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It rt ;.O.NDON G.:IZEIT23, April 8, 1805. di , Do:Ening-street, .dpr.il 8, 1806 11he.I.1;ug has been pleased to cause it to be signi fied by 'the Right Hon. Charles James Fox, His Majes ty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the 'Ministers of Neutral Powers residing at this Court, that . the necessary Uie . aiures - have been taken, by. His Malesty'S Command..for the. Blockade of the En trance of the RiveriErns,Weser, Elbe, andTrave; and that, fronithis tirne, all the measures authorized by the Law of,Nitions, and .the. respealive Treaties between His 11 , Wjesty and the different Neutral Towers, will be :adoped and executed with respe& to all Vessels which-may attempt to violate the said Blockade.. Downing-street, April . 7; 1806. A Dispatch from IVl,ajor-Gerieral Sir David Baird, tornmanding His Majesty's Troops at the Cape of GOO Hope, dated 26th January last, addressed to Lord Viscount Castlereagh; has been received at the aifice Of Mi. Secretary Windham, of which the fol lovting is an Extra& I had - the honour to'address your Lordship on the 13th inst. ,relative to the situation of liffairs . thi s Colony ; and I now proceed to submit to your Lord ship -my subsequent operations against the BataVian Forces, - commanded by Lietitenant-General Janssens, and which have terminated in the subjee - tion of the whole Colony. . . . According to my orders, Brigadier-General Bergs ford advanced . with a detachment of the Army on the 13th inst. to occupy the Village of Stellei - ibOsch, and secure the, strong Pass of. Itoode Sand, with a view to exclude the Batavian Forces froth thatproduCtive porzion•of the Distrid, and to preserve to.ourselves an undisturbed intercourse with the fariners below the Kloof. Lieutenant-General Janssens made no cart to dispute theSeObjeals, but contented himself With moving his Forces to the summit of Hottentot Holland's Kloof, and there took post, waiting, ap, parently, t0.14,-..ceives same overtures of_ pzcification. Brigadier-General Beresford availed himself of this aspect of affairs to transmit to Lieutenant-General JanssenS a Letter.from me, and took that occasion of announcing that he was vested with powers to come to - an accommodation with the Lieutenani 'General. .• This- propmition produced a Truce for the purpose of carrying on a Nregot'ation; but it were superflu, ous to occupy your Lordship's time by detailing the various pretensions and arguments urged by Lieu tenant-General Janssens in objetlion to the terms I offered to his Army; but the result thereof afforded so little proSpe& of accommodation, that I deemed it prOper to move the .59tli and 72d Regiments to the Roode Sand Kloef, and' the 93d Regiment to wards Hottentot Holland, with a view io a combined operation' with the,B3:lßegiment, which had sailed on the 14th inst. for nisei' Bay, in order to throw itself into the Enemy's rear, possess the Attagtios Pass, and; from that, position, cut off his retreat through the Distriet of b,vellendatu: Brigadier-General BeresfOrd had acquiesced in,the prolongation'ofthe Truce with General Janssens for a few hours;, in , the' hope that further deliberation ,might dispose him . to listen to the very honourable and advantageous terms I had offered-bim ; and at the moment -When every expeetation of his renew ing thriSlegotiation littd ceased, .his Military Secre tary, Captain Debittz, waited upon me, and pre sented,a modified draft of the terms originally pro,- posed by ire. On my declining to vary the Condi tions, Captain Debittz solif.ited pertnission to refer, my Ultimatum to General Janssens ; and was at length authorized tO notifyhis acceptance'of • In consequence of this notification, I dispatched .Brigadier-General. Beresford With dire&ions to exe cute a Treaty on the Conditions first offered to Ge neral Janssens, and whereof I have now the honour to transmit your Lordship an authenticated Copy. ARTICLES of CAPiTULATI NI proposer! hy: LieutettaNt General 