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firther bloodshed, a factious ;Lt.y pronounces theta m irderous, because they did their duty, and did not su'.tn►it to he murdered themselves by the hands of the rebellious fiction ! ! "The proprietors of a theatre in London augment a triflc the peices of admittance. Englishmen, like the R means of sanguinary memory, do not miss such a propitious opportuoity to 'create new factions. The most disgusting scenes, the effects of the most shame ful licentiousness, transform the theatre into a field of battle for boxers and bruisers, for strumpets and pick pockets. Among a people that talk so much of respect for property, the property of individuals is , openly invaded, and obliged to submit to the ruinous maximum of dictatorial factions. Ought it not to be,l apprehended, that prosperous anarchy will not stop at the door or in the pit of a theatre, but sooner or later force an entrance into banks. offices, and maga zines ; there, also, to affix its maximum—to inflict its requisitions ? " Since the wisdom of his Imperial and Royal Ma. jesty has instructed the Continent with regard to its true interest, continental warriors are no longer tri butary to insular pedlars; and Englishmen, who in exchange for their dearly sold superfluities, received from foreigners their necessaries almost for nothing, began to dread a famine. To lessen the consump tion for grain, government looked for some substitute for the distilleries. Their warehouses weighing down with perishahle.colonial produce, sugar naturally pre senteditself, and was proposed. The owners of lands took instant alarm, they formed an opposition, and during months the grain and sugar factions, with the theatrical and reforming factions, with the naval and the military factions, with the Jacobin, the city, and the parliamentary factions, continued to en gage the whole attention of a truly factious, divided, and licentious people. This is not the only instance when the interior of London forms a striking resem blance with the interior of Constantinople, at the pe riod the Mussulmen were at its walls, and with their scymetars soon settled the disputes of the contending sects' and parties. " Every foreign invaderof the British Islands has be come conqueror. Bankruptcy may dismantle, mutiny may disperse, storms may destroy, and victory may capture fleets, hitherto the sole protectors of Great sritain against the just wrath of his Imperial and Royal Majesty. Submission alone can prevent Bri tons from being, like the Batavians, erased from the list of independent nations. Resistance may retard in making more terrible the catastrophe, but it can not alter their destiny. They have no choice left between obedience or conquest. The reigning House never produced a hero ; and the domestic virtues of a Prince, ruling this turbulent anti factious people, are weak pledges that the repose of continental nations! will not still be disturbed or invaded. It remains,' however, to be decided, whether a change of dy-I a 'sty will be necessary, or a change of constitution will be thought sufficient. Long ago, the mere as sent of his Imperial and Royal Majesty might have produced a general overthrow. Long ago have dif. ferret factions caused to be laid before his Imperial and Royal Majesty, both requests for receiving sup port, and plans for effecting revolutions ; but these are not times to encourage subjects to undermine estab lished thrones. Monarchs alone shall hereafter be the ji.iges of monarchs ; and woe to the Prince who :Teets to an appeal to his people against the sentence of his equals 1 He has ceased to reign. (Signed) " Duke of CADORIL • rontalnbleau, October SO, IMO. " To his Excellency ---. " Mott Confidential." ' FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JULY 23. His Majesty yesterday held a Council of his Minis, ters in his Palace of St. Cloud. A flag of truce arrived from Tunis on the 16th instant, with 13'J prisoners. " Palace of Trianon, 19th July.lBll. " Napoleon, Emperor of the French. &c " The affairs for which the Legielative Body was convoked bavill ttrininatud, we have decreed, and do decree as follows: " ist. The closing of the Session of the Legislative Body will take place on the 23th of this month. " .4211. The present decree shall be taken to the Legislative Thn!y by the Orators of our Council of State, and Inserted in the bulletin of laws. (Signed) " NA POI. EON. " By the Minister Secretary of State, Count Dnay." LEGISLATIVE BODY. SITTI,NG OF THE 251111 OF JULY. The sitting was opened at half-past one. Messienrs the Deputies were in cestunv, and a great number of ladies and foreigners tilled the public and private tribunes. After the minutes were . read, 111. the President !Doke as follows : " Gentlemen—The Thontation which you com missioned to carry to she King of Rome the homage. of the Legislative Body, repaired this morning to St. Cloud ; none of us could behold without a lively in terest teas august infant, upon whom so many desti nies repose, and whose age inspires the most tender sentiments. We have bottle to him all your semi rants, Gentlemen, mixing with them those wishes which the love of nor own children is calculated to inspire. Madame, the Governess, received them, and thanked us in the name of the young Prince ; doubt less, at the. same time rega cuing that he was unable to join his personal sentiments to those which she ex pressed to the Legislative Body."