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LONDON: TUESDAY, MAY 5. PRICE OF STOCKS THI DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : opt*, for mosey, 634 f -.for May 6314--Onullum I I pr. Exam' Ma. par PlitlCF OF STOCKS YBSTFRDAY. j per Cent. IL An. 6144 Imp. 3 pet C.6l4aths 3 per C. Cod An. 63if Im Ann p. 711 4 per Cent. 84 SI 84 Escheq. Btlis, ts. dlr. a is. pr 3 per Cent. Navy 974 984 98 Omni= If Ling Ann , tit t3-16ths Trial Oronium .... Isdla Stock tB7 Lottery liskets z9l. as India Bonds, ss.prem. Coach for asc. 63144 Paris Journals to the 27th ult. and Dutch to the 2d init. arrived laft night, and this morning a Mail arrived from Gottenbugh ; but by none of there has any intelligence of much importance been received. The i`c \ •iteur of the 25th is full of accounts of the tour of Kin Joint; through his dominions, and of the enthufiafm vsi h which, of courfe, he was every w here received. They are not worth translating. The Armillice concluded by the Swedifh General ES£2l4, it is thought, will not be ratified by the (ing of Sweden. There feems to be little realon left for cloublinQ that the Swedes have afted with precipitation and too much confidence, and it is impoffible to calculate what inifchief may arife from this imprudence. The Emperor of AUSTRIA h u. returned to the Diet at Buda, after his late fh.,rt but melancholy vifit to Vienna. We fhould fuppofe that fomething more important than the routine bufinefs of the States of Hungary will be tranfaaed at that meeting. The influence of the French feems to g ai n g round - daily at Conftantinople. Indeed, after the drange accounts that have reached us from that quarter, we 'could hardly expea it to . be otherwife. Theft journals contain no recent news from Poland, but a rumour is very prevalent in' -an, to day, that A TERRIBLE BATTLE has taken pace, w} ich terminated in favour of the Allies, And in which BONAPARTE was MORTALLY WOUNDED. 'the authority on which this intelligence reit* is a lever re:eived by a Getalenran of Chatham from an Officer of the Act N CIURT cruizing off the Tele!, dated the z9th ult. which contains the following paragraph : " We are kilt informed of news, which, if true, every Engltihman will rejoice at ; That at the lag great battle which was fought between the French and Ruffians, BONA, RT E was wounded, and we learn that he is dead cf his wounds : feveral valets that have been boarded coming out of the Teel, corro borate this information. I have only to °brave it is Dutch news." What degree of credit may be due to this Rate inent, we cannot take upon us to determine. The time at which the battle was fought is not even men tioned, and the particulars given are very meagre. The news is laid to have been fated by the captains of feveral vslrels boarded by our (hips, whin out of the Text' : but the Dutch journals, which we have received, and which are three days later than tiae•letter which ►rings the intelligence, mention no loch e►ent. It is poffible, and barely poffible, that for a day or two filch news might be prevented from appearing in the Dutch papers; but if there be any truth in the llatement, we think it would have been alluded to in fore way or other, in the journals be fore us. WEST INDIES. PRIVATE LETTER.-BARBADOES, MARCH Is. 16 The Commander in Chief, attended by the chief ngineer, Colonel ItAbISAY, &c. &c. is making a tour of all the iflands, and examining narrowly into their (late of defence. We are prepared for a vifit, which the French certainly intend. 