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THE HAMBURog MAIL. HAMBURGH, Juty 3. TiP first Fleet of Engi!•.h Merchantmen for the' since the removal the Embargo, passed the Sound on the, zBtii U;r. .inder convoy of His Majesty's Ships Iliodizlinheia and Anne. The KING of De NmARIC has revoked his Man date prohibiting the exp-irtation of Ammunition and Naval Stores from the Dutchies of Holstein, Echleswick, Altona, and the Counties of Pinne berg and Rantzau. Al; those articles, except such as are deemed con rahand by Treaties and Royal Edias, may isow he freely exported. Such articles alone are to be deetned.cont-taband, as are designed and enumerated in another Royal Edit a the 28,th of March, 1794. —Hence it is evident that Denmark has ceased- to adhere to the princi pies ~ f the Convention of the Armed Neutra lity concluded at - Petersburgh in 1800 ; and her .reconciliation with Great Britain may be consi dered as actually effected. The Light. houses of Cronenberg, Anhol t, Skagen, Thunoe, and Lindesnas, are by virtue of another Royal Ordinance, to be lighted again from the 7th inst, in the same manner as they were before the late differences. Letters from PeterSburgh, of the 4.th state, that ALEXANDER THE FIRST, notwithstanding all that has been said to the contrary, is determined to interfere in the most a&ive manner in the general political concerns of Europe. A Treaty of the Closest alliance and friendship is expecled to be formed without delay, between him and the Courts Vienna and Berlin, with the avowed intention of compelling France to a General Pacification upon equitable principles. Citizen DUROC has aft ally received a copy .of the Project of the Russian NlO - and has forwarded it to Paris by a Special Messenger. STATE PAPER. VOTE PROM THE HANOVERIAN MINISTRY TO THE ROYAL PRUSSIAN DIRECTORIAL COUNCILLOR VON 001-151, Rt- SPECTING THE WITHDRAWING OF THE PRUSSIAN TROOFS FROM THE ELECTORATE OF HANOVER- " Hanover, ymne 14. " His Majesty the King of Prtissia havinr, in the be ginning of April of the present year, unexpeetedly order ed Corps of his Troops hitherto acting with the Army of Observation, termed star tne general defence, to take posses- Ilion of the District; in Germany belonging to His hntaiinic -Majesty, as Elector or Brunswick and Lunenbure, the ,:auses rand motives which induced His Majesty the King of Prus sia to resort to this extraordinary and unexpected measure, w ere stated to the German Ministry of His Britannic Ma_ testy, in a written declaration o tne 3oth of M inei of the Inesent year, on the part of His Prussian Majesty, by la Minister of State, .of War, and of the Cabinet, Count o shulenburg, Sent to Hanover for that vrpose. These causes and motives were founded on tile differences Vest had arisen between His Britannic Majesty and the 'Crewn s of Denmark and Swe.ien, on account of the Pe. tersbureh Convention of the 16th or December, tFoo ; on the proceedings of England against Denmark and Sweden ; on 'the engagements 01' Prussian Majeaty ter nis Allies, agreeably' to his accession to the Petersoingh Convention, anal particularly on the circumstance that Ern land-would not resort tis rtitiana for an arn;eabieseetlement cf tnese differences. 1-lence His Prussian Majesty dAticed his resol ition " not only to shut up the M , aitlis of the Elbe, Weser, and Ems, but also to take possession of the States of His Majesty tic . Kll - g of the United Islands of G reat Britain and I relsnd, si tuated in (;..rimny, and belonging to him as Elector Bruns wick and Inunitnure." His Prussian Majesty added, in his Letter asElresaeci to Hts Britannic Majesty's German Mini sters at i panover, " teat the said • Doelaration related to the `difierences that had arisen between England and the Northern Powers, and was to be considered-merely as a necessary con sequence of the disasreeable circumstances that had taken place." By the circumstances and causes, thereforq assign ed as the reason on the part of Prissia, the agreement was irelative, which His Britannic Majesty's Getman Mini- Pters, together with the General. commanding his German Troops, were obliged to enter into on the 3d of April of the present year, and whereby, uhder the existing circum stances, the entrance of the Prussian Troops, and their tnaintenance by the King's general possessions, were agreed to.