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>—foreign Intelligence.—
\Larrat % Oclc. 24.
ripHE Enghfh Corfu! arrived here yefter
day evening on hrs return from the
Emperor's camp' ,where his presence had at
lad been desired.
We learn rh*t on this cccafiontyhis Moorish
Majesty had forbid the Spaniards from that
time to mokit the English vtfels/ia the
Bay of Tangiers ; and that in other refpeds
the Consul was pretty well received by his.
Majesty, who gave him to understand in a few
words, that though he had great reason to be
diffaftified wbh'his nation, which had not
afted Well t wards him, yet in confidcration
of the affection whichthe Moors bore to the
EngliOi, he was very willing to pardon afd
forget all that h^d pafled.
All the Consuls residing here, excepting
that from the court of Portugal, have been
forced to accept of some thousands of piaftres
ton the part of government;—it was at firft
believed that this money was designed to be
employed in purchasing provision's ; but it is
now positively affirmed that the said Confits
are commilhoned to employ it in purchase of
cloth, linen, and other merchandize of that
kind. The French Consul having constantly
refufed toraccept of the money 'for the use
above mentioned, it was sent to his house;
but as he would not give any acknowledge
ment for the receipt of it, and had declared
that he would not be accountable for robbery,
or any other accident that might happen, they
took it back again.
Ofet Nov. 26. The Hanover packet boat,
which failed on the zzd inst. from this port,
with the mail for Dover, was soon after chafed
by a Dunkirk privateer, and ran on shore be
tween Dunkirk and Newport. The mail
was thrown overboard, and is loft. Part of
the crew saved themfeives by means of their
boat, and are arrived here; the rest were
taken and conduced to Dunkirk, by a de
tachment of French dragoons.
Bertin, Nov. 28. Last week the King
quitted his farmer refider.ee at Sans-Scuci,
and resides now in his palace at Potzdam,
from whence he is exposed here in the course
of next month. His Majesty has appointed
C?unt Delufi, to be his Minister Plenipoten
tiary at the courtof London, in the room of
Count de Maltzah, who has requeued his, re
call
Hamburgh, Nov. 28, M. de Grefs, the
Ruffian Resident, hath delivered to our re
gency, a copy of the treaty of alliance con
cluded between his court and that of Den
mark, figbed the gth of July, and ratified on
the zillof the farce month, 0. S. at Peters-,
burgh. At the bottom of this treaty is added
the acteffion, of the court of Sweden.
Paris, Nov. 28. By letters from Cadiz,
of the B:h'inft. we are informed, that Count
d'EJaing, on' his. failing a second tiinc
from that „port, on the 7th, took with
him eight pew bomb vessels, and four fire
Ibips, wnich circuinftance has given rife to
many conjectures of their being defined for a
Secret expedition.
The frigate l'Amoznne, commanded by M.
de la Peroufe; arrived at I'Orient the 23d intt.
from Newport, in North -America, which
place fife left on the 26th of latt month. The
Vifcbpnt de Rochambeau, who tame express
on bead the laid frigate, with dispatches for
^our court, is, we hear, already arrived at
V^failles, and has been presented to his Ma
jesty. Nothing has as y<t traofpired of the
contents cf these difpatahes, but from the rank
and character of the bearer, it is supposed,
that they contain nothing disagreeable.
Paris, Nov. 30. Several letters from Bour
deaux announce a very fingplar piece of news ;
that is, the English fleet lay at anchor the
17th, in the Bay of Vigo, on the coast of
Spain. This news, although extraordinary,
seems authentic. It corresponds exactly with
feme letters that mentions, that on the 11th
that fleet had doubled Cape Finniflerre, Peer
ing towards the Spanish coast. Letters from
Bayonne of the 21st of this month, confirm it
still more. These letters fay, that by a cour
ier from Spain, they had learnt, that the
Eiglilh made their appearance off the coasts
ofportugal. All these testimonies, which
combine in placing the English fleet in that
latitude will scarce allow of a doubt; and it
seems unlikely that M. d'Ettaing could avoid
meeting it. It appears, moreover, that the
Englilh have orders to attack him. We are
very uneasy here on that account. The En
glish fleet is said to cohfiftof 34 (hips, 13 of
which are thrt - deckers. The French consists
of only 38 ffiips, three of which are to be de
tached to proted the convoy, ind that fleet
has only four three deckers. The whole su
periority is on the fide of the Englilh ; and
it is assured that the Spaniffi squadron, which
had failed from Cadiz with the French fleet,
had parted from it at Cape St. Vincent.
