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BRITISH PARLIAMENT. House of Loans, June 29. AMERICAN TRADE. Lord Hawkcsbury presented, by his majes ty’* command, the order in council continuing the provisions of the American Intercourse act, which expired dining the recess; and gave notice that it was the intenuon of his majesty’s government, to propose to parliament a bill for continuing tile above act for a time to be t erc fn specified, ar.d to propose in such bttt a clause cf indemnity for the advice given to his maje'ty to continue the provisions of the former act, af ter it had legally expired. Lord Auckland stated, that the reason he did pot, wheninoflice re < mmend the continuance of the act which had now expired, was the pending negotiation with Ameiica. He stated that whdn the treaty, which was the result of that negotiation, came to be discussed, it would be disi usse.l as a tieaty ratified, ai,d lie felt sa tisfied it would be (bund tliut every possible at tention had been paid to the interests of this country. Ho thought it but fair, now to state, that when the question of tne renewal of the .American intercourse act came to be discussed; Le should probably hoof opinion, that the same reasons which before operated, did not exist for the continuance of the act. One part of it in particular, he objected to, and did object to dur ing the negociatnn ; he alluded to that part cf it which allowed to the Americans a carrying ttade between our possessions in the East-Indies and Europe. House of Commons, June 29. AMERICA. Lord Temple said, that seeing the chancel lor of the exchequer in his place, he would beg leave to ask him a question. In the course of the last session it had fallen to his lot to bring in .i bill, which had been passed contrary to the opinions of those who composed the present ad ministration-—he mount the American inter course bill; and hr wished to know if the present ministers meant to move for its repeal ? Mr. Rose said, that he foi one had strenu ously opposed the bill alluded to, during its progress through the house, because he disap proved the measure ; but as it hud received the approbation of tiie house, and passed into a law, he did not think it would be decent to move its repeal, till its operation was somewhat better known. June 3% T ORF.IOV AND BRITISH SHIPPING Nr. Eden rose, in pursuance of his notice to make a motion relative to this subject; this he prefaced by a speech of consideiable length, St ring the object he had in view to be to shew the prosperity and increase of our navigation, ■while the country was under the management of the late administration. One great cause to winch the decline of British navigation was as cribed, was the passing of the bill, called the A nericun intercourse hill, which ban been rep resented as a wanton innovation ; and yet by the answer given last night by the treasurer of the jvtvy, he learned, that ministers had no intention of repealing it, although they had allcdgcdthat J: went to do for enemies what they could not 1 do for themselves and to resign toother na tions our naval superiority. The house had been told that tin whole conduct of the late ministry was a series of concessions to neutrals, and that they were weak enough to commence a negotiation during the existence pf the non j.npo’ tation act. Mr. Rose said, he did not rise to oppose this motion, but. to state that he was at a loss to know wnat the honorable gentleman could possioly mike out fro. n such an ccount. I'he only law passed during the last session which had any relation to this matter, was the American Inter course bill, and upon that subject the noble lord opposite to h ; m (lord Temple) had asked lii n yesterday whether ministers intended to repeal it. in consequence of the objections for merly stated to ii ? To this, he answered, that it was rather an important question to be deter mined. during the pending of a treaty with A mcica ; although lie was convinced that such 4 repeal must be of advantage to the country. During the time that bill was pending, he was convinced it would prove a mischevious bill, • and he was more confirmed in that opinion, as he could venture to s iy, that it actually puts this country in u worse situation than we were in before, by enabling the Americans to drive the British shipping out of the colonial trade, as the West-Imliaii had no means of carrying his sugar to America. On these grounds, he very much doubted whether,upon a competiti on between British and American ships, the latter would not gain the ascendancy. \ lscouut Howie k said there was no man more desirous thin he was to cultivate the good-with and friendship of America, being convinced it was for tins interest of both countries ; but lie could not carry that desire so far as to say that an act’s parliament, detrimental to our interest, and destructive to the British colonies, should pot be repealed as soon as its evil effects were riisrnyered. If the right honorable gentleman had experienced the inconvenience he express ed, no'lnng could justify him in not repealing it. The truth was. all the charges brought forward upon this head formerly were totally Unfound* and, and had been only made by the present ministers to serve their own purposes when in opposition, but which they in their con sciences. could not venture to itipport. Before he sat down he could not help saying a word or two respecting the conduct of another right ho norable gentleman opposite (Mr. Percival) res pecting the order of