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IVREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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11V4SINA, ,d.% RC li ‘2.
• —'llte English fleet appeared in the latter end of
January between Palermo and Messina, in expec-
tation of meeting with the Toulon fleet. When
Admiral Nelson found himself mistaken in this ex-
pe&ation, he sailed on the 3tst of danu.uli, with
eleven ships of the line, and several ft igates, and
corvettes, through the Straits, with a moderate
breeze, for Malta, leaving one frigate for obset va-
am, at the Faro, where she still lies. Since that
time we hear nothing of Nelson and his fleet ; some
believe that he has sailed for Egypt, in quest of the
French fleet, which, however, it is now known, has
put hack to Toulon.
Of the thirty-three sail of English merchant ships
which, nn the 4th of February, on their passage from
Malta to Gibraltar, were dispersed near Cape lk
Gates, by the French frigates Fiurteru, and in .(pr-
ruptiLit ; five ships have made their escape to Malta,
two to Palermo, and some others to Sardinia, and
Cie coast of Barbary. l'his fleet was laden with
cociat, currants, dried fruits, and other produBs o
the Levant and Sic 1v ; a second fleet will soon sail
from Malta ler England, tinder a stronger convoy.
We have nothing else new in Sicily ; every thing is
quiet, even !Etna.

FROM THE HA:A BURGH MAIL.

VIFNN4, MARCH SO.
The French Ambassador here has officially noti-
fied the nomination of his Sovereign to be King of
Italy.
His Imperial Majesty has appointed Count (It-A-
den:go, wl:o was Envoy to the republic of Venice
a short time before its dissolution, to be Ambaasador
to the Court of Spain.
The French Ambassador has requested and ob-
tained permission to follow the French Emperor to
Milan. He will there meet with his predeceisor at
Vienaa, the present Minister for Foreign Affairs.

N•PLZS, MARCH 5.
ONr Court has sent Prince C.ardito to make pro-
posals on several bubjeets to the French General in
Chiet, St. Cyr. The Prince has returned, and has
obtained that the Neapolitan fortresses shall conti-
nue to be occupied by our troops. General Dames.
who is in the service of Naples, has received orders
to leave the Coutt and repair to Palermo.

Room MARCH 20.

The Neapolitan General. llamas, who has been
dismissed the tees ice. will, according to the latest
letters from Naples, immediat.ly set out for Skil).
He will, however, retai.i a pension of 11,000 ducats.
The sudden departure from N..ples of the Eng.
lish Ambassador, Mr. Elliott, gave occ.uion to many
false reports. He had, however, only gone to GA•
fetta, to wait personally on His Sardinian M.-
jesty.

The celebrated 'naturalist, Felix Fontana, died
at Florence, s).l the 9th inst. in the Stith year of his
age. He was buried cloNe to the coffin of Galileo.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Tea '25.
The Porte has announced to all the foreign minis-
ters by a circular note, that the new tarif of customs
for all nations trading to Turkey has been defini-
tively regulated, but the French government not
having explained itself on this subject, the Porte
transmitted to Paris the tarif, in which it is distinc•
ly expressed, that French ships arriving in Turkey
shall pay S per cent al valorem on the merchandis-
they bring, to which it has been added, that if the
French do not declare themselves on this subject in
the space of six moiths, the officers of the customs
in Turkey shall have orders to take the 3 per cent.
on the merchandise of all ships arriving in the Le-
vant seas. The Porte concl:sdes this circular note
by requesting all the Ministers not to occasion any
impediment to its new system of the custlms.

The last accounts from Georgia state, that it was
not at Phasis that the Russians have landed, but at
Anacria, called in our maps Arnargis, that there
are a nn•n'ier of troops with provisions and amuni-
tion, and that they have begun to build a fort, for
the ereCting of which they have brought some
I srge blocks of stone from Yeni-Kale, in the Cri-
mea ; that they have not only met with no opposi-
tion, bit that many Georgians have joined them,
and assisted them to complete their works.

KASHA* airafit G.
The French Legation here has received advice
from Paris, that the Rochefort squadron has tak_•n
the English West-India Islands of Dominica and
St. Lucia. and was proceeding on an expeditii..l
against Surinam and Demerara.
The day after to-morrow, the voting on the New
Constitution begins.

The French Charjc d'ilffairrs here, M. Marivault,
will be appointed, it is said, to another post ; and
M. Otto, Envoy at Munich, will cony, hither as
Ambassador.

