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AMERICA. sorrow, AfRIL A letter from Jodie Rodney, dated Natchez, Fe: bruary I stli, 1806, abate* in substance, that the Spa. Irish Governor„-and his people, having been ordered to desist from their survey*, and to quit the Ame rican territory, had resisted. but were compelled to retire—that colleiting a reinforcement of 500 horse, they returned two days afterwards, when an aition ensued between them and the American troops un der Captain Porter, in which the Spaniards were beaten, and again forced to retire. B 7 a gentleman lately arrived at Charleston. from Africa, we are informed, that war has raged oa the banks of the Senegal, for some time past, between the natives and the French. The Jaloffs, who in habit the coantry between the rivers Senegal and Gambia. are an alive and warlike people. They are divided into several clans, and are frequently at war with each other. They are supposed to be among the handsomest negroes of the western coast. The French have had, for many years, a settlement at the mouth of the river Senegal, from whence they carry on a considerable trade of slaves, gum. &c. The Governor's name is Blanchard—Alima mi, the King of the Jaloffs, had imposed a certain duty upon all veitels belonging to the French fac tory which traded up the river, and double that duty for themselves—This fraud was detailed by the King, and a war ensued in consequence of their perfidy. The French sent a pandering expedition up the river against the Jaloffs, which returned with a con. slerable number of slaves, icc. This emboldened them to a new attempt; which likewise sncceded in obtaining a number of slaves, but not satisfied with this. the commander landed his men, and marched them into the country. The Jaloffs surrounded and butchered nearly the whole of them. This was a dreadful catastrophe to the inhabitants of the French colony, for Governor blanchard had taken from every wonias who had two sons. one of them. foe this expedition, and out of the whole num ber, not mare than two or three returned alive. The mar contianed when our ioformont left the Cent of Africa. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. POATIMOCITH, 111• Y Nothing arrived or sailed this day. The Childers brig of war has a signal flying for a convoy to Newfoundland. and is appointed to sail from hence is the first week ioluae, in convoy with the 'Meas. frigate. - -Wind N.S. PLYMOUTH, 11• Y 21P. Came in the Sieeneh gun-brig from a cruise, with the Zee (a Dane) Capt. Knufon, from Catch whish she has detained ; the .4as transport. that was on shore yesici day, is again Boated off. with little damage.—Wind N.E. • F•LMOUTR, MAY 23. J . . fleet of transports and other vessels, from Ply stout is, under convoy of the Brisk sloop of war, came in on Thursday morning, in expedition of finding lisle the fleet under convoy of the Diane fricate, with troops, &c. for Sicily. They went out again yesterday morning. to follow the last mentioned illset, which sailedpn Saturday last for Cork. ' The Ainved cutter came in on Thursday morning (Vat the fleet off Brest. which she left on Sunday swiping all well, thus affording a welcome centra -1 ditties of a repots which has been in circulation within the present week, between this place and Ply : ' ;moth, of the capture of the lairleces and two frigates, off Brest, by a squadron from thence.— , How this report originated cannot be ascertained. DEAL, MAY 25. Sailed the Er i siogree bomb, with the outward ' bound vcvsels, under convoy for Portsmouth. Came down from Sheerness the &Melte sloop of war, and the Pierer gun-brig, and remain in the Downs, with the test of the ships as per last.