Star.
London, England, 1805-01-24 00:00:00

COMMITTEF OF SUPPLY.

The Houle then refolved itfclf into a Committee
of the whole Houle, to confider of the fund), to be
granted to his Majefty.
Mr. ALEXANDER in the Chair.
Sir E. NEPEAN then moved the following Ttcfn-
lutions :
That it is the opinion of this Houle, that 12C,07, men, ii eha i.
ing;e,ooo royal marines, be employed LI his the
fervice of the prelim year.
That a turn cot tact-tiling 2,286pa01. be voted for the pay of
the laid is- WO nu al, fur the term of thirteen lunar months, at
the rate o: tI. t 79. per man, per month.
That a rum tint exceeding a 934.c.c01. be granted for Afloat-
ling the laid turn. at the rate of 11. t Rs. per man, per maul..
That a faint aunt exceeding 4,680,0,,01. be gramed for wear and
tear of the Mips in which the laid 12,0,000 men Could be employ-
ed, at the rate of 3L per man, per month.
That a lam not excred!cg3v,cooL be granted for ordnance, at
the rac of 59. per man, per month.

The alsov.e Retolutions were feverally put and
agreed tn.
Mr. JOHNSTONE stilted the Honourable Gen-
tleman what number of men it was fuppolcd were
altually employed ?
Sir E. NE!'EAN anfwered, that he believed there
were about 107, to toB,ooo

..
The Houle was then refamed, and the Report or•
dered to be brought up to-morrow.

ARMY PAPERS.

Mr. WINDHAM rote to fubmit to the Houfe the
feveral motions to which he alluded yelterday, rela-
tive to various papers relating to the army, and
which, he thought, lhould be before the Houk, pre-
vious to the motion, of which he had ahead), given
notice, fnr a Committee of the whole Honk to in•
quite into the general Rate of the Army fence the
palling the Defence Aft of halt Seffion. He laid be
had endeavoured to modify them in Itch a manner
as to be the lealt ohjeftionable that might he to thole
who differed from him in opinion on this fubjeft ; and,
as they now Rood worded, he believed there would
fcarcely be the fligliteß oppofition to any of them.—
He would not, therefore, take up any further time
of the Houle than jug read them. He then read in
fubßance as follows:
at That the proper °flirt's do make a return of the nutr!-er c
cfficdive men railed in coacquence of the Dill for the pe,•nattcnt
defence of the kingdom, diflinguifhing thnfe railed by Coun-
ties and Farilh °Ricers, Trom thole. railed iii the Parifhi hi;
Majclirs Officer.; and alto ((reifying the number 2 m,
who have tulifted, front thu force fo railed under z Lid Bit,
into the regular army. and for general fcrvice.
The 14.1 and 3d Refolutions were for thnilar account,, with re-
fpeel to the force railed on the fame princiFle lalat:d ...al Scot-
land.

4th. That a return thould he prefine.-d of the neither e; e
live men, who have enliited for genet rvire, fent thc Army
of Refcrve, dillinguillaing thole who ei • t tient the CI t Inne
to the ift of January Lill, from thole -tered ;.: a
period.
eth. Thata return Ilion' nv,., • . r or. rts, ;live
men in every foreign levy 1.. 1.4 . • , • lervie: of I
6th. 71at a return tin 01..1 • , . • iiniber o. ‘ jive
recruits for the two new s.. . Scotland, az d !or the
four that are raifing in 1. . ' • thefe ef ....live re-
cruits from the toys n.'dnd . to the ...Ili:.
7th. That a return thou... .• nUitlibtsrtin'.lly ap-
proved of, of thole men w...• ... loy nflick rs for rank,
exclufive of the two new battalic, :id and the fuur in
Ireland.

