The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-08-01 00:00:00

, Mei teal. intm. wo %feu Klie: ' c 4.4 X t'.e pir , L 4 : AND toLot it the ir god 1) to Oa, lora le dee. tar Ilny IWO* ,tel 1 1 t A i • i w !.1 ;)... • >nv~ Ili l:rj st y lotl 111 e ITCLI tA.. en& ru e, :; DO CA 1,4 . I‘)4 WS 0. cootie- I i t ivAt• fM. to M I 14; C il ~ bs~~~ male peace three separate times with Bonaparte,. lint sv - Ito considered herself b 'tied to a& in con oo„ w t o Rui in aid Oils ehitntrto it oug h t i ll t ;;; pco ll e ael whet simating Potosi s had b ea nght herself. She first of all Ige??. aloof et t i me w hen her assistance mighi hive been of : w o e; and by her own eto 14.12 he I afterwards I. herself the dope of Fr toe Our hands were reipel to Pr,. cis, so long as she kept up i en wit' ; H mover ; and Wien infterwerds she P arth s e .- reel gi t of coalescing with this country, and e throwing herself tot- the wows of . Rollie, site eat completely or the mercy of !ter new allies, at the ' ,sinus times alluded to, wheel Franco had po ds overtures of price to her. ISut no assistance which this country coll.' have sent out could have d the battle of Eylau for one boor. Thus o oento_ ._ 1- t h e t i me when Prussia was netered p with eon at } yor e. t he was no longer a free agent. either eace with re w ee to her friends or her foes. She was thee in the wire r of': ussi 4, to save her from the gripe of nonce ; ;ad after the battle of Friedland, she was eqiiaily o bli ge d, as Russia was, to mike peace. He mod oe; oppose that the late Administration entertained my tavourable opinion of the hen fit resulting #rom asiissing Prussia in the dearterAte situation to shith her miscondutt had teditred her. The Right H eo Gsntleman ha d attack o tne political priori. p i es 0 1 a Noble Lord (Grenvilf ) at the head of the late Administration. It was well known that that Nobl e Lnrd, whose talents would redese :moo• upon any Adhoiniirre , ton. had formerly aided i r too quoit with one ( Mr Pot) whom -he Rig go. Secretary so much admired ; an d it he hot seen teas !ri in any reseest to site: his vi -s s , co e i esv.terts of Comments', pdtmcs, it was h at for n allow toe his principles were aeluoied by a : gard to the best interest. the Brdoo ism yvr oily. Whithread tore- essee his lamentat:oe, tho the late negocivion with Fraoce had been broken ME on Acenent of the sine Ina win then insis ed on ; t at the same time he 'vas persuaded, that h:s is hie and Right Honourable Friends, to whom he kit sincerely Attached, and who had constituted the Administration, had done the best for their c ry,consiileritt the difficult circumstances in whoh they were pia .est, and the perplexing situation in which they f and this country, with respell to the e ii er P.IWITS of Ettr..pe. rile fait, however, err taiiily was, that this country was now left without an Ally ou the Continent et Europe. If this state of things had been prothiced by the missondue of the late Administration, let His Majesty's present Mintioirs bi tag forward a charge epinst them ; let an inqui:y be instituted on the steles -1 ; and should an other Gentleman be ind uced to come for ward, he himself would be induced to move for the produc ties of accounts of the negocintions that hare passed beftween this country and Prussia. Mr. CANNING, in answer to the challenge of the Hon Ge n tleman, said, that though he disap p oved of the conduct of the late Administration, ist, ha l .sled in a manner different from the line of conduit w: ich His Majesty's present Ministers jndged it incumbent upon them to adopt, yet t his was not tuffi.ient reason why they should bring fed:seed a charge against them. He, nor those wit!: whom he aided, did not praise, any more than the Hon lientlioaan, the condufl of Prussia, nor had he said that she deserved our confilence ; bat. pottrietuy cerawidered, it became the interest at this mastery to look to her si (lotion, and it was that situation in watch she had unneppity involved herielf, that bad afforded the best security for our trusting her. Mr. WHITBREAD and Mr. CANNING re peatedly spoke in explanation. Mr. WINDHAM began by stating, that the Right Hon Gentleman (Mr. Canning) had the happiest method of felicitoting himself upon