Star.
London, England, 1803-03-10 00:00:00

IRISH RIVSIIVI PSIMTVATIOIIIIIII.Ia

The Order of the Day for the Houk =falai
itfelf into a Committee on the above- IR .lIIPS
read,
Mr. CORRT obferked;tharhe rote TO hillbritrthet
Houle, That, fince he had Bed given notiellphebial
had feveral objections made to the Bill by a Mime
ber of friends, both public and private, particular-
ly from that part of the United Kingdom, which
the Bill went mod materially to ailed, as to dui
time of notice chiefly ; this ftsortnefs of notice In
the prefent felEon, he malt entirely aferibe to the
non-attendance of the 'rifts Members; atehe km*
time that he mentioned this,. he begged ;hello*
to underftand, that his =petition of this circiun-
Rance was not intended to throw any blame on hii
countrymen, but merely as a Rater:sent of .nett
Fod.—He did not pretedd to fay that theft flee-
. ments were entirely coned.: he did mtp.
fay that Tome of them might not with.r: ' on
objeded to ;in fad, Gentlemen could M 7
t flip ' e
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that the calculations were all made on the leheefide
drawn up•by him; he had applied to fochpegarts •
as be deemed met competent, and thumb& al,
could belt rely on for that pnrpofe, and lih every
other tranfadion which embraced fo many objeds,
and depended fo much on calculation, was liable
to error. In confequence of the fevers! ap•plka- •
tions which he now ftatedwand the arguments.
which had been ufed by Come Hon. Members. of.
that Houfe, he meant to fubinit to the approha.
Von of the Honk his intention to withdraw the
eneaftire for the prefent, and only to vote the fame,'
that is the old taxes for one year, and in the Mei-
-1 manner as formerly prevailed with the frith l'ar.,4
liament. If any further propofition was neceffary,,
he had refereed a Claufe to amend or alter accord-
ingly.- He fhould not longer detain the Hnedik4
than by moving, That the Order for gding hiftgl
a Conimittee on the Irina Dritpedilill he notellir.'
chagted. ; •..
lir:lil with
r. Uric' NAM perfeftly a lus Righki
Hon. Friend as to the neceoity the Perpetbation,
and thought too meth praife confto nfifistiltifiskl
to him for his candour awd-libeetaiiria• Withdrawal
ing the snafu= oa Mel/rounds hit bud lime& - ..,
Colonel Beowast...faid„ -he =Lifted the Right.:
Hon. Gentleman woirld have there Schedules print-
ed, and laid hefore the Merchants of tke 'City It ..
Debliti, and other plibeilsal towns, aa Ireibrinik• •
ter of intricate lealatinks; and porlitOkifir di-
rafted to what coocarmd,djeic imerells, he though; i
that they were theheft ;edges.
.„ •
Mr. AT RTII II declared,an, ill iiii opinion, diet •
were a fofficient avian of Mercantile men Ni the
Houle who Were flitly competent to the meld.-
(landing of any bufinefs of that car a limilar oetere,
Mr. Lea ohferred; Oat it was 44 decide9.9oi-
pion that a peratiaent expenclitiirelhoydd be fu
plied j
plied by a fyftem of germanenftatithin : hisoify
oh:/edion was to the tittle, as wifbing that ' evert •
Irilli Member mighthave an opportunity to payoff. '
and fuificiently underhand, et lay tbk cops which.
h id been printed for his life beforchis Conflituents,.
if he thnught fit. He concluded by thanking the
Right Hon. Mover furbis attention to the opinion*
and interefts of the Gentlemen of Ireland. • -• Ns
Mr. Colter affured his countrymen ehat•if.enee
his uniform defire to give entire fatisfaksos of
them in every thing that concerned tsar intone:to
The Order was then withdrawn, Ihe:teve4ar
Ads were patted through a Committee, ihd the'
Report ordered to be received to.mistrow.. .. • .
The kith Chalking Ad paled through a COOK
tni t tee, and the Report was ordereo TO be received
to.morrow.

The Committees of Ways and Means and ellt
Supply. we pillponed to Friday.—AdjavassiL

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LONDON.

THURSDAY, MARCH to.

