Star. — London, England, 1809-04-14 00:00:00

MARTINIQUE. I.xpc‘inion against the French Colony of Alarti _ 21;qu,-, on the one part, and General Villaret, Captain General L. the st.rvicv of rrance, on the other part. .s CAPITULAI.OI‘ between Lieutenant-Genera 3tclos id:, Commander of hisßritannic Majesty's s Land and Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, K.B. Cll;cf of Lis Britannic Majesty's Squadron, Fort Dts is shall Le giver. up to the troops of his Britannic Ma- ' jest: on the t‘lowirg coat:tors: Ar I. The Garrison of Fort Decal= shall march nut in order to to embarkol ar.d conveyed to one of the ports of Erance, be- . tw . ...r 15o1;.-Jet.rx and I:Orient, on the days and at the hours I which t.hall'o_ agreed upon, with all the honors of war, viz. drums I beaang, colours flying, and matches lighted, havire 2 in their front I tour lit :(1- pieces wit't tilt it artillery-men. The Otscers, civil and mill: icy, ot the Math c, and cvery ore belor%;ing to this depart- I rile! •, Ita',l 1" also t . vt.v..cl to the salve port. Any. - -r—The C arrison shall march out with all the honours of i war acoarded, Coto :•tt.s: croutai their arms beyond the Clacis. I (Vitt- s ;h.ll keep their swt.rds. In answer to the rtst of this ar- I tide, it is at r. ed that the forces ot Franco slt dl b.: enahraked in prop-r VcSS: Is as pt ironer of war—that they sh,tll p, - oceed to Qui- I heron bay, u;::,,:r g;. t„1 t f ...rue :ir:gti.h sdai . s of ...ar. '!'here an St:change shall t h.• pl.tce lar.-.vetn the two nations, rank for rark; I but from the Ist,i. 1 .spect ::,:c1 estesln ail:: sch:ch Lis I:tctlk rev, 1 the Captain C. nem' 1 , Tare: Jay a; , iilzthl 1;• . • ;.fl, it I: , admitted, ; that himself ard his Aitars-de C.:-.T shall be smt to F:ance free from any restriction. Art. 11. '1 he (':.pride-General, the Colenial Pre!'est, th:: Gene- ral Ofticcrs, and tht.se of t!). Stt . f.:, of the A ;•::11( ry and Is.r.g:necrs, t the Officers, Net:-core r. o:lic:rs tatti s;;:ssiers ot the kra service, the othe::rs, trorpt, orni crews el the Navy, the Chief of 1 the Civil St.:lF, the C,, ! . 11::iis7.i.t.S and others ...r.tplo - i.d in the Ad- t rairfs.r le.nll of t.le i'..•;,trine anti Colet..tts thoil carry away thc;r arms, their p rsonal t frecrs r--n:1 every thl s; b‘lo.v,ll - tg to chet:: tilt y shalt lv .sides have leave to (::spose of th.rtr ptiyaze ircptrzy of every kind, and full twctirity as-a:rec.; to the 111:e:et:yrs. Answer.—Granted, ere ei :tag in what it t!..l.rs :i - ont the an 'rut to the preeLdint, _Artier-:. Art. LI. Tire g,:rri,on shod he embarked at the caper:cc of his Britannic I 1 pair-•c I -- • bat!aliors ants compte:.es; each person be lengi;tr to the :5i1h...: .. ,-, or o:ticer or other ;•ersen cn-ltloyett in tin. Civil St - "ifsht.ll r. -t: v. , detirg-the pss:lst - , the rcalo.. allowed to c:tch rai . .k ::ccordi. - ..; ro the ..rt.och Laws and itcgalatioLs. Arswer.—.oreastto, lAA to La vl.,:tualled according to the Eng lish ration. . .. a . ..... Arta IV. The r.ec;v7ry number of carlages and boats for trans po:•-ing :rod etnharki , :g the p;. - si.r.al papers; and other •••• . I 'hr Ca ! ,:ains (St of the Colonial Prefect, of the GrreralOilietrs,Coln . s• „me. Chit:lBot Curps, of the Otficers • of the Administrat,on ot the 1..: • ant: St :vice, and particulaey t: 1•., the Lour cil Atlminkration of Corps, of the :....••A•er the Col. • ny,and c rst)i..S in Civil and 1\ lilizary ernpl s. These pap, rs shall not be st,:••ject to any search or • . under the goaratitte, that they contain nothing foreign to :1 .• r bite dutit s of these .It•ents. —Grante:!, it belq. ,:i.derstocil that this is not to Pro t; public pip, rri ti•i• property. Art. V. him sick and wit...n.0.0, as well those in the hospitals a• :he periot! orthe attack of the colony, as those who have since tertd them, shall he attendt .1 at the I xpenee of his Britannic Dia; .