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tv has been pleased to provide for the wants Of Administration, in consequence his Majt!sty has confided the . Regency to the Queen, his spouse." On the morning of the 11th inst. a convoy of 42 sail of National or Italian vessels were attacked off the height of Mount Evio, in the province of Molese, by an enemy's flotilla, which chased it all the preceding day. The action commenced at 7 o'clock, and lasted till 9; during which 'time a Well-supported fire was maintained on both sides. The advantage which the enemy's calibre of av tillery gave him, appeared to render the - combat very dangerous to ours, but courage and talent "triumphed over superior force ; some armed ships were sufficient to defend the-whole of the convoy, and compel the enemy to sheer of, after lOSing some men, and suffering great damage 'in his blasts, &c. &c In the evening, the convoy cast anchor in the port of Pavitano ; the following morning the enemy appeared, in the presence of whom, the Commandant ordered every ship to hoist the flag of its respective . nation, which was executed amidst the fire of artillery and cheering of the trews. Some cannon shot were afterwards ex- changed. At this momentullthe legioneers ran to the post bf honour, and the shore was covered with armed ben. This spectacle made the enemy compre-' Send the inutility of his efforts ; he set sail and disappeared. PARIS, JUNE ?T.—Our correspondence with the )eputations continues to afford the most satisfac tory accounts of the state of provisions. In the Leman corn has diminished in price, and the ap proaching crops promise to be most productive. PETLIqBURGII, MAY 6.—lmmediately after the departure of the Emperor, -It great number of per .sons,of rank set out to follow his Majesty; among others the Chancellor of the Empire, Count *Ro illystbow, Admiral TOCHESCHAG OFF, the Privy Counsellor, Count KOLSCHUBEY, Baron ARM •PELDT, &e. &C. VILNNA, MAY -23..—The Hungarian and Ger- Irian Guards sat out on the 14h for Prague. -FRANK-I'ola, MAY 3U.—They wrKe from Saxony, that .the Saxon corps (Parmt.j._ is now collected upon the most southern ft:Jujus of the eastern departments of the grand Duchy of Warsaw.. VIEkNA, MAY 27.----The , Court Gazette has Published the follw.ving particulars, relative to the journey of tiv.:lf Majesties. On the 18th instant, at Roon, their• Imperial Majesties errived at Dresden. They were recei - i- Q With discharges of caimcin, and the ringing of all the bells. ,The Saigon iatt City guard were under arms, and a numerous concourse of people, collected by the prlssage of their Majesties, made the air resound with shouts of Vivai, On the arr:Aval of their Imperial Majesties on the frontier, they were received and 'complimented by the Genel:al of Cavalry Baron ZESELI WILSCH, and Adjutant General DE BRoNvisi, at Zehista.— Illeil . • Imperior Majesties were received by his Im- Aerial Highness the Grand Dtilte of . WuRTzBuRo, and by their Highnesses the Prince and Princess ANTONTZ, who accompanied - them to Dresden.— F rom th e F ront i er to t h e ca pit a l th e carriage of their Majesties was escorted by detachments of t he 'Saxon Horse Guard. On alighting from their carriage, their Imperial majesties were received by their Majesties the l ing and Queen and the whole Royal Family of Saxony, who accompanied them to the apartments Prepared for them in the Palace. Soon after their Imperial Majesties received a tessage, in the name of their Imperial Majesties °f France, to announce to them their visit.— I nimedia.tely after his Majesty the Emperor of Prance visited their Imperial Majesties with his 'hole Court. When his Majesty NAPOLEdN had retired, her Majesty the Empress visited her "gust parents with her whole Court. Their Ilnperial Majesties immediately returned the visit t ° their Imperial Majesties of France, and to their majesties the King and Queen of Saxony. The same day; at six in the evening, there was 4 t the Court of Saxony a grand entertainment, at ,Whieh their Imperial and, Royal Majesties of France, and their imperial and Royal Majesties of Austria were present, with their Imperial and lioyal Highnesses. After dinner, their Majesties a lid Highnesses repaired to the apartments of their Majesties the King and Queen of Saxony, t ° see a superb illumination on the bridge over , Elbe. Obelisks alternately bore the of the two Imperial Courts every where were seen • ! I I letters of fire the cyphers of:their Imperial a-Nestles of Austria and France. On the 19th their Imperial Majesties of Austria s eparately admitted to their audience the persons a ttached to the different Courts assembled' at -Yl•esden. They afterwards dined with their lia 7 Perial Majesties. of France. Their Imperial Ma 4esties of . Austria passe:V. the evenirig in a small circle with their Imperial Majesties of France. On the 20th, at nine in the evening, • all the Courts repaired to :the Theatre.. The partitions ; 5 1 1 the first row of boxes were removed, and all the Courts were collected with their suites. A c antata was executed, composed for the occasion, 411 d a part the opera of Jargines, by 'FILER. Tim LATE NEGOCIATIONS We Ate enabled this day to lav befo:'e 'onr Treaders the, followil*, ndditional docunientl re specting the late. Negociations On Friday, the 22d of May, his Royal Highffesn the Prince Regent was pleased to command the Marquis Wellesley to submit to Ms Royal High ness's gracious consideration the plan of an Ad ministration, properly adapted to the present cri: sis of affairs. In preparing to execute his Royal Highness's commands, Lord Wellesley deemed it to be ne cessary, in-the first instance, to adv'ert to certain practical principles, which shoUld, in his humble judgment, consttiute the basis of the system of mea sures, calculated to meet the actual exigencies of the country. It appeared to be desirable to reduce these lead ing principles within : the namwesi - compass which the situation of affairs could admit, .Ornit ting for the present; the discussion of Many ques tions, which (however iMpor6nt in their nature) might' not be deemed of such instantaneous pres sure,. or might be. expected to involve so much difference of opinion. . . Lord Wellesley, upori the most mature reflec tion,. considered, that the practical principles, upon which -an Administration might be consti tuted, in the present crisis,' might be safely com- prised in the two following propositions First, That the state of the Laws affecting the Roman Catholics,- and the Claims of that body of his Majesty's subjects, should be taken into im- Mediate consideration, With a view to a concilia= • tory adjustment of those Cla ms., • Secondly, That Ibe War the Peninsula should he prosecuted on a st Ede of adequate vigbur. • It appeared toLord Wellesley to be indispensa bly. necessary towards the due execution of his. Royal Highnet.s's commands, to endeavour to as= certain the views and dispositions of 'parties, with regard to these general prin:;iples, previously to submitting any names of persons to his Royal Highness, - for the purpose of filling the several offices in his Royal -Highness's service. Lord Wellesley therefore conceived it to he his . duty to open a communication with the principal persons of all parties, carefUlly confining - that communication to the point of ascertaining their respective- sentiments on . the: two propositibm' stated in this Paper. In these communications Lord Wellesley was particularly cautious to explain, that he had re= ceived no - authority from his Royal Highness to form an Administration, nor to communicate with any particular party or description of persons ; but that his Royal Highnoss had been'apprised of the necessity of Lord 'Wellesley's holding such in tercourse with all parties, as might enable him to prepare a plan for his Royal Highness's appro bation. j He also explained, that, in this transaction, he j,was merely the instrument of executing his Royal Highness's commands, wither claiming or desir ing for himself any station in the Administration, jwhich it was in his Royal Highness's eontempla- , . tion to form. Under these circumstances, asMr. Canning and Lord - Wellesley agreed in the general principles already stated; Lord Wellesley recitieSted'Mr.Can ning ttii communicate them to Lord LR , erpool be-. lieving that to be the channel of communication which was likely to be niost agreeable to Lord Li verpool. Mr. Canning transmitted to Lord Wellesley a minute of his conversation with, Lprd Liverpool, together with the answer from Lord Liverpool, and a letter from Lord Melville. Lord 'Wellesley made the communication to Lords Grey and and received from them the answer published in our last. Lord Wellesley' also communicated with Lord Moira, and verbally with Lord Erskine, and Mr. Sheridan, who all expressed their concurrence 'in the principles already stated. ' Lord Wellesley also received the letters from Lords . Lansdowne and Holland, ,c:pressing their , concurrence in . the meinorandlun received from' Lords Grey and Grenville. On Sunday, the 24th of May, all these docu ments were 'submitted by Lord Wellesley to the Prince Regent, together With a report of his proceedings, in executing his Royal Highness's commands. On the 27th of May, Lord Wellesley was ap prised, by a communication froth