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CLEBRATION OP TNE DUKE OP roßrs BIRPH-DAr AT oATiANDS. The Duchess of YORK gave her annual fete, in honour of his Royal Highness's natal day, on Thursday last. Had the weather not been so unpropitious in the mor ning, the same magnificent display of transparent de vices and variegated lamps as usual would have been made, Owing to the extreme humidity which pre vailed, all that ornamented decoration was entirely abandoned, and the preparations Were confined to t he house. The. most delicate viands and deli. cious wines were admirably arranged on an ob long table in the grand eating-room. The greatest possible taste in the frame-work appeared. This table was for the accommodation of the Royal Fa mily. Between twelve and one o'clock at noon, % I le QUEEN and the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZA. p . m , SOPHIA, and MARY, arrived in two carriages with six horses to each, out-riders, &c. The Prince o f W kLes and the Duke of YORK handed their illus trious relatives out of the vehicles, and escorted them from thence up the flight of steps into the Grand Sa loon. The Royal Party appeared in the highest possi ble health. After promenading for a short time around the house, the company retired into the apartment already named. It was about the hour of three when they sat down to the ddeutti Her MAJESTY sat at the head of the table. The PRINCE and his Royal Brothers (the Dukes of YORK, CLARENCE, CUMBER LAND, and CAMBRIDGE) agreeably to seniority; the PRINCESSES did the same ; the Duchess of YORK sat opposite to the QUEEN. After partaking of the enter tainment, and devoting a short time to conversation,' on the familiar topics of the day, in which the PRINCE. excelled, the QUEEN arose, and her MAJESTY and PRIN. Dces retired to their landaus. About five o'clock the Duke of CUMBERLAND accompanied the Rovitx. PARTY to Windsor. The Duke of SUSSEX left for town. At half-past seven o'clock the following per- { sonages partook of a most sumptuous banquet, viz. The Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Dike of Clarence, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Argyle, Earl of Yarmouth, General Fitz patrick, Lord Kinnaird, Lord Robert Spencer, Lord Arthur So veto, Lord Erskine, Sir Culling Smith, Mr. Greenwood, &c. Two spacious marquee: were erected upon the lawn, in front of the mansion. They were intended for the military band of the Ist Regiment of Guards ; but owing to the state of the weather, they were stationed in the house. The dancing commenced in the library, about ten o'clock. The PRINCE called the first dance, "We'll gang nae main to yon Town." It was led off by the Duchess of YORK and the Duke of CLARENCE, : About forty couple joined in the second dance, " Lady Montgomery they were wholly composed of the country people. Her Highness of YORK, notwith standing the great exertion necessary to be used, went down the whole length with the Duke of CLARENCE. About one o'clock in the morning, the PRINCE (not being very well) retired to his bed-chamber. Convi viality prevailed until six o'clock, when the life-inspir ing sounds of Mr. Gow's excellent band ceased to vibrate on the ears of the votaries of the 44 light fantastic goddess." Refreshments were plentifully distributed to all the neighbouring villagers, who it is supposed ex ceeded the number of 400. Their habits of demeanour were, on the whole, highly praiseworthy. A stranger was obliged to retire, by the interposition of Townsend, the Bow-street officer, for having on a pair of dirty jockey-boots, and a silk handkerchief round his neck. —The Prince and his brothers were all attired in blue coats and white waistcoats, except the Duke of YORK who wore black ; not a single individual was dressed in regimentals. The gallant Colonel THORNTON, of the Artillery, who lost an arm at the battle at Bun kers-hill, in the American war, was of the party.— We cannot avoid repeating it, that the effect of the fete was greatly lessened by the unfavourable state of the weather in the morning for the intended opera tions. The Duchess of YORK was simply attired in white, with her fine auburn tresses adorned a-la-grec. The Duke of SUSSEX returned to town yesterday, in his travelling German carriage and four, from Oatlands. His Royal Highness sat in the baroicke enveloped in clouds of smoke, produced by a Dutch pipe, and a liberal supply of tobacco. ifNlVEßsffr INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, AUGUST it—Sunday s'ennight the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Gloucester held a general ordination in the cathe dral, when the following gentlemen were admitted to the order of priests 1 Rev. C. Brune Henville, A. M. Rev. Benjamin Symons, A. B. Rev. William Wilbraham, A. B. Rev. Charles William Tripp, A.B. Rev. James Davies, A. B. Rev. Reginald Wynniatt, A. B. Rev. Edmund Carr, A.B. and Rev. William Bonaker, A.B. And the following to the order of deacons : Thomas Note, A.B. Robert Smyth, A.B. Henry Turner Dry den, A.B. and Matthew Rolleston, A.B. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. Rev. Charles Philipps, M. A. fellow of Jesus college, in this university, and vicar of Pembroke, to be domestic chaplain to the Right Hon. Lord Dynevox. Rev. John Tregonwell Napier, B A. to the rectory of Chettle, Dorsetshire. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham has presented the Rtv. R. G. Bouyer, LL. B. to the vicarage of Fglingham, Nor thumberland, vacant by the death of the Rev. Hugh Hodgson. Saaturday se l onight the Rev. John Moore, M.A. was instituted by the Rev. Canon Heberden, to the rectory of Langtree, in Devon, on the presentation of the Right Hon. Lord Rolle, void by the resignation of the Rev. Peter Glubb. Mr. GOLDSMID gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his seat at Merton in Surrey, to their Royal High nesses the Prince of WALES ' the Dukes of Yoax, CLARENCE, and nearly the whole of the elegant com pany which were assembled at Oatlands on Thursday to celebrate his Royal Highness the Duke of Yoaa's birthday, The following are amongst the latest arrivals at Cheltenham : Lore H. Paulett, Viscountess Strangford, Hon. Wm. Bathurst, Han. S. Bathurst, Major -Gen. and Mrs. Watson, Major-Osn. Veltheim, Major -Gen. Jones, Colonel Haynes, Lieut.-C 1. and Mrs. Drummond, Lieut.-Col. Alston, Lieut.-Col. Nash, Captain Mansfield, R. N. Capt. W. Harniltan, Captain Haynes, ROI/4r. i nnest Rev. Mr. Granville, Rev. Mr.VaughanThotnas, Rev. Mr. Weasel!, Rev. Mr. James Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Benweil , Mr. and M rs.i Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Mure, Messrs. Hartley, Ryce, R. Hawthorn, Stewart, Robert son, Paxton, Cook, S. Babington, Mazsey, Cfiutrasty, Douglas, C "waYs Roe, J. Anderson, Coombe, Watkins, Cracroft, Luck, Mare, Baker, Lucas, Dick, C. Hill, Bbckney, Kearrnan, Ireland, S. Marsh, Metcalfe, De Callon, Davidson, Meyrick, French, Barnett, Cutest, M ars , Dawson R. T. D awes, Chichester, S. Billington, Richards, Amphlett , 'Fbos. Stalker, Slathan, PinneU, J. Hutchinson , Duncombe, St. John Neale, Watkins, Davy, and T homas ; Mrs. and Miss Stewart ; Mistresses Richardson, Bin rnerhippett, Lucas, Lamotte Roller , Glennie, Morgan, lesson, Chambers, Guthrie, Burrough, Skey, Davis, Strickland, Hunt, C r a ft, Hockley, Ni c h o l s, and Watson ; Misses Kirky, Bar well, Lunette, Bellamy, Read, Douglas, Harrison, Macon, Mars, A. M. Alston, Amelia Alston, Hughes, Harper, Kirby, &c. &c. sporme NEWBIJRY RACES, TURSDAT, Auoust 14, tslo. The Five Guineas Sweepstakes, with ,Q 25 added. Mr. Dundas's ch. h. Romeo - - • - I Mr. Lucas's Guildford Nap . • • 2 Plate of 450. hir.Wetherell's b. c. Break - • . • • I t Mr. Batson's Maid df Prleans - - 2 2 Mr. Lucas's mare - . S S WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, 25 addel Mr. Fe Craven's ch. g. Jannette - 1 Mr,Dundas's Witch of Ender - . - - • I Capt. Haffenden's Barbara - - . The Town Plate was won by Mr. Dundas's Romeo. CANTIRBURY, TOZSDAT, Alm. 14. Both the Sweepstakes were won by Mr. Ladbrokes m. Trlmbush. The Kentish Hunters' Sweepstakes of sgs. each, was won by Mr. Wm. Delmar's c. g. Romeo, against Mr. Halford's b. m. Miss Bucks, and Mr. W. H. Baldock's g. g. Noble. .The Downs were but thinly attended on this da' IT. . WEDNESDAY. The King's Plate was obtained by Mr. Ladbrooke's Guardy, against Mr. Wardle's Sir Thomas Teazle, and Mr. William Delmar's Romeo ; the two former afforded a capital heat, and the Plate was only won by Guardy by half a neck. The Maiden Plate of £5O, given by the County Members, was run for in a similar capital style, by Captain Parker's cb . h. by Pegasus, and Mr. How ard's b. m. Cowslip, which was won by the former. THURSDAY. The City Plate of eeS• was to have been ran for this day, and three hones were entered for it ; but, on account of the extremely unfavourable state of the weather, it was mutually agreed be tween the parties who had entered their horses, to postpone it till to-morrow—a novel circumstance in ther6porting annals of this course.