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FROM SAIVRDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE. Admiralty-Oji . ce, 4rnotwary 30, 1808. Copy of a Letter drum Moira the Right Honourable Lord. Gardoer, Commander to Chief of His M ajesty's Mil / nand Vessels in the Chansisk Scausdiass, &C. to the Honotimilds W. W. Pole, dated the Mid% laminae. Sts—l incloe herewith, fur the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter which I received from Captain Tower, of the Iris, at Plymouth, giviug an account . of the capture by that ship, on the .24th instant, of the French lugger privateer Alarsouiii, of fourteen cons, (which, with her anchors, it appears were thrown overboard,) and having a complement of sixty men. 1 have the honour to be, &c. GdaDNEd. Ma Majesty's Ship Iris, Plymouth-sound, sub January, titos. 11itr Loan—ltt returning from the squadron under the command of Sir Richard King, Bart. I At . , hare the honour to inform your Lordship, 1 fell in • yesterday. oil . the Liaard, with a French lugger rivets:a Marsottin, grined wit') fourteen guns amid sixty men, which we captured ; It er guns and an thors were thrown overboard during the dace. It appears by the journal of her lot .Arise, Itheted ttBth October, mac Corr, 1 and is cotl;o -rated by the Role de rEcripage s Zthat in att t ing to board a transport, the troops being con cealed, a volley of musketry killed the captain and two men, and woonded rive others, I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) 3. To WEIL The Right Hoe. toed Ga....rer, she. le dw. Cell of a Letter from %%cc-Mutual the Right . Hua. Lord ' Coßingwood, Common,ler iu Chief of His Majesty's Slap aad %marts do the Mediternweati, to tic , Ham. W W. - : Pole, dated ca hoed His blajesty's Ship Oceen, at Sea, + November to, 11107. ... • klia-1 inclose , to be laid before my Lords Com tnissioners of the Admiralty, a letter which I have this Jay received from Captain Rosenhagen, of His Majesty's ship the Volage, giving an account of his having captured, on the 6th instant, the 'tench cutter Success, of ten guns and fifty-nine mem commanded by the Lieutenant de Vaissean Bonnie Villehmet. I am, Ste. COLLINGWOOD. His Majesty's Ship %Wage, of Galita Woad, the 6th of November, Imo. MY LORD—I have the honour.to acquaint you, ' that, being on my way to join your Lordship; 1 had this morning the good fortune to fall in with anti • c agesu n tare e the French cutter Success, of ten gums and A;j --nine Dien, commanded by Lieutenant de - V Strunk Viliehuct. She . sailed only • three days ago from Toulon, and had seen nothing. The officer says he was going to cruise, hut several circumstances inclnie me to think he was charged with dispatches of some consequence, which, how ever. he had sufficient time to destroy. The cutter, I behave, was formerly in His Majesty's service, moder the name of the Sussex. I have the honour to be, die.. • (Signtd) P. L. itosangsogis. Captain. To Vior-Adastrol Lord Colliagwood. be. M. 5c.... Can of soother Letter bow Vice•Adtutrai the Right Hsu. Loa Colleagoood, Commander le Chief of Ilie Majesty% Peipo sad Vomeisla the Mediterrameo, to the Has., W. W. ?sip, dated on based Ha Majesty'. Shop Ocean, at ST"' cam, Dec. li,, iseg._ . Sia--diaeong sent the Herald to obtain inffirma 'ion from Captain Campbell. of the Unite, of the state of the enemy in the neighbourhood of Corfu, Captain flony, iu the execution of this service, ob served an armed trebuccolo at ;Lacher under the fl trees of Otranto; and on the evening of the Inth of October he dispatched the boats tender the direction of Lieutenant Walter Foreman, to bring her out, which was very gallantly done, mtwitli. 