The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-04-01 00:00:00

d ■ 1 ,~, • • 11 1 The Lord Chan( Alor has appoin•ed William Bialk ; enridge, of the City of Bristol, Gent. to he a Master Extraordinary in Ow High Court of Chancery. MILITARY Int 0 510T1 0 NS. War Ohre, Kara 31. Sa Reilmettt of Dragoon ('.pares, Major John Chapman, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Maor, vice Bsotnerton, who exchanges. Sal Regiment of Dragoons, Lientenant D..lacy Evans, from the T2d - Foot, to he Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Moral's w ho rOcirs. Comet Robert Webb tote ditto, to porchase, vice A ochmuty, who retires. George Kelly, Gent. to he Cor set, lc 1 , hoot purchase, vice Webb. 12Th Hr4i wilt of light Dragoons, Cornci ',award Penfol , l to be Peuteomst, by porch:Lae, vice Carew, µtin retires. Cor• net Ftlitin Stacey to be ditto, by purchase, vice Isherwood, who re.' 146 . !Mess, Major Thomas William Brotberton, from the 3d Warms Guards, to be Major, vice Chapman, who ex -1 7. Assistant-Snrgeon Donald P. Noble, from the 69th , to be Assistant-Surgeon. vice White, deceased. Ist R.aintent of Foot, t. t,tettart Henry Miles. from the Sici lian Regiment, to be Lie,it-e Lt.', vice ,!e, who exchanges. sth 'itto, Ensign Thomas Cauca to be Adj,:tant, vice Johnson, promoted 7th '"tto, Lieutenant George Murton to be Paymaster of the 4d 1. eiliou, vice Berkeley, who resigns. 12th Ditto, 'oho Davy neat. to he kn.ign, by purchase, vice F o e, ap.iointed to tit; lit Life Guards. 1 th Ditto, Ensign ..n1 Adjutant John Kemple to be Lieutenant, by base, vire Ellind promoted. 15to Ditto, Captain William clay, from the 60th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice M am i e , w ho exchanges. 16.) Ditto, Surgeon Joseph Niorrice, from the 60th Foot, to be Soterou, ice O' Reitly, promoted. 17th Ditto, Samuel Oliver, Gent. to be Ensign, by putvhase,vice • Greenhill, promoted. Sl i t Ditto, Heenan' .C.romp, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur cluise, vice Haswell, promoted. 31th Ditto, Captain George E. P. Barlow to be Major, by pur- Abasa, vice lioyeadon. who retires. Lieutenant Moyle Sherer to be Captain of a Company, by purchase, vice Barlow. 44 t h Ditt o , Willia m .tones, Cent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Argent, promoted. Writer Wombwell, Gent. to he &l air,. by purchase, vice Jacob, promoted in the 9th Foot. 47th 'Jain, Ralph R eddy Thompson, Gent. to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice' tewart, appointed to the 61st Foot. 80th Ditto, E n sign George Jahn Lady to be Lieutenant, by por ch:so, vice Jackson, who retires. William Sayers, Gent. to be I.nsign, _without purchase, vice Eady. 56th Ditto, Boapital-Slate William Parke to be Assistant-Snr goo a, vice llead!ey, deceased. 601.• Captaiq lUelville Glenie, from the.jsta Foot, to be Ciptai .If i Company, vice Hay, who exchanges. 6st Di Emig,. George Stewart, from the 47th Foot, to be Ensign, withrwt purchase, Vice Smith, who resigns. 68th Ditto. William Kort-ight, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, %ice Nle•Aham, promoted 71th Ditto. Lieutenant Ross Flood, from the Galway Militia, to be Emig... 711th D tto, Allan Dreghorn, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vies Ito atm& 88th Ditto, Was .iant Isaac Walker to be Captain of a Com pany, by parchtae , vice 51 , De•gall, who retires. Ensign Walter C. P iale • , be Lieutenant, hT purchase, vice Welker. Berjeaat-k ajar Richard Giles to be Design, by purchase, vice Poole. 