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SART INDIA HOME, °R an 15, do& THE COURT of DIRECTORS of du UNITED COMPANY #. MERCHANTS q ENGLAND Anal Atli LAST INDIES,a Inehyziwo Notice, That the Lift of Proprietors wbo (toad qualified as Voters on the Company's Books the 9th April left, will be ready to be deli• vend oa Thurfday the kh of November mu. WILLIAM admsdr, S 1 t i +( I ~`` 7~ .~ TO THE. WORTHY INDEPENDENT FREEMEN OF THE CITY OF OXFORD. THE Diliolotion of Parliament has again given you an opportunity of exereiGng your privilege of cbooOng tech Perrone as you may approve, to reprefeut you in the Senate of the Nation. The diltinguifised manner In which on a flamer wealion, you were *sled to enema your valuable interelta to my care, marked the date oftbe laft Ehdlion as the proudcit period 'duty life. I then pranged you fidelity of (melee, an engagement 1 have ever felt molt Oared. Coalkiout of baying on all oceaGons difcharged my duty to you to the belt of my power, I with confidence again Collett your favour aad fupport. BbMld yon think proper to re-cleft me your Re. prefentative, yea illy be affured of my (Melees attention in Par. Ilanakt, sad stay May that 1 Dap be influenced by no confideration bat the Nadler' at eaCiaultry at large, and the particular Uttered& et sty Coanitseata. I ►ave the honour to be, Ownlemea, with great repel, Your molt obliged and faithful (errant, Oxford, Oa. r y. 1306. JOHN ATKYNS Witlolll% THE WORTHY AND INDEPENDENT FREEMEN OF IPSWICH. THE Report of an immediate Diffolntinn of the prefent Parliament being generally accredited. we beg leave to renew our foliclustizos for the tumour of Reprefenting you in the neat Parliament. The recent elevation of two of our Some friends to the Office of Bailiffs of your ancient and repedtable Borough, gives us very ftroog and ilattertog hopes of your fupport ; and fbould we become the fortunate objets a( your choice, you may rely upon our molt zealous attention to all your local interefts, as well as to our duties In Parliament, where you Mall find us faithful guardians of the Cooftkutional Liberties of our Country. We have the honour to be, Gentlemen. Your very fine= and devoted Aervants, ROBERT STOPFORD, (Maser 16, do 6. RICHARD WILSON. WAR IN CALABRIA. The ail was publithed, on nine large gnat, price al. as ot tea canvas and rollers, neatly coloured, 31. Ilk 6d. A MAP of the SOUTHERN STATES of ITALY, from DALBE. Printed for John flttadide, Piccadilly. M. D'OUBRIL. OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONDUCT OP M. D'OUBRIL, OM THE OF JULY.•ND THE ItIFUS•L OF THC lIMPERoI OF RUSSIA. TO RATIFY IT. It was expeeed that Bonaparte would become fu sinus as foon as the refufal of the Emperor of Rullia to ratify the Treaty concluded by M. D'Oubril was Imam The organs of his paffions, thofe naves of Jour habil', ought to have prepared thiir calumnies and their infults at the moment that the fignature of this Treaty had been obtained from the weaknefs or the pet fidy of this fubaltern negnciator ; for Bonaparte man have been Cure that M. D'Onbril was exceeding his powers, and betraying the confidence of his au gur' Mafler. He mull have forefeet], and, in fat, he has fence experienced, that the Treaty could not be ratified. It was at this moment that thofe wretch ed perfons, condemned to defile their pen by under taking his defence, and their perfons by receiving his protalion, ought to have drawn up thofe abafive and abfurd calumnies with which he chutes to amok his Grooms of the Chamber, and fatigue his Slaves. Bat it is now reguifite for us to eflablifh the fails, and to dare him and his accomplices to deny a Jingle affertion, or to attack one of our rearms : for if he Mould venture to contradie our fats, we (hall reply by fupporting them with hells evidence : if he difcufs our arguments, we will putties him by unveiling the abfurdity of his fophifms, and difplaymg the turpi tude of his calumnies. Let us, in the firfi place, meet an ob , jeflion which naturally prefents itfelf to the mind. 