Star.
London, England, 1809-03-11 00:00:00

• -)4fr.- nerliosseAtinid criet of lijisrfh
aefastra, and said. that in the few observations he had
to offer. hi would be as biief -as possible, touching
merely upon such points. as, in- his conception, the
former speakers had neglected. • He.complimented
the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, upon
his perspicuity and independence of statement—it
had done him honour. • -He also paid, what be
thought, a just tribute of applause to the Hen. Mover
of this question, who, as he had all the -responsihi,
lity, ought to have all the credit. He was well aware
that in the present stage of their proceedings. from
the agitation of the public mind,' the most severe
vote which. the House could pass, would be the most
popular (Hear ! hear !) but he could not be led by
even the popular voice, much as he might respect it,
and ready as he was to admit an acquiescence in the
wishes of his Constituents. He would touch upon four
cases which, in his opinion, were material :—the first
was, that of the note which had been so much the
subject of discussion ; he was well convinced of its att-
thenticity, and particularly noticed, that the paper on
which the note was written was the same on which
all those of the Duke were written, while it differed
from that of those which were owned by Mrs.
Clarke. The second point was the case of Carter,
and this he should not have noticed, but that he con-
sidered it, leaving aside the source from whence the
promotion emanated, a most generous. act. Had he
met the circumstance abstractedly in- any book, he,
should have pronounced it such. The third case was
that of-Major Turner and Mrs. Sutherland, _and this
he touched,on only to say that he was to the full as
much inclined to credit the evidence of Mrs. Suther-
land as of Mrs. Clarke. The fourth case was that
of Miss Taylor ; he thought her most cruelly treated •
—the cross examinations which she, an unwilling
witness, was made to endure most unnecessarily,
had aimed not only at her character, but at her
subsistence, which depended upon that character.
He here could not help deprecating the usual
' mode of examination, even of the most eminent in
the ordinary Courts of Justice, so trying to the feelings
of a witness. He now came to the main point, and he
mist say, he could by no means, consider the Duke
of York guilty of a participation in the guilty pro-
ceedings which had come to light ; he could con-
demn no man on the uncorroborated testimony of
Mrs. Clarke ; he acknowledged her talents, and he
held her up as an instance of their perversion. Under
this impression he would vote for the amendment
proposed by the Honourable Gentleman on the floor
(Mr. Bankcs), as, in his mind, it went to acquit
the Royal personage 'of a knowledge of his guilt ;
but although, upon the testimony of those two wit-
nesses, unsupported, he could not agree to inculpate
his Royal Highness on any charge of• corrupt con-
cern or connivance in the transaction now under consi-
deration, ,he was still of opinion that the existence
of those transactions was fully made out under the
subsequent testimonies adduced, and that it was im-
i possible for the House to shut their eyes against them.,
He much disapproved of the- manner, adopted by
some Hon. Gentlemen in the cross-examination of I
certain witnesses, and particularly Miss Taylor. but,
from the testimony of this, and several subsequent
witnesses, and the number of letteys which had
been produced, it was impossible to doubt the exist:
eace of such transactions ; they . hardly rested even
upon these proofs ; their notoriety was in every one's
mouth, and he was sorry they made impressions in
quarters, where such impressions ought not to have
been made : otherwise, how could it happen that
an old Military Officer like Captain Tonyn, the son
of an old General of high reputation in the service,
should have been induced to apply for military pro.
mon to Mrs. Clarke, instead of the Commander in
Chief ? How should Getieral Clavering be led to the
same channel of arplication ? There could not be a
doubt that his Royal Highness had held conversa-
tion and correspondence with this woman upon mili-
tary affairs, which he ought not to hare done ; and
this being the case, it was impossible the House, as
the Grand Inquest of the Nation, could, in consistency
with the dignity of its own character, pass by the
proofs before them, without expressing some censure
upon such transactions. Feeling this to be the case,
he must cnnsidcr the original address (by Mr.Wavdle)
fully justified, and could not agree with that proposed'
by the P,ight'Honourable Gentleman (the Chancel-
kr of the Exchequer) which must be considered by
the rational and moderate part of the people out
of doors, (he did not mean the heated multitude)
and by poaterity, a piece of timid adulation, as
if they were afraid to speak their honest sentiments,
and dared not offer the bitter draft of censure without
palliating it by so much sweetas tb.render itpalatable.
He would ask, would the House of Commons, after I
all the proofs it had heard, instead of censure, vote an
Address which wits an echo to the letter of the party
accused, to say nothing of the interfereece of that letter
with their privileges and proceedings? With respect
to the immorality of those transactions, had it been
confined to the private conduct of the Royal Duke,
he for one should have thought any interferenee-.cisio
the part of the House wholly improper ; but when it
extended to public concerns, -and to theihonour and
well-being of the army, the case was quite different,
and the House should not pass it unnoticed. It was
for the happiness and security of the country that a
censorial power should exist some where, _tu control
tha public conduct of public men. -The standard
of morality Was most materially connected with the
happiness, the well-being, and prosperity of their
country, and every thing dear to its inhabitants,
more especially at .a period when we saw so many
thrones in Europe overturned, principally through the
vices of Governments. He was convinced fromliistos
rival evidence that millions of the people of this coun-
try would rather have stood up for Oliver Crom-
well, even under the semblance of morality, than
for the Monarch who succeeded-him, had they been
aware of the vices of his reign ; and he was con-
fident the brother and successor of that Monarch owed
the loss of his Crown more to the vices of his family
.than any other cause. Hisown political opinions, be
said, bad been too often evinced in that House in the
last twenty years, to require from him any profes-
sion now. re had frequent occasions 'to condemn
many and disastrous political events, • which bed *-
curred in this country, in the present reign, and par-
ticularly giant the period of the French Revolt!.
tion ; apd he was confident .the Monarch of this
Fountry; at that eventful period, was more in-
clebted for the security of his Crown. to the eminent
and exemplary virtues that have through life adorned

