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:-, I Tow. OvHfri, Comet 553 Mt. Dabuz. Sarah Christiana . 557 Mr. Chamock. Caledonia boo Ditto. Nov Ship - - 589 Ditto. Ditto . - boo Mr. Wilkinson. Ditto . . , 530 Mr. Mestayer. inons yesterday.---We ire aware liciw little it is ixissible to do justice to his Speech by stating the mere words of it—the manner in which it was 1 delivered, and the feeling which it excited in the mind of every person present, will not easily he forgotten.—The sentiments it conveyed did honour to the man Who felt and uttered them, as well as to those who seemed so cordially to parti. cipate in those sentiments. _ _ We hope it is not necessary to except Mr. NicitoLts from among those to whom this ob servation applies—We trust he now feels the in delicacy of attempting to discuss the subjeft- of Hts MAJEsTY's Indisposition at the present mo. ment—We do not wish to impute to him a want of that feeling which at present fills every loyal bosom—We ascribe to a better motive his inten tion of agitating this question—to a wish which • little men often reel of making themselves con. sptcuous upon points of dangerous or doubtful policy ; because; upon others, men of more con. sequence always eclipse them.—This we believe to be the real motive, and we shall always forgive. Mr. NICHOLLS his vanity, when it only manifests it;elf in the discussion of questions which proclaim his own importance, without ',fending the delicacy, or affetling the interests of the Nation. The point on which some of our Cotempora ties have thought fit to bestow their ingenuity, whether Mr. PITT is or not Minister ? seems now quite clear.—Mr. Purr declared last night, that, contrary to his own intention, circumstances the most distressful and embarrassing, had forced to retain that situation—that, while he re tained it..-he should feel himself bound to at in the manner which,he thought most, conducive to the Safety and Interests of the Country,. We shall only add to this, • t4l4:t if ever' a min sacri. iced his personal feeliogilor his-Country, it is in the condua Mr. NTT holds .on the- present emergency--it is worthy. of a great and noble •. sriiiid.--41" the event which every man ldoks to with the.most heartfelt anxiety; welten the re. storation of His Majesty's health, should speedily take placr, Mr. PITTA alttetillinatiOn is taken it on the ecintrao,l3ii Majesty's indisposition siotad oro r tiytately continue, we are sure he pot desert the htlra' in such a,cliffieulty—the -`,6 l l3* . iitry call's upon him, in that event, for his issistance ; he must obey that call- , —and a sense of public duty must keep him at hii post, This is the line of conduEt the Country cxpcfts from he a6s. in conformity to it,. which we cannot doubt, he will do honour to himself, and he will deserve the heart.felt thanks and grati tude of every man who has at heart the true in terest and welfare of the Nation. Two Namburgh Mails still remaiuedslue when this Paper was put to Press. ' o n Wednesday theltilTht Hon. , HENRY An. DI NGTON was re-eletled for Devizesond yester day he took the Oath,' Ana his Seat in the House of Commons. • Lord.Dc NC AN ) wlo was on a :visit to his S on. inflator, Sir HEW DALRYMrLE HAMILTON , at Baigeny in Ayrshire,. ,Was presented by the la gistrates of Ayr with the Freedom of that Burgh. Yesterday a. Court, of Piredors was held at the East India louse, when , the destination of the Preston wai altered from Bengal di red to Bengal and Bencoolen. • The following extra Ships were taken up for one Voyage only : A Court of India Proprietors_ is to be held on the 17th Of March, to consider a Resolution Of the Court of Direttors of the t rth inst. to allow the Right HOn. Hargßy DUNDAS I his licirb and assigns, a Pension Of 20001. a year, during the , period of the Company's present Charter. A Morning Paper of this day contains two Papers, stated to be Communications made by the Marquis CoaNwAta.ts to the Roman Catholic • Nobility and Gentry in Ireland—One of these is given as a Letter from Mr. PITT in the Mar quis CQINWALLIS, upon