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-** A-- - LATEST from ENGLAND, By the S/ii/i Sa/fy-jinn, arrived at Boston. LONDON, July 24. Yesterday Parliarm nt was prorogued l>y commission. '1 his event was an nounced Ijy the following address to both houses: “ My Lords and Gentlemen , “ 11 is majesty lias commanded us to acquaint you, that the slate of the pub lic business enables his majesty to close this session of Parliament. “ We are, at the same time, direct ed to express to you the great satisfac tion which his majesty has derived from your unremitting zeal and diligence, and from that attention to the most im portant interests of his empire, which has been so conspicuously manifested in all your proceedings. “ The measures which have been adopted for the permanent improve ment of the various branches of our military system, your attention to com bine these arrangements with the great object of public economy, and the re gulations which you have established for the speedy and effectual audit of the public accounts, call for his majes ty’s particular acknowledgments. “ Gentlemen of the House oj Commons, “ We have it in command from his Majesty to thank you for the provision which you have made for the various exigencies of the public service, parti cularly by raising, within the year, so very largo a proportion of the necssa rv supplies ; a measure in itself high ly advantageous, and which must cre ate, both at home and abroad, the most favorable impression of our national ie sources, and of the spirit which ani mates the British people. You may be ! assured, that the utmost attention shall , he paid to the frugal administration of those supplies which you have so libe rally granted. “ llis majesty is particularly sensi ble of the fresh proof he has received of your affectionate attachment to him, in the provision which you have made For enabling the younger branches of bis Royal Family to meet the necessary expenses of their station. u My Lords and Gentlemen , “ His majesty being always anxious for the restoration of peace on just and honorable terms, is engaged in discus sions with a view to the accomplish ment of this most desirable end. Their success must depend on a correspond ing disposition on the part of the enemy; and in every event, his majesty looks with the fullest confidence to the con tinuance of that union and public spirit among all ranks of his people, which cun alone give energy to War or secur ity to Peace.” Then a commission for proroguing the Parliament was read. After which the Lord Chancellor said : “ My Lords arid Gentlemen, “ By virtue of his majesty’s commis sion under the Great Seal, to us and •other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in his majesty’s name, and in obe • die nee to bis commands, prorogue this Parliament to Thursday, the 28th day of August next, to be then there hold . fcn • and. this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday, the 28th day of August next.” The Hamburgh mails due on Wed nesday and Sunday last, arrived this morning. Paris Journals to the 14th, and Dutch Journals to the 19th, have al so arrived. The French are sending all their dis posable force on the other side ofrtfie Alps, in the Neapolitan territory,* or Dalmatia, evidently for the intended conquest of Sicily, and to extend the French power on the shore of the Adri-' atic. A-division of French troops has also filed off towards Leghorn, and every fortress in the States of the Church is occupied by them— a prelude to the downfall ol both these sovereigns. Be fore the expiration of many weeks we shall hear that the Pope and the Queen ol Etruria have been deprived of their respective dignities, and condemned to pass the rest of their days in obscurity, upon a stinted and precarious bounty. The weakness of both will be alike ur ged in justification of the act. Turin is already named for the future resi dence of the Pope. Four new sovereigns are talked of in Germany, namely, the Electors of Bad en, Hesse, Hesse Darmstadt, and the Duke ofCleves (Price Murat.) Napole on .could not adopt a more effectual mode of completely annihilating what ever there is of national sentiment, feel ing, and character in Germany, that by thus fettering down, and parcelling into petty sovereignties, the whole of that once great and venerable empire. JThe continuance of the French ar mies in Sual/ia and Bavaria has over whelmed the inhabitants with misery* A scarcity, rapidly increasing to the magnitude of a famine, prevails in these countries ; to alleviate which they have no other resources than a few fearful measures of corn sent from the hank of the Rhine, and ostentatiously doled out to them by order of their oppressor. Charleston, Sept. IS. THE LATEST. The fast sailing shi/i Independence, Cafitain Walker, arrived this morn ing, in 40 days from Greenock. Cap tain Walker has politely favored us with Greenock papers to the 4th of Jugust , from which we have extract ed as much as the lateness of the hour would permit.,..The Independence has completed her voyage in 87 days. LONDON, July 23. Mr. Pinckney, the American Agent, I specially commissioned by the United States to adjust all differences w ith this country, has not yet been enabled to have an interview with Mr. Fox, in consequence of his indisposition, and Mr. Pinckney has been in England three weeks. July 27. Yesterday a bag of letters was re ' eived at the Post-Office, from Holland, | with accounts to the 24th inst. One ! from Amsterdam of that date, rnen j lions that Louis Bonaparte had, in a | numerous company, stated, that the | ntgociations for peace now carrying ! on between the Courts of Paris and i London, included Holland, Spain, and j the Allies of France generally; that I they