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SrT- ' . . T H U R I D A Y, F e b H;u. a a,r 9, 1797. ' Num. $74
It
"n o N, Nwrmhcr
rt'N
lw JATVtf
vih 'in Council. '
ttrflEKt .titers 'urjuft If :2Ufti
fti.litv aud unprdvokedWeffl
ci.ed.by rtheftipi of hn,
Kid bii fibjeai i-H'8 AMy ,hcfe
atw K f- ..:vt;rafirxr the honour ci
"V and for prccarjng. reparation and
. ton tor ' imj" r; . -
SLhthe advice of his Pr.vyCounciJ
Vdihe,eby ordcred hat geniful?
SVfc-ranted agajnlt the fhipa, goods,
of th' King of -Spain, lo that as
rttft.'s fleets and (hips, as a!fo all
(l',Ddc(leli that, (hill be coin (Ti-
( cutins the orBce of Lord H)gh Admil al ,
CUBritsin, (ball and may ftixfill (h pa,
Stitdgoodi., btlongin to the King of :
l,V to '(VSjcftf.V.qr. olhsrs ir.habjunp
iiothe KiP4on of Sain, and bring the
Jgiiitnt ininy ofjbe Courts of Ad
' Ci.iihin hii MaieftvV 'dowiniont t and
diil, to Majeily Adfocate General,
' iicAtlTocateef he A'ttniraltj&ie T01 th. .
'JiMfparc tbei draught of a comm-flian,
'MBt.tJie,faaje.t6 hr Majdty at ihto
lotborifingtbt Cooiniilllbneri for ex.-1
'jtUufficeef Lord Hifgh 'AdmirBJ, of
jfoi( or.ptrloot by tberh empbwcrtd and-
rra, lo.iuui roria ana grant jcucr 01
pwJ.ifV'ifU toany of. hia Maj;ily
'fiu or otberi whoauhe (aid CommiiVior
' Ultra fitly qoiiifiii in thit bebilf; for
uj,i!ittidinfi fcix'mg,-. and taking,' tht,
fttltlf) led good!. Pclongirg to sparrr,,
' A tdfcll' ltd f tKjih-ut ttvet. King, qf .
lTa(kiayiiiabitingnitbiii.hii.cviiDiiiei,
'-'! or diwBicnt . aqd it foch , pp
tiifoifil beanfrrted ia th; fa id toonmifr
Wf bctaulual, and; are according u
taGutiil, ub the Adiocate of ; the,
.Jlf, are- alfo fofthtttlh to ptejace(a
(jf 4cfflmflbp, ard-pfilVnt ike fame
lljr at;. Uia Joird,') MUhoillirt tbr
Creai firon m qV t a 1 c tu i n g (t h e . c fB 4 e s o f
iH'A Admiial, lu will, atd rcnme, the
Jwt ef Adairaliy of G;tt Britain,
ia U'tiUftani aad ' JwJge'V ."'d
.Ki Sauogiii or Suircgatt i, 'iii,a!fo:
c CcwUiI Admiratty'bin hWMJd.'
ilbi'Dpoa, all, , arid all warmer of,
fcunai, pn'2i, lad. repnalamf,all
!"fIoJi4hita4eU,n,Au be, laittn, and
jwddmimioe thi famt j aod according.
ifecf AJmiralty. nd the !a ol
, ta aod condemn all (hivi
r- "ppdi at mall belong to Spam, or
fan4Jobj.ttitf tht Kinj cf Spnn,
(JJ)Wu latab.iicg w.thin any t i.n
(-JJi rttntenta r.d dorDin;c,n asd
Q1 a4 clavfet be mfined ti th.e
( Mt,ftan aih,rehteoouialaodaftod.
ad Ly before hia M-jelly at
rj-iiagbi cf (uch inllructiont at
Ami"! im 10 ,he CgU,tl r Ad
T ''Cjjftedlir the pot
Liiiirt.ut.
V. Htt.
9
I tal7ikOA. ik. c.-.rt. u..
terie s, con.fi fling Jot 350 pieces of heavy anil ;
lery were expecled to commence pUyu g -gamft
the fortrtl, which, botvcr, waa in. otx
cellent a ttate of defence.. that rot th taiUt.i
ppprehenfitn a ei tcrtamtd for 11a Jafety.