1 Mondial; a heavy tire from die slioreanethe vessel, • She proved to be the Comae. French privateer, of • four six-pounders, bound with supplies! to'Corfu. _ I inclose, for their Loixlshipla lolkituustion, IL copy Of Captain Hoity's letter, relatniftAe circumstance ; , and by which it sopears that Mr. Joules Wood, carpenter, wounded in the hoists, sad three seamen on board the Heralds is the prissciPal damage sus tained. I am, Sir, &c. (Signed) CoLt.rttowoon. Ho Msitstro Sloop Herald, Nov. ii, low. ' MT Loan--ill the execution of your orders, . wlien bit ()Uinta, with His Alljesty's sloop under , my command, on the itth of October 1 observed , an armed tratisceolo under that fortress, and con -4 tiring it practicable to cut lier.nut, under cover of - night, disjoin-lied the boats, dire( ted by Lieutenant xi alter f °maim, who executed the orders given hero with the greatest gallantry, under a heavy fire of great 01111 sod musketry, both from the ves,el . and shore. She was shortly brought ort, and proves to he Iv I;:esar French privateer, of four six-poundvis, bellowing to Antoine, hewing on linn-d a rare of rice and dour, on amount of the Fnegiele Govern inent, bo.ir.d to Corfu. The crew defended her . until the boats were alongside, when all excepting four eosmed be a stern linweirr. . • The slOop bra rewired ensue little injury both in hull _and ii=ing,....lnit ire hap to say my object war obbii•sed, with one officer wniiird.l.l In the •••sibee and thro- seamen in the vhi!,. I h er e nib- 10 • trIN n h.t of ...vim, awl have tft* honour to tzr. (tiigtlei) M. Ilan, Commander. Rigt‘t ilemenrahlv ford - Virt 4..1016iii.t the lira, tr. ice /MIA piled, rerpcsiter, dar.f. rotlfav $ rho ftissq James Catuoirttais ibanwei Rutter 'in Dolma) slrgt. Lotrart of s t titer front Vier , Admiral the R.4gbt Hoc Lard Coniucuo , 4l. Cam mistier in rdwisstr's gaps Vroorls is oho Iteolderrarato, to the Roo W. IV. doto.l ou Hi, Apotje Ship Occaa, sl 9 7 ra. • ow, Vocetobet Ou .the irtts .Novrinher. llis Majesty's ship f.: ;thin foli in with n number awn/11l vessels earn - • r.u; troops to Corfu, (rota (kratito. and took ti,e hers.. (in nu:nt,rr three hundred.; faun time of • Otrou.o•vi destroyed the vessels ; tso s se.,u. s d, tuo.k to the port tout 40,w • . CZ:Ac Letter hart fa:gals ('pt..o, of If O t o, %hi p :le, to the Um. W. W. Pole. .:steel doe ..: 5 111 m oti o n • Li m o t he . o or N. tit. hr . W. Inc Loogo.s. twit,lie in.nuied to forum their Lordships, that • fits Majesty*, ship anrisr wry tvvirnand fats rap • turgid dic Ginsid . fitivuid Frri.eh hatter pritutrer. 'Fr:U.l44d ascuiakt, of four gnus, (bur .pier:ed for twelve.) in; tv-one nrtlt e fifty ou,s„, out three days lapin Grata: i:ae, au to:stint crane,. and - bur Lead.: no carboys. I have the hatiou: to he. C. IL:Fro 36,C,,a0.41: haft— = A.4-* ' 111WERLII0 PAILLIMENT. SATURDAY, JAN. 30. day being the Anniversary of king Charles's Martytdoin, both House.e of Parliament met at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, from whence they went in process' (each House }Raided by their respective Speaker, the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker of the House of Commons), to St. Mar carets IS'estminster, where a - iiMst ex cellent and impressive Sermon was preached by the • Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Norwich. A great number of Members of both llouses attended. 101?EIGA: INTELLIGENCE. (From the lquehiug E.rtraorditrary Gasegted • I. FLUSHIIte, J4lll. 17. The beginpiug of last year proved extremely on fortunate to algs iuliabitants of Leyden, in conse quence of .a vessel, laden with gun-powder, being blown up in the canal, and the commencement of the nresent hus proved no less disu4trous to unrcity, on account of a flood, which exceeded, by two feet, that of the year ItiBl. At one o'clock on the morning of the 15th, the tide rote over the quays, and being driven by a vio lent wind, poured in torrents through all the streets of the lower town—the iniintlatiou was** rapid, as to have