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MUTINY BILL

Mr. Hobbouse brought up the report on the Mu-
tiny Bill.
Oa the motion that the 8.11, with the amen].
ments, be read a second time, a conversation en-
sued between the Secretary at War, Mr. Rns-, Col.
Bastard, Col. Wood, Mr. Yorke, Mr. Windham,
Mr. Canning, and Sir .1. Doyle, on pirticular
amendments, all which were agreed to ; after which
the SPEAKER inquired whether any rentletnait
had any additional amendments to propose ? upon
which
Lord CASTLEREAGH took occasion, as for-

ms►ly, to enter, at considerable I. ngth, into an in-
ve,tigation oi; the Ri-ht I Gentleman's (Mr.
Windham s) ttiluary System. k ;Aid, it was not
at all calculated to elleia its osen purpose, and
proved no indueernent •fur men to enlist into the
Army. It had tended to, place the country in
an ila,:,!(,tiAte state of defence, and was like-
ly to create much future injury. It exposed
Cie country to a very great degree of hazard
and peril, at the time when soldiers would be
entitled to their discharge. He was sorry to
observe, that since the military force of the
country had come under the management of the
Right Honourable Gentleman, it had in every
mat of view been in a great degree deteriorated.
He attached great blame to Ministers (considering
their conduit when in opposition) that they had not
tl.m.ght proper to send portion of their dispos-
able force to assist the Powers upon the Continent.
Nothing bad as yet been done to assist our allies in
defeating the enemy upo:t the Vistula. The last
Ministers were severely blamed fur not assisting the
Continental Powers, althot.gh they bad at the very
time upon the Continent a force of no let than
4.5,0:;0 men. Indeed, it was impossible to say
that Ministeri had done apy one thing, except the
grand's( of the enormous sum of 110,0001. as
a subsidy to the King of Prussia. The country
was not, however, placed in a state of greater
defence than formerly. as a great portion of our
force, he believed from 14 to 15,00 D men, was
s-nt open f• reign service. This must tend mate-
rially to weaken our home defence. As far as that
defence depcniled'upon Whinteers, it was im-
possibt- not to feel that that great source of public
strength, which the Right Hon. Gentleman had
found in a state of vigour, efficiency, and arrange-
Mein. had lost all its former spirit and energy, since


it had fallen into his hands. No measures had been
taken to render it an auxiliary to ttie other species
of foice. He had no dnuln but that the .ott;ury
would feel great consolatice, could they he con-
vinced, that the troops sletacl.ed upon foreign
wivite, had been sent upon any prudent or be-
neficial scheme, so as to render corresponding
advantage: to the country, by weakeaidr, true
enemy elsewhere; but it appeared to him that
their arrangements in that particular were equally
ohjeaionable. Maul), thousands of the flower of the
British army, instead of being placed within reach,
were locked up in the Wand of Sicily, at a triorn-ot
when it did not require much sagacity to conceive,
that no advantage could he thereby rendered to the
country in that quarter. Upon these grounds, he
should conclude by proposing an amendment to t!.e
clause relative to the oaths to he taken by re.:ruits
when enlisting ; that clause was No. t;;;, upon folio
51, and the amendment lie proposed was, "'That
the following words should be inserted ; • Provided
always, that if any such recruit shall declare before
a Justice of Peace, nr Chief Nlagi,trate, his inten-
tion to enlist, without limitation of time, on receiving
such additional bounty as His Majesty shall direa
for such extended service, that it phall be lawful
to administer the o.ith prescribed in schedule No. 1.
as annexed to said Bill!"

