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Some r rsou it other, he admitted, must be in that' situatic: befo the discussion could take place. He, for one, did not pretend to pledge his opinion on the subjeei- till he had read the Papers. Much, too, might depend on the situation of the Country at the time. The pro?riety of entering into the discussion would uncioubtealy stand on a different footing from what it did on the first day of the Session'; and he 'Would be an unwise man who committed himself till he saw the Papers on which he was to form his opinion.' Mr. GREY wished to knoW if he had rightly un derstood' what Treaties Were produced. So far as he could follow the titles, they seemed to him to re late to Sweden and Russia alone ; but there seemed to be no Convention between this Country and Aus tria. He wished to know if he was corre& id this particular; and if so; whether the non-produe - tiOn of that Treaty was an omission ? Lord CASTLEREAGH explained, that there were .produced threee Treaties between this Country and Sweden, and one between this Country and Russia, to which Austria afterwards acceded. The Convention with Russia consisted of 15 Articles,one of which was never ratified.. Of the remaining 14, only were op the Table, it not having been judged expedient to produce the others. The Gentlemen Who were to succeed the present Ministers would, however, have it in their power, to judge of the pro priety of this. Mr. Fox asked, if there ,were any other docti baents, relative to the British Army on the Coati hen t ? _ _ _ Lord CASTLEREAGH answered, that he knew of one, but he should inquire, and should be happy to receive the Hon. Gentleman's commands, and to Afibrd.hitu every information he might require. In answer to a,question from 'Mr. WICKHAM, Lord CASTLEREAGH again stated, that the force which the documents on the Table 'shewed was to be depended on, exclusive of British, Swedish, &c. Amounted to within 5000 of 500,000 men, of which 180,000 were Russians. The Papers were then ordered. to lie on the Table. LORDS NELSON, COLLINTGWOOD, NORTHESK, Lord CASTLEREAGH, pursuant to his notice on a former, day, rose to bring forward-his Motion for a tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased, and an expression of gratitude towards the persons who surviVed the dangers - of the different -Naval Adions Which have lately contributed So materially to reduce the power of the Enemy, and-added so considerable a degree of lustre to the . . British Arms. - The Noble Lord traced the Combined Fleets through all their different situations, from the . time of , their first junction, to the time of their escape from the West Indies i from thence up to the moment of the me morable Aktien of the Ist of Oaober, off Cape Tra falgar. That they had, during all that space of time, done no mischief, comparatively to what might have been expected, to the commercial interests of Great Britain, he declared was, in his -opinion, chiefly at tributable to the very able arrangements which had been made by His Majesty's Lords Commissioners of die Admiralty. When the Combined Fleets were in the port of Cadiz, on their return from the WeSt Indies, they found that their, numbers amounted to 14 of the Line, and that the British Force, which-- came almost immediately afterwards to the blockade of that port, was exactly of the same strength, in point of numerical calculation. It fortunately, how c'Ver happened, that the illustrious Hero who is now no more, and whose loss is most universally deplored throughout the Country, found it necessary to detach a Division of seven Sail of the Line out of our 34, from the Fleet under his command, for the purpose of obtaining refreshment. The EneMy, seeing that the numbers of our Fleet had been considerably re- ! , duced, and not having an opportunity of ascertaining What was the precise amount of the force remaining to blockade their port, came out and risked a battle, • the event of which it was not necessary for him to mention, as the Official Statements respecting it had beets long since laid before the Public, and the fanle of it was before this time spread throughout the , whole of Europe. The Enemy had intended to gO up the Mediterranean, in order to prevent or thwart the operations, of the Confederacy in that quarter. But their intention was so completely frustrated, and their fleets were so totally defeated, without the loss of, a single Ship to his Majesty's Navy, that the event was withont a parallel even in the annals of a British NaVy. It was not sufficient, *however, that , he should notice , only the. glory which terminated that ever-memorable day, but it was necessarythat lie should also endeavour to call to the recollection of the House the arduous • task - which still remain ed to be performed—the difficulty Of 'combating the elements— which was overcome