sines. F . next was adopted, reducing the duty on wine to 1:1. ton on Porrugal wiric, and to 181. a ton on French Mr. Pi.t.sit R remarked, that it would make a very unfavourable impreffion on the public mind, to fze bat x reduCtion was made on the tax on wine, which was the confumption of the rich, while it was reftoed to make any rednetion iii that on malt, from which the beverage of the poorer claiks was produced. Mr. VA aSI TTART dated, tliu this ieduesion was madoin the wine tax, with a view to the advantage of the revenue, inorder toencourage a larger importation. I 1 , • 1 • f , •1 1: f 4 ii ' , I li,I i , 1 1 / 1 i I I .. f 1 . ..:: . . „ • 1 4i f . . t p 1 . • i 1 , • .1•,. t k l 'l. O 1 ) 1 1 1 1 i' ii 1 i I %: i ' I A l ; it i l ° 3 i i • i 3 SPIRITS. COL HUTCHINSON requefied to know when it wa s intended that the operation of the Spirit Tax lhould commence ? Mr. VAN,ITTART anfwered on the 4th of July, and that no fpirits which thall have been diailled before that day fball be liahle to the new duty. Colonel HUTCHINSON laid, that this exemption would, in its confequences, iiibjed the bills diflillers to a great difadvantage, in their competition with the Englifh diftillers, which would involve a violation of the Aft of Union, as the produce of the Irith dillillers, which might be imported into this country lubfequent to the 4th of July, would he fobjeft to the increafed countervailing duty, although diailled previous to that day. Mr. VANSITTART vindicated the policy of the ex emption, and contended that the Ipirit of the Aft of Union was Rriftly preferved. He fuggefled to the I-lon Gentleman that, although Ireland might now complain of the difadvantage alluded to, it was to he conlidered that, when this tax should ceafe, the 'Tins Diltillers would have a decided advantage over thofe of England. • Alter a few words from Sir LAURINCII PARSONS, the Report was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. EICISS TILL Mr. ALEN.VIDER brought up the Report of the Committee on the Additional Excife Bill. Mr. PLUME' alked, at whatkperiods it was meant . that the in Laments of Malt Duty fhould be paid ? TheCH•scst.Los. of the ExcHroptain reply fisted, that the firft inflalment was to be paid on the 24th .of aftober, one-eighth; the fecond on the s:h of De cember, one-fonrtt ; the third on the iGth of Janu ary, one-fourth ; and the fourth on the 3d of March, one-righth. Mr. PLUME.. then alked whether, in the event of peace, it was intended to make any return to the maltiters and brewers, for the additional duty now charged on the flock on hand ? The CHANCELLOR of the Excurczaa raid he could give no decilive anfwer to this queltion. Mr. VANSITTAIT was about to propofe that the . Bill for lowering the duty on falt-petre imported into )Ireland be read, when Colonel Hurcitinson role and obferked, that he faw with regret for the whole Sellion that 'rah buli• I nefs was brought forward at a late hour and in a this Houle. He wilhed that a different fyllem fhould be adopted, in order that it might become a fafhion to pay more attehtion to that bufinefs than now was . done. Unlefs this was the cafe, he fhould be under the neceffity alobjeCting to the thinnefs of the Houfe, which he was very much inclined to do on the prefent occafion. _ _ Mr.Coe (aid that the meafure now to bebreught forward had already in pi inciple received the concur rence of the Houfe. It wn% to lower a duty, and he himfelf had attended the wbr.le day, during the im portant dilcuffions which had preceded, in or4,r to bring forward meafures relative to Ireland. Afte: Come converfation, in which Mr. ADD, Na .fpke to the Came elk& as Mr. CORR r. Colonel Hurcuissom raid that he confidered it his duty to prevent inch buGnefs being carried through in Itch thin houfes ; and, though he approved of the rneaftire of lowering the duty on falt.petre, he mull perfift in moving that the Houfe be counted. There being only 57 Members, an adjournment took place at half pall; one. LONDON. TUESDAY, JUNE zS. PRICE. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Confols for 0pg.571-omnium 3/4. &knout. • 3 per Cent. Rcd..lslll—Ncir 5 per Cent. poi. Long Ann. a 1 7-16. PRICE Of STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank Stock t.fiti India Bondi. par. ts. dif. 3 per Cost. Rid flii Inop. 3 per Cent. 5.4i1 4 per rent. 711 if Imp. Ann. so 13-16 5 per Ct. Ann. 1797.911 Exam. Bolls 4a to 35. (SE' Long Ann. 41 7..16 Oonniom 3+l dif. India Suer *tut C0111(016 for op. 571 57 Dort IN. JUNI! 17..-5 Per Cent. Go'. Debi:more. 3211. courfr a E,.‘1,An 1 .--uubrai no L0ne..•1 3 1 a 14. The clifeliMon in the Houfc of Commons Lift night nn the Bill for railing the Army of Referee was highly Mr.Anoiu arms dated that in the courfc of the prefect week• the regim.:nts that were intended to be flationed on the co:ills for our defence, would be at the places of their deflination. He confidered the probability of the French reaching the (bores of this country as extremely (mall. Difpatches were this morning received from Sir Szumsv S!411.11 announcing the capture of a great number of Dutch lthing boats. Our Readers will fee by our Pert Letters that feveral of our cruizers have fent in vetlcls of this defcription to Portfmouth and Yarmouth. It is a difiretTing thing to a generous station to be obliged to fcize upon fmall craft of this defcription, which never fails to bring ruin on a num• ber of poor indu(trious families ; but when we have to contend with an enemy who avows his intention of employing fuck craft for the purpofe of invading our shores, and the Mermen themfelves as naviga• tors of his defperate expedition, we are called upon in f.lf refervation to feize upon every thing that floats upon the water, which can pa - My be employ• ed for our annoyance. E is a well known (aft. that erery Dutch tailor is to be puiiii t a . te:it . equifition by the Corlican. Mi. _ A .)) • pi .e well in ordering as many 4 / • ought into our ow . f • , A This morning a Mail arrived from Hamburgh, which has alto brought us tome Dutch papers, but not of a late date. Admiral DE \Vutrea has left the Dutch fleet and proceeded to Paris—no doubt to receive the inftruc tions of the French Government refpeCting the war fare to be carried on againft this country. We hope meafures will be inßantly adopted to bring away the Dutch navy. If immediately attempted, the plan will fucceed. Witnefs what happened lafi war. Our letters from Hamburgh are of the aoth and zI it init. We are happy to find that they confirm the opinion we ventured to hazard, when it was firft re ported that the French troops were to occupy that city. From no view that we could take of the fubje4l, could we perceive how the King of Pruffia could ever be fo blind to the welfare of his own dominions, as to agree to a mealure that would inevitably have ruined the commerce of his own people. The inde pendence of the Hans Towns is to be maintained; — and the confequence, in fpite of all the French can do, will be the circulation of our manufarftures all over the Continent—for without them the Neutral Powers would late the ohjer for which they have contended, in infifting on the freedom of their towns. As to what the French aim at in preventing the tranfit from being carried on through Hanover, it will only tend to increafe the commerce of the Danes and Prufil.Ans. It is even pale that his PrufGan Majcay may have ilipulated for this, before heagreed to allow the French to occupy the Eleeorate, with the view of thereby increafing the trade of his own gates. We fubjoin the principal articles brought us by the Hamburgh Mail.—Some of them are of confi derable importance. • HAINSURGH, JUNI 20.