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4 .Z.,4;4° MAILS,. IoquVED.-.lHamburgh, t Dublin. Dun—; Gottenbufgh, Lisbon, i Dublin, 2 Waterfcrd. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TV,VEL)7A O!;I..QCK. Consol s THE SUN, COLEM (2,US IDICr.RE FALSUM AUDEAT? LONDON, yRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 . , 1806. THE Ilamkurgh Mail due on Wednesday arrived last night. The system of.robbety commenced by .the French - nt Frankfort has been extended to the . adjacent County of Rodelsheirn, frwn which, a contribution vf 100,000 has.been demanded. This measure tends, in a great degree, to prove what *re expressed bur belief of . yesterday, that one of the 7 principal obje6ts of 10N4P.4.13.TE in retain- lag so large an Army in Germany into extort money from those States and Cities *hich are so unfortunate • to be within the vortex of its influence; and this too without any other reason being assigned than that he wants the money, and that the Bayonet is at hand to enforce the demand. , The Letters from Vienna continue to speak ob scurely, but in language sufficiently intelligible, of the compensations for the sacrifices Austria has made, which she is to derive from the Turkish Provinces. Russia is, no doubt, fully aware of the designs of France and Austria. 4. Russian Artny is stated to be assembling near Bresc, ip Lithuania, which is to consist of 150,000 men, and is, oubtless intended to be ready to march the xnoment e:rcum- s:lances require it. Baron ITHUGUT is stated to have been again sun;- moped to tbeCouncils of the EMPEROR of GERMANY. Letters from Rome state, that the English and Riissian Troops, in Naples, had - passed over to Sicily. In that Island they may be of essential' service, by preserving it from the grasp of the French. This would be, in every point ,of view, sound Policy, as Sirity may be made. a Station oil the utmost im portance to this. Country.• • y morning, at half past eight o'clock, the `ORK arrived at Windsor from town. .7g17, the DIJSE Of YORK, PRINCESSES SornlA, .and AIUP.LIA, attended by Gene gat; and FITZROY, Colonels DESBROW and )4 an airing in Windsor Great Park. 3W his Excellency the Duke of BEDFORD -ewell dinner to the PRINCE of WALES, 1 party of distinguished friends. His he Dutchess will embark for Dublin in '1 ten days.. - •. Lord _GRE'NVILLE, and several _other Administration, had a conference with izhness the PRINCE of WALES, at Carle- al of the admission of His Royal High of Cumittra;ANfi . .to the Chancellor, 7 niveriity of Ireland; which took-place ts's : • • • oVoStof the, Univeisity, • and the Rev.. Dr. oN, were, received in their DoEtor's gowns, oyal Highness's apartments, and condueed - by :v.Dr.ct.,aRKE,. in his gOwn,,and by three of his Highness's Gentlemen, in full Court dress,. to u Dur.. E's presence, who; with. the LORD CHANT- . CELLOR, was' ready to receive them. The Provost having presented the Instrument of EleEtion to his Poyal - Highn6s, the Dt ., o expressed his sense, of the favour with which the University of Ireland bad been - pleaed to distinguish him, in eleEting him to 3 , a °thee of such high trust as that of their Chancel• 1;1r, .and banded over the• instrument to the Loan' CHANCELLOR, who gave it to . the Rev. Dr. CLARKE to be read This being done, the Rev. Dr.CLARKE, by desire of the Loan CHANCELLOR, ,pronounced the official oath of Chancellor of the University, which Wis repeated after him by his Royal Highness, and the oath, was then administered by the LORD CHAN CELLOR. Afterwards his Lordship administered to the Dtixis the Oaths of Allegiance, - Supremacy, and Abjuration. Being thus sworn in, his &Val, High ness received the congratulations of the Loan CHAN crit.LoR, Provost, an?. others; to all of 'WhOtn he pipressed his thanks, and requested' the,Provost to assure them of every exertion in his power to pro mote tliA future honour and interests of the Univor sity, and of the V....stahlisbed Church of