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• Miniffeis sad their choice, maser to find to Egypt or to Portugal ; the former was deemed tae wuefi plan, and he approved their condud, becaufe it would be unwife to feparate that force. The Government of Portugal then applied to Mi slitters, whetfler, if under the neceffity of cnnclud ing a peace with France and Spain, we would con tent to releafe her from her engagements ; whether we would confider it as an ad of hoftility ; and whether we wouldfurniflt her with Any pecuniary affiliance to enable her to conclude a treaty or. better terms ? This was all complied with ; and afterwards when it was apprehended that France would take advantage of the Rate of the Nego ciation, to obtain a farther infringement of the Portoguefe territory during the late negotiation, our Ambafador was direaed to reprefent to the French Government that nn other ceffions than thole of Dadajos would be confidered binding, This was done with a view to prevent Portugal from yielding any further. What had that Power then to complain of? Could the charge us with' any want of good faith, or gtnerofity ?—Certainly not. With refped to the article in the Prelimina ry Articles which regards the integrity of that Power, Gentlemen would remember the difference between that and the Article relative to thg Otto man Porte,a difference which at the time produce ed fome explanations in that Houfe; for the Ar ticle refpeding Portugal obvionfly referred to fome facrifices, as the words 44 before the war," were omitted. To the firft motion of the Hon. Gen tleman he fbould not objell ; nor to the fecond, if it related merely to the Treaty of Madrid, and was fo amended ; of no other had Minifters any knowledge, for they were no party to any of them. To the third motion he mull objed, becaufe Mi /lifters bad no official eognizance whatever of any Treaties concluded between France and Spain dur ing the Negotiation. The Noble Lord concluded by taking notice of the affertions now to often ufed by certain perfons, that the honour of the Britilh flag was tarnifhed, and the dignity of the Britifh charader reduced by the Peace, while the fall was, that no Peace was ever concluded in which the charader of the country was more honourably Maintained, or in which our commer cial and maritime power flood fo high; nothing was more likely to hurt the national fpirit, and to degrade the national character, than fuch aft lemons, however unfounded, when coming from perfons of high rank. As to what effed the con fequences of the peace were calculated to pro duce upon the commerce and. importance of the Empire, he would be ready to meet Gentlemen on thefe topics on another day. Dodor Lammas rote to anfwer the obterva tions of the Noble Lord, when he was called to order by Mr. Sr EAR a, who obferved that the motion be fore the Hoare having been affented to, any further convoration upon the fubjea was irregular. Mr. Gm fuggefted that the affent of a tingle individual to a motion, ought not to be taken as a ground for the affent of the whole Houfe; he ramified the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was per fatly in order. After a few words front the Cuenca: in of the Ezmitqyza, Dr. LARRIIIICI proceeded in genial terms to argue agiinft the terms of the Definitive Treaty, with regard to its effed upon the Refolutions be tween this country and Portugal ; he inferredefiat by confenting to the ceffions on the part of Portugal in favour of France the dignity of the Britifh flag bad been comproinifed. Mr. Jnwss P aid, he could not as an Englifhman fa and hear it Rated that the glory of the Britifh flag was tarniflied. He was extremely furry to find .t ?arty united to condemn a peace which had faved the country and Europe from ruin ; that party ap peared to him to have formed itfelf into a War Committee ; the blaze that illuminated this City a few evenings ago, was an ample teftimonial of the fence of the people at a return of peace, and a proof that every man mull deprecate the renewal of war. The TEMPLE defended the motion of his Hon. Friend. Mr. THOMAS GRENVILLE (aid, that he Mould think himfelf equally blameable with his Majef ty's Minifters, if he fat Rill, and did not make fome obfervations on fome things which had fal len from the Noble Lord (Hawke(bury). He hid, it was ftrange that any oppofition should be made to the motionsmade in the prefent Rage of the ' , Miners. One would think, from the debate they had given rife to, that the attention of the Houfe had been fatigued by repeated 'motions for Papers- But this was firs day, and the fit fi motion on the fubjeft ; and no fanner did a Mem ber prefume to alit for certain Papers, than the motion was called fallious. (A cry of No; No; freer the Treafilry Beneh.)