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CT Os the attempt on Cadiz.
" St. Sebafiaris, OR. 19.
" We learn from-Cadiz, that an En
glish fleet has appeared off that city,
confiding of 22 fhi'ps of the line, 27
frigates, and fundry.fmall vessels, and
90 traftfports with troops for landing,
tinder the command of Generals Aber
•LONDON,OCT. 12.
O^HE LorfGcm Gazette of last evening con-
I taiued official dispatches from Gen. Pigot,
•of the surrender of the important rifling place,
of Malta, with its numerous gafrifon, after a
liege of two years. Dy these we learn, that
there were two 64 guns ihips besides other vcf
fels in the harbour. As also of the capture of
La Dianne, of 42 guns, which had endeavored
to escape from Malta.
—A
Copy of a letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Keith so
L. Nepean, Esq. Furdrayant, Gibraltar-Kay,
dated Sept. 15.
" SIR,
Lm:eToreign News,
"3, recent arrivals from Europe
The following are the official particulars of
"the tranfadtion at Barcelona, about which the
Spanish government has made so much noise. —
The public willfee in them, that the clamour
of that government was a weak fata for the
chagrin experienced.
" Knowing how anxious and desir
ous your Lordship was, as well as the
service to my country, by cutting out
or destroying the two corvettes lying in
Barcelona Road, mentioned in 'your
Lordfllip's orders to Captain Oliver ;
and in order to check the two (hips fail
ing upon this intended 'fecret expedi
tion, induced me to persevere in the fol
lowing attempt: On the evening of
the 3d instant, after having delivered
Capt. Hillyer of the Niger his orders
to join your Lordship, a breeze Sprung
up from the westward, with every ap
pearance of a close ni^ht. I again
called him on board, with the signal at
the fame time to prepare boats. Capt.
Hillyer and Lieut. Schomberg Volun
teered the service, assisted by Lieuts.
Warrand, Lowry, ' Lieut. Healey of
the Niger, Mr. Reid, Maher, and Lieut.
Jewell of the marines. The boats left
the Minotaur about $ o'clock in the e
vening. The firing began from all
quarters near nine : about ten o'clock
I had the pleasing fatisfaction to fee 2
ships dropping out of the Road under
a heavy fire from the ships, four strong
batteries, ten gun-boats,two Schooners,
with two 42-ponnders each ; the Fort
of Mount Joui the fame time throwing
(hells. The Minotaur and Niger, were
well placed in good season to cover the
party. The service was performed
throughout with an enterprizing spirit,
good conduct, and in a gallant stile.
The loss which I (ball inform your
Lordship, of killed and wounded, fell
principally upon two boats, not great,
when compared to the fitdation, the
number of boats, and so many were
placed in, for a considerable time. The
ships about 11 o'clock were perfectly
clear from the fire of the enemy's bat
teries and gun-boats, the men of war
checking the movements of the latter :
The ships captured named Conception
alias Efmiralda, and La Paz, about 400
tons, each mounting 22 brass guns, 12
and 9-pounders, laden with provisions
and stores, &c. &c. supposed for Bata
via, and on Dutch Account ; they were
to have taken 300 troops of the regi
ment of Batavian Swiss on board from
the island of Majorca. I found several
Dutch Officers on board the Efmiralda.
The Officers and fevera] of the men of
La Pax, during the adion, quitted her
In boats. La Paxis a very fine (hip,
quite new, never at sea before, fails re
markably well, and 'I make no doubt
your Lordship will find her in all re
fye&s calculated for his Majesty's ser
vice ; the Efmiralda is also a very fine
(hip. I beg leave strongly to recom
mend to your Lordship's notice, Capt.
Hillyer and Lieut. Schomberg ;' their
services upon this occasion deserve the
firft attention and highest praise ; at
the fame time I cannot pass without
notice the geheral good condud of ev
ery Officer and man serving Under my
command. I herewith fend the lift of
killed and wounded. I have the honor
to be, &c. &c. T. LOUIS.
"MV letter of the nth inst. Wbl
have acquainted their Lordships of my
having formed the resolution of at
tempting an enterprize against two
armed vessels, reported to be receiving
stores, in the Roads of Barcelona, for
the relief of Malta. 1 have now the
fatisfa&ion of informing you, that this
fervicehas been very judiciously arrang
ed by Capt. Louis of the Minotaur, and
mod gallantly and fuccefsfully execut
ed by Capt. Hillyer 'of the Niger, and
Lieut. Schomberg of the Minotaur, in
the boats of the flrips, as will appear by
the report made to me thereon by Capt.
Louis; a copy of which is herewith cn
clofed. I have no doubt that their
Lordthips will justly appreciate the
merits of the officers by whom this
gallant and enterprizing service has
been performed.-^! have the honor to
be,&c. KEITH."
' Vice Admiral Keith, Commander in Chief% f£tc.'
Lift of killed and bounded. Minotaur, Mr.
Reid, maftcr, lightly wounded. Niger, a sea
men killed ; 4 seamen and I marine (since
dead) wounded.
Killed and wounded on board the enemy's foips.
La Paz, I seaman killed; 4 seamen wounded.
Bfmiralda, 2 seamed killed; 1, seamen wounded.
[3, an arrival at Philadelphia from St.Sebaftians]
“ MY LORD,
" Minotaur, Sept. 6,
crombic ^JKeith, who have intimat
ed to Mr. Morla, the Governor, that
they have orders from their government
to destroy that arsenal, and take posses
sion of the ships of war and armed ves
sels, unless he delivers them up, to
which purpose the Governor has been
summoned. The onfwer has been spir
ited, and becoming a good officer. We
momently exped to hear the British
haveinade the attempt.
