the wilmington gazette published every tuesday by allmand hali at three dollars a uear payable in advance or four dollars if not paid within a year number 548 wilmington n c tue»dat jult 7 1807 11th year late & interesting foreign news boston june ii the arrival at this p>r yeiterjay of the sarah and eliza holland from li verpool has ftimime i us with fotne late and interesting articles of foreign intelli gence our limits woii'd not admit of copious feleclions but inch as we have made though greatly condenfed from the original matter will 9t found to contain the prominent poinis i»l news dissolution of parliament speck of peace it w*fl rumoured yeftertiay that a cartel had arrived from france awl that fame pa cific propofal had been made to our go vernment there was a rumour too lalt night in unfounded one we believe of an armitttce between ruffls and france while the events which have recently ta ken place were yet frefh in their recollec tion for aconfl'lerable time btf re the f eik er came 10 the hotife the deputy uh.-r of the black rod waited fir him btfhlnd the bar tne speaker catie precifely t fiva minute pait a o'clock anj the dv v uiher lien retired to the outfi le of t le door p vyers being read as ul'ul the speaker iinmediatcly proceeded to bdtl it the h nife but before he ha<l co snted fur the d.-puty l/iher knocked at the ioat & entered the fpeaker immediately t>iok the chiir the black l\oa accotding tu the parliamentary ufage difpc'iling with he occtflity of the ufual numbers req<ii fire to form the h.mfc the u.-piity uiher than in ths ufual form futntioned to he houff nf peer to hear ihe can m 1 lit in for prompt ion res i the speak er attended by mill or the vt.-'nbers pre fent proceeded to the ll.mfe of peefs he returned in about 30 mi'iuies read the fpeech at the table according to the u fuil cult n and retired thus terminated in a manner peculiarly abrupt an i u'iex|tected after lifting tour months and eight days the tft and only soilion of the third parliament of the u nitcd kingdom of great isri-ain and ireland accouuts fro n various parts of the con tinent agree that during the laic celfjtion of miliury movements fome negociationt tor a peace were entered into — and in tact tliry go in fur as t tale that an armiflice lu i abfolutely been concluded ; but this needs conhr'tiation house op lords london april 27 tiu chancellor in his majelly's name delivered the fol lowing fpeech :— «* ivf / lords and gentlemen ,*• we have in command yoti hi mijef ty to inform you tint ir i jjefly has ilia't fit to avail himfclt of the tirlt moment which would a'lmit d he interruption of the fitting of parliament without mate rial inconvenience o ihe pubtie buaoafti to clnfs the prefent feifi ■> 11 a id ilut his mijelly ha therefore se«n pleafel tocaute a co'itmilfitinto beilfi i mler the great se*l for the proroguing patliameini •* we are turner coinmf'i lad 10 rta'e lo you that his mjjeitj is xuius to ra cur to the fenfe of his p <;, h.le this events which inve recently 1 kaq place are yet frelb in tluir recoile tit>n •• his mijclty f.ieli th in refortin to this rncafure umtsr trie r jfent circutultao cut he at once dcin'ii.iln es in the moil unequivocal manner his own confienti us pcrfualion of tfvs rotti-he of ilvfe motives upon which he ins iftel ; and afftrdt to his people the bcl opportunity ot ie(tify ing ilteirdet:rmi uiiiin to fupp;>rt him in every cxjftrclfi f the prerogative of his crown which iiconftirjiablo t the fa cred bbligjti.in nnhcr which they are held and conducive 6 the welfare of his king doms and to the fecunty of the conltitu uod . . . . . . «• his majeltv directs us to exprefi his entire conviction that after fu long • reign marke i by a fcriet of indulgence 16 ths roman citholic subjeftr they in common whii evrrv 011w clafs of his peo ple mud feel aflurej of his attachment to the principle of a juft anj e:lv,'>'ehed toiaration ; an i ot his anxious deli re 10 piotec eq lally and promote impartially the h»;)piutifs of all defcripiiu.jj of his fub jetts •' gentiemei of the houfcof cottmont •* his majelty hn con nan lol ut id thank you in his m-jtllvs nain fur the fuppliei which you nave furnilh.