Star.
London, England, 1808-05-14 00:00:00

PARISH APPRENTICES.

L-ird ROLLE Introduced a Bill for the better regulation of
Parish Apprentices, which was read a first time, and ordered to
by printed,with the intention, as stated by his Lordship, that it
should lie over till the next Session.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. TOSTER proposed to R ithdraw a copy of a letter Hot!
the Governor of the Bank of Ireland, which was in some respects
erroneous. fnr the purpose of laying before the House the original
Letter. The original letter was accordingly brought up and laid
upon the table.
Mr. FOSTER withdrew his notice fur the present relative to
the Bank of Ireland.

A Message was received from the I.ords, acquainting the
Homey that their Lordships had given their consent to several
Private Bills, and to the Reversion whhout any amendment.
A person from the Office of the Chief Seattarg of Ireland,
brought to the Bar, papers relating to the Irish Linen Board, which
wcfe la'ol upon the table.
Mr. STURGES BOURNE moved for leaye to bring inn Bill
for the better preservation of Timber in the Dean and New Fos
rests.-I,wave was given.
Mr. CHARLES DUNDAS presented* petition from certain
Clergymen in the County of Berke, against the Stipendiary Cu-
rates Bill, which was ordered to he on the tables

M. M. FITZGERALD moved, that the Report of the In-
spectors General of Prisons in Ireland, of 1797,be printed.—Or-
dered.

General GASCISYGNE presented a Petition from tome thou-
' sands Of the inhabitants of Liverpool, praying that the Measure
recommended by the Sugar Coinmittee, may be carried into effect.
Admiral HARVEY said, that there were petition of a contrary
tendency ready to be presented, as aeon as the measure was re-
gularly before the House.
The Liverpool Petition was ordered to lie upon the table.
Sir CHARLES I'OLE postponed his motion respecting the dis-
tribution of prize money, from Monday to Wednesday next.
Sir CHARLES POLE moved, that there be laid before the
Hnusc a Copy of the Order of the Board of Admiralty, in April,
1806, for the increase of the pay of the Royal Navy.—Ordered.
The Report of the Committee on the Child Stealing Bill, was
brought up and agreed to.
On the motion that the Bill he read a third time,

The SOLICITOR GENERAL expressed an apprehension that
the word asaieivirdy, which is applied in the Bill to the editing,-
sion of the crime, would occasion considerable difficulty hi carrying
the Act Into execution, as malice could seldom be brought home
to the persons guilty of the rrime.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY thought it very important that this
word should stand in the Bill, because children were often
carried off in consequence of disputes about the guardianship of
infants.
"Fhe Bill was ordered to be read a third time .n Wednesday
next.

The Interment Bill was read a third time and passed.

. . .
Mr. DI./NDAS moved, that there be laid before the House an
account of the Annual Revenue and Charges upon this Revenue of
the East India Company in Bengal, Behar, Orissa, and Securest
fur three years, according to the latest advice. ; and a number of
other papers relative to the Company.—Ordered.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved a Resolution, that in aH Inclosure
Bills, where the Crown has an interest, a clause should be intro-
duced to authorise the Siarveyor General, to appoint a Commis-
sioner to Watch over their interests. . .

Mr. WI-lITBREAD thought, that some grotuids should have
been WA for this Renolationl which was one of very great impor-
tance. He therefore wished that the Hun. Gentleman ►hould at
least defer his motion.

Mr. HUSKISSON stated, that in some late instances the rights
of the Crown had been considerably encroached upon from the
want of such a clause In Inclusure Bills.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR asserted, that a was the fault of those
whose duty it was to watch over theinterests of the Crown, if
in every case of private bills their interests are not preserved.
Mr. GRAHAM contended, that the Resolution was wholly,
unnecessary, and would occasion much useless exptnce.
After a short conversation between Mr.Svunons Bounna, Sire
louts Ntw roar, the estANCILLOI atlas EICKEQUiI, and Mr.
BIAND, the Resolution wag put and carried.

