Star. — London, England, 1806-07-12 00:00:00

Pi , • • in which Lord Peter's will was treated in the Tale of a Tub. Sentences and (craps of (ententes, and ) Tingle words, were taken out, feparated from the contest, fent into circulation, for the purpofe of deception, and he had no d orbt, that if mitre. prefentation had not fucceeded in any other way, even letters would have been related ani combined to forward the caufe. The principals and the agents were ton induflrious and eager of fuccefs to •• flick at trifles." His opinion of the Volunteers arofe out of the queftion, whether they were fufceptible of an Improvement adequate to the expence incurred by them ? and his judgment always inclined to the re lation of this propofition. As to the motion before the Houfe, he law nn necellity for it, any more than be fhould fnr a fimilar motion of thanks to the Navy, Army, or Militia, and therefore he fliould prefer the previous quellion. Mr. FULLER recommended it to the Right Hon. Secretary to make up his breach with the Volunteers by *fronting to this motion. Mr. WINDHAM explained. Lord OSSULSTONE moved the previous quer tion. Mr. BANKES approved of the firft part of the motion, but rather difapproved of the other, as it teemed, by implication, to convey a cenfure upon the condo& of the majority of that Houfe who had voted for certain meaftires relative to the Volunteers in the courfe of the prefent Safion. The Hon. Member therefore recommended, that a more acceptable mo , don (!could be propofed. Sir ROBERT WILLIAMS was fuiprifed that any oppofition was given to a motion, the defign of , which was to render thanks to a body of men fo me• ritornus. Mr. WILBERFORCE coincided in the fentimentl of his Honourable Friend (Mr. Bankes) and expect. fled his apprehenfion that if the previous quellion were curried it would, throughout the country, be accru ed tantamount to an abfolute rejation of the motion, and therefore prodalive of very injurious areas. General TA RLETON (poke in favour of the VO- Innteers and againfl the Minifters, who were in his opinion very unworthy to fucceed the flirtatious perfon who was now no more. Mr. SHERIDAN role before the temper of the debate (horrid be changed, or any pledged *pinions given, to pi-pore a middle corn fe between both ides of the Houfe, and which, he hoped, would be acceptable to each. In proceeding to confider this motion, he begged to fay, that his with was to avoid all parry *holism. He did not mean, thetefore, to touch upon any inflammatory topic, although the Honourable General who jute fat down had offered loose provocations, under the guile of a regard for the memory of Mr. Pitt. That many Gen• damn on thc other fide &mild often (peak of that if /06nm perfon with reverence and veneration was suturally to be expeaed, becaufe they were his inti- Mate friends, and had long ailed with him. But what was the motive or feeling which led the Hon. General to deal in fuck frequent euliums ? But to return to the quaion before the Houfe, the Right Hon. Gentleman hated his rearm' for not attending the Hnufe much for fome time back. He did not like to • be prefent at the difctiffiun of there military (objets. For it was to be recolleaed that the plans brought forward by his Right .Honourable Friend (Mr Windham) were the plans of all the Cabinet, and retaining all his old opinions refpeaingthe Volunteers, the Militia, and the Army, be was unwilling to op. pole the great authorities with whom he differed.— He did not with to refill the views of his friends.— The Right Hon. Gentleman combated fome of the &gallons of Mr. Windhatn to the Volunteer By hem, declared that he would never give a vote for the re duaion of that conflitutional force, the Militia, arid repeated his opinion that a free country could not long maintain its freedom, if it trolled altogether to the defence of a hired army. Of the Training Bill, he laid that he much withed it thould remain a dead letter, as the former Bill of the fame nature did, in conteqoence, he was happy to think, of a reccm• inenclation of his to a high authority with whom he bad then the honour of having fome influence. Had be an equal influence with his Right Hon. Friend, he certainly would oft it to produce a fimilar refolution --namely, that if a certain number of Volunteers . hould come forward, this Training Bill Ihould not be ailed upon. If that refolutinn were adopted, he bad no doubt that voluntary zeal would render a compulfory levy unneceffary. The Right Honoura• ble Gentleman, after exhorting Gentlemen on both fides to concede fometlring, concluded with moving, " that this Houk de retain the higheh refpat and gratitude for thc fervices of the Volunteers of the Unfired Kingdom." Mr. PERCIVAL thought