council, p issed in conse quence of ibe Ei cnyh decree of the 21st of No- vember. That right honorable gent! man bad stated, that he thought then, as he steined still to think, the n easuie of the last administrati on wholly inadequate to the purpose intended why did lie not now take upon hints# f to ad vise his majesty to correct the spiriiiLss mea sure? Was not that deciee just asJmuch in force against this count! yasit vj “A,hen he first objected to it ? The whole s,, u^ r ,Jct of the present ministers manifestly shr. togri that they do not believe what they thtnisty exeeaid when in opposition. Joseph Mr. Ros” icpeatedthat so far. t s< repealing the American intercourse bill, ‘ ’ auld rather tinder existing circumstances ac, its renewal. The chancellor of the exri.aquer rose, he said, not for the purpose of pKblonging this dis cussion. He still continued tb lament, that the measuie which the late government had thought proper to adopt, at the time when the violent decree of Fra tee respecting neutrals was passed, was not met in a manner more efficacious; hut still he did not conceive that this would be a proper or convenient time to make any alteration in it. July 1. Lord Cochrane gave notice, that on Monday se’uight, (which he afterwards changed to Tues day) he should move that there be laic! before the house, an account of all the places, offices, pensions, sinecure employments, fees or emo luments enjoyed by membeis of that house, or m trust for them, their wives, children or de pendents. FRENCH GRAND ARMY. SEVENTY-EIGHTH BUU.F.TIN. [On comparing the translation of the seventy eighth bulletin, as published in the Boston papers, with the copy in our possession, we find that the following preliminary remarks are omitted. They are of consequence, as in some measure accounting for the long inactivity of the Grand Armies.— Charleston Times.^ Heii.sbf.ro, June 12. Negotiations of peace had taken place du ring tiie whole winter. A general congress had been proposed to France, to which all the belligerent powers must have been admitted, Turkey alone excepted. The emperor had been justly indignant at such a proposition. Alter a few months parleying, it was agreed that all the bellige cm powers, without excep tion, should send plenipotentiaries to the con gress which should he held at Copenhagen. Ihe emperor had made known that if Turkey was admitted to make common cause in the negotiation with France, there was no incon venience in England making a common cause with Russia. 1 lie enemies then asked upon wliat basis the congress would have to nego tiate. 1 ney p- oposea none, and would, how ever, have the emperor propose some, i lie eniperot had no hesitation to declare, that in his opinion, the basis ot the negotiation ought to be equality and reciprocity between the two belligerent masses, and that the two bellige rent masses should enter in common into a system ot compensations. i’lie moderation, the clearness, the readi ness ol this answer leit tiie enemies of peace no doubt upon tne pacific dispositions of the emperor, l hey d>euded the effects of them ; and at the very moment when it was answered, that theie was no further obstacle to the open ing of the congress, the Russian army quitted its cantonments and came to attack the French army. Blood has. therefore, again been shed ; but at least France is innocent of it. There has been no pacific overture but the emperor lias listened to. t here has been no snare laid by the abettors of war but his will has avoided. They inconsiderately made the Russian army run to arms, when they saw their steps balded ; and these criminal enterprises which justice disavows, have been confounded. New checks have been drawn upon the arms of Russia ; new trophies have crowned those, of France. Nothing more fully pioves that p.ssions and in terests, foreign to those ot Russia and Prussia, direct the cabinets of these two powers, and lead their brave armies to new misfortunes, by forcing them to new engagements. EIGHTIETH BIILI F.TIN. Tilsitt, June 19. During the time which the French army signalized itsell on the field of battle of Fried land, the grand duke of Berg arrived before Konigsbeig, and took in flank the troops of the army of general Le toeq. On the 12. h, marshal Soult found at Grentz burg the Prussian rear gunrd. The division ot the dragoons of Melhaud executed a tine charge, overturned the Prussian cavalry, and took several pieces of cannon.. On the 14th the enemy was obliged to shut himself up in the place of Konigsberg. To wards the middle of the day two of the ene my’s columns that were cut off, presented themselves to eniei intothe place Six pieees of cannon, and from three to 4000 men, which composed this troop, were taken. All tiie sub urbs of Konigsberg were carried; we there made a great number of prisoners. The re sult of these affairs are, 5000 prisoners and 15 pieces of cannon. On the 15th and 16th, the corps of the army of marshal Soult was detain ed qefore Konigsberg, but the march of the bo dy of the army on \y ehlau obliged the enemy to evacuate Konigsberg, and this place fell in to our power. We have found at Konigsberg an immense quantity of provisions. Two hundred large vessels which had come from Russia, are still loaded in the port. There is a greater quantity of wines and brandies than we had any reason to hope for. A brigade of the division cf Saint Hilluire is before Pillau, to form the siege ; and general Rapp has sent from Dantzic a column charged to go by the Nerung, and establish before Pil lau a battery, which will shut up the Huff. ‘The vessels manned by the mariners of the guard, render us masters of this iittle sea. On the 17th, the emperor moved his head quarters to Drucken, near Klein Schirau ; on the 18th, to Spaisgirren ; the 19th, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, he entered Tilsitt. 