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- -"Sp NEW - INCYCJ,OPCEDIA. This day Was published, Price 9s. seised; onotataing *bona of letter=press, handsomely printed byliailantyno and CO. in quarto, cm a fine irove-derny paper, with a lime tpre, and nurnerous - plates engraved in a su perior manner fromoriginal drawings, made exclusively for this work, VOLUME I, PART 1. of THE EDINBURGH ENCYCLA3PCEDIAL Conducted by DAVID BREWSTER, LL.D. Fellow of the Royal Society of Sdinbaultt and the Society of tim Antiquaries of Scotland ; assisted by many of the most eminent: Literary and Scientific Characters in the United Kingdom. being a NEW AND COMPLETE DICTIONARY OF ARTS' AND SCIENCES; in which every Article is entirely ORIGINAL, and written expressly for the present undertaking; by which means, it is pwsumod, this work will be rendered one of the most valuable productions that has been submitted to the Public. 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Archer, Belfast ; Edwards and Savage, Cork; and al! respectable Booksellers in the United Kingdom. ger Prospectuses of the Edinburgh Encyclopadia may be had great', of all the obove Booksellers. FOREIGN IN'f.ELLIGENGE. MADRID, MAY 31. An Extraordinary Court Gzzette contains the fol lowing- 4, His Serene Highness the Grand Duke o. Berg bas decreed, in order to set the public mind in repose on account of certain unfounded reports which the malevolent delight in spreading, that the various official and very satisfactory reports from the different provinces shall be published in an Extraordinary Gazette. Those received from Catalonia, Estrama aura, Oviedo, Valencia, &c. are uniform in statiov, that in these countries the greatest repose and the be st c state of mind prevail. JUNE 9 - -His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Berg, true to his resolve at all times, to try those mild and gentle measures which are dic tated to him by his feeling mind, before he resorts to the use of that power with which he is armed, called before him, on the sth inst. the Generals and Chiefs of the different religious orders of this city, to express to them his gr.tt astonishment, that the Ministers of a GOD of Peace, instead of making use of this influ once to restore the public tranquillity, disturb it by seditious and inflammatory speeches. His High ness, in the most earnest manner, entreated them to remove the unfounded opinions of the people rela tive to religious worship and its Ministers. This impressive speech produced the effect, that the Generals and heads of the religious orders sent round admonition in the true spirit of the Gospel, which prescribes obedience to the powers whom Hea vcv has appointed over men. The Minister at War has, in pursuance of a Royal Decree, issued an order relative to Deserters, which enacts, 4 , that they who harbour a deserter shall be punished with the utmost rigour of the law." The Royal Corps of Life Guards having been in -formed of the efforts made by ill 4.iisposed persons to counteract the benevolent plans formed for the pros perity and happiness of the nation, have offered their services wheresover they might be required. His Highness doing justice to the good-will of the corps, means to employ it with that implicit confidence it deserves. In order to put the Spanish Navy in the best pos sible condition, a Royal Decree was issued on the 4th instant, directing . all the ships -hich can be refitted for service to be immediately repaired and put in a serviceable condition; and a three-decker named the Cones, a 74, called Buenos Ayres, and a frigate of 44 guns, named Admiral Gravina, to be put on the stocks. i PARIS, TUNE 21. His Excellency the Minister of Services of Honour has sent the following two letters to the Members of the Chapter of Paris : Paris, June 19. 13114TLIIMEN, MPMBERS OP TSB Ca* erta!