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Port au Prince after the rft day of Augutt. 
No veffels are allawed to be cleared for 
any other port in the fame ifland: but after 
they thail have entered into either of thofe 
two ports, it is lawful for them to depart 
from thence to any other port in the faid 
ifland, between Monte Chrifti on the north, 
and Petit Goave on the weft, provided it 
be done with the confent of the govern- 
ment of St. Domingo. All veffels failing 
contrary to thefe regulations are to be cut 
of the protection of the United States, and 
hiable to capture and confi/cation. 
EAST INDIES. 
According to difpatches received by the 
Diredors of the Eaft India Company on 
the 8th of Augult, it appears that hofti- 
lities had commenced between Tippoo 
‘Saib and the Britifh forces in India. Gen. 
Stuart with the Malabar army marched 
from Counainore on the 21ft of February, 
and on the 25th afcended the Ghauts. On 
the 6th of March, 1,400 of the advanced 
guard, the entire of which conffted of 
3,600 men, under Colonel Montrefor, was 
attacked at Seederfeer, by from 12 to 
15,000 of Tippoo’s beft troops, whom 
after a defperate action of feven hours 
they defeated, with alofs to the enemy of 
between 2 and 3,900 men, and to the 
Britifh of 143 killed, wounded, and mif-. 
fing. Amongft the firft was Captain 
‘Thompfon. Tippoo had two officers of 
rank killed, and two taken prifoners. The 
army of che “Carnatic, under General 
Harris, faid to amount to 22,000 in the 
beft ftate, entered the Myfore country on 
the sth of March, took three hill-torts 
without oppofition, were on the roth at 
Ancull, and expected to arrive before 
Seringapatam by the 25th. Tippoo har- 
rafled the Britifh army on the laft day’s 
march, but had been gallantly repulled by 
tlie troops of the Nizam. 
The volunteers at Calcutta amount to 
2,669 men, of which the Britifh number 
about 1,342 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
For feveral weeks ee the greateft ex- 
ertions have been making to collet troops 
from all parts of Great Britain and Ireland 
for a fecret expedition of the utmoft im- 
portance. The troops in their various 
routes to the places of their deftination on 
on the coalt, preffed almoft without dif- 
tinstion all the vehicles of conveyance 
which they found on the roads and. places 
adjacent. The whole army to be aflembled 
for this purpole is faid to confilt of 40,000 
Britifh, about the fame number of Ruffians 
and Sede. 6,000 Heffians, and 3,000 
Wirtemberghers, amounting in the whole 
MonrTaty Mac, No, xLix, 
State of Public Affairs. 
653 
to 93,000 men. It is propofed that the 
Rutlians, Swedes, &c, are to meet the 
otliers at a place agreed upon in the 
Baltic. 
The Britith forces carry with them a 
proclamation to the Batavians, of which 
the following are flared to be'the leading 
features : 
s¢ That the Commander of the forces 
is inftructed by his Britannic Majefty, the 
ancient and vood ally of the United Pro- 
vinces, to make a public and explicit de- 
claration of the fentiments and intentions 
of his. Majefty, and of the auguft fovereign 
with whom he is allied, refpe&ing the 
end and aim of this great work. He de- 
clares then, that he "and his army come 
not as enemies but as friends to the Pro- 
vinces of Holland; to reftore them to 
_their rights and ancient laws and cuftoms, 
to refcue their perfons and property— 
that it is the earneft with and defire of his 
Britannic Majefty, and that this creat and 
falutary work may be brought about by 
the efforts of Dutchmen themfelves. 
But if any inhabitants of the United Pro- 
vinces fhould be found, after this procla-, 
mation ifiued- by General Abercrombie, fo 
hardy and incorrigible as to refitt and op- 
pofe the good offices of his Majefty and 
his allies towards the reftoration and re- 
eftablifhment of the ancient government 
and religion, they will be confidered as 
enemies to their country.” 
The firft divifion of thefe forces fet faik 
from the Downs and from Margate on the 
13th of Augult. 
It appears by difpatches from Conftan- 
tinople, dated the 4th of June, containing 
fome letters-from Sir Sydney Smith, that 
the celebrated General Buonaparte has been 
defeated before Acre, and compelled to 
raife the fiege in fome meafure. 
‘Sir Sydney, in a letter dated Tigre, St. 
John D’ Acre Bay, May the 16th, to Rear- 
Admiral Blanket, commanding his Ma- 
jefty’s thips in the Red Sea, ftates that Buo- 
navarte, finding his popularity and his re- 
fources to dimintfh in Egypt, made an 
incurfion into Syria, in hopes of making 
himfelf mater of the treafure amafied by 
Gezar Pacha; and having taken Gaza ar 
Jaffa, after a feeble refiftance, advanced 
to Acre, which he laid fiege to on the 
18th of March laft. The Pacha having 
fent Sir Syney timely information of his 
appréach, he haftened to the bay, and ar- 
rived before the French army fas enoug|, 
to put thé place in fome -ftate of defence. 
He was enabled to furnith Gezar Pacha 
with heavy guns and ammunition withcut 
difmanitling the fhips, having the good for- 
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