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rn the Colonel, waiving his pri d proposed that certain ques reduced to writing, might be messes by the Clerk ; and that ) should be allowed to real the gy which he had to make. wed, that the House should im the examination of the Colonel. • a long debate, was negatived j(nity, and the discussion was ,encers li,e()!utions. irENcEit withdrew that passage icli doubted the competency of sted in the remaining Resolu- I. RHEA moved an amendment, 1 ig the competency of the House, rjeant at Arms to conduct the The debate continued during I.lth, and the whole of the 14th. for iadefinitely postp.oning the Spencer's Resolutions was car- ived a resolution that the House Colonel Anderson, and that he This was negatived by 119 for immediately bringing him I by 118 to -15 : he was accord bar, when he delivered his de b a number of witnesses were on put to one of the witnesses of the House for the remainder ie case immediately under their itness having stated that he had as money having been received the Government for hastening u-services, but personally knew gs : he was next asked, how he and by whom received? A was made to the putting of this to implicate certain officers of the were hearsay, and the House ad. li!.g to a conclu,ion on the subject. VENTING STAR. ,ONDON. XDItEI) CAPITALS.- riirty Pounds,—Twelve ery draws if "cdnesdall,4th March. FEBRUARY 19, 1818. 711 E FUNDS. Ills DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: ons. 79i—Cons. for Feb. 79j 80 -Navy Annuities 106;t 03 pr.—Exch. Bills 18 27 pr. several days been fluctuating betwixt these prices the market has, what is m very steady. When our informant nher worse, being 79 3-4ths 7-9ths, oc ioners for the Redemption of the Na, supplied with 70,000 i. from one House. that any sum can be raised on Stock any other period, this would induce us Funds, but, in the present instance, ; on the wants of the CHANCLUAR of he require a Loan, they expect to get e eve of a general Election. We ctors in every County, City, and e is any independence, to require upport in Parliament the Enzan 'h Public from the present arbi rs, and the Restoration of their Rights--afree Trade in Victuals ced in the emancipation of the thy due to the Whites? Monday arrived this morning. inst the Sham Dauphin are now a conclusion. The last of the 3f the prosecution was examined he PRESIDENT of the Court took say how correctly) to express in his conviction of the guilt of ruse was adjourned till Monday, Procurator of the KING on the nce, after which the Advocates Id be entitled to enter on their ds suppose it probable that judg lounced as yesterday. 3 stated with respect to the at ing the Duke of WELLINGTON. ►tioned, paid a visit on Saturday nounted, as usual, on horseback, at differeatly, v:e suppose( from he is said to have been actually has brought us to-day Brussels inst. The following are extracts : 'NI, FEBRUARY mstantinople, that Horschid-Ach- , and Vizier, and now Governor of .o give fresh proofs of his fidelity )ecember, there arrived at Con sent by the Pacha, ith above ous Curds, whom the Pacha had la of Killis, built on a steep rock, ; executed. According to later principal Chiefs of these Curdish u and Battalaga, who still at- I.! been driven from all the posts I make a st;:r.d, as well in the :. td s:rtified. as in the defiles 41 lS !I , "7Ci! t:. ?se ban,iitti, C arava• - .s and liwr- .1 out to the rout, ) tega a t!teir places of retreat. :'"BIWAHY 5. t Imperial Patent will 'env svn of her Mrt'est7 the Archduchess Maria Louis; Duchess of Parma, will be created Duke of Modlin, with the title of Ilighttets, and rank immediately atter the Artheukes. It is supposed this publication will be made at the same time asthat of the Treaty concluded with Spain in respect to the succession to the Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guestilla, and of the arrangements agreed upon relatively to the State of Lucca in con formity to the Act of Congress. _ _ On the 90th of January the Spanish Ambassador, Don Pedro Cevallos, gave