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MONDAY, )ANUMIY. 48, 1808?

ft,
Tug Dispatches•brought by M. NlUtattxoN, who
arrived from France lag week, were of speh a na-
ture a 3 entirely to put pn end. to the Negotiation, if
Negotiation it can be called, which has for some
time been pending between this Country and
France. Indeed; the Proposition which was first
made to the British Government through the me-
dium of Princt STAnaumprrio was, we understand 4
of such description as to preclude all hope of
Peace. Prince STAIIIMMBERP obtained his pass-
ports otariday last, and will shortly quit the Coun-
try. -

Tug cr'azetie of Satutilay containsithe appoint-

merit of- Sir GEORGE
,Paivesrto Lieureiraiit-
Govoroor of Nova Scitia, with the local rack of
Lieutgoant-General.i. General Pagyosr will take
witli him a'force of between 4 and 5000. tneil.

No less than-sig Honourable Merit is have been ..
mentioned as likely to fill the arduous oflicc of
Icii(k.r of the Opposition in tip klonse of• Commons,
vacant by the succession of Lord Howlett the reer-
age, viz, Lapi'd..."47.kimpt,E,TJor4/I!PE77Y, Mr. Sub-
RID,N, Mi. WHITBRE.II),',Wr. TIERNRY, and Mr.
G. 'PoNsoN tiy, and the last. mentioned Gentleman;
it is said, has undertaken the office. Nye nieption
this merely as report, without attaching Mitch credit
to it, bectruse we can hardly suppose that in the
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present unexampled situation of this Country and of..
).;:.nrePe,, any set of Gentlemen could be found who
would enter• into a systematic opposition to His Mi.."
jesty's Government indeed it is generally under-
stood that severel of the *Most respeclable Mpthers
of the late Administration have so distinttly declared
their sentiments upon that subject, that an 4Mend-
fnent Will not be proposed to the Address.

Di the Clatileurs 'which the ,Opposition Writers
Taisc against the 'Friends of government, for con
demning the Meetings held for the purpose of
r(„titinoin for %ice, it 'might be sUpposed that
thOse Writers' think nobody but Ulf:nisei-if:es possess
the slightest: dezree of patriotism, humanity,. or
common sense. But they are not coritent with the
;Assumption of all good qualities tliemsolrex, for they
impwe ". the basest of purpoie.s," as well as " want
of sense," to all who pastime to condemn those
3\lcetings.. They are an; ~y, it seem'', because those'
Meetings , have boen ii:,e)-ibed to faisious discontents'
and p.irty Views. .I.l:hat faetieus' motives and party
feelir6 'have had,'.sorce operation iii exciting those.
Meetings can hardly be do,lbted, but ignorance Ind
City hire also unquestionably 1,4 a great share in
pp m, Is it to be suprioscd that:in' the 'preSent•con-
ditioil of. the Country and of Europe,- kits Mai es-
TY needs arty stimulus to render him arriiiitta io
lestoco the blesi;ings Of teace,' or that rhe,British
abinet would not be eager to gratify the benevolent
wishes of our Bovereign,'acid all good men, by facill-
• Wing every means of prouiot ing so desirable an pbjet?
None but those whOtie be...atts'are influenced by ". the
baseit. of -purposes," " want of sense," can
proy.nti to deny that ills MAJESTYs' Minister';
Inuit i-k-loesarily feel such sentiments, and it is in-
deed base and foolish-in those. who impute to them
opposite feelings and designs. But what, is the
„troii4l,oargunsent whit ii the Opposition Writers ad-
vance in order to prove that the Meetingsitiludcd to
jo party views end fattions
disceirtent ? Why, Lord MILTOWB Speeches, dis-
conr;l:ging• such: Meetings I Such an argument is a
lamennibte proof of ‘Vettliness in. those who bring it
forward. Are the Specein4 of an individug, how-
ever fgreere- and laudable in their 'motives, to
be considered as a Ica of the views • and priri-
ciples'of thOse who Tprunapte those 11.leetings, and
WhO tierSCVertt in their 'endeavours, even in Spite
of tiro di4nasivv: tv)pics Airged by Lord ttiltt.ruty ?
The icka :I'.'A;rd, and if the argutneut, if we may
e
tko 6til it, due , s no 1a.,0 trim " the basest olpur"
l'i•i;eS," it CO rulittly pt-ocecls front A pitiable " w
ii sense," B,ut the at point to he considered is,
th.-e tendency of those Nketings. can any good re-
. f..utt. froratitem ? Can. they divose Oti.N l'Aivrit to
with cornpasicn of .the sit4ation,of the Yoli*-
4111 re whpal e;t;!...: stated in such deplora-
ule te,:rus-in the chief .Opposition Journal, or on
any other- petsonb in this Country who may suffer
uti'der.theburthenit..o War' • Will he Abate his
considerations of humanity for Englishmen,
who has imposed such tyrannous n.striEtions spout
the peOplo of every State- on this Continent, and wft o
1:a, vowed eternal vengeance against Great Britain ?
Such Meetings have Indeed no other tend4ncy but
io
gratilv the malice, and to increase the hope of the

