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adopted. • Vibes we goalie& fortresses, some of them pregnable, have surrendered, almost and the numerous complaints the ammunition, is some cases, of the supply in others, we are treachery and fraud have cos successes of Bon AP* It Ta, in the sea the prowess of his arms.— series of important battles, 26th, have been for some lisrepute. We think than they little, if any credit. The ,ale of Pultusk, as given in C , erman papers, was not an ade lot; APARTI'II determination to and send his troops into win- Those, therefore, who believed those lered it even as a drawn battle, for other causes, and were, of believe the reports of brilliant by the Russians, subsequent to result of the battle of PUL TUSK, ties from St. Peterskurgh repre• amply sufficient to account for :ion produced upon the Con =ours that have been spread, nn- French cause. A private letter rm Saint Petersburgh says r— riast:c joy prevails here, in con te vitlory of the Russians. They abundant supp Les of every kind. tilting is money. A liberal sub set on foot by the Russian Nobi ion, of ruffles have been already is universally and cordially al,. tritish merchants here have sub- The EMPEROR was much af k of liberality, 'and expressed hi:: most flattering terras." tetin, given in aaother part of this us with the account of the brilliant .ussians, ost the 2Gth. Thnugh dated mein to that day, it mentions nothing ign papers had announced long be !rious engagements taken place in the cars would have most undoubtedly it of giving an account of them in The packet which brought over id Mr. Damien, also carried the fail, of the 23d last, the contents of anticipated by the Hamhurgh and received last we. f, to the 24th. Ived a series of New York Papers to iary, from which we have 'strained sting narative of the operations of am, in the river La Plata, from the the 28th of ()Sober. The differ. the Americas. and Spaniards were not 'A of November, at which date ne- carrying on for that purpose.— ISOK had moved the greater put of ads New Oilcans, until the resalt 1. Mean time Congress have resolved . city of New Orleans below, and ipproachev from the East ; and that the .horised to accept volunteer compi ling 50,000 men, who may associate of the country, &c. In the House Ives, on the sth of 3 nuary, the Re.. poet J mining* of the whole House, upon the Slave Abolition Bill, vas brought up.—Mr. SLOMIII moved to strike out the 4th setction ; three Members only voted in favour of striki-.g out. —An amendment was proposed by Mr. LA Lir, which occasioned considerable debate. After which, and without de‘ision, the Bill was postponed till Wednesday, and erdered to be printed. _ . A letter from the I lavannah, of the 11th of De. eember, mentions, that the British force in the River Plata, had made a second unsuccessful attack upon Monte Video, the consequences of which are re presented as highly disastrous. It is said, that one of our ships of war was sunk by the Spanish bat feries, and that a second was subsequently lost in a gale of wind. - List of Sheriffs, and the Apportionment of 0 cOO men to be called into training, und.tr t he At for that purpose, are given in The Gazette 9f Saturday night.—The former appeared in Toe BalTisn Pans of Friday, and the latter in that of Saturday. The following Gentlemen have been appointed High Sheriffs for the ensuing year, in Ireland r--• Monaghan—Tbornaa Chad's. Stewart Corry, Loy. ' Tioperary—John Pat of Sahborough, Tyrone.—Wm. R. (..;:,odl.rtte, of Dorrygally, Esq. Down—fte.s Thorhpron, of LIIIIIMSIOWII, Wicklow—Jamas Wall, of Kweerieg, Esq. The Westminster Militia have marched from Harwich to Ipswich, and are succeeded at the for. mer place by the 9:.'d from Wetly. The Col,f4tsce, Fiend' privateer, arrived on Sa. turday at Portsmouth, prise in the Pomona frigate. The Sees Josef, Barfirtr, I.ondoi, St. George., Bei krophos, Collura ' Prim-sof Woks, Gidraltar. 