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relieving Luxembourg; from whence we have advice that the brave general Bender not only maintains his poft with courage, but frequently disturbs the enemy by forries, or by detachments fuddenly fent against different points, to furprife the French artvanced polls, intercept their convoys, &c.

The regiment de Liege has been incorporated with the legion of the archduke Charles, and the Marechauffe of the principality will be incorporated in Latour's dragoons. It is thought n ore than ever, that the principalities of Liege and Stavelot will be fecularifed.

Hague, March 10. Citizen Cafpar Meyer is appointed minifter plenipo tentiary from the United Provinces to Paris. A proclamation to the following purport has juft appeared: "Whereas in many laces feveral evilminded perfors, as well of the military as otherwife, have not reftrated themfelves from making factious and feditious remarks upon the prefent fate of affairs, nor from wearing orange cockades, fpreading falfe reports, and peaking for a counter-revolution; citizen Peter Paulus, by order of the provifional reprefentatives, makes known, that all fuch perfons fhall receive fevere corporal punishment, to wit, five years' imprifonment, and afterwards banhment from te United Frovinces. Thofe who fhall hold confultations, and actually attempt a counter revolution, fhall be branded and then imprifoned for five years. Thole who take measures for exciting the army, by fea or land, again the prefent government or the Belgic people, fhall be punithed with death."

The ftates-general having refolved that the act of 1783, guaranteeing the old conflitution, fhould be burned, M. Van Heffe, the agent, would not act under this refolution, and quitted his office; on which, citizen Sleicher was elected into his pizce, who burned the act immediately.

The placard of the 24th of January, 1754, relative to mariages between Proteftants and Catholics, is repeated, as being contrary to the rights of man. The reprefentatives of Amfterdam have concluded upon a free loan of eight millions of gilders, in behalf of the city.

The flates general, agreeably to the

propofal of the province of Həllard, have abolished the feveral admiralty colleges, and chofen a committee of 18 of their members who are, for the future, to regulate the marit e depart

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The privilege of franking letters has been granted by the flates general to the French reprefentatives and generals.

The bank flock of Amfterdam has rifen to 94 per cent.

The French reprefentatives have propofed to the states-general a new organifation of the forces by fea and land. The fates-genera! have declared all foldiers and alors liberated from their obedience to the captain general; and that they may in fature marry, without the permiflion of their officers. troops are, in this proclamation, called " Brothers," by the states.

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Embden, March 10. The 40th re-. giment of foot, for which fome appre henfions were entertained, and the 12th regiment, are arrived at Embden.

Several other regiments of infantry are drawing nigh to Ecbd n, and the river Bremer, in order to be ready to embark for England, as foon as the tranfports arrive off the coaft to receive them. The fick will be embarked at Embden; and we have the pleasure to announce, that they are recovering very faft daily. The ir habitants of Bremen have fhewn a very frong difinclination to admit our troops into the town.

General Harcourt is expected at Embden, from Ofnabruck. Lord Cathcart arrived fafe at Lier on the Sth inft. with the brigade of cavalry and infantry Two thoufand Hanoverians are poiled at Oldenburgh.

Hamburgh, March 14. The laft accounts from Constantinople mention, that the grand vizier has vifited all the frontier towns, with the ports and arferals, where the greatelt preparations were making An unprecedented fpirit of enterprif feems now to pervade all ranks in the capital of the Ottoman empire; and, as a recent inftance of the fame, the progrefs of a fire in that city was Popped by the Turkish populace, in confequence of their exertions, recommended by the example of fome French failors, contrary to the ufual practice of letting the flames run till they expend themselves.

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London, March 16.

SIR Sydney Smith took leave at the Admiralty on Saturday, and immediately fet out for the Diamond frigate at the Nore, from whence he will fail in a few days, with the fquadron of gun-boats, which has been for fome time preparing at Sheerness. This expedition is faid to be deftined to attempt the deftruction of the Dutch fleet in feveral of their harbours. The enterprife is, no doubt, very hazardous; but when it is confidered how much profeffional skill accompanies the perfonal intrepidity of this officer, the ex. pectation of his fuccefs feems to be as reasonable as it is general.