—l received this moment his Majesty's command to transmit.to you the inclosed letter which he has written to me, With respect to the decease of his eminence the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris. You will per rave, Gentlemen, by that letter, the sentiments and feelings with .which be honours the Memory and services of the venerable pre late we have low. You will derive some consolation from the perusal of the passage where his Majesty orders" that the Arch bishop shall be burled in the Cathedral, and that a monument shall he erected to him, io order to prove tie sincere respect he entertains for clerical virtues." It also administers some comfort to me, Gentlemen, that after having been made acquainted by von with the profound cancers eihich the Clergy feel on the occasion, I am commanded by our illustrious Sov.reign to communicate to you his benevolent views, and am thus furnished with an opportunity of testifying to you the sincere respect I entertain for the worthy prelate, Whose me mory will be ijnmortal amongst us. Accept, Gentlemen, the assurance of my high consideration. BIGOT DE PREAMENFIT, Minister of Services of Honour. Letter from his Imperial and Royal Majesty to his Excellency the Minister of. Services of Honour c Bayonne, June 14. M. Noel' DR PIMA was with extreme concern we learnt the death of our cousin the Cardinal Archbishop of our kod city of Paris. Desirous of honouring his memory, and of giving a winvincing proof of the high sense we entertain of the services which he has rendered to us, and of the virtues dkplayed by that veberahle Prelate, during t hat ca career of 60 yers, we have thought proper to ordain, he shall be interred in the Cathedra/, and a monumenterected to him, in proof of the par ticular respect we entertain for clerical virtues. This letter baying no other object, we pray M. Bigot de Prea meneu, that Gon may keep you in his holy guard. (Signed) NAPOLEON. They write from Bourdeaut, that the French troops having received orders to proceed to Spain, they im mediately left that city on their march to the above country, and will be followed by more troops. 45 AMSTERDAM, tUN F. es. Last night came to an anchor before this town, the English galliot Speculation, F. Le Bar, master, bound from Jet scy to Gottenburgb, and yesterday carried into Terschelling, under the orders of the de puty prize-master, Jrnyternan, the said ship having been taken by the letter of marque Anistelland, Henry Jo9sten, master, off Doggersbank, v. high Cap tain fought on the 17th inst. an English cutter moun ting eighteen 1 pounders. • 7 - .. r' Thefflst and zed inst. there were no arrivals la iTeXel, but A. C. Outechun and t to sal. WO Mandahl, and J. 3. Veray, It. R;414 hop Fredrikstad. The 21st inst. put to sea from t he Vlie, C. LaA 'bound for Bergen ; A. Jags , for Fahrsond, Hendrike, for Messina. By a letter from Jever, of the 17th inst. w J are Rem ad- vised, that tbk ship De Vroues Debora, B. . mers, master, bound from hence to Hockey], when lying at anchor in the-road of Camlinazyl, where she had discharged the goods destined for that place, was taken on the 14th inst. in the evening, by an English sloop, but that in consequence of the English not be• ing able to bring her afloat, and about thirty soldiers having been detached to the place, she was retaken, on which occasion three of the English were killed, and six taken prisoners. But the English returned the next morning and carried the ship off. We also understand, that in New Harlingerzyls - a ship has been captured by the English. GOTTINGEN, JUNE IP. The King has issued the following decree : We; Jerome Naroleon, by the Grace of GOD and the Constitution, King of French Prince, &c. &c. &c. liave,with a view of giving the University of Got tingen convincing proofs of the lively concern we take in the prosperity of an institution, which belongs to the most useful establishments in our kingdom, and the flourishing state of which cannot but augment the glory of our realm—on the Report of our Coun sellors of State, and Director• General of Public In struction, and of our Minister of Justice and of the Interior, ordained and do hereby ordain what follows: Art 1. A sum of eight thousand franca is herewith granted, to defray the charges of the botanical garden during the present year. This sum should chiefly be applied to the construction of new green and hot-houses. Art. 9. The stun of sixteen thousand francs is granted for the support and increase of the library. Mr. Heine, principal libra rian, shall point out to our Counsellor of Sta.. and Director Ce ner;l of Public Institution, the particular beans of the charges. — A table of the actual expenditure shaU be laid before our Minister of Justice and of the Interior, at the end of each quarter,who are to issue the necessary warrants for the payment thereof. Art. 9. Such students as lava hitherto been boarded an account of the public chest, shall continue to enjoy the same advantage.