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espenses. But, after all, is this cause, open which 1 peeled to be iresled with spuds more exten•ise
people are desired lii put their hands in their I powers. Tlna ilbslidgealeel"Foruin uni caned, ex -
pockets, is it the public cause 1— Walnut re. delledy, iff rill Bfireinitilfihiles. Nu other More-
Watinte, and Waal:mgr. Wittour and Orates." lug kiper
.isoisteined. Abe..slighted information,
It does not appear to us, that Mr. IVARDI.II id yet :111Ssils •or sulpiciiies oa the subject ; nor dad the
so completely identified with the public, as to mike Trderting Nadel pf, that ditty- know any thing of
every cause, in which his name is mentioned, neces- it Hut whet they learned from THE HAITI/id Pease.
&drily hit public cause. ‘Ve du not see what there To thirSiceriliy ef this statement we pledge our-
is to prevent Mrs. CLARKE, upon the same prin- selves ; hut it is not fur the purpose of puffing we
ciple, from setting forth the services she has ten- introduce it:a practice, which we leave to our coo-
dered, by her examination in the Rouse of Coin- t temporaries, and fur which we have neither neces-
-11301114; (anti this and could do•with a better grace, sity nor inclination. We are compelled to this dr-
after the motive which Mr. WARDLE himself has claration of our rights, iu the present instance, by
ascribed to her.) We do not see.what is to pre. The Courier, of Saturday last, which, with all the
vent liar from netting forth those services, and then I modest assurance, for which that paint is remark-
calling upon the people to interfere iu the support able, asserts, that it was the first to comatosemate
of her public. cause. Upon the whole, it appears to the intelligence, thus exclusively originatiog in
us, that the greatest blow which Mr. NV•iteir.e's Tate BRITISH PRESS.—We announced, on Sour-
popularity has yet received. is this, which his friends day that Mr. Mar NZ, and the Secretary to the Ague-
have inflicted on him ; they have taken from him rican Embassy, left town, on Thursday, for Dover,
that disinterested ground upon which he stood, and at which place the former arrived on Friday, but alo' t
left many an opportunity to say. and more to sus- though the.Elizabeik, flag of truce, trains readinees,
pest, that his zeal in the service of 41 the people of he had not embarked at the &portiere of the mail.
the United Kingdom," is a prudent kind of zeal, in wainsig, as was supposed, the arrival of theSeeretary,
which self is not forgotten. Indeed, we have the to the American Legation, who is to proceed tiff
authority of Colonel WARDLE himself against the France by the same vessel.
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principle of the present proceeding ; for, when the Mr. MAYNZ, we nuderstand, it the bearer of s .
city of Rochester, which set the example of resulu- letter from Marquis WELLEtiLIit to Prince Stem* •
cons of thank,, voted him, at the Sallie time, a REHBERG, in reply to the renewed offer "'Mak
piece of plate, as a mark of its gratitude, he de- with the concurrence of BONAPARTE, he was di-
ehard the gift, form a sense of delicacy, which rested to make to this Government, of the media-
shr.iiik from every thing that might by possibility fur- lion .? Austria to effect a general peace: this
nish a ground for malice to throw even a stispicom answer is reported to communicate to his Excel-
upon the purity of his motives. Leary, the strong desire which lit. MAJESTY enter-
tains to terminate the war, by a safe and equitable
peace, without consprorniting has awn honour, or
the interests of hin allies ; but that, preparatory to
the acceptance of the proffered itivitatiou to sego.
elate, ilia NIAJCITT requires from France a full ex-
position of the basis upon which she is willing to
treat.
The instructions to Prince Srsualmitetn, to
offer to our Government the mediation of his Courts
are, we understand, communicated in a dispatch
from Prince SEHYV•IITZENSIEKG, dated front Paris
early in the present month ; hut, we further hears
that the measure in qiestion was determined en by
BONAPARTE SO far bail[ es the 2 tot of November—
from what cause its execution has been delayed, we
are unable to conceive.
Mr. MAYNE iii expected back early in the ensuing
month. liis dispatches, it ie,presitmed, will give a
decisire tutu to the advaeces made to a aegoeia-
tion. The ((Mooing is stated in the political eito
clew, as the motive which has influenced Austria to
the line of conduct adopted muftis occasion :-
1e Austria, who tad received proetsor oar Messily dimple&
tam towards her is the Isle wet, /maid nut break off throne.
ly ; and, without any cause of offence gives her by us, de.
dare herself is a state of hostility-41u therefine kit, that, is
antiouneing the Treaty a Vienna to es, and the 6610,4460 s
by s bii b she had pledged beraelf to be olf all ethantenica.
Goa with us, it .as wieeseary to sectsogiasty such asseseise
ties by a repetition of that dealre for the eessiersUaa erase
Istiveeli this coasitr and [saner, which bad isthetd her, ha
the year Itti,;, to utkr her useslistsou to the Cabinets of Louth*
Petenthorsh, the Thailleriaa, std lartio. That desire It
Lot been breast care, Ott+ the "eeseinthno of the Maly of
V:etue, to.express to the Preach Gadermarait, through the
111(411111i of tier dathaesadoe, who' ilsili seceirett assaturces
hone that Goertnatent of an auk the aspositios to put as
end to a conflict which bad been ithethetior of so mach ori-
on to Auriga:. nose atmoistwws due lost au time is coal.
asoduating to the Coast of Lond;ni, with a declaration, that
the Cabsatt of the Thailitaies was ready to secede to a re-
peal foe: `oldish a Crites...et, is some tows is !this., Mx
the arraugesseut of a genet el peace."
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•e• A case of deep diatiess and real sorrow is advertised
in the front of ibis Paper. We requiem the friends of public
subsciiptions to cosisi.ler it well —Gener,..,ty, here bc...
stowed, will be dolly blessed—it will bless those that give,
as well as those that receive.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LOT DON,
MONDAY, DRCEMSES 25.

