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.-yszl h0...1 in tou.:11 intlidlted. U. mend emote
iiai tips tens nut the mar, and that sdch * state.
Whit .1.141 it Iry very easily cantradicted, when they
wire iris taken by surprise. it would appear
wuen the paper was produced that Griverm
tricot had merely complied with the Aot of
Parliament in disposing of Crown lands, which
were thoti4lit unnecessary for the Hospital to re-
tain. If they had toot adopted such a conduct, he
believed troy would nave had a motion Of censure
from the Hon. Barouet or that they had par-
chased more land than was necessary for the good
of the public. Did the Hots. Baronet mean to
say, that the Treasury, instead of referring the 'nat-
ter for the °Osumi of ewers Surveyors. should have
raters his "(the firm. Baronet's) opittioti ? If so, he
;vas afraid the public would think them very intprm
*titlent stewards of their property. Hornig no 010
titattion to the yobbo having the mom aothentic in-
.f.isrinatiou upon the aulsject, he should net eels
ii4ree with the Hon. Baronet's motion, lilt he
%thanld sl.o approve of other documents brims fig
'before them.
General TaabaTolti fat 604 ore6th; with ehil
was said by the Hight Hatt. (lent. who had jest eat
ikon, said, he rejoiced that such a motion had
been brOtight forward-..ror.iii his opinion, theme.
fort of those gallant soldiers, who had served *Mr
'country, should be the chief object Governninet
ought to have in view. Chelsea Hospital woo •
nionoinent of the benevolence of the English na-
tion, and, certainly, to keep it in its best omissible
stole, must not only be a pride to the country, but
.prove an encouramintent to persons catering into
the army. Redid not think the paltry tax received
Yor the lease so grouted, cculd be any object to
the country—Anil as a soldier he bliould say. that
there was uo military person now living, nor inty
that were dead, not even the Great Duke of Marl-
Itoreitigh himself, to whom he would have consented
to grant the Linde that eautribated to the comforts
of that Hoapital.
Mr. Bose wished any Inman look at the terms of
the lease, and the set of 24111 i of the King, aid say
whether Government haul made an improvident
grant, or shown the smallest partiality to a favour-
' ed object. He could venter, to say, there were
no lands belouoisig to any private individual, more
strietly monsigal than the Crown Lands were.
Mr. Btoout.en thought it was certainly proper
for the Surveyor General to calk.* the isaiAaoce
of twonther Surveyors, according told), 4th of the
Xing. fit vela* Crown Lands ; bet be could not
agree in thinking that the lands so valoed. should
be otherwise disposed of thmi be public sat*. Now
did they know but many Gentfemen in that Howes
might not have boo•do• competitois for the pills
chase of the !cum in question F !(sbddy Meld tell
chat it was to be a close bargain made op Meets
the Lessee and the Crowe. '
Sir FR A NCIS BoanstiarMed. test he hod Aron
all possible respect in bringing flinirard this motion.
and had not eviuced any if fiat ieskuent warrath
and feeling which tine Right MAL Gesitloman op.-
posite displayed upon this Oistnime, Although he
bad been tench infperichedlio,lbee stating his on
• against that of the Stillpins,Physi4an, stud
Surveyor of the Hospital, ' lirady thr Su rve) ors, mid
whatever arrogaiiee he ini fit be supposed thereby
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to have assumed, he cook not help Stilt remainius
ortn. original opiisiou spec thit sabjEct. What
bad lately coins before the pilblie In another case,
certainly crested suspicion attaching to the estoluct
of His lilitjesty's Munster. in every particular step
they adopted. He ens sorry that such ad opi-
nion s!iould be entertained at the present inOment,
thinking, as lie did, that the minds of the public
had bees asleep much too longs That grauud so
arloantmeetiosly laid oat for' the eertorumodation
of Cob Gordoti, might surely here hems as advau-
taoeously laid out, but for tharodOantagge of the
Hospital.—The puhlic were to receive aal. a-yoat
from Colonel Gordon, a ruin that he (Sir Fran-
cis Burdett) would rather cormeitt is pay out
of his own pocket, than that the buildingMould be disfigured. No physichin, surgeon, nor
surveyor. could persuade him that it was other.
