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FRANCE. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. Beim ni. 1 3 .—The Batavian divifion and the (hip la Zee failed yeflerday morning with favour able weather. The latter, armed en flute, is laden with prev'fions for the expedition, and has on board a great many civil and military officers. A new t‘pcilition for Guadaloupe is now titling out, to he commanded by General DISSUREAVz, who has already arrived in this city. Tbe divilion of Admiral Liwots failed from Ca d; nn the 18th of January; Admiral Gasvoma a fig has failed from Ferrol, to proceed to the place of his deflination. FLOILLIICE, FEB. 4,.—The Gazette of this city, No. to, gives the following document as having been depofited among the Aas of the Committee of Government by the French Minitter PavitT. Paris, Otluber 26, dct. lII7ZACT 710511 TIM REGISTER.' 07 THE DILIIIR•TIONI Or Tilt CONSOLS OW TN& VILLNCII ILEPUBLIC. • Tbe Firft Conful decrees, _ _ _ Art. I. Dating front the sin of January next, the Trebbia than ferve as the limits between Lombardy and Piedmont. Art. 11. All the courtries iltuated on the right hank of that Rivrr, as far u the Enza, maß be united to the Cifklpine Re public. Sr u TTO A RD, FE s. o.—The news from Ratifbon this day are, that the plan of indemnities fent to Paris by the Court of Vienna has not been ap proved by the French Government. In the mean time the Hanoverian Miniiler is purfuing the ne carry Reps with the Imperial Court. It is aliened that they lure been attended with a happy refult: this opinion is entertained in confequence of the departure of a Courier from Vienna for London, and who proceeds in all balk for England through Hanover. BEtxr, Frs. to.—C. Eltxvrs, the Sub-Prefe& of Aigle, has been fent to Sion, on the part of the Helvetic Government, to proteft againß the mea tures taken by General TIitRILEAV in the Valais. Our firli Landamman has alto applied on this (Uta k& to the Mini!ter of Foreign Affairs at Paris. The infurrtnion Rill continues in the Italian bailliwicks ; it it more ferious than was at firil cup poted. Troops have been fent into thole diarias, as well as into the country of the Grifons, where their prefence is judged necefrary. The Ex-Count de Sm..ts is releafed from his arrea. THE HAMBURGE MAIL. CON!TANTINnTLI, JAN. I t.—On the 36th of December the Englifh Ambafrador left the Hotel de France, and Inc next day the French arms were put up there with an infcription fignifying that that hotel belonged to France. Citizen Rorvis took pollalion of it yellerdsy. The Englifh Levant Company has contributed a confiderable fum of money towards the building of the hotel for the Britifh EmbalTy. There are Rill 7000 Englifh troops in Egypt, including 5000 Sepoys. In the camp at Giza are only too men; the Englifi gar rifon at Alexandria confitls of goo men; the ref of the troops are at Damietta and Rofetta. Ac cording to fome accounts, the Englifh in Egypt require of the Turkilh and Greek flips which take commodities on board there, 14 per cent. upon their cargoes. This is the reafon why fo few mer chant (hips have hitherto arrived here from Egypt. According to other accounts, the Englifh have laid an embargo on the merchant (hips in Egypt, becaufe they want them for the convey. ance of their troops. MILAN, JAN. 30.--The report that was lately in circulation relative to a new territorial aug• mentation of our Republic, not only Rill conti nues, but it is alfo faid, that Liguria will be united to our territory. It appears to be certain, that the fate of Liguria has been likewife determined at Lyons ; at leaf, a very frequent intercourfe, by couriers, between this city and Genoa, has been remarked within there few days. The Cifalpine veffels in the Adriatic almoft al ways fail under Papal colours, alledging that the national flag will not procure them the requifite fecurity in foreign parts; the Committee of Go vernment, therefore, refolved, on the asth infant, that the French and Cifalpine diplomatic agents at different Courts Should be, the former requefled, and the latter direaed, to obtain the proper refpea and fecurity for the Cifalpine flag and the rights of its veffels. _ _ At Corfu, the new Conflitution, approved by the three Imperial Courts, has been introduced.