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1 evil was not a counterpoise to the advantage de nted from the service. Having alluded to the varions battles between the French and Prussians, and the successes of Henry the Fifth, in France, and the seven years war, as proofs of the ability ct the British troops, in former days, to sustain a signal part in the affairs of the Continent cf Europe, the Right Hon. Gent le m an rdebserved, that while those on the other side had r . been driven ni such shift', in support of such prook r as they adduced, he ihr,ught it but fair and just to confute them with their own weapons. In looking F. to the Swiss, whose general chataaer was bravery who were, on all hands, and upon all necasiims, al - to be the bravest troops in Europe ;' they ' were' raised fnr limited service. The French, and other foreign powers, who employed them, found it their policy to hire them for a cer tain period. It had been said, that allowing sol diers to return home, damped their military ardour, and datniaished their martial charaaer. He asked env gentleman who had travelled though Switzer land. it that was the case in that country ? \Vas it riot the faint fi tkat when the campaign ended, M. the term espi . they returned to their native country ten time more happy. casting about them that thirst for military glory among their companions ? It had been said, that this was a great and un precesiented innovation, a new experiment upon the military system ; yet, twenty-five years ago, Colonel Bare, who was not only a profound stags , man, hut an able officer, stated the necessity of such a moAsnr: ; his Hon. Friend, the present Secretary at Wa-,16 years ago, made a similar preposition. it was therefore rather too hard to give this measure the title of a new experiment. On the subipit of limited service destroying military discipline, et evtaltening the military charaaer, he should say littl-, not Laving any apprehensions upon that head. Another detailed argument used on the other side, was, at the capita ion of the term ? whether the f all returned to the rank. or went home. lie considered, both might be done ; and was it to bt said, that because one wished to stay and ano ther wished to go home, that he who returned was consequently a bad snldier ? But he would ask, what greater encouragement could be given to a recruit When he had Lis choice of making the ex periment, whether he would again enlist, with all the.advantages attached to it, or return to his family and friends ? It had also been objecteddhat this mea suie embraced limited space as 'sell as limited time; but how could such an ohjeainn be taken ? he asked any youag Gentleman in that House, whe ther he would rot reefer going where his services might be useful to his country ; but this was said to be all theory, why, therefore, had so many other conntries adopted it ? And why was it the almost • universal opinion of General Officers, that this was I an inducement, and the best method of procuring • tetrrit: ? Ats Hon Gentleman, early in the debate, • had said, the present mode was effeaual iii all its peep-ices; but when he considered the charaaer of a British soldier, when he compared this with t. e fait, how did it stand? Was not one of the most . imps,. tans campaigns ever known in Europe, begun, earned no, and decided, where vet a single British - soldier could strike a blow, or even make the slight . est diversion against the enemy ? Cs,uld it then he . said, could any man in his senses say, that we had ail efficient force? If we were to be content with armies, such as we have hitherto possessed, we must .. renounce all conneaion whatever with the Conti nent of Europe. lie might be cold we had ships that rode triumphant through the seas, that proteard Ml' commerce, and achieved glorious eianries ; but all this a mild not restrain the growing power of France, tnis would not prevent her influence flout spreading over all the other European %WAS. f might ale, be urged. that there WAS another resew ce, in mosey ; but, could any British soldier, could any tree-heart et' Englishman, hear such an allusion? Were such the sentiments of the British nation in the reign of King William, or in the time of Queen Awe who Cent subsidies - to the assistance of Austria, un der the ' great Duke of Marlborough? In later periods, our assistance, though comparatively small, gained great Credit for bravery. In the seven years war, was not an efficient force sent to aid the King of Prussia and Duke of Brunswick, who also were crowned with laurels ? It was not by sitting in a coneting-house, and dealing guinea after guinea, for hiring foreign troops, that we eye' cats have any influence in the affairs of Europe. The balance of power was treated by same with ridicule, others insisted it was all a chancel he did not mean to enter at large upon that siitleft at present, but had good reason to sus pea, that from the moment we lost our influence in the eh ‘its