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beginning of next month. Our fquadron in the Text!, confifling of four fhips of the line and Liz fri gates, is nearly ready to fail. Nov. 24.—The Secretary of State for the War De iartment has written to the different conimandcr cf the army, that all officers abfent on leave, who have not obtained permiflion for that purpofe from the Miniffer of War, fhall join their refpeftive corps im mediately. Ye Rerdaythe adminitiration of the States determined by ballot what part of the troops are to be employed in the expedition againli England. The whole num ber defiined for this purpofe amounts to gooc melt, namely, ten national battalions and three battalions of Dutch infantry, two battalions of chaffeurs, eight fquadrons of cavalry, and eight companies of arta lery.—Vice-Admiral VERHEULL, who was charged with a particular million from our Government to tltc- French Republic, arrived here on the evening of the day before yefterday, and had an audience of the Adminilb - ation of the States. Nov. 26.—Thefe Taft days an uncommon aCtivity Las beets obfervable in every department which is in any way connected wirh the warlike preparations againl England ; and there cannot remain a doubt, but that the invafion of that country will be attempt. ed within a very fhort time. Our Rear Admiral Vert H Lot., who was fent to Paris as our Naval Corn. miffioner, to concert witts the French Government the plan of attack, and whom the Freer Comsur. has appointed one of his Adjutants• General, left Bou logne at the fame time as the FIRST CONSUL, on his return to this place, with orders, that all the Dutch and German troops, who are to co-operate in the expedition againft England, and amount in the whole to goon men, are immediately to march to the ports where they are to embark. On the Ili of next month the whole force will be ready to put to fea neither officers nor privates will be allowed, after that day. to be abfent from their corps ; and the firit favourable wind after a (harm, which (hall have blown the enemy from our coalt, will waft our ar• mada to the Britifh there. AMSTERDAM, NOV. a6.—The German troops in our pay, defined by lot to take part in the expedi tion again(! England, are, the fiat battalion of the to regiment of IValdeck ; the ad battalion of the zd regiment ; a Grenadier battalion of Waldeck ; and two Grenadier companies of Saxe Gotha. The Ger man troops amount to about sgoo men. At the head of the colledire corps of 9000 men is a Lieu tenant General, with two Major Generals, five Co lonels, &c. FLUSHING, Nov. 21.—La1 night fevetal Engin Sips advanced nearer our coati than lufual, which gave us reafon to fuppofe that they had fome attack in view. A great part of the troops in this Wand put themfelves in motion, and every thing was ready to receive the enemy, but at break of day they retired. MIDDLIIUIO, Nov. 33.—YeRerday evening an Englifh boat, with two officers, and thirteen feamen, arrived at WeR-Cappelle. It is fuppofed that fince Sunday, they were endeavouring to get back to their fhip, but were prevented by the bad weather, and confequently .vere obliged to land, and to furrender themfelves prifoners. It is laid, that another boat with two officers and twenty four feamen were (wal lowed up by the waves. lizavoarsi.urs, Nov. La.—Two Englifh Lieute nants of the navy, a furgeon, a midfhipman, and t t feamen, being the crew of an Englifh boat, who were obliged to fnrrendcr by the fire of the battery Zee zicht on the Goedereede, were brought in here laR night by a detachment of chaffeurs. The account they give is,' that they belonged to a frigate, of 44 guns, cruizing off Mend, and having left the fhip to reconnoitre the coati, were not able to reach it again in confequenee of the foggy weather. MALAGA, Nov. 3.