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PENZANCE. Dec. a4•—By the Hope packet, ar•
rived from Scilly this morning. we learn that the
late gales have done confiderable damage to the (hip-
ping there; the Padflow, Sze, Hsu', of Padftow,
from Cardiff for London, is totally loft ; a (hip be-
longing to Chepftow on (bore ; Stag, Tuoatrscot. of
St. Ives, cut away her mall, and (event veffeh cut
their cables and feat° fee.
PLYMOUTH. Dec. as.—Came in the Swed►(h (hip
Bafta, of Gottenburgh, Capt. O'Bsnaeosit. from
Gottenburgh for London ; on Friday left the made
Ultima, ant they expelled, from the violence of the
gale, to have been obliged to bear away for Lilleon.
The Smartt and Vrow Catherine, Jan joseos, from
Elbing, bound to Lilbon, with corn; Ike had been
on the Goodwin lands, and is leaky: alfo, a Bore (hip
of 44 guns, fi►ppofed to be the Evil's, from the
eaftward. Sailed the Utast', of 44 guns, and the
ts
NAUTILUS, of i 8 guns, on a cruise.
Advices received this day Bate, that two frigates 1
and a (loop of war had cut away their malls LA Fri-
day. in Guerefey road—a frigate is jolt come in. Cop-
pola to be one of them : the Pro sty cutter alto drove
Acme, but has been fince got off and towed within
the pier. The Traveller belonging to this port has
alfo received confiderable damage there, during the
ijate gaits. Sailed the PACTTT LASE. of It/ Val,
with a convoy for Cork..
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. ;6.—This day arrived only a '1
Spanifh (hip, detained and fent in from Cowes by his
Majefty's (hip ROYAL WitAtam ; this •fhip had dill
charged her cargo at Cowes, and was loaded with
coals and ready to fall. On Tnefday, the tBth inft
the Englifh brig Golden Grove. Capt. G. Placa, 1
from Tortola, bound. to London, was towed into
Cowes by the hired armed fellooner •Priseefi Char
lotte, Capt. F. Huseano. Great preite is due •to
Captain Hosea wo, for the promptitude, zeal, and
perfeverance with which he alEfted this veal, which
had 101 l all her fails in a tremendous gale of wind,
loft her main yard, and fprung her top-malt, and had
all her rigging (battered, with only two men and the
Captain able to keep the deck.
DEAL, Dec. 26.—Sailed the Jama►c♦ frigate and
a gun-brig, on a cruize, off the French Coaft ; Cue-
• Lew (loop of war, for Weft Gate Bay ; and the
Oanrss !loop of war, for Sheernefs.—Arrived the
CHAMPION frigate from off the French Coaft, and re-
mains in the Downs with the tell of the (hips as per
left. Yefterday, in thick weather, the STAR LING ran
on (bore near Calais : to prevent the enemy's gaining
poffeftion of her, (he was let on fire by Lieutenant
GUYON and crew, who were providentially fared, and
are arrived in the Downs.—Wind E.N.E.
S ss, Dsc. 25.—Yellerday went out from
the harbour (having undergone Come flight repairs
and newly coppered) his Majefty's !hip CONSTANCF.
Capt. A. T. GRIFFITHS. waits to be paid 6 months

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XAVTICA. INTELLIGENCE. LOSS OF WS MAJESTY.' SHIP SEVERN.
The following account of the lots of the Ssv
(hip of war on the Jerfey and Guernfey Ration, •
given in the Jerfey Gazette of the azd Decembt!,
with a copy of which we have been favoured :
" inns r, DfiC. 22.—The violent gales which have
prevailed for the hit few days, obliged his Majelly's
!hip Sees an to part anchor the day before yefterday.
and. in fpite of every poffible exertion (he ran albore
at Grouville in lefs than two hours. We are happy,
however, to Rate, that notwithßanding this dither-
' ling circuniance, no lives were loft; and that the
firm and courageous conduft of the officers and whole
of the crew, (leftism the higheß praife. The aftivity
of the Duke Da Boonton, feconded by the zeal and
example of his Excelleitcy General GORDON (who in
fimilar Circumftances on a former occafifm particular.
ly ditiinguiffied hinsfelf) was worthy of public atten-
tion. According to their orders the crew received
every poffible degree of attention, and were provill
with food' and ail neceffaries requifite to their &o:.
ties. If the weather fbould tnoderate limn hope.
may be entertained of getting off the veffel ; but the
contrary is mach to be dreaded."
AYR. Decamps' ao.—On Friday WI, the Nep-
tune, Mitt, of this port, from Lebec, with tim-
ber, Rave!, and hides, arrived in this bar, for orders :
'Yee was tp bave proceeded for Greenock, a Rrong
nOrtlirweft gale coming on, they had to beat about
ufe every exertion to keep her from running
afhore. Early on Saturday morning, when off the
Heads, On miffed Rays twice, and drifted on a rock,
where fhe Ruck for about three hours, labels the rifer
of the tide (Wang her off While on the rocks her
bottom received Come inury, and (he made f 9 much
water that they were obliged to run her on (bore op.
pofite to the low green. A great part of her cargo
has been taken out. She was ilaated of to-day, and
is now lying at the bar, and, if the weather continues
moderate, ffie will bg got into s.ybour too-. aoyrow,.

A letter dated Paigntona nearNeirton Abbot, De.
von, Dee, 33, fays, w'Withcarly afEflance from Eyr
month or Portfmouth.ltostther with tbe exertions of
a =oft excellent fct 6f odds and crew, it is expeded
that the BLOND a can yet be fared, provided the wea•
ther Moderate's."
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The report of the lots of the Tacit., of 6* goes,
on Margate lands, is void of truth, that lbip having
been for a length of time Rationed at Leith. Admiral
Vasiv,a has his ft ig on boardller as Commander in
Chief on that Ration.
We are highly gratified to find, that the anxiety
which prevailed oa account of his Moiety's (loop
R I HOF as, has been happily remo►ed by the arrival
of that,thip in Cork harbour on Saturday morning.
The fecund battalion of the 92d regiment was in.
fpeaed in Dublin, on Thuifday morning, by Lord
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Lieutenant-011ov! Hattlate of the 23d Foot, is
arrived at Glafgow. to take the command of that re-
cruiting diftria.
The WeR Eller Regiment of Militia marched on
tWednefdly from Roe Letter to their former quarters
Ist Sheernefs. _ _ _

The Second Rnyl Surrey, and the Durham ge-
itiments of Militia, have marched front chtlinaford
Barrack., the former for Danbury, and the latter for
Maldon.

The &ft battalion the tfith Regiment, at re-
lent at Canterbury, are under orders fix foreign fer-
vice, and %via embark at Ramfgate immediately on
the arrival of the traniports

The Eafiern Regiment of Mid-Lothian Volunteer
Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel the
Hon, FRAVCIS GALY, wac reviewed by Brigadier-
General the earl of DALMOUSI6, on Saturday the
rgth intl. at iladdinvon.-1-lisLordfhip was highly
p :.,fc.l with their comfit& anJ appearance. The re-
giment no.trched homewards on Mondry fe'nnighr,
aft, r being ten L:ays n 7) permanent duty at liadding-
ton,having contleteled themfelves during the whole
time in the molt orderly manner.

After a period of as days Permanent duty, the
following corps leave marched from Dundee for their
refpeflive homes, viz. On the t 3th intl. the Athole
Volunteers, commanded. by Lieut. Col. Borst, of
Fatcally. On the 14th, the Yeomanry pavilry, com-
manded by the Light Hon. the Earl of Kinnoot. ;
and on the vyth, she Carte of Gowrie, or Prince of
Wales's Volunteer Light Infantry; and the Forfar.
(hire Sharpthooters, commanded by Colonels the
Hoa. CHARLES KIMSAIRD and GUTUILIS•
The 3d battalion of Forfarthi•e Volunteers, COM -
minded by Major Dos, marched into Dundee froM •
Forfar on the :Vs intl. to the garrifon duty. This
is the third time within• the year that this excellent
battalion has been called out en permanent duty. '
The Belmont and Strathmore volunteers, under the
command of Colonel Mocaaliteoli_afier being a}
days on permanent duty in Perth, marcTed Some nn
Tuefilay fennight. They were infpeacd in Perth by
Brigadier• General Rosserson, who was pleated to
otprefs his approbation of their fleadinefs and good
behaviour.
One of the French Journals cortains the following
ilatement : In the year 1789 there were only thirty-
lit printers in Paris; at prefent there are two bun.
Bred and fitly ; there were only owe hundred abd
twenty boot:tellers, at prefent there ere more thart
five hundred ; there were only fifteen hundred re,
flaurateurs, at prefent there arc more than two thou,
faml. alt Paris there are four lyeea, forty-two fe-
cmrdary fehools, twenty-two fpecial fehools, feventeen
lice fucicties, three thonfind coffee-houfe,, four thou-
find five hundred reverberating camps, two then:faint
eight hundred hackney carriages, of which two the it -
land are cabriolets. The number of the honks is
thirty-two thottfand, among which there are fire hun-
dred and fifty hotel.. There arc annually eonfumed
in Paris one hundii.d and (it millions of pounds of
bread, feventy-five thoufend oxen, fifteen thoufand
cows, one hundred thouland calves, two hunched
and twenty thoufand Creep, five hundred and fifty
tight thm,fand fire hundred and fevcnty-five bogs.
twenty-o:Ic then:and tour bundled and eighty-(even
rnuids of oat., and eight thouf,nd five hundred of
barley, thirty thoufand truids of beer, fix thoufand
, 4 cy.J:r. (1st:: th' ;if.nd it wine ; one hundred
dinutAnt J 41,1;:it ..., 0 f 1,:a• fills, tip- value of more than
}OD, ,C, ',..1,c.0t 11) tier.. ..nd 1, i.ilS to the amout,-.
iiril,ont of flaw