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4 3 were so disaffe.aed as to preserve arms for treason*. hie purposes, they would be apprized, by this 8.11. of the means to evade it. The hienry of the world as proved, that syrems of coercion were ever lo ad qaate to their &'jeet. For a number of years the Highlands of Scotland were in an unceasing state& weakness and disaffeEtion. Every thing that severity could dee was tried intlEidually. A contrary and a better policy converted the cause of your we .k -nets into the instrument of your secui ity and eh t rader. That great Statesman, Lord Chatham, saw, with the perspicuity of a true politician, the source of the evil, and his compre:tensive mind soon provided the remedy. Conciliation succeeded to Goer eton,and what was before the objed of yout jealousy and alarm, was soon c inverted into tilt means of im mediate union and permanent stability. But it was not alone the policy of Lord Chatham. Whoever has read Hanes Hittory • f the ittbeflion would find that such a system was previously recommended by a true Whig and friend to the Hanoverian succession, Mr. Duncan Forbes to Lord Hay, and uy him to Sir Robert Walpole. Sir Robert, with liberal disposition and sagacious promptitude, proposed it to he Cabinet of which he was a Nlemier. Un forienately, he was over-ruled, and the dreadtul ef .9 was another rebellion in Scotland. In every e-u.stry such views and systems of policy produced si •glee &ea,. Hungary was wall known to be the sat--e of weakness and apprehension to the uvanunens of Austria. Previous to the death cf the Emperor kieph, in coi.siquence of some constitutional infringeol -tat of his ,AUJ the opposition cf the Hungarian Diet, the whole province was tbrosvu into turOuleoce and confusion. Yet, scarcely had the Eniperue Leopold ascended the thione, and adled utmn a conciliatory and tolerating policy. when the opposition of the Diet ceased, the disaf- When of the people was removed, and Hungary, under all the vicissitudes ordeal:unities t the late unsuccessful wars, in which the C. riot LI Agana has bees engaged, continued nut only in a state of quiet and tranquillity, but pluvial volt a valu able support in blood and treasure to vie wants of the Empire. Let Ireland, so long harassed by dissension and miagovern.sient, have extended to it the blessings of conciliatioo and kindness, and analogous benefits will be the consequence ; with such a conviiftion, and directly hostile to this unne cessary and wanton Bi 1, he felt it his duty to move. " That the Cluirman do leave the Chair." Lord HAWLES BURY was unable to reconcile the opposition of his Noble } tiend (Holland) to the present Bill, with his support, in the last Session, of tne Gust-powder Bill ; a Bill certainly as oppres sive as the preseat, if, under such circumstances, either coati be considered as oppressive; but, whoever considered Ole state of Ireland—whoever read in the Irish papers of occurrences which had taken plain in that country, arising, if not from political causes, certainly from the uncivilized state of the lower orders, must admit, that ►uet, a measure, though not necessary as a NU a.ureot political regula t was much wanting as a measuie of In.° the eat naive line of observation taken by the Noble Lord, it was, in his opinion, unnecessary to follow ; but at the same time he would say, that his Noble friend was ant happy in the illustrations which be bad made, nor correct in the liter elites which he had deduced. f le appeared to forget theperiodia which the disatfectioe of the Highlanders first manifested it.elf, the cause of that disaffetSion, and, above all the interval of time which took pl..ce betwein. the rwanuestaiinn of WAS CillpUS4loll, tai d the stseaswn adopted by that great eh:trader, Lord Chatham. From the period of the Union, the spirit of ah.ta. reason was prevalent m that count, y, and its objet was the attachment to the Pretender ; and per haps ttie best proof of those suing, but salutary power s of legislation, which tend to overawe mu tinous and TeUelhOUS disposition, was b:st exem plified in the progres►ive state of Scotland, from the period when they were first eluded, to the time of their repeal. Certainly tilers were oche: reasons *loch led to the tranquillity of Scotland. There WAS no transferring