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London, England, 1805-01-21 00:00:00

TilE B.E6S

)NDON,
MONDAY, .lANve.av 21.

The Manif.n.to of the l'aigl;sh Government, in
answer to the Spanish Deelatation of war, has re-
ceived its final revision, and wiil be published
without delay. The pape: s also in its support,
referred to in His MAJ....V[Ii% Speech, are in the
press, and will be laid before both Houses of
Parliament, probably on Wednesday. They oc-
cupy above twenty folio sheets, and consist of the
official correspondence between Lord HARROW.
RY, Mr. Fava e, and the 'panisl: Minister, down
to the I2th of November, when Mr. Ewe, not
receiving a ealisfaetory answer to his tatimaimin,
demanded his passports. Of course, the capture of
the Spanish frigates off Cape St. Mary, which was
not known at Madrid until a long time after, does
not form any part of the correspondence ; nor can it
affen the merits of the q teltion. The gl mind upon
which the English Gov:rime:it had eLtermined to
commence war against Spaia, was completely de.
fined and ascertained on the 14th of November, the
day on which oar Minister left Madrid. The prin-
cipal grounds of complaint Agailst Sp Lill .tee, the
fitting out of armaments in the ports of that king-
dom, and the pecuniary supplies furnished by her
to France, to an indefinite extent. To the demands
of explanation on these heads, repeatedly m ged by
our Minister, the answers of the Spanish Govern-

ment are evasive, and ill security for the ob-
servance of her neutrality by Spun, evidently un-

der th ittilaence and controul of France, was
refused. The patience of the English Grvrernment
thus exhausted, they resolved to obtain that security

by force, which they despaired of effecting by ne-
gotiation. \Vial this view, they ordered the de-
tention of thr Spanish treasure ships ; and the Court
of Madi id, finding the: e was no rooms for further
subterfuge and evasiun, decla-ed war. A declara-
tion of war on our part foLinved, as a matter of
course.

We Lately announced, that the question of Ca-
tholic emancipation would be brought forward at
ari early period of the pressor Session. We since
stated, upon the authority of a party paper, that it
was agreed by the Catholics is Ireland, who had
taken it up, to postpone the measure. 'ibis is not
the first time we have been deceived by party prints,
which boast anikurity, the more effeaually to mislead
and deceive. We shall, however, be m: re careful
in future, not to yield our better information to their
interested mistatements. The party which revived
the business, have never lost sight of it for a mo.
merit, and the petition to be presented to Parliament,
had, on the 16th, received the signatures of so
numerous and respedable a body of the Irish Ca-
tholics, as to be considered in a comple e state to
be presented to Parliament. We should not be
sir, prised, indeed, were it already arrived in this
country, and if the bossiness shall be brought for-
ward in a few days. Into the policy, the right, or
the expeili•tncy of this measure, we shall not now
particularly enter. We shall only observe gene-
rally, that it may be difficult to discover any good
purpose that can be answered by refusing the little
that remains, after so much that has been conceded
to the Catholics; that, among the loyal and well
meaning, the disability now subsisting may excite
jealousy ; and that, with the disloyal and ill-dis-
posed, it may serve as a mask to cover their designs
agair.st the Government and the country. Those
who incline to this opinion, will hear, with regret,
that Mr. Fox is reported to be the Gentleman who

is to present the Catholic Pctitir,n in the House of
Commons. A more eloquent Advocate could nrd
be chosen ; but the question would, perhaps, have
a better chance of success in less able hands.—
The Minister and his frien.ds did not hesitate to as-
sign their attachment to this measure, as the sole
cause of their removal from office. They are
pledged to the principle, and can only objeft on
account of thc time. In Mr. Fox's hands, how-
ever, it becomes a pure party question, and the
Minister is forced to oppose it with as much energy,
as if he were adverse to the principle as .cell AS to the
time. He must resist it with his whole strength,
for can there be a doubt that it would not be
blazoned as a decided vi Rory of Opposition over
tlse Minister, should the question be came- un-
der the auspices of Mr. Fox and his triends.—
The course which aulnrded the best chance of
success, is that which should steer clearest of all
prejudice and party, which was the most remote
from party views, and the least likely to excite
the jealousy of rival leaders, exasperate the feel-
ings, or implicate the interests of contending par-
ties. Some Gentlemen, therefore, less connedleil with
party, and not so decidedly in opposition to the Mi-
nister, ought to have been chosen for the purpose.
If one could be found willing to undertake it, who
was totally unconnOted with party, and possessing
just talents enough to command respell, the chance
of success would perhaps be still greaser. But the
Opposition have been so long in the habit of attack-
ing the Itlinister with Irish grievances, every mea-
sure of Irish redress originating in that quarter as-
sociates itself in the public mind with party feeling ;
and a question of the most enlightened and liberal
policy is in danger of being regarded as part of a
system to embarrass the Minister and answer a
selfish purpose.

