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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF .COMMONS, MONDAY, APRIL 13. • TAYLOR'S Dir Owe Bill, from the Lords, was read it second time, and ordered to be committed to-Morrow se'mught. • Mr.'Bß AGGE. stated that the Committee ap pointed to search for precedents with respr4 to the, eligibility of Mr. HORNE. Tooxt's Elecfmn, had, owing to some inadvertence, omitted to state in their ,keport,- the last Case in point, of Mr. Rush_ worth ; he therefore Moved, " That the Committee be sevived, and have leave to report from time to time, as it shall appear to them, to the House.'' .• Mr. JUNES said, he rose:in consequence of his former notice of an intendid Motion relative to the Hair-powder Certificate, and Armorial Bearing Duties. It ,was not,his kvisli to do away these J)u_ ties, but to prevent the vexations of I[4i-triers, and to lessen the expence attending the colleCtion of them, by having them levied along, with the other Assessed Taxes. As, however; the Hon. Gentle men I.vh.-) were in office, had promised to pay some `attentidn to the subject, he should. postpone his Motion for the present. Leave . vas given to bring a Bill for reviving the Bill for regulating the Steeping of Barley for Mat; which had been daninged by the lite rains in harvest. • ; • • The Custom Duty • Bill was cornmitted. Mr. TIERNEY said,, that'by desire Of an Hon. Friend 'of his, now absent, (Mr. HoakoustO he . rose to mention the wi s h o f hi s H o n. ,Friend to .postpone a little longer the Motion. which he had-. proposed - to bring fdrward that. day ; and he, did so, in the hope that -in the mean time, some communi cation would be made by His Majesty's Ministers on. the Subjea of the,existing differences between Britain, and the Northern Powers. Mr. SHER./.0/IN also (in a low -tone of voice across the Table,) adverted to the Motion which he had given notice to make, for the Production of a certain Paper, addressed to the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and (a$ we understood him),• proposed to bring it forward ons Wednesday bext. Mr. GREY rose to mention, that he also had given notice of his intention to bring forward a MotiOn on the subject of the Northern Confedeiacy, and the State of Affairs as they were now pending between the United Kingdom and those. Countries, which rendered'it necessary that Parliament should, as speedily as possible, take an opportunity of de liberating on the subjed. The House had been taught to exped from she Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to him, some communication on the subjed before this time, and he wished, therefore, to know how soon such a CoMmuniCation might be ex; petted. Mr. ADDINGTONnswered, that it was cer. tainly very reasonable to expel} such a ConnnUnica. tion to be made to Parliament as, had been referred to; it hadbten fully intended, and the sole reason why such a Communication had not already been made, was because thr infortutitic>n which ty's Ministers had hitherto obtained on the subica of the exititing differences ‘vith the Northern Powers, was not vet, so complete as he -expeCiNl it would have been. However, he did expea that he should "be direttcdby His M 1 jesiy', in a day or two, by Wednesd4 at farthest, and that he should then be enabled to lay bObtc the House such a Communica. ,thin as would tender any Motion of the Hon. Gen.. tlem'an on the subject unnecessary. The Sugar Duty 4il..passed through the Com. .• mace. ~ • • - Mr. TIERNEY. inivired why certain - Public AccountS respeeling the State, of the Unfunded Debt, ezc. which - bad been, directed to be laid be_ fore the ilonse, had not be presented. • Mr. VANSITTART (Secretary to the 'Treasury) -replied•that certain of the Accounts ordered, ,were vOlummous •in their nature, and others were not as yet complete, because 'the. Accounts expelled from .Scotland had notas yet been returned ; but he as 'sure& the Hon. Gentleman that as soon' as they could be...completed, they should be laid before the House. M;. Prr. HAM moved, fi Tlia , tile Report of the Committee of Secrecy 'be bro git up." Upon which the Gallery was . iinirtediately order:, ell to,be cleared. Whilst•Strangersivere excluded, we understand a division took place on the Question s That this Report be taken into tOnsideration to• morrow,—when the umbers were, Ayes • Noes 124. 