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London, England, 1804-12-20 00:00:00

IMMBURGR Meta.

Cants, Nov. t a.—Nothing could be more unexpec-
ted than the intelligence we received yeaerday. of the
capture made on the sth of Otlober, not far from
CaJiz, of four Spanillt Blips of war, richly laden,
' floor Buenos Ayres. We deemed this occurrence
the more impollible, as an exprefs had arrived here
from our Court, with orders fur the one or two (hips
of war in nor Bay to be difarmeJ ; and as even the
few gun boats here were likewife difarming. The
Engliflt (hips in our port, whether laden or empty,
continue at anchor unmolefled ; nor does our Go-
vernment make.any warlike preparations as yet.
Nov. ts.—The intelligence we received yeflerday
from Malaga. of the capture. by the Eng:ith, on the
sth of Oduber, of the four rich regiller (hips, has
canted here the molt lively fenfation. All bufinefs is
entirely at a (land. The walrr (Government paper),
which 101 l 18 per cent. on the 9th init. are now at 45
per cent. chfcount. Meanwhile, it appears to us un-
accountable, that ranee the sth of Oaober the richer?
merchant Blips from our Colonies have entered our
ports without moleltation from the Englifh : nay. a
rich vellel, the Did°, from Vera Cruz, worth 800p000
peen. arrived three days ago ; on her palTage the
was flopped by a Briar frigate ; her papers were
examined. and the was immediately permitted to pro-
ceed on her voyage. Howe►er, the hopes of prefer-
ving peace with England have vanifbed here.
The epidemic dittemper has not yet entirely crated;
but is declining fo fait. that we hope Coon to fee its
termination.

MA Darn, Nov. is.—To this day no declaration of
war between Spain and England his been made.—
They (peak, however, of an embargo on Britt& (hips
in our ports.
PARIS, Dec. 3.—According to advice. from Ma-
drid, the Briti(h Charge d'Affaires has already gained
that capital, which puts an end to the hopes of peace
being preferved between England and Spain.
journal do Paris of this day contain the fol-
lowing fetter from Mar Gilles, Nov. 23 :
" Yefterday an advice yacht arrived here, fent ez-
prefs from Barcelona to die Spatial' Coati] at our
port, to carry him the intelligence, that the Court
of Madrid had declared war againfl England. This
veffel immediately put to lea again, to carry this in-
telligence so all the ports in the Mediterranean.
" Advice yachts are fent from Cadiz and Cann-
na to the Spanifh paranoia in America. The Uri
tilh cruizers allowed them to proceed, bet declared,
they would nor infer any (hips with ammunition to
fail."—Nee of eke fraotbro' lanai.—(Compare the
Cadiz and Madtid articles in this paper.)
STOCK Notre, Dec. 4.—The Ruffian General CHlT-
any, and Count PVICHKIN, have arrived here from
England, by the way of Gatenburgh, and proceed.
ed to Rrafira by the way of Lapland.
The navigation to our ports may now be confider-
ed as flopped by the frofl.
Hasisuaon, DEC. B.—The Britifh (hip of war,
the B took a Dutch pi iveeer near Heligo-
land, in the night of the 26th of Nov. by boarding.
The privateer had fired upon an Englifb boat, and
loft two men, when the Englifh boarded her- -five
more were miffing, fume of theft are laid to be drown.
ed. The Englifb had not a man killed or wounded.
The Dutch privateer was fent to England.
COPEN ilaG SW, Dec. 8 —Our Government has al-
ready fent remonarances to London, to reclaim the
Dutch (hip lately taken bythe Britilh near Heligoland.
His Royal Ilighnefs, the Crown Prince, has fent
an order to Mr. CW7IE/IN for two of the famous
linglifh life-boars, one fur Copenhagen and the other
G,r Ellineur—a precaution to which many will pro-
bably owe the prefervation of their lives.
Lr ',sic, DEC. 6.—The Hereditary Prince of Sase
Weimar has declined, in the mod gracious terms,
the prefent of 10,000 dollars, offered him by the
provincial States of Weimar-Eifenach. The sco,coo
rubles being half the dowry which the illutirious
Grand Duchef. liioug!.t will her from Rums, are
&poked in the Ducal Chamber of Finance, at
Er fort, upon tlic fi.ciitity of the Diflrift of Thuringia.
PETERSBURG It, NOV. 23.---1 ince ZIZIASSOY, of
whom no accounts had been received for a long time,
has returned with his corps to Tears, without lots,
from his incurfi.n into Perfia.
Theie has been a violent form at Odefra, during
the night of thl 12th of 03ober, in which two large
Ruffian llo!,s, font- trantports, and 12 barges, were
wrecked. The crews of all there velfels were laved.
except Go Bulgarians, who had come in one of the
voids from Contlantinople.
V1E1116.1, DEC. t.—According to a patent, con-
tained in our Court Gazette of this date, his Imperial
Majelly has resolved ti• rsy all the debts dike by the
late King STAN ISLAUS AVOUSTUS, and by the
late Polifh Republic, in date bonds, bearing an inte-
ref of per cent., and the debts conflated with the
elates of the Ironies of TEIf[R,CABRIT and &mime.
at ‘Varlaw, in calls.

