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AMERICA. 111 W YOU. fume 18. the leg-bank of the schooner tali: & James, of East River, and Mr. John Ipereargo -I. Martinique, May 14th, Captain on ~,cut ; at 3 p. in. a large fleet carne i; mere immediately given foe no vesse° came in. which consisted of 16 sail reach and Spanish), Ici frigates and = guns each. and a number ui pt izes. was the British sloop of war Lom. lbargo was immediately laid on, and con 26th. In the mean time, all the sack )m the fleet. likewise taken possession of the Dia- The fleet w 45 to sail the 28th., and by of the officers who dined in compan) they were bound to leeward, ha v -8000 troops, a.,d a quantity of heat.) e Eliza Ass left Martinique on the _ the embargo was taken off." A letter from Martinique, dated the 23th of May, received at New York, states, that the embargo nt fourteen days was taken off the 27th, and that the fleet had sailed. Another letter states, that the Combined Fleets were intended to ut against the islands of Jamaica and Trinidad ; the former to be attacked by the French, and the latter by the Spaniards. Arrived at the Lazaretto this morning the brig Anderson. twenty-three days :tom P.O t Fiance, Maainico.—May 21. was bearded off the Saints by His Britannic Majesty's frigate Spy, and informed by the officer, that she was the look-out ship of Lord Nelson's fleet ; that be left them in Lt. 30. long. :22, on the Bth of May, bound to the West Indies, in search of the combined French and Spanish fleets, from Cadiz. Captain Anderson hav ing informed him that he left them in Fort Royal, Martinique, the Spy immediately crowded sail to windward, to meet the British fleet. JUN,: 21. Captain Ray arrived here yesterday from Fal mouth, Jamaica. which he left on the '.27L11 of May. Admiral Dacres had arrived at Jamaica, and had taken his station at the Mouth of Port 120):11; in formation of the arrival of the Combined Flea had been received, and excited much consternation. Just 24. We have nothing new by the ship which arrived on Thursday from Guadaloupe, except that the French passengers in her s:.re, that the Combined Deets at Martinique remained in a state of inaCti vity ; and that the Frecch Government have sent out this naval force without even tinging the Corn mander-in-Chief with the secret of their ultimate destination. When they sailed from Toulon, their circlets were to proceed to Ca.liz. On their arrival at the latter, an inclosure was opened, containing instruetions to proceed to Martinique, and so oil ; so that the Commander of the squadron himself does not know where he is going, after he leaves Martinique, till he reaches the place to which be is ordered. Captain Brown, from St. Bartholomew's, left there on the 7th of June, and states, that informa tion had been received at St. Bartholomew's, of a second French fleet from Europe having arrived at Martinique; and that the first objeCt of ` the United Fleet would be the conquest of Antigua and Tri nidad. Captain Thompson, who left St. Bartholomew's on the Bth r,f June, confirms this news. Arrived at the Lazaretto this morning, the bug Lucy, Anderson, 23 days from Port France, Mar tinier).— May 28, was boarded off the Saints, by His Britannic Majesty's frigate Spy, and informed by the Officer, that she was the look-out ship of Lord Nel son's fLet ; that he left them in lat. 30. long 22. on the Bth of May, bound to the %Vest Indies, in search of the Combined French and Spanish Fleet, from Cadiz. Captain Anderson having intormed him, that he left them in Fort Royal, NIA) unique, the Spy immediately crowded sail to windward to meet the British Fleet. A letter from Martinique, dated the 28th of May, received at New York, states, that the embargo of fourteen days was taken off the 27th, and that the fleet had sailed. Another letter states, that the Combined Fleets were intended to at against the Islands of Jamaica and Trinidad—the former to be attacked by the French, and the latter by the Spa niards. _ BOSTON. JUNE 24. Our latest accounts of the combined French and Spanish fleet are to the 30th of May, at which time it was lying at anchor in the harbour of Fort Royal, -Martinique ; its destination was not fully known, hut reported to be to windward. The Spanish were said to be very sickly, and a considerable number of them on shore. The embargo, wliirh was laid shortly after the arrival of this fleet at Martinique, was taken off the 28th May. This step was considered as indicat ing their immediate departure, but still the fleet re mained in port. Further News from the West-Indies :—Captain Tresfahen, arrived at the Quarantine Ground on Sa turday last, teem Basseterre, in 22 days, informs, that on the 2',nli of May, two French 74 gun ships arrived at Basseterre from Rochefort , w ho - sailed from thence in company with five other ships ; and that the two ships above-mentioned, sailed