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an organization so simple, that even at the moment of the most extraordinary wants, every kind of pro perty, and every individual, may be called upon to provide for them in regular proportions previously fixed and determined upon. The constant efforts of his Majesty have never ceased to tend to this state of perfection, and they have been crowned with success —they have been crowned by decisive success ; and our finances are equally prepared for peace or war. ----- In time of peace 600 millions will be sufficient for The intelligence circulated a few days ago, that the public expenditure, and even for extensive ame lioration. The receipts which have now risen to 800, wi was transmitted to this country by Mr. Holland , the ll therefore be reduced by on e q uarter. In time of war there will be no loans, no levying agent for the English packets at Gottenburgh. of contributions of a novel description ; no attempts Doubts are now entertained of its accuracy. The to obtain new resources, which are always so uncer- Swedish Secretary of Legation to the Supreme Junta min. The contributions will be restored to the war of Spain, arrived with the last Gottenburgh Mails. establishment, namely, to SOO millions ; and e v e nvn He left Stockholm on the 4th instant, at which period raked 100 or 150 millions if necessity requires it no intelligence of the re-commencement of hostilitiesl th6 will be effected by a simple Property Tax (mei,' de qualm) which will render every citizen a judge of had been received. He had not even heard the 1 the share which belong s to him, in the good or bad report until it was read to him from the London fortune of the State. pers. , Observe, Gentlemen, that this simp licit y has no- Pa ' thing in common with that so impruden tl y p roclaim- The Hon. Mr. WYN - Driam, a son of Lord Ecte ' ed as inevitably resulting from one sole contribution, MONT, sets out this evening to join his regiment. He ' 'on the cont-ary, it is founded upon the conviction will also be the bearer of dispatches of considerable ' that the imposts should be occasionally varied, that importance for the Spanish Government- i our revenue laws have comprehended every impost M. ADLERIERG, late Swedish Minister to our Court, which it was convenient to establish, and every thing goes out to Spain in the same official character. He r easonable has been attained. I It now only remains to terminate the survey of the will sail for Corunna nest week, in an English frigate, empire, without which the uniform decreasing or in accompanied by M. Dossox, Secretary to the Ern- , creasing progress of the taxes would want the proper bassy. I apportioning, and would continue to affect the pro - Iprietors of funds already overcharged ; but the ac complishment of this survey which is to efface so many inequalites, and to repair so many involuntary and inevitable acts of injustice, is pursued with so much , constancy, that those who once refuse to believe the . possibility of this immense work no longer doubt its I final execution. 1 I ought not to out, Gentlemen, to mention the creation of the Board of Accounts in which you co operated last session. A new institution unit was d requic r- ed, unique in its object, powerful in its y, an a I i cessible to all revenue collectors, in consequ ence of the rapidity of its action ; embracing all responsibi ilities which are connected with the public purse. It must from its arrangements be equal to all the wants, and answer all the demands made upon it. The 1 principles upon which this establishment rests, the 1 choice of its members, the importance which has been given them, every thing warrants the success which the government expects ; namely, a salutary vigilance over every department of the revenue. WAR DEPARTMENT. The same principles of order, and the same views of dispatch to the public service, have determined the organization of the general superintendance of the victualling department. This arrangement places the war department out of the reach of Contractors, who have often kept it at their own mercy; and to this advantage it unites that of great frugaaty ia the public expenditure. Tur, EVENING STAR LONDON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.OOK : Consols, for money, 671 67—for ace. 67f—Omnlum dis. Exchequer Bills, 6s, to Fla. prem. We have this day received some sets of the Minor Paris Papers to the 12th inst. from which we learn, that NAPOLEON, who arrived at Bayonne on the 3d, as we announced yesterday, set off on the day fol lowing for Spain. If we may credit the accounts in these papers, his arrival at head-quarters on the sth was the signal for a general engagement between the French and the Patriots, which terminated in a victory on the part of the former.