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AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE, RSCBIVtp ST HDAY BY THE COVNTHI or 'LEICESTIR ACICTt On the atst the artny rtas landed, in two division, to the eastwaid and westward of rhe fort and town, covered to the westward by the Ceres and Lark, and to the eastward bv the Ipbigenia, and Cormorant ant! Serin sloops, with the Africa and Leviathan pkced against the fort, and the Swiftsure to cannonade the town. The fire of the latter was interrupted in the course "of half an hour from the situation of the army on shore; but the two former kept up an unremitting for near four hours, against the fore, until dark, and the land wind coming fresh, the ships were moved off to a proper anchot age. The day following the army were chiefly employed re-connoitering, and the next day, from what they had observed and the intelligence gained, the enemy were found su exceedingly numerous that it was resolved best for his Majesty's service to reimbark the army, and postpone the operations for the present. In the course of the night, and by noon the next day, the artillery, army, Sec. were reimbarked but, I am sorryto that the army lost a few men, and that the Africa had one man killed and seven wounded: and the Leviathan five killed and twelve wounded, two since dead, with damage done to the masts and yards of both ships, insomuch that they must go down to Jamaica to have them made good.

HALIFAX, MAY tj. His Majesty's ship Resolution, Vice-Admiral Murray, arrived here on Saturday, as did the Cleopatra frigate, with the Aurora, a French ship, mounting 10 guns, and laden with sugar, coffee, her prize. The Assistance, Commodore Mowatt, has sent in the Bermudan transport Sally, and American ship Elizabeth, bound from France to Alexandria. The Hussar frigate is arrived here from a cruize. The brig Sally, Capt.

Perples, on Thursday, arrived here, from Martinique, and bri ngs advice of the French having been most compleatly beaten in Grenada. The Topaze frigate, Capt. Church, is from Bermuda, to join Admiral Murray's squadron. A letter from Bermuda, of the 23d April, states, on the authority of a gentleman arrived there from Carolina, that, at Charlestown, several new American-built privateers were fitting out, and by the Merchants of that city; it adds, that the Ranger French privateer, of 18 guns, from St. Domingo, cruizing ro the windward of Barbadoes, in order to intercept our transports, had been captured by the Beau lieu frigate.

The French frigate Venus, built for 50, but mounting 36 guns, had likewise been taken, and sent into Martinique. The Thisbe frigate, Capt. Hardy, some days since, arrived in our roads from Plymouth she parted from her convoy, the Earl of Mansfield, soon after her leaving England, in a gale of wind. Commodore Mowatt succeeds Admiral Murray in the command of the ships on this station, MAT 21. The Assistance, of 50 guns, is this morning arrived from a cruise.

Two American ships, bound for France, detained by the Commodore, are, we understand, on their passage for this port. The Newfoundland fishery is, this season, remarkably productive. NAVY. Britain, long the rival of France in arts, commerce, and in arms, the accused incitor to confederated hostility is now the peculiar objeft of, her vengeance. Our Navy, the source of our greatness, the tenure -by which our political existence is held, should be still more attended.

Impotence invites attack to be enabled to re pel, is to ayoid.it. Our Fleet may, and ought to be 0r boast; but its necessary increase does not correspond with that of our enemies and neglect of our Marines keens pace with the deficiency of our seamen. We some time since stated self-evident truisms; that as sickness disqualified for action, the soldiers intended for sea service should be trained to it, and not in an eter nal state of change; particularly as Marines arV equally" vrit ordinary seamm competent t0 most of the duties of the ship. In the year 1782, with 98 sail of the line in commis. had near 25,000 Marines; at present, with n9 sail of incline in commission, we have little more than 18,000: the.confequence of which is that instead of these half uamtn, which with equal bounty could be obtained easier than anv other description of soldiers, supply inir the want of able seamen, most of our ships are deficient of their complement; and one ship of 74 guns, which entitled to a Captain and two Subaltern Marine Officers lately went to sea without one.

