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r 1 rd N WS. 1 4 h* polagi, savoisaitie triiknum, Sed mai sorre &atm*. Fray th4aNDONG4ZETTE, js4;r . l - ary te, zhz. Admiralty.Ojke, January 20, 18oz. Copj:ofa Letter front Admiral Dickson, Conman. der in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and resseh us the North Sea, to Etian Nepean, Esq. dated at Yarmouth, the igth instant. SIR, I enclose to you, for the information of my 1 Lords CoMmissioners of the Admiralty, a Letter which I have Teceivad from Captain Westbeach, of His Majesty's Sloop Favourites giving an ac count of his having captured; off Flamborough 'Read, on the 1 sth instant, a French Cutter Pri vateer called Le Voyageur, mounting Guns, and had on board 47 Men. The Privateer ar rived this day. I am, Sir, &c. &c. &c. A. DICKSON. • SIR ) Faivouritei at Sea, Jan. 6, t Boi. I beg leave to aquaint you, that on the tsth instanty being off Hamborough Head, I disco •vered at rdoe A. M. a Cutter close in Shore, to which I inuttediately gave chace • and I am happy to acquaint you, ,that I had the satisfaction to, capture her after a' run of seven hours. She Dunkirk, to be Le Voyageur Cutter Privateer of , Dunkirk, mounting 14 Carriage Guns, manned With 47 Men ' commanded' by Egide Colbert, bad been 'out four dayi from Ostend, and had only captured the Camilla, in ballast, belonging to Sundetland, the day before. I arn, Sir, Ste. Sec, SOS. 'WESTItACI-1. keliberid Diardit, Eq. Admiral of tit Sine, We. ter. &c. 10417t0C JAW. :9. tirlem i * 30 t uns, from. the Chtnnell - lobt theit')ss of her bowsprit. Sailed the etietieir ) Ofdr+guitsi . for the Channel tett. Artivta,and tailed the , itheelne; with bis welts froM eAd tat the Petillel ?feet; inelasive.4-.COistwise . z•-• foreign 888.— Total 7969. The Hull Marine-Society, at their Annual meeting, have unanittioilsV agreed to allow the families of the captured members, now in Russia, los. 6d. per 'week, till they are liberated ; and the superannuated thembtitas usual. The following is an extra of a letter, received on Wednesday last, from Capt. WILLIAM Bus- NEY, of the ifary franca; of Hull (detained by the Etotaoa RussiA), dated Novogocood, pm 3,-1860 I. arrived here this day, and march frotii 'hence in the moining on the road to Moscow. We have found every civility from our Officer, and the Inhabitants on the road, and was never in better health in my life we have not had the least fatigue, as we walk or ride as. e please. My men and boys are with me, and are all well and in good spirits. Captains Wool) and BROWN, of Hull, are in our division, and Captains Bow_ ' SFR and Araixsort, also of Hull, join us every third night on the march. We have tea or col fee twice a day, and one good stew of meat or poultry, which is in great plenty, and very rea sonable." HIGHLAND SOCIETY. THE Atnii'versary Meeting of this Society was held yesttrday at the Shakspeare Tavern, Covent-Garden, *hid), was attended by many Noblemen and perscihs of Distinftion. The PRINCE of WALES intended to have honoured the Meeting with.his presence : but a severe indisposition deprived the Society of his Royal Highness's company: The Doxits of Yottic and "CLARENCE were also expeded. To these -illustrious' names would have been added that of the gallant Lord NELSON ; had not the Service of his Country called him away. Several Foreigners of distindion were.present. Many loyal Toasts were given in the Gaelic language with appropriate music. The Toast allusive to the Union was partieu- . larly applauded--- " Di= covviin gu sheiri do'n Rose, a Cluaran. as a Tamezar."