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MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

LL Persons who have any Demands on the
Friends of Mr. MIN.LISI4, who undertook to provide
• for rhos eonre.3oce of the freeholders in his iutrreat,
• ...ui:.,sted to 'and in their Accounts intree finely. to Mr.
No. 14, (keit Warner-street Culd Bath•fields, in
net they may be examined and 'ceded.
May *Bth. 180 T.
MR. WILBERFORCE'S ELecriuN.
CORIWIITIR arr.'s'. CROWN AND ANTRIM
TA•11110, M•T 88.
THE COMMI ITEE for condueting Mr. Wit-
bethwer's Elealen, d em it incumbent sr, these to repel
the irms calumnies vitskil hare been industri only osculated
be the Ft/PII.II and Panama, or Lord Millers, to the p ►udice
tat Mr. VVilberfores Lord %triton's Friends have affirmed, us
one D•Odt pogit.vo rnanqrr, toe existence of a Ces;ition between
lAA goad-mon and Mr. Layettes; a Coalition which I.lr.
,iist only uniformly docLiined, but which Lord
Maine's who have *eels the irtstauutents of circu-
lone& the celia:•.ey, wow? Not TO txtrt.
01,44,11C1 DI 1..41 t.nurvrrotablo arts which have been
wnployed r.*. the &really., 1.. e so:Arenas StAlstillint may suf-
fice
&Tom the Pll cnarrrnenc.d, it VAA ApreM between the
Curam•cita. of Mr. Wilberforce and Mn. La.:elks, that tne

Leiner Gentlennui shrial,l oer half flee expense of abet est Mr.
raters, as veinal.* giro Nts. Mlbeiturett their ..econd
a, so lois; only as Mr. WilSar(oree ahoul.i deem it ceases
t o bit secant) to do so. Lord ?silicon's Corontittee, on
lie onset would not content to any arrangement with
Mr. W.lberioiees Onsimitter, unless Cu; latter would bind
t'.. 41(I; V+ to continuo to pay nal( the onsente of bringing
on the wintry who should poll for butt, until the contest
alinuld finelly terminate.

Mr. Wilbe.nitee's Cotnriflitee refused to assent to this pro.
posit, no the neve.: . t ut as the same terms must in,
(rimers have berm granted to Mr Lase Iles, anerpensedoub!e
'fiat of -niter of the other Cabdidatims might be entailed on
Mr Wilberforce, even though his maioritY shod 1 become ‘o
large, at an eus!si penal of the P ill. as to render his Re-err
two setture. Mr. WiMerforce's Committee, however, com-
ma nested so Lord Milton% Conseinttee another Resolutiou, by
wh.ch they voluntenly bound themselves to pay (until Mr.
Wilberfteee's Merlin:l 'hated oe secure), half the miswrite of
all stn la steers, is the interest of Lore villiltran, as should vac
Mr. W lbf,rf,iree their second yeses, prtasefir in the way
in ern;nll they had proceeded with respect to Mr. Lase:elks'
vets re.

Lvd Milton's Committee published the Resolution by whirl
their Frrt proposal bad been rejeu:ed , and insidiously con•
near; Ibis refusal with the agreement which had been en
listed into with Mr Lueelles' Coairuittew„ drew from it the
inference, thee Mr. Wilier:fetes sod Mr. Lasceiles had co.
ale-eel. They suppressed, at the saute base, and have pee.
weed in suppressing, the Resolution of Mr. Wilberforce's
Commitee, whereby Lord Milton woe placed precisely on the
tame fooling with Mr. Lancet,.
By this artful proiedure, Lord Milton obtained many
.Plu npr.va on the first days of the Po'l, who had previously
en; ~11.1 their seeond votes lA. Mr. WO.berforce, but who were
inft..en. d, br the grits, misrepresentation in question, to re-
e du LOT &hot eugAgernent.
Let the Frteholders of Yoekshire hereby learn, not in ru-
shes to sufer their judgmer-t to be iciluenced by groundleis
ourribisss and aiiful insinuations.

SIEGA OF D4Y7ZICK.

