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PARIS, Juty S. MINISTRY OF THE MARINE. CZYILACT OP A IaTTzR. 71tott CITIZIN SOUCIIIT, CAP% TAIN DE VA/SSEAU, CHIEF 01 THE EILLITARY MOVS: )Art4Ti AT CIiEK3OLIKG, TO TVII MINUTIA OT )4AICISSi 3D JULY. •' I have the Honour to inform you, that the English Fri gate the Minerve, commanded by Captain Betzee TON. carry ing 43 guns, of which aS are eighteen pounders, fourteen thirty-two (carronades), and six nine pounders, with a crew of 230 men, in pursuing yesterday evening in foggy weather, some boats laden with stores, which, after having taken in their lading at Bccquet, were making sail in order to pass the night under the Fort la Liberte, situate within the Road, struck on the rock about half past nine. " At ten the Gus-vessels La Chiffonnc and La Terrible, Stationed in the Road, the former commanded by the Lieu. tenant de Vaisseau Lseout Zit, and the other by com menced a cannonade. The Fort likewise fired some guns. " At midnight I sent to the Cannoneees powder and ball, to replace the ammunition which they had expended. " Abcut two I was in the Road, accompanied by Citizen C.tcu:r, Director of Maritime Works, two Engineers of the same Corps, and the few 'Marines whom I was enabled to assemble. We proceeded on board the Chiffonne, where I took the command of the Road, and caused the fire from the vessels to be continued until half past five, which was con. stantly seconded, though distantly, by the Fort de la Li. bend. " At half past five the English Fr i gate struck her Flag. " I immediately ordered the Lieutenant de Viasseau co ztaa, who had contributed so much to her surrender,: to go on board her. " The Prisoners were transported on board La Chifronne, and concluded to Cherbourg. Twelve on board the Frigate were killed, and twelve or fifteen much wounded. The Vessels of the Republic experienced no loss. " I made a number of efforts, but fruitlessly, to get the liintrve off: lat length gave orders to throw into the set, in order to lighten her, two eighteen•pourders, and four car. ronados, which it will be very easy to get up again. " After several efforts and mancouvres, we succeeded in getting off the Frigate, and at six she was anchored in the .oad, out ofall danger. " Conformable to tuna, the Minister of Marine and Colonies par interim, " CI...I'LT Fuzuggsv." tt is said that the Prussian Minister at London has offered the Mediation of his Sovereign to the British Government ; the answer to which was. that the Mediation of his Court, together with ..that of Russia, would be accepted. It is generally believed that the projected Ex. peditioh against England will be considerably deve. loped diving the' Journey of the Pirst Consul in the .Departments of the e;-drvant Belgium. Sight French Vessels from St. Domingo, under the Convoy of the Frigate La Rivanthe, have arriv. ed at Cadiz. Letters from Marseilles state, that a Convoy has arrived in that Port frogs America worth Seven Millions of liv res. HACUIt o JULY z.—The English have within the last few days captured a great number of Ves. sels belonging to our Merchants. It is expeEted that a prohibition will be issued against the Exp,r. tation of Grain and Provisions. It is also said, that the former laws against the introduaion of any articles the produce or manufafture of Eng. land, will be again put in force, Sr. MALO, JULY rd—About thirty Englishmen who resided in this Town have been arrested, and sent to the Castle. The reason assigned for this Measure is, that some of them did not condua them. selves with that prudence which the present cir. cumstances require. These Gentlemen will be sent off immediately to Funtainbleau. BANKS or THE MEIN, JUNE 28.—1 t is said that the States of Hanover have deterinined to send a Minister to Paris, specially accredited for Hanover. it is said that M. LENTHE will he appointed to this Mission. We learn from Vienna, that the entry of the French into Hanover has occasioned a rise of from JO to la per cent. in the price'of sugar, coffee, and other articles imported from England. HANIDURCH, JUNE 25.—The French Minister in the Circle of Lower Saxony has declared 'in a formal manner, that as the march of the French Tomps had only for its object, to occupy the States of fits BRITANNIC MAJESTY in Germany, all the Countries in the neighbourhood, whatever may be their polities' or commercial relations or connexion those States, need not fear that any attempt will he wade on their Neutrality. JUNE 26.