89th Ditto Beery Ogt , Lewis, tient. to be Ensign, by purchase, Vire Powell, promoted in the 5 4 th Foot. 914 Dint), liospltal-:,Lae George hl. D)' Lachlan to be Assist ont-S•ageon; vice 11 L.agan, promoted o:. the Staff. Siciliau itegiment, Li itteaaat Matthew Mole, from the Ist Foot to be Luaitei.ant, vice Miles, %a a exchanges. Nova Scotia Feseibles, Frederick :adorer, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Hump, Port, appointed to t::e Tie I • nt. Royal Newfouatihust F-rli hies, Assistant-a irgeon James Samp son, from the 85th Foe!, 'o h. Assistant-Surgeon. BRYN'. T. Major-general A I 'Kander Campbell to be Lieutenant-General in the Isle of F - rance and Bourbon only. STAFF. 1 Clerk, t.) oe Chaplain to the Forces. Assist.ait-C urrintioary Randolph Khan Rooth to be a Deputy t'ooltmiloary-Geeeral 'o the Forces. To be As.s..taot-Consmissaries-General to the Font,. Acting Assistant-Commissary-General Isaac W. Clarke, Gent. • Arthur Lovelidge, Gast. John Laidley. Gent. ft James Patterson Gent. John Wood, _Gait. 014sars, Gent. To be .1 ' legality Assistar Patrick Loup., Geist. IIoSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon Edward O'Reilly, from the 16th Foot, to be Surgeon to he Fords. filisrgecji Hugh Bose, from the 6th Foot, to be ditto. • TO be flaspital-Mates for fiesseml Service. John M'Coll, Cent. vice Parke, promoted. Robert H. [lett, Gent. vice Brown, promoted. David M'Culluek , Gent. vice 11E1i:ellen, promoted. GARRISONS. George Qiiin, Esq. late Major in the 35th Foot, to be Fort Ma jor of Duucannon, vice Godfrey, deceased. The King's German Legion. tat Dragoons, Lieutenant George dc Ramillsor to be Captain of , &Irmo)), with temporary rank. Lieutenant Frederick Peters to be Captain of a Troop. To he Lieutenants. Cornet Charles de Henget, vice Ranidhor. Cornet Ei.ehor, vire Peters. Cornet Frederick Natennann. Corset Charles Frederick Baron Levetzow. ,d Dragoons, Captain and Brigade Major Ernest Baron Lenthe to be Captain of a Troop, with temporary rank. Lieutenant Frederick Barou Uslar to be Captain of a Troop. To he Lieutenants. Cornet Vrederick Bergman°, vice Uslar. Cornet laidolph de Hugo. Cornet Augustus Furnet L To be Cornet. r-General to the Torres. Herman Heinrich Conrad Ritter. Cent. vice Bergmann. WI Light Dragonno, Cornet Frederick Gratin to be Lieutenant, vice Hoek, promoted on the Staff. Cornet and Adjutant Henry Gms to have the rank of Lieutenant. lit Battalion of Light Infantry, Lieutenant George Rautenherg to he Captain of a Company, with temporary rank. Unite- Dant Gottlieb '1 olio Ifolzertnann to be Captain of a Company. To he Lieutenants. Ensign and Adjutant William Fahleti, have the rank of Lieu tenant. 'lristorber He'se. vice. Rautenberg. Etwlgo t r-des-ek4iS Finehe, vie* Holsermann. Foolgn Genie liervotanti. Flown liermius ‘Vimlirsbe. Ensign .%itgostus von wil)thas de lieugel. %d Dion, Lieu enant Ernest Augustus Holzermann to be Cap tain of a Company. Lieutenant Bnrehard NellStel to be ditto. To hv I.ivutenants. Ensign 'William P. Aegint de Ftacke, vice Holzermann. Fft.ign .1. Clarks Baron Mervede, vice Ncussel. }:tisign INsmas Carey. Ensign Antnuia de Jour Bicek. Fesign .1. H. von Fromm Emir' Emanuel Biellermana. Itt Battalion of f!te Line, Lieutenant A, Captaits of sCora;any. Lieutenant George Baron Goeben to boat°, with temr.rary rank. To be Lieutenants. Lirotewri^. rrnest Wilding, from the Garrison Company, vice 11arickra :.s: .tinted to the Garrison Company. a • nalei I ~,i s Best, vice:4ore. yietar Meyer, vice Goeben. • role Boyd. William Schroeder. Ens a, little viek de Elwin. Fas.ijeo end Adjmant k'rederiek &tooth. Eieogei -----, de Welk!. la Moto 1.1, n!t.ll.Ull and Arliet ..nt George Tiler to be Captain cf a ?•,,,,,pa: - with temp .try rank. Lieutenant Henry Muller to :me t--, * , It. ti rs t ' 11 PanY• fir be Lieutenants. • . Ensign -- Tier,cn, vi,:c Muller. F.n.ign Fleisch. k ihilm A delpa• - (few. twi rl Augasos :•cbeikit. Erosive -- Bhp. Eusign_Frederiek Quade. To be Ensign. George Frederkk Pascal Gent. sic.;'rieamd t , To be At.j.. , nt. lieutenant iiiiitfried de Einem, vlc filer. 