Bth. 'nut nt•.mber of deaths, (hi,: and other cabialties,
front the conmiebctment of the prefeht .v-r,tid the sit of January
lhould he ErAnted.
9th. That a return lhould be made of the number of commit-
fionrd and nou•contmiffioncd officers detached front their regi-
ments, for the purpore of receiving the recruits czpeacd front this
new force.

After Mr. WINDHAM had Rated his different Re-
folutions,

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER role
and laid, he had no fort of objeflion to the ltate of
every 'oranch of the army being laid before the Houle,
and if the Honourable Member willted it, lie had
only to thape his motions accordingly. To the Too
tinns he had now made, he Ihould not give the Izatt
oppolitien.
The motions being then read from the Chair, were
cartiid unanimoufly.

WAR WITH SPAIN.

Mr. FOX begged to know from the Right Hon.
Gentleman oppolite to him, whether he intended
to bring forward the bufinefs relative to the Spanitn
Papers on the day for which it now flood, or whether
he meant to fix any other time for the dilculllon ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQy ER an-
fwcred, that when he felt fixed the day fur diteuffing
this fubjea, he was not aware that the papers would
have taken fo much time in printing. He had, how.
ever, very good teafun to believe, they would be ready
to be delivered to morrow. But, as this unforefeen
delay had taken place, he faw no reafon, for confin.
ing the difeuffion to any very (bort day, and there-
fore thought it would be better for the convenience
of all parties, it fbould be ponponed from Monday
next to the Thurfday following.—Adjourncd.

LONDON.

THLTIUDAY, JANI:LRY

PP.ICE Or STOCFN THIS 1) \Y AT ONE: OCT
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5 ps C. Navy,9lill; Exch. 1311:s. par Is die.
S per Cent-1797, Englifh Ticket.? 213 3c.
Long Ann. Conf. lot :cc.6l-Ti 62 62/1

By our Plymouth letter, rcceircd this morning, it
appears that the fleet, under Admiral CORNWALLIS,
p iWed down Channel on Tuefdiy laft, fer their lia-
lion off Brett.

Our intelligence from Deal inform, that the French
Admiral LA CROSS F has fent notice to our Command-
ing Officer oft Boul.,p,ne, that in future Flags of Truce
will be admitted into Boulogne, in order to facilitate
any communications that may be held between thic
Court and Paris.