— The Sovereignty is veiled in an Extraordinary Council, which confills of 240 members, are called Arifti, and arc chnfen for life. A Cenfurate is appointed to watch over the condua of theft Arifli. The late Venetian laws will continue in force till a particular code (hall be compiled for the Republic of the Seven Iflands. The Extraor dnary Council names the Members cf the Go. vernrnent, the Military O ffi cers, &c. BIRLIN. Fits. 13.-- . The French Ambaffadord BEURNONVILLE, will return to Paris the latter end of next week, having lately obtained permiffion from his Government to this effe&. As he has elpolld part of his moveables to rale, he is not ex pefted to return to this place. Co? zwitacrs, Fla. 9.—The Dana Conful at Bourdeaux has advertifed the Royal College of Commerce, that the Danith merchants who fend fail.cloths to that port, mull alto fend along with them a certificate of their being of home manu fafture, otherwife that the faileloths will be looked upon as of Englifh manufafture, and will not be permitted to be imported. HADIDURCH, FED. 16.-WC daily hear of more' , fequenrations being taken off in the Lower Rhine. The Princes of that country, however, are not able to obtain this indulgence, as, by the treaty of Luneville, they are to be indemnified in Ger many. The Counts of WORTEMBERG, BASUN. metre, MLTTIRNICH, and others, feel themfelves in great diarefs on this account. An article from Saxony, of February 8, con. tains a Note from Baron RIDIN, the Aminaffadur from Brunfwiek Lunenburg to Berlin, announcing the diffent of the ELFCTOR Of HA NOM to the p r f.pnfed ft•cidarizations, particularly that of th e P; and Corvey. I.ONDON. CP Poe the Parliamentary Proceetlinp fee the laft Page. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY is. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per C. Conf. for money, 69 69—for April Ace. 69i 1. Udders" 6911-4 per Cent. R6;—New 5 F r Cent. lot— Old 5 per Cent. too;—Lois Ann. act. Lai night we received Paris Journals to the zoth inclufive : extraels from them will be found in a preceding column. This morning a mail arrived fromliamburgh, the content► of which will alto be found in a pre. ceding column. The only article that cleaves molt notice is that which Rates the Et.scroa of HANO VER to have difrznted from the propofed feculari• nation of Ofnaburg, Hildethcim, and Corvey ! His MAiirry held a Levee yeflerday, at St. James's Palate, which was nnmeroully attended. The Prefentations to the KING were— Sir James Dory, by Earl Firs, he being too late to be Introdu ced the lift Levee day. The Rev. Dr. Hrhva, (Canon of Windfor) by his Grace the Archbilliop of CANT USURY. The Earl of GRANARD, and Major DOYLE, byE: t ri Moraw. LordCu is rnr, on coming to the Title andtk fl eon the rolfe of his relation, the •enerable Lord Mencius. Le Colllti De PYArrvitiorr.N from Germany, by his Excel lency the Imperial Ambaffettor. Mr. ERSKINE, by the Earl of Rosstex, (the above Gentle man is going on a diplomatic million.) Mr. EMMET, by Sir R. WOODTORD. Mr. BENTINCK, nephew to the Doke of P 04 1 .- LAND, kitfed the King's hand, and took the accuf tomed oaths, on his appointment to the Govern ment of St. Vii.cenes. Among the Prdentatinns to the Kona was Mr. Listom, Envny to the United States, on his return from America. After the Levee he had an au dience of his MAyrrry in his clofet. The following Gentlemen were at the Levee for the firs time this year:—Earl DERBY, Lord F. MONTAOUE, LordSrokomitv, Lord KINGSBOROUGH, Lord CLERMONT, General DOYLEY, Colonels CRAWFORD and ANSTRUTH ER. It being the Anniverfary of the birth of his Royal Highnefs Prince ADOLF HU/ FREDKRICK, and alfo the Feel of St. Mattkias, the Noblemen who were Knights Companions wore the Collars of their re fpedive Orders. The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR prefented a Petition to his MAJESTY