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-- 1.00*?1 . section with the-rest of the world. Finding that these Orders in Council had counteracted all the fancied advantages of his first Decrees, he found it ne cessary to resort to the expedient of what was called his burning Decrees—and in carrying those into execution, he had destroyed the property of his own subjects, and not that of our's, for our mer chants knew too well what they were about to suf fei their merchandize to be sent out of this country, without having first received the value of it. If the Hon. Gentleman says that this vfould, and must be-the, case, it only proves that he has been obliged to resort to the most arbitrary and oppressive measures that were ever attempted to be used by any tyrant to any subjects of whom history had ever yet taken notice. With respect to the Honourable Gentleman who had spoken from under the gallery (Mr. Curweni, he hoped he would not prejudge the question regarding America, bat would restrain his opinion till he saw what was the effect of the measures now in progress between the two countries. At the same time he laid this, he did not think, that by agreeing to the'preient resolution, any Gentleman was bound or pledged to „Withhold his opposition to the measure in any futtur stage of the business. Sii J. NEWPORT explained. Mr. PONSONBY said, that Alt which could be fairly inferred as to the Oilers in COuncil was, that one violent measure policed another. He thought the conquest of the French colonies was one of the causes of the present caLaMitous v.ate of the commer cial credit. Mr. ROSE insisted, that thaiasloa l ies we have con quered And A market here. • 'Mr. ,find and dm CHANCELLOR of the Exctligont e,cl) said,a few words in ex planation. • Mr. CANNING said, he would not trouble the House on the subject of the Resolution, farther than to say," that we did not live in those times in which a British Minister might not express his hopes that a measure introduced for the general welfare might be attended with success. • Tha Resolution was then agreed to. • • UUTINY BILL. Oa the question for bringing up the Report of the :_,,..• ,Lord MILTON took notice of what he conceived * hardship in the law as it Slow stood, that a person - recruited in any way should be liable to be considered :as a deserter, if he absented himself four days from the recruiting party that enlisted him, or even if the recrui ring party should leave him. • Lori PALMERSTON said, that the last case ha 4 been already provided for. If the 'vet uit'gave his real name and address to those whorecruited him, and they did not afterwards call upon him, heves not liable to bye treated as a deserter. • The Report was then brought up. CATIToLic f•OLDIER . S. Mr. PARNELL rose to propoSia clause in favour of the right of Roman Catholic soldiers to attend Di vine service in their owa place of worship, and not to be compelled to attend the Service of the established Church, 'He did not mean to throw the least blame tipois the Irish Government on this score ; they had done everY thipg Which 'depended upon them to re dress thii grievance. Nevertheless, by the first article of war; the commanding officers had a poster to ob lige their soldieri to attend divine service at the esta blished church; yet as he was convinced that it was not the wish of the House that Catholics should be forced to attend Protestant Worslitp, he thrught it would be d great importance that they should not be left to the _ ieil ,of their officers, but that they should be protected by the law. He was convinced a legislative provision. 41f this sort would help4he recruiting service in Ireland considerably. After instancing three cases where Catholics had been punished. on this account, he con cluded by moving his clause, “ provided always, that no 'soldier professing the Roman Catholic religion stall be punished for not attending divine service at the established Church." Mr.V. POLE thought this clause unnecessary, as the Irish Government had never 'wished to fotcle the Catholici to attend Protestant service, and did give immediate relief to the few Catholics who had been iggrieved in this 'manner. As to the case of Spancel which had been mentioned also on a former day,l the sentence Of 500 lashes was not for refusing to go l to church, but fo r writing to his commanding officer I letter that was'sonceitred mutinous: As to the 2d case, it was true that at Enniskillen a very young oih- ; ker, just Come from the West Indies, did punish (by; turning theie'Coats) some Catholic soldier s for not going to church Thii officer was, however, severely reprimanded for it, and removed from that district.