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1:11.4c+ - Cll3CUsson, he could take upon him to say, that - none of, them were excluded from . attending ; hat they bad declined attending from moth'es of de- licacy. Load PERCY said, he rose. inconsequence of what had dropped from the Hon. Metnber WhO had just set down, to express his approbation of the ori zinal .`otion made by his Hon. Friend. The mea sures brought forward by His Majesty's late Mini sters he could not but in general approve. of. —The AR for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, which has solately passed, and the appointment Of a Commit tee for the Reduction of Sinecure Places and Fees, are measures which will ever refle6t upon 'them the highest honour, and be attended with the greatest ad vantage to the country. He could not, however, avoid lamenting : that they should 'have introduced a sill into the House, for giving an extension of power 10 the Roman Catholics ; no man, he trusted, was a . ereater friend to, toleration than himself, yet,: he. 14L1 help ditapproving of ,any measure which rihuman Catholics, .in this kingdom, to erpointments of Cenimander in Chief and General of the Ordnance, as it has been. , e,e..11. tor persons holding these situations, to Inve pei:t iii title „Cabinet, and certainly gots to a great ex t;ensioil of power, but floes not contribute to the free, teiercise of •religion ; beat from what we had lately heard, with great satisfaction, in the House, that bad be.en given up. Under these cirCutml stances, it gave blur great pleasure : that he could, consistently with his_- feelings on : that subject, sup port the Motion of his Hon. Friend, and say ,how s:neerely he regretted the dismissal of His Majesty's late Ministers. • The CHANCELLOR° f the EXCHEQUER de clared that Ministers - .were called rupon to wake a counter statement by the statement of the Noble Lord.. With regard to the secret advisers., about which so. Much had been said, he put it to the House,'he put it to the world, whether there was the slightest colour for the supposition that such secret adyisbrs had existed ? Was it surprising e under. the circumstances of the case, that His Majesty should of himself demand from his Ministers an ex planation of the conduct which they intended to pursue in future, before he - would consent to retain them ? It had been said that a long and dark intrigue had occasioned the dismissal of the late -Ministers. If so, the, intriguers must have. been in the confi dence of the late Administration, and have persuad • cd them to bring `forward the Catholic Question, for in that their dismissal originated. He denied that the acceptance of oce rendered' the acceptor responsible for the dismissal of his predecessor, even in the most capricious case that could possibly be • imagined. . Mr. WINDHAM :argued at some length in favourtf the Motion, and deprecated most strongly the introduction of the. Sovereign's name.into the debate, by Which it had been considerably fettered. The ;WASTER of the ROLLS, in an adMirably digumedtat ve speech, supported the Motion for pasin9 to the Order of the Day. ,Many Ministers had been dismissed. from office without any cause assigned; but . never until now had a Minister come down to Parliament to complain of his Sovereign . -- - - (Hear; ,hear, hear 1),---lord Somers was removed without the shadow of complaint. Did _he come doKm to Parliament to institute an investigation of the cause ? When the celebrated Whig Admini stra(ion Were removed by Queen Aimee did they breathe a whister against their Royal Mitres in either House of Parliament ? if a 4inistr were, to . . Secure to himself the right of inquiring - , into the cause of his removal, he would approximate his ' situation to that of a Judge, or any other Officer - for life. In the year 1757 the dismissal of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Legge