from the Prifoners con fined for debt in the City Prifons, praying relief. Vircount WzlnwoaTM attended as Lord in Waiting, and Sir P. HALES, as Groom. The lEtsto returned to the Queen's-Houfe, and in the evening the ROYAL FAMILY honoured the Concert of Ancient Mufic with their prefence. Her MAJESTY and the Pa:Nctsses yefterday paid a vifit to her Royal Highnefs the PRINCESS of Wet as, at Blackheath. PRIVATE T ....The following letter from the Hon. Colonel HA woe a, wbkb alludes, as our Readers will readily fee, to a newly prepared Dramatic Inititution, contains fo much native humour and genuine ridicule, that we cannot help giving it a place u a oars or, which will no doubt afford entertainment to many or our Readers Is addrefred to the Editor of a Morning Paper: Sta---1 am a friend to the regular drama as by law ellablifit cd: I have fees the effeas of a Private Dilettanti Theatre in a Sifter Kingdom, and I think that all gentlemen who are the genuine admirers of the Englilb Stage, humid come forward and Item the tidc of innovation. You may call it a vulgar cry. Sir, but I Olen that if Men and Women of Falbion will come forward and not merely thew themfclves for nothing, but give balls, wades, and (uppers into the bargain, it is time for the regular theatres to look about them. I do not agree with you that It Ise fubjea only for ridicule. I think that there Adore and Adtreffes of Quality ought to be oppoled, and I, for one, offer my cervices to the regular The atre& Why mould Gentlemen hefitate to come forward to the fupport of the Stage, when a party is detracts to undermine it I am determined, Sir, to turn Amateur Aaer ; but I will gratify my paffion according to Law, for it than never be Paid of me that I have had feruples concerning the legality of my purfuits. There Dilettanti Actors may think it prudent to take the opinion of Conflict on their proceedings. GOD forbid that I Ihould ever be reduced to Inch an extremity. My character through life has been fo ftrongly marked by the profound obedience which I have paid to the laws of the land, the raped! I have felt to the property of individual% and the fatted regard which I have always thought• due to decorum, and to the guardian tribunal of an Englith public, that I never have, and I truft, I never that! have to tonfult any other arbiter than my own confidence, about the propriety and purity of my anions. No, Sir, other Dilettanti Aaort and ARreffes may be lodged in round boufes with all my heart.--13ut I am for the clear path. I am only defirous to meet there Draweanfirsfairty. They for a private Rage.--I am for the public theatre. If there molt be Gentlemen Actors ; lam their man. I engage to play Captain lkistsent6 againil them for what they dare..— I hope other Gentle men will come forward. I hope my friend, Captain M—• will be my Ally, and my friend Captain Lsty; I have a very perfea Fikh in my eye, and thus we will play the Nog : i, Opera spinit them at Drury-lane, or Covent-garden I whenever they pleafe. Let it be on the fame evening, and we I than fee which of the two will draw the molt crowed bottle.— but remember I bar late hours, fur I am no Mend to .ambit smality. I hereby engage to meet them, male and female, beard to beard, I with law on my fide, and they without it, as loon, and as o: ten at they pleafc. I am ready in Captain infachatth. I ran hug ail the longs very much in the asnaterr ftile—shat is, in a jovial, rumbling way, and if I mould fall in the Bravura, the Public lam fare will forgive me. I will alto attempt Bshadd, `though I do not evadly toot the charaaer, and much Ids like a I beating either in jell or eameft ; and 1 think I mall be at home in Captain FI.A. I &all afro underhand my cue in the Ram:tins Sc.,. int ; but AfJamtb I chute for my &Int. This is my plan, which I humbly offer to the two Theatres and the Public. lam for no violence ; but if we mull have Gentlemen Perlormers, let us fee which (hall have the preference, thole on the Public Theatre, or thole who wilb to rear their heads in private. I (hall cot:clink with laying, that if my friends Captain M— and Captain A—. (hould content to appear with me, it mull uot be ohjeaed that they will not make very ileticatc women. That it true—but I do not think they will be more prepofter out, either in flee, or lb-pc, or features, than fume or the mot !Applauded la modern mei, both on the public and I private Tbeatrts. lam, truly your's, • Tkeßritigt, l . xtx :4- Omuta HANoza. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCL MAILS THIS DAY—WIND Wilt mimeo. Isos. a ?rends. 0 • Dutch, o I Hamburgb, I o Dublin, s O Waterford, s PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 24. Paired by for the Downs the THastys, Etat C 7, from Bengal : the failed in company with theSur rota man of war : the SUFFOLK failed from Ma dras in company with the Panics, and parted in the night.—Sailed the REstrrAncs, of 38 guns, Capt. Dicßy, on a cruize after fmugglers. This day the DE Lyr was relieved from quarantine: the troops on board her are expeEled to difembark to rwrrow. When the Dttrr failed from Gibraltar tre whole of the Britilh troops lying there were thortly expected to fail for England ; and the ar rival of the remainder left in Egypt was daily, looked for. This day arrived from the coaft of Africa a brig —, Jousson.—Sailed the Swe dith brig Annatic, Jou): Hoastas, with fugar, for Amaerdam. FROM I.LOYD's LILT. DEAL, FEL 24.—Arrived and failed for the River, the Thames, Union, and Ceres, from Ben gal.—Sailed the ANACREON brig, on a cruizc.— Wind S. W. GRAVESEND, FEB. 24.—Paffed by the Harmo ny, W/NKMAN, from Calcutta; Young William, BA RON , from the South Seas; Favourite, RI CHARDS, from Burinam ; Matilda, LAW, from St. Michaels; Samaritan, ROBINSON, from Rip; and George, WILLOCK, from Hamburgh.--Sailed the David Scott, Joss, for the Eaft Indies ; Barton, BARC- Ley, for Surinam ; John, ANDREWS, for Tortola ; Speculation, LAw, for Trinidad; Betfey, IVI , LE AN, for Africa; Perfeverance, Inotimonceß, for Dub lin ; and Jonge Elbert, —, for Hamburgh. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Yetterday a Court of Direaors of the Eafl In dia Company was held at the India Houle, when the following Commanders attended and tack their final leave of the Court previoufly to their being difpatched for the Prefidencies of Madras and Bengal, viz. Capt.Rohert Spottifwood, of the flip Lord Nelfon ; and Capt. Adam Cumin, of the (hip Bengal. The above Ihips, with the WALTHAMSTOSS and the UNITED KINGDOM, are expelled to be dif patched next week, being the laft Mips of this fca fon to fail for Coal and Bay. Yefterday advice was received at the India Houle of the fafe arrival in the Dawns of the (hip Hinde, Capt. CATLINE, from Bengal, a regular rice (hip ; (he left the Pilot the aoth September, arrived at the ;Sand of St. Helena the 31ft De- Cember, and failed the 3d of January. The liinde left at Bengal the William Pitt, Capt. RICHARD Ow it; ; the William Dent, Capt. GI LES MUSSON ; the Automacia, Capt. ANTHONY CURTIS ; and the Experiment, Capt. Jona N. WHITE. The above (hips were to fail from Bengal with rice in Uetober. We have the pleafure to announce the fafe ar. rival yefterday, off Dover, of the Union, Captain Luca, from Bengal, one of the rice [hips which were left at St. Helena by the Eliza Ann. She parted with the Pilot in Aura laft, and brings an account that (even other rice (hips were to leave Bengal in the month of September. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CQURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 24. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. FORSTER V. MELLISH. This was a caufe which flood over ever fince Saturday 'aft, and had excited a very confiderable (hare of public cuiiofity, the Court being crouded at an early hour. Mr. HOVEL opened the pleadings. He laid the declaration Rated, that on the 28th of September, 18ot, Either Mellillt, the Defendant, being then a feint tole, promifed to marry Jofeph Fortier, the Plaintiff, on the 12th of December, if the thould then be alive and well, and he would execute cer tain fettlemcnts ; that the was, on the 12th of December, alive and well, and that he was ready to execute thefe fettlements ; and that, notwith• (landing, the refuted to fulfil her faid promife, to his great damage. The Defendant denied that the had promifed in manner and form, &c. and, upon that, Ate was joined. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid, he had the ho nour to appear for a young Gentleman in a moft refpeaable fituation of life, and as refpeaable a character, who now complained of an injury the moll deeply affeaing to the feelings for which it was polfible to apply to a court of juftice for redrefs. He had been cut off from the enjoyment in marriage of a young Lady whole affections he I • believed that he poffelled—in whom his whole foul was abforbed—and in whom centered all his hopes of future happinefs. Mr. Fortier, born of re fkaable parents, had been regularly educated in the fcience of phylic. Having attended the Lec tures of the moft eminent Profelfors for a confider able number of years, he had made fufficient pro ficiency to enable him to praaife as a Surgeon; and in the year 1799 his friends advice(' him to fettle fomewhere in the neighbourhood of the me tropolis. At that time Mr. Sands, who had car ried on a very extenfive bufinefs as a Surgeon and Apothecary at Highgate, was about to retire, and Mr. Fortier entered into a treaty to fucceed him. Conditions were agreed upon ; the bufinefs was transferred to him; he bought Mr. Sands's bottle, and was received with the greateft favour by all the neighbourhood. Soon after, at an allembly, be met the prefent defendant, Mifs Either Mellilh, a young lady of exquifite beauty, and the molt brilliant accomplithments—a young lady whole natural endowments had received all the culture end polia of the molt fniihed education ; *bore perfon and whole mind were all that the fondeß lover could defire. They were at fill mutually (truck with the appearance of each other, and an intimacy was formed between them. But for Tome time Fate was unpropitious to their loves, and it was not till the beginning of iBol, that the treaty was entered into, which was the fuhjeet of the prefent aftion. By his conflant affiduities he then fucceeded in rendering himfelf acceptable in her eyes, and (he on her part (hewed the greateft anxiety to fix his afle &ions. t They raw each eth er frequently ; and, when they found it impoflible to meet, they correfponded by letter. At lag the plighted her vows to him with the greateft &tem. nity, and betrothed herfelf as his future wife. —NI S. Menial was one of the daughter of Mr. Mellith, the Government Contraltor, a man of v. ry large fortune, who had left her about io,cool. But the Jury mutt not fuppofe that the Plaintiff had been adtuated by interefted views. In the premium paid to Mr. Sands, in the pur chafe money of his houfe, and in the fume of money he had fince expended in decorating it for the Defendant's ule, he had laid out above pool. He had not been driving a coarfe and felfifh bar gain. His perfon was elegant, his charafter irre proachable, his income confiderable, and he was in every relpeet an adequate match for the young lady.--But though thefe were confiderations to have great weight with a parent, the had over looked them. She was animated by love, not by prudence. Her letters warmly, though delicately. painted her patron. The learned Counfel avowed all with to give her unneceflary pair. by reading thefe letters in open Court, or to infinuate that any of their contents threw the kali cloud upon her charaeler. Unlefs for inconftancy he be lieved her condua to he unimpeachable, but duty required him to leave no honourable means un tried to procure ja aice for that man in whole hap. pinefs the had committed fuch havock, whom the had made the puppet of her caprice and the butt of her petulance; evl.orr.,e xpeCtingtheimmediatecom pletion of lt:s ;Ines, her ayward condo& had pierc ed with grief and funk in defpondency. The effects of wounded pride and of injured love were but too well known ; and it would be proved by the wit. n.4les that this unhappy young man had been un