Loud ~INI4INC. postpened his motion for taking into consider-
ation the Report of the Committee on the I,ittillation of Sugar
from Monday to Wednesday next.
Admiral HARVEY gave notice, that he would oppole the
iteiture is every Stage.
The Ceromittee bn the Dublin Police till was dtfeired from
Wednesday to Friday next.
NEW FLAN Or FiNANCE:
The House having resolved itself into a Conimittee
of the whole House, to consider of-the propriety of
enabling the Holders of Stock in the Three per Cents.
to ekurchase Annuities by the transfer of their Stock.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
rose purstaht to notice, to submit certain Resolutions
to the Cothinittee the object of which would be to
permit the Holders of Time Per Cents. Stock, to
transfer this stock to the Commissioners entrusted
with the thariag,etnent of the fund for paying off the
national debt, Ter the pdrpose of procuring Annuities
proportioned to the quantity of Stock transferred.—
hough the subject was one of certainly eery great
importance, he hoped that the Committee would co-
incide with him in thinking, that this was not the
proper stage for its discussion, more especially as it
was net his intention to call upon the Committee to
pronounce any bpinion upon the measure Which he
had in view. All that he meant now, was merely to
submit a series of Resolutions to the committee, after
having, stated as shortly as possible the grounds
on which these Resolutions were proposed, and'
whin he had proceeded thus far, he should move
that the Chairman should report progress, with a
view to allow stitficient titne for the Resolutions to
be printed, and attentively considered by the MeMbers
of the House, before they came under public discus-
sion, which he thought might take place probably
about Thursday next week.. In setting out, he wish-
ed particularly to guard against any misapprehension
or pre-coriteived notion, that it was his intention to
break in upoii or in any way to interfere with the ope-
ration of the sinking fund He declared, that he had,
no idea, tither direttly er indirectly, to divert this
fund from its natural and proper Abject--the
demption of the National Debt—and having 'itemised
this observation, he proceeded, first, to explain the
nature of the propositions which he meant to submit
to the Committee, after which he should state the
reasons why it appeared to him desirable that they
should be adopted and acted upon. The puepott of
these propositions would be to enable persons posses-
sed of three per cent. consolidated or redueed stock,
to transfer such stock to the Commissioners intrusted
with the management of the fund, applicable to the
redemption of the national debt, in consideration of
receiving on such transfer, annuities proportioned in
value to the quantity of the stock transferred, and the
age of the persons to whom the annuities were given.
He did not mean that this permission should be ex-
tended to persons under the age of 35, or to persons
transferring less than 1001. capital. The former li-
mitation was adopted with a view to prevent imposi-
tions, the latter to save trouble, which was as great
upon a small as upon a large sum. He stated that
the effect of this proceeding \vauld be not only to
take out of the market the stock which Was made the
subject ot commutation, but to secure the redemption
of this stock at the price of the day on which the
transfer was made. It was well known that the ope-
ration of the sinking fund had contributed very much
to increase the price of stock; and he had no doubt
that its influence would continue to be felt in raising
still higher the price of the funds. If the Committee
agreed with him in this opinion, It would not be de-
nied, that could a measure be devised, consistently
with the maintenance of the national faith towards
the public creditor, to redeem the whole of the debt
at the present price of the funds, it would be ex-
treniely desirable to carry such a measure into effect,
because such a proceeding would prevent any future
rise in the funds from retarding the operation of the
Sinking rand. The Sinking Fund had two different
objects, the one of which was the redemption of the
Public Debt, the ether keeping up the price of stock.
These two objects were manifestly, in some degree,
incotisiste,nt with each other. When the Funds were
high, the public borrowed on advantageous terms ;
but the progress in the reduction of the debt was pro-
portionably retarded, and, vice verm, when Stocks
were low, the operation of the Sinking Fund was ac-
celerated, while Loans were made on terms less ad-
vantageous. The present Measure combined the two
advantages of tending to increase the prite of stock,
and of securing the redeffiption of the Stock antece-
dent to its rise. The proposition was so obvious, that
he did not conceive it needed explanation ; but to
render it, if possible, more plain, he put the case of
a person making a transfer of Stock, its consideteation
for which transfer he was to receive an ehnitity equal
to double the present interest. The value of this an-
nuity was calculated with compound interest, and a
view to the probable age of the person to whottt it war
granted, so that the additional ittetest should redeem
the original sum. For instance, supposing a man
possessed of 10001. three per Cents Stock, made *
transfer of this Stock to the public, aitil that instead
of 301. he should be paid ea. in tonsideratioe for
this transfer, the additional "301 would not only on the
principles of fair calculation, redeem the 10001. at the
present price of the Funds, but the rise which may in
future take place in the Fends above their pre-
sent price. He admitted that the *hole merit of
the plan rested upon the probability of a rise in the
price of the Funds ; for if the Funds should fall, it
would not only not be an advantageous proceeding
for the public, but the public would absolutely be a
loser by it. The point, therefore, which particularly
called for the consideration of the Committee, in or-
der that they might pass a wise decision upon the
plan was, whether it was probable that the Funds
shoikld continue progressiVely to rise. If they co eld
form any inference respecting what was to take place,
from what had already happened, there could be lit-
tle doubt this would be the case. Since the last loan
was contracted for, the Funds had risen about 6, per
cent. on every hundred pounds stock, which was
equal to a rise of frotn nine to ten per cent. upon
every hundred pounds of real capital. Had the mea-
, sure now in contemplation, therefore, been adopted
last year, the redemption of stock treated would have
been received at 62. He did not pretend to say, that '
the Funds might be expected to continue to rise as
progressively as they had done in the course of the last
twenty aionths ; bat he had no hesitation in deliver-
ing.o his opinion, that they might be expected still
to rise above the present price, in event either of the:
re-establisliment of peace, or of the continuance of,
war. The return of the blessings of Moe atways