—1 t is said that the principal Rowers of dic North ate about to propose a Plan of Mediation I.:ctwcen E,, land and France, the principal points of which arc said to be, that Malta is to be am. pied for ten years by Russian Troops, to be n►a i►i. rained at the joint charge of England and France ; that at the end of ten years Malta is to be 'Motet' to the Order, and to be garrisoned by Neapolit an Troops ; and that Lamiebro is to . be ceded to the English. Some people go so far as to say, that this Plan will not meet with much opposi. tion, and that it is about to be sent to Fetersburgh to be laid bef o re the EmPsr.na, whose Consent is deee‘tary, GittlOA, JuJz !tarn tharGtli.MtlitAT Will arrive in a very few days in this City. He Will assemble under his command the French Troops tpread over our Territory. We have aloo received intelligence that the Trench Troops have entered the Ab'rtizzo, to the number of about t 2,000 men. (FROM THE BRUSSELS PAPERS OF THE BTH INST.) CONSTANTINOPLEi JUNE 6.—On the -26th of last month the Porte received a dispatch sent by the Commander in Chief in Egypt, with the intelligence, equally disastrous and unexpeded, that the City of Alexandria :in Egypt had been taken from the Turks. That important place is now in the power of a corps of Albanian Rebels, or Arnau tea. These Troops, the bravest of the Ottoman Army, corn. posed, with others, the garrison of Alexandria for some Months they had received no pay, and their representations on this subject were without effdt. The Pacha commanding at Alexandria always pro. mised payment, but performance did not follow iris promises. The Arnautes becoming impatient, made their Officers conduit them to the Pacha, who from fear immediately dispatched an Order, or , Tifterdar, to the Paymaster-General, for the payment of their arrears. Furnished with this Order they immedi. ately went to the Tefterdar, who resided at some distance from Alexandria ; he refused payment in a haughty manner, alledging that he had no money in the Chest. This proceeding so irritated the Ar. nautes, that they proceeded cruelly to maltreat the Tefterdar and all the persons about him ; and they concluded him in chains to Alexandria. At the approach of the Rebels the Commandant ordered the other Troop of the Garrison under arms, the Gates were shut, and the Cannon pointed against the Mutineers; these, full of rage, swore to con. quer or die ; they advanced with some ladders and other instruments orattack, and scaled the Fortifi cations of the City, throughout which terror and consternation were immediately spread ; and in a few hours the Rebels made themselves masters of the important post of Alexandria, fortified by the French, and afterwards by the English.. The Pacha saved himself, with a part of his partisans, by a Gate opposite to that carried by the Assailants.— The Military Chest fell into the hands of the Ar nausea : many of the Inhabitants were the vklims of their fury. , This taking of Alexandria by the Rebels may have in the present circumstances, int. portant consequences for all Egypt. The Porte will employ all the means in its pOwer to re-conquer Alexandria, and the Capitan Pacha will accelerate. his departure with the Fleet to accomplish that im. portant oiled. • MILAN, JUNE 21.—There has been published at Genoa a new Territorial Division of that Re public. Liguria is divided into 49 Cantons and 705 Communes; the Population is 620,413 souls. On the Bth instant there was published at Naples a Declaration to this eff.-d : " The King is resolved to observe the most mid Neutrality in the War broken out between the Freneb Republic and the KING of ENGLAND. In consequence, His MA. jEsTy orders, that none of his Subjects shall enter into the Service of either one or the other of these Powers." HANOVER, JUNE 27..—They speak of an imme. (bate passage of the Elbe by the French Troops. MI the' Vessels are put in requisition at Stadt, Lunebourg, and ilerehourg. The Hanoveriiins have likewise detained all the Vessels on the opposite Wink of the Elbe. The Troops are in motion throughout the whole extent of Hanover. They file precipitately to the environs of lunebourg, when they will form an Army of 17,000 Itif,intry anti 2000 Cavalry. Provisions are colletling from every part for the same destination. We imme. diately expea fresh Troops, destined for Garrison Service. The Head.qnarters of the French Army will to-morrow be removed from hence to Lune. bourg. JUNE 28.