the motion of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Sheridan) did not go far enough : in hit opinion the Houfe ought to exprefs a hope as to the continuance of the Volunteer fyllem. Lord HOWICK obferved, that all Votes of thanks from that Ho ufe had a double view—that of reward ing for the pall, a n d that of encouragement for what was to come. The Fencibles, however, were reduced IA war, and the Supplementary Militia abandoned, without any Vote of Thanks from Parliament. Mr. CA NNING Paid, that when the Fencible Re . giments were reduced, and the Supplementary Mi -1 'hie was abandoned, the Houfe did not thank them, beeatife their fervices were done with. His Hon. Friend (Sir H M Idmay) had a(ked for an Exhor. teams. but the Right Honourable Gentleman opporite (Mr. Sheridan) had produced an Epitaph, the pre. vious queilion he conceived to have been entirely aband.oted. After a few words from Mr. WINDHAM, Mr. WHITBREAD adverted to an Honourable Gentleman's (Mr. Canning) obfervation, that we ought to thank the Volunteers now, becenfe we had surther need of their fervices, but that the reafen of other military bodies not having received the thanks of Parliament heft war was, becaufe we had done with them. This was a fort of gratitude which he hoped he (Mr. Whitbread) (hould never be induced to hold out to thole who, in the molt fpirited and nioli patriotic manner, Rood forward in defence of their country. The Hon. Gentleman had gP444 , fume undies to se Epitaph, but the Hook would perceive i that it was Wi.Cll a man WA/ dead that we grnentUY thought the.fittell time to write Epitaphs and ',rejig him. He would be molt willing to retnrn thanks to the Volunteers, if there was an end of their fery :co Lord CASTLEREAGH faid a few word, in port of the original motion t and upon a 4jyjfi , t y the • numbers were—For the Previous Qltenion 73 Againfl it 4t. The Original Q2eflion was then withdrawn. Upon re-entering the Gallery, we found Mr. SHE RIDAN enforcing the neceffity of a declaration of the fentiments of the Houfe with relpeet to the Vo luntrers. He concluded with moving : 'That this Houk continues to retaio its cordial fence of the Zealous exertions of the (meal Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteers of the United Kingdom, sfoclatcd for the defence of their country, and doth highly approve the perf.vrrance and patriotifm they In eminently difplayed in continuing to be aliociated for that cittedt." Upon which Lord HOWICK moved the previous queflion. • Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON faid, that if rumours which he had heard abroad were true, we might pro bably, about the Iseginning of next Sefton, have an event announced rrim the highell authority, and Thanks then given in fuch a way as would entitle Parliament to follow the illailrious example. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obferved, that the riuellinn was not, whether the Vo lunteers were entitled to the Thanks of the Hoer; as no man in that Houle, or in the country, could have a Tingle doubt as to the meritorious zeal of that brave aad difinterefted lot of men : the question was, whether upon idle rumours or mifreprefentations of what was laid by his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Windham) the Houfe would think h was now need( Cary to renew their affurances to that gallant body of men? Mr. PERCIVAL, Mr. VANSITTART, and Mr. ALEXANDER, faid each a few Words, when the question was called for, and upon a dishing, the nun bens were—Ayes 69 —Nos 39—Majority 30. The other Orders of the day-were difpofed of, and the Houfest four o'clock this morning adjourned to this day. • LONDON. SATURDAY, JULY is. In the Houfe of Commons yellerday, Mr. WHIT MAD gave notice of a motion to be made early in the next SefGoo. " to revile and amend the AR of the ssth of his prefent MAjefly for regulating the Office of Treafurer of the Navy." Thi• he obferved was rendered neceffary by the opinion of eleven judges. " that to take money, which was intended for naval Cervices, from the Bank, and to apply it to other and even private ales, was not an indiltable offence under the provilions of the AR."