31 Ditto, lidoolewsust Lemben to be Captain of a flom p.:nr, with tempo rary rank. Lieutenant William de Schlel- Ckci to be ditao,'With temporary rank. • lobe Lie•-•-kants. Bioko Chriatian•delietien, ;dee ', At ti e% ItsiOgn Loreme Tielw, vi:e Scbkicher, Essig% Rodelphes Borgstedt. de Saffe to b. i g'rATESMAN. Ensign Frederick Bernhard Schneider. Ensign Weypart de Laffert. Ensign Augustus Koekuck. 4th o* . tu, Lieutenant Augustns de Brandi, to be Captain of a o.lip , ny, with temporary rank. Lieutenant —• licise to be ditto, with temporary rank. To be Lieutenants. Ensign Charles riraefe, vice Brandis. 'sn Charles de Lasperg, vice Heise. Ers s.i de Jeinsen. En, Humann. Ensign Adolphus Baran Laogwerths Fnsign Adolph's Ludewig. 0;tto, Lieutenant Fredetick Sander to he Captain of a s unti.any, with temporary rank. Lieoteaaut Wm, Meyer to be ditto, with temporary rank. To be Lieutenants. Ensign Alexander Lehmann, vice Sander. Ensign Adolphus Rothitard, vice Meyer. tOsign George de Selmuroth. Charlp de Witte. Ensign Augustus Winkler. Ensign Charles Sehlaeger. 6th Ditto, Licatenant Charles de Brandin to be Captain of a Comp iny, with temporary rank. Lieutenant Christian Ket tler to be ditto, with temporary rank. To be Lieutenants. 7 !nips George Sander, vice Brandis. Ensign Frederick Hurtzig, vice Kettler. Ensign William Benthien. Ensign Henry Kirch. Ensign Ernest Meaning. • Ensign Ludewig Klauer. To be Ensign. Gentleman Cadet Christian Polchait, vice Baring, promoted. ith Ditto, Lieutenant Arnold Bacmeister to be Captain of a Company, with temporary rank. Lieutenant Charles Ebell to be ditto, with temporary rank. To be Lieutenants. Ensign George William de Bachelle, vice Bacmeister. Ensign Charles Poten, vice Ebell. Ensign George alund;rloh. Ensign William Certifs. Ensign Tbeodor von Sebiscb. Ensign Frederick Ebell. Sib Ditto, Lieutenant henry Orhme to be Captain of a Corn. patty, with temporary rank. Lieutenant Frederick Marburgh to be Captain de C To Lieutenants. Ensign Frederick Wm. Ziermann, vice Ochmie. Ensign Ernest Gratin, vice Marburg. Ensign Otto Bruel. Ensign Franz Schmets. Ensign Bernhard Bertram. • Ensign Valentine Buehler. STAFF. Lieutenant Lewis Baron Bock, from the 2d Light Dragoons, to be Brigade Major, with the rank of Captain, vice Lenthe, appointed to the 2cl Dragoons. Garrison Company. Lieutenant Charles Hunicken, from the Ist Battalion of the Line, to be Lieutenant, vice E. Wilding, appointed to the Ist Bat talion of the Line. The Duke of Brunswick Oels' Corps. Light infantry, Hospital-Mate Aogust Na%e to be Assistant. Surgeon, vice Namster, deceased. The Duke of York's Greek Light Infantry Regiment. Ensign and Adjutant George Chandler to have the ran: of Lieutenant. Office of Ordnance. March 28, 1812. Corps of Royal Engineers. Brevet-Major Charles William Rudyerd to be Li,utenant-Co lonel, vice Ciravatt, seconded upon the Invalid,. Dated March 3, 181* Second Captain Edward Figg to be Captain, vice Rudy ad. Dated as above. First Lieutenant Charles Berington to be Second Captain, vise Figg. Dated as above. First Lieutenant William Slade to he Second Captain, vice Lawson, deceased. Dated March 4, 1812. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. Sevenoaks and Bromley Regiment of Loral Militia. Carain Christopher Cooke to be Major, vice Austen, resigned. Dated February ‘25, 1811. George Pocock, Esq. to be Captain, vice Cooke. Dated as ibeee. Jaunts Ashdewn, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Austen, re. signed. Dated March 11, 1811. B istead and Mallingßegiment of Local Militia. George Bishop, Esq. to be Captain. Dated March 16, 1812. Provender Yeomanry Cavalry. Lieutenant William Coleman to be Captain, vice Knatchbun, resigned. Dated January I, IEIII. Lieutenant Thomas Gibbs Nikon to be ditto. Dated February 1, 1812. Cornet Osborn Tylden to be Lieutenant. Dated as above. Cornet John Hilton to he ditto. Dated as