—Yesterday evening General of Artil-, levy puLAu Loy, and the Field Commissary of the French Army, set off for Lunebourg. General Mowry tit, accompanied by the Adjutant-General Rear, and the General of Division RANSOUTZ, COMMandant of the Cavalry, took the road this morning for the same place. General BIRTH lER will follow to-morrow. General MORTIER having concluded the Con,. vention of Sublingtx, under the condition that it Should be ratified by the First Consul ; and BONA rArrt insisting upon the disarming of the Ilanove. rian 'Army,. the French Troops approach the Elbe to execute that disarmament. General MORTIER has established an Executive Commission, charged with the administration of the EleCtorate of Hanover. The Members which compose the College of the Government, s ill be in. vested with the cliaratter of Counsellors. The su. perior power of the Government is exercised by the General in Chief. The horses of our former Royal Stables arrived !ma'am thirty in number ; a set of eight cream. coloured in a state coach, stopped at Hamburgh, as well as a white horse named Diipsond, the finest in the stables, richly caparisoned ; another, named slfquetor, two Of less value, were yesterday 'furillshea toenetal MukTIER. The other holies are not yet distributed.- Arriongst those deitined for General itivritt ER are Achmet arid Methomtt, two of the finest saddle horses. According to the mist accurate eAculation, the maintenance of the French Troops in our Country casts 210,000 crowns per month, or 2,szo,ooti by the year. A part Of the Army of Reserve of General DESSOLLES is already arrived in the Duchy of Ornaburgb. LAUENIOURO, JUNE 30.—The French menace the pastage of the Elbe, which will probably be executed to-morrow. It appears that the Hano verians are determined warmly to oppose them : ever) thing has a warlike appearance in our Duchy. The Trtiops occupy the Camps, and have taken the strong positions on the heights behind Farb,- &ours, neat Lemenbmg, and other places. The t 2th Regiment of Infantry forms the Advanced .Guard, with a numerous body of Cavalry. Several bat teries are ereded along the right Bank of the Elbe. The baggage of the Army Las gone.to Ratzebourg. .I3Arqxs OF THE .ELBE ) JUNE 30.—The French 'Troops have not yet traversed the Elbe in the en. v irons of iallengpieker : the passage will be effected, as we are assured, near Marschaept, Chasseur-Veit, and Artlenbourg. About eighty large embarkations are.assembled near Hnopt, on the canal of Lonebourg. The Hanoverians have established a battery behind Geesthacht, in the Lauenbourg, from which they can fire in the direaion, of the Elbe, A Company of Artillery, one of Cavalry, and a Corps of Ar. tillery, are posted on the Kriminel ; the Regiments of Infantry, with Artillery, have taken post near Hohenhorn ; detachments of Cavalry and Flying Artillery occupy the environs of Hendorf. The Ha. noverians seem to have taken the firm resolution of defending : they want neither Artillery nor Ammu. nition, but they may want Provisions and Forage. Yesterday His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WAL Es left Town for a few days, The Resolutions which were yesterday formed by the Court of Aldermen, manifest a spirit worthy of the Magistrates of the Metropolis of the British Empire. Their condua will, we trust, serve as an example to every other Corporate Body, according to their various capacities, throughout the Kingdom. A spirited Address to His MAJESTY has been voted by the town of Northampton. • A General Meeting of the Lieutenancy of Corn wall was held, on Thursday lair, at Sr. Austle. The Earl of MOUNT EDOCUhI s presided. A Circular Letter, communicated by General Stmeoe, was read ; it was said to be from the Bishop of BATH and \\TELLS, recommending the Clergy as the fittest persons to rem lin in such parishes as may find it necessary to remove their stock, &c. to superintend such removals, and by their influence to preserve older, &c. as long as it tn.sy be safe to continue. The following are the names of'some of the Offs. cers appointed to the Royal Corps of Marines in consequence of the augmentation, all of whom are the Children or Re:atives of Officers who have Idi en or been disabled in the Service of their Country : tlenry Munrson, lames rynnuire, W. D. Christian, David Ballitigal I, Vernon Abbott, Edw. Pcngelly, lames Campbell, Richard iilakeney, T. Kerr Stewart, Charles I. Parer, Perceval, John Mackintosh, Benjamin Bunce, Richard Parmer,' . l iA111::S Cassail, Charles Shea, W. Clarke, W. 11.Strangeways, Tenison, W. Kager, James Ilell, 11. S. Lee. Riellard a:h. Williams, Lewis,. , i!ruzier, J. R. Fletcher, Richard R,,se, T. S. W. 