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LEEDS, JAM:IASI 13, 1801. AT a very numerous and refpeetabie Me etin g of MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, and MIL OWNERS, held this day at the Mixed Cloth Hall, in purfu ance of public Advertifement from the Truftees of the Mixed and Whirr Cloth Halls, to take into confideration the propriety of petitioning the RING for the purpofe of obtaining a Speedy Peace. Mr. JOSEPH LINSLEY, in the Chair. It was unanimoufly Refolved—l. That great numbers of laborious and induftrious families, who have hitherto fupport cd themfelves by the Manufactures of this neighbourhood, arc now reduced to the greateft diftrefs. Refolved unanimoufly—ll. That many of the more wealthy Manufacturers, wanting a Sale fix their Goods, have been un der the neceility of difmlifmg a great proportion of their work men, who In confequence thereof have been obliged to apply for Parochial Relief, Thereby adding to the numbers already dependent upon the Farifhes for their fubftitence, which has advanced our Poor-rates beyond all example. Refolved unanimoufly—lll. That our Taxes have advanced in as great or a greater proportion. Refolved unanimoufly —IV. That in addition to thde every kind of Provifions, and particularly Corn, has rifen to a molt exorbitant price. Confiderlog that Want of Employment to the prefent extent, the excel:live demands upon us for Poor-rates, the enormous Taxes, and the high Price of Provillons, were unknown to this Country before the unfortuaate War in which we are engaged, Refolved unanimoufly—V. That the War is the principal aide of there complicated Evils; that if it be continued, the abfelute Ruln of very great numbers of us is Inevitable • and that it is a duty we owe to our Country, our Families, and our Potterity, to petition the King to adopt fuck meafures as his Majefty in kis Wifdom may fee fit for the purpofe of obtaining a fpcody Peace. Refolved unanimoufly—Vl. That a Committee of Thirteen Gentlemen be appointed,' with power to add to their number, to carry the foregoing Rdolution into ace. Rgolved—Vll. That W I LLIAM WILIIIIMORCt Efq. and the amicable H. LASCILLES, our County Members, be re quelled to pre-fent the Petition to the Ring. Moved unanimoully—Vlll. That the Proceedings of this Meeting be publifhed in the Leeds and Inch Provincial and London Papers as the Committee may judge proper. Refolved unanimoufly—lX. That the Thanks of this Meet ing be given to the Trances of the Mixed and White Cloth Hall. for calling us together upon this important wawa. Refolved unanimoufly—X. That the Thanks of tide Meeting be given to Mr. Jofeph Linfley, for his impartial Cando& in the Chair. JOSEPH LINSLEY, Chairman.. EAST INDIES. Camp at &Totem, In the Makatea Counts', 20. My laft letter was written from Chittledroog, in the Myfore Country, and informed you of the ob ;tea of the expedition in which we were engaged. Since that period we have been in conftant motion in purfuit of DooWDEAH, who, halting when we halt, and advancing when we proceed, generally maintains a day or two's march a-head opus ; ano ther detachment, however, is in motion on the op- pofite flank, and it is probable we fhlll fhortly hem hint in. DoowDxAH, conceiving the unfettled Rate of affairs to be favourable to his projeas of plunder, colleCted an army of so,ooo bode, with out difcipline, and in a great degree without arms. }Bs objea is to exhauft our army by fatigue ; but he has not availed himfelf of the numerous occa lions which local circumftances offered to harafs and retard our march. To enter this country we bad two very wide and rapid rivers to crofs, which we did in large bailcets covered with hides. There were 4o hatkets, each containing 12 men and their basgdge • and had we been oppofed, the paffage might h ave been attended with lofs. At Rana Bednofe the enemy had left 400 of his matchlock men, who, confident in the ftrength of their pofi tion, replied to our funtmons by a general but in efficient difcharge. In so minutes the place was taken by efcalade, and, with the exception of the women and children, every foul in it perdhed by the bayonet. We reached Coongall on the even ing of the 14th inft. DOONDIAH