Lord 11elvilk to Mr. Canning, that the powers granted to Lord Wellesley, on the 23d of May, by the Prince Re gent were considered to 'be •at an end. Lord Wellesley communicated that circumstance to Lords Grey. and Grenville. On the Ist of June, the P;:ince Regent granted to Lord Wellesley full authority to form an 4d ministration under his . Royal Highness's 7 cdm mands.. On the 3.d of June, Lord -Wellesley resigned into the hands of his Royal highness the autho rity which his Royal HighneSs. had intrusted to him On the first of Jane ; and late on the evening of the sth Julie, Lord Moira humbly solicited, and. received permission,-to address himself spe cially to Earl Grey and Lord Grenville, lest they should have any ditficulties, about t-eating with him under the general power which the Prince Regent had been pleased to intrust to him." On Monday, the Bth of June, Lord Moira re signed the commission with which' he had been intrusted by the Prince Regent; and on the same, day, the Earl of Liverpool- was appointed First Commissioner of the Treasury. No. 22.--Lord Grey's Eerily to Lord. Moira's Letter (No. 2D.) of the :id of June. Portmau-square, 4th June, 1812. MY LORD—Being obliged to go immediately from the House of Lords to a dinner party, and afterwards to a meeting at 'Lord Grenville's, which occupied me till a late hour, it was not in my power to answer your letter: last night. • You must be tog well aware of my personal feelings towards you,. of thy esteem i'or your cha racter, and of my confidence in your honour, to entertain any opinion respecting your conduct in consistent with thosesentithents. Nothing, there fore, could be more remote froth my intention=-- and 'I inn desired by Lord Grenville, to whom I haVe shewn your letter, to give you the same on . . his . part 7 --than to cast any imputation Whate"Ver 'on yciu4 as to the part you have borne in the pro •cee;t'.ngs which have lately taken place fOr the fohnation of a new , 'Administration. IVe know with how sincere an anxiety for the honour of the- Prince, and for the public interest, you have la-, bowed to effect that object. Whatsoever objections we may feel, 'therefore, to the proposal which has been Made to ,u .we. beg they may be understood having no refer ence whatever to any part of your conduct. That proposal 'was made to us in a formai and autho rised communication from Lord Wellesley, both personally to me, and afterwards in a written minute. It appeared to us to be founded' on a principle to winch we could not assent, conSistent ly with our honour, and with a due sense of public duty. The grounds df this opinion have been dis tinctly stated in our joint letter to Lord 'Welles ley : nor can they be altered by a private expla nation which, though it might lessen some ob: , vious objections to a part of the detail, Still leaves the general character of the'proceeding-Unchang ed. Nothing Could be be more: painful to me than to enter into any thing like a controversial discussion with you in which I could only' re peat more at large the same feelings and opinions which, in concurrence with Lord Grenville, I have already' expressed in our for Mal answer. - I beg only to assure you, befOre I conclUde, that . I have felt very sensibly, and shall always have a pleasure in acknowledging, your personal kindr-;, ness to me in the course of this transaction. . I am, with every sentiment of true respect and attention, my dear ly . .6rd, yours - most faithfully, The Earl of Moira. L6RD MOIRA'S COMMISSION. GREi. No. 25.—Lord Moira to Lords Grey and Grenville, proposing an interview with thirin, sth June Lord Moira . presents his best compliments 'to Earl-Grey and Grenville. Since Lord Wellesley has declared his ComthiSsiAn from the Prince Re gent to be at an end, Lord Moira (as being ho= noured with his Royal Highness's confidence) ventures to indulge the anxiety he feels, that an arrangement of the utmost importance for the interests of the country should not go off on any misunderstanding. He therefore intreats Lord Grey and Lord Grenville to advert to the explanatory letter [No. 20] of the. 3d June, written by him to the former : and if the dispositions therein expresied shall appear to them likely to lead; upOr. confer ence, to any advantageous rcsult towards co-ope ration in the Prince's service, he will be happy to have an interview with them. Should the issue of that conversation prove such as he would hope, his object would he to solicit the Prince Regent's permission to address them formally. • Ile adopts this mode, to preclude all diffi , :ulties in the outset. Let him be permit ted to remark, that the very urgent pressure of public affairs renders the most speedy :determina tion infinitely desirable., N. 13. This was written in the presence of the Duke of 13e:tfor!, in consequence of a conversa tion with hs Grace and was by hirn carried to Lord Grey. No. 27.