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1 HOUSE OF PEERS. SATURDAY, MAY 10, ROUSE OF COMMONS. SATURDAY, MAY 10. THE 'S U N. SC/LEM QUIS DICERA,FALSUM AUDEAT L 0. N D 0 N, MONDAY, MAX 12, .1806. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. , - The House prOceeded, as usual, to Westininster qlll. Their Lordships returned soon_ after four, when an Order was tai to iiroc6ed . further on the ' Trial of Lord Viscount - Melvilleon Tuesday, - and 'a v ' . Message sent to theHonse of Comnions to acquaint them therewith. . ' - The Report of the ComMittee Of Privileges re : . speeting the Claims to the Barony of -Roos, was read, and agreed to • , and an Address , usual upon • - - such occasions, - ordered to be presented to His . v Majesty. . Strangers were for some, time excluded.,.. whilst the House were discussing some matters of pri:- vilege. , After our re-admission, Mr.. - Baillie, and several s. other Members of the - House of Commons, broUght up the ißrisivol Harbour Improvement; Bill; which . • was read .a first time.—Acljourned.till Monday. A. Message from the Lent's informed the House, that their Lordships would proceed further on the Trial of Henry Lord Viscount. Melville on Tuesday next, at 'ten o'clock. . • Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply of Friday' night, granting a Vote for the Services of the Army for one month. Rocolutiono were agreed to, and a Bill was or dered to be brought in ptirsuant thereto. The SECRETARY at WAR gave - notice, that next Monday'he should move for leave to bring in a Bill continuing for one month the A& of the present Session for punishing Mutiny and - Desertion 'in the Army. • General Joseph Campbell was ordered to be added to the COrnmittee appointed to investigate the Ac counts of the Scotch Forfeited Estates.—Adjourned to Monday. MAILS. Alt RIV -.-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford. Duz—E Hamburgh, i Dublin, i Waterford. PRICE 01 STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols THE Lords' in Council have come to the resolU-' tion to recommend to Hts MAJESTY to take off the ,Embargo on Hamburgh and • oldenbUrgh Ves- , sell. This measure has not yet taken place; but • there can be no doubt that it will be speedily adopted, The Gazette of Saturday contains an account of a very gallant achievement .performed by the Colithys and the Attack Armed Brigs. Two French Chasse Marees having been discovered , at anchor at the en trance of the River Donellan, a plan was imme diately formed for cutting them out; but as it was necessary to Silence a battery, twelve men were landed from each of the Brigs, who stormed the Battery, nailed up the gunS, and brought away the French Vessels. An account of some other valuable Captures will be found in our Plymouth Letter. ON Saturday Sir S. Romu.l.y summed up the Evidence on the part of the Prosecution against Lord, MELVIPLE.—Mr. PLummta, leading Counsel for his Lordship, will to-morrow , open the defence, aad, as we understand that it is not intended to call any witnesses, it is probable that the Trial will in the present week. AMONG the absurd rumours. which have lately been issued by those. who. substitute invention for, intelligence, there is one which states, that a sepa rate Negotiation. is likely to take place between Russia and France..--1t cannot be necessary . fot us to take any pains to discountenance, such a libel upon t.:l4t high principles and noble feelings of the magna- nimous successor of. PETER THE GREAT. According to a report' very confidently circulated on Saturday last, chiefly in the City, the Duke of BRUNSWICK is on the. eve - of visiting this Country, on a Pacific MisSion from the Court, of Berlin. It is not to be doubted that . the 'Court of Berlin bit terly repents the hostile measures which it adapted towards this Couatry, except, perhaps, with respeSt to the Eleaurate of Hanover, which it may have been desirous of annexing to its Dominions, in con seriuence of the territorial 'sacrifices that it has been obliged to make by the French Emperor, The' Court of Berlin may, indeed, 'naturally wish to revive its 'amicable relations with this