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. what grounds it could be resisted. The risked fact tain whether there were
was before the public, that Captain Phillifnore was Court-Martial.
accused of treating a master's-mate in a very cruel'; Sk F. BURDErf replied
and disgracesul manner, and that a Court of Eu- Ile said, that he had heen
flaky, consisting of three officers, had been held' to what he had said on a former
upon his conduct. It seemed to him then impossible cularly by the Secretary
to justify Captain Phillimore, unless the Minutes of Croker). That Gentlemal
that Court were laid before the House. For himself, 'an unworthy incinuation,
he was,free to declare, that he did not approve of he had since heard of the
the construction of this Court, nor of any tribunal and the good character of
•of a similar nature. Such Commissions of Secret I had found it necessary to clialiv his language. lIIs
Enquiry he should not indeed hesitate to pronounce, charges had been called by
au lion. Gentleman (Mr.
wholly unconstitutional, and repugnant to the prin- ILyttleton) vague charges. Now it appeared to him
ciples of justicerfor while they could not wholly that nothing could be less vague, as he had directly
acquit. or legally convict any individual, they might charged one fact which was not contradicted by any
servo to cast a Stet and calumny upon idnocence, or body. That fact was, that Hancock being a man of
The trabic Baronet concluded ; '22 years of age, and a Master's Mates had been
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to screen gaHt. _ sionou.
with proposing his motion, that the Minutes of the
Court of Enquiry held upon Captain Phillimore, in
)f his condr Mr. Hancock, of the

- flog`
ged in a manner which is conceived most disgraceful
to any man. An Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Sr.
Wynne) had gravely• advised him to enquire into the
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4 conveyed thither, to wait the
_ by the general negocialloa.
especially in the Western cicles, a
of observation has heed assembled,
appearance, the Hungarian fee.
'col, Carinthia, and Croatia,
up. • '•
countries hey can scarcely be w
the people
• efrcCoitatWitt.
of insurrection against the French, and
ith-
* The hived--q—uti..;;e6notiotfvhirsnEtrilen •
defraying the Expel= of the Penitentiary House r • .
genstein, according to the latest aeconats, areat4)e-
near ei '
The House resumed, and the Report of the Com- loch, L Pzle.
LETTER TOE CAMP /MORE ti I
mines was ordered to 'be received to-morrow (this EXTRACT OF A FROII
day). 1-
TENEERG DAT li
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9 II APRIL 19.
The Ship.ownere Rollef -Sittivros 'read,a second , "On the 16th,
we mord led (Mil s DeStiall to the
time.
1 village of Zanow, to miff N IVi
A* reduction of t.
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Mr. FINDLA.Y presented a Petition from the
Borough of Paisley, for facilitating Religious In.
struction in India.

tenberg.
" On the 17E1), at font o'cloak in. the morning,
we woe attacked by 800 Fre:Kat, who -

. to.inundate the trenches. They lost a Lieutenant.
j Colonel, sad 78 rank and file, who were made prim
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consequence of his conduct to _r. 1.-. . . _ - . , . ; _ ...0, - made' sally
soners. . On our side we had one Officer killed, and
chdiellsuff.ere'rs.-
Diomede, should be laid before the House. ~ facts before he brought individual cases for the ten.; 7-
The other Orders of the Day were then proceeded
. !e7oneundd.editheanileaubossiautit
s2swOe'teranthels'an file killed and
The SPEAKER having asked who was to second :. . , the House adj.ourneds
sideration of that House. He had enquired into in, after which
, the facts of this case, and there was nobody who con- ,,
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the motion?
Mr. LYTTLETON rose and observed, that he ' tradicted them. As to the characters of all the pare
ties concerned, that was a question of a very differ- HELIGOLANI) MAILS.
felt no small difficulty how to act upon this occasion, The cannonade lasted until late • the •
i' ent nature.. He thought that the honour of the
HAMBURON, APRIL 30.—General Thielman, with kin evening. 1,4
for if themotion were not seconded, he should have
concerned ' this question,and .
naval uniform was in
110 000 Saxons ha t T au •oined R •no opportunity to state his sentiments upon the sub-
that therefore the general excellent character of Cap.. 4 ,8, a org IJ the Russians. fortress, occcasionally on horseback, but ntostly on
ject, which he was anxious to do, and therefore he
t • Ph'll• re was not an answer to it. Another . The King of Saxony is expected at Dresden. I foot. From its local situation
was induced to second the motion. He was anxious am i into
Spandau has capitulated. on it posseses every pos-
Gentleman had charged him w'ill proceeding P" The French are at Herber General Se , sible advantage. We evens speedily discovered and
to bear testimony to the conduct and character ofg.bastion!
the evidence of Hancock, whom he called in. :saluted with a discharge of grapeshot.