—His Excellency the Am haitolor of the Km" of PRUSSIA has, on proper au thority, given to the Senate of this City, the molt fatisfaaory affurances from the French General re fpeaing the maintenance of the Neutrality of the Hank Towns during the prefent war. In confequence of thefe affurances which bear teftimony, as well to the elivated fentiments of his MAJESTY, and the wif dom of *is Miniliers, as to the juftice of the Fie sr CoxsvL,and his good underlianding with hisPrufGan MAJESTY, the French troops are expeded immediately to evacuate theßailliwick of Ritzebuttel and Cuxhaven. By an order of the French General in Chief in the ElcEtorate of_ Hanover, no merckindize can be ad muted into the Ele&orate without a certificate from the Commercial Agent of the French Republic at Hamburgh, attefling that they are neither Britifh produaions nor manufatures, no.r have paid Britifh duties. This is a fevere blow upon the EnglifhMer chants, all whore coafignments to the different parts of Germany, to Switzerland,.&c. were fent by Lure• burg, and other Cities of Hanover.—The French troops in Hanover behave. as it feems, in general very well; fome fe•erc examples have been made of foldiers who had plundered the peafants. The con tributions, however, are extremely high, and provi- lions fo fcarce and dear, that Ihould the prefent Rate of things lorg continue, the Country will be entirely ruined. S•ime think the French intend to crofs the Elbe. they having required and obtained from the Hanoverians 12 wooden pontoons, with all the wag gons, beams, cables, anchors, &c.—The Univerfity of Gottingen bas obtained the affurance of G:r.eral Moarua, that no troops !hall be quartered in the City, and that the Univerfity thall be in all refpetts undiaurbed. From Berlin we learn, that on Thurfday laft a Frendr courier from ist. Peterfourgh, with difpatches from General HiIt:Mg:VILLE, and 12 hours after a Rulfmn courier, paired through on their way to Paris. New hopes of peace are drawn from this, and it is believed more than ever, that the mediating Powers will fuceeed in flopping the flames of war from fpreading &ruler. JUNE 21.—Yellerday paired a Turki(h courier to London. The Spar.ifh Vales (Bile) are rifen here 20 10 25 per cent. No Englith Mails are yet arrived, nor do we hear of their being on the road. ST. PET Jere, g.—Tomorrow the Ere. PEROt refs off on his tour to Finland, with a very (mall retinue. This City has carded a golden medal to be made on occallon of the fecular &Rival, which has been prefented to their IMPERIAL MAJISTILS. Lady Wait& FM, wife of the Britifh ArnhalradJr, is embarked on her return to London. CO►ENHACEN, JVNE 14..—Yefterday the CROWN Nimes reviewed to or 12,c00 men, a great part of whom are under orders for HoMein, where, and in 3chlefwig, ao,cco troops till be limn atTembled.— Citizen d'Ar:vES!EAU, the French Mininer, has, by order of his Government, made a communication to our Isfinitlers conco-ning the renewal uf the war. Count Ni rote JAR LSBERC, who is in Norway, is laid cc. have received orders to return to his poll, as Nliniaer at i;,ndon. A French courier arrived on Thurfday Ltifpatches for the French Minifler, and proceeded' immediately to Stockholm acd Pe ter (burgh. On Saturday the F.r.glifh (loop of war SOPHIA, CAN. Itr)SENHA„I)4, arri7ed in the Sound, with zo merchantmen 11:1.1..r convoy, and failed yeflerday t:t St. (burgh, t.. ing Lack the crew; of the two frigate: given to t u t for thc voyage of dikovary. The A I.lSr Ant Zak, which faded a few days .tgo ri . .. 1 1 a c , :n• - cy fir Ole North Sca, has been forcce, by Arch of weather, to pot back to Elfinenr. Two Englifts colliers, the Charles and Pallas are funk in the North Sea. The crew of one of them reached the (Lore, but died of hunger two days after. Some French privateers have taken fix Englifh merchant men near Jutfchen Bank. HAGUE, Jtywa t.