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130ffano, and Aletatultia, is the *.I terpeaahte t h a t France ever had in that quarter. No detachment has been fent from that army to join the Grand Army in Poland. Come cavalry excepted, and which has fince been replaced by others, in confequence of your Majefiy's decree to double the number of your cavalry. Is The army of Dalmatia has Coffered by ficknefs, which has been put a (lop to by the return of the fi d e weather. Its lodes have been repaired, and the depots in Italy are numerous. 44 The army of Naples has received tomoo Con fcripts drawn from the depots, feveral of which have been ellablithed in your MajeAy's Italian States. " The vieteries of the Grand Army have covered the frontiers along the Rhine ; thefe frontiers are covered by a fecond line of the Army of Referve, under the command of Martha' Kellerman. 44 The Corps belonging to the Camp of Boulogne, f i lled up by the confcnption of 1807, defend the Islorthern coatis of France, againft all attacks from the enemy. " Your Majefiy has given orders to form three Camps ; at Sr. Loo, at the City of Napoleon, and in L a Vendee, for the fafety of the coatis of Brittany, Normandy, and Gascony. We are occupied in the execution of your Majefty's commands. “ The Grenadiers and Yagers of the National Guards, belonging to the departments of Gironde, the Lower Seine, and the Rhine, contribute towards the fafety of the interior. 64 In this flotation of affairs, and in obedience to your Majeay's commands, I fubmit to your Majefly the neieffity of calling out the Conferiptiln of 1808, and to form them into five legions of Referee, for the defence of the interior. Your Majelly had given me to underftand, that, betides this line of camps, and this union of the National Guards, you wished to have a triple referve, to fecure your territory againft any plan of hoitile attack whatever. Your Majelly fur ther °braved, that the camps of Boulogne, St. Loo, the City of Napoleon, and La Vendee, found employ ment for a great number of the old battalions, who, betides, would be in a condition for fervice elfewhere, as it might be required, and that your coasts would be ftiffieiently proteled by the National Guards, and the new legions of referve. 44 Sire, this prudent forefight is wiry thy of the Chief of a great Empire. and a great. General ; one, who though continually attended by vittory, I have con- Randy feen carefully adopting every meafure calcu laced to repair the confequencec of a defeat. When your Majefty advanced and obtained the vielory of Jena, I received your commands to provifion the fortrelfes on the Rhine, just as if our own frontiers bad been threatened by the enemy. But however weighty there confederations may be, there is Bill one which is not lefs worthy your Majefty's heart. According to the ufual eourfe of things, the Confcripts of tBoB Ihould be called out within the limit of fix months, and alTembled under their respective colours. Confequcntly they would have to endure the pain of long marches and heavy fatigues ; but now your Majefty's goodnefs conde. (tends to inure them infenfibly to the fervice ; for being called out fix months before the Confcription of 1808 was expected, they will have an opportu nity of learning the ufe of arms in our fortreffes, in Our own fields, and even in the heart of their Own Country. " In confequence of another of your Majefty's determinations, in which , aEtuated by the love of your people, you have entrulled the training of the young men to perfons diftinguifhed by their tank, and the Cervices they have performed for the State, your Majefiy, of courfe, has confided the command of the Legions of the Interior and the Referve to the Members of the Senate—men who had before dif tinguifited themfelve by their military (kill and cou rage. There are the fathers of the country, who will Loutith and intim& her children. Their honourable experience (hall open the career of the French youth iu the paths of glory. " Thefe advantages, Sire. muft have determined yoor Majelly to call out the Confription for the year ifioB. “ One objeaion, Sire, may be made againft the motives which have prefcribed this meafure to your Majefty ; that is, the increase cf thes expenditure which it will oecafion. But