the subject of the Claims of the Catholics ; and another, said to be writteft by Marquis CORNWALL is himself, and addressed to the Body of the Catholics in general, recommending temperance and patience, We have only noticed these Papers, to express out' decided opinion that they must be forgeries. Yesterday New-York Papers to the z;d Janu ary were received. The Treaty between France. and the United States is still under discussion ; but we do not find that any decision has been an nounced. Indeed, all Treaties are discussed by thk Senate in Secret Conriittee. The party, hostile to jIiFFERSON say, that in the State of Virginia much money was taken from the public treasury of the State to secure the re turn of the anti-federal Candidates. Mr. JAI' has declined accepting the Office of Chief Justi4e of the United States. On Friday the Honourable General GognoN arrivedin Town froin Fyvie Castle, Aberdeen.. . There are now in York Castle, 56 'prisoners for trial, out of which ro are for forgery, and 12 tor 411cep-itcaling. NAVAL 4 NE WS. „a• Non 1111 imperimM relag;, 4avuingue b.:Jewel*, Seti mild torte datum. j; r: it. ~. a ~~~' BRIX!" AM, TORBAY, Frn. 26. ARRIVED here last evening, a Privateer Brig, with d large Merchant Ship, supposed to be a Prize. The Suworow Schooner and Afig.era Fire ship, which sailed yesterday, were obliged to put back this morning, owing to contrary winds. The Hon. Admiral CORNWALLIS has hoisted his Flag on board the Ville de Paris, of 112 guns, as Commander in Chief of the ,Channel Fleet. SUTTON, Esq. is. appointed Captain of the Fleet, and Capt. RICKETTS, of the Mersra Fite-ship, to the Yille de Paris, of ti z guns. PLYMOUTH, FED. 26. ARRIVED the Achilles, of 74. guns, Capt. G. MURRAY, from the Cliannel Fleet'; ati4 i)f 36 guns, Capt. R. KING, from a Cruise, Arrived the Danish ship An4a Catherina, laden with stockfish, from Bergen bound to Leghorn, detained by L'lmmertaliti Frigate. FALMOUTH, FEB. 25. • _ . . . ARRIVED ; the Triton Portuguese Frigate, with Dispatches from Lisbon. DEAL, FEB. 27. " THE Earl Spencer Privateer, Cape; STEW ARTS eat= down from the River last night, and re- mains., His Majesty's Ship Cowl; is arrived from the Ntore ; and' the Eugenie Sloop of War sailed this Morning oa a Cruise to the Westward. DOVER, Fur.. 27. S.tx LTD from this Port, the Zoreflguqd, of Embdeu, capt. RULE, for Caliti t Avith Passen gers and Baggage. • 5 Arrived 'the ,gic - rc i Hendrick, of Stettin, for Bourdeaux. • ) LISBON, FEB. to. We have been alarmed here by the ,Frenclaleet., Thp'irahiporhags Packet passed through them off Ugliant, and de day after her arrival four Frigates chased one of ours (English,' into the Tagus.: A Lieutenant was put into a, hoat,,to give anforma. tion, and the Arinerve instantly sailed to advise our 'Admiral of it, whO is stationed off Cadiz. It is suppOedv.they are going up to Egypt. The Lieutenant.. z who brought the Intelligence pis not suffered ; lapdi r his vessel coming frpm the C oast of Bar "he'ls obliged to perform Quarantine in the giver' in a little boat .that brought him, , his tiwri ship being gone, and no ()they daring to take-; in on board; so there he ,remains in an open'Silciff; and boats go Mail and throw victuals to him, as if he were a wild beast. in a den. Earl ST. VINCENT has alWays been a steady friend to the 'Corps of IVlarines, sensible from lus long professional experience, of the utility of their services that Corps, therefore, may now hope that the claims to consideration of a great number of the Officers, from length of service, will be properly attended to. There are men in the Marines still Lieutenants, who came into the service before souse of the General Officers in the Line. At a Court-Martial held on board the Princes' of Orange, Admiral Dicasotes Flagship, six men were tried for Mutiny, and all found guilty ; three of them are to suffer Death, and the other three to receive ftom too to 300 lashes each. The ships expeded to be dispatched to India in the curse of the next week are the following, the Commanders of which have severally taken their leave of the Court, viz. For Bost BA Y--The Fort William and Worcester. For Cur NA—The Duke of Ruccleugh, Alfred, Wood. ford, Albion, and Taunton Castle. For BiNGAL—The Earl Howe. The following Ships of this season will then remain, viz. Fot BENGAL—The Henry Dundas and Preston. For the SeicL Ist. A Nos---The Princess Charlotte. For C INA—The Belvedere, Watley, and Earl of Aber gavennv. • For Sr. 