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I .^ .r,•••• 111PRRIAL PARLlAiffiit. HOUSE car COVIIIIONS, Jaw. IC Mr. dlobhouse presenteteferition from the Bro. vow. &c. of Lae Clay of Blifinburgb, respeenat a le, ro impving and enlarging *re 'Arbour of which was ordered to tie on tie table. Mr. Vassittast brought upll4 New Malt tv Bill. which was read a first time, and order to be read a second time on Monday. Mr. Hobhouse brought up the Reports of the Cerninittees upon the Annual Indemnity Bill, and the Exchequer Balls Bill ; the Resolutions and Amendments were severally read, and the Reports ordered to be taken into further consideration on Friday na•xt. Mr. Mellish brought up the Report of the Pe tition of the Inhabitants or lit. Gales, for the better watching, cleansing, and lighting that parish. Or dered to lie on the table.—After which the Hours adjourned to Monday. FROM SATUROAr NIGHT'S GdZATTE. At the Court all the Queen'. eaten!, the 7th of January, 1807; Pet ESIENT, The BING% Mora EILCOIIOIII Majesty in Council Whereas the Treach Government has issued 'retain orders, which, lit violates.' of the usages of war, purport to prohibit the Commerce of all Neutral Natioas with His Majesty's De motions; and also to prevent such Natont from 'tailing with any other Coentry, in any article, the growth, podium, en asaaufacluns of His Mejsty's Dominions; and whereat the said Government has alto taken upon itee4 to declare ail Iles hiaiwil . • Dominus/1w to be in a .tats of Blockade, at a time whets the Fiesta of France and her allies are them clam con fined within their own ports, by the superior valour and dis ci' dine of the British Navy ; and whereas such attempts on the part of the enemy would give to His Majesty an unque.tionable nght of retaliation, and would warrant His Majesty in ell, forcing the stone prohibition of a'l commerce with France, which that Pow-r vainly hopes to efect against, the Commerce of Ms Majesty's suojrate, a prohibition which the 'aperient, of His Majesty's naval forces might enable him to support, by aehsally investing the ports arid coasts of the enemy, with nu mums ros wad, rat awl cruisers, so as to make she entrance or approach thereto moistest/ dersgenime; and whereas His /kfa• jetty, though unwilling to follow the example of his enemies, by procaediec to an extremity so dime...mg to all Nanette not eng.grel in the war, and carrying on their accustomed trade, yet foils hunt •If bound, by a due regard to the 'opt defence of the ng h ta and inter st, of his people, trot to suffer tuck taacuma to be taken by the enemy, without taking some steps, on Ida tart, in restrain this 'Ammo, and to retort upon client thereinto of their own laturtitc; His Tsiajmty is thew upon pleased, be and with the advice of his Privy Council, ae oeler, mid its hereby ordesed, that en vessel shall be per. mated to trite from one pmt to another, tooth whisk pggii shall lerarats to, or be is the pease lion of, Franca et hie gift sh dl b... far wider their controul, as tura British eamels out am freely snide Owen; and the Camansandass ese flit M.jesty's ships of war and moistens shall he, and are hereby hest-ueterl, so want yew anitml eass , l Ovum: from any such poet, sod deSlll%-d to tooth.% Such port, to dimentinue her voy +go, and not to pressed to amp suds port; and any vessel, after being so warned, or any vestal conimg from ins such pert, aftr a roationable time shill have been afforded for re teeing infer nation of tins Hit Majaely's order, which shall be found pricord.hg to another tech Ps4, shall he captured mad Monett in, awl, together with her cargo, shall be ens 4.1111,104 is lawiul print And His M Principal Sarre. tanm rd Mate. the Lords C immtisioners of the Admiralty, tad the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, and Cott hi of Vie--Admiralty, are to take the actuary measures hereig as to them shall reveralsely appertain. W. PAWKENEt • FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE HAMIII:RGH CORRESPONDRNTEN. ■eatls, pee. 27. The French army has taken very formidable posi. dons on the Rug and the Ntrew. There are daily affairs between the French and the Russian advanced posts, in w3.ich the former claim the advantage. Prince Augustus of Prussia, accompanied by two Frirseb Officers, set off yesterday for France. This has given rise to many conjeaures. As every one Likes the liberty of stating faits in his own way, m.ly not we also be permitted to give our version of them ? The Prince Augustus was sent to his father, by His Majesty the Emperor; and in this pros eeding of the visor, we recognise the inherent generosity of his charaaer. But, at that time, a negociation subsisted between His Ma.