your Majefty's finances are in the nit:oft flourifiting fituation. Your M a j e ttyts good conclu&, in providing extraordinary means for extraordinary meafures, hat prevented the neceftity of laying any hat burdens upon your people ; and without requiring any.frefh facrifices from them, your Majeity will be able to anfwer every claim that your own glory and the fafety of-the country can require. i. The Princes( Nsurcuri rel., Minitter of War. (jiral) " Marital ALEXANDER 131LitTa1nle" MESSAGE OF HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR AND ; KING. " SIXATORS—We have given orders for a Projd of the Saeatus Cenfidtwor to be laid before you, in or der for the immediate calling out of the Confcriptio* for 008. " The Report which our Miniller of War has trasfolitted to us will aequalnt you with the vatious odatatetages which moil be the relish of this meafure. " All the nations around us are arming; England ttasagain let on foot anextrarndinary levy of zoo,coo men. Other Powers, as well as England, are adop ting the ge*:ute of extraordinary levies, as their laa rektwee. However lirong and numerous our armies may be. we art by no means convinced that the re golatiows of the Swam Cenfidium will be the lefs ne ciliary and advantageous. At any rate, the fight of she triple barrier of camps, which encircle our terri toty,nsuil have the fame efieft upon our enemy as the triple line of forttelks which defend* our advanced frontier, Th s will leave them without the kart hope of gaining soy advantage over us, will alluage their fury, and finally, in confequenee of their total inc a thy to do us any injyry, will Wing them back to a (safe of seafon and Jolliet. " The zeal with which our people have executed the &new Confislisron of Sept. 24, 1805, and that of Dec. 4, tfio6, has made a fentible impretEon upon uur petitude. Every Frenchman will probatly Blew hi mN.f worthy of fo hr , nutuable a name. Ws. base nominated Senators to the cessaaad dibteion of theft itsterelling yoong men—Seta • ten ,bo ban already diftlngtrifited thesgelves in the air of glay. •We flatter outlet yei, dolt in emit• of this determination, you will jultlfy the us • • eonfidenee.lipai - yqu. 110 Senators will tie* the 'pups inn dm' diftipline T and 'patience, which are tweeter' , to fupport the toils and fatigues of war : you will convince them that there are the principal guarantees of vidory : you will teach them to make every facrifice for the glory of the throne, and good of the country. 66 We have triumphed over all our enemies. In the courfe of fix months, we have paired the Main, the Seal, the Elbe, the Oder, and the Vifula : We have made ourfelves mailers of the firongefi places in Europe—Magdeburg, Hameln, Spandau, Stettin, Cuttrin, Glogau, Breflau, Schweidnitz, and Breig. Our foldiers have proved viaotions in feveral battles; they have taken upwards of Soo pieces of cannon upon the field of battle ; they have feat 4000 pieces of heavy artillery to France, four hundred Ruffian and Pruffian ftandarch, and made upwards of soo,ooo prifoners of war. 46 Neither the lands of Pruffia, the Oefarts of Po. land, nor the forms of winter—in fait, nothing has been able to damp or extinguifh their ardour for ob taining peace by their conquetts, and by means of their triumphs, to return to their native country. — Still our armies in Italy, in Dalmatia, and Naples, remain undiminifhed ; our camps at Boulogne, in Brittany, in Normandy, and on the Rhine, remain entire. " Though at prefent we afk for new facrifices from I our people, in order that we may obtain a greater extent of force, it is not that we (hould abule this power for- the purpofe of prolonging the war. Our policy is Invariable. • We offered peace to England before the fourth coalition had (hewn itfelf: the rams Peace we offer to England RM. The principal Envoy which England employed in there negocia tions has made the molt public declarations, and in the molt unequivocal term., that the peace would have been both honourable and advantageous to England : thus he has made the juaice of our caufe appear evident. We are ready to conclude a peace with Rutlia, upon the fame conditions as were figned by her negotiator, but which were rejdaed iu conic quence of the arts and intrigues of the Engin. 