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er emite!, MA that no signal of meal aims made to the Imperieuse o n the 19th April. Pr. SPAR.SHOT, Signal Maie of the Caledonia, :worn and examined. Q. What was the first signal made t o the flag chip from the s,..eriei:>e on the 19th April ? 7 --A. The first signal made by the ffl i" .. e erieuse I could not understand, and Sir H. Neale &sit ed the e ns] to be m ide to make that message civet again. The fume t7ralw Then made, that " half the fleet could destroy the enemy— ca ',here." Q. Diming the whole course of that day, was any signal made, tc:egraph or otherwise, from the Imperieuse to the Caledonia, that t wo ships could destroy the enemy ?—A. There was no r: eh signal made. Mr. FA:R ?AZ said, that the distance of the explosion vessel h O -r: the enemy, when she blew up, was a mile. W:LICINSON, Secretary to Lord Gambier, re-examined. Q . Did you hear Lord Cochrane, on his coming on hoard the Caledonia on the evening of the 14th of April last, say any thing to IrC respecting the loss he calculated on of any of the King's sho 1 4 sent in to attack the enemy, agreeably to Ili, signal 4 .. A. Lord Cochrane told the Admiral, that if he had sent in the .jrreably to his signal, he calculated upon three or four of hem he'-'4 lost. This alludes to the signal, " Half the fleet can destroy the enemy. Q. Did he say any thing respecting my own conduct, or that o f oy officers of the ships? —A. He spoke generally or ), the mi:- ex duct of the small vessels (particularly the gun-brigs and of e.e fire-vessels, and I was confident sloops were included, from t he circumstance of the Beni.: being named. Lord G. expressed 1 ,1, regret, that his Lordship entertained so had an opinion of the in duct of the small vessel>, and particularly asked Lord Coch rane with respect to the Beagle, observing to him, that the con duct d the Beagle had gained her the admiration of himself and t h e test of the officer: of the fleet, who bad observed her, and s aid, surely the behaved well. Lord Cochrane replied, " I have a ' teat regard and esteem f or C a p tain Newcomb ; and from his i; eing been an old messmate of mine, it may be supposed I would s ay every t hing on his part, but I cannot make an excep tion:' H e said nothing of Lord Gastabier's conduct in my pre sence, but made comments on the conduct of the other officers, which 'shall not relate unless the Court require it. CordonsMS= then signified that he had come to the close of a nd was sorry to have detained the Court so long. kis evide , The I tawnier told his Lordship, that the Court's time was out of the question, and begged he would consider whether he tad any other witnesses to call--a consideration, the result of Which the Caurt would readily wait. Lord Gamma thanked the Court, and said he would avail bini>elf (Oahe interval of time between this and to-morrow ntora leg, for that consideratiOn.—Adjourned till this day: GOTTENBURGH MAIL. STOCKHOLM, JULY 20. Some English ships of war cruizing in the Gulph of Finland have intercepted seven gun boats and 20 transports, laden with provisions for the Russian army acting against Sweden. The Russian fleet are all r eady for sea, and outside of the booms at Cronstadt. S'r James Sattmatez is afraid they will haul into the harbour when he makes his appearance. The answer of Bonaparte to the King of this coun try was, that he would not dictate any particular measures for the new Government of Sweden to adopt; but admonished them to use all their wisdom in em bracing such means as were most likely to give pros perity to their country. His Majesty's cutter Tilsit sailed with the English liessenger for the Continent. We have not yet received any further intelligence from the army, and must therefore suppose that no operations of any importance have taken place. Lieutenant General Count Schomfelt has been ap pointed General of his Majesty's armies, and is to be entrusted with an important military command. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2. PR!CE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Ccsio.:,:noncy, 67i GB—for A Itgust, 6811-omn. 1 1 pre. Exchequer Bills is. 12s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. t ank Stock 2601.14 261.1 Long Ann. la , : 13.16 3 per Cent. Red. 6811 Omnium 1 ptem. 3pr Cerr. Cons. 671 631 68 State lottery Tickets ,21.11 8 . r Cent.s4i City ditto, Xs. los. 5 per Cent. Navy 981 99 Cams. for opg. 681 Dutch Papers to the 25th ult. have arrived. tin der the datt , of Paris, some accounts are given in them respecting the military operations in Spain.