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a ~:: CIBRALTAR, 01017.11112 R I am happy to inform you, that every symptom df, FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 211. the fever has disappeared within the Garrison, and Sailed his Majesty's ship l'AzoLa with the Portugal, amongst the shipping in the Bay. The churches and Mediterranean convoys ; CURACOA on a crnize; were opened the day before yesterday, and a solemn Prince Ernest packet for Jamaica; Cape packet for thanksgiving was read on the occasion. I the Cape ofGood Hope. The Lady Arabella packet Yesterday, the SRAIIORSE frigate came in from M4r is off this port with a mail from Malta.—Wind N. hon, where she left the greater part of Sir CHARLES COTTON'S fleet, which had been driven there from TORBAY, DECEMBER 29. Toulon, considerably damaged ill a gale, in which Yesterday sailed his M a j es ty' s s hip s A METHYST , n ROTA, UNICORN, LAVINIA, RATLER, S TORE, and TAR several of the ships had sprung their masts. TARUS to the Westward, with a fine breeze at N. E. The peasantry are carrying on the war with great Also sailed the ship Stephen, Captain SMALE, for Ma success against the French near Malaga. Beira. L'AiGtaa and forty vessels under her convoy from !Malta are at the back of the Rock, working in here. THE ARMY. The fleets which have been so long expecting to sail fur the East-Indies, West-Indies, the Mediterranean, Spain and Portugal, sailed yesterday from Spithead. Among many other officers on board of these fleets are Generals HousrouN, Sir MONTAGUE BURGOYNF, .--STEHELIN and Brigadier-General LEE; Colo eels CUTLER, M'MAIION, &C. &c. On the 26th and 27th instant, the 75th Regiment marched into Horsham Barracks. The Warwick and Bedford Regiments of Militia are on the march to Blatchington and Horsham. The Hon. General HOWARD and suite have set off for Portsmouth, to embark for Portugal. The Ht. nourable General is placed on the Staff of Lord Wu. LINGTON. We arc in the utmost anxiety for accounts of the great expedition under General ABERCROMBIE against the Mauritius. Major BARCLAY iS apoointed Private Secretary to the Commander in Chief, in the room of Captain LUTYEN, who has filled that situation for some years past. . . ... Major-General Lord CONYWGRAM has resigned his staff sitnatioa in Irelane. A draft of one hundred horses from several regi. ments of Dragoons at home, is ordered to take place immediately, to reinforce our cavalry on service. A detachment of e 13th Light Dragoons was quartered at Southampton onnorsday, on their route to embark for the East Indies. The QUEEN, and Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, did not leave Windsor Castle on Saturday. Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, attended by Lady ELY, Gene ral CARTWRIGHT, Colonels Taylor and DESBItOW, rode on horseback in Windsor Park. The Queen and Royal Family heard Divine Ser vice performed yesterday in Windsor Castle; they af terwards went to Frogmore, and returned to the Pa lace at two o'clock. The Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE arrived at Windsor on Saturday, and went on a shooting par ty. The Duke of CUMBERLAND attended Divine Ser vice, yesterday, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. At an early hour on Saturday morning the LORD CHANCELLOR and Mr. PERCEVAL left London for Windsor, where they arrived about eleven o'clock, and had a conference with the Physicians attending the KING, which lasted nearly two hours, after which they left Windsor for London. _ . _ 14 1 4P'AL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER Is. Yesterday arrived theWalsingham packet, Captain ROBERTS, with Mails, &c. from Lisbon. The Wal. singham was only nine days on her passage, but the news she brings is not of much importance. No bat tle is expected to take place, at least for some time to come.—Although the transports have arrived, nei ther the artillery nor cavalry have as yet begun to embark.—Arrived la RHIN frigate, Captain MAL COLM, in four days from off Oporto, with the loss of her mail-top -mast, main-yard, and fore top-sail-yard ; she brings no news, the weather being so strong she could hold no communication with the shore. Also arrived the UNICORN frigate from the Coast of France, last from Torbay ; the TARTARUS SlOOl4 with a num ber of French prisoners on board ; the SCYLLA, 18 guns, from a cruize ; the WEAZLE schooner from Fal mouth ; the American brig Rover, from Cork, with a cargo of oats, bound to Lisbon, driven in here for , shelter ; the GANGES and SATURN, 74 guns each, from Portsmouth.—Sailed theWitizzsc schooner for Scilly, the MULLETT ditto for Swansea ; the MEDUSA frigate with live bullocks for the fleet on the Rochefort sta tion ; the Windsor Castle packet, Captain SUTTON, with mails for Surinam ; the Townshend packet, Cap tain COCK, with mails for the Leeward Islands ; the Duke of Montrose packet, Captain BLEWETT, with mails for Cadiz ; the Neptune (1) tender for Dublin; and the SCEPTRE, 74 guns, to cruize off Brest. The PRESIDENT frigate is gone into the Sound, and is expected to sail early in the ensuing week for the East Indies. The SPARTAN frigate is come into Barn pool to refit.