'We are ready to ream e to the eight millions of the inha bitants whom we have conquered. their tranquillity, and to refiore to the King of Prullla his Capital. " But though fo many traits of moderatibn. al ready fo often ienewtd, have not been able to prevail over the deceptiims to which England, e:.fiamed as it is by its pall - inns, has had recourfe, that power can not tee the plffihility of peace but in our annihilation; nothing, their fore, remains for us but to bear the ca. (amities of war, and ti, throw the Brame and odium nt it upon that nation, which continues to purchafe its monopoly with the blood cf the Continent. We !hall, in the i efources of our own mind, in the courage, devotion, and the power of our people, find certain means to render all the efforts of that coalition, formed of hatred and injuilice, null and void. and t', turn them to the difgrace of their authcrs. French. men ! we brave all dangers—for the glory and tran quillity of our children. " Given at our Imperial Head-quarters at Ofterode, March 20, Iso7.—Signed by order of the Emperor, H. B. MARKT." After the Meffage had been read, M. Regnault St. Jean d'Angely akended the tribune, in order to explain the motives of the Senatus Confultum. His fpeech was little more than an echo to the Emperor's Me Mtge. Tha. examination of the projeft of the Senattis Confultum, communicated to them in this Sitting, was transferred to a committee of five Members, viz. M. M. Lacepede, Colaud, Valance, Lemerier, and Denim nier. This day at two o'clock the Prince Arch-Chancel lor repaired again to the Senate, and after the ora tots of the Council of State were introduced, the above-mentioned ordered their report to be made as follows, by the Senator M. Lacepede:— ~ Gentlemen Senators—You hive put his Majelty's Meffage into the hands of your Special Committee,dated Ofterode, March so, and communicated to you by the Arch Chancellor of the Elsa • pire. 0 You have likewifo b-fore y,ur Committee the projedt of the Senatus Confultum added to hi. Majefty's Meffage, together with other documents thereunto belonging. " The motives of his Majetty's Mclfage are explained in the Addrefs of his Excellency the Arch Chancellor, in the Report of, the Minifter of War, and in the Addrefs of the Counfellors of State, the Orators of the Government Thee documents have been inveftigated and difeuffed in various Sittings, with all the at tention due to the importance of your determination. " That mthing fhould be left to chance, when the greateft in terefts of the country arc concerned, the period which will neceffs. rily call the Confcripts of 1808 to join their Itandards, will fcarcely run to fix months. However, thefe young Soldiers arc not to pal beyond the limits of the Empire; but they are to be gradually in troduced into their new appointment, and to be made acquainted with the military (deuce in the Weft and molt agreeable manner. They are to he configped to the inftradlion of the molt celebrated Warriors, ehofen by the Senate out of its own body. Thus they will maintain the tranquillity of the French provinces, and defend its coals and frontiers againft all attacks of the enemy. They will cover France with formidable camps, and leffen the call for fathers of families. whore generous difpofi tions may have led them to range themfelves under the banners of the National Guards. They will replace a number of old foldien in the difr..rent departments , who may a g ain long to place them. (elves uadcr the command of their Emperor. They will contd• bluster the formation of a military forte, which, at preheat, MAP ding almoft over the whole furfaet of Europe, promifes the trine decifive advantages. And tatty, by counedling the beft military means, they will conquer that peace, which is QM offered to our enemies ; which is even, this moment, offered• by a Conqueror, whore aft onilhing vidtories hive not in the leart diminißied his mo deration. This is his object. and fuels will be the effedts of the Senatus Confultum fubtnitted to your deliberations. Your Cons. mime having übfereed with pleafure, from the papers laid before them, that the levy of eighty thoufand new conferipts will not re quire any Ire& fecrifices, their dccifion was unanimous. Senators, they have charged me to tranfmit to you their acceptance of the Senatus Confultum, which bad been previouily fubmitted to your confi.:crailt n. " They have alto to lay before you a (ketch of an Addrois to his Majefly the Emperor and King, togetbcr with a Decree he tab, the conscripts, in sincerer to his Majefty's ?damp of the sods of March, 'Soy, as a teeth proof of the love, fidelity, and the dcvo tint, of all the French to Isis bilajefty'a perfon." In eonfequence of thie report, the Senate, in the fame Sitting, adopted the project of the Senatus Confultum, together with the Addrefs prafented by the Committee. 