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BOOKS PUBLISHED lir IL D. Symonds, No. sf.,, Pateinoster-row. II:is 'lay is published, Svo. price 7s. in hoards. i.O H of the LIFE and Liter,ry Career of 1.3 AUGUSTUS VON KOTZEBUE. With the journal of his tour to Paris at the close of the year 17go. Written by himself. Translated from the 6;errrian by , ANNE PLUM P- To which is subjoined an Appendix, including a general Abstratt of Kotzebuf's Works. 2. Ir. one Volume, price 4,5.. boartl. The Friend of Wo. men ; a Translation from the French of hourdier De Ville tnert. By ALEXANDER. MORRICE. • This Work is designed to exalt the Female Charaaer, and , that lively part of the Creation to the Rank they are born to, and to which their many Virtues so justly entitle them. It treats on the Rank of Women in Society—Studies suitable to Women E m plovment of Women —P leasures and laux.iiry of Women-rTlie Charaaer and Temper of Women:-.1.0ve and Gallantry— Ma rriage— Education of Children—Domestic Government—Virtues of Women. 3. 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On the odic . ; hand, it is said that His Excellency has not made preparations for his immediate return to Spain. We have little doubt, however, that a War between the two countries absolutelY be the, result, and, most probably, that Hostilities have atlually taken place."—We have nothing to add to y what we have already communi• cared to our: Readers redo Ling the departure of Mr. FRETtE from the Court of Madrid ; and they may be assured of receiving the earliest upon a point an interesting, not only to this Coun. try, but to all Europe. t • The Gazette of Saturday contains the official de. rails of the attack upon Fort Rouze, at Calais. P was obviou , ly impossible, without going close in to The shore, to ascertain the damage done, with any great degree of accuracy ; yet one of our patriotic NMI has confidently asserted that it may he re. paired it: threr or fur hours. Through what eh a n. nel it has obtained wall pre'cirr information Dp , :n the subjea, we are at a loss to conceive as far, 110Wever, as the Officers employed on the occasion were able to judge, the western side of the Fott was witch 4 . ed e bteast.sVork knocked to w ' dinknt &Co - , Tw o 'lamb/ire 111,1114 arrived yesterday. By these we have accounts from ,Conitanr;//oPir s which state, that the Porte had consented to ac knowledge the new EMperor of'France, but had refused to send new Credentials to . the Turkish Ambassador at Paris. The French Minister, not considering this as sufficient, had, it is further star cd, again determined ni trait Constantinople . We nul,t reinirk, however, - that this intelligence' is vague snd contradi4tory and leaves still. much room for doubt., The baggage of the French Am bacsasior. had, it approlS, been ricked up far a fort night previous to the 24th of atiober, on which day ':vl,ldattle' Bittitig was to saki her departure. The must probable suppoaition, we think, ap ron!, to be, that Gen. Etzt:.tut has left she Turkish Capital, W 4 'are sorry, to find that' the yellow Fever has es:tended to Ragusa, having been carried thither by Ve.sel from Spain. Thei t Sun4lish Majesties, after experiencing gre4t pvils in attempting to sail to S:oclsh o l m , were or Itingth forced to return - to Stralsund, and it seetns doubtful whether they will be able to reach theli dap; tar befire spring. Louts XVIII. and iii Family ire in future to, reside at Riga, where a suitable establishment is to be provided' for them, We intve received dageriran'Pqrri to the 22(1 ult. from which ,we have eXtrated two CUtlO4l Prochancions