by the.. unremitting 'exertions of those 'who survived after-:-the hour of battle. The humanity which was then .displayed towards OM* fellow-creatures, who had ceased to be our adversaries, Was a trait in the charader of the British Navy which was also worthy of the highest commendation, though, the exercise of that bene volent feeling had long since been a settled feature in the character of a British Seaman. It was a feel ing which also 'was the pride of ancient France to cutivate, but which modern France endeavoured as much as possible to stifle. Another circumstance was also deserving of notice--some of the Ships of the Enemy having escaped the. havoc of the fight and the destruetion of the elements, Sir R. • Strachan came up, and might be.said to have com pleted what the elements had occasioned to be left. undone. The result of these different Engage ments was, that fifteen Sail of the Line were taken from the . French, and ten from the Spanish Navy; ten of these were transferred to the'Navy of Great Britain, so that there was a difference of thirty five Sail of the Line between the comparative gate of the British and the Combined Fleets, before and after the time of. the Engagements .of which he was speaking. He also thought it ne cessary to observe that the Vidory of Trafalgar was gained on the very day that would contribute, above ail others, .towards taking the event sink deep into the heart of him whose ambition we wished parti cularly to curb, and whose power we. most anxiously desired to limit. At the very moment, perhaps, that expressions of exultation were falling iron) his lips on account of his success in another quarter, as he might afterwards learn, there was such a blow given to the peculiar'description of force which he was most 'deficient in, as must convince him that there was one Nation at least which had the inclination and power Ibpoveut him from attaiuing his mo,X tirolarite oh je& and extension of his , cothiteit6. The Yietoi3i of that day, however, he nnist add, was not obtain ed without a serious loss 'on our part ; a hero fell, whose life was ,devoted to the service ,of his country from the time of his infancy to that of his latest breath ; a man who, throughout the whole course of his life, attraEted the friendship of every indi vidual-round him, and by that means might be said 'to have insured success, if it was in the power of the force under his command to accomplish the object which he had in view. Bnt he had a mode peculiar. to himself,. for every plan was formed exaaly to suit the particular circumstances of his situation at the moment; there was something new in each design, as may be observed from a recurrence to the description of what was achieved by him at the Bat tle of. Aboukir, the Battle of Copenhagen, and the Battle in which he terminated his career of glory. That illustrious person had constantly, in all these trying situations, to contend with bodily infirmities, such as would have been sufficient reason to any but his great mind for his withdrawing himself from the service of his country, That gallant and most inde fatigable 'perl.len, however, nobly persevered, and the history of his great life was wound up with a most resplendent aft of glory. What was within the power of His Majesty's munificence was done, and his Ministers had thought it their duty to give their advice for every , thing that was possible to be done towards the name of Nelson. The hero him self was now placed far.beyond the reach of our gra , titude ; but the Representatives of a great,Nation would, he. was well convinced, most readily concur with the parental desire of their Sove reign, and place the relatives of that great Man in a situation worthy the chara&er of that friend, whose valuable life was lost in the service of his country. It was the wish , of his Majesty, that the Widow of such a person should have such ample provision made for het as would be pro portionate to her rank in society, and such as by her claims on the Country she was justly entitled to. An annual income of 2,0001. was meant to be settled on her, notin the common sense of the tenn.property, but as National property, to be for ever attached to the name and family of Nelson. This was not meant to be done in such a way as might compel the re;. Ceiver of such a mark ofPublic Gratitude to live be yond their income ; but it was to be done „by the , purchase of landed property, and it was proposed that the sum of 200,0001. should be appropriated to that purpose. This a& would commemorate the achievements of the Hero to the latest ages, and the Country would, by this means, de- , rive a lasting benefit from what was originally a' most melancholy mistOrtune, as future Officer* would look to the history of a Nelson for a model of their professional condu&. The • Noble Lord then recapitulated the names .of some of the Of who were next in rank, .or who had most eminently distinguished themselves in the battles of Trafalgar and Cape Ortegal.