had been there' with his whole force in the morning, and had left behind Soo men to deftroy the works. At half paft four the place was carried by 'harm, and every man in it was put to death. Camp near Kittoan, to the Mahratta country, Aug. so. Some days after the reduCtion of Coongall, we received advice that the enemy had inverted a fort called Sheretty, and we immediately advanced by three days forced marches to its relief : DOONDCA however, apprifed of our movements, raifed the liege, and decamped : having left all our baggage at Savanore, and being uncertain as to the (bite of the country, we returned for its proteition with equal rapidity. We remained here thtee days, during inceffint and heavy rain, which killed the greatett part of our cattle, and fo enervated the reit that it was with the greateft difficulty we could move, being obliged to leave moft of our tents and heavy baggage behind. After a fevere march of five days, we arrived at the fort of Dumhill, in which the enemy had a garrifon of taco men. The place had fuftained a fiege from DOONDIA H of fix weeks ; apd from the circumftance, he conceived it would occupy us at leaft fo long as to enable him to croft the river hfalperbee ; but he was mil- taken ; for after fnmmoning the fort, (which replied by a heavy fire), we attacked in three different parts, and in an hour it was carried by form the entire of the garrifon being put to the Colonel Witsassay, with the moft creditable energy and decifion, immediately pnrfned the main body of the enemy, who, finding hitnfelf preffed, divided his army, giving to each corps an oppo fite direllion, in the hope of perplexing us. He croffed with his family, and left his baggage un der charge of a ftrong body of cavalry. After a march of so miles, we came in fight of the river. We attacked the guard and routed it, putting all thofe to the !word wbo were not drowned in at tempting to pars the river. All his baggage, which is very valuable, has fallen into our hands. The two columns of his army have pallid the Malper bee, and reunited. We are preparing boats to follow them, in full confidence that, thould he give us battle, we (hall put a fuccefsful period to this haraffing and fangumtry war. Accounts are Rated to hove been received from the theatre of war, of date fubfequent to the loth of Augnh, announcing the defeat of Doomnrxii IA a general *titian. LONDON. MONDAY, FANUAAY 19. 3 per Cent. Red 6i { 6tg 6: Short Ann. t 778.9 5 5-16# 3 per C. Conf. bof it Imp. 3 per C. 59i 4 Per Cent. Conf. 79fl Imp. Ann. 'I 3-tbf 5 per C. Navy 931 kith 5 per C. 92.1 5 per Cent. 1 . 4 1`. 94i Itifh Debentures 731 18. Long. Ann. ill x. 46 India for the open. so3I Genf for ditto 614 61 64 div. in. No buftnefs done at the Stock Exchange this day. .DUILIN, JAN. 13..... Price of Stocks this. day : 34 per C. Gov. Deb. 694-5 per C. Gov. Deb. 4H -6 per Cent. Grand Canal Stock 934. Every thing now teems to announce the ap proach of a bloody naval campaign. The Nor thern Powers mutt have made up their minds to hazard all the confequences of a naval warfare be fore figning the league. The part that PrufGa may take is not yet known ; but we would not be futprizcd if, following the farsie.policy that feems to have aftuated the Court of Berlin for fome years, the Prufrian Monarch fhould endeavour to remain neutral—if the threat of his neighbours will allow him. France prepares to take a more alive part than the has done in naval affairs for forge time : with this view all the privateers have been called in, and the hands, as they arrive at the different ports, are marched to Breß to man the navy. The part that America may take will be of much importance. If Mr. jErlellSoll be elelled Prefident, which letters by the Mattis, Notts, which arrived yeflerday, Rates to have taken place, there is no poßibility of Paying how far the French interell may fucceed in that quarter. At all events this country will have many foes to contend with, and, notwithllanding our naval fuperiority, all the abilities of the kingdom will not be more than fufficient to defeat their machi nations. We underftand that Government has applied to the Directors of the Earl India Company for the ufe of fuch (hips as are not taken up for the com merce of India this year, and fuch as the Com pany has no occafion for. Thefe !hips will be em ployed in different ways. Such of them as are fit for it, may be ufed as (hips of war, and even fuch as are no longer able to perform the voyage to the Earl, may be ufeful as a fort of guarda teat for the defence of our ports, rivers, and bays. 