-j for the public f-.-rvice " he his leen with nirat atisfa<9ion that you hive best abl it find the msani ofdefrayfutf i.n the prcf i 1 year thofe large but nepcifiiry ev»erices in 1 - which you have provi'ltfrf wiih it i npofinij upon his people he iintnej ate burden 01 additional lax ," his m'jefty has obfervej with no lef tatiifactum the inq iirie which you have inltitutel into rusjeviscniineisel with public economy a < i bo truth that the ear 1 ? attention t»f in new parliament which he will forthwith direct to be called will be applied to the ptofecution of thefe important objects " " my lords and gentlemen " his m ajelty has dueled us molt ear neflly to recommend to you that you fhould.cuhivate by all means in your pow er a fpirit of union harmony and good will amongft all claflet and defcriptiom of his people " his majefly tru that the divifjont naturally and unavoidably excited by the late unfortunate and uncalled for agitation of a queftion to intera(ling to the feellogs nd opinions oi his people will fpeedily pafsaway and that the prevailing fenfe nil determination of all his fubjo&s to exen tne ' r united ettms in the oaufe vf their councry will enable his majefty to condudioan honorable and fecu ire ter mination he great conteft iff whicn ha is engaged , the lord chancellor then in his ma jetty's name and by virtue of the faid commirtim declared the parliament to be prorogued to wednefday the 131b day of may nexu • the lordf commiffianeri withdrew from the houfe and ihe commons retired from the bar . ■ 1 there were circumltancet in the mm ner of proroguing parliament yeflerday which we leel it 10 be our duty to lay be fore our readers they unfortunately give too much fanclion to the report which prevailed that the prorogation was owing to other caures than his majefty's anxiety " to recur 10 the ienfe ot his people political retrospect no iiiieliigeiicc ot any nnportthce hat been received fm.n the continent paris papers to the 181i1 and dutch 10 the 22j 1 ilt have cuiii to hand they contain the 69 1 bolletin ot the french army dated at 1'tnckenrein on thr 41b it liates that not a iliot had been fired at the advanced t p lts during the hlieen preceding days — it it fuppofed that the f^fponflaq of active boftilitics 1 oniitck-il in ioine degree with the nrgociations tor peace which are fai.i to be carrying on a mt.ne 1 , at it were in the prefence of the king ol i'ruffil and ihe emperor t ruffia who have been tor fome timeat tha pia^e bii'.h armies ha e received ctinfidcr ule reiniincemeitis tlie french are makiiig'tfte.moit jelive prepa rations they continue to drain the country behind them of every difiiofj'jle man in nr.fer to itrengthcn tlicmlelves for a cm fii<ft whicn ihould it take place will tie devitive cf the fate of hurope in the event of the refu.t of this coufiifl bcinn a»ainit then the acs putting tie fortrelf es they poll 1 3 on the villula in ihe molt eftefttial llate of defence while they con tinue^io pufh the flexes of dantzic and colbsrg with iucrcifed activity tliec»n tending powers mult now be able to 0i mate their ability to do each other all the mischief 6ri|(inaly intended and by this tioiemu.ll be heartily tired of acontelt cal culated la produce ruin th.i defkruition to ail the parties engaged in it > tha real hate of britifh affairs at con flasttinople is involved in the thicket veil ot snyitery ; no official accounts have been received from almiral duckworth and ih whole of the accounts of the britifh fleet having paffed nut df the strecghtij muft be rru-re rumntirxid conjecture ' the rufftin emperor alexander hit certainly reached memel ; and till brother th archduke conltantinc coningfbirg i mm dlatcly on their joining the army it was expefle3 lone general movement would take place trie king ot pruflia wa alfo at.memel the rulhan and french armiei are not ni a than 3j gdnnait miles fro.n each o ther great h'<pf j are entertained that auftria won i ih ri y break from the degrading , reitraiii imdcr which lh has been long held by france the swedes are laid to hive taken the fielj with con'i l-rable force—and already to have polled t'le-nfelvei of roilack pre!iti'nv andfuveral other places the fpirited q n lutl of s«ed-.