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London, England, 1807-04-30 00:00:00

IN 011/tE TO TUC ILECTINO AND SOMUONINO TUE SIXTEEN

rums OT SCOTLAND.

Geotot R.
Whereas we have, in our Council, thought fit to declare our
pleafure for fummoning and holding a Parliament of our united
kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on Monday the twenty •
fecund day of June next enfuing the date hereof : in order there-
fore to the elating and fummoning the Sixteen Peers of Scotland,
who are to fit in the Houfe of Peers in the laid Parliament; we
do, by the advice of our Privy Council, iffue forth this our Royal
Proclamation, ftridtly charging and commanding all the Peers of
Scotland to affemble and meet at Holy Rood Houfe, in Edin-
burgh, on Tuefday the ninth day of June next enfuing, between
the hours of twelve and two in the Afternoon, to nominate and
choofe the Sixteen Peers to fit and vote in the Houfe of Peers, in
the laid enfuing Parliament, by open eledion and plurality ()Evokes
of the Peers that *all be then prefent, and the Proxies of fuels
as mall be abfent, (fuch Proxies being Peers, and producing a
Mandate in writing, duly figned before witneffes, and both the
Conftituent and Proxy being qualified according to Law.)--
! And the Lord Clerk Regifter, or fuch two of the princ:pal Clerks
of the Selfien as (hall be appointed by him to officiate in his
name, are hereby refpedlively required to attend fuch Meeting,
and to adminifter the Oaths required by Law to be taken there by
the Paid Peers, and to take their votes ; and immediately after fuch
Election made, and duly examined, to certify the names of the
Sixteen Peers fo eledted, and ign and atteft the fame, in the pre-
fame of the Paid Peers the ele.ftors ; and return loch Certificate
into our High Court of Chancery of Great Britain. And We do,
by this our Proclamation, aridly command and require the Provoft
of Edinburgh, and all ether the Magiftrates of the Paid City, to
take efpecial care to preferve the peace thereof, during the time of
the laid Elation ; and to prevent all manner of riots, tumults,
diforders, and violence whatfoever. And We ftrietly charge and
command, that this our Royal Proclamation be duly publilhed at
the Market Crofs at Edinburgh, and in all the county Towns of
Scotland, as days at leaft before the time hereby appointed for the
Meeting of the laid Peers to proceed to fuck Elation.
Wiwers Ourfelf at Weilminlter, the 29th day of April do', In
the 47th year of Our reign.
GOD SAVE Tat KING.

Before the clofe of the Market at the Stock Ex-
change yefterday, the Funds experienced a rife of
about a half per Cent. It was reported, but we
know not on what authority, that the negnciation
with the Porte had been brought to a favourable
termination, before the Britilh force retired from
Conftantinople. It was alfo reported—as it had
been often before without any foundation—that
Auftria had declared againft France, and meant now
to take put with the Allies, in profecuting the war
againft the common enemy. A third rumour pre.
'ailed, founded on
FOREIGN JOURNALS,

To the date of Monday lao, received by a veffel
from Holland, which alfo brought force private
letters. Thefe journals contain tome more of the
Correfpondence, real nr pretended, which took place
between Admiral DucKWORTH and the Porte, which
we intend to lay bel;ore our Readers to morrnw. The
French Five per Cent. Confols. were on the eta init.
73f. sc.—The following are the only other articles
worthy of notice in there papers:—

SEVENTIETH EULLITIN DIP THE GRAND ARMY.
Fincliadtein, April g.

