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, sae storm .—Wind N.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE et.
Nothing arrived or sailed yesterday. Sailed to-day
his Majesty's ship Escowr with a convoy for Guern-
sey and Jersey ; TISIPNONgh for Lymmington ; So.
PHIA, ACTEON, and CIRCE, on a cruize ; and the
TALBch for P.ymputh.—This morning arrived the
brig Mart of Sunderland, HENRY WARDLE master,
laden with iron, and bound for London. When be-
tween the Lizard and Eddystone. a French lugger
hove in sight; the brig immediately hauled to the
land ; but the superior sailing of the enemy enabled
him to come up with her in abotft two hours, during
which time the. brig kept up a continual fire till
boarded. The Mary had not been in possession of
the enemy more than half an hour, when a sloop
outer hove in sight, and gave the lugger chase, who
abandoned the Miry, and finding the cutter gaining
fast on them, left their ow it vessel and took to the
boat. The lugger was soon after taken possession of
by the cutter; and there is too much reason to sup-
pose the crew, who were all in the boat, soon went to
the bottom, as it came on to blow most violently.—
The lugger .was carried into Falmouth.—Wind S.W.

JUNE 21.
Arrived. his Majesty'sdhip PCICTIEES from a cruize
of Flushing. Sailed his Majesty's ship la lloGuE
for off ditto, and the COQUET to the Westward.—
Remain a large fleet of on:ward bound. —Wind S.W.

YARMOUTH, JUNE 21.
Sailed the PROSPERO, Captain Gounv, with stores
for the Flushing squadron ;EitrzoN gun-brig for
Heligoland ; the LEVERET and STARLING on a cruize.
Remain the SOLEBAY, Vice-Admir4l MURRAY ; the
AQUILON frigate, Captain Bowtrs; and the BzAvan
sloop of war.
DARTMOUTH, JUNE zn.
Arrived the Providence cartel !torn Morlaix, also
six cartels from Portsmouth, with 350 invalided
prisoners, bound to France.
SURINAM, MAY 4.
The Princess Elizabeth packet has arrived : they
heard a severe cannonading on .the coast the morn-
ing-of the 2d inst. which was also distinctly heard
by the Colonial sloop.of the Marowind. .

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants the Hon. John Napier and T. Sullivan, to the
rank of Commander.

Captain Augustus Vare Drury, son of at. V. Drury, Esq. to
command the Doter frigate, stt guns, now fitting as a troop sh p,
at Deptford.
Captain I'. B. Cloves, to the Goshawk.
Ca, tain A. Brown, to the depot if French prisoners at VAley
Field.
Lieutenants W. Hoghes and Woodyatt, to the Flantadryad.
Lieutenant A. F. Calder, to the Prometheus.
Lieutenant Hartit, to the Ezperiment.
Lieutenant Brown, to the Briton.
Lieutenant J. Tatlock, to the Christian VII.
Mr. Cubit, to be Master of the Briton.
Mr. William Hatris, tai be Purser of the Bittern sloop.
Mr. L. Kennedy, to be Putter of the Epervier.
Mr. R. Huffed, to be Purser of the Cuba.

it is reported this morning, on the authority of a
letter from Guernsey, that a Volcano had taken place
at the island of St. Vincent, and donesconsiderable
mischief to the plantations, and killed many people
in the Castle. Further reports say, it was felt at
Gaudalope, Mar inique, and Dominique.

A smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Coni-
ries in Perthshire, about ten o'clock at night, on Sa-
turday the 30th ult.
Thursday last an aggregate meeting of the Catho-
lics of Ireland took place at Dublin, the Earl of Ftw-
GALL in the Chair. The meeting, which was nume-
rously attended, was convened for the purpose of
receiving the reports of the Delegates who conveyed
their forster address to the PRINCE REGENT. Several
Resolutirms, intimating a determination to persevere
in the prosecution of the Catholic Claims for emanci-
pation were unanimously voted. Another meeting
was ordered to be called for that day fortnight, to
approve or disapprove of certain additional Petitions
which are forthwith to be prepared and presented to
Parliament. The principal Speakers were, Lord
KILLEKN. the Hon. Mr. BARNEWALL, and Coun-
sellors O'GORMAN, O'CONNELL, and FINLAY.
Monday last came on before the High Court of
Justiciary at Edinburgh, the trial of Joha Lyal, alias
Duncanson, for a highway robbery, committed in
I' October, 1810. His brother, as our Readers will re-
collect, was tried and executed some tisk ago faukiba
same crime, and the present defendant was set 4.2.
berry for the time, on the grounds of temporary in-
stair,. Having committed other depredations, he was
ignia taken up and tried for the above robbery, when
the Jury found the prisoner guilty ; but the Sotic.froa
GIINZJIALI on the part of the Crown, having con-
tested to an arbitrary punishment from some favou-
rable circumstances in the prisoner's history, he was
adjudged to tranvia-tad= &Alfa, instead of Wog
vacotsli.

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