SIR, Give me leave through the channel of your paper, which I know will not escape the notice of our safe and prudent ministers, to recommend to their attention a project which a late measure of theirs has suggested; namely, the appointment of a board of commissioners for executing the offices of the Lord Chancellor and of the Judges, (they still retaining their rank and emoluments) with new and suitable powers, and the commissioners to consist of the friends of the family solely, with Mr. Hiley Addington, decorated with a peerage, at their head, only to save appearances, it may be proper to have one eminent lawyer amongst them.-I am sure the utility of this project must be ob vious to you, Mr. Cobbett, and therefore, shall not enter at large into my reasons in support of it; one circumstance, however, I cannot allow to escape me, it will render any communication with the present Lord Chancellor in a great degree unnecessary to his wise brother chancellor, and consequently prevent the measures of the latter being crossed in the House of Lords, as on certain late occasions.-It will be proper to allow Mr. Hiley Addington, as first commissioner, an annual salary of at least £20,000, and I recommend this in preference to applying to a parliament for a remuneration, because it being barely possible that the people of this country may be roused from their present lethargy to a just sense of the obligations they owe the family, it may not be quite prudent to trust to a future parliament for a suitable provision for so respectable a member of it.-Perhaps, several strong objections may be urged by the gentlemen of the law, as well as others, to my plan; but I profess, that after the most serious consideration, I can find none more weighty than these which have been made against a late bill, and so satisfactorily answered by the friends of the family. For myself, Mr. Cobbett, un less I see in the True Briton or Sun, of which you need not doubt I am a constant reader, an advertisement calling me to take opon myself the office of secretary to the New Board, I shall, if my scheme be adopted, content myself with reflecting on the good I have done my country, and the proof I have given of my attachment to the family. -How far the appointment of a like commission to take care of the affairs of the church may be proper, I leave to wiser heads to determine, and as to the other learned profession I will by no means touch on that, lest I should be supposed to make

The following paper has been some few days in print, and is understood to come from the parties, who are more immediately interested in the trade to Honduras.

The report of a difference between this government and the court of Spain, on the subject of the British establishments at Honduras, is now very generally credited.-Colonel Barrow, who is now gone out to take the command of the British settlement at Honduras, is the same officer who, in the year 1798, with Captain Moss, of the Navy, since dead, repelled a very formidable attack of the Spaniards under General O'Neil, consisting of a numerous land force, and a flotilla of boats. But this armament was compelled to retreat with considerable loss. In consequence of this success, the British boundaries were considerably extended; their extension, indeed, was perfectly necessary, for we had so cleared the country in our possession of logwood, that any more which we wanted to procure was got at so great an expense, on account of its distance from the coast, that it enhanced its cost almost beyond what it would bear. This being the case, and having, by right of conquest, acquired such additional territory, and in such a favourable situation, that we could not only cut, but transport it down the rivers to the coast, at a comparatively trivial expense; it became an object of the greatest importance to have this additional acquisition secured in the treaty of peace-To this end, the merchants at Honduras made the proper representations to their correspondents in London, and, in consequence of this, a deputation from the committee of the principal merchants of London, trading to Honduras, immediately after the preliminaries of peace were signed, waited upon Lord Hobart, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, with a memorial, representing their situation, and praying that it might not be lost sight of, but receive every requisite confirmation in the usual form. Another deputation of the same committee, waited also upon Lord Hawkesbury, with another memorial to the same effect, while the definitive treaty was drawing up, and long before it was signed. The British ministry cannot, therefore, plead ignorance on this important subject. It is unfortunate, perhaps, that nothing was stipulated upon this subject in the treaty of Amiens. We do not mean, that by the omission or by the general abrogation of former treaties, our right to cut logwood in the Bay of Honduras is cancelled. But negotiating with parties who were extremely likely to cavil, it would have been wise to anticipate, as far as possible, every ground of dispute. The French negotiated thronghout, as Lord Bolingbroke says of them, during the negotiation of the peace of Utrech, like pedlars, or, what is worse, like attornies." It was necessary,

