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London, England, 1805-09-09 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

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MONDAY, Srm.msLa 9.

Intelligence was receivers at ten o'clock last morn.
Ing. from Portsmouth, by a telegraphic ,:ipatch, that
the East India fleet were standing up,Channel wit;,
a lair wind for the Downs. We understand, that, at
four o'clock, p. ot. a lecin.cl telegraphic dispatch
announced, that only nine sail had passed Por• s.
mouth ; they had parted about a week ago finm the
remainder of the fleet, consisting of 41 sail.—The
intelligence by the Bete Packet enables us to state with
some accuracy their names. When the litit.t lett St.
Helena, on the 2Dtb of June, the following ships had
at Ti ved there: Trideat,Admiral RA !Neat Mediator, 44,
Ca 'wester, ll,Lryaic Biy, Carton, Walton, Wis.-
rhrieen, Warner Cottle, 7 hamlet, :Marchioness of Enter,
I aly Jane Itundat, Lord Nelson, Dover Castle, Lay
ILtrzto, Bengal, Asia, Ilfaittonefolo, Earl St. Vincent,
Mnrveis Wellesley, Lord COsll-,eogh, Sir Wellioto Bent.
ley, Experiment, illezonokr, Faroe, Sovereign, and Mo-
na,

Belle saw, oft the Cape, the second China
Fleet, which Achnirai Remiss waited fur. The
fleet was under ems y of the dtkenienne, 64, C spt.
FATIRMAN; •iz. Perseuraa.., Nephew., Minton
Cutle, Ceres, Royal Charles r, iliwish rattle, True
Brie*, "Iranian, Cenellt-3 King', ships, 33 India-
men, S whalers, names unknown—Total, 41.

The Pursers of the any ships arrived, are ex-
pelled in town this morning.

That part of the homeward-bound Jarn.ilca Fleet,
bound for London. arrived on Friday off Deal, and
most of the ships sailed for the River.

All accounts, foreign and domestic, place ns on
the verge of a continental war. The breaking up
of the camp at Boulogne, and the disembarkment
of the troops at fielvoetsluys and the Tezel, are al-
most deci►ive of this important question. The re-
ports of these proceedings are now fully confirmed
by the Paris Papers, which we have received to the
first, and the Dutch Papers to the 4th inst. We
have enrolled from them various details of the
marching of Austrian troops to the Tyrol, the Inn,
and the Adige; and of orders for the march of the
French and Dutch troops to the Rhine. kussian
troops, to the amount of between 80 and 90,000,


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*litho upon their march fox Islungary and
mia. From thence it appea, s, da: Getrnail
be the principal theatre of the war ; or, at „Ilex
Be first scene, as a prelude to which, we „?e,,sut
th 4 Austria means to take attr. ,diate
Bavaria. As farther evidence of OEMuiIALP hr,;
ties, we Lind, that the French Coas,tipts are to be ca
ed into service, and that the French foods have tir,
oearly three per cent. Indeed, private acconasch,
1 follaad and Hamburgh go larther, and st.,e, e
the Austrian Minister, Count CoseNrzet. Las /
Pat is, and that hostilities have a9ually curranz,e
i❑ Suabia. These reports are extremely pralasy
Count COBENTZEL, however, was still in Nos
the 23d. In this situation of affairs, it is of iit
importance whether the Austrian Note relative:o t
renewal of M. NovosatTzurs's negociation, ssr
we published nn Saturday, be genniae or n t. A
mitting it to be genuine, Austria has since ass,:xle
a very diferent temper and attitude. we in,
this day a Prussian note, which is of mote it p.. 1
ante ; as, if true, it shows that Prussia condemns
conduit of BomaPASIC in respeit of the asnerati
of Genoa. BONAPARTE still remained at louLgn
on the 27th, and probably later, as Ts I.tsritsse
lett Paris on the '29th, avowedly to join bim that

