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London, England, 1804-06-23 00:00:00

LETTER TO THE LORD MAYOR.

" My Loa o, Downing-street, June 22,1, 1604.
" I have the satisfaetion to acquaint your Lordship, that
Dispatches Ater,- received late last night, from Major• General
Sir Charles Green, commanding His Majesty's forces in the
Leesmril ldarids, dated Paramaribo, the 13th May, announcing
the iiurreisdcr of the colony of Surinam to His Majesty's arras,

on the ith of that month, with a very inommiderable lam on
the put of His Majmty's force..

•' 1 hare the honour to be,

" Ate Loin,
" Your Lordship's meet obedient, hiombl- SemuM,
ti,gned) r‘ CAMDEN.
'4" TO the Right Hon. [lie Lord May:a."
The. Park and Tower guns were fired on the above
occasion, at twelve o'doek ; and Y'e are happy to
add. that it is generally believed that the surrender
of Martinique will soon be announced, in a similar
wanner.
I Accounts from St. Thomas's Ley, the place was
defended by about twi, hundred and fifty men ; but
that the British force sent against it amounted to
upwards o. four times that number. Nothing lwas
spared in the arrangements to secure absolutely the
conquest of the place the moment the attack was
made, and we are therefore its hopes it has been ef-
fected without much bloodshed. • Surinam is one of

the most valuable colonies in the West Indies.

The Dutch troops sent out after the peace, to oc-
cupy Surinam, amounted to 1 ZOO. On the 15th of

September lau, Q7O of them were in the h'spiuds,
and only about 400 effective, of whom Caq were
at head quarte-s, the rest scattered along the coast.
This sickly and feeble state of the Dutch garrison
probably rendered the reduction of the place an easy
task. Orders were sent in the evening to the King's

Printing Office, to publish the particulars in a Ga-
' sette Extraordinary. but they were countermanded.
The dispatches will, however, appc.r, of course,
in the Gazette of this evening.

We have received Dutch Papers to the 13th, and
private letters from the continent to the 11th ; but
they contain no intelligence of importaace. The
French news is not of a later date than that al-
ready communicated by the Paris Journals. One
lof the Dutch Papers states, that Ruktian Court
has caused a separate note to be civic.- red to
&atavism Government, re-peeling the late
in Baden ; and that, ACCOrdirl:.; to various
, it should seem that, since March, there have
in reality more than contra m preparations
in Russia, particularly i.t the dock-yards of
Reve, and Petersburgh.

Thursday evening the Ror •t. FA 'MY walked in
• Gardens.
ulcers M• R v, attended by Lady J. Tit 11414 r. took
airing through Richmond, in a coach and four.
Yet.--lay morning Their MAJLSTIM the Pate.
Dukes of KLNI and CA,49‘uxa, walked
ardent, and viewed the new Palace.
Duke of YOLK has issued an order, direeing,
neither the Guards, nor any Volunteer Corps,
on any pretence, use gunpowder on their seve-
ys, until further orders.
of yesterday says, nn fi Ji ie it vr.it ne-
give up Mr. ADDIs.O roN, we understand
iwo raid, " I will take I'IT r or For ; one or
but not both, as that would be giving up my
• of choosing."
dispatches were received from Admiral
Lids, off Brest, which state, that the /Pa,-
74 guns, Capt. Sir CIIMILLS --• MILTON,
the fleet on the 13th inst.
from the Kentish coast contain nothing
but from Plymouth we learn, that the
• men of war at that port are under orders
nan lel Fleet with all possible dispatch.
,expeeled Ihat the French privateer, which has
infested the Southern coast of Ireland, will
for her temerity, as Admiral Lord
dispatched the Beirford and COlllllO4
. from Crlc in pursuit of her.
fegtese, in the trade between Cnrk and
s nit been captured, as has been stated :
• latter lace on the this instant, and
cargo fur Cork.
CAerieste packet, has arrived at Ply-
larnaica, in 49 days. Her commander,
(in the absence of Capt. Mudge),
(mote, her surgeon, died of the Leer
• home.

Howe, d, Bl.Ack, arrived on Monday night,
,lasgow, in twenty-eight days. we received
York Papers, up to the 17th ult. bnt
iy thing in them particularly wdrthy
,loop of war, Capt. Bland, was dis-
Captain of ti,•• .hip IVolhaul, when
-►►gaging a French frigate, which had
. in the adieu, and was endeavour-
Before the Wetistrav lost sight of
Hearrm: appeared to be soloing fist on

:be Batavian Govern:ix
vents in Baden ; and ti
-eports, it should seem tha
)een in reality more th.
nak4ig in Russia, parties
Sachangel, Revei, and I'e
4 Thursday evening the F
ICrW Gardens.
Princess Ma VV. attended
en airing through ilichme
Yesterday morning The
:essts,the Dukes of KI. te 1
,ii Kew Gardens, and vie
The Duke of YOLK has
bet neither the Guards,
11, on any pretence, use
al field-Jays, until further
! , A Paper of yesterday u
besary to give up Mr. Ar
K 1110 raid, " 1 will t,
ether, but not both, as th,
eerogatiire of choosing."
Thursday dispatches WI
•0R NW e Lug, Off Brest, v
dove, of 74 guns, Capt.
ad joined the fleet on the
Letters from the Kenti
, sitkalar ; but from Ply
L ,t rte of the men of war a'
r join the Chan eel Fleet w
a !It isespeeled chat the F
Y tcly infested the Soothe
Inn suffer for her tern
lanomaa has dispatched
ceenue vessels from Cart
The .14p:wee, in the 1
pistol, has not been caps
It'an
was at the latter lace
II 'g in her cargo fur Cu
• Ille blue, a Ciariolle pa
uth, from Jamaica, in
tr. Cennicutt (in the a
al Mr. GIIIIMTP, her so
her passage borne.
Ay the Hewn d, BL AC K,
Port Glasgow, in twee
;le of New York Paper
• i not rind any thing in
I
1 inotice.
tFbe lie uretcr sloop of v
hoed by the Captain of
If ; Barbadoes, engaging a
r •
h leer topmasts in the 1U
to escape. Before tit
m, the ilevrru.; appear
frgate.
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