'I he incredible condo& of M. D'Oubril—the crime of having ex ceeded the ;nitrations of his Mailer—the fingular fituation in which he bad placed himfelf, of being obliged to coofefs himfelf either a traitor or •a cow ard, and of being accufed perhaps of hath—thefe colleted circuraliances caufe it to be afked, with a pardonable degree of aftoninsment, " how the Rol. flan Government could recommend fuch a man to the confidence of the Emperor 1" We prefume that we (hall have anfwercd all ob. dillipated all doubts, rind annihilated the im pollures of Bonaparte, if we prove— r ft, That the choice of M. D'Oubril viz., in the adtual circum. fiances, fuch an one as appeared, and which with tufon appear. ed, the beg that could be made. s, That M. D'Oubril had never any other pcwcrs than thole granted for ages to every Negotiator. 3d, That thofc formal powers were Rill Gal,,ft to his inflruc dons. 4th, That be has neither followed his it:Moe:lions nor Marled bit powers. stb, That be declared to M.Talle. rand and lord Yarinnntbs and that he wrote at the (+rue time to Erg!and and h.. I..terf• burgh, that he bad co power to fi,n what Bonaparte r:quired at him. 6th, That Bonaparte bad, Th. re o.crtara great Summit in cousin-Bing the boat are ,of M. L) Jubrel. yds, That he did obtain this Ilsnatu: e from the coward., e cf the negociator, knowicg. at :he fame time, the aldolute ineffac.:ncy of k for It. apparent otWeel, a treaty. Etb, That ht abfolutely made the very tuft of It fur which it was d.nuaded. gth, That if be has talk d la the refults that he yrarnif,d him. klf from it, it was not his fault, but the happy tacit of the firm. web of England. There are the fa.% that we are to enahlin.. Let Bonaparte anfwer us, and be 'ball he fatitf,cd with the degree of evidence that we promile to bring to this d.feuffi.in. It was in enntemplation, at the time of fending M. D'Oubril to Patio, to charge a Sub M . •ler with minion, that he might hear, report, and conclude nothing t that the tenor of the inflruaions, which limited his powers, might be more arid and (every, and that en inch a dubious oesociatior a eharatler mote impofing than it delimit might not be givea. 4 Tt would, indeed, have been dangerous for it to se.' quire an importance in the public opinion from the r e rank of the perfon charged with it, as it might have weakened on the Continent that energy and vigilance which are fo neceffary. It was efTential, however, that the perfon, charged with this ncgociation, fhould be well acquainted with the Renal !late of political affairs ; that he fhould have a clue to all the negoci ations, and underfland the inure°s of alTthe Allies. M. D'Oubril, then. having been principally employ ed in the Chancery of the Prince Czartorinfki, mull neceffarily unite all this knowledge, fince it formed the very elements of his employment. Talents were neceffary, and it was known he poffeffed them. Prin ciples were neceffary, and he was thought to be in fluenced by the bell. It was proper that the New, ciator fhould have the confidence of the Allies, and not be odious to the French. M. D'Oubril nuked in this perfon chore qualities which were neceffary for the Negociator. What was expelled from him, be appeared to promile by lit J oe condo& and that it the only meant by which men have to form their judgment of the fa tore. The Prince Czartnrinfki, then, in prefenticig M. D'Oubril to the confidence of his Mallet, did what was his duty. and the confidence with which he honoured him was founded on, and influenced by circumflances. Neverthelefa it remained for the Prince Minifler, after having made this choice, to guard againll the sveaknefa or diflbyalty of the Neg.). ciator, as if he had fufpelled him, and to conciliate thefe wife and political precautions, (whatever con fidence a Negociator may deferve) with the will of the Emperor. which ought to be the fupreme law. On the one hand, the Emperor of Ruflia mull de fire peace, becaufe he is jull, and the Father of his people ; peace being the only objelt of a wife Go vernment ; becaufe Kings only reign for the purpofe of enablifhing and maintaining peace ; and becaufe it is the !lability of peace alone which they look for in the necemsy and continuation of war. But the Emperor is too well known to