therefore, to bind them down like peuifoggers, who wished to take advantage of every flaw-Rut, regetting that these precautions were not employed, we assert, with confidence, that the pretensions of the Spaniards to molest our "establishment" at Honduras, are most captious and unwarrantable. It is true, that in treaties of peace, as in all other positive contracts, obligations not specified are not to be easily presumed. But treaties that have once existed, though not perpetual in all their stipulations, have, and ought to have, permanent consequences. The state of possession in Europe

is, in a thousand ways, the effect of cessions, exchanges introduced by treaties no longer in force. The very act of a new treaty, between states at least, ratifies and confirms the state of possession in things not altered. It is only the new cessions, the new state of possession, that becomes the subject of convention. Trinidad is ceded by Spain, by the treaty of Amiens. Our rights to cut wood, &c. in the Bay of Honduras, a thing of less value, perhaps, than the island ceded, are not mentioned, but are they, therefore, given up? Had Spain deprived us of that possession during the war, and if no stipulation had been made in the treaty of Amiens for restoring it, there might have been some pretext for supposing that the right was wholly extinguished. But this was not the case. We continued in full possession of every thing we had previously enjoyed. That possession, such as it existed, is confirmed, not abrogated, by the new t. of peace. Our rights to cut logwood in the B. of H. therefore, stand just where they did. This principle is so clear, that it is scarcely necessary to quote any authority for it.. "The non-renewal of treaties," says Mably, " gives no right to reclaim a domain which has been ceded; for," says he, "the treaty subsequent to that which is not renewed, establishes the respective and actual state of the contracting parties; and it would be a violation of that treaty to attempt to enter upon the possessions ceded by a preceding treaty, under pretence that it is no longer binding" The rule applies equally to such a right as we formerly enjoyed, as to a right of absolute sovereignty. It is clear, therefore, that supposing the right of this country to cut logwood at Honduras had been established originally by the Conv. of the 14th of July, 1786, the latest upon the subject, that right would be now as perfect and complete as could be desired. Spain might just as well pretend that we have no right to Jamaica or Gibraltar, because the treaty of Madrid of 1667, in which the possession of Jamaica is only recognized, and the treaty of Utrecht, in 1713, where Gibraltar is ceded, are not renewed. But, in fact, the right of this country to cut wood at Honduras is not so much created as explained by treaty. It is a right clothed with a long possession. As far as we recollect, the first recognition of it is in the treaty of 1763, renewed in the treaty of 1783, and explained by the Conv. of 1786. It is there mentioned, and always has been considered as something short of dominion or sovereignty.—It is a sort of servitude of a very real and substantial nature; and, after being so long enjoyed, so repeatedly recognized, it is impossible for any publicist to argue that it is abrogated by the si lence of the treaty of Amiens. Indeed the argument, we apprehend, goes very much in favour of this country, if we are to admit general reasoning to fix the nature and extent of our right. We do not know that it might not very fairly be argued, that by the silence of the treaty of Amiens we are in a better situation than we were.

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hend that our servitude, our tolerance, our precarious habitation (for we had not power to build a fort or keep a garrison, &c.) is converted into a full and complete dominion, as far as conquest can confer it. We have remained in possession during the war: we have built forts; we have strengthened our position. The Spaniards, seeing all this, chose to be silent at Amiens! Is it to be presumed, however, that by our silence we abandon an old contested privilege, retained and strengthened during the war? The Spaniards, by the treaty, confirm generally all our possessions in

