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TRADE SVITII 7'l/ E 1
DECREZ. -
" WILLI s ar, by the Grace of God, Zing of the Nether.
lands, Prince of Grange.Neavau, Grand Doke of Luxe n-
burp, &e.
"Op the report of our MirliStCll., See. IA order to glee erect to
a provisional agroement entered nate at [P&L during the negoci-
'twins now pending there, for conduling a treaty of commerce
founded on mutual Interests, and until the said treaty shop have
been concluded ; we decree,
".Art. 1. All goods which, after the 14th irc,t., shall he imported
from the United Kingdom of Great Britais by chip under
English colonel, shell provisionally be eansidcred, and treated in
*peen of duties, as if the importation had been made-by a. Ne-
therland all ip.
" This provisional Arrangement shall not be considered my
fiDi.lfe. until the above.tneniioned treaty of commerce ahall be
conchtdeJ.

'7'llL It LA ND.).

" Art. 2. This eqnilization does not extend to such rod!, of
which the hnportatilin under the Netherlind flag Is specially
favoured by the general law, or by the tariff of intim insert>,
Or outwanh.
" (breve.* the Hague, Aug. 11, 182‘"
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EAST INDIA SHIPTING. •

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Arrived the Patience, Kind, of Dover t sailed final the Cape eh*
49M Map', and St. Helena about the Ifith Jaae. -
The Moßita, Brown, from London to Chloe, was at seam to
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the Peet/mad Seeds
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SHIPPIA'G INTRLIVGFATE.
FROM LLOVW6 LIST.

Fatinotrinr. Ann. 14.—Arrired the Magnet packet, from Lis.
bon—sailed 3d inst. Sailed the Princess Elizabeth parka:. lot New
York ; and Margate of Queensbeny ditto. for Jarneiea.
PLYMOUTH, AEG. Di.--Amved the Sanders HilL Anderson,
from London for Newfoundland ; Diana Bari!, front ditto for
Para ; and Lord Exmouth, Barrett, from Quebec.
DEAL, Atm. 17.—Arrived the Nautilus, Hall, from Jamaica ;
and Abeam, Turner, from ditto. Came down from the River the
forMinmicht ; Express, for Gibraltar ; Amiable Eliza.
for Havre ; Florida. for Smyrna ; and Sceptre. for the Brazils, and
remain, with • French store-shin, for Cherbourg ' • Juliana, for
China; his 51ajesty's ships Ramillies and Shamrock.
DovEn, Aro. 17.—Dewdrop, fro It Queboc ; Manley 4
Sayer ; and Mary, Stranack, front St. N'iveent's.
°narration, Aro. 17.—Arrived the Mary, 'Wardle, from
Quebec; Ceres, IVawn, from New Brunswick • Nile, Storey.
ditto ; Fortitude Increased. Manning, from St. Stet's 4. Penelope,
Fern, from Memel ; Hoffnung, Staag, ditto ; Caroline, Bibby,
front Jamaica ; and Christian, Illochot, from Cadiz. Sailed the
Zephyr, Arrowsmith, for Jamaica; Lord Nelson, Wilson, for Pa.
lermo ; Kingston, Luckie, foe Demerara ; and Naiade, Hutch.
ilium, for reneriffe.
LIVERPOOL, 4t-a. 10.—Arrived the Eliza Plummer,
from Jamaica ; Cherub, Caner, from Buenos Ayres; La.Plata,
Ainsley, from Montevideo ; Robinson, Potter, front Campeachy •
Harmony, Alexander, from Antigua ; Everton, Nevem'', front
St. Vincent's; Eleanor, Young, from Demerara; Carricks. Bush.
by, from .'Montreal; White, Patterson, from Quebec John Lit-
tle, 111'1/anal:l, from Richebucto ; Brltannia, Tyrcr ; and Inte-
grity, Wilson, from Altramichi ; Rickman, from Prince
Edward's Island ; and Wilton, Herring, front Cape Breton.
' VESSELS SPOKEN wurze.—The Princess of Wales, from Ply.
mouth to Si. John's ; Majestic of Liverpool, for afiramichl, 30:h
ult. ; Constitution, Graham, for Minmiehi, 27th wlt. ; Experi-
ment of illaryport, 12th inst. ; Jack Tar of Liverpool, for Quebec,
Ist inst. ; Montrose, lioxburg, and Trinidad to London, 3d inst. ;
Foundling, Hardy, St. Vincent, to Clyde, 7th hint. • Hibbert.
son, for London, 12th inst. Elizabeth, Bradley, London to Que.
bcc. 2flth alt ; John anti Mary, Bahia to Jersey, 3d inst. ; George
and Henry, Raltiraore to Bremen, 12th inst. ; Three Sisters, Tri-
nidad to Cork, 4th inst.; James Morgan, ditto, 22d IE4
Grace, Quebec to Belfast, 3lst ult.

