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in4tee to the Orders in Council that have been
the present Government, se, the"
1,;1;.et the forei4-1 trade of this country, and I have
to lament ev e"luigiy, upon th,• part of the Peti-
tioner., to whom the truth of the statement I am
nboat to inake is a matter of serious concern M.
deed, that you are now to cooteniplate the reverse
of the picture which I have 'et byouoAt before you.
ou ,T I I sic that, althou;h attemots bave frequent-
ly been made by the enemy to ruin our trade. but
Inch have always proved abortive, you are now
to Chalige that for another prospert, and view the
attack. made upon our commerce by ingrown forts,
and b: DU( own wisdom, wh.ch hare, in every forgoer
instanee, succeeded in frustrating invasions of our
countty, turning the trade of neutrals into that
which contributes to our own advantage,
soul converting to our own favour, the Decrees
of the French themselves. You will find that, iu
every quarter. we hive, by Orders in Council, been
at.sist.:lll; them in those parts, and supplying
those deficiencies in their Decrees, which they in
ruin attempted to enforce, and that we have there-
by, in every particular, minced the commerce
of this country to a state lower than, in any for-
mer period, in the worst of times, it ever was re-
duced."

f_
lue Learned Counsel then proceeded to argue upon the
es-id,tom, with rant ability and e:fret, in rapport of his
statrotent, but we regret that we have net room to pea the
ritta•aiuder of its able and eloquent speech.]

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

DUBLIN, APRIL 30.

Letter, were received in town this morning from
V extort!, containing au account of the trial of
A ;et:a and Dcrauy, for the murder of the late
L:aeuted John Colclough, of Timer') Abbey, Esq.
0:-.t, of the late Representatives for that county,
13 It duel, during the hate election, at which Mr.
Cniclaugh, and the Prisoms, Win. C. Aleack,
Firs. were Candidates. The trial commenced on
Monday morning, and occupied the whole of the
day, until a late hour, wheat the Jury brought in a
tereict of srgniiial. Messrs. Plunket and Bushe
attended as Counsel on the pan of the prosecu-

The proceedings an the Colle,7e Petition hare
concluded ; and the Corainieeioners are employed
in preparing their trsnunirs. to he laid before the
Committee of the Home of Commons appointed
to decide upon it. In the event of a new election,
• new Candidate, of no mean promise et espect-
•tion, wilt certainly offer hiru,e-ii.
It is elPected that the Court of Chancery will
ti.e to-morrow for the ramtino. The Lord
CM n-
csUor is summoi.ed au a witness in a very novel sort
of ease, which is to be tried at the ensuing As-
sizes of the county of A nt;iin.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
MONDAY. Avail. 4.

We understand that the arrival of an Officer, at
Plymouth, with dispatches, was aussounced ou Su-
r
turday, by telegraph, at the Admiralty. lin ar-
rival ia towu was anxiously coliected last might,
but he had trot reached it when this Paper was put
to press. We have, however, the pleasure to an-
nounce, that account* were received, ou Fmtu,diy,
frum Pertu4al, corroborating the reports which pre-
v
viovsly reached us, via Noll:viol, of& Naval Victory
II I iii the Mediterranean.

Tite following Bulktin wa• c;ecalotect, oo Satur-
day, among the friends of the

" A Letter from the Commander of owe of we shim at
war, crowing of t►e Tam, dated the t3th *web, states,
that a boat had coot out fruit Lisboa, wit► intelligcme
that en action bad t.ik"i place Li the Mediterraitan, in
•►ic► the British obtained a decided victory. The parts-
colars were sot known M Lisboa, bat tha result had occa-
sioned eateourdisary oessatioo there."

