felves, of no consequence, but only tended to give weight to a matter which in itself had none; as the operation of the bill would be the fame, with respect to the hon. member who moved the amendment, whether it food as it did, or as proposed to be amended; but, in its prefent form, it was more complete. Among the members who spoke on the amendment moved by Mr. Tooke, namely, to leave out the words "is or fhall be declared ineligible," were the Atttorney Geweral, Mr. Ponsonby, Sir Wm. Young, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Sturgess, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Banks, and the Speaker. The question involved in the amendment, and agitated, was, whether the bill fhould be declaratory of the law, or a bill of enactments, which the amendment proposed went to. The question was put, at length, on the amendment, and negatived by 102 to 11. Mr. Addington then propofed a claufe to cover and protect fuch perfons as were in that Houfe, who had been in holy orders, exempting them from the retroactive operation of the bill, by a provifion to that ef fect; which was carried, on a division, by a majority of 91, the numbers being 102 to 11. The bill paffed the Committee, and the report ordered to be received to May 14. The oder of the day was moved for the fecond-eading of the bill for the better preventing the forgery of Country Bank nous, &c. Mr. Dent eppofed it, on the grounds of the infufficient fecurity of fuch banks for the lodgement of money; from the detriment to the publick, by enabling the farmers to withhold the corn from the markets, and from the increafed and multiplied circulation of paper through the country. Mr. Jones feconded the motion. Sir W. Elford fupported the bill; and denied that these banks enhanced the price of provifions, as the farmers were the creditors, and not the debtors, to fuch banks. Me. Buxton oppofed the bill, and Mr. Elifupported it; when, after lome obfervatons from Mr. Burdon, Mr. Corry, and br. Robfon, the bill was withdrawn, throgh its informality, and leave obtained to b.ng in a new one. Lrd Hawkesbury brought up the following tellage from his Majesty : GEORGE R. Majefty, taking into his most serious conderation the imminent danger with with the kingdom of Portugal, the antie and natural ally of as Crown, is thatened by the powers now at war with his Majefty, as well as the importance of The Chancellor of the Exchequer then, In the Commons the fame day, Mr. Robfon moved, that there be laid before the Houte an account of all the fubfidies paid to foreign States during the war, with the intereft received upon all fams advanced to thofe States by way of loan. After fome oblervations from Lord Hawkesbury, Mellrs. Grey, Addington, T. Jones, Nicholls, and Martin, the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the previous queftion, which was carried without a divifion. Mr. T. Jones wished to know, whether or not the meffage delivered yesterday to the House was by order of his Majesty in Council. The Chancellor of the Exchequer rose with "Thefe queftions have great warmth. been often put, and I believe I know the reason why. The country has been harrafled by base rumours, which, from whatever quarter they conie, are difgraceful. Once for all I thali tay, that, from the obfervation of feveral moit refpectable perfons, and upon the information of one upon whom I can rely, I could itate every thing which mit foothe the mind and tranqunlize the feelings of every loyal lubjećt. INTEL INTELLIGENCE OF IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. · · Downing-freet, June 1. The following difpatch was this day received at the office of the right honourable Lord Hobart, from Lieut.-general Trigge, commander in chief of his Majesty' forces in the Leeward and Windward Charibbee Inlands. Sir, Martinique, April 27. I lafe not a moment in having the honour to communicate the information, which has been just now received, of the islands of St. Euftatius and Saba having furrendered on the 21st instant to a detachment of the 3d regiment of foot, under the command of Lieut-col. Blunt and Capt. Perkins, of his Majesty's fhip Arab. The inclosed extract of a letter from Mr. Prefident Thompson, commanding at Sr. Chriftopher's, ordering Lieut.-col. Blunt to proceed on that fervice, and of Lieut. col. Blunt's official letter, acquainting me with the refult, will explain to your fatisfaction all fuch circumstances as you may wish to be informed of. I have only to add, that the officers charged with the conducting of the fervice have acquitted themfelves with fuch judgment and promptitude as to merit and receive my entire approbation. 