—The next arrival from Spain will probably decide whether there be any truth in this statement. The series of the llioniteurs received yesterday was incomplete. These journals supply the principal deficiency, namely the annual Exposi of the tituatime of the Empire. It is a document of considerable length, and, after the preamble, is branched out into the following heads : Administration of Justice, Reli gion, Sciences and Literature, Public Education, Interior Administration, Charitable Institutions, Na tional works, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, Public Treasury and Finances ; War Department, viz. Marine and Navy—The Present War. Some of these are comparatively uninteresting to an English Reader ; and as the whole would occupy a larger space in our columns than we can possibly devote to it in one day, we shall confine our first ex tracts to two or three of the principal heads, which we shall subjoin without abridgement : EXPOSE OF '7 - 11E SITUATION OF THE EMPIRE, BY HIS LNLELLENCy THE MINISTER OF THE IN 11:RIOR. GENTLEMEN--You have terminated the preced'ng Session by leaving the Empire happy, and its Chief covered with glory. One year has elapsed, and a multitude of new circumstances have added to the fortune of our country, and increased its hopes of the future. Every thing which I have to detail is already known to you. I have no occasion to instruct you, but to retrace to your memory the principal events which have filled up the interval between your two Sessions, and to recal to your hearts every addition which France owes to the wisdom and valour of her Sovereign.— I shall speak in the 'first place of the wants of the people, of public justice, and public instruction ; of the arts and sciences, of the numerous branches of internal administration, of our religion, of our finan ces, and of our principal relations wi th the p eo p le of the Continent. This last recital will naturally lead us to speak of that merciless and interminable war which we are sustaining against a singlegnation. The glory of our nation galls, while our power alarms it ; the inde pendence of our commerce and of our industry, dis turbs it; every thing is still to be decided by arms, but the day of retribution is not far distant ! TREASURY AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT. Order and good administration have been main tained throughout every department. The public treasure has been arranged with the most precise and luminous regularity; differing from a private admi nistration only by the extent of the details which it necessarily embraces. The finances have been successively brought by the Emperor to a state of order and prosperity unknown in the best managed governments. They exhibit a trophy. raised by immense labours, joined to the wisest combinations, and with a patience which has swallow ed up intricate and barren details without number. The nation reaps the advantages of this new species of conquest. Since the people have consented to the establishment of indirect contribution, the finances have been truly established, and perspicuity has been ciispl iyed th:( u;;hout ever--y branch of the public service. Finances have become in modern times the means by which States are preserved, and keep pace with their stability; if they furnish feeble, precarious, or too burdensome resources to the Government, its strength is palsied, and individuals are impoverish ed ; while, if war or other misfortunes overtake by surprise a nation in this situation, she must either make a disgraceful compromise, or be ruined by her oppo ,ition. The Finances of a State are never essentially good except when they are independent of all accidents ; when they can dispense with the disastrous resource cf Loans, or excessive contributions ; in short, when they are so closely connected with property in gene ral, that they are only a direct emanation from it : then only are they strong, durable, essenbially na tionals and sufficient; if above all, they have received MARINE. Although the maritime operations of this cam paign have been limited by the Government; yet has an armed squadron from Toulon, as if by enchant ment, and conducted in a masterly manner, been able by wise manoeuvres, to defeat the plans of the enemy, by throwing into Corfu men, artillery, ammunition, and provisions sufficient for two years. After having thus rendered useless the attack with which this bar rier of the Adriatic was threatened, the fleet of 'Ad. miral GANTHEAUME has fortunately effected its re turn in spite of the difficulties of a stormy navigation, and braving every tempest. The colonies have also been furnished with sup plies by means of squadrons of frigates and of cor vettes, which, while they executed an important com mission, have, like the Corfu squadron, captured a great number of ships belonging to the enemy richly laden. In the East Indies, prizes valued at 15 millions , have been the result of the cruizes of our frigates. — One only has struck her flag, after a glorious action with a superior force. Our plivateers, in every