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HOUSE OF COMMONS:

A new writ w.itiirdered for the 11..roitith of New Rot., in the
room of endrie3 Tetteriinain, ho, his rlrt, [too, ha.
accepted the Mice of one of the Stewards ol the Cusitern
Huotheis.

A Mirage front the HOW, of Lords announced dot they
had agreed to the Civil List Bill, the Land Tax dedentoton
h.II, th.. Corn I.ttercutie Bdl, the Poor ClTrgy Bid, the Wool.
o Manufacturers, the: Seamen's Enron' agethent, and several
Pinata ails.

Mr. ROl:E, brought in a Bill for indemnifying 311 persons
oh, had actrd contrary to certain Orders or Cou:rcil rartive
t.l the grra•a.rrine to be observed by stole comnrg from abroad
llr trern after brought up the 11111, which was mad a first awl
order,l to be rvirl * at. 00114 ton 2 to.morrow.

Lord BROOKr pre,ente+l a Petition from sevrra! person• at
Milford II en, irfainat the Southern Whale Fishery Silt—.
Laid on the Table.

The Irish Infaniaries Bill was reported, and ordered to be
read a third time ti -morrow. _

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The Irish Revenue 8,11, aryl I i,h Cu4,.ev, Reevlatimt BiU,
were severally reported, and ordered to Ice re. 4 athird time to•

sonrrnw.

Thu ;tenon of the Dublin Paving Bill was taken into (Luther
consideration' and agri•eri to. The Bill was then Passed..
'the English and Scotch Distillery Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Mr. ItOSE brought up a Bill fur the better regulation of
Pilots navigating the British Seas, which was .ead a first tome,
and orilerrd to be read a second time to-morrow.

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Colonol SCANI.EY presented a Petition from 'ruler Chat
mer, praying a Repeat of the Aa of the Ist of tb•Ling, 1/11-
1,04411 g a Middle Daly on Corn imported and search used,
when taken out for home a mbutopttan.-..Ordered to Its en die
Table.

The Leith Harbour Hill was passed
Mr, Serjeant 1:11-.:8 fro, d li:s mo•ion on the Report of
the Select Cominithe on the Eleventh Report of the Fount of
Naval Enquiry till neat tebsion.
On the third reading a the Duke of Athol's
Bill ;
Mr. JOHNSTONE entered his protest against
it, and the system of canvassing which had pervaded
the Members of that House for the three last weeks.

Earl TEMPLE also protested against the Bill,
which he could not denominate otherwise than as a
Ministerial job. It was, be believed, the only mea-
sure of the kind which had ever been adopted with-
out either a previous recommendation from the
Crown, or an aldress from that House.
Colonel STANLEY said, that he considered the
Bill as not only onus of liberality but of justice.
Mr. SHERIDAN observed, that when the No-
ble Bail (Taunt) called this proceeding a job, he
could only consider the Noble Lord as esing strong
words to supply the want of argument.
Mr. CALCRAF I' said, that his Hon. Friend
(Mr. SHIRI3AN) took great credit to himself for a
knowledge of the subjeS, which he could not allow
him to possess; fur, he observed, instead of refitt-
ing to public documents before the House, he had
only spoken from the private statements made by
the Duke of Athol. He did not believe that the
Hon. Gentleman had ever read are public docu-
ments.
Mr. Witaearoace and Mr. Fettowss spoke
against the Bill, and Lord De Bt.aquter for it.
On the division there appeared, for the Bill 41—
Aagsinst it, 12—Majority SO.
The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Will I'BREAD brought in-a Bill for indem-
nifying Mr. Trotter and all other persons employed
in the Navy Pay °Mee, fur the evidence they may
give on the impeachment of Lord Viscount Mel-
ville during , the time that Noble Lard was Trea-
surer of the Navy.
Sir WILLIAM ELFORD wished to know to
what extant tl.is Bill was meant to go?
Mr. WHI rBREAL) replied shortly, that the
Bill was only meant to protth all persons ss ho shall
give ev:.:ence against Lord Melville.
The other Orders of the 1)..y were disposed of,
and the House a,;:joaraed.