41 The 15th Regiment has reeeivad a large rein forcement of men and officers from England, and are all well and in high fpirits, as are the Anil:cry here. In the other iflands Come of the regiments have (offered feverely ; fome of them are almoft &dawns, and mufl be replaced by regiments from home. At Trinidad, the 37th, formerly healthy, has fuffered much. Lieutenant WlLLtams, of this regiment, fell lately in a duel. _ 66 The 111 battalion of the Scots Royals, at To bago, have fuffered ; but the both Regiment, at Grenada, are better than formerly. The 9oth and 96th, 101 l many men and officers at. Antigua and St. Vincent's." CAPE CF GOOD HOPE. Our letters by the PR EVOYANTE. dated at the Cape the 24th of February, fay, that the regret was gene ral through the army and colony, at the departure of Sir DAVID BAIRD. There was no King's fhip on the Ration. The mops were in high fpirits, and in an admirable (late of difcipline. The Cape Regi ant i and the 4th battalion of the 6oth, or Royal American Regiment, were both fall completing— the later with Dutch and Germans. The 93d, or gotherlind Highlanders, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hortsrmam, were at head quarters. We are forty to add, that Mr. M‘Lraw, of this regi ment, a fine young man, fell in •a duel alew days before the PRIVOYANTR failed. Lord HUTCHINSON has, by the defire of the Est molt of RUSSIA, repaired to the Ruffian head-quar ters, and the molt fatisfaaory affurances hare been given, that his Imperial Majefty will enter into no Degociation except in conjunaion with his allies. N4tfl'ICAL INTELLIGENCE. PALMOUTH, MAY s. Arrived hls Majefty's brig Swat. Low, i 8 grins, Captain Mtittsa t and his Majefty's chip HUMBit, i 8 guns. Captain HILL, from a eruize; his Majefly's brig Lams?, 18 guns, Captain SALT, from l'Attf mouth, with the outward bound Oporto and Lill) .n fleet, about 20 fail. put in here by contrary wind ; and the Princefs Elizabeth Packet, KID/I, with mails from Lifbon, 13 days palage.—Yencrday arrived the Diana Packet, Omni., from Oporto, is days pallagel and I fleet of Coaßers, from Wales, Bridal, Ilre. under convoy of the Towar,_ bound to the Eaft ward ; and the brig Brothers. FLURY, from London, with bale goads. &el for this port.—Sailed his Ma. jelly's brig CHEIALY, s 8 guns, Lieut. FouLsarna, for Plymouth.—The Walftagham packet with mail : from England, was fare arrived at Lilbon ;—his Majelly's (hips Foarttrss; LIVELY, and GANNET, were lying in the Tagus.—Palfengers per Princefs Elizabeth : Lord Caurtroar, Dr. Baßßow, and Mars. HUNTER, WILIFOILD, DOBSON, and FLOW/DER. —Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4. Arrived his tdajelly's (hips TN ITU and NIOBE, from Plymouth ; alfo the Names's, from a cruise, and takes convoy for Newfoundland. Sailed his Ma jelly's brig Redbreall, on a cruize; and the Raven, with a convoy for Portugal, &c. ; alfo the Hannah ol Captain SMITH, for Bermuda —Wind E. DEAL, MAY 4. Vice Admiral ROWLEY ftruck his flag laft night on board the PRINCRES OP ORANGE. Commodore OWEN let off for London this morning, being fent for by a Telegraph meffage. Arrived the Muss gun brig from el"cruize off Flufhing ; MONKEY from off Bou- logne ; Moso,yrr • Hoop from, and failed again on a cruize off Calais, with the FRARLESS gun brig.— Sailed the &Jaya gun brig on a cruize off Milting. MADRAS COURIER. OCTOBER r, iB:6. EXTRACT Or A !ATTER. DATED tky mow, 25TH SETT. - - 806. Yeflerday afternoon, at four o'clock, four (hips hove in fight, two from the northward and two from the fouthward ; by fix o'clock, they were within gun (hot of each other, and a quarter before (even a very clofe and fpirited anion commenced; the cannonade, which was heavy and inceffant, continued till half pail (even o'clock, when it cegfed. " During the aelion the four (hips were clofe to gether, in a north weft diration, from Qt2ilon Fort, but at too great a diffance for their colours to be diffinguilhed, fo that it was not poffible to afcertain what (hips they were, though it is conjeetur e d o ne of them was the French frigate la Piedmontefe. She has for fome time been cruizing off this part of the coati, during which time the has plundered above twenty Arab (hips of fpecie, to an enormous amount, and has driven one Arab on lime, which had upwards of a lack of dollars on board." PROM LLOYDS LIST. .011tAVESISID, MAT 3.