NTMBELT 1,144 ] WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1812. [ PRICE 5D. JOHN WOODSIDE % CO. Chemists and Wholesale Druggists, BEG leave to inform the Gentlemen of thi « Town and the North of Ireland, in their Line, that they have commenced business AT NO. 15, NORTH- STREET, Where they are ' and shall continue to be) sapplied with every Article in the Trade, of such quality as they hope will prove satisfactory to those who may favour them with their Commands. Their Drugs arc! purchased At the first Markets by one of the Partners, on the most advantageous terms, and which they are enabled to dispose of at the lowest prices.— They flatter themselves, from their connections with the first tiouaes in London and other parts, the attention and punctuality with which they shall execute any criers they lfcay be favoured with to merit a share of business. They have prepared in their Laboratory, Sweet Spirits of Nitre, Sweet Spirits of Vitriol, llqffmatl's Anodyne Li- quor, • I Salvolatile Spirits of, Hartshorn, Rectified Spirits oflVine OTHER PLAISTEUS, Distilled Vinegar, Aqua Fortit, Muriatic Acid, Nitric Acid, Either, Butter of Antimony, Spirits of Sal. Ammoniac. JHACULUM, AND ALT. WITH VARIOUS CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS. The following are a few articles among their latest im- portations :— Aloes, Tartar Emetic, Annatto, Jalap and Rhubarb, Antimony, Manna, • Balsam Capivi, Magnesia, Burgundy Pitch, Snake Root, Bar am and Sal. mmo- Valerian, niac, Gil of Almonds, Camphor, Oil of Olives, S( C. Coculus Jndiens, Quick Silver and its va- Calomel, rious preparations. Opium, Sasafras Sf Sasaparilla, Cochineal, Sugar of Lead, Saffron, White Vitroil, Gum Arahie, Peruvian Bark of a supe. Gum Myrrh, rior quality, Assafcetida, Castor Oil, Gniacum, ' Epsom Salts, Mastic, Best British Vinegar, Ipecacuanha, SfC. Sfc. J. W. & Co• return grateful thanks for the en couragement they have experienced since their commence- ment in Business. Belfast, May 9. DOWNSHIRE ARMS, BANBRIDGE. O. BOYLE. RETURNS grateful Thanks to the NOBILITV, GEN- TUT, and PUBLIC in general, for their kind support since his commencement in Business, and now takes the liberty of announcing to those liberal Patrons, that he has removed to THR NEW INN, in which, from the elegance of its Apartments, he will have it in his power to accommodate those who may honour him with their company, in a style, which, he flatters himself, will give satisfaction. His STAPLES are finished in a superior manner; and Hay and Oats of prime Quality— Larder well supplied; and will always be particular itf having choice Wines Good Beds— Post Horses and stout Chaises, with steady Driver*, on the shortest Notice. S67) BANBRIDGE, May 24, 1812, MOUNT. POTT1NGER HOUSE, See. TO BE SOLD, RITTHE SUBSCRIBER will sell his INTEREST in the JL LEASE of the above CONCERN, and will give possession on the first of August next. The Purchaser may be accommodated with the Csor and, FARMING UTENSILS at a valuation. This elegant Residence, lying within a quar- ter of a nice of the Town of Belfast, and tit for the recep- tion of a large Fam ly, is in complete repair, a considerable sum of money having been expended on it within these last six months, and the Grounds ( mostly Meadow; in the very best condition. Particulars, as to Tenure, & c may be known, by apply- ing to the Subscriber, who will receive Proposals, in writ- ing, till the first of July, at which time the Purchaser will be declared. WM. WILLIAMS. Mount- Pottinger, June 8. f ( 3fi7 SINCLARE RAMSEY, LICENSED GENERAL AUCTIONEER, BEGS leave to acquaint his Friends and the Public, that he has commenced in the above Line, and from his knowlc dge of the business, and stria attention to the interest of his employers, he hopes to be able to execute any busi- ness entrusted to him, to their satisfaction. Any Orders left for him at Messrs. THOS. MANN & Co's Office, No. 74, Donegall- street; or at his House, No. 5, Lancaster- street rear of the Lancasterian School, will be carefully attended to. ( 248) Belfast, May 23. B. RANAGHAN, Fashionable Wig- Maker, Hair- Cutter and Dresser, from Bond- street, London, BESPECTFULl. Y informs the Public in general, that he has commenced Business in the above Line, at No. IS. PHINCC'S- STRIET, and, from his long experience in the first Shops in London, hopes for a shave of the public favour. His fashionable Crop Wigs, & c. shall be made of of the best quality of ornamental Hair; all descriptions of Head dresses made and completed on the shortest notice, on reasonable terms. N. B. Gentlemen in the Country by sending the round of the head on a slip of paper, can be fitted as complete as if present. ( 354 TO TO BE SOLD, CHERRYVALE HOUSE & FARM, Situated in County Down, on the Newtonbreda Road, only ' 20 minutes walk from Belfast, ^' iPt H E HOUSE is in most tomplete . repair, and the iL GROUNDS in the highest condition. For further particulars, inquire of W. H. LYONS. Cherry vale, Ju. ie 1. ( 325 ADVERTISEMENT. To le Let, for a Term of Tears, and Immediate Pos- session given, K NEAT Comfortable HOUSE and GARDEN, in the \ town of MAGHERAFELT, with a small FARM, con- venient. The above would answer a genteei family. F « r paiticulars, apply to Mr. H AMILTON, on the Pie- mjses- ( 33) MAGUERAFELT, April 24. ! CASTLE- Hit, I* AUGBER. To be Sold by Auction, on the 29tb of June next, P* HE ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE— which are New and Fashio. nabl?, belonging to SIR WILLIAM RICHARDSON, BART, consisting ef Miho- gany, Claw, and Northumberlan Dining Tables— Breakfast and Card Tables— Sideboard Dumb Waiters— Superb Din- ing and Drawi* ig- Room Chairs— Carpets anil Curtains- Pier and Mirror Louking- Glasses— Four- Post, Waggon Roof, Field, and other Bedsteads— with Feather Beds aud Mattre* Sej, complete. Services ot C HINA, NRLR, OI. U VTLASS1; wrtn RTI I FURNITURE, of all kinds— and a Variety of different Ar- ticles of Furniture, too tedious to mention. The FARMING UTENSILS— also a very fine HORSE, four years old, bred from Chanticleer— and a new CARRIAGE, run a year, with Harness for Four. A PLEASURE- BOAT and SAILS. The Sale to commence at TEN o'Clock on MONDAY, and continue every day until all are Sold. 559) Castle- Hill, Augher— May 30, 1812. IIGHT THE TOWN OF BELFAST FOR THE ENSUING SEASON. rpHE POLICE COMMITTEE do hereby give Notice, JL that they will receive Proposals from any person who is willing to enter into a Contrail, with Jufficient security, to Light 700 Lamps, or more if required, from the first August next until the 12th May ensuing. The. Contractor will be furnished with 12 Tons prime Burning Oil, at the late of £ 35 per Ton. Proposals to be made in Writing, Sealed, and indorsed *' Proposal! for Lighting? and free of Postage The Con- tractor will be declared on the 4th July next. All particular relative to this business may be known, OH . application to i JAMES HYNDMAN, CLERK. j No 17, Donegall- street— May 25, 1812. Wanted also, a person to furnish Lamp Heads, Burners, & c. by Contract, and to Paint the entire Heads. g ti. 5) . SEA BATHING. A NEAT BATHING LODGE, within Half- a- Mile of the GIANTS'- CAUSEWAT, to be Let, from the 1st of May, ready furnished ; Office- houses, and a Grazing Field attached. If taken for any number of years, a Walled Garden and a small Meadow, would also be I . et. Application ts be made to HENRY WRAY, Esq. Bent- field, Bushmills. ( 652 SEA » BATHiNG HOTEL, NEWTOWNGLENS. D AVID STEP HE V BEOS leave to inform the Public, that in consequence of the great difficulty he has experienced in procuring Hav for his Stables, he proposes accommodating BATHERS, ill his HOTEL, for the ensuing Summer ;— but, again No- vember next, he shall be fully provided to meet the accom- modation of Travellers, when he hopes for the honor of their countenance ind support 269) NEWTOWNGLENS, May 25. ME WARD. WHEREAS, of late several felonious entries have been made into the Yarn- Houses and Green of BRICE SMITH, of Drumnagonell, near Banbridge, and thereout taken property in LINEN- YARN to a considerable amount. Now we whose Names are hereunto subscribed, being de- tenxi'ned to support the Laws made for the proteiSion of our Staple Manufacture, do hereby offer a REWARD of FIFTY GUINEAS, To the Person who will, within Si* Months from the date hereof, discover on, and prosecute to conviction, the Person or Persons who committed such felonies. And we will give TWENTY GUINEAS, To the Person who will give such Private Information, as Vill lead to a discovery and conviction. A List of the Subscribers in the bands of BRICE SMI ra 870) COTTON MILL & CONCERN. In lie Matter of ") '' HO be Sold by AuAion, on ROSE RT FIN LAY, I I TUESDAY, the 2d day of a Bankrupt. 5July next, at TWELVE o'Clock on the Premises, by Order of the the Commissioners, All that and those the Mli. L, DWELL- ING- HOUSE, and CONCERN, in FRANCIS- STREET, in the Town of Belfast, late in possession of sail! Bankrupt.— The Mill is four stones high, containing the following Ma- chinery, viz.: 10 Mules, 2040 Spindles, 9 Carding Ma- chines, 1 Sheckler, 1 Drawing and Roving Frame. In all adjoining House, 4 Throstles, 560 Spindles, 1 large Carding Machine, with Billy, & c.; and a Parcel of Spinning Ma- chinery for same, in other adjoining Houses. The entire Machinery drove by a Steam Engine of 10 Horse power.— The Dwelling House, fronting Millfield, is in excellent re- pair, three stories high adjoining same. The whole Con- cern held for, a Term of 58 Years from 1st Mav, 1802, sub- jeft to the Yearly Rent of =£ S5, 13*. 9i. Any information respe& ing the Title, Deeds, & c. may be had by application to JOSEPH WRIGHT, Agent to the Commission, No. 52, Granby- row, Dublin ; or at his Office in Belfast. ( 342) Dated June3. COUNTY OF DOWN. FEE SIMPLE ESTATE TO BE SOLD, t^ REE from all Incumbrances, the Title uivler an Act of PSrliameiit. The Townlands of LOUGHORN, SHIN, an-! L1SNA- REE, containing above 760 Irish Acres, within a Ring Fence, and situated within four miles of Newry. Proposds may be made for the « e Townlands together, 01 for any of them'separace'. y, to THOMAS GHEER, Newry; ot to GitoRG* CRorisR, Dominick- street, Dublin. ( 44- i HOMRA- GLEN HOUSE & FARM. To be Let, or the Inttrtst in the Lease Sold. . ' tnHE above FARM, situated in the County Down, with- l in one mile and a half of Hillsborough, and two of Lisburn; is held at a low Rent, under the MARis of DOWNSHIRE, for one young life and 12 years: it contains 55 A. 2R and 7 P. English Measure.— The House and Of- fices are large and in excellent repair, and the Land is in the very hest condition, the greatest part of which was manured and soiled last season. The HOUSEHOLD FURNITUH, STOCK, and FARMING UTENSILS, may be had at a valuation, and immediate pos- session gven.— Apply to Major GATER, the Proprietor; or at the Office of this Paper. 3J9) Homra- Glen House, Jan. 4. YOUNG SWINDLER WILL Cover Mares this Season, at the MARQUIS of DOWN SHIRE'S Stables, HJLISBOROUOH : Bred'Mares, Four Guineas, all others, Two Guineas; Haif a- Guinea to the Groom He was got by Swindler, dam by Tugg, grand, dam Harmony, by Eclipse, great- grand- dam Miss Spindle- shanks, by Omar, Sterling, Goiiolpniu, Arabian, Stanuion, Arabian, Pelham Bar!), Spot, U'bite- legged, Lowther Barb Old Vintner Mare, & c.— He was a famous true Racer; for his performances, vide HookCamnaar. of 1808,9, 10, and II Good Grass for Mares, at 1j. 1 it. per night, and all ex- penc « s to be paid before the Marns are removed. ( 021 AMERICA, FROM THE NATIONAL IMTTLLLOEMCS*. WASHINGTON CITY, APRIL 30, 1812. IMPRESSED SEAMEN. The following is a Copy of Mr. Wright's Bill, as it passed to a third reading in the House of Representatives of the United States, on Msnday last :— A Bill for the protection, recovery, and indemnification of American Seamen. Whereas, by the treaty nf commerce and navi- j gation, made between his Britannic Majeisty and the United States, at London, on the 19th day of November, 1794, it is agreed, that there shall be a firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between his Britannic Majesty, his heirs, and successors, and the United States of America, anc} between their respeiflive countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of persons or places: And whereas his Britannic Majesty has caused to be impressed out of the ships of the United States, sailing on the high seas, under the American flag, divers liege citizens of said States, and hath compelled them to serve on board the § hips of war of Great Britain, and to fight against the United States, and numbers of them yet de- tained, contrary to the express provision of the said treaty, and in violation of their natural liberty, and against the peace of the United States: Be it therefore enadled bjr the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ame- riea, in Congress assembled, That from and after the 4th day of June next, any person or persons who shall impress any native seaman of the United States from on board any vessel of the United States, sailing on the high seas, or in any port, river, haven, basin, or bay, under pretence or co- lour of a commission from any foreign Power, shall, for every such offence, be adjudged a pirate and felon, and on c- mvi< 3ion shall suffer death ; and the trial in sach case shall be had where the offender is apprehended or may be first brought. Sec. 2. And be it further enefled, That it shall be lawful for any seaman sailing under the flag of the United States on any person or persons at- tempting to Impress him by force nr violence, from on board any vessel of the United States on the high seas, or in any port, riverv haven, basin or bay, to repel force by force ; and if any person so attempting to impress said seaman shall be killed, maimed or wounded, it shall be lawful for such seaman, on the general issue, to give the special matter in evidence, which is hereby declar- ed a peif'efl justification. Sec. 3. And be it further enafled, that on in- formation being given to the President of the U. S proving satisfactorily to him, that any citizen of the United States shall have been impressed, and shall be yet detained, or shall hereafter be impres- sed, to cause the most riiwous retaliation on any of the subject" " f r'n^ t" f i,, n the ntgn seas, or witlun the British territories, whom he is hereby authorised to cause to be taken and seized for that purpose, any treaty to the con- traiy notwithstanding. Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, That any seaman, heretofore or hereafter impressed, shall be, and he is hereby au horised to attach, in the hands of any British subject, or in the hands of any debtor of any British subject, a sum equal to thirty dollars per month for the whole time he shall have been detained on board any British ves- sel or vessels; and that any sum of money so at- tached out of the hands of any debtor, shall be a payment of so much of said debt to said creditor ; and on plea of payment or set- off, the same may be given in evidence and allowed in any suit for the recovery of said debt, any treaty to the con- trary notwithstanding. Sec. 5. Aud be it further enafWd, That the Pre- sident of the United States is hereby anihorised to capture, by way of reprisal, as many British sub- jects, on the high seas or within the British terri tories, as may be equal to the impressed American seamen in the possession of Great Britain, and by a cartel to exchange the same. Sec. 6. And be it further enacled, That the President be, and he is hereby authorised, when, ever sufficient testimony shall be produced that the commander of ; my public armed ship or other vessel of any foreign nation, shall have taken or impressed from on board any ship or other vessel of the United States, while at any port or place, not within the jurisdiction of such foreign nation, or while on her passage to or from any port or place, any seaman, mariner or other person, not being in the military service of an enemy of such foreign nation, to prohibit by proclamation, every person residing within the United States, or its territories, from affording aid, succour, or provi- sions, of whatsoeve » kind, to such ship or vessel; and any pilot or other person, residing within the United States, who shall ( after st » ^ prohibition shall have been made kriown, and bjfore the same shall be revoked) afford aid, succour, or provi sions, as aforesaid, to such ship or vessel, and be thereof convicted, shall be sentenced to be impri- soned not exceeding one year, and fined not ex- ceeding 1000 dollars. Sec. 7- And be it further enafled, that from and after the 4th day of June next, whenever full and sufficient testimony shall be produced, that the commander ot* • ommanders of public armed vessels of any foreign nation, have impressed or taken from on board any ship or vessel within ihe jurisdiition of the United States, or while on her passage to or from any port or place, any seaman, or territories of the United States • Provided, tha' nothing herein contained shall be constructed to prevent any ship or vessel of the nation whose commanderor commanders have offended as afore- said, and which shall arrive within any of the ports of the United States or its territories, to remain with their cargoes on board, or to proceed to any place wi'hour the jurisdiction of the United States t ' And pi ' Vided also, that any ship or vessel of such nation ( which may have been partly laden at the time such proclamation shall be made known) shall be permitted to depart with the lading then on board, to the port of destination of such ship or vessel. Yeas, 53— Neas, 28. This bill has been since, on its third reading, in the House of Representatives, recommitted to a Committee of the whole. Mr Pope introduced in the Senate a Bill autho- rising the President to employ the armed ships of the United States to capture and bring in any Bri- tish or other armed vessel, that might be found hovering on the coast of the United States. FROM THE BALTIMORE REPUBLICAN . MAY 2. IN SENATE — AJPRIL 29. Mr. Pope reported the following Bill: a Bill more effectually to protect he commerce and coats of the United States. " Whereas British and other armed vessels have harassed and committed depredations on the commerce of the United States on or near che coasts thereof, in violation of the laws of nations; therefore, " Be it ertacfted, & c That it shall be lawful for the Pre- sident of the United States, and he is hereby authorised, to instruct and dire * t the commanders of the armed vessels be- longing to the United States to seize, take, and bring into any port of the United States, to be proceeded against ac- cording to the laws and usuages of nations, any such British or other armed vessel, which shall have committed, or which shall be found hovering on the coast of the United States, fer the purpose of harassing or committing depredations on the vessels belonging to the citizens thereof." ' NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER MAT 2. The Bill for appointing two Assistant Secreta- ries to the War Department, has passed both Houses of Congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— ArRiL 30. Mr. Reed presented a Petition of sundry mer- chants of Boston, in Massachusetts, stating, that they have an immense amount of property in the dominions of Great Britain, the safety of which is jeopardised by the state of the relations between the two countries, and praying permission to draw their said property from Great Britain and her dependencies, under such provisions as shall be reasonable and just. Some debate took place on the question of re- ference of this Petition Mr-' Rhea moved to postpone it to the 4tn of July next. Mr. Reed moved to refer it to the Committee of Foreign Relations. A motion by Mr. Bibb, to refer the Petition to the Committee of the whole, to whom similar Petitions have been referred, was carried in the affirmative. TBMWBFTONN T\ T^ RRNANFTBNFL VOLUNTEERS TO ARMS. Citizens! Your Government has at last yielded to the impulse of the nation. Your impatience is no longer restrained. The hour for national ven- geance is now at hand. The eternal enemies of American prosperity are again to be taught to re- speit your rights, after having been compelled to feel, once more, the power of your arms. War is on the point of breaking out between the United Stales and the King of Great Britain ! And the militia hosts of America are summoned to the tented field. BOSTON, MAY 5. EMBARGO AND WAR.— A meeting of the Citi zens of the county of Plymouth, was held at Ply- mouth on Friday last^ for the purpose of remon- strating against Embargo and War. The Hon. George Partridge presided. We learn that the meeting wa-> generally attended, and that a spi rite. i Memorial to Congress was adopted. CHAMBERSBURG, APRIL 28.— Governor Hull } s in this place last week, on his way from mariner, or other person, the President shall be, and lie hereby is authorised to prohibit by procla- mation, the landing from dn board any ship or other vessel of the foreign nation ( whose com mander or commanders h'ilve offended as afore, said) any goods, wares or merchandize, within any of the ports of tke United States or its ten.-' tories: and also to prohibit the lauding of any ship or vessel of such naiioa wrthtn any of " the ports Washington City, and, we are told, stated that he w is to repair to Detroit, from whence he was to make a descent upon Upper Canada with 3000 troops. NIAGARA ( UPPER CANADA), APIUL 18— We have just been informed, by unquestionable au- thority, that an express arrived on Wednesday evening last, at the American garrison ( Fort Nia- gara) from the Governor of the State, notifying to the Commandant of the garrison, that a large number of troops were on their way to Otswego, Niagara, and Detroit ! We have not heard all the particulars of the express, nor for what their troops are coming, but certain it is that no peace- ful object can be in their view. The important information, we hope, will induce the President to make out au alteration among the Officers of our miliiia, as will at least do away that disgust which every good subject entertains dt the present disgraceful nominati > a. In addition to the above hostile preparation, the whole of the militia in the vici ity of the Niagara river and Lewis Town were yesterday called out, and regularly armed and accoutred for adual service.— New York Ad- vertiser, May 8. NEW YORK, MAY 6.— We stop the Press to an- nounce the intelligence of an atmed British and Indian force on the Canada side of the' Niagara river, apparently with an intention to make a des. cent on the American - ide. A message has been sent express from Lewis- ton, on Niagara river, to General Hall, of Ontario County, to call out the micitia immediately. The companies in. this place are embodying to march at a moment's warning, fcxtrafi of a Letter from the Honourable Mr Johnson, to his Friend in Scott County, ( Ken.) dated City of Wash- ington, March Ji'A ." We are determined to declare war before we adjourn, and we are determined to adjourn in a few weeks; say the last of next month. Nothing 1 but the want of troops in the North prevents a de- claration of war at this moment," BANK NOTE BILL: The act of Parliament which was passed last Ses- sion, " for preventing any note or bill of the Bank " of England fro> n being received for any smaller " sum than the sum therein specified, and for staying " proceedings upon any distiess by tender of such " notes," has been continued, amended and extended to Ireland. By this new act. it is enacted, that from arid after tlie passing of this act, no person shal! receive or pay for any gold coin current within the U. Kingdom any more in value, benefit, he. than the lawful value which such gold coin doth its denomination import, wl-< » ther such value be paid in lawful money or in j'iy notes or bills of the Bank of England, or in any si! « ver toknes issued by said Company, if iri Great Br - uin ; or in any notes or bills of the Bank of Irelarr% or in any silver tokens issued by siid last hienti' id Company, if in Ireland: And every person ho'f shall offend herein shall be adjudged guilty of a misde- meanour and shall suffer six months imprisonm. nr, arid find sureties for good beli* » iour gcc. An ! i£ found guilty of a second offence, shall suffer one y.' ir'i imprisonment; and the person who shall afterwards offend against this act shall be imprisoned two yeais for every subsequent off nee. And be it enacted, that if any person shall be con- victed of receiving or paying such gold coin, coot'a y to act, and shall afterwards be guilty of like offen. e, the clerk of assize, or clerk of the. peace, shall certify s : cb conviction, which shall be sufficient proof ofsu h former conviction ; for which certificate 2s. 6d. and no more shall be paid. And be it enacted, that no person against whom any bill of indictment shall be found, for any offence against said acts, shall be entitled to traverse same to any subsequent assizes or sessions ; but the court at which such bill of indictment shall be found sball pro- ceed to try such person, unless person shall show good cause why trial should be postponed. It is further enacted, that on any prosecution on trial of any offender against this act, it shall not le necessary to prove that the money, notes, bills, tokenf, See. received or paid for any such gold coin are good lawful money of this realm, or good notes, & c. or that the same money, notes, & c. are of the value they im- port ; but that such money, notes, See. shall be deem- ed good, and of the values they import, until the con- trary shall be proved to the satisfaction . of the Judge of the Court; nor shall it be necessary to prove that the gold coin received or purchased contrary to this act is the current coin of the realm, but it shall be deemed so, if paid or received as such, until the con- trary be proved to the satisfaction of the Judge. It is further enacted, that no person shall receive or pay any notes, bills, & c. of the Bank of England, in Great Britain, or of the Bank of Ireland, in Ire- and, for less than the amount of the lawful money expressed therein, and to be thereby made payable i xcept only lawful discount on such note or bill as shall not be expressed to be payable on demand, and every person so offendin • shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be subject to a fine of double the sum specified in such bill or note, and shall be imprisoned for a time not exceeding three ""' YVRFT. T UC 11 CIMV. ICU, TN « V I.. .. - J T — LRTIL proceed by distress or poinding, to recover from any tenant or other person liable to such distress or poinding, any rent or sum of money due from such tenant or otlwr person, it shall and may be lawful for such tenant or other person to tender notes of the Bank of England, if in Great Britain, or of the Bank of Ireland, if in Ireland, expressed to be payable on demand, to the amount of the sum so due, either alone or together with a sufficient sum of lawful money, to the person on whose behalf such dis- tress or poinding is made, or to the officei making such distress; and such tender shall be aocept- d ; or in case such tender be made and refused, the goods taken in such distress shall be returned to the party distrained upon ; unless the party distraining and re- fusing to accept such tender shall insist that a greater sum is due than the sum tendered ; but if it shall ap- pear that no more was due, then the party who tendered such sum shall be entitled to the costs of ill subse- quent proceedings: Provided always that the person to whom such rent or money is due shall have, and be entitled to all such other remedies for the recovery thereof, exclusive of distiess or poinding, as such pert son had or was entitled to, at the time of making such distress or poinding, if such person shall not think proper to accept such tender. Provided also, that nothing herein contained shall affect the right of any tenant or other such person as aforesaid having right, to replevy or recover the goods so taken in dis- tress or poinding, in case without making such tender as aforesaid he shall so think fit. The next clause enacts, that Bank of England and Bank of Ireland notes shall be good payment to of- ficers of any Court, or by officers out of any Court, on any process. The next clause enacts, that the same notes are to be taken by officers of Courts levying money under process of any Court of Law, & C. & c. The next clause enacts, that persons may pay these notes into Court in all such cases as aforesaid, See. This set to continue in force until three mont' » after the commencement of the next session of Parlia- Extract of a Letter from Agra. LOCUSTS.—" There is nothing but tranquillity in this part of the world. A flight of locusts is no longer a novelty. It is now some eight or nine months since they first made their appearer. ee t so that we have had them in the cold weather, hot. weather, and rains.— They have not yet done any mischief to affect the country at large; but, if they breed in he pla; ns, serious mischief may be apprehended, from the vast number* now sq^ tered over Hindoostan. The rain set in this day mortis, and we have had a favourable season hitherto.'.—. Fpr three days we have scarce seen the sun, which is pncpmmofi in this part of the world. In tha evening yesterday, when it ceased to rain, the lo. costs poured in immense" cLuds from the sojith, and rested here for the niwh • The day continu- ing wet and gloomy, they have not risen for their diurnal flight { notwithstanding every man who owns a flie'ld, is exhausting his eloquence to per. suade them. When beat up, the pt » J iwenly yards ari- i again aB^ Eil B ELF A ST COMiJ K RCIAL C11UO N LC L F. LWVRON, Friday, June 5. Earl Moita was yesterday " actively employed in taking such steps as he deemed neceSSarv towards the formation of a new Ministry.