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FOREIGN IN7 ELI IGENCE. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. I' ASIS, OCT. 12. On the 10th instalt, an extraordinary sitting of t:iie Senate was hell. to deliberate wuon a Sewer, Canadian. His Majesty the Emperor has made a present to the Duke of Warsaw, of 4 . certain number of cannon, with which the tete. ds port of Praga, My flyi,,Sierock aid Thorn, w,ll be furnished. Cird;nal de llayaune is espeeted in this thy ; his misNion relate, to the Ccncordat, which will be made for Catholic Germany. VIENNA, OCT. 3. The last accounts from Bucharest, are u follow : The Riusians have put all the waggons in regai eition for the evacuatiln of WAllachist and Nlol. davia. as soon as the sick shall have reached lock sain, the columns will begin a retrograde march to wards the Dniester. The departure of Prince Ypsilanti for St. Pe tersborgh, und. - the escort of Soo Cossacks, having oc.•asinned great uneasiness among the inhabitants of the country, a Herald at Arms has published, bY his order, that the Prince had undertaken this j mrney merely on account of his own personal affairs, and by no means from political motives. The body of General Michelson is deposited in the metropolitan church at Bucharest, till it can be conveyed to Russia. YBANKTCRT, SEPT. 28. It is sai l that the Emperor of Austria will set out from Saltesurg to the frontiers of lurly, where he will meet the Emperor Napoleon, when this Mo narch goes to Venice. We are ignorant whether this inteligence has any foundation ; but it is certain that objets of the greatest importance are at present negotiating between the two Courts. Couriers from Paris and Vienna pass without intermission. StPT. 30. Several Bavarian battalions are marching for Bram:4u ; within a short time the garrison of this place will be very numerous. • OCT. 7. All the U n iversities of Saxony are eager to com mence courses of jurisprudence on the Napoleon Cede. Professor Seidensticker has opened one at Jena. The Professors of Jurisprudence in the Universi ties of the kingdom of Westphalia. have likewise given notice that they will commence Elementary Courses on the Napoleon Code, which will become the common law of Westphalia The celebsated Professor Hugo, of Gottingen, will commence his on an early day. M. Buchner will do the same in the University of Marbourg ; and M. &halt, in that of Helmilett.—( Msesstrar, 08. 16.) smear, MT. 69. By a circular letter of the 16:h of this month. die Landamman communicated to the Cantons the sta•e of the Swiu regiments in the service of France, and renewed his invitation speedily to complete the cantonal contingents. It hence appears, that the number of men enrolled to July, of the present year, amounts M 13,482, viz. 95 for the canton of Uri; 118 for the canton of Schwan* t 82 for Under. ("aid; 725 for Lucerne; 1802 for Zurich; 257 for Glarus; 80 for Zug; 1829 for Berne; 940 for Fribourg ; 524 ion Soleure ; 474 for Basle ; 273 for Schaffhausen ; 520 for Appenzell ; 1292 for St. Gall ; 671 for the Grisons ; 1172 for Argen ; 6/8 for Thongan ; 559 for the canton of ZeSSin; and 1678 for tie canton of Vaud. AIX LA CINIATALLZ. OCT. 7. It is said, that to the territory of France will be added the Ex-Marquisate of the Holy Empire, having for its future boundaries the Meuse. I.A•ioyet. strr. 21. The number of French troops assembling in the country of Henuver augments daily. The French Imperial Guard, which had arrived here from the Grand Army, is cantoned in the environs of this city, and the Duchy of Callemburg. It appears that the provinces of Grottengen and Grubenhagen will be separated horn the Electorate of Hanover. All the afts relative to these two provinces have been taken from the Archives of Hanover, and sent to these of the kingdom of Westphalia. Fresh rutnours are io circulation, that a considera- Lie part of the EL et irate will be united to the king duns of Westplialie. 4%I;O:BURG, OCT. 2. A conspiracy avian the Gurerorrscnt has been discovered, who.c ramifications were very excessive. Some of the conip!ratnts hart b.en arrested, and six of them, persons of distill:lron, condemned and executed. Government ordered all the ports of the island to be shut, notwithstanding which, many of the delinque-,ts have found means to escape. The value of English merchandise, c intiscated by the French in Leghorn. aill other parts of Italy, amounts to ten millions of dollars.