Star. — London, England, 1805-01-16 00:00:00

• Mood, sod betimail l s Ow it was ImpolGble, radepaideiivaial to charieterize the d e . treason in.. 441* jgens• than • Elude of the lbongelk ' He , therefdre, in the firfk infiance, laid is bit hoist claim as to this feel ing of the manner of the commencement of the Spina War. It was true, the feeling was only provifional, and when full explanktion was afforded, if it turned out to be fatidatory, which, however, be could hardly conceive to be poilible, then, and not till then, would the feeling be properly difeuded.— He had an obfervation to make on the defcription given in the Addrefs of the hate of our regular army, which is Paid to be in a refpeftable co%dition. If the refpatability fpoken of was meant to be applied to the quality of our regular force, there would be no impropiety in the defcription. No man bad a higher opinion than he had of the valour and difci pline of our regular army. If, on the other hand, it was applied to their number, be could by no means admit the troth of this aflation. The Addrefs (poke of the improved difeipline of the Volunteers. On that fubjea he would only remark, that admitting the im provement really to have taken place, all that could be inferred from thi s was , t h at we had now a body of lefs ufelefs Volunteers than we formerly pcifieffed. —He really could not help thinking that the lan guage of the Addrefs refpating the invafion was quite fuperfinous, and might very eafily have been omitted. We bad no evidence that the enemy had given up the threat of invafion. We only knew that his preparations were now more complete than at any former period. The enemy had not thought proper to difclofe when his long threatened attack was aaually to take place ; and there was no fort of evidence, that W once ferionfly entertained, it was now ferioufly abandoned.—The Right Honourable Gentleman next touched on the violent and nnjua proceedings of the French Government mentioned in the Addrefs. Certainly the French Government had bets guilty of many atrocious exceffes, and among there the Right Hon. Gentleman dared the inhuman treatment which Captain Wright, of the Vincego Bridal thin of war, had (Whined. He had been that op in the Temple at Paris, and had been treat ed with a degree of rigour never attempted by civi lized nations to be exercited againti prifoners of war —in which light only Captain Wright ought to be , conGdered. He was glad to underhand that Mini- AM had at length determined to take up this gentle man's cafe and endeavour to procure redrefs for Inch unprincipled. unexampled barbarity. If no other means could be obtained, he for his part thopght it would be indifpenfible to make reprifals on tome of the French Officers prifoners in this country. This was an extreme cafe, but it was one which the con duit of the Trench Government would pair'', if nothing lefs violent could induce them, to do an aft, not of humanity, but of common juflice to Brit& Officers. The Right Hon. Gentleman was very warm, and apparently highly intere Red, when alluding to this 1 1 00_. He exprefed his regret that his Honourable Friend near him (Mr. Fox) had not given notice of the renewal of his motion for a Committee to era- mine the Date of the National Defence. He thought loch a Committee fully as neceffary now as at the period when it was propofed fait Seffion. If his Has. Friend, or tome other Gentleman, did not take op the bufinefs, he should certainly think it his duty to bring it under conlideration on an early day. He then named Monday fe'nnight for that purpde. Here the converfation doled. -The Addrefs was read a firft and fecond time, and warred to.—Report to-morrow. The Houfe adjourned about fix o'clock. House or Loans.