above. William Baliel Best, Gent, to be Cornet. Dated as above. James Wall, Gent, to be ditto. Dated as above. Commissions signed by the Vice Lieutenant of the County of Surrey. Ist Regiment of Surrey Militia. Ensign George Sparkes to be Lieutenant. Dated January 10, 1812. Charles Friend, Gent. to be ditto. Dated January 26, 1812. William Gorman Johnstone, Gent. to be ditto. Dated January 25, 1812. Ensign William Whitby to he ditto. Dated March 1, 1812: John Sparkes, Gent, to be Ensign. Dated March 4, 1812. John Henry Sackett, Gent. to be ditto. Dated March 5, 1812. St. John, Gent. to be ditto. Dated March 14, 1812. Lyttleton Lyster, Gent. to be ditto. Dated March 15, 1812. Ist Regiment of Loral Militia. William Foster, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated February 22, 1812. W. F. R. Gibson, Gent. to he Ensign. Dated as above. Auiustus Manning, Gent, to be ditto. Dated March 16, 1812. 3d Regiment of Local Militia. Ensign John Applebee to be Lieutenant. Dated March 19, 1812. Jame Dawn, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated March 19, /812. Roehampton, Putney, and Mortlake V nlunteer;. William Barker, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated November 2.7, 1811. • BANKRUPTCY ENLARGE!). William Dean, Salisbury, Ilnen-draper, from March 28 to May Pi, at Guildhall, London. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Read and Richard Young, Wood-street, Cheaptide, illknien, to surrcuder 11 May 12, at guildhall. At. torney, Mr. Swann, %eve Borlattaau - ou'r- Samuel May. Coventry, joiner, April 17, 15, May 12, at the (ienrge , Cnveptry. Attornies, Messrs. Kincicrley and Long, Gray's Inn; and Messrs. Troughton and Lee, Coventry, John Murphy, Ilonland-street, Fitzroy-square, engraver, April 4, 14, May 12, at Guildhall. Attornies, Mean. K. ;Ind A. Rosser, Red Lion-square. William Webber, Bristol, dealer, April 4, 14, May 12, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Attornies, Mr, G. Edmunds, Lincoln's Inn stand Mr. J. B. Grindon, Bristol. Thomas ILarland, Wilmot-street, Brunswick-square, baker, April 4, 14, May 12, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Jopson, Castle-street, Ilolborn. Sa nue' Pybus and Jefferson Ward, Woolwich. nhariagers, April 11, 18, May 12, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. NI ebb, St, Thomas street, Southwark. Philip Proctor, Bush-lane, Cannon-street, ship-broker, April 7, 18, May a,at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Serle, Fetter , John Fowler, Bridport. Dorsetsbire. baker, April IS, 14, May 12, at the George Iva, Bridport. Attorntes, Messrs. Bleiadale, Alexander, and Ijolme, New Inn.; and Mr. Murly, Britt port. John Walton, Coventry, ribbon-manufacturer, April 17, 18, I May 12, at the George Inn, Coventry. Attorney , Messrs. I Kitalerley and Long, Gray's lan; and Messrs. Troughton and Lee, Coventry. Wm. Whittenbrtri:, Bishorsgate-street, cheesemonger, April 4, 11, May It at mildhall. Attorney, Alr. Browne, Crosby square. Bishopsgate-street. .. George Wilton and William Taylor, Manchester, merchant,. April 27, 28, May 12, at the Dog 'Parent, Manchester. Attar ales, Messrs . Johnson and Lonsdak, Manchester ; and Mr. EMI, Chancery-lane. John Woodman Parrott, Michel Draw, Gloucestershire, coach.naker, April 4, 11, May 12, at Guildhall, London. At tornio-, Messn. Whartoa and Dyke, Lamb's-building. Temple, Henry itichardsoe, Euttao-aquare, St. Pancras, brieksnaker, April 21, 25, May 12, at Gelldhall. Anomie', Messrs. Barley and Moore, Lincoln', Ina New-,Auare. William Oliver and Geed& If: Mnielernd, Howford ken Fenchurelpetreet. onal-meirehamts, i 1.4, 11, May Guildhall, Attoroey, Mr. Bro 'rewenetreet. Thomas Bayliss, Tewkesbury, 100, drop". trl 11, 9; May 12, it the White Lieu hit; illiseltuallll... Or cesterskire. Atteguies, Mr. Bollard .. wrilerlillluMitel and Mr. Gee. Beellield, Beuverle-etreat, [Diildeads, *radiates, the. taaaorrow.] - FRENCH PAPERS. -.....