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Dr. aw on e ad Mr. Burbs were of oritron, that e ffice of Secretary at War buld be ab Aded. My Strachey defended the Civil Loft expend tarz.

trz o'clock a division to k place on M. Ferney's amenitien', •hich was negitived, 223 to 46; after which the main qu ft on was card, 226 to 51.

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The report of the Committee of Supply, relative to the arrears of the Civil L, was received: and, fer f me oblervati s rem Meiles. Nicbills, Rofn, and Jones, was agreed to.

March 31.

ord that the point at iffus fhould be de-
termined sccording to it merits.

The Chancellor of the. Exchequer highly ex-
told the ability and general candour of the
ien ditana of the question before the
Houfe; but many perfors, whofe opinions
1. equally refpected with that of the Hon.
Glemen ho had brought forward,
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flate, tha a quedia cliv by, until #ppleton for feofe, has a right to the rats and prof oft ew d. I had been truly 3, t at the Prince W les wied to fhard well with the puslick; ad that folicitude maft be grst fyng to every good man. Any man who could entertain a contray feeling, or a different with, muft he von of honour, dead to every generous impreffior, and ought to be branded 25 a monter, and held up to the fcorn of the publick." Nor was this felg, hencerable and cautious as it was, mercly perfonal to his Royal Highness; it was of high and general intereft that the Prince fhould stand well with the publick: it was alfo deûrable that each branch of the Royal Family fhould be fupported with splendour, a refpect to which was founded in the nature of man. Under thefe impreffions, and with the fentiments refulting from the declaration of his Royal Highness, that he would apply whatever part of the money in queftion he might receive to the payment of his dubis, he felt much reluct ree at oppo fing the application; but he conceived, that wherever there was wrong in this country, there was redrefs for it; and that, if there was wrong in this cafe, which he could not admit, Parliament was not the proper medium through which to feek a remedy, till it appeared to have been refufed elsewhere. He could not adm't the idea, that the reve nues of the Dutchy of Cornwall, during the minority, amounting to 233,7801 were ever intended to be applied by the Duke, fue what his maintenance during the like period, and which coft within 38,000!. of that fum, was to be at the charge of the Sovereign. When the Prince of Wales came of age, he was allowed a revenue of 50,ool per annum, which in the year 1787 was sugmented to 60,col. and which has fince 'een increased to 120,000l. forming a total of 1,725,000l. fince that period; from which the money expended on Carlton houfe, and other items, are to be deducted. He was anxious that his Royal Highness fhould he speedily restored to the ufe of his undiminished revenue; but, deeming this not to be the proper medium, he fhould move, "That the other orders of the day be now read."

Mr. Robert Manners Sutton flared, that Edward III. having create his eldeft fon Edward (the Black Prince) Duke of Cornwall, each fucceeding Prince of Wales had enjoyed! that atle, with the emoluments attached to it, fince the year 1459, when it was fol mnly determined by Parliament, and acceded to by Henry VI that the Prince of Wales was entled to the revenues of the dutchy of Cornwall from the moment of his bath. From that period the right of the Prince had not ever been difputed, except in the c fe of James the First, whofe eldest fon, Pence Henry, baving died, he refufed thefe revenues to his fecond fon, afterwards Charles the First, in whofe favour it was, however, determined by Parlament: and fo final was this decifion held, that, in the 3th of his prefent Majesty, it was deemed expedient to pass an Act to enable the Crown to grant, during the minonty, leafes of thefe lands, the revenues of which, with the exception of 28,cool. had been paid into the Treafury, and applied to the purpofes of the Civil Lift The question at was not between the King and the Prince of Wales (in which cafe it would not have been brought forward), but hetween his Roy 1 Highness and the publick; originating in the defire of his M jetty, and in the folicitude of the Prince to it and well with the publick, as he was determined not to receive any of this money, but to apply it to the payment of his debts. And further to prove, that, however liberal Parliament had been, he still had not obtained his right.. Mr. Sutton faid, that, this being a point of right, he had no doubt that the Hoofe would prevent the neceflity of fecking in another Tribunal to obtain it and concluded by moving for a Committee to enquire into the amount and appropriation of the receipts of the Datchy of Cornwall, from the bath of the Prince of Wales to his becoming of age. Su R. Milbanke feconded the motion, in tion; but that, this point of law being difft

Mr. M. Sutton replied; and was followed by Mr. Efkine, who contended that the ufage of centuries had established the right of the Prince to the revenues in quel

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cult to determine, a Committee of the Houfe became the proper medium, and the rep it of tha Committee would eftabith the mode to be farther adopted.

