Star. — London, England, 1805-02-26 00:00:00

PARLIIIMEIVTART PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, FEB. is. wan Roanv heard on the Scots Appeal Caufe, Banner man • Bannerm .n and judgment was ieferred till to-morrow. B,aec e iv loiliorfs of a public nature was done. Among the priv .'. Hdt,, the Surrey Railway Bill was read a fecund time. John Antony (a native of Chula) bad the Oaths of Ails ration led hdelity duly adminiftered to him, previous to the fe cooA re3ditte of the Bill for his Naturalifation, then upon the Table. Which proceeding having taken pLice,thc Bill was refer red to a private Committee. An Ae.ount wan laid on the Table of the number of Bank Not , • tio.4r ti.ifil•Ld during the Lift year, by the Batiks of Eng lAA end Iravul—.l.ljui.naed. NOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. ARIA rßom BY prefented z Petition from the I.atd Pro vat,. and Maeiltr..tes of the ci'y of Edinburgh. praying the aid of Patfilment for oving the Police of that Citp—Referred to a Select r•lnimittee. A Nrettage from the T.ords informed the Houfe that their Lord. fhirs had 1 7 reedrn ,h, Envnlty Loan and Greenland Whale Filbery Bin., without \ —l,ndrnert!. _ _ s sr WINS hroti7ht up the Bill for making, a road tbrowes the Hielbw!. of Scotland—Read a fiat time, and or dered for a jrc , nd rrmling. • Mr. EC; F.RTON pr. frnted a Petition from certain Manufat t. au. ' . nt her.. of the roan of Stockport, againft the Corn itill •f l e ft se/fmn.—Ord• red to Ile on the Table. Mr. NI 1.1.1, from the. office of the CommiSoners for the Affairs of India, preft nted, by order of the Houfe, a number of Papers r.'ovrtt for by Mr. Geo Johnftone, relative to the Eitablillsment o f p r i nce o f Walvea Ifland.—Ordered to Ha on the Table ; and, on the motion of Lord l'emple,to be printed Lord DUNI.° moved, that there be laid before the Houfe an account of the expeuiee of building the Bombay frigate:, at Bombay in the yfar 1701; alfo of the building of the fhip Cornwallis, in 18cr. —Ordered. On the motion of Mr. HIISKISSON, the Houfe went Into a Committee no the Additknal Pottage Duty Bill. In the Commit tee fo•re copverfation took place between Meffn. Banks, Hi/air foil, Tierney, Sturze• Bourne, and Lord Ruffen; bat the BM pallid thrmi..h the Committee without any Amendment; the Report to he rer. herd tomorrow. o, i the motion of Mr HUNK.I::SON, the Paper containing the nt Grant' for the year 1804, was ordered to be printed. The Loaa VII pallid through a Committee ; to be repotted to morrow. Airs had 17recili 1301., without .0, Sir CHARM- throwei the Hir tiered for a jec•in, Mr. EC; F.RT , trVrr. ot her. o f l e ft sefrw.n.— , Mr.M:.rs,fr of India, prrit nt vorrtt for by 101 of Prince of VA 4 on the main. of Lard !MM.(' account of the es in the yflr r 7ot I cts —Ordered. On the motion Committee on th tee co•re couvrrh foe, Tic-tory, Stu Attl paired throh.• Report to he rec. 0.1 the rniiiion Ddpoiliitot nt Gr I.oaa Liii morrow. Lord MAI appointed to tors of Middl at eleven o'ch Charles Done Committee. Wm. Arno ed at the' Bar had ariien fro tone, by the 4 • Mr. Dttncnns charged from en the motion Mr. Cl:l'a Mould move deration the 1 County of M in order to h nett. Sir ROBE Toured tere of the total a Volunteer let IR of Januar After a 1..1 Robert Law' tiol was agt e Mr. JOHN op Friday 131 Houfe a tetu been entered pm chafe of 1 D COMA • Mr. ALE: the Commit te Mr. HLTSI further Cor r( cretary of St India Cu o , uie diminution of the Table, an The SPEP Ballot for a for to•morrov pan three, ar The other I Adjourned A Copy of the C Seaton of Parli yefterday hid I numbers, in 2 , front them dye • st av to Get t& War with', Emma from Col from lndir, Gil Witte' between called Jeftvont confiltrot with PCIIOII.I, 1 . 10111 laid yetterday I To his Excel Sm. Para. t. I 1 ceipt of your t 9th, sBth and approve your Rao Holkar, fed to that Cit a. The Let btu tranfmitte been forwards ley, in his O w ter to jefwunt lefley was am of June, to of Chieftain. 