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LOYDON,
kEZIRTJAILY 24, 1807,

Aoyin on his bc:tli'recleEtifirr on the innnmefable voices
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that Would he raiied in every quarter of the world to
bless him,- how much more pure-and perre-6-. felicity
must. he enjoy ih the con,,ciousne4s Of hiving pre-
served so many nations of his fellow creatures, than
the man with whom he had compared him, on the
throne to which lie had waded through slaiighter
arrd oppression. _
_ _

Mr. Alderman HIBBERT spoke dgainse We Mo-
tion, and entered into some arguments in favolir of
the Trade which the Bill went to abolish.

Mr. WILBERFORCE replied to • the last Speaker,
and spoke with much feeling against the traffic. He.
complimented .the House on the number of young
men who irad spoken against the continuanceof the
Trade, and who, he hoped, would liveto see those
benefits realized, which were now so
.reasostably
predided from the measure before the House.
Sir Jon SI DOYLE said a few words in explanation.
:Mr. MANNING also explained, and finally. con-
curred in the measure, expressing, however, a hope,
that due compensation would be made to those whose
interests might suffer by the Abolition of the Trade.
• Lord PERCY said, that the question had been so
ably treated by several Honourable Members, that
it needed not his feeble aid to support the propriety
of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, the abolition of
which had his most cordial approbation. He rose
merely to intimate, that though this Bill would abo-
lish the Slave Trade as far as it regarded the British
Dominions ; yet he thought something wanting ulti-
mately to abolish Slavery in the Islands. It might
perhaps be proper to introduce a Clause for the
purpose of 'declaring that, after a given. period,
nll children born, of whatever colour they.might
be, shoulsl be deemed free-bcirn children,
,and have
all the privileges of a free-born subjeti. He threw
this idea out for the cOnsitleration of the Committee
when ever it should meet.

Mr. FL ADDINGTO:4 was against the immediate
Abolition, and adopted almost wholly the sentiments
of Mr. Bathurst on the subjea.
The House then divided : ''or the Motion 283—
Against it 16. The House then went, pro forma,
into a Committee on tile Bill, .and adigurnecl at Half-
past FoLir o'Clock this Morning.

MAILS.
Astz.:7i.D-1 Dublin. DuE-3 Gottenburgh, I. Lisbon,
2 w.:tertbrd.

PR:CE car .:TOCKs
TIZIS DAY AT TWELVE o'etOCX.
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M.A.LorEus arrived yesterday at' Yarmouth, in
('"sun-biig.Starling. Accoiding to the accounts
.tvhiCh came with that Gentleman, an a&ion 'had
taken place on the 25th of last month, in which the
trench lost in killed and wounded 10,000. men,
and were since defeated in the beginning of Fe-
Atruttry ; that MuitAr Vi-as killed in this action, and
-13ERNPicrri1 wounded. They also confirm the re-
port of the capture of VICTOR, who is a Prisoner at
Dantzic.

To this Vet), fivdur4b:le infdrtnatiOn is the pleasing
itiditidn; that the Turks have united
.their fOrces
with the Russians, and that Austria has at length
avowed its deteruiinatain to join the catise of the
Civilized world:

It ibald give Us very sincere pleasure to be able
to confirm this gratifying intelligenee; but .ve. fear
it has little better foundation- than many of the
accounts which have reached us of late. 'lt is
merely a report which was circulated f)revious
to the sailing of the Starliig, and does. not rest
upon any official authority whatsoever. One part
of the report we know to be unfounded, and we
ire therefoie warranted in doubting the rest. It is said
that Austria hag a&ually joined her fortes to those of
Russia : we have the strongest reasons to doubt this
statement ; but that the Turks have also joined the
Russian's, which forms part of the report, we know to
bt_untrtie: The Turkish Ambassador has received of-
Acial accounts of the commencement of hostilities
UtWeen Russia and Turkey, and expeas his orders of
recall every hour. The RussianAmbassidor and Suite
left Coustantinople before the declaration Of war : he
sailed, we believe; under the prOte6tion of the British
/lag, and arrived safely at Malta.

&Last nigh.t.a very long and animated tiehate took
place in the House of Comm Ons upon the snbje&
of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Upon the Di-,
vision; however the number who voted for the con-
tinuance of- the Trade only amounted to sixteen; out
of three hundred Members that were present.

An Evening Paper, zealous in its devotion to the
cause of Opposition, indulged .on Thursday evening
in a long efiUsion, which is remarkable for virulence
of inventive against Lord Howicx and.Mr.TrEntv E,
and for an insidious forbearance towards other dis,
tinguished Members of the GoVernment. These
bitier reproaches, from a Party goaded by, envy and
ttung by defeat, will be justly sregarded-a the Cla-
mours of a disappointed Faolion, and their treacherous
approaches will be treated with scorn. The shallow
device is stale and unprofitable, and a long.experience
of the inefficacy of the artifice might have convinced
the advocates of Opposition that their imbecile.at-
tempts to sow dissention are vain and hopeless, and
that their anxious search to discover discord is a
fruitless labour. The Administration, which, tbr the
1: ;MOW and ad antzv ut the Country, is compcYs3d

