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e‘ a .icti !Ipt ? 1 . it Pei /ON. Lit • ,d, p e . 11, I key. %fluid 01M4m It lift JrLhJ 410111% star justice _. . . .. Mr. I otOLE aiii.uativoted upo.i the sit espies. .1, and d•oued that he wa, nr ever had voted vow o.p.iry. He the., raid iined the grounds 'u a ilals he hid vow', (or the Address, airionst the A in,4,4lsient. NMI for tire previous questor:t on Lord srlircer', Inovos.. NOW the papers were kid b e . mike !Luise, he was of 'violins that inquiry was lisAutrly ‘tere4.ery. . . _ .... _ . . Mi. M. M ti, also denied his having been le-hiu , inquiry, and obretwil to bring de •fibrl ot th.it inouorr. He thought it 'le lonian .id weu'd too lee mati a ied utile.* it took pla t e; h.,.- • e ot.owle , etl, therefare, that the N o bl e Lord cou ld Is thirst to irsper until. wimp . his awe arguments ent onjom ly to am• ru he i mrty neetiirsete those who t0:0t0g. 0 , 4 1 him. No tern were Mere 1041111/13Altlit . I% /014ny who had voted on i bat occasion - ; apatite 'wen lei mations were now made, fir the purpose M 114.44 propiLoted through the eoatere. and tn. •.4e l; them with their colistituritte. The lour settee ot.trt.t is be trimiliy t.ataticed ; or &Id the Gileletnesi oo,wit:to mein to say, that f;,-y stoic to b.-ilpitatd manly to nimiark for accusations se.t.tst the port.irs charged ? He had rioeti, be. elle. he would not .itionit to accuestiomi which Get knerrwhe made them kuew to he nut founded introit—Moire! uraer.l--.curtly that th./ might Le. a ti el4lll effect 111:011 the cuutitry. Mr. D. Bnows v. opoke en the same gronade.--• Kim memlters would hare voted in the sattie way he 411 (fir the Addres., and against Lord Porches -1.61 inut.oo hail they not been afraid of such Lehr rtmaematt..tta a. were taw made. tinitt. I upiii TT Mt Ate I likes le asiC rt 411 as OM fne gitiastim sews then put •tid cam, d. Lord font itt:srvit prooosed the nsrne of Mr. Wil l dome to Iss spponitell to the tunsinitt-e ; tisineh the t tecittl.na of th% Exctiyouga r• 41 that of Lor a Kir:bestow ; net so wishing to r y lod e s) * Num.. Lied, should Mr. Wilberforce hr err hut merely to try the qui s ion of pi iii inn., on which the COlllinittee was to be mppoint vl. The Committee (re observed) was net solely for th..piirpsh e of intl g into what ...valence thys roul•lullavii tin the Noble Lord; but to discover. loon il-ctiinentr necessarily secret, %het giunntir tM .lel 0-ed had tor their ciefener. I)it this prin. r... 10, t.r piirties itcenserl, as well as the prowls ,lt.pit to have a portion, to Ise pettier done to thew. U,l the Talmo of Mr. Wilberforce being proposed nth. the (hair, Mr. Naar.* retnarkcd on the unusual course of ~wrryt~ Mud mime .uhutitted t* their consideration. te•;nre ?nit of the proposer of the. Committee, mid ou the Speaker for inEamation on that The SPasar.c. said. he would of course have rvopow.d the name of Lord Porrhester, had he 1 .0 been otOrr , %iite directed. That was the COW. eourre. but he was hound to put the question 44 .t vas pot iiito his hand by the Mover, who hvd iinitoobteil right to frame has proposition as lie einwistesa wth the forms of the House. A tier a few remarks from Mr. Ponsoilby, the skrr, Noll Lord Poniouby, his Lordship with thr* his he The o , .met of Lord Porchester, Mr. Bathurst. Mr. F. Ittbstitioit, Admirml 31arkliarn. and Gene ttl rergunnin, were then put and yarned. you the smite of Alr. Wilberforce betog pro. twhrei. the CH 4111E4 Lhos of the EICHIM4 t t that of Alt. Staines Bourne, ist oppo , iinoa to it. TICIViIe,T want a few woe's, which instucsti Is rd l'atelteeier to otter to 'withdrew his mutton. 11, this bping put in the 11ou•e, was negatived. Lord Punt tt ;.sr it a Wl , he had no ollertieso to Mr. S. Boum.. a..ut ►hosld Mr. NVilberforce be wmrl ou this he would afterwart!s pro- V..ae the 11401 C CO sit t I .o , souraot.