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1Límbon. 1'RttUY, Oct. 1"?. LORD 0» L. Gower left town last night tor Peters- bnrgb. He was accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Pon- t-caby, son to the Eariot'Besborough. as his private Secretary, and by two King's messengers. Of hIS I.ordsKip's embassy the happiest omens ma.y be fanned. Beside the many amiable qualities which endear him to the numerouse friends oi his illus- trious family, he is a man of political penetration, although his diffidence has hitherto prevented him from making a brilliant figure in the groat world. Those who best know htm, and who are. conse- quently best enabled to form a proper judgment of his-worth and discernment, augur very tavour- ably of his knowledge and gCiod sense. Lord Gower starts into diplomatic life at a crisis the most extraordmaryin the annals of the world. 'lie has a very important niissioncomniitted to his care. He is about to appear at a Court where, although its partiality runs atroiigly in.support of the British interest, much political intrigue incessantly predo- minates. He will therefore,, on great and trymg; occasions, have lhanv opportunities of displaying those talents which, because they have not hitherto publicly appeared, were supposed; notto vxi-st' That he may discharge his duty, at one ot the mosr: important point's in Europe, according to ilis own" conscience and the trae interests of Britain, is the sincere wish of every friend to his country., A Dutch paper, received this day, brings intelli- gence from the continent, two days later than the last Hamburgh mail, It instated that the Emperor'of -the French has quitted Mentz, having accom- plished the object of his residence in that city that; c I the different great diplomatieal characters who bad there met him, had accompanied him on his de- par tu re, and that he was'.expected in Paris by the lot'of nest month. Whatwas the object ot Bona-1 parte at Mentz is of course a secret, though from the number of representatives of the dillerent Courts who there met him, there can-be-no doubt that points* of very-general interest were under, discussion. It is reasonable also to suppose, thut I his object was, if possible, to prevail upon some of the greater Sovereigns to unite themselves more closely with France. Whether" he has succeeded in his object or not, time can alone determine. A letter from Hamburgh, of the '>8th ult. states, that the spirited note which the King of Sweden ordered to be delivered to the French Charge at Stockholm, in answer to Bonaparte's libel on the King of Sweden, in the Moniteur, has excited such a rage in the Corsican usurper, that, in the presence of several German Princes at Mentz, he declared, in the most violent terms— that the Swedish Monarch should not, in twelve months, remain a Member of the German Em- pire; that the province of Swedish Pomerania, which gives him a Vote at Ratisbon, should, in a short time, change its Sovereign and if the King of Prussia would not make arrangements to in- corporate it with Prussian Pomerania, he, Bona- parte, should himself create and support another Duke of Pomerania ulterior" These, and similar expressions, he made use of in. the presence of the German Princes, and of the Members of the diplomatic corps. In the evening the Prussian Charge d'Affaires to the imperial city of Frankfort, sent a courier to his Court, no doubt; with these particulars. It is reported that the French troops encamped near Lunefcurg, in Hanover, are to be increased to 25,000 men, and that the greater part of them are, before the winter sets in, to occupy Swedish Pomevaniii, undfr the command of General Leo- Sweden has ordered Stralsund, the only strong 'place inh:s German territory, to be put in a state to siistam a siege. The old fortifications are re- pairing,. and new ones are a-ddpd and it is said that an encampment of 12,00*0 Swedish troops will be formed between Gripswald and Stralsund. As it is necessary for the French, before they can ar- rive on the territory of the King, of Sweden, to violate that of Mecklinburgh and Prassia, it is supposed that the former Duchy will be also oc- cupied by them. Under such an expectation, the Duke and his family have removed their most va- luable effects to Stettin, in Prussia. A rumour is at the same time current, that the Emperor of JEussia has offered to send 20,000 men as sil-ecour to his Swedish Majesty, but that the King: of Prussia has remonstrated against the debarkation ef Russian troops upon the German territory. A pilot boat from Heligoland" w'as spoken With last Saturday by our cruisers blockading the Elbe ,3pd the Wescr. By stress of weather, it had been forced to take