—The following is the Speech of Lord Gwirma, omitted, by accident, in its proper place :—His Lordfhip feconded the Addrefs. Though the Noble Lord who had juft fat down had left him little to fay, he could not help noticing the impalas fituation in which this conntry flood at the prefent moment. Safe at home, and refpelable abroad, his Majelty might now, indeed, liften to propofitions from the enemy. After two years, he found all his threats of invafion imprafticable, and law this country placed in a very different fituation from what it was at the commencement of the War. He has not dared to undertake the great expedition with which he vainly hoped to fubjeft a free and loyal people ; but finds his fleets and his flotillas confined to his chores, and ' compelled to Peek flicker under his batteries. With regird to the rupture with Spain, he was convinced thE when the documents on that fubjeft were laid be fore the Houle, their Lordfliips would find that the ineaftire was indifpenfrble. Explanations had been de manded of the Court cf Spain, and refuted, and new engagements had been made between that Court and the French Government, under an offenfi we treaty en tered into with the enemy. It could not, therefore, be Paid that Minifters hid been precipitate in their condo& towards Spain, unlefs it was to be contended that the convenience of the enemy only ought to be confulted, and war entered into or not, juft a t fuited him. Were his Majelly's Minifters, by their for. bearance, to permit the enemy to receive from another Power (applies, which were to be employed with the avowed view of effeEting the ruin of this country ? As the nature of the communication from the enemy was not known, the Addrefs very properly did not pledge their Lordfhips to any thing beyond what the intends of humanity and the weltare of the country required. They well knew that no peace could be inure which was not founded on the permanent and immutable interefts, not only of the Britifb Empire, but of all the States of Europe. It was not a peace of mere words, a hollow and fallacious treaty like the laft [a try of Hear! cooldgietlifety or confidence to the country. It was neceffary not to forget letfuns of experience fo recently received. The conceffions imprudently made, in concluding the lea Peace, had induced the enemy to regard Great Britain as a vanquifhed nation.—At lad it was found that the country bad no alterna tive but Peace with degradation—or hoftilities with honour. The people indignantly rejefted the prof fered tflfgratu, and unanimaufly approved the War. If the promAtiens made by the enemy be fincere and honourable, great indeed and fudden muff have been the change Which has taken place in his difpofition. Bat whatever ground there may oe to hope for Peace, the cosmtry mull be prepared for War. If farther facrifiees were necelfary, they would be cheerfully made ; for no fat:tikes could be too great, when at co=rl with the importance of the objefts to be IMpreffed with tbefe views, be was proud co (stood the Addicts which his Noble Friend had Forded. . LONDON. WIDNISDAY. JAINISM A NUM OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Cent for Woe, 6: I—desto. for ,Tan. 61—for Feb. 6sii. *almond Is/ 611er Cent. 1 6 / 1 1. spa Qat. Wavy pi—Long Ann. 17 I t-t6du Mort Ann. s 1 Iva t PRICE OF STOOLS YESTERDAY t lank Stack sye 4 Una A Ana 3 p. C. R. Ann. 6t4 60. ban Stock 2 34 3 per Cat. CeaL ban Sonde, is. I, dif. 4 per Cam 774 76 by. 3 pa Cent. 34 5 Per C. MTh 9 1 44 Auk. INK par to. AIL 5 per Can. 2717 1; I Eat Tickets 19L Loos Ana ty Conf. for ace. 6s 6t 1 6st oaf Doman. J it 3 per Cent. Goy. I* . lisdawge--Dubbs on Leaden, M. A letter from Brigham, dated January 14, re ceived this morning, Ilates that a pan of the Channel Fleet, under Admiral CORNWALLIS, was then feen coming into Torbay. Our Portfmouth letter of the isth Oates, that the DIAQOII, PLANT/W[llllT and Palace GEORGII, belonging to the fame fleet, have arrived at that port. The REPULII, belonging to the fquadron under Admiral COCHRAN!, off Faro', has captured and tent into Plymouth a Spanifb yak' from the Ha. •twmah to Cornnna, laden with cocoa, coffee, &c. Twenty other veld, were in fight, and the fquadron was