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requested to kuow, whether the t;me was now
come tor the promised explatiatinn up,n a suhket
vhich had excited general anx;e:y ?'` VizGslltlt
Jti!CK, in an . cr, st.ted,that the time tor a full
•zplr.nation was nu: yet emote. but that it sir Irt:y
arrive, and he shoul.l not lose a mu-

A report is in citculation, that accounts have
been received of a fresh insur redion having broken
out among the Native Troops in the Carnatie. The
report is, we believe, founded uoon private letters.
Neither the Court of Direflors nor Government have
received any official Dispatches upon the subject.
The Royal Waggon Train are under orders for
foreign service.
In consequence of Lord Gassoricct's motion.
the Loan PM E tuEsT of the Court of Session, in
Scotland, the Lords Juries CLLIC and GLeat.as,
have arrived in town, to attend the House of Lords
upon the Scotch Judicature Bill.
.l he American ship, Highland .11Jrn, arrived
from Norfolk, Virginia, at Falmouth, in 47 days,
states, that at her departure, two French line of
battle ships, and a 44 gun frigate, the remnant of
Jesosre Bon AAAAAA 's squadron, were lying in the
Chesapeak, watched by the Terme." fl,llaisa, and
21/elesani. A French frigate was also lyilig at Phi-
ladelphia, all ready for sea.
The G.verver Carleton, --, arrived in the Clyde,
sailed from St. Kitt's, on the ISO January, in com-
pany with the Ramie. and another armed ship, fur
Lewiston, and parted from them to the Eastward of
Bermuda.
The Terrible, Dutch man of war, of erg guns, is
totally lost at Batavia
The ,l• citeland schooner, of 10 grins, late in His
Male • y's servici., arrived on Saturday at Plymou.h.
She sailed with V Ice-A elmiral Sir J T.Ducnwoe t ii,
for the Mediterranean, but separated in a g•le of
wind, sad was captured by the enemy ; she ti.cs bttn
sinee fitted out by them as a cruiser, and was fallen
in with, and captured by, the Minerva and denazon
frigates.
The Swan, revenue cutter, of Covets, of 14 puns,
was taken on F. iday morning, eff LA lii.gue, by
three lugger privateers. The crew ese..ped .1: their
boats. except the mate and three met:. F.ior of
them have arrived at Cowes, the others were p eked
up by one of our frigates. Captain Pumas was
not on board.
The SA-eh Cseohena left the Genii- all and Mar-
garet packets, at the Cape of Good Hope.
The Orton. —, and the Matilda, —, from
L radon, arrived at the Cape of Gond Hope on the
23d December ; Om parted team the Adroit art.'',
Mast Indianan. in lat. 33. South. lon. 11. 43. West,
on the 10th, all well.
Two transports, and eight whalers, were at. St.
Helena, on tt e 23.1 January.
Passengers arrived by the Sarah Christiana t
Fon., Bengal—Mazur Fitdeit . Mm. lieddi and sin ; Capt.
11. o.lake; I.lem \Vdnarw., I;,s hlaseisly's 75th Reg ,mciiti
Lieut. Eitchutt, His Majesty's 75th Rev uent ; Ciii/Uln John
WCAOn ; hi,l4 Jane ',rater ; Lieut. Cal R. Kelso, ti.: ‘44-
i,stv's 42,1 Itegi.nent; Mrs ant MI.. Kean; Miss M1(111,1
Coat;;; Mr. W . Woolley ; art COMIC F. kif-Allia.
Fluln Madras-..Major J. I.•‘•h.
F 0.,.. tlia C .p._.--Mr. John Yet4lll.
The Vied.- of &ay's Print, y'clepd sr The
Mose-
tialt MIRA Lo," was not ash.med yesterday to turn
its back upon the letting sun of the present Mi-
nistry, lately the obje.t of its adoration, to turn its
eyes and address its orisons to the new Luminary,
the rays of which it fancies already gild the p :laical
horizon, in orient splendour.
fhe Bill proposed by Lord Hamar Party,
respeftiag the allowances to the Princes, proposes to
grant them their allowances for life, instead of dur-
ing His MaJeSTY'S pleasure.
A letter from a Field Officer of the 27th Regi-
ment, dated from Messing, states, that His NIA •
rest y's troops done have suffered materially, by
the hardships of tweed marches, which brouiht en
a severe cold, caused a black fever, wd proved
mortal to nearly 40 officers and 1,300 privates
(('ork 211. r, node f:Arout,,e.)
The present Ministers have changed the form of
I the Barrack Establishment. Instead of a Barrack-
Master-Genet al and Deputy, &c. &c. it is to be cen-
I stituted into a Bind—the warrant has passed the
sign mannal—and we hear the Commissioners art
to be, Oseaan MARRHAhI, Esq. Jl5lllll FISHER,
Esq. and Sir CUANLAS HOLLOWAY.
Admit at B has intercepted sever ml ves-
sels disguised undo American colours, but fr. ighted
with a cargo of mischief—French Emissaries, and
Inc. nd'ary Papers, addressed to the Negroes and
Mulattoes of the t.: nalish West Indian Islands. It
is feared. that some of these have already found
their way to Jamaica sad other islands.
The French squadron lying in the harbour of
Rochefort is espeCted to put to sea the first favour-
able opp vicinity. It consists of sir sail of the line,
hesidvs frigates and smeller vessels, ami is gene-
rally supposed to be destined fir the West Indies.
A few days since, this marauding squadron came
out of the harlaiiire, in consequence of Commodore
Kseirss's squadron being blown off the coast
by the strong Westerly winds; but the wind
lortunately changing to the Eastward, en.tbled
the Brit sh squadron to regain its station, on
the appearaniar of which the enemy immediately
tart. and wish refuge tinder the pone akin of
their batteries. Commodore I(t./L I Ss% sqoadron,
consisting it the Superb, Artbru an, k:re.v, ienirnv-
ant, i1..r,, and &me, of the line; l'eeier.,,,,, aid Po-
alone, frigates, were all sieved ter aCt am; but the
retreat ut the french under their batteries, rendered
it impteotide to attack them Act,,atiing to the
latest accounts from off Kocirefmt, the enemy can.
timied in the situation into which they had liee i
dri.arn, and were ready to take the first upportanny
of making their escape. The Which s pialrou was
in sight CI them.
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THE M4RCHIONESS Of L4NSDOWN'S