—The VALIANT and ARMADA 74's, now lying in C:twsand Bay, are ordered to the Downs, and are expected to sail to-morrow.—The American brig Dort, laden with cotton and log wood, from New-York, bound to St. Sebastian's, has been de tained and sent in here by the.l.A.stazox frigate. Report says, that Mr. WILBERFORCE and his friends will support Ministers to-night, if the restrictions on the Regent be limited to six months only ; hut if a twelve months limitation be persisted in, that they will vote with the Opposition. The LORD MAYOR has appointed night for tire Common Council. " Mansion House, December SC 41 GENT iestax—in consequence of having received a regal sltion from you to convene a Court of Common Council on the earliest day possible, fee the purpose of considering the propri ety of addressing the Lords and Commons on the most consti tutional means of amply and efficiently supplying in the person of his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, the Affecting inca pacity of his MAJESTY to discharge the necessary duties of the Royal office, I have consulted with several of the principal offi 'en. of the Corporation, and find by their decided opinion, the Court of Comtnon Council cannot be constitutionally or le gally assembled until after the return made to me by the Ward mute Inquest on Plow Monday (according to ancient usage and cunotiq of those Citizens who are to serve in that Court for the ytar cusuing. I will therefore give directions for summoning the Court of Common Council to meet, agreeably to your wisheq, on Tuesday, the oth day of January next, being the day inimc- Ziazely after Plow-Nlonday. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient vivant, (Signed) " J. J. shall II." s'en- Two Anholt and two Heligoland mails arrived this morning, but the intelligence they bring is not of any importance. The Continental Journals are again fi lled with details respecting the Burning of I:lgEsh commodities. Extract of a letter from an Officer of his Majesty's ship MILFORD, dated Cadiz, 28th November On the 23d instant, our flotilla of bombs and gun-boats made an attack on the French lines, and their gun bats in St. Mary's river, throwing shells and shot int o St. Mary's town and Catalinc fort, by which a num ber of the enemy were destroyed, and. great damage done to their forts ; the fire on both sides was tremen dous, twenty or thirty shells often bursting in the air at the same time. It is well known the English are here, or Cadiz would soon be in the hands of the French—the inhabitants are a lazy idle people, and ppear very careless about the matter—but since the 3',w's has been received here of MAMENA% retreat, the Cartes have demanded a levy of 10,000 men from the city, the consequence of which is supposed to be an handed attack on the French. The San Elmo Spa r;sh 71., is arrived from Minorca with troops, and the Leyden, 64., with a reinforcement of British troops itons Sicily. We are building two new gun-boats on shore, which are expected to be launched in the course 61' a month, and materials are hourly expected from .England for eight others. We are informed Seville is in a state of insurrection against the French—the .Spaniards murdiring them whenever an opportunity slits. We wte well supplied with water, and once a-week with bullocks from Tangiers." Saturday last was married, at Hackney. Mr. Floats, of Great St. Helen's, London, to alai+, daughter of the late TIIONAS GALBIMATII, Esq. of Culabrook-row, Islington. PORTSMOUTH, DEC 30. Arrived the ?ODA ROOS, BELLONA, and WETMOLITII from the Downs; DAPPER, GOSHAWK E t and la LOIRE, from a cruise. Sailed the ANTELOPE with a convoy for the Mediterranean; NAIAD with a convoy for the West.ladies ; and thr AMELIA for Spain and Portu gal ; his Majesty's ships DENMARK and LINNET, on a cruize.—Wind N. E. DEAL, DECEMBER so. Passed through the Downs the Essex East-India man.—Sailed his Majesty's ships BELLONA and Fts- GUARD CO the Westward ; and the PLANTAGENET for Portsmouth.