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rime Pignal mark of the approbation of their. King „,,,I co untry ; anti thr 4 ommander tbfriir forces trusts thst the state of discipline. of this regiment, its di stinguished merits 1. at campsigo an micntoining fmt Edward, under the ordinance of port Deraix, and the ',tedious. of Major Henderson, its •rom mending cfficeron dust and on the present occasion, will secure to this officer till that considenktion :lid pfo 1 (Km which his uncommon s erv i ces so hi g h ly „0 entitle him (Here follow General- Orders, dated headquarters.flasin v.una, Guadeloupe, Frb. 6, tell o, congratulating the array • the roomiest of the island in ohm days from th e h m di ag of the brat division, aud relorniou thanks to Major-General .Brisadiers-General Harcourt, Harrow, Maclean; skinner Wale. Gledital" 4 4 nod Sir Charles Slily. ley, CILLOCI alltiOis, of the Royal Artillery,. his Spa. 1)r. Sink, and all the oilier officers and auldirra of the min.,' Mere killour Gra -Orders, dated Itrausallon, 7th February, in which the Commoider of the Forces re tains thanks to the Paay , includisittMusuodoies Hansard sod Fshie i Capiaiiii Ballar,l, Stanfill, Elton, Firms, Dillies, ,e.l Powers, sod all the other °therm suit Stilalitia, .hiauce at toadies.] 11 1 11 1 It iI I. •1 I - a 1 1 1 * rk tY to h t rhh • Oro No VII it,-.torn aliened, wounded, and Winning, in the army under command of Lira, -Gen.-Sir A.:ewe Guadeloupe, the uth of February, fella. • staff-1 General, I attain, wounded. Nonni Artillery-1i 01416 god Ilk, guuytlyd, iloyal—.l rook sod 61g, I'lllo ; arijeant, 12 tail awing ) . rounded. talk lout—l raaksad dlf t killed; 5 rank and tile, wnusdnil. 12th Foot—l wouenkri. 4 t,d, rawk gad ill kiticd-i. l wrid.4.l, 1.'4.. "4- 0 list ti.,th Foot-) wok, and . 61% teljc,apis. dl milkmaid hits wounded. Boa. 6.lllVort—..i rauk-anal.-file, kilk4 g I,ittoguAg4l,s , 5 giuk au4 61e, w,w44.4; t riBAL - Afte•iii%• ug4lst.s.- h.I II ruut—.l sank and, file, .wwantig,l„. . _ ' J udi attjtaal,, 1 rank aud . lik, Viiiql,i, I Lit"twins, r■at and 10,;t York Lieutemalas o 9 ordr.ants, Easilc rad aI., Witt% 1 1 3lpjui. 4 ra1189 . 6.44x, IlWritAlli . 9 di 91 19 ittly 7b rani49.40 1,1 LAW** 0 44!..i., S (1164- +ad- file W.at India Rsberth— I I' l4 1 . 1 4.6 1 fakit1e4....? .Ics -2. r rauk rile„ Jui4l 4. Tuk LigkfientatAry.V.tanirrrw—i rank 14eat fil,yruguar4. lat neSt raft eta file, .fisUal. I'.#7; huh s !auk e , 41 d-nu—e. rank %all IP% k,4. d t t Milf, 6 arrjeark4a, i•rank *day4e4. 4th dim:l—.4 reek s.wt Ole„ ki6e4.; I Cnuals, t nerjeaut, .kenfieer. fitiontit &all file, .wound.l rank • and fill, nw.ute. _ . Total-4 LientettaNla, 3 NeNj444•14.. 45 144 1 1 34 killed; 1 furore), I Msivr, 9 Casktplys.,4 Lr.. uetits stor, stOcauts, 341 uttoniert, • 1 . 3 rsik sue lie, 14041111!11{; 7 4.k vie tile, mos .. (S di BP Gr NMI • • 0VV1j0f43 0 65 401 6 Plikatarral• NOM OF 01FRIOIOSSOlpoklt_FtipthiVa.LocIlki.. ito)4l urk miißcoir•r l 4 alimioix. s / I +.4eleaCtiNeY, sews, sad Griu, or rterAti //lOU A p Q. Brigadier. Green! 1 Vey.. Ra - yal Horny Captaiva Mjecf l / 4 Darling, Bluaart,niad nth Neat illtganigna , r-Caut. Grp,. Allimtant-Qsatiest. Nl:.xter•Gettrtail.. tstli Criersosi tit West India Itegunant-lespi. Cirsaidy. Kew, Ltvut.l.3uuter, Minu. Quarter- _ . Haslcr -41Is tiv--Copt ROO. 4113 fkitt. troth I' uot . , -I .4ltottaik nalutifA altd 4. 43 14444 Bolco , cite loot—LiiAtenaut Castyhell. titsigu Salta% of •the a 4 IVirat. lo4ta Ragiotent, dipd uf. fatigue N K. Bowies tbe,,abovn.ollicoa!aa4 Abie 9 . J 1 '4% 0 wig* &it) woan4...,Lobqjliuc.d fbetc.cktr"*o.basirromah daring Ibe action. nain. of the 1110 .11t to ccctly wouqicd, bat the WOW 11144, in geom.'