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Alaxrvin-r Lisbon, r Malta, t Guernsey, i jersey, 2 Dub. lin, i Waterthril. D uk—l Brazils. P.RIC C. 0 !- STOCK!). THIS DAY AT TWELVIO'CLOCK Consols 6oit T H S LT N. D!C•7,tf FAI.SI:%I AUI)E.AT? D 0 A 1:1-NDAY, %RUH 0, 1812. Tile Party YeeLi quite, indignant at tile idea of a junction between Lords GREY and GRENVILLE and Mr. hiI.CEVAL, and boldly arlirrn„ that the two Noble Lords ..tould not assent to such a proposition, without forfeiting their Lwr.our. We have long been accustorhed to hear of the lofty pretensions of these Noblemen, and of their superior political sa gacity ; but i hose who praise them on the score of parical consistency, are either total i ignorant of the occurrences or the last twenty years, or else are slily disguising sarcasm in the garb of panttgyric.— Lords GREY and GRgNVILLE, we are told, cannot, consistently with their honour, join with Mr. PER CEVAL, because they difl - ltr in opinion upon some points. We should be glad to ask, what were the points upon tlicit Lords GREY and GRENVILLE agreed in (pinion ten years ago ; or, rather, what were the point, upon which they were not direaly at variance. It will perhaps be said, that the war wit , 1) ended in 1801, was the great cause of their difference, and that when the war terminated, their opposition to each other naturally ceased. But the fact is, that it was not upon the war only that they were opposed, but upon the most es sential and vital principles of Government. Lct any man look at the speeches of Lord GREN VILLE and Mr. GREY, upon the conspiracies then subsisting to overthrow the Constitution in 1795, upon what were called the PITT and GRENVILLE B•lis—opon the Traitorous Correspondence Bill— upon !ee Suspension of the Habeas Corpus —upon Pariiientary Reform—upon the Rights of Neu trals, are upon our Rigtit of Search—and say, -whether - there was not a complete and radical dif ference bt:tween them, . not upon temporary ques tions of policy, bAt upon fun.:,im?-ntal principles; upon e%ery point almost connecteA with internal legislation. Yet Lord GREY and Lord GastivlLLE coalesced ; and we presume that 64e Opposiiion Writers N+ ill not contend that either of these Noble Lords have sacrificA their honour. Which of these Noble Persons gave up his opinion to the other, or whether they both gave up a little, we realiy do not know—the fact is, that they are in li,solubly connected. Surly, after such an extra ordinary union, the adheients of these Noble Per sons ought not make use of quite such strong lan guage on the subject of coalitions with political op; p,ne.nts. But it is not only in the - case of Lord GREY that Lord GRENVILLE has evinced this amia ble propensity to forget political hostility. The wrong language in which his Lordship spoke of Lord SIDMOUTH, when Mr. ADDINGTON, cannot be forgotten; in the celebrated Letter found on board the Admiral Aplin, his Lordship declared that it was impossible that he and Mr. ADDLNGTON should sit in the same Cabinet, and yet in a short time this impossible event occurred, and Lords GRENVILLE and SID:MOUTH became themselves of the same Ad- ministration. We are not mentioning these circumstances with a view of throwing any blAme on Lord GRENVILLE, but let us not have any More of the utter im possibility of his Lordship's coalescing with those from whom he differs in yolitics. This morning we received American Papers, from - which ate made the following extracts " NEW-YORK, FEB. 12. " HIGHLY IMPORTANT.--ihe city W 33 enlivened yesterday by the contents of the letters which fol low, from \Vashingon : " A lefter from our. Correspondent, dated on Fri d .3, last, observes, for a fortnight past, there have been frequent meetings of the Cabinet. Mr. Mini- ROE and Mr. FOSTER have lately been often and for a long time closetted together ; and it is rumoured that the objet of their consi&ration is the treaty Fnad::-... several years ago between Mr. Mu N Ron and the British Ministry, which Mr. FOSTER is desirous of having ratified, with some modifications. The offen sive note to be stricken out ; the subjea of impress ment partially arranged, but left open for farther dis cussion hereafter, &c. I canitot trace this report to any authentic source, yet have considerable belief of its being founded in at least some pacific arrange ment, which may perhaps take pLace.' " A letter from Georgetown.