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was direled agaltitt a public Board, to Which art entrulted the molt important concerni of the coun try ? He did not with, he laid, to oppofe inquiry. On the contrary, he courted it ; but he cautioned ' Mr. Pitt to confider, whether the Rep he was taking would not tend to weaken the hands of the Admi ralty ? He warned him to be careful how ,he agita ted the delicate queftion relative to the liberty of the fubjefl. As to the report of the Navy Bpard, if the Admiralty s: ere not authorifed to refer matters when they thought proper to another Board for inquiry and inyefligation (which is all they have done),, he would be glad to know, whether it was likely the Admiralty .will ever do its duty in future ? When Earl St. Vin cent first went to the Admiralty, he endeavoured by every means in his power to reltore the Navy to the molt refpielable Rate the belt friends of the Country could :fir ; and when he looked to his conduft, ei ther in the civil or military line, he knew no one more capable, Or who had taken more efficient meafures to attain that dent-Ale object ; and he believed, from his foul, that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Pitt) would be heartily glad if the Navy was now in as -aood a hate as when that Poble Lord had quitted his high (Winn at the Admiralty. Mr. W. DICKINSON exprelfed his furprife at hearing the Honourable Gentleman fay, that he with. ed for inquiry, when Ire might have given the Ho- I pourable Orlicer that opportunity long ago, and not have detained him In long from his duty to his coun try. The fact was, he might to have been fent by the Admiralty to a Court Martial, who, acting as a Jury, mull either have acquitted or tound him 'apilty imme diately. He did not mean to fay any tiring againft the Naval Cornmidloaers ; but the Honourabllt Offi cer had been fent to another Court, which might ac quit or delay, according to their own caprices, and might wifh for pert - ens brought before them to crimi :ate themfelves. They did not, however, decide upon his cafe, for they refuted to hear it, and referred him to a Court Martial. He Paid this to thew, that inquiry, if defired, might have been had long a go. Adotiral M RKHAM Paid it was not a fit bufi nefs to go to a Court Martial. There was filch a complication of charges, and fuch a mixture of dif fer Cot matters, that a Court Martial would not have been equal to its full and adequate in vetligation. This Was at leaf/ his own opiniou i and on that he had acted. Mr. SHERIDAN begged to trouble the Houle with a very few words. lhe Hon. Gentleman who (poke lalt but one had raid be would not fay any thing againft the Naval Comniittioners ' and had im mediately afterwards (tiled them a Court which might acquit or delay, according to their caprices, and that they might with for perfons to criminate themfelves. This was a kind of language he could not bear, and thought no Member ought to ule, when the commiffion had been renewed, and the fame powers inverted in their hands by the Houle, as they had before. If the Han. Gentleman thought they were a Court acting according to caprice, or withing perfons to criminate themfelves, he thould in a man ly way have come forward, and ttated fuch fafts as ftrong objections to the renewal of the commiflion, and not at this time deal oat infinnations againft Ho nourable Gentlemen who had acted with In much zeal, fidelity, diligence, and inflexible integrity, in the great trust repofed in them, as to acquire molt defervedly the univerfal approbation and applaufe of the whole country. M. W. DICKINSON, in explanation, allured the Houfe that he did not mean to call the Gighteft fellation on the Commit:Goners. Mt. KINNAIRD laid, that, after whet had pal led; there was a fair opportunity given him to make thole remarks on this whole tranfaftion, which he was fare the Houk would believe he was not unpre pared to make, but he would not give way to the temptati , n. There were, however, one or two points which he could nut refrain from noticing. He had been reproached by the Honourable Gentleman who had just fat down, with not having moved for a Com mittee in the firft inflance, and thereby keeping