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Ofteti Mut' , "En--i Vaterford, z Ustm. liamburgh, 3 Duhlia, 3 Watertbrd. PRICE OF STOCKS, z 415 oA y AT t w Zt.Vll. coci.ocK., Cart. fur Maria 1 ReJ. Ann, . . TFI E SUN. QUIS Dtczat FA.t.EUM AVDLAr L,() N D N, LIQNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1805. Twit arrival of Mr. I.yrt.L, the M.tssenger, with Diipatches from Mr. ha a F., has removed all 4e; u hti that reirtairv;d rr, , ,ptAing the rupture of the Nr e v t i a d on between this Country and Spain. We have uniformly slated our firm conviCtion that there wrre no grounds for the rumours which were circulated,' of a pacific tendency ; and the event has ,fully. justified, otfr pre4ialorts. SPAIN HAS orCLAR RD WAR AGAINST CIIIRAT BRITAIN. The Le twi she m i Packet, in Which Mr. came from Lisbon,. was driven a great way toihe we s t ward by the strong easterly winds which pre. railed so long,, and was twenty-two days on her passage. Mr. FR ER a, it is said, will remain some time at Lkbou ; but we believe his stay is net QC_ casioned by any circumstance of a political stature, XXTRACT 07 A LIITIAR FROM LISBON, DATED 22D DECEMBER, 4 ' A Messenger goes "to England by this Packet; he is the bearer of the Spanish Declaration of War : the language is uncommonly violent. It is, how. ever, perhaps the only 'way in which they can evince their hostility. The English Cruizers are Capturing every thing under Cokurs, and many 'valuable Ships have fallen into their hands, As yet it is . iirposNible to fatesee the eifed which the War wail have in this Country. There is, ne. verthelesl, a general inclination To believe that we mall not be tern tin ,Neuter." have great satis!'aCtion in announcing, that Marrpti CORNWALLIS hAS ll:PlertakerT for a se. tonti G.,vvrnitriit of India, which he formerly administered with equal ability and success. No app3!ntrnent could have been inure grateful to all parties emtcetned, and to the whole British N at i on . The of die Alarquii W LLES. Lty has been long expeaed. The wild, yromplitade, and energy, with whi c h bi g L or d_ ship u t tl e various (14ficultics which have been o f l a ; c prohced by the intrigue‘ of the F renc h Go , :ettonent amom- the Native Princes, and by the duplicity an,i perfidy of the lattqr, will b e ackn,,witklii,e,i as tong :6 our Indian Possessions continue to be valuable to'Cireat Britain. There certainly is reason to believe that the re. turn of ;Marquis W7.l4list. EY will be acceptable to the Court of Direnors. A 5 to his being sacrificed to them, as has been insinuated by the Prince of lilisrepreseniafi,n, it is only necessary to say,'that his Lordship solicited his recall more than a. twelve.' month ago. We are happy to have it in our power to state, that a general. Cartel for the Exchange of Prisoners of War has been agreed upon between Great Bri. rain and France. Mr. POorr has been appOinted Agent on the part of this Country. are not inclined to ascribe the small rise' which took place in the price of Stocks on Satur. , day to any political cause, We rather consider it as , arising from the purchases ,made by the'Commis_ sinners of the National,Debt being commonly greater, at the end of a quarter than at a ny o th er p er i o d. it_ will 'be recollektied that the same thing hippen. e d j ust b e f ore l ast loth of ainher, and that the cir. cumstance was then as produdive of 1111111:LUC and spe. . After , all, , - the variatian , would be tots trifling to be noticed, but f o r t he remarkable steadi. which - the price of the Funds has lately pre, served. • The Finanti4 Notifications which the Editors tsf one of tie_Papera eSepea ro the King's Speech' 1 and to hielt th Clrenfr)4toifiCe allotted td is by them uttribut , d, rust, we apprehend, depend upon, at rannnrots not yet finally adjusted. Gozette of S.lttirday contains His Majesty 'Proclamation fora G:merAl Fast, to be obsemeti 'in Great Britain and itair.4l on the zoth of February; it,,ltt ire Scotland'un the following day. As Hostilities with Spain have cmiimenccd, a Dedsrati.in of the Caui.es of the War, on the parr f oor Government, may be immediately expeeted; though, perhaps, it may expt rtence some delay, in consequence of the change which has taken place in the Foreign Office. Five waggons, laden with treasure from the Spanish Frigatds, passed through th e Stfand tlii mozning, on thcir way co thc Bank, , Yesterday morning the'llova, Rim! attemicci Divine Service at St. George's Chapel, where an excellent &mon was preached by. Dr. HeAril, from the 7th chaptor of Hebrews, and the igth verse. The Oxford Biue;, and Staffordshire Mai. wt,!re drawn up in the Castle.