—Applauses from oil parts of the hall. Thc discussion of a Ilan relative to the exchanges was the order of the day ; and M. Cendebien, the Reporter from the Conunission of the Interior, having :.roposed its adoption, a scrutiny took place, and the 1,1:;n sv;,s adopted by a majority of pl to 3. The Comas do Segur, C.Tvetto, and Neri-Corsini, orators of the Council of St:tte, were introduced with the decree for closing the Session ; on which occasion, Count de Segnr spoke as follows : " Gentlemen—We have presented you this year with but few plans of laws. Now that the codes Na poleon, of commerce, &c. are organized throughout the empire, it is natural that the labours of the admi niezration should augment, and that of the legislation ellnUl:islt. The same activity which in so few years ha; revived France, founded the most powerful and v.,:e empire, re-erected the altars, raised justice, en. dotted the communes, intersected France with roads and canals, levelled mountains, organized public in stitutions, and given France those wise laws which other nations envy, and arc eager to adopt; the same act:vity, I say, must at present give motion to all tcse creations, advance all aloe ebtablislartents, and ' • . . . perfect the social edifice, the hasei of which are laid. All the sources of riches and prosperity are opened creation is finished ; life commences. Thus, the small number of laws we now offer you, proves how salu tary and all-sufficient those ::re which already exist ; but if this Session, Gentlemen, has not been marked by the adoption of important laws, it will not on that account be a less memorable epoch for you; " Previous to opening it, the Emperor wished you should be collected round his throne; he wished to be surrounded by you when he went to the temple to return thanks to the ETERIJAL for the birth of that in fant king, who has completed our wishes, and rea lized our hopes; you have been witnesses of that pompous ceremony, the holiness of the place, the majesty of the throne, the union of Princes, of the Nobility, of the first corps of the empire, of the de. puties from the towns, the offering of an infant dedi cated to Goo, by glory and virtue united. The emo tion of the assistants, and the acclamations of an im mense people, which on the same day were repeated throughout the extent of this vast empire—this noble and touching picture is too deeply engraved in your memories, to allow me to attempt to retrace it. If I spoke of that universal sentiment that ex cited the public happiness, I should but repeat your own words, express as every Frenchman does the joy that birth has caused which guarantees the solidity of our destiny, the duration of our glory; which consti tutes the happiness of our august Sovereign and his beloved consort. " In the midst of the fetes which were given to ce lebrate this great event, the Emperor came to this place : he has informed you of the motives of high policy which determined him to extend our frontiers, and unite new provinces to the empire. His Majesty has described to you our flourishing situation, the fidelity of his allies, the glory of his armies, and the prosperous state of his finances. In 'port, in an nouncing to you that he had ordered his minister to place before you the expences of 1809 and 1310, his Majesty informed you, that although he was obliged to place at the disposition of his ministers an curate.- dinary credit of 100 millions, he did not ask any new impositions. " It is thus. that, after many years of war, con quests, and creations, our Sovereign terminates his discourse ; whilst the Goverment who wishes to con tend against him, every year demands new loans, imposts, and sacrifices from the English people.— A few days after that memorable sitting your depu tation came to lay at the foot of the throne, the Lc). mage of your devotion, your love . ; and through your President, who enjoys the esteem of our moaarch, and your merited confidence, you made known the noble and simple principles which guide, and the sen timents that animate you. In that audience you ex- 1 perienced fresh pledges of the paternal affection of his Majesty. " The solemn forms of the opening of your Session being fulfilled, the Minister of the Interior in great detail pointed out the situation of the empire. Sixteen, departments have been united to France, producing a population of five millions, and a revenue of 100 milliens. The communications opened between the Scheldt and the Baltic, between the north and south of Italy, render our maritime supplies independent of the enemy's squadrons. " The Minister has spoken to you of the progress of the University, the organization of the Imperial Courts, which wiU restore to justice its force and dig. nity, and the creation of great seminaries, of the ac quisition or the repairing of a number of churches, of the success of industry which makes amends by the discoveries of genius for privations which war causes. He has informed you of the immense works under. taken to construct bridges, dig canals, drain marshes, embellish cities, !cc. these works have cast nearly 300 millions ; they thus equal, in two years, the efforts which were formerly made in a century. 