Foreign Intelligence,
LONDON, Auguft 9.
Swedes and Russians.
T he Hamburgh Gazette, receiv
ed ycflerclay, gives the follow
ing account of a fea fight between the
Swedifh and Ruffian fleets, which took
place on the 19th of lafl rnonth :
The Svvedilh fleet con firfed of fifteen
ihipsofthe line, the Ruffian fleet of
feventeen. They came in fight near
the ifland of Houghland, and an en
gagement foon after took place. The
aftion commenced about five, P. M.
and continued until midnight, when
the Ruffian fleet was difpcrfcd. The
iflue of the '•ngagement proved to be,
that the Swedes had funk one Ruffiin
man of war, and taken another of 74
guns and 7S0 men. The Duke of
Sudermadia went the next day into
Sweabourg with a fliip of his fleet mif
fing. It is thought the vidfory would
have been more complete on the part
oftheSwediih Admiral, had not the
difprop«)rtion of force, in relpefl to liie
fize and number of fhips, been lo great
between the two fleets. The account
adds, that the Ruffian fleet is much .
fhattered, while that ol the Swedes has
been very little damaged. The adlion
took place about four lea miles off* Re-
»
val, in Lyvonia.
The foregoing we are affiired may
be depended upon as authentic ; and
we are now able to add from undoubt
ed authority, that the Swcdifli fhips
were much fmaller than the Ruffians,
having only three fliips of 70 guns
each, the others only 60 guns, where
as the Ruffians had one of S4 guns,
two of 80 guns, and fever a I of 74
guns, befides which the Ruffians had
the wind in their favour daring the
whole engagement. The Ruffian ffiip
taken, is the vice-admiral. The num
ber of killed and wounded on board
the Swediffi fleet is not known yet,
but they write in general terms, that
the engagement was very fevere and
bloody 5 it began at five o’clock in the
afternoon, on the 17th of July, and
3afled for upwards of feven hours.
Another account fays, the Ruffians
loft four frigates and feveral tranfports;
and that as foon as the Swedilh fleet
was refitted, which they expedted
would be completed in lefs than a
week, the Duke of Sudermadia meant
to purffie his advantages, and feek for
the Ruffian fleet.
A letter from the Hague, dated
'Auguft 5, gives the following account
of the above engagement; —On the
jyth ult. the two fleets met—the Ruf
fian confifted of 16, and the Swediffi
of 15 fail of the line ; that the engage
ment lafted nine hours, from two
o’clock, P. M. until eleven,and was ob-
ftinately contefted, but ended in favor
"of the Swedes, wdio have taken one
Ihip of the line (the fecond in com
mand, Count Wackdem, rear admiral)
and four frigates ; both fleets, how
ever, were fo^uch dafnaged, that they
were obliged .to put back to their rc-
fpedtive portsjo refit#
Letters froip Arafterdam of the fame
date, confirm the above, and affert,
that the Swediffi fleef had returned to
the coaft of Finland, not much da
maged, and would be ready for fca in
two or three days, when their intention
was to purfue the viftory, by feeking
the Ruffian fleet on the coaft of Livo
nia. Thefe letters further add, that
befides one ffiip of the line being taken,
there was another fiink.
Difpatches received yefterday, from
M. Fenwick, his majefty’s conful at
Elfineur, confirm the above account
in more general terms, and corrobo
rate the engagement to have terminat
ed in favour of the Swedes.
EMPEROR OF MOROCCO.
The following is the tranflation of the
Arabic of a letter fent by the Em
peror of Morocco,. t0 the feveral
Confuls refidept at Tangier, deliver
ed to each of them by the Baffia
of Tangier, on the ift of June,
1788.
In the name o^God—there i*? no pow
er nor ftrength but in God;
)■ ^
t 1202
TheEmperor’s fignature ,the feal.
^ 2
To all the confuls refident at Tan
gier ; peace be to thofe who follow
the right way>
BY thefe you are to know, that we
are in peace and frieudlhip with all
the Chriftian powers, until the month
of May, 1203, anfwering to the year
1789 i and Inch nations who arc then
defirous to continue in peace and
fricndffiip with us, muft, when the
faid month of may comes, write to us
a letter, to let us k-iow that they arc
in peace and friendlhip with us, and
then w'e Ihall do the fame with them 5
and if any of thole Chriftian nations
defire to go to war with us, they ffiall
let us know it by the above-mentioned
month of May. And we truft that
God will keep us in his protedfion a-
gainft them. And thus I have laid all
1 have to fay.
The 2d of the month Schabar, 1202,
being 7th of May, 1788.
Tranflation of the Arabic of'a letter
fent by Francifeo Chiappe, the Em
peror of Morocco’s fecretary, to all
the confuls refident at Tangier, de
livered them at the Caftlc, by*^thc
Balha of Tangier, on the ift of
June, 1788.
HIS imperial majefty, whom God
have in his holy keeping, has com-
man^d me to make it known to you,
that it may be publicly known; thath^
is not at war with any nation whatfo.
ever ; and that if any nation declare
war againfthim, that he will fend tea
galiots and eight galiies into ths
Straights; part of them to be ftation"
ed at Algcziras, and another part at
Tangier and Tituan, in order by that
means, to keep mafter of the Streights
and the prizes they ffiall make fliall
be burnt, together ' wnth their car,
goes, and the crev^s put in chains
Flis imperial majefty will alfo fend his
frigates to America, provided with
European pilots, and if they make any
prizes, they lhall be dealt with as above
mentioned, as his imperial majefir
ftands in no want of moi^y or aiy
worldly efle^Is ; and he tfopes that
God will make him conqueror,
I have the honor to be.
Your humble fervant,
F. CHIAPPE,
Secretary of the Foreign Department,
Morocco, 9th May, 1788.
A private letter from France men
tions, that the famous Bailli de Suffrein'
is exiled, on account of highly approv
ing the conduff of one of his nephevvs,
who is a Lieutenant Colonel, and who
refufed to carry into execution the new
laws by force
Domeftic Intelligence.
N E W-Y O R K, Oaober 23.
An alliance between France, Ruffia,
Germany and Denmark is faid to
on thetapis^. Thefe, with the Turks,
appear to be oppofed, if not openly,
fecretly, to Sweden, Pruffia, Holland,
and England. The confequcnce may
be a general cry of “ havoc,” and a re-
folution “ to let flip the dogs of war”
ihroughout all Europe.
It is the general opinion in moft
parts of Germany, that the war in the
north will extend to the other mari
time powers of Europe. Denmark
feems to expeft it, for the Danes arc
hard at work equipping a confidcrableo
niaval force.
In the eleftion of reprefentatives of
every kind to ferve in congrefs, or in
the aflembly ffays a Philadelphia cor-
refpondent) the following qualificati
ons fliould be required, i. Abilities.
2. Knowledge in commerce, agricul
ture and manufafturcs, r.s well as at
tachment to the federal government.
3. Induftry. 4. Property, vifible and
taxable. 5. Integrity and fobriety.—
Without thefe qualifications, no man
fliould be trufted, and to thefe quali
ties all private views,, prejudices and
fiiendfliips fliould be facrificed, or the
ftatc and the federal government muft
§0 to deftruftion.