Mr. Secretary WINDHAM said, he felt some
satisfaction in hearing, that, even according to the
Wile Lord's own statement, the question was
not one depending between a total failure and suc-
cess ; he having owned that the measure had
&dually succeeded in a certain degree. 'f .e Noble
Lord had, however, employed a great many words
in endeavouring to prove that that success had been
prodeced otherwise than by the merits of the system
itself, although he had stated no justifiable argn.
ments for such a suppositi in. The country was, at
present, in a state of greater security than when the
Noble lord and his Colleagas left it to the ma-
nagement of others ; while, at the same time, there
was not such immediate danger threatening the
country. He ( Lord C.) blamed Ministers in re-
gard to their general mode of cordon:lig :he
war, and had impresses! his ()pinion, that they
ought, some how or other, to employ die regii4r
force of the country, in co-oper.iring with the
Continental Powers ; althnugh lie had not stated
in what place, or in what kind of operations,
they could possibly have be. n efedually en-
gaged. Was it not much better to wait, till •some
favourable opportunity offered, than to Mate the
country in a defenceless state, without any prospect
of advantage either to our allies or ourselves ?
A great many contradidory charges had been
brought against Ministers, without their having
the pos-ibility of answering them If any thing
was to be done, it surely was most prudent to
have some parizalar °Vied in view. Activity
in war was at alt times useful, hot that usetul-
ness must be guided by existing circumstances.--
The Nnule Los d's ideas upon this suhjed, seemed to
coireode with those of a certain French author, who
said, " it is better to be doing notAstcr, than to do
moth:mgr." Gentlemen might, with the same pro-
priety, sae, oWe do not recoiled of having made
a law, why then let us make one; we have made
no expedition, come let us make one." He did not
think that it could he shown, that Govermairent had
as yet had great estcoaragement for cosminental
operations or expeditions, from the experience they
had had of the former miss, fitted out by the last
Administration. They did, indeed, contrive to
drown a great many men in eie Dutch Channel.
He thought it tar preferable to stand still, and pre-
serve our army in the country unbroken, to assist
our allies upon ;winder occasions. Here the Right
Hon. Gentleman entered into various calculations, to
show the superiority of the present system of re-
cruiting, over the former one.
Mr. ROSE replied to the arguments produced by
the Right lion. Secretary, at ccasiderable length ;
and concluded with expressing a wish, that the
House would agree to the amendment of his Noble
Friend.

Col. SHIPLEY, and Major PARRY. spoke in
favour of the Right Hon. Secretary's system, and
againat the amendment.
Sir J. PULTENLY spoke in favour of the
amendment.

Sir JOHN DOYLE ro4e, in the midst of a con.
fused cry of Hear/ beer! and essaseins/ quostion.
" Was I not warned, Mr. Speaker, by the lateness
of the hour, I could not be so stupid as to overlook
the hint I have received. ( bogie.) But ray incli-
nations to address the House are materially dimi-
nished, in consequence of the cleat and distina
sentiments which have fallen from the two Ho-
nourable Officers, who spoke from this side.--
The Noble Lord has founded his proposed
amendment, on what formerly constituted one
of his leading objeftions to the system of the
Right Honourable Secretary. Formerly it was
an itnportant charge against the efficiency of
this theoretic, visionary, and Quixotic plan, as
it wan desioaated, alas it mined -issintwilses of eer-
vice, in their nature different, that it confound-
ed the number of men raised for limited service
with those who were enlisted for life. Yet the
Huse is now called upon by the noble Lord, to en.
graft upon the system which it has approved, an
amendment directly hostile to the pnnciple and
operation of that system. I should be ashamed. in
the presence of the Right lion. Father of that
system, to describe the various mischiefs which
sere attributed to it, or even to mention the
ridiculous epithets applied to it. But what
does experience ray of its consequences? It
proves in this opposition of theory to theory, that,
on the part of the measure, it was the downy
of human nature, whilst the theory of the Noble
Lord and his friends was abundantly supplied from
a fund of paradoxes ; paradoxical, Loth as applied
to home and foreign service. But we are told of
the torpor which has charaSerised it. In answer, I
will state a plain positive fan, and no oratory ;
namely, that it has twice succeeded in the regiment
which I have the kea,eur to command, by nourish-
ing the battalion on foreign service, with an addi-
tion of 2.0 recruits ; and next, by an actual increase
of that at home, to the amount of 200 men. The op-
ponents of the measure have said it was not necessary.
We, on the contrary, contend, that there existed two
prominent evils calling for remedy ; namely, a diebi-
nation of recruiting, and an increase of desertion; in
other wards, that soldiers came in too slow, and

