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expofe at, and to avoid any national expense which a proper degree of caution might render tin neceffary ? Ought we not to obtain.from the enemy come tea of their pacific difpufitions, and was not this above all others what the country defired ? Such a tell he was perfuaded could be obtained ; and be contended that Milliners were bound to xnaks4lication for Come pledge which migh t _ pro tea ain't any all of hidden haility. Malta or the Cape might be retained in our polfeßiou till the French fleet was reduced to that number which would render it confident with our fecurity. He profeffed not to know whether Mini Ren bad made any application of this kind ; but, if any applica tion had been made, he could not by any means ice the propriety of any further filence on the part of Minifters, fence, if any thing could be effeded in the way of remonftrance, it could only be effect ed through the medium of the deliberative wifdom and fpirited fupport of the Houfe. After going at fomewhat more length into this idea, the Ho. nourable and Learned Member concluded by mov ing, on this ground, that the Houfe fhould only adjourn till Tuefday next. The ATTODUSVGIIIZRAL Paid, that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who (poke LIR, appeared to him to have taken a very imperfedt meafure of his duty. If he thought, as he profelled indeed, that the ratification of the Preliminary Articles of Peace would place this country in a fituation from which it cannot recover, it was his duty as a Member of the Houfe of Commons, nut only to interpofe every difficulty in the way of peace, but alfo in the way of the ratification of the prelimina ries, the which, if he be right, was to foal the doom of his country. Indeed, he believed the conduit of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to be more confident than he profeffed it to be,for he had, by his fpeech, given the peace as much ob ftrudion this day, as there was force in that fpeech. If any body doubted this inference, he would ark, what was the praCtical effea to which this fpeech was direfted ? For although he . gave it no direc tion, although he drew no inference, or made no conclufion from it, Rill it mull be taken for grant ed that be aimed at fomething; his fituation, his talents, his gravity, mutt induce all who knew him, to fuppole that he had a drift in it. It was not for the purpofe of amufing himfelf with (peak ing—then what was the purpofe ?—what the oh jeft ?—What but to try whether Minillers could be compelled to utter what they might not to utter ? To try whether they would not be fo weak as, un der a feeble irritation, to difclofe meafures under a negotiation, Moll prematurely, pending a treaty. Such a Rate of thiags had always, hitherto, been deemed to be fiifficient reafon for filence on the part of Mini (ler% and alfo had, hitherto, been conlidered as a fufficient excufc for the Houfe of Commons, anxious for the true intereft of its Con ftituents, not to call for tech premature difclofure, for it might poffibly be much to the difadvantage of the country, and yet the only practical condo bon that could be drirrn was, that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman called on Miditters to make that difeloture now—that was to fay, he called upon Minifters to difclofe that, upon which, in its prefent Rate, it was their duty to be (dent. and which it was the real intereft of the country !build not be now difclofed. That was the practical in ference to be drawn from the fpeech of the Learn ed Gentleman.-=-In a word, the drift plainly was, to prevent the fuccefs of the prefcnt negotiation for a definitive treaty of peace. So much for the fpeech, and the object of the fpeech, of the Learn ed Gentleman who (poke lall.