wise than moat absurd, to disfigure such is luificif-
ficertt building, tad to deprive the infirmary of s
free circulation of air-t=the very p u rpo,e for which
that situation had bete rhoien. Ha haul no doubt.
the surveyor himself thought this was a mode of
bringing himself a job. He toned met consent that
say mau Assad have that greeted upon asy et.
count, instead of being laid est be the Won't of
the Hospital. He owned, that he did fiat attach
alive to all matters of this sort, whets bossy srrideut
signs of corrupting. sit ellaPleello at "111146
non. Ile did arre melee ilazilerivre
from env herldiffr flo the P"Neet ;
for he lied an slits to here tholi dilleged.
er pet eat of their places. foe he draught they
were es geed es any ether pervess whatever ;
but he simeld ever look 110 them with sir/sloes and
jaundiced eye. white lsethireght the puMle interest
had been overlooked. There appeared to he no
way of explaiaing away this ateteer, that did not
the more Newham him it wee a jab. He should
appeal to the Chair, and every man who heard him,
whether he hod ever beau accustomed to bring
formird captious motions. He could assure them
that it was a painful duty to him to hying forward
such motions ; for it would be much more satis-
factory to him to concur with every thing thut
hlinixten; dial. He was sorry to my that this mat-
ter had much the appearance of a job. After this
motion was complied with, lie should call witnesses,
to whom he might pet questions in his owe wry.
Mr. STURORS BOURN s expressed his approbation
of the grant, as having been perfectly regular and
consistent with the Act of Parliament.
Mr. WoRTLEY STUART mid he sew no anode
for granting this paper, awl he thought et ism a
matter of serious inenseut for en Hoe. Member to
accuse Ministers of somelelom job.' and the more
especially when it appeared thew had acted ape
the report of the Physician. Surgeon. sad Ser.
velor of the Hospital.
Mr. Penni MOURN. mid that Ministers appeared
to be perfectly ignorant of what might he the effect
of these building,, being erected, anti that the first
using to he attended to was a free circulation of air
to the Infirmary.
The motion was then put and agreed to.
Mr. Realise% then moved for copies of cer-
tain letters that had passed between hint mid the
Svetetary of Chelsea Hospital, Mr. Harrison. and
finest, closet Gordon, dated is December, Jas

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ottio,', owl February lest, rr)atire to tfte seautof
Imola to the latter Geotleosan.
I'hir motion, str:er r few words *tea Mr. Peter
lloore, war 32.rtted to.
111 r. Rostotr ‘Vsan apprised the Hours. that
the Loriht Commivviwters of the Athetralty had
ailed their worniot for a Court Martial, to be held
upon Admiral Harvey, of the Royal Navy.
Mr. Citctve moved. " That Owe, should be
laid led'ore the House whatever &carotids or no-
notes related to the official re.itknee of the Preta-
dent of the Board of Cootroul."

Mr. PERM:VAT. lAid, that it house in Downing--
street was purchased for the Preeident of that
Boarilehat what renames were in possession of the
Treasury, he was not aware of ; such as they were,
however, the !tom Member and the House could
have. Sir C. eleepte at one time had held that
office; when he Frowned, he wee permitted to re-
tain the house attached to it, in consequence of
which, the next person who was appointed, rectiv.
est a pecuniary compensation of 3401. a-year, in
lira of the Moose ; this was all that he knew of the
circnneitence. Ha did not mean to object to the
production of any minutes that sleight bear a refer-
ence lathe point, bet thought it necessary to suite
all the facts of which be was in povaessioo..--th-
dered.
Mr. eletereee wished to know whether the
Dublin Nein* Bill was intruded to he brought
forward; his °pimento was aeiiiiist every part of it ;
a variety of petitions hod been preseuteel against
it; sod the 'tense of the city of Dublin was in
complete hostility to the measure. He wished to
know when it would he brought forward ; or whe-
ther, from a inuriction of its inutility, ter a con-
sideration of its unpopularity, it was intended to
be withdrawn.