Europe and the world, for any honeft man, even in France, to believe that he would give the name of peace to a treaty incompatible with his dignity ; for his dignity is the fafety of the State, and the undeniable pledge of the confidence of nations. But there can be no affociation of his dignity with any treaty of peace that does not folfil the engage. ments which he had contraaed with his Allies ; which does not eaablifh in Europe !itch a political lunation as would fecure the balance of power, In needier' to its exillence ; becaofe the exiflence of Europe is eon neited with the fecurity of his dominions. Betides, if every war has for its objea the fecurity of the State that is forced to undertake it, the Sovereign can only terminate it when he has acquired that fecurity for which he trent to war. Such were the intentions of the Emperor. The Minifier conformed himfelf to them, by giv. ing to M. D'Oubril powers, fuch as for many ages hive been given to every negotiator; but, at the fame time, regulating the oft that he was to make of thofe powers, by infiruaions that were to fix the ex tent of them, and to circumfcribe them within the neceffary limits. The initiations of M. D'Oubril were, to Wien to propofitions, to prepare for thole the Emperor of Rutlia might chute to make, and to await the orders of his Court. In addition to thefe, his Mt inftrultions and powers were flill farther reflrained, after M. D'Ou bril had arrived in Paris. During the refidence of M. D'Oubril at Vienna, the Prince of Crartorinfki, aware of the projeCts of Bonaparte agalnfiGermany,had the prudence to fend to Vienna new orders, to refrain fill more ftrifly the powers he bad received, and to regulate the ufe of them. In thefe new inftrnetiens, he was enjoined to con. fine himfelf in the negociation to the preparing a treaty on the bafis which had been approved by the Emperor, his mailer ; but was exprefsly forbidden to conclude any thing without frefh orders. Thefe new inftruetions placed M. D'Oubril in that ihbordi nate rank which the Emperor wilted him to poffefs through the whole of this negociation. Whatever, therefore, might have been his firft inftrultions, thofe given at Vienna were the foundation of his powers, and the rule for his conduit. Thefe were the cir cumflances older which he arrived at Paris. One might flop here, now that this infamous treaty is known, and fay, Here is what M. D'Oubril ought to have done ; this• is what be has done ; let the whole world judge of him. One might ant, what Prince has ever ratified Inch a treaty ? and if it depends on the treafon or cowar dice of a MinUler, to defirny the dignity of his Maf ter and the fccurity of his dominions, and to make him violate his engagements ? Has it ever been faid that a Negotiator can difpofe of the Throne of hib King ? For he who can difpofe of the honour of Kings, may alto difpofe of their States, and even of their exillence. But, although what we have fail will donhilefs be fufficient fully to expofe the abfurd declamations of Bonaparte, as tranfcribed by his jgurnalifts, we have, howe vcr, not yet compleated the circle which we have here traced for ourselves. We atm that Bonaparte, in fnatehing from the weaktiefs of M. D'Oubril this degrading fignature. knew the invalidity of the meafure which difgriced him i and that he had a different objea in extorting from him the fi gning of a treaty which he knew could not be ratified. He knew that it could not be ratified, becaufe he knew that M. D'Oubril was fenfible he mull, at the fight of what he was commanded to do in NSW, fee, that he was acting contrary to his inlinflions. He declared it to the French Negotiators ; he declared it to Lord Yarmouth : he wrote this account to Eng, land, and he alerted it at St. Peterlburgh. He has declared that, in thus ailing contrary to his initrations, he had been furrounded, circumvented, wearied, and provoked: that many threats were tli. feted; that a harib and infulting tone was uled to wards him : that the Negotiators were affembled at two o'clock in the morning ; that the conference had 'ailed for fisteen hours ; that he was alone againa number, who relieved one another ; that he had be come feveritb ; that his head was bewildered t—and that it was under thefe circumilances he figneti."