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to b e mule generally known. By a late order of die vrussian Cabinet, all the distinctions which have hitherto subsisted between Protestants and Roman C at holics in relation to their civil rights, have been ent i re ly abolished, on account of the loyal and zealous attachment evinced by the former to their Sovereign during the late unfortunate war. LINTZ, FEBRUARY 8. TO (By way of France.) The anxiety which the reports of a new war in Austria had occasioned, has been augmented by the w e measures of the Court of Vienna. It is certain f l at some light corps are to be formed, which will be ( e at to join different regiments. Other military pre. carations are likewise making, and magazines are fo:rn i n g in Bohemia and Austria. M. Vassbender, in the last campaigns, was principal Commis qrc to the Austrian army, has been again appointed to t hat post ; and the Count de Grunne, formerly Ntijutant General to the Archduke Charles, has been app.ointed Adjutant to the Emperor. The Archduke Ferdinand is to take the chief command of an Austrian army in Bohemia, if war s:lculd break out, and Count Bellegarde will corn. ;land an army in Carinthia and Carniola. In the To o tune several Generals, who commanded on the Turkish frontiers, have been recalled to Vienna.— bliss persons, however, doubt whether the Archduke char i es a pproves the measures of the Court, and will be „jinni; to enter into a new war. In the confer co which have been held upon the subject, and at which both that Prince and the Archduke Ferdinand, the brother of the Empress, were present, it is said a n ew general levy was spoken of, and different mea saes proposed to render it agreeable to the people. Those mot experienced in military affairs, estimate t he whole of our regular troops at 1 43,000 men, but it 1J act practicable to find a train of artillery sufficient fa an army of 60,000 men. VIENNA, FEBRUARY 11. A Courier sent off by our internuncio at Constan- E : ople, M. Sturmer, has brought intelligence to the Government of a new insurrection of the Janissaries, which has been very bloody, and by which the Porte was obliged to conclude a peace with England. The Courier left Constantinople on the 16th of January. The Ent consequence of this event has been, that the Russian Generals have broken off all communication with the Turks. The English have bought up a great quantity of cotton :it Smyraa, and paid for a great part of it vi:h colonial commodities. They do not suffer a vessel to pass which is laden with cotton bound to Trieste. The Gazette contains the following article, under the head of Turkey : " On the sth of January peace was concluded be tween England and the Sublime Porte, by the Engl;,i, Minister, Mr. Adair, and Hakki Effendi ; it (pence of which all the ports in the :empire are open to the English ships. This important intel ligence was immediately transmitted to the principal commercial towns in Europe, Asia, and Africa; and a great change may be expected in the trade of the great towns of the Levant, and the price of most com modities." GOTTENBURGH MAILS. This morning we rcceivedeleven out of the seventeen Got:eriburgh Mai!s now due. A distressing list will be found in our Ship News of naval disasters in the Ealtic. The political intelligence contained in the Swedish Papers is unimportant. The Stockholm Gazette of the 16th ult. states that General DAVOUST I , .ad given Notice to the French Consul in Rostock, thatthe embargo laid on fifty•one merchantmen lying i% that prt is raised. Utters received at Stockholm from Leghorn, state, that it has again been declared a free port, and Ho :nu a staple town fur goods and mcrchandize of (Very description. The Kim; and QUEEN of PRUSSIA have left Peters. burgh, on their return to their own dominions. His Prussian Majesty has given orders to enquire into the state or condition of the fortresses of Neisse in! Spandau, and to supply them with artillery, am ynition, and pros isions, as far as the defence of the ::rfn frztrcsscs v ill permit. The