-n h»s not only proiu.ed he rn.joriant event of can fing the french to r*>fe the fie^e of s.ral fund but lik mrife th cd noletr expulfi>n of ine french iron hie whole of swedifh pomeranic ttie particulars of thefe e tentt have been oiri.ially announced by our governmrnt theacconntt from vienna are to the th tik 1 emperor had fet out on the prec ling day t<ir buda to meet the hun ' garian diet ; after wtiich it was fuppofed he would procecj to vifit the amtrian cordons upon th frontiers the arch duke was ei peeled to follow him in a few days the decree for calling out the con fcription of 1808 isetecuied with uncom mon rigour and difpatch throughout the different dep«r<ments of france all at tempu i<»'.-va<te it are punifhed with im exemplifi(d feverltri the lists of regif tert are all to be completed by the end of april the aflual enrollment an i inarch to the franiiert will dot be delayed long after if we were to credit the reports from the continent received through french channels we fhoul.l be inclined 10 believe that the expedition through the dardanel les had completely failed ; but when we reflect on the character of the offi.er en trusted with that important affair a:i ( on the knowledge we now poflefs that he wai 10 watte but one hour in negotiation ! an after that period if not fucccfifel to bombard ihe capital we doubt the truth of them all it i well known that he re apr it 28 — we are enabled from per fjrul rj^urvdiion to furrttlh our readers with the clue to all this management to many ot whom it would otherwise b<9 uu inielligiable the finance gonvnittre of the hjtifs of commons met yefter.lav anj had prepared a renort to be fnbinitted so the houfe the members of the coin miitee were in the houfe and one of them mr gilei in the ahfence of mr binkes the chairman was waiting below ihe bar to prefent the report that confident with the ufages of the houfe could not be dune until the speaker had taken the chair while he was going through the necelttry ceremony of counting the houfe to afcertain if 40 members were prefent the ufberof die black rod who at we have uated was in attendance at thednur an j ftt mg livtr'oduceif fummoned the hntile to the houfe of peers the mancerer has fucceeded to a certain extant it has prevented the formal prefentment of the report and confequenily ah pofgbility of its becoming as uch a fubject of parlia mentary difcuifion the report as we underftaod dates i.1 fitbftance ilnt a fii.n of l6,oool had been applied by a ute payrrtafter of the forces to hit own ufe anil that this fa came to mw knowledge of his colleague who did not give any mrcck n to tlu ccrk^d'n the fabject it alfo kites that the coihmit tee bid hfcovered other and great abufes 1 in the public money con cms in which they h juii ifi rtly proceed to report this according to the ruujjjri which ere circulated yellerday in 6w1 muufcs is filripofej 16 allude to a farther difcovcrir of public plunder an enquiry into which wou'd hive invr>lveil pertunages high in tation and in office 1 this however we trull if but a tern porary efcapc from de e'tion and difgrace parliament mult meet attain before th 5th of july as tha whole of the annual ads re iating to the irilh cu'loms exjiire ort that day to re enad ihefe the legqiture mult be icaltembled we fhauld think poorly indeed of the virtue of our country men if fume member fhoum not be found in the rtelt parliament with fpirlt and patriotic n enough to feixe the firlt oppor tunity that oidtitj offer of making fuch milverfatidns the fubjed of public difcut fidn l*he writs for the general e|ecri6o were we un lerftand iifaed from he crown olk e this day at noon the proclama tion for dilo'ving parliament will appear id this night's g taeite of turkey goverriment are in hourly etpsftatipn of the arritral of difpatchesfrom admiral duckworth there is a myftary in his pro ceedingi before conflantinople which mull continue inexplicable until they ar rive he was furnilhed with ample means of deftroying t!t o#n i hi inftruction were pofitive arid fo full a to fuit