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He was aware that he had been himself in the ha• bit of moving for' information upon this subject,.but never for any Precisely atialog6ris to that of the No:- ble Lord thr his Metions eeferrectpnly . to the- . Mil itary Returns of six and twelve months. It iniglit be said,4hat it would be ungracious in him to refuse such 'i eformatiene who had been so often forwked, to detuand infetmatioriof a Similar nature - ,.and thaelie might receive, censure; but that should not with draw hitufrem his duty ;; for between the sacrifice of himself and the sacrifice of his duty he should never, he' trusted, feel any hesitation 'Choosing what course to - take. -He could not atall-like the practice of exposing. the distribution of our military force ; as to the strength, he had noaPprehensioh about that - . It:did'not follow, that hecauie e•wrong practice had been obtained- it ought to be persisted in. Th e question to be considered upon• -a Moue - la-of this kind was, the nature of the information it re= • quired; :and whether it was - so useful the House as•to induce it to risk the danger. of its reaching the enemy,. The whole case respecting a-military 'sub-; ject which the Noble Lord expressed dais desitelo dismiss might hebrought before the House wcfitoiit producing the information be deprecated, withotit going the length:of•letting the enemy 'know . the' amount of our tnrce'in the West IndieS,-I‘lova Scotia, or in any other of our foreign Possessions, which a Return to the Noble Lord's Motion teSpectihg local corps, and particularly the black corps, world serve to communicate. Theamonnt or the increase of our public force, which the Noble, Lord `desired to ascer tain, might be communicated to the House, but it was not necessary to state thephrposes to 'which any part of that force was applied. . Lord adiSTLEttE>IGH admitted the justice of t tlle Right Hon. Secretary's principle, that no infor :nation ought to be called for, from that House upon thilitary subjects which it wouldlae .dangerous to grant ; but he would go tattlier than thatßight Hun: bedretatv, in 'stating, that too much. information had been laid before the House, upoh the' state of our military force, - for the last three or four years. The , Right Hon. Gentleman had, however, - his full share' in that plactiCee Which 'he' now professed to thiuk • itwrong in ether's to-follow. The information which lie now requiied; the Noble Lord contended, was not fairly liable to If* objections oared i by the Rig-14 Pion. Secretary, He required no more than the in formatiola necessary to enable thellouse to foretra right judgment upon the cpiestions he meant to bring forward: He did not call for the amount of bur force in 'any particular Settleinent—for it must . . be obvious, that sueh a call Would be obnoxious to the conselit of any thinking ruin. Bet while he acknowledged the impropriety or Mischief of letting the enemy :know the•distribUtion of our force, let' it he renaenibered that Alert were publications in this otaiitry; which 'were sanctioned too,in 'which the distribution of our force,, naval and military, was Minetelye detailed. Still he did not wish• that such'' intelligence should go forth from that - House. There''' Was, the Noble Lord repeated - , but one line as tothe distribution of our foece, and . that was, merely ea to the number at home and abroad. ~Withoet this -there was a material part of the subject•he had in contemplation which c o uld no t be ad eq u a tely, con sidered. It was necessary for. the House te.knowe • What force the-Giuntry had to rely upon for internal • defenCe,. for without that it would. not : he - able to judge as to the .necessity or importance of our Vo lunteer Force, or as to the propriety of e Putting_the 'raining Bill' into execution, and those two latter gliestions formed important branches of thequeStion he meant to bring fie-Ward. The species of, infor-, Ination., therefore, for which he called, was .precise- • ly that which 'was necessary, while at the same" time not at