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enterprises sod opedienti blivi h enetertakee; In which the
character of the country,. ind t *poor of tOttrhifajasty'l. arms
were concenled which bite ge terktd, y failed and disap
DOVER, NOVEMBER 3.
the hopes and repettadoni of the tuition, and Into which 'LUX
glib". bas natbeeit made.... . . .: I Another flag of truce tame over this afternoon
The Rev. Mr. Potrviwa next offered hithielf to die from Calais, and Went into the t)owns, where she
attention of the meeting: He thought the answer of most probably arrived about five o'clock.
his Majesty to the citizens of London perfectly satid- I
factory. He maintained, that on that account, all ' Sailed this morning the brig Hop:, of this por,
further Addreises on that subject were completely Captain MAY, for Lisbon, with sundries.
unnecessary. Could there be the least doubt of such I The True Briton schooner (mentioned in my last
an inquiry taking place, he shoed be the first to 111'-, '' to haye sustained a great deal of damage on the Bar)
titiOn far it. After making some patiegytici on the i fortunately hove off on Tuesday evening, and is
military talents of Sir ArthuK Wellesley, be depreca-
ted any factious attempt to %alienate the people at i now
this time from the ExecutiVe Government, because, i bldwa hard.
being united, we cannot fall, and, divided, we cannot AlloivEß LETtER, SAME DATE.
stand. He therefore felt it his duty to propose, as an A flag of truce went past here this afternoon from
amendment to the resolution of the Noble Lord:— • '
,I That, notwithstanding the disappointment ezpeil.:,
the 1 Boulogne for the Downs.—Sailed the brig Hope,
enced throughout the country in consequence of Captain MAY, with porter, potatoes, and grocery, for
late Convention, yet, upon the ground of his Majesty. Lisbon. '
having already pledged himself to institute inquiry,:
and in conformity with the principles of justice, we
forbear interferenCei until acquainted with the reset
of that investigation:"
The Rev. Mr. BAKER seconded this amendment,
by saying, that he would not do it if he did not cOn-
caive that every honest Englishman shottld heartily
concur in it.

XAa"PICAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL. NOVEMBEII s..
iiettain it the Downs his Majesty's ships, &c. as
per latt.—S P. M. a Flag bf Truce has just arrived
in the Downs, suppoied to be Mr. SuAw r'turned

from Paris; cannot leatn particulars: a boat has just
gone OE to her.—Mind N.E. blows hard.

Mr. PORTALL differed from the last speaker; and
supported the original motion. After detailing the
operations of the British army in Portugal, he con-
tended, that no other terms ought to be granted to
the French than those of an unconditional surrender.
By supporting the motion, he conceived that he
deavoured to rescue the country in the opinion of the
world from any participation iri the foul transaction.
The amendment, as proposed by the Rev. Mr.
Poulter, was then read, amidst strong murmurs of
disapproval, and was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Gar-
nett. He considered the country bound, by every
tie of gratitude to an aged and venerable Monarch,
to await the fulfilment of his gracious promise for in-
vestigation.
.The HIGH SHERIFF then put the question on the
amendment, as proposed by the Rev. Mr. Poulter,
which was negatived unanimously, with the excep-
tion of 4 ten persons, in that crowded assembly.
l'he resolution of Lorth Northesk was then unani-
mously carried.
' Mr. CoszErT—,, In pursuance of the resolution
no* carried, I move that the Address and Petition
read by me, and now in the hands of the Deputy-
Sheriff, be the Address and Petition of this Meeting."
-A desultory conversation then took place, in which
it was considered a piece of etiquette to receive the
Address from the proposer of the Resolution.
Mr. Coszotn—,, I stand hcre in the exercise of a
right, and cannot waive it upon a point of courtesy...
I come here with my neighbours,' the slaves of no.
party, and in justice I must persevere in pressing the
motion which has been duly put."
The Address of Lord Northesk'was then read, as i
well as that of Mr. CORBETT, and the question was
en put, which of them the Meeting would approve.
On the first chew of hands, the numbers were so
balanced, that the High Sheriff coeld not decide. It
Was, however, on holding up the hats, decided, that
the fnajOrity were in favour of the following Address,
proposed by Lord Northesk, and seconded by Sir
Thomas Miller :
TO THE KING'S •
MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
May it please your Majesty!—We, your Majesty's most dad-
fnl and loyal subjects, the Nobility, Gentlemen, Clergy, Free-
holders, and other Inhabitants of the County of Southampton,
beg leave to approach your Majesty's Throne, with the sincerest
assurances of our zealous attachment to your Royal Person and
Family ; and knowing that your Majesty's true glory is insepar-
able from that of your people, we humbly beg leave to express
our grief and regret at the Convention lately entered into by the
Commanders of your Majesty's Forties in Portugal and the Com-
mander of the French Annyln Lisbon; and, further, humbly to
submit to your Majesty our earnest and anxious prayer—That
your Majesty will be graciously pleased to institute such full,
public, and eifectual,insuiry into this transaction as will lead to
the discovery of all these causes which have produced an event so
injurious to the honour of this Country, and the interest of its
Allies !

