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four v• re" tlic d to rUS 3 that tion , !lO C ;t be rml ss of oop s Jove LAO A to Nlafr it of the l icb vitl3 Y at ; we aria Lent irge jot} or- 1 to 'V t N.l At, NEWS. Zorn . the LONDON GAZETTE, 1117). 19, rSO7. rev* All 4 ace, ero the LhO per, Ind tin en t. tse --- Admiralty-Office, May ID, 1807. of a Letter from Admiral Lord Gardner, Corzz ?fonder in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and V.'s sels - employed in the Channel, Soundings, 15'e. to Wm. Marsden, Esq. dated the 15th inst. SIR, • Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez having tran tnitted to me the inclosed letter from Capt. Miller, of the Pallas, giving an account of the capture, by that Ship, on the Bth of this month,-of the Alerte French Privateer, I desire .you will be pleased to.lay the same before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. I have the honour to be, &c. GARDNER. His Majesty's Ship Pallas, at Sea, SIR, May 8, 1807.. His Majesty's Ship under my command, on Abe Morning of the Bth, Cape Ortecral bearing N. 20 deg. W. di stant 66 m il es , capture d L'Alerte 'French Privateer, of 14 guns and 85 men ; sailed from Bourdeaux the 6th of March ; had captured the Brig London,.of London, bound to Quebec, on the 29th of March. I have the honour to be, &c. GEORGE MILLER. ro Sir James Saumarez, Bart. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, &c. &c. &c. Admiralty-Office, May 19, 1807. Copy o f a L e tt er from Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. B. Commander in Chief of His. Ma-, iesty's Ships and Vessels at the Leeward' islands, to Win. Marsden, Esq.dated on L,oard the Northum berland, qll' Martirizque, 4pi1143, 1807. SIR, _ _ I inclose, for the 41formation a the Lords Corn- Ibissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter from Captain Pigot, of His Majesty's Ship Circe vcquainting me with the capture of a fire Brig hi. ateer, of 18 guns and 125 men. I have the-Honour to be, &c. ALEX. COCHRANE. His Majesty's Skip Circe, Carlisle Bay, &a, _l3ar . 4adoes, April 5,•1807. I have the pleasure to acquaint you with 'he cap tire of the French Privateer Brig L'Austerlitz, of 18 6-pounders and 125 men, by His Majesty's Ship Under my command, after a chace of eighteen hours, in lat. 14 deg. 50. min. north, long. 58 deg. west. This Vessel has done more mischief to the trade than any other from Guadaloupe during the War, and has been chased by several of our Frigates before, but from her superior sailing always escaped; and had she not sprung her main topsail-yard, and fore mast, during our chace, we should have Ino chance of coming up with her. She ap eears to be in good order, and well adapted for His Majesty's service, 1 have the honour to be, &c. HUGH PIGOT T Rear-Admiral Sir Alex. Cochrane, K.& Pr.mourn, MAY 18.—Sailed the Bellerophon, A 0 '74 guns, to join the Channel Fleet ; .the /Pool wick Store-ship, of 44 guns, for the Rio de la Plata; Lady Warren, late Armed-ship, for London ; His l lttajesty's Ship Weymouth, for F a lm ou th ; the Raven 'Sloop of War, with a convoy, for Lisbon ; the Phi lomel Sloop of War with dispatches for the Fleet off Cadiz ; and the American Ship' Shepherdess, COL WELL, for Boston. Arrived the Capelin Schooner with a Fleet of Viauallers under convoy from Torbay. Sailed the Moselle Sloop of War on a cruize. Sailed several Transports for Portsmouth to take on board part of the German Legion for the Con, 'PORTSMOUTH, MAY Ig.