'lt is Paid that a great number of veffels will be put upon this fervice. Government have alfo direeted the immediate equipment of every chip of the line in a !late for fervice. At Chatham the fhipsvrights have begun to work two tides extra by candle-light upon the BLENHEIM, of 90 guns, which is to be cut down to a third rate; the IRRESISTIBLE, THE SEUS, and ZEALOUS, of 74 guns ; UTRECHT, of 66; ASIA, DE RUTTER, GELYKNEID, LION, and STANDARD, of 6+ ; and BATAVIER and Bs scarausa, of 56, are alto under equipment at the fame port ; and, in addition to the like energy in other of his Majelly's yards, contra Els have been concluded with the owners of private yards for as many 74's as they can immediately build. In purfuance of the order in Council for feizing all vellels belonging to Rullla, Sweden, and Den mark, nearly one hundred !hips of the two latter nations have already been detained in the River, Downs, Dover, Portfmouth, and Yarmouth. The United, Parliament will certainly meet on the sad, when his MAJESTY will go down and open the Seffion, but will not communicate the fubjedts on which he calls for their deliberations till the Members are (worn, the Speaker chofen, and the ufual formalities on the meeting of a new Parliament gone through. It is underftood, how. ever, that qualifications will not he called for anew. The firft five days being occupied in there preli minary Reps, the fa day of bufinefs will probably be Tuefday the 27th. His MAJISTY will then de liver a moll gracious Speech to both Houfes. In contemplation of the difcuffions which its various topics may produce, Minillers have fent round cir cular letters to all the Gentlemen who ufually fup. port them, earnaly requeiting their attendance. There letters are Paid to be in a very preffing Rile. The amendment (a thing of courfe) will, we nnderlland, be moved in the Commons by Mr. GREY, and feconded by Mr. Tissasy. In the Peers we believe it will be moved by Lord Hot.- LAND. We have already Rated the fauling of an expe dition from Bombay for the Red Sea, and that kind failed of fuccefs, in confequence of the pro. toiled co-operation of the Sheriff of Medina being greatly deficient in the Ripulated force. Our late advice' mention, that the greater part of the de tachment had returned to Bombay, to await a more favourable occalion to renew the enterprize Admiral B r, in the Fox frigate, with the An sorsa brig, continued off Suez; and la Foes.' and ALNATROIII were Rationed between that and Perim. The Bombay Courier of the 28th of June announces the arrival at that Prefidency of the thips Psioics and Js lIASGFR, with part of the de tachment which had been employed under Colonel , Muss tr in an unfucccfsfnl expedition againfl Suer : the officers by thde vdels were—by the Paints, Captain HOAXER and Lieutenants BUD. GAON and MACLAUGHLAN, of the 84th regiment ; Captains CLIFFE and BLACHFOILD,of the Engineers; aid Lieutenant MORSE, of the Artillery. By the JEN ANGER, Captain W. Ince, of the Artillery ; Lieutenants COCICSURN, Horrox, SORRELL. and TATtoa, of the 84th regiment; Lieutenant CAR. PINTER, of the Artillery; Lieutenant BROWN, of the Engineers; and Mr. PHILLIPS, ilsrgeon. The Rev. Dr. Gcassx, Chaplain in Ordinary, read prayers yefterday to the ROYAL FAMILY, at the QUEEN'S Houfe. This being the anniverfary bn which her MA 'Ernes Birth-day is kept, when the QL.IFEN en tered into her 57th year, it WAS obferved as a Gala day at St. James's, and her MAJESTY received the compliments of the Nobility. The following Ode, for the new year !Sol, written by HENRY JAMES Pre, Efq. Poet Laureat, was performed in the Grand Council Chamber : From delug'd earth's ufurp'd domain„ When Ocean fought his native bed, Emerging from the iluinking main Redd many a Mountain [(kits bead; • Eileirell with a billow'y sone, Fair Freedom markl them for bee own. " Let