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Fe' to endure it, if necessary, fir., a , to free the world from the mari of England. In consequence of the relations between our port, and can no longer have plate. isodities from the West Indies eatmertlieary high price, all the articles being in the hands of spe the prices as they pleuse. Oil is rev, the pnce of which has not risen the rest ;it is not deur. There are, or Naple, , , immense quantities of that we derive, from time to y for our immediate wants, and for of the Levant have not much rist:ri ng cottons, which are murk sought ices of vela* are vary high. steer jval captured, twfore am den raercho vessel from Messina. NOTTEADAM, JAN. 2J. m receive from every side the most 'licence with respect to the innn tit of this month. At Gocacitheil to an extraordinary height. In see, in the %owes part, the inhabit v be save,l from their pvrilonssi. king through the roof, end biking Pray. The battery of the port haul . The dyke is brisken near the he irruption of the waters hap done blue we learts,,,that the grestete . ► (-Ansa' there .by the inundation.; two in thelurtning, rising not kid' rol a hilihiifloes than in dictate's... 775. At NU'lielvoet the inloVt.;' , mires in the steeples. Attrodflst• ras overflowed by the sea; farts sot broken, or the whale village swallowed up. brig of war the Spero/pr. of co eta, is wreekotl near Tentt liellinc. se crew were sated ; the rest were not:tenon, JAY,. 20. a officeni, who as unccopio)wd. on half-pay. A commotion, eon- Por, two Ciptaipto, and three Lim pets appointed for each rrzinsetst. of the 01111711 *Oat resent them.. ily, sad cacti. ilk, haying . titep moor. niusq,,`4Jec psis of being where he has ussidvil during the, ma swede piwitierp and likewise ins ecetraft, if he knows eglected their duty. No to reveal to be punished els a peijnry. The present themselves . before another which the King's brothrrs will have isholteru Officer is authorised to 3rtl complaints against the General has served, awl crew against any ietwerals Wertenslaben, lave given in their resignation : the a pension. Several other Uenrrals used. In (attire. promotion will not seniority higher than the rank of court.. J•TI. of State of the konglout of Wild ,g to the Royal Decree relAtive to rill be eoatiroaed-1. Of the Aoorl.--at. the Minioters.-3. The Itate.-4. The Arklitom—o. A Me- rrnbiy will be formed sod &ided The apposutrut sit of the Cduswe Ou th res. rTTEnstftgu MAILS rrocsnoa sr, rts.l. Vests left totru, last Thdralay, the toe the Royal country seat, Gnps siss Gazes le.) •Alr, nnvoTtn. Ja it. O. the. Pfelsch l;evrnimerit, tit! 11,11` le gun. uot we. an slit• cousinolot word loon a to be nitwit is the Un- . lions. to the amount of 9.000,000 in caw of ann-injinclit, are Lilac rKt itgorous means of et:et-ellen.— Inc - kturakiu. brntia nt . tae fiaD the Cuti;eJf Vit:isus, and 4th5,..1 is ildtbaieit t h Le Otiketintt, peg alitYl Ai the purpose, 411011114110 O.ointultoolliant of the Fro,tiers in such de tt; Jth 1. it 040 snch Foreigners be ilesi testatisif roctstehog fstrther into the interior of the . 14rspra iki iiirgi c usust. pot do so without having ob tabsite sc"psimaport Irmo the Minister for Foreign Affairs ' s/kit regun! to which he is to proceed agree ahle to the Ukase of the _:id of August. No passports have as yet been grouted to the Engliab merchants who wish to leave the country. (tbili, AM. 21 e ) PETERSBERGH, DEC. 9.6. By an Imperial Itescript, addressed to Count Alegi Gregoriewitach, who, in the first Turkish war, in the reign of Catherine 11. burned the Turkish fleet in the lion of Tacherinc, and in the last war was appointed Commander in Chief of the it i, enacted, that the gold and silver medals, the distribution of which was before confined to that part of the militia v. hidi was un der thus Count Orion, shell he iliitribt.ted among the whole body of the militia, who have ul,o all re ceived permission to near the uniform of their re siiective districts.