-It was therefore due to the interells of the public, that the Law, which was Co confirued, Mould be amended. It it underßood that the la& difpatches received by Minißers from Peterfburgh were of a very fatif lkdory nature, inafmuch as they renewed the former pledge madeby the Emperor A nsa, that he would not enter into any negotiation with France, without previouny confulting the Elul& Cabinet on the fubjc& It is rumoured in the political circles, that Mini lets have more hopes of the prefent intercourfe with France terminating in peace than they had a few days ago. The Ling of Nem, will, it is Paid, have Si cily &cured to him. It is probable, however, that the negociation will tequire forge months. The Fuuda have been on the advance this day. At one o'clock the 3 per Cent. Confols were, for July, 631 a 1, for Augufl 6+ a 1, Omnium for July 61 a 1, tor Augull 61 a 7. The firing mentioned in our paper of yenerday as having been heard at Dover on Thurfday morning was followed the fame evening, about fix o'clock, by another heavy firing which continued for two hours. Three Englim gun.brigs were feed from the Heights of Dover in duce of route fmall veldt along the French [bore; the batteries at Boulogne were filing at our veal& in paging, but the latter were at too great a diltance to receive any injury. WEST INDIES. A Mail has arrived from the Leeward Wands, brought to Falmouth by the Duke of Montrofe p.c. ken, Captain DVIII LT, in as days from Tortola. By this conveyance we have received intelligence, that on the 4th of June the French fhip Regulus, of 8o guns, arrived at Fort Royal, Martinique. This is the fhip that did fo much snifchief, tome time ago, to our trade on the African coat, whence the has now gone to the Welt Indies. The Regulus is now blockaded in Fort Royal by Admiral COCHRAN{ in the NORTII U arrived off that harbour on the day after the entered it. His Nl:jelly's fhip AGA 111 NMOII. Capt. Sir EDWARD BURY, and the CARTITORT frigate and DOLPHIN armed (hip, were expefted to leave Tortola on the 20(11 June with the convoy for England. No Ids than 37 fail of French privateers left Gua. daloupe and Martinique in the months of May and June, to cruize to the northward, in hopes of inter- cepting the homeward bound convoy. The Packet was fo fortunate as to capture, •Iff Do. minica, after an a/lion of an hour and three quarters, the French National fchoontr Imperial, which the catried into one of our ports. In lat :3. :5. long. 65. the was chafed by three French privateers, but efcaped by fuperior A letter from Antigua of the a nth June Rates, that the wad blockaded et Martinique, iv fuppofed to be one of the fqnaciron with Jaaora B4IIIAPARTi, reported to be on the Cayenne coat. on its way to the Well Indies. We are rather inclined to believe, that the :hip blockaded is the Regulus.. Letters from the Well Indies (peak of &ewe dif• contents of rather a formidable defcription, which IZV . :ll 4 ll l , ll m th ee e r l . ibultiv of . ...ol3adaloope:nd Martinique. - have been airehended, wbo had • rliflingniffsed themrclvei in the affair, and have bek or are to be; fent hoc. to France. They are all of, the democratic leaven, And will probably capetience little of Imperial clemen:7l.. MIRANDA'S EXPEDITION. The capture of two of MIRANDA'S veffels as report ed in the American papers, is entitled to little or no credit. The Elizabeth, M'Aitzu oft, a running fhip , arrived on Tuefilay laft at Greencck, in 33 days from Trinidad. At the time of her departure, no news refpefling the relish o Mamma's expedition had reached that ifland. No boats from the Spanifh main for feveral days previous to the tailing of the Elizabeth, had frequented the Trinidad market, in confequence of his appearance on the coati. This in terruption of the ufual intercouife between the Manch and the Spanifh provinces was probably the c.mfequence of an embargo. If any fe:ious difaiter nch as the capture and difperlion of his (mall (qua. dron, had taken place, it mull have been known much former at Trinidad than in the United Stares, from the former of which places the ine.elligence is a full month later than my which has appeared in the American Papers. A letter from Madrid of the 3: of June, hai the following paragraph : " A 'hip from the coaft of Caraccas, laden with cocoa, coffee, and indigo, oa account of a Houfe at Cadiz, has arrived at Vigo in p days. We are al lured that the expedition of General Maitamos, agairifl our colonies in South America, has taken a ferious turn, though it is not known here that he has taken Santa nt, in the new king& m of Grenada." HAMBURGH MAILS. Two arrived this day. One Rill remains due. The following are the principal articles by the M.tils VIENNA, Juni at.