-e-lt is now well known, that the circumstances and causes formerly existing, have been entirely changed and removed in the course of the month of April, and still more in the course of May, so that circumstances, at present, are itatheethe reverse. Hostilities have ceased between Eng land and the Northern Powers, 'and so far from rejed means for an amicable settlement, immediate friend. measures have been taken on both sides, and the rovvos of Denmark and Sweden, imitating the wise sen timents of His Majesty the present Emperor of Russia, are Ottally engaged in amicably settling the ditflences with the British Government. The happyissue of these peaceable N egotiations not being doubted by any of the Parties, the Bri tish Government began rendering Commerce free in the Bal tic ; P `""ja, Detimerk, and Sweden have restored the com_ linerinrceiV intercourse by public Declarations ; and the Embargo on Eng Ships is ag taken ff. ants Majesty the King o lish f Prussia in havi ß ng, ussia during ain the course of these siuccessive chang.eS, permitted all commercial and other intercourse with His Britannic Majesty's Subjeds, which has likewise th e r Pained undisturbed by England, with respell to h as 0,3 Prussianloo ter States, it is evident that His Prussian Majesty h is any cause for allowing measures to be taken, on „, part, against the Crown of England. But His Majesty the King; of Prussia has also declared already, that the measures 'ine h had been formerly taken, conlit now no longer be deem applieable an d expedient, so that, on the part of Prussia, the shutting up attn., rivers is entirely annulled, and the na vigation of the Elbe and Weser has been again declared free. His Majesty the King o f P niss i a, f rom the same conside ration, has likewise demanded from the Crown of Denmark, and etleaed, the evacuation of Hataiburgh and Lubeck, and withdrawn the troops that had been stationed in the Dutch) , of Oldenhurgh for l th . e purpose of occupying the Left Banks of the Weser.. is impossible, therefore, that the occupation of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, which had ?teen connected with the shutting of the Rivers, and grounded on the same causes, can alone remain and continue. On the contrary, it appears evidently, from a whole h course of the proceedings, that the causes no longer which furnished the ground for the Letter w addressed ere t o ex x King's Ministry here by the King' of Prussia, on the 3oth of .March, the Declaration made by His Majesty in conse_ !pence thereof, and the Agreement afterwards entered Into. It is impossible to consider this agreeably to His Majesty's wisdom . and justice, but as something which cannot be mistaken by hint, and which, in the events already stated, has already been admitted and acknowledged by His Majesty. The sentiments which His Majesty the King 0f Prussia entertains for His Britannic Majesty, and a fiiendly relation subsisting between hint and the Crown of England, will, therefore, leave no doUbts on this subjed, Without being under ..the necessity of recurring to the na ture of the Constitution of the German Empire, and the Union of its States with each other, with resped to this busi ness, which relates entirely to a foreign kingdom, and which has always been, and will ever remain, foreign to the Domi nions Which His Majesty possesses as Eleaor i and as a State of the Germ an Emp i re. All thi s i s grounded- on the firm eostielenee which His Britannic Majesty here wishes to mas nitest, that His Majesty the King of Prussia will not hesitate to'vvithdraw his Troops from His Majesty's German Domi nions ; and that maintenance - will no longer be demanded for these Troops, which has been so burthensome to the Coun try. The Minister has, for' this purpose, addressed this Note to the Prussian Diredorial Councillor, VON Douai, entreating him, at the same time, to forward it to his Court, and to cited a speedy resolution in consequence. (Signed) CL. 8.) BY THE ROYAL AND ELBCTORAL MINISTRY. ,To the Royal Prussian Diredlorial Councillor, Vo n Dona', at Hornburgh. The Brig Sea . Nyrnph returned to New York ofi the 7th of June, having sprung a leak, REPORT. • I • COURT OF KING's BENCH, GUILDHALL, JULY i 5 SITTINGS BEFORE LORD KENYON AND A srzcLAL JURY. LEE v. DRINKALD. THt Defendant, a lighterman, was some time ago employed by the Plaintiff, who is a cornmerchant, to carry on shore a quantity of rice from a ship lying in the River Thames. The rice was put on board a barge, and taken to the Dundee wharf, kept by a man