—Winsf N.E. HULL. May 24. The Chu/re armed ship, with several vessels un der convoy horn Elsinore, arrived in the Humber co Thursday morning: le ft Elsinore on the 10th instant. About 100 sail of ships. under Prussian colours. bound to this country, were lying at Co penhagen, several of which were disposing of their easgoes, in consequence of the late rupture between Prussia and this country. A convoy is appointed to sail from hence for the Baltic, on the 29th inst. and one for Tonningen on the succeeding day. Emma of a later fines Cork, dated May 21. " Thu passengers on the Dublin Road are, in an eminent degree, indebted for their safety to the in trepidity eif two of-the Ferrnoy Yeomanry, Mr. lagersoet, and Mr. SRI Leaps's'. A ruffihn, of sa• Tao avid fernsinws charaitac. had for some tiMe back infested Kilwnrtb Mountain, and committe4 the moo glaring robberies in open day; to his d.- sire of pleader wee added the sanguinary disposition to murder. On Wednesday last, he stopped •a shako, in which were an Officer of the Hanoverian Cops. and a lady and two children ; suspeaing that the Office• had re,istassee is contemplation, the villain fired into the chaise, fortunately without any worse of ea than some slight wonnds, which the pieces of glass which the ball had broken, inilidled on the Orisce. face. The following day he fired into a chaise, in nhich were a mother and three children ; they al , o providentially escaped unhurt, and without being robbed, by the good condua of the Post Boy, oho gallopped off. On Friday he robbed a carrier, and a gentleman of ‘Vatesford, rho was trawl:lug with his daughter. The gentler man he plundered Lf his watch, and ten pounds it. stoney. The frequency of these outrages at last assurizeil the possibility of securing him, and the nee persons we have named engaged in the enter prise s and proceeded in a pest.chai-e to effete their projca. At Cie robber's usual haunt they met him, and, as they expecled, were stopped ; observing that the ruffian was armed with a musket and pistols, and, theiefore, no chance of maturing him afire present ing itself, while one affeaed to deliver the money which ha demanded, the other shot him dead upon n aryjacket, shoes, or armed, sol- Aga." tin apse. He was dressed in a red military jac ant, nIJ torn pantaloons, bat without shirt, shoe' 1 s•ncki.igs. The musket with which he was am Me sl.ttt token, as it was said. (CURIA Ilaustretian we:. lie aipcared to be aboJt 25 years of .sga IMPLACIIMENT OF PISCO UNT A censiziettabletdegree of doubt, and, of course; much erroneous conjetlure prevails. as to the line of proceeding likely, to be adopted by the Lords qf Parliament in what remains to be done, in the pend ing impeachtkent : a sketch of what took place pre paratory to final judgment in the last case of im peachment; viz. that of Mr. Hastings, holm which precedent most of the proceedings in the case before us have been adopted, will, we think, throw a con siderable degree of light as to the course their Lordships will probably pursue in the present in- , stance ; and as to the mode or form in which firs/ jademeat will be given. 'the long pending trial of Mr. Hastings finished, with respect to the evidence, &c. in the Session which terminated in 1794. Early in March, 179: , , the House of Lords, in a Committee. proceeded to consider the mode to be adopted in giving judgment. The evidence was read by the Clerk at the table, and then their Lordships proceeded to consider the same, and the above proposition. On these their Lordships, in a Committee, sat in close deliberation eleven days, not de die is diem, but by adjournments, at irregular intervals. On Chursday, the 21:1 of April, the day appoint ed for their Lordships to pronounce their fiaatjudg met in the High Coati of Parliament, a number of Peers assembled in the forenoon in the Chamber of Parliament, and proceeded with the usual formali ties to the High Court—the late Earl of ltosslyn was then Lord Chancellor. When their Lordships had takes their seats its the Court, the Defendant (Mr. H.) was ordered to retire from the bar, who immediately withdrew from the Court. The Chancellor then addressed the Peers in these words : MY Lords, I am commaded to put the following qiie.tiuns to your Lordships, upon which you are to give ywr judg ment :" " la Warren Haorinr, Els Guilty or Not Guilty of the I!Igh Crime' LAI Muulemrannuts