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Ruffia, to thee principles, awl that inlightimed p ox hey, which had uniformly diainguithed his reign! !t circumftanee,which gav e u s fill rea f ona bl e ground to hope that affairs on the Continent might yet be brought t o a favourable iffue. In the critic, however, in which this country now flood, we had nothing to fear from the haughty menaces, or the infatiahle ambition of the common enemy, while defended by the known loyalty and valour of his Majefty's fobjeas, and the uneshaulled refources of thi s Empire, in the vigorous application of which, he was confident the wifdorn and fpirit of the Houle Ivould cheerfully co-operate with his Majefiy, for maintaining the conteft in fuch a manner, as to fuftain the country in her wonted rank amongft the nations Of Europe, and for bring ing the prefent arduous contell to an honourable and advantageous conclufion. The Noble Lord conclud• ed, by moving his Addicts, which reiterates' the fentiments expreffed in the Speech. Mr. AINSLIE feconded the motion iii a fhort fpeech, in which he oblerved, that the events which had taken place on the Codtinent, had been rapid and unexpefted ; and that France had acquired by war, in a fhort fpace of lime, thole acceffions to her power and territory, which the had before been gain. ing under the mark of peace. But he congratulated the Houle, that though the fate of the war on the Continent had been lamentable, yet our own naval and military character was unimpaired; under the puffing exigencies of this dais. Great facrifices and doubelets is made, and many privations be thlstititted to, bet the fpirit and rerouted dr this eountty were fully equal to the greateft exertions. The language of the enemy was menacing; his objea was to overthrow our power, and reduce us to a 'late of dependence. But the pecple of this country, he trulted, knew, and were determined to defend their rights. Notwithltanding our unparalleled naval fucceffes, and though the late viaory mull be con& dered as the moll important in the aortal. of the country, and as placing us in a hate of comparative (mirky, yet it would be dangerous to del - pile the - defies and efforts of our enemy. The exigencies of the times required the moll vigorous meafures ; and he trolled, that the vigour of our Councils, and of bur exertions, would at length procure for the coon. try a &lid, an honourable, and a tatting peace. With theft fentiments he felt it his duty fecond the motion, and be hoped it would meet the unanimous content of the Hnufe.—The motion being put from the Chair. Lord HENRY PETTY role, add (poke to the following purport r—" In offering my fentiments Upon the prifent•occafion, I mull obferre, that to that part of the Addrefs to his Majefty, which relates to the ever memorable day upon which the glory of the Britith navy was eftahlilhed, and in which the lots of one of the hravell and molt enlightened men that ever conduced to the honour of this country, is deplored, I am fore no Member of this Houfe will, for an infant, objea. It was the peculiar talent of the. Noble and gallant Lord; who fell in the mo ment of Vianry, to unite all men in one common els, fort for one tommcin caufe ; and is now becomes our duty, willingly to join all fentiments in one bond of admiration sad gratitude. But with regard to other tarts of the fpeech, I am by no means difpofed to yield the fame acquicfcenee t and it was my intention this night to have moved an Amendment to the. Ad drefs, eaproffire of fentiments More confonant to the hitting Nate of affairs; but, from certain Unions tions that bare reached me, and, I fuppofe, many other Gentlemen, that firth an Amendment would lead to difcuffions extremely painful to the Houk, becaufe involving deeply the charaaer and conduit' of a perfon high In office, who took the principal lead in thole trantaaions which mutt necdfarily become the fubjea of mach enquiry and animadvetlion, but whole *Menge at prefent is carded by a misfortune which, I am fore, perfonally, I and every man around me molt regret ; I have been induced, for the prefent, not to propofe that Amendment for the adoption of the Houle, or to throw any ;impediment, at (nets a moment, in the way of this Addrefs ;—by