The Sun.
London, England, 1803-06-18 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

I.IUUAY, JUNE 17.
1":6-ry bath Bill was reaa. third time and pass;:,i.
MA 1..: tit..)ved the tht: w‘c;al Reports N‘l,,eh
ha I been pre:a:met! to the flousJ respe;Aing the Cod TrAie,
should he relerred to the Conirrittee 'on the Cceal Matk,:t
Riff. --Oril reel.
The Scotch Militia was read a second ti:tie.
SIIERIDAN said, he took that orPot
of asking whether it was in contemplation to milce
any• provision for the wives and families of Irish
soldiers ? . When a regiment was recruited in ire
I,md, .and_,Camc over to England, their wives and
families were left to starve. •If they.followe4.l their
husbandA to England, said theregimeeit was ordered
upon foreign service, their fatitilies were left with.

oolr any, relief, or,ihe utmost atilt wits door for them
was to give the'm a' guinea to pay their passage
home, as it, waif called, to Ireland. But in fad
they had.no home, for there were no Poor. Laws
subsisting in Ireland. He hoped therefore sOme.
thing would be done upon the subjea.
Mr, .eILEXAN DE 41: ,Jai d, he uoderstoGa it was
in contemplation to 'adopt some measure tiplsn the
subjeel, bit it would be attended with great diffi-
culty, 4. there was no l'egtilar system for the main-
teila,,ce of t-he Poor in Ireland.
Lord 114wansauiti. brought up a Message from
His Majesty„ which was as follows : .
GEORGE R.
His MAJ IST Y thinks it right to inform the House of
coonnons, that from an anxious desire to prevent the.calami-,
ties of War being extended to the l3atavian Republic, he
communicated to that Government his disposition to resped
their Neutrality, provided that a similar disposition .was
manifested on the part of the Frenel;COvernment, and that
the French forces were forthwith withdrawn frotn the terra.
tories of the Batavia') PropoS'ition not hay.
ing been. admitted: by the Government -of France, and
measures having hen recentiy.ta!Len by them, in (flied vio-
lation or the Independence of the liatavian Rerniblic, lii i.
MAi Err v, judged irexpedient to direct his. Minister to leave
the Hague; and he has since given orders, that Lefters of
Marlue and Geberal Repti;ais should-be issued against the
flatavian Republic and it's 5110k:cis.
firs Mkjerry haS at all times manifested thevicepestand
most t rely interest for the prosperity and independence of
the United Provinces. Ile has recourse to these proceedings
with the most sincere regret, but the conduct of t ;lc French
Government has lett him tin alternative; and in adopting
these measures' he is actuated by a sense of what is due to
his ow,n dighity,•ani to the secnriky and essential interests
Of his Dominiens,, ;, •

C. K.

LortUlAwkesavav moved, " That an humble
At!drillbe presentee to tlis Whijesty, to return liirti
the Thanks of ,that flouse for big most gracious
IVlessa.6ey';' which-.afforded a fresh. proof of
s,Alcitudc tor .the Surport of the essentialof his he ,plc.''—Agreedi to Diem.and
(mkt, w be prescoted by such Members as were
of the Privy Council.
The'Customs Consolidation Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The CRANCELI.O,R of the I.:Act-trope-a moved
the Order of thi.Day for going into a Committee
of Supply.—The House-having resolved itself into
the said Committee, •

The CHANCELIJOR of the EAtHEQUE fi
said, that the sums for which he was about to move
were tither such as were voted every Sessi,n of
Parliament, or such as hiid already been stated to
the House ; he would not ttherefore enter into
.any
detail rupon the subje4l, but should be re.idy to give
any exulanation that might be required. He then
moved that the following sums be granted to His
Majesty.

,}Soot. for Printing the lournals and Index.
144691 for the Pitt-eh:ie..; of certain Buildings fot thesaccom—
modation of the two liouus of Parliament.
877'11. for dotraying the exponce of the Works at the Record
Office, &c. Alec.
21,42;41. for defraying the ex pence of the Wort for the ac.
o.,ininoctattori of thc two Musa of Parliament, the Speak-
er's House,

fin,'Secret Service Money.
340,0001. to satisfy Amdrican Claims.

Mr. JOHNSTONB wished to 'know whether that
would be the tubule sum that would be twcessaty.

r.
-1:11e t...}IANCRLGOR of the .EXCHEQUER replied
i the *leg:lmre.
for Military Rmida in North riritain.
iciireutrsc the Eaht Lnctil Complity for expo.
tittod put tik the Itast Indies last War.

Mr. JUIINSTpN P. wi4hed to abk the same cluestion
he had "asked before, viz. hether !hit; wag the
whole sum that would be neces'cary ?
74 CHANCELLOR ajth; 4XCHEOUER said,
that the expences incurred by the East India Company
last-War for Expeditions were very considerable,
This was about the amount of the sum -now made
out, in“ he apprehended that next Session he should
have to make another application on the subjea,
Sar Army Extraordinaries.