a splendid entertainment to forty-eight persons, at which the Infanta Don Francis, the chief Ministers, the principal Officers of the Court, and the whole Diplomatic Body were present. The arrival of American Papers to the 21st ult. enables us to give a summary of the case of Colonel Jona ANDERSON, which has excited some animated discussions in the House of Representatives. From the subjoined extract of a letter from New York, dated the 19th of January, it would appear that the United States have actually proceeded to the occupation of part of the territory of Florida. The intelligence can surprise nobody who has paid any attention to the late declarations of the American Government: The Government of the United States has taken possession of an Island forming part of the tertitory of Florida. The whale territory of Florida will, no doubt, follow the same 4outny, u part of the same system. lam solicitous not to be mistaken nor misrepresented, in the point of view from which I examine the features of that policy which has led to this event, and the map. tier of its accomplishment. " In the first place, I feel perfectly satisfied, that the penin sula.of Florida must, in the natural progress of society by the mere spreading of population, have become an integral part of the North American Union.—ln the second place, I feel per fectly satisfied there was no danger whatever of its being ceded to or sought by Great Britain, or any of the European Powers• In the third place, I feel a perfect conviction that the occupation of Florida, by the Republics of the Southern Section of this Con tinent, would have brought the territory into the Union of these States, without difficulty or sacrifice of any kind." Buenos Ayres Papers have reached us to the 7th November, containing an official account of the cap ture of the Spanish ship la Perla. This vessel sailed from Cadiz on the 6th May last with other transports, under convoy of the Esmeralda frigate, having on board 1200 men, bound to Lima. In doubling Cape Horn, the Perla' separated from the convoy, and was taken by the brig Aguila, belonging to the Chili Go vernment, without any resistance, though the Perla mounted 16 guns, and was armed as a corvette. She had on board a cargo valued at 400,000 dollars, some officers, friars, and troops. The Aguila was instantly sent in quest of the other stragglers. In consequence of the system of delusion practised by the Spanish Authorities, General SAY XiRTIN I had issued the following Proclamation: • By 'captain nem; ;rbo was taken prisosier on the iceh instant near Takaguano, I have been informed, that the persons , composing the Royal Army have been purposely told that the Patriotic troops give no quarter to Use asoquered. Such an kn. putation is a wicked outrage against the united army under my command, as well as myself. This calumny is mold false by 2000 prisoners and SO slicers taken at Chacabuco, and now dispersed in various parts of our country. It is also belled by General Masco himself. The rights of war allowed me to put the latter to death, since in his own Government Gazette h e pledged he would kW me, not in a manner naked to a soldier , but by the gallows, as if I bad been an amain, or highway man. Nevertheless, be is DOW enjoying every consideration due to a prisoner.—ollicen and Soldiers ! enemies as you are of uss wage war against us with all the courage you choose, in favour of your own opinions, but never believe impostures disgraceful to the enlightened age in which we live, and highly derogatory to the army I command. (3gned) " Head-quarters, September 30. " SAX MAILYW." That a more correct idea may be formed of the nature of the administration by which the Buenos Ayres provinces are governed, we give the substance of a document published by the finance department on the 31st of October, 1817. The equipment of the Chili expedition had left the Government in arrears to the amount of 1,147,722 dollars, to the payment of which the receipts of the Custom-house were pledged. Of this sum, 476,734 dollars had been paid up to the 20th of October, and at the date of the document alluded to, it was calculated that there was a sufficiency of duties due at the Custom-house on goods in stores and on board the ships in the harbour, to liquidate the balance. The country then remains without a national debt. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Cap tain DALRYMPLE, Cabalva ; Captain TENIPLER, Per severance ; for China direct. The Company's ship the CARMARTHEN arrived at Bombay the 28th September last, having parted from the HUDDART off the Cape. The Emperor of AusrnlA, who has become Grand Master of the Order of the Iron Crown, instituted by BONAPARTE for the gratification of his adherents, is to hold the first Chapter immed;ately. The Knights have a very magnificent costume. COLCHESTER ELECTION.—State of the Poll on the Third Day, which finally closed :—Mr. WILDMAN, 271; Mr. HARVEY, 182 ; Majority for Mr. WILD MAk, 92. Tiste is MONEY ! of course, losing one is losing the other. This will be most unfortunately exem plified by those who let the PRESENt TIME slip with out securing a share at CARTER'S, 8, Charing-cross, in the Lottery to be drawn on the 4th of Next Month, containing Three Prizes of 30,0001. 100 Ca pital Prizes, and Twelve Pipes of Port Wine to the holders of the first-drawn Blank, or. the first, second and third Days of Drawing. DEATH OF THE KING OF SWEDEN: A Hamburgh Mail, which arrived at 3 late hour to-day, has brought the fallowing important in telligence : • " RANBURGH, FEBRUARY n. " The . King of Sweden, Charles XIII. is dead.— The particulars are not known. The communications of the Coasts art suspended." The succession is now cpen to BERNADOTTE, the Crown Prince. Ye*terday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER spent the day with - the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House. Viscount MELVILLE and the Hanoverian Minister had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT yesterday at Carlton House. We are happy to say, the Duke of CLARPNCE was so much better yesterday, as to be able to leave town about two o'clock for Bushey. _ . Tuesday evening the Prince of HessE Homnsau honoured Covent Garden Theatre with his presence, for the first time. His Serene Highness sat in the PRINCE REGENT'S box. He was attended by the Baron NAGHTEN, his Aid-de-Camp. Yesterday his Serene Highness visited the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND. He also received visits from the Dukes of CUMBERLAND and GLOUCESTER, attended by Colonel Htoonss. A number of distin guished characters caNd to pay their respects. In he evening his Serene Highness went to dine with the, Marques CAMDEN, to meet the PRINCE Rgoimtri The riduranion of Mr. WALKER, it the Lyceum, and the Dioastrodoson of Mr. LLOYD, at the Hay market, are attracting, this Lent season, even more than a usual share of public favour. It to unite the instructive and amusing—to please the eye and at the same time inform the mind, be merits deserving of patronage, they are, indeed, well deserving of all the success they have obtained. Parents and precep- tors cannot indulge their children and pupils with the sight of any Exhibition more innocent and useful. Monday night the Fourth London Concert took place at the London Tavern, under the direction of Sir GEORGE SmAur. The performancei, Vocal and Instrumental, went off with great eclat. The great reom was crowded to excess ; there were upwards of 800 present. DECRY-LANE THEATEF.—The excellence of the Selection of Music performed at this Theatre last night attracted a full audience, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather. The " Recor dare," and " Bencdictus," from MozAnr's " Re quiem," were charmingly performed by Mrs. SAL MON, BEAHAM, &c. These two unrivalled singers also gave " Qual Andante," the delicious duet by the noble Venetian, BENEDETTO MA RCELLO. A n - nv MS. glee, by BRAHAM, was performed for the first time; it is a lovely composition, and was encored from all parts of. the house. During the evening, a part of BEETHOVEN'S pastoral symphony was perform • ed, for the first time, with great effect. BRAIIAM sang HANDEL'S grand scene, " Deeper and deeper still," with the usual effect. In the whole range of musical composition, we know of nothing of a dra matic kind that equals this piece, when delivered in 1 the impressive manner that so distinguishes this great ' and animated singer. Miss BYRSIC sangg, with . Much animation, taste, and expression, the ce lebrated' Irish flavouxneen Dheelish: was 'rapturo usly enCored. iVer SottLs.