The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-26 00:00:00

service.

We received yesterday a regular series of New
York Papers from the 251.1 k of December to the
35th of February, containing the proceedings in
Congress to the 19,th. The British Orders in
Council were laid before Congress by the' Presi-
dent, on the 2d, and next day ordered to be re-
ferred to a Committee. They do not appear to
lave excited so strong a sensation as was ex-
pected ; and; upon the whole, affairs in that
country wore rather a pacific aspect The pri-
vations attending the embargo had produced
some oestinurs, but they were very feeble, cod
the public mind was taking a direction unfa-
vourable to the manufactures or this country, by
applying itself to the di.covery of substitutes, and
the establishment of mAnalactories for the supply
of articles hitherto principally imported from
England.

Our fleet from the ,deditermnean fell in with 2
French men of war. on the 17th instant, west of
Scilly., when a signal was made for the. Beef to
&Asperse.. Our Falmouth letter states that the
Frenchmen were hue of battle Any.. ; our Ply.
mouth letter states that they were frigates. Part
,for the eoL,eoy. has a:rived. but we fear some
them have fallen into the hands of the enemy.
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Four vessels from Oporto. wlV,:h I.ft that place
6u the 10th invtaut, arrived yesterday. The pre-
eilare of k rehvh hoops, and the stagnation of com-
merce, base reduced that place to the grate
distress.

Dispatches were received 3 esterday at the Ad-
miralty from Plyninuth, statiogtnat 11. s 'MAJESTY',
ship Liam was spoken with on the l ith instant,
with the whole of her convoy, all well, for the East
Ladies.

Sir .114urs SAUKAREZ had yesterday a long in-
terview with the Lords of the Admiralty. Admi-
nd,flowsor also attended the Board yesterday.

Dispatches were received, )estertlay, from the
West fries Admiral DAMES, announcing
the capture of several valuable prize's; the peril-
talan of which will appear in this night's Gazette.

Ye;tertlay a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Captain JOHN COLLINS
was sworn into the command of the ship Tracers,
consigned to Madras and Behgal.—The Court ad-
journed at six o'clock. till Wednesday next.
The St. Michael. (a Russian), SaßiltaoS, from
London to Revel and Petersburg, is takeu posses=
skin of at fiottealturgh by the Swedes.
The Grouper, New York to Jamaica,
Las been taken, retaken. and arrived at Jamaica
nib January.
The Fabian, Tricorn, from St. Domingo to
the Havatinah ; the Sally, WHITE, from Cuba to
Baltimore ; the Hornet, GRADY, from Aruba to
Curacos ' • the St. no:l*as,—, from Cuba to Jr-
reinie ; the Ambition, SHALL, from Jamaica to
Honduras and Portland ; the Telegraph, --,
from Baltimore to Cuba; the Foords of July,
%own, from Africa to Charleston ; the Loa,
Hawn, from- Goadaloupe to New York; Cie
Achilles, Hail, from New York to Cuba ; the Two
Lydias, from New York to Pwrt-au-Prince ;
the Harriet and Martha, TWYsoss, from Tencritte
to New Orlcr,-is, are detained and sent into Ja-
maica.

it appears from accounts laid before Parliament,
that the total expence of Government expresses to
and from London and Holyhead, and between I In-
Mead alld Dublin, for the last four years, was
115,097:

That the real valne of all imports into Great
fortbe last 3 years was, for 1805, £53,552, I 16,
for 1806, R 50,621,707, and for 1802. &33.0owipu.
That the real valor of exports, for the bustle three
years was, for 1:81,1011,109, for 1,4'4 i,
253,023,991, and for 1807, 250,482,661 ;
That the total real value of all imports from
America was, for the tear 1805, 1.C07ti,t..t.t, for
Iso6, 24,360,743, and for 1i.507,110.11,410 ;
and that the real value of exports from f ;rent ill i-
taiu to America for said three years ass, fur 1 )40,5 ,
211,446,0 A , for 1:0C, &12,003..151, and fur
1807, £12,097,94e.

1. Aff,---'• '--::-SrlikM-411:11
417 b,
FOCAL CONCEnr.

The sixth or Messrs. HARE.I4ON, BARTLEM
and CuEsTtourx'sweds. was given last night,
at the New Rooms, Huuover-squaw, and must
munerou%ly attended. There was u lerzelto,

lice° di. +0
dok, istaste, sweetly suyg by Mrs.
BILL( ti uTON. Mr. filmentsou, owl Mr. BARTLE-
SIAM. Mr. WE 1CH,14 L performed a new Concerto
on the V iolia, which was most loudly applauded..
A new Glee, the Air I,y SACCHI NI, liartuu:lized for
four voices li Mr. liAwxs,
Henry cull'a the flow'retli bloom,
Marian toe'd the e.,it perfuste;
Had playful kiait'd, but Prudence um,
i'llimper:d timely in her ear,
Simple Marian, ab ! beware,
Touch thew wot, for Love is there!
was given with great effect by Nlrs. lit Lttsueott,
me,,srs. HAHRIBHH, Coss, and BAIVI'LLMAN, and
rapturously applauded; Mrs. VAUGHAN and Mr.
BARTLF:M•N were also rapturously applauded in
tan solos.

'There were near seven hmulreil subscribers pre-
sent—Amongst whom were—

Their am* Highnesses the Dukes of Sawn mid eans•
bridge ; tJbe Marquis of Stafford; the Earl of Oxford
Lord G. Cavendish ; Ladies R. Mtlkr, Drummond South,
R. Proctor, and G. Careudish.

The Oratorio, last night, was mast brilliantly

attended ; acid the nacre music of. The Messildi
could not be performed with tiller effect than by
the several perfonuers. .

