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London, England, 1802-04-21 00:00:00

HULL, APRIL 19.

The Blenheim, Wass,. sa, and Hunter, GROAT,
Of and from Hull, for Davis's Straits ; and Ifa-
bells, Ct.sac, of Neweaille, for ditto, arrived at
at Stromnefs the 27th March.
The Prince of Brazil, CAMMELL, failed from
Lifbon for Alicant, on the 17th ult.
The May Flower, Captain WILLS, failed from
Rochefort for Yarmouth Roach, Hull and /%4w-
caale, the 4th init.
The William and Ann, KELLY, from Leith, for
Davis's Straits, returned to the harbour of Strom-
nefs, after having been nearly one hundred leagues
to the weftward of Orkney, very leaky, having at
one time fix feet water in the hold. The Raith,
Captain ktoas, returned in company with her, but
the Royal Bounty kept the fea when the other two
veffels bore away for the harbour of Scromnefs.—
About 21 Blips for the fishery at Davis's Straits
and Greenland,remained at Stromnefs wind-bound,
on the 29th ult. all nearly ready to proceed to fea
firit fair wind.

Tuefday afternoon, the brigantine William and
Henry, SUTHEKLAND, of Berwick, from Memel,
in going into Shields harbour, in a high fea, got
upon the Herd land, where the kept beating in a
very dangerous fituation. The crew hoifted a fignal
of difireel/2 and immediately the Northumberland
life-boat was launched, and manned with a Idea
crew of South Shields pilots, who boldly and tkil.
fully pulled through the heavy breakers, and loon
reached the Blip. In getting the crew into the
boat, fhe !hipped Tome water, but without diffi-
culty brought them all on (bore. The invention
of this boat is moll admirable, as it is now found
from experience, that thould the boat be filled with
water, the is Readier and more governable in a
broken fea. The (hip is expefted to be got off.
The Jafon, CHADEAYta, of New York, for this
port, with tar, turpentine, flour, and flares, is
wrecked at. Shetland.

The atft ult. a large fhip, raid to be the Swan,
of Liverpool, for the Baltic, was driven on fhore
and went to pieces on the ifland of Stroma, in
Pentland Frith ; all the crew Paid to be favedex.
icept three.
The Commiffioners of the river Wear are about
to conftruit a new light.houfe on the outer-end of
the North Pier, at Sunderland, which will be t.f
much greater utility to vefrels ufing that port than
the prefent light. It is intended to contift of
hewn freeftone•houfe, with an oaagonal bare, i s
feet in diameter, and 70 feet high, and will be
furnifhed with a large reflecting lamp.

The Americus Packet, Bernard, from Cadiz for New York,
I was (poke with on the t ath of February, off Bermuda, in di&
trefe, and bearing away for the Weft Indies.
The Therefa, King of PhiladAphia, is loft on the emit of
.

-Guinea, and aft the ciew.
The Lucy, Fenny,' from Nantes, Is drove on more at Salt
Houfsßeasa, America.
The Elizabeth, Low, of Hull, Is loft on Memel Bar ; one boy
drowned by upfetdng of the boat ; the reft of the crew raved.
The Be&T Caine', Johnfon, from London to St. Kitts, Dan
been on more an Chichefter Shoals, and flnee carried Into
llazatpte, leaky.

'the Trivet, i3ray, from Neweaftle to St. Kitts, that was on

on the Sitlaerlei, is got olt and once put into Torbay.

The Eqie, from Gibmltai, for Malta, fou6dcr-
-1 at fea.

The Brutes, &own ; Ulyffes, and Vole's, Cnolt, from
Salem for Europe, are drove on fhore on Cape Coll ; the two
former are loft, but the latter expeeted to be-got off.
FROM LA FORTUNE'S JOURNAL (PRIVATE SHIP Of
MAO, SINCLAIR lIALCRAW, ESQ.: COSINANDER.
" Rio ]andro Harbour, February 3, t Soz. Caine into this
harbour the Atlas, R. Brooks, eonindt-fhlp, out nine weils
from Cork, all welL

" Fes. 4.—Came into the harbour of Rio Janeiro, the Her-
cules, Captain L. Betts, con ; failed from Cork No-
vember aB, xliot. December 28, the conviets rore andi at-
tempted to take the thip, but were repulfed with the lufa of 12
killed. and to wounded, two of whom are fince dead,

si TUESDAY, it/lAICK 26.—At it A. M. law three large
ihlps,cuse a line of battle ibip,a frig itesand a brig bearing. N. N. E.
Rearing to the W. S. W. they hoifting Dutch colours at lull
oft tt, the brig and frigate suede faille* us, hove about head
to the fouthward, at one P. M. the brig bore up and we *bit
drip head to the northward, at half pelt see, paced the frigate
about one and a half mile to the windward, perceived the had
hauled her Dutch colours down sad belltetlfFrench, when de
bore away for the fleet. let. st, t 6, loom 36 deg. W. ft.
" MONDAY. Yes. 11.—At three P. Mcfell in with the De
Wide vas, captain jam Oil Det Latent:co, nut to weeks
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--PRAWN COMMERCE.

Which leaves a balanie againft France of
By comparing this refult whit that which the fame
StUnita prefented to the Coutois in the month
of Floreal, laft year, in which he detailed the
hate of the external commerce of the Repohlie
for the year 8. it is leen, that in the courfe of
that year the importations into France amount-
. d only to
Ar.d the exportations to

The Minifter of the Interior prefented to the
Conf.:lls, on the 7th April, a Report, in which
they fubmit to them a flatement of the foreign
trade of the Republic for the year 9, the heads of
which are as follow :
The importations into France by all the European
Powers, the Anglo Americans, Barbary States,
and thole of the Levant, amounted in the year Praia.
Theto • 427.863•000
eaportations of France to theft countries
were only • 30s,sop.oce

312,636400

32504,000
17z poo,ooo

' . 5 4400AO•

jh comparing the two epochs there is found a
confiderable increafe in favour of the year 9, viz.
92 millions in imports, and 34 in exports.
In this report the caufes of this difference are
examined, and all the circumftanots which have
had any influence on the (late of things are ana-
lyfed. It contains alto the well-founded caufes of
the increafe of the prcfperity to be hoped from the
change of political lituation, whic,b has taken place
in the courfe of the year to, and of the influence
which 'blurt thence refult even in regard to the
ratio of the imports and exports.
This Report contains alto Come refults in regard
to the Colonial Commerce. It may be readily
conceive-I how much it mull have been reduced
by the !late of war, and the fituation of our
Minds: but it is hoped that a fpeedy ameliora-
tion mud loon take place.