Continuation of the Joomil of the Note of Dlltaizik

• Night leteetis she :21 4642314 f April. Ast,ek of
ftont of the right demi plats d'ormet,
we pushed four zigz tgs. whie:t enabled us to gabs
1/3 fathoms toward the third parallel. The enemy's
life, which the mnon-light permitted them to dire&
•.: precision, prevented our advancing so far by
the kh d'aenser. The balls carried away
the **bias: as fast as they were laid. Obliged to
proceed a la sappe Flute, as long as the moonlight
Lasted ; then continued the work a la tape,• volante.
During the day, completed the works of the rig': t,
And made some causeways.
dutch of lii,silperz.—Completed the works be-
gun for the p-Gten:on of the battery of Stottemberg,
of seven pieces of cannon. The enemy Sled much.

isenlo and Pnonsida.—A new battery wao
eoss•rodted on the left bark.

.drriaer.o.—D:pn to arm and provision nil the
ba,ter;et, to commenca firing the folllwing taght.

Night &tweet. ihr 23d aad 24:A.—Pushed on in
front of CI.: right duii plate d'armer, a floe dodo& to
the sop. reiwat. A I.tde soetie of the enemy for
• ,me urns disturbed the worknsen.

Stren,;theneti the zigzags in ft&at of tin 1.4 t &nos
p.,•r ?erase', ten fathoms.

A.riQcey.—At one o'clock in the r..0..-r.inz opened
a fire from the two: cars and howitzers. At day-
light all the batteries fired ; the enemy returned the
Ere with great vivacity, but at n .on our; became
superior. Our gunners made a great number of
holes in the embrasures, many of which the enemy
filled np. The place took fire several times. V.'s
liaJ two pieces of cannon dismoun:cd, and one car-
riage renJesed unserviceable.
11441 Gattv.ci Ike 14t5 and 2.54. Attack of We-
Aclabrag.—Took from the enemy 93 fathccns cf the
development of the trench, which advanced our
trenches on the left QO fathoms nearer to the toms.
The Captain of Engineers, Blanc, d:resleil this

svorls. We could Dot gain so metch ground to the
right, on which the enemy kept up a vary brisk
fife of oloskso7, fromeleven et nixhi till daybreak.
4detillcry.....l: has alrea44 produce,! grc.tt efFr t.

The eilnmy was engaged all night in repairing his
embrasures, which facilitated Our operations on the
lett. The deserters agree in their accounts, that
the bombs and howitzers have dole much damage
to the city. The enemy slackened his fire during
the day, and masked a great part of his enibra-

,Wes.
of,Wavk of Blieholilwrg.—The enemy's bombs did
some mischief to our redoubts and batteries at
Stotzemberg, whirls, were repaired.
Lower Vistmlo and Pemintola.-•••Contintte3 the ga-
biased* of the lett hank, and completed the pall-
sading of the redoubt No. G. The enemy kept up
a fire of howitzers against this redoubt.
At I I at night. a ship sailed from the fort of
Weichselmande, with some armed men, to attempt
to reach Dantzick. She was attacked opposite to
our redoubts, by two French barks which General
Gardanne had ordered to be brought into the Vis-
tula. where a small harbour has been made for
them. After a fire of musketry had been kept op
for some minutes, the enemy's vessel was taken,
together with her crew, except a few men who
threw themselves into the water, and almost all of
whom were wounded.
Marine.—A brig of 4 guns, under English colours,
anchored at the jetties of the port.
The 25th, at three in the afternoon, M. le Mare
chal Lefebvre, ordered the firing to case. and sent
the Adjutant Commandant Ayme, to summon Ge-
neral Keikreuth to surrender; but he refused to
listen to any terms, till a practicable breach should
he made.
N irk lishown tko 23:6 ea .2C/h. Arnie& of N•gheu-
berg.—Made the appioaclies of the third parallel.
A sally of the enemy was briskly rt•pulsed.
.eirtalere.—Our bomb. set the town on fire. The
couflagration was very great ; at uoou the fire was
not extinguished.
Night betacen the V. 616 and 27M. "Vlach of Xa•
he/,Berg.—Continued the works of the third parallel,
and pushed eight branches of communication to the
right to join the parallel. The firing on either
side was very brisk on the till seven at night
when the enemy's fire entirely ceased.
This silence seemed to indicate a sortie. The
Marshal made his dispo.itions ; he gave orders to
suffer the enemy to reach the unfinished trenches,
and afterwards to attack him briskly on both
flanks, in order to cut off the head of the column ;
which orders were executed with complete success.
At ten at night, the flit!_ post placed in front, mitre
e tare, fell back. and ant.ounced that the enemy was
advancing in column, by divisions, with bayonets
fixed; six hundred grenadiers were followed by two
hundred lahourcri,*with inylemerits. Our labourers
retired, end our troops instantly rushed from the
trenches, attacking.t he en-my with the baynuet, but
without firing ; the ettern7 was repulsed cad driven
back in disorder ca the reserve of his covered way,
where the fi. ing commenced Our guards returned
in good order to the trene; 11. During this time
the bead of the enerri; :-in. which had been
cut of, dies► to the left, where it was made pri-
soner.

