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-. _, ~rcr .- • *4' which he bad the honour - to- represent. there been no contest, notwithstaninig which a Pe tides was presented against his r..tirn, which was done-at the iasugation of a Gentleman formerly a Member of that House, sod his-known Agent ; this Petition was signed by six persons, who were in duced so to do hi , bribery and corrnp ion ; :tad the sureties swirl themselves worth 2001. each, when in point of ..St they bad no property upon earth of these six Petitioners. one was a barber. another a porter. a third a labourer, a tom th a jack-ass driver, a fifth a nights:tau. and the sixth of equally InW degree of life. It was not his intention to press the Rill through its various stages. in the sours. of the present Sessions. but merely to bring it in. in ceder to hare it painted. Mr. ROSE said, 'hat the prafiice of Petitions of this nature aifted as libels upon Members of that House, without giving diem an opportunity to clear their characters from such aspersions. He there fore declared his hearty concurrence in the measure. Leave wee then given to bring in the Bill, which wa. accordingly done, and it was read a first time, end ordered to be read a second time on Saturday. The Exchequer Bills Bill, the Irish Treasary BiW Bill, and the Barrack 'A ist-r's Com:nissioners Bill, •ere severally read a woad ti.ne, and ordered to be crmmitted to-morrow. The Malta Trade Bill, a'd tie West India Auc tion Duty Exemption Bill, were read a third time and passed. Mr. Sheridan brought up a Bill to amend an Aft relating to tse manner of licen.ieg alehouses, and persons twilit ,t wine, etc. which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Sa turday next. The other Orders of the Day were dies disposed of, and the House adjourned until to-morrow (due day ) DIFItICAPICS WlTti IMER/C4. HALIFAX. JULY 7. His Makatea sloop of war Carsisaise„ Captain Bradshaw, awvsd bete on Saturday law...frosts the Chestpeake, after a passage of six days. with die wit• In the Honouvani• Vico.A druiral Berkeley. Tbw dispatches relate to an unpleasant contest whieb has takes glace betseen His Majacy's ship Leopard. espial aliu tophrsys, and the United States frigate Citesepetati Comtnndore Barren. As this Is an event of the utmost importance to the two se ams, whose best interest it is to be in amity with each other. we have endeavoufed to collect as far as possible the interesting order of Vice-Admiral Berkeley, with which ire have been 1: round. will skew the ground of difference ; the propriety of the Order given ; and that part of the der which gave to Commodore Barron the reci procal right of search, must shew to every candid mil. 4 a sincere disposition to avoid wounding the feelings of the Commodore, or of bringing the guestion to this painful issoe. The manner in which Capt. Humphreys carried into ate& the Admiral's Order. will hilly a= in the subsequent interesting Weer front an beleoging to the 14efard, oat Mob the highest honour on C.4gt. Humphreys. who IMO 1611W12, oa the one hand, the most patient forienibinen; and ow the other. the most iniesible detormilihm ho do lb duty. ineveAcr Or • Larne /1101 d • OltinAliiin OD WARD 1115 6114111 T Y .• BMle tersedian, naves cnessrease sae, Juan 24, Iso7. te We arrived here on the list Instant. and agreeably to the orders of the Hon. Vice-Admiral" Berkeley (in the event of meeting the United States' tr.ga . s Chesepoie. to search her for des sertei s. of whim v e had information), the ezt morning the signal was male from the lam, to procmdto sea. which we did at Mae o'clock this morning ; the Clicimpet bit was then passing the 011issa, about three miles w,t. I" us. We stood to the S. E. with the wind at S. W. until eleven, . . when it shifted to E. which retarded the prorress of the frigate, being obliged to beat out. We kept on a wind, under easy sail, until she got withi.i two miles of us, when st.e shortened sail, and we b ) e cli:...n to her, we were about It or 14 miles f, ins t. e land ; wl:en sufficieotly close, the Captain 11,.1ed, and said he had dispatches horn the British Corr mander-in-t :lief. lhe answer was, 'send ter. lon board, I 41.111 heave-to," wl.ich he did 2C' lo :liogly. An officer was sent on board with the Aam :-Al a s order, and a setter trim Captain Hum ph?. ! c. saying, he i:oped to be zhlc to execute the Acitnual's urCier in il.e mos: amicable manner; and after tl.:. Commodore read the order and let ter, he told i.im his orders from his Government we: e mist peremptory in not suffering a:.y fo reigner to muster his ship's company, but that be would write an answer to Capt. Humphrey's let ter, if he would be the bearer of it to him—after having answered in the a:lrritative, he wrote, say . lag, that he had no deserters, and that his instruc tions prevented his allowing the CliwateaLe to be searched. He returned with this answer, after being on board forty minutes. As the Admiral's o der was positive, there was no alternative but force—so we edged down to her, and Captain Humphreys hailed, and said, that Commodore Barron must be aware that the order of the Beitith Commander in Chief must be obeyed; the only re ply made to this, (which was thrice repeated). war * .