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' r_mtirnents fully on thissulxject, he t!..;71.:ed the 1_,,,
for tbeir indulgence, and left them to adopt the:, ;...
' decision..
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCI-11Vj;
Val. desirous to offer some explanatic,n ; and
gom,e observations upcn the Amendment cl ;
131AtifIS ; but as the. House, at that Lire lieur,
anxious for adjourntaer.t, he should defer tlie:r,
Monday —Adjourned at Foul o'Clo :k, to 1,1 n::,.!

'ME EVENING SFAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11.
PRICE OF STOOKS THIS DAY AT UNE ( r..Cp•
Comols, for 670—for ace. b7fii—ClTU4l.l4,
r...teliequer WUs, 12s. prem.

U'e have received letters front Lord Sreernt,e'-.
the Rd inst. inclusive..—lt was thl, Pi.llas, tic gun
gate, which got on shore on Isle Madame. tie. is 0::
ends, a wreck, with MI her masts gone.
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efieetit_offsrusti.
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consists
Fovf
zthNeGCx and ‘„
sae,T:r:::
tio
orraTtommi, Aseztaa, EMIMAL D, ALC M I:NF. ;id A N:i
frigates, and a cutter. The enemy, to sail of the
which a 3.decker, fcur of efl guns, the Calcutri co,
frigates. On the 2d instant the three sail orthe a•;,1 !us
'gates sailed from l'Orienf, and were exrected at R.,.L,.f„r..
A &patch was received yesterday from Admird.l
One of the frigates which he drove on shore is alrca ;y
other two are on their beam ends at low water, ~nd a w,
swell, which bad just set in, must destroy them.
are dated on the second instant at anchor in Fasque Roads.
Ike Net.son, which sailed front Gijon on the 19th
rived at Plymouth. Tbe reports by this vussel are. Coat :'ac
AIM* are in high spirits, and have obtained some farther
tags over the French.
Accounts from the limits were received in town this nu,
brought by the Cbilhant, CARTY, arriVed at Liverpool,whn
Rio Janeiro on the lit of January ; they are not of the most
sant nature ip whet relates to the mercantile interest, 'l,
mane cargoes which have been sept from this country,coni
of .British manufactpres, have overstocked the markets, no
loss will be sustained by the shippers of goods. werel
at Rita, Bahia, eta are gompletely crammed, and the scar(
freight front these ports is very great.
FRENCti and DUTCH PAPERS
Have been received ; the former to the 42d, the latter to
inst. An article, "dated from the Camp before Saragossa,
states, that the French had made coesiderabk progress in
ductioo of that fortress f that they were already within its
and that the whole town would soon be reduced. One
minor Paris Papers of the 28th mentions the surrender <
fortress on the 21st ult, but the Official Journal of the sans
is illent upon the subject. The account given of this event i
lows : "The French Veneral having summoned the tov.n
render, received an answer in the negative. PALA rox ord,
Te Deem to lsr snug, at which the garrison unatiimee4,
themselves to bury themselves in the ruins of the town
than surrender. A sortie was ordered, to destroy the]
lines that pressed imnfediately upon the town. The sp:
fought for seven hours in the enemy's lines with the greats
very; but the French having received fresh reinforcerort
Spaniards were repulsed with loss, and the enemy heir!
upon them, entered the town nearly at the same time, CP
a mine was sprimg,which blew up 12,00(5 French ar.l Span,
The French afterwards withdrew, confining themselves
blockade of Use town. The inhabitants beini: reduced all
a state of starvatioo, sent an offer to capitulate, which bci
jectea, they orned their gates to the French, who on -11
published a general amnesty."
Another Paris Paper states, that Cenral Sven r 7 has de!
and dispersed the remains of the army of Catalonia; but
statement we can find nothing like confirmation in any
Journals of a subsequent date.
The Megaton begins to speak with more freedom of
petted war with Austria. A letter from Vienna, pretet
have been intercepted, appears in a late lifoiliteetr, which
not only of the whole of the Austrian forces being ibou; tc
In ptotion. In three divisions, to be commanded by tie! Ea
the Arebdukernitat.cs, and the Archduke Jon but al
suspiciously of the Emperor of Resstn •
Letters from Holland to the 6th have also come to
state,that General ST. Cva has been comp, ilea to retry:
being defeated by General RE DING, and that Lace, lona h,
into the bands of the Patriots.

