Star. — London, England, 1806-02-12 00:00:00

DEPENCS OP rill COUNTRY *. TO THE EDITOR OP THZ ST,AIL MMIME. LETTER PI. (Gotlvied Net the STAk of pour, so. ISM.) Sta.--Were all the rematics vitt' ch I have already made admitted to be jail. no perfon can be more con ._ _ (dons than myfelf that they are of no Qua what ever, if come method upon the whole, fatisfadory, cannot silo be prcipofed, of collating a competent force for the prtfent emergency, which, from its conftitution and nature, (ball be capable of all that • is required to be done. It is my firm convidlion, that the more plain and conlifient the principles are upon which we attempt to accomplillt this object, the lets Mall we run any hazard of. failure. The fundamen• t.ll laws of our country, as to the rights and duties of all Britons, we hold to be permanent and flied. Thole which hit Ca earna has eliablifhed in the mind of man certainly are fo. I have therefore never en tertained a doubt that upon the fair Ira& of equal duty upon the one hanit,und adequate reward on the other, •ue arength may be called into anion now, in the fame manner as it ought to be in all future emergen cie., according to the neceffity of the cafe, and that all half meafirtes are but tricks of Ratefmen, either intended to prevent the force and vigour of the na tion from obtaining its weight and influence, or re. doted to paltry (hips, from want of courage, or power, or consprehenfion to provide for animating and cherilhing the (pit it of thofe, in all their ranks, who mull compofe this force. AS are agreed upon the univerfality of the obli. gation of military ferrite, under every Government, where there is no pliyfieal or profeffional incapacity. This obligation, I fee with pleafure, is recognised, and about to be tufted upon throughout the United States of America, upon the moll broad and equal footing imaginable. It is not a burden here, but the hell right and privilege of freemen. As to the mode only of levying and employing our military arength, can there be any difference t and upon this fubjell, I difent much from moll of the opinions I have feen. My notion is, that the whole array 400ld ultimate ly tell upon the univerfal obligation nt military ditty. The fame idea has been recognized in our ((mutes, sad in expedients the cal conSeent with general principle, Under this obligation, the duties perform. ad by all deferiptions of our force at prefent, may Itintinue u there now proceed, until the new arrange. silent can be made fyilematic and perfect Thus we loft nothing, when we need moil, whatever we at prefent p. trefb, and at the lime time &all be advan cing in the progefa to the full command of all our flrength. Let the whole male population, fit to bear arms, be either divided, as now, into four claire., or into more fubdivifions, upon the general principle of age. If by the Cettfus it appears that the fire clefs is Cu i. cleat, call out univerfally now all within it, out al. ready under arms. If there be a chance of needing more, proceed Rill according to age to take the neat, and fo on to the whole, if necefrary. My anxiety is to give the idea here without detail, and I !ball only c‘bferve, that a confiderable number of claircs, introducing a much greater fubdivifion than now ezift I , will be expedient to enable the Govern. nsent to call its latices out in entire chilies, which it the only regular method, without unnecciatily en• cumbeting the finances. Whatever cl dres are called nut, I conceive, may be trained tizty days in the year, in peace, as well as in war, within a limited diflance of their homes ; and in cafe of invalion may be required to fetve perms- neatly, until it is defeated, any where not beyond fees, at the pleafure of our Sovereign, whore prero. gative fhall enable him, as I conceive it does at pre feet, to call out in like manner all the other &ales liable in fervice, as the meet:Sty increafes, Thia great force may, in my conception, he at once our chief home defence, our army of