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pole, than conferring the prefent inguilhed mark of national gratitude. The Britifh Hiftory itfelf could not furnith us with the example of another man, who, in the courfe of his whole life, had eftablifhed fuch an unremitted claim on the gratitude of his coun try, as the late Lord Nelfon. The aftions which be had performed in the early part of his career, were (officiate of themfelves to diffinguifit him, and were only to be obfcured by thofe which had marked the latter period, and the dole of his exiftence. In pro. portion as he had inereafed in age and in rank, in proportion as our enemy became more portentous and formidable, in the fame proportion had the ex ertions of the Noble Lord increafed, and his fuccefies become more dillinguifhed. He had a moll important !hare in the siaory gained over the enemy's fleet off Cape St. Vincent. When France direded her am bitious projefts towards Egypt, he was enabled to crufh her hopes in that quarter of the world, in one great aftion ; and when a cloud from the North loured over this country, he put an end to an eaten• five and threateningconfederacy, by one decilive blow. During the prefent war, when the remains of the French and Sparta fleets had been combined, and threatened, for fome time, our Weft India poffeffions, they were driven from that quarter by the very terror of his name ; and, after being purfued by him with indefatigable ardour, were completely defeated in a battle that terminated his life, in a manner every way worthy of his former achievements. The words of an ancient writer were to him peculiarly applicable : "41 IS, Felix Agricola, nen matron vita, fro etiam ofreortu• toasts north." This diflinguilhed mark of national gratitude would operate as an incitement to others to follow a (similar example, and would prove that no difficulties, no increafe of public burdens, would ever have the effea of extinguifhing the liberality of the country, when it was called forth by fuch talents, fuch a life, and fuch a dole. He concluded with mov ing, that pool. per annum be granted out of the Confolidated Fund, to the family of Lord Nelfon for ever, to commence from the 2IQ Odober fall s— and that lzo,oool. be granted for the purchafe of n houfe and land to be annexed to the family for ever. Mr. ROSE expreffed his cordial affent to the Re. folutions netw moved, and begged to know in what manner it was propofed to lay out the fum of tao,ocsol. • The CHANCELLOR of the . EXCHEQUER replied, that it was propofed to expend cro,oool. in the purchafe of a houfe and land, that tomooL Should be given to Lord Nelfon for repairs and alterations , and to,oool. to each of the late Lord Nelfon's Sil ! - tors. He alfo (aid, that it was the with of Govern ment to make fome provifion for the yid's" of Mr. Scott, Lord Nelfon's Secretary. Mr. FRANCIS could not help conlidering the pro- pofed Grant as liable to fame objeaion, on'the ground of its magnitude. If there were times of great pub lic fervices, they were alfo times of great national difficulty, and while the Honfe wifhed to be libetal, they ought not to forget the difficulty that there was in sailing money for the public fervice. He Should not, however, have conGdered the prefent fum as ton much, if Lord Nelfon.had left any children of his own. A much fn.aller fum had been given to the family of the great Lord Chatham ; and, if he te ded right, it was even greater than what had been given to that of John, Duke of Marlborough. Mr. ROSE affected, that upwards of szo,oool. had been expended on Blenheim, and in the purchafe of the furrounding eflate. General TA RLETON obferved that the Duke of Marlborough had gained his viaories by commanding allied armies, compofed of Dutch and Germans, as well as/ Englith but Lord Nelfon's vidories were truly Engin, and obtained entirely by Englifh exer. tion ; on this account, he confidered them as peat- , Body entitled to a Splendid reward. Mr. WILBERFORCE took that opportunity of obferving, with regard to the Duke of Marlborough, that it was one of the moo remarkable traits in his charader, that he combined a number of heterogene ous bodies in loch a manner, that, though only con federates, they aced on the fame plans, and with the • fame objeas in view.