Capt. Phillimore, whom he had the honoui of know- .
noon
who Is at Luneburg. The Russians and Prussians are on 1
terested witness • but was not every ire. 64 Count Wittgenstein ordered ,th bombard
edment
ing, and that trstimony he should have unreservedly
co....weed _,.. :.
000ery ores ether injury else nth I this side the Elbe. . „..,1 . to soarenteee at eight o'clock is theloorning f the
offered bad he been present when the Hoc Baronet interested eted w";:.._,..., !toothier Hooooroote!cowate... The fittf of Danizic has not yet been confirmed. I
i 111th, ti directed the fire of the headme, ist n. I
first brought forward his vague accusations against
man' ,h,t 7''''' `
notreally suppose
t r. Dickinson) could
y, e - l-
OW respectable Officer. That the motion of the lion,
that he had anobject in stating circumstance wst 8 y
organ,
Baronet would be rejected by the House, he thoughtt 'Russians to support causeof his ,the
which was incorrect, about the gaol at Ilchester, 'a: ito make an attack at the same time, in that quarter.
It no.presamption to anticipate, and he should al'- and might easily conceive that at a time when : "ample will' no doubt, be followed by all the Ger-IA flag of truce that had been sent In wsent b. 1..
as lc -
prove of that rejection. In so approving, however, mans. The•Weimar and Gotha troops have already . a
there were
,petitions respecting different prisons, . with a haughty answer. The cannonade took bet
he was not influenced by any apprehension for the done the same. Bavaria wishes to remain neutral ;
a mistake might have (secured in applying to one : . little effect, the batteries being at too great a dig.
character of Captain Phillimore—nor should he, in- but it is not supposed she will be allowed to do so,
what had been stated of another. The .Scare- : tance. About 50 shells fell in the fortress,and
deed, have felt any such apprehensitin for that cha- .
tary of the Admiralty had charged him with ;by Russia.
it on fire in 10 or 11 places. Our present object is
, were the former statements of the Hon. Ba. i
of A Saxon Prince was expected to meet Frederick
saving, that Mr. Hancock was a man high , . . to burn the bridgethe accomplishment of '
,
ronet to go wholly uncontradicted, at least where-
h be hadmade such honour :never any assertion. II • b William, and Alexander, at Dresden. however, is doubtless a military problem, in conse-
ever Captain Phillimore was known. Were thatwith 9000 men, be
• bastioni with 7000, ! quence of the fete-d
a former occasion when I fi i Lo 1 - I' Dar"st/
on y ve or s x rs io ~ and the numerous Nate-
kuowledge to accompany the assertions of an into- and Vandamme, with 5000, advanced tower& the
the Treasury and some-few Gentlemen of the Ad. I ries constructed by the French between the town and
rested witness, and the animadversions of the Hon. Elbe, and obliged the Russians ind Hanseatic legion
miralty were, present he had not been anxious to the bank of the Elbe. But should the bridge be
Baronet, for whose veracity, however, he had the . to cross the river. I
press this motion though he could hardly be accused The all got safe *off :50 Cot- once burnt down, the garrison, consisting of 3500
highest respect, although for his judgment in this
had
nj .0 _wicks, which were cut off, succeeded in getting to
t el tain Phillimore, by persons who men, will be entirely confined within the fortiess.-:
case he had no respect at all, he could not apprehend Cuxhaven, and were theraembarked through thou-
for two y eat: kept him in hist water, by held. Berebutg ''still holds out. Gent-41Y Von Yorck is
that Captain Phillimore's reputation would suffer any
.oistance of Major Krentzingera At Hamburgh, every
ing 'a
Casurtafirdal over his head, and who had in-. before it. Adjutant-General .Kutesoff is in Lei is
injury. But as that reputation had been brought in-
ship.—[bit. • preparation has been made to give a warm reception
perseded him in the command of his shi 9 Oar corps d'armee has been reinforced with 80 bat.
to discussion, lie (Mr. L.) felt it due to truth andshould the French attempt to cross. They are at ~.