— The Prince left town early in the morning'for Windsor, to assist in the private celebration of h'S Majesty's birth- day. We can assert, from such authority as We rely Up- on, that by the Prince Regent's instructions to the Marquis oV'Wellesley, he bail power to declare from his Royal Hichness, that no obstruction should or could arise from any office or situation whatever in his household to the success of the negotiation with which he was entrusted, and as every particular must appear before the public, we appeal to that disclosure for the truth of our assertion, in the mean time we faution our readers against the too ready adoption of every calumnious tale which the malignity of party has brought into circulation..— Courier. DOWNING- STTEET, JUNE 4. Dispatches have been this day received from Sir Howard Douglas, of which the following are ex- tracts :— " SANTIAOO, MAY 23.— On 18th inst. General - Cnstanos received information from the Marquis of • Portazo, who row commands the division of the 6th Army in Vi'ergO, that the enemy had collected about 1.5,000 men on the Ela and Orbisro, and that it ap- peared to be their intention to advance upon Villa Franca and Puebla de Sandabria. This re- union to threaten Gallicia, was only a feint to favour the ul- terior design of advancing into Asturias ; which the enemv accomplished upon the 17th inst. with about 8000 men, under Gen. Bonet, and they now occupy their former quarters in Oviedo, Orado, Gi'fon, & c. " SANTIAGO, MAY 24. " This town is now the seat of the provincial Go- . vernment, and I am happy to say it is in perfect har- mony with Gen. Cnstanos. He invited a deputation of the Junta to meet him here. I was then at Co- runna, and promoted the transfer " f the whole body as the most likely moans of destroying differences.— Gen. C: isranos's wisdom has done the rest. " Don Geronimo Merino ( commonly called El Cora de Villoviado) a most ableand enterprising Gue- rilla, has succeeded in making 500 prisoners, iriclu ding 1 Lieut.- Col. and 11 other officers, after a re- sistance which cost the enemy 73 killed and 97 wounded. " I have the honour to transmit intelligence from Bnro- os : the reported entry of Gen. Mendizabel into Burgos is corroborated by this, and with the other en- closures shews how very seriously the enemy are har- assed by the activity of the parties in the - North. « < The prisoners immediately suffered in the propor- tion of 20 for each of the three Members of the Junta of Burgos, who were lately put to death by the t ne- my, and in the propoition of 10 for each of the Me- rino's soldiers, who lately shared the same fate. This act was accompanied by a declaration that in this ratio retaliation would always be observed. - " On the 28th when retiring to Villa Franca with the remainder of bis prisoners, Merino took post with a part of his force at a cross road, where he ex- pected a rescue would be attempted. Being apprised of the advance of" the enemy in pursuit of the convoy, accordingly he dressed an ambuscade, into which the enemy fell, and there left dead 36 men, having also a considerable number of wounded." We have seen, says a Dublin Paper, a simple and ingenious design for the construction of Light- Houses, which, if generally executed, might prove beneficial to the shipping of the United Kingdom, foetal, in which there is a piece of clock- work, that makes the lamp turn round every two or three minutes, and exhibits different enlightened figure*. The figures can be so varied, as to distinguish one Light- house from another, and to prevent the pos- sibility of mistaking the light of a lime- kiln, or ac- cidental fire for that of a beacon. The projector, Mr. Faimer, also recommends, as a substitute for light foggy weather, a buov, similar in form to a light boat, rtn which is fixed a bell of considerable magnitude and powerful tone, which the motion of the buoy is perpetually ringing. The buoy may be placed at any convenient distance from the mou'h of the harbour, or the mechanism in the beacon might be constructed, as to cause a bell to ring, or a brass drum to beat in hazy weather. Bv placing a buoy or boat of the above descrip- tion on a sunken or dangerous rock, in any part of the sea, the mariner might be warned by the alarm bell to keep at a proper distance. A young lady <> f rank and high condition, in the waimth of her dancing heart, thus addressed her partner, at the late Lord Mayor's Ball—" God bless you, take care and don't tread upon mv mus- lin gown, for you see that I have nothing under it ! WANTED IMMEDIATELY— A goo. l Cabintt Ma- ker. He must find security for finishing any piece of wotk he undertakes, especially to have it well dove- tailed. Good wages wiM be given— Apply at th' Cap and Feathers, public- house, Westminster. BELFAST COURSE OF RXO- HANOE, JvmI 5.— Belfast on London ( 21 ds.) ffj 9f 91 per cen » . Belfast on Dublin ( 61 ( Is.) 1} pe- cent. Belfast en Glasgow 8 8i-| per cent. Ikiih, June 4— per cent. Gov. Deh • ! i per cent. Ditto lOOlff • Skcusit Joxn 2.— 3 per cent. Consols JVNB 4.— Dub. on Lon. | Juvn 2 Lon. onT)! sb MAILS SINCE OUR LA8T. nu « By DONAGHASII O BT DUBLIN O " BELFAST* Wednesday, June 10, 1812. TOWN MEETIMG I RKQUEST a Meeting of the principal Inhabi- tants of this Town, at the EXCHANGE, on FRIDAY next, at TWELVE o'Clock, to receive the Report of the Committees of the Poer- House and House of Industry, respecting the money collected for purchasing Provisions for the Poor, and to finally arrange the mode of.- appropriating the same. THOMAS VERIER, . June 10,1812. Sovereign of Be'. faA. Ministerial arrangements, we are sorry to ob- serve, - still remain in the same unsettled state mentioned in our Paper of Monday; but when th « last accounts left London, it wase* pe< 51ed that maiters were hastening to a final adjustment, and that before two days had elapsed, Administration would be given to the country— a consummation devoutly to be. wished. On this subject we insert, as conveying the most authentic and satisfactory inf rmatio'n, the inter esting explanations that took place among the leading men in the H'mse of Lords, respecting the failure of Marquis WSLLESLBY in forming the Ministrv, according to the powers vested in him by the PRINCE RESENT. In another part of this day's paper, we insert copious extracts from the American Journals, containing the Bill relative to Impressed Seamen, and other extracts displaying the very hostile character of he Americans, alluded to in our last. We have also given below, from the London Star, See. some extracts fiorfi private letters, and other particulars, which will be found very in- teresting. __________ BY EXPRESS London, Saturday, June 7. A great bustle was excited yesterday among the merchants and mariners, and the other citi- zens of the United States, now in London, from the apprehension that the acts of restraint and violence denounced in America against British property and British subjects, in the event of cer- tain contingencies, may cause similer measures to be adopted here; and even that by way of pre- caution their ships may be detained as sureties, and their persons as hostages, against such abuses. But no act was or has been yet done by his Ma- jesty's Government to warrant these apprehen- sions.— Pilot. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, in pursuance of a sudden sum- mons, upon special affairs, concluded to be of the utmost importance, as well from the miusual and urgent nature of the proceeding, as from the circftmstance of orders being immediately issued to the Captain of one of the Company's swiftest sailing vessels, to be ready to proceed with dis- patches to India on the shortest notice. Nothing more particular has transpired as to the imrnedi. ate object of this proceeding ; but it is generally supposed by the best informed Indian politicians, that the hostile aspect of affairs in America, has sugested the proprietry of giving immediate no- tice and instruction to the Company's Govern- ment in India, so as to enable them to take the measures apropriate to such a conjuncture— Ilk'' The ships Sov « eign, City of London, Sir Wil- liam Bensley, and Harriet, were, on the 30th of April last, all well, in lat. 21. 40. N. lon. 23. 5. W. having, on the 19' h April, in lat. 34-. 56. N. lon. 16. 0. W. parted company with the Lord Keith, Ann, and Indus, bound to Madeira, where from when<: e thev were 10 AJYIEIITCA, The interesting and important intelligence late- ly received from the United States of America, furnishes us with much matter for speculation anil comment.— Our last accounts brought us the imposition of the Embargo upon the Commerce of America for ninety days— For what purpose was this measure adopted ?— Whom does it serffe ? It serves the French Emperor. His interest is apparent. At the end of this Embargo, war will be preached up in every section of the Union ; and their familiarity with this system of Embar- go, Restriflions, and Non- intercourse, will dimi- efficient ', an ewgjt takinjr place this year, and their opinions are founded on -. the unprepared state of this country f mr an I on the public mind being opposed to it. Uncertainty atcaches to all popular Governments, and this rem irk ha, been pre- eminently confirmed bv the proceedings of Con- gress : sti'd we cannot help thinking that Congress will not, in the present case, carry their determination into effeCt, without adverting to the serious consequences which pro- bably will attend it." " PHII./ INELFIJTA, MAT 8.— You will perceive, by the Copy of a Bill which 1 enclose, that we Americans are " at our dirty work again but I advise yim not to be'alarmed' at the violence of our proceedings, we shall continue to if bluster— that is oitr chara& eristic ; and we would do more ! . if we could, but it is not in our power. We have not a dollar in the Treasury—- no army deserving the name of one — and are actually without a navv : added to this, not a moiety of the loan of eleven millions of dollars will ever be procured : then,, I ask you, how are we to go to war ? " In faCt, the loan was opened in the different cities throughout the States on the 2< J instant; and it W3s confi- dently asserted, that three millions would be snbscribed for immediately in this city, and as much at New- York The result, however, has proved the contrary ; for at this time, the gross amount subscribed, including thtr subscriptions of the public and the several State Banks, as short of four mil- lions. The motiied interest is point blank against it Other letters, state, however, that Mr. Madison was never more strong in Congress than at pre- sent ; and there Wits no dot » bt of his being enabled to carry any measure, however violent, against Great Britain : but if ( some of them reason) the result of the elections which are carrying on be any criterion, it will be a nice point, whether or not he will be able to retain the Presidency. The States of Masachusettshavegonedecidedly against his interest ; and that of New- York, which is un- usual, has been carried in favour of the Federal interest. Mr. Madison's success entirely depends on Pennsylvania i if he fails there, he is no long- er President of the United States. PRESIDEilT'S MESSAGE. TO TBK SENATE AND HOU. SK l) T R BPH 8 S E N TAT1 Vf. 9 OY TBI UMTfB STATES. " Among the incidents of rhe unexampled increase and impending interests of the American nation, under the fos- tering influence of a free constitution and just laws, has been a corresponding aceamulation of duties in-- several de- partments of Government, and this has been necessarily the greater in conscience of the peculiar state of our foreign relations, and the connection of those with twr internal ad- ministration. , " The emersive and multiplied preparations into which the Unifcl States are at length driven, for maintaining their violated righti, have caused this augmentation- « f bu- siness to press on the department of War, particularly with 1 weight disproportionate to the powers of any single Offi- « er, with no other aids than ara authori- ed by exisiing laws- With a view to a more adequate arrangement of the essen- tial objedts of that department, [ recommend to the early consideration of Congress a provision for two subordinate appointments therein, with such compensations annexed, as may be reasonably expected by Citizens duly qualified for the important fun& ions which may be properly assigned to them. « April 20, 1810." " JAMES MADISON." jiw at- ay .' far HOUSE OF LORDS— FRIDAY, JUNE 5. THE APMISIRTRATtOV. Earl MOIRA said—" My Lords} I rise to discharge a duty which a Noble Marquis, whom I regret I do not see in his place, had ha been present, I am convinced, would have been anxi- ous to perform ; but it concerns a subject of such unprecedented importance, that I could nor per- ' suade myself to defer it beyond the present mo- ment. The House will perfectly recollect an ex- pression employed by a Noble Marquis ( Welles- ley) on * former night, in which he alluded to dreadful personal animosities which he complained had existed : I am convinced that the phrase he employed, escaped his lips without having par- ticular relation to any individual, but it went .. forth to the public, and an application has been msh their dread of hostilities, and the war tone jjj made of it of a most mischievous nature. From will be kept up by the Anti- Federalists. For this end we find three Bills have been brought for- ward in Congress: The first is for the purpose of associating merchant vessels armed, for maritime security— to sail in concert for mutual proteflion : The second Bill specifies the nature of the trade to be carried on by this redoubtable armament: And the third Bill is of a charadler the most ex- ceptionable, as the very preamble involves a prin- ciple which is not acknowledged by the laws of nations, viz. " That a Commander of any foreign ship who shall have detained an American sea. man, shall be brought into port, tried, adjudged and treated as a pirate and felon." This measure is as singular as its principle is extraordinary, and will, if carried into operation, be considered as tantamount to a declaration of war. Without going into the detail of the respeflsive seflions of this extraordinary state paper, we have only to observe, we cannot but consider the whole to bt intended as an ele& ioneering machine, for if war was really intended, where are the necessary pre- parations ? What has been done through this long Session ot Congress to put the country in " a man- ly attitude," so ostentatiously recommended at its commencement, when a palpable fail ore in all the means natural and necessary for carrying on the war, when the aflaal military force, instead of being increased in efficiency, is in fad reducing^ it cannot be believed that America, will go to war.