the calk Continent obey " A ruthlefe miter's iron foray; " Micheal by tight from Pole to Pole, " Where &warn Ambition's torrents roll, " Thee feats to Tyrants I reign: " Here be nay bleft abode, the Mand reign be mine." tG Hating the fane, when Freedom fat enfltrinl, Grafping at baundlefe Empire o'er Mankind; Behold from Sofa's diliant Towers The Rattan Defpot fends his mighty powers, °recta, thro' all her rocky cash, Aftoniih'd views the giant haft 4 Not the Caned Straight, by bleeding heroes bared, Nor ceerop's Walls, her hallowl altars guard ; While each bold inmate of the Ides, On inroads bailed effort (miles From every Port,with sheering found, awe& the vindidive Plan round; And Salamis' proud, from her Sea-girt &ore, Sees o'er the bolt& fleet the indignant (urges roar. DL Fiercer ILn Per ti's feqterod Lords ; More numerous than th' embattled train, Whofe thirfty fwarms the is broad rivers dna, Lo ! Gallia's plains difgorge their maddening Nord ! Wide o'er Europa's trembling lands, Vidorious fpeed the murderous bands; Where'er they spread their powerful Tway, Fell Defoladon marks their way : Unhurt, amid a warring world alone, Britannia fits secure, firm on ha Bland Throne. IV. When thunders war, when lightnings Ay, When howilng tempefts &Jae the Dry, Is more endear'd the &tiering dome, More tweet the facial joys of home ; Fondly her eye, lo ! Albion throws On the tried partner of her weal and woes : Each tie to doter anion draws, By mingled rights and mingled laws; Then tome averfe from Gallia's guilty field, And tears, with vends pride, the lilies from her &kid. V. Albion and Erin's kindred race, Long as your Sifter lies the Seas embrace, Long as the circling dies your Mora that lave. Waft your united batmen o'er the wave; Wide thee' the deep, commercial wealth SD fpread. Or burl deltration on th' Opp/oar's had May Hll'oo%l. on each uncerquer'd stain, &ow', Eternal concord, and decreeing power! And, as in Hlitory's awful page, Immortal Virtue &all proclaim To every clime, three every age, Imperial Groaca's patriot fame; That parent care mall win her mimic* (mike, Which reaed, mid Ocean's reign, the Empire of the Mee ' Letters from Rhodes have been received, of the lath and 16th of October, and of the 1 ath of No vember and from the army of the GRAND VI ZI Eft to late as Nov. 1. By thefe it appears, that the various accounts of the Turkifh army having marched againft the French were erroneous. His Highnefs continued encamped near Jaffa, and though he profefed an intention to fpeedily cross the Defart, and attack the enemy, circumftances ftrongly indicated the reverie. The army had received numerous large bodies of recruits, without being augmented, as the de fertions kept pace with the fupplies; but the cir cumllances molt important, not merely as indica tive of the purpofes of his Highnefs, but as caulk of apprehenfion for the health of our gallant troops, now avowedly gone to Egypt, is, that in conlb quence of the expelled rains, when the country is molt noxious to ilrangers, the Turkifh army had made trenches in every direftian round the camp to carry off the water. On the arrival of the TIGRE, of 74 guns, at Rhodes, Sir Slimly SMITH, and almoa the en tire (hip's company were ill, 150 men being afflifted with the ague, and several with fore throats and violent pains in their bones. During the unavoid able repairs of the (hip, however, her Captain and crew materially recovered; and as fools as the exertions of Mr. &easy°, Ihipbuilder to the Porte, enabled her to put to tea, Sir SIDNEY pro ceeded for the Gull* of Maori i upon which Mr. SNORING was fent for by the Captain Pacha, who, in high approval of the Englifh fyftem, direeed that he Mould follow him to Catantinisple, to for perintend the equipment of his [hip, and the build ing of forte others. Whiff' the Captain Pacha was at anchor, his Majefty's (hip PEN Lora, of 36 guns, with the TERMAGANT, of iB, arrived there, all well. Dr. 14 , Lsan, who went to Conftantinople with Lord ELGIN, for the p of afcertaining the nature of the plague, an ur l:n fe deavouring to find a remedy for that drea dful difeafe, was daily tape& cd at Rhodcy on his way to England. ' The Staff of the both ed on board the Simon Famaica. It is Paid to be determine Brita, and 3d non-cr principally from the 7t goons, to Syria; each his equipment ; and es rank of Captain, an d . his pay.