produced a great ferment : but was any thing said in Parliament about - their dismissal ? Of a Cliange iii Administration Parliament had no consti , tutional knowledge, and on such change could found Do inquiry. Ile thought 'tbe permission :riven to a N6ble..lArd'io detail ,the transactions ;hien had led to,the clikriiSsal, unconstitutional, as it was publishing the Proceeqings " - of the Privy Council, Which ou g ht to be kept sacredly secret. The ques, tion, therefore, in his opinion, ought never to have been agitated in the House of Commons. Sir A. PIGOTT shortly replied to the Master of the Rolls, after which the„ House becoming extremely impatient, a division took place the. numbers were, For passing to 111 , ..: Order of the Day ,Against it 244 198 iMajority in favour of Administration - 46 . Adjourned at Half-past Six o'Clock this Morning• FOREIG:N lATEIJUGENCE. COpElaiAl'.l4, MARCiaI 28.—The feJlowing ad vices have been received from Konigsburgb, dated the 19th instant : ‘,‘ Lieutenant-General MANNSTEIN being ill, the King has appointed• Gen. KALKREUTH to be COM . mandmt of Vantzic. On the 7th of March the Russian head-quarters wereremoved to Bartenstein. GeneraITOLSTOY now has his head-quarters at Hells burgh, General LEFroco. has his at Peterswald, and General DIERIK at fleiligenbc•il.. Guttstadt, N‘Torm 'ditt,. and Braunsburgh, are now occupied by the Enemy, who in general remain quiet, if we except 'a few skirmishes, and occasional change of canton ‘ments. The Russian Army is liliewise quiet. with reapea to external attack, bUt the greatest aaivity prevails with regard to internal preparations. - - Marnburgh Correspondenten, April "1 VIENNA, MARCH 18.—Our Court Gazette of this day contains the following tinder the head Turkey : " The works for the defence of the Canal of Con stantinople, by a range of batteries, are Carried, on with the greatest aElivity. A triple . chain will be extended from one shore to the other ; but it is found difficult to man the Ships of War lying there, and the march of the troops from 'Asia is very slow: " The recruiting for the Russian Army, in the Provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, has great Success among the Greeks. The position of General MICHELSON . is still the same ; noral Von MAYENDOILF, who besieges Jemail, and LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1807. LAST night two iittsam Mails arrived: . we have exp - a/ited all the articles of importance which they contain. The accounts from . the Theatre of Wai are very vague—the hostile Armies are both receiv ing large reinforcements, but no Aaion.has recently taken place.. The reports of a Negotiation are still Very confidently circulated: NO Dispatches have yet reached the Admiralty from Adtniral DucKwourn. The detail therefore of what passed after he had forced the passage of the Dardanelles,' we at, present only know from .the Foreign Pa pers. It is said, that the Whole Turkish Fleet were destroyed. We—believe, however, that . - the . fa& will turn out to be tliat oily a .-rn3ll part of it .was Lariit, an.i thin - the feiiaiticifer . ()fit taken Possession of bv tbe Fleet. ♦~ SECOND EDITION. SUN_ OFFICE, TIIAtE O'CLOCK, P. M. • :itYikstop the PresS. to announce the receipt of Fo reign Papers to the lath, from which we ',Live made the folio Wing 'Extraas : NUREMBERG, APRIL,2. 7 —It is mentioned; in very,, late accounts from Constantinople, that the Turkish' Ministry,had shewn the 'greatest firmness,' in Conse quenee of the arrival of the, English Fleet before the capital ; and it is added, that the Porte has resisted every atteMpt of the English Ministers to indtice her to &part from her political systiii: The means of de • _ •. fence are continued with • great:: aEtivity, and_ it is- thereforellsrougljts that the English Fleet will leaVe its station before the Capital, and pass into the Black Sta. 