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provisions, with which the inhabitants were The ratr of discount had risen to 90 , and dollars were declared current coin, rods metal. All French and Spanish coin an act of the new Government, ordered taken in payment considerably above their - ...neral JUNO? laid a coutlibution upon of Lisbon, of four millions of cruvadocs ; report was in circulation' s that. BON/AP/MB intended CO exact trout the people of Poitugal the sum of one hundred" millions of franks, upwards of four millions sterling. The snow storm of Thursday night was the se verest experienced for a length of time. We do not recollect an instance of so great a delay and interruption in inland correspondence as have taken place in consequence. Of twenty mails that usually reach the General Post-Office early on Sa turday morning, ten remained due at one o'clock, p. IN. The Glasgow and Worcester did not arrive until three, and the Liverpool, Holyhead, Leeds, Norwich, Yarmouth, and Edinburgh, had not reached town at four, at which hour a notice was givon,at the Office, that no more letters would be delivered until this day. The Liverpool snail ar rived et six, bat it. letters, pursuant to the above notice. remained in the Office. The accounts re ceived from various parts of the interior, are very distressing. Many persons have lost their lives, seine of whom were frozen to death, anti others killed by the upsetting of carriages. The fall of mow was particularly heavy upon 'the North Rsiad; is many parts of which it was drifted from 40 toso feet deep. In every direction, it was found necessary to put an additional her of horses to the coaches, but in few instances only was the difficulty thus overcome. In the vicinity of Biggleseade, the Newcastle, and several other mail coaches. were completely buried in the mow, and it was only by the greatest labour and exertions the passengers were rescued keen their perilous situation. In other places the amslis were taken out, and for warded on horseback. but even this mode of cons feyance was interrupted in sonic cams. Several horses were killed, either by tills, er by excessive fatigue. The damage done at sea, we fear. has been very con►iderable, partictearly on the South and Eastern coasts. Along the Kentish coast a great many vessels have been driven on shore. We have received some more American papers and letters to the tsth last. On the 4th Mr. Rae s/ai►Y brought forward the Impeachment of Ge neral Wuctesos, charging him with basing re ceived a pension from the Spanish Government. General WlLinssosi is the officer who commanded at New Orleans, and took such an active part against the partisans of Mr. Buss in that dis trict. A long debate ensued upon the motion for impeachment, but • motion to adjourn was at length carried.—lt was stated to the House that the Court of Inquiry upon the General's conduct would sit on the lit!' ult. When the motion of Mr. RANDOLPH was under consideration, Mr. Talf• LOll said, " as Mr. Cute had stated that the PiII:SWUM had turned a deaf ear to the attempt to give true information, it would result, that by pressing the resolution, the Par_stoENT would be censored—He should Cher, fore vote against it." Mr. CLARK said ",that he knew attempts And been mode by the Sponivi Government to divide Mt Union I lie had twice endeavoured to inake the facts known to the Platt PENT, but either he did not or would not understand them—He had put papersinto the hands of the SLCarTARY Of STATE."