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Part Kul.trs of Mr. Robins, lit'arwlck-street, Gollen-qquare. a 111 . • 44 The union of the Valais has been foreseen ever they moved two by two to the Communion, and re since the Act of Mediation, and considered as n e c es- ceived the Sacrament from t e r n hand of the Celebrant. sary to conciliate the in t e rests of Switzerland with After Mass, different prayers were recited, in vo king the interests of France and Italy. , the illumination of the OLY GHOST, and these were 44 The English bring all the passions into play.— =ended by the Hymn, Veni Creator.—The Cardinal* One time they suppose France to have all the designs Celebrant prayed successively for the Pope, the Em. that could alarm other Powers, designs which she peror, and the Council (N. B. It is thus pointed in have put iii execution if they had entered into the original.)—The Episcopal Secretaries of the her policy. At another time they make an appeal to Council then approaching the Celebrant, saluted him, the pride of nations in order to excite their jealousy• and likewise the Fathers, who received from their They lay hold of all circumstances which arise out of hands the Decrees, which were to be made public in 'the unexpected events of the tim es in which we live. this Sitting. One f them (M. the Bishop of Nantes) It is war over every part of the Continent that can -mounted the pulpit, and proclaimed, in Latin, the alone ensure their prosperity. I wish for nothing Decree for opening of the Council. — (He re follows that is not in the treaties I ha ve concluded. I will the translation : never sacrifice the blood of my people to interests that " Most illustrious and very reverend Seigneur— are not immediately the interests of my Empire. I Most Reverend Father, may it please you, for the ho flatter myself that the peace of the Continent will not nour and glory of the Holy and undivided Trinity, the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY GHOST , for the be disturbed. 44 The King of Spain is come to assist at this last increase of the exaltation of the faith of the Christian solemnity. 1h we given him all that was necessary Religion, for the peace and union of the Church, to and proper to unite the interests and hearts of the decree and declare that the National Council has different people of his provinces. Sjnce 1809, the commtnced." Then the Cardinal, the Celebrant , greater part set the strong places in Spain have been and President said, " The Decree has pleased the taken alter memorable sieges. 'rheinsargents have Fathers ; in consequence, we declare that the Maio. been heat in a great number of pitched battles. Eng- nal Council is formed." ,land has felt that this war was approaching its term- '. The Te Deum was then chaunted ; after which, a -nation, and that intrigues and gold were no longer new Decree was made public, on the manner of con sufficient to nourish it. She found herself, therefore, ducting themselves in the Council—de modo vivendi obliged to change the natureaef it, and from Art auxi- in Coacifio. The muster-roll of the Fathers' names liary she is become a principal. All she has of troops were then called over, to which each, in his turn, of the line have been sent into the Peninsula. Eng-' answered, Adrwm—(Here I eam.) The suffrages land, Scotland, and lielaad are drained. English j having been collected in the usual form, the President blood has at length flowed in torrents, in several ac. ! proclaimed a Decree on the Profession of Faith. All lions glorious to the French armee . "'" This conflict I the Members made the Profession individually, and against Carthage, which seemed as if it would be de- I thus ended the first Sitting. cided in fields of battle, on the ocean, or beyond the French F unds 79 f. 55 c. seas, will henceforth he decided in the plains of Spain ! ST. CLOUD, JUNE 77. When England shall be exhausted—when she shall at 44 Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King of ha -last have felt the evils which for twenty years she has i T , Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Me with so much cruelty poured upon the Continent— diator of the Swiss Confederation, &c. &c. when half her families shall be in mourning—then ss Considering the Message of the 20th April, 1810, Shall a peal of thunder put an end to the affairs of the an d .... of . lt. 1 ltn tiais present month , by which the Legis. Peninsula, the destinies of her armies, and avenge a ive Jody ha s . presented to us, as candidates for the Europe and Asia by fi nishing this second Punic war. Gentlemen Deputies of Departments to the Legislative presidentship in the present Session, Count Stanislans; Girardin, Le Sieur Colland de la Salcette, Le Sieur Body— de la Rochefoucault, Count de Montesquiou, Le Sieur • " I have ordered my Ministe r to la y before you the Baron d have named Count de Montesquiou, Presi e la Gallisonniere, accounts of 1809 and 1810 . It is th e ob j ect for which u I have called you together. You