2,t'isens, Governr, and.Connnander in Chief • of the 'Batavia , ' 1%,,,c ! .; at the Cape of fi lxt fl pe, to Brigadier Gene tal Seretfiad, di: y atttbarited Major General- Sr•DaVid Baia, K. and , :novneadore Sir How Popham,' X. NI, elm-, mantling the Miliku a..id Naval lilirces af. His Britasnnic Art,. I. As soon as this Capitulation is signed, the whole of ill:. Settlement of the Cape of t Good HOpe, with all its De.: pendencies, pendencies, and the Rights and Priviiege.s held, and exercised by the Baiztvian Coverjintent, will be considered as surren -ciered 1y the: Governor, :Lieut. Ged,' Janssens, io His Britan nic • •. • Answer;-Agreed to. . Art. II: The' ta,avian Troops ;ire to march with all their baggage-, arms, Szc. to a place hereafter to be -agreed upon, and retain every thing, as weld what belongs to the State, to indilidual§, and be et liberty either tteely to dispose of the same, or, if they prefer, take tery , tiling away with them. Answer.--The Batavian Troops shall march fruin their present Camp within three days, or sooner ilconvenient, ith their guns, arms, and baggage, and with . all the honours of •• war, to Simon:s 'Town. :!'hey shall retain all private pro perty, and the Officers their swords and horses. But their arms; - treasure, and all publi c property orevery description, together with the cavalry and artillery hoises, must be delivered u,p. la consideration, however, of their ' -gallant conclua, the Troops will be embarked and sent strait . so Holland at the expence of the British Cowernment, and Shall not be considered as priseaerS of war, they engaging riot to serve against His Britannic Maje4ty, or his Allies, un til they - have been landed in Holland. . art. 111. The Battalionof Hottentot with Light Infantry-shall. • • .iththe rest of the Troops, march to the place to be agreed upon, and there being disbanded by Gen. tanssens, be jiberty to town to their ow Country. .• • , ~~~ ;_ Answer. Soldier., are to trlar::h to F.' , o.lcn's Towrt with ttic..ot:. , :.; 1. roJr;, af , er winch they Will SCeither Olo.cixt to rt.lirn to the !r owtl C0!:41:3•`,1'.0r oC cilgagzd in tn.:: Sery;ce, as they•maythink })roper. Art. IV. Under this Capittilaticin shall_ be comprelie,nded all tri , litary !nen who, lienig' wounded; have not beco a'e.le to; follow the Army, and have fallen ink the hands of the British. Anst%er.- 7 These persons being arleady prisoners of w4r, any decision respecting them belongs only to the British Corti- , marider in Chief.' - • • Art. V. The picers and Men belonging to the l3atavian Army arc to be subsisted at the expense of the . British GO.: verninent until they are embarked. Answer.'---Agreed to. Art. VI. The Troops shall be transported to such Ports of the liatavian Republic as shall be selected by Lieut. General Janssens. Answer.—The Troops, as in answer to the Seccnid Ar ticle, shall be sent to soiree Port in Holland. ~ Art. VII. The Sick who cannot be removed with the other Soldiers, are to be attend at .the expence.of His Britannic Majesty, and, when recovered, sent to Holland. Answer.,--Agreed to. • An. VII I. The inhabitants of the Colony who are corn-• prehended in this Capitulation are to enjoy the same rights and privileges as have been granted to those in Cape Town, according to the Capitulation of the loth instant. • " Answer.—Agreed to; with the exception of not quarter ing Troops, the country not having the same resources as the town, and this right having been always an appendage to the Batavian Government. Art. IX. The Troops, whilst on board Ship, are to be ac commodated and fed according either to the Dutch or English method, as is most beneficial to them, Answer.—'fluf Troops, when embarked, will be treated in every respeft as British Troops when on board Transports. Art. X. Lieutenant-General Janssens shall be at liberty to send home a dispatch to Holland, and will receive assistance from the British Conamanders iq s forvkrding the sante. Answer.