—Note from Lords Grey and Grenville, declining un authorised Discussions, sth June. House of Lords, June . sth, 1812. We cannot but feel highly gratified by the kindness of the motive on which 4 Lord Moira acts. Personal communication With him will always be acceptable and .honourable to us : but we hope he be sensible that no advantage is likely to result from pursuing this subject ~by .unauthoriSed discussions, and in_ a course different from the usual practice. MotiVes of obvious delicacy must prevent our taking any step towards determining the Prince Regent to authorise' Lord Moira to address us personally. We shall always receive with dutiful submission his Royal Highness's commands, in whatever manner, and through whatever chan nel, he may be pleased to signify them, 'and we trust we shall never be found wanting in zeal for his Royal Highness's service, and for the public interest: but we cannot venture to suggest to his Royal Highness ; through any, other person, our, opinions on points in which his Royal Highness is not pleased to require our advice. , (Signed) GREY. . ' GRENVILLE. No.'2B.—Lord Moira to Lords Grey and Grenville, informing them, that he has the , Prince Regent's authority to ad , dress them, and requeSting• to know when and - where he can see them. Lord Moira presents <his best compliments to Lord Grey and Lord (4renville. Discouraged, as he unavoidably must be, he yet cannot reconcile it 'to himself •to leave any effort untried : and he , adoptsvtheir principle for an in terview, though he 'doubts if the desired conclu siouris likely tri be• so well' advanced by it, as would,have been the case in_the - Mode suggested by him. lie has now-the Prince Regent's instructions to take steps towards the formation of as MiniStry ; and. is 'authorised specially to address himself to Lords Grey' and Grenville. It is, therefore, his request to know, when and where he• can wait upon them. He would Wish to bring Lord Erskine with him. Jun , 6, 1812.—Eleven forenoon. (Then ,follows the minute of a conversation be tween 'LordMoira and Lords Grey and Grenville, which we published on Saturday.) B. and C. Twp Letters . (which passed between 'Lords Moira and Grey) subjoined for the purpose of throwing tight on the ground of part of these Transvtions. (COPY) Alay3l, 1914 MY DEAR LORD--A just , anxiety not to leave any thing subject to misunderstanding, must ex cure me if I am troublesome to yoh. Since I quitted you, the necessity of beinprecise in terms ,has occurred to me : and, although I. think I can not have mistaken you, I wish to know if I ant accurate in what I apprehend you to have said.---- I Understood the position, stated by you as having been what you advanced in the House of Lords, to be this ,--•``' That pledges had been given to the Catholics, a 'departure from which rendered " their present disappointnn±t.more galling; and " that you said this in the hearing of person 3 Who " could contradict you if you were inaccurate."— ... Just say whether I haVe taken your eq.ressiOa correctly or not.. Believe me, &C. Bcc. (signed) o I RA. The Earl 'Grey'. C Holland Hous e , May Si, Isgl. MY DEAR LoRD-4 cannot sufficiently thank , you for your kind antiety to procure an accurate statement of the words spoken by me in the House of Lords. It is difficult to remember precise ex- , pres:ions so long after they were spoken; but I am sure I cannot be far wrong in stating the stl.l)- stance of what i said, as follows : I was speaking on the subject of the Trish Ca tholics, and particularly on the charge of intehi= perate conduct which had been made against thew. I .stated, that great allowances were to'bf.l made for this, considering their repeated disappoint . - ments ; and I 'cited, as instances of these, the re ,.call of Lord Fitzwilliam, and the Union. I then' said, that 'the most distinct and Authentic pled4et had been given to them 'of the Prince's Wish to relieve them from the disabilities of which ,thq complained ; that I spcike in the hearing 'of per sons who would contradict me if what I said waS unfounded, and who would,. I was sure; suppoft its truth, if questioned ; that now, when the ful filment of these pledges was confidently expeete:!, to Tee an Administration - continued in power, which stood Oil the express principle of resisting their claims, was, perhaps, the bitterest pointment they had yet expuienced ; and that it was not surprising if, under such circumstances, they