The Manifefto or Declaration againft Spain,
which is to be laid before Parliament, is laid to be
as moderate in its tone as it is conclufive in its ar-
guments, and convincing in its faits. According to
report it Rates that his Majeßy might have con-
fidered the Treaty of ildephonib, (the Treaty be-
tween France and Spain) as a fufficient ground of
War; becaufe, in that Treaty, Spain abandons every
idea or right of enquiry into the juftice of any war
in which France may be engaged, and reduces her-
fell to a fituation of umpialificd vallalage, and un-
conditional offarcc. But His Majefty, with the mo-
deration and forbearance that form fuel' prominent
feeture, of his chara&er, did not, in the firtt in.
fiance, infift upon a formal renunciation of the
Treaty. It was not till the middle of the year
tBO3, that France made any demands of thccour
upon Spain. A few months after, a Convention
was concluded between the two countries, in which
Spain Ripulated to pay a certain fum of money.
In confequence of that Convention, the terms of
which were unexplained to, and kept fecrct from
our Government, His Majefty's Minifler at Ma-
drid prefented a Declaration, in which he Rated,
that the Convention of itfelf was a fufficient ground
of war; that his Majesty's forbearance to corn.
mence war, was not to be imputed to any aban-
donment of the firft ground he had Rated ; but to
a hope that the lupply to France would be but tem-
porary ana was not become a permanent fyftern—
that all armaments in the Spanilh ports fhould be
difcontinued—that no French troops Ihould be allow.
c:I to enter Spain—and that the engagements ftibfift-
ing between Spain and France timid be fully and
clearly explained. His Majdly hill continued to
a& efith forbearance, having had reafon to fuppofe,
that Spain withed only to gain time to enable her to
efeape from the fulfilment of her treaty with France.
But early in the tall year his Majefty's Minister at Ma-
drid was informed by the British Admiral command-
ing off Ferrol, that armaments were going on in that
port; that Ft ench troops and feamen had arrived there
' through Spain for the French fnips ; that orders had
been given to equip in the port of Ferrol four fail of
the line, two frigates and two corvettes. Here was a
fufficient ground of war, and his Majefty confiders
that he may juftly complain, that his forbearance
fhould be made the ground of aggravation and corn-
• int ag:..mt him. Ills Majefly then iffued orders,
unieh the :3panifh armaments, and his knowledge
that the arrival of the American treaftue had been
• made tl..e lignal lOr breaking off negociaaon and de-
elering war, rendered necefiet y. He gave orders not
to Cutler French c'r Spanifb fhips to fail from Spanifh
ports; to require chips of war failing from Cadiz to re-
turn to port, and to detain only fuch fhipe of war from
America as were laden with treafure ; but to fuffer
all merchantmen to pats. His Majeßy's Minifters
then made certain fpecific demands ; that the equip.
metres fhould not be profecuted—that the armaments
in the different ports of Spain fhould be put upon the
footing on which they were at the commencement
of the war with France—that no movemeras fbould
take place from pr.:: to port—that no permanent 131.
tem of fupplying France with trcafure should be
adopted, and that the nature of the engagements with
that country fhould be clearly explained. Evafive
anfwers having been given to thefe demands,his Ma.
jetty's Miniiter received his pairports on the 7th No-
' vember, and left Madt id on the lath. But the quef-
tion of the detention of the Spann ft igates, fo much
prelfed in the Spanifb Declaration of War, never en-
tered into the negoci non and difeuflion at
and the war was entered into upon other grounds.—
The detention of the frigates does not aypear to have
been known at Madrid when his Majesty's Minifter
left that city.
Such was affirmed, and we believe with truth,
yeflerday, to be the fubllance of the Declaration of
our Government.

American Papers to the 2:d ult. have been re•
ceived, which (tate, that Mr. JEtrittsox has been
re-eleaed Prefident of the I.7l:ited States by an im-
menfe majority ; indeed, he teems to have had no
competitor—and Mr. Ct.tx TON, late Governor of the
Sr:de of New York, bar. been nominated by a large
majority alfo, Vice-Prefident. No decided fuppctt
feems to have been given to CJlonel BuilK) the an-
tagonill to General HAMILTON.
Loffes, it was conjeftured, to the amount of one

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billion of dollars, had been occafioued by a d►eadfuA
cre which broke nut in the city of New York, early
n the morning of the 18th of December.

Ten Hamburgh M.rils are now due—a circura.
Lore which has occurred only twice in the courfe of
ley( cal years pall.
This morning two Gottenburg Mails arrived, by
xs: ch we have received the following articles :
'lissina, Jan. 2.—Order; have been given to fit
OM at Venice in a then time 22 corvettes from t a to
s‘i guns.

We arc allured that General hiscc will have the
command of our thong cordon of troops on the ha-
!..tn Frontiers.

ENC E. DE!. T 8 —'ll'e Aufirian cordon drawn

:long the Italian frontiers on account of the epide-
:nical fever is f' firong, that it is considered as like-
-xi fe an army of obfavviol2.
lieLoctia, Drc. 16 —Some perfons have died at
Fifa of a fufpicious diforder, llnce which all corn
nsunication with Leghorn is prevented more Rrialy
than ever.

VENICt, DEC. 20.-:—The Seven Hands are nal
tinder a provironary government : every ifland has
a native of one of dr. r:!hcr for its principal magif-
t-ate. The econorn::.l, federative, and political
authority, however, rdides in the Ruffian Plenipo-
ttntiary, at Cori-n, ofhch conr:tis of three Alenvbers.