—They are mt and from thence to pr9ci GRAND VIZIER, CO '" , pean taaics. There was on Frida] men, to aililt in mannini Yefterclay the Park company, exhibited . The carriages and eqi and Piccadilly, from rally fo crowded with as to render a quick The difplay of kayo nating in the extreme, till the balfiboot: and fifralterefejtee, ny a taper ancle, on - of limey eini h ! The century has nearly as many copies elapfed in the courfe Ghoft of the £0 Century with the pniast fastery, The latter, though not nwrih f is yet promifed fays the &agree/ Century, Genius of FREDERICK 111. The practice of giving New-year's gifts has been traced back td Tarsus, the King of the Sa bine% the regal partner with RossuLus, in his new kingdom. That Sovereign having been &mil: ful on the &ft day of the year after a prefent made him of Come branches cut from a wood dedicated to STIU N NA, the Goddefs of Strength, ehablilhed the pradice which has fine continued of making prefents on that day. As a proof of this, the French word Etrarset is quoted, derived from &rams, by which name the Romans defignated them. SALE or • Wirr..--Lawrenee Stephenfon, of Weft Luttosi, in the Eaft Riding of York, fold his wife Jane, to William Servant, of Hovingham, for five shillings, (who returned two fhillings and fixmee tb the former hufband), in open market at New Mahon on Saturday feinnight, and deli. vered her in a halter on Monday, a the Market Crofs there. At the Canterbury Seffions on Tnefday, W. Scat. for exciting to riot, was fentenced to two years confinement in the Honfe of Correfiion, and to find fureties for his good behaviour for two years more ; and T. Bomber, for inflammatory fpeeches, was ordered to be imprifoned one Tear. The Norfolk (tarter Seffions, rn oppofition to the decifion of three Juffices ailing individually, laft week decided, that a declaration made by a pauper to his wife, as to the place of his fettle ment, is not admit able evidence to prove fuch fet dement, if the pauper himfelf is alive, although be cannot be found and he is not in fuch cafe to be confidered goal taueous, in order that hearfay dente may be - admitted. WEST INDIES, &c.--By the Maria, IN its, from Charlefion, which on Friday arrived off Dover. the following letter from Singftun, Jamaica, Nov. It ' rSoo, was received " On the ad infL we had a fevere gale of wind, which continued the whole day, and did confider able damage, Five or fix men of war returned to port, fame of them damned. " Five days poft arc now due with the North fide mails, the roads being rendered impair.ible ; the rivers are higher than ever remembered, and it is feared the fltipping on the North-fide have fuftainedireat damage:" Lord Howl Say noun, fame time fume, failed from Jamaica, in the ASSPNION frigate, for Cora coa ; e was followed by the Ma Laaosa, of 32 LIOSILE, of 24, and Mutton, of so, with all &e n :sarines belonging to the fquadron on that Ration, to ftrengthen the garrifon of the new let. Clement. _ _ A very fevere inundation has lately taken place in the plain of St. Marc's, in St. Domingo, by the overflowing of the river Artibonite, in vhich up wards of 1400 perfons have periflied, and feveral valuable plantations were entirely deftroyed.— Tranquillity was perfally reftored throughout the I land. During a late norm at Jamaica, the top-maft of the YORK, of 64 guns, was buck by lightning. and falling on the deck, killed five men, and ft veal,' wounded four others. AUGUSTIN RIONUD. brother to the Malatto Chieftain, lately the competitor with Touissaisr in the government of St. Domingo, and who was reported to have been hanged at, Cumcoa as a fpy. is now in confinement at Jamaica, having been taken at lea by one of out cruisers. AUGUSTIN executed molt of the defperate enterprises of his brother, and is reprefented as a man of uncom mon daring. Several Danilh vefels have lately been cap tured in the Weft Indies by our cruisers. Some late letters from Jamaica announce the arrival 'there of feveral prises to the SANS ?ARBIL, TISI. PHOIIII, LAU, &c. The Mufquito Indians, in