tleman the first men have borne testimony. When he was yet young, Lord Lyttleton said he could perceive in him the making of the greatest, and best man in England. He was the heart's own chosen of Mr. Burke, who considered him, taking natural talents, learning, and integrity together, out of sight the first man in England. If he had not the "copia verborum," and splendid eloquence of Pitt, or the gigantic powers of Fox, which Burke to the last considered as unexampled in the world, he was more logical than the one, more refined than the other, and more learned than both. Those qualities, with his unbiased, inflexible integrity, his ardent patriotism, and his spotless private character, set him far (Burke thought) above any other statesman in England. A proof of the excellence of this great man is, that he is more than all England beside, abhorred by Buonaparté, and by all enemies to his Sovereign and his country.

That these extracts are not fabricated for the purpose any one may be convinced, who reflects, how easy detection would be, and how completely disgraceful to the person detected. At the Philadelphia, the Cafolina, the New York, and several other coffee-houses, in the city of London, the newspapers, which I have quoted, may, at any time, be seen. But, it is not the Charleston papers alone, in which sentiments of this sort are to be found; the same are to be met with in all the prints of the United States, from one end to the other of which, and amongst people of all parties, ranks, and descriptions, there prevails, with respect to the present ministers of England, a degree of contempt which there appears to be a want of words to express. No wonder that the American negotiator holds high and menacing language! no wonder that he threatens! We shall now most dearly pay for silently submitting to ministers, whom we know to be justly despised by every nation whither a knowledge of their deeds has reached, and whom we ourselves despise from the bottom of our souls, but whom, fro:n a mixture of cowardice and suspicion, from a base distrust in our own powers and from a baser envy of men of great talents, we are suffering to drag us down to ruin and infamy. It is not yet too late to retrieve the honour of the country, and to restore her to the proud rank which she formerly held among the powers of Europe, but without an honourable union of wise and brave men, she must perish.

KING'S SPEECH

To both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday the 22d November, 1803.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

Since I last met you in Parliament, it has been my chief object to carry into effect those measures which your wisdom had adopted for the defence of the United King. dom, and for the vigorous prosecution of the war. In these preparations I have been seconded by the voluntary exertions of all ranks of my people, in a manner that has, if possible, strengthened their claims to my confidence and affection: they have proved that the menaces of the enemy have only served to rouse their native and hereditary spirit; and that all other considerations are lost in a general disposition to make those efforts and sacrifices which the honour and safety of the Kingdom demand at this important and critical conjuncture.-—Though my attention has principally been directed to the great object of internal security, no opportunity has been lost of making an impression on the foreign possessions of the enemy. The Islands of St. Lucia, of Tobago, of St. Pierre, and Miquelon, and the settlements of Demerara and Essequibo, have surrendered to the British arms. Ia the conduct of the operations by which those valuable acquisitions have been made, the utmost promptitude and zeal have been dis played by the officers employed on those services, and by my forces acting under their command by sea and land.--In Ireland, the leaders, and several inferior agents, in the late traitorous and atrocious conspiracy, have been brought to justice; and the pub lic tranquillity has experienced no further interruption. I indulge the hope, that such

of my deluded subjects as have swerved from their allegiance are now convinced of their error; and that having compared the advantages they derive from the protection of a free Constitution, with the condition of those countries which are under the dominion of the French Government, they will cordially and zealously concur in resisting auy attempt that may be made against the security and independence of my United Kingdom.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons, I have a perfect reliance on your public spirit for making such provision as may be necessary for the service of the year. The progressive improvement of the revenue cannot fail to encourage you to persevere in the system which has been adopted, of defraying the expenses of the war, with as lit

tle addition as possible to the public debt, and to the permanent burthens of the State. --I lament the heavy pressure which, under the present circumstances, must unavoidably be experienced by my people; but I am persuaded that they will meet it with the good sense and fortitude which so eminently distinguish their character, under a conviction of the indispensable importance of upholding the dignity, and of providing effectually for the safety of the Empire.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

