The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-21 00:00:00

ildmiraley Oflice, Jim. 234
.0301§,`

A Dispatch, of which the following.is an extra},
bas been received at thiioflice froth.liear7Adotiral
Sir Samdel kfoiid, K. W. .Brc. act. acidie3sed to the
Hen. William \Vellebley Pow, dated on,hoard his
11,tjesty'i Ship Centatir, Funchal. Bay, Madeira,
29th lice. 1 etn. .

,12.47traa id'u Diipptch frpm1.44,3-,4dmiral Sir Somidel •
Hod, K. ii. &c. 11c. c',l-11ted kuncitai:
Lay, Madeir,a, Q 914 Dec. 1807. . •

• •
haveithe pleasure to acquaint you; for 66'.
intormation of the Lords Cenuntssioners of the Ad-
miraity, the Island of ISladeirs has atirrendered W
Majesty't Forces confided te .f he tornmand of Mai or-
Getivol Boresfotd and 'Thyself; and I have the
bottom- to-inclose you a Copy of the Articles of Ca.....
pit lila t ion*. .
,The'.Squadron mimed in the margint; 'and trans-
ports, arrived on the 23d off the Island of Porto
Santo, and off tins. Bay in the forenoon cif thee4ili
and the 'ships were rather; baffled by the
light winds ,under the land, on entering the Bay,
every Ship was anchored conformable to my wishes
and being placed within a cable's length of the forts,
and the •army, ready to disembark, the. troops were
inlmethately allowed to land and -take pos4atision•of
the print forts: Next day we met the Governor
pt the. Palace, of St, Lorenzo; and arranged the Arti-
des dCapitniation,.whidh were signed on.the efith, .
in pNACIle.it Of the Ciilll and Military Officers of .the
1514,1,11al
sivlajor.General Bere&ford will give all other'
_particulars relatfre, to the :Island to Iris Majesty's'
s,,,crcury
.of State,,l shall only add;from the cor
dial good' understanding that.haysubsisted between
us, as-wv.ll as between the whole of the Army and
.1„;;40.1., liAd• , there. 41e il, a resistance, every thing we
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* Scv. Major.tjentyallicrtil rd's- 91watch.
colour, Yorkt . m Intrqui, Ac;one, 511a/won,
Aict.ste, gird eaecsaa, • .

could have desirad was to be ex peaed front both ser-
I
have to expros my entire satisfaelion of the
Captains, Officers:, and Men, of his Majesty's Ships
on this service; and send my first Lieutenant, Geo.
.1-leliderson wish this dispatCh. He is a very excel-
lent Officer, and I must refer their Lordships to him
fiir inty further information ; Nnci 1 beg 'cage to re-
commend him to their Lordships' notice.

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TrfURSDAY, JANUARY' '2l; '1 ft6l3.

lIIS AL4ASTY's sPEEcII.

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• . 7 :
1118$ Session of Parliament was this day k)pened,
by .044tAis.s.ign, when the following Spccch Was de-
livered by the LORD CHANCELLOR
„M. Lon& Gentlemen;
• VT" * d
e. have receive( ajesty s,‘OIIIIII:HL.,S to
LiTlie tirat in c4lling yOn,together• at this' im
portant conjunaure of affairs, he entertains., the
most perfect convidion, that he shall. &Id in you
the same tletertr.inatlOn with which His Illjesty.
hiirkself,isunimatet to uphold the 1 logoiir of His;
Crot,M, and the ..jut. Rights and 'lnterests Of His.,
People. . "....

‘‘, We are cerntnanded by His Majesty to, inform
you, tit4t no sooner ;had the re.ult!. of the, 7b:.Tego-
tiations tuntirrned-tlee influence and con-
troll of France over the. Powers of. the Continent,
thn- His mai(isty`, was appried of the 'intentions
of tie Euetuy. to cornbine those 'Powers, in onege-
neral Confederacy, to be directed` either to the en-
tire subjugation of this KiuoOlo, or to the impositig
upon Bis :Majesty au ini',:curdi and ipogiiniota
Peace.