—But WILKINSON, says an article from 11'ashiugton. .6 basks in the full blaze of Executive sunshine; and is confident of escaping—he confesses he received the money from the Spaniards; but declares it to be a balance due to him in a commercial speculation !! He talks of caning RAIIDOLPH. anii RANDOLPH, it is hinted, intends to send for one of his negro-drivels to horse whip the General." A c.)arse and angry c.irre spondeii.e has taken place between the Senator and the General. When finesse and snisreprebentation are the order of the clay among the higher niiisterial Circles, it my be naturally expected, that their parasites aad panders will not neglect the cue which they receive from head-quarters. A DlrMig the gross at tempts of this kintl lately made to ahuse the pub lic, was an assertion in the Treasury Jaya*, that a certain Illmtri..as Personage has forsaken his eta polttieal 1611114. sod new gifts all his interest and influence to Mr. CatiiNgsa,, for it may not be unneressari to observe. that, Tstr. Paacsout., Lord Ilswassavay. Lord Castusuaams, sad the other ',Umbers of the Cabini 4 t, ate seldoui'uotieed in ne Courier, sod its echo, 1i a ileraing Post.— The brilliancy of all their rays is heat in the lumi neilis effulgence of Mr. CANN LNG'S eloquence, as diairtaycd every oiglit in the 'louse of COM/WM la fa. t, Mr. (,MANN IN k: knows more about news papers, their longitude and latitude, and all their bating, as a political engine, than all Ws amid. jute" , and, perhaps, all the Ministers that ever, preceded him, and they, it must be allowed, are sot ungrateful. Nl'llether the subject be the at tart on Copenhagen-- tin apt quotation from Lord Hun:mimeo/es letters-or the political conversion of an Illustrious Personage—it is all ascribed in the Treasury Journals to the wonder-working ta lents of Mr. Caws' two—this pupil of the school Of PITT, who is remarkable for nothing but sew morality, and his abhorrence of the old morality, to the practice of which Mr. PITT died a Martyr. We noticed in a former Paper the ridiculous man ner in which the professors of this new morality attempted to prove that a certain Illustrious Person age has joined the Ministers. " Mr. Trawsurr and ColonelllPManoa," said the Treasury Journals of the new light," voted with Ministers on the Copen hagen Question ; thertfore the PRINCE has joined the Ministry." This is the whole of the premises, of the conclusion, and of the logic. The premises, however, if true, would not justify the conclusion ; but, even so much we cannot admit, for the pre mises are false, distinctly false. Mr. TrawalTe and the Colonel would scarcely be missed out of the friends of that Illastrious Personage, and even of these too, the Colonel certainly was totally free from all influence in that quarter, when he voted upon the Copenhagen Question. The Colonel is nut returned to Parliament upon the l'aincu'r in terest. but upon that of a Noble Duke, who voted with Ministers upon that question, and to whose wishes we believe the Colonel was uo stranger. • One of the Treasury Journals says, " It is said, that the Opposition mean to wove, that the Danish fleet be immediately restored to Denmark in a per fect state of equipment, together with all the stores taken in the Arsenals of Copenhagen. It is also reported, that they ineun to propose ample indem nification to be made to Denmark for the attack upon her—this indemnification to be pecuniary, if the Danish Government choose ; that is, the pay ment of one or two millions sterling; or a present of some British line-of-battle ships, besides frigates and sloops, if Denmark prefer that kind of indemnity." This statement is made in the Treasury Journal as a sneer. The sneer, however, is mach out of place. Could the restoration of the Danish Navy restore to life the hundreds of innocent men, women and children, buried in the ru i ns of Copenhagen, could it repair that city, and cure the wounds that rankle in the breasts of the angry DAMS, we do think that it would be a cheap and most desirable purchase. The pupils of the new school of mo rality, established by Mesas. CAN N! nn, PERCIVAL, and Co. might, perhaps, entertain a different opinion ; bat the old-fashioned English, educated in the school of Mr. Fox and Mr. Pirr, would probably think it a good bargain. What ! are we to fear an Enemy's fleet, after the battles of St. Vincent, Abonkir, Camperilowit, and Trafalgar?