rain on the empire, fhall we offer u enditioned and unipulated aid? There is no man who is a friend to Britain, there is no man who is a friend to Ireland, who can confent to it. What, will you fend more armies to be flaughtered; more generals to be made priti ners? Will you urge on a phrenzy that cannot enslave America, but muft rain Egland? For now I can fear nothing from the war, but the ruin of England. The madnets of miniflers will go on 'till the decided refolutions of parliament and people fhall flop them.

England has till the old hankering after pow. et. In the very last fettion the paled no le's than four acts, naming Ireland; and 'till the thal renounce all claim to contioul this country, it would be madness in Irifhuien to fupport her ambition. While I fay this, I am willing to join in any dutiful and affectionate addrefs to his majefty; and I have as much regard for England as any man can have that loves Ireland better.

Mr. Yelverton.I never conceived it was poffible to draw from the words of the refolution the meaning that has been drawn, and which they never meant a meaning they do not convey, and which I never d d intend they fhours." I fhould deem myself a moft unworthy apoftate, indeed, if I should give any function, or the most diftant fupport to the ca rying on a war against America; but the words are mif. conceived, and it is impoffible for the refolution to bear such a construction, without introducing words which are not in it.

The words are, "all fach measures as may tend to promote a speedy and bonourable peace." Does this mean any thing but what in the opinion of this house shall tend to promote that defirable end? The houfe is pledged for nothing more; and it cannot be conftrued otherwise, except purpofely mifconftrued, if it were other wife I would be forward to alter it; if it could be thought that by this the house was pledged to profecute a war founded in wickednels and carried on in error, I would difclaim it; but I do not think this a proper moment to enter into an enquiry of the juftice or injuftice of the war. I feel, and every man feels, that Great Britain has received a wound: the fatal effects of which it becomes the wildom and generouty of this houfe to prevent. Does any man with that the confederacy of enemies fhall continue to the ruin of England? Or does he not rather with, to terminate the war? If he does I call upon him to fup. port the refolution.I have ever kept myself unconnected with administration, and I fall do fo while I have the honour of a feat in this houfe: My honourable friend, therefore, did me no more than juftice in declaring that he thought my intention honeft: but for the fame reafon that I keep myself detached from ministry, I keep myfelf detached from party-I fpeak my own tente, and I will neither echo the language of a faction, or the dictate of a minifter.-It is faid that there is a malignancy in the words of the refolution. I deny it. I think that in the prefent fituation of Great-Britain, we are bound 10 offer every affiftance in our power; yet I am not fo wedded to this form of words but I will confent to alter them.-[Here fome one afked,

a little above their breath, whether he meant to pledge the nation in the profecution of a foreign war.]-I do mean to pledge the house for aid, and I hope it will affent. What, fhall we, at the moment that we are receiving the greateft favours from England, withhold our aid from the fupport of the very furces from which our greateft advantages are to be derived? When commerce was unjustly restricted, the best blood of Ireland was hed in fupport of the British empire; a dhil we now, that we participate in her dearen intereft, fit fuilen down with folded arms, and fee that empire destroyed?

Mr. Conolly-I rife, Sir, as a man who never gave a vote that could in any degree promote the American war; as a man that most fincerely condemus and detefts that damnable doctrine and pfition on which the American war is founded; as a man never engaged in any adminiftration though wishing well to all; as a man never con• nected with party, which I deteft and avoid; and I am happy to find the fame fentiments entertained by the honourable mover of the address, who e integrity and wifdom ought ever to be brid in refpect. He hasteized the prefent opportunity to prove himfelt equally a friend to GreatBritain and Deland: he has acted as a man who perceives that now or never is the time to fupport the empire for though America be loft, yet has England till in her power to raife this country to an envied pitch of greatnefs, and the aff &tionate loyalty of this addrefs will speak fo home to the feelings of Great Britain, that her gratitude will grant whatever this nation can

want.

Mr. Forbes.-There have been fo many infinuations thrown out against oppofition, that it diftreffes me exceedingly to oppote this refolu tion; but I must differ from the gentlemen who fay that the question for the day (Poynings law) is not a proper fubject for the prefent difcuffion. Í think that this is the precife time to enter on it, now that the British minifter's dream of fubduing America is vanished, and has not left a wreck behind,' is the time to fhew that it is unwife to opprefs any country.