of its alleged grievances to a British t louse of Parliament. rile Cattle of the disaffected or the discontented was not hen. died as an instrument of opposition, because the source of Scotch disaledion, era. an attachment to the Pretender, was also treason in Engia nil. It was impossible to deny that a Al. astir. like the pre sent, not new in principle, against which no abuse had been proved, was necessary for the actual secu rity of Ireland. Upon the clause compelling persons to register dieir arms within a month char notice, _ _ The Earl of IIARDWICKE expressed a wish t )at the Bill should be promulgated as muc► as possihle throughout the country, considering the teams° li mited, that unless persons had the opportunity of reading and understanding the Bill, they migot not be able to comply with the provisions of this 'clause. Lord RED DALE considering this as by no means a cow measure, but one of which the prin ciple and pratlice was sufficiently known in Ireland, for the last seven years, and considering that the greater part of the persons keeping arms nad been already registered, thought setts promulgation wholly unnecessary. The clause was then read sad agreed to. Upon the next clause. authorising Magistrates to empower persons to *each for arms, Lord HOLLAND expressed a wi►h that the time of search should be limited to the hours be ta een ►un-rise and sun -set, and that the Magistrates slo be present at .uch search. l'he clause was then agreed to without further observation. •I'he other clauses were then severally gone through, and the Bill was reported without any amendment. Upon motion of the Earl of SELKIRK, the Sti pendiary Curates' Suspension Bill WAS read a ►econd time, and ordered to be commiued to-mor- TOW. The other orders of the day wire then disposed of, and the HOU"! adjourned. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. MAlLS,. l Fitrt6er Extracts.) sT. riasnavacass, JULY 11. A supplement to ow Csert Gauge of this day, following official statemont concerning Fs Mated : cOntao A eu , ppki the the battle of " On the sth of June, O. S.) die ohole of the re-, GOT TENSIJIGH MAIL. wee, and a part of the cavalry, were dispatched to. BULLETIN. wards Friedland.. 'lle French regiments of cavalry. Head-Quarters, Stralsund. July 71 . who were already arrived that, were driven back According to Colonel Norman'. report of the 17th inst. his chain of V idettes was attacked that morning near and defeated. Our whole army also matched to !Weiser Fen by a detachment of horse ehasseurs, sup- Friedland. ported by Pagers. who had taken a ve-y favourable pose "On the eel of June, there fpllowed a bloody en- tion an the neighbouring heights. The kft wing of one garment. At five in the morning, the enemy began chain was at first feared to give way, but Captain Adler the attack. According to the declarations of the pri- berg brought up a small reinforcement of dragoons sn& sorters, the enemy's troops consisted merely of the put the enemy to flight. Soon after arrived a disisiou of corps of Gen. Oudinot ; but the whole of the French i got-buts, which completely cleared the beach or the army soon made its appearance with superior force, enemy's troops. Our troops m 'iota:tied their position with great tow. I A report was afterwards received that the enemy. 500 men strong. was marching down to the beach, probably lotion, and manfully repelled the most vehement at with a view of constructing a battery. To prevent this, col: tacks. Whole columns of the enemy were destroyed, gun-boats opened a brisk fire upon the enemy and drove and one flag was taken. The battle lasted i 4 hours, them Irmo the beach, at the same time our heavy ordnance and all the exertions of the enemy failed, when di- Opened against a kind of &she, which the enemy were reeked against !:se resolution and courage of Russian constructing at the distance of 2800 ells, and dislodged warriors ; but at seven in the evening the attack was them from that spot : the fire ceased at half-past seven renewed by fresh and powerful columns of the one- o'clock. my, and being supported by the cavalry, they rushed with vehemence (as in eases of storm) an our centre, and obliged it to give way. Our troops withdrew over the Alle, and took the road to Allenburg. Oar loss in killed and wounded amounts