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attempt to come out. It has since been diseovered,
that the object 'of the Bat,vi in Republic, in con-
junCtion with' France, was to irvatle Ireland, where,
doubtless, they woidd have been cordially welcomed
by numerous 'bodies of the di,nffettrd. Hence it
will be seen, that the objeel- of watching and check-
ing the motions of the Dutch Admiral was of the
utmost consequence. ' •
After a long aid very vigilant attention to the
important trust reposed in him, the English Admi.
ral was necessitated to repair to Yarmouth Roads to
refit. The Batavian Commander seized this fa.
vourable interval, and proceeded to sea. • That ac.
five Officer, Captain, now Sir H. TRoLLors,
however, was on the 100k-out, and having disco.
vered the Eneiny, immediately dispatched a vessel
with. the gl.td intelligence to Admired Durawt,
:who lost not an instant of time, but pushed out at
once, and, in the morning'of the t ith cif October,
fell in with Captain TROLL-ra's Squadion of, ob.
servation, with the signal flying for an Enemy to
the leeward.

By a masterly manceuvre, the Admiral placed him.
self between theni and the Texel, so as to prevent
them' from re-entering without risking an engage:
ment. An aelion accordingly took place between
Camperdown and Egmont, in nine fathoms Water, and
within five miles of the coast. The Adritiral's own
ship, in pursuance of a plan of naval evolution which
he had long before determined- to carry into effeet„
broke the Enemy's line, and closely engaged the
Dutch Admiral Ds WINTER, who, after a most gal.
lant defence, was obliged to strik-e. Eight ships
were taken, two of which carried flags
Ad eircwii,tanccs considered—the time of the
year, the force of the Enemy, and the nearness to'a
dangerous shore—this action will be pronounced,
by every judge of nautical affairs, to be one of the
most brilliant that graces our annals.
The nation was fully sensible of the merit and
consequence of this glorious 'vidory : polticians
beheld in it the annihilation of the designs of ' nor
combined enemies : naval men admired the address
and skill which were displayed by the English Com.
Blander in -his approaches to the attack ; and the
people at large were transported-with admiration,.
joy, and gratitude. '-
The honours which were instantly conferred upon'
the VIENERABLII Admiral, received the approbation
of men of all Wades.. Oftoher 21, 1797. he was
created L it'd Viscount DUNCAN of CA ‘pperdown,And
Baron DuNcaar of Lundie, in the Shire Perth.
On his being introduced into the House of Peers. on
Nov, 8, the LOlll2 CH ANCI LLOR cortimunieatt,i to
him the Thanks of the House ; and in his speech ti,eid,
" He congratulated his Lordship upon his accession
to the honour of a distingui.htd seat in that place,
to which his very meritorious and unparalleled pro.
fessional conduct had deservedly nulled. him ; that
conduct (the Chancellor added) was such as not only
merited the thanks of their Lordships' House,
but the gratitude and applause of the Country at
large : it, had been instrumental, under the auspices
of Providence, in establishing the security of His
M-jesty's Dominions, and frustrating the ambitious
and destrudive designs of the Enemy."

TORNADO.

[TROM'AN 'AMERICAN tAPRR.]

',TRACT cif A !ATTU /ROM CRoIIGC-TOWN, /0.
TOrWMAlcs DATFD MAY 25.

" There happened on Tuesday evening, about
six o'clock, a most tremendous hail storm, on the.
Patapsco. It war about tour miles in width, and
took the direction of the river towards the east.
On Thursday morning we crossed the Patapsco, and
I "took from a bucket, winch was filled, six or eight
stones, each of which was of the size of a walnut,
and although. the day was extremely warm, I car.
tied them twenty two .miles, and then they served
to cool a glass of water. I Was credibly informed at
she ferry, that one of the 'stones measured three
inches in circumference. Dogs, sherp, ,were
killed, and one man was very much injured, the
trees stripped of their-leaves as in Jarittry, torn up
by thr r,,ots,'or twisted off at half thep light."
HURRICANg.—rTIke late hurricane which was fo,,
severe near Baltimore, has done extensive injury in
New Jersey. A, ;Morristown
,Paper 'of the asth
ult. says-
-66 We learn that about twomileifrom this place,
in the direction of Baskenridge,, much, damage was.
sustained by the violesce of the tempest. On Tues.
day evening last the wind bleW in a,,western di.
ration, and for the extent of half a mile in width,
devastated almost every thing before it ; tenet!,
buildings, .orchards, and trees of various &scrip.
tions Submitted to its power. A mote violent..
storm 'of wind and rain, we are told, had, never,
been known in that part of the country."
At Belleville, the hurricane afted with treat vio.
lence: trees of considerable size were torn up by
the roots, fences prOstrated, buildings shattered,
others moved from tile's' foundation, and some en.
tirely demolished. The brick wall of the, Dutch
Church on the south end was forced in, the roof
taken off, and the steeple blown dawn. Judge
Hornblower-rhad his house much injured, his halt
destroyed,
destroyed, great:damage done to his. farm ; and his
wife had her leg broke, by being precipitated down
a pair of stairs by the fury of. the wind.
In Greenwich township, SussiX county, many of
their finest orchards were entirely 'destroyed; and
much other damage done.
In some parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland,
large quantities of hail, of an uncommon size, fell,
and did great injury. to buildings, trees, grain, &c.

FLIOINGTON, MAY z 6,