shelter at Brcmerlee, in the latter river. According; to the report of the pilot, the sufferings of the inhabitants in the Electorate of Hanover are still greater, than they have been re- presented in the news-papers the French being now actively employed in carrying, away this year's harvest, and disposing of it at Hamburgh, Bre- men, A ad even in Hoifand, so that a famine is in- evitable, should they not be relieved from other countries. All gold, and silver coins have already been sent to 1 ranee nothing- but copper is in Circulation and the people are entirely ruined 'by. the enormous requisitions and'contributions ex- colitri torted by Bonaparte's satellites. Far from pitying these wretched people, the French Commissaries Iiave ordered military execution every where and not only the cattle, but the furniture and kitchen utensils have been Seized, and transported in wag- ijons to Holland, toue sold there, as no money is left in Hanover, for buyers* Several insurrections -have taken place, but they have been of no use, -except to procure the French new opportunities to a^ld'murder to.. piui^er.^Three inhabitants' of Neuenhoosen were .s'K$'rbii Wednesday sVhnigTit," accused of preaching; sedition. The same day several of the peasants, at and near Bremeriee, were put into requisition for. assisting to build a signal-tower in the neighbourhood; General Ber- nadotte having ordered.twelve signal towers to be constructed in twelve different bailiwicks of Ha- nover, and to be, armed with some guns, to serve as a rallying point for the French troops, in case of a general rising; of the Hanoverians against theu-'tyrants, or mca.se the Electorate should be invaded by foreign foes.. The French report, that Bonaparte intends, in case of a continental war, to order .a conscription of all young men. from fif- teen to twenty-six, in Ilanever, and that they are to be sent to France, and incorporated, with his army upon the coast. A number of young men, therefore,, quit the country, notwithstanding the severity of Bonaparte's police agents and gens d'armes, with regard to passes. Three young'Ha- noverians were concealed on board the pilotboat, whoiutended to go to to enlist in the Ger- juaa legion in the British service, but who entered into the marines on board our frigates. These young men declare, that if their countrymen were at liberty to tbllow their inclinations,, England would fa a month raise an army of 50,000 men among them; such b their detestation of the Frcneh, and the misery to which they, are reduced. They confirmed the above particular's, and added, that wifhin a tbrnught, several thousand more VC' French troops had arrived UK Hanover from Hol- land., together with a numerous train of artiljerv, aaitmmitiou waggons, 6cc. They say that, tlie tftuich troops on tne bank:; oi the Weser. tfom '5. • v.. the sea, to the city- of Brftmen.) atrionnt only to men, for the defence of sixteen .strong l»atteries. The magnificence and profus-o Expenditure of the new Emperor of thcFteltcllwW soon equal, or radierexceed, any precedent in thciiistoryofthe Kings of the Royal House of"Bourbon. -After the 2;rcdt sums laid out upon; St. Cloud, to make it a fit residence for his.Cpnsular/now Imperial, per- son, and the money Spent-'at'an'd- about-Mal- maison, together with the titling up of the Thuil- leries, he is now repairing the palace of Versaules, ■which, though large enough in every possible re- spect for every purpose of the imperial residence, requires, in the tyrant's idea, two additional .bar- racks, which arc accorcMngiy building, his sacred person requiring; many inore guards to protect it than even the calumniated Louin. The celebrated gardens of .Versailles .are. likewise 't-o< be -restored to their fonner order. Tuesday evening Admn-at-Coniw'a.Uis haying taken in, provision's, And other necessaries, 'sailed from Torbay to lesifvne hiS'Statioh oft Brest; but the wind being contrary, the next day the ships were forced to put back", and" returned to Torbay just as. the post was. going but oa Wednesday evening. Theepiùernical sickness inSpain has caused Go- vernment to issue ah order/that the crews of all .ships .which may arm e from the ports of Spain, ■m-itliont aswell:;¡,s.<l'lthlll,the:,tralts of Gibraltar, .and tho-e also from the ports of Portugal, should .be subject to daily, muster' and inspection; and.that; all cases, even the most lightly'conspicuous, should it( QIA be reported to the proper health officer. A crooked switch, .the face stained with walnut juice, fleshcolouoed istoc.ki^gs., and the left arm in a- sfing, are at present the'outward characteristics of a Bond-HIred Buck. Consic!aral>le-:iHv!ftbers of-locusts Tiave been lately dis- covered in of Bridlington, w.here they are committing devastations on the hedges, and whatever else the advanced season of the year has left to their ra- pacity. They are aLout twt) uiehes in length, of a green colour, wtthnbro\\h spot upon th-e back, and are sup-, posed to have been brought' hither by the late equinoctial gales. None of these destructive insects have been known in that part-of the, ox ,wê bcitjeve auy part of England, during a periøûo¡: nwny years. Curious Discwery.