—May the Rose, the Thistie, and Shaurock ever flourish united. The Entertainment wai sumptuous, and various elegant charaEleristic designs were exhibited on he Tables. TIIE THEATRES. E.IST-LVDIA-IN S E • A Court of Proprietors was held here ' , ester_ day, at 'twelve o'clock; td take into eonsidera. - tirin Mr. joNEs's Motion respecting the abuse of Patronage imputed to the Court of piretlors. Mr. INoits (upon taking the Chair), ordered the minutes of the last meeting to be read ; whit'( being done, he proceeded to state the nature and tendency of the Motion that was now to occupy the attention of the court, which having done - in a very clear and impartial manner, th — e Hon. Chairman then called upon the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. JoNes) who was to bring foratd the Mo. tion Mr. JONES moved, that a variety of Pap - ers be read, which related to the suhjed he wished to bring under discussion ; among these Was a Letter from the Right Hon. H. DUNDAS, recommending the Inquiry ; a Copy tif :the Declaration to be signed by. the Direelors ; and it List of the ap,- pointments made by them to Write rships in India, together with the motives upon which they grounded their nominations. These Papers being read, after much opposition, Mr. JoNEs rose, and said that he would not now detain the Court with any observations on the appointment of nieces, and grand.daughters, and huntsmen, 'to writvrships (appointments of this kind appeared to have been made, from the papers' read to the Court) ; he would content him self with asserting that the statement now before the Court was thoroughly incomplete. In or der to .obtaih better information for the Court, he would now submit a resolution • to their consi- deration, which,. ii' carried, must throw further light on the mysterious bUsiness it was intended to dtsclose—should this attempt prove abortive, lie should nevertheless persevere in the prosecution of his design, which, if it failed on this occasion, he should, if his.other public avocations permitted him, submit the matter to the lmpetial Parlia ment ; for the present, he should only move, That it is the opinion of .the Court, that the Inquiry instituted into the alledged abuse of the Patronage of the Court of Directors, should be continued." .Mr. DURAND seconded the Motion.--Ile wa►s anxious the matter should be fully investigated ; he only knew of the suspiciohs that had gone abroad from a question put to him by a' friend, who requested to he informed if a Writership might not be obtained for his son by a douccur of 3oocl. He only assured his friend .that • a \Vritership on the Bengal 'Establislunent was esti mated at that value. Further he did not then in. •a . aI; same open line of con du w he la ei -ser et. at the time he had moved in the Court of I)irce tors to put an end to the CoraCnittee, perceived that their in4Ciiry had degnKrated in is useless discussion. If any tnan had any charg6 against the bireacits; let him speak oat at once; and state what it was---hut he fritLit deelaici that the Court of Proprietors would disgtitee theinselves; if they put him; or ahy of theut -upon their trial; without any ground Of ens- picionfor doing so. . , Sir Filaivets BARING said, that, at the trri . the Committee in question. had been proposed, there crag not a sin i; le Director again,r- li ap pointment ; and ',luring the whole time Out Cormuittee coati:vied to ra-,ttc it, inquiry, not A single charge was in,le agabst any o, die -bi reCtors. The Court of Dire o Ors 'did not to impede 'an Inquiry; but it was impossible for: them to proceed judicially to inake inquiry on oath. He' was sure it would answer no purpose 'what ever to require affidavits from people receiving appointments in India ; no one could foresee what bribery it would lead to. Be could as= sure tint Court, that since he .hati the honour of being a Director he had heard above a thou. sand oaths taken in the next„ room; 101161 to his certain knowledge were false.; acid he deh tied any man to spew a single instance of one. of these perjuries becoming thor subject of a pro secution. An attettipt like the present; to pat the Court of Direftors on its trial, was putting every individual of the twenty-four Clentloint'n Who composed it, on their trial also. Coitld any thing be more unjtist than that of making an indiscri. minate charge agaitlst so many persons without stating any ground for it,P But it any fart could be brought Ibrward to.provoke this investigation —if there was a ground for•charging any inclivi dual, he would, as warmly as any man, t.:pprt the Motion for Inquiry. But instezd of that, the whole of the twenty-four Direacrs were to be held up to pulzlic odium, by a.g,ent.ral, vague and unfounded accusation. Mr. MOORE cow:ended that no Englishman could endure the idea that had been thrown out ; it WAS an . attempt to revive the infamous Ch'arnher process.