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N... !Avis frau the Aew York PapPrs.
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FOR THE PEO?I.E's FRIEND.
A Correspon,:ent sends you for re•publication
the Eqlowirg letter of Lord Grenville, in answer to
L:stoa, on Blotint's conspiracy, taken Ilona Fes-
4eitdeies Weehi, impeller, of Saturday las:. It is
presumed that the bold and unsupported charges of

the agents of Prance. Duane, &c. will fail of their
wicked effect in casting the odium et Burr's treason
on Britain, notwithstanding the disingenuous abridg-

mitt made of the President's last communication to
Congress, which would insinuate " that it might
(3e inferred" she was to support the traitor in his
diabolical views of dismembering the Union. Is it
probable that the British Government would agree
Co assist Burr. whom they knew, by reputation, for
Its unprirri,sSed spirit of intrigue, when it turned a
deaf ear to the long-continued and personal solici-
tations of Miranda, who was at length obliged to
depend on individual enterprise for carrying into
cxecntihn his schemes against the Caraccas? The
polity of Great Britain, in remaining inflexibly
anise t' every plan of revolutionising the colcuies
of her enemies, is obvious, when it is considered
that the greater part of her wealth and territory
idenslsts in trans-marine possersio3s, which would
be continually endangered by the spirit of revolt,
and the desire of becantiog independent. Nothing
but her apprehension of the consequences of this
principle operating on her own colonies prevented
her from proposing to, and assi 'deg the Spaniards on
the River of Plate, in establishing their own Govern-
mot, independent of the mother conntry. This
plan would have succeeded much better than con-
quest, in detaching for ever that rich and imepense
:ourury from its dependence on any inn-peen
tower. Seeing the subjugated state of the coati.
tent of Europe, it is much to be regretted, that
ogland (instead of weakening herself at home in
Us moment of danger) had not begun the system
revolutionising, rather than of attempting to
+miner Spanish Ametica ; she therehy would have
ade every man interested in preventing these
luable colonies from falling under the dominion
Bonaparte, which they must do in the event of a
ace. With such an Immense acquisition of
alth and commerce, what can arrest " the world's
at tor" from speedily realising his gigantic views
iniversal dominion ?
Dargemiapstreet, dilrii 8, 1104.
SIR—In answer to your dispatches, No. 2 and
have to inform you, that the proposals which
t been made to you by Mr. ---, (as men-
id in those dispatches,) for endeavouring to
Othe two Florid se from Sp tin, has been taken
consideration by His Majesty's conti hrntial
:nts, but it has not been expedient to
le to it, or to adopt any measures for carrying
execution.
Nithout entering into a detail of the varico.,
ferations that have led to this decision, I think
elf necessary to observe, that exclusively of
adepts :y of the means to the end proposed,
,ourself,
ipro.
any
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LON DON,
TUESDAY. Aram 7.

A letter from a British Field Officer, se:ving in
the Russian army, dated the 6th of Match, gives a
favourable view of the state of affairs on the other
side of the Vistula. The vrriter estimates the lou
whiih the French have sustained since the battle of
Eylau, in killed, prisoners, and deserters, at 19,000
men; and states it as the gent ral opinion, that since
they *it crossed the Vistula, they were not sh-rt
of 10,000 men, lore d.• nynGal. We have the satis•
faelion of finding frt•tn this letter, el .t t Genc•.ii
flimr:teszts had been aCtually joined by '2.5,0!)0
fresh Cossacks, who were constantly harasting the
flanks and outposts of the French, and cutting
off their supplies and convoys; and that the
writer coasiders the French cavalry as aliiitut an.
nihilated. The Prussians had greatly recovered
their spirits.

We received, yeverday. Barbadoes rapers to
the 14411 of January, from which we have made the
following ex ttaas

11111111AtirMS, JAN. !S.
The Circe frigate, captured on the 2.1 inst. the
French privateer schooner Le Creole. of one gnu and
27 men. She was taken In a cairn by one of the
Circe': boats, with only six men, commanded by
Lieutenant "rNUSI AS, who very gallantly boat-Jed
and carried her before any cf the other beats sent
after her came up. She this day arrived here.
Hs NI cs r ships Canada and Port of Spin,
from Autigna and Dominica, have arrived since
our last.