the Honourable Officer from his duty. He begged the Houfe would recnllert the immenfe mafs of papers that were moved for on both fides, and he thought it mutt be evident to every one, that it was impoffible Ire could fee the extent of the proceedings, or be able, in the firft inftance, to fay what would be the fitter' mode to purine. There was another point alto, he was at a lofs to account for ; he could not fee any thing in the papers which warranted that Hon. Gen tleman's affertion " that the Commillioners refuted to hear his cafe, and referred it to a Court Martial." As to the cafe of Bartholomew, he thought it required the fullefl and the (trifler' investigation, and, he had no doubt, would turn out to the difcredit of thole who now gave it fo much the air of a charge againft the late Admiral , y. Mr. W. DICKINSON laid, he did not Rate the Commiflioners referring it to a Court Martial was in the papers, but took it from what was Paid on it in the Houk by the Hon. Baronet, who is at the head of the Commiffion ; and, from a private converfation he had fence had with him, he found he was Rill of the fame opinion. _ _ _ The queilion was then put, and the original motion, with the amendment added to it, was agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then propofed the Committee lhould be by ballot. Mr. KINNAIRD objeiled to it, and Paid the Right Honourable Gentleman feemed determined to have all the Committees by ballot. Thu! CHANCELLOR ofthe EXCHEQUER de nied that it was his with to have every inquiry deter mined by ballot, though he thought this one in parti cular ought to be fo. Earl TEMPLE was proceeding to fpcak ; when The SPEAKER informed the Houfe force name must be mentioned for the Committee, or there was noqueftion.. Mr. KINNAIRD raid, he world give a wire, and immediately mentioned Mr. Cannin---(a loud and g:neral laugh.) Eall TEMPLE then raid, his Right Honourable Friend's principle and practice were at variance ; when a Committee of Inquiry is fixed on to examine into India Accounts, he named them all himlOf ; but now, when the Committee was to inquire into papers and other matters, it mull be by ballot. The queftion on Mr. Canning's name Handing as one of the Committee was then put and negatived. When Mr. Pitt cried out No—there ma: a lid louder latish thaq kfore. 'lhe Committee of Supply was paponed to Fri day.—Adjous sled. LONDON. • THURSDAY, MAY 9. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Confuls, for motley, 58—..f0r ace. 581.—Onmiunt Reduced, 571. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per CM. Red. Ann. 5711 India Bonds is. a 21. dif. 3 per C. Conf. An. 5111 57 Imp. 3 per Cent Off 4 Per Cent. 73.1 74 frith 5 per Cell's. 85 5 per C. Navy,B9l 90 Each. Bills, par taprent 5 per Cent. 5 797, 971 9g, Omniuni 11i prem. Long Ann. t6 9- 16 ths 7-t6ths Englilk Tickets 191. Short Ann. z 5.161 Conf. for ace. 584 f IndLa Stock aa Private letters by the Taft Hamburgh Mail Bate. that Ruffia is Rill undecided on the queftion of ac cepting the fubfidy offered by Great Britain, and that M. De NOVOSILKOFF, the late Envoy to England, was on the point of letting off to Paris on a very im portant mifflon. A Mail arrived from Lilbon this morning. The letters are chiefly filled with details refpee;ng tFe Toulon fquadron, but they add little to the fads be fore known. Some of them fay the French (hips never entered Cadiz, but on their appearance off that port were joined by fix Spanifh (hips of the line, and immediately proceeded on their voyage. A Gentleman who came paffenger in the DIANA packet, which brought over the mail, left Cadiz five days before the Toulon fleet appeared off there, and Rates one important fail, not known before, namely, that on board the Spanifh (hips which were appointed to join the French, there were embarked three regi silents of difmounted dragoons, from which circum- Rance it appears improbable that they are gone to the Well-fndies, and conjetLure is now divided between the EA-Indies, the Brazils, and Iceland. The letters from Li(bon (late that the Ferrol fqua. dron is alto ready for fea. Indeed, in all the ports of the enemy there appears to be great anivity. The Danilh brig Juilicia, arrived