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1801. | 
RUSSIA. 
The Emperor of Ruffia has not only 
‘Jaid an embargo on near 3600 Britifh fhips 
in the ghee of Peter fburg, Riga, Revel, 
and Cronftadt, but has taken out their 
feamen, difperfed them into the i futerior 
of his.country, and imprifoned their com- 
manders; befides fequeftrating British 
property on fhore, placing feals on all 
warchoufes where Englifh goods were de- 
pofited, and obliging the owners to enter 
into recognizances, to take inveutorics of 
their effects, and report the fame to the 
government. 
The emperor, in excufe for this proceed- 
ing, has fent an official note to all the fo- 
reign minifters at Peterfburgh, of which 
the following is the fubftance: “ That on 
LAN gts his throne he foutd his {tates 
involved in a war, provoked by 2 great 
nation, which had fallen into diffolution ; 
that, conceiving the coalition a mere mea- 
fure of prefervation, 1, he was induced to 
join it; that he did not at that time think 
it nece ‘ary to adopt the-fyficm. of an 
armed neutrality on fea, for the protection 
of commerce; not doubting but that the 
_fincerity of his allies, and their reciprocal 
interefts, would be fufficient to fecure the 
flag of the Northern powers from infult. 
But that being difappointed in his ex 
pectation by the perfidious eteepenee’ gt of 
a great power, which had fought to en 
chain the liberty of the feas, by captur= 
ing Danifh convoys, the independence of 
the maritime powers of the North ap- 
peared to him to be openly menaced. He 
confequently confiders it a meafure of 
neceflity to have recourfe to an armed 
neutrality, the fuccefs of which was ac- 
knowledged in the time of the American 
war.’ 
Letters from Peterfburg of November 
2% ftate, that, in confequence of two of 
our fhips in Narva Bay having refifted 
the embargo and failed away, his majelty 
has ordered all the remaining Britifh 
fhips in the harbour to be burnt; what 
may be the effect of fuch an order, it ts 
impoffible to determine. He has alfo 
fent a note to all the foreign minifters at 
Peterfburg refpecting the. capture of 
Malta. He afferts that the Englith t took 
the ifland contrary to exprefs contract for 
the king of Great Britain, n notwithftanding 
the reprefentation of his minifter, and the 
minifters of his Sicilian Majefty. Tie de- 
clares, “ that he fees with great difplea- 
fure this breach of good faith,” and he 
refolves that the embargo on Englifh 
fhips fhall net be taken off till the con- 
vention of 1798 is fulfilled. 
The king of Sweden is going to'Pe- 
terfburg to have a perfonal conference 
with the emperor. 
AMERICA. 
American papers to the 25th of Qdto- 
State of Public Affairs, in December 1800. 55¢ 
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ber have been received. The election of 
Prefident had been poftponed to the 13th 
of November; and it was generally be- 
lieved that Mr. Jefferfon wotld have the 
‘majority of votes in his favour. ‘Whe infur- 
rection of the Negroes in Virginia and 
North-Carolina had been entirely fup- 
prefied. ; 
EAST INDIES, 
Recent communications from the Prefi- 
dency of Bombay, received overland, ftate, 
that the Jeypoor Rajah ftill maintained a 
very hoftile pofitions He had entered 
the province of Aghmere with a nume- 
rous army, carrying the black flag, and an 
immenfe frain of artillery. In the month 
of April laft, his Highnefs the Pefhwa 
ordered’the pr incipal } part of his army to 
ftop the progrefs of the Rajah, and. give 
him battle, affifted at the fame time with 
feveral par avons under the command of 
WiRgjor Palm an, W ho was directed to co- 
operate with the Mahratta army. The 
agion ‘took place at day-break, on the 
r4th of April, upon the plains, a little dif 
tance from Jeyvpoor, which ended in a 
ery complete and decided victory on the 
oie of the Mahrattas, The Rajah was 
preffed fo clofely in his retreat, that all his 
artillery fell into the hands of the conque- 
rors, together with the principal part of 
his bageage and camp-equipage. Great 
rejoicings have taken place at Poonah in 
confequence of this victory. 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
The principal Ces 
fince our laft number has been as follows : 
In the Houfe of ae on November 
the 19th, Mr. Abbot moved for leave to 
briug in a Bill to ee the Population 
of Great Britain. If this knowledge was 
at all times: highly neceflaty, as well a 
ufeful, it was more p: articularly efential ap 
a time when extraor dinary meafures were 
requilite to fupply the people with. food. 
we thout having an accurate idea of the 
number of individuals for whom provifion 
as to be made, it waé impoflible pro- 
Kis y to proportion thefe meafures to the 
prefling demand. “The plan that appeared 
moi expedient was to draw up a feriés of 
gueftions to the Clerey, who, from their in- 
timate connection with the circumftances 
of the country, were the beft qualified to 
give the mo.t accurate information. In 
order full farther to infure certainty, it 
raaps be Proper to have recourfe 
‘egifters of births and marr riages, 
which were eafily acceflible. From thefe 
fources of in neat digeited with judg- 
ment, a valuable body « of knowledge might 
be prepared, rane not merely to the 
prefent age, or 8 circumftances of tempo- 
rary embarraflment, but vee miught 
rve as 2 ground of caution, and a foan- 
* pofterity. On 
nds the A harteutihite gentleman 
iupported 
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