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BERLIN, June 5-.
YESTERDAY ahd thte diy were *cceiv
cd, both by couriers and private letters,
the very important aacounts, that the Duke
of Sudcrmania had again attacked the Ruffian
fleSt before Revel, and after a severe conflict,
had put them to flight, and rushed into the
haven with them ; that the Swedes had taken
and destroyed ten thips, and had fuinmoned
the place to ftirrender, which it did ; and that
his Royal Highuefs is now in full pofleflion of
the place and harbour. After regulating eve
ry thing there, the Duke proceeded with 21
fail of the line to Cronftadt, which pLce he
keeps perfefily blocked up. We impatient
ly wait the confirmation of the above impor
tant news.
PARIS, June ll*
Yhtf title of the King is now determined
to be, Emperor of the French.
The National Aflembly have abolirtied all
the titles of Marquis, Compte and Duke.
At Avignon they have blotted out the arms
of the Pope, and placed in their Read the
arms of France.'
LONDON, June 7.
Yeflerday morning orders were issued from
the Admiralty to press from all protections
whatever, in order to man immediately the
Hannibal, Royal George, Royal Sovereign,
and Gibraltar, now nearly ready for lea, at
Plymouth.
Extra 3 of a letter from Portfmsutb.
u In confrquence of orders which were
received by Admiral Barrington, this morn
ing, to hold the fleet (confining of 22 fail of
the line) in readiaefs fur failirfg at a moment’s
warning, it seems we are all to embark on
Saturday. Where we ate to go I cannot as
yet preteud to iaf jrm you, but the report this
morning was, that there were ten fail of the
6pamfh line cruiftng of Cape St. Vincent;
and by letters which were brought in atianf
port that arrived here ou Tuefday night from
Gibraltar, we are told that fix Spanilli line of
battle Ihips had jufi paded the Gut. These
letters alio fay, tint the new Emperor of Mo
rocco is overloading the garrison of Gibraltar
with p r efentt, and is determined to go to
war with the whole world, except his good
fiiends the Engliflr. Upon the whoU, it is
mod likely that a cruise off Cadiz will be the
object of our deftmation.”
The preparations made in Sweden for keep
ing a fleet in couflaut readiuefs for sea, ex
ceed those of any other country in Europe.
At Carlfcroon they have begun to hew out of
the (olid rock thirty docks, in which 20 fail
of the line will be entirely refeued from
the inclemencv of the weather, while their
Bores and ammunition remain in galleries,
between each dock, in such readiness that they
m ay be conveyed on board in 24 hours.
The poor Vice Consul of Spain at Moroc
co, was tied to the tad of a wild ass, which,
with the poor mil'erable man at his heels, was
bunted till he became furious; and from this
situation the Consul was taken only to be
banged. The Emperor said it was not con
fident with the ettiquetteof his Court to hang
him in eifigy.
Letters from Oporto by the last miil ad
vise, that her Portuguese majeity has unequi
vocally declared her intention to afiift her
kiufman the King of Spain, if he is under
the neceflity of entering into a war with Eng
land ; and that in consequence thereof the
Portuguese navy was preparing for sea with
all diligence, so as to have a Along squadron
ready to join the Spanish fleer early in June.
July' 1. Admiral Barriugtoo, it is now
said, will proceed with a conflderable part of
the fleet at Torbay to tbe Weft* Indies; as it
is lufpetled the Spaniaids have in meditation
an attack on fame of our fctleraents there,
having at different times difpatchcd reinforce
ments ot lhips and troops to their own fleet*
aud ietdememc iu that part of the world.
We are allured that the Spanirti Arobafla
dor holds himftlf in readiuefs to depart this
country in an hour’s notice; so doubtful :#
the event of the negociatinn pending between
the Courts of Spain aud England.
It is natural to enpert an attack from the
Bpauiarda in the Well-Indies, if they fee! •“*
inclination to stuck us at at!, for iu no other
quarter < an it bs fnppoled that w* #*• valuable
10 tlirui 4 and than trull e*P« ( l*iiou»
•f ftarifa will be fuiiWitid, If the vigilant!
