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London, England, 1807-12-30 00:00:00

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under very apparent neceffity.
8. Refolved, That the further profecenion of the
meaferes about to be adnpled in the Imperial Nair,
ment.for the-reliet of the fugal- colonies; the repeal
in toto of the Abolition Ad; or, if that csrinnt tx
effected, the ahfolute repeal, at leaf of aU the oboo‘i.
ous and unconftitutional enadments thereof; coupled
with a full compenfation to the Wand for its lodes,
fufferings, and difappointments, in confequence of
the abolition of the trade; the adoption :by the
tills Government of the means of affording general
protedion to this colony at the general erpence of
the empire ; and, above all, an abandonment by the
Imperial Parliament of every retention to an inter.
ference with our internal government cr affairs, are
objeas of the higheft importance •to this ifland, and
call for the immediate, the ferious, and molt ener-
`getic attention of the ifland agent.
KINGSTON, (JAMAICA) OCTOBER 31.
The brig Atkinfon, Annet, from this port bound
to the Indian coaft, put back laft week into Yallah's
Bay leaky, having encountered a tremendous hurri-
cane on the 17th intim, in which the had heady
been loft ; the hurricane blowing from N. W. while
the was embayed by Cape Levall, and drifting lift
upon the rocks under bare poles, it being.impoilible
to carry fail, as, the tlrongeft canvas would not have
refilled the ftrength of the breeze : in this perilous
fitnation the was driven fo cloth to the rocks that the
crew, 27 in number, feeing no poftibility of Caving
themfelves, had refigned themfelves to their unfortu-
nate fate, waiting for the awful moment that was to
put A period to their efiftence, when the wind fud.
dent), and molt providentially Rated to the S. W. of
which they Wendy availed themfelves, by hoifting
tome tarpaulins on the fore rigging, got the yard
before the wind and clear of the Cape, when they
ifkudded fix hours at the rate of t t knots per hour.
The Heeded trader St. Matthew, on her way from
the Harannah to this port, was, on Thurfday fen-
night, at two P. M. chafed otfthore, within a mile
of 'Portland Point, by a French privateer of five guns
and upwards of too men, and feveral paffengers on
board robbed of fpetie to the amount of 45,000 dol.
tars. The banditti who compofed the crew then left
her, and went after a Negro belonging to a poor
Merman in that quarter, whom they took with
them, and direely after flood out to tea. The St.
Matthew, after great exertions by her crew, was
extricated, and came into Pert Royal on the follow.
ing evening.
The Gipfy tchooner, of to guns, Watt mailer,
arrived on Tuefday from a cruize. Off Bluefields,
on the 2,3 d ult. the deluded a fchnoner dole in (Lore,
when the Gypfy hauled her wir.d and gave chace,
and on firing a gun at her the enemy trollied Englith
colours, but continued her courfe. She afterwards
hauled down the Englith and hnifted the French flag,
and fired a (hot, which carried away the Gipfy's
(larboard foremaft aloud, and continued a running
fight for an hour and a half, when the Gipfy, having
a valuable licenfed trader under convoy, was obliged
to give up the chace. The privateer was fuppofed
to be the Prince Murat.

Off Cape Maize the Lavater was plundered of all
her running rigging, live Rock, Bce. by a French pri-
vateer, of two guns and 40 men.
The drogging fchooner Polly, Lennon, failed on
Saturday for Calabel's Bay, but was compelled to
return into port lhortly after, in confequence of hav-
ing been chafed by a French privateer, which had
captured the fchooner Little Ann, Marks' that failed
the fame morning for Moran' Bay. The (loop
Baker, from Black River, was alfo taken by the fame
privateer, the crew of hich, after taking out the
failor ncgroes and an inland Jack, (offered her to
proceed on her voyage to this port, where the arrived
on Sunday.
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOES, SEPT. rp.
The American brig Venus, from New London, fell
in at eleven, A.M. on Saturday lan, with the two
French privateers Pune Addle and Fripon, 250
miles to the windward of this ifland, cruizing in con-
fort; and being boarded by them, was informed that
they bad, on the ad inn. after a (harp corneß of four
hours, captured a Bridal brig packet from Falmouth,
and fent her to Cayenne.
On board the Jeune Addle, winch bad lately been
engaged off Demerara by the-Skipjack, King's fchoo-
ner, they admitted having had, in that and in the
more recent ;salon with the packet; about twenty
men wounded ; and the American Rates, that he
obferved on board both privateers a great number
of wounded, force of whom he imagined were Brio
tifb prifoners.
The Venus, three hours after having fpoken the
privateers, fell in with his Majelly'a fhip Blonde,
which, kilt as the had brought her to, deferied the
enemy, then about t 5 miles to windward of her, and
inflantly made fail in chafe. At funfet, on Sunday,
the American alfo (poke his Majeßy's brig Supe•
rieure, too miles to windward, (landing to the north-
ward and ealtward.

The following is an Extract of a Letter from
Captain M'Ls•tt, dated off Dover, Dec. 28.
* I faded from Cape Francois, on' the a9th ult in company
with the Lady Warren; when off the Corcos More I hove•to to
(peak to her, the being then on one weather quarter, when Ile
CA= almoß wat►er hail of us, to my great furprise, I taw her
put about and (land In Quire from us, and I taw no more of ler.
I left at the Cape the Alexander, Watt ; Charlton, and
Duke of York, Dunn."

The Eliza, Search, from Cabs; and Antoinette, for St.
Domingo (both for ISaltinaore); !multi, Harley, to Savaupeh
Fox, —, to New York; and Monarch, —, to Guernfey,
all from St. Domingo; Horatio, •—••••, from New York to Hon•
duras; and the iledor, —, from Guernfey to St. Domingo,
are all detained and foot Into Jamaica.

The Jere) Baltimore, -......, of and for Baltimore to Jamaica,
it taken and carried into Cuba.

The Grinder, -- , from Halifax ; and Atlantic, ..—..., from
New York, both for St. Domingo, have been taken, ginkgo, an 4
canted lot* Jamaica.

The Experiment, from Virginia to Jamaica, is eapured.
The gio, Pergofon, from London to Tobago, to Branded o 3
the coati of France,
The Maryland Mary, from Virginia to anima, is taken
by a Ruinan privateer, and carried into Corfu.
A copper-bottomed Guinean:an (ruppefed to be
the Beaver, of Liverpool), of :8 guns, with sio
(lave:, laft from Barbados:, is taken and carried into
Cuba.