The Master of the Roll, faid, he did not mean to gue the rgt of the Prince of Wales; but that a Court of Law was the prope place for the queftion to be determined. This was a claim of right, wich its advocates ftated was clearly established; but, till that point, which he died, was made out, the Houfe ought to be cautious how it exercited a juic authority,

tion of Sir W. Pulteney, extended the operations of the Parish Apprentice bill to the Houfes of Industry.

April 2.

Mr. Canning, in making his promised motion refpecting Trinidad, stated, that it appeared, the cultivated land in Jamaica, in the year 1797, comprised 100,000 acres, and employed 250 000 lives. The culti vated fad in Trudad amounted to no more than 30,000 acres; wherefore, to equalize the culture of the latter with the fitt, would require a fill greater number of flaves, & hofe increase he was folicitous to prevent. He concluded by moving for

various papers.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer doubted the poflibility of giving the defired infor

mation.

General Gafeigne expatiated on the important natio ni advantages refolting fromthe flave-trade, into which America had largely entere !, for the fupply of the Spanish fettlements; and contended, that the only confequence of motions like the prefent was to enhance the price, which had rifen 75 per centum.

Mr. Fox did not ce ceive this to be a question of law, but of fact, which did not require the Home to exercife a juicial power, hurt mike a legitive provifion. This was not like a cafe between a guar ban and his war!, in which the former was liable to account for the ward's income; as no account could he demanded from the King. When Federick Pance of Wales attailed the age of maturey, the revenues of the Dutchy of Cornwall, received during his minority, wore paid to him. It was now obferved, that the foms dib uf.d or the education of the Prince of Wales fhould be deducted from his revenue, although fuch a mose had not been adopted reípecting the Duke of York, whofe reverves anting from the Bishop of Ofnaburgh, during his minority, were applied in the purchase of eftates for him in this country. The Price, for repairs at Port Patrick, 4711. 14s.; That there be granted to his Majefty, as a public creditor, called upon the Houfe to decide a queation of fact; and he was d-index to Lords' journals, 6551. 55.; arpreparing abstracts of population, 5001; c dedly of opinion, the the Houfe ought to admit or to negat ve the clem.

The Attorney General Atted, that the Dutchy of Cornwall was granted by Edward 11. to the Prince of Wales, for the exprets purpotes of his education during his nonage, and for his fubfequent fupport; and that, even admitting the Prince of Wales had a claim in the prefent witance, which he denied, fill the money difbfed for him before he came of age more than equalled the revenues of the Dutchy during that period.

Lord Hatukesbury, the Solicitor-General, Colonel Grofvenor, Mr. Johnftone, and Mr. Ellis, oppofed the motion; which was fupported by Mellrs. Sheridan, Jefferys, Tyrwhitt, Jones, Dent, Sw F. Burdett, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Fuller, Lord Temple, and Mr. Sutton, in a general reply, and loft by the order of the day, which, on a divifion, was Carried, 160 to 103.

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The motion was carried.

The Houfe, in a Committee of Supply, agreed to the following refolutions:

rangement refpecting Danith colonies, 2731.75.; copies of abstracts of popula tion, 1251. 135. 6d.; clerks in office of public accompts, 20441 10 s. 6 d.; Mr. Colman, ferje int at arms, 3241. 105.; bills drawn from New South Wales, 10,539 1. 4. 3 d.; expences paid by the Contul at Algiers, 11211; publishing returns of the price of fugar, 429L 145.; fupplies on a voyage from New South South Wales, 781.; profcutions relating Wales, 3241. 95. 6 d.; new fettlers in New fuperintendance of aliens, 7,6201.; boun to the com, 2,8241.45.; conv.&t, 31,0241.; ties on corn, 1,620,2181. 195. 64 d. ; reduction of national debt, 20,000); civil eftablishment of Upper Canda, 7,9501.; Nova Scotia, 7,5151. 8 s. 24 J.; New Brunswick, 4.550.; Prince Edward's Inland, 2,194 4 11 d.; Cape Breton, 3,398 48 4d.; Ne vfoundland, 1,875'. 175. 10.; Bahama Iflands, 4, Icol; Brmudas, 58ol; Domnica, Gool; New South Wales, 5,98 1. (To be continued.)

FOREIGN OCCURRE CES.

Accounts from Anam ftate, that an immenfe fall of locufts had taken place in the Southern districts, and, that they had to tally deftroyed all vegetation in their course.

This ravage as fucceeded by a calamity
ftill more aff &ting; for, thefe deftructive
animals died in fuch quantities as to occafion
an epide..cal diffemper, which had nearly
depopulated whole towns and village:.