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tended to .produce. .this effect ; because it being 1,13
longer nesessary to add to the public debt by conu
acs
ing for tidw loans, the operation of the Sinking• Fund
was no longer impeded or counteracted bt &son-
trary process of borrowing: At cordingly, the effect
of the last peace was to raise Stocks horn 51; to
though the amount of the Sinking Fend warthen
only 5,800;0001. being Only 1-82 d part of the debt,
which at that time amounted to 478 millions; whereas
now the debt was only 586 millions, and the Sinking
Fund no less than ten trillions, being a 513th instead
of a 82d part of the capital Of the debt. The pre-
sumption, therefore, was, that in the case of a return
of peace, the Funds would rise still more considera-
bly than they did at the termination of the last war
when the Sinking Fund bore a smaller proportion- to
the amount of the debt than it does at present. Sup.
posing, on the other hand, the war to continue; there
was no reason to fear that the influence of the Sinking
Fund, which had been so adiantageously felt in the
course of the last year, would cease to produce, line.
equal effect, at least the same sort of effect, in an in.
ferior degree, in the succeeding sears. Tl:e plat,
therefore, which it was now his object to introduc,
would recommend itself to the Committee by isten'
dency to aid the redemption of the debt. Witii re-
speet to the probability of its being effickr.t, L could
not entertain any apprehensions upon tl:is s,.Jte when
he considered the number of persons in this country
who were desirous of psitcliasing annuities, and Hie
would be ektremely happy to add to their incorro;
without risking •Aheir property. Such persons would
receive under this plan, besides the roost ample and
satisfactory securily that they could wi.h for, moo
advantageous terms than they could obtain in any who(
way, because the public not wishing to derive any
profit upon,the sale of the annuities would grant the
most .favue,rable terms possible to the por,.naser...._
There Was only one other point which he had omitted
to mention in its proper place ; namely, that nu
transfers were to be permitted should the 3 per Cents.
rise to 80. Having thus stated the outline of his
plan, Mr. rerceval concluded with moving his first
Resolution, of which the following was the purport
41 That it appears desirabk for the purpose of aiding the mute
speedy Redethption bi the National bebt, to enable the holders of
the 3 per Cent. Consolidated and Reduced Stuck, by a Hamlet of
this Stock to the Commissioners for paying off the National Debt,
to purchase Annuities in the names of one or two persons., nut
under CS years of rge, provided that the transfer is not Delo*
the valtie of
...still:" • -
Mr. WII,I)3FIAM would nbt in the present flair
stage go into any detailed observations on the plar
submitted to the Committee by the Right Hon. Gen-
tlemp, but he merely lose to observe, that there was
' this obvious and fundamental objection to the plan,
that it did, in a greater or less degree, tend to vitiate
the ttiorals.of the lower orders of the people. He wits
afraid that too thany parents would be fount, that
would be very willing to sacrifice the future interests
of their children to their own immediate gratification.
The of annuities was too generally attendant
with such consequences, and he saw nothing in the
plan of the Right Hon. Gentleman calculated to ob.
viate such effects in the present instance,
Mr. BRAND observed, that by as much as the
price of stock exceeded 70, by so Much would the
public be injured, as fat as related to the operation of
the Sinking Fend,
Mr. TIERNEV thought, that the objection of his
Right Honourable Friend was well worthy of the
most serious consideration. The mischkfs resulting
front persons in the lower orders of life, havint a
market opened to them for the sale and disposal of
the future interests of their families, were of a nature
such al to certain in themselves no inconsiderable
objection. This, however was an objection of a
specific kind ; and perhaps he felt it the less, becaese
he did not believe that the system, of which it rat
to be one of the consequences, would ever be carried
into effect, The system was founded on a principle
contradictory to the uniform habits of the country.—
The habits of the people of this country were almost
univettally influenced by, a wish to save their capital to
the decrease of the interest, rather than sinking that ca-
pital for a greater interest, which must be the principle
of any system of life annuities; nor would they in this
point of view be content with the assurance of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, that his plan would
not ultimately tend to the dec4ate of their capital ;
nor was it probable that contrary to their constant
habit, they would in this instance be suddenly brought
to be more anxious for the increase of interest at the
expence of their capital. Many of the Right Hon.
Gentleman's positions rested upon the resumption of
the apparent prosperity of the funds ; but he was in-
dined to think that this prosperity Was hut apparent,
and owing to the general stagnation of trade, which
had for this some time back prerailed. He would
not inquire from what causes, whether Orders in
Council 'or arising nut of the necessity of the existing
state of things, but let what would be the cause, the
effect was not to be denied as to its operation on the
Sinking Find. Suppose 10001. lodged in die three
per cents. the person funding it would be entitled
to 301. a year, and on tranierripg it he would be
entitled to 601. per annum. ' He left the Right Ho.
nourable Gentleman to consider how the ih
this case should act, if he *eve willing to rs7sne of.
his funded Stock for an annuity. tthe case of the
Commissioners would be, in this 'one respect, distinct
from that of all other purchasers of Stock. If he, for
instance, went to buy Stock, if he thought it too high,
he would come away without purchasing any ; but
the Commissioners must purchase, let it be at what