to 10,000 men. Among the slain are Major Generals Baron Pah/en and Masowski. and Col. Kern; among the wounded are Major Generals &AAA, Stalin. and Markoff. On the Igth, at half-past nine o'clock in the evening , the right wing of our advanced posts were attacked near Frankenfrant by a considerable corps of the enemy's horse and riflemen, and compelled to fall back under Ow guns of the entrenchments. On the arrival of Baron Vegesik . Chief of Brigade, the enemy was driven back by our field chasseurs. Au hour after our chain of advanced posts was again attacked by the enemy, who was again drives back with some loss. Colonel Cardell behest informed of the enemy having made an stuck near Franken, arrived there with two pieces of horse artillery. The enemy was repulsed, and our advanced posts resumed their former position. As the Royal Prussian troops, who had joined our army, were prevented by the Armistice, concluded on the gS di July, between the Russian and French armies, from taking any farther share in our operations, they assembled st Wolgart, to march into Prussian Pomerania. Yester day the English troops lately arrived here did duty fin the first time, and occupied all 'the posts within the fortress.—Lord Cathcart, Royal British Lieutenant-Gene ral kit town yesterday for the Isle of Rugcn, to review the English troops assembcd in that Island. General Baron Toil has also proceeded thither to take upon himself the command in chief of the Swedish and English troops now in Rogers. Adjutant-Colonel ;Yon Engelbrechten returned yester day, from the llcad-quarters of his Prussian Majesty. whither he had been sent on a special mission. Colonel Count !Nacos, who arrived here yesterday, with dispatches from his Majesty the King of France, had this day his first audience from the Killii.—(Gattoo. litres Gazette. July 30). _ SECRET ANECDOTES. la a German work, recently published at Amster dam and Cologne, intitled, s , Confidential Letters en the Densest,. Relations of the Prussian Court, since the death of Frede►ick II." we ind the following inter esting anecdotes, conneaed with the late events on the Continent : " The patriotism of the inhabitants of Silesia was not so general as it at first appeared to be. The fortress of Glogau might have held out two months longer, thoegh in that case the city would have been destroyed. The Governor was destitute of energy. Many of the patriotic citizens, dining the siege, whispered the Officer commanding the artillery, that he had it in his power to destroy the works of the enemy, who kept continually approaching nearer to the town, when he would reply, with vehemence, ol You don't know, Sir, how much every shot costs the King." Had Glogau held out a fortnight longer, the corps of Pless would have been Able to relieve it. Von Haak, the stupid and cowardly Command ant of Schweidnitz, passed the night some time since at laver. Ihe enraged citizens broke his windows ; on esis he went very calmly down stairs, and said to the landlord, in whose house he had put up, " You must have a great many enemies in this town; they have broken all your windows." " Beg ging your pardon. Governor," replied his host, " the honour was all on your side." The ruins of Schweidnitz present a most astonishing spetacle. The French engineers were struck with amazement at these works, which are now blown up ; the resto ration of which would require 40 millions of dollars, the whole annual revenue of the Prussian Monarchy. They declared that, excepting Luxemburgh, France bad not such a fortrees. Nevertheless, Schweid nit:, the key to the Silesian mountains, and to all Upper Silesia, surrendered after a blockade of five weeks, and a bombardment of three days ; not withstanding that the King of Prussia, who was acquainted with the importance of the place, ex pressly charged the Governor. Lieut.