% The Courx were already dis gusted with *hat' they ,hAd heard;-al,l he would endeavour to relieve them, by moving an diate Adjournment.' '.• Mr.. DAV ID SCOTT said Ile walla support rany Motion for an InqUitY.. The Public Were taught to believ that Patronage had been abiised, and an investigation '*oulkl be the best way to cleat the Court of biredors from imputation arid ca iunitlyr.• . arlOttra; 1-Zi• MlOtt* Alt tkit Thrw4e ) of Poole, laden itith - eiht Oeiv'fotiniland bound to POole, VApteitil . the Vitt Imi. Z'Heur;ea Vrench Pri. ritee4 of i 6 guts; mut re.taken the t7tli by the Amelia !ngatt. - 4) Hefovux had taken four ether Merchantmen during her Cruize, three of which hid boon kv-captureti, • Arrived - the Rural, of 74 .gtitts, from the hannel Fleet% Sailed Llmmortaiiti, 01 36 guns ) Capt. H; IioTHANt ) on a Cruize to the Westward: PORTSMOUTH, JAR. 20. Ttits morning arrived His Majesty's Frigate La Loire, from a Cruize; also the Champion Cut ter; from IVlarcou, with wounded men ; who were tat* wounded in an unsuccessful Attack to cut a Gun-boat out of Havre-de-Grace. Three men .were killed, and 22 wounded. Lieut. THOMAS, Commandant of one of the Marcou Islands, led the Attack ; and was slightly wounded. It is reported, 'that the Attack was very gallantly made. Sailed flis Majesty's Shp teak s and Forte and Gkappl'a Gun-vessels, on a Cruize. Iriia Majesty's Frigatejasos bas sent in this 4tay a French Lugger Privatect,-of 14. guns, and 56 men ) captured on the Coast of France. DOVER, JAN. 20. batsisati Anti Swedish Vessels are daily sent in here by liis Majesty's CruiZers, in consequence of tire latcorders. AHERRNESS', Pot. Tits MajtstiP's Ship Stana'a4, of 64 guns, in etainary at. this Port, has gohe up to Chatham to be Stud foot• tea, with all possible expedition. Came down from Chatham, the Courier atter, hying, beet* iefitted. DEAL, JAN. 20. THE wind having chopped about to the S. t is Majesty"a Ship NeMeSii, with the whole 01 odtwaM.hound under her Convoy, whir sailed yesterday, were forced to put back this morning, and remains HULL, JAI4, 17. The Hart, Brig Cutter, Lieut. liAatisott, is appointed to convey the Ships for Hatnburgh, Bremen, and F:mbden, and is expeded to sail from helm in a few days. The Ships for Lisbon and Oporto now loading at this Port, are expeded to sail from hence the zoth instant. Ships cleated from the Port of Newcastle from the sth January, 1800, to' the sth January 3 Box, Dru,y,Lnya. THI old Comedy of The Double Ga or the Sick Lady Cued, was revived last night at this Theatre. The part of kali, who is cer tainty the hero of the Piece, was performed by Mr. C. KEMBLE. It is a part that requires somewhat more of comic versatility than suits with his powers, but he shifted from the assumed charafters of Freeman and Standith with spirit, and with more than usual ease. Ki No, who formerly played this charailer with great spirit, last night took that of Sir Solomon Sadlife, and, if he had not diretled all his so liloquies to the Audience, as if they were in tended as addresses to them, he would have given probability as well as correaness to his aCting. Lady Dainty is by no means adapted to the . age and person of Miss POPE, as iris difficult to suppose that she is the (Ned of so much attraction to a juvenile lover. Her performance, however, was in the good old style, though we think she did not su ffi ciently mark he transitions arising from the warmth of her feelings and the languid assumption of affeeted infirmity. Miss .BIGGS gave importance to the pitt of Lady Sadlife j though her manner in general is much better fitted to that of Lady Uainty.