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London, England, 1805-07-04 00:00:00

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THUASDAY, JULY 4.
p.:CH OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK'
Cunfols, far July sof 6o—Reduced yEti—Onutitusi 4is
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY
s rtr Rod Ann. OH I India Bonds, s. a So. diE
3 per Ctnt. ('on( Ann. dna Imp. 3 per Cent. 57ii.
fered 3 per C. Cori. 33 szi Ex. Bills, as. as. dif.
4 per Cent. ^3# 10mrtiOM, 4t pram
5 per Cent. F4cy Rut Cori. Ibr ace. 391 66
Long Mw.. 1q

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do Tuefday Admiral CoattweLLit hoi fled his flag
on board the VILLE DE Pests, of t to guns, at Ply-
math, and will proceed as (non as flit is viatialled,
to take the command of the Channel Nlibt.
Accounts have been received from Adiniral
Dot:Gt.:is, off Boulogne; dated on Sunday tail, at
which time there were on the Outfide of the Pier,
thirty gun-burgs, twenty-feven tuggers, and ten Cut-
ters, with leveret praams; ready to put to lea.
The Bolton Packet, from Bohm, arrived at Liver-
pool on Tuelday after noon ; the Captain reports that
he paired through the hotnewarfl-bound Jamaica fleet;
all well, three days before; their arrival, therefore,
enay be hourly expelled.
S:)rtie of the Prints continue to maintain, that toy
the letters from Barbadoes,. it appears that the com-
bined fleet were flill at Martinique on the Z4th.—
The lair letters from Barbadoes are dated on the
25th, and that ifland lies fo far, to the windward,
that a veal would be three days in working up from
Sr. Lucia, in fight of Martinique. Hence it cannot
be arcerte?ned that the enemy's fqtiadron was at Mar-
tinique beyond the zed. The following is one of the
Welt letters that has been received:
" BA RDADOP S, MAY 2g.—Ten days ago ten fall of
the line and fixteen frigates, to which report fince
adds four fail and more, under a Spanifb :Lod French
flag, arrived at Martinique: By a letter I have this
momeut received froth St. Lucia, dated the eoth, four
frigates were then. at anchor at St: Pierre ; two hits
eruizing between Martinique and St: Lucia, and the
reit of the fleet in Port Royal: Here we are all us.:
der martial law, looking molt withfully for the Bti.
tifh fleet; which, GOD grant, may arrive before it is
too late.

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61 The embargo is taken off to let the liatbadoes
1 1, by which this goes."

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We have received Dutch Papers to the goth ult.
frcm which we have been abT.: to make a few ex-
traels, but not of much importance. An article
from Paris, in one of theft papers, (laces, that i Spa-
nab brig belonging to the corhbined fleet, had arrived
at totircleaux on the t ith ult. from Trinidad, the
Captain of which reported, that after a palls& of
22 days the fleet arrived there, took polfeflion of the
Mend, and proceeded for Jamaica. Some credit
might perhaps have been given to this ftatemeati if
we had not received more recent accounts.
A LAND AltAllb NAUTRALITY, as formerly there
Was a maritime one, is now talked of in the journals

publifhed under French influence on the Continent.
The mention of fuch a ciriumfiance is no proof that
any thing has been atually done. It thews, however,
what the Cabinet of St. Cloud alms at. Any thing
in the fhape of propofal, negotiation, arrangement,
explanation—or by what other name it may be called,
gives time to BONAPARTE to ripen new plans. When
ripened, he executes them without confulting either
h lend or foe. By every negotiation, therefore; he is
a gainer.
In another column of this paper will be found the
official Note of his Excellency the Baton VON HAR-
DENBERO, to the Swedifh Minifter at Berlin, in
which the hutllan Monarch avows his refolution

to prevent the lubfidiary treaty with this country,
for ag,ooo Swedifh troops, being carried into effelt
It is a curious and important document. It is fick-
ening to hear any of the Powen of the Continent
gravely talk of being guided by the interefis of his
neighbours. The North of Germany, in the temporary
advantage it has derived from the Pruffian protec-
tion, has doubtlefs the fagacity to anticipate a clofer
conflation than neighbourhood with that Monarchy.
But has PruMa no doubts as to the performance of
any promifcs of France, which may exift as to this
nearer relation, or of the term during which the may
be permitted to retain the acquifition