I have concluded a convention with the King of Sweden, for the purpose of adjusting all the differences which have arisen on the subject of the eleventh article of the treaty of 1661. I have directed that a copy of this convention should be laid before you; and you will, I trust, be of opinion that the arrangement, whilst it upholds our maritime rights, is founded on those principles of reciprocal advantage which are best calculated to maintain and improve the good understanding which liappily subsists between the two countries. In the prosecution of the contest in which we are engaged, it shall be, as it has ever been, my first object to execute as becomes me, the great trust committed to my charge. Embarked with my brave and loyal people in one common cause, it is my fixed determination, if the occasion should arise, to share their exertions and their dangers in the defence of our constitution, our religion, our laws, and independence. To the activity and valour of my fleets and armies, to the zeal and unconquerable spirit of my faithful subjects, I confide the honour of my crown, and all those valuable interests which are involved in the issue of this momenious context.--Actuated by these sentiments, and humbly imploring the blessing of Divine Providence, I look forward with a firm conviction, that if, contrary to all just expectation, the enemy should' elude the vigilance of my numerous fleets and cruizers, and attempt to execute their presumptuous threat of invading our coasts, the consequence will be to them, discomfiture, confusion, and disgrace; and that our's will not only be the glory of surmounting preseat difficulties, and repelling immediate danger, but the solid and permanent advantage of fixing the safety and independence of the kingdom on the basis of acknowledged strength, the result of its own tried energy and resources.

INTELLIGENCE.

FOREIGN. The Paris papers of the 7th inst, contain, a letter from Vienna, of the

25th of October, stating, that almost all Turkey is in a state of insurrection, and that the rebellion which broke out in Egypt has extended into Syria and Asia. In Europe, four other rebels have joined Passwan Oglou, and the brigands of Romelia have re-appeared. Several couriers have arrived at Vienna with dispatches from Constantinople, and an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet has been held, in consequence of those communications.The Hamburgh papers, however, give a more favourable account of the affairs of the Grand Signior. They say that Alexandria is not wholly lost; that Abdul Wachab has retired into the desert; that a large body of troops has been stationed near the coasts of the Morea; and that a Turkish army is assembling near Sophia, one column of which will march into Greece, and the other into the vicinity of Belgrade. They also say that complaints have been made to the different Foreign ministers at Constantinople, that many Albanese had been transported, in European vessels, to Cairo, to join. the rebels at that place: and, that in cousequence of those complaints, the Russian Ambassador had proposed that no Albanians should be suffered to emigrate in any European vessel whatever.----Arrangements have been made for a change in the Cabinet of Petersburgh. Count Woronzow the Russian Ambassador at London, is to succeed his brother, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, and, it is said that his place will be filled by Count Kalitchew.A Hanoverian corporal, who had been engaged in recruiting for the British service, was lately seized and tried by a French court-martial, and condemned to fifteen years hard labour at the fortifications.In Holland, the contributions on the first instalment of the tax of two per cent on all property, which was called a voluntary gift to government, have fallen so far short of expectation, that the administration has represented to the Legislative Body, the necessity of enforcing payment upon cath: and an act to that effect is daily expected. —— A notice was published at Lloyd's Collee house, last week, that the captain of a vessel which had arrived at Yarmouth, had brought intelligence from Toningen, that all English vessels at Lubeck had received notice to quit that port without delay, and drop down to Travemunde, and that they were, accordingly, making every preparation for depart ing. It was also said, that this was a mea sure of precaution, rendered necessary by the daily expectation of the city being taken possession of by the French- Gen. Berthier, chief of the staff of the French army in Ha nover, has demanded loans of the cities of

Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, for the purpose, he says, of relieving the Hanoverian states. The two former cities have not yet complied with his demand, but the Senate of Hamburgh, where he was in person, has, after some demurring, agreed to pay two millions and a half of marcs banco; part of which is to be paid immediately, and part within a very short time. Berthier behaved with great violence, and said, that if the Senate did not agree to his demand, he knew the rich individuals of the city, and would compel them to supply the sums which he required; and, at the same time, threatened to quarter French troops on the inhabitants of the city. The English Consul made no attempt to interfere in the affair, because, it is said, he had received no instructions from his court.. —Le Brun, brother of the third Consul, was the successful candidate for the vacant seat in the Senate, notwithstanding the eminence and the influence of Boissy d'Anglas, and Gen. St. Suzanne, who were his competitors.--The First Consul left Paris on the 3d inst. on his journey to inspect the preparations which have been making for invading England. He was followed by the Minister of Marine, the Dutch Admiral Varheul, Gen: Marmont, and several other officers of distinction. His intended route is not known, but he has gone first to Boulogne, whence he will visit the ports of France situate on the Channel: According to the Journal du Commerce, he will go to Dun kirk and thence to Nieuport, Ostend, Bruges, and Breskens; whence he will pass the Scheldt and visit Flushing; thence he will go to Verre, Middleboarg, West Capelle, and from thence to the Isle of South Beveland; whence, passing the East Scheldt, he will go to Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Antwerp, Brussels, and Ghent. The same paper asserts that Buonaparte will have an interview with the King of Sweden, before his return. On the 6th inst. a meeting of the Senate was held at Paris, at which the third Consul presided. On the 7th Buonaparté was still absent from the capital-It was reported that Admiral Bruix had died at Boslogne; this report, however, is contradicted in the last papers from Paris. —A vessel just arrived at Plymouth, after a passage of nine days from Bilboa, brings intelligence, that when the information arrived there, of the order which had been given at the Custom house of ondon, to prohibit the sailing of vessels for Spam or Portugal without convoy, «il order was immediatly issued to prevent t! at the of a vessels for Englano, lacer przech

who was charged with having been one of the leaders in the insurrection, was arrested at Dublin on the 14th inst. He was surrounded by a party of his friends, and made a violent resistance, but a serjeant in the army, who bad been sent alone to his house, succeeded in bringing him off.—Mr. Kier nan of Enniskellen, who had been committed to Kilmainham goal, on a charge of high treason, was liberated by a warrant from Mr. Secretary Wickham on the 16th.—Mr. Tandy is now in Kilmainham goal, together with a considerable number of others who were concerned in the late conspiracy.—— The London Gazette of the 22d inst. con tains an order of the King in council, authorising his Majesty's subjects to trade with Demarara and Essequibo, on the same footing as with the British colonies and planta tions in the West-Indies.The King has been pleased to appoint James Mackintosh, Esq. to be Recorder of Bombay in the room of Sir William Syer, deceased.---The East India Company has voted ten thousand tous of shipping, as armed transports for the defence and protection of the coast.The session of parliament was opened on the 22d inst. with the usual formalities, with a gracious speech delivered by his Majesty from the Throne. In the House of Lords, the address was moved by the Marquis of Sligo, and seconded by the Earl of Limerick; in the House of Commons it was moved by the Hon. Cropley Ashley, and seconded by Mr. Berkeley Burland. There was a very general attendance of the members in both Houses. In the House of Lords the address was voted without any speaking but by the Lords who moved and seconded it. In the House of Commons, Mr. Fox took notice that there was no allusion to the mediation of Russia, which ministers had promised to avail themselves of; he also said, that it was idle to calculate on the tranquillity of Ireland, unless the system under which it had been governed, were completely changed. Mr. Addington, in answer, said that the mediation of Russia had failed in producing any arrangement of the differences between England and France, and that circumstances existed, at this time, which prevented him from laying the documents before the House. He deprecated all discussion on the other subject alluded to by Mr. Fox, but said, that if it came regularly before parliament he would meet it fairly. Sir Francis Burdett, also, spoke, and took occasion to repro bate the conduct of a committee of the volunteer corps of two of the parishes in the county which he represented. He condemned the volunteer system altogether, as

infinitely more expensive and less effective than a system of regular defence. On the reading of the address, on the following day, Mr. Windham took a short view of the condition to which the country was reduced by the incapacity of the ministers, whom he thought totally incompetent to meet the dangers of the times: on the subject of Ireland, he declared his agreement to the observations which had been made by Mr. Fox.