'It:LENA and BEN C AL—The Lord Nam. For Ditto and Bt r 4 coo t. tw—The new ship Windham. For Co As-r and BA v—The Asia, Walpole, Lord Thur. lowe, and Sir Stephen Lushingtou. The NI now before the House of Commons, for relieving certain persons from the payment of the Poor Rates, and for extending Parochial Re lief in certain cases, contains a clause for suspend. ing the right of enforcing poor Persons requiring relief, who are owners of a cottage or garden, or of household goods or live stock, of small value, to assign or deliver up the same to the use of the Parish, before they are admitted to re ceive Parochial Relief. This suspension is to continue for a time limited, during the present High Price of Provisions. The from Philadelphia, arrived this week at Bristol, has . brought s i tierces, 3 17' bar rels, and so half barrels of rice, and six tierce's Indian corn ;—and the Philadelphia, a cargo of 3185 barrels and 167 half barrels of wheat flour, and 31$ barrels of rye flour. TILE 61? ATO RIOS . Coveid Garde,,. THE S acred COmposition entitled Creation, which is highly honourable to. the genius - and kicked HAYDN ) was performed at this Theatre last night, and actratted a very -numerous an dience. We have so often. borne testimony in favour of thiS sublime mirk, that nothing more need be said on the present occasion, 14urthat it was very well supported by-the voc"thl anti instru mental Performers, and received with great applause. . Huy Irtzrirt. The harmonic treat at this Theatre last night, consisted of a Grand Selettion from the Sacred Works of HANDEL, coMprehending some of his most beautiful and admired Works. MARA, of, course,' shone with superior lustre.—Her pupil Miss MARTYR, has in a great degree subdued her fears, and her talents, therefore, .arpear to much more advantage. Her voice is plamtivi!, and she is obviously possessed of taste and feeling. We hate not room to give due praise to thereat of the Performers. The House was very well at-- tended, and the followhig - additional Stanzas to " God saive the King," 'the ready produClion of young AR Not were received with enthusi asm of applause and encored, ..; ,• ;;; • eaten Oucqafiona King defqd,,.._. t!rrin 'au tt l 4 Q t v ii . e d rc 3t y, il lar A..pr0m . .40 Nation's pray !r„ Our King ! friend ! father! spate, • • God save the King. Ward off the fatal blow, Cite him again to know • Comfort and health; To thee our pray'rs arise, Humbly we raise our eyes; Hear-hear . our earnest' Oki 11 God save the King.' rocAL coNCEie THIS charming Institution, which excited so much attention, and which afforded so much plea. sure to the Musical World a few, years •ago, was revived fait . night at Willis's Rooms, and attend ed by a large and elegant auditory. It will not be necessary far us to dilate on the.merkts of the Entertainmentywheil we "observe that it is under the canduet or performers as 'f-ImutISON, KNYVETT, BARTLEMAN,.aIIIt GRE4TOREX, and that it has all. the support of their respeaive ta lents, as well as of Mrs. HAIVRISON; SALE, and a lopg list of distinguished .Performers,..v.o . cal and instrumental, constituting, a powerful Orchestra. The, Band was led by CRAMS R.