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NOTE.

"The etvirrencm wtiels lately 'not place in the stet!" of the
Elector al Baden, and whith have been inNowed by s-trti a tie
plowable end, hate even t.. ills Majesty, the Ittil•.ailEmpero-,
die deepest affliction. Ills I..iperial Alaknty has seen, with the
seesteit tern, trawl/twos which ham anterni;.ltvi the quiet
and isidependance of the Gerinan Empire. Little did Ihi We
jesty expect, that a power, with him a mediator in the U..
Mena irt, tlld which was hound with him ia a common
same, as • guaranty of the tranquillity of (:ermans, shoJid
violate in with a manlier the 'scree fourolations rif she rights
of nations, and the enpgvnwnts it so tamely hod ..trocribed tn.
" %soon not be necessary to call the attyotion of the
Diet tit these melancholy citssoptenret, *lnch have :xproted
the lemma, of th, tierinut fatipire ; tf it via+ possible to pass
over in silence as. ast cal violence, of which the fist and tray
motive is eesde seen 0.. iugl.; it wuulil .ae unworthy the for
Met praiseworthy of the w.th indifference,
to pass over m an a-1 of 'oily:lee, which com,nornias
the quiet and safety of the whole German Empire
Lod individually e.:ch anenaLlrs.

ss flrul-r these rounds:rations, and at a guarintee of the
Constitution of this knipire, and a ini.diatot, His
burn it Majesty must prute-t atantst sLeh .A..-.net
of disturbine the quiet an-I safety of Germany. Situ:croly
atEitted by tho Itielaucholy prospect which it holdr nut ti.e
future., lii. imperial Ma,esty has la,: nu Crua to lotion:, the
First Comm}, by the it insi.ni Chaige tlfaires, a Pars,
sentiments upon tins subje-.3.
" As Fin btalesty has taken a step, dictated bs tile liminor
and weltne of the Gerntait Enpile, al/ is he pursii-ded, that
the Ulm, sod it; sauterne Chief, will do justice to tie motives
of se publ.- and disintermted a de:taration, and unite their en.
deavo.:rs with bts own, aid lose no time, but without hes,ta-
tWo to wad to the French Government a demand to rt,si t
bons a conduct, and from enrasuref, winch the CuMpfollll.,l
dignity of Germany has a right to cu:nplain et, and the cessa-
tion of which is necessary to u, future security."
VILNPIA, MAY 5.
The late English Minister at Stutgardt, Spencer
Smith, is arrived at Baden from SAltzburgh.
The day before yestex day, an Oilicer of the French
Consular Guard arrived here with dispatches con-
cerning Bonaparte's intended Imperial Dignity, and
with a projea on this subjea.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, M*v 2S.

We have uniformly asserted, since the first report
of that most foul and atrocious murder, that the
blood of the Duke D'Erionitti has not flowed in
vain. While an Evening Print had the audacity to
say, that the innocent and injured Eledor of
BADLN was an accomplice in that crime; while a
Morning Print, the apologist of the crimes of the
revolution, called that wicked anti unparalleled out-
rage upon the laws of nations and humanity, by the
light and frivolous title of bravado ;" we have
uniformly supported the innocence of the Eleaor of
BADEN, and described the murder as an adt which
every legitimate Pat KCE in Europe must resent, or
lay his neck under the foot of the merciless and
frantic Despot, who now tyrannises over the French
nation. • The Flamburgh Mail, which arrived yes-
terday, confirms not only the MASS if private intel-
ligence upon ehis subjed, which this paper has
creisui.idy contained, te7t tlso onr most sanguine
hopes and distara spi.e lationt. The virtuous, ho.
nourable, and npright Emperor of Rt -• ta, in an
official note cf the 7th instant, to ti Diet of Ra-
tisben, declares not only his ir. .1 ihorrence
of the violation of the Coe- •••••.t Lai, :re, :tns the
murder that followed, but s. as itrnn all the P.. 7-
,311 of Europe, in their capacity if Menthe: s •• r.•
German Laapire, t., make common cause •••..• I
him in restraining, _:•orrnities. T•• till c
information we can add the testimony ii•
Letter from Vienna, of the Gth instant, v. • ales
that the Court had put on mournirr t' e Duke
of ENCOHI EN, whose murder had 7 • all re-
maining difficulties between the two I • - :'oorts,
and that a treaty was on the eve of b•ir,- toted for
the purpose of restraining the aggrieetions of go. A
r 4 are. The following are the words of our Cor-
respondent upon that subjea :—‘t The Treaty of De-
fensive Alliance just concluded between Russia ant
Denmark is only the presage of one upon a much
larger scale, and such as, at the present crisis, appears
indispensibly necessary forthe tranquillity of Europe,
and the relief of tortured Numanity. It is confidently
believed, that the same understanding extends to
the cabinets of Vienna and Berlin, in which cat
that of London cannot fail to participate." This
opinion is strongly supported by the condua of
the Court of Berlin, which has ordered its troops
in Westphalia to be reinforced with 30,000 men,
exclusive of a corps of 20,000 Hessians, who are
ready to march at a moment's notice. In every
part cf Germany war is cnnsidered inevitable ;
and, at the date of our Correspondent's letter, it was
known at Vienna, that several French corps, as well
from the Interior as from the coast, had approached
the Lower Rhine. Another letter from a Russian
General at St. Petersburgh, dated 25th of April,
says, " Count Woeonzor r, our Minister at the
Coact of London, is recalled to fill a place in our
Ministry. 'l'is next Comer 6 nm England is ca-
peaed to bring an answer, which will let imme-
diately followed by a declaratinn of war ag nns:.
Fiasco; a war which, it is thought, will be more
ge-
neral, and conduned upon more liberal is:Maple.,
than any war since the Revolution. Loci'. the
XVI I lth will be acknowledged Ki:.g of I'r..nce
by all the members of the Coalition, and ad con-
quests hut in hi, name will be remit:need. M 7
c.tmp equi;tage is ready, and I hope soon tit take the
fi :Id." It is even ranionred i•I ric cir-
cles, that a Treaty between this country a..: :L•ss'a
was signed on Mtn lay, and teat one of our
Messengers was to have been sent off last nigh,
with a Russian Courier, to St. Peteisburgh. Some