1110. *ate* Pb..i and Rau, arrived ea Thursday at Torbay, from of Usbast. - - THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S LtVEE. The Loan CIiAIiCtLLON held his first grand levee last Saturday, at his house in Lincoln's-lnn-ficld4, which was attended by— The Duke of Nortidk ; Es.la Da , tlll3Uth. Moira, Nelson, and WaLingharn ; Lords, Henniker, MA., .11, Marsham, Carrington, and FAlentrorough ; the Master of the Rails; !sir J. Heath and Mr. B. Sutton; the Lord Adynette ; Serjeante Shepherd, Haywood, Best, Onslow, and Marshall ; General% Porter and Ferguson ; C dnncls Hewitt, Lloyd , Stan ley, and O'Callaghan; Capt-in Gore; Sire J. Frederick, M. Felkes, T. Liddell, It. Milbanke, W. Seiitt, and J.-Pulteney ; Aldermen Comb" and Shaw; the Rev. Drs Adana and Beau mont ; Meagre. T Grenville, I) P. Coke, W. Manby, Legge, Ainslie, Slurris, Stanhope, J. Jackson, B. Bathnert, H Ley easter, Freemantle, Perceval, Siinmenvls, Stratton', Swann, Bruce, Ponthien, Mills, Moody, Walt-r, D. Giles, Beni. morn, W. M. Pitt, J. Leach. Hare, Chapman, Cu,,, Tierney, Caleraft, Vincent, Vane, Sheller, H. Martin, }Wiley. Wdber. force, Corry, Brogden, Ward, I lialshonse, Keck, Itenynn„ Le Maitre, Vansittart, Dickenmn, Manning, Athesley, John stone, Browne, Qo n, Ryder, Rntherioni, Mader, Kingston, Baguet!, Parnell, Kei,rick, and ttareusrd. M reigr.ers, would be adopt g o . bow many Prussian fort 0 1 , deerr.td impregnable. hi without any resistance, and se, de. of the badness of the am and the deficiency of the led to conclude that treat tributed more to the sect, rt present campaign. than ti s:. The reports of a serif 1 - subsequent to the 26t ca. time sinking into diner sow deserve very littl tilt test& of the battle the French and German tTs t t e:tre cause for BON Al , •' •se the campaign, an u iarters; Those, the -its, or considered unsay looked for of disposed to belies successes obtained by tt 26th. The result ev which the dispi.ches fr sent as a victory, is am Nw the general sensation bt tinent, and the rumour favourable to the Fier r•= of the 6th. from ! cgs (( The most enthusiast: sequence of the late viel have in Poland übund. a The only thing wantinp • scription has been set o eY- lily, and two millions raised. The war is u: ;411 proved of. The Britisl kr, scribed 15,0001. The • fected by this mark of satisfaction in the moss The 49th Bulletin, paper. is in unison wit rex success of the Rouiani I se 13 days subsequent to but what the foreign p . • fore. Had any serious I rt et interval, 800 A PA RTZ ' the exercised the right of we, bis own way. The red Mr. Basara and M • Gottenburgh Mail, of which have been antic rel Alton Papers, receiv Int ani We have received de• the 11th of January, sera a long and interestini -my Sir MOSAIC POP sAse, i SW. 97th of June to the snag between the AR the settled on the 25th o ILi goeiations were earl +la General 'VLLRI NSON Ina, his forces towards bilk should be known. M to fortify the city she guard the approach( President be authori: Acs pies, not exceeding for the defence of tl of Representatives. twit port of the Com* lose, dish 111 is to lute I is ism not iti t 1 it ti? SPORTING. The Earl of Dettev, last Srtarday, tinned out a favourite Deer at Walton Hill.-11e took a direc tion for Walton nn the Hill, thee bore away for the back of Epsom, turned. and went by the 11...1)- Ising amse, and strait up Epsom Course, as far as Taturl's Corner. He thee took to the left, and ran down along the line of the Yew Trees—then bore off to the back of Ewell and turned into the Lon don Road, for a considerable way, towards "slot.- den—then to the left across Min den and Malden Commons. He next ma-le for Richmond Park, near Kingston 1-1111, and after wards turned, and took over Wimbledon Common, where he was taken in a pond. after a severe run of one hour and twenty•five minutes. with ,ut a single check, bring a distarize of twenty-five miles. Oaly eight C-n -. tlemen came in, out of near ninety, who 'started. It was allowed by all ^resent to be one of the fini.st day's sport enjoyed this season. Yesterday marrtiag l His M FsTY. PtrCertel AUGUSTA,_S•orI4IA mid vt *.r.y, attended by Lidy ISAgeLLA THYNNL, Generni. FITZhOY and M+r•- sleas, rode to 't. Gworge's Ch.wel, where a sermon was preached by the Hoi. and ttev. Mr. Lzoca, Dean'of•WindsOr. They afterward• rode to the Palace to dinner. Her MAJESTY, Princesses Et Ix orris and MAKI', had divine s , rvic.