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art wear the there mixt el Lt.- icAn which Lion 01 would atcut ti's et pc litic A We. lid r 4 • east leyGe• tut :he y ep3rt ittee, ID •e Dll .l rep 1 1 iA'. '. , igl L4,c•r ••rtance has induced us to give the correspon .;ce, as laid before Parliamer.t, at full length. i lrears from it, as the imperfel copies already , ed informed us, that the King of Paussta rrgoi.ily professed to take posmssion of Hanover, prosjsionally, until the conclusion cf a peace b.:- tvreen England and r, ii,ce ; and that he has since a,ser•eJ it to belong to I..rance by right of conquest, and now claims it as his own, as teceived from that powcr hi exchAnge fir Anip.ic::, Scc. The Mes- sage and Papers are to be taken int) consideration this day in the House of Commons ; And judging from what fell from Mr. Rost: lAA night, the Minister, we think, is not likely to civricnce any opposition.—lndeed we cannot conceive a difference of opinion upon the q9estion.—The pertidy and basenew of PrussiA are most bare-faced, and 1,41 this Gore-ninent no coarse to pursue hut that which it Ita4 s .verAl of the Mini,ters left the I louse of Cnuuunns before it a;rimirr.Ld, and a COULICII hzidut Mr. Eos's house in Cleveland-row. It u....urnled by tae Loren CHAP:CELLO:I, Earl of Murß A, Lord GRENVILLE, Viscount 11C1WIeli, Mr. Fos. and several others. We have given in our siablerpient eolttvntis, an ex. tra& from the First Report of the Commissioners of Military Enquiry. It is more important than the celebrated T.:nth Report of the Nasal Commission. ers.—lt relates exclusively to the Barrack Depart. went, and represents Lieutenant-General Da LAN CLY,the late Barrack Master General, in debt to the Public to the amount of NINEI If-ALVAN THOUSAND, FOUR HLNDRED AND 7IrTECN POUNDS. Of this sum, 89.931. was appropriated to himself by Lieu- tenant-Ge. eral Da LANCIY, as indemnity for con tingent expences ; to wLich sum the Commissioners conceive he bad no claim. We understand the Emperor of Grummet , has ac ceded to all the demands made by BOAAPABTr, of a passage for tie French troops through Bohemia and Istria.. _ _ Four regiments are to embark from Portsmouth, it is understood for the Cape of Good Hope, •iz. the Si battalion of the 27th, the Ist battalion of the 30th, the 2d battalion of the 35th. and the b2l re giment. The 30th and 35th have marched into Hilsea barracks, and the 82,1 into Gosport. Governtuert yesterday received the following important ieformat:en COPY Iltol4 The 1.06-11001 t, 07 THE ASIZILICAN lISSP DOILOTRIAS, DATED 4in Fitt. 1806. " At two o'docA, A. Nf. dim iyered a fleet in the North- West, which gave choice to lei. 141 f past two hove to. At thee% the liewlmost ship, the Patriot, came tip with sae, aid preyed French. After examinmg os, she carried is. up to the Admiral; and afier Acing many qii,w4ans, relative to Eng.* conveys, the }• Showed us to peocent. '.V counted Ina the lied mid ono Gimes. Lae^ St tong 13. 73 Wort. The ratan', informed the Captain of the lkirothias that thee had tailed ham Brest en the 14th of Deeember, eightein sail in number, but had upended in rfiria‘ent di visions: they had taken three English shops with troop, r board. They denial that they had sow t•otia on beer', al• though the Admiral'. ship appeared lull of troops —The sha h s Were, •• Eat, 74; Mai...tic, 74; imperueu••, 7 t ; rouilroyant, 744 t Veteran, 74: Felns. 74 Le taastor, 74; Valenciennes, 44; ell French—Ad:ousts Giiillisme and Jerome Ifanaparte. St. fUlena. hart 133 leagues." Hit MAJESTY'S ship teenier arrived at St. Kites on the 901 of March, with intelligence, that eight sail of the line, which sailed from Brest on the 14:h of December, were hound to the East Indies. This is evidently the squadron seen by the A roce . can on the 4th of February. We have five sad of the line in the East Indies, and four At the Cope, ezeusive, we believe, of the P..-wirfo/ of 71 guns, dispatched to that quitter by Sit Junti Ductworrn. The following Minute of •he proceedings of the House of Commons of Ireland in 1779, respelling the Sheriffs of the city of Kilkenny, thews how much the Sheriffs of the env of Waterford are in debted to the generosity of Sir Jolla Nawroar, in the discontinuance of the proceedings against them, on account of the delay of the scions of his eleetion far that city Mee the Gib, 1779 —Mr. Pitsgihbon complained to the that tocrogh the Lection fur the Ci-v of Eine rnny, hail • unto It' ore a fortnight, Cu, Return had been made by t..e !'