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■ 1 • -,-.--.~ 11 1 • . .1' '. , raae, Ind speedily will be pi:blirhed, in Tyr, Volumes, Octavo, 11 '3101R3 of LOUIS XIV.; written h y 11 himself, Rie the DiuphM, his Son, and addres.rd to OW nee. To which are ad led, seraal Fragments of MI II I - . ..Y MEMOIRS; his Adviorr in Phillip V. ; Seventeen L. , t ; • to that Monarch, nu the Goeriintelt. of his Stat•i; and I -Mos other piece., never before hotted. The whole pub I red and arranged tr an the miemil M ainscii2t. liv J. L M. LW. GUN MONTAGNAC. Translate I from the Fieiudi. r "ring for Longman, Hurst, Roes, and Urine, Paternoster roc I .4.- I - `1 . 11i4 DAV is nublisliell. lii (No. mice 2a. at, scare', ATREATISE on EPILEPSY. and the Use of the Viscus Quereinus; or, Migeme of the Oak, in the ICu of that Disease By IV. NRY FRASER, M.D. See. nicLin : Ponte I for S. Nighley, NM. 14, 11.er-street. Where may be hal, by the same Author, ( MERV ATOMS mar VACCINE IN OCUL NTION ; tend lii 4 , confute the opinion of Dr. Koeley aid whets. Bye 24. 'I 4 Day is published, in r. , , VO' nines, L4lllO price Bs. in biark, i NTI-DELPHINE; a Navel; founded on .4 . Fact. By Mos. BYRON. • " Whet is this world' Tity'srhoul, Oh misery '. " Whrr- eery man is 4...4 to learn iii suffer ;, " Aild he vtlin kimwt not that, 111114 born for nothing." Pthite.l for „I 111,Nusata, 22, Pose:try, London. FOREIUN IN7•LLLIGthCE. PROM THE DUTCH PAPERS. PARIS, MARCH IS. Several projects of laws continue to he daily pie s ted to the Legis l ative Body; but all of local, or ondary interest. The arraitgements to he made between the French I Austrian Governments, on account of the re -11 of the numerous troops of the latter power, : • early commenced, has recently brought from Vi a CIA to Paris, General VlactN r, a. Commissary •m his Court,fer that purpose. He will, probably, • soon followed by an Austrian Ambassador, to • e Emperor Naeottoir, a post which will be pro ably filled again by Count PHILIPPE COIIENTZEL. -The Journal of Nancy, mentions the passage of M, ROCIIRTOCCAULD, on his 'rough that city, . .«. ~.......... _ _ •ay to Vienna, as Ambassador from France. HAGUE, MARCH 16. Official intelligence was received, yesterday, ;hat I to se Batavian Div'sion, which formed part of the grand French Army, in Germany , is upon its arch, returning into this republic, in font - divi i ns. Dustoticta u, the Commander-in-Chief, is itspeeted here on the 191.11. WE , MARCH 12. The present movements clearly indicate, that this place will be evacuated by the Prussian garrison. TR AVKIOR T, M.ltcts 11. The French troops had evacuated the Austrian territory, except Braunnau, on the last day of Fe- Iruary, in conformity with the treaty of Presburgh. Ihe news of a puled concert, established between i France and Ftussht, respeCting ulteriet changes in Germany, is now circulated through the wholt Em pire; and the effras ate expeaed to develope them selves every where, immediately. bt.oa —Hem i . tinees the Itlinuntsai from Count F- N Lunifiarrowtty, rivin in riti. GIMIt, MI 0. - Ilttl=l .---- .... . P ULLIMLNT. HOUSE 01 LORDS, SCIORIDAY, Maacif 22. The farther consideration of the Appeal Cause, , e lm Glasse], of Long y, Esq. It. the Earl of ea'ys., being resumed, Mr. Grant, as second Counsel for the Appellant, was heard at considerable length. The hearing of the Counsel was interrupted by the business of His Majesty's Commission, Err eignitying the Royal Assent to certain Bills. Bring ordered from the Bar, tl.e House was adjourned during pleasure, for the Lords Commissioners to tobe, who, on their return, the House being e aimed, took their seats on the Bench, in front of the 'llirone. The Commons appearing at the Bar, with the Speaker at their head, the Royal Assent was signi fied, under His kiLijesty's Commission,to thirty-three 'Public and Private Bills. Among the former were, Lord Collingsvood's Annuity Bill ; the American Commerce; the Militia Pay and Clothing. Bills; the two Mutiny Bills ; the Militia Officers' Allow ance Bill; the Foreign Trcops ; the Greenland Ships Quota ; the Annual Indemnity; the Woollen . Manutafinrers' ; the Irish Malt and Spirit Reties; the Sugar Bounties Regulating ; the Corn Ex portation, and the Sc, , ts