—Captain Duncaa, of Leesom-row. near Fulham, is on a visit to the north. The Captain late- ly wrote to agenr!eman in. the neighbourhood, to order the roof of his villa to be repaired previous to his return. The gentlenr.ui applied to a neighbouring bricklayer, who, with his attendant, proceeiied to strip off the old tiles, when, to their great surprise, thev found a large silver cup, contain- ing seven hundred guineas, the coinage of George the First, a great number of antique-hugs and valuable trinkets. The honest tradesman and his companion immediately informed their employer, who took possession of the" treasure, until the property-is ascertained. SATURDAY, Oct. 13. The King has been pleased to grant the dignity of a Baronet of the united kingdom, to Sir Robert Ainslie, Knt. his, Majesty's Ambassador at the Ot- toman Porto, and William Burroughs, Esq. late Ad- vocate General of Bengal and to center the ho--1 nonr of Knighthood on Major-Generals Baird and Stuart, who have received his Majesty's licence to accept and wear the insignia ot the Ottoman Order of theUrescent (of the superior degree), transmit- ted to them by the Grand Signior.—G'az&tte. The Blanche frigate, Captain Mudge,hascap-J tured in the West-li,idies,;t,he Dutch schooner JSim- rod, of 4 guns, and 5°: men. She is one of the swiftest saiiingvesseis-the enemy had in those seas, and was taken after a hard chase, during which the frigate was .running eleven knots an j hour.—Ibid.. The Gazette contains a "hotice frtim the War- Office, that the pensions of tile widows of officers gus^/ast, will commence on Wednesday nejP«*. Informatida is said to have ^een received in'our diplomatic circles, that the Cabinet of St. Peters- burgh has published,a long^meinorial, which has been presented to all, the Courts of Europe, and regarded ss 3$equiyalotit to a declaration ofwar against Bonaparte, bujL i^it- against France. It is stated to contaiii. all the-^ymerous grievances of Russia against the barbarous usdmer, and public ,as-well as secret articles, hi treaties between France and Russia, which, ivere anl^; Supposed; to subsist by the other-European: States^ but must now con- vince even the Corsican's French slaves, that their tyrant's political perfidy almost equals his moral depravity and.that ^Tong as he is seated upon' his usurped throne, ana his insolence, bad faith, and oppression^are endyirec^ France cannot expect peace, nor. Europe 's. all tranquillity. It is reported, that according to the contents of this well written, spirited, jand dignified memorial, no power, not even England and Germany, have been treated by the usurper m a. more treacherous man- ner than Russia, nor been, with more patience, the dupe of his machinations and machiavelism. It would, w.e fear, be indulging a flattering delu- sion it we were to hope that the several powers on the continent, who-have meanly submitted to the usurper, will catch ardour from the independent spirit of the Russian Monarch, and by a" magnani- mous confederation, attempt to overthrow the up- start who treat; all other states. with arrogance, insult, and injustice. 0 Yesterday arrived New York papers t6 the 9th ult. FromSt. Domingo it is mentioned that Dessa- lines has declared war against the Spaniards. A body of Spanish troops had defeated the blacks near St. Jago with great slaughter, having killed 1000 of their nu-mber. General Ferrand, who com- manded the French and Spaniah troops at the city of St. Domingo, it was thought, w9uid be able to maintain a footing Island until the re-esta- DJisnment of peace,in Europe. Dessahnes was preparing to march against hirn., .The; American.- papers are filled with a,c.counts of the 6 u frage s com niitted :ori tft&i r com hiefce by tlie French privateers in the West Indies: numerous ships have heen stltlkorburni after being plun- dered, and the troops treated with uncommon seve- rity, loaded with chains and buried in dungeons. Millions of dollars have been taken from the Ame- rican merchants by these lawless pirates; and there is no prospect of any alteration in their conduct. The French frigates at New York, the Didon and Sybille, got under weigh on the morningof the 29th ot August, with an intention of proceeding tp sea but having arrived at Graves^nd Bay, and perceiv- ing the Leander and Cambrian outside the Hook, waiting to dispute their passage, they very prudent- ly returned, and anchored in New York harbollfon the following day.