's A corps of 40) Profflans, who embarked at
Koningiberg, and landed on the peninfnla oppofite
Man, advanced towards the village of Carl(berg.
M.Mainguernaud. aide.de:iwp of Martha( Let, byre.
marched towards that place with a few men. He
mancenyted fo dexteroufly, that he took the 400
Prof Sans. among whom were 120 cavalry.
Several Ruffian regiments have entered Dant sic
by tea. The garrifon has made feveral forties. The
Polith Legiort'of the Worth, and their Corariander

'Prince Michael Radzivil, have greatly diflingtliPatd
themfelves. They took about 4o RoaLin prifoners.
'the liege is carried on with aaivity. The battering
train begins to arrive.
" There is nothing new at the different pofts of
the army.
" The Emperor is returned from the exeurrion
whictr. he made to Marienwerder, and to the the de
post on the Vinyls. He reviewed the rub regiment
of light infaatry, and the orderly gens d'armes.
44 A thaw has begun in the country, and in the
lakes and (mall rivers with which it is filled. Still
1 there is yet no appearance tf vegetation."

BORDERS OF THE MAIN, APRIL r 9.
The rumcurs of an armillice and Peace fill Conti.
nue. A Franckfort paper Pays, " From Vienna it is
Meted, that an important declaration is very (beady
expelled on the part of that Court, in which Ruff 4
and Praia will be admonifhed to attend to the pacific
fentiments of the Monarch of France." In a Stutgard
paper, we read, that the negociations are continued
at the French headquarters, where betides General
St. Vincent, the niece of Lichtenflcin has arrived
with frefh propofals from the Court of Vienna. The
Prince has five hate couriers in readinefs to convey
the ultimatum of his negociaticn to its refpeetive deft.
' nation. In a Nuremberg paper, under the head of
4, The Danube, April to,' the following paragraph ap.
pears :•46 We are generally affured, that the medi.
ation .f the Court of Vienna has been accepted by
the Belligerent Powers."

VIENNA, APRIL 9.

His Royal Highnefs the Archduke Charles fet oat
on the 6th inaant for Buda, where the States of
Hungary were to meet yellerday. It appears, by a.
Note tranfmitted from Prince Charles to the Council
of War, previous to his departure, that his Royal
Highnefs will not return to Vienna for tome time.

Several couriers have lately arrived here to the
Chancery of State, and to feveral Foreign Minifters.

This morning arrived a Mail 113 m the Leeward
Illands, brought to Falmouth by the Princefs Char•
lotto packet, Captain Katt a, in 29 days from Tortola.

Yefterday, the Kiva came to town, as ufual, at
twelve o'clock. The ft,yal Dukes loon after paid
their refpeds to his Majssr!.
At one o'clock, the Deputation from the Univer.
fity of Oxford affembled at the Whit; Horfe tavern,
Buckingham Gate, where they partook of a lump.
tuous breakfaft ; and at two, proceeded, in grand
procellion, to the Q2EsN's Palace, to prefent the
Addrefs to his Majzsrr, in the following order
:
The Duke of PORTLAND, as Chancellor of the Un',runty, is bis
full robes and wig, followed by the Vice Chancellor.
The Duke of DILAUFOAT.
The Marquiffes of WELLEscer and Tzestrtaan.
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT.
Sir CUD-M*OPD., PROC.
Mr. MEOW', the Speaker.
The Senior and Junior Praetors!.
The Heads of all the Colleges. -
The Regius Pruftifor of Phyfic.
Dr. HALL, Canon of Chrift Chateb.
Dr. MARLOW, of St. John's.
Dr. Coon, of Corpus Chrifti College.
Dr ta N DON, Provoft of Winder.
Dr. Pals's:4s, of Balllol College.
Dr Lavractea.
Mr. DIAN, Praetor.
Mr. Co rnissTos E, and Cenral others.
On the entrance of the procellion into the Royal
apartments, the Duke of Yoga joined, and walked
with the Duke of PORTLAND to prefent the Addrefs
to his MAJESTY. The Deputation was moll gra.
cioully received, and had the honour to kits his MA.