MADRID, Dsc. t.—lt is Paid that the Chevalier
(rANDUAGA, our late Ambatrador at London, will
take the place of Admiral GRavira, our late Am-
baffAclur at Paris, who is recalled to take the com-

mand of the Spanifh fleet.
A part of the r_larrifon here has received orders to
h..ld itfelf is readinefs to march. A quantity of ar-
tillery from the gre7t Arfenal at Segovia will be fent
ag..inft Gibraltar The war againft England will be
carri-.4 on with -igour ; and the greater part of our
Marine, which confißs of 65 fhip, of the line, tif va-
ticus sizes, befdes other velfels, will be g, • in sea
diii,efs for fea immediately. Pdblic prayers will Icon
be put up for the bleifings of Hilissrts on our arms.
AMETERDA!f, JIM 5.--According to our tolerant
tot Austrian P. mbaffador at Paris has given in a
Note, relative to the cordon of Aufir.ian troops
along tl.. Italian homier, znd to the affairs
of
STc.:crioast, JAN. I.—Their Swecin Majefties, it
is underliood, may with certainty be expelled back
Kre in the course of the prefent month. Sledges
have already gene from hence to Yflad fur their con-
ylvance.
tz.--Accounts from St. PeterfLurgh Rate,
that the greatel attivity prevails in the dockyards,
E.,:h at Cronfiadt and Revel : at the former place fe-
veral new (hips are building. A formidable fleet, it
is laid, will loon be in a Rate of readinefs.
From Berlin we bear that the late encroachments
of the French in Harriburgh, and the feizure of Sir
GEoacs Rbvv'tD and the Meffenger, have ever
fince made his PIA-ran Majelly view all the motions
of BONAPARTE T.:lh a jealous eye.
YKONTIERS Oi RUSS!A. JAN. I.—M. d'OUERIL,
late Ruffian Charge d'Affaires at Pari, has fince his
::turn been appointci a Counfellor of State, reward
cc: aith confid:rable prefents, and employed in the
4.:partrnent of foreign affairs.

Yeflerday roothii,g, about half pail nine o'clock,
NIAjt.ST:F: .ad PRINCESSES left Windfor for
.radon.

Ou accramt ~r badneft of the roads by Slough
a.,4 Old Wind;or, •J:c 'Royal Family came by w.ty
of k ichmor.d, r,l:d arrived at the Q.Lteea's hook about
llvlf poll tw‘•ive.
In a lhort time a:"ter, his IsfsisSTY gave an medi-
c:lce to Lord ttrr> a4n, who delivered to his MA-
iry the teats of di: ite Archbilh, p Canterbury.
13's fkla;rtr e then !7.i...t.• a private audience to Vic-
sear! •cv:!, and the LORI) CHASCELLOR.
At IWO o'cl...sk MA; t a Privy Council,
which vas atlefidt .1 by
'l!.c l.crd ; hake of Montrnre Moo:Oth of Here-
'..rd; Far!, !, 1Y.7 moLth. Buzimpharn. and Camden:
" • • ris ML.lgrave, and tiAwkrinarf, and bir
Lis

