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LONDON. THUESDAY, JUNE so pa teE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONR O'CLOCK s Confols, for opg. 5911—Reduced 58ff-of:whim. 31 4. Lulu+ 13111 s, p4r Is. pron. T:iz following Meff.ige from 11111 MAJIISTT was laft night brought down to the Houle of Commons by Mr. Prrr. A limilar one was delivered to the Houle of Lords by Lord HAWKESDURY: GtORGE REX, His Majefty thinks proper to acquaint the Houfe of Comhions. that the communications which have taken place, and are Rill de rnding between his Majefty and tome of the Powers of the Con. nowt, have not yet been brought to fuch a point as to enable his Majelly to lay the refult of them before the Houle, or to enter into any farther explanation with the French Government, confiftently with the fentiments expreffed by his Majefty at the opening of the prefent Seffinn. But his Majefty conceives, that it may be of ef fential importance, that he thould have it in his power to avail hirnfelf of any favourable conjuncture for giving died to fuch a concert with other Powers, as may afford the heft means of refitt ing the inordinate ambition of France, and may be molt likely to lead to a termination of the prefeot conteft on grounds confiftent with the permanent l4fety and ;nterefts of his Majefty's domini on, and the fecurity and independence of Europe. His Majefly thLictore recommends it to the Houle of Commons to confider of 111:::17g rrovift.o for enabling his Majefty to take fuch meafuresi and ci.t;" into loch engagements as the exigencies of affairs may require. G. R. As a 161,54 for Ruffia was provided for fome time ago, it may be inferred, that Minifler: entertain hopes of fome other Powers taking a part in the war, fhould the prefoit intercourfe for a pacification prove fruit kfi, as is generally expeeted. This interelling Communication may in fome de gree affeCt the nature and tendency of the Motion this day in both Houfes of Parliament on the State of the Nation. Mr. Gaut is to move the confidera tion of it in the Houfe of Commons, and Lord CA RYSFORT in the Houfe of Peers. The reported capture of Jamaicr, which we men tioned yefterday, is, we are happy to fay, generally difcredited. It caufed a little unedinefs on the flrfl receipt of the intelligence ; but from a comparifon of time, dates, and other circnmftances, the news ap peared highly improbable. The report from Phila delphia, inilead of corroborating, was probably founded on the article in the New York Paper of loth May, which relied on the authority of an Ame rican Captain. Admiral DACRES has a fleet of 11 !hips on the Ja maica Itation, which would prevent the poflibility of any French Commander being able to fay, *au, vicfi, via. We yefterday received American prrpers to the tgth tilt. They contain fome interaing details of a fa& known before, namely, the defeat of the Haytian or black army before the city of St. Domingo, and their expulgon from the Spanith part 'of the ifland. Reports firnilar to what were induftrioufly circa laced forte months ego , and which turned out exaely as we then Ilated they would, are again beginning to make their appearance in feint of the daily Papers. If we are to credit the infatuations that are given, Mr. PITT and Lord Smstourn's friends are at complete variance, and the former is paying court to the Op portion ! ! On what ground does this reft SIDNOUTH'S friends forfooth did not vote with Mini- Rry on the quellion relpefting Lord MELvitta, and therefore they cannot pollibly continue to aft toge ther. Indeed I Did Oppofitinn vote with them on that occafion ? How then can they be brought to ail together. Do the propagators of !itch rumours imagine there high chara4ters are as void of confittency as them fares ? Could Mr. PITT ever exped or defire that Lord SIDMOUTH, under whole adrniniftration the Commiffioners of Naval Enquiry were appointed, fhould a I otherwife than he has done on the prefent occation ? Were principle, propriety, contitiency, and charaaer all to be facrificed 1 Who in their fenfes that know any thing of Lord SIn*OVTH could expel this ? A fare colour has been given to the whole burl. nets, and it is eafy to fee the objeet.