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17E ST pervEs.
lAM !tic '
ST. JAGO DS LA ♦ERA, 1,4 AY I I.
We Are informed, that his H meor the Lieutenant
Governor has appointed Monday the 2nth current,
for receiving the Petition to continue the interzoursc
with the United Stares.

The following Circular Letter was issued from
the King's House, on Thursday, in c•ussequence of
the id spatehes received by His Majesty's frigate
Meratry :

"

(CIRCULAR)
• King*Hoti.,z, May In,

" The Lieutonant-Onveravor directs ins ts acquaint you for
the information of the parish of that the Mercury
frigate arrived pester-lay at P srt Royal, with dispatches to His
Honour, from Vics Admiral Sir John Ordo, Rant. nnmand-
ing His Majesty's ships of war off Cadiz, dated oil the 10th of
April last, of which the enclosed is an extract. ine
Oavernur being apprehensive that the &reedit nitration, if des-
tined fur an attack upon this Wand, make 'its appearance
suddonly on the coast, His Honour desires that you "nil call a
meeting of the principal inhabitants of the parish to consider
of the best means to he adopted for preventing the enemy from
subsisting themselves, d:e. Sec. thetain, should they erect a
landing b lonia sufficient force can be collected to oppose them,
as well as for the security of the shipping and property iu the
harbour and downs in the palish, or at least for provinsting
them from felling into the hands of the enemy.
• cr have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
is CUSTOS, or Chief Magistrate of "

UTRACT Of A LETTER FROM VICE ADMIRAL Silt
JOHN °ADE, DATED MIS MAJESTY'S SHIP GLUEY
AT SRA, APRIL 10.
"I have dispatched the Mercury fririte with thin, to ac-
quaint you that yesterday I 'was compelled to quit my station
beforetidie, by the sullim appearance of the Toulon fleet,
emanating of 2.) or 24 sail, eleven or twelve of them certainly
of the line, the rest heavy frigates at least.
" In the waning the fleet was close off tine harbaur of Ca
dls. when one French ship of the line, and six or seven Spanish,
were ready to join them in an hour, and three or four more of
the latter in twenty-four hours.
" What the desturatien of this force, afire Its junfslon, may
be, I cannot tell, but judge it to be westward; it was reported
that the Saanistt ships woe hound to the Havanitah ; whether
any troops were oil board these ships !cannot ascertain."
A Privy Council is suinmoned, we understand, to
meet on Wednesday.
By order of the Governor-General, the sailing of
the Hamilton packet, from Kingston, Jamaica, is
postponed till Monday, the 20.. h.
EXTRACT FROM • PRIVATE LETTER.
it We had martial I iw, and during the time the alarm•
lasted, were getting every thing in readiness to receive the
enemy, brit tinee martial law has erased, every .thing has
again go.e to 'deep On the Lae alarm, when the state of
toe wink. at Fort Royal were examined, the greater part of
the cues carriages were found unfit Ca service, and
there was ori.y one rammer and sponge in the fort. Had
the French made an attack upon us in the state we then
wens, they might have da.heil intr. Port Royal, and taken
ere town without much trouble. Our forts are still in a
reinore. state; bat, thank God! we have now plenty of arms
arid ammunition, between five and six thousand regulars, and
about lit,OU i miiirra. Should the Tou:on and Cadge Beets
now conic here, they will make little or no impression. They
may destroy Sonic yonfertv, arid cave mileh alarm; but it
would reeurre at least a force of 25,000 men to gave them any
chariot of success. Were our funs in a proper state of de-
fence, we might defy any force whatever"
• Alarm of the Rochefort Slitadron.
EXTRACT PROM A LETTER wATED RARIADOES,
MAY 21, 1805
" You will have heard with astortishin-,st that we have got
another Fr•nch and Soanish fleet in our Sieighb mrh,“.).l, of
much superior force to M MaoseSmi's squadron, and what the
erinseqrience array be is hard to foretel. We must expea some
mischief to be done Were any Rees from Eurnpr can anise
to oppose them ; but such a fleet must undoubtedly make its
eppearaiice, end I hops to be prepared for it. Should the
French remain for any length of time in these seas our fleet
will most probably make St. Lucia Head Quarters, in oeler the
better to watch their ntoticnis ; but it is to It,. supposed, as soon
as a fleet from England arrives, able to snipe with them, they
will fo low M. Meueissi's plan, and lead our fleet a dance
hack to Europe in pursuit of them, so that we may again be
left as defenceless as we were, wth scarce as many ships as
complased our squadron in time of peace. We are all tinier
Martial Law here, arid such apprehension entertained of a
visit from the enemy, that our books awl ;opera arc placed
security either under-ground or in the country."
EXTRACT Of A LETTER saws ISARRADOES, MAY 25.
" I wrote a letter at the 21st, by the Princess Royal packet,
for England. Our link island is under martial law, in conse-
quence of another fleet arriving at Martinique, consisting of
16 sail of the line, eight frigates, &c. reported to have 12,40
troops, on the 14th instant.
By a schooner from Dominica, we are informed that Ge-
neral Prevnst experts another vial. General Maitland is gone
to his Government at Grenada. Our farce in these seat at
present fit for service are the Spartiate, two frigates, and two
sleepa of war. We are all ready to receive them here when
they come. My station is•at Ormand's Battery, where this is
wntten on a 21-pounder. Rations ware issued yesterday for
P 5,000 Whites and Weeks. All the Laded ships are moored in
Carlisle Bay, the masters of ships' companies doing duty.
Admiral Cochrane is atilt in pursuit. We have heard no-
thing of him since he left this, which is seven weeks since. I
kill In, our homeward bound flew. The vessels at St. Viii-
cent's hare gone to Grenada ; where they stow themselves in
the Carenagv. Ours and the rest of the islands are in im-
minent danger, as they have threatened us with a Tern. Ac-
counts have been received from Martinique down to the 21st,
at wh eh time the French fleet remained there at single arthor
and had not commenced any op rations except four frigates,
which were tent to cruise amo•.g the island,. The enemy
were reported to be very sickly. The Surinam ships h.ore joined
the ships at Demerara, where the whole are hauled cline in

