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THE BRITISH ]PRESS• is sufficiently largo for ow m sufficiently powerful to s thing, when the wish for I havi., Anwe , .er, fulSaxa , cious to m, h-art. I trust incerity of my sentiments, ,f of it, &c. &e. &c. 111. (Jan. t, 1813 , .• was suitable to the dig. on its strength, yet will of the Emperor not weakness. ch Ministry returned an mores so frank and s.) terms of which, at least, employed in the year S, not offend against de ope for communications IWI :-. e which has been al French Goventaten•, cl here Is no nhiaa which 11, avail himself of the first up 'objets the advantag•a •t a ay nut bu incompatible with al interests of his States. H. B can only be attained by ar. rt•e time, provide for ill: trope, and prevent tha recurs ties in which it is invoked• t, His Majesty fee!' pore particularly to the over. stil he shall have had time to he Continent, with whom he Lions and relations, and parti• s, who has given the strongest Won of the sentiments with ely interest which betakes in d) MULGRAVE! ver would have remained rnment, like all prelimi ;lt is to lead to effeCtive (speech) of the King to rd fur its publicity. This that pacific communica. part of France, is full of I reproaches. An insult. 'serous nation, which his the midst of peace, and :he protection of the faith , pillaged, and destroyed; led that she should pot planations with an enemy, hber ; and that she has leclaration of war. • ed connections, a COM. stial relations with tha to insinuate the idea of a tist, and which it will be condescend to return in- ly, cruelly injured, not it and faithful support. my upon the Continent. any Continental Poµ•er it of the British, Ministry. le of Germany, wish ft. Prance; even within there las received the most po nicable Jisposition. ndcr would have prevented :onsentusi to accept his !ne aps, since have put an end London and Paris had fol hen entertained. .u,sia, extremely useful to be equally so, when it is n. England has nothing and does not conceive iervMg certain measures all Europe ; the events of ited it, a-id the British r,n -hlngli3nd at present wishei )me confidential comma to manifest more pacific .tin credit for an apparent Nance of snceess; and her Petershurgh as well as at lerlin ; the attack of the st of peace the as% ts , il I !, of 900 ..nglantl, or buried in the midst of peace, of I tendon in the Mediterl - all ;cations ; and the pe:- erty of the seas, the con:- Isle, are considered as an tions, and injurious to Ail hese confidential relations. iy chimeras, idle pretexts, peace ; such has alw•a% s m which seeks to sow the inent, to eternisc the mo and oppress the commerce a same spirit which, to au e treaty of Amiens, created =malts, and terrified 114 ruftive projes. thsvo!ce of humanity be not listened to, those Next:we their ccuntry to dangers, which, he, they accuse of being the author of them, has .ly e ndeavoured to prevent. The enlightened politicians of all countries, the nation itself, slowly undeceived, have blamed blind obstinacy of the English Government, ,ben in the year eight it neglefted a favourable -amity which was offered it, to make an peace ; and, perhaps, the present great of France is a consequence of that false policy. ,future will shew the effeEts of a blindnes4 so oh ne ; and perhaps, in ten years, our situation to may be still more advantageous.. 'ln war, and politics, there are opportunities which never ,in recur, and which leave regret for ages, that have been suffered to escape. If such be the tiny of England, it remains only for French livery to display all its energy, and finally to ~;:irph over that eternal enemy of the liberty of seas, and the tranquillity of Europe." liy a decree of the 12th Pluvoise, the Emperor appointed his brother-in -lay:, Marshal Murat, Admiral of the Empire ; and by another, of same dare, his son-in-law, Eugene Beaultarnois, of State of the Empire. MADRID, JAN. 8. We learn, by letters from Cadiz, that the gar ' of Gibraltar is still very weak, and that it has yet received any considerable reinforcement. the other hand, the camp of St. Roche becomes cry day