--It is proposed, by a few persons form ing a Club in the City, for the purchase of Tickets and Shares in the present Lottery, that should they become entitled to any part of the 12 Pipes of Port Virme, which Bun has superadded to the Scheme, that the landlord be required to cellar it fortheir use ; and that the quantity obtained shall regulate the al lowance to each member nightly, it being understood, that in any case it shall not be less than a pint, nor more than two bottles.—An Irish member observed, " that he was sure the blind Goddess would not over look such good fellows, but give them, with their share of the Wine, a shay of the One Hundred Capi tals into the bargain ; in hich case he would not fail to toast the health of Bisu, her Prime Minister." Dula Pa awns—lt was stated very recently, that the Police had received information of a duel, which was expected to take place between a gallant Lieut.-Colonel, who had distinguished himself in the Peninsula, and Lieutenant N. It appeared that the Colonel did not feel himself bound, as a man of honour, to contend with the challenger, whom he did not consider an honour able man, when a third person became the champion of Lieutenant N. The following are the particulars, related by a person present : A Captain in the Army shook hands with the Colonel at one of the West-end gaming bouts, and Lieutenant N. who was present, upbraided the Colonel With the epithet " Poltroon." On a fit opportunity, the Colonel inflicted summary justice upon the Lieutenant with a cane or horsewhip. This produced a chal lenge ; but the Colonel was advised that he would degrade him self by combat with the challenger, and he therefore declined it, but promised similar chastisement to that inflicted. It was then stated, that the Colonel Was bound to fight any other person who would stand forth am the champion of Lieutenant N. • to which the Colonel cocooned : when a Lieutenant J. appea red as the champion, and the meeting was appointed for Tuesday morning, at Turnham-green. The information to the Police was renewal, and Thomas Foy apprehended the parties, at an inn near the spot, early in the morning. The parties were held to ball in 5001. personal sureties each, and two others in 2'.;01. each. . . MBLAN/1119LY Occuftazscr..—A very melancholy event took place on Friday afternoon last, in the workshop of - Mr. 1. Morris, painter, of Chester. The greatest part of the men employed by Mr. Morris had assembled, we understand, in one room, for the pur pose of celebrating the enfranchisement from a state of apprenticeship of one of the young men. After they had been regaling themselves some time, two of them (of the names of Udol and Usherwood) engaged in a variety of antics, in the course of which they' overturned a bucket of water, and a largo tin can, which was filled with spirit of turpentine, in which they rolled each other. Udol then, without the slightest intention of injuring his . friend and fellow, workman, applied a piece of Ugh* paper to Dsherl wood's pantaloons. The effect of this act was awfus in the extreme ; in an instant the- young man wa r enveloped in a body of fire. His companlons imme diately resorted to a variety of expedients to extin guish the flame, but without effect. His wearing. ap parel, in a few minutes, with the exception of one gar- ter, and a part of one of his stockings, was burnt jo ashes. His body was dreadfully scorthed, and pre sented a frightful spectacle.. He was , carried to the Infirmary, a shOrt time after the fatal event took place, where he lingered in the, most excruciating agony until about six oklokk on Saturday event, when death relieved ]lien from all his sufferings--An Inquest was held on the /actaj on Sunday last. Ver .dict—A c cidental Death. ivtAiickicik PLThiODTA fraßßjAitic 13. Wind S. E.