—( Star.) The following ejftraSs from private letters will shew that our reasoning is tolerably corredl; Extract of a Letter from New- Tori, dattd May 6, received this Marring at Lloyd's. " It appears to be the determination of the Majority in Congress te go to' vtrar with Great Britain, and preparations of every kind are making with activity for this purpose.— Still many > vell- infprnied charaittrs in America doubt such what passed here on the same evening it was found difficult, if not impossible, to apply it to any Noble Lord present, and it has been constru- ed as pointing to the highest quarter, and of course it is calculated to produce the most bane- ful effect on the public mind. It is to rebnt most directly any such insinuation that I now obtrude myself upon your Lordships' notice. Could it for a momeni be intended, that dreadful personal animosities were felt by the exalted personage who now fills the station of a father to his peo- pie ! My Lords, from my long experi nee of that most distinguished personage, and from what I have recently witnessed of . his disposition towards all classes of his countrymen, 1 venture to state, that nothing could be more unfounded, nothing could be more unjust than such an assertion. I am certain that if the Noble Marquis could have imagined that the expression he used wotild have been thus perverted, he would, without hesitation, have recalled it before he quitted the Housf, In the transactions to which the e words had refer- ence, I have^| state most distinctly, that nothing of that qtial^ f existed j find that in the project- ed formation of the Cabinet, as on the one hand the illustrious personage to whom I have alluded, never did suggest one individual as a fit Member, never did shackle or confine the authority given by him to the Marquis, $ nd never did make the reser- vation of a single seat to be filled tipoft subsequent consideration ; so on the other hand there never was a stipulation for the exclusion of any person of any description ; but that the fullest powers were given to the Noble Lord commissioned to form the Cabinet, to lay before the Prince Re. gent the most beneficial plan that could be sug- gested for the establishment of a Government competent to discharge the public fundtions of the nation, rn the present most awful crisis. Hav- ing stated thus much in- explanation, I do not wish now to enter upon other tupics, that may provoke discussion, but I beg it lo be understood, that I am perfeflly ready, when called upon, to go ttfore fully into the general subjedl, bat Irom what oc- curred on a preceding evening, I imagine that 1 shall be allqwed to *< fl og my owa discretion ; I • m, ho'wpvr, in the comm- md of the Hnise, and I shall, if i' be required, g've anv information that I have it in my pow « r to communicate. At present I apprehend that' I have discharged my duty to the country, in e* plaining an expression which from misc rrstr « flion had been applied to the most injurious purposes." Lord GRENVILLE.—' « It would, my Lords, havp been far more sarisfa£ forv to me, if my No- ble Friend, who has just resumed his seat,-- had i confined his statement to the single point' of assur- ing you of a faff which I tru « t none doubt ; that whatever discussions may have taken place, and whatever condml mav have been pursued, with regard to recent transactions, nothini? is to be as- cribed to motives of personal animosity. I agree u itb mv Noble Friend, that the phrase employed bv the Noble Marquis on a former night, is to be considered as an expression incidently dropping from him, and to which so much importance is net to be attached as it seemed to claim, and as it naturally received. This statement I give as my belief, and I should have contented mysel- witb re- asserting what I told the House on Wedf nesday, and what I am sure every man who has witnessed anv part of my condnft, or that of my Noble Friend behind me ( Earl Grey), would give us credit for— that in the course of these transi- tions, whether our decision were or were not dic- tated by a true sense of constitutional principles; whether it were or were not dictated by a just view, I continue to think, of the nature of the propo- sition made t » us, throughout the whole of our conduCt, the faintest appearance of personal ani- mosity is not to be traced, nor indeed did it exist in our bosoms towards any individuals, who could by possibility be concerned in the arrangements in agitation. I have before disclaimed, and I do now again solemnly disclaim so unworthy, so dis. honourable a feeling, unfit to have place in the minds of public men, at any period, but above all most unfit to have place in the mind of any man who entertains the< design of partaking in the Ad- ministration of the affairs of the Country, at this awful and momentous crisis.—( Hear, hear.)— Had my N" ble Friend confined himself to an explana- tion mere'y upon this subjeCt, I should not have felt the smallest disposition to trouble the House on the present occasion with a single word, for I concur with him that at this moment it is desirable that all discussion upon thegeneral question hould, as much as possible, be avoided— but I cannot help remarking, that although I doubt not my Noble Friend's urfderstanding, I think he has as- serted what is by no means correCt. I must take leave to state, that the impression made upon my mind by an official and authorised paper, which I was called upon to consider, is completely at variance with that which he lias expressed. It was distinctly notified to me in that document that the Prince Regent had' signified his Royal pleasure as to the persons who • should fill particU- laroffices. Four individuals were expressly named, and the places they should occupy as Members of the Cabinet,, pointed out in the written proposal that was submitted to my inspection. It is neces- sary for nie to give this explanation, because upon that understanding of the words, to my mind ob- vious and unequivocal, rested the decision which I felt myself compelled to form. I sincerely re- gret that the Noble Marquis, principally instru. mental in these transactions, is not now present to oroj.. — u Yr uje terms employed, thus affording an explanation equally important to himself and to the country. Earl MOIRA—" You must, mv Lords, be sensible, th- rt were I to discuss the subject alluded to by my Noble Eriend who last addressed you, I should enter upon an investigation as impolitic, asjaborious, and irregular, becau- e it is impossi- ble that the House should be able to exercise a mature judgment, or to form a deliberate opinion, ! when there are no fafls. before it to afford the te- i quisite information—( Hear, hear !)— It wonld be the more improper in- the absence of th" indi- vidual who is most materially and immediately concerned. With respeO, however, to the con- dufl of the Noble Marquis, I would observe, that in my humble judgment it is impossible that any man, placed in a situation of such difficulty, could have conducted himself with more high honour, or more delicate uprightness.—( Hear t)— When- ' ever this important subject shall be discussed, in ' which the Noble Lord must necessarily take a prominent part, and the House is called upon to declare its decision, all persons, I am well as- snred, will be convinced, that what I have stated is strictly true. As to the particular point to which my Noble Friend has alluded, I believe that its obscurity is owing to a deficiency of infor- mation : I imagined that some misapprehension must have exist d, and if any delay has been ex- perienced in the establishment of an Administra- tion, I am persuaded that it has been in a great degree, if not solely, attributable to an unfortu- nate misconception. When it shall have been re- moved, negociations, I trust, may be renewed in those quarters where talents reside, most essential to the due discharge of the arduous functions of the State. If delays have occurred, I am con- vinced that it has arisen from an earnest desire to obtain assistance from a source most adequate, and not unwilling to afford it." Earl GREY—" It is far from my wish to pro- long any discussion on this subject, in the state in which it at present stands, and I should certainly have done what my Noble Eriend ( Lord Gren- ville) stated to be his intention, namely, abstained from troubling the Howse with a- single word, if the statement made by the Noble Earl who spoke last, had not placed me in a situation where it I was necessary to clear myself at least from mis- apprehension. It is unquestionably my wish that no ex parte statements shot » ld go forth to the world before the whole of this important question shall be thoroughly and completely examined t but it is above all things necessary that I should stand clear in the opinion of your Lordships, and , in the estimation ot the public, and if, an errone- ous assertion has been hazarded by my Noble ; Friend ( Lord Moira). however pure may have i been his intention, I must beg leave to correCt it; if it be direCtly adverse to the jndgm - nt I have formed after due deliberation, it is necessary that I should state this to the House and to the coun- try, that in the decision I adopted, I was guided, as I think correCtly, by a diametrically opposite in- terpretation-. I • understand the Noble Earl ( Moira) to maintain, in the firs'- place, that the Pr| nCe Regent, in the communication his Roval High- ness thought fit to make 10 my Niible Friend be- low me. had named no particular person to fill any particular situation ; and in the second place, that the proposal came to us perfectly uncircum- cribed and unlettered by previous stipulations. That the Noble'Earl does so understand it I can- not for ins'ant doubt, and I much lament that the Noble Marquis, who was the channel of t^' s authorized communication, is not present to gUe hi* interpretation; but having rec- ived tin' M. th'~ riz= d communication first personally and >' er. bally to myself, and afterwards when if wis e. m- mitted to writing, and having understood i' ac- cording to the natural and obvious import of the words^ it was impossible for me to aCt tiling or to aCt now, regarding that proposition, in any othrr way than that which was diftated by the plain construction of the language employed. I ftiust here beg leave to read from the written d' c- nmeiit a single paragraph, the substauce 61 which was first personally made known to me. " That his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has nlfied his pleasure chat Lord Welles'ey should conduiS thf formation of a Government in all iu branches, and sb ml'J he First Commissioner of the Trearary", and that Lor I VI, li- ra-, Irfird Engine, and Mr. Canning, sJlouU be- Members the Cabinet. • '• " That it was probable that a Cabinet formed on mi en- larged basis, must be composed of twivebr thirteen Mem- bers; and . that the Prinice R^ ent, wished L'ordu tii- ey an I Cirenvi1le,. on tl. e part of thrtr" friend*, to reiommend for his Royal Higbness's approbation the names of four persons-, if Xhe Cabinet shouldveon « i* t if twelve, and of five p.- rsons, if it should consist p( thirteen Members, to be appointed by his Royal Highness rhe Prince Regent, to fill such situations as might hereafter be arranged. , " Til it his Royal Highness th* e Prince Regent lef- the- selection . of. ttie names to l. ords O- ey- and CJrenville, with- out » ny instruction or personal exclusion ; thfifin co- npl- t- ing the arrangements, the Prince Retre'- t has graiicd t » > Lord Welleslev the entire liberty to propose the names of any persons to hild places in his Royal H. ghne.- s's Councils, or any other persons." " This, nry Lords, was the proposition made to* us, and which we understand as naming particu- lar persons, and as limiting, circumscribing, and providing by previous stipulated arrangemen", that particular places shall be assigned to such particular persons. Under such circumstances, I need scarcely add, that rhe proposal met with mv decided refusal,- sanctioned by the concurrence < f my Noble Friend before me ( Lord Grenville), afier consultation with my Noble Friend behind me ( Lord Holland). It is true, the subsequent explanations have been afforded by the'Nonle Earl ( Moira), but without professing to have any instructions or authority from the Prince Regent. In doing so, I give him full credit for that anxi: ous desire to promote the interests, tranq'uillity, and prosperity of the nation, which throughout life he has. uniformly displayed—( Hear.)— These explanations, were, however, private and persoi- al, for the purpose, as he conceived, of removing an imputation upon his condinft ; but as I have before said, they were not of an official character. That he was not vested \? ith any powers for this purpose, is confirmed by a letter from the Noble Marquis,] who refeiirngto these explanations statej distinctly, tha^ t neither he nor the Noble Earl h. iif authority to make any but private comniumca ion » and he expressed his regret that they had not the Prince Regent's express commands to enter into such explapatipns as he deemed necessary. I have thought it due to myself and to my friends, to notice distinctly these fafts, and they were furl ther necessary in answer to what fell from the Noble Earl on the subjeCt of the delay which has- occurred. To ihe private communications, withr the concurrence of my Noble Friend, 1 returned a prompt answer, in which I referred to the forme* official paper, containing the authorized proposal upon whicl> I had already communicated my de- termination : at the same time I felt that these per- sonal explanations, if subsequently sanctioned, might remove some of the obvious objections'to the detail ; yet they in no degree altered the gene- ral principle on which I had rested my previous decision— Thus much it appeared neces- ary thit I should say, to prevent the possibility of any mis- apprehension ; and I lament sincerely, that, in consequence of the speech of the Noble Earl, h was utterly impossible for me to remain silent-" ' Farl MOIRA.—" The great difficulty that ha, arisen re « » solely upon the construftion to be put upon the document from which the Noble Earl his read a passage; anl I con- fess that they strike my understanding in a point of view dire< Sly opposite. The Noble Lords would probably h ire thought with me, if they had possessed the .. me means f judging; for itf a previous, interview with the Nohle Mar- quis, I had an opportunity of knowing the real sentiment* by which he was a< 5tuated in drawing up the writt n pro- posal. The Noble Marquis will hereafter have ah oppor- tunity of bearing testimony to the correAnes. of my state-" ment ; the whole subject was opened with a spirit' ot the utmost fairness, and with a sincere deire to leave ample room for subsequent discussions and arrangements. Wi- h regard to the nominatien of individuals, it was to he under- stood to ba a mere statement of a with on the part ot fhe Il- lustrious Personage who administered the power to she No- ble Marquis : and it was naturally believed that ihe names, introduced would be acceptable to the Noble Lords be- cause they shewed the amicable tone and disposition in which, the proposal was made. For the la, st. seven years, it is known that I have not belonged to the party usually desig nated as the Opposition : and though free from all political engagements, yet our views in general have been su accor- dant, that I have voted with them, perhaps upon mofe oc- casions than even some of those Noble Lords who have been stiled their firm political friends; anithis circumstance may shew at least the disposition with which my name with others, was msertedas an individual to be honoured with a sear in the Cabinet.