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tig ‘ t. I Z, R 4- il • ' NAVAL sz,‘ 1 NEP PS. . Nm 11.7 impequm t pelagi, stevumlue tridentem, Z`ed m;bi soot datum. PLYMOUTH, JAS. 13. Ak~tivßD the Prince Grow, Of 98 guns, Capt. S. SUTTON, from Torbay ; and L' rlmbuicade, of 36 guns, Capt. Hon. J. Co Litt LLB, frnm a Cruize. Sailed the Flora hired Armed Brig, of 14 guns, on a Cruize to the Westward. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4. A!tRIVID at the Motherbank, and put.under Quarantine, the following Transports, with TroOps from Gibraltar. They were a part of General Sir JAMES PULTENZY'S Army, vi*. Lord Hood, - CA rt . WAtefield, • Bat A T lIWA IT E. Flora, Neliy, - Walter Boyd., Sea Horse, lientour,-* WALKEIt. NlcaciLs. FLARI:o. . A " PaTiltdON. FALMOUtif, JAIL . -.--,, . Arslt r n the Earl Coriver Packet, Capt:►in DEAxt, in five days from Lisbon. No Jar news. • Late 'this evenN i g arrived the Raehael Tran sport, Capt. WETHERHEAD, with two hundred andseventy, of the 9th Regimentionlioard, day,s from Lisbon : parted with. thq Fleet, under convoy of the Brilliant Frigate, two days since off Scilly. They have about soon Troops on board. This .vtssel has on 'board a Pilot from Scilly, who says 'that . the WeSt India ship Melanthe was ~t otally lost at that pl ace y ester d a y wee k , i n a gale of wind ; and the Captain droWned. Yesterday appeared off here, and proceeded up Channel, the American Ship 4ch:fue, Captain M e Douom., in twenty .six days from Philidet. 'phia for London, with flour and sugar. - SIIEER.WESS, JAR. z 4. Lit D His Majesty's ship .41/4/4 3. of 3$ guns, Cot. Hot r, for Spithesd. 'Arrived His Majesty's Ship restii of a guo (late the Berschet'ater, one of tht Diads Ships which surrtndeted to Admiral Mrttitat3) ; and issittanct, of So guns, from Chatham Came into Harbour, Za I)eura, , to refit,; The Eageair is taken enit. pf Docks .446.4 00 . 1440 . • A report was yesterday current, that Twelve Sail of the Line had slipped out of .refit Harbour, but being pursu:d by our Squadron, had taken Shelter in another Port. The circumstance which Tgave rise to this r ep or t i s , t h at s i x or seven of the renth Line of . Battle Ships did make an attempt to es . c.'ipe out of Brest ; but perceiving Sir ED WARD PE LLISM'S Squadron, which watched that Port, the Enemy thought it more adviseable not to' risk the 'consequences, and accordingly re • turned before our Ships could come up with him. Another account says—" It was yesterday re ported that the Lords of the Admiralty had re ceived advices, by an Express from Sir EDWARD Psi. VV, that in consequence of information that Seven Sail of the Line, with a number of Frigates, und , having4ooo Troops on board; had taken ad.: vantage of a gale . of v nd, and got out of, Brest Water, he had steered the direction which, by • his Cruizers, he was instrueted they had taken ; t dna had the good forttine at least to prevent their proceeding on their voyage. 'They had run. into I ilaine Br a," , . Lord NE Lso N, it is said, gb - cs to the IVlediter. Tanen, from whenve Lord LiS been re. , • called. His appearance at Constantinople ;would have the beneficial effcci. of confirming the British influence at that Court. A number of Gun.boats, for the additional pro. teCtion of our Coasts, !have, it is id, been or. tired by Giwernrnent. ReAr. Admiral 'Hot. I. 0 w AY, secondin command nt Portsmouth, is appointed toe command in the North Sea Fleet ; he is to be succeeded by Rear. • Admiral Torn% The report, dormant for Some time, that Royal* Docks for building Ships of War were to be con,• strutted in Cork Harbour; is again revived, with several additional circumstances. The Repase, Revenue Crnizer, Capt. Mtn'- , taNGs, has taken and carried into the Port of Colchester, the (2,44... / Cbarhtte, Snuggling Cut. ter, laden with upwards of 6zo casks of spirits, and some tobacco, and commanded by R CHAR woLek, alias