General Sebastiani is appointed to the French
army in Holland.
About 400 ships, in the whole, from our harbours,
lucre joined the French flails. The garrison of

This Da,..-11 Tyasokt—dieliday *t all Public Oilers.

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LONDON,p
TUESDAY, Apku. 16.

Yesterday an over-land packet was received at the
East India House. 'Elie letters from Madras are
dated .sth November, and those from Bombay, the
26th November ; we are happy to learn that
the intelligence is of a very favourable nature, re-
speCting the war in India. Hocais a, it is said, has
received a very severe check, which will oblige him
to retreat with great rapidity ; otherwise, hi artil-
lery will, in all probability, fall into our hands.

The Marquis Iraksky, Captain CHAILLS LL
al. ANC. arrived At Fort St. George from Bengal,
the teth October, sari .ailed from thence the 22510 f
that month, for Prince of Wales's Island.
The Demerara, I, r.

is arrived

at Liverpool : she sailed from I)emertra on the .sth
of March, in company with the Duke of Keat and
D,;negall, bound for the Clyde, and the Ceres, of an.i

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an,,, arriVen at Earbadoes on the 9th, an
gain the samtkevening ; she brings an as
count of the French having left the island of I).:
miniea, and gone either to Martinique or Gu Id
loupe, after receiving a crratribution from ere inhats
tants of 7,3001. currency not to destroy the town :
some reports say I ti,o. tol. sterliag. Thus has the de
tirrnined bravery of General Paevosr, with his hair-
garrison at Prince It urn's Head, saved the island.
Being summoned to surrender, he answered, that
the•enerny must bury him and his men in the ruins
of the fort, before they could obtain possession of it.
Such is the result of this important Expediti in from
Itochefort, consisting of five sail of the line, four
frigates, and nearly four thousand troops. It is
evident that the enemy were in apprehension of the
arrival of Admiral COCH it Alit, and did not choose
to rim the risk of being captured by keeping the sea.
The failure of this attempt upon Dominica is an
eventof considerable importance. Its situation would
have made it a most advantageous position for the
French, who would have been able to have carried
on operations in concert from Goa Id ou pe and Mar-
tinique, between which Dominica is situated ; the
possession of it by this country, enables us to check
the intercourse between the two Islands, and in a
gre It measure to prevent their aging in concert, or
affording to each other mutual support.
The Liverpool Paper received yesterday states,
that when the Demerara left Barbadries„ which
was on the 9th of March, in the evening, a signal
was flying for a fleet, supposed to be the Pro-
selyte frigate and her convoy, from Cork.

Marquis CORNWALLIS embarked on Sunday at
Portsmouth on board the Maui's trigat; Capt. Sir
Jour Go ii, and sailed with a favourable wind.

We are happy to announce the safe arrival in the
Channel of the homeward-bound Leeward bland
fleet, under convoy of the Strapis frigate, and of the
fleet, under convoy of La Pculette. The
fleet, consisting of 40 sail, left Tortola on the 11th
of February.

On Saturday evening the Commanders of all the
armed defence ships in the Downs, two only except-
ed, struck their flags and left the ships. The
greater part of the sailors have been taken out and
put oa board a guardship. The •essels are to be
employed in another service.

Letters received by the Lisbon Packet, just ar-
rived. state, that Admiral COCHRANE was off that
port batsmen the (sth and 9th of March, and con-
tinued there three days. It was conjectured at
Oporto, that he has since sailed for the West Indies.
The same letters state, that it was generally ex-
pelled at Lisbon, that the French troops would soon
enter Portugal.

The arrival of the Queen and Drag :n at Spithe.td
on Saturday, produced great bustle and aetivity
among the officers of the expesEtian. The Quren
immediately made the signal to give ins-I-nektons to
the masters of the transports. The wind was
adverse—but, should it prove fair, the arniament
will sail .this day. The Dtago:t and Qxerx • 4.1
both signals flying on Sunday, for the Mediterra-
nean. No doubt, of course, remains of their sks-

The Hamburgh Mail, due on Sunday, arrived
yesterday. We have also received several sets of the
Paris Papers to the 2d. Their contents arc given
in the preceding columns.-1 he Pure vas to have
brit Paris on Thursday se'nnight.—BosarAari had
not set out for Milan on the 31st March, but was
expected to take his departure on the 2,1 inst.