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and. They have planted SO pieces of cannon at the month of
Ass river, and at the whole of our islands every ex eiti.in If melt-
ing for defence."
Tire enemy's arrival in these seas has been authe••tieahy
confirmed by dispatches which arrived on Friday, ere St Lm•La,
frowaahe Dienasiod Ruck, stating that their fa c emulating f
eleven sail of the liar, seven frigates, an or Ire 1,1 fiats, arid lasi
brigs, French ; arid five rail of the line, one Grease, and t..-o
brigs, Spanish; were, en the 14:h instant, wrirkieg into
Fort Royal Bay, with His Majesty's ship Cyan., a pn,,
company; and that, on their passing the Rock, Capt. Maniire
(who commands there) had a partial admix with then. It tun
been since socertained, that this fleet ea nc to only atingle an.
char, and bore every appearance of :mending speedily to put to
sea again; th it they have about 12,000 troops on board, and
leave not the laast doubt of their undertaking an immediate ex-
pedition ; that their views may be direfted towards Mis enno•
try seeing justly to be apprehendad ; and a suspicims
brig, which appeared off our coast on Friday, as if rfts„.„
no;tering, strengthens this conjecture. On the same
the Island was thrown into alarm, in consequence of all
the men of war in the Bay suddenly dipping their r,.
blea and putting to sea, and a signal made at the tune by
Sir Francis !.:storey for them to prepare for battle. It sir-,
seems that the Beaulieu discovered in the N. W. qulrt-r
sail, and afterdards eleven were seen from the Spartan;,.:.
though, at a great distance, they were apprehended to best*.
enemy, and Sir Francis stood to windward with his Nairn*.
Ten or eleven sail were about the same time seen trinii Gta
heights in St. John'a parish; and although no ye sell hat,
since arrived, nor any gi moally seers nut a ditibt can be et,
tertained of a fleet being off our cunt—whether the tesemy, is
left entirely to conjeaure. It is nut improbable; however,
that the entrants with unfavourable wind, might have seem
them farther than they hit-haled ; and tiie,° destinatioa hare
beam St. Vinceitea or St. Lucia, at the time they were Eel,—
if it be them.

