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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, FEB. 11. In virtue of a Decree, issued from the Palace. of the Tin'aeries on the 7th inst. 60,000 Conscripts will be taken from the 80,000 called into service by authority o the Senatus Consultum of the 21st of last January; the remaining 20,000 will form the reserve of 1809. FEBRUARY 14. The lifoniteur gives an account of 13 Prizes made by the French Privateers at Ancona armed by the Sieur Anthony Passans. Yussuf Bey, the Persian Envoy, left Paris the day before yesterday, on his return to Techeran, the resi dence of the King of Persia. The Emperor Napo leon made him a present of arms manufactured at Versailles. 1 , 1 7 .11121 7 Rl' 1.5. a decree of ay.. , 11th of this month, M. de la Rochefoucault is appointed Ambassador to Hollnd. Several Generals of the Grand Army passed through Nancy on the 11th and 12th of this month: they are gone to Portugal. FEBRUARY 24. The Grand Duke of Berg left this city on the 21st, to return to his own dominions ; and it will soon ap p:ar whether the cession of the territory of Munster, and some smaller Principalities in that neighbourhood (which has for some time been positively asserted to have been made to the said Prince by our Sovereign) will be confirmed. We are informed, that the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke aforesaid, has obtained .e title of a Princess of Elten. In the month of January, sundry reports were spread respecting the sailing of some squadrons from the ports of France and those of her allies. The alarms of the British appear to be the principal cause of several of th,-)se accounts, so we cannot tell whether it is from England or elsewhere, that they have reached the Contioent. Among the rest there was a report at Genoa, in the beginning of February, that the fleets at Cartliagena and Cadiz had put to sea. LAUSANNE, JAN. 31. The Dccrce of the Emperor Napoleon, dated from Turin the 2Sth of December, which prohibits the en trance, into the Kingdom of Italy, of all kinds of cotton cloths, printed or plain, with the exception of those of French manufacture, has excited a great sensation among the manufacturers of Switzerland. UTRECHT, FEB. Q. The Minister for Foreign ATtirs has given notice to eie Diplomatic Body, that the sing intends to remove the scat of Govrr.ment to Amsterdam about the begirninT of next April, and that his Majesty hopes all Foreign Ministers, accredited at this Court, will follow him thither. In consequence of the late decrees, onr lists of ar rivals contain now no other vessels than French pri vx2ers. FEBRUARY 24. On the 24th of last month, his Majesty, our King, issued the following decru, relative to the abrogation of the Kniphausen flag : ROI AL DECREE OF THE 24TH JAN. 1808. Loris NA roL EON, by the Grace of GOD and the Constitu tion of the Kingdom, and King of Holland, Constable of France. _ _ Pursuant to the actual ratification of the Treaty concluded at Fontainbleau, on the 11th of November, 1807, by which the Lordships of Kniphausen and Varel are united to this kingdom, in like manner as the territories which are comprised in the possessions of the Princes constituting a part of the Confederacy of the Rhine, we have decreed and do hereby decree as follows : Art I. The Kniphausen flag being abrogated in consequence of the union of that territory with this kingdom, shall be no longer recognized, or valid. The Consuls and other agents of Count Bentinek, as Lord of Varel and Knipbausen, shall be no logger re cognized in the said capacities. IL All inhabitants of the Kniphausen and Varel territories slum be at liberty to carry Dutch colours. 'll)ey are charged to change the ancient colours which they may have belonging to their vessels, the same being utterly cancelled. 111. All requests made to Count Bentinek, for leave to sail ender the ancient Bag, shall immediately be loan to our Minister of Finance. IV. Our Ministers ofFinance, of the Interior, of Justice and Police, and of Marine, are chargei with the execution of thepre sent chcree, which shall be made public in all places where it stay be deemed necessary. The Legislative Body, which was prorogued ever • since the first of this month, was again assembled yes. terday, and will continue its deliberations on Friday next. FEB. 28.