. WO well. (o/444)' A. klAff-Ljt:„ . Inspector, Adbaireby3oJ*.. Me;h 1.5, 1I)1 9. Dispatehett, of ** t kr tell owing areco Nier, spere.thiseaorainti calved -at tub °See, by tem Sigafell. of: IlistMtitatea sloop the•Seerpiaa, troaritree-Attnitrae, the • lirsp. Str Ateteutitr CO( b. rase; hh B. COraunttitier- irr ("lief Hts MajeAl :6 whips *ad vessels :4t-the Esetward-Itlaads , addeessat, to John-Wilson -Creithri nxibot, eesieterre, tsiesdakiepc s Feb. ss St It—Hseitig on the lOthlenuety left* hzeNtaftfe, of I iie - blockitift-offtheXhind offSesdidoeite to the tetubt Captais thi tr. present; I proeersied' to Kart Bey, Nrirthoque, *here I wrived..oet•the lon in t ( right ; Irak uwisconsaltiaag with his. Kited net. lieut'-Gett, 9n (ZairAe Beckwith, the corn re,onkr o f the fortes; no ton Twas lost in ninkserkorg the balillery and storts; and itr sending the ships of sat to collect the trays front the sevens! tibinds and Colonies in - this.rionirninel, intended to be em pluchl on the attack lifllsiaddloupe. all of which I directed to rendezvous in Prince Hupert's Bey. Do mino s. Ott the 23d of January, one arrangements being completcJ, end die Lueurtmlust-Otineral, with his star, embarked o hoard this ship , together with Moja-G.l*ra' H slop, 11.4, , ..dier-General Her (eon, add all the Ileitis of 66,•partrorno, we pro ceeded, with *vend transports end. hired erased re!seds, fo the rendezvous, where, on my arrival on 14. e 24th, 1 hed the pleasure to see all the ship* as *aded, or 111 sight of the anchorage, with the ez' oeirrift of three or four tirensporte having troops Ott heard, %skids I however 'rut out frigates to tow in, cod thoc all met us at Guadeloupe in ties to give their assistance. The tinny being divided into two divi•ioos sod reserve, I ordered Commodore Ballard. of the Sotoptre, about eight o'clock on the setith. to ito ea to the Suiten, with the second division, cons lsoded by Beigediet-General Harcourt, to arreuge there for the debarkation. As soon as the second division had left Prince LiPerri, 1 ordered the first tc) get under weigh, sal follow the Polope; and about noon of the 27th. Ise aoehoreet of Gooey, Guadeloupe, where having h eisted opt all the boiats, the troop of this dirtsiou, alder the command of Major-General tlislop, and Inkier the immediate auperinteodance of the Cow !slider of the Forces, left the ships about four °de it in the morning of the 28th. and proceeded slider the in den of Commodore Fahie. to the vil ts'2e of Si. '11,14 fir, :ahem they landed without oppo 'loon at nine, aod soon after un.yed onwards to Ca (*urn". in the coed to Trois Hi vierea. Whitt itithalvt.tou was advancing, I mead three. tftig to Cosintoriore Ballard to get under weigh "%en **halides with his divisiaa, to draw the este ttetitic) a , by a fella. upon Truss idlirieres, In *Web she enemy waa deterred from isopo.itig the Plenum of the ;mops dom.+ the difficult pass of Teochien : and after the close of the slay he was ordered ce lend the troops to the northward of Bee. sett,rre b ohich be effec.ted, witieuateppoaition,.ahout three leagup distant from the town, Whyiithey marched in a directiosi for the enemfi right. I followed aforig the shore in this Ship the„inute of the principal division, which enabled itie . Wlletli up a constant communication with Si; G. Rt . t.iiieit mid about noon endeared in the bay of Troia Its ijetes. the enemy. having et actintid all his batten" as the army advanced. Ou the ado( eebroary. five days' provisiops hating tweu prepared for the troops, they proceeded • onto the heights of Pollinate, and the shippitig anchored &gam about two, miles to the &without.' of