charged by the Commons in the first Article of Charge?" His Lordship then addressed himself to the Junior Baron present (the Earl of Morton, in Scotland,) and said, " G iorge Lord Douglas, is Warren Hastings, Esq Guilty or Not Guilty !" &cots above. Upon which Lord Douglas rose, and laying his right hand on his breast, answered, "Not Guilty, upon my honour." A similar questiot, was put to each Lord pre sent. ascending according to the respeCtive rank. After the whole had Keen gone through, the Lump Cm•ivett.t.o it addressed the Court as follows " After I •vmg summed np the number of vinur Lordships opinions, I am vi inform you, that a ghat majority of 'nor Lordships, epos the questions propounded to you, have found Waircn Hastings, Eaq. Not Guilty. I have therefore to in flators the Court, that W. H C. is itinnieoit of the charge. eslubited against him iii the Antic e. of logieschrtent, Itiniught up by tie Commons, a.. 4 of all the metiers and things ems. seined therein ; the..efurt, let Warren Hastings, Esq. be called into Court" The Usher of the Black rod retired, and shortly appeared condueting Mr. LI.- who took his station at the Bar, upon which the LORD CtIANCKLLOR thus achltcssed Lim : 4 . Wyren Ila.tutga, Esq. " I am N acquaint you, that you Ate aequitted of the ar ticle' of intpaobsnout exhibited again& raw by the Hook. of Contmont ' and a'.l c•mtaiotd thtreitt.—And you are de.c:.argett after pa} ins yot.r fora!" With respea to the mode of pronouncing feet judgment in the High Court of Patliament, in the ease iif Lord Melville, we are inclineil to think it Will be precisely similar. On Saturday evening, while the boys at Mr. WHITAIMI*3 boarding-school, at Snuthampton,were amusing thenuelvei at cricket, in the Marsh, one of the eldest boys, aged 16, in the aft of howling, tell down in an apoplectic lit, and expired, muwith• standing every medical help was administered.— His name is Hes v :gutsy's. Lately died, at Poi tsea,— CaveY, cook of one of the ships in ordinary: at Portsmouth, who lost both his legs on beard the reverse/4 Lord DuN CA st's flag slip, in the glorious action off tamper ' down. The following trait in this brave man': character, is related by' Dr. DtiNCAN. chaplaiii of the Veavraile:--e• You are . not," says the Doctor, " to imagine I was circumscribed to the, narrow bounds of my clerical office ; in the day of blood I was on triple duty : alternately idling as sailor, chaplain, and siirgeen's assistant,, when the battle might toe truly be said so bleed in every vein. I was row called to minister to the recoverable, now the irrecoverable. A marine of the name of Co iteir was hemight down to'the surgery, deprived of both his legs ; and it was necessary, some hours after, to amputate still higher. ' I suppose, (says Covey) those d—d scissors will finish the business of the badet, master mate ?' Indeed. my brave ' fellow, (cried the surgeon,) there is some fear of it.' •Well. newer mind, (cried Covey,) I've lost my legs so be sure, 34 mayhap may lose my life ; but we beat the Dutch ; me, we haws. Ira& sass Dutch ; this blessed day nay legs have beers shot off, so even have another cheer for it--,lnizza! huzza !" This anecdote plainly shews that Corey was aaturally a brave man ; he used often to tell the circutristance, with tears in his eyes ; for what the pangs of that distressing moment could not produce, his subsequent telelions, an new man net. of life, did. He was awful as a swearer, as he afterwaxils felt and acknowledged) but lung before his death, his earths 'were turned sew praises. and his last !pegs were—Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Saturhy,.at Marlborough -street, SlaitAno Checit /lOU, Thomas Alistinevn., and David Goddard, were charged by Bar CAP4III Wet.,., wheelwright, in the I 'employ of Mr. Titossesow, coach-maker. in Mor timer-street, Cavendish-square. with combining together to intimidate him, and to prevent his working for his master. It appeared in evidence, that a combination exhiced among the journeymen wheelatights, to prevent