referee, and the flock from which our regular armies (hall be drawn. Fur levies to the regular forces, let the induce ments of the ler vice be fuch as to procure recruits from the home army, and when thefe fail, the ballot struN be the refort, and thefe drawn mull either fit ve in puffin err by fubflitute. I cannot enter into the idea, that there ought to be various conditions of fee vice in the regular forces beyond this, that in par ticular climates, and at a great dilfance from home, befides having c••lonial troops for the greater part of the ordinary duty. there ought to be peculiar al icv.ances and tecompeace f. r there hardlhipc. l'he inducements which wiM operate with ceraisty and univcll:4lly, moil be fuch as will render the fol. diet's life defirabile ow duty, and refpeaable when it i s •ever. _ _ If his pay is now fufficient, add the mull aelive atteuiion to recognize and promote according to merit. The common pedant, who rife; by defat, will make a ini.re honour Able officer than one who obtains a fubaltern's conimarion a a wretched, and perhaps profligate dependant of f perfon of in fluci.ce. Let enquiries and report. AS tU COlldtla be frequent, and honorary premiums at Lail be liberal. ly bellowed. No doubt the inipolfe derived from this ea& of motifes mutt depend upon the ch tidier of- thole in command of our armies. But :l.e State can hold out certain rewards, betides, in theinfelvet , futlicient. Limit the first term of fervice for tae pri• vale 1,0 li/Cli year;, or to end of any which the eauntty !hay be engaged at the expiry of that period, in the regulars. Give him half pay, under condition only of his joining the home army at the expiry of this term, and full pay, if difabled by wounds, for life, or equivalent provlflon in a military hofpital, when he has no family to retire to. Let it be in his option to erdift again, or not, for the fame period, but if he does, with full pay for life, on the expiry of that term, under the fame condition of home fervice as before. In officering the whole, it might be defirable, that all who hold commiffions fhould belong to the regular ferviee. Thus the difcipline would be uniform, and the home army would have the confidence which ea .perienced officers alone can give. But this Rate of things may be approached by making the duty of the home army a condition of half pay, in all cafes, and eftablifh:ng the rule, that all who have been in the regular army iball take precedence and command of all of equal rank in the home army, and that no perfon Shall hold the rank of a Field Officer in the home army, who is not in the regular efirsblifhment; The manner and tirae in which the Volunteers and Militia would come to melt down into thi► fair and general arrangement, are matters of feparate enquiry. Were it even thought, that either of thefe Should be permanently retained, I cannot fee bow fuch an NA. nion could Rand in the way of a more effedlive and equal fyfiem as to the ref of our force, however much of it might remain comparatively of little ufe, in there bodies, were a partiality for either of them unfortunately to prevail againft confiderations that better merit the appellation of national. (I'e be continua ) LAW INTELLIGEACE. THE NEW LORD CHANCELLOR. An unufual crowd attended the Court of Chancery this morning, to witnefi the ceremony of his Lord fhip taking his feat on that Bench. His LoreUhip entered the Court about eleven o'clock, attended by his Royal Highnefs the Duke of CLatt sacs, the Earls of Mona and Stances, Lords EL non, E t.t.sa aoan u crt, and Mr. WIIION• 14. and was faluted by the Gentlemen of the Bar riling from their feats. The Matter of the Rolls held the book While the Oath wet adininiftered, immediately after which his Lordfhip retired, attended as before, and the ufual bufinefs of the Cuiirt then proceeded. COURT OP K NO'. BENCH, FEB. tl. •SIIIMIDLY ►R•C•f. __ Mr. Hu LLOCII :4pplied to the Court, for leave to file a Criminal information againa two Gentlemen, of the name of Peter