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London, England, 1801-01-07 00:00:00

HULL, JANUARY 6.

The Sally, JALLAT ; and the Patowmack Chief,
Au.TM, arrived at this port yesterday, from New
York, kter a pail-age of 45 days.

The following (hips belonging to this port are
detained at Riga :
Houghton, Rattan ; Thetis, Reynolds; Mary. Sidgeworth
Aurora, Campton; Zephyr, Cowham ; Friends, Maxwell
lane, Carter; Enterprixe, Camp ; Rcfource, Bel; Countds
Darlington, Rarafden ; Emperor, Batfon ; Mary, Cds ; Lord
Nelfon, Dale; and Rover, Wilton.
In addition to the infults to this country by the
detention of our chips, &c. the EMPEROR of Rus-
sia has lately compelled the Britith merchants at
Peteriburgh, to pay toa,cooo roubles, the value of
a Ruffian thip and cargo of malls and naval (toms
captured by ope of our cruifers on her paffage to
France, and condemned as a lawful prize in our
Admiralty Court five years fince, of which no com-
plaint was ever made by the Ruffian Government.
The following extradt of a letter from the matter
of one of the flips, detained at Riga, dated Wol-
mar;December a, rBOO, has been communicated
to us They took the people from all the lhips
on the 23d ult. excepting the matt and two hands
left in each ; they have marched us about eighty
Englith miles to the eaftward from Riga ; the place
is named Wolmar, and we are billeted about the
town, two or three in a houfe, with the inhabi-
tants ; there are fizteen of us mailers, at this place,
with our crews: we have liberty to walk about,
and no way at all confined; the tailors are allow..
ed near a rouble (as. 6d.) each per week, and we
the fame; but provifions, at prefent, arc very dear."
On the 22d ult. a gallant :talon was fought be-
tween the Metres, by the Ocean of Newcallle,
Captain Jon), son, on her loaded patfage to Lon-
don. When the Frenchman called to him to ftrike
his colours, he nobly replied, that as long as be
had an ounce of powder on board, he would not
ftrike. The battle then became very hot, at
length the privateer was beat off, having many
killed and wounded on her decks. We are con-
cerned to Rate that the chief mate of the Ocean
was killed by a cannon ball carrying away his
head, and one boy feverely wounded. The mate
has left a widow and five fmall children.

By a private letter to a merchant in this town,
we learn that a Swedilh 'diet loaded fur a houfe
in London, Captain HILLSTROM, contrary to his
promife on sigh, made his efcape from Riga ; on
which account the houfe which loaded him has
been obliged to snake a depofit of to;000 roubles
it further adds that the Swedifh Concurs counting.
houfe is fealed on account of the above-men-
tioned (hip etcapmg. The accounts from our
tailors are favourable, and they meet with good
treatment.

I.aft week at a meeting held at the Exchange,
i t WAS unanimoully refqlved, that a fubfcription
flould be opened here in the relief of our unfor-
tunate and brave countrymen now captives in
Ruffaa, and their families in England-

Loris, JANUARY r.
Arrired—Charming Nell); GORRIE, from Dun
dee ; Berwicklhire Packet, Laws; and „London
Packet, WHITE, from London ; Nymph; 1111-
(.I.lr, from Montrofe ; and two (loops with coals.
Cleared. out—Edinburgh Packet,. CooK, for
11,111; Fame, Fit4zEl ; and Beliefs,, REID, for
Glalgow ; Ant, ROISERTSON, fbr Alloa ; and En-
deavour, BALLINGAL, for Pettil.