the Committee ordered for to-morrow.-Secretary at War presented certain papers respecting Malta, which were ordered to lie on the table.-Consolidation Duty Bill postponed to Thursday.-Dublin Port Improvement Bill read a second time and committed for to-morrow.-Supply and Ways and Means postponed to Wednesday. Adjourned. Tuesday, June 7.-LORDS.-Evidence heard in Foote's Divorce Bill, which was postponed to Friday.-Bills before the House forwarded.-Private bills from Commons read.-Clergy Residence Bill, after some discussion between the Lord Chancellor, Lords Suffolk, Auckland, and Roslin, the Bishops of St. Asaph and Norwich, and the Duke of Richmond, committed for Friday.-Bills before the House disposed of.-Adjourned. COMMONS.-Committee of the whole House on so much of the King's Speech of Nov. 23, as relates to the accommodation to be afforded to mercantile transactions of this Country. Report to be received to-morrow.-On motion of Mr. Wickham, leave granted to bring in a bill to empower the Commissioners of the First Fruits in Ireland, to lend a certain sum to incumbents, &c. without interest, to enable them to erect houses and offices in places convenient to their prescribed residences, &c.-On motion of Mr. Pole, leave granted to bring in a bill to enable the Board of Ordnance to purchase ground for a dépôt of Ordnance Stores, Small Arms, &c.-Mr. Whitbread moved, that copies of certain examinations before the Commissioners on the Abuse of the Navy, be laid before the House. On the suggestion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the motion was deferred till Monday.-Bill to remedy the defects of certain Exchequer Bills brought in and read.-Election Bribery Oath Bill read and ordered to be printed.Ordnance Land Bill read and passed. Report of Committee of Supply read, and resolutions agreed to.-Petition of Irish Tanners referred to Select Committee.-Mr. Garthshore laid the Navy Estimates on table.-Militia Pay Bill read a second time and ordered to be printed-Soldier's Pass Bill read and passed.-Writ moved for member in the room of Hon. E. Bouverie.--Committee to propose estimates for the pay, &c. of Irish Militia, revived.-Mr. Fitzgerald moved for account of sums levied by Grand Juries of Ireland for last ten years; also sums levied by them for the Militia. County Bridge Bill read and passed.-Adjourned. FOREIGN. Constantinople, May 5.-The Arabian Rebel, ArDUL WECHAB, has recently published several Manifestos, in which he announces his determination to establish the Mahometan Religion in its original purity. His numbers are said to amount, already, to nearly 150,000 men, Notwithstanding the decided opposition he has met with from the Turks, he has extended his conquests to the City of MECCA. Vienna, May 12.-The Deputation of the German Empire having terminated its labours, was dissolved on the roth instant. Switzerland, May 18.-The Elections in this Country, under the new Constitution, have terminated, almost universally, in favour of the friends of the Old System. Paris, May 12.-On Sunday, the First Consul, attended by Madame Buonaparté and Cambacérès, took an airing in his Phaeton, near St. Cloud, and the horses having been frightened, he was thrown Lour, but sustained no other injury than a sprain of his hand.-June 4-The Paris merchants have voted a ship of 110 guns for the service of Government, as have also the Conservative Senate. The Agents of Exchange have voted two frigates of 44 guns. The Mayors of Paris have opened subscriptions for building sloops and gunboats. The Prefect of Police has ordered gunboats to be built. The Students of the Polytechnic School have required permission to build a flat-bottomed boat. Antwerp has subscribed for a frigate of 44 guns. Lucien Buonaparté set out for Spain in the beginning of the present month. Petersburgh, May 6.-During the year 1802, the number of Births in this City, was 7347, Deaths, 7324, and Marriages, 1430. Of the former, 300 were natural children, 14 foundlings, and 25 stillborn. Of the second, 4 were above 100 years old, 28 from 80 to 100, and 1760 under 2, of whom 1270 were boys, and 490 girls. DOMESTIC. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. At the Court at St. James's, the 1st Day of June, 1803, present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Cruned. This day the Right Honourable George Tierney, Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy, was, by his Majesty's command, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took h's place at the Board accordingly. Whitehall, June 4, 1803.-The King has been pleased, by Letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to grant and confirm to his Grace Henry Duke of Beaufort, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, the ancient Barony of Bottetourt, by the name, style, and title of Baron De Bottetourt, as also the place and precedency due and belonging to the said Barony. Whitehall, June 7, 1803.