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London, England, 1806-12-31 00:00:00

41GRICUL7'URA &c,

MONTH;Y 4.grokta• FOR PECEMBER.
THE Continuance, of unseasonable rains through
the month has proved unfavourable not only to, the,
plants of Wheat, but to the general systen-) of agri-
cultural pursutts. The.lands set apart for Beans and
Pease can be raised but on few dry soils ; ano the
winter follows, that were well water-furrowed for
Lent-corn, are- in a wetter state than almost eve r
wits remembered , while those laid- up in a. hus-
band-like manner cannot be sown till a late season,
and then will be found to work badly for the seed,
In the lower parts of Lincolnshire, and the adjacent
fens' a great portion of their Spring Corn Lands is
i n:rcler water. The Turnips and Rape in most dis-
Ire running for bloom, which, it is feared, will
1 4, /
.t that kind of seed, scarce in the Spring. Winter
''nrares and Rye are every where free in groiwth, and
the Marsh, and other Meadow Lands, stuff abound
in grass.--Clover Seed does not generally rise well,
so that unless considerable imports can be managed
from Holland, the price of this article may be ex/
peeled to advance.--The Hoy markets continue to
be -freely supplied at last mouth's prices. Smiths
field never had a more numerous show of ordinary
Beasts, or a more scanty supply of good Oxen, than
on the two Christmas markets. Even the prime
Beef was bought reasonably on account of the bad.
keeping weather,; and the inferior sorts were sold
so low as hardly to make stock to the Grazier.--
Thers,were Helier remembered more good Sheep in
'-the`+cis, a full half of which were driven off tin.!
sold ; the cutting thitchers, notwithstanding, contrive
t,iaAA.vp up their exorbitant prices. Pig Pork, House
iLmnb, _and Veal, though plentiful, are dearer.—
rL-.64 Stock continues advancing, from the open.iess
or the weather; but little variation either in Hops o.
-Woo4 since We lag Month's Report.

N r 1 L NEWS.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Dec. 33, 406.

ilthniralty Office, Dec).7.,
Copies of Enclosures from ,acres,
Cominanaer in Chief at,flanzaica:..

SIR,

Hunter, 4of the Isle ofoiti4s;Sept. 21.

I have the honour to inform you; His" Majesty's
Sloop uilder fly command fell in with and captured,
this morning, after four hours chase, the Spanish
Schooner San Joseph y Letter of Marque,
from Truxello, bound .to Batabano, laden with indi-
go and sarsaparilla ; she also was charged With dis-
patches, which were landed previous to her capture..
She is armed with a long eight-pounder in midships,
and fifteen small arms; bad only thirteen men when
taken:74 have the honour to be,
S. H. INGLEFIELD.

To Dacres, &c. •
Diligence, Port Rajll oc-i -04

. -
I have the honour to inform you; that, on. the
.morning of the 2d October, Cape 'Eti6ua hearino,
north seven leagues-, a Sail was discoverer to leeward,
to whom we immediately gave chase, was
continued until three A.M. on the folloiviu' g• morn-
ing, at which time, it being nearly calm, I dispatched
the boats in chat; when, after a pull of two hours,
they came up with and captured her. . She proves to
be the French armed Schooner Le'Napoleon, mount-
ing one brass long nine-pounder, with fourteen men,
and passengers, bound to the City of St: Domingo,
from Samaria, where she was going to get a Letter of
Marque, and, her complement of men.
I have the honour to be, &c, •
WM. HALL.
To Vice-didmiral Dacres, &c.