• I do Rot sedirstand what you say." Now, as we were to windward, and beard distinaly hie as twirl, it is evident he also mast have beard what Captain Humphreys mid—orders were than given so firs a 'hat across hue bows from the lower deck, after a minute another; and, in two mere, no sa tisf iAory enterer being gives. Capt. Humphreys ordered the ire to be opened on her, beginning with the foremost gun, and in succession aim: e lent es the order was not perfettly understood, a broadside was poured into her; Commodore Bar. tip Owe hailed, when orders were given to cease Mel bet as be said be was only going to send a boar on board, and as they were preparing to re turn the fire, it was supposed as antics to gain arcs, and orders were again guns to Ere}—two broadsides mace were the mak, whoa ebe muck. Two LINIONIMKS, with several slidlipmea, warm then as beard the Camp-i. to ~eh far prde weer., and after being IMO three boa, aseans ed with foar--ehrat hileires se the birdiarpnt, and one to she Ne4eirr 1111rdahlui In gkesr silo abused Lord James Toamobsad et4liAM•Cluo inedare woos mete as 40.1111114611**f1 0 _ ... .. -ig saying, that he canaille! the Chesapeake & prize, and that he was ready . to deliver her sp any person authorised to receive her. Capt. lbw phreys replied. that as he had ezecuted the orate ea the Corastander-inaChief, he had nothing mom so do with her ; that he must foethwith joie the relief the squadron ; and that he sea oalrlasoassed i iissit sincerely, the necessity that =died him ea eh. lent measures. but that if he d noir the Cie sapeale any service, he would cheapish, do it In short. Captain Humphreys has oesdatted him self throughout the whole of this unpleasant trans aftion, in the most praiseworthy manner, as an Of ficer and Gentleman. He has snore humanity in his composition than most mankind : you may then suppose his feelings were none of the most comfortable on this occasion. The Chesapeake re turned but a few shots ; they were scarcely prepared when we began, and were thrown into such confu sion, that the greatest part of the people deserted their quarters. •' The number of men killed on board the Che sapeake. according to their own statement, was 6, and 23 were wounded. , r Twenty-six shot went through the hull, seven between wind and water ; the sails were completely I riddled, and I have not a doubt but that in ten minutes more she would have gone down • the sea being so smooth, every shot told after th e first broadside, which was chiefly at the rigging. " Coneaso3ore Barron was 'lightly wounded in the leg by a splinter ; he behaved in the coolest way imaginable, and stood at the ores gang-way the greater part et the time." If any thing can place this vaguer is a stronger light, we need oily compare the assurances of Com modore Barron, with the result ; of the deserters claimed. six were takes out of the frigate, upon searching her. two were killed. and one jumped overboat d. The gunner of His Majesty's ship Cbiebes ke, who basely desated his country's flag, was found dead, haw ing ailed in that station, onboard f/ e Ann ricia frigate; and many others were left by Cape. Humedoeys, because they could not be ident Immediately on the return of the Caesepeede. a ntunetous cola "n of the inhabitants of Nerds& assembled—passed Resolutions intardiaisg all sup plies and assistance to the British Navy, or any in tercourse whatever—and complimented theit fellow• citizens, for destroying the water-casks beloogiag to His Majesty's ship destroying as an highly land able and pr use-worthy salon. the following email from their papers, will give a specimen of the violence and intemperance of these proceedings:— . soasoac, sent 25. The amused.' arrived here yesterday. without colours, and the officers without swords, having been captured by His Britannic Majesty's ;hip Levant of SO guns. As the 'veiny, rap, and alarm, on die =bpi/. instead of subsiding, - bas inereased s and the whole of this part of the country is ripe and prepared for any thing that may promise revenge we hasten to lay before the public all the particul ars of this un happy affair. It is fully aseertaised, that this was not an affair of accident, bet that orders wen regularly seat on board the Lespertka••that she teem est of the Capes prepared for miss—that the tool eery raitl: advantage of the ospreys's*, am* sionmt tise less state of the Cestoisia, and that Me did every thing she could to destroy her. soli these aundistd not the smallest messes for farther 6e, or Ow deliberate murder. It appears that the Loper!, after kerbs Ohm on the