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M w"" summer,, dragged as the conduct of Parliament •Rotild necessarily be before the tribunal of public investiga tion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER deprecated the accusation made by the Hon. Gentle man, that the Government set their laces against the Bill. Before he had made this accusation, it would : have been . well had he consulted his Hon. Friend be hind him, by whom the Bill was introduced, and have ascertained whether he thought the Government had j so conducted themselves. He was sure that on the contrary, it must be evident to the country, that if the Government were hostile to the Bill, they might have taken a part very different from that which they had adopted and yet the Hon. Gentleman was one of j those who. Assumed that they were not actuated by party feeling 1 1 Mr. CURWEN, while he did not believe that it I was the intention of the Right Hon. Gentleman op- j posite (the „iancellor of the Exchequer) to defeat the object o%he Bill, put it to him, whether it would j not be better to leave the persons, for . whose security he was anxious in the first instance, hisidajesty's Mi nisters,.without a guard; and that if any future mea sure was nicesiary for their defence, to propose such a measure. This would, he conceived, be mush more satisfactory to tfie public than that one great object of the Bill should be left unaccomplished. Mr. BANES maintained that if the word extra: were retained in the clause, the main object of the bill would be defeated. It concerned the dignity and character Of the House to make this bill as perfectas'' . it could be made ; and he trusted, therefore, that the amenititterit of the Noble Lord would be acceded to ;1 and that which, was such a public, scandal terminated. sir - d: ROIvIILLY also supported the amendment of Lord rt. 'ftty, and maintained that such a word as was now proposed by the Right Honourable Chan cellor (express) could not be found is any former Statute, and that in the present instance it would de feat the pulOse of the bill. , The ATTORNEY GENERAL deferided the Chancellor of the Exchequer from the charge of hos tility to the bill, and suppOrted the clause introduced by him, whidt, considering the difficulties attending the subject, he considered as more proper with the word express in it than it would be without that word,. notwithstanding all the objections that could be raised against it, or the use that might be made of it by un fair representations out of doors. Mr. AbAM postponed the proposition • of his clauses till the third reading of the Bill, and in his argument, generally agreed with Sir S. Remaly, i n faitur of the amendment of Lord IL Petty. `Mr. WORTLEY ST.EWART supported the ori natclause, and thought if the word express" was omitted, it would render the - seat of every Member insetttre who should ask for an office for any person perhaps accidentally voted for him in a con tesieclelection. • The Galliry was then cleared for a division, and thi numbers were—For the Original Motion 78— For the Amendment.43 = Majority in favour of the Cffaitalor of the Exchequer's Clause 35. 89 4 angets were not re-admitted, but we understand that the i3ill passed through the Committee, and the Report was ordeied to be received on Friday. Adjourned at half-past two o'clock. THE EVENING STAR: LONDON. THURSDAY, JUNE 8. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS-DAY AT ONE O'CLOOK: Consols, for. July, 69f—Reduced 67--omnium it pre. Exchequer hills 10s. to ists. preen. -. • PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank i ,Sioci VA- Imp. 3 per Cent. 6 S per - Cerit. Red. eft Irish 5 per C l em. K 64 S per Cent. Cons. -I- India Boads,ll*. 18s. pr. 4 per CR*. 8.94 i , Ersheq. Bills, Bs. 12s. pre. 5 pan Cent. Nal. Omuium I pre. Los; Am. 11. I Consols for ace. 68 69 Thisanornis . Ig.Capiain Idakraniv, of the 14th regi radii' of foot, Arrived at Lord CASittEREA4I-ei Ace, dispatcies froin General Sir 41tillUR WELL/1-• LEY, ' announcing, it is said, the pleasing intelligence. of -the French having evacuated Portugal, and that they wire ilyirti in 111 directions. By a vessel which left Rotterdam on Tuesday, and reached Yarmouth yesterday, Dutch Papers of the date of Monday last, and Mohitturs to the Ist instant were received, containing the 10th, llth, and 12th Bulletins of the French Army. These documents are the most important that have appeared for some time. From the statements of the enemy themselves, it is-plain that if the French have not sustained a complete defeat, they have at least re ceived a check, which, at any former era in the mili tary history of Europe, would have been considered as! turning the fortune of the day in favour of the Aus trian army. The 10th Bulletin states, that the Aus trians gained no advantage until the breaking down of the bridge over which the reserve of the French army was crowding to tile support of the main body. —This" shocking accident," as it is termed, stopped . 