3. It is no purfued with 4. The gre Wellelley's olkar, mutt . uarter ; and ikely to be c ention that pen a negoci Ilk MIIIDLPS€X COMMITTEE. Lnrd MARSH AM tcported from the Committee appointed to confider of the Petition of certain Vec tors of Middle!lx, that they bad adj ourned thilVay at eleven o'clock. in cnnfcquence of the ahience of Charles 1)411=1116e, Efq. one of the Members of faid Committee. Wm. Arnold, fcrvant to Mr. Duncomhe, appear. ed at the Bar, to prove npon oath that his abfence had ariien from the occurrence tlf a domellic misfor tone, by the death of Lady Dartmouth. upon which Mr. Dttoconihe was enured for his abfence, and dif eharged from further attendance on the Committee, on the m•Pinn of Lord blarfham. Mr. CI:ELVEY gave notice that to-morrow he Mould move to have the Order for taking into confi. deration the eetition of certain • Freeholders of the County of Nltddlefex on Thurfday next, difcharged, in order to have it put off to the lafi day of April next. F.XPENCE OF VOLUNIMS. Sir ROBER'r I.AWLEY, purfuant to notice, moved there be laid before the Houfe a flatement of the total amount of the expence incurred for the Volunteer let vice, from the 1 R of June, 1803, to the IR el January, 1805. Mier oblervations from Mr. Huflcifron, Sir Robert I.awley, and Mr. Sturges Bourne, the mo tiol was agtced to. IRISH PAPERS. Mr. JOHN LATOUCHE, purfuant to his notice in Friday 1311, moved that there be laid before the Houfe a return of the different Contra& that bad been entered into (ince the :3d of July, 18(31, for the pm chafe of !tonics and grounds near the Cattle of D COMMITTEE OF WAYI AND MIAMI. 'Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the Commsttee of Ways and Means. SLAVE TRAM. Mr. HLTSKISSON prefented at the Bar copies of l , further Correfpondence between his Majelly's Se cretary of State and the Governments of •the Well' India Colonies, relative to meafures for the gradual, diminution of the Slave Trade.—Ordered to 4e on the Table, and to be printed. ILICTION BALLOT. The SPEAKER acquainted the Honfe, that as a Ballot for a Committee (for Ktarefborough) &nod' for to.morrow, he lhould come to the Houfe at half pan three, ar.d count it precifely at four o'clock. The ether Olden of the Day were then difpofed of. Adjourned. VAR wrn4 HOLXAR. A Copy of the Correfpondenee received from India. finee the left Seaton of Pal-Hann-sit. relative to the War with H , wee yefterday hid berore the Honfe of Commons. • It malts of 24 numbers, in 29 Gilts Pages, chicly printed. We bait a:traded from them the Letter of Secret lnltruflions of Marquis Wei, za sat r to General LA Zr, which clearly explains the policy o trIC War with HOLK A R. ratra..2 from Copies of all Difpatebes or Correfpondence received from lndio, Goer the last Section of Parliament, relAtive to Hof- Nide' between the Britith Governments and a Marhatta Chief, called Jefwnnt Rao Holkar, and the Caufes thereof ; as far as is confiiteot with t%e Public Service, and the good faith due to Perron., from whom Secret Intelligence may havebeen received, laid ye fterday before the Houfe of eANDIMOISS. To his Escdkuty General Lake. Commander in Chief. OfEicial. N 0.22. (Secret.) Para. I. I have the honour to acknowledge the re. ceipt of your Excellency's difpatches, under date the :9th, aBth and nth of December, tBo3.and I entirely approve your Excellency's condudt towards Jekyll:lt Rao Holkar, and the Letters which you have addref: to that Cilieftain. 