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E.rt,ects from Ensksh -Pahera

Erv,ects from English Paters.
Lord Coiingwood's force at Sicily, when
The last accounts left him, was ten sail OF the
line, VIZ. At Syracuse-Ocean flag ship
Canopus [ad'niral Martin Repulse, Malta,
and Montague At Palermo-Royal Sove-
reign admiral Thognborough) Formidable,
Kent, Eagle, and Ihunderer. Should sir
Richard Strachan be SO fortunate as to Join
him his force viii be increased to seventeen
sail OF the line, Sir Richard having with him
the Cesar, Colossus, Spartiatc, SUPERB, Cum
berlanl, kenown, and Warrior, When cur
cruisers last rconnoltered the enemies ports
IN the Mediterranean, there Wepe---at lou
lon, I'VE sail ofthe line at Cartfagena, eight
san OF the line; at Malaga, one sail Of the
Inc, But the French papers say, that four
SAL OF tie line have been lately built at Tou-
ioIi, and equipped for sea. Admitting this
to be the case, and that the whole Of these
sqNadrcns have combined with the Rochelort,
squadron, and have sailed from TouIon, their
united force can be only 20 sail OF the line,
snd not 80 saul. as the foreign papers state.
1t was understood, that the ships at Carthage.
ma were greatly in want of men and stores,
and that not more than two OF them oosld put
to sea. We are persuaded that lord Colling-
wood Will not hesitate moment In attacking
their united force, should he be joined by
Sir Richard Strachan, and fall in with them.
HIS lordshlp has received undoubted informal
ton thatit was the intention Of the enemy 10
make an attack on Sicily, and It was there
fore his intention to continue at Syracuse, and
not resume the command off Cadiz. Admi-
raj Purvis had ten sail of the line at Cadiz,
before the Sultan and Bellisle sailed from
Portsmouth to join him, on the 9TH and 2Sth
ut,
Ganthaume is stated 20 have left Paris Cor
Ioulon, to assume the command of the COM
bined Touion and Rochetort squadrons. ----
Rear-admiral Ailemand, in the Interim, COM
mands the Rochefolt division. The Neue
Seating of tie llth of JAN repeats the &C
count Of the fleet having sailed from Toulon
on the sth ult. with fair wind, and adds
" There are no certain advices whether or not
ton with these fleets; or whether they have
troops on board. Sardinia and Sicily are
stated to be ther objects of attack.
His maiesty's ship Orion, of "a guns, is
ordered to be prepared to convey lord Strang-
ford to his embassy at the Brazis.
The Dunkarkett keeper, is seized and con-
demned at Bremen, with others, their
names unknown.
The English earldom of Crawford has lately
fallen to a sergeant in the Perlhshire militia.
When this unexpected news was conveyed to
lady Crawford, she was found telling over
washing tub !; and in her precipitancy to as
sumo the situation which this sudden transi-
it down eXciaiming---.. II is nozv high time 10
leaVe ar syashing."
Ro.ae Of 6faaft.--It is announced In late
London publication, that the public will short
ly be gralihed by the publication, of all that
was finished Of the late MIR. Fox s work, the
manuscript Of which has been purchased at
the unprecedented price of 4,5ool sterling. It
appears to have been Mr.. Foxes design to
unfold the causes which led to the revolution,
and the final overthrow of the house of Stuart,
in detailed history ofthe reign Of James the
I'd and to give, In an introduction, such
view of;he period Immediately preceding, as
might be necessary to illustrate and account
for many of the events he would have to re-
cord, Tbs manuscript that he has left COM
.prises the introduction here spoken OF, (which |
contains much interesting information relative |
to the plots and the general state of parties,
in the reign of Charles the 2d) and two chap !
tiers ofthe history of James the I'd, extending !
from his accession to the execution ofthe duke
of Monmouth.
These arr all in finished state. The work
will form one volume in quarto it will be
accompanied by preface from the pen of
Mr Fox's nsble relstiye lord Holland, and aa