walked off too fast; we, therefore. approved a sys.
tem likely to !rime sego, and calculatettto coatinwe
them. The Noble Lord airlift to forward the
coritierse of that proprisition. To support this
opinion, 1 have only to advert to the returdi place&
upon your Table. By these 1 find. on a corn•
prison of the number of men raised ander the
vistein of the Right lion. Sec; t try, from the '27th
ni lune, 1-cO6, to the 22d of January, 1807, with the
cor:esp,•t.tling periods of the S preceding vars. that
the an.ount, under the system of the Noble Lord, of
rn ra anually taised for the time specified, in the
thre.. years, was in the whole 11,643 ; deserted and
irj2a:qllll, t leaving a balance of 9,221. Whilst
the number raised frem the '27th of June 11106, to the
"2:?.,1 of January, 1807, under the improved system
of the Hight lion Secretary, was in the whole
3,23" ; deserted and rejefted GOO ; remaining in
the si: /.00 4. I his calculation, I must :epee,
is exclusive of guards and headquarters. It there-
fore app,:ais that the number of men obtained since
the aooption of the Bight Hon. Secretary's plan,
exceeds the average of the three former periods,
in the proportion bf above three to two. Bet
if the Guards and head-quarter returns were to be
comprehended within the calculation, the excess
would be found in the ratio of 2to 1. With se.
sped to the quality of the men raised, both physi-
cally and morally, the House would best judge by
the desertions and ri jeflions. I Ipon a calculation
of the returns, it would be found, that the deser-
tions under the termer plan were as I in 9.
ender the present system, they are as lin 14 The
amount of the rij, fled were in :he antecedent pe-
riods as lin 9. Whilst, under the present system,
they are under lin 21. (The Hen. Member seas here
teetrienturile iderrooted Ay some hod cow:king front the
Uppostliee Beach.) I apprehend this interruption
has not proceeded from any indisposition in the
House, but from an indisposition to hear me
f A load laugh!) Flowerer, I shall conclude my
aritlunetical calculations, by recommending a
plan which is progressively increasing. and which,
on the present average, is competent to pro-
duce 26,000 men annually." With respell to the
dangers arising from men taking advantage of their
capitulation of bruited service, the Hon. General
instanced the conduit of a gallant Highland regi-
ment, and of the brave army which went up the
lidediterranem, under the command of the illustri-
ous Sir Ralph Aberaomby. In both those cases,
the men had the option of their contra& li-
mited as they were, some as to time. and others in
space andaime, and in both, the proud and generous
feelings of a British soldier were eminently conspi-
cuous. No man who knows, said he, the great and
gallant spirit which charafterizes our army, can, for
a moment, listen to the lasinuatiesi, that in the hour
of their country's danger and vicissitudes. they
would take odvantage of any selfish capitulation,
and desert their post. Such may be the sngges-
tams of a cold calculator, but it is not the feeling
of a British soldier. Meer' bear I did intend to
have trespassed longer, Istn am now convinced
could not leave off at a better time.