measure against the usurpation of BONAPARTE is
certainly upon the Lapis, as it is well known that on
Sunday last, the first day on which the Prince of
CON DE held a levee, since the murder of his grand-
son, he was waited upon by the RLssi•tv Ast BASSA-
DOR, and, after half an hour's conversation, the
PENCE returned to the Assembly, w ith an air of
satisfaetion, and said to the persons around him,
" I may yet live to see a KING re-establidied in
France ; though, for myself, the utmost I can hope
is, to terminate an unhappy existence upon the ruins
of my palace, with the melancholy idea, that my
name cannot long survive me."

The differences between the Arnauts and Mame
Jukes in Egypt have produced a change favourable
to the Porte. But rebels for rebels, the viaors are
equally dangerous to its traniuillity as the van-
quished.

We have also received French papers to the 16th.
In debased and degraded France, the meanness of
the people is only surpassed by the impudence of
their tyrant. While our contemporaries gave out
that General BIRTHIER went to the coast to inspea
the military preparations, we erelusiecig stated, as
now appears to have been the fact, that the real ob-
object of his visit was to procure addresses from the
army, in favour of the new charge of Government.
These addresses begin to come in, and form, with
the discussions of that question, the principal con-
tents of the French papers.
The Munitenr of the 14th contains an account of
the capture of an English corvette and lugger in the
neighbourhood of Quiberon. The TI IteeNjO sloop of
war is one of the vessels taken.

The French fends continue to advance. They
were, on the 15th, at sgf. Doc.

The Gazette of last night contains a letter from
Sir SIDNEY Siarru, giving au account of his late
engagement with a flotilla of gun-boats, upon their
passage from Flushin: to Ostend. The loss of this
enemy, as far as it has been ascertained, is below
common report. It amounts only to one gun-boat
taken, and four sunk. A great many others were
driven on shore; but from the shallowness of the
water, there is every reason to fear that they have
been since hauled cut of the reach of farther in-
jury. Sir SIDNEY SMITH says, he should have been
more successful, had he bad a description of vessels
that draw less water. This is a radical defed, and
ought to be correded.

A Gentleman who left Ilatterdam on Saturday,
has favoured us with a paper printed at that place,
on that day. It is the latest foreign intelligence in
town, but the Note of the Emperor of Roasts, a
note that does that Prince immortal honour, and is
worth a volume of ordinary news, is the only article
its contents of any importance.

We and:l-s' :nd a paper has been signed by se-
veroy•four Peers, pledging themselves to use every
exertion to cbtain an Administration such as the
conntry was crught to exp:Et when a change first
became the subjea of public co:lversAtion.

Yesterely, at thrcz. o'clock, tie RUSSIAN AMBAS-
SADOR 11:1d .1.11 audience of Lord llA*Rowl V, at his
Office, and continued with his Lordsli; till near

Yesterday morning. about ten o'clock, the Lon°
CHANCIII.IOk and Mr. PITT had audiences of MS
MAJESTY, and continued with His MAJESTY a con-
siderable time.

About 12 o'clock, His MAJESTY, accompanied by
the Duke of CAMBRiDGt, in biA post chariot, fol-
lowed by the QUERY and Pa Iist:LASES, attended by
the COlllitetSe3 AYLLSRUity and CARDIGAN, DNA: an
airing to Kea% and, after waltzing in the Gardens,
returned to the QUEEN'S House to dinner.
A Court of Directors was yesterday held at the
India House, which adjourned at an early hour till
this thy.

The packets from the C4arken have arrived at the
India liouse. The following is a list of the
,pas-
sengers by die several ships lately arrived from
Bmgal, viz.
Per Clal tan—Mr. ant Mr, Niave, Mr. awl NUN M,e-
nagt.ai, Mr. and Nlut. Cept.mt Cuthbert, M. rre
C.lnpl,cll, pair*. and C Acting.
I'. r .Idan.ral Carrincr—C.l 1.,111 Lieutenant
k 4.. TOV/Ila,llll, 't
and Remy!, Mr, Code.,
and NIA.