— tney state, that oh the 3d ult. General PINoT attack ed the myth of St. Fan de Quiz()lei and took it, though the Spaniards defended themselves obsti nately on the heights. On the following day, the same General advanced against Palamos, which was taken, though defended by ten gun-boats and two brigs, which played upon the French ; but these being forced off, the Spaniards were, for the greater part, driven into the sea ; few prisoners were made. In Palamos, the French found about 1000 muskets and six cannon. St. Felin and Palamos are two little harbours, and are represented as useful,being asylums for French vessels, and assisting in maintaining a communication with Barcelona along the coast. These papers contain a circular mandate, addressed BC!;APAIITE, on the 13th ult. to the Bishops, com- Trandln g them to offer up thanksgivings for the vie- Nries cf Enzersdorf and Wagram. In this instrument A Letter from Vigo, clgteti the 22a Sine, IW9, presents some particulars, *hick, though not veiyre cent, deserve a perusal.--=The Marquis Da ROMANA, with his army, was at Orense on the 14th of last zneuth.—The French, after their defeat At Puente de St. Pays, returned to St. Jago, and afterwards took the road towards Lugo, whither it was Intended that diviion of the Spanish army should pursue them—; The Marquis ROMANA was joined by 12,000 Portu guese in Orense, and was marching against the divi sion of SOULT'S army, which had occupied the valley of Mountfort, with sanguine hopes of encountering it. The French left Gijon on the 25th ult. after being in it five days, in which they committed the great6t excesses and cruelties. They marched to join the main body in Oviedo, which was threatened by the Spanish division of General BALLESTEROS, who had defeated a division near that place, and had inter cepted a great quantity of Church-plate and other plunder which they were dispatching into Biscay. The same letter states that the people manifest the greatest patriotism, a determination to resist the ty ranny of France, and a strong desire to cultivate an intercourse with the English. iliE 1 NG STAR. THE EXPEDITION. Down to the hour at which this Paper was pnt to Press, -no official information had been received by Government of the result of the operations of the Ex pechton against Walcheren. The wind has continued in the same point ever since the sailing of the fleet, and the breeze which was propitious to its progress of course prevents the rapid conveyance of intelligence respecting its operations. The troops which were in Walcheren, may be esti matedat about 6000 mercenaries ( Prussians and Swiss). At Utrecht were lately encamped about 5000 Dutch troops, and JuNor's corps of reserve, which has as.' semblcd at Wurtzburg with a view of quelling the insurrections in Westphalia is, it is said, on its march for Holland. Nor has the enemy been idle in pre paring his naval defence. The attempt of the Boulogne Flotilla to pass along shore will be recollected, and although frustrated at that moment, yet it is confi dently stated that 200 vessels of this description have since been conveyed by the internal canals into the Scheldt. They are supposed either to have entered Dunkirk from the sea, or to have been drawn over land from Boulogne to St. Omer, where the canals begin, which latter supposition, to those acquainted with French ingenuity and the government of BONA PAIITP.:, is not improbable. Our military force embarked on this great enter prize amounts to 38,748 men, besides which all the marines belonging to the ships of war will act with the land forces, and a considerable number of sailors will be landed to assist in working the guns ; so that the whole force to be employed on shore will exceed 48,000 men, and although it is obvious that there will be many and great difficulties to be overcome, yet with so great an armament, composed of such means and such men, there can be no fear or doubt of the result. NAVAL !INTELLIGENCE. YARMOUTH, JULY SI. Yesterday put in here with a convoy, the Ned Elvin, for Got tenburglt. Rased this port a large fleet from Gottenburgh, under convoy. This morning sailed the Acute gun-brig, 'with-convoy for Heligoland; Vixen gun-brig on a cruize ; and the Ned Elvin sloop, having been joined with the ships here for Gottenburgh.