2. The Letters, • of which Jefwunt Rao Xiolkar tranfmitted cepies to your Excellency, mull have been forwarded to Holkar by Major General Weile r, in his own name. I have not addrelfed'any rto jefuunt Rao Holkar, but Major-General Wel ley was authorifed by my inftruitions of the 28th June, to open an amicable negoetition with that 3. It is now expedient to decide the courfe to be ;trued with refpeet to Jefwunt Rao Holkar. • 4. The great dinance of the Hon. Major-General !Ilefley's polition from the Camp of Jefwunt Rat+ lkar, mull render the intercourfe difficult from that and as your Excellency's fituation is more !ly to be convenient for that purpofe, it is my in ion that your Excellency Ibould immediately a negoci.ition with Jefwunt Rao Holkar. A copy of this clifpatch will be immediately tranf mitted to the Hon. Major-General Wellefley, with a view to enable that Officer to promote tbr objeds of thefe inftrudions if circumdatices Ihould bring the army of Major-General Wellesley within a convenient &fiance of Jefwunt Rao Holkar's camp. • 6. The authority exercised by Jefwunt Ran Hol km-, in the name of Kundee Rao, over the poffeflions of the Holkar family, is manifeftly an ufurpation of the rights of Calhee Rao Holkar, the legitimate heir and fuccell'or of Serkojee Holkar. Continently, there fore, with the principles of junice, no arrangement can be propofed between the Britifh Government and Jefwunt Rau Holkar, involving a fandion of Cathee Rao Holkar from his hereditary dominions. 7. Under the faudion of his Highnefs the Pefhwa's authority, the Britifh Government would be joilified in adopting "'learnt es for ttse limitation of Jefwunt Rao Holkai 's power, and tot the rf flotation of Cafhee Rao Holkar's rights, either by force or comproinife ; and the fpirit of our engagement with his Highnefs the Pelhwa might be confidered to impofe on the Bri. tali Government an obligation to comply with a re quilition on the part of his Highnefs for that purpok. Under the public protedion of the BritiOt Govern ment, the Pefhwa may not now be anxious for thc reduslion of Holly's power, or for the refloratiOn of Cafhee Rao Holkar to his hereditary rights ; but it may be expeded that his Highnefs would readily con cur in a propolition for the reftoration of Came ltao and for the ponifhtrient of Jefwunt Rao Holkar. 8. Although the firitifh Government is piecluded e by confederations of julliee, from the adoption of any arrangement with Jefwunt jtao Holkar, involving a formal confirmation of his ufurped authority, or that of Kundee Rao, over the pofTeffion of the Holkar family, we are not required with the expret's folicita don of the Pelliwa to empty our influence or arms for the relloration of Cathee Rao Holkar to his he reditary dominions. 9. The Britilh Government, therefore, may be confidered to be at liberty to adopt tither of the al ternatives fated in the following propositions. To restore to Caw Rao Holkar the poffeffinn of his he reditary r*ta, fecuring at dr- fame time a provifinn for JefWant Ran Holkar, and for Kundee Ran; Chia propohilon would need farily involve the redudion of Jefwunt IS/0 Holhar's power either by force or by compromise.• ad: To etinfltier . Jcfwunt Rao Holkar as a power abfolutely neutral, and to Unlit our proceedings with nivel to film. to the protedtion of our territories, and of our allies, agaiult his en croacluncnts and exadlons. so. The enterprifing fpirit, military charaCter, and ambitious views of Jefwunt RlO . Holkar, render the reduaion of his power a defirable objea with refer ence to the complete eflahlilhment of tranquillity in India. The reftpration of Caflee Rao Holkar to his hereditary rights, by the aid and under the pro ration of the Britifh Powee, would be highly credit. able to the jaide and honour of the Britifh . Govern ment, and advantageous to its intereffs ; it might be expeaed that Cafhee Rao would readily acquiefce in any arrangement which might be deemed advifahje, for the fecurity of our interefts, as the Condition of his refloration. Indebted to our power for the re covery of his rights, and depending on our fupport for their prefervation, hi; interefis would be perma nently confolidated with that of the Brikifh Govern ment, his refforation would obtain the concurrence and applaufe of every State in India, and would afford to the Pefhwa an additional proof of our fin cere difpnfition to refpea thestights of. the Kathatta feudatoties, and to fulfil the obligations of our pub. lic faith. il. I fhould not hefitate, therefore, in determin ing to effect the reftoration of Cafee Rao HolkAr•to his hereditary dominions, if the meafures ne-eifary for the accompliffiment of that oblea had not 'in volved dif f iculties and embaraffments which could not be compenfated by the probable benefits of the proofed arrangements. 