Star.
London, England, 1803-06-16 00:00:00

EAST INDI♦ IHIPPINO BILL.

On the qneliionbeingitii for bringing up the Re-
port of this bill,
Sir Wawa, PULTIN BY role and Paid, he con.
ceived the mecum to be merely a contrivance to en-
able the Direitors to thew favour and partiality under
this appearance of competition. It was well known
there were teak (hips enough unemployed to carry
home as much tonnage as the Company wanted (hips
for. Thole (hips were ezprefsly built for the purpofe,
and there was no occafion of advertifing for a com-
petition among Proprietors of old Indiamen that had
gone fix voyages. He therefore entirely difapproved
of the expedient propofed.
Lord CASTLIRIAGH obferved, that on the prefent
occafion, the Company to adhere to its rept.
lar fytiem of employing in their fervice regular (hips.
He confidered, however, that it was a queftioa well
worthy officious confederation at a future time, whe-
ther (hips, built in India might not be admitted to a
fair competition with fhips built in England, for the
Company'slervice ? But however this queftion might
be decided on a future occafion, the Company, at prey
fent, would with to adhere to their old eliablifbedfylkem.
Mr. PRIN:sv conceived that the Admiralty and
thofe who advifed this Bill were completely =Makers
in their idea of Caving timber, by Bopping the build-
ing of veffels of 1200 tons and upwards for the Com.
pany's fervice ; the fad was, that (mailer veffels took
more timber in proportion to their tonnage. The
calculation was, that a veffel of no° tons took a
load and a quarter of timber to a ton, while a veil
of goo takes a load and a half of the fame kind of
timbers he confidered it an unjuß and mißaken po-
licy in the Eaft India Company to rejea the offer of
the teak (Lips now lying unemployed. The fad was
there (hips were built on a pledge given to him, that
they Ihould be ufed in bringing home the Bind's
trade, which he was lorry to fay bore a molt con-
temptible proportion to that which foreigners carry
on in thole poffelEons. The Company, however, to
defeat this tibial, took up that year a much greater
quantity of dipping than they could pofEbly make
ufe of. He the(, read a letter which he had received
yefterday from Calcutta, mentioning that foreign
veffels drove a confiderable trade, and that the coun-
try built (hips were beginning to be fold to foreigners.
This he conlidered as a national lots. He thought
they would be better employed in bringing borne pro-
duce tothis country.
Mr. WAL LACI fupported the eftabli(hed fyftem, and
did not confider the opinion of the late President
(Lord Melville) as a pledge binding on the Company
at all times, and under all eircumftances.

Mr Gaa;r vindicated the Direaon of the Com-
pany. This Bill did not originate with them, but
with the Admiralty. He concluded by expreiGag his
approbation of the Bill.
Mr. Jomusroa 'spread his approbation of the
fentiments moved by the Gentleman who had jut%
fat down, and combated the arguments adduced by
the Noble Lord in favour of the Bill.
After a few additional obfervatioos front Mr.
JoNNsrowa and Bir Wee. Putransv, the repute wit
ordered to be brought up; the amendments were
agreed to, and the' Bill ordered to be read • third
time to•morrow.•Adjourned.

IOYDON,

THDRSDAY, JUTE tE.
plucE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI .0 :
3 per Cent. Red. 56 siiii 361
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-New 5 per Cent. 9o}—Long Ann. tO 1- LS
0121131111:11 3i 4 3} (ninon —Conf. for opg. 57ff.
PRICE OF STOCKS YES lIKD
Bank Stock 145 India Bonds is.
3per Cat. Red. S 7 56* Imp. 3 per C.mt 41;
4 per Cent. Pit Exchcq Bills is. to 33.dtf.
ss per Ct. Ann. surli Oninium ri 3f 3 dd{
Long Ann. 16} 5-16 f Confols for up.s 84 S7}l}

The news of Lord Argirwoattes departure from
Paris had reached St. PettrfSurgh before Mr. Ross,
the Meffenger, quitted that City, witich was on the
25th ultimo.