of Dissite'lNtts, who now styles hirthelf 4 , japcs the Fistsg, Axveror On Saturday morning kir tt 11114 I I syr, accompanied ty thc PR OF. INCRUS AVOWITA. LIZABETH, and / limy, attended hy Ladies , Sturfry, C. Dikmaa, and CitetUl.,Y, and Mfil. STANtup B , tnnk an ailing -in two coaches and four, through IVl4idenhead.' Vat NC eSkILS SoPHIA ON) AMEL! A, with se. ver i dtter,datitm, took an 'airing on burstbacl; in WI rh-or Gieat Pirk. o n nal vistas', 1)p K 6f }',:st , yr arrived at Wi n d. • —st, Oa a Obit lo MAJRATIRS• • u,, s„ tur d a y moriikng His MArissiy took the di. ver4 , ,li tit bunting, Attended by the• I), of Kgrir, Nubitmen aatl Gcntimen. NAPAL NEWS. Fr" the. LONDON GAZZTTE, Dec. t 5, ra•t. Admiralty °Pe, December z 5, 1804, cap , v . a Letter from the Hight 41111. Lord Keith, Admiral of the Blue, E.l c. f..1 1 c. to William Marsden, Esq. dated en board the Monarch i _ Ramtgatt h tbs .11th Dee. 1804. six Divisions of the Enemy's Flotilla passing from the Eastward towards Boulogne having frequently, when pursued by His Majesty's Ship, and Vessels, taken shelter in the Harbour of Calais, their entry into which harbeen particularly covered and protect. e►l by the Advanced Pile Battery of Fort Rouge, I considered it an objea of some importance to ef. fed the destruction of that wprk, and lately direCted Captain Sir Home Popham, of the Antelope, amongst other object*, to hold in view a. favourable op. for making this attempt. I now transtnir, for their Lordships' information, a Letter, and the Enclosures to which it refers, which I have received from that Olicer, reporting the result of an assault, which he dire,ded to be made upon it early on the morning of the gth inst. and from which there is reason to conclude .that the Fort has sustained material damage; but that from the unfortunate circumstance of its nor having been possible, under the existing state of the' mica. ther and tide, to carry up two of the Exiilosion Vessels to the point of attack, the injury has been far less extensive than might have been otherwise expected, The conduct of Lieutenant Hew Stewart, of the Monarch, on this recent occasion, will nut fail, I am sure, to excite their Lordihips' admiration and praise. I have great pleasure in conveying , to their Lordships Captain Sir Home Popham's testimony to hii distinguished merit, and to the zealous and aCtive assistance which lie received from Capt. Brownrigg, Lieut. Lake, and Mr. Bartholomew. I have the Honour to be, &c. KEITH, Antelope, DOWII, Dec. 10, 1804. MY LARD, I ay.til myself of- the first:moment of my return to the Downs to acquaint you, that towards noon on Siturday the Sib, the wind promised t o c om e to the S. E. and knowing it to be your Lordship's intention to attack the Enemy at every assailable point, I sent' the Dart, on the close of the evening,tn an assigned station between Sengate and Fort Lapin, accompanied by the Susannah Explosion Vessel, and two carcasses, with a view of making an assault against Fort Rouge. s Lieutenant Stewart, of the Monarch, commanled the Explosion Vessel ; Mr. Bartholomew, /Wing - Lieutenant of the Antelope; hid. the charge of the first carcass intended to be applied ; and Captain Brownrigg requested to take the other, Your Lordship is aware how difficult . it is to ascer tain the precise injury done to the Enemy in a n en .. terprise of this nature, which, i n must casesontast be undertaken in the night ; bur, that you may he pos. sessed of the - hest infrination in that respect, I sent the Fox Cutter, is hose I\laster 'is an active intelli. gent man, and well acquainted with Fort Rouge, to reconnoitre