31 Majority ' 93 • when Strangers were 're-admitted, Mr. CARRY was bringing ;up several Irtsb Fi. ranee Bills • pursuant to the lesolutions of the Com mittee of Ways and 'Means, which 'were read a first tine, and 'Ordered to, be :read .a second time tg. morrow. . Tie House resolved itself into a Committee to consider of permitting the Importation of Rice from the. East Indies into Ireland direel, when se ve: ReTlutions were agreed. to, and a Bill ordered to be 1p ought in. pursuant thereto. Mt. Co ItitY moved the Order ()f the Day for the House going'into a Committee of Supply—=-when the several Accounts which had been presented,by Mr. Comtv,t'were ordered to be laid before the Committee. In the. Committee Resolutions .were passed, that Sum of 18461. zs..id. sterl. being 20001. Irish currency, be . granted, to the Farming Society, ire Jreland ; also the sum . of 41531,165. I . ld. st'erl. being - 45001. Irish currency, be .granted to the Dublin Society, towards ctimple.ting the additional Buildings in Hawkins street,, Dublin, and for the Botanic Gardens , at Giassrieven. • The I-louse being resumed, the Report was or dered- b e.:received to-Morrow, and the Cpmrriit !tee to it again on Wednesday next. The Irish Corn 'Boone} , Bill' was committed, when the Bill, With Antetuiments, waslerorted. The Bill, for, rencierka certain Annual Duties I.reani permanent., was reAa second The Bill for the better prevention of Forgery. after, 'a short conversation between Mr.lonsorr and the ATTORNEY GENERAL) was read a second time, and committed for Friday next. The Ather.Orders of the Day were postponed. Adjourned at - six o'clock till to-morrotv. ' THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICZ11; ►ALSUM AUDZAT: LONDO 21 7 , A P,R I L 14, 1801. LAST night a Messenger arrived from Peters burg!), with an account that the EMPEROR PAUL had been found dead in his bed (we believe on ;he 23d ult. and it is supposed .by Poison.) — His eldest Son, ALEXANDER, had been proclaim ed Emperor. •The latter immediately ordered all the English Prisoners to be set at liberty, and Letters to be addressed to our Court, containing the most-friendly assurances ; and has directed that Count WORONZOW' should be re-instated as his Ambassador here. By the same Vessel which brought the above intelligence,. came a Dispatch from Sir JAMES CRAWFURD, at Hatrtbirgb, dated the sth instant, stating that the Danish account had been received there, of an Attack having been made on Copen hagen on the ist inst. by our Fleet, attended with very great loss on both sides, in which they admit the destruffion.of some of their Ships, and from the, whole of which Sir JAMES CRAWFURD had no doubt but that the issue had been successful. A Council was this forenoon held at the Queen's House, at which the, KING received the LORD CHANCELLOR'S resignation, and Lord ELDON kissed hands on being appointed to that high office. YESTERDAY, just after our Paper had been put to Press, the Hambargh Mail due on Wednesday last reached Town. We made an insertion in a great part of our Impression, of its important con. - tents, which we this day repeat for the information of all our Readers. We likewise stated 'the arrival of a Messenger from Hamburg!, dispatched by Mr. CRAUF cut D, who brought our Government the happy intelligence of the Sound, having been passed by our Fleet on the morning of the 3oth ult. -without having lost any ship, or experienrro any considerable damage Our Readers will find in the articles from Hamburgh and CcipeNbflgen, brought by the Mail, the details of thin event, which will form an epoch in our Ma ritime Annals. • At the same time that we congratulate our Read. ers.on the decisive success which has crowned the bold operation in question; we have to regret that the disposition of the Danes seems still less ope. !aced upon either by fear or conciliation. They have not only decidedly ,declared and began war against us, by firing. on our Fleet from the castle of ,Crone4burg, but as early as the preceding even. ing they gave a decided proof of their hostile dis. positions. A general, Embargo on all F.,ngliih ship_ ping and property, had keen laid at Cpteilhogen, and on the 3d inst. the Prince= of HESSE forced the Sc, nate,df Hamburgh to proclaim and to carry into ecution the same measure:—We cannot help express ing our astonishment at the