Magistrates of the C!Ii:1171t places have also been ordered to make re r47: IL a the number of men fit for service. I,!C (- :l: , : l .derLlnd, in consequence of the rapid thaw thtre, is nearly tinder water, and a - nand- houses have been entirely carried away , I.:I it C. !:ockiqz accident happened yesterda y betwixt the - 1 k! Hon.:! cellar and li yde-Park corner, to a girl 10 •' r.d, the (laughter of Mrs. MosELLY, of Langley. Nirs. Mf)5:.1.1.:1 wa s goicg home inside one of the Bath , z; , gc.coach..:s with her daughter, who was not in a per tate of health, and was leaning out at the win- The door suddenly flew open, the child fell and her clothes became entangled in the hind uhe 1, ani she was killed on the spot. 0 Satkrday night as the Duke of Yorl:'s head (' ok coaliq. down stairs, at his Royal Highness s li.;:st? in St. Jame s ' s , hi s f oot s lipp e d ; h e f r actured and died in a kw minutes, before any assis Lulce could be procured. Co " MAR - LT, MARK -LANE, MARCH 3.—There 41 . e tolerable supplies of Wheat for to-day's market, !IQ talcs are heav v, at little var i a tion in price—Barley large supply, and cheaper—Malt likewise—Peas - 11 t.l . Bean s , o f t h e two kinds, vary but l i ttle—t h ere '.e large arrivals of Oats, some cargoes from Ireland, •1. t: causes sales thereof to be cheaper—very little ~;;Ye Seed, i n great d eman d , an d muc h higher— • is named at about late prices. C! , Av THE MEMORY OP SIR. JOHN MOORE. INSCRIBED TO LORD MOIRA. Who has not felt exulting raptures glow For England's triumph o'er her haughty foe ? Who has not wept for England's gallant train— The slaughteed. victiuts of degen'rate Spain? Of ev'ry aid, of hope itself bereft, Their firmness and their valour only left, Let yon ensanguin'd plain their triumph tell— Too dearly purchas'd—for their Leader fell! In Victory's arms thus ABERCROMBIE died, Thus NELSON bled—our sorrow and our pride! Still Britain mourns stern Fate's relentless doom, And twines the Hero's laurels round his tomb ! Lamented Chief ! thy wisdom's firm command From sure destruction sav'd thy faithful band ! ' Twas thine, with them, each painful toil to share— 'Twas thine, alone, the mental pang to bear ! When warring elements against thee rose, Before thee treach'rous friends, behind thee foes; And when at length Corunna's towers appear'd, And English vessels their proud ensigns rear'd— 'Twas thine to see thy bold pursuers fly, Nobly to conquer, undismay'd to die ! Thy parting words to filial duty given, And thy last thought to ENGLAND and to HEnv's ! No tawdry 'scutcheons hang around thy tomb— No hired mourners wave the sable plume; No statues rise to mark the sacred spat, No pealing organ swells the solemn note ! A hurried grave thy soldiers' hands prepare ; Thy soldiers' hands the mournful burthen bear ! The vaulted sky to earth's extremest verge Thy canopy ! the cannon's roar thy dirge ! Affection's sorrows dew thy lowly bier, And weeping Valour sanctifies the tear ! 11.1.11. Bertram-House, February 7,1809. Epigram upon three Ladies, all beautiful, but not equally so: 'There be three degrees of comparison, Miss NIXON, Miss DIXON, and Miss HARRISON ! Yesterday, about two o'clock, her MAJESTY, Prin cesses AUrIUST A, ELIZABETH, MARY, and AMELIA, left the Queen's Palace in their carriages, dressed in the Court dresses, escorted by a party of the Life Guards, and proceeded to the new entrance, by the garden, to St. James's Palace. The novelty of the Royal Family going to Court in state attracted a great number of persons in the Park. A yeoman porter, with police officers, was stationed at the outer bate to keep out the populace. The Royal carriages proceeded through the garden to the steps where the temporary covered entrance has been erected. The following were among the numerous Presen tations : The Honourable Mrs. ALEXANDER' HOPE, by Viscountess Melville, upon her marriage. Lord GKISISTON, upon succeeding to his title, by the Earl of Liver 001. ha. A. CARLISLE, upon his appointment to the Professorship c Anatomy in the Royal Academy. Colonel