1 he grand duke of Berg, at the head of the greater part of the light cavalry, the divisions ot dragoons and cuitassiers, have gone on beat ing the enemy for the last three days, and has done him much injury. The sth regiment of hussars has distinguished itself. The cossacks were many times overthrown, and have suffer ed much in the different charges. We have had but few killed or wounded—in the number ul the latter is the chief-d’escadron Picton, aid de-camp of the grand duke of Berg. After the passage of the Pregel, opposite Walheu, adrummer was charged by a cossack; he threw himself on his bcily ; the cossack took his lance to pierce the drummer, but the latter preserved all his presence of mind, and seized the lance, disarmed the cossack, and pursued him. A particular fact, which excited the smiles of the soldiers, took place for the first time near Tilsitt. We saw a cloud of Kalmucks giving battle with bows and arrows ; we pity those who prefer the arms of the ancients to the moderns—but nothing is more laughable than the play of those arms against our mus kets. Marshal Davoust, at the head of the third corps, at Libiau, fell on the rear guard of the enemy, and made 2,500 prisoners. On this side marshal Ney arrived on the 17th at In sterbourg, lie there found one thousand woun ded of the enemy, and considerable maga- j zincs. The woods and the villages are filled with • isolated Russians, either wounded or sick, j The losses of the Russian army are enormous ; ■ it has not taken with it more than 60 pieces cf J cannon. The rapidity of the marches hinder ‘ us from knowing yet all the pieces which have been taken at the battle of Friedland, we be fieve the amount exceeds 120. } At the height of Tilsitt, the billits here join- * ed, Nos. 1 and 2*, were delivered to the grand duke of Berg, and afterwards the Russian prince, lieutenant-general Labanoff, passed the Nieman, and conferred one hour with the prince of Neufchatel. The enemy lias burnt in great haste the bridge of Tilsitt on the Nieman, and appears to continue his retreat towards Russia ; we are ‘ on the confines of that empire. The Nieman, j opposite I ilsitt, is a little larger than the Seine ; we see on the leit bank a cloud of cossacks which form the rear guard of the enemy. No ■ longer do they commit any hostilities. What remained to the king of Prussia is J conquered ; this unfortunate prince has no longer in his power but the country situated between the Nieman and Memel. The great- ; er part of his army, or rather the division of his > troops, are deserting, not being willing to go in- : to Russia. • Set our paper of Tu*fday lift. LISBON, June 16. An earthquake took place here on the sth of this month, at four o’clock in the afternoon. [ There was not a single building thrown down, although a great number of houses suffered more or less ; but there is not one, as is asser ted, the ceiling of which does not exhibit some traces of the shock. It was so smart, so rapid, and so unexpected, that hitherto it has not been possible to make any meteorological observations upon it ; at least no mention is made of any. The only thing which people in general are agreed upon, is, that the shock was as hard as in 1755, and j that it would infallibly have produced the same ! effect, had it lasted so long. Although no houses were thrown down by | the earthquake of the sth, irany persons were wounded by the fall cf stones from some walls, and tiles falling from the roofs. No person would have lost their life, if the fright occasion ed by the first shock had not induced four or five individuals to leap out of their windows into the street. Two or three were killed in this manner, and others wounded. Most of the inhabitants passed the night in the open air, either in the fields, or in the squares, and on the keys. One cheering cir cumstance, was, that the Tagus was very tran quil ; whereas, in the earthquake of 1755, that river, previous to the fiist shock, was inwardly agitated, and covered with bituminous matter. FRANKFORT, June 23. Letters from Vienna, at length, confirm the intelligence of the evacuation of Wailachia, by the army of general Michclson. This retreat has been made under pretext of covering the siege of Istnail; but it is evidently grounded on the impossibility of the Russian general be ing able to maintain possession of this province, or to defend it against the Turkish armies now advancing, and whose van-guard is already ar rived at Widdin. When Michelson invaded Moldavia and Wailachia, he relied on receiving reinforcements from the different Russian pro vinces, and more especially from those border ing on the Black Sea. Instead of this, he has been under the necessity of sending one of his 1 divisions to the assistance of the Russian army 1 in Poland ; and the troops he expected to re-1 ceive from Tauride and Ukraine, not only have j not joined hitn, but will probably find themselves insufficient to preserve the provinces invaded by j the Turks and Persians. PARIS, Jane 27. People now ask with less uneasiness than curiosity, what will be the fate of the king of Prussia, all whose states must in a few days be in the possession of