Extras cf a letterfrom the ff Lieutenant of an
r Englifo privateer that ^as ta^n by a French
frigate, and carried into Brest, is on parole in
that town, and intimately acquainted ivitb the
Officer that is tbejubjed of the following letter.
It is dated Nov. Ifo
" On the loth inst a reformed officer from
an Iriih regiment, who had resided here for
fix years, and is an Irishman by birth, was
apprehended as a spy, on suspicion of fending
intelligence to England. He was taken in
his apartments, his peifon immediately seized
and his pockets fearcbed, his cloaths pulled
off, and every part'of his body examined,
but no,papers cf. any kind were found that
could give any information of his guilt; his |
drawers and every place were ftridly looked |
into, but noting was difeovered that couldl
lead to ground the evidence of his being a
spy. He however was carried before tha-Go
vernor, and asked many questions; that fef
picion arose from t'ne frequency of his being
seen in the dock-yard, and ordnance where
the Hores were kept. He was asked why he
was there so often, ts which he answered,
that being reformed, he had all his time up
on his hands, and went there to amuse him
felf for an hour or tws occasionally ; having
been in the service for several years, he took
a pleafare in feeing the preparations that
were 'carrying 'on for the continuance of the
present war..
" As nothing appeared against him to jufe
tify the least suspicion of his being a spy, the
Governor difmiUed him, telling him that he
was entirely acquitted of the charge that had
been laid agaihlt him."
LONDON, Dec. 16/
Yesterday a Privy Council was held in the
great Council Chamber at St. James's, for
the purpose cf renewing the several proclama
tions now in force, and for other purposes.
The nobility present were the Lord President,
the Dukes of Chandos and Montagu, Lords
Harwicke, Waldegrave, Sandwich and Tal
bot, and Rt. Hon. Mr. Charles Townfhend.
After the council was over his Majesty re
tired to his closet, where Lord Stormont and
Lord George Germain had separate audiences.
His Majesty soon afterwards returned to the
Queen's palace, and at four o'clock the King
and Queen set uff for Windsor.
It is reported, that bis Royal Highness
Prince Wm. Henry, who is_now on board the
Prince George man of war with Admiral Dig
by, will have one of the Blue Garters, of
which there are three vacant: his Highness
is already one of the Knights of the ancient
order ofithe Thistle.
The Cerberus frigate few the combined
fleets the firft of December, and counted them
four flags, forty fail cf the line, and upwards
; of 100 fail of Dipping under convoy, which
seemed Handing under an easy fail for Roch
fort, Nantz, &c.
The Eatt-India committee for examining
the accounts meet daily ; it is expected they
will be prepared to make 2 report cf their pro
ceedings about the middle of next month.
Mr. Becher is goingout very Shortly to the
East Indies in a public thara&er, in conse
quence of which his feat in the Direction will
become vacant.
Extratt of a letter from Plymouth, Dec. 12.
" On Sunday came in here the Two Friends,
Ellior, of and from Bristol, having been ta
ken by a French privateer, but retaken by
the Hero privateer, of Gue:nfey.
“ The Lively flowp, which, with the Ter
magant, had gone in qtieft of a French priva
teer, (that appeared off here and took a cus
tom house lugger) returned on Sunday night;
and this evening the Termagant returned,
bringing in with her the said privateer; but
the particulars or name I have not yet been
able to learn,"
Extract of a letter from Bristol; Dec. 13.
" Wedpefday night, jutt' after iz o'clock,
a fire was difeovered by cue of the watchmen
in the b@ck part of Mr. Pedley's house in
King-Street, on which he alarmed the family
arid neighbourhood. On entering the pre
mises it was perceived that the fire began, in
the cellar, nearly under the counter, to which
it had communicated, and destroyed all the
books, papers, &c. It soon got to such a
height, as to threaten the adjoining buildings,
but by the, due exertion of the aflutatice came,
it was extinguished about three o'clock in the
morning, after consuming the back premises
without spreading farther. The loss is very
considerable. Various reports prevail by
what means this fad event was occasioned."