Another acimunt, iu the following terms, was
prevalent in most of the publi.• uflif:es

"The Ceniaace, Captain Yee, ea the 13th ult. picked
op a best at the trout► of the Tagus, iv which aa English
Gaatlearia, whe ►ad Need shelter an board the Rossi's
aquairea, sad twe et►e► refugees, were making thee escape
to ear aret—they stated, that stomata had reached Llama,
teen Valuers end Absent, with advicio of a severe action
Is the Kediterromeen, in which t►e Eu;halt were VIC
A third accouat says--

a Sir R. Ittraelma La►inn been informed by oat or oar
entisem of the mauve takes by the enemy, purane‘l them.
and loud t►eme Palma Bay. The (mem) are said to haws
Lad Mae sail of the line and three frit-Am We bail seven
mad of :be line sad one frigate. Sir Richard, as soon 2a he
mitered the Bay, boom down upon the and tanl hie
ships slowed*, withia plated shot. The whoa was most
furious., sad, from Its being so close, moat rincuinary. The
anew) foughl bravely, bat were at lentb foree4 to wt.!.
Three sail of the hoe were sunk, and sat taken, after being
wo dreadul') handled as to be airn...st logs upon the water.
The three frir•es earap:d Tir, of out %Nos arc .aid to have
.4.114. Aft dace C.1p.:31111 and sei zrsi ths:r Officeis Lad
h• Salt Strachan, we er.i re to sail, is reported
ke Lae• fo!ten at the dose of tLc action, ;wit !Afore iricti,”
our ig.re I and uoir...deil on oni i de
are oil in eou.it to Ivo., been whilst that of IL..

WY 00 411) .:unhi.d that amount. The Sprin.l2 Acla3:l-31,
and the eec.•nd in committed, c.h a great nutah.r of Officeis,

are said to 1'.4 re "

A:.001‘.7 Zrt same elect, is s
to h3ve been received iroai a Licii.,..7la:it of t},
tsr.o..s. The .:I',statice t!:
strAws arcwa..ts G4Verument thlou6'

Hull :cd, Portugal, &c. is, that Sir R. STRAC
baritiu, ibutst the 27th of Feb:nary, been joined
ny the it iarlsor Cadle, s.f sie guns, the
Leoui-
dus cod Nysts;,/tz frigates, I:e.hrias and Minorco
sloops, pr,,z,e:•tirti to P.dinas Bey, it' the islaail
of Majorca, where the Spanish fleet was at
anchor, under cover of a small fort cud a
chain of batteries, which the enemy, apprised of the
approach of our squadron, hart hastily coustructed,
and manned with at few soldiers from Majorca, and
the peasants of the country. Sir KU HARD iinniz-
diately led the attack in the Caster, followed by the
Renown, and was so gallantly seconded by theother
ships of his squadron, that the whole of the enemy
were either taken or destroyed.
As to the force of the enemy, and the number
of our prizes, the accounts are contradictery, and
some of them are irreconcilable with the advices
previously received. The nature of our loss is simi-
larly circuinstanced, but it appears to have been
extensive, cod, it is feared, embraces scene justly-
valued Officers.

The Duke of ORLEANS had an interview, on
Beetsviley, Isiah the-Bowl of Adstivalty, previous
to his departure. with his brother, for Malta, to
which island they will proceed from Portsmouth,
in the lAdoutaire frigate, Capt. BVLI.EN. Lord
FORUMS will sail for the saute destination iii the
Prervante. His Lordship arrived o Friday at
Port...moutii. The Cambrian, Captain Viacktvr.
and the Pi/ut sloop, the lion. Capt. 'tVALroLE,
are oleo under orders fur the Mediterranean.

The ships composing the North Sea Squadron
will net rendezvous of Yarmouth, but will proceed
direct from the Downs. The Centaur, of 74 guns,
bearing the flag of Sir SaNcEs. Hoon, sailed on
Friday from the Downs, on this service ; but the
wind becoming adverse, she was obliged to pot
back on Saturday. The squadron assembling
in the Downs for the Baltic is drily augmenting.—
It was joined on Friday by the Orion, Mars, and
P. phases ; the hispiecebk and Triumph were
expected to join on Saturday, and the Victory and
Edgar yesterday. The line-of-battle ships have
each several flat-bottomed boats on board. Sir
Jawas &mamma, the Commander-in-Chief of
this squadron, attended the Admiralty on Satur-
day, to receive his deal instructions.