•ty ;1110 their t.ure, and shall °share tile fate of the garrison. Th :se who ;..n.• g!iull be inont (niiarked along with it. 'I 1.0 sick ai!ti wolmtled shall be confided to the ho nour of the English Con . ..oat - I.ler. A s.-ii:cient number of l'rench of I - lt.,:;h, aht: Ofaccr c.t the Livil Staff shall remain ea. - e of In in.—.lnswt r— 4... ranted. 1. .1 'a, :.,7!•koit of lslai.cl, as well as all others, oificers and c t • • !.. C: , 11 Staff, who are at this moment (IA i:: 1 o:: .. • 7 411 k.re tat fate of the garrison, and shall le 211. t :;_tile manner. ..• .1.1. at the garrison of Pigeon bland 5h.. 1 1 ..•• .!..• • .i- ni. - mner as the rest of the garrison. Art \ill. ..c • or: of host ficsais ;hall he dh anti! sat r a T....1y to :a I,e cant: Laded between sac Lr:::•!1 C; , ..v..rrnatl.t alone can rt-rly to this El'': i :. Art. .1. Lore s'at.tll l.r prepart , .l a rrynn of the state of the of it;::;::v, and imirdzinrs, which 1 - . e .•: I.r Contiiitssiolit.rs cliui , ged v:1:11 tle rxr- Li ti.... e: B oiccg, a upon a j: .~.i. ~. .~~. C::' A, Cupitti!atli•Ti 5!..a1l be eon emir.% tire (•-• shall be occt:piesi, F.r.!y ov a::d I t:•oo 5i.11i1.1:'......1.-- gulattAt by . • '1 i rs. rrereh st.:iil tit) to , CCU:/y : • 111.Virg the ev:..=t,.!*.rg it : •••• by the ai',l Isc7t 1:,....1 . sbali rerrmvt•Ll to the rios.l . al aildt!! nit:.! s • :.e ;,, r • i•i• u: ha 1.11,1: 8L.2. by z!:o Fren.,:h --Ipnrc. •,•,I . .—Giantut! ; he e!:,a of tt. t".!% . (1 ,':On sLo i lc: c, sct,:l .:.rs is (Mit t ch:. demi the resptctlve Com- r - • X. The OT,rt ..:1 0 . 71.• rs e , nrllyed in tit:. rr.llitary or civil service av'l a; in: y ta;ce on b0:11:1 whit them their wives a A wao property t.r bi•kiiness in 1‘ , 1: rth :._• riinercti to I . ..mu'n there six. niontlis.-- 'JiVC theta every proci....:ien for •cs eitirag th..ir stay in tl:e c:l. y. '1 h..y -I.ailatierwards e fete of the I;errbann, uc conducted to 1•l.111Ce at the of his 2ritt.. bic .A.!twer.—Gratm..!, cause Officers who remain for a time shal be assiste.l with pas.ag,s as convenient. Art. XI. Ti‘e °dicers of Heald:. and all others who have bet n been attached .: a- the moment., and by order, to the service of the nil: army, shall be permitted to return to their homes without being .ltisaver.—C ranted. Xii. '1 :-.(• colonists and inhabllar.ts who wish to follow the fate of the g.irt i• . on,ii.oti l'...arcelvitii their prop-rty, si..:il be perrin:yd :u ct,; the itttlividials, of whale...Li• nation the-y may be, who are inhahinints of the Isle of Marti nique, shall PIN he troubled, rousted, or quiNtioned on account of their political cpinithts. 1 hose woo play have bean arietted under this prettier shall be humielutely set at liberty. Answer.—Ctanted. Ar:. XI!!. '1 lie persons and prrperty of all the inLabltants of the ! of Alartinlque be respected. '1 he laws which are Cowie aetaally i.. force shall ba mainta;ned until a peace between th.• two nations. '1 he o:lariz:ition of the Tribunals shallremain ; staad, The ex;rcise of the Catholic Religion 'shall it, ;:r. •r.t state. Its ministers shall be prutictt d a.n ae ila:ional pr:.perly appropriated tor their :; • ...I.:qv applied to that purpose. • • :Lc ; to such alterations:ls his liritmnic 111.je,.y jati„•• y. . . Art. kiV: )1 he state of listress to which t lJt col Gay i> r—aceti, tht Lxempt from aII o .. )( A %SY' r- •I.; ;.,_i every cuils:der.iiion will be ;had Rig. the L.. 1%! •• in Cltik.F cc the I . rtrh army shall be permorc.: r to his Nla . i:.sty the peror at. 41 111. V.: , . iwo.r..scrit capitulation:. A v0.,4,1 !ball be t .;,.!:' t,. h :iral to convey oflica r to ErLlro. ..tirki,t. ~Xr: I. tics, it !I t :i; .• tO the ru iuinF of any ar n., 1 - L,vourgbie nauur far the A 7'.11, X -7. , 1.. or I me. officers, shall he de on tin. p.,': ; and fit et , and an the parr of the kr orrl,,..,rantec or :he ca pituN.lon. i . i• 1-41e,liso army slhtl' .