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Letters from Upper Germany an
nounce,that General Mortieris employ
ed upon a regulation for the free Navi
gation of the Jbe and the Wefer,v hich
will be made public immediately.
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HAMBURGH, JUNE 22.
The Emperor of Rullia was to leave
Peterfburgh on the 4th inst. for Wy
burg. The objeft of his jouitiey,which
will occupy only eleven days, has not
yet transpired.
The Hanoverian army have already
delivered over to the French 460 pieces
of artillery, besides 39,^0 mulkets, &
5000 holder pistols.
It is roported that some French pri
vateers have captured seven English
merchantmen in the North Seas.
Letters from Copenhagen, dated the
2 I ft, date,that two additional regiments
are on their march from that capital
for Holstein. The number of Danish
troops ordered to take the field are in
all estimated at from 18 to 20,000 men.
The new plan of organization for the
army is to take place on the ift of Ju
ly. By this plan the marines are rais
ed from 960 to 2400 men, exclusive of
officers. The artillery will consist of
4774 privates, and 120 officers.
o
NAPLES, JUNE 15.
The following Ordinance has just
been published : “ In consequence of
the declaration of war which has just
taken place between the French Repub
lic and the King of England, the King
preserving a perfect neutrality, orders
that none of his fubjeds enter into the
service of one or other of the belliger
ent Powers."
*rar, which may be. Rationed at the
jrnouth of the river Elbe, for the pur
p <? of blockading the fame.
The undersigned requests Baron Ja
cobi to accept the assurance of his high
consideration.
(Signed) HAWKESBURY.
Doling Street June 28, 1803.
0
BREST.
No fliip of any description has been
^ble to come out of Bred or go in since
Admiral Cornwallis's fleet has been on
that Ration, We underßand that the
French have in that port 23 line of bat
tle (hips, completely rady for sea, be
sides a number of gun and Rat bot
tomed boats.
=o—
— great number of French and
Dutch fithing boats have been captur
ed and brought into our por|s< The
French will probably exclaim against
this species of hostility, which was ab
<tained from during the late war, but
we are driven to this step by the avow
ed intention of the enemy of making
use of such craft, for the most ready
-purpose of invasion.
Bonaparte, in quality of President of
the free Italian Republic, has ordered
the whole fleet of that might, State to
put to sea immediately, for the gigan
tic purpose of capturing,finking, burning,
- and dfroying all the vetfels of the
King of England !
Letters recently received at Falmouth,
.from Lisbon, mention, that the Portu
guese had been requeued by the French
a to allow 25,000 troops to enter that
territory, which was positively refufed
by the Prince of Brazils, who replied,
that he would neither receive them as
friends or enemies.
° --^f 1 ^! —^*''""±l^=rc!! -^!!!! -!^^
LATEST FOREIGN NsvVS.
By the John Adams, arrived at B?fon.
BRUSSELS, JULY 3.
We eped every minute all the Pre
fers of Belgium, and the Dutch Dep
utation, which has set out from the
Hague to compliment the head of (he
French nation, and, as it seems, to con
fer with him upon objects of high
importance.
HAGUE, JUNE 28.
It is reported that the Government
is to propose to the Legislative Body
an import of two per cent on all prop
erty.
General Dumonceau, the day before
yesterday, eftablillied his head-quarters
at Harlem.
Notwithstanding the promises made
by the English Government to ours of
not interrupting the fishery in the North
Seas, some English pirates this morn
ing captured off our coasts upwards of
60 fishing boats, and thus besides the
loss of the boats have deprived us of
200 excellent Seamen.
OA the evening of the 25th an extra
ordinary meeting of the Government
was held, in consequence of this pro
ceeding. The result of their delibera
tion was, that the Council of Marine
immediately dispatched orders to all
the ports so lay an embargo on the
tithing boats.
Notwithstanding, the vigilance re
commended in our ports, there have
been difeovered at Rotterdam several
difaffeded persons who were recruiting
for the sea & land forces of the King ofl
England. They have, however, effec-I
ted their escape. Orders have been
given to the constituted authorities to
watch Strictly the conduct of those who
are Rill fufpeded of holding intecourfe
with the enemy.