-yard, and saluted the ROYAL Party as they passed. After Divine Service the ROYAL FAMILY took an airing to Flogsnore. 'We are happy to say, the Patticßss AN:n.l4 is recovered from her indisposition. Dr. Tuivrori 11A8 attended Her Royal Highness during her illness. Saturday morning His MAI ESTY, soon after breakfast, with several attendants, rode on horse back to the Horse Barracks, and inspeeted the Ox. ford Blues, who were drawn up in realiqess to re. ceive His MA) ESTY. HER- MAJESTY 'and the PRINCESSES, attended by Ladies AYLEsBURY, ELY, and CKANLEY, took an airing in two coaches and four, and honoured Lord and Lady BOSTON with a visit, at their seat • in Buckinghamshire. `I-hs MAJPS-rr, aittelldCa by Lord VALSINGRAM and General Sr silo z tt, followed soon alter on horse. back. The Royal Party partook of some refresh, menr, and returned to the Castle to dinner. ' On Saturday morning a number of Gentlemen sseinblea on Ascot Heath, in expelation of join.. ing Pis MAI erry's Hunt ; but the hard frost not being deemed sufficiently out of the ground, to liunt took place. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX left town yesterday morning for Windsor, on a visit to Their MAJRsrlos. His Royal Highness will reside for the future at Kensington Palace — . Earl CAMDEN, Major-General Sir JOHN MOORE, and a select party, dined on Saturday with Mr. PITT, at his house in aiwning.sucet. On Monday His Royal Highness the Duke a f CUMBERLAND reviewed the Troops in Portsniouth Garrison, commanded by General OAKES, , Elis Loyal Highness afterwards went to the Lieutenant G )vernor's house, and the next day returned to Winchester. Brigadier Generals PORTER,' Eva. IGEf, and Meant, were present at the Review, Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Mani. festal ion of :_:•Httityr to the Gentiles, commonly cal. led the Epiphany, the same was observed at the C'.hapel lt.yal. Lord Jimx THYNNE, His Majes ty's Vice.Chamberiain, attended in the Royal Pew, full dressed, as the RtTresentative of His . Majesty. At the end of the Church Service, his Lirdship de. scended from the pew, .and walked revereniiaily -1 along the aisle, attended by two Gentlemen, to the altar, where he bowed three times,. and presented to the Su') Dtan three bags of frankincense, which were received by hiin-bowing. The Rev. Gentle. man then laid the frankincense upon the altar, and his Lord,hip retired down the aisle backwards.-- 'During this ceremony a solemn piece-of music was performed upon the organ, by Mr. KVNGSTON.— Alter the Sc..rmnn an excellent Solo- Anthem was . sang by Mr. Goss, composed by • the late Dahr Git N-" Apaixt thyself with Ged."-r-It al. •forded,Mr. Gass an opportunity of displaying his fine :Act; voice. On Saturday Earl Climbs); transaeted busine.„s at ' Lord IrAttitOWßY'S Oflice. On Saturday .afternoon, . about half past four , 4...'eLck, the King's Messenger, ar. rived at Lord liAtta,ovr'wes (Ace, in a;cilitist and four, with Dispatches from the Court of Spain: • On Saturday a CahinetCouncil..was held'at Lord it HAItOWSY'S Office Downing:street. The,new Copper Coinage for England and Ire. land will, it is said, be issued in a few days. The Spanish Ship captured by the Neptgee,, of Greenock, as formerly Mentioned, is estimated to be worth soo s oool. The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the , next Cotivoy'for the West„lntlies to sail from Cork. On the loth inst. , Capt. I,OIIACK is appointed to the *Prin(eror:ge; Papt;,GiORGE SAY ER, to the T1'0341;14 Frigate, vice HARDT/ME ; Capt. Mestos, to the Sea Fen. cibles in Ireland; Lugs WAG Le, Esq. to .be Sur, geon of the Bat/fear Mr. 