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London, England, 1805-07-03 00:00:00

11 AITIAL LAW CONTINUED•

71428 4 oncs--Ily lia. Ex,ellency the Gur,rdor, &c &c &c.

SEAFOKTII.
Whereas tho circumstances of ;tattler attending this Wand,
which caused me to issue my Pr.:relent:diem of the 18th instant,
are SD far front being diminished, that they are rather increased:
I du hereby, by and w.tlt the advice and Lunsent of Ills Sla-
ji-sty's Council, continue nav above mentioned Plo.dainaliba in
full twee until gun fire on *Saturday eat:ding next Anil it is
hereby emitimsed in full force, of which all concerned ar:
re-
quiver' to take irotay.
Given ;miler any hand And .cal at arms, In Council Ciamber,
at Pilgrim, thi. ktilav of \lay, I ao, and in the 45th year ui
Ilia Majesty's Reign ----(1od S.M.! the Krim
By his EN.O •Ilencv's Coltman:l,
JOS. 1). HUSBANDS, Dep. SI.
ST. LUCIA.
EXTRACT TROY • PRIVATE LETTER, PATO sT•
LUCIA, 21sr MSS.
" Should the eaeiny attempt a lauding, it may e.s. th.:
island a number of lives, but we are conSdent as to the re,i •
The works are undergoing a revision, and nothing is inter
to be left undom:, which can posstbty add to the defence. a:
the island."

EXTUACT 11011.ANITHEIll raa, fAlla DA
.111.
" The French farm were at .ingle anchor in fort ;loyal,
Martinique, except bur iaz,to, which were emit go Lrelea
among the INlantis. 'foe troves were mooned sa ' *awl on
healthy."

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TCIE BIIIiISH PRESS.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY. .11.1.1 r 3.

The Mreury ft igate has arrived at Portsmouth
Nm Jamaica. Our leaders will recolleet, that this
owl was dispatched on tiie loth of April to the
Kest Indies by Admiral Chin, to acquaint Gene.
Nernst. of the arrival of the Combined Fleet
Cadiz ; and of its probable destination for the
'est•lnJies. She arrived at Jamaica on the 9th
gay, five days before the arrival of the Corn.
iued Fleet at Martinique, and consequently in time
apprise the island of its danger. The Mercury
ailed irons Jamaica upon her return to England on
he 14th of May, the day on which the enemy reach.
j Martinique. She has brought home Jamaica
•dpers to the 19th inclusive, some extracts from
rNich are given in our preceding columns.
The foldoes merchantman has also arrived at
Liverpool, from .Barbadoes, with letters and papers
lodic 11fRli of May, which will be found extremely
important. They confirm the account of the arri.
To of the Combined Fleet, on the 14th of May, at
Fort Royal, Martinique, where they ienniined so
late as the !Otb, without having done more than
writ four: frigates upon a cruise. The troops u hich
they broight out were reported to be unhealthy ;
and this may account for their inactivity. It is :duo
probable, that the troops upon the island, inured to
;he climate, would be used in preference, for any
enterprise ; and as the exchange must consume
weal days, this circumstance would be a sufficient
cause for the delay. Thus all our Wert-India
Islands have been apprised of the meditated blow.
It appears from the above dates, that Jamaica, the
mast important of them, could not have been
assailed in much less than a month from the
Est notice given by the Mercury. Indeed, we have
a right to presume that our West-India Colonies
have been in a state of preparation since the first
arr.val c!' the itichfi:rt squadron ; and though there
may have been an intermission of energy, on the de-
parture of that force for Europe, they have had,
eiinn the present occasion, an opportunity of finish-
Eg what remained undone, and making their state
cf defence as Complete as possible.
The following it a statement of the force under
Admiral Lord NEL.soN, and of the ships of war on
theJamalca and Leeward Island stations. It may
be proper to olaserve, however, that Lord Net.sox
les one ship of the line, some say three, net enumer-
ated is etas list :