Thus the winter went off-and no business went on,

For my Lord look'd in vain for Mynheer and the Don.

But at length, the definitive treaty was clos'd, New concessions demanded-new terms were impos'd,

New insults were offer'd-redress was deny'd,
And the state reciprocity-all on one side.

You've heard that that "safe politician," the
Devil,

Prefers darkness to light, 'cause "his actions are evil."

But BOB and the DOCTOR, those politic wights, Though dark lanthorns themselves, made us put up our lights.

Pharsalia was fatal to freedom and Rome, Pultowa to Charles prov'd the seal of his doom; Little York robb'd Great Britain of part of her state,

But the treaty of Amiens decided her fate.

In vain o'er the waves did her thunder-bolts roll,

Her glory in vain reach'd from Ind to the Pole. Those tones of "bold thunder" were chang'd to submissions,

And her heroes disarm'd-by our "safe politicians."

Honest ROBIN, we know, in a grand gasconade, Talk'd of marching to Paris-by way of crusade; Then, reluctant, his march he was fain to forego,

Now he trembles-because Buonaparté criesBob!

And the DOCTOR, alarm'd at this fee, faw, and fum, Though "all things to all men," looks confoundedly glum;

For he sees-whitst his hungry relations are fed,
The relations of peace and of amity fled.

Now in safety they bid us no longer repose,
And would rouse the old lion again from his
doze;

*The town of York in Virginia, which, to distinguish it from the other Yorks in America, is called Little York, was the place where LORD (NOW MARQUIS) CORNWALLIS, Surrendered himself and his army prisoners of war, and, by that capitulation, severed, from Great Britain, thirteen flourishing colonies, and put the finishing stroke to the success of a revolution, which was the precursor of the revolution of France, and which will, I greatly fear, finally produce the destruction of Britain herself. The negotiation of the treaty of Amiens could not, most assuredly, have been committed to a person more worthy of the task. "I am wrong," said Mr. Pitt, in his defence of the preliminaries, "I am wrong in par"ticularizing India, as the theatre of the noble "marquis's exertions, for there is scarce a quarter "of the globe, in which this country has not de"rived important services from the exalted talents "and virtues of that noble person, who is now "about to receive his reward, in putting the "finishing hand to a treaty, which will give "PEACE to the world, after a war in which he had so large a share in averting from this country "the dangers that threatened the most vulnerable part of our possessions !!!!!" (See Debates, REGISTER, Fl. II. p. 1135)

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NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS, from P. 268.

3. A Journal of the Forces which sailed from the Downs, in April 1800, on a Secret Expedition under the Command of LieutenantGeneral Pigot, till their Arrival in Minorca; and continued through all the subsequent Transactions of the Army under the Command of Sir Ralph Abercromby, in the Mediterranean and Egypt; and the latter Operations under the Command of Lord Hutchinson, to the Surrender of Alexandria. With a particular Account of Malta, during the Time it was subject to the British Government. By Eneas Anderson, Lieutenant of the 40th Regiment. Illustrated by a Variety of Maps, Plans, Views, c. c. 4to. pp. 532. Debrett.-After giving the title of this volume at length, little more remains for us to say, than that we have carefully examined its contents, and have risen from a perusal of it, with a conviction that it is an authentic narrative of the ope rations it professes to relate. The account of Malta will be found particularly interesting; it is unquestionably the best description of that island, its cities, towns, fortifications, public buildings, harbours, climate, language, physical circumstances, produce, trade, &c. &c. that has yet appeared in this country. We warmly recommend a perusal of it to our readers at the present moment: after which, we are persuaded they will be of Mr. Dundas's opinion-that "the minister who should give

up Malta would deserve to forfeit bis bead." The engravings are numerous and well executed.

FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

Constantinople, Feb. 15.-The retinue of the French Ambassador, General Brune, who has arrived here, and had a conference with the Reis Effendi, after which he had a formal audience of entry of the Grand Seignior, consists of sixty persons, among whom are several interpreters. In the same squadron with this suite have likewise arrived twelve persons, whom the government has sent as commercial commissioners to the different provinces of Turkey, and who have been already acknowledged by the Porte in that capacity, and will immediately set out for the several places of their destination.-Lord Elgin has gone on board an English frigate, in which he will return to

London. Though he has given official notice of the withdrawing of the English troops from Egypt, the Turks do not expect that this will take place for three or four months; that is to say, not till the Convention with the Beys has been carried into 'effect. When Lord Elgin sailed from this harbour, which was in the night, he fired a salute of seventeen guns, which occasioned a general alarm here, as cannon are never fired here in the night, except in the case of some great calamity or insurrection. The Reis Effendi had previously requested Lord Elgin to omit the ceremony of a salute at his departure, and has now delivered to Mr. Stratton a note of complaint and remonstrance on the subject.-The Porte has this day appointed Haleb Effendi, a man of prepossessing manners, its ambassador to Paris.

Genoa, Feb. 12.-Accounts from Rome, of the 5th instant, say that an English courier from Lon. don had passed through that city on his way to Naples. We also learn from Bologna, of the date of the 13th, that a French commissary, preceded by a courier, had passed in great haste through that city for Florence. The latter accounts likewise add, that a French half brigade from Modena had arrived at Bologna, and that, as it was said, several corps of French troops in Italy were in motion, and about to march for different ports on the Mediterranean.-Besides the Polish corps, troops from the Italian Republic are embarking at Genoa for St. Domingo.

Paris, March 8.-Gen. Brune, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Sublime Porte, arrived at Constantinople the 21st of January.-His squadron was composed of 6 ships, large and small, one of which was a ship of the line. He has been received by the Capitan Pacha. The Vizier and the Divan have sent him presents, and his reception has been attended with the utmost solemnities. The news of his arrival has spread joy throughout the whole empire.-The Commissaries for Foreign Affairs in all the trading towns of the Levant, have obtained firmans, and have departed for their destination on board the different small vessels of the squadron.-All the commercial relations of the French have resumed in the trading towns of the Levant their ordinary course. They have reason to flatter themselves at the support they have received from the Turks. On the demand of General Stuart, the Porte has granted to the Mamalukes that part of Upper Egypt composed of Sevan and Senne.-The Capitan Pacha daily expects news of the evacuation of Alexandria.-Moniteur.

March 10.-Letters from Brest, of the 2d March, state, that the expedition for the East-Indies was to sail in a few days: it is composed of the Marengo, of 74 guns, the frigates Atalante, la Beile Poule, la Semillante, le Côte d'Or, and the transport la Marie Françoise. The troops embarked consist of one battalion of the 109th demi-brigade of the line, of one of the 18th light infantry, a company of light artillery, and a company of Swedes, some artizans, and the corps of officers of two battalions of Seapoys, who are to be formel in India.

French tiers consolidés, March 10th, 1 f. 25 c. -rith, 61 f. 60 c.-12th, 60 f. 30 c.

DOMESTIC.

On the 7th inst. W. Lee and W. Roukesley, both of Sheffield, were tried at the York Assizes, before Judge Rooke, for having feloniously administered an oath to W. Simmet of Chesterfield, to engage in

a conspiracy, formed for the purpose of disturbing the public mind. The first witness proved that Roukesley solicited him to become a member of their society; he was told that those who would not go would be made to go; that if any fell in the contest, there was a provision made for their wives and families; that they were to fight against any that came against them; that there were more than 1000 in Sheffield; that R. was what was called a conductor, that Lee was a chief; that the witness, his brother, and R. went to Lee's house, when an oath was administered to the witness and his brother by Lee; that they were sworn to keep the secrets of the society; that R. told him the object was to overthrow Parliament, to make this a free nation, and to rule themselves; that in August, R. gave orders to a min to make some pikes; that he had heard R. say, that a letter had been intercepted at the Post Office from London, which had led to a discovery; that, therefore, it was necessary to secrete the arms; that R. and another went to a wood near Sheffield, after having previously put the arms in a chest, and buried the chest in the ground; that he afterwards went with the constable to the place where this box had been secreted, and that it was there found, &c. The above evidence was corroborated by several other witnesses. The box, containing the instruments, was produced; they were about three times the size of a carving knife blade, and edged on both sides like a dagger.