all dangeroui. But to remove every ,ob jeaion the Right Hon. Secretary professed to :his - Motion, he would-agree to include black and - lcieal e corps in one line, and so to avoid' the 'distinaion ; : . complaitted of, ~. • . • • After some further remarks- from Mr. WI&D ittim and Lord CASTLEREAGH, the Motion, with The 'alteration proposed by 'the Noble Lord, was agreed to--as was-a Motion for a Monthly Return of the Effective Strength of the Artillery, from the Ist of July, 1806; and on the Ist of JanuarYa 1807, both . snclusi~ e, .diStingUiShing the Force at Home from that Abroader--Also a Motion for a .Return of the Number -of Men recruited for , the Regular Army, freni the ilk' of January, 1806, to the fst of Ja tuary, 1807; distjnguishing the Foreign and the Local CorPs.=-Also distinguishing the Number, raised by ordinary itecruiting,,' by the'Additional Force • Rill, •and by the--volunteering from the Militia.aa -Also a Motion for an' Abstract of the Returns of the , several VoluiitecrorPsen the Ist of July; 1806,arld also on the ist of January; 1807.—Also aMotion f o r an Abstraii of such aftistriketions as have,..beeti . seht to the Lord Lieutenants of the several Coun— ties, 'and of such other- Proceedings as have been . taken for the purpose of carrying into execution the. , k 6 for Traihing the People to arms.' Mr. WINDHAM, upon , the• last Motion being Plat, took occasion to observe, that the A& to which it ref e rred was not of such a nature as to be properly accelerated in its motion by any r'effort Govern-; meat. Its execution must necessarily be preceded by a variety of civil detail—the taking, of lists of such persons as were liable to be, called out under this ACt---the comparison of 'those lists with' the lists for the Militia, and 'elso that of the YOltinteers, ke- Now those civil details, which haa.been ne . tessarily produCtive of so much delay, were com- Pletely gone through, and .the returns were before the Privy Council, who were about immediately to Proceed upon thein—jHere Lord Henry Petty Whispered the - Right Hon. Gentlernani—and he went on to say; that it was suggested to:him by his Noble Friehd, that the Privy Council had actually begun to make' arrangements, fOr the purpose :of baying the Training Ad put into execution in such distriets of the kingdom as it might seem . advisable *t present to selea-. Upon the Motion 'being put relative to the Vo lunteers, Mr. C. "WyNzaa wished the Noble Lord to re- . collect, that no Volunteer Return was made in January, and th e r e f o re hi s Motion could not be strictly complied with. Lord CASTLEREAGH was aware of that, and there fore he only called for an abstraCt. He wished not to give the Officers any t rouble. A single Line at, , each of, the periods specified in his Motion, de scribing the amount of the Volunteer Corps, would. 'nswer the purpose of comparison which he had id . • .. . Mr: WIKDH 4 observed - gefterally, that the Noble Lord's MOtiOns should .be complied With 7 ,as fartas the Returns would permit. But every : lark Alin, acquainted with the -nature of regimental keturns i .must.he aware that -these Motions could 'not beliterally complied with. - . --, Lord CASTLLREAGH said -he .would be satisfied u:ith -the Returns •up to the latsst.periods.at which they could be made out: in the Offices. -- :The Malt Duty Bill was read a second tune, and committed for to-morrow.—Adjourned. . - MAI•LS. ARR rirsTi=3 Husum, i Dublin, 2 Waterford. DUE-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford. •-• ' I PRICE ().1; bTOCKS t • , THIS DAY AT TWlLVE,o'ctocx. Consols - • - L 0 IV_ ; .D 0 N, JANUARY , 13 ) 1807. .Tnts 'morning the Mails from Husuni arrived, but they do not contain any intelligence of kn.