" That for thin purpose, it was .detOethiited' tia
force into hostility agaiubt Majesty, States
which' hid • hitherto' been allowed by ~M.ance to
maintain .6r to purchas,t their Neutrality ; and to
'bring to ,hpar agaitht different points of His Mti:.
kesty's Dominions, the whole of the Naval Force of
Europe,- Ond 006E11..41y the Fleets of Portugal and
Denmark.

‘‘ To place thou) Fh..4ets ont of the.powei of uch
a Conicdereq, became therefore the indispensible
icltypfkiii.Majesty. '

I- " In the execution of tisis Duty, so far as re»
kited to the 1/attiih' Fleet, His Majesty has corn-
mended to .assure you, that it was with t4O
deepest roilimancct • that His' Majesty found hint-
. selfconapelled, after his earnest endeavours to open a
'Negotiation'tvith. the'Dmikh eoverntnept bad
to autiitirize his Commanders to resort .to the ex-
'tiemity of force, .but. that he hss the greatest satis-
Jatlion ittanigratulating you upon the
.execution of this paiuthl, but necessary service. •
We are further,cotumanded.- to acquaint. you,
that the cOurse,7which• his MAJIIVI'Y 4ad to' purstie,
with resla ct to Portn3al., was happily of 'a naturp
More 'congettial: to his' MAJESTY'S feelings:',• Thb,'
timely and- unreserved communication by. the. Cott
of-Lisbon Of 'tho demands and designs, of Xi-ape/4
while it confirmed to -His-Majesty- the: authenticity
~of the Adviees which 1w hod .received font other
coariers, entitled that' Court to His Majesty's con-
fidence in the sincerity of the. assurnuccS by which
that cortimunication was accompanied.

" Thc Fleet of Tortitol. was destined by,Frinice
to he employed as au instrument of vengeance
against Oreat Britain. 'That Fleet has' ifeen
curt.lfr'?in the grasp of
,Vra9ce, and is how ern-
'-played in conveying to iti American,pornini9ni the.,
hopes: and fortunes of the Porttlguese -Monarchy.
Majesty implores the protc&iun of DiOne;Pitt-
',vidence upon that enternrize, rejoicing ;11 t,lO nor
set vation of t yower so long the Frielid-and Allyof
Great 7Britain, and in•the.prosPeet of its tistablisli-
ment in The New World with augnieptecl strength
and sPlendour. , .

" Wa it in command from Ibis Majesty,to
inform you, tlhitttbt.deterinination of the F4Ptily
to excite hiS"MajestY acrd Wate
AllieS, the Einiierors cif itusskt and Austria, and . the
King of Prus.,,ia, been but too successful I and ihat
the Ministers frorn those Powers have.llemanded
and received ,tlatir. Passports. .„
measure, on, the part of... Russia, has been
attetripted to be justified bra siatetuent , of wrongs
and grievancv, which haven° real 'foundation. The'
• • • • • - • :
Emperor of Russia had indeed proffered, his Media-
tion between His Majesty-and France.- His Nta.
je,ty'did not ttltiqe that Mediation, but h is
dent you will hcl the propriety of its not having
betm. accepted tun Majesty should have been
enabled. to aicertain that llw,hia was in a condition
tti ruediato i:apanially, and until the Princikllo of

itts:Basis on which France. was reedy- to Negociate
were made known -to His Majesty.
,‘ No pretence of justification can be„ elledged
for the hostile condua of thi3 Emperor, of. Ail-
`stria; or for tluit of Hi 4 Prussian Majescy....•••
•
Hie Nrejesty
.has not 'given the slightest ground of

.cothPlaint. to either tif those Sovereigns,' nor even
at the moment when they have TespeCtively with-
drawn their Ministers, have they assigned to .His
Majesty any distill& cause fur that proceeding.
" His Majesty has directed that. Copies of the
Correspondence between His :Majesty's Attibaf-'
soder and. the Minister for Foreign. Affairs of his
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, during
the Negotiations at and the 'Official Note .
'the Russian Minister at this Cotirt, containing
the offer of His Imperial Majesty's Mediation
twten his Majesty and Frarice, together with the
:Ansukr returned to .that Note by His Majesty's
command ; and also; Copies of the 01-Ecial Notes ;
Presented by the Austrian Ministers at this Court,
-and of the Answers which His .Majesty commanded
to he'returned to them,' shoold; ho laid before yeu.
" It is With concern that His Majesty oornmacida
us to: lad= you, that notwithstanding hi 'earnest
wishes.to terminate the War in which he'iS singit‘gedt
with ths;,,9 diban 'Parte, ' His Majesty's, endea-
vours, 99.1)j)pily.for the Talc ish..Ern pi re, have been
defeated, by.the Machinations of France, not less the
Ehertjy of the Porte than of Great Britain. . ...„
• " But while the influence of France has been tfius

