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L 0 VD UN, MONDAY, APP.IL 6, 1807• WE have received some Foreign *Papers to'the 30th ult. , They contain nothing of importance : the hostile Armies still continue near each other, but both seem determined to wait for reinforce ments hefofe they make any serious tnoverriehtS. The Dutch and German Papers speak of Troops marching from all quarters to join the French Army in Poland. We are happy to find that the new Ministers are determined to lose no time in taking the proper measures for giving every possible assistance to our Allies on the Continent. Orders have already been issued for sending 00,000 stand of arms, with a propor- . tionate quantity of ball-cartridges : they are to be sent in two. Sloops of War, and were insured last Saturday. We understand that the . Russians were so much in want of arms, that great numbers of Recruits were prevented from joining the Army for want Of • 'them.. Application: was - made to this Country; and the late Ministers did, we lielieve, issue orders for sending some :arms but the num ber that Was sent , w?; far from being sufficient.-- :Ministers, hoever, have resolved upon 'giving our Allies much more effettual assistance than that of sending arms and ammunition ; a very . formidable Military. Force (not much less, we believe, than thirty thousand men) will be sent to the Continent. The - cOntraa for the transportS to convey this force . has already been made by the Transport Board, upon most advantageous terms, The advantages which may be derived from such;a British force on the. Continent, or even a much smaller one, are incal- • culable. It is well known that nONAPARTE, in order, if possible, to_ overwhelm the Russians be fore their whole force was colleaed, had taken with him almost 'the whole of I)is army into Poland, and that the few troops which he left behind him in the conquered countries were not sufficient to keep the inhabitants in awe.- We know that there have been insurreestions in Hesse, and other countries which have been desolated, rather than conquered by the French, - and if a British , forte had been upon . the Continent some time ago, there can be little doubt that the inhabitants of that part of Germany would have risen en Masse, and formed a most powerful diversion in favour of the Russians. We hope it is not yet too late. , IT has been stated most positively, b u t most in correEtly, that flis MAJESTY had expressed, his determination not to dissolve Parliament. HIS AIA* JESTY most undoubtedly never made any - declaration to that effeet.' There is; however, strong reason. to believe that such a measure will not now be 4eees- sary. UPON a farther examination and discussion of the subje& which occasioned the removal of the late' Administration, it will the 'More 'evidently appear that His MAJE STY a&ed y w ith the utmost lenity and forbearance, cons id er i ng - the extent of _the proceedings which were attempted to be 'carried into effea, not only in opposition ,to his known settled, feeli ngs ;and principles, but to hi s w ill and pleasure, s t ate d i n t h e mos t clear a n d p o si tive terms. It i s highl y necess ary to recur to. this subje&,' because, under, cover of an atta c ki po n the New Administration, the Opposition • Sournals in reality contain the most offensive reflections upon that concha& which their 'Predecessprs aaualiy ,provoked, by such proceedings as give to acknow ledged imprudence _an aspe& of the most obstinate and presumptuous' perseverance, in violation of. the KING'S conscientious sense of duty and determined will and pleasure, unequivocally and emphatically expressed upon several occasions. But in , order to, shew that the most perverse spirit of fa&ion cannot with any colour of probability impute to His MA- JiSTY any mystery, reserve, or irresolution upon a point so interesting to, his feelings, we submit to our Readers the falowing Article, which is given as an authentic Extra& froip the. Minutes of the PriVy . . Council, as entered by the late Administration " They can assure .your. MAJESTY, with the ut most incerity, that it has been their anxious circles your so to frame the proposed instruaion, as that it might be entirely free from the difficulties that might attend otherpartS of the subject, on which (as your MAJESTY knows), q difference of opinion prevall'S' among tile, 4ersons whom your MAJESTY has.been arPcionsl4 pleased to call to your Councils, and on: W*l) they are, all myare. of the sentiments .which* Sur Majesty. has at. former periods expresst4q.