hief places. Tirlemont and Malines tre feparated from them, and form difricts of themselves. The principality of Hainault is divided into three diftricts, which are Mons, Ath, and Binch. The diftrict of Namur includes Charleroi, and that of Liege the whole of that bishoprick, Genoa, Jan. 2. Accounts from Conftantinople fay, that four Polish nobles arrived there incog, about the 10th of Oober, and had afterwards feveral conferences with the minifters and the divan, which had awakened the fufpicion of the ambassadors of the allied tpowers at that court, who exerted hemselves as much as poffible to thwart he views of the Poles. The Porte it ́s faid gave manifeft figns of a favourable inclination towards thefe frangers, but it was not poffible to difcover its real defigns. The hoftile preparations feem to indicate, that a declaration of war was near at hand, the Porte having fent the moft preffing orders to several of the Pachas of Afia, to furnish their quota of troops, and expedite them to Conftantinople, nor were there any intermiffion in the labours of the arfenals, docks, &c. Jan. 3. The new barracks erecting at Kenfington are to contain ftabling for 700 horfe. The weekly confumption of the Britifh navy is on an average as follows: 749,000 pounds of bread, 746,000 ditto of beef, 107,cbo ditto of cheese, 54,000 ditto of butter. Leyden, Jan. 4. We learn that M. M. Branteen and Repelaer have quitted Bois-le-Duc for Paris, without having been able to fettle any armistice with the French commiffioners or generals. The following is the laft bulletin. Jan. 5. The molt recent ftatements, dated the ad inftant, advife, that on that day, at a very early hour in the morning, the French, in very great force, attacked our advanced posts near Wondrichem, infomuch that, after a vigorious refiftance, they obtained poffeffion of the battery near the Oilmill, and spiked feveral of the guns. This was perceived when the fog cleared away. It was then that by a well-directed fire from two batteries, as well as from the fort of Loeveflein and the town of Wondrichem, the enemy were driven from thence, notwith ftanding they braved, with a strong column, the fire from our guns, which they approached on every fide with great temerity. The battery they had carried was now again taken poffeffion of by our troops. The artillery belonging to the Landzaatern corps diftinguifhed themselves at our batteries, as did alfo the garrifon of Wondrichem, confifting of feveral companies of the regiment of May, and the newly-raised corps of Lega. In this affair we had feven men either killed or wounded, while, according to the reports of the peasants, the enemy muft have loft 300 at leaft. Upwards of so of their killed were found on the ice : they had on them a large quantity of Zealand dollars, which they had probably plundered. A patrole of 50 men has arrived at Almkerk to affemble the peasants by force, for the purpose of plugging up the fluices. This talk was executed by filling the fluices with hay and dung, bound by planks. Amerongen, Jan. 6. Lieut. gen. Harcourt did not arrive here before Sunday. He stayed a day after us at Arnheim, on account of the arrival of the two British mails which had been fo long and fo impatiently expected. Our fick were removed on Friday and Saturday from Rhenen, partly to Arnheim, partly to Amersfort. The duke of York's baggage is gone to Hanover his royal highness's ftud remains at Arnheim." Yefterday morning the enemy once more croffed the Waal near Thiel, and their numbers were fo great, that they. forced the British to give way; took four pieces of artillery from them and one howitzer; the English, being reinforced, returned to the charge, routed the French, retook the cannon and howitzer they had left in the morning, and made a moft defperate havock among the enemy, whom they com. pelled to repals the Waal, leaving, behind them about feven hundred dead, and about fixty prifoners. We loft twenty men, and had but very few drowned. Sir Robert Laurie charged with his wonted gallantry, and received a flight wound; two other officers were moft dangerously wounded. All here are in high spirits ; and it may be faid with truth, that the British never fought with more bravery, nor ever bed more unequal numbers to contend with. A de A deferter croffed the ice to us this morning, and he fays the enemy mean to renew the attack to-morrow, with at leaft 50,000 infantry and a proportionable number of horfe; but a propitious thaw has now commenced, and will, no doubt, prevent them from the undertaking. The whole of our army croffes the Rhine to-day. General Abercrombie is at Arnheim; fo is the barrack-maßter-general's department. to P. S. An order is juft iffued, for the head-quarters to move to-day