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, loNDGN, MAT 4.
The q&xiron late under Gantheaume, has
failed from Toulon, under Admiral Bruix.—
The plice of bread, g:aln,.&e. has experienced
8 vcr y great deercafe in price, iu Gonfequenct
of great quantities imported.
Ic isfaid, w&n the Danes evacuate Hamburg,
'it will immediately be occupied by Prussian fob
diers..
The dispatch of Lord Elcin, while it affords
us the iptisfadiou of fining th& triumph which
has for four days been the object of our joy and
Our hopes fully confirmed, adds to that fatisfic
tion'by Shewing that the loss qn our fide has
been much lets &n was before flawed, and di
hrinifhes the regret which ittetod eren victory,
from the loss of out brave countrymen. We
have besides the plcafure to think, that if Sir
Ralph Abercrombie has been wounded, it can
have only been lightly, as Lord Elcin Rates
himfelf to have received communications signed
by that General and by Loyi Keith, so that we
arc relieved from anxiety with refped lboth to
the personal fafety of the Commander in Chief,
,and to ttye future operation, to the success of
which bis br^fehe ahd his threats cannot fail
to contribute. We flatted ourf^vc# that Gov
, ernment will soon receive from that officer him
fell the details of these important events, in
# which he has horns so distinguished a part.—
'The only thing we can conj< &ure, or, to speak
more properly, which we confider as certain, is,
' that the vidory of the lift of March has given
! an impulse to the expedition which the French
can no longer refill.;
The conquest of Egypt from the trench, cer
tainly removesa very material obstacle to Peace.
It was a fine qua non of Peace with Bonaparte,
that Egypt Omuld remain in the peffeffion of the
French,to which it was impossible that we Should
'ever consent. Egypt cannot now become a
point of the hegociation at all, and therefore it
appears to us more probable that the Chief Con
sul may turn his th lights to the means of giving
• Peace to his country.
The troops which were on board the Afrfo
caine, and who buffered so nuch in the action
with the Phabe, were a part of a regiment of
-cavalry which had been particularly fcle&ed by
Bonaparte. They had fetVed for h@ in, the
frft campaign in Italy, and particularly distin
guished thehifelves at the battle of Arcole.
'There arc fcarccly any of the troops left uho
trade that campaign under Bonaparte ; they
were chiefly telexed for the expedition to Egypt,
hnd it is well known that the greater part of
them have petifhed there.
It d LONDON, May 4.
The communications which have taken pla?c
Between E. Otto and our government have giv
«irife nd doubt to much corijedurc and {pecu
lation, batit is now reported, id the best inform
ed circles; that they are nearly at an end, upon
the fubje& at least of negotiation, .It is very
,confidently laid, that the terms propoled by the
Chief Confui are id humiliating and disadvan
tageous to this country, that they cannot be CD
terrained for a moment. He requires, if is
wbifpered, as proofs of our ft verity, preliminary
to negotiation, the cession of Malta to Russia,
of Gibralter or Minorca to Spain,& of the Cape
of Good Hope to the Dutch. There is not an
Englishman we are certain, whose blood does
not boil at the bare mention of such a propor
tion !
^«QWhich Merib„\& at a;,it is Lid to
sere been about jUtoffYn. The drawing off
< tea body from the cfytai^woujd of courfc iu
h<e the natives^ declare agaiog the French,
if "the accounts o' their impatience under the
roomy's government ire Correct. We difixlieve
rhe'account of im,um'y hatyng landed at Suez.
Jf such an event had taken place, Mr. Tooke
would in all probability have been informed of
it and would of Courfc have mentioned it.
In a few minutes after Capt. Otway had ar
rived at tb§ Admiralty with the glorious intel
ligence of our late victory, the place was croud
ed with enquiring visitors. Among the rest a
young Gentleman of the Transport office, about
thirrteen years of age, was very corfpicuous —
His engaging figure, and eager deportment in
terested all around him, and rivetted their at
tention. He haflily asked Capt. Otway after
the Monarch /=," and my Papa, fir, how is he; '
Is he wounded Fls he killed?"—" Who is your
Papa, my dear" said Capt O struck and affix
ed with the youth's' ingenious finfinility,—
“ Captain Mosse !"—"M, deart the Monarch
has been very roughly handled." " Oh, I know
your meaning ft exclaimed °he mourner, " my
dear Papa i, dead ?"— Capt. Otway Was much
agitated : and the youth burning out into an
& gon, °f grief, bewailedthe loss of his parent in
few, but pathetic sentences . At length he raff
ed his head, and with eyes streaming with tears
fiulfered out—" I am happy, however, fiat PA
,a fedWrf< US-": .<"
;FRANCE ^d ENGLAND.
