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London, England, 1804-10-16 00:00:00

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The fubjoined letter will ferve to elucidate the na-
ture of the difpute between the Court of Madrid, and
the Government of the United States. The princi-
pal point of difference does not fo much emfbly re-
fpat the ceilinn of Louifiana (although we are per-
foaded that is the material ground of oblation) as
the natural demarcations of that province. The
claims of the American negociators would, if ad
mitted, completely include within the boundaries of
Louifiana, the whole of the province of Weft Flo-
rida. This furrender, although the Court of Madrid
has no objation to part with it for an trriusils
confideration, is fomething more than (he-delivered
to France at the point of the bayonet, or than the is
willing to part without Come (hew of refinance, or
Come promife of indemnity. Mr. Mos ROI, the Am:
rican Micifter to our Court, failed on the Bth inn.
from Gravefend for Madrid, to affift Mr. PINCIINTY
in the negociatien which has been commenced for
the termination of the points in difpute ; and there are
ftrong hopes entertained that an amicable adjullarent

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will be effeEted.
It is further Paid, that Mr. MOBROB'S abfence is
likely to be very Aloft; be is certainly to return and
refume his Ration here, and we are happy to be ena-
bled to alfure our Readers, that he has left the rela-
tions
between the Governments of Great &Lan and
the United States on a friendly footing.
The following letter is Paid to have been written by a
charaeler of the &It refpeoftability in Spain, to his
friend in America e
" MADRID, JULY 12....A.1111041 it is nnderftood
that the refufal of this Government to ratify the Con-
vention with the United States, was produced by the!
inadmiffible demands of the latter, refpeCting the ex-
tent of Louifiana, yet the moft alarming grounds of
mitanderllanding between our Court and Mr. Placa-
NEY, are in reality the pretenflons fet up by the Ame-
rican Government to Well Florida, which is all that
track of country lying call of the Miffitlippi, and ex-
tending as far as the river Perdido, excepting how-
ever, therefrom, the ifland of New Orleans. which at-
taches to Louifiana.
" This territory Spain will never relinquifh, nn-
lefs for a fair equivalent ; but fhe does not difpute
the title of the United States to Louifiana, properly
foralltd. although France has never complied with
thole conditions, by the execution of which the was
to have acquired a right to that province. In regard
to Ealt and Well Florida, they were originally ced-
ed by France to England, by the Treaty of Peace of
1763, who at the fame time ceded to Spain the ifland
of New Orleans, and territory weft of the Miffiffippi,
which we have held ever fince, without any altera-
ti.m of boundaries whatever.
In 17iio, we conquered from Great Britain, all
the country eta! of the isliniflippi, then divided into
Lot and Well Florida ; which cow:pens were con-
firmed to us by the Definitive Treaty of Peace of
1783. It is here to be obferved, that Weft Florida
1 has ever tince retained that name, and formed no
part of Louifiana, as originally cc,ted by France to
Spain ;
but having been conquered by the latter, it
remained a feparate Government, as when under the
Dominion of England, and independent of Louifiana,
poffeffing a Governor appointed by the Crown, who
was, in a certain degree, as well as the Governor of
Louifiana, dependant on the Government of Ha-

vanno.
" It is evident that the Treaty of Cellion of Lout
.1:ty1, by Spain to France, and fironelir,
Fran: to the United States, never did, ot could, in
the rcmt,tett degree, conretnplate or include \\Tea
Florida, inafmuch as that inflrnment makes no men-
tinn of Florida, by which name alone that country
has been known ever fince 1763, a period of forty-
one years.
" As well might the American Government claim
EA timid& all.", under ennftruiftton of the terms of
the Ceti-inn, becaufe, prsvious to the year 1719,
France claimed all the c snntry coil of the Miffitlippi,
under the appellation t f Lnuifiana, and aanally
granted at. esclulise privilege to the commer.:e there-
of, to the famous CROZAT.
" If any thing further caw be required to render
the Treaty 11111 more clear and definite nn this head,
the intentions and meaning of the original contra/l-
ing parry mug Cutely be deemed conelufive and final.
The Marquis de Cassa CALVA. Commialoner on the
part of Spain, and Monfieur l'Air.isav, on the part
of France, had refpeelively orders, the one to deli-
vet., and the other to receive, Louillassa, without
, any reference nr allufion whateve. to Weil Florida ;
and the .ra ot delivsry was thus completed conform-
' ably to thole inftruftions from the two Genres.
" The interpretation given by the United States
to the Treaty of Caton, is therefore squally extra-
! vacant and untenable, and will tic ter be fonainned
• of I.• ro:tteel to by the Spanith Cot.rt, althn-..gh the
t i• • Wien of the Monarchy p

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(wore 6i its icitai4n vt .o d S; VI L,

BLOCKADIKG SoUADRON's.

A neutral veffel arrived in the River reports, thst
four French gun veffels were deftroyed by the late et-
plofion, which took place in Bculogne Bay, tae
greater part 3f the crews of which perithed. One of
the coffers bait at the moment of being taken pof-
feffion of by the enemy, and funk two boats full of
men, molt of whom, however, were picked up unhurt.
Ettra& of a Letter from one of the Officers ea.
gaged in the attack of the flotilla at Boulogne, to his
friend in Edinburgh, dated Ottober 4 :—" On 'fuer-
day we endeavoured to annoy the enemy in the Road
of Boulogne, with exploaon Veffels, and carcaffes or
wooden boxes, filled with gun-powder and fire balls.
—(Not a word of the fuccefs I) I went in firft with
Mr. BARTNOLOMSW, in a plunger or float, towino: 1
tvo camas, and cut them adrift foe little dii-
tance from the enemy's line. Oar boats were hailed,
but they could not difcover me, as my head was only
out of the water. In about five minutes they opened
a fire of mufketry, but without hurting a angle man.
It was rather cold, being in the water two or three
hours at sight, but I felt no inconvenience from it.
A number of other yodels followed as loon as mine
exploded. It was firli intended that I fhould fail
into the harbour with Mr. Baer 'meow EW, and en-
deavour to gei. two certifies in, but there were to*
Many brigs, am in•the road to attempt it."
A letter Irons an Officer or board one of his Ma-
jetty's (hips off Boulogne, dated the 54h infant, fays,
that the following circumitance has occafinned muck
converfation :•—•• On the a6th ultimo, the fquadroti
riding to the 'award of Dungeuefs, weighed by
fignal, in order to get to the eaftward, the wind
having come firong from the weftward ; the Rate.
es ua, of courfe, weighed with others 11 that purpofe,
and, while rounding the Nefs, one of her quarter-
gunners, in the ad of hauling the buoy in, fell over-
board, on which Capt. COLLARD immediately jumped
into the fea, which an very high, and with the
greaten coolnefs, flung him with a rope, and thus
Caved his life.--From this and a fimilar circumflance,
when this officer in the year 1801, commanded the
Vestal., in Torbay, where he faved the life of a
Wier of the 4oth Regiment, under the immediate
command of Lord Ceaysa, our waggifh tars have
given him the appellation of the Animated . ife Boat.
It adds the greater merit to Capt. COLLARD, when it is
confiderel, that he is rather of the fmall flu, and the
perfon alluded to Rout, and, although alive and
young, could not fwim."
EXTRACT OF • LETTER FROM A YOUNG OVVICIII OM
BOARD THE ADAMANT MAN OF 'TAR AT DEAL,DATED
OCTOBER 9.
" I think it my duty to Rate to you the full par-
ticulars of our Grand Expedition lag Tuefday again&
Boulogne and the Flotilla.
" Lea Monday molt of the Officers on board
Admiral L fquadrou voluntecred.their fervices
to tow the newly-conaruaed Cefrist in among(t the
Flotilla ; from the ADAMANT fix of us, two Lieute-
nants, three from the Mids, and myfelf.
Tuefday evening we rendezvoufed and took there
engines in tow, and carried them dole to the flotilla.
The attack began at the Weft end of their line about
half-pat nine—by the enemy with midi:rutty and
(hells thrown in every direction : they blared away
with their cannon at a great rate, and ceafed about
half-pall twelve. When the coffins boat the fight
was grand and awful—what *cloud of fire they threw
in the air!—(hells, flint flows, and all kinds of corn-
bullibles. I mutt fay, they are swell-invented ma-
chines ; they go by clock-work, and go off at any
hour, giving time to pull away clear.
" The Second Divilion was under the command
of the Captain of the Everett:a frigate. The attack
was Made about two. Little did they imagine we were,
vim, to make a fecond attack:-4 affure you, we
towed the coffins under the bows of the enemy before
an alarm was given ; and the &ft that hlew up muff
have laid hundreds Riff, betides destroying tome of
their vcffeli. The enemy then opened their fire on
all fides; and, if it could be alcettained, they mutt
have done wonder' ol dettrutlion to each other, by
firing fo mu. h on all hands without an object.
•• rise night was very dark, and very favourable.
The enemy continued a heavy fire till near daylight.
Their cannonading, and our coffins but fling, made
the night grand and awful. I fhould have sent you
the account fooner, but was not very will from being
out all that night, and fourteen hours on toe fervice
out of the (hip. Ino more expelled to return
again, than I do ever to walk with the EMPEROR of
I FRANCE."
by

We are happy to lay before our Renders the fol-
lowing, official account of the ficknefs which has pre-
vailed it Gibraltar, Which appears to be neither ma-
lignant nor contagious:
LLLLL CT Of A ILTTID TIDY OttitßAL tIL THOPAAI TRIGG!.
TO TIM ZWIT NOW. TAIL CAAIDIN, DAI ID GI•RALf All,llll

aeeree seri% 1804.
On the appearance of the fickners in thi, Ca: rifon, (on the Cub-
Jett of which I had the honour to *dares your Lordihip on the
sth tuft) it Meanie neceffary co a-certain its extent u nearly as
polLble, and that every means &mild be sated to flop Its progrefs.
I thlrk it due to the mer:t of Mk or General Barnett, to acqua-n:
yo-r Lortithlp that be undertook this talk with the :metal re
ri ft and teal; and it Is not leis my duty to Rate, that D.)flor
North, the head of the medical e:partment, and Dodloe Bird, Sur'
geon of the Nasy Napital, pane forward in the handromeft man-
ner they lave 44ted numbers of tht inhabitants, and Iris, su:e.•
fated great seal, and Ot: was their Ce II to that. prof, Insist oz
other medical aSecrs of the G.:triton have alto aeted in a ntanr.er
much to their honour. 'lwo Surge,ns I are been particularly ap-
pointed to edit the poorer lick. I have ordered medicines to be
Laud front the inedkal Rove, and a fuhfcription has been entered
Into to ford& them wh.defeme food. Thus medkal Md. n"1"
tines, anti fuftenance home bests afforded to many perfoas
(rum thew poserty, would butte= deititute of dug,: advantage!.
Many lives have leen Lust', the pmtp cis of the dance In toms
manna flopped. Dr. North, Dr. Bird, and the me disal
with only sue exception,are mod decidsd in their opinion that the
eifordrr proceeds front the great beat arid unfavnurabk Rate of the
sussolphere,and that it is ntaher maligu ant or coistagirus.
Lady Mom sow has purchafedf)r Ler fon, the H,'n.
Mr. MoNsom, the late Earl of Ossusy's bode, in
Seymour-place, for 6000 guineas.
Ott Friday the Hon. Ttrom•s ALIRID Haws.
fun of the Eatl NtilmNutv, was elected
Member of Parliament for the I.t..rouph t Horthant.
ir.,:ugr:l,l4 the zoom of ?armies, Rosa, Et% deccatcd