yESTY9S hand.
His Maysrry held a private Levee, which "mat.
tended by—
The Arebbibag of Canterbury, the Lard Chancellor, the Lich
Preadent of the Cool, the-Lord Privy Seal, the Eh* Lard of
the Treafury. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretaries d
State, the Firft Lord of the Admiralty, the Matter General oft*
Ordnance, the Judge Advocate, the Lord Chamberlain, the
Dolma of Athol and Montrofe, the Marquis of Weld:ley ; Earls
Ayle,sford, Bethnal, O'Neil, and Galloway ; Lords Amherh,
Withheld, and Willoughby de Broke ; Sir General 0, Baird and
Sir A. Paget ; I.ieutestant Colonels G and J. Tucker ; Captains
Gordon and Johnfon ; Dr. Taylor; Meirrs. Canning, Famines,
and W Pole.
The following had the honour of being introduced
and killing his MAIF STY'S hand upon their fcveral
appointments, Scc.
Earl O'Nsit, upon his being appointed one of the Joist Po&
matters of Ireland. _ _ _ _ _ _

Mr, Wltorstrr Pota,upon bi- being appointed Secretory to
the Board of Ordnance.
General Sir DAVID BAIRD, upon his return from the Cape oi
Good Hope.
• Captain Goanom, his Aid du Camp, upon the fame ocean"
Lieuteua lit Colonel Jon m Tomas, of UK 724 Regiment, "PM
his return from the eapmre of Monte Video, and upon bis pro.
motion.
Sir Array* illa GOT' upon bts being appointed Anskifsdoe Dr
the Sublime Porte.
Dr. TAYLOR, Moderator of the General Alretnbly of tit
Church of Scotland, by the Duke of Mom (ROM
His MAyarry gave audiences to the Duke of
PORTLAND, Earl of CAMDEN, Lord HAwcssituav,
Mr. CANNING, Lord CASTERREAGM, Earl of CHAT.
HAM, Sir ARTHUR Noir, and Mr. Bono, who laid
before his MAJESTY the proceedings of feveral Court,
Martial.
Sir ARTHUR PAGET took leave of his MAJESTY,
previous to his departure on Monday.
His MAJESTY let off on his return to Windfor, at
fix o'clock.
Yefterday the Duke of PORTLAND entertained the
Deputation with the Oxford Addrefs, with a limp•
tuous dinner, at his !souk in Piccadilly.
Yederday the Cabinet Miniders dined with Earl
WaSTMORLAND.
Lall night AMNIA, Countefs Dowager of Buck•
inghamlbire, entertained a numerous and fathionable
party at her' houfe in Grofvenor•place, Pimlico.
At eight o'clock cis ruefday evening the Duke of
BEDFORD and his (like arrived at Woburn Abbey.
from Dublin. His Grace was met at Stoney Stratford
by the principal Gentlemen and Yeomanry in the
neighbourhood, many of whom had been !ailing
there all the preceding da. At night the inhabitants
of the town of Woburn teflified their rejoicing bl a
fpleodid illumination. • -