'Flys Semen' Confultum, and this Addrefs, are not to De lilted till they have been approved of by the Emperor. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEBRUARY ss. Five days ago the Englifh paired the Dardanelles, and are now at anchor near this city. Their magi. time force Cunii ft a of two 3.deckers, four other naps of the Use, and four frigates. The Captain Puha, who was himfelf at the Dardanelles, mod who arrived herebefore the En4lifh to annoying this unfortunate event, has been &fruited fruits his ace, and it is thought ha will lore his head. According to appear ance. there will foun be a declare battle between the two femadrotts. That of the Turks is much .perior to the Englifh, unlefs the latter be reinforced. Waco 4.—Admiral Duckworth having paired nice days before the capital of Turkey, and the Re - gociation between the Ambaradot M. Arbuthnot and the Minifters of the Porte being broken off, the Englifh fleet unexpeCtedly fet fail in the morning of the int. and under favour of a thong Northerly wind, (leered towards the Upper Dardanclles, for the Black Sea. However, this fleet again altering its courfe, fuddenly tacked, and after this mancenvre, traverfed the fea of Marmora, and (leered towards Buda, upon the Afiatic coati oppofite to Conftanti nople. It then came to anchor near the ifland Kalo lenni, and took in provifions and frefh water. The Turkith fquadron, which has returned from the 80l phorus, has formed a ' unction with the reliefs lately fitted out, that lay off the arfenal and Tophana.— Thefe (hips, farming toge th er about fi fteen or twenty fail, under the Captain Pacha, or the Turkilh Grand Admiral, are gone in quell of the Englifh fqnadron. The crews of the Thai& vefels are moftly compofed of Janilfaries. It is generally expected that we (hall very loon hear of a naval engagement. LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL t 7. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK OW°ls, for money, 64-4 —May 62if —Osmium 4 4 pt. Eichorn Bills, par. 3s. pre. liamburgh Papers to the 4th, Park to the r sth o and Dutch to the t4th halt. arrivedjlatt night and this morning two Gottenburgh Mails. By thefe we have •arious intm(ling artialcs of intclligenCe with which the preceding columns are occupied. _ _ They bring two French Bulletins, the 67th and 68th, dated at Ofterode, 25th and agth ult. It ap pears by the 67th Bulletin, that no general engage. ment h.td then taken place. Itimentions the coot plete inveftment of Dantzic on the aoth, and the de feat of a Pruffian outpoll, which had been in •ain attempted to be recovered again. The Pruffians are Rated to have 101 l feveral hundred prifoners and fame artillery; but it is plain the enemy has gained no folid advantage or a boaß would not be made of the French army being defended by formidable works thrown up fur the purpofe. We yefterday Rated the important igt, that the Emperor A LEXANDER, fo far from feeking a degrad ing peace, had caufed it to be notified to NAPOLEON, that he world Wien to no propofals for fufpendirg hoftilities, till the French armies had evacuated Ger many. The meliage of NAPOLEON to the Senate thews, that it was on no trifling grounds that he was induced to feek a pacification, " retlore tranquillity to eight millions, and replace the King of Pruffia in his capital." Before the fill three months of 18°7 are expired, he finds himfelf under the ne ceffity of calling out the confcription for the year rBoB. The oftenfible motives for this tyrannical and vexatious proceeding are developed in hit Mel- fage, in the Addrefs of the Arch. Chancellor, and in the Report of BEETKIII, the Miniller at War. The real caufes are to he fought in the lofres of the French army, the enerekting