they had been battering at him, and fue him for Peace, and ftating his oppofition to fubfidies al ogether, concluded with declaring his refiftance to the motion. The question was then called for, and the Houle divided-For the motion, 162 -against it, 19-M jority, 143. The Refolution was then put and carried, and the Report ordered to be brought up. 18. The House in a Committee on the Report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the causes of the prefent Scarcity of Corn, Sir J. W. Anderfon, Bart. in the chair, Lord Hawkesbury, adverting to the Actor the 13th Geo. III. faid, that the Commitree had agreed univerfally in one general opinion, which was, that legisla tive interference could have very little effect in any thing that related to the fubject in queftion; all that they at this day deemed to be their duy, was to afcertain the deficiencies of that article, and by fome temporary measure try to remedy them. The average quantity of wheat ufed for bread was eftimated at eight millions of quarters annually; of this neary quantity it appeared by the Report, that about one month's fupply for the year was actually wanted, or about 6 or 700.000 quarters of wheat. To make up tha deficiency he thought might be accomplished, if, for the next fix or seven months, ftale bread was used instead of new bread; by this an average of one fortnight might be obtained. The next mode would be, to make bread of fuch a compofition as would take in more of the bran; and the third and laft would be, to encourage the ufe of potatoes. These two latter circumftances, even if we could not import more wheat, would certainly make up the deficiency of the other fortnight.-His Lordship then moved, That the Chairman be directed to report for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent Bakers from expofing bread for fale, which has not been baked a certain number of hours. Sir J. Sinclair and Mr Tierney faid a few words, and the Refolution was agreed to. 19. Lord Hawkesbury prefented a Bill for prohibiting Bakers from vending bread that had not been baked a certain number of hours; which being read a firft and fecond time, went into a Committee, when the blanks were filled, viz. That its operation fhould commence on the 26th inft. in London, and ten miles round the Royal Exchange; and, from and after the 4th of March, that its powers fhould extend to the reft of Great Britain, where the laws of affize of bread already exift. That the penalty, for every loaf expofed to fale otherwife than as by the Act directed, fhould be gl. and that before one or more credible justices, upon the oaths of one or more credible witaeffes; and finally, that its powers fhould continue till fix weeks after the nex Seffions of Parliament. The Attorney General moved the Order of the Day for the fecond reading of the Habeas Corpus Bill. A divifion enfued-For the fecond reading, 98-againft it, 12-Majority, 86. The Bill was then read a lecond time, and ordered to be committed. 21. The Houfe having refolved itself into a Committee on the Bill for continuing the Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus Act, agreed, on the motion of the Attorney General, that the A& fhould continue in force till the 1ft of F-bruary next. The Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. A Meffage from the Lords informed the Houfe, that their Lordships had agreed to certain Refolutions, the object of which was to leffen the Confumption of Bread; and the Lords fent to the Houfe a copy of a paper to which they had put their names, and thereby agreed to diminish the Confumption of Bread in their families, and to abftain from all kinds of Paftry. On the motion of Mr Pitt, the confideration of this Meffage was referred to the Corn Committee. The Houfe, pursuant to the Order of the Day, refolved itself into a Committee to confider the Act of the zift of the King, and a perfon from the Bank hav ing delivered at the Bar of the Houfe a propofal from the Corporation, the fame was read. It contained an offer on the part of the Bank, that in confideration of the further extenfion of its Charter for the period of 21 years after the expiration of its prefent Charter, the Bank would advance for the fervice of Govern ment the fum of three millions, the repayment of which was to be fecured by Exchequer Bills, payable at the end of fix years: and that, if the money was not then paid, it was to bear an intereft of five per cent. 1 Mr Pitt faid, that as this fubject was to be difcuffed more fully on a future day, he would trouble the Committee with very few words. He fhould merely take notice of the great advantages which PP 2 the the public muft derive, in cafe the propofal of the Bank fhould be complied with. They would have a loan of three millions, without any intereft, for fix years; at the expiration of which period it was reasonable to conclude