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~: . . AfiliEßlCi. ' IiOtTOW, DSC. 13. Capin. Brogan% own:minder of the French pelOateer Creek. which lately captured the 111 iush ship IsMer, off Charleston, has a:tempted to ivali date the nosount of dee taking of that vessel, pub lished in the Charleston Papers, but certainly with out success. A Brittilt ship of War has, sailed in quest of the Greek ; and as the Cantaiis has very good informatics where to tail in with her, it may be presumed that Captain Bturnatt may sane have to account for his condnd to the British Com mander. new rose. DEC. 10. Cast Lucks?, arrived at Alexandra., from Cape Francois, says. .' that three days benne he sailed, a brut belnr.ging to one of the Briti..h hi !ales, cruising e of there, came in, and the Purser in him, that a brig, of fnurteen guns, from GrmOreri, supposed to be the Or.oo, of Baltimore. had fallen in with two French privateers in the Caicos passage. and, after a desperate engagement, had been captured, and every person on board mas sacred." —......--- A 'RIFF VIFW Of THE RELATION! RT.TwREN T:11 UNtI'ILL) STATES ASU FOKEIGN NATIONS [From ali American Papei.j In many of the papers, which are supposed most io the co.ifidence of the administration, we have re marked within a few weeks an uncommon degree of invedivengainst Great Britain. French and Spanish aggressions are bpried in profound silence ; and if only those plyrs were published, it would he pre sumed that Great Britain alone was the only nation against whom we had any cause of complaint. The injustice of the Spanish government in refusing to fulfil its solemn engagements, the countenance which the government affords to the it.jastice of ' Spain, the piracies of both nations, and t!se murder (liner citizens, are all consigned to oblivion, in order that the whole national indignation maybe eolleeted and tunas? against Great Britain. 'Doman ri•lent, tla most immoral, and we do think the mo.. impo litic, measures are recommended. In some o those which we have taw recommended, more zeal than dissection is discoverable. Ammer/the measures which claim attention, is them of sequestration. Without expressing the abhorrence which the bare mention of such a measure excites, it would be well to amen how far itenuld heisted. g k ea as a measure af polity. and to ascertain what would be the mabahle resuk of such a prelacy. It is presumed that no see is so chimerical as to suppose that such a measure would net be retaliated bj all the means which Great Britain weld use. Those ohs tuft of sequestration appear to consider things as dwy were. and not as they are. The tins. has been, when a sequestration of debts would have been a measure operating against that country only. This ems at a time when we -dew/sided upon British capi. aslit emir. Since that time, the United.Staets haver become warm ! her citineas de not. epau British capital; the numerous banking she increased and increasing indastry and • ' ef ear ;Wows , favoured by the late and piw lut • sear, have changed the relative situation ef t Great Britain and the States. We are not lonia. of Ism commercially. than we are politi c .el y . is very tree, that our merchants do derimit • C 'leakier from British capitals, but them catsnot be considered as debts. t ei t% • made os property placed under the ins se. %dent. and subj-• to the comroul, of the British lbw than?. It is well worth a calculation, to ascertain the amount if property which is daily passing to ',trope, ander these circumstances, and then to ems:der what would be the result, if Great Britain • was to retaliate ? - • The result would be, that the property would fall . into she heeds of the British merchant, and the • goalies he den;ed ; or, in mercantile lasguagesoks 1 : hills drawn upon the property would be Mumma. We think that every man must percifee the evident ' distindlion between advances made on property, and. . debts coatrafted