—The Minister of Finance being audio rized by the King, has given the necessary directions that no more cockets shall be granted for the exporta tion of salt. CASSEL, FEBRUARY 14. The Westphalian Moaittur contains the following article : The introduction of any kind of English commo dities is now fordidden throughout, the whole king dom, and all public officers are to make the utmost exertion to carry the order into complete effect. The Prefecct of the Department of the Werra has already given a proof of his activity in this respect, which has received the approbation of his Majesty." On the Ist instant several bales of English mer chandize were seized at Marburg, which were imme diately publicly burnt, according to the royal ordi nance. The English may therefore continue to ac cumulate their commodities in the warehouses, and lament the loss of them, but they will find that among the French and their Allies, there is industry sufficient to supply all the wants of the Continent; and that every precaution is vigilantly taken to prevent the treacherous introduction of the commodities of their enemies. ROTA/. DECREE OF THE ISTH FEBRUARY, 11301, BY WHICH IT eanERED THAT THE ENGLISH GOODS lOUS'S) AT ssitasuau SHALL BE PUBLICLY lURNT. We, Jerome Napoleon, &c. on the report of qur Miniiter of Justice and affairs of the Interior, have decreed and do decree as follows : Art. 1. The English commodities, which, by order of the Pre fect-of the department of the Werra, were seized on the Ist-inst. V Marburg, and'Which have been aster ained to be English ma nufacture by the Merchants and Assessors of the Depdtation of Commerce appointed to make the enquiry, and by the printed • notices of the commercial house of Wendecker and Co. at Wetz far, shall be forthwith burst in the public places at Marburg. it. Our Minister of Justice and the affairs of the Interior, Is nommissioncd to carry into eie c u tion the p resent decree, wlicti PA be trutertecrln the bulletin of taws. *hen at our 'Loyal ?dare, !AC:noel. the sth of Yet. 1808 ; an4in tie id year of o u r reign; FEBRUARY 16. - --------- A deputation of the Jews in the Kingdom of West. phalta has assembled here, consisting partly of Rabbis partly of Elders. On the Bth the deputation was troduced by M. Israel Jacobson, Counsellor of Finan ces, to the Minister of State, M. Simeon, and after. wards to King Jerome. M. Jacobson addressed his Majesty in a short speech, and the following is part of the reply which was made: lam satisfied with your Speech. That artlcle in the Constitu tion of my Kingdom, which establishes the equality of all ;ell glow, is in perfect unison with the feelings of my heart. The law ought to interrupt no man hi the exercise of his worship.— ' Each subject is as much at liberty to observe the rules of his I faith as the King is to follow his religion. The duties of the citi zen are the only objects which the laws of the Government can I regulate. _ HAMBURGH, FEB. 22. Nearly all the Powers of Europe have now follow ed the example of the Decree issued by the French Emperor for the exclusion of England from inter course with the Continent. The Duke of Mecklen burg has recently issued a very severe decree, prohi biting his subjects from every kind of communication or commerce with England. HAMELN, FEBRUARY 8. The carelessness of some artillerymen employed in emptying bombs and shells, occasioned a mostlatal accident yesterday, between eight and nine o'clock in the morning—the powder took fire, in what man ner is not known, in a barrack where the soldiers were assembled, and occasioned an explosion which cost nine of them their livest the officer who surveys the works had fortunately for himself left the barrack but a few moments before, with two artillerymen, to provide the implements necessary for this work. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 16. If the continuance and the confirmation from seve ral quarters, can vouch for the truth of a report, we should almost be inclined to believe those two receiv ed from Sweden, stating that a Russian army has en tered Swedish Finland, and that a small division ofl English, or rather Hanoverian soldiers, was landed at Gottenburgh. On the Pith inst. a 'courier from Count Moltke (our Envoy at the Court of Sweden). crossed the Sound, and the reports respecting riniand have since gained strength. It is even added, that a great number of Swedish troops are sent with great speed by waggons to Fin land. At Elsineur it was