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London, England, 1806-05-16 00:00:00

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of the great superiority of its Parliamentary Renort.
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THE BRITISH PRESS.

lAN DON,
FRIDAY, MAY 16.

Lieutenant MlTCRSLCarrived last night at the
Admiralty-Office, with dispatches from St. Helena.
At the time Lieutenant M trcti cu. left the island,
the Valsamu' French frigate of 44 guns, had put
into St. Helena, and was there captured by a British
squadron, without filing a shot. Our ships had
hoisted Dutch colours, and the Frenchmen mis-
taking them for friends. fell into their power. On
boding her error, she immediately struck. The
Volerrnut was one of the squadron which sailed
from Brett on the 14th of December, consisting of
ti:at liigate and six ships of the line, under Jeaoms
BONAPARTE and Admiral Putt t•ststs, not Guts-
1. sum t, as has ►een incerreely stated. The arrival
of the rest of the squadron, at St. Helena, was

'hourly expeded, and a great bustle prevailed in the
island. Our force there is, we understand, perfeCtly
able to give a good acconat of the enemy, should
they have the ill fate to put into St. Helena.

We have received Americas papers to the 11th

Raft.—The Bill, prohibiting the importation of cer-
tain articles of British manufaeture into the United
States has passed, but it is not to take effect until
the lith November, instead of the Ist July, as was
proposed originally. ?nun the remoteness of the
period to which its operation is deferred, we are
inclined to consider it merely as • a threat in aid
of their demands against England, and to in-
sure a more favourable and speedy termination
of the present differences. The dispute with Spain
leas also occupied the attention of the American

Legislature, and is likely to terminate amicAly.
The House of Representatives have for a long
time been engaged in a secret discussion upon the
enbjee, and a considerable majority have decided
in favour of pacific measures. The New York Pa-
per, of the 7th of April, says, 4. The Bi,ghans,
Capt. XVI ttt AMOK, arrived at Philadelphia en ;he
4th of April from China. On the 22d of March,
in lat. e 5. long. 65. she was board by the elevated
frigate, Capt. WtOliT, who informed Capt. Wic-
at•esow, that a French squadron, under Admiral
Castrate/tome, had captured the outward bound
China Fleet." -This accnum carries in it internal
evidence of falsehood. The outward bound Erg
India Fleet, which sailed from Portsmouth, on the
4th of March, under convoy of the Adamant man
of war, was left all well on the 24th, by the Else,
.!/race, and Peivphenter, lately arrived at Ports-
mouth. It consisted of the Bengal, Elphmstene,
Arinschelssa, Perreeernner, Laikra Jane DUIIIIIT,
Ceres, Waterer Cale*. David Scott, Esser, Lord
Castlereagh, Hugh Inglis, and the Sir Williams Bees-
ley, for the East Indies ; Britannia, and the Scorpion,
for the South Seas ; Royal Ch,rlotte, Eagle, and
the Alexander, for the Cape of Good Hope. Now.
it is impossible that a fleet, which sailed on the 4th
of March, from England, could have arrived in the
above longitude and latitude, which is about the
situation of the Mauritius, on the 22d! and, it ap-
pears besides, that the feet in question was left all
well on the 24th, subsequent to the date of its al-
leged capture.

The huglvent Bill went throtigh a Committee,
yesterday, in the House of Lords. Its benefit is to
extend to all persons imprisoned for debt, previous
to the Ist of February last, whose debts do not ex-
ceed 1,3001.

Accounts have been received at Bombay, of au
*lion having taken place off Batavia, between an
English frigate and the Se/auk/we French frigate.—
The latter would have been taken, had she not
taken shelter under the batteries.
The squadron under Air J. STR4CR AW is fitting
for sea with all possible expedition. He is sup-
posed to be going on 4 long cruise after JRltO.4l
BON A P• RTE. who is said to be returring to France,
having ascertained that the Cape is in our pos-
session.

The Jupiter, Gissow, from London. for Lisbon,
Was rai-tured and scuttled, on the 9th ult. by the
Camilla, French frigate, from St. Domingo, for
brest.

Sixteen sail of Fist Indiamen arrived at Macao
on the 9th December.
A few vessels, for England, under convoy, sailed
from Smyrna on the 30th March.
It is said, that Denmark has been induced to join
the league of Russia, Sweden, and England, and
that a treaty of alliance between these four Powers
la in great forwardness.
The High Court of Parliament met, yesterday,
with the usual formalities, and proceeded ups.n tic
trial of Viscount MLLVILL E. Witnesses were ex :-
mined, for the purpose of establishing some
stated in Mr. PLomitit's speech, and the evidence
‘vin closed, Mr. ADAM addressed their Lordship's
ou the part of the Noble Defendant. /1.3 speech
occupied the whole of the day. The hall. i.l con-
sequence of the judicious regulations which have
been adopted, was not so crowded as us.ral. Mr.
WHIT'S LAD replies this morning, and the
it t, vaientd, will give judgment on Monday.