—Arrived the American Ehip Jane, of Portland, E. MACINTOSH, Master, 4com Charleston, bound tb Rotterdam, laden with lice, sugar, and logwood, in 'much distress; having lost . her rudder, and sustained considerable other damage in a gale of wind, on the voyage, in about lat. 48,, and long. 2.5. On the gth inst. in this si tuation, she fell in with His Majesty's Frigate-Ame thyst, Capt. SEYMOUR, from whom the Jane re ceived the greatest attention and assistance. Capt. SEYMOUR sent on board his carpenter and several leen to repair and re-ship the rudder, which had 'been saved, and was upon deck, but it was found hp- Possible to effeet it; and some spars were then rigged 'Out to steer the ship by, and she fortunately reached t his port by such means. The next day the Arne cyst again spoke the Jane, and Capt. SEYMOUR !liked Capt. MacaltosH whether he could render Min any further service, and if he could, he would most readily do it. Capt. MACINTOSH having, by t he temporary means above stated, got his ship 'Oder command, after thanking Capt. SEYMOUR for Ida very polite attention, declined giving him further trouble. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Thetis, for the yledi t"tranean, with dispatches; Strenuous Gun-vesiel, Le nt. NUGENT, on a cruize; and the Challenger 1111-vessel, Capt. RY.DER, on a cruize, off Havre. Arrived the Explosion Bomb, Capt. Ebucor, *4l l a convoy from the Downs. SBRIXRAm QUAY, MAY 18.....5ai1ed from Torbay elI Channel Fleet, under the com m and at' Sir JAMES imAttEZ, to resume their stati on off 'Ushant ; and l k oe Minerva Frigate, Locust and Coviia Gun 'rigs, on a oruize. SuEERNgss, MAY lg.—The Curlew, Capt. T. lf ,"s 7 G, and Yditure, Capt. P EARCE , are or d ere d to be paid off. Sailed the .Sparrow Sloop of War for Leith, and Vrgent Gtin-briA to Yarmouth. Larne down from the To er ihe Bei), ford Ten <ler, Lietlt. A.NTRAVI, with VoruAtrefs a ilii timpfes , ed Men for the Fleet. Arrived from the Downs the Zebra Bomb, Capt. Bow LES, and has made the signal for TooninAeu. Passed by for the River seoeral bail of Merchant DEAL; ATAY 10.--Sailed His Majesty's Ships Ti gress and L'Espieg/e to the Westward. THE - E:CPEDITION: The arrangements are nearly completed, and the embarkation will speedily take place at Ra►usgate, Margate. and Portsmouth, at one and the same time. Lord CATHCART is entrusted with the chief command. His Lordship is arrived in town for that purpose.— Under him will serve Generals SPENCER, WAR LANE, Lord PAGET, BAIRD, and others of our most darling Officers. Besides the whole of the,King's German Legion, Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry, a force of 15,000. men, the Foot Guards, several regi ments of our other infantry, a large cavalry force, and a very large train of artillery, will be embarked. In military circles, the brigades are mentioned ; the 7th; loth, and 14th Light Dragoons, perhaps the fittest brigade that ever was formed, will be command ed by Lord PAGET. The gallant Col. DORRIEI4 is to have a heivy brigade, consisting of the Blqes, Scotch Greys, and King's Dragoon Guards. We have like wise just heard the names of some of our ablest Co lonels, who are to have infantry brigades, with brevet rank. Several of the Regiments of this Grand Ex pedition will come forward from Ireland, and several of the 2d Battalions will be employed. So many Regiments will go on this service that the duty at home will devolve entirely on the Veteran and Gar rison B•ittalions and on the Militia, which last are certainly the finest of our troops. Report says, that Sir JOHN DOYLE, Bart. whose Regiment, the'fi7th, lately acquired such immortal honour, is likely to go out to ,command in South America. Aniong the. Regiments coming from Irelanri. for the Grand Expedition, the l st, or Royal Dragoons, commanded by the Noble Colonel DE GREY, it is said i will be one. The following Regiments of Infantry are embark ed at Portsmouth ; 13th, 14th, rst Battalion ; 2tith, Ist Battalion, or Cameronians ; .50th, 2d Battalion ; 10th, Veteran Battalion. The German Battalion of the 60th Regiment, a 3 well as the whole of the King's German Legion ) are concentrating in Kent,- and will embark from Deal, Ramsgate and Margate. . The 7th, sth, aid, 5 Oth and 03d, will come from Ireland to join the Grand Expedition. Yesterday HER MAJESTY completed her 63d year, which ,was observed in a private manner at Windsor, by the assembling of most of the ROTA L. FAMILY to conorattilate HER MAJESTY, Scc. upon the occasion. On Monday evening the Duchess of YORK arrived at Windsor. Yesterday morning the Prince of WALES and the Princess. CHARLOTTE of WALES, together with the Dukes of YoRK, CUMBERLAND, KENT; and CAM BRIDGE; Earl WESTMORLAND, Lord WALSINGHAM, &c. 