from kokkick iwxugto pcake oi the chcfe- tlve in tt r count ot ns re- pciulinct v on- ttfechitcs of aumllca- vftcr the prince r rgents speech ts delivered to parliament on thii ti j in the 1 h 1 of shattibury n the rlotifc of lord moved an addr on tlue oscaulrn o til mi i- he obfervec with tefpetfc to lite difcttfliom with america they were not yet brought to a con- ciulion bnr he was confident all means of conciliation would be re torted tocorfiftcnt with the honor and the imercft df the country lord grenviik did not like the whole of the speech ci j- c ted in the ftrongtfl terms afxainil bains included in any cxpcilions implying approba- tion of the pul or a pledge of percwerance in the fame fyfrcm which had of late been acted uporr a i he was that it ly by a toll radical abitl- dtfutnento that fyftcrn that there ciltcd any hope of fafcty to the c try tc 11 objected to thclaihh pro- fiifion witii which onr rcfourccs hid been lijtixndered when they ihould have been hulbanded for a protracted war of which no one on he tki he hill retain- ed al his objections and in their utsro force to that policy which h ul inflicted a blow on the enemy that recoiled with greater execution on our oven commerce and man- was re iterated larl grav peaking of the af- fair of america c laid that the general fyfiem adop ted had been in feet the source of dmoft all our prefent and impen ding calamities after fome farther difcufiion the addrcfs was acreecd to fine a molt fingular and unprece dented occurrence took place in the houfe of commons thein- ftant the speaker had fifihhcd the reidinq of the prince regents i rir ft in ci id k 1 1 li i ted up and after a long fpeech concluded bv moving an addreis to his royal ilighneis lord cochrane in another fpeech fecon- dedthe motion and the mover and seconder of the minilrcrial addrefs who have uniformly ob tained precedence on nil former occalior5 were thrown out the frder of things bcintf thus reverted tie aadrefs prepared by lord jocelyn and mr vyfe neceitarily came forward as an amendment to the addrefs of sir faucis burdett sir francis and lord cochrane ere appointed tellers but they hid only one member to count and that was mr cuthbcrt lord jocelyas addrefs or rather his amendment was carried without adivifion during the debate in the com mons lord joeelyn cxpreited a hope that the adjuitment of the afuir of the cheftpeak might be the forerunner of an ultimate arrangement for that pennant friend hip between tlie cwc nations which muft equally redound to the benefit of america as it will to the advantage of g ntaic mr vyfe faid mr fonionby obferved the third topic embraced by the speech appeared to him to be of yet greater importance than the c mteft in the feuinfula and that tonic was our relations with am- ni llchndlccn with pleafurc the pacific ipiritthat had recently rnrked the communications ot this government to that power md trulling as he did that this pacific fpirit would continue to manifeit itfelf and pervade the future negociations he thought it moll expedient to ablmn at prefent from any commentary on that fpirit orremakson the conference which had attended it thcchancellor of tlieexchequcr mr perce valjiiid as to america he did not think it delirable that any difcuf- hon fhould take place on that iub- jcclat prefent and under the pre fent circuiiiftanccs of the negocia- tion between the two countries- the next day jan 8 mr whitbrcad obferved the speech contained another topic highly intereiting and im portant on which it was proper for the lioufc to demand informa tion he meant the unfortunate unadjultcd differences- with the u states o america lal a- fion it had fallen to his lot to depre cate in that boufe that all oilers of conciliation made bv america 4 were rejected by the britilh gov- crnment and that the greatehdif- rjipet had lien fliewn by the marquis of welleflev to the am- crican ambaifauor ir pinkney that nltertion denied and he mr v perhiadetl of tiie fact moved for the eorrefpondence which palled between them but it was refilled and the houfe con- erred in the rcfulal but the charge had not been vet rebutted when any prfon on tlvat the oppolltion fide of the koufe ven tured to predict evil comcquences from the meafures puriucd by gentlemen on the other fide their prophecies were reviled or dilrcgar- id but whathi had vfvviys dreaded wnsunhappily like to come to pate for after our differences with vvmcrica had iubffited five years and government had repor ted to every political fubtcrfugc to avoid conciliation notwithstan ding the repeated efforts of amer ica to come to an accommodation we had only to cxnect the fatal cataftrophe leagued with france cries of hear hear from the onpolition benches america told us that the leerees of prance which eaufed our orders in council rcftriciinn- their neutral commerce were re pealed our anfwer to that was a flat denial of the fact the houfe as yet had very little information upon the fubjeer but when the neccfrary documents mould te produced minilters would have a long account to fettle for the eor refpondence had already appeared in the american papers from the eorrefpondence between mr monroe and mr foftcr it was evident that the obnoxious decrees of france were repealed on the end of nov here mr percival faid acrofs tlie table america lays fo mr whicbread then challenged the right hon gentle- of feeing that country london hear hear lheveould call that mmiiter to to the government ot am- our differences with america man to produce one inftance flicw- rmiied to be amicably adjufted ingthat they had not been repealed at ail events our fincere defire he would call on that minifter to -j- was fugciently evident prove it to america to prevent tlie erica that it was unable to govern that country from the meilage of the prelident and the report of the committee of foreign relations nothing but war threat ened us while our government obttinately refufed to evade the teinnefl by timely meaiures