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~=~: and Lord CASTLEREAGH, the Motion 'was agreed 4, to. Mr. FRANCIS then said; that ,in prefacing his second Motion, he should intrude but a feW minutes on the patience of the House. In what he bad said, he had not entered into the merits of the •Bilt good or bad. He had indeed stated, that the Honourable Gentleman seemed to him to have carried on the measure with precipitancy; but that, he now agreed, had , been sufficiently accounted for. As to his. having insinuated that the Hon. Gentleman was himself interested in the measure, he begged it to be understood that he had' not insinuated, but had expressly stated, - that he did net. think the situation of a .Member of 3uch a - COmmittee and of a Mem- , ber of this House exaaly compatible . ; and what had been stated as to the scruples entertained by the' Honourable - Gentleman - himself, as ,to the 'propriety of the Bill' originating with him, seemed - to anew that he himself was not exaCtly, ;satisfied -that too such charaaers ought to be united in the same person. The Noble Lord opposite had admitted that many of the Claims made against the 'Nabob had no existence in truth, of course,' that there were enormous . frauds to guard against. He was certain - that all the persons who at present :formed the Court of Dire6tors were men' of ho nour and probity, but he could not say what they Triight be twenty years hence. It - could not be said there. was never an instance of a man's sacri 'ficing the interest of any Corporate Body with which ' be Mte;ht be connected to individual feelings. All he Contended fhr was, that the thing was possible. --- , As-ttrth validity Of many of :the debts, be Gad •to `state a tea, that a house of great eminence lately , failed at Madras, among whose aSsets v: ere found paper amounting to i o lacks of Pagodas, bf the Nabob of Arcot's. The House ,bad employed the money entrusted to them_ in_ buying up the paper of Drince, which, from being a drug, worth next 'to nothing, and which, in all probability, did put cost more than 2d in the pound, Would, if admitted . without proper inquiry, produce a fortune to the 'holders. This, he tbougle,:leserved serious atten tion. He bad used the fi - eeciont, in making his former Motion, to 'call the particular attention of . ,ce;t3in individual Members to the business. He now be;freq, addition, to request to ,it the atten tion and assistance of the Henourable Directors, and particularly :of their respe&able Chairman, whom he now saw in the House, who, be loped, would, if possible, attend and give his assistance in she discussion. As to an observation by an Hon. Geatiseniab (Mr: Addington), he had to state, that hoer did shy that he Would not in future attend to Indian Affairs, although what he did say on 'that occasion had been misrepresented out of doors. He had put what he then said ezni reeurd,•and to that be referred. He then concluded by moving Thr an ACCiinnt of the several Debts due •or demand able' from the said Nabobs, distinguishing' s in the foriner Mr. GRANT declared, that he had no, objthion to any scrutiny of the kind. Nu person could be lesS interested iu it, personally, than he and the other Members of the Court of Direaers. The in terfeeing -in the business originally, was very far from being a favourite with theDircetors; and if-they 'could 'they would have had nothing to do with They 'only believed. that there was actually some thing due to -the creditors, and all their wish was that this should be Paid. Such was the , object of the Bill. That it could have the etfea of making a rise in the value of the debts, he could not con ceive. The very reverse must have been the case. It reduced the Annuities, at the outset, to the one half by making the interest six instead of 12.