The jury immediately found the prisoners guilty. The sentence of seven years transportation was then passed upon them.

(A correct report of this Trial will be given in the Supplement to Vol. 1.)

A mutiny lately broke out on board his Majesty's ship the Excellent, at Barbadoes. By the active exertions of the Hon. Capt. Stopford, and his officers, with the prompt assistance of the royal marines, it was soon quelled. Four of the ringleaders were tried and executed; and the boatswain was tried and dismissed the service.

PARLIAMENTARY MINUTES.

Friday, March, 4.-COMMONS.-Sir W. Elliot presented a petition from the ship owners of Newcastle. The chairman of the committee for trying the merits of the petition on the contested election for Penryhn, reported that the sitting member was duly elected.-Mr. Calcraft moved "that "this house, anxiously desirous to give full effect "to the important recommendation contained in

his Majesty's most gracious message of the 16th "of February, do appoint a select committee to "request and demand information concerning "those incumbrances that impede His Royal High"ness the Prince of Wales from complying with "the object of his Majesty's message by resuming "immediately that state, dignity, splendour, and "rank, to which he is entitled."-A debate of considerable length ensued. The speakers were Messrs. Calcraft, Erskine, Fuller, Cartwright, Buxton, Curwen, Hilliard, Johnstone, Lascelles, Geary, Dent, Burdon, Tierney, Addington, Fox, Grosve nor, Lord Stanley, Mr. Canning, Mr. Golding, Mr. Sheridan, Lord Hawkesbury, Sir J. Wrottesley, Mr. W. Smith, and Lord Castlereagh.-A division took place for the motion 139.-Against it 184. -Majority against the motion 45.-The Debate, together with a correct list of the minority, will be prea served in our Supplement to Vol. 3.

Monday, March 7.-LORDS-The Irish appeal cause of Lloyd v. Grady was argued at considerabic length.-Irish Revenue OfEcers' Bill, and Bil

for preventing vexatious arrests read a second

time.

COMMONS-Scotch Cotton Manufacturers' Bill. and Bill for preventing forgeries on the Bank of Ireland, read a first time.-Irish Law Court Assimilation Bill, and Irish Revenue Perpetuation Bill read a second time.-Mr. Fox brought up the Report from the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Petition, complaining of an undue Election for Stanraer, &c. in Scotland. The Report stated, that J. S. Gordon, Esq. was duly elected, and R. S. Agnew not duly elected; but that the pcti tion was not frivolous or vexatious.-Irish Stamp Duty, Hat Duty, Game Certificates, Postage, and City of Dublin Watch Bills, were read a second time.-Prince of Wales' Annuity Bill read a third time and passed.-Marine Mutiny Bill read a first time.

Tuesday, March 8th.-LORDS.-Lord Hobart presented a message from the King, for which see Commons. Prince of Wales' Annuity Bill read a first time.

COMMONS-Mr. Dan. Houston presented a petition from certain master manufacturers in Scotland against the Scotch Cotton Manufacturers' Bill. —Mr.Owen, from the India House, presented at the Bar an account of the nett produce of the Revenue of India, &c.—Lord W. Russel brought in a Bill for paving, widening, extending &c. certain streets in Southwark and Surrey.-Read a first time-Sir R. Milbank brought up a report of the Committee appointed to try the merits of a petition, complaining of an undue election for Bridgewater. It stated, that the Committee had declared that G. Pocock, Esq. and Jeffery Allen, Esq. the sitting members, were duly elected; but that the petition was not frivolous or vexatious.-Mr. H. Browne reported from the Nottingham Election Committee, that Frederic Shuttleworth had been guilty of prevarication and contradiction in giving his evidence before that Committee.-Ordered into custody of Serjeant at Arms.—Mr. Addington brought down the following

MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY..