- performed in the Palace. The it.)Y AL FastuLv are expelled in town to morrow, t.. remain till Friday. Sir J4ItS NEAA'FOar entertained a seled party. on Saturday, at his hou.e in York-street, con.isting of Viscount FOLICSIONI, Mr. POWZLL, Mr. Moaroit FIT,, arse. The Princa of WALES proposes to be present at the °oasis's nest drawing-roorn, by desire of •His MAit.lTlf Y. Mr. .liy.tic.- G3-sr. i; confined with a severe cold. The Duchess Yoa,: will entertain Her MA es ry, and the l'aisctszes, on WedntsdAy next, at her now residence. in the Stable-yard. A concert will be given, under the direainn of Mr. WILICiIiLII., eltpreN•ly at i Ter MAissr les desire. I he Peri:ian t ) Parliament, against the return of Mr. Gm TAN, is signed by ten persons, all attnr nics.--(',,..s !! Csirr ! ! Colic!! The Ma-quis a;:1 Marchinness of L A Nsonsvn pve ag; An.l.l;;;ner, last Saturday. at Lansdown howe, to Lr.r.l Baocag, S;r Er;WAIID illAd Lady Ilsssit.ros, General C . :isi:wens, Mr. and Mrs. Dray, and Nlr. I.tion. * _ _ Lord AATHVa Soratastv arrived, last night, at the Duko of 13...surroas's house, in Grosvenor square, fe . oin Brig:mon. Madame CArALANI hada select party, lar night, at her house in Cli..rles.street. Saint James's.seoare. Amongst the Nobility present were the Countess of ALDO°. OUON itna Lady Eseriv Ram The Earl of BrlllotiOUGH entertained a select party at dinner, )esterday, at his house in Cavendish square. The Marchioness of SALIM:IV and the Ladies Gemini ANA and EMILY Cacti arrived last night at their house in Arlington -street, from Hatfield. The Duke and Dtpihess of BED/0 as, and suite, have removed from the Vice-regal Lodge, in the Phoenix-park, to Dublin Castle, for the season. Earl and Countess C 001.14 °NOELS , / will give a grand :dinner, next Friday, at their house, in Pic cadilly. The Marquis and MArchloneu of 841.11111111 T . gave a grand dinner, on Saturday, to a party of twelve, at Hatfield-park. I Lady La messy will have a grand rout, this evening, at her house, In Manchester-square. Her Ladyshiplus issued cards for another, on the 03d instant. • Earl Firzwit.t.tass, we are sorry to Stet, still continues very ill, at his house in Grosvenor Square. Genetic Jorssrome, Esq. M. P. gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at his house, in lianover.square, to Vl:count and Viscountess CASTLMAOII, Mr. and Mrs. Ross, and Miss Jasainus s Messrs. Re nee, Loran, DENT, STUROKS Bonita', CUT. 111110 HT. TOWNSHIIID, and Canal/so. the Opera was well attended on Saturday night. His Royal Highness the Prince of W LUIS, and the Duchess of Connors, were present. The Duchess of GORDON. the Marquis of Hum r- Lev and a belett party of Nobility, dined, yester day. with Josue Fostivca, Esq. at his seat near Putney, Surrey. Her Grace has taken an elegant house in Grosvenor-square, which will be got ready for her reception in the course of this week. Letters from Dublin state that Amacasom Moose is going to sacrifice all his ideal Reels, Jonas, and lies*, at the shrine of Hymen, and to receive in re. turn the fair band of the beautiful Miss Awatia Twomrsom, daughter of the late Mr. Jamas Taos Pro or, Apothecary, of that city, with a fortune ' Of 50,0001. General Noir died on Thursday night, at a very advanced age, at till house, near the Edgware Road, hennas for the piahe took in the afairs of Corsica, in the re*a of Lots the Fdtataah, and the God father of bosalases. • - i LAO 17,1777..L1GENCL. COURT OF COMMON PLEM—Yob. 7. The Court sat for a short time, at Westminster Hall, to receive bail. and thence prt,c.