—How had the other Honourable Gentleman who preceded him, aimed in this cafe ? He had fpoken in a manner Which he mull take leave to fay, was not decent in a cafe like this ; for there was a decency of language, and a decorum of manner to be obferved on fuch important occalions; which might be difpenfed with in cafes of inferior magnitude and folemnity. To impute fraudulent pradhces, and bate artifice to a power with which ism were treating for per manent tranquillity, *as not the way to conduit, with Propriety, the proteedings of fuch a place as the Houle of Commons : the general fpirit of the Houfc of Commons was too liberal to approve of this fort of infinuation, and its conduit had been snore tolerant until the prefent moment. He hum bly fubmitted to the Houfe, that the whole of this condo& which was profeffed net ao be an inter ruption of the work of peace, could have no other rational objeft (and he could not impute to fuch perfons as the Learned and Honourable Members who had fpoken on the other fide, any irrational objeft) than to interrupt the progrefs of the pre fent depending Treaty of Peace, which ((peaking the language of dick Gentlemen) was to be feared, that is to be feared by them, as being too near a conclufion. The motives of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman who (poke lull were rational, his objeas were rational, and there could he no other) for no other was rational as applicable to his fpeecb) than that of throwing as much otiftruftion as he was able, in the way of a Negociation Pet on foot under the faniftion of the Houk of Commons, and the fuccefs of which was wilted for by almoft the total mars of the inhabitants of this Country. Such a motive, he apprehended, would not re ceive the alfcnt of that Houfe. Mr. T. Jos s s (Denbigh).-44 Much as I have approved the conduct of Minillers in their endea vours to give us peace, I cannot concur with them in this particular meafure. I can only compare it to a blot in the fun to let the French armament fail in fuch force before the Definitive Treaty (a kragb). It has already produced domeftic evil; an evil which, thank GOD, is now over, and in the fup preffion of which I thank the Fara Lord of the Admiralty for his wifdom and decifion. Much, however, as I difapprove of the advantage which France has obtained in fending fuch a force to the Well Indies, I fhould have remained filent were it not for tome words that have fallen from the Right Honourable Gentleman oppofite to me, at the head of the foreign department (Lord Hawkef bury ). He lays that the armament failed with the knowledge of Government, and he Rates, what 1 think he will not be able to prove, that the fail ing of that fleet will enable the refpeftable Noble man to whom the interells of the country are con fided in the arrangement of the Definitive Treaty at Amiens, to hold a higher and a loftier tone than be could have done before that event took place.— (A cry of " No, so," fro** Treafury Basch). I beg pardon W I have mißated him, but I really underflond the Right Hon. Gentleman to fay, that the Noble Perfonage would be able to ufe higher language than he couldelo prior to that occafion. I cannot comprehend how Inch a meafure could pro duce Inch an effeft. It doecnot make the French, it is true, treat with the Clifford aauallyintheirhand, but henceforth they will *eat in a manner no leis impofing and commanding. They will treat with a volt force in the Weft ladies,. I fay then, that there lhould hAve been tome communication upon the fubjeft, inftead of theft jetty fejSoar (a 1410). I think fuch a conduit, on the part , of Minitters, would have been much more prudent, for, be things as they may, truth is beR atoll times. There are rumours and rumours of wars, po the difad vantage of Minitlers, which a communication might have removed. There is another point, which I mutt take the liberty to notice. • • What evir the objea of the French armament may be, we muff fend out another. This will induce a heavy expence. The people will fay, we have not peace, we have only an armed truce: Now, if this is to be the cafe • if the French are to be fend. ing out fleets from cafe; and the Texel, and if we are to be fending out other* tome from Pont mouth, and others from