44 You have not seen without surprise upon alI the points of our coast and frontiers, those fortifications which prudence erects or repairs in the midst of triumphs. The activity which reigns in all the ports, the works undertaken at Antwerp, Flushing. Cher bourg, Ostend, and Terneuse, those armaments which prepare for the future successes of our marine and new destinies for the ocean, and the prosperous state of the public treasury which has to provide for so many expences—such is the picture which has been traced to you. Happy the reign in which the recital of facts renders eulogium unnecessary. " After the presentation which has been made to you, Gentlemen, of two projects to create new sub prefectures, and of a great number of transactions which interest the communes, you have adopted the project of a law upon the finances. The satisfac tion which its examination afforded you, is too recent to make it necessary for me to re-state the details. " The Orator of your Commission of Finance has said upon this important law all that could be added to the motives developed by the Orators from the Council of State. He has pointed out the advantages of the order established, by which five or six months are ,suflicient to examine and check the accouhts of so many different administrations. He has remarked the amelioration which has taken place in the proceed ings for the recovery of the contributions ; the mode rate expence of prosecution has not escaped him. He has with equal sagacity viewed the different causes of the increase of the state revenues, which at present amount to 98.5 millions, and the reason of the aug mentation of the expence of the different departments. We have acquired 3(X) leagues of coast and 10,000 sailors. Such acquisitions demand an increase of ex pence, but they give at the same time the means of providing for it. " The economy introduced into many branches of the administration—the augmentation of the produce of the customs-.the measures adopted relative to to bacco, which, without pressing upon the people, give the State tke advantage which some companies exclu sively enjoyed, and furnish the means of diminishing the land tax ; all give a complete assurance of con. :tautly seeing our resources superior to our expendi ture. The liquidation of the years preceding 1808 is effected ; that of the following years is considerably advanced ; that of the present year is completed ; ao inquietude exists with respect to the future. France has no occasion for any increase of the customs, ner ,for loans, ttor for any new taxes. " Thus you have evident proofs of the happy situa tion of our finances, and certainly War ought to excite as much Confidence in our felkor•citions, as fear iu our enemies. se At the moment wham, by on* 01 bit Maiestip 4 - . . , those satisfactory eepresentationi Were• placed und,cr your eyes, a shout of triumph reached us from Spain ; the junction of our arinies was effected ; Badajoz was delivered ; and Marshal Suchet had overthrow the walls of Tarragona in presence of the English, the mortified spectators of this victory. A gatrison of 18,000 men, courageous and obstinate, has not been able to resist French valour ; 10,0(X) priFmters and a great number of cannon and standards :tie 'he tro phies of the conquerors : noble presages, which con firm the hopes given to us a short time since by a Monarch, all whose predictions victory is accustomed to faired. _ _ At the same instant elks of distress issued from the bosom of the British Isles ; credit, which supported her colossal and factitious power, was shaken ; and that Government, already banished from the Conti nent, but which nevertheless boasted, amidst the cum brous heaps of its manufactures, of being able to ex change its productions for all the gold of Mexico and of Peru, is now forced to proclaim its error, to acknow ledge that it loses public confidence, and to propose the enforcement of a paper-money. Tke English Government desires war, the mono poly of commerce, and the domination of the seas ; its allies are either destroyed or lost to it ; it ruins all those whom it wishes to subsidize ; it exhausts its peo ple in useless efforts ; it is punished for its selfishness by its state of insulation ; and, after having heaped loan upon loan, tax upon tax, besieged by complaints, threatened with commutions, it is reduced to propose to the people, by way of resource, a fictitious money, which has no other pledge but a confidence which exists no longer. " The Emperor, on the other hand, wishes for peace, and the liberty of the seas ; he has 830.000 men under arms ; the princes of Europe are his allies; his whole Empire enjoys profound tranquillity ; with. out leans, withput anticipation, 951» millions, raised with facility, secure the free execution of his noble plans ; and his Majesty commissions us to address you only in the language of satisfaction and hope. 44 What confidence,. gentlemen, ought this parallel to inspire ? Diffuse it among