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Inconftant, at Sea, June 30. have been received on board fome of the

Commodore Nelfon, in the Captain, remained at anchor off the Malora, and will doubtlefs ftop any English ihips who may not be informed of the French being in poffeffion of Leghorn.

SIR, I had the honour of acquainting fhips. you, in my letter of the evening of the 23d inft. accompanied with difpatches by the Blanche, of the fuppofed forcible entry of the French troops into Tufcany, and their intended invafion of Leghorn.

I feel myfelf particularly obliged to Lieutenant Grey, employed in the transport fervice, for his great exertions in getting the ftores, &c. off, and great credit is due to Mr Heatly, agent victualler, who was indefatigable in saving · the provifions, wine, &c.

I have caufe to be fatisfied with the unanimity and united efforts of every English subject on this occafion, where fo little notice could be given; and confidering that no certain accounts were ever received, that the French were abfolutely in Tufcany till the 25th, I hope,

On the 24th I attended a meeting of the conful and factory, where the information that had been received was communicated; and having affured them that I would remain at anchor in the road for their protection until the enemy obliged me to weigh, the merchants prepared to embark their goods on board the merchant hips and transports, which were ordered immediately out of the Mole, and I réquefted Captain Craven would ufe every dispatch in getting the large fhips lower mafts, fpars, &c. launched and fecured on board the tranfports. Sir, you will believe, that nothing has On the 25th, many of the merchant veffels, and the Elizabeth transport, which was fheathing in the Inner Mole, were got out, and the mafts lafhed alongfide the latter.

been wanting to accelerate the embarkation, or to accommodate and protect both the perfons and property of his Majefty's fubjects, and the unfortunate Emigres, all of which I left safe off Cape On the 26th, the Gorgon arrived a- Corfe yesterday at noon; Lord Garlies bout noon, and the remaining large fpars having promisedto see them in safety inwere launched and fent to that thip, to San Fiorenzo, with the Lively, Mewhen having got certain information of leager, Gorgon, Comet, and Vanneau. the intention of the enemy, who flept I have the honour to be, &c. at Pantedera, only eighteen miles from Leghorn, I ordered the whole of the convoy, amounting to twenty-three fail of fquare-rigged veffels, and fourteen tartans, to be got under weigh at day-light on the 27th; a little after noon on that day the French entered the town of Leghorn, and began firing at the Inconftant about one, when I got under weigh with, the only veffel remaining, which was a prize to L'Aigle, a brig laden with fhip timber. Two fmall privateers endeavoured to cut her off, which obliged us to tack to fupport her, and occafioned fome few flot being exchanged, which, however, did no damage.

Commodore Nelfon, with the Captain and Meleager, who had received notice of the enemy's defign, anchored here on 27th at ten o'clock, and the Commodore added the Meleager to the convoy, which was of much importance, as the enemy's fmall privateers were numerous and enterprizing.

All the fhipping, nearly the whole of the English property, and all his Majefty's naval ftores and provifions, have been faved; and every English perfon and Emigre defirous of leaving Tuscany,

THO. F. FREEMANTLE. Admiralty Office, July 30. Extract of a letter from Capt. James Athol Wood, Commander of his Majefty's floop Favourite, to Evan Nepean, Efq; dated Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, June 2.

Favourite, St George's Bay, GrenaSIR, da, Feb. 17. 1796. Since I did myself the honour of writing you on the 5th inftant, his Majefty's floop under my command has captured two French privateers, and run one on thore within the Bocas on the Ifland of Trinidada; at the fame time, the Alarm and Zebra captured a privateer to leeward of us, and retook two schooners. The name of the largest privateer captured by the Favourite is the General Rigaud, of 8 guns and 45 men, moftly Italians and Spaniards, a most defperate fet, without any commiffion; the small one was lately the Hind packet, taken off St Vincent's. The men jumped overboard, and got afhore before we could take poffeffion of the Hind. The name of the privateer run afhore is the Banan.