believed, that two ships of the line and 31 transports had arrived at Gottenburgh with 3000 Hanoverians, and more were expected to follow. It must soon appear, whether these accounts are true, and what part our Court will take in those circumstances. The exchange of couriers continues very brisk. KONIGSBERG, FEB. 2. Yesterday evening, at half past ten o'clock, her Majesty the Queen of Prussia was safely delivered of a Princess. Public prayers were ordered to be made in all the churches, on occasion of this happy event. Among the number of Officers who have solicited, and obtained their resignation, it is said his Majesty has been pleased to include the Duke of Brunswick Oels, who has likewise solicited his. BERLIN, FEBRUARY 6. Within these few days, orders have arrived from Paris, to complete, with all possible expedition, the cavalry of reserve ; they are now purchasing here and in the environs, the two thousand horses which were deficient. The works in the arsenal of Berlin are carried oil with the greatest activity, and the for tresses of Magdeburg and Custr:a are to be amply pro v isioned. It is reported that th.?. Spanish fleets have put to sea. It is to be hoped that the misunderstanding be-. tween Bavaria and Wirtemberg will be amicably ad justed. J - - The affair of honour between Baron de Wrede and Baron de Duben WAS decided on the 13th ult. in th:. environs of Brannan. ST. PETERSBURGH, FEF. 3. During the interval of repose which the Russian armies have enjoyed since the peace with France and the armistice with Turkey, our. Court has been•very mindful to recruit their numbers, and improve their condition. General tittichovden, during his stay in Russian Poland, has there organized a force, estima ted at 100 regiments, consisting for the greatest part of fresh recruits. Of those regiments; only 23 or - 30 have remained on•the spot : the rest have marched partly to Moldavia and partly to Finland. In the Ceramissariat and Victualling,Department fcr the armies, an important change has taken place. Both these departments are now united in the hands of the Privy Councillor De PopofF. The Duke of Richelieu, Military Governor of Cherson, is arrived here from our Southern Provin ces, and the Major-General Muller is arrived from Paris. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 7. Mr. Adam was heard in reply for the Appellants, on the Ap peal," Richer li. Traile and others."—Ordered tobe further heard on Wednesday next. Mr. Irwin, front the Customs, presented an account of the num-. her of ships that came into, or were brought into British ports, pursuant to the operation of the Orders in Council.--Ordered to lie on the table. Lord HAWKF.SBURY presented a petition from Matthew Barftwell, Esq. claiming the Irish title of Viscouut Barnwell. DANISH PRL'LES. ' Lord StDMOUTH, before their Lordships should proceed to the order of the day, wished to obtain in fofmation from some of the Noble Lords in Admi nistration, on a point in which he conceived the ho nour of the country to be most deeply implicated.— FEBRUARY 10. What he alluded to was the manner in which the Da nish vessels, with the persons on board them, detained Our last. Court Gazette contains the following ar- previous to a declaration of war, had been disposed tide from Turkey :—., Great preparations are making of. He understood the vessels and cargoes were con at the winter quarters of the Grand Vizier, at Adria- sidered as Droits of Admiralty, and the amount of nople, as well as at Schiumla : the armistice of Slo- the property thus condemned was, according to corn bosta between Russia and the Porte expires at the end mon report, stated at two millions sterling. He wished of April. The corps of the army of Prince Proso- to know how the fact stood, and whether the crews rowsky still occupies Moldavia and Wallachia, were treated as prisoners of war ? This case had no WEBHUAHY 13. precedent in our history, nor was there any thing si- , Mr. Adair, the English Minister, has left this city. milar toit but that of the detention ofthe Dutcli vesselsin The Turkish Ambassador haslikewise quitted Vienna. consequence of the invasion of Holland. The specific We are assured that there will be an army of ob. grounds of that measure were stated in a proclama servation in Hungary, Ge:teral Bellegarde will have non, and subsequently, so much of the property as be the command. Several public prints have spread the