from thence on the 2d June, to join the grand fleets at Tri nidad, where it was presumed they had gone. Capt. Tte%fahen further informs, that the British packet EArl of hiccabr was captured about sixty leagues to the westward cf Barbadoes, by a French privateer, and sent into Guadalupe. From the above iutelligence, it appears, that a reinforcement has arrived from France, for the pun pose of joining the French and Spanish fleets: that the period for comnruteing its contemplated opera tions against the Britich Colonies was about the Ist of June : and that Trinidad was marked out as the first object of their predatory speculation. Other accounts from the West Indies, to the ';lst of May, state, that from the disposition which had been made by the combined squadron, it was pro bable they would dirsi their first operations not only against Trinidad, but St. Kitt's and St. Vin cent's. No mention is ma& in the last accounts, of their designing an attempt against Jamaica, which is known to be well fortified, and would be saliently defended. These accounts also confirm \ •11.1 reprlrt, that the troops on board the Spanish fleet vei,t in a sickly condition. The French priv:iteer, which has been cruising for .4 ha . ,gth of time tiff Sandy Honk. continues still on the same station, making daily prizes of the Ameri •:in,; the latest accounts mention, that a firing had t) ea h:mrd in that quarter, which lasted upwards h.tif .on IV nr. and it was hoped that the piratical Frenchman had hero c +inured. 1101TOPli JUNE 27. On Sunday last Captain Wheldun arrived at Philadelphia from Basseterre, Guadeloupe, from whence be sailed May 23, while a general embargo prevailed, which had been on four days. On the 2ith of May, General Lauriston (Commander in Chief of the troops in the Combined Fleet, at Mar tinique) came to Basseterre in a frigate, had a short --.terence with the Captain General of Guadeloupe, And immediately returned to Fort Royal, Marti. nique. On the 24th great preparations were made for the embarkation of mortars, artillery, bombs, &c. to join the grand army at Martinique, which was represented to consist of 18,000 men. The con quest of Trinidad was reported to be their first oil ea . A letter from Martinique, dated the 29th of May, states that the embargo of 14 days was taken off on the 27th, and that the fleet had sailed. Another letter mentions that the fleet was intend ed to as against .Tamaica and Trinidad ; the former to be attacked by the Freeneb, and the latter by the Spaniards. PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 17. We have received the following letter from BaSSE• terre, Guadaloupe, dated May 26, 1805 : id On the 251 d inst. arrived at this port, from Mar unique, the French Imperial schooner Idifrre, of 6 guns, bringing information of the arrival at Fort Royal, of a trench fie t, consisting of 12 sail of the line, 6 frigates, and 4 sloops of war, under Admiral Villeneuve, from Toulon, together with 6 Spanish ships of the line, and several frigates, under Ad miral Gravina, forming altogether 18 sail of the hue, 12 frigates, 4 sloops of war, and sundry transports, having on board 18,000 troops, under the orders of General Lauriston (a Creole of Pon dicherry), first Aid-de-Camp of his Imperial Ma jesty Napoleon. On the receipt of this information, a general embargo was ordered. On the 24th, a French frigate came to anchor at Basseterre, with General Lauriston on board, for the purpose of consulting with General Ernouf, the plan of ope rations against the British Islands. The General remained there during that day, and, in the evening departed with the frigates. The day following, very gre.st aetivity was used in bringing down mortars, bombs, shells, &c. &c. to the sea-side, to be embarked on board the fleet. Two thousand artillerists and engineers were to he taken from the garrison of Basseterre, to be added to the force on board the fleet, making in the whole 20,000 troops. The first poi:a of attack was said to be Trinidad, after which they would make a sweep of all the Windward Islands. The Ate reported, that about the time of their sailing from Toulon, the Brest fleet had also orders to put to sea, and proceed immedi ately to Jamaica; and it was reported a few days ago at St. Thomas's, thatiamaica was actually taken. The following are the names and respective fotce of the French fleet:— Ships. Gum Owymitiders. Le Hu cea n i ere SO Copt. Mugenche. Le Formd.ble 5O Camas. Le Neptune BO LeruilieT. L'lwitnptable r . .. .... Le Pluton l4 Meystral. Le Montblane 74 --. Verney. L'Atlii 74 -- Rolas.d. .--- . 74 Canton. L'Aegle 74 —.. Courar. Le Scipion Le Swiltsure 74 Villematin. L'llattepnle ' 74 Del:atone. FRIOATISS SOD SLOOPS OP WAR. Sips. Gnu. &Iv. Guns. IA Rhin 4O La Cornelia.. 4O L'Hortowe . 