—lt is laid Lord SIDMOUTH% Friends joined Oppofition againft Mini- Bus. Now what is the fail—they refilled the Oppo fition on the quettion of Impeachment, becaufe the ends of juttice app:.ared to them attainable by means • lets expentive to the nation, and lets ruinous to Lc, Ms tv ; and, by their efforts, the Oppofition were beaten on that point. They propofed a middle courfe, and on that quellion the Oppofition voted with them. 1 We cannot bring onrrelves to believe, that Mr. Pivr would commit his charaeler with the nation on fach a ground as this, hf,,wever injudicious tome of his fliAds .lay be, and therefore we confider theft rumours as entitled to very little credit. It is really melancholy to obferve the alma uni v2rfaliy prevailing difpcifiaion, to attribute the can dud of public men on all oecations, to felfith motives and political confideratious. This praftice is perhaps more to be lamented than wondered at. But it teems not a little hard that it fhould be applied to the late conduit of Lord SIDMOUTH and his fiicnds, on a omftion which was not properly a political one, which fome have attributed to refentment againft the Mi- Lifler ; others to a love of importance, others to po litical intrigue ; but which appears to us in common, •se believe, with the public at large, to have been 'imply the relish of confcientio us opinion, and a bong :41.fe of public duty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES, . Laos. teconn DAY - -WIDSESDAY, JUNE 19. A Plate of 361. for four-yrs. olds, yft alb. five-yr. old., EL: St yr. olds, 13ft 61b. ; and aged, SA. 91b.—The belt of three 3.mile beats.—Mares allowed 411),—.The winner of one plate in the year 18os, to carry alb. of two or more Jib. extra.—The winner to be fold.for bogs. if demanded within hilt Art hour after the race finithed, the owner of the fecond funk, ittr- being &ft en titled, &c. Mr. Fenwicke's Mifs Coiner, 4-yrs. old . I Mr: Prosier* b. e. Triptoknms, 4-yrs. old - . 2 2 Mr. Watfon's Duxbury, 6-yrs. old . dr. • hree tot on Mifs Coiner before ftardng, and to to I after the felt Iscat--Mifs Coiner was demanded and purchafed for 35ogs. Major Brown's b. m. beat Mr. Hawk's ch. m. The New Mile for loop. Three to 2on Mr. Hawk. Cant. Matters s ch. m. beat Mr. Chrilties b. b. a two mile heat for loop. Another hack match was run, which afforded no kort. THIATIIt ROYAL. HATIIARKITe..-.Laff night their Ma >t s and the five Panics vas es vifited this Thea tre, and were received with the ufual tokens of re. fpca and loyalty. The KING and Q2s am occupied the nage box on the right hand of the flake, and the PRINCiSSES were feated in the two adjoining boxes, all of which were fitted up for the occafion with much mile and elegance. The performances were Yob, Bull and Raying the Wind. Both pieces went off well, and fecme ,- . 4 . to give great delight to the Royal Vi fit ors. His vfn7siry vras dread in (carter uniform, and appeared in 'high fyinits. Hea MAJIITY wore a white turban head (frets, with • prof*. lion ot dianioods, diamond car-rings and neck Lice • train and pet ticoat of white Loft muffin , whit e g l oves , an d armlets. Princefs Aumrs r A was dreffed in white, with i miniature of his Majelly fufpcsided from her neck with a gold chain. Head drefs white oftrich feathers, and chains of diamonds. Prineefs ELI 2 MIRTH wore a train of dark mire crape with a (bower of gold--Diamood armlets, and the &eves looped up with challis of diamonds—Head drefs ot white oftrieh feathers, and one (Mall black feither; a diamond crefeent in front, and the hair turned up under chains of gold. Princefs MART ware a train of amber coloured 61k , the &eves ornamented with chains of gold—Diantond ear.rings..—Head drefs white feathers and diamonds. Primers SOrHIA wore a ilry blue train, ornamented with goldd— Head slrefs, white feathers, diamonds, and beads of pearL Prineefs Astecta wore a train of chocolatecoloured erape,with rich embroldery—diamond Bomar-her and necklace• Head drefs white feathers and diamonds. The houfe WAS very full, and every thing went off very agreeably ; amongft the company, betides their Mejtvrt es ufual attendants, we noticed : The Duke of Orleans, Portoguefe Ansbalfador, Lady Colthoepe, Lady J. Alton, Lady Smith, Major Davenport, &c. _ _ . . Yeilerday a Qqarterly General Court was held at the Eat} India Fronk, when the dividend for the half year ending sth of July next, was declared to be 5i per cent. The tutder•rtnntioned Proprietors were appointed a Committee for the infpeetion of the Company's Bye Laws ; viz.