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and next to him, Admiral Montague, 
have the chief command in the Englifh 
channel. From Quimper to the coaft of 
Norway, Britith fieets command the fea, 
watch along the coalt, and blockade the 
accefs into every harbour, out of which 
any armaiment cap be thought likely to 
iffue. An attempt'was made to difconcert 
the preparations of the French at Granville, 
by a detachment of fhips under the gallant 
Sir James Saumarez. It was fufficiently 
fuccefsful to alarm the inhabitants, to da- 
mace fome of their houfes, and to deftroy 
fome boats in the harbour. A fimilar 
bombardment was foon after tried for the 
deftruétion of the gun-boats at Calais and 
Boulogne. The fuccefs of this enter- 
prize was likewife fuch as to prove to the 
French the infecurity of their perts, their 
gun-boats, and all their paltry naval prepa- 
rations ; although it did not fpread that utter 
deftruétion along the French coatt, which 
was moft earneltly to be defired. The 
ports of the Dutch and Belgic provinces, 
and thofe of Germany in the power of the 
French, are clofely blockaded by Britifh 
fhips of war. It is: poffible, and barely 
poffible for fome detachments of French 
gun-boats, ander fome rare advantages of 
winds and fogs, to efcape out of port, for 
the purpofe of uniting in a defcent upon 
this country. But the chances are fo 
imallin favour of the fuccefs of fo foolith 
an enterprize, that prepared as we now 
are, the enemy’s threats need not give us 
the {mallet uneafinefs. ; 
In the Italian feas, Lord Nelfon com- 
mands a {quadron fufficiently ftrong to re- 
fit any maritime enterprize of the French. 
Sw Edward Pellew and Sir Robert Calder 
watch Ferroi, and the marine movements 
of the Frenchon the coatt of Provence.Com- 
plaints have however been made, that at the 
very entrance mto the Mediterranean fea, 
in the gut of Gibraltar, we have not fuch 
a navai guard as fs requifite to proteét our 
own merchant-fhips, or to intercept thofe of 
our*enemies. 
mafters of the Weft India feas. In con- 
janction with the land-forces, they. have 
captured the iflands of St. Lucia and To- 
State of Public Affairs in Off ober, 1803. 
-perfeétly concerted. 
The Britifh fquadrons are 
_[Nov.], 
IRELAND 
Has been Iately afflicted by a rebellion, 
which, though not formidable in its 
ftrength, broke out with fome moft atro- 
cious aéts, and excited extraordinary 
alarm. The numbers of the infurgents 
were few; and their con{piracy but im- 
After the firft fud- 
den explofion was freftrated, the danger 
from it was atanend. ‘The Government 
has been fince vigilant to dete€t all who 
were privy to that confpiracy, and to ufe 
thofe means of watchfulnefs and precau- 
tion by- which it is the moft probable, 
future infurrections may be in that 
country prevented. Emmett, Ruffel, and 
the other chiefs of the rebeilion have been 
tried, convisted, and put to death. Ma- 
ny inferior accomplices in their treafon 
were alfo found guilty. Emmett had, it 
has appeared, only eighty accomplices in 
whom he could fully confide, on the night 
on which the confpiracy broke out. At 
the affizes in different parts of the country, 
to which feveral of the traitors had fe- 
cretly fled, féveral new convictions and ex- 
ecutions have lately taken place. There is - 
no reafon now to fear, that the fecrets of 
the confpiracy have not been fully difco- 
vered, and its force entirely overcome. _ 
In Ireland, amongall whoare fincerely 
loyal, there reigns a zeal of loyalty and 
patriotifm, that has fcarce been equalled 
in any other time or country. The yeo- 
manry compofe a force, of which the loy- 
alty, gallantry, and difcipline, are not to 
be exceeded, They are fo much the more 
ardent in their loyalty, becaufe they have 
been harraffed by the crimes of rebellion, 
and have had to oppofe it to bloodfhed. — 
Preparations are at prefent made, around 
the coafts and throughout the inferior 
country of Ireland, to refift any invading 
enterprize of the French, with an activity” 
and an alacrity from which it is reafonable 
to expect the completeft fecurity. Lord 
Catheart has fucceeded General Fox in 
the chief command of the forces. The 
adminiftration of the Ear! of Hardwicke, 
as Lord Lieutenant, and of Mr. Wick-. 
ham, as his Secretary, continue, we are. 
bago, and have alfo taken feveral French 
Ships of war. It is expeéted, that news 
will {peedily be received of the furrender 
tothe Britith fleet of the remnant of the 
enemy's army, which two years fince land- 
ed with fo much pomp im St. Domingo, 
informed, to be, highly acceptable to the 3 
inhabitants of Ireland. | 3), cae 
FRANCE, “1 Se em 
The moft extenfive and compaét empire in 
Europe, is ftill terrible, by the ftrength — 
and aétivity of its military government. 
- oe als on 
In the northern American feas, the iflands 
of St. Pierre and Miquelon have been 
taken by a fmall Britiffi force. 
It is expected, that the Parliament will 
meet in the end of November. 
Its army in Hanover, coutinues to opprefs_ 
the inhabitants, and to devour the re=__ 
fources of that eleftorate and its depen- 
dencies, 
fuffer at the fame time from their French 
allies, 
The people of the Dutch ftates 
