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this corn' Ait had I ~o seed at the conference , and the reasons I had for lin kiag that the King of the Netherlands had aiight.l to t he Paintings, and requested him to lay the matter le f o re the King, and to beg his Majesty to do me the ,„.,, or .to determine die manner in which I might bt ..,a the object of the King of the Netherlands ..ithout in any manner offending his Majesty. 1 .e Prince Talleyrand promised me an answer by b e u at evening ; but as I did not receive it, I re. „ I k e a to him in the night, had a second conference ,i t i• him, in which he gave me to understand that iii o g would give no orders upon tlje subject, that n ight do as I thought proper, and negociate with dr.Denon, the Director of the Museum. a In the morning, I sent my Aid-dc-Camp, Lieu- mantle, to Mr. Dew,n, who told en ant•Colonel Free that he had no orders to give up any paintings of the Gallery . , and that he should suffer none to taken away but by force. • 1 I then sent Colonel Freemantle to Prince 'rat. e r Ta ld to acquaint hint with this answer, and to in oar him that the troops would go the next morn , at twelve o'clock, to take possession of the paint- • belongiti:.; to the King of the Netherlands, and o Declare, that it any thing unpleasant should arise ;.• )41 this measure, the King's Ministers, and not I, sere aiwvtrable for it. Colonel Freemantle likewiee utorm...l Denon of the measure that was to be it was, however, not necessary to send any .t Prussian guard constantly occupied C.,Jl:ery, and the pictures were taken away with any assistance being required from any of the ti::&r my command, except a few, who assis „l as Libourits in the taking down and packing up. It has Lieu allejged, that by having been the of carrying away from the Gallery the ;ictures of the King of the Netherlands, I had been ;wilt, of a breach of a Treaty which I had myself ; an.l as there is no mention made of the Mu in the treaty of the _sth of March, and it seems low the treaty spoken of is the Mr.itary Convention ,t Paris, it is nezessary to chew bow this Convention connected with the !'lineunt. I d not want to prove that the Allies were at vir wit.. Y. - ranee ; there i. re, doubt that their armies -ntered nadar military convention concluded vith a,. Odicer Of the Government, thc Prefect of •he DepaLtnunt of. the ;:t.iine, and an Officer of the sary, who rep—sviiti:.l bath Authorities, at tOat mo unt present at Paris, and empowered by these Au herhics to negociate and conclude for them. .14 The Article of the Convention which is alledged o have ban broken, is the 11 th, which relates to .he Public Property. I positively deny that this '.:title has any reletence whatever to the Gallery of " Tile French Commissioners introduced in the rigindprrjet, an article to provide foe the security 4 this species of pro,:erty ; but Prince Blucher would tot cunsent, saying, that there were in the Gallery tiintings which had been taken from Prussia, and ica Louis XVIII. had promised to restore; which, ixivever, had never been done. I repeated this cif ,lmstatice to the French Commissioners, ansl they ::ci,nsed to accept the ankle, tlth the exception of :he Prussian pictures ; and to this proposal I answer that I was there as the Ally of all the Nations in Europe, and that I must claim for other nations all WaS conceded to the Prussians. I added, that had no instructions concerning the Museum, nor lay grounds to form an opinion how the Sovaeigns mould act; that they would certainly urge that the King should fulfil his obligations ; and that I advised :o emit the article entirely; and to reserve this affair A,r the dizession of the Sovereigns when they arrive. " Thus stands the affair of the Museum in reference Treaty. The Convention of Paris is silent upon ,eid a nNociation took place, which left the bu .iness to the decision of the Sovereigns. _ _ " Taking it for granted that the silence of the rrfuty el Paris of May 1314., respecting the Museum, :ad given the French Government 'an indisputable . .!aim to the pieces contained in it, upon all future cea:.ioas, it cannot be denied that this claire was an ii:iilatcd by this negotiation. • " who negotiated for the French Govern atilt ju..l:_;ed that the victorious armies had a right to l'f 4 the Works of Art horn the Museum, and they ~..