madness which seems to affect the Danish Councils. The possession . of the City of Hdodurgh, which Prussia . . will take from them as soon us she. pleases, will be very far from indemnifying her for the. loss . of her Colonies t and for the disasters which she gay experience ax home. THEIR MAJESTIES did not yesterday remove to Kew, as was e\peacd. A Council of Ets MAjts:ry'slVfinisters was .ves terday held ai . Lord fIAWKESBURY'S (Ake, oti thc Advices received from France. We have received American Papers to the 9th of March, In a Paper of that day there is a Cdpy of the Speech of , Mr. JEFFERSON,Io. , .the Legislature, on ,ta king the Oaths of his new Office, which can not fail to be read With great attention and interest. Private Letters state, that Mr. MAP tsox is ap pointed Secretary,of State . ; and Chancellor Lxvt NG STOW, Minister Plenipotentiary to France. Mr. ADAMS, in quitting the Presidential Chair, re- gretted that the Senate had not ratified . the French Treaty witliOut the' exception, of the second article. Large quantities of Flour are. shipping in Arne iica for this 6urarp v . - • It .no trifling. pied of the riches of the Coon. try,-that on Saturdayiast, 'before the second pay: mcnt became due, the sum of . Eight Millions Seven Hundred Thousandd'oun4s of the last Loan was paid up in full at the- Bank. , The second payment is on Thursday: • One of the largest' steam-engines in England, which has been erea.ing for some time in His Ma jesty's Dock-yard at Portsmouth, was on-Sunday completed and set to work. Jr will pump 20 tons of water in a minute, with a consumption of only a bushel and a halfof coals per hour. . THE HAMBURGH MAIL. COPENHAGEN, Ninxca 30 THE English Fleet, under the Command of the Admirals PARK ER and NELSON, has passed the Sound, and is now at anchor near Copenhagen. On the 28th the English Admiral sent a Flag of Truce to Col. STRicKRR, Commandant of the For tress of Crontnburg, with a Dispatch, importing that -the hostile conduet of Denmark ,and .the sending away or the English Charge d'Affaires, Mr. DR UNINIOND, fr9rn Copenhagen, rendered it necessary for him to dsmand whether his Fleet would be permitted to by ChyLburg, declaring, at the same time, 'tlatiheshou'id consider the first cannon shot as a DeClaratioic of War on the part of Denmark. Co ldner STRiCKRR replied; that as he knew not with what view so large a Fleet was sent to pass the Sound, he could not permit it to pass Crain:burgh ; but that he would however send to .Copenhagen for further orders. Colonel STRICKER immediately sent to Copen hagen, and in the night between the 28th and 29th, received the most positive orders not to suffer the English Fleet to pass. This Answer he direaly communicated to Admiral PARKER, who replied, that he considered this as a Dtelaration of War, and that he should immediately commence Hostilities. Accordingly on the 29th, in the afternoon, the English Fleet weighed anchor, and the next morn. ing, about seven o'clock, sailed into the entrance of the Sound with a North wind, which at first was not very strong. • A cannonade immediately com menced from the Fortress of Crontnhurg, The English on their part, threw Bombs into Cronenbur g and Elsineur as they passed, but did little damage, as on the side of the Danes only two men were killed and some wounded. Five of the foremost of the English Ships were much damaged in their passage, by the heavy fire from the Fortress of Cronenburg, but this did not prevent the pass ing of the rest o f the Fl ee t, and in two hours, that is, between seven and nine in the morning of the 3oth, the whole Fleet had got through the Sound, and about twelve, they anchored at the distance of about 2 (German) mile from Copezhagen. They sent out two small vessels to take sound ings, but on the outermost Batteries firing on them, theY,ltetixe4-,:si The Fleet consists of Fifty Sail, it is now even ing, and the English have made no further attempt, nor fired a shot. Perhaps they will nilke an attack_ on the Road in the night, or begin the bombard. ment of the City : we arc, however, fully pre pared, and in high spirits. COPENHAGEN, tifAQcx ;t. The following is the OFFICIAL ACCOUNT sent by Colonel STRICKER, of the passage of the Sound by the English Fleet : " Crorcnburg, March 30.. " The English Fleet got under sail, and began to pass the Castle about seven o'clock. A cannon ade immediately commenced, which continued with great .violence on both -sides till half past eight, when, after an interval of about half - ati'hour, the Rear Division began to pass. The cannonade was „,s -onsinuNt till half past nine. I am convinced that the Enemy's Fleet must hare suffered considerably by the cannon of the For tress, but to what degree, it is impossible to determine,, as • the Ships kept as near as pos sible to the Swedish shore. Several of the Bombs thrown by the Enemy fell in . the Fortress, but without doing the smallest damage : the Tower on the West side is indeed somewhat shattered.