Pe, 1,1 I lowc—Colone! Russell, Mr. and %frt. Aticiu-•m,
Kit..e.crr, Cay4tn Wllian)., Captain Gahan, Me,r4.
St rakes and Gr,lbcr.

Front St. Hut,sts—Ctlone: and Mrs. Oakes, and two

PAIrP or BR LAD.—.-Yesterday the Loan MAYOR,
after examining the Returns of the Nl;alwe;glnre,
orde.ed th,s price of bread to continue at tild. the
(pattern loaf wheaten, and 7d. household.

Least.% from officers of the squadron o* Ferrol,
dated the IOL:. of May, state, that the sqn.ulron
were all well and healthy : the ship , wood and waler
occa..:oralh, in Batamns Bay ; they t!et plenty of
fresh prnvist is and the first vegetables and poul-
tr,. of ail are remarkably cheap and in abund-
ance, and t e Spaniards are very civil and obliging,
.',precut the idea of a war with this country.
A t:cr from an officer on board the Mineavr,
,Ia•z1 Barhadoes, 3d of April, and recciv,:d by the
I 1.: pack 3, states, that the expedition against the
Dutch •;tlv.,ient of Surinam was to sail on the oith
tilt. It co„-.is,ed of 3010 ; ALI no doubt was
suit:Lai:A there of its success.

IlhE WF.S, MAr 21.

One day last week, General Lennox, and a part,
of Officers of the Sussex Alitia, took the
.f Willock shooting, with rifle-pieces, at New sil.„s
ham, where these expert •oharp-Olootcrs
their skill, to the admiration of all prevent, by kA.
ing a great number, both on the w; !:4 and in ,-
water. The balls from the pieces of General Le
nor, and Lieut. Otto, proved the most fatal.
On Thursday last, Lord Pelham, the Rail
Cravm, Sir Charles Burrel, and sevoral Officers.
tae Sussex Militia, went on a fishing party •
Plumpton, near this town, when a number of
fish were taken from the millpond at that place.
Oa Tuesday a mates of cricket was played 4!
Downs, near this town, beiween General Lena'',
and an Officer of the Artillery, against the 1-4!
Captain Capel, of the Susses Militia, and anoti-,f:
gentleman of the Artillery, for the sum of
which was won after a variety of changes, by Cat,
tain Cape!.
adv Charlotte Lennox, Lady Caroline Car 1,
I.a Stewart, and a number of other Ladies, ?.!
tomfed the game, and seemed much amused
its whole progress.
We feel great pleasure in being able to info:
the public, and this county in particular, that 1•
institution for tilt gratuitous inoculation of C 1.2
Pock is established under the patronage at If.
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and a 1, '
list of most resiseftable names.
• On Friday last, the troops under the comm .nd
General Lennox had a grand brigade day on
market Hill, near Brighton, in the presence of 4
great number of speaators, who were highly gran.
fled with their military performances.
This day, the Dorset Militia, commanded by Co.
lonel Bingham, commence their march front c:d
Barracks to Shoreham, Worthing, and I.:ttivi
hampton.

ARRIVAL! AT CHILLTEMHAM SPA, MAY 21.
Juno King, Fat. M. C. Cossistms Radn,.r, Counters
RIII:onont aid the Lady Contss,lady Kare-D..4,
Lady Il •nvirort, Lail Ann and M:. L.* WI
and Mr. Ilay, Non. Mr. and Mr:. Mo. Va.:
nck, Ladr Forrester, Su James And I.uty FittivraW. iI
Wiliiiin and Lady Duncan and Mw Blaekvr,
Iner, Major Gen. Ch.itstp:tvne, Rrlarli.,r Gen. ant Was She. Shaw, Colone/ Coloael and Ms.
Dunn, Colonel and \tr3. Orr, Mawr aol Stift Crew, tl:2 Ito
Dr White, Rev. Dr. Waltb, ltev. Dr. Mrs and Ml,l P
binson, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Rev. C R. ii.rd Mo
Mar. 101, Rev. N W. Robation, Ker. Mr. Storey, Key. 1.7
&e. dee.

AT THE YORK..HOTY.I., Cf.(' T.)SI--•A`iD FIG r z..
Lady and the fihn. Mess Colt ;0r;..., t:irr y t,
Mr. awl Mrs. 'Fr-lawn...3r Krercton, Shot Fitthe, Mr. si..j
P.m, Mr Watts Mai../o.l.nahn, 7.fri. Lou, Mn.
M. Starkey. 'll s. Kynti .7, Mrs. Peareth, Mrs. limaar.
Brown, the M,As Whithearaheat Ste. &c. .kc

AT Tile GLOVCILSTLit-IiOUSK, unTwru.s.
Lady Dunbar, G-n. Smith, Caut CApt.
Lanun•e, Lieut. Cratif,iirti, Mr. E. Triekkoutste, Mr. C.-
ettester, Mr. aid Burkigh, Mr. R •
Rev. W. B L4' illycr, Rev. W. Hartii, Rev (I. C. 0.1, r
Trevaly at, Capt. Mayes and f.a.Uilv, Major And Mrs.
.M.
Mrs. and Nlis.; Hare, Mr. and Mra. Sykes

AT SaIGIITOIC
Lord and Lady Pc:harn, the lion. Genera/ and T. r.
tohtinox, Sir C. hurrell, Sir Robert aud Lady FS deer, the 11,.
Captain and Lady C. Cape!, Sir Thomas Bridg,s, Lady A.
Murray, key. Mr. Sucyd, Mr;. aud Situ Sn yJ, the M
Ntoores Lc. Jcc.