u4t.ny that the discontents -of Englishmen y 11i'
operate,-with, his own hostile measures, to compel
us to accept any Peace din; he may, condescend tq
besow. on us. I\Vre mpitsincetely deklure the neces-:
pity of contiuniog the burthens of War, and heartily
Lytnpathize with those who may b-utTer under its pi.es..
u?e, but we cannot approve of theirconduel-in-hold-
ing Meetings for a 'public exPreSsioh of those feelings.
which may animate the zeal of the Enemy, and
which for that very reason cati only tend to retard
that Peace which they are so anxious to-obtaip. We
west therefore again say, that if .the Meetings' in
question have not their origin in faction or party;
they can only bik promoted by meri;* wha are
unable .to discern their tendency; and who are
rendered the irtere tools of artful Deinagogues, who
have no objeet inNiew but to bring odium upon Mi-
nisters, and restore those to powoi whose miserable
• want of knowledge and of abilities,. though they
arrogantly laid claim to all the taleriti in the nation,
brought nothing but disgraces and diSasters upon their
coun' FY.

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No further accounts have been received from Lis-
bon we aro thereNre ,unabje to contradia or con-
firm the account brought by the AmeriCan' Captain,
of the insurrcaion in that city. Letters have been
rece' 'lied from Sir SIDNEY Saarrn'S Squadron, dated
fifteen days subsequent to the supposed insurrection,
which are silent on the subject ; but it is very possi-
ble that such an event might have happened in Lis-
bon without its being known on hoard our Squa-
dron, as all coMniunication with the shore is cut off.

Yesterday the liev. Dr, Gr„Assu, oneqf his NA-
JESTY'S Chaplains in Waiting, attended at the
Queen's Palace, and performed Divine Service in
the Qhapel, to their MAJESTIcS, thie Pattipu§sEs.,
the Dukes of CUMEERLAND and CAMBRIDGE.—.•
After which, the Rev. Dr. went to the Chapel
Royal, St, James's Palace, and preached before the
Earls of uxnatorm and DARTmounr, and a num-
ber of others of the Nobility and persons of distipc-
.
tion,

On .Saturday .ond yesterday her MAnsvr and
the PRINCESSES honoured Lady CHARLOTTE Fittct{
with a mowing visit, at her apartments'ln St James's
Palace.

YesterdaY evening his Royal Highness the PrinCe
of 'WALES returned to Carlton Houle to a late..
.ner, from his Marine Pavilion at Brighton, prepa-,J
'retory to his attendance tiiis day at the Drawing-
-Room at St. James's, in honour of her MAJESTY'S
-Birth Day. • , , '
On Saturday the Princess of WALES ri;,,ilea their.'
MAJESTIES and the PaiNcasses ;- the Ptineess,
:CIiAELCITTg met her Royal Mother the 's,ime
fk.caion. lu the, evening their MAJcsTits had 4
"selea Party.
.• •
It is Said, that Prince STAIIIIIIMAREG, on applying
' to Mi. CAl,l)ilt4ii for 'hip ~11.assplirtc, lo
Mien; a,lettet frOin Count Marrearrice.; in which
the Count communicates to his Excellency_ the
pleasure of the A.ustrian. Cabinet, that M. 'STA,u-.
lamasito, ciemAndiog pa4sports, should' ati.
pounce to the _British Cabinet the vela-tenets with'
which his. Imperial Majesty, suspended his inter
~octurse with this Country, but antliori4ing M. STA H..:
REMBEUG to continue , in London, should .his pre-,
sence atford any facilities, to negotiation, or be the.,'
sired by the British Ministry,
The Correspondence :which has taken place
through the Medium of the Austrian Ambassadors
in London and Paris, with a view to . the restore-
ition of peace between .England and France, has'
'been condu6ted under the immediate- dir4aion,of
..the, French Minister CHAMPAGNY. Colint Mu'.
TEtiNICH.S dispatches have been invariablY sub-
mitted to his onspeaion ; and we are ciedibly in-
. fortned,,that on one occasion nearly the *hole of o.
dispatch W4S written by M. CLIAMPAON4, under the
Emperor's 4ireetion. • • •
The Letter from, which the following is cxtraa-
ed, is siiid to have been written by a person of dis.
tinnier
‘'
.Prrattintlact-r,'Notr. .(0. S.)--7.our
troops.are marching towards Sweden. ,There is al-
ready a Russian. army of 3t.i.,000 men destined for,
Swedish Finland. -.Wiese are to be joined by'sooti
more, who have this day received orders to march.--;
They are to, be joined by. the Guards. This ruts all
been effe6ted by French. influence. It is already
understood that French troops are to lie allowed to
cone here, to facilitate their passage into. Sweden,—
Pur. EtOw wis amusing himself in contriving gati-,,
dy uniforms and helmets, to be in future,worn. by
his Officers "-t. he takes for his pattern those Of pe-
peva SAys:ity,. This is the way in which the King
of l'OsstA amused hitnself 'at Berlin, while-France
wideimiding him ; and where is he now ?
The same beetle will be witnessed here in lesi than
twelve months, unless a complete alteration Lakes
,place in his Imperial Majesty's Councils." •
Sir S. hoop and General 13 Eli ESFOltb are reported
to have proceeded against the Danish West India
Islands. A Vessel, arrived at Liverpool, saw
Fleet...ay leagues,to the Westward of Madeira, on,
:24th of December, which ,is supposed to be'
thelixpedition whieh sailed fiom cork on the tith.
'Sahle of the principal Officers in HOLKAIt'S artny
hive lately entered .the service of the Seiks ; and the
greater part of 104 troops, seeingno hopes of plun-
,,
4er, h.tve dcs..lted his standards,