Chesapeake. sent a boat on heard, with the Captain's nut. actions, which were to procure four mit. st nod to be mutineers belesigina to his Majesty's d et. and then on hosed die Chesapeake; or ' at least, to demand a search for 'thefts. The host was nearly half an hour along-side, and, after meth talk, was, by signal, °libeled to return. SW ; had scarcely got out of danger, before a shot was fired into the Chia:peak, and that was succeeded by a broadside; several others followed. until it appeared safficient mischief had been done. and that the Chesapeake's colours were down. In all , this time, the latter ship fired but two gnu, sad those accidentally, and win.out orders, for is. wholly was she unprepared for &Elio's. that it is said, her cables were coil% d over the guns, and, as the powder had not been properly dunnaged, and was tether damp, the crew was engaged in get nog it out to thy, and the tires of the ship had all been put out to prevent accident. lidon after the two ships stood further out to sea, and the Chesapeake was regularly searched by some officers of His Majesty's ship Leepard ; four men were taken out of her, two of whom are said to be natives, who had escaped after a long confinement. We should blame no Uptight, for executing the orders of his superior, ailing like a man; but the cold-blooded, cowardly cruelty with which this bu siness was eget:sit reletis disgrace and dishonour on the whole British Navy. He well knew that the Chesapeake was little better than a luntbsted store s*, sod without waiting the art of use broad ens eo observe if she had struck her mews. he coodSsed his fire until she was quite cut sg. Some of the shot went through her bull bar sans are tern ap and on her arrival, le had five feet do the hold. ir &sahib boast et this adios. nod that of r ; bat Mt diem remembsr, that will mime similar oath. The oldie century is at MK raised. nod Britai in all quarters of the earth but this, is a: 1 last detested here. fibs hie so ally new bet the white negroes of the Nos*. Yesterday a more nanesseets sod more enomimees collodion of people assembled in this place thosanss ever Were witnessed--bst ens voice, but ewe see dam, bet ems spirit el rstehation reed image was so be heiwd er we i Imaparired v bsorsver, by *quirt resignation so 611 edit - • Elemes wont for the peeesen, and is MI ' et s tads& of an motto oity of redress ~..m r 1 ______ . 4. I _ l _l raseismoopeeer !ma arms* Or 701110111111411Wer £.l $L* Ass TORT es roelieMNPW., "Ar GIessOTHOMMI MATTNEWS,Istidokie It I. a Whereat the Geversammt it war Climmay ri tested ma We* with ler OM et haw, awl to Beare that Inesey mass tw espies* hem the ism* el (at is* a esehmest as &set pities ma Is bo NOM - * theta) ; and whereat we, is individuals, Judy depremt• the Aomori of war, and view it as one of dm imam evils which ever heft! our country : but when we essesta s e , M. low CitiOns impressed, and fisnmd by a tyrannical and arbi trary power to fight adainst tt.eir own country, and basely ind insidiously seurthned on our own coasts, it becionsts necessary, at this morel crisis, to be pospanril to meet the emseqesswess which such condect, and sech restrictions, dine reasonable muse instance, to discipline ourselves ' and be in readiness to take op arm in derene• of those sacred netts, which Our lore fathers purchased with their blood; sad until am Goveroment shall be informed of the lam glaring violation of oar rights and our sovereignty, intros unwarrantaute and Unprovoked attack twee the United States' frigate Chesapeake, Commodore Her ron, within a few miles of our coast, by the British squadron, composed of the Bellew, Captain Douglass; Triumph, Capt. Hardy; Leopard, Captam Humphreys; and Mehruput, Clpt. Hawker; and the Inhuman minder of a camber of our citizens, in the attempt of the Leopard to carry thou angers Into execution. Resolved unanimously, That aU communication with the British ships uf war, now within on, waters, or on our coasts, and with their Agent or Agents among tam, be discontinued ; and that we isdlisesseee bset exertions to prevent all such in. • ; mama ieflpros guilty thereof shall be deemed 4 =111111114, That we view with abhqrvese• Mani. uelleumnication, end shall reeesider these as enemies OW pseatry, who shall dinar, or iadirecily, hold melt isteetemee, es render ay aid or assistant •to th- British ships of tram by supplying them with provisions, or oxen/ries of any Med whatsoever, mail the deciaioo of ow Gaffed. Went be knew. Resdeed eneeknotaly, to seder the better to elect the elsowszace, that a Committee be appointed se correspond :tabDimas of the nosibboonne eetuitiss,and those of Ivor, mid the Seweiwit„ notifying the flagrant eutrime isms had bees committed, and the Measure' liaised hi usg and sesemeaussuling similar measures for limit ton. stalemates. Readeed. That our fellisw•cititens ' Pilots of Chesapeake thy. whempattiesises we hokt in