Star.
London, England, 1807-08-11 00:00:00

RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN POWERS.

On being re admitted into the Gallery we found
Mr. WHITBREAD on his legs, addrelling fome
qiielions to his Majeily's Milliners. On a motion
being made, that the Houfe do, on its riling, adjourn
to Thurfday, he Paid, that his opinion, do period
of time was ever more inaufpicioui than the prefent
for the prorogation of Parliament, when fo many
emergencies might arife which were likely to require
the advice and aHiHance of Parliament. He alluded
to our liivation with regard to 'Turkey, and begged
to know from Minillers whether an Ambalfador had
been fent there,.and how our relations wish that
power now Hood, fo far as could be communicated
with propriety? With regard to Rullia, it was very
well ani generally known, that the had entered into
a treaty of peace with France, in which no other
mention was made of this country, than all accep•
rance of the mediation of Rutlia. He hoped that the
Right Honourable Gentlerhan oppolite would have
no oblation to fay, whether any communicaiion had
been made to this country by It might be

imprudent to afh the era& manner Of the comintini-
cati n, but he ~.ifhed to know wheth& any hut
been made ; and in (peaking on this fubje fie n.l
not help faring. ,hat he would again advife his Ma.
Minitf ers (and in this he believed lir: had almoft
all hearts with him, though he'might not have their
vices), he would, therefore, with all his heart and
mind, and from his foul, letioufti and y, ad-
vife his /tlajcfly's Minitlets to take advantage of
ever y.oppottunity that might offer to negotiate a
Peace. In his opi...ion, the preent period was a molt
favourable morne't, and if dexteroully managed,
might faV the further effull.)n of blood, and free us
from the ce,ll:rtities of war; but, if negleaesi, would
greatly add In their aggravation. He wonted, there-
fore, to know whether there was any official commit.
nication Ircnt i,rrCi r? nutria had been under the
bard neceflity t.f co •cluding a treaty of peace with
France, in which the bad been compelled to Phut all
her p •rts againfl nor c tmmerce. There were silo our
two Military and Naval Expeditions, %%Heft, from
what he had heard, if the repnr's were atte, were
likely to htiag r n us another enemy, and from which
we might daily evre,ft to receive fume intelligence.
Lookiog alt.() to Anmica, and viewinrr the lituatiph
in which weal rod with regard to that counts y, cou-
C/A with the 1 tee trnfortunate troll-affirm relpeEting
the Chefapeak, tbcre fcemed to he nothing but both-
lity around us. Added to all there, the deplorable
fitifttinn cf our Welt India met chants requited im-
mediate itivelligation and relief., The Emperor of
France was rettuned to his capital, and reidy to turn
the ride of VNir ntore directly again!! u,. Se-ring
things wearing this !;homy alpe&, and the Right
lion. Gentleman t.iith a vote of credit, winch was
for f r large and unprecedented a fam, that it feemed
to indicate au intention of making as long a reed's,
and doing without the aflillanceof Parliament as long
as poffible. Ta ki-g all cit cumtlances into cortfidera-
thin, and thinking that the advice of Parliament
might very loon indeed he of the moil efreirial fer-
vice, he could not bat exprel's a fincere hope that
Miniaets would not counfel his Majelly to prorogue
it on Friday next.