- Gentkoten. CISAXCL LLOIL IA the Ext ui.QUIOL ouserved. ld neither joCtly be_commema to a ;ivy, tone rtOt i mi .,jlT, 012 the.par qf the pressecution. ter more refs MVeil:Clusitstasinners appointed to estigate and report 011 certain fact.. his being ' wore of the race,it was necessary, for the pops 'es of real and au:Wangled justice, id have a Com ate, in ithiclitoirties were equally bulanced, and . 1 1 these grounds he perfectly coincided with the K i d Hoe. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. thwart:sus addressed the nonce, but was the SrFaxca, as deviating from lied to order by ,e que.:;o11, which was, *halite. a Secret Commit , i6oilld he appointed ? Mr, iiiiIMUUSB did not think this!' a necasii;iy r t he s tl iiiinituomt of such a Committee had net .j. lie perfectly toinci.;;d w id, the lest (Mr. Beirioa), that dine.: who compared a ',loonier to a jury, forgot that it had no power of te kon, and its only function was to collect' and part i nformatidii. Those who compered it to a soy with the proserittors were equslly wrong , and , c Lb ni they more resembled slioof report to the Weise, the Huuse h a d to ~.Ise. Justice mud impartiality ought to be the r until§ for their election ; and he was extremely ,att, as a Member of Parliament, to hear of one r icer's being appointed against another, o ne K ~ el.' ignited 'soother, or one gentleman's fiirtwl ad advn: ale against anther's. He believed that etitlemen of every party would net, in the trust a irosed stn them, with honour and justice ; and in ;a. belief. when the names were put, he woold so. for those he thought most able nitli.charge the uty, without may reference to parties. Impartiality lunged to leargh.) 1. 0 ,4 PJaceieseve remarked. that the way in ti.e Right Hon. Cbance;lor of the Exche ler priipose.l to remedy the partiality hr corn of, eu the nomination of lira G ent l emen out I lime, who were in the habit of uppowiug the Arlon ',oration. was. h substituting fur them five Gen kneel who were in the constant practice of sop. ...rei4 them. In his list too he had mentioned the nuns id' not our member who had not distinctly inqrsiry—( Hear 1) Would the House COlitley !relies— that a Committee. se constituted, mild go turough with what was proposed by these entercilings It was said, 09 the other side, thee .: . y !rho were itrert,Meit in the pedalties. ought ~4 to onsjekity ins the Commenter. Fur him- If be could risy. that lie had no interest, one did know eh it lie was in the highroad to preferment. I ins s t u n stire that his Him. Friend tMr. Whit bread) mild "ever be liable to any public penalty. I tit why the urine of Mr. Wilberforce should be ob ed to he could out imagine. nor see why it o dd b e ditylactol. to make room fur those whit sit rated in:sing itittetry altogether. Omit if the nember or the CommitMe yeas eenihed tovise, tho could not be Ede, at the Hon. (lent. tree aft irteloded ill the liar of the Noble Lofd., Original COMlalstter. The gallery Wit, cleared, end, we worieroloa, that while we wrie triclu.:eil, Mr. Wilbrrforee end Mr. S. Bourne were bath cho.rti 'without a dirieinn. The Howie efierw.arda dividcd oi, the IMAM of Mr. Yorke, being opposed, by the Chancellor at the Far. chequer, to that ot Sir J. Sebri g ht, i u L or d Porches ter'. list, when there werc— For Mr. Y ulka Sir J. & b ight his Majority The flquse prrp.iced atom to divid.l on Captain B•resford against Mr. IVhithread, in i‘ttail.ir vir comuninces. but the point was conceded. and the remainder of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's names appointed without it The Uonnnittee thus c►nsist► of eleven Mem bers, vis : Lord Porchester. Mr. Bat burst. F. Robinson. A tint int I blackballs. General &Trauma. Mr. %Airforce. Mr. II floorbe. Mr. Yorke. General Crinshwd. C■plaie Bamford. U. Gukly. On our re-admission to the gollery, we fowled the House engaged in conversation respecting the mode of wording a +nation of Lord Porchester, foe papers connected with the inquiry. After horns explanations, the folloaing were ordered : Copies at lastrattitme Goat lard Chatham to Sir Richard Sttachaa. Leiters from Lord Castlsreselt to Lard Chatham. est al