—ln the Sitting of the Legifla• tive Body, of this day, a meffage was read from Go vernment, announcing that this Republic wasobliged, as an Ally of France, to take a part in the war which has broken out. That no refource is left us but to place our confidence in the Thyme Protection, and the juflice of our caufe, and to employ all our means for the defence of our country ; that the Government has received a formal affurance from the French Go. vernment, that it has taken up arms for our defence as well as for its own. That in compliance with the defire of the Cart r Cow s yr., it has placed the Batavian army under the charge of the French Commandant ; and in the laft place, that it depends on the prompt co-operation of the Legiflative Body to carry on the war with all poftible vigour. This meffage was re ferred to a commiffion, who will give in a Report upon it. This morning we received Brunels Papers of the 23d and 24th, and alto the Moniterr of the 24th inf. Addrelles to the CHIEF CONSUL continue to pour in from evet y quarter, all breathing fcntiments of the utmoft revenge againft Grear-Bri:ain. The fol• lowing is a very curious fpecimen from the Monitair: " CITIZEN FIRST CONSUL, and PRESIDENT—..War! mad it is that devouring people who excite, who command it. The plundered Empire of India is not fufficient to their ambition—they (hall be de ftrnyed. The firft man in the world, the greateft in all hillery, will avenge Europe, and his glory will erafe from the number of the Chiefs of Nations that atrocious Government, the opprobrium of the human race. Strch, CITIZEN CONSUL, are the willies of the Sub-prefea, the Mayor, Adjunas, and Members of the Municipal Council of the town of Dal. As the organs of their fellow-citizens, they offer you the facti6ce of their lives, and of their fortunes, for the fipport and glory of the French name." Another of there addreffes lays, " The Englifh will have war ; they (hall have war. Before that ge. nius to whom the Alpe lowered thernfelvet, the Oman will become fold ! and even in the centre of England our warriors, under your direttion, will find and fignalize a plain of Marengo."—Moortner. PARIS, JUNE 24.—CNAPTAL, the Miniller of the Interior, has addreffed a circular letter to the Prefeas, from which the following is an extraft— , is In the pofition in which France is at prefent, and with the kind of enemies whom we have to corn. bat, the b y of the French would remain holders on the Chores of the ocean, if the means of reaching their enemy were not furniffied to them by numerous veffels. It is to the conftruCtion of vefTels, therefore, that all your efforts ought to be direaed: commerce, agriculture, and indufiry will fuller the lefs, the more fpeedy the execution. A Rat bottomed boat of t he fiat kind will coa 30,0c0 franks (taScl. flerling); one of the fecond, from 18,coo to ao,coo; and one of the third from 4000 to 6000. Two feet of water are fufficient to carry a flat bot tomed boat not armed: there are few towns, therefore, that cannot execute an enterprife of this nature. Thefe boats will be diftinguifhed by the names of the towns, and the departments which have coat-titled them ... The Government will accept with fatisfaOion from a (hip of the line down to the fmalleft tranfport. If each department, and each large town, by a general and rapid movement, put vein's on the flocks. the French army will (con go and diaate laws to the Britiffi Government. and eaablifh the repofe of Eu rope, the liberty and profperity of commerce, on the only bares by which their duration can be enfured." Five per cents. as, f. so c. [For further Estrada from the French Papers, fee the fir ft. Par.] Yellerday morning the fira battalion of the firfl re• ginitnt of Foot Guards marched from their barracks on tbeir route to Chatham, and the firfl battalion of the Coldflreams are nn their mate to Chelmsfoid. This morning the firfi batt.dion of the third regi ment of rout Guard: marched from their barracks, on their route for Chelm , lord. There