—With regard to the refolutions before the Committee, he muff fay, that, though be refpeded the principle of economy, by which an Hon. Gentleman was ado aced, yet when it was confidered, that the Cervices of the Noble Lord's whole life had been devoted to his country, it could Tint be Caid, that the propofed reward was exceffive. For his part, he thought, that hardly any reward could be too high for fuch Services as his. He would (uggeft to his Noble Friend the propriety of purchafing an eftate in the neighbourhood of (on.e of our great harbours, for inflance at Portfdown, that the fleet of the country might be perpetually reminded of the manner is which great naval fervices were rewarded. Mr. FRANCIS explained, and added, that it was far from being his wills to interrupt the unanimity cf the Houk on the patent occalion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER es preffcd I imfeif obliged to his Right Him. Friend, for the foggellion he had now flitted. The idea had in deed already occurred to his Majefly's Minitters, and it was propored to veil the money, for the purchafe of the eflate, in the hands of Commiffioncrs, who Should be direded to pay particular attention to this point. On the while, he trolled that the prefent grata would appear to*the Hcufe, and to the coon tr„ not only as a debt due to diltinguifhed exploits, but as contributing to perpetuate their example to every future age. The Refolutions were then agreed to, and Lord IifOWICK brought up the Report, which was order ed to be received to ity‘r row. On the motion of Mr. ROSE, there was nrdercd to be laid before the Houk, a Copy of two Reports to the Privy Council i 0 1792.4, refpeding the relaxa tion of the Navigation Laws in the Welt 111111C16 ABAND' , NNINT Or TH. PIG trent Tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that.she farther confederation of the Duty on Pig Iron he potiporied from Thurfday next to Thurl' day fe'nnight. This he was induced to do, that he might, in the mean time, have an opportunity of propoling fame other tar in its room to the confidera non of the Houk. Mr. ROSE expreffed his obligations to the Noble Lord for itlimuinthig Ihe tax. Mr. WM. SMITH bad, from* Ara. coolidcred this tax as impolitic ; and he now tbougbc that his Noble Friend did nimkif great honour by candidly abandoning a tax that had met with& south opp 4 ‘ioo is the Houk. Atricuingd. e • Il i b i . ll, I , r 4 1 4 , N I. , I ' ' ) : j i , i, 4 i LONDON. • WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. Vain OE STOC3Cs 111111 DAY AT ONP. O'CLOCK: Cookie, for names, looli—for ace. iot—Omniunt sii. Erciseq. - Bilb. ar Is. prom PR iCh OF S TOCK S TEETER DAY. Rank Stock ao9l toe , Imperial Ana,/ 3 per Cent. Red Ann. 39 3 Irint s per Coot. SH . ; per C Conf.-Se/ft ' Itacheincr IN* per 1 24. pre. 4 per Cent. 77} 711 n Ornainee tai preen. s per Cent. Nary 9 3 4 k End Tickets sok Sa Long Ann. 17 3 irt Cad. for acc. bc II Inds* Bonds, is. prem. _ Levers of Marque are to be immediately granted againk Prufflan, Bremen, and Pappenburg veircls. - - An order arrived at Stettin on the 29th ult. to pre vent Swedith vefids from clearing out. Several were there. The. SUDDEN. DEATH, tender to his ig--...,o l efty!s Ihip PALLAS, has arrived at Plymouth with the flags and balls that were taken a few days ago on French Terra Firma by our brave tars, as mentioned in nor paper of Monday. Ehe cargo of this (mall veffel corals of the fpnil of (even Signal Towers which were all deßroyed with the adjoining honks and dot. Telegraphs. The crew of the PALL*, had sill)) fkirrnik with fume French troops which they beat off. When the SUDDEN DEATH left the P , they were about to attempt to cut out about twenty fail of veilels, with a gun brig their convoy, that were lying at anchor under the wins of a battery, and it