•cicre endeavoured to save them by introducing an '": 1 :!= into the Military Convention. This Article 14 ::;!:Citd, and the claims of the Allies greatly •ivaac.td by the negotiation on their side, and this 'ea; the reaswt that the article was rejected. " Not only then uas the possession of them not 7 , .lr4:iteed4y the Military Convention, but the above- Lvt;;:ied lugocietion has tended the more to weaken 3 riBlit of the 'num!: government to the possession, WAS fi.undcd en the silence of the Treaty of CA May, 1814. The Allies h av i ng n ow legal possession of the , :rtes in the Museum, could do no otherwise than tare them to those from whom they had been taken iwaYi Contrary to the usages of civilized warfare, .iuring the dreadful period of the French Revolution uhl the tyranny of Bonaparte. " The conduct of the Allies with respect to the N.useuin, at the time of the Treaty of Paris, must be ascribed to their desire to gratify the French army, And to confirm the reconciliation with Europe, to "hid) the army seemed at that time to be dispZsed. • b ilt the eircultatanr.ce ate now =gals digermu ; —s belon 0 ,;eciare, • n)1 ' Vert nforty....l :uops, I .le Gal;er it any a as Lib, " It ;ictures 01 -;t:iity of ; an in t: .ww ti Paris, connecti 4 , 1 J vir -ntered P. vitli a,. 0 •he. Depai .r.ny, I,vlll cent Fes kfiiies 14 De o have 1 he Publi '.:title lr ~:nfings p ,1 this spi cunse; tiintiogs , hica Lc “rxever, ~onlStatiC :o, used the Pres ei, that Europe, WaS had n gruff irOulti King shi cunt it the :htittid " Th 1 1 . i..; aad ,iness EC 66 T ali rrf.itY :ad gist • ccasioi 46 . I . ' atilt jt z all , iraaC 'e a; tht is N ,i ces t.lturl Ind t 1 N!use writ And whi r .] 4,1 . ie army isappointeti the just expectathini o a f the, world. and emb ra c e d th e fi rst opportun i t y t o r ise against its Sovereign, and to serve the general quern' of humanity, with a View to the renewal of the frightful times that were passed, and of 'fie scene Of, pillage against which the *orld Ines Made So *tiny gigantic efforts. .• " This army having be en d e f ea t e d by the armies of Eutope, it is dissolved by the united council of the Sovereigns ; and there can be no reason why the PoWers ol Europe should do wrong to their own stabjects in order to again satisfy this Rimy : indeed it never appeared to tne.to be necessary that the Al lied Sovereigns should neglect this opportunity to do justice and favour to their own subjects, in order to please the French nation. The feeling of the French people upon this subject can be no other than na tional arrogance. 6 , They would de.ire to retain these works of art, not because Paris is the prop:rest place for them to be preserved in (for all artists and connoisseurs who have written on the subject, agree that they must be sent back to the places where they originally were) but because they have been acquired by conquests, of which they are the trophies. The same feeling that makes the people of France wish to ktep the Pictures and Statues of ether 'nations, must naturally make other nations wish, now that victory is on their side, to restore those articles to the lawful owners, and the Allied Sovereigns most feel a desire to promote this object. " It is besides to be wished, as well for the happi ness of France as of the world, that if the French people are not already convinced that Europe is too strong for them, they may be made to feel, that however extensive for a time their temporary and partial advantages over one or more of the Powers of Europe may be, the day of retribution must at length come. I , According to my feelings, then, it would not only be unjust in the Sovereigns to gratify the French Nople, but the sacrifice they would make would be impolitic, as it would deprive them of the opportu nity of giving the French a great moral lesson." A letter from Luxemburg. published in a Dutch Paper, states, th.it the ltkissian