-Colonel Von Hoak, to defend the fortress committed to his charge in the most obstinate manner, at the risk of his bead. On Bonaparte's arrival at Posen, the Jews of that city rode out, disguised as Tusks, to meet the hero of Marengo, Austerlitz, sad Jens. On coming up to his carriage, one of them advanced to the side of it, and in the corrupt dialed of his nation, exclaim. ed, ' 4 Your Majesty need not be afraid, we are not Turks, but Posits Jews." At Eylaw, when Omani L'Estocq cams up at The lost of the enemy must gm have been very greet. We are looking forward to the conclusion of peace. Alexander will return to us, adorned with the palm or peace, and will be received with shouts of joy by his grateful people. tstestc, Juvr 27. Our University, to establish a lasting monument in honour of the immortal hero, Napoleon, and the restoration of the peace of the Continent, by the advice of the Professors Hindenburg and Rudiger, has resolved that in future the stars that form the girdle and sword of Orion, shall be denominated The Stars of N.spoleon." Our University cannot doubt that this name will be adopted by the Amide miss and Astronomers both of this and other coun tries. MILAN, JULY IS. The Russian Major, M. de Schceping, bas arrived here from Tilsit, and had this morning an audience of the Viceroy, at the castle of Monza. He brings orders from the Emperor Alexander for the cessation of hostilities on the Adriatic Sea and the Mediter ranean. sows, JULT 5. The exchange of prisoners is castled on with great dispatch. Several hundreds of Russian soldiers and officers have passed through this city, within these few days, on their return home. DRISDRO. JULY 25. The Prussian General M. de Knobelsdorf, Mi nister Irom His Majesty the King of Prussia to the Emperor Napoleon, arrived here this morning, and dined with the French Minister, M. Bourgoing. Ecraa of a ktser from St. Petersburg, dated July 5-14 :— •~ enneequanee of the son-eenostal of the Treaty of Corn mares hetsrevn R and Eogland, and some recent laws passed be.c, rvspectana ("Retinas. a u my intention to le.se tins country insatedtately ; mote of war Merchants here hive thought prow r to become what is called Foreign Gu•str, and to pay a tax for it of 1,400 rubles per annum, but I have judg. ad it pendant to quit, until a change fee the better takes place." FROM THE DUTCH PAPERS. PARIS, JOLT Si. An account of the state of affairs is Swedish Pomerania, is given by the Official Joossal of yes terday, in the following short KULI.E7I:4. " Marshal UMW writes from his head-gsarters at Dentin, July 14, that Generals Molitor and Boutin, with their divi stens, passed this Pens at Dansgarten and Tribseo, and baste arrived under the walls of Stralsund. General Grandjean ef fected his passage at Ancient. The Swedes offered resistance for a moment, but they were quickly driven back. Stralsund Is blockaded, and our troops only wait for artillery, in wire to chive this rriorar, tieiiratuga4lnstead, completely fres Ilse Continent.° A UOUIT 2. Personages of distinaioa an daily returning from the Grand Army. The King of Westphalia has arrived. The Minister of war is every moment ex petted. The Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prince Benevento, and his Secretary. M. Mont. are already here. The Official Journal of this day, contains the following article, dated Berlin, July 26 : Toe King of Sweden, finding I is troops dawn into Stralsund, has again resorted to the sobterfisge of asking an ar. antics 'As UMW" given by Marshal Brune was, that in this way the unsuspcOing candour of the French had been for once over-reached, but that it wood M the *Area , of sills. near to allow banal, to be again decayed; that the King of Sweden raise surrender Stralsund, and abandon Swedish Po merania fur ever." Letters from Rome mention the deeds of Cardi nal Benedietut-14 arts-Cisme% known by the this of Melee of York, in 112.1 year of his age. He was the last of the Stuart family, and of the Pretenders to the British Throne. The 5 per cent. consols an $O francs, 75 wets. the most critical 11111111111 i with his cavalry, atu te i o and rested the Preach, and joined the Russians who had meanwhile rallied, the Prussians a3++; showed themselves worthy of their former repay, Con, because an able General was at their hay. . In one of the works of 13telnw, a well-knows German military writer, he says. ;bat a line al troops advancing to an attack, would cerainly b e disheartened if the army opposed to then kept their arms presented, and were commended to boat uut into a loud laugh. At Eylan the combined Rut sians and Prussians, under L'Estneq. who Went t 3 the assistance of the outflanked wing, aieJ np oe this principle : they awaited the enemy with bed laughter. Rulow's idea