—They were at one time within four miles of the Leander and Cambrian, each of whom fired a gun to windward a,s a defiance to the Frenchmen.. It appears by a letter published in the New York paper, Iron* Commodore Truxton to a friend, that the Vice President, Burr, ha's effected hisr Escape from New York, and that the Commodore assisted him in his purpose tp the Delaware river, where he left him. but having arrived at Graves^nd Bay, and perceiv- ing the Leander and Cambrian outside the Hook, waiting to dispute their passage, they very prudent- ly returned, and anchored in New York liarbour on the following day.—They were at one time within four miles of the Leander and Cambrian, each of whom fired a gun to windward a,s a defiance to the Frenchmen. It appears bv a letter published in the New York paper, Iron* Commodore Truxton to a friend, that the Vice President, Burr, ha's effected hisr Escape from New York, and that the Commodore assisted him in his purpose tp tlie Delaware river, where he left him. Letters have been received from Jersey, with the information, that the French gun-boats blockaded at St, Malo had.escaped to Cherbourg, duringthe dark nights last, week, and that about thirty more armed vessels had arrived a.t St. Malo from the' westward, watching,.no,doubt, an opportuinty to join the others. Our cruizers have looked into the several harbutirs on that part of the French coast, and as far as thev have been able to ascertain, at Cherbourg are between 50 and 60 armed veesels, belonging'to the grand arinada, with transports and fo.ur-siont frigates. At Granville were counted Hi stout gun-boats, the same number of smaller craft, and twelve- transports; andj- at St: Male, about: thirty gun-boats, praams, andflat-bbttonied boats,.with forty-two transports.. According, to "rc- pwtr< lium France, though same of the traops op posi-te Guernsey and jersey, have inarched for the interior, and for La Vendee, the expedition against these islands is not laid aside, as fresh troops arc v4aily expected to arrive-from-the camp near Brest, to replace tiiem. An alarming spirit of insubordination.was, on Wednesday, evinced by the French prisoners, about 3000 in number, confined at Norman Csusg. An incessant uproar was kept up all the morning, and at noon their intention to attempt the destruction of the barriers of the prison became so obvious, that the commanding officer at the barrack, appre- hending that the force under hiscommand, consist- ing only of the Shropshire militia, and one batta- lion of the army of reserve, would not be sufficient, in case of extremity, to environ and restrain so large a body of prisoners, dispatched a messenger, re- quiring the assistance of the volunteer force at Pe- terborough. Fortunately the yeomanry had-liad a and one of the troops was undismissed when the; messenger arrived. They immediately galloped to the barracks. In the evening the tu- mult still continuing among the prisoners, and some of them taking advantage of the extreme .darkness to attenrpt an escape, it was found neces- sary to require the further reinforcement of the in- fantry corps at Peterborough, and of the two other froops of yeomany. At nine o'clock the alarm was given in the city, and the infantry were in a few minutes equipped for duty, and marched with the yeomanry for Norman Gross, where they continued on duty all night. The prisoners having cut down part of the wood iuclosure during the night, nine of them effected their escape through the aperture. In another part of the prison as soon as day-light 0 broke, it was discovered they had undermined a distance of 34 feet towards the great south road, under the fosse which surrounds the prison, al- though it is four feet deep, and it was not disco- vered they had any tools. They had not, however, carried the mine a sufficient extent for it to answer the purpose. live of the prisoners have been re- taken. A letter from Bridport says, as the Royal Family were returning on Thursday from a visit to the Earl of Uxbridge, in their way back to Milton Ab- bey, in passing up a very steep hill two of the horses in a photon, in which were two of the Prin- cesses, got entangled together, which caused the phxton to overset; the Princesses Were of course thrown out; but they received no bodily injury; they were, however, extremely frightened. MONDAY, Oct. 15. By the American papers to the 15th ult. we learn that his Imperial Highness Frince Jerome Bonaparte endeavoured to avail himself of the opportunity