Preparations are making in Zealand
for the reception of Bonaparte. Sev-
LONDON, JUNE 21.
The new Plan of Defence, as laid
before Parliament last night, is to pro
cure an addition of 50,000 men to the
Land forces of this country. Os this
augmentation of the army, the mode
to be adopted in its levying, is in the
proportion of
31,000 for the counties of England.
3>ooo for London & the Tower
Hamlets,
6,000 for Scotland and
10,000 for Ireland making in all
50,000 men,
who are all to be chosen by ballot.,
This difpoleable force is to serve in
place of Great-Britain and IrelanL|ra
in the IHands of Jerfy and Guernffit
It is to be raised by a ballot, on q
principle of militia ballot. Everfl
man from 18 to 45,with certain excep
tions, is to be liable to the ballot, and
fubflitutes allowed. The army is to be
put under the command of officers ap
pointed by His Majesty. The officers
are to be taken from his half pay lift
&when that is exhausted, from the ma
rines, from„Eaft-India officers and fen
cible officers;
A letter from Holland fays, that
20,000 partes have been delivered this
lad fortnight for America, Russia, Den
mark and Sweden; and 5000 more
demanded, which want of time pre
prevented them to expedite.
The London Gazet e contains an
order in Council prohibiting the expor
tation and allowing the importation of
corn, provisions, &c. till the 30th
September next. Naval Stores are
prohibited for 6 months longer from
being exported.
June 24.
The Batavian army, and all the mil
itary means of the State, are now of
ficially declared to be at the disposal of
France. An army of referee, to which
According to the advices from Vien
na, the Court of London still perfißs in
the diftindion which it pretends to es
tablish between the King of England
and the Elector of Hanover ; and the
Electoral Ambassador has addressed an
official note to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs in which he claims the right of
neutrality in the quality of Elector, and
in virtue of the Treaty of Amiens.
By letters from the frontiers of Tur
key we learn, that the Ottoman fleet
has failed from Constantinople. It con
lifts of eight fail of the line and twelve
frigates, and is most prbbably defined
for Egypt. It is also mentioned in
them that the plague prevails in that
city. 0
July 5.
It is very generally believed, that
the plan of the expedition against Eng
land will receive much developement
during the First Consul's tour to the
departments of Belgium. He will
particularly infped the Coast at Bou
togue, Calais, Dunkirk, ORend, Flush
ing and Antwerp.
All the English who were at Brussels
have been ordered to repair to Valen
ciennes immediately. A lettter from
St. Malo Rates :—" We have just ar
refied and sent to the Castle, fomc thir
ty Englilh who were in this town. It
appears, that there was reason to fuf
ped that some of them had not conduc
ted themselves with all the prudence
that circumstances required. they
are to be lent off to Fontainbleau."
The eleven velfels defended off Porto
Ferrago are Englilh, not Barbary cor
sairs
We are allured that the Prussian
Minister at London has offered to the
Britilh Government the mediation of
his Sovereign, and that he received in
reply that the mediation of Pruflia
would be accepted conjointly with
Russia.
cral yachts,intended for the accommo
dation of himfelf and his faite, are to
repair to Breckens, where they are to
wait for the purpose of conveying them
to Brussels.
——o
MARSEILLES, JULY I.
The plague continues its ravages at
Malta, It is said to have been brought
from Alexandria in a Ragufan brig,
which left that port the end of Novem
ber. The cold prevented it from being
so prompt and general in its effects as
it is at present.
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— JULY 3.
The Master of a Ragufan vessel, ar
rived at Genoa, has deposed, that off
Cape-corfe he fell in with an Englilh
convoy of 17 fail, fleering for Gibral
tar, and having on board the Englilh
troops who were in Egypt.
Their PruHian Majesties were expec
ted at Charlottenburg on the 28th ult.
on their return from their tour through
their new possessions.