attained great height, before it was Gelled, and and many laid scarcely time to remove their children out of bed to a place of greater safety. - In less than half as hour. the water in many places was nine feet deep, and in the lower streets, more than fourtee% so that in some low houses the i;ihabitants could only save themselves on the roofs. With how much rapidity the water advanced, will appear frolu the following instance: I n th e Pahmtstraat, a woman - was found drowned, lying half out of bed, with her youngest child iu her arms : her eldest child was likewise out of bed ; no doubt of the rapid rise of the water,- they were all three found lifeless. At the break of day, the wind abated, and, the water decreasing with the ebb, the water Lett -the houses on the town quay, but it still continued in the lower part of the town, sad as of a very con" aiderable depth.tritl the followiirg day. Many per sons, in boats and other small versale, then con veyed some scanty supplies of provisions and water to the inhabitants in the upper stories, and ea' the tops of the house.... The water on the vineyard quay, at the maga zine of provisions of the French Empire, made a great breach, through which beams of ship timber were driven with_ so much violence, that they greatly clanuaged'aitzfendangeted several houses and entirely threw dovin others, causing the death of several persons. A-great number of horses, and cattle standing in the stalls of the dealers, were drowned. This calamity was still more aggravated by a frost setting in, which rendered it necessary, so long as the frost lasted, and no rain fell, to fetch rain-water from Middleburg, what freak water they before had having been spoiled by the salt water. . _ _ . Twenty-nine persons, who lost their lives on this oft:anion, have been buried at the expense of the town ; and subscriptions have been opeuixl for the relief of the sufferers. FROM T H )1 ON IT EIVR. PLUS, jaw. 17. The Russian fleet is fitting at Croustade with great activity ; 30(i row-Rallies are to follow it when it sails for Copenhagen; there are numerous cosi. of troops to be embarked for that place. Strong batteries are erecting in the front of the harbours of Revel and Cmnstadt. The Landamman of Switzerland has addressed observations to the different Goveruments of the Cantons, on the necessity of giving force to the Decrees issued by France against the commerce of England. The Swedish Diet is convoked. and the greatest discontent reigns in that kingdom. The King's polities are loudly abused. The public opinion in Sweden is strongly pronounced in favour of the ancient connections with France i.they remember that in all times, but particularly in the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, it procured a great extension of territory, and great influence amongst foreign Courts.—There is an appearance of a war between that Country and Russia. the issue of which is not to be doubted. The Russian corps assembled on the frontiers of Swedish Finland arontinne to re ceive reinforcements. In Swabia 69,301 persons have been vaccinated with the happiest effect. A flag of trues from England, arrived in the Tevcl, in the Iwg • of tins month, with lti prisoners of war on board. THE BBITISH. PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY. FIRRCAIT 1. Motley's Portsitcah Paper says, "We have intuit pleasure in presenting our Residers with the following informatiun from the Mediterranean, con tained in our letters received by the Tigre, which wu, relined frog quarantine on Friilu " LORI I.LIII GWOOD was it Sracinse on the 27th NoveliAber, with the folion tug shipn:— Urhav, 9n (flag-ship). Capt. ; Canny's, Po, Rerr•Adiniral MARTIN, Clip'. IN s; LIS ; Re palsy, 74, Ma. Capt. LEReal ; itittka. 