The Apollo frigate, Capt. TarLoa, which arrived
het Merit at Portsmouth, left Lord COLLINGWOOD
only • three weeks since at Minorca, with 18 sail of
the line and several frigates. Sir SAMUUL HOOD,
iu the Centaur, of 74 guns, with the Waropite, 74,
Captain likacawooo, joined his Lordship On the
35th ult. The Apollo, on her passage to Gibraltar,
spoke His MAJLIITY'I ships York, of 74, 15 dap,
from Plymouth, and Tigre, of 80, also going to,
juin his Lordship. The Incincilde and Triumph, oe
74 each, left Minorca on the :sth ult.—the former
for Gibraltar, to be refitted. and the latter for Cadiz.
The Excellent and iliwitique, of 74 each, were at
Palermo ; the Magnificent. 74, and the Volage, and
Hakyou, frigates, at Malta ; and the Hydra cod
Nereus, were cruising off 'Toulon. The Ajax, 73,
had arrived at Minorca from Spithead. The Fre-
derielateia and Swallow, Invitee, with a convoy
from England; arrived at Gibraltar on the 26th ult.
Lord Cowell:to/00n was about to detach five sail of
the lino on a cruise off Cape St. Sebastian. It is un-
derstood to be his Lordship's intention, that a part
of the II et only shall Orp-the eta during the winter.
Tile persrverince of his Lordship is a subject of
womier. The French line-of-cattle ship and store-•
shirt), which esi!aped destruction on the 25th of Oc-
tober, and got into Cent,, were reconnoitred there,
ow the 7th ultimo, by the Apollo and Scout, in
a situation that indicated they would never be in
a state to go to sea again. The French fleet in
Toulon had chewed Iso fresh disposition to put
to sea. The- Terrible, of 74 guns, Lord H.
POVI,ETT; awl the Sea Horse, Capt. Stuwatce.
are coming home with the neit convoy. The
Pomona frigate had left Nlinorca to relieve the Sea
Horse, off Leghorn. •The Hind was to sail from
Minorca on the 23th ult. with a convoy of empty
transports for Gibraltar and Carte. On the 7th
ult. the Royal Sovereign, of 110 gums. was al ruck
with a ball of lightning, off Cape St. Sebastian,
and had two men killed and sixteen wounded.—
The Tigre, of 80, was struck at the same time,
and her main-mast was so much shivered, she
was obliged to go to Gibraltar to get a new one.

Ministers have received no intelligence on Ibis
subject of the reported rupture. of Mr. Jaccoom's
negotiation with the American Govertinieut.
Letters, indeed, have been received from Liverpool,
st sting that accounts had arrived there from New
York, to the 19th of November, which mention that
the negociation was completely at an end. sod that
Mr. JACKSON was only waiting for a passage home.
That commercial spl:culations, to a great extent,
had heen entered into at Liverpool, in comet:tames
of this intelligence. This hitter circumstance, how.
ever, instead of corroborating the act-mint, will be
considered by some, as more calcUlated to excite
suspicion. A few dapi will probably dissipate all
dutihts.
Admiral BERTIV, we understand, arrived last
night at the Admiralty, in a po.t-chaise ana four.
The gallant Admiral was ou the Cape of Good
Hope station.
The Election of Common Councilmen termi.
noted ouSaturdsy. It will Le seen, upuuau inspec-
tion of the return which we give this day, that the
party, commonly called the Court Party, in the
city, has lost about :a members, whose places
are occupied by new men, siipposed to be of
cniurary principles. On the _late divisions in the
Common Council, the greatest ministerial tuajo-
ray was 17. it follows, of c.ourse. t,Pat the popular
party has obtaitied the ;isceudancy In that body.--
They deserve their triumph. We trust that they
will enjoy it with becoming tnodemtioo, arid direct
it to the best purpose..
A Jamaica mail arrived, 4/II Suturiey, with dia.
patches for govertuneut, but we do not understand
that they are of iiiipqrtai,ve. The letters and
papers•for the public *ill be delivered this day.
l'he flight Hon. Lord Viscount PALMERSTON.
flie MAJNYTT'S Secretary at War, has eppointed
Wom.sAM Waive, Esti. to be his Deputy, in the
room ui ritA;.:cts Moots, Eri.

We have received some Dutch Papers, but none
of a later date than those which arrived last week.
They contain a few particulars of the action
near Si. Alldt:fo, previous to its re-occupation by
the French. They also present some passages
from the Austrissi account of the battles on the
Danube, on the sth and tith of July, which
led to the Couvsntiou of Wagram. The defeat of
the Austrians on those memorable days M attnbuted
to the tardiness of the Archduke Josses march
from Preshurgh, owing to which the Austrian left
wing was turned, and the reheat of the whole army
became necessary. The Austrians clam§ the honour
allaying taken 7,000 prisoners, 12 eagles, and i
pieorsof cannon, in the two days' engagement, cud
represent their loos as less than that of the victors.
i
Onr readers, upon reference to Tilt BRITIM
Pates, of Monday, the 11th inst., will find an-
nounced, the arrival of au Austrian Messeiiger,
with dispatches, supposed to be of a !mritir charne-
-1 ter, in conformity with • report then prevalent,
that there had been, for some time, a French
Agent in London, for the ostenrible purpose of 111:.
gociating as exchcige of prisoners, who was sass