--: The Calypso has a signal flying for ships bound to Portsmouth. HARWICH, AUGUST 1. Vesta-day sailed his Majesty's sloop Ned Elvin, with• the Baltic convoy.— I his day sailed the Lord Duncan packet, for Heligoland, with an Hanoverian Messenger on board. DEAL, AUGUST 1. Arrived from the River, Britannia, MASON; and Traveller, COLLISON ; for Gibraltar; and Tafterthala, YOUNG, for Barba does; the Hope, FILNDEKSON, from Nova Scotia, for London. —Wind S.W. SCARBOROUGH, JULY 3t. Arrived an English cutter from Gottenburgh, which landed a mail about six o'clock this morning. —Wind S.W. PLYMOUTH -DOCK, JULY 31. Last night a small French privateer was seen off Berry Head. The 'Wcizle and Fancy have returned into port. Extract of a letter from an Officer on board the MEDUSA, dated " Off the Loire, July 14. We are destined, I understand, for a long cruize on this station, and I trust it will be a successful enc. At present we are blockading two frigates and a brig, which appear to be perfectly ready for sea, and , waiting a favourable opportunity to slip out ;—from the information we have received. they are conjectured he sa to be destined for the Isle of France, bei ng a ll t h ree : y s - i deeply laden with provisions, stores, and ruerchandize. " Though our Lord Jesus CHRIST sprang from We yesterday took a schooner, named l'Eugene, from tie blood of DAVID, he sought no worldly empire; Nootz, bound to L'Orient, laden with prepared Naval oa the contrary, he required that in concerns of this oak timber and stores : we have sent h or f or Pl y- His life men should obey C great object was, mouth, and by her you will receive this l e tte r . ZSAIL. "Should the enemy's vessels venture o u t, y ou may :Ile deliverance mid salvation of souls. We the in- depend on hearing a good account o f th em, and I herito rs of C.V.SAR*B owes, are firmly resolved to trust, have the additional pleasure of seeing them safe :nal:lain the independence of our throne, and the in- . moored in Hamoaze." violability of our rights. We shall persevere in the Sir WILLIAM CURTIS has proceed e d w i t h t h e Ex pedition in his yaeht, under the directi on of the Ad great work of the restoration of the worship of GOD: we shall communicate to its Ministers that respect's- (m' of the fleet, who has ordered a Lieutenant and twenty men to be put on board. bility which we alone can give them : we shall listen i Coin MARKET, MAXK•LANE, AV OUST 2,—To-day's supply to their voice in all that concerns spiritual matters and ' o f Wheat is inconsiderable, and sales of prime samples fetch a aairs Of conscience."--“ We shall not be drawn elide small Increase in price—Barley likewise, and in very short supply ff • . —Malt and Peas at little variation—Beans of the two kinds main &lll the great end which we strive to attain, and in tan last.prices—Of Oats there are general foreign arrival., and which we have hitherto socceeded in part—the recto- Wilting the supplies from the north country—thi s tra d e may be expected cheaper—Flour this week ss. per sack dearer; and fine ration of tho altars of our divine worship; nor suf f er Anteritan 50s. to 545. per barrel. ourselves to be persuaded, that these principles, as GENZR I 1 wheat, 753.905. 100 AL CUIaiNCY Al LIND ER I s. T O B a c t a k s n d i tto , 2 51 2 . 8 :i . 5 4 3 : :" 5 , ( 6 ) . 5. Creeks, English, Protestants, and Calvinists affirm, Fine ditto, 1051.1055. a ; Rye, 465. 525. are inconsistent with the independence of Thrones and inlet, 301.4 ft. earl. Poland ditto, 365. 395. Nations. GOD has enlightened us enough to remove Malt, 725. 80s. Potatee ditto, 40s. v.:ch errors f ar f rom us. O ur su i White Peas (boilers) 902.1005. Rape Seed, 481. w 521. bject3 , t•ch feu,' entertain o 4--n ek.00_..., *moth Ms. I . Fine kleur,llol. to 1.7.1.--secellis, 755, VOL Cott& OF COMMON COUNCIL. ~." ►eial of the N'tbet , s of that tourt, but ducting* the ' ll / . ' agreed norwitthis opinion,.he had dastardlYastarMat m9 7. __ —__ Yesterday a Court of Common Council was Tield at from his oalljoioposition. He (Mr.W.) rememloate d . t uildhall, at which the LORD MAYOR stated,. that in that neither this Gentleman, nor his brother, ever consequence of a requisition he had lately received, he i congratulated the country on the discovery that Mr. had thought ht to call a Court as soon as convenient. 