SPORT/ NO INTELLIGENCE.
YORK AUGUST MEETING, ROL.

MONDAY, AUCICST 16.
The Knavesmire Handicap Stakes of 36p. each, I. R. foe bus.
year olds. The last mile and a halt. Seven Subscriber..
Mr. Russell's b. e. Abron, by Whisker, 130. 61b. . .
Mr. Lambuss's b, f. Remains, by Leopold, 7st. 101 b.
Mr. Johnson's cb. c. Brother to .DayylkuriOD, by Tramp, 7st.
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Won cleverly. 13 to Con Mr. Russell's b. c.
The Fitzwilliam Handicap Stakes of 30gs. each, 10gs. forfeit. Last
mile and three quarters. 1 subscribers.
Lord Fittwilliam's h. h. Sandbeck, by Catton, 6 yrs old, lat. Sib. I
Mr. l'ctre's b. h. Theodore, by Woful, 5 yrs old, Bst. .
Mr. Ferguson's b. h. Wanton, by Woful, Hyrs old, eat. 71b. . 3
31r. Kirby's ch. In. Violet, by Comas, 4 yr. old, 7st. 121 b. . 4
Lord Kelburne's br. c. May-Day, by Ardrossan, b yra old,
Bst. hlb. .
'Won cleverly, 8 to 1 agst. Sandbeck ; 6 to 5 on Theodore.
Produce Stakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. for four-yr-old colts, Bst.
71b. • fillies, Get. 31b. (Sib. allowed, 4c.) Four miles. 5 Sub.
scribal.
Mr. Whittaker's b. e. Lottery, late Tinker, by Tramp. -
Mr. Russell's b. c. Abron. by ll'hisker - .
6 to b Lottery. Very easy.
Sweepstakes of 50gs. each, h. ft. for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 51b. ;
fillies, Ha. 21b. Last mile and a half. 7 Subscribers.
Mr. Powlett's hr. e. 31ustaebio, by IVhiaker . - . 1
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Famsfield, by Filho des Puts .
sto 1 on Mustachi. A smart race, but won cleverly at the
last.

