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~ . rtitt, either within or without the House, could ob_ jcet to any measnre that would tend to provide for the Security and Honour of the Country.' The subjeet' was, however, - involved in obscurity, and he could not help adverting to that sort of systema. tie datkness in which the Country had beqn in. volved ever since the Signature of the Definitive Treaty. The House was perfeftly 'uninformed, whether the Articles of that Treaty had been exe cuted.or not ; they were only informed by rumour that some stations were given up, and that others were still retained ; but how it could have happened that any Conditions of the Treaty should at all have been fulfilled before its benefits and - advantages had been secured, the HouSe remained in a state of norance ; whether that state of ignorance was com patible with the duty of Parliament he would not now - argue, but he did believe it to be unprece dented. CANNING said, it was not his intention to trespass on the attention of the House many minutes, but he could not help'observing, that he thought the Minister ought to have laid before the House better grounds for this measure than he al ready had . don' ;. and though a better explanation was necessary an such an Important question, yet . Ise was sbe every Member would support it with cheerfulneSs, when the Country was.in'tlanger , He had been told•that there is a great Armartit;ocear.:' tying on, on theother side of the ‘vater, there- . fore we requi:ed an ,additional military 'and naval' etrength to defend this Cduntry : thought It was . therebreproper,' that We should receive additiOnal: iYtitirmatton'Onrthe subjea. lie begged leave to call to the recolletlion of the House the period when . the French 'sent an. Armament to St. Dontirso ; finis Government was Talous . of the condud of the First Consul, end the Minister did not at that time think . it improper to inform the House of every particular eonneded with his precaution at that pc.' ri‘ d, for the public safety. It, he could.explairi his reason for the .caution he used at that time, he thought the . Minister ought to give the Houk iiibre inibrmation than he hitherro'has done 'orraqueStiOn' of so much moment. However, some Gentlernen May vote 114. an ad.litional Armament on our - part . to prevent an inva;ion, but he should give h vote to enable Ministers to bring the questi(4l between the two Countries to An issue, Whether• pe3ce or War. We may continue longer in a mite of suspenseour peace had been s:mie time delusive and uncertain—it was therefore time we should understand in what . situation - we Were placed. in the history of the world there was no thing of a- similar nature ; and in the whole voe. bulary Of politics there was no phrase to give a clear meaning to our Peace. .He therefore should vote for the question, for the reasons he had just given. Sir WI id LI AM PULTEAW said, one Gentle. than had said he was for War ; another expressed his wish, for Peace ; Out he should endeavour to steer tie middle course. He believed the People of this . Country would, if there was necessity, defend their rights, and oppose an Encuiy, with as much zeal as ever (hey bad done ; but it did not follow, that we . must go to War, from what we are now about to do by the voice qt . the House. This measure went to k bew that we were able to stand against a•French L;tack, if there was an ocertiaion for it. lie could riot but express his surprise, that any. Gentleman blkaild wish that the Minister would disclose at pre sent every circumstance conneaud with the affairs of the two C.: , tintries—atThirs of the utmost magni tude, which vuglit to he conduf,led with great eau. lion and ability ; and he was sure no man was bet. ter able to condu6k such an arduous undertaking, than the Hon. Gentleman who had now the honour to stand at the helm of Public Affairs. The French bad arrived at a very alarming height of ambition, and had become a formidable. Power, yet he thought if the wound could not be healed between the two Countries, it would be better to encounter a War now, than at a ftiture period. CANNING' said a.few wards. ,41r. Ti?ENCH said, that it must appear olmost every person present, that the French' Arma., ment was not merely Colonial, and therefOre {here was a necessity for using every caution to prevent danger. The Hon., Gentleman bestowed many, encoiniums on the vigilance of Micisters, who, he said, had shewn .a proper anxiety for the safety of the Nation, which he hoped would be