The brig Clyde, GAIN!, of this port, from Da!ti..
mom arrieed on Suaday, his been seized under an
order of Captain COCIIIAhE, of the Pl,rt/s&miLer.
I,nd, on a charge of having articles of contraband
on board.

We stated last week, that preparations were made
on Monday and Wednesday, at the QueaN's P.
lace, for swearing in Viscount Met.vi s a Mem-
ber of the Privy Council. It appears, however,
that the Vote of the House ef Commons, of Wed.
aesday. the 1011 of April, 1105, for laying the re-
sOlittions of the House, upon the Tenth Report of the
Commissioners of Naval Inquiry, against his Lord.
ship, at the foot of the Throne, 'hold,' he first re-
scinded. For this course, Miui t -rs have the au.
thority of Mr. PITT. That gentleman de:lared in
the debate on that day, in the Huse of Commons,
that while " the said Resolutions appear upon the
Journals of the House, all thoughts of Lord M at.-
vitAs's restoration to power or Mice must be at
an end."

the Prints devnted to the ptesent Mini.try, one
day assure their Readers that there will be an iin •
mediate Dissolution of Parliament, and the next
day, that there will not. This oscillation is eas;ly
explained. A state of agitation and alarm is ne-
cessary in aid of the exertinns now making to gain
over a m ajori.y. in support of the Minister. To
effea this purpose, every means of address and in-
fluence will be tried ; and the threat of a Dissolu-
tion must operate powerfully upon a cenaiu class of
Members in the House of Commons. In this way
the menace may serve the Minister more than an
adual Dissolution, should he I+ave recourse to that
desperate measure. In Ireland, the Roman Catholics
have possessed the eledive franchise since the year
i 53, and a:reit influence would be uniformly exerted
against the present Ministry. This influence is
sufficiently formidable t 3 be able to turn the scale
in several counties. In several parts of England,
a disposition has been already rn initiated, that bolds
out little hope to the Minister of any advantage horn
:t geaeral eicarpa. T:te pulse of the people has
been felt in the principal distrids of the country,
and it has not been found to beat hi unison with
Miniiterial hopes and expeditions. 7",ie Lerch
of Saturclay, alluding to some sound-
ings lately taken in Yorkshire, contains the fol.
lowing observations upon this subjea " A
County Meeting, we understand, is talked of
by a few sanguine people, AS a rule de gstrre to
strengthen the hands of the new Administration ;
and these is certainly much benevolence in the in-
tention of giving vitt .grb to those who stand so de-
plorably in need of at. On subjees where a mate-

diiirrrixe d dpittior. et it:, to ale ty3i

cotutty steel:lug:4 by the cline
this cial4gd p
victual adwausizics. are fOrtiefr'tJ i I ever' pur,
County, and theitiercuurses te.e meat

come agitated by party quarrels; but, notwithcanss
ing taus inconvai enc 4 the prospea of such a meet-
ing, at the present crisis, is rataer to be comm.
plated with pleasure than dreasli And, we should be
glad that the sentiments of the freehohl:rs
orkbhite, on the comparative qualifications of eke
present and Lte Administration, could be thus con-
veyed to their Sovemigr, and that their npittions
ibuuld also, at the same time, be ex,tressed Ott she
cundul of thus: sec:et adviser- net the throne,
who instigated the KING to illilat on a written
pledge from his Ministers, the certain tendency of
which would have been io reverse the wholesome
Mains, eutla " the East: can do no *mug," and
to substitute in its stead, the mmstrous proposi-
tion, that " the Minister his no responsibility 1"
for how can any Minister be responsible for the
saflay of the 6:ate, when a pledge has been
obtained from that he will at no time give
advice to fits MaJ:ary on a subject connected
with the vttai interests of that state ? We then are
.i%tot:g the number of those who invite a county.
rn.ettni; ; and thuug:i front a regard to the tranquil-
liti of theicounty, the blends of the late Admini-
strattun nsay .tot urge such a measure, yet if a meet-
ing slsould take place, they, along with our two
wortlay County Members, Mr. %Via ass roue and
Mr. Fevre's, will, et are sure, not shrink from the
duties which such an opportunity wall prr.sont, of
conveying to the Soterei,m the sentiments enter-
tained by the Comity of York, of the causes and
probable effects of the late sudden and mucli-li-
mented change is His 14 A.l ssit los Councils."