- jesty the Emperor and the King of Prussia, and peace seemed to be at hand. The Emperor also granted an armistice; but this the King of Prussia refused. The King acknowledging his dependence on Russia, made this circumsunce the ground of refusing his ratiication, whilst on the other hand, the Russians declared, that as his Allies, they were wholly placed at his disposal. Matters are thus • put on an iatirely different footing from what they stood in when Prince Augustus was suffered to re. main in Berlin. This change of circumstance s seems to offer a natural ezplanation of. what has oc curred, both with 'esprit to Prince Augustus and General Tauenzein ; anti those who look for any other cause, only indulge in idle dreams. ARIAW. Dec. 2!. A new tete dr pow is ereaing open the Bug ; thus, with very little trouble, the French are be- come masters of a very large tract of country, partly defended by morasses. A whole army may remain here covered on all sides from the enemy. This .ecoad entrenched camp an the right bank of t►e F . I Busk promises the TV/Mb great advantage, ar excellent meats of attack. Prince %Weird, Prince &plata, and Coent Po , tocide Perform the Office of Chamberlain to klis ' Majesty. The Emperor, whose heAlth has not suf fered through the difficulties of the journey, and the continual rainy weather, yesterday inspeeted the works at Praga. On the 18th instant, a corps of Cossacks., and some Russians enrdeairoured to defend an island in the Warta, which General Davoust wished to oc cupy. It is almost needless to say, that the French succeeded in carrying the island. On the rihh, a corps of Cossacks and Russian hussars, having ap proached too near to a body of French cavalry, in front of the Bug, they were very r nughly handled by the hussars of the lit. and the chasseurs of the 11th regiment. The Colonel of the Cossacks was killed, and about 50 privates and 25 horses remained in the hands of the French. COPLNH•GLN, ibEc 27. Travellers who left St. Petersburgh on the 30th ult. say, the Russian army in Polanasonsists of three corps, each of 75.000 men, and a reserve of lso,oooin Lithuania. In the rear of these k ano ther army of l00. , )00 , Cmacks, Calmuks. Tartars, ke. A new levy is to commence oaths '2lst of nest month. r:ENNA, VEC. I I.O. Lot week a French Courier paused through here from Constantino*, SG nit way to the French head quarters. 'Do vane of the Rusii.ms, who hare en tered Moldavia, is to extend themselves towards Dal mania, and the neighbouring countries. Our Court Gsz,:tre of this day, contains the fol lowing, under the head of Forcign Affairs . " Since the French took possession of Warsaw, we have no certain informatioa from the theatre of the war in Poland. In the mean while, the Bavarian and Wirtemberg troops, which have hitherto remained in Silesia, and those who are still in their quarters, have received orders to advance and join the Grand Army without delay, together with elk the de tached parties, the corps of Marsha) Monier ex cepted.," COILITANTINOPLI, t•OV. 24. The English frigate issdraion arrival here on the 20th ultimo. She belongs to a squsJron of seven ships of war; tussles Admiral Louis, which are near the ll.trdaneller. The Ex-Ilospoilar of Wallachia bas arrived at Bucharest. sikercoasauxon, inc. W. The P of Ovens' has not gone to France, but has been conduced by two French Officers to the other side of the OJer, on his way, as is re. parted, to Uresden, under a condition of not com ing, at any time, within twenty miles Of Berlin The Vrinceu of Orange has arrived in the latter city, and taken up her residence in her palace The Wirtembeig troops here received orders, yes terday, to hold themselves in resilinesi to proceed farther. •tR Li w. Dec. 30. The Grand Duke of Berg, whu his, according to absurd reports, been repeatedly wuund,d, while he ett . ;,iy:d the be.t S'Att of health, has, it is true, been attacked with a lever, which confined him fur save sal days to Las apartn.et.t. From fie Correlpondeokx. Der. 31. A proclamation from General Loison, the Gover nor of Westphalia, threatens the inhabitants with very severe punishment, for attempting, with arms in their hands, and sounding the alarm begs, ke. to raise the country against his troop. WAss•w, DEC. 21. It is kn 'wn for certain that Marshal Aug seats has passed the rives Ura.ta. Maishal Souk p..sseil the Vistula near Wysogrod. General La Piesse has entered Plonsk. and driven away all the en. my's partisans. Marshal Ressieres' cavalry arrived at Bakal on the 18th. The advanced guard of thi• corps is at Sterpe. A good number of Prussian hussars are taken, and the right site of the Vistol. is iotirely cleared of the enemy. Marshal Noy entered Rypin on the ; he supports Marshal Re,sieres, and is himself supported by the corps under the Prince of Ponte-Corvo. Marshal Ka. m-nskoy, who is 7S years of age. commands the RU441114. his probably owing to the experience of this General. that the Russian army has not yet IN:mined itself by any rash undertaking. General Michelson, it is said, entered Jassy on the 2:)th ult. Bender, it is saiJ, was taken by storm, and every soul put to the sword. 