Eighteen marching regiments, 1,000 strong, would have at least 1S0 Field Officers; the Marines have but 23; detached as they are, a less number of Field Officers mav answer than if thev were united the same observa, Hon holds to all other corps serving on board ship. It is not to deprive any, we shall not say of the incitement, for our army does not need one, but of the reward of meritorious we make the observation, we' Jove not to see wretchedness o'ercharged, and duty, in his service perishing." Even the most fortunate, we eem to have too little; but feeling, or something more, is pe. ctiliarly rou'zed, bn feemg Officers, after 'at least 17 years of meritorious service- in this distinguished corps, still no more than Lieutenants. Notwithstanding the increased price of the to existence, the pay of -the Navy and Army, if we take not, has not been increased since the reigii'of Anne. We would call, the attention of the Country-to claims founded on justice, policy, and.

benevolence apd' incite to a considerable augmentation of Marines whichV perhaps, would be bestVnnexed to the Artillery, or whose future Subalterns shouldatjeast betaken from the mifr sery of that excellent corps at Woolwich, In the year 178s, we had 33 sail of the line building; to which may he attributed the increased number now' in commission. The enemy have every slip in ever.v Port occupied, and even the interior-of France is framing immense ships, which our contemptible sixty -fours could not Jay along side of, and which in a few weeks after they in pieces are floated to the Ports, may be, and are equip-; ped for sea. 1 T- 1 1 Report has for some time stated that a certain Gentle man had given a prohibitory mandate to an amiable un, fortunate, against further visits to the Opera; opinion was yesterday suspended hy a declaration in tnany of the Prints, that a reconciliation would be last night attended by he a ppearance ef both. The House was consequently crouded; but neither appeared. To the assigned cause of the absence of the Lady we cannot give credit it proceeds from that honorable consideration which would not irritate the public mind against the cause of her ON THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL BULLER, KILLED IN ILASBiaS IN' 170,5.

Written by Mr. Shsk :da.n. at the requei'h of pretent Lady. -SCARCE hnsVd the Sigh, scarce dried the ling'ring Tear, AtFcfiion poui 'd upon a Brother's Bier loss bill LAURA's sorrows flow, Ai keen in anguiHi as a Sister's woe. Unknown to.ir.c the ohjecr.

of fier grief I dare not counsel, did she ask relief Vet the yiih no vain intrusion prove To share her lor ail who shar'd her love. Yes, Gallant Victim, in this hateful Strife Which 1'sidf. maintains 'gains! Mam's and FREEDOM'S Life, If ouiclc. and sensible to Lauia's worth heart's first comment was alfection's birth 3f t'hy soul's day rase tniy in her sight A ltd absence v.as thy clouded spirit's uiiit, -If 'mid whatever busy tinnuks thrown Tin- siicrci thoughts still turn'd to her alone Jf, while Ambition seem'd each Art to move, Thy secret hope was Lahji Peace, and Love If tii' feelings, and thy dying To wis: 1 happiness thou couidst not share; me kindred claim thy name revere, Aitdciv. thy Memouv'a Brother's Tear But, ah not tears alone fill Lakua's eyes, JIeienikeut kikdles with Afljctio.v'j Insulted patience borrows passion's breath, Tu curst, the plotters of tiI'Ese scenes or death! Yet sooih'd to peace, sweet mourner, tranquil be And cv'rv harsh emotion leave to me Remembrance sad and coi: regret be thine, The w.tATH of Hate the blow of Vengeance mine.