•LOCAL MILITIA !—IS a medical apprentice balite to
the above Militia, who is actually practising (mid. r the
of his master) in every branch of his profession, end who
jest at all times to be called to cases of the greatest
where, a life, ot perhaps lives, may depend on his itarto:
tendance ? '1 he construction of the Act, sa r,ir as mate;
point, having excited much doubt in the muds of many p,
correspondent wishes that one or other of the I.aw Offices
potent to decide, would clearly and quickly elucidate the
ambiguous point.
Duct..—Yesterday morning a dnel took place on Wini
Common, between the Honourable T. 1,-- and 1 i,
.Colonel L—. It is said that the affair originated in
ence of opinion (during the debates on Wednes..ky ni,;hi)
tiug an Illustrious Personage. The parties tat 1.2. I
the fanner arrived in a post-chaise and four, with his sec.
HontSurable Mr. /1..--t; and the latter in the earilage
friend, and second Major Two shots were et:
At the second lire the gallant Colonel received a s ight w,
the shoulder; when the seconds successfully interfered,
parties returned to town better friends thto ever.
Duat. AT Batstot..--We are requested to state the
Smartt, the Attorney named in our Paper of-rues:lay, zc
the pritcipals in this fatal Duel, is neither Mr. BKOOKF
nor Mr. 011TOtt .`2,41T a, who are also Attornie; at Grist
whase. friends, at a distance from that City, nit:it, whin
information, be unnecessarily alarmed.
PiArstourni MARCH R.—Advice has been received thi
ing that the Morning Star sloop of this port, Captain Dav,
captured yesterday afternoon, a 11....tk to the westward of t
dystone Light-house, by a French lugger privateer, of tw,
that is rowed with 26 sweeps ; she also captured, at fan
la, English brig, said to belong to Dartmouth, bouild to Li
said to have sailed from this port ; they afterw-rdc ho:
pilot boat, belonging to Cawsand within this port, and aft
dering her of a spy glass, fishing nets, and ever:. On!
they turned her adrift with the crew, and dedred tl-.ra
Plymouth, and tar that the Morning Star WAS goncie
and that Davis WAS on board the lugger in irons.
MARCH 9.—There is a hope that the Nierning Star,
welter, is not captured, as *.*AS confidently stat...d yestet
vessel is gone from hence to Mount's-bay, to ascertain
This morning arrived the Nelson, Captain Ms r
itttt
Gijon • she sailed from thence the 19th ult. with fr..!
diets Prisoners, three women, and four children.—C•liv
Qarlentagne French schooner, from 1 'Origin, 1,11:•,a
Indies, laden with flour and provisions. and studry nt
captured by the Itatrion, of 18 gun ; i is said ,h.n Sh
in dance of seven others of like description. Sa:kd
of 18 guns, with a fleet of victuallers, for ilis•
Rocket:T. Came in the Canal t. s, t f lei guns, with
transports and coasters, from Falnynath.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10.— Sailed his Majesty'`
BaLT,with dispatches tp the Westward; NI t: et ore and.l,
with the Fleet, for the West Indies.—Wind 'Ye'
FALMOUTH, MAlrell B.—Sailed his Majosty's brig
DINT, on a ersize.—Thr. brig Mary and Jane, A rKlss.
London, for Dublin, was captured of: the ::,!•'.yqone,
o'clock, by a French lugger privateer: the Joseph,
has gone in pursuit of them.
SIiTtRNESS, MARCH 10.—Saijed frOTH
*tternoon, his Majesty's Brig SAFKGU.%KO, with Co:
Heligoland.—Wivd S.W.
MARC il 10.—Arrired the Plymouth 'Frili,
Portsnactutb.--Coanstlit Sloop front a cr.:iZe of 1,A.,
l'oaTessi gtore-ship from the Nore.—A:4l •,1 in.
voy of the °seat! Sloop for Portsmouth, ail ;he
1410 took advantage of the above Convoy, to proceed on
Regi're •Tfart•

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