and Duncan Campbell, for rio tous and violent condu& at an Affembly in the town of GatellitAd, in the c:.ut ty of Durham, for affaulting one of tut Company, and fending a challenge to pro- voke a dutl. From the affidavit., it appeared,, that the De fendants were both Officers in the North Lincoln Militia ; and, un the night of holding an affertibly, they went to the Alrembly Rooms. By the regula tions of theft rooms, Non-fubfcribers were not ad mitted. unlefs introduced by a regular member, and even then they mull be drelled conformable to there regulations. There two Gentlemen infifled on ad miffion ; but were told by the door•keeper, that being in boot,, and not introduced by a Stabfctiber, he could not admit them. They appeared faibfied with this anfwer, and went away ; but loon after returned, when the Defendant, Duncan, with his whip, made a clear piffle, and they both forced their way into the room. A meffage was fent to them by the condullots, to explain the regulations of the rooms ; and the necellity of their being pro-' perly dreffed and introduced ; to which they an fwered, that they felt themfelves very comfortable, and would not Itir. Upon this they were reqoefled to withdraw ; but they declared they would not, unlefs freed to it. Some further words enfued, when Duncan Campbell fbook his whip, and clench ed his fill, in a menacing manner, at the gentle man who condueled the ball. The ladies were all alarmed, and the parties retired into an adjoining card-room, from which one of the doors cummuni cated with the lireet. Here the Gentlemen of the AfTembly contrived to lock them out of the ball-room, in hopes that they would go away ; but the former had fcarcely returned to the Affembly Room, when a moll violent knocking was heard at the door.— Thefe Gentlemen were dircovered to he actually breaking it open ; and fucceeded in forcing the pan. nets, fo as to give them room to pats through : and Duncan, returning to the room, gave one of the Gen. tlemen a note, couched nearly in the following terms : " Cen.l.men —Yon all combined, are fo valiant, that we dull not now lace yuu; but, we are welting below, iu order re arrange mattrrs for a meeting to morrow mott,ing " To this invitatioa the Gentlemen, of votary, gave no anfwer ; but Peter Campbell, fume time atter, on that night, met Mr. pthn Hawks, who WAS returning home with his wife and filler from the Airembly, and Allied him to lien slide with him ; as Campbell had !truck that Gentleman in the rooms, he fupptifed he wilked he would give him fatisfaetion. Mr. Hawks replied, that it was not then quite convenient, as he had his wife and litter under his proteeti•nt ; and Mr. Peter Campbell again laid he would fight him with ( N o r d or pitiol, or any other vreapfin lie ple.tf.:d. The Court granted a Rule to they? caufe. MAItDAM US. Sir V Gm! (hewed caufe againit the Rule moved for by Mr. Wilfon, a few days (ince for a Malidaffll to the Court of Repells in London, to hear and determine a claim made by the Chamberlain of the City of London, on a perfon eaetcifing the trade of a Stock Broker within the City, for the fum of 4 01. being a duty appoinicd by Ad of Parliament to be paid annually for the ufe of the Mayor and Corp. ration, by every perfun carrying on the u. d: of a broker. The Learned Counf:l cor,ten.led, that tie Court of Replan', in not fo.laining their own jurifdiaior, in this cafe, had eaerc.ied a very found dilatation, sari that their doing fu was highly etes:itable w tbeit C•MILLUS. Cede, Mt. Holmes, by vitae advice they 'Reel.