An EngtiOt fligate has anived at Trick which
will carry Mr. ARBUTHNOT from that port to Con-
ll.4nt;nople, whither as if wall known, he is going as
Amha &dor.

A foreign (hip, in which tLe contagious diforder
has made its apper.rance, and which had put into
Triell, has been obliged to leave that pert.
For force days palf workmen have been employed
in the metrepilitan church of Sr. Stephen, in making
preparations ter the re Rival on account of the alrump-
tion of the Anlaian hereditary Imperial dignity,
wh:ch will now be celebrated or. the Rth intl. and to
attend which, many perfons hays already arrived
tom the pros irces.

As the-accounts from Tufcany and Rapti, rela-
tive to the prog•els of the inletlisms diltemper, are
continual!), mote alarming, hefide. the rcritnet.t. of
infantry, which are already co their march for Italy,
to enforce the cordon, the 4th regiment of arttllery
has alto received orders to break up for the Ault, i•ss
coatis, iflansh, and !miscues in the Adriatic (ca.

• LONDON.

THURSDAY. DECEMBER so.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK §
Coorols, for opt• 3911—Reduced 5711.
OEolom 841-4 per Cent. 74/.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
Bask Stock 1671 any Shutt Ann. a I t-I6
3 pa C. Red. Ann. 3;404 Invest.' 3 per Cent. 3641
4 per Cent. Conf. list Imperial Amt 91
5 per Cent. Navy 741 frith 5 per Ceuta 861
5 per Ctnt. Navy Otut. Omnium af prem.
5 per Cent. 1797,991 . Engligh Tickets AL itt
Long Ans. 191 Coal. fee opt. 39i S9il

Dvauw.

:ccusga 14
ioa London zoli.

It is now very generally believed, that orders have
been fent to the outports, to detain all the Spanifh
vcffels in our harbours, and to prevent any Ilfitifh
'Ails from cleating nut for Spanifh port,. Mr.
Fara& has nor, however, arrived, nor has the Spa-
nulls AmbaffAclor left town. Yetlerday the latter had
a lcng interview with Lord Mrivit.s.s, at the Ad•
tairalty.
Yeflerday Earl Mora A arrived in town, loon after
which feveral letters paired between him and the Mi-
flitter, with whom the Noble Earl had an interview
about one o'clock.

It is faid that the Secret Expedition, of which ru-
moors have appeared in the Public Prints, is to be
undertaken upon a larger fcale thanwas fuppofed.—
If we may troll report, there are to be employed in
this ferrite 800 artillery with battering cannon, the
9th, loth, and 13th regiments of caviar'', a brigade
of Guards, and a proportion of regiment: of the line.
Letters from Gibraltar of the ,4th November Rate
the number of deaths for the week preceding not to
have exceeded five daily. This &dement may be de-
pended on; for it has been corroborated by Lieute•
nant.Colonel Hostess's letter. publilhed in this paper
on Thurfday lag, and which brought the lift of of.
errs demised down to the t zth of November. Colo-
nel How e's Rated the deaths at two or three a day.
By our accounts yefterday, dated tzth November,
every houfe had by that time been vifited with the
fever. and few remained who had not gone through
it, which accounts foi the number of deaths being
lo much reduced, though the fever had not changed
either iu its virulence or contagion.