• :t:f ond when VoL.:11::•1 :•) ge:-riiol have b een A, af d the , ! • . deba.l:..t ion of :ht. troops in Ursoce, r. the $4112C t of ea,: French 3.:rrison. Answer.— - .• 1• • nec..4sary. Art. VIII. i • : x •.ri Admiral Cochrane &h all Le ievi. tee. to ree,..ive 0:: I the line of h.ntle ships and ft:gates hia Excellency the G. t r.l, the Colonial Prefect, and the oilier otheZris of tlit. .• - Army. Auswer —GII - 17:• suyt of war will be provided for the Cr.pcain General :.e. An.. :XIX. 'Fite tnii:Azis..lLi , .:a of the French treops ~hx:l tale place at soonest in eigt.t, and at farthest in IS days, according as his Excellency Admiral Cochrane can prepare the transports. A swer.—Granted. Art. XX. The Articles of the present Caritulation shall be ra'ified as soon as possible. and not later than this evening at ten o'clock. Answer.—The present Capitulation is signed by the Commis, sioners appointed by Lieut. General George Beckwith, Cornmat:- der of the Forces of his Britannic Majesty, and by Rear Admi ral Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's Squadron on the one part, that is to say— Lieut. General Sir George Prevost., Bart. Major-General Mait land, and Commodore Cockburn, and of the Commissioners ap pointed by General Villaret, Captain General in the service of France, on the other part, that is to say, the General of Brigade %%bort Joyeuse, Colonel Montfort of the 82d Regiment, and Lieut. General Boyer Chief of the Stall. Lone at the advanced pots this 24th day of February, 1809. (Signed) Geo. PR OVO T , Lieutenant-General. FRED. MAIThANO, Major-General. a COCKBURN, Commodore. ILL AR ET JOT EUSE, Gen. Brigade. MOW' TORT, Col IA R cgt. Bor ea, Chief of the Staff. • GEO. BECKWJT,I. A. COCHRANE. Vie en Er, Cap: GmeraL (Ra:ified) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. TIOUSF. OF COMMONS, APRIL 13. Mr. Ronrwr SHAW presented a Paition from the Lord Mayor and Corpor.:tiwi of the City of Dublin, agaihst the Dt:b lin Pat.is:g Eill.—it was ordered to lie on the mile. 111 r. HAW LEPI.NRE presented a Petition against the liiEh gate Archway Lill Ordered to lie on the tahlt. Mr. GRATTAN presented two Petitions front Persons con fined for debt in the isur Courts Marshalsza, in Publin.—They were ordered to I.c on the ttt`olc. Sir JOHN NIMPORT inovcd ror copies sf Instructions from ti.c Lord Litutenaut of Ireland ti) the Commissioners 1.1 . Customs t,,xcise, for carrying Lao ell . .ct tile r.-giil.l.ions recommended by the Commissioners of Inquiry, stating how far and at what rim the instructions bad been executed. 1 he House went into Cmimittee on :he 45th of the Xing, the Irish Itifirmarits' Bill, and the Scots Creditors' Bill, and the re run% were severally ()tiered tc be received to-morrow. Mr. ROSE obtained lea..e to bring in a Bill to repeal several Acts, aid amend others, rel wing to the Woollen Manufacture. The farther corsidet:tion of the Report cot the Irish Local Mi litia Bill was deferred till Monday, and that of the Report of the Irish Is Compktir n Bill till T urs d n y. 'll e riECRETARI at WAR presented a Paper relating to the Half Pay Fund.— Ordered to !la on the Table, and to be printed. Air. FOSTER bro , ght in a Bin to corrime the Commission f. r inptiring into Fees, Perquisites, Lkc. in i utile Offices in !re l.:rd.—Rs:sal a first tit e, and ordered to be read a second time on Weltiesch: next, and to be printed. The Scotch Record bill was reported, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday, and to be printed as amended. Mi. WHARTON brought in a Bill for the more easy Pay ments front the Compassionate List of the Navy.