-The King has been pleased to present the Rev. George Addison to the Church and Parish of Glenyla, in the Presby tery of Meigle, and County of Forfar, vacant by the translation of Mr. George Haldam, late Minister there, to the Church and Parish of Kingol drum. St. James's, June 7, 1803.-Saturday last being the anniversary of the King's birth-day, the same was observed at Court, where there was a very numerous and splendid appearance of the nobility, Foreign ministers, and other persons of distinc tion, to compliment his Majesty on the occasion. The guns in the Park and at the Tower were fired at one o'clock; and in the evening there were i}luminations and other public demonstrations of joy throughout London and Westminster. ODE-For his Majesty's Birth-Day, 1803 By Henry James Pye, Esq.-Peet Laureat. Britain, alas! has woo'd in vain, Reluctant Peace, thy placid charms; Compell'd, she treads once more th' ensanguin'd plain, Where Fame, where Freedom call aloud for arms. Yet be awhile the battle's sound Whether the fiends of Discord fly On this auspicious day the Muse, Jecund, with grateful voice, her wonted theme pursues. That slaves unwilling homage pay? Sees every breast the bulwark of a throne, Own. Then let the Muse, with duteous hand, Strike the bold lyre's responsive strings, On Wednesday, the 8th of June, the Mayor and MILITARY. The French troops under the command of GENERAL MORTIER, assembled on the Lower Rhine, early in the month of May, to On the 17th, the number of 40,000 men. 18th, 19th, and 20th of the same month, they passed the WAAL at Nimeguen, taking with them a great quantity of ammunition and provisions, and continued their march to Arnheim, Doesburg, and the department of Overyssel,and established their head quarters at Coevorden. They entered the County of Bentheim on the 26th, and made prisoners of the garrison of the town of Bentheim, which consisted of an officer and 36 men. A proclamation was issued by Gen. Mortier, to the Hanoverians, accusing the King of violating his most solemn engagements, and assuring them of the favour and protection of the French. (see page 867.) On the 28th, the Hanoverian garrison evacuated Osnaburg and went to Diepenun, and the inhabitants sent adeputation to the FrenchGeneral, requesting his good treatment for the town. On the same day, the French troops passed the Ems, near Mippen; part of the infantry.marched to Hadelune, and, on the 29th 10,000 men entered the principality of Osnaburg. French troops in Dutch Brabant, Bergen opZoom and Zealand were also in motion to join the army against Hanover. They were to be replaced by other troops. The A body of French troops took possession of Bremen on the 2d inst. and another column was on the march to Hamburgh. The Hanoverians are making the most active preparations for the defence of that Electorate. Field Marshall COUNT DE WALLMODEN has been appointed Commander in Chief of all the Hanoverian troops, and His R. H. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, LieutenantGeneral, and inspector of the cavalry and infantry. The greatest part of the army began its march, on the 24th of May, for the territory of Osnaburg, and the frontiers of Westphalia. Their force amounted to 18,000 regulars, and it was expected that it would speedily be augmented to 30,000. During the absence of these troops, all who were capable of bearing arms were to do duty at Hanover. A general levy was about to be made, throughout the Electorate, in consequence of his Majesty's Proełamation, of the 22d (see page 859) of all persons between the ages of 16 and 60, which it was supposed would produce 200,000 men. The Gallo-Italian army has received orders to occupy the principal sea ports of Italy. Thirteen thousand French and Italian troops arrived at Bologna on the 5th of May, destined for that purpose, and General LICCHI was expected there on the 8th with a division from Milan.-The new fortification erecting at Alexandria, in the Department of Marengo, were, on the 27th of May, going on with the greatest activity. The garrison consists of 10,000 men, of whom 1500 are constantly employed on the works. GEN. STUART, with 3000 men has been ordered from Malta to Sicily, for the protection of that Island. NAVAL. May 18:b.-Capt. Pearson in the Doris, cruising off Ushant, fell in with the French lugger, Affronteur, commanded by Mons. Morce André Duloya, mounting 14 guns, with 92 men, which he took at er a short running action. On board l'Affronteur, the Captain and 8 men were killed and 14 wounded. On board the Doris one man was wounded.