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i ks Day are B : C 311 d W FRICTi nt ,lota .11 If.kl of t;RE. Since Cie former other outer occurred, which . the whole is newly lett.st, jinn:Am:ed. The capability of the British ttupire to supply our Colonies is ss-eile I; t aSit.tt of the Td-utral I , l:ip, and the censequ - nces of their odatisii in into my west Nita r , ,,,i, are anilAr di Busied, and ionie notice is tukeu of the Answers that hare been made to the Strictures. Till.: day is rohlithetl, in Rao, prim 34. AN ENQUIRY into the most etTestnal Means of the I MPROVEMEN T of the COASTS and h.STF.RN ISLES of SCOTLAND, and the EXTEN SION of the FISIIERIFS ; contained in • Letter to the Right Hon. Charles Abaot. Sae:A:era the Honatuf Ry RUBFRT FRASER, Fan Prin'od for Gaio-e and Wlhisin ; 3. As ; aiid Constable ani Co Edinburgh. of rh , iiri in iv he Ls 1, by the same Author, GLE‘NINt:i in IRELAND; particula , ly res e eSing its Agriculture, %lines, and Fisheries. Svo. puce Ss. AI.o, GrNFRAL VIEW of toe AGRICULTURE and MI NERALOGY of th•• COUNTY of ‘VICKLOW ; drawn alp 14 ollr the Diredioa of the Dublin Socitty. Pries 7.. Crd. ira bawds. This (My is puhli.liedon g Vols. Svc. price 11. 14. ui board .. a rd a New Edition. being the Serena, of THE LIFE of Sir WALTER RALEIGH, Knight. ARTIIUR CAYLEY, Jun. Fp. Tainted for T. C nlell an' W. Davies, Strand. e a • A few Nistainlng eoeiCS el the co. may be had, 11 16. In beards. 7huday u elegantly 1 ted las wit vadaime, pace Gs. in buard4, HUMAN LI F E: A POEM: In FIVE PARTS. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand. IYIi.FUL MURDER. In • f• w chy4 w I tst. nulaahrd, THE TRIAL, at LARGE, of RICHARD PXTCII. the Waful `. harder of ISAAC auGiur, at d,. alloy. Sorry, on Sartnclay, the 7.tith of Apr'. 1416; evnarining all the Arguments of Cuurtscl, and the Evolowoe, ver'orttrm Taken in S!urre By JJSEPH GURNEY and W. GURNEY. Roll hy 6t. Cri-ncy, No. 149, HolOtn.kill; Mr. Stoetsdale, Ticcatlttit ; and Mr Awruo, Couldn't. This el ey Is i , e'Jl.shed, price is frd. SPANISH DOLLARS; or. The Priest (4 the Pari.ll i as innforated at the Theatre Ituyal, Covent- GarJs o. Written by A ,CIIVRRT, V4l . Anikar of Tha %Jut , vi s Daughter, fra Well Tee etesl for Nuke, ant San, D-amati: Reis iset.,ry, Great Ismael street, Coy nt Garden. Where nay be lead, the following now flays: The fiCif.l4ll, f.r rsli Nos. The HUSTFR of the ALPS. TI UQTY IHOUSAND; or. Who. the Riclieit YOLTII. 1.01;F., and FOLLY. Of AGE TO .1 I meow. sroiLF 1) CHILD, &e. com.s. rr:iE LONDON SEA COAL COMPANY, A S•olthamoter-st.eet, II Ilbore, respe tful:y iofer.ht the Pu die. a Imp fleet h.s .g mr.ved, they have lowered the pone,: .5 • n ee. Thee may dekteod en haying the IliffST 0 .41.5, sith measure A.r aco.oimg to Azt of Pa:- filament. r.e lee, at terms possible. , te at1fm.....11..5ab050., to Morison and Co. Oase Sitslitog pm We pet Chaldron off the stones. F.R0.11 LAST NIG Firs GAZETTE. Darithrsirret, April 7, 1806. A dispatch from Major-General Sir David Baird, commanding His Majesty's troops at the Cape of Good Hope, dated 26th January last, addressed to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, has been received at the cake of Mr. Secretary Windham, of which the following is an eatrad : I had the honour to address your Lordship on the I.lih instant, relative to the situation of affairs in this Colony ; and I now proceed to submit to your Lordship my subsequent operations against the Ba tavian forces, commanded by Liethenant-General Janssens, and a hich have terminated in the subjec tion of the whole Colony. According to my orders, Brigadier-General Be resford advanced with a detachment of the army, on the 19th instant, to ccupy the village of Stellen bosch, and secure the strong pass of Roode with a view to exclude the Batavian forces from that produdive portion of the distril, and to pre serve to