'nom THE MAINZ, DEC. 27. Reports say, that before the arrival of the French at Warsaw, a number of persons, sus peeted of being favourable to the enemy, was banged. sassun, Div. 19. This place has been bombarded tor ten days. The garrison defends itself with great vigour. VPFkil •UITRI•. On the 2tith of November. 67,000 Russians passed the Dniester, and entered Soroko, a uistrd of Moldavia. Twelve thousand men were seat against Chocaim, and twenty-6ve thousand spins' Jassy. CASSLI, Dec 28. The following Proclamation has been addressed to the Hessian soldiers : " Evil minded persons, as I am informed, leek to excite you to aas of violence, under false pre tences. Soldiers, I was authorised by Hi s Ma jesty the Emperor to make you the oiler of entering into his service--it rests with you to accept or re. fuse i!. Never shall any men be compelled.— Depend upon what I say—l speak nothing but the truth. " LAGRAIIGI, Governor General of Hem " " Carrel, Dec. 24, 1205." EUIIECE, DEC. 31. "lho following , notice has been published by authority The city physician having learned that a rumour has been circulate in public of an epidemical sickness prevailing in our hospitals, namely, the Aux, he hastens to tranquillize the in habitants, by assuring them of the falsehood of the report. The French and Prussian hospitals are in the very best stale of health, and there are no dis eases existing bet aweeng a few iudividuals." ;taut plc. 30. A traveller, who left Croostadt en the £Bth says, the Emperor of Russia intended to go to the army immediately after the Erupt-Nis occouchement, but that tl.kr Senate bad expressed their wishes, that be would hot leave his capital. MOTI/0, Dto. 17. The French have thrown bridges over the Vis- tula, in spite of the difficulties opposed by the great breadth or this river, which, in several places, is.be tween three and four hundred fathoms broad. r &UM TVS simmt, DEC. *7. Accurding to the Public Papers, a Russian Ge nes-al has arrived at Vienna, with proposals of un - pomace. Lt)N DON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12. As serious apprehensions have been entertainei respelling the safety of the Expedition under the command of General CIAUPUND, we feel the great er pleasure in being enabled to communicate intel ligence of its progress. A letter from Lisbon, dated 27th December, says :—" General Ca ay. luau's Expedition passed Madjra on the 7th De cember, all well. The ohject of it was not then known, but it is probably destined against the Mau ritius, which has been a source of great annoyance to our East India trade. The Maui itius is an island of the Indian Sea, about 400 miles East of Mada gascar, lying in the latitude or 20 and AI deg. South." We have received a series of the Hon &ugh spendesten to the 3d instant, inclusive, and some Duch Papers to the 2d. 'They contain she 41st, 42d, and 43d, Bulletins of the Grand Army. They state, that on the 11th a corps of Marshal Da vossr's army crossed the river Bug, and established itself at the village of pomikuwo, where it repulsed a Russian division with some loss ; that a bridge had been thrown by the French over the river Na rew on the I3th, at which date the Russians were advancing from Grodno, and that Bon 4? • ars had arrived on the 17th at Kutno, in his way is War saw. Bow aaaaaa continued at Warsaw so late as the 24th, and yet such are the accounts of the mill, tary operations of the French up to that date. The Hareburgh and Dutch presses are now completely in the hands of the French Government, and made as much subservient to the views of Bo , •s the press r f Paris. When, under such circum stances we find so little intelligence, we may fairly presume, that the French have little to bout of, that they have not, in fail, been able to accomplish any err •rpriae .of moment since they arrived at War. saw. Two causes have been assigned tor this ap parent inadivity on the part of the French troops, this halt in the brilliant career with which they opened the campaign. The concha& of the Rue mans in cautiously avoiding a general battle, and wisely failing back upon their own supplies, thus concentrating their own torte, and drawing the toe `my farthet Irma home, has principally contribute' Ito this effect. Indeed, it is us itself, taken singly, sufficient to account for the result. The redufaioa of the French army, by disease, has been gist assigned as the cause of a salaa.Atiaa is military operations of the French; and we own, tha:. we are not the less disposed to believe it on account of any contraddion which it has receicel m Foreign Papers. Had there not bean some foenda. lion for the report, it elms not appear hose it hoetnir necessary to state, in the 41.1 Belleti.i, that tr weather was uncommonly faroarable, when it ;: notorious that the last Moilth Was very rainy on tt•t Continent ; and to anuouncc,on the alleged authori!, of the city Physician of Lubeck, in an article, Int. the 31st, from that place, that the French and Prue. sian hospitals are in the very best state of health, Elf i there are no diseases esisting bu: among a dividuals. At the time 1+;!iell 13(iti as.a.as ait souring to augment his army in Poland, Is) :c .