no means, however, abandoning my refolutierm• to bring forward the diteuffion in another ()tape, and at an early day t and in order that the Houle may be in poffeffion of the motives which induce me to form the amendment I Intended to move, I will read it to the Hoof'. The amendment I intended was— . That this Hoofe feels the deepdt concern for the Wafter* which Dave befallen his Majteßy's Allies on the Continent, and will proceed to enquire Into the caufes which have produced them; that the Houle feel that the molt vigorous meafures arc neceffary fur the defence and fatuity of the country ; but at the fame time that they grant to his Maj.lty the neeetTary means of carrying on the eositeft for the honour and fafety of the empire, it will be. the duty of the Houle to take tare the public refonrces he fo diridted, as not to aggravate the calamities, or increafe the dangers of the country' " Such is the nature of the Amendment which- I intended to have the honour of propofing this nisin ; but although, for the realm's I have mentionect, I forego it for the prefent, yet, fuch are the exigencies of the public affairs, that many days cannot be fuf feud to elapfe without bringing forward the fubjea, ' for ample dithuffion, in lonic thape : the country ex peas it from thit Houle, as a paramount and indif penfable duty, and therefore I now inform the Houle, that, in all events, I (hall bring forward fuch a mos Con on Monday next." Mr. FOX.-&" Concurring ittirely in the fentiments I which have fallen from my Noble Friend, I do not think it neceffary to trouble the Haute with more than a few words at prefent. But 1 cannot forbear to exprefs my hope, now that we (hall not be fo to tally mifunderfond or mikonftrued as to render it offibla to fuppofe that we are not fenfible of the un e .stripled calamities which have been brought upon the ctuntry. We do not feel, Sir, in the manner exprefred in his Majefty's Speech, jolt now read, re f-petling the fituation to which the fecond military power on the Continent has been reduced—that power on which we ought to have always looked, and may, perhaps, look hereafter as our fui eft and mutt heady Ally in the difficulties and dangers to which we may be erpofed, fr, en the ambition and preponderance of our continental thernics. I hope it will be clearly oaderflood, tl'at we are not deficient in thofe feelings of deep regret and indignation (hear! beJr 1 at the I ill fupport which that ally received, and at the infas towed meafores which have been productive of the molt rapid fucceffes to our enemies, and of the molt erraordinary calamities ever witneffed to us and to ocr friends (lear 14star I) Though we agree to put off the dircuffinn for the relent, yet. let pie again expects my hope, that there will be no milcooception nor mitconlituaioo of our feelings on this point. Nay, Sir, it is the very iteov.h of thele feelings that chiefiy weigh with mi, *hen t 'ethic& in ttseplropriety or the poftpnnemenr now propofed. Reports have been very reeen , ly eircula , ed—reports which I hope are e sagier. ated.and which I troll a few days will put ao end id.tlt I bringMg iis the evid ence o f t h e i r f a ll acyur exaggerate d nature. Bit feeling how nearly the individual alluded I to in them is conneeted with the difeullions which mull have arifen to-night, had the Amendment read by my Noble Friend been brottglir lot ward. I an. ready to allow that it would be injollice to him to prels the fubjed in his abfence, while there may be any good reafoni, to believe that lie will be able in a very (bout time to attend in his place. I therefore' cordially agree in the propriety of pollponing the , difeuflion ; but at the fame time, every private confi• deration ought to yield to the public advantage ; and for this realon, I hope the delay will not be long. I underftand that my Noble Friend has axed on Mon day, to bring forward a Motion on the prefent luna tion of affairs, whether in the ['tape new pointed out in his Amendment, or in a more general view, will be for him to determine. At all events I hope that no material delay will take place, but that we (ball fpeedtly proceed to inquire unto the wiles of our prefent unexampled danger, and the meatil by which the calamities that threaten us, may with the bell chance of fuccef% be averted." LordCASTLEREAGH.