I have the honour to be, &c. JAMES ATHOL WOOD. [By

[By another letter of 12th March, Captain Wood mentions his having fallen in with three of the enemy's cruizers to windward of this ifland; two fchooners, one of 10 and the other of 12, and a fhip of 14 guns. Light and baffling winds prevented their getting along-fide of the ship until eleven at night, when the furrendered without refiftance. This fhip was the Sufanna of Liverpool, that had been taken only a few days before, and was fitted and manned by the enemy to cruize against the trade of his Majefty's fubjects. The two fchooners efcaped under the favour of the night.]

Admiralty-Office, Aug. 6.

Admiral Kingsmill in a letter, dated Cork Harbour, July 31, informs, that his Majesty's fhips Cerberus and Seahorfe, had, during a cruize, captured a French privateer cutter, called the Calvados, mounting 6 guns, 10 fwivels, and 38 men, which had been out ten days from Breft, but had not made any prize, and they sent her to Plymouth.

- Admiralty-Office Aug. 6.

Extract of a letter from Admiral Sir Peter Parker, Bart. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels at Portsmouth and Spithead, to Mr Nepean, dated Royal William, at Spithead, Aug. 6.

The Telemachus cutter returned this morning from a cruize, with the Marguarita French privateer of 4 guns and 40 men, which the captured yesterday afternoon off the Owers: The faid privateer had, early the same morning, taken the floop John, William Ayles mafter, from Sunderland, bound to Weymouth, which the Telamachus retook and fent into this port. Inclofed is Lieut. Crifpo's letter, giving an account of the capture and re-capture above-mentioned.

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[Follows Capt. Crifpo's letter, in which nothing very material occurs, only he adds, She had been three days from Cherbourg, and had only taken this floop; but I have the fatisfaction to add, that by taking her, five other veffels efcaped being captured."]

Admiralty-Office, Aug. 20. Extract of a letter from Vice-Admiral Murray, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and vessels at Halifax, dated on board the Refolution, July 15.

SIR, The Thetis arrived here on the rft of last month, and brought me a letter

from Captain Evans (of which I inclofe you a copy, No 1.) giving an account of the capture of the French privateer Vulcan, by his Majefty's floop Spencer; and on the 7th of the fame month the Efperance arrived, and brought me a letter from Captain Rodd (of which I alfo inclofe a copy, No 2.) containing an account of the capture of another French privateer, named the Poiffon Volante, formerly the Flying Fith, in his Majefty's fervice.

[Follows the letters from Captains Evans and Rodd.]

Admiralty-Office, Aug. 20. A letter of which the following is a copy, has been tranfmitted by Admiral Sir John Jervis, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels in the Mediterranean, dated on Board his Majefty's fhip Victory, off Toulon, July 18.

Captain, Porto Ferrajo,
July 10. 1796.

SIR, I have the pleasure to inform you, that the troops under the command of Major Duncan, took poffeffion of the forts and town of Porto Ferrajo this day at ten o'clock.

On my joining the convoy from Bastia yesterday forenoon, Major Duncan having done me the favour to come on board, we concerted the moft proper methods for executing the Viceroy's inftructions to the Major.

The troops were landed laft night, about one mile to the weftward of the town, under the direction of Captain Stuart of the Peterell, and the Major immediately marched clofe to the gate on the weft fide; and at five o'clock this morning fent in to the Governor the Viceroy's letter, containing the terms which would be granted to the town, and gave him two hours for his anfwer. At half past five I came on shore, when we received a meffage from the Governor, defiring one hour more to confult with the principal inhabitants. We took this opportunity to affure the Tuscan inhabitants, that they fhould receive no injury whatever in their perfons or property.

Having ordered the fhips into the har bour, to their feveral stations before appointed, the Major and myself determined, fhould the terms offered be rejected, inftantly to open the fire of the ships, and to ftorm the place on every point from the land and fea.

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The harmony and good understanding between the army and the navy, employed on this occafion, will, I truft, be a farther proof of what may be effected by the hearty co-operation of the two fervices.