all parts of the world, not noticed and altered by the treaty of Amiens. They therefore acknow ledged our possession as it stood. If they are to draw the point of Honduras into litigation, we deny that they have a claim of right, or that we are obliged to sue for an indulgence. Precedents are in our favour. The Spaniards by the treaty of 1667 did not choose to cede formally Jamaica, which Cromwell had taken from them, but they confirm generally our possessions. Could they pretend, did they pretend, that after the conclusion of the treaty of 1667, they could have given our settlers in Jamaica a notice to quit? Certainly not. In the present case they have no more right, -If they were displeased with our continuance at Honduras, they ought to have stipulated by treaty for our removal. That they have not done. They ought to be very glad if we agreed to hold our rights to Honduras just as they formerly stood. If they quarrel about the matter, ministers ought to give orders to strengthen our position at Honduras, send out reinforcements, and bid the Spaniards defiance. This we are disposed to think should be the course. The case appears to be so plain, that we see no reason why the cavils of France (we cannot call it Spain) should be treated with much deference.We have the right, we have the power, and Buonaparté should be taught that he must not domineer when he has not the ability to act. There are fifty chicaneries of this sort in both the Indies, and the best way is to treat them in the beginning, with contempt, and to resist them with vigour.If mipisters accept the establishment of Honduras on the old footing, they will shew much condescension. They ought to insist peremptorily on our right, and if they revert to the old footing, they ought to obtain an equivalent. This tone would speedily bring the French and Spaniards to reason.

FOREIGN OFFICIAL PAPERS. Letter from the Capt. Gen, of Guadaloupe to the French Min. of Marine and Colonies. Dated Basse-Terre, Nov. 15, 1802.

CITIZEN MINISTER-I have already had the honour to give you an account of the crimes commicted on the night between the 6th and 7th of October, by a band of brigands, of all colours, who assassinated twenty-three citizens in different quarters of Guadaloupe.-A special tribunal was charged with the prosecution and trial of these crimes, connected with a conspiracy, which the punishment of the chiefs has extinguished.-The principal of these conspirators were Millet, Lagirardine, Jean Barbe, and Peter Barse, all blacks, stained with every species of crimes.-The first two destroyed themselves after they were condemned to suffer death; the third was executed with his accomplices.-Since these examples the colony of Guadaloupe has been much improved in regard to internal tranquillity.-Those from whom the colony must still be freed are composed of the remains of rebels, wandering about in the woods, where they are daily perishing by famine and want. -If there still exists in the communes of this island a few partisans of these crimes, they conceal themselves; but I have taken such measures as will soon enable me, with certainty, to discover them. I had the honour to inform you, that I had received intelligence of various bodies of rebels who were forming, in the islands of St. Thomas and St. Bartholomew, new plots against Guadaloupe. I have obtained certain information, of this circumstance, by the return of the frigate La Didon, which I had dispatched to demand these rebels to be given up by the respective governors

of these two colonies: Some vessels belonging to rebels, who had escaped from Guadaloupe, and which were employed for keeping up a communication with their confidential friends in that island, were there found. One of them had still on board a small quantity of ammunition, part of which they had thrown into the sea when they saw the French frigate approaching. But notwithstanding the precipitation employed in this business, they had not time to complete it when the frigate cast anchor close to them. The brigands abandoned the vessel, and went to conceal themselves in the woods. M. de Watterstorff, commandant of the Danish Islands, has given strict orders for their being arrested. But at St. Bartholomew, M. Hankerheim, the governor, did not think himself authorised to pursue the same steps.—I send you my correspondence with the Swedish governor, in order that the government may deliberate on the conduct, which the tranquillity of the colonies requires from all the powers of Europe; for it is not certainly the intention of the Swedish government to give an asylum in its possessions to brigands, who, after having polluted with all their crimes the French colonies, hope to make preparations with impunity for the commission of new ones, in a neighbouring territory in friendship with the republic. Health and respect, (Signed) LACROSSE.

[This letter is followed by another from Gatereau, commissioner of government in the special tribunal of Guadaloupe, to rear-admiral Lacrosse, containing an account of the trial and death of the principal conspirators.] "The suicide committed by Jean Barbe,” says the commissioner, “in the prison of Saint Anne, proves how much he dreaded the justice of the tribunal, and the sudden death of Girardine in that of Point-à-Petre gives us reason at least to presume that he wished to avoid the shame of punishment."

