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ti fore, as to this point, open which he and his coadjotors had often dwelt, egregioully exaggerated. Their af fections, with reified to the progrefs which recruiting for theregulararmy had made since the commencement of the war, were equally groundlefs. For, on the con trary, inftead of fuch recruiting being at a Hand, as they alledged, the army had obtained 7000 recruits from that Army of Referve which that Right Hon. gentleman fo ftrongly condemned; and upon a corn. parifon of the period which elapfed fence the war com menced with the fame progrefs of time during the laft peace, it appeared that more men had been ob tained by recruiting within the former period, not. withflanding the competition which ordinary recruit ing had to encounter in the high bounties offered for fubflitutes in the Army of Referve, the amount of the Militia, and the exemptions granted to Volunteers in the one inftance, and the folicitude which mull have Jilted in the other inftance to fill up regiments, and the facility of obtaining recruits in confequence of the Militia being difbanded, &c. This confidera lion would Curtly be admitted by the Right Hon. Gentleman to be a ftrong proof of activity in the re cruiting fervice, -and it mull be evident that his ap prehenfions upon this head had been quite unfound ed ; for upon the whole it would appear that the re gular army had obtained, within the fhort (pace of (even months, no Ids than 15,000 recruits. So much as to the outcry raifed by the Right Honourable Gentleman and his party, as to the !late of our means for the defence of the country, and the exer tions which Minifters have made, feconded by the erifdom, energy and zeal of Parliament and the peo ple, to give to every department of the public force ample refources to meet the exigencies—to avert the dangers of the prefent crifis, and to oblige the enemy to feel the vanity and wildnefs of the calculations which urged him to occalion that crifis. Mr. We NDHAM denied that he ever meant to dif parage the Volunteers ,--and Paid that his remarks upon the reduction of the army previous to the com mencement of the war, referred to the ditlanding of the foreign corps in our fervice. which was a proceed. ing that he would ever condemn. After a few other remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Bill was read a third time and paged.—Adjourned. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER tj. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK , Codels for opi. 554 dlr. on.....ltedveed 541-.-Onsplant & Long Ann. '5l ts-t& PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY s Dank Sack LW Long Ann. is, 3 per C. Red. 5411 Old S. S. Ann 5411 3 per C. Conf. Rut Insp. 3 pa Cent 54 53 4 per C. yOll Osmium 61 dits 3 per C. Navy Rut Knells Tickets 57L64. 3 pa C. 1797 901 i Conl for rec. 55111 Difpatebes were yeßerday received at the Admi ratty from Sir EDWARD PILLIWPS lquadrim off Co tonna, dated the s7th ult. which contain an accurate liR of the French force both at that port and at Fer rol: In the latter are five fail of the line, and one frigate s—and at Corunna, one [hip of the line, and two frigates, none of which, however, appeared to be making preparations for lea. Sir Enwaats Ps Law's fquadron confills of the TOI/11•11Tp MALTA, EPAILTIATI, SPINCIR, and ARDIIIT, Ihips of the line, and the NAIAD frigate. So late a date as Saturday laR, Admiral Coati wazzir, whole exertions in the fervice of his country deferve, and will obtain the gratitude of every Bri ton, continued to keep his Ration off Brea.