—(La daja Espanielz, Oa. IS ST. P r PPP SMIRCH, SEPT. 19. The pres-nt Lumber and distribution of the Rus sian ships GI a 41 are as (.'flow —The grand fleet in the Baltic consists of fifty.nine ships, carrying 2260 guns—viz. twenty entirely new ships of the line, with 1539 guns ; fourteen frigates, with 426 guns; siz cutters, wit', 139 guns ; and nineteen smaller vessels, with 116 guns ; besides eie-e, there are. in the ports of the Baltic, twelve old ships of the line. she fleet of galleys, gun-bors, &c. consist of one hundred and eighty-nine sail, with 705 guns—viz. twenty galleys, with 130 guns ; twenty five float ing batteries, with 160 guns ; eight y-one gun-boats, with 162 guns ; and sixty-three other vessels, with 163 guns. The fleet in the Black Sea consists of forty-one ships. carrying 1225 guns—viz. twelve ships tf the line, with 931 guns ; four frigates, with 162 guns ; seven brigantines, with 5t guns ; and fourteen smaller vessels. with 91 guns ; there are also forty gun-boats, with 52 pieces of cannon, and eighty other boats. Ihe flotilla in the Caspian sea consists of six vessels, carrying in the whole, 70 guns. DUTCH PAPIRS. a•etIUtIX, OCT. 19. The Adjutant-General of the Crown Prince, Ba ron Lindholm, has returned from Paris so the Danish headquarters, in Kiel, which will shortly be re moved to Odensee. The Baron met, in Paris, with the most distinguished reception. We learn from Copenhagen, that some of ti .e English ships have already left the Road, and that 1112 whole of Zealand will be evacuated within the stipulated time. A letter horn Copenhagen, says, 6, Our streets are crowded with English Officers, of whose con duit we have reason to compl.sin. The . Cabinet of Natural Curiosities has very much engaged their attention." Although the mails from the Continent are still missing, yet the passage across the two Belts is from this side pettedly open.—( Rotterdam Gazette if Wt. 20.) VIINNA, OCT. 4. His Majesty the Emperor is expefted from Kis grnfords on we 15th instant, until which time the consecration of the Statue of the late Empsror Jo seph 11. has been postponed. According to an Imperial Rescript, dated KU genforth. Sept. 10, very important changes are to tike place in the government of Upper Austria. A considerable number of public officers will be dis missed, and the present governor, Count Saurau, is to be otherwise employed.—(l6.l VRMICTORT, OCT. 14. We understand that several detachments of the Grand Army have committed numerous excesses in the department of Mont Tonnerre. which have in- duced Marshal Kellerman to adopt the most vigo rous measures to prevent them in future.---(/‘.) C 0 fi 41 s. 1 1; n. of a' ct CI fr ; n. I AM/ERICA. NI W-TORIC, MT. 12. We understand that the Corporation ha►e gi►en up the idea of sinking Piers in the harbour. In The Ha/fix Week!y C bromicle, of the 14th ult. is the following informstion. deri►ed from a ►ery respe/table source. We republish it far the amuse ment of our readers : "The following information is derived from a very respeaable source ; and, the reconciliation of Bonaparte with Moreau, together with the well known faa of the latter being now saintly em ployed, by the American Government, leave no room to doubt that the outline of the plan is cor realy given ; though the vigilance of the British Government may easily destroy it in the bud, or completely prevent its accomplishment : PARTI LION 07 AMERICA. 1, The correspondence of Telleyrand and Ger.eral Moreau, which caused such surmises at New York in February last, is at length developing, and we can scarcely be surprised at the events which have since followed : " Bonaparte and Moreau are reconciled. '• If Moreau can persuade America to break with England, ten thousand French troops are, in con junflion with the Americans, to drive the English from the continent. Canada and Nova-Scotia are are to be ereiled into a Monarchy ; and Moreau to be crowned King of Acadia and both the Canada.. America is to have the Florida', as well as Loui siana; and the island of Porto-Rico, or some other valuable West-India island, to be given up to then. •~'lbe Government of America not having suffi cient energy. by the present Constitution, the Presi dent to be supported in his endeavours to change it. and a new form of legislature adopted, in which the chair is to be assumed for life. " The only difficulty is stated by the American Government to arise from the northern states, who might be averse to such a neighbour as the kingdom of Aeadie and Canada, governed by a Fienchman ; buy this may probably be overcome if the war with Logland can be nude a popular one. . . The authenticity of this inteliigeree cannot be doubted : and the Americans wlio are now loudly crying out for a war with England, may know how completely they have been made the tools of France and its pensioners." • Maw Tose, IIIPT• 19. Captain Da Cavada, of the sloop Vi:ibani. informs, that a few days before he sailed, news arrived at St. Jago from Barmen, of an English ship having landed 96 men, and of their having been immedi• ately surrounded, six killed, and the rest taken pri soners, by the crews of two French privateers. The Captain of the Ferret informed Captain Cavada of his having captured the Fiend) Imperial schooner, Jihnsitypna, the day before they boarded him. Ewell from a letter from a gentleman in Lon don, to his friend in this city:— is Since I wrote you last, 1 have ascertained the following fails : " Ist. That our Government instructed our Ministers not to agree to any treaty that did not snake an American ship s sineihisry for seinsee. "td. That the British Commissioners absolutely refused to insert