that the country would be free from the hoftility in which he was now engaged; and in that cafe the 3 per cents. would not be much below par, so that a loan could be made on very advantageous terms, for the purpose of repaying this fum to the Bank. He concluded by moving, That it is the opinion of the Committee, that it is expedient to continue to the Bank of England, for the period of twenty-one years, after the year 1812, the privileges fecured to them by the Act of the 21ft of Geo III. on condition of their complying with the terms contained in their propofal to that Houte. Mr Tierney wifhed to know whether the propofal for this renewal firft came from Mr Pitt to the Bank, or from the Bank to the Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr Pitt faid, the propofal was firft made by him to the Bank Directors; was then fubmitted by them after they had approved of it, to the confideration and judgment of a Court of Proprietors, who having approved the fame, in mature deliberation, it came back to him; and from that time he and the Bank Directors had acted together. Mr Tierney faid, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Bank Directors acting together, was a thing he had never heard of before. The Refolution was agreed to, the Report received, and ordered to be taken into further confideration in the Committee of Supply on Tuesday next. Mr Pitt moved the Order of the Day, that the House fhould go into a Committee of Supply, and moved, That the fum of two millions be granted to his Majesty, to defray the Extraordinaries of the Army. After which he moved the feveral annual eftimates for the Sup ply of the enfuing year. The Report was brought up and agreed to. Monday next was appointed for the confideration of further Supply to his Majefty. Adjourned. THE MONTHLY REGISTER Interesting Intelligence from the London Gazettes. Admiralty Office, Dec. 7 1799. SIR, ployed upon, has been occafioned by my with to land 57 French prifoners that compofed the Officers and crew of a very fine fchooner privateer, Le Barras, of 14 guns, belonging to Dunkirk, out four days from Oftend, commanded I Tranfmit, for the information of the by Citizen Froments which veffelin Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a letter from Capt. Dunbar, of his Majefty's floop Driver, giving an account of his having captured and brought in here this morning Le Barras fchooner privateer, belonging to Dunkirk, manned principally with Danes and Swedes. I am, &c. captured (the Vigilant hired lugger in company) on the 30th ult. ten leagues N. W. of the Texel. I am happy to add he had only made one prize, he Jane of Hull. from Sunderland, with coals for Embden; the matter and part of the feamen I found on board the fchooner, making in all 67 in number. I have the honour to be, &c. to you, for the information of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a letter I have juft received from Captain Temple, of his Majefty's floop Jaloufe, giving an account of his having captured the French lugger privateer, the Fantafie, belonging to Dunkirk, which I had fent him in queft of on the 24th of laft month, and have no doubt the uniform zeal and exertion of this Officer will meet with due attention from their Lordships. MY LORD, I am, &c. Duncan. Jaloufe at Sea, Nov. 30, Yesterday I had the good luck to fall in with the privateer your Lordship fent me in queft of, and after a chace of five hours I captured her; fhe is a new copper-bottomed lugger, of 14 guns and 60 men, called the Fantafie, of Dunkirk, and had the day before taken four laden colliers, clofe in with Flambro' Head. I determined to get towards Oftend, and this day I retook the Sally of Lynn, one of her prizes; the others I have great hopes of falling in with. I feel great pleasure in having refcued four mafiers, and 35 British feamen from the horrors of a French prifon. The lugger is just refitted, well ftored, coft 2,600l. fterling, and I think well calculated for his Majefty's fervice. I have the honour to be, &c. J. Temple Enclofure from Vice-Admiral Lutwidge, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vellels in the Downs, Dec. 3, 1799. Racoon, Dorns, Dec. 3. SIR, I beg leave to acquaint you, that yef terday morning at day-light, Portee E. S. E. I fell in with a French lugger privateer, to which I immediately gave chace, and an hour after I had the fatif faction to capture her. She proves to be Le Vrai Decide, of 14 guns, four (wivels, and 50 men (nine of whom had been left on fhore when the failed,) commanded by Citizen Defgardri, belongs to Buologne, out 30 hours, in company with three others, and had not taken any thing. His Majefty's fhip Cormorant was fight, and joined in the chace. in I have the honour to be, &c. To S. Lutwidge, Efq. Vice-Adm. &c. I have the pleasure of tranfmitting, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a