—Palled by his Maje ft y's fhip Prevrry [taste, from the Cape of Good Hope; Hope, White, from Gibral tar; Hope, Younger, from Memel ; Flora, Johnfon, from Nor way ; - Ceres, Hind; Traveller, Uiling ; Swan, Galbreth ; Tho alas, Evans ; Diana, Bully ; Catharine, Bowen ; Shannon, Da niels ; and the Eleanor; lames, from Limerick —Sailed the Gol den Grove, Pearce. for St. Domingo ; Mary. Matsen, for lifbon ; ' Wight, Ford, for Gibraltar; Verona, Dermay, for Copenhagen ; Bulmash. Champion, for Peterfburgh ; Argus, Rewards ; and the &atria, Aland, for Tonningen. ARRIVED. Off Dover, the Jeniata, Murphy, from Baltimore for London —At Liverpool, the Marie, Tian!, from Tonningen ; and the Jane, Gardner, from New York—At &Nall. the Hiram, How land, front New York—At Hoylake, the Prince(' Royal, ---, from Boitoa--At Gal./ay, the Sally, Wi111..m., from Bolton—At Cork, the Betfey,...---P, from Bolton ; and the Indian, Dallon, from Virginia—At Newcaftle, the Sukcy, Roads, from Virginia— At Gocrofey, the Clafement, —; and Pomona, —. from Virginia—At Limerick, the Lord Duncan, —, from London —At Malta, the Tranfit, Litfan, from London—At Tobago, the Eagle, Patterfon, from London—At Barbadoes, the Margery and Ann, from Africa—At St. Vincent's, the Goodrich, from Africa—At brenada, the Higginfon, Seur, from Africa—At St. Lucia, the Henry, Afileck ; and the • Richard, ' from Africa—At Dominica, the Mary Ann, Parker ; and T rident, from Africa.—At Antigua, the King George, Davrfon, from Liverpool—.At Africa, the Swallow, from Liver pool—At Surinam, the Mervin, James; and the Surinam, Blyth, troan Briftol. The Rafe, —, arrived off Kinfale; the Diana, Crowe ; and the Mary, Mann, arrived at Liverpool, failed from Jamaica on the sad of March , in company with the Apollo, Henry, for Lon don ; Friends, Metcalfe, for Philadelphia; P hoebe, , for New York ; Viet 'raga, Deft; Vanguard, Barr; William, Wil liams; aud the Hannah, Lightly, for Liverpool-. The William parted on the 14th of March; the Vanguard, Friencifhip, and Phoebe, on the 31ft, the day they got through the paffage, the others parted on the ift of April. The Charming Eliza, —, from Dublin to the Weft Indies,ls reported to be captured. The Mary Ann, Cobb, from London bound to Conflanthlople, is reported to be loft in the Archipelago, The brig Rsfolution, Bayes, from laden with oranges and lemons, is captured and carried into St. Valkry. The Enphetnia, Bouth, from Newtotmdland for the River Plate, was all well on the Bth of February, in latitude 28.30. longitude 19. Th3l". e Teillcherry, Cozens, from Botany Bay for China, was loft on the 13th of July near China—Crew fared. The Hazlewood,.--, of Hull, and an Ent& brig, are on more near Riga. The Albion, Clark, from London for Shields, was run down and funk off Rochcliffe. The Anna, of Newattle, from Lffbon for Riga, is captured and carried into Calais. The ,Perfeverant, Barber, front St. Michael's for London, was captured by a French privateer in lat 46. long g. 46. The San, Pattifon, of Andalufla, Retch, —, of London ; Dentate Refendale, ; Amhara, Core ; Mary Ann, Had don ; Naoey, Jones and the atm, Bell, of Newcaftle, are on more. at Memel, and it Is feared fame of them will be loft. We lately noticed the capture of a rich Spanith prize in the EaR Indies by the Phrton frigate. The following extraa of a letter from an Officer on board the Phaeton contains Tome further particulars of that event :-- " His Majeky's Up Manton, Otftober 18, xBO6, Chaufee, near the river Tigris, China. We came here with a convoy from Penang. and in conic mienee of intelligence which we received of a Spanifh Ship going to fail from Manilla, fatted for that place, and the very night we made the land we faw her. In the night we loft her by tacking ; but next morning, fuppoling the had Rood on as before, tacked again and raw her from the malt head al ten o'clock, and took her at liven at night. She proved to be the St. Ferdinando, from Ma nilla to Lima. She fold for ito,oooL We have received the odd ro,oool. and the reit will be trot to England." GENERAL ELECTION. BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK-FIRST DAY. The Eleetion for the B 'rough of Southwark corn. merced yefierday, it the Haftingg, St. 1%444:kt-et's Hill. Mr. Tnraavom and Sir THOMAS Tire Toe arrived about the fome time, each attended by a number' of friends. About 12 o'clock, Mr. Cat.verr, with a nu tnetons populace, approached the Hußings. The new Candidate