—One circumstance had nearly escaped his recolleaion that was, that it was proposed that those who had endur ed the hardships of those battles should have a participation of the full amount of the benefits that would have resulted if they had brought the Ni , hole of the captured Ships into the Port of Great Britain, and they were now added to the number of his Majesty's Navy. His Lordship conjaded with moving— • " That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he may be graciously pleased to order, that a Menument be' erected in the Cathe dral Church of St. Paul's, London, to the memory of the late Admiral Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, who fell at the moment of the most glorious and de cisive viaory over the Combined Fleets of Fiance and Spain, which was obtained by his superior skill and enterprize, on the 21st of Oaober, off Cape Trafalgar."—Carried nem. con. After a Motion of Thanks to Admiral Lord Col , . lingwood, which was carried unanimously, he gave notice, that it was the intention of his MajeL.ty's Ministers, at a future period, to brin g forward a pro-.:: position -towards making a suitable provision for Lords Collingwood and Northesk. The Thanks of the House were also, on the Mo tion Of Lord Castlereagh, unanimously voted to Ad miral Lord ,Northesk, Sir It. Strachan,' and the , several Officers, Seamen, and Marines throughout the different parts of the Fleet that bore a share in the memorable Betties of Capes Trafalgar and Ortegal. It was ordered that the Thanks of the House should be transmitted by the Right Hon. the . Speaker, to Admiral Lord Collingwoocl, to be by him communi cated to the other Admirals, and to be afterwards delivered by the Captain of each Ship to the respec tive Ships' companies. Mr. FOX would not disturb the harmony which .should penvade the House at such a time. But now. that the Thanks of the House were unanimously cAr riedo; he thought it his duty to recommend to the Noble Lord, that on any future occasion similar to the present, he should take care that he did not blend the conduet of Ministers and of the Admiralty with that of those to ,whom Thanks were to be voted. lie also informed the Noble Lord, that the services of Admiral Lord Northesk .appeared to him to have been left too long unnoticed. Lord CASTLEREAGIL declared that he had found it utterly impossible to examine sooner into all the different claims to Royal favour which resulted from such ataions as those of Which he now spoke. But the Noble and Gallant Of.eer Was to be made a Knight of the Bath. As - to the mention of the. Ad miralty, he thought that he was completely justified in making use of it at the'time, as the ideas must be so naturally connetted with each other, that it was almost impossible to think of the one without think ing of the other. The present First Lord of the Ad miralty was also particularly entitled to the commen dation of that House, and the gratitude of the Coun try, for his indefatigable exertion in arranging the Civil Department of the Navy on such a plan as must in the end contribute most materially to the strength and glory of the Empire., Mr. FOX, in explanation, observed, that really if Gentlemen present had not heard what he had said, they Would have been induced to suppose, from what fell from the Noble Lord, that he had said something to the disparagement of the First Lord of the Admiralty. The taa was, that he would have said what he did say, , if Lord Spencer or Lord St.. Vincent had been at the head of that Board. He had only recommended the Noble Lord not to blend the names of persons who had nothing to do with a t.ransa4tion wit 4 those of kersons who were entitled to the thanks. of PrOuc'e. For it Wodd.b e seen that a case noo:iit arise where there was great, demerit on the part o the Adiniralty, and yet the N.ivy bad . ,proved successful.. In snth 3 ea'se greater the demerit of the one, the more - meritoricifiS would be the conduel of the other. . -9- • . . . Mr. GREY observed that, as he had said on a former occasion, it was evident that we were in debted either to the interposition of or the mismanagement of the Enemy, -foi bur West- India Islands not being more injured than they were. A reference to the state of insurance at that tiine would shew the apprehensions that were entertained by those whO were best informed on the subje4. After some further conversation, Gen. GRosv'A•• NOR observed, that Admiral Hafvey, who command ed the Temeraire, had also distinguished himself most honourably in one of the engagements whith gave a foundation for the ,Thanks of the House be ing voted. Having been an old companion, an old fellow Member in that House, he would have been glad if that Honourable and Gallant Officer's name had been also mentioned in the Vote of Thanks. The Report of the Committee of Supplies of last night was brought up. The Resolutions were read and agreed to. The Ways and Means Committee were fixed for to-morrow. Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice, that he would to morrow move, that. the' Motion relative to the. Vo lunteers,. which. stood fur That day, should 'be dis. , •- charged. Mr, DICKENSON, by command ,of his Majesty, laid before the .House the Estiniates of the Navy for the year Igo6,—Adjourned. MAILS. AKRIVE 1 Dublin, I) E-4 Illmburgh, 3 Cattenburgh, 3 Watcrrbrd. PRICE OF STOCKS - THIS /JAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, Consols - - - 6t I Reg. Ann. - 611 THE SUN. SOLKNI QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1806. ' The arrangements which are making for a New Administration cannot, of course, be publicly known, until they have been submitted to His MAJESTY. Lord GRENVILLE will have an audience of His MAJESTY to-morrow, and, as soon as a final deci sion takes place, we shall lose no time in laying it before the Public. • THE Public will read with high sensations of pa triotic pleasure the Motions which were nude last night by Lord HAWkESISCR,Y in the House of Lords, - and Lord CASTLEREAGH in the House of Commons, upon the subject of those Naval Heroes whose names will live with glory as long as human s records shall . exist. Both of these Noble Lords prefaced their Motions with an eloquent tribute to the merits of Lord NELSON, and gave a brief but masterly account of the principal A&ions .in which he had been engaged, 'particularly that in which his glorious Life was sacrificed at the shrine of - VielOry. These able Speeches, which excited the sympathy and the applause of all who heard theta, concluded with the usual Motions for Thanks to Vice-Admiral Lord COLLINGWOOD, to Rear-Ad..' inital Lord NORTHESK, to Captain (now Rear-Ad nairal) Sit It, STRACHAN, arid to the Captains and Officers whose gallant conduct contributed so essen tially to the late gloriouS Victories. Both Houses of Parlianient also expressed their approbation in the usual terms of the condtiCt of the Seamen and Ma rines. With respeCt to the gallant Chief whose loss is so universally and sd deeply lamented, we are happy to learn, that it is HIS MAJESTY'S gracious intention, with the concurrence of Parliament, to make such a provision for the Family' of the late Lord NELSON as will be at the same time suitable to ' the 'great and unparalleled achievements of that Noble Lord, and to the munificence of a generous and grateful Nation. It is intended that a Pension of -loopl. a year should be settled upon the Widow , . of the lamented Hero, and that a sum of 200,0001. should be granted for the purchase of an Estate and the erection of a House for the present and future possessors of the title of Earl NELSON. Weare also happy to add, that the same allowance will be made.to the Fleet for-the Ships captured on the 21st Odober_ last, as if ,they had all been brought into Port. There is no 4 . ,teration in the Price of Brcad this week. Davis, Barrow, and Wintle were yesterday pil lored in Finsburysquare, pursuant to their sentence on conviCtion' for a 'conspiracy. Marriott ) , on ac count of HI-health, was not pillored with the. others. The Castle Spectre introduced Master BETTY last night in a new chara&er at.Drury-Lane Theatre. He ,performed the part of Osmond, and though 'he con ceived it very well, it required more physical strength than he possesses, particularly in the scene where he manifests great agitation resulting from a dream. This scene demanded so much exertion, that it, was quite painful to hear him struggling for breath, amidst the violence of compunEtious.agonies. —The house was well attended. Mrs.. H SlnnoNs was Very well received in Angelina. The friends 'of the Earl of ELlRawrcKE..have an nounced to the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge, that his Lordship is a Candidate for the office of High Steward of that Uni►ersity, vacant by the death of Mr. Far .kA './ i L N 1 W. PORTSI‘toIITIT; JAN. 2s. Arrived ldst night tilt Crescent Fri - gate, and this' rflorriiiig Frigate; both from the Downs, This morning the wind being at N.E. the several COuvoYS colleaed here all got Under. wliy; consisting of near 300 Sail, and were joined by five or six more Ships irc the Offing from the DdwnS. The Canada, Capt; ~HARVEY, the Audacious, Capt. LEE,. End ohiatiie; Capt. of 74 guns 6dh, the Sairpiori Sibop Of.War;.Cipt. CARTERET; and the Willianz .and the, Abundance Store-ships take the Convoy for the West Lrdies to ,a Cer:aio. latittide*. The Apollo Frigate, Capt. FELLOwES, the Rose Sloop of War, Capt. CUUTIS, and the Camel and La Prevoyante ,Store-ships, take . , the Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Mediterranedu Convoys The Por poise: Store-ship, Lieut., SEIORT, with Convoy, for Botany Bay and the."Wookvick Store-ship, Capt. BEAUFORT, for'BOtanyßay and the East,lndies. Sailed also the Enchantress Sloop of War, Lieut.; HIGGINSON, with Convoy for Cork. Went out of the HarboUrthe Anson Frtate. The Jane and Eiizatetlz, of London, Jo HEWITT Master, arrived this day from Trinidad, laden with- sugar, coffee, and cocoa ; sailed from, Tortola the Lfrth; December, -hi company with 61 Ships, under _cauvoy of the Beaulieu Frip.w, Capt. EKINS ; parted the 19th December s a:tie of wind, after which could see but m. fro the rnnst head, the Commodore not amongt theni : sifc carmt, in alone. The Friends, DEAR, for Demerara, which struck yesterday on . thtt Harrow Bank, has filled with water a great part of her cargo is saved. CEyEN . &CLOCK, P. m.—A Pilot_is just come o n shore from . the Fleet, who says, that. the whole of the Fleet are round the Wand except about ,four Ships. The Oporto and 'Mediterranean Facets went through . the Needles. P,LYINXOI.JTIT, 27.—Sailed this afternoon to the. Westward, the Squadron under the com►rand of Rear-Admiral Sir . R. J. STRACHAN, consisting of the- Camar,.af. 80 guns ; St. .George, 0f.9 8 guns ; Ter.* rible, Bellona,-and Triumph, of 74 guns. ach : their destination is net precisely known., . Sailed also. La. Loire, Decade, Amethyst, and Me lampus Frigates, on a .Cruize to.. the West Ward L'Espiegle Sloop of War with a Convoy to the West ward ;. and Caroline hired Armed Brig for Scilly. The Centaur, of 74 guns; came into Harbour this mornipg.to-refit. COWES, JAN. 28.-ArriVed the Swedish Hoy EiIiQ7ZUCI; Capt.HARTBEEO, from Gibraiiar, bbnnd to Gotten()nth,- laden 'with wine and sulphur ; the. Swedish H6y Face, Capt. ;VALLES, from Guernsey, bound to 'Liverpool ; the Hattibur4h Brig Math/ Christind, -Capt.JohAN C. jURGENS, from St. An-i. dero, bound'to London, laden with wool ;' the Swe 2- dish Hoy'Hoppt,.Capt. ToriE, from • St. Ander°, bound to,tondon, with wool. Sailed the 'Harnburgh Brig Der Friede, Capt. DP. HAAN, for Baltimore; the Brennen Ship Suftedi'en heit, Capt. EYTERMAN„for Bourdeaux, v. ith timber; and the Danish BriVariable, Capt. OLSSEN, for Lis bon; with wheat. Three o'clock.—The West India Convoy is now passing•through our iload; with a fine wind at north east. SHEERNESS, JAN. 28.—Sailed the 'Fii - 7/2 Gun 'brig, with a Convoy, for • the Baltic, with a fine breeze at N. E. The Basilisk Gun-brig is appointed Convoy for elle Elbe, Weser, and Tonningen, &c. auci to sail on the 30th instant. BRIX/LAM-QUAY, JAN. 27.—Sailed from Torbay this afternoon the Channel Fleet, under command of Admiral CORNWALLIS, to the Westward. DEAL, JAN:. 27.--Arrived the Arrow Schooner from a Cruize. Put back the Elphinstone, tiound , to, the East Indies; Brunswick, SIJAwE, for. Jamaica; and the Remit4ance, LAW, for Nev-York ; also a 'Transport (name unknown): the latter with loss of bowsprit. The Merlin 'put back last night, and• sailed agaiti this morning for Portsmouth. . JANUARY 28.—Arrived the Minx Gun-brig from. Sheerness, and the Tigress Gun-brig from Yarmouth, and remain in the Downs with 7he Ships as per last. Sailed thetElphinstoneEast Indiamati ; Brunswick, SHAWE, for Jamaica; Mercury, CAMPBELL, for Tor tola ; Remittance, LAW,' for New-York ,; with Beve i-a1 other outward-bound Vessels from the Ril;er, for POrtsinOuth. THE THEATR E .—After the terrific Tragedy of • Alphonso, King of Castile, last night, at Covent_ Garden Theatre, a new Farce was brought forward, under the title of We Fly by Night; or, Long Stories. The persons who fly by night are Winlove and Emma Bastion (the daughter of an old blind Gene ral), who are attached to • each other, , ancl whose union is Opposed by Lady - Liar, sister of the Gene- ral. The Lovers take advantage of the usual of 'e of the General's stories, sleep, which seals the eyes of Lady Lynx and their man -servant, and escape f or the purpose of being united. - There are some sical consequences arising from a French Noble'rnan and'his wife, who by theaddress of Winlove's servant Ferret wereconfounded with the lovers. This Piece.' is held forth as the . produaion of ARTHUR GRIF.• FINIIOOF, Esq. a narpe sometimes assumed by Mr. CoLmAN, when he brings forward any Piece not originally his own composition. The Piece was very well received, and was admirably supported by MUNDEN, FAWCETT, LISTON', BLAN CHARD, and BRUNTON. ' One or two political allu sions excited some disapprobation, but they will of course be omitted on repetition. FAWCETT ex cited much laughter by a whimsical song respeEting a matrimonial quarrel arising from a difference of': opinion on the best mode of dressing a Flitch of Bacon. .He also spoke a humourous, Prologue wit tt effe&. , Died :on Monday last, Mrs. ROBINS3N, Wife of Mr. JAMES ROBINSON, of g,ly, anci ciauglr,er of th late Sir MAlKwoltru, Bart. vi Hslitizi;;-. don.