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THE BRITISH PRESS.

SATURDAY. Jose 29.
Private letters from lia:lansi were yesterd sr
ceived in the City, of a late date, wilier gave mac%
satidadion to the mercantile world, p.rtienlirlyt
the merchants connected with that count,.
That the Pensionary, Seam act.een pits
efFeazd, that the French Commissioners who. tia
now, resiled in every Dutch Pori, should be with.
drawn; of course the trade with this 6ountry
under certain forms and regaleions, be carried on
with lass severity.—The packet beats (tinier newral
colours) are again permi:ted to sail, as before, and
passengers cars. gia to, and come from, Holland,
very safely."
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We ham received New urk Papers to the Ear
May. The Neal r., k .11c. Chronicle. of this gart4
May, contains the following Intelligence s
Capt. UGH/ informs, that three ti.ly before he
left the Havannah, an American yew' arrivel
there, the Captain of which deposed 4efore :he
Governor, that fi. • days before. he passed through
a French fleet of nineteen sail of the hoe, and some
small vessels, off Cape liichola Mule. but see cwuld
not learn their destination.
TROIA THE SAME PATER OT THE 21ST Slay.
Captain Fairchild, arrived yesterday from the
liavannah, informs, that the Combined l'rench and
Spanish Fleets were off Jamaica, and had sum-
moned the Island to surrender, allowing twenty-
four hours to consider the proposition. This was
brought by an express from Jigo de Cuba.
Ca?t. Bennet, of the sthooner li,tei:ez, from Mar-
tinique, informs, that it was reported there, salt
he sailed. that the French fleet, under AtlaliTAl
GAHTHEAVAIZ, consisting of 21 sail of the line had
sailed from Brest, for Jamaica ; a frigate had
arrived there from Brest, ar.d landed 300 artillay
men.

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JAMAU:A SAID TO IL TAM' DV THE 7:.EVCit.
Captain Harraden, arrived yesterday, in tr.-rive
days from the Haeannah, informs, that two or e.rte
days previous to his leavintz there, it was repeated,
and the report credited by the first mets.hints in
the place, that a French fi.,et of eicevn s.lll of the
line and eight frigates, had landed troops at the
north side of the !slava of Jamaica; that they
had taken two or three of the ports (or posts),
and were on their march to Kingston. On t' e this
instant, Capt. Harraden spoke an English sloop of
war, one day out, from Nese Providence, the C om-
mander of which intarmed him, that .1 imaica had

been Liken by the French.
[We give to the public the report as we received •
it from Captain flArraden, whole vanwity ri.3 owe
who knows him will doubt.;—(Salem )

Colonel CR aieruvo's Motion on the State of the
Army, was negatived last night without a division.

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The Report from the Ski Committee upon the
Eleventh Naval Report, was yesterday laid befol•
the House of Commons. It contains, wish the Ap•
pendix, 103 folio pages, including t: e evidence of
It. A. Nst.sorr, Esq. Secreary ' Board •
Jona Maas M, Esq. Commis
ling Office t Sir Acne.
Comptroller of the Navy
A sc GoLositta,

cret.try to the 1k1...vy Board'
,amissioner of the Vtaual. , 1
DalW SN•PI If* is Nose.
I t Gto*Ol Gt.seadv. Esq.
Esq. the Right 'Joao

Nichotas Vatitirrxti, the night Hon. JOHN
SLILIVA!t, EVA% Ltvr, ESq. H6•4tty
Esq. the Right Eton. CH Antes L•aso, and Mr. J.
w.::.ld be inha,ssible, without en-
croaching to rith7l. 1:,1111 out report of the debate
in the House of Commons last nihlit, to give even
sin abstra& of th:i Rcilut, th.tt coiili be satisfac-
tory. We must, tb-refore, he. content ssith oh
serving, that it ennineiates the vaiina. heads in the
Eleventh Report, in the following cis:der : First,
the heal entitled, " Issue of Navy Bills for
the purpase of rai►ing Money." The Comnii:tee,
having entered into a minute detail uoon this head,
observe " That they cannot discover any fair grouni

for considering the orders (viz. the orders under
which the bills were issue I) AS illegal, either in what
has been previously stated relative to the particulars
of the transaAions, or in the evidence they have re-
ceived, or in any statute or rule of law with which
they arc acquainted." The second head is ietitled
" Loss arising from the mode of paying the Interest
on Navy and Transport Bills." On this head

the Committre observe, that " The♦ have not

deemed it necessary to enter into much inquiry,
in addition to that which the Commissioners have
thought ri: to institute with regard to a subjeft
which does not appear to your Committee to have

required the very particular and elaborate investiga-
tion they have besto \red upon it." On the third and
last head, entitled " Money imprested by the Navy
Board for secret Naval service q," the Committee
notice only the issue of 16,0001. t.lr A Secret Service.
and, avoiding all discus.iom refer .almost solely to
what appears in No. :23, of the Appendix to the
Eleventh Report.