troops in the neigh bourhood of Metz. Verdun, Toul, Pont-a-Moussoa, and Nancy, have received orders to halt for the pre. sent. The same letter mentions that the prosecution of the attack upon Thionville is deferred. The Dutch hut-mils also notice the speedy ex pected return of the volunteer corps of cavalry fur nished by their different cities, and which for some time have been serving with the regular troops in France. Parliament is not expected to meet till after Christmas. Wednesday Lord 'Mal.itaLLE left town to join his Lady and family, at the Isle of Wight. • We have to regret that the Right Hon. J. H. AD DINGTON is afflicted with a severe fit of the gout. The Duke of YonK left town yesterday for Oat. lands. The books belonging to the Duke of YonK, con sisting of some splendid Editions of the hest Military Authors, and a very extensive collection of maps, de posited at his Office in the Horse Guards, soon alter he was appbinted Commander-41.6ie1, have been removed to, his new Library, (late her MAJESTY'S) in the Green Park. This room will now contain the most perfect colleition of Military Books in the kingdi'rn. Among those who have distinguished themselves during the military transactions of the last five or six years, there are none, i 1 perhaps, we except our own ' Weeeteoron, who stand so high in renown as the venerable hero, &unfelt . . His campaigns in Silesia, Saxony, and France, in 1813 and 1814, were asto nishing proofs no less of his bodily than of his mental vigour. A distiuct and autlantic narrative of his battles was a thing much wanted; and we were happy,, therefore, to see " Mr. MARSToN"S Life and Cam. r paigns of Bet:tame announced. We have since per ) used this Work, and find it may deserving of that distinction which, we understand, the King of Pam ela (to whom it is dedicated) has bestowed upon it, by piesenting the Author with a diamond ring worth £suo, accompanied with s most flattering letter in his Majesty's own hand.writing. Letters brought by the Ann, just arrived from Bombay, mention that accounts had reached that presidency from Calcutta, stating that the Countess of LOUDON and children were to .embark in the firs: Civet proceeding from Bengal tor Eutope. We are sorry to learn that her Ladyship's return is occa sioned by her declining state of health, and the seri. ous apprehensions entertained of the children over growing their strength, if suffered to prolong their stay in India. DEATH OF LADY MALPAS.+ViscoUtlteSs MALPAS died yesterday morning, at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly, atter a long and ,severe illness. Her Ladyship, who was second daughter of the late Ge neral CAMPBELL, Depety Governor of Gibraltar, was married to Viscount MALPAS, eldest son of Marquis CHOLMONDELEY, about two years ago. Her Ladyship has died without issue, in not above the 20th year of her age. Her remains will be interred in the family vault 'at Malpas, in Cheshire. Tea AUSTRIAN Ancreeurces.—Five months is the period for which the maitsion of the Duke of ST. ALBANS, in Stratford-place, is taken for tl:e accom modation of the Austrian Archdukes. It is fitted up in the most magnificent style, and a number of ser vants, in every capacity, have been engaged as a temporary eqablishusent for their Royal Highnesses. Three of the PRINCE REGENT's• carriages, with suit able attendants, have b e en or dered to conduct the distinguished visitors and suites to London ; two of them will leave town for Dover to-day, and the third te-morrow, morning, with the Secretary to the late Austrian Ambassador. The Archduke JOHN is certaialy expected in town oa Tuesday aut. ~SPA~N'. . . The non-arrival of 'any aciounts from t ortinna or any neighbouring port for so long a time as 'they have now been due, furnishes a kind of prima facie evidence that the reported arrest of PonLiEtt was not founded in trhdt, and that the insurrection has not yet been quelled. The following accounts, brought by the Flanders Mail, which are of a later date than any kfore received, tend to confirm this belief: 4 ' 111411:48ELS, OefOßlElt 9. 