. Yeflerday government received very faos-
Adory accounts from the Northern Courts.^
Before the naval engagement at Copenhagen
was known at St Pererfburgh, Count Pahlen
had written to the Ruffian AmbXdor in Den
mark, to take immediate mcafurcs with Admi
ral Parker, to induce him to fufyend all hostility
agaieft Denmark, as it was the intention of bis
jmperiai Male fly, to bring back as soon as pof-
Gble,the relative fixation of England and Rus
sia to the point where it was before the late dif
ferences. T&%meafare evidences the concilia
tory difpofron of Alexander I. and. gives the
best surety of a speedy and general Peace,
Lord St. Helens sets off this day to embark in
the Latona frigate for St. Fetcifburgh. Afon
of Count Woronzow goes with hitri. His
Lordflrip is said to have full powers toJettle all
differences with Ruffia^Sweden and Denmark,.
Capt. Brodie has arrived with dispatches an-
Bouncing Admiral Parser's return to Copenha
gen; and we uudyrftand, the adjustment ofathe
preliminaries of oUr differences with Ruffa and
Sweden,s
The Hamburgh mail of yesterday, lurnllEcs
many proofs of the return of a disposition fa
vorable to this country. The Prince of Hesse
has notified the Hambdrghcr,, that he (hall e
vacuate their city in the bcurfe of the prefect
wecki
RUSSIA St. P^forgb, April jd.
The following is among the Ukases that have
lately been pubUlhed ;= •
, " It is ordered by us, that the English sailors
and mailers that were taken from the several
Tinghfh Grips in a Gate of fcquc/lration, and sent
to various towns throughout our dominions, (hall
be ice at liberty, ahd carefully conduced to the
federal ports from whence they were taken.
.(Signed) "ALEXANDER."
FILIAL LOVE & PATR 10TISM.
E3=The Northern Confederacy.
LONDON, MAT 4.
It was reported this morning in this city, upon
the authority of private letters said to have been
received at Couftaotinopie/that Alexandria had
flu-rendered there days after the late battle.
DESULTORf ARTICLES.
" I have the,honor to inform you,
that after the affair of the 13th March,
the army took a position about four
miles from Alexandria, having a sandy
plain in their front, the sea on their
right, and the canal of Alexandria (ax
piefent dry) and the lake of Abbukir
on their left. In this position we re
mained without any material occur
rence taking place, until the 2tft of
March, when the enemy attacked us
with nearly the whole of their force,
Amounting probably to eleven or twelve
thousand men. Os fourteen demi
brigades of infantry, which the French
have in this Country, twelve appear to
have'beeh engaged, and all their caval
ry, with the exception of one regiment.
" The enemy made the following
disposition of their army :
" General Lanttffe was on their left
With four demi-brigades of infantry,
and a considerable body of cavalry,
commanded by General Roize ; Gen
erals Friant and Rampon were in the
centre, with five demi brigades ; Gen.
Regnier on the right, with two demi
brigades and two regiments of cavalry ;
General D Eftain commanded the ad
vanced guard, confiding of one demi
brigade, feme light troops, and a de
tachment of cavalry. ~
“ The aftion commenced about an
hour before day-light, by a falie attack
on our left, which was under Major
General Graddock's command, where
they were soon repulsed. The moss
vigorous efforts of the enemy were,
however, directed againit our right,
which they had used everf po^ble ex
ertion to turn. '1 he attack on that
point was beguh with great impetuosi
ty by the French infantry, sustained by
a strong body of cavalry, who charged
in column. They were received by
our troops With equ^i ardor, and the
htmoft tteadinefs and discipline., The
contest was unusually obstinate ; the
enemy were twice repulsed, and their
cavalry were repeatedly mixed with
our infantry. They at length retired,
leaving a prodigious number of dead
and wounded on the field. .
