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,eksfil NAVAL :i.i.:\ e,,,i5,--,,---A- " 4 . . r, `.' ' 'l' ". ~.?..< N'n illi imprison tclagi, Javumpe tridentem, Std mibi I:,rte datum. Front the LONDON GAZETTE, March 14, 18oi. Admiralty-Ojice, March 14, 1801. Copy of a Letter from the Hon. Capt. Charles Herbert, Commander of His Majesty!: Ship Amelia, to the Earl of Si. Vincent, K. B. Admiral of the White, &c. dated at Sea, the sth Februar . y, 1801. MY LORD, I have the Hunour to inform your Lordship, that two hours, ago, I captured the French Brig Privateer La Juste, of St. Maloes, but last from L'Orient, armed with fourteen guns and seventy eight men, commanded by Jean Pierre Charlet, had been out thirty days, and captured nothing ; the night being very dark, and the weather being very thick, we did not see her till she was close to us, and she did ipt discover- us. till she was on board of us, by' which she carried . away her foremast and bowsprit. I have the Honour to be, &c. &c. &c. C. HERBERT, 'PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14. ARRIVED a small French Chasse Marie, laden with provisions ; cut out of a Bay on the Coast of France, .1)7 the Boats of His Majesty's Ship Ex- eellent. The Urania Frigate, of 38 guns, Capt, G. H. TOWRY, in coming into Harbour yesterday, was driven by the eddy tide on a rock near the Devil's Point, at the mouth of the Hamoaze, but was soot] afterwards got off, without sustaining any damage. Arrived the Ship 8/Iton, of Liverpool, -mount. ing 22:gtins, with seventy men, commanded by Capt. Jour/ WEsrox, laden with coffee, sugar, cotton &c. from Demarara, bound to Liverpbol, with the loss of her maintop-gallant mast, and part of her maintop mast. She was captured on the sth inst. by La Garrone French7Ship . Priva. teer, of Bourdeaux, mounting. 2+ guns, with iso rnen, aher air hour's A&ion, when she was carried by boarding. The Bolton had four men killed, and six wounded ; among the former were two passengers ; one of the, latter is 'Capt. WESTON, but not dangerously. She . was retaken on the 2th inst. by the Lela Frigate, of 38 guns, Capt. G. Horr. The Baum sailed from Demerara on the rBth January, in company with the Union, Captain THOMAS MOLLAR.D, and Dart, . Cap.. tain parted with the lattei in a gale of wind: the former foundered at Sea ; the Captain and all the Crew picked up by the 80/ton, and are now on board the French Privateer. --' Sailed the Sirius Frigate on a CruiZe, • Arrived the Leda Frigate from a Cruize, PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 15. MLA IV E D His Majesty Ship Wolverine, from the Coast of Fiance ; also at the Motherbank, Otis Majesty's Sloop of War Alert, with a large Danish Ship detained by her. FALMOUTH, MARCH j 3. •..i ARRIVED the Ship games, rapt Nrc HoLAs , from Surinam, with sogar; coffe l e, &e. for orders ; the American Ship Katy, Capt. PaiLLIPS, from London; American Brig Two Brothers, Capt. JONES, from Ncirferlk for London, with tobacco ; t h e P e i! American Schooner, 'Capt. SYMONS, from Boston for Cowes, with coffee, sugar, &c. lite Brig Dolphin,. Capt. BROWN, froiu Londun for Liverpool. Sailed the Triton (Portugnese Frigate), Captain IN Mr NEGES, for Liaton; the iimirica (Arne: rican Ship), Nl‘CotioNty, for London ; jenny, .11-lamburgh Ship), Pc GROOFF, for Hamburgh ; Two Brother: (American. Brig), JoNEs, for Lon don. • .. An Officer of the Artily - arrived on Wednesday last in the Eall Gower Packet, from Lisbon, :ten days passage, with Dispatches from Sir RALPH -ABERCROMBY. He also brings the melancholy account of the loss of the Oituadand L gaol, Trans ports, on the Coast of Spain, having on board Stores and several Officers of the Army for Malta, all of whom, with the Crew (excepting a Mate and two Seamen) have unfortunately perished. The Oiwald and London sailed from hence on the 24th of January.last, in company with the Lisbon anti Mediterranean Fleets, under convoy of the .lard_ stone. and Seahorse Frigates. The Spanish Ambassador quitted Lisbon on the 9th ult. Portuguesse Soldiers were daily march_ Ong to the frontiers. Still hopes were entettained at Lisbon, that Choy would be able to purchase a Peace with the French. The Piince 4dolphus was to sail from Lisbon the 7th inst.