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Pr.;'. FOREIGN INTFLLIGLNCE. HAMBURrvI MAIL. HAGUE, MARCH 11. Two important ohieAs have for some days past engaged the public attention. One of these is the enlargement of territ ,, ry, which our republic will receive by the union of all the countries that lie be tween the Lippe and the Ems ; to which others add a neighbouring principality. The French and Ba varian troops are preparing to take possession, on the I.sth inst. of that Western Country which the Prussians are evacuating. General Collaud has, on this account, removed his headquarters from Utrecht to Arnheim. The other objet is the change which awaits our country in the Constitution of its Government. The passage in the Expose of the state of the Empire, delivered to the Legislative Body, at Paris, by the blinister of the Interior, in which Holland is enu merated among thefederatiye states of France, has occasioned here a great sensation. It is now said, that we shall cede to France Batavian Brabant, and a part of Zealand, and we shall he indemnified ►y Cleves, NVesel, and the countries situate on the right bank of the Lippe. It is said, that Prince Murat will be invested with a great dignity here; what k certain is, that Prince Louis will not he at the head of our Government ; for he is to reign over Piedmont, and will reside at Turin. ORENCE, rell. 20. The French army witic!lha entered the kingdom of Naples. amounts to 70,000 men, and the reserve which remains in the Roman States, is estimated at 3q,000. FRANK FOR T, MACCH We are assured that 50.000 French troops will remain in Bavaria tor three months longer. The Austrian army has been placed on the peace establishment, since the I st of March. Almost all the strong places in Dalmatia are now occupied by French troops. NEREMIERO. MARCH 7. Last night. a corps of French troops arrived here •ery unespeaedly, which were followed this morn ing by the 97th regiment of infantry of the line, of the army of Marshal Bernadotte, under the command of General Frere. These traops are lodged with the citizer.s ; but the senate has published a notice, that thinsh particular circumstances have rendered this nece,sary, these troops shall not be burtheosome t t:e city. COvSTANTINOPI.E, WEB. 10. Maur troops have hen ordered friim Asia to join the Grand Expedition against the rebels in is and Servia, who have ryjeacti all the paci fic proposals of the Porte. Of these troops, 500 or 1000 arrive every day, and they will soon form a very respeCtable corps. Every division which ar rives, is nut tin.-!er the command of ,liissof Pasha, the ileglerbeg of Remiche, who is to he Commander in Cl:i:•t of the Expedition ; and they will be exer cised daily, till they march ; whi c h will be, when the army is completed to 60,000 men. The Peelle of Janina, in Greece, has received •rders from the Porte, to join, with his troops, the army of Jussuf Paella, under whom he will have a eottivetand. The report, that these preparations ar e irrended ez.iinst e fo•eign power. has been formally sontradided by the Porte/ , ?ROM Tll LEYDEN GAZETTE. NIAPL24, M. to. The public prints have hitherto taken hole notice of what paned immediately precedino, ancnpon the entrance of the French ism our city. The void which appears in their accounts may be supplied by the following details " A ftet the departure of the King, which • took place cn the '21.1 of . January, the rest of the Royal Family remained at Naples. waiting hr intelligence, which they expefled to receive from Rome, without neglefting, however, to embark on board the King's ships and merchantmen the establishment, furuiture, &c. of the Court. Soon hope was placed in the minion of Cardinal Rollo, charged to manage some accommodation, and in this expeflation the embark ment: were suspended. They also awaited the re sult of the interview between the Doke of St. Theo dore, with Prince Joseph Bonaparte. Information was also received from Cardinal Ruffo, that this Prince was invested with full powers to act accord ing to circumstances, but when it was known, that they had orders to take possession, in the first place, of the kiagdnm of Naples, the Court resumed all i•s fears, hastily embarked all the residue of the Royal Establishment, goods, acc. and sailed on the 1I th of February, at night, with the whole consle, for Sicily. The Queen and Princesses em barked on hoard the Arelumfdes. The Prince Royal and the Prince his brother retired into Calabria. he Court, at its departure, left be hind at Naples, a Regeney, composed of Ge neral Kasai. President ; the Prince Conosa and Don Michel-Ange Cianculli, Counsellors; and Don Dominique Sosia, Secretary. For the purpose of preventing all disorder, this Regency authorised the r,lice to call cactus' rely to its assistance, to do duty in the capital, corps composed of persons interested in the preservation of order and tranquillity, such as the Noblemen and principal citizens, who were to arm themselves with their own arms. These corps were immediately organised, did the duty night and day with the police guard, and thus maintained order. On the ni k :ht, however, of the departure of the Court, the galley-slaves, who were confined in an hospital, to the number of about 2.000 men, and had found means to procure fire-aims and ammu nition, surprised the first guards on the inside. But the alarm being immediats ly given to the police, vie armed citizens inanetli.teiy ran to the Tot, and shortly after brought some cannon. The insur geros would have esciyed, had not a constant slower of ball, and crape shot, obliged them to pa-render, after a contest of lour hours. 