—The company on the course, in a degree owing to the weather, has been hitherto unusually small, but the change of the time of starting has also operated to prevent the attendance of many persons; although the assemblage of fashionables, and of the neighbouring families to Canterbury has been nearly as nu merous as on former years, there being upwards of SOO persons present at the dressed Ban of Thursday night, among whom were —The Earl and Countess Camden, the Earl and Countess Nel son, Lord Powerseour, Sir Henry Oxenden, Sir John D. Dyke, Sir John and Lady Honywood, Sir John and Lady Shaw, Sir John and Lady Fagg, Sir Brook and Lady Bridges, Baron de Montesquieu, the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Finch Hatton and family, General Nicolls and family, General Murray mad family, General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Hope, Colonel and Mrs. Bastard, Colonel and Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. and the Misses Ham mond, Mr. and Mrs. Foote, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lushington, Mr. Knatchbtdl, Mr. Hammond, jun. Mr. Hallett, Captain Baker, Royal Navy—most of the Officers of the Garrison, and of the 18th Hussars, and a long a miens of Gentry and Clergy in Ow l vicinity. WORCESTER RACES, TUZSDAT, Atm. 14. The Sweepstakes of 140 guineas was won, in two heats, by Lord Oxford's brown mare, Victoria, six years old, beating seven others. In the afternoon, the Maiden Plate, of £5O, was won in three heats, viz. Mr. Clifton's b. f. Morgiana, 3 yrs old - - 2 1 1 Lord Stamford's b. c. Candidate, 3 yrs obi - - 1 Mr. Tinkler's b. c. by BeningbriLugh, S yrs old, fell. Mr Ferret's b. 1. Louisl MU, S yrs old, ran out of the course - - - . S 0 0 BARNET RACES. This sporting scene took place on Tuesday and Wednesday last, on which occasion, from its conti guity to the metropolis, it was numerously attended by the following description of personages, namely, a sprinkling of gentlemen who were the pidgeons of the party, blacklegs in abundance, horse-dealers, hackney-men, stable-keepers, loose-fish, thieves, pick pockets, swindlers, honest horse-trainers, racing jockies, gipsies, beggars, and mummers of all sorts with arms in slings, with which they could knock down the charitable in return for their alms, and lame legs with which they could run foot-races with fair hopes of success. Some of the horses that ran were tolerably good, and the cheating in making by matches, humbuggipg, crossing and jockeying, sa perior to any thing at any course in England. POLICE. At Guildhall yesterday, W. Buxton was charge by the Guard of the Nottingham Coach, with stealing a parcel from tip Angel Inn, in Angel-street, on the preceding night. The prisoner bad been seen loitering about the yard, and was taken into custody, and the parcel found upon him. The prisoner stated, that he had left a wife and family in the country; that be came to town to seek employment, and that his necessities drove him to the com mission of the act —He was fully committed. Catharine Luke, charged with cruelty to her infant, was again brought up, when the father of the child, a labouring man, re quested to have it in his possession, and promised to take care of it. The Magistrate granted his desire, and the woman, after a severe reprimand, was suffered to depart. W. Skinner was fully committed, charged with attempting to steal a watch from G. Wall. Mr. W. said, that as hi was passing through Fleet-street, accompanied by a friend, between twelve and one the same morning, he was accosted by some women of the town, with whom be declined any conversation:when the prisoner and another came up, and the latter made an attempt at his coat-pocket, while Skinner snatched at his watch. The alarm was given, and he was taken • the other offender escaped: Yesterday, at Marlboroug h.street Office, C. Sloven, a hack ney-coachman, was fined 401. and costs, for extorting Is. more than his fare from two ladies and a youth, whom he threatened to set down at a bagnin, unless his request was complied with. At Queen-square, yesterday, a young man Was committed to Tothill-fields, Bridewell, to three months hard labour, for da maging one of the trees in St. James's Park. Yesterday Mary Bell was fully committed from Worship-street, for stealing a watch from the house a David Evans ; as was S. Cocklen, for robbing Mr. Green of 18s. in Old-street-road. Jesse Curling, Esq. one of the Magistrates of the county of Surrey, charged, at Union Hall, a person calling himself Captain Seeger Swan, with being an impostor Mr. Curling said, that on Thursday evening the prisoner called at his house, in Ber ntondsey-street, and sending in his name, said he wanted to see him on, particular business ; on Mr. C.'s coming out to him, the prisoner addressed him in the m ost f am ili ar manner , expre ssed his Joy to see him, and enquired after his family. Mr. C. having never seen the prisoner before to his knowledge, told him so, and