80. Ce•et. SHILL,; awl 21loatagre, 74, Capt. Ot WAY. Ad inindAliutoix had just returned from Toulon. Vice-Admidd Tuoasauauutio, on the 24th of DecCisbee, was erwisiag off Meriting°, nail the S,. sirs, tuu (liarshipl, Capt. KW ITT ; Foradid•bk, 9s, Ca .t. FARRR.Ii t:4; Kew, 74, Capt. n0 , ./As;. Igespk„ 7.4 Capt. itaialiST nanderer, 74. Capt. Ta4err; AiwbaireAr, 32. Capt. [has- . B.:: ; And L'E..pcir, Is, Capt. Horst. Sir A. 4....qtgliv Batt has hoisted his nag at filtaltar . air Port-Ad miral. The Toulon squadron consists of the CoW ?tierce& Paris, of 130 guns, and four two-decked ships. They has e not been at *ea, as was reported. Two of their frigates and a brig escaped out hot long since, and are supposed to be gone to Algier, ; the I)elj.haring declared Irar against France. — Both the Lietitedanfs of Matines, of the Gin?- tale, are about to be brotight to a court Martial, by the Captain of that ship, for plundering a prize. Tiet: whole plunder is said to s isist of onevutlass; they have been under an tu.rAt more than liter a year. The Tigre left Malta on the 17th of 1)e. cember ; the Sea Horse, Cipt. STEWART ; Glutton, Capt. SE( °MBE; Sirius, at 36 guns, Capt. Paowst: ; and the Lucifer, Capt. ELLIOTT (with Sir ALEX ANDER BALL'S flag) were lying there. The Sirius was to sail with a convoy for Eogland oil the Ist of January. On the 4th January, the Ti t re spoke the Rennniffiee, Capt. Sir T. LATING9TONE; and Grasskopeer, Capt. SEARLE, cruising off Cartha gena. She passed Gibraltar on the Bth inst. where the Illustrious, 74, Capt. BROUGHTON ; Excellent, 74, Capt. WEST; a frigate and a brig, were re fitting. Spoke Atlininil Puavts, off Cadiz, ou the gth ship's with Itiot—.ltfar, 74 (flag ship), Capt. Pim; Windsor 4'astle, is, Capt. C. Boy LES; Ter rible, 74, Lord H. PsuLur; Xeslows, 74, Capt. PIEREEPOINT ; Bulwark, 74, lion. ('.tpt. FLE ' HMO; GiNrageN4,, 74, Capt. 1314YETT; Fame, 74, Capt. Bzwirttr; Reeeny, 74, Sir JopN Goat; Qwcea, Js, Capt. &WETLAND; Magiiificent, 74, Capt. EY RE ; and a brig, all well. The Tigre left the Chia Tonne, Capt. WAINWRIGET, on the 13th inst. 229 leagues to the Southward of Seilly, with a convoy fur England. We presume that the account of a squadron of five sail of the line t•f4. a off Cork, given M a letter from that place, dated the tJd ult. is Without foundation. We have seen a letter from a•Mer chant of great respectability in that city, datedibe evening of the 14th, but it dues not notice ap pearance of any squadron otf that harbour. • It states that a gun-brig had that morning arri'ved at Cove, with dispatches for the Admiral, and that there was a report that the Roeliefort squadiou was out, consisting of seven sail of the line, with • sixty transports. We received, on Sunday se4might, Paris papers to the jtst, the contents of winch were given in Tns BRITISH PRESS of Monday. A set of Moni tears, but only to the 186, were received, yester day, from which we have made some extracts.— They are of little importance. They state that the Russian corps assembled upon the frontiers of Swedish Finland continue to receive reinforce ments. We received on Saturday The Flushing Eitra "dinar, Cazege of the 17th last, from which we have copied an account of the high tide which lately inundated that city. It rose so high, the inhabitants were obliged to fly to their garrets and the roofs of their houses for safety. The damage done has not been ascertaiued, but it was consi derable. Letters have been received from Holland. to the 23d last, which state that a rumour prevailed at Amsterdam and Rottenlain of a meditated change in the•financial system of that wretched country. The 'Chief object is a modification of the present heavy imposts, and a relaxation of the severity ex ercised in the collection of the various duties.