= pertance. Private• Letters from Altona, dated the •2d instant, state,- that no less than one-fifth - of the French are ideaed With a contagious disease. This account is probably very much • exaggerated; but there can be no doubt that the French Army has suffered very severely by disease. The Decree for confiscating the whole of the British' property - at Hamburgh has beeti (Yarded:info execution in the most rigid Manner ; but the 'British - -SUbje6ls resi dent in that City are - new suffered to go about with , out a guard:' Jris stated t BONAPARTE has pe- . • reriiptorili called upon .the Cabinet of Vienna to tal=e' a decisive , part :either for or against France in the present contest ; but it seems . very iMprobable that'BoN4srAßTE Would, situated as he is.at present,, wautpnly force Austria into a War with him. Count HAU . GWITZ -has certainly retired from the "Piniiian Ministry. 'Yesterday a great number of Letters werereceired from Holland ; they were brought .by , a Vessel' which arrived in the River from Rotterdam. Some of them contain report's of a decisive battle having been fonght between the Russians and French, in I.vhicir the latter 'were defeated; but these Letters are of a very old date, and we 'are sorry to say that "there is rics fOtindation for the report. • • • . The Dutch Government have been compelled to carry the Decree for preventing all coMmercial inter course between :this Country and Holland into exe cution with the utmost rigour ; and to prevent all possibility of collusion, the Dutch Custom-House OffiCers have been removed, and they have been re placed by il'renchrnen. . Ease~ Ark a Direßipn.—lt is with concern we • an nounce the. decease of Sir STEPHEN LUSHINGTQN, Bart. for many years one of the most distinguished Members of,thq 'East 4.liaDireetion : .he had been a . niartyr to 'thegout, .40 was for : a long period to tally ,unable to walk. Sir STEPHEN having been Out . Of the DireCtion by rotation, will no doubt oc -casion a spirited contest in April.. . . 4L...The.ifollowing..distressing account of the 'Colony. at - N ew South Wales is extraEted . from .a letter re ceiVed from.au Officer, dated Sullivan's Cove, , New Colony, Aug. : 4, 180 ;--.•`: The, Ocean brings you this.—Our 'Situation is very bad, under many ,suffer ings ; we have had no rations served lately, nor none to serve, We have not a' drop of spirits in tbe'Cd lony ; and are very destitute of meat, lifend,'eloth ing, farming; and building , tuensils,--in fad of every thing, even. , to a sheet of paper. The Lieutenant- Governor.of - this Colony is reduced to an allowance of two pounds of rotten pork'and one pound . of 'flour per week : even at this rate we have not-a sufficient supply for one month." , - , --The Captain of the Ocean _says, that he saw a merchantman going up the river when he was coming down; and he lives' she had supplies for the Colony. . . Oar Plymouth Correspondent mentions a rumour which we shall be happy to find confirmed, but Which we fear is unfounded. He states, that the Ferveizi, which is arrived from the Straits, has brought an account of the annihilation of the French farce in Dalmatia. • The price of Bread- continues as last week. Kosclusico,, after all his forrneustrudgles for the 'liberty of his country,. now appears in the. odious light of an adVoCate for• a Usurper, on whom he - fieems anxious to bring his countrymen into a .slavish dependence. , Thi's "oondiiet is InOre - parti cularly .criminal, after he had witnessed the fate Of. the Poles who were sea by, BONAPARTE to certain destrtietion ,at St. Domingo: But Kosclusico suited- his legitimate Sm'rereizn, the yirtuous.and-un fortunate STAN'ISLAUS, and therefore such conduct is suitable to his charaeter. We have been informed that Johnson, the de serter, who is suspeEted of the nvirder of .the porter belonging to the Linen Banking. Company, and for whose apprehension a great, reward- is offered, has. written to the Managers Of the Bank, informing them that if they will use their influence to get hinil free from the consequences of hi desertiOn, he will de liver himself up, .and clear himself of the charge of murder. Monday se'nnight, 'the coachman who drives the Telegraph coach from Nantwich to Eceleshall was found on the road, about three miles from the Jat er place, quite dead. It is supposed he had fallen off the box in a fit, as the passengers never missed him • until their arrival at the horse-keeper's, at Eceleshall, - instead of the inn. A curious wedding took place at Holyhead on New-year's Day, where the bride was first churched, then married, and thirdly, had. her child chrsitened ! 