of the name of Brown. This being an holi day, a land-waiter could not be procured from the Custom-house, and the barge was moored along-side the wharf. - For .three tides every thing continued well, but on the fourth the water got into the barge, and she sunk. When the tide ebbed the rice was got out, but in such a damaged state, that it was found necessary to carry it up •to Barn Elms to be kiln dried. Having gone through this operation, it was again fit for use, but it was deteriorated in its value to the amount of 384.1. To recover this sum the Atlion was brought ) and as it was evident that the Plaintiff was entitled to a full compensation, the only question was, who was bound to make good the loss, the lighterman or the wharfinger ? ' Mr. ERSKINE, leading Counsel for the Plaintiff, contended strongly for the liability of the Defendant, as • the accident had happened entirely through his means. The barge was not river worthy. In her fore part, she was so crazy, that a mark was made with chalk, beyond which it must not be weighed down, and thus rendered it necessary to put all the casks aft ; the barge becoming a lever of the second order, the water had the most astonishing power upo ,, , and raised 'her almost •perpendicular. The water poured in. at the stern, and she went to the bottom. It would be said, perhaps, that the night when the accident took place there was a watchman on board. Perhaps a watchman was on board, hut it lay with the Defendant to chew that he was of any service. 'The Law always afted on pre sumption till the contrary was proved, and it was a well known intendment of the Law, that every Watchman sleeps on his po:,t. The Gentlemen of the Jury bad probably_heard of the wonderful cure performed a few years ago upon an illustrious Nobleman. who had been long . affii&ed with such such an irritability of nerves, that he was a stran ger to repose. His Lordship was attended by the most eminent of the faculty, and every medicine was prescribed which could - in any degree tend to remove his malady. All, however, was in vain, and he daily wasted away in the most alarm ing manner. At last a friend advised him for one night to do the duty of the Parish, Watchman.— His Lordship was a good deal startled at the pro posal ; but to gratify the wishes of his Family, he consented to make the experiment. He was now told, that this. was not a mere frolic, but that he must protect the property of the inhabit ants against depredation, and watch the Parish bona fide. He assured every body, - that he should be on the alert the whale night, and that the doors and win. down within his walk might safely be left unlocked and unbarred. He put on his great coat, hung his rat tle by his side, 'took a bludgeon in one hand, and a lanthorn in the other, was introduced with great ceremony to his brother watchmen by the constable, and then began his rounds. But alas ! upon enter. ing his bex, after calling twelve o'clock, his Lord ship dropped asleep, and next morning at eight, he was found still under the dominion of Morpheus. it appeared that the Plaintiff had sustained, the injury he complained of, hut both Judge and Jury were of opinion that the responsibility of the Lighterman ceases as soon as the barge was moored opposite the wharf. • Verdi& for the Defendant. [The same point was decided in the time of Lord MANSFIELD, in the case of Vandyke and Wood.] MISS HOMPESCH.—On Thursday afternoon a Jury. sat at the Duke of York Public-house at Bat, tersea, on the body of this unfortunate young Lady, who shot herself, as stated in our Paper of Satur day. They brought in their Verdi t, Lunacy.— From the testimony of a female servant of Mrs. /6 CHAR DSON, at whose house Gen. HOMP ESCH and his daughter resided in Battersea-fields, it appeared that the deceased was for some time in a despond ing way, the cause of which she would not commu nicate to any one ; that on the day previous to the melancholy catastrophe, she wrote two letters, one to her father, and the other to a friend in Germany. These letters were found on a table in •the apart ment where the rash ad was committed. In the letter to her father she begged, as her dying re quest, that her Heart might be sent to her dear friend in Germany. Several professional Gentlemen attended on the Jury when the head was opened, and likewise the body, from whence the Heart was taken out by the express desire of the General, to be sent according to the tenour of the deceased's let ter. On Friday the body was conveyed to New ington Church-yard for interment, attended by one mourning coach. On Monday the General left town for Weymouth, to join his Regiment.