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leave n. Government houie and was created
with every mark Of reipea by The French Gena
eral. Gen. Preyoh muitered one thoufand and
FIVE hundred men at Prince Rupert's, and gave
snfwer 10 the French flag Of truce fent to De-
mand his furrender, that = &c was waiting their
attack with great impatience, and would Be hap.
py to receive them" The lois Of the Brit1a
III the attack was about twenty killed and woun-
ded-of the latter Ms5 Nun, Capt. Atkinlon,
and Rev. John AudaIl.


This paper alIy lcarnt, from ST. Kits, thar
the French had been there, and had captured
the mott valuable property afoat, and exaa.d
contribution Of 5,OocL currency, dollars
So for the whole i.land ; and afterwards pro-
ceeded 10 Nevis, where they amerced the inhab-
itant5 in the Tam Of $500 dollars, and then
lail-d for Montlerrat.


The French fquadron u comran ed by Ai=
rniral Madelis, and !, competed Of five fail of
The linz, three frigates, two brigs and fchoonet.
The Admirar5 ihip is the Majefyof I2o guns,
built at Rochefort, and called the Republican,
bur on the coronation Of Bonapar,e her name
was changed as above the reit Of the iquad-
ron, are lie Magnanlme, 81 Le SutfreiR.
"a lie Lyon, "a lie JemapPe, 74.-Frig4
ates, La Hermiie. So La Clorie, At La In-
defatigable, a.


The paper alfo contains the report, that ad-
vice had bsen received at Martinique, Of The
arrival of Barbados, of Britiih feet: Of twcn-
ty fail, from England.


aFyc,e S. Cysix, 1farcj I5.--'' YOU no doubs
viii have heard, ere this comes TO hand of the
French feet being in the Windward Hands
of their taking Dominique and making The
inhab. tants Of Monfertat, and St Kits pas
thcm great tribute.--They are momently ex-
pecfed at Tortola. The Inhabitants have mott
y left there, and gore to St. Johns "a Danifh
iilandl for fafety."