--(Stockiiiilin Gazette, Jam. 9.) GOIPINNAGES, JAN. J 9. From Lithuania we Irani that the arm) there. conuisting of IMO reSlllliiibt, is perfectly well arm ed, accoutred. and disciplined. The Emperor higniii'lf mink ajipitteleY Veteysk. where Gene ral Buxhovilen's head-quarters are, inspects d emery thin, and presented Grated Iluxhovden with the Order of St. Anilrt-vr, as altitcn of his satisfaction. • They write from llossour, of the date of No ' retailer di), And theotiot4atiens with Persia am in '' a conviderabk ow of forwardins, and that it is expected an expedition will be undertaken against five k.nglibit paseesaous . jit ..time Beet Wire. . . x*-*. enadmatt, asw. 4 l3. Britannic IMnjesty's new Minima , to the Court of Stockholm c • s eel is which he (lame wit. has not AitotistNittpert, she having been obliged to land tile may stilarter the Northward, but she is Lowly expected Two Cnnriers an&wqiere this stoning. the one from I.e Isin4hottike other *am Mittau wad Stockholm. both with dispatches for London : re port says, 'hat a large body of Russian troops have marChed to noised. The C'evistent, the Kite, and another guii-bsigi stein thai harbour, and a convoy for England. _ JAR. 18. The Quebec frigate, the lion. Captain l'aulett, which brought over the English Minister, Mr. Thornton, came into harbour this day. The last accounts from Helsingborg state that the Danish line-of-battle ship (a tie) which remained in the wand. had sailed, .leering for the Skar; and the l'rinor Christian. of so guus, for Norway. the Lights of which s iiiittat prevent. for the purpose of nesisting their own (Danish) cruisers. The King of Sweden laid Court remain at Grips holt*. We have had were frost for a few days, but have now again westerly winds, and open wea ther ; no nes* this day. atnr..2o. This morning arrived in this port Ilia Britannic Mraie.ty's Otitis Shady and :Wessex, of 64 guns each, at.ei the Lynx setinoner, of In guns. Great preparations are miikit; here for opeuiug the otatne of Gustave 111. shirt) expected to take place on dm 1.3 d inst.; the king and all the Court will, it is said, assilit at the ceremony. JAW. 15. 0- The EngllA un n of war the Stately and :Vaasa, of CS guns soh, which arrived here last week, bays brought the sum of 100,0001. far the King of iirfri•m, which is now la li 114.311 g. These ships arc k. venue i 9 in thew seas through the winter, if the weather will permit. It is void that one of their first optiations will he to relieve the twelve 'pairibi !Atholt warrcl,ant vessels now king in Carl which cc not mine out for fear of the Danish • of war gun-boat*, &c. which are in that quarter. NILDSIIIIII , II. DSC. 31. •ifl ateNing, a Cout'yer pawed through this gitX he but t es,, 4 11tith a enkille. bands es, &c. &e. foe Gerertt). guinea, six, lias fallen from hit hone there, and broken his leg.—(Homb. Corres. Jaw 40.,0 NAPLES. DEC. P. Yciter.lay, twenty-three merchant teasels, from Sardinia. Msniedies, thorn, and Civita Vecchia, oarr:ved hens together. Fogfish frigates Row ?Very beldam makc their appoarwice off this peat --yr.uppowaraira ' , IMINIZIWr i - au 1, WINWINUONOWy. dilMillir....- -- - ^ ..:,.... r r . .r,:. r has b een •Vinieter oftge Hoene • Tux TRENIAIJAPIRII • ' e • ..4 , utockubtit. who held X ' 4 - ' 7 . !Piiikr, 1.1 disinisood. entrails, a ale OM and orcinUnii- ‘`.. 0•1 4 ' • bit the lisprinientatinn of the Minister of Trade, , - • . 1 .. _tho riot iiitionvouieoce which foreign mer- ioh wish to; -- _ milli ja........2 „.‘ 411141 V 1-54 % chants labour under, who wish to travel. in Ilituia, e has taken t• 7.'"' - . . on .Memint of theirliwapfss, in consequence of rbe expected to • ' . in- the Vitalie of the frie'fill Atigtost, I& Imperial in ; and, in fwd. this , t has Miiiiiat*Sliairetjii44l'4'OrAlmio r - r ist, That all is misfortune, however, is mamma foals, Metelitsuh!lhaffinrbit'sicilimipit! their husi- of the Continent; and it is the Fe- ionsAlielt to slit pay iof leiWoUiisOtiipartineuts, .. . • YZIOWA, DEC. 20. Mut Seafitto; Irosien.Bcaisparts, has returned to Rome. • '4 o ;r . The retinae whidt attetuled the lute Queen of on her journey into Spain tilled 47 car riages, several of which were drawn by six horses. LELDORIM, DEC. 11: Since the Eltil Mot. French - aria have bean dis played at our gates, and the Friends flag hui been flying- on oar towers: whether we Ad' beiucor poratee. with the empire of France, or be placed under the Goverawent of a French l'Anee, it as yet unknown. ET.AINEV R, J.N. 7. From the 4th to the 7th inst. seven ;c,sels Only have hewn cleared at the custo:u-house. The house of Luud add Chapman ha., received itttelli pence, that the English ship Say,, Johu Jacksou @master, has heed token by • Danish privateer, and carried iuto Bornholm. The I)uelle..s of Nleeklentntriz Schwerin, (laugh ter of the late Duke of Sate Ciuthu, died au the LA