The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL - PA RL LAME NT.

HOUSE OF, PEERS.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22.

The Royal Assent was given by Cornmision to
Lord Collingwood'a Annuity Bill, Duties,.
Irisl) Sugar -Drawback Bills,
the 'Mtitiny Bill, the 'Royal Marine 'Mutiny, Bill,
the Arunial Indemnity Bill-, the American Treaty
Foreign Troops Bill, 'the.Enifisll and Irish'
Militia Pay and Clothing Bills,- the.. Militia
terns' .Bill, the Militia Adjutants' Bill, the Greenland
Whale Fishery 33 I ; the Scotch Bankrupt' Bill, and 15
Road and .Plivate Bills.-
The-COmmissioners were the. Lord c!iANCELLOR,
LUX) WALSINGITAM., and Lord AUCKLAND.

In the Appeal Glassell v. the Earl, of Wemyss,:‘'
Mr..GRANT was heard on the part of the Appellant;
after, which, Counsel having withdrawn, .
IThe LORD CHANCELLOR- submitted to the
House, whether it was, necessary, in this easel() hear
the Counseffor the Respondent, it not appearing by
any thing that had been said by the Learned (ivuti-
sel for the Appellant that ~any rule or maxini of the
Law of Scotland had been infringed by the decision
of, the Court of Session ; or that the JUdge§ of that
Court had 43cided contrary to the fads of the case
as they appeared in evidence: Considering the num-
Ver of Appeals that awaited -the decision of the'
House; it was certainly of importance that their
Lordships' time should not be improvidently wasted.
The Noble and Learned Lord then briefly, but,
perspicuously; , recapitulated the different points of
the case, and concluded by expressing his opinion,
That ehe Decree of the Court of. Session ought to
be afß rincd.—Ordered.
Adjourned till till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

SATURDAY, MARCH 22.

Mr.QuAII?.IE; the Deputy Usher of theßlack Rod,
came to the House about half past three'o'dock, and
summoned the Speaker and Members to the; House
of PeerS, to hear a Royal Commission for passing
Bills read. When .the SPEAKER returned he an
nounceci that- the Royal. Assent had'heen given to
Lord Collingwood's Annuity Bill, the Sugar Draw-
back Bill, the Mutiny Bills, the; Atnerican Wool
Bill, the Militia Subalterns' Bill, the 'Foi,eign -Sol-
diers' Bill, the Greenland Fishery Bill, the York
Court-House Bill, the Irish Excise Duty Bill, and'
several Private Bills.

• NIALTST,ERS. •
Lo ci
'HENNIKER presented a Petition from the
Malt tern of Rutland, praying, for the Repear of a
Oertairt Clause in tilt.: Malt Amt.--Ordered to lie on
'Table'.—Adjourned.

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THE SUN.

SOLZM QIJIS DICERL• rAtsum AuDEAT

L 0 ND 0-IV,

MONDAY, 7,3 ,‘ LICH 24, 1806.

IT is with the- most sincere satisfa&ion that
announce to our Readers another most glorious and
decisive Naval Vi&ory..: At a very early hour yes-
terday Morning the Honourable Capt. COCHRANE
arrived at the Admiralty with Dispatches from Vice.
DuCRWORTH, dated. off the Town of St.
Domingo, the 7th.and Bth ult. containing an account
of the capture and &Arnelion of a French Squa.:
tiron of five Sail of .the Line, under. the command
of
.Admi.;-aISIEOLE, on. the 6th ult. after an a&ion
of little more than two hours. A Letter was sent to
the LORD MAyolit to apprize him of this glorious
es-ent, and in the. course of the afternoon the for-
lowing Gazette Dxtraordinary was pUblished

TH. E

4,ONDON GAZETTE EXT.R.AORDIN.A.RY;

SUNDAY, MARCII 23; 1806.

dialhiralty Office, March 1805.
The Hon. Capt. Cochrane, late of His 11Mesty's
'Sloop King4fisher, arriated e.trly this morning with'
dispatches from Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. DOck worth*,
K. 11. dated off the town. of _St. Domingo, on the
7th and 8 thultialo, giving an account Of his having,
on the 6th.of that month, discovered a Squadron of

French Ship 3, consisting' of five Sail of the Line
(one of them, L'lmperiafe, of three decks), t\vr,
Frigates, and one Corvette; at arichor in the EP:I of
St.. Domingo, which, with the Squadron u,icier, his
;command, consisting of seven Sail of tke line, two
Frigates, and-two Sloops, Irwit-nmeJfiately attacked,
and, after an adtion' of tvio ho9r:s, be. entirely de7
feated.

Three Ships of the Enf4ny's Lino fell into his
bands, and two (including; the three-decker, bearing
Rear-Mrniral Le SeigitZs Flag) were driven on shore
in a disabled state, !and afterwards taken possession
of, and burned. the Frigate and Corvette et-id:led

their escape.
The killed and wounded on hOard the Enemy's
Ships are supposed to exceed twelve hundred men ;
ono Ship lost three hundred. The toss in His Nla:
jesty's Ship's, in killed and wound,,d, ~inounted 'to
!hive hundred and thirty-eight. xvo British Officer
was killed. The Hon. Capt. Stopford.waa
aqd Lieuienant Seymour, of 6i.t; Northumbet'iand
-(whieh Ship suffered the most in the ziaion),. •e-
-/
verely wounded; but the latter' is sinct: recovered,
end arrived in the Kingsfisher..