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.
Sailed the FEARLESS gun-brig, nn a cruize off Bou-
logne ; arrived the CAMILLA, of 20 guns, from Yar-
mouth ; CROCUS sloop, from a cruize off Calais or
Boulogi e, and brought in a French cutter flag of truce,
supposed to have on board Mr. SHAW, the Messenger.
In the Downa--Princess of Orange, Venerable, Bombay, Chris-
tian Seventh, Hero, Invincible, Illustrious, Leviathan, Warspite,
Trusty, Princess Caroline, Camilla, Zenobia, Crocus, Beagle,
Glomen, Skylark, Cherokee, Indignant, Archer, Flamer, Fancy,

After the motion of thanks to the High Sheriff for
upright and impartial conduct, the Meeting dis-
solved. The evening concluded with splendid din-
ners at the George and White Hart Inns.

The requisition to the High Sheriffs of Stafford•
'shire is stated to be aforthe purpose of considering
the propriety of petitioning his MAJESTY, that he will
be graciously pleased to assemble his Parliament, in
order to a constitutional and effectual investigation
into the causes which led to the late Convention, con-
cluded by the Officers commanding his MAJESTY'S
forces in Portugal."—lt is signd by the Marquis of
STAFFORD, the Earls Of SHREWSBURY, ST. VINCENT,
and others.

At the Essex Meeting, as Mr. BRAMSTAN, while
defending the Convention and the Officers concerned
in it, was reading the article permitting the French-to
carry away their horses, a Freeholder exclaimed—
', You ought to indict these Officers for horse stealing."
Mr. Secretary CANNING .gave a grand dinner yes-
terday, atlis house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square,
to a numerous party ; among whom were—
Piince.Castelcicala, the Portuguese Ambassador, Admiral Apo-
daca, Viso:nide Matterosa, General Jacome, Don A. de Vega,
Don Sangro, M. d'Addlerberg, M. de Brinckman, Earl Camden,
Messrs. Merry, Foster, Hatnin,..nd, Bagot, Pinckney, &c.
Mr. Justice MAYNE arrived in town a few days ago
froth Ireland.

His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX is much
indisposed, at his house in Pall Mall.
The Countess of DARNLEY was taken suddenly ill
on Thursday, at Cobham Hall. A large party of
Nobility were to have dined there on that day. •
The Earl of CAERNARVON lies dangerously ill of a
paralytic stroke at Brighton.
Miss GOLDSWORTHY has taken a house in Hill-
street, Berkeley-square, after a residence at the
Queen's house ever since the birth of the PRINCESS
ROYAL. This venerable Lady has had the distin-
guished honour of superintending the education of all
the Princesses.
4 highland bard, named JOHN Lo .r, who flourished
about a century ago, had composed some very satirical
songs against the ARGYLL family, which he detested
on account of its anti Jacobite principles. Being at
Inverary, towards the close of his life, the then Duke
of ARGYLL asked him whether he had given ove
king the CAMPBELLS ? 44 Yes, yes. (replied the bard'
because I cannot :wallow them."

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