Plymouth, to watch them, I (hall, perhaps, be myfelf Cony, for having been an admirer of peace and plenty ; of peace and plenty, not in the real meaning of the terms; for, as fuch, they are good things ; but of a peace, fenced round with armed troops; and plenty, without bread." ...... Mr. MARKHAM! adverted io the alarm which learned Member had exprefred, refpeding the di vlion of the Spanilh and French forces, if an at. tack on Jamaica were meditated from St. Domin- go or Cuba, and contended that , this alarm was altogether founded in tnifcmiception. To con-1 vince the Houfe of this, he had only to (late to the Houfe that Jamaica was much farther to the windward, and an Englifh fleet could eafily defeat their defigns. Mr. TTRWPIITT reprobated the idea of an opi nion going abroad, that the French could bike a blow in the WeR Indies before a Britifh fleet could arrive to difconcert their defigns; Tome Gentlemen fcemed to reafon as if the French were adually commiffioned to attack our fettlernents immediately on their arrival, and as if Minifteru had taken no precautions againß any at of un forefcen hoßility. He faw no reafon, however, to doubt the prudence and caution of Miniilers, and the former +Marie' of Britith feamen precluded all anxiety about the refult, If unfortunately it was found necefary to rerume hoßilities. Mr. ELLIOTT explained what he had Paid t.n that fubjed. The queflion Wai put on the amendment of Do for LAWILIPICE, and negatived; and then the original Motidti Was put, and carried without a divufion. TheCmasicittis . oftheExensopsathenutoved, That there be laid before the Houk an Account, (hewing how the Money given he the Service at dot had been dif paled of, diltingulibin the diligent parts nailer their several heads, &e.—Ordered. Alto, an Account of the DiAribudon of Two Millions and a Half, 'ranted to his Majeft teethe fetvlee of the Army for iloa, made by the General of his Majefty's Forces : An Account of the diftribudon of Two oiw, granted by an AO of the latt Salon of Parliament, toe the isks and purpofes therein mentioned : An FAUtnate of the Debt an his Majc*y'a Navy, on the silt of December 28os : An Amount of the Bounty pa id an Corn, Meal, Hour, and Lee, so u nd into Great Detain, in whence of kraal Ads of NrSimm at the alt of his gam Majefty, up to the sth of Jemmy, dol......Oricred. The Chancellor of the Exchequer then moved, Thai the Order of the Day fee the Rode to refolve Welt into! ec of the whale Hoofs, to confider further of a y granted to his Majefty be now read; whisk beteg done, be moved that it be ditcharged ; which being ordered, be moved, That tie Haute do, an Wedretclay the 3d of Febatary neat ? ietelve Welt into the fail Commkteep-.oe dered. The Chancellor of the Exchequer then gave notice, That on Wednefday the 3d of February, in a Committee of Supply, he &odd move for the advance of an additional fum of money for the Extraordinaries of the Army. The Committee of Ways and Means was alfo deferred until Wednefday the 3d of February. About a quarter paft five the Houfe adjourned to Tuefday the ad of February next. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY so. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCICs Confab 69 dividend on.—Ditto, 67f ex. div. Redrew* 64-4 per Cent. **Of —New s per Cent. 99i — Old per C. 9111*-4.esg Ann. a 4.1 FMCS OF STOCKS TESTIRDAT : Bank Stock IN I Lang Ann. spi 13-16 3 per Ct. 1ted..671 6$ Short Ann. 31 - 3 per Ct. Coil 6 I him. 3 per Cent. 67 4 per Cent. hi lmp. Ann. za 3.161 3 pet Cast. Ann. 01 leills 3 per CA= ph S per C. Ann. 1797 95/ f Cont for 0pg.69 Several Lifts were yeltarday opened in the City, to make often for the Milting Lean. There were espedied to be levee Lilts in all opened this day. The Loan will not be matradked for before the middle of February. The Lords and Commons, after Tome converfa tion, adjourned yelterday for the recefs, the for mer to the 3d, and the latter to the ad of Fe bruary only. The Oppofition expreffed their ap. prehenfions of the danger which