-- PARIS, MARCII 19.—The King of Westphalia ar rived here within these few days. , MARGIT 20.—Judgment of the Council of War an Captain Saint Crlcq, late Commander of his Majes ty's frigate La Clorinde; Captain Ponee, late Com mander of his Majesty's frigate La Nercide • and Lieutenant Defredot Duplanty, late Commander of his Majesty's frigate La Renommee. Captain Pollee honourably acquitted, Lieutenaftt Defredot Duplanty acquitted. _ _ Captain Saint Cricq adjudged by a majority of six to two guilty of disobedience of orders, but not in the presence, of the enemy, and sentenced to be cashiered and declared inespable of serving, as well on account of his not having taken any part in the second engagement, in which the Renommee was taken, as for having abandoned that frigate by er roheous manoeuvring, irresolution, and want of judg ment. lie was besides unanimously sentenced to imprisonment for three years. [The Moniteur contains a Long letter from Gene ral Blake to the Regency of Spain, relative to the surrender of Valencia, inclosing reports to him from Generals Mahy, O'Donnell, and others, respecting the previous operations and minutes of the deliberations of the Councils of War, held to considtr of the expe diency or not of surrendering the City, all the mate rial parts of which have already been published.— The correspondence is preceded by the following paragraph.] • It will be seen in these Papers that the Chiefs of the Insurrection are convinced of the inutility of their contest, how much they dread the French in fantry and cavalry, and to what a height has arisen their disgust and hatred of the English army. An Imperial Decree of the I'2th of March, im poses farther restrictions on the distillation from grain. Maestro, MAICII I.—After the affair of Siguenza, Colonel Balestrier had the satisfaction of seeing the inhabitants of the villages whom he had delivered from the oppression of L'Empecitiado, voluntarily discover the depo' of arms and ammunition which the chief tithe party had concealed. The inhabitants of the province of Guadalaxara begin to enjoy the bene fits of tranquillity. Due. • Arr. 0 O O 1 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank I India Bonds 1 d 2 pr. 3 per Cent. Cons. 590 Exchequer Bids par 1 dis. 3 per Cent. Red. Ditto 4 per Cents. I Omuium 5 per Cent. Navy 9011) Consuls for Acct. 590 Long. Ann. Lottery Tickets 421: 18 THE STATESMAN. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, APIIIL 1, A Morning Paper states, that 64 Mr. firAirgna, the American Agent at Plymouth, has written to an American house in town, to complain of an outrage which he states to have been committed on an Ameri can vessel by one of e ur Naval Commanders. The facts of -she case are said to be these:—The Hotspur American vessel, is said to have been intercepted by his Majesty's ship Andromache, on her way from America to Bourdealx, the Captain having first de tained ber, and since brought her into Plymouth ; but the greatest part of the grievance, is stated to he, that the Hotspur has;ng on board dispatches from the American Goverment, addressed to the new American er at Paris , Jort. 13 taLow. the Captain of the Andromache had opened alel perused them; and op being applied to for the restitution of them, hei ha,; thought it his duty to refuse compliance with the request." The Captain of the Hotspur, whose name is has since arrived in town, : , nd confirms the above statement respecting the seizure and break ing open of the dispatches. lie was last at Balti more, and brought American Papers with to the t4th February, but tbese he left by mistake at Ply mouth. When he sailed, the general opinion was, that a war was likely to take place between this country and the United States. The Constitution