Yesterday the It Insists Aw 2An ia transacted
business at Lord Mu ',may Odlce, from two till
four o'clock.
Advice has been received at the India-House,
that the Prince Woks East lifdi,iilfult; that was

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supposed to have foundered, after being captured
by the French Admiral Limo's, was carried into
the Mattritits, where all the ofOcers and crews were
safely landed.
The Chesterfield, Baum from Naples ; and the
Ifewsair, Haws, from &ear for London, are cap-
tured and carried into Malaga.
The Aid, W ittcsift , from London for Oporto, is
captured And carried into a port near Vign.
The Brest fleet, afraid of being attacked under
their own batteries, have taken refuge in the inner
harbour.
Si: months wages, and extra task wages, were
paid last week at the Navy Pay Office, Plymouth,
to the shipwrights, artificers, &c. in all 2,7(1() men.
Letters from Lisbon, dated the 30th tilt. state,
that several small vessels had been captured on the
coast of Portugal, by the Algerines.

Letters from Hanover, of the sth, mention the
arrival there of 4,000 conscripts, who arc at present
in rags, but who will speedily be clothed at the ex-
pence of the poor Hanoverian'. On the 2d, the
Deputation of the Statcs issued a decree for a third
war contribotion, for six months from the Ist of
April. By this decree, a tax of G per cent. is laid
on landed proper? y, houses, and stock in trade;
3 per cent. on public salaries; '2 per cent. on the
tents of farms; Gs. per month on servants of both
sexes, in the towns, and 3s, on those in conntry dis-
trids; and about 3s. per month on all tutors, gover-
nors, stewards, and clerks.

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THEATRES.

DEVI! 'Pt ANE
Opened last Light, after the holidays, with the
Ti agedy of Piziarre, which WAS presented to a very
crowded house The allegorical dance of Tle
United Britons wit received with unbr.nnd. d Ap-
plause ; and Master Osc An By arts viewed in 441, of
the dances. Th.. Farce of The frit/Sinai, in Lone%
was extremely %ell p:esented in all the characters;
And Mr. JOHNSTONE was completely successful in
%ell-known performance of Miertoch Delany.

COVENT GARDEN.
Last night, after the Tragedy of George Bernee4,
was produced a Grand Serious Ballet of Agin,
called Aggression ; or, TA. Heroine of rnsalan. The
songs by Mr. T. DINDIPI; the music by Mr.
Russet. and Mr. WARE; the whole under the di-
reetion of Mr. FA aLev. It certaicly is not one of
the happiest of his efforts; it is tedious and heavy,
and has no comic scene to enliven or give va.
riety to the performance. The plot exposea Span-
ish perfidy, displays Indian hospitality, and Bri-
tish valour, in the persons of a British Captain,
a Spanish Captain. and an Indian Savage and his
fi.nily, of which Mrs. Sr. LEGER was the heroin!.
The Overture is pretty, and the scenery beautiful,
particularly that of the sea-fight. The Ballet was
ann ailiced for sezond representation, this night,
and received with reiterated plaudits.
ASTLEY'S !OVAL AMPHITHEATRE.
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Titia beautiful theatre commenced it: seasanTist
night, with a most elegant and crowded audience.
Mr. Asr, ter, in addition to his own admirable
C )mpany, has ealisted several recruits from the
Royal Circus, who made their delis last night. Mrs.
Asrter, in The Iffroine C4inir, was unc'mmooly
interesting and impressive. Her dress was very
splendid; and we never saw her appear to more ad-
vantage.
There was a new Allegorical Spedacle produced,
call d Harlequin King tiff Spnriti. The plot is the
disposal of the fair Cassiza in marriage ; and the
various devices executed to attain her by her parti.
coloured lovers. Mrs. Wv snow; in Corrine, dis-
played ail her attituilinarian grace, aids the happieet
effid ; nor did we ever see Mr. DU3016 display his
abilities to more advantage, than in the Kosice I
Spades.
Mr. Avner may certainly challenge Europe for
a Spectacle Company. The Theatre has undergone
several alterations, in which the strictest arten:iou
has been paid to the accommodation of the audience.
The boxes have been enlarged, the whole bows
painted and beautified. 'The fine branch shone re.
splendent last night. Mks and Master Sao:sous
made their first appearance as Equestrians, and re-
ceived repeated plaudits. The whole perforaince
went off with the most brilliant eclat.

ROYAL. cutcvq.
This The itre opened last night, we understand
under a board of management; who, we hope, will
be as successful in their endeavours to please die
public as their old and favourite secants, Mr.
C Ross and Mr. foxes. There were many new. per-
formers, aitd, considering the whol: besintss as a
first essay, we will defer our criticism for e night or
two. The Th-atre WAS its neat al 11311/1.