—The Selec_ tion last night was. judiciously chosen, and well varied. The. whole may be considered as a; line academy of vocal excellence, and we have no doubt that it , will obtain the fervent patronage of the musical and•fashionable circles..: • . . . .. The Translation. of .1)11 . and Dmm4, as reprea, sented at Drury. Lane Theatre, hatbeen ascribed . to the joint efforts of Mr. C. l(Kstata and Miss. . Ida CAMP. The former, we understand, had no; concern in it. • The latter has. already displayed her dramatic talents in a Piece which was, brought forward.for her own Benefit„and which • indicated a promising share of literary merit. The University at Dorpat, which the Emperor PAUL' founded, and which. Would doubt have proved a respedable Institution but for the unfor. tynate ciregnistance.. of there being neither -Scho lars nor Pi:Q./mon, has been removed 'to .Mit. tau. _ , • DAMS RAG HR, whose Travels in Africa have made so much noise on the. Continent, has been attacked as an Impostor. Ide has offered to purge himself from the accusation upon oath,' but this has not been' deemed satisfaaory, and he has un_ dertaken to authenticate his account ,by certifi cates from several Dutch residents: in Africa. He has already 'undergone a stria exatninicioll,andsis soon to pass under that of Professors.BOTilosa. and 13ER LACH, whose acquaintance: with the-.to. pography of Africa will, if he has .attempted. to impose . upon the Public, enable them ,to deted +the fraud. (- The following is an Account of theAthottnt of Duties on British and F ore i gn Spirits- -imposed before 1792, paid into the Exchequer in the years ensuing Jan. 5, 1800, and - Jan. 5 ) i goti distinguishing each year : • British Spirits. Foreign Spirits. Total of both. tgoa 4428,454 0 o u o £.1,63%,61c.) a o' 118qL 60 309.1 o 9 9 2 71595 0 0 45301738 6 .44 Part of the Fleet which sailed from Portsmouth the 7th December, under convoy of the Andro. meda Frigate, arrived at, Barbadoes the ;4th January, . having- separated on the night of the 141J1 - December, in latitude 49. 3. N, long. ti. 9. In a violent gale at S.W. A Sloop with Herrings is lost near - Wexford, supposed to be the Mary, M'Cowan, of Aber. Married, on 'Thursday last, at St. Mary.le. ;bone ,Church, HUGH INGOLSDIIY MASSEY, Esq. of the county of Limerick ) Irel'a'nd, to Miss MARIA Flth. NC ES DENNIS, of Norbiton,‘ county of Surrey, and daughter 'of the late FaArtufs DRNN IS, Esq. of the Island of Jamaica. On Wednesday evening Richard Voaks, Mas ter .of the Commissioners' 'Yacht, was unfortu nately (frowned ,in Portsmouth Harbour. He had been to carry several' people from his own vessel to Common Hard, and returning to the yacht, the Isaac by- some accident upset. Ile has left a wife and five children. Last Monday night Mr. John Dowden, a re_ . spetlable farmer of : Lyndhurst, was found drowned at Minesteed, with his horse standing in the wa. to by his side. It is supposed he had fallen in attempting to ride over the foot-bridge. a , ~ A .: , 'A P-PENDI.V To lig REPORT PlO4 THE BOARD OF ~ .ACRICUI.7"6:LE, RESPEC,II4G THE CULT.DRE 01: POTA.XOPS; Tr s Rtiard of Agrieulinri,. Obedience: to the requisition of the C.minitiee of the Hon' se' of Commons, ta4n Lao contiitieiatThn, Whether ar,y and what . on the Culti vation-of Early Potitoes' Would be likely to be attenJe'd with beneficial effeds :" also, « What Revlations and Conditions it may be proper to prescribe in granting any such Premium ;7 be;,; teas c to report is fonoivs he °bre& of'the etinimittec seems to be the prod&thuion ofeeriy-Patatoes. 'phi's expression will. apply either to earl, sorts, or to any forts; provided they be brought into consumption at an early season. The sorts, taich are dile(' early, Traii7the time of their completing their groi.iith;"beCorne ripe, and their stalks die, 'in Jttne, July, or AU. gust : but these sorts are not greatly piodutliVe in quantity, and may he considered rather as an article' of luxury, than as an. Objed of general consumption : nor for that purpose can a sufficient quantity of seed he at this time proeured. Secondly.