larger, and the troops which compose it continually exercised. NAGUZ, JAN. 12. Yesterday the Legislative Body held a secret sit ag from twelve till two in the afternoon. The itting being made public, a decree was passed, '-ly to the proposal of the Government of and the report of the Commission of Finances, which there was granted to Government a pro. ' sum of 16,570,000 florins, on account if that which shall be fixed for the budget of the year 1805, in order to meet all the exigencies of the state. LONDON, FRIDAY. Ftenuo.av 15. Paris Journals to the 6th were received yesterday. They contain the Letter lately sent by Boa*, ARTE to His MAJESTY, and the Answer of Lord Mo.- eaves, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. t two interesting Papers were communi to the Legislative Body upon the 4th inst. by a speech from M. Stroll R. we of the Counsellors of State, which we have l a right to assume as the language of his Go vernment. The hostile charaCter of His MA JESTv's speech, upon the opening of the Session of Parliament, is assigned as the cause for the publica tion of these papers. Lord blocs:saves answer is contrasted with the celebrated answer of Lord Gasavicts, and allowed to have been tolerably favourable ; but the KING'S speech is regarded as shutting out all prospeet of peace. The pacific pro posal of 130:4 APA R Tt has thus come to nothing, as every man in the least acquainted with his cha lair and vies had foreseen. His objet in making that overture is also equally manifest, perhaps too manliest to afford him all the benefit which he ex pefted to derive from it. A bare perusal of the letter thews that it was written to meet the public eye. It has nothing of the stiffness and cold for mality of an official document about it. A soft heartednes:, approaching almost to a morbid sen sibility, is to be found in every line ; we can trace Richard the TAirti making love to Lay .I"ne, in every p..ragraph. It is a compound ut fraud and affeftation, honey upon the sur face, but gall and poison beneath. To prove its insincerity, we need only look at the circumstances under which it was written. A few days before, BON APARTE had declared in his speech from his thrtne, at the meeting of his Parliament, that he would not give up one particle of his influence over Contirant ; that the Treaty of Amiens, and no ' •rtg hut the Treaty of Amiens, would satisfy him, .tad ke had received the unatiimous approbation cf his Parliament for this assurance. With what consist c..:y then can he presume to impute the continuance ro the war to the extravagant demands of England ; or now can he estpe.a to impose upon the world by sc:h fallow professions ? The policy which dielated this letter, is also manifested by the particular relations between this country and Spain at the time. Ile felt that he had forced Spain Into war, and that His MaJ cs-r '3 Speech must attribute that event us his overhearing influence la her council.. In this crisis, then, he chose to make an overture fur peace, flattering himself, at the same time, with the certain and immediate prove& of a plausible opportunity to recall it. With the tame fraud and fisllavy, this hypocrite addresses S Piti; whom be has plunged in ruin. and says, add is sufficiently larga for ow off the VO!CO Of is !neon sufficiently powerful to expose their ten thing, when the,wish for ~ they accuse 4. I have, howe , .er, tl ovany endeavot precious to h.are I truss le sincerity of my sentiments, ,‘ The enlightens loaf of it, lc. Sec. t:c. ,glish nation itself • xIII. (Jan. t, 1813`.