upon the poisonsl responsibility of the debtor ; et is chiefly in the former way that the , Citizens of the United States are aided by British • capitals. ' Extensive credits for goods imported direftly from t • Britain. are not so common as heretofore, and it is ' ' aettenusual tor the dry-gee-i merchant to remit for gatilf, and sometimes for the whole, of his goods, they are shipped. Those who are inde f. • t. Lad their account in this mode, as the very i .. =counts which they are allowed for prompt r parllfillieform a handsome profit. ! *oda, ft , un the great increase of capital in the trailed Styes, and finial Britain being at war and ti, at peace, we have at all times in their ports, • ma oft the way to them, many hundred sail of see. ,4s, all of obic:s would be lost. Again, we have at 1 f all lion -ii an iiririse , lar property at:at and unprea ' , -+ sedled in th e Last and west Indies , and in Europe, 1 •" . /one 0 :rd or t..• ...if of whist' would be lost.. • : What then can we prir•ni.c ourselves by a segues * • tra. sun, wiser. we have more to lose than to gain ? , • We can see nothing which such a measure would 1 ; r isluce, except national disgrace, and individual , i 'lain. I. A nether favourite measure is M., iater , verse, by ' •which means, we are to starve the manaradurers is Swope, and the Colones in theWest.lndies. If men ' • will rejetfl the experience of the past. ar.d the pro. • bahility of rite future, it is in vain to eel/tend. 1 " '• -Were we not seven years at war with Britain ? yet Pet . ler Colcnies were not starved, nor her manufaftures Os '• • s tuiaed. This, like the other measure, would do the • : .greatest injury to us. Our produce would find its ' Sway to neutral i•Luids, hone whence it would be ' tarried to British islands, and the British rnanufac. twee, and the prodedions of the islands, wntild . fiord their way here by the same Cleans. *I he etre& would be, as opetating on the islands, that our pro. duce wr.ul.l reach diem, at an increased price. Our produce would depend, for its value, on the enter. ;trite of finerners, the freights on our frodublions would Le tr .iiiit ned to °tilers; an./ the indu.try sad enterprise of our meichants suspended. The ere!! of rriell•OreS rii,st are - Cols ulat-sf to burley cos h I rice heteeen t'.e racial:tam of 'Brinks and the V.it.eiNizert4 he appr .ciated by every man of ..gam.elkcirwietlete. 'lle pr;ce of our p.o ----ase circumstrnees, and it is neatest operations toe aid country ati.n.i. and Use - i ar N ~ ),V' ;0: - • .-.: , . / -;,,_ n r+~~ *1 3 g:verr ht it:eh merchants. From these Sc., circuntstance+, the Arne? 1e.171 merchant is em abled to indulge a spirit of enterpri+e, fregneraly tuinous to his own tontine, but nevertheless high! ) advantageous to the agricultural interest+ of our coittar y. For the tenth irt 'hese positions, we appeal to tSe information and undetstailding of every man se!:o has any I s nowlcdge of commercial affairs. Th► more we examine these measures, the more we shall be persuaded that their operation would be mate injurious to the true intctests of this country, than embarrassing to Great Brit:6n. Fhat we have just ground of complaint against ("treat Britain, is not denied, but we have also cause of complaint against France and Spain ; let us, then, adopt measures that will slew that we arc not in clined to endure every species of injustice and injury 'F ro m the two latter, while against the other, we are ready to min ourselves to uracify our resentment The United States have not found Great 13rita:n tun s% filling toei ter into explanations upon points in dis pute b e tw e en the two countries, nor is it presumed, ' that she will be so now. With France and Spain, we have negociated under the most humiliating cir cumstances ; why is our national dignity to be di reeled against Great Britain only? There is no distinflion between declaring war, and a !opting measures which must inevitably