the means, hot only 'of. shewing.the French our determination riot to be trilled with, but prevent a sudden attack ./11 the Country. ATKlNsgaid, this Motion had his most de. cided support ; and he wished, that nut only t 0,060 Men should be voted to Government, but that,they khould be supplied - also, which he was convinced might be done, by a judicious plop of inrolment, CANNING suggested to the lior.].Gentle. man who had moved the Amendment, that, uraler tile present cireumstancei, it would be better to withdraw it. Mr. DENT consented to withdraw his Amend, ment, and the Restitution was agreed to. The following Sums were also voted : 003,c001. for Wages Inc the said Seamen. soe,oool. f t Victuals. io,orlol. for Weir..nd 'rear OfShip6. $7,0001, for Ortinalice for the.said Ships. The Report of the Committee was ordered to !o: received on Monday. Dr. LATVIOSNe:E said, he hail given notice of a motion previous to the Recess, but under the pre. sent circumstances, he could not think of bringing forward any sahje4 which might tend to enibarass His Majesty's Nliaisters. Th e fl on , e we At into a Committee on the Irish Customs: Ha'. 1 14# Report was ordered to be re. 6 ! i ve d on Montiny.Or _ _ Mr. Wrcovort &stporied his Motion respeEting the Irish Militia tiltiMondoy. IMO)] A BURG F.'r i ii Mr. KEENE 'aid, that another subjea of consi:. table impotenc e toad for thisday ; but as the hour ivas rather lat , and the House was fatigned,with t he delmte which had already taken place, he hoped the Noble Lord would postpone the subjel to a fu- turf! Drat' C.V , TLEI?EAGII said, he was perfeetlY teaclv to gn - inip the sratenfent then, but as it Would 1)e a . ton s r4ther dry derail of figures, was Oady, i, such was the pleasure of the House, - to defer Monday. it watt v., irgly postponed till Monday, COVENTRY ELECTION. Mr. DICKENS reported from the Coventry Comroittee, that FRANCIS W. BARLOW, Esq. was duly elected, that N. JETPPRYS, Esq. was nor duly eletted, on account of his want of a 'qualification ; and that the Petition against them was not frivolous or vexatious. Mr. TIERNEY then moved for a new Writ for Coventry, .in the room of Mr. JEFFEttys, which was ordered. At eight o'clock the House adjourned till . Mon.. day. MAILS DUE. ARRIVED. Holland / rench x Ilainburgh 5 THE , SUN. 110L/M QUIS DICIIk& FACSUM AtIDSAT? LONDON, MARC II 11, 1603. TEU Thousoci additional Seamen and Marines were- unanimous!y : voted last night in the House of Comm Ons, after some conversation, in which, what. ever difference of opinion might prevail upon minor points, all agreed in supporting the Honour and the Interests of the Country. Every measure has been adopteil by His Majesty's Ministers which wisdom and prudence couldtiClate, for the purpose of placing the n Lountry:ln that imposing attitude, which i 7 best calcubited to preserve Peace, if it can be main , tained with Honour, and we earnestly and, sin. cerely hope such will be the case ; or to meet the renewal of Hostilities, if such should unfortunately be the event, with a vigor and energy worthy of Britain. COURIERS pass almost daily between this Capital and Path, General ANOREOSSY sent ail three within the course : of twenty.four hours, As the Negotiations are carried on between Lord WHIT. WORTH and the French Government, it is possible the General may not have been apprized of the at:- tual state of things, or at least of, the point to which they had reached. As may be supposed, the present crisis gives rise to many and•various reports. It was yesterday as. serted in the City, that Dispatches had been re. ceived, with accounts that Sir RICE". Ilicicettruzi had prevented a French Squadron sailing.from Toulon. —Another report stated that the Master °fa Vessel arrived from the Mediterranean, brought an ac. court of that Officer having met two French Ships of the Line and six Transports steering .to the Eastward. He spoke to them, demanding their destination—they answered St. Domingo ; but as, had that been the case, they had no business in the latitude in which they were found, he carried them into Malta. It was further reported, that the French Funds had fallen on Tuesday to 59.