... gbl)?v JD-tI13,5. ESCAPE OF THE - COMIiVEIJD FLEIETS iNO C.DIZ. At length we are able to put; an end to the s u Ipcnce which the public has for some time felt with respeat to the combined fleets. Captain Black-wood of the Eurvalus frigate, arrived on Monday morning at the Admiralty with dispatches from Admiral Collingwood.- His ship had been sent from Cork to Lord NO- son; but missing him, ...

... 00 ni-duo.- Lord Nelson arrived on Sunday at Portsmouth in the Victory, accompanied by the Superb, of 74 guns. The ships vere put under quarantine, but his Lordship had permission to come on shore. Rear-Admiral Stirling has also returned to England. He arrived at Plymouth on Satur- day, in the Glory, of 98 guns, in company with the Warrior. These -gaiiant commanders have come home in ...

... Swat--;S o The fleet from Jamaica is now all accour te if for, viz. sixty-eight arrived, and four lost. e The flcet from the Leeward Islands consist: I-of 230 sail, 2z4 of which arc arrived, three f h dered, two taken, three re-taken, and eight ti s- ing,.viz. the Ganges, Rand, from St Kitt's -, he ;t Princess Mary, King. from Surinam ; Pei st:;'- ;- ance, Curtis, from Demerara; Minerva, DT 'A ...

... ztlb4n -ei' 0 5 The intrlligence of the sailing of thc Toulon f sqiatdon has gcteivted a fil tIher connrmnation; but its force is said to he largcr than wve were ledt to bclieve. It consists of eleven sail of the line, seven frigates, and two blgs, with be- e tweeo S an(d 9coo troops on b )ard. It sailc.' cn f the tSth of lanuary, and has a conaiderab'e qusa- tity of provisions on board. From ...

... p 1) 4) J. Q. r I ) 5. . Lord Nelson arrived at Portsmouth on Satur. day morning at six o'clock. ' After breakfast he went to the dock-yard, on a visit to Sir Charlej Saxton; and, at one o'clock, his Lordship em- barked from the South-sea Beach, and went od board the Victory. which had dropped dow- ri td St Helen's. Sit 1. Coffin, and Captain Conri attended his Lordship to the boat; G. Rose ...

... B-fhl.5. WEST INDiES. .:OMBINED SQUADRONS. ;ntli'gence hasat length arrived, which puts ;.1; nto ail speculation with respei to the des- ti .+~ of the Comblned Squadron-THrY A'RRIVYE iN TiHE WEsT INDIES. ThC following infornmation was isrougnt from Liver- , pool, dated on Saturday- This day arrived here the Triton, Captain Marshall, from St Lucie, which place lie left on the i5th May, and ...

... £iNitt3 Xesp3r Sir Sidnev Smith is ret unic I with his sqn'1Ti a i.n to the Downs. The ;itieta wss to have b-ca ei, made oail Thinsda\ ni~t t; ;v-ey, i:ig v.i - preed ; the vesseIs hadI tAllsei thL)ilr )DOoiI:rI Id stations the shell ande iilaue rocit. welie lie- e(d o1 the tf:ilmei fr-.ii lis hi tihevwer ti )e tired ; Sir Sidney S miuh hIMI q iLttd fl2 Alte- ioS mild mlus-ed his flig Oil ...

... 14p i .. YV)0 _ I. Dispatches were on Thursday from Admirl Lord Gardner, off Brest, which state that the enemy had made some rmiveements, that indica- ted an intention of venturing to sea the first fa- vourable opportunity. Tiis expectation had greatly raised the spirits of our gallant couLnt ry. men ; and, should the enemy really venturc out we fondly anticipate a proud and ...

... - -tf)ip jaduo. The Auckland packet arrived at Falmouth on Mondey from Lisbon, and has brought the un- pleasant intelligence that the Rochefort squa. dron had fallen in with the outward-bound Lis- bon and Oporto fleet, under connoy of L'Aim- able frigate. They consisted of thirty sail of vessels, eighteen of which were bound to Opor- to, and twelve for Lisbon. Hopesare entertain- cd, that a ...

... f-i R . Admiral Thornborough is, we undeistapd, to ri. have the command in the Mediterdncan, subjea to the orders of Lord Collingwood. He is to be .n charged with the blockalde of Toulon, Genoa, hi &c.Admiral Louis, with a competent squadron, er ts to watch tfe ships in Carthagcna, &c. Admiral E. Harvey, late of the Temeraire, is, 'u. we understand, to have the red ribbon, vacant ce by the ...

... ?%bip orlufs. Respealing the Rcchefort and Toulon squa- dron nothing is yet ascertained. The former, ...

... Apf)(P JQrWE;. Admiral Cornwallis having again stood to the Westward, for the protedlion of the expected homeward-bound convoys, we have the happiness to state that he was so fortunate as to fa&l in witsh both the Jamaica End Leeward Island fleets, which had joined the day before; the former under convoy of the Vanguard, the latter under the Illustrious. the Vanguard fell in with the Leeward ...