at Plymouth from .Charente, brings intelligence that an embargo was laid on all 'hips in the French ports between the 23d ult. and ad inllant. On the latter day the Jufticia failed. On the at infant a three decker and a two-decker failed from Rochefurt full of troops. And from a gentleman who was lately on the Continent, and hid every means to obtain cor reft information, we have learnt that in the different dockyards belonging to France and its dependencies there are building at this time not Jefs than fifty (hips of the line, betides frigates and (mailer veffels. At Antwerp alone there are nine (hips of the line in con. liderable forwardnefs. We are happy, howeier, to °Verve, that in our own ports there is at ltaft an equal degree of aBivity. A number of fhips have been ordered to be fitted out with all poflible fpeed, and great exertions have been made, and are now making, to procure a fufficient number of hands. We have reafon to hope too, that Lord Nazsow, if he has not already overtaken the Toulon fo,ua. dron, has obtained fuch information refpeaing it as will enable him to come up with the enemy; for we find the intelligence was corral which we Rated in part of our impreffion yefterday—namely, that Government have received difpatches, an nouncing, that Lord NELSON had got intelligence of the failing of the Toulon fleet, and was on his way to get out of the Mediterranean in purfuit of them. He was off Carthagena on the 13th of April, (landing for the Streights, but with an unfavourable wind. The Ileac La (loop of war faw the enemy elcvtn leagues to the wellward of Cadiz only on the preceding day. The rumour circulated yefterday afternoon of the Breft fleet having put to fea is, we are happy to fay, unfounded. It arofe from the circumflance of the . Well India fleet returning to Falmouth—but this was occafioned, as we have already flitted, by the fail ing of the Touhin fleet. Difpatches were this morning received at the Ad miralty from Lord GAILDN se. They bring no news of importance. No certain intelligence of the French fleet has yet been received at the Admiralty. The Spanifh Admiral Don BUSTAMANTI, who commanded the fliips detained previous to !trinities with Spain, has received petmiffion to return with his family to that country. Admiral Sir JAMB. SAUMARIZ is arrived in town from the chief command at Jerfey. Mr. GIFFAILD, accompanied by his friend, Alder man Jamas, arrived laft night from Dublin, for the purpofe of petitioning the Imperial Parliament, on the ground of his difmilfal from office. By the deceafe of the Marquis of LANSDOWN there is a Blue Ribbon to be difpoled of. The Bill now before Parliament for inquiring into the public expenditure of the departments conneeled with the army ena&s, that the Commiffioners are to inveftigate regulations of Commiflioners of Pub lic Accounts, and Committee of Public Expenditure; to inquire into the expenditure and condu& of the Officers of Ordnance, Secretary at War, Commiffa riat, Royal Hofpitals, &c. and the expenditure of the public money in the Well Indies. The Comniiflionerb to examine upon oath, and to be empowered to en force attendance of witneffes. No perfon to be compel , led to anfwer quellions tending to criminate himfelf. On Thurfday night Capt. Niels Thorfen, of the Norwegian vad Emanuel, was killed by a fall from his horfe, coming from Bo'nefs to Grangemouth. Orange and Lemon Trees, Catalonian and Ara bian Jellimines, and Tiue Bronfwick Saul - ages are this day arrived in excellent condition at JOHN Bye ass and San's Warehoufe, No. to7 l Strand, corner of the Savoy Steps. 3fifr 4. A report has been prevalent (fet afloat probably for a difiordant purpofe) that the Colleetor of a Northern County has been difmiffed from his office. We have enquired into the bufinefs, and find the ru mour to be utterly unfounded.