.unfortunately succet-sful in preventing tTle. tcrmina-
„Oen :of exis'ting and.. in excitins.. pew
War against this Country, His Majesty commands
Ili to inform you ..that the King of SwEtiot, has Ter.
silted every attempt to induce him to abandon.his A-
mu. that his Crl-
lianco
.with Great Britain;
tertains ini.denbt that you will feti Stith him the sa-
credness of the duty which the firmness and fidelity of
the King of Sweden impose upon His Majesty ; and
that you will' -concur in enabling *ajcSty to
discharge, it in a.tuanner worthYof this Coultry., •

" 'lt remains for us, according to Hit 'Majesty's
command, to • state to you that. the Treaty of
counnerceand 'Amity between His Majgkty and
the United States of America, which was con-
cluded and signed by Commissioners duly autho.
rized for that purpose, on the 31st of December,
t sou, has. not taken °flea, in consequence +of the
refusal of the President of the United St tte,i to ratify
that instrument,
.„_ . _

"—For an-unauthorised MI of Force committed
ag,:tinst an AmeriCan Ship of War, HiS Mai.-;ty
not hesitate to offer immediate and spontaneous re-
paration. But 'an at!empt:has- been made by the
American Government to conned %-vith. "the Ques-
lion which has- -arisen out of this Ad,' _pre-
tensiOns inconsistent with the Maritime Rights
of Great Britain; such- pretensions His Ml-
jesty is determined never admit. his
Majesty, nevertheless, •hopes that the American
fa Jvt:r' mnent be 4duated by the' samy. desire. to
preservp th(o.e)ations of Peace, and Vriendship be-
tween the two Countries which has ever influenced
Ibis l~'l~tjesty'a Condutt, and that arty difficulties in
the Dis.c4sitlon pe4tiing muy ,be elfeatially

Trl(Ned,

`f His .Majesty has connpanded us to stateio you,
that in vonsecluenee of thellecrenby whi4 France:
declared the whole of His NlAjesty'it Poti*tioni to '
be in a state of Blockade, and subjekqed to Seir'ure
and :Confiscation the Produce and 'MarmfaCtitres
;of His Kingdom, His Majesty re:,:otted, irr the
first instance, to a measure 4)1 ruitiiated retitliatiop
and that this measure having proved ineffeetual for;
ittobje4, His- Majesty'his'sitice found it necessary 1
to adopt others of ireater rigour, which, He cern
mansisus to spite. to you, will require the Aid of Par-
liament to.give them complete and "effectual opera-
tion.

,‘ Hifi Majesty his:gilt-et:led Corites:of the Orders:
Which he has issued with the Advice-.
.'C until upon this Subjc& tobelakt befare yt;l3p and.
He Commands .us to recommend them to your early
attelition. - • • . .‘

, .
" Gentlemen of the nanse 9f, Commons,

His Majesty liatt'direLied the F.,timates- for the
• I •
.ensuing Year to be laid before yott, in the fallest.eon-
fidence that your
.Loyalty and Public Spirit will
induce' you to make such Provision for the ,Public
Servicnatr theurgency of affairs May resiuire.
"•,His Majesty has great satisfadion in informing:
you, that, notwithstanding the Difficulties which
:the Enemy .has endeavoured to impose upon the
commerce
.of His Subjetis, and. upon their Inter 7
course 'with other Nations, the Resources of "the.
-.Country lave continued in the last. Yeardo.be ao.
abundant, as to have produced, both from the Pep.
tnanent and Temporary ReVenne, a Receipt densi-
tleiably larger than that of the preceding V.ear..
" The ,sataaetion which His Albjesty- feeltr,assur;
ed , you- will derive, W common with,His Majesty,
from this proof of the solidify of these 'Resources,
cannot but
~be greatly increased, if, ;His Majesty
couti,lently hopes, it shall be found possible to raise'

the necessary Supplies for the present Year withowc
any material addition to the Public. Burthens.
" .3ly Lards and Gentle men,
" We are especially commanded to say to you,
' in the name of His Majesty, that, if ever there
was a just and National War, it is that which