'The wives and. children of the SODS Qf the !Ate
Tit.'Pet) SAM, removed from Veßore in consegoence
of umutiny there,amonnted in number to three huh•
Bred and fitly. •

Great rejeleings have taken, place at Hydrabad, in,
consequence of the ilicevety ,of the COtSpiracy
Which had been funned against the Ni4atn, Most
-of the conspirators were in prison, and ‘vere to be
confined for life. '1 event is likely to t4:aw still
cioser pie hiond of amity subsisting bet Ween the
MU!» and the India CoMpany.
A report was prevalent at the date of tiro last Dis.
patches from Guzierat, that another engagement
had taken place bttwen the. Rajahs of Jondpoor and
jey poor ; in which the army of the former,
,liavin
t?yen It•cinforcA, lyero completely. vianrinus.

• •

NAVAL NEWS.

Pat Ike LONLMN 04 , `u=."l6; ISA.
Admirdikip 'Office, Jan. 15, 1808.
)py of a Letter from near-Admiral Sir-Edward
Allen), Bart. Commander in Ofiief of 144 Algies-
tq's Skips and Vessels in the East Indies, to Was.
Marsden, Esq. dated on board Hisr Majesty's 'Ship
Cgliodea; Madras Roads, Sept. 28, 1807.
SIR,

I have the honour to inclose the copy of a letter 1
from Captain, Lye; of His Majesty!*_Ship Bombay,
stating .the capture' of La
,Jasdur. French National
()corvette, which you will be pleaSed, to jay b2Cure
the ..Right Hon. the Lords Colinnissioners of the .
Admiralty.
I have-the honour to be, &c.
••• EDWARD PELLEW.
Flip jligfesty's Ship Bombay, at Sea, My. ;1867,
Cariticolau &S.W. 18 leagues, lat. D. R..
tin, 10.6. N. long. 63. 1(1.
have the honoux to inforal. you of the capture,
yesterday evening;of the French National.,Brig Le.
Jaseur, Qf 12 guns and 55 men, and commanded by
.a Lieutenant de Vaisseau (the little Andaman
- eight leagues), alter a chace.of nine hours, .by His
Majesty's Ship Bombay under my command. • •
The Prig left the' Isle of France the 15th April,
and had not' made any capture.
have the honour to be, &c.
H.• (Signed) W. J. LYE,
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. 44.

• Akirqltil Office, Jan. 1808.
Copy Va Letter. from Vice-Admiral Doulgs,
Con -
mander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Ves-
sels at NOrth Yarmouth, to the Hon.,lV,lir, Pole,
41E4 the i Ith inst.