-May 28,-Capt. Mansfield in the Minotaur, in company with the Thunderer, made prize of the French frigate la Française, Capt. Jurien, 35 days from Port auPrince. She is pierced for 44 guns, and had on board 187 men. -Since the commencement of the war, a great number of prizes of various descriptions has been taken from the enemy and brought into the different ports of the Kingdom. A very considerable portion of them from St. Domingo, laden with the produce of that Island. "NUMERISQUE FERTUR, LEGE SOLUTIS. And, in spite of all peevish detraction, And can put a new case in subtraction. I met with some doleful disgraces; Tho' my PRACTICE is basely traduced; They were never before so REDUCED. That Golden and Grand RULE OF THREE; *Lord Auckland, for what reason is best known to himself, became, some time ago, the voluntary defender of Mr. Addington's statement of the 18th of December last. This defence failed completely; and, we are very anxious to see how Lord Auckland will make head against the proofs, which the Finance Minister himself must soon bring forward, of the incorrectness, not to say gross deception, of his own accounts.-The war, as a cause of the defalcation, will not do. The defalcation began before the King's Message was sent to Parliament. But, to take Lord Auckland's own motto: "Que faire, dans une telle nuit ? "Attendre le jour !" SUMMARY OF POLITICS. ST. DOMINGO.-In reading the several accounts, which have, for a year past, been published, from time to time, under this head, one would think, that there must be two islands named St. Domingo; for the accounts to which we allude, though agreeing in dates, have constantly disagreed in every other particular. Within this fortnight, the public has, for the third time, been informed, through the London news-papers, that the French army of St. Domingo was, at last, reduced to so low and wretched a state by the Blacks, as to be compelled to evacuate the colony. When and how this evacuation took place, and whither the miserable remnant of the army had proceeded, were points that were not, indeed, specified with sufficient detail; but the principal facts, the over-running and total ruin of the colony by the Blacks, the destruction by the sword and by pestilence of the French, the driving of these latter from all the strong holds, and the final evacuation of the island by them, these have all been distinctly and positively stated; yet, we now find, from advices of a date so recent as the 15th of April, that, at that time, the French were not only still in the island, but were in possession of every important post and town, and had, of late, met with no annoyance from the Blacks, except at Fort Dauphin, where the Blacks had got into the town by stealth, but had been instantly driven out with considerable loss. There are, in the island, ten principal places, Santo Domingo, Les Cayes, Jaquemel, Cape Nicholas Mole, Port-au-Prince, Port de Paix, Leogane, St. Mark, Cape François, and Fort Dauphin, every one of which are in the hands of the French; and, the far greater part of them never have been disturbed by the Blacks, since the French army was, by the provident wisdom of our ministers, suffered to reach its destination. Whether this army be greatly reduced, or not, is a fact which we have not the means of ascertaining; but, as we have lately been told by the London news-papers, that the Polish Brigade, "which was 66 very strong," went over to the Blacks, and as we now know, that they did not go over to the Blacks, we must conclude, that the French have, at least, one strong brigade, unless the circumstance of its not having deserted should be found to have reduced it to a skeleton. The real state of the case, as far as we are able to ascertain it, is, that the French have from 25 to 30 thousand European troops in St. Domingo, and, perhaps, 10 thousand Blacks and Mulattoes, either bearing arms or performing the laborious part of the military services. Provisions are supplied by the United States of America, and are paid for, partly in colonial produce, and partly in bills upon England. The hard cash that is wanted for the army and navy, comes from the Havannah and from La Vera Cruz. As to the destruction of the colony, considered merely in point of cultivation, there can be no doubt but it has, in some degree, and even in a considerable degree, taken place; but, upon looking into the accounts of imports into the United States of Ame rica, during the last year, we find that more colonial produce has been brought thither from St. Domingo, than from any three other islands of the West-Indies put not forget that the English betrayed his predecessor, must be revived and re-established. -One cannot, then, suppress one's astonishment to hear the ministers and their partizans building any part of their hopes of successful hostility on the injury, which they shall be able to do to the fleet and army at St. Domingo, when that injury must, in whatever degree it is inflicted, tend, in the same degree, to the producing of an event, which, above all other events, they dreaded, at the close of the last war, and which they must now dread still more; because the Black Empire, if