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which had had the confequences already known, another order of the Cabinet had been made up to the 16th of November fuccetding, containing de• finitive orders for the evacuation of the Cape, which order went from england on the 20th ; fo that the Cape has now been for force time in the bands of the Batavian Government. Although the period appointed for the failing of the celebrated French expedition to Louifiana remains a fecret, every thing teems to be brought in readinefs for its departure at a moment's notice. The troops which lately arrived from Bois•le-Duc are now all embarked. BOTTERDAM,tVIARCH apprehenfions of an approaching war between England and France greatly increafed to-day, and made a confiderable influence on trade and on the funds, in both of which there is abfolutely nothing tranfading. In furance is not to be obtained without the greateft difficulty ; and no merchant will make any fhip malt of confequence. Coffee and fugar, under thefe circumftances, merely maintain their prices, chile there is little palling in either; for as obfli nate as the holders are in refufing to fell, fo are the purchafers averfe to buy, till the prefent ho vering cloud in the political hemifphere (hall he entirely diffipated. Gin, generally fo brifk at this feafon, is falling. Notwithftanding that our Government received a half official promife that no French troops (hould enter our territory till hoftilities adually com- , silenced, there is now a report in circulation, and pretty geperally credited, that 6000 of our old friends have entered Breda, from whence they are to be diflributed into the feveral cities of the Re public. If this be true, it will not be long before ere number will be confiderably augmented. BERNE, MARCH 14.—Letters have been received here, which mention that the (hip on board of which the battalion of Helvetic auxiliaries had been embarked for St. Domingo, was overtaken by a violent ftorm off Gibraltar, and that every foul pealed. This morning we received Paris Journals to the gosh, of March inclufive. Their contents throw no light whatever on the Rate of the negotiation. If we judge of the public opinion by the price of the French Funds, it is that war Teems more probable than before: the Manifests- does not give the prices for the 29th, but in the paper of that date Rates the g per cents. on the 28th to have been 52 f. 6o c. and for time (viz. IR Vendemiaire, or the 2341 of Sept. nezt,) 49 f. so c.:—the Clef elm Cabinet gives the prices on the 29th March at p f. 3o C. On the other hand, if we form our opinion from the private letters received from Paris, they are in favour of Peace. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. VIIINNA, MARCH 16.—The day before yeflerday ?.Ir. Srumur,Counfellor of Legation to the Britifh lit:mhaffy, fet out front this place in great balk for London,with difpatches of thegreatell importance. It is bclieved that they relate in particular to the gland of Malta. Nosey, Moto, 24.—The correfpondence be tween the Cabinets of Bavaria and France are always very aftive. Yeflerday M. KRIGNER fent on a miffiotfto Paris by the 4aor, from Munich, preceded by a Courier of his Eleaoral Highnefs, paired here, and loon after Mr. Sruatr, Secretary of Legation, to the Britiffi Embalry at Vienna, %silo is going to London by way of Parisi alfo a Courier of Prince EST, RHAZY, on his return from Vienna to Paris. BALE, Maims z4.—The new conflitution of Switzerland has been communicated officially, in name of the FIRST CONSUL and of the Lan damman, to the principal governments of Europe, and t~ the leading Courts of Get many : we learn that Switzerland will be generally acknowledged as an independent State, and that Runia and Pr aria, as well as feveral princes of the Germanic Empire, will fend hither Plenipotentiaries. RATISION, MARCH 30.