Government have hired the extenfive premifes near King Street gate, Norwich, occupied by Mr. J. Bolton, which are converting into temporary barracks. Other large buildings have also been hired, which are to be ready by the fecond week in May, for the reception of eight thousand men.

A few days ago, a labourer, employed in getting limeone at Scarthing Neck in the parish of Matlock, difcovered a human skeleton, at the head of which lay about 100 fmall Roman copper coins, of the lower empire. The coins are in high pref rvation, and principally of Licinius, the father and fon, and the two Conftantines, with different reverfes.

In the houfe of lords, the royal affent was given by commiffion to fixteen public and private bills, among which were thofe for ra fing an additional duty on foreign wines and fpirits, tea, coffee, and cocoa, &c.

17. His majefly in council was this day pleafed to declare the right hon. John Jefferies, earl Camden, lieutenantgeneral, and general governor of his majefty's kingdom of Ireland.

18. The French prisoners, taken on board the Jofeph, confirm all the ac

counts heretofore received of the dif aftrous ftate of the French grand fleet. The ship that was wrecked near Ufhant was called the Neptune, of 80 guns : five others of the line are ftill miffing, and given up as loft: many others of them were in fo finking a ftate, that fix pumps going on board each would hardly keep them above water; and thefe prisoners give it as their opinion, that, if the easterly wind had continued much longer, many of the fhips now in port would have foundered: thofe fhips that put into l'Orient are yet unfit to be removed to Breft; but the greatest activity prevails in every department, for their refit and equipment; and the arrival of the captured Baltic fhips from North Bergen (of which there feems but little donbt) will tend greatly to accelerate their exertions.

25. The fick troops of the British army in Germany were embarked at Embden for England, under protection of the Daedalus and Amphion frigates.

Edinburgh, March 28. We are happy to learn from different parts of the country, that the corn in the ground, except in fome low wet grounds, has not been materially injured by the feverity and diverfity of the winter; and the fheep have fuffered very little.

No less than 120 veffels, exclufive of paffage-boats and other fail craft, have arrived at the Broomielaw, fince opening of the Clyde on Wednesday fe'nnight.

The fhip carpenters of Chathamyard have published a manifefto, in the fhape of a hand bill, fetting forth their reafons for having to a man laid down their tools, becaufe houfe carpenters were employed to do the infide work of the hips, which, they call the

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very lighteft and principal part of their bufinefs." They conclude with hoping, that "the impartial reade: s will at once, fee the jultnefs of ther conduct, as men attempting to thake off a heavy

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a heavy burden laid on their backs, which they, nor generations to come, will not be able to bear."

This manifefto, although, as might be expected, fomewhat deficient in point of grammar, is equal, if not fuperior, in point of a gument, to most of the diplomatic productions of our mi nillers at neutral courts.

Letters of fervice are iffued from the War office to general Braithwaite, lord Heathfield, Gr Robert Laurie, and general Manners, for raifing four new regiments of cavalry. Two of these regiments are to be fent out to the Welt Indies, and there mounted upon harfes to be brought from the Spanith main.

down to Woolwich to take in their guns and powder, and are to proceed immediately to the Nore. These veffels are 80 feet by the keel, and 30 by the beam, and are perfectly fiat-bottomed they draw only four feet water; but by means of fliding keels which pafs through the veffel at the bow, and one aft, they may be kept as clofe to the wind as the generality of thips; they have twenty row ports; and their malts are fo conftructed as to be lowered on deck; they mount two 68 carronades, and two long 24 pounders in the bow, two heavy carronades aft, and four or fix others, which may either be worked below or on deck.

Additional barracks for 1000 men are preparing at Canterbury.

28. The commanding efficers of the The commiffioners, fent to demand different corps, which form the force of the reftoration of the Dutch thipping the western district, have received orflopped in our ports, and to propofeders to compleat their flank companies re-establishing, provifionally, the com- with the greatest expedition for foreign munication between Great Britain and fervice. Holland, are, we underfland, immediately to return; all difcuffion upon the objects of their miffion being precluded by a direct refufal on the part of our government, to acknowledge the authority from which they derive their powers. This is one very important ftep towards a declaration of war be tween the two countries

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A fhip of war is to be ftationed off Shields, and fome gun-boats are to be placed at the entrance of the harbour, for the protection of the port.