—Arrived the TRIBUNE from the Baltic. —"Wind E. with snow. SHEERNESS, DECEMBER so. Sailed CHILDERS, for Chatham. Arrived PYna. itUs from the westward ; BRUIZER from the north ward. Went out of Dock, EcutsA. Arrived the Alexander, Plum from Quebec. Passed by the Norefor the river Thames, several West India ships. Wind N.W. blows fresh. Thursday the crew of his Majesty's sloop Cm- Dans presented an elegant sword, with a suitable in scription, to Mr. GEORGE VV ILSOW, master of that ship, as a mark of their esteem for his jumping overboard at sea, and saving, at the risque of his own life, one of their shipmates from a watery grave, who had fallen from the fore-yard arm, and was in the act of sinking. . LOSS OF THE SATELLITE. It is with sincere regret we state the melancholy loss of his Majesty's sloop of war the SATELLITB, of 16 guns, commanded by the Hon. WILLOUGHBY BERM, with all the crew. She sailed from Spithead on Monday the 17th instant, to join the ships that were cruizing off La Hogue. On the Wednesday following, at six o'clock in the evening, she was in company with the VAUTOUR, Captain 1./mums. It was then blowing very hard ; and, in the course of the night, the gale increased excessively, blowing in the most tempestuous squalls. In one of those sudden gusts (which have been experienced both at •ea and on shore, in a most extraordinary degree this winter), she, it is supposed, upset, and every soul on board perished 1 The next morning her boats, some spars, &c. which were upon her deck, were picked up by the VAUTOUR ; but no other vestige of her has ever been seen. The following'Officers were on board her on the 30th ult. when she was last mustered : Captain Willoughby Bettie, Lieutenant R. S. Farquharson, Lieutenant Thomas Nicholas; Richard Cornby, Surgeon ; James Sampson, Purser ; John Pearse, Master; R. S. Kempeter, Mas ter's Mate; John Henderson, Carpenter; Benjamin Brown Gunner; George Prout, Boatswain; George Campbell, Clerk A. G. Babington and Wm. Brooke, Midshipmen. The Hon. Captain BERM: was the son of the late, and brother to the present Earl of ABINGDON. He married Miss FISH En, late of the Plymouth Theatre; and what increases the distressing event of his death is, that Mrs. BEnTIE (now in Portsmouth) expects daily to be confiued.—Captain 13E1012 was in •his 29th year. Lieutenant J. PRIEST, an old and deserving officer, late of the SALVADOR DOL . MUNDO, is appointed Agent fur the French prisoners, at the new dei , 4t iu Scoaand. - I•• • 4: , . .. • • Rise DIDIRS. ST. BARTHOLOMEW, OCTOBER St The disturbance which broke out here was occa sioned by his Excellency the Commander in Chief having filled up the vacancy in a company of mili tia, without consulting the non-commissioned officers and privates, who chimed the nomination as their right, and refused to receive the new Captain. After a delay of two days, a peremptory order was issued for disarming the two militia companies, and the mi litia of the interior was directed to repair to the envi. rons of the town with field-pieces, &c. Combined with these intended coercive measures, the Governor and his Major let drop some threateningexpressions, which de cided the militia companies as to the conduct they ,should pursue. At the moment of filing their arms, the Major made signals for an alarm to be fired from the main fort ; in consequence he was put under arrest ; and it ap pearing upon an interview with the Governor, that his confidence had been abused, it was thought ne cessary, for the tranquillity of the colony, to s,:nd the Major away, and all resumed their obedience to the Governor's authority. AMERICAN PAPERS. NEW YORK, DEC. I. The two following queries have been proposed to Mr. GALLATIN, to which he has given the subjoined replies : Ist. Whether goods shippei from England prior to the second of February next, but arriving subsequently thereto, would bo subject to seizure, or admitted to an entry I—And Whether a vessel with a cargo of British goods would be permitted to call within the waters of the United States for orders, or to learn the continuance of the non-intercourse? In answer to the first, Mr. GALLATIN stated, that , g all goods imported from the domin , ons of Great Britain, and arriving within the United States subse quent to the 2d of February, will become forfeited, if Great Britain shall not on that day have revoked her edicts. It follows, that if no knowledge of such revo cation is known here by the 2d of February, goods imported as aforesaid will be subject to seizure." In answer to the second, viz. whether vessels would be permitted to call, &c.—Mr. GALLATIN was not so explicit, but said it would be left to the Courts to decide : that the law would be rigidly enforced in all cases of arrivals after the 2d February ; and begged it to be understood, that there would be no release from the Treasury Department.—He mentioned this, he said, because several releases had been made under different circumstances, which he explained, upon the arrival of vessels after the revival of the law un der Mr. ERSICINR'S arrangement. In that case it was the act of the Executive, and of the British Minister, which induced merchants to give orders—hero it was under a law well known, and that it would be unsafe to make any risks ; and that all shipments from Eng land will be attended with risk and hazard, unless the revocation on her part is free, and perfectly saris• factory. Mr. GALLATIN is also of opinion, that the Orders of. Council of November are done away by the Order of Blockade of April ; so that a repeal of her Paper Blockade (so called) is the principal thing de manded. The PRESIDENT, by making the letter of the French Minister the basis of his proclamation, has taken it with the conditions annexed—one of which is, that England shall repeal her blockades. From this it is inferred, that a formal repeal of the Orders in Council of November will not be deemed satisfac tory by this Government for preventing the Non-In tercourse. NEW YORK, DECEMBER 4. Co:cGßEss.