th Auftrian troop drawn from thence to re
inforce ihe A i -nn'es on the Rhine and in Italy.
General Alvinzv attacked Buonanarie. de-
j - - m r
featcd him in two tevere battles, relieved
Mantua, and, joined by Marflial Wormier,
v as chafing the Ki tnch out of the Milaiiete,
Thefe actions were potterior to that ot No
vember 1 8.
the combined French and Spanifh fleet,
parading the Mediterranean, was attacked by
a violent ftorm, inwhiclr'thfe'laiivyheatther
Sailors loft teven of their Ships. One of thefc
a Spanifh friate, was run down in t lie gale,
by the San nil; ma Trinidad.
Bournonville had withdrawn foin Duflel
dorff, and retired to Coblemz. Alufptnfion
of arms hail been folicited by the French from
the Archduke, but peremptorily refufed
General Stuart, with the luccouvsftipulated
by Treaty had gone for Lifbon.
Sir Ed-ward Pellew arrived at Plymouth
with -accounts of bis having fallen in wittnr
large French Fleet of Tianlporis,elborted by
l8 Sail of the Line, out from Bi ell, fleering
to the Southward, 4'uppofed for Portugal.
Admiral Colpoys with his Spuadion, in ton
fquence of this intelligence, immediately
proceeded to lea.
A Cutter from fir John Jervis arrived a day
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iiimwhi. 1 11 1111 in 1 1 1 v, iimi iiaiiu runt
from Gibraltar tor Lifl)on, with 23 Ships of
the Line, having received intelligence of an
armament from Licit being failed for Pot
ttigal. Lord Malmefbury was it til at Paris. The
directory had acceded to two propofnions
li-udeby him, viz. That the negotiation fliouUl
be fecret : And, That mutual leltitutions on
the part of the Allied Powers and the French
fhouldbethe balis of the Negociation.
By the fame veflel, we like wife have in
telligence, that Nitle thoufahd Troops were
embarked at Martinique, and were to be
joined by fome additional forces from Eng
land and Ireland. The object of this expedi
tion was vanoufly conjectured. From the
immenle quantity of Ordnance Stoi cs fliip. -ped,
it was however evident that fome ftege
of importance was in contemplation.
While the Nootka Sound bufiuefs was in
agitation, it is now well known that our
Government had determined, in the event of
a rupture, on an expedition againft Mexico ;
and it was confidered as an enterprise in
which tittle difficulty would have to be
encountered.
The weak Itate of the Spanifh force in Cuba,
and the univerfal contempt in which the
prefent Admin ill rut ion is there held, it is laid,
would render that lfland a cheap and eafy
couqnelt to a Bftifli Army.
If we are to credit reports from Cuba, the
whole regular forces in that 1 Hand are barely
iwntlmilluililmpn ! trwl tVtf Militia .r vul.rt...
any dependence could be placed by the Go
vernment,, do not amount to three thonfand.
There were in the Havana, by the lame ac
counts, three (hips of the Line ami two Fii
gates, manned and fit for fervice.
The" inj ury already done to our Windward
III inds, from Guadaloupe, and the certainty
oi Hill greater evils flowing from that petti
ferous iouu e, (lion Id it be left in the hands
of the pretenr poflcflor, and our forces be
employed on either of the Cervices alluded to
argue llrongly in tavtour of that lfland being
the real dettinauou Of the Armament from
Martinique.
On this fubject however, we ftiarl, in ill
app n ance, loon be enabled to fpeak more
decidedly,
March 7.
Th'n Afternoon, His Majefty's fliip La
Raifon, Capt. Bcresford, appeared in the
Offinn. It d.ll I rum Lnildnll.
POSTSCRIPT.
By La Raifon we have the following very
luterelting Information.
The Emprefs of Kuflia died on (be 18th
m November, and is imcceded uy her Son,
the Emperor Paul.
The report given in a former paper, of
the failure of the French in attempting a
uefcent In Ireland is confirmed.