— Dub. by. P. Mr. Judge Jostrihores cafe was argued yefterday in the Court of Common Pleas, and is to be farther dif cuffed on Monday. Thurfday morning, Mr. FiIINCH, of Woodlawn, accompanied by two young ladies, (daughters of the late Sir Lucius O'BRIEN) and a lady from England, .going to view Lord CHARLEMONT'S demefne, in a fociable jaunting car, the horfe took fright on Bally bough bridge, and attempted to leap tilt bridge, but being retrained by the driver, who turned his head with great dexterity the contrary way,he ran againft the op polite battlement with fuch fury that he not only broke the Omits of the car, but the traces Aro; in this vio lent exertion the driver fell between the bode and the car, and was In dangeroufly injured that his life is difpaired of. We are concerned to nate alfo, that the Englifh lady received in her fide a kick from the horfe, which deprived her of her fenfes for Come time; fortunately, Mr. Burleigh, of Great Britain flreet, apothecary, happened at the moment to be palling by, and had both the lady and fervant conveyed to the boufe of Mr. Darcy, in that neighbourhood. Here Mr. Burleigh promptly adminiftered every poffilsle aid, and the lady who was affii6led with a mob violent fpafmodic complaint, was effentially relieved towards evening—but the injury received by the fervant being more ferious, his fituation, of mirk, continues very precarious. UTRUM HORUM ? " WHICH OF THE TWO?" The glow which CR Loies cheek. , poffefs, Is fomething more than Nature's drefs, Yet fuch her happy nack, Although the paints, there's none can Nutt Of knowing which the uf.s molt, CAiltIPl7, Or CONIAC. His Maissry will review, in Hyde-Park, the Vo lunteers, in and about the metropolis, in three divi fions. The 16th, 23d, And 3oth, are laid to be the days already fixed upon for this grand military exhi bition. On Monday morning thirteen corps of Volunteers affembled on their refpeetive parades, and from thence marched by different routes to Hyde-park, where it was expeaed they would be honoured with the prefence of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of You, who was prevented from attenhing. In the abfence of the Earl of HARRINGTON, the command devolved on Major-General BURRAID, and the ma noeuvres of the day were direded by the Staff Offi cers under his command. The corps formed into two brigades as follows : FIRST BRIOADR. Royal Weftminftee Colonel Roams° m. Duke of Gloucefter's Co!onel Lord CU ETWYND. St. Andrew's—St. George's Li:rtenant-Colonel R cnura. North Britons Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Rear. Clerkenwell . Major MAWR lAC. St. Giles's—St. George's Bloototh. Lieut. Col. Sir J. Nlcnot.L. Company of Sharp-Shooters. StCOND BRIGADE. Royal St. George. Regiment Colonel Earl of CIIRSTIR/IRLD. Company of Sharp Shooters. Loyal Southwark Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel ALCOCK. Company of Sharp Shooters. St. Sepidehre Major Fo RD. Prince of Wales's Colonel M. P. Antis Kw,. Bloomfbury Lieutenant-Colonel Cox. The different regiments muttered very Qrong, on which they were complimented by the General. Few corps have excited more admiration than the Hampßead and St. Pancrafs Volunteers did on Mon- day afternoon. Their correa difcipline and foldier like appearance was, with military men, the theme of general admiration. The Bth Regiment this day marched along the New Road, on their way to Portfmouth. The Dunfe and Eyemouth Volunteers, under the command of Major Joists TuassuLt, matched into Dunbar barracks on the sit intl. to remain for three weeks. The Volunteers for the county of Elgin have been hrigaded by Brigadier General GORDON, and infpec ted by Lieut. Col. ROBINSON, Infpetling Field Offi cer, who expreffed his approbation in the handfomett manner of their appearance and difcipline. The whole Volunteers of the county of Banff have been brigaded by Brigadier General GORDO°, who ex. preffed himfelf in Prong terms of approbation of their fine appearance and difcirrine. Extract of Letter from a Paffenger on board one of the outward bound Welt India cnnvnj which has returned to Falmouth—Falmouth, May 5, 13os. " On the 20th ult. we left Portfmouth, under convoy of the Ethalion fegate, Charles Stuart, Commander; Serpent floop of war, Captain Wailer, commander. On the 23d the Serrcitt was difpatched to loot into Falmouth. to fee if there was any out ward boUnd Weft Indiamen there ; finding none file joined us again in the evening, and we proceeded on our voyage with a fair wind ; in the night it came on to blow a gale of wind, and the next day the Serpent and one