• blind obstinac r, was suit,rble to the dig. to i n t h e year es on its strength, yet will rtunity which ter of the Emperor not er ourable peace ; weakness. t ot France is a fish Ministry returned an he future will s he , vertures so frank and so , s ,re; and perha r. terms of which, at least, , t at may 1w still r e employed in the year 8, p o litics, there o not offend against de- o n recur, and hope for communications hey have been us follows 'estiny of Engla the le:t.r which has been al ery to &split Ire Freacit Give,aateiv, do • I n h over tha There ,s no obrse which, If, seas, and the : to avail himself of the lam up- is advantages •f the advanta g of a fly a decree of may nut be incompatible with ...as appointed his itial interests of his States. H.s rand Admiral o ,ict can only be attained be ar. he same date, hi 'arse time, provide for ill: f O . rch-Chancellor Europe, and prevent the recur- nities in which it is We learn, by ant, His Majesty feels tint a r mote particularly to the over. • ion ot Gibraltar until he shall have had time to oat yet received d the Continent, with whom h e •a the other ran ectiuns and reditions, and parti• very day larger, via, who has given the stronsest are continually e evation of the sentiments with lively interest which betakes in Yesterday the Europe. led) s MULGRAVE.' ..ng from twelvy swer would have remained sitting being m rernment, like all prelimi- greeably to th rich is to lead to effeetive ate, and the re ge (speech) of the King to ,y which there fled fur its publicity. This visional sum of es that pacific communica- that which shat re part of France, is full of year 1805, in id reproaches. An insult- the state. enerous nation, which his a-- --•—• I the midst of peace, and • THE 13 • the protection of the faith rd, pillaged, and destroyed; ided that she should not FRI rxplanations with an enemy, ohber ; and that she has Paris Journal declaration of war. • They contain th iced connections, a caeca!-to His MAJLST ential relations with d* Th ese as Sec r to insinuate the idea of a acw two 'al exist, and which it will be - ed to the L -• , panied I to condescend to return in- ens of the Cr s ally, cruelly injured, sot a right to ass ant and faithful support. vernment. T nemy upon the Continent. JEITY'S speech, It any Continental Power Parliament, is ear of the British:Ministry. tion of these I role of Germany, wish ff. contrasted wit i.t, a. France; even within these Gasavit has received the most po- favourable ; b amicable disposition. shutting out all ndcr would have prevented posal of BONA' :onsentosi to accept his me- every man in ape, since have put an end rafter aid vies.: i London and Paris had fol- that overture :hen entertained. manifest to of Russia, extremely useful to peeled to der ot be equally so, when it is letter chews th, ern. England has nothing eye. It has •er, and does not conceive milky of an bserving certain measures heartednesy, al o all Europe ; the events of sibility, is to :rated it, and the British rn- trace Richard .4,, If Enghnd at present wishes ne, in eve some confidential commit- of fraud and sot to manifest more pacific late, but gall pin credit for an apparent insincerity, WI chance of stteeess ; and her under which i It Petershurgh as well as at BONAP ARTE Berlin ; the attack of the throne, at the sidst of peace : the ass rs"ii "' , old not giv !r ace, of 900 victims, imin, , - r r Contint nt England, or buried in 11:ing bu t t h e s the midst of peace, 01 t 40 d he had re detention in the Meditcri. his Fatliamenr of all cations ; and the pe:- ...icy then can liberty of the seas, the con:- of the w ar to I people, are considered as an or 'now can he nations, and injurious to All sc , .h tallow p this letter, i e, these confidential relations. relations bet sany chimeras, idle pretexts, the time. I or peace ; such has alway s into war, am stem which seeks to sow the attribute that rntinent, to eternise the mo- irs her mine' in, and oppress tLe commerce Make an over, :his same spirit which, to au- sere time, w the treaty of Amiens, created of a plausibly armaments, and terrified the same fraud whom strultive projects. I male an overture of peace to England; it ' met a favourable reception, but your wrongs have again rowed my restilt:i.ent, and made me her placable foe." Supposing the overture to be sincere, we doubt whether any language in His IV',trestles speech, however violent, be a just cause for recall ing the offer. It is allowed to have met a favour able reception, and was put in train ; but His M at• JESTV ' S speech was a matter not direCtly connefted with the business. Pending a negotiation, a bel ligerent power does not change its conduet without an express stipulation