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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, APRIL 14. Mr. FREDERICK, J.O/IN FAULKNER, ROXIERT LA TOUCHE, Sir LAURENCE PARSONS, Mr. PYTCIIES, and the Hon. C. W; STEWART, were severally ordered into the custody of the Serietnt at Arms, the same being defaulters on the last Call of the. House. Sir G. F. Hut., Bart. and Sr'i J. STEWART, Were ,ordered to attend in their places to-morrow. The folloWing were the, names '6n the reduced List to try_and.determine on the Westminster Pe tition : Willimn 'Tuftle4l.. Eitri. C. Callool, Esq. Sir C. W. :Ijrittielii, U.irt. SiilLawrckico Palk. Sir I Aslitry, W. Lushington, Esq. Loril Por.:hester ' . *. Antony Hamil ton, Esq. Tiloin:.s. Fo!tj., Erg. Win. Flonywoutl. Esq. "SW A. 1.). Parrilton, . 3. Cali:lough, f.sei. N. Sileyd, fisti.- . ' . The AIPEAK Eft acquainted the Committee, that the Petitioner having waived his right of appointing a nonainee, , that- duty• devolved upon them, and that they were forthwith to retire and proceeed to nominine one of the Members then present, whose name had not been drawn upon the ballot. The 13 Members having retired accordingly. Mr. White in a few minutes after appeared at the ear, grid acquainted the Speaker, that the Colll - had cho'scn Mr. Edward Morrice, who with the 13 . , and Sir John Doyle as the sitting Member's nominee, were then sworn at the table. and ordered to be referred to a Cominittee to mor row. A few other Bills were forwarded through their respeCtive stages, and the House adjourned. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SLW. Sni, There is an old fashioned axiom, that .a 'man should be just before he is generous. It was also for merly su'pposed, that a person should be well in formed before he attempted to be facetious. If these rigid notions were adhered to, however, many dashing spirits would be curtailed in their;pursuit of celebrity ; for the needy adventurer could, not charm by an ostentatious display of liberality; nor the norant smatterer play off the dull conceits of his in sipid imagination. A -Gentleman, who denies the advantages of the learned languages ; has more than proved his proficiency in modern tcngues. In his admirable raillery on Mr. CANN/NC7'S ailC.Vd want of knowledge bf the French, Italian, &c. &C. &c. but which nobody, except himself, believes to be true—he has ingeniously discovered a clWerence between German and High Dutch ! and, to de monstrate his contempt for Latin and Greek, he has no less sagaciously' remarked, that the final syllable ofthe name . ALOPUS is a Latin terinitiation.—. Some scientific naturalist will hey, perhaps, favour the world with a treatise on the propagation of mules ! . _ PoLYGLor P. S. I have made use of this signatUre; which,, to be sure,. is vain enough, principally with a view !of exercising the critical abilities of the author of the icpi4a in question. He may probably think that POLYGLOT has a Latin tertniaation. 0 festivum wpm t MAILS. fixarvro*t Dublin. Dvz-3 Gotteuburgi, c Lisbon, 3 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWILVL o'cLocK. Cohsols - 6z Guariiwn pr. THE SUN. 80411 M QOIS DIQERZ rALStnt ALID£47? CARNATIC PAPERS. Mr. HoRNER was anxious to hear from t ‘ he nOurable Baronet oppo4te .. (Sir T. Turton), why his promised motion ,with respect to the Carnatid had been so long delayed. Sir TB - 041as TURTON replied, that the delay Was owing to a request that had been made him by the President of the Board of Controul, to which, in- or der iogiKe that Gentleman every necessary acconi modation, he had consented, lie said that no per- sign - could be more anxious than he was to prosecute the inquiry, and particularly so as the persons impli cated were ruported to be in the entire confidence of the present Administration. Lord BOYLE obti.tined further leaVe or absence for ten days, on accounC of the continued illness of his 'father. THE HOUSE IN COMMITTEE ON LOAN IN TEREST BILL. The CH.4 NCELLOR of the EXCHELIER said, that in compliance with the suggestion thrown out yesterday by the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo site (Mr. Tierney) he should not, press. Upon the Committee the Amendment he had•at first intended to proro,e to the Noble Lord's plan ; at the same Can he could - nor see hmr - that Amendment could have -byiany possibility gii , en rise to 'an' alarm : in the public mind, and . furnish any pretext for charg ing "Parliament with a breach of public faith in that ifitanee. • After a few more observations; he con cluded with moving that " certain wordS" be left out. Lord H. PETTY admitted that it would not have been a substantial breach of faith, inasmuch as the War Taxes on Customs would. have supplied a suf ficient surplus, but at the same time contended, that it was a nominal breach of public faith, and being totally unnecessary-, would be much better let alone, if the ambition of the new Chancellor of the Exche quer did not prompt him to have some change or other in the plan—to gratify therefore the Hon. Gentleman, he ,(Lord H. Petty) should not °hie& to it,,as the change did not appear to him to . . be abso lutely mischievous. 