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~i 'MAILS. DUI• . I . . Aka Mitt, Preach o • . . NJ►uburgh z - •;- . • - ---- • ''' " ''• 6 "i' ii E SUN. •ULIM QUIS DlCtlti ►ALSUY •UDIAT ? LONDON ; MAY 5,1803. • , nits morning th e City, and indeed Alit Whole,Me. tropclis, were agreeably surpri;ed by art intimation which was received by the Loki) MAYOR, in the Following terms t• Lord HAWK.EBI3VICt presents Compliments to the Loan MAiott, and has the Honour to acquaint his Lordship, that the Negotiation between this Country arid the trench Republic is brought, to an amicable cori'clitsion. • .Down;ag-strtet,rurdayftfornbig, Eight o'Clock, Maj This Note, which wai supposed to be Cle...e;ai, - iinmediately commtinieaied by the LORD IVIA.tOR to Lloyd's• Coffee-hot4C and the Stock-Ex change, and the'3 per Cents. in, conskquenck opened at 691, and reached 70.}. A great deaf of bUsiness had been done before the Intelligene ieaChe'd the West End of the Town, when 'hi e whole was immediately discovered ii be a Forgo t' . An Under Secretary of State was dispatched into tke City to undeceive the Public ; but we fear that the Fraud had sufficiently succeeded to answer the pur. Poses of those who could be base and wicked enough • to ptadke it. The Intelligence, when it reached us, struck us with Surprize, as being very unexpened, and con trary to general belief both here and in France . , as the lase letters received from that country are Of a more . warlike complexion than any preced ing ores. It' WAS yesterday even asserted, that Lord \i ,i ftrTwoturn had adually quitted Paris on the evening of the' 3d ; and a notice to this tffvEt was yesterday stuck up at Mr. STOCKDAL r, the Bookseller's Shop, in Piccadilly, which is Muth &equented by Members of Parliament. We believe that Mr. TlResstrios the Messenger, tvho arrived on Tuesday afternoon, brought an inti. illation that such would probably he the case, unless the Fr,tneh Government suddenly altered their tone, and chewed a greater disposition th accede th the demandi of this Country.- It was repotted that Lot 4 WHl'rwok.rH had had another interview with BONAPARTI in which the latter had displayed as much violence as upon a former occasion,. and that in consequence, his Lordship had prepared to quit Paris ; but that jo s sri t lkoickrimtra had been sent ,to him to soften down and explain things, in con. sequence of - which his Lordship had at least de. layed his departure, and the matter still remained open to discussion. That the crisis of the Nego. tiation is at hand we are convinced, but we are not presumptuous enough to decide how it will be coil. ed. The hopes of a continuance of Peace, boWever, seem to us to become daily more faint. Letters we understand received this morning from, Paris, by an eminent Banking House, dated so late as Monday last, do not encourage the hope of things being accommodateda At half phst one o'clock the 3 per Cents. were at 6 3 I and it is cxpeaed that ail Bargains done this daYs previous to the discovery of the Forgery, will be void. Before Two o'Clock the Stock-Exchange was shut up for the day. The 3 per. cents. Icft off at 6z A Reward of sobol. is ofFered by the Stock. I:xchange for the discovery of the Forger. W e have received an Official Contradiaion from of the Letter to the LoltD MAYOR. WE 113 morning received Fro:eh Pafiers to the 31 instant. A report is stated iu one of them of the Ist, that Lord WH ITWORTH was aboq to quit Paris tither on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. This report, however, it is added, was ,at lean premature. It is likewise stated as a re. .port, that an attempt was made to search Rear. Admiral LINO Is' Squadron off Tenerife, This, is 7ery unlikely to be true.' The French Funds on Saturday sere. S 3, 40. ast night's very interesting Conversation took place in the. House of Common's, relative to the Navy, atd froth it we are led to hope that a com. .plete Parliamentary Investigation will soon take place into. the whole conduti of that important brancb of the Public Service. In the course of the Debate of last night, an Officer, in 'a high Official Situation, asserted that the NaViil Force in the French Ports consisted only of Fishing Boats.