to another fmall village; but nearer Utrecht, called Dorink; general Harcourt is already gone thither. Amfterdam, Jan. 8. The British troops, who had croffed the Lek, have croffed that river, and are again in poffeffion of Leerden. Haerlem, Jan. 9. Several letters mention, that the removal of the Dutch head quarters from Gorinchen to Schoonhaven, occafioned by the movement of the English troops on the fide of the river Lek, has not taken place; prince Frederic being returned on Tuesday night to Gorinchen with fome troops, who had already marched out of that place on the fame day; and fince that time all the pofts were occupied again in the ufual manner. Moreover on Tuesday night the land militia who had left Dordrecht had entered it again. On the day before yesterday, a conference was held between the hereditary prince of Orange, prince Frederic, and the Hanoverian general Wallmoden, at which affifted the Austrian general Alvinzy, the British ambassador, the English generals Harcourt and Fox, and other military persons of high rank. Since it is reported, that all the allied troops who fell back on the fide of Lek, had received the moft preffing orders, and re-croffed the river, and that it was fuppofed they were to make an enterprize; and as there was heard yesterday at Utrecht, a very heavy cannonade, it is thought that an action took place in that quarter. Hague, Jan. 10. The laft news from the Spanish armies is not of the molt confolatory nature. There has renees, which was very fevere, and the refult was, that the French obtained poffeffion of several pofts upon the confines of Catalonia. From Navarre they write, that having obtained a victory in that quarter, the enemy were advancing towards Pampeluna, to which they have laid fiege; this place is very frong, and has been put into a good ftate of defence. The greatest confternation notwithftanding reigns in the provinces of Bifcay and Navarre, as great numbers of the fugative inhabitants take refuge in Saragoffa and Madrid. Befides the vigorous measures taken to repel the enemy, very long and frequent councils are held. Don Pedro del Acugna, late mininer of juftice, has been recalled from Galicia, and, with Don Eugenio Llaguno, is to have a place in the council. Both these noblemen poffefs great abilities, improved by long experience. Warfaw, Jan. 11. The king ftill continues to have a court every Sunday at his palace, but fcarcely any of the Polish gentry are feen there. It confifts almost entirely of Ruffian and Imperial officers. The number of pieces of artillery taken by the Ruffians from the Poles is eftimated at 468. The Ruffi ans have returned the Polish generals and officers their fwords, which they are permitted to wear; but Wawrzewfky, when his was offered him, refused it, in thefe words; "I have now no country to defend, and can no longer have any ufe for a fword." Dantzic, Jan. 12. A person who left Warfaw the 22d of laft month informs us, that three regiments have been allowed to the king of Poland for his protection. That count Mofzynsky had been reinftated in the office of marfhal of the crown, Rafalowbin in that of president of Warsaw. It is evident that the court of Petersburgh has not yet come to a decifion of the fate of Po land. The Caftellan Mofrowsky, and fome other nobles, have been fent under Ruffian escorts to their eftates. General Madalinfky, and the prefident Zakezowsky have engaged not to ferve either against the Ruffians or Pruffians. The general's fword has in confequence been been a new action in the eastern Py-reftored to him. NEWS. HOME NE My lords, and gentlemen, After the uniform experience which I have had of your zealous regard for the interefts of my people, it is a great fatisfaction to me to recur to your advice and affiftance at a period which calls for the full exertion of your energy and wisdom. Notwithstanding the disappointment and reverfes which we have experienced in the courfe of laft campaign, I retain a firm conviction of the neceffity of per fifting in vigorous profecution of the juft and neceffary war in which we are engaged. You will, I am confident, agreewith me, that it is only from firmness and prefeverance that we can hope for the reftoration of peaec on fafe and honourable grounds, and for the preferva tion and permanent fecurity of our deareft interefts. In confidering the fituation of our enemies, you will not fail to obferve, that the efforts which have led to their fucceffes, and the unexampled means by which alone thofe efforts could have been fupported, have produced among themselves the pernicious effects which were to be expected; and that every thing which has paffed in the interior of the country has fhewn the progreffive and rapid decay of their refources, and