... ; ADMIRALTY OFFiCE, Dec. 26. C Copy of a letter fromn Cap! CunninghlaM, of/hi r Ai'rjefyt'zhip C/ivc, to Evan Nlepean, Ef7; dated Catv/and Bay, Dec. 21. = S I R, r T BEG you will pleafe acquaint the Lords . I Commifiioners of the Admiralty, that on the ?? inflant, in la'. 44 deg. 4o min. long. s 4 deg. I fell in with and captured La Dor- . ade, a fbip privateer from Bourdeaux, cop- per ...

... G tbttrp, R£tCC !26, At a meeting of the County of Edinbtrg', on Saturday, they took into confideratio a propofal for laying an impofi duty on Whtkh ; and Tea confumed within the city und i u;- urbs, in lieu of the prefent duty of two p :n nies in the pint of beer to b2 taken of'- Agpinlt this psropfal ?? w-ere ill on the palt O' the Groers and b1 Dealers; and one gentleman flated, that a ...

... (etiffibUr9b, OM 30- .I,- 1- I-A. Ceor,,e Mealrmaker, who has been for r fomne time paft imprifoned at Dundee, has been ferved with an indidmcnt to lland trial for feditious praffices, before the High Court D of Jufticiary at Edinburgh. di Cameron and Menzics, Lrho were appre- ti hended at Weem, in September laft, and fa brought prifoners to the tolbooth of this c( place, have alfo been ...

... %.berbem. RS. Gordon. Neewton, Qas fafely deli- NI1 vered of a dauohter,tdere, on the 27th 1.. : ultimo. ..e B -a,, t Dcember. Diel here, Mr ce C Thomas Dott, Cabinet-maker-one of the fp of molt ?? of his peofeflion in the king- di dom-univerfally beloved and deeply regret- Y ted by all his acquaintance. It if Died here, on the 26th ult. in the 72d tl ?- year of her age, Mrs Elizabeth Troup, ...

... L011DOU, DeC, 23- Letters received in town yefterday from Ireland, mention, that a flip from France, had juli been taken of the coaft, with 4ooo Stands of Arms, and feveral Soldiers Uni- forms, with the words, Fir/l Be/ffal Rcgzi meet, and the Cro-wn Reverftd, engraved CDn the buttons. Yeflerday, Covernment received advices from Admiral Pringle, at the Cape of Good Hope, brought by Lient Brice ...

... t?l silitelfigelm. - 11 I- 11 - 1-11 ' HOUSE OF COM i MONS. 1T.efirfadar, Dec. 21. CO y ASSESSED TAXES. ra ,f The Iloafe refolved itfelf into a Comnit- dc tce to confidder further of this bill. th id The Committee proceeded in inaking fe- A veil1 amiedrmdnits, and filling up the blanl-k. X Upon the clatfe enaaing that the bill flall co conunue in force for two years and one quar- bc d ter ...

... Lt a A N D 0 Dec, e2 72Z. NEWS AY THE HAMBURGH MAILS. ni Two Hafnburgh mails arrived yefierdav, erf with the German papers to the is t n by -which it appears, that the troops of the Em- nat pire have absolutely begun the evacuation of 0131 Mentz, with all their heavy artillery, &c. an) -while the French were affembling in the e n- ic. viross of the place to fucceed them. This ful alteration is ...

... 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 ...

... ?? 3nteU(giita. n, HOUSE oF LORDS. ,b Friday, Dec. 22. id SCOTCH APPEA4L. as William Douglas, Erq; eldeft Son of c Archibald Douglas of Dornock, Efq; de- ceafed, v. John Murray, of Murraythwaite, n- Efq; Robert Henderfon, Efq and others. e- The Attorney General and Mr Tait were re heard on the part of the appellant. The of further hearing was poflponed to Friday in next. of HOUSE oF COMMONS. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... L, alClu'll, Va. 25. 11 ? ?? - - I , NEWS BY THE HAMBUIRGH. MAIL. ,- On Saturday the Hamburglh mail, due on )e Wednefdity lail, arrived hitpwn;'l The con- :n tents are very unimportant,., e An articie from Rafladt djt~ie, Jtth ;nflant, ,n flates,:.that the different Mkiflrse ?? had id affemced, had produced and IIItuafy .riaoC- ,y nized ?? Vefpeaivr C owt erss leet uobufi th Ad of importance ...