-".k I (hall not take up the time of the Houle for more than a few moments, but I mull Rate in reply to the Hon. Gentleman, whole ex prof ions have beer. fo ;varm, that however confident he MO 10! in his ahility to bliablifh a charge of delin quency againft his Majefly's A dminittration, we art equally confident that we can difprove them,and there fore do not by aoy meant with to occafinn any unne eel arydelay. lam only lorry that theHon.Gentleman fhould have departed from the calm and difpalSonate tone which the Noble Lord near him, fo much to his own . honour,has thought proper to employ. When the difcuffions which the Noble Lord has pledged himfelf to bring forward, (hall come on, then we (hall defend ourfelves againfk any charges that may be brought ag.tinit us ; but undoubtedly there difeufions cannot he concluded in a manner fatisfadlory to the feelings of the Houle, unfelt; that perfon is4irefent with whom they are Co clofely cormeded (AI! li.! from all var. /err of the Houfr). But I agree, at the fame time, that if the occafion of this delay thould be of any long continuahce, that there is a paramount duty to the public which mutt fuperfede all private eunfiderations (hear! bear!). Yet on the fame principle which has induced the Noble Lord to put off the ditcutfion for the prefent, he will no doubt fee the props iety of making the interval as long as podible. More Ido not think it necefary o fay at prefent, but I with that it fhohld be pettedly underitood by the Hnufe, that we are completely prepared to defend ourfelves, ar ! that we are not anxious for this delay horn any apprehenfion on that head." Mr. WINDHAM....- 4 1 am pettedly fatisfied, Sir, in my own mind, that my Noble Friend, in putting off his Amendment for the relent, has judged pro. perly. However dedrable it may be that thefe dir t uffions, fo interelling to the cuuntry, fo important in every point of view in which they can be :onfider ed, amid come forward fpeedlly ; however much it is to be regretted that delay thould be neceffary, yet I freely adds* that we cannot, with any degree of fatisfadino t Witted to there momentous difeitt floss, without the pretence of the perfon who mull be to deeply concerned in them (beer 1 bear!). Yet' though I am convinced that under the pretent cit. comltances, the delay is proper, I molt at the fame time fay, that the feelings ut individuals, how ever much they may be entitled to refped, when they can be refpeded in conlitlency with higher duties, are hilt not to be a rule for our cimdua in public. It may often happen to all of us to be obliged to perform du tics moil painful to the feelings of individuals,moft pain ful to our dwn feelings, but which our engagements to the public will not allow us to negled Having Rated this, I am howeter fatisfied that a Ilion delay is at prefent highly proper. But if circumltances thould not Iron alter, I am of opinion that we mull do out du. y, by taking the tubjed adverted to by the Noble L rd into conlideration under every dd . :advantage.— I have no doubt the Noble Lord will do all that de pends VOIS him to bring it forward as fpeedily as may be. I hope in the mean time that the occalion for delay will loon be removed, and readily a dmi t , tint with this in view the longeft time ought to be allowed that can be granted in conlifiency with du ties of nore imperious obligition." The draft of the Addict's was then read, and a Committee appointed to prepare it, and report to the Houle. ?Aatgtr SILL. Mr. SHERIDAN rofe to give a notice relpeeing a motion for the repeal of the Additional Force Bill. That Bill had been tried, and was fblind to fail com pletely in producing the effeas expeeled from it by its acimirers.—He had a very eonfiderable number with him when he before moved its repeal, though certainly he bad not a majority at that time. Now, however, he hoped that many who difagreed with him then, would, on a futsfsquent matioft for its repeal, cordially vote with him. He was proceeding to make Come farther nbarvations, when The SPEAKER oblerved, that he mull remind the Hoo. Gentleman that at prefeot he mull confine himfelf to the notice. Mr. SHERIDAN replied, that he was only about to fay a very few words i but he would only now date, that on an early day he would give notice of a mo tion for the repeal of the Bill. Lord CASTLEREAGH Paid, that Tome altera. tions were intended to be made in it which might meet the molt &rims objeaions that could be brought againft it. Mr. SHERIDAN replied, that he did not mean t♦ propofe alterations, but to get rid of the Bill alto. gather, that fomething better might be put in its place. 