By

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Abstract of Foreign Occurrences.

By a Treaty between Saadut-Ally, the
prefent Nabah of Oude, and the Hon.
Henry Wellesley, concluded at Lucknow
on the roth of November, 1801, his High-
ne's has ceded to the Company, in pe: pe-
teal Sovereignty, a certain portion of his ter-
ritory, in lieu of the jubfidy ufually granted by
him to the Company's troops. The reve-
nue of this ceded territory amounts to One
Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thou-
fand Pounds #terling. Mr. H. Welleftey
is appointed Lieutenant-Governor; Meirs.
Leftie, M. Seaton, and Fombelle, Com-
mithioners for the management of this
country; and Mellis. Leycenter, Deane,
&c. Collectors.

AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES.
The Congress has agreed to the admif-
fion of the North-Western territory, as a
State, into the Union.

The New York Gazette, of the 25th of
March, itates the arrival of the floop Frierd
fhip at that place, from Gonaives, the
Captain of which fays, that at his depar-
ture the town was in flames. The total
number of French troops landed in St. Do-
mingo is flate at nearly 15,000; of thefe
upwards of 60co are already dead, or ren-
dered incapable of fervice by illness. The
principal divifion of the army under the
Commander in Chief, Le Clerc, does not
exceed 5000 men. The white people in
the poffeffion of the Governor's house fent
a petition to Gen. Le Clerc, praying that
the General would pay attention to the,
many and great fervices of the "virtuous
Touffaint." Le Clerc rejected their pe-
tition, faying to the deputation which pre-
fented it," Go tell the rebel, there is now
no grace for him; in a few days I will
make him a public and ignominious fpec-
tacle. Four days ago he inftigated Moyes
to murder the Whites; and then, after a
mock trial, fhot the inftrument of his own
guilt, because he saw in him a dangerous
rival."

New York papers, of the 24th of April, contain advices from St. Domingo, dated Cape Français, the 3d of April; and they ftate, that Madame Dellalines, the Generai's wife, had been taken by the French. The jewels, and other ornaments on her perfon, were of immenfe value.

The Philadelphia Gazette gives an extract from the Gazette du Port Republicain, of the fit of April, containing a letter from Gen. Le Clerc to Gen. Dugua, accompanying an intercepted letter from Rigud to Gen. Leplan e. Rigaud is charged by Le Clerc, upon the authority of this ter, with having defigns hoftile to the ench. Le Clerc therefore orders him to ient, with his family, immediately to

rance.

A letter from Rofcas, in that island, inferted in the Barbades Mercury of April 24, relates the dreadful circumstances of a

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This letter is dated

revolt at Dominica. April 14. On the 9th, the 8th West India Regiment, compofed of Blacks, mutinied, and in a moft barbarous manner put to death Captain Cameron, Lieut. Mackay, Lieut. Waftneneys, Commiffary Laing, and Quarter and Barrack-Mafter-Serjeant M'Kay. Clerk of the Cheque Barron, and Quarter-Matter-Serjeant Young, were both wounded; the former dangerously. His Excellency the Hon. A. Cochrane Johtone, who is Colonel of the 8th West India regiment, and Governor of the if ind troops, militia, and other European force, of Dominica, immediately collected all the he could muiter, and embarked for Prince ftationed, and where they had committed Rupert's, were the Black regiment was the atrocities above recited. Fortunately marines of which were landed, and affifted fome fhips of war were in the bay, the in the reduction of the mutineers. The ufual place of parade, with two of their Governor found them drawn up in the r officers, whom they had fpared, in the front. They refused to obey the Gover nor's order to ground their arms, and were immediately fired upon with fuch effect, fave themlelves by flying to the Irills. The that thofe who did not fall attempted to difpofition, however, made by the Governor of his force, fruftrated their defignus, and the whole were exterminated, excepting about foners on-board the hips of war. 130, who were fecured, and fent as pri-,

peared to have been peculiar objects of Lieutenants Mackay and Waeney aptheir rage. Lieutenant Wafteney's fate having tripped him, faftened him to a was truly lamentable. These barbarians mutilated him in a most shocking manner; tree, pricked him with their bayonets, and even retarding that death which would have and the dead body of Lieut. Mackay, the been a boon, as terminating his fofferings: fulted, by dragging it about the post in a first victim of their wrath, they equally m

manner too horrid to relate.

The following is the account of the lofs fuftained by his Majetty's troops :-68.h regiment, 3 men killed, 15 wounded.-Two marines of the Magnificent badly wounded. -Militia, 1 mau killed, 6 wounded.-One volunteer failor badly wounded.