—She may be hourly exi•eded, the VI, B SI. • 11. 5 LI/Gl,” ILT4 I.ll‘ UJL LUW4LLL 41114 ~ U3l. ward for some days past. The King George Packet, with dispatches 1 . 4 Lisbon ; the Lady Ibart Packet, for America ; and the Princess Elizabeth, for Jamaica, arc still detained by contrary winds. YARMOUTH, MARCH 15. Or; Friday arrived the Earl of Leicester, THOMPSON, and Prince of Wales, DEANE (Packets), after landing the Mails at Lowestoff; also arrived with the Mails, the King George, DEANE. Arrived the Prince of Wales Packet, HEARN : she landed the Mails at Cromer. Brought in with her the Brig thiion, from London to Mon trose, with goods, which she re-took off the Texcl. SHEERNESS, MARCH I 5. YESTERDAY sailed His Majesty's Ship In,E..in cible, of 74 guns, Rear-Admiral TOTTY; Capt. J. RENNIE, to join the North Sea Fleet ; Trim. mer Fire-vessel, Capt. PARKER, and Providence hired Cutter, Lieut. COWAN, for Yarmouth; . His Majesty's Fire-brig Zephir, has arrived at the Nore from the River Thames, and has since sailed for Yarmouth. Lieut. J. TILLARD has commissioned the 'Vidoire Fire-schooner, at this Port. The Nanry - Brig has arrived as this Port, and is ordered to be fitted with all expedition as a Fire.vessel. DEAL, MARCH q. His Majesty's Ship Hindottan came down yes. terday morning from the River, and sailed this morning on a Cruize to the Westward, with His Majesty's Ships Overpsel, Nemesis, Heldin, and Stivage and Raven Sloops. His Majesty's Ship illefitene arrived yesterday morning from the Westward,, and salted for Yar mouth. Arrived trom the Westward, it the same time, the Eugenie Sloop, and Attack Gun.brig, which remain. Sailed this afternoon for Sheerness, His' Majes ty's Ship Terpsichore, and to the Westward the Ships Walpole, Asia, Alfred, Albion, Woodford, Fort William; and Sir Stephen Lusbington. The Ships Worcester and 'Taunton Castle came down .this afternoon, and proceeded on to the West ward. Admiral DICKSON is to be stationed with a Squadron off the Texel, to watch the motions of the Dutch Fleet. A Ship from La Vera Cruz, worth 200,000 dollars, has been captured by one of our Cruizers, and sent into Jamaica. On Saturday last the Pursers of the Hon. East India Company's ships the Windkam, Captain THOMAS GRAHAM, and the Lard Dwiran, Cap tain GEORGE SALTWEL t:, severally consigned to the Island of St. Helena and China, attended at the India House, and received their final Dis patches, with which they immediately' proceeded to PortsinOuth to join their respeftive ships. The Fleet of Ships in the Hon. Company's employ already dispatched, and waiting at Ports_ mouth for a fair wind, consists of the following, viz. For Co Ast and CHINA .—The True Briton, Hi ndostan, Hopei and Boddam. .for ROMBAY.—The Lord Hawkesbury, . and Airly Castle. „. For MA DitA,S and BENG A L.—The Duke of Montrose, Dovercastle, Calcutta, Admiral Gardner, and Charlton. For. Sr. HLLiiNA and CHINA.—The, Lord Duncan and Windham. Mr. PITT has taken the house in Park-Place, occupied. by Mr. FisktEß (late Under Secretary), whO is appointed Secretary of the Embassy at Lisbon. The 30 ; 00o1. Prize, just drawn, has fallen to the share of the original 'Subscribers. A Letter from Manchester of March r4.th, at twelve P. M. accounts for the letters of this day being so late in delivery :—" Dreadful weather here : it has been snowing ever since ten o'clock last night, and blowing very hard--a great deal, of snow is lying on the hills," The East Essex have received orders, to march from Norwich for Colchester, un clay next. .Last week. the Dut.hara thatched through Doncaster, on their route . to Borough. bridge,;nd'Northalleiton.- Yesterday the Remains Of Mr. FRITH, one of the Gentlemen Volunteers. of the Loyal Pimlico As'socia'tion, were 'attended by that Corp, - s, com manded by Major RoLLESTON, to Si. George's Burying-ground, and interred; with Military Honour's. . CAmsßloon.