will see in them the We dent of the Legislative Body. prosperous state of my finances. Thou g h I have placed within three months 100inillions extraordinary (Signed) 44 NAPOLEON. at the disposal of my Ministers of War, to defray the " Count Derte.” expenses of new armaments which then appeared ne- The knowledge of the choice made by his Majesty excited the most lively applauses. cessary, I find myself in the fortunate situation of not having any new taxes to impose upon my people. I The President then spoke as fellows :—" Gentle men, your votes, and the goodness of his Majesty, shall not increase any tax ; I have no want of any augmentation in the imposts." again call me to the honour of presiding over this august Assembly. May I flatter myself that your The sitting being terminated, his Majesty rose, and retired amidst acclamations. goodness will follow me in this new career ? Loatted, for a length of time, with proofs of your goodness, I His Majesty returned to the palace of the Thuille. can only talk to you of my gratitude ; but I dare ask tie; with his retinue, by the same route by which he my new colleagues to suffer themselves to anticipate had repaired to the Legislative Body similar sentiments, to view in the honours of this Pre i• The salutes of artillery were repeated on the de sidentship, but zeal for their interest, a desire to oh. pasture of his Majesty from the palace of the Legisle: min their confidence, a hope of more intimate rela tive Body, and on.his arrival at the palace of the Thuilleries. lions, and of claims to their friendship." Fresh. applauses followed the President's yeah. The garden of the Thuilleries afforded this evening and the Assembly ordered it to be printed. an enchanthig promenade. The palace wef magnifia cently illuminated, as were also t he alley's, parterres, PAWS, JUNE IP. and fountains of the garden with the greatestelegance. His Majesty the King of Spain has set out on his An inunerse crowd pressed around the central pavil- j return to his dominions. lion of the palace, to salute with acclamations their INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMIES IN SPAIN. Imperial Majesties, whom they expected to make SIEGE OF TARRAGONA. their appearance in the balcony. i 46 Gm. Suchet, Commander-in-Chief of the army of :At nine o'clock they appeared, accompanied by the Arragon, marched, the latterend of April, upon Tar. personages of their Court ; their presence excited revile. On the 3d of May, the enemy was compelled transports of the mo..t lively ent:aisiasm—cries of to re-enter that fortress. On the 4th, the investment " Long live the Emperor, the Empress, and the King was complete to the sea. General Salme, with the of Rome," were repeated from mouth to mouth. - 7th and 16th Regiments of the line, most gallantly A numerous orchestra perfumed the overture of obtained possession of two entrenchments. defended , the Cleaence dense, the Scytlaan march in Semiramis, with great obstinacy by the enemy, before Fort Oliva. and a number of other pieces, which were terminated The Italian Regiment carried, at the same time, the by the famous vivat, with which were mixed the cries entrenched post of Loretta, and an inclosed redoubt. and applauses of the multitudes which filled the near the road from Barcelona. The General in Chief garden. has cut off the aqueduct which furnished the town PARIS, JUNE 17. with water. We reconnoitred the place and fort Oliva. FRENCH NATIONAL COUNCIL. This important work, constructed upon a rock 400' The first sitting of the Nationart ouncil was this tosses distant from the place, is the result of painful t day celebrated according to the ancient forms pre. oils ; the Spaniards laboured three y ears, and ex pended more than 7,000, 000 upon it. It presen ts 60 scribed by the usages and canons of t he church. The Catholic religion possesses no ceremony more affect. embrasures, and an extent of 800 toises. Ong, or more august. At seven in the morning the "On the sth, the enemy attempted four successive doors of the Metropolitan Church of Paris were thrown sorties ; Saline's brigade drove them back. open to the public—the body of the Church and the "On the 6th, 1500 miquelets and 500 light troops ailes were in a moment filledjwith those who assisted I which set out from Manresa attacked the -post of at the ceremony, among whom we noticed a number Monblanch, upon the road of Lerida ; the Comman. of French and foreign Ministers, and. a great many dant of the line, received them wit such vi I goer that of the Council passed out from the Archbishop's Pa- they speedily regained their mountains. The enemy lace, and moved en in procession to Notre-Dame. ' has v,ttempted fresh sorties, and been repulsed into his The procession marched in the following order: First, entrenchments with very great loss. the Swiss Guards, and the of fi cers of the Church ; "On the Bth, General Rigniat marked out a grand the Cross ; the Masters of the Ceremonies ; the In- redoubt upon the banks of the sea the work during