The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-22 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

To his Majesty's ships 'Alodeste, Terpsichore, and Dasher,
fur the capture of the Danish vessels ‘Valdcwarr, Elizabeth,
Freya, Holetein, Maria, Mary, and-Nymphe, at No. In, Adel-
phi, fOr three months:
To his Majesty's ship Rhin, for the capture of the Rattle-
snake, at No. 12, Clement's Inn, Strand.

, The Galilee, GU/OT, .'frorn Amsterdam to .Mar-
seilles, has been taken, oil Cape Martin. by the
Algerines, and carried into Algiers, where her
cargo 'was taken' out and condemned : she was
given up in January, and arrived at Marseilles.
about the 7th inst.

It must be gratifying to the Country .to hear,
that Dr. Coorea, M. D. with a Society of
rent Surgeons of thirty years experience in Stric-
tures,. &c. have established
.a Medical
Board (to whom all cases are referred) at-Charlotte-
house, Great Charlotte-street, opposite Howland
Hill's Chapel,. Blackfriars-road; London ; where
the Public are relieved from the most dangerous
diseases, without. confinement. The Institution
claims the attention of those who may have at-
tempted the cure of themselves, or who have
been so blind and unfortunate as. to consult men
ignorant of so iinportant a.branch of the profes-
sion, whose improper treatment have inereu-
rialized thousands, amd brought many to an un-
timely end; eruptions on the head, face, and
body, sore eyes,. throat, mouth, and nose, ver-
tigo, noise in the ears, deafness, (Humes ofs
sight, often ending,in.blindness, strictures, pains
in the head and limbs, frequently mistaken for
rheumatism ; extreme weakness in the knees,
swelled alleles, with a general debility, &c. are
only a few of the dreadful symptoms which fre-
'queutly appear years after, and too often embit-
ters the matrimonial state. Messrs. COOPER and
Co. are consulted . daily by . ail ranks of people,
from. eight till ten, or by letter, inclosing a fee
(for no other are answered), stating their Case, CERTIFICATES.—Mywn 14.
when-medicine and the best advice is sent to all JF.i.lndN,„R,a ri-Tyo, maker.---A. Lindsay''n
..cH ).ward Beckin Soincrsetsinri., clothiers.—
parts of the kingdm o. They- also cure the piles cheocr; dealer in cotton goods.—J. Smith, `Tabernacle-‘vall:,
and fistula, without burning or cutting, and give merchant.—G. Par:::ons, Edgware-road, coal-merekint.-;-J.ll.
iirvey, Essex, hanier. BBacks,Newir.g.
advice gratis, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sun
H
ton
ers.butts, statnma.--4. . and W. Street, Biwiilersbury, stay
(lay morning% till twelve o'clock.
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DIVIDENDS.
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. March 14. W. Howard and J. Haddock, Cateaton-street,
bankers.—April 15. S. Barnard, Kingston-upon-Hull, mer-
'cliant.—March 15. L. Icnowles, Newnhani, Gloucestershire.
.skinner..—March 18. J. Murphy, Howland-street, Fitzroy-
square, engraver.—April 25. 11. Toby, Lucas-street, Grays-
inn-lane-road, carpet warehouseman._ larch 14. T. Watson,
Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, corn dealer.—March2s. J. Hob-
son, Deal, lioeu-draper.--:March 14. S. 13ritton, RUssell-
street, Bermondsey, carpenter.-.—J. Field, Chiswell-street, li-
nen-draper.—March IS. J. Tagg, Nether Knutsford," Che—
shire, inn-lieper.--March 14. N.-Dawson, St. Aun's-lane,
warehonseman.—March.l4. G. Neeld, Brouls-street, Grosve-
nor-square, inealman.—March y. J..l3ryars, Broseky, Shrop.
shire, currier.—March 18. C. Harper, J. .M‘Whinnie, and J.
Haubury, emery-paper mannfacturers.—April 5. J. Warren,
Limehunse, cooper.—April 15. J. Somerville, London-wall,
merchant.