11 We have just received, Ey express, news from Spain. The following is the n►ost important article : • As soon as the Cabinet of Madrid %vas informed of the attempt of Martluesito to raise an insu:rection in the Province of Gallicia, .eiders were immediately sent to the Count d'Avisbal, General of the army of Biscay and Navarre, to direct the major part of his troops towards Oviedo and St., Jago dq Compostella. But it seems that it has not ben possible wholly to execute these Orders, because the celebrated Mina has entered Navarre, where he is endeavouring to bring about a counter-revolution.' ...... A letter from Paris by the Mail of yesterday, re ferring to r•pe from Bayoni:e which the writer bad seen, states that the affair at Corunna has produced no little alarm at Madrid. Fourteen couriers were dispatched to different parts bf the kingdom. That which arrived at Vittoria to General d'Avisuu. brought him an order that he should give each day to the soldiers fire sols and a bottle of wine. This increase of expense, which is at the cost of the people of the country, who for a long time have subsisted the troops, has occasioned much discontent, and seems calculated to increase rather than to allay the fer ment. We know that before the insurrection broke out the people were every where complaining of the op pression under which they groaned. The Friats and Clergy who have the entire sway, are quartered on the inhabitants like soldiers, and while the flatter are loaded with imposts, the forties are perfectly ex empted. Letters of the 26th and 2Stb ult. are in toten from Madrid, the formei speak oh General Poataert's plans having entirely failed, ..but that the attempt had awakened the KING to a sense of danger, and had de termined him to a change of Ministry, in order to pacify the minds of the people. The latter say, that the insurrection of -PORLIKIt had terminated by his. being given up to the Government by his soldiers. A private letter from Paris, received yesterday, states that--. , The Minister of Police has issued or ders to all the Editors of .the Journals not to mention,l the insurrection which has occurrld respecting the .disbanding cif the cavalry at Niort, which 'induces. al belief that it is of an alas nr;:q . ; nature."—The wri:er adds : MINA, who was her,., has set out tor. Spain." The Paris Papers have not arrived this morning, but private letters state, that on Monday the Cham ber of Deputies proceeded to the regular nomination of fiv2 candidates for the orrice of President,, out of whom the KIN() is to select one. M. LAINE, it is believed, will lee appointed. In the Chamber of Re. presentatives, there are, it is said, only sixteen Bo napartists and nine .Jacobiirs. We hope speedily to be put in possession of their names, and shall net fail to amuse our Readers with their biography. his stated that when the British Commissary went to the Royal Library at Paris, to claim certain books as belonging to other nations; the Inspector informed him that the works could only be permitted to be taken by force, and for that purpose it was necessary be should come • attended with an escort orsoldiers.— The Commissary enquired if twenty wire sufficient ; the answer was, one hundred would not do, as there were numbers of Students at hand who might not choose to be passive whilst the books were removing. The CoMmissary upon this went away, but soon re. turned with 300 attendants, and the boOks were then taken possession of. Lord and Lady CASTLE:LEACH are eipected from ate Continent 'ea the course of next week. The Flanders Mail contains the following letter horn Frankfort, dated October 5 :—" A traveller who left Paris on the 26th of September, gives the following explanation of late events in that -city : When the moderated basis of. Peace, as proposed by Austria. was approved by all the Powers, and Alexander had declared that he was for the integrity of France, that he required nothing for himself, and only wished to see his Allies satisfied, the basis was communicated ,by Louis XVIII. to his Ministers, without whom he declared he could ratify nothing.