— Certainly it might be alkyd how it was pollible that a Misiller of Alexanderjbooldly intimidated say fewer sid believe , ? One naturally ails, what menace toffy frighten a fubjet of Alexander the Firlt ? M. D'Ou bril Ihould Rawer thole quenions. He alone has proved the poiTibility of a feet incre dible in itfelf. He has realized what no Ruffian before him conceived poffible. It is his bonnets to explain the mires of this phenomenon. It is fufficient for us, that the faa is confirmed by bis own (tate ment at Paris, to Lnrd Yarmouth. in his letters to England, and his avowals at St. Peterfbutgli. Can it then be believed, that Bonaparte relied on the ratification of fuch t treaty, extorted from the wealtnefs of the negotiator by Arch ftrange means. Let people read this treaty, and it will be imme diately teen whether Bonaparte could expel it to be ratified ! But it-will be Paid then, what motive could have made him feel fo interefted to obtain it ? His motive was lo terrify England by the defcrtiln of fuch an ally : to incpire England with fufpie.ons of Rußia ; to increafe his a'ts of violence againft Germany, and to extinguifh all reliflat -e, upon the appearance of the Emperor of Raffia having abfo lutely abandoned Germany, Italy, and all his allies; to fnatch from England a lhameful treaty ; to mul tiply without ceafing her hofiilities on the Continent, and to accufe Roma of re-kindling the war. This was his projed ; this was the reafon he witted firfl to perfuade Paris, and then Europe, that he was lure of the treaty being ratified. He himfelf ratified it fix hours after he had extorted the fignature from M. D'Onbril. He caufed it to be publifhed three hours after he had ratified it. He went farther—he wifhed to appear to proceed immediately to its exe , cation, as if he had received the ratification of the Emperor of Ras. For this motive alone, be pub lifhed the order to the French marine to treat the Ruf fian !hips as friends ; an order which was illufory, and of no value the prefent Rate of the French navy. But on the other hand, he counted In little on the ra tification of the treaty, that in publilhing this order, to convince the public that it could not be refnfed, he fufpended the exchange of prifoness, becaule that fuch a Rep had fome real value. England is the firiL power which made him feel that his plan had failed. He could neither terrify her, nor impofe upon her—and in her refersl to ac• cept a difbonourable peace, we pleale end - elves with the thought that fhe has rendered to the Emperor Alexander the homage due to his virtues—and that the never doubted his fidelity. We know that all Rurna will be afionned at the coeferlion of M. D'Oubril, that he has been me naced, and that he yielded to menaces. The pi:A bility of loch a phenomenon will not be believed— bet one mull believe real rafts, although their exit• tcnce might have appeared incredible. There are, however, other fans which M. D'Oubril has not difclofed. He has not told us, that Bona parte, according to his What pm/lice, held out temp tations to him as well as threats, and had pointed out to him the fituation of Ruffian Ambaffador at Paris, as a reward for his docility and a confequence of the treaty ; that he had made him hope that France her felf would alit this thuation for him from Ruffia, as the bell means of confolidating peace, and of obtaining from it all that could be defied. To this temptation, which onr information Rates was employed, we muff add the following retleFlions : M. D'Oubril, on quitting the Prince Czartorinfki, could not be ignorant, and was not ignorar., that the Prince was determined to obtain from the juffice of the Emperor leave to reign his lineation ; he knew all the mt.tives of that Prince retiring from office.