—This assertion was in such dire opposition to Hii M a " itsty!b Message, that a Right Hon. Member thought it proper to call for that Message being testi. The Officci in explanation said, that be only .80" .gar4h*:l . y, a r,ti fl that main, .or empt which he, hoped every 1114411 Officer would .ever .k. hold the Ica vitt Power of France: in con l / 4 equente of tilhat passed last night ) we entertain the; hope, that a full and Coin;ilefe Parliathentaix Inquiry will soon be nude into the condudof the Naval lie. partment of the PublieServiCe for the last two years: .Yestertlay mdrning, about nine o'clock, FITS MA JESTY and the 'DUKE Of CUMBERLAND, attended by General Gwys, rode from the Queen's House to Kew, and alter inspeting the . ..new Palace and ocher works carrying on there, retarned thatown about twelve o'clock. Yesterday, about a quarter before one o'clock g His MAJESTY came to St. James's from the Queen's House, to hold a Levee. About half past one, the Levee commenced, which was attenclid by the Arch bishop Of CANTERBURY, the CHRNCELLOR of sue EXCHEQUER, the SECRETARIES qf, STATE, the SECRETARY AT WAR, tile JUDGE ADV OCATE, and ADVOCATE GENERAL, and the following Noble men and Gentlemen: Mikes—Portland, Rutland, Anti Cordon. Marptistes —Salisbury and De Drusina. • , . Zorh—Onslow (in Waiting) Conhoun, Westmorland, Mans. field, Ro(Attend, Warwick, POrtstitouth, Aylestord,,North. esk, Chatham, Roslin, Oxfotti, Craven, Darnlv,. Spew. cer, Mount- Edgcumbe, .Carysiort,:aUd Southampton. Pimunts --Wentworth, BulkeleY,. Courtenay, licrefoid, Middleton, Ranelagh, and Carleton. L9rds—Gwydir, Stopfoni, Hawkesbury, Pelham, Eldon,. Selsey. R. Manners, Binning, Kenyon, Stortotin. Clement ] • Eliot, Hobart. Dudley and Ward, I'empletown, C. Spen. cer, Healy, Glenhervk, Stratton, .Auckland, MolitAo_ ine:y, S. Chichester, Montagu, Rous, 13agot, and Eardley. isbapt —Peterborouglk, Bath and Wells, Durham, London, St. Asaph, Down, and Bristol. Dean of Worcester. ibr6.orddirr—French, Dutch, Imperial, Danish, Spanish , . . . . . Consul; American, and Neapolitan. Count Fribour&. Baron Noleken. Sirr—S„Cotterdl, G. 6hee, R. Ford. j. Sinclair, R. Law. ley,. R.• Lawrie. H. Spechy, I. Earner, D. lliindas, W . Wepperell,W.lerningham, G.Yonge, T. Musgrave, M. W. lidlcy, C. Douglas, ..I. Heard, F. Sokcs, It. Hill, R. Piipperell,' H. Peyton, K. Vaughan, G. G. Warrendale, and I Hope. .. • , , Admit4.—Flitshed, Sir A. Mitchell, Sir 1-1; Parkei, Kra. Mackenzie ‘ and .Lingee. .. Generals— Leigfi.`Bertiek, Leland,.GroSienor, Taylor, Simcoe, Stewart, Sir E. Coate, St. ,folin, frii, Calvert, Manners, and Elson. . 4. Covernor Green. - • . - • • i ',_ • L.- - Cawn:l3: : —Chester, Ltindey, Paterson, Hugel; Caliert, Hope, and Robinson. • Major—Rehow (Silver Stiekj., : • . Caprains—Chad,Finelrain, Sutherland; Sotheron, . , Spencer, and Eden. Dr. Fronk, • IZ-v. --S parker, and Stoplord. - :11trv . s.