Letters from Leghorn and other
parts of Italy Rate that an Englilh
squadron of ten fail of the line and sev
en frigates passed the light-house of Mef
fina on the 24th of May, fleering to
wards Tarento. Another squadron is
employed in the blockade of Leghorn
and the island of Elba, and several fri
gates are Rationed off the principal
ports of Naples. These letters also
mention a report that the Grand Viz
ier has been deposed.
Ten regiments of the line are to be im
mediately filled up with recruits, raised
from the Army of Reserve, and ten bat
talions of these recruits are to be added to
these regiments, so that the regulars will
be augmented about 20.000 men.
The plan to be brought forward by the
Secretaryrat War for iinproving the de
fence of the country is said to relate to
the training to aims of the whole popu
lation of the State. All males Itom 15 to
45 are to be called out on set days to learn
the life of the mufquet and the outlines of
military evolutions. If this can be done,
as we apprehend it may, without materi
ally interfering with the occupy tions of
those who must gain their livelihood by
their industry, it must in the higbeft de
gree contribute to our defence in case of
invahon. When the nation has learnt to
defend itfell, every soldier is disposable
for every purpose. By such instruction
the country will acquire confidence In it
felf. To physical Strength which niuft
has been given the name of the Army
of England, is now forming at Daven
ter, under the command of General
Deffolles, and the number of troops al
ready assembled between that place and
Fluffing is estimated at little Ihort of
80,000 men. An encampment is im
mediately to be formed upon the Downs
near Dunkirk, and several regiments
are Rationed between Calais and Bou
logne. More troops are under orders
for thefame quarters ; and there is ve
ry little doubt of the whole being des
tined for the meditated attack of this
country. 0
“On Friday, at three o'clock P. M. were
ordered to take possession of all the 'French
fifhing boats. The wind was unfavourable, so
that the Ranger only took three ; the Squadron,
however, captured thirty, every one of which
carried ten flout Frenchmen. They told us
Bonaparte was at Bologne on Friday. They had
only come out an hour previous to their being
captured, confcquently could not be mistaken.
He is surveying the coast, and I make no doubt
but he saw our English cruizers taking pof
fJlion of the boats, as we were so close to the
laud that the batteries fired upon us."
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— 11, 4
It is not improbable that letters of
marque and reprisals will in a Short time
oe iffned againit Spain. Government has
we arc assured receiver authentic informa
tion that the wishes exprefled by the Court
of Madrid to preserve a drift neutrality,
have been completely frustrated by the
positive injunctions of Bonaparte, who
requires every pollible exertion on the
part of Spain to co-operate in his views
against this country, by toe affilUnce of
her navy. In confequenc&f this requifi
'i°n, officially communicated to the Span
dh Government, orders w& Cent to the
Comrandant of the Mari^at Cadiz, to
P' e l¥ e ten ' a " °' ''' Ibie't'ith all poffi
'l 1 ' 4b a tch for sea, and thefore now ac
cua"£eqdipping at the Isle -de Leon in
''"^rc b ° ur ° 'he intelligence reached
Goye^reenr on the 25th ult. ad measures
'%T e W'""''""'' adoptedgy Earl St.
Vmcenfyodrengthen our4&t in theMe
di&rratyn. It was in ^fequence of
"^frde&mination, that t^fyMalta and
°& u fy ' o ^ u "s, and tbtfeeptre and
°' 74' were dispatched for
"'e^ftairs last 1 uefday from the Channel
They will probably put into the
Tagng or cruize between Lisbon arid Gi
braltar until reinforced by some other vef
''''&"' England. The blockade of Ca
diz^&l Ferrol does not seem very diflant.
Nc^chftanding the departure of these
'°"(mip s , Admiral Cornwallis's force is
adeqe to the accomplishment of every
objeqfoe have in view. His squadron,
whicmk now cruizing in different points
before B^elt, configs of Sixteen fail of the
li ne >&jfebe port of Rochefort is block
^°j|^^nree more under the command
°'Peilew.
T i)e Srofetar) to the Ruffian Embafiy at
Paris is aßved in town. There can be no
doubt these is charged with propositions
of imporence, relative to negociation.
