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the Jamaica fleet—the Newfoundland fleet—the 11.
boo fleet—and the Baltic fleet were all hnurlyexpea-
ed ; while au alarm was given of a French fquadron
having eluded the vigilance of onr,blockadeat Brea.
Thelowell etlimate of the value of the homeward-
bound trade Ira! between t 6 and ty millions : the
bare duties to Government were about four millions.
It was of courfe to the merchants and underwriters
a moll critical moment ; and no language can exprefs
the fatisfiflion which was felt yefterday morning on
the news. not only of the fafe arrival of the China
and Leeward Mend trade, but alto of the French
fquadron being fdiely cooped up in Camarette.Bay.
It fpread. as it ought, univerfal joy over the Royal
' Exchange.

Yeflerday d:cpatchts were received at the Admi-
tality from Sir CHARLES Corrow, dated on board
the JAN JOSEF, off Bret, by which it appears, that
Gamesome, who got nut of that harbour on the
tit ult. difappuinted in his expeltation of creeping
the vigilance of oar cruizers, has been obliged to
coineto anchor in tamarette Bay, eight miles to the
fouthvrard of 4E4, tither, his fquadron was ken on
the sd init. His flips amounted, it is faid, to nine
fail of the line, and three frigates ; and though he
will no doubt avail himfelf of the firfi opportunity to
put to fea, we are confident, that he will be fo clofely
watched by the 13ritifh fleet, that his views will be
completely frarated.

The Gazette of laa night confirms the flaternent
we gave yeaerday of the attack on the enemy's flo-
tilla at Hawk, and the bombardment of the town. The
Walsers appears to have been.conduited with infinite
rfpirit by Capt. Gray la, and the men under his com-
?sand. From the length of time employed in thebom-
baniment, and the advantageous polition of our veffels,
there is every reafon to believe that the lots of the
enemy mull have been very confidergble. A number
of gun-boats which -came opt to attack our !hips
were compelled to make a precipitate retreat. In
effeaing their efcape they were expored to the fire of,
ourwhole line. and the flaughter could not fail to be
dread's% On our part the lofs was quite trilling.-
4 Not a tingle man was WWI oa board any of the (hip.

Ltil night we received Mania err to the 28th ult.
inelttfive .4 and this morning linen French Journals to
the fame date, and Dutch Journals to the td indent.
Their contents will be found in the Ascending co-

Man.
b vas, joLT 24.—The Englilh reappeared yef-
terday, and bombarded the town without interruption
from five in the morning till ten : at eleven the firing
r:-commenced, and continued till one in the after-
won. It appears that the enemy's attempt was not
attended with fuccefs ; Come houles, however, were
damaged. We (hall give fuller details hereafter.
COPKIIIIAGEN, jtaT 17.—The Ittaan fleet at
Cronfladt eonfilts of ten (hips of the line and four
frigates, the Commanders to which have already

been appointed.
RATIABON, jute 20.—The Mini(ler of Sweden lei
this place precipitately, to meet the King his Mallet
in Franconia, in order to receive new inflrudlions ;
and thofe of Bavaria and Saltzburg are already on
their way home, although the Protocol is opened. It
is alfo laid, that the Minifier of Brandenburghswill
fhortly depart.
VIENNA. JULY 17.—We have lately received intel-
ligence from Odeffa, that, in purfuance of an ordi-
nance of His Ruffian Maiefly, an embargo has been
laid on all, the veffels in that port ; from whence it is
concluded, that the Ruffian Government purpofes to
embark all the troops cantosed in that neighbour-
hood.—From Trielle they write, that another French
privateer had entered that port on the 28th ult.—
Having faluted the fort with five difcharge., fhe call
anchor at a fmall diflance from the Englifh (hips.—
Other privateeri of the fame Nation were-expeEted
there.
SCHIEDAM, JULY 3t.—Yeflerday, at the Hague,
the ceremony took place of delivering the new cre-
dentials by the French Ambaffador to our Govern-
ment, in a pablic audience of the Government of
State. The two Members of the Government of
State, MCITES. BICKER and BYLILYEED, repaired about
one o'clock, to the Hotel of his Excellency M. Sa-
stotevicer, in order to conchs& him to the audience.
The train was preceded by two Runners and fix
Grooms on horfe back ; next followed two coaches
and tour, and three coaches and fix, in which were
feveral Agents, Commiffaries, Officers, and Secre-
taries of Embalfage ; then a detachment of Batavian
Hoeft, fit Metieogers ; the State Coach of the Go.
vernment, in which were, his Excellency M. Samos-
erect, on the back feat, and fronting him Meltrs.
BICKER and BYLIVELD: the coach was furrounded
by fix footmen, in the I.ivery of the Government
of State, beingwith filver : it was followed
by another detachment of Honk, the State Coach
of the Ambaffador empty, drawn by eii,;ht hones,
fix footmen, belonging to his Excellency walking
on each fide of it ; and another coach of the Am.
baffador's drawn by fix honks. The train was
aged by a fmall detachment of Horfe.
A part of the garrifon was under arms. As loon
as the train approached the Hotel of the Govern-
ment of State, the Ambaffador was received thereby
the Minifler for Foreign Affairs, and the chief officers
of that department, who crindittled his Excellency to
the audience-hall. He delivered his new credentials,
with a fuhahle fpeech, which the Pi eillent, M.
13aarirsta, anfwered in appropriate terms. The
Ambaffador then returned to his Hotel in the fame
order; and there received a formal vifit from the
Prefident of the Government and the Knitter fur
Foreign Affairs.