quarter of the globe, and particularly in the West Indies around Guadaloupe, have been formidable to the enemy. But it is far less for what it has done than for what it will do, in time, that our marine ought to be re garded. Ten ships of the line, built in the dock-yard of Antwerp, and armed several months ago, await their destination. The flotilla of Boulogne maintained in full equip ment, is still ready to undertake the operations for which it was originally formed. Twelve ships of the line and as many frigates, have been launched within the year. Twenty-rive vessels of other descriptions, and twenty frigates on the stocks, attest the activity of our dock-yards. Our lrarbours are kept in full repair ; the forma tion of that at Cherbourg advances so rapidly, as to promise that in less than two years it will contain ships in its bason. La Spezia will become a second Toulon. The' junction of France with almost the whole shore of the Mediterranean, ensures for our arsenals and for our fleets, men, timber, and stores. Venice, Ancona, Na ples—all the resources of Holland and of Italy, are in action. - - - against France all the malignant and envious pas sions. She wishes to crush or to destroy us. By keeping the people of the Continent incessantly under arms, by thus isolating the maritime powers, she has bad the art to profit by the divisions which she has fomented among her neighbours, in order only to extend her conquests. It is thus that she has multiplied her colonies and increased her naval forces ; and it is by the assistance of these forces that she at this moment hopes to enjoy her usurpations, and to arrogate the exclusive posses sion of the seas. But, until of late, she has at least rendered some homage to the laws of nations. She seemed once to respect the rights of her allies, and, even by approaches to pacification, to allow a breathing time to her ene- mies. These chicaneries have ceased to contribute to the carrying on of a system which she can no longer maintain and no longer wishes to dissemble. Every thing which does not contribute to her interest is her enemy. The abandonment of her alliance is a eaus^ for war, neutrality is a revolt, and all the nations which resist her yoke are subjected to her merciless ravages. No one could foresee what might have been the consequences of such audacity, if the fortune of our country had not conferred upon us a superior man destined to repel the evils with which England has threatened the world. He had always to combat the allies of this Power upon the Continent , and to conquer the never ceasing foes, which she knows how to provoke. Al ways attacked, constantly threatened, he found it necessary to regulate his policy upon this principle, and felt, that in order formidably to enter the lists, he mu st increase our forces, and weaken those of our enemies. The Emperor always pacific, but always armed from necessity, did not desire (a'ambitionnoii par) the aggrandisement of the Empire. Prudence alone di. rected his views. He saw the necessity of freeing our antient frontiers from all liability to sudden attacks, and of founding their security upon limits fortified by nature ; finally, he sought by alliances to separate France in such a manner from her rivals, that even the sight of an enemy's standard should never alarm the people of his Empire. England, although worsted in the broils which she had so often renewed, yet profited by them to en crease her riches by the universal monopoly of commerce. She had impoverished her allies by the wars in which they had bled for her interests a10ne...-aban doned at the moment when their arms ceased to be of service to her, their fate became so much the more indifferent to her, as she still preserved with them commercial relations, even by continuing the war with France. France herself allowed the English to hope for our subjugation from the nece s sities they thought us under from the want of certain objects, and they thought that our generous population would not submit to the privation. They thought that, although no longer able to shake the security of the empire by arms, they could yet penetrate into it v. ith a commerce now be-1 come its most dangerous enemy, and the admission of which would have exhausted its most valuable re sources. • The genius and prudence of the Emperor did not overlook this danger : although surrounded with the difficulties of the continental war, he did not hesitate to expel from his states the monopoly of the English co mmerce—he has since been able to accomplish measures for an effectual barrier. We can no longer be deceived—since the English have declared this new species of war, all the ports of the Continent are blockaded; the ocean is inter dicted to every neutral vessel, which will aot pay to the British Treasury a tribute, which they have pre sumed to impose on the whole population of the globe. To this law of slavery the people have answered by