his own inventions and fanciful imaginations, whicn he laboured to attribute to others. it was an easy triumph over an adversary, to put words into his mouth wf.ich he had never had any intention of uttering, and then to deduce conclusions from pre mises of his own making. Tois was a kind of knight-arrantre. to create giants for the purpose of claim* thie honour of conquering them. It was not a fair inference from his declaration against winding a force to the aid of the Continental Powers, at a time when we had net the power to vend any with the least prospeet of making an ethrient diversion, that he and his collsagucs had deterniinesi never to send such forces in aey possible event ; lie had not given them hopes to caste a false movement. Every man out rat the blioistry would agree with him its the opinion that we had no force adequate to a serious aiack on any pert of use coasts of France, and he would seri rody ask the House. was there no consideration to he formed of the loss of lives, and other sacrifices attending such a hoiden expedition t lie would leftism from such experiments of that kind as were formerly made, as tending only to disgrace the Go vrrionent ; and, in one instance, with the loss or defeat of 50,000 men. He would leave the Right Hun. Member (Mr. Canning), the gratification of combating his own ridicalou. statements. The SLCKETARY at WAR moved the reso lutions for granting to His Majesty the rum of 421,000 i. for the Volunteer Discipline Service, for a given and a sum of 51,9311. for the expenses the Augmentation of the IVaggon Tfaill Estab t:=era or an tile year 1107 Mr. 11/ IN A - IAM stated, that he still entertained the same ootoions of both these establishments, as when in office. l'he Waggon Train was, if not ' rrabbshed, certainly augmented, with a view to a Continental expedition. When that was abandoned, Le ern for seducing that establishment, as quite use leg and expensive for home defence. in a country so rely supplied with all kinds of carts and horses. Mr. CALCRAFT was of opinion, that the ten Ita,stoltues, composing the first estaoli s hm ens o f t h e waggon rtatn, wee athundatitiy sulticieot fur that deportment of the service. A•t, HUSKISSON supported the Resolutions. Lord LAS l'leEttliAGH stated, thot seeing the _. lion. Member Oh. Windham) and his Friends in Opposition, now decry the measures tor 'softy esitsiousfoid or called for by themselves, and !Wig every tniag br oug h t f orwar d b y Mi n i sters f or Lc defence 01 the country, when Lurope lay pros tute at the tort ot . Boil:apace he should taut yield to their argume nt . on this head , as he had very serious doe, is r ,-ve- Laming us to Home Deleacti of the %alum of seducing the Wagz.in Train. • • • Mr. WINDHAM mitt, An military mec, with whom he had conferred on the sulijed, agreed with him in opinion, on the inutility . and cvense of :no Waggon fraio, as angthented. bat by the redudion ny hint intended, the expense would be redui.cd from 60.0001. a war to 13,0001. The SECREIUIRY at WAR argued in fivriur of Militaiy Field Offi,eis for inspecting the Ve lunteers, as highly conducive t:, true disci: tine. Mr. WII*OHAM Stated, that the V .lunteers considered such oAcers as a nuisance, and felt their feelings much hurt at their inteifetenee; additig, that as Ministers bad foiintl their end in the ph of issuing orders for such appointments, at the eve of a General Eleetion, and considering that the 'wit discipline they wished then, was a vote, in hupes of the appointments expeded, they had better not carry the matter further, as the Generals Division were 'efficient for the purpose. General TAHIJ:TON charg ed the Right Hon. r. 'Member (Mr. Windham), with relaxing, and in fad destroying the spirit and ardour of the Volun teers, by his expressions in that House, and with having occa inned the g:e it red:lA.