is expefted they will Iti . c . ceid in the attempt. We have received . Paris papers to the 7th. and Dutch to the 1 tth inft. The whole of the kingdom of Naples, with the ex ception of the fortrefs of Gaeta, has, it sppeary from an Official Report, fubmitted to the French. Prince Josar it, or, as he is now entitled, the King of Naples, had arrived at Reggio, the extremity of his dominions towards the South. A ('mall part of the Neapolitan army is mentioned to have effeeted a paffage to Si cily i but as it does not appear that many of the troops, nor any Officers of diftinaion, have been taken, we may conclude that the greater part, if not the whole, have reached that ;nand. The Official Re port, the great length of thich prevents us from in ferting it to-day, admits that upwards of fifty tranf-1 ports failed from Reggio for Meffina, as form as the French troops made their appearance, a number cer tainly capable of conveying, for a few miles, a larger army than 140,000 men, the fuppofed number of the Neapolitan regulars. Two of the Captains taken in the battle of Trafal gir„ Lucas and L'l IT, have been introduced lo Navockoa, And gratioufly received. The praifcs bellowed on them were mixed with infinuations againft others, whole condua is to be feverely invef tigated. Nothing further is laid of VI LLLLL uvs's death. (For the extrads, fee the neit page. trench funds 62 and a frattion. The Eaft India Fleet failed froth St. Helen's yef terday, but the wind falling fisort, was obliged to bring to again. Yefterday a Court of Dircilors was held at the Eaft India Houle, when a number of letters, received by Itwo overland packets in the courfe of the day, were read; they confirm the intelligence of the Treaty of Peace having been altually concluded with Scindia, and (late that Holkar bad fent, on the 23d Decem ber, Vakeels into camp, to Lord Laat, entreating for terms; and it was imagined all differences would be fpeedily adjuffed, and an immediate peace enfne. The letters advifing this important event, are dated the 29th of January. The Admiral Gardner, from London, is arrived at Madras. The 27th of November, in let. 6. 4. long. , 93. 25. Eaft, the fell in with a French privreer of 3z guns, which the engaged for two hours, and beat her off; the chief Officer of the Admiral Gardner, and Come others, are wounded. The following are the inte refling particulars : lISTRACT 0? A LITTZt 111011 CAPTAIN tALTWILL, OP TNt ADMIIAL OARDNat, TO JOIN woougoal, asp; " Fort St. George, 7tb Dec. tgos. I write °valeta to inform you of our fafe arrival here on the eth init. We failed from St. Helena an the Isth of September with the Lady Calllereagh, with whom we ported on the 27th of November, in lat. 6. 4. N. long. 93. 25. B. and on the following morning from the malt head, law a ihip bearing aft, which we judged to be the Lady Caltleresgh, and at twenty minutes before nine A. M. from the deck, faw a (hip fteering down upon us. I cleared thip for anion, and made a private fignal, but finding the did not anfwer it, took in aU my (mall falls, traced up the boarding tntting, and hove to. T:drty.five minutes pall nine A. M. king within 0101 Mot, ihe /wilted French colours, and fired a fhot, which we returned with a beoadfide, and el . ntinued engaging until Is min. yolk tt, A. M. when Me bore up and made fail to the S. S. W. Her aim was to difable our malts and rigging, which Ote aecomplifhed ; our lower malts, bowfprit, and main top malt arc damag..d, the main top malt I have Otifted here; leveret of the lower throwds and top matt rigging a good deal cut ; in our hull we received (tetra! Mot, but not materially to damage us. From the report of a Frenchman ,on board whom I Ihlpped at St Helena, and who formerly belonged to her, learn that me is la Jeunc Adele privateer, of 32 guns. What damage the fuftained is In pof fible to fay, but be kept his veffel before the wind until daft, and I the nett morning the difappeared. n I received all poffibk (upport from my Officers, Cadets, and Up . ..company, whore coodufi was cool,fteady, and