pro duce war. War, to the United States, is an evil that must be deplored ; but a war with , Great Bri. tain would produce distress, public and irivate, that is incalculable in extent. An embargo is also spoken nf, and may be tried as an expedient; but those who remember the suc cess o f th a t laid in 1794, will not he too san guine. The administration of that time favour. ed that hwasure, which, with dispatching a special Envoy to Great Btitain, was the best policy that could have bees adopted sunder existing circum stances. Our merchants would have had timeto get their prneerty home, in case the negociations had failed Before, however, the result of those n egu . eiations could be known, the embargo was raised. If ahy one wishes to knot, who were most forward in raising it, let him consult the journals and pro ceedings of Congress, and he Will find that the men who were most violent against Great Brltiin, were the first to sink under the operation of a measure direeted against that nation. An embargo, for the reasons that operated en the former occasion, does appear to be...a measure of sounder policy than any thing that has been proposed ; and has also this advantage, that it will be direaed equally against all nations. soommossimma NATAL INTEL f./GENCE. rOftTiMOUTH.Jaw. 14. ~~ PLAN FJ4 thi.:;;lE \SING THE PAY OF rat INFANTRY OF THE LINIL. Lxsatoor, ism. 4. I E ; ;• t, ;.• " "-eq • t o . . . . • . • 19013. or Y Fi• 4. el LI t :7• t <l . • ... lES'S.EB*-O L • O tt I 10 Vy, v •••• .;:a I • 00C.110000 0.0. O. ▪ ...allO4OlO , Qj . 01 0 VI 0 ca 01 0 0 • •41 O git:SB.Vf.l —• • J 00 •••I ••• 1.3 0 V c.,..nochowoch 46 9. :" ?- •.• 7 - p V 5 gri er n flnma.oo - 0! • a - O. r, inv,aiericc.eice°-1 If the above purchase-money were laid out in Life Annuities, or applied to mercantile purposes, ten per mot. might be obtained, and she party left free to exercise any profession suitahl.a to his genius. Every Commissioned Officer in the Army • re ceives the same pay which was given in the reign sit Queen Anne, when all the articles of lila could he bought for two thirds less than they uow can. So that an individual who laid nut, in those days. 15001. for a Company. could live upon his pay with considerable ease; whereas, in these times, he can scarcely procure the necessaries of life.— Janus's &Emeriti's! Compani.,n, vol. 9., page '295. it is well known that ordinary mechanics earn from five to fifteen shillings per day, and more ; even coal-porters, and others of the lowest class, can earn from six to fitteen. and often twee. y shil lings per day ; while many a gallant Officer is obliged to draw his whole, his scanty subsistence, from four shillings and eight-pence per day ! while hie genius and education make him an or na me nt to society, vihile his skill and courage shield his coun try in the hour of danger, while his zeal and mag naaimiry bear him through steel and fire to the cannon's mouth--through dangers and difficulties incalculable—through cold, heat, hunger, thirst. fa tigue! ! to maintain the glory of the realm Ate serves. R. 0. • Subalterns receive one shilling per din is Winos to their former pay. liemEmcierssal Arrived the Armen sloop of war from New foundland ; Gs„ irt sloop of war from Plymouth ; Redi•eare and Steed. , gua.brigs, from a cruise ; and ,the Arddregteer, Beat. from London, bound to the Waist Indies.