• He 041, efler ea...timing the Clerk of the Hai.a r • sehiefil, moved. • Tiiat the Srielifils do attend at the I • •.i OW 'foto.: which o s twined •• Aloe rib. Ill.—The Same'. attended, and Made an es • re. the .iihstanee of wlitch was, that tiler were armrest e Reties not harm." heart node; and that they had no in Simian to &lay it. Up... which Me. Daly =need two Se. •. Juliana, its. That the cam's, was onsatitfa.t..rv; t the Soot& of Kekenny had heesi guilty of a grrach of Pon lette, both ehich were carried ssitlurit a •ii• . ...in. Mr Sawn fowled, That our of thew. ;esesitiwoing has seam i; 6... WU PllMAtteel P. 1 14 ritlei•wies Gaol y Mier. tr.' Afton much d , 'hate aid atupenition, it om moved, as an aineedasetit, that, touted Nlatimity'. G eel of Neweate,' the woods, • Vito ex ee 4444 of the Ser;esirt at Arms,' 1-e invited, whrh, on a di. rata, was 'write by a ai.j .t.ty nf Pow. " (an the Ist of Joie, the 5 , ...,,T. presented a Petition to the Orme.. contessing their fault, and praying to be do. oiarg-d, which was negatived, by owning the question of iurisratiut. On the 14th ..! Juiy, another Petition was re•e 9,911111 9 slid they %ere wrilciett to be dricharged." By the Prince Erects packet, which arrived as Falmouth on Thursday last, from Tortola. we have the melancholy iutell;gence of the lass of His Ma; [STY'S brig Segferk ; she ups.st in a spell and stint. Only two of the crew were saved The Prawns Arena packet with the first. and the Mike for Alivilereal,s trash the midair January Mails. ham Falmouth, had artier.' at IlAtbaJoes. Ad miral CocaaAss, in the Nest' Jabtriand, was at Antigow. Mrs. Joanass bad one of the most s?iendid 1. 'uses ever teeniest night, to her benefit. All the iataktotta")les in tows were preens, end their equi- Piles filled all the avenues dawn to the Strand. We :-..art that the pressure of so mite.. L iave and . •i•ighty matter. obliges us to .deferaccauat. introJtgti , in of Madame Dtssea, that *le . par.t, sweet. and tasteful singer. was one of the r.-. n in:ems:Mg novelties of the tight. • . -s . ' • '4. 1 of any public :tercet so:caned yesteT ii la the Courts 4if Law. WAR 1F1771 PRUSSIA. PAPERS RELATIVE TO PRUSSIA, PRESENTED BY Nla MAJ. STY'S comma:4D TO 10111 PSIUSLS Of PAR LIAMENT, •PRII. 21, 1806, No. I —C., of a D,vatrit (toll Frin. - i: .Los's 5.1e610 , F‘n. to the Right Hun. L rd Mu'giave, 27, 1606. MT Loan—l have the honour of inclosing to your Lordship a letter, altlton.th dated yet terday, I have just received (1. p. rn.) from Baron Hardenberg. I I; isten to forward it I y E , tafette to tie Agent at Cuxhaven, in the hopes of its attiring there in time for the Thursday's packet. I also send to Lord Cathcart, by Estafmte, a'copy of the Prussian Minister's letter to me. I shall simnly acknowledge the receipt of it, and inform his Excellency, that I have forwarded his communication to your Lordship. I have the honour to be, Sec. (Signed) FRANCIS JAMES J•Lcsoa, Right Hon. 1..,rd k 1 ulgrave, Se Sc. Translation of Inc:osure in 1. Sta—l hasten to fulfil the prornis.e given to Lord Harrowby, on the Bth of this month, to communi cate to you, Sir, as soon as a final decision should be taken on the subject, the additional circumstances se latityr to the security of the North of Germany, and to the guarantee by the King, of the safety of those British troops which are in that part of the Conti nent. A Messenrr frdtn Munich has just brought His Maj:sty intelligence of the consummation of the arrangements which the present conjuncture of af fairs has induced him to enter into with France, inn?. der to save those Countries, and especially the States of Hanover, from the misfortunes of another ruin ous war, and to insure their tranquillity. As these arrangements stipulate particularly the committing of that country to the exclusive guard of the Prus sian troops, and to the administration of the Kim, until the conclusion ,!e . a Pence teircen Eutaw/ ea Frame; His Majesty could not delay taking the ne cessary measures for the entry therein of a Corps of his army, which will he under the orders of Lis Ex cellency the General of Cavalry, Count Schulenberg Kelinert, to whom also the King has confided the administration of the country. His Majesty, ani mated