'arrived at 'Windsor. At ten o'clock His MAJESTY rode on horseback in Windsor Park, accompanied by the Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND and KENT ; Princesses AUGUSTA, SO PHIA and AmELIA ; Earls and MoRLAND ; Count MUNSTER ; Generals DE BUDE. GARTH, GWYNNE, HARCOURT and FITZRoY ; Col. TAYLOR ; Messrs. Vip.lEßs and BULKELEY ; Lady G..I3IILKEIRY. 'His MAJESTY and party returned to the Palace at half past twelve. At eleven o'clock the KING'S own StaffoiAshire Militia had a . grand field-day in Windsor Little Park, upon the occasion, opposite the Royal Apart ment,' in Windsor Castle, under the command of Colonel DESBROW. The QUEEN, the PRINCE ,of NVALEs, the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE of WALES, the DUKES of CAMBRIDGE and SUSSEX, appeared upon the Terrace, to view them during the time of their going through their evolutions; at the conclusion of which they fired a feu-de-joye in honour of the day.—After theßeview the QUEEN, the PRINCESSES, &c. took an airing to HER MAJESTY'S house at Frogmore, and walked in those delightful gardens. In the evening THEIR MAJESTIES had a concert and ball at the Castle. The Countess of CHOLMONDELEY opened her su perb mansion in Piccadilly, on Monday evening, to the fashionable world. Nearly one thousand per sons of the first distintion were present—among whom were their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of CAMBRIDGE and KENT, his Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER, SCC. Last night's Gazette contains an Order in Coun cil making it lawful for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope to levy a duty, not exceeding t 5 per cent. on goods, wares, and 'merchandize imported into that Settlement from any part of His Majesty's Dominions, not of the produce, growth, or mann faaure of Great Britain or Ireland. The Gazette also contains an Order in Council, making some ad ditional regulations relative 'to the trade with New loundland, in .skins, horns, wool, tallow, /ix. &c. The Mercury, from Demerara ; an Armed Ship, from Glasiow, for St. Thomas's ; and a Brig, from lialifax, with horses, for tarbadoes, are stated to be captured and carried into Guadaloupe. The Acasta Frigate, with the Fleet under convoy; which sailed from Cork on the 23d of February; arrived at Barbadoes on the. sth of April. The Argo, ABRAM, from- Plymouth, for Demerara ; Ma- BARCLAY, and the Simon Cock, BOON, from LOndbri, for Surinam, joined the Acusta on the 29th of March, and parted on the 2d of April with the Ships bound to the Colonies, under convoy of a Sloop of War. CORN-EXCIIANGE, MAY 20. —The supply of Wheat to-day hi considerable, with several fresh arrivals from Suffolk, and it continues to go . off heavily, at a further declension in price ; Barley, likewise ; but very few White Pease, which are dearer ; the two sorts of Beans keep their . prices ; Oats also, of which there are some more further ar rivals..of foreign ; Flour in great plenty, with about 6000 more barrels from America, at 425. to 44}. , per barrel. Wheat 45s a 6os a 75s od Beans •- :la; a 48s 0.1 Fine ditto -. 78s a hes o('. Tick Beans 36, a 4zs cd Rye - -38 s a 4zs od Oats 2,1 s a 2ss a 2g.ti od Barley -• • - 3us a 3hs 0d • Polaad ditto 3.)5 , a 3zi od Malt - . 