Irelaiid. sumptuous and splendid dinner was -given ,the , same day to the Provost, l - y:11s Royal'Highness, at hick were present Lard ABERCORN, the Marquis! Qf THOMONP, Earl of DARTMOUTH, Earl. Lomys, 'Viscount CARLETON,' HOTI,,WELLtSUEY POLE, G . e . peral MEAD, Rewrend Dr. EBRINOTON, Revel-end Dr. CLARKE, Mr. STEPHENSO , Major 'Tin o R NTON, and Capt. HEILIGER: Vrp• pndemand that the report .in the Morning aper, respeffing His Royal Highness the Dtricn• of CLAREC - : being Seeond in CoMmand under I„ord:T.. VINCENT, in the, Channel Fleet, is void of foundation, as His Royal• Highness never hinted such' wish,` or accepted of any such overtures. • ANCIENT Music.—Lord DARNLEY was the pre 7 . siding pircaor of this respeaable Concert last nig h t at the 1-tanover 7 Square llOorns. It was altogether a sublime performance. Mrs. BILLINGTON, BARTLIE NAN', and HAitxtioq, distinguished themselves. The. PRINCE Ot wALES, the DUKE Of CAMBRIDGE, and a large coneourse of Nubility attended. few days ago, a man 'named Charles* Nuttal entered 'the fold adjoining a hoUse near Clown, in 1 - .),erby'§hire, and was carryillg away /I cock and a hen from the roost, when the owner came out with ; loaded pp, and called to the thief to leave hii Woty, or she would . shoot isim. The fellow, still. attempting to escape' with it, received the contents of . the gun in his body, was taken into the house, and died soon after. He ,has left a family. rte^ N.:l VAL NE WS. PLYMOUTH FEB. 19.—r Arrived the Malta, of t , . 80 gins,. Achille, 'Conqueror, and Illustrious, of 74 itzlis each,. from Torbay; Pq llas frigate from' , the if t astward ; Dorset Yacht - from Deptford; 4 nchuntress 81Qop of War, and Nile hired Armed Lugger, from a Cruize ;: the •Priaory, AIOLLER, from Frederick spat ; and 'Borr - egccaiT/, MAALDAHUNSER, from Dram. Sailed the Swedish Sbip 31,e709,r, I.4NDBERo., for Morlaix 'and.thePompde, of . 80 guns, 4.dtpiral Sir W. S. SMITE, for . the Mediterranean; with 'seveial • VeSsels under convoy, . . FALMOUTH, FEB. i.8.-,---Arriv . ed the Unity, AT WELL, from London ; Busy, Aims,from Neath ; kiends' Endeavour, SKANTLEBUIVY, 'froth LOOe ; 4#4;AMpricap...hip Mary, 4 . ..141Q.f.JT, from Ant werp,- - - Sailed the Endeavour Armed Brig, with - ar Fleet of coas,ters tinder Convoy,. for \Vales; and 4.lerchant Tay r, i4vty., for LOndon: - • . . . . P9RTSMOVTII, FEB., 20. ','Arrived the. , Citeerls Gum.brig, of 14 guns, from a Cruizt: ,; alio th Jane, TExT, *oaf:London ;. and John, from Ne*. castle. Sailed the Diana, BAKER ; and Prpvidence, This afternoon Earl ST. VINCENT arrived at' this place from London, to hoist his Flag on board the Hibernia, waiting at this 'Port to receive the Flag of his Lordship.. . . DEAL, FEB, 20.--Sailed the Explosion Bomb for Sheerness ; and many Transports-, which arrived yesterday from the Elbe and We l ler, to disembark their Troops at Ramsgate. Remain in the Downs the rest of the Ships as per fast. HARWICH, FEB. 20 7 • --The Lark Packet, Capt. arrived,this, morning from Cuxhaven with the Ha.mburgh and Bremen Mails. General CLINTON and uite came Passengers. The Pegasus Frigate; Capt. PENGELLY,' arrived yesterday from Cuxhaven with sick. Soldiers; It is not yet determined whether they are to be landed at this place, /or proceed for thy, Downs, where they were originally intended. King George, Capt. SAUNDERS, remains with the ,Hamburgh and Bremen Mails on board; toge ther With the Beaufoy, Capt. Noßßis, with a Mail for Gotenburgh. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ONBOARD ONE OF ThE OUTWARD -BOUND EAST INDIA FLEET, UNDRII CONVOY OF ADMIRAL TROUBRIDGE.