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eel the pn*Tiloss of the BM alone which were to come under discussion in the Corn mince, but the several clauses of a Right Hon. Gen tionan (Mr. Canning), together with the suggestions of the Noble Lord opposite to him (Castlereagh). ...These additions went to affect various pans of the Bill, an d ought therefore to come before the House i n one consistent view and as Members of the same system. He should propose, therefore, that the Corn ntitree should sit on Wednesday to receive the new clauses, and that the Bill so amended should be taken into consideration on Monday next. His impression in submitting this proposition was, that of the impor. tance of concurrence among those who were friendly to t he general principle of the measure. He trusted that the candour of both sides, whose object in com mon was to unite emancipation with security, would lead them to accommodate each other in facilitating the final accomplishment of a measure that promised to confer an immediate benefit on Ireland, and a l ast i ng good on the whole empire.—(Hear, hear) Mr. RYDER had thought that the mode before a dopted of introducing the additional clause was ex tremely inconvenient, and conceived the plan of the Right Hon. Gentleman now proposed quite satisfac tory. He had ventured to predict, that the Bill in the shape in which it entered the House never would psi, but had not expected that his prediction would b e so soon verified. At the same time he must ex press his opinion, that no arrangements could be adopted or any securities devised which would at once satisfy the Catholics and preserve the Protestant esta blishment from imminent danger. Mr. CANNING observed, that his clauses had b ee n only suggested in order, in the first place, to pat the House into early possession of what would afturw;trds come into effective discussion. It ee crred, therefore, only a retrospective view, and not the prospective sagacity of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Ryder) to announce, that the Bill would not pass without some alterations. He had received, in consequence of this public notification of the views which he intended to take in the Committee, various suggestions from different quarters, entitled to the -eatest attention, and many of which he had adopted. - being re-printed and re-committed, these clauses 1 be submitted to the decision of that House, might otherwise have remained in ignorance of until the moment when they were proposed. all respect to the imaginary triumph of his Right .a. Friend, it was obvious that on a question of this kind, which had been a theme of controversy for so many years, there must exist many substantial dif ferences, as well as many shades of opinion. It had beer, the aim of the Committee which prepared the BA to meet, consult, and treat with the greatest possible tenderness, the honest prejudices against which they had had to contend, and he looked forward %nth confidence to the day when they would have to encounter the easier task of combating the more de enemies of the measure--(Hear, hear.) • Lord CASTLEREAGH approved of the pro . of the Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Grattan, was desirable that the House should look at the a whole. Alter a short conversation between Mr. RYDER Mr. PONSONBY, it was understood that no delay take place beyond Monday next, when the dis in would unquestionAbly take place. Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A r ONE O'CLOCK: lied a4-.Cons. 591—for act. 59f—for epg. 590 per Ct. 7sh-5 per Cent. 114 —Bonds is. 2s. dis. Bub. Bills 4s. Is. pre.—.Bank Long Annuities 1411-16th I The official report of the Allies respecting the of Lutzen is hourly expected. In the mean have to state, that all the private accounts have been received from the North corroborate statements that appeared in the Hamburgh jour. Captain WKeaue, of his Majesty's ship CAL in a letter of the 9th inst. writes as follows : " OFF CUXHAVEN, MAY 9. By the Hamburgh Mail, this minute arrived, I ived the agreeable and important intelligrcf great battle having been fought on the 2d inst. Lutsen and Pegau. The Prussians alone taged, and the respective armies were corn. l by the King of PRUSSIA and BONAPARTE in The latter lost two Marshals, and the Prus ie to regret the loss bf the Prince DE STSE• but remained masters of the field of battle.