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MAILS. AR A !vs* Cottenburgh, 1 Dublin, I Waterford , Dus-4iLisbon, Dublin, r Waterf ord. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A i TWELVE O ' C;MCK. Consols fot Op. 641 I Red. Ann. - 63 i Omnium - I THE SUN. SOLEM QUI; DICERE PALSUWAODEAT L 0 V D 0 -IV, TUESDAY , JUNE 23, 1807. LAST night we received Paris and Dutch Papers, the former to the 14th, and the latter to the 18th instant, and this morning two Gottenburgh Mails ; but they bring very little news. There is a repdtt of a general aaion having been fought between the Aussians and the French, in which the former are said to have been viaorious ; but it is mentioned in so vague a way, that we fear it is not .entitled to much credit. The faEt of General LEFEBVRE hav ing been created Duke of Dantzic is confirtned by the French Papers : fortunately for the new Duke the Estate given to-him to support the title is Situ ated in the interior.of-France. Yesterday both Houses of Parliament met, pur suant to the ,Royal Proclamation ; the attendance both of Peers and Commons was very numerous. Mr. YORKE, in a very eloquent Speech, proposed Mr. ABBOTT as Speaker. The Motion was seconded by Mr. BANKES, and unanimously agreed to by the House. When ' that Gentleman had taken the Chair, and returner' thanks to the House -for the honour conferred upon him, the Chancellor of the Exchequer congratulated him upon the occasion, and the House adjourned. The new Speaker will, be presented at the Bar of the House of Lords:kbita day, to the Lords Commissioners, for the purpose Of receiving His MAJESTY'S approbation. THE Opposition Writers thick they have 4iscoyer.- ed a great inconsistency in . Mr. CANNING, because he spoke with some severity upon the letters writ ten by Lord REDESDALE, while he was in Ireland ICI Lord FINGAL. But when Mr. CANNING ItIOVIgk: that Lord REDESDALE'S sentiments were not suffi-, cleric ty enlightened• upon the subjea of the Roman Catholic expeetations„he could have no conceptiOn that those expectations would be so great as they have since appeared, or that 'an Administration' would exist who would be disposed to gratify those expedations co their utmost extent, and remove every guard for the security of our Religious Establish- went which the wisdom ofour ancestors had ere&ed, and the rernoval of which might, in the end, produce , tbe dawn fall of theliritish Constitution. Matters were in a very different state when Mr.,CANNING uttered the speech which has been revived with so much acrimony against him, and his charaaer derives advantage from the very point which has been brought foiward with a view to degrade him. That speech shews, that he was friendly to the Roman Catholics, and that he was an.enemy to every senti ment which seemed to have its origin in bigotry. But though he was ready to repel do trines apparently: severe against the Roman Catholics, it never aiila,` be supposed that he was willing to'hazard the Con-, stitution for their relief; and accordingly, when it was made a question, whether the KING should abide by the. sacred duties which he contraded on ascending to the Throne of his Ancestors, and maintain our . Civil and . ,Religious Establishments inviolate, Mr. CANNING then resolutely 5t00d:4,4 7 , , ward as the friend of his Country, a nd att empted4oo guard it from the perils of thpse : licentious refornik' • which have afforded so awful a / warning in the tne-: lancholy state of the Continent: Tna line.of argument adopted by the advocates of. the late Ministry, respeeling the passage of the Dar danelles and the taking of Alexandria, renders it absolutely necessary that the subje& should be fully investigated, because, attempts are made to throw .the responsibility,not only of the execution, but of, the plan itself, upon the Officers employed. We do not pretend to be acquainted with the instruaions under which our Commanders in the Mediterranean have aced, but, judging from. the fa&s Which are before the Public, we are convinced that the failure is to be attributed to the want of judgment wish. which =operations were planned at home, and: not to any want either of skill or courage in those who were to execute them abroad. It cannot be forgotten that when the intelligence of the passage of the Dardanelles reached thissCountry, it was companied with a report that Sir JOHN Ducxwoarn had