There were keveral other Resolutions for sums
usually granted every Session of Parliament, whieli
were Precut to.

lkdl% that '600,0001. be granted
fur the Army ExtraordT.oaries, and so,oool t,r'the
Civil COntingencies of Ireland.--. Agreed
The Report was. ode to be' rmived to7mor-
10Wt
.1 tie Order of the Day being read for going 'into'
a Committee on the Additional Customs Bill, •
General G AISCOY NE J
.aid, he was aware of the
great exertions that must necessarily be made, and
'he was sure that the Mercantile part of The Commit.
nity would willingly bear their share, but he con.
tended that those csuncerned in the West India Trade
were not' only not able • to pay the new Duties, but
not even the old ones'. At one period of the last
War, . the West. India 'Trade was certainly very
writable ; but that was' far from bell's; the cast
now. He thought it w- old have been but fair in
Ministers, when they were proposing theie Duties,
to have told Commercial People that all the Ports
of Europe were shut against them. He did not
mean to oppose these Duties ; he did not wish for
exemption or for diminution, he only wished for
suspEnsion' until they knew that some of the Ports
on the Continent were open to them. He again
teecated, did not ask • for exemption, but he
hoped Ministers would not ruin a Trade of such
tnagnitude as this; he hoped they would not persist in
enforcing new Duties before they knew. whether they
could bear the Duties which were already imposed.
IThe Cili.N.C'Ett.ov. of the Excfletautot had argued
upon a lbrn•sr occasion, that the trade could have
borne these, duties last War, and therefore it could
hear them now ; but in the last War, Hamburgh,
Bremen, &c.' were not shut up against us—he did
not blame. Ministers fur their being shut against
us now, but he blamed them for not communicating
that circatustanee to the House when they were fro.
posing theae Resolutions, The Hon. Member pur_
. sued these arguments at some length, and concluded
with moving, • that it be an Instruetion to the Corn_
• mictee to insert a Clause, giving a power to His
Majesty iwCouncil to suspend, these duties if he
should think proper. •
The Si EAK E R said, that this Motion was un.
necessary, because the Committee possessed that
power...without any Instralion being, voted, and if
it was unnecessary k was irregular.
A shore conversation ensued on the point of form,
after which the Howe went into a Conunittee, and
General GASCOYNX proposed a Clause to • the
aboye effed.
Mr. PeLkS/TTART said, he totally differed.
from the Hon. Gentleman, lie was by no means of
opinion, that the Sugar Trade could not bear these •
duties ; the price had been a great deal dearer than
it would now be,• even with these additional duties,
and yet the consumption had increased, so that with
regard to the home-consumption, he entertained no
apprehensions of its 'being diminished, With re-
gard to the Export .Trade, the Continent must.
either be supplied from GM; Britain, or from the
Powers• at'War with her ; now, as it was not *very
' probable that 1~ ranee or Holland would be able to
port much froM their Colonies, it followed that the
Continent must he supplied' by Great Britain.—
' With resped to the Porta being shut against us, we
were not shut out from any Port from which we
were not excluded last War. At the latter part of
time last. War we were excluded from
,Hamburgh,
and our Exports were greater that year than iii any
former year. The Hon. Gentleman had'stated that
Government knew that .the Ports were shut against
us, atidliad not communicated that information to
the house when they, proposed the Duties; he really
did not think Government had'any information that
would have been iMpottant to communicate, or if
• they had any private intelligence, he left it to the
House whether they ought to communicate
Ge!rierai TAR L ETON spoke in very high terms
of the prosperity of Liverpool, and said, if the
Merchants of that town were left to themselves
they would take care of their tiivn interests, and do
what. was just to their Country.
Central • (.; eISCOIr NE said he understood his
. Hon. Colleague was going to leaVe his Constituents
to themselves by accepting a Commaad in Ireland ;
perhaps be thought they would do better if they
• were left. entirely to themselves, but he (Gen, G4s.•
c.ortretenterraineika different opinion,. and- should
certainly upOn.all occasions oppose every-measure he
~thOught injurious to their interests.
The • 01.4 NC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
_ it was • pretty extraordinary for the Hon,
General to assume, from the silence of Ministers,
that all the Ports were shut against us, and that no
accommbalation whatever was to be afforded. He'
betievtd it would be difficult, either for ingenuity
or power, however hostilely direfled towards the
interest of this Country, to exclude from' the Foreign
market that article which was. the aubjea of duty.
now before the Committee for its consideration.
The price of Sugar last War had been as' high as
sixty.ive shillings, and yet dOring that time the
consumption of the article had considerably in.
created.-- Previous to the canimencernent of Hasa-
lilies tie price. was ftirty.five shillings,''and since
the commencement of Hostilities it had 'risen front
thirty-three to forty-seven shillings, during which
time the consumption had increased, and so it had
been when at the highest, as he lied already stated;
anti this was a decisive proof that the state of the
trade hast not been deteriorated since the cm-
Mencement of . Hostilities, Now. he proposed to
make an addition of four shillings to the hundred
Weight, and on this additional duty the Hon. Gen-
ticm:tri complained, although he admitted that his
Constituents were now in a better condition than
they had been six' months Ago. Now, with the
circumstance proved, that •the higher price had not
diminished the consumption in the- Country—:_with
the circumstance of the drawback, and an absolute
certainty of our having a monopolfbi the Market,
he had no apprehension either that West India, Oi
any other property belonging to this COuntry,
would 4e injured by thii duty. The opinion-of the
most intelligent men he had conversed with upon
the suhjeet, and they were persons of the greatest
.experience and of the highest charader for judg.
• menr, ,was., -that irutead of four shillings, he might
with perfeel safety to the Trade have
ovcclnafit ou thatrtstx
shillings; spun which ground he was
no reasonable man would think that this duty Would
diminish;' the consumption of this article. Having
said this, he begged leave to add one. word 'upon
another subjetl. The Hon,
.Genual opposite Cu

hint (General GASCOYNI) had referred to the ab.
wrce of his lion. Colleague (General TARL ETON),
who' wits expeded, if the War-continuedt, io serve
his 'Country elsewhere than in that House.- He
Wil;hed it to be understood, if his Hon. Friend
:(General TAR LETOI4) 'did not always appear in the
gouse to discharge his duty•as a Member of Pae-
liament, he would be discharging his other duties,
and he had no doubt'would discharge-them-in such
a manner as that the Inhabitants of Liverpool would
tee) he was performing his duty to them when he
was performing his duty to his Sovereign and to
his Country, and which he 'had no doubt his Hon.
Friend would discharge in a manner that would be
highly honourable to himselfs and of great advan-
tage to the Public.