instant. According to the last return made by the itua into Ministry, the Russian 111:11" consists at precut of 43 bail of the hue, j 4 frigates, 59 cutters, Levi, &c. and -2.26 smaller veroe6. Of this force '2O ship of the hoe and 4 frigates were in the Black Sea, and bebideg them 11 bile of battle slips io other According to the 110 accounts from Batavia of the lith April. Admiral airtrinek's squadron has been dismantled for want of bands. Letters from Madrid state, that according to re ports entreat in that city, the King of Spain is to cede Nurarre and Catalonia to France, for part of Portugal, and that the Queen of Etruria is to have the rein: ter of the latter kingdvin.(Cupealia gem Gazette, Jan. U.) BRITISII PRESS OFFICE, OMB O'CLOCK. GOTTEN BURGH MAIL. VIENNA, JAW. IS. The Coma Get:rite of this day contains the iOl lowing intelligence from Turkey : According to accounts from Turkey, in the be , . ginning of November the Porte had transmitted a letter to the Court of Prussia, containing au apo logy for Or conduct of the Turkish Ministry, *ltch . glue offence to Baron Seat l'ilsach, anal it was not doubted that a Prussian Amlasssador could soon take up Isis residence is the eity of Constau ti nople. The Archipelago A i trOV . fief of &OWL ships, which threaten thilyritti, and ilibekaile all the Turkish ports. totrirr, JAN. 4. Several Preach privateer's ans now cruising off this port, who take all ships hound hither trims wily and Malta, and carry them into Italian ports. • 1111 CL, JAN. Last night the Consort of ilia Boys' Highness the Crow u Prince wag safely delivered of a Prin cess; in consequence of which the cannon were tired this day at noon, and Te Dcant %us sung. uorrert+naot►, rKa.B. A Danish man of war, of 64 guns, at least, and said to have as board noo men, has been fur ►hese two or three days past off this coast; and a:though the has been seen by the English ships of war I) ing here, the wind has been blowing so strong from the westuard, as to render it impossible to go out to her. A Courier arrived from Stockholm, yesterday, with itaportaut dispatcher from the English Mi- Mater. Tllit day the Hon. C. H. Hutchinson ar rived. LISBON, DEC. 23. On account of the great scarcity. of 'Laney, no thing can be sold here at present. But very few houses pay their bills, and few are accepted, eves for the best drawers. No goods are dispatched from hence, and the Ludt* Haase continues to be shot up. The coutisaition of English goods is postponed until the ittith of next month, at which thee the Courier who is to bring- the decision of the fate ofPortugat is expected. Thedisturbauces which which took place on the teth and lith inst. were occasioned by the heisting of the French colours, which irritated the populace against the foreign military. The soldiers fired setcral volleys, but most of them in the air, and no more than twenty lives were lost on both sides, on that occasion.— On the lath the public tranquillity was perfei tly restored, and there is no reason to appreheail any farther commotion, unless a famine should goad the people to despair.— ( StockAolis Ga:ette, Feb. 3.) TCMCI., J VC. 7. On account of the considerable orders for oh; e oil lk hide here been teetered. from Genie:toy *ad the North of Europe. the said article i- now coo iryea foul the kingdom of Naples by land to An cona, and from thence in oil-casks to tins place and Tricia, from ishence it is further dispatched.— Accordiug to letters fawn Lisboa. the quautit3 of Brazil cotton amounted, in that place, ou the ar rival of the French. to ,t 5.000 boo, which err sew asported to F. ',Sta.: 14h* Ga:ette 4.* brought refer to our At three arrived at ' Admiral Dace' in the Unease which is arrived from to the S. 11" iu pursuit ceived hie intelligence saw the enemy. 2t, and fell was oars of pointed to to the &mils. kept sight of the enemy, but it is belitsed that our fleet was close up with them. At all events, it was in the right track. Should Admiral Dvca wOliTH overtake the foe, the result is certain. The Conant would not have left Lim, had he out Leta decidedly more this a switch roe the enemy. • By the Reseleftt which arrived on Satur day at Plymoutkriliiraini4 again •alniest imme diately, we learn, that the French inshore squadron in Brest harbour, were reconnoitred on Wednesday last by the if Wirier, 74 gun. , Capeliss schooher, and King GeJrge cutter, when they discovered seven sail of the line, one frigate, and a brig ; • bring one frigate and a brig leas in member than whet, seers before : They appeared quite ready for sea, having royal stay-sank, wafts, &c. all bent; and their sails loosed for drying. The attempts mode to impose tip.m the public by garbled extracts from the letters of Lord Hu t coition', and other articles of an official nature, have forced th.