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MONTE PIDEO.
.................
The armament deflined for the South Seas, un•
der the command of Sir Sass o it. -Anon our arrived
in the mouth of the great river La Plata, on the sth
day of January laft, after a voyage of nearly three
months, very favonrable upon the whole, having run
sr,ooo miles by. the log, although the computed dif
tante is confiderably lefs. The convoy made Rio
Janeiro in their paCage, where they remained eight
days: to the great refrefhment and advantage of the
troops, and where the Viceroy of Brazil (hewed the
whole of the Britifh force the molt ditUnguifbed
favour, kindnefs, and attention.
On the arrival of the armament at Maldonado,
they found there the 3oth and 47th regiments of in-
fantry, and Come dragoons of the 20th and 2111 regi-
ments, waking the arrival of reinforcements from
England, with extreme eagernefs and anxiety. The
place itfelf was almoft entirely abandoned, the in-
habitants having retired up the country, and having
driven it completely, there were little or no frefh
provifions to be obtained : But which circumnance
induced the more immediate neceffity of proceeding
to the attack of Monte Video, a pat} of confiderable
Itrength, where immenfe preparations had been mak-
ing ever since the fan appearance of a Britifh force
in that part of the world, whence the mot} vigorous
refinance was expeaed ; and at about ninety miles
dinance. Here it was that Colonel BRowne, of the
4oth infantry, a tried and experienced officer of the
higheff reputation, was appointed a Brigadier Gene-
ral, and put in command of the 38th, 4oth, and 87th
regiments, in all about 2300 men, as fine a brigade
as ever faced an enemy. The other, new formed
alfo, was commanded by that excellent officer Briga.
dier General Lusii.sy, and was compofed of the
cavalry of the army, Come flank companies, the 47th
regiment, and the detachment of the rifle corps. At
anchor before Maldonado were an incredible number
of Englilh merchantmen, who were, with the adven-
tures and fortunes of thoufands, anxioufly waiting
the event of the approaching conteft.
On the morning of the :6th of January, the whole
army landed about five miles from the town of Monte
Video, in a (mall bay, in the pretence of a very fine
and impofing body r f cavalry, without experiencing
any oppofition from the enemy. In this fituation k re-
mained for three days, receiving guns and provifions
from the fleet. On the 19th, the troops advanced
to inveff the town, which was found ftrongly forti-
fied, and with a citadel of powerful flrength of ma-
fonry, as indeed were all the works furrounding it.
—On the march, the Spanifh artillery continually
played upon the advancing Britifh line, covered by
their cavalry, who jorlicioufly retreated upon every
tirong pofition the line of country afforded ; and
were not only produaive of great annoyance to the
advancing army, but were extremely difficult to dif-
lodge. The lofs, however, was not confider able, as
the Britiffi troops were not expofed to mufquetry,
cannon (hot alone being filed. On the fame day,
the befieging army took up its ground ; and on the
very next morning the enemy had the audacity to
fatly from their works, in a body not lefs than 4000,
and attacked, with much apparent refolution, the
piqirets in front of the 2d brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General Browne. 1 he enemy was, howe•
vet, driven in with great flaughter, but not without
lots to the 4oth Regiment. who bore the brunt of the
whole, it having three officers and 52 men killed and
wounded, betides nearly as many in the other corps
of the brigade.
From this date to the 3d of February, the place
was clofely invelled; feveral batteries ereeted, whic h
fired night and day on the town and citadel ; and
the enemy's walls were confiderably injured, but no
Thew of forrender on their part. Intelligence was
alto gained, that could be depended upon, that
Lames, the Governor of Buenos Ayrer, was ad-
vancing with about 4000 men to the relief of the
garrifon. Under thefe circumaances, there was no
alternative left, but either to abandon the liege, and
regain the flips, and thereby bring difgrace upon the
Britills name, or to give the affault.
This ferious and dreadful dilemma was quickly re-
Piked by the magnanimity and refolution of the Bri-
tilli Commander ; and ferious and dreadful may it
well be called, when it is recolleiffed that the enemy's
walls and citadel were of folid mafonry, ftrongly and
thickly planted with artillery, with a breach fo mi-
me and ill defined as to be fcarcely viable, and thie
whole defended with a degree of ferocity, a determ-
nation of refinance, almoll bordering on phrenzy,
and at the fame time governed by a difcipline of the
mon perfeEt and determined nature.
The command of the affault was given to Brigadier
General BROWNE. On the morning of the 3d of
February, the troops advanced to the (form ; confift-
ing of the light battalion of five companies, under
Lieutenant Colonel Bitowsi RIGG ; four companies of
grenadiers under Major CAMPBELL of the 4oth; the
33th regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel VAS ;ALL,
and the 4oth, under Major DALRYMPLE. They pufhed
inward with unloaded pieces,under the molt deftruc-
tin fin from the citadel, which took them in flank ;
sad from feveral heavy batteries of the town works
inftont; the whole being ffrialy ordered to be decided
it the bayonet.
It was at this moment that the forlorn hope, corn.
minded by Lieutenant MATTHEW EVSRARD of the
2! or (Zieeit's regiment, advanced direly to the
:Teti). This gallant young officer had volunteered
.!!is arduous duty, and was allowed, from about too
,fliii toontrymen (natives of Ireland) to fele& 30.
Will! this little band of heroes, he made his ground
good, and gained the defences of Monte Video. As
he entered the breach, his lots from the mulketry of
the enemy was fevere— not lefs than is of his brave
companions dropping around him before he got into
the town. With the fcanty refidue of his men he
however fricceeded in di icing the enemy from the fit (t
end fecond batteries on the right of the breach ; and
was enabled to proceed, by this almolt unparalleled
infante of gallantry and refolution, to the north gate
of the town, which he opened for the Britifb farce
advancing in that direaion, driving the enemy from
the intermediate batteries in his way. During the
whole of this defperate atchievemenr, Lieutenant
E,LILARD was totally iinfripported by ihe troops de-
(lined for the affault. The light battalion, who were
thirty yards in his rear, but who unfortunately miffed
the breach, did not enter it and join him till his fuc-
eefs had been complete. From this (mall body of
30s Lieutenant Ev FR 4WD'S loft in killed and wound-