(4s which took place in that body, of at least 11u,000. Mr. WINDHAM stated, that 50,000 of that rutuher of 80,00 a fell off in Mr. Pitt's Aaltninistra- C'Jn, and only 13,000 in his. Hr. CAI .CRAFT stated, that he had heard no thing this night, or on former debates, on this sub jed, to alter his opinioa but if tne Huse or Minis ters would still persevere in appointing such Field Officer., he would recommend the ailt-pay (M -eets of the Army, a most loyal and meritorious body of trp,n.. _ General TARLETON charged the Hon. Mem ber (Mr.Calcratti with ignorance of military affairs, and miiunders'andins he utimentc :tr. CAL it.IFI rtylied, by stating that the Hon. Gen. (I'arleton) ought in honour to Apolo gise to him for not at all unlirstanding his ttenti toents or expres.ions, and insisted, that cilia was a mete job. Mr (ZOSE denit-d elm it was a job. Mr. J. C BERESFORD stated his regret at hearing se much crinituatioa And re-elimination, when we slionld unite in defence of the country : hr stated. that before tome discontent had Arisen, the Volunteers of Ireland wer • great .n ardour and dis cipline, and re..mi.nti led harmony by all means. Mr. BOYLE charg-4 •he Right Hon. Member opposite to ban (Mr. Winattam) with injtring, by ha, expressions, the Volum--; system in general.— He Adverted to the bad tired of that system upon his own Corps in particular, which lttst .titA men nr number by that means; and ma; d the Fit Aires be stowed bf Lord Moira on the dcotch Volunteers, with whom his Lordship said he would net fear to meet the French, it they were to land there durta, his command. Doctor LAURENCE replied to the Honourable Member (Mr. Boyle), and imputed the ruin of hi. corps to his speeches, and the reduftion of pay ; for he had heard of that corp., that money was the means of inspiring them with spirit. Chis aas lake the speech of the Hon Memb.r (Mr Boyle), in the cause of the Judge Advocate of Scotland. It was a job, as the lion. General ( Carleton) seem ed to feel; for the very day of dissolving Parlia ment was that ms whica the order for appointing the field officers w a s issue d. General LOFTUS expressed his sincere wish that the Volut:teers in this country might be actuated by !.•.e same motives won those of Ireland, where the peer and tine peasant were governe.l oy the sole visa and dcierrnination td save their country by a common pitrticipation of the Loa' and dangers iif the service. The S i:CRE CARY at WAR wished to answer an interrogatory of an Honourable Mensoer oppo. si.e (Mr Caleraft), why a greater num ler of !n. spelling Field Officeis were not selected from the half pay ? The reason was, first, that a great pro portion wis taken, and next. that there were a num ber of Half-pay Officers unwilling to serve in that situation Sir GEORGE HILL endeavoured to convey censure against the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Windham) for alleged animadversions on the Yeo manry and Volunteers of the United Kingdom. Ile had designated them as depositories of panic, (So I no! et of front the Oppositson iienehre) ; a chara.fler which neither ttieir loyalty or services merited. Mr.WINDHASI felt it his duty to defend himself against charges entirely unwarranted. He never did apply the words in the meaning attributed to him. An allusion had been tt.ade to expressions of his, so far back as the year 1805; but what he said at that time, he would now repeat, and leave to the judgment of military experience and sagacity, whe ther in any country, or in any state of society, an undisciplined force, tempos airily collated, if placed in the line as regulars, w, re not, in a superior de gree, suhjed to panic. Wnen the Hmourable Ba ronet asserted, tat he had censured the Volunteers upon all occasions, he must have of course taken the present debate within his charge, with what fairness the House would dead-. Sir GEORGE HILL, explained, that from what fell from an Hon. General ( l'arleton), be bad supposed that such was tae language of the Right I lon. Gentleman. (4 laugh I Mr. WINDHAM said, •• Non mew Atc sernio." Let the Hon. Baronet direS hit censure to the gal. lan: advocate of the Volunteers. Mr. SHAW LEFEVRL• recommended great cinstderation in calling out the agricultural Volun teers. •I•he must convenient time, is his opinion, was between the seed-time and the hay harv.ist. The House became clamorous for the question, and str:•ngers were ordered to withdraw. lite numbers were, for the grant to the Insped. ing Field Officers, Ayes, 114 Note. 24---Majwity, 63. Upon our re•admiuion to the GAJlery, we found the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER upon his legs, and were able to coiled, that After giving credit for the following estimates :—/.50,(1001. for the Militia Volunteer enlistment ; 60,0001. fur the clothing ; for the Transport service, between 4 and 300,0001. ; and the amount of the mosey and stores advanced to Prussia; there rcmAined out of the Vote of Credit of last Session, a suns of nine hundred thousand pounds unappropriated.