“ While this was palling on she right,
they attempted to penetrate our centre
with a column of infantry, who were'
also repulsed, and obliged to retreat|
with loss. The French during the
whole of the action refufed their right.
They pushed forward, however, a corps;
of light troops, supported by a body of|
infantry and cavalry, to keep our left
in check, which certainly wa„ at that
time, the Leaked part of our line. F
" We have taken about two hundred
frifoners (not wounded); but it was
impossible to purine our victory, on
account of cur inferiority in cavalry,'
and because the French bad lined the.
'oppofite hills wiis cannon, under which
they retired. We also have fufTered
considerably ; few more severe actions
have ever been fought; considering the.
numbers engaged on pot^ sides. We
have sustained an irreparable loss in the
perlon of bur ne'er ' fufficiently to b^
lamented Commander in chief, Sir
Ralph Abercromby, vino was moi-:
tally 'wounded in the adion, and died[
on the ^^th of March. , I believe he
was wounded early, but he concealed
his situation from those about him, and
continued in the field, giving his orders
with that coolncfs and perspicuity,
which had ever marked his character,,
until long after the action was over,
when he fainted through weakness and
loss of blood. Were it permitted fora
soldier to regret any one who has fallen
in the service of his country, I might
be excused for lamenting him more
'than any other person ; but it is some
consolation to those who tenderly lovea
,him, that as his life was honourablefto
waihis death glorious. Hii memory
'will be recorded inthe m;±!&of hhj
" Cam,four miles from Alexandria,,
"SIR, 5/6 April, 18O1.j
" I have the honor to acquaint you, that on
the fßth of March, an affair took place between
a Patrole of cur cavalry, and oqe of the enemy,
in the neighborhood of elexandna :, 1 have to
regret that Col. Archdale & the :2th Light
Dragoons, received a wound in the arm, which
has since been amputated, and that we,have loft
some valuable officers and met. Inclofed here
with, I have the honor to tranfinit to you a
lift of the killed, wounded,, and taken prisoners
on that day. 1 ba\t the honor to be &T
(Signed) . "J. H HUTCHINSON"
[g, Here follows a return of killed, wounded,
&c I Quarter-Mfer ;" , rank and file, 2j Lor, eg
killed ; 2 ffors Iferjeant. 6 rank andflle, t kkerfes
grounded ; 3 officer,, I Quarter- Ma,or, lk rank
andfile, , borfes mffingl
^ Warfare in Egypt, again.
London gazette, may ij.
Lord Hobart,received this morning, dispatch
es from Egypt.
Camp before Alexandria, March 1,, XSOX.
* Sir,
• " I have the honor to inclofe the articles of
capitulation of the fort of Aboukir, together with
a return of the prisoners ftirrendered, and of the
ordnance and (lores found in the fort.^
" I have the honor to be, &:.
^ RA. ABERCROMBY."
[0" Here follow five artkies of capitulation in
the French language, by which the garrison were al
lowed the boners of war, to be conducted on board the
Briti,,eet ; There were 1% cannon in this fort, and
XJO prifoners.]
~^g,^— ; —-^^'^ t
Still Later.
An arrival at B,on era Tuesday wft, drought 1
London papers down to May %%/!,. I, days
the latfl — The mo, important are as follows.
* Head- garter;. Cam,Jour miles from ,
Alexandria, April „b, XBCZ- )
“ Sir,
_„—. 4 ,)•
Swiftfur?, of Alexandria, April 7, I&OX.
- We have in pur endeavours to keep off the ,
shore, been obliged to carry fail to Inch a de
gree as nearly to tear our faip to pieces; and
we received further proof of the impoffibi^ty of
forming an effectual blockade of any port, even
in this fine country. On the night of our re
turn from the Offing wc spoke the Pearl fri
gate, bringing us advice of the failing of a
French squadron of ftven fail, of the line, a fri
gate, two Hoops, and two Core-fbips, for this
place, having ,000 troops rd three Generals
on board. Lord Keith has been busied in pre
paring the Stately for the line, and our force
now confute of the Foudroyant of 84 guns;
Tigre, 80 ; Ajax, Northumberland, Swiftfurc,
Kent, and Monoraur, of 74; Stately of 64;
with fcveral small vcffels. , ~
down, NO-STREET, MAY Is.