—Wind DIAL, Jae. 14 y evening arrived the Fouseralti and Did.,, from the Westward, and this morning sailed . • theft.. fittiPiadles Mame ships for Sheer -am& Mai*, Paiit . kisses. Capt. Right Host. Lod CeillikMAL lad 11111111kete Ist.h. with a convoy from Perammath ; and masais in the Downs with the test tithe ships as per last. —Wind W.N.W. CMATNAW. JAN. 14. Yesterday the Spanish prisoners of war that were at this port. IS in number, were sent to Gravesend, where they were joined by 34 more prisoners of that nation ; they are to he sent round to Portsmouth. The thlvaid will this day sail for Sheerness, should the weather permit. The masts and iron ballast are taking out of the /Orme', previous to her crew leaving her, and her being docked ; and her foremast, we understand, will be placed in some conspicuous situation in the Dock•yard. NULL. JAM. IS. Thursday night, and the whole of Friday last, a tremendous Rah of wind, accompanied with heavy rain, CM! On at this place : It was at, OR Friday evening before the storm abated, by which we fear much mischief has beets done: The subscription mill, in the environs of this town. another mill at Somferry, and other public ereftinns of a similar nature, have mote or less received partial damage. Several brigs in the Humber with dillculty kept their moorings; the Sheerness leader drove from her sacherage, and was obliged to be run on shore. During the heavy gale ea Friday morning last. the brig knot, Capt. Spicer, from Gainsborongh, for Newcastle, having received injury on ene of her cables, was obliged to cut from the other, in Hull Roads. and soon after went ashore below Marilee% where she still remains, but without further damage. In the afternoon of Friday last. the light brig Pr peditios, of Sunderldnd, BSrtholomrw Armstrong, master, attempting to enter Whitby harbour, at an early period of the tide, and during a very heavy gale at W. N.Y. after having got within the piers, was, by the violence of the wields forced out to sea again, and driven upon the Scar, to the southward of the harbour. In this situation, she would, in all probability, have been wrecked, aad-the lives of the people, with difficulty, preserved, had it not been for the prompt assistance afforded by the life-boat, in cnnreyiag a cable-end from the vessel to the West Pier ; by means of which, she was hove off the grswinti, and brought into the harbour, with much less damage than there was reason to apprehend, from the perilous situation in which she was placed. When the vessel reached the entrance of the har bour, on her list attempt. the people belonging to her succeeded in getting a rope to one of the cap sterns upon the pier ; but on her touching the ground, which brought her sails a hack, it was found im possible to hold her, and a sailor standing near, re ceived so severe a blow on the side, from the end of the rope, as it gained the capstern, as to cause the blood to gush from his mouth and nose. the above vessel, after she had got into the harbour, was moored opposite to the Cneom-house ; and. in the course of the night, driving against the gallery which overlooks the river, carried the whole of it away, with part of the adjacent buildings. num LIAITIV• LIST. A letter from Prince of Wales's Island, dated June says—" The disputes which lately subsisted on this island, have subsided, in consequence of the system of farming the revenaes being done away, and an establishment provided similar to that of Bengal. The Chinese and Malay settlers now live on terms of perfed harmony together, and the spice plantations under their management, are in a highly flourishing state. The few am who have been sent hither from India, con. dug themselves with great propriety since the last desertion, when some of them rose on their keepers, and made their escape into the interior, where they hoped m gain the favour of the Native Princes. In this attempt, however, they were disappointed. Far from receiving any countenance, they were delivered up to our Government. The docks and roads have been much improved, and the settlement is, at present, free from any apprehensions from the enemy." The following singular circumstance occurred, after the examination of the persons for the robbery of Mr. 11os:sett, at Chatham, mentioned in this Paper last week. In consequence of the letter being discovered in the house of Laaves, it was supposed that information would he given to the writer of it, who lives in Prince's -street, West minter, in ender that he might he out of the war"l when