any clause to that dna in the treaty, inasmuch as it went to encourage desertion from their ships, and, when deserted, thereby prntetled. " d That our Minister', in consequence, declared the negociation at an end. " 411 i. That the British Commiseleners solicited a conti nuation of the negociatinn Ull all the other suhjels, wh eh was agreed ta, upon the exprets condition that such partial treaty lint be held official un the part of the United States. " ,Ih. In lieu of the article regarding seamen insisted upon by our Ministers, the British Commissioner., ix /1/14 y e klof, el the practice they would pursue towards the United States regarding seamen. " 6. There was no additional article to the Treaty (as was supposed), but the British Commissioners aildresstd a latter to our Ministers (after Bonapatte's decree of blueltaile) de claring dream-I,m at liberty to couaterreil the measures Franco weight pursue under that decree, sinless America icsi.ted the encroachments of Frar ce. " 7th. Thai the treaty in other respects was as favourable and reciprocal as could reasonably be expected. •s No apprehensions exist of any change of sentiment In wards America, in consequence of the new Administration. In case no treaty should be agreed rpm, we shall only be con sidered to stand ea t►e ground we did before wo had • treaty with ibis country. Our sea letter ships will not be permitted t o enter as American ships in British putts." An explosion of 30,0001b5. of powder, at Luxem bourg, has ruined upwards of two hundred families. We bear from the western parts of the state, that the influenza in those parts is followed by, or rather leads into,a dangerous typhus ferer.—(4l/.sany Paper.) SALTIMORS, S&PT. 12. On Monday morning last, the United States fri gate Chesapeake, and two gun-boats, arrived at An napolis from Norfolk: and on Wednesday they sailed, with a fair wind, down the bey. We are un acquainted with the object of this expedition. Extra& of a letter, dated Montreal, August 27, 1807 Vigorous preparations are making throughout this province, in expectation of an at tack from the States. On a review of the militia, this morning, the Commanding Officer harangued them in French, and informed them, that as war was expelled between England and the United States, it was the wish of His MAJESTY, that the people of Canada should be in readiness ; it was therefore ordered. • That every fifth man of the militia be immediately selsaed, and equipped at the expense of Government.' " e e e FIN L. Intelligence, Militia Circular Latter, tits Cou it, or Clare Meeting upon Tythet. &c. tee the la.t page. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, OcTossa 27. The Danish frigate Fyila, and the English brig Oberon, have arrived at Yarmouth, with a convoy of transports, deeply laden with naval stores. The Leyden, of 66 guns, was to sail with another convoy from Copenhagen, immediately after the Oberon. The Danish ships of the line may be expefled in the course of the present week. We ha►e received New. York Papers. to the 20th last, from which we have made several extrads. They quote the London Treasury Journals, as speak ing the sentiments of the British Government, upon the points in dispute between the two countries. Among the extra&• from these papers, is an article from The Carrier. of the tech of August, which con cludes thus : W. again assert, that Admiral Berkeley, under the peso. l iar circumstances of the case, aaed in a ta.,nner that Arrervos the thanks of the Country ; and, we tram, every utber British Officer, who may be placed in a similar situation, will a& with the same decision. There was a report, last might, that the Admiral, and Captain Humphreys, had been recalled...we de not believe it" Tile New York Editors will bo,m discover that The Cnirier is not in the secrets of Government, and that there is a great difference between a con fidential friend and a selfish partizan. The Indians still threaten to become troublesome. They have, in some places, been guilty of excesses, but not on a large seal,. We have copied from the New Yak Papers an article opon the state of the Nego- elation, and alsl a French plan for revrluti America, in the execution of which Gener.i as•u is to be the principal performer. It app.. nrigir ally In a Halifax Paper. It is probefl abricatioo of some lively French Emigrant, is treated with contempt by the New York Par We have received Paris Papers to the 13!lt from which we have made some errads, th( nounce, that in Boor 's intended visit to I c will be met at Venice by the Emperor of rata, when, no doubt, a I ( , ge portion of Sou , Europe, the fate of w'.ich is at present suer, subjea of conjeCture, will be finally arratve Austria will probat ly be required to give up r( and Fiume to France, and receive au pail in Turkey : France to have also Dalmati a AU and the Morea ; and Russia to receive the prot of Moldavia and Wallachia. A Paris Paper, of the 17th, announces, that PRI !Ws Itaoznz of Portugal, with his lOU sr.. his Court, has embarked on board the Pottni navy