1 Wardle made of corruption ; nor had he ever found a The requisition Nat then read, which was signed i man hardy enough to support corruption, who was by R. WAITIIMAN, Esq. and sever a l other Memb e r s ; I not either a pla ceman , p ens i oner ,' or contractor . If ft Was dated July 29, and purposed to take into con- there was a party against corruption, he was glad of I Sideration Mr. JAM ES Dames notice for a motion for it, but he had not found it yet ; even the newspapers rescinding the Vote of Thanks granted to Colonel had deserted Col. W. because the destruction of cor- WARDLE, on the 6th of April last. minion would suit no party. We should examine the The LORD Mayon then said, that he had a letter trouble that Col.Wardle has had since last November s froth Mia James Dixon, which was read, and its sub. besides what he had before. It was difficult to appre stance was, that. he was mach surprised to find that ciate the toil of hunting corruption ; he (Mr. W.) the Court of Common Council had been called to take could not do it, from the little he had experienced con his notice into consideration, as the motion he meant corning Christ's Hospital, and for which he too had to make was not to come on till after the recess. He been vilified. It turned out, he said, from *taper meant not to derogate from the dignity of the Court, that he had in his pocket, that the brother of that but he would nooattend on Tuesday next—(2/ laugh.) Reverend Vicar had a pension of £l7OO per annum. Mr. MILLER thought it a little extraordinary that He did not think that their thanks should be with the Gentleman should have moved a question he did held from Colonel Wardle, even allowing him to not mean co support. However, lie wouki move, have cohabited with Mrs. Clarke, although he (Mr. " That this Court having, on the 6th of April las t , Waithman) thought character should be attended voted its Thanks an d the Freedom of the City in a to both in public and private life, for there are men Gold Box to G. L. Wardle, Esq. for having exhibited that will lay hold of whatever they can to knock charges ef corruption against his Royal Highness the• such men on the head, as may attempt to destroy Duke of York ; and which he, by unwearied zeal corruption, which it is the duty of every man that and attention, was enabled to prove ; he is thereby pays taxes to oppose, and endeavour to destroy.— entitled to the thanks and esteem of that city and his Mr. Perceval, too, he understood, had a reversion country.--Yet it appearing to this Court, from cir- of 846,000 per annum, independent of the salaries cumstances that have since transpired, that this Re- of his office, which pension is now received by his solution was improperly entered into, it is the opinion brother. Those men that are the advocates of of this Court th ; tt the Town Clerk be directed to ex- corruption may toss their heads a little, but for the .. punge the sone." most part they are obliged to hang their heads so mi. Alderman GOODBSI!ERE regretted that the origi- scrably, that we must shew them son* pity and nal Mover was not present, to support his ex- compassion, however much we may despise them. traordinary motion. He would not attempt to divine Colonel Wardle had told you, that there were Offices what might be the Gentleman's motives for such a for the sale of places and pensions, the keepers of motion ; every man of course has a right to hi s own ; whi c h h ave s i nce b een i n di cte d f or pract i ces tend- - but he thought that the motives of that Gentleman ing to vilify, degrade, and bring into contempt the might be guessed at from his absence ; and by the administration of the country, and of this the/ have delay he wished to occasion, he has shewn his ends. been convicted ; is it not strange then that they Colonel Wardle has had no reward for the service he should condemn the conduct of such a man as Colo. has done his country, save her thanks and approba- nel Wardle, who has done much more to discover tion : would it be right then to deprive him of those, worse practices than those, and tending in a much especially when he has been at very considerable per. greater proportion to vilify and degrade the adminis. sonal