—Agreed to. Art. Xl. The Baron of Hogendorp having' expended a great deal of Money for the execution of agricultural plans,' he shall be supported by the British Government in carrying his plans into execution; and the British .Government shall grant unto him all such rights and privileges as, from the pub lic records, it shalt appear the Batavian Governnte4rnieaat to have given him. Answer.—This Article must be left entirely to the discus:, tion of the future British Governor - or Commander. Art. XI I. If in this Capitulation any thing doubtful nay occur, it shall be bona file construded to the benefit of the Batavtan Government. Answer.—if any dotibt shotild arise as to any Article con tained in this Capitulation, it shall be decided according to what shall appear to, be just and honourable, without any preference to either party. - Given under our Hands and Seals this ath day of ranuary, 1806, at HOttentots Holland. (Signed) 1. W. JANSSENS.' W. C. BERESFORD, 13 rigadier- LG ene Executed in the presence of , (Signed) A. TauTrit. /. C. Smyra. • Ratified and confirmed in the Castle of Good Hope, this 19th day of january,ABo6. (signed) D. BAIR D. • Maj.-Gen. Commander in Chief. HOME PO PHA 114, • Commodore, cowseunding l jib Majesty's Nayal. Forces: . Whitehall, April 8, 1806". The King has been 'pleased to constitute' and ap point the Right Hon. Francis Lord Napier to be His Majesty's 'High Commissioner sembly of the-Church of Scotland. • Orebrace Office, April 3, 1306. Roal ficgiment of lloy. • Major Williath Spicer to be Lieutenant- Coionel, vice Scott, deceased,. Brevet Major William Milier.to be .Major, vice Spicer: ( Second Captain Philip Meadow to be Captain, vice.-Miller. First ,Lieutenant Charles tube Second ' Captain, vice Meadows. Second Liete4nant - Frederic:li. l . Hol worthy to be First Lieutenant, vice Tylet.—Ml dated March Z 7, aBo6. BANKR UF ICY ENLARGED. john Cummings, late of Ben►►ett_street, Black-friars',roarl, Surrey, merct►ant, from April - to a►, at ten , at Guildhall. Lonoon. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. john Lowis the younger, late of Spiisby, Lincolnshire, linen draper. BANKRUPTS r Richard Brookholding tones, l a t e o f E ar di stone, Lindridge, Worcestershire, miller, to surrender April 22 0 23, and May 20, at eleven, at the Rein Deer Inn, Worcester. A ttornies, Mr. Beck; Bream's-buildings, chancery-lanz,. London ; or Mr. Hill, Broad street, Worce'ster. William Howell, of Neatn, t; latnurganshire, shopkeeper, to surrender April 19, 2!, and May zo, at twelve„tt the W liite Hart Inn, Broad-street,Bristol A ttornies, Messrs. Edward Daniel and Son, Bristol ; or Messrs. Pearsuns, Pump-' court, Temple, London. George Beddoes, of Bishop's Castle, Salop, tanner, to sm..: render April rt, 12, and May 20, at eLyzn, at hi Castle Inn, Bishop's Castle. Attortnes, Mr. 6:obeli. Oak eley, Bishop's Castle ; or, Mr. William lohnston, Inner _ Temple,London. lames bw"le, or Bungay, Suffolk, shopkeeper, to surrender May x, at four, 2, aid Zo, at ten, at the Tuns Inn, Bungay. A ttornies, Messrs. Tarrant and Moule, Chancery r lanc, London 3 or Mr. Kingsbury, Rungay. ILniel Cantrell, of Manchester, cotron.inanufadurer, to stir render-April 29, p ' and May zo, at eleven, at th e Whi t e Bear, Lever's.row, Manchester. Attormes, Mr. Higri,in hottnn, Ashton-Under-Line ; or 11 , 1esrs. Cr...rke and . Richards, • Chancery'-lane, London. MoSes Stockley, of the Strand, Middlesex, grocer, to surren der April 19, 22, and May 20, at one, at Guildhall. At torney, Mr. Lathow, Wardrobe-puce; 1.)-Slurs' Com mons. D I VIDE ArDs tune 7. Joseph Brasbridge, of Fleet-street, London, silver smith, at twelve, at Guildhall. June 7. 'Mark Gregory and Thomas Gregory, of King's Arms yard, London, merchants and copartners, at twelve, at Guildhall.' May 21; Tho Mas Geere and Joseph Carless, of Loose. Kent, millers and co-partners, at te n , at Lon don April 26. John Fromings, of Horsemonden, Kent,viaualler, • - at eleven, at Guildhall, London. April z 6. James Etches, of Daventry, .Northamptonshire, mercer and draper, at twelve, at Guildhall, Lond o n. April . 