35. An order of council has been received at Poole, for all fhips and vessels bound to Newfoundland for the purpose of the fishery, permitting them to proceed on their voyage with liberty to call at ireland, provided they do not carry out any failors, his majetty's fab

By accounts received from Bristol, we have the alarming intelligence of a riot having hewn itself among the colliers there, of whom about 3000 had affembled, refolving to fet at liberty thejects. of the defcription to be rated French prisoners, and to pull down or deflroy a number of houfes in Briflol, occupied by gentlemen whom they conceived to be inimical to their inter

eft. At one o'clock on Tuesday morning the Eaft Devon Militia were drawn out, and flationed at different parts of the city.--The inhabitants were in the greateft alarm: but we hope that the exertions of the magiftrates, aided by the military, will foon be able to ellablifh order. It is taid they have an inftrument fimilar to a bugle-hon, which gives a moft won. derful found: this being blown was the fignal for them to affemble, which they did to the amount, as before-mentioned, of full 3000.

able feamen; and not more than one failor, his majesty's fubjects, of the defcription to be rated ordinary feamen, for every 70 tons burthen of such thips or vesels.

Leaves, March 30. A battery is feortly to be erected at Langley-Point, capable of mounting 30 fixteen-pounders, as a defence against any attempts of the enemy to invade that part of our coaft.

One hundred volunteer men of the fishery of Brighthelmftone have offered to embody themfelves to ferve the batteries there, under J. C. Michell, efq. on condition of being protected from the imp efs by fea and land.

April 1. Sir Watkin Lewes prefentThe Sandfly and Mufkito gun bat- ed a bill in the house of commons, for teries, which have been built at Dept-widening and improving the avenues to the city by Temple-Bar, &c. 2. A very full board was held at the Admiralty

ford upon a plan fubmitted to the Navy Board by fir Sydney Smith, fell

Admiralty office, at which ear! Spencer prefided. A number of officers attended, and took up their commiffions for fhips to which they have been lately appointed; a number of feamen alfo attended, among whom were fome Greenwich Hofpital penfioners, to offer their fervices on actual duty.

There are at this time one hundred and fifty eight newspapers published in Great Britain and Ireland, viz. 38 in London, 72 in the country towns of England, 13 in Scotland, and 35 in Ireland. Of thefe, 14 are published daily in London, 10 three times a week, 2 twice, and 12 weekly. The whole number of publications, each week, is 130 in London, 74 in the country, 24 in Scotland, and 78 in Ireland ;-in all 306.

5. At noon, the princefs Caroline of Brunfwick, princefs of Wales, accompanied by lord Malmbury, landed at Greenwich, where he was received at the great ftans by the governor, and attended by him to his houfe. There, lady Jerfey, the earl of Courtown, and the other attendants, were introduced to her; and, at half paft, cne, the pro. ceffion left the hofpital in the following

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were in readiness to receive her, and was uhered into the apartments lately occupied by prince Auguftus, opening into Cleveland-row. The prince arrived foon after three. Cleveland-row being now filled with people waiting for a fight of the lovely bride, his royal highnels prefently accompanied her to a window, and threw it open, at which they appeared, with fome intermiffion, for fifteen or twenty minutes.

Edinburgh, April 6. We hear that yeflerday an order was received at Leith from the lords of the Admiralty, by which the volunteers, who have entered at that port for the navy, are to he turned over to the Le Prompte and Circe frigates, now in Leith Roads, where they are to be muftered, and receive their full bounty.

By the former regulation, they only received one third of their bounty here. This new regulution is therefore highly acceptable, and muft operate as an additional encouragement for Britifh tars to enter the navy.

6 Sir Sydney Smith has obtained permiffion from the War office, to raife volunteers for the expedition under his command, from among the feveral regiments of infantry; and he has, in confequence, obtained 200 feamen from Chatham barracks.

Several corps of the newly-raifed pa rochial volunteers were marched to the Tower, where they went on board a large veffel defined to carry them round to Sheerness, where they will be put on board the men of war that are hort of hands.

General Abercrombie arrived in town from the British army on the ́ continent. He left the army at Bremen on the ft inft. The first divifion was fpeedily to embark for England; and, in about a week after, lord Cathcart's brigade, which was about ten leagues advanced, was to embark. Nothing had happened fince the former accounts, nor were any apprehenfions entertained from the enemy.