Copy ;fa Letter from Vice-Admiral Dacres to ?Pin.
Marsden, Esq.
StR, Shark, Port Royea,.,lVov.ro.-
I have great pleasure in transmitting o
the itiformatiun of the Lords Commilsioners of the'!
Admiralty, the Copy of A Letter I ijave ,received
from Captain Nicholas, of the Drak; 'doailing the .1
.particulars of a 'very gallant action he witnessed by
the Pitt Schooner, Lieut. Fitton, with the French
SChohner Privateer Superbe, The same Vessel that
tome time since attempted to -board the Peterell
Sloop of War, off Charleston Bar, in which affair
Capt. Maitland way unfortunately killed. •
The zeal and perseverence manifested on this cc,
Caion; during a long chace (being upwards of So •
hours ..at their sweeps, .w;th only two-thirds the
niirriber of men' the Privateer had),' the very gal-
lant. condua, and superior profe6sionaltabifitiesdis-
played by. Mr. I trust,(Monunnend him
to the protettion of their Lordship &c.
(Sjned) • 4.IILI:IIACttES:
SIRj Drake, dt Sctt; 'PZ2727.
I have much pleasure in reporting td4y4u the cap-
ture of the French Schooner Privateer La Superbe,
of 14 guns (two nine=p6Ooders and twelve six-
pdianders), and ninety-fonr. men, 'commanded by
Dominique Hoax, by Lieutenant Fitton, 'in 'His
Majesty's Schooner Pitt.
This Officer meeting La Superbe off Cape Nicho-
ta Mole; on the .24th, atter an arduous cbace 'with
sweeps, go: within 'gun-shot, ' and commenced a
running tight, which he continued with little inter,.
mission, and in almost every direaion, until the
26th; when, at nine A. M. Cape 'Maiie bearing
N. W. Six leagues,' they were discovered froM
the tops of the Ship I command ; 'and it vas then
that I witnessed, with the greatest sati4fa4i.Rit,_ a
display of skill and bravery supportedtfor four hours
and a half, which entitles the parties iiciltlie-ii;6td4i
praise: The two Schooners, Withal pisto,li slur;
kept up a constant fire. I.a Sup.enb4 teeinp to'
leeward, made many manceuvros tooteAte,,biat was
g; often foiled, Lieut. Fitton carefullpt PrgSgVing
the ‘tieather gage ; and it'was not till after a despe-
rate resistance, until she was in a sinking state, and.
*then our fortunate leeward position prevented fur-
ther flight, that the Frenchrnan ran his Vessel upon
the' rocks in Ocoa Bay, and deserted her, accompa-
hied. by those of his meti who were not either killed
or dangerously wounded in the aaion.
• I cannot help repeating how much. I am gratified
in describing the merits of this affair, and iii thus
bearing testimony to the credit which Lieut. Fitton;
'his Officers and men; have acquired,,,by
in which they fought and raptured/,this botoriqq,
, robber. ,
In La Superbe's hold were found four melniiii4aAf'
dead of their wounds, and three whose staulgfrovittsa
little hope; they allow that fourteen fell in the itAiobt,
and from the appearance of the decks mdchMood
must have been shed. _

The Pitt has suffered in her sails and rigging, and
had two men badly, and six slightly wounded and
I am happy to add that we succeeded in getting the
prize off.

I am, &c.
To Vice-Admiral Dacres, &c.

R. NICHOLAS.

Copies of Inclosures from the Hen. Rear-Admiral Sir
'llex. Cochrane, K. B. Coninzander in Chief n& the
Leeward Islands, to Win. Marsden, Esq.
SIR, frolverine, oa.4V§-
•
I have the honour' to inform you, 1-13:14:1440ya5"
Sloop under my command, on the 1/§o,,inste,WPr
Lured the French Privateer Guadaloupa.,,Nci,cet, carry:..
Tying Evil and 42 men ; and ..on
re-captu NI the American Brig Franicrini;jadefMth
masts, fi • Barbadces.--44 am, _Bc.c. I,' 7 '
F. A. COLLIER.'

The Hon. A. Cochrane,
In,• , - Dart,. at Sea, Nov. g.
I have the honour'to acquaint you, that this day,
in company wit,ll 1-lis •Majesty's/:Sloop Wolverine,
lat. 12 deg. 45 min. N. long. 57 deg. 5 m..W. w
captured La Jeune Gabriella French Schooner Priva-
teer, Auguste Boufford, Commander, of 8 guns (four
of which were thrown overboard during tho chase);
and 75 men., last from daadaloupe, and had not
made any captures.

I am, Sir, &c.
(Signed) J0A.P13.41.5,PF.41L
The Lion. A. Cochrane, i:ec. .
al •11.
Sin, His .114t,sty's Brig Gm:zit/141V%
I have the satisthetion to inform yourlis day,
the London Bridge Hock bearing S.B..nfik. Fs;ix.
leagues, I discovered a suvicious Vcssel to the S-.W.
n :fter a chace of four)Jourf can up with and

ii `l-"

:captured 4he rireach Privatth7:- Sehootv?r 7.a Desir,_e,
havr,:g on board one gun and t\r.Aitv-four men', out
from Martinique thirty-two days, and had not iaken
an) thing. I haVe the honour to be, &c. , •
(Signed) JOHN 13.114.kEtt.
• The Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, e.9c.
SIB Ma:esty's Prig Grenada, Nov.
-

I have the Eatisfadion to acquaint you, -that thiii
morni_ng, the Island of Carriacou bjar-ing'Eaq four

'or fivel discovered a suspicious Vessel to the
Southward and, after a chace of five hours,Canie
up with and captured the French Privateer Schooner
La Marianne, with a complement 0f,46 men. She
mounted one long nine-pounder, in midships,which
was hove overboard in the 'duce ; out from M#7
tinique four days. I have great satisfaelion in„the
.capture `of this Vessel, as she sails very fast, and has
done some damage to our trade.
I. have the hcitiourto be, &c.
(Signed) JOHN BARI(ER.
Hon. ,Sit' A. Cochrane,

His Majesty's Schooner Marne Fortanee,
SIR, St. Lucie, Nov. t 7.