Coutitry, and would, of course, readily make the , attempt, if it could obtain the coneurrence'of France. In that case it would be necessary to employ no ordinary person upon an undertaking of so delicate and difficult a natnre ; and none could be better qualified to give dignity to the Mission than the Duke of.BßuNs‘‘‘Tictc. It is also natural that the Duke of BRUNSWICK lkould cheerfully undertake tbe office, upon principles suit, able to his high' chara6ter, , a visit to this Country WQUICI 'giv.e him an opportunity of seeing .his amiable and illustrious daughter. But it is not,very probable that an eMbassy of this; kind•would be undertaken the • Kucc;,. of. PRUSSIA • were fully disposed to resign his pretensions ,to Hanover. Indeed, from . the recent language of the Moniteur, im porting "fhat there was no , decisive proof that • Hanover was finally annexed ,to Pi-ussia, the - Court ofsErlin may begin to think that. France would not suffer it to rennin, as Prussian Territory if it wereTheinterest or will of the French*Empe ror that it should . he otherwise disposed of ; and hence the* Prussian Monarch May be;"*" very willing to' relinquish it, if he can obtain per thission. Upon the whole, howeVer, though we have thought it necessary to take so much notice: of a report-that Was so aCtiVely Circulated, We have no reason to believe, from any thing which we have yet heard on the tubjeet, that it is entitled • to much credit or attention. Yesterday KB MAJESTY, the Duxes of YORK, and the PRINCESSES, went to St: George's Chapel, and heard. a Sermon, by. Dr. COOKSON, from the 3d' chapter of the Second Epiitle to Timothy, 1 th verse: After . Divine Service the ROYAL FAMILY went to Frogmore. The ROYAL FAMILY are expe&ed in , town to morrow: Saturday His MAJESTY, PRINCESSES AUGUSTA, and. SoPHIA rode on horseback in Windsor Park. HER MAJESTY and the other PRINCESSES took an airing in a carriage and:four, by Englefield Green. In the afternoon the ROYAL FAMILY went to Frog 'more to tea, and returned to' the Castle at eight 'D'elock3 There will be a Drawing Room at St. James's on Thursday next. Yesterday • the Parks and • Kensington Gardens were .crowded at a much earlier hour than usual with numerous fashionables, ; , particularly the latter. At threeD'clock the Promenades were thronged with beauty and fashion. The Ball and Supper at Mr. M. P. ANDREWS'S, on Saturday. last, in Qleveland-row, were of a very mag nificent kind. KNYVETT, sen. conduEted the musical department, which was also suppbrted by his Sons, the,ABRAMS, &c.- The PRINCE of WALES, and a-, large party of the higher orders, were present ; but though the whole Wili . a Splendid treat, the liberal Host was so very unfashionable as to invite no, more than could be comfortably accommodated. The very handsome manner in which the Earl of SPENCER conferred the office of Head of the Pollee Departmentt - on Mr. GEAntim rendered it impossible for that Gentleman to decline thnoffer, but we un derstand' that, the state of his health would not ad mit of the increased trouble which must necessarily attend an extension •of his duty as a Magistrate, and that , he . has found himself obliged to an "appointment so liberally . bestowed. • It has.since, We find, been allotted to REED, Esq. a Magis trate of the Public Office 'at Shadwell, and a Mem ber of the Chancery Bar. , , • . NEw COPPER Coax.—The Gazette of Saturday contains His Majesty's Proclamation for a new ,Cop per Coinage of 150 tons of penny pieces, 4.27 tons Of halfpenny pieces, _and 22i tons of farthings.. The penny 'pieces are to ,be in the proportion of.twenty four to the pound, avoirdupoise, of copper, and so on with the . others. It is provided that no one - shall be obliged to. :take more ,of such penny pieces in otrz payment than shall be of the value of Is. or more of ,suchhalfpence and farthings than shall be of the' value . of 6d, after the aforesaid rate. Lord GREtiiiILLE has, it is said, 'officially written to Genero DE' LANCY, dire&ing him to pay into the Bank, within three days, , '93-,0001. which,. according to.the Report of the 'Army Commissioners, it ap pears he has - retainedof the Publii: Money. All