He was probably the bearer of the dis
patches received yellerday.
Lord Hawkelbury gave a jinnee yester
day at Coombe;to the Porttiguefe Am
bassador and Several of his friends.
In the event of invasion, the King, it is
stated, will take the field in person, and
will be affilled in the conduft of the war
by a Militarycouncil.—His MAjESTY cer
tainly will, in the conffe of the Autumn,
review the various camps near London.
JUNE 27.
There are strong grounds for believing
that a negociation,the principle of which
was firß,fuggefted by Bonaparte,is now
carrying on between our Government
and the Court of Madrid. Spain is ex
tremely desirous to preserve a ftri&
neutrality during the war : and the
First Consul has agreed to abstain from
any attack on Portugal, as well as from
all pecuniary requisitions, if our Gov
ernment consents to recognize the neu
trality of Spain.
Three French luggers, under Amer
ican colours, entered the Elbe on the
9th inst. and received at Rade a num
ber of guns, for the purpose of of attac
king any British vessel, or seizing any
foreign bottom having British proper
ty on board.
Letters from Guernsey, of the 2zd,
Rate that serious dispositions have been
•made along the French coast, for an
iavafion of those islands ; The princi
pal force was colle&ed at St. Malo.
Sir James Saumarez, has made the
most judicious arrangementofhis squad
ron to defeat the enterprize ; and the
troops, &c. were held in constant read
iness for service.
Extract of a letter from a Midshipman of
the Ranger sloop of wear dated on board
the Commerce of Philadelphia, 27/6
June, 1803.
66 We have taken an Amercan flrip
from Rotterdam, and bound to Phila
delphia, loaded with Swiss emigrants,
gun-powder and flints.
ernment have sent orders to disarm the
Hanoverian troops. For this purpose, the
French army has been put in motion, and
is to cross the Elbe immediately to exe
cute the orders of the First Consul. The
Hanoverian troops are determined not to
be disarmed without risking a battle,
which is expected to take place as
soon as the French have croflid the Elbe.
They were expected to cross it on the ill.
The Hanoverians have erected batteries
on the North bank of tire river, and have
taken very strong portions.
The Brussels papers contain also anoth
er piece of important news. It is that A
lexandria has been taken by 3 cqrps ofAl
banians. These troops formed the flower
and Rrength of the Turkish army : The
witholding their pay produced a revolt,
and they drove the Turkish Commandant
out of the city. Thisevent has produced
a great sensation at Constantinople.
1. That Malta Shall be occupied by Ruf
fian troops for ten years, and that they
Shall be paid by England and France
jointly.
2. That Malta fliall be ceded to the Or
der at the expiration of ten years, and
Shall be garfifoned by Neapolitan troops.
3. That the Island of Lampedofa Shall
be ceded to Great Britain.
We are wholly tinable to Rate what de
gree of credit, or whether any is due to
these rumours.—We have indeed been of
ficially informed, that His Majesty's Min
iflers expeft little from the mediation of
Russia; and it is certain that there is noth
ing in the present position of either of the
Belligerent Powers which can juffify any
pacific expectation.
The plan of the expedition against this
country, will it is Gid, in letters from
Bruffels,receive much devefopement from
the tour which Bonaparte is making along
the coast. -
Bonaparte arrived at Dunkirk on the
2d, where he was to remain tome days.
The Mayor took occasion, in offering him
the leys of the town, to remind him that
he had refufed them in 1/93 to the Duke
of York, at the head of 40,000 men.
The Dutch D potation v hich has been
Sent to Erufsels, has other objects in view
than the mere complimenting the First
Consul. Those objects are said to be of
high importance ;—probablytome change
in the Dutch Constitution. We have long
been prepared ft r it.
Our readers will find in a preceding co
lunin, the French account ot the capture
of the Minerva, She grounded fn endea
vouring to take some small vessels, laden
with Stores. A cannonade ot seven hours
and a half was kept up against her from
the forts arid gun-boats before She flruck.
ever be fuperlor to the physical Rren^th
of any invader, we ihall add the spirit of
a warlike nation. Then, indeed, it is
imposlible to doubt for an inßant of our
complete triumph, should the whole ar
mies of France reach our shores.
