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ONE HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD. PHcENIX FIRE OFFICE, LOMBARD-STREET, December 19, 280. WHEREAS fome evil difpofed Perfon, in the Night of Thurfday the t 7th Whitt, wrote upon the Wall of a Public Houk in Toolry ftrect, certain fake and defamatory Words, tending to affeCt the Credit of the Phenix Fire Infurance Company ; and Words of a Gruffer tendency having fall night been written upon the Walls of feveral Houks in and about the Parini of Lambeth, the Direetors of the kid Company do hereby offer a Reward of One Hundred Pounds to be paid, upon Conviction, to any Watchman, or other Perim), who mall give information at • this Office, whereby the Party or Parties who wrote, or who was or were concerned in the writing or uttering of fuch defama tory Words, (hall be duly core/idled thereof. • By Order of the Board, • • JENKIN JONES, Secretary. FUREIGOI 110 - L LIG liArett. MILAN, NOV. ay. • important Treaty .with Airliti4 - 4rhicli puts an end to the long continued difficulties which fol. lowed on the Peace of Purlburgh, is this day..liublith• ed in our official Gazette. The followingis a Copy . : . TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE anD.AtraTRIA: His Majefty the Emperor of the trener,'Kiti of Italy, and Proter of the Rhenith Confederation. and his Majellv the Emperor of 'Alillri - n,:„King of Hungary and Bohemia, wifhing to ebilfolicite . the . concord at prefent fubfitling between - that' two States, and for that purple defirousof4u444sNlY all grounds of difpute,by akertaining withlertainty and conveniently diflingnifhing the line and bnutt, dary between the Kingdom of Italy and thi,Antiri4n: provinces furrounding it on - the North Eall, ,have appointed the following perfons to carry this obje t into effea • • . On the part of his Majeßy the Emperor; hailteen appointed M. Baptille Nompere de Champagny, in veiled with the Great Eagle of the Legion of Ho nour, Groat Crofs of the Order of Fidelity of Baden, his Majefly's Miniiler for Foreign Affairs ; and on ehe parr of the Emperor of Arillria, King of Hun gary and Bchemia, Count Clement Wenceflaus Von Metternich Winneburg Ochfcnhaufen. Great Crofs of the Royal Order of St. Stephen, Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerufalem, and his Majefly's Ambalrador to the Emperor of the French, who havirg exchanged their full powers, have agreed upon the following articles : A r.T. I. The boundary line of the Kingdom of Italy and of the A Alrian provinces than be the valley path of the Ifunzo, ly ing on the left fide of the mouth of that River. to the extremity of the Adriatic Gulf, over againft the village Chriftinifa. near to the Channel. From thence, in a RA:eight coutfe, the bonndary line than join on to the old boundary, near the village of Liftoff, fo that the territory of Chriftinifa and of Billoff fhaU continue at tached to the Kingdom of Italy. Ihe line of boundary (ball farther proceed from the old boundaries to the top of the moun tain Mabaiarn, and from that mountain, a line, which proceeds from the Eaft to the North of Struazelia, and follows the fummit of the mountain,and goes on fuch fide of the villages Credo, Pa tcco, and Boftara, that theft villages, as well as that of Struazelia, than appertain to the Kingdom of Italy; the laid line Stretching to the fummit of Mount Stu, (hall then follow the old boundaries 11. Fcr this end his Maji•tly the Emperor of the French, is his capacity of King of Italy, adios to the Emperor of Aultria the full property and favertignty of an that he puffeffes no the left bank of the Ifonzo; and at the fame tithe the Frni.espr of Auftria rffigna; to the Emperor of the French, King of Italy, all that he poffeffes. on the right bank of ve Vona°. as far as the point fpecified in the preceding article, comprehending therein all that is hooted in a l part of the late Venetian States. in order that it may be united with the Kingdom of Italy. The Mend of Moronna, fituated: near the right bank of the principal branch of O.: ifonzo, nun re. main a part of the Kingdom of Italy, . . 111. In the territories thus reciprocally given up, the Mika, of each of the Powers who may he fettled on thr one batik of the Ifonzo, and enjoy poffeMons on the other, fhall retain their natty ral right of property in their produce ; provided that regular proof of Inch puffeffiou he given in, conformably to the laws of property and police ellablifhed in both States. 'I his regulation has alto a relpedt to thole portions of land which the River immediately furrounds. IV. *Filere (hall he a military road of inter•communieation be tween the pri:vit.ces of the Kingdom of Italy on the right bank of the Ilona° and tltria and Dalmatia. The articles of agreement relating to this rend (hall be adjoined to this 7 reaty. V. A paffage (hall he afforded through the Audrian territory to the Ruffian troops which come front Cattaro, and ate march ing from the Kingdom of Italy to the Nieper. 