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verbal accounts.— Another ship, arrived at Duvet.,
has brought the same advices as the Denier arn.—A
boat which came off from Barba hoes, whilst the
ships were off that Island, stated, that signal guns
were firing from the batteries for a fhlet to Whal
wari, supposed to he the Cork fleet.

The Townchenrl packet has also brought an ac-
count, that JEROME BON APARTL, his lady, and suite,
have effected their long meditated escape from Ame-
rica. They embarked on the Ist of February,
at Baltimore, on hoard the American ship E.Jou
and arrived on the 5d instant in the Tagus,
when the veisel was immediately put under
quarantine. As the Mock Emperor of France
has condemned this match, and ordered a de-
cree to be inserted among his laws, declaring the
marriage illegal, upon the ground that JEROME
was under age when it was contrasted, this fair
American is not likely to receive much favour in
France. somc attribute this dislike of his sister-
in-law to his fears of admitting so mach beauty
intc the presence of Madame Bona? a rE, and of
inferences in public estimation not favourable to
that Lady, when contrasted with such superior
charms ; but this is too puerile :s motive for
NAPJLZON BONAPARTE, and does not appear to
have been felt by him in the case of any of his
other

brothers. Amb:tion, we should presume,
dietated his opposition to hito E's mirriage.—
He originally intended to make JLROME Lord
High Admiral of the Seas, and had aCtu.illy in-
vested him with the titleofttit, foiled in that, he will
shew England that he can do better for him, and no
doubt had some kingdom in Nit° for his appanage,
and some Queen of Erne PIA in pette for his bride.

It was yesterday reported in the political circles,
that Mr. CANNING, and another of Mr. PITT'S in-
timate friends, had pressed him to resign. The
advice, if any such has been given, is supposed to he
the result of the difficulty whi.:h he finds to pro-
cure an adequate First Lord of the Admiralty.
We have not heard any new names mentioned, nor
do we believe that any material progress has been
made towards a new arrangement. All the capable
men in opposition remain stannch, and will not budge
a step hut in abody. It is the general opinion that Mr.
Yoe); s would fill the situation with credit to himself
and advantage to the public; but his friends do not
wish he should resign his seat for Cambridgeshire,
until Viscount Romos, his nephew, eldest son of
Earl HARD* ICKI, now entering upon his 41st year,
shall be of age.—However desirous that noble fa-
mily may be to preserve their influence in Cam-
bridgeshire, we should hope that such a consider-
ation would not be a decisive objection, and that
the circumstance of a high place and a peerage must
preponderate in the opposite scale. Other reports
say, that the piece will be provisionally filled by
Lord Hoop.

At day-light, on Wednesday morning, the Owen
made the signal, a: Portsmouth, for the transports
employed on the secret expedition to follow her
to St. Helen's ; but they did not get down
until lice in the evening. The wind, however, on
Thursl4y, became unfsrourable„ and the expedition
was unable to work out of the Roadstead I but it
is proltsble that it has sailed down Channel before
this tune. Sir Jauss CItA to did not go oc board
until yesterday, having waited on shore for an
answer to a question communicated by the telegraph
to the Admiralty on Wednesday.

Yesterday two Mails arrived from Gottenlltirglt
Their contents are given in a preceding column.

Yesterday the dispatches by the following ships
were finally closed at the East India House, and
delivered to their respedive Pursers,
G Stein, Captain Roger.; Ittulra% an I
Lad Camden. Capt. H. M. Sannwin; and (No., of 1.,.0d0.i.
Capt S. Lartelmi t CI 4 J. Wirrty
Ceylon and Madrat —Cattle Edon, Cala, II C ; Ile I
and Itenculden.—..adenotal G knitter, CyR G Sa.t.etol , St.
Hetena au& Madrest......Lady Caatlereasts, eve. T. G. Maude
St. Helena and Be..g .1.
The whole of the Leeward Island fleet for the
Clyde (except the General Hunter, M'PHUL, front
Demerara, which is supposed to have gone to Fal
mouth, agreeable to insuudions) arrived on Satur-
day and Sunday.
On the Ist inst. a Portuguese line-of-battle ship,
a frigate, aid a sloop of war, sailed from Lisbon
in quest of four Algerine cruisers, which had 1an.,e,1
several men on the coast of Algeciras, and carried
off above two hundred of the inhabitants.
Meetings are called in Kent, Surry, Hampshire,
Middlesex, and other Counties, on the subjed of
the public expenditure. The Middlesex Meeting
is fixed for the Ist of May. A Common Council
is also summoned for Tuesday next, when a congra-
tulatory Address to His MaitsrY, on the Vote 01
the House of Commons, is intended to be moved.
Mr. GAItROW, the Barrister, was on Thursday
eleded a Representative in Parliament, for the Bo-
rough of Canon, in Surrey.
Northfleet Volunteers have recently beer.
thrown into some confusion, by having no less than
nine of their corps impressed for the naval service.
They had been working as lumpers on board an out-
ward-bound East-Indiaman, lying in North fleet Bite,
from whence they were taken by the Captain of a
gun-brig, who came in short of hands. Application
has been made to the MAYOII of GRA VESSt4D, to
obtain their discharge, and the transadion will
shortly be the subject of legal investigation.