I beg leave to inform you, that on the lath inst.
off St. Pierre's, I fell in with the National Brig Argus,
when a small skirmish commenced, which continued.
forty-five minutes, when the enemy, eluding our
vigilance, ran for proteetion under the battery. lam
sorry to add, that two of 'our men were.. severely
wounded and three Sligkly by, splint-ers.
_ .

I have the honour. t 0 he, 8:c.
i(Signed) JOHN BROWN.
Han. Stir 4. Cochrane, &c.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 29. Arrived the Surinam
Sloop of War from a Cruize in. the Bay, with the
loss of her main-mast and foretop-mast, which were
carried away, during a gale of • wind accompanied bY
a violent thunder-storm, whilst on her Cruize:

The Revenge, of 74'guns, which arrived here on.
Saturday, brings intell'lgence, that the Superb, of
74 guns, one of the Squadron cr►iizing off Roche.
fort, had suffered considerably during the late gales,
and was corning home:to refit. The:Revenge sailed
this morning for Portsmouth to be repaired.

'Sailed the Indefatigable Frigate on a Cruize off
Cape Finisterre..
Arrived the ,dmbrosia, WlLLlAmsoii, laden with
brandy, from Cette, bound to Tonningen.
. The Egyptienne Frigate came into Habour yes-.
terday to be refitted.

liollTsmotrru; DEC. 30.—Sailed the grasshopper
Sloop of 1-Var on a cruize also-the Quail Schooner
on a cruize to the Westward.

The Polyphemus, previous to her putting baCk
yesterday into Port, had, the misfortune to spring her
main-topmast, which is to be. replaced immediately.;
the Olympia also carried away her bowsprit in the
same gale, but it is again replaced.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 2 8 —Arriyea His Majesty's
Sloop of War Moselle," to give instruationi, and pk.e.-
pare the outward-bound Vessels for the Mediterra-
'lean ; the Nimrod Cutter, from Torbay, and the
Bacchus Cutter,:,Lient. WENNIck, from Plymouth.
Appeared oil. the Harbour, His Majesty's Sloop
Scorpion, and Rapid Gun-brig, from a cruize.
Remain in Carrick Roads, His Majesty's Ships
Plantagenet,- Blonde, Fortunee, Savage, Saracen and
Abundance Store-ship ; and Packets with Leeward
Island, Anielican, and Lisbon Mails, by contrary
wind. •

DEA.L; Dtc: 30.—Arrived yesterday evening HiS
Majesty's Sloop Spire, Capt. PARRY, from off
Beachy Head, and brought in with her a French
Lugger Privateer, of 4 guns and 45 men, after
a short chace, during which the First and Second
Captains were killed. • She had taken twa Vessels.
this Cruize, one of which was re-captured (from
Mogadore, bound to London, with a valuable cargo),
mud brought safe into the Downs—they are put un-
der 'quarantine.

Arrived- the Ttoritpeu:se Sloop from a cruize off
Boulogne.
Sailed the fackall Gun-brig on a cruize off Ostend;
and Piercer Gun-brig off the North Foreland.

Caine down from the River the True Briton and
4lfred East-Indiarnen, and several outward-bound
Vessels.

ToßiAy, ljEc. ddy dtriirdd His Ma-
jetty's Ship Centaur, S:r S.HOOO, from Portsmouth-
Remain in Torbay His Majesty's Ships San Jo-
hn.); London, Mars, Bellerophon, Monarch, Princess.
.1?o7.a1, Prince of RaMilies, conqueror, Gibj
Centnur, and Palk;
;

On Sunday. Morning Thomas Hillier, W. Jones,
IVor. Cunninghatn, W. Clark, and J. Joplin, Seamen,
of his Majesty's Ship ..Ponzone, lying at Portsmouth,'
severally received 200,1 ashes, agreeably to their sen=
fence, by a Coat:Martial, held on then ou Monday
se'uoight, for attempting to run away with the jolly-
boat of that ship.-.-..."0n Monday seinnight Lieut.
Arch. MiDonald, Commander of his Majesty's
Schooner Cape/in, was tried. by a'Court-Martial,. for
his'condat when she gut on shore. He was sen-
tenced to be reprimaudecl, and to be put at the bot-
tom of the list„of Lieutenants.