— Htmesame lost an arm, and Generals !OAST and BLUCHIM were likewise wounded. be Prussian cavalry was not at all engaged, in Ice of the great number of artillery which had in the field. A corps of 600 men, which the French attempt throw into Leipsic, have been cut off, and will liged to surrender. "On the same day, the 2d, the Viceroy of•ITALY defeated near Halle, by General BuLow, with of three pieces of cannon, and a great aum ammunition waggons, and 1500 men killed, prisoners. " Tills important event will not fail to produce a trable effect in this neighbourhood, and may Lin oblige the enemy to retreat from Cuxhaven, they have occupied." Other letters, dated Hamburgl, the Bth instant, ' that the intelligence was generally credited the Allies had defeated the French at Lutzen, the 2d instant ; that the French lost on that day men, and the Allies 10,000, chiefly Prus- The loss on both sides is probably much un• At Hamburgh the people are all in high spirits, confident that their means of defence are now so and well arranged, that they can bid de t,) a force of at least thirty thousand men.— thousand of the Hanseatic Legion had joined and there were still left for the protection of Hamburgh seven thoomod volunteers, already trained to arms—besides, every citizen capable of bearing arms had become a soldier. The streets and market-places were completely filled with the young men drilling for the field. Such a thirst for military' glory was never before witnessed. The Mecklenburghers have shewn great alacrity in the common cause. Their regiment intended for the defence of Hamburgh was on its route, and would have proceeded earlier, but for a delay occa sioned by a want of muskets. In consequence of the continued hostilities of the Danes, the Governor of Heligoland has prohibited any vessels from England proceeding up the Elbe. On the 9th, a British vessel, from England, was cap tured in that river by the French. The latest letters from Heligoland are of the 12th instant. One of these, dispatched by a boat after the packet was under sail, mentions a report which had just reached the island, that the Hanseatic Le gion had driven back the French from Wilhelmsburg and Haarburg, with the loss of 2000 men. We shall be glad to find this intelligence confirmed. By an American prize brought into Plymouth, in telligence from New-York to the 11th ult. has been received. As we conjectured on Saturday, no such event as a cessation of hostilities has taken place.— The Captain of the prize has brought another report which we fear is equally unfounded, viz. the burning of the town of Norfolk, the Constellation frigate, several gun-boats, and two frigates on the stocks. —We say we fear this report is unfounded, be cause nothing ought to afford so much satisfaction to every British bosom as intelligence of this description. We have given some extracts from the Papers brought by the above vessel. The medi ation of Russia has been so far listened to by the American Government, that they purpose to send an Ambassador to St. Petersburgh to negotiate a peace . with Great Britain. Mr. GALLATIN is named as the person likely to be appointed to this office, but we doubt both his talents and his sincerity. The corre spondence between Commodore BERESFORD and the Governor of Lewiston, previous to its bombardment, affords another proof of the spirit with which the Americans continue the war. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE DEFEAT OF SUCHET. An Officer of the British army at Alicant arrived this day at one o'clock, in Downing-street, with dis patches from Sir JOHN MURRAY, and the following Official account of the battle near Alicant, of which we subjoin a translation: **OFFICIAL ARTICLE. THE FIELD MARSHAL DON F. :C. ELIO, GENERAL IN CHIEF OF THE SECOND ARMY, REMITS TO THE MA= JOE GENERAL OP THE CHIEF OF THE STAVE, FROM HEAD-QUARTERS AT CASTELLA, THE FOLLOWING DIS PATCH, DATED APRIL 15 : 44 MOST EXCELLENT SIR--The army under my command being established, as I have already infor med your Excellency, in the line, which, in combina tion with our Allies, was formed from Alcoy to Yecla, passing through Castell4, Biar, and Villena, having troops in Sax and Elda. " On the morning of the 11th inst.. the division which, under the command of Don F. Merjares, co vered the left flank of this line, was attacked. The result of the action was, that the enemy, under the command of General Baron Harispe, took possession of the village, and obliged our troops to yield that point, as appears from the dispatches transmitted to" me by the said Brigadier Merjares, of which I sub join copies, numbered 1 and 2. , 4 While this passed at Yecla, the battallions of light infantry of Velez Malaga was at Villena, and Marshal Suchet was at less than a league distant from that town, with a strong division of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. During the whole day he did not dare to attempt any thing ; but the General in Chief of the British Army having caused his cavalry to advance to reconnoitre the enemy, he put himself in motion and came with all his forces, though with circumspection, and without daring