ourselves an undisturbed intercourse with the farmers below the Kloof. Lieutenant-General Janssens made no effort to dispute these objets, but contented himself with moving his forces to the summit of Hottentot Holland's Kloof, and there took post, waiting apparently, to receive some over tures of pacification. Brigadier-General Beresfurd availed himself of this asped of affairs to transmit to Lieutenant-General Janssens a letter from me, and took that occasion of anntnincing, that he was vested with powers to come to an accommodation with the Lieutenant-General. This proposition produced a truce for the purpose of carrying on a negotiation ; bet it were super- Loos to occupy your Lordship's time by detailing the various pretensions and arguments urged by Lieutenant-General Janssens in ohjrdion to the feasts I offered to Isis army ; but the result thereof afforded so little prospe.fl of accommodation, that I deemed it proper to move the 59:h and 7td regi mt sits to the Rookie-44nd Kloof, and the 93d regi ment towards Hottentot Holland, with . 1 view to a combined operation with the 89d rifzimcnt, which had sailed on the I 4th instant, for i'slosell B.ty, in order to throw itself into the enemy's rear, possess the Attagnos Pars. and, firm that position, cut off his retreat thrtaigh the distrid of Zwellendam. Br igadirr-G-neral lieresford had acqu:eseed in the prolo. R ation of the truce sith General Janssens, for a fete hours. in the hope that further delibera tion might dispose him to listen to the very honour. able and advantagenes terms I had off.ised him ; and. at the moment when every expedation of his M ewing the nekciatins3 htd ceased. his Military Secthtary. Captain Debint. waited upon me. and presented A siod.fied draft of the terms originally pro7esr d by roe. On my declining to vary the creido Inns. Captain Debitts solicited permission to " ter 06, ill•sedetrat General Janssens; and was Ai r " • r i Mi4i"l. in chi Warne. nOMPeOottricesfievan •,Il 91,4 St l e•nro, Ni .0, 14 ink.til•fsis .411 by J. A•ne rt h ronitli It ES nmeic,- th. VrIAVON °Slat:46l'S- Rlll J. • RI UAL) ritirtri.D • former of this W o rk, rohliandd febnory, quiperionii h tee a• -, , en, arid arlifitiroid fact.lieve lick; h - Irelvly in: eised the.size of the Work ; newly 11,4111(e.M. .trol naielt (molt matter hs been li at length authorised to notify his acceptance of them. 1n cer.scr i lence of this notification, I dispatched Brigadier-General Heresford, with direCtions to exe cute a Tre.sty on the conditions first offered to General Jalssens. and whereof I have now the honour to transmit your Lordship an authenticated copy. ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION, Proposed by Lieutenant-General Jans.eiis, Gmerner and Ct,m matider-iti-Chief of the Ritaviin Form at the Ca, e of Go , gl Hope, to Brigadier-Contra! Rere-fonl, diey authmtsed by M ijor General Sir Daryl Rend, K.O and Commodore Sir Home Popham, K M. eo.nmarding the Military sad Naval Force. of llis Illitaimie Majesty. Art. t As too• as this Capitulation is signed, the whole of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, with all its Ds petulancies, and the tights and privileges held and exercked by the Russian Government, will be considered as surrendered by the Governs., Lieutenant-General Janssens, to His 111,1- unnie Majesty. Answer.— \greed to. Aft. 11. The Batavian troops are to march with all thole baggage, arm., &c. to a place hyteafter to be agreed upon, and Sr.,rrt every thin, as well whit belonrs to the stye, as to in: dividuals, and be at liberty, either freely m dispose of the Woe s or, if they prefer, take every thing away with them. Answer.