Mr. PERCEVAL contended, that the eases al-
luded to, by the Hon. General, went direly to il-
litstrate the arguments of all those who supported
the former system. In fall, men were ready
enough eo extend their services, both as to time and
place, unless restrifted by the advantageous simpli-
ficition of the Right Hon. Gentleman's system.
With all the specious, but delusive promises of
that system, there was nothing in it to compensate
for the difficulties it entailed on the country ; whe-
ther arising out of the Colonial service, the demand
of discharges in time of war, or the great increase
of expense in the detail. The Hon. Gentle-
man entered into a comparisons of t:ie returns,
under the former system, aided by the Parish
Bill, with the amount, since the adoption of
the new plant and contended, that there WAS an
absolute loss. He ridiculed the idea cf the im-
provement in the quality of the men ; he was sur-
prised h3w men could be so amused or deceived.
Human nature was to be radically changed, human
aature was to grow up to the standard of the Bien
Hie,. Gentleman, and it was probable that, by the
iffea of its mag'c influence, he himself might gain
the advantage of an inch or two (A larez4). With
respea to the gallant Colonel or General (Craw-
turd), whose mime was introduced, be trusted, that
to whatever part of the globe he was destined,
he carried with him the countenance of Ministers.
He hard that his labours may be crowned with
success, and that he would not have to report his
triumphs to ungrateful masters (A load era .f
hoar ! hear !) that it he should be fortunate
enough to score for his country as peat a con-
quest as the Cape of Good Hope, he will be at
least entitled to the gratitude at this House, cr b..•
allowed to wear his hard-earned laurels, without
obloquy and reproach(Repeated crier of bear.' hcar!
It was an awful pospett for the Country, it wa
an awful 1-sson for the Naval and Military Gentle-
men of the House, to reil-a, that they were to earn
their professional charaaer and tame, by their ser-
vices within these walls—( Loud and reiterated e, :es
of A.m. it bear!

Mr. WINDHAM rose to explain ; and was pro-
ceeding to reply to the latter vations of the
Learned Gentleman who spoke last, wi.en he was
called to order by Mr. SIURGLS BOURNE,
as having spoken before.
Mr. FAWKES —" Mr. Speaker ; Sir, I am ig-
norant to what part of the world the expedition of
that distinguished and gallant Officer, whose name
has been this night introduced into the discussion,
is destined, but 1 do contend, that it he should
be found to have neglated his duty, and disobeyed
his orders, to have engaged in any other line of
coadu& not comprehended within his directions,
and dangerous in its consequences, if for such of-
fences he should he brought to Court Martial, and
found guilty of all the charges, then 1 ant confident
he will never receive the approbation of this House,
or the support of His Majesty's present Ministers.
Lora and re:orate' apphsases fee sane sainalts,frons
the Minitterial Benches.)
The question being then loudly called for, the
House divided, when there appeared, for Lord
Castlereagh's Amendment 60.—Agairr3 it I7S.
The Amendment was accordingly negatived, by a
majority of 119.
The second reading of the Catholic 11:11 was post-
poned until Tuesday next ; and the llouse adjourn-
&i, at Halt-past One set:lock.

• Pt Rateml! OrsLLIGENCE.

~;-.

F10)1 THE bigTeli. AND HAMBVic,
• • PAPSIts.

1113.1.tT1N UP "lir. (Ault; ARM;
.11811111 tYL AU, F(11. 14..
The enemy, has taken a position behind ter.
Piegel. Our patroles are before Koningsberg, I ~-.
the ttjnper or less thought proper to concentrate !is
army, in winter-quarters, in such manner, ttnt h
may be in a (A edition to covet tae ;`,.z.
Vistula. The number of cannon wl.ith have twos
taken, since the battle of Bergtried, is about sir
The twenty-four pieces which the enemy left beni:-.e.
in the battle of Eylatt, are scut to Thor*. l'faz
enemy have circulated the bulijnined report, WI&
is entirely False. They attacked the town, but sr.?,
inunediattlychiven back. They acknowledge:lke it
men killed and wounded, but their lass If 11014
greater. Their capture of nine eagles is no le.st •
tban the account of their taking postession of
town. The Grand Duke of Berg still has his ilea:-
quarters at ‘Virtemberg, close upon the Prqe!.
Gen, Hautpoult Iras di:d of his wounds; 141,i es
generally deplored ; but few erarri.irs hive term-
oared their career so glee ionsly. His division *feels—
rassiers has distinguished itself in all the beniet.
The Emperor has given orders for removing his holy
to Paris. The General of Brigade, Bonardi Saint.
Sulpice, who was wounded in the wrist, relestd
go so the field horpital in the rear, to be ette,,td, bat
made a second charge on the enemy with Lis ea.
valry. His Majesty is so well pleased with his eel-
du.% that he has appointed him a General of Mt-
sion. On the lett). Marshal Lefebvre advanced rt
Marienwerder, where he found seven Prussia,.
squadrons, he defeated them, and made prisoner*
torte hundred men ; among whom are a Colcsil,
a Major, and several other Officers : heels* roe,:
eso .horses. Those who escaped, fled towarris
Dantsic.