—ittm. C. Yorke, Milli Herbert (Groom in Wait. inc), Bowyer, Greville, Scott, J. L. Parlees.,CutrY, How ard, Merry, Stourtoun,. Doyley,Clerticht, fotrestrr,,Anson, Litouche, Harcourt, Moore, T. Heueage, Vausittart, M. Sykes, Wickham, Nesbit. Ott-laden, Onslovv, Cod. rnigton, Egerton, Hassell, LA ion, Go•iirey, U.. Grosvenor, R. Cravem, Hon. C. Spencer, A:awl:crier, M. A. Taylor, T. L. Parker, C. lenkins, Vente ltlacdonald, Pederson, Gyldealpahn, Aclunontly, F. I. Hartwell, and C. Green. The following Presentations took lace to Ills MAJESTY: The Rev. Mr. Sparks, on his apPointinent to a Deanery, by the Duke of Rutland. Sir Richard Pepperell, by Sir Richard Hill. Lord Southampton, on his marriage, by Mr. Foote. by Lord Bulkley. Mr. A. by Lora Dudley and Ward. Sir Henry Patten, by Lord Rous. Mr. Clement, by Lord C lenient. • Captain Spencer•of the Navy, by Fart Spencer. Captain Eden, by the thshop of•Bath'arid Wells. Mt. Scott, b' Lord Bagot. ' •Mr. Pederson, by Mr. tlyldenpalm. - Dr. Frank, by the Imperial Minister. Count Fribitrg, •by the same. Rev. Mr. Stopford, by Lord Courtoun. Mr. Craven, by Lord Craven;' Sir Henry Peyton, by Lord Peyton. Mr. Bowyer of the Historic Gallery Pall-Ntall,by Lord Ons low, who had the honour.of presenting to His Majesty lour emblematical engravings, in commemoration at the four great Naval Vidories of the late war. These engravings, we understand, contain near one hundred portraits of the A dminds and Captains who distinguished themselves upon • those important occasions. The following were likewis i e preiented : Lord Montague and Sir Charles Douglas, on their return from Paris, _ _ _ 7 .- &aptain, Bowater and Marquis De Drusina, trout Konings ber. Sir John Hope, Sir George Wariendale, and (4:nerat Elsori. W I LOAM BULKFLEY HUGHES received the ho. nbur of Knighthood, on his presenting an Address to . His MAJESTY. • SAMUEL ACHMUTY, FRANCIS JOHN HART. WELL, and CHARLES GREEN, Esqrs. received the honour of Knighthood, as proxies for three Knights or the Bath, who are abroad, previously to the installation which is to take place on the 19th., Sir ROBERT VAUGHAN presented an Address to Ills MA; tin' from Merionethshire. The following were at Court fir the first time this season : Lord 13a _got, Gen. Paoli, Lord'Eardley, Viscount Middleton, Mr. T. Lister Parker, Admiral Whitshed, Bishop of Down, Bishop of Peterborough . , Sir loseph Andrews, I.ord Northesk, Mr. Codrington, Sir Wm. ferningliam, Lord Clement, Duke of Rutland, Lord Strathern, Mr. God frey, I.od SouthampiOn, Mr. C. lenkins, Sir Rich. Hill, Colonel' Robinson, and Lon! Rochtbrd. The Levee closed about hail past three. 1-Its MAJESTY then held a Privy ,Council, at which the, Earl of. MANSE I s ta) was sworn in Commander of the , Perthshire Militia. After the Council His MAJ ESTY gave audiences to the Marquis Of SALISBURY, the CHANCELLOR of the. EXCHEQUER, Earl CHATHAM, and Lord HAwKESBURY. Le.ChevalieriD'ANDuAGA, the Spanish Ambas. ca&lor, was introduced to HIS MAJESTY, by Sir. it P. If COTTRE LL, 'in the closet, when His Ex. celtency delivered his Credentials, which HIS MA. ESTY most graciously received. The JUDGE ADVOCATE and ADVOCATE :GB. NE RAL had an audience, and :laid before His MA. JESTY the result of several Court Martials, and were engaged with His MA; ESTY upon business for a considerable time. At half past five His MAJESTY left the Palace for the Queen's House. We yesterday hCard ;from a respeCiable quarter, that•the Earl of Itost.tiv is at present engaged in producing some• Changes that shall strengthen the Administration. Commissioner HARTWELL, now Sir. F L ANC Is JUUN HART%V ELL, is the Proxy at the approaching Installation of Knights of the Thith, for Lord Kitivt, whose duty in superintending the Equip. mint of the Fleet at Plymouth, prevents his per_ sonal :awl& nee ; Sir CH eot Lys GRE EN is the Proxy for !.;ir TriomAs Tit IGO ; and Sir SAMUEL Ault. Mull, we believe, for Sir J.T. DUCKWOR Tll. r. % AT .1 Pitt 11 E ;,v s. Pir Aid - Ur 