—Two feamen belonging to the crew of the veffel commanded by Capt. Aar Mona, and feven men out of ten of the crew of the Daphne corvette, have died in the Lazaretto. Capt. GAAY MANS, of the Daphne, died on board that veffel on the 27th of Odober. A great many perfons die every day in the city, fo that the inhabitants leave it in great numbers, and the churches even are (hut. Moll of the (hops are (but, and as none of the coun try people will venture to bring any thing to the c;ty, we (hall be in danger of peri(bing by famine. HAMBURG/1 MATL. The only one due arrived this day, bat it brings little new!. The CARYSiOILT frigate, which was believed is have been loft, arrived in Elfineur Roads on the 26th ult. Sr. PITERSIVRqH, Nov. t y.—An Imperial Char fcur is gone to Paris; with a letter from the EMPE• Pus himfeif to the Els sr CONSUL. The mediation of our Court having been declined by both the Bellige• rent Powers, the EMPtItOR propofes a Congrefs, whereby he offers his Cervices. The EMPhROII and the King of Swears correlpond regularly. Coon llor Pos r Low, Direflor of the Imperial Loan Bank, who with the Emperor's approbation is employed in anflating Tacitus into Ruffian, is chi - charged from all fervice, with his entire falary as penlion for life. Thie day, at twelve o'clock. Rollyad, the brandy mrtclta- t. whole cafe, Inc defrauding the Revenue, v fully Rated in the Sr AR ni the a'th ult. was put ;n the p:11 try, at the Roy.tl tlechange, whence, after being e.hibited for an hour. he was committed to Newg:tte, where he II to be :at d for two years. CERN MARKS?, MARK-LAKE, DEC. 9. We have not many fre(h arrivals of Wheat to day ; the prices for that of good quality are nearly as our lafl—Barley goes off more readily ; and Malt at but little difference—Beans reach rather better prices— Peas rather lefs--Oats are in good lupply, with tome f e w f weign cargoes in: the trade to day is more brick, and they fetch an advance of is per quarter—Prices of Flour without variation. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: Wheat, 469. 525. 573. per qr. Oats, 20S. a;'. 275. Fine Ditto, 58s. 591. Fine Flottr. 458 so.. Rye. 28s. 31s. Second ditto, 401.455. Earley, 2CS. 265. Rape S. :d, 361. to 391. per lart Malt, c2S. OS. Carr.tway S.ed, c 4 ,335. cwt. Fine ditto, cos. Coriander, I.;s. 16s. cwt. Boilers, sos. 565. Canary, 605.655. cwt. Hog Peas, 375. 41$. White Diuttard, 7s. to I IS. bltel. Bea - M, 16. ets. Brown ditto, 14$. to iii.. Tick Ditto 345. 38s. Tares, ss. to 7s. INSPECTOR'S P.ETURN AT UXBRIDGE, DEC 8. Wheat per load ill os to tit os Barley per quartet. il 5s to it 7ii Or 2 per uitto Il as in 11 Ss Beans per ditto il IS, to 21 2s Peak per ditto 21 as to al 6s Lail night their Mi.trsrt Es, accompanied by the PrinceffesAocusra, ELIZABETH, Sorotaand Maar, honoured Drury-Lane Theatre, with a vifit, when they were received by a crow.icd oudience with the ufual borax of applaufe. " God Sal? the King" was fung before, and " Rule Britannia" after the Play, which was Tbc of Two liujbandt, followed by the Farce of A .Honfe to be Sold. 'the boxes were filled with company of the fitil Whim' in town. The Royal Party looked remarkably well, but the Ladies were clofely muffled up in furs, on account of the cold nefs of the evening.—At the conclufion of the Enter tainment, " God Save tie King !" was rapthroufly Tung by the Performers and Audience : and his MA JESTY retired with thole loud acclamations and heartfelt tellimonials of loyal affection, which, from a grateful people, will ever be the pleafing tribute to " a Patriot King!" The KING was dreffed in fcarlet uniform, and looked remarkably well. The (.I . yEEN was drefred in a mulberry pelice, black velvet oonnet, and black feather, with a rich bandeau of diamonds. The Prineeffes ELIZABETH. AUGUSTA. and So. PHIS, were dreffed in black trains, black feathers, and rich bandeaus of diamonds, diamond ear-rings and necklaces. The Ptincefs MARY was drefred in white, with a red feather, and a bandeau of diamonds. The four Princeffes looked charmingly. The Princefs Ass ELIA was not of the Royal Paity. The Dukes of KENT and CAMERiDGE were in the oppo lite hoz. Among the Company prefent were— Marquifres SaWhin:) , and Blandiord.iarls Wellmoreland and Digby.—Duchsfs of Leeds —Counteffes Chathunt, Mantfield, and Sefton.