—The de. ceased-was a natural daughter of General HOAIP ESC H (an only child), beautiful in her person, and amiable in her manners. Excessive sensibility to a circum stance of a domestic nature is the cause.assigned for her melancholy fate. BOURKE, who engaged in the Pugilistic Contest on Monday last on Wimbledon Common, had a very severe drubbing, which, according to all accounts, he very well deserved. He broke into the ring, and insulted many persons, in order to provoke them to fight with him. At length Belcher, whom he had reproached with cowardice, and inability to contend with him, agreed to measure power,4 and in about twenty minutes Bourke's features retained no appearance of " the human face divine," and he bad hardly strength sufficient to declare that " he had had enough." The blood flowed so plentifully from him, covering his whole body, that the Wags on the spot compared him to a bail'd lobster. Such was his' behaviour previous to the battle, that he was pitied by nobody, as all agreed that he ,seemed as if " be wanted to be licked." The Danish Ship Speculation, from New York to Naples, has been captured by a - .l3rltish Ship and sent into Madeira. . EDINBMGII, JULY It. THE Right Hon. HENRY DUNTIAS arrive on • - 'Wednesday at Arniston. The Court of Session adjourns this day for the Autumn Vacation. Yesterday morning the Fieet for the Elltic sailed from Leith Roads with a fair wind.----It is said that about . forty of these vessels are to bring grain to Leith. On Thursday se'nnight were landed at Aberdeen from Shetland, two Companies of the R , ,s,..shire Militia, under the command of Captain .Si 'JAMES DUNBAR. They had ben in garrison at Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, for upwards of a year. They came in two transports, under convoy of the Pouncer Gun-vessel ; and 'on Wednesday morning marched for the Head -quarters of the Regiment at Montrose. Yesterday wheat advanced in price in Hadding, ton market, but all other grain declined. Best oa were 45. per boll down, and the second sorts fully- more so. . From Mull,' Argyleshire, we have acco . unts of a favourable season, with the appearance of a plenti ful crop of all kinds ; and herrings being caught in great quantities in Lochsercedan. CIRCUIT COURTS. The following are the appointments for the en suing Autumn Circuits : Weit—Lord Justice CLERK and Lord MET lIV EN. Inverary, - • - Wednesday, Sept. 2. GlatTow, - Monday, - 7. Stirling, _ - Saturday, - tz. Mrtb—Lord DUNSs.NAN and Lord CULLEN. Inverness, - Friday, Od. 9. Aber&en, - - Friday, - 16. Perth, - Wednesday, - at. South•-Lo;d CRAIG and Lord ARMADALE. Air,- - - Friday, Sept. 4. Demfries, - 'Wednesday, - 9. jedhurgh, - - Monday, - LEEDS, JULY 13. We are concerned to state, from undoubted infor mation, that there haVe been several noaurnal meet ings of the Disarfeded, held in various places of the West Riding of this County, within the .last fort night, and particularly. on Wednesday night last, to consider upon certain measures for doing mis chief!—As admirers of our invaluaLie Constitution, we sincerely hope, that the well-known vigilance and aftivity of the Magistracy, will be alert orl so alarming on occasion, and by well-timed and vigor ous exertions, preirent any repetition of such dan gerous proceedings. ON Saturday -sennight as Mr. Collinson, of Bar ton, grocer, was walking alongside of a loaded wag gon, not far from that place, he unfortunately stumbled against a scone, and being unable to reco ver himself, fell under the wheels of the waggon, which going over him, killed him upon the spot. Mr. CoottE, of Pollington, •in this County, re_ turning some evenings ago from Selby; has not since been heard of. It is supposed he has been murdered, as the man at Carleton-bridge let him through the turnpike-gate about nine in'the even ing, and the horse got safely home without its master. The following is the Return to an Order of the Hon. House of Commons, on the 2gth May last, for' " An Account of the several Sums of Money ad vanced by way cf Loan or Subsidy, to different States, from the commencement of the present War : together with an Account of the Interest received on such Sums as have been advanced by way of Loan: ,C. r. d. Issued for the