or two of the merchant (hips were miffing : in the afternoon of the 24th the Commodore made the fignal for Madeira, our next place of rendezvous; we law nothing more of the Serpent, nor nothing material happened until the 2.7 th, when hve large (hips were de - cried in chace of our fleet the Com. modore made the fignal for the fleet to continue their courfe, and he went to fee what they were ; they were loon &Covered to be Sir John Orde's fquadron, of five fail of the lire, and one of the tranfports that failed from Portfmouth, with the expedition undet General Craig, that had parted from the expedition on the night of the 23d in the gale betore mentioned ; and a figt al was made for the Commodore of our BM to go on board the Admiral's Chip, ' where be remained about two heurs, when he returned to his kip, and made the fignal for al matters of the merchant kips; the Conlmodore fisted, that Sir John's fquadron had been chaced from of Cadiz by the Toulon and Carthagena fleets, etiolating of twenty-four fail of the line, eighteen frigates, and a great number of corvettes sod fmaller valets; that he was at anchor in Cadiz Bay taking provifions on board at the time they hove M fight ; he was obliged to leave his pmvifions and make the heft of his way from them, and his crew was then on halt allowance. 'That he had certain intelligence that the Spanifh kips were bound to the Weft Indies, and it was Sir John's opinion the whole were, and itrongly recommended our returning to England : the Commodore took the opinion of the Matters of the merchant veffels, but they were ' unanimous for proceeding on their voyage, and he determined to go on, but in the morning of the 28th be changed his mind, and , made the fignal to return to this port. He urged as one mien fur his wilhing to return, that the Serpent was rolling, and that be mutt leave the (hips bound to the Windward and Leeward Wands, and proceed to Surinam and Drmcrara, and that they would be unproteded; however the day after putting back (the 29th) we fell in with the, erpent again, but we continued our courk for Fal mouth, Where we arrived this morning. When we kept sway on the alai we pat In cat. 44. 2 9 . /014. 9 deg." Munc.lL INTELLIGENCE. KTAILS THIS DAY.—WInd Weft. . ARIL 0011. ARR. DLit. rs Awn g I Hambarth 0 I Waterford t Gottenborsh 0 3 Llama z 0 FA LEPOUTH, MAY 6.—Arrived the En lns Amer; lean 'hip, Cap•aiis TREADWELL, in 36 days from Nnr folk, with rice, for orders: on her palfage the fpok. the following (hips, via. the PrutEan (hip Plan Fri rierick, with lumber, from Willmington, bound tt London, in lat. B.lohg. 49. out 63 days, and fuppliec her with provifions; and the American (hip Eliza of New Bedford, from Char'cacao, for Liverpool, it long. 44. out 12 days, all well. Arrived the Draxa packet, Sr.Atrartc, in nine days from Lifbnn, wit; mails ; the alfo brings difpatches concerning thi Toulon fleet : alfo arrived hii Majelly's 5r ig Gam a sr, of :6 guns, Captain Bass; and HUMES& armed (hip, Captain HILL: the latter brought in a fmuggling logger called the Dove, with 400 ankers of fpirits, tobacco, and fait. A line of battle (hip palfed up Channel this evening under a prefs of fail. Wind W. PLYMOUTH, MAY 7.—Laft evening arrived here the Dann brig Jullifia, Capt. H. Haassoxsow, from Charante, laden with brandy, for London—the brings an account of the failing of two French line of battle (hips from Rochefort, on the to inft.; they were full of troops, having been three days employed in em. barking them, previous to their leaving that port their deftination is not known : one of them is a new (hip, lately launched at Rochefort; Bon Jefus, Capt. J. J. GRACIA, from London for Figuera, with wheat' BEAGLE, of t 8 guns, and PRITTY Lass, of 14 guns, from the Channel fleet, with difpatches ; anti the DOLPHIN, of 44 guns, from the Wellward. PORTSMOUTH, MAY B.—Arrived the LYDA fri. gate and the Svsany gun•brig from a cruize off the French coaii.—Sailed his Majefly's Chip PRrxc GEoacs, of 98 guns, to join the Channel Fleet, an the Paver,. gun-brig en a eruize. His Majefty'd (hip Isla, of so guns, has made a fignal for a cowl toy to Newfoundland. This day an embargo was laid on all (hipping in this port. Wind N. W. SHEERNESS, MAY B.