—Ladies Cranky, Dowager Wiest, Boughton, &c. We have fern a letter from a perfon holding a high office in Jamaica, which confirms the rumour afloat fometimefince, that a deputation from Port au Prince had waited upon the Covet nment of Jamaica, but the nature and object of the deputation is not precifely defcribed. It was underßood, however, to relate to a furrender of the troops. Another deputation is re ferred to, which is Paid to be from the Blacks. At the time that both deputations were fent, Port-au- Prince was in the molt wretched Hate ;—horfes, mules, &c. formed the principal, if not the only ar ticles of food. It is obferved, that lhould the French troops be defeated by the Blacks, the unhappy White Inhabitants will be likely to fuller moft le verely, as the a!tive part they have taken in concert with the French troops lince the landing of Lacks C, mull have produced a prejudice againll them among the Blacks that will difincline the latter to any thing, like the coalition which prevailed in the days of TOVSIIAINT. The Blacks are Rated to be firongly attached to the Britifh Government, and very eager to form a conneetion with it. The treaty of General Karr- LAND with TOUSSAINT has left in their memory a molt favourable imprcalon of the Britifh charafter. A molt unexpeCted, as well as improbable piece of intelligence, appears to have been circulated eaten. lively in the North of Europe, as it is communicated in fevet al letters received by the mai' of yeflerday.— A letter from Copenhagen to one of the molt diftin. guithed mercantile houfes in the City, dated the 26th November, contains in fubftance as follows : A Danifh veffel is this day arrived hare in feven days from St. Pcterfburgh. and brings the important information that the Es onto an* haviogin Wahl reps levied to the Ki an of Pruffia that he amid not fee with indifference the evident countenance given by him to the encroachments of Franca on the independence of the German States, had come to the rcfulution of declaring war againit that Power • and that a column of troops were &dually on the march to the Power; frontier. The fame report was prevalent at Bremen ; but on the contrary, the letters from Hamhurgh, which come down to the 29th ult. are totally fluent on the lubjefl. They fay, however, that the return of the CHIPS CONSUL to St. Cloud was altogether bidden and un looked for, that the projelt of the expedition againit England teemed either to have been found imprac• vicable, or at !eel to be poßposed ; bat that the news from St. Peterlburgh was pacific. It is known, however, that the family of Z0171107F has lucceeded to that of Woe ON tors; and it is certain that the firft aft c•f their Minifiry was to ifrue the Ukafe, dueling the recruitment of the army, and a naval armament both in the Baltic and the Black Sea. SHOOTING OF A DiSEATAI.—On Triefday, about nine o'clock, a foldier lately belonging to the 7oth regiment was ercorted froan the Prima, at Portf. mouth, to Portfdown Common, for the purpofe of undergoing the fentence of death, as paired on him at a recent Court Martial, for repeated defertion. This unfortunate man was only 20 years of age. He had received repeated films of money from different paraliei and individuals for the Army of Referee, alter which he always dcferted on the hill opportu nity. On hit arrival at the fatal fpot, he !hewed every mark of penitence, and prayed fervently with the clergyman for a confiderable time, when kneeling en a triifs of hay, the foldiers appointed for the ere• cid inn marched in a folemn manner till they arrived ithin tan yards of him, when they proceeded to their duty: the tirll file wourdrd him in the thigh ; the fecond it was fripprifed miffed him, and the third de prived bin of his feelings, though it did not entirely kill him ; when three tile marched clofe to him, and inflantly dilpArched him. The crowds of fpcdators were exceedingly nn• merous on the occafion, and it is Mid tinge were pre• lent loom men in arms. N.IITTICAL /A'T.i: LI. lc; E NCE AY.—Wiud N. W. MAILS TICS D. ARR. I Watec'unl •9 I Ilni%urgh AKP. tt FILMOI/T I.)::y.6.