were proceeding with the most I amicable disposition on both sides; and that he was assured, that the French Emperor would pay the most friendly consideration to the interests of Hol land. It was believed at Amsterdam, that Preliminaries would be signed be fore the dose of the present month. July 28. The messenger who arrived from Paris on Friday is understood to have brought a copy of the Seper.ite Treaty of Peace, concluded between Russia and Prance, which is said to have been signed yesterday se’nnight. Tim terms are reported to be, that Russia shall keep the Seven Islands, and tkat Sicily shall remain iu the hands of His Sici lian Majesty. Russia of course, is to recognise the late changes on the Con tinent. The Funds fell upon the intelligence of the Peace between Russia and France, it being- supposed that that event would have an unfavorable effect upon the discussions between this coun try and France. We should have ex pected that it would have produced quite ! a contrary effect—it renders, in our opinion, a Peace between this Country and France, more probable. July 29. Mr. Fox, we are sorry to say, is so very ill, that even the most sanguine of his friends have ceased to hope for his recovery. It would b'e abusing the public to disguise the fears that are en . tertained for this able statesman.— Star. July 30. It was confidently stated yesterday, that Lord Lauderdale was to set off iast night or early this morning, for Paris. His Lordship certainly has not left town, nor do we believe that it is at all in contemplation to send his Lordship to Paris. The illness of Mr. Fox has now assumed so serious an as pect, that no hopes are entertained of his being able to apply to business for .some time;, and we believe that the Right Hon. Secretary, feeling his ina bility to attend to the duties of his of fice, without absolutely endangering his life, in compliance with the earnest en treaties of his friend, and the repeated advice of his medical attendants, has determined to resign his office until his health shall be restored ; and, in the mean time, we have reason to believe that Lord Lauderdale will fill that im > poitant station. i No intelligence has been received ■ from the Continent this morning. If • we are to judge from the rise in the i Funds, the seperate peace which has ■ been concluded between France and Russia, and which was signed on the 20th instant, is considered as an event rather favorable to this country than otherwise. We cannot, we confess, consider it in that point of view, be cause we know that it was an object which Bonaparte was most anxious to obtain. What effect it will have upon the negociation pending between this 1 country and France, we do not know, but it certainly does not at all appear calculated to induce the French gov- ernment to be more moderate in their demands ; indeed we are misinformed if it has not already produced an oppo site effect. But whatever may be the fact, Ministers do not relax in the slightest degree in preparation for of fensive operations against the enemy ; orders have been issued for the expedi tion which has been fitted out atPoils mouth, to sail as soon as possible. We understand the Lord Rosslvn will set out immediately for Portugal; but whether in a military or diplomatic character we do not know. It is gen erally understood that one of the threats held out by Bonaparte during the pre sent negociation, has been, that if Great Britain would not consent to a peace, he would invade Portugal, and either an ■ nex it to his dominions, or bestow it on one of his relations.— Sun. Both Lord Lauderdale and Lord Hol land are making preparations to set out on a foreign mission. It is not true, however, as has b* en this morning- re ported, that either of them has yet set off. Lord Holland, it is generally un derstood, is to proceed to Madrid— Lord Lauderdale to Paris— Star. Parliament, we understand, meet about the middle of October; but it is confidently expected ir. the political cir cles, that a dissolution will take placcin the intervening period.— Sun. July 31. A messengei arrived in town yester day with dispatches from Paris, and a Cabinet Council was soon after held. The result of their deliberations we un derstand was, that Lord Lauderdale should immediately set out for Paris, and we have no doubt that his lordship will leave town in the course of this day. We stated our belief yesterday that his lordship would not be employ ed on a diplomatic mission to Paris, but that he would succeed Mr. Fox as Se cretary for the Foreign Department, if the continued ill health of that right hon. gentleman should render him in capable of attending to business. That arrangement, we believe, was deter mined upon, but was altered, at least for the present, in consequence of the dispatches received yesterday from Pa ris.—Sun. We are sorry to state that the ar,. count of Mr. Fox’s health this day was much more unfavorable than it has been for some time. A change for the worse has, we understand, taken place, which has occasioned the most alarming ap prehensions to his friends.