—Not only were his Hon. Friends accufed of breaking down the queftion into a fradional debate : artifice was alto imputed to them. Did it then require artifice to induce the Houfe to take into confederation a Treaty in volving the dearell interefts of the country ? He owned, that he withed to have this quellion con fidered in detail, and if he did not do fo, he Mould look upon himfelf as betraying the interefts of his country. At prefent, however, he Mould onlyad vett to one thing which fell from the Noble Lord relative to Portugal. The Noble Lord teemed to fay, that becaufe his Majefty's Minifters had given Portugal leave to negotiate a feparate Treaty, with Ripulations prejudicial to the interells of this coun tr7, liecaufe arcumflances prevented them from rendering her, at that time, the affiftance requifite to enable her to defend herfelf ; that, therefore, this country was releafed from all obligations to attend to the interefts of Portugal in the Treaty. To •:iis dodrine he could not aflint. With regard to the Papers demanded, he aid, that they were necelfary to a full underftanding of the fubj . edt, which, from its magnitude and complication, could not be obtained without much previous dif coition. Lord HAIMMIVILT explained, he difclaiMed having applied the word faEtious to the Hon. Gentleman, at !nit in the fenfe in which he had underflood it ; he had only Paid, a mode of pro ceeding Co irregul ar as dse outadopted by the . Mr. WINDHAM fupported the ;notion. The CHANCELLOR of the ExativEn raid, he concurred in the comment of his Hon. Friend, up on the conduct of the Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward the motit,n. He obferved that the exiflenee of Portugal, as an independent Na tion, had been expofed to immediate danger by the arms of France and Spain, and that this country tad ftipulated for her independence by the facrifiLe of the poffellions we had taken in the Well Indies. With rerped to that point which mull touch the feelings ()revery man in the country, namely, the Dignity of the Britilh Flag having been compro mifed, be maintained that it was unfounded. He concluded by cenfuting the praElice of entering into a difadlion at large upon a motion for the produaion of papers. TJe motion for a copy of the Treaty of Badajos, referred to in the 7th Article of the Definitive Treaty, was affented to. _ The . motion amended by Lord HAVIICESBURy, for the produaion of copies of all treaties of peace between France and Portugal concluded in was alto agreed to. The motion for a copy of the treaties, between France and Spain,. which were communicated to his Majefty's Government at any time fence the commencement of the negotiation which led to the fignature of the articles of peace, and which occa fioned the ceffion of any part of the Spanifh do minions in America, with the dates of fuch treaties, was negatived. Lord TIT.:PLI remarked, that Great Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Auftria, Ruffia, and Pruffia, were guarantees in the Definitive Treatyi for the independence of Malta, he &fired therefore to know whether Auftria, RuOla, and Pruffia, had acceded to that treaty 3 Lord Hawitessuay laid, there bad been no re gular communication of the Aft having been done, but he had no doubt thole Powers would accede to it.. On the motion of Lnrd HAWKEHORY, the eon fideration of the Definitive Treaty was deferred from Tuefday, the I ith of May, to Wednefday, the lath. LONDON. THURSDAY. MAY 6. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent. ConL for mosey, 76H.—for May ace. 741. 4 per Cent. 94.--Old s per Cent. to3—New ditto to 4— Otnniam, 3} prem. PRICE OS STOCKS TESTIRDAY. Bank Stock 193 193 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per C. Conf. 76 4Fr Cent. Ann. 911 911 s per C. Ann. zoz 103 3 per C. 1797 1041 105 Long Ann. as 5.1 7-16 Short Ann. s 1-16 India Stock 225 India Bonda rya prem. Imp. per Cent. 74 Imp. Mm. Excheq. BUU 3a. to 4s. prem. mnium 31 + 1 prem. Conf. for May 76flj 77 The Paris journals of the 3d inflant came to hand this morning. The Matiteur is chiefly filled with a continuation of the difcuffion on financial arrangements, and a (peach by PIERRE, propofing the rc.eflablifhment of the African Company; on which, however, nothing definitive has been done. It contains, befides, feveral addreffes to the FtasT Consul, in the nfual ftyle of fulfnme adulation. PARIS, APRIL 30.