The rehearsal of Ancient Music was attended, ri
Monday, by the Earls of DAINLZT, tORI-LSCL4
and UXIMIDOE.

I Mr. ANION intends giving an elegant dinner ci
Monday next, to the following Noblemen, &c. a
his house in St. James's-square :
The Duke. of Norfolk and Demon:hire, Eat! I'irzwiil:r,
L Prue, Lord Yarborough, Sir Thomas hkadyw, M.
General Fitzpatrick, the Hon. Henry Howard, Mr. She,:d..
Mr. Whitbread, Mr. K. Adair, Mr. Freacit,
Lord VILLIERS will be united to Lady SARA
FA NE this evening, at the Earl of ViLsratortELAM:.
in Berkeley Square.
A matrimonial alliance is on the tapir beta e
Lord BORINGDON and the beautiful and .iccompl-
ed Lady MARIA FANE. the second daughter of
Earl of WEST MOE L A ND.

The Marchioness of SALISBURY, and the Comm
of KEHM ARC, will divide the musical part of t:,
fashionable world between them on Saturday night
Mr. RA Y MOND% benefit, at Drury-Lane, will
uncommonly attraetive. Mr. COOKL'S Ccwielamq,
and Miss CilLillit'S drbut in the charaner of k.r.
ginia, are Among the novelties of the night.
Lady Buoorn's route last night was fashionab!;
attendei. •

The amatrips are all upon the stretch for t:4
Maigravine of BRAINDIEN BURGH'S theatricals fni
night. at lirandenburgh house.
The Countess of WiN res ro. will give a grael
route to-morrow night, in Upper Seymour-street.

Pall Mall will be in a blaze this night with Oa
splennid entertainment of Lady Louts* Mame sst.

Miss S 1 LPIIENS, late of Drury lane, has closed A
five months engagement with the Managers of t'-.1
Liverpool Theatre, on terms the most liberal all
truly flattering to the patroniscrs of ibis Lady's ris,
ing merit.
The French have found in Ihnover the 12 1-ir^•
Frca, h guns taken in :1.. s:sn n years w:tr,
the Twel... A/antics. These Apostles :ire well r• •
noidialbt, in the . ./Ren law.'

Yesterday, the followir corps were brigaded
Hyde Park : the Bloomsburg, St. Andrew's, H.
born, the Temple Corps, the :Wiry-la-bonne, Pr;.
of %Vales's, the St. Jit:nes'i, the Gray's Inn Ri.7
men, and Duke of Cunaberlaii,l's Sharp Shooters.--
The liiigatle, when turner, went through the us'
battalion movements with gr..:at precision and
der, making, can the whole, a very handsome app.'
ante.—llis Royal Highness the Duke of YoaK, to
Earl HAKILINGTON. Lord PETERSHAU, Lieutca.r."
Colon-1 JEN.:IICSON, and several Oflicers of dun..
lion, were present.

The third. Brigade will be formed this day.
GA kDEL, formeily the BAlkt-mister at the Pf
Opera, is Appointed Ballet-master to the I 1•
Cossur with a salary of 24,000

A monument is to be ereaed near Vaucluse,
honour of Per z•acu and his I.sr e A. Citizen
T AC, the Minister of the Home department. ha.l
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Yesterday, a meeting was held of the Conn of
Proprietors of the Hon. the East-India Company.
After some ordinary hulsiness,