any one from working at the shop of a coach-maker, by which they might enFross the whole of the trade. Cheescmen, and Musington, worked in Mr. THOMPSON'S shop, with Watt, but they had recently left it, and they endeavoured to intimidate the Complainant to do so, and join their society, or the whole node would strike against him. These fags being prr•ed, Cheeseman and Missington were sentenced to be imprisoned two months, in the House of Cor rection ; and Goddard, who was cossetted in the illegal transaCtioa, tine nsuath. PROPOSED ARR.4NGEMENTS THE FUTURE CHECK AND AUDIT Dr ARM ACCOUNTS. The most impottant duty of the Comptrollers will hr to make a previous exantin.ktion of all the branches of maimr y expenditurce—to we that the contraCls or purchases are duly made—that the ar ticles are equal to sample, and that the issues are made of the.e fir the respeftive services, with .such regulations and check, as shall prevent all fraud. This examination to extend to the Pay Office, War rant Office, Batrack Board, Commissariat. and Stores of all descriptions. This previous examination is to take into view the propriety of the expenditure itself, but not to pre elude the subsequent audit ; and the C:imptrollers are to report all frauds, abuses, collusive hatpins, negleas, and breeches of contra& in the military service—to suggest measures of correaion, and to have power to call persons before them, and to ex amine upon oath. By this means tlfey may be able to dete& the scandalous pra:lice of public account ants having two sets of bills, oue fur theznselves to pay, and one for the public. The whole of the Commissariat to be under the inspeaion of the Comptrollers, who are to be the confidential advisers of the Treasury, in all matters conneeted with the military expenditure of the country ; and they are also to be a register for all. information as to military provision and expence, both for home and foreign service. The new Mt will empower His Majesty to op. ' point ten Commissioners for auditing the Punlic Accounts, who are to have powers more extensive than these of the Auelitnrs whom they will replace; the Treasi yto have the power to divide and ' range them. The first division to be into three Boards, in order to separate the future business front the ar rears, as well as from all accounts now under ex amination. The first Board to consist of four Commissioners, and eight Inspectors ; that is, two Conirnissioners, , and four InspeCtors for ordinary annual accounts; and two Coinmissionets, and four Inspe‘‘tors, for extra ordi lan. accounts. This first Board to take tip the whole accounts of the expenditute from the 31st of December last; to call regularly on all Insuper and Sub-accountants as they shall appear, and as they shall ha pped to be named in the annual lists to be received from the Paymaster, Auditor of the Ex chequer, or other public offices-. Perhaps in this department it will be fotind wise, notwithstanding their power of inquiry and examination, to make the Insupers finally settle with their own principals, ihstead of discharging them in the first instance, fur. as mtr:h as the Insupers shall stand charged with, or the contrary, as the case mar seem to require. they having the option. As this Board cannot commence es functions during the continuance of the present year, they may, in the interim, examine and audit such arrears as will require little time. The second board to consist of three Commissi onets and six InspeCtors, to be charged with the es aminstion and audit of all the accounts now before the old Auditors, and under examination. This Board will be chiefly composed of persons now IC quainte I with the current business; and they will be charged with the arrears of the ordi ary annual ac counts; they will have to call upon all !tampers, and other Sub -accountants, to deliver in their aci counts op to the Ist of January last. This will be a work of great labour and importance. - . The third Boatd to consist of three Commissi oners and six Inspeaors, to be charged with the ex