I cannot conclude without expreffing my fullest approbation of the zeal and good conduct of every Captain, officer, and man in the fquadron; and alfo that during that time I was neceffarily employed on thore, that my firft Lieutenant, Edward Berry, commanded the fhip, and placed her opposite the grand baftion, within half pistol shot, and in fuch a manner as could not have failed, had we opened our fire, to have had the greateft effect. I have the honour to be, &c. HOR. NELSON.

Sir J. Jervis, K. B.

Admiralty Office, Aug. 20. Copy of a letter from Admiral Peyton, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's thips and vessels in the Downs, dated Auguft 19.

SIR, I have received a letter from the mafter of his Majefty's hired armed cutter Lion, dated the 17th, which acquaints me, that on the 16th the Lion, together with the Swallow revenue cutter, chaced a lugger and a floop, recaptured the Που Dep, and took the lugger; found her to be a French privateeer, with fwivels and fmall arms, and 17 men, three days. from St Valory's, and had not taken any. thing but the above floop. I am, &c. Jos. PEYTON.

Admiralty-Office, Aug. 20. By a letter from Sir John Borlafe Warren, commanding a fquadron of his Majefty's frigates, dated the 7th inftant, information is received, that he had chaced into Dovarnenez Bay, near Breft, a French convoy, under the protection of a frigate of 30 guns, and a brig of 18, which were driven on fhore, and the latter bilged; as were alfo a tranfport of 600 tons, and a schooner of 80 tons; and that five brigs of 120 tons each, two chaffe marees of 90, and a dogger of 100 tons, were abandoned by their crews and burnt.

Admiralty Office, Aug. 25. Extract of a letter from Admiral Sir Peter Parker, Bart. dated on board the Royal William, at Spithead, Aug. 23. Pleafe to acquaint their Lordships, that his Majefty's cutter Speedwell arrived at Spithead this morning with La , Breve, French cutter privateer, carrying one fix pounder, two fwivels, and twen

ty-five men, which he took yesterday morning off St Catherine's Point. The Fly floop has alfo fent into this port La Furet, French lugger privateer, of five swivels and twenty-feven men, which the took yesterday feven leagues from Portland.

Admiralty Office, Aug. 25 (1) Extract of a letter from Capt. John Ignateaff, commanding her Imperial Majefty's floop Difpatch, dated Yarmouth Roads, Aug. 22. 1796.

SIR, I have the honour to acquaint you, for their Lordships information, that, cruizing with her Imperial Majefty's floop, under my command, off the Texel, with the fleet, on the 20th inftant, I gave chace to a strange fail, and, in the courfe of five hours, by the help of towing and rowing, I came up with her, when, after firing a few shot, I had the pleasure to fee her ftrike her colours. She proves to be a schooner privateer, mounted with fix guns and four fwivels, and having on board thirtyfive men. I learned from her captain, that he had captured four English veffele, and was then on her paffage from Norway to the Texel, for which place she had two pilots on board. She was built three years ago, is coppered, and, in my opinion, fit for his Majesty's fervice.

Admiralty-Office, Aug. 30.

Extract of a letter from Sir Peter Parker, Bart. dated on board the Royal William at Spithead, Aug. 28.. The Telemachus cutter brought in yesterday a fmall French privateer of 4 fwivels and 22 men, and alfo a fmuggling veffel; both which were taken the fame day at the back of the Ifle of Wight.

This morning Captain Amos, of the Swallow cutter in the fervice of his Majefty's revenue, brought into this port a French privateer, called Petit Diable, of the burden of fix tons, belonging to Calais, which he captured laft night off Farleigh. The crew confifted of the first and fecond captain and 12 men.

[The Gazette of Sept. 6. contains a letter from Captain Drury of his Majefty's fhip Alfred, ftating, that on his way to Jamaica, he had captured the French national frigate La Renomee, of 44 guns, and 320 men, without any lofs. She is a very fine frigate, only two years old.

(End of the Gazettes.)

FRANCE.