Lord Gtersszavic presented in the House of
Commons, on Thursday, the Report of the Secret
Committee upon certain matters contained in the
Eleventh Report cf the Naval Commissioners, viz.
the Advance of 100,000). for Secret Naval Services,
between the 4th Oct. 17;1:1, and 9th April, 1801,
fire thousand pounds of which are stated in that
Report to have been repaid into the hands of the
Treasurer of the Navy, and the remaining ilnprest
of 9i,("001. to have been cleared or taken off by or-
der of the Lords of the Treasury, on the Ist of
May, 1804.
In the Appendix to the Eleventh Report (pages
531,' and .533), Earl SPENCER and the Earl of Sr.

VINCENT were both examined with respect to this
advance of 100,0001. seventy thousand pounds of
which were advanced during the period of Earl
#PE SC/A% being First Lord of the Admiralty, and
the remaining 30,0001. during Earl Sr. VINCENT'S

Administration.
Eatl SPENCER, upon bcirg asked whether any
part of the transaction was known to him ? replied.
" I apprehend the transaction was known to me
at the time; but I have not now a sufficient recol-
leCion to speak precisely on the subjea." Earl Sr.
Viecaser was asked the same question, whether any
part of the transaaion was known to him ? he re-
plied, " None Wk.iletst 1.."
A reply so positive, which left no room for the
slightest supposition that his Lordship's recollec-
tion wls defeaive, or that he could have had any
knowleJge of the transaaion, naturally excited sus-
picion. Sir Atsoata: II alismoNo, the Comptroller
of the Navy, and !lead of the Navy Board, by
which the money had been advanced, upon reading
the Eleventh Report, and Earl Sr. Vie:canes evi- :
slence, inun•diately requested to be re-examined be-
fore the NAVAI Commissioners, who, having sub-
mitted their Report to Parliament, declined re-
suming the Enquiry. Sir ANDREW HA se MOND them
wrote to the Lords of the Admiralty, and trans-
mitted his correspondence with Earl ST. VINCENT
and other persons, together with his own statement
and declaration, in which be asserted, that lie bad
informed his Lordship of all the circumstances of the
transaaions relative to the issue of the 100,0001.
To these documents sent to the Lords of the Ad-
miralty by Sir A. S. 1 la se stoso, which were prir.ted
by crier of the I louse of Commons, we referred
rime time ago.
In consequence of these circumstances, that part of
the Eleventh Report, which related to the I 00,0tX)I.
was referred to a Secret Committee of the klouse of
CornmoLs, who on Thureday trade the following
REPORT.

The Committer- of Secrecy, to whoru vo much of We Eleventh
Reiuirt of the. C iianii,ioners u( Naval Enquiry, as relates
to the &franc. of One Hundred Thom uid Poirot'lr, for a
Stcret Naval 6ervi✓, wee referral; and who were' em-
powered M riiiort lOW opinion and eilorareetient llaireapen
to the Moue : Have agreed upon the following Report
Your ravornittire base Wren into their ouneideration, the
subject, referod to them; cad having exaaiiuod simians per-
aOnt, and called 'el and pevwved certain letteis, awl other duru•
devote 'Agite therraii, they have agreed osi the following
ilteselution

Relayed, That t is the eyinio• of Ohs Committee. that
Vas sail 1100,0 td. was aihmaccd (.t so o:nect, to which the
Sy .pilesgrAlued fur Naval sawn' a W that the
sp;d:cat'one,tlE-reof, ro that iif ect. was incostoe, in which
. * • le/ 1011011 r of th's coent:y was concerned ;
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memos .tat Comaytouiler el the Nor:. odder
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orders fern the Lords of the Treasury, with the know•
ledge and aathurdy of the Fir.t Lord of the Admiralty,
and in the fitten mode f.r an:ucting the end proposed
that the Clearing Rill for 95,0001. part of the said ;out or
100,0001. was granted nu just and proper grounds; that the
circumstances of the aphlicltion of tha mo. tey were of sod,
a nature that a dtsclntur- .If them, either at the period when
the', t uok ,place, or At any tins:2l4w; want have b 13.1 attend-
el with inconvenience; that it must los matter or se-
grm, if any thing has ins:rust. in t,e noun time, whit may
have teuiel, in any degree, to sti^ll a di.:cloium; and that the
reason: against such di.cluture still ern %% itt ne, and rearl.-r it the
duty of the Committee to entails from entering into any far.
timer particulars on the sul@ct.

The Oliver Elsvorth inerchlint ship. Captain
BIIttIIILTT, ill arrived at Liverpool from New York,
which place she left on the I.t inst. Captain Brri-
OUT r states, that, previon, to his sailir,.• from New
York, intelligence had h..:en received of the arrival
at St. Helena of the honieward.briund China fleet,
which were to proceed from thence for Fingl.ind on
or about the 25th of April. The arrival of this
valuable fleet may therefore be daily expected.

Yesterday, the ROYAL FAMILY dined with Lord
Essrat, at his seat near Watford.
We are sorry to state His MAJ CST Y has a slight
inflammation in his eyes.
Thursday m"rling, the NEAPOLITAN, PORTU.•
mass, and Swarstsu A a AS4ADOKS transafted
business at Lnrd MULORAYS'A Office.

Thursday Her Majesty gave a dinner at Frog-
more, to the Windsor Loyal Volunteer Cavalry and '
Infantry.
About two o'clock the Corps paraded in the
Castle-yard, when an excellent admonotoi y speech
was made by Colonel Nuke, the commandant of
the Volunteer Infantry, setting forth how high an
honour they had received, and hoping that by be.
hiving with the most perfeift order and propriety,
they would prove themselves not unworthy of it.
About three the Corps marched down to Frogmore,
to the lawn in front of the Pavilion, where five
tables were placed for the men, and a marquee
pitched for the reception of the officers.
The men being drawn up in a line, till the dinner,
consisting of barn and fowls, tongues, lamb, roast
veal and beef, pies, puddings, and tarts, and a full
proportion of a pint of wine to each man, and as
notch porter as they wished, were placed on the tables.
Highly honoured as the Corps must feel themselves
by this invitation, yet an additional rest ,was given
to their repast, by the gracious condescension and
attention of Their Majesties. The King, taking out
his glass, observed, he wished to see that the tables
were well covered, and perceiving that they were
so, he signified his approbation, and the men sat
down. The Royal Party then withdrew to dinner,
in the adjoining chamber.
Dinner being finished, and the Officers having
advanced to the heads of the tables of their respect-
ive companies, the men all standing up uncovered,
the King's health was given with three cheers ;
which being drank, the Queen's was also given with
the same number of cheers, and then the rest of the
Royal Family in like manner. The Corps being
then formed in line, Mr. Vaughan, one of the eh*.
risters of St. George's Chapel, and a Member of dm
Corps, advanced in front, and sang Cied Sere the
Kin:, the whole line joining in chorus. The Corps
then gave three cheers, faced to the left, and
marched home its the greatest order.
At half past five, agreeably to the time specified
in Tickets, distributed by order of Her Majesty,
a considerable number of the principal inhabitants
of Windsor and Eton, with the young gentlemen of
F.ton S:hool, to the number of NS, repaired to the
barn in Frogmore Gardens, occasionally used as a
ball-room, but now fitted up as a theatre. Between
six and seven o'clock, Their Majesties, accompa-
nied by all the Princesses, the Dukes of Kent,'Curn-
berland, and Sussex; Ladies Ely, Cranky, and
Radnor; the Marchioness of Bath; Mesdames,
Sneyd, and Villiers ; Miss Onslow ; the Duke of
Portland's daughters, with several other ladies of
distinction; Lords Uxbridge and Bulkeley, Count
Munster; Generals Garth and Fitzroy; Honourable
Mr. Villiers • Colonels Sneyd and Desbrowe, &c.
entered ; when the entertainments began, coneist-
ing of—lst. A German Drama; '2d, Dancing on
the tight rope by a figure moved by means of me-
chanism ; Sdly, Another German Drama ; and,
4thly, An elegant and grand display of the Phan-
tasmagoria, representing groups of Cherubs and
Seraphims.
The Muses and Graces. Mercuries and Cupids,
with Apollo in the centre, dancing to soft music.
The company thiin (it being about ten o'clock) re-
tired to then resist:Calve homes, extremely gratified
with their entertainment. Daring the ads, refresh-
ment was most plentifully handed round to the com-
pany, consisting of between four and five hundred.
Last night a new Comedy, entitled The Partner:,
was performed at the Haymarket Theatre to as
crowded an audience as we ever witnessed. All the
exertions of Mr. EL LISTON, Mrs. Gums, and Mr.
Dow Tow, could not save it from the disapprobation
of the house, which, on Mr. Et.r.tsrois's attempting
to announce it for second representation, became so
violent that he declined doing so, sutiag " that the
managers never would press any thing on the public
they did not approve, as, without a little encourage-
ment, Th, Nether, could 'never succeed." Con-
sidering The Perigee*, therefore, a bankrupt con-
cern, we shall not enter into a particular examina-
tion of the account between their di .unatic merit and
the criticism of the public.
It is certainly a proof of the first ability and
judgment so to furnish aftion with the powers of
langu age, as to impart a sufficient interest; this is
happily accomplished in lowemt, Primers of Belem's.
at the Roy •;. Ctee.us ; ai.d the strongest impression
is conveyed tie oughoue its various and well are
ranged scenes, of which the provoking Perthemes
to tee wager by lachtnto ; the letter's pretended con-
firmation of Inoseat's infidelity, and the concluding
scene,ArC, amongst others, sufficiently demonstrative.
Several attra.live entettoinnients accompany this
deservedly favourite production; amongst these the
vocal esertions and concerto on the Piano Forte, by
that sin pi 'sing Infant Isliss F's it ne. its Magni
Tile, VI Ilarltive Wendt...:; and the Equestrian
Feats of MA it ace, deserve psi tieular notice.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWCASTLE R ACES.
(Contiol kl ed. )

