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FALMOUTH, JANU.IIkYth
Sailed the Prince Ernest packet for the Mediterra-
nean ; Snake packet, for America ; and Lord Corn-
«•allis packet, for Barbadoes and Jamaica.

pLYMOTJTH, JANUARY 2.
Came in the Telemachus of Poole, with 3300 qu;n_
tals of salt fish, from S. t. John'sto Falmouth, retaken
by. the ENcouNTER gun.brig.' Also another vessel
from Newfoundland , retaken by the LAVINIA. frigate
_not arrived, name unknown.

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY s.

Arrived his Majesty's ship NIOBE, with dispatches
from Spain ; the PHEASANT from Guernsey ; ME_
Imo and COQUETTE from a cruize—Sailed his Ma-
PRIMROSE on a cruize off Havre, and the
jesty's ship
WOW to the Eastward.—His Majesty's brig
coupon is appointed convoy for the Downs, and
ind N.W.
the GOLDFINCH IO the Westward.--W

DEAL, JANUARY 3.

Sailed his Majesty's ship. ZzieosiA on a cruize off
rushing. His Majesty's ship TROMPEUSE has brought
into the Downs foot French fishing boats, which the
captured off Dieppe• •

SHEERNESS, JANUARY r.

.4rtired his Majesty ship ALAART, from earls-
a, with a convoy ; she "passed by Wango Boss,
near Gottenburgh, the 26th ult. and experienced very
bid weather on their voyage ; the last convoy, under
deaf the ntowirr, was to-sail from Carlserona
the rids, and as the wind has been fair, maybe soon
expected, Arrived the Johanna, Awnzasow, from
Gottenburgh, for Cornnna, 'with deals and iron ; the
Gustaff•Wasa, EILMAN, from St; Übe's for Gotten-
burgh, and the Providentai, MOPANDER, from Nork-
open, for Lisbon, having lost a cable"and anchor.—
Returned o harbour the Caledonia, CABLE having
esJuvoured tp.proceed without convoy tc Gotten-
blugh, but the pFsvalance of easterly winds prevents
her. His Majesty's ship THAMES has been paid prize-
money to-day she is nearly ready for sea, and will-
go to the NOre In akw days. We have had a very
thick snow all the day, and many ships are runssing
into the harbour to take, shelter from the NW wea-
ther. The Dou'uni, Captain Watvsote, will proceed
to Gottenburgh as soon" a 1 the weather will justify her
departure.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Alum—At Sheerness, the Providontia, —, from Gotten..
burgh. At Bristol, the Waterhouse, ---' from Gottenburgh.—
At Falmouth, the Sally, Blinkinsoff from Cadiz. At Liverpool,
the John, Vickers' from Nova Scotia. At Cork, the Active,
Pidgeon ; London Packet, Roberts ; and the Sussex, Crosby,
from London. At Alicant, the Hector, Howe, from Condon.—
At Newfoundland, the Jo, Botly, from Liverpool. At Rio 'a-
new°, the Mentor, Bruce, for the Cape of Good Hope.

. . . .
A Swedish ship, of SOO tons, laden with deals, pitch, tar, and
hmip, was towed on shore near Lowestoff, on the 29th ult. by
some fishing boats, having been found at sea, without any person
co board ; she is suppose•d to be the Maria Charlotta, Blenmar,
from Gottenburgh, for Gibraltar, which was deserted by the crew
near Yarmouth, on the 10th ult.

The Hope, 111Tabe, from Liverpool for London, is on shorn
at the back of the Isle of `Nigh:, with seven feet water in her hold.

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The I.,mely Ann, --, from omeemburgh, it arrived at
Gransbi; she parted from the fleet, for Leith, on the 22d ult. in
a gait.

The Brilliant, Donovan, from Gosport, for Plymouth, is on
near Narlfoa2 C. Part of the cargo expected to be saved..
The Pegasus, Stofthrom, from Stockholm, for Bristol, is taken
bya French privateer, in tbe North Sea.

The Cora, Morgan, from Dahlia, for London, has been taken,
waken, asd carried Into Plymouth.
His ItLiiesty's ships Tigre and Lashila, from Portsmouth, are
arrived at Lisboa. •

The Maitland, Romsyne, from Rio Janeiro, arrived at Fal-
lm'uth,saded on the ISth of October, in company with the Mel-
va!: and 47: Jason, for London. 'I he packet sailed three clays
bc-re. The Ann, Morgan, for London, was to sail on the 14th
ed October.

His Majesty's ship Clorinde, Capt. Briggs, now at Spithead,
u appointed tienvoy for the Cape of Good Hope.
7he Cupid, Gales, from London, is on 'bore near Whitby ;
ftew swig.

The Woodman, Wool, from Newhaven, for Newcsatie*is lest
MI tic :out of Suffolk.

The Rebecca, Ninuno, from the Bahie, for London, is on sheite
war Malmoe, and it is feared will be low.

