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London, England, 1801-10-31 00:00:00

YELLOW FEVER.

THE progress of Science; and the triumph of
labour and perseverance united .with Art, are recently
displayed by an•im_portant Discovery_inthe Art,
Medics.,
It is universally known that thc.lateW:ir was carried•on
the West Indies, and other parts, -in an atmosphere impreg-
nated with disease and'pestilence, the- etl'Os of which have
been so calamitous that other foes were but-as shadows in the
seal. On an accurate calculation, if is found, that nearly
two-fifths of the Europeans are continually swept away by
this desolating distemper, to which the appellation of. the
YelloW Fever is now generally given; to prevent or to cure.it
had baffled all fhe exertions of the Faculty : at length, when
hope had alhicist yielded to despair, abd alt remedy was deem-'
cd undiseoverable, a SPECIFIC is produced, 'boat for pre-
ventit.n and cure. The Nation at large, so justly interested
in the fate of those who devote themselves to her weltare,
must highly rejoice at this discovery_; the/m(l6 Parent, the
anxious Wife, and the attldionate Friend, concerned for their
respodive Connedions • abroad, or for those who are leaving
England, must have their tears much alleviated by availing
.themselves of this opportunity to secure those who are dear
to thenutorn the dangers al an infeaioas Climate.
• This -Medicine is sold, wholesale and rerail,, at Mr. Gold-
lug's, No. 41, Cortihill, London, and retail only, by his ap-
pointment, by ono eminent Vender of
_Patent Medicines in
every principal Seaport City and Town in.the United King-
dorns,in I3oxes, One Guinea e .ch, sufficient tor one person
twelve month;. Toe most posittve . testimony of efficacy
may be seen as above.

JVPE lIIAL P4RLI.4M ENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

Ft.IDAy, OCT. 30.

" Their Lordships met this day, pursuant to ad-
journment, at One o'Clock ; and, after waiting
antil,a quarter before Two, during which interval
no.butdriess cvai trallsa(...l.ed, they proceeded (having
previously adjourned to half-past Three o'clock),
ik-ith their Address to His MAJESTY at St. James's.
,Shortly after the second meeting took place, we

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v.hderstand that Lord CRAVEN was introduced as
-Earl of CRAVEN, with the accustomed formalities,
-sworn, and took ,his sear.—His Lordship's sup..
porters \vac -the Earls Of PEMBROKE and CHAT-
- iAM. •

Lord PELIJAAT Secretary of State for the Home
Department), presented, by Command of His

,IVIAJEs-r7r, Copies of the Preliminary Articles of
Peace .between His
.Britannic Majesty and the
:-French ;Repuhlic, signed at London, rst of Oftober
180 I ; and also, of the Convention between His

Mkjesty auci the Enveror of Russia, signed at St.
Pctetsbtirg in. June rSor --which were ordered to
lie on the T:d)le. After which, we understand his
Lordship moved, that the Preliminaries of Peace
should be taken into consideration on Itiesclay

On our admission into the House--
Lo-d GRENVILLE was on his feet, • and ex-
pressing himself with a considerable degree of
warmth, apparently with respeft to the Prelimina-
ries of Peace between this Country and France.

His Lordship seemed to speak of them generally,

in decided terms of ,disapprobation, and observed,
that at no one period in the History of this Coun-
try, at least within his knowledge, was such a sa-
crifice of its interest or its credit, as in the trans_
anion in question. He adverted generally, but in
;strong and glowing language, to the sacrifices made