And oh, by Heav'n, that Hour shall suely cows When, fell destroyers, ye shall mpct your doom Yes, MISCREANT STATESMEN by th proud disdaia Which honour feels at base CORRUPTION'S REIGN, 3y the ioud clamours of a NATION'S WOES, By the still pang domestic Sorrow knows, By all thAt Hove has lost, or Tlkrok hars, By ENGLAND'S INJURIES, and Laura's teahs The Hour shall come, when Fraud's short triumphs past, A PEOPLE'S VENGEANCE shall strike home at last I Then, then shall fell liemorsc, the dastard fiend, Who ne'er pollutes the uoble Soldier's cud, And dark Despair around the SCAFFOLD wait, Jk-fici N3'f one look deplore the Traitor's fate! Jkit while Remembrance shakes his coward frame, And starts of I'ude contend with inwaid shame i The triuic reproach, or execration loud, Of souer Justice, or the scoffing croud; Alike iball hail the BLOW that seals his doom, Anil GIVES TO INFAMY HIS MEM'RY AND HIS TOMB. Turn from the hateful Scene, dear LAURA, turn; And thy lov'd friend with milder sorrow mourn 1 tliiil dwe.l upon his ale for still thou'It iind contrast lovely, and 'twill soothe thy mind Tall'n with the brave, e'er number'd with the slain-- Hs iqhid umvoCNDn calms jits body's pain! Halt i ais'd he leans. See Fk i 11 1 r- bending o'er, Tier sighs supprcss'd as to his view she bore Thy inuch-lov'd image whose all soothing smile Could pain disarm, and Death's list pang beguile- Hopeless, not dismay'd, with fearless eye, He reads the doom that telis him he Mirsr die-" Lays his js rav hasp vi-qs his bleeding breast, Afld Vi ELS HIS GLORY WHILE HI TINPS 111 REST Resigns the transient breath which Nature gave, And SURE OF PROUDER tlFE O'j? LOOKS THE CRAVE is ths meed that waits h.Ss taurel'u 3ier, v-Jphi's Hope, 'tis honour' 1 i-raisx sincere, Iji FuiENusiiif's sion, and gentle Beauty's tear Mrs. Sheridan had just lost a Brother. KENT ELECTION.

June i 1796. npHE FREEHOLDERS of the County of KENT, in jl the Interest of Mr. HONYWOOP, resident in and near Lon. dun. wili be nccommodaud with Carriages to convey them to every -day during the F.lpfction, at the Red HarL, Fetter-lane, and jit Hie Three Tuns, near St.

Margaret's 'Hill, in the Borough. Any information conducive to Mr. fcfONYWOOD's tl merest will be received by M'ss. Clsrkson, No. 29 Essex-street, Straud.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Henry O'Hara, of Holborn, linen-draper. BANKRUPTS. John Henry Grellier and William Nickells, of Crowiv street, Shore-ditch, Middlesex, feather and fringe manufacturers. Hugh Treble, of Bagnigge Marsh, parish of St.

James, Clerkcnwcll, Middlesex, victualler. John Thomas, of the Broadway, Westmintfcr, cordwainer. William Befta, William Peter Belts, and Gcurge Veriar, ot Lambeth, Surry, nocking manufacturer's. John Grocock, late of Halloughton, Leicettcrtbirc, shopkeeper. John Ayres, late of Houndsditch, but now of Old Broad-ttieet, London, broker.

Robert Cowen, of Love-lane, Little Eastcheap, London, wine and bra'ndy merchant. John Shipman, of feathcrstoiic-buildingi, Holborn, money-scrivener, riromas Healy, of Walthaiii, Lincolnshire, tanner. Joseph I'ayn, late of Kidderminster, Woiceiethiic, vonkeepet. William Briscoe, late of Worceiter, giovcr. DIVIDENDS.

July 5. William Henley, of Newton Devonshire, merchant, at Guildhall, London. July 15. John Downs, cf Peldon, Essex, shopkeeper, at the Three Cups Inn, Colchester. July a.

John Scott, ol'Shorcditeh, Middlesex, oilman, at Guildhall. July 10. Josiah Willson, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, innkeeper, at the White Lion Inn, Banbury. July 12. Nathaniel Hall, of Gerrard-atrect, Westminster, linen-draper, at Guildhall.

July 6. David Jackton, of Kendal, Westmoreland, drysaltcr, at the White Hart Inn, in Kendal. July 2. William Batger, of the New Road, pariah of St. George, Middlesex, sugar broker, at Guildhall.

July 5. James Hiscocks, of Frome Selwood, Somersetshire, clothier, at ths Fack-horsc Inn, Frome Selwood. July 9. William Morgan, of Portsmouth, linen-draper, at Guildhall, London. July 9.