11.1,AL ticrottra. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice, that he &mild, on Friday, move the Thanks ot ;he Houle to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines, who were engaged in the battles that were won binder the command at the late Lord Nellon and Sir R. Strachan, on the a iti of Oduber, and the 4th of November. tOLUNTBER ,ORB. Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice, that he fhotild move on the fame day, for Returns of the effective Strength or the Volunteer Force. IMPtACIIMENT OF 1010 autLviLLe. Mr. WHITbREAD alio gave notice. that he mould Wove, on Thinfday next. for the revival of 'the Committee, appointed lai Sefton, upon the tm peaehment of a Noble Lord. He did not know but that the Bill, which paffed lalk Sefton. would make his motion unnetetrary ; but if the floqic thought otherwife, he fhould then make the motion. LORD DINKY PETTY'S Norma. Lord HI.NRY PE ITV then gave notice, that he ntoold, on Monday nett, bring lot ward the dircutEon of the quenion he had before !laced.-Adjourned. LONDON. Corm:T.les Litt Utter to ttiorrodt, poibto..his ftibrcquent Letters In fuccetbMi, as foots as an opportunity offers. Of late we hove received numerous letters from our Friends, in forming di that the Newfpaper Agents, by whom their Papers ate forwarded into the country, often fubltitute others fur TIC STAR. This is a fp..teies of impofition to which dur cuitomers only can apply the proper remedy. Let them write to their prefent Agents to dircontinue (erring them, a.id o 6 In forming as we dual give 'Mir ordtre to Nowfaten, who do hot pradtiee the fame fraud. If they do not know the name of the Agent, let them clikontleue to to►e the fuLdtitated Paper, n3te the date when they ftop, and pay only up to that time, finding us notice to provide them with another Agent. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY at. PRICE OF STOCKs THIS DAY AT ONR O'CLOCK! Confols, for money, 66ii —for Jan. 6. - 4 .—Reduced 593 t FRICK OF 'STOCKS YESTERDAY: Nib heck toi . India Stock i 5444 3 per Rcd. An. 594 eid India Bonds, par rS.pron. • I per Cent Conf. Splif Imp. Ann. Si is 16 4 P er Cent. 7;ifil Ezell. Bah, is a 31 rem, 5 per Colt Nary Soli aniniunt Lung Ann ty t•t6f Fite& Tickets, t9l. tpa • Short Apn. f Conf. for ace. bof 6t • DAUM Jaw. ty —5 per Cent. Gov. Deb. psi Eacbanse—Dublin on London, 1 11. Tle Salon of Parliament env opened yefteiday by Commiffion. This is the fecond time of its being opened in the abfence of his MAJESTY, in the courfe of his reign. The former inflance oc coned during his Mar sea r's illnefs in 174 — Of court'e the greater part of the pomp and pa rade of the cermony was wanting. In the Houfe of Lords, the Peers were dreffed in their robes, but in other refpeas, it prefented only the appearance of an ordinary day. The attendance was very thin. It compiled, however, the Prince of Walla and all the ROYAL. Duets, except the Duke of Susses. Lord Getavizzz, Lord HOLLAND, Lord HAWItli• soar, the Earl of Cat Liszt, and feveral other Peers, who generally take an active part in Debate, were elk prefent. The Marquiffes of WELL/rim and Lansciowx, Earl NILSON, and Lotd ST. Jolla, were feverally (worn, and took their feats. The Loan CM ANC Ik LLOS. read the Speech. On his right fat the Archbifhop of C ssssss VAT and the Earl of Caw. oat ; and on his left the Earl of Darrnourte and Lord AUCKLAND. Thefe five Peers were thw Lords Commiffioners, The attendance in the Houk of Commons was iety full. Mt. Fox, Mr. Sandia*, Mr. WIND 14•11, Mr. WHITBILIAD, Mr. GRAY. and Mr. Gement PoNsomar, occupied their ufual feats, upon the oppofition benches. The gallery was crowded with &angers, in expatation of a warm debate ; but our report !hews, that the hopes of a de• bate were difappointed in both Hooks. The abfenca of