'M Tclitt., L., to be Purser of the Gladiator ; Copt. Simi.sox, 'to the Mitstile ; Capt. CAIt.DEN I to the: Orders are issued from the War Olice..for the im. mediate embarkationof three )teg . biot a o f Li g ht Cavelkir, in the . grand Expeditiln now nearly emu. pleted; a circumstance ,which c ,nftrins our predic tion, that•the destination of thi, ;Irlilitiicrit is c er, tainly for Portugal. The Cava;ry arc to 'embark at Southatupton. On Saturday Dispatches' were received at the Ad- miralty, brought by the Ambuscade, fr.en Admiral COCARANE4 which merely, reported that- the Squa. dron under his command were all well, and that no • ' movement worthy of . notice had..transpired in'the Enemy's harbours. A private• Letter by the same conveyance, dated the Kist of. December, states, that a 'Midshipman and two seamen, belonging to • the Ngribumberhud, had been detained by a . guard of Spanish soldiers as they were walking in the fields near Ferrol but on the receipt of a flag of truce from Admiral ~CoctAßAlle, 'they were imme.; diately released. The British Officers had, in con. sequence, declined going ashote as they had beery' accustomed to do ; and whenever it Was necessary to send in flags of truce, they Were aceompanietl by gun-boats. " One.of our boats, while trawling off • Ferrol, .was fired .at .from the batteries, under an opinion that she was taking-soundings . ; but'when the mistake was ,discovered, an apology was sent tO, the Admiral. 'The following. is 4 list, of our Squad . - rhu :—The Nolybutuberland,-Adrni rid 'Coca Ne,; Neptune * Montague, • Illustriou:.Terriqe, 4ii . tulse; Minotaur, '' and Ajax, Line of liattlel.-ihips, besides Frigates.'" Ti'llitra'erer was .got nil the zßtit olt. after the Incessant and laborious . exertions 6i her Officers' and men assisted by others from the shore, for seven days. are happy to-add, that she has 11:•;tainetl` little or no damage. - The Diamond Frigate has ccitt into Plymouth the Infanta Carlo:, Spanish Corvette, 'of .16 vi t is'ae: t i j. 3 51 men, out 33 days from % thellavarmatt; NO 4 bound with dispatches fur Corunna,.whkh sLe overbOard, She has on board about tao,coo lars; and other valuable articles. Before she stevli to the Dienclid three oilier men were killed, NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, JAN. S.—Arrived the Spanish Packet Infanta Carlos, mounting i 6 guns, , with izs' men, from the Havannah bound to Corunna, said to have on board z zo,ooo dollars, besides a cargo of valuable merefiandize, detained on the 27th tilt. off Cape Finisterre, by the Diamond Frigate Capt. ELPHINSTONR ; three of the crew of the Packet were killed by some shots fired from the Dian4nd to bring her to. Arrived the, Neptune, 0198 guns, from the Channel Fleet, and Santa 111arcoretta Frigate, from a Cruize. Also the Ship Royal Charlotte, Capt. R. BROWN, from Halifax, laden with masks for, London ; the St. Andrew, Capt. T. &tiro:, froM Marseilles to Tonningen, with brandy ; and the Danish Ship Patientia, Capr. Te.NORPE, from Dram, with tim. ber, bound to Topsham, but overshot, that Port in a gale of wind. Arrived the . 7 omit ViV4UTeltl, Capt. Sr ANS, from Eourdeaux, with biandi, bound to Embden. NVl'O4Oll,lll, JAN. 6.—Arrived His Majesty's Ship Monarch, of 74 guns, from the Downs, to be refitted. Arrived at the Motherbank, and put under qua. rantine, His Majesty's Frigate Ambuscade, vyith Rear. Admiral CAMPBELL'S Flag on board. This Ship touched at Gibraltar, but the state of the health of that Fortress has not yet been mentioned. Arrived the Merlin Sloop of War, Capt. Ba.tx. TON, from the Westward. Governor BECKWITH embarked yesterday on board the Prase/yr( Frigate, which Ship will sail the moment the wind permits, with several Ships under convoy for the West Indies. The ship Maria, from London to Jamaica, yesterday joined said Convoy, having beat up from Plymouth', whither she was driven in the late easterly gales. Sailed the Maly Gun-brig, Lieut. WHITE, for the Downs; also the Meteor Borah for the Havre Squadron. The Raven Brig, Capt. L4VIVIAN, has made the signal for a Convoy to the Meaterranean. :FALMOUTH, JAN, 4.