The proceedings of the Directory, have long been carried on with fo much fecrecy, that we have not attempted for fome time, to fay any thing regarding the affairs of the Cabinet at Paris. In the courfe of the month, however, there have been confiderable commotions in that city. On the night of the 10th, a ferious infurrection took place. The Jacobiniçal infurgents, to the number of between 1400 and 1500, attempted to take poffeffion of the camp of Grenelle. A regular battle enfued, and feveral lives were loft. The promptitude of the meatures adopted to restore tranquility, foon produced the defired effect. A military coinmiflion has been inftituted for the purpose of trying fuch of the infurgents as were apprehended, and the legislative bodies have refolved, that domiciliary vifits fhall be daily made in certain departments.

Sept. 22. It was yesterday about one o'clock after mid-day, that the confpirators of Grenelle were fhot at the head of the camp. It was the first time that any one had been fhot in Paris fince the revolution. The twelve convicts were conducted in two carriages, in the midft of a ftrong armed force, and a concourfe of citizens, which was wifely prevented from vociferating and abufing men, who were about to pay for their crimes with their lives. They had, it is faid, not only an affured, but a gay air. They embraced each other as they defcended from the carriages. They were ordered to kneel; only four obeyed. General Jacob, one of the confpirators, faid to the foldiers, "Fire; I do not fear death." The fig nal being given, they all fell except Cailleux, who was but flightly wounded, He was proftrated by a fecond discharge.

WEST INDIES.

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No movements of any confequénce have taken place for fome time. It appears that the ravages of the yellow fever have not quite ceafed.

A difagreement having taken place between the Spaniards and the French Commiffioners, relative to the furrender of St Domingo, a part of the Spanish inhabitants sent a deputation to General Forbes, foliciting his protection. The British General, in confequence, iffued a proclamation, offering his protection, and guaranteeing to them, under the banners of his Britannic Majefty, fafety to their perfons and property.

LONDON.

The affairs of Europe were never perhaps more critical and interefting than at prefent. France, on one fide, having made peace with Spain, and entered into a treaty both offenfive and defenlive with that power, will naturally look on the fuccefsful operations of Buonaparte in italy, as prefages of univerfal conqueft in that quarter; and of fuccefs to their fchemes in the fouth and weft of Europe: While, on the other fide, the addrefs, skill, and intrepid exertions of the Archduke, feem to threaten the total deftruction of the hitherto fuccefsful army of the Sambre and Meufe. Jourdan's army difperfed and driven behind the Lahu, gives the Archduke an opportunity of fending a ftrong reinforcement to aid General la Tour in his operations against Moreau, who seems to be between the two armies. Wherever the French have.

been, both in Italy and Germany, they feem to have exafperated the peafantry by their rapacity and cruelty. Whenever an opportunity offers, they rife up in arms against them.-The fquadron fent out by the French, feems to raise fufpicions of the fate of the Newfoundland fifhery; but the reinforcement fent to that quarter by Sir Alan Gardner, it is hoped will be able to protect them, and defeat the fchemes of the enemy. Much has of late been faid regarding a peace: The British cabinet feem to go every reafonable and prudent length to obtain that much withed-for object. The refult of Mr Hammond's miffion to the continent, and of the negotiations for a paffport for an embally to Paris, will probably be foon laid before Parliament, which has juft met, and which will immediately, when the neceffary forms are gone through, proceed to the national bufinefs.

At home Britain is in a moft refpectable ftate of defence, our troops at prefent amount to no fewer than 152,000 effective men; and from the augmentations that are about to take place, will fhortly be little lefs than 180,000 men. Our navy is alfo in a formidable condition. The amount of the naval eftablishment at this time is greater than has been known. The laft return to the 31ft of August makes the number of fhips in commiffion 467, of which 122 are of the line from 74 to 112 guns; eighteen of 50; 180 frigates from 24 to 44 guns; and 147 foops, brigs, and cutters.

Sept.

