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her to toppose two persona gust hive slept there.
Captein Elwin's bed had been lain in, but, from its
aPtri, not during the whole of the night.
?ktr7lson observed, there were several other
Witticisms, If their Lohlsbipsthought it proper they
should be called.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, said they certainly
aught, and inquired if there were any person from
Stamford ?
Mr. Wilson answered, the servant at Stamford
had been aubpeaaed, but a certificate had been
sent to sheer, that,being near her delivery, it was not
proper for her to come.
Further proceedings were then postponed till
to-morrow.
The order on the Banbury Peerage was altered
to this day month.
Mr. WHARTON, Mr. DUNDAI, and other Mem-
bers•from the House of Commons, brought up the
Distillation Prohibition Bill, the Spirit Importa-
tion teaspension Bill, the Irish Bank Note Bill, the
Londonderry Workhouse Bill, and two private
Bills, which were laid upon the Table, and seve-
rally read a first time.
The Earl of Ltv cantor. presented Papers con-
taining the communications respecting our army
in Spain and Portugal, moved for in a former Ad-
dress ; which were laid upon the Table, and order-
ed to be printed.
The Earl of DARNLEY wished to know if the
letter from Mr. Frere to Sir John Moore, in conse-
quence of which that General *advanced from Sale-
Wailed, was tucluded, otherwise he should consider
it Ins duty to make aparticular motion fur tke same I
The Earl of Liv,..troot, answered, the letter 'par-
ticularly mentioned was not AM :not the papers;
for, iii fact, Sir John :d..ere beige; aucklenl3 cut
del not transmit the some to this country; neither
did it coutain what ought to be communicated, -b.:-
cause its contents were of a prirote r^ture. At time
same time it should be understood, Str John Moore
dill not alter his course iii entieerinence of any sun
letter. However, every inforrnatiou shmild be
given, consistent with propriety, on that and every
other occasine.
The Earl of DARNLEY had no disposition to
press the prodnetion of papers of a private ten-
dency, and no that ground alone he should wave
any intention of making a motion upon the sub-
ject. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Rost: ware notice mat he would, to-mor-
row, move that tl.o !louse should go into a Com-
mittee, to take into consideration the Act for re-
gulating the trade between the Bermudas and Ca-
nada.
Greg,on's Divorce Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Mr. WusitroN brought up the Report of the
allawauces to be granted to Militia Officers.
GENERAL CLAVERING.
Mr. Wrt.i.t4ms Wits es stated, that rumours
had gone abroad that he meent to withdraw from a
milieu of which he had given notice, respecting
the comotitinent of General Clavering, for pre.
varicinion on the investigation into the conduct of
his Royal highness do- Duke of York ; he, there-
fore. iii order to do away these rumours, begged
leave to inform the limete, it was his intention to
briug that matter before them, to-morrow.
SCOTLAND.
The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND obtained
leave to bring in a Big for the batter regulatiug
the Public. Itevords of Scotland.
Upon the motion of the same Right Honourable
Gentlemer, it wits ordered, thut there be laid be-
fore the Rouse an account of the flintier proceed-
ings of the Commissioners for t I.e arrangement and
preservation of the public records of the king-
dorm, is, fir as relates to Scotland, from the date
of the last accounts thereof lahl Lame the House.
'Mr. iIORN ER, Wore the above motion, was agreed
to, put a question, as to whether or not any alte-
rration will to be made in regard to the Cominis.
sioners of Teiuds? But the answer returned was not
' audible to the gallery.
IRELAND.
Upon the motion of Sir Geofter. Hirt. the
Irish flaxseed Importation Bounty Bill was read a
ttti time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
MUM
Mr. LITTLETON stated, that lie wished to
withdraw is notice which he had given as to
certain alterations in the Mutiny Bill. His reason
for doing this was the incptiry now depending be-
fore the. House, as to military promotions; but lie
wished it to be understood, lie did not obandois
the principle of the clauses lie meant to introduce
into that Bill, but it was merely heroine he did not
think the present time was suitable fur the purpose.
The Hoe. Gentleman was proceeding to enlitew
upon the reasons that induced him to withdraw Isis
notice ; when
The SPEAMER interfered, and observed, that it
was irregular to animadvert upon tither topics then
in dependence before the House.
On the motion of Mr. TIERNEY, it was ordered,
that Sir John Cottrell should have levee of air
settee for three weeks.

ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
Mr. WHITBREAD mn,ell," That there be laid be-
fore the House ao account of the amount of any
Ditties of Exports levied in the kingdom, by vir-
tue of nay act for carrying into effect the Orders
of Cou tied." Ordered.

In making thiv motion, the (lon. Gentleman ob-
served. that many papers bad been formerly moved
for, hut he was assured none of them had been
printed, and many more of them had been given in
• more or le%. coatined way, and but little adapted
to throw viifficielit light neon thil subject.
SUPPLY AND WAYS AND MEANS.
The lit-ports of the Committees of Supply and
of Vl'llys and Wait., were preventml, and the seve-
ral resolutions agreed to.
Mr. W& uRToa brought up the Annual Indemnity
Qualiication Bill. which was read a lust time, and
ordered to be read a sccutut time.
till Aft.
(hi the motion of Mr. HVIK MON, the House
went into a Committee to consider of the Draw-
back. and Bounties on Surer, in which • Resolu-
tion was propos. d by hint and agreed to, " That
it is expedient and necrioary that the same Bonn-
ties and Drawbacks should continue upon refined
and raw Sugars as formerly."
The House resumed, and the Report was ordered
to be received to-morrow,Adjourned.