Bankrupts' Bills. Among • th. latter were, R tic kb:it-des, and the Countess De Werdenberg's Naturalisation Bills. ' The Lords Commissioners Mere, the Lord Chan cellor. `Lind Auckland, and Lord Walsingham. w• The Commons having retied, and the Com - ' mMidners unrolled, Counsel were again called to the gar ; and Mr. Grant, during some time, was farther hard, on tine part of the Appellant. The lAarned Counsel did not appear to have concluded • his argumerts ; but The LORD CHANCELLOR, who seemed to hare his mind made up, as to the merits of the case, addressed their Lordships upon the subjea. Ho concluded a general, bat perspicuous statement, by observing, that under the circumstances, he should have to move the House to affirm the judg ment of the Court below. His Lordship having snored to this effect, the Decree of the Coast of Station was affirmed accordingly. • Their Lordships forwarded a few Bills, which remained on the table, and made some orders with trrecl to the heating of Appeals ; after which, the House adj >tuned tilt Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Speaker came down to the House of Corn • toons at a quarter before four o'clock, and was %non after summoned by Mr. Quarme, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, to hear His Majesty's Commis 'kin read, and the Royal Assent given to several Ails of Parliament. On his return, the Speaker in ' Irstmed the House, that the Royal Assent had been given by Commis :ion to several public and private • Wl' —Ste Mr Lords. • Lerd Henniker presented a Petition from the Mahaters of the county of Rutland, praying a me dificatime of the last Malt Puty AEC.—Ordered to lie on the Table.—Adjourned till Monday. LON DON, MONDAY, MARCH 24. GLORIOUS VICTORY. At six o'clock yesterday morning we received, nv EXPRESS, the following important intelligence, dated Portsmouth, 9 o'clock, p. ra.—" This evening, Captain COCHRANE, landed here from His MA JESTY'S ship Kiehmfisher, with dispatches from Ad. nsiral Sir Jona DeCKWO a Tit, with which be imme diately set off express in a chaise and four for London. He brings the pleasing intelligence of the defeat of a French squadron in the West Indies. We have received die following very important particulars in a letter from an Officer in the fleet : I feel extreme pleasure is sending you a hasty account of the action we have had here. We were on the point of sailing for England, when we re ceived intelligence of the Enemy, by the KI,/ fisher. A Danish schooner, that had been taken in tow by the French squadron, arrived at St.Thomas's, of which the King:fl,-h.fr was cruising, and gave it.- formation of them ro her, and. 121414 t fortunately, she got a westerly wind, proceeded to St. Kitt's, and found our brave Admiral,who, you may be sure, went immediately in quest of the enemy. On the tith of February, we discovered them, three leagues off the town of St. Domingo, where, we have since ]carnal, they had landed 1500 men. Ilaving intelligence of our approach, they weighed anchor, and stood to windward to shelter themselves under the fort of Aux-Cayes. We instantly attacked them, and, after a smart anion of two hours and a quarter, completely defeated them. We captured the three following ships: Jupiter, 7 guns; Diomede, 74; and Alerand.r, 74; L'lmpe►ials- of:140 guns ; and Le &wave of 80, we drove on shore, and burnt. Two frigates and a corvette, the remainder of the squadron, escaped. Our force consisted of the Superb, of 74 guns, Adm. Sir Jon Ducawoarn,Capt. KLAI is ; Canopus, 80, Admiral Lours, Capt. ACITEN; Nor thumberland,74, Rear-Admiral Hon. A. Coen a A NE, Copt. MS) RRISOM ; Spencer, 71., Hon. Capt. STOP. roan; Donegal, 71, Capt. MALCOLM; Ada:, 74, Capt.Pvm ; and Agamemnon, 64, Capt. Sir E. BERRY; the Magiricane frigate, 32 guns, Capt. MACKENZIE; Acosta frigate, 40 guns, Cant. WOOO ; and King:- fisher sloop, 18 guns, Capt. C seuRAMa. There were 500 killed on board L'lmperiale; and the other French ships suffered much. It is with great sails. failion I have to add, our loss was comparatively small, considering how closely we were engaged. We did not lose one commissioned Officer. Ad miral Ls Smote, who commanded the squadron, whose flag was on board L'haperia/e. was, with all his surviving Officers, made prisoners. lie follow ing is what we have learnt from some of the French Officers :—ln December, eleven sail of the line, with frigates, sailed from Brest. Soon after. they separated into two squadrons, one of which our I Admiral Chinni in vain, s•f the Canaries. It is c;ipisns;.l to have gone to the East In Sec. J eneu r Bost AT A RTZ 14 in the Ze,kiror, and cc:turn:loi that c vadron. It i; very Semenate that Sir loan Dectt. wo grit detached the POW , rid, of 74 guns, to the East I:l,:ies, to give intelligeace and reinforce our fleet there, Rs soon as he lost sight of the enemy off the Canaries.