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=:". IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT: HOUSE OF PEERS, WESKESDAY, JANUARY 14. In the Appeal, Page and Others v. Hamilton and Others,' Mr. Phillimore was heard for The Ile- Sponaents.—Farther consideration deferred till Fri day. The Exchequer Bills Bill passed through a Com. mittee, and was reported. Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14. Mr. Hawkins Browne and some others took the Oaths and their Seats. IRISH ELECTIONS. Sir J. NEWPORT brought up his Bill to amend the 42d of the King, with a view to introduce certain additional Regulations in the Trial of Controverted Ele&ions and Returns for Ireland.—Read 'a first time, and ordered to be printed and read a second time OD Friday. IRISH OFFICES. Sir JOHN NEWPORT then gave notice, that,. to morrow, a he would tnove for leave to bring in Bill 'forAbolishing certain Offices de - sCribed in the Re port of the Commissioners for Inquiring into the Fees and Emoluments of Offices in Ireland, and also for regulating ,certain other Offices, in which :30111C deviations from their proper ,objet had taken place. ARMY ESTIMATES. The SECRETARY AT WAR presented at. the table the Estimates for Army Services for the Year 1807. —Ordered to lie on the table. - The Right. Hon. Secretary stated that he had another Paper in his hand, which he was to present according to the provision of , the Mt of the 46th of the King. This was a Copy of a Warrant with cer tainQrders to the Officers and. Non-commissioned Officers of the. Army, pursuant. to the At above mentioned.--Thts being presented, Mr. PERCIVAL said a few words; in a very low tone of voice: We understood him to express a wish that this Paper might be printed, as it might . perhaps render unnecessary a Motion. made by a Noble Lord (Castlereagh) on a former 'occasion... The SECRETARY at WAR observed, that if the' Noble Lord- himself had been present, he would have asked him whether the Paper might not super sede the necessity of one of his Motions. It was important to know this, because-if this Paper would answer the Noble Lord's purpose, it would .save some time and trouble at the War Office. The Paper was ordered to lie on the table. The SECRETARY at WAR then gave notice, that he would move, That the. Estimates_ be taken into con sideration i❑ the Committee of Supply this day se:unight. The Malt Duty Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. He could only Communicate the faa, leaving it. to others to draw such inferences as the fad might. ap pear to warrant. A Learned Gentleman the other night,had adverted _to this Treaty, and seemed de sirous to knot whether we had bound ourselves down to a particular system of action with re gard to the American and Neutral Navigation and Commerce, ,or whether His Majesty had re served to himself a right to proceed as far as was ne cessary to counterad the designs of the Enemy, by using means equally severe against his commerce as he used against our's. He had no objedion to an swer that question. His Majesty had reserved to himself a right to proceed with as much rigour against the French commerce as the Chief of the French' .Government had employed against us. This was a right he hoped his Majesty would always reserve to . , himself.---Nothing had been given•up therefore on that point by ►he Treaty with America: The other Orders of the Day were then disposed • of.—Adjourned. MAILS. Atatvzo—t Dublin, it-Waterford. Dul-4 Gottenburgb, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWILLVZ O'CLOCK. Consols - 1 1 Fl E SUN. SOLEM QUI& DICERE FA% tUM AUDEAT ? AMERICAN TREATY. General G.4BCOIGNE rose and observiA tha be thought it his duty' tci ask the Noble Lord op posite (Howick) a question, if the House would so far indulge him. It was of. the last import ance .to the commerce and in.inutaactres of the Countryin general. and in particular to that town which he represented, that some. ..explanation should be _given of the ,ituation in which we stood with respect. to America. It was necessary to give pub licity to the question, and the answer, otherwise lie would have been satisfied with a, private explana tion. A letter had appeared in die. public Papers, with his Lordship's name to it, from., I.yhich it ap peared that a Treaty of Amity, Navigation, a n d Commerce, had ben signed between this. Country and America, by, Commissioners respeaively au thorizcd by both. Governments. The - Noble Lord had left it very doubtful whether the' late Prohi.7,. bitory Dcercejiad Met with any alteration ? whe.: titer the Congress had .assembled, or whether the .,. Nesidint had any power to alter the provisions of the Decree ? consequence was, that Merchants were lett entirell in the dark, whether or not they bight w ith s::tety o : T ort those articles that, had meta pro- Lihited. this was a state of ,suspense that ought if possible to be !moved. He did not ask about the terms of the Treaty ; he knew anv suck question would be pr mature. But if - his Lordship meant sa: that these: goods might be exported "without dano;er, explanation WaS required, for • he had nbt he meant to say that they cOAd. fibt be exported with safety, "explanation was still requisite, for he had been explicit neither on the one point nor - on the other. He hoped, therefore, that