amination and audit of all extraordinary accounts, whether before the present BOAld, or not yet deli vered in, up to the llst of December last, including the accounts of all Insupers and Sub-accountants. The three Boards to he entirely relieved from the detail of the arrears of Barrack and West India Ac counts, from the beginning of the last, to the end of the present war. Each Commissioner at each Board, to take, per tonally, charge of a particular 0-partnient, with two Inspeaurs under him ; and to be responsible for each account passing through his department, until it s4all be audited. Each Board to have a Chairman and Secretary. The three Beards to sit • under one roof, if pos sible, to have one common place for their records, and to consult together occasionally. for the put. pose of maintaining uniformity of pr •:eeding, and_ for other special purposes. In such case, the Chair. man and Secretary of- the first Board to aft a. Chairman and Secretary of the whole, and the Chairman of the 2d to Aa as Deputy Chairman. The two last Boards to merge gradually into the first, as the business now under examination, and the arrears shall be cleared .sway. The consoli dated Board finally and permanently to con'ist of six Commissioners, one Secretary. and thirteen In speftors. No vacancy shall be filled up,.previons to the consolidation, without a special application so..gatitiquent.• The additional InspeSors. Exa miners, and Aikistants, to he easpioystd ,beyond the number that may he sufficient for the perma nent establishment, shall he taken, if possible, frnm the Commissariat, where there are now seve ral very capable pert'. • upon half-pay. The above establishment will at first reqnire twee. ty-one InspeSers, of which three are to have the title of Chief or First Inspeams; but none are to have any authority oat of their own department ; the title and additional salary to be given as a re ward to merit. The three Chief are to be chosen from among the Inspedors, by the Treasury, up-. on a reference to the Auditors as to their respeCtive qualifications, not from seniority, but on account of talents and good conduit. In like manner, the In. speCtors are to be chosen from among ;he Examiners, and the Examiners from among the superior Clerks, on account of merit.—This w be made known to the %thole Office. In the present Boort! of Audit, there are eight Commissioners and nine Inspedors; so that the pet manent Board will carry with it a decre..• of two Commissioners, and an increase of four Impeders. Provision to be made for compelling all Account ants to make up accounts of their adual receipts and issues within the year, and return them to the Com missioners within a limited time alter the 31st De cember; and to oblige the Auditc,rs to britig them to a final audit within eighteen montkiat latest, er assign a satisfadory reason why it cannot be doi.e in any particular case. TIIF: AIARKETS. CORN-FICe!IANGE, htAr The Mat Vet to 'lO , has not watt, Lein at eisoils of Wh.u, anA (MA; loon Eii,aa Awl Kew; hu denoted, E., fateMi a iMati aAuac. r V. 14.• %ample tom: rd the CUrrrn., liar) sof good via ity, At r betty. Filet Malt is a..ir. But few \Yon, Prat, ond Gory and ROOO have little finctu.itio... ()it. aid iu r.iiisi.lei•ble anppli 414 qo and Um trade is rennin Liner. Fknir near!) a. legs week CIIRREMT PRICE OE GRAIN. *Vhea.........6311 745. R4*. Beau... 4l•. 441 04 Fine 84. 04. T - ck /}ran, p 54. kyv 4% 465. t S ou, •Rule, Mort ...G4+. 7t.. Chl 04 . Whir Peas —44 . Sl, 441. l'i"e FlC.if • • ...TOL ?Be 4d• Grey P... ..... .14. 411. II I. Sell/ A. ........44e. 71. . ed• PRICE. OF SEEDS IN MAKK•t ANL. Campo, (NoLueler l 3, 4.4 W 14-• Od Tref..d Red Clover... ?fit Od to 70= Od White ditto O6a thf to 746 •d R e-G rads 10s Od to SRI Od White MottludSevd. 111 Od to 172 44 per teethe, Brown ditto IY. Cd to lA. tad TAWS C.toary plum OF HOPS. Silas. fOCER7II. Kent 6l —6 to 71 7• Kent 6l ..111 t* SI 118 Sneetx.... .iil —4 to 61 111. ' Semi 61 —• to 71 --s E mex 61 —• to 11 ~ ..1, farititam...'6l •—• es IN -.4 Old Duty . . L 160,0430. PRICES OF H iY AND STRAW. &AT Ua DAT. ST JAMIII . O Wiirtecoarv. Hay.... 21 es a 41 18. 