—Captain Coen rta sc, who goes home with the dispatches, is made a Post Captain into one of the prizes. I have not time to say any mote. only that we arrived sale at Jatnaica, scith the prises.' i‘ We congratulate the country on one more im portant victory ; and will only add, that we have no fear a good account will De given of JEROME BONAPARTL'S squa.lron, if it Iris proceedesi to the East Indies. Our force there consists of five sail of the line, besides frigates ; and we have four sail of the line at the Cape. It is, however, not improbable, that JEROME BONAPARTE'S squadron may be also bound for the West Indies, in which event it is feared the French frigates, which effected thOr escape, may have proceeded to apprize him of LE SEIGLE'S defeat." The above account was confirmed by the arrival of the Ilsn. Captain COE/MA/M. at an early hour, At the Admiralty•Ofnce, with the dispatciles. As soon as they were opened, the FIRST LORD of the ADA/MAE-Tv sent the following letter to the Right Hon. tie LO RD MAYOR, w•liic`.t was communicated immediately by his Lordship to the Gentlemen at LLotrD'S CoEee-House, in the foll..wirg letter : Admtralty.ol.te, 6lArch,l9L6. I.ORD..Di+p►tchee were received, during the bight, from V ice-Adm.ral Sir I. T. Duckworth, of which the inc:o.cd is an :11.tract. I beg your I.rtictship to accept my cociva+ii:Atinna on sn glorious an event —I have the honour to be }our Lord ship's most o'uedient and watt humbler servant. h (Signed) To the Lora Ma7n , , Manion-bocce. C. CRT.T. ADaateALYY OIFICI, Masten 93, IfOn. Captain Cochrane of His Majesty's ship King , fiTher, ar rived early this morning with dispatches from Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. Ducksionh, K B. slated off the town of St Do mingo, on the 7th and Bth ult. giing an account of his having en the Gth of that month discovered a squadron of French ships, consiling of five sail of the !:.ta, (one of them, Le Imperiale, of three decks), two frigates, and one corvette, at anchor in the bay of St. Domingo, whiLli, with the squa dron midis* his emnmand, consisting of .even sail of the line, two frigates, and two sloops, he immediately et tarked, end after an action el two lims, entirely defeated. Three ships of the enemy's line WI into his hands, and two ( wcluding the thee-d• cker bearing Rear-Admiral Selgle's Fly;), we driven on shore in a disabled state, and were afterwards taken twwserd in of aid burnt. The N OM and corvette elf-Tteri their escape. The killed and wounded on board the enemy's ship: aro supposed to exceed 12011 men; one ship lost 300. The hies in hi. Milesty's ships, in killed slid wounded, amounted to 311. The Flounur:.ble Captain Stopford wet slight' y, and Lieutenant Seymour, o't'ie Northumberland (which ship suffered most in the ecthanl namely wesind.ll; but the latter is since recovered, and is arrived in the kingsfidser. The Vice Admiral had prix.ceded with his prizes to Jamaica. [A True Cipp.] (Signed) JAMES SHAW, Ni”nr. Manson-llouse, 11.11 f irdst Seven, I. AL The' Lord Mayor room hearti!, rongtatte3tes Co:ree• !ionic, sod Crrustry, nil this ghtiuus intelligence. Tu the Masters si.l.lnyd's. The Right Hon. the Loan MA voc, proud of an opportunity to confirm the grateful intelligence, and receive the congratulations of his fellow citizens upon this glorious event, attended at LLOYD'S Coffee-House so early as half-past seven o'clock. A copy of the letter from the Fi ass. Loan of the ADMIRALTY was also posted imme. diately upon the front of the Mansion House ; and, as the fineness of the morning had attracted a num ber of people, the news circulated rapidly through the city. 