His Majesty is now compelled to prosecute.—
This Wart is in its principle purely Defensive.
His'
.Majesty looks but to the attainment of a
Secure and .Honourable Peace; but such a Peace
cartlinlj be negorihted upon a footing of pert
equality.. . "

." The eyes of gurope and of the World are fixed
upon the British Parliament.

"if, is His .41•Amtry conAdently trusts, you dis
play in this crisis of the fate of the Country the cha-
,rkkeristic-spirit of Theßritish Nation, and face un-
`appalled the unnatural Combination which is gather-
ed 'around us, Ilia MAJESTY bids us to assure you of
his firm persuasion, that under dui blessing of-Di-
vine ProVideticO, the'StTuggle will prove successful. -
and glorious to Great Britain. •

"We are lastly commanded to assure you, that `J
in this awful and momentous contest, you may re%
Iron the firmness. of His MAJESTY, who has no ,r)
cause but that of his People, and, that His 'MAJESTY
,reciprocally IW:es on the wisdom, the constancykorid • •
the affedionate support of HiSTailiament."

We this morning received Dutch Papers to. the
lath inst.
. .
' They contain the text of the Treaty e4n4locledo,'
tweeti ,Fqnse and Holland, at Fotitainblent4,: 03
the i itb of kovornbet last, some-account .of, which
-Wqra;ely given, in, the proceedings of the Tigislim
tiNe :1394i, qtr the opening 'of- their ,Session, *t:
Utrecht; •The,.,preamble states, 'that . the Emprot
of the. Firenolt," i:s4esii OUi: 'of making. hi illustrious
brotherthe'King of Holland partkip in the aCi•
vantages resulting from the stipulation in Article 7,
of the Treaty' of . Tilsit, conchided on the 9th . ei. ..
July, 'between France and Prussia. .
• . %Article, 1. Gives the Principality of East Frieze‘
land, in., full sovereignty, to the King of Holland; :',
and also the Lordihip of Jever, Which. the Etn ..
peror of Itirisia Ceded 'by rile ttith:Article of. the ~1
Treaty Of Tilsit...-.By the '2d'Aiticle, the King Of . .-.,
Holland .ris, '-in virt.ne of the Treaties between
l'iloce. and Prussia, of the 23d May, UAW; end s.
Prussia and 'Holland of the 14th Nov:. of rage year,..
put in possession of Sev coo, Hnlsen and Malburgli•
:nr::Articlp 3a; 'Stipulates ihe delivery of ail titles, f
documents, charts,
in the archives
Sce':-of thi .!;
'above territories, to the, King. of Holland..--Arti. .1,
-
'tle 4th cedes to France the territory of Loernel, and ...:'1
the southern part of the. territory of Ertol,. ia: '.4
'return for which France cedes- the northern patt Of
the territory of Gestel.---tArticle. sth, gives O.*
:King of LIOLL,AND sovereignty over the Lordship! ,ii;:,
of Kniphausen and Varel.—Article 6th cedes IMP:'`;',.
ill
..‘,,.
Fort of :Flushing -and its territory - to' France!
Atticle,'r th stipulates, that Dutch 'Ships shall, liP. .-,t
.. jekinved ai French
.41 the 'Road of Flushing.;--Al6 '...
ticle• 611) chargee, France with the payment of the :e:,
dcbto due by the Dutch territories ceded to 'the Em'- .:::1
.peror NAP,ot,,zoN.—..rhe remaining Artielei pro". ' ,':
.vide for the maintenonett of the Deputies of the Ida
of .Araleheteti, the deli Very of the Archives ofFiasb., ' '
inoo .Frat.ce, and the ratification of ,the' Treell '
-withhytwo months. .