[ Russian Report, mentioned in this
is not given with it)

SIXTIE•rit BULLET:N.
PRCiSI AN 'VIM; tat. 17.

The conqu.'!t 1.4 Silesia is prosecuted. The fir,
tres% of Schweidni,z has surrendrred, and the capitte
latian is annexed.

[We do not tl.ink it necessary to insert itos ~2!t
conditions are the came as those cn which lirei..sa
and Brieg surrendered.]

The Prussian Governor of Salvia *cs shut rp it
Glass, after having been driven hi General Lefebvre
out of the positions of Frankenstein and Natasha&
In these Affairs, the Wurterttherg tve,pi hehare‘i re-
markably well. The Bavari.na re?tmerit et Toar
and Tus:s, commanded by C:Ionel and t'V
Cth regiment of 4AvAriAn Infantry of the Line, ander
Colonel Baker, eminently distinguished themselves.
The enemy loss about lOU killed, and 300 pi-Isom:ft.
The siege of Cosel is concluded with v;kitir.
Since the battle of Eylad, the enemy have re-
assembled behind the riegel. We hoped to have
driven them from that position, had the river re-
mained frozen ; bat a thaw has commenca
this river is a boundary, beyond which the French
army has no interest to pursue them.
About 3000 Russian prisoners, who were at We-
lenberg, have been set at liberty by a troop of Ces•
sacs, consisting of 1000 men.

The cold has entirely ceased ; the snow is err:l
where melted, and the season exi,ibits a sii gulat
phatnomenon of the mild weather of the la,t d”.
of April, in the middle of the month of Felsrua7y.
The army is entering into cantonments.

SIXTY-FIRST BULLETIN•

LANDSRIMG, rga.

The battle of Eylau was at first cons,dcred at I
vietary by several of the enemy's °dicers. Such,
indeed, was the belief at Roiling:berg, during ;La
le evening of the 9th; but the alarm was great.
when the Russian head•gnarters and the army ar-
rived there. Scion after our cannon was heard, and
the French were seen in the possession of a bright
which flanked the whole of the Russian troops.
The Russian General declared, that he woubl
defend the town, which greatly increased the alart•
of the inhabitants, who said, We shall share th•
fate of Lubeck." It was fortunate, however, f ;
this town, that it did not come within the plan •,
the Trench Generals to drive the Russians 1:6i.:
this position.

The number of dead in the Russian army. ir. G,.
nerals, and other Officers, is •ery remarkable.
In consequence of the battle of Eylav, mere than
5000 wounded Russians, found on the field of battle,
or in the neighbouring hospitals, have fallen into the
hands of the victors. Part of them are since dead.
The remainder, who were slightly wounded, have
increased the number of prisoners. Fifteen hundred
have been sent back to the Russian army. It is reek-
one,' that the Russians had 15,000 wounded, be-
'ides these 5000 which ftil into the hands of tlr
French.

l'he army has resumed its coartert. The

9s of Elbing, Liebstadt, and (Arendt, are the
tiqest,n this country, and the Emperor has chosen

them for the

of his left win.

Marshal Mintier has gone back to Swedish Po-
merania. Stralsund is blockaded: and it is to be
regretted that the enemy have, withcrit any reason,
burnt the fine suburb of Kiiiper. The fire pre-
sented a horrible speeacle, and more than 2000 per-
sons are, in consequence of it, destitute of any home
or shelter.

PROCLAMATION.