— 1 see likewise a Noble and Learned Fri - nd ( Erskine) whose name will Be noticed, and to whom the ' same remark will apply. « I can conceive nothing that more decisively and nnequivo- cally shews the intention with which the propoml was ( rain- ed, than the circumstance that it points to the politic, 1, friends of those t. whom it i, addressed. The House will also remark that there is no designation of particular office or indeed of any one office, so that all was left open to the . fullest discussion; and I shall be much surpri, d wl. ti. r- ha ! Noble Mar, in. is afforded an opportunity of m., 1,,,, f, V sratemem, if he does not confirm my opinion, that his in- st, ui tout were of the most general and liberal nature. I. w. ll even go further, for unless the nature of the interview • between the Noble Marquis and the Noble Lords was of a nature entirely different from that which I obtained, the' Noble Marquumust have wated- distmiftly that all ulterior arrangements were to be matter of future free and un- shackkd discussion. Bur, my Lords, I am deviating frpm the course f woulJ ' lay down, ' and I am shewing in my own person the Un1>-' ness of a » gmng a question before the necessary informal,,' ' is supplied, rhe truth that I put one construction up„ n he paper, and my Noble Friends put another; and I have a- right to contend that it hp, been misapprehend,- d and look ng at the service of tfie country as A,* ebjesil. in v ' lf Se denied that it i, a UdnLle atteL, „>, remove the'miscori. truCtien. I, N1ighr perhaps be d BELFAST COMMERCIAL CIIRO^ ICL^ Vv some- Noble I erds on the other side that I should dis- close « methinp regarding the present state of the negoeia- tion; but though I would discountenance any such commu- nication at present, yet if it be required I shall not shrink from m ' king it. but it will net be forgotten that it was on- ly ye terdav morning that I was able to ascertain what - course nf proceeding ought to be adopted. Our efforts have hitherto failed, yet ( looking towards Lordt Grey end Gre- ville) even at this moment my hopes of concilia- tion and unien are not rutinrft in a quarter where I am inx'ous tba- my offers shall he accepted, and which has can- didly manifested a disposition o promote the general " bj- Ot. It ha* beenr admitted on all hands, that a crisis of greater danger and nifficuW never was known— a moment when he country claimed more anxiously the service of every man who is capable of rendering assistance, was never re- corded in our anna's; and I ope, that neither these nor any ctbei discussions mav corrmunic > te to public men, as I am nre thev will not to me any sharpness of spirit which may dehv. or p- rhaps even defeat, an objeift on all accounts so esse- rial to the welfare ard perhaps the existence of tbe Bri- tish Empire Under these impressiotii. I wish at present to go no further, and shall sit down, repeating my firm con- viction of the spirit of conciliation wirh which the original mronosal was made to my Noh'e Friends" l. nrd ERSKINF —" The House will, I hope excuse me, if after what has fall' n from tbe Noble Earl, 2 feel it ner.' t- sary to " » v a few words upon this > ubjeiS. It appears to me that tbe real inestion t"> be decided is, whether my Noble Friends are jutr fi d in putting the constru^ ion they hold tipon the written proposition made to them, and th; s con- duction was to be ascertained by a candid and fcir perusal of tbe papei ? " I confess For one, never haying seen the document, or indeed heard of it, unti' it was read to me in company with ethers I put tbe same construction upon it as that which it eotert ined by my two Noble Friends. That the proposal was mKde in the most liberal spirit, and from the most ho- sonrable mntives, cannot be denied; and had the objeA been a » t lined, the deliverance of the country from its present ca- lamities could not have been placed in better hands. It was, however, most mat- rial, that those who, at the present crisis, when all if imperiously called upon to exert their utmost talents fot the welfare of the state, refused to accede to the proposition, should point out distinCll , and beyond the pos- sibility nf dubt, the - olid grounds on which thev rested- It is at all timet desirable that public men should stand clear ui the opinion of the nation, and as the interpretation I put upon the document was precisely that which my Noble Friends entertained, I thought it right thus shortly to ex- press rfiy concnrrence in the sentiments they have expressed " Marquis DOUGI. \ S pressed speedy mea- nres. The Duke of AT HOI. wished the subj Ct to be drop- ped it present. Lord BORR1NGDON having said a few words, the „ Marquis of Douglas ciplained The Lord CHANCELLCTR then moved that the House adjourn till Monday, and thought that it would be more adviseable that the debate should terminate, as the Mar- q-, is was itn present. Adjourned till Monday. LISBURN MARKETS, JUNE 9. Oatmeal... •• » ••••*•••.• 32 a to 33 6 ^ per cwt. of 1201b. Oats « .... * « ..> s — 17 S ^ per cwt. of 1121b. Potetoei... 0 8 — 9 0 V per stone. Beef. .... » **.*.• 0 7 — 0 8 \ Mutton... Veal 0 ... A*. O 7 — 1 — 0 0 g C per lb. of 16 0*. Pork 0 0 — 0 0 ) 0 — 6 0 ^ per quarter. 0 — 1 1^. ^ per lb. of 20 In the House of CoftfUloiis oil the Report of the" Committee of Ways and Meant, MI. POIS said, that he had pleasure in acquainting the H iuse, that the Custom Duties of Ireland would no' THI* year LIE augmented On MONDIY last, the body of John Weir, one < if th<" unfortunate men who were lost in attempt- ing a PASSAGE by WATER from L ime to Belfast, a few weeks SINE, in a pleasure- boat, was washed on shore NE^ R Greene istle. The body of Samuel Bridgman, the other seaman who was in the boat, was found on the cunty DOWN shAre, near Holy* Wood, the same day, and decently interred iu the ' Church- yard there. AMONG the novelties PRODUCED at the THEA're DURING the herefits, » ( is but justice to notice the pleas ng eff-' FT produced on Monday night by the excellent performance of the band of the Derry Militia, and the very superior style in which Mr, O* rside conduced the beautiful concerto on the Clarionet. He is indeed a complete master of that instrument, and nothing could exceed his execution of some of the finest Irish airs, which WERF very highly applauded. / We are happy to learn, that in every part of the country the continuance of fine weather has Operated the most desirable reduction in the prices pf all the necessities of life ; and the farmers re- present the crops, of every kind, as of the most healthy and promising appearance. The King's Birih- day was celebrated uith great magnificence at Shane's- Castle, the seat of the Earl O'Neill, on Tiiursday last. The Royal ( Standard was hoisted on the Rampart Tower; his Lordship's cutter and schooner, with their itnall boats wete moored apposite to the Terrace, and ornamented with the greatest variety of FL igs, vanes, & c. At six o'clock, a large assemblage of the neighbouring Gentlemen sat DOWN to a sump- tuous repast, and on his Majesty's health being given, a royal salute was fired from twenty- one twelve- pounders on THI battery. The usual festi- vities of that hospitable mansion were prolonged to a late hour, when the companj retired. •• una, r, THE LOTTERY, Drawn in London on Thursday the 4 th instant. The following is a List of the Frizes above JE- IOI No. 2825, a pr ze of J? 20 OOO. No. 6825, a prize of >£ 10,000. No. 2275, a prize of £ 5 000. No 627.5, a prize of ^, 000. No. 2270, a prize of ^ 2,000. Nos. 2098, 6098, and 6270, prizes of ,# 1,000. No*. 713, 471 S, and 6131, prizes of £ i'M. Nos. 2686, 3724, 6636, and 7724, prices of £ 400. Nos. 2402, 3268, 3i> 43, 6402, 72o8, and 7543, prizes of • esoo. Nos. 60, 2473 2711, 2769 ( sold by Mr. T. Ward, Belfast), • 4060, 6473, 6711, and 7767, prues of £ 200. Nos. 94, 564, 585, C38, 264.3, 33 ) 7, 4094, 4564, 4583, 4638, 6643, and 7337, prizes of £ 100 Nos. 37, 572, 1075, 1140, 1327, 1554, 2123, S4S4, 9511, 3790, 4037, 45T2, 5075, 5140, 5327, 5554,6464, 75U, and 7790, prizes of £ 80. Nos. 367, 429, 717, 840 893, 964, 1061, 1317, 1573, 169 1, 25- 18, 3307, 3321, S » 4, 3608, 4367, 4429, 4717, 4840, 4893, 4964, 5061, 5317, 5573, 3 « 91 » 6548, 7307, 7321,7504, and 7608, prizes of £ 50. -— » " — i i 11 ii i , ii « J Births. At Glenville, the seat of Alexander M'Auley, Esq. the ' Lady of the Rev. R. S. Dobbs, on the 4th instant, of a D tighter. .... . Did'* * A few days ago. in the 58th year of her age Mrs FUL- TON, wife of John Fulton, of Jordanstown, parish of Cafn- , Hony. By the death of this truly amiable and highly es- teemed woman, the poor in that neighbourhood have met with a severe loss, and her friend* and acquaintance a most sincere and affectionate friend. BELFAST ACADEMICAL INST ITU R » 0N. The GIITXRAI. AHKHAI. MEETING of the PRO- PRIETORS of the BELFAST ACADEMICAL IHSTI- T » TJSM will be held On TUESDAY the 7 h of July next, in tbe Great Room on the first fl > or of the South- side of the Buildings of the Institu- tion, for the Eletfion ftf A VICE PRESIDENT, FIVE MANAGERS, TWO VISITORS, THREE AUDITORS, A SECRETARY and TRIA'SWRW, Receive the Report of tbe Managers, and trans- afi such other Business as may come before them, pursuant to the Aft of Incorpot ation and the Bye- laws of the Insiituiiapj of which all Persons concerned are requested t<> take notice. JOS. STEVENSON, Belfast, June9, 1918. lUuriil. N. B. The Managers request that all Arrears of Subscription due to he Institution will be paid to the Treasurer, ROBERT CAI- LWELL, Esq. at the Belfast Commercial Bank, previous to the day of Meetiop. PRINTING, BOOKSELLING. STATION- ARY, & c. See. SIMMS & M'L^ TYEB " TNFORM their Friends and the Public, that thev have L Resigned the RETAIL BUSINESS, arid Removed from High- street to No. 69, Donegall- strctt, " Where ' hey po- p- s* confining themselves to a WHOLE- SALE TRADE. They are at present well tuppli# d with Merchants' Account Books, Writing and Lapping Papers, Qufflt, Wafers, Sealing Wax, Also, a (; ood Variety of the MOST APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS, Mostly of their Own Printing, tn which a ititnl alUnutnt, wit. St mailt. 58+) Belfast, June 8 SAM. ARCH BOX, D & JAMES DUfiAN, I Lett Apprentices Uf Sjtcuutrt ft Main. Status M'lntyrt) INFORM their Frieads, they have entered into Partner- ship in the Bookselling 8? Stationary Busbies, Under the Firm of ARCHBOLD & DUO AN. They have purchased the RETAIL STOCK, and tom- menced Busine » s in No 24, HIGH- STREET, lately ociu. pied by Sixut a « d M'lMTViiej^ arid expeA, by the first arrivals from LOMBON, A very considerable Addition to their present Stock. | S8J BELFAST ACADEMY. MIDSUMMER EXAMINATIONS. SATURDAY, June 13 W » iMNn Seaoov. MONDAY, June ! 5 ......... I. ATIN GIAUIMI, & C. TUESDAY, June 16..< CLASSICAL SCHOOL. WEDNESDAY, June It.. THURSDAY— Vacation till August 3. Belfast, June 9-, 1812. COTTON, BELFAST SHIP NEWS. The armed brig Donegall, Courtenay, is loading at Lon- don for Belfast, to sail on first delivery of Teas from the present Sales. The Minerva, Courtenay, is loading for Liverpeol, to clear on Saturday first. The armed brig Lagan, Captain Honrine, will continue to receive Linens to Saturdaj first, and sail first ( air wind after. TOBACCO, COTTON, See. See. JOHN MARTIN, & CO. SASL IO> SALE, SO Hhds. of Prime Richmond Tobacco, 100 Puncheons Cork and Duhlin Whiskey, 300 Bags Pemambucco, \ 136 Ditto New Orleans, ( 50 Ditto Upland, L 79 West India, 3 500 Bales Aiicant Barilla. 375) , Ann-- treet— June 8. 1812. WHISKEY, JOHN MARTIN TT CO. HAVK FOR SALE, One Hundred Puncheons Cork and Dublin / I'hiskey, Which tliey will sell en moderate Terms. 225)^ Ann- street, May 20. DANIEL St JOHN M'HENRY, No. 4, Long- Lime, Belfast, ARE Landing, from on board the HUGH JONES, from JAMAICA, Six Puncheons strong and well- flavored JA MATCA RUM, and a few Hogsheads very fine and fate SCALE SUGARS, Which they wilt dispute of on reasonable Terms, at either ! on; r or short Price. They are also well supplied with a General Assortment of SPIRITS and GROCERIES, by Retail, on moderate Terms. ( S86) June 10. TENERIFFE BARILLA BY AUCTION. THOMAS HATES •% m\ Ll. SELL BY AUCTION, on FRIDAY, the 19th V 7 inst. at the hour of ONE o'clock, at the Stores of Messrs. TUHNIY 4C BATT, Ann- street, Sixty ' ions Teneriff'e Barilla, Of an excellent Quality, and all in I. ump; being the Cargo of the Ann, Captain Rioroau. now landing dire&. This Sale will be well worth the attention of Bleachers and Chandlers, as it will be sold without reserve. Terms at Sale. JAMES HYNDMAN, Auctioneer. Belfast, June 9. ( 377 AN APPRFNT1CE WANTED qr> 0 the WHOLESALE GROCERY BUSINESS.— ! L Apply at the Commercial Chronicle Office. 374) June 8. Notice to Passengers for the Ship MAGNET, Captain ZW, for NEW- YORK. THOSE who have engaged th^ ir Passage in the above Ship, will attend to pay the remainder of their Passage Money and go on board, on MONDAY the 15th inst. as she will positively proceed to sea first fair wind after that day. ( 381) Belfast, June 8, THEATRE BELFAST. FOLT THE BENEFIT OF THE PUPILS OF THE IRISH e. lRP SOCIETY, ON FRIDAY EVENING tbe 12th inst. will te pre- - sented, the Comedy of EVERY ONE HAS HIS FAULT. With the Farce of THE CRITIC. And a Variety of other Entertainments, at will b* expressed in the Bills of the Day. During the course of the Evening, the Pupils will per- form several National Irish Atrs. Tickets and Places for the Boxes, to be taken at the Box- Olfice of the Theatre. ( 306 MR. & MRS. MAY WOOD, fMPRF. SSED with a grate'nl sen « e of the liberalltv m » - ttifes'ed towards them on the Kvning of rheir B.