Lettetk frcmCblegiie cf OcVaS, ftate, that
Gen-Hocbe vfili probably obtain. tht. cornr
mand ot. ihem)y of the-Noith.
mrtQmLvhixnQ&. 14, w iearn, " the re.
pott of a Ipedy ,p;act ; between the Empcrot
and the French Ft public, becomes daily more
prevalent; and there ig a good reifen tafop
poie that the Prufiun Cabinet will take an
adivt flyare in- thole 'important regociatU
oca.
, Letters froftTyroU of 08t. 27, fjy. " the
ituch-.ace.ttiU. matter of the South parts
,o; tins country, ,
The trcops . who ar fhut p in "Mantua
with Field Marfhal Wurmer, amount, to
25,000 men. . The fottrefa begin to loffer
ti om vaot of nerceflarie!. Thr befitger vtt
in' want of heavy attilltty. Gen. Alvinais
iiGng.his beft effort i.io .collect an army io ratfe
ttie liege of Mantua.
t Th next objtcl ef the Aarcbduke, if is faid,
will txj. the i3pture of. Kchl,- in which he will,
probably toccted.,.
The Dutch conftitution is finiflied aod, laid
(bcfr;ciihe,peoplec . ; -'
Ah army of 1 j8,Ood 'Spaniard will 'it it
-faidf'Cocperaieiih Jiuonajiaite in Italy,.
' Ipev'.opaitiUiudeclarauoo. or war ngainn
Great' Biittain, , ai; lecciicd by th: Dutch
.CoediK.no.thtt.iiltiof Oobr..
It ia fajd Lord (Vlairi fbuiy Jiias ient tocou
rieis'r'with'impcrtsnt ditpatches f.'om the Em'
pior. .
j-.The Utefl letters fran Italy fpeak uf a.
frcUHortWifftttird by the garnlwi ot Mantua,
ith the gicatclt fucccii. Ths enrny ctt
pVfufd witlnh a- flivrt if rlancc of VrraM
'.Nov. 15. It a let er from AufWurf.T.Sa'ed
04t. 27, h?s this paflaga A' ; letter fni.
B-ifeh,, Oit, 4i,.tcu tot ih,' ihai Gcoc'rab
VVurniier atucked the Frrr.'h the f:hf, at
nine: jri the oioininp, halt a league fiop
MiVitia that atter tcoi.lUt of 36 loor, the
French v ere compelled to h j that, inucli
hlod was.ipilt in the tctrihle iclicn 00 both
fidta-thc Fisncb, atit Ji la;J, leafing 70
.oien on tltt nel J of battle,, alter hatu g cat
nd off with them about woo wounded, the,
antmolity w io" great on both tidts, 'that
thcts was not ioie thonoa priloner ta
ken. Fie piece of artlilei), a bay m.ga.
stc, .'150 waggons laden with win, 3:0 faiks
of oat tell into the hands of the Atbuis.
Trie 'garrifon t 0,'biHiJr, accidir.gjo tht
cVpurt laiely made, cocftAi of near ;4oo efec
lif t men. . Ths cpfpj; ad;coinmipdt are si
follows j OarriJoo b'aiialion, coomand:d by
Col. Frafer 1 aSth, iip'M foot Col. Paget,
371b; Ci.UBochanenJ.4t I Col. D,ot j 70 h,
Cel. Moocnef i .and. ipa.h fLjr N ipier;
CoU Alarquit HuotJty bing ati:nt with the
artillery boT.bjeri. ...
-Some difrcffcarul paragraphs having
antaredm. st Parli paper, relative to
chemiifioa of Lord iaiuilbary, his Lord
fltip compUidcd.o thii to the Dircaory
an ail inniir.nna
hfaid, Ihit,- that Body lacld no authori.
ty to controul the r'rnicb pipen.
Kr.,m everv thitift hive heen able
to collca, it h. not thought that .the
KrcfiQb Directory wui unco to iuwu m
ai Gr:at.UntJUO, may coiulcftend to
rraot ; in fhort, that tlxre is, ou the
whole, ihilcprofpeft of ancarly peace.
tttaJ'Qitarttn RjaMt'tthnt
I have the honour to inform your
T ordfhip, that in tlie c oarfc of the lift
niAht General Morcaus army.rctmud;
axofs the Khuir U ilnwflfiW.