PRICE OE STOCKS V LSTERDAY

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.rICE I
3 per C. Cog tocces,64, 6s, 634. 64444, 6/41
Ditto, for April ace. 654, 66, 64i, 63441:, 63411.
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In the preceding columns our Readers will find
the difkuffion which took place laft night in both
Hooka of Parliament on His Majefty's Mirage.
It was calm and temperate on all fides, and the
Addrefs to His MAJESTY was voted tinaninioufly.
From the convcrfistion which took place, for it
had more of that complexion than of a debate, and
which will be read with confiderable interefi, it is
impoffible to gather any thing refpeding the pre.
cite queftion at iffue between this Country and
France. Indeed it was hardly to be expeded that
Minifters could be brought to (peak without re-
terve on fo delicate a fubjett, while a poffibility
thould remain of adjulling the differences without
an official difclofure of circumliances. It is eafy,
however, to conceive, if we may judge from the
tenor of the different articles refpeting this Coun-
try which have appeared in the Mmiieur, and it is
a fair criterion to judge by, that very intuiting
language has probably been ufed by the new Go-
vernment in its diplomatic intercotufe with the
Britifh Miniftry.
Is there a man in the United Kingdom who has
net felt himfelf perfonally intuited by the infelent
terms made ufe of on different occafions in the
Afisibar t One day we are told, that France mull
affume the attitude of Minerva, " the helmet on
her head, and the lance in its reft." Another day,
we are threatened with the vengeance of sco,ooo
men. becaufe Lord Gummi., and Mr. WINDHAM
dare to (peak in Parliament ; and as it were but
yefterday, the official Journal told us, we muff
change our laws and Conftitution !
Can we doubt then what a trial of patience our
hfinifters mutt have had, when condemned to hear
and to endure language, which has never yet been
fufftred to meet the public ear ? But indeed, they
would be unworthy of the fitnations they 611, if
they Coffered every petulant expreffion of riew.
rulers, to ruffle their tempers.

When language, however, is made ofe of in
diplomatic intercourfe which by no rule of for-
bearance and caution can be conflrued to mean
say thing but dejaws When a deliberate Melfsge
is delivered, demanding as anfwer of a fpecific
kind, and threatening that a rdufsl will be confi-
dared as a deskratisa hsfirstia !—What alums-
sire remains ?

Though nothing has been allowed to tranfpire
cirmially. it is no ferret in the well-informed circles
that fact language has been made ufe of in the
difeuironswhich for Tome time have occupied the
two Governments. How the ferret has tranfpired,
is not our province to decide. Time perhaps will
espial' it. At prefent we !hall only give two
blows that have come to our knowledge of the
completion alluded to. Let the Public then de-
termine whether it was porxtrle for Minillers to do
othavrife than provide for a Rate of warfare
When Lord Woirworre, at Paris, demanded.
on the part of this Government, an explanation of
the motives and obje6s of the warlike preparations
going on in the ports of France and Holland, he
was anfwered by the Minifter Tait AAAAA o, with
great hauteur, that it was " rite will of 4be Flair
CONSDL P'

We might fuppofe, for a moment, that this was
merely an intemperate unauthorifed erpreffion,
which might podibly be done away by an apology
from the individual; but when, at the fame time,
finailar and if poffible more infulting lauguage is
authorized to be ufed, in an application made di.
realy to oar own Government, it becomes almoa
impoifible to find even a temporizing ground for
befitaticm in the reply that ought to be made.
The application to which we allude declared,
in fubitance, that if Egypt was not inflantly
evacuated by our troops. and Malta agreed to be
given up, the Film. CONSUL would confider the
744 as an unequivocal declaration of hoflihties,
sad iondua himfelf accordingly !