',Killian: stun.
At Conneil, Captain Gowas was introdceed
17 ,f.r ti.c Clerk of the Council, aad
frio:n Gr,Yernor of an laand in the Well Indies,
ar.'.l a'. the fame tone took leave of his MajtsTY pre-
vious to his d:parturc, and bad the honour to kits
)4,l;E:ry's hand.
Sc.on after the Council was over, Mr. PITr ar-
-I.7cd, arpl had an audience of his MAJISTY for a
tuar:,‘.:rable time. The Duke of MnNTROS a, Earl
C,. ...ass, and Lord 11A ViILIS3I/IY, bad likewife au-
il:crices 01 his is .'.
Mr. Pi r r bas appanted this day fe'nnight for the
dikoffinn of the fuhjefl of the Spanifh war.
The Houfe t.f Commons waited lalt r;;:ht ahoie
an hour in anxious lilence for the arrival of Mr.
loon as the Right Hon. Gentleman had
axes his feat, Mr. IN IVDHuM (hewed him the IT.D•
tion.; he meant to biing forward, an.l the Right
Gentkmen were fume time in cor,;c:faiicn be;
furc tbote Moti,:nt v'ere lOL.ratted t the Houfe.
One hundued ar.J twen y thoufand men, including
thirty thauf-nd mariaes, %Ave latt ri;?,ht voted ;n the
Conanittee of fur the itivice of the N. fur
t,,e year 18(.5.
'the CH6.:(7 LL'I% the Excui opt:: lignified
In the bank t!•,it he (hall nut I.vatit any
Loan hcfore of March ; and that he then
molt probably wiil 11')t stave occalion for one to any
ct.nlide:ab!2 anlc
A rcpot t yelierc!ay fit ugly picvailed, that the
ICand cat Minorca had bccii taken In a t.7,p snails

inicldle of ',.01 :nonth. Th: horn
Cibril..ar to the, dloc of die z,gh, loAkc no tnenti,:n
c: th• .1:1;ire ; it is, hov.ever, riot improbable, as
knom LX.Cjitioll was prcpit:ing at AlitltA to-
• arch cnrl of Novctub4r.

TERSE'S.

%rhy fedi for Fame in tented
Or on the ttormy ;
Of what avail is Indieg wealth,
With honour in its train ?

In vain, in academie bowers,
Fair Scien:e fcreads hzr lure
The anguifh preffing on my heart
Fair Science cannot cure.
Thus tied of all that life affords,
In eery path a thorn,
cannot live a prey to love,
A prey to MARY'S from.
And now I fcel no bridal fun
Will beam un Enwna fate--
I dir—the viaim of diidain,
The victim of her hate.
In yonder vale willow growl,
Befide a linnet's n eft—
Oh ! Plant it on the &tiled turf
That covers EDWARD'S breall !
And when the fruiting snores of May
The fparkiing dew-drops lave,
Let village Swain:, and village Maids,
Strew flowerets on my grave!

Daiba►.

COVENT GARTAR.-.-TEI;f MAJFSTIRS and the five
PatticcssEs honoured th:c Theatre hal night with
their prefence. Mr. MORT: ,:'s popular play of The
School of Reform, which is riling daily in the public
ettimation, and the mufical farce of' The Paragraph,
comisofed the entertainments of the evening.
The culiomary and univerfal applaofe with which
their MAJESTi arc wont to be greeted, whenever
they offer thernfelves to the view of their devoted and

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loyal fahjcels, WA, mo 9 enthufiallicAlly puured forth
on thcir firil preienting themlelves to the audience,
and repeated at different intervals in the courfe of
the evcning. _ _

His MAJESTY was dreffed in the uniform of the Oxford Blues.
Her Malts-1-y wore a train of beautiful amber.euloured Patin,
ever whielt the Ead a pelice,whieh fhe threw off when the entered
h, e boz. Her beau drels was a very foperb tiara of diamonds, and
a yv.mr nt whirr untie!: feathers.
Urt AVGU.TA --In white, with a very brilliant diamond
ne klace and Drefs, a wreath of diamonds. and
wk .e t.ft. h ftatilers.

F Fuzwatrn—A cream-coloured fatin train, white
tifi dr• Is diamond, and feathers.
lA a v—A pale pink train, over which was thrown a
beautdui thm handier:hid—Head sleet, white feathers and dia-
mond•.

Prin -• P NlA—The fame ai her fitter Er tr A.
drrt s, a i.l ime 0, two white oft ich feathens,3nd a bird of Paradife,

Privet, Asa white—W.4 Dias. white ostrich lea=
acts and ti.anioil.b.