A very of:o*ft deniand k reported to have been
made by France to the Coda of Denmark-It is only
that the North fide of the Elbe fhall be corn-
pletely guarded, and no foreigner (that is no 13ritith
fUbjeEt) be permitted ti' land on it. The Fie sr
Consul. even wifbes to garrilon Copenhagen and
Elfineur, to prevent Brltifh manufaftures from being
circulated on the Cctrinent.

tf the Kisca cf Paussta fhould fo far miilake his
tine Interefts, as to allow the French to take poll-effort
Qf tiananrgh—indeed, reports are in eire ulation, th at
this event has already taken place—we can hardly
imagine the other Northern Powers would fhut out
lite commerce and confequent wealth which this
fneafure will transfer to their own fubjcfls. But
even if they fhould yield to the threats, or Wien to
the holloW promifes of fuperior benefits, which may
be held out by France, it fhould only prove the
Means of increafing the energies of this country.--
This is not a time for common meafures—lf the
Powers of the North be not for us, let them be de.
eidedly again(! us. A compliance on their part
the demands Of France, would athount to a
declaration of Meditated injury againfl our cons
Twee; and in that event, not a moment fhould be 101 l
in deflroying theirs. We Rill hope, that however
tame and fubmiffive the reft of Europe may have
becoine, Dentnaik, Sweden, and Ruffa, will mani.
ha a different !kirk. Sould they aid the views of
trance, and fhould the latter fucceed in the pre.
rent contell, What mull ultimately be their own fate ?
tan they be blind to this ? Can they be ignorant that
if a fyftem founded in a narrow jealoufy of the pro-
fiseritY and Commerce of this country; fhould be fol•
inwed by them, and attended with thofecottfequences
'Which France aims at—that the latter would give
them the law, and inftead of being their rivals only
fa trade, take from them the fair fruits of their in-
duftry ? They can hardly be blind to all this—but wt
ought to be prepared to repel infult and aggreflion
from whatever quarter it may come.

We hate been the more free in our remarks on
this cubic°, in confequence of rumours being circu-
lated that Governinent has this morning received ac-
hounts of rather an unpleafant nature, refpaling the
dilOofitions, of &rue at haft, of the Northern Powers.
We {ball be lorry if this prove to be the cafe;
but, if it ihottld, let Miniflets a& with decided firm-
hefs—the Country will fupport them, and rife fupe-
tior to every difficulty.

Mr. &saw, the Merenger, waslaa 'sight fent off
from Lord Hawasitvat's Office, with difpatches fn
Paris ; btu there we prefume were addreffed to the
Ruffian Minifier Maaco►r, Who, we underftand, ac-
companied the Dirpatehes of Tat.i.avaauo received
On Sunday night, with rod* reprtfentationt tb this
Court.

This day we received Paris Journals of the t 21h.
We find in them an Addrefs from CHAPTA!., to one
bf the Prefeas, which we fubjoin, with fuch other
irticies as deferve any notice

Pa JUNE, to.—The Miner of the Intetior has
tent the following letter to the Prefea of Maine and
Loire, dated the ill init.

" Citizen Prefea—The Britint Cabinet is refolved
to have War.—Not fatisfied with ruling in Afia and
America, England aims at governing Europe ;—it
pretends to tl:c exclutive polfcfflon of the commerce
nft!:: world, and dares to fhut againft us the Ports
,f the Lcvant. To frize every thing, puffers every
.hing, to render all nations tributary, and to min-
-s;trifh every where indoßry—filch is the policy and
mbition of its Government. The CHIEF CONSUL
,rdently willies for peace. To preferve it he has made
very facrifice which he thought compatible with his
wn glory, and with the dignity of the nation. The
C...1i1t r CoNset., in the negotiations, tried every te-
ource which wifdom could fuggell ; but the Britifh
Government would have war, arta there is no longer
.ly hope of preferviag that glorious Peace which our
a mies coquered.
" England will not allow us to retain our commer-
d profperity, nor that rank which the nation has
:tamed in Furope : it withcs to tee us a degraded
' aim'. al :ass tri!)ataty to its induary, and receiving
.ws from its merchants ; but, Citizen Prefcfl, our
-iliuy is marked oht by the population and petition
Francc, by the charaner of its inhabitants, by the
Lrength of its Government, and the genius of its
.iiief, and you may entertain no doubt that Eng.
)Id, in its de!:vitigri, will be dallied to pieces againft
i At brazen Colotrus, at the feet of which all Europe

pofitcd their arms. But as this war is the caufc

lall, (ince the French honour and the fate of our
..ional commerce are at flake, all ought to rally
,tind Government ; and the young men, who are
• particuhr called urou to colleit the fruits of i.,

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.(ibt a ii" 5,61 r
ti.e rank. of our brave men, that they filmy le tt n to
coil pier, and e:}a*-,l;Ri the repole and profperTty of
F once on the ruins of the Goverumert.—
Urge then, CI izen Prete.% the deprrturc of the con.
fcripts, maintain good order and public trantril.ity,
ar,d by a film and paternal Government endeavour to
(often the evil: infeparable from the juli:a war.
" 1 'Ante you (Signed) cHarra L."
The Impromptu privateer, of Boulogne, Capt.
Pect_usz, has captured, in the Thames, a fuperb
Englith brig, called the Sunderland, laden with tim-
ber. This prize entered 011 end on the 7th.
Five per C:nts, 49 fr. 15 c.