-- This item of expence shall be balanced at the end of each mouth, after the table of the actual expence, which the Unleersi.y is to transmit to our Director General of Public Instruction, shall have been examined. In future such Students only shall enjoy the pri vilege of being boarded on account of the state, except they shag have obtained for that purpose a particular grant from the Mini ster of the Interior. Art. 4. The sum of four thousand francs is granted to &fray the charges of the Royal Society, or Academy of Sciences, du:* the prLazilt rear. 'The further sum of two thousand francs shall every year be appropriated to the distribution of prizes. Art. 5. Our Minister of Justice and the Interior is chatged with the execution of the present decree,&c. CASSEL, JUNE P. With regard to the Jews the following Ordinance has been promulgated here'on the part of the Prefect: The Counsellor of State and Prefect of the De partment og Fulda, taking into consideration, that pursuant to the Royal Decree of the 27th January, the followers of the Jewish worship shall enjoy the same privilegts as other citizens of the state, and that consequently the Jews ate not to be considered as in habitants, merely tolerated, but as real citizens of the state—croniidering further that It is a duty incumbent on the Constituted Authorities,'hatever tends to re trace the former distinction which formerly existed be tween Jewish and Christian citizens of the state, while on the other hand, all faithful subjects are bound to contribute, whatever is in' their power, to the attain ment of the humane intention of our benevolent Mo narch, decrees what follows : Art. I. The expression " turerated Jew," is hetrwith abo lished, and no further use shall be made of that extression in any writings or memorials presented to the Prefect. The Jews !hall. : be called " Citizens," or" Inhabitants," u well as the Christians. Art. C. They who in their exhlbits, nevertheless, snake use of the expression " tolerated Jews," shall have them returned, to correct that wrong expression, and they shall be punished accor ding to the complexion of the case, especially if the same offence should be repeatedly committed by such ,enders. Art. S. The Mayors of The Departments are hereby charged to publish the present decree and carry it into execution, Ste. TITE FNENINCI STATt. • y~ 1 . N ' iilR irsilid to state on their retttrts. He could not agree . " . •y of waiting until a regular Government ---'' . blishei in Spain ; that must rather be there plisc of the present struggle for their independence , ten precede at. In th;„ease of the Revolution in England, at the time of die landing of the Prince of Orange, James 11. having abdicated the Thrones there was no regular-Governmentlefi ; the establish. ment of a new Government was the result of the dis cussions which then took place. In the case also of Scotland, in the time of our Edsestd- t the enemy was in possession of the competitors to the Throne, and still the people fought for their independence. — Lessen this subject he felt, in common with everrman in the country, the greatest anxiety as• to.the result ; and a great anxiety also to know, as far as it could with propriety be known, what line of policy Mini- The very important intelligence with liee w-i.... oar sters would adopt. Pa • .• assurances had eeen firmed in an hour or two after by the fellosviegl was - - Lord HAW KESBIJRY said, with respect to S or e . p er ) esterda Y put to ess 13 ' ' ens n ificiallY con. etters den, that the most satisfa ctor y received from the Court of Stockholm. of the dispo- sent by 'Lord CASTLEREAGH and Lord MULGRAVE to the Lone MATett : " b8T 13 e 072.11 NG-STREF.T, WIN sition of that Court to give every effect to That sys tem which had been adopted in our Orders in Coun- I that dispatches have been received from Major-General Sums I, Mk cal. He would not now argue the question respec-1 aMy I ~ the honour to acquaint your Lordsbip, ling these Orders, as it hind been argued over and te _ ,": • It, over ape" but he would merely state, that his opt- , dated off Cadiz, the 6th inst. by which it appears that a nef • . nion with respect to the policy and expediency of that t t i ft ° a n r i t - I l et re bet :ll:l " ::: 4 l:l l tr i t n il t at o b r et Z e W n lll ll4 l) ? : l p a U je :::::il7:e4 a i n • d n i MI: part of the Provisional Government of the Province