— By the Mt of Parliament, the fum paid by every broker, on obtaining his licence, was appointed to be paid to the Chamberlain, for the ufe of the Mayor and corporation ; but the annual furn to be after vraeds paid, was ordered to be paid, generally, for the ufe of the Mayor and Corporation, without fpecifying the hand to whom it was to be paid. Now, although the Chamberlain might, by any bye law of the Corpo ration, be entitled to profecute in his own name, for penalties due to the City, yet, he contended that un• der an AR of Parliament, in which no loch power was given to the Chamberlain, hut he was only ap pointed the hand, to whom, as Steward for rho City, the money fhould be paid, he could have no right to Cue in his own name, the Corporation's right of fuing in their own name, for flans payable for their tile, being undifputelt Beatles, every Broker on being licenced, granted bond to the City, for the fai.hful performance of their duty, and for this fpeeific yearly Aim of aos. and that under the penalty of 251. This was the true cattle why the Corporation had not fired in their own name. Had they done fir they would have been met by this bond, by which they ltipulated for redrefa elfewbere, and that too under a penalty far above eogniaance .1 the Court of Requells. Mr. Willow, in fupport of the Rule, argued, that the Chamberlain, !honer in general, undoubtedly, to be confidered the Steward of the City, did net in the prefent intlance El in that capacity, but was tradiseun. der the Alt of Parliament, for the purports therein mentioned. Previous to the time of palling the Mt granting the prefent duty to the City, it was in the ufe of receiving a certain-rate on fpicer, which being found inconvenieut to be continued, the duty on h. cenced Brokers was fuhflituted in its place The duty on tpices, however, having been let out to a pet fon of the name of Stuart, the Ad provided that the Chamberlain Ihould receive the (urns impofcd on Bro. kers, firfl, to a certain extent, for the ufe of Stuart, and, when that furn Ihould he paid up, for the ufe of the Mayor and Corporation. Sappofe that this cafe had occurred before Mr. Stuart's interett had ceafed, could it he denied that the Chamberlain, and he alone, had a right to fur ? If fuch would then have been the cafe it molt be equally fo now, no alteration having been made on the Ad, or on the character which the Chamberlain bore under it.' As to the circumflance of a bond being granted by eve: y Bro ker at the time of his being licenced, that being a matter of regulation, it would be 'extremely hard if it could make any alteration on the cafe, or force the party claiming his tight into a fuperior Cour.t, while it could be recovered at fo trifling an expence before a tribunal appointed for the very purpofe of prevent ing vexatious and expenfive fuits. There were up wards of two titoof,ord Brokers ft om whom the city had to receive tbit annual duty, which would be more than (wallowed up in the additional colts which mull necetfoily be inclined by being ob. lied to bring attions in any of the Courts in Weft mintier Hail. Betides, the defendants could (offer nothing from the circumflance of a bond hav ing been granted, toppling it poifible that the city Ihould tue on fuch bond before a fuperior Court, as they would be entitled to have the payments to the Chamberlain imputed in extintlion of fuch claim. On the firft ground, the Court were of opinion, that the Caamberlain from the wording of the Aft, was yelled with the office of Truilee, and of cootie was entiLled to fue in his own nawte. Nrither could they fey that the circumflance of the bond, fhnuld of itfelf tie' held fufficient to compel the plaintiff, to leek hie relief in a fuperior Court. As to the interell which any of the members of the Court of Requefts might be fuppofed to have, in what concerned the Corpora. Lion, the Rule might be fo framed, as to be directed to fuch Members, as did not (land in this fituation. Sir V. Ca aes, however, did not think there was any ground of objection on this head. Lord ELearrananuo II.•-•" The right to foe in the Chamberlain is a goeftion eafily tapored of, and the only doubt is, if, under the circumflance of the Mayor and Commonalty having a collateral (comity, they are to be precluded from the redrefs they leek in the Court of Requetts ? It would be too much to cult them of this channel for the fupport of their claim.