— Two of bis (kips have fine arrived at Plymouth, viz. the Deacon and Comortaoa, of 74 guns each. It appears by the Ratement of the mailer of a large French logger from St. Domingo, captured by his Majeßy's °tip Bounce*, and fent into Penzance, that the French troops at the Cape have furrendered to his Majelty's forces. By the Gasser (loop of war arrived at Falmonth in fourteen days from Lifbon, we have received let. (ere from Gibraltar and Cadiz, which prove that Spain is now preparing for war. Indeed it never was our opinion that Spain could maintain neutrality longer than might fait the convenience of the FItST Cow sot.. We fobjois the principal contents of the letters that have reached us: GIBRALTAR, NOV. 4. " This morning the WE•ZLI brig. cruising in the Streights, made the fipal for a grange line of battle Chip coming from t►e Eaftward, upon which the Doasto•t, Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, immediately flipped her cables. and went in purfuit of her, though from having mon of his fails unbent, the veffel he was in chafe of had got through the Streights by the time the DOWRIGAL had got ahreaft of Cabretta Point, in that it is very doubtful whether the Dols• 1110 AL will overtake her. " In the afternoon another grange line of battle fhip paffed Europa Point, alfo from the EaAward, having Spanifb colours hoifted, and an Admiral's Rag at the main. She appeared to be a very large two decker. The appearance of there two She of battle chips fo unexpeeedly, has oecafioned much fp . culation, and appears very furpteioas. •ovtrttt 7. " By a veffel from Carthagena. in five days patiage we are informed, that the two Mange line of battle Drips which patkd this on the 4th. were the Argonaut of 84 guns. with an Admiral on boards and the St. Criloyal, of 74 guns, both of which Slips failed from Carthagena for Cadiz on the ;cub ‘,l 1411 month, and that feveral more line of battle Ihup. were getting ready as faa as poffible at Carib& polio, to join a (quadron which is to be formed at Cadiz ; and that two frigates crowded with learners ►:ad arrived from Majorca, to mao the !hips which the Spaniards were fitting out at Carthagena. very obvious thefe naval preparations cannot be in tended againft France, and that they can have but one objeft in virtu. In fad we here confider a war between Blitain and Spain as inevitable." CADIZ, NOVEMBER 6. " Yellerday two fail of the line arrived here from Carthagena, and feveral more are shortly expeeed ) which has put an end to all hopes of our preferving our neutrality. Don Moata, the Captain-General of Andalufia, and Governor of this place, has been ordered to Madrid immediately, as Prefident of the general Council of War. " The accounts from Malaga are very melancholy, upwards of one hundred die daily of the yellow fever, which has fpread to every quarter of the city. The Faculty there report, that out of every hundred who are attacked with the difeafe, fixty-two recover, and thirty-eight die on an average." On account of the bad weather yefterday, none of of the Royal. FAMILY left the Q2een's Lodge, Windfor. His Mal Ivry has been gracioufly pleafed to accede to the application of the Marquis of BLANDFURD, to raife - a Company of Infantry, to be attached to the firik battalion of Reading Volunteers, of which the Marquis is appointed Major. Captain BASE of the GANNET Hoop, arrived in town yeflerday with difpatches from Lifbon. Government are about to appoint a Conful to re. fide in Egypt. Lieutenant-Col. DOYLE, Deputy Adjutant Gene ral at Canada, is arrived paffenger in the fleet from Quebec. n the Bth inflant died at Edinburgh, Tnomas Pasant-a, Efq. Vice Admiral of the Red. Yefterday afternoon the Admiralty fent orders to Portfmouth by the Telegraph for the immediate fail ing of the COURAGEUX, Admiral Daces:, with the Weft India Convoy. To the reports that Admiral CoartwaxLis had been driven from his Ration off the French Coati, and that of the Breit Fleet being at lea, the Telegraphic Difpatch of yefterday after noon gives the tnoft dire& contradiltion. On Monday next ' the inth inilant, the different beacons in the Welt Riding of Yorkfhire will be light ed up, in purfuance of an order of the Lieutenancy, in order that it may be exaCtly afcertained whether all the beacons in the Riding can be leen from, or have communication with each other. The beacons will be lighted precifely at nine o'clock. Yefterday morning, eighty Hanoverian recruits (all good looking