"George R.-His Majesty thinks it necessary to acquaint the House of Commons, that as very considerable military preparations are car"rying on in the ports of France and Holland, he "has judged it expedient to adopt additional

measures of precaution for the security of his "dominions. Though the preparations to which "his Majesty refers are avowedly directed to co"lonial service, yet as discussions of great im

portance are now subsisting between his Majesty and the French government, the result of which must at present be uncertain, his Majesty is induced to make this communication to his faithful Commons, in the full persuasion, that "whilst they partake of his Majesty's earnest and unvarying solicitude for the continuance of "peace, he may rely with perfect confidence on their public spirit and liberality, to enable his "Majesty to adopt such measures as circum

stances may appear to require, for supporting "the honour of his crown, and the essential interests of his people."

Mr. Addington moved, that his Majesty's Message be taken into consideration to-morrow. Ordered-Irish Maiming and Cutting Bill read a second time.

Wednesday, March 9.-LORDS.-Counsel were heard on the Irish appeal, Lloyd 7. Grady.-On the order of the day, for taking into consideration his Majesty's Message, being read, Lord Hobart rose to move an Address to his Majesty on the

nem. con.

occasion, which, after a short debate, was voted The speakers were Lords Hobart, Spencer, Grenville, Moira, Westmoreland, and Auckland.

COMMONS.-Mr. Erskine informed the House, that he had authority from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, to request the noble Lord Porchester, not to pursue the notice he had given, with respect to an additional grant to the Prince of Wales; in consequence of which Lord P. consented to withdraw his motion for the present. On the order of the day for taking into consideration his Majesty's Message being read, Mr. Addington rose to move the Address. A debate ensued, in which the speakers were, Mr. Addington, Mr. Fox, Lord Hawkesbury, Mr. Windham, Mr. Sheridan, Mr Canning, Mr. T. Grenville, the Attorney-General. (This debate, together with that of the Lords, will be preserved in our Supplement.) question was put and carried nem. con-Mr. Addington gave notice, that on Friday next, he should move for an increase of 10,000 seamen and marines.

The

From the London Gazette.-St. James's, March 10, 1803. This day M. de. Lima, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, had an audience of leave of her Majesty; and the Chevalier de Souza Couttinho, his successor in the same character, had his first private audience of his Majesty. BANKRUPTS. Richardson, J. Pocklington, sheep-jobber-Macaulay, J. Liverpool, merchant. -Sales, J. Liverpool, broker.Ayres, R. Liverpool, dealer in earthen-ware.-Goring, J. and E. Johnstone, St. Mary Axe, merchants.White, T. the younger, Strood, coal-merchant.-Spalding, H. Melfield, grocer. Martin, G. Suffolk-street, watchmaker.-Harris, T. Waltham, Holy Cross, pin-maker.-Edwards, S. Manchester,

cotton

spinner. Harker, D. Winchcomb, soap boiler.. Morphew, W. Rotherfield, dealer in corn.-Barker, J. Cumberland, wood-monger. Hunt, T. Leather-lane, hardwareman.-Simpson, W. Clements-lane, merchant.-Nicoll, J. G. Hackneyroad, bricklayer.-Ballanger, T. Tiverton, innholder.-Shepard, J. Bristol, hosier.-Bourne, H. St. James's-street, silk mercer.

DOMESTIC OFFICIAL PAPERS.

A Proclamation, for encouraging Seamen and Landmes to enter themselves on Beard his Majesty's Ships of War.

G. R. Whereas, it is Our Royal intention to give all due encouragement to all such seamen and landmen who shall voluntarily enter themselves in our service: we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to publish this our Royal Proclamation: and we do hereby promise and declare, that all such able seamen not above the age of 5c, nor under the age of 20 years, fit for our service, who shall, on or before the 30th of April next, voluntarily enter themselves to serve in our Royal Navy, either with the Captains of Lieutenants of our ships, or officers employed in tenders or at rendezvous on shore, for raising men for the service of our Navy, thall receive, as our royal bounty, the sum of 3 each man; and a 1 such ordinary seamen fit for our service, who shall so enter themselves as aforesaid, shall receive the sum of £2 each man; and all such able-bodied landmen, not above the age of 35, nor under the age of 20 years, who shall so enter themselves as aforesaid, shall receive the sum of £1 each man, as our royal bounty; such respective sums to be