A bull dog, in the vicinity of Mount-street, went
mad a little more than a week since, and was known
;to bite sixteen dogs, a 'milkman, and a child; and
near the Stags, at Lambeth, a black terrier, with
tanned legs and a brass collar op, was seen last Sa=
turdar morning to bite six dogs and some inwls ; an
elderly_ man nairowly escaped, :and the dog likewise
bathe; the pursuit of those that followed him.

TOM THE DUTCH p,ipEi

likattE, DEC. I 6.--,.Their High Mightinesses were. 4
this day assembled, acid will on Friddy proceed t 4/
business. •yt
The folloskibg Letter was received from
leis Za-
jesty -on the 1 I th
".Louli NAPOLEON, by the Grace of God; &c..
to the Assembly Df their High Mightinesses : „
" We send yon these, the Preget of the Law an-
nounced in our Message of the tst inst.

Considering that among-Monarchies HollandiS
the only one in which there is no Order of Knight-
hood ;—considering that the ..Dutcli..Nation-is-as ce-
lebrated as-any other in the-military •antials'of the
World,. and that it is our duty uot to negled any
means which may tend to preserve. this -Nation in
that rank and. esteem. -which it has at all times-en-
joyed ;—willing, at thesaMe time, to institute pub-
lic:, rewards• for such of our subjeas, of all tanks,
'as have distinguished, ormay distinguish themselves,
particularly.the Otlicers in the Sea and Land Service,
we present to you the-following Dectiee: . •;
" I. There shall be erected a G t and Order of -the Kingdoin,
under the denemination of the Order of the Uniwn, and be.:
sides that an Order of-Metit, intended- for the Burghers and.
the Military. . •
a, The Great Order of-the Union shall Consist,of thirty,
Grand Crosses at• most. To this Order no pecuniary privi-
leges are to be attached ; but the expences attending its admi,
mistration shall be provided, by his Majesty, for such,persons
as shall be distinguished, by the grantor the Order.
3. The Royal Order of Merit shall consist, at most, of
fifty Commanders, and 300 Knights.
" + The Royal Order of Merit shall be endowed with an
annual revenue of 60,000 florins,' which is to be &dueled from
the yearly increase of the revenues of the State.
" 5. The King is to be declared the Chief Grand Master
and Founder of both Orders.

" 6.. The King shall nominate all the. Grand Crosses,
Commanders and Knights of both Orders, being assisted by'
a Chapter, formed eut of the. three Senior Commanders and
Senior Knights, and a Great Chancellor of the Order chosen
from the ComManders, and who is to be Treasufer at • the

same time,
4.‘ 7. The King shall deterniine upon the necessary rules
.Ind regulations respeding the decorations, disCipline, and
administration of both Orders, and the distribution of thy
,fund appropriated to 'the Order of Merit.
44 And this'Decree shall be transmitted to his.. Majesty,
" We commend you to God's holy keeping,
" Given at our Royal Palace of the liague, Dec. at, 18b6,
in the first year of.our reign. .
(Signed) " LOWS."
ROYAL DECREE.
Louts NAPOLEON, by the grace of God, and the
Constitution of the Kingdom.
We have decreed, and do decree as follows :
furtitet oiders be given. no Vessel snail be suf-
fered to depart from any of the l'orts of our Kingdom, with.
but our special. authority; which, however, shalt not be
granted by' us till sureties be given that the lading shall not
be discharged in any of the Enemy's Ports. The authority
for the departure of any Vessel shall be signed-by our own
hand.
2. Every Ship that enters any of our Ports 'shall be'de-
tained, without any possibility of liberation, but by special
authority from us, signed by our own hand.
" 3. All Fishing-vessels going out or 'coming into any
port, shall, before their departure, and after their arrival, be
examined by the Officers of Justice and .the Celnmissioners
Of_COnvoys and LicenceS.
" 4. No fishing vessel shall be allowed to depart before the
Commanders of the same shall make oath, that ihey will
have no voluntary understanding or communication-whatever
with any Ship or Vessel,:and they shall likewile be bound
to give information of any person tailing herein.
Directors and . other person's employed at the
Post-Offices are made responsible, for .any letters coining
from or going to England. They shall immediately transmit
them to the Minister of justice and. Police.
fr "6. Our Ministers are charged 'With the' execution of the
present Decree,- as far as-regards their. respeaive departments.
The Ministers Of Marine, .Finances", and .of Justice, shall
transmit to us a daily account of their pcoceedings.
" Given at our Palace of the Hague, :Dec. r, 15;,6, and in
the first year of our reign. (Signed) " LOUIS."