of Europe, in maiutai ning a balance of - power, !roan that moment, he dreaded some great ... c ilamity tobe hanging over the fate of this coun try : 'Fbis was not a theoric or speculative opinion; but a faa too well ascertained, in the enormous power exercised by France over Europe at this moment. We, therefore, have nu alternative, but men or money. He admitted the great advantages which Great Brhaio 'derived frees her wealth, bar commerce, and her fleets, which may preserve her for many years ; but be had not only political, but constitutional objeinions to this mode of reasoning. The feelings of our Royal Family could not suffer us to forego the high station we filled in Europe; they could not well brook a change of the constitu sgionosparticularly by the influence or interference of Trance, while a Prince of the House of Brunswick sat on the throne of this Kingdom. No doubt, . there had been a family on the English Throne, who were satisfied with confining their influence within the limits of the country ; but such a case was not likely to happen again. Every tiring dear ' to this country consisted in preserving the balance of power, at least in Europe. The reputation of our I navy was, no doubt, our chief bulwark, from which he had no fears; and, in case of invasion, the spirit of the people, he was assured, would ./ bear them of triumphantly. An Hon. Gentleman I had said, hare you not enough already ? He allowed it ; but nothing was secere without a large dispos able force, which can ant with rigout against our ene mies. It we had such a force, he would venture to risk it on the Continent. It might be possible, that i we could not attack France without the assistance of Russia ; but if rance still extends tier influence iii....._ against Europe, Olt we not assist cur allies its some way or other, by aaiag eihative:) , and lionowahly ? thia l , he said, led him to the ...jea iu debate, , ' and if what was advanced on the other side was true, he saw such deArtiction as was almost we could hove no other species of re cruits, but felons, and reduced mantiladtivers, it was very had ; but let a man enlist with the con sent of his parents, with a chance of returning, he will look to his reparation, both at home and abroad, and tie army will then become more re spectable and desirable. He confessed he wished for peace, upon real and solid terms, but not such a peace as would di-solve all connexion with the Cootinent, and leave us a mere insulated power. It peace could be obtained, even by making some sa crifices, he would be satisfied ; but it must be upon the grounds that we Jo not (however ridiculed the phrase tsar be) give up any part of our honour, or any portion of our future connedion with the Con tinent. His next point was, the measures hitherto aded upon, which he coosidered as alertly tempo rary ; he and his colleagues were in a most unolo sant situation, and were obliged to go un by denrto.s, before they could hope for vitory, or the restora tion of the affairs of Europe to their former station. They were obliged to take long views, and look to distant times for the completion of their objects; he confessed his hopes were sanguine upon the proposed system, nor did he know of any plan so likely to facili tate the encrease of the army, or put it on so resped able a tooting; the lower classes will be more rezoncil ed to it ; when a poor man's child formerly went, he was considered as lost for ever ; but now he will have the double advantage of being a citizen and a soldier. With respel to the King doing all this, the security of Parliament was the greatest security to the country, nor could the King do any thing when pecuniary compensation was necessary to he granted. It was said that this created a jealousy between the army and navy ; but referring to the last Ad, and best measure of the late Ministry, which-was the enlistment of m trines for a limited service. the ,happiest and most beneficial efeds arose from it. It was also asserted, that this measure had created a ferment in the army, but this insinuation was like the dispositiou of the obis' of the present opposition, which was evinced in their first ad relative to Lard Ellenhorough. It was further said, that the present Ministry were acting against the public opinion, and in contradic tion to the highest authority upon the subject; that they were injuring their popularity; and should tem porize more with the public. but if the Ministry should consent to bend to popularity, and to great authority. they must bend to the one side on one day, and to the other on another, and let the public business take care of itself. If they, therefore. intended to do their duty, they must risk popularity, they must risk every thing to attain that one o'rject ; otherwise they were not deserving that confidence reposed in them. '1 he man who would swerve from his duty. to retain po pularity, or pay deference to great etrhority, was a rnii Ic Al coward. He did not