danger to which it is expofed, and the de ermination, perhaps of BONA• PARTE, to contend for the Sovereignty of the Conti nent on the Banks of the Viftu!a. It is evident, that he is apprehenfive of Come unpleafant confequences from the rigorous execution of this odious meafure. I Hence the extraordinary indulgence with which the youthful vitlims of his wild and infatiable ambition are to be treated at the outfet. Inftead of immediate exp )fure to toilfone and tedious thatches, like the facrifices of the prefent year, they are to be fubjetted to no greater hardetips than that of learning the ne• ceffary difcipline in their own fields and habitations. It is by fuch deceptions and fophiary that a veil is endeavoured to be call over the tyrannical charac. ter of a proceeding which, we make no doubt, has created univerfal conflernation throughout France. —Among other reafons for having recourfe to the confcription, we find an extraordinary levy of two hundred thonfand men in this country mentioned, alluding, we fuppofe, to the perfons who are to be called out and difciplined under the Training AEI. We fcarcely expelled, after expreffing fuch perfett contempt for the volunteer army of this country, Bosaraara would become alarmed by our partial levy ea mei. The French papers contain various letters refpeit ing the pang of the Dardanelles, and holding out a vain Wee that the Turks, who are reprefented as much Copeckr to the Engliffi, will Coon bring on a decifive battle between the two fquadrons. They Rate that the Turks neither could nor would fubmit to U' Wilts that had been offered. The following is the lateft intelligence from the Lower Elbe : " FROM THE LOWER ELBE, APRIL 7 so We have received intelligence from Koningiberg of the afith ult. A derperate affair has occurred be tween the PrufGans and the French, in the environs of Guttaadt. The PrufGans forced their way into that town twice, but were repulEed each time. id There has been a report within there few days, that the French had entered Daotzic ; but it wants I confirmation." The Duke of Montrofe packet, with Mails from New York, is arrived at Falmouth. The letters will be delivered tomorrow. A Mail al lived day from Malta. Onr letters from Gibraltar, by this conveyance, Rate, that the Caarry fchooner, the capture of which we have al. ready announced, had the misfortune to be attacked by three Spanifh privateers at once, who inflantly carried her by boarding. The attack was fo fudden, that the slifpatches with which the was charged fell taro the heads of the enemy. She loft 3 killed, and 14 wounded—aid among the latter, the Commander. At.IERICAN PAPERS. We have received Bolton newfpapers to the t ult. The only important intelligence they contain it a notification that the American Minißer at Paris has received a communication from the Miniiler of the Marine, on the fable& of the decree of BONAPARTE. for the blnckade of England, and that the provifi ons of that decree will not be enforced againti the Arne• ricans. Central Hay M.Dnwat.t. is appointed Comman. der in Chief at Madras. Captain BAIGGS, commander of his Welty', late Ihip the Orefles, 101 l at Jamaica, is arrived al Fal mouth. He writes that the Officers and crew belong ing to the Orefles, were all providentially faveJ, and that they ate, for the moil part, put on !mud the Arethufa. Wednefday Mr. WARREN' opened the Weftminfier Eleftion Petition before a Committee of the Hotta of Cnmmnns. The Petitioner &mired the Sitting[ Member, Mr. &lull:WI, of4reating by his a'gentt and partizans, and in feveral inflances in his own perfnit fecondly, of bribery by his agent s and partizans; and thirdly, the Petitioner ob;eaed to upwards of 1600 votes, ro.tipon the (core of bribery ; tBo iron the being dead men, reprefented ; 5o who hsd receited !alms, and the remainder as being ineligible, front their not being rated, and paying fcot and lot. Ge- neral DOYLE is the NOITIITICe for Mr. SH SUDAN, and Mr. MORRIS for Mr. PA tut.. K a sc.b THEATIty.