ed was it !—he hintreg being the firil man who en-
tered the town.

During the advance of the Britith force, the moll
tremendous dire o grape, round Ihot, and (mall arms,
was kept up; but the breach once afcertained and
gained, the (forming party, branching off to the right
and left, took every battery in their way at the point
of the bayonet, the enemy defending their guns to the
laft ; many of which, run over by the impetnofity of
the Britith troops, were turned inward upon them in
their advance. Some little time after day-light the
whole was atchieved, and the conqueft completed. An
event which aftonifhes and confounds thole who were
its witneffes, and the participators of its glory. It is,
and ever will be confidered, a military wonder !
On the following day, the Governor and the Mu-
nicipality furrendered to Brigadier-General BROWV s /
and on the latter fending an Officer with a flag to
the citadel, the enemy hoilled the white flag, and fub
mined the whole to the difcretion of the conquerors.
Brigadier General &own', who commanded the
*Gull, and who fo much diffingniffied hinifelf, is a
native of Dublin, and is the brother of Capt. ROBERT
BROWNS, Deputy Teller of the Exchequer ; and of
Captain T. BROWNE, of the Royal Navy.

Lieutenant EVERARDt whofe gallantry and good
conduit upon this occafion has been noticed by his
Royal Highnefs the Duke of You, and who is im-
mediately to be appointed to a company, the juR
meed of his gallantry, is a younger fon of a very an•
tient and honourable family of Randalaown, in
Ireland.

The Meeting which took place yeflerday, at the
London Tavern, of the Friends of Mr. Alderman
HANKEY, mutt be peculiarly gratifying to that Gen.
tleman's feelings. It was the largeft meeting of the
fort we have witneffed for many years part, on
fimilar occafions. Among the company prefent, we
faw a great number of the principal merchants and
bankers of this city, and a very numerous afTemblage
of highly refpt&able liverymen. The refolutions were
moved by Sir FRANCIS BARING, and feconded by
Mr. Gsoace CLARK, late Alderman of Bafifhaw
Ward, and paired unanimoufly, in which a muff
arenuous difpofition is manifefled to recommend Mr.