---' It is reported that a Cabinet Council is to be held at the l'resi dent's house, relative to our affairs with Britain.' " On the above we have only to remark, that our confidential communications assure us, that, ' for certain reasons, the war-spirit" at Washington had disappeared—and that " an arrangement with Bri, .din" was spoken of as at no distant period. Our readers will judge fur themselves. " A correspondent of the Columbian, atWash ington, says—" I was told to-day, with aconsider able degree of confidence, that there would be an arrangement with the British Government before (Lice mouths—the authority is.r.espedable." This morning Gibraltar and Malta Mails arrived. We have tirade the following extraEts : GIBRALTAR, FEB. 8.--At Algesiras a letter from Gen. BALLEmTEROS to the Governor w<ls published, three da)s ago, of which the following is a transla- tiou :--- I hare the satisfaetion of informing you that the GAieral of Dit ision Cut us, thilt of MUNIER, were,' la,t night, completely beaten by my brave troops. But It Generals were advancing 1 , ,r the pur pose of surr. , unding my position. One of General CUNUi' aides-de-cam;, has fallen into our hands, and enemy have sustained a considerable loss, having been gallantly cit , rged and pursued for upwards of f )r miles. " On the preceding night, they also made an at• tempt, although few in number, to dislodge nie from this point, where I was wiih the division of BARBASTIIO only; but they were under the necessity of returning in baste. This occurrence, so happy for our arms, will be memorable in the history of our revolution." GIBRALTAR, FEB. 1.---Some Spanish officers ar rived on Wednesday at Algesiras, who left Valencia since tht. capitulation of the 9th ult. They state, that it was preceded by 14 days strict blockade, and four days bombardment, which had destroyed seve ral buildings, and spread terror and dismay among the inhabi!aws and garrison. The latter consisted of between S and 9000 wen. It has obtained the most favourable terms. The officers are allowed to keep their horses and baggage, and the men their knapsacks, and the whole are to be exchanged as soon as possible against the French prisoners, from the depots of Carthagena, Alicant, Minorca, and Majorca. ALGESIRAS, FEB. 13.—N0 further details have bee❑ published respeCting the defeat of Generals CUNUS and 114u:stir/R. The Aid-de-camp of the former, who has been brought here, of course re presents it as an insignificant affair. The objet of the French, be states, was to make a reconnoissance in the environs of Los Poblioceones. Their num bers .imounted to i5OO, and they were like to have suptized Gel). BALL ESTEROS. Finding themselves however charged by 'superior forces, they retired. GIBRALTAR, FEB. 15.--. The expedition which was stated to have sailed from Cadiz, has landed at Carthavna. The Malta packet brings favourable accounts from Sicily. Lord Wii. BENTINCK'S proposals to the Sicilian Government have been acquiesced in to their fullest extent. There is a Bittish garrison in Palermo. His Majesty's gun-brig Richmond, having chased I'lnlrepide French privateer, of 18 long i 2-pounders, commanded by Capt. BABASTRO, obliged her to an chor near Cape Cepi, and after sustaining her fire till within half a cable's length, anchored also, and opened her fire; upon which the enemy took to their boats and landed, setting fire to their ship. Possession was however taken, and she was towed out to some distance, but it was found impossible to stop the flames, and she blew up a few minutes af ter the officers and men of the Richmond had left her. Lieut. BARTHOLEMEW, who commands the brig, speaks in high terms of the condua of JOHN Mr- HOVICH, master of a Git)raltar polacre, not only for procuring him correct information, but also for the offer of all the services his vessel, men, or boats could afford. This enterprize refle&s great credit on Lieutenant BARTHOLEMEW, his officers, and crew, as the force of the enemy exceeded that of the Richmond by five guns, and 1 tti men. L' Intrepide had on board her the valuable cargoes of the prizes she had lately taken, which w ere all consumed with her. ALICANT, JAL 25.