your fellow-citizens. Communicate to them the impressions you have re ceived ; your task will be easy : you will find them all animated with the same sentiments towards a so ♦ereign, who has no other object in his labours than the happiness and the glory of his people." M. de Segur, after having read the decree which ordered the closing of the session, came down from the tribune amidst acclamations of Live the Emperor! M. the President then spoke, with the view of pointing out, that it was the happy destiny of the Legislative Body never to assemble, but in order to associate themselves in the illustrious labours of the Government, or to be able to form a better judg ment of their wisdom, by seeing their valuable re sults ; that the Deputies of the Legislative Body, after having received through the medium of the Orator of the Council of State, the assurances of his Majesty's satisfaction, were happy in returning to their homes, to have it in their power to communicate to their fellow-citizens only new benefits on the part of Go vernment, and that no other obligation had been im posed upon them this session but that of gratitude. Six copies were ordered to be printed of the speeches of M. de Segur and of the President. M. the President then, in conformity to the Decree, declared that the session of 1811 was terminated, and the Assemby rose. T 1114; EV EN I N STA LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JULY SI. PRICE OF S I'OCKI THIS DAY AT ONEINLOCK. S per Ct. Cons. for none) 6214 —Ditto fir 'doom 42; S prr Ct. Reduced 63—Navy 5 per Cent. 941 4 per Cent. 71 4—Bonds Ilr.prem.—Ontnium I Eacheq. (3d.) die. to 2s. pre.—Ditto OW.) Ss. 13s.prens. THE KING. The reports from Wiidsor in the course of the af. teruoon of yesterday, were more favourable than those of the morning. From a F.:ate of extreme irritability his MAJESTY has sunk into a stag of perfect quietude, which, however, is not considered as alarming, some nourishing food having been taken by his MAJr.sry in the course of yesterday. The glandular swellings in the throat, which prevented the passage of food, arc said to have been occasioned by the extreme and continued exertion of incessant and rapid talking,l which has been so great that his MAJESTY is stated to have sometimes talked fifty hours in succession without interruption. The person of his MAJESTY is said to be much reduced in size and appearance, prin cipally owing to the want of sustenance ; but an al teration may now be expected in this respect, and upon the whole his MAJESTY'S situation islets alarming than it has been for some days past. The following is the Bulletin issued this day : " WINDSOR CASLY, JULY 31. " The features of the Kano's disorder eotatieue the same, but his Mid MT'S health is improved. (signed) CAILLIF. W. 1121121222. I. WILLIS." • Paris papers to thA7th inst. arrived last night.— They contain the communication made to the Legis lative Body onclosing its sittings on the 25th, in which all the topics of congratulation alluded to in the Expose are reiterated, a high tone of triumph is as sumed for the capture of Tarragona, and the relief of Badajoz, and a comparison is made between the situa tion of France and England, of course highly to the advantage of the former. On the same day a deputation of the Legislative Body went through the humiliating ceremony of pre senting a complimentary Address to the infant King of Rome. From the Captain of the Mentor, who left Buenos Ayres on the 26th April, we learn, that in addition to the four who have been removed from the Junta, four others have been in like manner sent up the country. The head-quarters of the troops of Buenos Ayres were on the opposite side of the River de la Plata, at Colonia del Sacraniento, Where it was supposed they Lad about 3000 men, under the command of Generals RONDO and BILLGRANO. _ • _ The militia in the neighbourhood of Monte Video, intended by Euo for the defence of the settlement, had risen againstisim, laid waste the neighbourhood, and threattisted the town, . lATIMUGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JULY CL The INTELLIORNT gurt.brig, Lieutenant Tcoutii, sailed yesterday on a cruize ; And Cie ONYX brig of war .went out of harbour.—Tills Aiiived the Vi- RAW gun-brig from Cori:. last fr,m Liverpool, wi , at severnl provision 'hips under her convoy. I'olo SMOUTH, JULY so. Arrived 1.4 Majesty's ships MENJSA and Z.srupt, from off Cite:bwgh. Sai ed 1 ntjesty's ships SRANNON, Co:IItuRANT, arid SERAPI4, With the con voy fit the Mediu:rt.:mews ; and the PARTAUX,L, wiLh the convoy for Guernsey. DEAL, JULY SO. The AMELIA frig;►te takes convoy for PCITST11011: b. and will sail this evening. Ss:led the Diligence India pilot yacht, for the River; The Swift East India pilot yacht remains for the arrival of the India men. AVind N.E. SHEERNESS, JULY Xi. Arrived the SEINE frigate, from the westward, and the CRACKER gun-brig, tram the Northward. Sailed the Mos4z.l ro, for Yarmouth, and CRACKER gun-brig, for Chat: Lan. Wind N. E. The official Document given in another part of our Paper, from an American Newspaper, is perhaps the most remarkable that has for some years proceeded from the Cab net of Si. ClOud. It is a dispatch from