May 27. LETTERS from the continent affert, that the treaty is already - figned, by which 45000 Ruffian troops now on their march for Germany, are taken into British pay. Thefe troops are to act with the Auftrians in detached corps, as circumstances may require. Thus there are now 77,000 Ruffians in motion, as auxil laries to Auftria, which will continually receive fuch reinforcements as may keep up their number.

28. A letter from the Cape of Good Hope, dated Feb. 26. ftates, that the Dedalus of 32 guns, commanded by Capt. Bill, in latitude 31 10. f. long. 33 20 east. fell in with and engaged the French frigate La Prudente of 44, which truck after a close action of 57 mintes, in which the Daedalus loft 2 men, and La Prudente 27. Our fhip had on her main deck 24 twelvepounders, the Frenchman 28 eigh

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31. This morning an extraordinary Gazette was publifhed, containing an account of various defeats of the French in Italy. On the 15th of April the French began their retreat from the the Brindifi country, in the kingdom of Naples. About ten days afterwards the English landed, and took Salerno, and marching forward the French evacuated Naples on the 25th. As confiderable infurrections exifted in the Roman territory, the march of the French could not be an eafy operation. The people of Tufcany had fent a deputation inviting the allies to rescue them from French exactions. The fortress of Pizz ghitone has furrendered, and the only fortreffes behind Suwarrow now, are the citadel of Milan, Mantua, and Ferrara Suwarrow has made advances into Piedmont, and has taken the ftrong fortrefs of Tortona. A fevere battle was fought on the 27th, in which the French were defeated, and their commander in chief, Moreau, wounded.

June 4. Friday the Walfingham packet arrived at Falmouth, with dispatches from Lord St. Vincent, and from Lifbon, but without the mail.-The following intelligence has been received refpecting the Bret fleet--O the 4th ult. they appeared off Cadiz; they were feven miles to the weftward of Lord Keith's fquadron, and the Spanish fleet about ten to leeward, making preparations to fail.On this Lord Keith, who had been apprifed by the Childers floop of war of the Breft fleet failing, weighed anchor, and ordered the line of battle to be formed, and chafed. The French fleet did not approach him, but drew clofe. On the 5th a violent ftorm arofe from the weftward, of which the French fleet took advan→ tage, and failed into the Mediterranean. His Lordfhip had only 14 fail of the line, the French had 25, and the Spaniards as many. The French arrived on the 13th at Toulon, fuppofed to be greatly damaged. It was expected Lord St. Vincent, who was at Gibraltar, would order Lord Keith round into the Mediterranean, in or◄ der to follow them immediately: he would be joined by Admiral Duckworth, with five fail of the line at Minorca. Lord Bridport's fleet was watering in Bearhaven on the 27th, and on the 28th he dispatched 12 fail of the line under Admiral Gardner, for the Mediterranean, where the British fleet will foon be fuperior to that of the enemy.

6. New York Papers have been received up to the 23rd of May. The Daily Advertiser, of the latest date, contains the following article from the Portland Gazette, dated April 24. "Arrived, on Wednesday lafts the fchooner Mary, of North Yarmouth, commanded by Capt. Lee, 28 days from Demerara, and 18 from Martinico. Capt. Lee was informed by feveral perfons of refpectability, that the Spaniards had re-taken the

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inland of Trinadad from the English, who were fitting out a fquadron to re-capture it. He fays, that 4 French frigates had arrived at Cayenne, where preparations were making for an expedition against Demerara, of which the British admiral, on that ftation, had received information. It was reported, that feveral American Frigates and armed veffels had proceeded on a cruize with a view to intercept the French frigates arrived at Cayenne."

The elections in America prove more favourable to the government than the moit fanguine could expect. Even in Virginia, the fame which lately passed fome famous democratic refolutions, the oppofitionists amounted fc rcely to one-third of the number of the Federalifts.

8. The last Dublin mails which arrived brought over copies of the Lord Lieutenant's speech on the proroguing of parliament; the propofition of an Union is again made, and will foon be difcuffed. The Anti-unionifts were aflembled in the Houle of Commons, and defigned to take fome step againtt the measure, when the black rod arrived, and prevented all proceedings.

11. The last accounts from Constantinople say, the Janizaries refufed to march with the Grand Seignior againit Buonaparte, unless they had an increase of pay. Great alarm continued to prevail in that city on the account of the progress of the French. The Grand Seignior is immediately to march against the French at the head of 80,000 men.

12. The laft Paris Journals which were received fully confirm the account of the fuccefs of the Imperial arms in Italy. In Switzerland they are not lefs fuccefstul. The French General Lacourbe has made a moft aftonishing retreat for extent and difficulties acrofs the mountains from Bellinzona to Schweitz. The Auftrian General Hotze, following up his fucceres, had reached the Thur, dri. ving the French from Conftance, and the other parts behind that river. The Archduke made a pretended attempt

to cross the Rhine, on the 22d ult. near Keiferftul, which amufed the French, while, in fact, he crossed with his main body at Schaffhoufen and fix other places, and joined Hotze behind the Thur.

Yesterday Lord Belgrave made a motion in the Houfe of Commons for the fecond reading of the bill which his Lordfhip had made for the reftriction of Sunday newspapers-the motion was rejected by a majority of 40 to 26.

14. The Ruffian ambaffador has been ordered, by the King of Spain, to take his departure from Madrid in 24 hours, and from Spain in 8 days.

16. The following is an extract of a letter from Munster, dated June 3.

It is faid the Cabinet of Pruffia has declared, that in cafe the French do nat evacuate Duffe.dorff, Ehrenbreitftein, and the whole right side of the Rhine, with Capel, the King will join the coalition. Count Sandos Rollin, it is alfo faid, has received pofitive orders to quit Paris immediately, if any equivocal anfwer be given."

22. Yesterday arrived two Hamburg mails, bringing an official confirmation of the capture of Turin,-The capture of this place is a moft important event-it not only reftores the Sardinian menarch to his throne, but puts into the hands of the allies one of the ftrongest fortreffes in Europe. There Deeds no further proof of the wretc ed ftate of the French army, than the fall of this great and almoft impregnable fortrefs, the compleat occupation of which would require 20, co men, a number of which the garrifon was fhort 17.000. The lofs of Turin has determined Moreau ro retreat to Nice; and it is probable that, with the fmall wreck of his ar my, he has now entered Provence.

In Switzerland the Auftrians have taken Zurich.

25. Preparations are making at Plymouth to destroy a French fquadron of 1 fhip of the line and several. + gates, preparing to fet off from Belifle on a fecret expedition.