By advices received this morning from Mfr.
for Hollaway, dated th: carofnf the grand Vi
country, will be sacred to every hi.
tith foldier,and embalmed in the recol
lediou of a grateful posterity.
" It is impossible for me to do justice
to the zeal of the officers and to the
gallantry of the soldiers of this army.
The Reserve, against whom the princi
pal attack of the enemy was directed,
conducted themselves with unexampled
spirit.—They refilled the impetuotity
of the French infantry, 'and repulsed
several charges of cavalry. Maj. Gen.
Moore was wounded at their head,
though not dangerously. I regret,
however, the temporary absence from
the army of this highly valuable and
meritorious officer, whose counsel and
Co-operation would be so highly neccf
fary to me at this moment. Brig. Gen.
Oaks was wounded nearly at the fame
time, and the army has been deprived
of the service of an excellent officer—.
The 28th and ~2d regiments acted in
the molt diftinguilhed 6c brilliant man
ner. Colonel raget, an officer of great
promise, Was wounded at the head of
the former regiment; he has tince,
though not Quite recovered returned
to his duty. -
, “ Brigadier-General Stdatt, arid the
foreign Brigade, supported the reserve
with much promptiwfs and fpirit^ in
deed it is hut justice to ,this,corps to
fay, that they have) on all occasions,
endeavored to emulate the zeal and
spirit exhibited by the British troops,
and perfectly fucceeddti. Maj. General
Ludlow deserves much approbation for
his codded when the centre of the ar
my was attacked ; under his guidance
the guards conducted themklves int^
molt cool, intrepid, had fojdicrlike man
ner x they received very effectual sup
port by a movement of the right of Gen.
Coote's brigade. Brigadier-General
Hope was wounded in the hand ; the
army has been deprived of the services
of a mod active, zealous, and judicious
officer.
“ The loss of the enemy has been
great; it is calculated at upwards of
three thousand killed, wounded, & taken
prisoners. General Roize, who com
manded the cavalry, which fuffcred
considerably, was killed in the field —
Generals Lanuffc and Bodet, are since
dead of their wounds. 1 have been
informed, that Several other General
officers, whose names 1 do not know,
have been either killed or wounded.
" I cannot conclude this letter with
out solemnly aifarihg you, that, in the
arduous contest in which we are at pre
sent engaged, his Majesty's troops in
Egypt have faithfully difeharged their
duty to their country,and nobly upheld
the fame of the Britilh name and nation.
“ I have the honor to be, &e. (Signed)
, "J.H. HUTCHINSON."
to H^f/^ 3 lift of Ellod, mended, ^'e.
& total of which tea; XO officers, 9 fergcants, 124
rank andfdo,KILLED / 60 officers, 4%fergeants,
3 drummers, io3t rank and fre WOUNDED;
yofficers, Ifergeant, 18 rank and file MISSING,
'The names cf the officers killed, Cen. Altrcromby,
Col. Butene, Lt. Cal. Ogilvie, Maj. Biffet, Captains
St. Fern, Grohn, Lieutenants Colin Campbell; Rob
ert Anderson, Stewart, Jocelyn, Duvergid, Dejeais,
and Ensign Com, bell. al
Os the officers wounded were Maj. Gen. blobite.
Brigadier, Generals Hope, Oaks, and Lawfen.
N, B One stand of colors, and two field pieces
were taken.
Lieut. Corbett, arrived this morning
from Egypt, bringing dispatches from
Lord Keith, to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, dated
" Fendrojant, Aboukir Fay. 7
“ Sir, April 1, 1801. ,
“ I have very great concern in ac
quainting you, that in a desperate at
tack made upon our lines by the trench
army on the morning of the mil tilt,
my gallant and fefpedable colleague
General Sir Ralph AriERCROMBY,
unfortunately received^ wound, of
which he died on board this Ship on the
28th. It is tinneceffaty to fay how
touch this calamity has been regretted
by the Army and by the h lect,, Their
Lordihips wiR observe that the epemy
were repulsed with ver, great lofi I
enclose for their information, a copy of
Sir Sidney Smith's report of that sus
tained by the detachment of seamen
Serving under his orders ; and have the
pleasure of adding, that his own wound
has not been so material as to deprive
me of his ferviecs.—The Marines were
riot engaged, having been, previpufly
to the action, appointed to the duty of
Aboukir Cattle, and its vicinity.