The lofs of the 8th West India regiment is ftated to be, at the leaft, 100 killed and wounded.

GERMANY.

lemn entry into Prefburg on the 12th of Their Imperial Majefties made their foopened the Diet with a Latin fpeech, curMay. On the following day the King taining the propofitions which were to be fitting clefed, the Diet commiffioned a defubmitted to their deliberation. Before the putation from their body to wait on the Archduke Charles, and prefent him with

the

the homage of their gratitude, for the invaluable fervices which he had rendered to the kingdom of Hungary during the war, and to recommend their nation to his future protection.

The aufwer which the Hungarian Diet has given to the propofais made by his Imperial Majefty, states in fubitance as follows: The Diet is perfuaded, that, under the prefent circumftances, an augmentation of the Hungarian troops is not neceffary; it however confents, that all the national regiments fhall be completed to their full compliment. It decrees an increase of public contributions in the proportion of two millions of florins. On the other hand, it demands the free exportation of all Hungarian productions, a better organization of the national militia, and changes in the fyftem refpecting money which has hitherto prevailed.

Letters from S-mlin, of the 26th May, state the arrival at Belgrade, on the 22d, of a Tatar, with a letter from the Captain Pacha, in which the Jandlaries are once more lured of an abfolute pardon, and of entre oblivion of all the paft, upon condition that they shall remain quiet. The Aga and the Caimacan, whom they had chofen, were allo confirmed upon this condition. They have, notwithstanding, refused to acknowledge a receiver of cuttoms lately arrived. Accounts ftate, that Jatty Pacha and the Aga of Nifla, after feveral combats, have at length made their peace with the Po.te. The former has disbanded near y all his troops. The garrison of Widdin, compofed of the troops of Paffwan Oglou, made on the 11th an incution into Wallachua, upon the towns of Kambulong and Tengoftin: they maffacred all who refited, and the pillage was general. The Turkish troops, which were pofted at fome distance, did not interfere. Their object was, to intet vengeance upon the Prince of Wallachia, who had obtained from the Grand Signior a commiflion to reduce Paffwan Ogion.

A letter from Gottingen, of 6th May, fays, "The famous theory excicatrice of Doctor Brown, a late celebrated Scots phyfician, has found in Germany the most viclent partizons. The molt defperate cores have been attempted upon this fyflem, of which the patient has been frequently the vićtini: A young profeffor of medicine, named Cappel, has purfued this fyftem with equal obftinacy as want of fuccefs, and has been opposed by M. Arnemann, an experienced physician. A ht-rary war broke out, in which the you g students fupported Cappel, and the iteady old peopie M. Arnemann. The ftudents, to the number of 400, attacked the spotles of his adversary. The polce in vain attempted to difperfe them; and they even refolved to come next day and to attack the

ftation of the Garde du Corps, and to take it by alfault. Towards night fome fquadrons of Hanoverian dragoons atrived at the gates of the city; but the intrepid Brownonians were not deterred from their undertaking. The dragoons charged them, and the city for fome time had the appearance of a place taken by affault and given up to plunder. Fourteen ftudents were wounded; but this did not difcourage the reft from purfing their defigus against the police, until they at length fucceeded."

The Stutgard Gazette ftates, that the Treaty concluded on the 20th of May, 1802, between the French Republick and the Duke of Wirtemberg, has been fully ratified. The ratifications were exchanged at Paris by Citizen Hauterive ad M. Norman, the Duke's pare Secretary.

The body of the Ruthin Admiral Kutufof has been interied with great pomp at Petersburgh. His widow is to receive, during her life, the pay of her husband, which amounts to 12,000 roubles a year.

Since the reftrictions have been taken off the prefs, a number of new French and German works have been tranflated into the Raban language, and are about to be published at Peterburg.

The Prince Shoff, a celebrated fa." vourite of Catherine II. baving arived at Warfaw, on his way to Italy, the popu lace, who always confidered him as the projector of the difmemberment of Poland, treated him with the u moit indignty, and even threatened his life. Troops were obliged to be ordered out for his protection;" and the next day he made a precipitate retreat from the city.

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A mafked Prifoner of State, lately embarked at Cadiz, was, it is now reported, the unfortunate Don Urquijo. This nobleman refided for a couderable period in England, as Ambalfador from the Court of Madrid. His offence is fail to have been an attempt to abridge the power of the Inquifition. He is to be transported to one of the Philippine lands; there to remain in ciofe confinement for life. A number of his friends have also become victimes to their zealous co-operation with him in promoting the cause of humanity. Among these is the learned Jovellanus, who, it appears, had expreffed his fentiments with too much freedom, in a memorial,

which he drew up at the exprefs request of the Government, on the beit means for ameliorating the internal organization of the Spanish Monarchy.