Extract of a letterfrom Portsmouth, Dec. 15.
“ Arrived the Good Intent, Nichols, from
Fowey ; St. Auitite, Colder, from Falmouth ;
Southpole, Hardy, from Lyme; and the
Pheasant, cutter, aid Hawke, from Guern
sey
“ John Ford, Esq; is appointed to the com
mand of the La Nymphe, of 36 guns, fitting
for sea at this port."
Dec. 21. The Dutch Ambaflador was rot
yesterday at Ceurt, but it is said be has not
yet received his letters of recall.
Notwithstanding all our hoftjle appearances
;gainft the Dutch, it is still thought that wary
nation will find ways aid means by coaxing
and servility, to ward off the impending blow.
Almost every trip that lay for sale, or lay
idle in the Thames, was bought up yesterday,
men ihftantly employed to fit them out, arid
make them ready, with all possible dispatch,
in expectation to aft as letters of reargue and
privateers against the Ships and vessels of the
United States.
Sir Joseph Yorke is not immediately expect
ed in England, but we can allure our Readers
that he has left the Hague, and is to wait up
on the Continent with the future directions of
government.
Great expectations are raised, that Sir Jo
seph Yorke on his arrival in England, will be
appointed Secretary of State, as he is undoubt
edly one of the ablest and molt experienced
Ministers employed in his majesty's service.
Several letters received by the Dutch mail
advise, that Sir Joseph Yorke's lad spirited
Memorial had- feeraingly involved the States
General in great difficulty and confufion.
It is said a prohibition will be issued against
the Dutch felling outof our funds, on occahon
of the approaching "war, but the interest will
be paid, as usual.
Expresses have been sent to every port in
Great. Britain and Ireland, to stop all the Dutch
Ships that may be found ih their harbours.
Extract of a letter from Gofport, N&U. 20, 1780'.
" Thegrand fleet confining of 22 fail of the
line, is all in fight of St. Helen's; indeed one
Ibip is this inftaht come to Spithead. They
saw the French fleet confining of 28 fail, and
lay too for them all night, 'it being quite even
ing when they got fight of them, but. before
! naming the French disappeared."
[The reason of the French Court having been
hitherto so backward in affixing the Congress,
has been owing to the regular and uniform
, accounts sent to Paris by their commanders;
all cf which expressly assert that no perma
nent friendship can^ever.6:bfiiji between the*
two countries ; that the Americans are not sin
cere in any of tueir profeffons, or their trea
ties, and wait at present only for an opportu
nity of re-uniting with England', and driving
the French troops for ever out .of their coun
try.'
Yesterday draughts were made cut of the
firft regiment of guards for America; several
turned out volunteers from each company, and
are to be ready for embarkation on Chriflimas
day.
-The Dire&ors of the Eid-India Company,
in a very full court on Thursday night lad;
came to the following resolution unanimously
—— Revived that Sir Thomas Rumbold,
Bart, be removed from the Government of
Fprt St. George in the East Indies, and that
'the right hon. Lord Macartney be recommend
ed to the General Court of Proprietors, as a
fit and able perlon to Succeed to that govern
ment.
* A General Court of Proprietors of East In
dia Stock will be held on or about the 10th of
next month, for the appointment of a person to
Succeed to the vacant government of Madras.
The Court of Directors of the East India
Company adjourned yesterday evening at five
o'clock, to '1 uefday next.
Yesterday came on to be tried before L'or<l
Mansfield, and a Special Jury, at Wellminller
a cause in which Mr. Langdale, the dilhiler,
was plaintiff, and the Sun Fite-ofice were rie
fcndants. The aflion was to recover the a
mount of the insurance flora fre, that Mr.
Lahgrfhl, had entered at the office, and which
the office refufed to pay, on the dellruttion of
Mr. Langdales property in the late riots.
