Star.
London, England, 1806-06-04 00:00:00

MUTINY BILL.

Mr. ALEXANDER bought up the Report on the
Mutiny Bill.
Mr. sTuRGES BOURNE begged to know when
the Right Hon. Secretary intended to bring forward
his Bill for abulifhing Ballot in the Militia, and for
providing for the Defence of the Country. for the
introdueion of which he had received the content of
the Houfe full two months ago
Mr. WINDHAM replied, that he had already
given notice of his intention of bringing them is on
Thurfday next.
Sir W. ELFORD conceived, that the mode of
railing and fupporting the Militia by means of boun-
ties, iallead of ballot, as propefed by the Right Hon.
Secretary, would dellroy the very effence of the Mi•
litia. At prefent the ballot was fufpended, becaufe
the Militia was not reduced to that ellablifbment
which was thought fufficient ; but now they were to
be placed on a very different bating ; ballot was to
be rejefted, and bounties to be tried. This he con-
ceived a dearuttion 4 the conflitution of the Militia,
which was founded on the undoubted prerogative of
the Crown to call nut a part of the community for
the defence of the Country. The Militia fervice was
therefore of a perfonal and compullive nature. The
Hon. Member was proceeding farther, when lie was
called to order by the Speaker, who obferved that the
lubjed was not at prefent before the Houfe.
Mr. WINDHAM Paid a few words in reply to
what had fallen from the Hon. Member.

General Sir JAMES PULTENEY gave notice,
that on the third reading of the Bill, he fhould pro.
pofe an amendment, relative to confining limited
fee vice to fecond battalions.

The iteport was then received, and the Bill was
ordered to be read a third time on Friday next.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Lord TEMPLE farther poftponed the fecund reading of the
American Intereourfe Bill, till Monday.
On the motion of Mr. WINDHAM, the Houfe eefolved Weft*
into a Committee on the Bill for regulating Chelfea Hapital. The
Report was then received, and the farther confideration alit rift.
poned till Thurfday.
The Weft India Cominiffloners Bill was read a feeond time, and
ordered to a Committee of the whole Houk on Thurfday.
Mr. HAWTHORNE brought up the Report of the Committee
.of Supply, granting four millions and a half for paying off Exche-
quer Bills of tilos, outftanding and unprovided for. A Bill was
ordered to be brought in putfuant to the Refolutlon.—.Adjourned
to Thurfday.

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plain and explicit as it poffibly could be on the rub-
Jett—he raid " that his Majefly's Miniflers were de-
" termined to prove that they were not unmindful of
" the folemn pledges they had given of their deter-
" urination to abolifh the Slave Trade for ever ! !"
On Tuefday next, therefore, we may expect the
refolution will he voted, which is to pave the way
for this deferable nbjett.

The Tax on pr ivate Breweries is to be taken entirely
out of the hands of the Excite.

A few day ago the boats of the gyFBEC frigate
boarded and captured three 'ails in the port of
Norden, belonging to PruaLi, about eleven miles
north of Embden. The frigate afterwards (*deiced
a fort, drove the men from the batteries, landed fime
of her crew, and brought away three of the guns
from the fort, with her three prizes, which have fince
arrived at Yarmouth. We are happy to add, that
this fervice was atchieved without a tingle individual
belonging to the Q2ENIC being killed or even
wounded.

We have at lenrth received fome intelligence of one
of theiffient fqoadrons which the enemy boafl of hav-
ing at fea ; we allude to that which flipped nut of
Cadiz, at the beginning of March, a corvette helnng-
ing to which, it may be recolleEted, was cut off by
one of our frigates.

The Adela arrived at New York, on the srh of
May, from Cayenne, in 24 days, where the had been
embargoed, from the 25th of March until that time,
in confequence of four French frigates and three brigs
having arrived there from Cadiz. It is not impinba
ble but this fquadron was deftitied to form a jun&ion
with that of PHU/el a Brat AAAAA e, and to carry fuch
fupplies to his divilion, as it might have bad oceafion
for.