Seth was the nature of the language employed;
but it we have nit- pretenfions to a knowledge of
what pages in the Cabinet, it is impoffible that we
ihnold be able to Rate the precife words made nfe
of. Frain what we have fisted, however, our
Readers may eafily form an opinior, how fir it
was poffible for our Government to aft otherwife
tban they have done.
We are, notwithftanding, of opinion, that the
probability is in favour of peace, at leaf for a
time; for when the French Government !hall learn
that thole very blinifters, on whole pacific and
fubmiSve fpirit they have prefumed fo much,
inflead of fubmitting to its bullying pretenfions,
have adopted the language of defiance, and ap.
pealed to the country for an approbation of
of click mcafures, it will paufc at lean before it

hazard its own liability, by perfevering in a line
of condud, which may bring in its train conk-
quences which its afpiring chief, while dazzled by
the fplendour of his power, perhaps little espeas.
The queftion is not, what ultimate injury this
country might fuftain by a war, or what advan-
tage might refult to France from a fuccefsful one ?
The FSIIT Corm. has alto to calculate, if he Cu',
how far its progrefs or its confequences may aired
his own &nation I He has even to fear, that the
advice of thofe who would urge him to a new war,
is given from a fecrct with, to hurry him to his
ruin. It is hardly poftible but fuck obvious
thoughts muft occur to his mind—and if they do,
it is probable that for a time at leaft, he will keep
the (word in its fcabbard.

In the mean time, while the FIRST CONSUL de.
liberates, our Government feems determined to aft
with vigour, and not to be bullied into concellions,
difgraceful,humiliating and ruinousto the country.
The imprefs for feamen has been aftive in all
the Ports from which we have this morning re-
ceived any accounts. It was fo fudden and tines-
peded as to occafion a confiderable degree of alarm.
At Cowes, in the Ifle of Wight, on Tuefday
night, the boats of his Majelly's frigate la Lows,
with prefs warrants, figned the 7th init. boarded
all the (hips in the Road aad Harbour, and fuc-
ceeded in carrying away a number of able feamen.
At Portfmouth, Portfea, and Gofport, a gene-
ral prefs took place the fame night. Every mer-
chant (hip in the harbour and at Spithead was
fkripped of its hands, and all the watermen deemed
6t for his Majefty's forvice were carried off. Be.
tween two and goo feamen were procured.

Orders were at the fame time received at the
Head•gltarters of the Portfrnouth Dirifinn of '
Royal Marines, to fend out recruiting parties in
different diretlions to enlia men for that Corps ;
and twelve full parties were appointed to go on
that fervice as loon as pol:fible.
Orders are immediately to be fent to our foreign
poffetEons, fuited to the prefent pante of affairs.
Their precife import we have not the means of
knowing. The Duke :of Marlborough Packet,
which fhould have failed from Falmouth for Ja-
maica, on the 2d Ina. has been detained to carry
out tome of the difpatches.
Lord ?Roar, of the Ara ILIA frigate, at Wool•
wich, was particularly aflive, on Tuefday evening,
in impreffing feamen. His Lordfhip procured
nearly 200 men for his own (hip. The boats be-
longing to his Majefty's different (hips at Deptford
and Woolwich, employed on this fervice,, wok as
many marines as they could carry, with their
mufguets loaded.

A boat belonging to the ADDIR gun-veffel, on
going along-fide a collier, had feveral loaded
blunderbures prefented at them, for the purpofe
of preventing the Officer coming on board, which,
very wifely, they did pot ufe ; as the Lieutenant
informed them, if they did, " he lhould anfwer it,
as he was prepared."
The HoUND (loop, Capt. MAXWILL, is not ar-
rived off the Tower, but boats from that veffel are
Rationed there, for the purpofe of convoying fuch
feamen, as may be impreffed, on board that veffel
at Deptford.

Orders are given for the Envoi:rams to be im-
medi.stely fitted for receiving impreffed (=men
and volunteers, and to be placed at her old moor.
ings of the Tower.
Ten line of battle (hips are immediately ordered
to be prepared for Commiffioning for fea fervice.
The following Proclamations were ifued this
evening :
EY THE K!NG.-A PROCLAMATION.
TOR ENCOURAGING MINIM IND LANDMIFN TO IN-
TIP. TIMMS &SAMOA BOARD MIS SIAJISTY'S SHIPS
OF WAR.