For Vendcroisirei (year 12), 46 fr. as c.

Baussets, Jura' LISTON, the Am.
bander, has departed for England. Letters of re-
cal have alfo been difpached to M. SCHIMMELPI•N.
NINCK, the Batavian Amba &dor at London, whole
return is daily expeCted. This circumßance removes
every doubt which exited in regard to the participa-
tion of the Batavian Republic in the prefent war.—
The government of that Republic is confequently
occupied with the mold proper meafures fur repelling
hoffilities with the utmoti vigour in concert with
France. Thefe letters alert, that Ott commit/ion
fent to Pads to fubrnit to the French government
propofals for the neutrality of Holland will be re-
called, Grace any Rep of this kind would be fuper
Ikons Every exertion for fitting out vefrels will be
made in all the dockyards and ports of Holland.
—Several (hips of the line, frigates, and other
(hips of war will be fpeedily fitted for fervice.—
General of Brigade MONNET, the commandant of
' nothing, arid of the Ilk of Walcheren, has put the
coatis in a good Rate of defence, and provided for
the fafety of the Road-tied of Flufhing. An Englifh
merchant, rut-peeled of maintaining a fecret corre•
fpondence with England, has been arreßed at Flufh-
ing, and his papers have been feized.
VIENNA, MAY ssi.—lt is announced that his NEa-
►OI.ITAN Majerry, fearing the confeqttences of the
war, which is about to take place between France
and England, has refolved to repair to this city with
his whole Family.

A report having been circulated that the French
Ambaffador, M. Citasepacay, had entered into a
convention with our Court, importing that in cafe of
a rupture between France and England, the ports in
the Adriatic Sea fhould be Pain againft the Englifq, I
and that Wallachia fhould be given to Auftria, this
report has been officially contradkted.
BRF MEM, Juas i.—Our Senate has caufed ports to
be erected on the limits of our teiritory, with the
arms of the city, on which are infcribed the word
Nesitratty. His Serene Highnefs the Duke of Olden-
bourg has canted titular polls to be erected on the
frontiers of the Bailiwick of Wildefhaut, which has
fallen to that Prince by the late indemnities ;—and
we learn that she French have refpeded his territory.
According to every intelligence the French troops,
obferve the heft difcipline, and pay for the principal,
things delivered to them in provifional bills.
Barris at TKO MATIIB, June 7.—The Kind and
Qirs IN of arrived on the soth ult. at Er-
furth. Their Majellies were receiied amidQ the noire
of cannon and the ringing of bells, and with every
demoofiration of joy on the part of the inhabitants.
Thefe Sovereigns will proieed from Erfuit!. to Bay-
reuth, and thence to Faith and Anfpach. The King
will review all the troops who are now in his Princi-
palities of Fianconia. Their Majeflits, on quitting
Anfpach, will proceed diredly to Wurzbourg, and
thence to Hallett, *here they will be received by the
Hereditary Prince of Heffe Carrel.

This day a deputation of the Lottery-Office Keep-
ers waited, by appointment, on theCHANCiLLOR of the
EscHlQyEa. The propofed Lottery is to contift of
80,000 Tickets (with liberty to tha purchafers to
convert that number into sm,000) to be drawn
At three feparate periods, vit. in September, January,
and Aptil nest.—Ten days Drawing in each ofl
there periods.