every poll ile exigeicy even the number of minutes during which he wai to wait for an anfwer to the prr-pcifalt tranftflitted to the ui»an was specified expected armistice no intelligence from the qjntiitant hat reached us this morning it iia prevail ing opinion that an armtfike hat taken place between the armies in puland ceived a confiderame reinforcement of hi pa the report of a fpecific negotiation ha ving been opened between ru(ii sc p.;if fia on one part and france on the other can hare little foundation in truth as on the contrary we find that the new levies of troops and new f-ipplies of atms are dai y fent off to the ruffian gr.nd army ;— that sweden has ukeu an adiitrc part in the war and austiiaeipected to throw her weight imo the fcalei every thing is in motion along the na val ports a iquadron at hartlwith is in notion and iinme.liaiely expected to fail on fouie impu.uiit fcrvice the 701i1 & q2d regiments are to embark on boarc 1 th neet there is no doubt but our government will immediately uke poftcflioh of ham burg the dutch french troop at that place are not numerous — and greatly dilli tiifiej with the contlurt ot the fre.ioh a great dsanh ot provilions it faid to prevail in the republic ot the scven-ifl ands our l^over letter mates that a heavy firing took place on the oppojjte french coast on sutiinlj everring but the cjufes was not known a circfinutance of this kind always cxciies conli ieral e inttrtst as the french always announce iheir victo rie and uthei iinporunt events in 1 his way it is the intention of minivers to en tirely aboliih the new ftnancial fystern in iiojuccii by lords g on il.e 11j litnry petty and to revive e ol.lf)str<n a corrrfporuleuce (• 8 laktr pi ire be tween mr secretory can ing and mr mrnrue in which the former i authoru fed thus officially to state ihe if.i(>proba tinn of the admiralty at the conduct of certain britilh command r in having warned fome american hips from cuiei ing the port of auiw<rp national friendship on saturday last a very etrgant dinner • was giveh at the london tavern by tha mcrchitiu trading to north america to mr monroe the minister from tho united states of north-america the company was very numerous and highly refpeftable among the vifitora were mr pinckney who it is under stood is to iucceed m » m inr e , ) 1 he chi n cellor of the exchequer lords mulgrave cast lereagh and eiline sir wm.£cott mr canning mr rof.,&c philip sanfum efq ilia chairman of tho committee ot american merchants who prcfided on the occafi n filled iho chair wiih great ability and to the high est gratification of the company the day wai palled with the utmost harmony and good humour and at the fame time with a degree of order wvch has fcuom hesn witntltejon fuch occafiuns the toast were — . ■> the king the q cen the piinco bf wjcs c , and the following from the chairman were received with bursts of ppuiifc a particularly appiopriaie to the object of the meeting i — the i'refthont of the united states of america perpetual trienhftiip between great-britain and the uniteii sates ot a merica mr monroe ml pinckney the hon m erfkine the brithb min isterto the united states of america upon the health ot mr munrne being given that gentleman addrefl.-d the com pany in a feeling ercfueiic fpeech ex prcllirc of the high fenfe he had ot the com pliment paid to him and ut the pleafure he felt at ihe unanimity that prevailed mr pinckney upon his health being drank addrelfed '< he company in an ek quent fpeech exprefling fimilar fenti merits before the vifirors withdrew mr can ning the secretary of foreign affairs gave the fallowing toaft t — may the brltilh and americans never meet on terms lefs friendly than they have done this day which was drank with the utmost fa tisfadion the filiation in which the military af fairs of the continent nwxl at our last dates renders it pretty certain that a great and decifive battle has taken place ere this report is bufy in stating the fact tc numbering the lofs of the french in killed alone at 30.000 men ; but this we do not credit rumour lfo male that jerome buonaparte has been fviteri fed and taken prifoner by the fruflian