A Letter from the Lower Elbe, dated Jan. 4)
say's
," that portugal is to be united to Spain.—Tha
-King of Erstrath is to have Sardinia and the LAN'
rick Islands. The Kipg of SitIiDINIA. will be in'
de tnnifted elsewhere."

;Flushing Courant observes, ." that a pew
Kingdom is: to be formed in Germany, under cll°
protea,ion of the Emperor NAPOLEOS." The '
P4Poi says', " that Switzerland is expeaed soon t°
become the theatre of great events." •
,The King of- SmiONY returned frotnVarsay
the27tth ult.
'llreelargeßtlssiati,aritiles are said to be assail".
Wing. 'One 'near • Memel,' another at Bialystockt
.''and a dila still M-Ore :einsiderable; a( Kaniinickiis
114wer • Podolia ! important 'intelligence 31
given ln.the Warsaw Gazette. _

YesteidaY, at two o'clock His AU JTY held •
priyatq'.leevee, at the. aueen'it.Palice, .which WAs
• attended by
—The Archbisliciii of Canterbury, the Archbishop of YPr,.l4:
the Lord Chancellor, the First:Lord of the Treasury. „s":.
Pa President or the Council, the Lord. Privy Seal, the thrra
I.Seeretatics or State, the Cluoicellor of the Exchequer, .ita4
First Lbrd of the Adrniralty, the President or the Bualu
Trade, the :Waster-General olihe Ordnance, the Speakr.„,.d.
the'House of Commonsohe Lord .Chainbcilain. the
Steward ; the Dukes of Montrose and Portland ;•Esrls ur g;
t. Ailesford,* Winchelsca (in waiting), Chatham.
Comae'', Westmorland, and Dirimunth ; ViscoUnt CSO r, •
mei ; Lords Hawkcsbury, Heathtield (Gold Stick),
gravel Irititehinsen, Arden, Brownlow, li?iton,- ind, BPI s
urst ; ihe Dean cif Windsor Niajor-C,encral Sir get,rto
Prevost; ihe Rev. .W. Blomberg; Messrs. Vii rs (11 r'',:cd
in. Watling)", I.4wkenci, Canning, Perceval, St. Lego'''.
Abbott.
The following had the honotr of being Preientea
-to His INit • —.A.IhSTV
Eail Grey, upon his succeeding to his. title. —'l.l" N°ll.
Eatl*delivered to His Majesty the Order nt 0113 at It "'°lll'77
the bete Earl.
tio4

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sin to her llciyal Highness the Princess of Wales, by' the
Earl of llocinouth.
Lord buitoo, upon coming to his title, by the-Lord Cha*• I
cellor.

BUrghurst, by his Whir, the Earl of,Wcstrnorland,
upon his return from Sicily .• , ,
The Rev.T.W, Blomberg, upon his being appointed Clerk
of the Closet to his Royal Highno,4 the Prince of Vialc..s. -
Major-General. Sir George Prevost, upon his, beim; ap-
pointed Lieut—Gavernor of Nova SLotia, and Coillniander of •
the Forces, with the 10c41 rank of Lieutenant-General.„
The Archbishop of YORK did homage before His.
MAJESTY, upon his being eleaed to that See.
,His MAJESTY gave private audiences"to the Arch
bishop of. CANTERBURY and the Cabinet Ministers,
and held a Privy Council, at which the. SraakKA. of
the House of Commons attended-; at which time
his MAJESTY'S Speech for the opening of the Ses-,
sion of Parliament, this day, was taken into consi»
deration.
The Archbishop of YORK was introduced, and
sworn in a Member, and took his.seat at itte Board.
accordingly. •
Yesterday; Her MAJESTY and the. Princess ELIZA
BETH honoured Lady CitAlmorra FINCH. with a
mornmg visit. . •
The Duke of Sussai dined with Her MAJESTY'
and the Particasirs..