'Thus terminated, with sonic killed, and • great many wounded, on the part of the galley slaves, and one killed and one wonntind on the part of the soldiery, this iosurreEt;on of the pow .s. Happily its sup presiion saved the cute limo the danger of general pillage, to whiela the fury set tin Finnic s. wed the passion for plunder, awakened ir, the breast of the Lazzaroai, would have exposed it. ROME, MARCH 1. Almost the whole of the convoy, which was to carry to Palermo the effeils of the Neapolitan Coast, consisting of 28 vessels, was forced by a storm to return to Naples. The Fsench found on board them many articles of great value. They also found several papers and archives ; among others, those of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Prince Joseph Bonaparte set at liberty the Prince of Castel-Cicala, who was found on board one of the ships which re-, turned to Naples. Several other Noblemen, who were in the same situa ion, have experienced the same lenity. The communications are not yet open with' Calabria. It appears that the Prince Royal is determined to make some resistance in that part of the kingdom. IMPERIL PARLLIMENT. HOUSE OF LOAM), Tutio Ay, MA acm ?b. In a Committee of Privileges, their Lordships made farther progress in the discussion of the Claims: of the Royal Peers, with respeet to their Royal Highnesses voting at Eleftions for Irish Re presentative-Prers, &c. It being a close Commit• tee, strangers were excluded ; we are, of course, prevented trom stating the particular topics and result of their Lordships' discussion. On the re-admission of strangers, Lord ELDON, agreeably to the Order of the Day for the farther consideration of the Appeal Cause, Keeling v. the East-India Company, deliver ed his opinions upon the case, at some length ; he concluded by proposing, with a reference to final decision, that the case be farther considered on Friday.—Ordered. Mr. Hawthorn brought up, from the Commons, the Irish Land Partition Bill, the Excise Expiring Laws Bill, the Exchequer Bills Bill, and a few others, which were severally read a first time. lUPEACIT%IENT OF aORD VhCOUNr MELVILLE Mr. Whitbread, attended by several members, appeared at the Bar, and presented, in the name or the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, i❑ Parliament assembled. their Replication to the An swer of Henry Lord Viscount Melville to the Articles of Impeachment exhibited against him ; and in which they aver, that the said Visconet Melville is guilty of the high crimes and misdemeanours therein charged ; and that the said Commons were ready to prove the same. The Replication of the Commons, after being real from the Woolsack. was ordered to lie on the Table. Earl FI I ZWILLIAM moved, " that their Lord ships do appoint a time to hear Henry Lord Viscount Melville at the Bar of the House." This, on the question being put, was, after a few words from the Earl of Radnor, respeiting the form of proceeding, ordered accordingly. Earl FITZWILLIANI then moved, "that Henry Lcrd Viscount Melville be tried at the bar of the House, on the 29th day of April next, at eleven o'clock in the for:noon." His Lori:hip also moved, " that a mossage be sent to the Commons, acquainting them with filch order of the I louse; andi to recrtire them to ap point a Committee. &c. for condw2ing the said im peschmetit."—OrdrreJ. THANKS OF THE HOUSE TO SIR J. T. DUCK WORTH, K.B. S:c. Lord G R ENVIL LE rose to movethisproceeding Ile anticipated, with respei to what he was about to propose, that no difference whatever of opinion could arise. They had the sAtisfadion of contem plating* series of splendid and important naval vic tories, succeeding each other, within a shorter inter val of time, than the History of the Country could exhibit at any former period. From the accounts recently received, it appeared evidently, that the skill, bravery, or exertions of the Officers of the British Navy; or of those under their command, were not in the least impaired ; but that they conti nued, on every occasion, where the force of the ene my afforded them opportunities, to manifest that bravery and degree of exertion, for which th,• Bri tish Officers were always remarkable, to uphold its naval superiority, and