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'period ?—I do not consider that it was an advice
given by the ; I have already stated, that I did not
consider it an official conversation ; it was rather
an observation, and perhaps improperly in some de-
gree urged or mentioned by me, as my opinion or ad-
vice really was not asked.
Had such been the plan, do you think the arma.,
ment could have arrived at Bathz at an earlier period ?
—lt met with difficulties, and difficulties which in
their conse-juences were, I thought, very serious the
first day. Sir Richard Strachan had intended to have
equipped his flotilla for the Western Scheldt in the
West Putt, contiguous to the entrance of the West
Scheldt, but the weather necessitated him to seek
shelter for it, and the only place according to the state
of the wind and weather at that time that afforded a
shelter was the Roompot, the other side of the island—
This I always considered as a very serious misfor-
tune, but unavoidable, on account of the state-of the
weather, for the equipment of the flotilla was always
understood to be a primary point to any, operations,
and a very material one.
What was the state of the flotilla ?—The flotilla
consisted of between 80 and 90 gun-boats ; they were
to be manned, provisioned, and to receive their guns,
water, ammunition, and other ordnance stores, and
as the enemy were supposed to have a very strong
flotilla to oppose our entrance up either of the, Scheldt;,
lit became the first naval measure absolutely requisite.
Is the Committee to understand this flotilla was to
be equipped after its arrival in the Scheldt ?—After
its arrival in the Scheldt, it would have been unsafe
to have attempted bringing them with their guns in,
they were to be manned from the men of war.
What time did that equipment require I—lt was
my first object on my arrival in the Roompot, on the
29th. My own flotilla, consisting of 26 sail, were
ready the next day, but I cannot state how many of!
the remaining part of the flotilla were ready that day,
some delay arose from one of the ships, having the
guns in, not having arrived in sufficient time.
(To. be continued.)

ENGLISH ROMAN CATHOLIC PETITION.

Te the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled;
We, whose names are underwritten, Roman Catholics or
England, humbly beg leave to represent to your Hon. House—
' That at the time of his Majesty's Accession to the Throne, the
laws in f rce against his English Roman Catholic Subjects, de-
prived them of most of the rights of Englishmen, and of several
of the common rights of mankind :

That by the Acts of the 18th and 31st years of his Majesty's
reign, several of the penalties and disabilities under which the
English Roman Catholics laboured were removed:

That the English Roman Catholics are most grateful for the
relief granted by these Acts, and Live taken and subscribed the
oaths and declarations contained in them :

" The departure of the Duke de ALBUQUZILQVZ was, op the
night of the 30th, for Lebrija, ten leagues from Seville, on the
high road to Cadiz, when the advanced guard of the French was
at Utrera, five leagues from Lebrija. On the morning of the 31st
Aisugozaguz marched from Lebrija to Xeres, five leagues
nearer to the isle of Leal.
" Some stragglers who left Seville on the night of the 30th,
said, that the place had capitulated, but we do not place confi-
dence in this account.
" After the French had been three days in Cordova, they levied
a contribution of 25,000 hard dollars upon that city."
In addition to the above communications, there are
also letters in town which give us reason to fear that
Malaga is in the possession of the French : at all
events they are in the immediate vicinity, as the com-
munication between that place and Cadiz is now
interrupted.
Since the arrival of the IPHTGINIA it has been cur_
rently reported in the City that Cadiz is the hands of
,the French.

That their conduct hath been conformable to their professions;
in peaceable submission to the laws, and in the discharge of moral
or civil duty, they have not been exceeded by any of his Majes-
ty's subjects ; they have served him effectively and honourably in
his fleets and armies ; there never has been a call upon English-
men to do their duty, which the English Raman Catholics have
not been forward to atnwer.

That several penal and disabling laws are yet In force against
them ; they are not .equally entitled with their fellow-subjects
to vote at the Election of any Member of your Honourable
House; they are excluded froni a Seat in either House of Par-
liament ; they are not admissable into Corporations ; every Civil
land Military °ince is denied them ; every laudable object of am-
bition—all that elevates a man among his fellow-subjects--all
hopes of public distinction—all means of attracting the notice of
their country, or the favour of their Sovereign, are placed with-
out their reach.