The enemy had 140 men killed; we had It kil-
led and 29 wounded. The Marshal mentions with
eommendation, Messrs. Perrin, as Staff Officer;
Ti avers, Aid•de-camp to General Menard ; Capt.
Darsel ; Louis and L. fferides, chasieurs in the
12th Regiment of Light lnfarliry ; Vernon and
Geoffroy, Serjeanu of Miners ; and.the Miner Laigh,
who killed an Officer with the bayonet.
General Kalkreuth having demanded a suspension
of arms to bury the dead, Marshal Lefebvre grant-
ed him from three to five o'clock in the morning.
W. availed ourselves of this opportunity to recon-
noitre new positions fur batteries, a ricochets, and the
trenches that are to join them to our parallels. We
measured the distance between the parallel and
the cuvered way ; it is 23 fathoms from the pali-
sades.

Attack eßiseAdrihz.—Coonefted by a trench
the left of the two batterisa of Btotzemberg.
Lowtr rianie and Pexiassle.--Gained possession
of i'ne neck of land at the extremity of the island,
formed by the Canal and the Vistula. Separated it
by an entrenchment, to prevent the enemy from
driving us from it, and thus rendtred the commu-
nication between the two shores more immediate.
Sabatier, Chief of' Division of the Engineers, ably
direfted this operation.

Constructed a bridge of rafts on the canal ano-
ther is in he laid across the Vistula. This bridge
will possess e.,e inestimable advantage of establish-
ing a very speedy communication between the two
shores, whereas, at present there is no communica-
tion, but by a circuit of more than eight leagues.
A,:. ry —Arrived six 24-pounders. Began a
new battery. Armed the second battery of Stot-
xemberg

Placed is the redoubt, No. 2, a battery of '2 4 -
pounders against iiiichoffsberg, %%Lich greatly an-
now our batteries of Stotz,-mberg.
Mounted four 24-pounders instead of 4 twelves
whic: %sere in the first parallel.

Conitrusini; thiee batteries direelei against the
half moon andfi+scs.bcs of the frt•nt of attack ;
the artillery had an of& er wounded daring the
day, and two gun:Trs and a seij?at,t killed. Casrille,
Captain of Artillery, was wounded.
Night between the 2716 and 2siii.—.llota,4 on ►fn.
iclehrtg.—Prolonged the third parallel to the right
and left, for about 120 fathoms, and cnished the
communication of the right. The ewqny kept tip
a very brisk fire. • A weak sortie was immediately
repulsed.

Lew Fistula and Faissusula.—Three times yes.
sets attempted to pass from the fort of Weithsel•
munde to Dantzick ; they were invariably repulsed.
A French bark. from the right bank, went to re-
connoitre the post in front of the left bank, and re-
mained some time in observation.

Aridlsra.—fhe enemy fired incelsantly on the
batteries of Stotzernberg. 2nd on the redoubts Nos.
I and 2. Ha direas a numerous artillery against
the..? batteries.

A bomb set fire to a barrack, contaihing hiss i,z-
en. Captain Loge and two gunners Jan to the
barrack, and temovud the howitzt r-chests. Geof-
.roy, Lieutenant of Pontonniers, was wounded, as
were two serjeants of the artillery, and two gun-
ners.

One 21—pounder was rendered unservicable. We
tired 1400 balls on the 26th, and 1900 on the 27th.
AVit h lane,' tie 2814 aad 2)16. Attack of Ha•
lehberz.—Prolonged the right of the third parallel
twenty fathoms ; enlarged some communications ;
likewise prolonged one of the branches from the
right eirmt-place d'armusouwardb the place fixed for
a ■ew battezy.