Mr. RAUZZINI has announced his Spring bene-
fit at Bath, with the attractant of Mrs. BILLING..
TON as trincipal vocal performer.
The Honourable Mrs. Rosa ,sox have a grand
rout, last night, at her hotose in Prrvy Gardens.
which was attended by the principal Nobility and
Fashicsuables in town.

IL P. HOPE, Esq. will give a grand dinner,
this day, at his house in Bond-street.
T. F. PEN 11111 f Esq. and family arrived, yester-
day, at their house in Wimple-street, from
Bristol.

Lady GAGS will give a grand dinner, next
Tuesday, at her house iu Edward-street, Portman-
square.
Sir THOMAS ACKLAND will attain his twenty-
first year 'next Tuesdc , on which ncca,io;► there
will be great rejoicings at Killertos, in Dettoisshire,
and at Alnitmt, in. Somersetshire, amongst the
gentlemen and numerous tenants. A great quan-
tity of ale, loosed on the day of his birth, wilt be
distributed on the occasion.

The Young liwrius eoneludeA, oh Thum*

last, a most imcces.ful engagement at Rochester ;•
The performance* (being for his oven benefit) were
Pizarro. and Three Weeks oiler itirriage.
Tie Marquis of Anzaioars has !fives .up his
Theatrical*. The scenery, awl a great part Of the
Stanmore wardrobe. have been sold to a Loudap
Maw Taitaire: •

At the moment when the House of Repreeenta-
tives were in full debate, at Washington, on the
of January. the pipes whiclscondact the warm
air from under the Hell, burst. a:el the Members
were all actually and literally •mo!:ed out of the
place.
The End of CAVA x is expects. to succeed to the

89th Regiment of Foot, fro. iu which Gen. WHITE-
LUCILE lies been cashiereo. Iry Lordship's suc-
cessor to the Second Wed India Regiment is nut
yet . kaown. •
. .

While the friends of the abolition of the Slave

Trade were .ye,stertlay celebrating that glorious
event, the readers of the American papers received
in the merino* weiv.clisgusted with strings of ad-
vertisemciiti, of which the following may serve u
&minks ;
" For ask, a Nev.° IVench,•shout 20 years of age--will be
sold a great bargain. Inquire of the printer." tau go.
For sale, eleven years time of a Black Girl, aged ghost
21 sears. Ste is stoat sad healthy. For fortlier parties-
•

lan, inquire at No. oti, Bowery-lasi." Jan. lg. •
The American* display their skill in anagrams
upon the liatbargo.--One witty writer says, read
barkviards, it is Co-bar-nn: Another, that it is
inure appropriately Olsab-ate.
BRITISH GALLXILY,rALL-MALL:Theit elegant
depot of British genius continues to be the favour-
ite laitnse of the admirers of the tine arts. Yes-
terday his Royal Highness the Duke of GLourEs-
TER visited the Gallery, and expressed great mho-
faction at several of the perfonnances. His High-
ness purchased Mr. ARNALD.s.beautiful little pic-
ture of Ragtime Castle. • _ _ .

A ilasquerude wile lately given at Philadelphia,
which was attended by nearly two hundred.persons,
including a foreign agent and x foreign ex-minister;
but the populace were so enraged, that they sur-
rounded the doors, and beat and abused the coin-
panty as they carne out. A Bill has accordingly
been brought into the Moore of Iteprcwitatives,
'declaring Masquerades; or :Veneer! Balls, public
nuiranef

On Monday evening last, the Theatre at Foston
closed for the season. The receipts of the house,
on that night's performance (free of_ all expense:),
amounting to 681. .19it. 6d. were very generously
given by Mr. Rosuersox, towards ►he relief of the
seamen of the port of Boston, now prisoners of
war in France.,_ .

A few days since, as some workmen were digging
a vault in a small court at the buck of Mr. LAW-
RENCE', house, No. 3N, Iligh-street, Cheltenham,
they found, within sixteen inches of the surface, a
fresh looking brown earthen pot, containing be-
tween 14 and 1500 shillings of the reigns of En-
%VALID VL l'uttte andltisaT, ELIZABETH, JAMES I.
and CllalttLl I. The whole were in tolerable
good condition, and the oat, except f:orn its shape,
(kchi h somewhat re.:enthled a rtti,iit jar!, appeared
as if but lately hiiried.—From there Ikeiog no coin,
however, amongst them sinee those of Commis I.
it is probable that the owner eo,,ceahwi this ftrlr
treasure duriog the di:wen...Mos th.it followed that
reign, and, filling himself a victim, never retuwied
to reclai:n it.
A fire broke nut, at two o'clock, on 'Thursday
morning, at the house of Mr. ('n 41.'1! N. hatter, in
Bontl-street, which did considerable ilomaLs.

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ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE.

The Friends of the Abolition of this Slave Trade
dined, yesterday. at the Freemasons' Tavern, Grew
Quetn-street, it -be* tRe Annivereary of the day
nn which the Act fog abelithing "the Slave Trade
received the Royal tilicotiou ;

11; tbe----Dake of GLPUCESTEII is
. W Chau% _ _ _

Atte? The Kheg, Queen, and other loyal and ap-
propriate toasts tivvre think, the Rev. .Mr.
read aome poetry written .upon the ocesoion.
'Me Duke of NORFOLK than gave. the health of
the Royal Chi irtuah; which was. received with eu-
thuiliaam:

His Royal highness the Duko-of sTFa
rose, and said hs was highly flattered by his health
being drank 'you the occasion of celebrating a
measure dignified and distinguished by displaying
the virtue, the huniudity and justice of the COl.lO-
- Ilia Royal Highness concluded with giving,
the heulth of-
.. • . •
" the oat who had laboured until he
had accomplished the great uadertakiug is lavase-it ha-
mitaity."-..(Ected applause.) •
Mr. WilaililtFOßCk; returned thanks for the flat-
tering iminner in which, his health had been give,'
by the Royal Personage presiding, and for the un-
bounded and undeserved thew of approbation at-
tending it. .Such en expression of kindness bad left
Ititb totally at a WM for words to couvey his feelings