— Maudamus gr.inted. Difpatchcs were yefle, diy received at the Admi• ralty, from Sir HoMe Pore km, 'lacing the fife arri sal of the fquadron under his orders at St. Salvador, on the tfith of November. The next difpatches will, in all probability, inform us of the capture of the Cape of Good Hope. Some letters from Holland, of a late date, men tion that the fquadrnn which lately failed from Brea under Jiaosts Eto AAAAA Ts is deftined to the EaIL Indies. The Undertakers commenced yetlerday to hang the Painted Chamber with black cloth, preparatory to Mr. PITT lying in State, which will take place the zoth init. The room is 66 feet long, 27 wide, and 3o high. The ceremonial will be the Lune as for his father, the late Earl of CHATHAM. Ks so's7TH •Tlil.—Tamerlane and Bnjaset, a new ferious Ballet, was reprefented Lit night. It is rA ken from the grand Opera of Roxona, written by MAC MOCALVALLO, aid which had great fuccefs. M . Rossi has, howe►er, made a moil reusable Alterati in it, Fir the put pole of adapting it to the character a Ballet, that the fpeftacle alight conclude with the difpl-ty of dancing. It was received throughout with unmixed and univerfal applaufe. Cosa EZCKANOI, 111ase.i.aws, Ft■ 2.—Owing to Vie ruccelLon of (hart arrival► of Wheat at this Market, the price is flipported for prime famples, al. though this trade is dull of file to-day—Barley in very Ihort fupply, and at rather better prices—White Peas likewife—hlaving few Old Beans, thole are dearer.—New 'ricks 25. to 335. per quarter—and having Oars in but fupply, this article is not lower—Flour is quoted nominally as per currency, but the trade is dull and general ('ales are at leis prices. O CUMINCY AS UNDIM Wheat, 47e 58" 700 per qr. Grey Laic 3os 35 5 Fine Ditto, 7as yss 04 Beans, (old) 33s sas Rye 36. 4i• od 114 0.. 18 s 74• od Mak, 64s id od Tick Ditto 451.50 a. od Oats, so 17. Sot. P01.,n,1 into 3t. 32/ ,c 1 Waits Peak, 37. 4as c.. 1 Rape Seed, 381 O il prrl. R. rims OF 110111. Moo Flour 6• to Opt. S.coo L sjs to tSoa per look. NAUTICAL INTALLitENct Dublin Waterford /AMU THIS DAY -Wind N. E. ♦aa. DM All. it.ri. I 1 Cocteau rgh 0 3 0 1 Hamburgh 0 1 0 I •—•—• _)PLYMOUTH, Fee. to.—Came in the Sally of Cuernfey, LONG/lURSt matter, from Tor. cola, bouild in London, laden with fugal . , coffee, &c. (be Nile,' in company with eighty fail, under convoy of the klsaut.iro, of 40 guns, and parted company the tub January, in lat. 16. Sailed the V 14411 Oa PAIIIS, of Ito guns, Admiral COIIIIITALLIII, In join the Channel fleet. The Fortune fehooner of Jerfey, from Jet fey for Br iflol, laden with apples, Was totally Intl ye;terday on the rocks of the Weft Hoe, together wi, h the cargn. The Kiwi - , of 74 guns, is gone tip Hamoate to have her bottom infpetied, having I:sock in Cawland 13.1 y. Portrastouril, Fri t t.—Artived the Staunch gun-brig, with priloners, from Plymouth.—Sailed his blijelly's (hips CRISCIPIT and l'Attovs to the weftward. The tranfporta which received orders for the Cape of Good Hope, have recsived counter. orders.—Wind wetterly. Doris, Fsa. I I.—A victualling boy in coming for this harbour IA night from the Downs, Caw a large Ihip in company with a lugger [tending over towards the French coati, and as there were Come Welt India Ibips paired by here Lail night it is much feared the (hip fcen was one of them. particularly as the French pi ivareers, in fine weather, always Welt this costa of a tight, and generally pick up fome veffel, note itliflanding the number of cruisers on this flation.—Arrived the brig Ringfware, of Dartmouth,' Captain &Acme, with wine for this port, from Oporto. Sailed the brig Ceres, of Sunderland, Captain HORD, with wine from Oporto, bound to Rocheller. Wind S. W. with foggy weather. DIAL, Fax. rt.—Arrived the EarLosioN bomb. and Ranger tranfport, with a convoy fromPoitfmouths the Pleatant Hill, hired Hoop, frrm Deptford.— Sailed the Croy sr, VA LOROUI, and SEAGULL hoops filmes', GALLANT, and Di AAAAA TO gun brigs, on a entice off Boulogne and Calai► ; and the Ranger tranfpnrt for Deptford.