— WJ. Angerittin, Efq. G. S. Wegg, Efq. . Drew, Efq. J. Clements, Efq. R. Hunter, Efq. Godfrey 'Thornton, Efq. Sir H. Strachey, But. In the Lift, which appeared in the STAR of Tuef; day evening, of the Majority that voted in the Houfe of Commons fora Criminal Protecution againli Lord : MscvsLL e, these is omitted the name of Lord PRIM /Loss M. P. for Hellion, who was one o f t h a t number. Mr. Ea t.sirass has, at length, completed his gre a t work, the Hiftory A ' England, from the Revolu tion to the prefent time, in Twelve Volumes, octavo. In connection with the Hiftory of Mr. HUN t, Mr. Be Lin* w's Work forms a complete (cries of Eng lifh Hiftory, which may be confulted as an authority, and recommended with confidence. SUMACS lITWSIN LAD? NONONA 11114111 AT AND LIZWYRNMIT WOODCUTS, 011 TNI ItOY•L NAVY. With the progrefs of that mutual patlion which led to this nuwindifoluble eonnedion, weare unacquaint ed, but the circamflances that occurred at the altar, will be found to be foinewhat out of the ufual routine of modern marriages. Her Ladythip is the daughter of the Earl of Carats, and, on the 29th of April completed the aIR year of het age. Lieutenant Wooncars, of the Navy, ferved with the Noble Earl in Egypt, where he received a wound in his leg, which, without being amputated, obliges him, never thelefs, to make ufe of a wooden one. This wounded Officer, on Saturday lag, gave notice to the Para Clerk of St. Pancras, that he Ihould, tin the following morning, repair to the church of that plat, to be married to sate Hososa LANIIIILT, for which he had a licence, (which afterwards proved to be a (pedal one), and requefied the Clergyman might be in at tendance at a quarter pall nine O'clock, and particu cularly &fired that no delay might take place. On the fame day (Saturday) Lord Cavan called with a friend on the Parifh Clerk, and enquired if he had not bad notice of an intended marriage; on being an fwered in the affirmative, his Lorain requeßed he might be permitted to wait in the Clerk's houfe to fee the parties pats to the church, which was agreed to, and the next morning he attenckd at an early hour ; but previous to his going to the Clerk's houfe, he had Rationed tome perions oppofite the church door to recognife the parties. About the appointed time (quarter paR nine o'clock ) his Lordfhip was informed by one of his fentinels, that the parties were in church; whither, with three friends and iwo Rout tenants, he immediately repaired, and, on entering. demanded his daughter ; which being refuted by the Lieutenant and his friends, very high words enfued, and the argument was concluded with loch violence, that it was thought proper to call in the conflables refident in the neighbourhood. The Clergyman at length arrived (but not until nearly one hour behind the appointed time). and joined the par ties in the veßry, when, we underlland, his Lordfhip, in the moll pofitive terms, forbid the marriage. But whether the Clergyman thought he was not war ranted in refuting to perform the ceremony, both of the parties being of age. or from what other motive he might have aired, we do not pretend to decide, but to the altar, in pretence of the Noble Earl, was his daughter led, " nothing loath."and the fehrice was commenced ; in the middle of which his Lordfhip role, and in a loud voice, three times forbade the marriage. He was inflantly anfwered by the Par (on, who informed his Lordfhip, that the couple were already betrothed to each other, and that it was his duty to flan the ceremony, which he according!y did ; and as loon as it was concluded,'the naval iero bore wanly bu prize. His Lordfhip left the church, after he was informed by the Clergyman that the parties wre ietrotbee4 which was before the ceremony was quite finibleci. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.-.4 1 /Ind N. E. • • AIM. DIM AIM DON. Deblilt • o Hamburg's o Waterfordo t Gattenbursit o Leeward Elands o o Lilbou o t PLYMOUTH, JUNI 17.