Star. — London, England, 1808-02-27 00:00:00

la c ontravene their former vote, by agreeing to AW°:.-ppn dage that had been attached to it. He cer hould rather witlidraw his own motion, how. ainiT 'portant he might think it, for the sake of justi. se lf from misrepresentation, than consent to jthra"tbwilimch had been tacked to it. Mr. TIERNEY supported the ametteltnent, on the s,asielhat the Right Honourable Secretary ought, 67„ieito himself, to produce eyery paper, in order to imputation thrown on the Government ilirearj—ie-4 foul this country Mr. Secretary CANNING explained • and after a f e e words from Mr. W. Dundas, the ; and was Ford to be cleared, when two divisions took place. For the Amendment, 40--Against it, 110—Majo • eo.—And on the Original Motion, Ayes, 140— rY" • 131 Noes, 9--/s.ajority, • ARMY ESTIMATE& When the Gallery opened we found the House in aCOrinalltee on the motion of the Secretary of War, t h e Army Estimates. The Right Honourable on secretary said, on the subject of the Estimates it was setisfactory to say, that the Army at present was su perior in strengt h and discipline to any army in this ' countr y, during the year previous, and that a con siderable addition had taken place in the effective streng th. It had the advan ta g e of the same number e acme as last year, and it was not possible for the B r itish army to be placed in a more prosperous situa. e w e The difference had been principally in the regular increase of the infantry, which was eight thou. d men s tronger than before. The cavalry was in san r e sa me situation, in point of number as it remained last yea r, and it was intended to make a reduction:—.. He thought it necessary to call the attention of the H ous e to the royr waggon train. The horses had been reduced to 500, which was the whole of - the ex isting force. It was known that these five hundred w ere employed in the public service, and that the public service was performed cheaper by the waggon t rain, than it could possibly have been by any other means. They were employed in works carried on at ,fferent barracks, and trom their utility, it was con sidered necessary to retain them in the service. The n ext article he would call the attention of the House to, was the embodied Militia. Notwithstanding the delights from them, the Militia now stood higher in point of numbers than before the balloting took place. The General Staff remained nearly what it was. The establishment of officers was the same as before. The Royal Military College did not appear to have cle ansed in expence. Some salaries had been raised, as it was found necessary the Lieutenant Governor should have a small addition. In regard to this estab • lishment, his wish was, that it inight increase, and take a firmer establishment, and that means may be taken for so laudable a purpose. The institution must be productive of the highest advantages. It was perhaps more necessary in this country than in any country of Europe to promote military educa tion. It was necessary to increase army salaries this rear, in addition to the army expences of 195,0001. since last year. The difference arose from includ ing Staff at home with the Staff abroad. When they had increased 20, or 30,000 men, it consequently oc casioned additional expence. In the half pay no de crease had taken place, owing to accidental circum stances. In the Pension List 30,0001. had been de ducted. The Volunteer Corps estimates remained nearly the same. A small decrease had taken place, owing to finding their own cloaths. A decrease had taken place in the German Legion, because several re. giments formerly attached to that corps, sa ere re. moved from it. The sum amounted to 10 or 12,0001. There were also a decrease in the Barrack Depart ment. These were the different objects on which the estimates were made. He had only a few words to say of the amount of the army. The regular infantry was 157,000 upon the present establishment, and the expences of the army 1,1300,0001. The Right Hen. Secretary then moved for the effective force required for the service of the United Kingdoms. General Fitzpatrick, Mr. Long , Lord • H. Petty; Mr. Calcraft, the Secretary at War , and COlosiel Ro binson then entered into a conversation on the:recruit ing of the army, Inspecting Field Officers, and other topics connected with the estimates. Mr. WINDHAM complained of the precipitancy with which public business was carried on, and par ticularly on the manner in which Ministers pressed the consideration of the subject, printed copies of the Army estimates having been only twenty-four hours before the House. The Right Honourable Gentle man touched upon the various heads of the estimate, but as he promised to discuss the whole more fully upon future occasions, we do not think it necessary to follow him. He approved of the reduction of the waggon train, and expressed a wish that this reduc tion had been much more considerable. He reverted to the saving of £ 92,000 per annum produced by the last Administration in the volunteer establishment, and commented upon the mischiefs that resulted from the operation of the plan instituted b) th e p resent Mi nisters for the military system of their predecessors. Among other evils he mentioned the amount of boun ties fie substitutes for the militia generally at 25 gui neas, and not infrequently so high as 50 and 60 gui neas. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded with an able vindication of the military project of the last Administration. Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed his surprize at the complaint with which the Right Honourable Gentleman conimenced, recollecting, as the House must, that when the Right Honourable Gentleman was in office the army estimates were not printed at all when they were voted, and that the Right Ho nour.thle Gentleman very reluctantly acquiesced in the Proposition to have them printed. For a full re ply to the Right Honourable Gentleman's objections, the Noble Lord reserved himself untilthese objections should b e mor e fully stated. At present, however, he thoug h: , it necessary, for the satisfaction of the House and the country, and in vindication of the system pursued by his colleagues, to say a few words. Of the two great military measures brought forward last Session, the success had been most remarkable II indeed. By the Militia Ballotting Bill, which was I to continue in operation until May, it was proposed to raise +7,000 men for Great Britain and Ireland ; aentadnof these, according t o the last returns , Mil no less 37,000 were already raised. By thtia Transfer Bill, which was to continue in operation un til August next, it was proposed to raise 27,639 ; and of this number, according to the last returns, 2e,689 had a‘•tually volunteered into the line. So that a force of above silty thousand men had been raised within the last year, in that country resieciing the ca. pack) , of which to produce men the House had heard such gloomy predictions from the Right Honourable Gentleman. The Noble Lord stated the whole amount of our regular military force at nearly 300,000 men, which exceeded by 40,000 any force this country had ever possessed, and this excess he alledged to have been produced, through the operation of the measures so violently opposed by the Right Honourable Gentle man, during whose stay in office only the small num her of 8000 men had been added• to the line, and even that addition was, he contended,ln*iug ipitht legacy which his predecessors left.him in the Addit►onal Force Act. The number of battalions now in the service, the Noble Lord stated at 27/, which he averaged at- 700 men each. After some further statements, the Noble Lord concluded with expressing his conviction, that he should be able to shew, that the system which the Right Honourable Gentleman introduced, when in office, and to which he would trust for the supply of our army, was not less unpromising as to the future, than it had been unproductive as to the past. After a very lengthened desultory conversation be tween Mr. M. A. Taylor, Mr. Rose, Mr. Windham, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Montague, Lord Milton, Mr. S. Stanhope, General Fitzpatrick and others, the motions were agreed to without a di vision. The Iton. CROPLEY ASHLEY COOPER then moved the different sums necessary for the Ord nance Department, amounting in the whole to some what upwards of five millions three hundred thou sand pounds. Mr. CALCRAFT expressed his disapprobation of the proposing sueh a vote at the then late hour, (half after one o'clock). Besides, that it was to he observed, that the total amounted to about one mil lion and a half more than the estimate of last year.— A great deal of the expence he ascribed to the extra vagant manner in which several public works were carried On, and the total want of any thing like sys tematic plan at the outset. The Corps of Drivers, he also thought might be reduced, without any in jury to the public service. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Wellesley Pole defended the conduct of those at the head of the Ordnance Depart ment, by stating, among other things, that there was a heavy debt to the Navy, and very considerable ar rears under the head unprovided, of Ireland, which, though included in the present estimate, could not be fairly said to belong to the present year. The works which had been alluded to, were mana ged under the direction of a very able engineer, Colo-i nel D'Arcy, who conducted the bombardment cf Co- 1 1 penhagen, and as to the Corps of Drivers, by a late improvement of Lord Chatham's, they were brought to such a state of perfection, that in case of invasion, we could bring a most formidable train of artillery into action in one sixth part of the time that we could formerly have done. The resolutions were then se verally put and agreed to. Report on Monday. Lord CASTLEREAGH moved the postpone ment of the consideration of his Majesty's Message till Monday. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Committee on the Orders in Council Bill was also postponed to Monday. Lord MILTON gave notice, that he would on Monday move for a Committee to consider of the Cloth Workers' Petition. Adjourned at half after three to this day. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, moray, 63-I —for April account, 64 If —Reduced 64-; Omnium, :04 —Exchequer Bills, par. 'The Russian papers laid before Parliament last night embrace three objects. The complaints of Russia on account of the interrnptions experienced by her commerce ; communicat ens relative to a proposed loan ; and requisitions for military co-operation. On the first, Russia has had no just cause of com plaint : she suffered her subjects to trade with France doting the war, and of course, our Ministers, ignorant of the permission. allowed such vessels to be captured; but on being informed of the permission allowed to Russian ships, these prizes were liberated, and no other restriction was imposed by our Government but that the Russians should not carry naval stores to the enemy. On the subjeot of a loan and military co operation, there will be a difference of opinion among the public. Sure it is that neither of these measures were adopted. As to the Lcan, Ministers had a right to demand something more than a promise to secure the pay ment of half a million of yearly interest, which, in the event of any whim or change of mind, (no un usual circumstance) with the Autocrat of Russia, was to become a load in perpetuity on the people of this country. The very higgling and stickling about entering into any treaty of commerce for more than two year:, while insisting on a loan not to be liqui dated in less than twenty, will be thought by many to have furniished a strong_ ground for deliberation and caution. The demand for a military diversion was not re fused, though never sent. Lord Howlex said he would not sacrifice men wantonly, but that as soon as the season would permit, this country would act upon every vulnerable point of the enemy. That prudence and every consideraAir of interest demanded prompt, vigorous and extensive measures, will not be denied on either side. The question then remains --Were our exertions equal to the crisis ?At the same time two other imp3rtant questions should be considered —Was the conduct of Prussia what might have been expected ? Did Russia follow that line of conduct which should have marked its pro ceedings ?—Could any exertion of this country have r.inedie4 the blunders committed by both of them! pilMl.l l . lllll . ll .m.'m a~ de he ad We it the mo apers how. s No. :ween arable wn ta• were , and, ete— hat this iad been ;lids the xisistellt )tion al• it had motion n should s of the w as aC• d it so as, s tance o f :ring the uring the form , x i s h e d to observa. himself , dentle• aw are of ions were r /n otice the other, ng mise e• had tack. House e° he s hould pers now iesicy that t hat the, tpromise a )tion, nor THE ARTA tittAL OF bENEkAL WHITELOCKE: TWENTY-THIRD DAY, FEB. 27.. The examination of Brigadier-General CRAWFORti finished this day, at twelve o'clock ; when Lieutenant Colonel "I'Aciz, who commanded the left wing of Bri gadier General CRAWFORD'S brigade on the sth July, began his detail of the operations of that diirision. The Court continues to be extremely crowded. As it is supposed that the large India fleet now under dispatch, will sail in the course of next week, the 17th Light Dragoons and 2d battalion 34th re giment, will be embarked immediately. The Ist battalion of the 34th, Lord SOUTHAMPTON'S regiment, is already in India. • Large drafts and recruits for all the regiments in India, particularly the 7th, 22d, 56th, 59th, 65th, 67th, and 80th regiments, have been embarked in the course of the week for India. The 84th mid die 94th regiments, or Scotch Bri gade, arc on their passage home from India. The Colonelcy of the 30th, a regiment valuable as being stationed in India, is now vacant. We hear from every quarter that the death of Lord LAKE is lamented throug hout the Army : the noble stand which he made against a su perior French force a t Linselles, on the Continent , in 1794, is well known to our military readers. The 2d battalion of General WHITELOCKE'S fine regiment, the 89th, is in garrison at Fort Monckton. This.battalion is commanded by Colonel EUERTON. The 68th regiment, which lately came home from the West Indies after having lost all its men, is now nearly completed again from its own county, Dur ham, and is stationed at Doncaster. The gallant 77th regiment, commanded by Colo nel WHITELOCKE, is likewise nearly again completed and fit for service at Lincoln ; as are the 73d Highlan.: ' ders, commanded by Colonel M'QuAanv, at Perth. We are sorry to hear that the regiments which re: turned from Egypt with General M. FRASER, M. P. have brought to the country much of that dreadful disease, the Egyptian Ophthalmia, with them. Monday se'nnight, the South Hants Militia, com menced their march from Lewes Barracks, to take their station at Silver Hill, to which place the West Essex regiment is also on its march from the west ward.