Little Dick, long noted as one of the most desperate Smugglers on 'dm Stialk and Norfolk Coasts. The number .of Ships which passed the Sound last year Amounted to 9o4S,_via. 4117 Danish; 1 941 Swedish, 3139 English, t 703 Prussian, ts`2, belonging to Peppenlynrgh, 3r to Hamburgh, .39 to Oldenhorgh, 8o to Bremen, 278 to Rostock, 6o to Lubeck, 13' Russian, g American, and 6 . Portuguese. . RostEarq, one of the Prqnch Ssa vans, says, that he found himself as sqk among the An.tbs as if he had been among Frenchmen. This may be perfectly true, and yet his life might.have been 311 1,1 LI: greatest danger. WITH THE. FRENCH GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO PRISONERS OF WAR. (Continued fronß Ole Paper of Yettrdgy.) N UWE R. XI. Troup:re qffice, nom' so, tSoo. Sta, The 'Commissioners for sick and wounded Seamen having transmitted to us an Extraa of a Letter which they have received from . Mr.- Griffin, their Surgeon, at Forton, stating, that several Prisoners have been received into that Hospital in a state of great . debility, owing to their having disposed of their ration of 'pro. visions for a week, a fortnight, and in some instances, for a month, at one time ; we have felt it our duty td- &reit that such persons as 'may be discovered to have been concerned in purchasing any articles of Provisions, Cloithing, or Bedding, of another Prisoner, should be confined in the Black-Hole, and kept on short allowanCe for ten days • and also, should be marked as having for feited their turn of exchange. We are confident that you will agree Witli.us as to the expediency of taking some strong measures to prevent so pernicious a traffic as that above-mentioned, and, that you will second our endeavours for that purpose. We are, &c. (Signed) JOHN SCHANK. W. A. OTWAY. Jos. I-luwr. M. Otto. No. XII. From the Commissioners of the Transport Board to M Otto, ttansmitting.‘ NUMBER XIII: , Liverpool, 22d May, IS oo GENTLEMEN, There are some few prisoners here in extreme want of cloathing, and they, have no friends ca pable of making Ahem any remittances to enable them to purchase ; which circumstance obliges me to represent'their situation to you, and to say, in' their present situation it is not in their power to keep themselves free froin vermin. I request your instrations respeding them, and am, &c, EDEN. FISHER. CammiNioners for the Tram. :port Service, &c. NUMBER XLV. Transicr4o . lfice, 2811) Angola, 'kn. SIRi We inclose a copy ,of a letter which we have this day received from Mr. Holmwood, our Agent for Prisoners at Portchester, stating, that the French Prisoners of that DepOt are in very- great want of cloathing ; and as we have reason to be. lieve that the Trisoners at all. the.other Deptgs are either in or approaching. to a similar sitaa don), we think it proper. to recommend the sub je4 to your Molt serious attention, in o'Pder to prevent the:calamitous consequences that must en sue, if the French Onvernment do not cause a . ge.: neral supply of cloathing to be made to their Pri sorters before the winter. We are, &e. ' (Signed) - RUPERT tiFoßcr.. ANtRiO3R W. A. OTWAY. JOSEPH HUNT. NUMBER XV. Porn-barer Castle, 271b4ifgusi, IPoe. AS. Otto. GENTLEMEN, I MD wider the necessity of laying before you the miserable situation of a great number of Pri: soners at this Depiit for want of cloathing. Many, of theni are entirely naked, , and others have . cur up their hammocks to cover themselves. Their situation is such, that, if not provided with those articles before the cold weather commences, they must inevitably perish. I beg to observe, it is near eighteen months since they were furnished with any articles of , wearing apparel by the French Government, and'then only a single shirt to each suit, which must naturally have been worn out long since. I have the honour to be,' &c. &c. (Signed) Jonas HOLMWOOD.' Commissioners for the Trot siort Service, &c. islo. XVI. from the Commissioners