the place as close as po4sible without, risk, and I annex his report to Lieut. Stewart's, as the clearest account' that can be given of the able and officer.like manner in which the Susannah was placed, anti the evident consequences of such an ap.: plication, even under circumstances of considerable disadvantage, I very much regret that Mr. Bartholomew could not fetch the Port ; f, r I am positive he would bave lashed the Carcass to the piles ; he, however, 'very prudently returned with it to the Dart ; and al. though something prevented the second carcass from going or, which evidently had Wen striking against the piles, frinn the indention at one end, yet he re coveredtand brought it also on board. I am most perfealy satisfied with the zeal and activity which Capt. Brownrigg,m4nifested On this occasion ; the Dart was admirably placed, anti every assistance afforded from her that could ensure the wonsi. success of this service,hich must now h e c tiered as conboed to the effirts of the Susannah ; and I take this opportnnity of most particularly recom. mending Lirutenant Stewart to your Lordship's no.' tire ; which, I hope will also be extended to Mr. Bartholome w , notwithstanding he could not fetch the battery ; and your Lordship must be alive to the enterprizing conduti of these two•pfficers. on a for. trier occasion. I cannot , ' conclude r my report without assuring your Lordship that Lieutenant Lake, of the Locust Guo.larig, who was appointed to 'cover the Boats, behaved in a most exemplary manner, by keeping so close in as to draw all the Ore upon his tuvn vessel.' anil I have great •satisfaftinn in stating, that not an Officer of man was hurt in this operatii,m. I have the honour to he, &c. (Signed) HOME POPHAM. Right' Hon. Lord .1(..41b, X. &c. ajcso's Ship Dart, Dec. !0, 1804. sut, In pursuance of your instruflions, and according .to the arrangement you made for the attempt on Fort Rouge only, I left this Ship at two A. M. and proceeded in.shorc with the explosion vessel in Imy charge, until the water shoaled to two and a half fa. thorns, when I tacked and stood off, so as to enable me to fetch the battery, which I did about half. past two, and placing her bowsprit between the piles, left her in that situation. In a few minutes I observed her swing with her broadside to the hat. (cry, "in consetrence of the bowsprit being carried away, and as an anchor was dropped the instant she struck the piles, I ltd.not the smallest doubt of her remaining there until the explosion took place, which Was in a feW minutes ; I could not fetch the covering Brig, as it had every appearance of coming on to blow from the S. E. in which (varlet it was when I left the flu, 1 hope you Will excuse my running in the Galley to the Doivna. I have, &c. (Signed) HEW STEWART. Sir Home Popha m , K. M. Antelop e . • Fix Chtifr, of r 911 t, 4c6Jrding to yots , order, I proceeded off' Fort Rou4e, and exuninti it very atrial ; . As Ip° - ,ceetlecl towards the shore I saw a great qoantity :of-plank and timber floating, and would have pick. vii up S. but was afraid I should i,'ae the tide, as I wished to examine it at low water. i p standing in, I could discern a great number of people all round the S. W. end of the Fort, and from the West head all the way to the Sand Hills. I did not dis cover any alteration on the East side of the Fort ; .but when J g - ot the . Westward - of the Fort, •I could plainly discover the 'm•sst part of it to be da. malted, and the breast-work knocked down; and I have every reason to belieie it was'very much in. jured, by such a number of people assembled there, and seeming at work upon it. I am, &c. (Signed) W. BLAKE. Sir Home Popham, K. M. BRIXUA,4I QUAY, TORBAY, DEC. afternoon the whole of the Fleet, under command of Admiral CORNWALLIS, got under weigh with the wind at North. Do v Eli, DEC, 16.