There are feme clautes id the policy oPinfur
rance, which exempt th^ office from the obli
gation ofmaking good any losses fuflaiued by
"a foreign invasion, or by a military and uforp
ed authority within the kingdom, or by civil
commotions. -
Mr. Attorney General argued in favour of
thelnfurance Office that the words civil com
motions were extensive in their lignification,
amd included all forts of tumults which were
raised in refinance to the laws, cfeecially
these, which, like the late riots, were so
great, as not to be controlled by the civil,
magiffrate, and were general, in their objeft,
to affed the State.
Mr. Solicitor General, for the plaintiff,
argued, that the words, civil commotions did
not admit of that extensive Signification, and
that.their meaning was confined, according to
their Eiia interpretations, to the commotions 1
cf armed citizens, who rose in hcftile op,o
fition to one another, or to ths ruling power'
that presided in the Hate.—He further argued, ;
that his interpretation of the words in the
present case was warranted by the meaning of
the In furance Office, in inferring them which
meaning might be colle&ed from the circum
flances under which they were inferred. ' In
the year 1722, the London Infurante Officel
had only the two former exemptions, in their
policy ; but in the year 1726, the Gun Fi:e
Office added the Clause of civil commotions,
evidently, with a refpefito the loffe'sthat:
might happen by the contending parties, who
were divided about the title cf the sovereign
to the throne. Here their intention ap
peared evidently to guard agarnft the dangers
of Civil War, and not of unarmed mobs of
the lowest, the meanest, and mod contempt -,
ible elafs of people/ He thought itjuft, like-1
wife, 'that the office should not take advantage
cf any ambiguous expreflions which might be
rested in their own favour, but that they
ihculd have expressed themselves more clearly,
if their intention had been <0 comprehensive.
Lord Mansfield, in summing up the evi
dence, observed, that companion ' might in
cline the bread to favour an individual who
had been so great a fufferer; but that every
partial bits fhopld be laid aside, when the
determination was „> be given according^to I
law and justice. He explained the meaning|
of the firft two clawfes in the policy ; he oh-'
served, that the clause of military and usurped
authority, was applicable to the infurredion
of citizens in civil discord ; and therefore the
addition of civil commotion, must be meant to
fignify something more. It is a general ex
pression, and not confined to any species of
commotion. The infurredion that lately 1
happened, was certainly a species cf civil com-|
motions; its objeft was general, it aimed at I
the deUruftion of all law and government, it
was tranfading, in several different parts of
the city, at the time when the plaintiff's,|
house was destroyed, it raged at the Bank, in |
Coleman-Street, and other parts, as appeared
in evidence, equally direded against , Public
Offices and private dwellings,'
He left it to the Jury to form their opinion ;
and in about an hour, they returned, and
gave a verdift for the defendants.
The French fleet that is arrived at theft is
very sickly, and notwithflanding their great
superiority of numbers congratulate thenjfelves
on their escape from the efficient Arength cf
the British fleet.
PUBLIC ^UCrifN,
THIS D A Y, at'ltalf past ido'cfodc,
Oh Murray's Wharf,
-Will be fold, / <
ico barrels of Superfine fveet FLOUR.
TO-MORROW,:•
At the COFFEE-HOUSE,
25 puncheons of choice high proof
. JAMAICA SPIRITS.
By DANIEL MCCORMICK.
• ; T C)
.And possession given the fi ft day of May next,
TWO final DWELLING HOUSES, with a
4 feacious lot of gicund to each of them, lituate
on the weflerb fide of King's Street,' nearly 0p,,.
'"? '.°."' M'Davirt's, and to die noAhward of, and
at joining to Mr. John Jones's. Proppfals in writing
for the said boyfes and lo 6 or any of them, will he
r.ceived by John Kelly, Notary Public, Hanover.
Square. Who has a HOUSE and FARM cn.N%
York l&d to let, as also several Lots of Land to
fed and lease.
A Very good GARDEN, witiTa
.(A. great quantity of fruit of all
kinds, to be let outat the Halves, for
the season. Enquire of the Printer.
1 0 oe let aid entered onlUehUt uay et Ma : , a
part of a house; None but a hnall renKl
family need apply. Enquire of the Printer;
Wanted at the fame place, a maid servant that'
can da the ^otk of a very final! family.'
