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I passage, in the name of tile de pert de la loi. ordered
the doors to he opened for a domisiliary visit. Con-
vinced that I was betrayed, I regarded her as a
traitor, and, having pistols in my pocket, I took them
onr, with intent to vanish tier, and dispatch myself.
calmness in oliset ving aty movements, and her
quickness in touching a spring that changed a look-
ing glass, by the side of her hed, into a door.
through whtch she forced me, into a small dark
closet, sn:,n cons ioced me, my suspicions were
unfounded. ac well as ungenerous. In a few mi-
nutes I beard th.. Police Officers enter, and begin the
visit. Every corner was ransacked, the morasses
were pierced is her bed, and even her drawers emp-
tied. When I thought they had finished, a gels
iamer said," but whose hat is this?" (It was mine,
but in the hurry we both forgot it.) It is wet,"
,contioned he, " and of English manufaettire, here
,is the English stamp ; it certainly belongs to some
etniSsary of Pitt'" " No!" said the girl, .4 it is
the hat of my sweetheart, a young conscript just
arrived from England, where commerce called him.
He lefty'', ten minutes ago." " If that be the case,"
anawerid the Police Commissary, " I must put the
:national seal on y eir door, and you must go with
,uss and remain a prisoner, until we find your sweet-
heart, who, uedoobtedly is a deserter, if not a spy,
or an emigrant." " Carry me where you like,"
said she, " If I even were acquainted with my friend's
abode, you might kill me, but you could never
oblige me to betray him. I have, besides, protect-
ors, who will soon procure me my liberty."
[To be continued.]
ermninerammimnis
NAVAL INTEL L WeNCE.
P,){ITSI4OII.ITH, OCT. 24.
Arrived the Biter gun.vessel, with the Adamant
transport, Captaip Wright, from the Downs.
Sailed La Chirl;me frigate, with the Lard Elden
and Durkee. it Beelrard armed ships, with provisions
and stores, for the NU/draft off Cadiz. The Lark
sloop of war is appointed convoy for the coast of
Africa.—Wind Easterly.
PLYMOUTII, 043 T. 25.
Came in the ,feeerae, Weir/sun, from Stockholm ;
I admstry, Bouhaton. from Gottenhargh ; (4..otia4a,
Lund, from Etingsound; Calynto, Smitn ; le,
Cricknsaps Bratawria, Pickimon; and the Dur9lhy,
Gray, from Petersburgh.
DIAL, OCT. 24.
Sailed the Ariad"e frigate, Hon. Captain ICing,
with General Don and suit, on board, to the East-
ward ; Pox. rho/ man of war, for Plymouth ,L' far-
wedeln,' frieate, and several other ships of war, pn
a cruise, off the French coast.
Came down from Sheerness, the Lucifer bomb,
and remains in the Downs, with the rest of the ships
as per last.—Witid Easterly.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
A I IvA 1.11.
In the Rivir—The Church; and the German
Pack,t, Eeild, hunt Petersburgh
At Chat/tem— f.:e I►..lhant, Nicbdton, fram Petersberghl
At Puote—.The Ru:hu,y, Miller, tress Newfoundland.
In the Clyde--Tile Samuel, Little, from Demerara; and
the Aurora, Tlvirripso.l, from Janiaica.
At Lkbort—The Johanna Elizabeth, from Rita ;
Mary, Druittle, from Falmouth ; and the Hannah, Storey,
front Nevdoundlawi.

At Opt.rto—...Tlie Speculator, Fogge, from Newfoundland.
At Nutt found:arid—. rhe friadlts, from LiwariumaL

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4fAIBIRICIIN TRADE.
The representations if the Ambassador of tbr
United .States to the Court of Madrid appear tohike
indlced the Spanish Government to relax consider-.
ably the strieness of the orders to the ships of war
respeeing American ships. On the I sth of August,
the Dire/tor-General of the Navy addressed the fol-
lowing circular to the Commandants-General of the
Maritime Provinces:—
" The Most Excellent Seignior, the Secretary of State, modal
the General Office of Marine, ice pursuance of the Mora:
Orders, given the day before yesterday, has addressed tee as,
follows:
" The Most Facel'ent Seigeiur, the Minister Pleniposenti-
Hf of the United States, Vies repeatedly complained of the ex-
cesses committed by the Spanish privateers ripen the vessels of
'his nation, and triers to three of there as 1121111 i been con/Muted ,•
into Algeciras. He also complains, that similar excesses have
1
been committed its the Anteritan Islands, in violation of the '
Treaty bete/ems the two Governiuent, His Majesty being
duly informed of the same, hav been pleased to coin tearid,-thet
the S:ianish privateers in Europe and America should be fully
inipieased with the consideration wherewith they should COP-
themeelres, to order to avoid every irregulanty and excess,
for which they will bt held semonsible in es :ry instance which.,
sball be legally proved; and it has elm been determined, that the
easev of the ve.seli detained, shall be decided upon, with Mt
possible expedition, doe regard bring star bad - to the stipule./
titans of the sail Treaty."
On the 25th of August, the same Minister ad.
dressed a second circul.tr to the same °dicers, in
the following terms:—
'•
'rine Mont Excelleut Seignior the Secretary eif State and the
Meriue Olfice has, In pursuance of the Royal Orden given
yesterday, Milremed to mo the fulliswieg communications—
" The Most Excellent Seignior the Minister of the United
States, in eomplaisiing of new extoitione upon, arid captures
of American winds, by Spanish privateers, represents, that
eleven vessels of hie station have been carried into Algesiras,
under pretext, as is said, of their liameg English znerchana
dee on hcianl. His Majesty, bring duly informed hereof, bat
been pleased. to coaksamt that, if the capture of the said
slinelsl appear to rest only nil the ground alleged by the
said Minister, they shall be instantly released ; inasmuch as, to
cordiug to the I)th Ankle of the Treaty with the United States
the American flag is mewed in the I.sile conveyance of net.
chemlise of all kinds, tiotwithatatling its bring enemy', 'ir►
perty but should this grounds of detention he of a dates*
nature, it is His Majesty's desire that the various caves may be
derided in till recisiar form, mid with all pii.sible dispatch.
la Wasting you of fits blitymayb orders 1 ant to direct,
that yOll shill 1(814131it thew be the CAlltAlUt Gametal of the
Wit-tine NuTioces, in order to Weir bring communicated to
the COMM4fitoll-TS of Marine iu resriettive distrkti, and
to the ()oilers of Pri,at .er,.apprising then that they will' los
kohl rasiamaiWa far all the lows obey may orstasicat."
amemenitesommat

smwmoswea
It is understood that the sithjelt of the Catholic
Claims will be again brought forward at an early pe-
riod of the next sessions. 'rho discussion however,
will n.it be preceded by any Petition from the Catholic
Body. That is deemed unnecessary, the Catholics
having so recently stated to buth Houses the nature of
their grievance., and die objeas of their request. The
friends of the atholics consider the intended preps.
ration necessary, in order, more clearly, to elucidate
the ques' inn to Parliament and the Country, and that.
eilzhough it may not be proaltiftive of immediate, it
wilt lead to the must useful fired. The expeditd die—
arussion will, it is said, be opened by the same of
thignishecl personages who last Sessions present
the Catholic Petitions, and the Motion will be
loses xa bring in a Dill, ‘Stc.