4O La Torelie La Themi4e 36 La Furst. I.llerm , one 4O L'Anoa. 214 La Circe... JUNE 24. It is our painful duty to state, that the Leander, and other fliitish cruisers, are aetively employed, within view of our shores, in intercepting our home. ward-bound merchantmen, and sending them to cer tain condemnation, fat out nefus, in the Court of Halifax. There is but one source to which this private distress and national degradation can be traced—will Mr. Madison have the candour to name it ? Or shall we spare his blushes by saying, that they are solely imputable to the pusillanimous policy of a time-serving cabinet, more occupied in contriv ing how they shall keep their otices, than in admi nistering them with dignity and firmness ! SIR, JANI.4 /CA. KINGSTON, JUNII 15, CIRCULAR. Rifles House, June 14. The Commander in Chief, having 'smog fawns to expect that the enemy will make an early and very serious attack upon this island, front the accounts he has just received, from the governor of Marbadoes, of the great increase of their forces at Martinique, consisting then of Thirty-one Sail of the Line, mid probably a proportionate number of troops ; His Excellency directs me to acquaint you therewith, and to &hire that you will make it public in the Parish of Kingston. I am also desired to inform you, that the whole of the Mi litia are again ordcret upon permanent duty until fattier orders, end that the Collectors and Comptroller of the Customs have been direied to prevent even druggers and boats loon paiorrig along the Mai( at present. You will be pleoed to comnsunkate the contents of this letter to the Officers commanriing the Corp. of Foot and noise Militia in your Pariah, that they may act forthwith theien,mn, iii the event of their not having feC2iVed Order/ through the General Officer of the Ohnict. 1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your obertent humble servant, J. TYRRELL, Sec. The Cuttos or Chief Magistrate of Kinston. On Tuesday a Meeting of the Magistrates and other inhabitants of Port-Royal was held there, for the purpose of considering of a proper place of se curity to which the females and children might be removed. in the event of the eueray's (Atoning a landing on the Island. After some deliberation it was agreed, that, if it should h= neceksary, they are to be conveyed to Port-Henderson in boats, &c. and from thence to St. Thomas in the Vale, being the spot fittest for their reception. On Sunday last, eight or nine leagues to the east ward of Cape Maize, the Larh, which carried 6 guns and 15 men, engaged and heat off a French priva teer. The tuilowing particulars are extraded from her logbook : SUNDA Y, JUNE 9. " At five a.m. discovered a small slit bearing Erni., ua N %V. with her larboard tacks on board, which proved to he Ail Ame rican trader. At twenty minutes past six, saw another sail to the S.W. wearing every appearance of LI eneiny, by her crowd- Mg sail, and bearing right down on us at eight SIM hauled her wind, as I supposed in order to reconnoitre us and clear for action ; at twenty minutes par eight she bore up and stood for our weather spinner ; at nine she fired a gun and heisted French c.ilours at her main peak, she then being about two miles de.tance from us; from that period till half past nine she kein edging down upon us under a preas of sad; twenty minutes pa•t nine I hauled nn courses up and prepared for hattle, the enemy keeping up a constant fire during the latter period. Finding she intended to keep on my quarter, I ordered the inaintepsail to the mast, and, before she was aware of this inaiiceuvre, 1 got her cionpletely under the bearing of my guns, at which period the action commenced with a spirited and well-directed fire on both sides; and con tinued, with great warmth, for an hour and twenty-eight minutes, when the wind falling light, and the enemy getting closer to us , our langridge and grape began to tell upon her to some purpose ; she immediately hauled close upon a wind, and got ant seventeen sweeps of a side to pull clear of us, which she effected under a galling fire from our guns Shd proved to be a schooner of amazing length, with black sides, and a dirty looking yellow streak in the middle of the black, a lead coloured bottom, and carrying two very blackish looking gaff topsails. Site mounted several gnus of different ealtbres, but, in particular, two eighteen pounders, which threw idiot at least half a mile to leeward of us. It was impossible to count her men, they sto dt so thick and crowded on her decks ; she had, at the lowest calculation, not less than one hundred men." The privateer, about an hour afterwards, took possession of an American schooner, supposed to be bound to this island. His ExcelLney the Commander-in-Chief intends inspeding the brigade of regular troops and militia in Spanish -town, viz. 55th and 85th regiments, and St. Catherine's regiment of militia, under Major- General Me'Mont, on Monday next, the 17th inst. at day-break, on the Race Course, near