—Taking the pre sent state of Europe into consideration, and the possib:e actions which the country might be called upon to Make, it was We detention to call open the Committee for a vote of commensurate to the exigency. He therefore moved, " That there be granted to Ills Majesty a situ n t exceeding 4,500,0001. for Great Britain. and .s"h,Orfol. for Ireland, to enable him to provide against such esti:. ge -cries as might occur." Lord HENRY PETTY observed, that this was. he believed, the first time be ever heard that a House of Commons was ealled upon to invest in Miniaters such an extravagant epnfidence e without any reference to the probable contingencies which migla occur during the Prorogation of Parliament He did really expea, what all refleCting men must masa, that where no allies were to be had to sub sidise ; where there was no opportunity for Foreign advances ; and where the Session was so tar advanced; that it the vote was not lower than that of last Ses sion, it ought by no means, as it did, exceed it to the amount of 700.000!. for Great Britain, and 300,0001. fcr Ire! end. to 1805, previous to the battle of Aus terlitz, the vote of credit aiiked by Mr. Pitt did not exc •ael three millions and a half, a period whets great advances were to be made to the Continent, and hopes were entertained of bringing into an al 'Leese with this country nearly the whole ol Europe. The CHANCELLOR of the F.XCHEQUKR rhongi , t it right, at a period when the disporotion of the enemy might render it n.rcessary to call out the Volunteers for adual duty against an invading enemy, to vest in Government a large disposable sum, suited to the exigency, and for every faulting .f which Ministers were respnnsilde. Lord HENRY PE rry petsev-red in his ob jeltion, but was not inclined to bore the sense of the House upon it. The resolution for Great Britain was put and carried. Upon the grAnt r.f 500,0001. as a Vute of Credit for I r, land, Sir JOHN NEW PO RT protested ag tinst vesting such an extraordinary sorer in the hands of Ministers. It was Tint demanded by any exigen.y, and only e:tipowered the Government to ...ispeose with, for a longer time, the sup-rinten•ling co.::- °al of Par li He had hims, If called fora vote last year of 230,0001. for Irelaod ; hut even that, less than halt 01 the pre•ent . he icon f totally ex travagant for the emer,erry ; as it was neces sary on a former occasion to exprnd only 12,8001. to meet the wants of that periad. After some ob servations fit.m Mr. Foster, Mr. Win )ham, I red Henry Petty, and t•:e Chancellor of the Exci,equer, the Resolution was out and carried. The other Resolutions were then agreed to. Mr. Hotshonse brought up the Report. which was ordered to be t .ken into coosideration to-morruw l'he Committal of the Irish Arms Privation was postponed until Monday xt. The other Orders o: the 1)4) were then disposed of, and, at a Quartet before TWO o'CLOL K, the Ficus. aejouraed. 431111('4. New TeiltE t Jour 27- Yesterday Comm -dote Barr :a ,). at o.e Chesapeake frigate. iy . -g in Hampton Itoacts, .n it is said, will sail this day fn: he Mediterranran. l'he Aselrmgsu British frigate, wl.ick a f..e days ago went fn (pest of the brie Cere:, captured on ow Capes by a small French privateer, returned to her anchorage on Tuesday, after an unsuccessful pursuit. 'flue tinited States sloop of war, the Way, which conveys Mr. rurviance, with the rejeiled 'eat'', to England, sailed from Norfolk on the fish inst. The following hand-bill was issued yesterday morning from the office of Tim Nov Y Pe:t : " Sunday Morning. 