—The Nottinghamshire Militia were to take possession of Lewes Infantry Barracks. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. In consequence of the former Election for Pool, being declared void, as far as it regarded Admiral Sir KICHAR K D BICKRTON and JOSEPP GARLAND, Esq. the election of another Member came on upon Wed nesday last, and there being no opposition to the gal lant Admiral, he was declared duly elected. Sir RICHARD BICKERTON was proposed by the sitting Member, JOHN JFF',ERV, Eq. and seconded by YOUNG WEST, Esq. Mayor. Lord WILLIAM BENTI!.t K, it is said, is to command at Dover, in the room of Lord FORBE.S, who is going to Sicily. Government has suspended the granting of licences for the exportation of goods to the Baltic, or for the importation of any from thence. The Snapdragon is said to have been chaced cg' Madeira by a second French squadron of four ships of the line and two frigates, three days after she had seen the Rochefort squadron. There is no doubt but the second was Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH'S fleet, which she mistook for French ships. Another Frenchman attempted to escape from Dover on Thursday night, by getting away in a boat, but was fortunately discovered just as he was putting off, by two of the Dover boatmen, and conducted to prison—he had got both the boat's sails up. Extract of a letter received by THOMAS LANGLEY, from Aberdeen, dated February 21- 4 ‘ We beg le:.ve I to advise you, that this day's post has brought a letter from Captain PHELP, of the Lynx, dated Gotten ', burgh, January 18. The Lynx, with about 30 sail of merchant ships, was then under convoy of the Kite and Constance gun brigs, but although the wind was fair they were prevented sailing by a Danish 74 gun ship, that had come out of Norway to watch them. Captain PHELP mentions, that the 74 had been seen the day on which he wrote, and that she had chaced the Quebec into Marstrand." Advices were received yesterday from Buenos Ayres, dated a month subsequent to the evacuation of that Colony by the British Forces. Letters of the most respectable authority state, that General LINIERS had been put under an arrest, but the cause is not assigned. It has been long known that a large party in that country were averse to many of the measures adopted by the General, and that they viewed even his successes with jealousy. An anecdote is related, of LINIERS having seduced the wife of a British Offi cer, whom he attempted to introduce into the first circles. This was resented by the Spaniards as an insult. Altercations arose, and the issue has been the arrest of the General. His papers were seized, and an interesting correspondence was discovered. — It was suspected by some of the Spaniards, that it was the object of LINIERS to put his countrymen in possession of Buenos Ayres. Subscriptions for new undertakings are the rage of the day; as soon as any concern is publicly known, it is filled; the same spirit of enterprize is manifested in the present Lottery by every class of subscribers, whether it is for a single Share, or Twenty. The demand for shares was never in such request as at the present moment, and they will be scarce by the Bth of Next Month. HOItNSIIY and Co. are appointed to distribute the great and small Prizes drawn the First Day, to all those who honour them with their com mands. BIRTH.—The Lady of Mr. Sheriff PHILLIPS of a Son. FALMOUTH, FEB. 24. Arrived his Majesty's ship l'Eclair, from a cruize ; and the American ship George and Mary, HYETT, from Rhode Island. Sailed his Majesty's ship Stork, for Jersey ; Duke of Kent packet, Captain LAW RENCE, with mails for the Leeward Islands ; THOMPSON ; Union, BODWELL ; and the Traveller, HOLDGATE, for Liverpool. _ • PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25. Came in the Fleche, of 18 guns, from Ireland.— Sailed the Cyane, of 18 guns, on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, FE8.26. Sailed his Majesty's ship Ranger with convoy for the Downs. Wind N. W. DOVER, FEBRUARY 26. Arrived in the Roads the Pandora sloop and Blood ' hound gun-brig from a cruize. A shocking accident happened this morning on board the Beagle sloop of war, whilst lying to off this place ; one of her guns* which was housed, unfortunately went off, while the armourer was inspecting the locks and flints, by which three of her cr..:w were killed, and four or five more wounded. DEAL, FEBRUARY 26. Arrived his Majesty's ship Fly from the westward, and the Avenger from Portsmouth with a convoy, which are sailed for the River--and the Endeavour, Captain JOSE.% from Belfast.