'We also posted copies of letters of the FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY, and Of the LORD Ma voa, upon the front of TILE BRITISH PRRSS Office, which attracted great crowds ; and se veral of our contemporaries alopted similar means to give publicity to the news. An Kr traord;nary Ganetir, which we have inserted, was published about two o'clock, and the Park and Tower guns were fired in honour of the event. The fineness of the day had attracted great crowds into the Parks ; and the report of the guns was the first intimation that they received of the ar rival of some extraordinary news. It produced a great sensation among them. Many immediately quitted the Parks, and returned to town to inquire the cause. Pedestrians and equestrian - put them selves in rapid motion ; and the whole West end of the town was all bustle and anxiety, the people pressing from all points of it towards the Admiralty, to ascertain the news. Of the British squadron which accomplished this gallant achievement, the Canopus was formerly the French ship Le Franklin, Rear• Admiral Er.A.sqvcv, taken by Lord Netsots, in the battle of Ab.urkir ; the Donrgrl was formerly the French ship I A Ilarie one of the French squadron dispatched for the invasion of Ireland s and taken off the coast of Donegal, by Sir Jowl BIIIRL•SE WARR'S, in 17 , 1 ; and the rlzennesonan is Lord fsistioN's old ship, which that 1411 ant and lamented Hero meat to visit et Port‘mauth, alien he kit tailed from that prat from England, previous to ;1 great battic• of Tra falgar, in wh;eh lie fell. Tl.e AgalitilllMOß it appeals was commarded by the pliant Sir Ebwatto Beatty, who was his Lordship's Captain in the rwiguaril, in the battle of Aboukir. Of the other gallant Chi,fs who tli,tingui.hed themselves 'loco this occasion, the Hon. Captain STorrost) is third son of the Earl of Cm:avow:a, and the Hon. A. E, is youngest son of the E4rl of Dueno. A letter term an OfScer cf Lord CA L Liticwloo's fleet, received by the .I,lowe, which is arrived at Plymouth, dated tiff Cadiz, the 22d of February, says--" The departure of the Alone, for En land, is very sudden and unexpefied. The Apvl•'o and Rear, with a convoy from Epithetic], joined us on the 20th, and proceeded the sane day for Gibr. drat-. As the Straits are much infested with gun.bcats ar.i privateers, •tkey were escorted by the Arhr..ir• r. We learn from Nap!es, that our troops ss•crc cm. barked from thence on the 19th of Jantr-y, and that the Russians were to follow them. Beiore ae received this information, the /abeprd had been sent to relieve the Excellent, which has been lying at Nardi s for some time. She will probably ►e Rat to England, as her defeas ate numerous. The four !nixes taken on the 21st cf ()Sober, off Trafalgar, are still at Gibraltar, not yet commissioccd." Mr. CURR AN is appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland, in the roc-m of Sir Ditch sec SMITH. who retires upon a pension. 1 hii Gentleman has been long celebrated as a forensic Grater ; but his politi cal coralmit is pc;itaps not less entitled to public esteem, than his eloquence to universal admiration. In th. most corrupt Parliament, and in the most perm lied time of his ccnntry, when attacked by in fluence on the eve side, and terror upon the other, li± stood firm and immovable upon those pare, lnyal, and patriotic principles, with which he com menced his career ii; We. lie has roved him ...if a bold, disinterested, and consistent patriot, ana ;; well worthy of forming a part of an arrangrunie, in which, perhaps, mere tban any other that ev.r preceded, merit alone is cousidered in the szicaion. In the same spi; it, and without a-sy other recom mendation but his talents and integrity, Mr. Peres Busacwrs is appointed one of the Couns;il to the Comrrassioui.rs of the lu sh Revenue. 'Flys Ceti. tleman is in extensive pra9ice and high estimation at the I; ish Bar. lie possesses an acute and cis scenting mind, is a profound lawyer, and an accom plished scholar. Competent to fill the highest sta than in the law, he is peculiarly calcati•rd to serve his country in the situation to which he i; no Gentleman at the Bar beiri;; so CC7Vers.lllt is dit Revenue laws. Some of our contemporaries have positively as serted, that His Royal Hight:es, the Duke cf !au r is to he Commander-in-Chief • of' the forces in Ireland.