The examination of Peter Barse, says he, who alone had the courage to survive the confession of his crimes, will make known to you the plot which they had foolishly formed, when their minds were heated by the spirituous liquors with which they often got intoxicated at the house of Millet and Lagirardine. You will, no doubt, be convinced, with the tribunal, that this conspiracy was concerted only by these three villains, who not being able to conceive the hope of long exercising authority over the rebels, would have left the colony in their power, after getting possession of their plunder-The colony has to lament the death of 23 of its inhabitants, who perished on that disastrous day. The avenging justice of the tribunal has reached and destroyed their assassins. Unfortunately it has not yet been able to discover the places where they buried the gold and silver, which they took from the victims. It is estimated at 250,000 francs. It was an impenetrable secret with these villains, who always make false decla*rations.

Letter from Rr. Adm. Villeneuve, Commander in Chf. of the forces in the Windward Islands and at Cayenne, to the Min. of Marine and Colonies.-Dated on board the Jemappe, Nov. 21, 1802.

Citizen Minister-I arrived in this harbour on the 15th, having sailed from Point-à-Petre, in Guadaloupe, on the 9th. 1 passed at Basse-Terre the Capt.-General Lacrosse, and the colonial prefect Lescallier, with their whole suite, and then proceeded to this island.-The state of Guadaloupe appeared to me more satisfactory than it is generally supposed to be in France, and even in Martinico. Agriculture is in full activity through

out the whole of Grande-Terre, and all the weste ern and northern part of the island. Cabesterre alone, which has in general been burnt, appears to be in a state of distress. Sugar, and other colonial productions, are in such abundance at Point-àPetre, that the magazines are entirely full, and easks are even seen in the streets. The freight to France is excessively dear, and vessels for tran sporting the goods are not he found.-The war of the blacks is reduced to nothing. It consists mere ly of a few excursions of miserable wretches, who issue from the woods to carry off provisions from the plantations. The troops still left, with reinforcements which have lately arrived, will be sufficient to insure the safety of the island, and you may rest assured, that in a little time, the brigands will all be seized in their last retreats.—Health and respect. (Signed) VILLENEUVE.

FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Constantinople, Dec, 1o.-The French Colonel Sebastiani, who has been received by the Pacha of Ciro in the most distinguished manner, has em barked at Damietta, on board the French frigate Cornelie, to go to Syria. He will visit all the principal ports of the Levant.-Yesterday evening Ghalib Effendi, our late Ambassador Extraor dinary at Paris, arrived here, and brought with him the French Ratification of the Treaty coa. cluded between France and the Porte-The num→ ber of troops, as well Mamelukes as Arabs, which the victorious Beys in Egypt have with them in the neighbourhood of Alexandria, is about 4000.

Loretto, Dec. 10.-Yesterday the Image of the Holy Virgin, which had been carried to France during the revolution, was brought back hither from Rome, and welcomed with the discharge of cannon, and ringing of bells. It was carried on a superb frame, borne by eight bishops, and placed in the Holy House.

Florence, Dec. 27.—Our Sovereign and his family were at Valence on the 11th, and were to set out for Carthagena on the 13th, in order to return to Tuscany.

Ratisbon, Jan. 6-Yester, the Protocol was opened in the 2 First Col. of the Em. for the ratif. of the Gen. Conclusum of the Dep. In the Elec. Col. Saxony and Branden. have voted. The latter has also given his vote in the Col. of Prin. for Magdebourg and his other posses. In the 2d Col. have also voted Saxe Weimar, Saxe Gotha, and Eisenach, Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Hesse-Cassel, Baden, Wurtemberg, Lubeck, Holstein, Oldenburg, and Salm; and also the Counts of Witteravia, Franconia, and Westphalia. All the Representatives of the Eccl. States were absent except those of the Principality of Ratisbon. The latter are, the Baron d'Albini, and the Ct. de la Tour. They were legitimated on the 6th in the quality of SubDel. to his Highness the E. A. Chan, as provisory possessor of the Prin. of Ratisbon. All the votes given have been in favour of the complete ratif. of the Gen. Conclusum. The min. of Lubeck, in giving his vote, reserved himself with respect to the regulation of the interests of his Prince, and referred to the mem. which he lately addressed on that subject to the Dep.-In the Col. of Imp. Cities, Nuremburg is charged provisorily with the Directory, until something shall be agreed upon the subject.

