The Sun.
London, England, 1801-01-23 00:00:00

EDINBURG/1, jAr. 19s

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GEORGE BUCHAN HEPBURN% Esq. Jta_Yg
Admiral of Scotland, is appointed one of the
Barons•of Exchequer in Scotland, in room of the
late Mr; Baron GORDON.

We learn from Cranston, that a few ,Ilys ago,,
Lady CALL ANDER. gave her Annual Donation to
above a hundred- of the induitrious Foot la the
Paris es of Cranston, Crichton, and .Elphingston ;
to-eaeli a stone of heel, . two pecks of meal, and a
cart load of,coals ; a most ..t...ivonable relief, when
alLkind of proviSion, are n enornious!y dear) IQ
this inclemeni weather.,

N E Cif F LS

When the right of searching Neutral. Ves-
sels, claimed by this Country, has been the sub.:
jeti of so much.discussion,. and when it 'is likely
to involve such serious consequences, it may not
he uninteresting to state the opinion on this stab=
jet of one of the greatest Statesmen and Mini.
sters that ever conducted the attirt, of this Na...
tion, we mean the late Lord CU

,
Spain had long
.claitned a right to visit our
Shipi, on 'the coast of America-, and to confiscate
them on strong presumption of their bein,* con-
cerned in a contraband trade with her Settreab *
ments. Under pretence of exercising this right
she had dommitced great depredations on our
commerce and trade„ A ,War between the two
Powers was the Consequence, to which an end
was afterwards,. put 'by :the Treaty of -Aix la
Chapelle in 17.0. Daring the Ware in 17394
an Address was presented to. the King, by bath
Houses of Parlitunente riot to make Peace, except
the Article. of No Siirrcb was conceded by
Spain as a PreliMinary. Neither by the Treaty
of Peace, nor by a Treaty of Commerce which
followed it, was this point given up by Spain 4
This was made the ground of very harsh. invee..
tive'against the. Ministry of that timee at the
head of .Which was- 'Mr.. PELHAM. On one of
the occasions Lord'CHATHA.M,, then :Mr. :Prir)
and , Pay-master General, Made. the foll Owing
observations, which are only the application to
a particular, case of -the general principle upon
'which the right claimed and supported with equal
dignity and prudence, firmness and moderation;
by this Country at the present moment is found.
ed. "If ihe'Spaniards," said he, ." insist upon
their right to visit and search. Ships sailing, upon
their coasts in 'America, we likewise insist on
our light to a free navigation in the American,
Seas. These' respeflive rights can only best be
explained by the nature of things; neither Power
will ever eXpressly give up its own, and if due
care is taken that the exercise of them shall
never be abused, they can never be hintful to
either. I must, therefore,. conclude, that' Na
Selirch is a stipulation which it is ridiculoes to
insist on. I ath convinced, we may as well ask,
for a 'free and open trade' with all. the Spanish,
Settlements. in America, as to ask that none of
our Ships shall be Visited or stopt, Wheresailing
in the seas which border them." Apply this
language to the disputes between the Neutral
Powers and this. Country; and it will. be this
We insist upon oura right ro Visit and earth
Ships Sailing upon an 'Enemy's coast, or winch we
suspect either to be an Enemy's property, or to
be carrying to an Enemy's Potr, articles which
by the Laws of Nature and -Nations, we, are ati_
thorised to present, as far .as is in oat. power, an
Enemy being. supplied with. They insist upon
their right to a free Navigation.: ,Theserespec..
tine rights can
,oi4 best he explained by the;
nature of things, neither Party will ever 06.
pressly give up its own, and if due care is taken'
that the exercise .of them shall never be abused,
they can never be hurtful to either:" ; .low ad.:
mirable an answer is this !entitnent to the rest
sures of the,Oppoaltion Writers on Ministers ;or
not coming' to 'some. precise settlement of the
poic itt question, when it was in agitation with
the Courcrif Denmark ? Seareh, is there-,
fore a stipulation Which it is .ridiculous in these
Powers. to in4,t on. They might as Well ask
that they :should be permitted 'to, commit every
act of hostility against us, 'to be in league, end
to co-operate with our Encrnies, without - being
subjeaesi ,to any retaliation or punishment --
(‘ This," to use the language" of the same Orator
on another occasion, ", would be .reducing
flourishing Empire to scorn and contempt. With
the assertion and maintenance of this 'right of
search, England may stoma against the W
-Without it, none 'Would be so poor to .do .her '
reverence." •

The COMMittec of the House of Common
the • stibjeel of the cotii 'Trade, 'state 'in their
Report, 'that with, a view to Th.- t,urply of
the, MetrOpolis, an abundance of Coal almost
ine:diativible, .has presented itself to h drawn,
through the medium of the Inland Navigations,
frOm the Counties of StaffOrd, Wot:cest6r,
wick, Leicester, arA poibly from Gla:.
morgatishire ; and that an aid may be had also
tram: some parts, of Walc::, and from
"Yorkshire, against' which no Legislittive PrOhL,
bition at present' exists, but which neVertheless
his been vqty seldom called in to the Supply of
the London Market. These species of
though 4ornewht inferior to the beat New.c:iiitle
Coal, :Nvotild, for Most purposp; and particularly
domestie,•,prove highly acceptable t i London.

The Evidence relative to the prot,able
of such a measure on the Manuft.tdoiert, in 'the
Country, has led the Committec to believe, that
there is no just ground for a',..11 i, lior 4o they
conceive that a highs I;keiy to be de-
:minded for the Coals, regaited for their' Con.,
sumption, both from the opinions of Pctsuns they
have,examined, and becac.ie the prircir.al slippy
is expeCted frotti sot rt..,? yet untouclit, and on
no Manufattures C 46 be therefore 4epen.
d(tnt.

A, hackney coach was ye iterday driven over a
child in St. jatnesis.street, and very little hope;
were left -of its recovery, The coachman waa
taken into cuatody,