1 the advance of the reinforcements, whi c h were e vi. dently called f or by the formidable resistance of the Austrians. The prompt and vigorous use which the Archduke CHA zwrs made of this accident is beyond all praise —two hundred pieces of cannon were in stantly opened upon the French, and they were com— pelled to retreat to an :Island in the Danube, which LANINES and MAIIiIPJA, are ortiered to fortify by en trenchnaents, while the Austrian climbs: still conti aued to playupon them. • ThecondUct of theyeteran Arthdithe CO' ARLES since the defeat of part of his army ' at Ratisbon, has been that of an approved General. Though driven into the mountains of Bohemia, according to the Ninth Bulletin, he contrives within a few days to appear cith his whole army and - artillery in the neighbour. k,ood of Vienna, atxtpaccegkfully. 44sputes the passgp br the übe, with an unbroken and wellZisciplintd army. The statement of the killed and wounded, on the part of the Austrians, is of course shamefully exag gerated. The respective positions of the two armies evince that in this respect the French vwere'the greater losers. It was not surely without effect that two hundred pieces of cannon played upon the French cohfirms for such a length of time. Private letters from Holland state their loss to have been 50,000 killed and wounded. The Eleventh Bulletin is filled with details of the operations in the Tyrol, which is described as being completely subjugated. The Twelth Bulletin commences with some mili tary table-talk respecting the refitting of the bridge, and states, that the Duke of Dantzic is in full, march with the Bavarian troops from the Tyrol, to join the " army of Vienna." Are we to ascribe this movement to the tranquility of the Tyrol, or rather to the fears excited in the mind of NApotzox, by the formidable appearance of the Austrians. By the Papers which brought these Bulletins we have received other articles of continental intelli gence. SCHIDL ) who has excited so much interest, has succeeded in embarking the greater part of his men at Rostock ; and they are on their way, no doubt, to effect a landing in some more tenable port in the Baltic. THE TENTH BULLETIN. _ Ebensdorff, May 23. After describing the form of the Danube at Ebensdorff, It states that on the night of the 20th, the Emperor crossed the Danube, accompanied by Berthizr, Massena, and Lasnea--they took a po sition on the 21st, on the left bank, the right wing was at the vil lage of Essling, and the left at Grossassperen. Both these villages were taken. At noon on the 21st the enemy chewed themselves, and attempted to drive our advanced guard into the river—Vain attempt ! The Duke of Rivoli was at first attacked at Grossassperen, by Bellegarde—he manceuvred with Molitor's and Legrand's Divi stens, and rendered all their attacks abortive. The Duke of Mon tebello defended Essling. The Duke of Istria covered the flank with cavalry. The action was severe—the enemy having 200 cannon and 90,000 men, being the remains of their armies. General D'Espagne divided his corps into squares, but be was killed with a musket-ball at the head of his troops, and General Foulers was also killed. General Nansouty arrived in the evening on the field of battle, and distinguished himself highly. At eight in the evening the battle ended, and we remained masters of the field. During the night Oudinot's corps, Hillaire's division, and two brigades of cavalry, crossed from the right bank to the left. On the 21st, at four P.M. the Duke of Rivoli was engaged with the enemy, who made several successive attacks on the village ; but Rivoli at last completely defeated them. The enemy occu pying a large space between the right and left wings, we took the resolution of penetrating their centre. The Duke of Montebello headed the charge. Oudinot was on the left, St. Hillaire in the centre, and Boucle* on the right. The centre of the enemy could not withstand us—in a moment all was overthrown. The Duke of Istria made several fine charges. It seemed all over with the Austrian army, when at seven in the morning an Aide-de•Camp of the Emperor came to inform him that the rising of the Danube had drifted a great number of booms, which, in consequence of the events at Vienna, had been cut down and laid on the bank, and that they had broken down the bridges, which c mmunicated from the right bank with the Little Island, and with the Island In-der-Loba,i. All the reserve corps which were advancing were upon the right bank, as also part of our heavy cavalry, and all Auerstadt's corps. In consequence of this shocking accident, the Emperor resolved to stop the troops from advancing. He ordered the- Duke of Montebello to stop on the field of battle, and take his position with the left wing against a cartain which the Duke of Riveli covered, and his right wing at Essling. The cannon, in fantry, and