- - DATED AUG. 26, 1805. " I have the pleasure'of informing you of the ar rival of the Fleet at Madras, on the 2.3dinst. On the 6th inst. at te.o minutes past 4, p. m. in lat. 20. tg. S. and long. 7 t. 41. E. blowing fresh at S. E. with frequent heavy squalls .of and rain, we saw three large Ships Nbout three and a half or four miles to windward ,of us, bearing' down, in a squall, under a heavy press of sail. When the weather - cleared up-a,little r -wo-ilistint:Ny saw that one of them was a large line,of-battle Sh i p, with a Frigate of 44 guns, and a pooped Ship, whici`a :appeared to us to be an English. Indiaman. They must have seen us, and ascertained what we were, long before we 'saw them, as they were edging down towards u 3, with great confidence.' The Blenheim- math-.: the signal that the \ strange Ships, looked suspicious, and ordtted our 'legit to colletrA round. the Commodore. When the stran g e Ships , were passing us, about mile to wind ward, they made 'several signals to each ether, which ' ihstantlyconvincedus they were Enemies. The Blen heim, on seeing this, made signals to our Fleet to form close line of battle, and prepare' for action, as the strangers were Enemies. They still continued bearing down, and whenever they got into the wake of our Fleet, astern, they instantly hauled their wind after us,. We were then going under easy sail, closing up and forming the line of battle, and at the same time pr6paring, with all possible speed, for a6tion. The Enemy being under a great press of sail, was coming up fast with our two rear Ships, the Cumberland and Preston. Both, however, were pretty close up a stern, and, a little to leeward of the Blenheim, Ad miral TROUBRIDGE seeing that the situation of those Ships would greatly embarrass him when the Ene my came up, being close to leeward of the Bien : ham, and the- Enemy coming to leeward of them, made the signals to both those Ships, either to make sail, and g et on a-head, or else to back their top , sails, and drop suddenly astern, that they .1 - night not get in - . between the Blenheim and the Enemy, who, by this time were got within half cannon shot. of them ; .'unfortunately, however, no no ! tice whateVer was taken of- the Admiral's signals, owing, .nO, doubt, to all hands being aelively'em ployed, • warria with zeal and anxiety to be per-. fecily prepared to return the Enemy's fire with spi rit and vigour ; which' they did the instant the Enemy got within range of their 'guns ; the situa tion, however, in which the Preston particularly was, is much, to be regretted, being close to leeward of the Blenheim, which I understand prevented our Admiral from putting up his helm, and' running across, the Marengo's bow, and raking her, and then to haul his wind to leeward of the Enemy : this mancetivre would have enabled the Blenheim to open tier lower-deck ports, which, by being to windward, were wider water, consequently rendered useless. Had Admiral Taoußainun been able tq have e)*tited this plan, the engo and Frigate would have been completely hemmed in between two fires, the Indiarrien forming a strong linq of bathe to wind Ward, .and . •(4e Blenheim to leeward of' them, Which in all probability would have proved 'destructive to the Enemy : as soon as the Erierhy 'were able to get their guns to hear on our rear ships, they-commenced a very.bri& fire with round and grave sh6t, which handsonmir iv , turned. The Enemy, however, having much Mere way through the water, Soon : .passed them,_ and drew' up oppdiite to th 6 Elenheini, which pro bably they had' mistaken for an Indianian, until she . cemmenced . firing, _which, Was smartly kept up t;iir both sides ;* nor -had *-iwir then a doubt bu e t: that we 'should 'soon' have the - pleasure 'of • 'seeing .the contest happily endedAn favour of the Blenheim.; however,-instead ofthisrvveha.d the mer.... - tification of seeing the' Mar - 01g° edging off a few points to leeward, and the Blenheim follewing her:; the former; however,' having much more sail set, went considerably faster through the water, conse quently soon got out of the rangeof the I#enheitn.'s gunk a -bead, and, as she advanced alOng our line t Indianian each Indiaan a „ a broadside in passing, and second when she had timeovhich was instantly re turned with great alacrity and