— The Ministers rejected all except the article of the 600 millions, which France held itself bound to pay for the expences of the war, but more than this they said could not be demanded, as the Allies had de -dared that they made v*ar upon Napoleon only, and not upon France. They all threatened to resign ra ther than sign finch a Treaty, and so Louie 'found himself without Ministers. Ile declared ROW he would leave the thcision to the Chambers. The Al lies considering the whole as a settled plan to tibial)r peace on hemr terms, gave. in en energetic note, saying, they had declared war nainst Napolecti and* .his adherents, and therefore all those.who had done homar to Napoleon at the vhamp de Mai werecon sidered by the Allies as enemies, they therefore de. dared war against France on the instant, unless the conditions proposed were signed. Blucher had imM mediately made the Prussian army advance, by forced marches, and taken. up his quartets at Ver-, sallies. Orders were sent to the Austrian army at Dijon, to come up by forced marches. 'rise Allies resolved to collect 250,000 men about Paris, &c. We cannot warrant the authenticity of this state ment.'". TXE iorNDi • Much bustle was experienced on the S:ock change this morning, in consequence of the great rise in Stocks, i and the money market is now the cvntfe of attraction for all the great specUlators. A French house, of the first respectability, yesterday parchaced 700,000 Consols for themsdves, and their various correspondents on the Continent. Tin% rni,rning Om niurn opened at 19, 13, to 13t, 14. 15, 1%. Consols are 60t, 614 for money, and 61: I t for account. TILE i 1 R Mr. Military Schools, on the plan adopted at Madras, arc to be established at Gibraltar, and other garrisons abroad. Thc South Gloucester Militia left Cork on Satur. day to replace the Cl.tre Militia at Traler. The,44th regiment has removed its head.cprarters from Youghall to M idletoe, county of The Forfar Regiment of. Militia has keen removed from the Naas barracks to Dowrpait le:, where arty arrived on the 19th ultimo. The disembodied :r -emits, and those lately enlisted, e..:11 shoi tly jo.n the Regiment at that place. The following Letter has been issued frail the War Office, and signed PAL*II;II3TON, addr.w.ed t , r Officers commanding Regiments, on account of the Property Tax: VAR Orrice, OCTORCR Sia—The instructions contained in my Co eclar tlitAd 28.1 July.lBl4, respecting the sums requited to be re.ained ¶.y Regimental Paymasters abroad on accutust or the Property aL, not being now applicable, in consequence of 'heir not heiug con formable to the spoon ebtablished by the Lords Coniiiiissient r; of his Majesty's 'l'rcasury for the practical retaloi.s between th.: ordinary and extraordinary Chests of the Arnica on Fi.rei . ;it S.ations—l have submitted the subjer to the PaiNce Rzor.:; r, and Lis Royal Highness has been pleased to order, in the oame mid on the behalf of his Majesty, that from the time of :he tempt of this letter, the following arrangement shall take place, via.— The Paymaster of the regitnent under your ctiminatid is to con tinue to deduct front the Estimatea, which he is directed by the sd Article of his Instructions to submit to the Comm ander o' the Forces upon the Station where he is serving, the amoto.t of rhs Property Duty upon the Pay of the Regimental Officers, which is accordingly to be retained by the Deputy-Paytnaster-General; the latter will then give to the Regime.a.:l Paymaster a Ccitak cate of the sum so retained, which Certificate is to be tran.mitted by the said Paymaster to the Collector of the 1 roperty Tax of the Army, at this CTlfice, in order that he may receive t 145 aniutint of the Sums o certiiled Irons the Paymaster-General of the Fortes. —I ant to add, that the amount of any bills which may have been drawn upon the Treatury Docid, uroler the arrnigement notified by my Circular above Mentioned, b. foie the present lee gidation comes into operation, will be transteried by the Pay master-Geueral Irons the ordinary to the extiatudinary bonds, except in cases In which the deputies abroad may actually make the transfer of the aniouutto the Cctmui 'sat ix. Offizer on the spit. WALL Ot WICU, eCICEZA 4. It having been represented to this °Mee by the : 4 0-Committee of &Wein Hospital, that it is desirable, with a view to the pr , ,- per treatment and eventual cure of Insane liOldiers .sent to that Institution, that the AiledicaLolsrer or etact - ttoner who has previously aitentled the insane patiyt:t b !RAI !uttii , :h a Ce rtt reale, stltitVortli tficsiatuie ciOds pert.cular inala , 'y. together cote. taitting the (oqo4virg poin.tit'uf infor nt it ion, .v it.