11)1;-. TIERNEY said, that the new Chancellor of. the Exchequer entertained the newest tinanciai doe trines he had ever heard—the Right Hon. Gentle- Man wenttosay, - that. it:,C,onswidated land wa s as pro:lu , Alve without as .with the War Taxes :. he fancied, - however, that the Riglit Hon., Gentleman would have found the-plain plodding understanding, of the City quite averse to the subtle genius of the Right HOU:Gentleman. He denied that the Gentle man hadigiven updlisfintencled improvement as an as of grace to his side of the House, for the Right Hon. Gentleman, while. he was driven to an.abati donment of it, wouid fain have . the Hodse under stand that he had volunteered in abandoning it. After a short conversation between ivi cts srs. HuS;:issdn, 111 r. Vansittart, Mr. Tierney, Lord H. Petty, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Aniendment was agreed to. The other Amendments were then read and agreed to. After which the House Jesumed, and the Re-' port was ordered to be received to-morrow. On the Motion of the CLSANCELLOR Of the EN cuEQUER, the Report of the Pilots' Regulation 13111, was ordered to be taken into further considera tion this day sennight. The Scotch Taxes Regulation Bill was read a se cond time and ordered to be committed on this day fortnight. Sir Jour; NEWPORT moved' the third reading of the Irish Infirmary Regulation Bill. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. . _ The Royal Naval Asylnn) Bill, and the Bill for enabling Commissioners to take Affidavits in the absence of the Judges in Ireland, were each read a third time and pased. The Oak nark Bill .was reported, and ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. . The Irish Loan Bill was reported, and ordered to. be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. SIJARPE moved the postponewnt of the se cond reading of the Calico Printers' Regulation hill to this day. se'nnight. The Customs Fees Regulation Bill, and the Sierra Leone Transfer Bill, were each reported, and order ed to be read a third time to-morrow. `The Land Tws. Commissioners' Name Bill was or dered to be read a second time this day fortnight. The Excise Regulation Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Committee this diyfortnight. i‘fr. PATTERSON presented a Petition from the Mayor and Burgesses of . the Town and . County of Norwich against the Bill which is now pending in 1 5 arljament, purporting to be a Bill for the better •ma nagement of ;he Poor in that City and County.—Or dered to be laid on the table. The second reading of the East London .Water Works Bill was fixed for Monday next. .wick Harbour Nil was react a-second time L NDO N, WSDNESDAY, Arm - 15, 1307. Wr& are sorry to announce the loss of the Ferreter Gun Brig. She was attacked in the River Eans, by a party of Soldiers, under the cover of the night, and carried, notwithstanding . a very gallant resist ance. T'u Gazette of last night contains an account of as gallant an action as any recorded in the Naval Annals of this Country. The Boats of the Galatea Frigate, Capt. SAYER, manned with 5 Officers, 50 Seamen, and 20 Marines, were dispatched in pur suit of the French Imperial Corvette the Lynx, of guns, and 161 men ; and after g very long chase, came up with, boarded, and carried her. Our 'loss, though considerable, was not so great as might have been expeCted; considering the nature of the contest and the great inferiority of our force. A Ilit'OßT was circulated last night, that private hitters _bad reached town stating . thaL.BONAPARTE had died of an inflammatory fever at 'Warsaw. The report, however, does not' appear to be . entitled to any credit. ACCORDING to the information of the following Letter, the Treaty of Face between this Country and America has been rejeiSted by' the latter. The Revise of Representat ves were, indeed, afterwards to discuss the subje6i, but we can have little reason to believe that. it Will give a decision contraditiory to that of the other two branches of the American Le gislature. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM S T. GEORGE' S , t EE . MUDA, MARCH 2,5, re3o7. The Cumbricaz Frigate, •. Captain )3EntsFoRD, sails -immediately for England, by which I write ; her hasty departure' is, I Suppose, occasioned by the British Treaty with America having been re jeetesthy flue President and Senate, who were for sending it back immedianely ; but the House of Re presentatires insisted upon its being debated in their House. What the result may be is yet unknown ; if the nen-importation 'should in consequence be en forced, an immediate war will break out. The Trea ty has created great ferment through the American Continent." Government have not received any official Dis patches upon this subjea, but no doubt is entertained of the fact. The ground. :upon which the Treaty was rejeaed was, that it contained no p rov i s i on respea ing toe impressing of Seamen, which was the original cause 'of difference between the two Countt ies. The Duke of RICHMOND and Suite set off yester day noon froin his house at Whitehall, for Ireland. The Duchess will set off in the course or a fortnight. The office of Secretary to the Lord Chancellor is ricant, by the resignation of RICHARD WILSON, Esq. M. P. for Ipswich YeSterday Dispatches were finally closed at the East India House; and delivered to the Pursers of the following Ships, viz. • • •• . . _ . C_cyion, Capt. }Judson ; Walpole, Capt. Sancielands ; sur rey; C;tpt. Cu;nbz: - :::ge ; and Lady eilstlereaor, Capt. L.G." Murray; —to, Madr,.is and Bengal. , . Led 11.1wkesbury, Capt. Smith; and Airly Castle, Capt. 13urges ; for St. Heivna and Bengal. Clwiton, Capt./G.Wczcl ; and Devonshire, Capt. G. Mu r. raY.; — for Taoton Cast•le, Capt. Tirnbrell; Hope, Capt. PcntleN grass - ,Woodford, Capt. Martin Earl Caindeii, Capt. Sam. son ;:toutts, Capt. I. Hay; and Sllreit c2511e, Capt. Ito hert,;ml!-- far China rUre:q. NAV AL NEW S. Flow the LONDON G4zErrE, :Orli 1 4 , 1907. Admiraity-Office, April 14, ,1807. Copy of a Letter from /"ice-Admiral Dacres, CO7ll - in. Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Ves sels at Jamaica, to William Marsden, Esq. dated Port Royal, Jan. 15, 1807. SIR, I inclose you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Copy of a Let ter I have received from Capt. Briggs, of the Or pheus, acquainting tue with the capture of the Spanish Man of War Schooner 'Dolores, by the Boats of that Ship. , I am, &c. J. R. DACRES . His Majesty's. Skip Orpheus, at Sea, Nov. 21, 1806. Sit;, I beg to inform you, that Lieutenant George B. Vine did, on the night of the otli inst. in the Barge of His Majesty's Ship Orpheus, very gallantly board and carry s tile Spanish Man of War Schooner Dolores, .moUntitu one long nine, two four-pounder guns, and four swivels, with a complement of thirty-four men, in Cauipeachy Bay; which Schooner was sent . out for the express purpose of attacking the Or pheus's Boats. I have the Honour td be, &c. (Signed) THOMAS BRIGGS. To James Richard Dacres, Esq. Com mander-in Chitf, &c. Admiralty Qlfice, April 14, 1807. Copy of another Letter from Ifice.-Adniiial - Daeres to William Marsden, Esq. dated at Port. Royal, Fe &wary 7, 1807. SIR, It gtves me much pleasure to inclose you the Copy of - a Letter I have received from Captain Inglefield; of the - Hunter„acquainting rue of the capture of a Spanish Privateer, fitted out to . cruize against the Trade of this Island. I am, &c. (Signed) J. R. DACRES.• His Majesty's. Sloop Hunter, South Negrl, Jamaica, S. E. Ten Leagues ; 25th of SIR, January, 1807. - It is with much pleasure I have the lonour — of in- - forming you, that His Majesty's Sloop under my ! cOMmand fell in with this morning and captured, after a chace of eight 'hours, and much labour at the sweeps, the Isabella Spanish Schobner Privateer; Don Juan Antonio Parodi, Captain, manned with . sixty-four. men, mounting a long nine-pounder on midships, and two four-pounders, with thirty mus kets, and otherwise well armed and stored for a long cruize. She is from Carthagena fifteen days ; and I am happy to add has not captured any thing, but was on the point of taking a Sloop when we fortm ~ nately fell in with her. I have the Honour to be, &c. (Signed) H. S. INOLEFIELD; James Richard Dacres, Esq. Vice-Admiral o Me White, Commander in' Chief, Lei': &c. &c. • Admiralty Office, April 14, 1807: CoPy of a Letterfront Rear-d-fdiniral Sir Ale:{-antler . Cochrane, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Ma, jesty's