Star.
London, England, 1801-04-16 00:00:00

TO THE PUBLIC

AS many la-founded Reports hare' been tit-Ol-
lewd by *minim or &firing Pcw*,tendins to inflame
the Minds of the Poor, and Injure the Chweitas, of the Bat-
ches throughout the Country, it being hanuated that Meat Is
kept up to the precut enormous Price through their modal;
in order therefore to COIMIKC the knpartial Public that fuck
hillnuatkin are equally talk and what, and as mach as is in
thew power to owilriare the DAMP% of the Poor. the under-
Seal are determined to ufe every effort to lower the mad-
tant Price of Proviiloos, and in order to necirnpUilt this defire-
able objecii, they have, at a emnerous end refpeatable Meeting
oldie Butchers aPORTSMOUII4, PORTSRA, end GOS-
PORT, held the 1 trit Day of April, tßot, (by the minket
of the Mayor and 11Lelltrates) r.• the Guildhall in Portfnunith,
come to the following Refetutions :
Ift---Refolved umn,motilly, That from and after Friday,
the tR day of May, we will render MUTTON and BEEF at
the reduced prices of Seven-pence per Pouted, be fair Lots.
ad.—Refohned, That from anal deer that date, we win ore
c very endeavour to perfuede the Farmers to render Rock in fedi
manner as bell enable us to kit in future at the Lid maned
price of S,.ven-penee per Pound.
3.l.—gtfolfht. That if the Farmers and GrAlierl tall not
I v,.oci their Cattle in fuch a MIAMI' as to enable us to fell at the
Paid reduced price, we ((gamily &dere that we will Dever per-
chafe any Castle of ~,cm in nature.
ath.—Refolvcd,l'oat there %doh/firma be rthliilted in hand-
Whs. and a4v,rtif,l in ,the Sr a• . Sun, and Albion, fur the
lofpriostioo of the Butcher. t*.-ooghout the Kingdom, whom
I.:lry rsreefily invite to ohm their masispk. and thereby in
C. ...I .!agree, relieve the Pose, during the prekot preffure of
the 'limes.
N. 8.-41 Is presumed that *his laudable mature, taken by
the Butchers of the throe Towns, will "net* do away any
mita infinuatiout that may have pecvalled refrains their
deitlingeond that the Public will co:n.!retwroully lanward,mad
rapport them lu the fulfilment tat there ltdoPottorm
Edward Soil,
,Johna, Cake Rickard Gram
kw. John Owen,
ober, Young, n F. khans, kart' Sherd.
1,•;,,di Wad, John Evans, F.. Sionitinds,
%v.Sion %%tang, William Cal, 'llooloas Dewey,
I Jonathan 11 ars, John White, jam Wand Lowe,
i i.,!mand Chown, Walton G On. fen. Phillip Rnrers,
'aleph Brown, William Cain, jan. like Littlefield. km
1 1 kney Cwer,-., ohn lhvidge, Charles Sallack.
, Henry Lem". rho Xlm•r. ::.gmacl Blackman,
Andrew P. mk Li, obit Dolirg„ William Mae,
; Richard net-d, aver INAtita.
Richard MIK
IrLearnt, Wi11.., Wickham, jams Elphlakt
es Welk. Witham Ciebnaelt, William Matthews
dirard Seatars, Henry Wickham, 3. C Min.
iritliam Stallard Henry I Atom. (Seta.
Hollins and Mills, j. Withers, Aril West"
Richard Mean, lifilliant Maar% Inure Wevelk
Ildward Orralwle, Jahn Payt 'aleph Sway
....._...—.