—His Majesty's Sloop Favor. rite sent in yeiterday morning a fine Lugger Priva. Jeer, called La Cruizer, of Calais, carrying is guns and 76 men : she took a Collier some days since, which was re.taken. Some of her Crew, who are Calais men, speak in very high terms of the preparations for Invaiion at B ntlogne. Accord. ing to their accounts, the number of Boar and Ves. gels of all descriptions now coll:Eird at Boulogne amounts to from 8 to 9000 : they pretend to make no doubt of the Invasion being attempted early in the Spring. The Master of the Privateer, who appears to be a thorough modern Frenchman, ex. pressed much concern on learning that. the Privateer commanded by the famous BLACKMAN was taken. The .American Ship Mortrzmrser, from Amster. dam for Baltimore, put in here yesterday with the loss. of an anchor. She left Amsterdam on the 7th instant, at which time live Line of Battle Ships and three Frigates were lying in Nieu Diep. The ac counts brought by this Vessel confirm what has been so frequently stated of the utter detestation and abhorrenee in which the French are held by the Dutch. PLYMOUTH, DEC. ts.—Sailed the Prime', of 98 guns, Capt. R. Ga I NDALL, for the Channel F 1 et ; the Plover, of 18 gu‘ns, Captain T. HAN coctc, on a Cruize ; the Caro Ear Hired Armed Brig, Linn. DARBY, for Miiford, ECVCCJI Coasters under Convoy ; and the Blanche, C3O. Witirg, and the Narova, Capt. Glt EEN, for Lon. dun. PORTSMOUTH ) DRC. 16.LTIle Mercury Frigate, Capt. BOUVER IR ) will sail in a kw days for Sir JOHN ORD et Sp, ,dron, and from thence to Gibralt4r. The Harrier Sloop, Captain WOOLDRIDGE, is preparing to go to the Rita Indies, Several Ships are expeeled soon from the River, to proceed with her. This morning a new Gun.hrig, launched yester_ day at Buckler's Hard, came into the Harbour ; and the Cerberus Frigate, Captain Su.BY, WUHIOUt. The. following is an •Extiati of a Letter with which we have been favoured from an OtEcer'on hoard His Majesty's Ship Edgard, dated off Cape St. Vincent, Nov. 28: ‘0 We cannot desire a better station we heard of hostilities with Spain on Oa. istb, and on that very day we captured two Ships. Lrrd Net.sim received from us the first intelligence of the Rupture. We have already taken twelve Ships, and kntertain hopes of as many MON. Yesterday we fell in with the Done gal, Cdpt.SirR.SII4ACHAN, who has taken a large Spanish frigate, alter a chice of 46 hours, and Is minutes atil9n, in which the Spanish Captain was killed i the prize was front Cadiz, with Dispatches for TencrifFc and the Havannah, laden with stores, The Donegal has also captured another Spanish Ship, supposed the richest that ever sailed from Cddrh; her cargo is reported worth 200,0001. " Nov, z9,—Wc hive this day taken a large Ship from the River de la Plata. " Dec. 3.—Since writing the above, we have captured the following Ships: Nostra Signora (lel gosario, value iFortuna t. Joseph • La Virgiiie / ssiimpto - A polln Signora clot Purefecatione •Fawkvt t ,•• t; LISIaV its Adolphici A scum, - A Ship, with naval stores 10,000 no ~0 . • - tr.. 30 15,000 4J,000 • 1200 •• la)* .P.s= 3o . _ The following is an Extraet of a Letter received this mining tba.??Prland, off Ferrol, Dec. 7.