... INTELLIGENCE from FRANCE. Yesterday morning the Paris journals were received up to the 23d instant inclusive. It appears by them that the French Government is making vigorous preparations for the invasion of this kingdom. To accomplish this purpose, the merchants of Paris alone have engaged to supply a loan of 25 millions of livres at 5 per cent. and the Directory has required of the Councils ...

... TLUAI cf CAJKL V WItTLLLISOQLM , 'TENTH DAY, (ortinuved.) Mr Mover, Fi;/i Lievtcnanit of ihe A-s7incoet. y q. From the time you reefed your topfiails, c t relate to the Court the conduft of the Agin- f d court ? a. As we drew ncar the Dutch line, we faw the Vice Admiral go down to the Dutch Vice Admiral, and engage him on his lee-quarter-two or three minutes aker that, we engaged a yellow ...

... ILanlon, aer. 2.8. ?? Sunday morning arrived at Falmouth, his Majefty's packet Prince of Wales, Capt John Harris, from Lifbon, with mails and difipatches for the Britifh Court. She failed from Lifhon on Monday evening the 18th inftant, with the wind at weft, blowing very Ii- ftrong. th Lord St. Vincent was at Liibon with 53 fail of the line ; the Captains, officers, and ir crews -were in ...

... v-11P THOA112S, cf LIFERPOOL. L n our lalt, we briefly mentioned the cap- of tbis 1hip by the fiaves-we have ?? receivcd the following circumflantial . :v:.t of tlhis affair, copied from a Barba- .- paper of Weauber 14, 1797.] .kP'IDGETOWN, (Barhadoer) 061. i:. t On Tuefday afterooon lafl, drifted on fhore 1 .fae ti nolth ealt part of this ifland, a boat d itiui two men and a boy. ()fall ...

... lpartalurntla&r1 gltelnitxce. i vidwe-rAvC ' .- d' v HOUSE or COMMONS. It Tb u rfday,, Dec. 28. MSr Alderman LriJhingtotz presented a peti- tion from the manufacurers and dealers in clocks and watches in London and Weftmin- IT fier, figned by 476 perfons. The petition ? flated, that they had fuffered a diminution of 1 more than one Lalf of their trade, fince the b bill impofiag a tax upon ...

... L 0 N D 0 N, Dec. 29. NEWS BY THrE HAMBURGH MAILS. . The Hamburgh mail due on Sunday arriv- ed yeflerday. The Vienna article is of the u 9th of December, and contains official infor- d mation of the receipt of the ratification of the o peace between the Emperor and France ; it alfo Rates the probability of a more intimate tl conneaion in future between the Courts of fi Vienna and Berlin. v An ...

... SANMGUINARr CONFLICa. Extra,9 of a aetter from Lteghorn, Dee. 12. The latter end of laft month a Maltefe fleet, coniffting of two frigate, one xebeque, and a bark, was cruizing between the ifands of Sardinia and Sicily, they fell in with three Algerine rovers of equal force. The for- . er was commanded by a noble Knight' of Malta, and the latter by a fellow called Aza, both men of undaunted ...

... Saturday's and Sunday's PFys. ?? inttUtuc~ HOUSE OF LORDS. W's SatardaJr, DEec. 3. fH foloning bills received the Royail 3m- T HAffent by Comtilfmon:--A-k a& to re- at vive and continue,uuntil the Tft day ofMarC-e, ife- an aft for grant. ig to his Majeflly additional igh duties on diftilleries in the Highlands of Scotland ; and for regulating the duties oa difiilleriC3 in Scotland-An act to ...

... AM E R I C A. Y5 We have received the Philadelphia Ga- | id zettes to the 6th ult. They contain heavy s, complaints on the fubjct of the depredations ,r committed by the French privateers on the n American trade. Ie On the 29th of November, the Senate and j Houfe of Reprefentatives waited on the Pre- P f fident of the United States, with their ad. 1i e dreffes in anfwverto the fpeech delivered ...

... :! tduije/da y's and Vialjday's Pof. I ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DEC. 30. tA'4t' O'fa letierfiJom Capt Robert Barlow, -nzde of h;it MaJyfiy'sfJhip Phabe, to ; Nepean, EUq; dated in ('a wfand Bay, ' i,lth ifawnt. S I R, ' . 1Eeafed to inform their Lordlhips, that .j 0. the 2i R infuaur, at ten A. M. being E.3:h hi; Majefly's ihip under my command in l t. .4 deg. 30 min. north long. ig deg. well, we ...

... TRIAL of CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON of ihe AGINCOURT. 7he D E F E N C E. C Capt Williamnfon's defence was i ead by his f, CounlU, which flated, that it was a great r confolation to him that he was not brought t, to trial by any of the Admirals who diflin- guifhed themfelves on the I ith of October, a nor by any Captain of the fleet, or Gentle- Y man of his own profefflon or education, wvhofe n ...

... GFFICE-BEARERS Of AlASoN LOnGES, eleied Dec. 27, 1797, being St. ohn's Day. WBERDEEN LODGE. R. W. THOMAS LEYS, of Glafgow- KA foreft, Provoll of Aberdeen, MASTrR. John Dingwall, Efq; merchant, depute mqailer. Wm Gillefpie, mafon, and Wm Black, 4 ' fhq; of Clogbill, wardens ; John Lindfay, mnafon, treafurer; Jas Milne, manufaturer, Ja fecretary; Alex. Milne, Efq; late mailer ; arr Dr. Wm Dyce, ...