was in his barouche, accontomied by Meffrs. Favk Ls. an .I DAVIS, and fume other Gentle men. The hocks had been taken from his carriage by the populace, who drew him to the dont of the Hulling's. He was f.llowed by Mr. SisieLsv and friends, in that Genttemaig's barroche, and feveral other private carriages. The proceflion was headed by a military band of morn,, marrowbones and clea vers, &c. &c. all decorated in light blue tibbande On their arrival at the Hultings, he was received with loud acclamations. The feveral Candidates having taken their nations, the Depiry High Bailiff (Mr. TOWNSH spit)) rend the writ and ntlier neceffaTy documents. After which, Mr. SHAW ca `forward, to propnfelli, NAY TH,IR N Tom, Efq. After fume general nbfervagions gl u on the Royal Prer , .gative, to diffolve Parliament, at his ,Maj :fly's pleafure, he laid this was the firth time be -head the honour to propofe Mr. Timarrrott, who had let ved his country faithfully in five fucceflive Parlia ments. It was unnecelfary for him to expatiate upon merit. He had been tried and known for twenty years, as the firenuous fupporter of the King and Con(lirgition, and the affertor of the rights and ptivi• leges of the people. Added to this, his vigilance as a Member of the Finance Committee, in deteaing pub. tic peculation, gave him a farther claim to the fuf frages of the eleflors of Southwark. Mr. YouNc feconded the nomination of Mr. Shaw. Mr. C. DUNCAN laid, this was the fourth time he came forward to propofe Sir THOMAS Tuarns. The unexampled majority which he had upon the late eleCtion, was a convincing proof that his principles were congenial with thofe of the eleaors of South wark. Mr. Duncan then expatiated upon the Parlia• mentary conduit of the Baronet, and expelled his difapprnbation of the oppofition which he undernood he Would meet from a new caididate (Wt. Calvert) who, though a refpeaable commercial charafter, he confidered guilty of an error in letting tip as a com petitor with Sir Thomas Turton. Mr. PR ISTON feconded the propofal of Mr. Duncan. Mr. Favett. next came forward, to prnpofe Mr. Cat.vsar, whore commercial charafter, he confidered one of the firft recommendations to their notice and fnpport. The objet of the free and independent B. , rntigh•of Southwark, was to be fairly reprefented in Parliament and he would . afk, how the fenfe of the people could be fairly obtained, if the Firli Lord of the Treafury was to be allneved to diffolve the Parliament every fix months ? or was it intended to meke it a rotten borough, by returning a treafury man, and a friend to the •prefent Adminitiration ? He was, he faid, much lets zealous to come forward in fuppnrt of men than of meafates ; the gentleman he flsould propofe, was a perfon of high charafter ; a man of the molt pure principles and independent who was not to he bialTed by the (miles or frowns of thole in power. He concluded with the hope, that the ;flue of the p all could convince the Hon. Baronet and hi; friends, that they had beet) naaken, and nor Mr. Calvert. Mr. SoLoarow Davis, in leconding the nomination of Mr. Calvert, pledged himfelf that the latter never would acr-p: of place, penfion, title, or honours, from Government ; and he called upon Sir Thnmas I utt m to give a fimilar pledge to the Eleaors.— ( • °rad applaufe.) Mr. THoaa pot declared himfelf the friend and lupporter of retrenchment and economy in the public expenditures, and an enemy to all peculation. He then entered into a long detail of thofc political principles which had aftuated him through the courfe of his Parliamentary life, in which our limits will not allow us to follow him. He concluded with fome allufi"ns to Mr. Calvert, as inconfillent in offering himlelf upon the prefent occation. Sir T. TURTON faid, that he was Rill aftuated by the fame principles which firtl recommended him to the notice of the Electors of Southwark. It might be thought that he was fupported by Government, but he begged it might be underftood that he would not accept of one conarained vote, but, on the con trary, he would reject it with the turnoff difdain, and confider