—The two Gold Medals, value Fifteen Guineas 'each, given annually by the Chancellor of this,Uhiversity to two commencing Bachelori of Arts .0110 shall acquit themselves the hest in Classical Learning, are this year adjudged to Mr. 'CjIARLES GRANT and Mr. ROBERT GRANT, both of Magdalen College. A butcher of Norwich, named Kett, on Wed nesday' undertook, for a wager of 201. to ride his horse fifty miles in four hours ; he was two hours and a half riding the first twenty-five miles, but performed the remaining' iwenty-five in one hour, twenty-eight minutes and a half, being one and a half minute within the time allowed, 4 41. it ki d .s.yi 1c) • RATISBON, FEB. 25. IMPERIAL DECREE TO THE GENERAL DIET OF THE EMPIRE. The Plenipotentiary of the French Govern ment, specially 'referring to the precedent of the Negotiations at Rastadt and those at Baden in the year 1714, has proposed, in the most posi tive manner, to the Plenipotentiary sent by His IMPERIAL MAJESTY CO Luneville, to negotiate a Peace, that His IMPERIAL MA J ESTY should ? at the same time, stipulate, on t:ie part of the Empire, and sign the Treaty in his capacity of its Supreme Head. The importance of this pro position, and the difFereneconsiderations which it involved, demanded on the part of the Head of the Empire, the most mature examination ; and His Majesty could not hesitate to communicate immediately ba a writing under his own hand, the situation of affairs, and his own resolution, to all the Eleaors ) both in their quality of Elec tors and-Princes, and to the principal Princes of the Empire. This writing contains the expres sion of the sentiments-und principles of His Ma jesty ; and he transmits a Copy of it to the Ge neral Diet of the Empire, in the firm confidence that every appearance of unconstitutional views will be removed by a just and mature examina tion pf the contents of that Letter. In conformity to the precedents of the Nego tiations at Rastadt and Balers, referred to by the French Plenipotentiary, the Treaty, of which A Copy is subjoined, has been concluded. The same precedent proposed as a rule of proceeding would sufficiently guarantee the right of co-ope ration on the part of the States of the Empire in every thing relative to Peace, though in the Treaty now submitted to the Diet, there may not have been inserted, as there formally was in that of Rastadt, any clause confirming these le gitimate rights. The motives which have induced His IMPE RIAL MAJESTY to conclude this Peace, will, from their urgency, determine the Eldlors, Princes, and States, to expedite, as much as pos ' sible, the Ratification of the Treaty of Peace now . submitted to them ; more particulnly, as the French Government-has made the speedy apptV bation of the Empire the condition of the enjoy ment of the first advantages of Peace—an exemp tion from all War Contributions, and the de. parture of the Armies now on the Territory of the Empire. His IMPERIAL MAJESTY expeas, with the utmost impatience, the Coliclusum which shall be adopted to that efreet. VIENNA, Frßi^ll. LETTER OF KIS' ERJAL: . ,MAJ EsTy To TIIF ELECTORS, PRINCES, AND.. STATES OF TliE EMPIRE. - , • • (g The Plenipotentiary of the French Govern ment.has made to ,the Minister Plenipotentiary, whom I have sent to IdineTille to negotiate a Peace with the French Republic, the positive proposition, that in the Treaty to be concluded, I shall likewise stipulate for the Peace of the Em. Aire, in my quality of its Supreme Head. " The Iniperial and Royal Plenipotentiary knew that the right of co-operation on the part of the Elelors, Princes, and States of the Em pire, in matters relative-to Peace, was fixed in a precise manner by the fundamental Laws or the German Empire ; and thus that my Imperial authority was limited, upon this point by the rights of the Germanic Constitution, unless• I had previously , reeeived. full powers from each particular State of the„Empire to treat in its name. This consideration., and, some others en tirely contrary, to ,the aboye proposition,. were not treated in the manner my Plenipotentiary had a right to expert from their own weight, and con„ stitutional evidence. On