ready bettor the Hewn, sad answers thereto. [rliii was afterwards withdrawn, on the iiisuronee of the CHANCELLOR or the EXCIIIIQUEII that papers were aimed!) , before the Howse from which information mild he obtained. and the truly ones withheld were those containing minute cotaiiis serial details.] A Dispateh from Mr.Ballterst, dated Sept. is. Mr. CRONIN said, there was another necessary paper, which had only been witbeld. as it would more properly be laid before the Secret Commit tee ; it was a report from the Naval Commander its-Chief in the Scheldt. dated teth September. The Order of the Day. for going into the Com mittee of Enquiry, was then read • and, in pursu mice of the standing order. : t hief; was again ea forced, strangers were imme bluely excluded. seri, and 'Wink. irMeti Iron np in time In tidal halite vriast orriurdnyi sperdily follo.wid• eamonviy etovened ihrev Initseiricelfint pw.....o.7:aptsiniCanterinstif'tite Piasserat, of the Pithetsk. leaders, like Capt. Ornrelo 4m itrr- , spectres* party ; win ow less gallantly th at rodi the Moak try Lient. Jeultrus. The enemy . treutihr landed from the frigates, were noise' is nirterab!e nonveript banditti, than actual soldiers--:hey were ..ithout arias. and Ned upon reschin4 the s!utre ; the batteries however were well manned. spiritedly defesded. and Earned only by the superior bravery of our seamen nod manure. Capt. Dossers distin guished him-elf particularly by the undaunted manner in which be landed Lis party, and rushed to the attack, unsupported l.y the other boats; brit to sorry Officer and men n a fall proportion or ap plause justly due; while to Captain C a r ne mn and Lieutenant Jenkins we owe the tribute of unavail ing sorrow. fur, in the midst of victory, they fell. alike severed with wounds and glory—Captain Cameron, after himself atriking the enemy's co lours, ravening a inurket-ball wowed elide doing it. was killed lay a grape-shot, in getting intfrhis boat; and Lieutenant detains, in the midst of a moat gallant struggle within the enemy's works,! lost hia life at the instant Wheal triumphed. " While thus the enemy was driven from his bat tern*, that he might not ninny as in oar attack on the frigates. a heavy cannonade was kept op on them from the in-shore sgeadron, when bosta had thus destroyed his line of defence ashore; end dis positions were making to attack the frigates; whim, .dismayed by the irapetateity awl courage which they had seen displayed unwed them, and coo seises that all resistance wound be unavailing. the enemy abandoned them. tint setting them on Ore; and happily before any of air party had got within reach of the destructive conlagratioa, they both blew up with a tremendous explosion. accomplish ing by their own act the full object awl intention of our enterpente. " Such are the particulars as they have reached us ; but which cannot po iribly embrace the correct details of this gillarit affair, no retains or authentic wooing having trainsipred at Martinique (frets 4 whence they sue obtained here) whew the lard ac- 1 °hints came away. . . " Of the two ujhrr frigotes that formed port of the enemy '• squadron, it to only aseertitiaed, that after the burning of the Inman, they separated, accord ing to some reports, to return to France.haviag first turned over the troops on booed them to those ar rived it Vieux Forte • est& as stated by Arthers. in order the better to duds oar waists% getting into inadolotipe by another route. The esiesher of troop& on board there reach is else variously stated, Nome representing theta to be between 400 and 500, and others innosintiag I. needy 1000 men." ••• For Fereige letellipace, Ste. ens the lest pee. THE NANTZ SQUADRON. Of the squadron of four French frigates and souse brigs, which sailed some time since froos.Nants, with troops for Guadeloupe. we are happy to no- nounce the total failure of its object; and the cap. ture of two of the frigate , a brig, the latter by th e M e l am p * . & la me, intelligence has been brought by a Leeward Witold Mail. which arrived. yesterday, »all letters and papers from Barbadoes to the 27th December. The two French frites which esc a ped a re the Sei m . an d Cierinde. The following is the account :of this gallant affair ; given in the Barbadoes Papers : •4 1111111410011, Dir. 26. " The bold and dashing enterprise Of our weal character. we are proud to find now auaintaitiing itself with true British splendour and reel great new. carrying its triumph to the very *hates of the 'meow, and. i.y r.