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P, • ; • • ~~ ~i~i ''p:. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. . - FROM TIIE FR ENCII PAPERS. PAW, stAlcit S. ¶he Government of the Republic, upon the re port of the Nlinister of War, •,tukl having heard the Council of State, decrees, - - Ad. I. Immeflia.e'y after the. approaching review of in sp.-coon, Vier... 01 he tl,i.;ribut...d '..11 every Battalion of Demi brigad sot Infant , y of the Lim, I:id of Lied Infantry, of Font Artillery, of Minim awl Pont() ineri, six extroirdiriary gratuities to the I.i..utenatits, or Sub-Lieutenants of the afore said Onl similar gratuity to every company of Workmen anti Miners, eight to every Regiment of Horse of four ..ittadrons, six to every Regiment of 1-I,orse of three squailr.mii; and two to each Battalion of the Train. 11. The gratuities shall be given by the First Consul, ac cording to the advice of the superior officers of the corps, the requii-ition of the hispeCtor General, and the report of the !Batiste. of War. - - ..... _ Each gratuity shall cnn,ist of 300 francs. IV. The Ministers of War, and the Public Trractiry are re spedively chanted with the execution of the. iir:suilt decree, which shall be insertel in the Bulletin of the pws. (Signed) The First Consul, .110 ..... Tc. By the First Consul, (Signed) The Secetary of State, It. la Ida it LT. Ilr tert I 1 . I. I F ,`lr F I, I .1 IcF. ,~ FROM THE DUTCH MAIL. 7 - --' AVASSURO, DIARCII n. According to letters from Vienna frequent move ments are observed among the French troops in Upper Italy, which seem to indicate an inten►ion in them of occupying some of the maritime towns of that country. These movements may also have some conneCtion with the future destiny of Sardinia, the prolonged continuance of the British troops at Malta, and of a British squadron off the coasts of Italy. GENOA, WED. 12. From Rome, the sth inst. we learn, that an En glish Coiii ier from London had passed through that city for Naples ; and from Bologne, of the Bth, that a French Commissary; after sending a Courier betiire him, had passed through the latter city with great expedition for Florence. It is added, that a French half brigade is arrived at cologne from Modcna; and it is reported, that other French troops are in ruction in Italy, their march being di retted for the several ports of the Mediterranean. coNsTm4Tl,:opf.r., JAN. 23. After brining the late negotiations to a con elusi:.n, Lori Elgin, the English Ambassador, de parted from hence en the Ztli January, leaving be hind him a mark of his well-known antipathy for the French, or at least for their newly-arrived Am bass:tdor, General Brune. Although he had ar rived so long since as the tith, Lord Elgin not only avoided paying him a visit, but even ante dated the note by which he informed the Di plomatic Corps that he entrusted the care of the British. interests in the hands of Mr. Stratton, not addressing this note to the Ambassador Brune, but to the Charge-d'Affaires Ruffin. Another ad of Lord Elgin, which has excited attention, and Thich seemed to indicate little respe*t for the Turk ish Government, is, that he, on sailing out of the harbour in the night, caused 17 guns to be fired, notwithstanding the lids-Effendi had shortly before requested him to dispense with the customary de patting salute, as it is never customary at Constan tinople to discharge the cannon, except in cases of the greatest danger : consequently this unexpeded roaring of the guns occasioned a general consterna tion in the metropolis; and the Reis-Effendi has de livered a note to Mr. Stratton, complaining of the injury. 1 he retinue of the French Ambassador consists of 60 persons, among whom :vre several interpreters. Besides these, twelve persons arrived with the French squadron, who have appointments as Commissaries of Trade in the several Provinces : these have al ready been re:ognised by the Porte, and will shortly set off for the places of their destination. General Brune has already had various conferences with the Rei,,Eirendi, and will shortly be introduced in a formal manner to the Grand Seirmior. Although Lord Elgin has officially announced the evacuation of Egypt by the English troops, the Turks, wever, eo not believe that it will take place these three or fon- months ; at least not till the Convention shall be fulfilled between the Porte and the Bey:. CADIZ, JAN. 22. This month has hitherto been extremely stormy here. Besides the frigate limo, of 36 guns, and the Cantabria, on board of which were 600,000 piasters, no less than six ships went down in our harbour, from the 9th to the 12th, partly laden with indigo, cochineal, sugar, &c. Atter they had lost their anchors and cables, they were dashed on the coast by the raging billows. - - DIUSINA, The following is the most recent detail of the cir cumstances relating to the eruption of Mount Etna on the kith of November last. During tour hours in thz wonting, was heard at the foot of the Mount, situated to the east, in the city of Catania, an inces sant and teni;ic sound, resemblinA thunder. After wards, about