Croker said across the -table that Captaip; Phil&talions and 96 squadrons." .
justice testate, that having been about three years Harhargh, opposite Hamburgh. They succeeded in
more had been removed from ; bad ship to one more i DEssAu, .Artise 20.—General Von Kleist 's army
ago for some time on board that Officer's ship, and • capturing a cutter belongitig to Ifimburgh ; but in
desirable.] He was glad is hear it: still he continues to march through this place, being relieved
having so bad an opportunity of closely observingattempting to get her off, she was sunk by the bat:. in .the siege of Wittenberg b • the Russians, y or, ac-
tl • ht th mug e Minute of
his conduct, he tholieht him remarkable for puma-, teries of Willensburgh, belonging to the Hamburgh cording to other accounts, by Saxon troops.' The.
lutely necessary.
silty, and that his disposition was peculiarly adverse i m cROK,- . . territory.
rtt said, that as to the two alleged Commandant of Wittenberg has offered to surrender
to any degree of that coporal punishment which the ;misrepresentations r'
ofhigh The Danes have sent gun-boats up the Elbe as far it in 14 days, it' he should receive no succours be- ,
Hon. Baronet was so forward to reprobate, that in- of ,
Hancock
honour,
callingLorda
Nelson,
. as Zollinspecker, and have voluntarily offered food, fore the expiration of that term.
deed his endeavour was rather to correct by means
, m and the companion of
e and their troops, to assist Hamhurgh.
con say, that the lion. Baronet had called him a General Iron Yorck's bead-quarters are this day
of shame or ridicule, than by the infliction of any •BERLIN, Aline 25.=•-Spandau has capitulated, and at &orbit. General Von Darnberg is supposed to
Gentleman '
[Sir F. ell—" I dtd,") and
punishment whatever. Having said so much as to l'ho nungh
the.. the garrison engages not to bear arms against Prue. have reached the environs of Zerhst. The head-
this companion was used merely as
this meritorious Officer, he thought it proper as to ! !stingug
tii e
h,
o it. ncoc
.s being one of Nelson's
seamen,- -he' sia, or her Allies, for a certain time. All property quarters of his Royal Highness Prince Henry are
the motion to observe, that if it were acceded to, it!
and belonging to the French Government must be left, still here, andalso those of General Von W'tt
mu t nut his own riteretation on these !slimes
was likely to establish a precedent for motions to pre:. ;could- s- • / and the garrison is only permitted to carry away
whathe I d 'd. ; not retract,. itt satstela, th h his Excellency, is. not personally pre..
ong
duce the minutes of Courts of Enquiry and Courts. . their private property. The baggage in consequence sent.
Sir F. BURDIseT never meant to state, that
Martial, of which it would be difficult to see the end, lif . , . , • ' is strictly searched. The articles of capitulation will ALTERIU Ito, Aram 19.—The Feauch aredebnuch.
!!sneak was other s Ise than a saentlema.n, tlipagls
but easy to see the consequences. Ile bad .himself no • hereafter be reninmenicitta to the public by the Com- ing through the forest -ornate". Net is at
'be was not a Gentleman born :as to his hem a tom- felt it. his duty te move in that Ilobse for the - mander-in-Chief. Eisenach, and Souham in Coburg. They are ad.
production of the minutes of a military Court,•y'n.
t ion of Lord Nelson he was a companion of the
' • ' • • 1 In the capitulation every thing 'necessary has been vancing by way Of Farfurth and Weimar :we are
ictory, and lost a leg and thiga at Trafalgar.
his motion was made after the most attentive and ' observed, that is requisite for the honour of the concentrating.