left in chacrof them. We prefent our Readers with a full and correa ac count of the opening Debates of the prefent Sefflon. The mon interefting topic in his Majefty's Speech, is the communication on the fubjea of overtures for Peace. In our Paper of the t 4th we explained our fen timents fully on that important point. Thole fenti• meats have received general approbation, and have been confirmedly the tenor of the Debate in all its ramification:: We are happy to find that Adminiftration do not cut off all avenue to a negotiation ; they have aged on the principles, not only of humanity, but of policy. But the more attention we are enabled to pay to the fubjea, the more we are convinced that a negociatien cannot, in the prefent Rate of things, tend to a rue. cefsful Ate. The expreffions of the French Govern ment, in their view of the Rate of the nation, bar , the way to the hope of accommodation. The balls of the treaty of Amiens will never again be affumed in treating with France, unlefs this country is re. duced to the mot humiliating Rate of degradation. BONAPARTS experienced in i 800 the happy areas of profrffing an inclination to treat for Peace. He is now treading the fame ground, but he is only lkimming over the furface ;—he will make no Peace in the prefent junlture, unlefs he can reduce us to the Rate which we defcribed two days ago. He is imitating the condo& of the Optical Showman ; holding out a rote to you; as loon as you attempt to grafp it, it is fuddenly changed into a dagger. In the mean time, the political fituation of this country is by no means difcouraging. With the trade of the World in our hands, with a continuation of the fuperiority of our navy, we may with cheerfulnefs fubmit to the burdens attending a permanent Rate of warfare, rather than lofe at once, by an injudicious peace, the means of preferving thole advantages. In conformity with the advice which we gave, of never treating an enemy with haughtinefs, but hearing and anfwering his propofals with condefcen fion and dignity, we ere gad to inform our Readers that, at an early hour this morning, a Meffenger was fent off from the Secretary of State's Office for the Foreign Department to Deal, with an anfwer, as we conclude, from our Government to the Rulers of ' Fiance. The Gaza: of laft night Bites, that the Knio has been plcafed to declare the Right Hon. Haney 'VW count SIDMOUTH, Lord Prefident of his Majefly's Moil Honourable Privy Council, in the room of his Grace WILLIAM Hi NAY CAVENDISH, Duke of Port land, who has been permitted to retire oil account of ill health ; Lord Vilcount SIDMOUTM, on Monday 'all took his place at the Board accordingly : His MAJESTY having alfo been pleafed to deliver the cuilody of the Seals of the Duchy of Lancaller to the Right Hon. ROBERTEarI of Buckinghanaire, the ufual oath was on onday adminiaered to his Lordthip The Right Honourable JOHN Hnoonam Fault, the Right Hon. Ntcnoz.os VANSITTART, the Right Hon. RautroLD Pri,P CARRW, and the 'Right Hon: Jong SULLIVAN,were, on Monday, (worn of his M A . issrv's molt Honourable Privy Council, and took their refpeitive places at the Board accordingly. The Marquis CORNWALLIS arrived in town yeller day, and is preparing for his immediate departup to India. • His Lordlbip has appointed Captain G. A. Rosinsou, of Nottingham-place, his Aid-de-Camp. Yellerday morning Lord KIITH arrived in town, and had a long interview with Vifpount Masvissa, at the Admiralty. Captain Rosar Wa lc r, of the Royal Artillery, has been promoted to the rank of Ma or--a circom- Rance which, we have no doubt, will afford great fatisfaetion to all tilt& who have the happluefs to be acquainted with this meritorious officer. The remains of the late Sir GaIGIORT PAGI Tug• ass were yefterday conveyed to the family vault, in Oxfordibire. ' The New Play, called The School of Reorn ; or, Now ti Rale a Na/band, was received with maul - oat applaufe. Our limits and timt oblige us to defer an account of the performance till to-morrow. BRlAD.