FRANKFORT ON THE ODER, Nov. 30.---Since the
armies of the French and their allies have spread
further in Prussia, Poland, and Silesia, 'the accounts
of their operations are less connecled,and more iM-
perfea than before. We only kno‘ir, that the. same
good fortune as before continues to attend the French
arms, and to which ,we may now add the following
particulars. The public spirit in Poland continues
to, increase. All. who can obtain arms, shew-thet*.
selves. There are 10,000 men) cavalry and in-
fantry, already between Posen and Lentyc, Com-
plelely armed. •
Marshal LANNES advanced towards Thorn on the
right bank, of the Vistula,. on the .r.).lst ; andNrar-
shal AUGEREAU, has given ordc4a to attack Colberg,
and the fort of Dantzic, which is not yet in the
hands of the French.

A corps of troops is ordered to assemble near El-
bing, to cover the siege, and observe the-few Prus-
sians who have colleCted near Koningsberg.
The troops that. haire been.eM ,'
ployed in Silesia;
before Schweidnitz and Neis3, and had withdrawn
from those plaCes,have again invested them. Since
the 2titti, a column of Bavarian troops have -marched
towards Petrikan; 'in. order to apprpach nearer, that
war to Warsaw.
A number of troops have passed the. Oder within
these three days, While others. aye marching to Sile-
sia, so that scarcely 30,000 men Natain in Brantlen,
,burgh and Saxony.

THIRTY-FIFTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND

ARMY.

" Posen, Nov. 2S, -ISA.

The Emperor.- left Berlin at two o'clock i❑ the
afternoon of the 25th, and arrived at Custrin.on the
same evening about six. On the 26th he was at
Ylezeritz ; and on the 27th, at ten o'clock at night,
he arrived at Posen. The next day his Majesty gave
audience to the various States of the Poles.

" -Marshal Duitoc continued his journey to Oste-
todc, where he wood the King of Prussia, who de-
clared to him, that a part we his States were in the
possession of ate Alessi= that he was depehdent
upon Mein ; Co'n.kquenll he coul4 not ratify -the

nistice 71,hich hw; !wen cnne 1 xicd. Ene ,
-rause ivcis 1161
_his poicci
•

CQ%lili~o')2S.'

f•wq tThe Grand Duke of BEttG, with a part of-the
reak-aky- •the Iles -:rve, and the carps underMar.shall
libici6.lYl'.;f; lANSTS, and tiIiGEREA!:., etite:'ect
I:Axigi-siiW: (.14116 flussiati General BENNIN A o
rit;do6l+ied•Viie-place before the l'rench
Yat4doii 41at hearin df tho approach
_of the French;
'arid That they intended to give him battle:
" Prince JEROME, Witl.l a corpcs, of Thrvarinns, is at
All the rest of the army has arrived at
1 'Posen. • • •

" Marsliai-MORTIER, afteritaking possession of the
Hanse-towns; proceeded towards Ancidm, Rostock;
and Swedtsh 'Pomerania.

Thesurrenderof Hameln -Was'niarled by sOrne
Particular circumstances
"'Besides the-garrison it seems that alter the ,hat-
tle'of the't 4th; some Prussian hattalion:i had taken
r4i-ti'n'Y'rh‘jrs Disorder reigned among this no-
rithilafilSfilsori.'' The .Officers *ere exasperated
Aii)-Merierals, and the soldiers. aainst the
Offi:W cerslifcely was the Capitulation signed, when
G.4.6./eraI.3,SWA receiVed 'a Letter from the 'Com-;
-thalidatit; Glnieral VAN SonOtEit,- whieb he very pro:-
perly answered. ,In the mean whilethe Garrison was
in a state of insurre6tion, and the first apt of the
muti-
neers was to break open the • magazines where the
brandy was deposited, and with Which they were
soon intoxicated. In consequence of this situation
they scion began 'to fire upon each Other in the streets
cit i teas, end officers, pell-mell, altogether:.
Disorder was at its height—General VAN S,CHOLER
sent courier after courier .to Gen. SAVAAir, to request
him to take possession of the'place, even before the
'appointed tittle. To this the General consented ;'
ads'anced, .and entered the place through a shower'
of bullets. - He drove all the soldiers of the garrison
through one of the gates into a neighbouring mea-
dow where he assembled the Officers,
was
gave
them to understand. that this behaviour owing -
to their relaed discipline. lie then gave them a
Cartel o sign, and restored order in the place. It
is.thonght:/several citizens lost their lives in 'this
Opfusion.7