General GASCOYNE said, he required only
that a power should be lodged sornewhere, to dis
pence, under given
,circumstances, with this regular
lion upon the subjea of the EXporting Trade. As
to his Um. Colleague, he meant to say that the
Country was likely to benefit from his Military
capacity as. much as by his attendance in that House. ;
by- which he really meant no more than to pay a
tribute of respect to the Military charatler of l.is
Hon. Colleague,:. and. that he could not by his at.
tendance in the House render his. Country more ser.;
vice than he could do in the field.

Genered T4IKLETON said, that what he had
stated was, that he had received no instructions
from his Constituents upon the vote he was to
give. With regard to his professional duty calling
him, hence, l►e apprehended that upon such an.emer.
gency his Constituents would excuse it, nor was
such a thing,to be avoided, unless it was to be laid
down as a rule, that persons of a Military Pio.
fecsion should be excluded from the House. He ex-
pressed a great feeling of 'desire to be employed in
the service of his Country in the hour of its peril.
The CH,INCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
observed, that there was a claube in the Bill now
under.
,cnnsideratiOn, empowering the Legislature to
vary, alter, or amend the Ad in the present Ses.
sion, and therefore, if such •a power should be
Wanted, as that proposed by the Hon. Gentleman,
Parliament'thight give it, and that would be a con.
stitutional mode, whereas, the mode proposed by
the lion. Gentleman was ohjeaionable, upon Con-
stitutional principles, that of giving to the King in
ColincirPower over an Aft of Parliament, su as
to suspend 'its provisions.
General CASCOY NE. contended that Govern.
ment had done the very thing without an ita of
Parliament which Ministers were now stating to.be
unconstitutional, and that while Parliament was
sitting, and did not until four months afterwards
call for an Mt of Indemnity. _ _

Mr. V ANSITTART stated a material distinflion
between that case and the present; in that case
they were compelled by necessity ; here they were
called upon to agree to a power which was uncon.
stitutiunal, Velure any case existed to spew the
necessity of it.
Mr. .8 41 L LIE expressed a wish to assent at once
to the present measure, fur if it was not made'.l
subjea of Taxation, it would be so next year.
Sir fr. PULTENEY said, if all ports were
aaually shut against us, Sugars must fall in price;
but if ports were open, there could be no objedion
to this duty.

Mr. BAR HAM and Str WM. You !lc entered at
considerable length iuto the circa which this measure
might have on West India property, in the event
of our Trade being stopt by the shutting of the
ports against us.
Mr. DENT thought the subjeft deserving great
consideration.

The • CHANCELLOR of she EXCHEQUER
professed to have in view nothing injurious to the
West India Planters, who were most unquestionalsly,
a perfettly respetaable body, nor had we the least
reason for apprehending any such danger.
After a good deal of further conversation, in
which Mr. BAtiliAg, Sir •Wid..PULTNEY Mr.
14)HNSTONi, Mr. VANSITTAILT, Sir- \V. YOUNG,
r. BA.ILLte, and General GAscoyrie took parr,
the motion of General Gii.scoYNE Was Withdrawn,
and the Bill pied the committee,. _
The House having resumed, the report was ordered
to be received to-morrow.

Mr. HI try A out 74 orom brought up a Bill for makin al-
lowance in certain trues to Sith.drern ()Meru of Militia of
Great Britain, while disembodied. Read a brat, and ordered
to be read a sciond time to-morrow. _

Sir.W. l'ut.ruNne,brousht up a Bill forgrantinq to His
Majesty 20;000!. for bitilding Bridges ter. in the Hiollands
at Scotland. Read a first time, and ordered
to be read a second.
tittle on Monday next. "
Mr. Co it le brought up the Bill to indemnity persons who
have omitted to gnalify themselves in Ireland, acconting to
Lavi. "Lad first, and ordered to be read second timelo-
mo-row.
_ _ .

iktilried to Tuesday further consideration of Report on
fidiiitia Pay Bill.
Mr. VANaIT t A KT brought up a Bill for granting to His
'Majesty Contributions on Profits, on Property, see.- and
Othces therein described. Read alitst, and ordered to be read
a second time to-morrow.

Mr. ALEXANDEit brought up a Report for the further
supplying, M.aristers and Seamen in time of War„., in His. M-
ajesty's Ships, and on beard Merchants Ships, Under certain
Regulations, and Ainetlments. • Read, agreed to; and Bill
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, it then engrossed.
Mr. Po Ls CAREW 'brought up the Report of the Irish
Parish Churches Bill—Amendments rend and agreetl to—
Bill to be printed and read a third time on Tuesday next, it
then engrossed.
-A Motion was made by an Hondurahle Member, whose
name we did not hear, " 1 bat there be laid before the House
an account of the, total number of British and Foreign Ships,
and Tonnage 'thereof respectively' entered inwards into the
Port Of Bristol fqr taal, Ike." "Ah account of the Goods
impo!ted into the same Port for 1799, zgeo, and filet, ells-
tingutshing each year, Sze."—Ortleren.
Mr. WICKHAM brought op a Bill for transferring to the
Royal, Navy Seamen serving, in the Militia hi Ireland. Read
itirsi—ortiLreilielie real on Nloriday next.
Mr, WIcK tins; moved for "leave tp bring in a Bill.to pre-
Vent unlawful Combinations of WOrkinen, Artificers, Jour-
neymen and Labourers, in Ireland, and for 'other purposes
relating therein.—Otdered. •
The Weavers' Bill was read a seemed time, on the motion
of Mr. Rosa;—Hearing Counsel postponed.
Corn Regulation Bill read a seconu time—committed to a
Committee of the whole House to-morrow.
At Half past Sam the House adjourned.