At ten At night, the enemy made a sortie on the
third parallel ; he begun his stuck on our left.
Two companies of the 19th regiment of the line put
him to the rout, and pursued him to the palisades
of the covered way, inter which stems of our brave
fellows had the imprudence to leap. A battalion
of grenadiers, tv.li:h presented itself to the centre,
repulsed our two companies, two hattilinns
tined them by our right. The enemy penetrated
to the communications of our third parallel, *hen he
was vigorously attacked byour reserve, who went to
the assistance of the guards of the trench. The enemy
retired in the utmost confusion. Thrice he re.
tuned to the charge, and thrice was he repulsed.
His loss amounts to 70 men killed, a great number
wounded, and 200 prisoners. We had IS wounded.
and eight of the 19ill regiment killed.
The 19th Battalion choduaed itself with great
intrepidity. General Puthod commanded the trench,
and General Michaud the reserve.

The Marshal particularly meatioes Meows. that
Baron de Stockbcrn. a Major in the service of,
Baden, and Mijor.General of the trench ;
C. p:ain of Voltigeurs of the 19th, thrice taken and
retaken ; Quentieus; Auriliac, Captain ; Dumont,
!Met and Duni°, Serjeant•Majors of the 19th. who
entered the coveted way with the enemy, and killed
six men and two Oaken ; Teinturier, Voltigeur of
the !nth segimmt, n.r) twice rescued Captain
Musin from the haz..l.: of the enemy, killing two or
three men each time ; Hetzler, corporal of the regi-
ment of the Hered:tary Grand Duke of Baden, who
nobly defended his post, and, with his detachment,
killed a great number of the enemy.
The ma of Marshal Lefebvre rushed upon the
enemy at the head of the c9lumn.

Lawsr Visiaaa •nd Prkinsula. Clnt;nued the
works begun, without being disturbed by the enemy.

thstllery. Arrived twelve £&.pounders, 6900
'24.pound balls, 13J0 bombs, 123,0(X) pounds of
powder, and various articles of provision. Three
thousand of rite enemy's balls were picked up. He
is daily atumenting his batteries on the Bischoffs-
berg.

A patrole of Cossacs was met by ten men of the
4th Polish regiment, who killed an officer and two
Cossacs. The others could not be pursue], on ac-
count of the inundrion of the water.

Nirit hoeueen Me '2)t4 and 30,6. Aftark of H..
he! leel. Prepared the parapet of the third parallel
to receive tirailkurs. Bordered it with earth-bags.
Enlarged the third parallll, and formed causeways
with fascines.

dliack of ili4ehoinderg. Prolonged toward the
right the trenches which cover the beteries of Stasi-
emberg.
Arii/itry. Fired 1700 halls on the 30th. The
fire of the redoubt, Nu. I. greatly incommodes the
enemy, who has direSed more than 20 pieces of
cannon to that point.

Placed a mortar battery in the second parallel,
and another in 'tont of that parallel.
Pbecel three pounders at the extremities of the
third parallel, to (Link it against sorties.
Cfmstrueled two batteries at the extremities of
the drmi-parri d'armes, between the second and
third parallel, to sweep the branches of the covered
ways of the half-moon. and to batter the entrench-
ment& of timber. which are in the retreating pieces.
d'or (Aiontomr./