T oinTToiDT
SEVERAL very valuable lots of ground in the
I Broadway, and New-facet, formerly in the p.l- °
teffion < f Richard N^holls, Eqj And to be let on
building leases, a birge lot in the Broadway oppdite
the Fort, two in Beaver street, and on? in Maiket
field-ftreet. For particulars, enquire cf Harrison
and Auchmuty, anomies at law, No. 235, Queen
"'° f""™°" s being appointed by Alex--
VV adder Graham, and his creditors, to a& as
trustees for them refpeaively, do he.th) give notice
to all persons having any demands agnmft the said
Alexander Graham, to brirg in their accounts to us,
on or before the 10th day of April next. We fur
ther define all persons indebted to the laid Alexander
Graham to make immediate payment to us, as no
rece ; pr of his after rh*is date, in refofa to his pair
trantaitns in New-Ychk will be v'uh Art
whereas divers goods.have been, secreted by hir rcr'^
by oth'eis for hrs use, with Sm intemtion so defraud
his creditors, marly of. 0 high have been difeovered ;
and ficm ciicmnllanres ft is apprehended .there 'may
fame remain yet :ecret,d ; we therefore give this
public notice, to ' ait pe?fonshaving prrfotybelong
inr to the said Abx?.n<ief Gm am, to deliver the
fame immediately to the fubfciib^ts, in dtf.u't of
which, they will be profecu'ei ?s receivers cf holeu
goods. JOHN MURRAY,'
JOSEPH BREWER,
-, DAVID KNOX,
HUGH-HENDERfON.
New-York., Mvrch 22, iy^f.
Just imported in the &ip NancECapt.Mil!efy "from
London, a general ^ffoftment of
Earo,can and Eaf-India
GO O D S,
Amongst which ate the following artick I ,vb.
TRISH linens, Russia sheeting and Ravens duck,
4 Germap oznaburgs, men and womens flioes, lea
ther sieves, mens hats, perfumery, &kr, gauzes,
ribbons, thread lace, fine wax candles, tin and ja-'
panned ware, window gbifs, &c. •-
To be fold on reaf nable terms, wlvdeGle,
By JAM E S DUNCAN,
.At his here, N A 189, Water-street, corner of
De Peyderfli^t,
L Icewife, a few pipes of high termed
pop r triNd.
Sales by Auction,
By Duncan, Barclay, & Co.
T O - MORRO W,
Between 1-2 and 1 o'Clock, at tie
Coffee-Houfe, the sloops
LIBERTY and SALLY.
And the Schooners
HERCULES and POLLY/
Prizes 00 the Privateer Whaleboat Trimmer,
with all their tackel, apparel and furniture, as
they came from, sea, lying m'Hallet's wh^rf..
Inventory to be seen at our Office.-
Public Audion,
THIS day, arthree o'clock in the afterncon, cn
the premifa, will be so d, two frane houses,
adjoining each othef, fitua.ted in a good hand fee
bunnefs, on. leafed ground, seven years of which
is unexpired, in the street leading to the Whitehall
dipt opposite to Mr. Broughton Reynold's tavern,
near the Artillery Barracks. The houses are well
fioiflied, have two good rooms, and two lire places
in each of them ; .and v ill be fold either feparately.cr
together, as may heft frit the purchaser. There has
been 601. ppr year, offered for each of the aforefaid
houses.
BRYAN CONNOR.
TO be fold on Thurtnay sext, tie
March, piecifely at three o'clock, cn the pie
miles, that well known new house and billiard table,
frualed on the weft fide of. Conger's Dock, next
door to Rogers and Co's, fore; it is a commodious
hriufe, in an exceeding good hand for .bufmefs.
For further particulars enquire on t le premises.
Fegan and Dean.
To be L E T,
And possession given the firft day of April or May
next, a large, commodious and well fftvated
STORE HOUSE,
AT the head of Farmer's wharf, and fronting the
weft fide of Peck's-llip; having three very
convenient lofts, with tackles, &c. and capable of
Coring any kind of merchandize without the expence
of cartings and will contain 150 hogsheads of rum.
Its fouation is equal, if not preferable to any about
Peck's-flip, for the grocery bufmehu Apply to the
printer.')