-- Two men were killed by the Enemy's Bombs, aid we have besides two wounded. , (Signed) " &TRICKER." It is now said that the English Fleet was not fired upon from the Swedish Coast in its passage of the Sound, circumstances being unfavourable. The English Fleet did not lose a Ship in pass ing the Sound. /Ni.soon as ever we were informed of the arrival of thc nglOgleet, the gener a le was beat, a nd we put ourselves Ail a state ,of defence. The Fire-Coln panies asseinhlO:it th e i r resLieZlive alarm posts, 'itrld'tffe Citizens were Linder arms. The Military then keptgnard. TheiciNG and PltticEssis, he. took theinselveS immediately to '4fitenbyrg, and the SEREDITARY PRINCE took hispost at the Custoal hciuse. When the English Frigate whiCh approaChed us yesterday for the purpose of soundipg the depth of water, and viewing our Batteries, had her fore.: mast shot away from one of our Batteries, our be., loved Prince made a preseni, of too dollars to thd artillery men of this Battery, with a 'promik of, like reward for every mast of the Enemy's, Ships ; that should be shot away. The Most patriotic it al prevails here, as'well as in every other part of the Country. The passage of the English Fleets th!ongh the Sound, and their formidable Line of . Battle in CO penhagen Road, in which" a number of Gun-boats, Fire-shipt, and Bombs, are drawn up in array, has 'made it necessary for our beloved Princess, the wife of the Crown Prince, to leave Ameliaburg. The scene of the parting between the Crown Prince and his wife, was very affeaing . : she turned up her eyes, swimming in tears, to Heaven, as if she prayed for, peace from Heaven alone. A vast crowd was present ; the alarm beat ; every body flew to arms; and I verily believe, that if the Enemy had appeared at this moment, the people, unarmed.as they were, would have attacked and repulsed them. • ANOTHER LETTER ) SAME DATE. The day before yesterday the following Orcio: name for laying an Embargo on English Ships and roods, Nya published here by the authority of the KING: " ,We, CHRISTIAN VII. ilfc. declare as follows--Whereas all amicable means for taking of the Embargo laid on the Ships and Property ofour Subjeda in the English Ports, have proved fruitless ; we have been obliged to give dirett. : nns that all Ships and Goods belonging to the SOjeits of the British Government, and which are now in out Polls, shall be detained and laid under an Embargo. Alt Magistrates of Towns, and Officers of our Customs, as dire tp Mist in carrying this Measure into- citk4t. • " The same persons are to prepare every thing that Is ix: cessary for the preservation of the goods and ships so detained; and every care must be taken of the crews of the ships. " Given •under our Hand aud. Seal at Copenhagen, on the 29th of March, Igor.: CHRISTIAN R." ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. On the arrival of the English Fleet, the Crown Prince issued the following Oeneral Orders to en courage the People: Parole—G D Counter-sign-I'Ra Jim CAUSt. " Denmark's Honour is now at stake ! We are a!1 Soldiers and Danes. This entitles me to expect every piltag,, from ny brave Fellow-Soldiers. (Signed) FREDSRICK, Crown Prince," Every house is provided with pails of water for extinguishing shells, and we arc prepared for every thing. ELSINELR, /4,ll ! Rcu 31. ?Kr die is now cast, and Denmark, which has so Icn4 been at Peace, is involved by circumstances in a War with England. 'When the English Fleet prepared to Pass the Sound, it lay in two divisions about . a German mile to de Northward of the Fortress of Cronenberg.