Lord Malmr (birv. immediately after de
livering the Ultimatum of t he Britifh Court
to the trench Mindler for Foreign affairs,
m ordered by the Directory to leave Paris
within forty eight hours. This clofe to the
NcRocintioiifor Peace was announced hy the
Kiug in a Menage to both Houfcs of Parlia
ment uu ihe 26th of December.
I he Troons drflined to reinforce our
Army to Windward, were arrived.
nocrcromoie nao lanoeu in Uiw
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t " ' infii.iinrn V 1 1
1 II 1... in . '
. vn uiw maim, excepting Point a Feti r .
iuio which Viflot Hugues had retired, and
was clofely befieged by a very powerful
Army and Fleet;
The next advices From that iooarter, we
are confident will inform us ot the entire
furrender of that valuable lfland to the Bri
tifh Arms.
It appears by the information of captain
Connick, that his majefty's (hip La Ration
touched at Guadaloupe al ter a paflage of a I
days from London, and from thence hid a
run of but two days to Nafiau.
We are J uft favored with the following in
telligence by capt. Archibald Cunningham,
ot the fliip Nancy, belonging to this port,
who left Briltol on the 2 2d of December,
and had a ten ions paflage of 69 days. On
his arrival on this coaft, he was boarded off
Charleltou, on the the ad .inlt. in 14 fathom
water, by the Republican tchooner privateer
Pontine, Alexander Bolchos, matter, who
took pofleflion of his fliip and cargo a a
prize, for being from a Britifh port, aud
took out William Murray, chief mate, Hen
ry Willis, fecond mate, fix teamen, andlhap
fda Ctourfe for fome Spanifh port in Lalt
Florida. Three days alter Win. Murray,
mate, gave information that captain Cun
ningham had fire ariusconct-aleo, and meant
to retake the fliip ; at four o'clock in the
morning they hove to, hoiltcd out the boat,
and lent Wm. Murry on board with orders
to the prize-matter lo fend the captain on
board the privateer ; capt. C. being in ted,
in his (late-room,- when the prize-mailer
came and ordered, him in the boat to go on
board the privateer, which he refufed doing
by telling him that he would not quit the
property he was in charge of until he was
(hewn the condemnation ; the prize-mutter
then went upon deck and hailed the priva
teer, telling the captain that he would not
come, who told the prize-matter to ufe force
of arms ; he then with four hands entered
the (latC-rodm, arnied with bjltols and cut
lafles, put a piltol to capt. C s head, telling
him he would blow his brains out if he did
hoc go immediately; capt. C. told him he
might fire and be damned, for theyweie no
better than pirates they then icized him
and put him in the boat by force ; as toon as
they got on board the privateer hotted in the
boat and made fail. On the loth inlt. they
arrived off St. A ugutline bar, caoia to an
chor with the (hip, ami wm in with the
privateer; captain Cunningham went on
fhore with the captain of the privateer and
waited upon the Governor, who told them
both, that it required a little time to know
whe-thedtoie would permit the fliip to come
in or not. The next morning the Governor
lent for capt. C. and the captain of the pri"
vateer, and told them that he had no orders
t to per m ii any American veflels 10 be brought
in as prizes, that he wiflied to befriend both
the French and Americans. After lying
there four days, the captain of the priva
teer propofed F) capt. Cunningham to give
turn up ins (hip and cargo tor the lorn of
two thoufand two hundred and fifty dollars,
who acceded thereto, knowing them both
to be in a dangerous fiiuation at anchor off
the bar ; aud mr. Wm. Cook, a merchant of
Savannah, being there, advanced him the
money by giving bills upon his owner.
Captain Cunningham then went oh board,
took charge of his (hip (Wm. Morry his
chief mate went on fhore with the French
crew) weighed anchor, and failed for this
port, after being plundered of confidcrable
property.
On the aid of Feb. capt. C. fpoke the
fchoouer Sally, capt. Merchan on, out ftveh
days from St. Martins, bound to PhiladeU
pnia, who informed him that twenty. feven
fail of American veflels from Europe bound
home, were blewn off, and had pot into St.
Martins and St. Bartholomews in the utmoti
di'.rrcfs and that when he left there icomus
were receive-l, of tooo Britiih troops having
arrived at Martinique.