The New eibinet, a— s note estahlistici, consists
of the following Members

Earl Cassoae
Lord LLD M
Fail of W111111,11•MILAP•D
Duke of Poe rt. to . .
Lord NtI'CIiR4VIL • • • • Folt Looi of the Ad,otraltv.
E•rl of C AAAAA • . . . Moster•Gen. of the.keedesties.
&areas', of titate ter the Dunn
I.ord 11.wcateuic . •
Ir. Caroms
Lord C y Secrt.t.o., of 'State for theitar
' • xorl Colonies.
M... PLacar.r.
of the Exchequer.
Here are only ersons, but as the Cabinet gi-
neraliy consist. of an odd number. it is probable
that a place is reserved, in p. fro, which, when bided.
will 'slake the Cabinet consist of eleven blem,ers.
The caber leading Members, not of this Cabinet
are— •
Mr. It Dustiss
Ptc.ideut of the Hoard of Con.
t., .
. trout.
Mr Paacaeas. . . • "
Cu.olcellor of the Duchy of
.
Leocx.kr.
cuass
Earl lith Po :Ault of the board of
c . • 1 7.,a4e.
Mr; lines
L,..rd C. spssapsar . . toilet
?women.
dr. Loud
r.oi or Camelia+ se . . P.stinioter-Gatieral.
Mr. /W 411115600 • • ' ' Joint Sec. of Treasury: •
ft.sn 'Mr. %Catalina , . .
Sir WI await Gahm . . Master of she Roi 4.
Sir VIC•MT Ulna . . . Attwasty•Genrcal.
Mr. Pwitia . .• . Sercit.H-Gcuer.i.

Duk •of Rocorsoon . IRELAND.
• • Lord Lieutenant.
'' A Wk . . • . Chief Scet•l47y.
I'li. piece of Treasurer of the Navy still remains,
vacant.

Parliament will resume its sittings te•morrow.
Mr. BRAND':. notion is expelled to onite on, in the
f.t Commons, on Thursday. The Marquis
of Srarroso proposes Co 6x his Motion, in the
Clouse of Lords, for Ft iday.

Yesterday the Duke of Brom noun and Lotd
llswarsinary transacted business with the Duke
of YORK, at his °MC..
Mr. FOST La arrived. yesterday, at NILHOT'S Hotel,
King-street, horn Dublin.
Saturday evening, after the Cabinet Council, Mr.
JACII,O%, the extraordinary Ws.,enger, was sent off with dispatches to Lord FILITC;IINBON,
JOHN Cotoi.ormu. Esq. M. P. for the County of Wexford, arrived in town yesterday from Ire/ land
There are now six or seven men of war building
at Antwerp, and it is said that Flushing is to he the
Aelieral rendezvous in that part for the navy. Since
he communication with that place has been cut off,
the few people left there, arc in a state of stirvation.
We lately mentioned the arrival of several per-
sons at Liverpool, Irons New York, to give evidence
on the trial of ('apt WHITBY, of the Liand,r, for
his eonJua on the New York and Halifax station,
daring which the American sailer, PLAKCE, was
killed by a shot from the Leordcr. These several
persons arrived in town, yesterday, preparatory to
the trial. The ill humour excited in New York by
that event, and indeed any angry feeling that pre-
vailed in America, in consequence of the conduit
of our cruisers, nppears to uave entirely subsided.
We read in the late American Papers, a paragraph
acknowledging the polite and handsome behaviour
of our ships of war, and the pains taken to avoid all
offence. The following paragraph. from a New
York Paper, of the 10th, may' serve as a sample :
6. The ship Magner, BUROLII, arrived at Barhailoes
in IS days, Irwin this port, had three of her men
impressed, who had protrainna i but, ors the Cap_
tain's applying to Admiral (70... nnnnn , he ordered
them to be released immediately, and at the same
tune gave the ()ricer who had impressed them a
wets repritmeurd, in the presence of Capt. Br to sit."