is founded on an accuratt knowledge of mankind. The melancholy fate of Clam Puckler, of C m mel, a Nobleman who had formerly been in the Prussian service, and conaiined a inn id onderstane. ing with much informatilo and energy, i,calcalatcf to excite sympathy. He wrote in the beginniv November to the King, and proposed to ham t , raise all the male population of Silesia, capihle of bearing arms, to incorporate with it the suit.rs returning in thousands from the defeated arm!, er i to put an able commander at their head. Had 14 King followed this advice, and commissinnei the Count himself to execute this projet, it would have been done. H. communicated tl.is plan to the Minister, Hoym, who was decidedly against ir.— Puckler, in despair at the rejeCtion of his patristic plan, shot himself, and his amiable wife soon hi. lowed him to the grave. LOSSES OF PiWaSIA Br fliE PEACE OP TILSIr. By the peace of Firesburgh, Austria lost elm millions of inhabitants, and a revenue of 16 mil lions of guilders. The peace of Tilsit has been still more unfortunate for the Prussian Monarchy, having diminished it nearly one-half. Instead of tan millions of inhabitants, not more than 6ve now ►emain under the Prussian Sceptre, and the Rave tine, which formerly amounted to forty millions cf dollars, has been decreased in a still greater prop n• tion. since the ceded Provinces are exallly you which are the richest and the most fertile, and on whose improvement many millions have hereto- fore been expended. Almost all that Pr u ;sia gain ed by the partition of Poland. is again wrested Irons her. Saxony. the late eonfederate of Prussia. by compulsion, has received these Provinces ; and au;. sia, the most powerful ally of the latter, has beta rounded by territory, containing a population of '200,000 souls. The following is a statement of the losses of Prussia, by the peace of Tilsit. WES f PHA LIAN POSSESSIONS. Gerona Ishati. squares silo. tants. County of Mark. with Essen, Werden, / bl „ moo and Lippstadt Principality of Minikn County of Ravenchnrg Lingan and Tecklenbeti - 164 70,463 - - 16; 39,533 • - 1.3 ♦6,00 u Cleve, en the German aide of the Rhine -20 i 51,000 Principality of East Friesland - - 5C4 I 19,1C0 Munster - 49 1.?7,000 Paderborn - 50 90,500 It is scarcely necessary to observe, that some of the Westphalian possessions were ceded at an earlier period, and that no compensation will be now made for them. POSSESSIONS IN LOWER SAXONY. German Intuit* sior. Aldus. tauu. Nlagcluburg, with that part of the Duchy on the left bank of the Elbe, Halls, Re. - 54 109,000 County of Maui - 10 27,00 Principality of Ilaibeistadt - - Stif 101,000 County of Hohenstein - - 8 .1 17,000 Territory of Quetilinburg - I 15,4013 Principality of Hildesheim and Gadder - 40 114,000 POSSESSIONS IN UPPER SAXONY. The Old Mark, with Stekdal, 68 114,600 Circle of Kotbus, its Lower Lusatia - - 174 841,061 - 1$ 41,70 - 6 9,300 - - RS 44,000 • - 4 16,0:0 • - COO - 611 1170,008 . 2g3,003 - 161 47 ,V 0 Total - 6ilo 4,04'4261 Principality of Ertuit - - • Cou.tty of Untargleichen, with Blacken. - hails Principality of Fichsfolel County of Muhlhausen - Nuralmuten PREVIOUS CES!,IONS. Anspach - Bayreuth - Neufchatel - To this we have still to add the great loss of ter ritory in Poland, with Warsaw, Dantsic, 'Thorn, Posen, &c. Since 1772, Prussia had acquired in her Polish territories upwards of three miliions of inhabitants. Of these she now loses more than 2000 square miles, and two and a half millions of inhabitants. The King of Saxony has more ten tory, and more subjeds, as Duke of VVaraw, than as King. While the sun of Saxony is thus rising with new splendour, two of the most ancient German Princely Houses, those of the Catti and Guelph, have fallen, and pensions are assigned to their Princes fhe ap plication of AL:ander alone has saved the two Duchies, whJ.e Sovereigns are allied to hum by marriage: Mecklenburg Schwerin, and Saze Ce. burg. THE riralty, The intelli sidered yr was left t s pnrte Crlen ha g Tbis in:ell hoe unif: force, at v '}aster* p Greer) ,e Cape ro 1 the seer ordered The i blrked a IA thee rents Lem L ; an, boy: iv% aiv tatorsill {eve(. p.,raite A 1 lv T+IUOII' irnOr pOSti I CAI/. V. tee; the 9.4 rustle WI, pers bi Dutch t:r to P• cosi Cult II r.tra! A lA4r, b Pit tti bans, the the der