'Lille, . • 1.. R. Seymour, --- Mitchell, Pearce, Robert Little, J..l.awroice. Charles Grafitti, William Witham, Th e supplementary Militia, for the County of Dnrhatn, are to be embydied at Sunderland on Tharsday next. At one o'clock on Sunday, the Secretary to the Russian Embassy at Paris, al rivekl at Count W O .. itowzow'a, the Russian Ambassador's, with pi s . patches. He brought 'also Dispatches -tbr Lord HAWKESDURY, which were immediately forwarded to his Lordship at Coombe. Other Messengers were sent off to Mr. ADDINGTON and the test of the Ministers. Yesterday the First Regiment of Life Guards, commanded by the Earl of HARM NGroN, had a grand field day in Hyde Park, previous to (heir ne_ ing reviewed by fli,s Royal Highness the Pinfies of •Wm.rs, which will shortly take place. The lion. Mr. HENRY WrIA.EsL EN-, who lately arrived from India in the Swallow Packet, is the Gentleman who was appointed Chief President with very extensive powers, over the Provinces lately ceded to the Company by the Nabob of Oik. _ . . . .• It seems that Mons. anti Mademoiselle TAcusit DE LA PAGER i E, taken on hoard the Dart,,French National Brig., on her passage from Martinique, are the Cousins, anti not as stated, the Nephew and Niece of the First Consul. We hope from their rtlationsbip that BONAPARTE will have no objeaion to exchange them for the' Earl and Coun. teas of ELGIN. The bart, after she was taken, was attacked by three different Privateers, but keeping up a running fire, she got off from them. The Doke of Somtassr has taken the house at Richmond lately occupied by Sir GEORGE BAKER. This house belongs to the Duke of QUCE N9t#BR RI, and is next to that in which his Grace resides. The Westminster Scholars deserve high com mendation fur the zeal and aaivity which they dis played in attempting to subdue the fire at the Abbey on Saturday last. The College engine was the first that was brought on this occasion, and it was brought with all possible rapidity by the young Gentlemen themselves. Their exertions were highly useful in carrying water before the Firemen arrived, and they did not abate in their laudable eidcavoura rill the danger was over. NAVAL NEWS. Tditti Aki Jur.V yesterday evenirg i after Post, the Bianchi. Fripte, itich the Fhct under Convoy; for dm W6i POitTSMOUTII, JULY It.-"A irk? 111 34111,1 and Reberta,RocHrmit, frnni Yucatan, with log.' wood, fur London ; Remy, Ti. UKLII Yi from this Ship left at Flume, the Albion, Capt. DAViS. The Ely, Capt. lON sailed from Fiutife fdr laga six days befire the Retro , . The Befit} , t poke the Theth, of Hull, itoin Meisini fur London, stii June, in lat. 31. 4.1; Brd/iont, of Gfeetiotk, on the 27 , 1) June, in I it. 43. t 6. and the RebhithilY Logger Pi ivateer of Fciwey, and AR;ire Cutter I'ri. vateer of Guernsey, on the 3orhult. in lat. 44.. 35. and on the 0) inst. His M,,j,-sty's Ship Atalante. The Mary, DAVIDSON, HENtiettst,:, and Good Intent, 1-lAmir.ToN, %% Ilia sailed he nc e for Portland Road on Friday, in quest of the West India Convoy, returned this day, the Fleet having sailed thereform on Wednesday evening. Mirth, Jut. Y rhe Beulah of Sea r botough , coal laden, is just at rived, having been taken by a French Lugger, and re. taken by the The Captain and Men were all taken out, aud six Frenchmen put on board. DEAL ; jutr t t.