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TUESDAY, FEhayARY IEOB.

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AN attentive consideration of the State " Papers
presented yesterday to both Houses of Parliament;
respeCting our late intercourse, with Russia, must
convince every impartial mind that His Majesty's
Ministers have made every possible effort, consistent
with the national honour, to continue upon amicable
terms with that Country. It
,is evident that the
Emperor ALEXANDER. has been seduced by the
arts, or intimidated by the threats, of "France,
to throw himself wholly into the arms of that
Country. Indeed it may be concluded that both ar-
tifice and intimidation have `operated on this occa-
sion. The chief *a of our Court was to disco.
ver the Secret Articles of the Treaty of Tilsit, for_ it.
was impossible for the British Cabinet to recognize
the Emperor of RUSSIA as a' Mediator, till it , was
demonstrable that he could ad impartially in that
charaCler, for in proportion to his bias in favour of
our Enemy, whether that bias.was the resultof po-
licy or fear, or both, in that proportion must . the
Emperor have been virtually considered as our Enemy
himself. This may be pronounced a fundamental
axiom in all transaCtions between one State and
another, and in the present condition of Europe,
when our Enemy possesses such enormous power and
influence, it was more than ever. to be insisted
upon. .It appears that Russia had positively deter,
mined not to disclose the Secret Articles of the
Treaty of Tilsit, and would assign no reason fpr
withholding the communication but its own ex.
pressed will. The inference is
,obvious—that the
Articles were adverse to this Country, and the re-
serve alone disqualified 'the -Emperor from 'being
permitted to assume the pharaoler of Mediator. But
though the British Government had so much reason
for distrusting the intentions of Russia, yet in all
the instruCtions which were tent to our Minister in
that,Country, he was desired to treat the Emperor
with the utmost respect, 'to avoid all retrospect, re-
proach and recrimination, and to endeavour, by every
possible means, to renew our former amicable Ounce-
tions, At length, when it was found that Great Britain
was neithei to be intiMidated nor ensnared out of its
just views and .expettations, that it would not he
satisfied without knowing the Secret Articles ill
question, and the terms Which France wciuld ad-
mit, as the basis of negotiation, and when, also,
which perhaps was still .more operative, the
French Minister at Ittissia began vehemently to re.-
tent the prolongation of intercourse between the Itus
Sian and the British Governments; the Emperor :WI%
Atsoatiat once put an end th, that intercourse„ used the
most disrespectful laugnage towards us, and, to cover

his own lamentable subserviency to France, pre-
tended to at upon the ground i)f resentment towards.
Great Britain for its cendud tc, Denmark ; • though;
as it had been truly observed in the course of the
official Correspondence, the Danish Expedition
was in a great degree the result of the reserve of

Russia, upon points on which our honour and interests
imperiously demanded the most open 'and explicit
communication. Such, we will venture to say, is an
impartial otitline of the case, as presented by the
Official Papers which we present to our Readers this
day, and we confidently appeal to their good, sense
and patriotism for a due conviction of the justness of
our observations.

Yesterday evening a Cabinet Council was held in
DoWning-street, at which all the Cabinet Ministers
in town attended. , •

Circular orders were' issued,. and sent off last
night from the Admmilty to all our Naval Com-
manders upon the Honig and foreign stations, c9ll.
Whitt certain regulation 4, the objeet. of which is
to prevent as Much as qfossilile all depredation on
our commerce.

The Fledt of Transports, with. W 0 Troops,nn
board, noir* at Portsmouth, under orders for North
America, wilt_ he acconipartied by five Line of Bat-
tle Ships. The military force will be increased by
a Regiment of Light Dragoons, and.. three Corn-
'panics of Artillery; the whole under the command
of. Oeneral 1-41.4v05T. The Officer who commands
the Naval part has not been mentioned. It is sup-
posed to be destined for some Secret Enterprize
in the first instance. Colonel HouGWroN, of
the Bth, is appointed a Brigadier•Genetal on the
occasion.

A quantity of Sonish- Specie, gold and silver,
valued, we are informed, .ak. about 30001. of our
currency, together with a variety of precious trinkets,
saved from the wreck of .the Hercuier IVlerchant:-
man, from .Rio.tte.; /atteiroilo: Lisbon, lately dashed.
to pieces At 13411inskelligs, in the county of Kerry,
were, on Tuesday $0'1111%147 conveyed to Tralee,
under an escort of the Royal Longford Militia, and
lodged at the Custom: House of Tralee.