—1 n a letter which the NS.. SIDE NT of the UNITE, STATES has recently tranf mined to THOMAS PAINE, to expedite his depar ture from France, he deplotes, in pathetic terms, the (offerings, the undeterred fufferings, which to long have awaited this perfecuted Patriot ; he re cognifes the eminent fervices he has rendered man kind by his literary produalons, and he begs him to accept an ahlum in America, remote from the ingratitude of Europe. In confequence Turmas PAIN a leaves France in a fortnight, in a frigate of the United States, which is now waiting for him at Havre de Grace, MAY V.... The fquadron of GAN TYRA UNA is pre paring to return without delay to St. Domingo. It takes out io,ooo troops, and a moll ample fup ply of provitions. There are no recent advises from that Wand. A letter from Bourdealix, of the date of April 24, rays, dd We have in our harbour the veffel la Clariffe, from Cape Francois ; the letters it brings are of a date anterior to that of the official reports. The veffel has been three months on her paffage. 41 A brig is kill arrived from Guadaloupe ; fhe Rates, that wines fetch no price there; and that fpe culations in there articles do not afford much prof pea ; with refped to the fituation of the colony, it is very favourable." Ale tter from Berne, dated April 11, fops, " There are now here a great number of troops, which have been called in from different quarters, and more have been fent for, not becaufe new commotions are apprehended, but that the new order of things may be confolidated without any trouble. "Some of the Deputies of the Cantons, who were appointed to come hither to affill in the formation of the new Conftitntion, have declined that miffion for various realms. We much regret that M. Mean has not been able to make a proper return to the confidence tellified to him by the Provifional Government, and the general elleem he enjoys, but his refufal was expeaed, and 'his motives were too valid. The following is the letter which he addrefed to the Petty Council The Bate of my health obliges me to obferve the &idea regimen ; and it would be impoffible for me to fubmit to the fatigue occafioned by the continual confesences, which mua be expeded German language, however willing I may be, would, befides, lay me under a painful reflraint. I return you fincere thanks for the mark of efleem which you have thewn towards me; and I have the honour of prefentin to you my refpea Cul homage." The Hamburgh Mail arrived loft night. A letter from Vienna, April zt, Hates, that in Servia, Bulgaria, and muff of the other provinces of Turkey in Europe, the Paellas refufe to obey the orders of the Porte, and appear to aim at ren dering thcmfelves independent, by a connation with Paswas OGLOU. VIENNA, APRIL French Ambaffador has had feveral conferences with our Miniftry, on the fubjea of the Indemnities. The Queen of Naples is fubjea to a daily fever; there is every hope, however, of her recovery. At Mottling, a frontier town between Krain and Croatia, a ftrong earthquake was felt on the 4th inft. On the tsth of May their Imperial Majefties, accompanied by the whole Court, will begin their journey to Hungary, and the day after make a fo lemn entry into Prefburgh, for which, as well here as at Prefburgh, all fuitable preparations are made. Their Imperial Majefties, . with the Hereditary Prince, and the Archdukes and Archduchelfes,will appear altogether in Hungarian dreffes. A Special Commiffion is appointed for the re gulation of the Government in our new Italian poffeffions, at which the Counts FRANCIS COLLO REDO and MAYLATII will prefiClC. • His MAJESTY yellcrday held a Levee at St. James's Place. The Prefentations were:— His Excellency Count De Shirwitx, by the Ruffian Ambaf dor. Count ChiUleby, by the Imperial Anitraffador. Lcrd H. Stewatt, fon of the Marquis of Bute, and Mr. Henry urzons, by the Earl of Scarborough. Mr. Hemlock, by the Duke of Portland. Colond Lawfon, by the Earl of Chatham. Captain Wriggiesield, by the Neapolitan Anabafrador. Mr. Bedford, by the Earl of Effingham. Mr. Hobhoufe,by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Gordon, by the Earl of Galloway. Lord Chief Jultice Clarke, and Sir W. Calder, by Load Bolton. Lord Pannaird, by Lord Blaine,. Captain Lloyd, on his return from Egrpt. Mr. Smith by Lord Rolle. Mr. Orde, by Lord Grey. Captains Pater, Sir H. Hervey, Sir R. Calder, and Sydenham, of the Navy. General Lifter, on promotion to the command of the asth Regiment. Mr. Folgham, by Lord Dovrne. Lord Colnbroke, on his promotion. When the company had withdrawn, the Kim° held a Council ; after which, Mr. JACKSON had an