Yenerday morning his MAJESTY, the Dukes of
SUSSEX and CUMBERLAND, and Princeffes AUGUSTA
and AMELIA, accompanied by Generals GARTH and
FITZROY, took an airing on horfeback, in Windfor
Great Park. Her MAJESTY and the Princeffes ar-
ZABETH and Matt took an airing to Frogmoic.—
hincers SOPHIA took an airing in a landau and four,
in Windfor Great Park.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Csiasoca, we
are lorry to hear, has been for Come time confined by
time indifpofition.
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Monday fe'nnight, his Excellency the Right Hon.
the Earl of Moue, Commander in Chef of Scotland,
arrived at Ayrfrom Rofemount, the feat of WILLIAM
FULLANTON, Efq. with whom his Excellency and his
Lady, the Countefs of LOUDON and Moeaa, have re-
tided fence Friday. Mr. Bowei of Cambfifcan, the
Provolt, with the other Magiflrates, waited upon his
Excellency at the houfe of General M'Keorts, and
prefented him with the freedom of the Burgh. At
the fame time, the freedom of the Burgh was prefent
ed ti General MiKeszta, to Colonel Surros, his
Excellency's Aid de-Camp, and to Colonel GILLots.
The Diamond Rock, which three French (hips of
the line bombarded for tome time without effeet, is
a rock at the entrance of the harbour of Martinique.
It is gatriconed by about TWENTY MEN :I.

4LpERNAT.

The public in general are not acqulinted with the
nature of the quedion now depending in Plarliament
refpeaing thefe Wands. The abolition of fmliggling
is thecretezt of thofe ligatures. Could they produce
that effect, we would alien that the (mailer mutt be
preferred to the greater evil ; that the defiruetion of
their Conflituti:m would be amply compenfated by
the prodigious acceffion to the refources of the em-
pire; and pioportional advantages might be given
them as a reward for their fubmiffione
During Lord Noavuls Adminidration, a fimilar
intention was held out by the Miniltry, but they were
loon convinced of the impolicy of the mature, and
abandoned it.

Thefe iflands ate made the magazines of commo-
dities to be fatuggled. jerfey is the depot of Eng Wit
manufaeures to be fmuggled into France; Guernfey
and Alderney, of FrenCh and Dutch liquors and
other, goods; into England. From the profit on thefe
the iflands detiste a cunfiderable advantage ; but it is
to be obferved that that profit is derived by Britillt
fubjelts, and that every advantage of this trade cen-
ters finally in England. Should Inch ;sterna/regula-
tions be adopted by the potuer of the Br kills Govern.
ment as to deprive the iflandi of that advantage, the
praCtice of fmuggling will not be checked ; it will
be only diverted into another channel. France it
ready to open free ports for the admillion of fmug-
Slers ; and thus the profit will be transferred to oar
enemies, without the fmalleß benefit to this country.
In thefe circumllances it Ought to be ferioufly con-
fidered whether this is a time to endeavour to ihake
the loyalty of a people united to the Crown of Eng-
land fence the conqueft of it by their anceßors ? Td
their attachment to that Crown they have made many
facrifices. Jerfey was the lag part of the Englith do-
minions that furreudered to the regicides in the
feventeenth century; nor would the Wand have yield-
ed, had not the treachery of an Englithman, who
commanded one of the fortified ports, admitted the
fleet of Admiral BLit Ics.