Sept. 1. Thomas Macdonald, Efq; formerly of Edinburgh, W. S. counfellor at law, has been appointed one, of two commifiioners to go to America, on the part of his Majefty, pursuant to the late treaty with the United States. By that treaty it was provided, that two commiffioners fhould be appointed by his Majefty; two by the prefident of the United States; and a fifth by the unanimous voice of the other four, or, if not unanimous, by lot, in the manner prefcribed by the treaty: That thefe five, or any three of them, fhould conftitute a board, to fit firft at Philadelphia, but with power to adjourn from place to place as they fhould fee caufe, and to determine finally and without appeal, according to equity and juftice, all claims by British fubjects against the inhabitants of the United States, as at the time of the peace. 6. In the London Gazette of this evening are two orders from the King in council, dated Weymouth, Sept. 3. for licensing, till the 25th of December next, the exportation of goods, in neutral veffels, to the United Provinces, Auftria, and Italy; and the accepting, indorfing, and paying bills of exchange, &c. from the faid places, under certain reftrictions therein fet forth.

On Friday the 18th, a little before 12 o'clock, a moft alarming and dreadful fire broke out in a warehouse belong. ing to and adjoining the brewery of Meffrs Harvey and Fairclough, in Cheapfide, Liverpool, and could not be got under till the whole of the building, with its valuable contents, were confumed, viz. Mr Middleton's ftock of cotton machinery, &c. 12,000 bushels of wheat, 6coo ditto of barley and oats, with the flock of hops, malt, &c. belonging to the brewery concern, and amounting in the whole to the value of 15,00ol. Five perfons, who were working at one of the engines, were crushed to death, and ten others bruifed and wounded in fo dreadful a manner, that four of them are fince dead in the Infirmary.

23. Yesterday at four o'clock, the Amphion frigate of 32 guns, Captain Ifrael Pellew, lafhed along-fide the Princeffa hulk at Plymouth, blew up with a dreadful explofion. The fhock felt was like an earthquake. In a moment the fore part of the fhip was fcattered in 10,000 fhivers, and nothing but wreck to be feen. There were near 300 men, women, and children on board when this fhocking accident happened. The returns this morn

ing are, Captain Pellew, one lieutenant, one purfer, one midfhipman, one mate, one boatswain and mate, and 33 feamen and marines faved: feveral of these badly wounded. The reft, fhocking to relate, configned to eternity! About 42 bodies were picked up, and carried to the bone-house of the royal hofpital, and placed in coffins, among which are fix young women. How this accident happened is yet unknown. Captain Pellew, Captain Swaffield, of the Overyffel of 64 guns, and a lieutenant of the Amphion, were dining together; hearing fome bufle, Captain Pellew and the lieutenant ran into the quarter-gallery, and the fhip inftantly blew up, forward. Captain Pellew was blown on the hulk, and the lieutenant into the water. Both were faved. Captain Pellew wounded in the face, and the lieutenant in the leg. Poor Captain Swaffield, a Mr Spry, jun. upholder, of Dock, and his fon, were all funk with the wreck. A fergeant of the North Devon was alfo blown up, with feveral other perfons vifiting their friends, it being the anniversary of his Majesty's coronation. The mafter, gunner, carpenter, and mates, Lieutenant Campbell of the marines, (nephew of Colonel Campbell) are amongst the unfortuate fufferers.

Admiralty-office, Sept. 26. A lift of men faved from the Amphion, transmitted by Admiral Sir Richard King, commander in chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels at Plymouth, to Mr Nepean. Captain-Ifrael Pellew. Lieutenant-James Muir. Armourer-James Harry.

Seamen James Ruffel, James Stanley, Michael Kerley, John Lacey, Benjamin Farewell, William Smith, William Cantel, James Prior, Michael Conelly, John Satchell, John Jones, Daniel Driscoll, Charles Harrison, John Paterson, Robert Erewick, Peter Colleld, William Atkinfon, William Elliot, Ifaac Bateman, Matthew Powers, Ebenezer Thompson, Samuel Giles, Richard Rouley.

All the above have received contufions or are hurt in different degrees. Mafter's mate-Henry Haywood, nót hurt.

Marines Benjamine Hollinworth, Robert Mansfield, John Kenton, William Collar, Charles Moorhead, James Stanly, Thomas Cooper, Thomas Cranston, William Wheelin, George Adams, John Beaufoy, Michael Fréney;

Boatswain-Henry Montanden;

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