to make any charge, following the English to Villena, the gates of which he did not reach till it was dark. The bat talion of Velez had provision and ammunition in the i town for two or three days ; and when, by the ad vance of the French, its retreat was exposed, orders were given to shut up every thing in the castle, and there defend themselves. The Colonel however, Don Jose Luna, did not observe that they were endea vouring to surround him and prevent his escape—an operation which was not finished till the morning of the 12th. •" On going out to a little distance from the city, I perceived that the castle began to fire from all sides. Knowing that the enemy had surrounded it, and that the said corps could not save itself, without the assistance of a force from the Allied army, I passed from Sax to Castella, to confer with General Murray, and propose a movement upon Villena. That Ge neral acceded to my request ; but when the English cavalry began to march from Biar, and about 100 Spanish horse, consisting of Olivencea and some parties of chasseurs of Jaen, from Sax, it was learned that Harispe, with the division he had at Yecla had arrived at Villena, and that the battalion of Velez Malaga had surrendered. gg in consequence of this very unfortunate in formation, which was soon confirmed so as to leave its doubt, the expedition beeninixoeies and danger ous, from the superiority of the French cavalry.— The English fell back to Biar, and I remained with out sight of Villena. But the enemy bringing up at this time a great column of cutiassiers to act against my cavalry, while they directed all their infantry, the remainder of their cavalry and their artillery inquest of the Allies. The latter waited for them at Biar, and an obstinate action took place, but as it was not the intention of Ccneral Murriy to retain the village, he began to retreat, defending the ground inch by inch, and making a terrible slaughter of the enemy, who obstinately followed them to the entrance into Biar, where the firing ceased, because night put an end to it. a I, with three battalions of infantry, retired to Postel, which is on the side of Castella ; and the ca valry, which was commanded by the Colonel de Oh vencea D. Viunte Algarra, remained in Sax. go The Allied Army posted in Castella determined to wait the enemy, who took a position at the en trance of Biar and Onil. , g Thus passed the night, and at break of day on the morning of the 13th, a strong column of infantry, with about 300 Cuirassiers, took the road from Vil. lens to Sax. A firing took place between them and my Guerillas, but they did not dare to advance upon my position, and fell back, after having lost a cuiras sier by a musket-shot, retiring by the same route that they came. " In Castella Sachet shewed more courage, but he paid for his temerity by the sacrifice of 2000 men, who perished in the contest with the English line, where the attack was met with the utmost gallantry. Marshal Sachet led his whole army to the fosse of Castella, displayed his cavalry at Onil, and had the imprudence, at three in the afternoon, to detach a body of 2000 men, in order to force the left of the line, which covered the vanguard of the division of General Whittingham. These troops, and the 27th Regiment of English Infantry, which was there at the same time, received the attack with coolness, suf fered the enemy to advance to the points of their bayonets, and then charged and overthrew them, taking prisoners 200 men, besides killing *nd wound ing great numbeXs. • 44 When the Marshal saw the result of his first at tack, he was obliged to change his plan, if that plan was to attack the line of the Allied Army, and therefore was forced to make a menacing movement to cover the retreat he was preparing. • General Murray perceived his intention, and caused nine bat talions, 900 hurse, and 10 pieces of artillery, to come out to meet him and obstruct his march, in which he so well succeeded, that in less than half a league, the distance to the entrance of Biar, where he had !.iken his position, he caused great havoc among , co_ lumps. Night coming on the enemy retired, and die Allies returned to their former position. •4 On the morning of the 14th some parties of French cavalry appeared between Villena and Sax, but the moment they saw our troops they fell back towards Fuente la Higuera, for which point they knew Suchet had marched, though with his army considerably weakened. " As the army under my command covers the left flank of the allied army, I have removed to Castella, and keep my cavalry upon Villena to observe Fuente la Higuera. 