—Appeared off this day his M:lietly's Mil) DIA t, or33guns, Captain Mails c:, and the WASP Poop of war; of 18 guns, having under their ci , nvoy the outward bound Liffion, Oporto,and isfediterianean fleet ; when the following veffels with his Alajefly's flip SOPHIE, of 1:3 guns, Captain Ro• SE ti HAG ES, joined them, off this port, viz. Pelican, BROAD ; and Flora, OarsvaN, for Smyrna ; May, TENPLF ; and John Tl RE L UDRA. for Venice, will' pilchards ; Jane, 0. MAY ; and Hebe, Lev, for Lif bon : alfo failed the Fidelity, WILLIAMS, for Brillol. Art ived the American fliip New York, Capt. GROS E, from Norfolk, Virginia, with tobacco, and is gone into quarantine ; Swedifh (hip Aurora, from Ply• mouth, to load fah for the Mediterranean ; the Flax• ley, TR k N ERY, from London ; the brig Mary, DYER, from Rofs ; the Aftive excife cutter, KINSMAN, f,om 13E044 ; R saws cutter, Wu Fr v, from a ernize ; the Two Sitters, ART Is, from Ipfwich ; and the Priiifian gallint Vrow Alydia, Captain G uxns, from London. Came down from Carrick Roads, and anchored at the mouth of t:ic harbour for its defence, his Majell ty's fhip TROMP (he mounts 24 guns, and is to be manned with the Sea Fencibles in cafe of emergency. This eve. : )g an Admiralty exprefs was received at the Poll Office, for CHARLES RVAIR, Efq. Regn Laing Captain here for the impels fervice, in coo fequence of which the AcTIvE excife cutter, Captain KINSMAN, was fent immediately in purfuit of his Ma jelly's (hip DIANA, of 38 guns ; and as the whole Fleet was ken off here at dulk, no doubt but they will be overtaken. Wind N. E. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 7.—Came in the American flip John, of Char Winn, Capt. Le SFlmi,from Charlefion, bound to this port, for orders, laden with tobacco : the brings an account of the lois of the 'hip Jorcph, of New York, bound to this port, laden with lumber, on the Grand Bank : the crew all raved, and picked up by one of the packets. On •Fhurfday night laft, in Poundings, the John was boarded by the Gironde French privateer, of 24 guns, whith fhip had captured jolt before an Englifli (hip, of 8 guns, from Savannah, hot does not know her name. The fame privateer had three days before captured an homewardbound Englifh Eat Indianian, on board which was an Officer of high rank : the name of the Indiaman Capt. Ls SLIME has forgot. Jut arrived the LOLD HUWE cartel, Capt. BAGOS, from Cherbourgh, to which place file carried piifo. ners : the failed from this place two days ago, and reports, that on Thurfday laft 2o gun.boats, under the elkort of two guo-brigs, failed from that port for Boulogne. Came in the Orion, Capt. Bsaosroma, from Stockholm; the Ranger, Capt. JEFFR ITS, from Yarmouth ; the Enterprize, of Salem, Capt. WOOD. mte, from Salem, bound to Amfterdam, laden with coffee, fugar, and cotton, detained by contrary winds, after a pafrage of 66 days; the Britifla Tar, Capt. ALLIVARD, from Norway ; and the Moss. of 38 guns, Capt. SCOTT, from Portfmonth. Sailed the HUSSAR, of 38 guns, Captain WILKINSON, on a cruize. Came in the Acarra, of 40 guns, Captain WOOD, from a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, Dec B.—Sailed the WOOL AAAAA (loop of war, on a cruize : the Camaro:sit frigate is appointed convoy to the eaftward. DE•L, Die. B.—Sailed the Sets/slat 1.. and l'Avta 11•NTHE frigates, on a cruize.--Remain in the Downs, his Majefty's 'hips as per lA, and feveral outward.bound.—Wind N. N. W. FROM LLOYD's LIST. GRAVtstNo, Dee. 11.—Paffed by the Elizabeth, Stafford, and Sadly, Blom, for Catwyck. Sail. d the Admiral Colpore, New, for Demarara; Progrefa, Frog, for Dominica; Peldona, Camp bell, for Jamaica; Labradore, Bargeman, for Moe; Ellaa,Skio- Der, for Gottenhorgh; Antwetamod, Hooke; Vrovr Martha, Stole; Jong• Miter, Wilken ; Goetz Hoffman, Bakker, and Hen dricks, for Eranden. LAW INTALLIGENCE. COCKPIT. WHITEHALL, DECEMBER 7. Before the Moil Noble and Right Hon. the Lords . Commit Loners of Appeals in Prize Cattle& The Jonge Sybrant, Schmerkel mailer. (An appeal from Gibraltar.) This was a further proof cafe as to the (hip and private adventnre of the Maf ter, which was aliened to be Dani(h property, and claimed asfuch. Their Lordfhips being fatisfied