• Opposition to press for the produce bun of the original documents, and to court fall and satisfactory inquiry. Of the mains resorted to, to evade elucidation, the tannage of Mr. Cass Is Cr, on Tuesday night, in the House of Commons, may afford some idea. The serious part of it way puerile, ■nd the light was silly.---Where it attempted to convince, there was no argu ment; and where it attempted to amuse, there was wither wit nor spirit. In such an as sembly, pert and flippont assertions will not be received as proofs, nor sill sarcastic jokes and jibes be recognized as the genuine effusions of a fine fancy. We ham already noticed the ease with which the scribbling parasite' of the Right Honour able Secretary can accommodate themselves to the style and manner of their employer. Nothing can more clearly shew the want of merit. in the original, than the closeness and fidelity of these diurnal imi tations. One of these w: item °beers lug. in a piper of yesterday, upon Mr. WIRIVIREAWS motion for the production of the Dispatch containing the sub.. stance of the Emperor of Russia's conversation with Lord Illtrcutasow, says— " is istrodvcis• kis shag Mafioso to the House, Mr WHIT. Mid it down es s pr.nrifile, Oast ribioity was the osessee of the British Coostitutios, sad seemed indignart that Minisists declioed produciwg the Dispatch, tootaiaissi the substauce of the Emp.•ror of Russi*'s re:wombat ilia Lard Ht TC ritNtOn. Nur , for any purpose of pub licity, Mr It 11l , Mf should think, rott',4 hardily aunt it, In , ansr it btaj bcru wade public by the Noble Lord liini.ll" It UfteU very convenii nt in debate not to se* the forte or direction of au argument. A pert, flip pant, and shal:ow opponent, derives rest advan tage frail, blinking the question. 'I he answer which we have quotrd emild tuner have occurred to as intellect or temper of any other description. We snail of common ingenuously say that Mr. WHITRILIAD s.irglit for the dispatch for the purpose of pelkoity. Mr. Worry. or •a. a:•it he speaks pretty plainly, arid, that publicity could not be advanced OS ou argument against It. . sty n. was, he i• 1114 d, the ob j eeti•iii wl tilt Mi- n isters THE BRITISH FREE perver - „ liesty LONDON, inaa e THURSDAY, FEttaueer 18. Of nine Gottenburgh Mails due yesterd a y, :lived in the morning, three at 2 o'clock, awl burgh to the 9tl, instant. We shall probably hafart:esmir o'clock etk ac te t ralih io is ri umli Ti b t a h tie e ng i til: ic e i:l 6 ity telyi ef l'rp t eei h m" : " l a t iate t e (i r i : prose 79cap o lh:o f :Petb..t t e61 1 ::11 A Danish 64 was off that port on the Bth, in • made of the English chips , but the latter were pwevrn of du by the weather from going out to her. 'p h , table Stately and Nassau are both at Gottenbac c o t __ wr hi The report of a Russian army having areembled we of C the frontier of Swedish Finland, is repeated L k these papers. Some military operations mar la expected on that side with the opening twins. The Honourable C. H. HoTeutatorr, member ler why Cork, brother and Secretary of Lord HUTC1111:7011, had arrived at Gottenburgh, on his retura to Eng. gerul land. For the other particulars of the intellige nce brought by the six Gottenburgh Mails, w e taxis C am " hie C refer to our extracts. lent At three o'clock. yesterday, Captain Novas Z. r Ler arrived at the Admiralty, with dispatches from et Admiral Ducxwoani. They were brou g ht h ome *lst in the Centaar, of 7.1 guns, Sir SAM:EL Hoop, tete which is arrived at Plymouth. The Cemtsirr parted look from Admiral Due/Lucre/a on the ,27th of Jae. stoat to the S.W. of Madeira.leaving the gallant Adorn:di btu in pursuit of the Itochfort squadron. H e h a d re sad 2 110 ceived hie intelligence from the Comas frigate, whi c h leo saw the enemy, on the 24th, in lat. 33, 60, law. t, and fell in with him on the 27th. The Cowes b en was ere of Commodore Moosa's squadron. ap. rid pointed to convoy the ROYAL IFAILILT of Portugal A eo to the Ilraxila. We do not know how long she G s kept sight of the enemy, bait it is believed that our fill