SOLDIFRS,

Prussian Ey!au, Feb 15.

s• We 113 d begun to enjoy a little remise in one winter.
‘1,,,,,te.5, when the enemy attacked the first corps, and sheered
themselves on the Lower Vistula. We broke upend marched
against him. We have purssed him, sword in hand, eighty
Doti. He has tied to his strung boleti, and retired beyond the
Pura. In the battles of Betgfried, Dews, Hot and Eylau,
we bass take.' front hist GS pies es of cannon, and 1G stand.
Liticidos his loss of inure than 41,000 matt in killed,

and Wien prisoners. The heroes who, on our side,
in the led of honour, have died u glorious death. It
the death of a true soldier. Their restive' will always have
a Itit Claim to 0 If t are sod beneficence.

" Hering thug defeated all the enterpires of the enemy,
we dial! return towards the Vistula, and resume our winter-
yurttm. who shall dare to disturb these quatters,
siii.l hale lea i 4,111 to repent; for, whether beyond the Vistula,
4' the oilier Nide of the Danube ; whether in the middle of
rams, or in the heigioning of Autumn ; we toll will be found
Ireoch soldiers, ai.d soldiers n( the Grand Army."

[Prom the Shoiteur of the 61,i Marti].—They
write from Warsisw, that General Savary, com-
manding the fifth Corps of the Grand Amy; sup-
ported by the Reserve of Grenadiers of General
Oudinot, defeated, on the 16th February, at Ostro-
knska, General Esst.n. The latter lost eight pieces
of cannon, two standards, 1200 prisoners, and left
flit fichi of battle covered with dead.

RA ISAW. FEE. 18.

Marsh:.l Massena, who arrived here on the 121 h,
is still in this town. It was expeCted that ha would
have proceeded before now to the Emperor's head.
quarters. His equii-age is, however, now forward-
ed to Thorn. Corps of Russian prisoners are sent
across the Vistula at different pcints. Above BOW)
bare already passed through Thorn, but only about
$,) thr, ugh this town.

POSEN, wt. 11.
'int Polish corps under General Dombrowski, goes
into winttr-quarrers with the Grand 41my ; its
cantonments will be at Gniewie, Amsterwalde,
Geehlt, Backwi;t, and Nowie. Poles who are
with Marshal Lefebvre consist chiefly of cavalry,
and very much distinguished themselves in the
a.Son at Matienwerder. The Marshal had his
tleaftquarters at that place on the 12. h.
8.
. .

While the principal part of the Grand French
Army was employed in driving the Russians beyond
the Preget, General Savary, who, in consequence of
the indisposition of General Lames, had the corn-
mand of the fifth corps of the Grand Army, which
was left behind on the Bug, to hold in check the
atuss:atiGeneral Von Essen,who was cantoned on the
upper part of that river, attacked the enemy on
the 14th, at Ostrulenska, and gained a comph te
viflory. The accounts received here of the
less sustained by General Essen, state it to
consist of eight pieces of cannon, two standards, and
1900 prisoners. Prince Italinski, the son of Gene-
ral Suwarrow, who commanded the Russian cavalry,
is severely wounded. General Savary pursued the
enemy there leagues, but as his orders direeed him
not to leave hip position, he could not follow them
farther. The last accounts from the French head-
quarters, are dated Lisbstadt, the 20th. since tbe
affair of the 16th, no aaron had taken place.
The Russian and French armies were occupied in
resuming their respective winter quarters. It is
asserted that the French head quarters will be re.
moved to Osterode, in order to establish a better
communication with the different corps of the army.
On the 17th, the Grand Duke of Berg had his head-
quarters at Wittenberg, not far from the Preget,
while his pattuies were pushed close to Konings-
berg.

With respect to the exchange of the Ftench Ge-
neral % ictor, it is said that it has probably already
fakeer pliee,thnugh not flr General Blucher, but for
the Prince of Orange. If this report be realised, it
expected that Gen-r.,l Victor will be employed
against Colberg, as that enterpriae was formerly
allotted to him. We learn from Memel, that the
Prussian Secretary of Legation, Schulby, is ap-
pointed Cherg,: .I,fairts to London.