11, ntv 3. • AItRIVEp the Stag, Pips. J. i\l‘ti.tait: l , .of and from Guernsey, laden , mith wine and brihndrfor lititasf; , and . tleßrigparlotte, of Brim?), C a pt. F. COOK, idderi*itil wine and br.indy, frornGe.ern , aey for Belfast. . PORTS 11 . -4. MAY . • AttarvEo ,this mornin4, the Sloop St, , Captain SHORTEN, from Gtierns..ty, with stope, for this Port. She left Guernseyiyesterday afternoon about .four o'clock, in company „with the ;loop Syr en, of Plythoith; also stone Wen for this Port.; and about six o'clock, in a heavy squall, the S)rer was struck by a heavy sea,. and almost immediately foundered ; the Crew took to their boat ? and were providentially taken up by the St. Prier, and saved; .:11.11:11 1 /C11, MAY I • • • Til2 ijiana Packet, Capt. 0511ORT:e, and the Kilt: Cause, Capt. SA:NTER, sailed this afternoon with their respeetiv‘e . Wils ; the former for Ala; vnetslnys, and the :otter ftir Cuxhaven..--,Baron •4 , and Lady NAGEL embarke d on board the Diaild, %yid; other Passengers. [The fo]lowing Article has appeared in The True Briton. The sentiments which it breathes are so congenial with our 0w.,, that we readily adopt them.] - We have within. these few days been accused, of 'having changed our sentiments of the present Administration. We, are not conscious of de. serving such an accusation. .Our sentiments of Mr. ADDINGTON are unaltered—and Ctey must ever be those of the highest respeti, for the pu. rity and uprightness of his Charaeter and inten. dons. Of 50m- thelndividuals who compose the present Administration, ouropinion never has been very Etvonrable, and on this head we never can be charged with inconsistency ; for we, upon no occasion, could admit the justice of the panegyrics bestowed by . ignorance and sycophantism upon the managetiienj; tin the last two years, of the Naval Branch of the Public Service. But with . the sincerest respea'l for the .Minister pers`nnally;'it can he no violation of consistency on our part, that we should express.a wish, under the new and increasing difficulties of the Country, for the return to Power of the only Man i whose Genius cani'in our opinion, under its present circumstances, preserve it; We cannot enter into that mean and contorted feeling, that can construe an enthusiastic admirat.inn of the Genius and Virtues of Mr. PITT; into un censure. upon the PUblic Charader of Mr. Anni NOTO N. That,highly respedable Per. sonage would, we are sure, liimieif contemn the grovel 44 idea, as we' ate equally sure there i 4 no Man in the Country more ready to pay the homage, which they deserve, to the pre.eminent talents og, his illustrious Predecessor. expressed If we have strongly ~n , l explicitly our wish that 'Mr. PITT may resume the reins o f p o we r , it is from a deep and anxious conside ration of our increasing difficulties. We cannot, nor d o we wish to, conceal our opinion of the pre_ . eminent qualifications of that great Statesman, for leading us with safety tfirough the dangers that soy. round us. As the Ivy that embraces the Oak, is sheltered by its proud height and spreading branches from the ravages of the Storm, so we cling to the .Genius of Mr. 'PITT 05 the surest Saviour of our Country. It is tie ALONE that, in out opinion, can successfully cope with the duplicity ' the eun. ning, and the rooted enmity of Fraxce towards the British Empire—it is Ire ALCMS, that can curb and defeat its hostile views in the deceitful calm of no mina! Peace, or direkt our efforts with effect during the less dangerous storm of open and declared War fare. We are willing to give the present Ministers every degree of credit for having lilted their best exertions to preserve Peace, and to avert the Crisis which is fast approaching, if it has no actually ar rived—Perhaps it was hot in the power of the ablest exertions to .prevent it. The French Revolution seems to have engendered a spirit at variance with the Peace and Happiness of "the World, whether Moral or Political, and which perhaps it is not in human power to conquer or repel.