of the sailing of General Armstrong, the newly-ap- pointed Ambassador to the Court of the Corsican, for the purpose of revisiting 1 ranee, and sharing in the honours of his illustrious house. The wary Ambassador was,.however, too prudent to involve himself in the difficulties and embarrassments with. which the circumstance of having such a com- panion on board would have enveloped him, and -wisely took li-eitch "leave of poor Jerome. The latter went to Staten Island, in the fall hope and confident expectation of being taken on board the vessel which conveyed the Ambassador, when, to his infinite, mortification, he found that General Armstrong had sailed without him, and left him to sigh alone, and lamen^^ l^|u^isure his utter ma- hate flowed so thickly and so unworthily upon his augitst family. < We are extremely sorry to find that a contagious distemper has broken out at C harles town, to which great numbers hive already fallen victims. The dispute between the United States and Spain appears to have taken a favourable turn. It i £ now stated, that the Court of Madrid had finally abandoned the propositions on which it at first in- sisted, and that the negociation will'in all probabi- lity be amicably terminated. It appears that the disputes between the United States and Spain is npt, ostensibly at least, about Louisiana, but about West Florida, which the Ame- ricans wish to include in Louisiana, but which the Spaniards would not at first allow to be included. An expedition is said to be fitting out at Guada- loupe, supposed to be destined against one of the British islands. We are lyappy to find, by advices from Gibraltar, to the22dult. thatthe garrison was not then more sickly than had been usual at a similar period of the year, and that the fever which prevailed was chiefly among the inhabitants, and bore no resem- blance to the malady which has committed such dreadful ravages at Malaga. The commanding of- ficer had issued the necessary orders for cutting off all communication with Spain during its continu- ance in that. country,—It appears that on the 15th, there were sixty-five inhabitants, and fourteen sol- diers ill of fevers: seven deaths had taken place during the five succeeding days; a few new cases had occurred; but several of the patients had been. declared out of danger. In Spain the scarcity of provisions was so great, that thousands in the in- terior are stated to have perished through want. By the Barbadoes papers to the 9th of August, n we have received the following account of a naval action on the West India station:— His Majesty's schooner St. Lucia, Capt. Bettes- worth, arrived last night from Antigua; also the Byam mail boat. By these arrivals we learn the following particulars of a very gallant action be- tween his Majesty^ ship Hippomo'nes and the Bo- haparte"Frcncfi of 18 nme-pounders, and 146 men, in which the enemy owe their escape only to the misfortune of our ship's having too many fo- reigners onboard, whose dastard spirit made them shrink lrottrthe action.—* The Hippomones, Cap- tain M'ivenzie, cruising to windward of this island, fell in, in lo-ng. 58, lat. 18. with-the Bonaparte brig, which, mistaking the Hippomones for an African ship (being disguised purposely to decoy the ene- my's cruizers), bore down on her, When a smart ac- tion ensued, which lasted for some time, and the enemy being to windward, at length fell on board the Hippomones. Captain M'Kenzie, with. the greatest promptitude, seizing the occasion to pre- vent the enemy's escape, had her bowsprit lashed to his main-mast, calling his crew to follow him in boarding, and secure the victory. He instantly- rushed upon the enemy's deck, followed by his off ficers, and about eight men only, when a smart con- test ensued, and the Frenchmen were driven from their quarters, and beat abaft the mainmast. Sec- ing, however, that they had to cope with so few, they 'soon rallied, and the whole crew being now engaged with this small' band of heroes, they were almost all cut to pieces. Captain MTienzie received four- teen severe-wounds, his first .Lieu-tenant Mr. Pierce, and Purser, Mr. ("oilman were killed, and the Mas- ter wounded. Thus overcome, they were obliged to retreat, and had but just time to regain the ship, (Captain' M'Kenzie.failing sengeles into her main- chains), \vhen the lash gave way, and the enemy feUoiiF, and without wishing to renew the contest, crowded all sail, and escaped.' The Hippomones is gone to Antigua to refit; and we are happv tc understand that Captain M'Kenzie, although hi;: wounds in general afe severe, and three of them in the hea.d,is ,likely to recover." The Jeune JKmily French privateer, mounting 16 guns, and 120 men, has been.driven