... SUIP NEWVS. The greater part of the Channel fleet under the command of Sir Hyde Parker, returned the day before yeaferday into Torbay. A fmall divifion of the fleet is arrived at Portf- mouth, where orders have been given to get a fquadron in readinefs for fea as fail as pofli- ble. Lord Nelfon, we underhand is to have the command of it, and the Baltic is rumour- ed to be its place of ...

... I-r Juosrtr t - - -1-r g?- /rel iA rumour has prevailed for fomc days of c the Brell tleet, or a diviflon of it being at fca. L It, however, obtains no credit. A ?? di- C viflon of our Channel fleet is now off Bre!. Y' The Lihbon, Oporto, and PAIediterranean fleet ate put into Falmoutli by contrary winds. Admiral Sir Richard IBickerton is gone up the Mediterranean, to relieve Sir Sidney Smith ...

... S HIP NEWS. The Profelyte of 32 guns, which has been for fome time off Rochelle, watching there, Law, about three weeks fince, three fail com- ing out early in the night, two of them bav- ing French colours, and of; thefe carrying a jack at her main-top-maft head. Our fhip, having all clear for action, manceuvred to ren- der it as advantageous as poffible, and at length, on the point of firing ...

... S UI P fN E PIYS. II.RT'SmoU-I'l, 'rOV. Ptit back to Spitlcmd, the qvm hirfe, Maid- flone, la Pique, Alliance, and Chichelier, xvitlh the ?? tou, PAluithcvrranei'n and G :bral. tar convoys, ill ail nrnountino, to 3i fail. Various rcports ?? ?? thi. ! If- imlmenfe convoy returning from South Yar- galloi mouth Roais to Spithead. (One thing; is cer- with -is tain, that it was in confequence of ...

... S HIP NEWS. r- The following captures are officially an- .o nounced: ;- By the Thames frigate, L'Aaif French n privateer, of 14 fix-pounders, 2 long brafs if twelves, and 237 men, a fine new vellel, cop- - pered, had been out only one day on her firft rt cruize. By the Brilliant, the St Jago Spa- )r ?? fchooner privateer of so guns and 6o :0 men. :e We learn, but not officially, that the Lur. ...