Mr. Pier from his feat in the Houk of C-minsons induced the Oppofition to poßpone the debate which was otherwife expeited to have taken place. Earl Co wr tR, in the Houfe of Lords, Lord HIIIIRYPITTY in the Houfe of Commons, read as part of their Speech,the Amendment they intended to have proprifed,if the Rate of Mr. Pi rr had not rendered it a print of grace and liberality to poßpone it. Their amendment recognizes the neceffity of vigour, but urges the day of inquiry into the errors of the pail, and " to provide that the refources they furniih, and the powers they confer, may not in future be fo employed as to increafs the perils they were intended to avert, and to aggrandize that Power, to which it is the common intereft of all Europe, as well as of Great Britain, to fet proper limits." This Amend. rnent will form the fubjelt of debate on Monday next. The delay which has taken place in the Debate, can be of no tnaterial confequence to the objects of the Oppofition, while it gives a character of conli deratenefs to their proceedings, which was never more requifite than at the prelent momentous critic. In one point, and it is a molt important one, all parties kern unanimous, namely the necegity of op. poling with vigour the inordinate ambition of that power which has laid the rights of independent Rates in the dull. May they 'Alfa be unai.irnous in the means I Mr. PITT was yefierhy rather wort than better. The Earl of CHATHAM riffled him previoufly to his attendance in the Houle of Lords, and his Lordllsip's report ferved to confirm the fears and alarms of his friends. Mr. PITT is almolt totally ext.:tufted in body, although his mind (till retains its lifual vigour. Lord GRCNVILLI, when he had occafion to al• lode, yeflerday, to the il'nefs of his relative, Mr. Pirt,appe.tred greatly affezte.l. Earl NrA.som, on his inrrndoe;on into the Houle of Peers yeheiday, was died - ,d in deep mourning.— His Lordiliip looked crtrernel) lorrowful and dejec red the whole time the Clerk was reading the patent, which, on arcount of the many remainders, is of extraordinary lenwh. His dpik i:ai, begins to a filvery appearance. His resemblance to the late Noble and gallant Vifcciont is very II long. It is the intention of MMilers to apply to the Houle of Commons forthwith— For the fan. of room 01 the 10.41 and Malt. F. r fu.n nt the Ant..it of the Priva taken from the 2,7c00na in the 1,0cc,,00 nut of Spanie!, As 4 for anew iffue of E xch equer 13,1 1,5 nc.,,0c0 4 6,2 i (:),000 ivlttridAL IktELLIGEIiCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind 14. Ant. DUI. At I. DOI DUbtiil 1 0 Grlrtenburgh 0 S Waterford IHintho.gb a a Toitaar, JAM. 20.—Arrivrd thh rewriting ht bay th e WARLIOA man of war, MI martini with .be (hips as per ha. Wind N. W. PLYMOUTH, [AN. aO. --Came in the Mfkldleinit,ot Charlefon, Captain Srsracsa, from Charledon, to Bourdeaus, laden with fugal-, coffee, logwond, detained by the SANTA MiNGARITTA, of 38 guns, which /hip is alto arrived I and the listrio, of 3 8 guns ; and the Naomi's, of 28 guns, from a cruise. Poasrmouru, Jaw. lg.—Sailed t/it Hoist frigate. with a convoy for the Downs. Wind walerly. Dote', Jam. 31.—Put m here lift night, having loft two anchors and cables. the brig Minerta; Cap tain Hsroarces, of Poll dround, in lCorway. with a cargo of fruit from I.ifbon, bound to London.s Arrived this day the (hip Panora, ( c aptain LAX*. of Plymouth, from Oporto, with a cargo of wine for this port Ind London. The brig Albert, Cad'. rein Haughorft, Of and from Bremen. with coals Raves, Arc. bound to BourdeAux, put in here this day by contrary winds.—Wind N. N. E. and moderate. Dear., Jae. ao.—Arrived the Coarraact frigate gotavinpt oh board 340,000 donors) with convoy m llifbon ) and the Falcon hoop, with convoy (reuse Halifax. Jaw. t .--Sailed the TaJahrs frigate, Combatants Fleche, and Cygnet amps, and Archer gun brig on a cruise; Paz.t.as frigate, Profperu bomb, Parleys ranee Indianian, and the reft of the Outward boand for Portfmoutb. Inittihe LLOYD'S LIST, GlAilleND. JAN. si.