on shoreHear ifonduras, by an Engii-di sloop of war, and burnt. The crew escaped by taking to their boats. The Elizabeth French schooner privateer, of six guns, has been cut out of Guadaloupe by the Ga- latea frigate, and carried into Dominica on the ^d of August. A letter from a gentleman in Jamaica, dated the 5th of August, says, Never did this island wear a more smiling aspect than at present. The crops of sugar, coifee, &.c. are abundant; and, what is still more important, the most perfect tranquillity reigns among the blacks throughout the island. We shall think ourselves happy if the late revival ot the slave question in the House of Commons, (accounts of which, have just reached us) does not interrupt this pleasing calm. The Captain of a Swedish vessel now in the ri- ver, who sailed from. Gottenbufgh on the 5th, states, that, on his leaving that harbour, the Eng- lish packet with his Royal Highness Monsieur, brother to his most Christian Majesty the King of France, was in sight. Louis XVIII had not then ar- rived at Calfnar, his intended residence, but was daily expected, and great preparations were made for his Majesty's reception. Five hundred men, of the principal regiment of Calmar,.were under or- ders to do duty as life guards of the King of France. Admira| Cornwallis. sailed with his squadron from Torbay on Saturday afternoon, to resume his station off Brest. j The pprt letters of this morning state, that the French remain in Boulogne, not thinking it safe to venture outside: the liarbour.—A frigate and some smaller vessels sailed from btmgcuess for the French coast on Saturday.—The remainder of our Boulogne squadron is at Dungeness and hi the Downs.—One of our brigs (the Firebrand) was unfortunately lost on Saturday, on the sunken rocks, called the Mole Rods, near Dover.—The crew were saved, but the vessel went to pieces. The precepts for the purpose of arranging the levy en masse, it is said, are about to be issued, not because there is any immediate apprehension of invasion, but to habituate the men to that order and subordination which would be indispensible towards their utility, in case it should ever be found necessary to employ them. 1 The India Company has formed a new com-i mercial treaty with the Nabob Vizier, highly ad- vantageous to them. It is said to be in contemplation of the Govern- ment of India to adopt a new and more advan- tageous route for the speedier conveyance of the overland dispatches of that country to England, Six millions and fifty-thousand pounds of tea are to be exposed at the ensuing India sales. About 12,000 quarters of wheat were imported during the last week, -chiefly from DantZic—and about 5000 quarters of oats. TUESDAY, Oct. 16. FROM. THE LONDON GAZETTE. Admiralty-Office, October 16. Copy of U- Letter from Sir James Saumarcz, K. B. Rear Admiral of the White, to William Marsdai, Esq. dated on board 'the Dlo/ncde, Guernsey-Road, the 13th inst. Siu,—Having placed Captain Henniker, of his Majesty's sloop Albacore, under the orders ofCom- modore .Duke de Bouillon, with directions to use his utmost endeavours to intercept any of the ene- my's flotilla passing along the French coast, I had the satisfaction, last evening, to receive an account .of his having pursued, on the 8th instant, five gun- luggers, and driven them on the rocks off Grosne.z on the following day. Wir- o c nr>ar fHe.ni '>C W9.S consistent with the safety of the slujy kept up a heavy fife upo'n them with round mid grape shot until they were covered by the surr, and abandoned -by their people, who appear tqi have been very nu- merous, and among themseY<'taI were distinguished as soldiers by their clOtrltng; Great-praise is due- to Captain Henniker for this spirited and gallant attack within a few hundred yards of the French coast, and under a heavy fire from the.-enemy's batteries and vessels: great commendation is also due to the officers and crew of the Albacore, who appear to have acted in the most determined manner, and fo have preserved the most exact discipline, in SQ intricate a situation, with the wind; directly on the shore, and close to a heavy surf; the Albacore was hulled in several places, and the main and mani-top-mast wounded, but I ain happy to find has suffered no loss in men. • J. S.AUMAREZ. A dispatch from. Admiral Duckworth, at-Ja- maica, announces the capture of the Hirondelle French privateer, of 10 guns and 50 men, by three boats from the Tartar frigate, in the face of several discharges of grape, and a heavy fire of musquetry; during which we had only two men wounded,, while the French had nine killed and six wounded, beside three missing, supposed to have been drowned in attempting to swim on shore.