'The . Castles of the Dardanelles have , not been taken possession of by the British. [From the Abellie Du Nora, of April .1.1 '.'" The news friim'i(oniliggLlurgh, which we li use • received to t4e,12.t1 of March, give us room taex,-- pe6t. a:great battle immediately, and there is no- talk Negotiations6l .or fPeace. Gen. BtI , IsUGSEN, I.V1101=3&. , health is quite re-chils.tied,, enjoys the full coati dence of his Sovereign, - aijd pf . tbe whole-army." • •COINTSTATINOPILE," days ago the' t he English .passed the. Dardanelles, ,and are now ak anchor pear the City. Their Maritime.. Force con sists of two , 3-deckers, four. other Ships of the Line, and four Frigates: The Captain PA C H WllO xi/as him, self at the Dardanelles, and N . vho. arrived_here befoie the English to announce this unfortunate event, has been dismissed from his office, and it is thought he: will lose his head. According to appearaces, there will soon ibe a decisive battlebetWeen the .two Squa-' drons. That of the Turks is much superior to the English, unless the latter be reinforced. ANOTHER most interesting Debate took place yes terday in the House of Commons, upon the Motion .of Mr. LYTTLETON. The result was most favoura ble w the present Ministers ; their Majority was in creased, and the numbers of their Opponents were considerably reduced, The Houses of Lords , arid Commons -have now unequivocally expressed their opinions upon the causes which led , to the dismission of his Majesty's late Ministers, and there can be no doubt that their opinions are in unison with those of an immense majority of the public. • In consequence of the late Address voted by the University of Canibridge to his MAJESTY, relative to the Catholic Question, an application was made to the Secretary of State to know when his 11 , 1A.JEs.1-1- would be pleased to receive it; and it being necessary, according to etiquette, for his MAJESTY to receive the AddreSses'of the Universities on the Throne, at St, James's Palace, a correspondence took place, and at length Lord HAWKESBUIt Y direaCid that the Address should be presented by deputation, and not-by the University, in a private manner, at the Queen's Pa lace, yesterday. , Accordingly the Deputation assern bledvesterday, soon after twelve o'clock, at theWbite Horse Tavern, Buckingham Gate, and after partak ing of a sumptubus breakfast, at t‘yo o'clock pro-. ceeded in grand procession to the QUEEN'S Palace., The Rev. Dr. ,PEARef., Vice Chancellor, and a Mem ber of each .College, attended. There were also present, His Highness the Dnke of GLOUCESTER, Earl ,EUSTO . N, and Lord IL PETTY, the Members for, the University, and-Mr. P ER cEv The Memberi_Of the Deputation were most gra ciously received; and had the honour to kiss' His NI A :iESTY'S hand. • The following had the honour of having audience, and of kissing HIS, MAJESTY'S hand„ upon, their several appoiptments, &c. Earl of Pembroke, on being appointetito a special Mission. Admiral Harvey, on his promotion. -- Lord Nlanners; on.being created a Peer. LOrd Gordon, ou . being created a Peer. Lord_whitwortit, on being appointed a Member of,the &ird of Trade.' - Lord Tyndale, on being created a Peer. Sir R L ckerton,on being appointed a Lad ortlmidmiralty. Captain Donnelly, 'who brought the. Dispatriii respctting, the Capture of Monte Video, by Lorct•Mulgrave. • • Mr. Plomer; on being appointed Sa,livitar-General i• on which occasion His Maje,dy was pleated to couter the ho nour of. Knighthood upon him, -and he is now Sir Thomas Plainer.'- - - Adiniral DomET and FoRDYCE laid before 1-113 MAJESTY another Report of .. the' Commissioners of Naval Revision. The .Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Messrs. BRANSCOMB and MILES, waited upon his .MAJLSI'Y, to know when he would .be pleased to receive the. City. Address ; when his MAJESTY appoi,nted Wed nesday next, at.the.Queen's Palace. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER IN LORD COLLINGWOOD'S FLEET. Cade?:, March 3r. • " I am sorry to say we have been full of inisO)r tune here—last night we received the melancholy account of the destrudion of the Ajax by fire—she was burnt ; and a considet able part of her crew, were victims to the flames. The Nautilus Sloop is' also lost ; she was wrecked on a barren rock, and many. of the-crew were starved to dtath. , The survivors were for the most part, on board the Ajax, at the time of her misfortune, and thus ended their mise-, ries and their lives. The Captain of the ztjax is rayed, but the late Commander of the Nautilus is lost. It is with sorrow I add that the Crafty Schooner, with dispatches of the greatest moment and national consequence, has. also been captured by the enemy ; and nothing can now so etfeCtually dispel our disap pointed hopes as a rencontre with the Frenchmen who are the cause of all our anxieties. " ,Sir J.DUCIiWORTH has passed the Dardanelles, and U issupposed that by t:lis time he has got pos scS,ion of Turkish -" (:.apt. HALLOWELL, of the Tigre, has sailed also from Sicily,with 5000 Troops, for the Levant, under llt cothancl of Colonel ; it is suppose 4 they ,11",• 1 \ Iwomeiria_" N AV A-L N E W S. .PLYMOUTH, 'l4.—Came, in the Hespher , from Boston; detained by His Majesty's Ship Diana' PORTSMOUtIf, APRIL 15.—Arrived the Alcmene l'i•gate, 'Capt. It RISnAIE, from the Downs, with four.or five Sail under convc)y.; also the Nadrstikeit Smack, DOuwEs Master, from Bourdeaux, bound to Tonningen, laden with wine; &c. detained by the Pluto 'Sloop . of War, Capt. JANVERIN. Sailed the Emulous Sloop of War, Capt. STUPART, for Ireland. The West,-India and other Convoys co . 11e6led here still remain, but will' sail as soon as the Fleet arrives from the Downs. • SurißNEss, Arßtz, 25. -. Arrived the -"frrow Schooner, tieut_.. ITAWES. The Baltic Convoy has received orders not to sail till Fridhy the 17th. Arrived His Majesty's Sliip Retidie s —Capt. PHIL!' LBMORE, to refit; from Deal, and a new Sloop of War and a Brig. Arrived and sailed for OE: River near twenty S.ail appeaf-to..bo.colliers. The Linnet . Gun-brig .sails _to-morrow morning for Portsmouth. The Railleur and Convoy, for Tonningen, remains. - AiWlCir, APRIL 1 s.—The wind having changed to 'the • Edst, and. blowing strong, prevents, the sail ing of the two . outward Packets with the. Husnni and Gottefibtirgli Mails ; all the Coasters that have been detained some days by contrary winds sailed this morning for London. 'Arrived the Eagle Revenue Cutter, Capt. WnITE 9AD, from the Northward. .Reatain the Dauntless, Combatant, and Valorpo Sloops of War. DEAL, APRIL . 15.--Put back last night the Twin . ton Castle East Indiaman, and sailed again this morning with His Majesty's Ships Isis, for Ports , mouth; Bellette, for Sheerness ; sev era l Gun-brigs on . a cruize ; and Explosion Bomb, with the out' ward-bound Vessels, Colliers, Coasters, &c. under cdnvoy, for Portsmouth. GREENOCK, APRIL, 13.—Arrived on .Saturday' Morning the ELzateth, M‘G . RE6on, a running Ships from Trinidall; sailed thence Ist March, joined 0 1 Majesty's Ship the St. Christi - 4e r, convoying the Packet for Europe, 'on the 711), off Tortola, and kept c6rnpany till the 11th, wh,,n the SE: Christopher prted, and Packet the day following ; spoke 0 10 iltargaret,i Gnineaman,,,ofand for Liverpool, jAhii o MARTIN, Master, in lat. 53. , 10ng. 30. on the 4t ll inst. and .kept company tiltshe made the land ;. 51 16 bad hoe six of her guns overboard in a heavy gal ° of Wind; the Jane, SERVICE, from hence to.Tohogoy put into Trinidad the day the Elizabeth sailed. The Minerva, PEARSON, arrived' here on Saturday last from Oporto; sailed thence 21st March, with A Fleet of 17 Merchdnt Vessel 4, under'ComOy of the Raven Sloop of War. One of the Convoy parted for Newfoundland, The Cutter Elizabeth, PEA ON, from St. 