— " Shade of Natsox," to use the expression of the Earl of MOIRA, in the House of Lords, on the Duke of Noaromis tuotiou, do not despise us !" Let it not be said that NELSON died in vain ! that he left es to be f. ightened to frenzy by 16 Danish ships of the line laid up iu ordinary at Copenhagen. It is recorded in history, that the Roman navy began to decline immediately after the annihilation of the enemy's fleet. The wreck of the naval power on the Continent of Europe, as it stood previous to the seizure of the Danish navy, was barely sufficient to cherish the heroic ardour of our seamen. That wreck did not bear any proportion, even in number, to the 13ritish navy, consisting of 250 ships of the line, and a thousand frigates and sloops. What then had such a navy to fear from a fleet of 16 ships of the line ? Had it assumed as hostile appear ance, we had, on the contrary, ever• thing to hope fir a greet and splendid triumph. An account was received. yeaterday, at the Ad. miralty, from Plymouth, that the Aaiphium and her convoy have sailed for the Mediterranean. The rot ypistaaite, ti-t, Captain th yWOOD; Sid erite, Captain BATHIJIIST ; and Daphne, Captain MasoN, are in duck at Portamoutli.—The Bins keine (late Christian the P . 1 Ith) is to be fitted for commission, and the Sas Ildefowou fora victitalling depot at Spithead ; Tigre, bO, Capt Hat.Lowtt,‘ and La Chiffessae, Capt. WAINWRIGHT, are to be taken into dock for repair in the courve of the pre sent werk. Orders were sent off. yesterday, from the Ad miralty, to Portsmouth, to stop the sailing of His l'lrloJerrit's ship Thew, and for her Captain to come immediately to town. He is expected to at tend the Admiralty Board this day. We understand that all the Admirals on the Howe Statism., are to be removed ; and all the Captains of the Sea Friicsbles, who base been em ployed in that service three years, are to be re placed by others now on half-pay. Lord MoNsott, it is said, has accepted the com mand of the Lincoln Volinteer Infantry, void by the resignatioo of Heattttau lhowit, Esq. The Caw, Capt. J. J. WILLIAMSON ; Ceres, Capt. Donoroats : Coates. Capt. Locionsa Dor ms:Wm, Capt. Disown ; Abssoick Castle, Capt. PRESCOT ; Darid Scott. Capt. J. Louie, jun.: and Exeter, Capt. MLNITON ; East ludiamen—far M a dras .. . Aid China. arrives' at Portsmouth. on Thursday. from the riser. The Lica ottia rows. Cart. Itionts.o, is appointed to convoy them, vt ttilil thy I uruvk kii rIIP iIiIIiriaIIIIIIIIIII I I -,' Twawarrow tursieg will ' ,_ ~ of pro-it .. .‘ . 4 LETTER to SAMII RI. r - : • 4, • L threatened. , • 111, Esq. !CP. By JAMESI P4ULL,' To be sold by Dodd, Pall-M5110414 tits ; . • r cent., al Maly to Meath rill be publidied, us our VW t 800 reeds dnudecodS, t I iiiiE MASTER YASSI4O4 sib.. Hiit arf • ere, by an Frederick Beasounk, , A ; - to be taker Printed for IVilhant Miller, Albsiossie-sirect. - Is the press, end early in Much will be • tip value. Gel 'I in two rots foolscap at • • the people c 113`)EMS. By Mots TitIiFUSIS. refusia, and a repot • , s .;; 'N ..... ;10,- g - -' . ' l "*. -. LA 1 . 0 ... COLT R 7 —... • !:Nu f "_... - ill The First Sett %..r - t ...N s , • FOETRY. THE RIND a I'll bind the rose, Ore meetly blushes, This trial. I Upon the grave with ma-pets rushes; appeared, the And while my heart with grief Wswelling„ stock-broker, I'll guard, my love, thy rlay-cold dwelling! Ldith June • la rove, Bromp I feel enjoy from morning glowing, • wife and chit Or lucid stream, though dulcet &ming ; wife's uncle, I wake to weep with bosom sighing, Lacing been That cold in earth my lore is lying. obliged to ret At half-past I With foliage sad, from yonder willow, child lOW frig I'll dress thy tomb that's now my pillow; and cried Lou And !glade my heart with grief is swelling, a - ats• to Pori k I'll guard, my love, Illy clay-cold dwelling ! loc ed at his tu . 