MILITARY..

-The army which has been assembled, for some time past at Ostend, under the command of Gen. Oudinot, has gone into barracks there. The brigades of the line and the light troops at Bruges have been formed into regiments, and their chiefs have received the title of Colonels. The troops both at Ostend and Bruges are in a state of perfect readiness to embark, and only wait the completion of the boats which are to transport them. They are daily exercising on board the gun boats, both in embarking and debarking-Two camps are forming near Dunkirk, one of which will consist chiefly of the Consular guards. From the 24th of October, to the 2d of November, thirty battalions of infantry of the line and light troops, four regiments of hussars and chasseurs, and different corps of horse and foot artillery, have arrived at the places of assembling, between Dun kirk and Boulogne. Some troops have also been sent from Dunkirk to Boulogne, where the First Consul has commenced his tour of military inspection.The service along the French coast is said to be divided in the following manner: Gen. Dupas is to command between Boulogne and Havre; Col. La Houssaye from Havre to Concale; Gen. Le Marois from Concale to Brest; Gen. Sebastiani from Brest to Villaine; Gen. La Coste from Villaine to Bourgneuf; and Gen. Paulet in the department of La Vendée. The troops at St. Maloes do duty constantly on board the flotilla: they were reviewed on the 26th of October, by Gens. Malesherbes and Rene, and will be immediately embarked in the boats which have lately arrived there.The prefect of the department of Dyle, where some of the military requisitionists, lately, proved refractory, has delivered in an additional list of disobedient conscripts, and heavy fines will be immediately levied upon their relations.

It was reported that part of the French troops which had been sent into Italy, and had marched to the borders of the Adriatic, had crossed over to the Morea: recent accounts, however, state that those troops are still there, but that preparations are making for

an expedition.Gen. Dessolles, it is said, is to have the command of the French troops in the Italian Republic.--The terms of the capitulation of Demarara and Essequibo have just been published. They stipulate, that the laws, religion, mode of taxation, constituted authorities, and the civil, les gal, and ecclesiastical establishments of the colony shall remain the same; that the inhabitants shall not be molested for what they have done, and that, during the war, they shall only be obliged to take up arms to quet internal commotions; that all the demands which would have been paid by the government, if the colony had not been taken, shall be paid; that the sea and land forces stationed there shall be considered as prisoners of war, and shall be transported, at the expense of the British government, to a Batavian port; that the Batavian troops shall be allowed certain quarters, where they are to remain under the command of their own offi. cers, until they are embarked; that the sick shall be taken care of; and that no negroes shall be required of the planters for forming black-corps. In consequence of these articles, Fort William Frederick was given up to the British troops, and the Batavian ship Hippomenes to the British seamen, on the evening of the 19th of September; the Hornet and the Netley were then allowed to pass into the harbour of Demarara, and on the 20th, at noon, the colonies were taken possession of in the name of his Majesty.—— In a letter written by Lord Hobart, on the 5th instant, refusing to grant permission to Gen. Nogues, the late French Commander at St. Lucia, to return to France, on parole, he says, "that, as the First Consul has, in open contempt of the rights of all civi"lized nations, detained, as prisoners of war, all the subjects of his Majesty, who, during the short interval of peace, had "continued in France, no Frenchmen ac"tually taken in arms, with the exception "of those regularly exchanged, can, in any

case, be permitted to leave the British "shores."- Mr. Macleay, Sec. of the Transport Board, in a letter written on the 31st of October, to Gen. Morgan, a prisoner of war, on his parole, says, "that; "under existing circumstances, it has been judged expedient to remove prisoners of

war, on their parole, from places on the "coast, or in its neighbourhood, to places "in the interior: that the distance to "which they are removed does not exceed

one hundred and seventy miles, while "British prisoners in France are sent to a "distance of five hundred miles from the "coast." He also says, "that more than