is a report that the above three battalions.will, ere lung, be em ployed in aaive fervice. Should a camp Le formed at Windfor, the two re. giments of Life Guards 'ail! march there, and are to be brigaded with the Oxford Blues. The Aberdeenfhire militia have marched for Fort Geo►ge, under the command of the rai l of Etiox. The Edinburgh, Forfar, and Domfriefsi ire ntiii• tia, encamp at Muffelburgh this week. The halal Lanark, Perth, and rifellure at Dunbar. A cnrps of Volunteers is to be immediately railed in Leith. Saturday fey:night Captain BRODIE, with liven] ariiikerb, I Jcd from Leith to ere& a temporary, bur fikaantial, wooden beacon, on the Bell Rock. The Board r f Central Meets appointed by his MAlt •,rv' s %variant, met yefierday at eleven o'clock, atChclfea,for the purport of infpetting the actounts of Major-GeneralF%weavr,Nl Ba LOIN aw,andoiher Officers concerned in raifing the late levies in Ireland. From the great refpeflabiht y of the Court, the public and the parties may expeet the meafure of impartial juilice and equal Advantage. The Court coniifts of General Sir TmomAs Mvscanvi and four other, Generals. Shortly after thry had met, the room WA% cleated. and they remained in confultation sctth the Deputy Judge Advocate until three o'clock, for_ the purport of arranging their proceedings. The Board then adjourned until ten o'clock on Thuaday nest, the/a to meet aad proceed to bufunfi. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCL YAlMOUTH,Jui+s27.—Yellerday arrived from a cruise the HOUND (loop of war, and two gun-brig.; alfo nine Dutch Ming doggers, being a part of up wards of too fail, captured within there few days by the North Sea Fleet. The capturing of the fmall craft mutt not only diarefs the 61hermen, but alto ,prevent BONAPAITI from carrying his plan into exe cution, as they are the belt conftrueted for landing troops on our (pores, being of great burthen, and drawing very little water.—Sailed for the River the Gal Cie(fcha, NICNOLAGUI MICILs, from Sweden to London, with iron and deals. Remain in the Roads the 'hips as per lA, with the Baltic Fleet, wind bound, N. E.—Mr. LISTON and Family, with Mef fengers, &c. will embark on board the Antrum frigate as loon as the wind blows fair. PLYMOUTH, JUNI 26.—Came in the PERSEUS, Of zo guns, with a convoy of coallers from the Note, and went up the harbour to be (tripped and paid off and her men turned over to the fleet; the Jurrrea, rf 5o guns, Captain Losacs, juft returned from the Cape of Good Hope, lall from Spithead. Came in from Liverpool, a cutter, full of men, for the fleet ; alfo from Spithead, with a convoy, the AUTUMN, of zo guns. &is -amours!, Jim 27.—YeRerday evening his MAjefly's frigate Ara !cams, of 44 guns, Captain MANE', arrived at Spithead with twenty-two Using fmacks, taken on the coaß of France, and 1 sio French prifoners, which the A TRICILINI has on board; they are all fine Rout young men, and prime icemen— This dafhing officer came to this place,in confequence of wanting water, having been thirteen weeks at fea t and if is Rated, feveral of the A FLICAIN I's crew are very bad with the (Currey. The Azcstswe arrived this morning from Guernfcy : and the Torn, fri. gate, command by the gallant Captain W. Lea r, has arrived with a valuable chip from Smyrna : fist is gone to the Mother Bank, to perform quarantine. The Rovat. Semitic*, of tzo guns, fails to-mor row, add the Admiral's flag will be (hilted to the DIFIAIICI, Captain Dvanam, who went out of har hour this morning. Sailed the Palace or Wain man of war, to join the Channel fleet: and the Da sr le frigate, Admiral Gaelsesa, for Ireland. The French boats brought in by the ArIICAIII Bp are now coming into harbour ; it is the intention of France, to CM , . were all veifels of this defcription into privateers. SHIIIIII a SS, itslll2ye...Arrilted his Idajeny's fbip CaIIYSTOIT, Captain FAllsllllWit.