The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

NEW-YORK, April 29, 1801.

From London—21 days the latest.

Yesterday afternoon arrived here the ship Sampson, Captain Adamson, in 28 days from London—she sailed from Cowes on the first of this month, and brings an irregular series of London Papers down to 28th of March. From these papers we select the following Details—together with a Summary of the last European Events, which comprise those of the most importance.

It APPEARS,

That Lord St. Helen had gone to Paris to negotiate for a Peace—and that a Minister from Paris was about to embark for England—

That the British Government has revoked their late order for capturing the French Fishing vessels. This event was officially announced by Lord Hawkesbury (present Secretary of State for foreign affairs) to Mr. Otto, commissary on behalf of French prisoners

That Lord Nelson left Yarmouth Road, on the 11th ult. on an expedition up the Baltic, and was spoke on the 15th at the entrance of the Cattegat—

That it was the most prevalent opinion at Lloyd's, that a general peace would speedily take place. In consequence of this belief, stocks had taken a considerable start—

That the Invincible, of 74 guns, on her way to join the Baltic squadron, was lately lost on the Sand Banks, off Yarmouth Roads, and about 400 persons perished

That the King had entirely recovered from his late indisposition, and was indulging in his usual recreations—and,

That the English are fitting out a very powerful expedition to the north, to destroy or cripple the marine of Sweden and Denmark before a junction can be formed with the Russian fleet, by which junction the confederacy calculated on soon putting to sea a force of 50 sail of the line. A flotilla of 200 sail was shortly expected in the Sound, destined for the defence of the coasts.

That to animate the movements making in his territories, the king of Denmark has quitted the capital, and established a provisional government to act during his absence.

That another division of the Brest fleet, consisting of four ships of the line and eight frigates, full of men, have sailed from that port, their destination unknown.

The success of the French in Germany, their peace with the empire, the menaces of Russia, and the fear of a rupture with England, involve the Porte in the utmost embarrassment. Ten ships of the line, ready to sail, had been delayed in the Turkish harbors by order of the Grand Seignior.

An engagement was talked of at Constantinople, as having taken place between the English and the French off the coast of Egypt the latter end of January. The force of the latter, it is said, comprised 12 ships of war, of which 6 were captured, 2 sunk, and 2 got into Alexandria.

The Leyden gazette announces, we know not on what authority, but the report has made some noise in the political circles, that the Hereditary Prince of Orange is to be created First Consul of the Batavian Republic through the good offices of the king of Prussia, his relation; and that the Directorial government will shortly be changed for this purpose into the consular. The principle of conciliation, and of indemnification for the loss his family sustained by abdicating the stadtholdership, is said to have suggested the policy and propriety of the measure.

A minister has been sent from Hamburg to Paris, for the purpose of re-establishing the relations of amity, between that city and the French Republic.

Ireland is still in a state of convulsion and the country is yet subject to martial law.

The American agent at Paris has addressed the following note to the American agents of the different parts of France :—

" A circular letter of M. L. Cathcart, agent of the U. States at Tripoli in Barbary, dated the 3d of January last, informs me that that regency has made an official declaration of war against the United States; and that the king of Sweden, having concluded a treaty with that power, the frigates of this sovereign in the mediterranean can no longer protect our vessels against the Tripolitan cruizers. I request that you would communicate this disagreeable intelligence to our merchants and captains, and to those of the American agents with whom you have any intercourse."