fpirited, every one appearing zealous in the curie. My Chief Officer was feverely wounded. but no life was loft. I enclofe a lift of the wounded, vis. o Mr. J. Yarn°, Chief Officer, feverely wounded. " Mr. Lova, Nlidiliiptnan, ditto. EPAANIUL PITCR. Seaman, ditto. WILLIAM SIC CV, and Jonn M DOLIGALL, &OW. may wolioded. CIA* LTA OR RV, TUCIII A ICI R and alma Lalcare, karma Vghttl." e following additional Shipping Intelligence was &Co received yeilerday " Bombay, tctb January, do& " The Ganges, norfelblre, and Warren Haftinp, were at Pe nang sath November. The Phi:roll, Preflon, and Ceylon, were arrived at Columbia, from Calcutta, and the Earl Camden from Penang ; the latter was to give convoy to the former PI this place, and we look fur them hourly. The alp from Madras and hence, are to go to Europe under convog of the Tremendous m ‘a of war." MADRAS Gaa.pres, Nov. 2 1805.—0 n Thurlilay 10 arrived in the knack hi. Mllefly's Mips Ataioa, Sce tilt!, and CuLtootw, the latter hearing the fig of lk Excellency Rear Admiral Sir EDWARD P►t- LFw, Bart. , . MADRAS, DPC. iR, I flO5 —By the arrival at the Piet:Jenny Catt. %VAT citS. late Of.alle nap RlbUll, we learn the follo%ing partietilms el - I:wiling the cap tme r•fthree.fine and valuable flips in the upper part of the Bay. by. Capt. Su ItCOO FF, in the French brig privateer. Caroline, mounting ten 33 pounder Cairo. wades, and.two long 12 pounders. Capt. &MCDUFF, whilli attiring off the ifland of Chedoba, between the isth and 17th ultimo, fell in with and.captured thc (Lip Waldegrave. Capt. Mac tarLawcs, Irmi China, bound to calcutta, and the ildp*ommerze (Captain's name not arcertained) from the Well Coati di Sumatra, alio bound to Calcutta. The Commander+ of there Chips wn:e put on board an Ametican vetTil, bound to Bengal. On the 4th intl. Succour; fell in with, and captured the chip Robufl.Capt. WATras, from Calcutta, after a chace to the N. W. of thirteen hours. He fell in with her the day after the left the pilot, at which time four other (hips were in fight, viz. the Coromandel, Tay, Lady Leith. and Eiira. There (hips left Calcutta in company with the gob" and owe their ercape from the enemy to the fuperior failing of that chip, and the liong chace (he gave him in confequence. Captain WATERSII/aS put on board a Portuguele vac!, and landed from her at Pondicherrr, y. CALCINTA, DEC 4.—We are lorry to Rate, that Captain HAIG, of the Chip Melville, arrived in town late left night, with the difagreeable intelligence of the capture of that fhip, by the Bellona privateer, 'n the .4th ult. only tour days after leaving the pilot. The Beßona, it appears, has been ctuizing in the Bry for font, time paR ; but it does not teem t.tat her fuccefs, as yet, bas been great. Captain HAIG arrived in the Prince of Wales,Cap• tain Wise, which veffel had been alto captuted ab ,, ut twelve days ago ; Sot being in bailiff, and not deem ed of fuffictent v aue to be feet to the IN of France, the was given up as a conveyance to the partners.— . tender, belcoging to his Majeffy's fhip Cull .den, with difpatches for Penang, was the only other prize the had made : fhe, of courre, would be but of little value, as we hope the slifpatches have been defltoyed It is laid, that the Prince of Wales, although in bal lift, bad on board a quantity of gold duff, to the amount of Sicca tupees ay,oco, which fortunately has been Coed, by being fecteted among the bailiff. Captain HAIG fpeaks highly in favour of Captain Praou is and his Officers, for the great attention they received, while on board the Bellona ; indeed it is Paid, that in order to accommodate them, the Offs. cers had given them their own cabins, and orherwife were very attentive and folicitous to make their cap tive Rate comfortable. We are happy to underffand that the ataxia, with her valuable convoy, had not left Saugor when Capt. HAIG arrived, who of conrfe would give them the necelfary information. Captain PIAOUD, it appears, is a Member of the Legion of Honour, a mark of diftinelinn he received for his gallant