—Mit Potatoes May he broiight into, early use by being gathered before they arrive at Maturity, • The' Board does not conceive that the COMMirtee would wish to sanition this prae, ticeby Parliamentary Premiums ; as nothing shdri of real distress can justify the consumption in July or August, of one hundred buihels" froM an-acre Of . hind, 'Which in 061ober Might' produce doubly the ,quantity; :and of a quality mere fit for human fdod. Far these reasons,. the Board cannot recommend Premiums for early Potatoes, in ense ui" the word. Neithei, 'upon fUll Consideration, can the Board advise the granting of Premiunis fdr the growth of Potatoes on land which is_already in tillage, and destined for other crops they conceive that the object in view may be attained without hav ing recourse to that expedient: Having cleated their way by these Inquiriepi the Board took into - their - consideration the ex pediency and effed of Parliamentary Premiums to procure an extensive growth of common Potatoes. That some peculiar. encouragement is neces sary, appears from 'the' common o:• , inion, that the Potatoe is. a; root more. than ordinarily blaming, and from the.cuttuth.being ort.that att4 cOuntniat generally *mined' Hy Landlords in se,: vend 'parts of the Kin am:: Nori 'in--the case 0 ''tticti)l4lltiful supply c tip the drop be,preserved for' chance cif Markets 'f though •methodsa for drying arid' rte.: serving Ahem have beeii pritaised' 66: der the . sanftion of the,lliiiird) sOrne'-poWerfut instigatidn- therefore Seeriik*ceiii'fy to raise, a* crop, fully adequate •tti- th r eliiiesent'eiigeno,l•o an article, On the . tilltiV:iilo ' n of which large ek'Y pene6s 'are •• dna voidable. -•-- It appears alio. to the produe tion'ot inCr;thsed quantity of Potatoes , in' tlt, months of September or Od o b er , may he- aim . * equally advantageou's to as' if' the' same were produced atlan earlier period. 'lt inay‘ in some measute prevent.thp necessity • of imme. diately using, the new crop of W v ileat for con._ sumptiOn and for SOd at the sat time, and when for many reasons it may . be').tis'ath''antageotis to thresh out more Whe at than ais hlisolutely neces sary. • ' 1 Fried ''of \\rhea' t May also by these Means, be prevehted fiom rhing'.at a Moinent when it is peculiarly desirable to ' . sre it confined to it's na. tural 16,e1: For these reasons, the Board strongly retom. mepds the grantlng.of Premiums for extending the culture of the common sorts of Potatoes. Jr this respect they have two objets in view : The one tri eileourage the culture a'rlicino. Farmers and Occupiers on A great scale ; the other to be resliitted to Cottagers, who may have, or may prociire, gardens, or small pieces of ground. These measures taken together, seem likely to insure the objeet of the Committee! but by the lust, the Board conceives that the condition of the Cottager m3y be permanently ameliorated, and . that he will be inclined to cdntinut a prac tice, from which he will receive so great a relief under the present pressure. if it , be objected, that the.present high price is of itself a auffiqient eneooragement to the growth of •Potatoes, it. mkt be . observed, that itit inuoadiote operation iijo,anireafe, particularly to the Cottager, -the difileutv of - obtaining s eed, and, that the expptiativn: of. a plentiful Wheat harvest, both iron) the favou'vable season, and from the breadth sown, may make Potatoes, at a ll ti mes an expensive culture, in, the . present year an hazardous onet • , It may further be obselved, that the Public will not sustain any loss by the amount of the Premiums given for Potatoes, intiatituch . as the smallest ditference which may be reasonably ex retied in the price of that article by an extended cultivation, will relieve the :lasses most in want, to a much greater amount than the value of the Premiums expended can burden Others. Impressed with these ideas A the. Board begs , leave to recommend to the consideration of the' Committee as follows:, That the part, of the United Kingdom Great Britain,, be.diVided into Twelve and that the follotving Prerhiltms, to the amount of i;oaol. in the *hole be offered for the cultiva. Lion of Potatoes, by Proprietors and Occupiers of Land i not being Cortagers DISTRICT PREMIUMS: To the ,Person who shall, in the •Distrid No. in the present year t got, cultivate on .Land now in his occupation, which has not yielded any Arable Crop during the l as t seven years, or been uscd as Hop Ground, the greatest number of Acres of Potatoes, producing on 3 v anc 11Q t than Boa 4 , V •