- per, cent.; and the principal must have experienced ',a proportional depreciation. Mr. FaaNcts explained- , -when the. Motion was agreed to.. . On the Motion of Lord .CASTLEREAGH, there -were ordered to be laid 'before the House an Ac -count of the Total Number of Men raised under the Additional Force A6l, in. each week, down to the last Returns, distinguishing those raised 'by 'Parish - o"ffieett ; and' alsOdistinguishing, the Numbers raised .in - England, Scotland ? < and Ireland, respectively. Sir J. SIiTCLAIR gave notice., that he should to morrow move for a Committee to consider the Ac, counts of the Forfeited Estates in Scotland. ; , Adjourned. . . . . C.l;aCua - tea Caitara, befOre the R.UssiinS took posses-. son of it and. he adds, that there is reason to1*:" lieve that , the Austrian G‘siin tion so long, at tl request of the cite ? T ett Govern'- ment, who had not a.sufficient Force at tMt.titne in t almatia to take possession of that itnpOrtant post. 1 The linssiap Ambissadin has also declared, that if the Austrian . Government shOuld grant .permission to a French Army to pass through the Hereditary States, a similar permission 'will be derriando for a Russian Army. The Prussian Army which . was advancing _into Lauenburgh bas received counter:-orders, and it- is now only to occupy such parts of that territory, as shall have been evacuated by the Swedes. On the other band, His SWEDISH MAJESTY has declared, that while 'Lauenburgh . remains under his protec tion, be shall consiar -any attack made upon it as -much an at of hostility as if the attack were made upon his own, dominions. It is evident that the KIN of PROsszA &els unwilling to commence hostilities against Sweden,- because it will inevitably involve' him in a War with Russia; the 'consequences of which, in the present state of Prussia, might be most fatal to hint_ A Letter frOna Rome states, that the Papal See is to be removed, and that 139MAPPRTE intends to lie crowned King of Italy in the Capita of the Ancient World. - It was yeSterday rooorted that. another Flag Truce lad arrived from France. •: Our Letter from Deal is silent on the subje&, - and we , are much in clined to doubt the truth of the. report. Yesterday, at two o'clock, Hrs MAJESTY held a private Levee at the Queen's House, which was at tended by all ,the Great Officers of State and'a num ber of Noblemen. ,Mr. Er, s;uNE, tllO Judge Advo cate. of Scotland, had the honour of being introduced to Hts MAJESTY ; also Sir JOHN CLARKE, the Soli citor-General of Scotland ; Earl HARD\VICKE, the late Lord Lieutenant of li.-eland, on his return from that Country; and Geceral HODGSON on his appoint ment as Governor of the Island of Bermuda. Aloft- XINENES, Esq. i received the honour of Knight hood. The Levee was attended by the Lo ,CHANcr.t- LoR, Lord GRENVILLE, Lord HENRY •PETTY, Mr". Fox, LORD HowiCK, Earl SPENCER, ,Mr. mtm, Lord SIDMOUTH, Earl , CARNARcOX, the Mar quis of HERTFORD, Lord , ..NAPIER,. Earl MANNERS, Earl DARTMoUTTI, Earl ATLESFORD, Earl HA R ING TON, Earl HARDwIckE ; Count WO4ON2oW, the Rus sian Ambassador, .and Sir STEPHEN COTTEIIE I L, Clerk of the Council. After the Levee HIS MAJESTY held a Privy Coun 'cil, which was very fully attended after which Earl HARDWICKE had a long private audience of His MAJEsTY. In the evening their MAJESTIES had a sele6t party at the ancen's House. Their Royal Hihnesses the Dukes of Yorm, CUMBERLAND,- and CAMBRIDGE, paid a visit to their Royal Parents, at the Queen's House, early yester day forenoon. !gale o'clock - the QtmEN; and three of the PRINCESSES, paid a visit to the Duchess of Yom, and, partook of an elegant dt:jeune; about half past .three they returned-to the Queen's House: Yesterday 4 Court of Directors was bad: at the East •India Moose, when the undermentioned Corn -manders took lelive, 'previous to their departing for their.. respeCtive destinations, vii.—Capt: GRouot -WELDON, of the Lulus, for Madeira, 'Madras, and Bengal; Capt. TnomAs , Jos ES, Tottenham, ditto.— , - The. Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next. Extrael from the India Gazette, Sept. es, 1805. " On Saturday accounts reached town of the arrival in the Ricer of the Suow Nancy, C.lpt.-KINKARDB, , from Penang, the 2gth of August. By her Nik 7 e learn that the Madras and China Shipsjiad arrived there. .The: Ship George, - with Company's gunpowder and, other.g - oods.en freight, which had been •capture,d by a French Privateer, and .since re-captured . by the • rreinci.trioics; cruizing off the Isle of France, had at- Jived at Penimi,;.•; - ." • • • ANCIENT:CONCERT.--..The ninth performance of the. present season took place last night, at the .Hanover-square -Rooms. The Earl of UXBRIDGE 'was- the -Presiding Direaor. - His Lordship's taste and judgment in music, are well known, and the.se leCtion of last night afforded abundant- prods of both. The chief vocal performers were Mrs. BIL- LiNoToN, BARTLEMAN; and HAaatsoN. Mrs. VAUGHAN, W. KNYVETT, and others, gave force and variety to the general entertainment. The• Con - was very Well attended. • Rozutt. B.ArtKr.:a, Esq.