SECOND DAY, TOUDAY.
The King's Plate of 100 gs. for 5 rear (Ads. lOst.
Four Mile Heats.
Sir H Williarrwm's gr. h. Firmest Starling, by Sir Peter 4 1 1
Mr. G Flitirwer ch. h. . . • . I 2
Sweepstakes of logs each, for Horses, &c. not
thorough bred, all Ages. Two Mik and quartet
Heats Subscribers.)
Mr. Baker', b h. iltickr int. by Oberlin . . . I I
Sir F 80, tame. b. m..bv Ruler
Sir H. Willi:mm.)li% ch. h. by Standard . . . 2 3

COCKING.
State of the long Main of Cocks between Mr. Brand-
ling and Mr. Mellish, for 20gs. a Battle, and
I,ooogs the Main.

MR. ■RAKUt.IVC. MR. MELLISH..
Monday S Ma u. 1 Main
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Mr. Brandling i; one a-head in the Byes.
(Tei be continued.)

BIRUIcY MEETING. THossoAr, Juss 27, 13b.r.
(Comfit ued.)

BUR FORD COURSE.
Duke of St. Alban's Northampton, list, beat
Gen. Grosvenor's Humming Bird, 9st. 101 b. two
miles, 25gs.
Mr. Germain's Witchcraft, lOst. 211 b. beat Lord
Foley's Absolute, I I st. (ilk. three miles, 50gs.
Mr. Mellich's Little Joey, I st. beat Gen. Gros-.
venor's Humming Bird, lOst. 1 lib. from the end of
-the Wall and once round the course, 50gs.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of logs. each, two miles.
His Royal Htghness the Prince of Wales's ISSOlik.atto Vi-
valdi 4 yrs old, I lit. 10Ib. . . . .
Mr. GOcidardss b h: citing Eclipse, 6 yrs. old, list.
Mr. llorrisuit's Chants. avd. list. 31b. . . .
Mr. Ilawkes's I.ittle Printer, aged, list. 71b. . .
Mr. Mellisli% Lionaliogo, 6 yrs. old, 12it. . . . 5
First Class of Handicap Sweepstakes, lOgs, each,
with '2sgs. added by the Club, two miles.
Whirligtg, list 2tb.
17.,!0:1.1 Kiogicote'i l.a Msnelia, 4 yr; old, lest. 21b. . I
Doke of St. Allian's Northampton, 6 yrs. old, 21b. . 3
Lord F. Bentinck's Chance, I Ist. 71b. brat Gen.
Grosvenor's Skirmisher, 9g. 41b. two miles and a
half, 50gs.
Second Class of Handicap Sweepstakes, 10gs. each,
with 25gs. added, two miles.
Mr. Mellish's Pipyiin, 6 yrs. old, list. 91b.
Gen. Grosvenor': Skirmisher, 4 yrs old, 9.t.716. . .
Lord C. Somerset's Daisy, aged. lost. I Ilb . .
Mr. B. Prier's Grildrui, 4 yrs. old, 10st.