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the passengers by which reported that all was pea laid 1
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able in the Upper Provinces, and in ~,,Ty, p Gym
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of India, when they I‘ ft the Ganges, which the 1
on the 30th of December last, in con Gni
sequence . unite
which, Lord LATE, the Commaniet-in•Chief, h rneo
arrived at Calcutta, where he was ec,sen,d to
invit
f et
main till the annual review of the troop, at . with
Upper Cantonments.
rnnu
'fl•e troops rapt-Elea at nergal, from Prince this
Wales's island, friar, which were landed there from tf
lien
Clii.ia 011;4, had arrived at Bengal 'before the d flteg
parture of the American ship from thence, gall,
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We never gave any credit to the report oft then
capture of Danrzic, an event stated in some of ti, T
Papers, a. having taken place on the 9th invea• Wet
Accounts were received yesterday from that City mon
dated the 13th instant, at which time there was hu:e
apprehension of its surrender ; and tie Gams.Lidconi
were considered filly adeqoate to its defence, . H
determined to hold out to the las: extremity. Rut a,a!
same acclunts a.'d, that the allied Russian a.• Ai,
Derr
Prussian army ii in cz•elleut condition, and az.z.tat the i
to upwirds of 180,000 men. .its
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M. Ds Er is A.:v.:sr, the Swedish Minist•r, reoiri Bite
on Wednesday, very tmexpeetedly,from I lie Seat
we
1.
MA.MT v, an order for his retirrn, and he will le; Her
WI
this cou:.try without delay. The cause has -, era
trenspired, but the cif:imamate is relied upon, a Ma
strengthening the opinion 4 those who think ' ' Fa
S'veden is negociatireg a peace svith trance. s.re
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The new Constitutinn of Hayti is given in .- con
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last page. It was proclaimed in February, .. left
was in full edivity in the beitinrag of April,. sue
date of the last accounts from that Island. I
• •
We hate extrafted from the Meniiesr of the If sari
pare of the journal of the Siege of Daatxic.
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Government. we understand: kayo lit reed to
an accouni of the escape of a 34113.8 d: deft= .6 • '
anstated in some of the Papers. ing
rat:,
' Admiral DUCICWOUTIi and Mr. Ace !Sot . pia
ing both returned to England, the late oceed .
at Constantinople will probably be inqui . inte
enc
The friends of the late Minister, assert at t.•
orders were not obeyed.
The list of.Noblenacn handed about in t • - the
nigterial Circles, as intended to represent the I eat'- en}
Peerage in the New Parlits:w•nr, . ands as foil.' 0
genie--. Aberdeen, Aber ne, Balearras, C.ittines.i, Dalt 11
ITIr
Glai.gew, Haddingta• Hume, Kelly, Selkiet, Stfath
Lords—Cateheart, Forks, Napier, Salteww, Sinclair. ini
The Candidates who are understood to be in:-, al..
opposition interest are,
The Earls of Elgin, /Untie*, and Stair ; with Leda R , • di.
Elphinsten, Bleriryre, and Kineaird. w i
Government have received dispatches from L, si7
CAL I. ISO WOOD, dated the 18th instant. His Lis thi
ship had not at that time received any account.
"
the capture of the Sen.aur,e frigate. The . lit
Horse sailed from Gibraltar on the 4th of A. DC
but not with any convoy, nor had she any moss, ,e
on board, as has been erroneously stated in sere: se
of the Papers. Ai
Lord Howicx and Mr. Fox ate the only F • .. in
Secretaries who never pensoncd,t heir Under-Sec en
ries in the Office. And yet, strange to tell, the - or
Ministers ate the constant subje.d of animadversi,. vi
in the Treasury Papers, for their use of patronage
Pi
that very Office. V
'the P.lOCf r, of la grins, has captured a Frets
privateer, the .forap4ias. of 14 guns, a very I ' T
sailer, and calculated to do much mischief 10 C a
trade. The Plows has arrived at Plymouth.. di
brought in with her a neutral Fast indiarnam. fir sv
the Isle of France, with a valuable cargo on bra? eh
said to he for Hamburgh. I
Tho following are the passengers on board ' tit
Eifkriment, recently arrived from Bombay : Is]
Mrs.and Miss Wilson, Mrs Grisdsll, Mts. see Kip Hs
ri's Miss Dick ; I. done! Sprye, His Majesty's 77511 P. f:
resentresentt Captain Storey. His !Majesty's 65th Reline, t ; I. • L
tenant Avaing, His Majvii's 77th Regiment; LW!' . is
Mavis MiDessaln, and Campbell ; Fame &swift ‘l' ''' in
int, Mums;eur Franeis Jerinsin, and Jaren Henlock, Esi *
It is a question of considerable moment, bow ' o
the issue of money from the Exchequer, for sert• tl
1.
to which it is not positively appropnate.l by an ,4
ei
of the Legislature, is legal or not t Ds'• ?tri
this difficulty so forcibly, that, when he divoll
v 0 el
Path im.mt, in 1784, he took particular pains :o o
duce the sums so issued to the least possible alTrI lei
consistent with the ordinary service of thr 11
vernment. The state of w ace favonred his vivo
and his extreme caution,in this resp•e,together . ' n
the known accession of styngth which he had gal ' d
in the House of Commons, prevented the :Kit. I
of the question. Mr. PITT, with a complete c: el
:nand of the majonty of both Houses, was con. ', V
with that silent acquiescence, in this alarming ' 0
tpeheiiim.wenst.,•toarsiedc.uirfehheiisncenutdr,e, he
ed badn t a
d the guile
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virtue not to simßion the pre
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from Parliament any resolution which should • '
e
ti
ted future Ministers iu rerarticg to it. 'I
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