succeeded in his obje&, and that all our dif ferences with Turkey were. adjusted. What was then the language of the supporters of the late Mi nisters ? The whole merit of the plan was attributed to them, and the Officer who was supposed to have succeeded was scarcely noticed. We know one, Gentleman, indeed, who h e ld a hi g h s i tuat i on under, the late Administration, who would scarcely even allow his colleagues aay share in the merit ; fora some days after the arrival of the intelligence of the Passage of the DardanelWz Le was occupied altnost from morning till night in boasting, to every one he knew, of the success of his plan. But when it was known that the negotiation had not succeeded, then the whole blame was thrown upon Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH ; Ministers were to have all the praise Of success—the Admiral all the disgrace of failure. We have been told, indeed, that the plan formed at home was excellent, but that it was not properly executed. This is a serious charge, and ought to be supported by strong proof; those who have made it have not thought proper to adduce any. Before any blame is attached to Admiral. DUCKWORTH, it should be clearly shewn that the force he had with him was,adequate to the service "he had to tlerfortn. Upon this subje& we should be glad to ask a.ques don, which those who appear to be so perfe&ly ac quainted with the orders given to our commanders in the Mediterranean, can no doubt answer ii they please. Did Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH' urge the pro priety of having a body of land forces embarked on board-his Fleet, in order to facilitate his operations, and were they refused on the ground that they were :ordered to'Alexandria, and could not be diverted to another service ? We wish much to have that fa& ascertained ; it has been repeatedly asserted, and we have never seen it contradi&ed. We are the more anxious to have an answer to this question, because, -we have reason to believe that it is the opinion of almost every Officer of Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH'S Fleet, that if he- had had land forces to take posses sion of the .Castles of the Dardanelles, the Expedi tion would have terminated very differently: With . respe& to the Expedition to Alexandria, the reasoning of the supporters of the late Ministers is really curious. In answer to the assertion that the attack upon Alexandria was impo!itic, because it was unnecessary, as there was no danger of the French lauding in Egypt,, it was said, that those who made the assertion talked upon a subje& which they did not understand—that the taking of Alex andria was not to be Considered as a single measure, but a part of a great and conneded system of oper ations. When it was urged- that. the attack-upon Alexandria was inconsistent with good faith, be cause we were not at war with Turkey, then it,was discovered it was not made in consequence of orders from home, and that this part of the great and con liv&td system of. operation was merely a contingent measure, and left entirely to the - discretion of the Commander. Now, if it be true that the Troops . could not be spared to Admiral DucxwOarti be- cause they were destined for Alexandria, then it will appear that this contingent measure, which was left entirely to the discretion of the Commander, was, in fa&, positively and finally determined, upon at home. • The following is given in a Morning Paper as the Amendment which is to be proposed to the Address. We have, however, too good an opinion of the un derstanding of the Gentlemen who compose the Op position, to believe that it is corred : " That his MAJESTY'S faithful Commons eagerly • 'seize this occasion of approaching the person of their `IIELOVRD SOVEREIGN, and-of expressing that uni cl form loyalty, and respectful atfeetion, with which the blessings of his. MAJESTY'S Reign cannot fail to inspire a British Parliament that his MAJESTY'S faithful COmmous are well assured of his MAJESTY'S constant support of the Establishments of Church and -State; but at the saine time they 'deem it their duty to his MAJ EST Y, ,and to their Country, to ex press their deep regret that the ostentatious and' un necessary mention of this attachment Of iliS MAJESTY c to) the.funda'rnental principles of the British Consti , i ttitipn, should be employed to cast in unjust 4 ,p,tsion On a