—Our Srdron consists, here, of nine .54i1 of the Line. • Admiral Cocit is to be superseded in this Command, of which he is in daily eispettation, being appointed Commander in Chia on the West India (Windward) Station. Orders were received by the Illmiriarts, not to detain any Spanish vessel. The Spaniards are in much expetiatiort of a war, yri they continue to supply our Squadron aq utival Wiiii fresh meat and Vegetablea." Di c. 16..- 7 Atiived the #.4d., Monifty, Si,srhkr, aid Clinker,Gun.briss, from the Note. Sailed the Sulpkur find Tartarus Bombs, and Stj S:4:cy fot the Ncre ; Li ch , / aid ruizsr Gun.brigo on a Cruize off Calais ; and Royalist, Anrora, Os . b)rne, Armed Ddence Ships, with a Convoy ti the \Vest ward. 1 The illiihrers, reported nn Friday to be on shore is got off, and carried into Ramsgate Harbour. Arrived the Narova, Capt. GREEN ) from Bet bite, and sailed for the River. In the Downs—Monarch, Castor, Leopard, Inflexibl e Antetope, InunortAité, Leth, L'Aimable, Champion, Arab Eugene, Orestes, Pr Spero, Lucifer, Discovery, MyAst;tion Nlunke . ), Bold, Sp.irkler, Clinker, Speedy, Watchful ; De. strudion 411(1 Convulsion Niurtar- boats; and Charlotte Schooner. Stuttarms, Dtc. 14.—Citme down from the River the Alalabar, of .6.1. guns, Capt. Geoto BY :.c.. • The Cv:stlnce and Argus, which have bees is Dock, are refitting for sea with all dispatch. The Gallant and Gripr Clan-brigs will-bc paid bolo/ and advance in a few days to proceed to sett. Ships at this Port—Zealand, Utrecht, Malabar, Mobs - tan, Penelope. Ametllybt, Chittinine, Mediator, %Vol/mutt.. Winehekes, Cere4. Coll,l4nee, hobelyte, Alonzo , Es p oir. A r t ;;As, Ignition F ire- taut and Wiper Quo.briP. ni, the D . iov t:ALLANT ACTION. p l s ' e t r ie v t a sm :c o ec u dr t . li ' ' • M erchant Ship' l'l4ll•Ch':4ll°4 at or:7l:t o r i l s t d : a t V if h a l u i a r i s i t t a . t l ph : f e r e e p u i ni l r e ai s li t r adi al t s h b a, 1 8 d i s h: a s : rog l'a ce ng whenc e l:oit f a bi te t:w e °ll , na t e e i t ih n h :r i t h r r l u ele t u e "!S l V 7 brhvutulen:jirstn,c,:gti, obstinately, l,iatlni belonging de t iin,g never nnl e t i f o l a ns) a a s ert i board , d e l i vi l : ii ) a oh i j i :1 1 : 8 1 1 / 4 i ,a.b . le ' re l , V ev e p hi : r e t n 3 c :41 1 1 : h i : : : di ti l e t p lg : 1 5: e hi l ' g v e i b i r eVi l i s p d ebtfr i i l d e yg l e r t 1 0 1:1 11 0 : t i n t: i: vi t ac ut :n gh s e e t i le t ; m nam e and Country. rit Cork, J. 'le Ceres, Galt. Bousrilti;Of of 372 WO,. /a --- 3 6 men ; and the Penelope, Capt. go l'rthlf. or zzs tons, 16 guns, and 22 ,mcn, .10 6 Wine time in September last, with to to Alderman Rowc wovir, 'rendezvoued intention of sailing along with the West fob+ Fleet,. und-r convoy of the Priacess Oadolit Fri ' gate. but, to -their mortification, they found di° or two before.' These vessels met at COrk the T tit themselves, l; B ; : n l i C n lac e le .p : o h u aN : l l d i .4 a e d it r s l' t , ' i Le qui tted E: that: ii o a 1 .,1 1: i o } :n t t(e) Lancaster, nd p r C v : w n Y v ial n gi c y ch . ' li ' l l Li.lic l: 16. s T u he e -t: h s e i i s r a Ship of 290 tons burthen, SO c 4trried voyage i a n nd co 3 m o p t a n n e y n ;totlgleeythilegrt.eetsi t o n a l : : j u n ti material occurred on their passage, till theY 01.1°- within a day's sail of 13.trhadoes, when they pet.. eeived, at a distance, a strange vessel hearing ro wards them; this was on the 7th of Noreaber.