Mr. Secretary C.'.NNING laid, he role toonlwer
fach of the goetli ns of the Finn. Gentleman, as it
was in his power, and which fell within the particu-
lar line of his dtoy t,, do. That which feemed fira
in point of importance was, the queftion as to the
Ruffian treaty. The Right Hon. Gentleman had
alked whether any direCt communication had been
made from Rollie on that fubjea. His anfwer was,
a dire& commuoication had been received, hut not
accompanied wi'h any part of the treaty, nor even
with the claufe which relates to this country ; that
and every other part of the treaty being known only
to his Majetty's Minitters, in the fame way as to
every Member of the Houle, through the French
papers. The communication. had been received on
the sit of this m'aith ; and to a communication of
Inch a nature, was impollible that any other than
a conditional anfwer could be returned. What that
condition was, it mull be obvious to every one—it
would not be proper to mention it there. The next
queflion was, as to our relations with America, and,
firQ, he mud premife, that whatever might at prefent
be the lituati ,n of this country with America, it in
no degree arofe from the conduit of his Majefty's
prefent Milliners. Finding when they came into
office, a treaty had been negotiated by the late
Minillers, and Gent to America for ratification, it
became the determination of the prefent Miniders
not to eta roly thing which might in any degree
tend to dint' b or interfere with that treaty.---
lnftruelions were fent to our Minitter there to that
effet9, and others of a limilar nature to our Na-
val Commander ma that dation. If the treaty was
ratified, they had determined to put it in force,
and aft upon it the fame way as if it had been a
treaty tregociated by themfelves. If it was rejeCled,
it was their intention fo to aft towards America as
to evince, on their part, the molt unequivocal defire
and wills to maintain with that country the relations
of peace and amity. Up to :he prefent moment our
Government had not received any information or
communication from thence till Saturday, and that
was only a copy of the Proclamation cut out of an
American newfpaper, and tranfrnitted by our Mini-
tier there. He had however this day applied to the
American Mini.',er to know if he had any official
communication to make, who had returned for an-
fwer that he had received no official initruCtions as
yet. With tefpe.t to Turkey, he could in few words
anfwer as nearly as poflible what was fail on the
fubjed of Turkey in his Majefly's Speech, viz.—
" That his Majetly had adopted loch meafures as
might belt enable him, in concert with the Emperor
of Itliffia, to take advantage of any favourable op.
portunity for bringing the holtilities in which they
were engaged with the Sublime Porte, to a conch.
lion confident with his Majetty's honour, and the
interelts of his Ally." With refpe& to our Expedi-
tions, it could not be expeeted he &mild fay any
thing on that filhjea ; and as to the advice of the
Honourable Gentleman, that he and his colleagues
fhould not counfel his Majelly to prorogue the Par.
liament at the prefent junaure, it was a part of his
Majelly's prerogative to prorogue the Parliament
when he pleated, and he ftw no reafon at prefent to
counfel his Majelly to withhold the ufe of it.
Mr. WHI TBREAD laid, he did not mean to
doubt the Prerogative, but he thought this was an
emergency of fo peculiar and awful a kind, that the
ufe of it might very well be difpenfed with.
The quelliln that the Houk do, an its riling, ad.
journ to Thur(da), was then put, and agreed to.
The Elellion Writs' Regulation Bill was poliponed
till next Sellion.

The SPEA KER acquainted the Houle, that John
Baggwell, El+ who had petitioned againlk the Elec-
tion and Return for the County of "1 ipperary, and
John Fred. Falkener, Efq. who had petitioned againit
the Rcturn for the County of Dublin, had feverally
neglee.ted to enter into recognizanccs, and that the
orders for the ballots had therefore in both cafes bees
ditcharged.
The BECRETARY at WAR moved for a Return
of the number of Men railed for the Regular Army,
in July, iSo7, or as far as it can be made up, diftin-
guilhing boys from men —Ordered.
During the exclufion of Strangers, we underßood
that

Mr. SHERIDAN pnflponed his motion on the
Affairs of Ireland to Thurfday next, when he laid.
be (horrid certainly bring it furw4rd.--Ad.iourned to •
Thurfday.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, AUGUST it.

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DATED JULY 14.

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Mr. SHRILIDAN has poaponed his motion on the
{late of Ireland until 'Midday next. The following
we underfland to be the fubitance of the Right lion.
Gentleman's intended motion:
" That tits Houfe will immediately on the meeting of the enfu•
ing Sefton of Parliament, proceed to take into their molt lesions
and fulemn con fideration, the State and Condition of Ireland, in
the aosious hope, that fuch meafures and remedies may be fafely
adopted in regard to the dlfcon tents alledged to extft in that coun-
try, as may render unneceffary the continuance of thofe provilons
which the Legigature of the United Kingdom, has deemed it
expedient voluntarily to adopt at the dole of the prefent Seffion,
and the permanence of which would be a violation of the rights
of the people of Ireland, and a fubvergon of the fpirit and pradlice
of our free Conititution."