0,1 H3v ll la • 41 Gs Str.sw..Yl 2. a al S. 0,1 New 01 Oa • 01 Os Clover 41 Os a 21 us %raw .... 11 ISa a 21 66 tiNfiI'HFILLI). ).toou•v, 11.. v 46. To sulk 04.1—m0 Slull,o 14 .14 a. Beer S. Od to G. 04 .. 1. 06 to 4s t+ Muttoo.. 41 to 66 Oct Pork .. S. 00 to 6. LS Lamb. Go. 04. M 11. id. totAu ‘TTLE tills LI %T. lOff, AN out', '0 11,813 an.lll.so.bt, 1.311. NEWGATE AND I.F.ADENDALI. AI %MOLTS. By the Carona 8.-e( 4s OJ to Ss Ikll I V.& . 4 04 ee SA to 54 4d Path .. ....Se 04 bS. 04 I.antit RAW 111,#)ES. Best Heifers and Steers, ;or stone, SC 44 t. Se. id. 141144;inte Ss. 81 le Ss. Od. Ordinary . . 4s. 44. to Se. 14. Marko. Ca f lts. 44. each. Ligtieh *me Sheep Skins Lamh Skins PRICI: oF LEATHER litiltg, SO to 5611 r each ... . tr 4 to 494 Ditto, 60 to GNIIi. each V44 to Mid retemult. Hock,' *l4 to Dr....io tt Hideo.. IrM to y y y lf j Fin* Coth Hirtre 214 to Crop Hides for cutting 21 to 111 Flat Ordinar! . Isl to 104 Calf Skins, 30 is 401 b per Doren %ct to Sad Ditto, SO to 701 b . lild to 494 V RAI J to 39 4 Ditto, 70 to 4 Swale Seals (Greesalarad) 494 to 49 P g Large Aitt.. lOOl to 1990 per dom. Tanuel Ilivie Hideo 250 to 400 p... hide. - TRICE OP TALLOW. St. Jamm's Market 3s 11 j Yellow Russia.. 67e Od 6d Clare Mmket Whiterhapel Market 3a 114 Seep di lto --s 0.1 441 ed Per Stone of 61b. Meting gtuff..)s, 04 —o Od ll' Wel Ditto rough —s 36s Average Prime... 3. 114 l Gnus lls Town Takow cod 67s 04 Good Dregs..." 10. Yellow Soap, —.4t a 6.2.4—‘1..ttk.t, NA. Po,:e of Caudle., per 41 , 4. 1 I. Od.—Mouldr. 19.. Od CIIAL-MARKET. MAT Q. Ships at Market. Sold. Pieta. 97 ..Ntnictetle 1/ ..Sundtrleild 2 ..rubsiels MEETINUS, Or CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL. 10.11411/1111~. M. ■. Tbomas Morgan, linltantn, Modollellaa. 141.1 4 raPer . I U Lydia Wn..a. Wiliara Woods Hamel-4,14p Mil. dielex, tag rulers and builders . . 11 Yeaterday, Ws IT•btat r, Holiday at 211 the Publie Ogee& PRICK. OF IROM S 1 L1C.71‘6-401e v )11. Gov 13e9e..turev, 5 per C.ire G.., D-benturev $1 per Cent lig Roy 8 per cent . Govt. stuck 5 pet ........ ....... COURSE OF E Ant*Mord' , " .46 ♦ Ditto at Stitt( 3) 5 Rotter.lai, Hamburgh Su 10 Sill. Alton. Pars 1 day's dal* 24 Ditto ■rwrdaaaa law SC Vague. CS pew C. 1..b00 • ' 14 :1 °pond/ . • • ...S. • VI 13104.1 m ~ I Cork ‘• .1 go•sivoi. I. ii i Nutty.) 4414 iiio.ll) alol Sloe pot eq. ."''' New 1.1..0bi0un0... om ~. •••• Neer Duda,' .... b 5 } &Ivo, In Kap. ... • 0... """ New Lows eat% .6 ... ... '". I Ape ow tka /1 - t.. : a/ Hollose• ii pr. c•ut lay 10) lot 8i 0.119 ) it.) , )11 41 447*. _ Ca•tia Onto 37j effect. Mad,ld .... ..., in mow Dltio 314 effect. Mlle* 17 Leigh/pm Al DoWin Lo(eon (1 Belfast on 10 - Intim ( A on Dublin 1 D HIRTIIs. On Sat/today last, at I,illingstoge, Oa) sell, LAN*. Lieft of Richard Overall, Esq. of a son. on the Lady of Ws.!him W.F)l4ani b ISq• of Dutton, near Salisbury, of a daughier MARRIAGES. On Estonia'', R. 411411 Bigland, RN. Milroy King it Am*, to Mo. Lorimer, clfilott daughter of Mr. Lo;iroos 6 L. e, la Suffolk. On Saturday lan, at St. Armes Church, by t►e Rev. 3. Arinsimng, Geeige Heath, Eq. of the Temple, to Miss Dw.har, eldest daughter of the late William Dtro►aq Lsq. and first cousin or General Sir John Moore. The General hnnnured the ceremony With hla presence, and gave the Lady away. DEATHS At her hawse in Roaseih:re, Lady Mown, width, of Sir Harry Munro, cf Foylis, Rare. Major Henry Brown, in the Kon. fart 1 , 4,a ririiiipany'a vt Two, you-igest sop of Thomas lhown, 1.4. r.f JuonisoMaum , Sk.otlawl, at Re.nha, the 3cl of August last. HUM WATER THIS T/AT AT LONDut. iiMititip, Muni. 14 rum. attar 10. lev..n. :l4 aka. ati.t LONDON :—Prtatoll by G. DAVIDSON. N. 17 . &,w-.trees, Costitt-florloo. and Pis' "I• OrLug. 7 .4., 1.), Keck of St. araioneo lewd, by W. sTucK, of No 7, New 11.1ten.stidiu, hole A• 11111;ri t si14. for P.ibrz, Wit Ow dig 016, • .111.“ p.•,• *Moe duly atiduded la. T -~ -~ -. '.-= la .1 . qh 1 It. it ca