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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, APRIL a 6. Their Lordihips fat in a Committee or Privileges on the Zones Peerage, and came to a refolution that Sir Cecil Bilhop had made good his claim to that Barony. Lord Northland took the oaths and his Prat. The kith Loan Bill. the Naval Afylum Bill, the Ctiftom Houk Fees bill, and fame other bills, were brought from the Commons and read a MR time. CAPTURE OF MONTP. Lord Hi‘WKESBURY role to move the thanks of the Trolie for the late brilliant achievement per formed by his Majetly's forces in South America.— He ['softly adverted to doubts which-had been expref fed as to the occaficMs when a proceeding of this kind ought to be retorted to, but he was relieved horn the 'neceffity of entering into that confederation at prefent, as, in this cafe, le.)oth the importance of the acquifition, and die nature of the refillance which our troops had experienced, called upon their Lord- Mips for an unequivocal mark of their approbation. He referred to the two aEtions which had taken place, the one on the outfide of the walls, and the other in the breach, and obferved, that they both afforded the moil ample refiimonies of the gallantry and intrepi dity of the Britifh troops. He concluded by moving " That the Thanks of the Houfe be given to Sir Samuel Audis tnuty, and the Officer 4 and Troops who (evict! under his cons ;nand, at the capture of Monte Video" The Earl of GALLOWAY gave his hearty con currence to the motion, but there was one circum• fiance mentioned in the difpatches which he could not pals over unnoticed, and which, though it added to the of ry of the army, deferved, he thought, in an - oher point of view, the attention of their Lordthips. He alluded to the ltatemenr, that feven days after the openin o of the trenches, the army was obliged to get powder from the merchant veffels, and that only two days powder remained when the breach was made. He withed their Lordthips to confider in what flotation the army wduld have been placed in confeqaence. It was alfo impoffible not to recollea that, about thirteen months ago, a fin.ilar and a filler conqtrell had been atchieveda conquest in the im portance of which the public opinion and that of their Lordthips coincided, and yet there was a want of the ultra) liberality difplayed to the conquerors. There was a cnldnefs on that occafion which was calculated to damp the courage of the troops.— l'hongh he now voted cheerfully for the thanks jog moved to the troops who had atchieved the conqueß of Monte Video, he could not :.elp regretting that their brothers in arms were not afrociated with them. Lord GRENVILLE laid, that on occafions r.f this kind, when unanimir y was In defirable, it was unufual to introduce topics of debate. He felt it neceffary, however, to take tome notice of what had fallen from the N .ble Earl. He had frequently flitted, that in order that the thanks of their Lordthips fhould con tinue to be of any value, they ought to be c infined to oceafions when the tetiaance made by the enemy afforded our troops ao opportunityof knowing of what materials they wet e crimpled. For his own pot he attached great value to the Cape, and if the thanks of their Lordthips depended on that eireumllance only; he had no to:itation in laying that it was an acquilition of more importance than Monte Video. — It was becaufe he :riffled that the thanks of the Houfe should be worthy of the acceptance of his Majeily's forces, that he walled to confine them to cao.s in which much gallano y was difplayed. Other topics had been alluded to by the Noble Earl, which could not be made the I - object of dilcutfinn at ()relent, but if any Noble Lord drought fit to move an enquiry on thole points, filch a propofition fhould not be op's:did by him. Lord GA LLOWAY laid, that be had only men tinned the fact ne!Petting the powder as a circum fiance which threw additional lutire and glory on the exertions of r.trr troop , . Lord HOLLAND obferved, that the gcnerofity of the Noble Lord in bellowing this additional lutire, had led him to throw an imputation on others, which in jullice