Basseterre. At half -post ins o'clock in the after -011.181 appearing off the tool. the chiefs of, the provisional govUTßUlellt tient Uir • flag or truce le implore soce, for them:Klee* and. Aiie town; to whildi 1 replied, hrtnontriog the inhalatsuis that thew promos mat protwrtg ohould beinoteetti!,aull . held provided They gaze up the 6itto . Whic6 ciiinaiiim i led.thr town. but oa their srndsisg obi' a secaluit.tinte.to.say the, had no power or con troul.over the. troaps .gatrinuling them, en d t h a t therewere op I y peocea I sie label d e fencel ear in Is abi t a I: ts , in Bosseterre,. I forbore to. fire on. the fort., fur f.earoataiijoring thetowsw.inumi the following day, ut two o'clock.. I pent Commodore Fohie, wish detacbmnitsof marines from all the ships. to march 1[1,14 .tithe. (rusitessiou it,: and. to. guard all Ilse sepses Icailmg.ty.the forts, so as to keep the eite mAii troops in, them .ist. Cheek, which service was peafocuied4reatLy tis my witidaction. 111 theforeisoini satins day. (dd.) we saw from the ships t ßciglisljet T Geuerol Ilarcourt's division warm ly engascil / f rith the enemy. . ho was 'lumen bock with, aaxtaiLlei.ntile aud,.. in the the reseilre iader„.llr*diersGetterpl Wale, having turuertvitkhrilit theettetny.:s left.in the niquotains, Minya. Matiinba,, and Alisved Isis most important papa L itailarpsedijim.so imich.; and also being satyr pialred liz i tlaaorigour.of the - atta ck.. of the .British. trooper each. :he.: mi. tilt followin g morni ng , (the e of buia.in all Ina positions, and ' l t he gawaiv-ljetierpl Evian!' ,rut his Aril-de t anvp arikh proposals foe the. surrender afaltr. . In coiatryjneuce.pf this,J hunaediateli p - ,iceetirt to l los hsa+guarprra of the Briti-. hi 'eautip. and It was agtetyl that. Commissior.ers . should'. mert .et ten u'elOtk yin the Stli, to setjle the Mein of .capitu lation. firigodier s Geperpl Ileurourt„ and Commodore Bfltaryl t were paipiutitu the purpose by t0,..(24in ! tnispdtr.of the lercor.,,,nid Atte. and Cololiel Fanjet' agrj eimeouto. ColoncJ .C.V-itlrytoare :were now t rl •onthe impt.of,t/se fF.4c.b. its/ the terjuzare.d cos Inpyg,ratafital tha t ur...v...muctiteisLeitetzto'cliatit, I hire law i.oisout, to inclose a clay ! of them. and . coogratitlyte.the t Loula Colitzairoaters of Use Ad miralty on ..the pcemiutiliditateit of this ititjairiant magnet, ach*ced.tathe zi)ort spvt.tif,aright *.!llsii heln the rime _of deliarkat!ou. by.the skill sutl vu • lour oc the army. Irma% the , nature.of the service s the wow; could _net Int "Nth iemployed in v aettiat ti t /hi ten!) the..eneusy„ but . the*, egr:tious in cnuvlying bonds / FA A fiitylitecits, anunanitiou, pH:A - harms, Sty. to the .troops, deserves nty reporting them to their Imulatiipspi terms of the highest enciumum.. Csispitedore Adieu cl, mod Captains Elliot, and F 4 MI, With distatbineuts of-seamen. were 'at tach-ed,to- the second division of the army; end Coirdnorloref abie. sod Capra. Dillies epd IX , wers. to the hest divi,iou, with all of Isho9s the General is higltiv ash. is mulb.the marine . , hmded wide; Cavtrio Abbot, belonging to 44 ship (who is slightly woundesll. I not shmanuch indebted to t.:_apts t Watsysi and Vashou Ballard, and the other uffivirsepiployed. for their r,reat exertions.; as witll as to Capt. kempt, the pr i mcipel agent for tran sports, And, it 4- with peculiar pkasure I -Nave upinjo.repoet. to 'their Lordsaips, the, cordiality whjels- Inss, uninterromedly obtained oeitiven the yew services during the,alsole of this expedition. I I mid ? here3oth all tbe.Heport. and Retains live befit-Otte to collects The only loss I.hove yet iigord_of ? in. the. 