— There motives were, that the political fyltem followed by the Prince op to that time, did not appear to have obtained the approbation which he wiffied, and that it was propofed to adopt meafures of lefs energy than filch as he conceived to be abfolutely neceffary. This M. D'Oubril well knew. He thought, then, that a new Miniftry would adopt different views, and that he might hazard a Rep which would be favourably received by them, as it would be potable to throw whateverodium attended loch a treaty on that Miniffer who had been his benefaffor, and who had honoured him with his confidence. Thefe are the motives which we are allowed to be. lieve were as powerful as the menaces of Bonaparte. —ln this cafe what a rnifetable calculation has M. D'Oubril made I Miniflers may be changed in Ruffia, but the Em peror is not changed ; and the choice that he made of a fucceffor to Prince Czartorinfki did not announce to M. D'Oubril, that any motive could fecure the approbation of M. de Lindberg to a Treaty which would pollute the honour of his Mailer and of his country. Does not he know the force of public opinion in Ruilia ? A firanger may be allowed to be ignorant of this circumilance ; but can a Ruffian deceive him. fell in this point? A Ruffian knows that there does etia fuck a thing as public opinion in Rullia f be knows that the Emperor, who has every thing to expee, and nothing to fear from it, has endeavoured to create, dire t, and fupport it; and that in circum. Rance& of fuch importance, the Emperor (however great his power) knows how to Wien to it, and avail Woe& of it. Let us conclude then, at prefent, that Prince Czar torin&i, in prefenting M. D'Oubril to the confidence of the Emperor, made a proper choice; that he gave him the cnkimary powers, and that he limited the extent of them by fucceifive orders at St. Psteriburgh and Vienna. That M. D'Oubril, after his arrival at Paris, de clared, that what was demanded from him was be. Lond the limits of his power ; that he declared fo to rd Yarmouth ; that he wrote the fame to London and coafeffed it at Bt. Petedburgh ; that Bonaparte, well stinted that atreaty figned by M. D'Oubril would be null, yet wishing to extort that fignature ; and that M. D'Oubril himfelf confeffes that it was extorted by menaces, and by overwhelming him with labour and fatigue. That the ufe which Bonaparte . willed to make of this treaty, which he knew could.sot be ratified, was to obtain a peace that fhnuld be dishonourable to England, and to enflave Germany. Let us then agree that, thanks to H , the flume of this in famous treaty remains exclufively bib own, without having derived from it any of the advantages whisk he espoSed. FRANCE. I !Ails, OCTOBER to. On Sunday lag, the sth inilant, about noon, the ' fir* of the horfe races, inffitured by the Imperial Decree of Frutlidor, in the year 13, was run near this city. This inftitution is a frefh benefit conferred by hie MtnY• who , in the enablilltment of there races, wi ed to batten the prngrefs of the amelioration of the French breed, and tri reflore to it, with plompti tude, that degree of celebrity which it jufily merited Come years fence ; and .Ifo, to dired the emulation of the owners towards this objett, fu impelling to tom. merce and agriculture. A numeromf $ll of names had been given in torah upon the coot* in the Champ-de-Mars. Eathof thei riders was to Oahe the circuit twice ; a dillaace fop poled to be equal tofuur Ailaruirea or one anealated league. Four umpires, over whom the , Prefea of the Seine prefided, were appointed to regulate dd . - putes, and adjudge the prizes. Twelve honks were prefented to runt and after the ufual precaution neceffary to afcertain the weight of the jockies, and that of the fiddles, he. they mere divided into two patties of fix each. Two prizes were affigned to each party ; the fire 24.00 francs; the fecond I soo. The fiat prizes were won by two mares, the one belonging to Mr. Vanhoorick, in the greet of the Capuchins, and the other to M. Franconi, a riding matter. The fecond prizes were won by a boric belonging to M Simon, a horfe dealer, andby a feeond bode belonging to M. Carpenter, anothtr dealer in hones. The races drew a vaft concoorfe of fpcftators together, and the belt order prevailed, without being interrupted by any accident.—Menitear. FROM THE FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. LRYDIN, Ocroa se /s.