—L The general orders issued by the Government was most explicit upon that point. Sir JOHN 'NEWPORT allowed, that the Irish Government had interfered in a very handsome Irian iler on the particular cases brought to their riotice.— He thought Parliament should 'now interfere for the general protection of all Catholic soldiers. Mr. W. SMITH said , that i f S p ence had net hap pened trl have a friend to state his case to the Govern tnent, he would probably have suffered the whole of the punishintrnt, He thought the Catholic soldier •ed " law; Should be protected V law. LordIiALMERS ON said, that instances which could be produced'of the interference' cbtnplained +were:so 'very few, that there was no occasion for Any lavrupori thestibjeet, and that if would be much better to leave it si'a 'matter of regtilition;as thete could be ppo'doubt of - the wishes of the Gcuiermtient - oc the Comm.rnder in chief upon the subject. - In the-hos wherever. Ore were 'Catholic soldiers, tatho. lic clergymen were admitted. •• • ' • .•• Mr. HUTCHINSON dwelt on the peat lmpor tance of xhe Catholic body to the iecrucing o'er- at pies. He therefore conceive 4, that it' would tend greatly to increase our atmies, if the Cathohcchad that protection by law which the Gentlemen as the other side wished them to have brtheir regulations. • Hi. MANNERS SUTTON slid that at present the Oulr questionlitaias to the-mode ;•and it appear. ed.to him that no Otte had bsetonade out to - call-for an alteration of the law, but - that a regulation wenild be fully adequate to' prevent the evil cirhplained of. Mr. ELLIOT and Mr. 'HERBERT supported the. claUsses.' " • • ..• . ,Mr. PONSQNBY observed, that neither the prac tice, of the Irish Goversment, nor their regulations, protected Irish Catholic col iers in this country.-- - - • .; • For their protection, he thought a change in the law necoary. 11616 rd PALMERSTON said he was not aware of a single case of this nature happening in England. Mr. PARNELL restated one of his cases, which was that of a private in the Royal Artill7y having been lately imprisoned 12 days at WoolWich, for re fusing to attend the service of the established church. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ' thought the Catholic soldiers had sufficient protection' in the known sentiments of the Irish Government and the general orders they issued. In this country it would be much better that the effect should be pro duced by a regulation than by a law. If the Catho lic soldier was to be specially exempted, every class of dissenters in the army would conceive themselves equally entitled to exemption. Mr. WHITBREAD suggested, as a better course, to address the Prince Regent to alter the articles of war in this respect. Perhaps General Orders from the Commander in Chief in this country , similar to 'the orders of the Iris ) Government , m ight Rrochice the same effect: " After a few mutual explanations, the House di vided—For the clause, IS—Against it, 40%--Maj. 3S. • Mr. - MANNERS SUTTON then *posed two amendmAnts, of 'which he had given notice on a for mer day, The fist was to give a power to Courts martial to inflict the punishment of imprisonment in the place of corporal punishment, when they should judge it proper. At present they had no option ; bUt whenever the punishment was not capital, they were bound to name some corporal punishment. The amendment which he now proposed would not take from them the power of inflicting corporal punish ' meat, but would give them a power which they now have not—that of substituting, at their discretion, the pinishment of imprisonment for Corporal punishment. The other amendment he had eo propose, was to strike out certain words of the 120th clause of the ar ticles of war, by which, embezzlement of stores by officers appeared to be punishable only" when serving out of the United Kingdom." These words he wished to strike out. Colonel W.ooDthought theidea of allowingCourts martial to substitute imprisonment for corporal pu nishment was a most admirable one. He thought, however, that sortie crimes, drunkenness for example, *et be better punished by mulcting the soldier of part of his pay ; or otherwise, when his imprisonment was out, he might go to the ale-house again. ' Mr.MANNERS SUTTON said, that he did not I wish to enter into the minutia of regulations. His object was merely to giie Courts-martial a power which they head not now, that of substituting imprisonment for corporal punishment. The Amendments were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a thitd time to.day. The Marine Mutiny Bill pasSed through a Commit tee, and the Report wai ordered to be brought up this day. The other orders of the 'day were then disposed nf.