30. Richard Harrison, of _Hul top-Lune- E nd, , Dean, Lancashire, innkeeper, at two;. at tile Packhorse lint, Old Church-yard, Manchester. April 30. tames Briggs, 'of Higher-lane, within Pilkington, Lancashire, patikeen-manulacturer, at tour, at the Royal Oak Inn, Manchester, April 30. Robert Joseph Buddicom. of Liverpool, merchant, at twelve, at the Angel, Dale -street, Liverpool. May 6. John Webster and Joseph Harrison, of Liverpool, merchants and co-partners, at one; at the Globe 'raven), John-street, Liverpool. May s. John Mercer. of Uxbridge, Middlesex, and Nicholas Mercer, of Chatham-place, London, mealmen and co-part ners, at twelve, at Guildhall: c May 13. tit 'Chase (ledge, of Cheapside, London, wholesale draper, at ten, at Guildhall. May 13. Thomas antLGeorgc Maltby, of Size-lane, London, merchants and co-partner,., :it ten, at G uildhall. !Way t. John Burnley, now fir late of Farnley. Yorkshire, scribbing and fulling- miller, at eleven, at the Bull and Mouth Inn, Leeds: 11 — a H E ►7 U N. SOLEM QUIS DICERE VALSIJNt o EAT ? L 0 N D 0 A; W.kIINESDAY, APRIL 9, Isoa. AVE are happy to find that His Majesty's Ministers are proceeding to adopt the most vigorous and de cisive measures, in consequence of the unprovoked hostility manifested by the Court of Berlin towards this Country; The GaZ;ette of last night states, that the necessary measures- have been taken, -by His MAJESTY'S command, for the Blockade of the en trance of the Ems, the Weser, the 'Elbe„ and the Trave. Prussia will very soon and very severely feel the effea of these measures,' and they would at any other time, we have no doubt, produce - the intended effe&, Viz. .that of conyincing Prussia of the danger of incurring the hostility of Great Britain, and ()fin &icing her eagerly to seek for reconciliation.—But un fortunately Prussia iS now aEting under the influ ence, or rather under the controul, of another power, , for it is impossible to suppose that P russ i a can a 6t a voluntary part in the conduct which she has recently adoifi'al . Neither her honour nor her interest can be promoted or strengthened by such cantina. Grant ing that she gains an accession of Territory, - the ba lance is very much against her on the score of clia , Tatter, and iin that confidence and security which depend on it. It .is said that the communication from the PrUSSinn Government, of the measures which , she has adopted, was marked by a courtesy which rarely accompanies such trap saaion4 ; and this, in con jundion with more weighty c. - )nsiderations, will jus dry the inference that Prussia' - a - Ets by a mortifying, humiliating, and inevitable compulsion. But while we pity her, we must take care of ourselves ; and the vigilance, adivity, and judgment which our Mini stry have already exerted on this interesting Occa sion, afford a good omen of their future operations. IT gives us great pleasure to find that the reports which Were circulated a few days ago, respeding the probability of a renewal of the War in India, are unfounded. The Gentleman who lately arrived from India, and upon whose supposed authority the unfavourable reports were circulated; is Mr. STOKES; he left 'Bengal N i the ?d December..'' He was pre vented, by indisposition, from waiting' upon, the Chairman of the East India Company till yesterday, when he communicated the following intelligence : Sir GORoF..BARLow, the, present, GoVernor- General, was, by the last accounts, in December, at Allahavaci, on his way up to head-quarters, (sup posed to, be either Agra or Muttra) where Izafra4 from ITIoLKAR were said.to be waiting. The fortress of Deiß, agreeably to stipulation, hack been evacuated by the British Troops on the 12th of November. . `C The Bhurtpore RAJAH and SCINDIA were pa cific, and the Western parts of Xudia and the coast were cluiet. HOLKAR had made attempts to influence the Sei4s, but they had proved abortive, azA his power and political consequence were so, considerably re -416d, that little donbts remained of a favonrable and speedy issue to the negotiation about to com mence upon the arrival'off.the GovernOr-General. " Specie was scarce at Calcutta, but more artifi cially so than real, the shroffs and money holders ls - eepinghack in- hopes of a loan, witl) higher trite rest being offered. The Gazette of last bight contains an account of the Surrender of General :JANSSENS, and the Troops under his command, at the Cape of Good Hope.