— BONAPAI/Tr.'S consent to this change has been with great difficulty obtained from him by King Louts. The Batavian Legislative Body has been summon ed to meet iyon that and other subjects of national importance. The fallowing ships were yesterday at Ports mouth, where. they have been for some time de. tained h contrary winds: The Geroge 7*, Hos. Capt. Colville, to join Sir Charles Cotton; the Letwlasi frigate, Capotis Ditubsr, with the Nuts. Mr. Hill, soil Mr Mellish, fur Sardinia sal Sicily ' oa diplurostic mivsiuoi • the kklipie, Captain Creyke, witLais patehrs fur the ; are Banterer fr, Captala Ship- Cjil, rah a (re:" transpoits, ha vl sock) t r oop s es wa , for &woos& I the Dersowick, Ye, Captain Graves, to join Admiral Settle, oir Another vessel strived in the river, on Fridays from Lisbon. which place she left about the latter end of Deermbar. The tumnits which took place about the middle of last month, have been so effec tually quelled, that since that period a general tranquillity has prevailed. The Spencer, a 74 guns. arrived at Torbay, re peats the report that the Brest fleet has pet tome. A letter from CarWianui, a sea-port in Sweden, dated January 7, 1805, otys-4 , intelligence being received from Stralsund, that the French are fitting out privateers in their harbour there, to cruise against EnAlandanil Sweden, anal that they would probably attempt to burn the English vessels in our harbour, orders have been• issued to the Gover nors of this and other places, on the coast of Swe den, to take the necessary measures to frustrate any such attempt." Mr. Cs.ts:, who lately sailed from Dover for Holland, on iris return to France as a prisoner of us s:.. his parole heir; out, has returned, and landed at Yarmouth. The Dutch reimiai him permission to laud, and would not receive the dispatches with which he was catrustel In; the Dutch Government. yes,. the Earl and Countess of Eases ad several other Nobility. On Saturday the Performers e(, the Winter Theatres dined together, as is their custom, on i!..• 30th of January in every year, ut the Ilorns at he. - Langton. It is unnecessary to add, that the utw t convtviality prevailed. The Marquis of LA/1.31101T1 , 4 arrived,in town. oil Saturday, from Southampton Castle. The }arl of Essex returned to town, yesterday. from Cashiebury. ills Lordship will give a grand dinner, ou Thursday. at his house in Berkelt: - square. Mr. WIMIIIIZAD gave a grand dinner, yester day, at his house in Dover - street, to Ea rl Garr. Lords PONSONOT and IL Purrs, Sirs AITIIt , PIGGOTT and SAIIVIL ROIIILLT. the Right li • nourithles IL B. Stratums and G. Powsonsa, ii Honourable W. H. LTTTLETON, Mr. CALCIt t. ma Mr. SNAIL.. Mrs. Sinuous closes her first engagement at the Bath Theatre, to-morrow evening, in the part milieu in The Fatal Marriage, but has been prv railed on to renew her engagement for four night-. when she will perform the parts of Alicia. bi.;4.4- dere, Constance, and Mars Queen If Sans. Friday night a Bail and Supper were given at the Crown Inn, Portsmouth, by the Captains id . the Navy at that Port, to one hundred and fifty of the most distinguished persons of that tosu sad neighbourhood. Mrs. and the Misses Monesonr, Lady Kama, Lady Paavosr, Lady CURTI], the Hon. Mr.. Gaze, the Hon. Mrs. Boecs, the Hoy. Miss ELPIUNITONE, &c. were present. OrS Thursday a dinner of the moat profuse, semi - luaus, and elegant kind, was given at the ei o=l. Inn, Portsmouth, by Generals - Peseta and Er.- LTIGH. and the Officers of that Gat iison, to Maj• General Sir (;fOaGE P&LVOST, Hart. late Lieut.- Goremur.