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cent. against this conntry, and from the limited
amenut of specie then on band, that the petit.
wary mean, to equip and enable such an
army to take the tiaid, could not be piticure4.
as the soon ' y fur such purpose world not
be less than 500.0001. If. i.01te4.1 of sending a
beitish force, it was tionAlit a Iris:►hle to raise a
native &sea to the north of Gentility to tlitit
amount, he think► it would require that stun to
form it auto a tailit try corps, and that the monthly
expense afterwards would not be less thin two-
thirds, or three-fourths of the expens • of a Britoih
face. When the Esp.•Jition sailed to the Scl►cldt,
the total amount If foreign coin, applicable to mi-
litary service abroad, at the disposal of Govern-
ment, amontited to 125,0001. ; it was, tberef ie
impracticable to sold the Exoedition to the Elbe
or the Weser, and it would have heels imprudent
to hive Beat it to either Spain, Porto; il, or It Ily,
as, notwithsfanding every exertion was made to
procure specie, the deurinds upon the milit try
c wits io the Peninsula ■nd the Mediterranean,
•ete sneh as to create the greatest apprehension
t ,it they wool) be entirely exhausted, if the ex-
), should be very considerably increased.
On the contrary, 123,0001. the sum provided fur
tie esnedition to the Scheldt, it was conceived, if
tie proposed operations were brought to a dose
witlau a very limited period, would be sufficient,
un.ler 11l the precautions taken, to guard tie army
v.roinst any risque of pecuniary distress.
Copt tin Jowes was employed in buoying out the
Slough Passage. Sir K. STRACII 4N, he thinks,
afforded every assistance; and is certain that he
could, if ordered, have disc:al•lrked the whole force
en South Reveland within two days. Capt. Asea-
Dove commanded a division of gun-boats iu the
S..hehlt. He thinks that the whole Sotilla and
bombs might have all got through the Slough Pas.
aNe into the WestScheldt, in eight and forty hours,
so I dieoce to Baths in one tide.

angaviier•General SOITAQ was commandant of
the town of Middlehurgh, mid (rim all the i„fui_

sti,ri which he acquired, added to his previous
knowledge sod eiperieuce. he had saagaise hopes
fib.. iaccers of the Expedition, if prosecuted with

actir:t).
Lieut.-Colonel Moment stated, that a part of
the reinforcements that had been thrown into the
;,nano of Flushing, bad reached Mechlin, and
elite even Louvain, on their march to join the main
Prlay MI the Danube, and were brought Isit..k by
say,gons to Clitsand. The object of this evidence
so u. Ars di .t the expedition cffecte& a diver-
s..a in favour of Aeatris ; but our readers will re-
vi.l4o,, that an account of the battle of %Vagrain was
tt....1iel in England Iselin. the expedition left this
entry. The remaining witnesses positively &Lined
.14 there never was any actual want of bark, port,
ter, or bedding, for the army in ‘Valcheren.

There being rruson to Ifelitre thut the obnoxious
F.'s.. *llse Uenehers of Lincoln's-Inn is shout to
rreguildrd, we understand Mr. SLIESID•N'S MO-

isii respecting the same will be further postponed.
As neither Afr.WilIDU AM nur Mr. SUSIIIDAN dr-
iveled their op:iiirue ma Friday's motion. it is sup-
plied they wilt speak on this most important sub-
let so the bringing up of the report this day.
The 5..-rond rending of the_
_pew Stock Market
Lill is filed for this day in the Mose of Commons.
sill. i.a doubt, meet with genii support. from
e fir principle of liberal ronstiffition. It ll ill na-
nth le opposed by all the monied might of those
vialios, who have so enormously enriched
hein.dves by their exclusive rnanecurres in • close
. as to render it high tense that their secret
Seahh,equiring itiff swore should be conceded to
the subtle good. The present in sot only a ono-
ini.ily of enormous profit. but also a direct infringe.
swot oldie rights and privileges of the city of Lon-
dm.

The Transport Board has announced to the Ship
)woe that Clover:intent is in immediate want of
i !moiler of large coppered transports, fur six
moths; and so urgent is the occasion, shat 235.
tr mouth per ton is offered for them. being three
Of four •hil:ings per ton more than has hitherto been
tsul. From the length of time for which these
PI4 so. engaged, it is sieppied th.l are intended
rem-,re the Portuguese troop, to the BrAzils, in
meno.iching event of our being obliged to
artiste Portugal.
Th • Co:laiil and Assembly of the Island of An-
VII Lie lately passed so Act. allowing Lady
itiNGTON, widow of Lord Lunar: row. Lite
r ~,,, r of the Leeward fslind., • pension of
'94 p..r annum, on account of his good govern-
-01, sod his general interest for the welfare of
',C ishii..ls.

%Ir. 11%11;minroll having vacated his seat for
notiniedi of Windsor, by accepting. the. Clitl-
111andreda, his nephew, Jona liattanorrom,
i to be elected without opposition.
0.• 1 rilay morning Mr. HAS[ communirated to
G.ritlrineu of the Stock Foccliang.i, the contents
received that morti.iiir at the Dank of
d.tr.iin the CII IrcE Limn or Oir Elutt
fullowing purport :—That Mr. PERCL, AL
io-
V''~.ln tuunn? of next week, to make a tiro-
lo l'it,liament for the funding of it -11.11 hot
''''^A "LOOO.OOOl. Exchequer Bilis, dated
sth Fehruart. 1:409, and iGth 11 srch
.riclosire, titan) Ct.• terinsl—
motif.y ritbed, it in irr.,:et...11
' • h.'', N sty lieu per eep).•. in the
nl t%r sale of that oulov.ttlled,
•-• IL..v
AL *Went or to 1..• 11', int ,ntion not t"
sny addition 144 t i% five per rent-. this
Oct theprolss.•hi.alin; approved Is! Ara!nt, the time allowe-d for •tibp,•riptuials be-
":" r dr and other particulars relative thereto,
• 1.. male puhlie, lietcre,t to comment.: lry.n
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