longed to Dutchmen, not immediately the subjects of reportthat a corps of French troopswill marehthroui ft the =evolutionary government, was restored ; and Bohemia and Austria. We leans that his Majes,r, though die rest was confiscated, none of the persons has given orders for augmenting the fortifications ri an Loard the vessels were detained as prisoners of war. tranaau. Several ofkers of the engineers are at lam* The situation of the Danes, was much more entitled .. for,this purpose upon a plan which will be imm-st- to indulgence. They had applied to Ministers, on the atelt reptited IQ 'the Archduke John, Director of the • first rumour'of their armamentheing intended against corks of engineers. Zeal‘pd. What answer had been, returned he (141 -ae • . - . not knew. But the Danish Consul, o n being c‘ ted, assured them that they were perf ect l y safe , cause of hostility existed with regar d to D enrnar , -!. There was no instance of our detaining vessels i n ports with a view to subsequent condemnation ee in cases where there was a moral certa i nty that hi lities were unavoidable. That we had not det a i the Danish vessels from such motives, was e e i, from the whole scope of our own declaration. Lord HAWKESBURY said, that the subje ct( , which he had been applied to, not being conn ect with his own department, he could no t , at th eme ment, enter into such details as the Nobl e b e d n i vi perhaps expect. He could only say generally, r t he apprehended the Danes had not, in the inst all complained of, been treated with a greater deg ree , severity than had been exercised towards the sufn ec of other countries, similarly circumstanced. •. Lord SIDMOUTH observed, that the &Ole s e , cretary of State had said nothing as to wheth er di Danes were or were not prisoners of war? Lord HAWKESBURY replied, that ti, 1 ... -. Vat undoubtedly considered as prisoners, but th ar f oli particular considerations, many of them had b ,‘„ leased. Proposals for a cartel as to the remaiuderw been made to the Danish Government, but th e y h a l mot hitherto been accepted. . Lord SUFFOLKwished to know, wheth er th e con, fiscated property did in fact amount to so la rge 2 sun as two. snilLons ? He thought so large a fund as re . suited from the Admiralty Droits should be avail A bk in some shape for the public service. Lord HAWKESBURY did not know the m i te amount, but conceived the sum mentioned t o b e greatly exaggerated. Of the mode in which de in : duce of this fund was disposed, accounts were li te time to time presented to both Houses of Parii arnemi Lord SIDMOUTH reminded their Lord s hip s , t h at he had only stated the amount of the condenth e dik. nisi' property upon the authority of common rumour. Lord LAUDERDALE expressed an e arnest es . p subject,ec t a t i o ntl wouldaat the particularly N o bl e V i s t c a o k w e lt his conside rat i on , into in reve r ti ng to thi s the case of those Danes, who had procured decisions of the Admiralty in their favour, but who were depriv e d of the benefit of such decisions by the breaking out ot hostilities, while their causes were depending belont the High Ceurt of Appeal. ORDERS IN COUNCIL. Lord LAUDE RDA LE, pursuant to notice, moved for a copy of any communications which had tak e , place with his Majesty's allies, relative to the W ets in Council. He grounded the motion on the impos. sibility of giving effect to those orders, without the concurrence of our allies, as it was not to be expected that neutrals would conic into our ports" to pay a duty on the re-exportation of their cargoes, it they -could evade it by going to Gottenburgh, Messina, &c. Lord FLAW KESBURY stated, that contain:lip.' tions had been made, under the most favourable atm pices, for giving complete effect to the OrdersinCoub cil, but that the proposed arrangements were noted ficiently matured to be as yet laid before Parliament After some remarks from Lords Auc KLAN!), Gan t and LAUDERDALE, tending to accuse Ministers of ria. gligence and impolicy, the motion was withdrawn. AMERICA. Lord LAUDERDALE then moved fora copy of any answer returned to Mr. Maddison's note oft*: 29th of March, respecting the Order in Council oftbe 7th of January, 1807, or of any instructions relative thereto, transmitted to the British Minister in An* rica. He conceived, however, that the papers moved for, pro forma, had no existence ; for had Mr. Maddir son's objections