—The Tofu/when/I Packet ar. rived here yesterday evening, and nearly at the same time the .Wnhingbam Packet, both from Lisbon ; t,he latter after a passage of elevendaya, and the for. vier of tweirry-two The Packets were first disco. vcred yesterday noon. We anxiously waited the approaeli of the vessels, and the landing of the pas. sengers, in order 'to gain some intelligence rerpeet ing Mr. FREN.E. W e now learn, . that he remained behind at Lisbon, at the time of the tailing of the last Packet. Having thus satisfied you in the most mate. rial point, I will now inform, you what I have been able to collect from the most intelligent of the pas. mli z er s :—Mr, as has been already stated, did actually pit Madrid on the r+th of Novern. her, in company with Lord and Lady HOLLAND, acid Mr. lav eLt:, the Messenger. The household establishment of . the Iltit.t.t'‘ND family, being large, it was necessary, for the conveyance of the whole, to employ three carriages,' and also a waggon for the removal of the packages, &c. Their rate of travelling did not exceed from fifteen to twenty miles a day, and the party did not reach Lisbon till the to// of Deceniber. On their arrival at Lisbon, Lord HOLLAND took a house for his family, and intends to occupy it.till the spring. Mr. VREREI has not enjoyed a good .fitate of health. of late ; he has had seyeral slight attacks of the ague, and pUrposes ',vim: at Lisbon till fine weather arrives,, when he may hope for a more fa. vourable passage than the present season of the year is likely to atTord • The. Townshend sailed on the z ath ultimo, from Lisbon, with three or . r four • paisenrrs on attiong whom was Mr. LY111.4., with Dis patches. for . oovernment. §eltiotn has a ship been known to experience such bad 'weather, and yet be preserved from foundering. After the first few 'dajts, sltr %vas exposed to one continued gale, till her arriv.Al in the Channel. During a storm of fif. . , teen successive days the Officers and the crew had to exert themseltes' to the very utmost to keep the vessel afloat. .A't length it became necessary, pro. visions growing. short, to, pot the crew on 1, hurt" allowance. The Wahivkam Packet sailed on the 24th of December, with 'a servant belonging to Lord Ro. BERT V/17.CRILALD on board, the bearer of Dis. patches fur Governinenr,. which ate sail to be int portant— She experienced as bad, weather, for its • dOration, in the co arse o f h er passage, as th e TOWN, ihend. 'Whe n withinfew dais sail of the tdzard, • she was eltased for a Consider'able time by Ill ' Frcnch Privateer, brit happily escaped under cover of the night. Had it not been for_thiicircamsiance, she would h‘tr.e got into a port a day sooner than the Tow.q.shew./. Thy Wahingbax brings an account that the I/R)Ncu of Pitnct had nude me of the most via. 'f• , , lent expressions avinit the English Cilver r sn ent ' in consequence of the capture of the Spanil Frt. gates, as well as upon some other points. Tha ctr. cutnstance of the blowing up of one of the Frigates was much dwelt upon by this Nlinister ; and I ans positively assured that he has been more violent in his behaviour than even BONAPARTE was in h is conduct to Lord WHITWORTH. Mr. HUNTER, the Consul-General, had ar. rived at Lisbon previous to the sailing of the Ifahinzham; he quitted Madrid on the 26th cf November. Both the Messengers left this play together, in a post.cshaise and four ; one of th e Passengers set off this morning express for towns and through his kindness you will receive this. ANOTHER LETTER., SAME DATE. By the Trunrshend Packet, Capt. DooDs w hich arrived here on Thursday last, after a passage of 22 days, fromLisbon,we have authentic intelligence of the arrival of Mr. FLERt in that City. ffe reached Lisbon two days before the Tau :hal left it. A British Frigate was then lying in til e Tagus, with twelve detained Spanish Vessels. le this Frigate Mr. FRERF, it is expefled, is Ow op his passage to England ; if he is not, as °nee our Plymouth