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Mi CHOKER complained of want of courtesy on '
ample enquiry, and certainly not grounded upon tint ' ' ' Prussian arms, and the generalwelfare of the State; General Lanskoi having learnt that the West.
the Fait of the Hon. Baronet.s
single assertion of an interested witness. •
• but more particularly to the peace and security of phallan light horse of the guards intended to attack
Sir F. BURDETT had no intention to behave
1%1. W. DUNDAS deprecated the motion, particu- the capital, and the free communication by water. the Prussians at Nordhausen, marched with a pulk
otherwise then courteous to the Honourable G tl
tarty after a Court of Enquiry had decided against man • lie wished to pay him all the respect thaten
e"
Benue, APRIL 27.—The .following letter from of Cossacks, and attacked and defeated the enemy,
fise merits of the Hose Baronet's proposition. But
due to; him
the Hon. Baronet seemed to set his face against all -• , , Russian General to Count Von Wittgenstein, has and 102 rauk and, file.
discipline. j• Mr. LI 1 TLLTON was proceeding to make some
just been communicated to us : . LelpsiC, APEIL 16.—After the conference which
iobservations on the word " vague," which he had
Mr. W. DICKENSON inveighed against the mo- j used, and to 'user the substitution of the word • " I have the honour of informing your Excellency, General Winzingerode had, on the 14th, with oar
Boit, and the general conduct of the Mover, which
`urash '" b j
was justify
, but calledto order. , that the garrison of Thorn has made a capitulation General Thielman, a courier was sent off' to our So. '
be pronounced to be remarkable for setting the lower'l The motion then • d
was negative . ' with the Russian troops, according to which the vereign, who, it is generally reported, is on the
against the higher orders of society. The Hon. Ba- place is to be surrendered on the 6th (18th of April); point of setting out for Salzburg.
Toilet's late letter tiithe people assembled in Palace- i RELIEF To PERSONS DENYING THE TRINITY. • the garrison to lay down their arms, and oblige ! . On the 19th the troops composing the Russian
yard, the Hun. Gentleman characterised to be an in- Mr. W. SMITH said, he believed no opposition
! themselves
not to bear arms against Russia and her I main army entered Dresden, with great pomp. r
stance of more servile democracy than ever marked would he made to themotion he was about to submit *allies, within the space of a year. And in giving! CHARLoTTENZURG, APRIL 21.—The following •
the career of the late Duke of Orleans ; especially to the House, and he therefore would not take up your Excellency this .agreesible Information, I
. have I are the latest accounts respecting the progress of the
In the Hon. Baronet's statement, that he performed two minutes of -their attention. The Act of King to request that you will give orders to give public siege of Spandau :
duty with pleasure in addressing these people, William, known by the name of the Toleration Act, thanks to God for this happy event, by celebrating The armistice concluded- on the 19th for six
while he performed his duty with pain in the House denied to persons who disbelieved its the Trinity the a Te Dews. hours, haring expired it six in the evening, the
of Commons.—[Loud cries of hear, hear!] benefit of Toleration. An Act of the 19th of his ' (Signed) " Prince WOLCIIONSKI, Commandant of the fortress prevented the ietended
' present Majesty required only the general belief in " Liesil.-Gen. and Adj.-Gen. to his Imperial Majesty.
assault, by a proposition that he would, by six
Mr. CHOKER. expressed his astonishment that " Rend-wieners at Bunzlaw, April ,M (40), 18111."
the doctrines of Christianity and the Scriptures; but .
the Hon. Baronet could suppose it impossible to ad,Beaux, APRIL 27.—The Hussien and German I o'clock on the following morning declare his ipten.
e.
duce a reason against his motion, while he admitted, , it so happened, that though by the Act of the latts
. Volhablatt of this day, contains as follows e-- I 'lions with regard To a capitulation, without requiring
that since he solicited the permission of the House to .