-tris.utive victory. snatching from I in his short-lived and but temporary success. " Such has been the emelt of the canoooading sod osplosio• mentiowed in see last to hove been seen off the shores of Guadeloupe. which, as we predicted. was' dll attack on the French frigates lately escaped to that L4rnod, and has terminated in their total destruction. This enterprise, however, attended with the most desirable success, is the more honourable. front the prompt and vigorous manner In which it was carried into effect. As far as we seeable to collect the particulars, it appears that the enemy's squadron (four folgates) fell in with the Jenson and Obserratemr brig, about two hundred miles to windward .f nearside, and, by hoisting ! color's, and answering the Jason's pn• vete algae!, decoyed her close in among them before she discos:ere-I their reel character, when they hoisted French colour., and ordered her to 'strike ; but our gallant seamen being un uniccustomed to )ield so tamely, were re,olved to fight their way. ur fall honourably ; and although the diparity of force. end the actually-surrounded sitiration rif oar frigate, gave no chance of success, a runst deapercte and well-fought action was main liiilltti with the whole of them, aithin mosket-shot, Upward. of an hour and a half, when the shown, being completely "riddled," cut up in her sada, yards, mast► and hull, and her date strewed with carnage, yielded to their numbers, and on being taken possession of a mere wreck. was foetid so em barrassing in the captors. that, after removing the Officers and crew, they set Ore to and almodoned her. Mean tune the *therm/ear having escaped, fell in with one of our light squadrons, off Gueda , loupe, and, apprising them of the approach of time enemy. proceeded to Martinique to Inform the Ad mural of rl-e occurrence. At the moment of Sir Aka:ender Cochrane's receiving the information, the Sceptre and Alfred wermstaniling into Fort Royal Bay. and were instantly ordered off by the Admiral, who, in the Pumper, and with the Abercrombie, proceeded to sea the following evening. and the whole-arrived of Vieux Fort, Guadeloupe. in time tb eee a most pliant display of naval heroism, in which all that teal. Nieuwe, and promptitude, could effect, was most glopously exhilated. " The Gisire *nil Blonde frigates. Rini dove and Hazard sloops. apprised by the 0/. er rearear of the enemy being at hand (who however separated his force after the capture of the Jr/rem) made the most judicious arrangentesits to cult him off. an.° fir succeeded, that he war compelled to take refuge in Vieux Fort, a small bay well defended, a few miles to the northward and westward of Basse terre. Here they saratantly resolved upon attack iaig him ; and so promptly were their measure* carried into eafect, that before any additional force, which now bad greatly areumulated (the Admiral and four line-tet-hattle ships, and several frigates, heilig l 'in the offing). could art with them, the Riagdore was f..irly in shore of the enemy's two ships, by the time they had landed the troops with which they were crowded ; and Captain D uar eas, at o'st head of a party of seamen •it , l marines, foll.med in close on sl: me arm Olson, that ht c“rist..ll suit earreil a strong battery hefore their fee'. The bats of the Claire, Biocide, Ile- THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, • TUESDAY. Fasaumnr 6. We have received New York Popes" to the ed last. eo•tainiag the proceedings its Coerces, down to the Seth of December. The Bill