The more they deserve of their country, the more sersibly
their country makes them feel this exclusion. In the ranks she
, suffers them to fight her battles, but to them victory is without its
I reward, promotion is wholly denied. them I no services can ad-
vance, no merit enable than to profit of their country's foaour.
Even in their bumble situation of private soldiers, the law fol-
lows them with pains amid penalties. By the Articles of War, if sol-
diers refuse to attend the religious worship of the Established
Church, they are punishable by fine, imprisonment and death.
Thus the Catholic soldiers are incessantly exposed to the cruel
alternative of either making a sacrifice of their religion, or incur-
ring the extreme of legal punishment, than which your Petitioners
humtly conceive, there never has been, and cannot be a more
direct religious persecution. To an alternative equally oppressive,
the English Roman Catholics are exposed on their marriages; the •
law requires for the legal validity of a marriage in England; that
it should be celebrated in a parish church. As Roman Catholics
believe marriage to be a sacrament, the English Roman Catholics
naturally feel great repugnance to a celebration of their marriages
in other churches than their own.

They are cruelly debarred from any means which their fellow
siibjects possess of providing fur their families, by employments
of honour or emolument ; so that, while they bear their full share
of the general contribution to the wants of the State, they are
denied even a hope of participating in those advantages, by which
the hurtle!' of their fellow subjects is alleviated.
In other occurrences of life the Law has the same humiliating
and depressing operation on your Petitioners. Thus every Ro-
man Catholic subject of his Majesty is forced below his fair line
In Society, and the general body is a marked and insulated cast.

Yet the Roman Catholics form mere than one-fourth of the
whole mass of the subjects of the linked Empire. Whatever
there is of genius, of talent, or of energy among them, is abso-
lutely lust for public use; and this at a time when the United
Empire is engaged in a conflict formidable beyond example, and
therefore seems important, if not essential to her preservation,
that she should call into action, without qualification, or limit, or
any religious test, or declaration, the geniust talents, and energies
of all her subjects.

It is true, that your Petitioners profess some religious princi-
pies which are not professed by the Established Church, and to
this, and to this only, their refusal of certain tests, oaths, and de-
clarations is owing, which subjects them to the pains and disabili-
ties they complain of, but none of the principles, which occasion
their refusal, affects their moral, civil, or political integrity; and
your Petitioners humbly sbbmit to this Honourable House, that no
principle which leaves moral or political integrity unimpaired, is a
proper object of religious persecution ; besides,the wkole Creed of
your Petitioners was once the Creed of the ine kingdoms ;it is
the actual Creed of four-fifths of Ireland, and of much the greater
part of Europe. It via* the Creed of those who founded British
liberty at Runeymeade, who conquered at Creasy, Poictiers, and
Agincourt; among those who repelled and annihilated the Spa-
nish Armada none bore a nobler part than those by whom this
Creed was professed. In all these achievements, in every other
scene, in which the ancient valour or ancient wisdom of this
country has been displayed, the ancestors of several of your Pet
*loners have been distinguished, their Creed did not lessen their
zeal for their Kill and Country--It does not lessen that of their
descendants.

Every disloyal or immoral principle which malice or credulity
has imputed to them, your Petitiooers have solemnly and repeat-
edly disclaimed. They believe there does not now exist an ho-
nourable man who imputes these principles to them ; they have
sworn to be faithful and bear true allegiance to his Majesty, and
have acted up to their professions ; they most confidently appeal
to this Honourable House, and to the whole Empire, whether In
loyalty to his Majesty, attachment to the Constitution, or seal for
their country's good they are not equal, and are not known and
acknowledged to be equal to his Majesty's other subjects.
Therefore, conscious of the truth of these representations, and
with the most perfect reliance on the wisdom and justice of spur
Honourable House,
Your Petitioners humbly pray for a total repeal of every test,
oath, declaration, or provision, which has the effect of subjecting
your Petitioners to any penalty or disability whatsceyer ort aka
count of their religious prfaciples.