110 bride is butsikteen years of age.. N E WS; 10.—Arrived 'the American Ship IP ashi , iton, Capt. WEBSTEIG from the Coast of Spain, 46,(Jays and, the )3 rig 'Expedition, CAR pE.ri-rEg, from Lisbon, last from Milford. Sailed -His Maje Sty's Ships Blonde, Moselli , , Abundance, Lucifer, and Bacchus, with the out ward-bOUnd West India -and Mediterranean Con ,yOys, Iwhich put back on Thursday. - • - The Auckland Packet, with Mails for Lisbon, will sail to-morrow. • • PORTSMOUTH, JAN..12.- 7 -Arrived the Dragon, .of 74 guns; Cftpt. SCOTT, and Phcenix, Capt. - MUDGE, "from PlyfrOuth. , • Sailed the Orion, of guns,-Capt. DICKSON, - for, the North Sea ; and the Hearty Gun-vcssel,:Lieut. WicicHatt,, on a cruize. • - HARWICH, JAN. i 2. -Thy Prince of 'Tkales Packet, Capt. 'ANTHONY DEANE, for Heligoland, With the Danish Mail,' and Mr. MUNRO, one of His Majesty's Messengers, with DispatcheS for Lord HurcligsoN, sailed this morning. With a favourable wind; as did also the Lady Frances, Capt. FLYN, yr ith a Mail for Gottenburgh. Sailed the Argus Custom-House Cutter on a cruize; and arr Wed the Aggressor and Acute Gun brigs from their station. YABBIguTH,JAN. 12.-Arrived the Dorset Parket, Capt. HAMILTON, with Mails and Passengers, frntn Huium, which place she left on the nth 'tuft: At that time no aEtion had 'Liken place bet Ween the Russian, and - ,.French Armies ; and the iccuunts which appear •in the English Papers of.an epidemic disorder pre6iling amongst the French Armies; is said to be greatly exaggerated. The Felkity, one of the _Vessels captured by the • Jena, was,seen to -come on Winterton Sand, where she is become a total wreck. DEAL, JAN. 12.---= Arrived His Majesty's Ships Trompeuse, - Musquito, and .the Furious, from a Cruize. . , Came down from the River - the Hon. East India Company's ,Ship ,Admiral Gardner, bound to the East Indiei; 'and-. remains in• the Downs with the Ships as per last. . ' . • Cciitx,JAN.s.—The Ramillies Line-of=battle Ship is arrived at Cove to take the Convoy to the West indid; and will sail the tirst fair wind. HUSUM MAIL., PRIVATE LETTER. ALTONA, JAN, 2.---rWe are without tiny certain intelligence from Poland; and all the -news which reaches us is founded on rep&ts. The latest accounts from Warsaw .assert that 4 nearly one-fifth of the French Army is . infested by contagioUS disorders. They had crossed' the small rivers between the" V.'S tula and Bug, and had taken a new position. The RUssian Artny increases daily, . and is already im mense; sotte . statements'carry it as, high as" 50 . ,000 men in Poland and on the way to join them. . • Field-Marshal KAMINSKOY is said to have given . orders;f•if any-attack is made on Russian Poland, not quarter: The greater part attic French tro4Ps in Silesia . have beeti-re-ealled; in order to strengthen their v1-fly in Nand: - - . The acconnts . which have reached us frdm the- Turkish Provinces in Europe; state, that the Rus sians have not only occupied Ciioczim and Jassy, but 'also Bender, : Btabharet; :‘ , V - 12.dett, and are approaching the frontiers of Dalmatia. The last Letters from Vienna 'announce - ihe rival of an Adjutant of NA.PoLEoN, who. has", it is said, demanded of the Emperor of Austria 'an expla nation of his views, and insisted on his.declaring therfor,France, or for Ruiii . aand her Ally,' as in no case will lict'alloW' Austria to remain neutral.. Ge neral ST.VttsTcu IT has been dispatched to the-French bead.:quarters with the determinatipd of the Em -peror.. . In Harnburgh the Members qf the British Fac tory are now without a guard; the British, property regiStered in the Protocol of the French . Minister is confiscated, and will be, sent off to Mentzto:Moi— • rovv% . On the 28th tilt, a violent * burricane came..op - at Cronenburgh, 'near Elsineur, accomP by a i'ery; high flood, - which entirely destroyed the batteries, bastions, and ramparts of that fortress.; the daMage is estimated at three millions of marks currency,. and it will iequire three years before. the works can be re-placed. : . BERLIN, DEC. 3(:).