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PRIVATE CORIUSPONDENCE.

DUBLIN, Jugs 25.
COURT OF RING'S IFNCH.
At the sitting of the Court this morning, Mr.
CURRIER moved for a writ of Habeas Copas, return.
able instanter, to bring op the body of Archibald
Hamilton Rowan, Esq. which was immediately
granted. Soon after, Mr. Rowan, who had been
waiting in an adjoining chamber, came into Court
in the custody of Sheriff Bloxham, and accompa-
nied by Mr. Griffith, of Millecent. He was dressed
in black, and took his seat in the first row of the
Barristers seats, and in front of the Bench. The
ATTORNEY GENERAL then stated that the Crown
Solicitor (Mr. Kernmis) had not informed him of the
intended application to their Lordships, on tho part
of Mr. Rowan, until half past ten o'clock this day ;
that of course he had no opportunity of looking into
what was the praftice upon such occasions ; that he
had received a general warrant to permit Mr. Rowan
to sue nut a writ of error, and to reverse the attain-
der, which was against him ; but that, as that war-
rant did not recite any specific error in faa, on
which Mr. Rowan or his Counsel meant to rely, he
(the Attorney General) was doubtful, whether he
was authorised or not, ender such warrant, to con-
fess such specific errors.. What it appeared to him
a sufficient authority from is Majesty to His Ex-
tellency the Lord Lieutenant, to issue such special
warrant as would be necessary, whilst it would be
irregular in hilt (the Attorney General) to a& on it
in its present shape. After a few wards from Mr.
Rush and Mr. Carwen, the Court observed, that the
return to the writ not having been read, they were
not bound to take notice of Mr. Rowan being in
custody, or of any thing that had passed. That
doubtless his Counsel would confer with the Attorney
General ; and, as soon as they had arranged mat-
ters, would again mention the business to the Court.
Mr. Rowan then withdrew.

On Thursday last, as Lord Meath was driving
his baroache from Kilruddery towards Bray, the
horses (four fine blooded bays, which of late had
been but little exercised) took head, and went off at
full gallop. His Lordship endeavoured to rem them
in until his wrist was dislocated by the violence
of the exertion : he then sprung from the box, and
fortunately reached the ground without any other
accident, than slightly spraining ono of his auks.
His Lordship, being apprehensive that an exag-
gerated account of this accident might be conveyed
to Lady Meath, who was on the eve of her accouche-
men!, immediately mounted his servant's horse, and,
galloping back to Kilruddery. presented himself
before her, before her Ladyship had any idea of
the dangers to which he had been exposed. The
horses afterwards ran furiously into the town of
Bray, where their career was arrested by the loss
of one of the carriage wheels, which was knocked
off by the projecting angle of a house.

Yesterdav a very genteel young man, not eigh-
teen years cold, underwent a further ecamination on
a charge of an attempt of forgery on the house of
Swirl+, Svc's, and Co. Mansion-hnusc•street. He
was remanded for turtber examination.

Yesterday a private examination was held, at Row.
greet, before Mr. Rotnisom, of a person, supposed
to be concerned in the fraudulent stamping of the
Ace of Spades.
Wednesday morning, at a quarter before one
o'clock, a most dreadful fire hicke out in the shop
of Mr. Roars', stamp distributor and stationer,
and Mr. Cour env rw's, linen-draper, in Broad-
greet, Plymouth, which burned with such incre-
dible fury, until half past four, that the whole of
those two extensive premises, with 111 their stock in
trade, household furniture, and even wearing appa-
rehwere completely a prey to the devouring clement.
Fortunately no liens were lost.