rt.VMOUTIT, JAN. 31.—The Bremen
_Ship Cano-
pus; which was put on shore yesterday under the
was, in -the.course of the night, driven from
the ridge of rocks on which she first struck, and
forced into a small Bay, about half a cable's,length
distance, where she remains, the sea at high water
making a fair breach over her ;" every exertion has
been used in the course of this day to preserve as
much of the cargo as was possible, but hitherto very:,
little has been saved, "and • that greatly damaged.
The cause of her going on shore cannot yet be ac-
counted for; but it is allowed by all those who wit-
nessed the transaction, that it was of all things they
had seen the, most cx-traorclinary. The Vessel
weighed from between the Island and Main, with
the wind at by W. ,with an intention, it is
said, of going into the Harbour of Catwater, 'which
is situated dire&ly East from where the CanOpUS was
at anchor, consequently, if such was the intention,
she had to go pearltright before the Wind ; but .after
being Under. sail about ten minutes, she tacked and
stood with her bead to the Northward, and dire&
for the shore, and continued to sail in that direaion
without an attempt to alter' her course, until she
went stem-on upon the rocks.—Atobservecl in my
last, an anchor was thrown overboard, at about a
cable's length from the shore, which, from the end
of the cable to which it was bent not being fastened
to the windlass, or clenched round the mainmast,
gni!ng through the hawse holes, became of no
effect,' She was .a very fine Ship, burthen 265 tons,
nearly new ; . her cargo, consisting of sugar, coffee,
indigo, and tobacco, is said to be worth 50,0001.
and scarcely any part thereof is likely to be saved.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 1.--Sailed this day the Pon-
lnahon Brig, Capt. CLIAMBEAS, to join the Channel
Fleet ; Sharpshooter Gun-brig, Lieut. Gotnic, and
Eclipse Brig,` Capt. Dotro.t.As, on a cruize.
A number of Ships are under sailing orders at this
yort, and will proceed to join the Channel Fleet
immediately the wind is fair, among which are
the Brunswick, of 74 guns, Capt. GIiAVES, Lconiclas,
Capt. DUNBAit, Und4U7l/Cd, Capi,MALING, Frigates;
Baracoutu, Caot. thaws, and Albicore, Captain

BURN, Sloops of Wary"
L Hercule, of 74 gunv, the Hon. Capt. CoLvILLE,

will sail to•tnorrow, should the wind be fair, to join
the Fleet off Lisbon.

A Court of Inquiry was this day held on
board the Gladiator, of 44 buns, at this Port, on
Capt. WOODRIEF, for the loss of His Majesty's late
Slip the Calcutta, when the said Capt. Woonitur
was most honourably acquitted.

DEAL, FELS. I.—Arrived the Centurion from
Chatham, bound to Halifax.
Sailed the. Muline, Pandora and Oberon Sloops,
Minx, Flamer, Intelligent, and Bloodhound Gun•
brigs on a cruize.
the borsetshire East Indiaman came down this day.

SkIWNFSS, JAN. 31.-The Orion, of 74 .guns,
Capt. Sir A. DICKSON, was paid up to Six months.

Came down from the River, and anchored at the
Nore, La Loire Frigate, of 36 guns.
Fan.. t.--Came down froM the River, with im-
pressed men..and volunteers for the'Fleet., the Dep:-
fird Tender, Lieut. A \TIIA'M.

A Vessel arrived, yesterday, from a French port,
which she left on the tRh ult. and from which she
contrived to make her escape, notwithstanding the
embargo.-By 'this conveyance several • letters have
been received ; but it is rather remarkable, that no-
thing can be collected from any of them, to shew
whether the embargo in the French ports be a mere
temporary measure, to prevent any communication
being made as to the sailing of the Rochefort and the
other Squadrons, which 'are said to have come out,
or an arrangement intended to be permanent, in
consequence of any imperial Degree. -The 'uncer-
tainty upon this subject seems to create a good deal
of uneasiness among mercantile men, and particu-
larly those concerned in the licensed-trade.

Sir Wm. RULE and Mr. Nitta, the Surveyors of
the Navy, have returned to 'own, froth their inspec-
tjon of the Danish ships brought froth Copenhagen.
They are said to have reported that all the ships are
tound tube fit for service. They are, inconsequence,
to be prepared without delay for commission.

• , CALCUTTA, JUNE 2e, 1807.--The tempestuous
weather in the Bay has done much damage to' the
outward-bound Shipping, and must cause much loss
and disappointment to those concerned. There has
been an interval of a .few 'days fair arid calm weather,
during the last week, but. the rain has begun to fall
heavy since Sunday. , This, though not altogether
advantageous for Indigo; will bring forward the.
crops of Upland Rice, and of Sun (Hemp) in the
,districts of Jessore, Kiskenagur, Burdwan, and the
24 Pergurnahi : we notice alsO the appearance Of a
great abundance of Grass, and in general the vege-
tation is very exuberant, which prognosticates an
abundant Autumn.

The Count Da \TM/3C has invented a machine
which will shew the Latitude and• Longitude at Sea,
serving also for weighing any objet, for measuring
space, or the course of a Ship, and time; stewing
and keeping account upon dials, and upon cosmo.
'graphical columns, which are part of the machine ;
sad chewing also the leeway of a Ship. Part of the
machine is applicable to other purposes.

FOURTH DAY.
TliE Court assernbled this morning at ten o'cicck,
and, after reading the Evidence given the preceding
day by Major• General GOWER, his examination con-
tinned. The Court was crowded, and nothing ma-
terial occurred when our report canto away.