—Read a first time, and ordered to he read a strand time to-:irorow. ACCOL'Z.:Tc. Mr. cizrEVF.Y moved for 31 Account of the gross Prctitice of the Four and a half per Cent. bitty from Bariiad,ws and the Lotsvaist Islands, from the yeir 17.;3 to the present year. Also for two P.ipers presented to the House on this subject in the years 1731 a: d 1740. Also an application c.f . said 41 per cent. duty since his Majesty came to the Throbs., distinguishing each year. All of which were ordered. Lord OSSULSTON moved for an Address to his Majesty, praying that there he laid b , •fore the House a return of all Place:, Posts, and Offices held immediately front the Crown, avltetl.kr during pleasure or good behavieltir, or by reversion, or any other tin:ire, aid what, wketlzer it. the Home Department or the Co it•.::ies, to ether with the waturc, duty, and ri !: of the re sp active OP. ccs, and the duties of their several institutions.— ;'?r. i il'N RY MARTIN moved, that there tn. laid before the flour:: a.t :I<count of the Pialance is the hands of the Register of the High Court of Admiralty, the Register of the Court of Prize Appeids; and the. Ri;istcr of the High Court of Dele ir..tt:s, as far as thu said Eat:l:ices were the pt (perry of ',croons t.ii:urs in that Court, diotiognishing the bal:ince for each year, frn:n Cm: .",th of January, I itgit, to the sth of January, 1809. mtv.v . ii OF PitIVILEC;:. i•ir C. I-IA:v.11:1'0N complained that a Sheriff's Offcer had ye siizt,i hi person ic his own house, and treated Urn . .th great ruth.ticss, which he deemed. to he a Erzuch of the GI the House. He moved, therefore, " grit Daniel thx al:ailed to, " do attend at the Bar of the .t-ttit.rrow, to answer fur the said brcaah of iI. RTf\IQL'E. 1.-rd CASTI ERE :;H gave notice of 2 Mo!!on of Thanl; to thz I\aq atit! Army employed in the Capture. 4.0 f Martitutim. 1.0111) cAsTLERE AG/I. Lord A RCHi BALD HA MILTON rose to g:ve notice, that, in conscqueuce of the disclosures thnt Mid been made in the Report of the East India Commit tue, he should on to-morrow se'nni;lit submit to the House a Motion respecting the same ; and, as the disclo:-ures were cf so volumin.ios a nature, he thought it necessary distinctly to state, that on that day he should call die at:ention of the House to that part exclusively relating to the conduct cf Lord Cas 07ereagin CHELSEA HOSPIT A L-COLONEL GORDON. mittee of the House should be appointed to inspect I the ground in question, or at least some means should be resorted to for the purpose of ascertaining the value of the ground disposed of, and the manner in Which it had been disposed of ; for certain it was, that if it had been disposed of in the manner he had been in formed it was, there could be no doubt whatever that a great and serious abuse hut been committed, Mr. ROSE professed his entire ignorauce of the transaction alluded to. Mr. LONG confirmed the statement of Mr. Hus kisson ; when Sir CHARLES POLE t;nrested the pzopriety of increasing the pay of the retired Officers on the Marine List. Mr. WELLESLEY POLE replied, that such a matter was under the considLration of their Lord ships of the Admiralty, and mould, he believed, be finally adopted. IRISH SPIRIT DUTY BILL. The House went into a Committee on the Irish Spirit Duty Bill. Mr. FOSTER obs.rved that when the dutSr should be reduced so low as to meet the wishes of the Gen- ' tlemen on the other side of the House, the Irish dis. tiller would have an advantage over the English dis • ; tiller, as the latter was obliged to produce 21 gallons of spirits from 200 weight of sugar, whereas the Irish &sailer need only produce 18. It therefore followed, t'uit the Irish spirits would be made stronger for the same duty. Fie thought it but fair to take notice of this circumstance, although he was ready to conform the daty to the wishes of other Gentlemen. Mr. BA RHAM said, that while there wws no spirit intercourse between Great Britain and Ireland, there I could be no advantage gained by one over the other. ! He wished much that the duty should be lowered in I Ireland, in order to prevent illicit distilleries. Mr. NIA RR YAT was of the same opinion. Mr. FO'TER said, that it had been his intention to reduce the ditties, in consequence of the sugges tions which had been