Stuttgard, Jan. 7.-If we may believe several of the German Gazettes, very important Neg. have been for some time on foot at Paris, between Lord Whitworth and the Min. Talleyrand. They relate in part to the Evac. of Malta and Egypt,

and to the affairs of Parma and Etruria. England exacts from France a promise, that in any case she shall not send troops either to Malta or Egypt; but the French government has rejected such a proposition, because it is not mentioned in the treaty of Amiens. As to the affairs of Italy, Lord Whitworth has also received an answer in the negative; and so much the more precise, as it was never intended to treat with the Court of London on the affairs of the Continent, that Court not having in the Neg, for Peace which took place with Austria, taken any part with respect to the affairs of the Ger. Emp. or Italy.

Hague, Jan. 8.-Gen, Victor and the Chief of the Staff, Cesar Berthier, will immediately set out for Helvoetsluys, to embark with the French Exp. for Louisiana. The fine Corps of Guides, selected by the Gen. from the Dragoons of Breda, consists of 160 men, who take their horses with them. This Corps will be commanded by the nephew of the Ambas. Semonville, Cit. Carnoville, who has been the Diplomatic Eleve of the Fr. Legation. The number of transports in this Exp, it is now understood, will be only 18.

Berne, Jan. 9-Various reports are in circulation respecting the Swiss Constitution, of which nothing is yet known for a certainty. We learn anew, that there is a question of uniting to France the Canton of Leman, and a part of that of Basle; and this report gains the more credit, because, though the French are emptying the arsenals throughout Switzerland, and taking the milit. stores, &c, to Lausanne, yet no such measure has been adopted with regard to the arsenal of Basle.

The French troops in Swi. have received rein. particularly cavalry. The 6th reg. of horse chas. have arrived from Genoa at Berne, where they will remain in garrison. Two squad. of the 12th reg. of hussars have received the same destina

tion.

Berne, Jan. 13. The courier from Paris who arrived yesterday, brought us the constitution of our canton decreed by the deputies, and approved of by the First Consul. The canton is divided into districts, and the districts into tribes. The citizens of the canton, enjoying a fortune of 1000 f. have alone the right of voting. Each tribe names an elector out of fifty citizens. The union of those electors forms the electoral body of the canton, which names the grand council, composed of two hundred and ninety-nine members. It is to that council that the legislative power is confided. It appoints to all places. Twenty-seven of its members form the petty council, from which are to be taken two avoyers, a treasurer, and a chancellor, who form, with the two oldest and the two youngest counsellors, the executive committee. The grand council appoints from among its members those who are to form a tribunal of civil appeal, and a criminal tribunal.-The same letters announce, that the cantonal organizations of Basle, Fribourg, Lucerne, and Soleure, are also completed; and that they resemble those of Zurich and Berne. The most remarkable difference between the old and new constitution of the cantons, formerly aristocratical, is the political equality between all the citizens who compose them, the application of which is to be found chiefly in the composition of the electoral bodies.-The provision by which the exercise of the administrative and that of the judicial power are confided to the same body, has excited many remonstrances. It is supposed, that provision will be changed.-We learn further, that the establishment of a general Helvetic diet, to assemble once a year, and to con

sist of one deputy from each canton, is agreed upon. To establish a certain equality among the different cantons, the deputies of the greater cantons are to have different voices in proportion, respectively, to their population. The meetings of the general diet will be in turns, at Zurich, Berne, Basle, Soleure, Friburgh, and Lucerne. The deputy for the place at which the diet meets, will be president for the time being.

Brussels, Jan. 13.-It is reported, that the King of Prussia is about to visit his possessions in Westphalia, and that he and Buonaparté will have an interview, during their intended tours, which are to take place at the same time.-15. The inhab. of Antwerp are preparing trium. arches for the reception of the Consul, on his journey into our depar. They wish to testify to the restorer of the commerce of the Scheldt, their gratitude for the benefits which it confers, and which promise to restore the splendor which that city enjoyed in the 15th century.