for that purpose. Were it otherwise, a negotiation, once commenced, would be a virtual armistice. But 26 BON AtAla k: would have had no right to complain. if Admiral CORNWALLIS had captured the Brest fleet, on the day after Lord MULOR AYE answered his letter, surely he has no right to break off the negotiation on account of His MAJEST v's Speech ? —lt charged, and truly, that the general con duet of the French Government had been mark ed by the ritmost violence and outrage, with an ut ter contempt of the rights of neutral territories, of the acknowledged privileges of accredited Ministers,and of the established principles of the laWs of nations. Did then BON• r•RTs expert to silence this merited reproach by his treacherous and crafty overture, and that, with the invasion of Ettenheim, the seizure of Sir GROROR Rosman, and the murder of the Duke of Esromixt4 staring him in the face, the King of ENOLANO would pronounce a panegyric upon his justice, humanity, and moderation ! But we find from M. Scorn. that a tender sympathy in the suffering's of Spain has also contributed to this determination of his Master. Now, at the date of the everture, the capture of the Spanish frigates, the grievance upon w!.i4l so much stress has been laid, was known by ever/ man of France. With the impression of this event fresh upon his mind, Boirar•arc condescended to addres. His MAJLSTY in terms of kindness and con. ciliation. This self-dubbed Emperor would Ira ter ni•e with him under the kind appellation of Sir and Brother ;" but now. when the remembrance ot the event is stale, it fires him with eternal hatred and revenge. The humanity of BONAPARIB IS, therefore, a weakness to which he is liable only at re mote and uncertain intervals, or, perhaps, compas sion for Spain is one of his newly acquired virtues. Having forced her into the war, he feels it necessary to give her courage, and this appears to he another objefl of M. Seous's speech. Prussia, Austria, and the states of Germany, we are assured, are deci dedly pacific, and afford no chance to England of a Continental coalition ; and any hope of an alliance with Russia has been dissipated by the capture of the Spanish frigates off Cape St. Mary.--•—••• BON ar ART! is never slow to represent the state of the Continent, as it best snits his policy and purpose. Prussia, ant the petty Germ tn Princes, ahem he lately exhibited in his theatrical processions at. Paris, are no doubt as harmless as he could wish ; but the movements of Austria do not accord with a state of perfi confio'.nce and tranquillity. As to Russia, he says, at- refused her mediation,. while we hare the assu7.lr ce of our own Minister, that the contrary is the faa. We have, therefore, rea son to doubt the truth of every other part of the tatement. Yesterday at three o'clock, HIS MAJESTY went to St. James's Palace, and in a short time after gave ao audience to Admiral POLE, who laid before His MAI STSi. the late proceedings of the Naval Court of Enquiry. His Nl afitst v afterwards proceeded to the Gr..nd Council Chamber, and, being seated upon the Throne, received the Address of the House of Lords front the LoaD Cis A P4C11.1.01t. His Lordship was attended by the following Noble Peers : Dukes —Nd"ntroa• and Athol. llttrquisses—Hertturd and Thornoort. Ea ls—Warwi : k, Harnagton, Westmorland, Cortrtown, • Camden. and Buckingnainahire. Lord:-Arden, Mulgrave, Napier, Cavtlerearh, St Hail's's, Walar.igli.lin, Melville, Kenyon, Hiwkeshtiry, Kirkwall, arid Willoughby de Broke. HAW, Durham, Winchester, and Exeter. A few minutes before four o'clock the SPEARLIt of the House of Commons arrived in state, attended by the following Members! Lads—. Lorain,, Fitshorn , , Banbury, J. Thynne, and G. Sint—J. W. Anderson, E. Magoon, C Pliahop, J. B. Wastes, W. Sone, J. Nichols, C. Morgan, G. OsMtme, and S. Smith. Colonel— , lll.auniont. Me-sra —Rotc, Scott, Vansittar, t!yd,, Pitt, HuAisson, Blackinaii, W. Dundas, llotsii Ormsby, and Cunning. His M aiKsTy, when receiving the Addresses of both Houses of Parliament, was attended by the MASTER of the Hone, the Got o STICK, VICE-' CHAMBERLAIN, COMPTROLLER of the