The pert.whith be had performed ;as more OW'
ainydy conaliesaistett-iTyhe approbation" of that as-
sembly. There were many noble persons who had
lahriured in the cause with greater effect than he
had done, for they were possessed of vast and
powerful abilities, of which he could not boa-t, but.
he must ever remember the day that abolished the
Slate Trade as nue of the happiest of his life, and

he was rejoiced to have found that his sentiments
were those of his country, which the 111111111 \LOUIS
voiee of those present declared them to be.
The health* of Earl 1.1114 Y and Lord Gamcvet.bz
were given from the Chair as the lion supporters of
the measure.

Lard Easstwn rose and said, he felt extremely

sorry that the two Noble Lords were obliged
their legislative duties to he absents but in
their absence he would return thanks in
their name, as be well knew . how grateful
they would be for the complimeitt. lie then ob-
served, that he felt regret and sorrow that he had
remained so long in darkness as to the propriety of
the abolition law; it had not been from want of
humanity, but the scenes of life to which be was
aecustomited had prejudiced him agaimit that un-
happy people. It was u length of tune before the '
arguments of that great ►aan, Mr. Willierfoire,
whose conduct on the occasion enght to humor's..
lite him, hid prod►sced conviction ►n his mind. File
Lomyhthip then drew a picture of the horrors of the
' Slave Trade, uud concluded with Aiding, that the
greatest honour ever conferred Upon him, was that
.of being the Represemmeative of His Majesty. in con- '
sequence of the high station which► he then held;'
on the Airing of the Royal Assot to th(Bill for
sibolishindthe Slave Trade.
Time memory of Mr. Pitt and Fox were then given
from the Chair. The memory of Lord Nelson
followed. The Rest &Ir.-Owen tead-411.1trIlK
written on the occasion. Several Other excellent
musts were given by the Royal Chairman, and the •
netting was spent with the greatest hariwonys- At
half past teo, the Hovel Doke left the Chair. and
was succeeded by Lord Milton. Ashis
new retired, he was followed by load and universal
huaeos and plaudits. Among the company pre-

aeut
The Duke of Norfolk ; Earls Moira, Grorreaor, and
Cowper; Vasooont !dikrsn; Leda Holland, selkirk, Craw -
ford, H. Petty, Erskine, Hicrowby, and Ilewiky ; Etchers
of London Durham, path awl ‘Vella • Sir Math c ;
Henouralia C. Villiert spit M. Matte;; rues. Whitlis rail,
Canning, Perceval, Hooke% Wilberforce, H. sad R. 'n0...,
too,Naissittart, Charles (,rant, mid several other Members
of the Horse of Commons.
The company amounted to near 700. or whom
YOO could not be accommodated in the great room.

An attempt was made, last morning, to rob the
shoo of Mr. MaarpcAcc. of Seale.
street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields. The villains suc-
ceeded in cutting a hole throu:h the shutter, but
the watchman haring. given the nlarni, thej• de-
camped without effectiog their purpose.
The ship Worms. of Baltimore, of 40 guns and
Ino melt. was taken possess.oli of in the harbour
of conception, on glat January, 14J7, by the
Spanish Governor, having contraband goods on
board.

The A&la, DILL! NG ; from Barcelona to New
York, was sent into Gibraltar, this 13th ult. by His
MAiESTY'S ship magwveind.
The Barrett, LOTIIII AN, from Liverpool, struck
on au anchor, and sunk at Falmouth, Jamaica,
January 1.

The Euphrates, HIRAI/LEY, from Honduras ; the
Commun. tieuste, bonnd to Malta ; and the
Mary. —, from New-York, with several other
vessels, were driven on shore at Gibraltar, in a vio-
lent gale. on the Gth ult.
A large Dutch-built snip, from Charleston to
London, with timber, put into Cape May, 13th
February, in distress.

The Ramblir, WILLIAMS, from Jamaica to
London, is put into Antigua in distrrui.
In some of the Southern States of America, they
have a phrase of g, stopping law." A plain Yankee
would suppose that is only another expression for
open rebellion. But they manage these matters
better in Virginia. If, through any general cala-
mity, the planters find it inconvenient to pay their
debts, they have only to it. an act to *hut up their
Courts, and suspend legal process. This, in their
vulgar dialect, they call stopping law. There
is, in the nothern states, thank God, enough of
common honesty to prevent the adoption of such
detectable measures.. To the north of Maryland,
I believe no state has ever been disgraced by such
legislative iniquity.
There is another way of stopping law, which is
about being resorted to in % irciuia, to prevent
some of the evils of embargo. If goods are ,eizert
by a writ of execution, the Dereiu'a:it has only
to pray out a replevin and the
,goods will be re-
stored. In the moan time the shMoa the replevin
is delayed from Court to Court. until it suit the
debtor to pay.the d •bt. It lias !dna% a been a se-
Veil ‘.•n•l: In vollert a ark
(01:ted Staef

• OFHCOMMON COUNCIL.