large, portion of hi s M AJESTY ' S most subjeas—taus laying a broad foundation . for religious dissentious, and branding with 'the hateful inark.of Treason to the Constitution, all such .as may differ : from the peculiar policy of an exiStino . Administration : that, whilst his MAJESTY'S faith ful Common, individually and together, rejoice that it has fallen to their lot to express-their zealous alty to his MAJESTY, they cannot at the same time withhold the expression of their profound sorrow,: that it was deemed necessary - to intercept, in' the first step of its progress, the last Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom- 7 a Parliament which, ele&- ed by the free - and uninfluenced voice of the People, and mindful of its honourable origin, had entered upon a system of Economy and Reform, which would at once have alleviated the People of their heavy burthens, and have added new energy to the Government : that, in the midst of this regret for the past, his MAJESTY'S faithful Commons look with consolatory hope to the future ; and, recalling .to their memory the many blessings of his .MAJES . TY'S long and glorious Reign, they have to express their full confidence, that what has begun in tolera tion may not end in persecution—that Religious and civil Liberty will still proceed together; and that HousE of BRUNSWICK will not take away what the HOUSE of ORANGE had granted." The Duchess of BRUNSWICK is not arrived, as reported but as she embarked on the 2001 in the Clyde Frigate, she may be expeCted every moment, in a Country where a loyal and liberal People will be Proud to afford an asylum to the virtues of this amiable and unfortunate Princess. • THEIR MAJESTIES, the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE, =Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, walked on Windsor Terrace "from seven till eight o'clock, on Sunday evening. The company' was very numerous, but we only noticed Earl WIL TON and the Royal Attendants, persons of distinc tion, among them. The RO XAL FAMILY c.atue to town to-day. G OTTE P URGE! E I!LS. STRALSUND, JUNE 7.--General BLuetagß, who arrived here a few days since, ha& taken• the com mand of the Prussian. Troops under the King of Sweden. The Armistice still continues hi force, and the King has. had an interview with General BRUNE, but . we are yet ignorant of what passed at this inter view: GOTTENBURqH, JUNE 15.—The day before yes terday two Fleets,• the one going to England under convoy of the Sally armed Ship (Capt. CHETEIAM), which opposed (he Fren c h a t th e siege of Dantzic ; the other under convoy of the Pandora Brig, bound to the Sound, were, by a strong gale of westerly wind, forced in here • the Pandora has in her con voy five Sail of Transports laden with gunpowder, for Memel. JUNE 12. —Wednesday arrived the Dorset and Lady Nepean Packets,. with Mails and Dispatches, when an Estafette was immediately sent to the King at Stralsund. Yesterday Captain PROPONCHER, Aid-de-Camp to General BLUC HER, arrived here from :Stralsund, with Dispatches for the English Government, and for the Dake of YORK : he will take his passage in the PaAet in turn of sailing to-clay; as will also M. ADLERSBRRG, the new Swedish Minister to the Court of London, • HEAD-CLUARTERS, STRALSUND, JUNE I.—Adju tantGerrral Baron FAWAST returned last - Saturday evening from Deramin, after having, on the 29th ult. concluded and signed a Cartel with the French Colonel FAys, for the mutual exchange of Prisoners of War. • His Royal Majesty having recalled, under date of the• Ist ot last month, his Minister Plenipotentiary; Lieut.-Col. VON REtIAUSEN, from his mission to the British Court, has been graciously pleased to appoint in his stead Baron ADLERSBERG, Lord of . the Bedchamber, and Knight of the Order of the Sword, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at that Court.—(Gottenburel Gazette of June 12.) AUGSBURGH, MAY, 24.—This. morning arrived .here the fine Spanish,Regirnent of Dragoons of Al garke ;. and on the 181 h, the Spaniel' General, Mar quis HERMOFILLA. On the 21 st he dined with the Ele&or of Treves"; and afterwards proceeded with the Ele&or and-his sister; Princess CsuN 'GONDA, to the Thtee Moors, to see Spanish Regiment of Gua dalaXara, which marched by in parade : the regi mentals of these troops are white, with red cull's.