The London Gazettee of Saturday con
tains a Proclamation for granting the dis
tribution ot prizes during the present war.
It differs from former proclamations of a
similar nature, in refpeCl to the eighth
part granted to the Flag, or Flag Officers,
who fliull actually be on board at the tak
ing of any prize, or shall be directing or
astißing therein. It also contains address
es to His Majesty in support of the war,
from Bristol, Bury, Norwich, and Guern
sey.
The following intelligence has been re
ceived from Falmouth, which we commu
nicate on no other authority than the ac
count itfelt affords. We can only express
our hope that more authentic information
may soon enable us to confirm the truth of
it :—"Tuefday last a pilot, belonging to
Helißone in Cornwall, boarded a Prussian
galliot, from Alicant, with salt, which
veflel had the morning before been board
ed by some persons belonging to a Guern
sey privateer, returning from a cruize,
which perfbns said, that Admiral Corn
wallis had taken the convoy from St. Do
mingo, including the men of war."
Oue outlet of very great importance we
undoubtedly poilefs in a much more per
fect degree than ever we did before, the
fliores of Asia, Atrica, and Europe, from
the Streights of Gibraltar to the bottom
of the Black Sea.• These countries tho'
the greater part of them are dreadfully
oppressed by bad Governments, yet being
naturally the fineft in the world, in re
fpeft both of foil and climate, cannot but
afford very plentiful materials of com
merce, when explored and Simulated by
a nation so aftive, enterprizing and rich
as Great Britain. This trade has been
hitherto the most valuable part by far of
the external commerce of France. From
this, by the pofiefsion of Malta, we have
it now in our power completely to ex
clude her. The city of Venice alone,
which once fopplied the whole of Europe
with rare and distant commodities, mult
soon become an extensive market for Bri
tish goods, now that it belongs to the
House of Außria, and serves as an inlet to
its rich and extensive dominions. The
whole trade ot Italy mult thus be in our
hands ; the whole trade ot Spain, not
withßanding any prohibitory aCts which
in compliance with the dictates of France,
file may establish, will follow the fame
fate ; the whole northern coast of Africa,
Asia-minor, Greece and the richest part of
Russia, on the shores of the Black Sea,
will be enjoyed by us without a rival, and
muR in a little tiine be able to absorb a
much greater trade than we can afford
for that quarter.
0
July 12.
The Brussels papers to the pth, which
we received this morning, have brought
the important news, that, as the King of
England has refufed to ratify the Con
vention of Subfingen, the French Gov-
The hopes of a speedy termination of
the war appear to be much more Sanguine
at Paris than in London. We received
this morning intelligence from Paris, to
the 10th, which Slates, that a belief pre
vails there of the Pruffiau Minister at Lon
don having offered the mediation of Pruf-
Sia, which the British Government had
consented to accept, conjointly with, the
mediation of Rullia. It is added, that the
Court of Berlin has actually drawn up a
plan for arranging the disputes between
the two countries, the principal points of
which are—
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST lg.
CAPE FRANCO/S.
We have seen a letter from Cape Francois
dated the 25th July, from a very refpeSabte
merchant there, which states that several Ame
rican vessels had arrived at a very excellent
market; but that the government instantly
seized on their cargoes, for which they pay one
third in produce, and the residue in a new de
scription of Bills. No individual dare pur
chase; and, in consequence of these arbitrary
^nd lawless ads erf the Government, all confi
dence in it was destroyed.
ALGERINE WAR.
Verbal accounts from Washington fay, that
the Government have received information of
the hoftdity of Algiers, against our commerce -
in consequence of which, the frigates Congrefi
and Essex, are ordered to be put into commif.
Sion, Wecannot fay that this report has reach
ed us in a manner to entitle it to implicit credit
The foiling article from the Alexandria
pafeer v corroborates the foregoing ;
For the following information, which we
derive from a friend at Washington, and which
may be depended upon, we return him our fin.
cere thanks.