—The poll from Hamburgh not having arrived today, we cannot take upon our (elves, with fufficient authority, either to contraditit or confirm the report that the King of Pruffia has *dozily declared war againti France; or that the account laid to have been brought from Caffel, in the night between the Bth and 9th, by a Pram Field Yager, of the commencement of hoittlities be tween the advanced polls can be relied upon. All thefe particulars require farther confirmation. The negotiation between France and England has failed for the prefent, as letters from London of the 7th mention that Mr. Bafilico had been the bearer of an order to Paris, for the return of Lord Lauderdale. WUITZBORCII, Ocroass. 4.—This morning dif patches from the Pruffian head quarters were deliver ed to the French advanced poll of Birchoffsheina, and from thence conveyed to his Majefty the Emperor. People who pretend to have good information, af fare us that there difpatchcs brought the King of Pruffies ultimatum. HAINDUROH, OCTOBER t.—(By way of France). It is reported here, about eight days ago, that the Log of Sweden would very nattily return to his German dominions, with very refpeCtable reinforce ments ; and that, in the interim, feveral Swedith corps were to proceed from Pomerania to Latta). burg ; but more recent, and it teems more accurate information, limes that the King of Sweden has re fufed to take any part in the Wirthern Confederation, and has no inclination to intermeddle with the difpute between Pruffia and France. . , THE EVENING - StitEL LONDON. Of late we have received numerous letters from our Friends, il2. forming us that the biewfpaper Agents, by whom their Papers ors forwarded Into the country, often fubltitute others for Toe STAR. This is a fper.ia of impolition to which our cam:nevi only can apply the proper remedy. Let them write so their Keene Agents to dlfeontioue fusing than,and, on In. forming as, we (hall give their orders to biswfmen, who do not pradliec the fame fraud. If they do not know the name of the Agent, let them dilcontinue to take the fuhAituted Paper, note the date when they flop, and pay only up to that time, fouling us notice to provide them with another Agent. SATURDAY, OCTOBER it ST. Luke. —No Winds done at the Stock Exchange. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. R. An. 60?,* India Bonds, la. 35 prem. 3 per C. Conf. Stilt Exch. Bills, to dlf. as prem. a per Cent. Bon 94 I Eng 7 lll Omnium. 4j4 pre. S Per C. Nat'l Sat Tickets 191 t7s. l pug Ann. t 7 3.t ,-16; Coafols for acc Sill India Stock t 13,1, al3 I Difpatches were yeflerday received from Mr. Et.. tor at Palermo, dated the 16th September lafi. We are forry to fay they confirm the doubts we entertain ed of the inaccuracy of the reports that were circu lated of another viaory bavihg been obtained by our troops in Calabria. It is certain that the French are in the molt perilous &tuition there, but we du not learn that any new debarkation of Englifh troops has taken place. We this day lay before our Readers fome important obfervations on the conduit of M. D'Ovaett. in the treaty which he figned at Patis, received from the Continent by the laft Mail. It appears from there obfervationt, that M. D'Ounalt had no authority for what he did ; and that Boa AAAAAA and Tattivaais were aware he had not. When that Minißer Left St. Peteriburgh, he was only provided with the formal and ordinary powers which have been, from time immemorial, given to every negociator ; and even thefe were reftrieted by his inftrultiont. In fat, he went to Paris with no larger authority than that of receiving propolals from the French Government,and of tranfmitting them to his own Court. Letters from Lilbon, of the 4th inftant, brought by the Mail of yeller day, Bate that the French party at Lifbon, not ►eing able to afcertain the motives for Lord 51...V1 scs NT'S protraSed flay in the Tagus, well extremely apprehentive that an attack upon Lif bon was meditated by his Lord(hip. Sn far did this impreffion operate, that they took the precaution to acme all their moneyland areas ; but, lime the de parture of the fquadron, and before the packet I 1'