12. Adverting to the perfonal charafter, and to the aftuAl power and refources of Jefwunt lt,ao Hol kar. It cannot be czpeCted that be would acquiefce in fuck an arrangement, without a conteft. ' 13. Admitting, however, that the terror of our antis might induce Jefwunt Rao Holkar to acquiefce in the reftoration of Cafhee Rao Holkar to his here ditary rights, the adjuftment of the detilis of fuel) an arrangement would probably occafion a' prOtrafted and embarraffing inveftigation of the rights and pre tenfions of the feveral branches of the Holkar Fa mily, and we could nor prudently withdraw our ar mies ontil.that arrangement lhould have been accom plifhed, fince Holkar might not ultimately content to the terms prefcribed to hini,and it would then be ne. celfary to enforce our determination by arms ;—if peace &fluid not have hzen previoufly concluded with the Dowlut Rao Scindia, he might acquire, in the power and revenues of jefwun Rao Holkaroailiiion al means of protracting the war. . • ta.., On the other hand, it is proper to confider the degree of danger to be apprehended from leaving Jefwunt Itao Holkar in the poffeffion of, his prcseut military pciwer and territorial refources. re. The vicinity of Ore territory actually under I Holkar's authority, to the province of Guzerat, would afford him an opportunity of fomenting and fupport ing the turbulence and difaffeltion of the enemies of our intetefts in that quarter of India. The contigui ty of his paffeffions to thofe which Scindia will pro bably retain at the conclulion of peace, and to the territory guaranteed to Rajah Ambajee, might faci litatenn union of interefts between Holkar and thole Chieftains; an additional danger may alfo be appre hended in the ezittence of a military independent power, in the bands of an enterprifing and ambitious Chieftain, who molt be fuppofed to be interefted in e reduction of our influence and afeendancy in In lrl , and who may therefore be expeeted to av a il mfelf - of any favourable opportunity to combine the employment of his power and refoorces with any eventual.attempts on the part of France to difturb the tranquillity of the Britilh Empire. " ' ' ' 16.. 'Fri (bele speculative dangets are to be not ed the acceffion of political, territorial, and military firengtb, which we mnft acquire at the concluth3n of the prcfent war, and the effeet of that augmented llrength, and of our recent alliancel, in precluding the fuecefsful application of Jefwunt Rao Holkar's power and refources to purpofes injurious' to the in terelis and security of the Britith Empire. • - ' 17. If a fubfidiary Britith Force he ethtblifhed in the dominions retained 'by Dowlut Ran Scindli, any d'angernus • connection ' between that Chieftain and Jefwunt Rao Holkar will be effectually prevented; and the eziflence of a Bridal force in the vicinity of jefwunt Rao Holkar's poffeffions will effentially tend 4- to check any Wile projeets on thf: part of that chief tain. The vigilance of our rendent at cnwt may alto be expefled to impute a icilraint on the dc figns of Holkar. 18. No Gate of circumflances can be realimably fuppofed which could induce Ambajee to conned himfelf with Jefwunt Ran Holk:tr for purpofes hoftile to the Britifh Government. 