expellee in her service ? But he trusted they tration. It has been asked, why did Colonel Wardle would better appreciate the merits of Colonel Wardle. give Mrs.C. money, and have we not seen many sent to It is a duty which we owe to him, the country, and Botany Bay for a less crime ? But he trusted we could to ourselves, to give him all the honour which is due now express our opinions without hazard of bring to him ;we owe it to the country for supporting him, sent there, and surely we will have courage to do and to our own honour and d:gnity. He,begged it it. He thought he knew most of the transactions to be understood, that he did not mean to reflect on between Colonel Wardle and others, respecting the the Gentleman who moved the original proposition ; late investigation, and an honester man in his opi but if it was followed up, he conceived that we would nion cannot exist. Yet suppose, for argument's sake, he placing ourselves in the midst of that corruption that Colonel Wardle has broke his word with Mrs. which should be rooted out fcr ever. ln his opi- Clarke, still the charges against the Duke of York, nion, Mr. Wardle had been in no way to blame.— as substantiated by Mrs. C. and others, must remain The Gentleman whose proposition was now before the same. Had Mr. Wardle been a Member of the them had been a Member of that Court for many years, Society for the Suppression of Vice, and exclaimed and had, it seemed, found no reason to alter his opi- against all sort of debauchery, yet had used the mask nions; he had always been the friend of war, and had of friendship to debauch the wife of his friend; had not hesitated to put that Court to considerable expellee lie availed himself of the deficiency in an act of Par for monuments to those who had been the cause of the liament to raise money by unfair means; if he spent war. It might be urged, that in consequence of the his nights in rescuing prostitutes from the arm.ofjus recent verdict in the Court of King's Bench, the dia. tice ( a laugh) ; had he been a gambler, and refused racter of Mr. Wardle was considerably .implicated ; to pay his gaming debts ; we must have held his yet it is perfectly clear that it makes no difference on character in detestation ; but it would not have altered the charges against the Doke of York, which charges the facts he has proved against the Duke of York.-- we' owe to Colonel Wardia, and consequently we Had Mr. Wardle ever written to Lord Grenvale for ought not to withhold from him his due reward. But a Writership for his ton, and, deacate man i such he would ask the mover of the original proposition if, was his respect for his Lordship that he could receive in voting a monument to a late Chancellor of the Ex- the appointment only from his Lordship's own hand; chequer, it made any difference in his mind that the and after receiving it, crying down Lord G. when smallest of his tradesnien's bilis remained unpaid at out of office; had Mr. Wardle ever done this ? He his death ; or was it an objection to the public Ilia- concluded by thinking that Mr. Wardle was as much racter of Nelson that he had lived in some measure entitled to their thanks as ever. in open adultery ? But Colonel Wardle has shewn Mr. S. DIXON said, all he expected from the Gen that abuses are not confined to the army, but exist tleman who spoke last was abuse, which he would in; Church Preferment, East India Patronage, and treat with due contempt ; but lie wished for none of in the representation of the People in Parliament; his commendations, as from such men it would do and if the enquiry he has begun be pursued, it will be no one credit. About his son, he could prove his praluctive of incalculable advantages to the country. assertions to be groundless. He did not recollect a It appeared to him that the mover (Mr. Dixon) single instance where a Court of Common Council meant to stifle, by delay, the thanks of those places had been called during the recess. He thought Mrs. which have not yet come forward to express their ap- Clarke and Mr. Wright had as much cause to corn probation of Mr. Wardle's conduct ; he therefore plain that their character was at issue, as well as that hoped the Corporation would see proper to do away of Colonel Wardle. with his proposition. He then moved, as an amend- Mr. GRIFFITHS though . tit his duty to state, that meat to the original proposition, a very long one, or the Gentleman who spoke last was wrong, and the rather a string of them Ore the front of our Paper.) one before him right, as in 1804, during the recess, • Mr. Box thought, that before such a motion had there were several Courts of Common Council held. been proposed, due notice should have been given.