—The Bitsviar troops shall march from their pre. sent camp within three days, or sooner if convenient, with their gun., arms, and baggage, and with All the honours of war p N Simon's Town. They shall retain all private property, and 1110011hcers their swords and Isnrus But their arms, treasure, and all public property of every de. scription, together with the cavalry and artillery horses, most be delivered up. In consideration, however, of their gallant conduct, troops will be embarked, and colt straight to Hol land, at the expellee of tho R , iti.h Gni/eminent, and 61,411 nut be eo ,,,i, i Li e d a s prison er of war, they elm %lone not to serve against Ili. Miitannie Majesty or his Antes, until they have been lan led in I folland. Alt 111. The battalion of llottetent Light Infantry with the rest of troops, mar.-h to ,b- place to be agreed upon, aril there being iCsbanded by General Janssen:, shall be at liberty to return to their own country. Answer I tottrnt+t soldiers are to mach to Simon's Town, with the other troops, after which they will be cater allowet to return is their own country, or be engaged in the British ,ervice„ as Vier may think proper. Art. IV. Under this capitulation shall be comprehended all milita•v risen. who being wounded, have not been able to Ni lo,. the army, and have fillers Tutu the hand* of the Bri nell. Answer. These persons being already prisnneve et war, any decision respeeting them belongs urt y to the British Comman der in Chief. Art. V. The °Seers and men helongjpg to the hstavien army are to he su'isisted at the expence of the British Govern ment, until they are embarked. Answer.—Agretel to Art. VI. The troops shall he transported to such ports of the Batavia's Bepub:ic u shall be selected by - rat Janssens. Answer.—The troops, se in answer to the second Article, shall be sent to some port in Holland. At. VII The sick who cannot be removed with the other soldiers, are to be attended at the expence of His Britannic Majesty, and when recovered, sent to Holland. Auseer.—Agreed to Art. VIII The inhabi•ants of the Coiner, +hoar, comp-e -befitted in this Capitrilstion, are to enjr•y the same rights and privileges as have been grantiAl to those in Cape Town, accord ing to the Capitolatinn of the 10th instant. Lesser —Agreed to ; with the ex -eption of not quartering Orions, the country not haring the same resources as the town, and this right having been always am appendage to the Batavian Goveniment. Art. IX. The troops whist on board ship are to be accom modated ar.d fed, according eit .er to the Dutch or English me thod, as is most beneficial to them. Answer... The troops when embark►d, will he treated i■ respect as British troops when on tioird transmute. Art. X. Lientenam-General J 11.111.1111 01311 be at liberty to send home a dispatch to Holland. an d wi ll rece i ve awutance from the B • h Commanders in forwarding the same. Answer:— %freed to. Art. XI. The Ramn of lingrmlorp havine expended a great deal of money for the execution of agricultural plans, he shall be summated by the !Smith Government in carrying his plans into execution ; and the Britoh Government shall grant unto hist all such rights and privileers as, from the public record:, it shall appear the Batavian Government meant to have given him. Answer —This Article moil be left entirely to the discretion of the feriae B•itish Governor or Commenters. Art. XII. If in this Capitulation any thing duubtfill ma! occur, it shall be ions fide construed to the benefit of the Be. tavian Government. Answer.--if any doubt should arise as t , , any attic!' con tained in this Capitolatina, it shall be decided ac:ording to what shall appear to be just and honourable, .about any pre ference to tattier party. Gls" n under our Hands and S.-als this 11th day of January, 1806, at Hottentots' Holland. (Signed) J W. SIANS.IF.NS. W. C. BERESFORD, Brigadier-Liens:al. Executed in the prelatic, of (Signed) J A TAUTER. J. C. SMYTH. Ratified and confirmed in the C.stle of Gaul Hope. this 11th day of January, 1606. (Signed) D. BAIR!), Maj.