the chancellor ot the exche quer in reply laid 11 he could have no hchtation in laying that great and very im portant differences exiftcd with america the particulars of which he mult decline at prefent to ftate for obvious rcafons and in the hope that they will be amicably removed but not from any inabil ity to elhblilh a goodcauleon the art of great hritain the terms oifered by britain were moderate and conciliatory but conliitent with the honor and dignity of the country let the houfe look to the conduct of britain and france to america as well as the conduct of america to both ami judge whether britain had committed an unjuft aggrelhon should the ratal cataltvopne oi a war break out would not diiguife that it would bring great evil upon the country but he was perfuaded that america would not be the leaf fuffcrcr amatcver gentle men might fuppofe it never was his willi to fee america cruflied or ruined in her trade or her re fourees on the contrary he looked to the wealth and prosper ity of that country as acccflary to thofe of great britain and that the diminution of thofe of one mufl ahcrt thofe of the other hear hear from every con federation he was able to give the fubject he did not think britain could confidently with her un doubted rights and national ho- nour fubmit more than ihe did to tnenational honour america laid i he berlin ami milan decrees were repealed he faid they were not hear hear hear he plainly law in every fubfequent commer cial decree that the principles were adhered to and acted upon if america had evidence of their re vocation where was the public in- ftrument to prove the fact the decree for repealing them promifed only adiftant revocation condition ally that england renounced her new fyftem of blockade by re voking her orders in council or america mould make her flag ref- peclcd that was to go to war with england since that condi tional repeal however the berlin and milan decrees were repeatedly declared to be the fundamental laws of the empire and all neutral hips which mould not conform to them were declared to be den ationalised hear hear was that a virtual revocation of them itwasnot but whenever frrance mould revoke them britain would repeal her orders in coun cil but not relinquilh her maritime fuperiority which france could not otherwise reduce mr hutchinfon faid he was happy to profpeel of peace with the difcufhori on motion to be taken up again the z to lateft froirt cadiz arrived below the hup george and a bertj captain singleton k days fiom cxu i wo army events ot importance fad ccrtly occuired viz pattiotic fccef l andalufin and the reverie in v grcnt hopes arc cntertaed of thfi clficncr to refult fiom tin new military organization under lord wellington exfrab fa letter from afrjvaft oftc rf rittul j iinttiy j an o since i wrote yon jail l have hardly hj morriiiit to fparf til now to write you 3 ovvingto our being every moment in expect tion of befn enexd y ith the enemy but have row the satisfaction of informing you tlitt thy have entirely retreated- i will yiui thepjirtlenlurs a they occ th ioihof dccembr inecliemybn toaprnr in fmall numbersdnrin theday but- nvcrds tir evening the fncreafed anil flrfiveinour piquet they then tookapnotion m right of the town about 500 yard from the wall and began to throw np a bivall wotkfw the cannon and infantry on the 29a they opened a foe from eiht pieces of orn- ikiii 18 pomndcrs and tw nortcr they kvpt up a fro art lire on the town mhiwi for two days at length they 0ccectltd m making a breach near the hirers gate where the water from the mils a ftreatn uuvt tw jjatcr on rhemominjof the jffti thev ntade a moll dcfpentcfault with 2coo nicked men out ot alunt lcco their whole army thdv men united the breach and were completely ripuhcliino defeated wth about qo kile an wfottff- dfd tl- j rv and our leiitrjes on the wail tintii the ith if lannarv wlien ie whole of the nrrrvrctrev ed leavinjr large quantities ofimmu ij a immenle uawlles ci lores for the ufi cf their aimv genejr4l orders colonel skerret moll fiiicerelvcongratjti the britlfh parrifott onthcrefphnftiieattacai of tt day 7cco cf the enemys irlt tronri attacked the bleach and wretonlly dflitedi with imtncnfelcif all mmvvd nrmy hut 1 lie condtift of col gough ofthc sth vioc good foirune it was 10 dtlvnd the breach ltnpafles all praifr signed skerret col i have now given yon every particular 2nd on will fee what iliare the 87th hail in the bufinefs in laft the enemy vitas totally if- featecl ky we had i t wounded mi two out of tltcff badly we hail imufbctn wnimdod hut flip fitly the cowsl gpi a flight wound in his face two ofbcch of the 7th and engineers v ere killed fixtrafi of it litr from h doted fcd tinted tke 21 jan isi2- prices quoted on the other fide and will continue fo for a iqjj time as our crops have entirely failed the fcarcitytlirougliout the country is fo gpfat that our armies mull beiupplied from abroad and the french armies will probably be compelled to return to france both armies mult fufler feverdy beforc next crop our affairs are greatly ehansed for the better and no doubt is now entertained of ultimate fuccefs the span i fli armies arc gaining ftrength courage and experience and the french armies are wafting daily b hear of a america though tve had done every thin- in our power to provoke her to war relying u ullr maritime superiority from the km fli i ether fell 2 on wcdnciday la ft arrived in hampton roads from lifbon laft from madeira his brittanic ma- jellys frigate macedonian of 38 guns with difpaiehes for mreol- ter the britifh minifter an arrangement had been an nounced as having taken place be tween the governments of great britain spain and portugal by which lord wellington is appoin ted general in chief ofthc armies of the three nations whofe regular force it is laid and believed will m the ipring amount to two hun dred thoufand men exclusive of the guerilla force v hich has be come verv formidable to tlie trench