rate it Would. He would iowesti debt to liother,
and a fitter period, whatever observations he might
feel it Ms duty to make ; but he could not sit down
without reminding the Right Hon. Gentleman, that
Mr. Pitt had resorted to this systeni vt atutufties its
1767, or 1768, and had been obliged to abandon ft.
Mr. ROSE denied that there existed any analogy
between the present plum and that of 1768 ; for in that
plan, the public were to give up present -gain for
future interest, whereas, in this they were to give up
future interest for present in.
Lord HENRY PETTY objected to the opetatlos
upon minor capitalists, but feared that it might, in
that respect, b. mil:Anted to M. Necker's Rolla
Ifitaierst.
Mr. HUSICISSON defended the plan against the
imputation of its contributing to relax the mor;ls of
the country, and to encourage persons to sacrifice
small but permatte#,:advantnges for great present
,
but precarious revenue. Them se,as no extraordinary
temptation held out by the Ovietttiteht ire the holders
of stock to tr4safer it for annuittets He was pftstatied

Sze seeuict be productivE of great Con•Ve-
....owe. en account of the facility which it would atord
, dtposed to secure a provision for those they
Orr
GIDDY th ought the plan was on the whole
-- and did not apprehend that it would
prejudice to morality.
54.1 NEWPORT observed, that, as long as the
-n of trafficking in annuities was confined to bl-
and even to established companies, no great
could arise from it ; but when the State
the evil and made vice a source of revenue,
to the public morals was great indeed.—
pernicious practice contributed not a little to
eerthrow of the French Constitution. Thousands
I;ance were in the habit of sacrificing the interests
oftbcir children, to secure a large present income for
themselves. The same pernicious practice
Heideprevaled
cods the decay of the Roman Empire. -
precated most strongly any attempt to assimilate the
aoralitv of this country to that of France. He would
se at that time go into any eitescussion of the financial
It of the plan ; but the objections to it, upon the
of its immorality, and as to the injury which the
ate of society in this country appeared likely to de.
I
ise from it, were in his opinion, insurmountable.
me ROSE explained the nature of the Short An-
oties, and sheaved 'that the arguments drawn from
eat particular fund could not apply to the present
m, and did not consequently affect it. •
ri.ae A. BARING was persuaded the plan would •
see, be successful to any great extent; and he hoped
jot the lanai!: and general character of the country,
it would not. Much had been said Of the faci-
that
ley which it would afford ; but this facility, he feared,
weld only prove a temptation to parents to defraud
their children, and to squander in momentary splen- ,
dour, that property, which, if properly disposed of,
might be the means of educating and providing for
their offspring. The Honourable Member next ad-
flirted to the great rise in the funds, which, he con.
!add, was so far from being a proof of the prospe-
r:4of the country, that it was a sign of its decay.
Ole the whole commerce of the country was arres-
ed and stagnated, it was natural that capital should
leek a new direction and vent for itself. That stagna-
tion, however, he would frankly confess, was not
,holly to be attributed to the Orders in Council ;
vat part of it was owing to circumstances beyond
e controul of Government.
W. SMITH lamented, that the moment Go.
,ointment found that any vice was likely to become a
source of revenue, they should betray the strongest
reluctance to repress it ; this was the case in their
licences to gambling houses, their duties upon quack
oedicines, and their four lotteries in a year, with all the
disgraceful tricks and mummery which were employ-