—Came in the LADY W*R• REM, of 18 guns, from the Channel fleet, with light vidualleis. Sailed the Pstosmir, of 36 guns, with live bullocks, and other form for the first off Bra. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 19.—Sailed the NEMESIS fri gate, and the PROSPERO bomb, on a cruize.—Wind S. W. DIAL, Juma 19.—Arrived and failed for the Ri ver the Baltimore, LONG, from Baltimore, in 39 days PerIiVCIADCV, EVANS, and the Two Friends, linCals, from Chefler.—Sailed through the Downs the Streatham outward-bound Ealt Indiaman, for Portimouth ; and DILIGENCE (loop of war for Sheer. nets.—Came down the Northampton outward-bound Indiaman, from the River, and remains in the Downs with a fleet of Gips of war and outward. bound v' effels. Wind S. W. Taarsouin, Juni lg.—Arrived the Baltic, Dza- NELL, From Memel : The failed from Elfineur on the 7th inft- in company with about Igo fail, under con voy of the VuLvuna floop of war. Palled in the Offing lag night, the Rost eta armed ftip, with a fleet tinder convoy from the Nore to the Baltic, and were joined from hence by the Yare, HOLLAND ; New Ve nus, UntzpitEnv ; Tiber, PALMER ; Hefer , BRIE. TOW, and the Betfey, Ht et.s, for the Baltic, and the Bonetta, BEST, from Lor.don, for Reval, which put in here wind bound. The Jonge Anlina, itirrns, from Amtlerdam, for Bilboa, is fent in here by the Mo SELLS floop of war. Sailed on a cruise the OTTER Hoop of war; HARDY and Flattens: gun brigs.— Arrived feveral fail, prizes to the North Sea Fleet. Wind S. W. Hutt,. Inas t7.—The Mary, Werra, from Mo gadore to London, and the William, of Shields, in ballaft, were captured the loth of May by a French privateer, and carried into Calais,. Captain WHIM was dangeroufly wounded, and died in two days after. On Tneklay laft three orange fail were perceived off the Holdernefs coaft, which, on their near approach,' appeared to be flips of confiderable force. On the private fignal being th: own out-at the different pods. they immediately !toiled Englah pendants, and flood the northward. When a lhort dillance from }l4lll. borough Head they met an armed fhip, fteering Louth, which they brought to and boarded, and then crowding all fail, took her along with them. And on Thurfday evening a fleet of collier., confining of 63 brigs and a (loop from Neweallle, &c. paired by far London and the Southern ports. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GIAVISIND, Ju de /9.. —Pared by the Duke of Portland, Spen cer, from the South Seas; Phonic, Tylaton, and the Napoleon, Maples, (prizes) from Plymouth; Commerce, Walker, from Dub lin • David, Crightote ' from Memeil ; Sophia Maria, Linard ; En:amsel,Lorring, and the Crnwo Prince Frederick, Brider, from Norway; Plebe Packet, Savage, from Newry ; Binifdike, Daple, from Cadiz; Sarah, Rowfoo, from Virginia; Eokc, Lideman ; Courier, Lacey, and the Nereus, Shaker, frlm Tonningen.— Sailed the Valiant, Roam, for Dublin; Anna. Poynter, for Waterford; Jane, Davidton; Robert & Sarah, Wilton; William, Forfter, and the Ambulator, Authell, for Tonningen. Ammar) —Off Dover, the Clariftianitand, Chrigianton, froin China, bound to Copenhagen ; Anacreoo, Fletcher, (ruin Penfa sole; Indultry, Croke, and the Hebe Packet, Savage, from Limerick—At Cowes, Adler, Williams, from the Havannah— At Liverpotil, Speedwell, Fairbotham, from Nevis; Jo 4 .n and Alicia, Taylor, from Philadelphia; Alfred, Radcliff. from Medina; General Hunter, Saville; and the Albion Atlenfon, from New York—At Hull, Barriftock, Moller, from Zante—At Guernily, —,from Virginia--At New York, Two Friends, --, from Belhit; Swift, Clark, front Cork ; Fame, Thompfon, from Londonderry; Providence, Bunker, from Dublin; Fair and the Briftol Packet, Webb, from Briflol ; Moles, GUI; Governor Gillman, Weft; Union, johnftone; William Pcnn, Haffey; and the Hinifon, —, from Liverpool--At Baltimore, Friendibip, Stoddart; and the Carlille, Gibton, from London ; Fame, Lewis ; Diana, and the Margaret, Williams, from Liverpool—At Virginia, Shepherdefs, Willis, from Liverpool— At New Providence, Liberty, Sand, from Liverpool—At Bolton, Harmony, Farnham, from Liverpool—At Philadelphia, Amiable, Bucker, from Profperity, Barker; and the Fame, John ftone, from Liverpool—At Cadiz, Sophia Helena, Croft, from Liverpool—At Honduras, Quaker, lrwin, from *Mot—At Ja main, Wootton, —, from Africa; Duke of York, New; and the Sir Edward Hamilton, Dennett, from London.