—A.djonrned at past One. and h a Considerable pbeitielcto the projects of the.tmenly in there parts.: —l have the homer to be; &c. "a. c. stateroaa. ' • " To Ms Ercellency Lord Viscount Wellington." Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Grant.:" " This division of the enemy which arrived at Guards, de tached 2500 Men foe Belmonte, three leagues fronethis town. — Ali the small 'Blazes round this place have been sacked and rob. bed.—,At theasier time they sent and informed the inhabitants of Colvilha, they intended to establish their bead-quarters here, and would shoot any person who should attempt to fly. In order to be able to frustrate their intentiOns, and save the principal town in this district, I marched frouLFusislae In the night of the Bth, with 400 Ordenenza, almost Allalfrom Alpodrisha and Cas tello Branco, with one sia-pounder, and arrived here at three the following day. " In the morning of thelBth, the town was attacked at eight o'clock, by 1500 of the enemy, from Behnonte in two column s. Having posted my people to the greatest po ssible advantage, I suffered the enemy to arrive within musket shot, when in ten minutes they were put in confusion, and obliged to retire In dis order ; but the fire and manseuvres executed for three hours, by some of ehr best companies of ordenanzas, causedAkeas a great loss on theirillanks and rear-guard. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they retired by Peizora for Belmonte. Seven of the enemy were found dead, many others,' together with their wounded, they CalliS4 with them. We had only font men wounded. .• " General Claperede is is Guards, and a Brigadier in Bel monte; the first has abet) men, and lee pieces ot artillery, but few cavalry. (aigned) " 1. GRAN r. " To Colonel Durban." Extract of a 'letter frqm Sir William Erskine to Colonel Murray ' : • • r . • Mamelteira, February 21. ." The enemy having for some time been in the habit of senefing a *roe( patrole almou t over, night to &etude, I gave orders to '.Ensign Sheerubitx of the hussars, to place himself, with thirty men of the 16th light ' dragoons ant hussars, in ambuscade in the vicinity of Ferragoas, in the morning of the 19th, for the purpose of Intercepting this parole should it appear; and at the same time to watch the movements of the enemy, who It was rt-ported was about to make some considerable moement. - 11 The piegaerkt Malhaquelo was reinforced, and ordered to be in readlalsslo sappier the said party. The enemy's patrole did not appear, as was etpected, on the night of the 19th or 20th ; but it the afternoon of this day, Ensign Sbeerebitz (nut haviak sufficient forage to enahie him to remain for a longer time) ors doted a small patrole4owards where the enemy's picquet was ha Oleanede, In orderto allure it out, which had the desired effect g thc enemy followed this petiole with an officer and W infantry, and an officer and so dragoons, which were drawn by the patrols' to the ambuscade, when Ensign iheerubitz fall:Toe them, kills& or made prisoners the officer and the whole of the infantry, task three dragoons, killed some others of them, and compelled the remainder to fly in disorder to theirrats, which were eta short distance. The infantry officer' who was taken prisoner 'was. wounded. In all 17 prisoners were made; we had a bona , wounded. Ensign Sheerubits conducted himself on this oasilas with much judgment, and I be; you will inform the Commander, in Chief of his good conduct." " Mamelleira, Feb.2l. " Colonel—The Officer made prisoner is an Aide-de-Camp et General Clausels. He had been 'lying in ambuscade last week, with different parties, in order to take some of our patrols, sad was at tie very moment waiting for our patrole from Itto Mayor; but seeing the small patrole in the road of Ferragoas, he wished to intercept it, and in consequence fa ll into our ambuscade. He is so severely wounded, that he cannot set out from this }lice to day. One oldie dragoons made prisoner has died of his wounds, and the greater part of those take, are wounded, though slightly. (signed) " o. aistusit." " Colonel Murray, Quarter Master General." Extract sif a disp. , tch from Marshal General Lott Wellington to his Excellency Miguel Pereira Forjas " Head Quarters, Caruso, Feb. 10. 