expressed his surprise at being so well known to him. The prisoner said he had known himdrom a child, and, being a bro ther Magistrate could not resist his d es i re t o ca ll on hi m; be sides, he wanted his advice and assistance relative to some agency business in which he was engaged. Mr. C. being convinced he was an impostor, sent for an Officer, and had him taken into custody. He had since been informed that Captain S. had ob tained money from several gentlemen, under various characters. The Captain, who had very much the address and appearance of a gentleman said be had, as he stat e d t o M r . C. ca ll e d on hi m to consult w ith him on business; he was an agent, and employed as such by Mr. Jones and Mr. Kirby, and several other gentle men—he resided at No. 90, Joiner's-place, Walcot place. The Magistrates, not being satisfied with this account, ordered him Ito find sureties for his future good behaviour; when Mr. Riley, l a respectable Surgeon, in the Borough, coming into the Office, immediately, on seeing Captain S. recollected him, and informed the Magistrates, that, in consequence of somedomestic and pecu niary misfostunes, he was at times deranged, and at these times would claim acqnaimance with any person whose name he did but know; he (Mr. R.) however, bad never heard of any greater impropriety in his conduct. Upon herring this account, and at the desire of Mr. C. the Magistrates dismissed hint • 12PAL liktiLLlOßAtcl; «l 111; PALMOUTII, Auoutr i 5. Sailed the Princess Elisabeth packet, with ttlailS tor Lisbon,—Wind N. W. ~, . LYMINGTON, AUGUST 17. Sailed the RACSHORE sloop of war, for the Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 18. Arrived the WEAZLE, hired schooner, from Fal mouth, with a few coasters under convoy. Sailed, the CECILIA tender, for Cork. The FANCY cutter will sail either this evening or to-morrow, for Southampton, to bring round the bag gage of Rear-Admiral Sir HARRY BURRARD NEALE, who is hourly expected here — to take a command in the Channel fleet. Passed by 2 this port the ship Morning Star, of London, Captain LEDGER, from Senegal, with a car go of gum. Came in the GLEANER ketch from a cruixe ; and PHEASANT sloop of war from Falmouth. Sailed the ALGESIRAS, Spanish man of war, for Portsmouth.— Wind N. W. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 17. Sailed his Majesty's ships DIADEM and REcuLus, for Halifax ; CoQuirrTz, NAIAD, and Rasourra, on a cruize ; SPARTAN, for Plymouth ; ANT schooner, for Guernsey ; ABUNDANT sloop, and the AMELIA frigate, to the Eastward. The KITE sloop of war takes con , Toy to the Downs, and the RAPID schooner to the Westward as far as Plymouth.—Wind W. DEAL, AUGUST 17. It is not correct that the Phceniz,Taytou, arrived in the Downs yesterday from Jamaica ; she was not to sail from that island until the middle of last month. Came down from the River a few ships, and sailed with the whole of the outward-bound under convoy of his Ma jesty's ships ECHO, SKYLARK, POBARGUS, and HUM BER. Sailed the POMPEII man of war, for Portsmouth. Arrived the BELLEROPHON man of war from a cruize off Flushing. FIVE o'CLocir, m.—The greater part of the out ward-bound are now round the South Foreland with a fine breeze at N. E. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GIRAVISIND, Avousr 17.—Arrived the Argo, Atkinson, from Grenada; Wentworth, Wales, from Berbice ; Nancy, Hunter; Robert, Armstrong; and the Mayflower, Winn, from Quebec. — Sailed the Avery, Harris, for Gibraltar; and the Hannah, King ston, for New York. The Simon Taylor, Pocahentos, and the Pitt, which were driven on shore at Liverpool, on onday last, have been got off without damage. The Damas, Cotton, of New-York, has arrived at Bristol. The Temperance, Southcomb, from Baltimore, has been sent into Portsmouth by the Endymion frigate. The Venus, Drys, from Wiscasset, has arrived at Liverpool, dismasted. The Jane, —wk., of Lotuten, is lost on the coast of Spain. THE BALTIC. EXTRACT OF A LITTER FROM, AN OFFICER IN THE SLEEVE, AUGUST 1. ce We have cruized here four months, and have had of course leisure to notice the trade of these seas, the principal of which is the Baltic, now carried on in foreign bottoms, the whole of which, with the ex ception of the Americans, belong to Powers under the immediate controul of France, and are conse quently excellent sources to Bonaparte for manning a navy with experienced seamen, when his immense resources furnish him with ships, or may at some fu ture period of a protracted war, from the knowledge of oar coast, provide pilcits for a flotilla (if the tran quil situation of the Continent; united under a per son of his boundless ambition, should warrant an at