--. But if it should ;be the will of Providence that this Country ia' to fall, let us 'not have the superadded misery of re- BeCting, that we have been accessary to our own calamity. Let us place in the front of the Battle, t he best vigour and the most unerring judgment which the Country can supply—Let'us not wait till the Enemy shall have entered the trenches before we put forth all our strength, which it thew may be too late to exert 'with that success, , and. which a timely recourse to it might more certainly ensure ! It has been more than once insinuated by the Enemies of Mr. PITT, that the Negotiation, as it has been called, for his return. to Power, was a mean intrigue for the recovery of Place. The insi-, nuation is equally base and malicious--a feeling so unworthy, never entered the great milid that is thus caluinniated. We really belieic, that Mr. Pi•ri. is himself disinclined to the resumption of Official Si. tuation ; but it is only a small part,of the true pa. triotism of his Soul, ro sacrifice all personal consi.: derations to the Public Welfare. • Were he called to the Chief Management of the Public Affairs by the Mandate of his Sovereign,- he Would, no doubt, feel it his duty to, draw around hitn the best talents, which the Country can' affbrd; but these Arrange ments arc with but very secondary considera-- tiong—let hut the Genius of Mr. PITT preside, and we shall think ourselves secure. - Glvernment sent todcrs on Tuesday, through the Custoro.house, prohibiting the exportation of the Sacpetre We!) , iii;pped in the *Charm for in. stccdant. : t*,4P.(4, p , , t C~ •A. repott is in , citFula,tion o i4 . 7,9z!:5 1 .. , Ipssaddt is ptepating to citTzlit Jllll.'ool ;Ivo.. inorrow JUoining earl*. btliele 4, us • • Bence to gt ,Itt, leapt premature, ( and we the genius that gate us Peace will to cox bled tia pre . serve-It. ; r • ,The examination pt the Merchant Vessel ;he Three Brothers, by an English.. Frigate, dere4 as a very extraordinary Circumstance in of Peace and 1 probably gjven rise, tp akithet, report, to which we dare nnr, give credit ;6 said,. .that an attempt was rrutde nff Tenertfire, sit the Squadron of Admiral tt no) s, tvbich, wo con_ veying cut eight hundred risen to our Eastern Colt). nies. tf suclrtin aggression has : ,been coMmitte , ), it will be sliftieult to calculate the consequences. Rassr, AYR 11. 240—.M..Cr1E FAIL EL L the; ri time Prefed ar our Port, is arrived at Sr. Etieus,' nrd he is hourly expefted,here. Several Shies cif. War hare for these last few days been perceived on bur Ceasts. • HAOITE, APRIL 25.—Letters fr•Cirti Suitivam state, that on the 24(h No v . last, the Dutch Fleet which, was expelled with much impatience, arrived, On the ad DeCemb e r . th e English Gafrison quitted al b the strong places, and the next' day the Dutch Flag was hoisted amidst repeated discharges of cannon ! The Governor-General of the Colony, J. F. FRC. DERECt, has been suspended from his offices BRUSSELS, APRIL 27. —The last Leiters frorr. Amsterdamstate, that the PUblic Funds are 1:51r,4, although the English 'Cruizers in the so far from decreasing, arc daily increasing.. Squadron destined 'for Lae;sievia retmio.; Helvoetsluys, and certainly' will riot sail till 1 1 .