the contrary, the-pro position was-insisted on, by a special reference to the precedent of the Negotiations at. gaioo. and Baden in the year 1714, and its admifsion. was demanded in a manner so urgent and ppsi five, that .the Negotiation- must have been, en. tirely broken off, had not my : Plenipotentiary, after trying without success the;means of repre sentation, at length given his assent, referring in like manner to the , Negotiatjohs at Rastadt and Baden. • • 6 f In my quality of .Supreme Head of the Em_ mire I felt very considerable embarrassment, on being informed by :my Plenipotentiary of this state - of things ; and I regarded it as arrobliga tion .-of the highest importance, to take .it into the most mature consideration. •The suggestion of approvint:th4 proceeding of ,- my Plenipoten tiary, and, in consequence of such approval,- to enter upon a Treaty, for the Peace4of the Empire, .though I should by no rilithiS haste it in view not tosubmit the Treaty to the examination and ra tification of the Diet, • was yet at • •variance with the due respel which I entertain for .the rights and s privileges of the States of the k;mpire... But, on .-the other hand, the consideiation.of .the me lanCholy state of a donsideribleipart of Germany at thiS moment ; -that of the still more unfortu nate fate with which the superiority of the. French threatens tbe• Empire, should Peace be still far. then deferred ;lin short, that of the_general wish and universal desire of enjoying. the be. nefits of Peace ; all these motives. in -conjundion powerfully opposed my disapproving the assent given by my Pletlipotentiary to the demand of - the French Plenipotentiary. I therefore result': . ed, in - consequence of , the - declaration made by myTlenipotentiary, and approved by me, in'this *ate Of things, to agree also to the . Artitles of the Peace of die EMptre. Your tried wisdoM and infOrmation- induced me to think that, in all probability, in circumstances of so painful a nature, : yea would, have come to a similar- deci sion. ' - • gs If I feel some consolation in informing you, by this Letter, of the real state of things, and the resolution which I have 'taken, I, at the same time, feel a vet high degree of satisfatlion in the_ consciousness of the purity of the views - by w4ich . I am gtuaied; which are already guaran. feeampte.most solemn manner by, several de. claratiotrs made to the Diet, and particularly by the Imphial'Dee'ree of the zgth of Nay, 1795 f„ and in consistence with which it cannot be my intention to trench in any respect upon the Right,- of the.Ampirc, relative to the question of Peace; and when the Treaty of Fence shall have been, transmitted to the tieetors, Princes, and States, at the t Tenet - id Dier, you will receive the com plete and consolatory conviCtion, That in the pre sent Negotiation for Peace, I ,ha.ve, before-ha:lJ, taken every .measure and precaution, in conforini ty to the abOre-cited precedent, orthe Negotia. tions at ~2a st a d t an d 21' ad ex, in 1714, to secure the Rights 'of the States of the-Empire." RATISBON, FED. 26. RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE HELD AT RAT'S* BON, IN THE HALL OF THE COLLEGE 00 PRINCES, DICTATED BY THE DIRECTORY OF MENTZ, THE 25TH INSTANT. It has been determined, in the name of "the three Colleges, zst. That the Protocul shall bw opened in ten days, that is to say, on the 7th of March, to deliberate on the Ratification of the Treaty of laweville. zd. That the Diredory shall be re. quested to communicatethis resolution, by a Cu..o tier, to the Imperial Minister at gienna. • 3d. That following•the example of the trans. missal of full powers, given the 1.4. th Dzeember, ' 1797, to the Deputation at Rastadt, it shall be proposed to the imperiallylini,,ter at renNer, to •. authorize ;the Principal Cirrimissioner of the El - PEROPC . Bt Rath6on, to +ratify' 'not only in the name of the Empire the .I:,rq4ty of Peace, but also. , to expedite (or, in other 'word, to sanction the conclumm by which the Diet. will mitt .the Treaty 'of Lu:ve; , -ill) to' Count Cc BEN. zEL, at Luneville,, the Ratification. 