A liberal policy might make this island of more advantage, and more productive to the British empire than the great continent of America has ever ben; and we should rather draw the attention of England to the advantages of this country, than fupport her in the profecution of the American war. It is faid that this addrels does not pledge us to fupport that ; but if it does not, does it operate as a rebuke to give a check to it? The war in America has now ceafed to be a war of policy or of defence, it is now a war of paffion and resentment; this is evident from the tenth article of lord Cornwallis's capitulation, and the answer given to it by the French and American generals. Will any man after this fly to the British standard and be hanged for his loyalty? No. From that moment the British caufein America was undone. Let us not, therefore, abet the minifter in his vain purfuit, the address of this house may have but too much weight. I appeal to every gentleman who recollects, with what avidity addreffes were fought from every paltry corporation in England, at the beginning of the war, whether my fear is not well founded?

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But if the addrefs can be altered, fo as to leave no equivocal expreffion in it, I have no objection to giving every teftimony of loyalty and affection to his Majefty.

Mr. Punionby, jun. answered Mr. Forbes.He fait, when four inveterate enemies had enter tered into an unnatural confederacy, to overwhelm Great Britain and Ireland, he could not discriminate amongst them; that to offer contolation and to relufe fupport, would be to infult England in the hour of diftrefs, and therefore he would vote for the addrefs as propofed by the honourable and learned mover.

Mr. Flood entered into his ufual ftile of eloquence, and reprobated the idea of giving any tappert to the American war; after which he moved the following amendment, to be inferted immediately after the firtt, and in place of the fecond paragraph of the address:

“In a fond hope that this illand, connected with Great-Britain by an indiffoluble attachment and confidence, grounded upon the perfect acknowledgment of the parliamentary conftitution of Ireland, will be able, by their united and cordial efforts, to repel the hereditary enemies of the British nation; and deliver down to his majelly's lareft pofterity his royal diadem with undiminished luure, his faithful commocs take this opportunity of fpontaneously cfering to his majelly their lives and fortunes at this alarming crilis."

Mr. Eden faid that he rofe to fupport the addrefs, and, confequently to oppofe the amendment; that after the various digreffions, which the debate had run into, it feemed not immaterial to recollect that the only points' properly uncer difcuffion, 'were the occafion of the propofition made, and the propofition itlelf.

Of the occafion, it was enough to fay, that it was a calamity of great extent and importance; and was in his eftimation, and to his feeling, fo great, that though of a family which had great reverfionary interefts in one of the revolted colonies, though connected in the warmest friendsh Р with the gallant general who commanded, and though peculiarly concerned for fome of the loyal icdividuals, who feemed to be devoted in the capitulation. he had been unable to advert to private interefts, perfonal friendship, or private pity. He confidered all fecondary confiderations as overwhelmed in the public concern. It was a calamity which tended to diminifh the luftre of the diadem defcribed in the propofed amendment; for the colonies were certainly fome of the brightest jewels that adorned it It was a calamity, which at least tended to increate the difficulties and dangers of the war, aiready difficult and dangerous.

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Such being the occafion, the propofed address was farely well adapted to it, and did great honour to the gentleman who brought it forward -it would do great honour to the parliament who feemed likely to adopt it-it would convey the wife and jutt fentiments of the nation, which fharing the advantages of Britain, was dilpoled to share her diftrefs. He was, indeed, aware that fome gentlemen, whom he believed to act from wife and generous principles, were, from milconception, not willing to concur; but it was evident, that a large majority of gentlemen, well delerving thofe epithets, would give their concur rence; and therefore he would repeat what on a former occasion had been the fubject of remark

"that he felt no anxiety for the fate of the queftion."-He was incapable of anxiety for the fate of any queftion, when fo generally and espectably fupported. A right honourable gentleman had accused him of making the treasurybench his couch and the conftirution his pillow. He should be glad to find a refting place, when the fituation of the empire gave to much caule for difquiet, but he fhould not look for it on the treafury-bench:--The conftitution was happy enough to be a pillow to all those who fhared it.

The addrefs had been objeЯed to, because it had not been called for-the voice of misfortune was turely the loudeft call to good and generous mind: the time of calamity was the leafon for the display of affection-it was in the hour of grief that the feafor, of love and friendthip would make the deepeft and molt permanent impreffions.

Mr. Ogle then propofed another amendment, which if agreed to, it was underflood was to fuperfede that of Mr. Flood; it was to expunge the words," when his majesty's dominions are expoted to a powerful and dangerous combination of enemies." After fome debate, the queftion was put upon M. Ogle's amendment.

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The question was then put on Mr. Flood's amendment, and negatived without a division. The queftion was then put on the original metion of Mr. Yelverton, for the addrets, and carried.

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Mr. Flood then faid-As I ain neither to be intimidated by numbers, not deceived by profeffions, I give notice, that on this day fe'nnight, I will make a motion relative to the Law of Poynings.