-Gen. Criminander-iii-Chief. HOME POPHAM, Commodore, Commanding Hi; Maa-sty's Nasal Force:. Admiralty-o,re, April 7. 1806. - - Copy of a I..etter from the Eld of St. Vincent, K R. Admiral and Cmnmander•in Chief of His Majf.ty's Fleet eniploved in the Channel, Sounding.. te. W Eine Marsden, Esq. dated on board His Majesty's Ship the 11 hernia, 03 U.hant, Aril I, 1806. St it—l inclose, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter, which this day received irons Lietustsaat . 1. Usher, commanding His Majesty's armed brig the Colpoys. I am, &c. Sr. VINCINT. Colpoya Med Brig. Vynouth, Mare!, V, 1506. My Loan—l have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that, cruising in His Majesty's brig Col poys, under my command, agreeably to the orders of Admiral Cornwallis, on the cdfst of this month, we chased three Spanish loggers into the port of Avillas ; and, as we had a fine commanding breeze, I determined on following them in, notwithstanding the fire of a six-gun battery, under which they ran, but which I considered the Colpoys as competent to silence. For this purpose we prepared for anchor ing with springs ; and, on arriving within the range of the enemy's guns. and before our carronades could be worked with etre.% the wind died away. To draw the fire from the brig, and in order to lose no time in effeaing my objea, the two boats were irnme barely manned with volunteers, and, after pushing through a heavy fire of grape from the 'battery, and the musketry of a party of soldiers, which had been sent on board the vessels to defend them, I succeeded, with six men, in the headmost boat, in boarding and carrying them, the enemy jumping over one side as we entered on the other ; thirteen of them fell into our hands: the second boat, which pulled heavy, came up afterwards, and we succeeded in bringing them off. Notwithstanding THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, WEDNI.SDAY, Aram 9. Tie Gazette of last night announces, that His MAJESTY has taken mea.ures for the blockade of the entrance of the rivers Ems, Weser, Elbe, and 'crave, belonging to Prussia. Tile official details of the capitulation of the Dutch forces under Lieut.-Gen. .1 A R rus,at the Cape of Good Hope, were published last night in The Ga zette. We gave in a former Paper a copy of the pro position made to him by Sir D. BAIRD, and stated at the same time that Brigadier-General Batas- FORD had been sent in pursuit of the enemy on the I t?th of January. These steps produced a trace for the purpose of carrying on a negocia tion, but the condua of the Dutch Commander not affording a probable prospeft of a speedy ac. commodation, Sir DAVID BAIRD made prepara tions to cut off his retreat into the interior,and com pel a surrender. These measures had the desired effeet ; and the Dutch General signified his intention to capitulate. Articles of Capitulation were ac cordingly executed, upon the 19th of January, by which the whole of the Settlement, with all its de pendencies, were surrendered to His BRITANNIC MAJESTY ; and it was ag-eed, that the Batavian troops should retain their arms and baggage, and b: sent to Holland, without delay, at the expellee of the British Government. A Gentleman of the name of STOKES arrived in town, on Monday, from India. Ile left Bengal upon the 2d of December last, in an American ves sel, with intent to go to that country ; but having fallen in with the Elliot South-Sea whaler, off the island of Ascension, he changed his mind, and took his passage in her for England. Indisposition hav ing prevented his attendance, yesterday, at the In dia-House, be sent a letter to the CUAIRSIAN of the East•lndia Company, communicating the followisg ...ate of our affairs when he left India :—Sir Geolloll BatieLow was, by the latest accolnts, at Allahabad, on his way to head-quarters, where Vakeels from Houton were waiting to settle the differences be , tween that Chieftain