SIR,

For the information of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, I transmit two Letters fromC.lp,t.
Farquhar, of His Majesty's Ship Ariadne, stating the
particulars felitive to the capture of the two French
Privateurs-Trente et Quarantt: and I'Egl6, , which
are arrived at this port, agreeably to Capt, Farquhar's
direetions"„

have th© ho-riciur.t4be, &c.
B. DOUGLAS, Vice Admiral.
His • Alajest y's Ship. 4riadne,, Jan. 7, 1108.
'Sts, iluntly Foot, WSJ!". I I Leagues. -
T have the honour tont:quaint you that this morn-ing,kbeing'off 'Huntly Cliff *about. four leagues, I
obsetved one' of his Majesty's Brigs to the south-
ward ;at ten A.M. she hore:up and made-sail to
the eastward, an we pereqived her to 'he id.pursuit
of a Lugger. -
We inumdiately joined in-the chace, 'keeping the
wind of the Enemy, and at one Y.M.
,having closed
within gun-shot, we lniA the pleasure to: see •the
Luliger surrender to his Majesty's Brig Ring-dove,
which was nearer., to the chace than the •Ariadne,
and had tircd.several shot at her.
the is it 000 Lugger Lotter of `Marque (Le
l'r6te ea-litarante), commanded by Monsieur .Fau-
'queux; ealrying. 16 guns, 6 and g-pounders, 14 of
—which were -mounted, with a Att:roplement of, 66
men, 65 on tioatd, has heen t 6 'days tropt Dunkirk,
and had not made . atty capture. Slie. is one of the
larst Luggers out of Ftance, and a very-fitit-Vosel,
onit three-months-ofrthe -stocks, well fnilo, anti I
think fit' tor his 'Majesty's service. I have sent "her
YartnOuth, atidltare the honour to be,

(Signed) , li►l . F ARcALTE AR .
,
Billy Douglass, Esq.. Vice 4thairal-01: , - .
the Blue, fNe. - - - •
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His llinjeaty's Ship Ariadne Jan. q 1808.

SIR,
.• 1-11i7#1-y
Foot; }P.M tr-ti, Lealue.
I, beg to inform
.you,, that after the•Capture'ort.e'
Trento et Quarante, we stood during the night ito-.
wards Flamborough Head ; and at day-light this
trieriiing another Lugger was discovered in the 'W.
tuwinch we immediately gave chase; laving
of the same limo made the signal No. 3, to the
Ring Dove, whiCh was in company? Soon after
'eight we observed.the Lugger was chased by two
Brigs, one of -which proved to, be his Majesty's Brig
Sappho, and the other belonging , to, the Excise,
called, the Royal .George, commanded by Mr. Cur-
ry, and to Whom the Lugger surrendered-at about a
quarter before ten A.M..: and have satisfaaien in
adding that credit is due to Mr. Curry for the cap-,
tare, although, from the situation of his Majesty's
Vessels, her escape was impossible. ,
'The Prize is a French Lugger L'Egle, command-.
ectiby Mons.. t 6 guns mounted, ,3 and 4-
pounders, and a complement of 56 men ; left D'un-'
kirk 9 days, has made one capture; the Brig Gabriel,
of Yarmouth. ballastl,,•which she took last night
off Scarborough, and scuttled her.. saw her Stitt
--above water thin morning, and ordered the Ring
Dove to examine her ;- and Captain Andrews has
since reported to mei that the • Gabriel .was sinking
so fast as to tu.ike it impossible to 'save her ; the
Master and crew werefound OA board. L',Egl Lug-,
ger, which I have ordered to .:Yarmouth With the
other Prize, and purpose seeing theirs in safety to
. that Port.

"- I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) .4; VAIIQUHAR.
Billy Donlas,'Esq. Piee-"ldmiral'e the Blue,
t9'"e. ,

POATSMOUTII, JAN. 17.-1 he . follow ing Trans-
ports arrived last Friday at this Port; from the River
Plata, with the Polyphemus and Africa, viz.

Spence, Pain; Collins, Hare ; Frcelove, Gray ; Triton,
Evans ; Atlas, ; Bruce Grove, Sandwell; William
Pitt, West ; Triton, -; Diadem, —; "Indefatigable
Wampray ; Adamant, Sterling; Agincourt, Sandwell;
Harpooner, Hall ; Melantho, jennings ; Ware, ,Easing-
wood; Columbine, -- ; Ocean, Charters ; Ariel, Hall;
Messenger, - ; Lady Delawell, Dryden ; Flora, Cie.
rents; Sceptre, ; Elizabeth Anderson, -; Indefa-
tigable Trader, -; Fame, Stubbs ; and Agnus, Russell.
Arrived yeacerday the Fly pun-brig, frotu the
Westward,

thu Resistance Frigate, Capt. ADAM, on a

cruize.

Came up to Spithcad, frot St. 1-191 ens., the Po.
lyphenius and Africa, 64 guns each. -

Went out of Harbour, the Pelter Gun.brig, Lieu
tenant CAmrauta, and Port Mahon Brig, C.lptaio
Cll AM ants, after undergoing repair.