The Ariel, Crosby, from Nova Scads, -foe Hull, is lost on the
Llanti of k tress saved.
The Johns, ?Innen, front Leith, for Gottenburgh, Is lost on
tie toast of Norvray—erew saved.
TLe Johan .a, Storr, from Carlsham, for NIA has been cap-
tuasl by a Danish privatxr, recaptarest by eke Charger gun-
bri, and carried into Yam& near which place the Cathcrir.a,
liriArn, from Caslsbaut, for f.ondon, is stranded. Thrce other
are on shore near Ystadt.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Lord Keith, for the ifronwengunst, captured July 15,
Isn7; aadthe Decade, Ariadoe, Ranger, Pluto, Merlin, and King
Ceerge, kw the Matilda, May 28, t 804, will be recalled at No.
18, Clestseat's lan, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Romney, for the Johannes, captured May 17, 1799; and
tbc Wolverine and Romney, for the Swedish convoy, detained on
the ist July, 1798, will be paid on the 12th instant, at No. 22,
Amadel-street, and there recalled.
The Pheasant, for le Trop Tard, captured April 5, ABOB. 'WM
be paid to-morrow, at Weymouth, and seclined at. No. L'2, Arun:
de-street, Strand, 'for three months.
The Plover, for the Die Perk, misted August 30,1807, Will
eeeaUed at Mr. Greenway's, Plyasoutls, on Wednesdays and
erkhys.
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The Albicore, for the Beerhehen and Argo, captured 7th and
April,lBoB, will be paid on her arrival, and recalled at Mr.
Plymouth, on Tuesdays and Fridays, for three months.
Iht Orestes, for the Coneepcione *captured June 18, 1808,
wis Paid on board this day, and will be recalled at No. 18, Cle
zaer4.l Ina, on Tuesdays and Fridays. '

His Majesty's ship MAR'S arrived in Yarmouth
loads on Sunday last, from Gottenburgh; which
Place she left on the 29th ult. The °mow arrived at
Gottetburgh the day before, from Cariscrona, with
eonsiderable damage, by running .down the Triton,
"AM!, from the-Baftic for London; her
convey
dispersed, but 43 of them arrived off Wingo ;
red from thence on the 28th, under convoy , of the
leant and Yesuvitis. Eighteen others of the fleet
ere in charge of the Saucers.; MAGNEry And FAME,
and eleven or twelve others were with the EAINEST.
raFain LORIN, of the _MAlefig taartP"e* 41 the fjrs
)n, under convoy of the And Y
- uvius,
Jzt be onthe ctlast.
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THt ARMY.

Yesterday the brigade of Foot Guards, under Bri-
gadier General CAstrazt.z., arrived at Spithead :
part of their baggage, and the whole of their horses,
are going down to Portsmouth by land. The whole
of the expedition at Portsmouth, will, it is supposed,
start from thence on Friday or Saturday. It is not
improbable but that they will put in at Falmouth,
and there meet -the two regiments of cavalry, with the
troops from Ireland and Scotland.

General SPENCER, with Dr. SOMERS, set off for
Portsmouth to-morrow.

Dr. Som ELM, a very able and experienced Physician,
goes out at present to Spain instead of the Physician
General.'

The Transport Board has one member in Spain ;• and
the Adjutant and Quarter-Master•General's depart-
ment have each an officer high in rank, at the head
of their departments with the army in that country.
Several British Officers were landed yesterday at
Portsmouth, from Lisbon. They came over in the
NIOBE frigate, Capt. Lonticc ; which also brings dis-
patches to Government.

Captains CHAPMAN, GOLDFINCH, and FANSHAWJ,
Lieutenants EJONES, EMNIET, FERS, and THOMPI
&01, of the Royal Engineers (under the command of
Captain CHAPMAN) are under orders to embark at
Portsmouth for Spain and Portugal : they expect to
sail with the troops embarking at Ramsgate.
Orders are received at Portsmouth to ship medi-
cines and purveyors' stores for .5000 men fcr Spain.
Saturday morning, 150 of the German Horse Ar-
tillery embarked at Porchester for Spain.
Captain GRAHAM (26th Regiment) Brigade-Major
to General PORTER, commanding the Brigade at
Gosport, is appointed an Assistant Adjutant-General
to the force under Sir Joni; MOORE, and has set off to
join the army.

The 73d Highland Regiment, Colonel M,Qt:.teRIE,
are on their march to Portsmouth, to embark for
New Seuth-Wales. Major-General NIGHTINGALE
goes out with them, to command in that quarter.

Lord HAWICESBURY has sent a circular letter to the
Lords Lieutenants of Counties, dated the 7th ult. iA
which he states, that from and after the 24th inst. one
half of the non-commissioned officers and drummers
allowed on the establishment of each regiment of local
militia, together with the.dram-major, shall be placed
on permanent pay ; and that from the aforesaid pe-
riod, the pay of the Adjutant should be increased to
Ss. per diem, and that of the Quarter Master to ss.
per diem.—The following is the allowvce for cloth-
ing :

Serjeant-Major £4 10 0 Corporal CZ 0 0
Serjeant
Drum M..jor 4 1 9 Private ........ ...... 1 19 6