Mr. CROKEZ said, that the first Bill did certainly
contain ninny exceptionable clauses ; he was not
surprised that it should have been so unpopular.
His Bight Hon. and Gallant Friend intended to
have satisfied the city of Dublin in every respect
with regard to that Bill, and therefore it was not
his inteutiou to proceed any further with it.
Sir Joni %tweeter moved, " That the Report
of the Committee on the Irish Education Bill
should Ise primal."—eardered.
Mr. Gesereax suggested, that the best way to
disposie of the Bill to which lie had before alluded,
and the most consistent with the forms of the
House, was to move that it should be read on that
din six moonlit.
Mr. CMOMII adopting the suggeetion, the mo-
tion was accordingly made and agreed to.
Mr. Sneer (of moved, "That the Re-
pan of the Dublin Playing Board should be print-
ed."ess-Ordered:
THANKS TO THE NAVY AND ARMY.
Lord CASTLE/SA(2H rose, in pursuance of a no-
tice he had given eu the former day, to submit a
motion of thanks to the Navy and Army, for their
services ut the capture of the island of ILtrtiniyu..
The House had often to record its gratitude for
services of that nature, but upon no occasion inure
strongle than the preleut ; t'nr whether they coon-
dem) am short period of time in which it was ate
complished, or the little ellen that it seemed to
have en t, they would see every reason to distin-
gutsh it with their approbation. Withoilt putting;
the egeeary reeoureesef the coutstry to my tower.
vehiroomb that important event we* brought about
by the ability of the officers. It was a proud
circumstance for the country that the conquest of
Martinique should have been effected by such
!ignited numbers, wiwout drawing oft from
the other objects the country bud in view.
10,066 mew had completed it, and so active was
the system of operation adopted and executed by
them. that they were eminently entitled to the
gratittile of Parliament. Throughout the whole,
the utilitery character had maintained its usual re-
putatiou ; it had thootioguislied itself as it always hid
dots., and, and always (he was persuaded) would
coistinee to do. It was plessiee to reflect that
this object had been effected without that ineiry
to the health of the troops, which generally was
consequent upon etpeditioiss iu the %etre ladies.
At the expiration of the ee days, they were as
perfect in health as if they had been all that
time within their cantouments. Every kindliess
and favour had been sheen them by the people
en their march; the utmost goed will was ex-
hibited towards them upon the part of the inlia-
bibents. It was not, lie was persuaded, necessary
to use any farther arguments to convince the House
sof the propriety of expressing its thanks to those
eetwerned in the action ; he should only add one
observation before lie submitted his motions, which
Was, that the two services had acted together with
that enenirnity and vigour which became them as
Beleria, end which would always redound most
effiecteelly to their own honour, and to the advan-
tage mid the glory of their country. His Lordship
thee severally !Imposed—
" thin liseTheaks of tims Howe should be gives to Gene-
rals ibekwith. Peewee i sitl.na, Herightun, Shipley, Sc
owl the semi Oodles toe nee adder these command, fur
Mead
their pliant sad eon services, at the capture of the
leartbeigee.
's Abs, that time Tealsks •f the House vtiould be given to
the blow erablerlir Ahstauster eocti roar, Cuguesualore George
Colmares, sad the severs! OMan, sod men under their coo.
sand. Aar desk stream epos the same oceasauo."-•••Agreed
to sew Mt •
Mr. PaacevAr, pmerewd, that Mr. Alderman
Slew, of London. Mr. Shaw, of Dublin, and Mr.
Leiden!, should be added to the Committee ap-
poiuted to consider of the Drawback upon Sugar
and spirits.—Agreed to.
INNKEEPER' ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE BILL.
Hr. SMAw LEIPsYm► said, that the mu-keepers
were exposed to many hardships by the Bill already
passed ; it was his object that the House shined
ret•is, in its own hands, the memo of correctiee
such abuses as might he seen to arise out of it in
the course of the Present session ; all they waned
was e fair indemnity; he would therefore propose
an additional clause to the Bill. which was, that
Parliament eliould be empowered to vary alter. or
repaid 14 sit any time its the course of the present
session.