7re Slaps, I ......e.._.. r • ' I 44W up at ti On Saturday, the Rural. F 11:ILY left town fin Jas. Lanes* Windsor. ice: that they Early yesterday morning, Lord CATH CART ar . on outcry, m rived at NVindsor, and had an audience w ith Il si ntid the child Mystery, for a considerable time; afterwards His was very rou t Ma.o erre, Priutesses Sonata. Ay n uova. A ustin in a great am and Matte, accompanied by Lord Caltsicear, 01l Leepillg I Lady ALSO CIA CUMBERLAND, and Gm. Finings, ware officer went to St. Georges . Chapel, where a sermon at. ay, and of 1 prenched by the Rev. Mr. Csam:trt zits, from St. Matthew, 40th chapter, verse 15, anti afterwards returned to the Palace. Mr. CHLETZT gave a grand dinner, yestendir, to Earl GREY, Lord HUTCHINSON, and a lare pa:ty 1:1 : : :: ;; ; ni a/s Ylliailt:11 /1 1.4.° s ' of his 'political friends. OFFICE. Or Mr. WARD is very ill at his house in the Ad- Si:Olt/RI. 'slinky. A.Sti.tt:L Viscountess DUKOANNoN'S party, on Friday - evening, was attended by . the Duke of BEDFORD, This day 1 the Marchioness of SALISBURY, Earl and Comae's& BIRCIIALL, Seances, and the Ladies G. and E. CECIL. county of ; Earl and Countess Srancsa entertained a select in this case, party of Nobility at dinner, yesterday, at their Went to got house in St. Janies's-place. Mr. Buss The Earl and Countess of Essex gave a grand dressed the dingier, yesterday, at their house in Berkeley- the f:equeur square, to the Earl of Avant, Viscount CHARLET, had come Lord and Lady Mouse*, Lady CLIFFORD, Mr. they had tie , Klan, and Mr. Nur?. more gross i The Countess of LOUDON and Lord biltresmaia tied which are as well as can be expected. fur which t! Lord Gaassnia.E gave a grand dinner, on flu- cuingances turdey, to the Duke of Soiree's?, the Marquis ef Pau:, Esq. BLANDFORD, the Earls of EASEL and Stant, Via. ability, and count EERINOTON, Lords SONLEIS and GLASTO/A. meat, m In suer, the lion. T. GaLxvlLLa, and Mr. Faze- sivety end MANTLE. ruler of Ou The Marquis and Marchioness of Lawseowit the time a eve a grand dinner, yintertlay, to Sir liaresen of the ellip . HAMILTON, Colonel Darr, Messrs. MARA, BRIX- Jaz°, captu DON, Lae, SMIYM, and %Vann& In the evening hail beer is the Marchioness had a ronaersasiorse. which was Botany Ile: attended by near thirty Nobility, among whom was Bea, al, wa the Conatesa of Essex. veral pen: en The Earl of LANDAFF and tha Roe. M. M 0... earentftene TARR' lift London yesterday morning for Indeed. and being t: The Countess remains in London. his passage Mr. MOMCKTON likLE has for the third time sully paul 3 offered himself as Candidate for Stockbridge, ma for half a c the expected vacancy. to the RIM Sir CHARLES and Lady ASGILL arrived yester- well 44 ern day at the St. Jarues's Hotel, final Ireland. the Lest trt b. DAVENPORT, Esq. M.P. uud family, tr. about the rived, on Friday evening, at their house in Brooke-. era rie a .id street, from their seat in Cheshire. cm erable t The Lord Bishop of LONDON is at London ludiC4l. Na House, St. James's-square, and in very improved iiitelted its health. at hoard ti Celoael littniett. is arrived at SHEFFIELD'S committed Hotel, Adel phi, from Chelteulaun. Last week be behaviour a gave a specimen of his .Esculapian skill, in the such a rah resuscitation of fishes, apparently dead, at the fish- rpected by monger's, the corner of Brooke-street, Bond -street. all of aha where be made two large carp, which vet-used life- fact,: and less, frisk about the tubs, with astonishing velocity. for the Ca to the great amusement of the Penpatetics of hl r. Paul that fashionable lounge. co:um:mule On Wednesday evening Captain and 'Lady HAN. of June, NAHBETTRAWORTH, sister to FAA GRIT, gave au eveuiag, a elegant WI sad supper at their house in the Poly. tier, at the gen, Southampton. All the neighbonring gentry ways obsei were invited. The supper consisted of every