... aii Rehz. FRENCH FLEET AT SEA! The Ocean cartei, sivcd ?? at Ply. .mouth from Lisbon: she was boarded on the 13th inst. in lat. 47. 30. long. 7. by a French fri- gate, belonging to a squadron of eleven men of war, seven of which appeared to be of the line, . fien after plundering him of every moveable ar- ticle, they returned to their ship: they said they came out of Brest the day before. ...

... t- rf - D - I - ALEXANDER. C4ALOWELL, Merchant and Shipmrafter in Ihiverkeithing.-Creditors meet in Royal Exchange Coffeehoufe. Edinburgh, 4th January, 12 o'clock, to name a fa∨ fame place and hour, ift February, to ?? truftee. JAMiiES HUTCHeisoN, Drover and Cittle-dealer in Cupar of Angus.-Creditors meet in Davidfion's inn, 9th January, 12 o'clock, to nanme a far;or; iame place 'and hour; ...

... LLOYD's MARMNE.LIST-Dec. 31. The Iris frigate, arrived at Portfinouth on Sunday night from a cruize, after feeing the Rochefort fctuadron get into, that port on 'I'uefday laft, without any prizes except the Calcutta- The brig Mariner, of Newca'le, from the Baltic, is bon fhore on the Head Sald. Crew faved. The Efther, - , for Liverpool, was on fhore at Ouebec 25th November, but expecled to be ...

... LLOYDIY MARTNP LIST-hm. S. On the 20th November, in lat. 30. loni. 17. the La~k floop of war, with the fs1,1llwinl Velfels under convoy, viz. Chalmers, Adrniral- NTelfun, 'Duke, aid Devon, bound to Africa, Atlantic, and Traveller, for the South Seas, fell in with the Rochlsort fq wdron, whi-h gave chare to them ; it feared themy took the Devon, the fate of the Ataptic is uspcertain, hut'. it ...

... obip.n. 01%, he _ The Gazette contains an account of the cap- re- ture of the La Libre French frigate, off Roche- in- foit, by his Mlajesty's frigates La Loire anid E- br gyptielnie. The eneny's ship hmade ia obsti ts, nate re;itance andmlffied severe y. She smiled d.rom Flushing n IT'venb ei, il imdm sith at another frigate, and Went north abut.. h Thre Gazette of the 24th amwunpoos the fol- ...

... LLOYD's AMARINE LTST-Jali. 7. The Ganges, Rand, from St Kitts; and Princefs XVMa- ry. King, from Surin am; the 1erfuverauce, Curtis, fronl Demserara to London ; the Union, - , fromt the Wed Indies, fuppoled for Greenock; the Hope,- , from Iull to Operto ; and the Herald, from Newfound- land, were taken foune time fince bs the Rochefort fqua. dron, and it ils fuppried arrived at Yeineriffe ...

... LLOYD's MARINE LIST-Jan. 10. an_ fit.- -.1 . I I - ' On the28th ult.. Admiral Sir John Duckworthfjell iu with a French fquadeon, confifting of fix fail of the line and a frigate, in lat. 31. long. 20. and chafed it to lat. 28. 41 long. 19. 37. when, from its Superiority of fail- ing (being frefli ihips) he loft fight of it; although at one time, his own fhip, the Supers,was within fix miles of ...

... rm)ip i 0-flog. It has at length been ascertained, that the squa- o dron which slipped out (f Brest, during the late tl gale which drove our fleet off that port, compris- b eel seven sail of the line and four t-i-gates, having at troops on bhoard, the number of which is, how- si ever, varioiutly reported.. v4 Dispitches were received on Saturday, at the n: Admiralty, from Lord Collingwood, ...

... i=? II-bOp Z-34-bar'. fz:rtlcradvices fiorn Sir Jnhn Dnckioorth, ircid lie VMrniraltv. We enderotand 7. nrd Coliilvoo(d's instrneions ti Jin ?? - ?? cermny's rq oron, ah ol | * ith ,nd hecie, thoulh hc inf'r. . h !ost sifil of;' oi the second day of lis . ?? loiut i s entercdl of 5:is ?? Cull- *l . .nI-irsit. W. i; rrnie szicd on Suodav from Portsa I. Iis destination is ?? to be the !ulies. ,. ...

... ?? -etu s The following captores in the West Indies ,, have beer officially announced since our last: g By the PorflMahon sloop, a Spanish packet 1 o four brass svivels, aud ,o men, ,ierced tor 14 guns; a very fine fast sailing vessel- copper- tl ed and well fastend. By the boats of the Franchise, a French priva- ,f teer of one 6-pounder, two 4-pounders swivels, musketry, &c. e Cot out from ...

... S(qOTS BAA79RUPTS. EDnARD MAXWE eL, Merchant in Dumfries.-Cre- ditors meet in Potter's inn,iStdiFebruary, 3 o'clock,to imane a fa£or; fame place and hour, 27th Feeruary, to eled. a truftee. JOHN PATCRsoN, Merchant in Glafgow.-Creditors *Meet in Black. Bull Inn, 3d February, one o'clock, to name a fa∨ fame place and hour, 3d March, to e- leda a truftee. DiVIDEND, &C. JOHN CRAIG & Co. late ...

... Eaim INDIA SHiPPING, &c. e Wednefday, a Court of Direaors was h the Eaft India Houfe, when the followig C t e manders took leave of the Court, previolg Ginr epartiag for their refpeaive definatevious dt V Captain D. Macleod, Walthamftow,? St Hl - W. C. Hutton, Lord Nelfon B ar4 The following Captains were fworm in the l command of their refpec1iveifhips, viz\ t - Captain Halkett. Cirencefter, ...