Sir Je2lll6e PULTISSIC allowed that hardships did
meat; the House was hound to consider whether
the attempt to relieve some cases of individual in-
jury might not be ',reductive of a more serious
evil in casting expenses epee others which would
not produce any material henetit. From the par-
ticular ciretunstienerst of this/ear, there were mum
I Soldiers ou the march than at other *Mee which


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glive a colour to the Inh-[teepees eo plaint, both
was of iti JI tt inn, that if any regula oveQsAutalle
place, it would bear hard upon the public. One cippi
eimistance which gave rise to the coinArints 44v*.s. ,
that the treat Inn-keepers let on their titp-roonisto ,
inferior toles, who derived jt.10,11;14; lirrifir troin • the
Soldiers raiwniditure; for t
oaessous, ile'titust
object to the clause.
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Mr. Situcux thought, . . lb, !pelt' arid most
convenient way a pro4e: ,I op* that tillieh the
Hun. filentlentan hid actwAl ~ fiot to preireht the
progress of the [Sipe, India wnposq the rese3,!ttig oil.
a poster to meet any pinicular extrethityj lir 43,4i5e,
its tendency should be firniid to he iejttrft 'nis.'` I'
Mr. lialtnAu 'odd, tlint nriny pawns had been
r '' ed by the present allowauces„ "Mai-mien to
lie increased. He thought that a mare iidhli:;,ite
proposition would nuL Ile made. than thilleveliiidi
had been sob:flitted by the Illom. Geist. It did not re-
quire. that the allow:ince should he enlarged, hut olify
that a power should he retained to make such al-
terations dunng the present Se.SitNit as e4Perienee
might prove to he necessary. The clause had his I
hearty support.
C o4ot 1e I Wow, agreed with Sir James Pulteney,
that letting their taps was a principal Cause of the
complaint of the inn-keepers; those who hired
them enjoyed the profit*. Soldiery were not a class
of men likely to keep their money on going into
places of that description ; and lie was piosuatle.l,
that so far front being injured, they were served by
*brie aihutisaiou. It would be a groat expense to
the public to atterapt to remedy it, by iucrensttig
the allowance ; and therefore lie would oppose the
claw...
Mr. SHAW Lcrevaa &echoed availing himself
of the privilege to which he was entitled by speak-
ing again.
The Gallery was then cleared, and the Hone e
aivisling, we understand there appeared---
Fat the Ayes
Fur the Nees 49
The further constderatiots of the Local Militia

NI was by consent postpoilect to Tuesday next.
Mr. WHARTON to gist up the Report of the
Committee on the Irish Spirits Bill, which was
agreed to.
Upon the motion of Sir S. itoimum.s the *use
resolved itself into a Committee of the *hole
!louse, to take into farther consideration' the Bill
for the further and better 'scanlotion of theedfairs
of bankrupts.
Upon the clause indicting apenalty of go per
i
Cent. upon assignees retaining mproperly money
of the bankrupts iu their hands, Mr. Jacons sag-
itecl the benefit likely to act Snit from erecting a
Board of Auditors or Trustees of Baukrupts' of-.
fects, for the better secarint and ithanaisteritig
the same.
Sir SAMUEL ROUILLY suggested that however
that might be the subject of a future Bill, whtit!
properly digested, this was no time to "
intOteoblel
the measure proposed is the mean time. *. a's 3•
a,
A couversayou of some length, on the effsct
bearings of the clause, took place, which was
stately adopted.
Some other amendments were pooetl, mud
negatived.
The House resumed, and the Chairmaatcllditlid

progreis, and asked leave to sit agisits oulis4llll6
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oext.
The SOLICITOIWGIBMIItAL !mart up a Ott •
the inure effectually preeentinic: ytnK Mit
selling
_of public offices, which vratprerd a drat 40%4
and ordered to be read a oecood time wr Tlismllgt
next.
The accend rending of the Smithfield litArlli,
Bill was postponed to Tuesday.
The other orders of the day were then dip,
of, and the Blouse adjouroed at half peat Tworiewl
o'clock.
