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flan Ship and Cargoes detained,
At the London Tavern, Fuilaulr-ftreet, Plymouth, on Friday, the
zoth of February next, at ten o'clock in the Forenoon,

THE

GALLTOT MERCURIUS.
Length 66ft. ain Breadth sift. sin.

kbreafures 126 81-94 Tons.
BRIG MINERVA.
Length-6dt Urcadth t Sft. t tin. Depth loft 2111.
Admeafures RS 68.94 Tons.
GALLIOT EVADNE.
Length 79ft. 9in. Breadth 2311.44 in. Depth 21ft. 31n.
Admeafures 17S 5814 Tons.
GALLIOT NORDSTERN.
Length 87k. 4in. Breadth 23ft. Sin. Depth 1411. 6in.
Admeafures 197 1.5-94 Tons.
After the Sale of the Ships will be fold the entire CARGO of
NORI;VTLRN, detained on her voyage from Bayonne, bound
to Stettin, eonfifting of
63 Pipes Brandy a Calks of Hams
350 Cants White Wine 1 Tons of Cork
24 Hhds Oil of Turpentine i # Tons of Rob
After which will he fold the under-mentioned Goods :
S Butts of Sherry Wine 16 ditto Pickled Lemons
$7 ditto Malaga ditto 5 Barrels Careffo Oranges
6 dim) Calk of Black Lead
x }Malaga Sack ditto
216 Bales/ Lemon Peal
9 Butts
Lime Juice 52 Bags S
14 Hhds to ditto Shumaek
ditto Olives
Being part of the Cargo of the Danilli Brig FORTUNA.
Alfo, 23z BOP* of Woliw Wre,!. or Dye Weed ; part of the
Cargo of theDanifh Brig HAABET.
All condemned to the Crown. •
For Inventories of Ships, Catalogues, and Samples of Goods,
apply to the Counting Houfe of
Mr. JOHN HAWKER, Merchant, Plymouth.
Plymouth. January 27. tBo7.

AFTER THF. SALE OF THE ABOVE, WILL BE SOLD,
SUNDRY Spars, Yards, and Lower Malts, Cables,
Meffengers, and other Rope, Old Iron, Copper, Lead, &c
Iron Ball Anchors, and other valuable hip Stores, remaining
iunfold, from the French frigates PRESIDENT, MINERVA, and
ARIKEIDE—the fo; mer condemned as Prize to a fquadron of His
Mafeßy's Chips under the command of Sir 'THOMAS LEWIS.
For particulars apply to Meffra. John Hawker or James Slade,
Merchants, Plymouth.
The two latter condemned to a fquadron of Mips under the
command of Sir SAMUEL Hoon.—Fnr particulars apply to
Mr. JOHN HAWKER, Merchant, Plymouth.
Plymouth, January 27, 1807.

ISLAND OF CARRIACOU, ONE OF THE GRENADINE

ISLANDS.

To be PEREMPTORILY SOLD by AUCTION.
At Garraway's Coffee•Houfe, in the City of London, on THURS-
DAY, the t3th day of Augult, litoy, at Twelve o'Clock at
Noon, (unlefs previoufly ditpored of by Private Contrast),
ACOTTON PLANTATION, in a high Rate of
Cultivation, called L'Ance La Roche, containing a 66 Acres
of Land, or thereabouts, &nate in the Ifland of Carriacou, with
the Dwelling houfe, Cotton boufe, Coming Machine, Negro-
houfes, Cow-houfe, Worldhops, and other Buildings, and the
Utenfih and other Effeds, ufed with or belonging to the faid Plan-
tation ; and alto 123 Slaves, Men, Women, and Children.
Particular: of the Plantation, &c. and the terms of Sale, to be
had of Meffrs. Wadefon, Barlow, and Grofvrnor, Solicitors, in
Auftin-friars. London, who are authorized to treat for the Sale
of the Property. Particulars may alfo he had of Alexander
Cockburn, Efq. of Grettadx ; and of Walter M`lnoth,Efq. of Car-
riacou, who will Mew the Premifes.

AMERICA.

FROM THE NEW YORK PAPERS, JAN. s.