—deti to Guildhall, where the following cAuces were tried. HicksT: asul vouita, V. cutsusw. This was an alie n for 8131. being the amount of the principle and intere.t of two drawn iT the Defendant, upon a person named Gregsou. in femur of the Fla,ntiffs. The Plaintiff's' Comsel observed, that the De fendant hal, in the course of business, delivered two drafts, one for 9.501. the other for 4451. to the Plaint ff., the balance of his account with them. These were accepted by Gregenn, and when the first became due, it was presented for payment by the Plaintiffs' clerk, who WAS informed by (iregson, that he could not pay it, as he had no property of the D:feniant's in his hands. The Defendant was immediately informed by Mr. Fletcher. the Plain. tiffs' Attorney, o the inability of the acceptor, Gregson, to pay the first bill ; obTerving also, it was Tither extraord;n try the D.•frnd.tns si,ould have passed on his Clients, shafts i so large an amount, on a man of Gregion's 'newt', he being only a journeyman shnernoksr, residing in -a single room, in an indifferent house in Aldermanbury. The other bill, in like mmrter, became Jue, and was protected for non-paymeut. Tits Counsel and Darned Judge agreed in considering this as one of those Life -flying schemes so dangerous to private property, as.l so plejudiciAl to the intere.ts of this commercial country. No slctecce helm , : set up, the Jury found a Verdict tor the 8131. with costs. ELECTION PLO :701M Saturday the Committee divided upon the merits of the Petition against the return for Plymouth.— Ihe question turned upon this point. It appeared that the House of Commons hal, on the 9th of June, 1650, resolved, that the Ri tt ht at Elenion of the Borough' of Plymouth was in the Mayor and Com monalty of the Borough. In 1139 there was a pe. tition agaMst the return, and it was insisted that The word " Commlnalty," extended only to the freem to of the borough, to the exclus.on of ill. freehohizrs. Evidence was examined, with a view to explain the west:ruction of the word. Th e H ouse ; at ert y 4r d / re“ave•cl, that the word Commonalty, extcridtrd to the Fr( ewa only of the Baroogh. At the late Eletion. the En-Molders claimed a right to vote, and it was upon the foun dation of that right Sir W. Elford and Thomas Bewes. Esc' petitioned against the R.7turn of Sir Charles Maurice Pole and fhoma. Tyrrwhitt, Esq. Ttte Committee, after sine deliberation, refused to receive any evidence in coetradiSion of the Re solteion of 1739, which was explanatory of the pl i9i Dt claration of 16 tit!. The Committee there fore dee led, that Sir C. M. Pole and I hos. Tyrr ssliitt, Esq the Sitting Members, were duly eleeted, an ought to have been returned. That Sir. W. Elford and Thos. Bewes, Esq. were not duly ele9- eid, and ou4hr sot to have been returned; and Oar t! • Petition of Sir W. Word and Thos. Bewes, Esq. was not frivolous or vexatious. tierfdk Itle3i3+l CwoomiPee.— file Committee room was crowded to es:ess the whole day, which was occupi-rd in heating further evidence, with a view to establish ails of treating and bribery, on the part of the agents of the Right Hon. Wm. Windham sod T. W. Coke. Esq. remeeteromessossa FOLIC& 110W.STIZIT. On Friday night, private information was re. ceived at the Office, mat Kr. Fell, jun. of Plum- , stead, in Kent, and Capt. Thomas, of the Marines, had agreed to fight a duel, on Saturday morning, on Blackheath ; in consequence of which, Adkins and Mi'ler were dispatched with a warrant, to ap prehend the parties. The Officers arrived at •he residence of Mr. Fell, at an early hour nn Saturday /awning, before he bad risen; when they had an in tTrview with him ; they commuriiitated their bu‘i. nets, and he did nut deny his intention of fighting Captain Thomas. The Officers took him into custody, and conveyed him, in a post.chaite, before Mr. HARMING( 014 and a number of Nlagistrates, who were sitting at the Barrack-Tavern, m Wool. with, upon the inve•tigatinritof two goings of sheep stealers, in Kent and Bisainghauishire, aho bad carried on their d• predations without detection for a considerable time, by the two gangs excbaryi•ig the sheep they Lad st,len. After the Magis teates had gone through the investigation cf this busin:st, they took the charge