thereby contrih•rte to the se curity of their country, by splendid viifories. In the instance to which he had particularly to refer, it did not fall out, that in order to enhance the honour of the conquest, as upon most occasions it did, that the hostile force was of a strength superior to the British ; but, on the present occasion, it should be considered, that not only the hest that could have ►een done, but, that al which the josaiGilities ut the case admitted, had been achieved. The num• her of the ships taken by the squadron under the command of Sir John Duckworth, and destroyed, were five sail of the line, which was the whole of the line of battle ships opposed to them nosier these circumstances, he A catered himself, their Lord ships would agree with him, in the propriety of at taching the greater value to their Vote of Thanks, ►y appropriate expressions; to as titi tender the ho nour the more sensibly felt, in proportion as the importance or brilliancy of the occasion called for them. On occasions of the kind, the House did equally honour to itself, by duly conferring its thanks and approbation, where it wasadequately me rited ; and, so far, they co uributed to the honour, the security, and the glory of the country ; as to the important service, which called for the proceeding he should have the honour to move, he would not attempt to speak farther in commendation of it, nor take up their Lordships' time upon the sub jed, hut content hiniselt with moving —" That the Thanks of this House be given to Vice. Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, K.B. for the distinguished valour, skill, adivity. and good condod, displayed by him, in the adion with the French squadron, on the 6th of February, wherein all the hie-of-battle ships, opposed to him, were either taken or destroyed ; also to Rear-Admi rals Cochrane and Louis, for their condua on the same occasion; and to the Captains and subordinate Officers, serving under their command, .for their skill, bravery, and good condud, in comributing to the said vidory ; acrd that Sir John T. Duckworth be requested t commueicase the same ; and, lastly, that this Heuse do highly approve of, and applaud, the discipline. cou'age, and good condud of the Seamen and Royal Marines, serving on board the said squadron ; and that the Lord Chancellor be desired fa communicate Use said Votes of Thanks t Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. Duckworth." On the quesPian being put, upon the first pro posed vete of Thanks, The Duke of NORFOLK took the opportunity to address a few observations to the House. These principally respefted the case of Sir Robert Calder. He had, he observed, on a former day, given his opinion upon this subjed, and what he conceived ought to have been done. He thought some Noble Lord more colipetent than himself, if not some one of His Majesty's Mini,ters, would hive come fot ward, and called the attention of Parliament to the services of that meritorious Admiral ; that not having been the case, he had suggested what oc curred to him upon the occasion. lheir Lordships should recoll•ft, that that gallant Officer had en gaged, with an interior fleet, a fleet of the enemy, and achieved a vi dory, under the circumstances of the time, of considerable impertance. His condut upon the subsequent day, had, it turned out, sub je.ded bins to censure. He had not the least inten tion to depreciate any of the thirteen Officers who sat on that Court Martial ; they had, no doubt, de cided according to the best of their judgments, upon the evidence given before them. No suspicion whatever attached as to the zeal, loyalty, or courage, of the worthy Admiral. He was of opinion, the country felt grateful for the services of the first day; all that could be alleged was, that he failed on the succeeding day, from an error in judgment. For his own part, he always lived, and permed living, upon the land; but he felt, and all those who eu joyed the comforts of peace and security on shore, would feel grateful to these gallant men, who risked their lives, and sacrificed their comforts, to preserve that peace and security to their country. He thought some notice should be taken of such persons, and, of these, the gallant Admiral alluded to, was emi nently one. The Earl of ROMNEY was proceeding to ex press a similar sentiment with that avowed by the Noble Duke, respeding the Gallant Admiral al luded to, with whom he had lived many years in intimate and friendly intercourse, and whom he was still proud to call his friend—when Lord GRENV.ILLE felt it nece,sary to interrupt his Noble Friend, and to submit to him, and to the House, whether it were proper that a debate should take place upon such a topic, and so introduced. If any Noble Lord should feel it proper to submit a motion upon the subjed, it would then be hi, duty to deliver his opinion upon it ; but, at present, he must decline it. Should the topic ever he