for the Brazils—that the Portugue;e had left Paria—the Spanish and French List tt at one of the corps composing the gi of Paris, set out on the 14th, to j‘la arm: Observation of the Gironde, un,!er General Jta which is said to have slat: ,lly berm its marc h lityonne, for Portugal. The first part of thti telligence we doubt ; the latest ne.vs of wild are in possession from Lisbon is of the 6:h, ac w time the PkINCE Rzcasuz . had not embarked hardly think that later news could have ro Paris on the Mb. At a late hour, List night, we received a ifs, of the 1 tith instant, and The Ilet'eralwA the 20th. Their contents are not imputt int latter paper, in an article dated Copenhagen, sures the conduit of the En t lli.!l 01:icer. in visits to the interior of that city ; but it App;ar be a mere effusion of 1713:1Ct. Lieutenant Ca UPIIrt. t.. of the Ler,l , l. whose •al. with dispatches, from the Balt.c, we ntei yesterday, had an interview, last sitetnoan. v. Admiralty Board. Dispatches were received, yesterday, at the Ad. stsiralty, from Admiral G•ta cast, brot;g:.t to Ydr. mouth by the Oberon. The gallant A.inia.l is daily expeSed in England. A vessel is arrived at Plymouth in eight days front Bilhoa, which she left on the 16.1.. At t:.-t time no movements had taken place on tli. part of the French army, assembled at Bayonne. There is, therefore, every reason to believe that the BsitiA will be able to bring away all their property front Lisbon and Oporto. Report states that Lieut.-General Sir Jon ea Case. DOCK has recently been recalled from his comenaLt. and that an investigation will certainly take pine of the causes of the matiny at Vellore and other quarters. The Inspeflor General's Off ee in the Aslmira'tr is discontinued by order of s. reenrnent. the be is nets in future will be traJea &Le direZlicea of rise Navy Board. General &MIKAN is daily expaSed from Rm. 114, where he had beea sent by Government to spay tip timber for shipping. A Messenger was sent off yesterday rrorniaz from the Admiralty, with letters from Admirat G. , .ssaisa to his Lady, at ler se a t ar H Imrstead. The sala:ies of the Clerks in all the Offices under Government have been raised, stud commenced trum yesterday. The Pegasus. TALI from Newfoundlani„ Iry Grenada, is captured, and carried into Guad, The Cadis Pa i 4 Hum.. of Hull. for Li too, has been captured. re-captured, and carried into Hall. Thursday last DON PASQI'A T. Rutz Hitnos". (rormerly Governor of Monte Video) will his vi and suite, left Reading, on hit route to Ply noun , there to embark for Spain ; having received f•er mission from our Government to return to tha: country for twelve months, on his parole. By a private letter from Ceylon, dated the 231 of March, we learn, that the scarcity of grain in the Carnatic, has reduced that country to A &phi - able state. The Company hold out great offers individuals to import : and the Covet nor of Cs s hod, to prevent the like calamities them, has prohi bited its exportation. This letter says. 4. i r iri will perhaps be astonished to hear, that our brandy cn us but two tit dollars per gallon (about 4s. 21.) and will probably be cheaper, from the great tiu ti.ti f in hand. India is stocked with it." Two Meetings of respeCtable inhabitaets or i!tet. field were held last week at the Te • tine Inn, to take into consideration the propriety of Sheffield s-tting an example to the other manutatturing town•• (re duced to most severe and humiliating distress by is, continuance of the war.) of petitioning His MAJihrs to exercise his Royal Prerogative for the sp,.e,ly re storation of the benefits of Peace. It appeared to be the unanimous desire of all present. and of others tis whom the subjeft has been mentioned, that peace on we and honourable terms might be obtained as early as possible ; but, in consequence of strong and repeated objettons, by some Gentlemen, th tt it would be impolitic at the present moment to em bolden the enemy, and enervate our own Govern ment by a public exposure of the real miseries and privations suffered by the manittafturing ant' la! nor. ing classes—it was determined to postpone t!t• as• sembling of a Public Meeting for the purpose' of addressing His MAJZST Y on this melancholy sob jett, till a snore seasonable, .r at least a m-re fa vourable opportunity should occur. of lay's, as prayers of a patient and :Aided people at thC•frot el the Throne.— (Leeds Mercuiry.) _ . a PP OW)! grant, 4rd k 14.1• they al . bit to or of A ; f Soiri !nerdy a up rriesi e equivalau f 4 provirrci , that the a and all l ortugn..it e Lisboa ; e guard arrny cf 11 hour. arch from of this in,. byLich Me , at /it'd : xe e react.ed t ht. .1 of I nt. Tae ' gen. ern. 'a in 11.'4 ipprars to 'hose arti. netrozed , v.. 111 eta td:e .t to 1 - 4. blaiir...l ig ight days At t:..t !II part of r. There the BsitiA ,City trots RN Ciao- :01111114LE, take pine and other Unlit-AV the bo i- on of the rom Rog• Cut to uer ithaz from G.t.tatta lees under need trots flani, fro. to Curl - Dr Li lon, irricd into :cif/09"o 'h Lib vi a PIT nom ,