to themfelves they were bound to notice. rrvoinn was agreed to nem. Lord MULGRAVE moved a fieoilar refolut ion of thanks to Admiral Stirling, and the officers and lea• men of the navy, who co operated in the corapreli of Monte Video. Lord AUCKLAND, in exprefling his affent to the motion, took notice of the brilliant atcliievement of the boats of the Galatea, mer..ioned in the lalt Ga zette, which, though cnimpottant in its refult, was one of the moll gallant aftions on record. After a few obfervationsfrom Lord G R ENV I LLE and Lord MULG RAVE, this refolution was agreed to nem. di: SCOTS JUDICATURE BILL• Lord GRENVILLE veifhed to know, whether it was intended to go into a Committee on the Scots Judicature Bill to morrow ? The LORD CHANCELLOR raid, he imeiciltood the Coro- Mittee m pointed to confider where the Scots Judges fhould be placed, would not be able to make their Report to morrow ; and he therefore moved, to difchaige the Order, for the putpnfe of poftponing it till Thurfday. lie gave notice, at the fame time, that tee fhould move, to morrow, for l-ave to bring in a Bill to fettle the mode of placing the Judges of Scotland and Ireland, whilft in attendance on that Houle. Lord : GRENVILLE °birdied to any turther delay in dip coal aeration of the Scuts judicature Bill, which was a amateur of too great importance to be defeired merely on account of a point of etiquettt. A v. ry long converfetion erfued between the Lord Chancellor. Lord, Grenville. Holland, ilawkcibury, the Earl' of Lauderdale, RoCilyn, Lords Kintiaird, klutrave. Lord Vifcciont Melville., and the Duke of Montrofr. The LORD CHANCELLOR and ford lIAWKESBURY contended, that Noble I ords on the other fide having fent for the Sects judges. they ought not now to profs on the Bill, until it was &tennh ed where tl•efe Judges fhould be placed. The Earl of LA U DERDA I.E contended, on the other hand, that tie Scott Judges were fent fee at the it fiance of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolfacie, who, if ht had remained in the f e at of Soltwis 310 0f,F63 rc w, would have probably examinee' them at Come length t hut now it appeared they were fent hack I again v. ithout thing aftced a quettion. The LORD CHANCELLOR Lid. be had never heard a trer- Tit r (perch tr• in the feat of Moe , aael of Sorrow. He. however, bad nir.le up his mind upon the Bill. and did not 'Alfa to examine the judges. He had coll.:cis:A that there was an underllanding that the bill was to he pofipntied. That not being the cafe. hr had .no objedhoo to the Bill coming on tenanorrow ; and therefore withdrew his niot:on. The Earl of ROSSI.YN moved, that the Committee refpedling tke places of the Sento judges Ihnuld report forthwith This mo tion was oppofed by Lord Hawkeihury, and after fume corivala tion was put and negatived. It was then ordered that the Lord Prefideot, and the two Senior Judges of the Court of Sell ion, ihnuld attend to-morrow. The Earl of ROSSLYN moved, that the Committee fhould have power to report from time to time. -• After lone eonverfation it was difeovered that the Committee, in cookout nee Of tome sifeect of negativing the former Motion, was at an e , d, is coerce:pence of which the Eistof Rofslyn with drew his Motion. • • • Lord HAWKESBIFRY then moped that be COMM.! be revived. This motion was oppofed by Lord Holland on the ground, that the Committee was merely an obftacle to proceeding on the Bill, and after Come further converfation the Houfe divided. Contents to.-Not Contents s.—Majority 5. Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. This day a ballot took place for a Committee to try and deter mine the merits of the Petition, complaining of an undue bledtion for Edinburgh, and Mr White announced the following as the reduced lift for that purple: William Maxwell, Ffq. Lord Robert Seymour. Thomas Cholmondeley, Efq. William Hufkiffon„ FA. Thomas Grofvenor, Elq. Lord C II Somerfet, J. E. Stuart Wortley, Efq. it Evan Ncpean, Lord Binning, Win. Clifden, Efq. Vircount Hinchiubroke, J. A. Bannerman, Erg. • John Macmahon, John Calcrait. Efq. and • Sir James Montgomery, Bart. Lord TEMPLE P. iced a fadt regarding a Noble