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London, England, 1804-03-19 00:00:00

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CFNOA, Fes. ti.—ln the courfe of !aft week a
frequent and heavy .cannonading was heard Irons
feveral points of ou► coaft, of the caufe of which we
are yet ignorant. It was at firli imagined that it
proceeded from Toulon, but it is now known every
thing is quiet in that harbour. On the 7th inflant,
fignals were made on the heights of Vintimiglia for
a fquAdron of about so fail of flips being in fight,
but it could not be ditiinguillied of what nation they
were.

A French polacre, which had on board the gift
regiment of the lint, failed on the ad roil. horn
Spezzia for Cotfica, but meeting with an Englifh
frigate, and two brigs of the fame nation, the faw
herfelf obliged to return at fpeedily at poetic into
the port the had left.

F.r a. ts.—Thirty foreign 'hips have been taken
potklEon of by the French at Leghorn, for the con.
veyance of troops and provierons. There is a report
that an expedition will Coon put to fea from all the
parts occupied by the French in the Mediterranean.
Every where an extraordinary quantity of boteuit
has been prepared. Several perfoni have been st—
rafed by the French, among others the merchant
Pr OISA, at Leghorn, whale arrea has, in particular,
excited a great fenfation.
Several of the Palian Gazettes contain reports of
negociations carrying on between Naples and a Nor-
thern Court, for an ofentive and definitive alliance,
in conkquence of which fame new motions have
been made by the French troops in the kingdom of
Naples. -

tellerday arrived in oar harbour two French pinks
frons blatfeilles. with 1209 barrels of powder on
board, the declination of which is yet unknown.—
The above 'hips were 48 days on their pottage.
Tbc report that Lucas rpm &PARTS, Sad the Vice

Prefident Mem have had an interview at VCIIICC.
unfounded.

Nan's, FLU. 6.—We have received account.
here, that the American Government has concluded
a Peace with Tripoli, on condition of paying to that
Rate 450,000 Spann piaftres. This report, however,
requires confirmation.
Ms silt NA, Jaw. 25.—Yefterday all the Members of
the Order of Malta, who have refided for tome time
in this City with the archives and Treafury of the
Order, failed for Catanea, where the Grand Mailer
now is, in it veffels, under convoy of two Neapolitan
Chips of war. The Knights and their retinue amount
to 7o perform
FLoasecs, Fss. a3.—Advises from Naples con-
firm the report, that the French Government has
not only required the eeffion of three fortrefies and
their harbours, but alto has demanded of his Nea-
politan Majeßy feveral (hips of war, and infißed on
this demand. The King has given a pofitive refufal.
and the Frusch. goverment has made tome ftrong
reprefentations an reply.
A report was circulated here to-day that the Tou.
lon fleet is at lea.

Rowe, Fee. 6.—Within there LS four days, three
couriers from General Sr. CYR, the French Com-
mander in Naples, have paired through this city. It
is laid that the troops under his command are ad-
vancing towards the capital.
Venice, Fee. 12.—Letters have been received
here from Leghorn, which sate, that the Engin
have made a Landing in Sardinia. This report, how_
ever, appears to require confirmation.