—The remains of this ce lebrated chars ter were yesterday interred in a vault: in Lambeth Burial•tground. TO his inVention of the Panorama the world is indebted for a new and ra tional species of refined amusement, which, in the happiest manner, blends pleasure with instrthion. His charaC'ter was truly ,just and honourable; pos . - THE Hamburgh due on Wednesday arrived 1 sessing gentle and u nassuming manners ;he passed ' through life. the friend of all who knew him.; and, tits morning, and the intelligence is of considerable after a long and painful illness, which he bore with. importance. The occupation of Cattaro by the Rus- patient fortitude, died universally esteemed -and la-. sians has led' to a' very'Seriods 'discussion between !mated., History tells us, that EMPEDOCLES threw himself Fiance and Austria. The former evidently suspeas into the crater of Mount 'Etna - , because he believed the latter of having •aeted in collusion with Russia in the doetrine of transmigration, and wished to upon this occasion, and. has began to .adopt mea• Change hls state. "-If this be madness, there's, metlrod in it," says Shakspearei but we now find sures rather* of a,: hostile-. appearance. The % re. r -that poets, philosophers, and persons of every rank turn of Marshal BERTRIBB, DOW' Duke of -I \. : zuF- ha,, L , a better niethod,which enables them to change_ CStATEL, to France; :hasleen.postporred, and, the their • state Without_ risking their persons;---by merely purchasing. a Ticket or Share, they have the French have refusediO ei,-icUate the-Fortress of chance of being transformed froth' poverty,to corn-. nau, according 'to .thz ITeatpoi.Rtesburgh. Braunhu petency, or from independence to opulence : and is situated-on the Eastern Bank of the and; hence: they- all _ seem. ready to throw therngelves while in the gof Freud:, will enable'. jute Fortune ' s crater' to• scramble for the various • • ~ Prizes tlietn • to- enter at • :pleaSure..the Hereatary- States - • . • • • The Delieacies Of the Table. may be easily pro of ALlStria the- other band, the nassbW' , ':-cinrd, in great.abundance, .as that . popular work, •,. ALnbassailor of Viet* justiAe'd tie i;iceuratiort NUtt's•Comi*te Confegaioner, third edition,' with additions, • is. nearly ready tot pub . of Cattaro by the Russian Tr.oopS •he stater, that, l i es . 3 l ca `i s-alc1121;•• "• • • embellished with a superb Frontispiece. • Widow of the late after the:Treaty of Preshtta4hi more t4an a sufficient- , • tr. d • a It • GREGG, yester time was all Owed for the Austrian - GlithiSol3 to bare Falticcts , Gnza G a 'Esq. of Dowgate TO CORIZESPONDENT,S. ;redeem ii proper to decline iuserting the Letter signed A Vo- Ex, as the subjea cJ s.?scun to uudeiv a Parlid. liamentary discussign. ritICCOF St6CKS THIS DAY ,AT TWELVS O'CLOCK. tO4SOIS - 6ok I Oulnitun . . 3 • MAI Ls. ArtaivltD---t 141mburgh, .1 Dublin, 3.Waterford. Dui—r Dublin, t Waterford; 2 GetrelthUriiii: THE SUN. SOLEM QUIZ DICZRE FALSUN't AUDIAT ? LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1806. 111111.1131111G11 MAIL. ii k ).r.r, t• ;2.---Frauce leas not 'failed to .'oinplain of ,the occupatjon of Cattar6 by the Rus sians, and circumstances have furnished her with dome very s'pecions reasons for this tomplai . nt,* as 130 Austrians were still in the Aotress when the Russians took possession.. Great complaints have , in consequence been 'nide to the Cabinet of Viernia; whith; said, has given ground for' suspicion of bad faith, secret intrigue, a culpable understanding with the Court of Petersburgh, &c.—The Aus- trian .rinistry e,..ndeavoured •tc prove the contrary ; but, being forced to enter into explanation wiU the Coutit PE it,,kumowsKy-, niTd to demand the eva- coation of,Catarro, they ;ire sakd to Mite received, in substance, the following Answer " Courts neither nave nor can have any :otter rule for their political condu& than the aels, docu- naents, and public treaties w.biolt found and establish the interests and respe6tive obligations of Powers to wards each ether. NOW, by the Treaty of Pres- burgh, you engaged to cede Venetian Dalmatia to France forty. days - after the signing of that Treaty. His' Russian Imperial 2..Niajesty, from respe& to the Emperor of Austria, not only waited till that time was elapsed, but placed an interval of several weeks • . between its termination and his hostilities against 