—A1l these are to be received is mere reports, to which the critical and important circumstances of the time give . r ise, but which are always to be received with great caution. Earl Sr. ViNCENT'S health is 30 had, that his immediate retirement from office is again the topic of conversation.. Lord MELVILLE arrived . in • town on Thursday night or yesterday morning, Yesterday Lord GR A NTLEY, Colonel oldie First. Regiment .of the Surrey' Militia, ordered circular letters •to.be 'her.ttO his Officers, requesting their imtnediate attendance' at the head.quartets, King, ston.upon.Thames, as thl Corps will be embodied some day next week ; or to state their reasons for rieglefling to do so. Thursday, at two o'clock, . General ANDR coss,r, and the Batavian and Span6h Ambassadors, waited on the' Secretary of, State for Foreign 'Affairs, at the Office in Downing.streer, where they had along interview with 'Lord i - 174vgY anti Mr. HANImiaND, the two Under Secretaries. The three Nliniiters went to Dawning-street in their xespettive car. riages, but met - nearly at the same instant at the Se. cretary of State's Ofrice. _ The manner In which the order for the impress. was executed at Portsmouth deserves to be known. The garrison beat 'to arms, ante the alarm bedairie general. Every one crowded to the place, ,inquir. ing the cause of the movement, and among the rest the Seamen. The troops then quietly drew a circle round the multitude, And caught a great: number of Seamen in the net. • ' The Duke oflttcrtlVlOND continues . dangerously ill ; but his Physicians are said to entertain' hopes of his recovery. The . Duke of Qvt trtvsntaty - is stated this morn ing to be considerably better. General Ens 11.-rOkt, now arl of BR IRCRWATR, gets, it is said; 11.4 a million of stock by cite death of his Uncle, besides.esiiites of the value of 28,0001. per annum. Earl CA E , ; as we have: stated;- gets the whole of the Canal proper ty,.house,pifirrys„ and an estate in Hertfordshire, value 10,0001. per ann. To the Rev. Mr. •Ec's turox is left 40,0001.; to die Countess of CARL tsL R and Lady Lott IsA MACDONALD 10,0001. each ; and several other legacies - to other branches of the Duke's family. Attiong the Presentations to 1-ILIC M. j E,Ty on Thursday, was Lieti.6iant.Colonel C 05.1 ttiti, the Royal Maiines, vho kissed hands on :!. pointed Lieutenant Governor of Port'Philip, in N._ Sundt . Wales. . . Dodors LA(VREgeE, ROBINSON,' OCTLVIT' t and SEWEi.i,, of the Corittnoilv, accomp a nied the' atiloid University Alit Tess to His MAJ NAVAL NEWS. FIX MO VTR ) MAR C H 10. 14/iT • night one of the hottest Impresses for the Navy took place at this Port that was'ever re membered ; the Marines frotn Stonehouse Bdrracks were stationed in parties in the Towns of Plymouthi Dock, and Stonehouse, and seized almost every one they met, whether Seamen or otherwise ; the Boats fro'm the Men Of War and Frigates were employed in sacking the Merchant . Vessels dispersed over the Harbours or Harnoaze, Catwater, and Sutton Pool, and some hundreds of hands were picked up and conveyed on board the Guard Ships in Hamoaze. Parties of. Marines were yesterday dispatched to the villages situated near the public roads leading from hence, for the purpose of iticking up stragglers.' The Impress wal l it :is expefted, be renewed again- to night, but not with equal success, as most of the' Merchantmen were stripped last night of ;he hands they had on board, whereby some of them suffered considerable inconvenience;i4 rticular, ly the Birk Favourite, of this Port, Capr. sox, bound ,to the West Indies, from which Vessel they took all her hands, and it bloWing strong, she was driven on shore in Catwater, and had her rud. der knocked off. PORTSMOUTH, .I‘,lAh CH 11. ARR. IV SD the, Detroymee acrd the Minerva Fri. gates from a Cruize. • DEAL, •MARCH ' 11, , ~„ ARRIVED the American Ship Fa Captain TIIOMAS FARRELL, after ende3votiring in vain to reach Rotterdam, the Port of herdestination. The Fabius came to an anchor onv the 7th inst. off Goree, where she cut from an anchor and cable in a gale of wind, and was obliged to bear up for the Downs. Orders. for impressing Seamen for h - lis.Majesty's Strvice have been received here, and three of the Crew of the Fab;ui have been taken out of the Ship; and pot on bciard, the Ambuscade Frigate.' Orders have been issued by the Treasury Board, for all the Revenue Cruizers to be immediately em. ployed in the Service of the Admiralty. Among the Naval Officers of distioCtion whose services will be immediately called for, are, it is said, Lords NELSON and KR ITH, Sir EDWARD PE L L Wp and Sir St Dray SM TH. It.ls confidently reported, that the command of the Channel Fleet will be given to Lord'NE LSON, and that ache North Sea Station to Lord KE 1711, and that the whole opposite line of :he French coast will be , blockaded by numerous squadrons of frigates and gun-boats, under the