—Sailed the Miltrook Schooner. and Snipe Gun.vesscli with all the Revenue add Armed Cutters on a cruizei Letters were received yesterday froth the Naiad, of 36 guns, nff Brest, which stare, that on the 4 , h inst. Capt. WAt.cts discovered a French Schooner, close in shore, near the Saints ; the boats of the Naiad,,under the ordtrs of Li ut. DeAN, assisted by the Third Lieutenant, three Midshipmen, and the Lieutenant cf Marines ( who volunteered nn the occasion), proceeded for the purpose of bringing the Schooner out, w!,ich they etfated, without sustain ing any loss, the next morning. Sc'; proves to be La Providence, a two guns, 22 men, and 200 tollS burthen. The Captain and Crew, except one man aid two boys, made their escape on shore: She Was bound from Nanies to Blest, laden With heir's?). can. non, for the ships at that ahchorage. • The illagnifietvt of 74 guns, Capt. legit is, went out of Portsmouth Hari) cur taSpithead on S.iturday. Several Ladies went out in her, among whom weir:: .Ladies NORTHEoIi. and SAXTON, IYlrs. IVIONTAGUre Mrs. ROTH E , RY, &C. &C. On Saturday morning extly, an cxpress arrived at Sheerness, and immediately ar.cr the Airurarch, of 74. guns ; A:to:ce, of 74. guns ; Seine Frigate, of 38 guns ; and Ferriter Gim.brig, were instantly sent to sea, to - the Northward ; so great was the dispatch that they were not suffered to wait till theft Crews were paid. It is runiourd, but no credit 'attached , to the rumour, that an Enemy's Fleet is in the Nirth Seas, On Tuesday a new Frigate ) pierced for 35 guns, was launched at Buklershatd. She was named the Tribmie, and is a very title Frig.ite. It was an ex. ccellent launch, and attended by a great number of spettators. It is with the most perreet satisfaBion we gird the following Copy of a Letter to the,G,neral of R )yal Marines. It announces the just reward of a knave conduft ; and is a pledge that every gallant an will be followed by instant encourAgement anti promotion, whatever tn.sy be the rank ut the persot., by whom it is performed. • SIR, YutyB, 1803. I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Att. miralty to 3cquittit you, that they have tottered Caws. Li.s O'REILLY a Private of your Division serving oil bo a rd the Loire, to b.: promoted to the rank of Serjeanti for•his gallant aria meritorious conduct in the late rapture of the V initenit National Gun-brig, and to Nignity their direction to you to cause it to be made known to the Men belonging to your Di. vision. 1 am, Sir, your most humble Servant, EVAN NEeEAN'. THE THPATRE.—The Mule of Ile*bani had a numerous audience last ni A ht at the Ilaymarket Theatre. ELI.ISTON, wllO Combinei anlMat ion and pathos, performed the part of Gondibert, for the first time, and he is certainly the best representative it that has been seen since the late PALMER.'the scenes with the Queen, and with his wife, were given with strong impression, and he was very much applauded. Mrs. CLILAND tragedized rather too much in Queen Margaret ; and indeed Mrs, Ch/ae irggia4 seemed to be in v,..sted With the robe of loyalty. She, however, spoke with g god sense and tffeCt. .MATHEWs 'was not less diverting in Gregory Gubbiei, than he has beers in 'must ut the ch3raders in which he his appeared, and his lan song had a tumultutts encore.. The new Muaical Piece announce.d at the Hay. market •Theatre, is a tree ttansiatiun from. the French, by Mr. COLMAN. The Margate Theatre is to open On Fri.lay next with the coluedy of She 4;Joe'd and (Silt , rz. , ..icu'd not. MisS De is to grace the opening , 41 . the 4C,lStiti by aipOring in this play. _ _ . It is Certainly not true, that MUNDEN is engaged for next season at Druty.lzite Theatre, but it is as certain that lie was io m.ify for an engagement at that place. St.rza"r has been plz:.'ing at Portsmouth. The Tars :.ty he is sometimes half-seas oTer. At the commencement at C:ttobt idge on Tuesdiy 1145 t JAME'S Ft,t.t.ows, Esq. M.O. Fellow of Cains College, was admitted to the degree of Poaor of Physic in that Univcrsity. Died, aged about 70, 131 turf a EN rw tiLE, E3q. of an ancient family to the North of England, and for many years , a respenahle inhabitant of the Island of Antigua, whet: he died, last April. The new regulatiOns seem to have very little eL. fea on the - entidtkt of man'y of the Watermen, who not only refuse to wear the Badge, but continue to impose upon the Public. A must aggravating CAM Came before the Lor.o NIA Yutt yesterday. A Lady summoned a Waterman who bad 'charged her double his fare : he wore no badge in his hat, and moss shamefully abused her. The LOHU MAYOR fi ed him in the penalty of +o-i. fur appearing without his badge, and. 20i. for his abuse of the L dy. His Lordship compelled him to pay down the hoes be., fore he quitted the Court.