—On the 18th intl. the Eng in!' Envoy here, Sir Arthur Paget, had his audience of leave of his Imperial Majefty, and the mew Envoy, Mr. Adair, delivered his credentials. To-day the French Ambaffador, M. Rochefon caul'', again received a courier from Paris, after whole arrival he had a long conference with the Mi. nifler of State, Count Stadion, and the next day an audience of his Imperial Majefly. It is believed that the German Connitution ll'Ab the fubjea of there conferences. The Conniellor of State, M. D'Otmatt, is here. Before he proceeds to Paris he will go to the Baths of Baden, to which the French Ambaffador, M. de la Rochefoncault, likewife propofes to make a journey. Advice has been received from St. Pcterlburgh that Prince Kurakin will come to Vienna in Aura. but whether as Ambaffador or on a particular mif lion is not known, as the prefent Ambaffador, Count Ratumowfly, has not yet received any formal 'teal. A Roman Courier has 'miffed through this city for St. Peterlburgh, with advice of the occupation of Cattaro by the French. Ragufa was nut yet occupied by foreign troops. The Ragufan foldiers mount guard with the French military. NEUBERG ON THE DANUBE, Joy■ 17. — The divifion of General Vandamme belonging to the army of Marfhal Scutt, has today broke up from Landth it, where it has been for fome months, and on the JO will enter this town and its vicinity: the oth will be a tell day, after which it will continue its march by Nordlingen to the !thine. In the courfe t,f the cnfuing week Martial Souls will likewife break np from Pal Lin. GEISLINGEN, NEAR ULM, Julia 22.—Ma. gozines of forage are forming here in all hafle for the army of Madhal Soolt, which will loon pars through this town on its way back to the Rhine. MUNICH, JON! t B.—A courier is fpeedily es. peeled here with advice to the Marfbal and Minifler at War, Prince Alex tider, that Cattaro has actually been deliveted up by the Auftrians to the French. The evacuation of Brannau will then immeJiately take place, and the Grand French Army will break up from the Bavarian and other• States. Two Au. (Irian regiments are already (harmed a few leagues from Brannau, in order to take poffeffion of that for trefs. P ince Alexander will, at the fame time, go to Strafbiirgh, to be prefect at the arrival of the French columns there : hence he will go to Neuf chatel to receive Lemage, and thence to Paris, to the grand triumphal fellival. MILAN, Jues r2.—Cardinal Lnuis Ruff., who has been banilbcd from Naples, has arrived at Rome, where he had a long audience of the Pope, the fuhjeft and iffue of which is not known. It was only obfei v. ed that the countenance of both indicated afterwards much perturbatism of mind. BREMEN, Junta 29.—0 n the 2111 our city was entirely evacuated by the Prat'Ban troops, which had, been quartered here for months. Mr. Suwon, of Colcheller, is appninted Deputy Judge Advocate of the Farces in the Eathen Dila& The Royal Antphiibentre, Weilminfler Bridge, con tinues the very vortex of filenctor and fafhi , n, and while almoll every week adds fonnething near, per. swiks to keep up the ball of attraelion unrivalled.-- The feats of florfemaidhip by the lit•le Doy,•only nine years old, place him among the first of our eet nt w hil e to b e s e ers, wi fuch • SpeB fele as the Fair !, u n te th n e ile S E la q c t k ien W ri ir n e; * st S r i e gn a . 1: 1 Ul g y " ;:l P l;f r i f fil i r ,sheue, and the Pantomime of the 7aljaaa, molt 611 Om bottle with admirers. . , kfuricet 111114LIGE NI • • PENZAILCE, JULY 9.-i—This mnrniag ,itesived-liere the Spanifh logger the St. Antonio, of and from S t . Antonio, laden with hoops. rofin, and nails. pia: t• the HAUGHTY gun long, which at the•fame time frit in wi!h a ACV of about thirty fail of w Oniiiordel'et4 tiim, and the Prize Mailer Pays he has noJouht but the has captured the whole. Fatitourit, JuLy 9.—Arrived late la 2 night the Duke of Montrofe packet, Demist, horn the Lee ward Iflanits, twenty five day& front l'ostrila: alto. the Amer is fuip Redman, Captain Wow), trim New York, in 25 days. Pm back the Diana packtt, wit s .[ Mails for Jamaica.—Wind W. S. W. PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.—CHRIC in the (Dane) Pro- Captain Jacoasolt, from Cette, fur Cupettha,- gen. laden with wine, brandy, and cork, detained by the Li .n privateer; United States (American), Cap tain Haaailic, from Boni n, bound to Amtiertlani, lade:[ ui.h fiigar and coffee, detained by the. Betf..:y privateer ; Ambrofia (Dane), Captain Wts.ziamsr,st from Valencia, for Tonningen, laden with brandy. detained by the Young Rolcius p.ivateer ; Fidelitas (Dane), Captain Ut icetott, from Cette •s n: Malaga, for Edinent, laden with wine and biandy, detained by the Lion privateer ; Fabius (American), Captain Nottets,trom Philadelphia, for LOU' d:itie.l.4,l,n with tea, &c. detained by the RATTLk a, of r 8 g.im; Jong fer Gottelchen (Hamburgh), Captain KRAFT, from Bourdeaux to Tonningen, laden w.th wine, detained by the Lion privateer ; French chalk ee, name unknown, laden with f ilm, from F. ance, price to , he Colpoys armed (hip; Three Bi whet s (Woe), H LK. from North Bergen, with ft Lit and oil, detained by .lie Lion privateer. Sailed the Nile logger. on act nice; and Belvidere, Captain MITCHELL, for Diemen. Potrimourn, Juts- t t.