by the most lively desire to see the import ance and the urgency of the motives which have in duced him to take these steps, justly appreciated by His Britannick Majesty, and his enlightened Minis ters, has directed Baron Jacobi to give a detailed explanation thereof at London. It would he superfluous to point out to your men lion, how urgent and indispensible in the present state of affairs, the re-embarkation at the English troops in the North of Germany is become; since the re treat of the foreign troops is the condition upon which France has promised not to order her troops to re-enter Hanover, and since also it was upon this supposition alone, that the King guaranteed their security, I presume, that Lord Cathcart has already received, and is upon the point of executing the Or ders of his Court for the return of those troops, for winch transports have been waiting for some time past. I have, howevert to request, Sir, that you would, for the purpose of still further di , sgt o c c h t , write to Lh CA at Commander in W( arils ab• • . and, acquainting him with thepresent circumstances. that you would induce him to hasten, in far as de pends on him, a measure, in which these circum stances, and the approaching arrival of our troops, will not admit of any delay. I request you to accept the reiterated assurance of my high and perfect consideration. (Signed) H•aoertecio. To Mr. Jackson, He Britanuick Majesty's Envoy ENI lawd•nary and Minister Henipoteritaary. Betio, 26th January, 1606. No. Pro•sian Majesty's Proehnuitien n latrine t-m• !wary possession of the Eleatir.t• of Hmiover, Jan. 27, 11306. We, Frederic William, by the grace cf God. King of Prussia, &c. &c. hereby make known, Ste. After the events which have terminated in pbace between Austria and France, all per endeavours have been directed to ward off from these thistriffs the flames of war, and its disastrous conseeptences, which momentarily threatened the North of Ger many, and particularly the countries of the Elec torate of Brunswick. With this view, and as the only possible means in attain it. a Convention lias been made and concluded between us and the Em peror of the French, in pursuance of wliicii, the States of His Britannic Majesty in Germany will not be again occupied by French, or other troops combined with them ; and, till the conclusiou of a general Peace, will be wholly occupied and go verned by us ; in pursuance of which, we have cans, d the Brunswick hleCtural Countries to he ne• eu;..ted by the corps under the command of our General of Cavalry, Count Vander Scholenburgh Kennett, to whom, iu our name, and till the Peace, we entrust the administration of the said countries, in stiztt manner that, through him, and the com mission of government which he may think proper to appoint, r-11 affairs relatiag to the government of the country may be transaaed, and the necessary orders thereto communicated to the interior Mas giatracy and Magistrates. We therefore charge. as well those, as the prolate'. nobles, citizens, and all subjeCts and inhabitants of the said country. without exception, to conform themselves duly to these dispositions made fur their welfare; and also to the commands of our brfore mentioned commissaries of administration, and the commission by them to be appointed, as well with regard to civil as military affairs ; nut only not throwing any impediment in the way of our troops which are to march in, but to assist and afford ' them all the information in their power ; and in the MO or more general affairs of the country, and also in propositions and petitions thereto relating. alone and 0..1y to address themselves to the before mentioned commissaries of administration, as stand ing highest under our immediate orders. As by this measure we have m view the repose Jed tranquillity of the North of Germany and of the Brunswick States, so we have resolved to pay out of our Treasury for the necessaries for our troops, according to the peace estanlishosent, and leaving the extraordinary expences of a state of war to be defrayed by the country ; while we, on another band, 0411 take care in. general. that its revenues, duriug our administration, after deduifling the cal:maces of government. shall wily be aaro rusted MA in advantage. • We further promise, that our troops 611211 observe the striAest discippline ; that a tention shall he given to all just complaints ; and in general, that everyr quiet and peaceable inhabitant shall be maintained': in bit property and rights, and, in case of need, be. vigorosuly protelted ; but 0 , 44 on the contrary‘ those sk l u may refuse to conform themselves to the . dispozi , icns conchtded on, and the measures which have been taken, or who may dare to eminteran them in anywise, will have to reproach themselves for the rigid and di , agreeable consequences which wia un ivoit!ably result to them. Given under the signature of our hand, at Berlin, the 27th January, IBOS. (L.S.) Fit Lt: ERIC WI I. LI AK. VON I-I•i IDEN N o . 