Lord, rather of a remarkable .I , Aription. His Lordthip !tasted, that yeftertlay the Noble Lord to whom he alluded had boat excufed from far ther atter n on the Houle till Tucfday next. and to that indul gence he had become entitled from a Fick certificate produced on his behalf. Immediately after this was over, the Noble Lard (Henniker', enured the Huure, and fat cut the debate; and this morning Lord Temple, one of the Tellers on the divifion, counted his Lordfbils. The Noble I.ord concluded by giving notice, that to-morrow he mould fix a day for a motion upon thii fubjed,;" Ordered that, at the citing of the Houfe, the "Rif,„ht Ovst,, John Fofter mould be difebarged from the cultudy of the Scsjeant at Arms, grit paying his fees: VOTE OF THANKS E-R. THE CAPTURE OF MONTEVIDEO , Lord C;--STLER.EAGI - 1 role, purfuant to his notice, to call the attetoion of the Houfe to the btil liant Cervices that had been performed by the Nita forces at the capture of Monte Video. There was no moment at which it was more grateful to him to give the full meafure of praife where it was due, than that in which to great political differences pre vailed, as there did at prefent ; but he hoped that there would be no party feeling now in the Houfe, nor any other fentiment except a fpirit of emula tion in congratulating the country on the fplendid vioory that had been atchieved. He had now no other with than that of burying all differences of opinion in oblivion, and therefore he would not fay one word except in praife of the meritorious fervices that had been performed. He was fore there would be only one fentiment in that Houfe concerning the tranfaCtion in quettion. The exploit was fo tranfcendant in its nature, and the perils which our troops had to encounter by the llorming of a Itrong fortrefs, that their conduit wai peculiarly entitled to the thanks of the Country. His Lordfhip concluded with moving, " That the Thanks of the Houfe he given to Brigadier General Sir Samuel Auchrnuty fur the IkW arid valour he driplayeitat tke captu• e of Monte Video." Mr. WINDHAM laid, he role to fecund the motion. He would not claim any that eof the glory at'ending this atchitvement, except that of has ing been inirrument.l of the appointment of the gallant Officer in quetthn. He was happy to hear the fen timents in liberality esprefl'ed by the Noble Lord on this occafion. It was no tn. re, however, than he would do frimrell on a fimilar occafinn. He afted on the fame principle, when he moved the Thanks to the Conquerors at M.tida. The exploit in queltion Rood as high in its dais, as any that ever called for the thanks of that Houle. The extraordinary exer tion of the troops was only to he ju:iged of by the fortrefs they had formed, tire ftrength of which was mach greater than had been calculated upon. No troops were ever placed in a more trying lituatiuit than they were in at that time. The lots caufed by the immenfe fire to which they had been eitpofed, was a lots confined to a part. of the army ; for out of 4oco men, only I 2CO had been employed in (forming the fortrefs. The glory of the atchievement there fore might better be animated by this cionpiratively (mall number. The enemy on this occasion were animated with a era:rider - able fpit it of refinance, but that was chiefly occalioned by the fanaticifin of their prielts. That refinance increated the merit of our troops. He wifhed this conduct on the part of the Spaniards in South America would be followed by their brethren in Old Spain, and direCted againft that enemy whole deftruClion_would caufe the deliverance of Europe. He concurred molt heartily in the thanks jolt moved. • Tne Motion of Thanks being put, General DOYLE role and obferved, that the fo licitude he had manifefled to deliver his Lena merits upon this fobjed, but which folicitude be tut peoded the moment he difcovored that his Right Honourable Friend offered himtelf to art attention of the Houle, would, he hoped, be deemed very natural, when he Rated that he had the honour of railing one of the regiments engaged in this gallant action. Confides ing them his brave comrades, who had followed his fortunes during the fall