II A;SEHOLU, the CAPTAIN of the Yeomen of the GI: sap:, tilt! LORD and GROOM in waiting, and other Great Offi cers of State. After His MAILSTY had received the Address of the House of Commons, he gave private audiences to the LORD CHANCIELOR, Earl CANWEN, Lord Mot•Dssva, Lord MACCELSPIELH, Earl of BLCK tNGHAmsHsix, Lord ST. HISLEteII, and Sir CHABLIS MUROAN, who laid before His MAJIST v the pro . ceedings of a number of Courts Martial. Dr. BATHURSt, it is said, has been appointed Bishop of NORWICH. The Opposition Papers con tinue to represent this as a triumph to Mr. ADDING TON ; Dr. BATHURST being more nearly related, say they, to Mt. BRAOI3I BATHURST, Lord SIDNIOUTH'S brother-in-law, than to Lord BaTriu es r, the friend of Mr. PITT. - ROYAL HUNT. Tuesday being a remarkably fine day, and the ground being in an excellent state for hunting, a great concourse of gentlemen sportsmim were at traaed to accompany his MAJrsrr and the Duke of Kati in their hunt. The deer started for the day's diversion, by direaion of the Earl of SAND WICM, on Farnham Common, and was a very fine one. At stalling, he shewed great sport ; he took his course, with great speed, through the enclosures, making his way through the woods, by Bulstrode and Gerrard's-cross, taking to the left towards Amersham, where he ran with great swiftness; making a double back, crossing the fields and iri closures towards Pen Wool, when be was closely pursued by the hounds, and taken within two miles of Be •cor.sfield, after a chace of above three bout& This famous deer was bred at Swinley. We are miry to observe, that during the chace, Mr. JOIINSON, His Mucci v's huntsman, had a molt dreadful fall front his horse, and was shock ingly bruised: Wednesday morning His IVlaJcsrv, accompanied by the Doke of KANT and several attendants, took an airing on horseback, in Windsor Great Park. Her MarssTv and the Paisctsses took an ailing in their carriages through Slough. Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, His Ma- Jefiv lett Windsor, and arrived at the Quacti's House at half•past ten. About one o'clock, Her Royal Highness the Princess ot WaLss arrived at the Quccres House tram Blackheath, on a visit to His MAJZSTY, and, in A short time after, the Princess CHARLOTTL Ar rived from Carlton House to join her Royal Mother in a visit to His Ma‘esar v. The Pkiimcssses re. mained with His MAJLiTY till half past two. At six o'clock, His MAJISTY set off in his travel ling carriage, on his return to Windsor. Her MAJESTY and the PRINCE,SLS will come to Down on Wednesday. His MAJ sec Yis not expeded in town till Thursday. The Princess of Wm.'s, and the Princess Cie Aa- LOTT IL will be at the Grand Ball, to be given on vionday week, at Windsor Castle. The last Bath arrivals are, Lard Jneclyn, Sir Robert Bartod, Sir J. Giffard, Sir Samuel Wathen, Cnlnnel Arnr, Lisut Col4nel Jackson, Ma or • ..rdwicke, Inv. Dr Mrs. and Mi.:. Rlackburo, R.v. Dr. Nasmith, Rev. Mr Ravenhill, Rev Mr. anal. Lord and Lady Dumcars left MILLER'S Hotel, ye.terklay, for their seat in ScotlAricl. Ch.! Earl of ENNISICILLE . I, who took his seat in the House of Lords oil Wedncsday, has taken a house in Duke-street, St. James's. Lady Coot et is not expeaed in town from her seat at Thurlow Cottage, Haverhill, Sudolk, till the beginning of March. Lady BaowsLow retitrns to Hill.ctreet in a few days from Bath. The Earl of UXaaiDCIC left town yesterday for Windsor. _ _ Hon. Col. Harman is expeaed in town next week, from Blicklia?,-hall, near Aylesham, Norfolk. 