audience, and at half pall five the KING returned to the (tteen's houfe. The Secretary at War Taft night save notice in the Houfe of Commons of his intentton to move a renewal of the Matiny Bill for one month, in order that he might prepare the army eftimates for the remainder of the year, and have both voted to gether. The Mutiny Bill is already in force for five months, namely, to the end of May; and by extending it to the end of June, for the purpofe of giving time to bring forward the army eftimates, we may conclude that Parliament will not be diffolved, at fooneft, before the conclufion of the next month. Indeed it is probable that it will not be diffolved till the end of autumn. Opinions differ widely on the fubjea, to which the occur. rences of every day give a new turn. We have reafon to believe, that whatever may be the inten tion of Minifters, they have not yet fully decided as to the wet time of diliblution. It is fingular that nothing new has been pub. tithed from St. Domingo, though impede& ac counts reached this country laft week, by the cir cuitous route of North America, fo late as the xoth of March, fourteen days later than the publifited difpatches. Lord EAILDLEY is detained at Belvidere, having received a very ferious hurt from the kick of a 'torte, and is attended by the Faculty from Town. Too much praifc cannot be bellowed on Capt. WeaLly, Of his Majefty's fhip SAVAGE, and Lieu tenant Coos, of the Lamy, for their exertions in the prefervation of the cargo of the Chip Princefra, lately call on chore near Beachy Head. They have already faved full Fifty Tboufand Pounds worth of her property, and by the vigilance of their offi cers and men have prevented her being fhamefully plundered. A buff of the late Duke of BEDFORD is to be placed in a confpicuous part of the room of the Whir Club, at every future Meeting of that Society. The Members of the Whig Club have refolved to contribute individually to the Fund for erecting a Statue in bronze to the memory of the late Duke of BEDFORD. Mrs. SIDDON'S benefit on Monday night was ha honoured with an elegant and numerous company. Mrs. JOIDAN !aft dight performed Amebae in the Saban, with her ufual gaiety and fpirit. Shz introduced the Pic ?11c Fong againft costaacy, and it was perhaps better adapted to the Seraglio than any other place. On Wednefday fe'nnight, the Deputy Lieute nants of the Eaft Riding of Yorkfhire gave an ele gant ball and (upper, in honour of the peace, at the Airembly-mom in Beverley. Upwards of 400 Ladies and Gentlemen were prefent. The gay affembly comprifed great part of the beauty, talk, and fafition of Beverley and the neighbourhood. The general fatisfa4tion M. arro's illumination gave to the Public, has induced the Managers of Ranelagh to engage Mr. SUM M 6 RI, of BondAreet, to exhibite at the fete on Monday next, fo that the Nobility avid Gentry will have an opportunity of Peeing this magnificent building completely light ed, which could not be done on Thurfday from a variety of circumftances and the confofion of the crowd. Came in the American fehooter Sparrow, Capt. Lams-rt, from Alexandria, in America, bound to Havre de Grate, laden with dour; the LONDON, of 93 guns, Capt a in M u aaa r, t ram 'Torbay, which has gone up Hamoaze to be !tripped and paid off; the Busy revenue cutter from a cruize, with a feizure of feiri:s; and the Part £LL loop of war, frets t cruize. PORTSMOUTH, MAY S. Arr:v -d the LA rwlBG , oflB MI), Capt. R:minas re. front Leith; and Hotta Coop of war, Capt. SARRADINI, from the F.aftward ; the Three Brothers, Malcom. front Ernbden; and thE'Liberty, %rostra., for London. Went out of harbour the Melly, Ho t. r; for London, with timber. L 4 "Lome of do guns, Captain Na w qu es t , was this day paid off in harb our,; and the crew difeharged : the will again be put in Com-nifilon s and manned by fupernumeraties. The Putessur, lying at Spithead. and SANTA DOROTIIIZA, in harbour, are ordered to be paid off; alto the Nvasru frigate, and BULL-Dos gun-brig. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DEAL. MAY s..... Arrived the Laren NG frigate from Leith* and failed for Portfmouth. Came down the Britannia, BAIL. aew, and Herculean, Buret a, for the Eaft Indies, and failed with Cenral other outward-bound veffek..—Wind N. E. 011AVSSZND, MAT s.—Paffed by the Major General VIM Brook, —, fro-n Mzinel; Albion, —, from Konigiberg; Cogna, Poo, from Oporto; Four Friends, Dentine. from Norden ; Cyres, SYME, and Ftientlihip, from Dantek ; Liberty, loans, Liberty, Witc a, and Henrietta,—, from liamburgi; Two Friends, Real", from Dunkirk; Mary, Hansom, from Stockholm; Ann and Dorothy, —a, front Norway ; Ilenrietta, STOICS/; Young Brent, Itosoars, and Vrow Catharine, —,from Ettibdena—Sailed the Ann, SPOR• RING, for Nants ; Ming, G , for Konigfberg ; and Vrow Jaiitje, for Dieppe. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY, MAY 5. Fifty Pounds by Subfcription, for 3 yr olds, 711. 41b. 4 yr olds, 8(171b. and s yr olds 911. . _ Non-fubfcribera to pay ip entranc e . Mr. Lord's b. c. Lignum Vius, (walked over) 4 yr olds Mr. Dawfoies cb. e. 3yr olds, dr. IA Sackville's b. c. Dick Andrews, 4 yr olds. dr. Sweepftakes of wogs each, h. ft. Acrofs the Flat. Mr. Watfaa's b. c. Gaoler, by Volunteer, A. 71b. z Mr. Whaley's br. c. Wilkes, 6ft. 6th. - - * Mr. Dawfon's ch. c. by Bossard, ?ft. t Mr. Hoomees ch. c. Horns, by Plocipioite. 7ft• fib. 4 Mr. Durand's ch. f. by Buzzard, mu of Tulip, 611. t Ilb. s Mr. Delme's br c. Pacificator; 7R 61b. pd Mr. Ladbroke's eb. f. Marianne, 7ft. 61b. - pd D. of Grafton's cb. f. Remnant, 7ft. 71b. p 4 Sir H. T. Vane's c. Bagfman, by Traveller, ,ft. 31b. pd Two to agft. Gaoler-7 to 4 agft. Wilkes -9 to t agft. Quiz—to to t agft. Horns-9 to k agft. Mr. Durand's ch. f. Sweepftakes of sogs each. Y. C. Mr. Wilfon's b. f. by Buzzard, SR olb. - - a Mr. Mayoras' Bumpkin, by John Bull, t3lb. a Mr. Ladbrokes 1. Rafetta, by Young Woodpecker, SR. alb. Two tot agft. Mr. Wilfon's b. f.-6 to 4 on Rofetta. Mr. Howard's Creeper, 7(1. t alb. beat Ld Mil tingtown's Pic Nic, 91b. Ab. M. sogs—Five to 4 on Creeper. Mr. Wilfon's Comedy aglt. Mr. F. Neale's Tip. tiaff, 811. eacb. Two yr. old C. Bogs h. ft. Off by content. Of the Cocking Match between Lord Mi tsimo- TOWN and Mr. Gas WAIN 2, confining of 25 battles, for tooogs the tbain, five battles were fought on Monday, four of which were won by Mr• Gni. MAINE. At the beginning, five to four on Lord MILSINGTO,N. Rona dicia.smr. 102. A view of the Eagle': He at Killarney.—..E. GAR IV, R. A.—This is one of the moil mafterly landfcapes we Lave feen from the pencil of this artift for a number of years. The Rile of colour ing adopted is, however, more charaderiftic of Continental than Englifh or Irifh nature. t 7. The cutting out of the French col wtte la ae ons* front the Boy Cawarat.—P. J. Di Lowritra- Donau, R.. A.— Mr. De Loutherbourg has here given a very fpirited delineation of this gallant ex ploit. The pieture is, however, ftrongly marked with the peculiar manner of the artift. The faces of all the figures bear more of the French than the Englifh character, unlefs in thofe intended as por traits ; fome of which, by the way, it is complain. ed among the officers engaged in the adion, are not very good likenefres. The water, fmoke, !kr, &c. are very richly coloured, but of rather too • metallic a hue. 198. The Village School, diner time.—W. R. Bice, A.—This artill does not make any great progrefs. His lhipwrecked Sailor Boy gained bim conlider able reputation, and his manner of entering into the little diftreires of children is always intereßing, but in the prefent inftance he has done no more than tranfpored a number of his own fitires taken i from other pictures—his attitudes moreover want Icontrait, and his colouring in this is even lets mel low than in Come of his former produdions. 172. Fancy..—J. DOWNP4/IN, R. A.—Oil paint. ing, though he prepares a very clean and brilliant pallet, is not this gentleman's forte. The only part of the pi&ure before us deferving notice is the • I rainbow through which is feen the figure of Fancy. This certainly exhibits a moil vivid arrangement of the prifmatic colours. 72. The Princei of Wale: and the Prineili Char lotte.—T. LAWEENCE, R. A.—The likenefies in this pidure are extremely animated and corred, and the whole defign is that of a great mailer.— The attitude of the child holding the mufic-book is, however, rather &totted, and the colouring fomewhat too glaring. 77. Portrait of the Dub of Leittiler.—M. A. SHEE, R. A.—This is a perfedly good likenefs, and a very finely executed pieure throughout ; painted in a firm Rile, and in which the artift has not hati recourfe to any of the common place tricks of co louring adopted by many of his cotemporarirs. leo. Fillterweis apoa a Lee. hore.—J. M. W.Tos N its, R. A. This is a very admirable (ketch ; but we have doubts whether Mr. Turner could himfaf make it a good hated pidnre. The drawing i. A fpirited ; the general touch mafterly, and the di!' i tribution of light and fhade very effedive ; but the 1 'water has a Rony appearance, and the colouring of the picture is sold, and even dirty. The 'part of it is the beach, and the returning wave. 111 4