war, he could not on an occafion where it was propofed to thank them for all their valour, perfuade hisofelf to givaa fluent vote. Their conduct in this inflance, however, was nothing more than be expelled, and he had not the leaft doubt, from his own experience, ' that any portion of the Britifh army, when engaged with any enemy, would prove themfelves equally meri torious. Indeed, he never knew an inflancelitifire a Btilith army, oppofed to an equal, or at aU.paaarly equal force, was not certain of vielory. But AO re turn to the cafe before the Houfe. When the Rrength of the -place, the fire to which the troops were ex poled, and the difparity of numbers was taken into view, he would venture to attest that no inftanca of a more brilliant achievement was to be found. General PHIPPS laid, that there was a particular feature in this tranfaftion, which had not beenallu• tied to by any of the Gentlemen who (poke upon the tubjeCt. He therefore felt it his duty to Rate it, as it redounded highly to the honour, humanity, and character of the Britifh army. It was this, that al though Monte Video was taken by adult in the mor ning, yet the Ihops.were open, and the inhabitants teen going about their bullock without any embar raffinent before twelve o'clock on the fame day. (al cry of bear , bear !) Tne Hon. M. MATHEW obferved, that he fhould not have arifen, if it were not for furnething tkat had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman on the floor (Doyle). When that Hon. Officer alluded to the regiment (the 871 h), which fought in the adion to which the motion referred, under the command of Sir Edmund Butler, he was lorry that the Hon.. Of ficer omitted to Rate that that regiment was altoge ther computed of Catholics. In point of fa}, he knew that of the .}OOQ men who attacked Monte ' Video, no lets than 3000 confined of Catholics, and f with loch a tea before their eyes, the tneq who could preform io fay that Catholics were net to be trolled, I were calumniators of the army, and enemies to the belt inters is of their country (a cry of bear, bear!) The motion was ugreed fo ; as were motions of Thanks to Brigadier-General Lumley and the other 1 ~Mcers engaged ; and alto to the non•commiffioned i O ffi cers and Privates. Upon the motion being put, That this Houfe do acknowledge and highly approve the diligence and (kill manifefted by Admiral Stirling, in landing the troops, Sm. Sir THOMAS TURTON rote, not to excite any difference of opinion, which he deprecated. but to exprefs his warm approbation of the freedom from all party fitirit and invidious diflinetion which this motion manifefted. He hoped that (itch conduct would furnifh a precedent for all future Minifters, as it formed a ftrong contraft to Come who had gone before. When the Houfe was engaged in panegy. riling, as they tleferved, the valiant officers who were engaged in this action, it was impnffible to for; get thofe who opened the way to fuch brilliant achievements, or not to feel that they all. merited the Thanks of Parliament and the Count ry—[We un derflood the Honourable Baronet's allufion to be to Sir Home Popham and hi. Fleet.] General DOYLE did not differ from the etpini"n of the Honourable Baronet as to the merits of the cafe to which he alluded ; but yel he • could not help difapproving his attempt to create any jealoufy upon this occallon, particularly at the time the Honour able Baronet himfelf profeffed to deprecate any ft:ch jealoufy. Why then Mould the Honourable Baronet attempt to raife animofity and interrupt the unani mity which it was fo deferable to pr-)cure upon fuel' an occafion t Mr. WHITBREAD.—" The Honourable Ba ronet might have obferved, that Lord Howick and Mr. Windham had juft left the Houle before he got up to fpeak." Sir T. TURTON...." Any perfon who knows my charadler, will not impute fuch conduet to me. I did not know of any Members competent to fpeak on that particular point having left theHottfe." The SPEAKER—" Order ! Crdr !" Lord CASTLEREAGH—" Sir, I deprecate this difcuffion, as it has an appearance of our not being unanimous in the vote we have given." Lord TEMPLE—" Sir, I alto deprecate the man ner in which this chi - coition has been brought for ward ; but I beg it to be underllood that it did not come from this fide of the Houle." The motion was agreed to ; as were Motions of Thanks to the Officers, Seamen, arid Marines, under the command of Admiral Stirling. Ordet ed, that the feveral Motions fhould be tranf mitted by the Speaker to General Auchmuty and Admiral Stirling. 