In the Houfe of Commons laft night Mr. WHIT-
USA° put Come pertinent quellions to Mr. Secretary
CANlNlNG,refpeeting our relations with for eignpowers.
The anfwers convey information of the very firti
im-
portance. Mr. CANNING admitted that a communi-
cation had been made from Ruffia to England, but
no definitive propofition had been received. With
regard to America, no official communication what-
ever had been made from that country to this on the
fubjeft of the late mifunderflanding. Mr. CANNING
acknowledged that he had an interview yefterday
with the American Minifler, who affured him, that
Am had as yet received nothing official on the fubjdt;
ib that all they knew of the late affair, and the Pro.
clamatinn of the Prefideut, was from the newfpapers
only. For the detail of there proceedings we refer to
the report in t4e preceding columns.

Mr. Swots, the Chairman of the Merchants
trading to America, attended at the Foreign Office
7eflerday, in confequence of a note from Mr. CAN-
NING. The objea of the interview, we underhand,
was to communicate to him the fubftance of Come
correfpondence between Mr. CANNING and Mr. Mos.
los, on the fubjefl of the Prefident's Proclamation.
Mr. CANNING had written to the American Miniller,
to know if he had received any documents from his
Gwernment, upor. which they could enter into an
invefligation of the unpleafant affair between the
Leopard and Chefapeak. Mr. Mottaos's anfuver was,
that no fuch documents had been yet received by
bins, but that he was in daily expalatim of their
arrival.

We received laft night Dutch Journals to the Bth
inn. containing Paris news to the 3d, and at the fame
time the Tonningen Mail, due on Sunday Taft, with
Ilamburgh and Altona papers to the 16th. It
appears by theft, that the ftatement in letters from
Altena, of the ift, of the fortreft of Stralfund having
agreed to furrender on the r7th tilt. was incorreft.
That for trefs, on the contrary, continued to hold out
fo late as the 3oth ; but Marfhal BRUME feemed confi
dent of its fpeedy fubjugation. In a Bulletin iffned
by him, he defignates the King of Swanks+ as the
" hireling of j ngland," and avows his determination
" to drive him from the Continent." The Moniteur
adds, that the anfwer returned by that infolent Chief
to the late propofal for an arrniftice, was, that his
Swedifh Majefly furrender Stralfund, and
abandon Swedilh Pomerania for ever."

The Copedhagen Gazette mentions the appearance of
Admiral*GA M SI I a's fleet in the Cattegat, but is Client
with retped to its fu: tiler progrefs. Several Englilb
{hips arc liated to have arrived at Eltineur fromPeterf
burgh, with only half their cargoes, having fuddenly
left that place, uader an apprehenfion that an ern.
bargo would fhai tly he laid on all Ilritifh Ups.
Mr. Ross the Meffenger arrived yefterday at the
Foreign Office, horn Vienna, having been difpatched
by Lord Pk f 4 PiCCER. If we may judge by the butile
attendant upon his arrival, his difpatches were of 'm-
utual imp,o lance. They were knt inaantly to Mr.
CANNING, at his houfe in May Fair, and foon after
wards a Cabinet Council was fummoned. From the
concurrence of time, and other circumaances, it is
imagined that they refer to the pending negociation,
in which it is rumoured that Auliria is a Mediator.

Mr. BAsr.-rr, another King's Mellinger, arrived
larl night from Tonningen, and immediately pro-
ceeded to the Foreign Office with difpatches. A
Council was ►ikewife fummoned on the occafion.

HOUSE OF STUART.—Lettersfrom Rnme mention
the death of Cardinal BenediEtns Maris Clemens,
known by the tide of Duke of York, in the 82d year of
his age. He was the laft of the STUART family, and
of the Pretenders to the &kith Throne.

A Gottenburgh mail, receivedithis morning, brings
the follow jog letter from Peterfburgh

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ST. RETRREEOROH,

" In confequence of the non-renewal of the Treaty
of Commerce between Rudia and England, and of
fome recent Laws paired here refpefting Foreigners,
it is my intention to leave this country immediately.
Some of our merchants here have thought proper
to become what is called Foreign GYP, and to pay
a Tax for it of 1400 rubles per annum, but I have
j udged it pr udent to quit, until a change for the bet-
ter takes place."