Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1802-12-27
Lutea foreign Jntriiigrntr.
Important


We have been informed that every
officer whole regiment Is either in Il.
gypt or Malta, who is in this country
on leave of abfcnce, has been ordered
70 join his corps with all potlible fpecd
Admiral BIckerton, has failed from
Gibraltar for the Mediterranean, and
i is believed that the ihips iittiog out
at home are defined 10 rsinfo'c. them.
This is very commendable vigilance
in the naval department. The French
ports are known 70 be extremely active.
AT Toulon a iquadron has been for
iomc time fitting out, and troops are
iaid 10 have been ihiPpcd from the ile
OF Elbe in JranfporJs which are to be
conveyed by that fqusdron Where i
il a poing |! Ii has been fuPpofcd 10
Conaautinople and the Black Sea an
idle fappoGtien. Where i the neee1ity
Of fending troops or men Of war thither?
There is no hoilile power in that quar-.
ter. and no garrlon 10 receive troops.
Intelligence, from Paris aGerts, that
every dock IS occupied at Brea, and a
IA building on the Itrand at POrient
eight ihips Of the line are building. and
Others repairing at Havre, at Cher.
bourg, at Bourdeaux, at Marfcillcs, the
fame activity prevails. It's added that
rot Jingle French f,ilor has been diff
charged. The intended journey of The
Chief Coniul is connected with thefr
preparations. Undoubtedly the obiett
OF TIE journey mui a importent which
takes him from Paris at this time and
10 this fate of affairs. II. will proba
bly, vidt all the ports of the weacrn
coat Of France, not only Havre and
Cherbourg, but Brett and Bourdcaux.
The knowledge of ,hefe preparations
has given rife to very warlike rumours
at Paris.
On our Gde, the different ports have
aflumed a more active appearance. On
Wednesday orders were received az
Plymouth to Get the Imogen ready to
Gail with all poHible fpeed with diff
patches. The Lady Hobert packet
failed on Tuefiay evening from Fal
mouth with fealed orders. which are
MOTTO be opened till her arrival at Bar
BADGES. Sealed orders are ALTO to be
forwarded Immediately by the Prinoefs
Amelia packet which are TO be opened
in a certain latitude. So urgent were
the directions, that the packet which
failed on Tuefday put to Tea tho the
wind was quite contrary. All the
packets at Plymouth are to be got rea-
dy TO fail at two hours notice
Such proceedings, oRfhe part Of our
rival, certainly furniih grounds fnffic-
ent for the aeps taken on our part
We may obiervc, that our movements
10 the Mediterranean, as we obfcrved
in late paper. are probably alfo con-
nededwith other circumstances. France
endeavors to i9dpce us TO give up Malta
that her fchemes NAV afterwards pro-
ceed with lefs fear OF interruption. We
cannot, however, bring ouriclyes to be-
lieve, that Miniiters will be halily per.
iuaded TO abandon Malta. without
proper guarantee for its independence
keinforcements continue 70 be pre-
pared and forwarded for the Mediterra
mean. General Oaks is juH appointed
commander in ehiet of ali orr troops in
that lea, and the Duke Of York i bufly
engaged every day at The Horie Guards.
OCT. so.
Accounts were received In The city
on Thurfday from Italy, Of the espor
tasion OF raw filks from that ccuusry