and our Government. It was reported at Calcutta, that the fortress of Deeg had been evacuated, by our troops, agreeably to stipulation, on the 12th of November. SCINDI A had shown no disposition to renew hos tilities, and his conduit appeared to the Govern ment perfeCtly satisfaCtory. The RAJ An of I3Ht. taros had also given every proof of pacific intentions, and it WAS expeeted a permanent arrangement would be made with the different Chieftains, by the Commoit•Gsmxisax, on his arrival at headquarters, which should en sure a permanent peace. HOLICAR'S attempts to influence the Seiks in his favour, had not succeeded, and his power and poli tical consequence were so considerably reduced, that little doubts remained of a favourable and speedy issue to the negociation about to commence upon the arrival of the GOVIRSOR-GEMER AL. Specie was se .rce at Calcutta, but the scarcity was more artificial than real ; the shroffs and money•holders keeping back, in hopes of a loan, with higher serest. The Western parts of InJia, and the Coast, were qu;er. No account of the 31armge, and frigates. had been received from the Isle of France. Very few captures had been male by the peivateei s ;n tLe il3y. This favourable intelligence from ludia is :I e more grateful, as various reports have beer r.7cenfi r cit cule.eal, which represent our affairs in t' , at p , :; of the world, in a critical ant dangerous si:uati 41. Accounts have been received, that the Corn! Stuart and Carmarlkett, Wand for Enitl.ind ; C a st& Eden, for Bencoulen ; Chariton, for Mediae ; and Ps (Won, for Ceylon ; sailed from Cengal the 2d Dec. last, under convoy of the Dasher sloop of war. Notwithstanding yesterday was F.4sfer Tuesday, and a holiday, the Clerks of the Bank were busily emeloyed in making the necessary preparations to commence the payment of the dividends, this day, t. the public. This is the first instance of the kind since the establishment of the Bank, and evinces s laudable anxiety, on the pact of Government, to ~ - commodate the public. The French nag of Fruce, which we announ ce d yesterday, arrived at five o'clock on M. morning, off Dorn. It came over with a Facket for Mr. Fox, from the French Minister, M. T4LLEYRANU; in the boat was a Captain in the French army, who had the care of the d:tratch, which, it is said, was brought by a Courier from Paris ; the Officer had dire lions to give it to tl.e first of our ciuisers he met with, and k was accord ingly, in Dover Roads, delivered to Captain TIDY, commanding the Dilignire armed ship of war, and forwarded by him to Lord KEITH at Rantsgate.— The boat set sail with the officer on his return to Boulogne on Monday, soon after seven o'clock. The Hain 'Veeringr published on Saturday an ex traordinary edition, from which we have made the fol:owirg extra6t:— " The Afersarei, METC•LF, of this port, (rein Hambuigh, arrived here at twelve o'clock tliis day. 4. Last Sunday at noon, the Baur:sir CONSUL went on board the Marg .• t, uhile they were at dinner, and gave the ft:Rowing order to Capt,tia Ms t e•Lr PORT Of He 11131,110. You are heeeby required to leave this port ►.li.re to-iiinnot night, or sooner if posa:`lc, whether loaded or no., and to pro. c.v.! to Cuxhaven, sod there place ye: rtelE urt ter the row. lion of His Majesty's ships of war. (Area uhd: rmy and seal of office, thi 90th March, ls's. (S nod) ' EDWARD NICHOLS, Vice Corsul a On the receipt of this order, Capt. Merest r proceeded down to Cuxhaven that eves.ing,and.jained an armed brig cutter lying there ; and on the foliose. ing day he was ordered to proceed under Heligoland, and there wait until the cutter joined him. On Wednesday he sailed from thence in comp my with the Serrno, SCHOLES ; and Quebec packet, both of this port, and arrived here as above-mentioned. "Captain MLrc.u.r was informed that war ha.: actually been declared by Prussia against