—Wind N.W. SHEERNESS, FEB. 26. Arrived the Betsey, Otto, from Philadelphia with tea, coffee, &c. Sailed the Majestic and Leyden men of war ; also the Dolphin, Blomters, for Liverpool ; and the Cruizer sloop of war with the following ships under convoy for Gottenburgh : Elizabeth, Gjerding ; Generous Friends, Penton; Christira, Scharter ; Bonaparte, Boroman ; Fate, Newman ; Untenche. mung, Rhode ; Maria, .A.nschlag ; lustinia, Haunaman; and the Kron Von Oldenburgb, Sailed also the American schooner Swan, Captain Woodberry, in ballast, for Cadiz, and several light colliers and . coasters. In the gale on Wednesday a • boat was lost at the Little Nore, and a very steady man, of the name of John Elvy, was unfortunately drowned. Wind west, blows strong. YARMOUTH, FEB, 26. Sailed on a cruize off the • Texel the Vestal frigate; and to Sheerness the Ariadne frigate to be paid.— Sailed the Sappho sloop of war, and Archer gun brig on a erui ze ; and Snake sloop of war with con voy. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Admiral DOUGLAS ; Amiable, Admiral RUSSELL ; Goliah, of Ngu_ns, Captain PAGET ; and Calipso sloop. Wind N.W. GRAVESEND, FEB. 26. Sailed the John, CRABTREE, for the Brazils ; Hoope, —, for St. Michael's ; and the Providence, OwEN, for Dublin. No vessels have passed here since the 2'2d instant. MARGATE, FEB. 24. This morning the body of the late William Bushell, Master of the British Queen packet, who was drowned about three weeks since, at the Pier Head, in endeavouring to go out to the ships in dis tress, was picked up about a quarter of a mile from the place where the accident occurred. This day also, the Governor, corn-hoy, belonging to Mr. SWIN. FORD, was, after unremitted exertion and expence, safely floated into the harbour. The Boreas of and from Shields, CLARK master, laden with glass and coals, for London, is on shore near Pakefield, and it is feared will be lost. Two other vessels are on shore on Lowestoft' Beach. The Neptune, SMITH, coal loaded, is on shore near Scarborough, and it is feared will be lost. • The Hoy Dutchman, BROWN master, from Lon. do n , with rye, for Newcastle , put into W hitby on the 25th instant, and soon after sunk. The Eliza, TOBIN, (a missing vessel) fro* Ja maica for Liverpool, is arrived at Haleshead. LEWIS XVIIL ;, On Thalsday, the 18th instant, Lord and Lady CHARLES AYNSLEY, of EOCkifig, were honoured with the company of the King of Prince an 4 Suite to dinner. The party consisted o f hid Mpres[ry his brother . MoNtsiEUß, the Duke d'Armotmeadt, the puke de PERRY, the' Duke de GRANIONT, and the Prince creyoNte, with those French Nobles Who compose his Court at Gosfield. Among, the English party, were General and Mrs. MiLNER, Colonel and Miss BURGOVI4E Mr. and Mrs. PEPPE R, •c the latter the g dauhtr of Lady F. FITZGERALD) , of whom had 'been formerly known to the illustriou a s 1 stranger on th e Continent. His Majesty and his train were received by the town of Bocking with military honours, with tinging of the bells, and other demonstrations of that respect, which is universally felt in this. country for Royalty, virtue and magnanimity in distress. On their arrival at the Deanery, they were received by [the military band playing, God save the King, and 0 Richard, 0 mon Rol ! Of the dinner it is sufficient to say, that it was not only magnificent but elegant ; and that Lord and Lady CHARLES AYNSLEY had pre pared, and did conduct every part of the entertain ment with perfect ease, strict propriety of form, ex quisite taste, and that indiv idual attention, which excited the admiration of the whole company. The dinner was protracted, after the manners of the French Court, with the most interesting c onversation, and it was three hours before the f I ?ssert was served, which was made the vehicle of complimenting the Royal visitors by ingenious devices. Near the King was displayed a most beautiful cake, with the sur rounding inscription, Vn'e le Roi de Franc:. Cn another part were quartered the aims of France in coloured pastry ; with many other elegant and appo site allusions. The entertainment was crowned by a Dance, to which several families in the neighbourhood were in vited. The King's brother led the dance with Lady CHARLES AYNSLEY ; about threescore were assembled in the Drawing-room. His Majesty requested to be in troduced to those whom he had not seen before, and charmed all by his affability, his information, and his understanding. At a late hour the company unwil lingly separated. The King repeatedly shewed strong symptoms of the gratification, which affected his heart. The tear of joy was more than once observed to steal from his eye. We must not forget to state, that Miss A. MURRAY, a young lady not 10 years of age, addressed to the King the following verses: Permettez, 0 grand Prince, en enfant d'exprimer L'all.;gresse et l'honneur de pouvoir posseder iln Roi, dont ]C' , talens, la vertu, les mallteurs Sent a jamas graves tlatts le fond de nos creurs. Puisse en France bienta le peuple ti6tromptl De vos aegustes droits admettre RellVef,tr le tyran de son trove usurpe, Retal , lir dans ITurope en rt pas assure, Des Revolutions etouff.r la manic, Et rendre a l'Univers et I.t pain t t la vie!