reprisals, and by vows to unite in the annihilation of this tyranny. The English nation is isolated from all other na dons : she will be fixed in this state. All her social relations with the Continent are suspended : she is visited with that excommunication which she herself had provoked. The war from this moment, consists in repelling the English commerce from all quarters, and in cm. ploying every possible method for continuing the measure. France has energetically concurred in the exclusion of the monopoly of commerce; sF.2 is resigned to pri vations which long habits have rendered more distres-I sing; some branches of agriculture and of industry have suffered, and still continue to suffer but the prosperity of the nation has not been affected. We are familiarised with this temporary embar rassment, and we can even look forward to the con tinuance of it without fear. The Allies of France and the United States make similar sacrifices of their particular conveni ences, and with a resolution. equally generous. England was on the verge of total exclusion from the Continent, but she has profited by recent circum stances in order to diffuse over Spain .the „%renius of evil, and to excite in that ha ppy countr y all the fu rious passions—She has courted as allies even the hor rors of the Inquisition and the most barbarous pre- judices. Unhappy nation ! to whom bast thou confided thy destinies ?—To the contemners of thy manners ! to the enemy of thy religion ! to him who, violating his promises, has erected a monument of his audacity upon thy plains—an affront, the tolerance of which for a Century and a half would give evidence against your courage, if the weakness of your govern ment had not been alone culpable ! You ally your selves with the English who have so often wounded your pride and your independence ; -who have so long invaded the commerce of your colonies with open violence even in the midst of peace-who, in order to terrify you into neutrality, preceded their decrees, by the pillage of your treasures, and the mas. sacre of your seamen ; and who have convinced Europe of their neglect of alliances, and of the fal lacy of their promises.! But you vill doubtless re turn from your, wandering ! Then will you mourn the new perfidies that await you! But how much blootl ait and tears will have flowed before the tardy re turn lb this wisdom The English hitherto absent from great battles, now try their fortune upon the Continent. They ungar rison thrir own island, and leave Sicily almost de fenceless, in presence; of an anterprishsg and valorous OF TIIE PRESENT WAR. At the period of your last Session, Gentlemen, every thing combined to deliver Europe from her long agitations ; but the enemy of the world, Eng land still repeats the cry of perpetual war, and the war continues. What is its object, and what will be the issue ? The object of this war is the subjugation of the world by means of the exclusive occupation of the seas. Without doubt, by subscribing to their sla very, disguised by the sacred name of Peace, the people might obtain repose, but this disgraceful re pose would be death itself. If such be the alterna tive, the choice between submission' and resistance is no longer doubtful. The war which England has proviked, which she continues with so much pride and obstinacy, is the conclusion of tise ambitious system which she has cherished for two centuries. Mixing in the politics of the Continent, she has succeeded its keeping Europe in continual agitation , and in maintaining alive King, who commands a trench arm , driveu them from the- strong islat 'What then will be the fruit of their they hope to exclude the French from tugal ? Can the event be doubtful—the command his invincible legions in presage doer the heroic army of Pork which contending against do . uble' their trophies of victory upon td:ro ground under such disadvantage, at.d'ilaated glorious retreat ! In preparing for a new struggl enemy, the wisdom of the Emperor was possible for the maintenance Continent. He may depend upon since Austria, the only power whit disturb it, has given the strongest dispositions, in recalling her Amb don, and in breaking off all politic England. Austria, however, has recently ments—no doubt without any hosti, deuce, nevertheless, has dictated of precaution. The armies of Germ, are strengthened with the levies tion. _ The troops of the confederate are completed, well disciplined and A hundred thousand men of the ' the Prussian StatesTO OCCUP' BOU LOGNE, while Denmat I reach of all English invasions, troops, which coucentred and cc:an end of January, the battalions sent the Banks of the Elbe and the Rhi Those who left Italy last year former quarters. Such, Gentlemen, is the situati4 respect to external relations. (Toe BAYONNE, NOVEL The Emperor set out to-day His Majesty will, it is said, sit rive early to-morrow with his auk toria. His Majesty was not able iecog. At Marac the Bayonese