The Echo, Capt. Kendall, has arrived
at Halifax from England; and brought
papers to O&. 19. The most interest
ing events they contain, fays the Hali
fax editor are— The change of ministry
at Vienna, by the appointment of
Count Lehrback, to fticceed Baron
Thugut, and the appointment on the
part of the Emperor of Count Coben
zel to be the Austrian negpeiator at
the Congress at Luneville. The pa $
pers also contain, the Refcript of the
Emperor, calling on his Hungarian
Subjects to be prepared to rife en maffe
fliould not peace relult from the nego
ciatioh. The French garrison of Mal
ta, confiftirig of 6coo men, had arriv
ed at Marseilles. All the British forces
which could be spared after leaving the
necessary garrison in Malta, had failed
under Sir A. Abercromby for Egypt.
The Ruffian troops had once more dis
appeared, and were on their return to
Russia, Formidable preparations were
making in Spain for the attack of
Portugal. A large French army was
again assembling on the caaft, to excite,
if possible, an alarm in England ; but
the vigilance of our fleets and army was
fiich as to remove all apprehension from
their parading gafconade. In the
naval line, nothing material had taken
place, except the capture of two Spanish
frigates, and two corvetts, the high price
ofprovifion, had made an early meet
ing of Parliament necessary, and his
majesty's proclamation had been iffiied
fortheir aifembling the nth November.
From all these events our readers will
be furnifhed with new fubjeds for con
jecture, but whether Peace or a contin
uance of the War will to the result,
seem at present to^ty all human pene
tration.
11
Bordeaux.
" I make haste to inform you, citi
zen, that a convention of Amity and
Commerce between the French Repub
lic and the United States of America
has been just signed by the Ministers
'Plenipotentiaries of France and the A
merican CommiiTarics.
“ I pray you to communicate this
news immediately to the military offi
cers of the Admmiftration, as well as
to the commerce of your city.
(Signed) FORSAIT."
PARIS, OCT. 3,
The Minuter of War, to tie Maritime Prefers in
ft is certain that M. Lifakewiaz, late secre
tary of Legation, and now Charge d'affaires
from Russia, has received orders from his court
to quit England, and to proceed to Copenha
gen, where he is appointed ambassador. The
Emperor his maftcr, has fignified to him his
fatisfa&ion with his conduct in the situation be
held there, particularly since the retirement of
Count Woronvow.
" M.Thevenafd is requeued to come
and dine with Sir Sidney Smith oh
board the Tyger this day at three. Sir
Sidney Smith takes the liberty th fend
some clothes, which he supposes a per
son escaped from prison may require.- —
These, however, are not of the bed, but
excepting Englilh naval uniforms, they
are the only ones he has on board the
Tyger, and they Ate the fame which
Sir Sidney wore from the Temple till
his reaching the sea. They will have
done good service if they answer the
fame purpose a second time, in again
restoring a son to his aged father dying
The following is a copy of ope of the letters ;
Thevenard has out of gratitude, preserved them
all. They teftify the pleasure which fir Sidney
enjoyed in restoring a son to his aged father.
Copy of a letter from. Commodore Sir Sidney Smith,
to capt, Gabriel Thevenard on board the Tyger;
June 15, 1800,
of grief."
The Cardinal de la Rochefovca.uk,
archbishop of Rouen, who died lately
at Munfter,was the senior of the French
Episcopacy. There now remain only
two Cardinals of that nation, viz. the
Cardinal de Rohan, Bishop of Straf
burgh, and the Cardinal de Laval
Montmorency, Bishop of Mentz, and
Great Almoner of France, who has re
tired to Mittau, to Louis XVIII.
The Province of Normandy, of which
the Cardinal de la Rochefoucault was
Metrolitan, has at present only two
Bishops out of seven which it formerly
had.
tn the beginning of last month a flag of truce
arrived from Mahon, at Barcelona." It brought
about 105 prisoners, Spanish Ligurian and
French refeued by the English from Turkish
slavery. The cruelties they had experienced
would freeze the foul. Among them was young
Thevenard (bn of Thevenard of Toulon. He
had loft a brother at the battle of Aboukir §
and he himfelf had languished in chains among
the Turks till Sir Sidney Smith was apprised of
to the circumflance. By means of letters and ap
plications of every kind fir Sidney procured
his releafe'. But this generou, enemy did not
flop there. He furnished Thevenard with mo-,
hey, clothes, &c, and recommendations to his
brother at Constantinople, and for all the Eng
lig naval officers, fir Sidney carried his gene
rosity so far as to equip an avifo to go and find
him at Rhodes.
SIR SIDNEY SMITH.
SUMMARY of NEWS.
, PARIS, O'CT. 5.
THE fubferiber, from the em
baraffed state of the Lottery, and
the number of tickets unfold, finds him
felf fubjeßed to the disagreeable necessity
of postponing the drawing to the middle
of May next. He exceedingly regrets
the difappointmeut of the adventurers in
the Lottery § but is hot confeious that
any blame can attach to him or the other
manager, Col. Cook, unless it be that of
placing too much confidence in the per
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granted. If this be an error, the peculiar
circumstances of the case must be the
apology. With the bigheft degree of
truth it may be said, that neither of the
managers had ever heard of Mr." Haw
kins previous to his obtaining his grant
for a lottery, and never spoke with him,
until some months after ; when by his
ardent felicitations, and a representation
of his unhappy fitnation,their compassion
was so far wrought upon, as to induce
them to engage in this very disagreeable
business; not with a view of increasing
their property, but of doing a benevolent
a& to a stranger, whom the Legislature
had considered deserving the grant. This
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the managers. Io far as they had it,or could
under the ekilling circumstances, keep it
under their controul, with the ftriaed in
tegrity & economv. SETH STOORS.
Boston. Dee. 8. 1800.
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