the inftability of every part of that violent and unnatural fyftem, which is equally ruinous to France, and incompatible with the tranquility of other nations. The ftates general of the United Provinces have nevertheless been led, by a sense of present difficulties, tó enter into negociations for peace with the party now prevailing in that unhappy country. No eftablished government or independent ftate can, under the prefent circumftances, derive real fecurity from fuch negociations: on our part, they could not be attempted without facrificing both our honour and fafety to an enemy whofe chief animofity is avowedly directed against thefe kingdoms. I have therefore continued to use the most effectual means for the further augmentation of my forces; and I fhall omit no opportunity of concerting the operations of the next campaign with fuch of the powers of Europe as are impreffed with the fame fenfe of the neceffity of vigour and exertion. I place the fulleft reliance on the valour of my forces, and on the affection and public fpirit of my people, in whole behalf I am contending, and whose safety and happiness are the objects of my conftant folicitude. The local importance of Corfica, 'and, the spirited efforts of its inhabitants to deliver themselves from the yoke of France, determined me not to withhold the protection which they fought, for; and I have fince accepted the crown and fovereignty of that country, according to an inftrument, a copy of which I have directed to be laid before you. I have great pleasure in informing you, that I have concluded a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, with the United States of America, in which it has been my object to remove, as far as poffible, all grounds of jealousy, and mifunderstanding, and to improve an intercourse beneficial to both countries. As foon as the ratifications thal have been exchanged, I will direct a copy of this treaty to be laid before you in order that you may confider of the propriety of making fuch provitions as may appear neceflary for carrying it into effect. which it has been threatened fince th eftablishment of civilized fociety. Dublin Calle, Jan. 5. This evening, about nine o'clock, the earl of Weftmorland, late lord Leutenant of this kingdoin, embarked on board the Duchefs of Rutland packet-boat, on his return to England. I have the greateft fatisfaction in announing to you the happy event of the corchfion of a treaty for the mar riage of my fon the prince of Wales with the princefs Caroline, daughter of the duke of Brunfwick. The conftant proofs of your affection for my perfon and family perfuade me that you will participate in the fentiments I feel on an occafion fo interefting to my domeftic happiness, and that you will enable me to make provifion for fuch en eftablifhment as you may think fuitable to the rank and dignity of the heir appa-t-nded by a great number of the nobireat to the crown of thefe kingdoms. Gentlemen of the boufe of commons, The confiderations which prove the neceffity of a vigorous profecution of the war will, I doubt not, induce you to make a timely and ample provifion for the feveral branches of the public fervice, the estimates for which I have directed to be laid before you. While I regret the neceffity of large additional burthens on my fubjects, it is a juft confolation and fatis action to me to obferve the ftate of our credit, commerce, and refources, which is the natural result of the continued exertions of industry, under the protection of a free and wellregulated government. My lords, and gentlemen, A juft fenfe of the bleffings now fo long enjoyed by this country will, I am perfuaded, encourage you to make every effort which can enable you to tranf mit those bleffings unimpaired to your pofterity. I entertain a confident hope that, under the protection of Providence, and with conflancy and prefeverance, on our part, the principles of focial order, morality, and religion, will ultimately be fuccefsful; and that my faithful people will find their prefent exertions and facrifices rewarded by the fecure and permanent enjoyment of tranquillity_at home, and by the deliverance of Europe from the greatest danger with The earl of Weftmorland went from the Caftie in the state coach, accompapanied by lord vifcount Milton, the lord lieutenant's chief fecretary, on account of his excellency's indifpofition, preceded by a leading coach, in which were the officers of flate, to the Pigeonhoufe, from whence the earl of Weftmorland went on board the packetboat. His lordship was escorted by a fquadron of dragoon guards, and at lity and perfons of diftinction, the lord mayor, theriffs, feveral of the aldermen, and principal citizens, in their carriages, followed by a concourfe of people, to the water fide. The freets were lined by the regiments of infantry on Dublin duty, and every demonftration of refpect was fhewn to his lordship, in paffing through the streets, from the people, who teftified their regard by repeated withes for his welfare and fafe return to England. 