— The Troops are not to be considered as Prisoners of War, and are to be conveyed to Holland as soon as possible in British Ships. ' TheE6 terms • are un : •• doubtedly very favourable for. the Enemy ; but the British ComMander aeled very wisely in granting diem. Gen: J4NssENs might have protraeled his resistance for a considerable period; and although he must' have . been ultimately subdued, , yet much time-and many lives would have been lost.- 1 4 is, generally believed that h great part of the Troops, employed in'the taking of the Cape were destined afterwards to attack the Mauritius ; it was therefore of the utmost importance that as-little time as 'pos sible should be lost at the Cape, and ll,, that the force employed should not be unnecessarily weakened. IT is said that private letters have been received from Holland, which state, that the Dutch Legisla tive Body have declined the Proposition madet'o them by BONAPARTE, viz2to accept of a King of his no mination, or to became a part of the French Empire, and that they have expressed a wish to remain a separate independent State. There can be no doubt but the Dutch, if they were allowed to 'choose for themselves, would remain separate from France ; but it is adding the mostcruel mockery to the great* est injury to give them the -form, of a choice,• at the very 'moment when they are ading 'under the coercion of French bayonets. We very much doubt CERTIFICATES. April ay. John Sykes, of Almondbury, Yorkshire, clothier. Thomas Howard and William Howard; of Manchester, soap - boilers and co-partners. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols r 60411On:ilium 3 213 MAILS. MutivEp—xiDublin.- DUE -2 Hainburgh, z Water:olth b_~, -C -- ,-.- whether the Dutch LeBislative 13o:iy'w6uld \Tutu: e direly to _rejed the Propositions of 'BONAPARTE, `but it is by .no means invrobabie that they may petition him to alter his det'ermination, and to suf fer them to enjoy at least the name of independence- — Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Mr. Secretary Fox's Office, which• sat some time. There were present, the Loan CHANCEL LOR, Lords GRENVILLE, SIDMOUTH, MoutA, and H. PETTY, Mr. Fox and Mr. WINDHAM, . , The Mail for the Continent was sent off last night to Husuin. Previous to landing it, it is intended to send an Officer on shore, to ascertain whether it may be done with safety. , A. Letter from 'Bremen, dated March 27, says, "Many of the soldiers quartered here have obtained leavp to go on furlough to see their friendsovhich clearly, shews that a very good understanding sub sists 'between the Cabinets of Berlin and the Thuil 'cries." • A Letter from Lynn, of which the following is an extraa., was received Yesterday : ' " LYNN ; APRIL 2.—This morning the Stradsett, ' Capt. ARMS, of this Port, arrived in our Roads from Bremen ; she left it on Friday morning last .early, with very little freight on board. An embargo had been laid on all English Shipspy the Prussians ; but this Vessel stole awk;y. She left the Omnium, of London,' and the Omnipotence, he thinks, Capt. DENNts, of Newcastle, at Bremen. The Prussians were fortifying a Fort at the entrance of the River. The Lit,c/j, MAP.6II4LL, • of E,ineardine . , gOt away also." The 'Hull Advertiser published 'on Saturday an ex. traordinary 'Edition, from which we have.