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FOREICiIv INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, JULY 9. A Journal announces that at the dinner at Tilfit, it which the two Emperors were prefent, the follow. ing waft was given—" The Freedom of the Seas." Guillet, the perfon who went to Mr. Fox to pro. pofe to him to affaffinate his Imperial Majefty, and who was taken up on his arrival on the Continent, died a few days ago at the Bicetre, where he was confined. Juxv 15. —Every thing announces the fpeedy re. turn of his Majefty the Emperor to this capital.— Several perfons in his fervice have here.) We are affured, that immediately after the figning of the Arrniftice with RufEa, M. Von Novofiltzoff fet out for England. JULY 16.—People flatter themfelves with the hope of feting the Emperor in this city nest week. His birthday, Auguft is, will probably be kept with extraordinary feftivity. It is faid, that preparations are making at the Ecole Mifitaire, for the reception of perfons of the higheft diftinaion. Befides all thefe appearances which indicate a fpeedy ifl'ue to the negotiations, there is one fironger mill : by a decree, dated Tilfit, July r, the opening of the Legiflative Body for 1807, is put off till the 16th of Auguft. July 17.—The five per cents. this day, were at 79 fr. 20 centimes. AMSTERDAM, JULY 21. The joyful tidings of the Peace concluded on the Bth infant, between the Emperors of France and Raffia, were announced at the Hague on the morn ing of the 19th, by the boißing of Rags, and the fining of cannon. msrr. JULY 5. One of our Papers mentions, that the Grand Duke Conflantine will go to Paris, and that the Emperor himfelf intends to go there in the courfe of the fol lowing winter. Hts journey, like that of Peter the Great, will contribute to the improvement of the Ruffian Empire; like him, he will not find a weak Prince, but a mighty Sovereign, adored by that na tion whole glory he has fixed, and whole happinefs he has promoted. His Imperial Ruffian Majetty will be mofi cordially welcomed by the French, who will zealoufly pay homage to a Prince, in whole perfon they behold an Ally of the Emperor Napoleon. PARLIAMENTART PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY ss. The Royal Affent was given by comminan to the Lottery Bill, the irio Provifion Exportation Bill, the Mao Spirit Licence Dill. the Irifh Tat Regulation Bill, and a great number of private Bills. The Commiffloners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Mentrofe, and Lord Walfingham. The Militia Bills, the Britifh Mufcom Bill, and the Compaffion ate Lift BiU were read a fecond time, and committed for Monday. The frith Glebe Houfes Bill and Ellis's Divorce Bill, were rcad a third time and paired. The Irifh Spirits Bill and feveral private bills were brought up Com the Commons,and read a &ft time. Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. In confequenca of a requifition made to the I - look hi the Deputy Ober of the Black Red, the Speaker, attended by the Members prefent, went to the Houfe of Lords; and on his return infurmed the Houle, that he had heard his Majefty's aliens given by cosmic lon to the Lottery Bill. frifb Salted Provifion Export Bill, and to a number of other public and private Bills: The SPEAKER informed the Houk, that the perfons who had prefented Petitions complaining of undue Returns for the County of Kincardine. and for Oakhampton and Eaft Grimftead, had fail ed to proceed in the Paid petitions, agreeablyto Mt of Parliament. All further proceedings under there petitions were therefore order ed to be difcharged. The Houk, in a Committee on the Cotton Bounty Adts, refol lied that the fame bounty be granted on the exportation of cottons to Malta, as are at prefent granted on their exportation to Gib raltar. Ina Committee on the Adt of the 43d Geo. II I, c. 68. rebtiv: to the Duties on Cuftoms, it was refolved. that the prefent duties be red( sled, and new duties be enadied in their itcad, and the Chair man do apply for leave to bring in Bills accordingly. The Report of the Committee on the Irith Revenue Regulations was ordered to be taken into eonfideration on 1 uelday next. IRISH MILITIA. Sir A. WELLESLEY obtained leave to bring in a Bill for per anthill; the I rift) Militia to Volunteer into the Regular Army alfo a Bill for increafing the Militia of Ireland He immediately brought in thele two bills, which were feverally read a Brit time, and ordered to be read a fecond time on Monday. A Meffage was received from the Lords, Rating, that they had agreed to a number of private Bills. IRISH INSURRICTION BILL. On the bringing up of the Report of this Bill, it was propofed that the penalty againfl Magillrates, fnr not making returns of the names of the perfons a.ling under them in the execution of the Adt, Ihould be changed from tool. to aol. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Colonel BARRY thought there should be no penalty whatever. Sir J. NEWPORT was of opinion, that if a Ma gifirate could not pay a penalty of tool. for breach of loch a need:try duty, he ought not to be inverted with the extraordinary powers conferred by the Aft. He o!•jeEted therefore to any modification of the pe nalty, but if the penalty was to he wholly omitted, fo might the claufe itfelf ; which, if confined limply to the declaring that Magifirates lhuuld do fo, would become a dead letter. On the queflion being put, however, it was carried wi•hnnt a divifion, that a penalty be altogether omitted. Sir J NEWPORT then propofed a Claufe for fe curing to thofe perfons who had regillered their arms, but had afterwards delivered them up on the war rant of two junices, the reftoration of fuch arms, af ter the holding of the Special Sc (lions in any pro claimed place. The Honourable Baronet, in support of his propofition, Rated, that the mon scandalous advantages had been taken of the claufe in queflion, to deprive gentlemen, whole loyalty was above all fofpicion, of valuable fowling pieces and other arms. That the perfons employed by the maginrates to execute their warrants, and who alone granted the receipts for the arms carried off, were it, general poi leffed of no property whatever, and from whom therefore no adequate redrefs could he procured.— That there were not even wanting ittilances where gentlemen, who had loft valuable arms, though they • could not pry ve their property, knew that they were in the pollen - ion of the magiarates therntelves. Mr. FOSTER, while he admitted the truth of what had fallen from the Honourable Baronet, ob jaled to the claufe, left in the cootie of conveying arms In circumflanccd, through a Country proclaim ed, (porn the place where they had been dept , lited to, the houfe of the ower, they might fall into the bands of the inforgents. Sir J. NEWPORT tinderflood, that Gentlemen on the other fide had feen the iseceffity of a claufe like that now propofed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER confeffed that he had feen no °Nation to the eraufe, till it had been pointed out to him by his Honoura ble Friend (Mr. Fofier.) The clank was accordingly negatived. Sir. J. NEWPORT moved, that the endurance of the Bill intlead of two years, and to the end of the then next enfuing Sc lion of Parliament, be limited to one year. The SPEAKER informed the Honourable Baro net, the amendments in the Committee having by this time been agreed to, that the prefent was not a pro per time for propofing his amendment. Sir J. NEWPORT Paid he fhould again propefe it on the third reading, and take the (cube of the Houfe upon it. The Bill was then ordered to be read a third time on Monday. Sir J. NEWPORT moved, that the Bill as amend ed, be printed. Sir A WELLESLEY laid, he had no objellion to having the Bill re-printed, it being tinderaood that the third reading could not be poflponed beyond Monday, whether the Bill fisould then have been re printed or not. Sir J. NEWPORT could not agree to any loch underltanding ; but Ihould oppofe the third reading on Monday, unlefs the Bill fhould by that time have been reprinted, and fbould take the fenfe of the Houle upon it. The Bill as amended was then ordered to be re. printed. Immediately after this bufinefs was difpofed of, a great many Members of the Treafury benches left the Houle. Mr. FOSTER and a few others of the Minillry who remained, were proceeding to move the other orders of the day, when Sir J. NEWPORT moved, that the Houfe be counted. There not being any thing like 40 Mem• bers prefent, the Houfe immediately adjourned. LONDON. MONDAY. JULY 27. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 Fer Cent. Cone 6i9—for Auguß 621—Reduced 641 °MONO% i die WAR WITH AMERICA. If an as of opcn hofility committed between two national Chips of different countries, and the allual capture of one of them, imply war—Great Britain is now at war with the United States of America, as well as with the United Continent of Europe ! On Saturday difpatches were received from Ad. miral &MISLAY, on the American Ration, announ cing that an ation had been fought near New York between his Majeny's tbip LIOPAID, and the Ame., rican frigate Con(fellation, in which the latter, after liavlng had I) alma 1.:114,d mesa assassy wt./wads-ti t w a l l obliged to (hike, and had been carried to Halifax. Tbefe difpatches were brought by the SYLVIA Cut• ter, which arrived at Portlmouth on Friday, and landed Lieutenant DRURY, fon of the Admiral of that name, who immediately fet off with them for London, and reached the Admiralty on Saturday at noon. A Cabinet Council was immediately fummoned, Ind loon after met at the Foreign OR in Down ing-Rreet, to take the difpatches into confideration. The fummons came to Lord Ecnon, while in the Houle of Lords, and Earl Caracas was fent for poll. Lard HAWKESBURY, Mr. CANNING, Lord CASTLE. REACH, and the King's Advocate, Sir JOHN Nrctior., were alfo prefent. After the breaking up of the Council, a meffenger was fent to his MAJESTY at Windfor ; and the contents of the difpatches were officially communicated by the Right Hon. Mr. CANNING to Mr. MUNRO, the Ante. rican Minifier. Nothing has tranfpired of the eircumnanees that led to this rupture. We hope, however, that the difpute, whatever it may be, will be adju fled amica bly. We can hardly conceive a greater evil than to have the number of our enemies increafed at a crifis fo momentous as the prefent. Since writing the above, the following letter has come to hand: " HALIFAX, JULY 4. " I fend this in confequenee of difagrecable news received by his Majefty's Ihip Columbine, from the Chefspeak. The American frigate Conft4lation had on board Come Deferters belonging to his Majefty's Ships, which were firft refufed by the Captain and afterwards by the Government; the was followed to fa by his Majefty's ittip Laoratio, to which the ftruck, after two broaelfides; the deferents were taken ant, and the (hip allowed to go, and Ike then returned to the Chefapeak. The American had feven or eight killed, and upwards of twenty wounded. " Public meetings, ai:d great riots had taken place at Norfolk; the mob burnt upwards of icia water calks belonging to the Me. lampus frigate." Paris Journals of the 17th and Dutch to the 23d are received. There i is a repot that BONAPARTE expeets a vifit at Paris from the Emperor ALEXANDER and the KING and (ZEES of Proffia, a circumtlance difficult to be credited. The preparations ordered at Paris, may be for the military fete promifed to the army, and delayed by the events of lail autumn. It is impoffible, however, that.any very large portion of the army can be at Paris by the tsth cf Auguk the time mentioned, they will not leave Germany fo loon. A good deal remains fo be fettled. It is raid that renewed overtures have been made to the KING of SWPDEN, probably in confcquence of the intervention of Rullia ; but it is doubtful whether he will accept them, Udell BONArifIITF difiCala all hit ifignifier, and reore 1 octs 11 SAILING OF THE EXPEDITION. Yellerday Admiral Cpspairsa, the Commander in Chief of the NOkTHIILW Ex ?forma, in the Prince of Wales man of war, of 98 guns, failed from Yar- mouth with ahout t 8 fail of the line, feveral Frigates, Sloops, Gun-11;gs, &c. with a fine breeze, S. S. W. The names of the Mips could not be procured before the Mail left Yarmouth ; but the following were among thofe left in Yarmouth Roads : Minotaur, Admiral ELPUINGSTON. Majettk, Admiral Russitt.. Roebuck, Admiral DOUGLAS. They are to fail with the next divifion. To-morrow we shall enumerate the Chips that have (ailed.—The following lift comprehends the whole of the naval force : SHIPS. GUNS. SHIPS. GUNS PRINCE or WALES 9$ NYMPHS d.. 36 MiNoTAUR 74 FRANCHISE ..• •-• 3 6 KICSOLUTIoN Rm. 74 SURTRILLANYIL . 36 ORLON —.— 74 SUMBA!' ••••• 3 2 COLIAU 74 COSECS 32 VALIANT 74 CAYENNE R.N. 12, VANGUARD ..-R 74 L T 18 MAJISTIC 74 ARIEL R. •—• 18 CENTAUR 74 livAcixre a A trams) 74 GOSUAWE 16 BRUNSWICK mm 74 ALACRITY 16 MAMA ...... 74 0 SS —. ..... -i6 GANGES -.• 74 HALCYON mm *6 SPENCER mm 74 ALERT 16 MARS •-• .. 74 ZEBRA .• ,•-• 16 DEPICNCIC 74 FRARLISS 14 CAPTAIN 74 MINX 14 IM LIMO 74 Smrsottmto 14 NASSAU - - 64 Aim if Z R - - 14 RUST - 64 URGENT ~. .. 14 DICTATOR - - 64 ACUTE - '. 