the French. We shall not take upon cursehes to discuss either the generous propositions which may have been made to him, or the imprudent refusals which have followed them : previous to the battle of Friedland, he might yet appear to have some thing to put into the diplomatic scales : he was still king of a few provinces and of tiie wreck of an army. As long as Russia and England left him any hopes, there might have been some merit in sacrificing them to his safety. But now that he would present him self bereft of all resource, all that he would preserve can only be a gift of the magnanimi ty of the emperor of the French. LONDON, June 28. The expedition has sailed; and as a senti ment denouncing the absurdity of so devoting our force, is as generally as we believe it to b correctly entertained, we shall say no more about it but join in the solemn wishes of the country, that it may return in safety. In this wish, however, we do not include the Hanoverians—mot that we wish they should fall iti'o the hands of the French through a log, or any such accident, and thereby ptobubly be converted into enemies; but we cannot fotbear expressing a wish, that these whiskered gen tlemen may never more honor us with their presence. If they are to be employed any where, itvould be perhaps better that they w ere sent where there is less charge of their falling into the hands of the enemy, since an opinion does seem, some how or other, to pre vail among us, that they might become more active and dangerous to us under the command of Bonaparte- than they can possibly be service able under that of the duke cf York ; and it is supposed that they would smoke their pipes as contentedly under the trees of the Thuille ries, as beneath the shade of those in St. James’s. The objection to the Hanoverians is by no mean* lefTened from the allegiance which they owe to hi* majesty, as elector of Hanover (a title which it might be matter of congratulation with the public, ihould we never more have occasion to recognize : and any par liamentary compensation to his majesty we would wil lingly tu'ofcribe to, rather than allow this bait to con tinental ftrifs to be again upheld to us.) June 29. We received last night Dutch Journals clown to the 23d inclusive, with Paris news down to the !9th. The only article of importance appears in the shape of an extract ftom the Publiciste of the 18. h, where it is said that a peace is likely to take place between France and Sweden, and that Bonaparte has made certain offers to the king ot Prussia, which he must either accept befoie the 15th July, or lose his crown. T he papers contain the articles of capitulation of the fortrefs of Niefse, in Silefta The garrison, as we have before lined, are prisoners of war. June 30. The feeond division if the expedition was expefted to fail yeilerday. The firft and feeond batta'ions, third fourth ‘ nd fifth battalions of the line, the. feeond and fourth companies of arti ery of the German leg on were all on board and in the Downs on Wednesday. The whole amount of the troops from this country, will not be less, it is said, than 30/ 00 men. The expence of the late Yorkibire ele&ion is pretty accurately calculated at 10001 per hour during the poll, for each of the parties, making the w hole sum amount of expemlituie to be 33b,0001. —112,0001. for each can didate. July 1 A formidable insurrection is said to have bro ken out in Persia, headed by Been Sing, a man of extraordinary enterprise and courage. He is the person who, with 1000 Mussulmans, oppos ed the 74th and 78th British regiments at Pan tiely, in 1804, during the war with Scindia, in whose service he then was. He formerly held a command in the Persian army, but “left it in disgust at some neglect, and since the peace with the Mahraattas, has resided at Sheraz, organizing ihe rebellion which he now directs. In the course of the last month, the ratifica tions were exchanged in the palace of govern ment, of the different treaties which the houses of Anhalt, Schwarzlrerg von de Lippe, Reuss and Waldeck, have ceded to the Rhenish confed eracy. The meeting which took place between the king of Sweden and general Buine was a most curious one. ‘The spirited young monarch hud only in view the making an acquaintance with a French marshal, and for that purpose desired Brune to meet him. Having bdtn of ten taunted by Bonaparte, he thought lie would now retort on one of his marshals n erely for the purpose of venting his abhorrence cf the tyrant. Peace was quite out of the question, and the marshal, having been obliged to hear the most overwhelming truth* respecting his master, retired quite mortified and confoun ded. ‘I his statement may be depended on as a tact. W henever, in the course of his con versation, Gustavus uttered Bonaparte’s name, lie each time expectorated. He even went so far as to say to Brune “ there is no honor to be got in your master’s service. Come over with your Dutchmen into mine, and you shall find honor and bread.” The intelligence of a revolution at Constan tinople, received by the mail yesterday, is lia ble to much doubt. The report, however, was thought of sufficient consequence to be in cluded in the dispatch of the British envoy at Altona. to government. Some private letters from Hamburgh go so far as to state, that peace had been offered to Great-Britain and Russia, by the Porte ; and that Sebastiani had been obliged to leave Constantinople, dreading the fury of the populace, which vehement* Jy directed against French influence.