1..1ay BORISUIDON arrived in town ye,terclay, at her house in Cumberland-place. Capt. CHAT ?feu) arrived in town yesterday from Lady Louisa and Miss MANNERS are not ex peEted in town from the Isle of Wight, where they have been on a visit, till the middle of April. Lord Viscount plauonx has left town for War wick Castle, and in a few days will join a large party at Mr. Coati:ref, at Stratford-upon-Avon, on a fox hunting party. Lo-d H will commence his fashionable dinners, for the season, next week, at his house in Portman-square. The Countess of Sur rota will commence her fashionable routs, for the season, next week. General Geosveson and family have left town for his seats Stocking•hall, Lincolnshire, where they will remain for afoot weeks. It is a curious circumstance, that the Arneric in Judge Char, now upon his trial, defends himself upon the authority of his brother Jude Jim. Sir .lo Pin and Lad; HILL, Mrs. CLEMENTS, and Mrs. UN' ACKL, arrived on Wednesday List, at Bath, for a few days, when they proceed to London. Mr. COKE is arrived from Holkam-hall, Norfolk, to St. James's-street, for the season. M. H. Baca, ki.sq. and family, are removed, for a few days, from Williamthorpe-park, Gloucester shire, to Netherhaven-houae, Ormsby, Vilt.. Jour.' SCOTT, Esq. M.P. for Birmingham, ar rived in town yesterday from his seat at Gre it Barr hall, near Walsall. L. V autos, Esq. arrived in town this day, at his house in Cumberland-street, from his seat at Aldborongh, near Saxmnndham. The Loyal North Britons will be inspentd on Monday next iu Harley Fields, by Culonel ism- K I N SON. Lord C•ltTxtxT strived at his house in Lower Brook-street, yesterday. Mrs. POCOCK is arrived at her house in Lower Grosvenor-street. Lord Viscount New•ac is expelled this -lay at his house in Portman-square from Theresby Park. Sir JaalliS GRANADA. Bart. is expeCted this day at his house in Cavendish-square. Last night Drury-lane Theatre °yr:Rowed with elegant company to the Comedy of Henry Mesa, and the new \lelo Drame of The Laity of the Rack. The scenery is exquisite, and the mechanical figures, which are moved down the mountains, have all the effect of human life. The representation of the dreadful rock, with the foaming waves dashing at its feet, is made to break upon the stage in a very picturesque and unprecedented style. The whole performai,ce was received with increased applause. Yesterday morning was married at Mary-la bonne Church, by licence, the Hon. Capt. Euless') O'Bersx, of the Royal Navy, and Nephew to the Marquis of THOMOND, to the Hon. Miss HOTH•M, daughter of Lord HOT/I All. Lord and Lady Hoene sr, the Countess of ORKNEY, the Marqui s and Marchioness of "L'HOIIOND. Lord Kra esv•r.t., Colonel 0' Locet &c. attended on the occasion ; after the ceremony was over, the. company returned to Lard I lovnANI s, in Wimpole-strept, and shortly after the happy couple set off in a chaise and four, followed by their attendants, with four out-riders, to pass the honey-moon at the beautiful seat of the Countess of Oaccess's, at Woburn, near Beacons field, Bucks. INDIA. . ••• - - • CALCUTTA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. Fon %Wham, the 2lti J.ate,'lBo4. By advices from the Commaader in Chief, under date the 2dth May. it appears, that on the 21st May, 'WS, an incursion was made into the Province of Bundelcund by a body of predatory horse, stated to amount to soon. lOeutenant. CP.onel Fawcett, who, by the illness of Colonel Powell, and the death of Lieutenant Colonel Polhill, had succeeded to the co,nmand of the Bri tish :tmps serving in the Province of Bundelcund, had sent a detachment of seven companies of Sepovs, a troop of waive cavalry, and a park of artillery, under the command of Captain Smith, to attack a fort about five miles distant from Lieutenant Co lonel Fawcett's position at Konch. On the therning of the nd May, the party of predatory horse succeeded in cutting off a part of Capt. Smith's detachment, which was posted in the Pettali of the Fort. This party consisted of Capt. Feade, and Lieutenant Morris, of the Artillery ; with two serjeants, two corporals, four gunners, and forty matrossrs, and a proportion of lascars ; M. Hooper, Assistant Surgeon, and two companies of sepoys from the Ist battalion fedi regiment, under Lieutenant Gc.lespie. The whsle of the party was cut off, with the exception of I 3d wounded natives, who had returned to Lieut.-Colonel Fawcett's camp on the 2ith May. Two howitzers, two 12-pounders, one ti-pounder. and all the tumbrills belonging to the park, were also captured by the party of predatory horse.