14 _ _ AGAP4thINON - 64 PINCHER - 14 AGINCOURT - 64 FORWARD - 14 Svsictz 38 Fu RT .... - I 1 LeDA 38 TICRICSS 12 CAMBRIAX 38 THUNDER •••• ••••• 8 lit!:.3AR 36 PRINCESS of WALES cutter. ANOTHER EXPEDITION. Since our laR, there has been an unremitting de gree of exertion in forwarding the troops in theKentills Diftrilt for Yarmouth, where they are to embark. It is underllond that every infantry regiment in England fit for fervice, and all that can pollibly be (pared from Ireland, will be embarked on this expe dition. We have already hinted its objea—to fay more might be improper, even though the embargo fill in force. On Saturday morning the 32d, soth, and Sad re giments of foot marched from Deal for Ramfgate. They halted at Sandwich for the night, and proceed ed on their march yeflerday morning early. Several tranfports from Halifax with troops have alfo reached Deal, where the troops have been pro bably difembarked before this time. They are to march for Ramfgate, to make part of the expedition. About forty fail of transports from . Portfmonth for Ramfgate, to receive troops, reached Deal on Satur day. The la battalion of the 43d regiment of font, about moo flrong ; five companies of the 95th rifle corps, each confifting of So men ; and the ad battalion of the 52c1 regiment, about 100 &mtg. which are all cn the march to Ramfgate, at lived at Deal from Hythe on Saturday evening. The fecond divition of the Guards, Rationed at Chatham, 1200 Prong, was embarked there yeller day aftcrnoon, whence they are to proceed to join the other tranfruts at Yarmouth. Inßead of four companies of Artillery, we under nand that that number is to be inereafed to eight We have been informed that no cavalry whatfoever are to form any part of this Expedition ; yet, as we underhand, Brigadier General DORRIEN, of the Horft Guards, has been added to the Staff, k lo ks as if cavalry were fome how or other to be engaged in it. The Staff will be compnfed of one General, the Commander in Chief, Lord CATHCART ; of three Lieutenant Generals, the Earl of Rososys, Sir Goma& Luncow, and another, whofe name has not tranfpired, and of ten Major Generals, cnm• manding fo many Brigades. The troops move with the lighteil porlible equipments, and the fervice is ex paled to he of (hen duration, as Sir Gaoaoa LOD- Low, who commands the Kent Dillrift, only leaves it a interirn. Among the General Officers that have been added to the Expedition are the f ]lowing : The Honourable Lieutenant General Sir Geoltos:LuoLow, of the Guards. The Honourable I 'cotenant General BURRARD, of ditto. The Honourable Major General GROSVeNOR, of ditto. The Honourable Major General Fusels. of ditto. Brigadier General Dolman, Horfe Guards. The following troops, it is underflood, are to a& in concert—(Our Readers will uncle:Rand that an opinion prevails, that the troops now colleting are for two objets) : Royal Artillery 3nd Engineers, a detachment. A Brigade of Guards. The 3d. or Buff*, Lieutenant Colonel BLUNT. 7th Royal Fufiliers, PAKENIiAII. Bth, or King's, Colonel HOV/lIITOH, 13th ••••-••• Colonel COLVILLE. 26th Cameronians, Lieutenant Colonel MAXWELL. 29th, 3 24, 43d Light infantry, 2d Battalion. soth. both, sth Battalion, Colonel Baron ROTTENBOR a. Bad, 95th, or Rifle Corps, s Companies, And a detachment from the Royal Veteran Battalion to take care of wounded. EMBARKATION OF TROOPS. "HARWICH, JULY 26. ~~ Yeflerday the 4th and 23d Regiments of F oot and part of the 95th, or Rifle Regiment, embarked on board the tranfports lying here. And to day, the 28th Regiment of Foot, and 79th and 92d Regi. ments (Highlanders), embarked, in all about 5,6 0; men. " Sir DAVID BAIRD is Commander in Chief. G t . neral Gaosvanoa. and General WARD, are likewife here to embark. The Cherub sloop of War is to takc charge of the fleet, and Lord ROMAN goes out in her, to take the command of the Cavalry. This place is fo well adapted for embarking troops, that moo men were embarked within an boor. if We expea the tgth Light Dragoons here on Tucfday." ARMY. Nearly the whole of the Artillery which were il l . tioned at Sindgate, and at Hythe, marched on Sr. turday morning, on their route to Gravefend. Th ere are only now remaining there and in that neighbour. hr.od, the zd battalion of the 43d which is very weak, and detachments from the Lincoln, and rft Surrey Militia Regiments. Sir DAVID BAIAD is immediately to let off to join the Expedition ; the gallant Marquis of fit/smit e to proceed to his command