letter which I have received from Captain Lloyd, of his Majefty's floop Racoon, giving an account of his having captured on the 3d inft. L'Intrepide French privateer, of 16 guns and 60 men, belonging to Calais. The Racoon anchored in the Downs this morning, and I have the fatisfaction of learning from Lieut. Coxwell, that the wound which Capt. Lloyd has received in the head from a half pike is not dangerous. He also informs me, that foon after the action, the Stag cutter joined, and went in pursuit of the brig mentioned in Captain Lloyd's let ter. SIR, S. Lutwidge, V. A. of the Red. Racoon, Dover Roads, Dec. 4. I beg leave to acquaint you, that yefterday at ten, P. M. Dover north about five or fix miles, I obferved a lugger board a brig; I foon difcovered her to be an enemy, and made all fail in chace; after a running fire of about 40 minutes I laid her alongfide, when we were received with a fmart fire from the cannon and fmall arms, which was immediately returned with fuccefs. Finding themselves unable to make any further refiftance, bowfprit and foremaft gone, they thought it fit to frike. She proves to be L'Intrepide, of Calais mounting 16 guns and 60 men, quite new, commanded by Citizen Saiffard, failed from Buologne four o'clock yesterday evening. I feel myfelf much indebted to Lieut. Coxwell (the only Commiflioned Officer I had on board) for the great affiftance I received from him, as well as the other Officers and men for their attention in obeying my orders. It is with fatisfaction I have to flate (through Providence) that there is only one man wounded, and myself flightly. The privateer has loft 13 in killed and wounded. I am forry to ftate that the brig captured was the Welcombe, from London to Plymouth, with malt; and it was out of my power to pursue her, as I must have loft my foremaft, all my forefhrouds being gone on the ftarboard fide. It gives me particular pleasure to have deprived the enemy of a veffel which they confidered the the largest and beft failer from Calais; and have the honour to be, &c. R. Lloyd. To S. Lutavidge, Efq. V. A, of the Red. Atalante, at Sea, Dec. 4. SIR, I have the honour to acquaint you, that this morning, at half past eight, I obferved a lugger in the S. W. hovering round and boarding a brig, to which I gave immediate chace': finding we came rapidly up, the caft off the tow-rope, and at a quarter paft eleven, I fent the Mafter in the jolly boat, without heaving-to, to take poffeffion of the brig left without a foul on board, and continued the chace of the privateer, then four or five miles a-head; at four P. M. in a fair chace, I had the fatisfaction to come up with and take her; Le Succefs, of Boulogne, Francois Matthieu Blondin, mafter, mounting fix carriage guns, and 48 men, fix days from Boulogne, and taken nothing else. I found the crew of the prize on board, and learn her to be the Martha, of London, Edward Lewingron, Mafter, from London, bound to Beltaft, laden with fundries, taken by the privateer laft night to the weftward of Dungeness. I have the honour to be, &c. To Vice Admiral Lutwidge, &c. A. G. Griffiths. Admiralty-Office, Dec. 14. Copy of a Letter from John Thomas Duckworth, Efq. Rear Admiral of the White, to Evan Nepean, Efq dated on board his Majesty's fhip Leviathan, Port Mabon, the 3d Sept. 1799. SIR, I inclofe, for the information of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a Lift of Prizes captured by the fquadrou employed at Minorca, between the 2d of Auguft and the 4th of Sept. 1799. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. 7. T. Duckworth. Lift of Veffels captured by the Squadron employed at Minorca between the ad of Aug, and the 4th of Sept. Brig laden with falt; taken by the Powerful, Maj-ftic, and Vanguard; maf er and crew deferted. Zebec, (No. 25) from Tarragona bound to Barcelona with 4000 reams of paper on account of the King of Spain; taken by the boats of his Majelly's fhips Vanguard and Zealous. Latteen fail veffei, (No. 19) from Tarragona bound to Barcelona, laden with paper, wine, and corn; taken by ditto. Latteen fail veffel, from Tortola bound to Barcelona, with pine timber for hips or building; captured by ditto. wheat; taken by the Vanguard: boat Single Lateen fail-boat, laden with being old, let go with the paffengers and old men. Single Lateen fail-decked boat, quite new, (No. 184) from Tarragona bound to Barcelous, with 130 quarters of wheat; taken by the Zealous. quarters of wheat; taken by the ZeaSingle Latteen fail-boat, with 160 lous; boat being old, let go with the old men, paffengers, and boys. J. T. Duckworth. I have juft time to communicate to ralty, the arrival of his Majefty's fchoonmy Lords Commiffioners of the Admi er Ne ley off this port with two Spanish lugger privateers taken on the 14th inft. and on this day; alío a lugger taken on the 24th by his Majefty's fhip Caftor in