cense-bears ; the Choristers ; the E cclesiastics of the night was tranquil : at day re light an English the second rank ; the Officers of the Council ; the a cut-down vessel, several corvettes, and an immen. of armed vessels , came down t o di s tu r b our Metropolitan Chapter, which was to receive the Coon- sity workmen, by more than 1500 shot, which did no da cil at the principal entrance of the church ; the Fes.' thers of the Council, all in their capes and mitres, mage ; the workmen were covered during the day. with the semi*, the cross, the gremial, and the mitre ' "On the 10th, Campo Verde re-entered the port of j of the Bishop who was to celebrate the High Mass, Tarragona, escorted by an English vessel, with the cart ied by Canons • four Deacons and four Sub -Dea- wreck of his army, defeated under Figueras. cons in their surylices ; two assistant Bishops ; the 44 In the night between the 13th and 14th, the Ge- Celebi ant,inliis pontifical garb. His Eminence Car- neral in Chief' caused two of the enemy's entrench. dinal Fesch, Archbahop of Lyons, Primate of the ments, situated 150 toises in advance of Port Oliva, Galilean Church, is the President of the Council. to be carried by 800 chosen men. These brave fel-i The Fathers were ranged in the choir ou the seats lows threw themselves into the entrenchments without which had been provided for them, having hassocks firing a single shot : the enemy had more than fifty before them, anctsome small benches for the assistant men. Priests. The Metropolitan Clergy kid Rectors of "At break of day three columns from Oliva at- Paris Occupied one side of the Sanctuary. iefzer the tempted to retake these works : they were driven back Gospel-Lesson, the offic; itieg Sub-Deacon carried upon the fort and almost entirely destroyed. this time, fired more the book opened to the Celebrant, and to the Fathers, " The English fleet, during for them to kiss. This ceremony finished, M. de than 3000 shot upon our works, but without success: Boulogne, Bishop of Troyes, ascended the pulpit. " The garrison of Tarragona made a sortie with His discourse produced the most lit ely impression, 6000 men, upon two battalions of the 16th tegiment. Many passages, above ill his peroration, Ippeared established 90 wises distance from Francoli. The Models of the most sublime eloquence- The Orator battle was very lively and obstinate; the chosen com had chosen for his them`, the influence of the Catho panics of the sth light infantry having arrived, Me enemy was charged with impetuosity, and put in cons liC Religion on social order: He evinced that the Catholic Religion is the strongest cement'of States, plete mine; our people pursued them to the very by the hike o m its tenets, by the .nature of its worship, glacis of the fortress, which, as well as the fleet, epee ., and by the inistri of ita rastors. The Cardinal, ed a matt dreadful fire; the Spaniards left upon thee who *as the Celebrant, now proceeded to the High field of battle 300 killed; they bad upwards of 600 Mass. At the second elevatiorl, all chi Bishops gave wounded.—Ott out side,* we had 100 Mat killed or wounded. each other mutually the kiss Of p eace. After this, " On the 20th at night, a fresh *retie from Fort Oliva endeavoured to destroy our approaches ; 80C1 Spaniards, with four pieces of artillery, at the same time, attacked the redoubt to the left of Loretta, defended by two Italian companies. The enemy was every where overthrown ; we took an howitzer from him. " On the 21st, Sarsfield, at the head of all the M. quelets which he was able to unite from the different points of Catalonia, came to disturb oar communica tion with Alcover. General Boussart, with a bat talion and 250 horse, marched against him and drove him from all his positions, killing 100 men. 44 On the 23d, the post of Monblanch was again attacked by the whole of the Miquelets and Soma tenes united : the brave Commandant Anne. receivi. ed them with his accustomed bravery. 44 On the 25th, General Frere, with 30 battalions and 400 horse, totally dispersed these bands. During this time, our attacking works were briskly advanced, notwithstanding the fire of the enemy. Two new batteries from the sea coast were, on the 22d, moun ted, and obliged the English to keep beyond the range of their fire. The batteries are connected with the bridge of Francoli, by a communication ef six hun dred toises. We have begun before Fort Oliva, upon the rock, a parallel fifty toises from the entrench ments taken from the enemy. It is requisite to use gallions, and ring the earth half a league. " On the 23d we opened a/battery en breelts, at 60 toises distance from the fort. 44 On the 24th, 25th, and 26th, for the siege. On the right, the declivities of the Francon have been surrounded, and we established a wooden bridge upon the river. 