—At Bermuda, Trelawney Planter, —, from London.--At Smyrna, Trot,St, Litton, Irons London—At Conftantinople, Hero, Handy, from London. Private letters have been received from India, which mention the arrival at Bengal of the Lady Burgefs, Swiwrou, and Dover Caale, RICMARDS(I, on the 29th of November; and the Bengal, Commit, and Afia, Taawaxasaas, on the la of December. The Sanfam, from Madras, arrived at New York on the t sth of May, was boarded on the 9th off the Capes or Virginia, by a French privateer, pierced for 12 guns, 8 mounted, 45 men ; the had taken thice outward-bound American veffels. The following American veffels are taken by French and Spanilh privateers, and carried into Cuba, viz. Twins, Cron. from New York to Jamaica. Cornelia, .--, from Peteriburgh to Providence. Leach, —, from Port an Prince to Philadelphia. Nancy, Bryant, from Ditto to Alezaadria. Lonlto, Webb, of Philadelphia. Beauty, Weft, of Baltimore. Fair American, from Newborn to Jamaica. A Coop, —, from Bolton to Ditto. Conception, aylor, of Charleftowa. T. Hunter, —, of Ditto. A private letter from Hamburigh, brought by the IA mail, contains the folloWing information relative to the further preparations of the enemy in the Medi terranean :—" According to advice' from Lyons of the loth ult. a fecond naval armament ib fitting nut at Totdon, which is to confift of fix fail of the line, exclufive of frigates and other armed 'rails. The utmoß aaivity prevailed at Toulon and all the other French harbours, to put the French navy on a molt formidable finning. There letters boall, that in ltfs than four years the naval force will confifl of 150 fail of the line. A body of troops is colleEled near Tou lon, in order to embark on a fecret evedhion ; and "ear Rocktitat t a camp u forested for the faint put , pok.! AMERICA • ----- New Yorte, MAY 13.—A- Gentleman who can't palTenger in the Elira Green, from Jamaica, informs us, that a (bort time prevrons to his failimg, a Spa nulls privateer made her appearance off the ifland, when a Lieutenant of the &hills Navy, aided' by 25 marines, formed the resolution to capture the veil by ftratagem. For this pupae they procured a fmall coasting fchuoner, and hood from (bore, with the apparent intention of proceeding tr. another part of the Wand, the men being all below, except the Lieutenant and two who were difguifed. In a (port time the privateer came up, and, after hailing, or dered John Bull to lower his colours, and come un der his flern. which Johnny very readily complied with. But no former had he approached fofficiently near to ay.f,vcr his purrofe, than he reciprocated the command to the a flrmithed Don, feconding it at the fame time with a well direded volley of mnficetry.-- This answered the purpofe. the privateer ftruck,and was taken polfcflion of by the Lieutenant. By a Gentleman from St. Thomas's, we are ht. formed of Tome circumftances refpeding the defeat of the Haytians before the city of St. Domingo, by the garrifon under the command of the brave Fee. RAND, who, on this occafion, it is Paid, difplayed all the qualifications of a confummate General, and all the firm intrepedity of real courage. When the Negro Army appeared off the city, and were in a condition to attack it, a Commons was fent to the following purport Jean Jaques the Fiat, Emperor of Hayti, to General Fee Ramo, command. ing a division of the troops of the French Republic. As it is ineonfiflent with the laws and indepen t.nce of the Empire, that any portion of the French army Ihrmld be allowed to remain in the Wand, General FARR AND is fummored to furrender the city of St. Domingo in 24 hours : if at the end of that time the city than not be evacuated, it will be delivered up to plunder, and all the inhabitants thereof put to the fword."