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«,Bt:thcr immediajely, whohad
.eiirjlled their names it that Corps, and intorm them
1111 i in the present situation oil-if-Flits irappeared very
:Rely that his •Lbrdship would have occasion to
citlj upon them for theii- services and it was;
therefore; necessary for him 'to know how far lie
Tight depend, on their assistance, should he have
occasion to reciairetir ;..but at the ssme time. to as.
,Kui:e. them, that all those who came out should be
dismissed home again, as soon as the particular.
service was over' which they might be called upon
The answer kiyen to his Lordship's
Message -was, That the Ramgate Sea Fencibles
were ready to' attend. hi*,. Lordship's summons
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nvlietieVer ,E,103e to _call' on tlern for their as-.
sistance aid that if ,he thought proper to send a
C/tin-veSsel Tor..them, =they would go on board

- A Qalliot (was boarded on
.Friday by the Nile
Lugger, v had just come out of Boulogne : the
CaPtain iiifbrined diem, that the slaughter was very
;
.• great 00 ~hoard -the French' Gun-boats he saw
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dead-bodies brought out of one of them only, be.:
sides I,vounded,.and a great many were drowned in
those -that 'sunk ; ten of -the Gunboats are totally
tendered useless, and most of the others got more'
or less damage ; but no.datnage is tlone to the Town:
• three shells fell into the Harbour, but, not bursting,
did no mischief. The French were so• intimidated
for fear pf the' toWn's_ being destroyed, -,that the.
General gave orders not to fire from' the battepes.
-on our cuuers and small craft. .
Lord FOC HRANE is "made Post Cantain, and ap_
pointed to. /4 Raison Frigate.
The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed
Capt.. BOYLE to the command of His Majesty's-Ship'
717yInalerer,- of 74. guns.
We have the most undoubted: and respeaabk.au-
lbc)riTY., for contradieting the statement which has
aPPeared in several Papers, of the America, of 64
which Was wrecked near Hispaniola some time
since,..being- weighed by, the Spaniards, and.con-
yerted into a Prison-ship. The fa&is, the America
wt.'s wrecked going from Halifax, near the East end
°1 Jamaica, anti was' in - a few days afterwards
,weighea, and-carried into Port Royal Harbour under
jilry4l3/IVN7,ffirliesg•Slie now serves as - a Prison_ship
for French and Sparkish Prisoners of War.
Saturdaya,yjail from Lisbon, dated the 9th nit.
4 the .k.o.rtuttjer Privateer, was received -at the
Post-..Oftce."---\Dispatches were at the Same, time ie-
. ceivtd from Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, Aro Mr, FAIR E,
our Minister at Lisbon; the latter communicaiing
..the official details of the recent treaty between Spain
„,and Portu'gal. An Officer:belonging 'to the
Douot.AS , was the bearer of Sir JAs.
°A;JMAREz's'Dispatches, :being duplicates of those
c%,.cii-dly announced to the Public ai the commence.
• inept of the week. 's
Saturday a Mail, from Halifax was received at
the Post Office, dated the Bth ult. it was brought to •
- Portsmouth ,hy .the. St. Alban's, of 64rzuns, bear-
ing the flag of Admiral PARKER.
.
. The San Antonio, of 74. guns, taken in the Ac-
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tien of the 13th, in the Btraits of Gibral6r,
was
given to France three.ye4rs' since by the KING of
SPNIN, to replace .one - of the French, Ships- -of the
Flect-of Atinii.fal tit urx which, in consequence of
having run foul of a Spanish Ship, was lost in-the
Road of Cadiz. • - -
small Squadron, consisting of the Centurion, '
of
50 guns, and three Frikates,, has swept.l3atavia
a(''s.) and taken- possession 'of Onroost and Cow-
-per's Island, and five. French Privateers, which -were
. d great annoyance. to our trade in tliPt part.,of the.
world, .
. We have the pleasure to announce the capture of
_a Pretidl Privateer in India, by the Honourable
'East India'Compariv's Ship the Phanz.y, commanded
.b.E
Y Captain WILLIAM IVIOFFATT, on the loth day
°F November, in Jar. 20. 15' S. North, and long. 91.,
18. East, after a' long chase. This .vessel is called
the General Malertic, after the late Govertior-Ge-
-I;eral of the Isle of ,France, and has been 'a, consi-
nterable time in the Indian, Seas, and made many
SCitizen JEAN Din E RTE.'
tae mounts 16 guns, those on the b. Avs are 42-pound
r°nades, and-was.marmed, at the time she snr-..
lde re d 0. t t:J'Phc nix, tv i t.h 1.20 men.
• Cofr ommittee of, Underwriters at
e-110,i,e have, with their' acenstorned liberality,
voted
a :iarge Siiiier Cup, .value 1701. to be pre-
- led to'C.:pt. HUGH CROW:, Of LivrrOol, for his
iletei,:c of the irrill against a French, Priva-
teer, .on her p:li,sage- from the Coast of Africa to
'Jamaica, • i;-1 Pc:b. 1800._