—Cainc in the iM.uia, PAtataii, fltiiri St. Michael's, for London. The Ewa sloop of war (saw), which Was lately sunk in ila: tnoare, to endeavour to cure her of the dry rot, has ber6 risen; ccmtmisiloned, and taken Into duck. On openiag her, the has been found defective in every part, and most undergo surtaxing& repair. The Tours frigate, also ordered for conunisairas, which was repaired not lung since, Is found td be in the same state. The Metatarsi; frigate C•ullt at Dartmouth, three years old, never at sea s is also undergoing a complete repair. Not a ship is taken into duet but is found to be nearly rotten. the very best Win do not average more thou 12 years eminence. The Sae Dwasoss, 74, was 'ripped up (four years old)) at Portsmouth. The Qiniunt CLIA ILI/TU. 110, was bulk at Woolwich, sent round to Plymouth; found rotten, and underwent a thorough repair; she Was alsO several months under the care of Dr..Losui, ap AdmirAky che mist, who received .:,000/. fur his ineffectual labours to stop the progress of vegerstion in the ship. After a short cruise, the gyros Cumin-arra was laid up at Portunthuh, where she re= mains in a very defective state. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 18. Wind S. S. W.—the Venhosa, ATWOOD, has put back. !Sailed the Electra, TODD, for London. DEAL, FEBRUARY re. Wind S. W.--Arrived and sailed for the River; his Majesty's ship KANGAROO, from Botany Bay, Batavia, and St. Helena, with passengers ; and the Lanark, Dal scou., from Bay—. Came down from the River the Britannia, Faints, for Grenada ; St. Mary, Rtirrox ; James Harris, COLLAU ; and Vene• lia, Hawks, for Jamaica; Gideon, Corns, for New York ; Caossr, for Belfast ; Romulus, lit Teas, for Virta k •. Plum, BRYANT, RN' Mont serrat; Quebec, lA/111, for Gibraltar r and Wil liam and Henry, SOUTHERN, for Leghorn. The above outward-bound remain detained by contrary winds. HARWICH, FEBRUARY am. Wind S.W.—Sailed the Castlereagh Packet, with mails, Bcc. for lielvoetsluys ; and the Lord Nelson, with ditto, for Cuxhaven. HAINGATE, FEBRUARY iik Wind S.W.—The Dutch ship de Nieuwe Zeelust l CAREL FREDERIKS, from Amsterdam bound to Ba tAVIA, was off the North Foreland the ltith instant, all %yell. Several ships have put in here for shelter. ABERDEEN, FEBRUARY lc To the melancholy lisi of fatal losses we have had the painful task of recording during this season, we apprehend we must now add those of the brigs Pilot, 31'LEAN, and Favourite, HENDERSON, both of this place, which have not been heard of, the former since sailing from Quebec on the 4th October, and the lat ter since she was parted with, on the 7th or Bth No vember, by the Granite, SCORGIE, in company of which the Favourite sailed from Pictou on the sth November. From the marks on some timber cast ashore lately at Cape Wrath, it was supposed to have been part of the cargo of the Pilot, and that conse quently the vessel must have been lost in that neigh bourhood. These vessels make eight or nine belong. ing to Aberdeen lost within these few months, with a greater number of people 'than have suffered within the same period since the memorable storm of Ja nuary 1800, when 15 Aberdeen vessels were wrecked, , far the greater'part of them totally lost, with all on board,-to the number of between 70 and 80 persens, The Norwegian. ship Maria,- Mslanottoz, orith 2.