—.The Annie gun veffel has alto arrived with four very fine gallica', her prizes : we have not yet learnt their names, of what they are laden with.—La Medan, and l'laa bordable French gun.velfels, and the four Dutch fiflting-boats that were brought in by the Locum. gun. brig, are ordered up the Thames.—The remaining part of the t R Royal Garrifon Battalion, this morn. Mg, embarked for Portfmouth.—The Sutra ~gen. veffel, Lieutenant biases, has failed to join Admiral THORMsoitouc H.—The DOLLY Cutter, a Folkßone, has arrived to be Purveyed for his Majefly'sfervice. DP AL, .117111 :y.—Sailed the LARK Hoop of warou a eruize.—Came down the Hercules, Maws, for the South Seas; Northampton, --z-; and Glory, Baas a, for India; and feveral other outward-bound, and remain..—Wind N. E. FROM LLOYD's LIST. Gsvresetro, petit 2 7 .11iren.l by the Nonpuilt firm the Streights ; Lawrence and Mary, Miller; Martha, CosiWescl: and Frederick, Thariton, from Norway; Stadt from Antwerp; Juffrow Henrietta, from Arnlterdelm Vrow Elfin, Swing: Vrow —; and the Vrow Re- eenana, Favkos, from Rotterdam—Salled the F.etipfe. be Dominica • Mentor, Geitfman, for Calab; and Twe Ciebtedere. Spandensta ' n, for Ghent. ARRIVFM In the Down., :he Commerce, Ray, from Amfterdanzoi o of Halo's, Harriet, Chace, from the South Seas,--At Portionnith. I.nterprise —, from the Weft Indira, and Ceres. from Lubeck for Marfeilles, fent in.—At Leith, Maria Ann, Milne, from Leghorn ; and Ruphemia, - Sangfter, from the coat of Spain. —At Dublin, Jane, Middleton, from Teniera.-0, Dover, Ac dye, Davis, from Cork; and the I.ioentfaU . Lewingroni from Dublin.—At Falmouth, Catharine, —, from the River Plata.— At Liverpool, Adelphi, Ronal's,. from Jamaica. and the South Carolina, Flitter, from Phaadclphia.—At Clyde, kite, Brag, from New York: and Piigrim, Stette, from St. Tbonsaes.—At Goan. fey, Mary EUrn, Jump. from Grenada.—At New York, Draper. Taylor, from Clyde.—At St. Thomas's, 14.bella, Paterfon. (corn Clyde.--At Grenada, Difpatch, Leitch, from Clyde.--At New Orleans. Pony, Purcell, from Liverpooll.---At Bahama, Peden nu*, Maudiley, (tont Africa—At Havana:A. Lord NeHon. Celli., from Africa.—At i'hilade!pitia, Roebuck. from Li verpool, and Cornelia, (rum Briftol-..d Jamaica, St. George, Palms, from Cork; Friend., Howe, ; and Mary AIM. %Venal from I.nndon.—At Hamburgb, Agatha and Cecilia. Thompfon, front China; I agle, Johnfun. from Saysnnab ; ;ono De jortg.i. Crone Ch.ittelciet; Alory,Creckett, and Betfey, Nthou• g.,ll,trent New York. _ _ Gsaswoce, JoNs 24.—The Jeffie, EMIG, arrived here on Tnefday lift from New York, after a pate of 31 days. Tile Recovery, CAMPIML, of and for this port, failed fame time ; and the Fanny, &LAIN, ' was expeeed to fail the day following; left loading for Clyde the Pitt, CAlArasta. ;.flu would be ready to f..il in three weeks. The Draper, TAYLOR, from hence, arrived at New York as the Jerk came out. The agile powers nightly in exertion at the /tow. Citrus, through the medium of the Mdft•s Adams, Mrs. 1-lelmr, ktr. Montgomery, and Mrs. Parker, are of that importance and celebrity, that no place of Summer amufement can produce the like. The new Divertifement is happily conceived for its barbs'', and can never fail of receiving the hearty zeal of every Briton. BIRTH. On Sunday marring In Q2cen4quare, t h e Lady at Wm. harm, Flq. of a km. DIED. At Altura, on the 3th ult. Samuel Bracebridge Abney, Sly. d Lindky Hall, in the county of Lcireßer. On Nat urday UR, at ilartfurth, near Richnustd In Irsetadre. IN the sift year of bcr rte, Mn.h RAne, wife of the Rev. lagethcal Rune, of that plart and mother of the Rtv. Dr. Rafne, Matter le Charterhotak School, and of jusuakata RAWC, E(i. M. P. &trifler at 1... w. Cc NDON.S Pnokd sod publdhed by 1.E.1/ ht. KENT. (si Car lorbtuy-place. Loto'sttb) at the STAR Otstcs. Na t. Carer Asset. 1'51)4404 alto the S, as 0: rt ar, l met Our.