67:i a b7S cd i Rape c,:d :, - ;l. 3zl ~,:. od White Pea;,e 133 s a 88s o:t l'in2 Flo:_J h,., ahi do W PiJiLLI.I7IsA mEmnEns ELLC TED. i. , . INGqim—Daniel Parker Cnk, t§q. ; JAn Sunith,'Eiq. • CIIIPLTNHAM— Maitland, Esq. eleaed ; Dawkins, Esq. and B;ake, Esq. equal on the Nil: • LANCASTER—John ,Dmt,,Esq. ; Peter Patten, Esq. BOD.MlN—Liircl De Dutistativille ; Davis Giddy, Esq TREGUNI--Colonel ©'.Callaghan ; --- — Wen t worth, Esq. GRAMPOUND-*HOII. A. Cochrane Johnstone; Hon. G. A.- Cochrane. LINCOLN COUNTY.-State of the Poll. Chaplain, Esq. - 1044 -- Ellison, Esq. - - 709 77.7777 Pelham, Esq. - - 602 ' BEDFORDSHIRR.--CIOSe Of the Poll. Pytn, Esq: - - - 1 113 Gen. F►tzpatrick - - 1050 Osborn, Esq. - - 1039 SUSSEX—State of the Poll. Wyndham, Esq. - 3122 . -- Fuller, Esq. - 759 Sergison, ESq. • - - 1673 SKREWS/IIiRY-State of the Poll. . Hon. W. hilt - - 507 .T. Jones, Esq. - - - 329 Hon. G. H. Bennett - - 303 DORSET COUNTY.—State of the Poll - Pitt, Esq. - - 1454 Portm:in, Esq. - 1101 Bankes, Esq. - - 109 1 WESTMINSTE EGT lON .—S tate of this clay's' Poll at one o'clock— Sir F. Burdett - - - 170 Lord Cochrane - - 157 Mr. Sheridan - - - 82 *Mr. Elliot - - - 40 It was not 'generally - known that this Gentleman had declined any further contest. - WEST 1111YSTER ELECTION. Et EVFNTH DAY. The numbers at the close of the Poll yes:erday were— Fir Sir F. BURDETT __. •F 3 2 99 . Lord COCHRANE F.l.l.l<yr Mr. SHERIDA IV On the.close of the Pell, Mr. SHERIDAN first a& dresstd the people, and referring to some expressions which .Were said to have dropped from one of :the Candidates (Mr. Elliot), asked his - audience what they would think of the principles of any man who professed himself ready to support any Administra-' tion ? and here he would address a few words to the Candidate on his left (Mr. Elliot). Did - the Elec tors really imagine that Mr. ElliOt was of such pliant principles as to be able to suit them to the wishes and the measures of any set of Ministers (Much noise and tumult from one quarter, and from one particu lar individual.) . Mr. Sheridan reminded the multi•; , tude, that the strongest proof of friendshipthey could af f ord him was to hear every one who had to defend himself ; and wished at present that he might ex perience no interruption, in order that those whose .principles he, should lay open, might have the Mor tification of hearing him. Indeed, when he now beheld his broad-fiiced friend and the green coat orator, look so good humoured, he flattered himself with an attentive hearing. lint to return to his lett ; some one of the Candidates was said to profess him self ready to support any Minister who should. have a majority in Parliament. Such was the extent of Court influence and' corruption, that no Minister would find it very diffitult to procure a majority, but he would not impute such sentiments to the Can didate on his left, unless he heard bins avow them, and if he could not hear him, the fault was theirs. He at least, would-not attack an adversary who was not allowed to reply to him. He should not there fbre, as it had been suggested to' him 'yesterday, fall foul of the Brewer ; fur to attaek the ; Brewer without his being permitt e d to repel th e attack, would be foul and unfair. As to . • the Brewer and his profession, he had, however, a word or two to• say; but nothing of a personal nature, —What he meant to offer, only referred .!() the profession and the trade in which that 'Gentle- " man was engaged. He was peculiarly' bound to honour it on account of the f r i en d s hip an d esteem he owed to many distinguished persons embarked in that great trade. Who that heard the name of Mr. • Whitbread, but must think with gratitude of one of the firmest friends of freedom—of one Of the most determined enemies of corruption and oppression . And when he- mentioned Mr. Combe, who but would salute them with the name of the warmest supporters of the people and of their rights ? He could not, therefore, be supposed to be an - enemy to• the profession : at the same time he must be allowed to say, that he did not like to see brewers become the owners