—The Admiral also states the capture of La Vautour, of one gun and 50 men, by the For- tun £ e frigate and La Laurette, of four guns and 40 men, l>y the Pelican sloop. Whiteh&Uir (k^, 16.—The King has been pleased to order a. writ to be issued under the great seal of the unitpd kingdom, for summoning George Ash- burton, Esq. (commonly called Viscount St. Asaph,) .up to the House 6: Peers, by the stile and title of Baron Ashbuftonr of Ashburton, in the county of Sussex.. Rumours afe. afloat in the higher political cirelts; of a change of Administration before the meeting of Parliament. Mr; Pitt, however, will retain his station. We believe this is the first hint, of the in- tended change which has.-bcen given to the-public The gallant Admirar Cornwallis has been again forced to return to port. Such a gale;of wind tame on on, Suncfay. frp'iii S.W. by S. that he was obliged to bear ui!fq,rJI,'p-r,ba.y., Iva Letters have; .been received from Ceylon of a date as late as March. All wasthcIl quiet in the island, but an expedition was fitting out from Bengal, sup- posed to be for assisting in subduing the Candians, Captain Runily, one of the officers engaged at Candy, is still alive; but Major Davie died m pri- son, after:speering a great deal.. By private letters which arrived by the last fleet, we karn, that the disturbances, in India are fo- mented by a constant succession of French.emi's- saries, who:are unsparingly sent forth from among the officers ot' his a-miy, by the common fomenter of. disturbances, in.Oiyler to teach the natives of India the arVof war. Princes whose annihilation is. the inevitable consequence are thus excited to hostilities against the,British power, and petty Ra- jahs, who cannot even by concealment or flight exist a. single campaign, are stimulated to revolt. -We sincerely hope, that in order to put a stop to the effusion of bipod, and the, depredations of ter- ritory,, occasioned by the incursions of those hands of plunderers, under the direction of the agents of fio nap arte, chief of all the plunderers, the Go- vernof-General of Bengal may-have ma,dc it a con- dition. in the treaties which he has lately had an opportunity of making with the native powers of India, that no French emissary shall be permitted -to .remain:i,n; any of the states in friendship with >.?reat Britain; and that our envoys with those {lowers will see' the article strictly executed. His Majestv has purchased Gioccster at j Weymouth, witti the three adjoining' houses.. ,Qa this scite an edifice is to be built^ with suitable ac- commodations for the Royal Family, on their ac- nual'v sit to this favoured watering-place. Government has finally settjed with the. holders cif the loyalty loan upon the following terms For eVery 1001. loyalty loan 5 per cents-, the holders are-12> receive 1001. navy 5 per ceuts.$, d. estimated at 10 6 And 201. 9s. 7d. in the reduced 3 per cents, esti- mated at 561. making 11 9 6 100 0 0 The market price of the navy 5 per cents. was 901.10s. and of the reduced 56fl; so that the hold- ers have a bonus of something mors than 2l. on every 1001. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17. Paris journals to the-oth inst. and Dutch papers to the l-lth-, were received this morning. They do c not even make the slightest allusion to the recent experiment against the Boulogne flotilla. From Berlin it is stated that the King of Prussia has again declared his firm determination to main- tain his neutrality, and even to guarantee tint of two other powers. His Majesty is said tf-have written several letters to the Emperors. Alexander and Napoleon. Mr. Spencer Smith has arrived at..Berlin.—A I,' Franconian Gazette announces that tlie recognition of the hereditary Emperor of Austria has taken, place oh the part of Prussia, uith cerium secret clauses reciprocally agreed, upon. The Parisians are flattered with an expectation that the differences between France and Russia will yet be accoimnodatcd, Mr. D'Oubril,who sometime since qoittcclT'aris, having had an interview with Talleyrand-at Mentz, the latter of. \vhomt-it is said, was not displeased with the conversation,. The French papers contradict the report of an alliance between England, Russia, and Sweden; but*tseeilistliat'nadd I but it seems that in addition to the 13,000 Russian troops already at Corfu, 16,000 more were expected to be landed at Zante, Cephalonia, and St: Maure; and letters, from the Black Sea state that a Russian army of 80,000 men is destined to undertake a great expedition. o The French troops in the Ligurian Republic have marched for the kingdom of Naples, whifs); several other corps have arrived in Italy from France. It is also mentioned that 25,000 French troops have