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On Monday the PatNes Qf AVAI!Es wentin the
carriage with Her MAJESTY and the Princess
AUGUSTA, from St. James's Palace to the Queen's,

tbsdine.
the Duchess of YORK and, frillet3o CHAIII,9TTS
of Wi,s.salikewiae dined with Their MAJESTIES and
the Patweekses.
The Princess titittLerTu of Vauts Was not at
the DraWing Boom, .Monday, as erroneously
stated in several Papers. -Her,.fteyal Highness mere-
ly accompanied her MAiESTY in her carriage fr'om
the QUEEN'S Palace to hey privateapartmentsin
James's, and when her MAJESTY went to the
Drawing Boom, she returned to her house in War-
Wick-street.
Last night, at eight o'clock, the 'Austrian Mini-
ster, Prince DE STAIIREMBERG, took his leave of a
company of distinguished Foreigners, with Whom lie
dined at the Clarendon Hotel, Old iondTitreev and
set off. on his Wray to .Dover. . His frienat Prieee
BSTERHAZY, liccompanies him to the witer-side.-
1-ii4 private Secretary', M. Di MIENALI, goes with
him to Paris, but he leaves the Baron Ds ItY4ES.
VitLtYr, Secretaire D'Ambassade, in England,, for the
purpose. of corresponding with his Court, so long. as
any communication shall be permitted. Prince Da
'STAURIMBERG quits England with sincere regret...
Let lens front Memel, of th.e lBth ult. present a
afiliaing detail of the calamities produced in
that City by a scarcity of provistons. The scarcity is
indeed suchas alniost to amount to a fainine, abated
in its severity only by the desertion 'of a vast number
of the inhabitants. The town is therefore nearly de-
Populated. His Prussian Majesty is still at'Memels
benevcilently alive in using the small means which
be has been permitted to retain, to alleviate the Idiss
tress of his people. •
An American. Vessel, from Holland, arrived on
Monday at Dover; and lauded some passengers.--
The boatmen, who brought there ashore, declared
them all Englishmen ; but,-upon examination,. two
cf them were discovered to be foreigners, in conse-
uence of which the, boat was sei*ed by the Custom-
house Otricers..
Orders have eaten sent from the Admiralty to all
the Dock Yards, for, an itumediate return of every
vessel , that .can, with the utmost possible exertion,
be added to the maritime force of the country with-
in the next three months. •
Prithite letters from 'Flushing; state; that the late
storm; which did so much damage on the Kentish
coast, was attended with still more disastrous Con-
sequences 911 the Oppnsite. shore. At
.Flushing.
antithe neighbouring ports of Holland, the sea over-
flowed tb a great extent, spreading destru&ion far
and wide in. its progress. Cuttle, Omit, and houses,.
were swept away, and many persons were drowned.
The miniber of persons lost is supposed to be very
considerable. There are some instances in which
whole families perished in their 'houses.
The Island of Madeira is of a triangular form,
and is situated 240 miles . N. by E. of Teneriffe,
260 from Cape Cautin, on the coast of Africa,: and
200 N. of ,the Island of Ferro. It is said to have,
been discovered by art• English, Gentleman. in; the
year 13i,4., anticunetwrt!ii by the Portuguese in 1431.
Soule late French geog.-.ipliera dispute this, lioWeVer,
assuming, as usnal, the ineritiof the discovery' to their
own countrytuen. The capital is , called Funchal,
and is the residence of the Governor and Bishep
in a fertile vale, on the South side tit the isle, a
handsome town, with about eleven thous.ind Mita-
bitatits,lhere being aboutliixty• four thousand in the
whole island. The chief. trade is with. the English,
who export about ten oti, twelve thousand pipes of
wine annually;' the' remainder, Abi)ut seven thou-
Sand, being consumed in.the country., .Tne richest.
• Merchants pre ganglish, or Irish, Catholics. The in-
terior consists of high 'mountais, visible at the dis-
tance of twenty leagues. •
The new Square in front •of• St. Margaret's Church,
Westminster, on the scite of,..thtt,h9Uses now pulled
down, 'is to be called 'Parliament-square;, it is in-
closed with' pallisades ; shrUbbeilest ire to be planted;
and in the centre the Right Honourable the SYstosatt
propetes to ere& a,Statue of Mr. ,PITT. . •
l" Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India
Rouse, in order, to determine the Resolution sub-
mitted to' the last General COurt, exonerating. the
Owners and Commander of the Ganges' from any,
blame in her loss. At six o'clock the glasses were
finally closed, and delivered to WiLLts4t }lima.
EtlitGeso and Jowl LAYTON, EATS. the Scrutineers,
Who declared the question to 'have been carried in
the affirmative. !,, . .
Yesterday a Court of •DireAors .was held at the
India House,when t4eunder-MentionedCommanciers
took leave
,previous to departing for their.respeetive
destinations,,viz. •
Captain AMU - Ohn WilikirpSoll, Ocean ;-Captain VII,
slam Dutt3tord, Ceres ; Captain John C. Lochner, Canton ;
Captain R. H. Brown, Dorsetaltire ; Captain C.. B. fres-
cott, Alnwiek Castle; . Captain 'John' Locke, jun. David'
• Scott; Captain Henry Melton, Exeter, Madras and,China.
Capt. W. Maxwell, Calcutta; Capt. W. C. Hutton, Lord
Capt. W.' fairtax, Huh Inglis; Capt. H. Sta.
'rock, Preston, Madras and Bengal. '
The following captains were 'sworn into the corn-
- tnand of their respeCtiie Ships; yiz. .
Capt. Jahn Dale, Streatham ; Capt. George Hoopes, Sir
Willi-4m Beasley ; Capt. Alexander Campbell, 44poretgrt ;
Madras and Bengal.
Capt. joint Cameron, Jane Duchess. of. Cordon; 'Ceylon
• *Lel Wengal. . •
The Court ad,;(nulied at six o'clock till to-siorrow,