of public-houses. Whether the article they dealt in' was fair or not, the publican in such cases had no power-to alter it be had nu choice' or eleaion in his power; because, if the pUblican at tempted to change his liquor, he should soon also be obliged to change his habitation. Now a word to the Noble Candidate, on his left—but that Word should be uttered without any hostile sensation, and in the same tenor of condud and feeling with which he felt proud to have conduced himself towards his oppo nents throughout the whole of the contest. The Noble Lord. was imagined to have expressed opi nions highly derogatory from that resped which all good men must feel to be due to the me mory of their late illustrious Representative,- Mr. Fox ; he was happy to observe, that the Noble Lord had retraced these expressions ; and every one knows that the next merit to that of falling into an error, was the merit •,of confessing an error after you have falieointo it. Indeed it would be unpar donable in any man to harbour any malignant sen- • timent towards Mr. Fax, a man into whose compo sition a single drop of gall had never entered, and who. never cherished against any human being the slOstest sentiment of rancour or hostility.—The twxt topic Noble Lord was in the habit of into fur defraying the expences of his (gr. I,.eri dan's) late Lleetion.—Her4 too, the Noble Lord has taken up his fads lightly, and be would refer t o Mr. Booth for the refutation of most of there----Not a shilling was ever paid out of the =Treasury to sly- port_ either hiS. or Sir Samuel Hood's Electi 6n.- 7 -A s to private friends contributing to the legal expe'nc2s of an Election, he should be proud of such a sup= • port ; for how otherwise could a poor man, but still an independent man, ever prevail against him, who, with a strong purse, would be corrupt, though 'rich. And now was there not an appeal made •in the cause of Sir Francis Burdett, not to Duke's, Earls, and the Nobility at large, but to the heart and good sense of the people ? In the, subscrip• tion for such a cause, be imagined he might see the names of Mr. Bosville, of Mt`. 'Brand, Member for Hampshire, and of other Gentlemeb of less for tune. Indeed be imagined he saw in such subscrip tion, honourable names put down to half crowns and shillings, yet who would venture to say that such a subscription was disgraceful to the cause of Sir F. Burdett, or to those whose names appeared on it ? Such persons were the best patriots : and 4s to the Nobility- of the Whig Party, whose apathy and indolence on the present occasion was he had'only to say, that he was not wanting to. the cause of liberty, but he would give it no epithet ; he came forward in its support ; but he. was not seconded—the fault therefore was not with him, • but with those who had the means of supporting the cause, but who, on the present occasion, deserted or negleeled it. Lord COCHRANE insisted, that names of the Sub scribers towards Mr. Sheridan's Elealion, should not be looked upon as private friends: they were Mem bers of the-then Govtiroinent ; there were many, ot theM Peers; and with regard to either, their inter fereke in Eletiious was highly unconstitutional. Ai to the charges he bad made against abs in the Navy, the truth of them and of his sincerity would host appear when he had an opportunity of Mg the subject before Parliament, which he pledged himself to do. That part he would aat as an inde pendent Man—he aeted on the present Occasion as an independent man--for whoever courted or agreed to :iny coalition with any other Candidate was, in his opinion, subverting the freedom of Eleation. Mr. JENNINGS said, that oainic. for Sir Francis Burdett, it was not necessary for him to make any professions; the People were satisfied that whenever Sir F. Burdett came into Parliament, he would do his duty. He was not a little. amused with the as sertions of independence