made to him, from Ss. to 10d. a gallon. He should, however, keep himself / unfettered until the next Report of the Committee, which wer. then sitting. When that Report should be presented, which would probably take place in less than five weeks, he would still hold himself at liberty ; to alter the present Bill, or bring in an entire new ono, as it should then appear proper. After some further conversation, the Bill went' through the Committee, and was ordered to be re. printed, with the amendment. LOCAL MILITIA BILL.. The House then went into a Committee on the Local Militia Bill. Sir THOMAS TURTON spoke to the practical inconvenioncies that were likely to result from the constant continuance of the ballot. Lord CASTLEREAGH could not see that any clause of the bill would be productive of the incon venience alluded to by the Hon. Baronet. He ob served, that as many counties, not from negligence, but from accidental circumstances, had no: been able to complete their number, he would propose that the old bounty should be continued till the lit of January ,next, imtead of the 10th of May, as before intended. This would- give full time for the completion of the quotas in every quarter, at the old bounty paid by the public. This was agreed to. RANK OF YEOMANRY OFFICERS. Lord CASTLEREAGH proposed that the Yeo manry Cavalry Officers shoitld rank after the Local Militia Officers, as those did after the . Regular Mi litia. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT seeing a Noble Lend in his place, expressed a wish to know from that No. ble Lord, if s hat he had heard with respect to the disposal of the public property to an individual was founded in fact. The circumstance he alluded to was this--he had understood that a portion of the ground belonging to Chelsea Hospital, lying along I the bank of the River Thames, and particularly eat clamed fOr the air and exercise of the pensioners, had been lately consigned over to the use and possession of Colonel Gordon. He should forbear from com menting on the nature of such a statement, until he learned from the Noide Lord whether it was true, or how far it was so ? and, according to the answer he should receive, he would be guided as to the nature of the parliamentary proceeding he might then think it advisable subsequently to adopt. Loid CASTLEREAGH, observing that he was particularly applied to by the Hon. Baronet, begged leave to atsure him, that it was the first time he had heard any thing of the circumstance alluded to, and that therefore it was not in his power to give the Honourable 13.;ronet any iafurmation whatever on the sue:jeer. Mr. HUSK; SSON admitted that what the Hon. Baronet alluded to was not altogether unfounded in fact. The state of tile grounds belonging to Chelsea Hospital had been submitted to the Commissioners, and it did appear that the Infirmary was inconveni ently situated. It was considered that it svoald prove most advantageous to the interests of that Institution to have the ground teat could n:)t be better disposed of let out for building. Under these circumstances it way, he believed, that Colonel Gordon had become a holder el that part of the ground. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, that he was glad he had brought it betare the House, as it was evident that the statement which had been made to him did ! appear to be founded in fact. It was clear that it ought to be followed up by es , n-y possible inve itiga tiou. He thought it would be reciaisite ;bat a 5t...