•f nwr Gofciuetfi
It i« somewhat ludicrous to bear cf ths
Spaniards asserting their right to universal
dominion, when they cannot fubjeft the bar
reu rocks of Gibraltar. If a war takes place,
it will certainly afford them excellent diver
sion, and prevent them the necessity of leav
ing their native country.
When it is considered that Nootka Sound
lies within two degrees of the extreme sou
thern latitude of New-Mexico, it is no way
surprising that the Spaniards ihould be jealous
of our trading, fifhing, of fettling in that
quarter, especially as they find we have al
ready rtieVvn the way to traders of other coun
tries, and that more will eventually follow.
The Indian Chief Macallo, who has been
butchered by the Spaniards, appears to have
given offence by his predileftion towards the
Britiih fettiers, who had rendered themselves
highly pleafmg to the natives, by tbrf regula
tions formed by Mr. Mears, and the humai.e
attention that had been uniformly paid to
them.
The trade to Nootka Sound is not only va
luable for the superior quality of the iurs,
and tlfe extraordinary price they fetch in the
Chinese markets ; butalfo for the great abun
dance of filh which are found on every part
of the coast, which may enable the British
fettiers, at a future day, to carry oils to the
Chinese markets.
3. Earl Howe having received his ap
pointment as Commander in Chief of the
Channel fleet, has sent down his baggage to
Portsmouth, and will hoist his flig, on her
arrival, onboard the Queen Charlotte, which
failed from the Nore on Thursday morning,
having completed her stores, &c. Admiral
Barrington, in course v/iil be the second iii
command.
E-'trati of a letter froth Stockholm, July 15.
*< Laic in the night an express arrived to
government with letters, dated from the Biork
fund, the 7th infiant, con'.aiuing an account,
that the Swedish and Ruffian fleets had en
gaged four different times in 48 hours, on the
3d and 4th of June, between Sefkar and Cron
ftadt. Nothing dec five, however, has taken
place, as the Ruffians avoided a close and ge
neral engagement, always veering towards
Cronftadt. Two of the Ruffian fleet were so
much disabled as to be taken in tow in order
to avoid being captured by the Swediih gun
boats.
“ The Duke of Sudermania has taken poss
at Bioifko, in which advantageous position he
obtains an open communication between the
grand fleet and the fleet of galiies, and at
the fame time prevents the Ruffian fleet from
passing Selkar, in order not to leave Cronftadt
exposed.
“ Tte Swedish fleet is also perfeftly well
stationed for the purpose of repairing the mo
derate damage it has sustained, providing it
felf with water,'ftores, &c. at the fame time
keeping the entrance of Wibourg blocked up.”
From Frankfort we learn, that, onthepth
ult. in spite of the truce demanded by the
Turks, and fiientiy granted, the army of the
Grand Vizir, compoled of 60,00a men, had
incrcafed almofl instantly to 120,000 men,
and advanced so cover Viddin. The Prince
de Saxe Cobourg, in consequence, has re
ceived orders to march against the Tuiks, and
immediately give them battle.
6. Six Spauifh fail of the line were seen
Handing to the eaflward of Cape St. Vincent.
On the 4th, four fail of the line ; and on
the sth, several trigates, supposed to be part
of the fame fquadrbn.
In the ipaniffi squadron there are, it seems,
fix ships of extraordinary bulk, one carrying
140, and five 124 guns.
Capt. Wolfe, of his Majesty’s packet the
Thyiine, arrived at Falmouth, has sent an ac
count up to the Admiralty office, that, on the
30th of last month, loon after he had palled
Scilly, he was chafed by a Spanilh frigate,
who hailed him, and ordered him to thorten
fail; having ail their fails beut, Capt. Wolfe
kept the ihip on her way, on which they fired
three lhots at him, but could uot come up
with the packet.
On the 4th of April, one 74 and three fii
gate» failed from Cadiz for the Havannah, for
the puipafe ot ordering the left of the ihipi
home by the middle of July.