In confequenceof the oppreflion which the com-
merce and navigation of neutral nations had ex.
'perienced fince the commencement of the prefent
war, on the part of the Britith navy, the different
Courts inteictied could no longer refrain, after fit
many fruitlefs complaints, from protecting, with
mire energy, the violated rights of their fubjeds.
The refult was a Convention, entered into on
the 15th of December, i 800, at St. Pcterfburgh,
I between Ruffia, Denmark, and Sweden, the juft
and moderate principles of which had been before
I adopted and followed by the Court of London it-
fell: and his Pruffian Majefly, who had alfo
found this violence prejudicial to his Rates and
his flag, did not hefitate to accede to this Treaty.
The contraaing Courts were on the point of
communicating to the Belligerent Post ers, the
Convention they had concluded, and of forming
arrangements with them, when England, by an un-
expeeed Rep, difconcerted this amicable derign,
by laying an embargo on all veffels in its ports
belonging to the Maritime powers of the North,
and thus Manifefting itfelf as an enemy.
It might have been ex peeled, that his Majefty the
11 KING of PRUSSIA would not fee with a favourable
eye and indifference this condlia. and therefore
his Majefty foon after tranfmittcd to the Court of
London, his declaration of the 1 xth of February,
publicly and formally avowing his acceflion to
the Convention of St. Peterfburgh, and pointing
out at the fame time, the means by which the dif-
ferences that had arifen might be accommodated,
and a complete rupture avoided.
But inftead of adopting the expedient propofed,
England palled over in filer= the anfwer deliver.
ed to Lord CARTSTORT at Berlin. It continued
to treat as enemies the Northern Flags; and in a
I note tranfmittei from Lord Hawassavey the
1 Secretary of State, to the Swedith Envoy, Baron
d'ENRINICHWARD, dated London, March 7th,
Rill manifetted its falfe principles, fo often refut-
ed :—" That in the prefent circumflances, the em-
bargo laid on the Swedifh veffels could not be
taken off, while the Court of Stockholm adhered
to a Coalition which had ono other objed than to
compel his Britannic Majefty to accept a new
code of Maritime Laws, incompatible with the
dignity and independence of his Crown, as well
as with the Rights of his fubjeds." '
A fimilar declaration was loon tranfinitted to
the Court of Denmark, which added, that it mull
abandon the Northern Coalition, and enter into a
feparate negotiation with England : aTter having
received a negative anfwer, Mr. DRUMMOND, the
Englifh Charge d'Affaires, as well as Mr. VaNSIT.
TART, the Plenipotentiary Extraordinary, quitted
Copenhagen the fame day; and in the mean time
the Englifli fleet, under the command of Admiral
P , defined for the Baltic Sea, had altually
arrived on the coals of Zealand.
It appears from all thefe events, that the Court
of London will abfolutely not &flit from its in-1
fupportable demands, and accept the means pro- I
pored for an amicable accommodation; his Ida-
jelly the Kano of Plume finds himfelf there-
fore forced, agreeably to the obligations he has
contracted, to take the molt effeaual meafutes
for fupportintr the Convention; thus attacked,
and, by adopting.reprifals, limiter to the hoßile
Reps purfued by it, to Phut not only the Mouths
of the Elbe, the Wefer, and the Ems, but to tale
r4,,,,,,.,,,{A tithe:lle:
Eklkosero,?irgefto
sh
rt./A:tilt
abe Kurt;
hated is Gavial.
For this purpofe, his Majefty the Kt on of Pons-
:is demands, requires, and expeCts, of the Eke-
torah College of the Privy CounfeHors of Hano-
ver, and the generality, that they will fubmit to.
this difpofition without delay and without reply;
and that they will voluntarily follow the orders
which will be given in regard to taking poffellion
of the Eleaorate by the Pruffian troops, as well as
in regard to the Eledoral Countries themfelves.
His Majefty principally demands, that the Hano-
verian corps, which has hithertoheen Rationed on
the line of demarcation of the north of Germany, I
flail be difbanded and difmiiTcd, with a propor- ,
tional part of the other troops. I its Majefty re-
quires, that the generals and all the officers (ball
declare, in writing, that they will not ferve again!
his Majefty the -I(axe of PIUSJIA, on the con-
trary, that they will aridly follow his orders till
the affair (hall be.terminated. The troops which
remain under their colours (lull enter into quarters
on the right bank of the Leine, the left bank of
the Aller and behind the Lithe, its far as the
Elbe, where they (hall be dißributed in the towns
of Hanover, Gifhorn, Uelgen, Lunebourg, and
other (mall towns and villages of that diftrid. All
the other places, comprehending the fortrefs of
Hameln, flail be furrcndercd to the Prliffian troops
under the command ofLieutenant General K t.t isr.
His MAJIsTr announces at the fame time, that
the maintenance of the Prufriaa troops (ball be
at the expence of the Elellot al countries. It {hall
begin at die end of the month of April His
Maims, has fent his Cabinet Minifter Count
Scauttsnaovito, to announce to the Eledoral
"if of the Privy Cc' xmftllors, and to the Com-
ma rs of the troops, the pheferit declaration.
ID 4 manner, all counedion between the Elec-
toral College and hts Majetty the KING of Eso-
sous !ball ceafe ; and the Conftatited Authorities
are confoquently refponßWe to his Majefty the
Kiss of PIUSSLA for the adasissiftration of the .

public revenue. In the hoped-for cal: of a ye,-
luwary fuhiniffion, his iyhyp.trs is irvli!..ed, and
ready to piomile tidcranly to the Isiol;:lity v. ell
as to die elais of ciiizens, and to all i.lte
tants of the Elec.lora;e; the full enjoyment o!'
tranquility, ;:ad the f.. Sty of their prepert;.
lint in the contrary cafe, enould the Cove: nment
and General Of:leers think pr,:per tn prevent the
execution of the meafures taken, and oppofe the .
entrance of the Prudian troops, his Mtojeay sill •
be obliged, with mina:ince, to retract his promili4
and to tit* the Elcaoral States as a Loilile coon.•
try. The snac;ill7ates, civil and military, will
be rcfpoinible, therefore, far the fatal etreas,
which in that cafe may reit+. Fur this realou,
his Atjelty adeitizs them to fubmit to this full-
mom, and to picvent the risorous meafures that
will unavoidably be porfued; in cafe of a refufal.
By commind e 1 his Majefly.
(Signed)
Berlin, March Jo, tEcr.