—Ninety officers sat do , in to datum . • k • 4%4` c•-• • • FASIIIONS FOR FEBRVARY. .o On this subject, at the same period of the ysar, we never had so little novelty to offer to our lair readers. Ti.e balk .1 day of our Gracious QV LEN sae hitherto the co iginer4 ,,. .1 ment of the fashionable season, and taste, elegance, and fus e: , opened their store* to decorate their tair.ematama The 1 ,, of the Opera was filled with the gaping multitude, to cud glimpse of the lovely Due., Is or who eutered for half aa hoar before site should Mirk in at the We. eVoness of Hertford's grand rout, and having fl.spla . ..g her uew robe and bead-dress at a &Atli patties, ay rt fashions foe at least a week, coueluded the semis& er rate. the morning, at a petit suvper at the Duchess of Coedit:. where Lords and Commons, las and Oats, adjourned Misr Opera, and joined in social in.rth and gaud buniolis; the opening of Argyle-street Rooms and the A newt midWki Concerts give us reason to hope that the fashionablesca4i, only delayed, sad that we shall hare - to present next a catalogue of fashious, equal many farmer season. dresses are expelled, except for the inurning, when the c h ip, er velvet great costs, with bonnet to match, is put on (.. s ridiug or walking. The colours are the same as at the bleb. day. For cicala; corneae, velvets, cloths, and satins poi with caps of the same materials. The dei ss for the Tliecir has uadergane no change this mouth ; at the Opera, he drtmes in hair, or the ..Mery Dacca of ..s,ots' cap Mkt* the Iv:id—simplicity is the order of the day. ORA TO • ' • • - COVENT.° AV /WC On Saturday night, HANDEL'S veered Orumr:s of The .1/cstini, was performed under the direst'. of Messrs. AstitLy. Mr. iliatimst, in cussifertye my People, was grantl ot.d pathetic, and received the most unbotiotied :4;trikuse. Mr. Bet.caitv was very successful its TAas sOh the Lord ,1 Hosts. Mrs. DICEONS I Madame Duset.e, arid Mrs. Rsustiv,. were iu Charming voice, and warbird Ahe_swart notes of HANDEL in their happait manner.. • Miss Ilos.Tou bas not had expert- enee • auficient to ;follow such udepto in sacred music hr those of Saturday night. In the beautiful air of How beamtilml are the feet of those who preach "the. Gospel .1 peace, some ill-natberd • persims set up t ydi, like the bidian woricAeogiaad dittalowerlied.hotetu•soueli„ that she was nearfsiut. lost'a ;and alestriiyiai tor alien` minutes, the oder.- nay pf the icehe, Thg giund chorus o 1 lialki.- jeih, for the' toni..Guid tosekipotent reigaeth, was executed M . * sulatime style, and the andieme standing up during the time, gave a latent aity u:1 effect to the scene highly grand and iiiiposis , ;. The house overflowed with company. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of CAM- BRIDGE and Cusiverma n werg present, and were so much delighted with the eaccatiou; that they remained to the eud. .THE ARGYLE-372MT IMITITCI7O.V. The EnMetsiuments nailer lbs psWnsce d Lacs of dietinction, will coeumence Is Al', febniary which night there will be aa ASSEMBLY and CONCEir:. at which Mrs. Brgatetrore, Signor sad . Madmise Nun. rLx t, from the Contiment, aud other emineut refaruivi will assist. All letters, applications, messaere, &c. are nudged at tot °nice, between the bourn of one mid four. By order of the Directors, J. BOYLE, Secretary. The old Subseriliers are reqoaalled to send in their anntrls heture the t ith iustant, utharwlat their places on the screed Lints, must be filled up. Yesterday morning, soon after ten o'clock, 11, MAJESTY, I"ritlCClAtli AUGUSTA, MAttY, SOPHIA. unit atitzuw, accompanied by Lady ELY, Gene- rals MAnnteGAAM,(,AMPBCLL, and FITZROY, 11%1, • Colonel DESBROW, rode to St. George's Cliav;, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. HEAT*, flow the loth chapter of St. Luke, and 7th verse—o Jot shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repente'.. more than over ninety and nine just persons whit need no repentance.' Afterwards returned to e, • Palace. The Earl of CARMEN gave a grand dinner, ye, tetday, et his house in Arlington -street, to severl of the Cabinet Ministers. The Countess Dowager of Esszx gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at her house in Curzon-int net, t , . tier. Fflri soil Conine:4a of EssLY and several other but ii