'Thomas's, sailed hence 28th Felirio company with the Brig Hefty L. c, for Liver sirmearrivedi ;Ind the Btig Dundas, BURNETT, s 'GilernSep*art' ed company with the lattei four dayi f fiker "1111 SPORTINGIII''TEI-LIGENcb NEWMARKET FIRST SPRINc.MEETING, 'Sof. WEDNESDASY•, APRIL 15. i Mr. floworth's Enterprize, rode by Mr. D. Radcliffe, alth tfri.lci - Mr: Mellish's'weight, beat Mr. Mellish's Czar Peter• rode by Mr. Mellish. on-Enter . C. /opgs. h. ft.— 5 to - a on-Enter fir' P •-• • Sweepstakes of toogs.. each, h. ft. for 4-yr olds. P. I. Ld C;rosvenor's Violante, 9st. lib. - - t Mr. Mellish's Staveley, Bst, soib. - . - - Ld Grosvenor'S M e t eora , S st . i i lb . - - 1 Sirl. Shelley's Si r L' aunce l ot , S st. slb. - - P ci Mr. C. Brown's.,Mountaineer, Sst. zlb. • - P a P a 141 r. Wilson's Coilfederatedlst. 1 lb. - - Five to'z on Violante. Sweepstakes of cogs. each, Sst. 71b. each, AC:MS ! the Flar• * Gen. rosvenor's Briseis, by geningbrough, nut of Lady lane I 1). of St. Alban's b. f. by Coriander, vat of H airy 7 lieatheote's b. I, by Vt:irtor, dam by Ilightlyer - Five to 4 asst Briscis. The First Year of a Renewal of the Newmarket Stakes, of jogs. each, 11. ft colts carrying Sat. 71b. and filli es 2.1 b. .t.): M. D.-Of Grafton's c. Musician, by Worthy, out of Woodbige' Ld Grosvenor's b. f. Pearl, by S ir-Pcter, out of Popinjay's aain- - Ld Grosvenor% b. c. by John Bull, out of Isabella Ld Foley's c. Chaise-and-ono, by Whi,key Mr. Wilson's ch. i. lay Buzzard, out of Tutterella - 5 Five to 2 agst Musician -5 to 4 agst Chaise and-one. Ld Grosvenor's Eaton, Bst. heat LEI Foley's j a sp e r, 9st' 71b. Ab.• M. zoogs.-- 7 z to t on Eaton. Sweepstakes of rsgs. each, z-yr olds 6st 91b. anct3-yr oILS Sat. 51b. Two-yr old C. t Mr. B. Craven's Frances, 2 yrs old - Mr. Latibroke's Warhorse, by Waxy, 3 yrs old Mr. Mellish's Darling, 2 yrs old .Mr. Sit well'& Shelah, 3 yrs old Five.to 4 on Warhorse. Fifty Pounds. by Subscription,, for 3-yr. olds 7st. Sib. 47Y ( ' olds Sst. t ulb. and 5-yr. olds 9st. 41h. B. C. • D. of Grafton's b. C. Podargus, .3 yrs old • -. • Mr. Ladbroke's br. c. Sir Peregrine, 3 yrs old Mr.- Goodisota's b. f. Flighty, 3 yrs old - - a Mr. C. Brownes br. C. Forester, 3 yrs old . Six to 4on Podargus-5,t0 2 agst Sir Peregrine. , r , Mr. Howorth's Lamella, Sat. 71b. rec. tog. front rc' t , Stephenson's f. Annorosio,dam-iby Ow Arcot Arabian 7 5 1311).. Two-yr old C. cogs. - BOXING.--The long-talked of niatch between t l l Game Chicken and Gulley is made, a n d th e y w i d fight for 1000 guineas in Otiober. Dutch San" ° , 5 young Belcher-are matched tit ht for 100 guo )e ,; - e in six weeks. Ryan awl CroPley will fight oil 6 same day, as Will also little Pup c,n.l Dixon. t i f f , LoNnem . :A'rinted by R. itAaats '(of Marzict: - TA ) or BoBv-stree!), and published by W. A. ci t ipe :; ,o 1 .7` l " , Moulton-street). at the. Sun. 12_ Sir occupieg'with tis Army the Mouth Of the Danube made; on the 24th of February, a tliied unsliccessfql attempt to carry that. fortress by assault. " The attack failed from his not having a suffi dent quantity of artillery, and he was obliged to re tire to Faltschi, to facilitate his receiving reinforee mentg of troops . and artillery. The Beisarabian Tar tars are likewise in illation, and, it is feared, may exttmd their ravages over the Pruth, and to Jassy, which is at present very insufficiently Otrisoned." EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM ALTONA, DATED MARCH 31 . " Accounts received:from the head quarters of the respeative armies represent the exertions making on both sides for fresh. operations as 'immense. By the 12th inst. the RuSsians were to be reinforced by near 1 - 20:000 men, consisting ofall the Epercir's Guards,. i8 . ,000 Cossacks and Calmucks, and the Regiments which remained in Livonia,Courland, &c. Prince RXGRATRION has returned to the army, the prop sitionsof NAroLEON:foe the negotiations, with which lie liad been sent to' St. Petersburgh, having been found inadmissible. M. Der NOVOZILTOFF, who had been dispatched to the Prussian Clare, at Me mel, with tie answer of the Emperor; .is said to have been charged to inform the French' Agent; that., when their armies should have evacuated Germany, the proposals of the Emperor NAPOLEON would be listened to." , • VIENNA, INIARCH 18.