paid them by the respective clerks of the check residing at the ports or places where the ships into which they shall be entered, shall be, immediately after the third muster of such seamen and landmen-And we do declare, that the qualifications of the seamen and landmen so entering themselves as aforesaid, shall be certified by the Captain, Master, and Boatswain of the ship or vessel where they shall enter. And for preventing any abuses by any persons leaving the vessels to which they shall belong, and entering themselves on board any other our ships or vessels, in order to obtain the said bounty money; we do hereby declare and command, that such seamen and landmen belonging to any of our ships or vessels as shall absent themselves from any of the said ships or vessels to which they shall belong, and shall enter themselves on board any other of our said ships or vessels, in order to obtain the said bounty, shall not only lose the wages due to them in the ships or vessels they shall leave, but also be severely punished according to their demerits.--Given at our Court, at the Queen's House, the 7th day of March, 1803, and in the 43d year of our reign.God save the King.

A Proclamation, for recalling and prohibiting Seamen from serving Foreign Princes and States; and for granting erwards for discovering such Seamen as shall conceal themselves.

G. R. Whereas we are informed, that great numbers of mariners, and seafaring men, our natural-born subjects, are in the service of divers Foreign Princes and States, to the prejudice of our kingdom; we have thought it necessary, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to publish this our royal proclamation; and do hereby strictly charge and command all masters of ships, pilots, mariners, seamen, shipwrights, and other seafaring men whatsoever and wheresoever (being our natural-born subjects), who are in the pay or service of any foreign Prince or State, or do serve in any foreign ship or vessel, that forthwith they, and every of them, do (according to their known and bounden duty and allegiance) withdraw themselves, depart from, and quit such foreign services, and return home to their native countries and further, we do hereby strictly prohibit and forbid all masters of ships, pilots, mariners, seamen, shipwrights, and other seafaring men whatsoever (being our natural-born subjects), from entering, and do charge and command them, and every of them, from henceforth to forbear to enter themselves into the pay or service of any foreign Prince or State, or to serve in any foreign ship or vessel whatsoever, without our special licence first had and obtained in that behalf; to all which we expect due obedience and exact conformity; and we do hereby publish and declare, that the offenders to the contrary shall not only incur our just displeasure, but be proceeded against for their contempt according to the utmost severities of the law: and we do hereby declare, that if any such masters of ships, pilots, mariners, seamen, shipwrights, or other seafaring men, (being our subjects,) shall be taken in any foreign service by the Turks, Algerines, or any others, they shall not be reclaimed by us as subjects of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: and we do hereby further promise and declare, that a reward of twenty shillings for every able and ordinary seaman, fit to serve on board our ships shall be paid any person who shall discover any seaman or seamen who may conceal him or themselves, so that such seaman or sea

[406 men shall be taken for our said service by any of our sea officers employed for raising men, on or before the 30th of day April next; the said rewards, to be paid for any seaman or seamen so discovered and taken in or about London, by the principal officers and commissioners of our navy; and at the out-ports by the naval officers, (where there are any), and (where there are no naval officers), by the collectors of our customs, immediately upon a certificate being produced to the said principal officers and commissioners of our navy, naval officers, or collectors respectively, by the person who may make discovery of any seaman or seamen as aforesaid, certifying his name, and the name or names, and number of seamen procured in consequence of his discovery; the said certificate to be given by such officer as may take such seaman or seamen for our service.-Given at our Court at the Queen's House, the 7th day of March, 1803, and in the 43d year of our reign.God save the King.

SUMMARY OF POLITICS.