re-established, will, from having overcome the strongest European army that ever was seen in the West-Indies, have acquired a reputation it never before possessed, and will have given to the negroes in all the other islands, the dangerous example of triumphant revolt. together; and we beg leave to ask, whethe prizes which our ships have already taken, and one half of which are laden with the produce of St. Domingo, do not afford a striking corroboration of our statement. That the war will greatly, and most injuriously affect this colony, cannot be doubted; for, though the Americans should carry on the trade to and from it, more troops cannot be sent without great risk, and more troops are necessary, to complete the reduction of the Blacks, to keep them in order when reduced, and to defend the sea-ports against our attacks. But, here arises a question which we once before started, and which must receive a solution, before we can proceed to speculate on the consequences which war will produce with respect to St. Domingo. It is a maxim, elaborately laid down by the ministers, and deliberately sanctioned by the last parliament, that the independence of the Blacks in St. Domingo, or to use the phrase of Lord Castlereagh, the "exis"tence of a Black Empire," is more dangerous to our colonies, than any force which France can possibly establish there. Now, according to this maxim, how can ministers, without intentionally injuring their country, and betraying their trust, adopt any measure, or wilfully permit the doing of any act, which must evidently tend to the restoration of this dreaded Black Empire? The French army cannot continue masters of the Blacks, without receiving, from time to time, supplies of arms and ammunition and re-inforcements of men; to cut off, therefore, these supplies and reinforcements, will be to restore the Black Empire, and thereby to produce an event which, according to the maxim of the ministers themselves, must be infinitely more dangerous to us, than the safe arrival of fifty, or even a hundred, thousand French troops in St. Domingo. As to taking the colony from the French, and subduing the Blacks ourselves, that, we should suppose, would not be attempted, unless Mr. Tierney should make the Trea. sury overflow. Then, indeed, Lord Melville and General Maitland may, probably, be called in to carry on another St. Do-American executive government is now mingo war, at the expense of ten thousand men and twenty millions of money; but, as this is a case not to be anticipated upon slight grounds, we conclude, that ministers will make no attempt to conquer the island. Either, therefore, the French must be not only left quietly in St. Domingo, but must be permitted, during the war, to receive supplies and re-inforcements; or the fearful black empire, governed by a chief who will AMERICAN STATES.-The permanent interests of America demand, on her part, a participation in the present war against France. If she had adopted this measure last war, she would not have lost thirty millions of dollars by French seizures; she would not have suffered such unheard-of insults from that power, nor would she now have had to purchase the free navigation of the Mississippi, the countries on both sides of which, down to the very mouth, she would have had as her portion of conquest. It must be confessed, however, that it was not her fault, that she did not join in the war. She was ready to do it; both the people and the government were, at one time, anxious for such a junction; but Mr. Pitt's views never extended beyond St. Stephen's and the Bank, if they had, Buonaparté never would have been Consul of France. The minister really seemed to have adopted the notion of the True Briton, that "America was at too " great a distance to be of any weight in the "scale of European politics;" when it is evident to every man who understands the subject, that, with America on our side, France, Spain, and Holland must have yielded to any terms that we chose to dictate.The same narrow policy will, we fear, be pursued, by this country, in the present war; and, such are the materials of which the composed, that the same opportunity of gaining the accession of that power to a war against France, will scarcely ever return, till a total change in the external connexions, as well as in the internal politics of America has taken place.