of Awaited& measure remained the seine as he had repeatedly ex- I pressed in that House. The Noble Lord seemed to i misapprehend the policy of the system adopted un. I der the Orders in Counc il ; inasmuch as it was ! '""1"144 at Seville. the result of which had been fwitarded for merely intended to extend it to powers at war with i the i PP n ' bAti. ' n 4 t hat Government the French ships in the port, and Rear-Admiral Pelvis bad been to. his Majesty, and to countries occupied by their arms.' a Lee r y erwirg emeni hi" iww" taco for the reduction o f the rite& by the Spanish Commanders', to anchor his fleet at the mouth With respect to Spain, the prisoners, as stated by Noble Lord, had been rel ease I, and u p on that sub- of the harbour, with a view to ea-operate in compelling the corn. jest he could assure the Noble Lord, that it was the appears that the Southern Provinces oiSiain had declared mon enemy to surrender. wish of his Majesty's Ministers to give every assts- ! w i t h out i nters i, against France; and dispatches of the 4th ult. received from Sir tance to the Spanish nation that was consistent with I "It HUGS Daa rustics at Gibraltar, mention that cite S • 1 the utmost generosity and liberality, mixing any partial feelings or selfish objects—every before that fortress, re i nforced par uh army assistance' that could tend to ensure to them success by the greatest pan of the Gsr. in the glorious struggle in which they were now en- e'en of Ceuta, had marched against the enemy. gaged. It was the sentiment of every man in the a I have the honour to bc, " Your Lordship p h ' l s Y m i oet .ord cludient humble servant, country, whatever might be his opinions upon other ' subjects, that every possible assistance should be given to the Spaniards in the contest in which- they were (Siforti) CASTLEREAGH." 1 now engaged, and his Majesty's Ministers were dis- " The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. posed to render that assistance in the spirit of gene- " A true copy, JOHN ANSLEY, Mayor." toasty and liberality, and with a hope that it might e ADMIRALTYsOFFICE, JULY I, isoe. lead to that ultimate success which it was the wish of Three o'clock. emery man in the country should be the result. The eMr Lose—l hare the honour to acquaint your Lordship rps•esent situation of Spain derived additional interest t his Lieutenant TaLsos ,of the Encounter gun-brig, has arrived 1 OM that congeniality of sentimept which had for at to m 60- ce, with dispatches from Rear-Admiral posers, duel centuries existed between Spain and this country, and on board his Majesty's ship Ada., off Cadiz, at anther off the of which additional proofs had been derived from the m ht-House, 6th June, rem recent communications with the Spanish nation.— 14 been made to hint, by the Supreme Collodi of Seville, and that Their wars had no reference to any difference of sin- The Rear-Admiral states, that propositions for peace bad toy desire of General Moa LA, the Commandant of Cadiz, debut timent, the congeniality which had so long existed ' still remained, and excited a strong additiona interest wbenever a signal, at proposed by General Moist..i, *lima be in the event of the struggle. brought the ships near the harbour, to be In readiness to tour, The Earl of LAUDERDALE adverted to a for mer statement of the Noble Sec retar y of State, with diePlaYe d - " k app that General MORLA expected every moment to receive the approbation of the High Alit* bly of Seville to co rn - ' ears respect to the disposition of th e Court of Stockholm, to give effect to the system adopted in the O rders in pd the French squadron(which isscowl to hi securely dolt op Council, and observed, that it m i g ht have been ex- ip i he P °ri of Cadiz) to lurrevdre' petted by this time that some en g a g ement would Porno ; and the RearAdiniral proposed proceeding with at have been entered into , or th at some treat y would a Mskl.Gineeal sreeeeee Gees was loth Rear.Adoirs l have been signed,' which might ha ve been laid on the many ships as might be asked for, into the Harbour, whenever he table of the House, and which would have been a better proof of the disposition of that Court. With shmul be Mooted so to do, and furnished walk M ott f or t h a t respect to the effect a those order s, he com p lained PorPosoi " I have the honour to be, • that the returns, which had been some time s i nc e ., .4 My Lor Molt obedientlmports, humble servant, ports, had not yet been laid before the House, so that (Signed) MULGRAVE." they were unable tojudge of the effect of these Orders eTo the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. upon the trade of the • country ; but from those e A true copy, JOHN ANSLEY, Mayor." papers not being laid upon the tabl e the y had at Admiral Pt evrs's dispatches are dated the 7th tilt. least a right to conclude, that th e y were not favour- but Lieutenant TALBOT, who brought them to the able to the conclusion which Ministers wished to draw from the operation of th ose Orders. . • Admiralty, did not quit the fleet till the Bth—a cit.. Lord HOLLAND observed that the Noble Secre- cumstance which has put Government in possession tary of State appeared to have misconceived a part of intelligence a day later than the official accounts. of what he had said with respect to the o p eration of —We understand, that on the arrival of the Dcpe the Orders in Council on our intercourse with Swain, ties from the Assembly at Seville, they made a pro- Spain, in her present anomalou s state, was not it was true, an enemy—but still she could not be considered position to the British Cornmanders, in the name si as a neutral, and thus under the operation.of the Or- the Provisional Government. to conclude an Arms. tice, as preliminary. to a Peace with Great Britain . tiers in Council, her ports would be blockaded with res pect to the rest of the world. What he was there. —To this our Commanders expressed their imme fore antrious to learn from Ministers was, wheiher diate willingness to assent, hut pointed to the French they intended to deal upon this occ asion, in the sale of liceetees, which he should consider as a. narrow flags flying at the mast beads of French men of and uhwise policy—or whether they intended to re- war the harbour, and trusted, that one of the yoke these Orders so far as regarded the ports of Preliminaries of Peace would be the reduction of Spain ? that flag ; at the same time that they wished this to The Earl of LAUDERDALE adverted to the be done in the way most congenial to the feelings of - document upon the table, containing 3 'statement of the Exports and Imports at the port of London for the Spanish Admiral. The reply was, that as a test of their sincerity , th e y would forthwith consent that the quarter, ending the s th of April, 1808, to sheve the decrease, compared with the corresponding quar- measures should be taken jointly by the naval furse ters of 1807—the Exports of British manufactures in of both nations to put the French ships into complete the latter being £6,100,000, and the former only £4,900,000, and the Imports, and also the Exports embargo; but that they could not a g r e e to su rrender of Foreign produce, deo easing in proportion, to prove them without further instructions from the Assembly thereby the injurious effects of ate Orders in Council. at Seville. In consequence, it was resolved that the Lord HAWKESBURY observed,that the amount Br i tish . • • inshore squadron un der Admiral Sir Jourr of the Etpoets and Imports was no criterion in itself, Goer., should go iu and cast anchor at the mouth of ' the question was; were they greater or less than they would have been if the measure of the Otders in Coun- the harbour, alongside of the Spanish fleet, the French al had not been resorted to ? With respect to what ships being in the inner harbour, completely under hid been said by the Noble Lord (Hollarid) he now the of the batteries, which were manned by clearly understood the object of that Noble Lord to I) . ee be to ascertain, whether it was the intention of Spaniards. This arrangement was completed on the Ministers to revoke the Orders in Council so far as 7th, and on the Bth, in the morning, Sir JOHN Goias regarded the ports of Spain ? He could only state, with his tour ships, took his station accordingly. ri that if the Noble Lord would suspend his curiosity lots were coming out to Kerry in the rest oldie ships; for a few days, he would find that Ministers had not and before Lieutenaut Teeteoe left the fleet, lie omitted the consideration orthis part of the subject, and he had no hesitation in saying that in this respect hexed a cannonade. but tehicb, however, was soon as well as in °shops, it was their wish to a ct with the silenced. It was an attack made on the French ships utmost generosity and liberality towards the Spanish by the Spanish batteries, in .the working of which' nation. The Earl of DARNLEY was des irous that some such is the ardour of patriotism by which the Spe• niards are esemated; the women leet ;heir assistance public 'declaration should be issued, of the intentions The ~_____.„ c a parley from Oit an d o bj ect s of Gne e rnment w i t h respect to the Spa- r srusaus Co mmander suli iced nish nation, as that would have a better effect than ico; Gons—the answer to which was—" No parley the verbal assurance of a Minister. • —strike your colours or take the consequences." He Lord HOLLAND exprested himself eatisfied_ with_ tstary of State. s then struck to the Bri tish, lx.li tg much alarmed at the explanation given by the Noble Sect tne thoughts of falling into the bands of an hisulted Adjourned fill to-morrow (this day.) and enfuriated people, panting for revenge and fer enee ... HOUSE OF COMMONS. liberty. Nor were his fe ars g ruundless, but our Com i - Tke6iIAKER attended at the nasal lour andproceeded, at mend ers ho p ed, by representing to the Spaniar%l the four o'clock, to costa the House, when there appearing but std necess i t y o f preser ving the French as hostages one for the Members present, the House was br.tutdingly aill 1 lives of their own brave countrymee, decoy .ourne4 till to- d mernoi (this day.) LONDON; SATURDAY, JULY. 2. PRKT OF STOCKS Tills DAY - AT ONE O'CI.OOIL Consols for fitly 10;1 —Reduced 6914--Omniam 21 pr em . Escheq. Bills, sp. 4s. prem.—lndia Bonds, 2s. db. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bode &sive* 241 India Bonds, Ss. 2s. (Bs, 3 Per Ceett. Red. 60111 Imp. S per Cent. 67 S per Cent. Cons. Ann. shut Ercheq. Bills par 3 1 . pre. 4 per Cent. Mit Omnium 211 prem. 5 per Cent. Nary shut • English Tickets, 211. .10s. L. Ann. 1S 11-16 tbs Cons. for opening, 691 1064{ ;~ ~ r - Th beforl c eivel s tano The I _ a pol corm is di cren , gis prob Itter. the t Gsca was arid *as sou br4 1 el of en ha di it( ta 1 1 I i PARLIAMENT:4AZ= PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OP LORDS, JULY I. The Committee of Privileges proceeded on the claims of the Earldom of Roxburgh. The Attorney General was further heard on the part of the Crown After some observations from the Lord Chancellor on the impossibility of desiding upon this Cads, in the course of the present Scssion,furtber proceedings werepost poned till the first Tuesday in the next Session. SPAIN, bWEDIEN, ONONRS IN COUNCIL. Lord HOLLAND wished to be informed whether any engagetient had yet been entered into with Swe den, to give effect on their part to the Orders in Coun cil I A Noble Friend of his (Lord Grenville) had fotmeily given notice of a motion to address his Ma jesty to revoke those Orders, but had been induced to withdraw it in consequence of the negociations that were pending. Although no motion to that effect had on that account since been made, he still retained his forther opinion with respect to, the impolicy and in justice of those orders. As elle case at present stood, the execution of thole Orders rested with his Majes ty's Ministers, in whom he could have very little con fidence. They had the power of suspending the exe cution of those Orders in certain cases, by means of granting licences ; and be was anxious to know. what policy in this respect it was intended to adopt towards Spain. He did not wish to exort from Ministers any answer that it might be improper to give ; but he trusted that the narrow policy of selling licences would not be adopted upon the present occasion, but that abroad a..d liberal policy would mark the conduct of Ws Majesty's Ministers with respect to the Spanish nation, and In this view it might be expedient to re. vole the Orders - in Council so far as regarded the ports of that countrt. He could not help again ad verting to the expediency of issuing a declaration, stating in an open and manly manner our views with respect to Spain, and our determination to assist them, without intermixing any selfish objects, in the recovery of their independence. He bad heard that the Spanish prisoners had been released , and he ap -, 1 Flooded h ai a Wise imd liberal act. He thoughtel however, that It on to have been accompanied a declaration ofonrmotives for doing so,which would have had a much better effect in Spain than the mere ict itself, or than what the released prisoners could be