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T•H E SUN. .

• •OLSLI 1101S,DIC111111 VALSUI4 AUDIAT r •

LONDON, JUNE 18, 1803.

- A. MESSAGE was yesterday delivered to the two
Houses' of Parliament from rs MAj ESTY, AC*
quainting
them that 14-ctters of Ma:gut and Re.
prisal were issued against the.Batavian Repu.ble.

We yesterday stopped the Piess to state the ar-
rival of a liar:burgh Mail, the oldest that was due.
:
An article in the Hambargh Correspcvdertun of it 2
stli, states the
arrival of French Adjutant Bsito4
in that place from Hanover, with Dispatches from
General MoRTI e a to the French Envoy RSltin AR PI
the contents of which are stated. to be sotisfaaotY
With respell to that City. •
Private Letters, however, of the loth, stateil to
stave,
been received by a Mercantile House in the
City, assert 'that the French had aauslly entered
it. This we fear is the more probable suppositions
and we are led to believe it to be the opinion Pr°ll
Government, as the last six Hamburgh
this Country are still detained at Yarmouth..
WE, yesterday mentioned the fad of RH'isial,lavi"g
ccme forward to mediate between this Country
We
ranee. The Negotiation is carried on, as
F
have stated, through the medium of Count Wol'u.
zew here, and M. MAILOoFf, the Russian Minister
at Paris. We have no idea that -such a Negotilti'3
can'lead to Peace-between the two COuntrics,
following Letter from Paris will be found
ing, as conveying some important information un •
th"ISFSICkn it the Northern Powers
Path, yuvr 13, 113*
Last Saturday, after the arrival of a Laurier, the Fr":
sian Ambassador called upon Count do hinscorfs
they both together waited upon TALLY. it A NDi V 4111) 3fs‘,l
bt.me conversations, desired them to =Company t tali
Cloud. On their return, he invited the Swctlisli anal
ay
Ministerstu iris Office, where they remained until lt°
uipf;-Vihen-se4cial Condos were expedited fur Or:
of Europe. The particulars of these conferences
known, but it is said, they referred ta. a proPos°l I:7°c/
to renew the former Northern Vollitioni , h''t
fit
• acCut.
'frig Eurtaoll OrktvsSl has refused thtioiivri
slots, to make the Duke of MEegt.sivausten, the 0104'
ao Brother-in-Lawolte Ex..ae TOK of 1I:0:40v a, wita
The general opinion, that Negbtlati°ns34°"t A 17
air Rut.
England are continued here thrutigh the ino4oll 9. air
arrivaland the departure cif several
daily conferences between him and TA.I3.EY RAND,
• sian Ainbasiador, causes the steadiness of out Funds; /
and the
s
lamb rather confirm this supposition.
.
°C
Wit this Morning received the 'aril
the ith inst. Tl:e Me, titer of.that date contain
an Ordonnance of the KING of DB/4MARK, for the
ation
Couriers •n,,,t anti fromln.
regulation of the 'Trading Vessels of that N
during the present- War, of which the following is
an Abslrad : .
COPENIIAU EN, MAY

Royal Ordonnance for regulating the conduit;
and fixing the Duties of the Merchants and Sc
°I: hi' Scares, in time of War between other IVlagis

time POWtt'S : tticlt
this Ordonnance, consisting of Eighteen Articles,
War,...11%,u5t
Vessels going "to Foreign Ports which are N', 1"1"1
be. provided with Royal Passpt,:is, out °tilt;
te 'Wert. Irligeliaisports to be graiit.:d 001 f to
Danish Subjects, and after they hive Made oath before
the proper Magistrates, that there is not on beard 6";11
Vcssel any Contraband of War. No Subjea Of egithei
of the Powers at War can be the Captain of 4 ve4'n'y
having such Royal Passport. Before the de.ntrtore 0f •
Such Vessel, oath Shall be made by the Captain or L"T‘.n.;
that nothing has been done which can draw with
nt
the
abuse of such Passport. No Stibrit of either 01
Powers at War can hold any Office on board such Yes%.
Half the Crew of such Vessel to be Danish Subjects. 6".
Royal Passport and Other Papers to be always 3:1
such Vessel. No Stich Vessel to liave on board "1`).;
set of Papers,- or to sail'. under a Foreign Flag. Tile I°r,,
Passport to be only available for one voyage. The follo‘vall°
Articles shall be deemed *Contraband of War, wniQII ahere
not allowed to be transported in Neutral VesselS t 0 1-
Akits uteither of the Belligerent Powers, namelYr Cjlhn: '`
non, Mortars, Arai, of every species, Pistols, 101/lit—'
Grenades, Bnllets, ;Balls, Muskets, Flints, Matcli,
Powder, Saltpetre, Sulphur, Cuirasses, Pikes, S‘v°r`i'
Belts, Knapsacks, lOidlei and Saddles, excepting soon
shall be necessary for the.O:ience of the Vessel All Vi'livo
,
engagements with Foveign Powers, respeaing the trmlie'
of any articles, to remain in full force.
There arc very Icing and distinainstralioC nt tc:
the Captains of Ships thsfare destined for N.
Ports with articles which arc called ContrAband 0
ar ; anti all *Captains of Ships are st rittly fodden
W
to enter any Port which is' Blockaded by rbi SC3 14
any of the Belligerent Powers. ri.
No Danish Subject is permitted to enter on ,board an) 7-1)0
vateer belonging to any of the Belligerent Powers. 110"r° L
to fit out any Vessels of that description. When 3/1Y
o VeSs4
is met by any
at Sea, and not under Convoy,
tack-
Vessels belonging to the Belligerent Powers authoriz,
wand an 1 tispection of his Papers, the Capt4ihis not
f the Arin
to slicw his Papers, but, on the ehitrary, is to exhib'
faithfully, and without soy tlOll. C3plahti "1
are also forbidden, under the sttizior penalties, to tws
delgrCl any of the Papers belovng to the Ship et (.%4t1,0.