“p. $. The Captain Pacha arrived
on the 26th ult. with three fait of the
line, and a body of troops; and on the
following day a Turkish Vice-Admiral
joined."
[g, Hire factor # return of tbefoamm tilled,
and wounded, amouning to 2J only.
“Ihave'the honor to be,&c.;
^ KEITH. 0
Atoiralty Office, May „, 1801.
} Vizir's intention that thefc 3000 cavalry ihould
I join the British army whenever & Commander
1 iu Chief may require it.
!- It also appears, chat Djeggir P4a has en
, tered into an accommodation of all differences,
and ordered 5000 of his troops to join the Im
perial army, for the purpose of the expalfion of
the enemy from Egypt. The firfc party that
joined, confided of about 450 good cavalry,
well mounted, and fcveral parties have joined
since.
Tribute cf RefteQ.
LONDON, MAY t^.
Yesterday in the House of Commons,
Mr. Addington, after a very eloquent
eulogium, on the bravery and discipline
of the army in Egypt, moved that an
humble Address be presented to his Ma
jesty, praying that he would be graci
ously pleased to give directions for a
monument being erefted in the Cathe
' dral Church of St. Paul s, London, to the
'memory of the ever-lamented Lieuten
ant-General Sir RalpkA bercroMby,
Knight of the most honourable Order
of the Bath, who, having by biscon
fammate /kill and bravery effe^ed a
landing on the coast of Egypt, in the
face of a powerful and well prepared
enemy, did on the 21st of Mrrch 1801,
refill an obftitute and desperate attack
made upon his lines by a chosen and
veteran army, when he received a
mortal wound, but did not withdraw,
from the field of battle until the forces
under his command had gained a glo
rious and immoral vi&r, : and to as
The situation of our own arm, is teprefenfetf
as favourable as could be wished. Their por
tion before Alexandria was so strong, that there
was no fear entertained of their being attacked.
The army was healthy, and in high foirits,
and supplied from the country with every arti
cle of which it Rood in need, This circum
stance alone proves the wisdom of Gen Hutch
inson's conduct in cultivating his advantage, and
improving his situation inftcad of exposing his
army to any farther loss by an immediate attack
on the strongly fortified position into which the
defeated army of the enemy had retired. His
object was to possess himfelf of Rhamania, and
to cut off all communication with Alexandria,
which he had no doubt of effe&iog. The dc
fercers stated that the French loft above 3000
men in the battle of the 21st, and this agrees
with Gen. Hutchinson's dispatch.
The iriimediase consequence of our vidlory
appears to have been that Gen. Hutchinson was
enabled to detach Colonel Spencer agaioff Ro
setta, and another corps of 4000 men agrinft
Rhamanil The former would open the com
munication with the Vizier's army. The pos
session of Rhamania would leave the French
without communication or supplies, except on
the fide of the Defect, where the Arabs were in
determined hostility against them, It appears,
after dedicating every possible loss, that our ar
my muff Rill cunflft of nearly 13,000 men, ex
chifive of Seamen, and the Turkish reinforce
ments ; while that of the enemy, from the
numbers brought into action on the 21k,could
not after the cattle, exceed from &oco to 9000
mm
Ety^v Editorial Remark:.