3.—Copy of a Nate flom Mr. ti-rr..t.oty F x to Bunn Jacob, K:he t .t, flak 17th Ma•ch The Uadersigned is commanded Cy Hi. Majesty, to state to Baran Jacobi Kloest for the information of his Court, the great anxiety felt by His Majesty at the manner in which possession has been taken of the Eleetorate of Hanover. If His Prussian Ma jesty judged it expedient, in,order to prevent French troops from approaching so near that part of his frontier, to take to himself the military occupation of the Eleaorate, it does not appear to His Majesty, that it was by any means necessary that the Civil Government of that unhappy country should be sub vested. or that an army more numerous, and conse. quently more injurious to the inhabitants i. than ne cessity required, should be matrtaired - fbere. Llis Majesty relies, with the greatest confidence, on His Prussian Majesty's Declaration, that the present os cupation is merely temporary ; but l his Majesty can not but express a wish, that the declaration on this point were more solemnly made in the face of Europe. The honour of the Court of Berlin, as well as the consideration mutually due to each other from two Princes, so nearly conneeted in blood and alliance, seem to call for a clear explanation on this important subjeft. I lis Istajesty on his part desires to be equally ex plicit, and to put an end to all hopes, if such indced have been entertained by the Court of Berlin, that any convenience of political arrangement, much less any offer of equivalent or indemnity, will ever duce His Majesty so far to forget what is due to his own legitimate rights, as well as to the exemplary fidelity and attachment of his Hanoverian subjefts, as to consent to the alienation of the Elefforate. His Majesty learns with concern, that it is in agi tation to Icire up Anspach and other parts of His Prussian Majesty's dominions to Bavaria, in conse quence of a Convention with France ; but he does not pretend any right to interfere, or to give any' opinion. with respell to the propriety of the mea- • sures,' whatever they may be, which His Prossiatt 3 Majesty may deem eligible for the interests of hill' crown and peophs ; at the same time it is to be ob served; that His Majesty, whether in his capacity of King of Great Britain,or in that of Eleftor of Ha nover, was in no wise a party to the convention al luded to, or responsible for its consequences. The cessions, therefore, whirls His Prussian Majesty may make to His Majesty's enemies, can surely never be alleged as a justification of taking to himself His Majesty's lawful inheritance. His Majesty, therefore h 'Majesty will ?ono* . the li o n own heart, and will demonstrate to the world, that whatever sacrifices the present circumstances may induce him to make, with respell to Lis own tet •i -tortes, he will not set the dreadt ul example of indem nifying himself as the expence of a third party, whose sentiments and condui towards His Prussian Majestyand his subjefts, have been uniformly friendly and pacific. of his Donning -street, March 17. ICA. (Translation of No. 4..—o• Note Verbale. Until the explosion of the last continental war, His Prussian Majesty had no other objet in view, than to secure the tranquillity of his monarchy, and that of the neighbouring states. He was then able to effect this upon terms which met the entire approbation of every court. He has been desirous of doing the 'Arne since the breaking out of the present war. But the choice of the means has no longer been in his power. France has con sidered Hanover as her conquest, and her troops were on the point of entering it for the purpose of dispf"ing of it definitively, according to the pleasure of the French Emperor, without the possibility of His Britannic Majesty's preventing