search should be made for him,; Mrs. Lenses was rut to convey this information. Mr. G m r.. t ITT, son-in-law of Mr. floors:a, on Thursday night, going to London, in order to take some ne- • misery steps, early on the urn morning, to trace the person concerned, met Mrs. Ltsrt:e in the coach, who was going to London, for the very pur pose of frustrating his designs. Mr. Gii.t.srr im. mediately buttoned his great coat up very close, and threw a large handkerchief over his head, to conceal hi. face. They travelled together, till the coach stopped at the Bricklayers' A. ms, wheat Mrs. Lure' requested the coachman to call a hackney coach, and. in a whisper, desired to he driven to Princes -street, Westminster. Mr; GILLETT, on hearing this, said he was gong the same road, and proiSosed to take a part of the coach, which pro position was acceded to. After travelling some time, the good lady expressed her astonishment that they should be so long iseft..ie they reached the Ab bey. Mr. G. told her it would be some time before she saw it, and very shortly afterwards the coach stopped at Bow -street, and Mrs. USTER, by this excellent stratagem, was safely d livered into the hands of the Officers. We finderftand, that, on searching her, two 501. notes weir (Mold Cm het, also a letter to her san s the cnnteuts of which have not transpired. After het examination at Bow street, she was committed to Cold Bath Fields prison. I'he writer of the letter, fogad at the house Of LEtatta. has not yet been apprehended. Gat•gruse•n. JAN 14—rayed by t'• Ra Iragsiah.ten, Hums, hugs Legb,un —aried ti. An•ealu ins. fru S ,uth nt.crcti erson.un k, Sitar, fur .11 , 11•11 CI A C I.•, fur r rinAndi and tie Seallanr. Crawford. fur Cork- • - ' ' 4. may. law. it. Oa Thursday night, 4 blew a meet dreadful hur. al:ane from the South-east. Smith and South-wart, accompanied by snow, thunder. and lightnin g we fear much damage has been done in our Channel by this tempest. Yesterday. being station-day. at the Mansion. house, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayer, elegantly entertained at dinner, the Common Council, Masters and Wardens of the different Corporations, and some of the principal citizens of Dublin, which is an annual custom. Tuesday nest, new Quarter Sessions will be open. ed by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayo:, before the Recorder. The next Term will commence on the 20 It of the present math ; but the Courts will ROt Opan until the 2Sd instant. Mr. Grattan, it was yesterday menticeed, was is sail last night for England. in consequence of a par. Clotho. message irons an illustrious cbarader. The Laps. Holyhead packet, w:tich was driver) by severe weather; so I • time ago, into South Wais v has been sold for 9001 to be employed after repair, as a Parkgate packet. Some of the persons of Earl Pon-is's household are arrived, and-he himself is exceaed before the Ist of February. Miss Adams met with a disagreeable accident on Tuesday nighr—xvisile Ahe was dancing a per seal, a small nail TALI into her foot, which has rendered her incapable of appearirig ever since ; however, she is getting better. COl2ll-8 XCHA NG E, JAN. 15. At length the eapeeted sup,.lies of Wheat have arrived in abundance; a tesludioo befog looked foe, ha. the effect of but few pun-hates made to-day, and those at less price. L..r••e at rivals of Harley, and that che.per Malt rather so. W.iire and Grrr Pena io plenty, and the prices give way ; but 1 . ..10 Old Bs4n•, pi' lute TICiI4 ; the lett, lAN to 30s. per ell•strT consequence of many fregs arrivals of I tau, in a44.t...ita a large supply, this trade is lower; and Flour May be expectant Cheaper. ettitilF.NT PRICE OF I:RAIN. What 4sa 5G 614. &lin , (o.d) .90• 53. Od. rimed°. 7os. 74. 0.1. Tank 4t• OA. Rye 56 40. 01. 'Jae. 2 2, 2.1 11111% Barley 344. 36. trd. rolaa is 29s 91 U. Malt ,,664 72.. od. Rope Seed .39 421 04. White s4s. 40.. rid Flow 621. 