—Artivcd the Fuer bomb with a convoy from the Downs. Sailed.the DIVAS. -ratios bomb, with a convoy for the Down , , end the D gun brig, with a convoy for Guernfey. The William, Captain.Ditssimo, from London for Jamaica, was (truck with lightning /hi: morning, tiff the Oars, and totally 'Mt.—Wind S.W. via, JULY I I —Came in the Roads this mnr. ning the Speculator lugger from the Down., a nd the Agent for Prifoners of War at this port fent off to her, in the courfe of the day, the crews of the Pm& flans which have been detained and fent in here— they are to be pot on board the guardfhip lying in the Downs, except the Mailers, who are allowed to be on parole.—Wind S. W. and moderate. Diet., Jut.v I I —Came down from the River left night, and failed through the Downs far Portfmnuth the Prevoyante floretbip. Arrived the Pi ofpern bomb from Portfmouth, Trompeufe and Rofario floope of war from a cruize, and remain in the Downs with the re 2 of the (hips u per 1411. Sailed the Vefuvius bomb w ith a convoy for Portfinouth. Wind S. W. The Elizabeth, WARTA ua, arrived in the Clyde. , from Trinidad in thirty eight days; fell in with his Majefty's (hip Deer as the was getting clear of the I Wends. sad pt information of feveral privateers be ing in purfun of the homeward bound fleets. The Maddifon, CHADWICIt, from Liverpool for Charlefton, is put into New Bedford, in diftrels. The Pandora, Lewd, of Greenock, was in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on the I3th May lail , and was to fail for Britain with the June convoy. Mr. CARR'S &rover in /reload has made its appear ance, and a night infpalinn of it enables us to fay that it fuccefsfully rivals his Northern Sommer in ele gance, and all his former works in rovell and gene ra intetat. We mentioned, briefly, the violent thunder dorm in the metropolis and its vicinity )eflerclej morning. The loudeft clap, and a very tremendous one it was, took place abot tea o'clock. This tl under clap, with the lightning which ucornpanied it, produced various eines at different places. In Hampton-ftreet, Walworth, a ball of ekerical fire, or, as it is commonly denominated, a thunder bolt, fell upon the roof of a hoole, and made a pal , Page completely through it into a back kitchen :-- , t broke all the windows of the houfe. A boy wars knocked down by the (hock, and remained Come time infenfible , and a gardener's wife, An elderly woman, was deprived of her fight for teveral minutes. Mr. ' SMITH, a Q . Liaker, in the fame neighbourhood, was feeding pigeons in a loft, when the lightning (truck his hand and deprived him of the ufe of his thumb. In different parts of the town the thunder. claps produced much terror and alarm, and in fume places were attended with unpleafant confequencer. One of the balls fell into the area of the State Lot tery Office, in Somerfeoplece ' and the (hock it occa. finned was fo violent, th a t it forced open the door, and drove Mr. Plesacs, the Secretary, who was (landing at the window of his Office with another • perfon, to the contrary fide of the (Mice. They re mained fertklefs for a few minutes, hut recovered without any material injury. Another ball fell in the Thames, uppofite Arundel•fkreet. In Ead-flrect. Manchetlet4quare, at half pall ten o'clock the light. • fling tore up a great part of the pavement ; it then communicated with the wire of the bell belonging to No. 44, which it fhivered to pieces, as well as the front door ; it then forced through a brick well into the paffage of the fame houfe, from whence it paled up the flair;, and let fire to a back room on the fe cond floor, when it made its way through the top of the houfe by a trap door. There were at the time a dozen people in the houfe, who lottunately efcaped unEntt. The firs in the fccond floor wai loon et in. guifhed, without communicating wi:h the red of 1: s pf ernifcs. The roof and. flooring of the coach.houle and liable, at the rear of the hour,. No. ay, In Al. fop's-buildings, in the New Road, were alto cows plc* driven in, leaving the walls rh ruin At Hendon, fevers! hooks were fh tken in ftreh a canner, that the inhabitants left them s and it was generally remarked there, that an uncommon fut. phureous f i ell followed the 14:1 'g. In the neigh. bourhond of Clarann, thc root of a ho , ife fell in front an electrical (bock, but no lives were loft. The rain dcfcended in torrent. throughout! the dorm. An accident wfich threatened leriots.confequenees cook place at Hoontlow, whet. I , or powder mills were (truck by the lightning, and all blown up. Pro. videstsi.lly no lives It ete I•tt, as the exist lion took piece at the time when the w. i k men were all at break fall. We fear that we Hull have to mot si %diet and mote fatal accidents I