19. Any intrigues between Holkar, and this dirAf feeled Chieftain, in Guzerat, would probably be ef fettually checked by the vicinity of our troops, or by the vigilance of the public officers of Government ; but hollile combinations, of fo limited a nature, can not be confidered chingerous to the ftability of the Britifh power. Our recent compiefl and alliances afford us the means of advancing our troops to the frontieri of Holkar's poffeffions, without difficulty or interruption, from the South-weft and from the North ea, and will enable us to employ the military power of theßajpoots, and of Ambolcq, in offenfive opera tions againft the dominions of that chieftain. The territor' of the Holkar family will be furrounded by Rates either in alliance with ns, and interefted 4* maintaining that alliance, or not fufficiendy powerful to contribute any important aid to his deigns. His proceedings will be Calle& to the vigilant übfervation of Riitifh authorities, and his country acceffible on all Giles to Britifh armies and Britifh allies. 20. It may be further obferved, that in proportion tq the &idea Holkar's tide; it would be his intereft to abliain from any meafures calculated to excite Ole refer:oolcm of the &hint Governmelit. at. Thefe circundtances would ren4 in an equal degree to preclude any combination between Jefwunt Rao liolkar and the mg/fades or the forces of France. With a circumfcribed territory, and with a confined field of adion, jefwunt Ran Holkar's military poWer Would probably decay. He has been enaldecl to maintain his prefent extenfive armies, almOR "exelii lively, by exile:lkons from foreign Rates, and by the acquifition and the hope of plunder. An army, maintained exclufively by the refotirces of - the terri tory which Jefwunt Rao Holkar occ,ipies, would nei ther be numerous nor effietive. za. An iminediF.te attempt therefcrc to reflore Ca flpee Rao Holkar to his helediiary rights, would in. volve more pofitive and certain difficulty and danger than could bejullly apprehended from the cuntinti ,ance of Jefwunt Rao Holkar in the poreffion of the territories Aa nail y under his authority. A pacific con. iclud towards jefWtlllt Rao Holkar, in the prefent mo ment, will not preclude the future refloration of Ca thee Rao ' H"lkar to the poffeflion a his hereditary 'rights. The previous adjullment of bur differences with Dowlut Rao Scindia, and the final feWeinent of our new political relations, together with we reflora ;don i)fgeneral , ranquillity in India, may be expe4ed .to afford additiJnal facilities to a fettlement our .relations with the Holkar family, if fuck a fettlemeat (tumid ultimately be deemed advifeable. '23. It will be need:try, however, to regnlate ogr . proceedings with refpetil to Jefwunt Rao Holkar in fuch a manner, as to avoid any acknowledgmcqt or confirmation of the legitimacy of his dominion, or of that of Kundee Ran Holkar. , 2+ The confideratinns, detailed in the preceding part of this difpatch, have determined Ise not to r..ake any immediate attempt to reaore Calbee Rao I - Tollar to the polfelflon of his hereditary dominions; And I am alto difpoled to leave Jefwunt Rao Holkar in the exercife of his prefot authority, without any further interpolitilo of the Bridal power than drat which may be required for the teem ity of the chiefs' and Rates in Hindoaan with whom we have contrast ed defenfive alliances ; thofe chiefs and Rates mull be ptoteßed by arms ;Takla any exaeions on the part of Jefwunt Rao Railcar, founded in the pretended claims of the Holkar family : we are pledged by the fpirit of our engagements to fecurc thole allies againa fuch exactions. 25. My fentiments on the fubjeCt of Jefwunt Ran Holkar's fuppofed claims upon thole chiefs and aates are detailed in the difpatch from the Governor Gene. ral in Council to your Excellency under date the 13th inflant ; a copy of that difpatch has been sranfmitted to the Hon. Major General Wellelley . : 26. It may be expelled that Jefwunt Rao Holkar will acquiefce in this moderate propdfilion on the part of the Bridal Government. His refufal will preclude all expectation of his concurrence in any other arrangement, conallent with the obligations of juilice and of public faith, and wiarequire2 redu,c ; tion of his power by force. _ _ _ 27. For theacconiplithment of the propofed arrarge ment, it will merely be necetrary that your ExceL:n cy (honld lignify to Jefwunt Ran Holkar, either by letter, or through the channel of Vakeels, whom he may be invited to difpatch, either to your