the. Troops which are to proceed by the out;- ward-bound India Fleet are now embarked at Ports mouth. The following is' said to be the rgspec five destinations of the Regiments :—The 21st, the 31st, the 27th, and the 35th Regiments, are destined for Sicily. General Sir J. MORE is to proceed with . these, Troops as Commander in Chief in the Mediterranean. . The Regiments for Indi a are th e 21st Light Oragioons, the 36th and -47th Regi ments, and.the 4th Battalion of the 60th—besides considerable reinforcements for every Regiment in India. They .are to . rendezvous at Palo-Penang. The Fleet consists of eleven ,Indiamen, exclusive of stoteLshipS ; and seven of the former have Troops on board. There, are not sufficient Trans ports at Portsthouth to accommodate the 21st Dra gOons ; so that seven. Troops only 'will be sent out in the first instance. ' The 81st Regiment, destined for the Cape, em barked at Cowes an Friday to accompany the above mentioned Fleet. The following Letter was written at sea a feW days after - the late !Milan, by the gallant Admiral WARREN'S confidential Secretary " The English Adrniral! had .stationed Sir H. - B t NEALE to windward of 'his Squadron, to form a corpS de reserve, with the Amazon and once Frigates, which gave them an opportunity of discovering any'Vessels of the Enemy who might have the weather gage Of the English' Squadron, and who would not, approach if its force was !superior. It was a judicious arrangement, for on the 13th of March the. London gave. the signal of seeing two strange Sail to windward of her, and with whom she shortly commenced the engagement, being so near, that when Sir 'HARRY hailed them in English, they answered with a broadside. " The London then opened her 'fire; hnd the first, broadside 'from her killed or wounded every man uponthe poop of the Marengo. The French Ship endeavoured to avail herself of her "vast supe riority of sailing, but the London battered her hull so terribly that she.conld not get okf; and I:Artois then seeing. the remainder of Sir JOHN WARREN'S Squ'adron approaching fast, ordered the Marengo to haul down her colours, and the Frigate shortly after struck to the Amazon, Capt. PARKER. Never were any ye., - ;sels better defended than ,the French nor could any thing surpass th e b ravery of, 'the Lontion and the Amazon. This is another proof of, what. may be' effected by detached Squa drons, and, of Sir JOHN'S usual good fortune. He has beeti often tried; and his Countiy has never had occasion.to.repcnt—but when he has been left inac tive on 'shore-.:' - NA VA. L N E s. From . the LONDON GAZETTE, Mg); To, i 206. Admiralty-Office, May. 10. - Copy of a Letter from the Earl of St .• Vincent, K. B. Admiral and Commander in Chief of. His Majesty's _Fleet, .&c. to William Marsden, Esq. dated on Loard.His Majesty's Ship thc Hicernia, oil Ushant, the 3d. May, 1 8 Q 6. - . SIR, I this day received the inclosed Copy. of a Letter from Lieutenant Usher, of the Colpoys Hired Brig, containing his account of: the capturing two Chasse Marees, in the River Donellan. . • . I am, Bcc. l ST. VINCENT. • Colpoys Hired trig, off the Glenans, MY LORD, I have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that on the 19th. instant, standing along shore between the Glenans and the 'lsle Groer, with the Attack in company, I perceived two Chasse Marees at anchor in the entrance of the River Donellan, and which, upon our approach, quitted their an chorage and ran up the river. - Finding it necessary trr silence a two-gun Battery .before the Boats 'could get to them, I landed with twelve men from each Brig, anti, after a short skirmish, got possession of, and nailed up the . guns (twelve-pounders) I after wards brought the Vessels down the River, and de stroyed the Signal Post of Donellan.. lam happy to acquaint your Lordship that the only damage we' sustained was having some of oar Standing running rigging and sails cut. • I have to acknowledge the support I received from Lieutenant Swaine by his well 'direeted fire i upon the Enemy's guns during the time we were reconnoitrina the River and Beach. I feel much' obliged to 3 Mr. Wood, Assistant-Surgeon