Spanish- Town. And, on Wednesday the 19th inst. at day break, at Up-Park Camp, near this city, the brigade of Regular Troops and Militia, viz. Ist ar.l 6th bat talions of the 60th regiment, under Major-eneral I loraford, and Kingston regiment, under Major Ge neral Farmer; the line t) be commanded by Lieu tenant-General Carmichael. In consequence of dire Rion from the Commander in Chief, Committees ha►e been appointed in this parish and that of St. Andrew, for the purpose of taking the names and 'umbels of women and chil dren, with an account of such articles as would be necessary to accompany them, and tke designation of those places in the interior to which they coull be con►eyed in case of emergency. Conceiving that these instruetions were not attended to with sufficient promptitude, his Excellenc► has reiterated his orders, and required that they be immediately obe►ed. His Honour the Lieutenant-Go►ernor has been pleased to appoint George Gaily, Esq. to be Cap tain of Fort-13alcarras, vice John Willie, Esq. re signt.d. Pic'ruN■ GALLERY, No IX. to morrow, if po•sibk. Scostries Letter to Mr. ELLISTON is not adasisi.iYe. imrsaissemsyso Fottract from t Aqn Capt. R. J: L. ion: is, Snperc " Fort Royal, shorv, clearing r signt ; orders we to sal; the fleet of the line (Fre two brigs, of atneag which wa " An embargi tinned till the 26 were landed fror " They had li swini fl •ck. T report t's . ne OI with Mr. J ‘rvic, ing -in board 801 artilery. The A 27th, as so•ni as t THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, JVLY CG. Dispatolies have been received from Admiral Cozurrowoon, dated the lath, at which dine he had received no accounts of the Combined Squadron. We have no reason to suppose that they had slipped through the Streights before that period ; Admiral Coo. tricwoon had stood off from Cadiz to the Gut, for the purpose of intercepting them. The Citizens of Dublin are much alarmed at the report of the Earl of li•auwicit es removal. Should his Lordship be succeeded by the Duke of MoN- T ROSE, it is generally understood that Mr. LONG will accompany the latter as Secretary. A report generally prevailed yesterday morr.ing that the Combined Fleet had returned to the IVe.t Indies, and that Lord NELsort was left blockading it in Fort Royal, Martinique. It appears to have been founded upon a letter from Portsmouth, stat ing the arrival of the Staunch brig from that island, with an account to that effect—Nothing could be more fallacious.—The Staunch came from Jamaica, which she left on the 17th, only two days before the Cirrieus reconnoitred the enemy in the latitude of the Bermudas, entirely out of the range of the West Indies.—By the Staunrb we have received Jamaica Papers to the 17th, from which it appears that the arrival of the Combined Fleet hail ecired great alarm in that island. On the 14th a circular letter was issued, stating that the Commander in Chief had strong reasons to expel that the enemy would make an early attack upon Jamaica, and th rt their force amounted to 31 sail of the line, with a propor tionate number of troops. The Militia was accord ingly ordered upon permanent duty, and preparations made for the removal of the women and children into the interior, in expeEtatjon of an immediate attack. We have also received American Papers to the 29th last, from which we have errAned several articles respefiing the operations of the Com bined Fleet in the West Indies. It appears from them, that the enemy remained at Martinique so late as the Ist or 2d of June, on the latter of which days, two French 74 On ships, which hsd escip e d from liochfort on the 1-t May, and had arrived crt the 29th May, at Basseterre, Cuadidou7e, sailed for Trinidad, where they erpeaed to meet the Corn. bined Fleet. It thus appears from every account that the enemy were destined to proceed, first azainst Trinidad, and ultim rely agai .st JAM.IICiI. Dic;•.itches were yesterday received at Ole ratty from Admiral D i t r, v ; they bring no ner ,, of importance : His MAJ LST V's ships Iris and tvpiezie have joined him. The Cfede, Kr r.r.tsit, from St. Thomas's, FOl. Li. verponl, w,s captured on the 9th of June, by the Matilda French privateer, ot 18 guns and 120 m en . The Golden Crone., —; and the brig are captured by a linanish priva teer , c i n i e d into Florida, and condemned. Four privateers, viz one brig, a sloop, and two schooners, were cruising off Charleston Bar ci! the 2iirh The Princes: dirgaota packet sailed from Jama:ce for England on the 10th of June; ri , e. fad, A,,,o citie packet from Falmouth, arrived at Jamaica on the 16th of June. Sir JOHN Ansriturtteß has signified his intention of resigning the Chief Justiceship of Ittcha ; and Sir Wm. Russzt.i., Senior Puisne Judw, i; expe.'ed to succeed him. The exertions of the persons employed in raising the rarrovenny, off Weymouth, cont;nne :o prove very successful. Yesterday several