Falmouth, April 6. Arrived this day, the American fhip, Hamilton, capt. Farrel, in 48 hours from Havre de Grace; and the republican corvette, Jean Bart of 12 guns, and zoo men, a prize to admiral Colpoys. She was captured on the 27th ult. on her passage from America, with government di

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fpatches from the French ambassador, which he threw overboard; but not having placed a fufficient weight to fink the fame, they were picked up and preferved, and were fent to this port ir the prize, and are this evening forwarded to the fecretary of the admiralty.

Captain Lemuel Goddard, late maf ter of the frow A&ive, captured by the Jean Bart on the 9th March, in lat. 43. 10. is arrived here in the prize. The Jean Bart had captured a number of fhips on her voyage, and, amongft others, the Caldecott Caftle of Chepflow, from the Streights, with a cargo worth 20,000l. which is alfo re captured by admiral Colpoys, and is now off this port, and expected in hourly.

7. Mr. Thomas Dyne, age t for the French prifoners at Chatham, has received orders to prepare for the departure of all of them, to the number of 5.0.

A number of French officers, cap tured by lord Howe's fleet on the glorious firft of June, and who have received permiffion to return home, are now at Dover, waiting an opportunity of a neutral veffel's failing for France.

failors and foldiers compelled the venders to reduce their prices. The people of the town and dock yard, on Saturday, broke into fhops and warehoufes, and were proceeding to commit great exceffes."

13. The prince of Wales was thrown from his horfe at Windfor, while doing duty with his regiment. His royal highnefs received no injury.

16. Temporary barracks are preparing at Sunderland for the reception of 4000 British troops, which are daily expected to arrive from the continent.

BIRTH.

April 6. The viscountefs Conyngham, of a fon.

MARRIAGE S.

Feb. 16. A. D. Broughton, efq. to mifs Sufinna Sneyd, daughter of John Sneyd, elq. of Belmont in Staffordshire, and niece to lord Bagot.

Mar. 20. John Merewether, of Marthield, Gloucestershire, efq. to mifs Bean, of Fenchurch-street.

23. The hon. and rev. Richard Bourke, fecond fon of the late archbifhop of Tuem, and earl of Mayo, to mis Frances Fowler.

April 2. Thomas Cobb, of the Old Bank, Banbury, Oxfordshire, efq. to Mrs. Rhodes, widow of the late Thomas Rhodes, of Batterfea, Suery, efq.

William Mackworth Praed, of Lincoln's Inn, elq. to Mrs. Winthrop, of John-firect.

9. In the house of commons, four petitions were prefented from feveral freeholders, the churchwardens, overfeers of the poor, and other perfons of the parish of St. Clement Danes, ftating the injury that would accrue to their private property, from the projected alterations for the purpose of widening and rendering more commodious the entrance into the city by Temple-Bar, | and praying to be heard by themfelves 4. he rev. Ofborne Wight, of Ponor their counfel at the bar of the houfe.terfoury, Sp, to mifs A'Deane, As it was flated by the gentlemen daughter of Matthew A'Deane, of Alwho prefented the petitions, that the derley, Gloncelier:hire, efq. petitioners' objectious to the bill might be removed in the committee, the petitions were ordered to be laid on the table, and to remain there until the fecond reading.

10. Orders are given to the archbifhops and bishops, to be tranfmitted di. rectly to the clergy of their refpective diocefes, for an addition to the prayer for the royal family, after the words"His royal highncts George prince of Wales," of "The prince of Wales." Portfmonth, April 10. Very ferious rints began here, owing to the fcarcity and high price of provifions. The

Dr. Vaughan, phyfician extraordinary to his majesty, to the hon. mifs Elizabeth Barbara St. John, filter to the lord St. John, of Bletfoe.

7. Lord Torpichen, one of the fixteen peers for Scotland, to mifs Inglis, daughter of Sir John Ings.

8. Robert O'Callaghan Newenham, efq. fon of fir Edward Newenham, ember for the county of Dublin, to nofs Sefanna Hoare, daughter of the ev. Dean Hoare, vicar general of the diocefe of Limerick.

9. Dr. Lettfom, jun. to mifs Nanfon, of Bridge reet.

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