of the Transport Board to M. Otto, transmitting NUMBER .XVIL Norman Cress, Sept. 9, 12.0. GIiNTIAMEN, Inclosed, I transmit a Packet, for M. Otto ; which, you will observe, that, notwithstanding all I have - done, or can do, to prevent the Prison ers from selling their ration of provisions for days to come, and their bedding, it has not had, nor is likely to have, the desired efreft. Since the commencement of the wet weather, many of them have been taken to the hospital in a very weak state, in consequence of having sold their provisions and bedding ; and one or R two have died. Several of the French Prisoners are without doodling, and, having sold their' bedding, they are destitute of either ; and the present wet wea cher, and the . approaching Winter, will, if they be not clisathed, till the Hospitals. I have, Gentlemen, thought it prudent to men tion these circumstances to you; as I am firmly ot opinion, that, unless some doodling is issued to the Prisoners, who are now destitute, many of them will die, should the Winter be severe, - I have the Honour to be, &c. &c. • (Signed). 13. WOODRIVP. Camminicorers for gee Transpla &mkt-, &c. SIR; lit/WIER XVIII. TriPtitart Office, Sept. it, 1800 • We inclose, for your . tnformation, a , Copy of a Letter which we have this day received from Mr. Ilolmwood, the Agent for Prisoners of War at Portchester, and also a Copy of ,the one tht-rein referred to from several French Prisoners confined at that place, stating that they are in very mi z.erable condition from the want of cloathing. • Zno apt reopmmtnaiiig to your; roost serious aiten_ tint ; the absolute , necessity that there is of einsl , sortie oldathing , to, be distribut,!d among the tench- Ptiioners without delay. We are, e.:e. (Signed) RyPERT GEORGE. - ' AMIIROSE SERLE• JGSEPII HUNT.' k. Otto. 4.;),C IX. from Mr. Holmwood to the coin_ iniss f oners of the Transport Board, NUMBER NX. . ' Poi-taw:ter, Sept: to, 184 i, THE FRENCH PRISONERS OF WAR. TO MR. ROLM WCOD, CQMMISSARY, AT POiTetiESTER CASTLE. SIRy , • You have so Ofteo, and so generously, given us proofs of your feelings for our tinfortunat tion, Altai we believe we may implore, through you : a relief the more urgent as it becomesiri- It cannot be necessary to lay before you a mi nute pi Lure of the state of nakedness to which we are reduced - -a state the more deplorable, as our debilitated bodies. are more susceptible of the se verity of the Aeason, arid the want of repose. The many sufferinas we' endure from the total want of cloithing, and other necessaries of this kird, are already so 'well known to you, that there can be no difficUlty in your interceding in our favour, We Cannot doubt of your cOnvlying with 'our expedatiori in-this respeet,.or, at least, flil - yOu will contribute every means in your' power to al leviate the misfortunes, of persons sinking under the weight .of calmnity -; and you will, by these means, add ; to the 'respeaful sentiments with which we are, c. (Signed by p considerable number of Prisoners.) NUMBER-3XI. Tra.;port Office, OR. 17, Not having yet heard from you that any pry. vision, has been made by the.Frencli*Govethinent for supplying theii People, Prisoners in this' Country,•with cloatiling ; • and the reports daily made to us from the several Depots, reipeaing the miserable state of the .Prisoners from the want of thaf necesSary article becoming :more and more serious, we- cannot, from motives of hu manity, avoid again representing to you the ab solute necessity, there is of your taking immediate , steps for supplying the Prisoners, so as to prevent , the fatal consequences that must otherwise ine vitably ensue, upon the, comMencement of the approaching ,cold season. We.