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On the* ift the marines it Plymouth were rtuftered, when tbout too were turned out to be difeharged. About half the marines belonging to the Plymouth dmfion will bo dii- Three draughts of marines arc embarked on board three men of war at Plymouth; one for Lisbon, another for New foundland, and the third for America, The Coventry and Emerald frigates, and the Spy, Speed well, and Hawke sloops, are getting ready at Chatham to be commiflioned. These, and the Other ihips to be com *niffiaagii& the other ports, will take off a number of fea wilft, 111 mijttt peeient, become very troublesome, espe cially in the sea ports. Ships of wjjuugß fitting out at Brest to carry over gairi fons to the fVkh Weft-India fettlemcats. To Martinico are to be sent ioSo men 5 to Guadalupe 1080; to Cayenne 540* to 9t* Lucie aoo; to St. Domingo 410. In all 3330. March 3 K Yesterday in the afternoon the bill for laying an excise on cyder pafled the Hoafe of Lords; immediately after which the City Remembrancer, with the Sheriffs, who attended the issue, went to St. James's, and prelented, the city's petition against the bill to his Majesty, who received at very graciously. The Marquis de Caraciolk, the Neapolitan Minister at Turin, succeeds the Prince de San Severmo as Minister at the court of London. This last replaces the Count de Prg natelli at Lilboft. Pignatelli goes to Turin. The noblesse of Courland go over fucccffivcly to the inte <reft of the Duke de Biron, and the King of Prussia has de clared that he will acknowledge no other Prince. April 1. Gen. Conway and several officers of diftinftioti arrived in town yesterday morning from Holland. They saw the forces all embarked before they came from thence. Some letters from Germany mention, that the King of Prussia was taken very ill at Schweidnitz in Silcfxa. We hear that 26,000 tons of (hipping have been lately contracted for, by order of the government, to fttch away the garrisons, fcttlers, merchants, and their rtfpeftive et fofts, from Martinico, Guadalupe, and the Havana. The Earl of Denbigh, Colonel of the Warwicklhire mi litia, is appointed to be one of the Lords of the King’s Bedchamber, in the room of Lord Palteftey deceased. ExtraS of a Utter from Paris , March at, ** The Duke of Bedford has had his last audience of the King and the royal family, and will return home in a few days, after receiving a magnificent present from his Majesty, The affair of the maintenance of the prisoners of war is fettled with England. Our Ministry are daily teazed by applications from the German Princes for payment of the forage, Sec. which they furnifhed to our army. “ Last week a foreign Minister, much refpe&ed at court, and who had a great (hare in the negotiation of peace, had the mortification to be obliged to leave two of his domef* ticks in the hands of publics juftiCe, for a murder commit * led at a baker's at St. Michael's Gate, whither they pur sued a young woman who lodged there.” Extras of a Utter from Portsmouth , March 3 1 . “ This day peace was proclaimed here with the usual ce remony. It’s expefted that several marine officers will be kettytoc’s and Trapaud’s regiments, now at Htlfcy, being reduced to 18 men m a company.” London , April 7. On Monday Gen. Sandford arrived in town from Portugal { and Tuesday a regiment of dragoons from Portugal marched over Westminster bridge with feve val fine baggage mules. Several more (hips of war will be put into com million in a few days. April 8. The Austrians evacuated the county of Glatz on the 15 th ult. and at the fame time the Prullians took pofleflion of it. Yesterday-at-a court of Aldermen, James Eyre, Esq; (fe mor City Council, and Deputy Recorder) was chosen Re corder of this city, in room of the late Sir William Moreton. On Wednesday Lord Viscount Stormont, (nephew to Lord Mansfield) the King's Minister to the King and re pubhek of