44 I can now assure you, that the enemy has sut. fered extraordinarily, and dearly paid for his temerity and the advantages which he alone obtained atYecla over Brigadier Merjares' troops, who fought with bravery and were worthy of a better fate, in conse quence of his superiority in numbers. • 44 In this city, in Biar, and in Yecla, the enemy committed all kinds of excesses and atrocities. •4 The first letterfrom Brigadier Merjares, is dated Jumella, the II th April, states, that at five in the morning he had been attacked, and obliged, after a most gallant and determined resistance by his troops, te retire, in consequence of the enemy's great supe riority, whose force consisted of three thousand in fantry and 60 horse, with three pieces of artillery ; that he had three hundred men killed and one thou sand wounded—the greater part of whom made pri soners; and that the enernyhad suffered considerably. 44 The second Letter is dated from the same place, on the 12th of April, and after detailing some cpern dons of the enemy, concludes by saying, his troops are full of courage, and may be immediately em ployed, without fear, against the enemy ; convinced that it was only on account of the enemy's great superiority, particularly in cavalry and artillery, that they were forced to give way." By the ship Henry, arrived at Hull from Konigs berg, which place she left on the Ist instant, we Lave: received advices that the bombardment of DAut7icf: had commenced. The garrison did not exceed 8000 men ; the Russian force before the town ~rmlunted to 18,000, who, it was expected, would shortly attempt to take the place by storm. The East India question is not likely to come to a Parliamentary decision in the present Session. It is supposed, therefore, that the Company v, receive a prolongation of its charter for a short term. The Royal Pembroke Rifle Corps embarked at Dublin on the 14th inst. for Liverpool. TWENTY THOUSAND AND Two Ht.:NW:ED POUNDS! No. 8385, drawn This Morning a Prize of £'4.JO, and, as the first Prize above £2O, entitled to £20,000, making the total amount £20,200, wax Sold in One Quarter, One Eighth, and Ten *Oi:,teenth shares, by BRANCO/48 1 ai the Lucky Office, Holborn Bars. - - NA V. 41, !WELL ICEIVCIL VALMOUTiI, MAY 16. Arrived this day the Marlborough packet, Captain Butt, with Mails from Lisbon, which she left on the 10th instant : sLe has brought home 23 of the Ann packet's m • , Captain PETER Hitt, vt hich vessel was captured on chit ilst ult. after a very gallant resis. tance of two hours and forty-five minutes, by the York Town American privateer, of 13 long double fortified nine-pounders, and 136 men, the packet had only 10, six and nine-pounders, and 23 men ; 31'e was vei y much cut up in her sails and rigging; her bulwarks all knocked away, foretopmast gone, and one man killed and two wounded when sl.e struck. The Captain, Surgeon, Steward, and two boys, went in the packet for America, she sailed from hence on the 12th ult. with Mails for Jamaica, vt h;ct. were sunk. arrivt•A the Qum Charlove packet, Capt4in KIRICHESS I with Mails from 13,-;mula, thirty days passage. The Freeling packet was expected at Halifax, from Anapolis ; and the Speedy packet was at Bermuda, expecting to sail soon for England. A great many prizes were at Bermuda, nine were going in the day the packet came out. , pute l alone which w on, but I demon fr o f the ob' --These adi Bill, an d ow, i n o ne coma system. He wince shoul clauses, and into consider in submittinj tance of corm to the genes that the cant s on was to 1 l e ad them te the final sea to confer at lasting good RY C adopted of ie tre mely inct Right Hon. tory. He 1 • the shape in pass, but hat ▪ be so soon v tress his op • adopted or ai satisfy the C • bli s hment Ire Mr. CAls been only 51 ▪ pat the Hou • 6.-w , rds e vert, there • the prospect • (Mr. Ryder, p a n without t, consequence • silich he inti t suggestions greatest atter • After being I would be st which might 1, them until ti With respect lion. Friend t this kind, wh t so many yea: 1 ferences, as been the aim • NI, to mee possible :en( which they hi with confider • encounter the ermined ene Lord CAI position of ti slit was des as a whc Atter a s mel Mr. Pm ▪ bold take ram canon wool TH it. ed T' PRICE OF Reclat-.0 d- Spa Ct. 724 Pack Bills ti tia a The offici inn kale of Li ed time we bav tiat have be ilte statemer to. uls. Capta he Pon, in a 1 iv- lc- By the us Ism receive of a great b, ge between Lui ire sere engagt manded by he Perstn. Th he jam have to nd IiTA but re of al Hi in, • ItNHOR /as --"he Prus it .tsequence rv - \ t enemy I ble " A corp in d:a throw of tbliged t ed, "On the ore <s defeate e loss of t ' of a tm nd t;O5 psi eti- "This it ter- avourable s• tr:iaps it mach they end Other lei nu • Au, e ntinn ' . at the Al the n the 2d n luta YIOO mei S. The D m- 4-rated. co At H am 4a confide nnidable ? °r anCe a !s of lac "en thou ight e Alli es, to PORTSMOUTH, MAY 17. Arrived his Majesty's ship DESIP.EE, 36 guns, from off the Western Islands. Sailed his Majesty's ship Ecuo, 18 guns, on a cruize. Came into harbour the CHALLENGER. His Majesty's ship HAPE, 10 guns, takes convoy for the Downs, instead of the SAVAGE. CORK, MAY 12. During the last cruize of his Majesty's ship CASTI LIAN, she captured the Henrietta, of Savannah, e 'valuable prize laden with beeswax and cotton, bound to Bourdeaux, and carried her into Gibraltar. The Laorams frigate, Hon. Captain SEYMOUR, arrived from Lisbon, after seeing the transports from hence in there. It is determined that the Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar Fleets will sail the first fair wind.