Hopes are now given that it may soon be terminated by an accomodation. May it be of such a nature as to preclude all future wars! They have had, the additional misfortune to incur the displeasure of the pyratical states of Barbary, who by lying in wait to seize their vefsels give a severe check to their trade to the Mediterranean, and other parts of Europe. The destructive lever that so lately ravaged Philadelphia has now happily abated. DOMESTIC The nation waits the meeting of parliament which was to afsemble on the 21st. Instant, with much anxiety, as, from the complexion of the king's speech, some idea may be entertained of what is intended during next cam, paign. The late defeats have given much spir ts to the party in Britain which is called the OPPOSITION; and many of them are in full hope that an imm diate change of ministry must take place. The people at large have been indeed, much difsatisfied with the conduct of the naval department especially, during the present campaign; and something like greater vigour will be expected if the war be continued. But as to the French revolution, and the opinions propagated by the favourers of it, the nation at large never were more unanimous than they are in reprobating these, Some attempts were made to form a convention at Edinburgh, for defseminating these doctrines, under the pretext of establishing universal suffrage at elections, and annual parliaments; but all clafses of the people have chearfully concurred in afsisting the magistrates to supprefs these meetings; and several of the leaders have been tried or encouraging seditious practices, and found guilty, by the unanimous verdict of a jury. Skirving and Marga.ot, have been severally condemned, in consequence of such verdict, to be transported beyond seas ter the space of fourteen years. Several others, for the same offence have been served with indictments. MISCELLANEOUS. For some time pas, there has been a body of herrings in the Frith of Forth, in such quantities as are very unusual on the east coast of Scotland. They have continued here about three months, and they are in such a compact body, that all the boats which have been sent out to catch them, h ve been fully loaded every morning; so that besides great quantities that have been cured for export and home consumption, they have been sold every day on the streets of Edinburgh and Leith, and throughout the whole country at the average rate of about sixteen a penny; and sometimes as low as twenty and upwards. Unfortu atily salt has been so very scarce here, that it has been impofsible to get nearly so many of them cured as otherwise might have beer. They were at first as high up the Frith as Inverk ithing Bay They have now ex down as far as Burntisland; but heir progrefs is not regular. How long they may continue here it is impofsible to say; but they have been a great relief to the labouring people at this time; so there was much justice in the observation of an honest woman, who enquiring what was the cause of a great croud on the street, and being told it was a mob about the friends of the, ople; friends of the people! said fhe, they have much to look at indeed; the herrings are the best friends of the people I know. 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