—Arrived his Majefly's fletop Vuvrtratt to take the trade bound to the Baltic ; the will fail either to-night or to morrow morning. That BELLIQyEUZ was paid yelterday, and has failed to l day with the tars frigate. DEAL, MAY B.—Arrived the VOLUNTR at and At CHER gun brigs, and feveral others, from off th French coati ; and remain in the Downs with th ref! ofhis Majefly's !hips, as per !aft, and feveral out.; ward bound veffels.—Wind N. W. Gaserroca, May 6.—Arrived her r , andt yelterday, the Harmony, BAN NATillio . Ardgown,{ ; and Mufgrove, BRILL, from Limerick fl Fox, M'Mrt.r.am, froni ; Swallow, MAR.; TIN, from Belfaft; Lochnell, Mum, from London.' derry ; and the Hibernia, DEAN, from Charlelton..... The Hibernia was (poke by a Dane, about 15 leagued to the weftward of l'orry, and received from oa board r.f her, Capt. Patric 2s, of the Nile, of London, and four of his crew. The Nile had failed from Li. verpnol the 22d of April, for Riga, and was taken, on the 25th, off Barrahead, by a French privateer of 16 guns and ico men, five days from Dunkirk. Thai fame privateer had taken and funk a brig belonging] to Sunkterland, and the Diana, of Kirkcaldy, 101 l Riga, alfo a brig belonging to Clyde, from Liver...l pool for New Brunfwi c k. The Clyde brig is fuppofed to have been th e M a ry, C a p ta i n Scoer, as Captain] Pettcor.a defcribes Captain Scorr very ezattly, ands fays he was left in - the privateer. with a promife to' lee turned over into the next velfel they fhanld meet. Livsarooc, May 6.—The Loyal Volunteer. MID•. efcaped from Port Mahon with no o th er d a -1 mage than being hulled with three or four (hot, and *as fife at Meflina the 23d March. The Telegraph, MALE, from hence for Philadelphia, has put into St. Bartholomew's, in diftrefs. The Fox, MINNS, from hence for Bolton, ha , put into Barbadoes in dithers. , Te la Favourite, from hence for Demerara, put into Michael's, and is condemned there. On 13th ult. his Islajeßy's Ihip Spy captured the Spanith fri. ' gate St. Defimo from Lim...—C a rg o g o , ooct dollars , and goods. The Miliriann , —, from hence; and the Induary, --, from Belfaft, bound to Oporto, are taken by Spanith row boats ; the former carried into Bayonne, and the latter into a port near Vigo. His Majeily'r. fhlp Cyst/NE, on the 24th March, car ried into Barbadoes a French fchooner. The Cork fleet for Jamaica, arrived at Barhadoes on the 11th March, and proceeded on the :Bth, with light wind, and were teen from Barbadoes off St. Lucia, two or three days afterwards. The Sally Ann, GLevsa, from Mellina, is arrived at Hoylake. Yellerday ar rived here from a cruize, the Metier, Cape. &cowls, who (poke the following 'reliefs, viz.— March 26, a French brig from Carthagena, bound to Cadiz, prize to the Lord Nelfon of Greenock, lat. 36. 22. long. 32. 4.—March 27, Ariadne and Bril liant, of Greenock, bound to Demerara, lat. 36. It. long. 31. B.—April 8, Lady Forbes, D. TAYLOR matter, b..und to Jamaica. in company with the Lady Rulfell and Cumberland, from Leith, lat. 37. 24. long. 19, 2. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. CRAVRIFND,MAT B.—Paffed by the Ref°;utile (s prize), from the River la Plata ;William Murdock, Thompfon, irom Charlet'. ton; Enterprise. Marie, from Dant2ick; Lovely Emily, Tydall, from W aril - ord; Nanoleon, Jandou Colin ; arid the Louifa Fre. deriea, Felling. from Barcelona. A atv n—Off Dever, the Philadelphia, from Charleften —Off Liverpool, Difpateh, Paul, from Savannah; Intrepid, Steid ; and the Fame, Clark, front South Carolina—At Hoylake, Sally and Ann, —, frost Heflin—At Waterford, Mully, Adams, from Medina. The Helena, Stewart, from Virginia for Barbadoes, is captured and carried into Guadaloupe. The Manwell, Patfon, of livepooll, one of the Beet %tick failed from Cork on the 19th of January, ts fuppofed to have been captured near Llarhadoes. The Difpatch, Paul, from Savannah, r boarded by a prfiratcer, thirty kaguel • 1 be Fame, Clark, from South C; . waa boarded on the 26th ult. by the the ►ad captured that morning a brig • ab, arrived at I.lverpool, 11'1S , weft of Cape Clear. ;arolirla, arrived at Liverpool, 800 privateer of Boor emu; ; from kieadwas for Leedom.