—lf we may credit intelligence from authentic sources, the Aid-de-Camp of Gen. ZARTROW hoICIs Abe pOrt-folio of .Foreign Affairs. The Minister ofState, COMA HAITGWITZ, has retir ed to his estate on account of ill health. All the accounts, we have received 'assure us the Queen of Prussia is dtz - No?,(1). Ac6ot'Oilf.); to the la'st intelligence frOrn Konipas bur9;h:the 'Kitt continued - to retire towards the North.; itis certain that his equipages hale set 'out ' - THE Drury Lank .A new Opera was represented last night at thi4 Theatre, under the title. of. False Alarms ; or, Ikti, Cousin. DRAMATIS PERSONA. Sir namon Gayland . ‘Vii OtroliTbri. -Edgar Gayland . - Mr. BR A lIA m. Tom Surfeit - Mr. BANNISTER. Lieutenant M‘Lary - Mr. lOrrysToNit. Plod - - - Mr. MATHEWS. Gabriel - - - Mr. PRNLEY, Grinvelt Mr. WEWE TiER. Butaper t Mr. Btoikruk. Lady Gayland - Mts. MouigrAiri; Caroline Sedley - - Miss DUNCAN. Emily _ - - - - Mrs. BLAND. r • Miss tifribrage - - Miss POPE. S HSail ' Mad. ST6RACi. FABLE. . . The Scene Iles in this Metropoli s .—Si r Daman, Gayland; who,h4s recently taken -Lady Gaylandfr. his second wife; and fene whom he' real ly has more regard than he is aware of, is infatuated with : the - silly pride o f e xci t in g hiS w if e ' s jea lousy. I; appears that he has been in habits of correspon dence with an incognita with whom he became acquainted at a private masquerade, but to whose person he has been kept , a stranger. The jealou s a ppr e h ens i ons o f L ady Gayland are relieved by the unexpected arrival of Caroline Sidley,,an old friend and schtiol-tellow. Caroline declares . herself fob the cause of Sir' Damon's alienation, rotates their meeting at the Masquerade, and that, accidentally discovering in the persOn:of her gallant, the husband of her quondam. friend; she - had been •induced to humour- the intrigue in the hope of avenging the wrongs of . Lady Ga) land, and efficling'SiC Oa= mon's reformation. To promote thiS•ctesign, she has obtained a letter of intro.; &talon to-Sir Damon, under the .clis,guisc and Lliaraaer of Captain Brots;e;. and iii this eliaraUzfr she aiN:z.ls such easy impudent freedom wit h Sir Danion'a 'hon,e, his t-i *ants, and, ahave:all, his wife, that the wan gallantry is . confounded, Isis indignation is roused, his jealousy is alarmed," and, under pretence of sudden indisposition, hr . determines . hrunediately to wife from sosdangerous an. intruder. 'l'his is the signal for,Larly Gayland ; she refusc:3. to accompany him, accuses. Sir bastion of infidelity, abasne:l hiin by . , produ c in g the correspondence wiih hii 'incognita, and peremptorily ' • _..• f , a - artiou To increase Sir Damon's wnfosithr, a - billet arrives , from: the Rosalinda, stating that shc.is at hand, and inn. no longet eniltirc suspense. '.The false - Captain, to Ladv Gayland appeals, att&Cts - to recognize the hand-writing of the fair Rosalind to be : that of his Cousin, and demands-in- stant satisladionfrourSir .Damon fin the indignity otlered - to his family. Sir Daman is Overpowered with shame and pe niutiice, and pleadifoi - forgiveness. • In the mean tithe Edgar; : the . son - of Sir DaMon, ha's arrifted : in:pursuit of Emily ,• the ward of Old Plod, to whom he is attached; contrary to the views of his father; after s ome of the usual difficulties in tkee: - cases, in VviiiclihiS jealOusy has been neeillesSly alarm ed,-he. succeeds in eloping with. the - oh:tea wishes; and Sir Damon's consent isextorted by. Lady Gayland as 4 . condition : of their reconciliation. turtgef interest arises out of the characters of Toni Sur.; feit and Lieut. McLarry, who 'are rival candidates. thr the hand of Caroline. The former (as an apology f or doing no 7-, thing) has-assurned•the character of a "Cemple student ; our; despising the slov returns of halt-guinea motions as-it-Ude quate to his