It will be eafily feen that the circuinflaticei of titat
Wand are widely different from thofe of the two
othets ; but the blow aimed at the conflitutional pri-
vileges of all unites the inhabitants of all in the fame
exertions for the': common fecurity.
But even if thole internal regulations fliould be
found abfolutely neceffary, cannot the King, who is
the head of the Conflitution and the Executive power,
fuggeti that necetEty to the States, the Legiflative
Bodies of the Mandy and thus attain the objeet
without the violation Of their deareff privileges

It is expeded that to-morrow the Hottfe of Coro.
mots still adjourn for a few days. ih order to give the
other Houfe of Parliament fufficient time to forward
[he different Billsthat have been fent up to them.--
The Commons will after that meet for the parpofe of
expreffing their concurrence with the Lords or their
diffent from their proceedings ; and it is fuppofed
that Parliament will be prorogued on or about Wed-
nefday next. •
There was a report yefterday ahem the Honk of
Commons, that Sir W. Scot.e was to be raifed to
tike Peerage, and that a vacancy therelby occurring
in the reprefentation for the Univerfity of Oxford,
Mr. WINDHAM was mentioned as a candidate, to be
oppofed by Mr. DICRXIIIIOII. We merely Rate this
as a flying rumnur.
Yefterday a Court of Diredors was held at the ERR
India Houk, *hen the following Commanders took
their final leave of the Court, previous to departing
for St. Helena and Bengal, viz. Captain P. Hillier,
Euphrates; G. Rata coot, Northumberland. The
Court adjourned at &ten o'clock till to-morrow.—
The Court of Direaors of the Eel India Company
have appointed Mr. Pau., Tars Affihant Civil En-
gineer at Prince of Wales's
Four boats, fitted with a carronade, are Rationed
off Chichetter Park, Surer, for the life of the Sea
Fencibles, and the proteiftion of that expofed part of
the Coati, where, lately, a privateer was teen to cap.
tore three wafters, and for the want of a rad to
purfue after them, efcaped. They are alto conveni-
ent veffels to afford relief to any chips in ditirefs, as
they were condemned (toggling valets: Captain
MiNsaLL is appointed to command the Sea Fencibles
at Chichefler, inhead of Captain WORTH.
When their Pitussias Maj am es patted on the agth
of May by Halberltadt, two young
.girls prefented
them with a Poem. Upon the copy intended for the
Quen was a crown cf green leaves embroidered in
Mk, and, in the centre of it, a very rare flower from
the Cape of Good Hope, called Strdltrja Resist,
with the following irifcription
May an eternal youth bloom around you, Strelitzia !"
The Qneen of Raussra is of the Houfe of Meek-
lenburgh-Strelit z.
A (porting Clergyman, at a late courting meeting
iniWiltthire, produced a dog that' beat the whole
county. A Nobleman, who had a great value for
the fporto admired the dog much, and wailed to have
him. The Clergyman obferved this, and hearing
that his Lordfhip had tome church preferments in
his gift, was not backward in difplaying his dog.—.
He runs well, indeed," Paid his Lorain: 4t Yes,"
replied the Parton, 44 he does ; but l'll tell your
Lordfhip how it is—he is a hungry dog, and runs'
—for a living."—His Lordfhip took the hint, and
made the dog his own.
Government are taking every poffible means to
difcover the perfons who were concerned in letting
fire to the Laboratory at Woolwich. The Board of
Ordnance has offered a reward of pool. A Procla-
mation from his Majzsrr is likewile about to be if-
fued, offering a free pardon to any concerned in this
horrid tranfaaion, who will give information of the
perfon who aaually fet the place on fire. We under-
hand great hopes are entertained that the villains will
be fpeedily brought to punithment. Sir Ries***.
FORD, accompanied by Mr. Srarroeo, the Principal
Clerk at Bow-greet, attended at the Royal Arfenal,
on Ttaefday, and the whole of the day was (pent in
taking depefitions, in confequence of which feveral
perfons have fince been committed to the Houfe of
Correaion, Coldbath-fields. This dreadful ad mull
have been premeditated for tome time, for when the
engines belonging to the yard were brought out, they
were rendered nearly ufelefs by tour of the brats
(crews belonging to the leather pipes being injured
fo much, that they would not fctew together. A
number of the fire buckets were likewife rendered uaw
lets, by being cut, and holes made in them.