-07.1- Sir THOMAS TURTON found fault with this as injurious to the Yeomanry. The clause, however, vas agreed to. In answer to a question from Mr. MACLEOD, Lord CASTLERE AGH said, that tie remaining Volunteer Corps were to rank as before. Upon the point of training, in some cases, beyond the limits of the county, his Lordship said, that this was proposed merely for the convenience of certain cfsrps which might be at a great distance from their own county towns. An amendment was accordingly iltroduced, stating distinctly that men were not to be removed to the adjacent counties unless on applica tion of the Lord Lieutenant, stating, that this would be more conyenient for themselves. Several new clauses of no particular importance were added. After which the House resumed. Re port received, and ordered to be further considered on Monday, and to be printed. The other Orders of the day were then disposed of. —Adjourned. LONDON, rRIDAY, APRII. 14. PRICE OF STOCKS I ITHIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Console, for money, 673—Ditto for May 6ala. Omnium 1 pr.—Exchequer Bilk, Its. 13s. prt.z. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 2441 India Stock Itss l 4} 181 3 per Cent. Red. 671 1 India Bonds, I4s. 3 per Cent. Cons. Irish 5 per Cents. sri Li 4 per Cent. flttatf Escheq. 1 s. 5 per Cent. Navy 981 99 981 Lottery Tick,A, Log Atm. 184 S-16 Consols for acc. titqf.f. Sir F. KM DETT again rising, The SPEAKER here suggested that there was, FRENCH FLEET. then no question before the House, and asked the 1 . . . The reports respecting the combined squad ron , Hon. Baronet, whether it was his pleasure forthwith 1 to submit a motion to the House, or to give notice of , the enemy, lately in Basque Roads, are vari ous , such a motion ? ' interesting at the present moment. • Mr. HUSKISSON here rose; but the Speaker The Captain. of a vessel arrived at Plymouth 11 would not suffer him - o proceed, Charante, has sent letters to town, stating that Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then said, that he i .. r•ench fleet from Brest, &c. after anchoring would to-morrow submit to the House a motion on i the subject. I Basque Roads, had, from the insecurity of it s za to CRRISTOPIIER RELY HUTCUINSON. tion, and the apparent preparations made by the that ' tish Admiral for its destruction, weighed anc h or Mr. PARNELI. moved, pursuant to notice, • , the name of Mr. Christopher Hely Hutchinson be ad- . proceeded to Rochefort through the Char ante P. o ded to the Committee on the Irish Drawbacks on ..This undertaking was commenced on the 4-th ins'. Spirits Exported, &c. and when the signal to unmoor was m 1 ,. ? ,.! by The CHANCELLOR oldie EXCHEQUER op, posed the motion, on the ground that the only reason French Admiral the utmost confusion ensued. T assigned for add'ng the na me o f t h e Ho n . Member offing was so narro.ved by the stntk•-• of a.: il: was, that he represented the City of Cork. This rea- fleet, that the French had not sufficiett 52,..---,: n r, son would apply equably to every Member in that • naturally ran foul of each other in vaii..t.o: dir,H House represeliting a mercantile interest. Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON had no personal mo. Not one ct them is stated to have got in with: tit tivc in wishing to be on the Committee ; but that he ors damage. Some are said to have run ashore, ware in danger of being totally lost ; o t h ers 1 1 could rtz.t well forego his claim without doing injustice to the city he represented, which was in itself equal . • mew guns overboard, and mostof them were clisant to one third of the distillery interest in Ireland.— and rendered unfit for scryice. Leaving it to the House to determine his pretensions, he should now leave it. The Honourable Member Our own letters from Plymouth Doclz, rco then w . eldrew. I this morning, sate that the Betsey cutter has broi Mr. Possoscv, Mr. P. Mooac, Lord H. PETTY, home accounts, that the British fleet was prep, Mr. TIERNEY, and Lord A. HAMILTON were for ad ding the name of Mr. Hutchinson to the Committee ; to attack the French ; and our Plymouth l etti - ;•: Ports, that the Betsey left our fleet bomba r di ng the CUANOELL',)R of the EXCIIEQUER and Mr. FOSTER P were against it. Mr. Parnell's motion was, however, iof the enemy. The following are the letters to w. agreed to without a division. I we allude : Mr. WELLESLEY POLE pbtained leave to , bring in a Bill f r the more conveniently paying al 7 lowances to persons on the Navy Compassionate List, and also with respect to the Half Pay of Officers on the Marine List. " PLYMOUTH DOCK, APRIL gi The Betsey cutter, which arrived her.: yest, evening from Rochefort, reports that every prtr tion was making for an immediate attack of French Squadron in Basque Roads." " PLYMOUTH, APRIL 4.