by this Country in point of blood and treasure, in
the late arduous contest, for the preservation of its
honour, and for the attainment of a state of secu-
rity. It was with the greatest reludance, he ob-
serred, that he aoed the part he at present adopted,
but-it was imposed by an imperious sense of duty,
which with him superseded every other considera-
tion.. He was actuated by no wish lightly to
oppose His Majesty's Ministers in that House,
whom he called his Noble Friends, or in the leaSt
to impede the operations of His Majesty's Govern-
ment. Proceeding to observe upon the Preliminary
Articles, he particularly adverted to that which
respefted the integrity of the Dominions of Por-
tugal ; a Power, the relations with whom were of
the utmost importance with respeet to Great Bri-
tain. The integrity of the Portuguese Do'rnnions,
he was aware, was stipulated for ,in the Treaty,
but in what manner, did not appear ; as in the
case of Turleeyl whose possessions, it .was clear
and specific, were to be preserved entire, as they
.existed before the present War. Not so in the
case of Portugal ; the indefinite wording of the ar-
ticle required explanation, whether the integrity
of the Doininions of Portugal was to be preserved
as they .stood before the War,—at any particular
period during the War—or at its conclusion. He
was itwup of the considerations respening prema-
. tore discussions, and the objedions with which they
were necessarily attended ; but the importance of
the present point was so great, that even in this
stage of the business he wished for explanation upon
it. Suggesting a mode for ascertaining the real
State of the.ease ,with respe4 to Portugal; with the
greatest pra6i.icabie degree.of certainty, he observ-
ed, that copies of certain Treaties, Conventions,
&c. should be laid before the House. Seemingly in
anticipation of objeCtions to what he was about to
propose, his Lordship observed, that in the: present
State of affairs, there could be no well-fouoded ob-
jeEtion to the produdion of the State Papers which
he had in contemplation ; added to this, these trea-
ties were public ads, and may freely, he communi-
cated. What he proposed should be produced, he had
reduced to the shape of a motion, which was for an
Address to His Mee/ EsTy, praying for the produaion
of Copies of all Treaties, Armistices, and Conven-
tions which might have taken place between the.Bel-
iigerent Powers in the course of the year r Sot, and
were communicated to His MAJESTY. It was not
Ids intention, we understood the Noble Lord' to
say, to make, still less to press this Motion in the
present instance, but, he conceived that such was the
most regular and effeCtital way in which the necessary
inforraation respecting the point to which be alluded
could be laid before their Lordships—Continuing to
observe upon the• importance of the Portuguese
tonne ion with this Country, he repeated his wishes
that the desired explanation should be given ?y.l-iis
,Majesty's .Ministers,

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Lord PELHAM spoke shortly in answer to what
tad fallen from the Noble Lord. In consequence of
the low tone in which the Noble Secretary of State
expressed himself, and the t eneral direction of his
-voice, we were precluded from hearing a great part
of his observations. He noticed the 'circumstance
.of his not being so used to public speaking, as to
rise officially, particularly in that House, as the

Noble Lord. With respea to the main point of
the Noble Lord's a rgu men t, he seemed to deprecate,
n ::k.ec.ded language, all premature discussion, and
to advert to ar'. obviota iinpropriety in the publics.
tion of many of those Papers which were included
in the Noble Lord's projected Motion. He ob..

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iervcd, that it was unnecessary, as the Noble Lord
himself seemed to f;.1.1, that. he should enter into.
,any argument upon what he-bad advanced,
,fts a re-.
tular.oppoitunity for the distinct discussion of the
busipcis had been proposed, and. far which he
wished to reserve himself. in the course of the No-
ble Secretary's observations, we understood him to
ripress himself as considering the Noble Lord to
stand in the situqkm of an "opposer of lis Majes-
ty's Ministers.---. This called up
Loid GRENVILLE in explanation, who, with
•
degree of warmth,. repelled the idea of his being
' in oppoo,tiOn to {is Majestyls Government i No;
thing ~vas farther tom his Wish or.his intention than
to:impcde_ the measures of Goverrmient, or to oppose

flrther than, as he Wou)d
sri imperious skin'se-Of duty dictated to him, as. in,
the present iptance. Tt was his strong feelings