the Noble Lord would have no objeaion to remove alt doubt on this sublet`, by giving a full explanation of his meaning. This was material, as the Note iii question had created much anxiety among 'the commercial and matiaia - turing interests of the Country. ' Lord HOIPICK would be glad to be able to an swer any,question which was stated to bc of import ance to the commercial and manufa&uring interests of the .Country. How far the Honourable General 11 - light think explanation necessary, he did not know, but the House would immediately See .that his ques tien, if he rightly understood it, was one which he could not possibly - answer: The Honourable Ge neral had said, that a considerable impression had been created anon t he commercial and manufaEtur ing interests of the Nation by the note which he had written. How at impression shotild 'have been conveyed by that beyond - the simple fact, he was at a loss to conceive. "He had merely stated the situ pie tact, that a Treaty . of a certain description had been s9:ned by the respective Commissioners. What was' to follow upon that he could not take upon him to say. It would be improper at present to go any farther than the bare faist. HQ had stated, - 'that _ there 'waS . such a Treaty, leaving it to others to draWr 'siich a conclusion as they should see fit, . In this, however, as in all Treaties, the niost obviouSinferenee would be, that since it was signed by persons duly authorized, it would, in due time, be ratified. If there was such a Treaty, and the -inference was that it w ould be ratified, it Might natu- . be concluded that the prohibitions would be taken off. But all that he could take upon him to say at'preseutwas, that there was a Treaty of Amity, Cohimeice, &u. &c. as he had stated is his letter. L v lv D 0 A T , THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1807. THE atrocious conduct of the French, which has naturally raised abhorrence in every people among whom they have forced themselves, has, it, is said, operated so strongly on the feelings of the Hessians, who can no longer endure their violence and oppres sion, as to have induced about ten thousand of them to rise into a determined resistance of their tyrants. These men, it seems, consist chiefly of disbanded soldiers and peasants, who lately had a general meet ing at a place called Eschurge. They chose fur their Commander an Officer of the Regiment of De Wurmbi whose name is D'USLAR, and undek whom they proceeded to form themselves' into a regular military force. All the non-com missioned Officers, inclined to their, cause, they appointed Officers, and armed themselves in the best manner which the exig' , cy of their af fairs would admit. Colonel SMIDT, who had enter ed into the service of France, and happened to be ap Eschurge at that critical period, endeavouring to recruit among the disbanded Her, ian troops for his new master, th'ey seized, and obliged hini to swear, under one of the Standards of their Country, that 'he would abandon the cause of the French Usurper . . It is reported that this noble spirit of re:Astan& against the ferocious hor..es of French Plunderers has spread its infloenee over a great part of Siixony and the Elec torate of Hanover. Much liberal regret has been ex pressed on this occasion, lest the people who have thus manifeSted a disposition to shake off the : Gallic yoke, should not be strong enough to - effeel their purpose, but should only draw increased misery upcin them— selves. Such apprehensions are natural, and, ac cording to all appearances at present, seem to be too well-founded. But it may nevertheless.be.hoped that it may operate as a noble example to the People of every other Country that has, been subjeet to French injustice and oppression. Liberty is at all times dear to mankind, and must be rendered still • dearer to those who groan under the insolent tyranny of France. Nay, if once the spirit of resistance • should appear, it may even be com municated to France itself, which, notwithstanding all its conquests, is at home reduced to the most , abje& dependence on the eaprice . of the most odious tyrant that ever existed, and to whose ambition every family is exposed, by its liability to be called on, by an indiscriminate conscription, that may de prive it of its dearest relatives. The Usurper is at'A vast distance from his Capital ; the army that at;- tends him is known to be in a very alarming state,: arising from sickness and a probable :want of sup,, plies; yet France is to be drained by new eon-. • scriptions, for reinforcements that are to be sent to share • the same fate. He was never in so critical a situation before ; he has a formidable ene my 'in front, and one decided loss might put an •• end ,to his tyranny. Never, then, could an insurre6tion take place with greater probability of success,' and the resolute straggle of one Coun try might naturally be expe6ted to rouse others from the misery and disgrace to which he has re duced so many. We are unwilling to indulge hopes that have been so often disappointed, but we cannot' help looking upon the attempt of the Hessians, it it should wear the thee of success, as a signal for the general assertion of human right and justice, against„ unprecedented cruelty and despotism. WE mentioned yesterday the fa& of some nien• having landed from