of the Officers against Mr. Fell, when they admitted him to hail to keep the peace towards Captain Thomas, himself in 5001. and two sureties io iSol. each. The Officers then went in pursuit of Captain Thomas, whom they with some difficulty found; he was liberated on his giv ing similar tactility. Mary Prince was committed for trial, on a charge of uttering a nurnher of 21. forged Bank notes. A man of the name of Cla►Eron was committed for trial, on a charge of being concerned in forging the same. Several persons were investigated re:peeling the:r evidence against a man known by the same of Wertiag 800, who has been in custody some time, charged on suspicion of being the murderer of Ann Webb, about three months since, in Higher's-. lane, in the Borough. Saturday night's Gasel . contains a Proclama tion, permitting the importation into the island of Newfoundland, for the ensuing season, of bread, flour, pease. India corn, butter, and live stock, from the United States of America, by British subjeas, is British ships. _ _ _ At • Council of His Royal Highness the Prince of WALRS. h.ld at Carlton-House on the 3J day cf F.brnary, 1807, Sir WILLIAM PRATT CALL, or Whiteford. Bart. was appointed Sher•ff of the comity of Cornwall, for the year 1807. by His Royal Highness the Prince of Ws Lis. in Council. A blew York paper of the gth of January says. la Captain Woodman, of the schooner Airtreeri. informs, it was reported at Nlaranzies. that the British had burnt Barracoa ; and that they eapeaed an attack from them at Maranzics, 1000 troo r s had b 411113 welt there twin the Haraorta, to &fold tht glace " y ••• If I •••• ~..e. 4,11.4.1..1 AMERICA. s' ti ‘1" 2ES. PLM-YOlliC, JAS. IL. M e , Gaines Deblois, of Boston, passenger in ths 'chooser Adrlrilr , irrPrn .rms us, that he lett the port of Monte Video, in t) . ..e river Plata, on the 2,6 ORober last, r.: tw:lve o'clock at night. in a small French privateer sci.loner, called the (!.sear. Captain Weis (the only vas.el that cad or would have liberty to depart that port for some months). and has handed to us the following intelligence re lative to South America:— 1. On the 517rh of June last, the Sapital of La Plata. the city of Buenos Ayre was taken by an expedition from the Cape of Good Hop?. ender the coriosuond of Sir Home Popham and Major-General Bares ford,Neonsisting of about 1600 choice troops. and without any loss, and a general capitutlition. They kept possession of the city until the Aith August follouving. when it was attacked and talfiro by an es pedition of 2000 men, from Monte Tides), by a French Gentleman of the same of Linier (formerly a naval officer) who was acaompanied lay a eumWe ot the first merchants in Monte Video, and about SO French Gentlemen, as volunteers. The battle wad fought with re greatest obstinacy by the British ; but headed by an intrepid officer, the Spaniards bore down all. Tr.e loss of the British in killed, wounded, and massacred, after they had surrendered, was by Vie best accounts stated to be 420 men. and the Spa nish about 2)1, in killed and wounded ; but almost 7.eths of their wounded expired of their wounds , owing as they say, to the British using poison ed halls, but a well-informed French officer who shared their dangers, told M. Debkis, it was not the venomous hails of their enemies, but the igno rance and unskilfulness of their surgeons, which killed the Spaniards. o The Spaniard. retook their capital by storm, and made prisoners et nearly 1200 English ; but a se rious dispute had taken place between General. Bo resford and General Linier. The English General insited that a capi:ulation was mmir and signed while the wl.ite 110.: was flying upllie the fortress, end which the Spanish Commander absolutely. de. sties ; however the prisoners were sem about 400 miles into the country, and it was reported, that General Ileresford and his officers were comic to Monte Vidco. to be sent to Europe, but it was after wards thought more proper to order them t 6 Coe dovoir, only about 3SO leagues from Beene+ Ay,* The common