- nefr, beg leave to present sincere Thanks to the nirnen- us ar, d reipefl. tble audience, iwho, on that occasion, honoured tjienri with their presence, and whose good opinions it * hall ever be their study to merit. ( 388 WANTP. D £ 2000, ON undoubted Secnriry in tbe County nf Loutb — A p. plv to Messrs. IV'OnRF FCHI. IM 8c HAMII TOM ECHLlN, at their Offices, No. 51, Sjckvill- street. Dub'in or No. 3, Arthur street, Belfast, next door to tbe Stamp- Office. ( 379 MARTINS, HAKKISON, Sc€( J). A RE landing, per the Ann, from LONDOH, and Vetujc, I \ from GLASGOW, 135 Chests Teas , assorted, 2i) Ii gsheads Lump Swar, 50 Puncheons Jamaica Rtfm, 3 Hogsheads Scotch Wool Cards. AMD HAVS O- N SALE, 300 Hales Aiicant harilla, • 10 • Ditto Lisbon Miserable, - 3 > Punchems Whhkey, 50 barrels New- Tork Pot Ashes, .50 Kegs New Mustard, 5'> Boxes Bu' on R'w, 40 Barrels White Ginger, Wit'. PIMKNRO, INDIGO, NUTMEGS, STARCH, - AMERICAN ROSIN, Inc. & c. & c. will he sold cheap 271J Church- lane— May 26. BILL LOST. ON THURSDAY the 4th inst. on the Rnid between Muckmtiore and Belfast, GRf- G ,1c BOYtV Drafr on WM CHAINE, of " tuckomor-, dated Bel , sr, Prs June, 1812, at 4 Months date, for ^ 360 accepted tunable it Bel asr Bank, and ene'osed in a cover, direAed to Drawers. Not being endorsed, and pay nenr heit'g. stopped it cin he of no use — Whoever has found said Bill will' please send it to the drawers or acceptor. 3 « 0) June 8. Tn th Matter » / -) T'OBF SOI O before HAMILTON IS" CARSON, ( i rhe Commissioners Bankrupts \ in this Matter, at the RNV- . y At. Fxcttcot. DBBI. IH. en tt- e 19 h nst. at THBF. E o'clock } n t>- e Afrernoon. The Bankrupt's Interest in the DWELLING HOUSF, » " d TIMBER YARD, as lately in the occupation i. f said JAMBS CAISOM, s tuate in Ann. s, re » r, Belfast, suhj- iSt to a Mort- gage Debr or £ 1000 and Interest. For partiruhrt apply to WM. CRANSTON, Attorney, S!, Great Biitain. 6treet, Dublin, Agent to the Commis ion. 376) June 9, 1812. NOTICE. h tit Muter , f XOBBRT ffANir, a Bankrupt, ] Jutle 9. ( 378) '! pri » CRRTITORS who have proved Debts on the Estate, will be paid a further Dividend on application to JOS. STEVENSON, ASSIGNS C. YEOMANRY CLOTHING. Johnson Fisher WILL have by the Ctfttt, and KELLY ( daily expe& ed from LWI** OOL), A- Ijfge and contplete ASSORT- MINT ol Scarlet, If'kite, and Black Cloths, Which have been carefully chosen of the test colours and re " St serviceable quality, and will be sold Cheap. 347) Belfast, June 6. CHEAP MANCHESTER FUSTIANS. ' ipHOMAS WALLACE, ! 5, Bridge- street, respeftfullf I informs ihe WGOLt,* iS' TRADE, that he has just landed a large Quantity of Drab and Olive Cords and Velveteens l'illow Fustians, &; c Which be will sell for Ca » b, much lower than any Goods of equal quality have been offered ill this Market. N. B. THREE STOCKING FRAMES for Sale, of 14, IS, and 24 Gages, all in good order, on which a liberal cted it will be given. ( 281 SWANZEA COALS. ACARGO, of a Prime Quality, for Smiths' use, Glass- Houses or Steam EngHfes. One Ditto for House use, for sale, on reasonable terms.— Apply to WILLIAM SIMMS. June 6 ( S60 WILLIAM PHELPS or A 5 rust received, a Parcel DUTCH SMALTS, fine I ,1 Quality, which he will dispose of on reasonable teVmi. ( 211) May 18 JUST ARRIVED TO CRAWFORDS, WALLACE, & CO. •' ipHE CARGO of the Ship Elizabeth, GtoRoe HANWA, iL Master, from JAMAICA, con4sting of Stale Sugars, in Hhds. Tierces, and Barrels, Rum, in Puncheons and Hogsheads, St. Domingo Cotton- Wool, Do. Mahogany, in Logs of large dimensions, Pimento, in Bags, St. Domingo Logwoodi WHICH, WITH Aiicant Barilla, Teneriff'e Wine, Jamaica Coffee, American Pot and Pearl Ashes, Dublin Seasoned MeLed Tallow, Norway Deals, Prime Mess Pork, Do. Beef, in Tierces and Barrels, and St. Ube's Salt, Castor Oil, White Ginger, & f Corkwood, They will dispose of on reasonable Terms. 183) Belfast, May'l5, 1812. The Public are respeftfully tnlorm- kv ed, that it is intended the following , 5w N. E. TRADERS pegftr Shall i ail at the undermentioned period*: FOR LONDON, The armed brig LEVANT, M KIBBIM.. Firtt fair wind. The armed brig VINE, MomooMur, Seven days after. ( J- These Vessels being armed and completely well found, Insurance by them will consequently be ene& ed on the most reasonable terms. FOR LIVERPOOL, The NEPTUNE, DAVIHSOK...„._........... Ifth itutant. FROM LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST, The KELLY, M'ILWAIN. 9th instant. The armed brig BRITANNIA, AotnoitN, 7 d;- yt after. FROM LONDON FOR BELFAST, The armed brig VENUS, PENDLETON.... First fair wind. For Freight, in London, apply to Messrs. WM. JOHN WHARTON, Nichofan' Lane ; or, irt Belfast, to R. GREENLAW, Agent, Who will receive and forward LIHEN CLOTH and cthef MERCHANDIZE with care and dispatch. A few Stout Lads wanted as APPRENTICE? to the Sea, to whom libers! Encouragement will be given. BLEACHERS' SMALTS. GEORGE LANGTkr CO. TJAVE for Sale, a Parcel of Rest DUTCH ELEACH- 1 J. ERS' SMALTS, of very fine Quality; ALSO, American Pot and Pearl Ashes, Alicunt Barilla, Refined Saltpetre,, American Rosin, Fine and Common Congou Tea/. 994) Beliast, April IS, 1812. MUSCOVADO SUGARS In J logheads, ' I " wrcL'$ t Hi If / i, trees, and f'arrcls. For Sale, on reasonable Terms, by JAMEif CUNNINGHAM & CO. Bel ast, June 3. ( 363 COGNIAC BRANDT. rHE Sub cr. hers have impor- ed, and for Sale, a small parcel of OLD real CO iNIAC FRENCH BRAN- DY, warranted genuine, which, with every other article in ' he WINK and SPIRIT TRADE, they will sell oil the most reasonable 1' erms. JOHN & THOS. CUNNINGHAM. Castie- street, June S. ( 349 JAMES LENNON AS OB Sale, at the Stores of Mr. M- C \ PIN, Tomb's- ttlL Quay, as per A gnu, direct from SLJOO : 557 Barrels Kiln- dried Oats, 35 ' fans Oatmeal, and 100 Bags First Flour, Which he will dispose of on moderate Terms. ( 194 ^ GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, COLOURS. t'HE SUBSCRIBER is always supplied with every Article of the above, f om the best Markets, which he is en- abled to dispos » ol on as moderate terms as any House in the Kingdom, for good Payments JOHN CUDDY. Church lane— Belfast, May 29. ( 302 DEALS. ACARGO of remarkably good Nine and Six Feet DRONTHON ) F. Al. S on Sale. Apply to LYLE & RIDDEL ; or JOHN LYLE, Belfas*, May 13 No 4, Chicliester- quay. try- J. LY1 E continues to be well- supplied with Southern an I other FLOUR. ( 177 Cl'TAMSIE & € LELANJD HAVE FOR SALE, New Tori Pot and Pearl Ashes, Russian Candle Iallow, Bleachers' Smalts, an I Leaf Tobacco. 319) June 1,1812. GEORGI ' ( OTVON- WOOL, VRLEAVS Do. Do. POT JSHES, SICI. hr B ' RILLA, LEAF TOBACCO, For Sale, on Reasonable Terms, by JAMES KENNEDY, Belfast, May 19. Donegall- Quay. ( 212 TIMBER & PLANKS. FOR Sale, at SLATE and TIMBER YARD, Dour- GALL S rBRE r, 1Q0 Tons Red and White PINK TIMBER, running tt GO feet in length, by 9. feet square, American and Dronthon PL AN < C, from 14 to 20 feet, A few nice Swedish SPARS, and 100,000 WELSH SLATES. Also for Sae. SC) rCl- I BLANKETING, Plain and Twilled, of which Samples may be seen as above; would engage to deliver a Quantity by ContraS, per Month or Quarterly. JOHN WILSON, Jun. April 20. ( 10 THE TRUSTEES of the TURNPIKE ROAD, from Nevvry to Bandbridge, are requested to meet at my Office in Cast'e- s reet, at TWELVE o'clock, 011 THUBS- DAY the 11th instant 5 and all P rsons wishing to C' nrratft for keeping in order any part of said Road, are requ Med to make proposals on that nay. SMITHSON CORRY, TREASURER. Newry, June 1, 1812. ( 3( 55 (.^ TJ-^ The Public are respecifuily infortn th » t the following REGITLAR TRADERS • jpfexlgs* WW tail for their reipeSive forti f xiati the fret fair Wind after tbe data mentioned t FOR LONDON, The armed brig LAGAN, HONRINI In a few days. The armed brig FACTOR, M'NIEC 14 days after. FOR LIVERPOOL, The MINERVA, COURTINAV 13th June. The CERES, SAVAOI Eight days after. FOR BRISTOL, the ti' W btig DRAPER, M MDLI IN 16th June. FROM LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST, • The < UNNLNGHAM BOYLE, BELL lath June. The FANNY, MABtlN Fight days alter. FROM LONDON FOR BELFAST, The armed brig DONEGALL, CopR- rtNAf, on first de- livery of Teas front th* Sal s The urmed brig GEORGE, CAtfont* 14 days after. For Freight, in London, apply to Messrs. ALEXANDER » nd WILLIAM OG1LBY, Abehurch- Yard. Gentlemen who haye Linens to forward, will please tend them to • GEORGE LANGTRY Kjr A few Hout Lads » » « trd as Apprentices to the Sea. ENGLISH & IRISH HOSIERY WARE- MOUSE, ofrposrrfi ruE exchange. TPJOSMR MARSHALL has just received, by the V Minerva, 3t\ aiditrou to his SUMMBK ASIOBTMEHT, consisting of Silk, Cotton, Wgonia Lnmtis fVool, and fVorstcd Hosiery And eipefis in a few days, a SO » PLT OIF BLACK SILK VEILS, SHAWLS, flee. " IN GREAT VARttTT or FATTEBN9. The whole, together with a large STOCK of Home- Ma- nuf flured GOODS, will be disposed of Wholesale at, d Re- tail, on the moit moderate l etms, for Ready Money S34) June 1/ HUGH & J0SIA3 MOORHEAD. E) F. G leave to inform their Friends and the Public, that they have now readjr for Sale, Roll ' tobacco, Pigtail, Snuff, Of their own Manufacturing, the Quality of which they bope, on trial, will be sufficient recammendation. 311) Belfast, May 26— 103, North- streM, FURNITURE AUCTION. TO BE SOl. T) BY AUCTION, on TUESDAY, th 16f* June inst. and the following tfayt, at No. 16, Donegall- itrec t to commence at the Hour of ELEVEN 0' Clock, [ I'HE Entire HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, comprise J ing Mahogany, Northumberland, Dining, Card, and Dressing Tables; fashionable Mahogany and Drawing- room Chairs; Sofa; Window Curtains; Fiur- post Mahogany and Sofa Bedsteads and Hangings} Feather Beds and Bed^ ding; Bed- room Chairs; D, es « ing Glasses; Carpets and Carpeting) Stair- rods; Fenders and Fire Irons; China, Glass, and Delf Ware ; Kitchen Utensils, & c. & c. Also a capital well- toned GRAND PlANO FORTE, by BKOSDWOOD & SON, London. An excellent JAUNTING CAR and HARNESS, nearly new, and in complete order. Terms— Immediate Payment. JAMES HYNDMAN, Public Notary, Commission Broker, and Licensed Auctioneer. BUILDING GROUND. To be Let, irt Great Edward- Street, in Front of the New Shambles, AFEW LOTS of GROUND— one of the best Situa- tions in Belfast for Building, with Vaults complete. A long Lease will be given. Ebr particulars, inquire of Major FOX. ( 26l TOWN PARKS TO LET SOME FIELDS to let at the end of the new road lga< t iBg to Malone Turnpike— Apply at the Belfast Mills, to S£ 3 JOHN ALEXANDER, ESQ. <£ 1,000 TO be Lent on Freehell Security.—-- Apply to Mr. HARRISON, Attorney, No. 44, Boiton- ttreet, Dub- 1 0, during Term, and at Ballytriena, during Vacation. 543) June 1. A GOVERNESS WANTED. ' O one need apply who is not perfeit mistress of her btlsiness. A middle- aged Person fully qualified to teach FRENCH and GEOORAPHT, will tiieei a decided pre* ler^ nce. Letters ( post- paid) addressed to A. A. Post- Office, Belfast wiH be attended to. ( 320) June A TO PLASTERERS. JOHN ALEXANDER & CO. will receive Proposals until Saturday the 13th inS\ for Plastering their new Mill. For Particulars apply as above. ( 348 ~ TO BE SET OR SOLD. " ri^ RANKVlLt. E LODGE, near Downpatrick.— Apply - iL to RICHARD KEOWN, NO. 1, Dominick- screet, iii Term, and at Downpatrick, in Vacation. ( 72 TO BE SOLD, ** WELI- SECURF. D PROFIT RENT of ^ 100 Yearly, issuing out of Premises in the Town of Bel- fast, Tor a Term of forty years. Apply at the Office of RAMSEY & G vRRETT, At- tornies. ( 274) B. lfast, May 26. FOR KINGSTON, JAMAICA? TIIS STOTLR ARMtn SHIP HUGH JONES, ROBERT LARMOUR, MASret, To sail 20th instanr, either singly or to join Convoy at Cork — For Freight or Passage apply to WM. M'CAPIN, Donegall- Quay. WHO HAS ON SALE, 174 Hogsheads Sugar, 35 Puncheons Rum— And 34 Tons Logwood, Received dired from J. IMAICA, per the above Vessel. ALSO, Mess Beef and Pork— Hogshead and 3a- rel Staves Wood Hoops— Bass Mats, and St. Ubes Salt. 673) Belfast, June 3, 1812. FOR CHARLESTOWN AtiD NORFOlX T8l! FINE fASi- SAILlNO AMERICAN BRIO .1/ 7 A'i. KATH.' O, HILLARD, MAsrm, Binthen 300 ' Tom, Will be clear to kail 011 the 20th June. At the greater part of the Passengers are already engaged, early appl cation is necessary. Apply to the CAPTAIN, at PALHifR's Hotel ; or, WM. CRAtG, Lime- Kilti- Dock. May 29, 181 g. ^ ( 300 FOR SALE OR CHAR PER, The Schboner PROVIDENCE, OP DAtTMOU t IT, Burthen per Regifer 109 Tons, ~ _„. Well / pun I and ar> etf, and sails remarkably, fast; c n be made ready for » ea in a few days— Apjilf to Mr. PHILLIPS, GnkENWOiu's HotSl, or 10 WILLIAM PHEI. PS, No. 3, Linu- KilniDock. Belfast, June 1 « ( 383 1 FOR NEW- YORK, The New American Brig ELIZA, BENJAMIN WAINF, MASTti, Burthen 300 Tons, A remarkable fa- t nilelr. Wilt be ready for st'a ofi the 20th instant Those who wish to embrace th t favourable opporuini- y, will please apply immediately to ANDREW AIKEN. NE'. VRV, June 6. ( 369 • • FOR NEW- YORK, The American Brig MINERVA, DFSICFCELS, MASTER, Will sail for the abov- Port firtt fair Wind after the Sltt instant. The MINF. RVA is a fine vessel, and sails remarkable fast, and well calculated for I'as engers. Twelve Cabin Pas- sengers can be comfortably accommodated, as it is Very Spacious it T For Passage, apply to Capt. SICltELS, at Warrenroiri Mr. JOHN W- AOGH, juu Armagh 5 or to the Suhscri' who will take c)) fe rhe Passenger^ shall have every ar modat. on, and a nufficimt stock of Water. Ar. pur on WILLIAM HANCOC NF. WRY, June t. BELFAST COMMERCIAL CHtlONICLE VJT: TT > • 1, V" FT; P T; R V, [ For the Belfast Cn~ mrcrcial Chronicle SONG, BY THE LATE VISS BLAMIRE. Vfher the sun- hea » nj of joy gi'd the morn of our day3, And the • or> heart is warm'd both with hope and with praise, Kew p' » a « ures tiew t> rosoeft » still hurst on the view, And r"- » phantom of Miss in our walks we pursue: Wha' thn' tangled in brake*, or withheld hv ' he thorn, Such sorrows of youth are but pearls of the morn ; As ' 1- e I'w- m on the leaf in the fervour of day, The warmth « f the season dissolves them away. In thf noontide of life ( tho* not rohh'd of their fire) The warm wishes abate, and the spirits retire; Thus colours1- s* glowing give equal delight, reason just tint" them with " hades of the night J Reflexion's slow shadow steals down the gay hit], TI o' a « yet, von may "- hun the soft shade as you will, Art* on hope fix your eye— till her brightness so clear Sha'l hang on its lid 1 dim trembling tear. N- » t ' he ' hades or mild evening c'ose silent aronnd, , And lenpthen'J refleSi n must stalk o'er the ground, Thro* her lantho'n of magic, past pleasures are seen, JVnd we then onlv know what her day dreams have been. On the pleasini illusion, we gaze while we can, Tho' we often exclaim what a bauble is man! In youth bu' a gew- gaw!— in age hut a toy ! The same empty trifle « s man, and as boy! To tie EDITOR of the RET. FAST CHRONICLE. SIR— In your Paper of the 25rb ultimo, there appears a statement subscribed bv Mr. Archibald Hamilton, savinc, " bis accounts with m » were not vet settled."— TMs Gentleman was Distri- butor of Stamns for Map- herafel', I, his Deputy : from me he received variety of pavmen's. and mar> v made to the Stamp- Office. Pis accounts from time to - ime were rf^ ularly furnished and nor at anv time oH^ cted to. A' la?', an In- spector of Stamp- duties arrived— Mr. Hampton's resignation fol'owed ; on this event, my final ac- count wa « furnished— at foot, a balance due to hi-': this wis my ground for sta'Hg to Mr. Ca- ira'- k our accounts were settled, and a £ ood one, I tro t, to the world, when anv demand to be Vn ade res e * with me alone.