1 ! The division of Ocoee% Claperede appertaining to theft]) corps, reaaaiued in the city of (Wards on the 10th, the date oldie last ascounts which I. received from that vicinity. Though I had information and had myself observed several movements in the Interior of the position of the enemy, I do not perceive any ma terial alteration in the whole ot his fume ; and I am of opinion, that the movements observed, have been principally with a view to procure provisions; the difficulty of obtaining which eve. y increases ; so that even the inhabitants of Forces Nevas and Mos mar; the only ones who remanitit in their houses at the time M the invalids of the enemy, hare ritirrdfrum that part of the COW. try aljnost dying wit,h hunger. Oa this occasion I have the satisfaction to communicate the copy Of the enclosed dispatch, which I received relative to tin s conduct of the Ensign Shiprubits, belonging to the regiment of Hussars, No.l, who in the night ot the 9th, with a small detach ment from his corps, surprise il a piquet of the enemy, and made a greater number of prisoners than that of which his detachment was composed,' without the loss of even a single man. Herefollows a letter from Lieutensat•ColotiedAranschild, with'tho panics'su of the action.) THE EVEI,IING ► TAR. PORTUGUESE P4PERS. LISBON, FEIPWARY 28. Our positions are still the same. The Spanish corps, late Romana's, under the command of General Car rera, have received an overthrow at Badajos. They were about 7,000 strong, and General Madden had a strong corps of Portuguese cavalry. The Spa niards had posted themselves no the north of the Guadiana, near fort Christoval, between the Abara quena and the road to Campo Major. Souk was be sieging Badajos on the south side : he threw a bridge over the Guadiana on the left of Badajos, and crossed the Abaraquena, it seems, without opposition, and destroyed the Spahiards in their camp. Carrera and Mendizabel escaped ; General Vara, and another General, nephew to Godoy, are taken. ° Some forces are said to be on the road from Ma drid to Cadiz. P.S. Intelligence is this instant meived, that the enemy has got possession of Badajcrs. • Extract of an official dispatch from his Excellency Marshal General Lord Wellington, directed to his Excellency Senor D. Migoel Pereira Forjaz, dated head-quarters, Canal(); 23d of February, 1811. " The di-vision of General Claperede, belonging to the 9th corps, continues to remain in the city of Guar da, and has, according to the last intelligence which I have received from those parts, its advanced guard in Belmonte. It attempted on the 12th instant to obtain possession of Cavilha ti but was driven back with some loss, by Colonel Grant, who occupied the town with a corps - of Orderranta, from Beira Baxa. .4 Inclosed I transmit a copy of a letter on this subject, addressed to me by Marshal Beresford, as well as a communication made on the nccatiba by the said Colonel Grant. " Your Excellency will likewise find inclosed, co pies of communications from Sir W.. Erskine, who commands the left wing of the army; which confirm the report of an Adjutant of General Claressels, with I detachment of the enemy's cavalry and infantry haiing been made prisoners. '',Fhese prisoners were taken by Ensign Sl)eerubitz, belonging to the regi ment of Hussars. This enterprise is worthy, as sta ted by the afore-Aid racer, the attention of your Ex cellency: In it he Conducted himself with great judg ment and valour. • " The operations of the guerrillas in the interior of the country continue, and have ptoved•of considerable (Oct, because the hostility and conduct of the inhabi tants of Spain continue to augment and be more 'in veterate against the enemy. • ' , Don I.Banchez, whom lisave already frequently mentioned to(your f.:;celienty, has recently taken large convoy of biscuit, units \ passage from Ledesma te Ciudad Rodrigo, which had been dispatched from Palencia.: • Another party of gnerrillaihas likewise lately done the enemy considerable harm at the bridge of Arcebihpo. • it is said General L•thonssaye was killed in the skirmish in that place. The enemy has. snide no movement of importance in front of thin Wray since my dispatch of the 16th instant to Talr Xlicellency. • • • "'A considerable quantity of baggage has been or dered from Santarem; but 1 ani inclined to suppose it belonged to the sick officers and ioldiers removed from that town to the rear of the array." - • ' " Chamutca, February IS. "My Lord-. 