flout young men) palled through town on their way from Harwich to Portfmouth, to join the Qrieen's German Legion now there, confin ing of four thoufand men. A letter from Crondadt to a Gentleman in Edin burgh, Rates, that " Rolffi is rigoroufly preparing for war, and that both Sweden and Denmark will join againft France, as it is the intention of Boma. ?Astra to take poffeCfion of the entrance of the Sound, to prevent Great Britain from trading to the Baltic." Yefterday a Court of DireCtors was held at the Eaft India Houfe, when Captain W. DomiLDSON was (worn into the command of the NEPTUNE, def tined to China. The Court adjourned at fix o'clock till Wednefday next. Du tu.rw u—Yefterday Captain W. of the Navy, and Capt. C.of the cavalry, met in a field near Hamp- Read, for the purpofe of fettling an affair of honour. A nsifunderflanding having taken place, in confe gamut of Come altercation that pallid at Drury.lane Theatre, on the evening of the firft reprefentation of the Comedy of Hearts of Oak. By the interference of their friends the quarrel was amicably adjußed. On Thurfday lag, the Right Hon. the Earl of CLONMELL. of Trinity College, Cambridge, was ad mitted to the honorary degree of Mailer of Arts. The Cap of Liberty which was placed upon the top of Pompey's Pillar by the French, as a memorial of their conqueßs in Egypt, and brought from thence by the Englifh, has been fufpended, with much In !enmity, from the ceiling of the Great Hall in the Bruins Mnfeum, to be preferred with other monu ments of Britint triumph. It is a common red cap, in the fugar loaf form, and very fimilar to that worn by the feel in Isswissiwer 1 Yeller day the Duke of Yoaa reviewed the Chelfea and Pimlico Volunteers, commanded by Lord Ho- Liar, in the Park. The night guards of fevers! Volunteer Corps have been put a Rap to for the prefent s the Royal Weft minflcr and the Prince of Wales's Volunteers have already fufpended the performance of that duty, and fevetal others are daily expelled to follow that exam ple. Field-days have alto been generally agreed to be difpenfed with until the weather is in a more favour able Rate for fueh exercife. There will, however, be a grand dram fight between fever4l Corps in the county of Surrey, this day. Monday being the anniverfary of the feflival in ho nour of the founder of the Charter Houle, a fermon was preached on the occafion by the refident Clergy man. After the difcourfe from the pulpit, according to annual cottons, an Oration was delivered by the Senior Scholar on the foundation (Mr. lasers), at which the Lord Chief jullice ELLIN soarroon Mr. Junice La }have, the Stewards, and the N obility and Gentry educated at that feminary, were auditors. The Aduirefs was diftinguifhed by that corral taße and pure latinity which has ufually been difplayed on there oecafions. Trsaraa ROll4lll Corsttr•Gaansu.—Lah night the Sew Opera of The Eltryb mid in 1342 was re peated to a crowded and genteel audience. There were fermi mores, and the mufical excellence, Ga reth drafts aud decorations, and pitturefquefcenery, promifc to the author a popularity equal to that en joyed by the moR ateraftive of his produaions. Monday a match againft time took place on th e Greenwich Road, for too guineas, befides conGderable bets. Mr. Mitchell, an attorney's clerk, undertook to walk four miles in 35 minutes. The Gra he eafily performed within the gi►sn time ;—the fecond with Tome difficulty t thefe two miles he walked in syl minutes; the third in sof ; and the fourth in RC — The time allowed being 35 minutes, he of count 101 l by half a one. Mr. Mitchell is about the middle Gse ;he loft about 300 guineas. After the match a gentleman prefent offeied to bet too guineas to so that he would wok the fame (Mean is se Islam& NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—WInd %Vat. ARR. DOR. ARR. 111:11 k/üblin o t I Hamburgh Waterford 3 FALMOUTH, DEC. tr.—Arrived the GANNETT floop of war, from Lifbon, after a pafTage of 14 days. PanzAsca, Dac. 10.