'France in Ddmatia. Russia 'could attribute the de lay of Austria only to two causes ; either a change • in the disposition of the Treaty Presburgh-, or a condescension towards Fr: toe, who not having yet had 'tittle to colle& all her Forces, and take measures to defend the point menaced, had required this de•lay from Austria, in order to evade the at tack of Russia, who was then ready : that as to the first of these suppositions, it would he of no avail, because neither Austria nor France had officially 1106 fied this 'Change in the stipulations of the Treaty, a necessary Condition in the law of nations ; and that as to the second, wLich he believed to be - the true. cue, it •becarne precisely a•motive for the Cabi net of St. Petersburgh to a& with more vigonr; in tardernot to risk a delay which would have.defeated - , it's p roj ea -_• The. sarile Ambassador is 'said to -have added, • that if a passage through the . Hereditary States were granted to the French, lit was :ene6ted• that Russia Would demand the same favoUr wherever her secu- city might require it. Musicn, I`..l.‘ncit 26.—1 t is said that some change has been made--in the diSpo , ,itions for the departure of the French Troo?s from this vicinity. The de psrture of the Minister at War,- Marshal Bsr,Tr:tra, now Duke of NM . FCIIATEL, is likewise deferred. • Several circumstances support the. opinion that .this change is to be ascribed to some serious dif ferences which have arisen bet Ween the Courts of France and Vientia,.among 'which it is posiiively as serted, is the refusal of a passage for French Troops to Dalrilatia. • Amu G Tlie frequent exchange of Couriers • between the Military Office and Vienna seetilf..to place the existence of the suspected difficulties.be 7 • yond a' doubt; and has excited universal attention here. \Ye arc assured that the Fortress of Braunau will not only not be given up by the end of the mouth, but that orders have been already sent to the Ffench Garrison _there to hold itself in a proper state of defence s in case of any emergency. To this is to be added the order ; suddenly received by Ge neral fioAv s to visit the Tyrol. He will set out to day or to-morrow, and will .be accompanied by se veral Officers of Engineers. •-' 'The departure of their Majesties of Bavaria for Milan, which was fixed for next Tuesday, has been suddenly put off for an indeterminate time. • .AtJosilu RO ti s r.VIARCH 3 i ..=—A Company of French- Artillerymen has been ordered to break up for Brau nau, which Fortress will not be evacuated till Cer min differences with the House of Austria are com pletely settled. The Army of Marshal SOULT will I likewise remain in Bavaria till further orders. The occupation of the Bpcca di Cattar9 by the Russi4is has increased the differences. • Fifteen COuriers - have lately been sent off, one after the other, by Marshal BERTHIER'. RO:AR, MARCH o.—The College ,of Cardinals has been twice extraordinarily assembled. ,There is talk of -a removal of the Holy See to another ter ritory, and that an Imperial Coronation will take place, in our Capital. . A Papal Courier has been' sent off to Paris. GENOA, MARCH 22:—A1l the Neapolitan Ships . which were eMbprgoed here'have received orders to sail for Naples under the French Flag. On the 18th three French Corvettes sailed from this Port for Naples. • • - The Neapolitan Ships at Leghorn have hoisted the French Flag. The most Olive preparations for defence against the French are making at Palermo; , . The Chamber of Commerce at Genoa has given notice to the rnerchants,there, that an Armament of six Frigates, with `iaa-irOopS on board, has been fittA out at Tunis, %v!:Ai will probably attempt to bird 1-Icl 'eamniit ravag.,es in some, Parts of The "1 1 / 4 7eapolitan Ships haVe been particularly al)- prized of this, as the Government of Tunis has not yet 'acknowledged Naples the Ally of France: AusTEnnam, APRIL s—According to advises from Ernbden;' orders have been given there that no English Ship shall be suffered to depart. The Ca binet order, bY Which . the EMS was 'shut-to all Eng lish 8143, was published on the 2d of April. SWkISIbEII4EAD-QUARTEIiS, AT LAAGE, MARCII 36.