7 heft troopalhall march in the form of battalion, with arms, baggage, and artil lery. They Man have all the affiflance which they (tend in need of, and all that relates to them than be regulated bttween the Courts of Peterfitergh and Vienna. VI. The difficulties which followed the Trraty of Prelburgh being now removed by the evacuation of the Months of the Cat taro, and by the prefent Convention, the Ftnpernr of the French binds bimfelf to withdraw from the fortrefs of BrAnnau both his own troops and thole of his allies, which place within a month after the exchange of ratification of this treaty,fhall be given up to the Aulltian troops. VII. The preient Treaty (hall be ratified as loon as ;mink, and the ratification within a month mall he exchanged at Paris. At fontainbleau, Odt. IC, I 807. (Slocd) BAPTISTA NOM PEEL de Champagny. CLEMENT! WINCESLAUS, Coact VUEI Mate) n i c k Winneburg. . . We having approved, mid hereby approving of the above.'l reaty, with all and eves y of the diesels. contained articles, do declare that it is accepted ra tified, and confirmed, and unit that it will be invio. 'ably fulfilled. a•roeeon: Fontainbleau, Nov. 9, ao7. 5 PRIVATE LETTER.—ROTTERDAM, NOV. s* • " I have kilt learned that Louis has aduittly fet ,off horn Utrecht on his route to Paris ; and 'that Talley r ancLis howl)! .e.xpeCted. in order i 4 taisi4 art rangensents for' the reception and curonatioseaf,Mn rat. Previous to the latter event, an Oddrefs from • Louis to the Legiflat ore and the People of the Conn. try, is to be publi(hed. This addrels will, it is maid, contain a declaration from Louis, that he fpoota neoufly Cutrende:s the throne, and llrongly recont mends his fucceffir. This change has, aggravated the Alia icn and alarm of the popu%r feeling. Tilt departure of Louis is mrAl frnfibly regretted._ He had uniformly marofelted the utmolt anxiety to pleafe ai.d to fel ve the people. Every decree again-I1 their intercft or ailhes, was by him enforced with evident reltietance. He had endeavoured to reduce the public burdens, by introducing retrenchment and economy into every departn ent of the (late. In pro. iecution of this °Net, he had recently difbanded a great body ofthe ticups as unnece Mit y, and placed the officers on half pay. Againll this proceeding, which was extremely offenfive to a defctiption of petfoni whom it has always been the particular policy of Bonaparte to conciliate, feveral rernunlirances were prefented at Pads. Napoleon difapproved cf the meafute, but L uis thought it juft and neceffary from the fituation of the country and the dillrelres of the people, and therefore pertilled in it. Different maxims, however, govern the conduCtOf Napoleon, and Louis has been found an utsfuitable inillument for his views. MUrat will anfwer better." THE EVENING -STAR- - LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cone for January, 64f} —Reduced 6;} Ei chequer Mlle, par to is prent.—Onngum Ito 1 pram ROYAL FAMILY OF PORTUGAL.' LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER sz. • FOREIGN OFFICE, DECEMBER z 9. A liffpatch, of which the following is a copy, has been this day received from Lord VifcMint SvaaNOTORD, his Majefty's Mi. Miter - Plenipotentiary at the ,Coors of Ulan, by the Right Honourable 4:Uolcm rAN ti I N 0. his Majefty's Principal . Serie tary of State for Foreign' Affairs His Majefty's *zip Hibernia, off the Tagus, idly. 19. Sir—l have the honour of announcing to you, that the Prince Regent Portugal has effected the • wife and magnanimous purpofe of retiring from a kihg.; . dons which he could no longer retain, except as the' vaffal of - France; and that his Royal Highnefittlint' Family, accompanied by ma of his !hips of vravitr4' by a multitude of his faithful fubjeds and adlierenti, have this day departed from Lifbon, and atenevi'ort: their way to the Brazils, tiNcr,the.cfcort of a Biitifh Rect. This grand and memorable event is not 'tube at , . tributcd only to the fudden alarm excited by the appearance of a French army within the frontiers of Portugal: It has been the • genuine refult. of the fyllem of perfevering confidence and moderation adopted by his Mikity towards that country ; fur the ultimate fuccefs of which 1 had in a manner rendered Myr& refponlible ; and which, in obedience to your indrndionr, I lied uniformly continued to fupport, even under appearances of the routidifcou. raging nature. . . I had frequently and diftindly Dated to the. Cabi net of Lifbon, that in agreeing nct to relent the ex. elution of 13r;tith commerce from the ports of Portu