—lt being difficult to procure any perfon who would ,ilk the delivery of a fuitable anfwer to this demand, the Commandant ordered three cannon (Inn to be levelled at the Black camp, which convey ed a defiance in ter ms as ittong as the pen could have done, and, doubtlef., as well underttood. The aftion was fought on the plain of St. Charles on the athit of March. The refources, not lefs than the courage of FERRAND and his afluciates, are teen in his finding means, with to fmall an army, to gar. rifon every part of the city, and to make a tonic againil a fle to numerous, In defperate, and fo f r hlood and vengeance. Seconded by a little band of heroes. he, howe ver, att.cked ftecetsfully, and carried every ea tt endiment of the enemy. His fccond in command leading the attack en the firs line, received a very fevere wound : rent difcouraged, he led them to the fecund, where he received feveral others : Rill con cealing his fit nation from hiscompanions, he condua. ed them to the third, in carrying which, he received a mufket ball tivough the lower vifcera, of which he almoll inttantly ei:d. From the Spanifh troops but little aid was received in the firft and partial engage -1 meets with the Blacks, but in this decifivt one, the pretence of their Commander, whom they loved and feared, animated them to anions which !Coned to be infpited by a defire to furpafs their French cora -1 rades. The defeat was complete : 1300 Btigapds' were counted dead on the field of battle ; all their ammu. nition, a large portion of their military flutes, their magazines of proviltons, and the military cheft any treafure of the Emperor, fell into the hands of the vietor, whole lois in the battle did not exceed Bcmen. The French fleet under Admiral hit,stssit ar rived either on the day of battle, or the day (fleeced ing, but had not at the time landed any tooope. The (hips did not come to anchor, but after putting the aids which they had for the garrifon on (bore, flood out I to lea. We underfland th.,t the inhabitants of St. Domingo have been invited to return, as the liege is railed, and the army of DEssattnes completely withdrawn. Captain Wixsow, of the brig Atlantic, arrived on the 6 h from Antigua, infutms us, that the Britifh fleet under Admiral Cocu tam a had arrived at that iflmd about a fortnight before he failed, and pro ceeded to leeward ; and that a few days afterwards Commodore Houn's advice boat arrived with intelli gence that a iquadron of twenty fail of veffels of war, coolifling of French and SpaniarelF, had arrived to windward ; that difpatches were immediately for warded to recal Admiral COCHRAY E ; that the mili tary were again under arms, and that an embargo WAS houtly expeaed. Extra& of a letter from Cape Francois, dated April Haytian army have returned with out Iticcefs from the liege of St. Domingo ; General Cuatsropus is at prefent in town. They have brought with them a great quantity of plunder taken from the Spaniards." Extraa of another letter from Cape Francois, dated April 19.—" The Emperor has come into this city. His army is repulied, owing to the arrival of the French fleet at the city of St. Domingo. The Americans, their main ftand-by, will in confequence be more refpetted. They v. ill now go to peeling of coffee, and it is fcarcely pielumable that the Fiend) can march from St. Domingo with gOOO troops, with fticc A Letter from a Gentleman in the Welt Indies, dated April 25, fays—" 011 the 6th, the tr:trilports, with the Both or Perthfhire regiment, failed from Bar. badoes for St. Vineeneb, where they arrived on the toth ; immediately dife:nharked, and relieved the 68th regiment. The both regiment is divided be tween the two polls of Fort Charlotte and Dotfet (hire Hill: they have been very unhealthy during the latt four weeks ; they loft no lefs than three officers, among them the Adjutant and (tarter -mailer— many others are laid up. Two Captains and a Sti. baltern are going home on lick certificates. In add; inn to the Ind's newt, It is Rated, that fe. veral bodies of HOLICAR% troops, which were left to defend the patfes in the tipper provinces, have been difperfed or cot to piece. ; and that a large . l3 •dy of Sarces, under I - loLNas% ir.fluence, which had car ried its ravages to the ens ons nt Dclhi, and over-ran a large por inn of the lloals, between the Ganges art 3 the Jumna, has been totally defeated and difper“ by a detachment of out tit* pt. 11111ENI=