:ndeonsielermion with respe.A to the transattion
question, that placed him in such a situaticio. He
must repeat, that the affair of:
.the Portuguese Do.
minions required explanation : How were their
Lordships to know, that by the Treaties which al-
leaed Porton), access was not opened to the Bra-
zils to the French, to that most valuable Colony in
the Portuguese Dominions—and perhaps the only
one of her possessions which rendered a Commer-
cial Conned:ion with that Nation valuable to Bri-
tain. The wishes of his heart were averse from an
opposition to the present Ministers ; what they
had already done in the transaaion alluded to, ex-
cited his deep and heartfelt regret—for what they
should do, he looked forward with the greatest
anxiety ; and happy should he be, if, by their firm-
ness and vigour in what remained to be done, they
should vindicate the Honour of the Nation, and
Secure her Interests. In such case, he would feel
himself called upon to give them the best support
which. his feeble assistance could afford, and for
this he should take no merit, as it would not only
correspond with his wishes, but be considered by
him as a sacred duty.
Lord PalfAil/ spoke fully in explanation—
After .which, the Question was put for the consi-
deration of the Preliminaries of Peace on Tuesday
next, which was ordered accordingly, and also,
that their Lordships be summoned for that day.,
Lord HOBA RT acquainted the House, that he
should have to postpone the Motion of which he
last night gave notice, respeting the Thanks of
their Lordships to Sir JOHN HELY HUTCHINSON,
and the. Army in Egypt. • The reason for this pro-
ceeding was, that it was uniformly the custom,
when the cOnduet. of Officers, both of the Sea and
Land Service, employed in a conjoint Expedition,
was such as merited the approbation of the Public,
and the Thanks of Parliament, to vote those Thanks
to them at the same time ; this could not regularly
be done in the present instance, as the Official Dis.
patches from Lord KErm, the Commander of the
Sea Force on the Expedition to Egypt, were not
yet arrived. He was, therefore, under the neces.
sity of postponing his Motion for their Lordships'
Thanks ; but- when the Dispatches should arrive,
he would take the earliest opportunity of coming
forward.

The DIKE cf CLARENCE expressed his wish
that when the Dispatches should arrive, the Noble
Lord would lose no time in moving the Thanks of
the House to these gallant and meritorious Officers.
Lord HOBART replied, that such was his earnest
intention, which his conduf of last night, in giving
what may be deemed a premature notice, would, un-
equivocally evince. The Royal Duke may rely
upon it, that no time should be lost on his part in
coming forward.
The Earl of ST. VINCENT rose, to move the
Thanks of -the House to Sir JAMES SALIM/111E Z and
to the Officers and Men under his command, for'
their gallant and meritorious condua in their late
ACtions with the Enemies Fleets of the Coast of
Spain. The_ Noble Earl, in a short but appropriate
Speech, delivered with much feeling, highly praised
the condu4ft of the gallant Commander, and entered
into some details of the ACtion in question, in order
to evince that his praises were well merited.—
Speaking of the Aaion generally, he described it as
one of the most gallant .atchievements he. ever
knew ; he also spoke in terms of high com-
mendation on the condua of Sir JAMES SAU.
MARE I and of his Officers, in various instances
subsequent and previous to the Aaion, par-
ticularly for their industry and exertions in re-
fitting their vessels, and rendering them fit for.
service, and at it time when it was supposed they
had not sufficient means for so doing in the quarter
in which they wore stationed—He concluded with
moving; in effeEt, that " the Thanks of the House
" be given to Rear-Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMARE
" Bart. and K. B. for his zeal and alacrity in pur-
" suing, and for his boldness and vigour in attack-
" ing the combined force of the Enemy off the
" Coasts of Spain, on the .12th and z 3th of July,
" with the Squadron under his orders."
, The qnestion being put, the Thanks were im-
mediately voted netn. dins.
A Motion to the same effeft for thanking the
captains, and other Officers under the Command of
Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, was made by the Earl of
ST. VINCENT, and on the question being put,

Lord iligolo2. NELSON rose to offer a few ob..
servations upon the occasion, to their Lordships.
He observed that he well knew the merits of Sir
JAMES SAUMAREZ, that he was in habits of intima-
cy, and Considered himself as under obligations -to
him. He had the honoUr to be his Superior Officer
at the At off the Nile, and had there a good.
opportunity of witnessing his gallant .and merito-
rious condirB. Indeed, it was almost impossible,
observed His Lordship, it could be ' otherwise,
when it was knOwn under whose tuition he
had - acquired his' Nava! Taaics.r,-- He was
brought up under that able and experienced Officer,
Lord.Hoon ; and had served under many of our
most approved Commanders, and, if he may be al_
. lowed the expression, had finished his education
under that truly illustrious Commander who sat near
him.--[The Earl of St. VINCENT, feeling the full
force of the compliment, made the Nobleand gallant
Lord a very low bow. ]—His Lordship proceeded, as
the Noble Mover of the Thanks had done, to refer
to some particulars in the Aftion, which manifested
the zeal, talents, and intrepidity of Sir JAMES SAU_
MAk z, and the Officers under. his Crtnand;—and
he observed, he had no difficulty in pledging himself,
that had the wind proved favourable, they would have
brought every one of the French Squadron into Gib-
raltar ; and he likewise compliniented the exertions
"of these Commanders in refitting their Ships at Gi-
braltar, as an instance of industry and perseverance
in that line never exceeded. In the course of his
observations, the Noble and gallant Lord remark-
ed, that on five different occasions,. he had himself
the honour of their Lordships' Thanks; and that in
several instances, he had been Indebted for the ser-
vices he had atchieved,, to the skill arid intrepidity
of Sir JAMES SAIIMAREZ ; it was, therefore, with
the greatest Satisfaetion, he'. had just voted for the
Thanks to that truly meritorious Officer, The Noble
Lord, in the course.of his address, spoke in general
with great sensibility, and with an ingenuous bold-
ness. In one or two 44nces he made a short