HA VOW lift,

PARLLIIIIENT.IR2. I'ROCEEDING.7.

IiOVSE OF LORI Wl' uN;;;;DAV, Al'l.ll. 15.

Lord RAuor took th•. aka Add Lis Seat.

Mr. PfI.IIAM drought up the na:t IL.purt of the ConErittze
of : cry t're Hole of Conunous writhe Pepin; rrod
to them on Ole fuhit.ct of the pr. K.. c: us.. Trcaftutible
and Seditious C tnipLacki in,; iu vanotts parts of the
Kitplosn.
Mr. PL1.11.011, Mr BAAGc:r. Sir %Vie. A:lt/FAWN, Sir
MALI IN FPI.I.IIS, and ;filers, ;At Ittoti3ht up and pre'entol
the I lalwas Lorpui Sulpenhoa VII for mph,. tug the
aftilleriet in Scottand. and three uth,r Dm, %latch were k- -
malty r..ui a lint time..
Eail Sr. Viset:ur gave notice, that he would
to-morrow move the thank: of the Houle to Ad-
miral Sir Hyde Parker, Vice Admiral Lord N'el-
km, and • the Officers and Seamen of the Fleet,
who difplayed fo much' (kill and bravery in the.
engagement entered into between the fquadrons
of is Majeity's Ihips, and the D:mifh• fleet before
Co2enhagai, which terminated fo eminently to
the glory of his Majeßy's arms, after a fevcre and
bloody contefi, in which the Danes both in their
shipping and in their capital luffercd reveres'.
The Irith Mailer of the Rolls' Bill paled the
Committee of the whole Houle, without amend-
ment. _

On the Motion of the Secretary of State (Lord
HOSART), that the fird Report of the Committee
of Secrecy of the Houk of Commons be rcad, the
fame was read at the table.

His Lordibip then moved, That the laid Report
be referred to a Secret Committee of that Houfc.
confilling of eleven noble Lords ofthat Houk, and
•
that the said Committee be chorea, by ballot.
Earl of Moms Paid, he did not rife to tea the
motion, but merely to fiazgefl the ncceflity of the
Houle ezercifing tome degree of caution in the
very firft Reps they took on to important a fubje&
as the Bill before them founded on the Report jnft
read and prefented. Their attention ought to be
direaed to the call of chars* ers of which the
Committee about to be charm was formed, the
Committee of Secrecy of the other Houk, (whicit
he might advert to, as their
.names were printed
in the votes), was wholly compoled of perfons
who were doubtlefs individually highly refpeaable,
but who, having. all been either members of the
late Adminiftration, or its uniform fupporters,
their Report became liable to what might be deem-
ed wholefome, conflitutional fufpicion. He w ifhed,
that the Secret Committee of their own Houk
might be fo compofed as to avoid the liability to
any foal fulpicion.—Another matter he thought
indirpenfibly necclary, viz. that a copy of the evi-
dence which had been adduced hetore,the Com-
mittee of the Commons fhould either be laid be-
fore their Lordfhips' Committee, or the fame wit.
nefres lhould undergo an examination before them.
His Lordlhip laid, he did not mean tinnecefirily
to throw obllacles in the way of the Bill, but he
had a right to expert that the itecedity for the mea-
fure (hould be fully proved before be was called
upon to vote away the moll efential rights of his
fellow fubjeas.
The Noble SECILITART of STATN raid, if the
Noble Baron had but waited a moment, be would
have convinced him that every word he had Paid
was premature. He agreed with the Noble Baron
that it was indifpenfibly necelfary, before the Honk
was called upon to proceed beyond the tirft read.
ing of the Bill upon the table, that the evidence
in fupport of. the Report of the Honfe of Com-
mons fhould be fubmitted to their own Committee
to report upon. Had the proper noble Lord been
prefent, thofe papers would have beta laid on the
table, and after the Committee (bouid have been
ehofen, thofe Tapers would have been referred to
the Lords' Committee. With regard to the for-
mation of the Committee, he knew no fAitcr mode
of chording it than by ballot.
Lord HOLLAND laid, it did rather extraordina-
rily happen that moll of the Committee chofen
on fuck °maims in that Houk contiflecl of only
one defcription of ;serious ; he faw no re.;„,
the Committee (hould not he named in the 11,.tif.:,
in like manner as the Committee to inquire into
the caufe of the high price of Provifions had been
named.
The Noble SECRFTAIY Of STATE explained,
that the Committee for the. puttscfc had been a
Sakti, not a Seirfi Committee. That it was the
eonßant praaice so elea the latter by ballot.
A flight conversation then took place on the
fir reading of the Bill between Lord Rawdon,
Lord Hobart. Lord Holland, the Earl of Kinnoel,
the Duke of Montrofe, and Lord Thanet.—
After which the Bill was read a firß time, and the
Secret Committee ordered to be banned fur at
half after eleven to-utorrOw.--Adjourned.