—The expeCtation that the Diet would (fill occupy itfelf this week with the project of the Conelufum, has not been realifed. Tice lag Sitting, which took place on the ißth, pared over without any of thofe votes Dill in ar rear being given :—Among thefe votes is that of the Eleaor of Saxony, whofc Minifler Rill waits for his inflrnelions. It has been refolreel that a delay of two Sittings (hall be allowed for the ad. mffion of new votes, but that alter this period the tonchifum of the Diet wia be definitively decreed, us the majority have already declared for the rati• fication of the general teed's. The demand of the Aulirian Minifler, that there !Tall be infcrted in the General Reed's fome Claufc s in favbur of thc Nobility of the Empire, of the '1 e won't Order and that of Malta, is fuppoited by fcveral States, in oppotition to the contrary ci.inion of the Minifters of Ruflia, Bavaria, Hefre- C aircl, lieffe•Darmtladt, and Wirtemberg. The }letter Arch•Chanccllor, that of Hanover, Ilo• kienzollern, and Schwat cenberg, fuppott thc Im r trial M. de WACIITER has rely% el from Paris, to defend the laterals of the corps of bility whom he rcprefcnts. Elyse:Ls, Maacn :G.—Several demi briplcs of light infantry of tile Ne, with (Cne regiments of cavalry, and a fufficient corps of artillery, is about to repair to Holland, to affume a poilion along the coal}. The Dutch Gazette of Harlem makes the number of the French troops, deffined for Holland, to amount to 15,0c0 men. Other Dutch Journals affert, that the Batavian Govern ment has had official notice of the fpecdy arrival of there troops, and confequently that meafures have been already taken for their maintenance.— We learn alfo that great aCtivity prevails in the Batavian ports : preparations of every kind are carried on with the greater' expedition. It appears by the fame advices that feveral Englilh (hips of war have made their appearance in the North Seas. A camp, confiffing of Dutch National troops, will be formed next month above the Hague, on the Downs. HAGUE, MARCH 22.—1 t is aliened here, in a pofitive manner, that the expedition to Louifiana, fitting out at Helvoetflur, is not yet fufpcnded. We are affured, that the Salt embarkation of the troops will be effeeted in the end of this week. It is !till :nnounccd as an event equally certain, that a body of French troops will loon enter our territories. In cafe the differences between France and England are not amicably adjufted, there troops will be Rationed in thole points which are molt favourable for an in vafion of England. Though tilde difpofitions are merely meafures of precaution, they feem to in dicate how much importance the French Govern ment, notwithflanding the filence of the French Journals, attaches to what is taking place in Eng land. General Duaoc, it is raid, has fet out for Berlin, in order to induce that Court to purfue pronipt meafures in regard to the Elettorate of Honover. Thus the femiloffile 'Reparations in all partaken' to wait only for a declaration of war. STRASBOURG, MARCH 24.—We expect here the FIRST CONSUL in a month at fartheff. • We are affured that the Fa Magiarate of France, who intends to come hither by the way of Bruf fels and Mentz, will fpend fome time in our city, and that feveral German Princes who have been indebted to his generofity and mediation for the confiderable indemnities they received in Germany, will come hither to have an interview with him. PRIVATE LETTER. Nits, MAILCK 28.