cartridges which belonged to our parks, could not be brought over. The enemy was in great disorder just at the mo ment when he . learnt our bridges had been broken down. The slackening of our fire and the concentrating of our army left him no doubt respecting the unforeseen accident that had happened. All his cannon and artillery equipage were again brought in line, and from nine a. at. till seven P. at. he made the greatest efforts, .supported by :.'OO cannon, to overthrow the French army—but all his efforts turned only to his discomfiture. Three times he attacked the villages, and three times he filled them with his dead. The enemy resumed 'the position which they had left ' before the attack began, and we remained masters of the field of battle. Their loss has been great : prisoners who have been taken, say, that they lost 23 Generals and tiasuperior Officers— Marshal Weber and 1500 prisoners are in our hands. Our loss has also been very considerable-1100 killed and 3000 wounded. The Duke of Montebello (Lasnes) was wounded by a cannon ball in the thigh, on the 22d, in the evening. General Hillaire is also wounded. General Durosnel was killed. The waters of the Danube dii not permit the bridges to be rebuilt during the night, and the Emperor ordered the army to pass the little arm from the left bat k, and so take a position on the Island of In-der- Lobau. We are labouring to replace the bridges, and nothing will be undertaken till they are replaced. ELEVENTH BULLETIN. " Ebensdorff, May 24. • , g The Marshal Duke of Dantzic is master of the Tyrol, and on the 19th entered Inspruck ; the whole country has submitted. On the 11th the Duke of Dantzic took the strong position of Strub-Pas, with seven cannons and 600 men.. 4i On the 13th, after having defeated and put to 1 flight Chasteller, in the position of Voergel, taking all, his am; jturioed him to beyond flatten 'berg,, • , the fugitive being indebted for his safety only tz.the fleetness of his horse. General.Deroy having raised the blockade of the fortress of Kufstein, joined the-mops commanded by the Duke of Dantzic, who .!inch commends the conduct of Major Palm and ipteral other officers, named in.lhe Bulletin. , g Chasteller came. into the Tyrol with a handful ,of wretched rabble, promoting insurrection, plunder ? lang murder. He saw massacred before his eyes seve tal thousands of Bavarians, • and some hundreds of Tench soldiers. He himself encouraged the mitre derers, and excited the barbarity of the mountain peasants. Among the murdered French ware 'idiom - . 60 Belgiani; the Countrymen of Chastener. ''''' ''' r _ V ~. _,i " The wretch, overwliiiimed with benetts by the Empemr, to whom he was indebted for the recovery of his property, amounting to several millions, was incapable of the feelings of gratitude, and of the sym pathy which even barbarians have for their country• men. " The Tyrolese abhor those who, by false insinua tions, have excited them to rebellion, and brought upon them all the consequent calamities► Their rage against Chasteller is so great § that after his flight at , Voergel, they detained him at Hall, beat him with sticks, and treated him so ill, that he was forced to keep his bed for two days, and could only make his appearance to propose a capitulation, but he was an•. swered that this would not be made with a robber * on which he precipitately fled into the mountains of Carinthia. " The valley of Zillerthal was the first to submit, lay down arms and send hostages ; and the rest of the country followed the example. All the Chiefs commanded the peasants to return to their dwellings, and they were seen to leave the mountains mild return to the villages. The town of Inspruck, and all the districts, have sent deputations to his Majesty the King of Bavaria, to offer their submission and intreat his clemency. The Vorarlberg, which had been mis led by the inflammatory proclamations and arts of the enemy, will follow the Tyrol, and that part of Ger many will then be delivered from the commotions and evils of popular insurrection. RATTLE." PARIS, JUNE 1. TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH. On the 25th Prince Eugene completely defeated the enemy, with the loss of 7000 killed and wounded. On the same evening we entered I.eoben. On the 22d General 11jacdona1nlbliged the enemy to capitulate in Laybach. A Lieutenant-General and 3000 men were made prisoners. PARTS, JUNE 2. TWELFTH BULLETIN. The following Twelfth Bulletin has been published: " Ebersdort, May 26. 66 On the 23d and 24th the army was employed to restore the bridge, which was ready the 25th, early in the morning, and the wounded, caissons, &c. were removed to the right bank of the Danube. 