-1 ' The Iteadmoar ship concluding it was an come to EnernYr siackened sail, to suffer her cinnpaniona to that the y mi g ht place themoive# i n anadvantagenas situation for adion. On the vessel nearing theta they peiceived her to be a lar g e Privateer, and that she W 45 determined on att acking them. • • The Cent lore down to m eet her, and received the first hrOat th side ; the Privateer being well manned, and wi expert seamen , she w a s son, in a situation to pal into her a second broadside I when the Co p tsitt t the Thais (his being a light ship), r eelvitkil il pet g s situa t ion , o be l i l t t v i his ecnomaiiie p l nio , i i i ;4l t r e a c n r t a t tl e li t l i l i e s . Il ie P ai r t e lt s, ST a received the t thole of her broadside. • rvt/s/r now j.;intti In the adion, and the ,hattle becaol! desperate. ,_'fee Merchantmen got .their, gons bear upon the Enemy, and were soon conYI the r.reat inipeetittintl their fire made upon .himt by the appearance of his rigging , -ke. frhe Privalei, finjulli herself io roughly handled, tit lengih.tarktP, Ithout, and made all the sail lie could to got 04 from our ships ; ' toey, however, willing go follow I anti ticea up the advantage they had gained, gear "CC° . o ' 4 the etterny being somewhat crippled, they l'i car" up with bitn,, when the anion was renewet,r, and a running fight was 'kept up for bottle 60.1 the' Priv atter , that her fore in .111 t, tni2en.re"r! :0 e b o w s d u ri n g e rf r r iW e t ' 4 11 :0 V/5 n :I t et ( l : ea' : tl o l :i ce w icu s e t Ni cliei great t ::::::4n11:.:11: 'tisl'';:iji:crdni-A kt . : : made among the Crew. Ovir Ships al „„, sti ,taie, intros damage, and font a few wen,. When the Po' vateer toutA slie could no longer make any tv,s):!'y '., h e lity.to, and in that situation still vrepared it: "'it'd herselr; but the Nile rcliantro'n bein,,c(ien viOced of the • impratitcabitity 0 1 tak in g ,P, r)"- ,i - k $ t), ot. the Erlemy (admitting that he sb"""' ' . i, i l,til from his great superiority t )i numbers, llt'ccet",oo accomplish the remainder of their vortg e `. a wl value of the Vessels and their Cargoes is esi,n ll at near 300,0001. 'nue luiiowing day , the three Mereh3.-'101," t,e;ctilil e. : t Btrbadoei, anti immediately common. ~G overnor MAX W FLL an account of the L D % t hat ()overlain said, he Itati good reason to Is'L L iort their opponent had done more,mischief in l ':" iion of the world than any oilier of t h e 0000 deal 00 ' hadp e v e r done before. The Privateer is O nt o , amr,/ea,sarte, she Carried twenty twelve anti el pounders, and 250 men. M m e ' ill . About five days previribs to the above tartytt Governor said, that the Ilmsaprte llstl ‘ l, -. "" e l belonging to bin ; and on the 1011044detti,. • , falling in with an American, bound to B,'i tb d g e olot ~.' requested the Captain to acquaint the l ies st ', with the fate of his vessel, anti to conveys shit O ir-: to him to send out any 51J011 . f Witt, anti ,focL :.. would soon be made,a companion to hiss` it-'• 1 0,1 Governor instantly dispatched the Barbados ~11.30, Ship of War (formerly LII 13 1 a 'Mt French rrao tees-) in quest of the Boorroartt , this a'n u 0 0 ,•, the second cruixe of the. Parhadoes since her c?g,,,0 by the English. In her tanner ' one she hs t, P sos? 0 in with the Privateer that optured the Liiii, Act Of War. 'lbis vessel the Barbodorr caftorco• h oe ,ti ...d t o r t• a smart aftion, and carried her into the Atso ,:, name she bore. .. ~ st i. 1.. i. The CoMMittee of the Pmriotie Fund, vol: o, 1 : .1 darn overlorik the gallant services of our hfa . / ron cer: ,, , 9 men, will not, we are pc the in this i r , o ' o ir c if lose sight of the meritorious services of the '..'l? ig and crews of the three West 41tilottnen• I '.l 01.01001011111 ' s t d h' The jams Friga te, as Woolwich, il Ord e e ic C 0 .4 . . to purgers , 0 pr oceed without delay 4 fecdown la' board her guns and sunmunition, A nd a t op the Note. :,:-,