act as the faithful and sworn servant of his Sovereign, nor did he deserve to sit in that !louse as a Member of Parliament. Mr. YORKE shortly explained. Mr. PERCIVAL spoke at length against the Haase, and entered into a calculation to shesv, that, with the increase of pay, she annuity to be granted at the end of at years service, &e. a man who now cost the country 16 guineas, would, under thepro posed system, involve the cocatry its as txpence of 2301. The question being kindly called for. a division took place upon the motion for leaving out certain words in the clause, for the purpose of introducing Mr. Wiadharn's new clause ; when there appeared —For the IprestioroAyes, 234—Noes, lri—alojo city, 123. The motion then being put, that the clause be read a first time— Viscount CASTLEREAGH moved, that the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again, it being rots late an hour for the introdudion of a new question. Mr. FOX concluded, that this could answer no other purpose bat that of delay, and that the prin ciple of the clause now proposed had been taken into consideration in the preceding discussion. Viscount CAS ELEREAGH replied, that the clause now proposed was distinct from the clause to be left out, and required a distind substantive discussion. Mr. PERCIVAL and Mr. CANNING supported the argument of Viscount Castlereagh. Mr. FOX repeated, that it would only answer the purpose of delay. Mr. YORKE said, questions of much less im postonce had been the subjeds of an adjourned debate ; and all that was required was, an oppor tunity to diseacs the Howe. Lerd DE BE. AQUIERE considered the present conversation a waste of time. Viscount HOWIC said, that the proposal was new and extraordinary, and put it to the House, waether, if delay were not the objet, it was not proper to proceed to the next stage, and reserve any • farther debate upon the Clause for a future opportunity ? Mr. CANNING a g ain spoke in favour of the motion for reporting progress. Sir W. YOUNG said, that when the motion was made fur leaving out the words, the House was aware of the words to be substituted, and that the principle of comae was already discussed. Mr. PERCIVAL said it was a new question, and required a new discussion. Mr. WIND HAM contended, that the words to he left out, and the words to be substituted, had been debated together. Do! or LAWRENCE spoke on the same side. Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST, Mr. ROSE, and Viscount CASTLEREAGH argued for a discus sion of the clause. A division then took place on the motion, that the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again ; which was negatived, upon a division. Ayes, 74. Noes, 183. The question then being put, that the clause he read a first time: it was coined upon a division, ayes, I tiO ; noes, to Mr. PERCIVAL then moved, that the Chair man do now leave the eh sir, which was negatived, upon a division : ayes, 64 noes, 153. It was then moved that the clause be read a second time. Mr. YORKE opposed it, an.l said he should move that the Chairman should report progress— (lard cry of avow, wore.) Mr. WHITBREAD said, that this was a most LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY Si* The House of Commons this morning presented a new and extraordinary scene. About three o'clock a division took place upon the clause proposed by Vir. WINDHAM to be introduced into the Mutiny bill, and the question being carried, it was generally sup posed that the House had adjourned, and all the strangei s, exccpt two or three, went away. Upon their return, however, to the Gallery, they found the House in a warm and animated debate, which continued until Half-Mist Six o'Cloch. The Mi nister wishing to have the clause read a second time, and the Opposition anxious to put it off, until an opportunity should be afforded cf dis cussit the principle, npon which many gentlemen were still desirous to deliver their sentiments. No less than seven divisions took place, four of which were upon a repetition of the motion, " that the Chairman do now leave the chair." The Opposi tion appear to think, that they have stronger con stitutions than the Minister, and that though unable to meet him in argument, they can wear him out by a long sitting. In our Paper of yesterday, we announced, that, in the course of the day, Lert?rs of Mugu.: and Re. prisals would be issued from the Admiralty, to cap ture, or sink, burn, and destroy, all l'russian vessels. They were issued accordingly, and ate as fellow r-- By the fur Eimeutom the 05me of _ Lord Nigh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ere. The Right Honourable William Windham, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of :.:ate, having by his Letter of the I Ith instant, acquainted us, that His Majesty had beets pleased to order Letters of Marque and Reprisals to be issued against the Ships, Veisels, and Goads of Prussia, as well as of the Town of Papicuburgh ; And at the same tiros sigirided