•.! differences between England and Issra.eice arc sealedi Several bodies of Troops - are matching toward 3 Gueldres, with a view, as it is supposed, of attack: ing the Ele4orate of ilai!over in the event of 4 War; • General RELIARD having completed his inspec tion of the Coasts of Mach Flanders, .has set nut: on his return , to Paris. Tate THRATRE.—.A new Tragedy entitled The Harper's Daughter, translated Irvin the German of SCHILI.FR, was last night represented at Covent Garden for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jurtx... PFeitiolls to the Play, Mr. H. JOHNSTON came forward to apologize fur the absence cf Mr. COOKE ) who was to perform the principal charac ter, but who sent a Letter yesterday at one o'elack, stating his inability to Appear in the new Tragedy, or- in any other play that right. Mr. JottrtiTut read this . Letter to th,e Audience, and with great emotion apOlngivd lot the, disappointment, re. questing that they would acce,n the lervices of Mr. StoDuNii who had kindly offered to go through the Part With the assistance of 'the bouk.----The Audience readily accepted the apology, and the Play went off very well. The House was, very well attended.. - The Marquis of WATERFORD is inconsolable for the loss of his amiab l e and beautiful, intended bride. SUch events afford a striking example of the uncer. tainty and evanescence of alt sublunary happiness. Yesterday a Court of DireCtors was held at the East India U use, when.Enw. LitRKIN, E 4 was appointed InspetiOr of the Company's Teas ,in China, in room of Mr. H. BACIHAW ) deceased.- . Mr. T. - Pima was worn into the command of the Ann, and Mr. R..BARKilit, of the Norrbaltrprou., 'The Court,adjourned at siX o'clock till Wedoesdai next. The disagreeable news' has been received in Hula land,' that the Yellow Fever having broleen out at Curacoa, has there carried off the greater part of the Troops, many persons in Official Employment, and 'several Gentlemen, the loss of whose talents and personal wotth,ii exceedingly regretted. At a Couit of Lieutenancy, Messrs. PLOMEi and WIGAN were elected Lieutenant-Colonels of the East and West London Militia, in the room of Sir Jowri 'EAMER, Icnt. and Alderman, and'MAT. znvw Wasorr, Esti. promoted. A Paper of yesterday states, that Government has finally closed a Contrafi with Mr. Wut.t.ixo, for the purchase . of Artillery-Hhorses, to the MI ex tent of that they made, with him in the late War. The following has,heen publishrd in one of the Papers, ns the Will of the late Col. NloNTcomitY, sent to his . sistcr the Marchioneas of Tow >1 s asp " Whatever may be my tate, my sentiments ate those 6r the most sincere and universal antity. Should 1141, thi; my sole testament.-1 give to Ali n dried N , p i street, all the money I die ,possessed or in the world. remains due meogre halt year's half.pay ; and tool. lent to my brother. On such an occasion, to enlarge would tw superfluous. believe me your;.4fredonate " MONTGOMERY." On the 3d inst. Arta married, at G. JP tiNt No. HAM'S, Esq. of Haughley park, HUGH SMYTHt, Esq. third Son of the late Sir E. SMYTHE, Barr. of AdOn Rumen, in the County of Salop, to Mims LUCY SULYARi); Daughter and Co-heiress of the late EpwAßn SULYAR I), of Haughley Park, in the. County ,plSuffolk.• The Bill for amending the Coventry MI has 10.• come essentially necessarr: most of the pickpockers and- liustlet -who now infest the public strrei,, carry dangeroul knives about with them, which they lire' too ready to_inake use of on every oceo. aion: • Tuesday, about nom, as Beckett. a labourer be longing to the EAst-Intli4 vvilte:Kises, v: as _along the Stran,l, he tril down in a it. an: . ! . medtately conveyed into the shop of Mr. SXAIR ; Sur on, who humanely applied every moi.te of re., lief, but in vain, for the unfortunate frlta; cart-L.IIJ in a few minutes.