1.
An article flora Cctenhageg states, 'that the Itoad
of E!sineur is ft;Ted with Baiavian Vessels coming
from the Baltic, afraid to prosecute their respeEtiire

voyages.
The number of French Troops will be increased
in Holland, to be cotnrrhinded by General DzssoLcs.
An Article from Vienna of the zd inst. says, that
the KING of NAPLES, faithful to a Secret Article
by which he is bound to receive a French Garrison
into Sicily, in case of a rupture between France and,
England, has refused the request of the latter to
send °English Troops there. The same Article
states it as the general opinion, that the KING of
SARDINIA will permit the English to take possession
of that Island.
The First Consul was to leave Paris on Thursday.
or yesterday, on his visit to the Coast and Belgium.
He will be accompanied by the Ministers for Fo.
reign Affairs, of the Interior, and .the Marine.
An'Article from the Hague of the 6th inst. men.
,bona the arrest of an English Merchant, named
JoHxsori, at Flushing, who had been sent to pri.
son on the authority of the Commandant of that
Place. He was considered as a Spy of the English
Government, and all his Papers were seized.
The French Funds on the r4th were 49. 35.

Wa lament exceedingly the loss of Hammer, but
ive arc very far from giving into an opinion which
bas been circulated that precaution on the part of
Ministers could have saved it to His MAJESTY.
We now •wish that we had in this Country moo()
of.the Hanoverian Troops whom it will perhaps
be attempted to employ against. us. It is true that
every endeavour should have been used with the
Court of Berlin to obtain its proteition for liaoysitr,
but from the determined Neutrality of that Court,
•as fatal in thc present instance as the most hive.-
trate Nasality, we had not Much to expect. Still
'eutry effort should hay; been made. This Nation
certainly does not shine at the present moment in
the Diplomatic Line. Our Foreign Ministers are
!itot among the most skilful in Europe, and our
Representations are not so 11114C11 attended to as we
could wish.
At St. Perersbmrgh we ought to have at the pre.
sent
.moment the ablest and most experienced Fo.
*eign Minister in the service of this Country...—
There is no Nation which can render us so much
benefit, or do us .so much injury as Rtaria. We
believe it to be for her interest .to do us service ;
but that interest should be rendered apparent by
skacrepresentation, and every conciliatory measure
should be employed towards that Court. Count
*ottottsto is a most respettable man. We hope he
is as well disposed towards the present, as he was
towards the last Administration. Indeed this
Country never was placed in a situation in which it
was more necessity that the Administration should
fie regarded as strong and efficient in the eyes of
Foreign Nations, than at the present moment.
lt has always been supposed that the circumstance
of our Trade being shut out from Hamburg(' would
be extremely distressing to our Merchants.—lt is
tome time before 'cralle finds a new channel when
• an. old one is stopped up, but it finds its way in the
end, and in the mean time chase who are supplied
suffer more real inconvenience than those who
supply;

often happens that the Voice of Reason and of
Truthis unheard, until the Clamour of Calumny
and lova-live has subsided. No man was ever more
traduced than Mr. PITT has been for taking, that
line upon a late occasion, which vier), just and ho.
nourtible feeling both towards himself and the Conn:
try dictated. A Motion was made to,censore Mi.;
misters for their Condo4l in the late Negotiation
'ith France._ Mr. Pin. thought that that Nego:
tiation exhibited the most incontestible proof of .a
..disposition, on the part of the French'Government,
incompatible with the relations of Peace—ho wish.
ea to confine the views of the Pulblic to that im•
portant consideraticn—he called upon the Tedpie
With irresistible force, and in langUage.whieh will
be forgotten by those who heard hini, to
finite in defence of our dearest interests, to protect
in War those essential Rights which out Enemy
Would not suffer us to prtberve in Peace, to avenge
ourinsulted Honour, and to ahew ourselves wonky
the name of Englishmen.
Btu• Mr. Ptrr was not permitted to limit the
Paliberations tsf Parliament to the ,great and pa.
/amount considerations of National Safety and
I>efence and he appears also to hive thought, when
the Question was forced Upon him, that whatever
Hostility the Proceedings of the Negotiati.on evin.
ttd on the' part of France, they exhibited also proofs.
of great mismanagent On. the part of His Majel.itYig

Zfi
(as we now understand) that hostile mind' on
the pm of France/ had been manifested towards us
ever since the Sig ,efure of the Treatyof Amieria—
if that sc.tles of Insult,. which has been regularly
continued, was then beton:would it not have been