46 The Danube being likely to rise until the 15th inst. it is intended to mark the heights of the river by poles driven into the ground, to Which the large iron chain is to be fastened, which the Turks had destined for the same purpose, but the Austrians took it from them, and it was found in the arsenal of Vienna. This measure, and the works which are constructed on the left bank of the Danube, will enable us to manoeuvre l on both sides of that river. " Our light troops have taken post near Presburg, on the lake of Neusiedel. General Lauriston is in Styria, at Simeringsberg and Bruck. The Duke of Dantzig is hastening, by forced marches, at the head of the Bavarian troops, to join the army of Vienna. The horse of the Body-guard (Chasseurs), ar rived here yesterday ; the Dragoons are expected in the course of to-day ; and, in a few days, the Horse- Grenadiers, and 60 pieces of ordnance attached to the Guards, will reach this place. By the capitula tion of Vienna, seven Marshal Lieutenants, nine Major-Generals, ten Colonels, twenty Majors and Lieutenant-Colonels, one hundred Captains, one hundred and fifty Litutenants, two hundred Second' Lieutenants, and 3000 Non-commisssioned Officers and soldiers, were made prisoners of war,. exclu sive of those who were in the hospital, and whose number amounts to some thousands." Besides the above Bulletin the Moniteur of this day contains a letter from the Archduke John to the Duke of Ragusa, of the 17th April, whereby he endeaiours to prevail on the Duke to conclude an armistice with him, and lay down his arms. The Duke of Abrantes has arrived at Paris, being succeeded by General Guchet in the command of the • Sci corps in Spain, who reached Saragossa on the 18th LOUISBURG, MAY 88. His'.Ma - jesty received this day a report from the head-quarters of the Wirtemburg troops, dated Con 'vent of St. Florian, near Lintz, 24th May, whereby It appears 'that since the action of the 17th nothing remarkable has happened, and that the enemy is continually falling back on the approach of our 'book and shews no intention of crossing the Danube. • Yeiterday arrived here from 7 to 8000 Dutch troops, and about 4000 Danes, who marched this morning to Stiattund,j where Schill has - arrived with the main body ofiii corps. HAMBURGH, MAY SO. ; • •• • On the part of the Royal Dutch Embassy, public notice has been given to the Merchants of this city, that all the certificates of property relative to goods shipped or forwarded to Holland, must be legaliied by the Dutch Embassy, and that they ought to bear in mind East Friesland forms at present a department of the Kingdom of Holland. from Rostn.-1- Letters. Rostock of the 29th May, contain the following intelligence :—« Twenty-six vessels, which were ready to set sail, having been put in requisition by Schill's corps, got under weigh last Saturday, with horses and men ; 21 were soon out of sight, but the other .five were detained by Dutch troops, who airiixed there." . BATTLE OF URFAR. On the 17th inst. at two in the afternoon, three Austrian columns under the command of Generals Grainville, Bucalowitz, and Somma Riva, and supported by a reserve under General Jellachich, attacked General Van Darnme at the village of Urfat, in the front of the bridge head at Lintz. --At the same moment the Marshal Prince of Panto Coro came to Lints, with the cavalry and the. first brigade of Saxon infantry. General Von Dame at the head of the Wurtemberg troops and four squadrons of Saxon hussars and dragoons, iepulsed the two .first columns of the enemy, drove them from their positions, took from six pieces of artillery, made 4.oo . prisoaers, and 'threw them into entire confusion. 1 The third column of the enemy. appeared on the heights of Buslingberg at ,seven in the evenipg, and iiktntry itt nAionientAtOok possession of the neigh bouring mountains. The Saxon infantry fell on the ~~. y ;,- enemy wit% fury) drove hint from his poiitiou, and took 300 prisoners and several ammunition waggons. The enemy has retired in confusion to rrqstadt and Haslath. The Hussars sent out in pursuit, brought in many prisoners ; WO muskets, and a numi•rr of waggons and caissons were found in the woods. The loss of the enemy amounts to 2000 killed and wounded, be sides prisoners ; our whole loss is killed, wounded, and prisoners, is not 400 men. The Marshal Prince of Ponte Corvo praises greatly General Von Damme, and the behaviour of the Saxon General in. Chief Leschwitz, who, in his 65th year, possesses all the activity•and fire of youth ; the Ge neral of Artillery, Mosset, General Gerard, Chief of the Staff, and Lieutenant Colonel Aide-de.Catnp, Hamel i naie. FRONTIERS OF MORAVIA, MAY Is. Accounts have been received here, stating that the head-quarters of the Archduke Charles were, on the 16th at Stockerau, on the left bank of the Danube, two posts from Vienna, General Hiller had formed a junc tion with him. The French had endeavoured to take possession of some islands in the Danube. We er pect very soon another battle. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, UNE 6. The French prize, which I mentioned in my letter of yesterday, as having got aground on the west mud, still remains there, and is nearly on her beam ends. It has blown a severe gale all night and the former part of the day, but has rather moderated this after noon. The PLOVER, which sailed on Sunday evening in chace of the French privaiger, which appeared with a prize in the Offing, has arrived in the Sound, and made signal by telegraph that she could not come up with, or see the French privateer she went after.— Came in the Dolphin, Capt. TREMAYNE, from braltar, laden with wine, barilla, and other goods, bound to this port for orders : during the voyage she experienced very heavy gales, by which her cargo shipped and received damage, and, to enable her to righten, they were obliged to throw their guns over. board. She sailed with about 90 sail, under convoy of the NETTUNO sloop of war, but parted company off Cape Trafalgar, and the master supposes that the fleet went into Cadiz ; Claremont, of Guernsey, Capt. VIAR, from Gibraltar, for Guernsey, with brandy and wine, one of the above fleet ; HARLEQUIN armed ship and CUCKOO schooner, from a cruize ; Recovery, Capt. ALLER, from Jersey, with cyder, &c. for this port ; French schooner Amiable Musette, from Gua daloupe, for Bourdeaux, with sugar and coffee, cap tured by the AMAZON, of 38 guns. Last night 'it blew a very violent gale from S. S. W. and continued until this morning eleven o'clock ' • during the night the Speculation, of this port, from Wales, laden with culm, was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay, in Cat water, and totally wrecked ; Diana, Capt. MITCHELL, from Teneriffe, with wine and barilla, for Loudon; Spanish lugger Neustra Senora de Begona, A. Timm master, from Vigo, with coffee and fish, detained by the ARETHUSA, of 38 guns ; Agnes, Capt. HEMeSON, from London, PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 7. The NvmPuz and her convoy, which sailed on Monday, are still in Cowes Roads. The FREDERICL• STEIN, with the convoy for the Tagus, still remain at Spithead. The following ships have received damage yesterday and Monday, viz. Enterprize, SomF,s, an anchor and. Gable ; Sceptre, ---, Ido. and do. Mais ters MENTauss, two do. and do. Wind S. W. blows fresh. FALMOUTH, JUNE S. Mind flye Duke of Kent packet from Jamaica, in 35 days. DEAL, JUNE T. Sailed his Majesty's ship VICTORIOUS, to join Sir RICKARD STRACMAN's squadron, off Flushing.—Wind S. W. blows strong. YARMOUTH, MAY 7. This morning arrived the Calliope gun brig from a cruise ; and the northwest-men, the convoy of which (a gun brig, name unknown), in shaping her course for Sr. Nicolas Gut, struck upon the Heine Sand, and the wind blowing strong, at S. S. W. it is expected that next tide she will be a wreck—the crew are saved. By a vessel which left Rotterdam yesterday, and which is arrived here with passengers, they state that the Austrians have defeated the French. Caavx SEND, !UNE 7.—Arrived the Sophia, Smith, and Mace donia, —, from Malta.—Sailed the Mary Ann, Cmker, for Brazils • Resolution, Walker, for Quebec ; and the Marquis Come/skis, Simpson, for Teneriffe. ~. r ; Yesterday, soon after two o'clock, 1' MAJESTY held a private Levee, and Privy Council, at the QUERN'S Palace. The following had the honour of being pre,. sented to his MAJESTY Lieutenant-General MORRISON, upon his being appointed Com mander of the Forces and Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica. Colonel M. M. GORDON, upon his arrival from Ireland, and upon his promotion. Sir WILLIAM Coccauatr, upon his promotion. • The Bishop of Cuas•rza, upon his intended translation to the See of Bangor. Viscount CLARRMONT, upon coming to his title. Mr. WEST, upon his being appointed one of the Grooms of his Majesty's bedchamber. Major-General Ascace „mar, upon his being appointed COM. mander-in-Chief of the Company's troops, umier the Presidency of Bombay, His MAJESTY' Ira' TB andien . ce to the Duke of Poirt. LAND; and the rest of the: Cabinet Ministers present ; also to Sir DAVID DUNDAS, and soon after six clock set off for Windsor. . • The Court-Martial on Lord GAMBIER is ordered to be held on board the GrArnaroa on the 19th of this month. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when the undermentioned Com manders took leave, previous to departier for their respective destinations, viz.--Captain JOHN STEWART, of the Windham, for Madeira and Bengal ; Captain H. CHRISTOPHER, of. the Sir William- Pulteney., for Bengal direct. The Cdprt adjourned at 64 o'clock till to-morrow. A Supplementary Report to the Third Report of the Committee of the Public Expentliture - has been printed. It recommends, among other things, ' the abolition Of ,t4;slapenny and: -shilling duties on the Land Tax, Jai , Salaries, Pensions, and Allow. a*es. The Repot states that—seventy-six Mem. beks of the House cif Commons hold offices or enjoy pefisions to the anual amount of 16.4,0001. Of that number 51 hold offices during the pleasure of the Crown, producing 94,7641.