BOSTON, Augnfl tj,
The piobabiJUy of « war between England
and tpaiu B|| eats 10 Le ft lengthened by eveiy
sUiVai. ini euobui# U ibe.r difliiiuct*
having been adjufled, appear to have been pre
mature. Indeed, it is not likely that Spain
would so deliberately provoke the resentment
of England, and so readily facri6ce a million
of dollars to allay it; this would be wantonly
sporting with her treasures.
That cautious and wary Court, undoubted
ly afted upon fyftera in daring the rage of
Britain, and prepared alliances, as well as its
own force, with which to meet it.
By Capt. Henry Williams, who arrived
here last Friday night, in day! f&cm *Sta
tia, and 21 from Martinico, we are informed,
that the day he left Martinico, an American
Hoop arrived there, which spoke with a Spanish
privateer brig, of 14 guns ; the Captain oT
which informed the American, that he was
cruising to windward for Englith velTels; and
that the Engliftt and Spanish fleets had had an
engagement in the Mediterranean sea.
Accounts brought by a veftel from Lisbon
(late, that a mortal feeknefs had prevailed in
the Spauifh fleet of obfei vation, and that 500
Teamen had died thereof.
26. On Friday last, Capt. Daniel MufTey,
in the brig Delight, arrived at Portland, in
12 days from Guadaloupe. The merchant
with whom Capt. MufTey tranfafted bufmefff,
the day before he failed, informed him that
a war had certainly taken place between Great-
Britain and Spain—that a Declaration of War ‘
from the former against the latter had abso
lutely arrived from Domiuiq'.ie, and that he
him lei had read the declaration.
30. In 1784, Congress deputed Genera!
Hull, to demand of General Haldimand, the
Governor of Canada, the fut render of the
polls within the United States, then and now
garrisoned by Biitilh troops ; and this demand
Great-Britain has refufedto comply with, not
withstanding the solemn stipulations of treaty ;
and notwiihftandmg every alledged cause for
their intention has been removed in the adop
tion of the Federal Constitution. If a war
Ihould break out letween England and the
House of Bourbon, and if by accident, or
otherwise, Great*Britain fhouldgain any ma
terial advantage over its enemies, perhaps
the advantage of their holding our frontier
posts may be more apparent, than it now ap
peals to be.
NEW .YORK, Jul 24.
M-J/>s- Childs & Sivaine,
You are requested to publilh the following
extraft from the report, to the President of
the Unit .d States, of the three Commiflioners,
lent under the authority of the Union, to
treat with the Southern Indians.
It is meant to pro ve that there have been great
misrepresentations iomewhere, and that either
the late Commiflioners who formed
with the Creeks, so oppofue to its principles,,
for by it the treaty of Galphinton is. set aside,
must have poffelTed superior documents and
proofs ; or, that the former Commiflioners*
who in other refpetfs have been supposed to
be men of great knowledge and ability, and
who were on the very ipot of contention,
were deficient in the extreme in point of in
formation, and were imposed on by the peo
ple of Georgia.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your very obedient servant,
An OBSERVER,
August 14.
Extract jrom tl-e Report of the CommrJJibners
for ft eating ‘wnts the Southei nlndians.
Ihe Comm.flioners are decidedly of opi
nion, that the failure of a treaty at this time
with the Creek nation, can be attributed only
to their principal chief, Mr. Alexander M‘
Gillivray.
1. From the repeated declarations and ap-'
proved good all the kings, head
men and warriors, to eftablilh a permanent
peace with the United States.
2d. From the proposed boundary being of
fered to the great council of the nation only
as the basts of amicable uegociation.
3. From the deception and precipitate re
treat of Mr. M Gillivray, without Bating his
objections to the draught of a treaty, either
verbally or in writing.
4th. From many enquiries concerning tbit
man, snd from Mr. M‘Gillivrsy’s own de
clarations, “ That without obtaining a full
equivalent for the facritice, he would not re
nounce the dufe counetiwn which he had form*
ed with the bpamih government in (he hour
of daticf* i 1 cuuibAiou bouorabif and lucre*