precision. By this time it wa3 pretty dark ; and, indeed, in a few mi nutes afterwards,.we could only see where the Erie.: my were by. the flashing of their guns through a thick misty fog and rain. Whenever the Marengo and the _Frigate .had.. get about, a couple of miles a-head us, they hauled‘ibeir Wind, and joined the ship, which we - snppos.ed to' be an Indiaman and a prize,' as she kept out of. thee - aetiou, and- about a wile to windward of our fleet., At seven o'clock the night cleared up, and being moon-light, except when a siftiall eame-en, We could- see the Enemy very. ..ciearly. with our glasses all night. 'At day . - • :light, on the 7th, saw the illgreve and the Frigate about 4 dr s miles to windward, they living sent off the Prize in-the Course of the night. The Blenheim made the signal to our Fleet. to go. a-head, and form the line of battle ; the gpemphad her fore-top-sail yard down on deck, probably it had been wounded, or carried away in the action, 'and they were either repairing, or getting another 'up; however, when.;. ever they had got it up again, both Ships, instantly : made sail, and bore down on us ; when they got within three miles of us, they hauled their wind, and stood on, apparently steering the same course with us. At one p. m. the Enemy, seeing that we were drawing a little a-head of them, although we. were only jogging on under an easy sail, to enable them, if they pleased, to conic up with - us, set 'more sail, and edged down towards us ; but on 'seeing that we were perfe&ly prepared to receive them, they 'mulled their wind again, and kept edging off by degrees to windward, until eight p. rn. when we saw them wear round, and stand back t o th e south ward. A . passenger on board the. Blenlleisn,.. _and. a soldier on board the Ganges Indiaman, were the only people killed. The ships have not sustained any ma terial injury. :The Cumberland received a shot or two in her masts,, and the Dqrsetshire, one in her hull. Considering the very short time the Indiamen had to prepare for atuion, it , was really gratifying:to see that , every ship in the line was ready to give her broadside the instant the enemy got within range of her guns. As nearly as I can guess, it was an hour from our first seeing the Enemy, until the qdion commenced, which lasted about 45 mientes," DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZL.MONBY. To the Officers and Men of His Majesty's Ship. Helena, for the Capture of the Santa Lescadia, on her arrival at P ly mouth ; or every Friday, at Mr. Slade's Office, Plymouth. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Con queror, for the Capture Of the Jan 'Frederick, La Felicite, Le Charles, and [tinge Baize, by the Hinde Revenue Cutter, in February, 1803, ou board, on Saturday se'nnight ; or aftew wards, at No. 23, Norfolk -street, Strand. Mrs. ELIZA BETH CARTER. Tato venerable ornament of Literature and most respe6table member of society, closed her amiable and meritorious life or* Wednesday last, at her lodg ings, in Clarges-street, Piccadilly: she was in the 89th. year of her age. Her understanding and schol antic attainments, if she tad been of the other sex, would have qualified herfor a distinguished station in the world ; and her purity of morals and religious principles would have disposed her to ctccute its duties with unimpeachable integrity. She had a strong turn towardS Poetry, but in all her ccmpo sitions she endeavoured to make Poetry subservient, to the interests of Virtue. Her first poetical eifusion that appeared in print, was, we believe the beautiful Odeto Wisdom, whichwasoriginally introduced to tne . Public in the celebrated Novel of CLARISSA. She 'afterwards presented a volume of Poems to the world, all which are charaderited by sentiment, tenderness, delicacy, moral energy, philosophic elevation, and fervid piety. This Lady wrote two papers in The Rcimller; one on Religion and Superstition, and the other entitled " The Voyage