Hamburgh, Jan. 14.-By authentic accounts from Berlin, of the 11th inst. Prince Ruspoli has at last determined to accept of the grand mastership of the order of Malta, having been invited to do so by a brief of the pope, and having had the same request made to him by some great powers. His highness desires, however, the compliance of France with certain conditions he thought proper to propose, previously to his entering on the func tions of that exalted dignity. Should he persist in his refusal, it is reported, that the order of Malta will be suppressed. The Teutonic Order will, it is said, share the same fate.

Hague, Jan. 18.-The following is the text of the law relative to the loan, which is considered to be of such great importance to commerce in general. -The amount of the loan shall not exceed the deficit in the rev. of the year 1803, for the expenditure of the state during that year. The annual rent of the capital is not to exceed 1,400,000 florins, and the obligations which are to be delivered to the cred, shall bear but an int. of 3 per cent.— Those who shall subscribe to the loan, one Batavian rescription of the nominal value of 1000 florins, payable after the peace, shall, by adding to it 800 florins in specie, receive three national obligations of 1000 florins each, bearing 3 per cent. interest. Those who shall subscribe an obligation of the E. 1. Comp. payable, with 8co florins in specie, shall also receive three national obligations, each of 10co florins, at 3 per cent.-The interest in arrears due in the year 18co, shall be made good to the sub. and paid out of the 800 florins, which they are to add to their obligations. All the Bat. rescriptions payable after the peace, which shall not be subscribed to the new loan by the 22d of next Sep. shall be converted into perpetual stock at 4 per cent.-The above-mentioned India obligations which shall not be subscribed during the year 1803, shall not be payable (onlasbaar), and shall be considered as if their numbers had not been drawn out of the lottery. Some further provisions are to be made, by which certain other funds may be subscribed, which bear an interest of 24 per cent.-An obligation of 1000 florins at 3 per cent. will then be delivered in exchange for an obligation of those funds of the nominal value of 700 florins, but 200 florins in specie must be added. To insure a capital, necessary to pay the interest of this loan, there is to be an increase of a 10th, or 10 per cent. upon all duties on the following articles: wine, vinegar, distilled-liquors, mineral waters, tobacco, beer, cattle, horned cattle, butter, salt, soap, wood, coals, and turf,

horses, seeds, coffee and tea consumed, servants, and articles of luxury. The increase of 10 per cent. will be only for two years: after which it will be replaced by general imposts. The new tax is to take place from the 1st of July. The tax upon the net produce of successions is to be increased to per cent. When this measure was determined upon in the legislature, there were 14 for and 13 against the sanctioning it. The people complain openly of the increase upon the taxes.

Paris, June 20.-The con, concluded on the 25th ult. will not be officially published till after the exchange of the rati. but the substance of it is in general circulation at Ratisbon. The treaty is signed by the Russian as well as the French and Imp. ministers. Austria cedes the Ortenau to the Duke of Modena, and receives in exchange 'the bishoprics of Trent and Brixen, to be incorporated with the Austrian monarchy. The G. Duke invited to renounce Trent and Brixen, obtains the bishoprie of Eichstadt, except the six superior Bailiwicks of that country, which are to be united to the principality of Wurtzburgh: the G. Duke also obtains a part of the Up. Palatinate; but he formally engages not to fortify Eichstadt. Bavaria is to preserve the six superior Bailliwicks of the bishopric, but is to indemnify the G. Duke by ceding property which the Elector possesses as D. of D. Ponts, in Bohemia. The Elector keeps all his possessions on the Inn. The town of Passau is to be ceded to him by Austria. The Elector A. Chancellor obtains all the tolls of the Rhine, on the right bank. Prussia is to keep the part of the territory of Nuremburg, which she occupied

last war.

Paris, Jan. 21.-The journey of the First Consul into the nine departments of Belgium is determined upon, and will take place sooner than was expected. The young men of the different towns through which he is to pass, are forming themselves into military companies, to receive him with due distinction.-We have received intel. that the Emperor ratified, on the 5th instant, the Conv. concluded on the 25th of Dec. relative to the Supp. Indem. to the G. Duke. The exchange of the Ratif. is to take place at Paris.-All the attempts made by the Imp. Cabinet to enter into a new defin. alliance with Russia have totally failed. During the year ending the 22d of Sept. 1802, the number of births in Paris were 21,018, of which 5,499 were illegitimate. The number of marriages, during the same period, were 4,694 of divorces 902. The number of deaths were 20,390.