a French Privateer, on one of the Orkney Islands; the following letter from Thur secontains a detailed account of the ciictrustance " • I'hurs,, I,m I " A Smack which arrived here yester-iay from the Orkneys brought accounts that, in consegiLllce of the heavy gale of, wind on the t h of last • month, some Ships ying in Lopgbopc were drove 11:om their, richoroan d stranded—that one of tlese was an armcd . Vessel, carrying -i6 guns, believed to be a French Privateer—that frnm 70 to 75.. men having been landed-from this Vessel, they took possession of the Island of Flotta, fortified themselves, there as they best could, and soon thereafter seized upon several -of .the country boats, and that it was apprehended they would proceed to other acts of depredation upon the defenceless inhabitants. " Upon the first surmise of the above intelli gence, the Volunteers of this iSlace and neighbour ' hood stepped forward with the utmost alacrity, and urged their Officers to lead them on against the Enemy; but as their laudable and spirited request could not be complied with, without the approba tion of the Lieutenantcy, a meeting was called, and held here this morning, at which the information. having been supported by affidavit, the Deputy Lieu tenants then present, after paying a well merited Compliment to the Volunteers for their tender of ser vice, came to the unanimous resolution to accept of the offer, for the safety and proteaiou of the neigh , bouring country. " Accordingly, at two o'clock this afternoon Abe; two Thurso Companies, making part of the 3d bat talion of Caitimeis Volunteer Infantry, embarked, Oder the immediate command of Lieutenant-Col, SINCLAIII, on board of four of the London Smacks, now employed •in the ,fishery upon this coast, the. Masters of which made a voluntary oiler of their services for this purpose ; and it was truly gratifying to see with what enthusiastic ardour the men left the shore, amidst the acclamations and applauses of the surrounding multitude. The w:n,d is -fair, and it is expe&ed that the Expedition will re.ich the place of its destination before morning, where, if they have the good fortune to meet the Enemy, there can be no doubt that theY will give a good account of them." SMIE Foreign Papers reached town'yesterday, but not of a later date than those which we had previous 'T}' feceiVed. \ The following is the Decree published by BUNAFAIITE respeding the British Property seiz ed at Hatuburgh, to which we alluded on Tuesday : IMPERIAL HEAD-QUARTERS, AT P,OSEN. December is. 18e6. NAPOLEON, Emperor of the French and Kii.gut Italy. We ha vri decreed and do decree as follows : Arr. g. All the Engiish merchandize, or produlions of the English Colonies, which have been placed under requisition at Hamburg)), Lubec, and Bremen, shall be immediately re. moved to France. , z. The Governor-General of the Hans* Towns, our Mini. ster at flarnburgh, and our intendant. fur the said Towns, shall form a Council foi the accountability and removal of thetne:chandize. They shall correspond with our Minister offinance, with respect to the magazines to be established at the points on the frontiers of France where the English met chandize shall be deposited. 3. Our Minister of War and Finances are charged with the execution of till. Decree. NAPOLION. B. MAR IT, Minister, Secretary of State. M. BEitiniEß, Minister of War. A true Copy, Darro, Intendant-GeneraL THE Order of Council respecting the Commerce of Neutral Vessels with France, though as clearly ex, pressed as language will allow, has been absurdly misconceived, or perversely misrepresented by some. of our Competitors, who alledge that it will take nothing more fiom Neutrals than they were deprived of before BONAPARTE issued his frantic Blockade of . the British Islands. But the new Order not only pre- , .. vents Neutrals from carrying on a Commercial In tercourse between one Port and another belonging irnm:xliately to France, but an Intercourse between France and any other Country under its influence.— , Surely such Order cast only be misconceived by those who are resolved not to understand it. But Lord Ho wic K's declaration i n the House of Commons must, we presume, compel thOse to see, who were de termined to' be' blind, as his Lordship stated, that His MAJETY had reserved to himself the right to.. 'resort ,to as .tnuc.h rigour against the commerce of France as France might think proper to employ, ,against Great Britain. Orders have been issued by Government for re mitting a sum of 500,0001. to the Continent. This' sum is the balance of the Subsidy due to our Allies by the last Treaty. A )Frigate is ordered to take it to Gottenburgh, it being in Specie, and an Insurance was yesterday etfetied upon it at LLoYo's. The Dominica Packet, Capt. PROCTOR, from Bar badoes, is arrived at Liverpool : she sailed on the 27th November, with the Brig Sally, for Liverpool, and parted live days after.---The Lucy, WILLIAMS, from Trinidad, is also arrived at Liverpool : she parted from. ttt.i Fleet on the Bth December, in lat. 30. 5;.. N. long. 5'6. 