been answered, as they ought to Jun been, it could not be imagined that they would have been reiterated precisely in the same terms by die American Minister here, so late as the month of Oc• tober. _ _ Lord HAWKESBURY admitted that no answer had been given to Mr. Maddison's note. The reason of this, anti how it bore in a general view of the sub. ject, might be matter of future discussion. He w►shed, however, to remark, that Mr. Maddison took a broader objection than that of Mr. Kist, which had been so properly answered by Lord Howick. His objection went to the right of stopping the coasting trade from port to port on the enemy's coast. After a few words from Lords HoLs.AND and KIN% reprehend ing the conductof Ministers in oot removing, without delay, such part of the American Minister's objections as proceeded from a wrong interpretatice of the Order in Council, the motion was put and ne• gati ved.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. • The SPEAKER acquainted the House that he had reoriwd s letter from Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchnuity ; admit. ledging, in terms of gratitude, the Vote of Tbanks of the House of Commons on the 16th April last. Lord 1 .ake's Annuity Bill was reported, and the Report grad to. The American Commissioners' Bill and the Sugar Bounty were committed, and the reports of both ordered to be remind to-morrow. The Report of the Committee on the Ezpiring Ix" " brought up, and a Bill ordered to be brought in ou the roan' 'ions. • 'lle Committees of Supply and Ways and Means were defy mi till Wednesday. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. Mr. Simeon brought up the Report of the Committee spphiltei to try the Merits of the Petition against the Election for the Boa rough of Grarnpound, dechring the Election for that Borough to be void. Two new Writs were, on the motion of Mr. SIMEON, tr• dered to be issued, authorising a new Election of Representativti for that Borough. Mr. WILBERFORCE brought up the Report of the New tle-under-Lyne Election Committee, confirming the Election (T Mr. Wilbraham Bootle and Mr. James M‘Donald, and &thrall that the Petitions were not frivolous and vexatious. PAPERS. Mr. IRWIN presented at the Bar, an Account of the Numbt of Neutral Vessels detained and brought into British Pwts consequence of the Orders in Council of the 11th of November Int One of the Clerks from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland presented at the liar as Account of the Bank of fraud Notes at present in circulation. IRISH TITHES. Mr. PARNELL pre ented a Petition from the Freeholders ef Queen's County, in Ireland, praying that the House of Commons may take under its consideration the present state of the 'l itheem that country. This Petition, he said, was drawn up from D° party views, it was signed by some beneficed Clergymen to the Country, and he himself stated that every Clergyman with whoa[ he had conversed upon the subject was anxious for the commute tion of Tithes. So important he considered this !moan" that he wacconvinced it would /conduce more than any other tepee' ent which could be adopted to allay the discontents existerf that country. He hoped, therefore, that Ministers would, is& course of the present Session, bring forward some measure fa the accomplishment of this object, if not. he shosdd himeargS sie on some day after the Easter recess. that the present Pend". shall be referred to a Committee. The reason le by he 44 TM VIENNA, FEB. 6. I:he news from Turkey is warlike ; two armies are ' assembling, consisting of 150,000 men each, for the purpose ofbeing prepared on all points, and the fleet is abundantly provisioned. The Porte seems inclined to the side of England ; and it is feared that the Eng lish may occupy - Egypt and the Morea, with the con sent of his Highness. According to the latest intelligence from Herman statt, a corps of Turkish troops passed the frontier by main force ; they committed various excesses on our territory, but were at last repulsed by the cordon of Imperial troops. FRONTIERS OF TURICRY, plB. 11. :The Russian troops on the left bank of the Danube &Am to make preparations for opening a vigorous campaign in the beginning of the Spring, when the -armistice will expire, unless an actual peace should prevent the recommencement of hostilities bidore that time. In the conquered fortresses of Choczyn and Bender, and at Jassy, Fockschan, and