service of Prussia, in 1794 r,2z31.89.1 to 6 Do. of Sardinia, in 1793, 4,5, etnd 6 *500.000 0 0 Do. of the Emperor, in 1795 and 6 16,220,000 0 0 Do. ditto,' in 1797 - • • : 700,000 0 0 Do. of Portugal, in 1797 - - 24',20; n 0 Do. ditto, in 1798 - - 12.0,013 13 o 1)o. of Russia, in 1799 - • - 525,c00 o o Do. ofthe Emperor, Eleftor of Bavaria, etc. soo,o-.:0 o 0 1)o. of the Emperor - ' -. • 1,066,'.66 13 4 'Do. of Russia - . - - 545 , 494 0 0 . Do. of Bavaria - - . - 501,017 6 o DO. of tile Emperor, to enable His Imperial Majesty to replace Magazines, had . . been taken by :he Enemy at Sto4.lach tco i ooo o o Whitehall Treasury Chtaers, t 2, 599,:88 2 zo ivue 29th,aot. N. VANS' ITART. * The Subsidies voted for the KING of SARDINIA amount to 603,0001. of. which too,oool. remaining unissued, a pay ment has been made since the month of October, 1800, to the Agent of His Sardinian Majesty, at the rate of 40001. per month. + The interest. received on the above-mentioned Loans to the EMPEROR of GERMANY, amounts to 935,5731. J. zd. Memorandum—A sum of 53,9681.115.41, which appears in the account prescnto to - the House of Commons, of the distribution of the Vote of Credit for 1, 4 00,0001. for the year 1-800, to have been issued for the service of the QUEEN of Poll-room., was furnished in various supplies of military stores. On Friday last a deputation of ten Companies of Yeomanry waited On Lord HARDwICKi at Dublin Castle, to lay before him the request of all the .Cap tains of Yeomanry in the City and County of Dub lin, that His Excellency would be pleased to ap-, point a day in which he would honour them with his presence at dinner. They were received with the most marked respeci, and His Excellency inti mated his intention of availing himself of their in. vitation on Wednesday the- 29th instant, when a splendid banquet will be prepared at the Great Room in the Rotunda. • We understand that it is the intention of Govern. meat to form Brigades of Pioneers in Ireland, by draughts or 5o mei) from each Regiment on that Establishment.. Saturday, a part of the 4th Regiment marched into Southampton from Winchester, previous to the Assizes taking place. Other parties are to be sta tioned'at Botley, Fareham, Romsey, &c. -and will remain for some time, whilst the Barracks are to undergo a .thorough repair. the 'sudden march of the Guards last week from Colchester, and their crossing the Thames taChate ham, oucasinned prodigious alarm throughout that part of the country where they passed. The fad is, they were removed to Chatham, to replace the Troops' whi.:ll sailed with the i fixpedition from Tor. bay Sunday• FROM THE tREA - cil P,IPER.- . „ . • . . . . [The following Charad , f:r of M. f: ; 7T, ITIly ;;CrVe to 111';.Y in wh4t light that great Malt is con;isl.:red by our 1.1:,.:-: rnies.] _ . _ WILLIAM PITT, son to the deceased Lor . ,Z CHATHAM, who died in 1772; in consequence an apoplectic fit, with which he was seized when hp was speaking with vehemence against the Atmaric War, in a full liouse, had scarcely been'a M s -. .riber of the I - louse of Compuv two yc;;rs; when his sc.: perior talents made him be entrusted, 752, the important office of CHANCELLOR of the CHEQUER. He held it near a year, when it - 5, - ;'.ts taken from him by the Opposition, which hea led by the Duke Of ?OE.TLAND, had, by means (•.- the Coalition, obliged the iCtrro , to restore.. to its Parry the reins of Go; ernment. But this itiumph was not long, and eight months after )Ir. PtTT restirryA the place- which he had'been obligvd to give up, and was at the same time made first Lord of the Trea.. sury. _ _ Europe then beheld with astonishment a ybuilg man, of 2¢ years of age, placed at the head of the Administration of so great a Power at a period of the greatest difficulty, and strugg;e with intrepidity against a Parliamentary Opposition remarkably strong, both in talents and votes. Finding himset unable to resist it, in a few months after he adopted the hazardous and bold measure of dissolving the Parliament, and the majority-which he obtained, in the new one justified the step he had taken, an I proved the confidence which the Nation had in him, as well as the irresistible influence of the Crown, The Coinmutation Ad which he brought forward that same year, arid which "laid upon Windows 'that part of the duties on Tea which he took off froin the latter article,' in order to ' , lit an -end to the smuggling of ir, was the &St step towards the loss of some part of his _popularity.