— His next assertion is, " by employing others to do business for him, he was a lo^ er." How he conduced his affairs with others, is not for me to inquire— that r>- mains for him and them to arrange. On the conclusion, which must be shor lv, should Mr. Hamilton reply, it is requested the public may S T° nd their opinion, as the transaction shall publiclv appear.— I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant, JOHN JOHMSON. Magherafelt, June 5, 1812. REPORT OF DISEASES, Jm tie Prjttice of a Plvs'einn, f> r Weitminster, from tie 2 Otb of April - o the 20lib of May, 1812. FROM THE LONOOVJ MNNRATT MAOAZIN*. Althouodi, from these reports, it appears, that dari" g ' V- c last q rarter pulmonary aff ctions have be^ n the most prominent complaints, they hav » not Ven more severe or prevalent than is usual at this season. Th" ir most frequent form is de- scr: b" d linger the bead Tussts cum Dyspnea 1, whifh is intended to embr- ce every variety, from ji-' plc ro'itjh, with more or less derangement of the respiratory ortran, to the u- trent and danger- ous d sease mentioned by Sydenham and other authors, bv the barbarous term per'pneumonia notha, or bastard peripneumony. For the sake of convenience, it may be necessary to arrange diseases under certain classes, and afHx to them ch racteristic names ; hut it is often attended bad consequences, bv inducing people to prescribe to the name, rather than the actual ap- pearances of the complaint, which are much in- fluenced by the constitution and habits of the in- dividual. This is completely exemplified in the class of diseases just alluded to. In voting per. sons, cough is frequently attended with stiches in the chest and sides, shorts ss of breath, and little or no expectoration, being what is vulgaily called a dry routrh, and which, if neglected or impro- perly trc ted, occasionally proceeds to actual in- fl imma'ion, arc? even consumption. In such cases blec- i « ' ig, and salire cooling medicines, sometimes speedily cure the complaint. But similar symp- toms now and then, o cur in habits in which bleed- ing would be prejudi nil, and retard recovery— Men, in the vigour of life, of a full habit, with tendency to inflammatory action, whenever affect- ed with urgent cough, generally bear bleeding ex- trerrely well. Persons more advanced in age, or of a'b oken- down constitution, r quire for the same complaint a treatment entirely different. In many the principle of life is so feeble, that the lightest reduction of strength is inadmissible. The worst form of the complaint chiefly affects " those who have parsed the middle age, men mor • than wo- men, and especially those who have injured their constitution by either excess of d'et or of labour. In these the pulse is sometimes strong, quick, and ha d, and in other circumstances might indicate the necessity of wing the lancet. The eXpector'a- tion is copious and viscid, respiration laborious, the strength much reduced, ' he appetite nearly lost,' and the horizontal position can hardly be borne 1 sitting up in an easy chair, or firmly sup. ported vi'h pillows, is necessary to obtain a short and disturbed fepose. In this manner the patient often struggle's through the greater part of the winter and spring ; and if he gets better,, has a secgnd or eften tbjrd attack before the mild season conurunies, and this may occur lor several suc- cessrvryenrsrrrlHife is exfrattsttrf'% thF ctrntest. - As th s com'pfaint then materially depends on the state of the weather, and the exciting cause j remaips- in. a jijre. t measure beyond our control, j it therefore btccmes the pari of the physician to | assist tlu? patient in his sufferings, an- d subdue t^ e violence U ihe symptoms without effecting a re- dlictiott tit'Strenpth, that would render htm less able to bear up agaii st future attacks. fienc^;.' fcftedirj! is 1 Iphly fmptope: ; ' If may teltcvp a., n' svJ » rl< n' » im hits, nf'beneficial tffe « t on the gf- 1 "'„ Ya. itate ol the c<: m, plaint, 1 r the cuie of. which t<! i> 3rvifc£ ila/ nleditines can be assigned, { because, as before observed, the disease varies ex- ceeding'y in different individuals, and the treat- ment that is necessary at one period, may be very injurious at another. VARIETIES, I. ITF. RARV A\ 7r> PHILOSOPHICAL. Mr. Edward Wakefield has nearly ready for publication, a Statist'cal and Political Account of Ireland, in two quarto volumes. Mr. Charles Phillips, barrister, has in the press the Emerald Isle, a poem, with notes, founded on the Consolations of Erin. A new quarterly publication, called the Chris- * ian Philosopher, intended to promote the interests of relipion, is announced. Mr. F. d? eworth is printing an improved edition of P ofessional Education, in oflavo. Mr. Heywood has in the press, a much im- proved edi'ion of his Digest of the Law relating to Countv Eleflions. From Mr. Montagu's researches on the consti- tution of sponges, it appears tb< t no polypi nr vermes of any kind are to be discerned in their cells or pores: they are, however, decidedly of an aaimal nature, and possess vitality without per- ceptiS'e aflion or motion! Mr. Montap- u has di vided the genus Spoue'* into five families, viz. branched, dictated, tubular, compafl, and orb: » cular. Only fourteen species were previously known to lie British. Mr. Montagu in this com- munica ion described no fewer than thirty- nine. A considerable number of the species are quite new, or have no* r, for the first time been distin- guished and formed by that indefatigable natu- ralist. At the Soup Society in Spitalfields, which was established in 1797. and has been- continued ever since, it appears that SOOO quarts of a strong meat soup is now delivered out, at one penny per qtnrt to 1000 families every day. The soup re- quires each day— Onions 40 ' b « . Pepner 3 > hs. 14 01. Salt « 2l! » . of the best kind, an< 1 the cost of the soup, and the money paid bv the poor, n- cisions a loss to the institution of more than <£ 150 per west. A great proportion of these poor familie' are weaver*, and it appears that there are now 2852 looms unem ployed, and an equal number only half employed, and it is calculated that the number of depen dants for bread on each loom are between three and four A plant which grows in great abundance in every field, the Dog's Tongue, the Cynoglossum Officinale of Linnasus, has been found to posse s a very valuable quality. If gathered at the time when the sap is in its full vigour, bruised with a liammar, and laid in a house, barn, or eranary, or any other place frequented by rats and mice, tfiose destruflive animals immediately shift their quar- ters, The success of this method is equally speedy and infallible. At a special general meeting of the " Society for Missions to Africa and the East," held at the New London Tavern, Che- ipside, on the 24 h of April, in consequence of a requisition from mativ respeflable members, it was resolved unanim ' Us- ly—" That, it appearing to this mee- inp, that a vt ry nnnr rotts body of European and Native Christians a> e subj; ft to the Biirish Crown it. In- dia ; and also, according to general estlma'ion, tlpvxards of sixty millions of Mahometans and' Heathens— it is a duty incumbent on this socivty, to exert itself in order to procure such provisions in the New Charter to be granted to the East In- dia Company, as shall afford sufficient opportu- nities to those benevolent persons who shall he de. sirous of er « ing to India for ( he purpose of com- municating to its population the blessings of Chris, tian light and moral im rovemen' ; and also such provisions as shall prevent the obstruftion of rh^ ir endeavours for promoting their objeft in ' hatcoun. try, so long as rbey shall condtnfl themselVgs in a peaceable and orderly manner." The f llowing is a comparison of the capacities and principal dimensions of his Majesty's ships Hibernia and Caledonia, of 120 guns each : Hibernian Caledonia. .. Feat 201 02 205 0 Beef S5S lbs. Scots Parley,.. 426 lbs. Spl t Pease.... 317 lbs The materials are all d fference he'ween the 1 enfrth A'. i 0 V3 4 25 S> 35 r SS 83 £ 6 21 Tonr. 4701 2561 Tj- s 459S 245S Brea 1th Dfpth of hold. Draft of water when completed to jaft. five m< tnth » tfar Ent: re d'splac- niertt, or weight of the- hip anil a'l its ontents when completed to five months Weight of the hull wheu Uuneh'd, RUSSIA M. K rchoff, at St. Petersburgh, extracts su^ ar from the flour of different sorts of grain mixed with potatoes. M. Flesentrom, now at PetersWgh, lately' travelled t rough Siberia, as far as the Frozen Ocean, from whence lie visited two island , cal- J led the Holy Islands. He there fo nd a vast number of skeletons. of the mammoth, r inoceros elephant, and « hale- fish, from whence he con- siders these uninhabited islands as the burial pi ces of unknown generations. He has also found the pinion's and claws of a bird which must have been at least three times the size of the con- dor of South America, which is the lai'gest of all that aie known of the feathered creatioi , and the wings of which, when extended, - measure from fiiteen to sixteen fee". In both the islands, ' pathways were discerrible which must have been ; made by wild beasts. From all these circum- stances, it is supposed, there mint be a continen- tal land ext. r. ding from the 80th degree of the jj pole, and which must be chiefly inhabited by white bears and black ravens, who are particular- ly fond of the Climate. A grand" national library, the collection of which was begun by Catherine II. lxas been com: pleteS atiiS opened at PAersburgh- It'comp izes ' 2,50,000 printed v'phtmcs ; 80,000 of which relate ilto theology ; and 40,000 duplicates., There are also 12,000 manus'npts. GtHMANY.— M. F. Keienlin, in his miscellane- ous wot ks, states, th'at " Manaqne fisher, ag « d. 24i years, who was under the, care of Dr. Heini, in the hospital at Friburghj, from the month < I Jap. to December, iVll, diichargejd one frog, three small cray- iishes, » fifty two leeches, ana eight worms from the stomach. Dr. Heini, attributed the cause to the witters of a marsh, which thts young woman frequently drank, in the previous month of August. Councellor Greaser has, by order of his Biva- rian Majesty, made an experiment with the great- est success, on some young recruits, of his method of teaching children, or adul s, to read and write in the cour e of a mouth. Before the end of ' lie month, these young scholars, who before did not know a. letter, learned to write corte& ly, and read every thing presented to them. ITALY.— In July last, the skeleton of a man, ten feet three inches high, was dug up in the val- ley of Mazara, in Sicily. Human skeletons of gigantic size, have heretofore been found in the same spot. The syrup of ches'nits has lately been exposed to sale in Naples, and is so perfeft as to make the best grape syrup no longer desirable. It is sweet- er for sherbets, lemonade, and all culinary pur. poses. The mantifatfurers are intent on extract- ing sugar from it. MURDER OF CAPTAIN WRIGHT. The following circumstances relative to this melancholy event are given in n recent publica- tion bv a Clergyman. The au'h^ r savs, I shall rela'e two stories, or which I am remind ed bv this melancholy snKjel; I h ive great reason to think them true, and as, when connected, they throw a glimm » ri" g light on a very dark affair, I shall nri ke no apologv for che'r insertian. An English Gentleman, who b » « been resident for many '- ear* in a very respeftaMe situation at Petersburgh. who has married a Russian Lady, and who now resi ts in ' bat capital, told me as follows-— Some little rime before " he condemn ltton, or rrtht- r judicialatsassination of Palm the booksel. ler, at Nu- emherg, a French Gentleman suddenly arrived at Petersburgh, It was observed, that. he m> de anxious inquiries if there was anv vessel in the Neva, about to « ail to Rntain ; and that he had heard, with visible maiks of consternation, that it was probable nutjy da'vs would elapse be- fore a vessel bound to Britain- would sat]. Before that event took pi » ce, thb Gentleman disappeared in a> sudden a manner as he arrived. It wascon- fidently reported at Pete'sSurs> h, that the- French Government had got possession of his person, and that he was ' e- condufled, under- a strong escort, to Paris. He has not since b en heard of The account he gave of himself to one or two confi- dential persons in Petetsburgh was this: — " He said he was a Notary {'• ib'ic-- aT~ PaTrs; that he was walking home one evening, when the waiter of a certain hotel begged him in- tantl^ to attend one of his guests, who was at the point of death. He followed, and was ushe- ed ir-, to_ a room where sat a gentleman in the greatest apparent agony of mind and body j who, after the waiter had retired, thus addressed him, pointing to a big of money on the taMe :—" That," said1 he " is vours: it is the piice of bio > d ; but transcribe faiihfully what I shall relate to you, and make it ouMic the morfient y u are ont of the power of France. I am a physician, and I received yester- day, an f> rder ( signed Talleyrand) U> repair im- mediately to the prison of the temple. I obeyed — I was then conduced into one of the dungeons of that prison, to superintend the infinlion of tor- ture on one of the pri » oners. I have neither strength nor time to detail the particulars of that horrid sight, suffice it to say, that the prisoner bore his sufferings with flte most unshaken forti- tude. He twice began to speak, when I was h » r. rie. 4 in'o another apartment, ft appeared that his communications were not tatisfaclory, as I was re- conducted into the dungeon, and the tenures yvere resumed. Twice I interfered, and announced to them that the sufferer could^ bear no more; the second time I was attended to, and the torture was suspended. 1 took a flight refreshment, re. ceived a hint to be silent, and was ordtred to at- tend again to^ iay, exaflly ar the same hou>. T. ais day the prisoner was, if possible, more fitm ; not a wor t escaped his lips ; and notwithstanding my remonstrances, the torture was carried to such a length, that I suspeft the prisoner has not long to live. I ara convinced from his air, manner, and appe. irance, that the prisoner was an Englishman.