Yesterday a Court or- Commott.Council was held
at Guildhall, which was very numerously attended.
The Special Committee appointed to consider of
the best means for carrying into exitcution, in the
City of London, similar provisions to those contained
in two several ACta, passed julthe last Session of Par-
liament, .intitled, "..4446 for allowing a certain
proportion of the" Militia of Great Britain voluntarily
to enlist into his Majesty's liedular, Forces, and an
Ad for the speedy comp4lting the. Militia ot . Great
• Britain, lind increasing
ithe same
_under certain limi-
tations and restrictions, ' this day*delivOred a RepOrt
in writing under their hands; reecinimencling an
assessment to be made throughout the City, which.
was agreed to on a division.
~There wore fur agreeing-5 Aldermen, 5G Com-:
moners-4it. Ar,jaint—TherLerrd MayOr, 3 Alder-
Mon, 24,Commone . Majority 33. 7 .;
• The Comolittee.were thereupon direded to pre-
pare a Bill to be presented to Parliament.
• Mr, 'I'IIIOI.4AS ROBERTS was eleaed a .GOvernor of
Christ's tloSpifal:-

.One hundred pounds per annum was ordered to
be added to the salary. of the Hall•keeper.
A ResOlution of Thadks from the Society
,of the
Refuge for the 1/':stitute, for 200 guineas voted to
them at the last Court, was read, and ordered to be
entered on the Journals.

The icndent/otir, Dssmottr, from !Messina for Li...
verpool, is lost on the Point of Garlock, in the
Highlands of Scotland. Several of the crew were
so worn out with fatigue by the extreme bad wea-
ther, as to be incapable of getting on deck, even
when warned of the danger. One had died.—Much
praise is due, to Captain DESMORR and his Mate, for
their persevering efforts in endeavAring to preserve
the Ship, without any other assistance whatever,
either at the pump or working the vessel. Although
much reduced themselves when the Endeavour drove
on shore, yet they then used what little strength
was left in affording relief to their tellow-sufferent,
and succeeded in getting two on shore; one of %limn
died immediately after the remainder perished be-
low.—Captain Dasmoatt was the last of the survi-
vors who quitted the Vessel .he was much bruised
;against the racks, and greatly frost-bitten.
The French have behaved with their usual. polite-
"nisi; at Lisbon. They profess.thcy came out Of mere
Itunidaity, and only beg the inhabitants will not fail
'to pay them well for their trouble.
- - - -