manifest the joy which they exp the happy arrival of their august Last night the town was nated, an immense concourse streets and public places, and Napoleon resounded from all there has been a very brilliant near Logrona. The Insurgenl pletely beaten. On the other army commanded by Marshal 26th of last month an engageme , the Spaniards were defeated : several pieces of cannon, any yesterday arrived at Bayom confined in the citadel. The are in a most deplorable cone mere shreds, and they are disposition is making for vi rations, and the arrival of Hi: doubt, give birth to great corps will be the first attacked, that every means have been • retreat. The siege of Sarag4 few days, and be vigorously report to day at Bayonne, 6,000 men, in an engagement General Verdier, but this report The army of Spain will, eight grand dirisions, and comm: shah Ney, Bessicres, Soult, and by the Generals St. Cyr They also talk of an army yet known by whom it wi . Imperial troops, infantry and Bayonne, all set out at brew preceding his Majesty. The head quarters of the I removed from Irun to Tolosa. Romana has been convict( are masters of Bilboa. St our possession. It is said, will form a corps of reserve and that his corps will be Lanner. Marshal Ney has the sixth, which he alreatl to which will be joined a which he has commanded There have passed throt. ments of dragoons, chassee , cavalry are numerous and NOVEMBER 5. —According has this instant been received, niards -Bilboa has been the Duke Of Dantzic has' whom are two Aids -du-Cam) great number of carriages the King of Spain have arrived their way to Naples The dispositions %chic'. Spaniards from the Bank. attended with the most point. General Castanos, advanced guard, quitted this movement the Marqt. able to receive succours from army. He has had reason ' with which he advanced. no sooner perceived this itself so guilty by the most most impatiently waited . victory was quickly decided to effect his retreat but ie his position will no lonL Ander, which will be carried. The Spanish made prisoners, testify . the immense force which they were so far decei' troops could not quit confusion in that country there exists in Spain the both between the different their generals, and between It is evident, that the seriously alarmed at ' multitude ever ready PARK On the sth instant, King, transferred his Argus announces that . the signal for a general c _ tended by a victory complete my, and who he and of Cap r i. leir efforts ? am Spain and p. Ito —the Emperor . 1 in person I : l o rtu l dnum re th i h w e al uhhc againsterPord e tre: t t 144emteicostrualrftel.. -6:espeon:ll' of peace upon , , this, without don, 01 Oich could in f. est assurance of .. ibassador from .ic al iutercouroai, the y increased her ~ Li rostile designs. p 4 d energetic rneti to •. Tp :;ermany altdahi r ' of the new coo n . • leration of the and organized. the Grand Army PYTHE CAMP tk, now beyond 6 is evacuated by . cards:ed. Before . ent off for &pain f , , a thine will be ntlola Lar will return to .. • It :nation of Frame o betencludrd EMBER 4. ay at noon for .- I sleep at Irun, and august brother at ale to keep himself to use were most eage. experienced at learti t List Sovereign. spontaneously Ma of people filled all . I the cry of Lost e 1 , parts. We lean t affair for our eta gesidntes, a divisionhaveberi r. al Moncey, had of merit at Lerin, in in this affair we Lnd 600 prisoners, tne. The officers case miserable Spani tdition, their doubt without shoes. E vigorous offensive . is Majesty, will, wi .t events. Rom ed, we are even taken for cutting ossa will cornmena carried on. That that Blake has ka nent which he 114 ✓eport appears . -."" it is said, be &nisi' commanded bye& MOrtier, Victor, r and the Duc y of reset ye, but it mill be cQnsmandel. Ind cavalry, which • • neat; of day this ma ie Imperial army has lose. It-is confirmed :tely beaten, and it. Ander will soon f, that the imperial ve under Marshal : commanded by is resumed the c. a dy h a d in Genial' , a division of 10,00 0 . since his arrival is , .ough this place mg ;sours, and hussms d well mounted. 'ding to intelligence e i ve d, the defeat of tit .n most complete. made 4000 prisoner' ; am p of General B" es and servants be arrived here this ..'"" s h k w oa s om e ff r e tpe olrel e nt t e th e a d Es it e b: featc e ssto la st te ed his position at arquis Romana was ; from the Pr incl ason to repent of ed. The Free bad • corps, which igee permit him se immediately as ' t! .. na c e ii d o dn s ed t th th s e i g rß a o al r oe d ina e ' r ersu reg f: j o r tdisorewa l' : : ... sh officers, who 1 . 1 '! the greatest as c ich e Germ iv 'sv ed as an is br :F 3 a g : b d tela t t : i' :try ; many o f theinei he greatest subj ects event corps of their etween the di ffereg _,, t e p eo ple of Pr°P,'.';', the pretensions o f to commit the . head waters to eral eng a r Dent '_,„.. TOO NOVEMBERI44 peid complete rt