10 o'clock. " From our Correspondent at Baltimore. I•LTIMOItZ, JUN! 26. " MURDER ! " We have seen several gentlemen who received letters from Washiogton city, under date of last vening—the substance of which seems to be as fol lows: •S Some time since a demand was made by the British Consul, at Norfolk, for three men, alleged to be British subjects, who bad deserted the service. and entered on board the frigate Ck rveske, Corn. Barron. On an investigation being had, it was clearly proved that th.r three men alluded to were native born /nto ican citizens, and had been pressed ir.to the Britibh navy, from which they made their escape as soon as opportunity offered. the affair appeared to be settled to mutual satisfadi in, and the men remained on board the frigate. " Our Readers may recoiled that we announced, a few days since, the sailing of the Chesapeake for the Mediterranean ; off the Capes of Virginia, she . . was hared by the LeoporJ, British frigate, of 50 guns, and three men demanded, which Commodore Barton refused to give up; whereupon the Leupard pouted a whole broad-bide into the Chesapeake, which killed three, and wounded 24 men; among the wounded is the Commodore. " The guns of the Chesapeake being in the hold, and the vessel in every respell unprepared for ac tion, Commodore Barron ordered the colours to be struck and surrendered his ship, which the British refused to take possession of. Commodore Barron then returned to Norfolk, where his vessel now lies in a shattered condition. There were a number of ladies passengers on board the Chesapeake, who were unwilling witnesses of this most calest exploit. •• Commodore Barron, with ilia Surgeon of the Che‘apeake, are now at Washington." such appears to be the substance of our col 141ed testimony—to.morrow's mail will probably furnish us with many interesting particulars. The British Jid not obtain the men." JUNI 30. We understand that a Cabinet Council has been called by the Prebident of the United States. to aft upon the outrages committed by the British ship of war Leiria, upon the United States frigate Cler sattaie. the following circumstantial account of the out rage committed by the Britian ship of war Leopard, is trom Tat ilfalsoual intellwocer : WASHINGTON HITT, JUNI 26. UUtRACAE. We give the public the particulars of the follow ing outrage no the Ametican Flag, under the in ternee of (Menlo, which, we are certain, are in unison with those entertained universally by our telluvr-citisens ; feelings which cannot, which ought • not to be supprested. We know not, indeed, that his savage outrage his a prec-dent in navel -•.• On Monday last, the United Staves frigate. pork, of 58 guns, left the Canes, whet ft. re lay et anchor t 'lrttish squadron, consisting of three twis t:lnk-Ts, arid one frigate of 38 guns. As shi pa..ed this squadron without molestation. one of the stair deckers, the tropqrd, pot off, and wen. to sea be fore the Chesaxeake. When the latter came up with th- Leap •rd, at the distance of about three leagues from the squadron, her commander. Cap- LIM Hamphries. bailed the Ches.votalc aid said lie had a Oispatch to deliver fro C. 1•3- mander-in-Chirt (mesning Admiral Rork-ley, of the American station) Commodore Barron, suppos ing it. was a dispatch for &trope. hove -to, when Captain Humphries sent on hoard of her a fetter covering an order of Admiral bericeley, to take from the ChetapteAs three men, alleged to be de serters from the .4r!rreptu frigate, end cesignating them by name Comm-.tiore Barron replied bJ letter, that no such men, as named in A :mina Berkeley's order, were on board ; and added, that his crew toold not be mustered for examir Asian lir any other fill, irs tna. his own. This anr wer seas couched in terms of is-fatness. It was no sooner received than a broaisid.: was disc':aiged it in the Levert The crew of t'e wire at this time not at quarters, considering the Lespa•el a friend, and C min ,clwe Barron not cfinteraplatii4 the possibility of danger so immediately :.'ter Lear- Ing the Capes. No other awmpt was there( tie made ti fight tier than the dir,char 4 e of a few swag ling guns, while the Lecp rd rcocat J three nr tour more broach:des ; .when k,tulfrake struck bee *cutouts, after having three men killed :tad eighteen woonded. A boat was then put off from the Levard with as Officer, who demanded four men. Commodore Barron said, be considered the Cirsopea‘e as a prize to the Leopard; the Captain of which vessel said. Na; that his orders were to take out the .ten, which having executed, he