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By FRANCIS G LAI) WIN, . q. Author of tho • Yoirsiara
Mooushe'S;

LONDON, AUGUST 31,

LORD NELSON'S Squadron, it will be seen from.
cur Deal Letter, has now dispersed itself, sailing
some to the Northward and some to the Westward.
It is not stated that his Lor2ship- is on board any
Ship.

IN addition to the Paris Papers which reached us
on Saturday, we this morning received other sets,
which come down to the 2Sth inst. one day later
than those which reached us on Saturday. They
bring us nothing of any moment. Citizen CAIL-
LARD and M. CFTTO, the two Plenipotentiaries of
the French Republic and of the ELECTOR of BA-
VARIA, have signed a Treaty of Peace betv:czn the
two States, at Paris.

The

French Tiers Consolide have again risen.

Their

Mo.

operations off Btulogne, as given
(..::;;zette of last Tuesday ; and with
s of Generfl HUTcIIINA4,, giving an
zccaunt of rho Sul render of cairn.
The Flench 'Papers contain an account of two at-
tempts at di..rnbarkation made by our Cruizers, the
Ore on t!.e Coast of Brittany, which was unsuccess,
ful, and the other, with better fortune, on the
Coast i the neighbourhood of Cadiz, The objeCt
cf both of them-, and particularly of the last, ay_
'hears to have been merely the procuring of provi-
sions and water ; 'an ate which the French
Payers are .pleased to call inhuman and feroci-
ous, forg,erting doubtless that the carrying off
of beasts and other property is perfthly con-
sis ten t with the laws of war, as recognized and
daily praftised throughout the world.—War is
doubtless a state of society which Humanity must
regret, but which can oniy be a sUbjed of reproach
to those who have occasioned it, by their injustice

7,7 i.-;• with the Official Details

of T ord

in the

the Let!

or their provocations.
Such is the terror which the anivity and the
übiquity ()four Navy h.'s spread among our enemies,
that the same precautions which have been adopted
against us on the coasts of France and Holland,
have been also acliopted in the Adriatic; Chains and
barricadoes have been placed at the entry of the
Fort of ilanm a . In Order however to
.incourage
the Republican sailors, and to raise them above this
kind of defensive and stationary war, he Chief
Cohsul has decreed honorary arms to those .who bore
p2tt in the two afEtirs of Algesiras, and in. the
pt rnade of our ShiV the S'etvift.ture.

BONAPAME has carried his severity still farther
than Admiral LAC ROSS!, with respen to the ba-
nished persons from Guadaloupe. They appear in-
deed to dispute the point which shall deprive them
of the liberty of breathing the same air as himself,
for after the French Admiral has transported them
from Guadaloupe to France, the Chief Consul, in
his turn, banishes them from European France.--
Cayenne will probably at last afford them an asy-
lum, and they will there at least have the pleasure
of again meeting with their companion'and friend
Vic•rox HuGuEs.

The Hamburgh Mail which became due this
morning, had not arrived when our Paper was put
to Press.

The Gazette of Saturday contains an Erratum of
some importance. In the Extraordinary Gazette.
of the z3(l inst. it is stated, that. the Embarka-
tion of the French and Auxiliary Troops shall take
place as soon as possible, but at the latest within
fifteen days from the date of the ratification of the
present Convention." Instead offifteem, this should
have been fifty days.
Lord IhtowLow's two eldest sons, and several
others of our young Nobility, are gone to Moscow,
to be present at the Coronation of the young EM-
PEROR of RUSSIA.

The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR has ordered
a Court of Common Council to be summoned, to
meet at Guildhall on Wednesday next, precisely at
twelve o'clock, to declare the office of Town Clerk
of London vacant by the death of Wri.LIANt Rix,
Esq. and to appoint a day for the elation of a
Tow:n Clerk in his room.