€ tons of stock fish, is. Wracked at the west end of Long Island. • , • •-=. - . . ARBROATH, ritintuitltY g' Arrived the Her., bribsoir, of this place, from 'Neweittatle;'-witli coati: "Tha vesiellses ban missing since the 14th ultimo, at sehich.tiitie she was seen oft' Montrose. From. the very tempestuous weather which followed, the greatest apprehensieas were entertained for her safety ; and,indeed, by the time of her arrival, she was generally given up for lost. Wednesday a letter was received at North Shields, from Captain Scorr, of the ship Susan and Ann, of Newcastle, dated North Bergen, in Norway, Jan. 10, stating the arrival of that vessel in Bergen, in a dreadful state, totally dismasted, &c. This ship, on her voyage from Memel to Yarmouth, on the 19th of December, about 100 miles from the Naze of Nor• way, lying to under a close-reefed main-topsail, as had been the case from the 16th, in a tempestuous gale from south-eastward, was entirely overturned by a heavy sea breaking upon her. The whole of the watch were plunged into the sea, and Captain Scorr knocked down the companion hatchway. The people overboard providentially all got on board, except a young man named Titonas CARR, who never ap peared more. The wind shifted to the S.W. and they got into Bergen on the 23d. GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY is. Arrived the Langford, Mearnes, from Pernambuco; Andrett, Pontiff, from Rouen; Alert, —, from St. Michael's; Drigruay Kuwin, Geffy, from Rochelle ; WilHam Dixon, Totnp son, from St. Michael's; Mars, Partridge, from Lisbon ; Nim ble, Milne, from Tenerife; Cato, Bennett, from Hamburgh ; Anna, Moore, from ditto; Constance, —, from ditto; Vic.. toria, Berry, from Charante ' • Mary, Cooper, from ditto ; Wil liam, I)onkin, Bastion, from ditto • —, from Rouen ; Forti tude, Thompson, from Bourdcaux ; Alfred, 3lookman, from Tenerife ; Harriet, Heard, from Copenhagen ; Criterion, Avery, from New York ; Good Hoop, Webster, from Rouen ; and Sum mer' Houghton, from Lisbon. Sailed •he Sarah, Harland, for St. Thomas; 'row Hendrica, Vanderaeven, for Antwerp; William Bowers, Mason, fur Rottet dam ; Wellington, Davies, for Newry._—_—__. ..—..-- CUSTOM-IIOUSE, FEBRUARY is. Sams MIDAS Isiswasio.c.—The Speedwell (iloy) from Stan zaic Creek, Elberdina from Rouen, Three Friends from Cha rente, William from Rotterdam, Sig:as ( I loy) 1• m Stangate Creek, Alliance from Amsterdam, Sir Charles I rice from the South Seas. Oernaen.—The Alliacce for Darazic, Mies for Batavia, Unity for Eisineur and t nhagen, Floc, Hoop, liar monie, and Dune Colette for Antwt rp, Mary for Rutterdam, Duke of York and Eliza for Juini.ica, Telemachus for Cork, Duke of Wellington for Ostend, Nepttinus for Naples, Palermo, and Messina. EXPEDITION TO TOE NORTH POI.F. The scientific arrangements fur the voyage of Discovery to the North Pole, are conducted by a alert Committee of the Royal Society: there is, therefore, every reason to expect, that, even under a failure in the mail: uhu.ets of the expedition, im portant additions will be made to our present information on ;luny topics of interest and Cu: arrange ments ire finally fixed ; and the officii s ;and ships are thus disposed : Ishbeila, 386 tons, Ilkipt4l: - ..10r• Urns, Liertenznt with a crew of 45 other person •. !LT -c:lder, the Alexandria, ioauttanded by Litut. Pasta, 3..9sted by Lieut. iitinmei--; Jr. iloorin., Purser, w itt a crew of o;her yersens : —f or D av i s ' s Steaks, to endeavour to it tinto the Parifie Ocean round the Mirth end of the American Contieent. The Dorothea, 7. MO tOll3, Ciiptrin DAVIT) Btellam, lent •!!ant A. ; hi tesc u,--Mr. Jtkaman..., Purser, ss:th a crew rat ..ther persons: her tender , the Trent, commanded by assisted by Lieut. Ilexcity—M:-. BARaFIT, P..r,er, and a t; ou r 355 other persons. Meg• ships are to make for the North Pair, and thence rounding the North et l of Europe, to enter the Pacific Ocean, through Bherring's Straits. The two Captains are totsealloweal 46g. per ; the two torampoding I ute mugs, :1R..; the assistant 1.i,.t,11,11.A. 14. >44. f. r month; :be Warrant Officers have also an salAry and the rot, have each 60s. per mouth. Both Ftp-.-diticzis will sail together, and will proceed iu about three weeks henee. 4 . 4 i * 1 i, 1 , I , .. , • i r .: r I 1 • '1 1 . 1 • ,i .1"" , i i • , . i i : • 1 1 ir ' tl 4 ., t , : (, ;rr 1 . . ~ ; ). :...!. ii i i .1 f r .. i, • r t . , ...., 1 .1i . 1 ,• 1 or ' ;.. i . 'i, • • A i • ~,,, i . I. , i ~i .... i Y . • 1 1 • li t i li ,1 1 i 1 . i 1 r, , • i tt, 1 „ i , 1 11