-T,-- , They had petsuaded themselves, that in the clanleii to be proposed in the Mutiny Bill, your MAJzsTr. would be of opinion, ilaat they were only fulfilling the engagement which had been formerly entered into under your MAJESTY'S authority, and carrying in to•effeta- a principle which has already received the fullest and most formal san&ion, by the Aa . pasSed in the Irish Parliament in the 32d year of Your MA JZSTY'S- reigli. That AtSt enable - s your MAJESTY'S Catholic Subjeas in 'lreland to hold Commissions in your MAJESTY'S Army, with no other restriaio.i than is there pointed out ; and if a similar provision be refused with respe& to this pat of the now United Kingdom, it appears obvious, that the grace thus conferred by your MAJESTY on that large body of your People must' be rendered wholly • illusOry." The Gazette of Saturday contains an Address of Thanks to his Majesty from the Provost, Magstrates, and Council of the City of-Aberdeen, for his Ma jesty's tender solicitude to transmit entire our excel lent Constitution to succeeding generations, ' Sunday morning His MAJESTY, the Princesses' AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and MARY, attended by Lady GEORGE MURRAY, rode to St. George's Chapel, where a Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. HAL LAM, from St. Paul's Ist Ep. Tim. ch. iv. ver. 8. Afterwards rode to Frogmore to dinner, and returned to the Palace at three o'clock. HER MAJESTY and PRINCESS ELIZABETH heard Divine Service performed in the Palace; afterwards rode to Frogmore to dinner, and returned with His MAJESTY, &C. ,A Cabinet Connell sat on Saturday at the Foreign 'Orrice, at which most of the Foreign Ambassadors attended. ..At the close of the consultation, a Mes senger was dispatched for the Continent. Another Messenger arrived yesterday from the Court of Den mark, but it is understood he does not bring any news of importance. On . Friday the new Members of the Board of Trade, consisting of Earl BATHVEST, Mr. Rose, the Duke of MONTROSE, Sir JOSEPH B 4 NIS.S, .and Mr. LONG, met for the first time. since . their appoint.. ment at the Office in the Treastiry, and proceeded to business. The Gazette of Saturday contains the appointment of Lord ELDON to be Lord Chancellor, of the Duke of RICHMOND-to be Lord 'Lieutenant of Ireland - , and of the Duke of. MONTROSE to be Master of the Horse. • • • • HYDE PARK.—This charming place was yester day the resort of all the elegance and fashion of, London. The number of carriages was so great as to form a triple row, from Kensington Gardens to Hyde Park-gate. We have great satisfaaion in being enabled to assure the public; that a serious misunderstanding . between our Court .and that of St. Petersburgh ? oc casioned by the late Ukase relative to commercial regulations, has been amicably adjusted: The re gulations which seemed in the first instance direfted against the British trade, were, in fad, adopted for the benefit of Russian subjeals only. An explana tion has since taken place between the two Govern ments, and certain modifications are to be introduced which will completely set the dispute at rest. Government has deter Mined to give to Russia every possible sup Port, and 60,000 stand of arms will be sent off with the utmost dispatch. They were yesterday insured, and will be: conveyed in two Sloops of War. They are to be followed by a proportionate quantity of ball-cartridges. Upwards of 50,000 stand, wiiieh had been previously sent with ball-cartridges, had reached. Memel,. and are, at this moment, very likely employed 'with success' . against the common enemy. The College of Physicians have nearly finished their investigation into the Merits of the-Vaccine Discovery, and will. shortly lay their Report before Parliament. • This Report will include that of the Royal. College ,of Surgeons, and of other Corporate Medical Bodies in Scotland: and Ireland, together with a vast mass of evidence from every part of the United Kingdom. This investigation began in Au gust last; in consequence of a Message from the King, -and