~- BARRl'MOitit bustled through Carrleo with tolerable spirits As there is not much robin . for praise with the rest of the Performers, we shall drop the curtain upon their respeetive efforts: It must be acknowledged that though this Comedy contains some pleasant incidents, and some strokes of genial* humour, as well as a di. verting variety of diameters, the iendency of the piece, and much of the dialogues is ot true licen tious a description. The Author of this Comedy was Co t.t.t Y CI 11131:R J and its fate was somewhat strange, for it was hooted of the Stage on its first representation, With-deaWri, and brought forward two years after with very great ISUCCeSSi The House was not very well attended last night, but the Play went off with spirited effect. Covent-elwidon, Last night Mr. Coma again appeared in Kite_ !y in Every Man in hii linnosiY. He entets r i. tekily into the Charaderj but he was list night unfortunately st, hoarse, and evidently labouring so much under illness, that he could not give it the requisite (lea, The other tins were sus tained with their accustomed merit ; and it is but justice to say, that they are all most respe&- abiy, in some instances, we may 'say ) most ably tilled, with the exception of Bobadil. Mr, Istv.. e Err does not understand the Chara&er, The' House was an excellent one, and the Pantomime kept every part full till the dropping of the cur . I tam, Mt...CCU:Wit we are sorry to learn, wrts taken so severely ill after the Play, that he was obliged to return June in his stage dress, and to call in the assistance of two Physicians. KEMBLE was indisposed o Monday evening, and CORY became his substitut‘ in Kafir,. it is reported, that an Aaress of considerable reputation, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre, has suddenly lost the sight of one of her eyes. A house in Park-lane, lately occupied by the. E ar l of ABERDEEN, is now fitting up in'a most magnificent stile for Mrs. FiTZHERISE Rt. ..12 he Turkish Ambassador had taken g boase in CraYen.strecti quire into the business, but upon reflection it ap. peared more than sufficient, to shew that some suspicions might be well grounded, and that it was therefore incumbeet on the Court to have them cleared up. With this view he seconded the Motion fora continuation of the Inquiry. Mr. Twret No observed, that a wide dine_ ence of opinion must have occurred among the Direaors on this subjea, as the Courtwhich took it into consideration, coniiiting of 22 Direaorse had equally divided upon it, eleven beingethe number on either side, The Treadrer, indeed, was called in to decide the question, and his Note, directed by chance, did not derogate from the de. scription of Fortune, that she weg blind, for his vote determined the suspension of the Inquiry. But as the question was now unfortunately before the Public, it was the interest of every one con meted with the Company that the Inquiry should be continued. After stating whet he conceived to be the proper and improper use of Patronage, Mr. TIN MING concluded by observing, that as the Patronage appeared in some instances to have been abused, an Inquiry was the only means ofproviug that these rumours, if they were such, were utterly without foundation. It was at all events an appeal to judgment and toconscience, and such as should not be precipitately resisted. Mr. Meeceeer was a decided enemy to the prosecution of the Inquiry ; and contended that it could only serve the wishes and the views of the different enemies of the Company. BOSANQU ET thought it necessary to ex plain to that Court the conduit which he had pursued while a Member of the Committee in question. So far from any of the charges in smuated againt him being just, he had left the entire management of the business to the Com, mittee, which he had scarcely evet attended.— Bet whets at last he found that there did not exist a specific charge against any one Director, and that an Inquiry was going forward on a sill). f e et which could nol be proved to exist; he gave tt as his opinion, that the Committee ought not to be continued any . longer. But if any man had come forward with a Charge against a Diredor, not a man in the Direaion would have refused an inquiry. It was but justice to the Committee to state, that they had done a great deale—that they made great eeertions in devising the means by which abuse of Patronage might be prevented; but even theseeneans, he must say, he disapproved of. He wished the Court to