• foicements from every quarter, u is highly pr.... t e that they bh0.1.1 believe that the hospital; are ta- Iteahhiesr places in the world, Out the seasons bat :hanged at the command of 200APARTZ, and that Autumn, in Poland, commenced, last year, is the middle of December. Goverment on Saturday re:eived dispatches from 014 Mediterranean, brought to Plymouth u» f butt day, by the Fer.mt guis-btz, Lieutenant Heat The Ferucid sailed from (..•bialtar on the aid passed through Lotif Cotttatowooo's tl:et on the :list.. She was also charged whh disparci4es from his Lot dship. The Spanish fleet, which 'nail for some raw srn in the outer-road at Cadiz, ready to put tU be.A, ttaa again gone into the inner bartamt —not choosinz to risque an amion with our squaion, whirls wasand their motions closely. Two Messengers, the one English, sal the ether Russian, have arrived in the Ferve.t. by vie former, Government received D:spatc.tes (tom S'ir Stories , Sairm, transmitted by Lord Coteau. wood, contai..ing an account of milita: y opera tions in Calabria. They state, that the Masse had surrounded >4 body ut K rig Josses.', tri.ops, and taken about 300 of them, with two general ofaztrs, and several pieces of cann3a. 'rue enemy were overpowered by superior numbers; and this ad. vantage was, we understood, o.u.dited witlinat a battle. By the Masse is meant the population of Calabria, that has risen against the French Usurper, and remained faithful to its lawful King. There was an etror in our account of the sub staace of the new regulation re.ti aining neutral trade with France. 'the Ord T, which we hive copied from Tie Gazelle. only prohibits neutral trade from one port to anoth.r of France, and those countries under her controul. Of course, u we stated on Saturday', a neutral vessel may not only trade direfl to an enemy's port, but she may also re-laad that, and export enemy's proSttc.e, not contraband, to any neutral country. A report prevailed on SAturliy of the capture of Monte-Video. Wre have nut bcea able to vice it to an authentic wurce. The iralsimpLot Paskei, from Lisbon, ia arrived at Falmouth, in nine days passage ; the rein4u t I Eil. sake. packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Lisbon oft the'l 2 4th ult.; the lavd.:9 frigate, from England, arrived there on the ?...kb ; and on the f2l.filt His Ma• J •.$ ship Nente:is, with the Newfoundlund ships from Oporto Bar. Yesterday, we received a hoar from Jersey of the 4th inst which states, that is, veral Fiend) pri vateers were then cruising in sight of St. llilier's. Admiral Seteatwo is the Officer sent otit to su persede Commodore Sir Hume P 0,11411, in h s soccessful command. We have seen accounts from different West In ;is islands; they all agree in representing the Islands as more healthy than usual at the present serials- The appointment rf she 'Puke of Nom roe st nett c am 0 to be Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards, iu the 1130 M of the late Duke of RICK/110ND, is at, pluncei in Saturday night's Greene. Go-einmmr, it is said, have it in contemplation, to establish passports between England, Scotiontl. and Ireland, the same As during, and for some after, the Rebellion in liJa, as many dangein.., persons have lately gone over to the last mentionsd part of the United Kingdom. In addit;on to the late unpleasant accounts from the Carnat.c, we are coneetned to state, that the dissatisfaCtion manifested by the Native troops on the Madras establishment, particularly at Vonore, has encouraged some partial in urralions amongst the Pi,ligars ; and that Rao Gmaerei, a C 1.41 of consideranle talent and entetpriie, who was dis• tins ed the service of (finest, in consequence of the late Tr-sty, by which he was declared an enemy to the British Gcve:naaent, has assembled a considerable horse in the Western Hills, and has spread conatet na tion thrnughnut the neighbouring provinces. Ailo thea body of insurgents, canne.led with Gyms Ti. ap pears, by accounts from Deadigal. to have advanced to the Southward. There is no calculating on the mischief likely to result from the recent wairtoa and criminal order for depriving the Sepoys of their cast marks; neither could any ineasuse have been devised more effigivally to estrange ths: loyalty ar.d attach meat of dem people trona ovc Gout 'totem. Fa ENCII euLLETtNs. The 41st Bulletin is diced from Nam, Dec. 14. It stater., that, an the Llth, 3 corps cif Marshal thl voust's army crossed the river Bug, and established etemkelves at the village of P aro, A Ru'siao division mucked, them, but • .vere repulsed with great loss. The 4Vd Bulletin, dated Po , en, Dec. LS, mentions that a bridge hail been throw a acros► the Narew ; that the Russians were advancing from Gredno; and that the weather was ancJmrnonly favourable, and like autumn. The 43J is dated from Kotno, on the 17th, and merely states the arrival of the Emperor at that town, in his way to Warsaw. THE BRITISH PRESS: