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~------ Z.lOOO BANK OF ENGLAND NOTF, NO. 910, DATED 16TH JANIJAP.Y !Dol.. THE NOTE of the above Number and Date, advertifrd to be loft laft January, has appeared at the Sank, and from there being two very large >4 on the face of it, placed at an interval of &Rance from each othcr, them is reafon to think that it has been offend in payment to, or in exchange with tonic perfon, who being acquainted with the circumftanee Or raid Nqte being loft, had in eonfequence put thole marks upon it, to prove It or check its circulation, though circum fiances might prevent the making a difeuvery.—Should their salivjedures prove correet, it would be deemed a fingular ali ve-ton if the perfor who fo marked it, would give tke fulleß information in his power to Mars. Barber and Smith, No. 9, Swestings Alley, Royal Exchange. FRANCE.. PARIS, JULY z 3. •ODLESS TO THE FRENCH, ON THE 54TH OF JULY " Frenchmen—The day, of the t th of July is one of the epochs which will be for ever re markable in the hillory of nations. " The Lath of July confecrated all the princi ciples of morality, virtue, and facial equality. It reconquered from prejudice the empire of rea fon, and from authority the rights it had - ufurped. It reflored to man his dignity, to the citizen his prerogatives, to commerce its franchifes, to the peafantry their independence, and to the Rate a force enervated by abufe, and a contideration loft by the commifilon of very great errors. Before that epoch, France groaned under loads which hz bit alone rendered fupportable, but which know ledge and inftruelion muff have taught her to break.afunder. " The Rate divided into two defies, Nobles and Rotariers, law the firft in poffiefTion of every favour, while the fecond were excluded from all employ ments. Merit was held in no eftiniation, and ge nius condemned to oblivion, if unaccompanied by greatnefs of birth ; but a long lift of aneellors, or even a purcbafed Nobility, opened a path to every honour. Hence we daily found the &Rinks of the Rate, the exiftence and property of the citizens entrufted to ignorant men,and a thoufand inflances of injuftice confecrated by acts of authority. The venality of office was another obßacle to the ad vancement of a man who had but a moderate for tune, and political inflitutions excluded him from the career of glory. The title even of Father in GOD was affigned to birth, and but rarely to pie ty. Accordingly the Clergy feldom exhibited the ancient virtues of their order. Tithes enriched them with the product of the molt valuable labours Of the agriculturifts. The Whops confumed in profane enjoyments the funds with which charity had imprudently trolled them for the comfort of the poor. They negleßed their auguft fundions, fcandalized the people by their extravagance, and fearcely kft the bare neceffaries of life to the Country Curates, thofe real comforters of human vnifery. • " The provinces laboured under the yoke of feudality, and the peatants, become the property of the Lord of the foil by a real flavery, paid them the heavy and humiliating tribute of the fruit of their labours. The rightb of ebantpart and tafguctonk away a portion of their harvell. That of banafite de prived them of all public property, and the cots bore heavily upon their perfonsAnd their domains. The vattals took oaths' of fealty and homage to dick Seignior, and recognized only his Judges and his Officers. The Magiarate who reprefented the Community was compelled among the infignia of his 'dignity to bear the feudal livery. 'lle chafe and fifhing were equally interdiftezl, and the moll difgraceful puniffiment awfited the proprie tor, who flould dare to kill the game which ra vaged his fields. The Seignior heard his praifcs chauntect forth in the church, he alone was faluted by every one in the greets, fold the inhabitants with the foil, and, the right of exalting from them the fame marks of fervitude. The right of omit oppreffed a great part of the pea fantry, who repaired by the (west of their brows the public roads, which more frequently ferved the purpofes of luxury than thole of agriculture. a The government was daily lofing its confe deration by vices of another defcription, and by errors which had betrayed at once its weaknefs and its ignorance. The abandonment of Holland, riotwithflanding folemn alfurances and the °Rana tious parade of proteßion ; the impolitic avowal of a deficiency in the finances ; the ufelefs convo cation of the Notables ; the fcandalous proceeding which expofecl to ignominy before the tribunals, and in the pretence of indignant Europe, the Royal Welly and one of the fire dignities of the Church—every thing concurred to !hake the balls Of the throne, and to haßen thc moment of its fall. " Frenchmen, you loudly called for reform, and 'an aftonifling concurrence of information, and a union of wills, Rill more aflonifhing, haftened the moment of regeneration. Abufes were removed, prejudices combated,the bonds of feudality broken, deg fortunes of the Clergy limited, tithes abolifh id, and the peafantry emaniclpated from every kind of oppreffive yoke. Titles of Nobility were fuppreffied : that of Citizen ennobled ; and every one according to his talents and his virtues may look forward to reputation, employments, and ho nour s. Tolerant laws permit every fed to have its own fyftem of worfhip and its own priefls, with out any dread of perfecution nr intuit. " Suds were the benefits of the r4th of July At no former period could a fpechacle he contem plated more auguit than th it which was then pre rented to France, when from all fides of this vat! Empire there refounded the fume voice, the fame Sties of Union, and the love of Glory and of Li. belly. Genius and Virtue direßed this grand movement, and alter long I.(bo , irs and violent of forts, they gave to the world the example of the regeneration of a people foended upon the LAW, of Janice and morality.—they traced a new path in I..giflation, and ilibßituted, in the place of law. made for the intetelt of one alone, laws eflabliffied for the hAppinefs of all. Then every event teemed tp prornik you the moll happy ilea iny ;but fcarcc. ly was the obje ct attaiued than it Red from your grain- The ferment of paffion led to excels: in vain thoie who had railed the C. nftitutional edi. endeavotired to defend it agaiiift the attacks of party ; the general inter& was forgotten ; fac- tions formed ;hernfelves on all fides, and the {hock and Ichitms which.they produced led at length to the total ruin of the Government, and to general difoiganization. " At this moment were forgotten thofe fublime principles and falutary iallitutions which had been confecrated by the 14th of July. The laws had been proclaimed the proteetors of Liberty and Order—they tic,w eflablilhed revolutionary laws; privileges had been abolilhed—they now dearoy. ed property; toleration had been eftablilhed—they now deftroyed the temples, and maffacred the, priefts. This rage foon became a delirium ; they proclaimed fraternity upon the fcaffold, liberty in the prifons, %chilli France enflaved, received laws at the feet of its affellins. They palled from a frightful Rate to a Government feeble from the nature of its Con ftitution ; the fport of parties, which it had not ftrength to combat, there only re mained the dangerous refource of oppofing one to the other. and of maintaining itfelf by this conti nual Itruggle, which held them in equilibrium. — Deprived oldie means of purfuinga regular comic, it was forced to fubftitute for the impulfe of pub lic fpirit fuchlen (hocks, and for confidence violent meafures. Law, fupported by violence, paraly red all commerce, and ruined every proprietor. The law of hoftages made innocence tremble ; move able columns defolated the country ; thoutands of Citizens, vielims of the law of the 19th rrna idor, groaned far diftant froni their country ; tranfpor tation had hurried a number of refpeetable Citi zens to Guiana : perfccution had excited entire de partments to infurreaion, had lighted up the flames of civil war, and Fr ends blood flowed, flied by the bands of Frenchmen. " Frenchmen! in the midft of all thefe evils, the day cr the 54th of July appeared to your re-, trofraion only as a point in your hiftory feparat ed by many ages from the epoch in which you found yourfelves, when the 59th of Brumaire fud denly reflored you. The energetic will of a whole people was requifite to produce the 14th of July ; *the power, the genius, and the fame of a hero was neceffary to revive it. Ten years of calamity, ex travagant enthullafm, barbarifm, and deftrudion were forgotten in an inflant, and no more appear ed'to us but a painful and tedious dream. The 14th of July teemed but to feperate us by a Tingle tempef tuous night from the tSth of Brumaire, December 9, which may, in a manner, be regarded as the morrow of that day. All the principles whichihad been forgotten were confecrated anew ; and, in re inflating them, the Government took every care to efface every mark of the deftrudive regimen to which it fuceeeded, and to adhere to the wilhes of the French People when they proclaimed their li berty on the t4th of July. It has repealed every difaftrous law; brought back the Citizens who were unjuitly profcribed, dried up the tears of families, made ruins difappear, obliterated the mead Van dalifm, and merited the double title of a confoling and refloring Government. It has refiored to the French that liberty and equality which they had at firft proclaimed. The People, emancipated from the ancient dcfpotifm and revolutionary laws, feel themfelces, as on the 14th of July, free from the fetters of the feudal fyftem and the dangers of terror. The farmer has no longer to pay tythes or forced loans, nor to fear imprifonment by his Seignior, or detention as an hoftage. 44 The 14th of July had confecrated the entire freedom of worfhip. The 18th of Brumaire re opened the churches, proteEted all felts, and put lan end to the perfecution of priefts. Every infli tution, conneded with the morality of nations, has returned its dignity. Induary re-animated by en couragements and recompences ; agriculture ho noured and enriched ; the roads repaired ; navi gable canals opened; relief allured to indigence, and materials for labour to the tenants of the hat. pitals—every thing . hefpeaks the fpirit of improve ment, which effentially regulates the Government, and predominates in all its operations. 4 , Frenchmen, if, from thecontemplation of there internal _advantages, you turn your attention to the external operations of Government, you will behold it repairing with inconceivable rapidity the difafters we had fuftained. Our armies were diL. organized, our tumefies without provifions, our frontiers without defence. Italy and a part of Switzerland were abandoned, and the enemy threatened the Var and the Rhine ; when, by a kind of prodigy, every thing was inftantaneoufly I repaired. Formidable armies were collefted, a rapid and Ikilful march, more allonifhing than a I vi Cory, (truck terror into the enemy ; Marengo ranted to us Switzelland and Italy; four grand battles gained in Germany concluded us to the gates of Vienna ; the enemy demanded peace ; the coalition was diiTolvcd ; and the various powers rallied round a Government which preferves fo much moderation in the mid ft of vidory. 4 , Thus, fin the 58th Brumaire, 'France has re-conquered all the benefits of the 54th of July, acquired in Europe more confideration than ever the monarchy enjoyed, and extended its territory to the limits affigned to it by nature. 44 Glory be to the 14th of July, and the 58th of Brumaire, December 9 I" CELEItATION OF THE AHNEVERSAIT OP THE 14TH OF J ULY. JULY ts.—The Fee confecrated to the celebra- tion of the annivcrfary of the 14th of July, com menced, in fait, on the 13th. An iminenfe croud altembled on that day in the Champ•Elyfees to witneCs the preparations, and every beholder was filled with admiration of the plan, the richnefs and lunation of the fcene. Nothing was fpared to ren• der the whole agreeable, magnificent, and popu lar. In the voft enclofure of the Champ-Elylees, there were, on one fide, three theatres, conftrufted with equal elegance and talk, feveral tranfparen c;es for fansexanir, and a hall for dancing ; on the It her a Greek temple of the moft fuperb de fcription, and beantiful proportion, furrounded with batkets of oranges, garlands of flowers, and lirilliant lights; in the middle there was a triom -1!111 arch, with a number of orcheftras in every dire/lion. In viewing this fcene of preparation, ;he people Teemed to enjoy it as if it were the Fete itielf. Their only invocation warthat the following might prove a fine day, and each, counting upon the happinefs of that, the fame of which was every where proclaimed, anticipated with eagernefs the pleafure which he was to derive. The Theatres, graciotifly opened on the occafion, were alfo filled with immense crowds of people, and the molt per feet order every where prevailed in thefe nume rous fcenes of gaiety and of joy. The FIRST CON SUL. vifitcd the Opera. No fooner was he perceived by the audience than the performance was inter rupted by the teflimonies of joy which were marii fefted on his appearance ; and his name, flying from mouth to mouth, was received with ecflacy, and repeated amidft the moll lively applaufe. In the evening, feveral difeharges of artillery an nounced the Fete. No fooner had thefe vollies been fired, than the clouds which °bleared the heavens fuddenly broke, occafioned no doubt by the de tonation. A heavy rain fell for nearly fix hours, and continued, though with lets force, during the whole of the night. In the morning it recommenc ed, but lafted only a fhort time; for towards noon the tity became clear, and refumed an appearance of ferenity. The fine weather continued, and the evening, upon the whole, was extremely pleafant. It is impoffible to give any thing like an ade quate idea of the grand and striking coup-d'ail pre fented by the Champs-Elyfees. There were during I the day fucceffively, in almoft every part of the fields, balls, orchettras, pantomime exhibitions, concerts, aenfion of balloons, fireworks, and fu. pee° illuminations. The public expeetation was not in a tingle inftance difappointed. , The Temple of Viaory, ere led in front of the Palace of the Legiflative Body, attratted peculiar -attention. This edifice was decorated with monu ments tothe memory of Jou Bear, Hoerr E, and KLEBER, the butt of Jeans, and emblems of, eleven warlike virtues, which were thus charaae riled : Love of the Country, by a Pe. Temperance, by an Elephant Scan Difintercitedocfs, by a Dog Courage, by a Lion Obedience, by a yoked Cit Valour, by a Hark ` Wifdom, by an Owl Prudence, by a Stag , Vigilance, by a Cock Intrepidity, by a Wolf Patience, by a Camel. In the 'centre of the temple, on a pedeftal of marble and gold, was difplayed a group of three figures, .Vielory prefenting Peace to France, who was fupported by the God of War. On the out fide of the Temple was a catalogue of the names of the Officers and Soldiers who have received bre vets of honour, and above thefe heroic infcriptions, the following motto, formed of the branches of palm-trees, was traced in coloffal charaaers—'llo - to the warlike virtue:!" On the front and fides of the bare of the Temple was written—" The Le :illative Body to the Armies!" The CNIIF CONSUL in the morning reviewed the troops in the fquare of the Thuilleries.; When he paired near the gate be was hailed with fhouts of appl ark, with univerfill acclamations and re peated cries of Long five Bonaparte. He embraced this opportunity of prefenting to the firft Batta lion of the chaffeurs of his guard a (land of co lours, and a flandard to the cavalry. After the review he was waited upon by a de putation from the Tribunate; who came to con gratulate him on the re-ellabliffitnent of his health. fhe mefrage of the Infpeetors of the Legiflative Body was next prefented. Soon after he gave au dience to the Ambaffiadors : a number of Au ftrian Generals and Officers Were introduced to him by M. de Cf:/BENTZ EL. M. de Loci FEIN' prefent ed to him two Pruflians, and General Lsccri: re ceived his introdu.aion from the Ambaffador of the Cifalpine Republic. The CHIEF CONSUL afterwards gave an enter tainment of 240 covers: the Ambaffadors, M. de Goya SALV I. the Senators, the Minifters, the Court &liars of State, the General Officers, filch Mem bers of the Legiflative Body who are now in Paris, the Judges of the Tribunal of Caffation, the Pre feat, and a number of the public fundiionaries, both civil and military, were of the party. Almoft the whole of the population of Paris was prefent at the celebration of the Feftival. A folemn main was celebrated at eight in the morning, at the Metropolitan Church, which was followed by a pious Addrefs fuited to the day, and the chant ing of re Dean. Citizen Beauvais, Chief of Battalion, who af ter the naval battle of Aboukir, allured the Exe cutive Dire6tory that he would attempt to pals I over the lea in a balloon for the purpofe of convey ing difpatches to Egypt with the greatell rapidity is one of the aeronauts who fet out this evening with G is. If the wind drives him towards the North or the Weft, he propofes to take a di reaian Omer the Continent as far as pollible, and to le; fall among the villages letters which the inha bitants will put in the poll offices. Among the Articles agreed to by the National Council reprefenting the Gallican Church, in sts fitting of the t ith, are the following : u Every Government has a right to ezadt from the Mailers of Religion a pledge of their fidelity. " To pretend that the latter mum( give that pledge without an authority to that effett from the Pore, is an error In oppo. fitlon to the word of GOD, to the traditions of the Fathers, and to the (temples of the Saints; dangerous to the public tranquil lity, and prejudicial to the truc intatils of the Sovereign Pontiff himfelf. " To all to confequenee of that error, conftitutes infurredtioa. " The prowde of fidelity to the Conftitution of the Republic, comprehends at once idiot and paffive fidelity, (lamely, not only the engagement to fubmit to the eitablilhed order of things, but alfo to concur in the maintenance of that order." Cardinal Goes-ern has fucceedcd in the nego ciations with which he was charged by the Holy See to the French Government. A letter from Candia contains the following ad vices ; -44 Nearly the whole of the lag fifteen days we have feen arrive here, from Sicily, Englifh fri gates, to obtain provifions. They are exceedingly polite, and make a number of prefents; but I hope that this prattice will not be of long duration.— You mull have been informed, that the tingle poll of Aboukir, and the grand battle in which their General was killed, have colt' them upwards of coo men. Since then they have not ventured to make a tingle attempt upon Alexandria. The Englilb cannot forbear laying here that the French are very brave, that they arc eicellent cannoneers, and that they have no hope of that 4 famous expe dition proving foccefsful.' You mull feel the force of this adrniffion on their parte—yew, who know how mach the Englifh endeavour to boat} of their lour, and to blind the Turks. An arrival within theft few days from the coaft of Syria, afford: fome details which render thefe liatements highly , probable. By another arrival from Grabufte (fituated to the Weft of this ifland) we learn that there were feen palling by that place, [leering to wards Europe, twenty-feven Englifh veffels, nearly all tranfports. Are theft laden with the lick of the army, or part of the troops, who are ou their return? All thefe conftderations afford much un eafinefs to the Turks." It is not the Count de METERRNICH who is ex paled at Brufrels ; it is diplomatic agents who have not yet been named. It is conjeatired that their million may relate to the negotiations for peace with England. This conjeeture is attempt ed t I be fupported by the arrival of CARNOT ;Rad his brother, whofe flay in that place will be of fome length.--Journal des Debats. We learnfrom Suabia that confiderable advanced are already made for giving up the l3rifgau to the Duke of MODlsiA• Three Commiffaries are em ployed at Guntzburg in feparating the pudic pa pers and records belonging to that country from thofe of the Auflrian Government: M. de Sort.*.. REAL: is Prefidcnt of the Imperial Commiff en. archives which bad been fent to Vienna during the war have been brought back. • PROM THE ?ARM PAPERS. CADizjinir I.—We are flill ignorant of the con ditions of the Treaty of Pcace with Portugal ' , nor will any thing certain be known of them till after the ratification of the treaty by the CHIEF CoNsu'. —The immediate confecuence of this peace, it is Paid, will be the liege of Gibraltar, in order to turn to Tome advantage the erpences incurred by the *air paign. MALTA, MAY fleet of tranfports, with military (torts and proviiions, has failed hence for the Britifh Army and Navy in Egypt.—Our rifon is very inconfiderable, not amounting to more than goon men; Lieut. General Brarmate has the command of the Artillery here. Au s sou so,. JULY 3.—A report has for feveral days prevailed, that all the Ecclefiallical Princes are to be deprived of their temporal powers, with the exception of the Eleflor of Mayence, who will take the title of Primate of Germany. STUTGARD, JULY B.—They fpeak new French Army of Obfervation to be fhortly affem bled upon the left bank of the Rhine. JULY 9.—We have intelligence that there has lately appeared near Corfu an Englifir fquadron, commanded by Admiral Bic KL , ILTON, which has been difpatched from the fleet of Lord KEITH to obferve the movements OfGALICY H EATJU E'Sfquadron„ BORDERS OF THE MEIN, JuLy 7.—Some of the German Gazettes fay, that as foon as the negoti ations relative to the indemnities to be granted to the Prince of ORANGE are terminated ! his Serene Highnefs will make a formal publication ofhis re nunciation of the Stadtholderlhip, and all the dig, nitres with which he was invefted in Holland. The ceftion of the Brifgau to the Houfe of Modena is upon the point of being carried into circa. The Chevalier de BRAY is going to Berlin as Minifter from the Ele,ftor of Bavaria. VIENNA, JULY i.—The General of Cavalry Mfr. LAS is arrived at Prague, where he has taken the command of the Bohemian troops, Major-Gene ral Count Nacos, scN is promoted to the rank of Field-Marfhal Lieutenant. StocKHoLM, Jura 26.—The town of Syifwilf burgh, in the province of Blaking, has lately been confirmed by fire. 4.QPIPQN. MONDAY. JULY so. T .RICI OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 . 01.4K4: , 3 Per C. Conf. 60f 61, with IteduceJ 601-4 LW Cert. 831 1 .-New s per C. 96-r Okl s per Cent. su 1+ —Long Ann cB#--Ocusitun 94+ PRICE OF STOCKS OM SATURD•Y : aril Stock Siser C. toy. r ot 3 per Cent. Red. 61 6o} Long Ann. a s per C. Cons 60} ex. dlv. 3 per C. Imp,. 4 Per CSnt. E°+4* leop.Anc. Ist 7-4 S 5 per C Navy 951 ezdik. Cranium 9} DUBLIN, JULY tn.... Price of Stocks this day: 3* per Cent. Gov./Ob. 73-1 per Ceut. 0011. Deb. 8 91! Cooyfe of Ezebange--Debbo on Loudon z3i • gg. We are happy to find that the negociation be. tween this country and France is not terminated, as we were led to believe by the accounts which reached us on Saturday from Dover. By fuhfc quent letters we learn, that it is true an embargo has been laid upon the vac's in Calais harbour, as was Sated on Saturday, but this did not prevent the difpatches fent there on Friday from being rev ceived—only the Flag of Truce was not permitted to enter the harbour, but the Agents of Govern, ment came on board, and took away the dif patches t and others, ju R then arrived from Paris, were fent to this country by the fame vefiel. Captain Cores, the late Agcnt for Prifoners of War at Paris, has returned to this country. Sir gun-brigs *hid; ventured out of Calais on Saturday returned in the evening into harbour, not choofing to encounter three Britifh and a !loop of war, which made their appearance Off Calais. Yelterday we received the Paris journals of the Igth, containing an account of the File on the pre_ ceding day. It paffed off with great eclat.—Bo. NAPARTI, whole health is re-eilablialed, was pre• fent, and afterwards gave a grand dinner to the Corps Diplomatique, &c. There were no freeches on the occsfton,the proclamation being confidered as fufficient. The Mosiieur, as it had pretriouOY announced, did not publiih a Number on the 1511. Any thing worthy of notice In thee Journals, . our readers wiU fwd in the peenoOng cola.