—Yesterday was the day appointed by the Constitution for the Meeting of Congress. The peculiarly interesting state of our affairs, we had su_p posed, would draw a full house the first day. We had als, supposed that the President's Message would be delivered this day, and had anticipated the plea sure of publishing it in to-morrow evening's paper. But it now appears, that in these expectations we shall be wholly disappointed. The National IntelEget:ter of Saturday, says, " Notwithstanding the near approach of the session, but few Members of Congress have yet reached the city. We at present know of the arrival of no other Members than Messrs. GAILLARD, POPE, GILMAN, DEsuA, S. SMITH, RHEA, T. and GARLAND* The almost unprecedented continuity of falling wea. ther has no doubt impeded the travel of those residing at a distance. Owing to this circumstance we greatly doubt whether either House will form a quorum on, Monday." In addition to this information, we can state, that , several of the Members of Congress, who left this city on Wednesday last, and who, to expedite their journey and avoid much of the bad roads, took the line of the Steamboats, did not reach Philadelphia till Saturday. From one of them we have this morn ing received a letter, dated Saturday evening, of which the following is an extract : " Owing to the extremely bad travelling and our disappointment in consequence of it, I am no farther on my journey. Any farther progress has been im possible, nor can I expect, without the best success, to be in Washington before Monday evening. The roads were never more dreadful than they now are from Brunswick to Princeton." - 1 The probability now is, that Congress will form a quorum this day, that the Message will be delivered to-morrow, and that it will not reach this city until a late hour on Thursday. • A letter from our Correspondent at Washington, dated last Thursday evening, says—" Owing to bad roads, General WARNUM, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, nor but few of the Members of C ingress, have yet arrived, and I am satisfied there will be no House on Monday, so you need not look for the President's Message to be delivered until Wed nesday." ALL IN ONE DAY ! • FORTY-FOUR CAPITALS! FOUR TWENTY THOUSANDS ! LOWEST PRIZE TWENTY POUNDS! TICKETS and SHARES CHEAPER ! °RENTER CHOICE OF NUMBERS! . NO INCREASE OF TICKETS I STATE Lori ERY ! —The Scheme contains superior Chances .to Adventurers, thus in ary Lottery for many years past : and, from the general ap probation evinced by the Public, in their great demand, Tickets and Shares will most probably become very scarce, and conse quently much dearer : an early purchase !s therefore recommndtd, as the Whole Lottery Must be Drawn the lipth of Neat Mouth. •: .t . ' +C.; ral POLICE, &e. FA.79 .~ .• Saturday three several complaints were node fore the Alderman (Sir James Shaw) by cliff Gentlemen residing in various parts of the Ci against the porters belonging to the White Hort Fetter-lane, for over-charges made for (he conveyan. of packages coming by the coaches which arrived that inn. The overcharge consisted in an article two-pence, for warehouse-room, which, the word Alderman informed the persons complained nix. they must have been aware, at the time of making i . was illegal, being in the very face of the Act o f Pa' 'Lament, which directed that charge for warehousi should be made only where the package was direct to be left till called for. In every other respect, whe the package was addressed to the house of the r ers by whom it was to be received, an allowance was be Made for porterage, according to the distance, b no charge whatsoever was allowed to be made f warehousing. The usual penalty was ordered. BOW-BTR GET.—At a late hour on Friday nigh James Bow!::, the man in custody on a charge of mut der;ng his wile at his 1 , -)dgings in Earl -street, Seve Dials, on Wedotfsclay night, underwent another ex. ruination before Mr. Yates, when, in addition to th circumstances we stated on .