himfelf difhonoured in the offer. He relied wholly upon the free and unbiaffed votes of the Eldtors. Mr. CALVERT Paid, his pretenfions to their notice arofe from a nrong folicitation of a great number of the moft refpeaable Eldtors of that Borough, and the reception he had already met with, iu the courfc of 48 hours canvas, gave him the moft flat tering profped of ultimate .fuccefs. He came for ward the open and determined oppofer of the prefent admininration, and by fo coming fos ward, he gave the Eldlors the fairett opportunity of maintaining their rights, privileges, and independence, as the other two Candidates were the friends and fupportcrs of the Minitier. His principles were thole of an independent man, and the fame with thole of his worthy friend, Mr. Davis, who fecondcd his nomi nation. It had been faid• that his oppofition was vexatious, tended to injure trade, and break the peace. But if coming forward as an independent man, to exerci e that prerogative, which the Contlitution of the country had given him, was a breach of the peace, was an injury to trade, or a vexation's oppo. titian, what was to become of the Elective Franchife, the great boatt and glory of that Conflitution under which we Birecl? If they dated him, they would eleCt an independent man, who fhould ferve thorn faithfully and honeflly, to the utmott of his power. The queflion was then put by Sir Waricia Law's, Ent. High B tililF , on each of the candidates cepa rat ely, and the fhew of hands was declared in favour of Sir Thomas Turton and Mr. Calvert. A poll was immediately demanded on the part of Mr. Thornton, which commenced about two o'clock, and continued open until four, when the numbers appeared as follows— For Mr. Thornton - 1 35 For Sir Thomas Turton irts, Fv. Mr. Calvert 96 Mr. Tuciatsrots, at the dole of the Poll, Aferved, that although the public voice was not entirely in his favour at the commencement of that day's proceed. • ;it!, yet he conflicted' the prtfent number it a ful; crimpenfation. Sir T. Turriii could not agree in the opinion that it was a fymptom of good fratuhe not to have a Lai e thew of hands. He hoped his friend 4 would con forward the neat morning, with a.. minypleafat t countenances as they had at the prefent moment. .t was his gime* ambition to reprefent the Borough of Southwark. Mr. Cat.varr then CAN forward, imitift fhouts and applaufe. He 'agreed with the 1-11 n. Ba ronet, that a Phew of hands was a good omen. He had on this occafion, by far the grea:ell and he bad no . doubt of ultimate futtefs.—The Meeting thtit difpet fed. . . •••••• WESTMINSTER ELECTION. A numerous Meeting of the Eleetors in the inter It Of Sir F. BORDET r and Mr. PAVLL, was helcrycller;• day, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. . morning threatened event which toile place on Saturday morning threatened to row divihon between the friends of thnfeb Gtntlemen, and the Meeting, for a confiderableVistek. exhibited a fcette of indecifioi, difOrder. and ct nits firm. Several Gentlemen feemed anxintis to enter into a flarement of the faits which accompanied and oest cafioned the event alluded to ; but as fonn as an ifatemeru feemed to incline in favour of either Candi-• date, the' patty in the r•pp rite intereft railed a cla mour that prevented .he fpeakers from being hea d. The Chairman was at length allowed to hate, t in confequenct of the cataflrnphe in which the ~ stride, (landing between Sir Francis Burdett and Paull terminated on Saturday, it WAS determined to propofe Sir Francis Burdett, as the filtell perfoh to be one of the Reptcfentatives of Wentninfier ;, certain Refalutions to that effeti had been prepat to be fubmitted to the Meeting, which, with their perraiffion, he would now move. Here the tumult was renewed, the friends at Mr. Paull expreffing their refentment at the exclution of their favourite. , Mr.HAavtiY tame forward to deprecate the injury which the Country was like in fuffain, from want of unanimity in the Meeting. In his opinion, the main points to be confidered, were, la. Whether the Meeting expelled to be able to return the two Candi