to 'us His Majesty's Pleasure that ws elleold give Orders to all Admirals and Commanders of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels wherever they may be stationed, to seise or destroy all Ships or Vessels belonging to Prussia, and to the town of Papenburgh, sese aid except any Ships or Ves sels to which His Majesty's Licence has been granted, ot which hare been direttesl to be released loins the Embargo r We do, in pursuant , - of His Majesty's pleasure signi6ed to us as afore said, hereby require and direct you to seirs or destroy all Ships or Vessels belonging to Prussia, au4 to the Town of Pape bu•gh, which you may be able to fall in with, Wile and except any Ships Sc Vesurls to which His Majesty's Licence has been granted, er which hare been directed to be released from the E misery aecnrdingly and tn give the like directions email the Officers erniilnerd muter vnut Coinmand. Given under Our Mande, the 29th a May, 120 C. Tn tliv respective rag Offie,s, Captains, Coen• nnalete, a,d Cornmaridiiig Officers at the Mairsty's Ships and Yew+. Cuasenand of their Lonhbire, We hare received Philadelphia p+ , r, to the 21%; last, from which we have made titc following im portant extrafts Tuesday es7ui Apt le, ISJG. The Senate of the United States have connected tn, and advised, the ratification of the Tripod ate Tee.ay. The votes were—Ayes 22 \ nes 18. On Tuesday, the 15th instant, the Senate passed the Nil frnm the House of Representat'ves. prohi biting the importation of CCI1,4;11 goods, without amendment—Ayes 10—/slccs 9. This bill now wants wily tae signatini of tl.B President to become a law. A letter Irons Congress mentions, that Congress will not adjourn untilltdrind iy nest. Message from tl:e President of the United States, stating a requisition made by the Bey of Tunis, oa the Government of the United State , : To the Senate and House of R presentati%es of the United S• a res. " During the blockidi• - of Tripoli, by the 'qualmn of the United States, a small cruiser, under the Flag of Tuna, with two prize', (ail ef trifling mhos) atternited to mom Tripoli, was turned back, warned, and attempting again t 4 enter, was taken pyisvession of a, prim by the squadron ; bur remit( tom was claimed by the Bey of Timis, with a thraat of was is turns so serious, that all withdrawing from th • lil...ekade of Tripli, 'the Commanding Officer of the squarTon the aght it )tis dine to repair to Tunis with his squadron. and required a eat erri,.l declaration whether peace or war Mai intended; the a y pr - (eyed explaining himself by an Anabasoalor to the Unvr States, who, on his arrival renewed the r..quevt, that %Ms vesiel and her prizes should be restored. It was detg.4l pr oper to give thiv pr.itif of friendship ti the B.'s, and for A intosaulor was informed that the vessel winld be r..-storeal. Aftereards he made a requisition of naval stores to be sent to the Bey, in order to secure a peace for the term of th ee year+, with a threat of war if refo.ed. It has been refused, and the Amino. radar is about to depart, without receding from his throat a die mend. 'r Under these circumstances, and cooside. ing th at the provi.i,ns of the Aft of March. 65, 1604, will era-c, im coaelueticke of the Ratificatmi of the Treaty of Foot with Tripoli, new advised and ennumted to by the ::;elfate, I have thought it my duty to cnninsuilicatet three hits, in order that the Congress may consid .r the expediency of curia tinning the manse provisions for a limited nine, or making uthe.s equivalent. Ai ,ill 4, 1806. " TIIOMAS JF.FFF.SS( Ex trod from Reif': Pb;idel. 'this Gazette, of the t St. Li' April : • PIIILA1)21.1'111 A, SIOND Ili retsina. Arai t 21. 1141017 AV T :—A letter from a Gentleman at WO.. date.: on Saturday, says : The Senate have this day received ...on th. Prvablooti nomination of James Munro. and Willie-A .1.411 ray, (tlO latter of Maryland) tn be Commissioners rpnii..tost by? 014 Extetortaury, for settling all one diff.rences with tivroot lila, relative to wrongs committed between th. (tbo' U.iitarl States and Great Britain) on the high st ether wider., and for estetil skiing the principles of 1141101 m se. commerce between them", Yesterday, a Court of Direaors waXll-1.7 • ',I East India House, when Capt. C; suite i. f_: , .; :it was swore into the colini..r , ni 'at the ship I .ri Steneer. The Court adjourned at six. o'cisick, till 1 uesday neat. Yesterday a ballet was taken at the East India House, on the folloWing question,,irix, " That this Court, having commies's! ttio 1 sr,se:s lailt ~ ..04Ke it, nitea highly eponyms of the seal manifesto& and etc • ',tr itest pursued, by the Court of Directors; snit , ',oat to.n adherence to the principles mairitaibed by the (0..: ,' Dikt. WS, to be irirlopensibly necessary or yrr , , serve i I • • *niory ac thorny over the Governments of India, Yeats' by 1...;' , i1l , he Cs urt of I) , refino, to restrain a prolate expenditure' r mitsc• I money, and to prevent all +elitism% of vuniiiiesit, Bawl es 1 , 11.1011 1 . of dunioirn; measures ellichthe Ltgnitattwe hat de lyres' t• he repugnant ' nto the wish, the honuor , and the pril•cy of the Nation. And this Court cloth aware the Coo:: of Dirt tt..,1 of its most cordial and zealous supoor, with a slew to i reevre, unimpaimd, the rights and privileges ot tete Last.lll4 C". pany." At o'clock the glandes were finally clew.