‘ Last evening grrived the Betsey cutter, fro Rochefort ; among the many reports in circu! one is, that the British Sqt4dron were left hurtling the French fleet in Basque Roads, bu, we do not vouch for." On these letters we have only to lenlark, tht ther of them are inconsistent with the accoui , t mitted by the Captain fro:n Ch: ratite ; fur it be supposed that the British fleet would nct d thing in its power to prevent the cnenly's rnovel On this subject the following para;raphs app Exeter papers : " EXETER, APRIL " A Naval Officer passed tlirGugh this 'city o'clock this evening, in a chaise and four, expn London. It Is said, he is the bearer of imp , dispatches, no less than the destruction of the fleet in Basque Roads."— (Trewman's Flying " EXETER, APRIL 12, Half past seven, " A Captain of the Royal Navy passed through this city in a chaise and four, fron mouth, with the utmost expedition for Lond doubtedlythe be!,rer of some very important gence, either from ;lumina Dt;cr.vvoai4l or A, SropioßD's squadron, no particulars of whicl communicated ; all that transpired was as fs; " That he was the bearer of Good News, a .Rasinc;i, and a very Hot one—and said that wi prepare oar Bell-ropes for Ringing." onL "He changed horses at LA . ND'S L I o and enquired the shortest possible time he could town ? the answer was 21 hours, but, by' sei horses forward he might gain two hours, he a hoped to be there in nineteen hours." (IP .Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. We have thought it our duty to lay the above meats before our Re:.ders, the various report! culation having excited considerable interest; is proper we should at the same time mentiol our Falmouth letter of the 1 Ith mentions, tin " American ship, supposed to be the Pacifi' ! " dispatches from New-York, had arrived HOiling ; that the Consul's boat had gone off " ship, and that a pest-chaise was in waiting ceed with the bearer oldie dispatches for Loi We call the attention of our Readers to this stance, as the post-chaise alluded to in the News-papers, way prove to have been the c, mentioned ; though it is possible that :motile] might also arrive at Falmouth atter the depai the Mail. SPAIN. Since writing the above, we have learnt ti vernment has received o cial advices iiom containing intelligence highly satisfactory ; a syllable of the contents had transpired w' Paper was put to press. On the other hand, we have to state, Letiei:s in fie City from Lisbon coma very unwelcome intelligence—the French ail be in possession of Opoito, and the merchi inhabitants of Lisbon are in the utmost conste preparing once more to embark. The int received at Lisbon respecting Caraionia is distressing— the Patriots were flying in all di and the French had obtained possession of Ports. nix s, but I from il:e n;ti•" ;old iFt.rnt, I.!ti 'n r. It v ; Arid threw tasted, :cuived rought 'pitting :la re- lg that r which IL 12. sterdty ortpat a. on tie 'torn off ben.;;. tnis hat pti- , t trans- . cannoi 10 every venvent. Tear in ',IL 19. ry at sin press for nportant french :'y :t.) n, F. M. oni . . un- it A dm.ral ich were follows a Sinking rut rnii Jon Jim, Lid reach sending therefore notaer's )ve state• its in cir• t ; hut it ion, that bat " an ific, with d in the Pff for the ig to pro- ..ondon." circtan- e Exeter one now ;ter vess?.l )artuie of that Go- in Spain, ; but net rvlren tins that the mann:cat! rre s..id hants an • ;ter:ratio!, is eqrair.• direction= the 5'