Ships and Vessels at the Leeward islands, to Thn. !Marsden, Esq. gated on . lo.ard,lhe 16.4-thittn &Hand, at Sea, the 2d February, 1807. sut, . • I have the honour to inclose, for the informatiOn of the Lords Commissioners-vf-the Aumiralty the. Copy of a Letter from Captain Sayer, of his Majes ty's Ship Galatea, giving an account of the capture of the French National Corvette Lynx (one of those which escaped from Sir Samuel Hood's Squadron) by•the boats of that Ship, under the command of Lieutenant Coombe. When it is taken int o consideration the fatigue of so long a row as the Boats' Crews had before they came up with the Enemy, their great disparity in r ;:- r numbers,. their. having p t r o ep a a t r t e a t c i k io a Mari r their of f e N c S' e r under sail, completely tion, and their perseverance in the attack, without a chance of support from the Ship, after, being twice repulsed, I may safely say that more. deter mined bravery has not been shewn during the War. While I admire their gallantry, I must sympatize with the friends of those who tell in the action. In the death of Lieutenant Henry Walker; who was some time ago promoted from this Ship, the Service has lost a mest promising Officer. Lieutenant Coombe's conca& speaks for - itself ;. although lie had before lost a leg, hisadivity in the execution of his duty has always been rewarked ; in this action he received u severe, and, I fear, a dangerous 'wound,. above the former amputation ; I there fore teel assures; their Lordships will judge him de serving their protedion. I, have the honour to be, Sc. ALEX. COCHRAN F. His Majesty's Ship Galatea, Coast of SIR, Curaccas, Jan. 2.2, 1807. Yesterday mornincr ° ,we discovered, from the mast, bead, a Sail in the -S. E. steering for La Guira, and soon compelled her to another course for Barcelona 4 about atom it was mostly calm, when she appeared to be a Man of War, and, by her manceuvre, an enemy ; she had now the advantage of US by -a breeze, and with her lofty flying sails, and sweeps, was leaving us fast. At two o'clock her top- . gallant sails were scarcely above the horizon, but Ha a situation between the Ship and the coaA_Jiyat still afforded me hopes of her, by co operation of the boats ; they pushed off, under the dire&ion of the First Lieutenant, William Coombe, manned with five Officers, fifty Seamen, and twenty Marines ; and after rowing about twelve leagues in eight hours, (part of the time under a burning sun,) they came up with her, -going with a light land breeze, about two knots ; having first hailed her, our brave fellows instantly attempted .to hoard on both quarters, hut by the fire of her guns, which had been all trained aft in readiness, and having to combat, under every disadvantage, with more than double their numbers, were twice repulsed by them. The boats now dropped, and poured throuo her stern and quarter-ports a destruc tive the of musquetoons and small arms, that cleared the deck of many of •,.ie Enemy, who were all crowded aft ; when, , after an ar duous' struggle (a third time) for a footing, our men rushed a-board, and in a few minute; drove all befbre them ; the bowsprit and jib-boom were covered t - some flew aloft. and others hpinw the Captain and most of his Officers vere tying wounded on the decks, leaving the remainder of this handtill of men in proud posses - sion of the French Imperial Corvette Le Lynx, of fourteen twenty-tbur pound er carronades, and two long nine-pounders, chasers, pierced for eighteen guns, and manned with one hundred and sixty-one men, = coiimlanded by Mon sieur Jean M. Yarquest, with Dispatches from Gua daloupe for the Caraccas ; she is two years old, and a well-equipped fine Vessel, in- all respells, for His I A - 6esty's Service. At the head of our invaluable mens' names,. who fell in this quarter of an hour's sharp contest, - "stands that of the Second Lieutenant Harry Walker, of his third wound ; of the Officers commanding our five Boats,. only Lieutenant Gibson was unhurt.: it may be unnecessary to add Lieutenant 'coombe's report, that every man did his duty—l am satisfied they did. I am, Sir, &c. (Signed) GEO. SAYER. To Rear-Admiral the the. Sir Alexander Cochrane, K. Commander in Chief; &c. A List of killed, and wounded Qtricers, Seamen, and Marines, on board the Galatea and Le Lynx. Killed on board the Galatea. • Harry Walker, Second Lieutenant. George Vincent, Sea : man. john Mildrcm, ditto. Thomas \Vheteridge, ditto. Robert MiCann,' ditto. I'i - ed.:rick Plank, ditto. lames Mason, Serjeant of Marines. Wm. Cooper, Private of Marines. David Nicholls, ditto. Severely wounded on board the Galatea. William Coombe, Fitst Lieutenant. Barry Saroield, Mas ter's. Mate. Robert lobbin, retry Officer. ' Wm. Cock, Seaman: lam Fox, ditto. William West, ditto. Robert Haynes, ditto. Win. 