algol, Allen; from Oporto; Lit;le Jane, Chall.:4lrlrOtez;cear, Lawson; Venus, Vaux ; Peace, Beszhn ; 1 e n4sSs, ;If Al, - Stedman ; and Sedulu3 Ingraham, frou, 1...•".1 ' Dupplin for hlldeil j fully, Read, and the Jo:::.,a,Ma*- sat:, f o rGottenburth. DISTRIBUTION OF pRIZS-NIONTVit. The Manthip and A1r1;:y Can't - , for the Davis ships taken Captain ElEngton's syeactroa off the island of St. Jun.: 4, 1795, will be pad or. Thursday te n t(, at No. 27, NLlholls lane ; and there re-called un the: fart Thurtiay in every a:c id . The Dunegol, for the cipnlre o f thy A ogv ii,p o . f.",,. 5, t e N s , will be paid at Mr. Hunt's, Stonehoure, on Vriday nett ; a:xt then re-raked on Mcndays and Thursdays. • m BRITIAN Navx..—The Monthly Report up to this day of Ships at Sea, is as follows :—Of the Line, and those acting occasionally in :ke Line, 106 ;- Frig:nes, 127 ; Sloops, Gun-brigs, &c. 323. 'f'ut.J, 556. To. tal, of all kinds in Coinmission, 797. Grand Total, including those building, repairing, Ste. 1105. Some time ago we stated the particulars c.f the gal lant action of the Nancy of London with the Gene ral Massena French privateer, which she beat off three times, but was at last obliged to submit to a force of such superior magnitude.. We were net then infor med of the whole consequences. We are extremely concerned to state that Mr. HP.NRY . Bt/LLAND, son of Mr. BoI.LAND, of Chcapside, and brother of the bar rister of the same name, was unfortunately killed by a cannon shot, as he was, though only a passenger, most gallantly and ably assisting the crew in the de fence of the vessel. He was a young man of wonder. ful commercial skill, and of great promise. It is most painful to cur mitional feelings to add, that the greatest part - of the crew of the French pri vateer were Irishmen. Into the causes of this unna tural alliance we forbear to enter. FaaNcit PIoVATEEIIS.—The Cormorant revenue cutter, Captain HE ALE, has captured and brought into Fowey, a French lugger privateer, which he dis covered off the Lizard, and took after a chace of nine hours. By this vessel was learnt that no less than 11 other privateers were lying ready for sea at St. Ma. Toe's, when she left that port; The above vessel had made no captures ; but one of a similar description took two brigs on the 22d ult. within sight of Mara- Zion, and was afterwards chaced by the Providence and Dolphin revenue cutters, but escaped from both of them. On the 23d, a small sloop, which had been • captured off the Mounts-bay by a French lugger, was observed close in by St. Agnes, (one of the Scilly islands) and it appeared by her bad management, that those on board her scarcely knew what to do with her. That she was not retaken, was owing to the pilots mistaking her till too late, for one of the many small sloops which are in the habit of coming to those islands for potatoes ; but it was afterwards be lieved that she was frost Torbay, with groceries for the fleet off qadiz. The Union ROBERTS. from Fal mouth to St:. lye's, which had been taken by i French privateer near the Land's End, has been retaken and carried into Plymouth. Her crew were taken into the privateer, but Captain ROBERTS remaining in his vessel, has been thus rescued from a French prison.— The principal rendezvous of the enemy's privateers appears to be on the round from St. ° lye's by Scilly,' to the Lizard ; and there, we trust, a good look-out will be kept for their. One of the brigs captured on the 22d ult. was the Mary Arm, MAXFIErbD, with wheat, malt, &c. from Yarmouth to Liverpool; the crew of which, assisted by some fishermen E rose upon the Frenchmen, retook their vessel, and carried her into Newlyn. A SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 1J ~. EDINBURGH RACES, TUESDAY, JULY 26. His Majesty's Puma--100 Guineas. Mr. Collinson's bay mare Fortuna 1 1 Mr. Hendevson's grey mare Patera 2 S Mr. F. Collinson's bay horse Sting 3 2 An excellent Race. WEDNESDAY. Subscription Purse—SO Guineas. Mr. Brown's chesnut horse Streamer 1 • Mr. Henderson's bay mare Country Lass - 4 • Lord Montgomerie's grey colt Irvine—run off the course. Streamer walked the course the second heat. rl FEMALE FASHIONS FOR• AUGUST. The yellow and pink pelises of muslin and cambric* are giving place in the fashionable circles to scarfs, robes, and mantles, of pea-green, primrose, blue, grey,and pale lilac, variously formed. Ile Spanish mantle, made of muslin or crape, bordered with cho nine, in shape differing only from the Spanish cloak in being shor ter, the square ends being finished with tassels, and the cape formed in sharp points or scollops, are mach worn ; together with a hat which has a round crown like a jockey cap, a deep front turned up llke,a Spanish hat, and ornamented with-chenille, and occa. sionally with ostrich or willow feathers. Straw bats and bonnets are nearly confined to pedestrians ; in carriages small French caps and veils, small handkerchiefs of figured net, edged with scolloped laj.e, Ste. are worn, or the hair is worn in the Persian braid, with the ends curled on the top of the head or on one side, and fastened by jewellery of various devices. Long waists are eonfiaed to a very few women, ambitious of singularity. Short sleeves are more prevalent in full dresses, and the trains are dimirdshing Few elegant robes, resting more than a quarter of a yard on the I ground. Ridicules are very prevalent. MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. The grain crops of all sorts continue to have in general u pro mising appearance, especially in the midland and northern dis tricts of the island, where much more rain has fallen than in those of the south during the present month ; and the fine showers within these few days must have tended to fill the ears wtil. The barleys are every where apparently very full crops ; the wheats in some cases rather thin and short in the ear ; and the oats like wise occasionally short in the straw, with a deficient ear. In the more southern parts of the kingdom, those crops, and especially the wheats, are greatly more forward than in the above, where they have in common scarcely yet begun to turn. The potatoe crops have also undergone much injury by the long continued heat and dryness of the season, and consequently the deficiency of hoeing and casting up. The lands which were sown with turnip* last month, where rain has fallen, have the crops new pushi ng into broad leaf ; but in other cases hey have either been destroyed or are still to put in ; much land being indeed yet to be sown with that crop. The fruit orchards have suffered. CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANZ, AISOLIST le—Wheat is arrived to-day in extreme abundant supply, and the sales are made heavily, at somewhat less priOes—. Barley likewiso--Malt and Beans of both sorts vary but little—White Peas in plenty, and much cheaper. There are tolerable supplies of Oats, and the sales thereof fully support last , prices—Flour nearly on the terms of last week. GiNKLAL CSIPASSICt •S ONDEIt: Wheat, 551.655. 7ss. Beans 621. eSs. Fine ditto, 80s. 84s. 'rich d i tto 60s. see. Rye, 465. 525. Oats, 40s. 425. 465. Barley, 425. 48s. Pol And ditto, 471. 48s. .-" 1. Malt, 665. 765. Potatce ditt.ta, sOa. White Peas (boilers), 1265. 1565. Rape Seed, 361. to 501. Grey ditto, 54s.ps. Elie Flow fies. M.—Seconds SSC 804 411/.. '4l" - ,t