We have authority to state, that the Paragraph
which appeared in the
.jacobin Chronide"sorne days
ago, respeaing the Increase of the Salary of the
President of the Council, is totally destitute of foun-
dation. That Office stands precisely on, the same
footing as it did before the Duke of Po turLAND ac_
cepted it.

Heavy complaints are brought against Mr. PITT
for not having distinguished himself, during his ad-
ministration,. by the support and encouragement of
Literary Men. 'this complaint, we conceive, is
vented by some disappointed scribblers, who could
not persuade Mr. PITT to employ their =-
vices, and think as highly of their talents as they
did themselves. If these gentlemen had been
deemed worthy of Ministerial Patronage in his
time, he would no doubt have been held forth as
the ALacenas of the age ; the same courteous spirit
would have induced each of them to represent him-
self as a Horace. •

At a late Meeting of the Magistrates and princi-
pal Inhabitants of Yarmouth, to consider the best
mode of defence in case of Invasion, a voice was
heard, insinuating that the leading men should shel-
ter themselves iron danger under their magisterial
capacity, alledging, that theduty of a Magistrate
and that of a fl'oidier were incompatible. This pro-
duced such general indignation, that it was a long
time befoie order could -be restored. When this
was eEeeted, the principal men, with one voice,
cried that they scorned such a paltry evasion ; that
so far from diminishing, they thought their magis-
terial oflice increased their obligation in their Coun-
try's defence ; that they had many neighbouring
exemples of worthy Magistrates, who showed by
their aetions, that they thought the same ; that
they burned to spew the sincerity of their profes-
sions : would repel the Enemy with their last per-
sonal efforts; and would enable; by their purses,
those to come forward, whose good inclinations were
fettered by their circumstances. The result of such
spirited condaet in the leading men is, that the
whole town of Yarmouth resembles a garrison, and
even the principal inhabitants are proud to obtain
the rank of privates in so noble a cause.
The importation of Grain for one week, ending
on Friday, was 27,820 quarters, 23,000 of which
came from Dantzic. There were likewise, within
the same period, 18,464 quarters of Oats and 3790
cwt. of Flour from Ncw-York.

Bread of the best wheaten flour, was publicly
cried at CroYclon, on Friday last,- for One Shilling
the quartern loan; and at Croydon Market, new
wheat on Saturday was offered for sale, hard enough
for grinding without a mixture.
At Cambridge last week, wheat fell r3s. per
.coornb, or 265. per. quarter, and the price of the
quartern loaf has been inconsequence reduced to is.
QV.' At Royston wheat fell los. per quarter.
At Northampton the price of prime wheat fell
during the last week from 136 to ro4s. per quarter.
At Newark, wheat, within the like period, has
fallen 255. per quarter, and oats los. • •
At'Canterbury, superfine Flour has fallen 15s.
per sack, viz. to 6ss. and the price of the quartern
loafhas in consequence been reduced from is. rd. to
trid.—At Oxford, the quartern loaf sells at is. rd.
and at Norwich in cOnsequence of the price of
flour having fallen 53. per sack, one ounce eight
drachms have been added to the weight of the shil-
ling loaf.
Saturday several persons professing to sell bread
cheaper than the regular assize, were convieted be-
fore the Southwark Magistrate, of selling bread:
short of the appointed weight. The two first
loaves that were weighed wanted i if ounces, and
the next los wanted 2.56 ounces. The bread was
distributed among the gaols, and the bakers fined
ss. for each ounce deficient.
Saturday morning the Officers seized a great
number of quartern loaves, half quartern loaves,
three.penny and two-penny, which were short of
weight, at a baker's in the neighbourhood of Ca.:
vendish-street.