it. The occuaation of that country by His Prussian Majesty, and the shutting of the ports in the Ger man seas, and that of Lubeck, against the British Rag. (as was the case during Me possession of Ha nover by the French), were the iod spensible condi tions of an arrangement by which the country is secured against the entry of foreign troops, and t!;e quiet of the North of Germany preserved. This has not been obtained without painful sacri fices on His Majesty's part. Those of the House of Hanovcr are in nu degree to be attributed to the King's measures, but are the inevitable consequences of a war, which ins conciliating policy has in vain endeavoured to prevent. I his war might have pro duced still more serious coswqurnces. The treaty between Prussia and France at least perste.% the Northern States from farther evils, and could every power but duly appreciate how much th:y are in debted to the system he has adopted, the King would with justice obtain the gratitude of all. S. !. ) oProclaniat.on of C..u.st Sehnlenbergh, annnwie•oc the shutting of the ports of the North tea ia,;antst the Oritrat ships and trade, dot..-d llanoior,lth March, UFA In a treaty which has been concluded between His Majesty the King of Prussia, my most gracious sovereign, and Hi: Imperial Majesty the Emperor of France and King of Italy, it has been stipulated, that the ports of the North Sea, as well as all rivers running into it, shall be shut against the British ships and trade, in the same manner as when the French troops occupied the states of Hanover. In contormity to the orders I have received. I make this known to those whom it may concern. that they may guard against the consequences, as the troops of the King my master have received orders to warn off and not t admit such English ships as may endeavour to eater these ports and rivers, and as all necessary and proper measures will be adopted to prevent the inundation and traosit of British goods. (Signed) The Compte da SCRIMP,' sesc Kszassr, Ha PrZ•2 an MAIIIKV • • t:.n.rr of ry and Conisnonder in Chief in :be Carr, d'Ar awe in lia.,over. 1 Hassan', Uth Mann, 11108. Nr. 6 --Preelemation of his Pie•sien Majesty for taking definitive pure...nos of Hanover, dated Boron, Ist Array IBC& s.- We, Frederick William the Th irJ, Kinz of Prussia, -ice. ac. ecc. Lerebv make known what follows: The wish 1) preserve And to sesta: e to our true • subjeas, and to the states of the Not t • vet Germany :bordering upon our provinces, the continsisnce ••E the blessings of p.-ace, was at all times the oiled of our unceasing efforts. We flattere d ourselv- s that . . _ . we slinuid attain this de,ii.thle end, by the res,!utliiit which we took in consequence of late oc , urrei.c.-s. and which we made kn:iwn by our patent t.f t! e 2, 7 th January, by which the states of the E',..:tor. 1 lioove of Brunswick Luneburg were to be occudicd by our troops, and taken into oiir civ I admlnistra- tion. But as, since that time, the aau II . c:uprion of the states of Hanover. in exchange for the c.s t.t of three provinces of our slonarch,t, leas been • •n -dispensibly necessary to the per toanent tranquilfikr of our subjeas tad of the borderrog states. av # signed a convention with His Majesty the Empe ~r ' of the French, King of Italy, in c..nformity to wo , the leAal possession of the states of the Ilea Rouse of Brunswick Lunebu g. helorseng by h right of conquest to His Itnpertar Majest:., .1 gra ,:ei to us in exchange for the cession of three of rur provinces, and in virtue of tarther solemn guaran tees on each side. In conformity to this, we ht-rely deed rr... that the countries of this Ir-teetotal House of I% tossntick Luneburg in Germany, from tiiis time forth, AI.- to be considered as being in our p ,session, and su ij ft to our piwer alone. ['rim tnis time firth, the io vernment and Administration of these states will ire administered exclusively and aloe in our name, and under our supreme authority. Ve respire Accord ingly hereby the dia . :rent mapiytrates dutdully to continue the furoftions confided to tar m, in our name, and under the superior controul f General Count de Shulenbcurg Kehnett, who is sa.ned our commissi4ner, and of the commits - n hurried by . him. We expect no less from the nobility. the pre late , the butg'rers and tubjeas of rh-se states, ;hat they submit themselves wilhitgly to this new