large packa;;es were raised from the wreck. Marquis Coa NW ALL is has by this time superseded MEECIEIiS WELLESLEY in the Supreme Government of India : the former is gone out specially commis sioned to offer a general pacific system to all the In dian Powers, and is expeeted to return to Ent - opt i s little more than two years. Admiral GRAVINA, who commands the Sp in . sh part of the Combined Fleets, is the same whi a command during the siege of Toulon, in where lie condueled Itim.elf more like an a:is cl France, than of England. He afterwards corn. minded the Spanish fleet, during its long st.iy in Brest harbour, which h.' qiiirted to become Auibas. sador at Paris. He is considered as do soughly de voted to the French interest. Admiral VILLENELN I, the French Comniandis, is of a Noble family, and was bred in the Royal Marine. The Hydra Spanish frigate privat•er, captured by the Aftianous, Sti guns, had a crew of 292 men, motley composition of all nations, viz. Spaniards, French. Swedes, Dines, Americans, and Ham burghers; she was fi ted from Corunna, and %las out only a fortnight, when she was captured after a few shot by the Alelompus, and had ciiie man killed and three wounded. By the Bill which so recently passed for the sup. pressing and doing away smuggling, the income of the Comptrollers of Customs at the eat ports is re duced to a mere trifle, as they hive no salary, and wholly depending on fees of office, two thirds of which they are deprived of, being poundage no seized tobacco and spirits hitherto sold at the dif ferent ports. By the Aet alluded to, these seizures are to be sent to I.ondon and sold there. Miss COGH L AN, sister to the Countess of BAR RV• MOR E, who has bestowed her hand upon the Duke de Cu ART R ES, is the daughter of the late G. Consis t AY:, Esq. of Lismore, county of Waterford, its Ire land ; a gentleman of indepen3ent, but nit of large, fortune. The residence of those amiable and ac complished Ladies was, of late years, principally near Cork, where th , y have many relatives; and in that quarter, during the resi&nce of the present Earl of Batas( stoat, and the younger brother, is Ireland, t e firmer obtain-d his lovely Countess. In the Court of King's Bench yes. erday, a cause was called on, and the parties agreed to refer it; while the clerk of Neti Prost WAR c ticulating Vie in. terest, or settling the terms of the reference, ths agent had paid the jury, who immediately re iced; and when he came to call open them for their ver die, the jury box was quite deserted. A Commission has been signed by Lord Tema- MOU TH, vice Lord Lieutenaneof the County of Sur rey, appointing Astsitxw Buoy, Esq. of Epscirn, with His MAJZST Y'S approbation, to be one of the Deputy Lieutenants of the County. There was a review yesterday on one of the Beacon Hills, behind Brighton barracks, of the 6:h regimen:, stationed there, And four regiments of Dragoons from Lewes, commanded by Colonel DONOVAN, Generals HUOONY, IIsICOURT, and JOHNSTON, and several of the Officers of the and the Gloucester Militia, and about £lty gentle men were prerent. Tht troops went through the sword exercise. and the other manieuvres, with the greatest correitness and promptitude. On Saturday last, Lieut.-Gen. Feria• I), and suite, arrived in Ennis, and iaspated a parry of the Ilith l.ight Dragoons quartereil there, and also the Ca van Militia ; after which he was pleased to express his approbation of their appearance and discipline. The Kerry Regiment, at present quartered in Waterford, have received the route, and are, we hear, to march for the Curragh. They are to be replaced by the North Mayo militia, now quartered in Clonmel, the first division of which matches from that town on Tuesday next. The Monaghan re- Kment, at present in Cashel, is to replace the North Mayo. We lately inserted en account of a fatal duel, which took place in the neighbourhood of Edin burgh, between Mr. RC/MIRY and Mr. !Juicy, Stu dents attending the Medical Class in that University, when the latter gentleman received a wound in tiic groin, of which he died in a few days atter. " Its this duel," says 74e Betfirst Newt Letter, received this Jay, "four shuts were fired; the first wounded Mr. L►.cKv, which, however, was unknown to his oppo nent; and it was not till alter shaking hands with his antagonist, that he declared he was mortally wounded, and desired Mr. ROMNbLY, the second, ■nd the surgeon, to make their escape, which they did immediately. Mr. Lee KY, who has thus un fortunatisly fallen a victim to the barbarous peace tice of duelling, was, as we understand, son of Vki- Lkcav, Etq. once Member of Parliament for the city of Londonderry. He was a youth of amiabl dispositions and promising talents. 'I he geretosity of his temper, we learn, was evinced in tine however mistaken, of this quarrel, in he dw flayed a magnanimity worthy of a better lase." MI oick I It