A new invention of printing has lately
been put in practice at Bafil in Switzerland.
It is a mo le of printing maps of Countries
with types, in the ulual manner of letter,
prefs The types confilt of an infinite variety
of forms, by which the turnings and windings
of roads, rivers kc. are exprefled with a very
cou(i.icrable degree of beauty and accuracy
T 0 B"e" H IKED"
By the month, quarter, or half year,
Two good black Carpenters,
They are both prime able young fellows,
and one ot them a good cooper as well as
carpenter. For terms apply to
March 33. 3 T HILL.
IPORT OF WILMINGTON.
ENTERED.
Schooners Charlotte. Weft, Phihdel.
phia ; Mark Anthony, Cfols, St. Bariho
m W W w
Polly, Connick, Mew-Providence; Betfev,
Milhentty. Charletton ; Frlendthin. Fotp
fyth, do. Sally, Edens, do. Ship Nancy,
Cunningham, Bnitol.
CLEARED.
Ship Phebe, Stone, St. Bir.Holomewsi
Sloop Two brothers, Fairchild, New.Yorki
Schooner Reb gw, Harding, Cbarlefton.
"T T 7" HER F.AS T llll.Utfl-m,! it rnmnurl
VV inthU town, that the captain of the
French privateer Bellqna, has been enlitting
citizens of the United States to ferve on
board laid privateer ; I do hereby declare
that the faid rumour is without the lealk
foundation in fact, and that the laid captain
has, on the contrary, Ariel injunctions from
ine, not to infringe the laws of the United
states. Moreover, 1 have, been itifbrmed
that a report prevails, that the faid privateer
Bellona is to crnize off this coaft, in order
to interrupt veflels bound out of this port 1
1 uu inereiore runner anure tne innaouanrs
of this town, that the faid privateer is des
tined immediately to Port de Paix, and that
die neither can nor will cruize oft' this coatt,
or any part of the coatt of the United States.
And for the truth of this declaration, I
pledge my honour. NADAU,
March 23. Agent for the owners.
For CHARLESTON
(To fail immediately)
The Schooner BETSEY,
fCharlefton Patl-t,)
JOHN M'iLHLNNYj
matter.
For freight or paflage, apvply to the Cap,
tain on board.
March 23.
F O R S A L E,
A few hds. St. Croix SUGAR,
by GEORGE DUNCAN.
March 2?.
t O R SAL E,
A few neat Saddles, Saddle
Bags and Bridles, warranted good. Alio,
Boots add Shoes made as ulual.
Gorton ChUcc
Ularch i. 4
THE fubferiher having taken that com"
mbdious hotne oppofi e the Chinch,
lately occupied by Jnffcjm Fiilich, intenda
keeping a hoofe of Entertahimertt, vhere
pemlr men riiay be accommodated in the
1110ft genteel manner.
William Mitchell.
Newbern, March 17.
Ten Dollars Reward
Ran away from my plantati
on, on Wedneldsv evening lafl, n negro lad
about 18 ytarsohi, (lender made, and rather
knock. kneed he ferved his time to mr.
Peter Harris, blackfrnith, in Wilmington,
where He is well known , and he fays he has
a wife, a negro girl belonging to mr. Vance
named Lucinda, whom it is probable may
fecret him. Whoever apprehend the faid
negro and brmg him to me at the Hermit,
age, or confine him in any joal, fiSall re
ceive the above reward. Ma Hers of veflels
are forwaf ned not to carry him off or em
ploy him on board any veflel, &c,
John Burgwin.
Hermitage, 17 h March.
Three Dollars Reward,
Ran away from the fubferib-
er't plantation at the found, a mulatto Girl
named NANCY, about (iateen years of ace,
well known in and about Wilmington. The
above reward will be paid to any perfon who
will lodge liei in 1 hr cal of Wilmington
ami inform the fubfo iber thereof.
As (he isfaopofed to be harb-mred by fome
eil difpofed perfon. a I mailers of vrflels
aud others are Iserebv forbid harbouring or
concealing her at their peril of protecutiou
to the uiatOtl rigour of the hm,
tktlk UAxwm 1
March a; a