— First, the Patient's age.; secot:d,. how hut eeran3ed; thin!. the certain 'or istobable cause of .4ersagentseta ; fourai, whether ever derang-J before, an.!, in thit'cit,ii, ee hen guch dera.. 4 emetit tt.ok place, and how long lasted; fifth, whether the pat ta;:c to dangerous or mischievous to hitusa or others; sixth, whether % sullicient b‘lily health to undergo a course of medicine. I am direciud by the St.cre:ary at War to desire that inevi:ry future cat , ..a in witch yt;t: iti“.l it n..retsaty to apg'y for :he admission it an i:isa:l; :OWL r .n:ta tt , t-0t...i, you do tr::ii..ntit the co • ilterte. • at.d :tate:nein • ..bave n:t.nr.onc.l %nets your Rpvlic :,, .-1 ant, fu nts of .itegunents. N. 1 , 71.11, -INT4LLIG.ENCE. EALmouTH, OC roDER 10. Sailed the Golden Mae, Lishon. - PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 11. Came in the \Vilhelmina, fr..to Liverpool. Sailed the CONSTANT gun•bt ig, on a cruize. PORT3MOU OC lc: Arrived the SEttAYIS Stnre-Shir, from Dan!tic.— Sailed his Majesty's ship Fox, and Fame atid Thames transports, • for Havre ; and the Vets Frederick to Genoa.—Wind W.N.W. DEAL, OCTOBER 12. Came down from the Rivet the Orient for Madras and Calcutta.—Wind W. HARWICH, OCTOBER it Sailed the Castlereagh and Henry Freeling pickets, for Cuxhaven ; Beauloy packet, for Holland ; and Charlotte packet, for Gottenburgh.—Wind S.W. We are greatly concerned to state, that the cosibi. nation amongst the Seamen at Newcastle and the neighbouring ports assumes a more alarming aspect. There is now a complete chain of boats thrown across the river Tyne, and no vessel is allowed to proceed to sea without a regular permit; when this is obtained from the Committee of those tefractory Seamen, three boats are then unchained, and the ship proceeds on her voyage.—The following is an exact copy of the Permit. It is a printed form, with Wanks for the ves sel's name, &c. The clear in Italics are written " Permit the Thanes, Captain Ma. Morris, belonging to the Port of &arks', and !maid to tUt Port of Laudon, Se pow! (as kit ve:ja.,:e. •• Oven under our Handsa Committee South and IStonla this Seth dt.y or Sept. Itsls. S swaths." In very tew instances are Passes granted ; the vessel must not belong to Shields, and must only be loa.led with merchandise. The.Ship.owners are determined not to submit to any terms but what they have for merly proposed. The woods attached to the dotation of the Print, of WATERLOO are all situated in the very theatre of the exploits of the hero of our day, in th:r vticient duchy of Lothier, now Flemish Brabant. The wool of Bossu is in the commune of Balm, which is tiae birth-place of the celebrated GOIiFLEY of Bouillon, Duke of LOTHIER. it is understood that the excess of the Revenue for 11:e last quarter is two millions three hundred thou sand pounds. COl:ti EXCHANGE, OCTOBER 13.—We have a grol qrtantity of EngiLli Whcdt lett over irntli Supply, for which there is scarce any demand, and to effect sales lower prices must be submitted to, but very little was disposed of to-day even at a reduction of 25.-per quarter. What little Barley appeared to. day .Was the residue c,t previous arrivals, and the quality beinginletior, no buyers could be torrid for it. Oats fully maintained their price, having a short supply at market::. In other articles no variation. saMrrifFiEui.MARKET, OCTOBER is. Bad • - At•• Od to ss Veal 54 Od to Ot 6d Mutton 4, Od . to 5s 4.1 Perk 5• ed to 64 fed Bouts 66o—sheep - and Lambs s,74o—Calves luO—lngs 400 HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD. Meadow ray 41 Oa to 51 us Clover Os t• 61 104 Straw Li 121 W 104. 0 • • I