— After this, the sum of money on the table was put into ray hands, and I was interrogated closely if the transactions of yesterday had been suffered to escape my lips. I partook of some refreshment in the refeftory, a^ d in less ' ban one h ur after- wards, I f it ihat 1 had taken poison." Here the physician's strength and voice began to fail him ; and he expired in the course of the night. But the Notary continued his narration, by adding, that fee by no means found himself at ease in the possession of so dangerous a secret, and that his fears were not diminished by discovering that the police- officers had been at his hous » >, and that it was known that he attended on the last moments of the phy sician. On this he fled to Nuremberg, and communicated the whole affair to Palm. Not thinking himself safe at Nuremberg, afti'r the com- mencement ot the prosecution of P » ' im, he fled to the capital of Russia, intending, its soon as possible, to sail for England. UnfortimaTely, the last part of his plan he was not able to carry into esecu- tton. I'here is every reason to believe die ipoor N > tuy was shortly afterwards, obliged to perform a much longer journey. This circumstance will account for the seizure of Palm's papers, and aho for the precipitancy wi h which his ttial and execution w- re c ndu'ted. What follows will corroborate what has beetx advanced above, and I h v* reason to think there is no doubt of its truth. When Captain Wright was tak. n prisoner, two young English Gentle- men were taken with him ; o e of them was a Mr. Mansel a son of the Bishop of Bristol These two Gentlemen were confined for a long period together in the same apartment ot the. pri sbn, but a. room immediately over them, aiid in- sulated lrom theirs, was allotted to Captain W. However, with great difficult), a small perfora. tion tbroii^ h the solid flooring was effected ; oy j means of which, a conversation might t times be 1 c rfied on between Captain W. and his two com- panions in captivity. C- iptain W. had nlvyays used the language of hope and consolat on ; but one morning he in- formed ihifm that he now perceived that he was in the hands of a merciless enemy ; that the severest tortures had already been inflicted on him ; thai he was . in hourly expectation of death. " But," continued he, " one thing I must caution you never to UeJieve of me, and if ever yau re. turn to Britain, peremptorily deny;—- orm will shortly be informed that I have d'sfroved myself.— I' I know any thing of my own heart, I think I have sufficient fortitude to bear mv sufferings, aided bv that firm dependence on God, which will render such a crime, under anv circiim stances, and I dread he Worst, impossible." Soon after this conversation. i< happen " 1 as he foretold. Mr. Mansel and his comptnuin were informed by the jai'or, that their Captain had put a period to his exis ence. After this event, tbey were immediately renoved to, the fort ess of Va- lenciennes. From that phce these two young Gentlemen effected their escape. A DUEL EXTRAORDINARY. £ From art America* Paper.] CRBDAT JUD « US— NON SGO. On the 1st of November, 1611. J. Allen, of Kentuckey, and the subscriber, met with T. Ful- ler, an Englishman, and his company, at a small branch between the United States Saline Salt Wotks and Fort Massack. Making a stop at that place. Messrs. Allen and Fuller entered into a conversation, which led to a very serious rencontre. After learning the name, nation, and residence of each other, Fuller asked Allen if the Kentuckians we e anxious for a war with England ? Alien re- plied, they were warn! for war! Fuller said thev need not be j for one Englishman cou! d drive five Ki- ntnckiass. Allen thought one Englishman could not drive one Kentuckian, and was willing, as one of each was rresenr, to have the thing test- ed. Fuller was willing also, but it must he- done in an honourable way : he wou'd fight wi( h pis tols, standing about one pace apart ; to which Allen was agreed. Fuller finding A lien in earnest said he thought it too savage like to stand so near to each other, and proposed that they should choose second-, and take distance ten steps apart. This pr position was agreed to, and the prelimi- naries settled : but Fuller said he h id a wife near Pittsburgh, and before they fought he would go aside and write a few lines to her, so that if any accident should happen to him, she might know it. He went and returned in a short time ready for aflion. The combatants then took the places assigned tfiem, and at the word they both fired, <\ nd Fuller fell, having- received the ball of his an- tagpn'ist on Jjis left, breast,, but not apposing to be much hurt, he proposed taking another round They then . proceeded to fire, upon which Filler fell a second time, and declined fighting any m re, and was found to have received a second ball in his breast, within an inch of the first. A'len was surprized to find that ihe balk had nor taken ef. feift, and siispeftiirg so- tie stratagem, he protested he would kill Fuller on the " spot, unless he would fight again, or'acknowledje himself a coward. Fuller, rather than smell powder again, would submit to any thing. His jicket was then un- buttoned, and to the astonishment of the behold- ers, a Dutch blanket- was discovered in eight folds, and one quire of paper, opened and spread under the blanket, both between his waistcoat and shirt, and upon Jilting up the blanket, the two balls were found, having penetrated through the eight folds of the blanket, and were lodged on the paper — His breast, notwithstanding the fortification, was veiy much bruised and black, and he appeared considtsraWy- injured. Allen received 110 ma erial injury ; the " first ball struck between his feet, and the second grazed the skin on the side of rile head. And thos ended a contest which proved the su- periority of the Kentuckian, and exposed the boast, ing, imperious Englishman to eternal contempt and disgrace. And it , is highly probable, from his own story and conduit, that this same Fuller is employed to do business for th » Biftish in the western country and a monger the Indians ! The subscribe? was the second of Mr. Allen* and is willing to attest the truth of the facts above stat- ed. He is now on his way home, whick is on Brush Crjeek, in the state of Ohio. Paris H'. j February 12, 1812, JOHN ROOS. FATAL THUNDER STORM. A storm came on at Linco'n in the afternoon of Friday last, which was Uncommonly severe, and h s been attended with vety fatal conse- quences in that neighbourhood. At Southray, a village three miles from B. irdney, three hoys were killed by the lightning, namely, John East and Richard Pask, aged 12 years, and Levy Day, aged 11 years. These pool boys were tending gt ese, in company with another, named Charles Blakey, about the same age, who escaped in a most providential manner. They were in a field near home, and when " the storm approached, re- tired to a hovel. Here they sat down on the ground, Blakey having two companions on one side, and one on the other. How long they had been in the hovel, is un- known to him, but, in a moment, he became alarriied. He jumped up in a fright, sayings " Come, boys, let us go home ; we shall be all killed ill this place:" His companions did not speak, and he ran home, where he- informed his mother he thought his companions were all killed by the lightning, as they did not speak or stir Several of the. neighbours went to the plam im- mediately, and there found them all lying dead. The lightning. fell nn their heads, and ran down their bodies, burning th ir ne ks, shoulders, and breasts, in a dreadful manner, causing many large br. iw sores. Bi. tkey was burnt on the right arm and thigh, having a place on each scorched near- ly as large as a half- crown. A dog was in the hovel, rfl d received no injury. Two of their shuts were burned, but the outward garments were not d maged. They were the children of labouring people, andvill belonged to Southray. An - v. e, the pLDj.' U! y of Mt.. i. Scott, in Btent, parish of Avendale, now 13 yeais old, has yielded htr owner Hurt)- tinee lambs, viz. two each ot toe three first years, tlnee e » teh uf tile next 5t'v7- rr and two each of tlie three last years, of whichtoniy tw who hap- pened to be dropt in the m^ lit tirin, ha> e been lost This valuable animal whiyh js of a mixed bietd, be- tween the English" pet! and niuir sheep, exhibits 110 symptoms ot docay except that her teeth are now ruucii shoueiied. Sue is of a black. colour, and about oiie- lialt. of her lamb* have been black, and the other half'wlutcv TRADE OF WATERFORD. A General S'atement of the Exports of Provi- sions trom ' bis port, for one . year, ending the 30th of Apnl, 1812 has just been published. It ' s a very interesting document, and points out ' He increase I and inc- easing state of the trade ot Waterford in a comprehensive and convincing manner. It is quite Unnecessary to attempt t<> enumerate the advantages conferred upon the city and surrounding country by a growing ex- port trade, or the m3nv benefits which the cap! a! and enterprise of the mercantile body, when em- ployed in this m innar, bestow upon the labour- ing poor, and indeed upon all ranks of the com- munity The tibles at large are beyond the limits of a newspaper, but that which follows ex- hibits tiie total exports of the three last years, and will consequently convey to the public a clear idea of the value and importance of the flourish- ing trade of this city :— EXPORTS. FOR THF. YEARS ENDING THE 30th Ap. 1812. Beef— tiercja 5.210 r> n. barrel* 1381 Pork— tierces S 582 Do. barrels 13 356 Bicon— flitches 234.601 Butter— cwts. 83,359 Lard— do. 13 727 Wheat— barrels 125.553 Oats— do. 133,017 Barley— do. 69 023 Flour— cwt". 54 849 Oatmeal— do. 5, SI?, Rape s » e l— barrels 13S 30th Ap. 1811. 3,398 712 3.143 12,600 231,1589 98.900 11,756 57,395 154,461 49475 44,271 19 563 { 2,558 30th Ap. 1810; 3,885 1 , SP5 2 003 11 874 185,833 85.820 10,615 63313 225.821 5,069 26,063 13,149 437 The articles specified in the above table as ex* ported during the hst year, exceeded £' 2,500,000 in value, but this will appear more evident, by a reference to the following table, which exhibits . is nearly as we can calculate, a fair average of the prices during that period, and by which our readers may easily estimate the aggregate value: Exports. Beef— tierce- 5,280 barrels 1,381 Pork— tieices 5,582 barrels 13 356 Bacon— fl tc'ie « .... 234,601 Butter— 23,359 Lard— do 13 727 Wheat— barrels... 125 553 Oats— do 133 017 Barley— do 69,023 Flour— cwts. 5J. 849 O . tmcal— do. 5.578 Rape- seed—- barrel, 13b , Averaging per tierce — b. irrel 4 — tierce 8 — barrel.. 4 — cwt — do — barrel — do — do — cwt — do — barrel 8 14 18 O 4 0 5 15 0 4 8 17 4 0 d o o (> o o o o 0 < i> o o o 0 Notice to Distillers and other Dealers in Spirits. The Commi's; oners of In'and E xctse and Taxes in Ireland hereby give Notice, that by an Aft 52d Geo. III. chap. passed on ' he 5th day of May instant, an additional dutv of Is SJ. British, per Gallon, is imoosed upon all Spirits mad* in Great Britain or Ireland from Corn or Grain malted or u" ma! ted. in « tock on the ! yh of April, 1814 , and that in ordi- r to secire 5aid dn'ies, everv Dist l'er, Importer, Dealer, Seller, Retailer, Re< 3; fier, and Compounder of Spirits, who, on the said Sth day of April, shall have had in his, h » r, or their possession, in any warehous, fmher th n his Majesty*) warehon « es, or under his Majesty's lock-), store- room shop, cel'ar, vult, or other pi ice, or in the custody or possession of any other person, for his, her, or their use, any sucH Spirits, liable to the additional duty, jre required within 31 days after the said 5th day of May instant, to deliver at th « Office of the Collector of Ex ' ise of, rhe DistriiS in which taid Spirits shall h. ive been on said Sth day f April, a just, fue, and paf* i<- ular account, in writing, of the quantity of all Spirits which on said ' ay shall have lie^ n in the custody or possession, of such Distiller, Imnorter. Dea'er, Seller Re- tailer, Reflifier, Compounder, or other P- rson, in every such warehouse ( other than as aforesaid), storehouse, room* shop, cellar, vault, or other place, or in the custody or pos. session of anv person for his her, or their use. describing the places in which th » same shall be, and the sit nation thereof, an4 every person delivering such account shall make oath, or, if a Quaker, a solemn affirmation, before a Chief Commissioner^ or Sub- Commissioner of Excise, s to the trurh of such ac- count, and every person, is aforesaid, negle^ mg to deliver or causing to ne delivered the accounts aforesaid, within the* respective times aforesaid, and to make such oath or affir- matian, or delivering, or causing to be delivered, a false,' or urtru- account, foifeits One Hundred Pounds;— and' all Spirits of which « uch account shall not b » d livered, and the vessels containing the same, shall be forfeited, and'may be seized by any Officer of Custom" or Excise : Arid, that every p rson ch Tgeable wiih the sa| d additional dtfty, who sl all remove any Spirits on which the same shall have been charge ', without having paid the said duty, or in whose stock account there shall appear any decrease of such Spirits, Without having'obtained a permit or permits, for th » re- moval of the quantity d- ficient, forfeit the sum of ^ 20, to- gether with a sum equil to double the- amount of che'said additional duty chargeable on the Spirits, The Commissioners further give notice, that the said ad- dition^ duty ie not chargeable upon any person who shalt not in the whole have hat thirtv gallons of Spirits in s- ock custody, or po ses- ion, on said 8fh of April, nor upon any Spirits which shall have been aflually compounded before the " aid 8th of April; and the 3aid pmalty lor a decrease not to be infl'Aed on any Re'ailer who shall satisfailorilv prove that the same was wholK occasioned by the removsj of Spirits out of his * r> ck, in such snuli quantities as not to require a permit for the removal. And rhe Commis ioners hereby require the several Distil- lers, and other per- ons aforesaid, eliargeaMe with the- aid additional duty, to deliver their accounts forthwith, pur- suant t © the provisions of the said A< ft, otherwise that they will he proceeded against for the penalties- and fo: I'eiture* thereby imposed f r de'ault of so doing. By order of the Commi- sioners, GEORGE WALLER. Excise Office, Dublin, May 14 1812. N B. The Traders upon application at the Colleger** Office, will be furnished with the formj of accounts above lluded to. V tice to Retailers " of spirituous Liquors. The Commissioners of Inland EVcise and Taxes in Irel, n t hereby give Notice, that hy fhe KSt of the 52d George the* T. i- ird, chapter 46. the A( 5k of the 5" th of the King, chapter 46. an. l the Boui ' tie « thereby ghron to Retailors of Spirituous l.; quor-, are repealed, Irom the 25: h of March last hut 1 saving is made for the payment and allowance of any Bounrx to which such Retailers shall, under the provision of the said A< 5) of the 50> h of the Kmg, be entitled Cor the qui. ter cf the'year ending dn the said 2' 5th of March, or for any prel ceding quarter. By Order of the Commiss'onnrs, GEORGE WALLER. Excise- Office, t) ub:' m, May, 1812. BELFAST.' Printed and Published by DKOMMONB ANDISJON, FAT Self and the other Proprietors, every Monday, IVedmsdar, an '. Saturday - Price of the Paper, wheu sen' 0 any part ot the . United Kmgdlfcp; if3. .*, ", d cearly. n » 6)., h advance. AG « NTS— Messrs. 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