-The Americans will perceive, their government will suffer them to perceive, nothing but their immediate interests, which interests are certainly to be furthered by neutrality; and, the same notice which dictates neutrality in preference to war, will dictate a neutrality upon the French principle in preference to a neutrality upon principles of that law? Have we not bound ourselves up by the convention with Russia? And shall not the Americans claim a the principle, on which England has hither-right to navigate upon the principles of that to acted. We do not think it likely, that America would join France in the war; but, we are certain, that she will endeavour to stretch the rights of neutrality so far as greatly to embarrass our maritime operations; and, her flag, while it shelters the floating property of France, will also shelter not less than 25 or 30 thousand British seamen. Will the Hawkesburies and Addington's issue such orders as shall prevent this? They dare not. The manufacturers, merchants, and money-holders of Great-Britain would soon inform them, that any thing must be submitted to, rather than risk a war with America, for which war the present American ministry would rejoice to find such an excuse as should reconcile the measure to the people. Our choice, in this respect, will, therefore, now lie between two very great evils, both of which might have been effectually prevented by continuing the last war to a safe and honorable close; or, by beginning the present war only six weeks sooner than it was begun. This is a circumstance in our affairs, which people seem to think very little about; but, let them remember, that, next October, our commercial treaty with America expires; that Mr. Jefferson may then impose extra duties on British goods, and may do many other injurious things, unless we leave a free course to American navigation. In short, let them recollect, that America is fully capable of carrying on the commerce of France, and that, if she is resolved to do it, we cannot prevent her without war, without cutting off one-fourth part of the export of our manufactures, without causing the confiscation of £10,000,000 of British property in America, without exposing our own West-India Islands to staryation; and, let them recollect, that this great and imminent danger might have been effectually prevented, if the ministers had lis tened to the counsel which was repeatedly given them. They despised this counsel, and the people joined in their stupid contempt. Their reward is at no great distance. Such a people must and ought to suffer. They have sanctioned the expunging of the lilies and the bartering of the honours of the flag, and what right have they, then, to hope for respect either on the land or the sea? What right have they, above all other nations, to prevent the ships of an independent power from carrying what goods they please, and whither they please: the ancient law of nations, indeed, gives us this right; but, have we not basely abandoned all the convention? Most assuredly they will; and, as that convention will certainly be interpreted to allow the produce of the colonies of France to be carried to or from France by neutral vessels, we can see no obstacle, that the commerce of France can, after the first four or five months, experience from our maritime exertions, without immediately producing a quarrel with the neutral powers, and particularly with the American States, which quarrel, especially in the hands of safe politicians," could not fail to basten that catastrophe, which all men now begin to dread. THE CONDUCT OF FRANCE is precisely such as every reasonable man must have expected from her. The arrest of English travellers in France is an act of great injustice and cruelty; but, who could expect any thing but injustice and cruelty from Buonaparté and his comrades? If you will play with a tyger, you must take care of his claws; and, if you say, that you did not expe&t such treatment, the answer is,-more fool you. Besides, you were duly forewarned; and, therefore, you stand charged with perverseness as well as folly, you are entitled neither to respect nor compassion.From our military intelligence it appears, that the French have entered His Majesty's German dominions, in spite of that prohibition, on the part of Russia and Prussia, with which the London newspapers amused their readers, some days ago. We threw out, in our last, some hints as to the disposition of Russia, relative to our quarrel with France. We have seen nothing to alter the opinion we then entertained; and, as we believe, that the dispute between Sweden and Russia was a mere pretext for making preparations to revive the armed neutrality, so we believe, that Russia will, with great pleasure, see a war, and a long war, between England and France, without the least desire, that it should terminate in the triumph of the former. If, therefore, any convention has been formed for the purpose of keeping open the Weser and the Elbe, and for preserving the strict neutrality of the Hanseatic towns, Hamburgh, Lubeck, and Bremen; if any such convention has been formed between Russia and Prussia, a fact, however, of which we greatly doubt, that compact is by no means to be regarded as a mark of friendship, on the part of those powers, towards England, but merely as a measure of selfdefence.In the electorate of Hanover the French will find a considerable booty. |