'Rendre. is Lieuttemnit Elliot, of the Froaprre. killed by a caouon-.hot in the ad: vocced,liattery, where he ITAS.4 volunteer. I li.ive &titivated this disisatch.to Capt. Staufell. Cointiaisialer.of. His . Majesty's sloop seorpiou, who bai t Imets, actively emplojed on this rerrice. snit will consequently be ottte.to give such fiiithej pa:- ticolars sr their Lordship. may erg lire; and 1 hike litter to ineotiots bisn ar. aO Officer 'those zeal and merits entitle. Inns to their. Lordships' protection. I• hart: the lionotte to be. Ac. (Signed) A. C 3 OCH RA NIL St. 141oefo, Catasterre, Jan. 2s, WO. TO TRI TRINCIPAL ISINAITTSATITS 01/ °KANO 61: AAAAA Virg Hawing deemed it wecesearr to pr.wcird 'without delay is aFaiva operations against Itaarterre. Guadeloupe, tkincheiox extremely desirous to :Ilford pery prates Hoe in Milt portp to the peace,* amid well diaposed ',habitants dimeiet, we ' est. rday col:wwou grit to op.o sir taken:versa Tito yea for these per-poses, • loch we 'egret did wot pro+ace those accts, its tonesepeassre of oar letters not beteg icon. d. We are still animus fur your irclfurt, gad sprite sou .to eater maw a tesepurary exploitation hir Cecatide Terre, to hare effect duriux the course of oar griteca4pcntieiasi we think that this may teed to the preaerrattosi of y.tur per seas and your properties. Any treelleinsis scat to us, ee either of ea, on this impor tant object, will 'sect with perfest secitrity, nod a cordial receptive. (Signed) GEO. /MeI:WITH. A. COCHRANE. (Traastaiiso.) the unde•.igtted, composing the Government of the town of Basseterre, hare tilt honour to acquaint, that it is now in ettpiril only old men, women, children, an 4 other defeneeles• persons. If you are about to take pus:eiv , ion. we beg, in the name of our fellow-citizens, that you will be pleased to grant, both to them and to their property, that p►otectiow which their situdtion deserves. We hare the honour to he. &c. To heir fief Hi Britosuol +lay} miluary and newel Some before Basseterre oad Uleadalospe. (C O PO Peeso2.6E Ihuveteter; i;tisdalospe, Feb. 2. tato. GEXTLICIIIEII-1 hare received roar I,4ter, of th , s date, addresard to the Commanders-In-Chief of Hi. Britannic Maj.-sty's land and sea forces, acyu Rioting we, if it if our what to 4 ace por.sewion of the torn of Basseterre, that•liirre are only tiefeueelrito Iter sous iuh.ibititsg it, for whom you request the pro tection they nietit. • The terms will be tva•d sa Lieut.-General Beck. ides disputa. In if* thereto, I proroiae, in eprikwn mar t es well lei thin of any colreagia:,`Lieute . nant-Ukketirl Sir Gior*e Beckwith, "prottion . iiiti demise', and that thlituttut.ifairs town be 44 chided in ally gel et . al capitulation for, the thole lalonti which (nay l* entered into. I wall therefor, boodn.sufficiFot Hoard to-morrow Inoriiin4 fur.thc rotestivi ut LhS totda: r have to xvilurit opi 41 n Will at dity.4ht send ff g oideltutatiop,itO 'attend the deka Whim I may eppui tat to Irks the oWnhAnAti of thCtosre tad forts I hove the honour to he. &c. • • (Signed) A. Cnciihao h. ,To the Chief Olken of thi.fieavisional Govern. • • awe*. Trlelg .B .4iie,G'setdahouPe• • " The .t ieil eat! Pulite Commisssiossrs of th . e . District of llcs aelsrre, and ilk Commandant of the National loti.rd;' to Excelitlic/ *digital codirasw . . • • , Site, The fiiiigilitrotes hitting had the honour of in forming yourkocelit tory Met theiewii of flemeteire was without defence,, and thy refuge of the old men, wotutp, end, children, and reposing on your generosity. 