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JAMAICA FLEET.
The following letter was received at Lt.ovn's from
Liverpool this morning, dated 14th instant The
Mercury; Capt. Sticctatu, from Martinique and St.,
Thomas's, arrived here this day. Sailed from St.
Thomas's the 31st July, with the Fleet, consisting
of 41 sail, under convoy of the CAPTAIN man of war,
and a brig of war.
" On the 27th August at half past one A. M. came
On a violent storm or rather hurricane, which conti-
nued one hour and an half. The MERCURY during
part of the time was on her beam ends, and was ob-
liged to throw some of her guns over board to right
her.

" At 6 A: M. saw five sail. four of which were dis-
maited. At noon saw several trunks, water-casks,
and sundry spars and masts floating about.
a On the 28th, at 6 P. M. spoke the ship Hero,
one of the fleet bound to London—main and miten-
mast gone, and the top of her rudder twisted off;
joined the Commodore, who had a sloop of war in
company, which proved to be his Majesty's ship .Fa.
vourite,convoying thehomeward-boundJamaicafieet;
she had carried away her fore aad maintop-mast. At
ten spoke the ship Martha Brae, with only her mi-
zen-mast standing. At noon spoke the ship Harriet,
from Jamaica to London, with only her mainmast
standing. On the 29th counted 44 sail of both fleets,
only IS of which were in want Of lower masts and
t)p-masts. The Commodore paid every attention in
collecting the ships, and supplying them with spars
and people frorri the CAPTAIN man of war, in older
to rig them with jury-masts ; nothing can be said too
favourable of the Commodore.

• " On the 30th, at noon, went on board the CAP-
TAIN to get leave to leave the convoy ; she had the
Henry, JACKSON, from Martinique to London, in tow,
in a sinking state, having lost her main and mizen-
mast, people from the CAPTAIN were sent on board,
repairing the damages—got liberty to leave ;—then
only four sail in sight of both fleets : when leaving
the fleet spoke the following vessels :—Askew, LLOYD,
with loss of top-maks ; Amelia, CRAIG, with lois of
main top-mast, and three feet water in her hold ; the
Jane, M'GREGOR, all well; and the Rosetta, JONES."

TORBAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Arrived his Majesty's ships Pheasant, and Humber, from a
cruize; and the General Conebleu: lugger, Captain Fool-, from
Portsmouth; bound to Plymouth—put in by contrafy winds.
This afternoon the wind got round to the S. E. and the above
neigh proceeded to sea.
• PLYMOUTH-DOCK, SEPTEMBER 14.
Arrived the Spanish schooner San Carlos, last from Falmouth:
Mid arrived at Plymouth yesterday, the following mercnantmen:
the Dolphin, Tremayne, with wine, front Gibraltar ; Diadem,
Carey, front same place, with wine, barilia, and cork ; Alfred, of
London, front Cadiz, With salt ; Hornet, of Scarborough, from
Saloe, with brandy, wine, and cork ; and the Flora, 'I ickei, front
Cadiz, with Wine and cork : the above sailed in company with a
fleet of upwards of forty sail, under convoy of the Hyperion, and
parted company the td inst. off Cape inisterre. It has blown a
violent gale at E. S. E. these two days past, attended with a tre-
mendous heavy rain.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 15.
Arrived his Majesty's ship STATIIA, from the Downs, with a
Beet under convoy; his Majesty's ships Hum' NE, CH A NTicLEEK.
and Atria..., front the Eastward.—Sailed his Majesty's ships
CONSTANCE, CH KISTIAN VII. WAISPITL, GOSHAWKE, and
the THAMES, to the westward.
DEAL, SEPTEMBER 15.

Arrived from Flushing, the Superb, Rear-Admiral KEATti
Valiant, Ulysses, Agincourt, Monntouth, Sceptre, Kangaroo,
Ganges, Hussar, Powerful, Rosario, Marlborough, Thalia, Fu-
rious, Reindeer, Challenger, Venerable, Fancy, Speculator, and
several transports, all from the Island of Walcheren, having
brought home and landed parts of several regiments, ainobgst
which are the 52d. Sailed the Stating, Trontpeuse, Coquette, '
F.speigle, Sheerwater, Podargus, Hardy, Centaur, Marlborough,
Ganges, Valiant, Ulysses* and Rosario, for Portsmouth, wail
convoy.
YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 15.
Sailed this morning, with the transport No. 419, for Flushing,
with water, &c. for the fleet, the RAVEN gun-brig. Arrived
from thence, with sick troops on board, the Rodney trauspert,
PULL, Master.—Remain the ships of war Roebuck, Mane, Red-
breast, Calypso, Richmond, and Acute.—Wind S.E.

HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 15.
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Arrived this morning his Majesty's ships Buc ru Lus, SAN
Irma z 0,. and TRoasreuse ; also five sail of transports, with
troops from Flushing.—Arrived the Lark Packet, Captain Di.:.i.,
with a Mail and several passengers from Heligoland.
GREENOCK, SEPTEMBER IS.
Arrived here yesterday, the St. Andrew, Itt-rcuit, from Tri-
nidad, a running ship, in forty dap; was spoke by the convoy of
an outward-bound Jamaica fleet, to leeward of St. 'Vincent's.—
The Benson, Spencer, for this port, sailed eleven days before
the St. Andrew, but it is supposed joined the convoy at Tortola,
which, it was reported at Trinidad, was to sail on the sth
August. The brig Mary, CSICUTON, of Glasgow, had pro-
eeeded to Curacoa.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
ClATtit ND, Sim. 15.—Arrived the Diodend, 'Roskurge,
from Oporto ; Polll, Bore, from Philadelphia,; Eleanor, Pearson,
from Nova Scotia; Dolphin, Wkkerby, trum Gottenburgh ; and
the Manning, Manning, from Charlston.—Sailed the Neptune,
13POOks, for Gibraltar; and the Generous Friends, Penton, for
Middleburg.
The Fanny, Sutton, from Waterford, to Chichester, is on shore
near Padstow, and it is feared will be lost.
The George, Carrie, from Gottenburgh , is arrived at Falmouth
she parted with the fleet on the 14th inst.

French privateers still continue to annoy us on the
coast of Sussex. At Newhaven yesterday morning,
signals were flying at ten o'clock for a large logger,
which, having got over from France during Thurs-
day night, was prowling along the shore in uninter-
rupted security. It has not been ascertained whether
she made any captures. Four colliers are said to
have been taken as far up as Dover on Wednesday.
Monday last Major-General Baron LINSENGEN, and
Brigadier-General Baron DECKEN, of his Majesty's
German Legion, arrived at the Roe-buck inn, Oxford;
and on Tuesday they visited Blenheim, from whet.ce
they proceeded to Bath.
The sentence of the Court Martial held on Mr.
MORTON, late in charge of the Medical Depot at
Portchester, has been promulgated in public orders.
He is dismissed the service.

It has been stated in letters from Plymouth that
six French prisoners had been'appreliended who had
escaped from the SAN YSIDRO. in this Ohre must be
a mistake, for we understand that not a single pr!-
ssmerhas effected his escape from that ship
years past. for six

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