C.:OXCART.
The first new Vocal Monday Concert, tinier
direttion of Mr. Sarin. was last sight per/Mince ,*
the splendid mansion of the Marchioness of St
to.)or, in Cleveland.row. Every arrangernent taste could dilate, or liberality provide, was mad,
na the octashos. The music was perfOrered
the nll PrSure Gallery, which was most Splendid:,
lighted on the rtecasio 1. At ten o'clock the euin.
pany began to arrive ; and, at eleven, the entcei,
commenced, with a Grand Symphony, by HAY. Signor Itovi.Oino WAS very succerful, inS,
beautiful air, and Madame IS:ay.:or, and Sigr•ir
NALDI, displayed great tare ar.d execution, very beantiful du.t. Signor Na trio,
HIANcHI, sad Signor Koren:PlO, gave a t11.1!•e‘
ing Tiro ge, in very fine stale. Madan,, c,,
TALL I SAT three songs, which were r..ceived v
the most raeptinnus applause. In 4k frame*
she was very fitio I but in .v.,4 11. r., she Wilt 1,:-
yond herself. There wile &Sore four hundred ol tits
first Nobility prestm. Among whotn
Hi, Roy.' Highness trio Prince ,4 Wale.; lb .1, r..,10
lb/hoes." Cite Rohe. of Oiniberised, Canvx,elde, and
ee•ter ; Prince Eiterhas, Princess CAIICICa.: di, the Deka ,r
oihmos, De Berri, and l3e Castries; the Dummies ef Matt, Manci•ette,, and Done: ; the MeLatuirtes a timiftm, o.
COM. ant Start; the hi lirhi.,neves of !team',
Doome.a. Shgv, u.. 1 Dartford ; Lurie. Drenrele, Novir„,
M. Tarior.
Tsdn'asie
The ROYAL I: A NHL V are tArbieded in town ri•
morrow; th,..t hints t 3 hold a Clint at the QuerN's
Pala.:c; and she Qua LAI a Deawing.room un
day.
'rho Patiasis' and his Magid Spells, attrafied vst
overt! wing house, last night, to DrurysLatt!
The Nlarcitioness of L•erstrO*Pl gave s Itr o 4
roue, !AA night, at her house, in Berkeley... Ties-a,
which was ateended by upwards of five hutidtcd See
bility. Amongst the company were—
'rim Duke and Declass of itiehivin.d • this I). sh,.. 4
; the Duke ai.l n wSt. Allan's; the Pula
and Boehm of Somerset ; the Mike and Ddehaq of Ileaw
thz Kagan of H•ntley ; Lad &Ned ; Isis test eh&
cuonin: rll ; the Earl sod Cuuntaa of It.at,,;tje
Lori cud Countess of Arks/ ird ; Lad mat Cnlntem Of Cho!
moraiemy ; Eari and Cnuntrus ofPb; the Cotentin, ad It.
.coester; Viscount rent wire,issliss H:onlatee ;
;Petty, Ashliurol-sin, aI.J Cure : dt Catha-.no
Chao; Penh, M bentoock, Drummond Smith ; the Hr.%
• Mr. erwl it4es. Travers; the Hod. Me Drummond, a”d
Mpee Jekih.
The Earl and Countess of DARLINOTOn arriv-4
ayeiter.lay, at 'their house, la a. Jatnes'a-ssi.tarck
from Raby Castle.
Arrivuls at Bath :
Heats.% Lord !wave, Lady Loathe*, Str V.01:11.
fifirldm Aubr,7, Sir i N. James, Sir I.4eard Hattopp, Sit
:11 Menem Sumsn, Sir It"be.t Admlfat Chx.ottr.
• lapse, fiovernir Halkets Colonel Lloyd, Major and Mrs. Lys
mien, Major Nixon, Moira Pkiderleath.
Lady Loets• Laktox, mother of his Grace tha
Duke of IticaMOSib,las -taken Broosnliell Houses
near l'urbrook, the property, and late the retidence
of Dr. W•s.Last, of Portsmon(li.
On Friday next, itttoina's first Concert will be al
the house of Mrs. 'r: Pt, in Harier.strret.
Miss I)usican is said to be busily empinyed lit
preparing a new piece, which she calls The &wired,.
Aloi ?a' Goose, atter a most successful career, whil
retire to.morrow— this Laing the /tiaras/int season.
The Maachecer Theatre was to.oprii last night,
with Mr. Mos. rose's rawcos..2dy of tow* emit
Country.
hlaster BETTY was to ddlimence his eng:trtke
ment at llo:Liffle hl.)or, in 'Lancashire, last ni4,,t,
in the pail of Koreal.
A Dancer of the Theatre at Lisbon is engaged at,
the Opera Hothe: hur name i. Not A. Sl.o le 1.84
to be as beautiful as Hetes ; and will very apprepli.
ately make her entre in the new Grand Bakst of The'
of Troy.
%lilacs. Li is very preierly restored to his found
situation in the Opera House, as he is a performer
of great humour, and inuch ability.
His GraCe the Duke of Qv cccccc ear', heiltlto
we are concerned to say, is in a very precarious
state.