The expeOted Meeting in Yorkshire, for the per-
pose at Petiti()Mug his Majesty for Peace, took place
on Tuesday last, in the great . area of the
..Mixed
Cloth Hafi, at Leeds. Mr. JOHN FIRTH was called
to the Chair. He addressed the Meeting in a-short
speech, explanatory of the purpose of the Meeting,
and read a string of 4esolutions prepared fur the oc-
casion. The Rusohnions were just such as might be,
expetied, expressive of the ourt hens of war,and the
blessings of peace. A peisen theo observed, that as
wear delay had taken place 011 a former occasion of
the same kind, owing to ibe indisposition of Mr.
W t taszeeottc a, which pi eventeds-Mat Gentletnan
from attending His Majesty in a court-dress, he
proposed that the Petition should be accompanied by
a fienee/ umiacout. This very unbecoming attempt
at pleasautry Mai ,u however
tic, ought to have 'beet' characterized by decorum
and gravity, was properly scouted by the company..
Mr. BAK/SWELL, of Wakefield, went into some
length in defence ofthe Petition, and the motives from
which it resulted, taking credit to the county- fur
having been ties first to come forward on former
.occasions of the same kind. The Petition was re-,
ceived with approbation, the nesoletions were
: agreed to, and it was determined that Mr. Wui-
ealtFoatcae and Lord MILTON be requeste4 together
or individually, to.present the PeLilloll to His MA.,
ausiry. The Meeting was MI attended by Mr.
WILBERFORCE, Lord MILTON, or any other distin-
guished charaCierti in the County.—We have before
observed, that from whatever motives such Meetings
proceed, they are not calculated to promote the in tend-
ed objeCt ; but, on the contrary, their obvious tendency
is to animate the Enemy, anti make him hope that
he will be able to extort from our diatresses and our
discontents concessions. which .the interests and he-
noer of tlae Empire would otherwise induce us to
disdain. Nobody can doubt that our Government
is anxious to obtain a just and honourable peace ;
and we may be assured that this is not to be obtain-
ed by weak complaints or factioes clamours, but by
Sound policy and national vigour.
The Marquis of BUCKINQIIAM, with a spirit of
hospitality highly hotiourable to his charader, gave
a magnificent ball . and supper on Friday last, at
Stosee,, in complinteut to the Count Ds Li.cLit, and
the other. Members of the House oi Bowsaw/. The
next: day the Count Da LtLUS tend his suite pro
.ceeded to Oxford. When the-Itlustrious Visitor has
seen: all. the curiosities of that venerable seat of
learning, he will proceed to Winstead; and then
.return to his residence at Gosfield. We observe
that 'some of our competitors: appear studiously to
mention this Illustrious Character by the tine to
which he has undoubtedly the best pretensions, but
which he does not himself assume. Iu the present
state of atiairs, such. a manner of describing the
great Personage in question can render him uo ser-
vice, and is only eaiculated to give increased irrita-
tion to a mind•already disposed:to dous all the mis-
chief he can, ,and therefore- the properest way of
mentieolog the great Personage is, that which he
liiinselt adopted.
The interesting, but unfortunate MARY, of But-
, termele, is shortly to be led to the Hymeneal Altar
by a wealthy young filmier, a -resident in the neigh-
bourhoOd where she lives.
.A covey of partridges, consisting of thirteen birds,
come daily to the door of HeNtty Wtosnw, Esq. at
St. Helen's, near Lancaster, to be fed ; they teed
among: the• Poultry, and are • so tame that they will
even piek corn out of the hands of any of the do-

Til B TH ti ATR E.—Mr. Saarru, who. has acquired
considerable reputation on the Liverpool Stage, as
a vocal. Performer, made his first appearance on
the I,,ondon boards last night, at Drury-laue ‘The-
titre; kits is a good looking man, of the middle size,
With an easy spirited Ithalller. The part in which
be appeared was Lorenze„in the Cabinet. His
%Vide is
a firm. and manly tenor, and he sings with
expression as well as knowledge of music. He
gave 'SiIIELD'S animated air Let Fume sound her
Truffipto," in a bold charaderistic style, and alt 6:
&ether displayed greiu prettn*ions to public food..