~ it was not necessary to subscribe the Artideaofethe I.! 66 The hopes of seeing Austria assist in the Jibe- I any prolongation of the armistice.
withdraw a similar motion, he had himself ascertain- 'Church of England, professingthe belief in the,
-- i ration of Germany, continue to increase. Not only I The besiegers had, consequently, reason to appre•
od that the character of Capt. Phillimore was most Trinity, the Acts of the 9th and 10th of King Wile . Private accounts from Vienna speak of it as. a cer- I bend that a sally would be made in the course of the
respectable, and that of his accuser (Hancock) di. !ram were not repealed. By these Acts, persons f
otabs tact,
.
but the Proclamation issued by his M ajesty I night of the .10th accordingly, prepered ; and, to
rectly the reverse. That it was the reverse, indeed, existence who in writing or conversation deny the
--- the Emperor of Austria, concerning's loin of .45 give the enemy& suitable reception. The night,
be (Mr. C.) had the testimonies of all the Officers any of the persons of' the Trinity, are disabled lalawlmillions, although not very clearly expressed, is rte- L however, passed' over, without any ether occurrence
under whom Hancock hadserved. For what pur- from holding any office,. civil, ecclesiastical, or mill- ' vertheless given in such terms as to leave little doubt I than the usual cannonade on both sides.
posed, then, did the ;lon. Baronet repeat this motion, tary, on conviction ; and if a second time convictrels lof its meaning; as it appears certain, that if this I At six in the morning the . Commandant sentautan
OF panegyrize Capt. Phillimore, unless to conciliate they are disabled to sue or prosecute in any \Mien :I alone
_.er was to be employed in raising an armament j offer of capitulation, proposing nebular less then
the nrinton-of that officer, wir:rm the tem -introirer -° ia•mathina "ee be Ilia guardian a aelt- eith fbr I,llPbtemr, ettel Watdditeve Oita Mite the Mil. ! MO the garrison should be suffered to evacuate thed
had before so unjustly censured. Tee Hon. Gentle- and liable to be imprisoned for three years. - is.: faction of saying it openly. But the very cireum- place with their armeaed two pieces of cannon, an
mail added, that Capt. ehillimore was yesterday sap. trey object of his Bill was to de away it
leeee Patel- i stance of its not being openly so said, is sufficient `march off without any escort.. This offer, may-be
pointed to one of the best frigates in the navy.— ties. He said the liberal Act which passed last year ' for is to judge of its intent." I naturally sopped itirtil: present state of things, was
[Hear, hear ri -As to Hancock, he would not be was highly creditakle to the liberality of the Minis- l According to private intelligenceteceived, the for. I rejected.
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much longer a disgrace to the navy, for
.110 Officer ter' of this country, and the times in. which we lived. i tresses of Modlin and Zamosc have *wise surren- I The besiegeees, therefore, prepared to storm the
would, from his general conduct, accept him. • The only question now for consideration was,whether • dered to the Russian arms.. !place the night following. Preparatory to this
Mr. SW AN bore his testimoisy to the character of those persons dissenting from the Church of England, I 12 the ! By te latest accounts Bernb re urg and Cense a i measure, they commenced a brisk bombardment
Capt. Phillimore for kindness and humanity. . should be still liable to the penalties of the Acts of , now in' possession of the Prussian and Russian ! upon the town and fortress, in consequence of
Lore COCHRANE said, that he believed the King William.• He therefore moved for leave • Ito . troops. i which the part next the fortress was, .at eight
ship commanded by Captain Phillimore was almost.' bring in, a Bill for grunting farther Relief to the dif-1 Atittißulta, Alban 20.—The battalion, consist- ! o'clock in the evening, set on fire. There being a
the only one in the Navy where.good discielitie was ; ferent 1 ersuasions of Christians in this country) who •
ing of the combined troops of Saxe-Weimar, Gotha,lhigh wind, the fird made such rapid protiess,
kept up withuut corporal punishmeets. • ale con- . disbelieves,' the D I Doctrine of the Trinity. and •Hilburghuuseii, which surrendered by capitula- : the whole of that quarter of the town was sins..
damned the institutiun of Courts of Engulry, which ; The SI EA KER observed,. that the regular course tion to his Prussian Majesty's Hussars, in the vici- ! dily involved in flames, which illuminated the en-
were new to .the Navy, and Which somewhat re- , was to move first, that theonotion should be subs
pity of Eisenach, is this day arrived at head-quay- ! virons to such an extent, that-the besiegers thought
sembled the Inquisition. He did not think that : mated to a Committee of the whole House; which' ten. They have entered into his Prussian Majesty's ' proper to put off the intended assault, and satisfied
minutes taken in such a manner, where the Members was "reor'l'•.lgly done- t service, and will fight with ns "fettle general cause of , themselves with merely alarming the garrison on alt
of the Count were not sworn, and where the ;:n. I Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he certainly didside consisted of a few
and f he liberhtives of their native conn. • sides. The loss on our.