lashionahle• pursuits, he conceives tiesign4 upon the superior fortune of Vlod's ward. Ilisattempts,j however, are frustrated, and hi s van i ty .expos'eti in all quar ters ; whilst the mirthful Caroline finds a .deserving successful suitor in the,brave•and honest MeLarry. . .r---- The musical Dramas which have, beexl 'fol . :some years presented to the Public, haVe7 generally exhi bited such extravagance and alpurdity, that any pro dtiaion which approaches more near to something like probability and:nature, runs the hazard:Of ap- - peating to be dull and insipid in comparison. The work before us,- though by no means recomMencled -by -any -prominent merits, is at least exempt from that outre wildness which chara6te r i zes most o f the Pieces . to' -which we allude. The . Author- is Mr. KENYY, who wrote the Farce entitled Raising thf' Wind; arid the Musical After:piece. of Matrimony, -We confess' that -upon this. occasion, we expe6ted more from the pen of Mr. KENNY., .but we infer, -from the general charaEler of-the new Piece, that he was chiefly' sblicitous, to employ the talents of the Composers, Messrs- KING and., BRAHAM, and the Vocal-powers of the A&ors. In this view of the •subjeat he cannot be considered as unsuccessful ; and indeed has at - Forded ample scope for them all, The Plot has no great -interest, nor is there any thing novel in the Charaiilers, pointed, the dialogue, or striking in any of the incidents ; but upon the whole the Opera is amusing, and contains nothing that can give offence. As a, musical treat it is particularly .entitled to the favour of -the _Public, -fur the airs in -general are very pleasing, and they. respeaively re ,ceive ample justice from the Performers. BRAHAM and-Mrs. MOUNTAIN gave essential support to the Piece by , their vocal excellence, and the former dis played- also great skill in accompanying himself on the'Piandjarte. • Miss.DuNcAN also discovered a greater degree of vocal 'Skill than she had before 'an oppu.rtunity of sheaving, and her. theatrical exertions were consi derably: effective.. JOlli , isl7oNE had an Irish cha rater, which, of course, Was rendered conspicuous, -and. BANNIFtER was also provided - with one of the 'dashing kind, well suited - to his talents . P ENLET !manifested comi c .powe rs t h at merit encouragement. Miss Pon and WaouGnToN deserve praise for tak ing chltra&ers so much - below their-proper ra n k, an d for the zeal with w hi c h tiiey supported them. Mrs. 'BLAND, -STORACE,- WEWITZER, and MATHEWS, ull_contributed respeqably .to the general effea. The Piece Was received with a temperate apprO-, .-bation in its- progress ; and, though Some opposi tion'occurred when it.was announced, by WROUGH 7 toN,;fur this evening, it was by no means of a vio lent and formidable nature.—The -House was Muth crowded, • POLICE. • Punuc,-OrrxCE,Bow-Si.REET.- have already 'stated the particulars of a daring burglary committed by . a•gahg of seven villains, with their faces blacked, iu the house of Me. Bell,, on the'Edgware Road. Yesterday morning Patrick Pendergrast, Cathe rine, his daughter, and Janze.t Hayes, were examin ed on susspi - Cion Of being concerned in the robbery, Mr, Bell identified Pendergrast to be the rnan.whoni lie found at his 'chamber window, and who first forced hiS way into the house. When the Officers apprehended him, they: found a silver coffee-pot, which. Mr: 'Bell identified to be• part of the properly stolen: - . . The Prisoner, Catherine Pendergrast, lived ser , vans with Mr. Bell at the time of the robbery;. she is a native of Ireland, and at the time the robbers were in Mr. Bell's 'house she was heard to talk the Irish language to - same of them. It appears that her father was the ring-leader of the gang; and there is now no doubt but she planned the'robbery. The Prisoner Hayes ; although he had his face blacked, from a-variety of circuinstances ; was iden tified to be one of the . robbers.--;-The Prisoners Were fully committed for trial, and the parties bound .over to prosecute; • •. T 1-I.E SU N. . - soLzm QUIS Dicitti tit LSUIVL AVDEAT ?