1MPV,Ri...`.1., PA;?.i-,,i;‘':l/4iNT-.

HOUSE OF L' q'ci,:s:DA.y, FEB.

Thr (;ILlNCELLO.:.;zentinyted 'Thursday liAt.fo'r
tike secti:id read;stg of the Bi for extlnt(ll,±z,r•Trial Ly Jury to

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;lever:? Petition; respeet.:.ng the Corn .Laws were presentea'

ADMINISTR,i't'[UN

The Order f•►r summonipgtheir Lordbjps bei►ig

T.ead,

The Earl of DARNLEY rOSb to 'bring forward
hiF:pi•inniscd Which, in this instante was
for a variety of Naval Docninentq, preparatorv.
and :ts the proposed gronad-wark of a gl.'ner:tl
inquiry_ into-the subject. lie prefaed
_it -I'd t a
*speech 'ot much length, in which he c;; eyed into
detailed considerations. Ue complained
ri the misconduct of .the Marine Adminitrationi
a 9 having cast a cloud over the-naval glory of
Britain, and of the insufficient maiiiiing of s-
yeral of our ships employed against the Aineri-
cans. With respect to the number of shipping
employed, althOtigh they Might look sv 11 upon
paper, yet many of them were, in fact, guii,boats,
which could have no chance against an• American
shift" of War, or even a stout privateer ; iu fact",
Many of ,theta were vessel;• in such condition,

they can't' neither 'fight nor nn

There

ivo.; another consideration of great importance not
only referable to the present, hut to all future
ars , and the general welfare of the British
-Nary—namely, the prevalence of the dry rot, thus
obtained to a greater degree, if lie were not
rnis-
iitfrirnied, 'and the point was one that called tor
the most serious consideration. Ile also adverted
to the way in which several of our ships of war
were latterly built—so disadvantageous, that when
first sent out they were found not really sea-
worthy. The topic of the insufficiency of our nr-
niamelit ,upon the Lalies at Canada: Was next
touched, upon, and the measure attempting to
send such .ships as hack been sent out, up a rapid

river, was much deprecated by him amt With
respect to the immensely large ship built for
the. service of Lake Ontario, she coidd not
have been fitted out at all were it not for
the arrival of the shipS which were employed
to transport part of the Duke of Wellington's
Army to America. The Centaur contributed
frer lower guns, and other vessels anchors and
cables. He meant to move, on other points, for
information on that particular head. He also
wished for copies or extracts of the correspond-
ence between the Board of Admiralty and the Co-
verrment of Canada, telative-to the defence• of
that Prpvince. Another point nn which farther
information was necessary,,waS the degree of pro-
tection actually afforded by the Board of Admiralty
to the trade of the country, which he must think
wag tar from being sufficient, and it Would be pro-
per to know the amount-of the force upon .the
Cork.station. He next came to a point of equal
importance and delicacy—one which he hardly
knew hob/ to mention in that Hous'e, of which so
than), Members owed their seats to their naval
achievement, lle believed, for the first time, it
vi.-as lately known, that a Naval Adminitra-

Tim) -had given orders to British ships of war to
avoid those of the enemy.. 1-le heard that such
directions %were actnally sent ; but he trusted it
not be found so, for the hotionfof the Bri-
tish Navy. Aud, iu this view, he would move for
copies ot instructiOns= given to the Commanders of
ships upon the-.Atnericin station. All these con-
siderations formed an imiportaint whole, which
merited serious investigation, and which, if it
Iveve not ents'red hitt), we might, ere long, 'bid
edicts to.the Naval stiveriority of this country.