with the proofs produced, reamed the fame, and freight to the neutral Mailer, to be a charge upon the cargo. The Emanuel, Meyer many. (An appeal from Halifas.) This was alto a farther cafe refpeft• ing a valuable cargo confining of tobacco, logwood, fugal-, and other merchandize, bound on a voyage fr.'m New York to Hamburgh. It was contended on the part of the captors, that the outward cargo, from the proceeds of which part of the prefent cargo was poirchafed, was colourable property ; and that the further proof now produced, with a view of cleating that fufpicion, was not a genuine correfpundence, but fabricated; and that it was from beginning to end a mafs of fraud ; and therefore preyed condem nation of the whole of the cargo.—Their Lordfhips, after hearinq the Connie' of the Claimants, were of opinion that the property belonged as claimed, and rebored the fame, fuhjeft to the captors espeoces of the further proof. osermata S. SNIP CHRIS •III• -n i. WA, an appeal from a (en tente of the Adinitahy Court at Gibraltar. The neutral Swedilli fh,p Chtiilina had made a voyle with a cargo of Salt tem Sweden to Vigo in Spain, and had there taken in a cargo of fillt nn a voyage to Genna, on her voyage to which place (he was cap. Lured by an Englellt entice? l At the time of the cap tote fite ltAd no boat tl stzto dollars. being the au scunt of h,, freight on the former vc:—. - 2 i . 7.'m ss'esi.e.l" t.'3 Sp tn. The Captain of the C.:• •.: . . :::ii.int: '-.7r.-. fell it.orttitt cf i1:.7 Bay of Giiitaltat, a rt-7e in. , ;...r was put (et board by order ol Ci.;t..litt t>evou hire, the captor, in in dtr to conduit her to Gild altar; in entering which late a: night, rk •Ao foci of a p iiacie privitteer, and receitted coa:iderable damage. A florm cab ling on the for.owin 3 night, befit c the got into the has, hit was t....rtv.:—. on thoie, by w:ile . ti Means the cargo was alroto witiiily flooded, and the thi,-. lo notch ci int:tged as to t:•rder her incapable of repair. Piocze,liiig, being itiiiitiited in 0: 2 Vice e*.driiiralty Coart at Gil:rid:at', the ;hip and cargo, with the dollitrs tin board, were c aide:tined .t, law tut mize to tfe captors. T',!e Tic:lion; upon Inc appeal wttre, In, Witether the freight on the ii: it voya g e w.ts ctirfirza'Ac ? .1n i esliy, Wlictter this, ta.:ing :t rico:rat Lop, and not eitgam t -ed in an iiie:Tal trai:iC at the time of this C.,ialitc, the captors were hot liable to ma!,c g vial the value of the II: 1 p to the owners; be;ag hid titrough the i:npt per c indzia of the prize matter. 1)r. Lawarscx and Mr. Warta, for the Appel lant.—" ‘Vich retPecil to the dollars, which were the amount if the f: tight of the lira voyage from Swe den, the question is, whether the proceeds of an ille gal voyage are feizable wherever found, and at what ever diiiance of time from the conclufion of the voy age ? If fuch a propufition is maintainable, it may be carried twenty years back, fur it mutt be impoirs hle to prefcribe any limitation to filch a principle.— But was this an illegal voyage? It is true, it was a cargo of fait on Sparta ace-ant; but it mud be admitted that, Although, according to the old flrift law of natioi.s, filch a cargo might be confifcable, yet, according to the prefent milder prattlice, ftich a cargo, in a neutral !hip, is fubjeci only to the right of pre-emptiou. With refpeht to the article in the Treaty with Sweden in i 661, by sshich fuch cargoes Are declared contraband, it has in all late inflances been relaxed, and the fame rule applied to that coun try as well as other nations. " With refped to the fecund point, Whether the captors are liable to mike good the value of the [hip drivel, on (tore by the mifconduel of the prize.maller, it is clear, that if the captor had no right to detain, then, even though the lofs proceed from Accident and not wilful negled, yet he is liable to all the colts and damages front the detention. The Captain told the prize mailer, that he was entirely ignorant of the Bay of Gibraltar, and this lofs is attributable foltly to the confirmed negled of the captors. Under thefe circomflance, we contend, that the dollars on board were not liable to forfeiture; and that this lofs, having arifen from the milcondud of the captors, they are bound to make good the value of the (hip, with in tereft from the time of (ale, and alfo pay the freight upon the cargo." Sir Jour NICHOL, for the Refpondents.