- made the following extrad The Margaret, METCALF, of this port, from. Hambuigh, arrived here at twelve o'clock this day. " Last Sunday, at, noon, the British Consul went on board the Margaret, while they were at dinner, and g4've the following Order to apt. METCALF " Fort of Hambure. " You are hereby required to leave this Port before to—mor. row night, or sootier, if possible, whether loaded or not, and to proceed to Cuxhaven, and there place yourself under the proteetion of .His Majesty's Ships March, War. Given- un d er my hand and Seal of Office, this 3 0 th 1806: (Signed) EDWARD NI CHO LS, Vice-Consul." ‘c On the receipt of this Order, Capt. METC.VLIP proceeded down to Cuxhaven that evening, and joined arkArrned Brig Cutter lying there ; and on the fol lowing day he was ordered. to,proceed under Heligo. land, and there wait until the Cutter joined him, On Wednesday he sailed from thence in COITIN tI y with the Salerno, SCIIPLES ;; and Quebec Packet, both of this port, and arrived here ;15 above-men tioned. Captain METCALF was informed that war had gtually been declared by Prussia against this Conn try. When he passed Cuxhaven the batteries were thounting with 2.4-pounders,' The Ships from London, with goods for Ham burgh, and which arrived there on Saturday last, were also ordered to proceed home immediatelY. Captain METCALF understood from a Vessel he spoke at sea, that every English Vessel has succeeded in getting away... • - . " ThP colle&or of HisMajesty'3 Customs at this port, We understand, received an ordei this morning ; to .detain all Prussian Ships and Vessels, within the limits of "this port, and all Vessels bcund to:. the Prus sian dominions. This 'order has been carried into effea accordingly," The Gazette of lost night contains a Proclamation, offering a reward of 3001. for the apprehension of Lieut. GEORPR RUTHEREDitD,.formerly ading Cap tain of his Majesty's Ship Trident, he being snspeded of having murdered three of the seamen of the -said Ship in March, 1801, at Butcher . lsland i near l3onl - A warrabt for his apprehension has been signed ,by Six Members of the Privy Council. He made his escape on the 12th of last month from on board the jag Ship at Plymouth. It should be mentioned, to the honour of the pre, sent LORD MAYOR, that though he was . assailed by all the rancour of party for his firm and manly con dud during the last Election fOr Middlesex, yet that conduol'has, on refiedion, procured him the resped of all, parties, as was eyident in the _crowded and-almostunparalleled.splendour of visitation whi c h attended the Mansion-House on Monday last, when political differences Were wholly extinguished, in a sense of what was due to an upright Magistrate quida Most estimable Member of Society. The Board_of Agriculture have voted . their Gold Medal to tHOMAS WILLIAM COKE, Esq.for his ex tensive and successful mode of irrigation, by w hi c h he has converted a ,raftof unprofitable boggy land in Norfolk into, sound and excellent water mea. Clows. The Bank Dire&ors yesterday morning issued no. tice that they were ready to pay the Dividends now due on the various Stocks. The Bankers in conse. (pence were paid, acid, this day the payment to the Public will commence. It is to be regretted that in any of our military * arrangements the phrase Levy en Masse has .been chosen. It is as degrading to us to borrow the lan guage as .the sentiments of - France, and surely our own .copious and expressive tongue will supply an expression fully adequate and less repulsive to a British ear. - Colonel BENJAMIN HAWkINS, the Indian Agent for the United States, is, 'stated 'in the .New-York Papers to have arrived at Augusta, in the' State of Georgia,- on ,his 'way to the city of - Washington, with a deputation of Chietii •from the Upper and Lover Creek Nations.• It will afford pleasure to a benevolent mind to knob that.the efforts 'of Colonel HAWKINS to ameliorate the condition of the savage tribes, and to bring them into something like' a - )oLial :state, haVe been greatly successful, and that they are almost daily, though slowly, making advances in viliza:ion. General ROCITAMBEAU is arrived at W incaunton. There are now 200 French prisoners of war on parole, in that little town. . -.Nll ,_~-