Mserii;:y to ita,:e brOUght those things to .i
point at an earlier perio4 and before we bad iur_
rendered our Conquests Nobody Can doubt itoit it
would have been more advantageons ; but the More
important consideration is that it might have pre:
vented the War altogether. The natural c.onse.
quence of subMitting to a trifling insult is, as well
among Nations as Individuals, to encourage and
invite others still more serious. We made Peace
with France upon Conditions in no respea degrad.
ing, because, though we made great sacrifices, we
made them for the advantage of those to whom we
were bound by the ties of good faith. We made
Peace therefore upon grounds which entitled us to
respect, and to all these considerations which .arise
out of the fair and honourable relations of Peace.
The moment these were denied to us was the mo.

inent to make our stand. Had we done so, it is

not imprObable that the• first attempt to humiliate
us would have been the last. BONAPARTE is said

to have declared, lg thitt, he never could discover
(what the Xittg's Ministers quire about." That
they wished sincerely to maintain Peace no one can,
doubt—but did they attempt to effeet their purpose
by any uniform, decided, or consistent condua ?
Firmness and Moderation might have secured their
obje6t—F/fifivation and Concession were certain to
lose it. Conciliation is a most amiable Virtue,
but Conciliation in return fur Insult, becomes the

most dangerous submission.
On the breaking out of the War, the Party which
has always been the most adverse to the present
Administration proposed a Motion of Censure upon
their conduct, founded on Fits MAtesre's Declara.
tion. Mr. Purr, we believe, took great pains to
prevent such a Motion from being brought forward.
Disapproving evidently of many parts of their con.
duCI, he felt that there were no reasons for general
censure against His Majesty's Ministers, or at least
none which were not overbalanced by higher consi.
derations; and that such a Motion only tended to
weaken and disunite men at a period when the
~Nation most peculiarly Called for union and'strength.
That Party, however,• with whom Moderation is no
virtue, still- determined to propose the Vote of
Censure. Mr. PITT, consistently with his feelings
and opinions upon the subjeet, could honourably
take no other course but that which he pursued—
that of stating an opinion that /he Question ought
not to be entertained. This line, it is said, satisfied
no Party—it was not dilated by'Party.spirit and
could not—but it satisfied that which waT better
than pleasing any, it satisfied his own Coascience ;,
and we are convinced that the more it is consider.
ed, the more it will satisfy every man who does not
think it necessary, in times of emergency, to give
into the extremes of any Party whatever. In this
Debate, the Question of the conduit of Ministers
can hardly be said to have been di: cussed. It was
very little investigated or attacked, and not at all
defended. An appeal was made to the passim, nut
to the reason of the Audience, and the decision was
called for, and given, from the/it/ie.?, not from the
judgment of either House of Parliament.

Those who proposed the Vote of Censure felt
themselves secure that it was impossible Mr. PITT
could approve of the whole conduft of Ministersin
their relations with France since the Peace, and
therefore they inferred that he must support their
motion. Whether his ground of disapprobation
and theirs was, in any degree, the iame, it is im-
possible to say, as the line Mr. PITT took preclud.
ed him from stating his objeffions.—At all events
he evidently thought the attack, as it was made, ill-
timed, and unlit, and pfobably unfounded—he could
not therefore assent to the Motion.—On the other
hand, His Majesty's Ministers contend that he
ought directly to have negatived the Motion, and
implied approbation; or, if he could not in con:
Nullity to his real sentiments imply approbation,
he should in negatiVing the Motion of Censure,
haVe stated all his grounds of objection to their
conduEl..—to which we reply, that a Speech, the
tentlendy of which was to objed to Censure, but
filled with 'arguments to piove that Waite was im.
parable; wotThl have given jail cause of coutplaint.
Besides;is it not certain that as soon as he had stated
those particular Ails of Ministers 'hide he thought
exceptionable; a Motion, of Censure %torrid have
been brought forward, referring only to those parti
cular points ? He would also in adopting this line
have deserted the sound and patriotic ground .on
whit!) he stood; and !lave Affed,in-dired opposition
to his own rust principle--=he would hate dectipied
the time and attention of Parliament in canvassing
the past conduit of IVlinistersi instead of looking
forward to provide the best means of National Safety
and Notation against the dangers' which threaten us.

There ate those however who have said that Mr.
PITT wished to (Weatit the Adminrstration; anti
that his ecnitfista was diffited b this disposition.
Those wl►o offer suds an opinion d►t not,. we are
persuaded, themselves believe it. To have tried
to pittYont a,Motion of Censure being brought for.

tvatd against .v..1:-asters-6—to have endeavoured to
Shew that such a Motion} ought 'mit to lie entertain•
ca when the ConsidtjtatiOn of it was fotced upon
him, are most singular symptoms of stieh,a
sition. • To attempt to weaken the Administrati:m
by approving the War in which.we are engaged—
by supporting,.perhaps in sonie degtee by suggest—
ing the best system of Finance-by recommending
the most efficacious plan for National befence—to
endeavour, in short, to weaken the. Administration
by endeavouring to strengthen the Nation, will
hardly be gravely imputed. If Mr. PiTT's objet
bad really been to weaken the Government, it will
not readily be believed that he would have taken
a course which he knew would, in all probability,
unite all Parties in a division against him. The
Ministerial Party would; of course, vote in oppo.
sition to him—those who proposed the Censure
necessarily must ; and though Mr. Fox, after the
di,vitioN, declared he thought the piesti4n oßght net
to Lr eniertnined, he and. his friends, as might be
expeaed, reconciled it to their feelings to vote
against a Motion which precisely expressed that
sentiment, rather than be seen in a division with
Mr. PITT ! It is known also that sal previous
meeting of Mr. Pt rr's friends had taken place—
that three-fourths of those who divided with
him did not know the line he meant to take, when
they came into the House of Commons—to weaken
the Government therefore could not be Mr. Piri's
wish, but to deliver a conscientious_ opinion that a
retrospettive view of the Conduft of His Majesty's
Ministers could, at the present moment, answer
no beneficial purpose, Nvas the true and honour.
able motive of his conduit.