We have received American Papers to the
tilt. They contain intelligence, brought to N•,
Ysiik by the schooner Mang, from Curacoa, 0f th
failure of an attack made the latter end of July o
that settlement, by a small tritisli squadron, ccn
sifting cf two ships, two brigs, and a schooner,
%According to the ACC01111!S communicated by the
U. in., our squadron efrefted a descent at Cuaraq,:es
Bay, with one hundred and eighty men, and the
pieces of cannon. Ilaying fortifi.rd themselvesurw
i 1141, commanding the fort, they commeuct
heavy cannonade, which was returned by the gar
rison with equal spirit, and continued from r.,
inE till evening, when the Dutch succeeded in
ing our small force front their entrenchments. They
were, of course, obliged to retreat, leaving behi
them one 18-pound carronade, ninety muskets, and
three prisoners. Tile ships afterwards went to
leeward, when they landed their sick and wounirs:,
which amnantiad, according to report, to the watc-
her of seventy num. The whole leeward part of
the island, from the west en.l to within twenty mass
of the own, is stated to have neen laid waste. Tae
inhabitants of the city of St. Domingo, where the
Diana touched, were not apprehensive of any far-
ther molestation from the Negroes. We regret :a
learn, that the yellow fever has broken out at P.a..
vidence. The college at Newhaven-11.06.w elev.!
in consequence of its prevalence : and all the inha-
bitants, whose circumstances enabled them, hare
deserted the town.

Dispatches dated the 4.h inst. were received on
S iturd.iy at the Admiralty. We wader stand thiy
confirm the report of the return of the Rochfert
squadron to that port, on the IA instant.

An interesting Correspondence between the
French and English Gove:nm•nt, re relirg
saner.; of war, is given in our subsequent columns.

I lis Mjrsry has been pleased to appoint Fla-
Marshal His Royal Highness FREDRIICK Duke (1
Vona. K. G. to Ire Colonel of the first regime-
.t of
foot guards, vice Ills Royal Highness the Duke of
GI ouctsr a, deceased.
His M 4JESTY has ben pleased to appoint Lieu.
tenant-General His Royal Highn-ss AooLFllel
FREDERICK Duke of C•NIIRIDGI, K. G. to he Co.
lonel of the Coldstream regiment of foot guards,
vice His Royal Highness the Duke of Yoart.
His MAJESTY has been pleased to ippoint Gene-
ral His Royal Highness EDWARD Drike of KENT,
K. G. to be Field-Airshal of the forces.
Mr. JOHNSTON, one of His MAJESTY'S Messen.
gets, left town on Saturday, for St. Fet-returgh.
Lord NELSON attended on Saturday at the Ad-
miralty, and took leave previous to his dere-Lire
for Portsmouth. His Lordship's command, as we
have already stated, comprises the whole of the Me-
diterranean and the bay of Cadiz. His instruelions
are in A great measure discretionary, a circumstance
w"ich proves the great confidence that Govern-
ment deservedly reposes in his extraordinary taknts.
We understand his Lordship will bring out with him
the following force to Cadiz
t Lard Nelson.
- 100 guns -; R.ar Atlan.r..lG Mum?.
( t apt. Dant,.
Noe . . 74 ---- grown.
Defiance . 74 Dorkint.
Assuerenon G 4 S E Berry.
Eurvilus . fut bit kw,ood.
Lord N rigor; will certainly leave town this day.
The several Captains who are going with him, will,
at the same time, proceed to join their respalive
vessels. Thee attended on Saturday at the Admi-
ralty, and took leave of Lord BA 911,04.
L'E,anzelique, kTench schooner, is cut out cif
Triport Reads, by the boats of the Carrier cutter,
Lieut. Bones, and sent into Dover.
A letter from Lisbon, dated 19th of August, re-
ceived at Liverpool, states, that a French privateer,
of 32 guns, and 320 men, was at Vigo, and ready to
sail for the Coast of Africa.
His Majesty's sloop Plover, arrived at Falmolith
on Wednesday, spoke a neutral ers.cl, who infringed
him, that Sir ROBERT CAI DER had arrived 4.1 i
Cadiz on the 26th, and formed a junelion with Ad-
miral Cot.t.twowool. Their united forces amounted
to 26 sail of the line, and were, on that date, blockad-
ing the enemy in Cadiz. Three of Admiral Cot.
tamovroort's squadron were refitting at Gibraltar.

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