'the Trader' Affets Bill was committed, and a clank was adult ted to prevent the eztenfion of the Bill to the repeal of certain 2614 with regard to the Landed Property of Bankers in Ireland. Abe r a few words from Mr. D. G IDDY, the Houk returned, and the re port was ordered to be bfought up to-morrow. Mr. HUSKISSON gave notice of a motion to-mo-row in the Committee of Supply, relative to tome mikellancous fervices. The LandiUo Road Bill was thrown out. upon the fuggeftion of the Speakir, that amendmans had been introduced in the Lords, trenching upon the privileges of that Houfe..—Adjourned. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. - ' SIXTY4EVENTH BULLETIN OF TH GR N DARMY O E ft, rode, NI arh sj. s"On the 14th infant , at three in the afternoon, the garris on of Stralfund, taking advantage of a fog, made a lonic, with two thoufand infantry, two fquadrons of cavalry. and rat pieces of cannon, in order to carry a redoubt thrown up by General Duras This redoubt, which was open, without palifades and without cannon, was defended by a company of Voltigeurs, of the sEth regiment of the line The !inn:tore fuperiority of the enemy hal no effect upon thefe brave men, being reinforced by a company of Voltigcurs, of tl - e 4th of the line (Light Infantry), under Captain Barrel, they refitted all the attempts of the SwediOx ifrigade Fifteen Swediffi fuldiers reached the parapet, but there found tilde death. All the enemy's attempts were equally fruitlefs. Sixty two dead bodies of the Swedes were buried at the foot of the re doubt. It is fuppolcd that :so were wounded, and so were ni de prifoners, though there were not more than iso men in the redoubt. Several Sweilifh Officers were found among the dead. dittinguioted by their military decorations This inflance of bravery has at. traded the Emperor's attention. Ks Nl..jefty has fent three orders of the Legion elf Honour for the companies engaged. Captain Drivet, who commanded on this weak redoubt, highly dillin guithed himfelf. " the acth, hlarfbal Lefebre ordered the brigade ut der Ge neral s rhraam to ends over from the !nasal of Nogat, in the f rifch Haft: in order to cut off the communication between Dantzic and the lea. 1 hefe orders were carried into execution at three in the morning. The Prufflans were routed, and 300 of them fell into our hands. " At fix in the evening, the garrifoo of Dantzic Pent out a de tachment of eoco men to retke the pot; but they were mulled, with the lots of tome hundreds of prifoners, and one piece of can non. Gineral Schraans had under his command the ad battalion of the ad Regiment of Infantry, and feveral Saxon Battalions, who diftinguifhed themfelves. The Emperor has fen: three oraers Of the Legion of Honour robe diltributed among the Saxon Officers, and three more for the privates, Subalterns, and to the Major wno commanded them. " In Melia, the garrifon of Pliers has made a fortie, but fill into an atnbufetde A regiment of Wirtemberg cavalry took theft troops in flank, killed so end made 6o prifoners. " The winter in Poland teems to have resembled the winter at Paris, that i. to fay, variable. It freezes and thaws in alternate fueedlion. However, we have the good fortune not to have any lick in the army. On the contrary, all accounts agree that the Ruffians have a great number of tick. The army remains tranquil in its cantonments. The works which compote the the: du pot of .Sierock, Modlin, Prep, Marlcnburg, and Marienwerder, arc every day becoming more formidable • and tbe magazines arc or ganized, and are every where _receiving provinces*. Three bun• dred thoufand bottles of Bourdeauz wine were bend at Elbing-r and though each bottle colt 4 francs, the Emperor paid that price to the Merchants, and ordered the wine to be diftributed among the army.