felt and acted in a way that all well-wishers to the peace of the empire must regret. tkhiS I give as the substance, and by no means as a correct repetition of the particular expressions used by me ; and this statement r can neither . re tract, nor endeavour to explainaWay. If, in con sequence of it, the Prince feels a strong personal objection to me, I can only_ repeat, what I have already said to you, that I am perfectly ready to stand (nit of the way ; that my friends shall have my full, concurrence and approbatiOn in taking office without me, and my most cordial support in the Government of the 'country, if their measures are directed, as I'am sure they mast always be; by the principleS upOn. which we have acted to gether. - I write thiS from Loreflolland'S in a great hurry, ,and in the middle of dinner.; but, I was unwilling to defer, even for a minute„to answer an inquiry, which I feel to be prompted by so friendly a' solicitude for Ale. I have not the means of taking a copy of this letter; I shall therefore 'be obliged to you to let me have one ; and I am sure, if, upon recollection I shall - think it neees'- - sary to add any thing to what I have now said, you will allow me an opportunity of doing so. I am, with the sincerest regard, My dear Lord, your's, very faithfully, GEM CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 12.—John Henry Smyth, Esq. M.A. of. Trinity College, was on Tuesday lett Unanimously elected one of the Representa tives in • Parliament for. this University, in the room of, Sir Vicary Gibbs., appointed a Judge of the Court of Common ,Pleas. William Wallace, Esq. of Sidney College, was ' on Mond'ay admitted Bachelor . in Civil Law. The following Gentlemen were yesterday ad mitted to the - undermentioned Degrees BACHELORS IN DIVINTY. Rev.. Morn Walter Jones, of St. John's College. Rev. Reginald Blign, Fellow of St, John's College. Rei>: William Deal try, Fellow of Trinity College. Rev. Henry Eveleigh Holland, Felldw of Emmanuel. Rev. Birkett.Dawwn, of Emmanuel College.' BACHELOR OF ARTS. C. R. Preston,.Esq. of Trinity College. KING'S BEN . CH.-- - Mr, Robert Bligh was to day again brought up for judgment, and 'after his affidavits h l ad been read, and• Mr. WARREN heard in mitigation, Mr. GARROW, for the prosecution, stated, that Lord Darnley was still ready to take recognizance of some_of Mr.B.'s most respectable friends, who might he inclined to be sureties for his keeping the peace towards his Lordship ; to obtain which he -Was remanded till the last day after Term. An order has been issued from the War Office for all 'officers absent from the army in the Penin gula to join their respective regiments imme,ii ately ; and this order is issued in a manner that would imply that all leaves of absence will other wise be cancelled. Letters Were received in town, on Friday, from Bengal, by way of America, to the 4th of January• last. They state, that a house at Madras ha 4 failed for a considerable sum. The Bengal six per cent. paper, which had remained for a length 'of time, at par, or nearly so, had suddenly fallen to nine per cent. discount. SMITHFIELD MARKET, .TUNE 15, This day's' Market had a considerable supply of priMe beasts, and the sheer of Cattle in otter re= speets Was pretty good supports last price ; Beef, Mutton, Lamb, and Pork are cheaper, and and the trade in general was somewhat brisk.— The- sales in the Hay-market were tolerably live ltT Straw and , Clover have dropped in price fray obtained last price. ---We annex a Correct statement of the piices and numbers To sink the Offal, per Stone of 811): • Beef, ss. Od. to Gs. 4d. Mutton, ss. ')d. to Cs: 4d.. Veal, 6s: Od. to is. .(id. Lamb, .Gs. 611. to 7.6. d. Pork, 53.0 d. to Beasts, 1750. Sheep and Lambs, 15,200. Calves, 96. Pig , „ 310. 7 SMITHFIELD HAYMARKF.T. Hay, 41. 10s. to 51.105.: Straw, 21. 10s: to 31. Os. 6orer, 51 15s. to 71. Os. CORN-EXCHANGE, JiiNE 15.---The arrivals. of Wheat to-day make but a short supply, the buyers being numerous, and in demand, has the effect of •an advance of from 4s. to 6s. per quarter cu Fri , day's prices • Bariey and Malt support their price; Pease and Beans of each sort at little fluctuation ; there is t but miildling supply of Oats ; thi s ar. , tide also in request, and somewhat dearer; Flour mostly quoted higher ss. per sack. Wheat - Fine ditto -98 s. 1355. 1445. 1 Tick Beans - - 6Ss. 745. - - 1465. 150 s. 1 Oats - = 465. 525. 545. - —78 s. S•ls. .Poland ditto 565. 52' Barley - - - - 6.15. 70s. Malt - - - 905.- White Pease Os. 86s. Grey ditto - - - 725. 78s. Beans 70s. 765. Pototoe ditto - Rape Seed - ' - Fine Flour - - • - 603. t - 741. 117 s. Mos. 1100. 11. s. avi