• The existence of Party is beneficial to the Na-
tion, and, no Government will ever he strong with-
out Opposition, because, without it, no Govern-
ment will ever receive warm anti cordial support.—
Those Ministers who think they are strong by
laying or dividing what is called the OpPosition
Party, will find themselves grossly deceived in the
first moment of disaster. The strength of an Ad.
ministration in this Country consists in buying
their adions severely; Scrutinized, and coming
triumphantly out of the investigation. We are
friends therefore to Party, in the fair sense of the
word—bur there are occasions 'limbic!) the National
Interest and the views of Party are at variance.
11,1 en will differ as to the piecise time at which Party
is to be put out of the consideratiOn for the Na_
timidl good, but to prefer the Cause of Party to.
that of the Nation, is to become Fadious. When
Mr. Sußlitokrr deserted his Party to support the
Government in their endeavours • to suppress the
Mutiny in the Fleet, the obstinate and bigotted
adherents to Party loudly. condemned him, but we
never heard that be was condemned by the Country,
or that he has repented of his uncial. Mr. PITT'
must not be a&uated by Party motives in difficult
times—he must be influenced by higher considera
Lions. If his objet was Power—if the gratification
of Ambition was his purpose, it is true that the In-
trigues and Machinations of• Party might best lead
to the attainment of those objettls—bur if his hue.
suit is the good of his Country, he must consider
only the best means of contributing to the general
safety and welfare. Jf Mr. Pt.r.r were in Of-
fice, it is true that the ene'rgy of his Mind
would be more usefully and efficaciously diretfted;
hut whether in .or out of office, the, People trust,
in these times of difficulty anti of danger, to his
best services. The -Administration has not the

reputation of being as strong as our situation re.
quires, and he must suggest what he ,thinks useful,
and must not be afraid of disapproving, in the con..
dud of ,Ministeis, *hat he. thinks obje49knable.
Tkis will bring down' t!pon grim, is it has upon-the
present occasion, the invective of every Party.
writer in the -kingdom; luit the shafts of .calumay
cannot weaken .his efforts in the Public Service.
He' will he amply compensated for malignant abuse
in the gratitude of the People, and in the best con.
solatioo a Public Man can feel, Thai of ing, in
arduous times, done his duty to his Country.

This m'ornint; artiveil a Mail froth' New-York and
Halifax, brotighi to Falmouth by the ilrickiai:d
Packet, in eighteen days from Halifax.
Yesterday morning at half-past nine o'clock fits
MAJErtv, accompanied by the Princesses SOPHIA
and Atapt.ik., attended brGen. GAIME, Colonels
IUTZkOY and SPIINUeIti Major DEIIisROW, and Sir
W, and Lady PITT, took an airing on horseback in
the Great Park, by Virginia Water, and inspected
the different Farms,
-' Yesterday morning. at eleverl o'clock HER MA.
lESTV,EfiId the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZAIIIITH,
and MAtt If, attended by Ladies DI Y, CHAT.
HAM, l'StyNNit and Witn(AßO, took an airing in
two Coaches to Frogmore,
,and walked in the gar,
dens there till near three o'clock, and then returned
to ;he. Lodge.
• Yesterday afternoon,. arrived at .VO'indsor,..on a
visit to Tittlit MAresms, His Grace the Mitt&
of PtotpErrkiti -and PRINCE Wit.t.tAtd.
Yesterday Ascot Heath Races afforcied Very bad
sport, Sir
,Ciimuss IiUNBURY'S Putelei .galloped
over the Course for the Plate; the next • Plate was.
won by 'Altr:." a'a Mat-

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oßTimotrili, IcF„ 7.----The' Lai;tin:t.i.a,Ekrc:l
Ship Earrqf Irani India; 3e,fr f?.; S:
Helena the City If ondoit; licrredes, ard Corer.:::i;deL,

SlitiiarZESS, JUNE P. M.--The
''Ct4l Frigate and the Sly;ft Cuter; with the Bahl
'Convoy, are getting under weigh

DE.A.L, JUNE 17.-Arri'v.:.d
Terror and Sid.phur, from a crui.i,e and tilt. Liliv.ii#E
Sloop of War from the Northward:

Remain His Majesty's Shp Reiscni:76le,
Arttittnn, Fury and jak:Lre; Terre'r and 3/41.
phur Bombs; riXen Gun Brig; Tiiristiid Earl St.
rincent East-Ind iamen:

The Privateer Brig Werlinociaid, Caps. CtrAk;•
MAN, ran upon the Goodwin Sands early this rtioriL:
itz, and it is feared will be totally lost;

Tilt: Brig Einemitel, HAiis HANSPII thastai-,ipoki
on the 27th ult. at sea, the Bet;, RIC:I4,IRD BULLY
master, of Yarinoilthi from. ?ante bound to Liver.;
poOli In hit; 37. 30. long: it. Weit, AIL well.