had nothing (wilier t do with her. fits dismissed. the icturned to Hampton Road-, where she now lies. She tere:ved in her hull rwoty-two round shot. licr l)retna,t and main-. mast were destr:yed, her wizenitna-t greatly in jured, and her stiaaitig rigsirg and sails -cry mugs cur. Of the wound-id, eight are considered dangerous. and two have kit an arm. Co.nmod..re Barton suffered a contusion, received fi tiro a Sikrit:rlW!,iChi I I is not serious No other °di et is wounded, except. ing Mid.hipman Broom, and he but slia,ftly. Nothing evinces, in more sulking colours, the in solence of Captain Humphries, than hi. immediate return, after this outrage, to the Capes, where 'ae now lies with the other ships of the squadron. ALEXANDRIA, JUNt Yesterday arrived a pilot boat from Hampton roads, on board of which came Captain G, rJcn and Dr. Roller. of the United States frigate Ch. repealer, which ship has returned to Hamploraroads in con sequ-nce r.f a wanton attack made on her by a Bpi. fish 74-guri-ehip. about three leagues from land, in which the Cars-peals tereived so much damage that it was deeme.: n. cessary to return. The circum stances, as rata id to tys,are as fellow While lying Ka , tern Branch, four men were enlinesf, whore the - Brfetsh Minister demanded as deserters from the Mehoupos frigate, then in Hampton Roads ; on exaolination it was supposed they were Amer , - ins, a : nsequently were not delivered up. When she -ived in Hampton Roads, a similar demand wa- .ade, and a like re fosal. The ship got under wei;-: with an intention to proceed to her place of destivaiaon, the Mediter ranean. She passed the frigate Me/am:pub and to.° 74 gun-ships, one of which weighed and stood after her. On I.er reaching the limits of the United S ales. Captain Humphreys, of tke 74, sent a Lieutenant on board, with a letter to Commodore Barron, de manding the four seamen. Ihe Commodore re turned for answer, that he should mirmit no fe. reign officer to muster his men; hut that if the captain of the Blitish ship would muster his men and stiffer an American of'&er to come on board and take all Americans :torn his crew, he would muster the Chcsaptake', crew. and permit a Bri tish nfficer to come on board and seledt all the British subjects therefrom. On the return of the officer, the 74 fired a broadside into the frigate, and continued to do so till she struck, which was done after firing one gun, her guns being in no situation to do elecution, from the circumstance of her apprehending no danger from auy thing on our own coast. The aerapenie had two men killed and 23 wounded, four of whom, it is believed, mortally. The C.immidore is among the wounded. The tour men were then taken, and the ship dismissed. Letters were received. we understand, from Rich mond yesterday, which mention that the Grand Jury had found a Bill against Colonel Burr, both for Treason and fstsdemeanour—a Bill was at the same time found, tor the hke crime, against Bien nerhasset, as an accomplice. FOREIGN INTALLIGANCE. FROM THE FEENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JULY 19. The following Order has been distributed to the Grand Army : " Imperial thad.quarters, at T,l it , July 9, ISO 7. " Peace was concluJed becw,e3 e Empefo:- of the French and the Emperor of Russia, yester....y, the Bth July, at Tilsit, and signed by the Prince of Benevento, Minister for Foreign Affairs for Frasier. and Princes Kurakin anal Labanoff, for the Em pc. ror of Rusia. Each of these Pl:nipotentiaiies be— ing furnished with full powers by their reipettive Sovereigns. " The Ratifications ware exchanged this d4y, the 9th if' July. lbese two fi.,vereigns remain at 'rash." The Queen of Prussia arrived at Til.it as the 6th July, at noon; and half an hour afterwards the limper ir Napoleon paid her a visa Ihe tlisiv Sovereigns have every evening, at Se o'clock. takes their accustomed walks. I ney ah.h wa,ds dine with the Emperor Napoleon, the Qures ut l'ruisia. the Grand Duke Cont , mittne. t, , lee Henry ... r . :~ • II .1•V•19 • tory of E Pr 111 C• •• • tar•inic.) • rygfrAf de% Pru.si4. the Clem! Duce ~f Berg, and the Rola) at B 3 aearia 77 (.Wußitt sr, Jal• 19 1 (he privateer I; Lciur , ha; tak.n ti:tvi Ma the t'aghaat ships the Sews and The lien