—The reports of an amicable adjutiment of the differences between Great Britain and this Republic afrumes every day more of con. Mem, and the degree of credit with which they are received is manifeßed in its effeas. The arti cles of colonial produce, which, on the firft alarm, had rapidly encreafed in price, have already fallen to their former level ; and the Merchants, you may be allured, would not forego their encreafed profit, unlefs in the full confidence of a regular (ripply. If we look to the Thuilleries, every thing there wears a &Igoe appearance : the countenance of Bow APAILTII is fcrene and .4 unclouded:" and what you will pronounce to be of more importance is, that he now gives up, to the pleafures of the chace, thofe morning hours, which were fa lately devoted to the difcuffions in the CounCil of State. lam not aware in what manner this great queilion is jug now regarded on your fide of the water, but here no one symptom of hoßilim is to be difcerned. I read, indeed, in an English newfpaper, force days fence, that the levying of the Confcripts, at this fcafon, sv4s a circumflance which should be eyed with jealoufy. This mcafure, however, it is ordered by a pofitive law, takes place in the fpring of every year. It has no reference whatever to erifing circumftances," and a French toidosisc might build an alarm, with jug as much of fa• pience,on the annual call of your militia to exercife. ♦%OTH!L LETTER, SAMS DAIL It is laid, with a great degree of confidence, that the million of CALM &arm lilt into Holland is conneded with an object fuperior in magnitude to that of the Louifiana expedition ! All the Ge nerals too, appointed to the army of tiatvant Flan. ders, h is well known, are the intimates of the Se. crew y at War, and are cordially devoted to the FIR 11 . CON sot ; it may alto, with truth, be added, that all the demi-brigades which had been in Egypt, were ordered to the fatae part of the Republic.— The banks of the river Scheldt. are, moreover, covered with troops and magazines. The Madrid Court Gazette of the 4th of March contains a copy of the highly fatisfaCtory and loyal irddrefs prefented by all the Merchants and Inha bitants of Gibraltar, to his Royal Highnefs the Duke of KENT as Governor, on the late diftur bances in the Garriton, which is a very fingular and extraordinary proof of thehigh elleem in which his Royal Highnefs's conduit and charaeler mull he held by the Spanifh Court, which could induce them to deviate in fo remarkable a manner from the eflabliffied cullom of that country. It is a well known fall, that in all public or official sifts of the Spanifh Government, and even in common converfation, the mention of Gibraltar is to this day Iludioufly avoided, and the whenever it is neccfrary to fpeak or write about it, it is uniformly styled !a Plaza, or t h e P!a:e ; but in the prefent inftance, the national and wounded pride of the country teems to have been laid afide, to pay his Royal Highnefs a compliment which his condwft Las fu deferred. N.l u IC/1. E L ENCL. MAILS THIS a' ARK. DUE. I Frcr.ch W.terford z i Dutch Linibur;h 0 0 V.-WIND S. S. F. PLYMOUTH, MARCH ii. A.::. 01.. L. 1 0 0 0 This day the South Devon Militia were em. bodied in this town, and or. Sunday next they are to appear at Church in their re c o:inielital , :. The DASHER, of 18 guns, Captain De LAross, was this day liberated from quaraniine.—The Inlpr d off the Sound is very flria ; all the fpare lianck that could be taken from the trawling (loops, have been impreffed and carried off; many of them wer, Apprentices, and were taken whilit trawling OD the filling ground.—Came in the I? FNARD, of 18 guns, Captain CATHCAKT, from Ireland, with im preffed men.