iss .
-A vArioinacr me Court of Aldermen and Com.
lawmen, vioaraiterday held at Guildhall, in coast-
vitienbeof a requisition of some Members.
MhiSixuni. Duo* addressed the Court, under
etiorecteat hopee,that the motion he had to sub-
mit would meet the general lipprobation of every
'nom who beard him. Iu this mica, when the once
powerful States of the Contteent were so coin-
Aetely subjugated, and when the independence of
.iris favoured country was menaced with assault, it
rebored the great city of London to come forward.
sod express its unshaken attachment to the best of
ibvereigns. Ai this particular period, other team
sons openstail to recommend such a proceeding.
three was • fortuldable opposition arrayed againit
I lis Majesty's Gtiveiliineut—.formidable not clone in
numbers, hut in admitted talents and great faMily
conuexions. Independent of this impediment to
the Councils of the Government, • cry for Peace
was raised amongst the lower classed of the niann-
facturers, in difiereut parts of the country. That
Peace was a desirable object, he was. most ready
to acknowledge, and if clamour could effect that
wisif, he would be unwed the most clamorous
but, feeling as he did, hi must deprecate such
conduct, because he wet aware that the cries
and groans of our suffering manufacturers were
music most sweet to the eatiof Bonaparte. Linder
such circumstances, the Corporation of London
hail • duty to perfoeta, leat.yis fsitilettly may coo-
ceive that there was the slightest suspicion that it
would desert him under viten complicated embar-
rassments. lie should therefore more, " That an

humble Address be presented toll's Majesty, as-
suring him of the unshaken attachment of his
good city of Loudon, at this important period, to
Isis sacred Person and Government." .

Mr. Deputy Box, io a httortspeet:,, seconded

Lhe motion.

Mr. Deputy Gooosztrittsi in a clear, dispas-
sionate mangier, denied the necessity for moviog any
such address. He wished thakohttii the Court of
Common Council esteemed it its duty to sddrese
their Sovereign. it would be on ocea,ions suit:•d to
the dignified character of the revered personage to
whom it communicated such assurances. To make
such assurances valuable, it was neces.ary to prove
them the sincere and spoutaneous feeling of the
Court, not called into action for eny party purpose,
or calculated upon as expedients to entrap its sup-
port fur Ministers under the shelter of the }toyed
Name. At this important moment, the City of
Loudon should prove itself superior to such a s►s-
tem of iotrigue. It should tell the country that it
was determined to adhere to the genuine princi..
• ply. of national anion, without becoming. the
cring►egpurtisans either of those who were in power.
or of those rho were out. Fur the last year, it had
humbled its character• by such a subserviency,
but e►en isexcusalate as such conduct was then,
at the. pent momost, when all persoual and
party views should merge in the general interests
and security of the State, it If eo 1 d he highly cri-
minal. From such a feeting he would oppose the
pro?osed .Address, and at the Name. time cell upon
%bat Court. by its vote, to petition. Parbinneot on a

I .

sir wwarity, to 'conciliate the great body ef our
isturdedest follow subjects, and, above all, to ad.
vett to the failure of emit uieaaure, which, by pre-
venting the visi_.„its of 'offices in revers on, endear,
" toured to rellattaßlastiug abuses iii the expenditure
of the puhl'c tuon4y. Arr amendment to that " -
effect, was -then p oposed, seomded, and cubes.
queutly read from the Chain•
Mr. (Juts culled upon the proposer of the Ad.
dress to :tate the • outline, because his motion was

so general, that though the Court should agree to
the propriety of presenting an Aridieoi, it might
involve the most contradictory- inferences.
Mr. Dixon espiainetl, and' described the usual
form adapted on ordinary occasions for expressions
of fidelity and attachmeat.
Mr. W•tentsan confessed his ioability to de.
tide upon the object of the address, from the ex.
planation given by the
_imposer of the motion.-,*
Indeed, it was insposeibie to arrive at any positive
inference, from* his attmmt to describe what he
would wish to have coaveyed to His Majesty. Still
there were some observations in the speech with which
he prefaced his motion, whit& guire some clue, not

only to the object, but probably to the motives
of the proposer. He had called upon that Court
to express its attachment to the King, because a
very formidable opposition existed in both Houses
of Parliament against the s, stern of Government
pursued by his Alinieters. An evil. i.. his 07iillioos
aggravated lir the Pet4im. for Pea. e, whit the
!tuning manidscturers of our chief inannfac.uring
distnas had beeoinduced to presmtto ti e Legisla:.
tore. Did he mean to infer from mell a stub meitt,that
the Corporation of London were to take u:. the
gauntlet for Ministers, sod defend them from the
active and vigilant Opposition which emir, measure
of their poLcy had to esocaunter? If such WII4 his
object...lje trusted that the rod sense i.f the Court
would interpose to defeat it. But then the glm
rion*Contitstution was to be preserved in all its ale
leged purity and perfection, notwith.tantling the
inroads which the degeneracy of the age, sod the
corruption of the times, had introduced. Redly

the observations of the worthy More.* were intros.
icilable; for either his formidable opposition, whit*
lie arraigned, spoke the sense of their constituents,
and therefore were right, or they had obtaiJed their
seats by improper infiusnee, by money, or
ether undue means, and then there wa• an end to
the purity of that Constitution, on whish the Gen.
tleman was se loul in his panegyric. He (Mr.
Waitlimen, bad often occasion to allude to the ex.
ercitae of au unjustifiable induat.ce on the part of
Ministers in that Court. Recent circuital:awns
lied pruved, that at was a part of tide systeut of Ministe.
rial intrigue, to keep what was designated itd organ
iit public assemblies of the peopie. Thus in the
Cominon it was ascertained,
f.om ittiquestiuvah!e authority, that Corernineut
hri.l employed, hi ritrintie a Mr. CM.
fart!. It so hotpot-3ml, tf it ota a istAteuhr ques.
lion, the zeal of this °mita, or (-rpm 10..,..etr, out..
r.ua Cie i‘he. of 1.1. e 1;••t•-rincirt, a 41 it •:c4 his
misfcrtu:ie to /io ditauli.A...l for his Jcs.riti; by the
bre, as cotiinotita ottoottle Q.,' those Minis.
teriat weeper, in this to.tt other piatt'le
1.3.4 ie. -t•WI. • (•016,1M:ted with the
tvets,dl.ll ut t.L. Cutlet, whela Oil a 1at14.13 Le.