The aft of his rear guard was this
morning Hill on the heights ofW eiller,
on which he had conftructed a large and
folid work ; but after a little iVirmiftiing
with, the Fuflars, they evacuated the
height and redoubt before any infantry
could come up ; and nothing now re- ;
mained on this fide of the river, but a
few troops in a fmall Tete de onte be
hind which is a kind rf ITorn Work
lately conftru&ed on the Ifland called
Shueter infel .
I have the honour to be &c.
(Signed) . '
ROBERT CRAUFUIUX,
ALBANY January 9 -
BY a letter la'ely rece.ved Item Mr Tal
bot, Agent for the United - States, f of
-the jnu pofe of effeft ng the retearcmeht bFAV
merican feamen in the Weft Indie,, to hit
friend in this Date j we learn, that be had vi
fited Baibadoes and Martioico,. andhad
ron Terence w itlr four BjitiHt Admirals,! via.
Hyvle Parker, Henry . Harvey, H. Caibntry
Chnihan, and Charles Mnice Polr, L qiuies,
and conefponrience wuh the to furiDer j .tin
rtliilt of which terminated more favoorahly
than w et fiift ear pelted, Admiral. fhtvey,
commanding all the Onps ot war IfaiioneAa.
oiot.g the ivindwtrd iflands, bad given ibemoft
fofitivt- aducancei, that he would caule an to
qoiry to lr mule, 00 boatd all the flups of
ar, as they iriumcdinio port, and that all
.An rucnns found 00 board mould bt dilchsr
ged, and that he would give pofitive orders a
gli It all lattber. in)rUimeits of Americaa
tiamcn, and to pay dot rclpccla,,to thcrouc
rioi.s witli which they may b: tLrthrtud.
Mr. 'Talbot fat. her. iniormf, that thele otdtts
eie putting in earcution, and that more than
luiy had leco dikharged. lie, likcwile meoti
ortthegteat mortality of the BruiQ) futce
both. by je ai)d Jandf in d..crs paiu of the
Welt Indies and thst order liaj sm.mcJ to
'(Up all Spaoilh property j but, rot, 19 , prpc.e'-tl
to cvisdenatiwii. until ltihcr order. , If;
cxielfes ccure coi.hJcnce, in ibe future con
duit of the BrHh ggfernmtnt (awards A1
rica, adhat no tar iher injuries w iH.bc cou
mnted on tot tisdr. or inhabitants
NEW- Y 0 RK, Jan. 13.
THE capture of tlie Spanifh Ifland cf .
Minorca, by Admiral jervis, if true,
n'.uft prove a valuable accjuifitiphjtn the
Mediterranean, after, tfye, cxaQvaUvpf .
Corficu,
- The porr of ..Malum affords a,fine..har
bour and that Ifland produces a, coofy
derablc quantity of ntxtkTary articles of
fupply. This capture is rendered more
nrobable hv a circumftance which had
Uccn.mciJtioncdto.u from, good, autho
i rity, that the works o( th,e Csjilje, of i t.
Philtpi, the itrongctt.lortieAsmiie u
land, have been moftly,' deroolifltcd,
fmcc the conqucft of it by the Jipanifh in
17S2 ; and that a greater body of troopi
wss reqnifrte for its defence than was,
nm'rt-.t.li) ftsiintid rl-.rrc atihe time.
I'UWWI l.lH-l"-
r77AKKN..by execution, ancj will he
A Sold, ou'Wedncfday, the. ijth ol
March next, on I he prcmifei, for.rcacly
money, one half the WJIAKtT, WAR
HOUSES, nd.VATKU LOTS; belong
ing thereonto, now. ocenptediby Atr,
Thnjt II. LiUltjthn, to fat'nfy a judg
ment .otU'mcd hy the executors; of U'
inft NjhiO' Mailer' 'fl
miuKlrator to.tbe cftate cf JUtthnSi.O
i)4ic;,Jeeafird.
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