—N0 doubt, you will ere this have heard of the surrender of Valencia on the i oth inst. to General SUCIIET. The garrison, consist ing of about 10,000 men, to be exchanged immediately, rank for rank, with an equal num ber of French prisoners. The result of a Coun cil, held here, has been a determination to resist the fulfilment of those terms as far as respells this place and Catbagena. The prisoners here have consequently been sent to Cabrera. The remains of General MAUI and FREYI:e3 Infantry,• about 5000, have been joined to General RocHE's Di% i- Sion, who now has the - direaion of all the troops here. He pays, arms, and clothes them, in all, 6000 men. The Governor, Dr L?► CRUZ, command; the whole. Generals Many and FREYite go to Cartha gena and the neighbourhood ; the latter must still have 1000 cavalry. On the 151 h, we were alarmed by the appearance of General ..lONTBRUN and a French division before these walls. They were in all 4000 men, but our fears had drmbled and trebled this ❑umber. They threw some grenades into the centre of the town, and then sent a summons to surrendel, which was replied to in the negative. On the 17th they deputed, after plundering and destroying every thing that came in their way. It appeals they belong to MAiamoNT's army, and not to Sucuta's. The latter, we are told, has sent some troops to Catalonia and Art-agora, th,refore cannot think of us for the press-,nt ; in this we put but little faith. The head-quarters of his van-guard, under Baron Dc HARISPE, have for some laten in Alcoy, seven leagues front hence. Suct-teT's fist requisi tion in Valencia was for 100,000 hard dollars; he now demands, withi❑ one month, 1,000,000. MESSINA, JAN. 4.—A Liter of a iecent date from Malta brings advice that Captain RowLEv, in that island, had received an' account on the 29th De cember, of an en6agement which took place in the Adriatic. on the 29. h of Nuvember, between his Britannic . Majesty's frigates iklive, Akeste, and Unite, and three French higatcs, La Pumone, La Paulina, and La Persanne. "Die result wa;, that the Pauli:one and Persanne were tiiken, and the Pau lina obliged to seek sltety in flight, Liking r;:fuge in the port of Ancona. . MESSINA, JAN. $.--His Sicilian Majesty desirous that all those persons who were arrested in the night of the 2d December, and on the following days, may be bought to trial, has dire led, that a Council of 'War shall be assembled,, composed of British and Sicilian Offic , :rs; and has committed the choice of the Members which shall compose the said Council, to his Excellency Lord WILLIAM BENTINCIL, M nister Plenipotentiary from his Bri tannic Majesty, to the Coon of Palermo, Com mander in Chief of the British Army in the Islands of the Mediterranean. His Excellency by an express expedited from Palermo, has nominated the follow ing persons. Major General Heron, in the service of his Britannic Ma jesty. Major, General Mackenzie, ditto. Major General Bingham, ditto. Major General White, ditto. Major General Relic°lcer, ditto. Brigadier Princx della Scaletta, in the service of his Ski. ian Majesty. Captain Liall, with the rank of Brigadier General, Com mander of the flotilla. Colonel Rainires, in the service of his Sicilian Majesty. Colonel Cogletore, ditto Lieutenant Colonel Lucchesi, ditto. Lieutenant Colonel Adam, in the service of his Britannic Majesty. Licut.Colontl Cafiero, in the service of his Sicilian Ma- esty. Major La Rocca, ditto. Lieutenant-Colonel Dalrymple, in the service of his Bri tannic Majesty, Reterenclary, and Secretary of the Council, On Saturday morning the above members met in a hail of the