dis tin& commands of Sir EDWARD PELtEW and Sir si DNFY SMITH. Orders have been issued by the Board of Admiralty for the equipment of twenty of the largest and swiftest sailing gun vessels. Ten Sail of the Line and Sixteen Frigates will be ready in a few days for Commission. A Board was held yesterday at the Admiralty, at which Sir A. PIAmoND, Comptroller of the Navy, attended for the purpose of stating the ',timber of Ships now ready for Commission. The following IN of , His Majesty's Frigates in ordinary at Portsmouth, have been ordered to be fitted immediately for commissioning,' if found in a state fit for service : 4!arrn, of 32 guns ; meda, of 32 guns ; Galatea, of 3z guns ; La To. pazr, of 38 guns ; La Decade, of 36 guns ; and Seahorte, of 36 guns. The Zealand, of 6+ guns, late guard-ship at the Nora, is immediately to, resume her station ; and Captain W. MIT . cHe LI., who formerly commanded her, is again appointed. Lieutenant \,V. Sc. 4 ERV ILIA is appointed to the Enterprise, which is hourly e:tPeCted oft the Tower from Deptford. Every hand has been taken out of the Company's Ship the TherWari, by the late unexpeCted preis.; This ship was nearly ready for sea, and was on the eve of being dispatched. The Exeter, Charlton, and Thigh are also deprived of their men, and ,conse, quently,, will be detained fur some time. G:).verinnent, we understand„"ielies upon increas ing our Naval .Force with I 0,000 Seamen, either volunteers or inwressed men, 'in leis than a fort.,' night, in consequence of the exertions which are making in all the principal Ports. Thoie colleCted on the River, and in London, .will be instantly con. veyed to Chatham, ,Sheerness, and Portsmouth. Se veral Frigates 4114 Gun-brigs have sailed tbs. .the Islands of Jersey and Guernsey with luipressed warrants, The 'Admiralty ''relegraph .was at work during the whale of'yesierday, by which information was received from Portsminith, 'Sheerness, and the Downs. Direainns will innuedjately .be given to all Greenwich Pensioners; able to perform ; duty, to assist in manning the ships in the River. Ltsaakan.- 7 -General NOR T ON,. Chairman of the Select d o m in it tee ' - ap p o i nte d . to. try, the merits of the - contested.EletliOn for the Borbugh of Liskeard, in Cornwall, reported on Thuriday to the House of Commons,:thai the,Hop.,Jclux and WM. tLLIoT, the Sitting' Members, were duly eleAtd;' but that the Petitions . . of : THOMAS :S.IIERPAN and "Wt,' OCILVI2; Esqro. and others, Were neither frivo. lons nor vexatious. The right of eledion has been determined to be in the Mayor and Burgesses, and not in the Inhabitants e ayip k Scot and Lot; for ,the inter . Of which the Petitioners contended, TTING IT .1!4 COMMITTEE. —,- MP. HAWICiNi BROW N I repOrted on Thursday to the House of Commons, that the Cortunir.tee had ordered STEPHEN littoolis into cusiocty of the Serjeant at Arms, for " wilful prevarication." Ordered, Shat the said STEPHBN BROOKS be ccimalittea to Hill 111.15611r3 Gaol of Newgate. GIBRATAR, zi. YCITIRDAY a French Line of Battle Ship passed this to the 'Westward. From having Troops or board, she is supposed to be bound to Sr. D,imingn. Two other French Line of Battle Ships, With. Troops on board, were seen to the Eastward two days ago. Last night the, &Air Sloop of War arrived from Plymouth, in nine days, with Dispatches for His • Royal Highness and Nialia, for which place she sailed this evening. The Dragon ,and Reitown are nearbr repaired, and, along with the Monmouth, will sail for Malta on the 16th. F A B. 4.—We are still in the dark respeai9g Malta. The Abundance storeship sailed for that place a few days ago, with naval and military stores t . of all descriptions. The Garrison is in good health. (CIRCULAR.) • " 13c.n.wi ptg- street, March 184* " I have the Honour to transmit to herewith His Majesty's Warrant, directing to draw out and embody the Militia of the County of , and have received Hi: . Majesty's Commands, to desire that will take the necessary steps for carrying this. Measure into execution with the least possible delay. " I am further to desire that will causathe earliest communication of the day and. place which may be appointed for the assenibling of the Militia of the County of to be Made to the S sClt EIJI F. Y At WAR, in order that dire ions may be given for the issue of the Fay of the Men , an d that such other arrangements, May 14 made, ,dn this occasion, a , more immediately belong to tits deptrtme-At: • " I conclude that the intimation'canceyed in the SECR F. TAR? of WAJCS