All the PRINC ssts wore peliffes, and had muff,.
Their Royal Highneffes the Dukes of CLARENCE,
KENT, CU Si L ERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE, were in the
oppoftte b"tts. The Duke of Sussex, we are forty
to learn, was prevented by indifpofition.
Among the numerous fpedators were the Dukes
nf OILL SANS and BEDE° tD, Marquis of HERTrORD,
Earls of HARCOUILT and WINCH ELSEA, Sir DRUM-
MOND SMITH, Ladies AT Lit ssuforond SAY and Ss Le,

The firs fcene of the Play experienced frequent
interruptions. The Pit, from being fo extremely
crowded, fubjeited thole within it to fuch inconve-
nience, that an univerfal cry was raifed of " open
the doors." This not producing the expeCted effeCt,
the kinelnefs of thole perfuns who occupied boxes on
the fide. oppoitte to their Mai kSTIES, put an end to
the tu... dt. S•veral perfons, both male and female,
were lifted (,At of the pit into the boxes ; and the
Ladies, whenever it was pratlicable, were generally
accommodated with feats in the boxes, into which
I they had been taken.
The new huts erecting for the accommodation of
troops at Bexhill, are found to contain every advan•
tage of health and convenience. The buildinp,s are
nt!.!.;:ig very expeditioufly, and when the m4s rooms,
gu..rd-houfes, &c. are completed, will fum a very
handforne town ; the parade, or officc:'s-Ifieet, is
nearly zeo fe..-t wide, and loco feet in length.
The Officers of the King's German Legion lately
2,ave an ticg.riit hail to their commandiug officer,
Major-Gene; al Dots and fancily, and a few of the
neighbnuting gentry and military of Lewes, in two
of the new hits, w,t yet occupied, which were united
by a temporary covered padage. The ball com-
menced Ilion after eight, and the hut for duicint was
decorated to as to reprefent au orange glove, in the
centre, hung with real fruit, which, together with
ivy, formed two aiched colonades, fupported by
fluted pillars on each fide of the grove, to accommo•
date filch of the company as were not dancing.—
G. R. and a crown in ivy, over the fire place, or-
namented the upper end of the room, and the whole
being well illuminated, produced a very beautiful
died. An excellent band of /milk enlivened the
Quadreller, and other German and Englifh
dances. Tne lupper-room was opened at one o'clock
and equally handfome, both in refped to the delica-
cies of the table, and the ornaments of the hut, which
was taftefully fellooned, and otherwife decorated
with various devices, curioufly wrought in heath,
of which G. It. and a crown (as in ivy, in the ball.
room) was not the kali confpicuous. After (upper
the chearful dance was renewed, and kept up, with I,
great fpirit, till five in the morning.
At a General Meeting of the Governor and Com-
pany of Proprietors of the Kent Fire Infurance Of-
fice at Sittingboui ne, on Monday, the :eft inft. a
Petition was prefented from a Mr. Pope, a confide-
Table fufferer from the deftruflion of his Wind Corn
Mill by Fire at harming Heath ; it appealed he had
• ordere a Policy to be made out from that Office,
but bad negleCted oi pay the premium, although fre-
quently applied to for that purpofe.—lt alio appear-
ed to be the opi!.ion of eminent Counfel that the fuf-
ferer Lad not only forfeited his legal claim, hut by
his long inattention he was not entitled to expert re-
lief from the gentrofity of the Inflitution ; however,
fuch was the iioerality of the Governor and Proprie-
tors, that trey ordered a donation of God. to be given
to the unfortunate fufferer.

LaR week 1 bird of remarkable lize was fhot by
Mr. MARTIN, at Sll, near Doncaller.—lt had
t.: ken refuse on a tiling piere of groind fitrroun-
tltd with water, and bc;ag lbot only in the wing,
was fecured .dive ; it is fuppoU to he of the eagle
fpccics, and mc,dltres fr•rr :!le ..;• the ...ins', when
cxlcaded, tywarkis of fix