half the height ti the east site of .the Mount, a new opecing made its appenrance, from which a stream of lava issued, and which flowed with rapidity several It tlian miles tbrward ; ui that the inhabitants of all the neighbouring places lied with precipitation. '1 he succeeding day was observed, from Catania, an uncommonly large column of fire that issued from the uppermost crater of the Mohr.!. The clouds of smoke darkened the sky ; and the inhabitants of that city remained in fearful expeEtation of what was about to happen. The lava flowed sit days, but more slowly towards the end of that period, and occasioned no other damage than is the territory - of Salto, as far as Milo. It is there. fore untrue, that this eruption of Etna had devastated the Lordship of Bronti, which the King of Naples bad presented to Admiral Lord Nelson, under the title of a Duchy. We communicate, without any comic:ls, the following aurticle, which we have copied from a Portsmouth Paper : " A circumstance has lately come to light, that is no less matter of surprise than of concern to us. It appears, by the papers of an Officer in the British set vice, who died a few days since, that he %has maintained a correspondence with Bus APART 1, NV:11L11 11:IC brought down nearly to the time of his death. What the exalt nature of this coml._ dence was, we have not been Able to learn. Ilie discovery was consequent on the death of the per son alluded to. His papers have been put into the liiulds of Gores atueut."—Portonoutbpazak. ~~~.ti ~:y.:~ INTELLICENCE. PORTEMOUTH, MARCH 14. Sailed his Majesty's sloop Morgiana, of 16 guns, Captain Raynsford ; and the Marcia, of 14 guns, Lieutenant Starck commander, to the westward. Went out of harbour his Majesty's ship Venerable, Of 74 guns, Captain Searle; and the P.gmy cutter, of 14 guns, Lieut. White commander ; and remain with the Neptune, of 98 guns ; of 50 guns ; Calcutta, of 64 guns ; La Misery:, of 42 guns ; Hydra, of 38 guns ; illcmene, of 32 guns ; Juno, of 32 guns ; La Determ'nce, of 24 guns ; Kite, of 18 guns ; and Port Mahon, of 18 guns. Came into harbour the Castor frigate, of 12 guns, Captain Peacock, to be paid off.—Wind westerly, and moderate. An express arrived at the Port Admiral's Office' this afternoon, from the Admiralty, which is said to contain instruaions relative to impressed men, &c. The Puissant and Royal William are ordered to be reported, as to which is in the best state of repair as a receiving-ship. The constables,. and gangs from ships, continue very alert in obtaining seamen; many of whom have been sent on board different ships in the har bour this day. The Hydra frigate is ordered to some port in Ireland, to impress seamen. Admiral Lord Gardner is expeaed here to hoist his flag. The Dreadnought, of 98 guns, was this day commissioned by ('apt. Bowen, who was Lord flowe's Master, in the Queen Charlotte, on the glo rious first of June. EITI:ACT Of ANOTHER LETTER. The whole of this day cannon have been mount ing on the ramparts round the garrison. The re cruiting-parties, for' the Royal Marines, each su perintended by a Commissioned Officer of rank, set out in the forenoon on their different routes, and they arc to give double the bounty for recruits they were empowered to do preceding any former war: there is, therefore, little doubt but that this most valuable corps will be quickly increased to any force that may be required. The Peace-Officers of these towns have already re ceived warrants for pressing seamen, Ste. and they are picking up men very fast. Every entrance into this place and the lines of Gosport is planted with troops, to take possession of all seamen either com ing in or going out ;* the former by the military doing duty at Hilsea, and the Wier by parties of the Royal Marines. _ In short, the preparations to repel any hostile at tempt that may be meditating against this country, or for carrying the thunder of Britain to our ene my's coasts, arc going fonvard here with a degree of promptitude and celerity altogether unexampled. This day arrived the Efizabah, Robinson, from Sunderland. Sailed, the lime, Bevil, for • South ampton ; also, yesterday, die ship Advriotrr, C. F. Newton, for London. Went out of harbour, his Majesty's ship l'emerable, of 74 guns, and the Fgrzv cutter. Came into harbour the Casior frigate, lately arrived from Antigua; and the ship Gera, Richardson, lately arrived from Holland. PLYMOUTH, MARC H 13. Last evening, the Nrate‘is ' of 32 guns, Capt. Somerville, bent all her sails with great aslivity ; she goes down the harbour as soon as fully manned, of which there is no doubt, now a bounty is offered for the entry of seamen and landmen, as the gallant Captain Somerville is a native of this town, and a great favourite with all the ships companies he has ever commanded during the late war. Pursuant to orders from the Lords of the Admiralty, to-morrow twelve recruiting-parties of the Plymouth division of Royal Marines march to different parts of England and Scotland, to enlist men to complete the division to its full establishment. Passes tier the different parties are now preparing, signed by the Command ing Officer, direted to the Civil Magistrates, to aid and assist them on their march. Cann in from the westward, the S . /4*e, of St guns, Capt. Keen ; also from sea, the Revolu-'ion ndre, of 41 , guns, Capt. Lock ; she was last from Liverpool. 