Yeßerday morning the Finland Second Battalions
of the Fiat' Regiment of Foot Guards had a rand
field day in Hyde Park. Alfo the Second Regiment
of Lire Guards, commanded by Lord Carmcaskr,
had a field day. The Horfe an Foot being near
each other made a very grand appeatance.
In confequence of Difpatches received from his
Government on Saturday. M. SCHIMM ICS,
has obtained pafrports for himfklf and fuite.
Pairports for France were Bopped yetterday for
fcw hours rtlly.
An Admiralty Court is about to be formed at Malta
—an order to that aka has been paned in Council.
UICIV SOTAIIe Estcrioa.—The following was the
Rate of the Poll yellerday evening. the eighth day:—
Par Mr. Tierney,
.1559-7., Thorrise *ninon, tells—

Majority for Mr. Tierney. 77.
The gentleman who lately fell in a duel at Chalk
Farm, and of whole identity Tome doubt was enter-
tained. i. now clearly afccrtained to have been Too-
stas O'Riet Efq. Lieutenant iii the 18th ftegi-
ment of Light Dragoons. fon of Too!. O'ftsti.st,
of Baltrafna, County of Meath. At the age of
fifteen he had attained to a height of clatlical litera-
ture tar fuperior to any of his sontemporaries. He
IVAN loon after appointed to a Cometty in the ;Rth
Light Dragoons, where his' merit marked him for
preferment, and railed him quickly to a Lieutenancy
and had he continued on the Rage of life, he loon
would have g.iined the vantage ground in his profef-
lion. Mr. O'ltaissy was very nearly related to Mr.
Fos rale, ihe late Speaker of the Irifh Houfe of Com-
mons, and was brother of the ?Went Bib Sheriff of
IN County of Meath.

W. IL. tr .fh iN 1. 1 :I;

Pevraoura, 14.—Came in thT Dutch gal-
-1 of and Kinga, Captaih Sy)Laps, from Mar-
(cities, bound for Amflerdam, laden with brandy,
Wile, and foap, de.taitted by the STAG cutter, ren-
der to his Majeily's ;Lip PRINCE, of 98 guns, Capt.
GR I NDAL L.—The French (loop Mary Ann, from Nor.
folk in Virginia, laden with tobacco. coffee, cotton,
and logwood, taken by the Catherine and Mary pri-
vateer fchooner of war, and afterwards taken poi-
talon of by the Rose cutter, a tender to the Sr.
JOSEPH, of ttz guns—The Ambrofia, Captain
RICHARD HARVEY, from Cadiz, bound to London.
laden with uine, Indigo, and oil ; and the Friends'
Adventure, of Padflow, THOMAS LANGFORD mailer,
from Naples, for liamburgh, laden with wine.
Sailed the MINOTAUR, if 74. guns, Capt. MAIT-
LAND, on a cluize ; and the Swtrr cutter, cf 8
guns, Lieutenant flak-Kea, with dirpatches.—Patted
down Channel, the Danifh FLA Indiant.tn, Cron
Printers, for Bengal : letters were put alhore from
her this morning.—Carne from HAIT10:17.0 to Caw-'
rand Bay, the CANOS Vs, of So guni,Capt. CONN.—
The number of French Prizes and Batavian (hips
fent into this port in three weeks, by the aElivity o.
our cruizers, is aflonifhing, and amounted yeflerilay
to its fail of all defer iptions. The computed value
of veffels and cargoes cannot be lefs than a million
and a half Reding, as many of the Batavian cargoes
(oft in Batavia from 60,c . 1. to 40,0001. each, as per
manifefi, betides private ventures, a circumflance un-
paralleled in this or any former war.—One circum-
!lance on board one of the Batavian Eall Indiamen,
detained and fent in, is particularly : two
Dutch yonng ladies, whole parents had died at Ba-
tavia, were coming to Europe with their whole pro-
perty and fortune inverted in merchandife, to a con-
fiderable amount, and being profound peace, of
courfe not inf,:ed.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE Is.—This day arrived his
Majefly's fhip HYDRA, of 38 guns, Capt. G. NI tinny,
from the North Sea :Winn ; the Avon, PEARSON,
from Sunderland; and the Venus, &ors, Rom Long.
found; alto the MORN INGTON, Capt. FARVAREON,
from India : fhe was hailed by the Trimmer Cutter
Privateer, belonging to Portlrnouth, Capt. HARRILL,
uniting three leagues off the Edyflone, all well, and
in great hopes of fobs falling in with a prize.—Capt.
H. informed them of hoflilities between this Country
and France.—Sailed the Deptford, Cow, for Ply-
mouth.—Tim crew of his Majefty's (hip Isis were
paid this day previous to her failing.—Sixty-four lea.
men came round from the eaftward in the CERDERUS
frigate, Capt. Sicily, volunteers for the Royal Sove-
! reign.—Arrived the AMAZON, of 36 guns, Captain
PARKER, froni Guernfey.-•-•AdMitAl MONTAGUE is
expedled here to-morrow, to affume the command at
this port, inftead of Lord GARDNER.
SHIIRNIII, JVNI 15.—Arrived hit Majefy'slsip
U w 'cot 11, from Chatham.—The Nancy, Capt. Haas,
paired here on her way to Chatham, to reload with
cotton and tobacco, which flue left there fome time
ago when (he drove on fhore and loft her rudder.—
The UNICORN was paid this day, and will fail in the
evening, together with the 1 LiITIRt Capt. RENOU.
—Admiral TNORNIOROUGN arrived here yeßerdat.
DeAL, Jur( a r5.-.—Put back feveial of the outward-
bound.—Arrived the AUTUMN (loop of war, with a
convoy from Falmouth ; and a French national gun-
brig, of four brafs guns, forty-eight pounders; taken
by the crdizeis from oil' the French coati, having
drove her on (bore. A fchooner French privateei is
alfb taken and fent into Dover Pier. Juft came down
the Honourable Eaft India Company's (hip Eats.
&sweat, for Bengal.