GEORGE R.
" Whereas it is Our Royal intention to give all doe encourage-
ment to aB fish Seamen and Landmen who Oall voluntarily
enter tbanfelves in Our (nice ; We have thoogis It, by and
with the advice of Our Privy Council, to puha* this Oar Royal
Proclamation: and We do hereby prondli and declare, that
all Itch Mk Sesames sot dare the age of lifty, nor under the
ogee( twenty years, fit for oar fervice,wholba3l,•• or before the
Thirtieth day of April next, voluntarily enter &anklets to Cave
in oar Royal Navy, eit her with the Captains or Lieutenants at oar
Rips, or Olken employed in Tenders or at Rendezvous on Oman
for muffing men for the (ervice of our Navy, (bap receive, as war
Royal Bounty, the fum of Three Pounds each stun; sod all
Inch Ordinary Seamen fit for our Service, who ball fo enter
them Selves as aforefaid, Ball receive the funs of Two Pounds
each man ; and all (nth Abk•bodied Landmen, not above the
age of 35, nor under the age of so year, who Rtsß fa COW
thentictees as aforefaid, Ora feedree the funs of Twenty Shil-
lings each man, as our Royal Bounty; Itch rapalive rams to
be paid them by the terpeetive Clatts tithe Champs relsdin; at
the ports or places where the kips into which they Rah be en-
tered, (hall be. linnwellat,ly after the third molter of foci
fcamen and tandmen

And we do declare, that the qualifications of the Leamen and
landmen fo enuring thanklms as afurefaid, than be ccrtifisd
by the Captain, Matter, and Boadirain ot the Sip or vnfd
where they Ball enter. And for peeve/Wog any Abates by
any ;scrims leaaing tEe welds to which they mesa belong. sod
entering thcosfelvcs on board any other our ildps or wads, io
order to obtain the Laid Bounty Wary: we do hereby der
' dare and command, that loch (carom and Landers bd.rtg-
ing to any dour Ildps or 'ads as Stall abfcnt thowfaves from
say of the (aid (hips or rads to which they Sall bebop, and
tall cater t►:Skives or Ward any other of our tea Sipe or
yeffds, ha order to obtain t►e Laid bounty, all sue only lore

the sear* due to them in the Mips or steels they Sall leave
but alto be (merely punithed according to tbeir demerits.

Given at our Court at the Qiieen's Houle, the 7th day of
March, 1803, and in the 43d year of our Reign.
GOD rave the Kinn.
BY THF. KING.—A PROCLAMATION,

FOR RECALLING AND PROHIBITING SEAMEN FROM
SERVING FOREIGN PRINCES AND STATES; AND
FOR GRANTING REWARDS FOR DISCOVPRING St'CH
SEAMEN AS SHALL CONCEAL THLAIsELTSS.
GEORGE R.

Whereas we arc informed, that great numbers of mariners
and kafaring men, our natural-born fubjedis, arc in the fervice
of divers foreign Princes and States, to the prejudice of oar
Kingdom ; we have thought it ateeffary, by and with the
advice of our Privy Council, to publilk.this our Royal Procla-
mation; and do hereby Itriedy charge aniicaerimand all Matters
of kips, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwrights, and other
Seafaring Men whatfoever and wherefoever (being our natural-
born fubjetis), who arc in the pay or fervice of any foreign
Prince or State, or do terve in any foreign Slip or wird, that
forthwith they, and every of them, do (according to their
known and bounden duty and allegiance)'withdraw themfelves,
depart form, and quit fuch foreign Cervices, and return home
to their native countries: And further, we do hereby ltridt!)•
prohibit and forbid all Matter of (hips, Pilots, Mariners,
Seamen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring Men whatfocver
(being our natural-born fubjeds), from entering, and do
charge and command them, and every of them, from
henceforth to forbear to enter themfelves into the pay or
fervice of any foreign Prince or State, or to ferse in
any foreign Ship or Veftel whatfoever, without our (penal
licence Sift had and obtained In that behalf; to all which
we expeet due obedience and tea& conformity; and we
do hereby publik and declare, That the offenders to the
contrary Shall not only incur our lull difpleafure, but be pro.
eeedcil againft for their contempt according to the *Molt k •
verities of the Law : And we do hereby declare, That if any
fuch Mafters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwright.,
or other Seafaring Men, (being our fubjeas), Ball be taken in
any foreign fervice by the Turks, Algerines, or any others, they
Mall not be reclaimed by us as Subjeets of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland : and we do hereby further
promiSe and declare, that a Reward of Twenty Shillings for
every able and ordinary Seaman fit to ferve on board our (hips
Ball bepaid any perfon who Rail dile:over any Seaman or Sea-
-1 men who may conceal him or theenklvera, fo that lids Seaman
or Seamen Rail be taken for onr fad krvice by any of our
Sea Olken employed fur raffia' men, on or before the 3ath
day of April neat ; the Paid Rewards to be Wafer any Seaman
or Seamen foillfeovered and taken in and abort London, by the
principal Mews and Comnellionen oar Navy; and at the
imports by the naval Mars, (where there arc any), sad
(where there are no Naval Micas), by the Collators of our
Cullom), inunediately upon a certificate bdsg produced to the
kid principal Mere and Coastniirresten of oar Navy, Naval