The account of the operations of the army
contained in the London Gazette Extraordina
ry, would no doubt alone be confi sered as high
ly farisfaflory, but we are enabled by private
letters to add many fa&s which mull have a
eonftlerable effect on the success of our expedi
tion. After the action of the lift Match, feta
eral deserters, among whom were forty cavalry,
eamein Iro n the French army; they tfated that
the Republicans were completely difpiritcd at
their defeat ; that befidgs Generals Lanuffe (on
%hose talents, the Maniteur has so much cals
delated) R)ize, and Bodet, two other Generals
were killed and three, wounded. Among -the
latter was General Regnier, an officer beloved
and eftecmed by the whole army. The entire
regiment cf grenadiers which bore the name cf
the First Consul, is stated to have-been deftroy
©l, arid the 2?:vinci^e Standard of Bucu^jrtc is
brought home in the Flora, an evidence of our
triumph.-—The Captain Pacha had joined Lord
Keith's fleet with ffx fhipa and SCOO men, fid
mere were shortly expected. ThcOrandVizier's
army had been reinforced with an equal num
ber of men, from Ghexer Pacha's troops, and
was moving forward to Cairo, Nor was the
strength of their enemies all that the French
had to contend with ; their allies we?e deferr
ing them in the hour of difficulty, Mourad Bey
had already sent to Upper Egypt co obtain fof
givenefs for having added in conjunction with
the Republicans ' , ..•
The combination of all these fa&s proves our
decided superiority. Such has been the result
of this battle, which ftrengtben the effablilh
ment of our troops in Egypt, and make the ul
timate conque.fi of that country almost certain,
though it may have been delayed for a shorter
or longer period of time. Every day must add
the advantage of our situation, and muff de
teriorate that ofeur enemy.
• Th e remains of Sir Ralph Abercromby were
brought home in the Flore frigate. It will
doubtlcfs be gratifying to his friends, that hjs
allies should be departed under the monument
which is likely to be raised to his memory.
The ball wlih struck Sir Ra,ph Abercrom-
Sy entered his thigh, and rose upwards, so that
it was impossible to extract it. ~
she attack in Egypt on the aid of March,
was commerced by the " Intinffle Legion," a
regi ^ot of ijoofyiefed gr.nadi rs, to whom
the Directory presented a flandard called the
invi^^e Standard, who made the attack in a
Gate of intoxicat co ; the flints having been ta
ken out of thri guns, that they might rely on
ly on the btfrc\ It commenced upon the
4%d regiment of Highland Foot, which wis
mistaken for Turkish. They penetrated the
lines, and being nobly opposed, fought equal to
any but British troops, and nfufirg to surrender,
were, every man, killed a d buried within,, the
tinglifh lines ; not one survived to tell the dread
ful tale. *
In the attack whicn Gen. Menou made on
the Engirfh, axil March, after a Council cf
War was held at Alexandria, the greater part
of the corps which he brought up from Cairo,
ctofifted of Copts,Greeks, and African recruits.
Another and a dtcitive battle is expected in
Egypt, when Gur Regnier shall come up, who
is on his march with a frch corps of 12,000
French and African troops .Murad Bty hkc
wtfe has promifod the French ahidance
br at Gaza, Maim w, zQi,i tajipci that
on the 18th of that month, tozj Asiatic cav
alry advanced from that place, and urfthe fol
lowing day xoco Arab cavalry. This body is
to be under the command of Tahir Pasha, as an
advanced guard. On its arrival at Ei Atilh,
it is to halt a day or two, until Mahomet Pa
ths arrives with a confi fcrable part of the ar
my, probably about JOOO nlen, when Tahir
Palha is to advanceto Catieh. It is the Grand
CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL X%,
Sir Hyde Parker has been recalled
as commander in chief of the Baltic
fleet, and the command conferred on
Lord Nelson.
The return of Admiral Parker to
Copenhagen, and the suspension of all
hostilities in the Baltic, leavf ms noth,
ipg interesting to look for from that
fide. The Danes according to private
letters, were to leave Hamburg on the
,th inil and it was effected that the
Fruffons would evacuate Bremen with
equal dispatch
Brili, House of Comm-,?::—-MAX i.p,
SUBSIDY TO PORTUGAL.
COPENHAGEN, APRIL 38.
The English Admiral, Sir Hyde
Parker, has written a very polite anft
wer to the Ruffian Ambassador, Mi
Lifak^witz, in which he exprelfes his.
happiness at hearing the pacific disposi
tions of His Rudian Majesty, and that
he had immediately given orders for all ~
hostilities againit the Ruffians, Danes
and Swedes, to cease.