Excellency's camp, or to that of the Hen. Major General ‘Vellcf ley, as may be moll convenient for the purple Of negotiation, that the Britifh Government enterta:ns the molt amicable difpolition towards him, lAr boins no intention of profecuting hodifities againft I him, unlcts competed to that hotlility by acts of ag greition on his part againft the Britifh Government, or any of its allies. That the Britifh Government is pledged, by the obligation of its engagements with va rions Chiefs and States in Hindoftan,to guarantee them againtt aU exaCtions and demands unfounded in judi s ce; that we do not admit his claim to tribute, of any de nomination, upon thole Chiefs and antes, founded up, on the pretentious of the Holkar family, and that v(e (hall therefore be compelled to refill any fuch demands on the part of Jefwunt Rao Holkar I that, with the content of his Highnefs the Palma, the Britifh Go vernment will be difpofed to arbitrate the differences fubfilting between Jefwunt Rao Holkar, and to adjutl the claims of the feveral branches of the family, on the principles of equity and jullice ; tint we are de firous of preferring peace with letwunt Rao Holkar ; and that we will abdain from any unfolicited interfe rence in his concerns beyond the limits required for the protection and fecurity of the rights and territo ries of our allies, and that we merely require that he fhould manifeft a fimilar concluEt, by abftaining from all 'matures and operations of a contrary tendency, by withdrawing his troops from any polltion which they may at prefent occupy of a menacing afped W the Britifh Government Or to our Allies, 'and by withholdingall demands on the hies of chieftaint tvitb which the Britifh Government is in alliance. If Jet wont Ran Holkar fhould advance any claims on thofe dates in his individual capacity, the &kith Govern ment will be difpofed to arbitrate all fuch claims on principles of equity and judice, and , generally to ar bitrate all claims on any of our allies, by fimilar rules of moderation and good faith. 2/1. On the bafis of the propnted arrangement. your Excellency is authorifed to enter into a negociat.on with Jefwunt Rao Holkar, ever ling your dfcretiou with regard to the degree of fecurity whim we may poifefs under Jefwunt Rao Holkar's a.:quiefeence in the terms of fuch an arrangement. 19. If Holkar's views fhould appear to he evident ly Isaac, your Excellency will judge how far it might be expedient to move againil his forces ; my with is to avoid fuch an extremity: and, if peace with Scin dia thould be obtained on terms of adequate fe rtility, I fhould defire that the army under your Ex. cellency's command fhoul..ll - peedily be formed in inch a manner as might etredually expedite the fecurity and fettlsment of our r aluabL cot:quells and power. ful alliances. 30. The folidity and flrength of our dominions iii Hindottin, under the fyflem of Treaties and Alli ances alreadY happily accomplithed by your Excel lency, will be confirmed by a peace with Scindia. under circtunßances of glory and power, which mutt oppofe an impregnable barrier to the affault of any tiattvc State. The &itifh Empire in India, at the dole of the war with the Confederate Chiefs, will affume an alpe& of fuch fplendonr as mull daunt the molt adventurous fpirit of any Chief or State exclud ed from the benefits of our proteftion ; T am there fore fatirfied, that after the conclufion of Peace with Scindia, Jefwunt 'Rao Holkar, inßead of attempt ing to encounter the Britill arms, will anxioufly foli cit the countenance and favour of our Government. The alternative of peace or war with Scindia is probably decided, as I am convinced that Major General Wellefley has not renewed the armiltice with Scindia after the a ,tf ultimo. If the war with Scin dia fhauld be protrafted, the motions of Holkar muff be checked without delay, and, in fuch an event, your Excellency will be' pleated to confider the ex pediency of advancing that part of your force which (previonlly to the peace of Deogaum) was deßined for Berar, in fuch a direftion as to operate again(! Jefwunt Rao Holkar, and ultimately to fecond Ma jor General Wellelley's movements again( Scindia. In filch an extremity Major General Wellefley would probably move towards Ongcin. 