The CHMSKAN (Mr. ELPIIMITONE) rose, and
stated, that he had, to submit to the Court certain
Resolutions. conveying the Thanks of the Company
to the Governor-General (Marquis Wellesley), the
Commander-in-Chief (General Lake), and Majors-
General Wellesley and St. John, for their late bril-
liant services in India The Court, he observed,
held refleft with the most grateful feelings, how
often they had met, on similar occasions; but ne-
v•-r had they met to vote their Thanks for services
s brilliant, and that spread so great a glory Over
the English name, as on that day. He lamented,
that it bad not fallen to the task of some person more
capable than himself, of setting forth the splendid
nature of the late military rransattions in India.—
Yet he had this consolation; the bare reading of the
dispatches, the public sense of the achievements of
our troops in India, and the knowledge of many
persons in the Court, would amply supply his deft-
ciency. Of the comprehension of mind, the zeal,
and adivity, with which the Governor-General com-
bined the plan of the campaign, he was incapable
of speaking as became their great and nnexamp.ed
worth. Those high qualities had been displayed by
him, in a manner never surpassed ' • seldom, perhaps
never, equalled. All that the Noble Marquis had con-
ceived it necessary to execute for the service of the
Company, and the honour of the English name, be
had arranged the means of executing, with a promp-
titude, facility, and vigour, that, with such troops
as we had, left nothing to chance The Com-
mander-in-Chief had executed this plan with the
mast happy success. He had gained vi3ories with
scch rapidity, as had never before been equalled.—
Neve:, in that field, or in any oilier, had more bril-
liant military services been performed. Major-Ge-
neral Wellesley had seconded these efforts, withequal
talent and success. The Court owed their Thanks
equally to all those Officers ; and he would, with-
out hesitation, say, they would give their Thanks
unanimously and cordially to them all. The troops,
both European and Natives, would receive their due
share of the Court's approbation and gratitude.—
Never had men displayed more steadiness, bravery,
and exertion, than in this war. 'Their patience, in
unexampled exertions, could not be too highly
praised. Of all the parties that had shared in these
splendid ttatisailions, he knew not which coulJ be
justly praised more highly than another, according
to the nature of their several services. He avoid
now say, that the Coup would not be called upon to
express any opinion of the origin or policy of the
war. That was reserved for a future consideration,
when the documents, on which a just opinion :Me t
be farmed, could be laid bet Ore the Court. The
only subje!t of the present Resolutions was. the mi-
litary glory recently gained in I idia. Sufficient do.
currents, to glide the ju.ig .ent of the Court, on
that, w Add be read; alter which, he would move
the Resolutions.
A number of Dispatches from the Governor-Ge-
neral to the S cret Committee, were then read. This
°co./lied nearly an hour. Several passages, espe.
cially those which stated the admiration of the inha-
bitants of the conquered provinces, at the humanity
and generosity of the English towards them, were
highly appl tuded.
The Cita testae then said, there were other dose.
meats printed, which he believed every Proorietor
bad seen ; but they should be r• id, if that was the
wish cf the Court.—(A cry of No! no!)
The CRAIRMAN then moved the following Resot
lotion

'That this Court, taking into consideration the dispatches
relative to the late brilliant successes an the Ea.:. belies, in the
war with the MahtattaChlvftains, Dow'ut Rom Scindia, and
the Rajah of Serer, without entering at present into the origin
er policy of that war: the thanks of this Court be given to the
Most Noble the Marquis Wellesley, Goveritor.Geiteral. i.e the
seal, vigour, activity, and ability, which he (I :played in pre-
paring the armies at the several presidencies to take the hell,
and to which may be attrihtited, in a great mea.ure, the renal
and Fri'ham successes of the military operatiutu which bate
crowned the British arras in the East Indies.

Mr. ROCK said, in one of Marquis Wellesley's
Dispatches, he spoke of a Dispatch of the 9th of
August, which appeared important, yet had not
been read. He asked, if that was to be produced ?

Mr. Ana fa Jonas said, all the documents that
were necessary to enable the Court to judge of the 1
splendid nature of the services performed, and 01;4
the consequent propriety of the Thanks to 'be 0.: :"..
by the Court, had been read. Did the H ' gaven
prietor wish to have all the Dispatcheg -"°n' Pro.
had been sent to the Secret ComM,...- 1 read, that
Mr. ROCK said, he had not pri • "ec '
contrary to praCtice, but he w 'posed any thing so
whether that Dispatch was . l'is desirous of knowing
Mr. P. Moos a sup., • ' to be read f
log all the Resolut• ~,.tied the propriety of read-
late on the first. n mons, before they proceeded to
lterohnioni were 1. This Wall agreed to, and the other
Two the Thank, read.
Like, C•mtmaiii 3 of this Court be gives to General Gerrard
14M's Forces i ter in Chef of Ilia Majesty's and of tie Com-
the invinchde li India, (or the great at.d e.nirient services and
Otomand of, ' nteepwlity and soon makif.wed ray him in the
aurntained.r,.. the army serving in Ilindmtan, by which he has
ark add.k the *nosinor of the British nation, and reflected
Tv\ tiunal Manson the reputed it of the British arms.
1 "It li, t the Thanks of this Court be given to Major General
hr:',' •on Frederi..k St. John, for his roJrage and -tooling-as in
' 'ailing the 'Botha the Commander in Ch lei in 11.11,104 I's ;
' d alai to Major General the lion. Arthur Wella•sle.., for the
Maintain and brilliant service* performed by him iii the: com-
mand of the separate army within the Deka: and Jae to the
"'nal Officers of the Army, both nampean and Native, for their
Chant conduct 104 4nentorioto, exertinni riot rag the arduous,
komainable, and atiereslul campaign in the East Indies.
That this Court dorli high!, approve and acknowl-dge the
t,21, discipline, 1414 braveiy, onsformlv diaplaved by the non-
"'summoned 011ie Ts and Pointe Soldiers, 0,41 t European ant
M tve, employed again.* the enemy an Use Last hadres, and
"to the Mlle be ,ignihed in them by the COMM111:!,31 of the
'real corps, who are dewed to thank them fur thou excao-
Ptay and gallant behaviour.
The DePtITV CHAIRMAN (Mr. GRANT; seconded
first Resolution, atter a short. but spirited enco-
/alum, on the Officers and Army in India.
Mr. Roca con;oratelated the Court on the ,yood
seise of the Itairolntion, winch waved the cr.r i.....r-
-4 'OK 01 the origin, policy, and justice of the war ;
4'4 keped it would psi wiammously.
11r..InM HI 0•k141. to • the same nrotrnd. He said,
4 ,
":**, he bad risen cliiefly to pay his tnbuic of
napes and ilifeEtion to a deceased friend, I_seute-
-1/41'". : ,1": Maxwell, who fell in 1.1.;.! carp.sizit.