'hove irsit IkeKdreeired in their exper tutor' ; but our duiy urg3 us s to.nif?rill your r-- tiler tilt felt pot, •iii on mousier, de-'I preid %Won u 4, the'ClemniiAllt haveittg,his instrtid tmm s, welt which we ore tioequAlitied; hiv ing no roiliest 11l with, him . Aftreethis ex plainetiOn,-iii. flitter otitselt4, /Aga, iii your rink..., tory nielio'li:rrs, ytni irtsve die lutieuity .. ont to drivessitr timid MiVHabl Chffdren toßtipturs are, ice s RILDAVL. • Mfg carspopasssos, Civil and rolfge Coniniiihioner. His*picaty's Ship Pumpee, of Dasseterre, • • Cutdalottpe; Fetrl a; lain. z 4 e GI ieceived your letter last piglo.lanswired.kt jn the full ctmlidence that the fortir,wrceto be given up. as without it complete possetsinit coUld pot be bitten At the town. • Motives of liumituity. although contrary to twy duty. intliire me to delay the attack of the by tine whole squatirbis until you ghat' have time to heir frosts General Ersionf, c•sii hardly *Riopelle, sacritice the tun!' for a tempo. rare - or; upainip of no uuteinible - fort, commanded hY,ftetut.dirrie hei ftlu refore. It nit e you until two o'clock this day to )•eceive VII answer front the Captain- General. with whom all tespomiliiluty mutt test;' the fate of 'eke town is in' his hauls: J oars to the furor.. that; the officers sod soldiers shall primitive theiy pryperry, upon their sutrendaring is puiponevi of war : further 1 will not go. - 1 have the honour to be, &c. 'A. COCHRANE. To the Chief Offifi.is of the Pro; isional Govern*. • "meal, I%ml ul ilasmeterre, Guadaloupe. , . (Translat ius.) Hcaellwarters, Feb 3, 1410. TO Tel /111SC4FAL 111•MBITANTS OF TWI CITY OF 3.1111 RRRRRR . Gslgkaarstr —I have a:ready manifinsted my finn iutenliun of removing from the city of Basse terre the . unfOrtunatecelarnit'ker of war; it is on. der OW impiession g tlWi itfo_determiued to occupy the • It is always customary, when a eity without for. t.fielstions finds itself under the guns of a fort. In the rate - of being liesirgedby the enemy, to make • Conti enbon that this town shalt not bo fired upon by either Kid. This . conventipti is the wore **ay to midis. for Ilasioefiire; as thj front of attack is not OW that side, 'The 'Khgtivit Generals are too generous and too just to ciao the reduction ate fort winds is net to yosir ',Wer e apd for apich sou are not responsible. On_etiY part, my honour lad my responsibility demand, that I shall 11.4tiiii the colony by all the Fiestas, iii My power, of which Fort Itichepanscis one. T autliorise You• GeOtlemeo to prove to you the affectimi that I feel, apd always have felt, towards the ilihal)ilakot4 of Rateirterre, to make a Convention with the EnglshiGeierals, to whom you will entrust the security raid trauquihlity of your persons and psoperiy.—Receire, Sirs, the assurance of the sin• etre tit lachtuenf wiih which I have the honour to be, (Signed) Emmy,. (Trauslanson) . _ _ - Tam Cowman Ilot of Furt Richtiotiot, to Copt. Willi. C. Falai*: of Hu Stigma* 111 alsety's Hon. • opinion can von have entertained of a I , 7,igisch Oifteer. in expecting his on the first auto snoss to surnmder a fortress constaitted to his charge,? I do not believe it is the practice in any eivilisrd ion. lin Excellency the Captain-Geoeral Ernouf bay ing votruste.l nir with thii cornmand. !L•a000t but answer. his Coabdence by making every exerbee to defoisi the fort. I bare the honour to be. &c. CATER/M. Mtge follows a Gement! Sleiromadmis, in which A , leairal Cambium returns thanks to Commodores B.ll.ard sad Fahie, and the Captains, Officers, seamen, and marines, saws particularly attached to the rasa I Relent of Prisoners of War, killed and wounded, &c. st Goatialoape, Feb. b. ).01 0 Torsi number nabs, kt d, 1309; in hospital, VW; deserted sad d.penprii about the country (sot >et taken up), zoo; asile seamen, tab ; killed sad troatided, from s to (Minted) A. COC H RAN E. .e* • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSR OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MAIICII it X ad °Teens u. xicaLtrottir aid s. Mr. Adage w. 6 heard fur the Reitpeedeens, aid Str Tho mas Mown w reply. Farther pteceoliags a Muodey. Mr. Lustig:saws, sod several other Members of the Moose of Commove, brought up some Private Bilis, whi•:h were laid upon the tab:e, and after viands rrad the first tune. FOREIGN TROOPS. Apiust k. Lord Kan rose, pur•uant to his notice tif yes. treday, to ask. a ror•tiou relative to fors igu troops in the pay and servlce of Great Britain. lie eon timded that the w:ru luctiun of fu:eign troop• into this c4untry, had been always viewed as loin:teal to the Conivitotion, and had been expressed so pAr tit .1 1 arly by the Speajter of the Heuer of C •iumous. when several Hessian and Hitnnierian iegirnenta It ol been Liken into the pay of this cc-glory. lie did nut futon to question the val,ur and ti.ielity of those Macs. but it was our duty .to bear in wi id the con.iderahile terpetiatinns t, which they v%ra`td• Under three I.l7C‘l7llCat.C., f7t 1110Uillt . . it proper to Move, " That there be laid before 6.4 House .101 . neciitiot of foreign tioope siting) the united kingdom, and these emptoyed abroad t y this eosintri; also an account lit oli gPrterul officers its the pay of Great FrAtoirt,.speeifying those resi dent within" the united kingdom." -. The Earl of Ltvanetiob tnici as objections to the !motions so explained by the Noble Lord. The Earl of Dattniotx eon-stirred it his duty to 2 64 remind the Row, it wheit .o,e sofjrct of our own troops nes men d o n 0 f or me r occ a sio n , it seemed to he admitted Miniaterii, that the num ber of Delilah troops *WWI the . kingdom ea% not adequate to its deftetire. i % • . The 'Esti of LIVERPOOL said, the Nolde Lord must have misunderstood what passed cos that occa sion, fur he did 'not allow that an, loch admission had been made. • The motions were @greed to. • MVTR(r Btu.. The Mutiny B4lilasseJilTieugh a Committee, and seas reporteti Without any am.-litimeia. EiCAANGE Of PILISOISCRS. Lord Hon.Aso was'rsorry. in the a hsente of e Solael..ord (Mal(y. ire). lb' Kive notice, that, oh TharPlity tee, lie should nuke a motion relatite to the exchange of priso,pero between France and tltia connfrys -If there wad a proper communica. sioo httaeen that Nol.le Liritscnd the real of Hie Majesty's Mirriaterti he trusted they would make him acquainted with the notice ; he made thi. re. *seek. because . there teemed to he ao moat dis. sentilio and coAlwalment among them. • Ile mcneil " That the Lords be summoned fur that day." Or dered. • • • • -Tire- Lew CRANCRLLOR Mitred •• That in the row of Spence r:Anehie and other., the judg moot of the C•uirt of Session 4ir reversed, an order thatit might go beck for - their rec.' Agreed to. Adjourned . 611111ondo. . HOUSE OF COMMONi. Leave tru given to Wag io a bill to remove Smithfield loathe' • Leona was gives to beteg in a Bill for the better supply of Liverpool with water.: t Sir W rt.ILTII brought up the Report of the Committee upon the Sooday Blarkfriar. -bridge Tull, and the Bill was ordered to be brought tn. Mr. Hniffir TuottvTsx gave *mare, that be would move, on Monday, fur the p►odnetios of the Scotch Pension Lim. Mr. 1V.1 3 01.t gave uotice, that he would move, on Monday eras, for it ‘elert Committee, to tabs into consideratioe the state of the baibuur of Ardslass. Mr. C moved fora copy of a letter from Admiral Sir R Strath■u, dated the i:dh of March, isio.