Correspondents corjeflures, *IMO arrived. The Wahinghamt Packet, Captain Ros AR lit 111 . arrived at Falmouth on Thursday last, from Liiboh after a passage of eleven days. By her we lo rn ' that War was declared by Spain against Great tain on the 1 ath of December. Each of these Packets has brought a Messengers charged with dispatches from Mr. FILIRE and the Court of Madrid, for the British Government the Spanish Minister of the Court of London. _ nothing was publicly known at Lisbon of th 6 part that Portugal w ill ta k e i n t hi s cont est ; hut ; serious apprehensions were entertained there that she will shcttly be involved on one side or ( 116 other, but most probably vzainst this Country. DEAL, J. 6.—Sailed the Tigress, Pinch:ft., Bold Gun.briga, on a Cruize off Boulogne ; M aria tier Gun-brig, for Sheerness ; and Motio for l afd mouth Roads. Arrived the Ea Stoop frnm the Note ; , Archer Pun-hrig from Cruize Calais. 'a Sailed His Alajesty's Dart, SiereljSlooPos 11"141.Y, Archer, Watchful, and Piercer, GO" brigs, on a Cruize off Calais and Boulogne. Arrived His Majesty's Ship' Oro*: and Pf l ' t t.'hardc i o S n t p ai teeGedtitiDialliniet:::bvS:4:lo:7sgore-e'dAslfrurscioaf:viteL:t'hiCifgearlso':tornearc,rtelh).er I n flexi ble, 'lV:s:tergr u au : s t e' re l : Vesuvius, Zebra' lia)nisfuctr.iA,l"l2l'iticEilitin,L'Vtiiratcsrhel‘f).l://;111. Crad Buuncer Atwell Ddilacc befote. . , Packet, HA2 ' W I en> JAN. 5.......Ti 1 e Gottenburg h and R , HAP burgh, reinen Mhe ails are on boa rd t POO i e° HAMMOND, but a thick fog has prevailed ail Or Capt. HAMI L. TON , a nd Atakiaild, C that has preventt.d their Oiling. NJ Atli fah o r the Continent sit ,‘x ,Lic.l4sC. M. BAN'TttY, DEC. 28, 1804. 3 P. jesty's Cutter Earl Spencer is come up from 134ii ,1 "vent with Db p atches from Go-verntnent for .S its t Squadron. His M..jesty's' Ship Princess of I s lr loi ,: appe ired in the Bi v this morning, of fr° lll 4° ; ref mouth. The Ships of War now in Berehaven lot the Pi;ncess of Oreenge, of 7+ guns, Itcar.", 14 .1 D D u s tray frigate,; rinsr ah . d o . y i a! , , sa u r t io 9 s B lo ; op g , : t rit t , k a , r. ° ' !fos Thlinderer, at 74., was gut utf tins day. „iv tre t '' AYR, Dec. z 7 Nepturit, root' tioned, was on Friday got aide into the 1 -14 r",, The damage he hai sustained hat nor yet be i "cs , certained. ,Her safety is wholly owl g to I , v i' le o tl e i jraordinary exertions ut Capt. NEIL. an a L e o &/1A.51'9N and Starra's carpenters. ' Abdo', itnt them were close employed about her, froin,ii,oot' the came ashore till she was got into vie ad she gone ashore in a place ‘shere,such a atstance. cotak‘ nut-have been procateil, t lsc i :i Li anti probably'a great part of her cargo; been lost'. • /..T.,•••••••••••••••• • NS Y / DiSTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MO sh ip p s l , o l° To the Officers and Company of His Maiest?,'„„ tO d if eissus, for the Capture ot the French brig L ' • 'O , 13 . 2 3 F on board I,ad shin at Chatham, 014,;:,'4yte Stanhope-street, Stran:t every y durint: I ' l ' 4 o To the Odkeis and Company of 'Efts Maje3tY's,,;( C. O volutionaire, far the CApture, of the French eriv t 3 j: - on the 7th of februar) at No. /it Great v. I" street or during three years a: the same place. 9n • Tuea v M r . j. Dow,6-triter tl i t i; °. ltd Majesty's Shill Calcutta, %Val pied :on d i Gladiato r ,- at P 9 ttamouth, 'for . drunken"s' ,e, abcdience, in absenting himself se veral dlolf6c4 ;her from his duty. He wai• dismissed board the Caicrata, and sentenced td ocher'stttaataun, :And on board of .tueli otti c i ' l the Commander in Chief at P.atsmouth t , Reai Adatiial 'Sir I. C or r IN, Bart. Ptes kicri 1 1 A fog,. unusually thick, prevailed a t rJrt ic d last. Wedhestfax„:„vhc.n (and it should bet - 1 1 , r - o`, Lea. zeal and sk ills .tif t ,fVf a novel dfi.rt.iti4 o ,l ti cal of Praia., of '9B:ktus, was led out of dl e • hie to Spithead; hy 'a drum being sent front the ur beat• at the different buoys, where the waft so dense, tit:white ctiulti even wilco passing the Platfortai I li~ i ~~ tr bn lii ir( 111:1 All i '.7%