4 have the honour toforward to your-Excellency the inclosed, extract of a letter tract ,Lieutenant-eckinel GraclA t w e e cram, the 14th inmos t . brevlskla your lucellcaptcrillr be infoanst that bap:lnduce* oparaelens w i t h mat sioimmo p3NDON. TUESDAY, MARCH N. PRICE OF s - rocKs rim DAY AT flux O'CLOCK t 3 per Cent. Cons money, 650 —for account 6544. • Reduced shut-'-4 per cent shut-5 per Cent. Nary 3711. Ening. Rills 124. to 145. prem.—Roods, 265. to 37.. pas. PRICE Oft wrpocs YESTERDAY. per Cent. Red. snot India Bonds 254 265. pre. S per Celt. Cons. 65,31 Imp. per Cifit. • 4 per etht. shut Exc. Bills, 19.5. 145. prem. S per Cent. Nary 370 Onanium India Stock -- Cons. for ace. 66, The documents which we have this day laid before nur Readeis, from American Rapers, are deserving of 'their attention. Our limits do not allow us to point•l to particular passages. . - At a late hour last night ive received Portnguese papers to the 2cl inst. brought to Plymouth by the SEAFLOWIR brig of war, which left the Tagus on the Sd with dispatches for Government ; and this morn ing two mails have arrived bringing Lisbon papers to the 4th instant. No general battle had taken place in Portugal T illed these vessels came array, but the French were re ported to . be advancing to the south side of the Tagus. where General Bencsroue has 12,000 men ; and Lord Wel-Linirros Was fully prepared for sending reinforceinents to him, in case of necessity. It wae known that NW-m.4 was sending away to the rear of his army all the baggage and artillery, and. that his army suffered 'much from sickness, and laboured under many privations. Pom all these circumstances it was thought that a 'general action would soon take • place. •• - , *. t iVclvicas "'have also been received from Gaux4. Gliatilt it: Ile had' imbarked and sailed .With'e con. 8;;). ,connts had been received there, that Marshal M TIER, who had been wounded at the siege of Alvetic, was canted thence to Zefra, where be died. The accounts from Spain in the Portngeese Papers were calcillited to excite considerable uneasiness, as they announced Oat aidajoi had been taken by the enemy. We are happy in being able to assert that this intelligence is unfounded — Ministers have this morning received three dispatches from Lord Wet,. LiNcrrox ; they are dated the 16th and 23c1 tilt. and the 2d inst. They state positively that Bad* had not fallen,—=that the enemy had made no progress i; the siege, and that from the ♦igorous preparations made for its defence, and the week state of the ene • my, nn immediate apprehensions were entertained fot its safety. _ _ The garrison Nail made several successful ;or. .ties, in two of which the,eneiny had lost•upward• o' 1000 men. The letters from the North of Germany, Ly t1..2 Anholt mails, state, that the rumotirs of a change c: system among th. Powers in that part of the Conti. neat were again revived. So convinced, it seems, were the merchants of Dantic of a rupture between France and Russia, and that the Prussian territory would be the theatr of the first military operations, that wany of them were removing with their effects ! into he Russian dominions. Thai* apprehensions are grilled in a great degree by advice, from Berlin of the 6th ult. That the forced and unnatural con. auction which subsists between France and ltossia cannot be lasting, is evident fi'om the very nature of the dircumstabces under which it was formed ; but we Muth fear the Emperor ALEXANDER is not such. ciently prepared to put an end to It, i n the manner of , that becomes him. - . We hear from' Gottenbargb, under date of the Ist instant, that the Swedish Government was very cloiely pressed by the 'rencb Minister to enter enthelt'itto the views of France, and adopt the whole irher 'system with respect to commerce, even