1 have the honour to inclose to you herewith copy of the terms on which thefe lands were furrendered, and have been placed under his Majesty's government; but am unable to tranfmit by this opportunity the return of ordnance, as there is not fufficient time at preient to have it made out correctly. THO. TRIGGE, Lieut.-gen. Extract of a Letter from Lieut.-col. Blunt, of the ad Regiment of Foot, to Lieut.-gen. Trigge, dated St Eustatius, April 22. I have the honour to inclofe an order addreffed to me by the Prefident of St. Kitt's, in confequence of which I embarked on-board his Majeftv's fhip Arab, Capt. Perkins, and an armed schooner, his prize, TOO men of the Buffs, with Lieut. Brown and 10 men of the Royal Artillery, We fummoned the inland of St. Eustatius on the morning of the 21ft, which furrendered by capitulation; the terms of which accompany this, and I hope will not be difapproved by your Excellency. They had no provifions in the garrison, and very little in poffeffion of the inhabitants. From the extent of the batteries it will not be in my power to forward, by this opportunity, Lieut. Brown's report of the ordnance. I am, &c. RICH. BLUNT,Lieut -col. Buffs, Extract of a Letter from the Prefident of St. Kitt's to Licut.-col. Blunt, of the 3d Regiment of Foot, dated Balleterre, April 20. I have just received information that the inland of St. Euftatus was evacuated by the French on the 16th inftant. Under thefe circumstances, and confidering that a favourable opportunity prefents itself to acquire the poffeffion of that iflend, and thereby give fecurity to the islands in its neighbourhood, and recover a number of which may be loft by delay, you will negroes who have eloped from hence, and therefore embark, with 100 men of the Buffs, on hord of, his Majefty's ship Arab, Capt. Perkins, and take poffeffion of the island of St. Eustatius, which you will retain until his Excellency General Trigge's pleasure thereupon be known. ROB. THOMPSON. I am, &c. tion, which are in the ufual forms. It is [Here follow the Aricles of Capitula❤ ftipulated, that the perfons, properties, religion, and ufages, of the inhabitan.s fhall farther pleasure be known. The inland is be refpected and protected fill his Majesty's to enjoy the fame privileges as the British Colonies in the West Indies; and commerce to be on the fame footing as in the other conquered islands.] Admiralty office, June 2. Letter from RearMajesty's fhips and vessels at the Leeward Adm. Duckworth, Commander in Chief of bis Islands, to E. Nepean, Efq. dated Marti nique, April 27. Sir, On the 16th inftant the French garrifon evacuated the island of St. Eußatia, carrying with them field-pieces, and as then veffels could flow; which circummuch powder, with other plunder, as ftance having been communicated to Preftdent Thompin, of St. Chriftopher's, he very judiciously availed himself of the moment, by making the application (of which I inclofe you a copy) to apt. Perkins, of the Arab, which he directly complied with; and, on the 21ft, Col. Blun with a detachment of his Majefty's 3d egiment of Butts, and Capt. Perkins, of the Arab, took poffeffion of the island, under the accompanying capitulation, which induded the island of Saba. The ordnance fores taken in the ifland of St. Euftatia conf.ft of 48 pieces of cannon, of different calibres, 326 barrels of powder, with a quantity of filled cartridges, as alfo mufket atto, with fome fhot, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH, [Then follows a letter from Cipt. Perkins, of the Arab, to Adm. Duckworth, ftating his compliance with the otiers of the President of St. Kitt's, (whofe etter to Capt. Perkins is alfo inclufed), agreeably to what is itated in Col. Blunt's leter to Gen. Trigge.] Sir, St. Euftatia, Apı! 22. I have to inform you of the furrender of this ifland yesterday to his Britanni Ma jesty's forces, on terms of capitulatio, in which your inland is included; youwill therefore have to receive the officerthat will hand you this, and leave the Bish flag behind, DANIEL ROA. RICHARD BLUNT, Lieutenant-Colael, JOHN PERKINS, Captain of the Ari, To bis Excellency Thomas Dexey, ViceCommander of the Island of Saba. Downg Downing Street, June 2. The following letter, having been humbly fubmitted to his Majefty by the under-mentioned of ficers who ferved in the detachment of his Majefty's 15th regiment of light dragoons in the action of Villers en Couché, near Cambray, on the 24th day of April, 1794, his Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant to each of them his royal licence and permiffion to accept the rank of Knight of the imperial military order of Maria Therefa, and bear the Infignia thereof, the fame having been conferred upon them by the Emperor of Germany, in teftimony of the high fenfe which his Imperial Majesty entertained of their diftinguished conduct upon that occafion. Major W. Aylett, now Lieut.