• The Tax upon Shops, which he aid on in 1786, diminished ,it : still more amt I heard, the follow ing year in one of these public DiscuSsions called ,Free Debates, .which - were held 'in different verns; a Speaker exclaim, after Shakespear, that this Tax must bring even the Poor to Sedition, and raise the stones themselves to mutiny. " The People were very much discontented with it, and the Op position, who endeavoured as much to please them as to thwart the operations of Government, were continually proposing its abolition. He still, hom;_ ever, maintained himself in the good opinion. of moderate men, and he was fortunate enough to see a singularly hazardous enterprize, .his Armament in support of the STADTHOLDER t succeed; but he alienated a great number of them by his Bill expla. natory of his India Bill, a Hill which yet added many means of power to all these already possessed of it. I found_ the City very much discontented, because one day that he was to discuss this Bill, 'which they flattered themselves would be rejeded, and might perhaps have brought about his fall from power, he had modified it, and the Opposition con. sidered this event as a kind of triumph. Mr. PITT jOillS to a great deal of character, to much order and connedion of ideas, a cool head, constant attention to business, and modesty enough often to consult others from whom he can receive information In his speeolies he is clear, mode. rate, master of himself, seldom makes repetitions, employs few sarcasms, little imagery, adheres cloSe. ly to his subjed, is animated without losing himself, takes up with art the speeches of his Ad versaries, combats - them with energy, if not al.• ways with success, captivates for whole hours the attention of the House of Commons by his speeches and unpremeditated replies, and has no equal in this kind of eloquence except his rival Fox, he has a clear voice, and speaks with energy, but he wants grace in gesture like almost all, :he English- Orators. He supports . almost singly his party in the House of Cortunons against opponents of the highest talents. Disinterested, reserved,•in. flexible, he is esteemed very economical of the public money, expehds little, lives soberly and re. tired, loves neither wine nor women, and appears as tittle as he can at Court or, in the fashionable world, where it is said he seems even a little embarrassed. • Mr. ROSE, one of the Secretaries of the Treasury, a man of •talent and of charaeter, who has a great deal of knowledge and prafflce in Finance, directs him, it is said, in this part of the Administration. Lord HAWKESPURY (now Rai of LIVERPOOL) enjoys his confidence as Ivell as that of the KING and Council, on all subjects relative to Commerce. Sir jANIES HARRIS (Lord Malmesbury) and Mr. FDEN (Lord Auckland), have great influence on him so far as regards foreign affairs and external politics, and induce him to use every means of in trigue.—He is very much blamed for his too great confidence in Mr. DUNDAS respecting India affairs. It is by his talents, his probity, his morals, and especially owing to the bad opinion entertained in these. respeCts of his opponents, that Mr. PITT deserves the confidence. of the Public, notwithstand ing the errors with which his political conduct is charged. Yesterday was married at St. George's, Blooms bury, by the Rey. GERRARD ANDREWS, WIL LIAM ALVES, Esq. of Springfield, to Miss DAVID. SON, of Bedford-square. Lieutenant BARLING, of the Ist Royal Surrey Militia, lately tried by a General Court Martial, held at Canterbury, has been found guilty of the Charges exhibited against him, and is seatenced to be dismissed the Service. The nests of three woodcocks were found last week on th^ other of Dartford, by a wood_cutter, which he left untouched, in order to ascertain whe. titer these birds —ill breed there. On Tuesday afternoon, at the Public Qfflee, Union Hall, a capital tradesman in Tooley-street, and a confidential servant to a wharfinger at Hors— leyclown, were examined before the Magistrates, on it charge of the former receiving thirty barrels of American flour, which the latter was charged with having stolen, to the value of upwards of ore hundred guineas. The evidence being complete, they were both fully committed for trial. The Friends, of Cork, captured by the French Privateer Diament, and Fortune, captured by Care magnole, are condemned. . t