citadel, and the dispatch of his Excel lency the Commander in Chief being read by the Adjutant-General of the 13i itish Army, each took his place according to his rank and seniority ; which done, the instruElions to be observed in the said Council were read, and the Members took an oath before the Iteferendary, not to divulge the opinion of any member relative to the prisoners, and a like oath was taken by the referendary. The session was afterwards adjourned to Tuesday the 7th inst. to be gin at nine in the morning and close at four, and so from day to day. Yesterday the Council met, and the Quarter-Master-General preferred an accusation against LOUIS BASTON, of the French nation. " We . observe, with much satisfa6tion," says the Gazetta Britannica, of the 28th of December, " the fears which the enemy have conceived, that the Government and peop'eof this island, should consider the British nation as at once their good, faithful, and powerful dilly. Such, ,in truth, it is ; and the more the Monitore of Naples en deavours to invalidate these titles so manifestly well deserved, the benefit derived to Sicily by her fidelity to her Ally must be universally ap parent ; and throughout the whole extent of the usurped dominions of the enemy it must be evident, to use the words of LIVY, " case all quam in terns gentem gum su& impensa, suo labore ac periculo, bella gerat pro libertate all orum, nec hoc finitimis aut propinqux vicinitatis bominibus, out terris continents junatis pixstet, ve rum matia trajiciat nequod toto orbe terrartun in jiastum imperium sit, et übique, jus, tas, lex, po tentissima sint,"—that there is in the world one nation, which at its own expence, ifS own risk, and by its own labour, carries on war for the liberty of other States, and not merely those contiguous to it, or connected with it, but generously passes the seas, that no unjust Government may exist in the world, but justice, law, and right alone, possess power." Ve-;terday, Mr. PrncEVAL, the IktliVi 3 WP. LESLRY, and L rd K.Ex - ru, had audiences or PRINCE REGgtiTA at Carlton -house. We under.; stand the Maiquis WFLIIISLEY had his aud.erce of his Rola! Highness by appointment. On Slinrd.iy the Marquis of Wl:scam-ITE had an aildieme of the PazNic E REGE NT , at Catiton house, when his Royal Higi:ness was pleased to 3 Point him Gloom of the Stole, in the room of L.t.tl W INCH EL , EA, resigned, who has a. cepted the of fice of Cumptroiler-Geueral of the Windsor De.pait meta. The PRINCE REGENT, we have the pleasure to state, has petfealy recover:d the use of the fingers of his right hand by elOric.ty. The Levee at Carlton House, intended for Mon-t day, the I di.h inst. is to be held on T,.ursday next, to enable the PRINCE REGENT to 1111 fi t. cious intention of receiving petit tons, &cc. delay. On Friday the Duke of Yoax held a Militiry Le%&e, at his office, in the Horse Guards. - 0;1 S7t tnrdly his Royal I - I , glint.ss was sufficif•ntly re.ove;- ed flout his !•yritied io be able to ride oil ho7senitck,• , but cold not Wear b.nts. On Salt - ad:iv evening the Lot.; n hell his first Levee, at' hi: lion.;e in - Bedford-spa , e, which wai attended by all the Minis.ers, the EI-.11 of CtioLmoNDELEy, &C. The Cabinet Council held on Friday was called by Mr. RYDER. Another Cabinet Meting tm.k pi;lt!e on Saturday, which was caft d by L rd CASTLE REAGH. Yesterday ihe E4rl of 'CIiOLMONDELEr gave a grand dinner at Chohnondelvy House, io Generals FITZPATRICK and KEPPEL, Colonel DILLON, 115. ADAIR, Mr. TEMPLE, Mr- iNEVILLE, Mr. SMITH and Mr. PirIEL.Pi., Ye,terd:ly the Marquis of HE nTFORD give a grand cave a grand dinn e r t o dinnet at his house in Manchester-sqtLire. street. a. 12 - I: g e s e t e p i a d r a t y v, rv a l t r. h P is E ; : o c tr E ti l i r , A i L n„c; O Friday evening Mrs. PiGUn writ give a gr:nd rout, at her house, in Hill-siree,t. This evening the Hon. MN. S -K Nex girl a grand rout, at her house in Upper Grosvenor- S~;:~~ Yeitad.. - 4 SPEN;::: gave a grand dinner to the Doke of NotinsLK, the Earl of Moran, and a large party, at hou ii