Thomas Lynch, of Clapham, Surry, merchant, at Guildhall. July 2. Edmund Thompson, of Kastoff, Lisicolnshnc, merchant, at the Red Lion. Ilowden, Yorkshire. July 12.

John Harris, Edward Lowe, Thomas Gaskill, and Henry Lowe, o'f Cannon-street, Loudon, fcltinakcis, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES. July 13. Thomas Palmer, of Newcastle under Lyme, Suffordshire, butcher. William Bent, of Paternoster-row, bookseller.

The average price of Sugar, computed from the returns ending jane 1796, is Sixty. Five Skilhngi per Cwt. exclusive of the duties. The Assistance, of 50 guns, with the Preuvoyante and Hussar frigates, on the 7th, sailed on a cruize. A small Republican schooner, mounting, 6 guns, and having on board 60 men, arrived here on the 6th, from Guadaloupe.

The French on that island, dread an attack from the British. The gieatest anarchy and confusion prevailed the Black troops were particnlarly.mu-tinous, and the English prisonei of whom there" were considerable numbers, had been all closely confined. There was a great scarcity of provisions throughout the island. The Chesterfield packet is appointed to carry out the Leeward Island mail of Wednesday next. The Vestal, frigate, and Spitfire, sloop, have sailed from Hull, wi th the trade for the Baltic, as did the Star, cutter.

on Tuesday, with convoy for the Elbe and Weser. Kuli has petitioned for a convoy, to sail with the southern ships, on the aist, to be in time for the grand convov from Spit head. Admiral Rainier, with his little squadron, was to have sailed from Penang, for Batavia, in December last. There was no doubt of its immediate reduction. Penang is a Dutch factory, on the Coast of Sumatra, between Bencoo-len and Batavia.

In the Madras papers of December, there was an article stating the arrival of a vessel at Calcutta, early in November, from Sumatra, with accounts of an epidemick fever having about April 1795, occasioned considerable mortality at that settlement. By the Major Pinckney, there were letters dated from Fort Marlborough, on the 14th of November; which, we are happv to announce. Average Prices of En land and Wales, from the Return ending the 4th of June, 1796. Wheat. Rye.

Barley. Oats. s. d. 1.

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Per Quarter, 79 7 47 33 10 21 3 Mr. THO. ZOUCH, of Wakefield, who Jtely served jj on L-dWrd Kis Majesty's ship Tartar, be now living, and will apply to be wiH hear of something to his advantage. And it is has anv knowledge of the present residence, fil the ai-ove will have the ocdneis to communicate to Joh C. RiEiiii.t, No.

Micre Court, St. Paul' Church. Yard. THE OBSEBlVER ORIGINALS. SUNDAY, June 12.

Tbe Q-n, whose generosity is as unbounded au hrr wealth anal power to do good, 'is said to compassionate the sufferings of poor Lady J. from the unmerited slander of the Public, and accuses a lovely Stranger of too much tenacity and decorum. The of a certain Lady, who, during the hey-day of her own blood, with unrelenting severity, turned her back with indignant scorn on ll beauty'suspefted of frailty, is now thrown off. She no longer dreads being cheated, by their allurements, of her connubial rites, and boldly stands forth the Protedres? of Adultery Her Majesty God bless her!) is a great amateur of -needle-work indeed she is said to admire it almost as much as she does diamopds. The beautifully embroidered screen, of the Duchess of York's working, we fancy, would be well bestowed to complete the collection contained the agreeable intelligence of the health of the settlement having been restored, and that the mortality amongst the Europeans was very inconsiderable.

When the Chichester rice-ship sailed from Madras, the Nonsuch, and three other vessels, freighted with graiu, wei on the eve of sail in? for London. A Russian squadron, comprising two ships oTthe line, and some frigates, on Friday arrived at Sheerness. Admiral Tait commands. We received the Paris papers of the 7th and 8th inst. neither of which intimated the recommencement of hostilities on the Rhine; but a strip of paper printed on one side, and thrnst into the paper of the 8th, contained the of either Buckingham-House or Windsor: following momentous statement.