Olken, or Congdon refwefUody, , by the perfoo wbo may
make difcovery of any Somas or Seaman u aforefaid, Cer-
tifying bin name, and the mane or names, and number of
Seamen procured in eoefequatee of his difetway ; ebe Paid otr•
Orate to be given by fuels abler u may take lids feattean
femora for our ferries.

Given at oar Coen at the Quern's Hook the yth day of
March, tso3, and to t►e 434 yeat of OW Reign.
Gon rave the Ktao.

Lord Sr. VINCISIT attended the Board of Ad.
miralty yellerday, noterithaanding his Wad .

The CHANCSLLOII of the Ewalt:Lyn WI night
gave notice, that be would to-morrow move for
a Vote of Ten Thoufand additional Seamen and
Marines, a number that we are fatisfied will be
very loon added to our prefent force.

We painfully witneffeal thefewartike appearances
in the heart of the City yeaerday. The Prefs
G.ings faxed every tailor that was palling through
Cheapfide. Camila!, &c. even the Royal Litchange,
the feat of trade, was no fecurity to the poor tars,
for a large prefs gang in the middle of the 'Change
was tearing them away to the tenders. At :limn
a general prefs took place on the River and in the
City ; in confequence of which about goo men
were procured. In addition to thefe, we alto un-
derhand that a number of vagrants and diforderly
perfons, confined in the Poultry Consptet, were
ordered to be lent on board his Maiehy's
The firong.fenfation which thefe attire aseafurcs
of preparation has excited in the minds of the mo.
nied men, is apparent from the fudden fall of the
Funds.

Yefterday above fixty feansen who bad been jm.
preft the night before in the City, were examined
before the Lou D MAYOR, at the Manfion Houfe t
a few were difcharged, three detained for inquiry,
and about fifty fent to the different Compters, to be
removed on board a fhip, to be examined by the
Regulating Captain. After which his Lordhip
went in Rate to theParifbChurch of Coleman-ftreet,
and held a wardmote for the choice of an Alder-
man, in the room of the late Alderman MACAV•
say, when Mr. Lea, a refpedable Gentleman of
that Ward, was choen without oppofition.
This mornin.g was married, at St. Michael's,
Mr. JOIIM BAIL?, ut Saliftoury Squive,
Fleet•fireet, (fon of jowl Bats?, Efq. of Newbury,
Banker,) to Mifs ftscuaenson. only daughter of
WILLIAM RICHARDIIOII4 ,Efq. of Cornhill.

Yelterday morning died, at his hook, in Picea-1
dilly, after a &Oft Ulnefs, his Grace the Duke of
Qys RRRRRRT. He was born in £725 ; was never
married, and the title is estind.

The Duke of PORTLAND lies dangeroufly ill at
his houfe in Piccadilly.
The laR accounts from the Duke of RICHMOND,
which arrived laR night, announced his Grace to
be fo much in danger that his life is depaired of.
The LORD Marna went on Tuefday, in Rate,'
to Coletuan.Rreet church, and held a Ward:Dote
for the ekEtion of an Alderman for that Ward, in
the room of the late Alderman Mac/inter, when
Mr. Laa was chofen, without oppofition. After
which his Losillsip held the annual Court for !i-
-ceman Victuallers, at Guildhall.
The Ablate for rebuilding ChTiß's Hofpiral is
given in at ,soo,oool.

On Sunday laft a Jew, converted to ChriQiani
ty, was publicity baptized at the Independem
Maetiag•houfe in Bury St: Edmunds, in prefenee
of a tau it DUSIKTOUS congregation.