-col. in the army; Capt. Rt. Pocklington, late Major of 15th Dragoons; Capt. Ed. Mich. Ryan, now Major in the army; Lieut. Thomas Grandby Calcraft, Lieut.-col. of 3d Dragoon Guards; Lieut. Wm. Keir, Major of 6th Dragoon Guards; Lieut. Charles Burrell Blount, Jate Capt. of 15th Light Dragoons; Cornet Ed. Gerald Butler, now Major of 87th regiment of foot; and Cornet Rt. Thomas Wilfon, now Majer in Hompefch's regiment of mounted riflemen. Letter from bis Excellency Lord Minto, bis Majefty's Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Vienna, to Lieut.cel. William Aylett. Sir, Vienna, Nov. 7, 1800. I have received from his Excellency Baron Thugur eight croffes of the order of Maria Therefa, which the Emperor has been pleased to confer on yourself and feven other officers, under-named, of the 15th regiment of light dragoons, who diftinguished themselves in a most gallant action, near Villers en Couché, on the 24th of April, 1794- His Imperial Majetty had already testified the high fense he entertained of the brilliant and important fervice which the regiment performed on that occafion, by prefenting the officers en-gaged with a medal, ftruck for the purpofe of commemorating that distinguished action, and affording to thofe who atchieved it a lafting testimony of his approbation and gratitude. It was deemed at the time wor. thy of the crofs of Maria Therefa; but, at that period, a doubt was entertained, whether this order could be conferred on Foreigners; that difficulty being now removed, his Imperial Majefty avails himself with pleasure of the occafion to evince his high esteem for the regiment, as well as his regard for the individuals, by investing with this distinguished order of merit gen tlemen who have proved themselves fo worthy to wear it. In tranfmitting to you, Sir, thefe croffes, to be diftributed to the officers for whom they are deftined, I cannet omit the opportunity of expreffing the fatisfaction I have experienced from the share which my fituation here has af Dublin Caffle, May 27. This evening, about five o'clock, the Marquis Cornwalls, late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, left the Caftie, in order to embark on board his Majesty's yacht the Dorfet, on his return to England. His Excellency the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Lieutenant,and the Mare quis Cornwallis, went together from the Caftle in the State Coach, preceded by the leading coaches, in which were the officers of State, to the Suth wall, where the yacht lay. They where escorted by a squa dron of dragoons, and attended by a great number of the nobility and perfons of diftinction, the Lord Mayor, Sheriff, feveral of the Aldermen, and principal citizens, in their carriages, followed by a concourfe of people, to the water-fide; the freets were lined by the regiments of infantry on Dublin duty. The Marquis Cornwallis received every demonstration of respect, in paffing through the streets, from the people, who teftified their regard by repeated withes for his welfare and fafe returu to England. Downing-fireet, June 4 The following letter from Lieut.-gen. Sir John Hely Hutchinson, K. B. has been this day received at the office of the Right Hon. Lord Hobart; as alfo a letter from Lord Elgin, addreffed to the Right Hon. Lord Hawkef bury. Letter from Lieut.-gen. Sir J. H. Hutchinfans Sir, It is with great pleafore that I am to inform you of the fuccefs of a corps of Turks and British, under the command of Col. Spencer. They were ordered from hence about ten days ago, for the purpose of forcing the enemy from the town and castle of Roletta, which commands the navigation of the Nile. This operation has perfectly fucceeded. We are now`masters of the Western branch of that river, and of course have opened a communication with the Delta, from which we shall de rive all neceffary fupplies, as the French have scarcely any troops there, and none capable of making a serious refistance. The enemy had about 800 men at Roletta when they were attacked. They made but a feeble effort to fultain themselves, and retired to the right bank of the Nile, leaving a few men killed and prifoners, They left a garrifon in the fort, against which our batteries opened on the 16th, and it furrendered on the 19th, inftant: the My Lord, Mr. Morier having returned from Egypt, have the fatisfaction of being able to lay before your Lordthin a far more particular account of the affairs and proceedings in that country than it has his therto been in my power to communicate. He left the camp before Alexandria on the 22d ult. At that time the enemy remained in their strong pofition upon the heights near the Eastern walls of Alexandria, their numbers about 6000 men. They were ftill in anxious