One hundred guineas, given by his Majesty, free for any horse,
dec.; four-yr-olds, lOst. 71b. ; fire, llst. 71b.; six, list. 121 b. ;
and aged, 12st. Four miles.
Lord Milton's br. c. Bordeaux, by Bourbon, 4 yrs . - I
Lord Sligo's b. c. Arrogance, 4 yrs old .
Mr. Houldsworth's b. f. Palat;ne, by Filho der Puts, 4 yes . 3
10 to Bon Bordeaux. Won cleverly.
The Nun-Appleton Stakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. colts, est. 31b. ;
fillies, Oat. Last mile and a quarter. 6 Subscribers.
Mr. F. Lumley 's b. c. Borysthenes, by Snaolensko, walked over.
GREAT UNDERTARING.-111acgovral, the pedestrian from
Durham, who has performed .uaonishing joun.rys lately in the
North of England, started on Sunday night from Shorediteh, on
the clock striking melee, to go on foot to the 200 milestone, four
miles front Boroughbridge, Yorkshire ion the Carlisle road), and
return to London m five nays and twelve hours. 11e is matched by
Mr. Barclay for 200 sovereigns, This attempt beats Powell's, who
went from London to York and back, 394 miles, in lire days and
thirteen hours, in July 1722. so that Maeg naval has six miles more
to perform in one boar less time. The pmfarnisnix is within a
fraction of 73 miles per day, more than three miles an hour, with-
out allowing for stoppages. The pedestrian reached 75 miles at
ten o'clock on Monday noon, baring halted more than an hour at
once The mail mot him at nice o'clock in the morning lTuesday)
travelling at between four and fire miles an hour, on the other side
Newark, about 1,30 miles. The pedestrian is about 5 feet 64 inches,
24 years old, and time is backed at 6 to 4.
On Tuesday afternoon the famous pedestrian hitcher, residing
in Fetter.lane, undertook for a wager of lot. to walk nom lon.
coin's Inn.fields to the Three Crown* at Bushey, in liens, a dis-
nonce of sixteen miles, in three successive hours, which arduous
feat he performed twelve minutes within the given time. lie was
afterwards conveyed home, greatly fatigued, inn a stone-mason's
can, that was fortunately proceeding up to town.
PIGEON Snoomoto—The last of the crack matches between
celebrated pigcou dub,, look place on Monday and Tuesday on
Farefichi heath, Berko, between mute members of the New Hats,
sad nine of the Ashtna Club, at seven pigeons each, for 2W sove-
reigns a-side, two ounen of shot, and the tird 21 yards from the
gun. Some excellent shooting took place, and st was a close
match, as the following statement will show:.—
New flats killed list day. 2.d. .Ishton killed Ist day 2d.
Mesas. Meadows - 7 3 Mews. Forster . 7 4
Bouvcrie G 4 Mantel - 7 6
Capt. Forbes 6 7 , Howard - 6
Minolta' - 6 5 Ramsey - 6 3
Newland . S 6 Fonescue - 6 4
Dul'ield - 5 4 Page . 5 Si
Moore . 4 6 Fremont . 4 6
Golding - 3 r. I Capt. Smith 4 6
Sham e? . 2 5 F. Cooper - 4 b

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There was tr.uch sporting at ti and 7 to 4 on the At•hton club at
the close of the drat day's shooting. but the third and fotrrth abets
on c.r:ls side brought kmting even the 2d day, and the came odds
was betted on the flats after the filth shot on each stile on the second
day, viz. 7to 4. Many birds camped the boundary of lot) yards.
The average shooting upon the whole was not four birds to each.
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Skipper-7
the celebrated pedestrian. has undertakm to walk Mt,
miles peo day of lb hours, for N days (Sundays excepted), on a
piece of ground behind St. Thomas's Church, near this city
(Exeter). for a subscription purse. lie commences task to-
morrow (Tuesday).—Eseter Alfred.- . .

Joan lltivaos awn( am trox.—On Tuesday night, die hackers
of these men, and a cumber of the fancy, assembled at Cribb's,
foe the purpose of again finally settling a match between them.
After the usual prelianhissies, the instil waa settled for Ss 1.
a-side, to fight on a twenty-four-feet stage, on the Mfl of Nevem.
her next. One bundeal and fifty pounds a-aide were deiionted In
Cribb's hands; another hundred a-side is to be made glad on the
:11st instant, at Josh iluilson's house; and the 'making two
hundred aid fifty pounds aside to ba made good at Mr. Pledger's,
the Cassie Tavern, Moorgate, on the IGtb November. The plies
of righting to be fixed by Mr. Jackson. Tile deposits to he paid
over to a wen-known diamond metehant the day alter they are
made. Josh was in high spirits, and his friends i-re. ;
C'annon's harken are equally so—be looks well. There was sews
talk of beta, but nothing dam

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