The beautiful Screen, presented by the Duchess of York to the Princess of Wales, would be more appropm to the Prince, as that amiable Lady's ads are Bulletin of ths Tdegraph, lOth of of June.) fourth year of the and generous but it might haye been meant fqjjthe' of some of the Household, which, if universal report true, would be of great service nay, is much wanted Madame Pompadour has prudently withdrawn, v'i her philosophic Lord, to the and her, the affections of the P. and the execrations cf 1 Peopie. Lord J. lately declaring his continued love for his wife, said Uii flura nitent, nen ego paucis tfftndar maculu" A white horse is the crest to the Brunswick arms: we marvel, was it affection to that symbol that induced' Lady J. to take up her abode at the White Horse, at fJxbridgef The Reunion, Calypso, and Proserpine, on Friday sailed from Sheerness for the North Seas.

The Squirrel frigate, at the same time, arrived at the Nore, from a cruize of 15 weeks olF the coast of Norway. The Surgeon, and third officer of the Oxford India, man, on their passage from Calcutta, in December last, went on shore to shoot, at Diamond Harbour, and proceeded to the place where poor Munro was killed by a tyger. At a village which they passed, they heard of a tyger being in the vicinage; with more spirit than prudence, they went in quest of him, attended by a number of villagers, who were rejoiced at the prospect of losing so unpleasant a neighbour. The enemy was concealed in a paddy field, but on their approach, rushing out, seized a poor native by the neck, and was carrying him off; on the Gentleman's firing, the ferocious beast dropped his prey the poor man nowever, soon after died the tyger escaped. The brig Vine, on Friday arrived at Portsmouth from Guernsey, brought advice of the, Chouans and Royalists being in such force on the Continent, as to induce an order from the Governor of Jersey, for all Emigrants in that island capable of bearing' arms immediately to depart for Brittany the Prince de Bouillon has appointed transports, for their safe conveyance thither.

A mail from America was yesterday received in town from Falmouth, to which port it was brought from Halifax by the Countess of Leicester, after a passage of seventeen days. She left New York on the 12th May, and had no passengers. By this conveyance we received the New Rtpubiic, nine o'clock in the morning. Ckapfx, DireSor of tht Correspondence by Means of'theTcfegtapk, at Lisle. The French having attacked the Austrians on the 12th of (3 1st of May,) General Kleber passed the Sieg, and completely routed the enemy, having killed two thousand four hundred men.

Chappe." It will be remembered, that in our last, we stated the re -exchange of the French and Austrian hostages, reciprocally given as sureties for the observance of the armistice, to have taken place on the 3 1st of May it is therefore, by no means improbable that this event may have been the signal for the renewal of hostilities. The victory here claimed, however singular, is consistent with the successes which have recently attended their arms and it is not unnatural suppose that the account of this stated ation might have reached Paris after the regular papers of the 8th had been worked off, and thus, by means of this kind of supplement, announced to the world. It is, however, to be observed, that the distance from the Sieg to Lisle is nearly as great as from the. Sieg, to Paris and why so circuitous a route should have been adopted is not accounted for much less the cause of the extraordinary delay in the communication of such important intelligence. The adlion is reported to have taken place on the 3 1st May, but it was not till nine o'clock 6-1 Frcm the LONDON GAZLiTTK, SATUXD4Y, JUfCE II.

Downing-Strcet, June 8. Extract of a Dispatch from Fnser to Lord GrenvilU, dated Hamburgh May 27, 1 796. Information has been received here from Amsterdam, pf tin; 24th instant, that, in consequence of the late disturbance in that city, the French General Bournonviile had thought it adviseable to propose putting a considerable nu inner of French troops in garrison in that city; that that measure had at first met with much opposition on the part of tli Burghers of that City, who had claimed to themselves the right of settling their own dispute without ihg interference of the French military that however they had been obliged to yield, and that a considerable body of French troops had actually marched into Ara-surdarrj. Whit hull June 1 1 Bv a dispatch from Major-General Gordon Forbes tp the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, dated Mole St.