31. My with and expeftation are, however, that a peace has aftually been figned with scindia, and if my hopes fhould b; confirmed, I truft that the fame of the Britith power will deter Hc'lkar, and every ad venturer in Aft; for many years, from ‘ncounterin& the perils of a lath conteft with the Britilb arms. The intelligence which your Excellency has received of the cruelty exercii r ect by Jefwunt Rao Hol. kar towards his Englith othcers, ib the murdec of Melt: s.Vickars, Todd, and Ryan, has occifioned great concern in my mind. The particulari of this orroei. ous tranfadtion however , mull be fully afcertained, befOre it cin b een c dig fubjea of difc upon anti Ica wont icao Holkar. ' 'I F t>t magi anxioui co 1;24 (order dciailion the &Weft, peevionfly to the'dif: 'patch of any it(ltodione to your Eicellency, founded on the perpetratkon of fuel a crime: I have the ho- . nonr to be, Ste: ISigacd) • vist.t.ist.s/. Fon WilWm, r7FAlvey. 4. LdND ON. -• taavom : —.ta as itricsieficia'satopday's Paper—An Ap, prendee viintato a • Leif and Drugetrfor Rid hill-irett s Atriisass, read . 1 1,6criff-ireet t Alridfais• • • • TUESDAY, *taßwilky 36. PRICE OF SMOCKS Tlll6 DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK: Confots ! for money. s 8 Feb. sej+.-for Apr% 58 . ' Stauad sll4...oOulium iii. Vtl9is OF STOCKS YESTERDAY,: 3 per C. Red. Ann. 5811 sp LShOrt Ann. 2 I z-t6} .. '3 per mat Con W f. I slit India Sin* an 4 pe r Ceni. ? !oda . Bradt se. nig. &If. 5 per Cent. Navy 9 0 8 9 1 f 1 Ezebeq. BEL, par Isall4 5 per Cent. S*, *or/ Orooluth 44•presn. Bank L. Ann. AIM ConL for ace. 38ff A Lifhon Mall, which arrived ,yelleretay, bring, intelligence of cenfiderable importance..--The grofa libel on this country, in the &ape of a Manilas), from the Palace of hikes, and inferted in the !Abort Official Gazette, though complained of by our Mi nifter, has produced nothing like an apology. On the contrary, it his been followed up by an' Order from the Portuguefe Government, " That all Spann fhips, prizes to the Eaglifh, (hall quit the Tagus, " and that no fuck prizes tall, is future, be admit " ted into any of their harbours.", .The Edi& to this effed was iffued on the 12th inaant. It is evident,. thcrefgre, that we can no longer rely on the amity, or even on the neutrality of the Court of Lifbon.— revioufly to the departure of the Townfhend packet, 1 1 a report was current at Lifbon, that the French fleet had, failed from Toulon. On her return' homeward on the 17th, being then is long. 7. deg. 49 min. and lat. .tz N. fits law five very large (hips fleeting a fouth-weiterly courfe. Thefe were, molt probably, the trails detached from ihe Clt.nnel fleet in purfuit of the Rochefort fquadron. The latter, there is now every reafon to believe, was the fquadron acted to have been tee n by an American veffel the latter end of lafi'mOsih off Cape Finillerre. Letters received from Madeira, dated the sth, mention a report of eight French (hips of war having been teen in the Offing three dais before. iteconnts horn Cadiz, of the 27th ult. mention, that, on the asth, a Proclamation was iffued, figned by his Catholic Majelly, ordering that no invelliga tion mould' take place with regard to blips entering the harltours of Spain, laden with corn, or Britith . . goods. Several letters that we have teen from Gibraltar date . that the fever has nearlj, if not totally fubfided. We have not, however, reeeivecl any accounts from our regular Correfpondent, on Whofe details only we place reliance. The American flip Fair• Trader, from Madeira, is arrived at Cork. She failed from Madeira on the sth inilant;and brings an account, that, on the sd in Cant, five large (hips, and three others, fuppofed to be French, were feen near that ifland, fleeting to , 1