to the' Willis of British manufactures. The Goternment evaded this demand, by statj that such a determination must originate in the piet. The latter, it is reported, are disposed to acquiesce thus far ; that Bra A goods, in. stead of being burned, shall be seised and deposited in places of safety until a general peace. SuChhaliThea. sures will never satisfy BONAPARTI. The revival of the former connection between' England and Sweden is speculated upon, in the Gottenburgh letters; w ith a considerable degree of confidence ; not are ire at all surprised at the circumstances indeed we believe that we may assert With . confideh,ce, tifat an application has been actually made to this country by &RNA* DOTTY/, to form a connection for the mutual Inn* of Si-eclat and Great Britain. ' a. • - !smut is His !damn is mach the same u he was Sunday. (Sipes") “ If. 11.41.7011 D. " W. nutaniat. a a, ',Min.!' Hi* MAJESTY is now so much rovereel, that all the Medical attendants in the interior h Ave beei with' drawn from their day attendance, and the King's Pages have resumed dkeir aceustonsed situations. ' ' ' At a meeting of upwards of 2000 Catholics ill Dublin on Friday last, Sir E. Mlle* in bre Chair, it ivas agreed to present an Address to the Prime Re. gent, wherein they offer their hearts and handi in de truce of the throne. • Major Bryan then moved, that a Petition should be forwarded to the Prince, for the removal of the Duke of Richmond and Mr. W. Pole; but after some dtscussion,•an amendment was propos. ed by Mr. Plunket, praying that his His,sittewould order an immediate inquiry, and that it nti grounds appeared to exist for the late measure, that he Irma dismiss both the Duke and Mr. POle. This motion via carried, and a Petition founded thereon ordered tble prbsented, • • Bazat..---This day there being no Court of Alder. men the Lord Mayor, after inspecting the returns, or. dered the present prices to continue. The English cutter, which was stated to ha7C been taken by a swarm of French privateers, it is now said, is the ()mama, of 10 guns, and fifty men, and not the ALGIRIXI. The OLYs :rm. was attacked at tire same time brten of the enemy's privateers, and she sustained the unequal contest in the most heroic man ner, and would ultimately have sot off, if an unlucky shot had not carried away her boom. Still, hisWever, she continued to defend herself with the greatest ob. stinancy, until bet gallant Commander, Lieutenant TAYLOR, fell, and thirty of his little crew were killed and wounded, wheat she reluctantly struck. FAIMOUTH, MARCH 9. Arrived the Humber armed ship from the East. ward ; and Marlisorough packet, in eight days, from Lisbon, With a mail.—Sailed his Majesty'S' ships FRANCAISE, AftINVANCE, RI/LEMAN, SPY, and JAS , PER, with about ISO sail of transports, &c. for Lisbon and the Mediterranean. It is now ascertained that the vessel lost On the Manacle Rocks is an Engi , sh transport, and marked 4 H, supposed to be one of the POICTIERS' convoy, bound for Liken. Sailed kis Majesty's skip Timms, Captain REY. xotze, for Barbadoes. Also the following packets with mails ; —The Princess Charlotte and %%raising ham, tor" Lisbon ; Chesterfield, for Malta ; Manches• ter, for Cadiz ; Lord Hobart, for Surinam ; Princess Amelia, for Jamaica; Swallow, for the Brazils Ann, for America ; and 'ha Queen Charlotte, tor the Winds'vard Islands; ''‘' ' ' ' PLYMOUTH, Pitivitis,H D. This morning arrived the 4sarLowsut brig of wart with dispatches from Lisbon : she left the Tagus on Sunday - • last ; also the Buionnousto • sitferable armament 'of English and Spanish troops. ~ 1 evening . .; ... f B r . o .w m , .n b4 cr t n i i t ze is . m ' od n :ra e w te in a d n h d a f t n a e ga . ii . ; veered to de A se. and had landed 0 Algeciras on t he 21st ult. ' heregale had come on which dispe rsed th e shi p s, a n d prevented'hith frhm diseinbarkitig • all the tioops A PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 11. the same point ;'but h rims hoped that he would be Arrived a 'fe* 'merchantmen from the Downs: — Sailed the Votlani on a cruise.—Win.l S. E. Able, if duly secondficilay the Signish garrison in Ca. - . LONDON: Printed god pebliduodby Lust Ks wr , at the ST i A l diz; ‘ti el li . se ihe . iit* of th a t city:: .„ A from t alk of ‘ i le n t h Itasesr that al . Oars's, No .I, -Carey streets and at tie Rice. 141P,1•34 .1 i 11, i I