'Mills, ditto. Richard; Bartlein, Private of Marines. Henry Thompson, ditto. David , _Jones, ditto. Slightly wounded on board the Galatea. - John Green, Master's !Vitae. R. Berry, Petty Officer. _Robert Bailey, Seaman. Thomas Whitaker, ditto. George •Griffiths, ditto , Thomas tones,. dirto. James Bog, ditto. John Chapman, ditto. John Norris, ditto. john Lewis, ditto. Thomas Gordon, Private of Mariner - Tutal•st killed and 22 wounded —3 t.' Killed on bdard Le Lynx. 'The Third Lieutenant, 13 Petty Otticers, Seamen, and Sol. (tiers. ' Wounded on board . Le Lynx. • The Commander, MOtis% M. Yarquest, a:4 the First Lien.' tenanr (both badly:, 4 Ptticers, and 14 Seamen and Soldiers. Total -t-I4 killed and 2.0 li/waded (most ut _them, badly 4* (Signed) GL'O, SAYER. • ' ildmiralty-061ce,,4pril 14, 1807 i Copy of (mother Lettfr front Rear-Admiral Sir iflex. Cochrane, K. B. to Win. Marsden, Esq..dated on board the Northumberland, Carlisle Bay, Barba does, Feb. 5, 1807. SIR, • I have great pleasiire.in acquainting you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, with our having again possession of His Ma jesty's late Sloop Favourite. She was captured by• the Jason on the coast -of Guyana ; and I inclose a copy of Captain Cochrtme's letter giving an account thereof. . I am in great hopes he will also fall in-with -her consort, from having discovered her orders and ren dezvous. I have the honour to be, &c. • ALEN.- COCHRANE. kis Majesty's Ship Jason, at Seg i , , • SIR, January- t? 8, 1 V.,17. Having received your orders by His Majesty's Sloop Osprey, 1 proceeded towards Marouey and yesterday .morning az day-light, Soramind Iliver hearing South by East twenty-six miles, dis— covered a Ship and Brig, nearly sit miles, on the, weather beam, apparently Men of War ; , and from , the inforthation I received a few days before,. Con ceived them to be the Vessels of which we were in search ; and about a 'quartet . ' before ten, suc ceededser- vice; -in bringing tin Ship to paio h within pis tol-shot,pis- tol-shot,who shortly after stmountingti Favoriteang sixteen be La ( s tbr t Te t rly lon in Feikis,, i‘ aiiindie p sy ioyed o g sixes and thirteen. twelve-pounder carronades, having on board 130 men, and . cortmOnded by Mons. Le Maraut Lieutenant de Vaisseau. The Brig, from her superior.to the Favorite, and in consequence of sig nals from her, kept above gun-shot to windward, and I am sorry to say, from the time it took to eN..s change the prisoners, and being favoured by the wind, she has made her escape ; she Mounts fout teen-s-pounders (English nines), and 1-20 men. ' I am happy to add, we had only one man \Naomi- . ; the Favorite had one killed- and- one wounded, and was very mach cut up to her sails and rigging. _.I cannot- conclude without returning thanks re' Lieutenant Pringle, First of this Ship, for his attiAm!s' conduCt on this, as wt.ll as. every occasion; aiivraa . only sorry that this atfair did not afford him a great opportunity of distinguishing himbelt. I have the honour to be, &c. ' (Signed) T. COL:HRANE.: Rear-Admiral Cochrilue, K. B. &c. YARMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Arrived His D.,Tajest?s Ships Resolution and 'Sharma,. from the Downs. Sailed the Vixen and Censor Gun-brigs, on 4 Cruize: I am sorry to state the capture of the F - reto• Gun-brig, Lieut.. WEIR, ill the Rier Emms, by a: party of Soldiers who attacked her under .cover of . . . the night—particulars unknown. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.--Sailed the Cracker; Gun-brig on a cruize. The Leda Frigate •is appointed Convoy for Ulf') Downs, and will sail to-morrow ) , if the wind is fair, with the Olive-Branch, Ocean, London, 'Recovery, and dzigustu.i, to take on board the. Gth Regiment: • : The outward-Imnd West-India Fleet will sail tip. morrow if the wind is fait. .PLYNIOUTII, APRIL I3.—Arrived the Bachuc,", Capt. FORD, from Oporto, with wine for this Purt. --=came under convoy of the Ilaen Sloop of War, which is gone up Channel with the Convoy. The conqueror, or 74. guns, Capt. J. PELLEIO' . came into HarboUr this morning, to be docked. Arrived the Bellerophon, of 74 guns, from tl4 4 ', C.lativel Fleet. DEAL, APRIL 14.--Sailed from t!e Downs tlijs In ,sting die Alcmene Frigate, and Swallow Brig of