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London, England, 1801-01-22 00:00:00

AMERICA?! STOCkS.

i 0 THI PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF TNE FADE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
It has been the natural policy of the American
Government to encourage the purchafe of Ameri-
can Stocks in this country. Let me propofe to
your confideration through the medium of the
STAR, the delay which takes place, furely not un-
avoidably, before the dividends can be regularly
paid in London. I purchafed, in the middle of
1798, a confiderable quantity of the Six per Genie.
:tad have negletted none of the ufnal forms ; and
ou enquiry at Mars. Baatxo's, I find that they
are not yet authorized to pay me any dividend.—
This is indeed including all American Stocks un-
der the denomination of Deferred. lam forry to
be able to afrert that my cafe is not Singular.
London, Jan. 52,

NAUTIGAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.--WIND N.
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TORBAY, JANUARY 26.
Arrived the Channel Fleet under the command
a Sir H. atiray, from a cmize.

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 20.

Came in from the Channel fleet, the RUSSELL,
of 74 guns, Captain SAWYSR, and the DIAMOND,
of 38 guns, Captain GRIFFITHS.
Sailed to join the Beet, the PaiNc 2, of 98 guns,
Captain Earl NOITHZSK; alfo the SPITFIRE, of
20 guns, Captain KERN, on a cruize.

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY u.
A fleet of 25 fail of the line, with a propor-
tionate number of frigates, &c. are ordered to be
got in immediate readinefs ; aad 20,000 additional
feamen will be voted for at the meeting of the
United Parliament.

An order was this day received for all naval
officers, without diftinftion of rank, to fleep on
board their refpeElive (hips.

Sir ANDILIW HAMMOWD, and Sir WIC Rum',
are in Portfmonth, taking a minute furvey of the
Sips in ordinary, in a Rate of being put in Com-
miffion, in this Harbour, Portchefter, and Fare-
ham Lakes.

This morning arrived his Majetly's frigates la
Loral, and • Acme, from a crnize ; alfo the
Line, from the Downs; and the CHAMPION Ca-
ter from Marcon, with wounded men, who were
lately wounded in an unfuccefsful attempt to cut
a gun-boat out of Havre-de-Grace. Three men
were killed, and as wounded. Lieut. Txones
Commandant of one of the Marton Iflands, led the
attack, and was nightly wounded. It is reported
that the attack was very gallantly made.
Arrived the Venus, French lugger privateer, of
54 brafs guns and 49 men, captured yefferday
morning off Cherburgh, by the Jason, of 44 guns,
Capt. YORE ; from which port the had been three
days without making any capture : alfo arrived
two Danifh veffels of confiderable value, detained
by the ANT and ADVICE cutters, and another, va-
Led at zo,OOOL detained by the Beam, Captain
Joss&
Arrived the Julian and Two Friends, two Da-
eifh veffels, detained by the HARPY and Savvan
tlonps. _ _ _

Sailed the TtclCLEll gun-velrel, with a convoy
ID the Eaftward.

SHEERNESS, JANUARY at.

On the igth initant his Majefly's flip STANDARD,
Of 64 guns, in ordinary at this port, was removed
to Chatham, in order to be refitted for lea.

Yelterday the COURIER cutter came from Chat-
ham to Blackflakes.

Sailed this day, his Maje(y's (hip Norse, for
the Downs; and the BITER gun-brig, on a cruize.
The &fossils went out of lvrbour.
Captiin MARTIN, late of the XENOPHON, is ap-
pointed to command the EXPLOSION bomb-veffel;
and the XENOPHON is ordered to be fitted for the
reception of aftronomers and fcientific men, and
is going, it is Paid, on a voyage of difcovery.

CHATHAM, JANUARY 19.
Lail week arrived at the Dock-yard, the Navy-
Board, which confrfted of Sir A. Sears Haw-
MOND, Comptroller; COMMlfflOiler HARTWELL,
' Clerk of the Ads; COMMariOner HOPI ' • and Sir
Joss Hrirstow, Surveyor; the Board fat three
dale, infpeaing all the flips in the harbour, and
ordered the whole tr. be equipped for fea—the firft
in rotation are the INVINCIDLE, POWIRFUL, Zaat
tour Asia, and the LION ; the BLINUSIM to be
, ,tut down to make a 74 gem-fhip, and the Grtyx-
. HEM
workmen of the yard were ordered to work
hy candle light an additional tide extra, and in
ceder to A';ar the Dock where the Diatcrox was
pulliug to pieces, they worked until two o'clock
on Saturday morning, and docked the Zsatous
in the fame dock on Saturday.
The Navy-Board made a propofal to the thip-
"nights and houfe.carpenters, who arc entitled to
the chips that they make, to allow fixpence per
day in lieu, and gave them time to confider of it,
end fend to them at the Voard their anfwer. The
urea met and formed a Committee, who have fent
a Petition, that they will give up their claim for
s,ightpence per day ; the reafon they align is, the
recreate of the price of fuel, as well as every us-
.cifety of life.