He then enutherated several brilliant serrices.of that
Officer ; and said, he hoped the Court would pardon
this expression of his private feeling—Copp/roue/.
He adverted to what had fallen from a Noble Lord,
now high in office (Lord Melville), who had said in
Parliament, that the Governor.Gerieral met with
discouragement and obstacles in die execution of his
great plans. He did not know to what that assertion
could allude. The Noble Lord had acquitted the
Presidencies. Did his Lordship then allude to that
House, and to the I)iredors ? He could not answer
that question. But he hoped that House, and that
Court, would meet and contradid the assertion, it
applied to them, on some future, but early day.
Mr. An AI a JONES expressed his approbation of
the resolution, as it was worded. He hoped the
origin and motive of the war would be found as
just as the prosecution of it had been brilliant. But
he would not commit himself till he had the means
of judging as to the necessity of the war. This
concerned the very vitals of the Company's safety.
u se extension of the Company's territories was ot,e
of the events the most dangerous to its interests.
But he did not mean to pursue this question ;
he meant only to say, he could heartily concur in
the Motion, from the prudence and wisdom, with
which it was conceived. He could praise the bril-
liant condutft of our troops in India. It gave the
country new assurances of safety at home ; for he
could not believe, that the troops that gained inv
mortal honour on the burning soil of t.gypt and
India, would fail to earn equal glory on English
ground.
Mr. .I•WINING spoke highly oldie propriety, pru-
dence, and wisdom, of the wording of the Resolution.
As it stood, all must feel sa-isfaCtion in tfering
their tribute of praise to the army. No doubt
there would be a difference in many as to par.
titular grounds of satisfy Lion Some would rejoice
in the extension of territory ; some in the encrease
of revenue. Ile felt no satisfadion in either of
these. They were too dangerous. Even encrease
of revenue, as it arose from extension of territory,
he did not covet. Not only was it followed by en-
crease of expence to swallow up all the advantage
in revenue, hut it was not of that kind the Company
ought to seek. He wished for encrease of revenue,
only from the economical administration of old ter-
ritory, and from the prudent uses of the system.
Yet there were various causes of iatisfaCticip, in
these transactions; and those he chiefly felt were,
the supporting our allies in India, and checking the
power of France there. I:le ile.olutions were pro-
perly framed, and he hoped they would pass una-
nimously.
Mr. Perna Moose said, he liked the resolutions
well. He would have liked them better, if hey
had proteded the standard of the East India Com-
pany itself—if they had vindicated the fame and
worth of their own officers. He did not wish to ex-
cite any jeadrury between the two s Trier.% Bu
could not forbear to Abseil that it was become tse
Bohion, or rather a deeper p my, to .merlook the
Company's officers, and speak only of the King's
troops. He had noticed, that the three last (;o-
'unmans in India scarcely cv r named one of the
Company's officers. in their dispatches. He wou d
ask, why was not Col. Stevenson, who had rendered
such eminent services, in the late transactions,
why was he not to be thanked ? While the charter
existed, he would maintain tie honour of the Corn,
parry's standard. Let those who look for patron.ir
and wealth in India have it fortheir friendsamong tt.e
King's troops; but, for God's sake, let the Corn-
pady preset re their own standard ! It had been too
much run away with to the other end of the town
already. Mr. Moore then entered slightly into the
history of the struggle between the Company and
Government. He complained, that the retired list
was burthened with 60,0001. per annum, when
many of the officers might be still employed use-
fully; and recommended the revisal of the list. He
maintained, that the Company's troops were mange'
soldiers, on system, from their youth. They were
regularly educated ; which wai not the , tase with
the slog's troops. They had beet spoken of by
the Secretary of State,
odurin, ~.o
n 'the discussion in the
House of Commas
t'ite Army of Reserve, as
proper to discip.line
•Aftraecommand troops. Yet, bad
they been ew
yed t NO! It was said they were
ur n
here only
f h and might be ordered away.
He h-t • 4n. oug
gallant officer belonging to the
cliad gone with a
pony's service, to His Royal Highness the
Commander In Chief, to ask for employment ; and
when he enquired of some one in confidence, if
there was any hope, he was tuld, the Officer had
better go home at once.
The CHA /A Ail said, they had studiously avoid.
ed all distinctions between the services. Where the
Honourable Proprietor found that, he could not tell;
not in the resolutions certainly. It was obvious.
why the Generals had been named ; and it was
plain that Colonel Stevenson could not be mention-
ed, because there were many other gentlemen of die
same rank, in the Company's service, who had also
done their duty, although no one had a higher opi
, nion of Col. Stevenson than him: elf and the Court
of Diredors. The last speaker had gone a long
dance, and he would not follow him. But he would
say, the Court of Diretors could not be mole in-
clined to support the Company's Officers, if he was
one ct the number. The !lon. Proprietor had
spio.eu a good deal of the retired list ; he would he
pion with and would declare that he thought
less should have been granted to them, and mo, e
given to the support of the other parts of the service.
Sir Turmas Myrentre said, the present war in
India had been stigmatised.by some Gentlemen, in
the debate, as a bar of aggression. One had called
it so, and others had broadly insinuated the same.
He would never permit out assertion to go out of
the hone uncontradidel. lie could nut give a
silent vote, when such assertions and insinuations
were made. Ile would not admit the brilliancy iit
the szrvice to be an excuse for icfastice in the mo-
tive of the war. He would plainly decla• e. he
would . thank theGovensor-Genes al, if he t naught
u..just. lie Mkt's ht it, therefore, his ditty
to ,nformation he had, to convince the
Court. ',at the Narvas as just as it was splendid.
Sir Taos.A. McTc s t re was proceeding
to shew the n n'eSsit f the war, is Oet. heVAS
cju to order oy Mr. It .ck, a l opposed • !lis, as
a tire from the question, which had cx.luded
the cunsidera.ion of the policy of the war.