discussed, it must be in a regular shape; and should that ne cessity be imposed on him, he would then, and not before, deliver his sentiments. The questions were then put on the tliErent mo tions, for the Thanks of the House, as above, when they were all voted by their Lordships, rum. dire. On the motion of the E.srl of RADNOR, a Copy of the Enrollments of Patents of Peerages, of Ire land, granted since the A. 61 of Union, was ordered to be laid before the House. On the notion of the LORD CHANC.F.LLOR, .in the absence of a Noble and Learned Lord, who could not, he said, attend in his place to-morrow, the Order for the farther consideration of the Ap peal Cause, the Countess of Lincoln r. the Duke of Newcastle, on that day, was discharged, and re newed for Friday. The BiEs upon the table were forwarded in their respeEtive stages; after which, their Lordships ad journed till to-morrow. _ ItouiE or cc AI MONS. _ The Ten Millions, and One Million and a Half Exchequer Bills tills, were read a third time and passed. r.V A NSITTA lIT moved,. that the order for referring the Report of the Bank Charter Bill should be discharged, for the purpose of moving for an Account of the Amount of the Exchequ:r Bills now outstanding and unprovided fur, whi,:h were issued for the discharge of the Loin of 3,000,0001. from the Bank of England to Govern ment, in aid of the supply of the year IWO," which being agreed to, he then brought up the Account, which was orJered to be printed. He nest gave notice, that in the absence of his Right Hon. Friend (Sir John Newport) he would to-morrow move a provision for the issue of Irish Exchequer Bills. The Customs Expiring Laws Bill went through a Committee—Report to-morrow. A new Writ was ordered to be issued for Rye, in the room of T. D. Lambe, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. The SECRETARY at WAR moved for an Ac count of the Casualties, and the total numi,er of men compoUng the British Army, for the year 1306. Ordeted. The Report of the Committee of Supply of yes terday' was brought up, and agreed t o . The House having resolved itself into a Com mittee on the bill for continuing the Expiring Laws for the encouragement of the British Fisherit-s, Mr. V A NSITTA RT .said, that though he con sidered the measures now in force to be radically bad, vet as no better plan had been vet adopted, he should propose the continuance of the present boun ties for one year longer. Mr. ROSE observed, that it was a subjel of very great importance, as those fisheries afforded a nursery for at least 100,000 seamen. He had takes great pains to make himself conversant with the stihjeo, and should, with pleasure, contribute every assistance in his power, and sit from day to day for that purpose, if necessary, in order to torm a better digested system ; but, for the present, he thought it right that the bounties should be continued. . . he Resolutions proposed were then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reported to-morrow. TIIANKS TO ADMIRAIDeCKWORTII AND HIS SQUADRON. ...... Mr.GRF.Y—ff Never, Sir, since I had the honour of a seat in this House, did I rise to perform so agreeable a duty, as that which devAves upon me on the present occasion. To say, that 1 Isevisc my motion will meet with unanimous concurrence, would be a cold expression. as I am slie thi.r.: is not a Member in this House who would not be ~anxious even to go Wore me is voting thanks for as meritorious a service as ever was performed. It is true I have not to speak of a brilliant vi!llory olitained over a greatly superior adversary ; hut sill it will strike every Gentleman as holding a fore most rank in our naval annals, when we the very fainnrahle consequences h must have,either to the vigorous prosecution of the war, or the a t. tainment and wildly of an honourable peace. file merit of Vice. Admiral Duckworth will he the mote conspicuous, when sae refl , tt on the promptitude and alacr;ty with which, on re: ceiving an account of the enemy being at tea . he quitted his station off Cadiz ; the ju tie;oe s situation he then chose for interceprng them ; and , after an ineffeetual chace of what he sin- moss d to : have been the whole of their squadron off the Ca. nary Island+, the prudent measures he took to frustrate any designs which might be meditated in other quarters of the wort i by that squadron, of whose destination we are still urcertain. The rea diness which he afterwards manifested to attack the squadron placed in an advantageous situatirin in the Bay of St. Domingo, at a time w! en his intelligence led him to suppose they were very superior in point of strength and numbers, is also worthy of the high. est praise. On the appearance of the British ad miral, the ene.ny endeavotred to escape, but the at tempt was vain, and the ba tie terminated in the total destruction or capture of the whole ct their ships of the line, which must he consider's.' as of the utmost importance, whether