6. The duke and duchefs of Brunfwick are expected to accompany the princess of Wales to England. Apartments are fitting up in the left wing of St. James's Palace for their refidence. The royal chapel at St. James's is undergoing a thorough change, for the purpose of celebrating the nuptials of his royal highnefs the prince of Wales and her royal highness the princess of Brunswick, for which purpofe the workmen employed are occupied night and day. The whole of the pews, pulpit, &c.,. are removed from the body of the chapel; the flooring is raised and boarded, to render it warm and commodious, which is to be covered with carpeting; the walls are decorated with crimfon and gold; and the fides, which are wainscot, will be hung with crimfon damask. Two additional galleries are erected for a band of vocal and inftrumental performers; one of which is the altar, and carried back through the over great 54 great window into the ftreet; the other oppofite the organ loft to correspond with that gallery. Under the organ gallery will be a fuperb canopy of crimson velvet and gold, for the reception of their majesties; and another of a smaller nature under the oppofite galery, for the royal bride and bridegroom. In his majefty's clofet will be the ambaffadors and foreign minifters. Below in the body of the chapel, will be all the royal family, with their respective attendants. The marriage ceremony will be performed by his grace the archbishop of Canterbury: and the anthem, for the occafion, will be the fame as was performed on the marriage of Frederic prince of Wales, father to his prefent majesty, compofed for that purpose by Handel. 7. Six hundred artillery are ordered to be drafted from the different corps on the British establishment, to ferve in the Weft Indies. 8. An order was received by the commiffioners, from the admiralty, to keep vacant the large dock, commonly called the royal dock, for the reception of the Commerce de Marfelles, daily expected; the is to be fitted out with the greatest expedit on, and fuppofed to be intended for the flag of the commander in chief in the Mediterranean. A public fubfcription is begun at Norwich, by the bishop, the magiftrates, and principal inhabitants, for the relief of the poor in their prefent urgent neceflities; at which meeting the benevolent refolutious were paffed, of soliciting the guardians of the poor to add to the allowance of the outdoor poor, and to alleviate the want of the little fhop and house keepers, who, inftead of paying to the poor-rates, are themfelves real objects of charity. 9. By a report lately made of the general ftate of the Ellefmere canal, it appears that the line which is to pite the rivers Merfey and Dee, and confequently the city of Chester and the town and port of Liverpool, is in fuch fordwarnels as to give hope of its being navigable early in the enfuing fpring; fo that a dire and fafe conveyance by Witer will foon be opened from Chester and Manchefter. Liverpool Falmouth, Jan. 6. This morning ived the Pomona frigate, fir J. Bor to Waren; the Arethufa, fir Ed. Pellew; the Diamond, fir Sidney Sir Sidney having got this information, took the opportunity during the fame night, to flip his cable, and fail out of the harbour to give information to the fquadron of fir J. B. Warren, which is arrived here; expreffes have been forwarded to the admiralty, as well as to Plymouth, Torbay, and Portsmouth. Nothing has tranfpired with regard to the deftination of this formidable fleet. Sir Sidney fays, there was not one ship of force ridng in Breft water, the above 90 or 74 gun fhip excepted. Sir Sidney informed the captain or admiral of the French veffel, that he had been very fortunate indeed in getting fafe into Brest water, as a squadron of English frigates were now cruising at the mouth of the harbour. Frenchman replied, he was very happy in having escaped fo luckily, for had he been attacked, he was in no condition either to fight or run away. 66 The 10. Was rehearsed for the first time, the anthem, beginning Sing unto Gad," that is to performed at the nup, tials of the prince of Wales and the princess of Brunfwick. The folo parts were performed by Meffrs. Coole, Nield, Hudfon, Bellamy, Gore, Knyvett, Sale, and two of the children of the chapel. The chorufes were fupported by the refl of the members of the chapel. Dr. Parfons appeared at the head of the king's band of musicians, of which he is the mafter; and doctors Arnold and Pupua |