ROBERT CIA HYOID . , upon his return from Spain. lady GEORGIA NA PRATT, by her mother, Countess Camden. Dr. KIN G, upon his being appointed Bishop of Rochester, by the Bishop of Oxford. Mrs. THORNTON, by Mrs. Robert Thornton. Major-General BRODERICK, upon his promotion and return to England. Brigadier-General CLINTON, upon his being appointed Adju tant-General in Ireland, and upon his return from Spain. Miss ABDY, by Lady C. Osborn. Sir JOHN NICHOLS, upon his being appointed Judge of the Arches Court, by Sir William Scott. Sir S.issu EL Hoot), upon his return from service off the Coast of Spain. The Honourable Mrs. JOHN HOPE, by Viscountess Melville, upon her marriage. Dr. CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON, upon his being appointed the King's Advocate, and receiving the honour of Knighthood, by Sir William Scott. Lord CA LT II 0 R PE, upon his coming of age. Th.. two Miss THORNTONS, by Mrs. Thornton. icn , ..t..nt-Colonel MURRAY, upon his return from being Q' —Pei ••• .ster General to the army serving in Spain, by Vis cam.: itle. _ _ The Honourable Mrs. CHARLES Hors., by Viscountess Mel ville, upon her marriage. Colonel Mu LLIN s, by Sir Alured Clark. Lady STANLEY, upon her marriage. General JOHN Hore, upon his marriage, byViscount Melville. Viscountess CA sTLExencti presented the three Ladies D. 0. Ey nhausen, from Portugal. General ALEXANDER HOPE, upon his marriage, by Viscount Melville. Lieutenant-Colonel ET.LEY, Assistant-Adjutant-General to the Cavalry, upon his return from Spain. Viscount CASTLERWS, upon his coming of age, by his father, the Earl of Kenntare. The Marquis o 7 SLIGO, upon succeeding to his title. Don PEDRO DX Ceva Lt.° s, Ambassador Extraordinary from the Supreme Junta of Spain, by Mr. Secretary Canning, and con ducted by Colonel Chester, the Deputy-Master of the Ceremonies. General CHARLES HOPE, upon his marriage, by Viscount Melville. Miss GuILDERMIx - rEa, by her mother, Mrs. Guilderminster. Earl Pr Rey, by the Earl of Liverpool. Sir JOIIN STANLEY, upon his marriage. Sir THOMAS GAGE, upon his marriage, by the Earl of Kenmare. Lieutenant-General Lord PAGET, upon his return from Spain. Mrs. PILKINGTON, by Lady Gibbs. lieutenant C.T. HALL, upon his promotion to his Majesty's Second Regiment of Horse Guards, by Lord Heathfield. Major-General MANNINGHAM, upon his return from Spain. Lord W. BeNTINCK, upon his return from Spain. Lord BROWNLOW, upon his being appointed Lord Lieutenant of tile County of Lincoln. Lieutenant PEmßett-ron, upon his promotion to his Majesty's Second Regiment of Life Guards, by Lord Heathfield. Mr. Acta IN, upon his being appointed a Commissioner of the Victualling Board. Lady MARGARET CAMERON, upon her coming from the Ba hamas, by the Countess of Glasgow. Lieutenant-General Hope, upon his return from foreign service, by Viscount Melville. The Hon. Mr. KlNux, by the Earl of Morton. Lady ROBINSON, 011 coming to her title. Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, on his return from the Baltic. Lieutenant• General MACKENZIE FRAZER, upon his promotion and return froni Spain. Lady GAO E, upon her marriage, by the Marchioness of Donegal. I Governor CAMERON, upon his return from the Bahamas. 1 . Major-General FEacuson, upon his being appointed to Com mand the Sicilian Regiment. The Honourable Miss Cus - r, by Lady Brownlow. Mr. JODDRELL, by Lord Bayning. Captain PERCY, Aid-de-Camp to the late Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, upon his return from Spain. Brigadier-General FAN E, upon his return from Portugal and Spain, by the Earl of Westmorland. 'Mr. POWELL, by Mr. Pinckney, the American Minister. Brigadier-General Si-miter, upon his return from Spain, and upon his appointment of Governor of Fort Charles, in Jamaica. The Rev. Dr. CAREY, Sub-Almoner to his Majesty, upon his being appointed a Prebend of Westminster. 1141YAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, FEB. 21. Arrived the Violet lugger, from a cruize, and the Nile cutter, to give instructions to the vessels lying here bound to the Mediterranean.