It-at-Admiral SEITICE ST has hoisted his Sag at
Plymouth on board the Dreadwought, of Pe guns,
Captain G. B. SALT, to etwominid the squadron of
imirad of Kean-Achairal ilairrta, who is
aitt4eti to euteasaarld at the Cape.
:writaeoresst was expected, yesterday. at
Portsasonth, to take his passage (rota that port fur
tie Brasil,, isr the President frigate, Captain
Niqi NZI L. The Serapis awe-ship will sail, et the
same .t me, for the Brazils.

The Ecrl Jt. Fiume, for India, and the Science,
Capt. Him's:), for New York, sailed from the
Downs oo Saturday.
A letter Prow one of Sr CHARLES COTTOIk'S
invondrun, dated the eoth ult. Hayti —" Our RAI*.
Siall neighbours are very quiet; they are said to be
retiaed, and ready for sea : but not on the be-t
terms with Jol:NOT and Co. bir SIOSET SMITH
ha% left a. to go Commander in Chief tothe 11;raails.
The French are fitting not every thing the l'oitu-
gueve left behind; the /ascii de Came, and another
line of battle ship, seem nearly equipped : if they
will but tone out, you may depend upon our
giving a good account of thorn."
Auotlwr letter from Guernsey states, that by ac-
e-mots from America it appears, that the PRINCE
Rea.: x r of Nettie/id had arrived in safety at the

The: sloop. Captain fillttNTON. is to
take out Sir JAMES Cucitat. arc, Governor of Cu-
ulna.
Ti. trial of Sir C. HAWIII7III, for briber•, at
Lauocestoti, is postponed u otilnext Aasises.

Mr. ALLISI:ISMIS, it is said, will be the new
Judge, in the room of Sir S. LAWRENCL, who see-
tee& to the Common Pleas, in the place of the
late Judge Howie. In the tient of Lord Chief
Justice Msz4Sll EI.D retiriug from the latter Court,
lie will he succeeded by Lord ittnesn %LI .
. .

It is acid that Government hare proposed to the
King of SWEDEN to emigrate to South America,
and to ettaltlish a new Kingdom on the Ralik. of
the Rio de la Plata, in the event of his not beinst
able to make a successful resistance, or obtain an
honourable peace.
General Sunni has issued a Proclamation fur
disarming the Portuguese.
Some Papers havebeen hod before the lloute of
Comn,ous, cmiskting of Shrritt PHILLIPS'. com-
plaint respecting Cold Rath Fields Prison. the re-
ports of the Nliddleset Visiting Magistrates, and
the Triverse Jiry, and the proceedings of the
Grand Jury. The three latter documents pro-
nounce the complaint of light bread unfountle:l;
assert that the Pit on is well managed, mid that
the pound weight, which was found in the prison,
and Ascertained to be light, was not used for the
purpose of rag the bread. hut was a weight
•iikt.n, in the year I -Ott, from Rulfrert Tweed. one
of the inuticee,s lin the prison. Qaere-
-11,,tv (mute this said weilht to be kept in toe pri-
pri-on tip to the v, dr 1,404
1 he house of Si:- WtEttam Goftr. in Wimpole-
street, took tire no Smiiiiiny bight. about nine
0'c!o k, the furniture of tile back drawing-rooin
11.44 destro• ed. hot the tire was happily got under
A,7t 1•)IIt to! the: itOtry.

Olt the ...cite an attritin.; fire broke frit
at Ni;. STAt".! :.V3 'lli the I w'.:l :!*rat
qux..tltT rit I.+l, wa, rwisumed, h'it the tin: wax
znt under I.y the a..tit.ity :f. 11:tion fire-rok.o.
We regret to ode, .Iml \!i, 'TA 'LETO% ti as 30
tr,u;A: btar.ed, that hert-L-tv..:l .3 ..I.:NiairiA of.