IT:TTIM, FEL 4.

RespeAing the military operations commenced on
the left. bank of the Vi.tela for tile bkcitade of
Colberg and Darotz.ic, we have received the folios-.
ing information On the It the town of Star-
gard was attacked ty a Prussian detachment of 500
infa7t: y, 200 cavalry, and three pieces of cannon,
from the garri.;en of Colherg. The Frcnch garrison
which wai in Colimerg made so brave a resistance,
that the Pr siaos were obliged to retreat with the loss
of some dead acd wounded. On the 17th, Geneva;
Deufauti received Of %LI tO E.:Olll,Am towards Naa-

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, Kisco Is.

We received, last night, Hamburgh Papers to
the 4th, French to the 7th; and Dutch to the 10th
inst. The Voniteur cordaiiis the 59th, t:Oth, and
Gist Bulletins of the Grand Army; the turn former
dated Eylau, to the 17t 1, the latter Land.berg, the
Ifith February. The French head quarters, how-
ever, had been removed to Liebstadt on the 20th,
from which they were expeeled to be carried farther
back to Osterode,and front thence to Thorn:llre Rus-
sian army had previously crossed the Pregel on the 9th,
and fallen back upon Koningsberg. It thus appears
that no ali'on had taken place between the Grand
Armies, subt:equert to that on the Bth, at Eylati,
acid that the French are retreating to the Vistula.
The titM: Bulletin states, that they were going into
cantonments, with their left wing in a line from
Liebst.:dt. and Osterode. General Bah-
r 11117 had written ten days before to Madame BO-
NAPANCE, boasting. that on the day after the date
of his letter, the French army would be at !Coning,-
berg. Waria.r au r a has, however, thought fit to
charge his mind. His patroles had been pushed as
far .4% that car ; but be unfortunately discovers that
it is not worth taking, and that he has no interest
beyond the Pregel. The weather is very fine.
and yet he must go into winter quarters. Nailing
will satisfy him but winter quarters. One
would suppose, that he is one of the Seven
Si2epers, and not the man, whose aElivity in
the field only increased with the vigour of
the climate and the season. These apparent
inzonsistencies may be easily explained. The
French stray auflemil severely at Eylau. The
59th Bulletin is indignant at the Russian repent of
claiming a vi Tory, and asserts that the alleged
capture oh 9 French Eagles, is false. We care only
say, that Graeral Baansosast sent 19 to St. Peters-

burgh, six of which float upon the walls of that city.
ft is also admitted, that 3,0(a) of the Russian pri-
soners have been liberated by a ccrps of Cossacs
Letters from Warsaw state, that the corps of
General ESIMN was defeated at Ustiolenka, on the
I fith February. We had been led to suppose that
General Ef.stri's corps had jqined the grand Rus.
sian army.

The redunion of the fortresses in Silesia is pur-
sued with atlivity ; SchweiJnitz has capitulated,
and Cosel ; closely invested.
The Kudrojaht, Admiral Wrr LeAust CZ, the Rig
ship of JEROME PaMEPARI es squadron, has At.
rived at Brest from the Flavarma.

The Gentlemen who propose to bid for the Irish
Loan, waited upon Lord Go EA VI L s and Sir JOFIN
NEWPORT, the Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer,
at his office, Whitehall, yesterday, at two o'clock,
by appointment ; when the following, information
was given to them with respeil to the Principles and
terms on wh:ch the proposed Loan is to be made.
The amount, as has been stated in former Papers.
is 1,500,0001. Irish, and for every Mel. sterling
subscribe.l, the CSIANORLLOR of the Lacs-recitals
proposes to give such capital, in " a stock bearing
interest at the rate of per Cent. a; shall be
agreed tpon, and the proposal of the person offer-
ing to take the least quantity of such stock of 31
per Cent. will be accepted, provided it be net
more than a sum to be mes4iotted in a paper pre-
viously sealed up."
A Sinking Fund, to be prcvided for the redemp-
tion of the dent, to the amount of one per Cent. on
the amount of capital Stock created.
The deposit and instalmenti to be paid in the
Bat.k of Ireland, en t►e days hereinafter specified,
and on the followieg terms 3