Lord CHATHAM was last night examined before the
General Committee-of Inquiry of the House of Corn-
mons.
'
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT is said to be seriously indis-.1
posed. 5He was suddenly attacked by indisposition I
on Wednesday morning ; but was last night rather
better.
Within these ten days a coach from Landon to Do-
ver was stopped, and a seizure made of 3000 guineas.
Yesterday the Serpentine River exhibited one uni-
form sheet of transparent ice. The skaiters, however,
were not numerous, and the thaw, which began this
morning, will for this season put an end to this health-
ful exercise.
PLYMOUTH, FIR. 21.—The NAICISSUI frigate, Capt. ATL-
Met, the arrival of which from a cruize on the French coast, I
noticed in my letter of yesterday, merely came in to land her pri-
soners, having taken five prizes during her last cruize : she was
in sight, off L'Orient, when rite Cannoniere was taken-by the
VALIANT, and has already thrown in her claim to a share in that
valuable capture.—The discharge of shipwrights at this port has
been countermanded, and several ships have come round from
Portsmouth and other places to the eastward, to be docked and
repaired at this port.—Yesterday arrived, at Mill Ray Prison,
from Fowey, eighteen French prisoners, taken out of the Tilsit
privateer lugger, of 16 guns, and 65 men, captured on the 9th
inst. by the VIOLET !pig, Captain G. H. Do RE, of this place ;
the CLYDE frigate hove in tght just after the capture, and took
possession of the privateer, dbich she sent for Portsmouth.—This
day arrived the Navigator transport, Capt. Forrnt, with French
prisoners on board from Jamaica.—Three sail of the line passed
down Channel this afternoon from Portsmouth, bousd to Cadiz,
but they did not come near enough to give their numbers, al-
though they were in sight all day,Sailed the RoLte brig of war
for Lisboa ; and the QUEBEC frigate, with Admiral Draw;, for
the Downs. L'AtoLa frigate will sail in the course of the night
for Portsmouth, and the SURVEILLANT on a cruise.
FALMOUTH, FISRHART 20.—Sailed the Prince Adolphus pac-
ket' for Jainalcsa The Violet privateer, of this port, has sent in
the American brig Racked, from New York for Tonningen, la- ;
den with tobacco.—Arrived several transports from Portsmouth,
bound to Portugal.
PORTIIMHUTU, FRIRVARY 22.—Arrived the Gossevre sloop
of war, from II cruise; Mary, SCOTT (running ship) from Cadiz.
Wind S.W.
DEAL, FEBRUARY 22.—Arrived the ORION and RIVENOR,
from Portamoutb.--Wind W.

'HARWICH FEBRUARY 22.—Sailed the Lord DEMI] packet,
with Mails far Heligoland, and the Earl of Leicester and Auck-
land ditto, with Malls for Gottenbargh.
GRAYILIAND, FtiIIUART 22.—N0 arrivals. Sailed, Harriet
and John, Baker; and Penguin, Washer, for Waterford; Ajax,
How, for Jamaica; Catharine Fenn, for Madeira; and the
Garland, Hodge, for Goree.
CORM MURRAY, MARK-LANE.—The remaining supplies of
Wheat to-day are considerable; from the late demand for fine,
those samples arayather dearer—other sorts heavy sale—Barly
in great plenty; second, and Inferior, again almost unsaleable-- i
Malt and White Peas at little variation—Beans, of the two kinds, I
hardly at last prices—Oats are in tolerable supply, but far fine;
sad those rather dearer—in Flour no alteration.
011NREAL emus/4cl AS UNDSR
Wheat, TOL 90s. 104 s. Beans, (old) 50s. stle.
Fins tte, MSc 110 s. 'Fick ditto (old) 455. SOs.
Rye 411 s. Oats Ws. 245. 201.
Barley, 90s. 454.0 d. Poland ditto, 211 s. 31s. Od.
Malt 748.1125. • Potatoe ditto, 335. Od.
White Peas), 665. 74, Rape Seed, 481. 621.
ur 85G 903,—Secittida 100s:115s.