this country would incur by the departure of the French fleet for the Well Indies, while thole in Power contended that loch a meafure had not been without the knowledge and content of the Brit& Government. Yefterday morning the following mutineers, via. Allah raykr, Dime, Riley, and Singeoadr, were executed at Spithead, purfuant to their fen tenet, for mutiny on board the TINISIAIIt. They all behaved with the greateft penitence, and Acknowledged the juftnefs of their fentence, but Rrongly denied ever having the lull intention of committing murder. SORN MARKET. • • MARK-L&st, JAW. 20. A great dullnefs in the Corn Trade this morn ing.—Oats and Beans ss. and 3s. lower. Yeaerday morning their MAJF STIES and three PRINCESSES took an excurfion to Kew Palace. Yefterday the Right Hon. Mr. ADDIS Gro gave a :grand dinner at his houfe in Downing-beet, at which were Erefent his Royal Highnefs Prince WILLIAM Of GLOUCESTER, Sir JAMES PULTSN EY, General COATES, Colonel Taoasrom, and feveral Members of Adminittration. . The Hon. Camas ELPMINSTONE was on Wed. nefday laf unanimoufly defied Reprefentative in Parliament for the county of Stirling, in room of the Right Hon. Lord KEITH, lately called to the Houfe of Peers. Yefterday the new-born fon of the late Marquis of Dowitsmias was baptized at the houfe of the Marchionefs in Hanover-fquare, by the name of Gloacs AuousTa. His Maissry and her Royal Highnefs the Princefs AUGUSTA were pleated to be fponfors On this occafion. This morning was , married by Special licence, at the houfe of the Hon. THOMAS Easeimr, in Lin coln's-Inn-Fields, SAMUIL HOLLAND, of Great Portland-flreet, M. D. Fellow of Worcefter-Col. lege, Oxford, to Mifs Flapless ERSKINE, &left daughter of the Hon. THOMAS Eeseiss. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend Joint i Mirctiaxx. After which the new married couple fet out for Updown-Houfe, the refidence of the Countefs.of GLENCAIIN, near Margate. The Loao MAYOR yetlerday held a Court of Al dermen at Guildhall ; at which were prefent IS Aldermeri, the Sheriffs, and other City Officers.— The Court ordered, that no alteration should be I made in the price of Bread.—: toll Ounces of Fo reign Gold was (worn to for exportation.—Mr. Gwillim was admitted one of the City Waits, in the room of John Ballard, deceafed.—The Retail Dealers in Salt prefented a Petition, praying a re gulation to be made in the price of that article, which beirig read, was approved of, and the Court made Several regulations therein,and ordered them to be inferted in the weekly Bills of Mortality, to take place ta-morrow. A curious circumliance occurred in the Pump room, at 'Bath on Saturday morning :—The Spirit moving a female Quaker as the traverfed the Pump-room, the got upon a bench and (poke for about a quarter of an hour. . . On Saturday night a terrible riot took place in Smithfield, between a defperate gang and the pa trole belonging to the parith of St. Sepulchre;— but after a Rout refinance on the part of the lat ter, three of the principals were lately lodged in Giltfpur-greet Compter, to the joy and fatistation of the peaceable inhabitants. A letter from Edinburgh, dated January 4, one o'clock, Pays—"" The weather has been in tenfely cold for Tome days pail, and there has been a eonfiderable fall of fnow. The coach from Eng land, which (hould have arrived yellerday, broke down between Dunbar and Haddington, owing to the (trains it had received when dragging through Come parts of the road where the fnow had been drifted in immenfe wreaths. The mail was for warded on horfeback." FIR is.—Yefterday morning, at three o'clock, the inhabitants of Great Marlborough-greet were alarmed by the watchmen, who loudly exclaimed Fire l"—which was teen to break out in the houfe of Samuel Chilver, No. t 6, in the fame ftreet. The fervant, who firll difcovered it, was afleep on the ground floor, and immediately (prong from his bed. In attempting to force the door he was interrupted by the flames, which, turning fhort on the winding Raircafe, penetrated to the firit floor, and gave the alarm to the watchmen.