—Yetterday the Loan MAYOI ordered the price of bread to. be reduced one aflize and an half, or three pen ce in the peck loaf, to take place to-mor row. • The pica of the quartern loaf of wheaten will then be fiftempence farthing, antlhoufehold thirteen pence three-farthings • • ROT4L P.IMILr. Yefterthy, about twelve o'clock, His MAIM'', at rived at the Qtteen's Houle from Kew. At half pall one o'clock, ffer MAr am and the Princeffes, attend ed by Lady ATLIIIIIVItY, went to the Duke of York's Office, at the Horfe Guards, where their Royal High nellis the Duke and Michels of YOU, with all their attendants, were in waiting to receive them, and awed them into a room on the firft floor, where a molt fumptuous breakfaft was prepared, of which they partook, and then retired to the room looking on the parade, and appeared at the windows, to the no final' gratification of a numerous populace. Her MarisTv and the Duchefs of Yoza appeared at the window, near the Admiralty, and the PRlNcisses at the two other windows. Her MAJESTY was dreffed in a elute cap, with ar tificial flowers in the front, a black velvet pelice, with &white fur tippet and muff. The Pluming, head dreffes were plain, but very fancifully formed. They all had black velvet pe lilies ; the Prince(' MARY had a white fur tippet and muff, fimilar to the Qy it au's. The Duchefs of YORK was dreffed in white, and a neat cap, trimmed with coloured ribbons. At a quarter pall two o'clock his MAJISTY went from the (teen's Houfe to St. James's Palace, fully dreffed in regimentals, and what moll particularly attrafted the notice of the multitude, in a wig of the rue and charatier of the laft century. It was per. fatly white and flaxen, a full bottom, and with three tails—not refembling the wig of the Chancellor and Judges, but equally bulby and more flowing. - - About twenty minutes before three o'clock, the Royal Procaon began to move from the Palace to the Houfe of Peers. In the two firli carriages were, the Honourable Mr. ViLi.tans, the Groom in Wait ing, Colonel Risssau, the Slyer Stick, the Equerries in Waiting, and feveral other Gentlemen attendants. In the Mailer of the Horfe's carriage were, the Earl of Hmtatacvoa, Gold Stick, and Lord Sat.sra, the Mailer of the Robes. In his MAJESTY'S Elate car riage were, the Marquis of HERTFORD, Mailer of the Honk, and Lord ARDEN, the Loid in Waiting. As his MAJIsTY entered St. James's Park, by the Stable-yard, he was faluted• by the band of the Se cond Regiment of Life Guards, playing Gov Vali. the King," and the populace • with huzzas. As his MAJISTY paired the Houfe Guards, he was fainted by her Mammy and the Princeffes, from the win.: dows of the Duke of YOIlleS office. The Royal Proceffion palled on quietly till it came to the Houfe Of Peers, where his• MAJISTY was again received with huzzas from the populace. As the (late carriage was drawing up to the door of the Houfe of Peeis, the preffure of the crowd was fo extremely ftrong, that Mr. HUMID, one of the King's footmen, was preffed fo violently" againa the wheel of the coach, that the fleeve of his coat was torn, and his arm fo Mockingly bruited, that'on the return of the procef. lion, he was obliged to have furgical affiftance. His Maefty entered the Houfe of Peers ex a ttly a t th re e o'clock, and his entrance was announced by one of the Train of Artillery from the roof of the Houle of Lords, waving a flag to the Lambeth (bore, when a difchare of cannon took 'place. His MAJESTY remained in the Houfe twenty-five minutes, and his return was announced in a fimilar manner. The Royal proceffion returned to St. James's Palace in the fame order as it went. His MAJISTY returned to the Qieen's houfe loon afteifour o'clock, and at half-pafr four o'ckck his MAJISTY fet off in his travelling carriage, efcorted by a party of Light Horfe, for Blackheath, on a vifit to the Prinmis of WALES, and at nine o'clock returned to Key. In the evening her Majairy had a feled