tally affecting our own privileges, a "vorthy Alder. 1
man 'Shaw) could not suffer the Committee to
proceed to the performance of its duties, until he
had ascertained the opiii,oa, or the reamunirmi-
atm,,, or the command, of tlis Majesty's Chan-
czelitx of tile Lxi....,eguer, Mr. Pereevid.-.-i,,N.,ti ,
it was 11/Ceg surprin.:‘,, that upon oil tnose
oc-
eision, on which the Corporatuta of London

was called to address the House, the Intll.lllre was
sure to originate with some expectant of Govern-
ment, some loan-Jobber, some Contractor, or
other person, "Lai either enjoyed posse.isici,
or in hope, what were called the good things of the
Constitution. The Worthy Commoner next ad-
verted to the Petitions for Peace, which, he was
certain did not originate in env paity feeling.. Ile
emu menteil on thetudecaucy or stone men
lug iu hheflour censures upon the late Grwern-
fnent, to sthiell, when in office, they were the most
forward to cringe, sad whose only object, by such
mations us the present, was to make that Court
a.comary to their own personal and family advance-
went from the public industry. He spoke warmly
*in tnvour of the amendment, and contended, that
Alinisterit, in not giving a sinetre rupport to the
'Meyer:ion ad], hail falsified the words put by them
into the numtb of Weir Snvereigo, on the opening
uj the last Session of Parliament.
Ajr. Dtxoa einisideted the aspersions
of thit Late spit:Aker unworthy and nugentlentanlike.
—I Order! Order !/—He then alluded to thi Pe-
tttions for Peace, which, he contended, were not so

osseniewly simnel us nun represented.
Mr. Quits deprecated all permit:ll rancour. Its
existenee degraded the respectable Court in which
It Wtii suffered to operete. Ile had. called before
tor an oat lint' of the Address, because he was un-
wahine to hare, at this impOrtmit perked, the time
of the tirdt Corporation to the Itched like:-
darn taken up in voting addresses, only suited
to sycophautic servility, and which, whilst they de-
gnidel the public body with whom they originated,
must he downed by the august liersonaee to whom
they were communicated. He called upon the
Court to give to their Addreas tame distinct charac-
ter. some essential feature. The state of the world,
and the important events which had lately
erecurred, effecting so vitally thy interests of
the country. called for such an expression....
Whatever epiniou he might entertain of the emir
&art of Misastera ou other WOO, with respect
Maur foreieri eoliey, they claimed nor only hie ac-
knowledgment, but that of- every other man hi the
couutry, for tnode prompt, efficient, and euvrgetie
meanares. They had wisely refused to accept the
niediatioo of powers, incapable of ruppengsg that
character upon which alone a mediator coutdaexidt.
These essential qualified were, ineleartiality tus de-
cide, and power to crane their award into effect. Was
there a man who could venture to *wen that Nth-
j lioted Prussia, or the prostrated Coerts of Peters-
towel and Alenna, were in a *lunation to warmest
this rouutry to confide its dearest interests ih such
beside Ile defended the expeditiou to the Baltic, on
the euofewed inability of the Crown Prince to op-
tow the commanding intleerice of Russia and
manes. Aud wheri so each strew bad been laid
ea the character of the Crown Printe, he desired
the Court to emenaluer when this very Crown
Prince sent in his wed bandit!' on the auelfeed-
ing citizens of Ilaiihergh. The Orders hi Coun-
cil had his support ea a necessary thiniure of reta-
liation. calculated 6, fame the enemy to relax the
severity of his decree. by this most ennsmaudine
indriceineut, that it was founduenly,ap react upon
benefit*. 'l'o such so Address lie would give
bur rapport, particalarly if coupled with a clause
expressive of a desire of retrenchment aud eco-
nomy is the expenditure of the public monee.—
lie declared his surprise how the Reversionliill
could have heen rejected. ;It was time to call upon
the Legislature to protect the politic purse from
beag extravagantly Wasted on fools, titled drivel-
arel fusty dowager-K.—lifter ! hear I The
state of the country, and the sufferings of the peo-
ele, called upon opribewe to afford its due proper-
tem to the service of the (vinery. The rid' mer-
chant, the great landholder, the pensioned Noble-
man, and even the Church, must make sacrifices
far the public benefit and security. The worthy
Gentleman concluded an eloquent speech by read-
Le; RA muemlnielit. espreoure of regret at the
fate of the Reversion bill, which the peddle had
impel:lend as the earned of future retrenchineut
and economy.
Mr. J Acws •;,r4:,,, shortly in favour oldie Address,
end adriust the Amendment.
S'ir't7tu %IMES PRICE and Mr. Alderman Suew
rreretted their inability to declare their reasons at
lereeth !Jr approving of the Address. as they were
obliged to attend a cell of the Heave of Commons.
Sir Witr.teit Corns slid not see the not ue-
cessity for an Address at this moment. It was iin-
!erosible to doubt the meld and loyalty of the good
City of London. lee, as an amendment was pro-
pre...l, which hens hi conscience could not approve,
be wield vote for the peraoseet Address.
Mr. WitTILMAN abh. ruiewereal Mr. Quin, who,
eonteruled, had totally balanced his opinions, or,
ie, other semis, had blown lee and cold on the same
eitteect, at one and the sum tithe.
-The amendment was then put and negatived,
and as the question beiue put on the original Mo-
tion, it was carried hi a very considerable majority,
whereupon a sfamirsittee was ordered to withdraw
immediately anal prepare an Address.
Great confusion then prevailed um a motion of
Kr. Quits, to send his resolution on the Reversion
Bill as an instowtien to the Committer. Strangers
were oelerecl to withdraw, and the doors
were, by ditaiVe of the Conti. cloyed, order to
prevent the .Mernhers free' getting away.
We understand the Committee returned with
the draft of an address., which was agreed to, and
entered to be wresruncl to His blujesty by the
whole Come. It weep also ordered, that the Sheriffs.
ethea4ri by the Reineinfrrancer. should wait upon
Maj-stv to know when the Court should at-
%end with the solar. ,