Alderman HANKEY, from their long knowledge of
his commercial purfuits and charader, as a proper
perfon to be eleeted as one of the Reprefentatives of
this great and opulent City.
A numerous Meeting of the Freemen of the Town
and Port of Dover was held on Tuefday night, at
the Crofs Keys, Wood-{trees, Cheapfide, when feveral
Refolotions were uaanimoufly agreed upon, in fup
port of Mr. JACKSON and Mr. JEN KINSON, as proper
perfons to reprefent that Town again in Parliament.
—Mr. Low, who convened the Meeting, propofed
the Hon. HENRY PIERREPOINT, as a proper perfon
to be their Reprefentr iv: ; but this Motion was ne-

gatived by the whole of the Meeting, with the excep-
tion of the Mover and S:cnnder.

A very nurrerous Meeting of the Freemen of Tor.
wich, in the interett of the rumen, was held at the
White Lion in Ipfwich, on Tuefday laft, when their
prefent Member, Riot. WILSON. Efq. and Captain
BLNNETT, of the Navy, were propofed to reptefent
them in the enfuing Parliament, and received with
the greatell acclamations. Mr. WILSON canvaffed the
town on Wednefday, and met with the fame limas
as in November lA. The fenfelefs outcry of danger
to our excellent Church Ellablithment has no effeft
upon the fentiments of refpeEt they entertain for their
Reprefentative, whore condtat they fully approve ;
and they expreffed, by their promifes of fupport, a
full confidence Captain BENNETT wuuld compenfate
for the lots of the Lion. Captain Srop FORD, whofe
abfence they lament.

On Tuefday night, after the Opera, Lady earns-
REAGH entertained a numerous party to (upper.
The Englifh militia regiments at prefent in Scot-
land, viz. the zd Welt York, EalL Suffolk, and
Weßmoreland, are ordered to England. They are
to be replaced by the Scots militia regiments now in
England.
Lag week, by order of the Board of Admiralty,
fifty boys were apprenticed to the various branches
in Chatham dock yard.

Letters were received at Prince of Wales's If3and,
from Malacca, the latter end of June, which gave an
account of a vacl having arrived there, from Bata•
via, bringing intelligence that Admiral HARTSINCR,
with four fail of the line and a frigate, was lying in
the Roads, and that a 74 belonging to the fquadron
had been wrecked near Bantame, crew fared. _

Alfo, that a violent diftemper was raging at Cheri.
bon, which had fwept off feveral thonfAnds of the
inhabitants.

A letter has been received from St. Kilda, dated
the 25th of !aft month. This is the Skit inftance of a
boat's crew venturing to eras the ocean which Se-
parates St. Kilda from the other Weflern Ifles, prior
to the month of June. The beat was manned by St.
Kildans, and the letter forwarded by poll from Dun-
vegan, a few days after the arrival of the boat at the
Ifle of Sky.
Toefday, as Mr. Harris, a merchant. refiding in
Lambeth•road, was driving his tandem along Great
Charlotte itreet, Blacktriar. road, the fore horfe took
fright, and ran over Tome furniture at the door of a
broker's fhop, in confequence of which the vehicle
was &flied to pieces. The driver efcaped with a
flight contufion on the left temple; one of the bodes
was lamed.
The following accident happened yeflerday, about
twelve o'clock, in Fleet-Ilreet, nearly oppofite Fetter.
lane: the axle tree of Mr. &mem BODDINGTON'S
chariot broke, and one of the fore wheels came off;
in confeqtrence the coachman was thrown with vio-
lence from the box, and narrowly efcaped being
milted to death by another carriage palling at the
time ; as it v. as, he efcaped with little injury. The
bodes let off at full gallop down Fleet-llreet, over-
throwing every thing in their way; the carriage,
however, being cut down on one fide, was not over-
turned, to which circumftance may be attributed the
fortunate efcape of Mr. BODDINGTON and a friend,
who were in the chariot at the time. The horfes,
during their courfe, kept a ffraight line clofe to the
kirb on the limb fide of Fleet•Qreet ; their career, at
I length, was checked, oppofite Mr. Abbot's Shop, by a
. gentleman's carriage, which received confiderable
r injury, the pole of Mr. BoDursorou's chariot pen.
tracing it behind.