•'---An English Courier, who arrived here lastnight, brought. the intelligence that after the arrival of Admiral DUCKWORTH in the Archipel:!go, the English Fleet passed the Darda nelles, and appeared before Constantinople, which it threat6ned with a bombardment unless the Porte renewed its alliance with England. T 4 Turkish Fleet, to the number of ten Sail,. was provisionally taken possession of by the English. According to this intelligence, the inhabitants of Constantinople are decidedly •in favour of tile Eng lish. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Accordiilgto tbelatest intelligence from Constan tinople, negotiations still continue between M. Au 'BUTIANOT and the Captain PACHA. It is said that the Russians have made very favourable proposals of. peace to the Porte ; among others, provided the Porte renewed its ancient treaties, with Russia, the latter engages to guarantee all the Turkish Possessions in Europe, Asia, and Africa ; but the Russians will re tain ,pessession of Moldavia and Wallachia until the conclusion of Peace, and the Porte is to maintain a contingent proportioned to its forces, during the war, to be at the disposal of " Intelligence from Widdin informs us that the Russians have assembled 'a considerable corps of troops, and threaten to pass the Danube." They write from Italy, that the Pacua of Janina, with a corps Of 6000 Bleb, has formed a junction with General LAURISTON, for the purpose of attack ing the Russians at Cataro.—(L'Abeyle'du Nord, 31st March.) VIENNA, Mandl 18 .—To-clay a report is circu lated, that an action has taken place between the Ebglisli Squadron Under Rear-Admiral Louis, which had been joined by some Russian ships of the, line, and the. Turkish fleet under the Capt a in PAcn A , - near the Dardanelles, to the disadvantage of the latter, which endeavoured to pravent the passage of any foreign ships through the canal. No official ad vices of this action have, however, as vet been re _ eeived, nor is any date given, nor is it mentioned in the Court Gazelle. The corps of Gen. BELLEGAIWE, which had re mained nine months in the Ragusan territory, on account of the surrender of Cataro, has now returned to Trieste, and will go to Carinthia to be Completed. The report of negotiations carrying, on itl _East Prussia continues, and acquires greater credit. ~ The English have taken several Ships laden with corn for Constantinople, but,without declaring them legal Prizes. BERLIN, MNRCII 14.—1 n the course of last Week. Count SCHULENiiERC., Prussian Minister of State,- arrived here horn Dantzic. , , - Qur G-azei k te Of this day contains...the following ar ticle frOnf Yienna:•- • -" It is certain, that our Co ur t i s zealoUsly ende avour i ng to mediatea general P eace; nay it is said that, the prelimi har y,arrana m oe-,•-ents pro- posed by our Cabinet, which at this critical period has aeted with the greatest wisdom, hare met with . consir. derable success through the able manner in w hich Gen • VINCENT conducts this important - negotiation. Should some alteration i n th e frontiers of -th e Ans- frian dominions be indispensably necessary for the , rtant ad van tages, po foundation of a Solid peace, , our Monarch w ill not he sitate, without demandi n g any ini to make that sacrifice to th e t r anquillity a n d welfare. Of Europe."—(Attond Mercury, Narch 30.) MAILS. AIR re ED.-2 tillStllll, 3 Waterton!. Do E-3 Goticiiburgli, •i Lisbon, i Dublin, / Waterford. 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