edto dispose of the chances. The plan, in his view
of it, was little else than to open a great wholesale
warehouse for vending a moral poison to an Intent
that individuals could never do.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
plied at considerable length to the objections which
ad been urged against the plan. He felt much o-
bliged for the manner in whichthe proposition he had
the honour of making, was received by the House,
and for the candour with which it was disc eset
After some further observations from Mr. TIERNEY
and Mr. BARING, the Resolution was agreed to, and
the Committee ordered to sit again on Thursday next.
PRIVATE PETII IONS.
The licese being resumed, the .iPEAKER observed, that Men-
-k bang the last day for receiving private petitions, and
tterc
being a great number, as ne untie rstood, to be ?moulted, he
otottki take the Chair at three o'clock on that day.
SIR HUME POPIIANI.
• Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed a vish that an
Hon. Gentleman opposite would pospone his motion
on the subject of an *Hon. Baronet (Sir }lonic Pop-
ham) in order that the House might be able to take
into censideratich the Report of the Local Militia Bib.
Mr. LUSHINGTQN cc nsentcd, as he understood
that the Hon. Captain, from late indisposition, and
from the long continuance cf the pr svious debate,
was not in such a state as to be able to enter on the
subject with the advantages he ought to posses.
Sir HOME POPHAM said, he had come down to
the Hoesi this night, expecting the debate to come
on; and after sitting near five hours, he certainly fidt
himself less able to rebut the charges that might be
brought against him. The motion was then post-
poned to Monday ee'nnight.
LOCAL MILITIA BILL.
The House then went into a Committee on the
Bi'd, and Mr. WHARTON took the Cha'r.
The different clauses of the Bill were discussed suc-
cessively, when a long conversation ensued between
ne leading Members on the side of Administration
and of Oppesitien, during which Mr. Wieoireet said
that if he ~were to entertain any hostility against the
Ger-Cemen who were instrumental in bringing this
measure forward, he should deem it the severest pu-
eeement they could eodure, to be cendeinned to all
ka benefits.
Mr. VANSITTART suggested the adoption of a
clease, meking it a matter of discretion with his Ma-
esty's Ministers to carry the Bill into execution, on
account cf the great inconveaience that must result to
else ceuntry, by raising the men, perhaps, at a. season
when their serviees can be least dispensed ovithe •
Sir JAMES MONTGOMERY said, that one
mreath in the year was a very inadequate period for a
man accustomed to manual labour to accpuee the ex-
ercise and habits of a soldier. lie suggested a plan,
triiih should raise all the men in the kingdom between
die ages of eighteen and twenty-four, whereby the
Ration would become possessed of a very numerous
force, and whose families were not likely to be of any
considerable barllien to the country. Such a class of
men would acquire military discipline in much less
time than those of more "mature age.
Lord CASTLEREAGH opposed this amendment,
as oppresiee upon the community.
Colonel IOLLEY also opposed Sir James Isfont-
golocry's proposed amendment.
Mr. WILBERFORCE spoke at some length in
favour of Lord Caetlereagles plan, as the most likely
to procure a restoration of peace to Qie.country. He
disapproved of an alteration so material as that pro-
posed by Sir James lelontgoniery, as, if it were
ac-
ceded to, it would in effect overturn Lord Castle-
reagh's e hole plan.
A division took place on the Amendment, when
there were—For it -el ; Against it 14.6—Majority 105-
long conversation occurred on several of :he Iv-
o:living Clauses.
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and ot-
laihed leave to sit again oil Monday.