—Wind S.W. Ave, Jew. 3o. —The brig Prudent, WICITRIDOI, from Belfall to Whitehaven, wa. dri►en up the Frith in a gale of wind, t n Thurfday telt. She got water logged and drifted ethnic ar the Troon I but, by the naive exertions of Mr. WALLACE, jun. who went to her atlittance with a number of hands, the got off, and is now all ived in this harbour. _ HULL, F. N. 7.—Lefl Saturday a lugAr privateer captured uinc brigs corn loaded, and a collier off the Sunk near the Swin ; the collier carried four carro nades. vi.h which the crew for rime time defended themfelves, until having one man killed, and the ter and another man wi.unded, they were obliged to Itrike ; but a Berwick fmack loon after coming in fight, gave Chace. and retook the collier ; the priva teer crowding all fail, made for the Freiwh coat, but the wind being E. by N. and afterwards changing to S. E. it is conießured the would find it difficult to get her prizes into port. Gar 'woes, Fig. I.—The Mars, FISN. and Air time, Rk11:1, fur Jamaica, and Thomas, M•Barot, for New Orleans, from hence, arrived at Cork agth ult. When there advice, were sal:itched, the wind was fair, and a (ignal was up for !hips of aar being its fight, luptmfed to be the convoy, previ ~,, s to which, all the flips by the convoy had received their intim tions, and were ready to proceed. The (hip Jane, Stevie!, (formerly mentioned as on those,) was got off without dam-,ge, on Tuefday Lilt. The John, —, from Londonderry, for this port, was on the night of the zath ult. driven on those in Welt Loch Tarbert, and great part of the cargo damaged ; it is hoped the cargo will be or , t out, and that the vtffel J would he g ,, t off. The ohnfin, Turner, from Port Dundas to fort William, with coals and iron railing. (prang a leak in Landafh Bay, and is arrived here s. the cargo is to be landed and rethipped in the Roe buck (loop. The Harmony and M.sigitets, two of the (loops which were driven out of the harbour at Rothelay, dating the late violent gale. and west ;Acne on the Cowal fide, have been got off, the latter • confiderably damaged. I FROM LLOYD'S LIST. 0 , Pas. zßid by the it elian - ee, 'Aaron, front Jamaica. Salted the Nut well, Dodds. fur Jarn..ioi Hatford, Clerk and the Else. L.110121E8, for Hambtargh. ARRIVED. At Poole, Elisabeth, Reverts, from Newfoundlard -At Briftof, Apollo, Eilt ; and bliptanus, from Billso.—At Milford. Little Ben, Grey, from St. Micharl's—At I iverpool. Swan. from St. Michael's; Ceres, Mollyneaua, from Dwninica; and Hope, Walker, from Jamaica—At Cork, Indefatigable, Weir; Monarch, and Elisabeth, from Jamaica; Diana, Vaughan, from Demerara; Veynoi, Junco; and Hopewell, from I Oildol/—At Dublin, Eagle, Dilbm, bout Lundoh-r- At 'Trinidad, Elis-betb, Denning, from London. JAMAICA FLEET. The following t, A lilt of the Chips not yet account ed for, viz. Viciffitude. Stoat, Seidel Hero, and Merlin, for London. Hope, M Eavivg ; and Faroe, Braithwairr, In? laverpooL Albion, Crawford; and Emerald,f,w CI) de ; Viyilaa , Fanner,. for Cork ; and Mary, Harmon. kr Dublin. . . the I. rd hikidk:too, Hawkins, has been taken and retaken e t a Guernicy privateer. The failing inftrudtions were taken away from the following (hips for chlohedience of order, 'lle Country Squire, and Melvin, for London ; the Hope, Walker ; and Cambridge, Cullen!, fur Lauerpuol ; and the bon. ruben Cattle, tar Lurk. The Ge..rge Atiki Ara), Sri P H kW S, from Liverpool f or W ale , f0r..1, is I,:t at Bonin:sham The Ellen. 11,s 01.1(S.111, from Limerick for Lon. don, is captuted .;;,1 ci,;cl into Calai• The St. A c ck, frcan ChArleiton to ilerdan, is Itraissled in the iczcl. The Countefs of Darlisvon failed from (elsec for Liverpool on the 16th ot Septeniber, and hal not fines been heard'of. • The Islareirfur, Cuwarocritast, from Liverpool for Africa, has put into Kinfele, with lots of maikook ii ik. The Echo, CLAIltb, from Cornwall for the Mecii• Wrangell, was captured it: Oaohes lad, cart Ad isto Mgetiras, and there oath:mud. .„ j PPS