peso, apparently for recolleaion. Iris delil!Pery,
upon the whole was interesting, and strikingly ex-
pressive of the Naval Chieftain' ;.and- throughout
the whole of his. Address, he was listened to with
the most respeatirl attention,
The DUKE of CLAR-ENCE spoke -at some
length, and, with a degree of warmth, and decided-
ly in approbation of the condu6 of Sir JAMES SAU-
MAR EZ, and the Officers under his command. He
was happy, that after what had_been so ably stated
by the Noble Earl at the head of the Board of Ad-
niiralty, and by his Noble Friend, the illustrious
Hero of the Nile, it was unnecessary for him to
trouble their Lordships with any details of the Ac-
tion, in particular illustration of the' Merits Of'. the
gallant Officers in question.
The Thanks to the Officers were then duly voted,
and also to the Seamen and Marines serving in the
Squadron under their command.

The LORD CHANCELLOR was then desired in
the usual way to communicate the above Votes to
Sir JAmits SAUMAREZ, &c. Which business being
disposed of, the House, on the motion of Lord
HOBART, adjourned till Tuesday newt.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, OCT. 30.

The SPEAKER said that in consequence of a
Resolution of the House, of last Session, for the
appointment of an additional Clerk, JOHN HENRY
LEIGH, Esq. had been appointed to fill that Office ;
that Gentleman was now waiting, and with the per-
mission of the House, he would order him to be"
called in.

Mr. LEIGH was then called in and took his Seat
at the Table.
Sir W. GE AA RY brought up a Petition from cer-
tain persons confined in the Gaol of Maidstone,
setting forth the hardships of their situation, and
praying for relief.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the Table.

Mr. MORGAN presented a Petition from the
Gentlemen, Clergy, Freeholders, &c. of the County
of Monmouth, setting forth the inconveniencies
arising from the selling of Wheat and Corn by
measure, particularly in fixing the Assize of Bread,
and praying the House to adopt such means to re-
medy these inconveniencies as they might think
proper.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. BRAGGE moved the appointment of the
four Grand Committees, viz. of Religion, Courts
of Justice, Trade, and Grievances.
The Committees were appointed to 54t as usual.

Mr. BR AG GE then movedallthe Standing Orders,
which were agreed to, with the exception of the
Orders respeaing the Peers of Ireland interfering in
Elections, which were postponed till Monday.
The SPEAKER said, he had received a Letter
from Admiral Lord KEITH, dated on. board the
Foudroygnt, off Alexandria, the 14. th of July, i 8o r,
in answer to one which he (the SPEAKER) had
transmitted to his Lordship, containing the Thanks
of the House, &c.
_His Lordship's Letter was then read : it acknow-
ledged the receipt of the SPEAKER'S Letter; ex-
pressed his deep sense of the Honour conferred upon
him by the House, and returned his acknowledge-
ments to the SPEAKER, for the very polite manner
in which he conveyed the Thanks of the House to
him, &c. &c. _ _

Lord HAWKESBURY brought up Copies of the
Convention signed between Great Britain and Rus-
sia, i7th June xBot, and, of the Preliminary Ar-
ticles of Peace signed betweep Great Britain and
France.