of the Growler, who volunteered his services, and attended -,the party that landed. . I have the honour to remain, &c. THOMAS USHER. Names of the captured Vessels—Vincent Gabriel: Murie Franoise. To the Right Hon. Earl St, Vincent, Ciimniander in Chief. Admiralty-Office, May 10,1806. Copy . of a Letter from Michael Novella, Commander , of the Felicity' Private Ship of War, of twelve guns, to William Marsden, Esq dated at Gibral tar, the ist March 1806. SIR, , • , . I beg , leave to . inform you, that during my list cruize to the Westward I made the, following cap iures, viz. .. ' . . The French Privateer Josefina, of one i 8-pounder and twp 9-pounder carronades, and 37 men. Two Spanish Gun-boats Nos. t x and 15, com manded , by Lieutenants of the_Navy, mounting each .one twenty-four-pounder, one thirty-six-pounder carronade, and two swivels", and forty-five men. 'And Majesty's late Lugger Experiment, mounting four four-pounders, and manned with thirty men. .1 have the honour to be, &c. his INIICHAE IT+ NOVELLA. Mark. PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—Arrived a French Chasse Maree, laden with slates, cut out of a Bay near Nantes by the Boats of the, Colpoys hired .Armed Brig, commanded by Lieut. USHER. The Boats of the Colpoys went into the Bay, in the face of a Bat- . tery of eight guns, and, after taking , the Chasse Maree, the Crews landed and got possession of the Battery, which was evacuated by the Enemy on their approach; they spiked all the guns, and brought off the Signal-flags, Balls, and Apparatus belonging to the Signal-posts, fortunately without the loss of a single man. The Colpoys, in order to cover the. landing of her Boats, anchored near the shore, and was much cut in her rigging by the incessant fire from the Battery, but none of her Crew were killed or wounded. The Colpoys is arrived here to refit. Arrived the French Imperial Brig Pandour, mount ing 18 long 9-pounders and 1 i 6 men, from Guada loupe, bound to. France ; sailed thence the 6th ult. touched at Senegal, from whence she sailed on the 2d inst. add was captured on the following day, in lat. 46. 0.1 Y: long. 8. 0. W. by the Druid Frigate, Capt. BROKE, in company with the Bat* ur, of 98 guns : she is'a beautiful Brig of War, nearly new, and sails admirably well. The Druid arrived here with her Prize. Arrived •the Spanish Ship Letter of Marque La ProsperiN, pierced for 18 guns (two only mounted), laden with a most valuable cargo, consisting of cochi neal, indigo, sugar, and cocoa, and a great quantity of dollars on board, captured on her passsage from Vera Cruz to Cadiz, by the Fame, Polyphemus, and Africa, Men of War, off, the hland of .Madeira. The Squadron were left in chace of her consort, another very rich Ship from Vera Cruz, 'with every prospect of coming up with her. Arrived the Caroline hired Armed Brig" from. a Cruize. • Sailed the Belleisle, of 74 guns, to join the,Chan .. nel Fleet. The Squadron under the command of Rear-Ad miral Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, consisting of the Ceesar, of 80 guns, St. George, of 98, Triumph, .Bellond, and Terrille, of 74 guns each, at anchor in Ca wsand Bay, are getting on board provisions, water, and every necessary, with all possible dispatch, and are expeaed to sail on a Cruize in the course of a short time. - Within these few days, Telegraphs have been crated be“veen this and Portsmouth,. so that com munication 'from hence thither, and thence to the Admiralty, can be conveyed in a few'hours-only. Arrived the Pappenburgh Brig Veva, Capt. JAN SEN, from Oporto, laden wifh.cotton wool, bound to Caen, in Ftance, detained by the Lively Privateer;" . , the Prussian Ship Edieard, Capt. - CaAusc, from St. Ander°, bound to St. Martin's, in ballast, detained by the Rapid Gu - n-brig; ,theßremen Galliot Vreede, from Lisbon, bound to Bremen, laden with sugar and. hides, detained by the _Lively Privateer ; the French Chasse Margie Joseph, laden with brandy arid wine, cut out of Isle Dieu ; by the Boats of the Con test Gun-brig ; aad the Bremen Galliot Aurora, Capt. J. C. KROPER, from Bourdeaux, laden with wine and brandy, captured by. the Penelope Frigate. Arrived the iilticore and Hazard Sloops of War from a Cruize ; and the Lively Privateer fronalhe Westward. A large Hamburgh Ship is just arrived, detained by the Moucheron Sloop of War. Sailed the Hind Revenue Cutter on a Cruize. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.—Yester6y arrived the Fame, of 74 guns, Capt. G. MOORE, from Madeira, having captured and sent into Plymouth a Spanish Ship from Vera Cruz ; arrived also the Fury Bomb, Capt. SEARLE, with a Coney from the DoWns. This morning arrived ae Polyphemus, of 64 guns, Capt. REDMILL j and the Africa, of 64 guns, Capt. Reran, irnm M.A.;rg (sic°, tho Oaas. of Qtoro 81i4, 0 from Falmouth ; and the Locust and Hearty Gun brigs from a Cruize. This morning the Diana Frigate, Capt. MAILING, and the Richmond, with a great part of the Trans. ports and Store Ships for the Mediterranean, dropped down to St. Helen's, in order to sail the moment the wind bete;rnes fair. The East Indiamen remain as . before. Sailed the Fury Bomb and La ,Fleche Sloop of War, on a Cruize. Captain CUMMING is appointed. to, the Samson; Capt. OMMANEY, to the Isis ; Capt. WAINWRIGHT, to the Chiffonne Hon. Capt. BOYLE, to the Royal ; Capt. Srßurr, to the Skylark ; - J.BACKIE, Esq. to be Purser of Admiral BERKELEY'S Flag Ship; and Lieut. BREMAR, to the Diana. The 2 Ist Regiment of Light Dragoons embarked yesterday and to-day on board the East Indiamea for the Cape of Good Dope. Hon. General MEADE has the command of the Troops embarked for the Mediterranean ; hp goes to Sicily in the Diana. Nine waggons loaded with dollars arrived here yesterday, and were• shipped from the Dock-yard this morning; on board the Medusa, bound to the East Indies. This morning the Shaftesbury Brig, of Wey mouth, was run on board of by the Albion Trans- port, which stove in her broadside, and carried away her mizen-mast, so that she was obliged to run on shore at South Sea Castle to prevent her sinking. FAL 510t7T11, MAY 9.—Arrived the Bainford, WARE ) and Elizabeth, ROGERS, from Liverpool and Betsy, WHITE, from Neath. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Camel for Ports ..outh; Wneatsheaff, SILVER, and 2rosperous STEK&Y, for Chichester ; and Kleine Jenger, JENSEN, for Lon don. Our last accounts from the Channel Fleet come down to Wednesday last, when they were left off Brest, by the Mary Schooner, Capt. •WEST LAKE, arrived in Mounts Bay. The several cruiz ing SqUadrons which have been detached : from the main body have reduced it to six Sail of the Line and four Frigates. The Mary was so close in with the Haraour of Brest, on Tuesday, that several shot from the batteries flew over her. Capt. WESTLAKE could plainly count nine Sail of the Line in the outer-harbour, but " in a very dis orderly state." A French Frigate was fortunate enough to get in, a few days ago, though chaced by the inz petueux and another Ship. SHEERNESS, MAY 1 L—Arrived the Ruby, of 64 guns, Lieut. C. J. D'AUVERGNE a&ing as Captain, from the North Ssa 3 and Rabbet Tender, Lieut . from Hull, with impressed Men, Volunteers, and Recruits. Sailed the Fancy Gun-brig for Tonningeti, with a few Sail of Merchant Ships Under convoy ; and Ig nition and several other Fire -vessels for the Downs .to join Commodore OWEN'S Squadron. . DEAL, MAY 1 I.—Sailed the Spitfire Sloop of War, and the Turbulent g un•brig, on a Cruize. • Came down the Vesuinzq Bomb from Sheerness; Mary, HURDLE, hound. to Oporto ; Edinburgh, WALLIS, and the Bransturgh Shepherd, NORMAN, for Gibraltar ; with several other outward-bound Vessels, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last, . - ...r.... • DISTRIBUTION.OF PRIZE MONEY. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Tip Ame thyst, for the capture - of the Agneta, in company with His Majesty's Ship Magicienne; on the 24th of July, 1804, the net proceed thereof, on her arrival in port, and atterwards, at No. 9, Ncw Broad-strect, for three years to cotm. L 7 Alexandre French Ship, of 80 guns, captured by Sir JOHN DucKwoarH, arrived offs Scilly on Sunday last. She came into _St. Mary's Road under - masts, and had suffered so much at sea as to be thrDW her-lower deck guns overboardl