[Lord Hawkefbury brought the fol
lowing Message from His Majesty :=
, G. R.— His Majesty, taking into
h 5 mott fericus confederation the immi
nent dodger with which the kingdom
of Portugal-,the antient Ind natural ally
of his. crown, is threatened by the
powers with whom he is at war, as
well as the importance of preserving S:^
maintaining the commercial relations
which fubtift between the two king
doms, and relying on the zeal and af
fe&ion of his faithful Commons, recom
mends it to their confederation to grant
him the means of affording such fup~
port^ byway of fabfidy, to Her Majes
ty toe Queen of Portugal, as may bell
enable her Majeft, to take such mea
sures for the defence of her kingd' m as
the exigencies of affairs may require. ~
Lord Hawkefbur, moved, that his
Majesty's message should be referred to
the Committee of Supply ; and he gave*
notice, that in the Committee on Mon
day, he should propose to grant to his
Majesty a sum not exceeding 300,000 b
to enable His Majesty to make such ad
vances to the Queen of Portugal as #
the exigencies of her affairs might re
quire. —
The Emperor Aleaxander has writ
ten a letter to Louis XVIII. confirm
ing the pension of 200,000 roubles,
granted him by his Predecessor; and
informing that unhappy Prince that
nothing thould be wanting on his parte
to alleviate his misfortunes, whenever
an opportunity should offer.
Bonaparte's Invincible flandard, was
yesterday brought to Lord Hobart's
office, in Whitehall, (his Lordship he
ingSecretary of State for India affairs,)
they were brought by Mr. Baldwin the
British couful at Egypt They weft,
very much worn ; the Consular Inhg
na of the Republic are emblazoned on
them.
HOUSE OF LORDS—MAY 20.
Lord hiobart presented a Mefige
from the King, fating, that he had
granted the dignity of a Baroness to
Lady Aberc°omby, which was to dc
feend to the male heirs of Sir Ralph,
with a penion of 20001. a year and de
siring their Lordihips to enable him to
fqcure t he latter part of the grant.
PARIS, MAY 13.
An American frigate entered the
road of Havre, n the evening of tha
19th Floreal: It had on board the
new Ambaffidor of the United States;
charged to carry to Fails the ratitica
icn of the Treaty of Peace concluded
v. dhthe French Republic.
An arrival a? Sflon on Wednesday last, brought
pabere one uay later than the preceding.
LONDON, MAY 22.,
By. yetterday's Hamburg mail, we are in
formed, that the Danes still keep paffeffion of
that city, though they no longer iufift on th©
0,00 marks per diem. Private letters fy, that
Denmark demands that the Praffian troops ihall
evacuate Hanover at the fame time that flic
withdAw./frOM Hamburg.
The difpauhei received yesterday from Lord
Elgin state, that in consequence of Lord Keith's
having informed the Grand Vizier of the vict
ory gained by the. Ehglifh, his Excellency began
Ais march towards Cairo on the 29th March,
with fifteen thousand men.
Gene/7 Abercromby, in the adion which
proved fatal to him in Egypt, having font off
all his Aide-de-camps on different fer vices, he,
in the midst of a very severe fire, was charged
by a French lighc-horfeman and difirounted:
yet he had the presence of mind to disarm the
fellow. Sir Ralph.then walking off, met Sir S.
Shiith, who gave the brave General his charger,
he at the sane time presenting Sir Sydney with
the Frenchman's (word. During the time he
had been od Ihorf, he rever fl.pt undressed, and ^
for a w«ek lay upon the find, without any oth
er canopy than that of heaven.
, VIENNA, MAY 6.
It is this day reported, that another Cotirfet
had arrived at Lord Minto's from Conftantino
,e, with intelligence that the French army in
Egypt b ad capitulated, and would be convoyed
to Frejus, in France, without arms, 00 hoard
English ships. In how far this report is tri!,
ispot known, as our privates letters from Cob
flantinople tak< no notice of that erm-
Which was agreed to nem. con.
The thanks of the Hoefe were after,
wards voted to Admiral Lord Keith,
hir Richard Bickerton, and the officers
and seamen of the fleet Rationed off die
coati of Egypt.
^Affairs in the North of Europe
fare Ais KHjetly that this Hume, trj
make good the expense incurred inc
re&ing the fame. .
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
IOS 1 CRIPE.
LONDON, MAY 8.