— Captain Smith, with the remaiuicg five companies of Sepoys, retreated (with the loss of one man only) to Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett's camp. The pa:ty of predatory horse made several attempts to cut off Captain Smith's retreat, but without success. The same party of predatory horse attacked the town nt Calped, and attempted to cross the Jumma, but were repulsed with loss, by two com panies of Sepoys, under the command of Captain Jones, and were afterwards defeated near Kooch, ott the 31st May, by Capt. Shepherd, commanding a party of troops lately in the service of Amhara Mylia. Si .ce that period of time the predatory horse evacuated the province of Bundelcund. .• • LAW. • • COMMON PLF XS, GUILDHALL—Fes 14. Sit , edigs at Ni's Pri,s blare Sir J ai ES MA stet o. • next. C. DtL This was an adlion brought by the Plaintiff, who was a tinker, arid kept an old iron shop in R Raffle Highway, against tae Defendant, a butcher and . sax gatherer, in the same street, far An assault com mitted on his wife, by thrusting a broom into her face, and throwing her down into the gust -r. It appeared that Mrs. lien Was, on th' 16th of Srpternher, sweeping the dirt from befpre her shop d. or, and %al swept it nearly opposhe the shop of the Deteniar.t. He cune out and desired her to desist, but she continued to sweep on. In conse quence of this, the Defendant brought out his broom, and swept it hack again. Mr.. Bell, not wishing to yield t' .e vianty, attempted to retacti it ; this pro.luced a sweering ct.ntest, or, as the Witne•s termed it, a vernmotis sweeping, in the course of hash a great deal of abusive language was used, and a great deal of diit and mud splashed on both aham,Wons I but Mr. 1.1:x, conceiving he got the worst of it, and unable to restrain his passion, lifted up his broom and thrust it, dir y ts it was, into Mrs. Bell's face. She fell, and being a hevv wo man, go' a severe bruise on her site, by which she was coninrd, and attended by a Surgeon tor the space of thirteen days. Serjeant Sill/411R r, on the part of the Defend ant, stated, that this had been a scolding match be tween the parties, and th it Mr:. Bell had a spleen • against the Defendant, he having obliged her husband to give in an account of their income, for the purpose of being assessed for that tax. Two or three Witnesses were examined for the Defendant, but, instead of proving any thing in his favour, their testimony rather went to strengthen the case of the Plaintiff. Sexjeant COCK rut., for the Plaintiff, observed on the evidence at some length. The .Jury, after a short consideration, found a verdict for the Plaintiff- . !„..4 Damages C5l. • e No trial of any interest took place yesterday, in • the Court of King's Bench. Lord MELT' z's ramoured tee gnation still continues a favourite subje4t of conversation. La Sit frigate, with the fleet under her convoy from Cork, art wed at Barhadoes on the 22d of De. • cember ; the fleet trom Portsmouth had not artived there on the 13th of January. The first division of the 6th Regiment marched into Port<rnouth yesterday. and the second w.il fol low to.m...rrow, to embark for the East Indies. The total number of persons, military And Wm hitants, that died of the late contagions disorder at Gibraltar, is 3963. About 3000 inhabi•ants went away when the disorder broke out, of whom, it is probable, several have died. excluove of rh • anew.. Letters received from the•. Trrrrbf•, of 74 guns, dated off Ferrol the 14th nit. stets, that s:re had made an observation a few d Lys before, and re ceived iiitelligence that the enemy's squadrons were in staiu quo. The report of the loss of the Weltmokih, of 36 guns, we will prove to be without any foundatioa. The .titi had three East Indiamen to convoy, And on the unfortunate loss of the Akrgareniu, most probahly proceeded with the other two. Such re ports operate so strongly on the feelings of those who have rel scions in the Weymouth, that they malt severe condemnation. TWINTY THOUSAND POUND% —The Ticket 6,431, drawn on Wednesday a Prize of 20,0001. and the Ticket 21,567, drawn the same day a Prize of 1,0001. were both Sold in Shares at Bise's truly fortunate Offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing Cross. 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