— (Stockholm, Gazette of June 12.) THL THEATRE. Haymarket. Mr. YOUNG, whb has for some years possessed a high reputation as an actor, upon Provincial Boards, last night made his, first appearance before a London audience in-the Climeler of Hamlet. It is needless to observe that this. charmer, is perhaps the most difficult in the whole province of the drama, and re quires a combination of powets and attainments rarely,.if ever, possessed., Mr: YOuNG has a well-proportioned figure, of the middle size. , His fiice is regular, and capable of strong expression, but not of, much variety.. His eye istintelligent, but he is too much in the habit of contracting the lids, which action may give him an appearance of shrewdness, but prevents his counte nance from having due animation. His voice is powerful and extensive; his tones are never harsh and unmusical, and some of them are soft and pa thetic. He speaks distinQly, but at times with too much labour. His atlion is natural, and by no means redundant. His performance was evidently the effea of an attentive, consideration of the part. He did not appear to follow implicitly the track a others, but to aat from the retieCtions and impulses of his own mind. A 3 the charaCter of Harnle't is now so well under stood, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for' Mr. YOUNG 10 attempt to:thros.v iiew light upon it .without exposing himself to the charge of af fe&ed innovation. He displayed judgment and feel ing, and altogether manifested very strong claims to a distinguished situation•On the London boards. Though he made a , veryfavourablo impression on the audience, it cannot be doubted that, as he had a great object at stake, he was hardly in full posses sion of his powers, and that, now he has passed through the fiery ordeal of London criticism with so much success, ,be will exert himself with greater confidence, and feel more at ease in all his future ef forts. We are very glad that such an aelor is added to the London- Stage,.and think the public, is much in debted to Mr. COLMAN for having been the first to bring the talents of this new Performer into a sphere of action better fitted for. them. In this respeet Mr. COLMAN laudably follows the steps of his father, who bad the merit of introducing HENDERSON to the London boards, an a&or of such merit as to ex cite great 'regret that he should so soon hatie been lost to the world. Mr. YOUNG was received with zealous applause throughout, not the mere elle& of that liberality which influences the audience on such occasions, bitt obviously from'a high opinion of his talents. The KING and Princess MARY are indisposed . with cold;. His MAJESTY did . not ride out yesterday in consequence. Princesses' AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and Am ELIA, took their usual ride on horseback with several . attendants. Yesterday. at one o'clock, the - Prince of WALES paid a visit to their MAJESTIES, ,and left Windsor soon after three for town. Bread remains at the same price as it was last week. It is reported, that a change has taken place in the Russian Ministry; that Baron BUDBEItG has resigned, and M. NowozitaSoPF received the Port folio of For e i gn Affairs,and that CoUnt ROMAN zow has been succeeded by Count STROGONOFF in the Commercial D4parttnent. The latter not long since left this Country, and his appointnient wi't, it is soiTosekt,, be extrerucly,favoutable to this Country. NAVAL_, NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 22.—The indignant' Gan brig arrived yesterday with the 'following Ships un der convoy, from the,Dos,vtis : Anna Maria Chris tiana, LINDSAY, for Jamaica; Earl Moira, NA -I':,E%, for Curaqoa ; Surinanz,:llYNDatAtc, for Swim:. ,; Malta, —, for Malta; G4in, BELL, Su►ali , l ;c . ----, and William, JENKINS, for Si. John's, New- - foundland ;- Enterprize, ----, for South America l. Afred,Con;sert, for Tobago; Navigation, CR RUSE,' for St. Thomas; Success, BLANKENRON, and the Valiant, GRANS, for Gibraltar ; also the Dapper Gun-brig, Lieut. GARDNER, from a cruize. This day arrived the Mars - , of 74 guns, CL t. LUcAN, from Plymouth. Yesterday sailed La Seine Frigate, Capt. ATKINS, for Cork, with about ten Sail under her convoy. This day sailed the St. Alban's with the • under mentioned Ships under her ilroteetion for India the Royal George, GRIBBLE, Watley; MONT'AGUE, Wexford, BAR,NARD, IVindhani, STEWART, and Fart Howe, MURRAY, having on board the 14th and 56th Regiments of Foot; and the Mercury Paiiket, also for India. Dropped down to St: Helen's the Isis, of 5o guns, Blossom and Star Sloops, and the 4/phea Cutter, with the Newfoundland Convoy, which will sail the moment the wind is fair; and also the Ma labar, of 50 guns, which will take under her pro, leEtion Ships for the Cape of Good Hope and South America. Went out of harbour this morning the Ulysses, of 44 guns; after underg9-ing a thorough repair. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Spencer for Falmou h, and His Majesty's Ship Theseus for North , Yar, mouth. Mr. THOMAS RICKETTS is appointed Purser of the Theseus, of 74 guns. YARMOUTH, JUNE 22.—Arrived t his morning the Dorset Packet, from Gottenburgh, and landed his Excellency.M. ADLERSURRG, his Swedish .111ajesty's Minister, and Capt. PROPONCIIER, charged . via Dispatches from 'General BLUCHER to His Ruyal Highness the Duke of YORK ; he brings no nevi's. DEAL, JUNE 22.—Arrived the Wravler Gu n _ brig from a Cruize, and a Fleet of Transports, un der convoy, from the Westward. Sailed the Vixen Gun-brig, with the outward bound Ships under convoy, to the Westward. CoRK, JUNE 17. -- Yesterday His Majesty's. 5144 Santa Margarita, Capt. RATHEONE j and Virginie, Capt. BRACE, sailed from Cove on a cruize. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. To the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Gun-brig Fearless, for the recapt ure o f the Robert arid fannett„ , :n the Ist of lanuary, 113.a7, the salvage thereof, on So•rrci, on arrival, after ' the rat or 1111)', 'and tor three months to conic, at No. 22, 'E. ssex- street , Strand. DLIBLIA, - JuNE 18. A singular anion ha's occupied the Court of 'Ex 'chequer for four days this Term ; , it .was brought by the personal Representative of a Lady, to reco ver damages for the brea c h o f a promise of mar riage made to the deceas e d : t h e Defendant leas de murred. It being a novel case, much ingenuity and learning have been displayed by the Counsel on each side, and the Court has, taken time till next Term to pronounce its opinion. On Saturday and Monday, squadrons of the Ger man Cavalry marched in here, on their route to England, to be embarked for the Expedition. On. Monday night last,. Mr. Justice DRURY ap prehended a man named Townsend, from the county of Wicklow, charged with having . pass e d severa l Bank Post Bills which were stolen out of th e mail ; there were several Bank Post Bills for five guineas each, as also three and three .and an half guineas, on the Bank of BER . ESFORD and C u . f oun d copcealed in the handkerchief about his neck, and innde his shirt, by the close examination of the Magistrate; he has been identified by.several per sons'whom he had recently succeeded in defrauuing. Mr. COOKE.—We are extremely concerned to state, that some very melancholy accident is suppos ed to have befallen this celebrated aelor, who ,was engaged to perform six nights in our theatre, and should 'have made his first appearance on Monday evening last. It is seriously apprehended that, on his journey from London to this town, he has been waylaid by a strong detachment of evil, spirits, who, notwithstanding his well-tried valour in the wars of Coniac, actually succeeded in overpowering and cur rying him off, but whither is not yet ascertained.— We think he could not be easily suldued, but wou;d maintain the contest until totally unable either to walk or stand !--(Manchester Volunteer.) POLICE-OFFICE, WHITECHAPEL.--0 11 Saturday Thomas Holmes, alias' Betfancin Craddick, alias Cad dick, and John Briant, •alias Birkett, were fully committed to Newgate for trial, on a charge of cut ting and stabbing John Watkinson, and others, when the Watford waggon Was stopped in Holborn, three weeks ago.—On the same day Finch and Junes wele fully committed to the sane prison, .on .seretat charges, ,ist, a burglary, in the night of May 27, in the house of Mr. Smith, in Providenee-row, Fina bury-square; further charged with returning from transportation before the' expiration .01 their sen tences; and further still with shooting at the ()di cers, on Sunday the 14th instant. A more despe rate charader than Finch has seldom infested the Metropolis; and nothing, he said, could have inu duced him to surrender, beset as be was with Officers, vvith Griffiths at their head, on the 14th inst. but the want of ammunition.