For every 1001. British, 1081. 6s. Bi. Irish cur-
rency, either in Bank of Ireland Notes, or Bank of
England Post Bills, at the option of the Contratilors;
the latter to 04 te&eini d by the Coutraflors at par
of Exchange, within forty two days from the period
of lodgment in the Bank of Ireland, without in-
terest.

Receipts l'or the deposits and subset itenv
ments to be issued by the Bank• of Ireland ; and the
holders of such receipt:, when the paymeiits are
completed, to he en itled to the value of Stock for
which they are issued ; to be written in, and transfer-
able at, the Bask of England, *ahem the ...Attest will
be paid.

A &savant of five per cent. to be allowed for
prompt payment, after the deposit. of the 231 March.
A siito of 100,00 A. to be reserved for the Gover-
nors and i)ireams of the Bank of Ireland.
The days of payment of the Instalments will be,
10 pc• Co t. 23,1 March
Veto . • . I.t M2y
Ditto . . . I.t June
Ditto • . 112th July
Ditto . . 12th August
lb per Cent. . . 18th Sept.
Ditto . . 20th (Mobil'
10 per Cent. . . . 22th Nov.
Ditto . . . 21 Jut. Ma.

After some convertation, the Meeting WAS adjourn-
ed until Saturday next. Sturdy se'nnight was
Eaed for the Diddling. delay Aas for the pur-
pose of giving time to such Gentlemen in Ireland as
may be disposed 11 hecome candidates for the Loan.
Sir Joni. Newroex, of course, will not bring tor-
ward the Ways ar.d Means, and Sdpply for Ireland,
until the wee: after next.

The second reading of the Bill for regulating the
Law Courts in Scotland comes on, this day, in the
House of Peers. Lord GRINVIL Lt rowed, last
&slit, that the Lotto Nast oast and the two
Set4lo4 'VDOLS of the Court of Session, in that part
uf the ',lamed Kingdom, Ise ordered to attend the
Hou.e. with convenient speed, upon the 13.11 in
its progress. Unwilling to make Any invidious
selraion. the Noble Lori limited the umber to
tho.e, who, from their experience, station, and se-
niority, were the best calculated to afford the ne-
iesssary iniurosation to the House.
An Account of the Notes of the Bank of England
in circulation (including Emit Post• Bills), front the
Ist of February, I 8(44 to the Ist of February,
1807 ; distinguishing the amount in cir,3latien, in
each quarter, 4nd the amount of those under the
value of Five Pounds:
Arn-unt of 11... k .4 E,eland N.,frs, of Vs. Pounds each,
and uswx.d. „ineludoig Naeilt e..5t.211115,‘, payable seven
days after tint -s
1814.—May 1, 11,122,0601. August 1, 12,993,5801..; N.
vo.s.ber 1, 12,814.9001.
11107.....Februaty 1, 12.553,4211.
Amount suit of Ess;aild Notes of Cl. and 11. each
18.4--Nay 1,4,3611,094 a. August 1, 4,285,7801., No.
wombs, 1.4,a1441101.
11107....Fobtusty 1, 4,287,9601.

Wednesday, a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders
took their final leave of the Court, previous to de-
parting for their relective destinations, viz. Capt.
brats Hay, Coatis, for China direct; and Capt.
Totowa' G. Muria A v, Lady Castierenzi, for Madras
and Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock
till (0-10UTTOIN.

‘Ne are authorised to ay, aat the account of
the Travels and Adventures of the Marquis Dc
SALVO, and of the extraordinary flight of Mrs.
Small. has been committed to the press by the
Mat quis. at the particular instance of some of the
sn.ist exalted per,onages in the kingdom.