tempt on this country.) , g There are, on a m-derate computation, 2500 vessels employed in this trade, which average about eleven or twelve men each; so that we who should start with horror at a proposal to supply him with 5000 prime seamen for the management of a fleet, observe coolly a nursery for 25 to 30,000 enter our ports and get acquainted with our navigation. This is not the only advantage he derives from this trade, as there can be no doubt of a number proceeding to French ports with naval stores, when opportunity offers, they having . been repeatedly detected in the attempt ; in a political point of view, it gives vent for continental commodities, and employs and pays well numerous classes of men who would otherwise have occasion to be discontented with the war. gl Another, and, if possible, a more pernicious trade, is that which is allowed to be carried on under British licences by the Danes, and the abuse of which seems unknown to the Government, or they would certainly devise some means of checking it. I allude to their corn vessels, which are granted licences to proceed to some English port with their cargoes, but which are permitted to pass through the Sleeve singly.— Many of these vessels are found to have naval stores and other articles concealed beneath their corn, when the weather will permit a strict overhawl ; but as they generally take advantage of sailing with a stiff breeze it precludes that, and I think I might assert, •ne in ten never visit an English harbour, except sent in on suspicion. " Every person who has the least knowledge of the Sleeve must know, that it is as utterly impossible for cruizers to prevent their entering any port they choose in running along the coast of Norway, as it is for a street patrole to hinder a foot passenger from en tering any open door in a street he is passing through. " The numerous non-compliances with the letter of the licence may be proved in ports, by reference to the report of guards of vessels of this description boarded by cruizers here, and the entries at the Cus tom-houses of Leith, and ports contiguous to Nor way, though perhaps one-half are not boarded.— The prevention of these supplies may in a great mea sure deprive then, of the means of annoying our con- voys, which the situation of their coast enables them to do so effectually. " Many of these licenced vessels belong to th, Danish Government, some of which, by fortuitous circumstances or great perseverance, have been dis- 1 edly gone cleat. These vessels carry supplies of pro., visions and other necessaries for the garrisons and crews of their armed vessels, _and these merchant vessels whom we thus licence My Manned by people who, on completing their voyage, are turned over, it necessary, to the gun vessels. An instan -e has lately occurred where one of a drew, hot wising to jowl the gun-boats, informed the man of war who was et mining the galliot he belonged to, that site was laden with corn shipped by the Government of Denmark. and intended for the use of the sailors and soldiers of the vessels of was in Norway. s , Some of these Vessels have been detained withs commodities on board, not allowed by licence to he exported, and yet the vessels, and other parts of the cargo, restored to the orig'nal clairra its by our Ad miralty Court. Many of them have been sent in for most notorious deviations from their proper course, caught after a long chace, and near the entrance of the port they were running for, yet restored on a de. claration from the party who made the application for the licence, that the cargo was really intended to be entered in a British port before landed, when it is as clear as the sun in noon-day that the greater number of those, who are ready to make these declarations, could not possibly know even the name of the ship per, much less the name or nation of the vessel—that they are generally obtained to make a profit on the sale of them—and that these licences are hawked in all parts of the Continent, by Jews and others, who get from 3 to 500 dollars for them (in the Danish markets), where their arrival is proclaimed by the Crier, and they are sold in the market place, like hogs, to the highest bidder ; this we are informed by the masters of the vessels who purchase them, and it is too notorious to be doubted ; how then is it pos sible for the party who obtains the licence from the Board of Trade, to know the party his hawker on the Continent disposes of it to, or the voyage it is in tended to cover The only ones which seem applied to the use fur which they were granted, are those obtained for ships in British ports, who proceed with them to their la ding ports, and return with the cargo