GRIND RoUr.

The Marchioness of Liassoowe gave her Gist
Grand Rote, hot night, at her house in Berkeley-
square, which was attended by Lpwards of four
hundred Nobtli.y. Thu lower ranv of ap trtanents
was opened r.O the ncraciln, for the reception of the
company, and was brilliantly lighted by Grecian
lamps, splendid diamond-cut glass chandeliers, and
a curious antique lamp, on a silver table. At rleven
o'clock the company began to assemsle, and con-
sisted of

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, their Royal High•
necoa the D.ikes of Seitelt 410 earn'tnage ; Prinoas A 14,14.
tee and (le...En be Wistoin Oldenburg, and Everhart, ; the
Du'... of Orleans, De Bettl, Reehmood, and De Castries ;
the Duchesses of Dorset, Richeitiod, and Bolton ; the Mat-
Olt ,new, of Stafford, Dow,ishire, Widfort„ and Bath ; the
Earl and Countess Fnrteeeue, Earl and Countess of Darnley,
La, t aid Countess or Serit.oro, Fart and Couotess of Choi-
monde; ; Holmes.. Worrtarof, e• 4 Stahrentherg ;
Barons ne Roll and Mahuho; Lords Brooke and St. John ;
I UAW,. M. Bentiaek, Druottitortd Smith, Perth, M. Taylut,
andthe Hote.agus Drummond.