the highest mammon, are requested 11, gbh meeting to discontinue Wifely their rotes .least semi* heel British ships M war. Resiskadeneeimeusly, Tbat we 'WV this unprovoked, pira tical, scene, sod amanita-like attack up..n the Chesapeake, with the haw and detestation whit* should alwais mark a mulattoes rade laws of war agog wt /ledge our lives and pro , pertieMte aeopusse with ilia tisriummesst ass any measures it mar adept. Reseivad ownirnonsly, That ile Mayor of this Boiettgli be requested to evil upon the Lieutenant Cuninandaut of tie Militia, er held in readiness ea eased torte far the purees* of de=od ter serryieg these Reielution. nine elect. wmakase4y, That time Resolutions be extended M al Saill ships of iser lAA* my hereafter arrive within err peels, IBM erompkim utheelltlems is made as sue Govern ment tee thiadermaikte maw ea the abesapreke. Raeoltred eamitsesedy_, Thee a enimstptima be domed and left is pessimism M die RI - Mime% Ms "'WI* had On be Itg= to the reheat the .ietseaded, sad t h e fatedies of the ms beard U. Cliseepselse, maim its &maims of the Repair tandem et ills Ilesphd. Reeked vatiikaavally. TIM the Commie,' be mended emempead with Ike lahekleeasel dm parapet sealed% and asiseaser, ee he es pemelg NebaM their mamma as these Resehnises, is he N etLtfdlsßyio withhold all supplies to any &Ms:. annul • es the mist the tinned Mahn, esti ample Nada Is by ear Lesetithe. Reseleed eemilmasely, Tlit the Suporimaniant of the Heepleal, is mese ef the death ef Bey of the unfortunate Ma riners of the Chesapeake, now Nader his care report the saw.. I. the 01 1 .1110 00 9 Vibe shall Wm the 'lnnis subscribed de• fray the of their funerals; and she mid Committee are lemalay LieYeeted to invite their Fallow-calmos to attend ; and to make the necessary Reseived noadlesously, That the Collector be requested to furnish otteS the Revenue cutters to watch over aid insult any aisnauaicetion with Nh Majesty's ship", and that the Consandant of the fort be miasmal to ea-operas with Hite roOrkiriro. Resolved unanimously. That copies of the procecdims of this ahlotiot be lranstaitted by the Chairman to the etendent el the United States, and the Governor of Virgisia, and glint they bd published in the Newspaper's! this Borough. Resolved unanimously, Tuet the Cities* of Natelk and Peettonouth. aid their viciaitics, by requested te wear a crepe tea days, as a testimonial of their respect foe t h e memory of those pains on board Use Chesapeake who have fallen vic tims he British tyranny, and psemeditated asseasinatlen. 1L 1061 . 14 ontalmecilf. That this meeting approves, and dteete the modem of over fellow-citistes of Hampton, in de stroying the water make b.lenglog te the British frigate Me- Imps, highly laudable an,'. preps-worthy. (Signed) THOM AS MATTHEWS, Chairman. SAMUEL WISELY, Secretary. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7. The report of an impending war with Russia and America, gained ground yesterday. A rup ture with America wasindeed stated as unavoidable. Among the circumstances alleged in corroboration of the rumour was the issue of fresh press war rants. It was expefted that a number of valuable seamen would be picked up from the Leeward bland leet.—We have given. in our preceding columns. some further particulars of the affair be tween the Leopard end the Cherettoks. and its im mediate conseipsences in America. The promised motion of Mr. BANICts, upon the resoladon of the House of Commons, recommending the restriltio• of the grant of places in reversion. is 'spoiled to produce an interesting debate this night in the House of Commons. This motion has grown out of the fate of the Bill founded epos that molls. don, which passed the Commons with the tacit consent of Ministers, bet was thrown oat by the Lords. in which Hon*, Viscount MELT' Lc was the principal speaker against it. Its opposers contend that the measure trenches upon the prerogatives of the Crown ; but the contrary is the fan. The restric. tion from granting places in reversion maintains the prerogatives of the Crown. The Knee, for the time being, may be enriched. if left without con trail; but by the grant of places in reversion, his Sumnlesor is impoverished. Sir Joon New. wore Mad, is the House of Consomme, that spa the necesin of the la e Ministers to penress tiny hoed the offices in Ireland had Agegb 1100$ in reveries. in many cases, three asp. AM Oar esetianed in office, they most have ransoies4 slam patronage, Yr-increased t: btu-dews. by the creation of new pine's. Should this maim bases general, a Prince of Warp weal' end 1i wolf without patronage, and its assismilillpsay by cooing into possession of • • Crown. Bet if Ministers really thought that A Bill trenched upon the prerogatives of the ..rown, why did they give it their tacit consent in the Commonel Their silence was surely reprehen- AI L Instead, however, of indulging in our own observations upon