frigate arrived at. Norfolk -three days before the Hot spur sailed. The Bank.note system is at last become so com plex, from the great number of notes in circulation, and the dexterity with which they are imitated, that I the Clerks at the Bank are unable to say whether those passing through their hands are genuine or .forged. This alarming fact is established by the fol lowing statement, which is given in a Morning Paper, upon the most 44 indisputable" authority : "" From one of the most wealthy and respectable Banks s this country the BANK OF ENGLAND received a package of their OWN Notes. These Notes were sub jected to the CUSTOMARY INVESTIGATION, and one of them pronounced upon, and returned, as a FORGED NOTE. The private Banker, accustomed to exert not only a due, but a very jealous, vigilance, was struck with astonishment, and again scrutinizing the Note , by all known test, and all possible modes of culmina tion, solemnly declared to his partner—that if THAT Note was a rowan one, then there was an end to ALL !Jemmy, and it tent full time for them te-dare ', their doors, and brig' their establishment to its,fintd doom!!! The Note was returned to the Batik of England, accompanied with a most respectful re quest, that it might be re-examined, when, upon a cLosen inspection, it *ies found to be aignuisr, and passed to account !!;"--The consequent*, which may have already resulted from th.• uncertainty which we have here established, that prevails at the Bank, as to the tree criterion whereby forged Notes are to be . - distinguished from real ones, are trul y aia7min;. Are we not warranted, from this circumstance, t Ch. elude, that it is possible some i n di v id uals may ,e L : d suffered the punishment for forgery , though. u m ,. cent, in consequence of having in their possession genuine notes, which have been sworn to be falfe i,, one the re a l tehtseeasyft;s that lies n Clerks t only f the Bank, th roug h ignorance;{ are r nly possible, usedtoa but etec is ex t r emely probable. forg e r ies' "Phis probable. What, then, are we to think of a system ' which thus sports so wantonly e ith the lives cf our ' fellow-creatures ? We have no hesitation • in saying, that so long as this uncertainty exists—so long Os jr is even possible for the Clerks at the Batik to corntr:- a mistake in judging between the tests of a genuine note and a forged one, no man ought to be condemn. ed to death upon a charge of forging Batik Notes, merely on the testimony of persons cot n'ctcd with the Bank. But the evil does not stop here. Many notes, we are persuaded, may have been stopped the Bank as forgeries, which were in reahi'y gen , ; ;„.. The public are totally unacquainted vs ith the private marks known at the Bank, and the Clerks, it now appears, are greatly deficient in this knowledge them. selves. The number of note, we have reason to be. licve, which. have been declared forgeries, are ire. ravage; consequently the loss sustained by the pub. lic, through the ignorance alone of the Clerks at the Bank, must be proportionally great. The Bill now depending in Parliament, to extend Earl STAN. mopes famous paper system to Ireland, has, in fact, a direct tendency to render Bank of England Notes a legal tender, which must increase the number of forgeries, and, of course augment the evils attendant on the circulation of paper-money. At present the Bank of England holds a most arbitrary controut over the public, by refusing and paying what note; they think proper, without giving the least inform,. tion how. the good notes are to be tliscovered from th. , bad. As a trading Company they deriveall benefitfrom I tr.ose notes which are lost or destroyed, and they ex. change their paper for that of the merchants, by which they derive a certain gain. They are bound, therefore, in honour, to pay the amount of all notes to