The Danifh Company's (hip Anne Prinfon, arrived
off Dover on Monday evening, failed from China
the gth January ; paired the Cape of Good Hopc
isth March; arrived at St. Helena Both ; failed
from thence 6th April, and left there waiting for
convoy, the BAR INC). AULT .CAIITLIL, TILAVkItS,
DIYAYSICI, and CASILMAITIIIII Indiatnen, and 6vc
Whalers. We have been favoured with the follow-
ing extrad from a letter received by this opportunity :

" Canton, Jan. 3,,806.

The Commander of an American, who arrived here five days
ago, Rates, that form French dips of war were lying at Manila,
fo espeetation of being joined by Admiral Hearst ma, and three
Duteb (hips of the line; and it was generally believed to be their
intention to attack the China Fleet on their way home. Although
this I. communicated by an American, it is generally credited here,
u be is known to be a man of undoubted veracity."

When we left Malacca, Sir Eow*ln Fait art had received
Information of a French Sect having arrived in India, in conk.
quence of which, he bad collefted together the whole of Ms Naval
Force, and had failed from the Malabar fide in quell of them. •

.4 j tS10•11T 6.—The finial CASTLE parted with the fleet the
day we left the Straits of Macafar; the bad weather experienced
in the Pacific Ocean, and her having a feanty fupply of water,
makes us more anxious for her; ft is certain the fails very badly."
_ _ _

The Gazette of lab night contains a notification,
that the blockade of the Trave is ordered to be dif-
continued. This was a neceffary confec,uence of the
orders previuully iffucd for fecuring the uninterrupted
navigation of the Baltic. The Gazette alto contains
tome admirable inflames of the aliivity and gallantry
of Britifh fcamen. Lord Cocuaaws's attack upon a
French frigate of fuperior force, proteaed by bat-
teries, though not crowned with final fuccefs, refleas
the higheft honour upon this cnterprifing Comman-
der and his brave crew.

In our firft page we have inferted a curious article
from the French papers, refpeCting one of NAPOLEnN's
emiffaries. It is• perfedlly calculated for the me-
ridian of Patig. and extravagant and improbable as
it is, will there p►obably find fome believers. It is
one of the delicate modes by which the flatterers of
the Emperor infir,uate the magnitude of his power
at,d the fplendour of his glory.
New York Papers to the 4th ult. (four days later
than thole we announced yellerday) have come to
hand. Ti ey contain no farther particulars relating
to the Unto' tunate event off Sandy Hook. The LE-
ANDER and the CAMBRIAN retired from before that
roadllead, or, as it expreff_d in the New York Pa.
pas, " railed the blockade of that port," and re-
turned to Halifax on the sd of May. Thefe Papers
indulge lets in invective againft this country than
thofe which reached us yeflerday, and we have every
hope that nothing ferious will ref Ult from the death
of the American failor. The bell proof that can be
given of the American veffel refuting to comply with
the ufual cullom, is the circumftance of her having
aitually ran into port even after the man was killed,
nftead of coming to as required.

New YARK, May I.—The Britifh frigates Leaf:-
out and Ca mita lAN had fignals up for pilots the fore
part of yetlerday ' • but as none would go on board,
they came to anchor in the afternoon at a short dif-
tance trom the Hook. We undo-112nd a boat came
up from the Britifh frigates lati evening, and landeci
at Fort Jay. We have not learnt the objed of their
vifit.—The brig Eliza, Boaosss, for Havannah, went
to fea yeP.crday, and was not boarded by the Britifh
blockading fquadron nil our harbour. The fhip Anne,
Fowisa, for Hull, (offered a detention of about half
Mt hour.
Mar 2.—The flag of truce from the blockading
fquadrrin, which came rp to Governor's Ifland on
Wednefday, returned fait evening with the Officer
bei—ti;ing to the frigates, who had for fereral days
bun lecrcted in the city. The fquadron, we under-
will raife the blockade this day, and return to
Halifax.
MAT 3.—The Britilb (gigots Limon' and CAN-
salmi got under way yetterday, and put to fat.