By ptlvate tefters rervivrri from Peterstourgh, it
impen-a t;pat nII the flritt.ll Officers, employed in
tr.te RJaiira nary, have been ordered to repair to

litbs.row.
The 1.474 ?1 treat. Srset.sa, from Poet Auto-
win Muraut .I.imuira. was taken 13th be-
eem:ler, he a French p-ivateer, retake!' the
*awe de; by :he ttevesa

pitsssurr OF AMEIZIC.4
The following is au *street from the speech of
Colonel Hatuiltior:--
" Shall we not," asked CobSisel Hamilton, "soft- 1
Mt Mr. Jefferson again to Income President ? It is
known tlaist lie dedine* from principle. Should
we nut then remove hi* *4:m 'es of delicacy ; for it
we lose libm, wl,om shall we find equal to the task ?
Let us look round the United Stater and take a
view of the most proinit.eut characters. NN'hat is
ilnfus King? lie is a man of some abilities, but
he is known to be the child of, faction, the disci.
pie of Alexander Hamilton, to have imbibed his
tory, his royal principles. 11'hat is George Clin-
ton ? He war once a great man. but he is
auti-
quated, and has reigned himself to the govern-
ment of factious favourites. Monroe would be the
tool, the puppet of John Randolph. Mr. Madison
wants nerves, wanti energy ; he wonlsi be blown
about by every breeze ; and it' we lock to South
Caroline, we shall Ste Charles Coteliaorth Mork-
a vv. another disciple of Ilionilton and a creature of
faction. On whom then can we repose with entire
confidence besides Mr. JeWersin ? He would be
the safe depository of our rights and liberties, and
we ought for mire, in a time of peril and danger, to
solicit him to lay aside his scruples and beeegoe the
saviour of his country."

It THOMAS PAINS'S PETITION TO CONGRESS,
Presented on the 4th February, sod referred to the Com-
. fritter M. Claims.
" In the lion. On Repr,eerinstires of the railed Stater.
- The purport of this Address is to State a claim 1 fed
myself retitled to make sa the Unitea States, le.:ming b
their Reprwratatives in Congress to decide ou its worth sad
it, [flexile. The ease is as follows :
" Towards the latter end of the year 1780, the eondoes.
tal money bad become warp...elated, • piper dollar sot hs-
inewiwth mare than a test, that it seemed next to impossi-
bility to continue the war.
• " As the United States were then in alliance with Frame,
it became uvect.any to make France acquainted with our
seal situatioo I therefore drew up a letter to Coast Ver-
gennes, stating uadeguitedly Site tree ease' emu-lading with
the regent whether France could not either as • subsidy ur
a loan supply the United Stains with a iniiiina sterliug, and
continue that supply mutually daring the are.
" I abased the letter to Mt Marbois, Secretary to the
Few* Minister. His ontark upon it was, that a million
6101 ma of the nation et.hausted it mere then ten millions
r ept
,:t. I then slowed it to Ralph hard, member of
front S. Candies. He borietted the letter of me,
and mid, 'We will inderwar to do something diem it is
Accordingly Congress appoisted Coloael Lateens, thee
Rid-de-eamp to Gen Waihingtoa, to go to France sad make
reprostotatioa of our eiteltielli fix the purport of about:Mg
leilistalkar. COI Leavens wills:rel to decline the mission, and
that Conlins world appoint Col. thintiltos, ulnas Congress
did unt choose to do.
" Cul. Laurens then came to state the case to me. He
said be was enough imputiatedirith the billit4ry ilillitultira
tides bat that he Was not (tooth acnuninted with
eM;6O.
glublical am with the resuarrea of the country : but,
mid be, will go nitit me, I will accept, which I agreed
to 4 so.
a a Heal Roams in the .tllianee frigate, Gaeta*
of Feb. t7l i, sad arrived at L'Orient
411.. .
Mani. The aid °Waled frees Prom
-' of Bine asa present, and tea sedates as a
its Hialani on the iiv corky of Femme. We
in the French frizale Resolotioo, the Ist
Jaw at Boston the tsth of Aug. brioginrwith
Me bra' end au half in silver, and convoying a ship
sad bids Wei with clothing sad military Maroc. TM ew-
er; wee leallepsred is 16 it teams to the aatioosl bask of
Plakdreplie. labia enabled die army to march to Yost
tow* Snead, in steeteactiim with the Pooch army nadir
Rachembeda. the British army ostler Cornwallis. As I
never had a esat he this service, I fed myself entitled, as
the country I. arrin a Ore of prosperity, to state the cam
to Congress. •
" As to my pelitied Tories, begird" with the pimphlet
Ceram • arose, Published the begianing of Jaaw.y, lyyd,
which awakened laeseleaas a a dederatisa of
isdepepd-
ewee, the Praideet sad Vice-President both know, as they
were wade done from pelneiple, I cannot dishosour that
mind* by asking any reword Cu, them. The country has
bees heselitsd by the. aid 1 mobs myself happy in the
knewkdps of It. le is. %weever, proper fur no to add, that
the mere indepationes a America, mese it to have been fol-
lowed by a system of government modelled dew the corrupt
system of the Euglisb Government, would not have inte-
rested me with the ..slated ...doer it did. It wet to bring
titroard and establish the representative system of govern-
ment, as the work itself will slice, that was the leading
principle a ith me in writing that work, and all my other
works. donor; the progress of the revolution. And I fol-
lowed the mute principle in writing The Reihts of Max is
England.
" There is a resolve of the Old Congress, while they vat
at New York, of a grant to me of three thousand dollars.
The resolve is put in handsome language, bet it hes rela-
tion to a matter which it does not express. Eldridge Corny
was l'haseman of the Carlini...tee who lie=it in the ass
solve. If Congress should judge proper to this Memo-
rial toe (*intimater, I aid intern that Committee of the
particulars of it.
!have also to state to Congress, that the authority of the
Old Cosagrese wr become so mimed towards the latter ead
tithe war, as to he unable to bold the States together. Coo-
p-ma email du no note than recommend, of shish the States
took no notice ° when they did, it aas :Al er uniformly.
" After the failure of the lag per cent doty recuateneeded
by Congress. t• pay the interest of a lost to be borrowed is
Hollaint, tarot( to Chancellor Livingston, thee Misister
foe Foreign Affairs, and liobert Morris, Minister of Fi-
imam, and proposed • method fm getting over the whole
difficulty at owe, which was, by adaiog a t ontinental beg is-
'atom to Congress, who should be empowered to make Luaus
toe thollOutioa, imessei of reeariseenitei. dam.' he the
raellind 'roomed nut with their full apprithation, I held
anima in mom, to take the subject up eliesever a direct
ocim.iiia rewarmed.
" lit a eariersation sftis wards with Garver Clinton, of
Hew Yort. it cm adjudged, tint tier the purpose idiot going
Italy laic the subject, it a until he best that I reee4o.d no.
thing from Congress, hut It it to the States inihridually to
MIA, Mr what aelmosikerignimits they pie tscd.
• " -the State of New-York made use • present of a farm,
which, miser my moms to America, I have found it meta-
Pary to sell ; and the State of Pansylvsnia voted me tool.
their eorreary. Rut woe of the States to the Eastward of
how-Tork, or to the Simathward of Philadelphia' made me
the least acknouledgroeut. They had received benefits front
one, which they accepted, and there the matter rutted.—
Tlii. story will not tell well in History. All the rivilima
world Limas I have bee& of great Denim to the United
Metes, and have generously Rises anay taboos that would
hate made me a forgone.
"I much Tuition *I.. the. an instance is to be found, in
ane,eat or Modena tunes, of a 1104:11 who had no ibt monad
taterem in the rause be took op, tli At of ledepen.tenre anti
the Ileptemotative S,stem of Lootranical, and aka nought
wither Owe set utter ether it was established, that pre-
served taallsit andeviating principles es J hair done for
more than so years; suit that is spite of difficulties, daii-
gem, sod ineasteßiclican, Malec%) I have had my share.
"111011 AS PAINE?'