Auguit laft, attacked and reduced the Spanifh Settlement at Black River, ts leagues from Trusilla, on the coal of Honduras, and were preparing to advance againft Trusilla. Every mall from the Weft-Indies brings new accounts of the daring and faccefiful cruises of the privateers from Guadeloupe. With an irre fiftible naval foperiority in our hands, how does it happen, lays a commercial corredOsmikent , that that ;fiend is full:red to iffue (warm of eras' tors againft our trade ? We wave the masa in which we loft it ; but, if it is now am bie. o a why have not government adopted tie cl of the midi salve and experienced `this country, who engaged, with five frigates and a few cutters, to prevent the failing of any vete' from that ifland f NAUTICAL 11 poth regiment is now embark. non Tayler at Spithead, for ermined to fend eight officers, commiffioned ditto, privates, 7th, igth, and (Bt h light dra- ch officer is allowed 3001. for each fubaltera is to have the d tgs. per day in addition to ntended to be landed at Jaffa, proceed to the army of the inftruCt his cavalry in Euro. day night a hot prefs for fea. nning the King's (hips. rks and Gardens, in point of all the fplendour of rummer. iquellrians were innumerable ; two to five o'clock, was lite It gay pedeftrians of both fete march impraCticable. may in Hyde-Park was facci- w, t iu d l e aye was direded to rterafeilm, ithich deformed ma- i the important confideration been uthered in at Berlin by es of verfes as there have years : of it. In one of them, the my is introduced converting an infant in the cradle.— riot imp nzah allow**. in it: Li a haply termination, which, turf, will be produced by the MAILS THIS D AIR WED.. o Hamburgh, • Dublin, o Waterford, I Leeward Wank DOVER, JA Orders have been rt bring in Ruffians, Dana day three Danifh veffels 1 YARMOUTH, About 150 men belongi who were made prifonen ed this morning from tln the Puosatx cutter, and Yefierday a large galli floop, and laid to be WINGLI arrived at this port. In commemoration of I the Royal Standard was Admiral Dicasoa's flag the North Sea fleet fired a Sailed the KING GEORC with Mails, Lord DOUOLI fengers, and two King's IA A warm prefs cowmen Roads, by which means a Were procured. FALMOUTH, j Arrived the Towsset se with the Leeward Ifland 1 3o days, from Tortola. land on the lad of Oetobe India Mail of that month, does on the 17th of the GAIETE frigate of 20 guns ed at Barbadoes from Mai there : fhe arrived at M where the found his Majefl guns, Captain Marton ; Captain ELMS ; Busy, of Hawn, of e 6, Capt. ROTI LAND Tender, with the Am The Busy !loop convoyed while the remained there tl guns, Carlin WESTERN; rived at that ifland. She It December, under convoy of HORNET !loop of war, ant after an exceeding quick pa that the Duet or cLARIN Tortola four days previous that Ifland, but' from the q no fears are entertained for OP CLanEncr.—Wind S. The paffengers by the T Mr. CORBETT :and Mr. Mk( Arrived alfo the Americ twin Mot 's, in 4 2 days fro tobacco, called here for o Wednefday laft, the fhip 6 rcn, Captain Dams, from Kith her bowfprit fprung ; tar Packet, Captain Moots, don. Sailed the (hips Wheat' Ind Amelia, Captain /boo the brig Gibraltar Packet, London.—Wind, S. S. W. for Kent, Captai *abnow ree4 II PLYMOUTH, JAI Yclierday arrived here a and brought over Mr. R. P, Mr. P. WATSON, Mr. F. KR Mr. W. PAGET, Mifs MURR a black fervant, at which pla fined as prifoners, having I fume time ago: it appears by this weird, that tIo: Freni in colleting their feamen t pefe of manning their fleet ; in the privateers that. are n they arrive * they . are immedh crews, oho are marched to it appears that they are alto ping tranfpottsand other vefl (hews they may be wanted foe Came in the Duke of Kent, rain GI. 0. DUGGAN, from St : Die was captured by l' tatce r , of 14 guns, and 6o n Brett, by the SIIFFISANTP, WITMIII. Came in the Mary, Captai altimore, bound to Fabnow 'agar, and tobacco. Yefterday orders were ?vet . barge on all Ruffian, and veld% in confe(lner veffelt belonging to the t detained, viz. 15 Lord Na Laois arrived here y his flag was hoified on be 110 guns. Sailed a French cartel, for Sailed the JUSIORTAUTE, Taal4 l on a Crain. P! ► r ~ e