expectation of receiving reinforcements, particularly that which had been announced to them as coming from Admiral Gantheaume. The loss of the enemy, according to the numerous reports which had been collected, certainly exceeds 5000 men, and a great proportion of officers: four generals are known to have been killed. Every encouragement feems to have been given and held out to the French army to enfure their utmost exertions. Among other things, they were taught to expect no quarter from the Brith. The prifoners agree, that in no part o this war had fuch hard fighting, or fuch dermined bravery, ever been teen, as they have met with from our army in Egypt. I prefume that Sir Ralph Abercromby's abfence from the camp, in confequence of hs wounds on the 21st of March, had created a momentary felpenfion of our operations; and the irre arable lofs occafioned by his death must also neceffarily have checked the pr fecution of plans, in the formation and execution of which he had always borne fo leading a part. The Capt. Pafha did not arrive in time to fee Sir Ralph Abercromby; but it appears that Gen. Hurchinfon followed his Excellency's intention rela ve to the troops on-board the Turkith fleet, by employing them against Rofetta, and accordingly directed Col. Spencer, havi: g under him a corps of about eight hundred British, to proceed with the Turks to that expedition. The town was evacuated without refiftance. Se guns were then brought to bear upon the Fort St. Julien, which commands the entrance of the river. The gariton of 358 men furrendered on the 19th ult. Rahmanich was fill in the hands of the French. They had foufied it, bo h in a view to fecure their communications from e upper part of the Delia and Upper On the Egypt, whence they received their provifions. Under thefe circumstances, Gen. Hutchinfon has very much ftrengthened his pofition between Aboukir and Alexandria, not only by a range of works in front, but particularly by opening the fluices which kept in the waters in the lake on their left; and if, as is fuppofed, this inundation fhall extend over the whole of the plain to the Eart of the Lake Marentis, the communication between Alexandria and Rahmanich, which is the enemy's nearest point, will be eight or nine days journey without water. Having taken these measures, Gen. Hutchinfon was to transfer his headquarters to Rofetta on the 23d uit. to which place he had already fent forward a strong detachment, amounting to above 4000 British, including Col. Spencer's corps, and he was immediately to proceed from thence, with nearly an equal number of the Capt. Pafha's troops, against Rahmanich, where the French were understood to have affembled 3 co men. other hand, advices had been received feveral daysbefore from the Grand Vizier,dated at Belbeis, from which it appeared that his Highness, reinforced by nearly 5000 men from Djezzar Patha, had paffed the Defert, and had advanced fo far towards Cairo, without meeting with oppofition either at Salatich or at Betbeis. He had allo detached a corps which has taken poffeffion of the town of Damietta, though the fort of L'Elbe is ftill in the hands of the French. It is not expected that his Highne's will ex-. perience any material refiftance at the town of Cairo. And I find it is the determination of Gen. Hutchinfon to afford his Highnefs fuch aid as may he requifite towards attacking the fortifications which the French occupy near to the town, if it is neceffary to reduce them by force. Gen. Hutchinfon has farther received a favourable letter from Murad Bay, faying he is ready to jom us when we come into his neighbourhood. I am happy to add, that our army are in the highest health and fpirits. The climate and weather had hitherto been moft propitious. The natives had acquired the greatest degree of confidence from the proclamation iflued by our army, and were continuing to bring in hofes and provifions in great plenty. Nearly 1000 of our cavalry are now well mounted there; and we have ftill about 11,coo infantry in the field. The utmost degree of unanimity prevails between the British and Turkish troops. ELGIN. The Gazette of June 13 contains orders by his Majesty, dated Kew, 29th of May and June 3, authorfing the Dukes of Clarence, Kent and Cumberland, Princes Auguftus, Adolphus, and William of Glou cefter, the Landgrave of Heffé Caffel, Dukes of Saxe Gotha, Richmond, Devon fhire, Portland, Northumberland, Beaufort, Buccleugh, and Roxburgh, Marquiffes Cornwallis, Buckingham, Lanfdown, and Salisbury, Earls of Chatham, Weftmoreland, Carlile, Spencer, and Camden, to exercife all the rights and privileges belonging to the Knights Companions of the Garter, as if they had been formally inftalledhis Majefty being pleased to difpenfe with the ftatutes and