—The Emperor has Cant the Prince Borgbefe upon a million to Warfaw." SIXTY-EIGHTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. N_Oftcro4e, March 29. " On the 17th of March, at three o'closit, in the morning, - the General of Brigade Lefene, Alde-de.Camp to Prime Jerome, paired near Olats, in his way to Wenebelibourg, with three (qua drons of light horfe and the Taxis regiment of light info t - y, when 1300 men, with two pieces of cannon, made a fords from the place. Lieutenant Colonel Gerard immediatdy attacked and drove them back into Matz, after having taken too foldien, fa veral officers, and the two pieces of artillery. " Martial Maffena is gone from Willenberg to Ortelfbourg, and forced an entrance there for the divifion of Beeker's dragoons, which he has reinforced with a detachment of Pollfh burfe. There were tome Coffacks at Ortellboarg, and kraal attacks were made, in which the enemy loft so men. " General Becker, as he was corning to tefeme his pofition at Willenberg, was att acked by soots Coffacks. An ambufcade of infantry was formed, into width tiny fell, and loft aco men. " On the 16th, at five o'clock in the morning, the garrifon of Dentate made a general Conic, which proved very fatal it was re pulfed on all fides. A Colonel, name Cracaw, who had a com mand, was taken with coo MD, and two pieces of cannon, is an attack made by the 39th regiment of Chaffeurs. The Northern Poliih,Legion concluded itfelf in an eat-client manner, and two Saxon battalions diftinguithed thensfelves. g As for the reitithere is nothing new. The lakes are Rill frozen; though there is fume appearance of the approach of (Ong." PAM APRIL & The Arch ehancelloi of the Empire, in consequence of his Majefty's commands; repaired to the'Senate on Saturday, the 4th inftant, - at' two o'clock in the afterndon. M. M. Regnault, St. Jean d'Angely , and Lacnee , Orators of_ the Council of "State, being prefent with • the Afrembly, the. Sitting was opened with the ufult formalities; when his Excellency fpoke as follows.— " Grammes—The implacable hatred of the ene mies of France has hitherto rendered fruitlefs the re doubled efforts of his Majefty the Emperer and Kin, for the reftoration of peace. ' " His. Malefty is therefore compelled to-continue the career o. his military exploits. which, thanks to. the courage of his troops. have been crowned with fo manP advantages: Stilt, however, the belligerent l Powers are making their utm'ft exertions. ' li Extraordinary recruiting; and numerous levies are ordered to recruit thofe armies which have ken annihilated or difperfed by the Imperial Eagles. ..• " The Emperor, under there cirumflances, ha. judged it only a prudent foresight, to adopt *tittle, , new means to oppofe the repeated efforts of ha ene tries. His Wetly has concluded, that a ftrong de- ~ i velopement of our energies can only tend to bring his enemies to a due fenfe of their true interefts. "'His Majesty, in order to secomplifb this objee, . 1 his Vutught it neceffiry to call nut immediately a._" part - of the Confcription for isos "Such, Gentlemen, is the (ketch of.a plan of the Scnatus Confultum, which wi I be laid before you in the prefent Sitting, after you (hall have read . • ' the Mefrage of the Emperor and ring to the Senate, • together with the Report of the Minilter. of War,.. with which it is his Majefty's defire you fhould be acquainted. "A particular regulation in this plan will not escape . yoor attention, but will afford you a frefh occasion for acknowledging the paternal goodnefs of his Ma jelly. It is not his Majefty's with that the new Con- • scripts fluaild enter all at once into the fatigues of . war, without being gradually accuQomed to them. He will Align periods to their Cervices, in which they 11411 have occafion to fignalize their courage. la order to make themfelves acquainted with vidory in the field, they wilt be permitted to remain at home till they are inftruded in the military manceavres. tinder Commanders whole examples will afford them living leffons of courage and devotion to their Sove reign, and .at the fame time infpite them with an inteteft in the glory of their country. Thefe Coln, manders, Gentlemen, shall be chofen out of your own Body. In this regulation of his Majelly, for the convenience of the Conscripts, you will alfo perceive atinlooftehreernipialtoenoftsof wi t h hi s w M ,h a i c j t e i ll i y h ' c s E t en m d p e e r r o c r at i s e , a a a n u d atc o d f in refpee to the Senate. " The zeal with which you have hitherto feconded his Majefty's great views, and particularly by your decrees of the 24th of September, 18oe, and Decem ber 4, 18c6, is a certain guarantee for that which it is ne..effary you fhuuld exhibit mulct the pre(nz cit cum fiances.