made by the Noble . Lord, and with • his professed determination to spurn all coa liti on . ; f or l ou d and confident as these pretensions seemed to be, • yet the Noble Lord should not forget that he had applied in person to one of Sir Francis Burdett's 'Committee,' and offered an exchange of second votes. Lord CocnRANE, interrupted Mr. Jennings, in or der- to . explain his condutt—lt was true, he said, that meeting a number of Voters in the interest of Sir Francis Burdett, he did solicit their second votes, for he should always be proud of the sUtfrages of independent men, but should never attempt to force the conscience of any man. Mr. J.ENNINGS observed, that the Noble Lord left the fact just as he had stated it ; and there would be no difficulty in proving it. As to the independence atfeEted to be preached by the opponents of Sir Francis, he wished the Ele6tors would ask the Noble Lord and Mr. Elliot, which side they intended to support in ParliaMent ; and whether they were not already engaged to support Administration ? • Mi. ELLIOT attempied to speak in reply to Mr. Jennings; but notwithstanding Mr. Sheridan's ap peal to the multitude for a patient hearing in his favour, we could not, from the uproar of the mob, accurately collea any thing that fell from hini. MIDDLESEX E LECTIONI SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, MAY 19. The Poll yesterday recommenced at nine o'clock, and proceeded very stowly,not a single cavalcade pro cession, or public entry of any kind, taking pluce.— At four the books were cast up, and in about half au hour the numbers were declared as follow : Fur WriLl MitLisn, Esq - 848 GEORGE BY NG, Esy. - - 795 Sir CHRIS TOPII tit BAYNFS; 13t. 409 Mr. BYNG was the first who addressed thepeople; he said he could not take his leave of the Freeholders this'day without expressing his most grateful thanks for the support they had attbrded him. However ,flattering his majority over the Hon. Baronei's in terest might be—yet he hoped and trusted that 'would not induce his friends to relax in their sup port and canvass, as he could most honestly say, that by forwarding his interest, they were sup porting the hOnour and independence of themselves and that of the Country at large. Mr. Mr.l.Ltsit, in very fervent terms, entered into the expression of his gratitude for the high state they had placed him on the Poll, which he could not but consider as a proof that his conduct, the short time he bad represented that County in Parliament, had met with their approbation. Sir CLIRLSTOPHER BAYgES then came forward tv return his hearty thanks to the Gentlemen Free holders for the generous support they had already afforded him, and to request a further continuance . Of it, as the only means to secure his election, and thereby assert their own honour and independence. It was true that his - opponents had ran him hard in. the beginning of the race—he admitted ~it—but they knew little vlMt a bottom he had here (clapping his hand on his breast, which was received with much approbation).—Sir Christopher then again stated, that he was wholly unconneeted with any man or set of men—he stood perfectly free and independent of any one—if they were true to him, he would be true to them ; but let that .be as it may, he pledged himself to be true to‘his God, his Country, and his King, in every situation he might be placed. The Hustings were then cleared. A letter from a Military Gentleman, dated North. fleet Barracks, May 14, says—" I am arrived at this place, but we have received no orders yet to einbark. I expect to have a very large command of about 1400 horses, of the corps of Artillery Drivero, b e . sides what we may buy in this country. The'gene.. ral opinion is, that we are going to Join the Allits' in Poland. We go with the German Legion, above 5000 British infantry,'Lord PAG.ET9z PrdOOEIS, and two troops of H0.. - se Artillery. which fr.