— His (creams foon Awoke Mr. Chilver, who, with the reit of the fervants, who fleet in the attic ftorey, and the fervant 'who firft gave the alarm, made their retreat over the parapet to the houfe of Cap tain Kempfter, No. so, which they entered in a few minutes in their night-clothes, after knocking at the windows ; but Mr. Chilver, and another Gentleman who flept on the fame floor, burg their way through the flames at the rifque of their lives, and got into the greet, where they implored the aififtance of the few that were then colleeed tofave their account books ; but in lefs than half an hour, before any aftance could arrive, the whole houfe, with its contents, was burnt to the ground. The fire immediately communicated to Mr. Dew's, which fhared the fame fate; alto to Mr. Cuithard's, which fortunately,though very much damaged,was not burnt down, owing to the great exertions of the firemen, who were then :gambled on the occa fion. No. 17, the houfe of Mr. C. Reynolds, is alto much damaged. We are happy to Rate that no lives were 1011, though the furniture, wearing ap parel, and every other article of value, have been completely dellroyed. Yefterday afternoon about half pall five o'clock, a terrible fire broke out in the large r.inge of ware houfes, chiefly ufed as a depot for co ff ee and cot ton, belonging to Mr. Pugh, in Thames-greet, the corner of Dowgate-hill. Notwithftanding the contiguity of the premifes to the Thames, a fpeedy and ample fupply of water, and the early attend ance of the fire engines, the whole infide of thefe extenfive buildings was burnt, together with all the produce in them, which cannot yet be eftimat ed. The flames being continually fed from within, ould not be extinguithed for many hours ; but he hong party walls, and there being but little twind, prevented the extenfion of the mifchief.— None of the neighbours could afcertain in what manner the fire broke out. The attendance of the Volunteer Corps belonging to the diftrift had a very happy effeff in preventing interruption to the Firemen. or pillage of the p ro per ty. On Friday fernnight, between four and five o'clock in the evening, an alarming fire broke out in a houfe in the Kirkgate, Dumfries, and, though affiftance was foon procured, the flames raged with fuch violence, that before it could be got under, the whole was confumed, and moll of the furni ture in the upper apartments. The Loyal Tay Fencibles and the Royal Duthie' Volunteers at tended on the nrea4".. iIAUTICAL 17VTIILLIGENCIL MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND W. S. W. ARRIVID. DU?. t Dutch, o t Dublin. • Litbon. This morning Advice was received at the Batt India Houfe of the fafe arrival, yeilerday, in the Downs, of the following Eatl & India:run, vir.— The ROYALIST, WALTON, from Bengal; SKEL TON CASTLE, JACKS; MORNINGTON, KELSO; MEL. TILLS CASTLE, ; TRAVERS, SANDERS; and the COUNTESS or StrrmEELAND, —, from 'Bombay, in five months. When the Puffin s came away, the above veffels, together with a large fleet ifrom the Weft Indies, were left (leering fur the River, with a firong wind at South Weft. The Grant rice fhip, belonging to Mr. PRIN. SE?, is arrived in the Downs. She left Bengal the 17th of July, but did not touch at St. Helena. FALMOUTH, JAN. I7.—This day arrived a mail from Lilbon, by his Majelly's packet PRINCE or WALES, Captain TODD : the failed from this port on the tath December, in company with the Duzz ow You packet, and arrived on the t 7th at Lif bon, where the found lying in the harbour his Ma. (hip la CONST•NCE,and MILBROON fchooner : the Doss or You packet arrived on the 18th : the MILBROOK failed for Gibraltar on the 20th the PENELOPE frigate arrived on the 22d, and the NrrTratr fchooner on the 24th : the WALSINC. HAM packet, with the Litbon mail of the ;ph De cember, arrived on the 4th inilant : the failed from the Tagus on the 6th, and after a paffage of 1 t days, arrived at this port.—The palfengers are Mr. W. BULLMORE, and Mr. JOHN SALMON. Poarstsorrrm, JAL 19.