party to tea. The Prince of WALLS, the Duke of CLARENCE, and two or three more of the Royal Dukes were in the Houle of Lords. His Royal Highnefs the Prince of Waxts took his between Lord CARLISLE and Lord Mori♦ ; and after Lord GatavmLLl had delivered his fentiments, his Royal Highnefs role and coixipfimented his Lordfhip on his fpeech. Lord SU:MOUTH was placed between his old friends, Lords Fiewmasauly and BUCKINGHAMIHIRV, and next to them were (sated Earl CAMDEN and Vifeount Maxvixt.a. The Houle of Lords was quite filled ; and it was nniverfally obferved, that his MAJESTY never appeared in better health, or delivered the Speech with more marked emphafis, or jolt min ciation. MAjor,General Sir Eras CooTx, K. B. is expelted in Cm k in a few days, to re•a(fume the command of that diftria. Tuefday fe'nnight the Melpomene tranfport and two brigs, arrived at Cove from Kinfalc, having on board the 85th, or Pompadore regiment of foot. The parapraph which appeared in feveral of the Morning Papers of the 14th init. Rating that a race had been run, for a thonfand guineas, between the Telegraphllage coach belonging to Medi'. Rom [ITS and THOMSON of Birmingham, and another coach called the Defiance from Manchelter to London, and that the Telegraph was overturned at Redburn, and confequently gave up the canten—is, we underftand, altogether a malicious fabrication ; and we are fully convinced, from the well known charaLer and re fpeßability of Mars. Rosser' and Tuostsom, that they have too much prudence to fport with thcir pro perty, in the manner alluded to, and too much re gard for the lives and fafety of travellers, to enter tain the fmalleft idea of fuch a teanadion. The inftitution of Clubs, for the laudable end of focial enjoyments, does honour to every country. It is arming, according to an excellent tong-"' The Path of Life over with Flowers."—But how much are thefe focial enjoyments increafed—Mirth heigh tened—and wit and good humour rendered more fparkling, when the fmilesof Boa Fortsmc give a zeft to the whole I--Never, therefore, did Clubs hit on a more happy expedient for furthering this great end, than by the gradual accumulation of a Stoch haft, for the pnrchafe of Tickets and Shares in a ' State Lottery. The raft •fuperi ority of the prefent Scheme, which commences drawing the 28th of this month, is fo univerfally acknowledged, that it mutt be perk/ilk needle(' to ufe any arguments for excit ing towards it, the fpecial attention of all clubs, both in town and cowry. MARR•LIv.R. 1 cenoi xxcuAxce, JAN. The frefh imports of Grain in general today are but few, and files continue at a (mall declenfinn, ex cepting for hoe Couples. But little Foreign at pre. fent. Rye as our Barley remains dear. Malt fetches better price. New Tick Beans in large fup ply, and arc lower. Oats in tolerable quantity, chiefly from Lincolnthire, and may be conned at lets price. Flour is 3s. per tack lets than laft week, and little alteration in other articles. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: Wheat, 741.285. 965. per qr. Grey Peak, 438. to 41/ 6 ., Pine Ditto, 98s. tote 6d. Bmns, sts. 576. Rye• 531.575. 'Tick Ditto. 466. 52a. Barley, e 66. Sts. Oats, 271. 34. 335. Malt, 765. ii3s. Poland ditto, 30.33 c 6d. White Peate, Ss*. 601. Rape Seed, 431. to 471 t per Ett PRICE OF FLOUR. Fins Flour So. to 88s. Seconds 80►. to 84$. par fact NAUTICAL INTELLfGENG'E. MAILS THIS DA Y .--Wind S. ARR. DUt. All. DUI. Dublin z o Hamhurgh 0 8 Watarturd a I Jamaica o • PLYMOUTH, Jaw. 14.—Came in the DIAMOND, of 38 guns, from a craize ; the Walker armed (hip, from the Weßward; and the Spann chip Pura Serpia Conception, Capt. Don Louis MARTY, from the Ha vannah, bound to Corunna, laden with cocoa, coffee, fugar, rum, and camphrey.wood, captured by the Repots', of 64 guns, on the sth init. near Ferrol : it is laid that 20 others were in fight, and that the fquadron under the command of Admiral Cocsiaamt were in chace of them. A Ggnal has been dying at Maker Tower for a fleet, bearing for Torbay. PORTSMOUTH, Jaw. 15.