— Yesterday (the 3oth), about half past six in the morning, t4e division under Lord NELSON ap_. proachect. The wind blew strong at North West. M. KRE 13S, Captain of Danish Artillery, a young man of abOut twenty, but of great abilitiei ) (rave the Conqueror at Aboutir the first Danish shot, and was immediately answered by six Engli s h Ships. A dreAciad cannonade now commenced frofl2 all the Batteries of the Fortress.. The first four or fire English Ships must have found that „the balls from the ancient Fortress of Cronenburg reached to a great distance, for the Ships which felio; , ed kept as near as possible .to the Swedish Coast. They have to thank the wind and the distance, that 'they were able to effect theit passage.. 'Some Ships have however suffered. While the Fleet was ma k ing sail through the Sound, four Bomb-vessels 'kept up an incessant fire - on the Fortress and the Town, but only one inan on the Batteries was killed by a bomb. The balls from the English Ships could note reach the For tress. Some hoUses in the Town have been: da maged by the bnmhs.. . The.brave Oimmandant of the Fortress:. Colonel STR 1C KE R, the Artillery, the Officers, and eveii.the . Militia, distinguished themselves very much etonie of the latter could only be , restrained by foree - ftoa' firing longer. About three.quarters past eight the Fleet had p asse d a a nd . ilie cannonade ceased. The Ships of t h e last division did nut fire, - as they observed their balls did not take aid. • The-Fleet then proceeded on to Copenhagen, the wind continuing favourable, and anchored about four in the afternoon near . the Tsland of ilwerni (ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE), Tiot KING of , SwEDErr was, during the wholy cannonade, a spettator of the pass a ge of the gynglish Fleet theough the Sound, and immediately afttr sent. an Adiu.t4m . t a thainberlain Biten, compli. went our Commandant,. Vectnrday evening a . .nurt,thei of boats from At English Fleet were seen' i n a Bay oft the Inland of Hwern. It is supposed the English intend to wake !hemselve, masters -of this SU , cdisli island its. the Sound, in order to secyre to themselves 4 supt4ll A o f . fresh water. (ANOTHER LETTEIit, SAME DA.TIL), TIN Bomb.galleys, Five of which belonged to the Division of Sir Hy PARKS/f t and Five to that of Lord itirt Lsoisr, cast anchor before Ehiffewr4 and bombarded the Castle and Town. The first English Bomb fell on the house of the English Con. sal, Mr. FENWICK, and one on the Castle of Cro. . but both were immediately extinguished, The English were fired upon from Cronentrirg with red.hciz Balls, .and must have suffered much from WarEiri : they may be seen very busily employed in repairing their" Ships. • - _ A Flag — Ol Truce which sailed btfgre the Flect to Copeftbagem, was not receiVed, but fired upon anti obliged to retire. The — wind %vas very favourable to the English, anA the smoke drove yon us. Our b.llli re.hc/lea iur:her' than thqse of the Enemy. HAMBLRGIT, .trait •s TAE following Notification has been posted cy at the Exchange ' ". Whereas His MAtisTY the ICltio •of D. MARI; and NoawAY has found' it necessary, for the stopping of the English Navigation and Trade On the Elbe, to take possession, for a time of the Free and Imperial City of HuOurgh, by the Troops undei the command,of His Highness General Field- Marshal PR 1 NC s chAItLES, Landgrayg of Hcs,e,..ind has required that from the first of April, an Embargo shall attach upon all English Property, whether Ships, Commodities, or any other; it is hereby or. tiered by consent of the Council and Citizens, that all persons shall detain such Property, and notice will immediately be given to all Merchants, Captains, &c. of the time, place and manner in which it shall be delivered up.'--Given in Council, April 3, t So •It is confidently asserted, that the. Ministry of Hanover have been required ) on the part of His . PRUSSIAN MAJESTY, to ,uhmit to the regulations he should judge it proper to adopt, in 'which ease they may expect favourable treatment; but other. • wise, they must abide the consequenon. HANOVER, hiAiCH 32,, Tfl IS morning, His - Royal. Highnos ~PAINes ApoLPHus arrived here from Berlin. , BERLiNi • Mmica.3r. IT is said, that the 'English Minister : here is making preparations for hi 3 departUre, but he is not yet gone. . • Two Batteries ofFlying.Artillery have received orders to Count SCHIMENBURG yelterday . set our for.flanover ; his journey is supposed to- have arelaliOn ;* the present Military'Prepatations.