—LaII night Maclaine CATALAIII had her benefit at this Theatre. An unufbally crowded audience afforded an agreeable proof of the high elicitation in which her charatter and vocal powers are univerfallt held. • CORN MARKET, MARIE -tans, APRIL I7...There are but few imports of Wheat coaftwife to-day, but near Soon quartets of French, in neutral bottoms, and about 10,000 barrels of American Flour, which has the effeet of a further decline in price, excepting far the few fine Nipples—Barley and Deans, of both !tits, keep Taft prices—Oats are in good fupply, and rather heavy fates—Flour lefs, and expected lower —in other Articles little variation. FALMOUTH, APRIL T 4. Arrived this morning the Princefs Auguna pack et, Capt. ST. Averts, with Mails from Malta. Si cily, and Gibraltar, eleven days paffage from the latter place. She brings the melancholy account of the lafs of his NI/jetty's fhip Ajax, /4 guns ; which veffel ' while lying with the fqttadron under Admiral Sir J. T. Ducxwoarn, at the mouth of the Darda nelles, caught fire late in the evening, and in so minutes after blew up. About 150 of the crew, in cluding the Matter, two Lieutenants, the Surgeon, Captain of Marines, and eight Midfhipmen, perifised. It is faid, that the coals which the Ajax took on board, were of a peculiarly combuflibte nature, and that the (lore from which they were taken had a fhort time before been confumed by fire. The Eli sabeth packet, arrived at Gibraltar, failed on the 4.tli of March for Malta ; the Cornviallis failed the ad of April from Gibraltar, for Malta. His Ma : jelly's (hits Juan, with convoy, from England, arrived at Gi braltar on the Bth of March. On the 6th of March a fecret Expedition failed for the Eaftward (fuppofed Alexandria ),confifting of 29 tranfports, 8,000 troops, under convoy of his Majesty's (hips Tioas, Motto, and Wizario. Sir T. J. DUCKWORTH, with eight fail of the line, had paffed the Dardanelles without firing a (hot. The batteries commenced firing, and continued till he had paired. The DIANA frigate, with three American veffels, which (be has detained, has arrived this evening ; alfo the American brig George, WHITS, 25 days, from Charlellon, for orders.—Wind S. TORBAY, ::PAIL Is. This day failed his Majefty's Slips HIBERNIA, PRINCE OF WALES, DREADNOUGHT, LONDON. SAINT GRORGE, MONARCH. and BARFLRUR. His Najefty's Hoop the Ross remains until Friday, to take out the difpatches that may arrive; alt . () remain the ANN and Casousia gun brigs.—Wind S.E. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL i 6. Arrived his Istajefty's fhipb Isis and Eznaismor, with the outward bound, atc. under convoy from the Downs.—Sailed the Dacenz frigate. Avila and SU• PEIIOI, with a fleet under convoy for the Well In dies. Wind N.E. YARMOUTH, APRIL t 6. Yefterday P. M. a Dutch Corvette arrived its there Roads with the crew of the Pauli-TER gun brig, lately taken in the river Ems : the crew has been diatibuted among the flays of war. Leff night came into Caiiier beach, laden with coal, the Recovery, of Scarborough; the chip is likely to be got off. but the cargo is 1011. Sailed this evening the MALCiali e of 64 guns. for Sheernefs. Remain in the Roads the Majeliic. Roebuck, Naffau, Refolution, Agincourt, Orion, Minotaur, Namur, and Agamemnon; Shan• non frigate; Cruizer and Hyacinth floops of war, and two gun brigs.—Wind N. E. DEAL, APRIL r 6. Sailed his Majefty's (hips CLYDE (Commodore SOLEBAY, Capt. BROMLEY, SZTLAILK, and feveral other cruisers, for the French Coal,. NEWMARKET, THURSDAY, APRIL r 6. Sweepnakes of 25 Guiaeas each, Two•yr (4d Courfe. Mr. Howarth's Lsnretta, Bft. 71b. - 2 Mr. Paine's Mareell:na, 7ft 131 b. - s Mr. Mrllith's Darling, Bft. 4lb. . 3 Seven to foist on Lanretta. Lord Grofvenoes b. f. by Sir Peter, out bf Mideltoe, SR. 71b. beat Lord Rous's br. L Fan, by Young EfFerlykes —.Two to one againft Lord G.'s b. f. Mr. Howorth's Lsngthn, Sit. Sib. beat Mr. Walton% Chainaler. SR. alb. D. M. ings.—Sevetu to lour on Langton. The King's Plate of wogs. for 4-yr olds t t fl. 5 p. olds t 9lb. 6yr olds and aged t all. B. C. . • Mr. Fertnces b. h. Hippomenes, 4 yrii old Mr. Arrhur's ch. h. Brainworm, s yrs old Lora Wilton's b b. Bucephalus, 4 yrs old Mr. Wilfon's gr. b. Confederate, 4 yrs old Lord Roush eb. b. 2is, aged, Sdt Mr. Howarth) b. h. triterprise dr Five to a andnft Hippomenes—to to s agalt.ft Brojnworns..iy to a againft Bocephalus-2 tot againft Quiz. Mr. C. Browne's Mountaineer, Bft. cnb. beat Mr: F. Neee's Regulator, D.l . sos."....tieven to 8 on Mountaineer. [For Wedneday's 4 ort, fee the nest pop.] , 1 S . 3 I