declared, and even those often proceed on 'peculation : while the others, which are exported in batches to the Conti nent, are procured by Jews, Brokers, Agents, and Foreigners, who have no interest in them but the pro fits which arise from their sale, and whose only te spectability consists in the number of licences they have their names attached to, and who, in all proba bility, declare themselves applied to by correspon dents on the Continent, who have cargoes ready for shipment—though I should hope some good securi ties are taken by the Board when granting such li cences, as they cover every species of illicit trade, AA may be easily detected. " The convoy lately gone up the Baltic under a large frigate will evince it. But if it is necessary to grant (a most inveterate enemy, and the almost only one whose situation enables them to injure our trade) such licences, why not make their vessels ren dezvous in Wingoe Sound, and proceed through the Sleeve, with our convoys, the only means likely to p , e vent. their going direct to Norway and though this would not always succeed, yet it would give a correct list of defaulters; or, grant them special licences to carry cargoes direct to Norway, laying a charge c,n for such indulgencies, to lessen our burthen of was taxes, which, if the number of vessels keep pace with those already gone, would be something considerable. We have fall n in with numbers licenced, too small to cross the North Sea ; others, who have absolutely declared they could not; seen others steering to points from their proper course, but find it of no use to de tain them, as from the sentences of the Admiralty Court, the bare declaration of one of those procurers (who could not, if on oath, make known the name of the consigner, vessel, voyage, or nature of the cargo, his licence protected, unless apprised by the master or crew on her arrival), is attended to, before the solemn oaths of Officers who have witnessed such deviations. But can there be a necessity to sanction such a trade at this time ? When the Norwegians of fered to attach themselves to this country from an act of policy, they were at war with the Swedes, and had no means of procuring a supply; the case is very different now ; they are at peace with Sweden, and have had a most ample supply of grain, taking care to procure under its cover the means of annoyance to our trade, and yet we remain blind to it. They have, by lately capturing a large convoy, convinced us they are net that very contemptible enemy genl supposed—they, like the Spaniards, carry on a desul tory kind of warfare, which, though it makes no for midable appearance, often injures very materially; they have lately ventured to attack with four of their brigs a large frigate, and will not have occasion, from the rapid increase of their naval strength along the Norwegian coast (which our present system in. sures) to remain immured in their ports long—unless our force in the Sleeve is increased in proportion. They have now nine or ten brigs, as many schooners, and a host of gun-vessels along this coast, and the Scaw swarms with small privateers and gun-boats, as does Lessoe. Scarce a convoy passes of any magni tude without their culling some from it, and yet we stipulate nothing in return for our indulgences ; and there is scarce a cruizer here but has been attacked by vessels furnished and benefited by these licences, and yet we continue them. This is encouraging and enduring the evils of war without an effort to check it. I should like much to see an estimate of the gross amount of sums received at Whitehall for licences (exclusive of stamp-duties), and to know if these sums are accounted for to thepublic. I have no knowledge of the original charge, but from the great numbers in circulation (not less I should think than 8 or 9000 in the year), their amoant must be immense ; per haps this is a source of profit to some in office, if so, we cannot expect to hear of titeir being rescinded, till some more serious evil has resulted from them. A. few days since an American ship was boarded by two. fishing-vessels, who put 40 men on board her, and would, but for the presence of this and other ships of war, have carried her in—they are innumerable at this season, and all carry a great number of hands; we board many, but as they all have fishing-tackle, call themselves . Swedes, and we can discover no arms, cannot detect the rogues.—W e fell i n w i t h a number of Swedes bound to Norway, the first of our cruizing here; but this trade, carried on Swedish Pomeranians, seems to have from their vessels being more 1 for English or French markets." d on chiefly by ceased, perhaps ttively employed - 77 _