the pub lic which they say are forged, till they give the ne. cessary information by which these forgeries may be detected. The amount of Ban/votes in circulation at the present moment, and the vast increase of this which has taken place, within a few years, is, perNars, not generally known. In the year 1794 It was esti mated at between fourteen and fifteen millions sterling. In 1795, 6, and 7, it was averaged at ten millions. This reduction was attributed by Mr. Beane to the total absence of alt idea of the intervention of power hi the operations of the Bank. Shortly after that period, however, Government, to answer their own purposes, began to legislate for this Compony,,oad actually passed a Bill authorising them to suspend their payments in specie. Since then the circula. tion of Bank of England Notes has gradually increased to the enormous amount of between 2t and 27 millions sterling ! While the circulation of Country Banks, which, in 1797, was estimated at about five millions, now exceeds 34 millions sterling! , Such is the field which is opened, ; and which is every • day enlarging, for the encouragement of forgery. If ever there was a system which catled loader than another for Parliamentary enquiry, this is unclosed onably one. It involves the fate of these kingdoms ; and though its progress may be slow, it is, we are afraid, the rock upon, which our national prosperity cannot possibly escape shipwreck. Last night we received a series of French Journals to the 22d of March. They contain an account of a Court Martial en some Naval Officers, among whom is the Captain of the Clorinde, who escaped from en• gagemeut off Madagascar, and who is sentenced to be broken and imprisoned during three years. The Mossiteur contains long extracts from the papers fouud in the posse. ion of General BLAKE, but they con sist of military reports respecting the operations in Valencia, and do not now possess much interest. The G=clte of last night ceutains the official ar• count of the late gallant achievement of the Rosa , and Griffon, against a formidable divison of the Boa. logne No further intelligence has reached the Admiralty, or any of our out-ports, on the subject of the French squadron now at sea. It is most improbable, how -1 ever, that it should have got into Cherburgh. It could not have reached that port unobserved by our icruizers, and it is difficult to account for such a short destination. TI se most rational conjecture is, that its first object was to intercept the East and West lu dia fleets, convoyed by the Antalpe and La Eqic, and to coize, and exercise, and form sailors. Sonic conjecture that its ulterior destination is South Arne ! rice, where MIRANDA has opened the ports to the French. Barrasu NavAr. Foace.—The following is es. I traded from the O ffi cial Returns, corrected up t " ! this day s—At sea, nof the line, 6 fifties , 117 frigates, 95 sloops, 6 bombs, 1-15 brigs, 32 cutters, 49 schooners—total 492. In port and fitting, 42 01 I the line, 5 fifties, 32 frigates, 42 sloops, 1 bomb, 3 1 Ibrigs, 7 cutters, 18 schooners—total 181. Gua,d ships, 5 of the line, 2 fifties, 4 frigates, 5 sloops-- total 16. Hospital-ship;, 32 of the line, 4 fiftie., 3 frigates—totnl 39. In commission, 151 of the line. 17 fifties, 15G frigates, 142. sloops, 7 bombs, 149 brigs, 39 cutters, 67 schooners—total 728. Ordi nary and repairing for service,. 75 of the fine, 15 fifties, 61 frigates, 34 sloops, 6 bombs, 13 brigs, 4 schooners—total 209. Building, 35 of the line, fifties, 16 frigates, 9 sloops, 1 bomb, 7 brigs—totel 71. Grand. total, 1008 vess. Is of war-161 Of the line, 33 fifties, 236 frigates, 135 sloops, 14 bow, 169 brigs, 39 cutters, and 71 schoonets. Of the above force they siy,, in the Mediterranean, 97--- 31 of the line. In the Channel. 82-16 of the !hie. Off Spain and Portugal, 63-11 of the line. /