Nicolas, St. Do-jriingo, April 10, 17.96, it appears, that a division of Bruh and Colpniai troops from the garrison at Port au Pi ince were the 17th and 18th of March, in order toproceed against the town and fortress of Leogane the same islarH. The troops were landed on the 21st, and a firing wis opened on the following day from a temporary battery, which had been const ru died. The enemy having brought their heavy artillery to flank this battery, jt was obliged to be abandoned, with the loss of one six-poundcr disabled, and another spiked and left behipd. pn this occasion Lieutenant Bingham, of the artillery, jn-t his arm, and that corps, which behaved remarkably suffered some trifling loss.

A very heavy fire had been maintained during the greatest part of the izd from the ships pf war against the town and forts but no im-pfpssioh whatever having been made by them, and the izce appearing much stronger than it had been repre-snfed, the forces were judged inadequate to the enter-prize, and the troops, stores, guns, and ammunition pf fcvc'ry kind, were therefore reirnbai-Jced, without further joss or accident. Admiralty-Office, June ji-xiraii of ,7 htier from Rear-Admiral Piiricr, Commander in C'iiif rf Mnjcstfr s-fs, at Jamaica, to Mr. Nc- sUiid Siv-Jtsure, at March r- I .1 their Lordships infbrrntion I beg leave to acquaint vpu, Agreeably' to my letter of a8th ultimo, I- The ten thousand lately given Lord V. is all gone, Male porta, male dilakunmr The Duke of Northumberland, we regret to state; though much benefited by the Bath waters, continues much indisposed. His Grace has purchased the.

seven, years lease of a house in Laura Place. The amiable Duchess and her fair daughters are well as their friends can wish. Idolatry has already succeeded superstition in Italy; where htc is accused of the success cf the French. It has been discovered, that a prophet some hundred years ago predicted that Rome and the Papal Power should be subdued by a General who had an in his name. Ills resulting from misconduct are eer attributed to destiny.

We are told, that the French arms deprived us of the multitudinous customers in Italy who fed our manul'ac turers, and contributed to raise Britain to prcerr.inentdis- tintion, that our trade has received a peoth BVmfidfrVfi that our navy has not in the Mediterranean a Port ij which it can obtain shelter and yet these our informants, th self-denominated friends of Britain, require us to e- 7 Jolctfftiesuccesses of the Frencbv. fFrceiislsjated to have sent much troops-imdjsguise; iri Ito lffeIf, i n'American, Spanish, and ofher.h--vz bottoms- The circumstance is probable, and possi- bly unavoidable but that somany French. sqiiadrpiV uMfhniit infm-i-nhnon. have oceeded to the same York papers to the 10th May, and those printed at Halifax to the 17th the former are wholly filled with comments on the late treaty, and the latter are if possible more than usually insipid. The Halifax packet with the mails for America, and the Adivetvith those for Barbadoes, Martinique and Jamaica, are detained at Falmouth for Government dispatches, which wili, however, probably arrive there on Tuesday.

the morning of the 8th June, that it is stated to have been announced in Paris. The distance is not much more than three hundred mile and certainly so long period bv any means, much less hbse of aIegrapwas not necessary for its .1. Yesterday, being the festival of St. Barnabas, was observed as a holiday at the Stock Exchange, and most of the Public Offices. i Tkere are a variety of Qthff circumstances concur in' leading us to believe it probable the account to -bf an im The intendedLoan to thmjpor according Three I'Thlftii! Notfiiijgnj-W'on the wane.

returned 6h! iof he embers for.Retfpr, lute KloAir. position. inaiionii Twp of the CTindidates fr Bristol, is stateclwere, The for Cheshi re catne on1 vesicrdar. when it A Committee on ApHeuls yesterday at at the Council Office, Whitehall, till fquf Capt. Preston has he TFW fkP Wri Jatehx, latched at Pcptfoi in i'ori-au-l nncc witrj Mineral i'qrpes, meeting waj of the Genera Pfjicciv and -the tor itajun' Lpeicuf itoMMfted Mr.erewe arid Uf CJidbojule) lr would be HttV? Kffif.

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