Lord Rovicesatts- moved, that the House
should take the Preliminaries into consideration on
Tuesday next,
- Mr, GREY said, he did not rise to object to
the motion which the Noble Lord had made, but
perhaps no, inconvenience could arise from his ask-
ing an explanation upon One or two paints ; and if
he was fortunate enough to obtain an answer, it
might assist the House very much when they en-
tered into the consideration of the Preliminaries.'
It was true that the Preliminaries had only just
been laid upon the Table, and, therefore, in point
of form, he could not be soppoied to be acquainted
with their contents ; but it was also notorious, that
they had been published in the public Papers, and
were known to every man in the • Country. In
looking over these Preliminaries, there were two
points which appeared. to him to require explana-
non ; however, if the Noble Lord was of opinion
that it would be improper, or inconvenient, toan-
swer his questions, lie should not press them. The
first point was this there was an article in the
Preliminary Articles, by which we stipulated for
the integrity of the Dominions of Portugal ; he
wished to know, whether by that article was •to be
understood the Territories of Portugal as they stand
now, afterthe cessions which had been made to
Spain, or whether it meant those Territories as
they stood before the commencement of hostilities ?
It appeared to him, that no inconvenience could
arise from giving an explanation upon this point,
and, therefore, he hoped the Noble. Lord would
answer his question." The next subjea was one
which he confessed 'did- not arise, out of the Pre-
liminaries, but yet it appeared to him to be of
the greatest importance, and to require explana.
tion. It could not have escaped the attention
of those who took an interest in the great event
which had so recently happened (and upon which he
congratulated the Country), it could not, he. said,
have escaped their attention, that about the time,
or a little previous to the signing the Preliminaries
between this Country and France, there was a
Treaty of Peace signed between Portugal and France.
In. the body of that Treaty, he observed a stlpula_
tiop
,which he wished tu know whether Ministers
had information of, or whether they had received
any satisfaaion from France about, he meant an,
Article by which it 'was.stipulased, that the Menu-
fietures of France were to be admitted into Portugal
upon the footing of those of the most favoured Nations.
This stipulation appeared to him to be 'inconsistent
with the Treaties of Commerce"subsisting between ,
this Country and France,. -and must give rise, on
our part, to a new , system of Politics and Corn-
coerce, and must- make an alteration in the nature
.of our connexion with Poitugal. He wished to
know, whether Ministers were aware of this cir-
‘
eumstance when thay-..signed the Preliminaries of

-react. fte admitted tht the situttion of Pottegat
and indeed the situation of Europe in general, wal
so changed, as to render it necessary, in some in'
stances, to deviate from our old system with Pot'
tugal, and undoubtedly the stipulation to which
had alluded, would make a complete change, in (4
commercial and political relations with that Coo.
try, and, therefore, explanation which he re
quired, appeared to him very important, to enable
them to discuss the Preliminaries fully. If, hoe,
ever,. the Nable.Lord should think it proper to de'
dine giving that explanation, het should lament irf
.but should not press it further. The answer of the
Noble Lord, if he should think it right to give if,
would have a material efFea upon the satiblaakol
(which as at present informed), he felt at the Peace.
He could not shut his eyes to the dangers to which
this Country would be exposed by this Treaty, yet
was now prepared to say, that if better terms cowl'
not be obtained, that, dangerous as the situation of
this Country would. now be, still that the dangPr
of continuing the War would be greater, and, there-
fore, he was of opinion, that Ministers were en,
titled to the gratitude of the Country for having'
concluded this Peace. He would not trouble the
House any further at present, but reserve hinisell,
,
for the discussion of the'Preliminaries,' if he shot&
then think it necessary to enter into the Debate,
Lard HAWKESBURY said, it was not fron. ani
.unwillingness to answerjhe Hon. Gentleman, that hf
now declined giving the explanation which he requir,
ed, but he thought jibe gave it cow, it might lead to
a premature, and in some degree, irregular discussica
or the subject ; be, therefore wished to decline
giving any further answer until the day tvidck
'should be .appointed for taking the Preliminaries into
consideration, on which occasion he should be 1120
to give every possible information that was not
consistent _with his public duty.
Lord TEMPLE said, that at the conclusion 01
the last Peace, the Prelirninvies were printed 1)7
order of the House.

Lcrd HAWKESI3URY said, that was a depar'
ture from the established order of the House.

Lord FlAvric EV3 Y'S Motion was then agreedte'l
Lord HAWKESaUB Y moved, that the Conventioo
between Great Britain and Russia should be take°
into consideration on- Friday, which was agreed to'