The King of Spain has published an Edict, by which he takes poffetion of the property of the Spanish Langue of the Order of Malta, and declares him felf Grand Mafter of the Order within 4 States.

From Cadiz we learn, that a fresh importation of pastres had been brought by the San-Paolo from Vera Cruz. Twentyeight millions more are expected; fo that the total amount of the impertation, fince the Feace, will be fifty millions.

Let ers from Madrid, of the 15th of May, ftate, that the city of Lorea, fituated in the kingdom of Mercia, experienced on the 30th of April a dreadful difarer. The refervoir, which is of feveral leagues extent, and ferved to water the furrounding countries, fuddenly burit, and mundate ! a 1pace of more than 20 leagues, as alfo a part of the city. Five hundred houfes have been deftroyed. Above roso perions have loft their lives, and a great number of beafts have been drowned.

MOROCCO, &c.

A rebellion against the Emperor lately broke out, and the infurgents were headed by the Emperor's nephew, who has, however, been defeated with great lofs, as ap. pears by the following letter from Tangier dated May 19:

"We have this day received intelligence of an action having taken place between the Emperor of Morocco and his nephew, in which the latter has been completely defeated with great lofs: it is already known that there are 8oco killed, 2400 teken prifoners, befides an immente number of wounded. The Emperor fpeaks in the highest terms of the very great affiftanze he received from an officer who arrived at the camp the night b.fre the action, and requested the Emperor to accept his fervices. He had the command of a fquadron of horse, and contributed in a great mea fore to the defeat of the enemy. It is expected that this week will put an end to the war, as Amballadors are now going from the Emperor in anfwer to terms propoled by the nephew. We learn, that the officer who diftinguished himself to much belongs to the City of London Light Horfe, and that he is deputed, from fome of the principal merchants in that city, to procure the rele: fe of two thips detained by We are happy the Emperor of Morocco. to find; that, in confequence of his great fervices on this occafion, the Emperor his lent a favourable ear to the obj &t of his mifion. The Emperor has already conferred feme diftinguifhed honours upon

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11th of April, made a fecond and wholly unexpected attack on the town and fort. They were repulled, after a very short conflict, and clofely purfued to a confiderable distance. On the part of the colony, only three men were killed, and a few flightly wounded. The Timmanys being in the habit of carrying the dead and wounded off the fild, even during the heat of action, it is not eafy to afcertain their lofs: 31 de d bodies were left bebind them in their flight.

ITALY,

The Puffi lenti met at Milan on the 16th of May. The members prefent amounted to 120. Citizen Benvenuti was elected Prefident. As it was the first time that the Reprefentatives of the Italian Republic had exercifed their functions, there were in the evening public rejoicings.

The inhabitants of Venice expect that one of the Princes of the Houte of Auftria will take the title of Grand D..k of Venice.

The King of Etrura Las published a Prociam tion, wherein he fates, that the firit ufe he ought to make of the power given him from God, is for the protection of Religion. He acknowledges the Pop● as God's Vicar General, and refers to him. all pintual matters.

He reitores all the regular Ecclefiaflical Orders, and declares the ettate of the Church unalienable.

The Bihops, as Mafters and Paltors, are independent in the adminitiation of the Sacraments; they may publish their paftoral letters without fubmiting them to any examination, and chufe Matters for every regions function.

The Bishops, in their feveral diocefes, are appointed licenfers of all books what-. foever; nor is any book to be published without the permillion of the Bishops or their depotes.

Their

A letter from Genoa fays, that place is nearly blockaded by brigands. Chief, who, with fome re fon, has been called the Devil, has establed his headquarters at Capendo, from whence his myrmidons make excurfions for the pur pole of levying contributions upon travellers. So ne time fince they robbed an ing lith merchant, named Lidven, of two bales of merchandize, fhortly after which, the merchant received a letter from the Chief of the banditt, offering the goods to him for 2000 livres. "We promie, upon our bonour, fay the Brigands, to tranfmit Ladven's goods, fo that he may transport them to Genoa. If he wants an opportunity of fo doing, we engage to tranfport them ourfeives. Nay, more; we will give them all the neceflary pailports and cards of fifety, in order that te may not be i 1commoded by our patroles: and, if he defires it, we will give him a guard of fafety unto the first poft occupied by Ligura

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