—Admiral CAMPLFFL i to hoist hi' Flag on hoard the Cu LLODE w, of 74 roins, • tir:til the !hip to which he is appointed is read,. t)7. I.; t;1. Came in from Liverpool, with impelled men arid volunteers, tile SIRIUS, of 36 guns, Captaii. Paowss ; alfo, from Exmouth, the EAGLE EXCH:: cutter, Capt. WARD, with feamen, from Falr.iouth; the ACTIVE Excite cutter, Capt. KiNGSMAN, with feamen for the fleet. Came in from Toplham, the Sidmouth, NNE, with Hour, cyder, &c. Remain iu Hamoaze, fitting for lea, the SPITFIRE, of 24 guns, Rear Admiral DACRES, Captain KING ; PLANTAGENET, 741 Capt. HANIFIOND; MARS, 74 , Capt. -- ; SPARTIATE, 84, Capt. G. MURRAY ; TONANT, 74, Capt. Sir E. PELLEW ; MALTA, Capt. BULLING ; CONQIEROR, 74, Capt. Sir T. Louis (commillioned yeflerday) ; and SALVADOR DEL MUNDO, 112, Capt. C. H. LANE. The above men of war would facia be ready for fea provided they were manned. All their mat Ines are embarked, who are very ferviceable in towing the (hips provifions, &c.—Remain in Cawland, ready for fea, the CULLODEN, of 74 guns, Rear- Admiral CAMPBELL; COURAGEUX, of 74 guns, Admiral Lord KEITH ; GALGO, of 14 guns, Cap. tain Doe; HAZARD, of 18 guns, Captain Nev E. — In the Sound, the SIRIUS, of 36 guns, Captain PRowse ; DASHER, of 18 guns; Imoassis, of 18 guns, Captain VAUGHAN ; ROSARIO, of 18 guns, Captain Mov NSEY ; Escoar gun brig; cutters, Revenue veffels, &c. PORTSMOL7'H, APRIL r. General TR lac a is expelied here to•morrovr, to go out in the Jurro frigate, Captain Rlc ARDsoc, to Gibraltar. Ann Sailed from St. Helen's the NEPTUNE, of 89 guns, Captain DRURY ; and VENERABLE, of 74 guns, Captain SEARLE, for Cawfand Bay ; alio the AMELIA, of 44 guns, Captain Lord PROSY, with fome of the 83d regiment, for Jerfey. The AM EHION, of 32 guns, Captain HARDY, which was ordered to Jerfey, is now ordered to tit for foreign fervice, and drop to St. Helen's, with all potlilile bafle. The GLADIATOR, convalefcent Blip, is commif fioned by Lieutenant Cos Not.t.v, her former com mander. The 11:x-roe, Capt. SKIPLEY, is releafed from quarantine, and ordered to Plymouth, to be paid off. DOVER, APRIL, s. The Exprefs, Captain DELL, -failed IA tide with a foreign Mail.. ME, GORIIILL, King's Mef• fenger, is arrived in Town to embark for France, with difpatches r he fails as loon as tide permits, in the PRINCE of Weiss, Captain Surrom, and ap pears to be in great halle to go. Sir WILLIAM PLAINT CALL is alfo arrived, to embark in the DUCHESS or YORK, Captain 11'arsos, and Mr. BROOKES and family. Owing to the calm which has prevailed all day, and part of yeflerday, we have had no arrivals from France. It is laid that there is a veffel becalmed about 9or to miles off. The MtLIBROOK fchooner preffes men in the Roads, but as yet there has been no prang on Ihore. . SHEERNESS, APRIL E. Sailed his M,ajefty's Chip ALSIOII j and arrived from Deal the GitIYMOUND frigate. The ARDIS r has alfo arrived from Chatham. Part of the men are removed from the WIN CHILStA to the ZEALAND; but Sir J. SAUMASEZ'S flag Rill flies on board the former. Mr. RICHARD Run's', of the Hulk here, is ap pointed Boatfwain to the Hulk at Deptford. MTI.FORD, MAR CH 29. This day the Diligence cutter. in the ferviee of the Co flints, brought Into poet the Brothers, of Gun-nig, bun bent 2 1 tons, with 320 cabs of (pirits and fome to►acco on board. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DPA L. APRIL L.—Saßed the Hqb Inglis, Fairfal, for In dia, and leveral other outward bound. Wind S. E. Ott AVS SEND, Arai L.... Sailed the Freedom, Conk, for An , tigna; Jorge Anna, Bohn, for Calais; Brothers, Wicks, fur Philadelphia; Vrow ;Amy, for H avre ; an d Jong, Jr I banner, Bergman, for Antwerp. i Minivan—OE D- err, the Melpomene, johnfton, from ja. ; I Barkhoufc, Lawton, from ht.. Vincent's; Eliza, Bell, from Virginia; Fliza, Malll, fmm Botrdeaut; Britannia, Brown ; and Alert, Blyth. from Lt. Michael's. At Dartmouth, Swallow, Blanklcr, from Oporto. At Briflol, Thomas., Mat. 