-most earnestly request your.earlrattention to this subjea ; and that, if you be , not already ,provided with the means of affording the neces sary relief to your unfortunate Countrymen, you will lose no time in strongly. recommend in g the measure Ai your Government. We are, &c. Sigi)ed) RUPPAT GEORGE Mitt ROSE SERIE. W. A. OrwAY. _ • 11. Om. No. XXII. from the Lortis of the Admiralty to Mr. Durldas, transmitting Copies of No. 23 and ,2 4* NUMBER XXIII. Tran.cpart.o,ffice, Of?. to, Aco. ' , • We inclose, for .the information of the Right Honourable the. Lords. Commissioners of the Ad miralty, a Copy of a Letter, and.of its Inclosure, which we have received this day from. M. Otto in answer to-one which we wrote to him in,con-- sequenceoof their Lordships' direaions, signified to us in your Letter of the 14th instant, relative to the distressed state of the French Prisoners of War in this Country for want of cloathing. We think it proper to observe, that all the British. Prisoners France, as well as the Rus.. sian Prisoners taken in klolland, are clothed by Captain Cotes at the expellee of this Country. We are, S:c. (Signed) Eyxi Nttan, c. NUMBER ,X36V. )L GEOR.Gt. j, SERLE. J. SCHANK. 17 9th Year qf tke French icyta Oaoher, tEoo. THE COMMISSARY OF THE FRENCH REPUULIC IN INGE.ANO3 1 , 0 'II3E COMMISSIONERS OF T 333: TRANSPORT I have received the Letter, which you did Inc t h e honour of Writing yesterday, in ord4r. to in. form ,mer that the Reports from.your Agents at the Depbts continue to.represent, in the most nr.. gent manner, the necessity of providing Cloathing for the French Prisoners of War, befole the com. tnencement of the severe weather, which may be immediately expetted,.- I can only deeply - lament. the deplorable site.:- Alan to which these unfortunate men are reduced, and' my own inability , Jo 'provide Cloathing them, without having; received the.,n i ecessary (lets and instrudions. from. my Governimi.[, to enable .me to defray this expellee. I shall not fail, however,- again to• represent to the French :GovernMent; the urgent wants of our Prisoners, atid - Jo recommend to it to adopt, in.its svisdoln, such measures.. as .the circumstances may appear . to require.' must, nevertheless . „ obs•erve to youohat the French Government, bayinil ttudertalen to ,cloathe all the Prisoners whom the, chance of War has thrown into their hanthip had reasoft to exP.ea a reciprocal attention on the part of Great Bri. tain; , and although the Prisoners now detained in France are notexadly English, nes ertheles they, belong to Powers in Alliance with His IVlajcsty. You will perceive . from The 6.)py of the inclosed Arreti, that these Prisoners are provided With Cloathiiig at the .Expense of the 'French Govern. I have the Honour to ,be, &c. (Signed) OTTo, 4 7. biTM aPirrl.:~ ~. EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTER OF THE DELI- BERATIONS OP THE CONSULS OF THE , REP LI 1; LIC. Ault, 2,3 Vextzle s Bth Yerr, l4tb 111arcP 1800. The Consuls of the Republic = cc ioiklering that Prisoners of War are entrusted to the. Care and humanity,of the Nations in the Power of ,which. they are placed by the chance of War; decree, Art. I. ,The Minist,ers, of War and of the NI:- rine shaWensuro, by every possible mean , i, Sub sistence and Cloathirg,g to the Russian, AuArian, and English Prisoners of War. They shall take care that they are treated with all the attention and indulgence consistent with -public safety. • Art. II: They -shall moreover take. every ne cessary for the, vuzpose of :tcteleiating thi Exchange of.Priiontrs...,- he. Pirst Con4ul (Signed) . ..I)oNAPARTy. HU GU BS 8.M.A.k.E1 4 1 SeC. Gen. The Minister,,o . r WAr. and, for .the' Colonies, A true Copy. (Signed) The Cornmissaiy of the,i rc Bch Government England, . v. (Signed) OTTO. No. XXVI. From Mr. Nepearl to Mr. Mrs..' kisson for the inforination of Mr. Dundas, pies of Nos: 27 artd z 8; 'end , the Papers thereizil referred to. SIR, NUMIIIIR XXVII tranztcrt-Offiir, lr. Nclarmbrr, Igoa. We beg you will lay before the Right 1-lon: the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,. the inclosed Copy Of a Letter which we have