FINANCE AND THE FUNDS.-In our last, p. 343, we alluded to the financial display of Lord Auckland, and expressed our distrust of the efficacy of that species of force, on which his Lordship seemed to place his whole reliance. In our opinion, no error is so dangerous, as this, which has, during the last twenty years, been gradually possessing itself of the minds of the nation, and which, at last, led to the treaty of Amiens. Every one could see that that ignominious compact involved, as Mr. Sheridan truly observed, "a degradation of the national dignity," but yet most people, like Mr. Sheridan, was

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glad of it, because they thought that it would contribute to swell the size of that "pyramid of gold," which they vainly. imagined would, at all times, and under all circumstances, be a sufficient protection. In order, therefore, to destroy this deadly error, we have frequently endeavoured to show the fallacy of those statements, by which it was kept alive and propagated through the country; and, we feel ourselves much obliged to Lord Auckland, who (though without intending perhaps), has enabled us to set the state of the revenne in its true light, by the accounts he has procured to be laid before the House of Lords. These accounts, which were, it would appear, intended to vindicate the credit of the nation against the assertions of the French calculators, have, in the opinion of every sensible observer, answered no other purpose than that of completely exposing the mistatements and fallacies, and, of course, the ignorance or the duplicity, of the budget speech, by which Mr. Addington hoped to reconcile the public to his shadowy and evanescent peace, a hope, in which the credulous stockholders know, to their sorrow, was not entirely disappointed.-Lord Auck

ton's statements, respecting the revenue for that year, the modest man says, "his opi"nion is not lightly formed, for that he has "thought it his duty to investigate the

grounds of it, with all the minuteness "and attention in his power," and, the result of this minute investigation was thus stated: *

Land and Malt.

Surplus Consolidated Fund, Lottery

1,380,271

624,350

2,750,000 7,845,000

2,827,783

500,000

373,000

33,449,081

827,783 32,621,298 24,631,931 7,989,367

We refrain, at present, to take any notice of the other items in Lord Auckland's accounts, because they do not consist of items of receipts, but of such as are the creatures of a fond imagination, and are merely intended to bolster up a defective statement, upon exactly the same principle that an American debtor places, upon the list of his property, lands, rivers, and trees, which have no existence, except it be in the moon.The real surplus, therefore, of the revenue to January last (according to actual re ceipts) applicable to national purposes, appears to be £7,989,367, which when compared with the statements made by Mr. Addington in that celebrated speech *, which his modest assurance led him to publish in a pamphlet, and which, according to the opinion of the wiseacres of the old opposition, gave him an eighteen years lease of the Treasury Bench, presents a very considerable deficiency. Our readers will recollect, that he calculated the produce of the révenue upon the average produce to October last, and that he took the applicable surplus for the year 1803 as follows † :

year to

The produce of the taxes for the January last was the greatest ever known; and, we have heretofore given our reasons for believing, that there is no prospect of its ever being exceeded in amount. At any rate, it is never fair to make a calculation of any future permanent produce upon the year of the greatest receipt alone, but upon an average of several years. We will, however, take, as the criterion, this greatest year of produce, and give Mr. Addington the advantage of it; yet, even this greatest year falls short of his calculations, for the cur rent year, £1,760,633; and, for the next year £3,105,633!-This statement it was, on which Mr. Addington had the modest assurance to demand the confidence of the public, and his right to general popularity and support! And this is the minister, to whom the guardianship of the interests and honour of Great Britain is confided in a crisis the most arduous ever experienced by any nation upon earth-The items of Lord Auckland's statement, which we have excluded from the credit side, are, first, £133,105, increase of bills and balances, which ought not to have been included, because it is an increase naturally derivable from an increase of revenue. 2d. £232,097 beer duties postponed. This is a repetition. of the species of financial legerdemain, de-. tected and exposed by us on a former occasion. In taking the produce of revenue, the only rule to be safely followed is that of actual receipt within the year; for, when once this practice is deviated from, there is no end to litigation as to what items should be accounted for in one period, and what in another. 3d. £883,461, increase of charge for bounties and drawbacks, which arise from an increase of trade, and, as increase of trade produces increase of revenue, if you deduct the increase of drawbacks, you ought also to deduct the increase of the trade and revenue by which the for* See Reg. Vol. II. p. 782. + See Vol. III. p. 86.