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,of Slateinien Who, ill ot.ll-er., tit-Set anti. quncr vti-y
different circumstances; maintained -dissimilar ()pi-
nions, can only be.,trica by the test or present
sures ; and if the individuals who forth the GOvern-
.,
=cut are now. firmly and cordially united.. in senti-
A-ne.nt, justice,,candour, and policy forbid the revival
Cif-differences which may have existed. at any former
period. S'ut what is the offence for which Lord
Howtox and Mr. TIERNEY. are so grossly' charged
with apostacy.? Because they supported the Secre-
tary' of the Treasury against an unjust accusation, and
because they counselled the House of .Commons to
diSmiss a Petition; resting its case on, two assump-
tions, which were shewu to be wholly destitute of
foundation. One allegation was entirely false in faa,
and the other originated in a total misconception, or
in • wanton misrepreientation. The Petition con-
tended, that Mr., FREEMANTLE could only take apart
in the Hampshire Eleaion, in his official capacity;
because he had no property in the county; and also
asserted that he did interfere in his official chars ter,
by writing a Letter in behalf of two of the Candi-
dates to a 'person conneaed with a Public Depart-
ment. The first affirmation ought to havebeen more
cautiously considered before, it was hazarded. Mr.
FaEEMANTI,E possesses very considerable property in
Hampshire, has also connexions and' kihdred who
•
posseis large estates in the same county, and is
United, by the ties of friendship and affinity, to one
of the successful Candidates. The Letter to Lieut.
Gen. HEWITT bore the notification of " Private,,"
and carried the customary and only mark is
ever adopted to indicate. an unofficial communica-
tion. • As Mr. FREENIANTLE'S office does not divest
him of his franchise, it cannot preclude him from
canvassing in behalf of his friends, Or even from ex-
erting all the fair and honourable influence which
he derives from his property, his' connexions, and
his ehara&er, Tice only charge, then, which is ex-
hibited against. Lord Howtcx. and Mr. TlERtuor
that they opposed, as unjust and unnecessary, any
farther inquiry into the case alledged in the Peti-
tion, which was satisfactorily proved to 'be frivolous
and groundless, and that they concurred with a.great
majority of the House of Commons in uphldhig-
and vindicating a mttitorious individnal who had
been invidiously accused and captiously calUmniatod.,
Such condua is the best proof of their firm 'attach.
ment to the Liberty of, their Country. The Law,
which proteas the innocent and' repels injustice, is
the dearest right which the Subjea can :boast, and
the true friends of liberty will ever strive to defeat
a false accusation, to countera& the effeas of detrac-
tion,
and -to lees... Est the .projeas of malice... The
champions of freedom will be. animated in the cause
of truth and justice, but the lovers of licentiousness
Will be infatuated by the wayward influence of their
passions, and the interested. -adherents of a feeble
kind disappOinted Party will indiscriminately revile
the objects of their envy, by whose superior merit
they are excluded from; power. The coarse allusion
to a change of name, which it would be scarcely
decorous to repeat, would have 'dishonoured the.
worst (lairs of Jacobinism, and is one of those illi-
beral insinuations which disgrace political cOntro..
versy. The cause Must be desperate which requires
such sOpport, and the .accuser, who reposed confi
dence 41 his case; would blush at such extravagance.

Yes'rerdaymorning His MAJESTY, the Dukes of
CUMBEIt/.AND and KENT; the Princesses AUGUSTA,,
SOPHIA, and AMEL/A, took an airing on horseback
in Windsor Park.

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To-morrow hieing the -Fist Day; Hit.INTAsEsT
will not come to town, but will come on Thursday,
and will hold a Private Levee and Privy Council, at
the QUEEN'S Palace.

Letters .'from Sir EiiwAlls PELLSW'S flag ship,
dated in July last, state, that three of the enemy's
Privateers, which did much damage to our. trade in
the Indian Seas, have bee❑ taken one of them is
the Beliona; of 36' gun, whith Made so manyeapi•
tures in the .European .Seas before she yids sent to
the East IndieS.

The Lieutenants of the .drethusa, who stormed
the forts'and took posession of the town of St. Peter,
the capital of Curacoa, under Captain BRISBANE,
were, Lieutenant PA LUSH, Lieutenant H IGHM A
Lieut. GRIFFITHS, Mr. SCOTT, Ist of Marines, Mr.
FENNEL, 2d. Those of the Anson, under Captain
IeYDIARD, were, Lieut. S u LLIVA N, Lieut. NE, Lieut.
S. FERRIS, Lieut. PEEBLES, I'M of Marines, Lieut.
HAY, Marine's ; Lieutenant JEFFRIES, of theLatorm,
landed afterwards and manned the guns with 60
men. Each Otlicer Commanded a company, who.
*ere pfeviouily trained. The Boatswains had par-
ties with ladders and crow-bays. The Masters re-
mained afloat in charge of the two Ships, With the
Convalescent and sick.

The property Captured amounts to 300,0001. in-
dependent of the Men of War, prisoners, &c. The
Ship's company of the direthrisa were distinguished
by the motto on their caps, ," riaory or Death.".
The Anson's by a b ue A on the right breast--4)fti-
cers, white Aoh the arm of a blue jacket. The
Fisgard's,• white handkerchiefs were worn by Of&
tett, and blue collars by the men.
The entrance of the harbour of Curacoa i, 40
yards wide, batteries on both sides'. Fort Amster-
dam alone mounts b 13' guns. Lieutenants PanisH
and SULLIVAN are made aEling Commanders ; Mr.
:REED; Purser of the Anson, is appointed Shore-keeper
tit Curacoa ;. Mr. ELLIOT,' of the'Aretieusa;
pointed Commissary. All the Ofteers- of the Anson
are coming home Capt. LyniAlD having left bet,
Capt. LAISOoItD 6orntnaudt ht:r atTrepent,