received from M. Otto, relative to the present State of the French Prisoners of War in this Country, whom he represents as reducvd' to the greatest misery by the scantiness of their allowance of Provisions. We also transmit for their Lord.. ship infortnation, a Copy of a Letter chick, we haye,this day written toM. Otto on the subjed, And an Extraet of a Report' made to us by ,Cont, missioner Serie on •the'bta're of the. Prisoners at StaPleton and Portchester,• visited by him in the month of •junt lait, by which .their Lord4llips will:observe, than the distressed situation of the French Prisoners in. this Country, is not to be i mob ted td in sti ftic it ney of t het rlta t ions, but chiefly t& the neillea of tlfeir own Government; .in not supplying them with ,Cloathing,, the neces r sity,of'whicli wa Irato,o . r.epeatedly represented to he. Freud: esoyernl Tfont , , t boib• through him, and ,trough Capthin - Cotes # our Agent .at • Wo are, tic.. ; (Signed) • am swr GEORGE. jotIN SCHAN.K. Ia E 47: 4yelegn, • . .., • , ' • e Sittivgi appointed in Middli..sex and London, before the Rightlionouihk LLO D Lott KF N YONi Lord Chief Justice, arc. in arid after Hilary Term ) 801 IN TET:m. LONDUN, msormrstx,,,,, Wednesday' '''tlittrsday Monday - I cb. 2. Wednealay Tuesday Feb': so., weilnesdAy • j2ll. fob. - 4- - Feb. x A,FTE It 'TERM. ,14tuiday F a b. (4. Monday Feb. .16. Accounts from Dublin State the commercial business of Ireland, to' have experience 3 a percep tible increase, ever since the date of thi -1 here have been more 'lmports thole' of Rum, Sugars, Vines Sec. than they bad kno%k n the same time. during any former period. ' Two of His Majesty's Messengers were yes_ terday robbed by two highwaymen, in going to Windsor. • It, is hardly difficult to conceive in what man ncr the. French Rulers arc likely to treat the FoE, , lish Prisoners in their custody, since we find they are so unfeeling in their cundua towards their own countrymen in captivity here. Such conduft will even add to the dilgrare of lie, publican Fran:e. A 'Morning Paper, with 'its usual, accuracy, states That the Speaker, and all the other Ojicers of the House, will be ele&ed in the same manner as at the commencement of a new Parliament. We shoula be glad to know what other Officers, , except the Speaker, are elated. S om e dispute seems .to arise whether the State Bed for , the Marquis of-Y.,x ETF be 3 or be nor actually tirade. 'lhis point we will not presume to decide ; but we are sati , ;fied that his Lordship must internally-, enj4 that .swcet , repose which ever sprint, ftom a consciotuines of Virtue. Mr. CRAUER, the Son of thi! late celebrated Performer on the violin, and who is himNelf an extellent Perfotiner on the same in‘trimieLt, late. lv cut his . left hand, so as to di,able him at pre. sent from all professional parsaits, thunah it is hoped that the incur> , will not eventually be of much consequence, The jourmeymea Taylors, neearding to the vul. gar Adage,. for want of better , tol , k, se.ent to be " ciethig their own throats."‘ t. pt ligenty Eh:plod of those inconl,idetatc..men are, out oferryloymene, and many of them perhapa who have been most a6kive in ntising the insurrellion, will never 'be .employed in .the: 6lne business agaln.• Several of the. MASters hee made some 4dV311C.1 MOW Insurgents, but molt allot= have determined - to go no farther, and the mitiority of the Miters, we :hear, are determined. that any "ad. k lition they .may make shall be 4;:dwitar: ) , 'here after, and not.ionquisory at present. • • •.The mai:once of our .Bucks - of Fashion, or of try Fashiax, thrusting themselves forward upon .the, Opera Stage, IStiliCOritillueS, to the great an.. r,oyatace both of ,the Audienct. and Performers. We seriously wish that some means could be adopted to prevent this tili,bred intra3ion, parti. eularly during the pertbrtnaner of the Billets, as it materially .injore4 their cfrett, •