gal, his Majefly had exhaufied the means of forbear. ante ; that in making that conceflion to the peculiar circumnances of the Prince Regent's fituation, his Majefly had done all that friendthip and the remem brance of ancient alliance could justly require : but that a tingle flep beyond the line of modified hoflility, thus molt reludantly confented to, mutt neceffarily lead to the extremity of afloat war. The Prince Regent, however, fuffered hirofelf for a moment to forget that, in the prefent Rate of Eu• rope, no country could be permitted to be an enemy to England with impunity, and that however much his Majefly might be difpofed to make allowance fors the deficiency of the means poffetTed by Portugal of rctillance to the power of France, neither Iris own*, dignity, nor the interefls of his people, would per mit his Majefly to accept that excufe for a compli- 1 atice with the full extent of her unprincipled demands. On the Bth intl. his Royal Highnefs , was induced to fign an order for the detentiGn of the few Bririfh fuh. jet's, and of the inconfidetable portion of Brit& property which yet remained at Lifbon. On the publication of this order I caufed the Arms of Eng land to be removed from the gates of my refidence ; demanded my paffoorts ; prefented a final remon. &ranee againfl the recent conduct of the Court of Lifbon, and proceeded to the fquadron commanded by Sir Sidney Smith, which arrived off the Coaft of Portugal tome days after I had received my peffports, land which I joined on the t 7th intl. I immediately fuggefled to Sir Sidney Smith the expediency of eilablithing the molt rigorous blockade ' at the mouth of the Tagus ; and I had the high fatisfadion of afterwards finding, that I had thus an ticipated the intentions of his Majefly: your dif patches (which I received by the meffenger Sylvefler on the 23d) directing me to authorize that meafure, in cafe the Portuguefe Government Should pals the bounds which his Majefly had thought fit to let to his forbearance, and attempt.to,take any farther Rep 114itniOni to the }minor or inter efts of Great Britain. Thofe difpatches were drawn up under the idea if.at 1 was Dill refident at Lifbon, and though I did : not receive them until I had_ adually taken my del' . parture from that Court, Dill,. upon a careful coats , : lkration of the tenor of your intlrudions„ I thought that it would be tight to ad as if that cafe had %at. .occurred: I refolved, th.refr.re, to proceed forthwilh' hter afcertain the cflat produced *by the blockade o Lifbon, and Ao propofe to the Portuguefe Govern meta, as the only condition upon which that blockade could ceafc, the alternative (dated by you) either of ' furrendeting the fleet to his Majefly, or of imme;:' - cliately employing it to remove the Prince Regent and his family to the Brazils: I took upon myfelf this refponfibility in renewhtg negotiations after my public functions had actually ccafed, convinced that, although it was the fixed determination of his Ma• lefty not to Mier the fleet of Portugal to fall into the poffetlion of his enemies, Rill his Majefly's firft object continued to be the application of that fleet to the original . purport, of Paving the Royal Family of Braganza from the tyranny of France. I accordingly requefled an audience of the Prince Regent, together with due affurances of protedion Ind (comity;. and upon receiving his Royal High nefs's anfwer, I proceeded to Lam on the 27. h, in his Majefly's flip ConfiAnce, bearing kflag of truce. I had immediately moll interetling communications with the Court - of Lifbon, the particulars of which lull be fulli detailed in a, future difpatch. Itfafficesi SO mention in this plan, that the Prince Regent wifely earthed all his apprehenfions to,afreues army , seied all his hopes to an Englifls fleet ; that he received die aloft explicit affurances from 'me that his Welly would genernufly overlook thole ads of unwilling and momentary' ttillility to which his Royal High nef t 'aseonfent had been extorted ; and that I promifed to his Royal Highnefs, on the faith of my Sovereign, that the Britifh fquadron before the Tagus thould be employed to prnteet his retreat from Liam, and his voyage to.the Brazils. A decree was pabliated yefterday, in which the Prince Regent announced his intention of retiring to the city of Rio de janeifo until the conclufina of a general peace, and of appointing a Regency to tranfaft the Adminiflration of Government at L , lbon during his Royal Highnefs's abfence from , Europe. This morning the Portuguefe fleet left the Tagus. I had the honourto accompany the Plince in his pafl'age over the bar. The fleet confilled of eight fail of the line, four large frigates, feveral armed igs, !loops, and corvettes, and a number of Brazil Mips, amounting, I believe, to about thirty fix fail in . all. They paired through the &kith fquadron, and his Majaly's fhips fired a falute ofhwenty one guns, which, was,rctnyned with au equal number. A more interefting fpeaacle than that afforded by' the junc i-tion of the two fleets has been rarely beheld. 