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SATURDAY, Aran 16.' '
The Pacific, with dispatches from America. tar-.
rived off Falmouth, on the 1 Ith, and was expected
into the harbour next morning. The nature of the
dispatches brought by her has not transpired.—
They will probably reach town this morning. Let-
ter however, have been received from Charleeton,
asisel the 19th of March last. They were brought
bronAinerican vessel, theSally,frora that port,w hich
touched at Dartmouth, and state that the Non-In-
tercourse Bill lied passed, and was to take place the
20th May. The Embargo. as far as it regards all
Powers, Great Britain and France excepted, was
taken off on the 15th of March, and the vessels were
loading and preparing to sail fur i.eutral ports at
the above date.
By dispatches received from Lisbon, dated the
of April, it appears that Oporto has surreadered
to the French. The Portuguese behaved very ill
upon the (motion, having put to death all those
who proposed a surrender, hut having afterwards
surrendered immediately without making an effort
to save the place. The Bishop exerted himself to
the utmost to instil hie own brave spirit into his
.sountrytaen. but iiiifottemately without the least
snceess. Our 0111f:era were employed in endea-
vouring to organize the Portuguese. Thirty sail
of British vessels that were loodiog at Oporto, •
said, hare fallen into the hands of the enemy.
. The Captain of a vessel arrived at. Plymentb,
'hoe the River Cliaretass. Itseimet letinvivto tone.
:1111,411.1hat the French ecieptittanpa &ague Roods
had, hose the insecurity tic:itiheituatiovi, and the
apparent preparations nantittlv.thellititiela Admiral
for its destruction, weighed snifter, sad proceeded
to Rochefort through the L'heittalitt Reads. When
the signer to unmoor was 'mole by the French
Admiral, the utmost confusion Inwood. Their
°Sag olio so narrowed by the station of the British
fleet, that the French had nut sufficient seewoorn,
wad naturally ran foul ell each otbstio retinue di-

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ruction', „pint ono adieus is stated to have got in
without serious deluges Some are said to have
liCusioselliky did were in danger of beinglOtally Ilis f,
initelivitlfiesv their guns overboard, and most *A
them were disinasted, and rendered unfit for services '
The letters add, that this nndert•tking was coin-
rienced on the 4th ; a circumstance which takes o'
Burn its credibility, as we nudists .4 there rife int. I
entotts from our squadron of zo late a slate as the •1
,Bth, which are silent on this stilijetde and state
,Elton , the British Admiral was then preparing to
attack the enemy.-r-The following paragruph "i
which if. extracted from Woot.stri•l Exeter woo..
is probably an anticipation of-that tvent ...--
" Rafter, April No tin, half post *ma
o'clock this evaAAC•
" A Captain of the Royal Navy passed expreo ~
through this city, in a chooser and four, front Fel- ; '
month, with the utmost expeditiou for !Awl, a
iiiidoobtedly the bearer of some very importayt •
intelligence, either from Adisiirol litcatiolltru
or Admiral Stortosa's squadrim, no parte:asis
of which were communicated ; all thit transpired
was as follows ;---" that he was the hearer of GiP44
NMI. a Sinking Bareness, and a Ivry hot one—
and mkt that we aught prepare oar Bellropet for' ..
Itirigiag."
A piety of the redloective %ituamon if onr Beet. ,
clef Lord Ci•matca, and of the French Hotel force, •
has been transmitted to this coootry by au ingr s
1,1405 ()dicer. It dusplays, as io a mirror, the
whole scene. The French fleet, moored very
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closely together— once so than, ire imagine, they --,
awl' to be—is seen between the little We of Aix
and the North-eastern point of &Beton, cciiirrt.d be
the batteries of those islands. At a considerable •`'''
distance without, in Paopre Rowels, warty one's_ ..'
site La lioclielle, between a prrannimiery called
Chef de Hoye, which forms the Northern entrance
of the harbour of La Rochelle, and the Easse; a
p.sint of the Isle de Rhe, lie the Englishships 0f..1
war, much more spread, having sloops anchored 4.