order of things, from which a new ep och of tranquttlity and of happiness nill shine fort, and give thereby a proof of their ch.votz.l a.tachment and love for their country, and of their sentiments towards es; as we on our side shall certainly neglect no ort...ns , of demonstrating our paternal sot citude for them, and our wish to render them happy. ho given at Bet he. Ist April (Srgned) FREDERIC& WILLISSIr. Scauttsauao. Hrstowtrt. F,,llows a Proclamation of general perdoa for persons who from certain ceases have tak n rrft.ge in ft anov..T as deserters. kc. from the Pt wiliest ',Tele-. FIRST . REPORT or 111 F. 01.11.11ISSIO:f E. RS .r 11 1 , ire RY INQUIRY. We have been favcsaerl wnh a .Ic. of that Inter estimirliettnrt. It occueies, with the Ap^essetrt, 1 fotios. It berms mint I the hi.tory of the estauteinoient sit of 'Cassock De ; one.. it, to.urnencing in 1794 under the a r,erneat aryl sepettn terlanc. of Colonel, now Mao - en • - •1. Dr LA. jr. It then proceeds to the made of receiving a . 1 et ~••• owy. It next explains the cAir.eit deli an making op Owe se c..vat i.f the Supenntendant General of B.rraeke, anti onellodor with proposing treasures (or i speedy setrisowst it/tbe accot.ots.--The pee 'or • teinpora-y matte, cool ye to conhne our eattaftt to the wont head, which is ae • 1 bales: l• lii MODE OF RECEIVING AND ISSUING MI N . Y. `I 'From die time t:lat Colonel 13 • Lancer was tp -VaTed Sopei intendant General of Jiartacks ia the 1793, issues of money for barrack services ceased to be made to Regimental Agents, and were made to him as SujierintenJaat cf Barracks. the mode observed in making these issues. was this : The Secretary at War dirs.ded the Paymaster Ge neral to pay to Colonel De Lancey, or to the liar rack Agent or Treasurer, on his account, sues, sums as appeared necessary fcr the current service, wis;cts sums so advanced by the Paymaster General. were direfted by the Secretary at War, to be al, ussclei from the warrants that sreu:sl be afterwards is ased by thewar Office for the specific expenditure. wh a asccitained. Afterwards, in 1704, r•gular of the sums welted for services previoust ant f ixed, w•-re given in at si..ted pet rods by the 84.. ask Mar r General, to the Srsr-taey at War, who having included them in his official estiiaa es of the mar:ordinaries • f Cc.. army, annua.:y laid tie Ti Parlianvnt. direeed such portion to be issued 'y the Pat master General, Irani (late to fifth., a .4 kyr-Genes-I De Lancey appiieJ f..r by °a m .' re qw,ation, the Seer-tail at IVar's levers for heye advances always expressing that the sums s • ad vanced were to be " dedafted out of the ',errata, which shall be granted for this. service." rhis clause does not, as we unde - stand, disci.arge the Barrack Master General of any responsibility, until the warr int, alluded to are granted. and the opera dos of these, when granted, depends upon their te. age but the introduetion of this chase is mt tra y:nal, although the precedent is nut of long stand ing, and whenever used. may be c imtrued to im ply that a werraat is meant to be grai.trd at a future psr'oJ, to cover ti:e whu . ie of the sums issued under the authority of these letters of the Secretary at War, which. in the present iastance, would have been in conformity to the 2id saltines of Its Majesty's war rant for the reguiation of barracks, dated 244 h I March. 170, in which it te el r tre...ll p .sided. that " The Barrack Mater General Oat'. rim • time to time, receive imprests of retno•y fur the rent services of each year, upon estirnares sassed by him and del vexed into the office of cur Secretary at War, and at the en of each year, be dull mak . ar up and deliver into the said ojice„ a gcrntral accoutit of barrack expenditures for the reeed , rig twelve months; the half-yearly accounts of the several Barrack Masters, and the accounts of crhcr pees. ns to whom manic, shall have bee% pail within the ce liac!, on behalf of the Syrrack department t I,r the propriety. justness, and ace:seamy trf sshrch.as also for their str,:t conformity to our rego:ations, hit shall be held rer onsiide, together with dune ac cpaitta.iees. shall be th, vcocilers upon which the said g semi 4CCOlintS shell Le passed ; and warrants FNE 'matte Len ic::s _ aaucod• i ght ri.. otJesci rnad a laratory tale 0 s How- -I de . . 4 .4 0 I. • . ~-.- ever:": st,:r • Di; ~ :: eta: • M rpi