'lre CsistaxAv thanked Rt.:ls luf his obser-

ration to that kint l and thought the Hon. Baronet
had departed from the question.
Sir 'I 'roues METCALF& said, no man should limit
the line of conduet he thought it proper to take, of
stating his opinion on a motion. He was giving his
teasua, why he would vote thanks to the Noble Mar-
quis. He repeated, he would not vote those thanks,
if he thought the war unjust, however splendid.
Mr. Jacesok said, the Hou. Baronet had a right
to repel insinuations, injurious to the Marquis of
Wellesley's fame. But he thought he departed from
the question' when he alluded to papers not before
the Court. After some other observations, he sug-
gested the propriety of printing all the papers that
are about to be laid before the House of Commons.

Mr. AD AI R JONES explained. He denied having
treated the war as a war of aggression. He had ex-
pressly said, he hoped it would prove as just and
honourable in the motive, as brilliant in the execu-
tion ; but he approved the wisdom of the motion,
which left that important suhjet for discussion,
when the Court should have the proper materials fur
their judgment; and he hoped, that would Le
speedily the case. _

.
Sir THOMAS METCALFE said, he saw a poison
spreading to the injury of the Governor General's
Lone; and he was resolved, the antidote should go
forth with the poison. This was the /cal cause that
had mad' so many gentlemen rise. iu as quick suc-
cession asthe keys of a harpsichord, to tall him to
order. He should, however, persist in sending
forth the thanks of the Court /without the insinua-
tion of injustice in the motive of the war. Sir Tho-
mas now began to read and comment on certain
documents not produced to the Court, in order to
prove the necessity of the war, when he was called
to order by the Deputy Chairman, Mr. Peter Moore,
and Mr. Robert Thornton. The latter said, the Hon.
Baronet was a key of the harpsichord, that rose not
to add to harmony, but to produce discord. If, he
observed, the point of order was not sufficient to
keep the Hon. Direaar down, he hoped that of dis-
cretion was. No person could be more injurious to
the fame of the Noble Marquis than the hoe. Baro-
net, though unintentionally so.
After a very long conversation on the point of
order ; Sir Thomas Metcalfe moved, as an amend-
ment, that all the words in the Resolution, after the
word that, be left out in order to introduce a Reso-
lution of thanks, virtually including the origin and
policy of the war, as part of the übjea of the thanks,
and expressed in stronger terms of praise. He did
this, he said, being compelled by this debate, on
the point of order, being resolved to vindicate the
fame of the Noble Marquis. He then went very
considerably into details on the origin of the war.
He co-nended. that Scindia's march to the south,
and other circumstances, proved his objeact was to
overthrow the power of the English in India. The
maxim which his predecessor and uncle had in-
stil.ed into him was, that he never could become
Sovereign of the East till the English were extir-
p ited. tie had procured a number of French of-
ficers to discipline his artillery, which was served as
well as that of any European power. Fourteen
hundred French had been sent to Pondicherry dur-
ing the peace ; and were nut ordinary troops, hut
persons sent to discipline Scindia's army and the
Vlahrattas, and would have been spread through
the Mahratta country. After a variety of argu-
ment, he concluded that the war was inevitable,
and as just as brilliant ; and his thanks should go
forth without any drawback.
Mr. &meows (laten/ from Revd) seconded the
amendment. He said it was painful to him, the
first time he had occasion to attend that Court,
to censure the Directors, yet why did they
bring forward a partial measure, when they had
been in possession of all the documents for some
months ? No principle was more mischievous than
to otter thanks for actions, whose motives will not
Lear the test of the strictest examination. If the
Noble Marquis had acted from the thirst of fame—
from any motive but necessity, he would not vote
thanks to him. But he knew the war was as just as
splendid; and he confessed, there appeared to him
to be a lurking censure in the preamble of the reso-
lution; it appeared to him as if the Directors insi-
nuated, that the war was not just. He would have
been more content, indeed, if the Hon. Baronet had
moved to postpone the thanks till the whole papers
I had-been before :he Court, and the whole question
could be embraced at once.