—Wind S. PLYMOUTH, MARCH I. Late yesterday evening arrived here a French brig called the Six Brothers, from Bourdeaux, bound to the Isle of France, laden with wine, brandy, and provi sions : she was captured the 23d ult. by the AIGLE, of 38 guns, Captain WOLrE, just as she left the har bour of Bourdeaux: she is considered the finest vessel of her class, that has been brought into this harbour for some years past : she is quite new, on her first voyage, about 400 tons burthen, pierced for 22guns, but only four mounted, which were thrown overboard in chace, and has a crew of 28 men. The AIGLE fell in with a convoy on the coast, and it is said that she has captured three others, but they are not ar rived. It is very currently reported here to-day, that the French squadron are arrived at Rochefort, and that they are blocked in by the British squadron, under the command of Admiral STorponn : it is said, that in their course from Brest, they touched at all the bays in which the British detached squadrons generally rendezvous, but that they had fortunately left these stations the preceding day, or they might have been in danger of falling into the enemy's hands, being individual ly too weak to contend with the French. At the time the French brig left Bourdeaux, there were several vessels in that port, laden with very va luable cargoes, ready to come out the moment an opportunity offered. PLYMOUTH-DOCK, MARCH 1. The CALEDONIA, which arrived yesterday, came in for a supply of stores. Some accounts state that our Channel fleet are now off Ferrol. Last evening, as the brig Good Statesman was working nut of Ha moaze she grounded on an anchor, and filled imme diately. Only eight cases of sugar, and five bales of kerseys were got out. The remainder of the cargo, consisting chiefly of sugar, it is feared will be totally lost : she was bound for Malta and Gibraltar. The Spanish brig San Joseph sprung a leak last night in Sutton Pool, and considerably damaged her cargo. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 2. Arrived a fleet of transports from Falmouth.— Sailed his Majesty's ship BRILLIANT, with the fleet, i for the Brazils ; PORTNIAHON and PELTER, with a fleet of transports for Ccrk ; Andersons, —, and the Lord Nelson, RUTHERFORD, for Hayti.—The fleet for the Mediterranean sailed from Cowes Roads this morning. The West India fleet is expected to sail to-morrow morning.—Wind N.E. YARMOUTH, MARCH 2, This morning arrived l'AimAnLE frigate, com manded by Lord G. STEWART, from Leith Roads; the CALYPSO sloop, CHANTICLEER gun-brig, and SEA LARK schooner, from a cruize ; and remain with the ROEBUCK, BELLEROPHON, ABOUKIR, STATELY, PRIN CESS CAROLINE, and EPHIRA.—The STATELY and ABOUKIR are under sailing orders for the Baltic.— The HAVOC and RICHNIOND are in this port refitting. —Sailed the CHARLES, PRINCE WILLIAM, and ELIZA armed ships. DEAL, MARCH s. Sailed the DEFENCE, ILLysTitums, 131.aKm, and SA TURN, of 74 guns each, for Cawsand Bay ; MARINER gun brig with the whole of the outward bound under convoy for Portsmouth ; EnoAtt, of 7-1 guns, for Plymouth ; ESPIEGLE sloop for Ireland ; FLY sloop, BREVDAGEREN, and ExEwrtoN gnn brigs on a cruize. The PRINCESS ofOaANGE, Vice Admiral CAMPBELL'S flag ship, and the TRUSTY, of 50 guns, have received orders to proceed immediately fer the Nore. The AGINCOURT is to take die Port Admiral's. flag. Wind N. E. fine breeze. GOTTENBURGH, FEB. el. The following is an account of the last convoy which sailed from Carlscrona the 22c1 December to England, consisting of five British ships of war, three ' Swedish ships of war, and 12 merchant vessels, prin cipally large Prussian—British vessels : Salcette frigate, drifted from the Malmo Channel among the ice, into the Baltic, without anchors or cables. Magnet gun-brig, totally wrecked the 11th Janu ary, near Malmo—the crew saved. Urgent gun-brig, sent round by the Belt, with dis patches, the 28th December. Fame brig cutter, totally lost in Bornholm on the 23d Dec. with her commander and three of her crew. Sacorner sloop cutter, totally lost near Ystad ; crew saved. Camilla frigate, drifted into the Baltic, from the Malmo channel, without anchors, &c. Wentaleta brig cutter, drifted through the Sound the 6th January, and got into the Swedish port Touko. Froughton, ditto, ditto, drifted through the Sound the 6th January, and got into the Swedish port War- berg. Names of the different merchant-vessels chiefly loaded from different Russian ports with hemp, &c. : Recommencement, Capt. Kneger, burnt w hile on shore in the Malmo channel, by the Danes, on the 17th January. Britannia, Anderson, taken by the Danes on the 9th of January. Joshina Ferentina, Usshindurf, drifted into the Baltic, with Danes on board. Satisfaction, Becker, drifted through the Sound the 6th of January, and not since heard of. Four Friends, Grinson, an English vessel, taken i l y the Danes the Gth of January, Three Davids, Bulk, stranded near Skander -1 cargo Minorca, saved. Wegner, taken by the Danes the 10th January. Nocticashdas, Dotthas, drifted into the Baltic with ! out anchors, and returned with Danes on board, and ' sunk near Malmo. Crew saved. Yeschkenthal, Sandberg, burnt by the Danes, while on shore the 15th Jan. near Malmo. i Enigkeit, Elizabeth, and another galliot, taken by the Danes off Hornbeck. Accounts have lately reached us of the Claudia, Cotton, being lost on the Norway coast, with 14 of her hands—of the loss of the Proselyte sloop of war in the Anholt, besides the loss in this quarter of the piercer and Constant gun-brigs. cirr BUSINESS. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, MARCH I. Upon the minutes of the last Court being r cad, Mr. MARRIOTT rose, for the purp use of objecting to a standing order then voted, That no Member of this Court, who holds any place or appointment under Government, from which he derives an emo lument, or who receives any income, salary, or al lowance out of the public money, excepting Members holding commissions in the London Militia, shall te eligible to serve on any Committee or Commission in the appointment of this Court." This order he con sidered as derogatory to the Court, and lamented he was not present when the business was originally brought forward ; as it was, however, he should content himself with giving notice to move, at the next Court, that this standing order should be re scinded, until the sth April. Mr. WAITHMAN contended, that it was highly necessary to support the Resolution to uphold the independent character of the Court, which would be come questionable, if persons were allowed to hold official situations in the city, the duties of which might clash ivith those which the same parties held under Government. The Court, he said, had publicly ex pressed their wish for a reform of abitsPs ; and he would ask, what would be the opinion of the country of their sincerity, if they were to rescind this Order ? Mr. Alderman BIRCH contended, that the Court had gone beyond their power in passing this resolu tion. He had heard Gentlemen talk much in decla matory speeches about supporting their rights and privileges, but in the present measure they had struck at the best interests of freedom. Every ward had an equal right to send Members to that Court, who every year went back to them for approval, and if they could not discover any thing objectionable in their Representatives' conduct, it was not in the power of the Court to raise objections and deprive them of their privileges. Mr. Dixox said, that many Members of that Court had been held up individually to the contempt and ridicule of the country. Om !No !) Gentle men, he said, might cry " No," but he maintained that it was so, and for no other reason than because they had received a fair remuneration for their losses, and to which their fidelity to the country fully en• titled them. Mr. HARPER, in allusion to the situation of the American Loyalists, which he conceived to be com prehended in the Resolution, spoke warmly against it, as tending to disqualify men who received a com pensation, to which Commissioners appointed by Par liament considered tht m as entitled, in