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LONDON.' ' .** Lill" INFILLIGENCE.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2S. COURT OF KING'. BENCH, FE8.22.
was simply,
wh:
The Spanish
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PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
s per Cant Coosa. kor toffee, 11411--ue. Iliff
Ct wmhDichONwaimuts to be f°opr wthieLl‘.ll
The ATTORNRY•GENICRAL stated the case. Th
s per Cent. Redosed Ulf.
a lease of Lansdowne House, made in Septem.
frigate Iphigenia, the arrival of which ber 1809, to Miss Giff dar , daughter of the Dow ger we announced yesterday, brought over a Member of Marchioness of Lansdowne, was granted accorda g.
the Supreme Junta, and several persons of distinction to the powers demised to the lessor, the late Marquinii
from the prov,ince of Gallicia, together with a consi. On- the deathd of the Marquis, his brother, who now
d ble quantity of valuable property. The news bore the
.ti e, conceiving himself the proprietor of the
town residence of the family, but respecting
the me.
brought by this conveyance from Spain, is, we ale mory of his brother, sent to inform his widow,i
t,,„
sorry to say, of the most sombre hue ; and leaves she need net put herself to any inconvenience, by hut,
very little doubt bUt we shall, in the course of a few rying from the house in which she then was, and that
mails, receive accounts of the enemy being in com- she was perfectly at liberty to remain in it for any
plete possession of the
.whole of that ill-governed,— time she found best suited to her own objects. He
in-
received a short answer, " That if the house were
fated, and priest-ridden kingdom.—We are happy to his, she would not stay in it a moment, but that sl,e
obseive that there is no want of exertion inalastening had a lease of 21 years of it." The Marquis of
the departure of a number of men of war from Ports. Lansdowne, feeling that his rights were invaded, left
mouth and Plymouth for Cadiz, to be ready to act the matter to the Jpry. The lease was contested nr:
according to circumstances ; but we cannot the grounds, Ist, That the late Marquis had no avoid re- to lease the family-mansion: 2d. That he had power
not de-
marking, that the pressure of the present crisis might sttanded4he highest rent that might be obtained: 34,
' have easily been foreseen, and ought to have been That there was no permission in the lease to distrain
provided for before %
the moment of exigency. I on the mere delay of rent: 4th. That as it was dated
I
1 It is confirmed that the Governor of Cadiz has per-
from the 14th of September, paying rent of seGOO 01.1
minted several batteries, be to destroyed, which cam... 14 days in the hew
the 25th March and 29th September, there were 11111nning of the possession, and the
manded the shipping in the harbour. It was arranged same number at the end eif the 21 years unaccounted
between the Spanish Admiral and Admiral Puners, for, and therefore the rent was not the most improv-
' that a number of British seamen should be landed for ed that could be bad.
the purpose of destroying the works in question. Mr. DA:amen spoke to some points of law connected
with the original possession of the estate, but the Court Generals 04FARREL and MORLA were said to be in thought at present the last observation
of the Attnr.
Andalusia with the French army. On account of a ney-General was decisive.—Verdict for Me Plaintiff.
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point of honour, it was with difficulty the Spanish VIE KING W. SVOLSTENIIOI...K.
s w an ndictment for an assau on ulAmarn
Admiral could be prevailed upon to suffer our ships _
AnapmanThi ,as onei of the Knight_Malltial'slt men, at the
to take inside births.
The following letters from Spain were brought by
:
. Palace, on the sth of June, 1809.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated, that on the sth
the IPHIGENIA
of June, the 4th being Sunday, an order was issued
" CORUNNA, FEBRUARY 11. to prevent the admission of hackney-chairs into the
tg I begin to fear that the French will pay us a visit. In the Palace-court. The plaintiff was on duty, in his pro-
whale province of Asturias, which has been over-run by the ene. per dress as a Royal servant ; and, in pursuance of
my, he has had only Woo men. Andalusia has experienced a
similar fate, as you will have learned through other channels," his duty, was stopping a hackney-chair which kris
" BANKS OF THE GUA'DALQUIVIR, JAN. 31,
going forward ; when the defendant, a Lieutenant in
" The news from Sevine of yesterday morning is, that the .
the Guards, who was at the gate, insisted on its ad.
enemy had arrived at Alcala de Guadaira, 2 leagues from hence, mission. It was still resisted by the Marshal's mati,
and that the few troops which were posted there and at Coruna.' and the officer seised him by the cost, tore off the
had retreated to that city, from whence they withdrew on the lappel, and asked hint, did he knoW whose desire he
same day to proceed to Extremadura to join the army lately under
refused, or that he was an officer on duty with his
the Duke del Pliaquz, but now commanded by the Marquis de
le ROMA NA.
Majesty ? The plaintiff answered, that he did ; that
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he wa not about to contend with the Guards, but
that he was an officer too, :Ind must do his duty.—
Lieutenant Wolstenholm then damned him and his
orders, and seized him by the collar, ordered him in.
to confinement in the guard-house, and kept him there
till seven in the evening.
Several of the Marihals%men, who had been at.
tending at the Palace, were called to attest the state,
meet of Counsel.
On Knapman's cross-eramination by Mr. GAMOW,
he said he had bought his place; that its salary was
£2O a-year, and that he had paid £B/00 for it,
Mr. G*uow, in defence, stated, that the Lieute.
pant had been in hated by some insolence from the
Marshal's man, and that the chair in question was a
,private one. He regretted the unpleasant species of
I service which, on such days, was imposed on that
most distinguished corps his Majesty's Guards, and
hoped that the occurrence now before the Jury would
be ;he source of relieving them from that disagreeable
and