- ' 4{ The ardour of the French youth to 'tremble no. der the ltimdards (tithe Emperor, will afford a proof that they are Worthy to trcad in the fleps of their elder brothers, and that, like them, they ate ready to form a rarripartfor the glory of their country. „ Thus the enemies of France will he difappointed —thofe enemies who have.long fince perfuaded them• felves that difficulties would mite which have never exilled, and flattered their imaginations with foment. ing animofities that have been loft in the general feelings of love and aflonifhment at the Hero who governs us ; and hence men of all ranks, and all opi nions, will join in the commint cause. They will all unite under the fiandard of him, whom they acknow ledge as . the author of a new order of things, and who has hanifhed from their remembrance all the painful confiderations of pall calamities, " Then poffibly the eyes of our enemies will be opened, and city will pet ceive the futility of all their plans ; at leaf}, they' will he clearly convinced, that an Empite eitablithed by genius, fupprted by heroifm, and daily lirengthened by a fiefs accefGon of love and fidelity, canuot be easily annihilated." REPORT OF THE SIMMER OF WAR . TO HIS &SWETT THE EMPEROR AND KING: N Imperial Wad-quarters at Ofterode, Much fp.* gg Sire—Never were your armies fo numerous, to well chfciplitied, and organized as at prefenr. • gg The .'enalu, Cmjihum of Sept. as, 1895, had put So.coo of the Cf.nfzription of I 806 under the dirporal of Government. That of the 4th of December laft h..s ordered the calling out of an equal number of Ct nrcripts for 1807. " There men, amounting to ific,ooo, are already . . affembled under their tefpeelive colours. I cannot , but bear the molt honourable teftimony to the aEti vity of the Prefeels, and the good conduit of the Re cruiting Officers, and the Gendarmerie, not to men. tinn the loyalty uranifefted on this occafion by the s ,t 4 Empire at large. 4' But, Sire, notwithflanding this general union of " ull fentiments and opinions, we are not to conclude .. that Your Majefty's armies are at prefent more • Mi.' merous by 160,000, than they_ were at the period of the commencement of the Fourth Coalition. " Since the tft of September the annual reviews have doled, and in confequence of the double infpec- tion which your Majefty had ordered, We have beet' in a frtuation to pick out and difniifs thole .old fol. diers who had fulfilled the period al their engage matt, and who, of tootle. had a right to the reward of their - fervices, and more erpeciaßY on . account -of •', the honourable wounds they had received. In this manner re,ooo men have been difcharged. 'The - men, which an army fo numerous as your Najd?' has loft by ficknefs, and who have fallen uponthe field of battle, for inaance, in the battles of &Mena and Saalfeld, Jena, and in the affairs of Prentzlo*, Golymin, Lubeck, Patna, Bergfried, and Hoff, an 4 in the battle of Eylau ; and chore whom I have been obliged to fend to the depots. in order that they sqy be difcbarged.after the firft hapeaion, have alto been ' the cattle of a dccreaft of 14,000 men. The real in• . creak, therefore, Sire, of your military force, does not exceed t 30.000 men. At the conclufion of the war of the Third . Coalition, your Majefty had fine, numerous, and formidable armies, and this clnfidera ble increafe 'has rendered them Rill finer, more nu. merous and formidable.' " The army of Italy, which your Majelly-bac all .1 fembled in Frioul, in the phis' of Brefci., TAre(Pnel ~ii:~ led Re de fil c it it