hie, S. JattleN'i place. La,ly ESS'X will give a grand dinner on Ilursday evening next. On Wedneclay the Archbi‘ihnp cf Vote K wilt gyre a grlrd dioncr f - ligh.ess tine PitiNcE IZEGeNT int..l the Direc.:to..s cat the Ancient Mn•ic. Oa Friday etetring Mrs. S. CHANAN will give, a grand rout, at her house in Grdfton-iireet. This day the Duke of PORTL -k ND i 3 eXpet9e,l to arrive at his new resid-nce iu Piccadilly, from 1, is beat in Nottinghamshire, Mr. FISHER, the Messenger, accompant Lis T o N on hi, mission to Constantii;()ple. Mr. AVALsit, the Messenger, it is sulpf , s e tt, v vi;l accompany Mr. THOIiN FON i n his misi on, which, it is expe&ed, will be to Sweden. Mr. T Ho i t y,... TON iS expelled to leave Loudon very shortly. On Slfurday the dispatches by-tl e Larkins, Jlstell, Asia, Earl St. Vincent, Prince Regent, Chapman, Lady Carrington, and Bengal, Were fi ,311% closed at the .Fast India House, and delivered to their rv.- speciive Pursers. _ PASSTNG ERS. Per I.arkins.—To Bengal: Mr. D. Hard: ig, Assistant- Surgeon ; Mr Trill, Free-mariner.—To St. Helena : Capt• Patrick Killin. Per Astell.—To Bengal : Messrs. Robinson ard Bris Writers; :I r. Swine)', Assistant_ Surgeon ; Mr. Welch. Free-Mariner.—To bit St, George: Ensign R. W. Cot' wardine. 1701'er Asia.—To Bengal : Lieut. G. Lar:e; Mr. Nichol'', Assistant Surgeon ; Mr. Patters, Frze.Mariner.—To Ma dras: Lieut. _Colonel Hayes; ,Lieut. llyneley; loins Hoop son,, Esq. sen. Merchant. Per Earl St. Vincent.—To Bengal : Messrs. Freeman and Prothero, Free Manners ; Miss Bromley. Per Prince Regent.-- R. Macpherson, Esq. Free Mer chant ; Misses Tytier and Farington.—To Madras : Mrs. Richetts and tamily ; Miss Mater. l'er Chapman.—To Bombay : Lieut. Boyce, (Marine) ; Mr. Ray, Free Mariner. Per Lady Carrington. —To Bombay: Mr. G. Mere, Writer; Mrs. Hadfield; Misses Haund and Morris. Per Bengal. —To Bengal : Messrs. Harrington, Linday, Harding, Valpy, and Smith, Waiters; Henry St. Ceolge Tucker, 'stn. Merchant, and Lady ; Miss Lanzen. and Ore= Miss Winties.— To Madras : Messrs. Viveash and Dal zetie, Writers ; Mr. Jones, Assistant-Surgeon. Louis Buonapane, under the assumed title of Count Leu, remains at Gratz ; h's health is said to be much improved. He lately ►eceNe! an intima tion that his presence in Paris would not be unac ceptable ; but he replied that his physicians ad vised retirement, to which his own wishes in clined. A correspondence has been lately maintained be tween the Courts of Beilin and Vienna, which 1) 35 been accompanied by an i nterc h ange of presents.-- These leen civilities have given birth to a rumour lii the capitals of the respeaive Sovereigns that 4 marriage was in contemplation between Frederic and the Archduchess Caroline. Tee Pantheon Opera House was thrown into the utmost confusion on Saturday erienin ,, by at' alarm of fire, in consegnence of a large column of smoke arp!aring to enter near the lower side-boxes , in the second at. A cry of " Fire 1 ." ensued, and the consternation becam e so general, that many la dies were hut t, and several, who came 111;14 ciaJ, became almost nerfettly denn , led in their eagerneis . to e , cape. At length it was discovered that the stnok had issued through a funn e l in a n anti loom that was airing, but not until it was tou late to recero pose the audience for the remainder of the entut tainment. John Skelton was Wed on Monday last in the, Hight Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, for a rob bery committed in the riot in that ctty on the night of the 31st of December, 181 1. He was found guilty and ordered for execution on the 15th of April nrect. The Silver Mine is now working in the. Pe !Neg. REGENT'S Doctiy of Cornwall,with s isrospeat of ini mt-nse produce. The probable extent of its val At., :t is said,will be known in the course of the next morn h and some of the'mOst experienced Mineralogists in that country are sanguine enough to imagine, that a shaft of ore may be opened within that timt, cient to supply all the;silver requisite for thl , o ll of the British domivious !, E