this coun try. When he passed Cuxhaven, the batteries wire mounting with 24-pounders. " The ships from London, with goods for Ha-1. burg, and which arrived there on Saturday :At:, were also ordered to proceed home immediately. Captain WY cats understood from a vessel he spoke at sea, that every English vessel has succeeded in getting away. "I he Collraor of His AJ EST Y% Customs at this port, we understand, received an order this moi..in to detain all Prussian ships and vessels, within the limits of this port, and all vessels bound to the Pius sign dominions. This order has been carried int, effet accordingly." The Garotte of last night contains His M Proclamation (bearing data the S.h instant), ricer. ing a reward of 3001. for the apprehension et Lien tenart Ge..,rge Rutherford, formerly aSing Cart..in of the Trident, charged with the murder •4.1011/1 Cll4lLal Douse, and Jose Nicsocc ma riners, belonging to the said ship, at /Imam I•jaoir near Bombay. The Gazette also contains CongratulatoryVdrene s to His Marna Y, from the Deputy Lieuterant% of the Tower Hamlets ; and the Mayor, R co. der, Town Clerk, Sh-riff-, Aldermen, Common Con :cll. men, Justices of the Peace, Burgesses, and prinr•O'l Inhabitants of the Borough of Carmarthen, on the formation of the present efficient Adminiitra:, .o. The Krso has been pleased to constitute and ir point the Right Honourable resocrs Lord NA PI to be His Marts: v's High commissioner we General Assembly of the Church of Szodand. Monday afternoon, Mr. Straw, the Iriesienyar arrived at Mr. Fox's Office. in Downing-szree:. with Dispatches from the Continent. The Kentish Courier of yesterday, contains the fol• lowing paragraph, which. however, we 'wird to be founded on some mit-take; resting on the r wage of the Messengers with Lcrd KEITH'S dis p el C . r 4 to Government, forwarding those received hoci France : " iro Cnur:ers ”ictierelar Foam, thwisoh Roch...mt rumoured that they have Wrought intenireace a Sir It 1•01 Sri-whirl's bevies foams in with the squadron, Cuittaaand imerne Bonavarte. the *lime of which he lied csoaired, thee with the Usur7et's brother." &UAW—Yesterday. there being ro Coon rf Aldermen, the hoar) Ma roil, slier in , pelh^tt th g returns, ordered it to remain at the present Fria. wmrr, the heavy fire of the enemy's battery of pounders, two men only received any hurt, one nf them, I am sorry to add, a dangerous wound, though I hope not mortal. 1 hive felt it a duty I nsve to the steady courage and perseverance of the Master, Mite, and Crew of the Calms, to detail to your Lordship the cir cumstances of this little enterprise, as they have uniformly shown the same determination in my sup port, in other affairs the Cipoys has been engaged in, since I have had the honour to command them. I annex, in the Margin, for your Lordship's in formation, the names of the captured vessels. I have, &c. (Signed) Titou As Usual'. Right Honourable Earl of St Vincent, NAMES DI THE CAPTURED VESSELS. El Santa Buena Ventura, .1( two guns, laden with Sax and steel San Antonio, nt two glans, laden with Ras and steel. Sill Real, in ballast, and sent away with eleven prisoners. WoundedA—Thomas Ash (severely) and John Robiii,on. Downing-tf reel, April 8, 1806. The King has beep pleased to cause it to be sig nified by the Right Hon. Charles James Fes, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the Ministers of Neutral Powers residing at this Court, that the necessary measures have been taken, by Ills Majesty's command, for the blockade of the entrance of the rivets Ems, Weser, Elbe, and Trave ; and that, from this time, 411 the mea sures authorised by the law of nati.,,s, and the re speCtive treaties between His Majesty and the Oil serent neutral powers, will be adopted and execused with respett to all vessels which may attempt to vio late the said blockade. (Fnr Bankrupt 8:e. see the la•t page ) 1