received orders to march for Hanover, to augment the army of Bernadotte. All attempts to induce the Court of London to raise the blockade of the Elbe appear to have failed; and it has been declared that as long as the French occupy the German states of his Britannic Majes- ty, the blockade will be continued with the great- est vigour. The reportswlth respect to the situation of af- fairs in Holland are very contradictory on the one hand it is stated, that there is no truth in the ru- moured interruption of all communication with this ^country; and on the other, that a seizure and confiscation of all British manufactures, and pro- perty within the Batavian territory has actually taken place. Linois attempts to console his Govcrment for his defeat by the China fleet, by recapitulating, at the end of his dispatch, the damage he says he has done us At Bencooien, 12 millions; the capture of five English,ships, whose cargoes have produced -.3()0,000 piastres; and the capture of a vessel, of about 8<jp tons, armed with twenty 'pieces of can" non^bound from Bengal to Europe,'valued at six millions. Total may be estimated at 20,035,000 franks, about 83-4,7911. The Turkish Ministry assert, that they have re- ceived intelligence,fm^i Egypt, that the M amelukes andArAbs had been ro.uted by the Arnauts, and compietly dispersed, Private letters from Egypt, however, state the very reverse, adding, that the aspect of affairsjin that country looks very unfavour- able for the Porte. although, the rumour of Bonaparte's return to the coast has been common at Brabant and Flan- ders, it is not yet certain when, he will leave Mentz. j An article from Ghent states, that he would join I the army between the 15th and 90th, about which time it was expected the grand expedition would sail, and make the attempt upon this country. The troops ih the neighbourhood of Gstend are very sickly, and the establishment of magazines would induce an opinion, that these harassed men will spend another winter in their encampments. According to letters from our tleet off Dres t, not- withstanding the very heavy gales in the beginning of the present month, six of our ships of the line, and five of our frigates, remained upon their sta- tion, so as to keep in awe Gantheaume, his lottf" teen ships of the line, and ten frigates. Some movements were, however, made as if he intend- ed to put to sea with his squadron but our ships presenting themselves in line of battle, he declined, the contest. If the report of an American Cap- tain, who sailed from L'Orient on the Oth instant can be relied on, Gen. Augereau and Ganthearnne are not upon the best terms the'former accusing the latter of cowardice. To reconcile these commanders; Bonaparte had sent his aid-dc-camp, Gen. Savary" to Brest, where he still remained on the :3d, with Arthur O'Connor, O'Neil, and se- veral other Irish officers in the French service, all dissatisfied with the manner in which they treated by Bonaparte and his commanders. corps of Irish guides encamped near Brest, ac- cording to the report of the American Captain consisted ofl 10 men, many of whom desired the Americatt to procure them an opportunity to maks their escape, as they were.-badly paid and ill used and besides, it .any attempt was- to be made oU England or Ireland, they knew that they w eret0; be employed on the forlorn hope, as persoo^j' whom .Bbnaparte. wished to get rid of. The divH ■: sion under ■Arthur:(J'(C:onuor's command consist^ of some Irish, Brabanters. Flemings, and Ger-i | mans, from the- eQnquered-depariinents, amount") ing to 4000. inen, all despcradoesj- who were ifl-f- tended fo; fo^m the advanced guard in any deS' pcrate. undertaking. 'Fen thousand land troops were on board Ganfheauine'S squadron; but none o'these.were' lit the 'number, which led to a belieW; that-neither England nor Ireland was his destinH tion. Yesterday Boston papers arrived to the 17th September. They furnish no additional facts rc| specting the state of the negociation between Spai^l ahd.Ainerica.. From St. Domingo it is mentioned that General Ferrand conducts himself with ui-or^l policy than his predecessors, Le Clerc and Roc ham'' beau, and that he is collecting French troops fr various quarters to strengthen the district he hold5, n P&ssalines, on the other hand, has sworn not to, leave a French or Spanish soldier alive in the island in the course of a month; and the warfare is likcif to be attended oil both sides with circulllstanceSl 0 not less shocking :to humanity, than those whi^ have already stained the history of that uuliapi^ colony. LOTTERY.-—Fourth and fifth days, Nos. 22,385 and 24,19% each: No. 1^,259, Tool. 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