referring to n' commercial prosperity, or to our national char<V!et. What remains for this House now to do, is, to pei form the usual task on such cocoas ons, of returnitg thanks to the gallant Vice-Admiral, as well as to Admirals Cochrane and Louis who seconded him with such bravery, as is best described in his n,y n elOatches ; and alter this task is performed by the House, I am authorised to say, that the proper marks of Royal Favor will not be withheld frown him. He then moved, •• That the Thanks of this House be given to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1{..8. for his distinguished 'v Jour, ability. and condutt, in the Vittory obtained ever the French Squadron, in the ilk,' of St. Doming', on the &h of February tar, in which the whole if the Enemy's ships were either captured or de stroyed s" which was unanimously agreed to. Similar thanks were also voted to Rear-Admiral Cochrane and Louis, and the other officers of Me fleet, who, by their condutt, conttilluted to the sec cess of that day ; and that the same be commur.i. sited to them by Vice-Admiral Duckworth. It was also voted that the House do l Ighly prove and acknowledge the services of the Seamee and Matines employed on that occasion. And also that the Speaker be diretted to communicate this vote of thanks to Admiral Duckworth, he to tht [tear-Admirals and Officers, and they to the Seamta and Marines of their reap-Elive ships. Mr. ROSE said, he rose only for the purpose rf &nerving, that this victory completed the numb r tug ships of the line, taken or destroyed iron] f.e enemy, in consequence of the =tames ad o pted by the late Administration. Mr. WHITBREAD reported to the House, that he ha.i comma:Orate:l to th. Lords, the repeat:ea of the Commons, to the first answer of Lard Vi. count Melville. He then moved an Address to His Majesty. pray. ing that he would order to be lei I betote tse House, a copy of the Seco .d Report of the Co:n. missionels tor revising the Civil Affairs of the N.Ty. WATERIFO7,I) ELECTION. Mr. FOX observed, that as he understood ae Clerk of the Crown was attendOrg, he shout I pi pose, that he be examined re.peitling the delay , 1 the Writ from the City of Waterford, as more ibis sufficient time had elapsed for transmitting it to Ligland. He said, there were st- , ng sums that the delay of the Writ was not acc:dental; and, should it rot arrive to-morrow, he shoiad, cra Thursday, move for the attendance, at the bar, 01 the Sheritfi of Waterford. The Clerk of the Crown was then called in, and asked, whether any rettirn had been made of the Writ for the City of Waterford ?—to which hr an.w..red in the negative. After which, Mr. FOX gave notice, that ha should more for the atten.lance of the Sheriffs, on Thursday next. LORD mu.viurs A message from the Lords annotince4, that thr'e Lot db:tips had appointed Tuesday, the I.: ; rtti of Air; it. for the trial, at their bar, at Lord Viscount Mel ville, on the charges of impeachment preferred against h:m, and that they would order accammo. dations to be prepared for the :Managers. Mr.W HIT BR EA D then moved, .1. that theCetilt mince appointed to draw up articles of unoeach• meat be the said Managers; and that Mr. JAPPif Kay and Mr. John Winter, be appointed their licitors," which was agreed to. Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Huddlestone postportr : l their motions, of which they gave notice for tits day, till to-morrow. On the report of the Committee to which t 4 Dublin Lighting and Paving Bill was referred, belai brought up— General LOFTUS expressed his disapprobation of the former corporation bei-.g condemned btf this Bill, without having been heard in explanatics of their tondos. and eundenaned too by a rote of the English Parliament. Had it been done in the Irish Parliament, they would have had an opporly nity of explaining, but they could not rrome to de so here, without putting themselves to great into. venience and expence. Mr. W. WYNNE said, that it was fir iron being the intention of Government to prejudge the merits of the question, otos was this bill intended to interfere with it. Lord DE BLAQUIERE said, he principally jeaed to the interference with the regular cour,c law proceedings, in obstruUing the creditors of ere Corporation from obtaining legal redress. Mr. J. LA TOUCI-IE said, that as the repo the Commissioners of Enquiry would shortly be be fore the House, that would be the proper time io consider of foe subject. The report was then agreed to, and the Bill dered to be read a third time on this day Oil weeks. Tire Cape of Gcni Hope Trade and Comm , -P: Bill was te:so.ro,i, ()rimed to be read CI!! time to-morrow. On the mo'ion of Lord H. PETTY, Mr. I was ordered to be a..ided to the Committee .A 1 investigation of the accounts between QeelS fin i s and Ireland. Mr. FELLOWES gave notice, that oar.t. 'ay real he should m a ke a nvition respretoF lon-rrstdeac: of the Clergi.— A ijourned•