has been conducted with that deliberation which a matter of such high importance demanded, for a, more solemn appeal was never made to any bOdy of men by the British Legislature since the civilization .of our Island ; not only multitudes of • human beings now, in existence, but millions yet unborn will be - essentially interested by their de- We are much concerned to find that Mr. Orig, the Painter, is in so alarming a state of health, that there is hardly any hope of his recovery. The death of this Gentleman will ..be a very great loss to the Arts of this Country, of which he has long been one of the most distinguished supporters. , • -• Among the consequences of the intrusion of France into the Governments of Germany has been the abo lition Of a kind of Parliament entitled LANDSTARDR, similar to • the aristocratical and'd6thocratital braticheg of our Constitution. This Parliament existed in more strength in Wirtemburgh than in any other of the Gerthanic Principalities, and produced a degree of fe cc —, Om among thepeople which gave them a higher poli— tical chara&er than any of their neighbours. It oc casioned frequent Squabbles between the Duke, now, King, and the estates in his GoVernment. He has however, thought 'proper to abolish ttlOse. States, alledging that he Was authorized 'so to do by the• sovereignty conferred on him by the Treaty of Pres burgh.- This abolition, no doubt, contains theigerm of events which may prove fatal whim, as the new Duke of BERG has artfully convoked his Estates, and appears willing to allow them all their ancient rights and immunities. On Saturday night, at ten o'clock, a respite, dur ing his Majesty's pleasure, was sent by Lord HAWKES BURY to Horsemonger-lane, for Duncan, the gar- • dener; who Murdered Mr. CIIIVERS; and who was to have hen executed this morning. . Sittings appointed in . Middle Sex and London, be foie the Right Hon. EDWARD Lord EL E NBOROUG Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and after Easter Term. IN TERM. MIDDLESEX. • LONDON. - April 2a WecinesdaY, - . April 23' 27 WediLekdaY. - - 29 ./ 1 / 2 161 ;day, - „ - May . 4 Wednesday, - - ~May 6 r. 8 Saturday, ; .'• AFTER . TERM. " rueEday, . May sa Wedneiclay„ May a 3 NAVAL NEWS. Flo ;n the LONDON GAZETTE, Itiql idrnirtilty-Offii.e, dpri/ 4, 1807. csopy oCa Letter from Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bart. Rear_ Admiral of the It' hite, to William Marsden, Esq. dated •on board This Majesty's Ship the Blenheim, Port Corn wallis, tigust 20, 1206. SIR—I inclose to you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter which I have received from Captain El phinStone, of his/Majesty's Ship Greyhound, in the Java Seas, dated the .27th of,July last, containing an account of some successful operations .against the Enemy, performed by that Ship, in company with his Majesty's Sloop Harrier ; and of his'having, , on the 25th of that month, fallen in with the Dutch Republican Frigate Pallas, of 36 guns, and fz.)l7 men, and the William Corvette, of 20 guns and 11 . 0 men, having,underconvpy the two large armed-Ships nathed in the margin*, laden with spices, the pro duce of the Moluccas ; that, after a smart action of about 45 minutes, the Pallas and her Convoy strOck.• to his Majesty's Ships. The Corvette, taking ad vantage of the crippled state of the Greyhound and Harrier, etfetied her escape. • The encomiums bestowed by Captain Elphinstone on all his Officers, Petty Officers, Seamen A aryl Ma rines; and also upon Capt. T rou b r id ge, the Officers and men of the Rarrier, renders any obserVation I might be induced to make unnecessary; - I am happy further to acquaint you, that. the Grey hound, 'Harrier, and Prizes, arrived yesterday at Port Cornwallis. - I inclose Captain Elphinstone's return of the killed and wounded. I am, &c. T. TROLJBRIDGE. • His Majesty's Ship Greyhound, 'Java Sea, • - 27th (illy, 1806, • - Sit--I have the honour to inform- von,- that his Majesty's Ships Greyhound and Harrier; after:de; stroying,on the 4th. of July, under the Fort of Ma !. nado, the Dutch Coneipany's Brig Christian Eliza beth, armed with eight guns, and having a corn -plement of eighty Med, stood across the Molucca . Sea to the Island ofTidon, when they captured, the 6th, another of the Enemy's Cruizers, called the Belgica, armed with twelve