Lord MELviras. rose and said, he did not ex-
pect that. the• Noble Earl, from what he said on
a former occasion;-would have entered so much in.
detail, as introductory to. his motions'. lie.felt a;
few observations from him now necessary.. A
great part of what tell front the Noble Earl was
Dot applicable to the naval war against America ;
but io the. general -system adopted now and here-
tofore, for the conduct and regulation of the
British navy. Ile was, lro.wever,desirousof a full
discussion, at the proper time., of every part of the
sAject. lie seemed to complain that the British
Ships employed against America trete-not like the
American manned with picked meth . The
thing was impossible, considering such a tinnier-
Otis and widely extensive navy as that of Great
Britain ; ,whereas they had the whole niaritithe
population of 'America to supply the manning of
souse four or five large dills of war, and a small
number of lesser armed vessels. It was not,
howeiver, on the American cults alone that
the naval Operations against the United States took
place; many conflicts were on the-coast of Brazil,
in other ptices. But, in point of fact,
our ships were manned to that extent, which
all there who were competent judges of the sitb-
ject, deemed adequate ; it was neither the esta-
blished posture of the British Navy, nor wits it
practicahle, to put picked men on 'hoard particu-
lar ships. No Administration, therefore, would
lie Justified in attempting to depart front so long
on established .course. This country had an im-
mense trade to protect•in all parts of the world,
Mitt the British ships of war were kept] much
longer on their stations than the Americans. Our
vessels were mletputtely calculated to. cope with,.
and even to overcome ves4t.ls of the same class
and description ; but it was well known they had
sonic few'ships -they rated as frigates which were as
large its Many line-of-battle ships. With,respect to
the question of the Convoy Service, he would
make it appear that every necessary protection
was afforded by the Board of Admiralty, and
hiat where losses Were sustained, it was chief-
ly. owing to the non-compliance of those to be
prnre,,tol with the convoy regulations. A num-
ber of small vessels on the American station was
lAd to be proper, and desired by the Officer its
rjonmand, Sir A. Cochrane, who must, be the
'most corrpetent judge of such a point,: The
:r*,* obit -Viscount then defended the general system
1('1t1)tt:d for the buibling,ot ships for the Navy,
c al that AVhiCh long experience prOyt;tl to
tH• best.; and lie fillet-red to a report of the In-
ar t of Dock-yards to ,hoy aat no fault was
oft that bead. He next touched upon that
,•, tile Hlenee of the Lakes-of Canada, in which
vmdkai r(f- 11,e conduct of Administrii-
; reterrin g to the objection nnnie
Lo the measure of. sending out vessels for

fiArt%tcnslar the 0'612,
•
would see, the tot-res,nuidenct;, that one
of/ t ho,e vessels was min..die emp!ov%27l it': the
fence of !fdif, Ontario. -.1.0 the !notions gentrall;y-
of "the Noble Lord., i4she itafl iaid before-, he had
Ito objecti<)os to a,,,ree. There Vra3 ir'ar h6w-
evek, which he tun,lexc,lit against at which
involved nupptes,ed or:h.rs to prevent our ft:;gates
4Vro-1-0 clip-ging with the large 4inerican vessels
,
he point would invoke confidential letters-lo the
Comm lnder in. Chief, which it would be vs.ry,
iut-
proper, nlth wit- going on, to produce:te•The
Noble Earl might -postioone particular mo-
tion, but -there %vas 110 neeeisitv tor such Orders
it; those contemplated by the Noble. Lord, because
it was generally known to he the established law
of the i'•;Ary, that if the Captain of a ,frigate
kfrowiwgly-eutered into, action against an enemy's
lint of battle ship, he was liable to be brought to
a Court Martial jar such conduct : anti here he
ittrtst- repeat, that some of the American large
ships of war lie called frigates, were equal in point
of strength to line of battle ships.
_3,Cter u- few farther remarks from the Noble
Viscontit, to a similar .purport,
The Earl of DARNLEY shortly replied ;* anti
consenting to witlidfaw the particular motion ob-
jected to, the questions were put on the others,
-and the accounts were ordered to be produced ac-
cordingly:.