soldiers composing the expedition from Monte Video, robbed and plundered every En. gli,h abode at Buenos Ayres, and also every Spanish house where an Englishman was seen its enterer VS. side. They als) put into prison. among many others, Mr. W. P. White (formerly of Boston) who had been imineed to receive an office. such as Prise agent itiider the Bitith Government, f or semen be was recompensed by being pot into close confine. meat for two months, and with the British Officers, was oblii,ed to take a ;tourney into the interior. No strangers whatever were permitted to pap to Dumas Ayres, as they mean. without emeptim, to exclude all from thence, especially Americans. et The British, upon their becoming masters of Buenos Ayres, found only 1.200,000 dollars of public property. (although there were six tissue, that amount in the place), which they sent to England in' the frigate Nercissas.—They had eat. ht4ed a considerable quantity of copper and quick. silver ; but as it was not taken on board the wand sports. they got off only with the motley. Sir H: Pop' am was in Buenos Ayres, when it was and with great difficulty addled his eseaP n e rE , a t i l boat, to his ships; after which, with the exception of one gun brig, left enticing between die and Buenos Ayres, be brought his squadron. colt • slicing of hi: own ship. Maces. Organs, Cam Raiswieilt, 64. Capt. Rowley ; 4:139 Capt. Philips; 1 frigate, ft sloops of 'war, and se veral armed transports. down the river, and an chored in full view of the barbel* of Monte Video. Some days be would have every ship under weigh at other times only one or two of easy draught of was ter. who would stand in so close, that the very inhabit tants teak', di s cern the buttons on the officer. unite for ins. Sir Home had sent into Monte Video upwards o f 20 lags of truce, demanding Beresford and his troops, a supply of provisions. and some medicine* for his sick and wounded. The Governor, tired of such business, geperously sent Sir H. P. a supply of fresh provisions. and also 23 English seamen, which were brought into Monte Video a few m e nthe previous, 10 an English Guinea-man ; and sayieg that he should not respect any more Sags of trues Irons that time. Sir H. Popham answered the Go vernor's civility. by accepting the fresh supply of proildions. and receiving the seamen ; but. con trary to the arcuate observed in time of ware about exchange of prisoners, he refused to deliver up the like number of Spaniards, which he ini;ht very easily lave done, as be had more than 90 in his possession. which were taken hom a small town on the south entrance of the River. Several skirmishes had taken place between the Enelisti vessels and Spanish gumboots and forts, and almost every day saluted lAaata Video with 12 and 18. pound shot. hh Cosa the 12th 4uly last. an embeego was laid on all vessels in the port of Maas Video, and conti. mud with more than meal riper trim Yr. Deblois sailed. 'lle reasons assigned seem: two, That they wens going to IR mat an expedition to ret4ke Buenos Ayres ; }. 'Settled. That they were going to expedite four vale& with dispatches for Spain • And Thirdly, That the B a n:is e h a lundron envenom ing for want of promeitmas. thou every body katir to the contrary. as the • a man of war, had been dispatched to. sad arrived froth, Rio Joii neiro, with so much it a supply as to be obliged tai caulk in her lower tier of gualorts. a It was reported for truth, before Mr. DaMois sailed, that Sir Home Popham had received a rani fin cement of 5,500 men from the Cape of Good ti vs. and which he is much inclined to suppose is true, as he himself counted thirty-five sail at anther, tree miles from Monte Video, between Point Cant and the island of Flores, the same evening MI sailed; and it was knowo that there were eighteen sail more Arrived off staid-nado, a city at the north entrance of Rio Plata. as tie GJYttliOT of Mena Video had. the 23d OS. received a letter from she Commandant at Maldonado. who wrote tn that ef• feet. if this force has arrived. alao•a• """ i