— lbid. GREENOCK, August 4. French and Dutch papers, the form er to the 22d, and the latter to the 28th inst. have arrived. The Dutch papers, under the head of intelligence from Paris of the 22d instant, mention, that a Treaty of Peace ; had been concluded with Russia. We I do not find the smallest allusion in the Paris papers to this important event. The rumor, however, might have been in general circulation, though none of the minor journals venture to repeat it. After the recent hints in the Moniteur, it cannot be expected that any of the unofficial papers will dare to indulge in important political intelligence and spe culation. Neither the rumors nor the expecta tions of peace, appear to have had any considerable effect upon the French funds. The 5 per cents, were not higher on the 21st ult. than they had been on the three preceding days. It is said, that in consequence of the Treaty with Russia, Bonaparte has multiplied and embarrassed the condi tions of peace with this country. Such a thing is likely; but at the present crisis, there is no safety even in proba bilities. The two expeditions are on the eve of sailing. That at Portsmouth possi bly has sailed before this article is pub lished. A number of the largest col liers have also been engaged by govern ment as transports for the conveyance of troops—to what destination, we do not profess to be informed. SALEM, September 2. Capt. Conway, from the Mediterra nean, informs us, that the prohibition of English merchandize at Naples, the sequestration and expected confiscation of English property and debts, and the contributions levied by the French up on the merchants, had completely put a stop to business at that place. The English merchants were all preparing to leave it, and scarcely a ship was now to be seen in that heretofore busy port. New-Haven, September 2. Arrived, capt. John Miles, jun. late master of the sloop Mary of this port, after an absence of nearly 14 months. Capt. Miles sailed from this port on the 18th July, 1805, on a voyage to the riv- er Oronoke, on the Spanish Main where he arrived the Ist of October fol lowing. The Governor, on examining his papers, immediately took posses sion of the vessel and cargo, consisting of 300 barrels Flour, (worth 30 dollars per barrel) some beef, butter, See. The reason alledged was, that she had no sea-letter. At the time of his sailing, there were no blank sea-letters signed by the Secretary of State, in the office, and the Collector of the Port gave capt. Miles a certificate to that effect, which was produced, but to no purpose. Af ter some months, the owners of the ves sel, having got information of Capt. Miles’s situation obtained a sea-letter in form, with a certificate from the Col lector, that the Mary was entitled to that sea-letter on her sailing—also the de position of ihe owners, as to the citizen ship of the captain and people, the ownership of the vessel, her sailing, Scr. Bcc. and, in addition, a consular certifi cate, and forwarded ; all which were received by capt. M. in May last, and laid before the Governor. These pa pers made a momentary upon him ; but finally he told capt. M. that the papers were all forged, and he could not give up the property. In the mean time, the people, some of w hom had attempted to escape and get home, to give information of their situation, had been taken up ; their money, about S 600 taken from them by the Gov i ernor, and they thrown into prison, J where they remained several months ; ; but were at length, on the repeated sol icitation of the captain, and others, lib etatecl , hut they, as also the captain, were ordered not to leave the place. They remained one months in this sit uation ; till finding the vessel and cargo i uineu, no hope cl release, or of redress and suspicious tuat the Governor, to se cure himself from responsibility for the property thus wantonly destroyed, might find means to (alee care of them , and prevent any information getting home to their friends j they determin ed at the hazard of their lives, to attempt tiieir escape, which, by the Providence of God, they happily effected, and ar rived sate at Trinidad in July last, leav ing every thing behind them in the han(l§ of the Governor. *. . ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 1. Arrived, schooner Alert, Luckett, 20 days lrom Curracoa——Capt. L. has po litely favored us with the following in formation : By an arrival from Maraycabo, on the Main, on the sth of August, the following information was received by a gentleman there “We have now at anchor in Vero Gulf, two large ships, two brigs, and seven schooners, all ol which fleet appear to be armed, have landed some troops and drove our men out of a small fort which they now have in possession j we have not yet been able to learn whether they be Bri tish or Miranda.” Another schooner that arrived the day I lelt Curracoa, mentions leaving the fieet to an anchor in Vero Gulf.— Captain Eldridge, who arrived the 6th, was boarded to windward of Bonair, on the sth, by a British sloop of war; the lieutenant informed capt. Eldridge that IMiranda had seven armed vessels when they left the windward islands, and that Andmiral Cochrane had forbid the impressment of Miranda’s men. It was generally believed at Curracoa, wnen I left it, that Miranda was in this fleet, as the British would have n© such fleet in that quarter. No arrivals at Curracoa for ten days before I left it, from any part of the Main near Vero ; this had caused Spanish vessels to re main nearly that length of time in port for information, with cargoes on board for the Main. \Vest-India produce ris ing hourly at Curracoa; inconsequence of this alarm-coffee 26 sous. An e.4%> press sailed in company with me for Port Acavello, with the above infor mation. NORFOLK, September 2. We have it from respectable au thority, that Sir Edward Berry, who was Admiral Nelson’s captain at the battle of the Nile, and who command ed one of the four sail under Admiral C ochrane, at the time of falling in with the French fleet has resigned in dis gust, and gone for England, owing to Cochrane’s not engaging him. When Nelson paid his compliments to the king after the business of the Nile, .his Majesty observed with sorrow, that he had lost his right arm. “ I have,” re plied the hero, “ but not my right hand, give me leave to present Captain Berry to your Majesty.” BLANK SHERIFFS TITLES For Sale at this Office.