The Average Price of:Stiiar, compUted from the
Returns made for the Week-ending the 29th day of
August, aor, is Forty-six Shillings and Seven-
pence Three Farthings per hundred weight.
In consequence oi the redudion in the price of
Corn, the Magistrates of Edinburgh have reduced
the fares of hackney-coaches to the rate they stood
at in -January 18co. We are Surprized that the Lon-
don' Miigistracy have nor, in pursuance to the direc-
tionS 'of the. Law, made a rs;audion

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From the LONDON G.RZETTE, Augua 29.

ildmiraltj-Qffice, Aug. 21; 1801.
Copy of a Leiter from the Honourable William Corn.
4dmiral of the Blue, E:s'e. to Evan Ne.
Esi.: dated of Lishant the 20th instant.
slit;

I have the Honour to transmit to you, for the
information of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty, a letter from Captain Wemyss, of His Ma-
jesty's ship the Unicorn, enclosing one from Cap-
tain Griffiths, of the Atatante Sloop, both stationed
ia watching the Coast of Quilieron.

I have the Honour to be, &c.
W. CORNWALLIS,
his Majesty's Ship_Unic:ons, Quiberon
SIR, Bay, 14th Aug. 1801.

By His Majesty's Sloop Atalante (which I have
sent to you, being short of provisions), I enclose
a Journal of my proceedings, and statement of the
ship, by which you will see we have barely a month's
provisions.

Hitherto, notwithstanding all my exertions in
sending the boats away armed on different occa-
sions, and moving with the Ship, I have Only
been able to capture one Chasse Mare; of4o tons,
laden with lime, not worth- sending-in; (in which
business we had the misfortune to have one seaman
killed, and one slightly wounded), and to -destrOy
one, same burden, laden with corn.
Several convoys are lying at different places,
ready to slip out; the largest of which, (in the
Morbihan,) by anchoring near that place; and com:
mai-Ming the passages to the 'Westward, I have pre-.
vented moving.

His Majesty's Sloop Atalante has been rather
more fortunate, having captured Three small light
boats, and L'Eveille Armed Luger. The gal,
lantry of this affair, to which I was an eye-witness,
is fully mentioned in Captain Griffiths's letter, a
Copy of which I enclose, and beg leave. to say he'
speaks my sentiments on that subjeet.
I hope this account of my proceedings will meet
your approbation ; and I have the Honour to re-
main, &c. C. WEMYSS.

To Ike Honourable Admiral Cornwallis,

&c. &c. &c.

Atalante, Quiberon-Bay,
Axg. i I, 18oz.

SIR,

I have to acquaint you, for the information of
the Commander in Chief, that yesterday the six,
oared cutter, of His Majesty's Sloop under my
Command, manned with eight men, captured the
French armed Lugger, L'tveille, in the Service of
the Republic, of Fifty-eight tons, mounting Two
four pounders, and four large swivels, carrying a
pound and half ball ; the cool intrepidity with
which they rowed up in time of a brisk discharge of
cannister and grape from the Lugger, and the cross
fire of two small batteries, could not fail to excite
my admiration ; they boarded and took her, a mu?_
ker_shot from the shore, (the crew deserting her at
the moment), and, I am happy to add, brought her
off without any body hurt on our part.
The steady determination and good condua of
Mr. Francis Smith (who commanded) claims my
fullest approbation ; and I trust I may be permitted
strongly to recommend him to notice, as well as to
express ray thanks to the boat's crew who so ably
seconded him. •

I am, &c. A. J. GRIFFITHS.
Captain Wernyss, His Majesty's Ship

Uilicorn.

DEAL, AUG. 30.

His Majesty's Ship Leyden sailed this morning to
the Northward ; thejamaica and Medusa Frigates
to the WeStward; and the Ship Princess Amelia,
SWAIN, for the Southein Whale Fishery.
His Majesty's Ship St. Alban's, RarAi Sloop of
War, 4ocu.n. Gun-brig, and Beulab Navy Trans.
port, arrived yesterday from the Westward.
The St. Alban's sailed immediately for Yar-
mouth ; the Beulah for the River ; and the Raven
with the outward-bound for Portsmouth.
The homeward bound West India Fleet arrived
in, the Downs this morning, and proceeded imme.
diately throughito the River.