00 quitting the . Prince Regent's Ship, I repaired on board of the Hibernia, but returned immediately, accompanied by Sir Sidney Smith, whom prefeated to the Prince, and who was received by his Royal i Highnefs with the molt marked and gracious con- Idefcenfinn. I have the honour to inclofe !ills* of the (hips of war which were known to have left Li(bon this morning, and which were in fight a few hours ago. There remain at Lifbon four chips of the line, and the fame number of frigates, but only one of each fort is ferviceable. I have thought h expedient in lofe no time in com municating to his Majelly's Government the im portant intelligence contained in this difpatch. I have therefore to apologife for the batty and ;river. fat manner in which it is written. I have the honour to be, &c. STRANGFORD. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, DECEMBER zt. Difiratehes, of which the following are Extradts and Copies, were received at this Office on Saturday tart, by Captain Yeo, of his • Majetty's floop the Confiance, from Rear Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith. addrtffed to the Hon. William Wellcfley Pole. His Majefty's Culp Hibernia, 11 Leagues Weft • of the Tagus, December t, iSo;. Sir"---In a former difpatch, dated the 22d Novem ber, with a pcflfcript of the 26th, 1 ccnveyed to you, for the information of my Lords Commiflioners of the Admiralty, the proofs contained in various do: currents t..f' the Portuguefe Government being fo much influenced by terror of the French alms, as to have acquiefced to certain demands of France ope rating ageing Great Britain. The diftribution of the Portngnefe force was made wholly on the coafl, while the land fide was left totally nngnarded.—.. Britith fubjeas of all defcriptions were detained; and it therefore became recd . :try to Worm the Portngnefe Government, that the cafe had arifen which required, in obedience to my infiludions, that l flinuld declare the Tagus in a Rate of blockade; and Lord Strang• ford agreeing with me that hoßility fhould be met by hollility, the blockade was inflituted, and the intirudions we had received were abed upon to their full extent ; Dill, however, bearing in recolledion the fir R ()Ned adopted by his Majelly's Government d opening a refuge for the head of the Portognefe Government, menaced as it was by the powerful arm, and baneful influence of the enemy, I thought it my duty to adopt the means open to us, of endea vouring to induce the Prince Regent of . Portugal to reConfider his decifinn 64 to unite himfelf with the Continent of Europe," and to recoiled that he had poffefEons on that of America, affirding an ample .hafance for any factifice he might make here, and from which he would be cut off by the nature of maritime, warfare, the termination of which could not be didated•by the combination of the Continental Towers Of Europe. • • Ileitis view, Lord 'Strangfurd having received an sicquieicenot to the propofitinn which bad beenanade - by Us'', or his LOrdfhip to land.-and ainfcr with the . Prince Regent under the guarantee of a fletg . ;* • ' of Once, t • furnilked his Lordfbip with that con. tiiYance . and ['milky, in order that he might give to the Prince that confidence which his word of honour as the King's Minifter Plenipotentiary, united with that of a Britifb Admiral, cupid not fail to infpire towards inducing his Royal High. nets to throw himfelf and his fleet into the arms 1 7 44 Great Britain, in pedal reliance on the King's 1 Overlooking a forced ad of apparent hoflility againil his flag and fubjeds, and eflablifhing his Royal High. Ipefp's Government in his ultramarine cooffellins as originally promifcd. I have now the heartfelt fatif faftion cf announcing to you, that onr hopes and I expedations have been realifed to the utmo ft extent. On tbe morning of the 29th, the Port'aguefe fleet (u pet lift annexed) came qut of the Tagus with his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Brazil and the whole ' of thi Royal Family of Braganza on board, together with Many of his faithful Counfellors and adherents, as well as other perfOns attacbed to his pretext fort tine s. &cites: Admiral Sir Sidney Smith's DifpAtches. This fleet ofe;ght fail of the line, four fr igates, two brigs, and one fchooner, with a crowd of large armed merchant (hips, arranged itfelf under the profaner; of that of his Majefty, while the firing of a reciprocal falute, of x t guns announced the friendly meeting of thofe who but the day before were on terms of brfti. lity ; the fcene impreffing every beholder (except the French army an the hills) with the mdi lively emo. [ions of gratitude to Plovicisucs, that there yet exifled a power in the world able, as well as willing, to protest the oppreffed. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) w. SIDNEY 4MITH. • Lift of the Portuguefc Fleet that came out of the Tagus on the 29th November 1807 Principe Real • Rainba de Portugal Conde Her riqua Medufa Alford° d'Albuquerque joao de Caftro Principe de Brazil Martino dc ?Telco.* 84 Cunt 74 . • 64 • 74 64 !Ric ATLS. Minerva . - . 44 CURS • GolfiLho - 3 6 Urania - 3s And one other. Name not as yet knows. BRIM -- - :1 . Voafilor liire • 11 Guns 20 2s SCHOONtI. i esttozs as Cuns (Signed) JOAQ_ JO7.E MONT. TORRES, , , Major•Geoeral. W. SIDNEY SMITH. ' (Cory) His Majefty's Ship Hibernia, 21 Leagues Weft of the Tagus, Dec. a, 5807. Sir—ln another difpatch of this day's date, I have tranfmitted a lift of the Portoguefe fleet that came out of the Tagus on the z9th ul.imo, which I received that day from the hands of the Admira commanding it, when I went on board the Principe Realer' to pay my vifit of refpe& and congratulation to his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Brazil, who was embarked 'in that Ihip. I here inclofe the lift of thofe left behind. The abfence of but one of the four Slips is regretted by the Portuguefe (the Vafco de Gama) (he being under repair : her guns have been employed to arm the Freitas, 64, a new (hip, and one of thofe which tame out with the Prince. The other three are mere hulks ; and there is alf• one (hip on the flock', the Principe Regente, but the is only in frame. The Pt ince raid every thing that the moll cordial feelings of gratitude towards, and confidence in, his Majelly and the &hills nation might be fuppo fed to diftate. I have by fignal (for we have no other mode of communicating in this weather) direiled Captain Moore in the Marlborough, with the London, Mo. niirch, and Bedford, to flay by the body of the For. toguefe fleet, and render it every afeitance. I keep in the Hibernia dole to the Prince's 'hip. I cannot as yet fend the Tundroyant, Plantagenet, and Conqueror, on to Admiral Purvis, according to their Lordibips' Order of the r4th, which, I milt, will be the lefs felt as an inconvenience off Cadiz, at they appear to have been ordered thither with re fetence to the Ruffians being within the Smite, be fore it was known they were on my nation. I ban the honour to be, /cc. (Signed) W. MUM' SMITH. Lift of the Portngnefe Ships that remained in Lifbon : St. Sebaftiio, of 64 Guns, unfervleeable without &thorough repair. Maria Prima, cf 74 Guns, unferriceable; ordered to be made into a Floating Battery, but not yet fitted . Vale° de Gama, of 74 Guns, under repair, and nearly ready. Princefa de Beira, of 64 Guns, condemned; ordered to *fitted as a floating Battery. Fenix, of 48 Gnna, In need of thorcogtt repalit Amazons, of 44 Goys, in need c f ditto. Perda, of 44 Guns, in need of ditto. Tsitso, of 43 Guns, patt repair. Veneysof 3o Guns, pat repair. (Copy) W. SIDNEY SMITH. Hibernia, at Sea, tat. 37.47. loag. 14.17. December 4, r 807. Sta.-.I have the fatisfaaion to acquaint you, for the infwmation of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, .that I facceeded in colleeling the whole of the fot cuguefe fleet, except a brig, after the gale, andoltat the weather was fuch as to allow the necef r,Arg yepei!s,andfoch ditiribution of fupernumeraries -and %devices to be made as to enable Vice Admiral Doi Plitsitel trAcunha Sottomayor to report to me yellerdav all the Alps capable of pet forming the voyagetto Rio Janeiro, except one line of battle chip, whichhe requefled might be concluded to an Englifh port. I meant to efcort her part of the way, but the did not quit the fleet with me lea night, as fettled. I hope, however, the may arrive fafe, as the is not in a bad Hate, being fullituted for the Martino de Frej us, which was at firth deflined to go to England, in confeeptence of a ftell arrangement made yeflerday on the latter being found in the bell Rate for the voyage of the two. I have detached Capt. Moore in the Marlborough with the L,ndon, Monarch, and Bedford, to attend the Portugnefe fleet to the Brazils. I have thought it my duty, in addition to the ufml order to take the above (hips under his orders, to give Captain Moore one, to hoiß a bro td pendant after palling Madeira, in order to give.him a greater weight and confequence in the performance of the important and nnufually delicate duties I have con fided to him. I feel the moll pedal reliance in that Officees judgment, ability, and zeal. The Portuguefe (hips did not after their repaitition want more proeiflool or flaps from us than the lift