—.Grautid, and ordered to be printed. He also presented a petition from the county of Dutra, against the Distillery Bill. Mr. MARTIN wished to haves, aceo•nt of the expenses attending the late Expedition to the Scheldt, laid Mime the Itoase. Mr. WARD NUJ, the thew. were 'heady before Mr. MARTIN was not satisfied with this, but desired to have the whole. The Mashie Mutiny Bill was recommitted, and several aniendsonds made. The Report wits then received, and tho Bill ordered to be read it third time on Monday A new wee sari imam.' for the boroath of Westbury, 4 the room of F. Whitton, Esq. who haaaceeptixt the odoe of Stswassl orate Chiltern Hundreds PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. • Mr. Patti liLL, mates some remarks on the pan. city of information before the House, nu the sub. jet of public expenditure, and the little insight to be °initialed frion such piper. as a ere produced. uy,tisularty from the Ordomace„ mewed low au ac count Of all bums paid by thisdepartuient bust year. specifying the seine voted by the House, and their application. hi so far as the some could be made out. `Mr. A. Cecinas Opposed the gamma. as it was impoilible to make out such au account. Sir T. TURTON thought the motion might be complied eith, so far as the accornts could be made out. Mr. Lone opposed the motion, as impracticable. Mr. CIICEVSY supported it, and ascribed the greet incresse of influence of the Crown to' the sures voted for public buildings ; a source not no ticed in the pamphlet of Mr. Rose on that sub. kit. They were now voting 7t10,0001. to the Ord. mance. with rie Master-General. and with a Tree• sorer run o wly.—(4 . Mr. N'aante also supported the motion, and wished for similar accouuts, auuuoily, of all stuns expended. The CH A!fCCI.I.OIt Of the EACKEQU VI defended Government from the insinuation of not giving in. formation. The prnduction of papers was a grow ing practice, which they had encooraced. and their daily conduct proved their - readiness to afford every species of insight into public affairs. It wit ini. possible to produce the papers now moved for ; hut if the Ron. Gent. would move for those of 1808, he might have them, if the House thought that thieg so once would set the question at rest, and they would be no more put to similar expenses. After some 'further observations from the same speaker*. the House divided- • Fat t►e motion l6 37 . . Majority On re-entering the gallery. Mr. WAIDLIC was is. quireng when they might expect the accoulats moved for last Jame. and again ordered this Ses.sacui ? To which Mr. A. Coors' replied, that they were so very volunii,mus and• intricate, he could nvt say when they would be produced. CONDUCT OF MINISTERS. . Mr. SOBRIDA II gave notice. thus, ull Friday tie. *, he would submit to the House a motion of eebsui • , on Ministers. for their misconduct in the campaigns or Portugal and Spain. ' Tins Cts•act thee of the Exeecotma said. the Right lion. Gentleman had Dot been in the House when impels, illustrative of this subject. had been moved for, or he supposed he could cot have de sired to pees the question. before the House wee in or that information. Mr. SIIIIMIDAN said. he wanted no more papers to convince him of the monstrous mi.,:srrisges in Portegal awl Spoon. if they weer oti !he table be . 1 W ould wet read them.—( 4 laugh.) SCHELDT INQUIET. It was un lento .ti, that, as the !Omura of the Committee on this suhject were now close.;. 1...0rd Porehester's resolutions. founded thereon. would certainly come on. on Monday, the 26th in-twit. Sir NI 4ak Wont, observed. that it was the ioiten elan of the Member for Yorkshire to move in its i Loring postponed smother week ; and h e h e l oeve d irony. Members wtre of oruion th.t .tshoeuld be A