YAILMOVT 11, JUNI is.-z-Arrived the Vriendfchaap,
Gt ST j•assa !Civil, from Lybau, with barley and
tye, bound to De:fshaven, fent in by the CLYLIZ fri-
gate; Ja Gas Cecilia, Ntcbta M•cM•t.sen, from
Wellervivin, with iron and deals.—Sailed the Duke
of Cumberland, &Lis, for Blatteney.

•
FROM LLOYD', LIST.
. .
Gaavrstio,ri sg.—Paffed by the Falcon, Chapman. from
Civita Vochia ; ant, Farrell, from Nova Scotia ; Maria Caroline,
Slawn, from Stockholm; Queen, %Pillion, iind the Unica, —,
from Memel ; Herodias. —, from Daotzlek ; St. Augt.ftlne,
—, (a prise) from Martinique; Haneol, and the STkittf,
--, (prises) from St. Domingo.. .Sailed the Barbidoes Planter,
Smith. for Barbsidoes; Belfry, Tally, for Peteriburgh ; Letter,
Blake, for NairiGiondlaod ; Anderfcm, for Cart; Twe
Gdutten, —, and the Jonge Johan% aaa—, for Blatidco.
ARRIVED.
At Falmouth, Maria Jane, Salter, from CbarlehrmaaAt
Aneeltor, Hunter, from Ctvita Vecr.hla—At Clyde, Golden Grove
Pearce, frOm Virginia ; Jane, Ooray, from Lifbcm ; and Aleitan-7
der, Brand, from Riga—At Guemfey, Argn, Frampton, from the
er-11 of Spain ; Samprnn, Hallman, from Oporto; and Ceres,
from Bciton—At Chatichai), Tippoo Saib. Sabb ; and Two
Friends, M•Ncil, from Landau; Main, Marquis; and Mary
Ann, —, from Clyde—At Boßon, Friendikip, Glover, from
l.ondoo—At Trinidad, Rockers, Soper, front London—At Cnr.
flantinsple, Tranat, Nan Loodoo—iAt Bengal, nee-
nix, Rudd, from the Cape of Good Hopw—At Madras Gillwcd,
Skeen, from London—At Hoylake, Fuititude, Gredney, from
MeMna—At Li, 404 James, Henry, from Antigua—At Boer-
demi, Cortildrnee, --:., from the River I'lata—At Rochelle,
Wing States, Drumwional, from Savannah—At Gibraltar, Friend-
Nip, Park; and Mary /ton, Bone, from London—At Cadiz. Re-
f..lutioo Parker. from Pieter • Jetfey, De Wall ; and Adventure,
—,
from Jerfey—At Peteriorgb, Paris, Carnal ; and ifabelia,
- from London—At Tortola, Sovereign, Salt, tram London.
The following Naval Appointments took place this
day:—The Right Hon. Lord WILLIAM STUART, to
the Casimir; Captain Cwiit.i 17:icons°, to the
Cue I and Lieutenants Davison and St wrom, to
the CRISCIWT.

Captain Teatime O'NEIL is appointed, from the
rendezvous at Poole, to command the NIMROD, of
so guns, at Plymou,th, one of the fineft and fafteft
failing (loops in she Nnry.
The Salve gun-brig, which was paid off at the
Note, on the gth of this month, is ordered to be Rored
and ',jewelled for tight months for foreign forvice.