His Roy4l Highness the PRINCE of WA e~x gave
a (firmer to it telcd, party on Tueltliy list, cofisist-
ing of the OntierOtentioned NobJettiert and Gentle.

men; vii. . ,
Prince ESTERILAZ!, Prince oKri.i•sALl,:ciwlTcli,
perial ~‘Tribasadtir, Count STAFiEf.irtitit Eitrlofthrsbiin4l;
General. flaruit 11634 p Esc Lord Itulett:Nsosi
General I.vrti &kit Li:G.I.6N, Count WA r z 14; COI(J.
nets WILSUN and !At:, K::K it.

His Royal Highness PkINCR Wi LOAM of e:7l-11, o tr.
CEST Eli remained live days, on his rcrarn to tng-
t:ith. the KtilG of PRUSSIA iv his Camp,
where he was highly entertained, and visited
the
,21; > EX and all. her Nohlei:.
By .a letter from Pa/4; we ire juror. that
Colonel AnRl CROMnY,Colonel* StA ITU' Captain
SWAIN, of the Artillery, and -several othet
men, have been sent rison'ers to Valenciennes ;
also that Lord Etmi 14 is permitted rd remain at
Paris upon his parole of honour, and hai, tater) Lord'
TWO RllllB at the Op 6a. kir P. 13. DAV tn-
wilci is now a prisoner at the Sam: Place, will.eom.:
plate hii sixtieth year in•Septembei• next.
Dispatches, have been t:c;ived from• Sierra
Leone, ,which give a liivourahle accoma of the
comstanees of that Colony. tyre NRtive Chief wa4
still industrionsly seekitig the means of disturb;ng
its peace, and was endeavouring to gain other Chiet4
to his views, but had hitherto failed in all hk
tempts; and every Where met with the roost clic.
couraging refusals;

.."rlirotigh the vigorous exertiotiS, howeirer,
Captain DAY, the Governor, the ColOuy bad heoi
put in such t respeclable state of defence, as to dis-
sip;ite all aOpteitension of danger frorii 11,0 inuAility
of the Natives. In cow,vpiel,ce Of the sense of se-
curity which had beer, thus induced, cultivation tit
revived aniong the Settleri, with every prov:-:dt
success.

The Batavian Squadron atnder AOmta At, tie
%VENTER, b:aii,isting of three Ships of dte
and a tor vette. has atriVeti at Ferrol from I,i4)ort„
as xiso the Frigate Pallat, 'with Vice. Almiuit
HART,INoK. Tht squadron is there tAiing oti
bo!trcl trionth.s.

On Thursday the Prorosind LadieS'anq C.en,;;:
de.inen, wild are in the habit of Meeting at the va.
rious public and priraic musical (Intel taininents'dor.
ing the season, dined together at Ilighßitty Barn;
previdusio departing to fulfil their summer engage.
meats. Each Gentleman brotight , hie Lady, and
they amounted miCtly to three o,Tavir. IVIr.
KNfire+, sen. was in the chair, and after the health
of the King, he 'gave Crotehtli and Qnavet-s with
three times three. A number of the most.beautifut
Gleei ivete and the day was Spent in,
the truelt harmony.
.11/4 dramatic, novelty is coMing, forivaid at the
itiy.Nhrket TheAtrc, founded dpun the interesting
stofy -of. the Unfortunate Maniac, known in the.
neighbourhood of Bristol by the name of rbi Maid
of the liaj-Siaek, whti died a few years sigoi and
svhose Origin and family never' Were discovered.
An 'attempt at robbery Avat made on Thursday
evening- Antic eight o'clock, on Guldcr's Green,
Hendon, by a single highwayman, who attacked a
Gentleman and Ladydin a gig. The former Sprung
Out and seized the highwayman's pisiol. A scuffle
ensued, which lasted a few minutes; and several
persons were approaching when the highWaylnan
disengaged himself, end galloped off towards toswil.
On Thursday night, orre.of the Hanipstead stage
Coaches, passing near Rea.lion.hill, was stopped by
a single highwayman, who totik from theperson of
an elderly,lostly about iol. and a, gold watehi with
which he galloped off towards Town : although he
was inirnedivay pursued; the villain got clear off.
O'n Thursday night at eleven o'clock, While' Lord
GEORGE Stirmouit was proceeding in his cdtriage
Op Lower Grosvenor,strect; the coachrrian per.
ceived ro. man on horseback,' riding tip to' the car.
riage, who imMediately desirettlaim to stop;, The
,Coacluttan perceiving something Veri extraordinary
in this abrupt_rnannt.r of speaking, rushed forward
his horses, and the highwayinan imMediately
jumpetr from Iris. horse, at siome paces before :the
carriage; anti took fast hold of :she reins ; but chi
coachman whipped the horsesi so ftiriously, that on
their springing for Ward, the coachman hail the
timely opportunity of
.striking the' villain with the
blitt end of the Whip, so powerful 4.b10w dpon the
head, that he fell; and the coathinan gave the alarni.
Notwithstanding his Lordship joinped out
dialely, to theft assistance,- the villain made hii
escape into Little Grosvenor Mews, but the horse,
bridle, and 'saddle, were sieuret •

La Fitch Packet eltited from liover to Calaiti on
Thursday evening, having on
,board 2o cases, .eon.:
taining plants of different kinds for Miiiiarrie 80x4.:
chars, to enrich. the .Garden 3 at St. Cloqd' anti

The Captains,'OScers, told Crews, belonging to
the two Prench Brigs which were taken the other'
day off the Coast of Prance; were imprisoned int;
mediately on their landing at Cahill, after luiving
escaped from the eels in their