'terrain, from Oporto; and Venturi, Bell, from Bilbao. Off Swanage, William and ! lair', Duel(, tram Jt'ntaica. At Wa terford, ora, —, tram Oporto. At LondouJi.rry, Ann, —, fr. m Oporto. At Rouen, Rablii. —, from London. At Havre, k.dward, Hopkins. troth Bolton. At Guetacy, Flora, Lc Chen.. scot, lion, Vark,inia ; an I the F nen, from Spain. At Gibral•ar, Mary, Foritcr, from Bcll.it. .‘t Oporto, Rohe t and Elizabeth, —, front 1.:v07r., I. At Mahon, Minerva, (rem Gitgr....r. At 'fetal...). Rt., nomee, Curtin, mom Dunkirk. At Jamaica, Din-kmefi li, ; Aurora, ;coking ; Refolution. Dumett ; Lady Johndian, - and RailJeigb, Otraling, from Lon Con. We are concerned to (late the lufs of his Majefly's Chip Ihrta rr, of 28 gun., commanded by Captain Br co sit. With fume other frigates the w a s convc)ing the 13 rll rzginient to the Ifland of Jerky, and nut hating a proper Pilot on board, the unfortunately itruck on a fonken rock a little ditlance horn Nuirmont N, tat in that Miami, on hattirdly afternr.on Lttl, a:Jiat four o'clock, and in about fifteen minutes (he filled. The beats from the other mcn cf war and the Chore were employed in raving the people, Ant though -every pofEble election a•as made, we are cou''.crneJ tr fay that about forty lives wets uutoritmately —Out of there ten were rolidl..rs, two v:nmen,lrld three children, ad Cie red A;le !;•arn,:n. The DrrsttnrlNE I, WC 111,0:11I1(1, %('llt iJer broadside on the reek, and at ir.W water parr .of her quarter Meese and het rein!:, were two days alto-. As the, v•eAtl) , :r wa, v.pirAi)le,ll , ,pc , ,, were entertained of Ruing a pal t of her hores,&c, for which piirpofc boats wet.! enli.loyed. Th'! detachment of Royal Mai board the ur.lol tun:lEl2ly 11 ruck, was commanded by Lieutenant Da 1. , ftal of Mr. DATA. ni H ittnn.g,:trden, and who i happily Arbor,7 tLe numher Ow ale farcd. The rp1y....9 anJC..".lor are or.kred to he paid riff At Pont mouth, aad 7rotecti ins will hegrantcd Sr.mu thr Lori titi.e rr, 7.1' try thya, toy may h.ilL • :cent their The Juno, C wtain R:CitARDifIN,t4 to 64iraltar,aril is (0:171:i:dna itorei anti pi ..ivilioes iiine mouthy Ai.i,'ope, Sir SION 7.1' SIAI 11% r her I. drat of NT.trines on "inn Liay niotainir. Ai Sht.er ncn, t Bay. 4. fly (hip; of, to 1..i10w a; town The ltutLil au,. Ur C..lll , l,tvht t:ir foreign Ltvie• at Portimotith, And CtWfAti , : Hat i•tiniediattly. C.tei Fit I.D arp4nrited t , the tVomaind of t.l.e l;noninis, a new so gun :hip, fitting at. Von fr..otiCo. I.l , lltChtlltt RICH A 0.11 to tht: COtilnlittki of the felt , on r a P4-nouth. 'Ana,: 2.3. ED . .% ARC, MON 7.14, appointed to the Egypticrol. Mr. Bictis, Ittnitrwain o: the N'inory, Bucio aia of the R.itturdani hulk. 'l'he Sally, Jaekrun, was condemned at Nlartiniyie un the aid of January. The Itiepttme, Henry, from Lifhon. had fir of her crew impreth.d, ctf the Sherries, by the Aron° frksme. The Lords of the Adniiralty have E.;iteLti protedlions to the fining imAcks employed in bringing fifh to the London marketl. The Hon. Captain Bouverie is appointed to cuounand bis IVlajeity'4 Ihip Mercury. Yelterday a Court of Directors was held at the Eaft Wiz Huufe, when the undermtnticased (hips were taLen up for l.a Voyages:—. - 545 Tons New Ship - 590 building at Newcaftle,T.HL: Re e. Glory - $4O T. R. TA Y LOB, NOrtkalllptoll 54$— Moll ES AGAR. sio R. ST. CH.ll[l.lOOl. C• met - 530 JOHN ST. BA R SE. :slitTAI Stewart 600 I. G. WILK IN SON. lord Eldon 54 0 . -- Musts AGAR. Cunand's Grove 570 W. and R. BA R ADAI LR ENT.. 