Yetlerday morning loon Oct nine O'ClOCk“the
ROYAL FAMILY IA Windfor. Her MAJESTY, the
PRIAZESSIS and the Duke of Sussex, attended by
Lady C , proceeded to 14 Queen's Houle,
where they arrived about half pill 'twelve o'clock.
His MAJASTY (lopped at Kew Palace, where he was
met by the Duke of Cuss n. HIS MAJESTY,
after viewing Oa prngrefs of the works, and par-
taking of Come refrefhment, proceeded to the (Lien's
Houfe in his travelling carriage, attended by his
German footman on horfeback, and a party of the
light honk, and arrived at the Qeeo'a Houle about
half pail one o'clock.
In a (hart time after his Majerre's arrival, his
MAJESTY gave audience to the Dukes of YORK and
GLOUCESTER, and Sir CHAS LIS POOLE, who bad the
honour to lay before his M•I sex the proceedings of
the Naval Court of Enquiry. The Lott. CH•Nces...
Loa and Lord HAWIEESSURY, had likewite private
audiences of his MAJESTY; in a (hors time after
which his Mai Ivry held a private Levee, which was
attended by his Excellency the Rutllan Atnbaffador,
the LORD CHANCELLOR, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
cis lope, the Secretaries of State for the War and
Home Departments, the Judge Advocate and Mar-
tial General, the Duke of Mosiraosa, Vifcount
CASTLE ;UCH, ;...nrds MFLviLLF, SostEavitx.e, and
thwEassuax ; Sirs C. B. W , Moacmi, S.
COTTEAELL, and IL B. NE/ILE, &c.

The following prefentations took place :—Sir J. B.
W , on his return from his embaffy to Raffia,
by Lord SOMIIIUILLIt ; and a Ruffian Gentleman,
eminent in the law in that country, by Count Wo•
PO/420W.

After the Levee had doled, his MaltEry held a
Privy Council, which was attended by .11 thole of
the &hole, who are of his M•Jksty's moll honour-
able Privy C0ur..:.1.

After the Council, his MAJESTY gave private au-
diences to Earl CAMDEN, Lord hILLA ILLS, Mr.
PITT, and Sir CHARLES Motoas, who laid before his
MAJltir the prt,ccedings of fevcral Court Martial,.
Lord Som.. It VILLE was Lord in Waiting, and Sir
HIMRY BURRATII NLALi the Groom in Waiting.
Tire lion. Mr. W , the fon of the Mar.
gills, had the honour of being introduced toile: Ma-
'sir y, and kifGng her hand, by Colonel Dasaeow,
her Mapirres Vice Chamberlain, upon paying his
Father's dutiful refpclts upon profaning the ratify
Chairs fent by the Noble Marquis as a prefent to her
MAJESTY.

Yeaerday morning the Princes Soma of Cl i°.
cures, and fereral of the female Nobility, viked
her Majetly and the Pnncclles.

Yeneralay about three o'clock the Spann
fador had an audience of Lord Mr Lvit.t.t, at tbe Ad-
miralty, which billed for a confiderable time.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer had yerferday
an andience wi•h his Royal Highneii the D•,kc of
Yoe', at the Horfe Guards, where his Royal High.
nets tranfaeled bufireiS till 7 o'clock.
Yeflcrc!4y m• d.fra•cl;el were received at the
Admiralty Sri the filed ::•!.mean, which were fent
to his Majelly, at :he Q.:2;:ci.'s Houle.

Sir Horst Pc►HAM et tired reftcrdav morning in
town. fr,m Ma!, a-,d :.1.1 a lung interview with the
Lords of the Adin•talt!.

Government, it is lA, aware that the Emperor
of France will endcavi !:r to force Portugal into the
War againfl this G. miry, has rent General Moos t,
in a tan tailing cutter, tiietiable them to Judge how
f.r Any tinpnl ibis t• f,:e which we cnvld lend In the
4...1 nl r rut Ally, nii:Jit In adequate; with that of the
cAintsy, t rciel tech g,fAcks.