their general conduit, we shall submit for the present the following article from a New York paper. Although there are some passages of which we do not ap. prove, it contains some wholesome truths, which are the mere entitled to attention, as amiss from a writer at a distance, and commonalty the less liable to the imputation of party feeling. Looking only to the oar great Mktg rreeefrai, the suppression of Jacobinisom and of the influence of French principles, diffused, like s subtle poison. through the misjudging part of mankind, by French artifice, we look to the momedings lateli annomaced from Great Britain with sincere regret, because they exhibit a eitincipled semen to main tain authority, not by virtue. sot by its excellence, not by its unsullied parity and consequent lever awe, but by the assertion of the power of authc rity itself in the defence and support of corruption. Instead of encodnteriag the wicked innovations of the day by reformation, instead of silencing the pretended reformers by a laudable correction of the abuses of authority, the proceedings of the present British Administration furnish the latter with the meet pregnant topics of defence, and with the most plausible pretexts for their wild, wicked, and irre gular proceedings. Great sad scandalous pecula. tions have appeared against certain members of that party which has made its way into power. Go vernment, instead of concurring with those Who have developed the corruption which has prevailed, who have-endeavoured to bring it to public Ithr, sad to substitute a system of purity in its phice, an found not only conniving at, but steeping to the lowest artifices to conceal the offence, end to pro ne the offenders. John Bull, though a complying, generous animal, is no fool and though gentle in his temper, is, when rimmed, highly reesstful. Should the deteition of this systematic mart cm ruptioo, (for systematic it must be when it is by deliberate counsel proteaed and encouraged), once raise the spirit of the people to anger, or kindle is their bosoms doubts of the fidelity of their Coven noes, the very nerve of the national monies against France will be unstrung-.-and the abhocreneewhith the British have entertained against Jacobin prin ciples will be gradnafly diminished by the want of that sensible coallience in the excellence of Mlle own scheme of government. sad in Me Ude* of its administration, the contrast of which with those of Europe, and particularly of France, has im parted pride, dignity, energy, and unanimity, to Britons, in every crisis, however perilous, sad armed that nation with powers beyond all example in the history of man. A conspiracy to sap and overthrow authority Is that which Britain has to combat.—ls it the way to combat it successfally, to exhibit authority leagued with peculation sad corruption, and employing that peculation and corruption to make itself top-heavy I—Blinded, indeed, by folly or improbity. must they be who think so. And he must have more vigour of mind than falls to the lot of common men, who, seeing all this, can contemplate the subje& without painful emotions. If the charge of corruption is run bard upon the party, now that the King has put them in to power, we see no resource for them but to tent their backs upon the enemy, sail face the coun try—To make matters op with Napoleon, in order to cajole poor John, and prosecute their schemes at home with greater safety and *flea, and to pur chase impunity in England with an ignominious and ruinous peace with France ; sad to retain their stations by the prostration of the dignity of Britain, and the indepeudeace of the world, at the feet of Napoleon and his successors." No account was received at a late hoar last night from any of the Expeditions. A bfessenger was sent off, oi. Wedanday night, with dispatches to St. Petersburgh. The 'locklaid packet sailed on Wednesday, from Harwich, with a mad for Guttenberg's, and, at the same time, the Liei packet, for Tonsingen. The Prince of Says embaked in the former, sad the Princes of OLDENBURG and HoLsreib, ma Want the latter, for the Continent. The Vizolet4, ; from Baltimore, is de' tained, and sent into Dartmoudi. The Diens, from Tritidail. for Liver poet, was burned at Sea on the 3i loty.—Creo saved. The Wallingtop, Capt. Bowen, arrived at Lea, on Sunday, trom Petersburgb„ with a cargo of tab. is low, hemp and ashes, being 'holm mod Offi ng ' Leith this season from Petershurgh. The Ifeltiogto boo had a pemege of oolysight days from het briags no sews. Many as Income Is so extensively groat and ops• t lest, that ha diminution by SO or 30,090 1 . is bu a steal alumna from its satire opaline*. Eta* of this deseription is the pelmet Lottery Wood; " for notwithettiedsog the First d awn Numbar.l' tardily, itauibetad 90,0001. among , is. v otaries, ic still poises*, although the Drawing mresiates in • Sew days, above liO,OOOL is Capital tdcf Prises.