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PLYMOUTH, Dsc. 26.—Came in from a oldie,
with Tome damage in her fails and rigging, his Ma.
jelly's {hip Cu tomtit, of 44 guns, Capt. Selma ;
the will fail again in a few days. Came in the
Most, of 44 guns, fiom a cruise, with the lofs of
her malls, cl.fring the late gales of wind.
PORTSIIOyTH, Dac. 27.--Artived the Cygnet,
Casunor ; Winery*, --1
nada, Duna ; St. Vincent's, cod the Gener-
ous Molars WOO the Welt Indies, with
feveral other Animist bound vpfels, hots the Downs.

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Wind easterly.
YAIIIIOOTH, Dec. s7..—Anired the CORMOILALT
and Scoarson Goers of war, from a cruise. Sailed
the Canso& gun brig. The MusOarro hoop has
captured a Gookrigged velfel. laden with (piths, for-
merly the Courier packet, on this Ration. The (hips
in the Roads are, EAGLE, of 74 guns, Admiral Rus-
set.% Rag hip ; MAJESTIC, of 74; Moil moor u, of
74; AWAISIANT, of so; COILMORAIIIT. SCORP1014.111•
srs.croa, and Ceuta ut hoops of war. Two wag-
gons, with Dutch prifoners of war, to be exchanged.
from Stilton Barracks, have arrived here. The pri.
loners will embark on board a cartel at this port.—
Wiad N. E.
DeAL, DIVISORS'S s7.—Arrived the jawitica fri.
gate, from a cruise.—Caine down from Sheetnefe
the Rort.a tranfport, Motto; and l'Aacus hoop of
war; and remain in the Downs with a fleet of hips
of war.—Wind N. E. blows hard.
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roatrot.z. VIAGINIA, OCT, 16,-.Eltraa from the
log-book of thy fchooner Riling States, Captain J.
Nswcova :--46 Left New York on Saturday, the 6th
init. wind N. W.—the weather continued pleafant
until the sith, when a dreadful fquall came on, Cape
Henry bearing S. by W. diflance about three leagues,
the fquall continuing to image, wind N. W. The
weather fo hazy and thick could take no obfervation.
On Wednefday the gale begin to abate, wind N.W.
floridly were able to make fail to 8. W. lat. 36.
s. N. Friday, weather moderate, wind S. W.
leering W. N. W.—at three o'clock A. M. the man
at the helm law a wreck about two leagues diftance,
bearing W. S. W. with one man on board; Rood
for it ; at fix o'clock lowered down the jolly-
boat, and got him fafe en board. He informed
us his name was D. Merfereau ; that he kept a
(lore North Welt Bridge, Norfolk county, Virginia.
which Rare had left under the care of a brother-in-
law that he embarked with his wife, two children,
and Mt. Abraham Rolph,lisis tire.ther.in law, and a
fervent maid, on hoard the *homer Harlequin, of
Currttuek. Samuel Taylor matter, burthen about 32
tolls, navigated by the Captain, one man, and a boy.
On Tnefday, about eleven o'clock A. M. difiance
auout ten miles from the Light.houfe, bearing NAV.
by W. a violent gale of wind came on ; immediately
hove to under double reefed forefail, and c ntinued
In until eight o'clock the nest morning, when beef
fail gave way 2 then lay under balanced mainfail, and
fo continued until five o'clock, when the opfet. AU
hands on deck were wahed ovet board but recovered;
at fix o'clock the man and boy were again wathed
'overboard and loft. Mrs. M. with her twn children,
brother. and fervent, were in the cabin, one of her
children (a boy of five years of age), Mr. Rolph.
and the fervent. were drowned loon af.es the vele!
upfet. As (he righted, the bulkhead gave way, and
Mrs. Merfereau, with her furviving child (a daugh-
ter twelve years old). were wathed out of the cabin
Mr. Merfereau with iitliculty caught his wife t the
child clung to her mother ; and in that fituation was
drowned and wanted over. About two o'clock, he,
his wife. and Captain Taylor, got forward, and held
on by the bows o. the rail, it being the bigheti part
of the water.
About five o'clock next morning they were wathed
off; Mr. Merfereau reached the wreck with his wile;
but the was fo eshaufted that (he was drowned before
he could get her on board. Captain Taylor was loft.
Mr. Merfereau was twice wa Ned overboard from dui
bows, but being au expert fwimmer he reenacted, and
thus remained, without any kind -1 nourifhment, un-
til we took him off. The fehnoner was manly laden
with his houfehold furniture, the balance of her care
was lumber on deck.
It was his intention to go to Staten Mend, where
he has landed property, and meant to refide. He
eflimates his pecuniary lofs at five thoufend dollars in
cash, plate, and furniture, not a teats worth of any
thing was fAVId from the wreck.

The Antelope, Cowag, from Virginia for Dunkirk, is upkt of
Calais ; csew Caved.
The Adige, PAorpn. in bailiff, , from Plymouth; and the Pak,
—, from Cardiff for London, are 101 l at Seidl,.
The Catharine,..—...., of Rings End, laden with ends. ftruck.
on a Kock between insimsd'a ore and Hosed', on kbe wets init.
and Immediately went to pieces.—.. All te:tda palatal.
As air to Portfmouth, the saw pron. Parr, from Tana...
At Civic, FaElor, Caldwell. from New York—At Hull, Adnilr:..
Neiton, Irwin, front Copenhagen; and the IF..rotte. Crawley, f ..t.
Dantsic—At Londonderry, Supply, Nichols, tram Riga—At D....
ha, Thetle‘Allen. 'seen Rip ; Active, Shure; William, B ac►'•a, c .
and the Y.,ang Sufis, Fen. from Peteriburgh ; Herald.
and the Ann, Staddardt, from Bartatinoi; Polly, Gilmore. !1.,'
Honduras; Neptune, long; Malviana, Keefe; and the fn
Edward, hi•Calse, from Oporto--At t:alway, Say,
from 01.'10—At Cork, Harmony, rower. tram Opus :4; and 0.-
Stork, A*, , from I .iflam—At Aia4lc, swift. Sandy, front t
dtermw-At Bilbao, hi. S. de Berme, from London.

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