—This morning arrived the Ault/sem:is, of 36 guns, Hon. Capt. Cox,. mut, from theWell-Indies. Haawaca, Jaw.l9.—Thisdayarrivedthen t MCI or WALES packet, having landed the Dutch mail at Albrough. GRAVLSINO, JAN. 19.---Paft by the the Progrefs, PRATT, from Dominica si Eden, HARLEY, from Surinam ; Huron, CALL, from Charlellon ; Ma. ria, —, from Bourdeaux ; Mervin, Jo Folsom, from Stockholm; and Frederick, Lori., from Ca lais. Sailed the Amity, SMITH, for Lifbon. HULL, JAN. IB.—The SHANNON frigate, Capt. Perla, is arrived in the Humber, from Yarmouth. The Hope, SMITH, failed from hence the 31ft tilt. for the accommodation of the trade, to attempt her image into the Elbe ; but not being able to get an, nor to Cuxhaven, is returned here. The Pruffian veffel Expedition, Srorrats, is ar rived at Harwich from Rotterdam, with the crews of the Ifabella, ; Mercey, SMITH; and Caroline, WARE, lately loft on the coaft of Hol land. On Friday fe'nnight a large Dutch brig, chicfly laden with oats and cheefe, having a number of paffengers on board, (truck upon the fends near Saltfleet : fortunately no lives were loft. The Lucinda, , of and for Memel, is put into Shields. The wreck of the flip Gatefhead, which has lain upwards of four years on the Herd Sand, at the entrance of Shields harbour, was la(t week turned up by the violence of the lea, and a great quantity of iron and deals recovered. Part of the wreck has driven down to the bar, and Tome have (truck upon it. Li vER root, JAN. tB.—The Minerva, C R ow, with fugar, cotton, &c. from Tortola, and Royal Edward, FLANAGAN, from St. Vincent's, two of the fleet, and the Sarah, NEALE, from Bahamas, arrived yefterday ; the Manchefter, —, from Bahamas; King George, TAYLOR, Beaver, BREW, from Demerara ; and Fame, —, from Trinidad, arrived this morning. There are many veffels at the bouys, and Cigna, hoifted at Bidlton, for a fleet of flips and a fleet of brigs, all of which are expeaed up this flood. , John and Mary, BRAY, Charlefton, for this port, is arrived at Caine Townfend, near Cape Clear, Ith January, after a palfage of nine weeks. At Dover—The Ardent, Peters, from Cork ; the Mercury, Cottle, from Virginia; Perfeveranee, Bridgman, from Balti more; N e p tu n e , —, from Mb* ; the Charlotte, Wilton, from Martinique; John, Andrews, from St. Croix; and Roll, JOCCS, from At Briftol—The Eleanor, from Baltimore; Gipfey, —, from St. Kilt's; and the Anna Maria, Watzhis, from St. Croix. At Liverpool—Shakefpear, —, from the game. At Covres...Dafher, Phillips, from Trinidad ; and Eliza, Load, from— At Malta Delia, —, from New York. At Charieftown—Bury, Lamont ; and Thetis, from Liverpool ; General Oglethorpe, ; and the !Cabello, Green from London. At Virginia—Fair American, Woodward, from London Marla, ' • and Lydia, Jidda', from Britt& At Baltim ore—Bettey, Montgomery, from Liverpool. At New York-.. John, Wain, from Peterfburgh ; Draper, Taylor, from Clyde ; and Draper, Lee, from London ; Jogah Collins, Cotterdl; KabdLa, Collin s;; and Jamaica, —, from Liverpool. At Naples—Albion, Briggs, from Dartmouth; and Gallant, from Faknoutb. At Genoa--. Mercury, Chevalier, from Newfoundland; and Hannah, Heath, from Liverpool. At Shields—Mary, Dixon, from Memel. At Bourdeaux—Three Friends, —, from Lomlon. At Surinans--Elliott, Boardman, from Africa. At Tenerilk--Deligit, Cameo , from New York ; and Friends, Han, front Hatuburgh. At Youghall--Charlotte, Blake, from Quebec. In the Humber—Amity, Atkinfon, from Memel. At Africa—Angola, Boyes, from Liverpool. At Dublin—Heart of Oak, Jones; Sarah, Jones; Mary, Malley; Rochdale,—; Valiant, Owco; and Martha, Lew- Ingtan, from London. At Clyde... Diana, Campbell, from St. Vincent's. At Belfaft—Draper, M•Donald, from London. At Waterford—Eaton, Lewis, from London. At Hoyhke—Mary and I. Itza, Huff, from Rip. At St. Omar's—John and Mary, Stot, from London. The Newby, ABBOTT, from Surinam to Liver pool, foundered the 23d December; crew laved. The Argo, PINDIR, from New Providence for