regulations ufually obferved in regard to installations. The Gazette of June 6, contains an order of Council, dated the 4th, for taking off the embargo on Rullian and Danifli veffels in the Brith Port; and for removing the prohibition refpecting the payment of bills drawn from thofe countries. The intercourfe between the different powers is placed on its former footing. The Gazette of June 20 contains an order of Council, for taking off the embargo on Swedih property &c. the fame in the cafe of the Ruffians and Danes. Downing-fireet, June 29. The following dispatch has been this day received from the Earl of Elgin, by Lord Hawkesbury. Letter from Lord Eigin to Lord Hawk foury, dated Conftantinople, May 23. My Lord, An officer is arrived from the Capt. Pasha, with the intelligence that Gen. Hutchinfon had marched from Rofetta on the 8th inft. with 4000 British troops, in company with a corps of Turks of equal force, under the command of the Capt. Patha, and on the 9th attacked the French near Rahmanich. The enemy were driven in; and in the courfe of the night they retired towards Cairo, having left a small garrifon in the entrenchments of Rahmanich. On the roth, the fort furrendered, and the combined force then proceeded towards Cairo, having concerted their movements with the Grand Vizir, who was at El Hanka, a position four leagues diftant from Cairo, in a North-east direction. Our lofs at Rahmanich is stated not to exceed 30 men. The Turkish ofɓcer reports, that a reinforcement of 3000 British troops had arrived at Aboukir, about the 6th of May. ELGIN. Admiralty-office, July 4. This Gazette announces the capture of the Spanish lugger privateer Venture, of two 6 pounders, and 27 men, and the Spanish cutter Ar Duides, of 8 guns, and 69 men, by the Constance, Capt. 2. Mudge. Admiralty-office, July 1. Letter from Capt. Rogers, Commander of the Mercury, to Evan Nepean, Esq.; dated in Trente Road, May 28. Sir, I beg leave to inclofe, a copy of my Letter of the 26th init, to Lord Keith, giv ing a detail of a very gallant fervice per formed by the boats of his Majesty's thip under my command, which reflects great credit to the officers nd men engaged in it; and the hard cite of Leut. Mather, being obliged to relinquith the prize after three hours' poffeffion, will not, truft, in the opinion of their Lordthips, leffen the merit of the enterprize. T. ROGERS. Mercury, off Ancona, May 26. My Lord, Having received information by a small veffel I captured yesterday from Ancona, that his Majefty's te op Bulldog was laying in the Mole of that port ready for fea, with fupplies on board for the French Army in Egypt, I judged at necellary to make an attempt to take or deftroy her, with the boats of the Mercury; and as our fuccefs depended upon furprifing the enemy, who was ignorant of our arr val in the Adriatic, the fortifications about the Mole being too formidable to justify che attempt in any other way, I therefore made fail directly for Ancona, and came to an anchor foon after it was dark off the Mole; the boats were accordingly prepared, and left the ship at half paft 10 o'clock, under the command of Mr. W. Mather, first Lieut. from wh fe good conduct the Bulldog was furprifed, and corried about midnight, the boats having got alongside without being hailed by the fentinels. The alarm was however immediately given along the Mole, to which the ship's ftern was fecured by the two ends of a bower cable, and three cables out a-head; these were foon cut by the people appointed for that purpose, and the boats began to tow, exposed to a heavy fire of cannon and mufquetry from the Mole; but as there was a favourable light breeze, the fans were fet, and in less than an hour the ship got without reach of the batteries, and was completely ours; but unfortunately it fell calm, and a current fetting her along the coaft near the thore, a crowd of boats (fome of which were gun-boats), filled with men, came out to attack her. Mr. Mather now found his fituation extremely critical, have ing the hatchways to guard, to prevent the enemy rifing from below, the boat's crews fatigued with rowing all night, and the gun-boats approaching faft, and raking the inp, he had therefore the mortification of feeling himself obliged to relinquith his prize, after being in poffeffion of her above three hours, and unfortunately failed in feveral attempts before he retreated to fet her on five. The moment I could difcover the Bulldog was out of the Mole, I got the Mercury under weigh, but it was almost a calm, and impoffible to get near her, as the had drifted with the current to a confiderable diftance from where the Mercury lay, and we experienced the mortifying difappointment of feeing her towed bick to the very fpof from whence the had been fo |