able to fuaain the blow which was inflieted upon him : that his mind was difturhed, and that his health was materi.:l y impaired. Her brothers (one of whom lived in Gray's-inn, and the other was a tanner in the Borough of Southwark) had been at firft averfe to the match ; but their con. fent had been obtained, the marriage clothes had been bought, and the day appointed for the cere mony. Mr. Attorney now proceeded to read the letters. He began with one dated the 26th of May, t fiol. In this Mifs Melt& (who was then living near Highgate, with Mrs. Gowland, her lifter) apologifes to Mr. Fortier for refilling to meet him at Tome place where he wifhed for an af fignation. She lays, "I am perhaps too fcrupu lous ; but you will allow that I err on the fafe fide. There is a word called propriety to which wo men cannot be over attentive ; and I am con vinced that many innocent charafters, for want of a little prudence, are tainted by the foul breath of fcandal. However, if you will mention any road near town, not too public, I will meet you there in a hackney coach. I will pretend that I am going to vifit a friend, and will bring Wheeler (her maid) along with me. Ido not approve of this plan, but I can think of no other." In the next, dated May o, the fags, " I have received a letter for you, chetated by my brothers; but I will not fend it, and I told them fo. I hope when they fee that all my happinefs depends upon you. they will not objeEt to our union. Pray do not blame me for not teeing you to night —you know my charailer is at flake. May HEAVEN promote our withes while they are good and honourable." In the third the obferves—" My brother Sam has promifed to enquire into your charaEter and cir cumftances, and I fruit he will at length withdraw his oppofition. All that I fear is, that you are led away by an idea that my fortune is large. In• deed it is not. I with it were ; I fbould more wil. Tingly bellow it upon you. I hope you will bear with patience the temper of my brothers. I may never fee you again, but you (hall always retain the efteem and friend(hip of the unfortunate—Esrx ra Mai...Aso." Many letters, Mr. Attorney General laid, paired between them in the fame Rile, when, fuddenly, all intercouife was fufpended between them. What a firange caprice ! She was imme diately after anxious to.lure him back, and pre tended that this was merely a pretext for difmiffing him. This interruption was occafioned by a let. ter, dated Auguft 7, in the following terms P.-. " Sir, The statement of your affairs, given in to Mr. Vane, turning ont to, be falfe, I am induced to 'Olen to the advice of my friends on a point on which I think myfelf incompetent to decides and, conformably to their withes, I defire that the con neCtion between us may drop entirely. With every good with for your welfare, I remain your obe dient fervant, E. M." She had received an aria nymous letter, which gave her great uneafinefs, and the had cut with him from iuppofing that he was the author of it. On the 18th of Auguit. the wrote to her confidential friend, Mils Swaine, laying—" I fend you the anonymous letter. Ido not think it right to do myfelf, but I think you might Phew it to him, as if from me, and let him know that this was the only caufe of my difplea lure. 1 likewifc fend you inclofed a letter for him. If your father and mother approve of it, I beg yeti will wafer it and deliver it to him. If I can bring him round again, I am determined to marry him in fpite of my friends. I trod to your father fur the fetticments— but I am afraid I (hall have no occallon for his affillance. As you fay, kicked the bucket too violently.' How could Ibe fuch a fool I" Upon this Mr. Forlter felt and ex preffed confiderable refentment. In a letter to him, dated August 22, the lays, " Though you ate unfeeling and unjua, NH I anfwer you. I confefs that my conjectures with regard to the , anonymous Writer were wrong; but hill Ido not deferve your reproaches, and I thus feel lets fe , verely the fling. which they are meant to convey. To fay I am furry for the uneatinefs I have °cc:L.