Star.
London, England, 1803-04-08 00:00:00

.HOLI.AND.

HAGUE, Aran. t.—The report refpeeing the
entrance of French troops Into our territories,
which, for tome days pall. was believed by fume
and doubted by others, is now fully confirmed,
and we learn that two battalions of the 48th, two
battalions of the 76th brigade, three fquadrons of
die 3d regiment of hufars, three fcptadrons of the
ids regiment of dragoons, a company of bode
artillery, two companies of foot artillery, and
twelve field pieces, have received orders from the
French Government to march towards this Re-
public, and that there troops will be reinforced by
two battalions of infantry. The command of
thefe troops, as well as of thole which are already
in this Republic, has been entruaed to General
MosretcH A RD, who is to have under him Generals
FR, and DIE r Lim General Omit, who was
charged with the command of one of the French
towns, will retain his poll in Zealand, where he
will command the 95th halthrigade. Generals
Fxrac and DeLAOLIII, of the artillery, have al-
'lady proceeded to Breda.
APRIL 3.—lt is not yet known whether the
French troops, which have received orders to
proceed from Mechlin and other places towards
the Batarian frontiers, have yet arrived at Breda.
It is however CA rtaiat, that the baggage, under the
convoy of a few men, arrived there on the josh
ult. and that two battalions of French infantry
were expcded there the nest day. Refpelling
peace or war, nothing is yet known that can be
depended nn. The French frigates lying in the
harbour et' Helvoettiuys, and which are dellined
to terve its tianfpfhts to the fleet intended for I.nui•
Gana, have taken on board their guns. The ue,n
tare ahead) all un

e4itLI4MBYTAIif PROCZEDISCL

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, APRIL

The Royal Arent was given by Comm;f6on to the lath Mi-
litia MU, the Greenland Whale Fithery Bill, the Fond Regu-
lation Bill, the Ordnance Truß Bill, the Dublin Royal Canal
Bill, and leveret other Public and Private Ads, amounting In
all to AS. The Conitniffiuotrs were, the Lord Chancellor, the
Archhdhop of Canterbury, and Lord %Valentina.
The Lout CNA NC L LLou pronounced judgment in the Scotch
Appeal, Lawton v. Rota and others; by which the Interlocu-
tor of the Court of Seilinn was dinned. '

The Duke of Cordon was [worn, and took his feat.
The Bills before the Houfe were forwarded in their refpee-
tive Rages; among there were the Exchequer Bills, and Sir
James Saumarez's Annuity Bill; which feverally paged a Com-
mittee of the whole Node.

Lord Etcatoorroucar, in purfuance of a notice given on a
fanner evening, moved. " that there be laid before the Houfe
the Begillry of the Burials at attain Parilbes in the County of
Kent, at particular periods, in the year Oat, and 164 a." This
nu, propofed, in reference to fame proceedings relative to the
chant to the Chandos Pecrage.—The motion was agreed to.

STATE OF THE NATION.

Lord HODAI. 1' moved, that the Houfe do, at
its riling, adjourn to Tuefday fennight.
The Earl of Caacisca Paid, he did not rife to
make any oppofition to the motion of adjourn-
ment, but merely to call their Lortlfhips' atten-
tion to the prefent fituation in which the coun-
try was placed. Upon a fubjett of fuch importance
as that, which involved the whole conduit of the
Executive Government, he felt the extreme diffi-
culty of the condi he ought to purfue. On the
one hand, he might incur the cenfure of imped-
ing and embarriffing the operations of his Majef-
ty's Miniaers, if he Mould call upon them for an
explanation of any meafure to which the public
might look up with doubt and anxiety ; and, on
the other hand, he thought it would be highly
culpable in him to become a party to thattaestur-
nity, that had for a confiderable time prevailed in
that Houfe. Public feeling and public fufpenfe
was at this time railed to an extraordinary pitch.
Better than a month had now elapfed fince his
Mikity's Metage was delivered to that Houfe.—
People were as yet ignorant of the cadre of it. We
only knew that the country was threatened with
an invafion ; that feamen were every where im-
preffed ; and that warlike preparations were car.
rying on with uncommon attivity. But why, or
for what, we were likely to go to war, was quer-
tion on which Parliament was left in total darkncfs.
It was known that negotiations were at this time
carrying on ; but it mull hereafter become a fub-
jeEt of enquiry, whether they were conducted with
fufficient ability. It was not his with at this time
to interrupt the proceedings of Government; but
the time would fhortly come, when a long cata-
logue of events muff be brought before the con-
fideration of Parliament ; and when Minifiers
Ihould be called on to give an account of what
they had done. The whole conduit of hi; Majefly's
Minilters mull then undergo a thorough
invelFiga-
lion. A full and accurate enquiry fbould be let
on foot into every material event which had taken
place fince the figning of the late treaty of peace.
He would not then name all the circumflances that
were to be enquired into ; but he would allude to
the moll material. The &II was the failing of a
great expedition from the ports of France to the
Weft Indies—an expedition unprecedented in for-
mer times, not only with regard to its magnitude,
but the manner in which it was fitted out; it was
compofed principally of (hips of war, on board of
which the troops were fent, inftead of being con-
veyed in tranfports. So many (hips of war could
not be neceffary towards the fuccefs of the enter-
prife : in fending them therefore the French Go-
vernment muff have had Come other objeß in view,
and the confequence was, that this country was
under the neceUhy of keeping a watching fleet in
the Weft Indies, much greater than any we ever
had there in time of peace ; and the loffes to the
country, from the wearing-out of the (hips, muff
have been immenfe. The next point of enquiry
would be, the conduit purfued by Mainers with
regard to the Cape of Good Hope, and other places
that were ftipulated to be given up by the Treaty I
of Peace. The indemnities which had been pro-
mifed to the Houfe of Orange, and which promife
this country was bound to fee performed, was an-
other fubjea to %%Lich the attention of Parliament
mutt be called. Thefe fubjeas, with various others,
mull, !boa after the enfning Recefs, form matter
for ferious and deep invelligation. Before their
Lordfisips retired, he thought it his duty to fay
thus much, and give this fort of notice of what was
intended to be done. He would not make any
oppofition to the prefent motion, although the
public did expel that, before Parliament adjourn•
e I, Come fatisfa&on: explanation would have been
given, as to the Nate of the prefent negotiation
between Great Britain and France.
Lord Nowt laid he had to return his thanks
to the Noble Earl, for the candour with which he
had avowed his intention of moving for an invef-
tigation into the condisil of Minifiers ; and for
giving co long a no:ice of fuch a motion. He could
affure the Noble Earl, that his Majely's Minifiers,
fo far from wilbing to evade or (brink from en-
quire, wifhed moll earneflly that the whole of their
condua, from the beginning, might undergo a
thorough invefliption i and they would moll
readily affiß in any difcuffion that might promote
that objeft, whenever fuch tbould be entered into.
The Houle then adjourned to Tuefday the t9th
of this moods.