• This word Wa. 1,0 /nuked in the original

The American ship Fair liliro. hum Africa
to Charleston. was 10.4 on Alsyguawa, 3i t lir-

cern ber.

The Serowe! Attempt. 41119,11r14 from Phila-
delphia to St. Thom.m's, put into J.inmica IJUh
Uereatber in chattels.

NAVAL ismucrver.

POIMMOUTU, SUMS n 4.

Arrival Ilia Majestes slipo Illisatattr, front off
LsLoo; Goshawk and Sprtghtlfy, frau' a cruise
Lent Castlereagh East radial:tan; and the Primeess
of ll'aies, Ilosack, taunt the Downs.
Sailott the Linnet, Hardy, mud illphea. on a
cruise.-IVind _

PLY )lOUTU, MARCH U.

Came in His Majesty's ships Brwasaikk, from
the Chasm.' fleet; l'eiroopfl, from Halifax; and
Sirius, with about 14 *ail of vessels, under convoy,
from the bleditermalean ; they *oiled frau& Gib-
ruttar on the 29111 nit.; the fleet consisted of dr ut
au sail; on the 17th inst., west of Scilly, they were
chased by two French frigates, when a sign4l was
sands for the fleet to disperse ; u brig was seen to be
taken. and it is feared several others are captured ;
among those a: rived here are the DeligAt store ship;
George. Llewyn; N'eposaials, Llewyu; aud the
Cambrian, Phipps ; also arrived a Spanish brig,
and a 1. relicts Chasse puln.v. both pruces to the
Miner-rd. _ _

FALSOUTIII . MARCH 2/.

Arrived thiseveniag, the Boston, Howling ; the
Whyte, Ford ; the Alligator, Robbins ; and the.
Nancy. Douglas, all from Gibraltar, being part of
a fleet of about forty sail, under convoy of lilt Ma-
jesty's ship Sirius, of 36 guns, and Diligence store-
ship, which, on the 17th inst. in lat. 48. long. 1:!.
were fatil..n is with by two line-of-battle ships.
which trot answering the signals from the Sirins,
that *hip made signal for the convoy to disperse ;
and when these vessola lust saw them, the two ships
were in chase of the Sirius and store-ship. Also,
arrived the Danish ship Afrira, from Africa, with
ivory and a small quantity of gold dust, for Altona,
capttired by the lame privateer, on the 3d instant,
Mr the Western islands. The Swedish ship Maria
Cathariee, from Charlestown, for Plymouth Hoek-
yard, with timber, was taken ou the 4th instant by
two French privateers of IS guns each, and retaken
on the sth instant, in latitude 50, el, by His Ma-
jesty's ship,Mediator. Also arrived the hired ship
Croydon, Msintosh with mails from Jamaica, so

day; linage•.
The False, Thomas, from St. Michael's, for
Landoii, was all well ois the 40th iitst. off Scilly.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Alllll VgD

At Plymeatb--the Osprey,eooraa. from Mas!eirs ; Mary,
; awl dm Haramois Miro% —, fwmu St.