Bucharest; the Russian gunners are employed without intermission in the preparation of ammunition of every kind. STRASBURGH, FEB. 4. We learn that, in consequence of the adherence of Austria to the Continental system, all the English will be expelled the Austrian States. Colonial pro duce has risen here in price, a necessary effect of the preference they enjoy in all the markets of the Con, tinent. BANKS OF THE MAINE, FEB. 9. It is said Prussia wishes to accede to the confedera tion of the Rhine ; the instructions of Prince Henry of Prussia relate to this object. It appears certain, according' to the last letters from Paris, that the country of Harau will be the portion of the Prince Primate, and that that Sovereign will cede in ex change the town of Ratisbon. MAYENCE, FEB. 9. The 7th of this month his Excellency Marshal K el-, 'leiman solemnly took possession , if Castel and Cos theim in the name of his Majesty the Emperor and King Napoleon. The depots of troops which are in this town and several others situated on the Rhine, have received orders to advance to the Southern fron tiers of the empire i it is thought that these troops, whose number is considerable, will go to reinforce the army of Marshal Moncey, which appears destined to an important expedition. • AUGSBURGH, FEB. 17. All cordons of Austrian troops are dissolved, ex cept those on the frontier of Turkey and the coast of the Adriatic. Count Stadion, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Relations, has very frequent conferences with the French and R*ssian Ministers, which are supposed to• relate to the measures which Austria-shall take with regard to Eagland. NAPLES, FEB. 5. It has long been foreseen, that, as soon as the new internal regulation of this kingdom ( which had become necessary from the change in the dy nasty and the political situation), should be sufficiently established, and as soon as political circumstances should permit or require, our Government would he seriously bent upon obtaining possession of the transmarine part of this kingdom, the island of Sicily. But before this is actually taken in hand, it is required to drive the English from the only post which they have occupied in the Continental part of this kingdom, nay, of all Italy, namely, the fort Scylla, situated on a rock in the Straits of Messina. The siege of that fort will, it seems, be one of the first employments of the army which is assembling in Calabria, and the operations of which cannot fail of success. The King is preparing to go to the said army in person, so we may soon ex pect to heir some further account of its operations. LISBON, JANUARY 18. On the 14th instant Admiral Siniavin gave a bril liant fete on board his ship ; all the Staff Officers and! a great number of Portuguese of the first distinction were present ; the General in Chief, Junot, is to give a ball within a few days, to the Admiral and the Officers of his squadron. The Accountant's Office of the department beyond the seas, connected with the Minister's Office of the Treasury, is abolished. This measure has excited a very strong sensation among our merchants and poli ticians, as it seems to indicate that it is not intended for the present w preserve any connection between the Portuguese colonies and the Mother Country. VALENTIA, lAN. 24. Together with the strict measures taken by France and her Allies against the communication with Eng land, the needful precautions are taken to prevent ships, belonging to the Continental Powers, from fail ing into the handsof the British. The Intendant of the Army, Don Francisco Xavier de Asperos, has made the following communication to the Company of Merchants in this sea port town : " Whereas his Highness the Prince Grand Admiral, has in formed me, that the Emperor of the French and King of Italy boo resolved, that no Danish, Dutch, Spanish, or other ships of hil fillies shall be permitted to sail from any French port, that they, may not run the risk of being captured by the English—now the King, animated by a similar precaution, has thought proper to re solve that the same measures shall be adopted in all ports of his kingdom, and that no French, Danish, Dutch, or other ves sels, belonging to the countries of his allies, shall be permitted to sail, and this solely with a view, that they may not be exposed to capture by the English." 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