—Arrived this day a large French lugger privateer, mounting :8 guns, tat of which the threw overboard, when chaced off Cape Finiftere, where the was captured by his Majefty's (hip BOADICEA : Ile is from St. Domingo, and bound to Feroll. On the z9th 06tober, the lugger fell in with the American fchooner Three Sitters, of and from Bolton, W t 4. WORTH mailer, quite a wreck, from which the took out all the crew : they had ex. perienced the greaten hardlhips from the .Bth Oao ber, and expeaed every moment that the veffel would link. The Three Sifters had a cargo of lumber and provifions for Demerara. It appears, by the accounts of the lugger, that the French, at St. Domingo, are driven to the tali extremity. Dec. 1.1.—1 n my 'aft I informed you of the arrival of a large French lugger privateer from St. Domin go, prize to his Majefty's (hip BOADICIA. I was at firft given to underhand, that the French troops at Cape Francois were reduced to the greaten dinrefs and the tall extremity, fo it feems indeed they were, as I was afterwards informed by another, that the troops at the Cape had aaually furrendered to his Majefty's forces. The lugger above mentioned fell in with the fquadron off Ufhant, and left them all well on Thurfday evening. She failed yefterday at three P. M. with a (mart breeze at Weft, for Ply mouth. The RE soLuTION Revenue Cutter returned on Saturday evening from a cruize. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13.CaTTle in the DRAGON, of 74 guns ; and the CONCUEROR, of 74 guns, from the Channel fleet ; and BOADICEA, of 38 guns, from a cruize.—Sailed the SW vs, of 36 guns, on a cruize. The Three Sifters, of Bolton, Capt. WORTH, from Bofton, bound to Demerara, laden with lumber, on the 18th of Oftober tall Rarted one of her butts in the bottom, and Coon filled with water, in which Rate the remained 1 1 days, when the crew cut away her malls, and they continued on the deck of Paid valet the whole time, living on a (mall portion of raw pork: many Tenets pallid very near them, but took not the lean notice of their fituation, or offered them any affillance, until the Vautour French lugger, which arrived here yefterday, bore down upon the vela, and took out the crew, confining of the Captain and fix men, who otherwife mull have inevitably perifhed : Coon after tfley left the veffel the deck blew up, and the veffel upfet : the Captain and crew were landed here yefterday evening. Came in the Difpatch, of ' Dartmouth, Capt. Errotn, from I.itbon, bound to this port, with wine and fruit : the failed under con voy of the FISHGLIAKO, of 38 guns, together with 39 others, and left them to the weitward ; the Swinger, of Portfmouth, Hama T Gozsß, from Pont'. mouth, for Lithon, with hay : the 101 l her convoy, and her pumps are bad. PORTSMOUTH, Dac. 4.—Arrived the HYDRA fri gate from Jerfey. Put back the Experiment, Wt rims, bound to Botany Bay, having 101 l her bow fprit. DIAL, Dec. Lt.—Arrived and failed for the River with the EaR Indiamen, the Swirl. and LIBSILTY, India pilots, and the Aufpicious, BARKER, from Bengal.—Sailed the MARINER gun.brig, with 'the ootward.bound under convoy for Portfmouth; Pa. GAMS, OILENIUS. and PIMMORTALITS frigates; and BLOODHOUND and BASILISK gtm•brigS Remain the ref of his Majefty's (hips as per Wind E. N. E. GaaveSZND, Dee. t4—Sailed the Nancy, Boyne, I for Demerara ; Francis and Eliza, Gussets ; and Tullock Cattle, BARCLAY, for Jamaica. YARMOUTH, Dec. 14....4 . 11CfdaY evening arrived the %TIMIS with the crew of a French lug ger privateer, which the captured in the North Sea. The lugger privateer bad 22 men, which were land ed here, and levant (mall arms on hoard.—Arrived from a cruise the Cassese,. and AFIBIJSC&OB fri gates, and Carson gun-brig.—Sailed the Lass (loop of wart Fox, No. 1, and Krim Grusos cotters, on a cruise.—The (hips of war here art tha Rs Fosse, Admiral RUIIII/L t PRIVICISS OF ORANGI AHaus• can,, and Caascems frigates ; CILMSOR and Vaaar gun brigs; and one Remus, cotter.—The North Sea is greatly infened with privateers and row-boats.— Wind S. E. free' breeze. Livaaroot., Dac. la.