—This statement is not correet : we know Lerd CATHC•ItT has been solicited to acce;t that situ.ttion, and do not believe that his LottblUp Las ye; given a positive and final refusal. We have received TL , L,y(La Cordite of the 1 9 th, containing the Paris news to the 14th irvant. Its news, which is not of much ia , erest, is give:: .n a preceding column. It coma ns also the r al presented by Baron HA lioinnEßa, the Pre! Minister, to Lord Hsairoway, w}'kh re: exe/usisety, in Tue Barmy Ness of t'.e la.n hitt. The Editor of The Leydeis Ga:effe very justly re presents it as a very important article, from the light which it throws unon affairs in the Nor'!) ( 4. Germany, at the interesting period to wl. c'. it relates. • _ . Notice was given on Saturday, at the St It% Ex change, that the persons who mean to bid for the Loan, should attend the Cu ANCELLOR of the 1 CIINU LI to-morrow, in order to know the am'' , of the Loan, and the terms upon nhich the biddinLs are to take place. The Right Hon. N TR* L 2..1ND is rerninc , l to serve is Parliament, for the flotough of Ccrge Castle. The Gaseito of Saturday night contains Cor7ra tolatory Addresses to His SiIAJESTY, on the In:a: tion of the New Ministry, from the City of Vi* . • minster, and the Borough of Great Yarmouth. The KING has been pleased to appoint Ati GI Lit ts, Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute e: Shire of Kincardine, in the room of ALEXANGL , : RAMSAY, resigned.—(Gc:eife.) Sixteen thousand French troops are ordered t occupy Dusseldorf and Wetalar, which are to us ceded to France. Frankfort, in addition to the impost of four mi lions of francs, levied by France, has been coaspello to pay upwards of 500,000 florins m ul e, rarellui , o' tiers for hay, straw, oats, etc.' The Fleet under command of Sir J. B W ttttt consisting of seven sail of the line, two frigate , . two brigs, and a cutter, anived off Madeira o.' the 15th of February ; and continued cm: -in, the'!: on the 20th. The Waolsock store-ship, with I t s A.t of West Indiamen, which had patted from the 0.• n.u54 man of war and fleet, from Portsmouth, ah,"., the loth, arrived off Madeira on the `2Olll of F'• bruary ; they had experienced much bad weathei • This intelligence was brought to PI) mow" • the Spriahtl,, , , cutter f: em Madeira. .. -.-- ...•1 LONDON GAZETTE EX TRAORDINJUF. SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 180 G. Admiralty-0117re, March '23, 180 G. The Hon. Captai❑ Cochrane, late of llis Ma j.,-ty's sloop Kingfisher, arrived early this morning with dispatches from Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. Duck worth, K.B. dated off the town of St. Domingo, on the 7th and Sth Ultimo, giving an account of his having, on the 6th of that month, discovered a squadron of French ships, consisting of five sail of the line (one of them, L'lmperiale, of three decks), two frigates, and one corvette, at anchor in the Bay of St. Domingo, which, with the squadron under his command, consisting of seven sail of the line, two frigates, and two sloops, he immediately at tacked, and, after an aelion of two hours, he entirely defeated. Three ships of the enemy's line fell into his hands, and two (including the three-decker, bearing Rear-Admiral Le Seigle's flag), were driven on shore in a disabled state, and afterwards taken pos session of, and burned. The frigate and corvette effected their escape. The killed and wounded on hoard the enemy's ships ate supposed to exceed twelve;hundred men ; one ship lost three hundred. The loss in His Ma jesty's ships, in killed and wounded, amounted to three hundred and thirty-eight. No British Officer was killed. The. Hon. Captain Stopford, was slightly, and Lieutenant Seymour, of the Nor thumberland (which ship suffered the most in the aftion), severely wounded ; but the latter is since recovered, and arrived in the Kingfisher. The Vice-Admiral had proceeded with hi:: prizes to Janiaica. N. B. The Dispatches from Vice-Admiral Sir John 'llomas Duckworth, K.B. will be published in a Stapplernestary Gazette Extraordinary temeemarew. THE BRITISH PRESS. ¢~ the FPI G I" 61.1 Ii te g' c c i