We have receiverl American Papers to the 15th
ult. They contain nothing striking except a vague
report of the evacuation of the town of St. Domingo,
in the island of that name, by the French, who are
said to have surrendered to the English force off
that coast. This town WAS the only strong place
is the island that remained in the hands of the
french.

Duch Papers have Leen received to the 9tb.
They contain a Totter from Cadiz, announcing the
intmion of the Spaniards to attempt the capture of
Gibraltar.

It was reported yesterday, that the Bishop of
Coax is dead; that Lord Into BISUROND will
be his successor; and that the Rev. Mr. BAOW/LLL
will succeed to the Deanery oftlogher.
Donor STU A RT, htOthel to the Marquis of Bore,
and At chbishop of ARM AGM. is spoken of as the ,
Archbishop of CANT Ea IltAt Y •
Preparations were made by the Sr AMISH AM BAT.
A Do a, for his departute from town this stay.
We understand an embassy has been sent from
the East India Company to the King of Coc MIN
('NINA, under the superinrendance of one of the
Company's supra cargoes at Canton. Great c•un-
mercial advantages are expetted to arise to the
Company from an alliance with this powerful na-
tion. No accounts had been reet:iveti at Bengal
when the last ships left that place, of the manner in
which the embassy was receivad.
A new Bank is about to be established .it Madras,
under the firm of some of the most considerable
merchants of that settlement.
Marquis We:As:stay is expeled, after having
proceeded as far North in India as Delhi, to return
to England by the way of Madras or Botnbar.
The first India fleet of the season wall be dis-
patched this week.
The 56th Regiment of Foot will embark for
India in the course of the present season.
P,i tt. sr DUN DAs, Esq. who is appointed Governor
of Prince of IVales's Island, is now in Scotland ; but
is exnearted in town shortly, to proceed to India
without delay—the principal part of the establish-
ment will, we understand, proceed by the China
fleet.

On hursday evening the Diadem ran foul of the
Carina-Men East Indiaman, off North Vico., and
carried away her jib-boom and fore-yard.
Capt. Lusa is appointed to the command of the
Ponisma, a tine 40 gun frigate, which was on Thurs-
day launched at Frindsbury, on the Medway.
I'he Es:l34,lton, PCT.F tv, trues Liverp,ol, for
Africa, was lost on the Isle of Man, on the kith iost.
Crew saved.

The Tbreis, ALLISON; from Rip for Leith, is on
shore near Aberdeen.
The-Leander of Yarmouth ; the Barton, HEADLY,
the Perser.roare, Ana ?WIWI ; the Ruyal S..y. rein,
—, of Striloviland, were driven on slit-re rear
Shields, on toe 13th inst. The latter vessel and sm-
other have SAICC stone to pieces. Crews saved.
I'he Jaottar, Otsso::, from Memel for Lando.),
reported to 'nave foundered off the Scaw, has oaten
found at sea, and towed into a purr in Norway neat
Arundahl.
A Court of Aldermen will be held to-morrow, at
Guildhall, for the purpose of swearing into office
Messrs. Psincer and BOYDRLL; lately elefted Al-
dermea.
Reports are in circulation that subsidiary treaties
with Russia and Sweden are in great fors) artiness ;
and, it is said, the subsidies will be io a vast a ailitiLt,
no less than five millions a-year. In return, Ittrlsia
stipulates to bring into aftion an army of not Irs
than It/0,000 men, to be employed against France in
the way most effeduaL Efforts have been made to
induce the Emperor of GERM AMY 10 j(Mt, the Confe-
deracy, and considerable offers of tetrit.sry made to
Prussia tor the same purpose, but hitherto without
success. We do not give these reports as authentic,
for we entertain doubts. of their truth, but as cur-
rent in the political circles.