4th. That the Direetory of shall commu:, nicate, in the usual manner, to the Principal Com. missioncr, the result of the present Conference, and request him to procure from His Imperial Majesty the necessary powers for carrying it into etre& sth. To make, the DireEtors of the Poet re. sponsible for any delays that the Couriers to be dispatched this day to the High ContraEling Par. ties to communicate these Resolutions to :kip / may experience. PISA, Fr R. r 2.—Several Letters from the Le vant state, that 'the English have landed near Alexandria, where General MENou waited for them with a part of his Army ; that they were completely defeated, and lost 7000 men, the greater part made prisoners ; and that the rest of their troops re-embarked in disorder, and pro ceeded to Malta. We wait the confirmation of this news. THE OPE A:l.—The new Opera of Alzira went off with even more success on Saturday than on any of the preceding nights. .The fine Air in the second Aft, in which BANTI has received so much applause, was as usual encored, and her performance may indeed be considered as one of the highest at chievements of vocal excellence. She and V I Gli;- NON I were also highly applauded in a Dao. 7 — God save the King" was called for at the end of the Opera, and was sung with a most impres sii;ejzeg,:is well as with great musical skill, by This loyal strain wits SO encored. At the end of-the Opera there wass-a new' Diva-tin.- /next, which was at least pretty. , Barbara and' Allen was the-last Ballet, and-PAttisoy's pas lent was so much adatired that - she was obliged to . repeat it. TUC Pxzrrcr of.WAl:es; the DUKE of YORK, and a House fulrof fashion and splen. '.ior, marked 'the - evening. The Audience in vain' • testified their disgust against the fops 'who ob truded on the Stage: , TEE f kA TR Tragedy , of :Oibello, - was Well attended on Saturday, at Covent Gar ; den Theatre. It should be mentioned to the credit - of-Coon, that he is by no means intoxj..*: cared with the fame he has a c qu ired, but ta k es a s much pains as if he had' still a reputation to establish. His lago wa's throughout a spirited and charaacristic performance. Mrs. L I 'IC 14 - FIELD was .indisposed, when she. came on in Eiirilia and her exertions in the part reiideltd hkof course still worse.' To increase easiness oilier situation, she was unfortunately; hiirt by the 'stab given by lap, in the lasi scene, and could not remove from the Stage without as sistance. We are glad to find that the effe& of the blow was not materially injurious.—Perouse seems likely to be almost as advantageous as Pi...zarro at the rival Theatre. Drury Lane had an overflowing Theatre on: Saturday last to:Deaf altd Dumb, anti Th;- Cititca. Mrs. JQRPAN played Maria, in the latter Piece; with henacctistomed spirit; and was greeted with' the warmest applause. • About three o'clock on Friday morning a gang of villains entered Fishmongers' - Hall, by means of a ladder, from the water side, broke into the oftces, and with small' crows forced open all the desks, kom whence they took 151., in money : not being able to effete their escape by the way they came iii, they raised up a long ladder belonging to the . Hall, and let themselve4 out at another place, leaving their own lAddci behind. A Wager of zoo° guineas was a few .days since decided . between Mr. BARCLAY of Ury, and Mr. Fttlyrc iti x of BUllinshoe ; the. latter Gentleman bet that sum he would walk - go mil6l in twentyLnnt hours and a half; at the end of 67 miles, ;which he accomplished in about t. 3 hours, be 'was so much fatigued, as to be unable to proceed further. The population of Norwich, in the year 1786, amounted to 19,630 souls.; .agreeable to the Re. .turns made last week under the Ad of Parliament, the number appears to be reduced to 17,889. On the night of the 9th inst. a servant, be.. longing to Mr. Jut), of,Baldock, Herts, return. ing from' Hitchin to that One on horseback, - he was met by two footpads, who robbed him of Bank Notes to the amount of zol. ; and- thettort. dctinit him to dismount, took his horse away,