fight of the Netley, with which I bore up from Oporto, agreeable to -written orders from Captain Gower. The Walfingham packet is this moment under our ftern, which will be a fufficient apology for the brevity of this letter. On my arrival at Lisbon, I fhall do myself the honour of tranfmitting the particulars of my proceedings, with the account of two additional recaptures of brigs from Newfoundland. I have the honour to be, &c. Auguftine's B y) laden with rum and arrack, cut out of St Dennis, Ifle of Bourbon, by L'Oiseau's boats, April 21, I 799.. Chance, laden with rice, (cut out of Balafore Roads by La Forte French frigate; taken from under the battery at Cannonies Point, Isle of France) recap tured April 25, 1799, at anchor off the Ifle of France, by the Jupiter, Tremendous, and Adamant: afterwards loft near St. Mary's, Madagascar. The French fchooner Janet, laden with paddy; taken April 25, 1799, by the Star, off Roderique The Pruffian fhip Three Brothers, laden with naval ftores and fundries, from Bourdeaux, faid to be bound to Tranquebar, (detained going into Port Louis) taken May 7, 1799, by the Tremendous, off Port Louis, Ifle of France. The brig Elizabeth, laden with rice (taken by a French privateer in the Bay of Bengal) recaptured May 2, 1799, by the Star, off Round Island, Ifle of France; afterwards foundered. The French fchooner Surprize, in ballaft, taken May 7, 1799, by the Star, off Cape Brabant, Ifle of France. The American fhip Pacific, laden with bale goods and fugar, (run on fhore by the French near the River Noir; part of the cargo faved by the boats of the fquadron) retaken May 10, 1799, by the Jupiter, Tremendous, and Adamant, off the Ifle of France; afterwards burnt. (Signed) G. Lofack. Downing-Street, Dec. 13. A Difpatch, of which the following is a copy, has this day been received from the Right Honourable Lord William Bentinck, by the Right Honoarable Lord Grenville, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart ment. Head quarters, Morozzo, Nov. 14. MY LORD, It gives me great fatisfaction to be able to flate to your Lordship, that it is the determination of the Commander in Chief to under'ake immediately the fiege of Coni, and push it on with all poffible vigour. This refolution has been adopt ed in confequence of the events which have taken place fince the battle of the 4th, and which prove the defeat of the enemy on that day to have been moft complete. The prifoners taken on the 4th and 5th amount to 4300, which number is much greater than was at first fuppofed. The Auftrians loft 2000 in killed and wounded. On the 11th, the division of General' Ort attacked that part of the enemy which remained at Borgo St. Dalmazzo, and drove them as far as Robillante. On the fame day Major General Somafiva pursued the French in the valley of the Stura as far as Demome, of which he took poffeffion, and made 100 prisoners. Major-Gen. Gotterfheim alfo obliged the French to evacuate the villages of La Choifa, Boves, and Poveragna. Gen. Championnet had affembled his whole force at Mondovi, and upon the mountains behind the river Ellero, as far as Monafterlo. As long as he occupied this pofition, it was impoffi ble to undertake the fiege of Coni. Gen. Melas therefore gave orders that a general attack fhould be made on the 13th A letter from Championnet to S. Cyr had been intercepted, which fhewed that the latter was not able to purfue the advantage which he had gained over Gen. Kray in the laft action which I had the honour to ftate to your Lordship. For this reason, the division of Gen. Metrowski, which had marched as far as Cherafco for the purpose of reinforcing Gen. Kray, was ordered to return to the camp of the Trinita on the 12th, and to form the left of the attack on the town of Mondovi.-The remainder of the army marched in two columns: the one by La Chiufa, upon Monafterlo; the other by Villa Nova, upon the centre of the enemy's line. From the difficulties of the roads the attacks were not made till very late, and the enemy, without making much refiftance, abandoned all his pofitions. The people of Mondovi opened the gates of the Lower Town to the Auftrians. The French army retired to Vico, and evacuated the citadel of Mondovi in the night. Gen. Championnet is retreating towards Ormia, and Major-General Bellegarde is fent with a confiderable corps in his purfuit. The Auftrian army marches this day to B i nette, and will to-morrow take up the neceffary pofitions to cover the fiege. I never yet have feen inveteracy and de teftation of the French fo general, and carried to fuch length as it is here: the whole people are armed: and, headed by a prieft, perform the moft wonderful exploits. In the beginning of the campaign they took both Ceva and Mondovi from the French; and in the action of yefterday, a body of 15,0co prevented a very ftrong column of the enemy from marching |