Circular Letter, of, thp6th of N o v ember last, to the screial Commanding Officers respe et. ing the arms and accoutrements for the ditrerent toys, has been duly attended to ; but, in case the number necessary, for the • Militia should l inco m plete, int. Mediate application !Mist be made to tl , .e Mini of ()0 1130 c e for the quantity of arms, and to the Wiir Office respecting the accoutrements that are still deficient. . . " In the event of the Militia of the County of 1 1 M being complete, lam diretted by His ajesty to recoinn icti that the most decisive measures should be taken for supplY j ing the deficiencies, and ter enforcing the several provsM l S of the Ad. • I have the Honour to he, Stc. • "„, '•. • 4 , flopps. -- r, - To His Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of - Count Orders' have been received at the Head-quarter!! • of the Portimouth Division of Royal Marines, to send out Recruiting Parties in different dircaiOni to enlist men for t h u: Corps ; ano twelve full parr ties weje appointed to go On that service as soun : as possible. Similar orders were also sent to the Coat. mantling Officers of the Chatham and Plymouth Divisions, and a bounty of five guineas is to be given to every recruit. There is no truth in the report mentioned in some of the Papers, that Mr. LLOYD is to succeed Mr. BENJAFIELD as Lord Worrwottnes Private Secretary at Paris. Mr. BENIAIIIILD, now Si Bath for the recovery of his health has already ex perienced so much benefit from the waters, that beg fore the lapse of two months he will resume hie Official situation in Paris, at this very time kept opal for him. The best answer which can be given to the late pompous eXple of the nourishing state of the Rae , nue and Finance of the French Republic, is on: veyed in the lotiowin Extratt from the froCeca* ings of the Tribunate on' the sd instant A Petition was read horn seretel - ha ticit *" Government Annuities, stati n g that some OT t them had not been paid for t h e la st half year 01 1 791' and the first half year of 4798, for whic h the y had received debenture s u p on the produce of the taxes ; that some of them had not .even receive the fourth part of specie which they wed to We had in the 4rst half year of 1797; that none', except Land-holders, or 'persons who were other* wise liable to a considerable amount of taxe 3 t could derive any advantage from the law of the first of Oftober, 1798, einpovetring the Annei , 7 tants to apply to the Dahentures for the arrears due to them in payment of Contributions. The Petition conchides with requesting that these PC' hentures may be. funded in the same manner as the other desctiptions of debt which are pot in a train of liquidation, should the state of Oil Finances not admit of Government paying them in specie." , The only redress which the Petitioners received , was to have their representation referred to th 6 Government. THE OAATOZ I seleaions of last night.or Covent-Garden Theatre were from HA NOEL, BoYrel and Puttcst,L, and the several compositions Were. well adapted to the talents of the Pertortners. I'4 consequence of the indisposition of Miss MutivAYl Miss Tykes kindly came forward in her place, and sung ." Where is , this me:pp/deur 'itrangtr," and " Return Ob Lord 1 . Hostr."---INoLtDoty gave "Pleasure my former .4urtyr ieriping," in, an ex genetic style. The btiutiful trio of " The jocks rhall'have the mountains,'' was admirably supported by BAAHAM, PENMAN, and S,T9RAC E. This /rid WdS enetired. Stox ACE acquitted herself w i t h more than her•usual success in " Let the hristt sera lkim." . We should not forget BrtatiAm's " 4014 ; vvuett, which was delightftilly tic,;otniTied on the violin . by Mr.:CHAR/OLS "ASHLRY. We have not wogs to notice the merits of the rest. Cor.stimi . has, we understand, 'sold- the CqPiP; right ,of his new Comedy for Three HunOck., .Pounds to Mr. IVltttstev, the Book:eller, in Fleet. street. The price is liberal, but we have no dogbc it will be amply repaid. DIED. Oh Thursday night, at his house in the Adelphi, Fearon, Esq. of the Royal Corporation of Surgeons. The same day, Mrs.- Minshuli, wire of Richard Esq. of Milbank-street, Westminster. On Friday last, or Harrow School, the lion. Frederick Nugent, second sun of the' Earl of West nteath. --rob ICit CAA. YliTilt 1340 k Stock 1521 2 14116-slier Lem. tri 61 ; ref C L'llt.'t7tri shut • 4i11:41 . 5 per Cent. • 4 pet Leilt. Con. shut 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. 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