the French Minister for Foreign Affair; rela tive to the conduct and determination of B3NAPARTS respecting this country. About Octobcfr last, some wavering and indecision were discoverable on the part of the Councils of the Nlourt of Petersburgh. The pressure of the war with this country had began to be sorely felt, as well as the ruinous policy of the continental system. A desire far a reconcilia tion with England became prevalent, and hence this important document, entering into an historical view of the politics of this Country, was drawn up with the view of making the Emperor Acex , ANDER conceive that the Continent could never be happy er at peace so long as Great Britain remained ` In her present state of pre-eminence. This docu ment was delivered to the Russian Ambassador at Paris, and by him sent to his Government. It lid not produce the desired effect upon the Russian -Ca binet, which, desirous of improving a good under standing with America, of warning her of the manner in which she was spoken of by BONAPARTE, and pos sibly, too, of hav;ng the document made known to this country, communicated it to Mr. J. Q. ADAMS, the American Minister at Petersburg!), who trans , mitted a copy of it to his Government, and to his I father, through whom it has cbtained publicity.- 1 The object of this document, it• will be seen, is ni thing less than a total change in the Constitution of this country, until which is effected Europe wi 1 continue to be disturbed. Another Cons:i ution, which is to destroy all our liberties, is, it tee:ns. to be offered to us ;—if we adopt it our indricfidence and dominions, will be guaranteed ; —but it we refuse it, we are to be treated as outlaws ;--ao more neutrals are to be endured ;—capital punish ments are to be inflicted on all Powers trading with us ; and without the adoption of these plans, a truce only can be signed, hut a peace can never be con cluded between Great Britain and the Continent. A more daring avowal of a diabolical design never cer tainly escaped from the lips or heart of man. A letter has been received, dated Rio Janeiro, Ist of May, in which it is stated, that Ott Princess CHAR.. Lorry., the wife of the Prince REGENT of Porto* al, is contriving, with the concurrence of the Spanish Ambassador, the Marquis Da YRUJO, to take posses sion of the territory of Buenos Ayres, situated on the North coast of the river De la Plata. The two Russian harbours which are about to be declared free ports, in order to favour the comm::rcial intercourse with this country, are Archangel, in the North Sea, and Liehau, in Elie Baltic. 1 here are licences in town for shipping goods Jima from this country to Russia. They are signed by the Emperor ALEXANDER, and are principally L.:. the importation of drugs. The wind having been Northerly in the Channel for these few days past, there can be little doubt that the transports with the reinforcements for 1 ' .,0 i ugal , which sailed from Plymouth on Friday n' lit and Saturday morning, have reached Lisbon by this time. The following Militia Regiments are under ( rd rs for Ireland : Cornwall, Nottingham, Westmoreland, Radnor, I..icestrr, Northumberland, West Midd:esex, Cornwall Nitmrs. M0n.g,... mery, Cardigan, and Second Surrey Militia. The Rsyal Merioneth and RoYal Carnarvon Regi ments of Militia, quartered at Playden, and the Ait glesea, have received orders to proceed to Dover, where they will immediately embark for Ireland. The Berwickshire militia have unanimously vo lunteered their services for Ireland. Sir Jamas CRAIG, late Governor of Quebec, has reached England by the AMELIA frigate. It is said that the General who commands on the Halifax sta tion is to succeed in the Government of Quebec, as the age and infirmities of Sir JAMES, after, long ser vice, unfit this Officer for the active duties which, under the new circumstances with respect to the Uni ted States, he might be called upon to perform. DUBLIN, JULY W.—This morning, about one o'clock, one of the Roscommon regiment cf militia, while standing centry at the naval hospital on the north wall, was attacked in the most sudden manner by some nefarious assassin, as yet unknown. The vil lain accosted the sentinel in theft ' , lowing words :--- " You rascal, you have sold your country for tio w guineas—take that," and instantly discharged a pis tol at the centry, the contents of which entered his body, and matally wounded him. The ruffian af terwards flung the pistol in the soldier's face, and im mediately absconded. The unfortunate victim of as sassination survived but a few hours, yet long enough to relate the atrocious circumstance ; :titer which he lexpired in great agony, leaving a widow an.: three % children, to lament his fate. Conn MARKET, JULY M.—This day we have but few fresh arrivals cf Whea, the qualititi s on hand not v. ry considerable, and the s des effected are nearly at last prices quoted.— Rye somewha: dearer—Rarity and Malt heavy sale, hardly at last prices—White Peas likewise —Grey and Beans of both sorts ; c .cn rather lower—" There are some further air - v-, I s ' o r Oats, with tolerable remaining quantities, and sales thereof also quoted yearly at Monday's prices-- Prices of pour without varta,tior.