FOREIGN OFFICIAL PAPERS.

Notice to the Masters of American Vessels. Dated American Consulate, London, Jan. 24, 1803. Official information (from Tunis) have just been received, that the Tripolitan Admital, Lisle, having two zebecs and a kirlanghie under his command, is ready for sea, and intends passing the Streights, to cruize in the Atlantic. It is probable that he may be joined by a zebec which has already sailed, and by another zebec, a polacre, and a kirlanghie, which are nearly ready for sea. With a view of decoying such vessels as may unfortunately fall in his way, he has clothed his crews in blue jackets, overalls, and hats.

DOMESTIC.

DUBLIN, Jan. 19. A requisition of several magistrates of the county of Tipperary has been made to the deputy clerk of the peace, to summon a special session of the peace, to be held at Clonmell,

on the 21st instant, to consider the state of that county, and the propriety of applying to gov. to have certain parts of it proclaimed, agreeably to the provisions of the Insurrection Act. Jan. 20.In our last, we had the satisfaction of stating, that through the exertions of Lord Donoughmore, tranquillity had been completely established in the Counties of Waterford and Tipperary. We have now the further satisfaction of adding, that his Idp.'s spirited example has excited an emulation amongst the noblemen and gent. of county of Limerick to pursue a similar conduct.-Early on Saturday morning last, the Northern mail-coach was attacked near Drogheda by seven armed men, who, after firing several shots, and wounding the coachman severely, robbed the coach and passengers, and carried off the bags. Rewards have been offered for apprehending the robbers.-The same night the post-boy with the Wexford mail was robbed on Galloping Green by two persons armed. -On Monday night, the Limerick mail-coach was attacked at Cherrphill, near Kildare, by a large gang of robbers, who fired several shots at the coach and horses. The attack was gallantly resisted by the guard, who returned shot for shot, and having killed two of the robbers, carried on the mail in safety. One of the horses was severely wounded.

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Intelligence from Gibraltar of the 29th ult. gives an account of a mutiny in the garrison. The following may be relied on as an exact statement of the circumstances.It is the custom, in every regiment in the army, to pay to the non-commissioned officers and soldiers, at the end of every two months, whatever balances may be due to them on their several accounts of subsistence. On the 24th of Dec. the 1st reg. of foot (commonly called the Royal Scotch) being the corps of which H. R. H. the Governor is himself the Colonel, having received their balances, got drunk, and insisted upon going into the town. having been strictly forbidden, and the prohibition having been understood by the men as proceeding from the adjutant, they, with arms in their hands, forced their way our of the barracks, and, being inflamed with anger against the adiutant, their first object was to seek for him, with an avowed intention of taking his life. Failing in their bloody purpose, they proceeded to the barracks of the 25th regiment, which, being composed chiefly of their countrymen, they thought the more likely to join them; but, fortunately they were disappointed. From the barracks of the 25th reg. they went to those of the 54th reg. where they were received by a fire from the gre nadier company, which wounded several of them. Here ended the affair of that night. The mutineers returned to their barracks, and the next day, the Duke, after properly animadverting on their conduct, thought proper to pardon it.-On the 26th of Dec. however, the 25th reg, who had behaved so well on the 24th of the month, having now received their balances, and having also got ten drunk, broke out in exactly the same manner that the Royals had done before; and, as the grenadiers the 4th reg. were marching to as sist in quelling this second mutiny, a party of artillery, drawn out for the same purpose, being ordered to fire on some of the mutigeers of the 25th, unfortunately killed one man of the 54th, wounded several others of the same reg killing, at the same time, two of the mutineers. -On the 29th of Dec. when the latest intelligence came off, a general court-martial was sitting upon the trial of fourteen or fifteen of the ring-jeaders.--The