of Life," which appear so un if orm with the Styl and sentiment of the work in general, that they might be taken for the produecions of the revered Author of that admirable work. The work, however, for which she is most distin guished is.aTranslation of Epiactus, which has justly placed her upon a rank with the fink Scholars of the age. Her introduotion and notes to this work dis play pure taste, deep erudition, and a philosophic power.of refleetion, congenial with that of the ori ginal - author whom-she-has With so Much elegance and precision introdnced into British literature. But Mrs . : MiiMrpiTiggged - 5117h - e - gifterTiltues, as well as thelalents and attainnients that adorn the human charaCter ; she was as ardent to promote.the interests of humanity, as to cultivate those of learn ing, and a desire to spread the influence of a philo, 'sophy, which, in addition to the diCtates of reli- 7 pion, might tend to reconcile - man to the evils inse parable from' his condition, was her principal induce r , merit fur giving a translation of Epieletia, Mrs. CARTER was esteemed by a very large circle of friends, and those friends were of the most amiable and valuable description, among the chief of whom is the venerable Bishop of LONDON, at whose house she was always one of the most ho noured guests, and whose virtues she held in the highest re pest. We cannot conclude thiS will merited tribute to a most amiable and enlightened character better than by a citation from a little Poein of her y own, which we have no doubt is exactly expressve . of her feelings when T she bade farewell tuthis'transitory scene Winn through Creation's vast expanse f . 4 The last dread thunders roll, !! Untune the concord of the spheres, 1! And shi,Le the rising, soul,: f' linntovid may'st thou the.Saalztortp, pr j4rripg trorl44 • " That ushers in tlic glad , :e.teui crt3tiii& !" A.111171C.,1N PAPERS. WASHINGTON, JAN. Z. .u:, - bErixo 07 :HZ CONGRESS. HOVE OF REMSENTATIVES, jArt. Mr. NiniNum . , from the Committee to whom was referred that part of the Message of the Presi : dent which related. - to the organization and chiseifi cation of‘ the. Militia, made detailed Report-in part, which concludes with the following Resol4- tion l csolred, r` That it is expedient to adopt measures for the - classificationor .new organization of the r Malitia.."—Referred to a Committee of the whole House on Monday. JANUARY The doors of the House of Representatives were not openi - d for the admission of strangers. It was reported out 'of do - ors, that the Congress were con-, sidering of some important information which .had been received from Spain, which was said to be an adjustment of alt differences between the Govern meat' of that Country and America. It was alsq reported that the close sitting of the Congress re, lated to the infringeMents Of their rights, and of th 4. impress made on their Seamen by the English Ships of War. ,T4.NuAgr Q, ORGANIZATION OP THE MILITIA. •*: Nr..VA" ANo:4, from the Committee on th3tpartt of the President's Message which relates to the. Mi- Made a further . Report, by Bill, which autho rizes the President of the United States to call out a detachment of one hundr'd M0106,71(1 Militia, which are to be. armed and ready for service at a moment's warning. .ach State will be ca ll e d upon to f urn i sh respeetive quota of this force: they may send. Volunteers:instead of Militia ; the Officers to be appointed out of the present Militia, and the General Officers by the President, who may call upon the whole, or _any part thereof, as exigency may re quire. The Bill to be in force for two years, and no longer. It was read twice, and referred to- a Com inittee of the whole HOuse to-morrow, and ordered to be printed. • Mr: SPEAKER informed the House, that he had received a Letter from New York, addressed 4 1 ' signed DAVID 114sxsEy, which was read: it complained of the Writer having been im pressed near Barbadoes, -by the British ,Vessel called the Amelia, and his proteclion torn. The,Writer-• asks, in the plainest manner, f' Why does not Congress resent such usage ?"