A very long debate ensued, in which Lord Km-
Sill RD, Mr RORER'S THORNTON, MT: ADAIR Jetta:,
and Mr. JAC ;so s, spoke against the amendment,
and Mr. SISOT7 for it. Mr. J ACCSON SDISCISCLI the
adding, after the words its the original motion—L.
" witheat entered:, at prssent, info the origin end psdiry
of hot suer" the toilowing :—" the documents rested-
in: which ale Me be. before the coart"--and Sir .1 110.
HAS LTCALIIi having withdrawn his amendment,
the Co•IRM A h moved, that the word; proposed by
Mr. JACRSO% !HAW part of the first resoldtion,
which was agreed to; after which, all the tesolu-
ti ius were r. spetively carried unanimously, and the
Court adjourned.

Arrived at Grcen.)ck, on Sunday the 13th cur.
the Primers, Vi aka, Excise yacht, comma A J
by ilemsv Bcarsos, Esq. with a tine lugger,
which she captured, after a long chace, mar the
'noun .sins of Mourne.

On: day last week a French privateer took a
fishing boat belonging to Hastings, off that place,
with three men on bri.,rd, two of whom hare very
large families. Mr. Micwaeo has behaved ssith
great kindness to these families, and promise .1 them
his proteCtion till the return of their respea:ve in-
dustrious husbands. The fishermen cut away their
nets, on the first appearance of the privateer, and
they I.AVC been since Liken up, and brought into
Hastings.
The Mackerel season has this year commenced
with more than ordinary success.—A boat from
Hastings came en 'bore last week, at Brighton,
and soli as many M 'duel as fetched on 4aradred
pounth !

Vegetation never wore a more favourable esp.&
than At the present season. The meadows promise
a redundancy of go-4%, unknown for many years
paste the apple-trees ale beautiful, and complete
garlands; and the oak,, and other forest tress, shew
a 11.s:thinness of I..liage very rarely to he met with.
in some few sitaA:itts, however, the wheat is but
thin, and of a • .ekly coloar; these app •:uances, it
shonld be c:). erved. are on:} poor

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE•

DOVER, DAT U.

From twelve until the present time, sp. w*. we
have heard a continual roaring of cannon, with-nit
any intermission. By some t: is conjedured, •:rat
the enemy's tun-boats have attacked our squ..Jron
in Boulogne Bay; by others, that it is a rejoicing.
on account of Bonaparte's being crowned, which is
very likely; for if it took place yesterday at ''aris,
they may have received the news now at Boulogne.
It has been so thick that we could lee nothing from
°dr heights.; btit the guns shook amour windows very
much.

ftqf past Frye:—The Bring kill continues, and,
by some sailors just come down from the height•.,
we learn that several gun-boats, &c. are out of Beit-
lugne harbour, and keep up firing; also a very hea• y
fire from the shore; it is supposed to he a rejnicin:
as our ships don't return their fire. The tiringhearu
-hereon Saturday was at the Inemortatifr frigate ; she
ran down along shore, and they opened a very heavy
fire from all their batteries, and threw several shells
.at her; she luckily received no hurt. •l'ne presetat.
cannonade seems to li.a‘ e :alarmed the coat, for se-
veral stout frigates and men of war are goi•:g ever to
the French shore, with a pre.s of sail and fine breeze.

C tNVUT FOX TONNINGEPI
Notice is ivi•isby gtv.rn, that a convoy fur the trace honn.l
fr.)nt hence to aaaa ingen will be apoianted to sail ou the
2ntit inat
Cirtnicil Chamber, &firm 17th May, 1804.

Saturday arrived at Bristol, the American ship
MaeNts//, Captain .11:zieres, in 16 days, from Ma-
deira, with a number of passengers. Fly► her we
learn there have been two late inundation, at Fun-
shall, since that of which we gave an account. Nei-
ther of them was attended with any serious conse-
quences, and both seemed to arise rather from the
increased beds of the river, than from any unusual
qumtity cf rain. The C run of Lisbon has Sew an
able hydraulic engineer, and plans are formed fir
the future security al the town. Among the pas-
sengers on board the Mrrehail were, Mrs. and ti`e
Miss Gout Lays, Dr. and Mrs. Antau, 4r and
Miss 9trva, Mrs. Cococ, and Mrs. SEACC6 wa'h
daughters, &c. The number of invalids from Great
Britain has been unusually great, this reinter, and
most of them are well, o in a convaleszent state.