The Half_paY drre 'r6
the Officers :of His "Majes-
ty's Laud Fo;:cc-s, for the half.year, ended th.'islll'
of June, i. 801; .will-,commence payment a:t- the
Horse uards 6n Thursday next.
On 'Monday last 'the Sheffield VoltinteerS had a
• grand field 'Liar,- attended.by their Colonel; the Earl
of F.,FFINGHAhI,_ Wrlo 11-i6 been with his Regiment
cvcry field day since.. his return into the icountry.:
There was also present the Earl of DORCHESTER,
'who saw the Battalion go through the eighteen ma-
l's4ivres recommended by 'General •PuNDAs, and
• las pleased to pay the Regiment very high and
ratefUl compliments.
On Wednesday. three Companies of the Canter-
bury Volunteers hsiembled, when the-Commanding
O cer read tb them the Circular Letter.from the
Wax... Office, informing them of the preparations on'
the French coast to invade this country, and to.
• know what effe6live 'fore could be depended on.—
The whole Corps expressed their ,readiness 'and
hearty desire to serve their King and Country, by.
reiterated huzzas, 'when arid wherever it may be
necessary.
The Importation of Wheat continues in the Me-
trotiolis greatly to exceed its-consumption. The
supply between the 31st of July and the 7th of Au-
gust inclussve, was 18,-34.S quarters. The impor-
• ration of Oats comprised 22;868 quarters • ; Flour,
,5.,934. cwt. ; and Rice, 4000. The supply of Bar-
tey and Rye was 'small.
The average Price of Rigor, computed from the
Returns made 'for the week ending .the sth day of
*August., 18ot, is Fifty-one Shillings and Eight
P Three Fartl.7ings per Hundred Weight. •

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THEIR MAJistir.yeSterdaY ‘:vere high :•-v pleased
with the. entertainments on board the -.For,iup;e'e,
given 'by Lord AM-ELJUS EEAiICLERC; Before
breakfast Country Dances Commenced, the fiat' led
down "by Lord A. 10AIICLERC and Her Royal
Highness PRINCESS AUGUSTA, on the deck, under
a canopy' consisting of, the colours Of .the different.
Nations; the• whole of which had a grand.elfeCL---
The ROYAL FAMILY came aShore soon after six,
and after partaking of some refreShment at GlOuces-
teriodge, visited the Theatre to see the Comedy
of The Suspicious Husband; Ranier' by Mr. LE w is;
of Covent Garden Theatre to which ,was added,
the Musical Entertaininent 'of The Pa-dlcia.

Lady licii ESTER arrived last night.
This morning the KING bathed; and afterwards
walked on the Esplanade.

At one o'clock the ROYAL FAMILY went to
Stacie's Rooms, where THE JR MAJESTIES gave an
elegant Entertainnient in honour of PR INC E6S
LIA'S Birth-day. The tables *ere laid out with
great taste, and consisted.of every delicacy of the
season ; a number of the Nobility were invited.—
In the evening HER MAJESTY had a selea Party,
and gave a private Concert, in which Mr. TAY-
LOR, 'from the Theatre Royal, Bath, sung two of
Handel's favourite Songs, with great judgment, and
was highly applauded by the ROYAL FAMILY and
their, company.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8.

This morning the KING, QUEEN,. and PRlN-
cEsszs, 'accompanied by the DUKE of KENT, "and
PRINCE ADOLPHUS, and their Attendants; ,went
on board the Charlotte Yacht ; and there being a fine
breeze of wind, soon took them out to sea. - •

Lord HAWKESBURY and the Russian Ambassador
arrived thiS morning,tand had a long audience with
the Ktrkrt, previous to His MAJESTY'S going on
board the Yacht. , •