—. Arrived the Daaoosr, Ptarracrse sr, and the PRINC I GEOIOI, men of war, from the Channel fleet. Sailed the Saul:mat& (loop of war, on a cauite ; Cvosizz and Alma, (loops of war, with a fleet under convoy for tha Downs.—Wind S. S. W. YARDIOUTH, JAN. s.—This day failed the M AR . cavos armed Hoop , a bd the CENSOR gun-brig: the Sarre gun-brig is gone out of port, having been re fitted and viftualleol.—Sailed for Embden the Jong. Doyter Ann, Asnaisom mailer, with herrings and paffengers ; and in . ballet, the Promfete.—Arrived from Rotterdam the ErflellingTazde, Vti* feveral paffengers and letters ; the latter have been forwarded to the General Poßoffice.—The (hips of war in the Roads are the Monmouth, Rear-Admiral Russet's flag (hip; and Ilfajekic, of 7.4 guns each; Adamant, of so; Beaver (loop; Norfolk and i Defence armed (hips ; Snipe gun-brig ; Prince of Wales, Badger, and Hawk cutters. Pallid through a fleet of light Colliers.—Wind S.W. tight breeze. DEAL, JAN. ts.—Came down the Henry Adding ton outward-bound FAR Indiaman, from the River; BRLLONA armed LILLY (loop of war, MAGI, mew' and WEYMOUTH frigates, from Sheernefs.— Arrived the AURORA armed (hip, from Portfmouth; LIOPARD man of war, Rear Admiral Louis, with the CASTOR frigate, and the BON ETTA (loop of war, from Dungenefs, and remain in the Downs with a large fleet of (hips of war, tranfports, and outward bound veffels. Wind Weflerly. &mot, JAM. 14.—The Cornelia and Hermanog, NAACTUTILI, from Bilboa to this port, is put into Liverpool, with loft of redder and other damage.— The Anna Maria, Lsvesow, from St. Thomas to Honduras, is retaken by his Majefly's (hip la FRAN I oust, and carried into Jamaica. The (loop Friends, of Dartmouth, Pamtsr, from this port, with gro. eerie', &c. for Enter, is now in Broad Sound, fo leaky, that her cargo mutt come out. Her mall is alfo cut away. The Harfodlas, Hump rims, from Carnarvon to London, is totally 101 l near Kinfale. FILOM LLOYD'S LIST. GIAVISINDJAN. 15.—Parfc.d by the Priacefs Mary, Greve. from Bengal; Frederick, Luca - , from Denia ; from Seville; Aurora Dorothea, Littler, from Sax : Catharine Eliza beth, Seherdek ; and the Hedway, Feria, from tilbon. Sailed the Crefeent, Gibfon, for Africa ; Augufta, Bland, for Nevis ; Maria Regina, Meyer ; and the Vrow Anna, Vreuyd, for Tomlin gen. Attarrta...-In Standgate Creek, the Gootnytt, Woberg, from Seville At Poole, John, from Newfoundland. At Dart. mouth, Maria, Forettal4 from Lifbon ; and Scarborough Cod. ner, from Btlboa . At Milford, Rebecca, Wedge, from Hot:duns, with damage. At Dublin, Perfererance, Walker, from London ; and Elkmit, from Rotterdam. At lielioet, Fortune, M'Caley ; Hannah, Bartley ; and Grace, Hill, from Bolton. The Two Brothers,Lllgy, from Lilbon for London, is loft near Margate The Fly, Green. from London for Bridport, L on Chore near Weymouth, and full of water. The fleet which failed from Cork on the 7th of November, for the WeR Indies, under convorof the Silas frigate, pallid Madeira on the 3oth, all well. The following is an extfaft of a letter from an Of. ficer on board the raiNCE;off Brett, dated Jan. 7 : , 4 Ever fence the Palace joined the fleet, about three weeks fince, we have experienced nothing but heavy gales, which damaged a great number of the veffels off Brea and Minim 'I he Patrice had her main top malt , fprung, and four tillers carried away, and fhe was driven above 200 miles Wei of Ufhant ; and the Parries QEORGE, the BRITANNIA, VILLE DE Pasts, and the PLANTAGENET in particular, received confiderable damage. The whole fleet are now off Bra, where we expect to remain all the winter, if we are able to withfland the weather." BIRTH. Yefterday morning, in Portland-plane, the Counts:fa of Mani field, of a daughter. LONDON: Printed and publieted by LEVEL KENT, ( o f Can terbury-plaee, Larriktb) at the STA* Ourca, No. z, Care). Rivet PoSlika afro at ' theST a a Wales, Tarapta-Baz.