condo ti in taking the Lord Nelfon Indiaman in the Englith Channel. Yeflerday at twelve o'clock their Majesties and the Princeffes arrived at the Qeen's Palace. from Wincffor. and afterwards honoured Lady CH•ILLOTTS FINCH with a vifit. In the evening they had a feted party. The Danifh Ambairador has lately had frequent audiences of Mr. Fox. At the private Levee at the Queen's Palace onWed nefday last, the Earl of DONOIJOIImme a kiffed hands, on his king appointed one of the Joint Poilmaflers General of Ireland. After the Levee his MAJISTT held a Privy Council, at which hi. Lordihip was fworn a Member. and took his feat at the Board ac cordingly. Admiral Sir JAMES SIUMARKZ is arrived in town from Jcrfey, and bad vellerday an interview with Vifcount HOWICK, at the Admiralty. Lieut. General F tOCK, who direas the derirt for Recruits in the Me of Wight, has lately built an elegant cottage at Cowes. _ Lieut. General 1,- , cl CAVAN commands all the Forces in the Me of Wight. Captain Loss is appr•inted to commanJ the CAP TAIN, of 74 guns, at Portfinotttli. A convoy will be provided to fail from Lcith Roads for Archangel, on the 20th intlant. LORD MELVILLE'S TRIAL—The Court wts on commonly crowded ytflerday. The number of fpee tators was greater than on any day lince the corn mencemerrt of the trial, and the attendance of Per:rs and Commoners sv,i not lefs than on the fuR day. The number of Peer-cries was info very gre.tt. Royal Diglintfs the Pri::ce of Wales, and all the Royal Dukes, were prelim. Lord Iststvir.t.ir apraret at his accultomed hut ation by eleven; and was followed by his Counfel Meffrs. ADAM and PLUMER. Mr. PLUM, R opcned the Defence about half pall eleven, and fpoke till three. He concluded that part of his Ipeech which relates to the ift, loth, and zd articles of impeach. meat. The Court then adjourned till this day, when Mr. PLUMP R returned the defence. Lord Ms cvicca teemed yefterday in high fpi :i:: , and'converfed with fur:minding friends in his WWI Rile of affability and gond humour. The Coon will not lil to morrow, being Arcentian Day. It is eapetted, however, that the Trial will terminate nn Monday Peet. . . • COVINT Guam—Tim high cnim:ithin in which the comic powers of MUNI)! Ale held by the town. was Lad night entorle•clt . ' , loved by the very bra lent and nitmerons .oknil,Lsge entitycned at the he. neat of this favottaie Con, , ,lLitt, who prepared for his friends a deledable emit in the Immourous comedy of FO , /y as d Flits, a Atuticad ;Mean& of Catches and Oleo; and the lauoable farce of Robas flood. 1 1 AMU:I /CAL INTELLIGENCE, MAILS THIS DAY.—WInd S. E. Alt BUZ. I Cottenbergh o 3 I Hairhurgh o O 0 Leeward Wand 0 o Al,. •6r. • 1 Nada 14%tertord I.iiboo Facssourn, MAY I I.—Arrived the Townthend packet, Captain COCK, with a Mail from Lifbon, in liven days palfaye : the Mail will not be forwarded to Loudon till to•morrow. The Auckland packet, with a Mail from hence, arrived at Lithon on the 25th ult.—Wind S. PLYMOUTH, MAT 112.111 MA in the Sodden Death lugger, tender to his Majelly's Chip PALLits., of 32 guns, from the coat of France ; the Bremen brig Iles cules, Captain Gams so ism so.from Bayonne, Wen with wine and brandy, detained the tt May by the Virtue cutter ; Bremen galliot Abenitern, Captain OXHOLD, from Bayonne, bound to Bremen, laden with wine and brandy, detained by the V t. sa cutter. Jolt as thefe vefitl. failed from Bayonne, an account had been received there, that two French frigates and a lugger had been driven afhore near Bayonne, and afterwards deflroyed, by two Englifh frigates :—llter particulars were not known when they came away, only that it happened on the morning of the ill inft. It is alfo faid, that about eighty fail of Prutlans are laid up there, en account of the embargo, and the cargoes of many of them relanded. Alfo came in the CHARLOTTE fchobner, of so guns, from a ernize. PORTSMOUTH, Mar 13 —Arrived the METEOR bomb, with the Indus Etat India (hip; the Towan, Cundy, and feverat other veffels under convoy, from the Downs.