FRIDAY. MARCH 3.

Government have received no farther pirtienlars
respecting the Brest squadron, or the movements
of the British fleet in pursuit of it. The following
extracts of letters upon the subject are copied
from a respectable evening print of yesterday
Arrived the Caledonia, l to guns, Admiral Lord
Gambier, from the Channel Fleet, accompanied by
the Naiati frigate, which brought intelligence of the
French fleet being observed oft Rochefort, which im-
mediately made sail from the British fleet. The latter
lay-to more than two hours, offering them battle,
Admiral Stopford having been joined by three sad
of the line and three frigates, making their force ten
sail of the linc and five frigates. The enemy made
sail, and stood away W.S.W. Shortly after the
Channel fleet appeared, and joined the rear squad?
run, and were within a few hours rail of the enemy.
It is reported that three of the enemy's frigates had
been cut off, and driven on shore by the Cesar, 71,
and a 1 aiad frigate. The Caledonia had left her
provisions and water with the Channel fleet, to go
in quest of the enemy."
EXTRACT FROM ANOTUER LITTER, NAME DATE.
." The French fleet got into Basque Roads,
hut did not come to anchor. The Naiad met the
Cuckoo schooner. She iinnseiliately dispatched her
to dire-Adinirtil Sir J. T. Duckworth, to inform
him of the enemy's movements. Capt. Beresfoid,
ho is senior efticor off L'Orient, a ith four sail of
the line, s 1111 l inched them to battle ; but the
enemy, fearing the Channel fleet were near, made
the best way they could into Basque Roads.
" The Cesar, when the Naiad left Rochefort, and
the Defiance and Donciral, were fighting three
French frigates, and there is every probability of
ev,lir being taken."

"'The Feench ships of the line cannot enter the
river Charente, or go up to Rochefort, without
taking out their guns, and being lightened. They
have• only taken refuge under the butteries which
are constructed on the Isle d'Aix, off the mouth of
the Charente. where they will of course be vigilant=
ly watched by our Beet in Woggle Roads."
The perusal of the nd Bulletin, sod of the vs.
rious articles of intelligence relative to Spain, con-
tained in the French and Dote. papers, recently
received from the Continent, affords ample matter
fur reflection and speculation. If, on one hand.
they renew oar regret ut the conduct and termina-
tion of the late unfortunate campaign iu Leon and
Gallicia; on the other they offer, on a more ma-
ture consideration of their contents, considerable
subject for hope and expectation. Nothing tan
in fact be so eloquent and expressive as the pro-
found silence of these publications. composed
under the eye of BOtiAPARTE. respecting the
Southern Provinces of Spain. We bear no men-
tion, nor even any allusion, to Seville, to Cadiz, or
to Carthagena. Of Saragossa we are only in-
formed that Lasses continues before it: while we
have at length the authority of the enemy himself,
for the fact of RoMana being on his march towards
Andalu.i:•. It is principally ut FerrolonulafterWards
at Madrid.that the scene ofthese composilionsislaid.
Sou LT is the hero of the former city ; Joskett Bo-
NAPARTE of the latter. If any thing could aug-
ment our•conceru at the precipitate retreat from

Cornuna, and our abmidosiment of the Spaniards,
it would be the manifestation of loyalty and of pa-
ttiotism, which the inhabitants of Ferrol exhibited,
even under the most discouraging circumstances.
It is evident, and avowed even by the French them-
selves, that the people displayed the most ardent
enthusiasm, and were only reduced to submission,
after eleven days, by those arts which have enlarged
the empire of NAPOLEON even more than his
arms. MAZAREDO, auother of the traitors who have
enlisted under the invader's banner, is sent to Fer-
rol, to organize and equip the squadron fonnd in
that harbour. UnquestiouaLly, if it could be fitted
nut, and could form a junction with those ships now
blocked up in the Charente, the united numbers
would amount to Al or '2 sail of the liue. We
trust, however, that such an event will be rendered
'shortie* by the vigilance and activity of our naval
force cruising off Rochfort. Their exertions will
become doubly necessary, now that the ports of
("officio are occupied by the enemy.
The public and solemn entry of JO/MPH Boma-
PARTS into the capital of Spain, his inauguration,
and his speech, pronounced in the Church of St.
Isidore; lastly, his letter addressed to the Prelates
of the Spanish Monarchy, and his visits to the
theatre cud to the botanic garden at Madrid—all
these transactions are artfully blended in the Paris
papers, with consummate skill. MAccus Auer-
Luis, seated on the throne, could not adopt more
philosophiC, more sublime, or more philanthropic
sentiments, in addressing the Roman Senate or
people, than are expressed by this second-hand
adventurer, whom usurpation ■nd violence have
intruded on the Spaniards, when he mani-
kins towards them his paternal amnesty.—
The passive tool and instrument of ■ ferocious
foreigner, transported from his Obscure miaow
is a Mediterranean inland, and placed by revel..
tionary outrage in the palace of Ferdinand the 7th,
harangues the Clergy sod Nobility of Spain, like

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