—Referred to the Se cretari of State. Mr. CLINTON, said, he had the honour of pre-• senting to the House , the Memorial of the Mer- • chants of the City of New York. He observed, that it was signed by the most numerous part of the. Mercantile Interest of that City. The Memorial is very long: it complains and re monstrates against the late construffions of the Bel ligerent Powers on the rights of Neutrals ; the hurt and interruption to Trade, the depredations and insults on our Flag on our Coasts, and piracies corn rnitted on our Vessels in the \Vest Indies; praying prote6tiori by Armed Vessels at sea, and that our Harbours may be put in a state of defeuce.--4 1 e7 ferred to a Cetnmittee of the whole House. • IMPRESSED SEAMEN. • Mr..CROWNINGSfiaiILA TIOUr rose, and observed, that during the last Session of-Congress, by a RQ solution of the House, a List of American Seamen impressed by the British Cruizers had been made. Since that time the evil had greatly increased; and at the present Moment, he believed, that from `3 ,50 q • to 3000 American Seamen were compelled to serve in the British Navy. These men, continued Mr. Crowningshield, are wanted in their own Country. A Letter has just been read, where a Citizen cern.. plains of his child being impressed. Great has no right to a& in this mariner, and it is time tu endeavour to put a stop to these outrages. He there... fore moved, " That the Secretary of State lie di reded to lay before the House a 'Return of the , Names of American . Seamen who have teen itn pressed by the Ships of War or Privateers of Great Britain, with the Names of the ye'sels they weEe taken out of: also, an Account of all the Pasien'gets' taken therefrom, coming to the United States, syit a Statement df any Fads 'elating themtc.". PRIVATE. COMMUNICATION FROM WASHING- TON TO NEW YORE.."' On the Resoltition of Mr. CROWNINGSHIELD lative to the Impressment of American Seamen, Mr. ELLIOT said, he hoped the Resolution would pass unanimously; and that we should not stop again at amere.recital of . our wrongs, but take some st9P 3 for redress. " The groans," said he, of our Sea men are. mingled with every gale that is wafted to our ears from the Atlantic. Let us no longer permit the Queen. of the Ocean to spangle her diadem with, the tears of our impresSed Fellow-Citiiens."—The Resolution was unanimously adopted. NEW-YORK: A Memorial has been presented to the House of" Representatives, from the Mayor, Aldermen, 11114 Commonalty of New-York, praying that their City may be pnt in a State of defence, to resist any at. tack liable to be made on them by sea. The Me- morial alludes to the English, at ,the beginning of the Revolutionary War, making their first atv tack on that City, and says, it is highly probable, that an the commencement of hostilities with a Met-. ritime Powt..r, the first blow will be again direeted acrainst A Meeting was called to assemble at Baltimore on the gth of January, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning the House of R,epresen4• tatives on the Same headas the City of New-York bad done. In Paris, on the sth instant, a rigorous ordinance, cbncerning dangerous offensive weapons, carried - in secret, was published by the PrefeCt of Police. It prohibits armourers, cutlers, merchants, and others, within the precincts of the Prefe&ure of Police, to manuraeture, expo j& to sate, or issue, and the public to carry, weapons prphibited by the lawS., such as air-guns and pistolS,l poignards, knives in form of . poignards, daggerS, or, canes, &c. &c. under sevefe penalties. 411 persons, not military ; wishing to carry . pocket . ?r,ephimpil pistols for self! defence,"must have a licenee'for sqAoing. All per-. sons the aboNT deicription b. übje& to visit* by the Polie, in 0 0er to _verify w.hPfher they con,- forrn to the ,~, `~_ f