62. M. Grew Fees 40s 344. ocl. Soe,.nds aIM 00s 114. COAL-NIARICET. Jaw. W. Ships at Nfirket. Said. Prase. 19.. Nu weave* .. ..Y0 415. 6d a its Si 5.. Su.idarlacal G 46, tad a Is Of 1 —St *la Coal 0 t..l Od a —it 01 MERTINGS OF CRE,DITORS AT GUILDHALL, V. 1 . ,/ • MIN. N. Theresa' Hewey, Old 'Change, Lewis% bakes 11 George Harrison, late of Ringo**, Start wsekteer 111 DIVIDEND. Francis Roberts, St. Meows's-court, St. Mania%Jana. Strldleast, tner.wr lO PRIG[ OF VIVCIS. TILSTIIRLIAT. 3 per f i ent.loc. 5 ref emit. C ,' orm 4 p Cent 5 5 per Cent. Navy 1:1 Long.% -011itille 4 is 1-1 Imperial 5 per Cent 5741 Imperial Annuities Si . Oninium 4i India Ronde Exchequer &lir Par S. prem. English Lottery Taken 19r. lox. Consul; for T HUSH, guselt-torrlcer, Ne. 4, Cerehill, sal 9, Me ing--rest. PR/CR OF IRISH STUCKS—Jest. 11. Gov. Stock. per s per Cent ... 90 !!19 Ditto Loan, 6 per Cent BIRTHS. On Snaday rennight, at Cuttaigham, Yorkshire, the Lady of IL W. Minton, ILy. owe of Me Aldermen of Leeds Corp.. ration, of a son. Oa Tes:iiiy morning, at Maidstone. ' the Lady of lbe Chief Migistrate, John Stone, Cm. of aesegluer. DEATHS. On Saturday lart, Mr. I luisghton. shoemaker, in die Bother market, bury St. F.drosend's. He wea in apparent geed bailik, champing a faggot, the woe afternuon, when he aegehetel cut one of hot fingen, sad on his wife's expressing a wish to dies it, he saii„ Never mind, my d ar, what is this wound compared with Lord aelue% r and he immediately Oa dews in an apoplettio fit, from which he never leArretig • 8 1 alter • net her anemia.. On Thursday evening, is the 70th year at las age, a • MOrtilicatloa in, his foot, occasioned by cutting • nail sobs the quick, Mr. AO Parkinson, sea it Load, HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON RIDGE. Mom._ :I min. after 11. I lteert 114 min. after lt SALE BY AUCTION. CHELTENHAM. At the Fleece Inn. in Choltentillll. on TUESDAY, the Uth Lost. at Five o'C:ock w the Afternoon, subject to each Cowl:toot gal Sale ss shall be then mad them pelditemiwo the Nitowiag Piemiwas, In Lots. Lot. I.rriHREL U‘VELLINO HOUSES. i 2 the oceopatwin of Sampson, Btwor and --- tsonnywell, wan a large Plot of Darden Wing he'liust the lathe, extending therefrom to • lane celled the /14ek.la.ie, in Cheltenham aforesaid. Lot 2. A Dwelling Home, in the occupation of Brooke., and the Gateway. atiewhosue. and Outhouse, and another tame Plot of Garden Ground all irag , and extend. mg to ihe 'ware-mention. it bee, and ly i lt neat to Lot I. Lnt 3 A Dwelina-hour AA Stable, in the weetipstrers of William Hall, together with a !Sodding. now used as w tam. and another large Plot of Gard -6 (Peolid artminsiie, al.. ex tending to the lane store-ow, anJ lying next to Lot 11. Th e mi....mem... n ...1 P,Ctiniget are well situated, sot franc the gni cipal street in the town of ChAte..ham. The ;sestet But drip mar be e t 1y convert d hro Lodging-heusel. smitaLie Offiv-s ; awl the Land adjoining, which is o(superics quality, afor Is the if-stem isenvemeney tor new ereOsoiss,oll froth. cult.ent.on of garden., which in Cheltenham' is highLg adrsotageoui. The prea.l.44 are. he'd and .• Corpus CheAti College. Oaten', for • I. in to YI )0.r., renewah:e at the end of every wren ; ant hftsen years are n... unespertel. The resee3ise o:cuelers are only reunite from year the year, and possersw.n may shortly be haul F e a stew of the prenowi, ap:ilicstinn rosy he made to the tenant,'.4ll4, 'or other !annular+, ariply in .Ir. Pitt, Ciao . ccster , Mr t:srdner, Meurer, Mr. Hooper, eintletioner. or Mr. %mull, ar the lteolc, Chentookam ;erto T. Williams, solicitor, in W mrlseomb....Dirc If, lIJS. LOPILPIN ; —Prlttt A by G. DAVIDSON, No. 17, Dult.e C.` ft, 13 , ../ St, 1.1. Garden, and Paslittied at the 5, MaCk of St. Clernei.th Cittro.lt, Strand, !‘ W S'l LICK, of No 7. New Bele.o.Stmet. Lneg Awe (17.1 - •<, &c. lot the PAIN!, rem to !Ns Vico :poies•wali'• dwty alt.w.dod to. II 8' „ o -f - S # • f . - • 1 1. 2