§,aturday, it appeared thal, when he went to fetch the dec eas ed f rom t h e li quot l shop, he found her in company with a woman ti whom he had a great av e rs i on ; h e s l a pp e d b ot h t h e i faces, and made his wife go home. When he got t the bottom of the stairs she refused to go up ; he saii he would break her neck; some neighbours endea voured to persuade her to go up stairs, but the dined, saying she was afraid. The prisoner at length carried her up stairs, and when she got into theii own apartment be beat her, knocked her down, kick. ed and stamped upon her. Their daughter, about ten years of age, entreated him not to beat her mo. ther any more ; he, however, continued, till somt neighbours came, and prevailed upon him to desist, The deceased was supposed to be in a fit ; the priso. ner got her up, put her into a chair, and then on a bed. A woman, who was present, suspected the de. ceased was dead, and persuaded the prisoner to gc for a doctor. On his arrival be put a looking-glass to her mouth, and pronounced. her dead. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was intoxi. cated ; and did not recollect any thing he had done One of the witnesses being asked as to the state of the prisoner with respect to liquor, replied, he wal betwixt and between. LU•CIEN BONAPARTE reached Ludlow on Wednes. day afternoon, where it was expected he would re. main for a week or ten days, the beauty of the environt appearing to attract his attention. Thursday afternoon a melancholy acc;dent hap, pencd at Brixham. A woman, who lived in a loom three stairs high, putting out of her v. indvw scam clothes to dry oa a rack fastened to a rope, it broke, and she was precipitated into the street, and her braitu literally dashed out. She has left a husband and dint small Children to lament her loss. A MANlAC.—Saturday morning, about six o'clock.l a gentleman, who is a merchant in the City, gained ' admittance into Carlton-House, on the preten. eth 4 he had an important message to deliver to the Prince] of WALES from the Qum ; he added, that be hat come express from Windsor. The stranger was ushered up stairs by the night porter to the Page's room, who, OR seeing him, asked his business. Ti‘e stranger made a low bow to the Page and asked him if he was the Heir Apparent The Page perceiving a wildness in the gentleman's eyes (after assuring hint that he was not the Prince of WALES, but woula con duct him thither), took him by the hand and politely led him down to the great hall, and from thence is ,s the court-yard, and shut the door against hi:r.. There he made a great noise, calling upon the Prince of WALES to place him in Parliament, and then he would reform the country. With the assistance of the watch men he was conveyed into the street, and shortly after Sayers, the officer of the Police, delivered him over to the custody of his friends, who, of course, took the necessary care of the unhappy gentleman. Sunday the 12th inst. an atroriovs murder was com• mined in Carlisle. A poor unfortunate creature of the name of Margaret Sawyer, who was walking be. hind the west walls opposite the gaol, was, without any previous intimation, seized by two ruffians, and in a moment precipitated over the wall. On being taken up by some passengers, her skull was found to be dreadfully fractured. She lingered until Wednes day morning, but was unable to describe the persons of the villains. The Coroner's Jury returned a ver dict of Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown. On Wednesday night last, Britwell-house, near Burnham, in Berkshire, belonging to the Honourable G. bow, was broken open, and robbed of wearing apparel and valuables, to a considerable amount.— Among the property stolen, was a quantity of ancient gold and silver coins. The thieves escaped, and have not since been heard of. Saturday as a Gentleman was passing a print-shop, opposite the Old Bailey, Ludgate-hill, he had his pocket picked of a valuable gold watch, chain, and seals.• The same afternoon, a porttr pitched his load at the end of Fleet-Market, containing four pieces of woollen cloth, and while he turned his back for a few minutes, some thief took the property clear off, to -, discovered. Mnatc-LANE.—The Market has a tolerable supply of Wheat to-day, but not much foreign, and sales are rather higher than on Friday.—Barley likewise dearer.— Malt at little variation ; as also White and Grey Peas.—Beans of the two sorts nearly at our last currency. Oats are in tolerable supply, and last prices fully maintained —Flour without alteration. GANERAL GIVILAINCY AS UNDER. Wheat, 61s. SOs. 925. Beans (old), 50s. 555. Roe ditto, 965. 100 s. Tick ditto (old), 445. 50s. Rye (new), 34.. 38s. Oa's. 221. 281.305. Barley, 255. 41s. Poland ditto, 3:3. 365. • Malt, 645. 725. Potatoe ditto, 58s. Od. White Peas (boilers), 50s. 58s. Rape seed, £44, £5O. Fine Hour, 80. to Cs. —S4ronds, 755. to SOs. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTF., December 29. Average Price of Corn in Englame and Woks from the returns ending the 2.2 d of December, :810. • Wheat. Rye. Bae.ey. Osts. Deans. Pease. s. d. I s. d. s. d. s. d. d. Is. d. 95 11 51 61 43 4 I S 150 FS 53 7 The average Price of Sugar, comptted front the returns 011140 in the week t.ndiug the Stith :tay of L ee, is 44a. yer cwt. F ~►i~~