— Mr. MAWMAN advised tale worthy Alderman Lord Castlereagh, and others, are brought in, who (Goodbehere) to withdraw his motion, as it involved have served their country for a number of years— questions foreign to the original one, and of which (A laugh.) Yet he saw no reason to alter the effect of there had been no time to form a judgment. the charges against the Duke of York, these charges ' Mr.• STOKES was of the same opinion. certainly remained the same. Mr. WAITHMAN thought it would be allowed that Mr. Gnieemis trusted there was but one party in lie never resorted to trick, to carry his propositionsO— that Court, and that would support and maintain the i Ministers, he said, have already ordered a stop to be Government. But if there are, in Government, men put to the clothing the Volunteers ; that there be no that disgrace it, it is the duty of that Court to express farther proceedings relative to the Local Militia, and its disapprobation in the strongest manner. Had not that the Inspector of Canvas should be discharged ; that man (Colonel Wardle) given damning proofs could any man then say that Mr. Wardle's assertions that such existed in the Government ? The Gentle- had been unfounded? man behind him (Mr. Box) had said, that the law Alderman ATKYNS thought that if the Court came. affair has nothing to do with the charges against his to a Resolution that it had acted wrong, how could Royal Highness the Duke of York, lie (Mr. Griffiths) they rescind that resolution, if proved to have acted .vas of the same opinion. But when men, high in previously right ? He wished that the resolutions so Government, had been proved to be corrupt, they hastily brought forward on that day should be with ought to be opposed ; and the man who dares be drawn, as he confessed his abilities could not follow honest in the worst of times, is surely most to be them fast enough, so as to be able to decide on them trusted. so soon. He reprobated the Philippics cast out by Gen- Mr. WAITHMAN said, that having taken a very ac- tlemen against one another ; nor did he think that was tive part in the question of thanks to Colonel Wardle, a fit place to discuss a man's private conduct. he could not feel it consistent with his duty to let the After some farther conversation, Alderman Goon. present question pasnwithout declaring his sentiments BELIEVE replied, and was unwilling to withdraw his on it. No one regretted more than he did the absence resolutions. of the worthy „gentleman who made the original pro- Mr. MAWMAN then moved, as an amendment, position ; but his absence has betrayed his utter po- gg T hat this Court does not tee any reason to rescind verty of argument to support that propos i t ion. Were the ' Vote of Thanks to Colonel Wardle." he now in his place, he (Mr. W.) might say some This was opposed by Mr. WAITHMAN. very unpleasant things to him. However, he has Another Member proposed to omit the word "any" stated in his letter what he (Mr. W.) would ba bound in Mr. Mawman's motion. to say to his face was not true, which was, that there Alderman GOODBEHERE'S resolutions were then put was no instance of a Court of Common Council being . and carried by a majority of five;there being called during the recess, as ale (Mr. W.) had known• For the Resolutions, S Aldermen, 54 Commoners, those who had the ears of Lord Mayors get Courts and 2 Tellers : against them 1 Alderman, 51 Com called during the recess to smuggle in their proposi- movers, and 2 Tellers. tions. One would think the mover of the original ricet. He haspropositionwastgone very about l attentivey ately ertohynisiOg7,, GmoclGo or i lch n a i what a sad .business is this : after this verdict, we cannot let the Vote of Thanks to Colonel Wardle stand on our books ;" and by this means sounded se. A few nights since, the dwelling-house of Mr. A. NordblAcl, merchant, in Pryme-street, Hull, was rob bed, during the absence of the family., of a quantity of wine, a variety of linen, silver tea and tale spoons, &c. • - i ~`~ f I !