—His Majefty'. Capt. Rowe', with the outward bound Eat India (hips, and the drips for the Cape, are all brought up at St. Helen's, the wind having Shifted to W. S. W. DFAL. May 13.—Sailed the Ssaotru. [loop of war, on a cr uile —Arrived the Tultatimer gun brig, front a orrice, and remains in the Downs with the Edgar. Trudy, and the Glatton men of war ; Prof pero, Lucifer, Explotion, and Vefuvius bombs; Harmony viduailcr, and feveral gum brigs.—Wind S. W. SHE SSSSSS MET 3.—Arrived the BOKETTII floop of war, Ciprain 13cl-saran, from having convoyed a very large fleet from the Nore to the Baltic the vyth tilt. which he left rale about eight days fence, having fern them to Elfineur. The fame Chip is appointed to take another convoy to the Baltic from hence, and to fail the aoth, wind and weather permitting. Arrived the Svivrt It a (loop from the Downs. The Cc mbatant praam is nearly fitted at the Little Nore, and will fail on Saturday. The (hips that were here bound to Ham burgh, have received frelh papers for Tonnin. gen, and failed yeflerday with the convoy thence.— Captain Sri vv.'. is appointed to the command of a fine new floop of war, the Sarcaite, fitting at atis port, and will loon be ready for fea. . Lrvsa►OOL. May I 3.—A melancholy and difiref ling accident happened in this river on Thurlday Lift. Several perfons, of both felts, having gone on board the Afi icon outward bound (hip John and Henry, in order to take leave of their friends, were preparing to return nn (bore in a (mall two-malled boat : the weather was uncommonly 6ne, and the face of the water quite fmooth, fo that no perfon had any idea of the Clightea Ranger. While the paffengers were entering the boat, it was Welled to the (hip's fide by a rope, which was loofened as foon as they had all got in, but before the boatmen could pulls off to • iufficient diflance, the boat was carried by the tide under the Item of the (hip. Moll unfortuately the item riggers being out, the top of one of the boat's malls got entangled in them, and the tide in the mean litre impelling her bull with great velocity, file almoft inflantly overfet, and every Fiction on board was precipitated into the waves. A paffage boat from the Wood•tide feting this &Ili-elfin accident, harlened to the telief of the unfortunate fufferers.— One of the boatmen and a few others were by this means laved, but there is great reafon to fear that at 'call (even or eight have perifhed, though the mitt number cannot be alcertained. One man was taken up, who di:d almoll immediately, and another was taken up quite dead. Four hats were alfo found be longing to otters whole bodies have not yet been difcovered. Many perfons who were on the Pier Head at the time, ftw the whole of this difafirous occurrence, and experienced the grcatelt diarefs in not being able to *fold any relief to tba ••happy iuffcl CT b. The Barbadoes Packet, and the WfGsw a no Mary, —, were all well on the Coati of Africa on the ic , .h of February, and expelled to fad la tcnd,ys lot the Vv'ell The Gr.tff Bern(tuff, —, from ChAtlefion and the Charles Edward Romat, —, t tone St. Thome. for --, are detained and Cent into Falmouth. Tie Charlotte Wilhelmina, from Wilming. ton, is detained and fent into the Downs. The Melia, —, from Vera Cruz for Cadiz, la eaptnred by the Fame, Polyphemus, and Africa men of war, and fent for Plymouth. The Speculation, /*Donald, from Lime►ick for Plymouth, has been captured, recaptured, and car. tied into Cuernfey. The gallant Lord Comeau', of the P gate, is appointed to the command of the SMAPIIIO/1. A new frigate recently launched at Chatham. The method r•f pun ifla ;ng feamen on board the men of ear, by running the gauntlet, is ordered to be immtdiately ditcouti;tned. I . The cartel from Mortar: which brought over the 1-I,4l4.urable Mr. EANDLI V and other winos, who have been &tail ed in Fiance, arrived at Plymouth nn Sunday last from Fnwey. The body of an En - iuh per fun of rank (wilds: name we could not Learn was landed from the cartel, and is to be vane wi h great funeral posop to parsford. IN •. ti.