44 On the 27th, in order .to attack on the left the battery en breelie before Fort Oliva —as armed •eith four 24 pounders, and received the name of the hat. tery of the King of Rome; three other batteries were at the saitie time mounted. The hardness of the ground presented the greatest obstacles ; 200 soldiers, impatient to see our cannon answer that of the ene my, fastened themselves to the g•ins, and dragged them to the batteries, under the fire of the enemy, who made at the same instant a sortie, to (name the , arming of these batteries, " General Salme, at the head of the 7th Regi. trent of the line, marched rapidly upon the Spaniards, but at the very moment in which he was encouragiug 1-is troops, exclaiming, 44 Brave 7d forward," he was killed by a ball. The enemy paid dear for this mis fortune. Our brave troops threw themselves upon them, and caused 4 dreadful carnage, even under the walls of the fortress. 44 On the 28th the batteries were unmasked, ard, in spite of the brisk fire of Oliva, and that of the for tress our superiority was quickly decided. In the evening the 4re of Oliva was hardly silenced." exPORT gm* COUNT SeCElET,commatiltaft-IN-Clitlir OF ARMOW ARKAGON, TO HIS SERENE IiKiHNESS PEINFE NEUFCHATEL, MAJOR-GENERAL. Motismosearst—sel r our Highness will have seen in my report, ;het- previous to the conclusion of 2Sth day at Ills!, the battery en breche, called after the King of Rome, seconded by three other batteries, had succeeded in silencing the fire of Fort Oliva. The cavalier, the parapets, the batteries of the angle, which is that part of the work least franked, were de stroyed. Notwithstanding this advantage, obtained in so short a time, I determined not immediately to order an assault ; I changed the direction of many guns to silence some cannon which remained to the enemy in that part of the work to our right. The Chief of the squadron of Artillery, Duchamp, dis played his ardour and bravery in it. 44 On the 29th, at eight at night, the firing of four cannon; loaded with grapesshot, gave the signal for I the assault. I appointed General Facater to (im ' nand it. The first column of attack, under the or. ders of the chief of battalion, Revel, of the 16th regi ment of the line, compoied of 300 men, preceded by the Captain of Engineers, and 20 sappers, furnished with ladders and hatchets, advanced to turn the work, and seize upon the gate, which they had much dim ; coin- in forcing with axes, &c. nl4 a parry of the columns applied their ladders, and staled the works. Captain Papigny received a mortel wound, whilst I directing his miners. 144 The 2d column of attack', composed of SOO chosen troops from the 7th Regiment of the line, di rected by the Chief of Battalion Miocque, and Cap tain Dessaix, my Aid-de-Camp, set our from the bat tery en breehe, and threw themselves upon the part of the fort which had been battered en breclu. An hue. dyed ladders were thrown into the fosse—our Volti &curs precipitated themselves into them, under the tire of the enemy. The fosse was 20 feet—our lad• ders but 15. ' • 14 The serjeant of miners, Meunen, having placed - himself at the top of a ladder, made the Vologeies climb over his shoulders to reach the breach ; his ex ample was followed ; but the soldiers d ietarrive o slowly to please their impatience ; they at last - vexed in'the interior of the fosse, part of an aqueduct which facilitated the passage ; a triple row of sades defended it. The Italitia Captain of Engineers, Vacane, ordered themto be cot, and afterw.rds the ladders to be carried from the first fosse into that of the redoubt, which was quickly scaled, as well as the I cavalier. The Italian Miners shewed on this occs sion the greatest under.sanding united with bravery the greater resistance the enemy made the snore wsre t - the e ff orts of our brave troops redoubled, amidst cries of 'Pro( Napoleon.' 44 In the mean time, the seem y cootinoed to fire some cannons loaded with grapi -shee t at the titre. mity cf the fort. The hr- e icsitirivas wounded in the thigh ; the Adjutant - G.. Mescelolti hastened with th.! simillNeserve of 50(' Italians, and restored the battle ; he petletrateJ into the redoubt, saved the' lives a: eight officer , and 100 Spanish soldiers in it, and thus insur:d the conquest of the tort. The eberny in vain von red to save themselves in the extremity of the garbs behind a third fosse ; 200 artillerymen *ere there killed upon their guns; theeemainder of the gar rison surrendered at discretion. There were still 9oJ soldiers and 70 officers ; the rest, to the number ia 1500, perished by the bayonet. The whole army de. played the greatest valour. [Here follow the eulogiums of particular officers' and a statement of the stores taken in the place. among which are rations of hisceit, 10,M elf weight powder, and 47 pieces of artillei! " Our loss is the 24 hours did not exceed 250111,:r. - GERMAN PAPERS. 