in the Mediterranean; Sir CHALLIS Giust i , to take the command at Malta; and Lieutenant• General SIMON Faxsaa, to command in North America. The Otter floop of war, Captain DAVIS, has failed for South America, and taken with her the fhips io the Cape of Good Hope 1 by them went— Brigadier-General Wetherell, family, and fuite. Lieutenant• Colonel Parkhill, 34th Regiment. Captain Macdonald, Caps Regiment. Dr. Huffey, Infpeetor of Hofpitals, an] Cenral other °Seers. R.AMSCATE, guix 25. On Tuefday laft, the Affembly was exceedingly well attended ;--almnft all the failiorraiies front Margate and Broadftaira.zinited wi.h thofe of Ramf. gate on the occafion. The Ball was opened about half paft nine, by Lady SUSAN Dam and Colonel HACKITT. The Marquis Of HILITINGTAN danced with Mif, BINTINCK, and about fixteen other couples formed the party. Some of the Ladies withdrew for converfaiione to the tea room, and the utmoft gaiety and harmony prevailed until twelve o'clock, when the Mailer of the Ceremonies held up his watch. After the Ball, the greater part of the company were invited by Lieutenant Colonel HEAD, and the Officers of the s 3th Light Dragoons, to partake of a farewell !upper. About forty Ladies and Gentle. men fat down to a table well covered with the deli. cacies of the feafon, and the intervals of converfation were filled up by the regimental Band, which played fome fweet airs in an adjoining room. The fpark. ling champaigne flowed abundantly, and large liba. riots were poured to the bacchanalian deity, al. though it was evident that the more gentle god exerted his potent influence, and that the departing . heroes facrificed to the one, to overcome the fenfat ions oc. cafioncd by the other. In drinking the toaft of " Health and hoppinefi to the Lae: of Ramfgate," proper degree a delicate and manly feeling was manifefted by the Officers; nor did the fair ones al fea to conceal their regret on the occafion. SAne good Tongs were given by the officers of the s 3 th, and I of the Gerspan Legion ; and the band, during the affeCting fcene, that reminded the officers of their departure, played 46 Softly !wet in Lydian nteafure." The Ladies retired about two, with a mixture of gratification and furrow ; but the Gentlemen con• tinned together until a late hour in the morning. At a late hour on Friday night Lady FREDIRIC CAMPBELL fent her maid to reft, and fat up bald for fume time after. At sn early hour on Saturday morning the domellicb were awakened with a fmell of file. They in a fitort time found that her Lady- Chip's bed room exhibited the moll melancholy ap reirance, and was the origin of all the other fire. The flamcs raged with fuch violence that every exer tion to enter the bed room in time was vain ; in (born, before the fury of the deftrodive element was fubdued all cne wing of his Lordfhip's country hnufe, Coom• bank, Kent, in which it happened, was deftroyed. —ln boating open the door, her Ladylbip was found liretched on the floor, burnt to death. It is conjeaured that her Ladvfhip mull have fat up to read and fallen afleep. She was in her loth yew, and was formerly the wile of the unfortunate Earl Factelta. On Saturday morning, after the debate, in the Houle of Commons, Lord HOWICK was fuddeoly feized with a pain in his bowels. His Lordfhip re. mained very ill during the day, and faired great pain on Saturday ever.ing. An inflammation was . much dreaded ; but we laft night learnt, that the 1 " diforder had taken a favourable turn, and that he was much better the whole of yefterday. Sir FR•IICIS BURDETT is now at his feat at Willi. bledcn. He is able to ride out on borfeback every ~ day, although he isftill obliged to walk upon crutches. COLIIIIN , s THEATRa—Lag Saturday was, as ufual, honoured by a moll refpedable and numerous audience, to fee the Honey Moon and the Forirefi, in the former of which, Mr. EGERTON, from the Bath Theatre, appeared as Duke Aransa, who was very flatteringly received. CORN MARKET, MARL WE, JULY 27. --Today's fupply of Wheat, by famples, 4 rather confiderable ; but. from the general embargo, great part cf the vefrels are not yet arrived, which caufes few pnr• chafer, and thofe at a declinfion in price of about 45. per quarter. Barley in fliori rupply, and full as high. Malt heavy fate. The few Peas and Beans of each fort nearly keep laft prices. Foreign Oats are in , plentiful fupply, and hid..alteration in price. Flour 1 likewire.