— Yeste,rday morning arrived his Majesty's ship TAL• BOT, Captain SWAINE, from a cruize. GREENOCK, MAY 14. The Janet, WARDEN, of this port, frort) Malta to Aux Cayes, was taken 26th Febroary,by the Defiance- United We Stand, and Divided We Fall, American privateers, but being in ballast, they gave her up to the master. The Defiance, kruot., of this port. ar rived at. Jamaica from Gibraltar on the 16th March, after a passage of 3l days ; sailed in company with the ship Orion, of London, for Surinam, and brig Balfleur, of Whitehaven, for Tobago ; parted with them on the 28th of February, in lat. 22. long. 34, all well. The Ann Packet, with a Mail from this Country for Jamaica, was captured the 21. ct ult. by an Ame rican privateer, and sent for the United States. The following is an extract of a letter from a re spectable Merchant in Baltimore : " BALTIMORL, MARCH 29. " We have sees a very important conf“le:it.Al let:er from Washington, which rates that it is ascertained, be ynnd all doubt, that Admiral WAangs is not vested with powers to ar range an Armistice." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING-Ills, MONDAY, MAY 17. Mr. Payne's Crispin, 9st. apt. Mr. Bruen's Hollyhock, Sat. B. C. 2000 gs. h. ft. Off, both horses having become the property of Mr. Bruen. Mr. Villiers's Don Cossack, 7st. beat Lord G. H. Cavendish's Handel, sst. 611'. I'. Y. C. 200g5.--Six to four on Don Cossack. D. of Rutland's Sorcery, fist. 61b. beat I.d. Jersey's Asmodeus, 841. Ab. M. 200 gs. h. ft.-Six to four agst. Sorcery. Ld. Foley's Benedict, beat Ld. Darlington's Cwrw, Bst. 4lb. each. R. M. 300 gs- rwo to one agst. Benedict. Mr. Glover's Mulberry, 7st. 111 b. beat Ld Lowther's Aqua rius, Bst. Sib. R. M. 100gs.-Sis to four agst. hlulberry. D. of Grafton's V.rofuli rec. 50gs. from Mr. Craven's Tooky, Bst. 41b. each. D. I. 200 gs. I.d. F. G. Osborne's July, 7st. 91b. rec. 25gs. from Mr. Wat son's Pericles, Bst. 71b. agst. T. Y. C. 100 gs. b. ft. Sweepstakes of 100 p. each, h. ft. (or Colts and Fillies not named in the Derby or Oaks. Colts Bst. 71b. fillies Bst. 41b. D. M. Mr. Vansittart's f. Pentagon, by Selim, dam by Delpini 1 Gen. Grosvenor's c. Redmond, by Whiskey, nut of Buttercup s Mr. Vatisatart's f. Selima, by Selim, out of Junius's daps 2 Gen. Grosveoor's b. f. Poodle, by PupirJay, dam Corby mare 0 Seven to four agst. Pentagon. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each. D. M. Mr. Udny's Truffle, syrs. Bst. 61b. 1 Mr. Pigot's Mantidamun, Gyro. Bet. Sib. - 2 Ld. G. H. Cavendish's Eccleston, 6yrs. Bst. Mlb. Mr. Lambton's Legerdemain, syrs. Bst. 31b. 4 Thirteen to eight agst. Truffle-1 hirteen to eight agst. Mantlda. man-Five to two apt. Eccles ton. Yesterday his Royal Highners the PRINCE REGENT gave audiences to the Earl of L►vElu'oOL, Viscount CASTLEREAGH', and several of the Cabinet Ministers. Baron Jacom KLErsr, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of Ber lin, was introduced to his Royal Highness by Vis count CAsTLEaxacat, the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, when he had the honour of a private audience, delivered his credentials, and was most graciously received. His Excellency comes to this Coti:t in the same rank ;And character as upon former occaFions. Swedish Minister was also introduced to his Roy al highness by Viscount CASTLEREAGH, and had the b.6rvur of a private audience. PRINCESS OF WALES'S El 11-DAY.—Yesterday her. Royal Highness the Prinrcs; of \V xis completed her fo:ty.hfth year, which wo cbserved by the ring. ing of bells and the display of flags and standards to the church steeples, &c. At tirelve o'clock the Prin cess CHARLOTTE, attended by the Duchess of LEEr's and Miss KN lota, left Warwick-House for Montague. House, Blackheath, the residence of her Royal Mo. tic Princess (if WALES, to pay her respects Pa the happy rerun of the clay. In the evening the Ope• . a-houte, the other public rlAces, and her Royal Highness's tradesmen, illuminated their premises. BREAD.—No alteration in the price this week: the ,quarteria lost, eighteen-ponce-halfpenny.