Germany, Of t
aWerS were not upon oath, could enable that House not see any reason to object to the principle of the' try
and
from a shameful foreign yoke: The battalion wounded.; some sevefely, . other; slightly. .•That,
to form any judgment of the case. Captain Pisilli- Bill. When
the Bill was before the House,
h -el will this day have their arms and field-pieces restored of the enemy cannot be accurately stated. The (eV
more was a moat deserving, able, and Amiable o:scer,; .
would then be enabled to see if there was
any thing ,to them : they are to remain united, and under the tai" of Artillery, Ludwig, owed the preservation of
who had treated the person, upon the whole, with ,in the ar)de of granting the.relief liable to objection. fi • se • Baron VonClocker,in the his life to his gold snulf-bor, which •was completely
command o heir etor,
uncoesmon lenity, and had even sopplizel hies with The Ilanse went into a Committee, when leave' Duke of Weimar's service will from this time for- bent by a musket-ball. The French, have,
pro-
money to make ohe appearance whi,-;.!, ft teas nieces, 1 was inavetl for and obtained, s
ned, to bring in the Bill in ward, form.a part of oar army. bable had the greater part of their magazines of
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eery for him to 'make in his situation, and to %bilis*, question. . .
BSIUMWAPRIL 'it —The English Envoy General prosisions destroyed by the fire, as
their attendee
his gay was notate. quate 1 Mr. HERBERT, of Kerry, , tint ned for' the Stewart the -English Secretary of Legation Jack- being occupied at all points of the fortifications
they
I ell% %VI-NNE; at seine length, reprobated the I third time, his motion for th- ' I Po
• • ' IWo
Use 15th Report of the son, and the English Courier Rid', have aerived could make no exertion- to quench the flames.
practice of brisigieg forward iadieitlual cases of this I Commissioners of 'Naval Revision, which to he . may, therefore expect the speedy surrender of the
sort, without having fully enquired into the facts. I haveTt athe
... . come on 011 turs :iv 6th, to the Tsis In. , According to several accounts,-the Polish troops place. .
in eeplasiation, said, that the stela, at the request of the Hi lit Ho George - EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM Till VICINITY OF
was granted at the application of I but he gave notice that be g-
Id n. Rue; 1
moil not agree to any nen Von Sackett but concluded ft-convention with 1 DANTZIC, APRIL 13.,
no other object than to aver further t
. - pos penemeut. I
• •the Austrian General, ki cleektuence of which they " The Gavienor of .1) .c, i 0 satz. _metal Rqpp, "P-
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money to matte -ne
') *Jay for him to •mali
r Ms gay was oot adtm;
I It; r. W 1 N N 1.:,*
I / , practiv^ of brittgiog
sort, t. ithoot Itavio
M. CILOK Eit,
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le grounds for hisiltating a rneusi hawk/ trebled Itself tato Is Committee •an to birilleareed anti
. • of Iglib'. , decision of their fate bb
eplied at croiderebt. length. . -wEIARTON. mowed that the Petition of the 1 Its Bohemia, them
Nan totolly misremssentosi Its.; BolOof Airkultuke, 'Presented yesterday, should tumorous army of ob
a former occasion, and per& I be itierred to theCommittpe. - and aecord)ug to apps
my of the Admiralty (Mr.' 'bite %NC% /pill wife then voted :, - jags have brdken up.
man had chosen to throw out 11191. (er the Weshatainer ts, , .In the Tyrol,- Carini
42: fi'nwilitealirflOrrceilf",:e` ad.". :
... ~ .! f w.l2l"tomin aestuteortheosef iClosuorrntfi
Hy, that it was flterely because
AV/ fur the Royal halal kit Noll.
the badchararter,of. Usneack,
breaking
gnollotl
of Capt. PhillimorC, that he ille131". fitr compleallitg the building of the Royal Naval iiftlTdhferohmeadb
to chap % a his language. This i "i.401f1. SW defraying the lixpeaee of the Penitentiary Mamie i
1 by an lion. Gentleman (Mr. at , maims. gelitstein, accordoig to t