consider not only the inefficacy, but the great inconveni ence, of causing a number of persons to %eke de clarations on oath, that they had not given any consideration for thesituatiems to which they had been appointed. The !mother of Writers appointed since the year t 793 amounted ft 39e, and the nuns. ber of Cadets to about t 790 : and supposing that 'for each of these three oaths were to be taken, there would be a number of oaths exceeding koo. Could any Man undertake to justify a system that would require such a mass oT affidavits as this; or euppose that they would beattended with ehs effea, unless there was, in the first place, a power to compel parties to take them, and in the next place, to prosecute in rases of perjury t And if sneh a power did+ exist, the Court of Direetors would then be converted into a Court of Criminal Judicature, and any of the Direders would still be liable to the imputation of eubotnation of per jury.. Holding a public situation as he did, he would never consent to see the great land marks of Law, Liberty, and Religion reteoved. He would, on the present occasion, pursue the Sir S:risittEs.:t ; . Lust' Ni i'ciir denied that the. Committee could be coinpareti: to the Court 'pf Star-chamber ; it only dise4rged. the :rier legated to it by the Court of .Direaors ; it wag now at an end, and the Proptietins were calied .on to say 'whether. it should .be restored or not. — This subjea had rna(le a noise ::if over- Great.*i- Pin and India ; the Coart. of Di ream:, veke. seated as a corrupt bo,ly ; they were -•, by .the Very ,Sery ants of tl ConipLly, ; • was their diLt;)ity ;Itr:yek.i. ot . who should lold them in the. highest If there "wag' a ctiriaipt man ainol , g them, he p0A1 . .: not to sit behind that Bar ; 'at all events it u.ts the .duty of the. P . rovrietors . to pro tea their cutive against ammerited ealninny, and, on that ground would oppose the Question of Adjapro. meat. Thz Motion of Adjournment Wak also orVised • by Mr.. R. ,T/4014.NT4N, Lord KINN . AIRD, Mr. GR the CuAttt MAN, Mr. R. JAcitsoN, Bre. and on a division it was negatived: Sir FRANC Is BARING moved as anAmetidenent to the original Motion, the addition of these' words : Whenever a particular charge of con rupt praciiees can be brought against arty ~one', or more, of the Court of Direaors." After a furl ther debate upon this Amench*nti the Court di. For the Amendment Against it Majority p 6z Tlze Amendment being trios disposed of, Sir Rorievr PiRSV)Ist l , Bart. and eight other Gen tlemen, moved, a Ballot on the original Nlotion, which was appointed' to ,be taken on that day fOrthight, 'l7w imitre then rosin s and said, bf;., ti'opght it in candour incumbent on him to app67,,: thC ou“, and such Pioprietors as reinained; that it Was the intention of himself, and those Gentle men whO atic‘l with him, te, ftglow up t tion of- that day with propooing.anotheri which lie Tcant to,have rnOv4hl•that day, but a ballot having. been tiemapdNl, it k.4.mt.1:11),, irk,gulir for him to doit at present.. . tie .0. a, how c v 4 r, in fairnesi read the intended Motion to the Court. , , The ptirport of it was to .move a Resolution to appoint a sele&number of the fire tors a secret. Committee, to pursue the Inquiry on oath, and. to dire& them .to - take' the evidence of di the fads stated by the Witnesses they should•examine, on oath likewise; and *hen they thought proper to report, to make the Report, not to the Direc.. toes, but to the General Court, Tht.. 4 .Nhlithers of.this Committee to consi,t Hcon DAv to Scorf, Esq. Sir S'fr.vitEN Lustt , iN6t 9 N ) TtiomAs PARRY., );,,q,. t;'t Tuottwroit; Esq. CHAitLE., GkA 41-, Esq. and three Other -DirettOrs. Mr. Tw tHING then said, those Gentlemen were named beeausc it was ascerrtilled they were friends to Inquiryi: The Co4rt adjourned at ei,;ht the Royal Recovery, Linke, f-om LiverpOO to St. IViiciva , A's,.has been taken, rrs_taKcn, arid is arrived at Lisba.n. Wt 013serw with pleasure the great liboi7lity. of the inh:ibitLin'ts of Li“:rpool, the RE.. 4i the Poor in time otgerltral 1t2 , 1 Chart/8,0001. I)as been u bs. ibe (1 Ikt we obetve. SoLomoteb "wine down for ica,