against *fetid ing Foreign blia'sters peeled in the Senate with • majority of 20 to g, cud was read • Snit and second time. ■nd committed in the Howse of Itepresent•- tires. The resolution of the Senate. approving the conduct of the Executive, in refusing to hold any further communication with Mr. Jackson. had been antler diecussiou several days, in • Committee in the House of Represeulatives, in which it was agreed, and ordered to be reported en the 117th, by a majority of 54 to 35. The President of the United States has transmitted to Coogress extracts from the correispoodeuce of the American Minister Plenipotentiary in London, eontainiog strndry un official conversations with Mr. CANNING,' on the subject of the political and commercial relations between the two countries. The New York Papers were brought by the Doke of /Cent pack;t. She sailed no the std of January. Mr. Jacasno was at Philadelphia. The American Government is entering seamen at 50 dollen a mouth l An account of the destruction of two French frigates, off Guadeloupe, part of a square= from France, is given in our p►eceding columns. The excessive anxiety of Ministers was yesterday strongly marked by the conduct of the Treasury. Its runners were all in motion to collect the Mini sterial Squad in due time for the House of Com mons; and all the Rilieu-Dot= *elicited, is the most ardent and pressing terms, as early and full attendance. The Standing Order for the exclusion of string► en was again enforced, last night, in the Heine of Commons, by Mr. Toles, upon the resumption of the Committee of Inquiry, into the Caul and de plorable Expedition to the Scheldt. Sir DAVID pup])Ai, the Coutinander-in•Chief, ens again called, and his examination disi not end until half past eleven o'clock. We uudetstand it went to shew that there was nothing to prevent the expedi tion from sailing in Ap.-il last, se far as the enter prise depended upon the military pert.of the forte. Sir Lucas Peeve, Physician-General to the Army, was then called, and his examination lasted until one o'clock this morning, when the Mouse a dj ourne d. In the course of ibis evident,. we under. stand, it appeared, that •he was not consulted upon the utibealthinrss of Walcheren, until the 10th of September. On reference to the Oißeisl As-coo:As in Tuts BIITISN Pants, it will he found that the ulterior objects of the Erpedi• inn had been given up at Alto date, arid were totallyahan douci as di•tp. rate, I.t , til CnsTNsx liar•nj ,C. . •. • " -Leadow.eat 8614 tift . Aq• 'Sitar Or IA. &, PittVe "cbmaillteb 'Pa', ot" "kb 116 ' .4+ l o l 4 .114:4*. Not hfivo been tame teelreiheattwisferey- 7 Bet "hese is the osseseitp of esilsileitst doe Phy;ol6. . ciateekhrrterot of Hie hiejedf's five,* 46 thfif hattill - trimmest , papa f It morays troth • the which Misirtera here I bithet Plillerult;c4a Tns Denten Pam, if TAsesdalb. fh#44 1. 41 4 4 that at the very tints then Om fesees was hotchloc. " a very severe sad reseed OAP IMO preseiled in Waleheren, as It ors suipprip4,. from the hitching of the wrier ;hit the deaths 4r Floshits4 slooe were thirty per week/ sad thee full half of the inhabitants were infected it At the slalom." And yet, slthongb the bettors, of the water is thus presumed to he the ctowe ef . :t.ety mortality, it did trot roar to lintietertin ee‘ri salt a supply of good 'Nate, *mil the close of its. aortic • *wt. Mr. SIIRRIIMI Ism night gave notice of a metier this day as the Home of Commons, to divesi,e with the Standing Orderer the House for the tx elation of strangers. Any Member erelong, his a right to enforce the Standing Orders of the Hetete; but the pre.eut, sod many others, we easimierd. to hare become nearly obsolete, Gooier thee °nest tug to be revived without special MU *hen •.; and we hope, for the character of Mr. Tortes. that he will be able to show some vied or Plestabl* mos. for his present interference, although we are free to confess, we are sot aware of auy. If all the donning Standing Orders of the Muse were to be asoke from