a-head, and frigates a-stern. The weer shoals
rapidly between the Isle of Aix and the F
shore, towards the mouth of the River C
If we can contrive to prirent our tire-dope
being rank by the land batteries and ship, in ap--
;,
pouching the French fleet ; or if Cousteau; eass:,.
throw any of his rockets into them, it is obriiii.;;:
'that their situation must be Most perilous, as they ,1
&SCnether retain their positida without -
burnt, .ttof cut their cables, tad steed ,
withouti imminent risk of gfeunding, and piii(:-).
pieties. The Ville de Preribrie, a nen . '
ship, is
.4. 'lying ton her beask-onda, dose * .•
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other vessels of the French Betas We may
!mall very interesting intelligence from tliall'•'•
so..
.._tostossag._ serremeter
ght, in the Hoist of Lords, Earl Gs
I his motion upon the coodtict of the seat
• Spain, fkratt Tuesday to Friday next.
The Ri4iii Hon. Honest thINIDAB succeeds Sir
Aitetioit; ELLCSLIST in the Mice of Irish Secreta-
ry. I).' '4 Writ was moved in consequence fart
afloh,,, f,`-fis the House of Commons for the Shiro-
vell ac
ialliirgh.
• "•A Court dlartial it is said will beheld on Admiral
Haas cm, for contemptuous and improper lan.l
gorge towards Admiral II anima. It is said Wei
the latter having given orders that a heat, a boar*
crew;' and on ofllietr should instan,l) be volt •clt .1
by every ship under his cow:amid ; the vs hole of
•the men tiring required to volunteer. astir a view.
to attack the French squadron its Basque Road%
Admiral ll•avilr and the greater part of Iris of
losers and men volunteered but were rejected be
Lord GAMBIER, as Lord COCHRANE was to cores
mood the expedition, of which appointment I •
(Lord Gssistsit) had himself some reason to .v:
complain, as it seemed to indicate that there was rte
Officer in his fleet fit to take charge if the service;
lint that Admiralty orriers to this effect had been
received, which of course he must obey. Here.
upon Admiral Illaavtor is stated to have expressed
the greatest dissatisfaction, and to have be-
stowed upon Lord GAMBIER himself epithets do.
1 scriptive of other qualities than those which he
' has evinced in his profession, filch as Jesuit, Me-
thodist, and Psalawinger : red ail this is the pre.
sense of Captain Boerne D, Of the Caksionio•
by whom. with the knowledge sod consent of
Admiral HARVEY, they were reported to Lord
GAMBIER.
Advice has been received that His Illastarr'i
frigates Horatio and Lames lately fell in with the
Antos French ship of war, of 4$ 'rum and Stitt
men, off the Saints. An action ensued. the result
of which ens the surrender of the enemy to the
British flag, with the loss of 130 killed and woman:-
td, among whom is the Captain, who was killed
early in the action. The loss ou oar aide was very
triffing. Among the wounded is Capt. Scott, of
the Horotio, and his First Ueirteataut. The ./PlOt,',,
was laden with entire and sugar, from Goad sio:lis. ,
The Melpomene frigate. Capt. PUTS& 1' A ':1. ' 1..
on her way to the Baltic, has taken a rich Das.o.:ll
reify, which.' ly arrived tit Shields.
is , The his to arrived from Lisbon, with
rat
dispatches for ' eminent, but they sire lint sup-
posed to be or impel Lance. The Fn ouch were daily
tiptoed at that cot.
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The Nonpareil schooner is arrived at Falmouth,
wish dispatches Nat Sir Joie Hotta-or/a, at
filisdairm the lulled oa the 36th last. Sir Joau7.l
[Amami:ram% oto3dron had arrived there on theilii
preceding dray. It consisted of la sail of the lin
Niel three filmier; four of the former, the Litt
GAIN Coarywecor, lariseible, amid Leeiatlitirs, w
immedistely ordered to takeoff board ere months
rrostsions, with a view, as it was first *apposed, .
asttlitlirkentbase to pursue the L'Orient
cecrinved•ern belt
wholethe
hnoteiftisettr..lfiweregtocronhsisthel
being
fleet ispiwtootiikreatournoptio cadis.
nionpresailed t 41'
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