47. W. Agreeably to a general system of economy that is intended to be introduced by the present Admalis tration, in the various departments of the public ex-, penditure, the Qrdnance and Barrack Boards are about to be. consolidated. Government have it in contemplation to establish passports between England, Scotland, and Ireland, the same as during, and . ttr,:tr some time after, the Ile nehion in t79,r.i, mr.ny per Sons have lately gone over to the last-tuentione4 of the United King dom, who, it is feared, went there for the purpose bf addittonal seeds of discontent. The Budget is expeaed to be opened by Lord H. PETTY about the end of the preitnt mont.fi; NA yIIL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, JAN. t3.—Arrived the French Cut ter Privateer Courier, mounting 7 large guns, with 72 men ; sailed fiom Morlaix five days previous to her capture, during which she had not taken any' Prizes—was taken the 4th inst. 150 leagues S..W. of Cape Clear, (where she was cruizing to intercept the homeward-bound West India Fleet) by the Akmene Frigate; she is-a fine Cutter, pierced for 16 guns. Arrived the American , Brig John Adams, JOHN Goox/N Master, laden. , with wine•and brandy, from Alicante, bound to Falmouth; detained by the John Bull Privateer._ Sailed the Cockatrice and eirgus Sloops of War with a Convoy for the Downs, and Eolus Frigate, on a Cruize to the Westward, Arrived the Landon, of 98 guns, and . Spartiate,- of 74 guns, from a Cruize off Cape Finisterre, and the Swedish Ship Baster, Capt. BENEDER, from New— castle, bound to Gibraltar, laden with coals, put in to wait Convq ; also the Badger, Capt.THORNTON, with rum, froM Arrived the Dryad Frigate from a Cruize in the Irish Channel. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Sailed the St. George, of gs guns, for the Westward. DEAL, JAR. IC—Remain in the Downs the Ships as per last, .with the Jason, HOOK, for Dublin ; Pitcurtia, DUNCAN , for Tobago ; and Sussex, for Surinam. This morning, about 'two o'clock, it being high water, ' the tide unexpeaodly rose high, and did considerable damage to the small Boats on the Beach, destroying and washing away about twenty. , SHEERNESS, JAN. 14.—Sailed His Majesty's gate La Modeste for the Downs. Arrived from Dover a fine new Sloop of War, un der jury masts, to be fitted out. Went out of Harbour to the Nore the Pincher and Sentinel Gun-brigs., like the present, wh C e o n ait th , a j t A m N. i!c . o — ndt t 6t a w p h e ic ri h od l ' ias already received that 'chastisement of the law will make rumour be too readily received for fat, we did not wish to vx the public mind with reports which had been unthinkingly circulated, and which credulity had received, - respeaing the arrival of a French Frigate in the port 'of Baltimore; hat that report having beenextended where, perhaps., its impression may exist without removal, we hare thouzilt it out d u ty not to let it pass unnoticed. This fabrication stated, th.t a Ship of the descrips don we have mentioned had been found in that bar. hour totally deserted by her crew, if ever S:l4 had one, with her helm lashed down, and having on, board 17,000. stand of arms. Some supernatural pilot had steered her, and it was expected that the same miraculous L4ency: would have distributed the' arms which she contained ; indeed, we believe the. report ascribed to invisible management her anchor ing in a safe birth. When this rumour was credited, it will naturally occur haw especially prepared the public should be to reject absurd fabrications contrived either in vice or waggery, The fat of this matter is, that a Col lier had arrived, upon the coast i,rl such a, state, that her crew thought she would have foundered; and more actuated by fear than judgment, they deserted her. The Vessel, however, did, not go down, but was driven into a creek,: where, peOtaps, the most *ful pilotage would have been unavailingly exerted to place her, and was taken .possession of by the coun try people, who refused to the crew. the right, ,which they supposed they had forfeited, by deserting her, of again resuming their charge of her. In this state she remained when we last heard of her. A MOrniug Paper of yesterday says— g C,ly Gen tleman who lately left Holland, end landqdat . Rams. gate on Saturday, we learn some interesting in telligence respeEting the state of the interior. of France. From the accounts given by this Gentle-.. man, who has been travelling through a great part of that Country as an American, it appears that the:, ,most rigorous measures are adopted, in order to. raise a new levy of 80,000 conscripts ; one male ire each fintily _was obliged to serve, and the parents are. made responsible for their children ; and ! such is the aversion to this service, that he saw many in.. stances of the conscripts escorted to join the army handcuffed and chained, guar''.ett t.y (Liens d'Arwes. He states, moreover, that the coast is left - bare of regular troops, and the defence of the Country con fided solely to the national guards Cand such was the estimation in which BONAPARTE was held by the people, that they hoped, as well as wished, whenever they could with safety express their wishes, a reverse of fortune might afford them an -Opportunity of ridding themselves( of the tyrant and; his family." • It is a curious fatt, that a felon, who was put to the Bar of the Old Bailey ye, terday, whil e hi, t rial was going on, picked the p( cket of ,o, who had the charge of h, n. Mr. ma ), the Keeper of Newgate, obserred the Pr .ioner Turnkey's handkerchief, and compe Icd him t prc .store its