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Barcelona, Odober 13.

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N the morning of the 11th a most violent ftorm came on, almost in a moment, which greatly damaged this port, and drove all the fhips in it from their moorings, fome of which were crushed to pieces by running foul of others, and many were funk, and there were little hopes of any being faved till about eleven o'clock, when the wind abated, and with great difficulty 58 veffels were faved, 13 of which were richly laden for America, and had they been loft, must have ruined leveral merchants of this city. Great thanks are due to the comte del Alfalto the officer of the marine of this province, and the captain general, for their at tention and affiftance during the hurricane ; the impetuofity of the wind and agitation of the water, has washed fo large a quantity of fand to the entrance of the port, that until it is properly cleared the navigation will be very dangerous.

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Peterburgh, October 29. We are bufily employed in raifing recruits, which had been iuf pended for three weeks. It confits in a levy of the two hundredth part of all male flaves of the empire. This militia, according to calculation, will amount to 245,000 men. man out of every hundred is allo to be taken from among the free pealants, which will produce feveral thousand men, deftined to complete the regiments of huffars. All the officers abfent from their respective regiments are ordered to return, on pain of lofing their employ

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are going in fearch of a more happy country. The houses which have been deferted, are converted into barracks for foldiers. Geneva, for merly fo flourishing, now only affords the dreary representation of a desert.

Vienna, Nov. 9. They write from Conftantinople, that the new grand vizier, and the new multi, incline to peace, on account of the prefent weak Itate of the Ottoman empire; and that in confequence, they have intimated to M. de Boulgak ff, envoy extraordinary from the emprefs of Ruffia, at the Porte, that the fultan, their mailer, was willing to confent to an agreement, refpecting the affairs of the Crimea, through the medium of one or other of the Eu

ropean powers.

From the Ukraine, Nov. 10. According to authentic advices, the troubles of Crimea are entirely appeafed by the wifdom of the court of Ruffia, and the fortitude of the general fent thither by that court. The former Chan has been re-established in his poft, and his brother has been fatisfied in another manner.

Madrid, Nov. 15. The king of Spain, to recompenfe the bravery of the prince de Naffau, during the attack of the floating batteries against Gibraltar, has granted him the privilege to fit out five register fhips annually, with which he may trade to any part of the king's dominions in Mexico and Peru. It is faid, the king of France has raised the prince de Naffau, to the degree of captain in the navy, and that count d'Estaing wishes him to have a command in his fleet; but many people affert that he is going back to the camp of St. Roche, where he will hold a very brilliant fituation, circumstances obliging the Spaniards to continue the fie that important fortrefs.

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, November 14, 1782. His day the Rev. John Diiney, D. D. F. A. S. and chaplain to the lord bishop of Carlisle, refigned his church preferment (confifting of the rectory of Panton and vicarage of Swinderby, both in the county diocese of Lincoln), not being able, from religious fcruples, to officiate any longer, according to the rules of the established church.

Edinburgh, Nov. 27. Yesterday was brought before the High Court of Jafticiary here, John M'Afee, who was tried before the Circuit Court at laverary, in September last, for a forgery of the twenty fhilling notes of the British linen company, and against whom a verdic was then returned, finding him guilty, art and part, of forging the promiflory notes of the laid compaBy, and alfo, of iffuing four of the notes. This verdict was certified by the judge upon the cir cuit to the High Court of Jufticiary here. M'Afee having applied to be heard by counsel in bar of judgment, it was contended, that, the forgery was confefTedly perpetrated in the city of Dublin, in Ireland, and being without the juridiction of the court, was not an offence against the Hib. Mag. Jan. 1783.

laws of this country; and fecondly, that the iffuing only, when not joined to the actual forgery, was not a crime by the laws of Scotland, punishable with death. The court, after long pleadings, were unanimously of opinion, that a forgery, perpetrated to take effect in this kingdom, in whatever country the fame may have been executed, was death; and that the fraudulently uttering and using notes, knowing them to be forged, was, by the law of Scotland, a capital crime. They therefore repelled both objections, and fentenced M'Afee to be hanged in the Gras-market of Edinburgh upon Wednelday the 8th of January next.

Dec. 1. The Scotch brigade, in the Dutch ferice, have renounced their allegiance to their lawful fovereign, and taken a new oath of fidelity to their High Michtineffes. They are, for the future, to wear the Dutch uniform, and not to carry the arms of the enemy any longer in their colours, nor to beat their march. They are to receive the word of command in Du.ch, and their officers are to wear orange-coloured lashes, and the fame fort of fpontoons as the officers of other Dutch regiments. G

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