LOI4IJON.

SATURDAY, MAY 14.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
Consols, for money, 681—DItto for account 6811.
Reduced 6711—Extheq. Bills ss. prem.—lndia Bduds 4s.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock 2381 239 India Bonds, 3s. ls. pre.
3 per Cent. Red. 6711 Imp. 3 per C. 66i1
per Cent. Cons. 68;11 681 Ditto Ann. 7}
4 per Cent. 85 Exche. Bills 6s. 3s. to 5s pre.'
3 per Cent. 100 991 English Tickets, 9.01.193.
Ann. 18 13-16ths 11-16ths: Cons. for acc.
'lndia Stock 180 1791

His Majesty's ship FnAxcinsF., with part of the
fleet under her convoy for the West Indies, which
sailed from Portsmouth on the 21st February, arrived
at Barbadoes on the 31st March. The ships Mag-
dalen, London, Jupiter, Trafalgar, and Richmond,
part of the above fleet, parted convoy on the 2Gth
February, and were captured on the 29th off Ma-
deira,, by the Penelope and Themise French frigates.
They sunk the Magdalen, Jupiter, and Richmond,
and burnt the London and Trafalgar. They also
captured the ship Little Jane, RIDLY, from London
for the Cape of Good Hope, and sent her for Marti-
nique, off which island she was recaptured by his
Majesty's ship HIPPOMENES, and sent into Barbadoes.
—The Robert, of Liverpool, from Africa, is taken
and sent into Martinique.

Government received intelligence this morning cf
the capture of Deseada, a very small Carribbee
Island, by some of Admiral COCHRAWS crtizers.

We understand that accounts have been received,
stating, that a Treaty has been signed at Bayonne,
between BONAPARTE and the new KING of SPAIN.
The following is the substance of it :
By the first Article BONAPARTE recognises the
new King of Spain, FERDINAND the V I hi,.
By the second he confers upon him the Administra-
tion of Portugal in time of Peace.
Another Article relates to the'PRINCE of the PEACE,
who we hear had not been released from prison at
the date of the Treaty, but who is to be sent into
France. _

The Article contains an accusation against him.
Another Article declares that Spain joins the Con-
federation of the Rhine, and that her contingent is
to be 50,000 men.
Another Article cedes to France a port in Spanish
America.
There are secret Articles which have not transpired.

A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning. Be,
fore the packet left that place the VICTORY had ar-
rived there, as had also several of the transports from
this country, with warlike stores.
The Russians who had invaded Gothland with
5000 men. (not 10,000 as reported by the last mail)
have Since retired with their booty. But we do not
' perfectly understand the accounts ; for there seems to
have been two invasions of that island, and this re-
treat may refer either to the first or second.
In an attack made by the Russians on the fortress
of Sweaberg, they are stated to have been repulsed
with considerable loss.
In Norway nothing further of importance has oc-
curred. The Norwegians have recovered a little
from their panic, and face the Swedes with greater
boldness.. On one occasion the Swedes lost about 60
men.
Tuscany is now divided into three prefectures—not
a vestige remains of the antient re fie.
GOTTENBURGH, MAY 2.

A fleet of seven transports, with arms and ammu-
nition, have arrived here from Plymouth, bound to

Gefle.
Last Thursday, the English frigates, Daphne and
Tartarus, brought into Rifwefiord 10 Danish prizes,
9 of which were laden widi flour and provisions,
and one in ballast, which were cut out of Fladstrand
by five armed boats, under the command of Lieu-
tenant Elliot, notwithstanding a heavy fire from the
batteries on the shore, with no other loss than having
five men slightly wounded. Only an old man was
found on board the Danish vessels, all the rest of the
crews having got on shore and made their escape.
The same day, two Danish ships, in ballast, were
brought in prizes to the English ships of war Stately
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I and Nassau.

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