'the two Utter (hips, provided they arrive in England by the firft we< k in June. The Court adjourntd at fix o'clock till TueLlay ntit. Yeßerday morning, at five o'clock, the Band belonging to the Firit Regiment of root C3:11 ds marched to Windfor to do duty during the (lay of the ROYAL FAMILY at th:st place, far which their MayEsrits and four of the Pattscassis fct o 3 in the courfe of the day. A Cabinet Council was held yeanday evening, which Lifted till pail midright. It is reported that accounts have been received of a frefli aaion between the Turks and Mame lukes in Egyyt, in which the former were again defeated. ii - wo days ago we laid a letter from Malta before our Readers, which mentioned an atcti:in in Egypt ; the prefect accounts may, per haps, he the details of the engagement noticed in • that letter. Mr. PITT is cape/led in Torn on Monday. The 2d battalion of the 92d regiment embatked on Thurtday at Chatham, at five o'clock in the morning, for Ireland. General MKvatcz has taken upon him the coin• !mad of the Clonmel Diftrift. Inertia,' morning, in confequence of pn attempt to prefs for feamen on George's quay, Dublin, a corfliet took place in which one of the l'refs Gang was feverely wounded and conveyed to gerctr's frofpital, with Icarctly any hopes of his recovery. By letters from Jerky, of the 28th ult. we lear n that the Frenchman, calling hirnfelf the French Commercial Agent, hut iniaa a fpy, had left that Wand the preceding week for France, to the great joy of every one of the loyal inhabitants. Two days after his departure the Commander in Chief ordered guards to be mounted all round the ;Band, and the Artillery were preparing the batteries for immediate fervice. _ _ Wednefday evening died, at her E ther's hrtufe in Great Marlborough. trees , of a decTme, Mils SID• DON s, eldeft daughter of Mrs. St nnom s. THE ORATOR 110.—The conclufion of this vsoble Entertainment laft night, was honourable to the Lille of the Public. Covent Garden Theatre was completely full at an early hour. ,The addition of Mrs. BlLL:moron to the Vocal Department, was indeed a tower of ftrength.—Mr. ASH IA r fully de ferves the encouragement which has attended his Oratorios, for the liberality with which he has conduCted them. _ _ _ --••---•-- Nominations for the Lichfield Sweepltakes of Ten Guineas each, with sul. added. which doled March 25 : Capt. Graham's h. c. Earl of Chefter, by Beningbrough,dana by Jattice, 4 yrs old. Lord Grofeenor's Squire Teazle, S yrs old. Lord Crory, nor's b. c. by John Bull, out of Tut*, 3 yrs old. Mr. Coventry's Sir John, 4 yrs old. Mr. Ladbrokes Julia, 4 yrs old. Mr. Malfey's Bay Molton, 4 yn Lord Grey s ch.h. Edgar, 5 yrs dd. Mr. Brooke's h. c. Parachute, 4 yrs old. Mr. Dyott's h. v. by Eurtutdo, out of Yowl FE,ra. 4 rrt. Mr. Carr's b. c. All.iatue, by Buzzard, dam by Higbfl7T:, 4 yrs Mr. ChnintondeLy% b.h. Chain Cbeefe, by S.r Peter, 1./.0 or ‘ yn lad. Mr. Gloy,r's eorldpinner 3 Try old, by Lforeck nk. Mr. R.l,.!t'i Prime ..:.nifier (late Mae • .csti,i,.) 4 yrs old. Ts.triwo,th and Curzon did not clam, On 110n..1.1v next the State Lotto) , will beg Dr twin 2 :—The rickets and Shares are on (ale a; the old Office o 1 Swirr and Co. in the Possii where a great proportion of Capital '`Y' ~es have have been fold, in the late Lottetir Monday next the State ; Jotter; commences Thawing :—Tic lets corner of the Bards ji e ,tws olhares are on rale at the aingt, Cot nhill, and faciag the gate of the - s.ing's Me, Charing ClinS, Lon don. the Liceneed State Lottery Offices of Ri co Aeuvar, Griont.tick, and Co. NJ - itcv.—On Monday next the State Lottery he'_ ins Drawing. and will continue on ev e r y M on - . tla y and Thurldiy, for lour weeks. The Titke:. and Shares ale r=iling at Mr. Niciaotsco.'s Offise. No. t 6, Corohill, where an authenticated lilt or Real Fortunate Adventurers is inferted in the Schemes at latae.—N. B. The highell Prizes art, few of so,ocm:• and the 10w..t