... ?? firom optl'z Jrif. - -- -Z - r- IE FrOrm Dec. 26, To Dcc. 29. T HE Montezuma, Howard, from Liver- T pool to Virginia, has been taken by a I privateer, fiace retaken, and arrived at Tor- tola. The Mary, Sellers, from Newfonndland to England, was taken on the 14th ult. fince retaken by the Jafon frigate, and burnt. The Adriana, Boyd, from Quebec to i London, is taken and carried into ...

... Crijillbur9j), 3jall, ?? Three French brig cutter privateers --re Icrizing in the North Sea; they have Iwoen . fpuken with on the Dogger Bank by fo; i e filhing finacks belonging to HIarwvicb. The Repulfe and Agameninon, of 6. ?? x: I each, are to be flationed in the Humber f* Ithe protection of the Yorkfhire coualt. Thle .latter is aheady arrived. ?? Betty, Fofter, from Harssburgh), ar- rived ...

... L01IT301, PDe. 30. y Advices received over-land from Bengal e and Bombay give the mol favourable Rlate c a meots of the general profperity of tle Corn- 'v ,e pany'saffairs. The inveitment at Bengal lad tl )f been increafed above twenty lacks. A for- t it midable force was in preparation at Madras P )t againft the Manillas, confiffing of above Soo8 Ii Y troops, under the command of Major Gene- ...

... MOUV_91), 5an. 4- 1I ?? - r__ L__I- --l- ? ? e Lail night, a fire broke outin the o'anfion d houfeoftSmeaton, near Dalkeith, belonging X to his Grace the Duke of Bticcleugh, by 1- which great part of the valuable paintings and * farniture svere delroyed. It was not the rc- t- fidence of any part of the noble family to is whom it belongs. a The valuable collection of ?? belonging [hto the late ...

... Lan~on, at. i. The French have publifhed no lefs than 'Three Plans for the Baris of the Peace at Rafladt, and for dividing Germany, taking a large portion to themselves, and giving parts to the Emperor, the King of Pruflia, &c. Thefe plans are merefpeculations, to amufe the credulous-to give them a greater degree of credit, the fabricators ?? them State Papers ! They are knoo.n to be the ...

... - Parlzamenrt./reet, ),an. 2. A LETTER, of which the following is a On extract, has been received from Peter Le Mefurier, Efq; Governor of the Ifland of Alderney, by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefly's Principal Sec- retaries of State, dated Alderney, Dec. 25. 5797. I have the honour of informing you, that yelterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a French cutter privateer had the ...

... ?? 3, jal. 6. The following manner of curing butter is pra&ifed in various dairies in Scotland, which gives their butter a great fuperiority over that of other dairies: 6 Take two parts of the beft common fait, and one part fugar, and one part faltpetre, beat them up together, and blend them com- pletely. Take one ounce of this compofition for every pound of butter work it well into the mafs, ...

... timb1131, !gan. 4. ?? . 0 Tile eleaion of an Alderman for the W',tlr ' of Farringdon Without, in room u . ll Wilkes, clofed on Monday, when tl s!r vL. n bees were, h For Mr Price, 6o6 Mr Waddington, 399 M, Majority, 207 1'Tuefdlay, there was rather a o ,- Common Hlall aiTembled, for the pu: .-r Of chulfing a gentleman to fucceed to tht r, tive oiice of Chamberlain, vacant n death of Mr Wilkes ...

... *Loatnt, 3a11. 6, d1 This day ?? were fent off by the 0 Commiffioners for French prifonersj for a 0 French Agent to came to this countryj to fuperintend and have charge of the provifsion e ing the French prifoners. It is now agreed upon between the two countries, that the prifoners of each (hall be maintained at the ?? of their refpe&ive countries, the mare - Lets of both being open to the ...

... Saturday's and Sunday's PuI.I - ?? - -, - V - - I ?.D - t rarliairtermarP I- HOUSE oF LORDS. c SCOTCH APPEA-L. I JI-ndeay, jan. 8. 7rIE Houfe heard Counfel on an Appel T from a decree of the Court of Seflion in Scotland-IW'illiam Smitih and others, 3 cbaife-lirers and poftmafiers in Edinburgh, g ?? Scott, Efq5 procurator a fiscal, respondent. The Attorney General was heard at fome length in ...

... ?? -- - ti ADMIRALTY OFFICE, Jan. 9. of Copy of a letter from Capt Newman, of his H Mlajefly'sJhip Mermaid, to the Right Hon. an Lord Bridport, K. B. th MY LORD, Mermaid, at Sea, lan. 8. I HAVE the honour to acquaint your re Lordlhip, that yefterday (Bellifle bear- Sr. ing E. N. l. 30 leagues) I fell in with and A captured L'Aventure letter of marque, for. th merly the Onflow Guineaman of ...

... Loution, Stan. 8. - , , EAST JNDIAMEN. Intelligence was yefterday received. at tbe India Houfe of the homeward bound China tS ct having ?? niuch fevere wea- thcr, and futlained confiderab'e damage. abo The following particulars were received and by the Pretzler, South whaler, which, on wvir ?? laft, was loft off Dungenefs. The 8 t fleet left Canton the a5th of June: It con- vef rfitted of the ...