their sleMbers, the Members af the HOwilit qt Commons could never sleep. There is sae wtich requires that every bill should be read in *Novas miner, lithograph by paragrayb r end the sense 'few House to be tskewnpon each. F.rois the great se• ' eamitlarioa of braless' is the Hotesteof Coosseom4, since the birth of this Order, we presume that if it Were now to be effaced. the whole year mask! tiap be satEciatt for a single session ; sad yet, it the cum be resolved loss a one pussies et right, privilege. and power. say Member him the semi looms of eafacciag that Order at Mr. You hes availed himself area the punt females. A New York Paper of the 30th December, ems. trios the follnwiagparegraph :-44 A letter has hors received in this city by the brig Fez from Caliniftws dated Sept. 4 ist, which cootaius the fellowies ie. telligeace There has hem a eivil•wee ek tM court. .Sir BsaLow. the Governor ' atteuipsed to carted the perquisites of the Compoisys when they rebelled ageism the Csootressinat, and carried matters se far that they mimed 'spew Snits. mourn. idambpmaas. Hydealsed, sad a quern ity of treasure beieogteg t. the Company. and have since had ea 'emulative with the Klee* Weeps, is which they were rather wonted. The Curreewee- General has promerded doers to Madras. mod diem are hopes that the diereses') win be eiljested. The givers! pities hare l planar Cetstraff 4 , 41-4.• under the noressity ofhe emustry is the baud* of the Kiag.7 The fallowieg ostellißeeoe Imo bees received lit the wimpy slops .Lerhies mid Gemmel Wefteekpi which left Bengal io September lest. and are use rived at Portsmouth. MS Lard Caatierragh sod Amu stormship arrived at Port MAribra* tat May. and were exposited ti retaro to Bengal in about a fortnight. The Warren Hastings, Lard Dassemi, Cannyfa, Barr, sad Lord Mtlviik, arrived vs Balla' at dm month of Joly. The nitesshasa had gone into dock. to repairs damage received in ring down the river. Eagan Et.ecnon.—At the close of the Poll, yesterday, the Numbers were-- For Mr. . Heribloa 1•71 lir. Burgoyne sloe • Mejority tags Os Sunday. the With lest. a meting of the Romeo Catholics took place in Dahlia, Sir Timms &MOSES is the Chiw. The inentingomil called by Mr. Her, the Secretary. so take ins consideration Lord Gatmertte's Letter to Laid FINGAL, which eat only received SG the dry belswei It was resolved that the site, es to the appointment of Bishops. could net be left to the eSsmetiost* of His MAJESTY the teoe:s of their body am admin. Clog it. That it would not he wise to meet into the menus of Laid Gat tivatta's Letter as it might possibly be the memo at preireibog his from rowing their rights with his greet .treaith of talent; but that seise lather Noble Lord should be requested to present the petition, and Chat Mr. Her should forthwith repair to Laudon and advise with Lord Fisizet. upon the swede to be used as to its delivery. Sr R. Beams hes been Tomei es a Candidate to oppose Mr. Easeeen. at the neat eleeties foe Chester. On Toes-lay htt. the Maitietratea and Coureif of Winne/ resolved to aliply to Parliament to eon.% tinue the pra,ibition again distillation front gram. A petition has accordingly barn transmittal to he presented to the House of COMMIOO4. • The v rY 4gh price of ail kinda of gram. inderndeta .if every other considerabun, mit only warrants, t lit ramble the prohibition absolntely naceriary. And as this w * *abject in *Moll the inhaliitoote of Out pllft of the country err more particularly iuteresiodt, we bop. to see applications of a a ler netnre' from all the triers in the west of 5.34.-utiand.—r(Chter Sur Jawriersi.) Means. Onteme. Oliva. and MAIMS, thirDc r. pollee from the (Netter hasa nicTitt :gnawer from Mr. Wiittosioar Pqw,. *me her, and the prerant Seca etory at, " they toast be already aware of *traria) seri* ments upon the Catholic Qamtlisti Al stud that he no Tit:11011 to she r thew." This was riase.l Vi'relaoaday, the 114th isarsrfr—Mr. P 411 2 .5.1 t , the Whet Billettliblle e firth vim • more favourat... answer.