"Mr. Smith our late Ambassador at Liffion
embarked at Naples a Short time Since, on board
of an American vcffcl bound for the United
States, which a few days after failing
with, and after a confiderablc engagement was
captured by a corsair belonging to the
Algiers. J J
,NAto TEWas profectiting his vifi c to the
, to P orts or < th e Channel. On the
of July he was at Bologne.
Boston, august
Among, ether foreign articles of im
portance, we find a lift of new and ad
tional duties, that must affed the com
mercial intererts of this country, in a
catena! degree. The law, enforcing
these duties, was parted. the 3d, & went
into operation the sth July. By this
new regulation, an additional duty of
3 per cent, is laid on all British manu
failures exported to any other than
their own dominions ; and an addition
al duty oft 2 1-2 per cent, on all goods
wares, or merchandize, not the growth
or manufacture of Great-Britain ; it
also lays an additional duty on manv
She had 12 men killed, snd fifteen fever?-
fy wounded. We are sorry to add, that
after the crew had been landed, the frig
ate was got off the rock, and carried by
the French into Cherbourg.
About thirty of our countrymen at Sr-
Malo have been arrested and imprifooec.
on a suspicion that some of them had mt
conduced themselves with fufficient pru
dence!! •
The French persist in asserting, that
Malta is ravaged by the plague ; the
falfehood of these assertions is now well
known. The French ten-penny Fund is
54 4 loths.
—o—;
LONDON, JULY 1%
NATAL GALLANTRY.
We have this day to record an adioq
as brilliant as any that have graced for
several years our naval annals.
Capt. Maitland, of La Loire frigate,
on the 27th ult. cruizing off the Ifleof
Bas, observed a large French gun brig
moored within.a. cable's length of two
heavy batteries; within the Isle.
An attack being resolved upon, three
boats were dispatched the fame night
for the purpose, under the command of
Lieut. Temple, affißed by Lieut. Bow
en. One of the boats, rowing heavy,
could not come up : but this circum-
Rance did not deter the other two frora
proceeding to execute their project. On
reaching the brig they found all her
crew ready to receive them. The Bri
tish sailors immediately boarded, in the
most undaunted manner ; and after a
defpefate contest on deck, which lasted
ten minutes, carried the enemy's vessel.
She proves to be the national gun
brig Venteux ; her length is fevency
four feet, carries four long 18 poun
ders and fix 42-pound carronades ; had
on board eighty-two men, and was
commanded by M. Montford, lieuicn
ant-de-vaiffeau.
Le Venteux loft her firft and fecund
Captain ; all the other Officers were
wounded ; and seventeen of the crew
were killed or wounded. None of the
boats' people were killed ; but the
boatswain of La Loire, four seamen,&
one marine, were wounded.
This enterprize, which, in the spirit
with which it was undertaken, the con
rage with which it was executed, and
the success which rewarded it, equals
the most daring exploits of the last war.
When, therefore, we refled on what
British sailors can do, and are willing
to undertake when any opportunity of
fers for their exertions, we cannot but
feel the most animating hopes, both as
to our present security & future glory.
Le Venteux was brought into Plymouth
last Friday.
7fc following is an extrad of a kty
from Amiens :—
" An incident has occured in this ci
ty, which deserves to be mentioned :—
A young woman, of extraordinary
beauty, belonging to one of the firft fa
milies in this country, followed, with
the most interesting curiolity, the foot
fteps of the First Consul on his visit to
one of the manufadories, and viewed
him with extreme emotion every time
he passed by her ; at last overcome by
an involuntary sensation, (he prostrat
ed herfelf at his knees, being unable to
fupport,the impression bis presence made
on her. The First Consul, highly af
feded by this unexpected feene, conde
scended to speak to this young person
with,the greatest good nature. In the
evening, Madame Bonaparte sent her a
present of a box,containing a medallion,
ornamented with a portrait of the First
Confal^painted by Ifabey."