" 51AV 19.

" A mail boat arras-t 1 yestertay from Leeward ;tt wei not
known nn the 12th hiat. at Antivua, that the enemy had acia
appeared in thess teas At Dominica they had obtained inlets
'nation of it, and, nith Clair accultamed promptness, .e.
preparin: to r-pet their muck. On the 13th the danger %at
unknown at St. Vincent; but at St. Lucia, every latecamian
was adopted.

" Respecting the enemy's views or preparations we are eat
in posse.sinti of a single data, by any sub—Nein a:counts to
our last, to found evert a orijectrtre upon, unlecs we rise their
continuance at ltlartirtique as meditating same innortant
operatirm which requires system nil minute arratrgernent
la this light we certainly sue led to con.ider their stay at Fort
Royal, where, aeco.ding to the only further ir for:math-di to
.that received front Captain Maurice, at the Diamond, wry
remained on Friday last ; for so formidable a fleet as they
now fouls cannot he conceited to Intend only the plunder of
ir islands, and the destruction of our commerce, whet, twr
may rather ptesue • roots ho mutable plan, by aenkrog the
of tort iarinds. irEat• COCCUS may attend CiCal
this, depends so greatly upon ouroeives (the internal mreagai,
resources, and valour of the colonic.), that it needs no art,,.
merit to vominno our loyalty, or entire our exertions—We
fe..l a strong reliance on the King's regular troops, and look to
the examole of Dominica for a brave cud manly co operation e(
the Col 'al forces throughout all the islands ; and we ara con.
Intent that, be their attack where it may, tire united ilird of
France and Spain will find, that the union of discipline and
Courage will form a bulwark of defence that s' al: c.ot them
more loss and labour to overcome, than (ii they sur_Teed) eau
reward their conqueet. With respect to this individval r.nlony,
if the enemls designs be against it, we c.rnnot from th..-
d".tant conjecture of .arl prropea City eon pansibly hare of
sti-teeding Against a powerful garrison and an exte:hive on.
prriation—a valiant •rmy aid a ',fat peopd•—what SucCele can
they hope fur Without tattling into their view., or our re-
source., we shall only farther add, that we are pulsated to re-
serve theta, and deteranool nut to be ‘o.iquered:'

PROCT.kMATIONS

IT HIS EXCELLENCY TIIE GOVERNOR, Ste.

(L. S.l SRAFORTIL
Cytherea: there is the most undoubted intelligence that the
Enemy were seen in great force upon the Crest of this laland
las• night and tins day ; and whereas from those circumstances,
and the knowledge we have of the great strength of the Fussy
lately arrived in the .e bras, arld:d gosh* melt awkward circum-
stance of then) being no existing Hon, of Asscinbly, it be-
comes necessary to the existence of the Colony that effective
and vigorous measures should be instaisly adopted.
I do, by and •aoth the advice and consent ef His Majesty's
Council, make trse of the power and authority vested in me by
Hu Majesty, and for such eases pf011(1...d ; arid I hereby de-
clare this Wad to he under Martial Law, (loin the mo
uiag
of trion.vew, till the evening gun firing nn Tue‘day nest ;
declaring, during the above space of time, that this island is
and-r ant I able to the laws and usages in similar cases cot•
tomary in Fin Majesty's Colonies; of which all caner :tea
will eke due notice, under pain of the ti-ual penalties; 3,4
f or no longer a space of time is Mutts' Law, on any pretence,
to prevail, unit-xi, from the continuance of the circurnatances
above, I snail ies fit to renew this my Proclamation.
Given under my !land and Seal at Arms in Council Chamber
at the Town ?Lill this 18th day of Mae, lubb, and in the fotty-
fiitii yeas of Ilia Majesty's Reign —God save the King
By HI; Excellency's CooxamanJ,
JOS. D. lIDSEANDS, Dep Sec.