deli- deck, or p cagy the season afforded, and the confectionary was pewter to I served with touch approbation by Mr. Wane. The firieg at a Nottingham band, from Portsmouth. for the o: a- settee of sion, and the Southampton band, played the most was th.. 1.1 faiourite airs, until six o'clock ou Thursday morn- Cisrles S Mg, a hen the dancing ceased. it ass he Begone dull Care supported its title at Covent- into prod Garden Theatre, on Saturday night, and sent all with them its visitors away in pod humour. him) at SI The New Opera attracted a beldllant and crowded for better audience on Saturday evening. The performers gin g ay w exerted themselves to the utmost, and receised tin- the deck. bounded applause ; every scene is a complete pie- nor any 01 titre ; and the music, for richness and sweetness. i n an y ran cannot be excelled. Ile, nowe The serious Opera of Seissirmnide was performed tiff. said, at the Opera House. on Saturday Might; and Ma- first, M e dame CATALAMI, as the fair heroine, displayed pistol ink her fine singing and acting, to the greatest *dean- strut to br tape. Madame Wootatcst was also very success. hi.a. ss II ful, and sang with more effect than oil any pieced- l-nge him ing night. Mr. D'Esnlit.e's ballet has nader- G--1." : gone some judicious curtailments, and was very a fel'osi l well received. The Pit was crowded, and the on bring Boxes were respectably RUed. t o th e D s Valentine a day falling on a Sunday, will greatly place to t impede the soft intercourse of lovers. there betn‘ it there. no pest to convey their passitneate addresses. blas:y Plaiutiif a love.sick maid will find h,r rest di a urbed by the iii a owns disappointment, and consider it ii misfortune of the " I)--., ! greatest magnitude. guard sea The Nottliampton Theatre has opened with great gentleman eclat, under the management of Mr. MUDIL, the guard." new Propnetor. The Stronger. and Raising tits II wan he *lei. were the pieces selected for the first night. the latre Mrs. Mr' nr c jd,ved Mrs. /hiller in a very supervir :I en.'• A style. She al'n spoke an appropriate Address, pollee. em written for the occasion le: Mr. STCP/Ir.N &ENSILE.. eat. who Much praise is due to tht, 'Manager. for the tan.. he 1;04. be has displayed in decor..ititie the hntt'e, as well si,ty ye as in the improvements ; and we have no donl..t. than the I his exertioas will be rewarded by 4profitablesiassoa. uruek kii in Corneall. Printed fur Ilatattel Tipper. LeeirebalEatrret. thou day pebbabed, prim sus. pd. in bawds, ASrArE 1 y 1T of the EVIDENCE nn4 ARGVMENTS of ening/Mt, before the COM- M! ITEE of the 110("E td•CONSIONN, spun the CON. TROVERTED ELECTION fur SALTASH i tuptistx arab • few Auuutatione. By SAMUEL CARPENTER, Esq. Of the Inner ent tile, punster. at- L A W. I.ontion : Printed fur W Reed, Law Bookseller, Bell en, Temple -Bar mot Rents and Curtis, Plymouth MSI PRIGS REPORTS. to the Press, and is the coarse of • %Vert will be publibhed, No. 1. (to be mintioried) of 11, Ern RTS of CASES At N ISI YKICS, emameneast M irtiarluMa Term, lau6. lio JOR SiliTtl, F.sq. Barrister at Law. Printed for W. Reed, Law'itookseiler, Bell-yard, Tem pts-bar. - This Mil is published, lef* 0. the Seet - md &lamp .if FACTS ARE s )itN TIIINV i 4. A IL Later told" Rom! Highsess the Prises of WALES. By NATHANIEL JEFFERYS. Iledicated , without permission) to Mrs. Fitslethert. Printed for, and sold ly, Mr. Jaren., at No. a, Pan- Mall.—Wher; may be had; ?loath Editirm, A REVIEW of the CONDECTof the Prime of WALES, ty his rums* transactions with Mr. Jrtlerm, daring a period ti wee than twenty ) &IS ; aluitanieg salatail of many eir ehntstances relative 4o the Prince, Mrs Fitalscebert, 114 Ste. arc. price is dd.