Poland, kifled his Majesty’s hand on being ap pointed his Minister at the court of Vienna. * r Yesterday the prize money for the Hermione was paid at the Ship Tavern behind the Royal Exchange. It is said one man, who had received upwards of 4001. had his pocket picked of the whole as he was palling through the crowd, Three sloops at Woolwich are put into coauniffiqp, Plymouth, Aoril 3. All the transports m this port are rat ting ready for sea, fold to be bound for Bclleillc, tc uk e the troops cn board in order to evacuate that illand. Pcrtjmoatb, April 6. The Niger is put into com mi Gun again, and.the command given to Sir Thomas Adams. Loudon, April 9. On WednefHay evening the Earl of Buta resigned his place of First Lord of the Trcafury, and w ill not accept of any other. Sir Francis Dalhwood alio resigned his place of Chancellor-of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. George Grenville is nominated by the King to hold both the above places. Sir Francis Dalhwood, Norborne Berkeley, and theßic-ht’ Hon. Henry Fox, will be created Peers. The Right Hon. Charles Townihend will fuccced Mr. Grenville as First Lord of the Admiralty.’ Who is to be Mr. Townlhead's fuccefTor at the Board of Trade we have not yet learnt. The Earl of Halifax will continue fjord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Earl of She!bourn will be appointed Secretary at War. The Duke of Marlborough Mailer of the Horse, in the room of the Duke of Rutland. The Martin sloop of war from Portsmouth, is under fail at Plymouth, wi h a number of transports for Bclleifle, to take off the garrison of that place. Wednesday the Countess of Egremont was delivered of a Ton, April 11. The Right Hon. the Earl of Bute will set out in a few days for Harrowgate in Yorkfhirc, to drink ihe Waters of that place. We hear that the Duke of Rutland is appointed Lord Chamberlain. The reduftion of the marines at Portsmouth amounts to about 600* April 12. Tuesday evening failed from Plymouth, the Lapwing, an advice-boat, with a packet for the East-Indies.- The Count de Guerchy, the French Ambaflador to this court, is expefted here this week; his baggage was sent a way from Paris the 4th inst. His Majesty has been pleased to make the following pro motions in the army on the Irifft eftablifhmcnt; Guy Carleton, Esq; to bo Colonel in the 93d regiment Os foot, in the room of Col. Baihawe, deceaied. Sir R. Hamilton, Colonel in the 108th, in the room of Col. Scott, promoted. Robert Watson, Esq; Colonel in the 59th, in the room of Col. Hamilton, promoted. ~ Norwtcb, Agril 9* On Tuesday and Wednesday about *lB men of Gen. Napier's (the 12th) regiment were efif chargedhere; each man received Relays pay to carry him home. AMERICA.’ SAVANNAH, Juke 30. SAPT. Drummond, who arrived here- on Wed* nefday last, left the Havana the 13th instant, at which time the Englifti troops had not re ceived orders to embark. It is reported, that a (loop of war, withdif patches for the Governor of the Havana, for the evacuation of that place, is cast away upon the Great Bahama Bank, and that the crew are saved, but the vcftel and packet loft. This news it is (aid was received in Charleftown last week from New-Providence. On Monday came to town with Capt. Joiner in the South- Carolina scout-boat Spanifti deserters from St. Augustine. Arrived from this port, in 28 days, the Greenwich, Marftial, at Bristol.—-Arrived from Sunbury, the Pandora, Dickcnfon, at Philadelphia. Custom-House, Entered Inwards. Fronr Junt 24, Schooner Ogcchee, David Drummond, Havana 2 5* Brig l * Savage, Thomas Durham, Charlcftowa 27, Ship Francis, John Glazonby, London Outwards. Foe June 24, Sloop Dispatch, Elias Young, St. Kitts - 25 Brigt. Edgar, William Gilmore, Jamaica 27, Brigt. Industry, William Morton, • Boston Brigt, John and Snkey, David Raitt, Cowes Sailed, * For June 24, Brigt. Orford, George Anderson, Havana 2 5 Sloop Prosperity, —.. Nctfbn, Chau;leflow§