dates ? and, adly, If they imagined they could return but one, whether that per fon thould be Sir Francis Burdett or Mr. Paull ? He advifed the queftion to be put on there two paints, and exhorted the Meeting to abide by the decifion, whatever it might be, as their difagreemtnt would only promote the views of their opponents, and frußrate the common objr which they all had in view. This propofition teemed to make a Rrong impreflion. But Mr. Giseows expreffed tome doubts as to the propriety of adopting it. He recalled to the recollec tion of the Meeting, the refolution they had paired on Friday laR, by which it was determined, to put both Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Paull in nomination.—v- If it was now refolved to nominate only one, fuch a refolution would not only produce a conten between the refpeffive friends of the two Candidates, whore charatiers and fervicts they were all bound equally to cherifh and acknowledge ;---but it would betray want of continency and fteadinefs in the pro ceedings of the Meeting, with every well wither to the caufe they were engaged in thould be flurlious to avoid. He thould therefore move, that, in confor mity with the refolutions agreed to on Friday, both Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Paull be put in nomination. Mr. 1 3 Jsveit trite very forcibly on the fame fide ; and after fume obfervations from Mr. Harvey, re- Ipefling the dauger of dividing their istereff, the quenion was put on Mr. Gibbon's motion, which was underitood• to be at length carried. Mr. SHERIDAN is arrived from Orford, where be was met on his way to Stafford, by an exprefs from his Son, who has declined Banding for that Borough. We have authority to fay, that the Eletlion for the Univerfity of Cambridge has been fixed by the Vice. Chancellor for Friday, the Bth of May, and not for Thurfday, the 7th, as fome accounts from Cambridge have erroneoufly Rated. BerYbire—The old Members, GIOROB VANSIT. TART, and CHARMS DUEIDASi Efgnires, Come in, without oppofition. Abingdon—Mr. KNAPP. a Grocer of the Borough, oppofes again Sir T. METCALF'. He crate within (even votes of him laR year. Oxford Univer . l4—Sir WILLIAM SCOTT and the Speaker, without oppofition. A Memb er in this Uaiverfity remains for life. He is not fuffued either to centrals in perfon, or to incur any trim= what. ever. Cassbrage thriverfity—Sir VICART Grass and Lord PALMIRATO" are engaged in an active canvas again(! Lord EtliTON and Lord lignat Hamebire—it is believed, will return to the intereft of Mr. Ron. Mr. CHUTI and Sir H. MILDMAY oppofe Mr. HIRSEZT. Mr. THISTIATHWIITIL does not nand. PASSAGE OP Till DALDAKILLES,FEB.I9.—At 6h. m. his Majefly's fhip Royal George, Admiral Sir Duciwoave, (flag fhip) made general fignal to weigh ; 6h. Som. weighed; 7h. tom. made fignal for line of battle in dole order t 7h. 15m. took the Meteor bomb in tow t 811. 7m. lower Carnes Darda nelles fired on van fhip ; Bh. iom. fired on the bat teries in patsng ; toh. 4m. anfwered general fignal to prepare to anchor; law a Turkifh Squadron, one fail, four frigates, betides corvettes and gun boats.— Cannot write the whole io time for po9 : will fend the other parts tomorrow ; the poll is going. N. B. A marble that amok the Windfor Caßle about the mainmaft, weighing BoBlbs. in eircumfe. rence 6 feet 1 t incites, and diameter a feet 2 inches. Half of a large granite 'hot Rruck the Royal George, foot to inches in diameter. Another (truck the Atlive frigate, 56q1b. and lodged in her orlop deck ; in Short, the whole of the Squadron fuffered, more or lefs. Killed in paffing up the Dardanelles, ea—Wounded 66. Killed on Prince a Oland, while the Plan was at anchor off Colt• ftantinople, B—Wounded t 6. Killed in repelling the Dardanelles. 49—Wounded i 37. Total—Killed 69 —Wnunded at 9. A Ruffian Squadron of 7 fail of the line, t frigate, and a (lore (hip, joined Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH, on the 7th of March, at his anchorage cff the Darda nelles. Captain BLACKWOOD, and his carers and crew, have been honourably acquitted for the lots nf the Ajax man of war. -.