—The Ann, 1 4 41mm:tn. from Rip for this port, failed oo the sill ult. from Elfineur, under convoy of the CLTD■ frigate, and parted in a violent gale of wind on the aid • on the fame evening (truck on a reef of rocks near Mandel. in Norway, when the veld went to pieces, and only the Captain faired. The Shakelpear. Evaason, from the fame place for this port, was likewife 101 l at the fame time, the crew were aU fated. The Rachel, Esztscoi. from Honduras to London, was captured the ad infiant, by the corvette Valliaot, of 24 guns and goo men, in lat. 49. to long. t 1. o. and espaled to be in Bourdon': that day. The fnow Margery and Mary, Clolll/T, from hence for Cork, put into Wilford in a violent gale of wind, after a very fevere pafsge. The Triumvirate, Guam hoes Pook to this port, is put into Falnioutb with the tots of her maintop-mall. The Balance, Hisses, and Bask from hence far Lubeck, have paled the Sound. The St. Ann, MoerITT, bad 90 negroes on board at the Cameroon," the 9th June, and es petted to leave the coall in about 3 weeks or a womb. The King Bell, Lirrat, from Africa tit Surinam and feized there. The trefcent, Hav►E . from Africa and Barbadoes at Jamaica. The Brook, Ty c IFP., from ditto and ditto at ditto, after beatir. off a large fchooner privateer, full of men, off the welt er,d of Hilpaniola. The Mars, WlLsort, from St. Thomas, at Loneafter, (poke the John, KIA4i, of this port, from Africa at Bahamas. LEITH, DEC. a.-- - -The Clementina, of Chipdow, from Memel, was wrecked on the 3odi tilt. on the illand of Lifore, in the Catagate. The Captain arrived at Leith yellerda 7, in the Hope of Borrow• flounnefs, from Riga, and brings the melaucholy in telligence, that nine other velfels were feen afhorr when he left the wreck. It is much to be feared that the damage has been very eonliderable. 'l'hefe veffels were corning under convoy of the CARYSFOIT frigate and an armed brig. The convoy coililed of about 5o velfels. GRIENOCK, DEC. M4lCrw tv, G f the Tweed, arrived from Pietou, (poke on the 2151; OR. the brig Indefatigable, --, from Liverpool, b aind to Newfoundland, coal laden, in let. 46 34 N.lO, g. 44 1 3 W. out fix weeks, Ihort of provilions, and had 101 l her boat : the Tweed failed from Pidnu 13th October, in company with the Favourite, of and hound to Kirkaldy ; and the London, of and bound to Ullapool, and parted corn any with them in a gale of wind, four days thereafter. The Grizell, Capt. PORTER. belonging to Ayr, no her voyage back from Gottenburgh, with deals and iron, in a dreadful gale on the t 3th tilt. was driven on Cape Wrath, and totally loft. The Mate is the only furvivor of all that were aboard of her. It is expeeted fume of the cargo will be fared. ER31111.1/1, Nov. 22.—Yefierday the CLYDE frigate proceeded with the trade, about 300 fail, with the wind from the call fouth call, which (fill continues blowing fres. Noverassa 26.—This morning arrived the Cs lITSIONIT frigate from a cruize, and the CONSTANCZ gun brig from Hull. Wind northerly, with (roll. MALTA. &PT. to.—The fleet which failed from Portfmouth, on the Both of June, under convoy of the SCANORSR and PILIVOYANTE. arrived here on the 4th of September. The Phosse frigate has had a Lieutenant and Midfhipman killed, and a Lieu tenant and (even men wounded, by a privateer.... The NIGIR frigate, the latter end of Auguft, had a Lieutenant and five men killed, and four wounded, in boarding a Greek veflel, which oppofed them, when two Midfhipmen, the eldeft not 14 years old, in another boat aftern of the one with ,the Lieutenant (who was ordered to examine the veffel), came up. boarded and carried the Greek, killing the Captain and (even men, and driving five overboard. The Lieutenant was killed on the fpot. Lord NSLso■ immediately made both the Midlhipmen Lieutenantt; and they are now here (at Malta). The garrifon are in the belt Rate of health, (pint:, and excellent difcipline. Tile ma: let is overttocked with Englilh commodities. ARRIVFD, Off Daser, qiirbee, Baikv, !intro (ticket; and Auras, Cle ments, front Button. Off Portfmouth, Rebecca, Carta, front Vtrginia ; MID, Boyd; !Arcata, Patterfou; Pogct, Samoan; and City of Edinburgh, from %mkt. At Cowes, Jufeph and Make. Perkins, from Virginia; and Riling Stares, —, from Charlatan. At Plymouth. Blinn, Smith, from New York, (de. tinted); New Hope: Brooks; and Corwein, Afpiand, from Pe terfburgh. -At Pools, Reliance, Millwood, from Newfoundland. At Blasi, Weßburi, Sum; Cumberland, --; and Rohm% —, hum Peter&wit. At Clyde, khan, Thatcher. from Ha* lifaa ; and Benton, Poilletinvaite, from Trinidad. At 'Gibraltar, Succef, Green, from Newfoundland. At Bolton, Ganet, Dag gett, from Newfoundland. At Jamaica, Pomona, Randay; auts Gambling, from Clyde, At Bombay, Elphinftonc, Craig. from Landon; and Hercules, Wallas; from China. At Hirt. mcuth, Plymouth Packet, .--; Halt, Cgagatapla b g abeire g e de r Cocking. from Newfoundland. At Griusibiy, picu Davidfon, from Riga. At Orangeman* atrittlin sod Math from P.:arbor:b. At Cork, Rakde, Brown. hum P. deigbia; and Little William. Baldry, from Virginia. At Darts, Ceres, Richards; and Indulloy, IRobcrtfon, frost Landon. The Diligence, Capt. Maasmat.t., aGninearnan., belonging to Liverpool, has capturia ben Dotch Guineaman, and fent them into Bonny, on the coat of Africa. The Tamer, of Liverpool, Capt. Mar, has had-; very !evert engagement with the Braave, formerly a • French privateer, and has captured her ; the has on board about yoo naves, and a great quantity of goods. The engagement lafted two hours, daring which, the Tamer had five man killed and (even wounded, the Braive had eight men killed and 14 wounded. The above engagement took place off Angola. A French fhip lying at anchor in that hat. hour, called La Confiance, on hearing the camas &ding, cut her cable, and fleeted off. The Tamar has alfo captured a French brig. The CARTS/01LT frigate, with a fleet from the Bal tic, confifting of upwards of so fail, are arrived at the Humber. The Corseaor gun brig. with a fleet from Leith, bound to the Baltic. put into Thredfure, in Norway, on the soh ult. A great many of the convoy have Ceparated. The Venus, Consuls°. which failed from Leith, with convoy, five weeks ago, is put back ; the Capt. met with *great deal of bad weather. and knows oo thing of the other 'hips. Ts, Rados!, Mao. from Honduras for London, aro ap• wed on the 24 init. ape fent for Bo.irdeaut. The Roden. M'Cartly, frost Peterßuth (or DeMica, Les bore es the north welt coat .1( Ireland. The loop Kock. front London fin. Fabdco. is loft on die coal of donna) , Crew and part of cargo (w 0& The %awe% Erna. ; Atlas, Rater ; Ruby. lkaadhe ; sod so. jos. Mllrcay,,from Archangel, ate Pall near &Wahl's; emirs fat 4 The Atm Allathilds,Raddie, train A rcharagel, la lea aear Sa lads* ; ewe ma dreamed. The blabriaa, Can. ham Savannah far lords t, was captured is eat sd inft. aad ft at far Ilk Mar The Seitatania, Mills, free ells Sow% Use far Lambs, has has taloa lad ratahen, sad is ,aired at Plyassiah. The Pew, O'lwashaa. be. Oporto ha Galway. is eapthead. sad carried iota Visa. The Aessopt, Machete, from Leaden Ls lye. Is let eiltle. The Admiral NsSim, Capt. Irvine, frees Leedea.bossil to Cow petheces. Ankh es a rook sear the ilcser, which oecallested Ise to make tee test wow is the caw* et ere hoer, irks, Mein let ass sem, sod she re! of the eery eeerry muck ditabled, ihe pet leek fee the Humber, when Ste arrived es Friday IA is is me! design Sate; a* the Captain mil we et his saes Mims ebit to snit the lap. Me Ovine Mote idled frees (Leslie( erkh • campy, em- Miss et so tsil, I; of which are yet reareoested fitt. The Idiewlist see the news el thole wired : Ferretti. Corals Pot teries i Quebec, Copses Awn.C.aptaite Kett ; Padie, Ceps* • City et ideaborph. Cesehe Rork ; Pin, Captain as;•11Y. ma hasty. Capt. await The William. Captain *revile, frees Quebec. booed to irtivid, lied under agave, of the Orpheus frigate; during her paitage 04 *sag a kg, mad trereerray ter Belifts et the a .ttb November. I I ~r