—Patfed by the Cecilia, Oblers, front Hamburgh; Goadoloupe. Ward. from Gibraltar; Admittanci. Sampfoo, from St. Michaels; Wsiolfarth, Moore, from Ditgav Palenboom, Deyer, from St. Andero; Walfart, Blasco, (road Barcelona; Baltic, Poole, froth Dubin; Lord Nelfon, Barlow , from Rob; J. 0, Edwards; Alfred. Cracker; Abcona. Bryant ; A D D., paymer ; and the Eoterprizo, Taylor, from Waterford. The Tommie has taken, and carried into Gi braltor, a French 74 gun ihip, richly laden, from the tile of France.—A letter from Lieutenant C to his father, Dr. Calif at. of Dublin, by a merchant vac], announces this event. The Oxford tranfport, Capt. Cocoa, arrived on the Loth intl. In the Downs, in 35 days from Tortola 1 the feparated from the Beaulieu frigate and the Well In dia convoy in the dark night of ipth Dec. in at. so. 48. long. 63.49 W. aßicell. The Rap Dunroban Cattle, of Greenock, Joint *Bettie mailer, has arrived at the Cove of Cork, where the is now performing cpiarantine. She failed from Port Royal, in Jamaica. on the *coed of No veMber lad, with the homeward bound Sett, cob filling of Gil in company, under convoy o f the Diana frigate, and PILICAII and Poet Marina &opa of wars They failed with an Intention of touching at Port Antonia, in order to cone& Each (hips as tear have a homeward deffination.- On their poirage to windward, they were greatly ahnoyed by the enemy's privateers, and it was apprehended that nottrith- Ran3ing the indefatigable vigilance of the Com mander to keep the Sett in a comps& order of fail ing, and the exertions of the other King's (hips for their prottition. yet that fume of them had bees captured. On the 1 ilh of November the Dunrohan Cattle fplit her topfails in a violent (quail, and was compelled to bear away through the Gulf pottage. On that morning the fell in with the Vigilant, of Cork, Captain T . one of the Convoy, the lee wardmott (hip of the fleet. She met arias nq whet 'hips on her paffage. She cipeofted to have fried the Vigilant at Cork. (For the remainder of the %stied Intelligence fee eel YR Par.) His Majesty has been pleated to order the fol lowing uniform hock-furniture to be effablifhed throughout the fervice, for the Stag:Officer, of Re giments of Infantry :—A bowfin, or (addle cloth, made In fhape and fize fimilAr to that ordered for the General Staff of the Army, of the colour of the facing of the regiment, with a d ,, ubie row of regi- Mental lace round the edge. The holllers to be co vered with black bear-fkin, and the fronting of the bridle with tibbon, the colour of the houfin. The Gazette of laR night contains a Proclamation for a General Faff, to be obfervcd throughout Eng. land and Ireland, on Wednefday the 26th of Febru. ary neat, for the purpnfc of imploring the divine blefEng and affißance on his Majelly's arms, fur the relloration of peace and profperitv. The Gazette alto contains a fimilar Proclamation for Scotland, to be obferved there on Tburfday the ayth of February next. The Gazette of laa night contains an Order in Council, prohibi.ing the exportation of fah petre, arms, and ammunition. . _ The Gazette alto contains an Order in Council diretting that the quarantine laid upon aLI (hip , per- Cons, goods, and merchandises which may arrive in any of the ports of this kingdom, of the Mee of Guernfey, Jerfey, Alderney, Strk, or Man, from an y of the ports in the States of Pcnnfylvania or New York, be taken off. At a meeting of the Highland Society on Tuef day fc'nnight at Edinburgh, the 'Doke of Susst on the motion of Si , JOHN SINCLAIR, was elefted Member At the fame time, the Duke of AROYLI wee eletled Prefident fqr the enfning year, and die Marquis of Loans, Lord Decorous's, Lard MOIRA, and Lord Mama Vice-Prefdents.—The Trea curer Rated to the Meeting, that the Duke of M ovie had lately lodged with him, as Treaferer, the funs of ioool. Reeling, as the commencement nt and for the purple of eflablilhing a fund, under the patronage and management of the Society, to be ap plied by them for defraying, in trait, the educetiow of the younger (on, of Highland gewlemen for the navy. That his Grace host been, i t a great .tea• titre, induced to make this handto ~e and ipirivd donation, from nblerving 'hat crnsperatitely few Gentlemen f rum the Highlands were to be ((And as officers of the Navy, which the Duke of Attributed in a great degree to the conG.lesable ea. i}ef,ce of educating them for that prtofeffmmoott maintaining them while Midatipmen. 4. L 1 I