—" This (hip was bound on a voyage, from an enemy's country, with a cargo belonging to an enemy. to a port, which mull be cenfidered as being at that time the port of an enemy. All the country round Genoa was then in the poireffion of French armies, although they had not adually marched intothetown. • It is true, we had not declared war againfl the Ligu rims Republic, for it w:ts not then formed : but Ge noa hart been long confidered as a French port.— This, therefore, mutt be taken as a voyage from the port of one enemy to another ; and it is clear, that a neutral cannot be permitted to carry on fuch a trade. With refpea to the article in the Treaty with Swe den, in the year 061, by which even s cargo provifions to an enemy's port is declared contraband , it has certainly never been done away. It is true that it was not enforced to the extent of forfeiture, in the cafe of the convoys of corn in the years 1794 and 1795, but it has been by no means abandoned or given tip. Bit, independent of this queflion, the Inela file: in the condua of the Captain, in fuppreffing the place of his real declination, for he pretended that be was bound to Leghorn, is fufficient to authorize the detention; and with refpea to the dollars, there is no proof that they were the payment of the freight of the firft voyage. There is a mere certificate that fome freight had been paid, and the e;portation of fpecie was allowed. There is nothing to prove the identity of the money. 4 , I admit that there is no decifinn which holds that this fhip was confifcable ; but in the cafe of the Emanuel, which was exaaly fimilar to this, their freight was not allowed, the voyage being illegal, and this is evidently in the courfe of an illegal trod . - aaion. In the cafe alto of a neutral fhip coining from Alexandria, having been employed to convey French troops from Toulon to Egypt, and having on board bills on France in payment, there our Courts refuted to grant her any aid : for, if a neutral (hip lends hertelf to the enemy, in a perpofe holfile to this country, we ought not to ant her, by allowing her freight on fuch a tranfaCtion." 1)r. LAWItil4Cg--." Alexandria was at that time a blockaded port." Lord Rosacva —" What right had this King's (hip to feize this money on board 1" Sir Josa Ishcmoc.—" With refpea to the third =ciliation, that the lots of this (hip was owing to the wilful negleCt of the captors, it is by no means pro bable, it being as much their intent!, as that of the owners, to take all paffible care of the Although it is true that captors are in egrarpollef lion of a fhip, yet they are not anfvrerable for any unless it has *filen from their own wilful an glea. It is Paid, that the neutral matter ought not to have been continued in polTellion ; hat that is a mere matter of discretion in the captors. The mailer did not &fire to have a crew put on board, or the com mand taken away from him. He merely faid, that he was ignorant of the Bay of Gibraltar, and wanted a pilot. It is clear there was no wilful neglea, but ibet the lois arofe from mere accident. The fhip Came Into Gibraltar at eleven o'clock at night, ran foul of a polacre, and was afterwards 101 l in a violent Borm. The quedion is not, whether the lois aro(' from the injudicious condo& of the prize mailer, or the infofficiency of the cables t but whether it arofe from wilful neglett or not f" Lord Itosscra—. , The damage evidently arok from the prise mallet's improperly pritti.-1 out the (beet anchor, and being a bad pilot." Juoc mire r —ln favour of the Appellants for the amount of freight on the cargo of fills to Genoa and silo for reitiruri , n of the dollars; and payment lof the value of the (hip, with interell from the time of tale. The cargo declared to being to the King Srsio, and hat tv cot hfcation, fubjea to freight.