1,0113 ORSOWA, MAY)7. The armistice between the Russian and Turkish armies having ceased on the 30th of April, old style, the Russians have-erected some batteries in the vici nity of New Orsdwa, and reinforced their advanced .posts : they: have kut few troops on the lianube down wards. VIENNA, MAY 31. Inteligenet has just reached us of several severe battles having bees; fought between the Russians and Turks;, the latter, it is stated, have been obliged to retest beyond the Nissawa, and under the walls of Sophia. hidden is completely invested. The Rus sians mist ere this have commenced the siege ; they are previdid with a very formidable train of artillery 'PETERSBUEGN, JUNE 3. General Count Lauriston has frequent interviews wiih the Emperor, and has appeared once in public with him. It is said that these interviews have rela ted principally to the restoration of his Royal High ness the riuk eof oldcuburgh, who returned some days since from Twer : Le is expected shortly to set out for Germany. The war against Turkey will be prosecuted with Treat vigour ; hostilities, we are assured, have com menced : the details of the first operations are expected with much impatience. In a memoir presented to the Emperor of Russia, tand which he has approve.' and signed with his own band, it is represented. that as three officers of cus. 14. toms are insufficient to prevent the introduction of con. trablnd and the exportation of silver and cop. '- pee and desertion, in an extent of 1300 wersts, and as exrience has proved that Cossac ks alone are not a su dent safeguard, the intetvals should be filled with troop constantly in Motion, who shall lie rewarded • with the profit ni whatever they may discover, except merchandise, the importation of which is prohibited. and which, according to the new regulations, is to be btirn;. OW•d• •1.N.,M.M.P...,. FRENCR PAPER& PAW, JUNE 16. SPEECH OF BONAPARTE TO THE LEGISLATIVE Btrny. This day, the 16th,_ the Emperor proceeded from the !elate of the Thuilleries, in great state, to the pa ' laFe*of the Legislative Body. .Discharges of artillery announced his departure from the Thnilleries and his rivgl et the palace of the Legislative Body. The Empress, Queen Hortense, Princess Pauline, the Grand Duke of Wurtsburg, andthe Grand Duke Of Frankfort, were in one Tribune ; the Bishops con yoked for the Council, and the Mayors and Deputies of the good cities, summoned to be present at the baptism of the King of Rome, were on benches. His Majesty placed himself on his throne. The sing of Westphalia, the Princes Grand Dignitaries, Grand Eagles of the Legion of Honour, occupied their accustomed places about his Majesty ; Prince Jerome Napolzon on his right. Atter the new Members had been presented, and taken tho oaths, the Emperor made the following Speech : " Gentlemen Deputies of Department the Legisla tive Body— The peace concluded with the Emperor of Aus. tria has been since cemented by the happy alliance I liave contracted ; the birth of the King of Rome has fulfilled my wishes, and satisfies my people with re spect to the future. • " The affairs r)i religion have been too often mixed ' with ana sacrificed to the interests of a state of the third ordrr. if half Europe has separated from the • Church of Rome, we m.iy attribute it specially to the contr.l liction which has never Leased to exist lietween t h e tr i:ths tuid the principles of religion which belong to the wh..le universe, and tie pretens i ons and.inte• rests which regarded only a very amen corner of Italy. I have put an end to this scandal for ever. I have United Rome to the Empire— I have given palaces to the Popes at Rome and at Paris ; it they have at heart the interests of religion, they will often sojourn in the centre of the affaus of Christianity. It. was • thus that St. Peter preferred Rome to an abode even in the Holy Land. " Holland has been united to the Empire • she is but an emanat i o n of it ; without her the ; Empire would not be complete. es The prnciples adopted by the English Govern. asset, OM to recogn ze the neutrality of any flag, have Obliged me to possess myself of the mouths of the Ems, the Weser, and the Elbe, an ' have r( ndered an interior communication with the Bait c indispenedie to me. Itis not my territor y that I sashed to in. crease, but my maritime means . - 44 America is efforts to cause the frame* ?f her flag to be recognized. I will second her. " I have nothing but praises to give ki the SOTO. _ reigisskthe Confederation mote Rhism. 111." .. "" -. - . • 4 ' to' . ..... .. - . , I ',i • ". ' _ : . a TI GRAND WESTERN CANAL. since tl MOTICE is hereby given, that the next General sary to 1 : 1 Annual Assembly of the Company of Proprietors of the the int Grand Western Canal is appointed to be held at the City of i 6s T Lominn Tavern, in Bishopsgate onset, London on Thursday the One ti 27th day of June, i fit 1, at eleven o'clock, in the foreumm. WARD and MERRIMAN, Principal Clerks. that c Marlborough, June 10 , 1811 . - could N. B. The Committee of Management being desirous of pre- her pc senting to the Proprietors an accurate report on the state of the the p r Works and the affairs of th e Company, which they fi nd cannot be completed so early as the With instant, a short adjournment of ' the 1 ur ney the above Meeting will be proposed. i • it s i I