guns, and manned with thirty-two men : from thence proceeding to the Westward, on the. evening of the 2.sarofJury; four Sail of Ships were. "descried passing, through the Straits of Salayer : immediate chace was g;,ven. '- to them ; and, by nine, I. had the satisfaction of seeing them lying-to between the small Dutch ~ posts of Bonthean - and Balacomba, at about seven" 'miles distance from the shore. I easily made out One of them to be a Frigate, and another a Cor vette ; but a third had so much the appearance of a Line of 'Battle Ship, that both Captain Trop- - bridge and myself deemed it prudent to wait till dap . • light before we examined them. We accordingly lay-to during the night, at two miles distance .to , windward. As:the daybroke, I had the pleasUre.of finding. the Ship. wliich bad forced us on; cautionary measures, was a large two decked Ship, -resembling an English Indiarnar.. • -* The Enemy (for they pvaved . to be a'Dutch squa, dron) immediately drew out in order of battle on 'the larboard tack; under their - totiails the Fri gate taking her station in the van, an armed Ship astern of her, the large Ship in the centre, and the Corvette in the rear. Fortunately for us,. the Fri gate, by fore-reaching upon her second' stern, caused a small opening in their litre. It 'was sug gested to me by . Mr—Martin, .Master o f His Ma jesty's Ship Greyhound, that if we could close with the. Enemy, whilst in that position, our attack might be made to advantage; accordingly, under French colours, we bore up, as if with an intention to-speak the Frigate ; and when within Il i ad, all further dis- . Vise being unnecessary, we shifted our colours, and commenced firing, which was instantly returned with a smartness and spirit that evinced' they were frilly prepared for the' contest. The Harrier, who had kept close astern of the Greyhound, on seeing her engaged, bore round up, and passed between the Frigate and her second astern, raked them both, the latter with such effect, that they bore up i n succession to return the fire, thus leaving the Fri gate separated from them. Being resolved to avail myself of this advantage, and being anxious to be in a position for supporting the Harrier, now en- gaged in the centre of the Enemy's Line, I wore close round the Frigate's bows, raking her severely while passing ; and when on' - her starboard bow, by throwing her sails Aback, we fell into the desired position. ,The cannonade from the Greyhound was now admirable, while that of the Frigate visibly slaCkened ; and, at last, after an adtion of forty m s n wh u o c l k, ly ceased. On hailing, to 'know if they u l t l e a s (l ' struck, they answered they had, and Lieu tenant Home took immediate possession of her. On •dire6tin'g her fire on the Ship's stern, they all fol lowed, her example except the Corvette, who, from being in the rear, had suffered little from the ac ,tion, and now made off towards the shore. Cap tain Troubridge immediately' wore in pursuit of her, sending, at the same time, a, boat to take possession. of the large Ship (whose fire he had nearly silenced early iii the aftion). Pereeiving the Corvette sailed remarkably Well, and that' she could spread more canvas than the Harrier, her mast and . rigging be ing.entire, I recalled the latter from. a chase which Was likely re be fruitless. . The Prizes proved to •be the DuiCh Republican Frigate Pallas, of thirty-six guns, commanded by N. S. Aalbers; a Captain in the Dutch Navy ' • the . Vißoria, a two=decked Ship,,of about ei g ht .hun • : Bred tons, commanded by Klaas Kenkin, senior Captain in the Dutch Company's Service ; and the Batavia, a Ship of about five hundred tons; cons.•; rnanded by William De .Val, a Captain in the , saine service; both the Company's Ships are armed - fot the purpose of mar, and richly laden with the produce of the Moluccas. . The Ship whicii escaped, I learn from our pri soners, was the Republican Corvette William, mount ing twenty 24-pounders, and manned with one hundred and ten men. The support and assistance I have received from Capt. Trowbridge on every other occasion (through a difficult and perilous navigation), I attribute to the same talents, ability, and zeal, which he so nobly displayed on this one. I feel happy in an opportunity for recommending Victoria and Batavia 4