_ offensive duty in future. Were they to be
placed to act in submission to men in such rank as
that of the plaintiff ? Were they to stand as Super,:
nurnerstries, and do nothing • or, actfng, to be thwart-
ed and put ' bellow the menial servants of Sir James
Bland Burgess, the Knight Marshal, who should be
on that service himself; if it was intended to make it
not insulting to men of the rank and character of the
Officers of the regiments of Guards.
No witnesses for the defence were called, and the
Jury found the defendant guilty.
CHRISTINIA, v.
This was an action for seduction, and for damages
for the loss of the service of the plaintiff's daughter.
Mr. GARROW the Attorney General and
he had agreed that a verdict should be taken for the
plaintiff, but the amount secured to the person 112t3'
stan daily. injured.
A verdict was accordingly given for £5OO, to be
invested in the funds for the use of die person injured.

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OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday John Davin stood capitally indicted for
assaulting John Ibbister, in the parish of Bloomsbury,
on the night of the sth instant, putting him in fear,
forcibly and against his will taking from his person a
gold chain, key, and seal. It was stated in evidence
that the prisoner met the prosecutor in the street,
struck him, and attempted to pull his watch from
his fob, and in the violence he used to accomplish his
purpose, the chain broke, with which and the key and
seal attached, he ran off; but was secured with the
property in his possession.--Guilty—Death.
Catherine Bergen, for stealing four pieces of galloon, the pro-
perty of J. Etches, in his obey, was also capitally convicted.
Jame: Aforlg, a soldier, was also capitally indicted
for assaulting James Bagley,. in Strand-lane, on the
night of the 7th February, and forcibly taking from
his person a silver watch. It appeared that the pro-
secutor was returning from Greenwich, where he had.
been drinking with some friends, and was in a state or
Intoxication. There was no satisfactory proof, how-
ever, that the prisoner had used violence, consequently
he was acquitted of the capital part of the charge,
but was found guilty of stealing from the person,
which subjects him to transportation.
Needier Chamberlain, whose examination at a Police-
office we mentioned some days since, was conviej,ed of
stealing jewellery the property of Mr. Davis, but was
acquitted of the capital part of the charge, namely,
stealing in a dwelling house.

DIED.
At Bridgwater on the 14th inst. in the 78th year of her age, Eli-
salads, only stir:lying daughter of the late Nicholas Sealy, Escl..
On the 41st inst. at her house in the City Road, the Lady of
Captain /bailie, of the Royal Navy.
Lately, In Greet Russell-street, Bloomsbury, soon after his
return from Widcheren, in the 37th year of his age, Peter Gra-
ham, Esq. Surges* of.his Majesty's etth itegimoot.
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