- . --;-011 the departure of the King 4 Sweden from Ratzburgh, I.lll4:ljesty pleaied to 'declare to the Regency, that so long a 5 tb territory of Lauenburgh Should rernainlinder.the frotthion Of the Swedish TrOopS, he Wouhr'eonsider an attack upon its inde pendence in the samL light .as if it were,direaed against his*own dominions.. BERLItir, APRIL Prassian; Troops which . Were ordered to March into the Territory Of Lanai biirgh reteived .counter orders yesterday ; anti as the Swedish Doops have already evacuated a part of the Country,. the GovernMent has given' orders to take possession only of that part• which may. be `entered without obstacle.. NA. VA. - . 1 . ,,,..:', : iy. 4 IPr ~. PLYmourn, APRIL I:a.—;Arrived trieZa n isll Ketch Four Brothel's, BENISON, from Lisbon, bound to Caen, in NorniandY, laden with cotton, 'detained by the Hai:girt?) Gun-brig. .. - Arrived the ..goli , gitnrd Gun-bit-from a Cruize. , . Sailed the .Inn, Capt.' I sc;' , a'A t, fog Arrived the Prussian . poggor Gquae,-ZOk, rapt. BomsLAN,- from M9rlnik; laden witb-honey, -bot And Einbdn, deLiined by theMoucheron . Sloop of War. PORTSNIOUTII, Apar.t.lo.- 2 -Arrived the Gorgori, of 44 gnus, - froft; Cork, with a convoy of Light Transports, among which are the Irks, Commeice, British Tar, Mary, Elizateth, and Alexander. The - . . major part of the Fleet, consisting of abOut 15 or ICS Sail, are not yet came in. • Arrived also the -Forward and Hearty • Gun-brigs, .and sailed again shortly after, 'wi:h the Pauliiza _Sloop of War and the Dtfencler-Gun-b,ricz, on a *Cruize; also the Devastation Bomb, with , a Convoy 'of Coasters, laden With ordnance stores, for Ply th.. ' . • • HARNN'icir, APRIL 16.—The Diana Packet, cant. IVlAcDo,:otioir, arrived ftorn,CTAhaven, with the 'Hamblarg'h and Bremen'Alailsi twel , :e casks of Dol . Jars, and eighten Pasengers. -of 1...t444,544,-=Ptmlet, Hom PSON, aiid the. King George, 'Capt. SAUNDEP-5, with thre'c Hamburgh and &Olen Mails, sailed inimediately on the arrival of the coach from London. At the some time the 'Diana Packet, Capt.'S.rnwion, and the Dorset, Capt. IIAmILTON, sailed for Gottenbnrf,; - ,h, each with a Mail. I+.-----tkrrived Ale Prussian FALMOUTH,' APRIL Galliot st. ihithony, Captain HOLLANDER ; from Oporto, laden with sugar, coff3e, wine, i c. for Harnburgh, dqtained by the Happy Return Priva teer of Plymouth. • DEAL, APRIL 16.— r Arrived the Trusty and ilstrect from Portsmouth ; Clyde from the Note ; Seagull, Earnest, and Minx froi Off. Boulogne. Sailed the Fury for the Nore, and Acute off Boulogne. Last night a great alarm . broke.out in the Downs,• by several guns being fired ,and lights ,and false fires shewn, in consequehce of (it Was supposed) the 13egu/us Frigate having caught fire ; but Wherrshe 'got assistance, it proved to be the Armourer, , at work on the deck, who repeatedly threw shavings on tlfe fire. Happily, as it was a still -night no harm was done ; had it been otherwise it might have been attended with fatal consequendes. • . SititEßNEss, Araic. IG.—Sailed the Resolation to join the North Sea Fleet. . / The llailleur and Bonetta still continues with their Conroy. ' John Barker, private Marine, belonging to •His_ Majesty's Ship Ceres, who wps tried iy a Court- Martial a few days. ago for striking his superior Officer whilst on duty in the Launch, was acquitted, the Court being of opinion that " the charge was • not fully proved." DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE !ONLY. ,To the •O flicers and Company of- His Majesty's Slr Scorpion, their shares of, rue ot)ll(tenmeit part ot the. Cargo of the Bri g Charlotte, detained 28th May, 1804, at No. 22, Arundel-street, this day, and for three years. To the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Ship Ist2ll Dog, for the Capture of the Ship Vrow Margaretta, at the Swan, Arundel-street, the first Wednesday of every month. To the OfficerS and Corgpany of His Majesty's Sloop Swallow, for the Capture of the French Privateers La Mo linette, Port,att- Paix, Le GeneralToussaint, and Petit Re source, their proportions of the head-Money arising from the said Captures, on the 24th inst. at No. 3,, Salter's Hall-court, Cannon-street ; and every Monday and Thursday. TO the , Officers and Company of His Male.tty's Ship Drake - , : for the Capture of the Schooner Eagle; to-morrow, at No. 33, St. Swithen's-lane, Lombard-street ; and every Tuesday and Friday. We are favoured with the following letter, d. t St. Helena, Jan: 29 : " The East India Fleet here expea to sail in a few days for England; they are wiliting for the Rai sonatle Man of War, and transports, with, the French and Dutch Pritoners from the Cape of Good Hope." ,4 ) ~` :~