% ..4 de • 'ea t• the Scrateseere,wh 2 , st o'clock, made their re? .. when the flambee. apperllPM to be, For the, question, ka. Against the question, 114 —Mae irony, 70. Yesterday morning the LOUD Cualscuttcoa cdi Mr. Fox were wish Lurd Gila/lett. LI kr a cousi derahle time. i Alderman Patca attended Lord Gaasevsi.s r, rt. terday, ahem. three d'clock. The Marquis of S•tisnuay attended "Jr. ! oss yesterday s about four o'clock. Sir JAMES SaUbtellZT cremied the .Achni. r thy on Wednesday, and applied to the Board for two fire ships to be attached to his squadr ms Yesterday morning, at a quarter post eleven o'clock, died, universally regretted, at the hi.nse 4 her mother, Lady BAOOT, its Upper Stook street, the on. Mrs. PAGET, lady of the Hoe. General P A car. son of the Earl of Ux aars-ut. ' %%twos° Etactiot4.—At the close of . is Poll on the follcaciag days, the annalsera were as (al. low: tiItIRSD•Ir M A Y 42 . I r C tsar Cuteiougs, Yaw ~ Wilaana Coag7eie AtLos*, ilajority /4 FRIDAY. Cesar Colelouth,EK 14% W m. C.miteve Aicwk, Evi Majority l4 SATURDAY. Csult F.sq Wm. Cotigreve Alcock, Elq Majority PRICII OF STOCKS 9LS TERDAY• flank Stork S oer Ceot. Reduced 4 per Cern! lodic Stock Ditto Sonfli South Sea Stock tili F.xeht i tia. MAI, nginh Lottery Tick.% Rill ok lIS I,Air AI .L. Nem. 13 min. aftcP I. lEy n I.OIDON be G. DAVIDSON. No. 17 . Bowetrret, Covent Garden, and PuhliOttel It the trace„ PI.) IS, Back of St. tie hent'e Church. Strerld, hr %V. STUCK, of No 7, New .!ton-st•tet, Ite Orekrt, Sie. for this Paper. tern to the Otheo oill.he duly attended tr. - sot t. sidiro" 7 .A•M••=1.01 .rl -1 0.1 LE 1 I After eh vexatious proceeding on the part of the Gentlemen opposite. Mr. YORKE moved, that the Chairman do now leave the Chair. This induced a long conversa tion between nearly the same Members. The SPE.AE.ER gave it as his opinion that this motion might be repeated frequently in the course of a night, because, though it tinight not be fit at a preceding moment, it might be tit at a subsequent one Mr. WILLIAM SMITH said, he never witnessed such a piocceding. Mr. FOX obsawed, that unless the House sitecld adopt some strong measure,. a kw gendemeri, by taking the present course, might at Noy time de feat and obstred all public business. The House then divided on the motion, that the Chairman do now leave the chair, which was ne gatived. Ayes s'2—noes 133. It was then moved, that the clause be read a secord time. and a debate ensued. The SPEAKER said, that the House was in a very undesirable stat/, and recommended that the clause should be read a second time, and that the debate upon t:oe principle should take place when i the motion should come to be made, that the clause do stand part of the B;11. Visemint CASTLEREAGH and Mr. STUR GES BOURNE contended for an opportunity of debating the principle in the present stage. • Mr. WM. SMITH and Lord HENRY PETTY spoke against it. Many ineffeEdual eff arts were made to compro mise the business, Mr. SHERIDAN at length said, that as he saw the Gentlemen were deter mined not a to give up any point, he would re commend if to twenty or thirty cf his friends to go home, sleep for a few hours, and get their break fasts; after which they might come back fresh, and relieve wearied companions. This speech was hailed with load acclamations ; but shortly after, on the motion of Mr. WI LBRA HAM BOOTLE, who stated, that, though the mode in which the House was proceeding might be entertaining to some of the Members, yet it should not be laid befora the public; the „strangers were ordered to withdraw. After about half an hour's further Debate, ace understand, on the suggestion of the Speaker, it was agreed that an amendment should be proposed, pro forma, on Monday, so as to permit of a further discussion on the principle of the clause. The Chairman was then permitted to ler.ye the chair, when he reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again.—Adjourned at HALF PAIL' SIX O'CLOCK, until Monday. 104 GS 1 liE4TRE—This Evening will be pre...Pm/el, T.A CAE AIINZA7DI TM): the I).vestisment Balict, Lis .1 Aa- DI , ; atilt the G-and Billet u. A NMI Of. at RLDA it D TJEATRE-ROYAL, Etening, Tna JIA LOA I Wit; with Of A.. To-muntns 1H EAI RE ROYAL, COVENT-GA RUlN—This Even, ong, Tut eusr RUDY j with Tom PWITINIS MAN. THE BRITISH PRESS. 1. 0 M Sir Hat the 11 , 1 Wi &mg tif /Air); OIA! wa"..c PUI •1 b. 'I Lard A, la the 6-rtalata , 1ac1.41..a Pori ~t lore a., A/undeo and cua *. %Vold Giles S , t tre that I iacrattwn w+arife 1 111t*s Ty! 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