consequence of their losses in America. This honourable compensa tion from the justice of their country, he contended, was widely different from what may have been given for base 'and corrupt purposes. It was by no means uncommon for Government to award compensation for property sacrificed to promote the public advan tage, and whether that property so sacrificed is situa ted outside of Temple Bar, at the Isle of Dogs, or on the shores of America (while it yet constituted a part of the British Empire), the parties have not the less claim upon their country. And at the Peace of Paris, which terminated the American war, the pro perty of the Loyalists was sacrificed as the price of peace. For his own part, he would observe, that during the many years he had been a member of that Court, he had served upon the Coal and Corn Com mittee, that of the City and Bridgehouse Estates, as a Coal Meter in Trust, as also a Commissioner of Sewers ; that he was at present appointed to other Committees ; and in looking round the Court, he perceived many Gentlemen who had served with him on those different Committees ; and he was happy to have this public opportunity of calling upon them to say, whether he had ever given a vote that appeared to have been guided by any interested motive, or whether he had not, on the contrary, upon all occa sions exerted himself to promote the prosperity and support the independence of the City of London. Mr. JACKS supported the spirit of the Resolution, but thought it was carried too far. He regretted he was not present when it was originally brought for ward, and willingly bore testimony to the impartial and upright conduct of the last speaker. He con cluded by observing upon the situation of those Gen tlemen who came within the Resolution as it now stood, and could not help themselves, having engaged their services from the sth of April last, till the .sth of next April. Mr. GOODBEHERE disclaimed any intention of hold ing persons up to contempt because they were loyal ; he did not believe any supporter of this measure had ever broached such an idea. The arguments used against the Resolution were weak, and not likely to divert the understanding. It was for the honour and independence of the City, that persoo , us public situa tions should come to vote with their minds unbiassed. If Gentlemen wanted a modification, it might have been so ; but it was an insult to propose the abandon ment of the measure. Mr. HARPER explained. He did not conceive himself as shackled, as what he had received was neither boon nor bribe, but a mere compensation. Mr. WAITHMAN said, that neither on this or a for mer occasion, had he made any personal reflection, or expressed rancour towards any individual. Where a person gained a compensation for a loss sustained, no one could consider it as a boon, or coming within the meaning of the standing order. As to the gene ral arguments, he considered them ridiculous. The firguments a Gentleman had used upon the principles of freedom and liberty, would go to deprive the Court of power to check abuses in any degree whatever. If t were in the power of the Court to turn out a Mem ber, surely it was in its power to direct such Member h)w he should act ; and if Wards will elect persons who are not independent, who hold situations under Government, or who are embarrassed in their circum stances, it was but proper that the Court should pre. vent them from serving on Committees. He con ceived that the projected measure was only an indirect way of putting the standing order altogether aside.— If any Gentleman had come forward, and proposed that its operation should be suspended until after the sth of April, he would not have opposed it. Mr. MARRIOTT said, he had only brought forward his motion to give those gentlemen who had given security to fill their offices till the sth of April. next an opportunity to extricate themselves. Mr. JACKS then moved, as an amendment, " That the operation of the standing order should be suspen ded until after the sth of April nest ;"—Agreed to. ri i ,Y .~ Si