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Oa Friday list, his Grace the Duke of It tut.
MONTI visited the Earl of MANSPIELD, at his house
at Caen Wood, and on Saturday he returned to
town. It is expeded, that on Thursday nest he
will take his final leave of His MAJESTY, and that
on Saturday he will leave town frq. Dablin, acecitd.
ing to his appointment as Lord Lieutenant II(
Ireland.
A ball and supper were given at Buralesiod
thouse. near Portsmouth, on l'hursday evening, isy
e lion. Lady looms. Upwards of seventy of
her Ladyship's friends sat down to table. After
several excellent songs and duets, the dancing was
resumed, and continued to a late hour, when the
numerous and select circle retired, highly gratifies' by the attentions of their amiable and accomplished
hostess.
Miss Fenwica, the ynnthrnl dristante at the
Portsmouth Theatre, played l'relarria in The Weider,
and Mane in ne CS•i:ea, on Wednesday last, at the
Portsmouth Theatre, for her own benefit, and was
successful in both,parts. The Ides? B.y, which is
simple and pathetic tale, she recited with grace and
feeling; in it, she gave more scope to the passion
of the scene than she has ever done; her alien was
more free and lull. It was received with great
applause. We should be much disappointed*
with all the requisites this young Lady possesses
for an actress, if a very few reamer seas (lid not
ripen her into perfeition.
On Thursday ascii/ow W•TT, Esq. of Bishop
Burton, near B:verl-y, Yorkshire, having Com-
pleted his 2lst year, an elegant dinner was given
on the occasion to his tenantry, at the family se it.
at Bishop Burton. Several booths were also mete,/ upon the lawn, a here a very large assemblage of
people, from all the villages and countr for man
miles round, were treated with a plentiful of
supply of roast beef, strong ale, and pupas. The bells of the
Minster and St. Mary's Churches, Beverley, and those of the church at Bishls Burton, rang merrily
throughout the day ; and a scene or greater festivity
was never witnessed in this quarter. Similar joyous
proceeding
Lancathrse. s also tot It place at Mr. WAT I's seat, et
Sp ain

hare o:currei to yowl
..-ss•iy of employing Indians, am: the imi
af originating, within the Unites! States,
ezp•dition against a nation with stf
a at peace, are of stiffi:iout magnittul:

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