—tad • letter to Mrs. ntshrrbert, •• the Lidscues of Example, prim Is. dm Prete, and is the comae of March will be pabliohod. btadsomely printed, in One Volume, m.o. QTUDIES ; SACRED and PI il LOSOPHIC adapted to Tit TEMPLE of TRUTH. Printed for J. Metres/8,4 Poultry. Of shoo stay be had, by the whit: jer, price M. in board., the Urcirid Eill.tion of The TE MS of TRUTH ter, The lest Syttrua of Remota, Philosophy,' Virtue, 'sod Mesh analytically arrant& THE PHI:II4NIX SUNDAY AND MONDAY NEWS PAPER. Mit. •BLACiDEfe• Rein himself under the iisaireesNe eclessity of apologising to may of his sitnerrous :rat who •e re disappoioted, yesterday, by sot rest,. 'or the'first utamber dins taper tNitug to the Puff. see of •he poem. ' *hilt were is 'truly sew, and to an *rd. but, whit* haptoned at the Office, in the clime of the ...1.1*.g, a autlicsiir nino.r of impressions cloud sot be WU'S oil is ono for the store'. setivery uf the News. k Aims linvilred copies, bowswer, weft 4stnblik 4 l ate wol he 'embed by the oi:the of the Printer and Publislair, beam the Lord Mayer but as this number ie fat biatemtate thdpetsuusepe erh cb Mr. Biagne.i had reason to_e_epeet, .alien the pres e nt oppvetuniti tomtits, that tlic SECOND tliN.Ol THE PHV.N tY, toutsiniag all the eattease Whit! was is that of yesteoloy, lordlier with many raw Aluirmor. WM ready f4r deanery Una atterouee, at four 10=111111 =ay he hail of any of tb• Newsmen. aim. 37,6.0 e-hill, Monday, Feb. ts, toot. brow the Tattooer a her floral Mews& tie Pricao • of HALES. /VIK. iPtGLLII a Y i. ti !: . :n w ipe or of ail Co..ju z lrs .: 4a pPEet jos at 111 1 1 . 4 0 1 ? Sir. INGLEbt , tokreseed with tbe Beefiest gratitude der the latipmertiniteit esteem he has met wilt, sad The abort honour ambled or hiut by hi• eameereua &d -ative% retorts, his oaten thanks, and hey leave mast re. oposiltetty to wawa the Nabeltry, Gantry, and Pubbe is Brenta., that en the New blights be wil l hit snot • per 1454 .a 111 the Art ot Dncepeios, which will he se. casei.ano •. Iry the twootoble Mies YOUNG, es dm BLACK W . it E, whiter Equilibrium erepeas say he she wield, said 'see —.Bum* ea. Stage Seale ea. Pie se. the:aut Arts tor kept is the Theatre. It is elegantly adorms 'hill splendid cloogiefiers. and brilliantly lighted wadi wok. Doyle open at Ste, and to %min at Seven s'Clock. Tolvets may be had, and plaits for tits Boxes taken, at the 1 liclum, from ten till twelve o'clock. Private Perti4nissres at the How d the Nobility sad Guar). by pang gaudy metre. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, MONIAI, FLIMAILY 13. Saturday morning, Lieut.-General Sir GEORGE .PRITOST, Bart. Lieutenant-Governor of Nova- Scotia; Capt. l'accose, Aid-du-Camp; and Ma jor Linaarivoun, Scrretary ; embarked on holml the readopt frigate, Capt. Dick, and sailed for Halifax. The 7th. Bth, Idth, and tid Regiments, wiled with Sir (ixtutur. Brigadier-General Hocn- Ton, and smite, went in die Banterer, Capt. SNlP rare. The L'adeunted frigate, Capt. Nlst.tisn i sailed to escort them as far as Madeira. This force will he jollied 1.7 the gwth Regiment, from Ber muda; iNtls, inist, mid ioth Royal Veteran Bat talioa, at Halifax. The Statfuf the army is already in Halifax. Another secret Expedition is in preparation. It will tolliiist of from 12 to 15,000 men, under due command of General Sir JOHN STUAST, the Hero of Makla. Filly transports were taken up on &- lankly, tot this purpose. Vida-Admiral Sir CIIAILLS COTTON, and Rear . Admiral Orw AT, having taken thr command of the 'squadron 01 Lisbon, Sir STOVEY Sxtr■ has, we euelerata•al, proceeded to the Brasile, to take the eo•nara.wi there. The Hyacinth, Capt. Deets, :s under orders. at Portanouth, to sail with dispatches for the Biagiis. Accounts hare been received from Lisboa. to the 19th last. At that date. no apprehensions were entertained for the safety of the English still re isaiuins: in l'oaugal. Vie situation of the capital was truly aftlictin: • fatal stagnation in business haJ taleu place; very heavy contributions were require.] by !ha French ; and there appeared no pa:4147114 of avoiding the atiproachi:i4 scan:ity