churl's.
At Falmouth—else Croydou, Williams, from Jamaica.
At Slago--the Sarah, Boyden, from Stockholm.
At Dublin—the Diana. Bully, frusta Lourou. •
At Newry—the Juno, Wearier, from ditto.
At Jamaica--tbe Ti afalgar' --; arid Triton, James, from
Halifax; Emerald, Douglas, from Newfoundland; Sally,
Wavier; bad Three Sisters, Creighton from Haddam ; Cy-
rus Lovett, from Nlemniurbie ; Garloud frigate, from Cork ;
Speedwell,: Baynes ; Hibernia', Ill‘Cabe ; mad Hibernia,
Down, from Belfast ; Will, Lamb, from Lancaster • Wrltiana,
Wells from Liverpool and Madeira ; Jolau, WOuriburse ;
Jamaica, tiler(; (lyde, Neale ; Cox; Imperial,
Galt ; Falmouth, Watson ; Union Island, ; Corn-
wall, Campion • Westmorland, ; and •Fasay, Comae),
from Liverpool; Charlotte, Sae; Minerva, Gardaer ; sad
I Margaret, —, from. Bristol x Aslant, Richardare ; sad
Voliutear, Bruise, hors Whitehaven ; Smirch, Dario*
e'•
sad Saha Bull, Lea, from Liverpool ; Favourite, S.W. • red
derdenone, Wilkie', from Africa; S. W. hem; fir
Ilfas ; Diamond frigate, from Africa ; Louisa, Thorp, from
London Meleager frigate., from Portsmouth ; Catharine,
Pero; Tlaosnas' Hughes; Adriatic, Cray; Pursait, :Miller ;
Prince George, Bayley ; Dryade, Ileershro ; MOM, Wood ;
Britaamie, Thompson; Ann, Brough ; Edward Foote, Sea-
ring*; Elisabeth, Stephenson ; Symmetry, Liddell; Friend-
ship, South; Thames, Marie Atlas, Franklin& • Lune,
Brown Tottenham, Turner; Cern Wanes; Loaders,
Gold/ma ; Golder Greve, Wells ; Clarendon, Atka • Isle
of Thiele, ; Richard, Planes ; Mentor, 6110j0 ill ;
Hower,. Adatusoar; Antelope, —' • Ids, Ilaymar ;
Camaro, Taylor; sad Ann„Graet,.from Landau; Holland,
—; and —, (row Newcastle 4 Lord Chester-
field, Popplerell, from Moan Video; Margaret, Tyra.,
from Angola; Hannah, Hill, from Novo Scotia; George,
Camarean Virginia ; Elisabeth, Chapman, from Bristol ; Sir
Andrew Hammond, from Bermuda ; Sparrow sloop
ar of w, ; farm Perismoeth ; Margaret, Given, from
Africa Deorptiuss4 Naylor, form Caracas ; Ruby, —,
from Africa; Nile, Park; Lavinia, ; and Lord
Sheffield, Longman, from New Brunswick ; Union, Pear re,
from Halifax; Ann, Porters, from Africa ' • Stators,
and Hamilton, ----, burn Antigua ; and the Mariner,
Curtis, from London.
At Honduras-4e Can, Barnett, from London

At Grenada—the Blenbirien, Miller from ditto.
At Hay ti--tbe Elizabeth and Mar:g, Cuff ; and the Ren
Lomond. Barr, tom ditto; the Deka, Parker • Ann. Pres.
eott ; an& the Alexander, Watta, from Liverpool.
Off Hayti—the Robert, N ckolaon, from Lumina.
At Bermuda—the Adventure, Dickinson, fi Barliadoes;
Commerce, Riehentren, from London ; Venus, Bond. from
Tenerife; middle Brothers, Hepburn, from loudion.
At New-York—the Greyhound, Davis, from Lisbon;
Hedy, Bird, flora Newfoundland ; Fame, Hill, from Bre-
men; President, Eldridge from Liverpool; Britannia, Ca-
meron, from Nawfonndlanil ; Thomas, —, from Amster-
dam ; Holland, Nichols, from Luinlnn ; Susan, DAano,
from Pcteraburgh ; Cato, Gill, from Hull ; Bmton, Bunker,
from Ainsterdaiu ; Romp, Chew, from London ; Clinton,
Breath, from ditto; Midas, —, from Bourdeautt ; Triton,
-, from Madeira ; and the Pneeuger, grogi
Magni.
At Charleston—tht Holland, Nichols ; Charles Carter,
Offal* ; Wriedrop, Sims, from London ; sea tb Northers
'Amore, —, Iron Chile.
At Bunton—the Apollo, Walker, from Newfoaudland ;
Stork, Higgins, (urns Twitiingeo ; and the Apollo, Goldbury,
from Madeira.
At havaimah--s lie Wasksantkeit, Haar, from lLoodon
At Baltitoore--tho Limisinias, Smith, eon Leghorn.
At rilo'ider—the Bedford, Daimon, from Loudon.
At Nea Brunseick—the Ann, Rawleigh, from Lmerpoul
and Ito nuadds, Robson, from Jamaica.

GENER,IL rriumwocrs SENTENCE

G ERA I. ORDERS.
Nam Guards, Illaseb ad, tans
_ _ _ _

At a General Court Martial. of slick General
the Hight Hon. Sir William Medows, K. B. war
President). held by virtue of His Maje,ty'a Special
Warrant (bearing date the itAtb of January, MOS),
at the Itoyal Hospital at giebies. on the etith .01
the mune month, and continued by adjournments
instil the iwth of March following. Lieutenant-
( :micro! John Whitelocke was tried upon the
toy. tug Churw,trs, cit.—{The Char. es Aare already
appeared is Tut BRITIIII Patsy.)