'the second Royal Garrison Battalion was reviewed and inspeaed on the grand parade of the citadel last Wednesday, by Major-General England, and his Aid-du-Camps : Capt. Blackball commanded. The General was pleased to express his entire approbation of the steadiness and sol dier-like appearance of the regiment while under arms. DOVER, MARCH It Last night, a t eleveu o'clock, arrived from Calais La Pad'aite Union passage-vessel, Mascot, with Mi.ksrs. Le Comte and Ducloss, two French mes sengers, who proceeded immediately to London with dispatches.. Also arrived the . 7orephirre packet, Capt. Lambert, with a mail and passengers, among whom were Georr Blackstone, Esq. Frederick Pon snnby, Esq. Mr. button, Colonel Baker, and Captain Craigie. Sailed this day for Calais the Nosey passage-ves set, with Sir James Crawtind, Bart. Alio sailed the brig Eurydice, Winrioth, of Gefle l from Li•ibon, bound to Antwerp, with cotton, wool,'hides, &c. arm., NtAim!' 14. Arrived La Pipue frigate from the northward, and remains. Wind W. N. W. Lieutenant-Colonel Coffins, of the Royal Ma rines, is appointed Lieutenant Governor of Port Phillip, in \ew South Wales. Among other naval Officers, who have come forward to offer their services, are, Admirals IlEntut.av, STA tttarw , and SMITH, and the Ho nourable Captain PAGLT, second son of Ole Earl of UXBRIDGE. The Entertrize tender came up the river, and was moored last night at her old station opposite the Tower, for the reception of impressed men. THOIINSOIOUGH, who is to have the command in the Downs, set off thither, from the Admiralty, on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by his Captain (Capt. Cof v.) The Admit.tl will hoist his flag on board the Gelyile4l, of SS guns. Orders have been sent to Chatham, where the Gelyibeisl now is, to equip her as speedily as pos sible. The Spanish Marine is organizing anew ; to which end, on the kith ult. a royal decree was pub.. lished, by which the condition of the sailors is much amended, and the punattal payment of their Wages limited . and fixed. This last measure was highly necessary, as a negligence in this respea, during the late war, proved very injurious to the service, and occasioned great desertion. Deserters, however, are now assured of pardon, provided they return within • six month,. lIE RT FORD COUNTr-MEETING. •mnam•••••• Tittnatot, MARCH 11. After Henry Browne, Esq. the High Sheriff, had opened the meeting, and stated that he had called it in consequence of a requisition from several No blemen and Gentlemen — The Hon. Mr. Lambe rose, and said, that as lie had been one of those who thought it their duty to request that the High Sheriff would call a meeting, he begged leave to propose, that the dutiful and loyal address which he had before 11;ni should be presented to His Majesty, from that county.— He said, it must be evid ent to every person who had examined the evidence produced upon the late trials for high treason, and who had heard of the conviction, condenination, and execution *f the of fenders, that a most daring and dangcrons conspi racy had existed against his 3,lajesty's person and go vernment.—He was very sure that no person, con vinced of the existence of that conspiracy, and rejoi cing as an Englishman ought to do at the punish ment of the conspirators, could doubt of the pro priety of that county offering up their earnest and hearty congratulations at the foot of the Throne. 1 le then adverted to the loyalty of the county, and paid some handsome compliments to the volun teers, who stood forward at the moment of danger in defence of their country, and expres!A his con s'klion that the same zeal, ardour, and - alacrity, would be ,hewn whenever circumstances required it. He said, that much difference of opinion had di vided that county ; but, he hoped, that all animosity had now subsided, and that whatever differences there might be on other subjects, that the most perfea unanimity would prevail upon the present question ; and that that loyal county would, with one heart and one voice, express to his Majesty their just indignation at the late designs against him, and their determination to defend him at all times, and their Constitution, and Government, which were so dear to all those who had the happi ness of being British subjeas. He then concluded a very elegant speech, by reading a spirited and loyal Address, and moving that it be presented to his Majesty. • The Hon. S. Cooper said, that he agreed with the mover of the address, in every sentiment he had ut tered, and with every word contained in the ad dress ; that after the able speech they had heard, it was unnecessary for him to occupy the time of the meeting; that feeling the most sincere joy at the di.covery (4 the conspirators, and the safety of his Majesty, he thought they could not chew their happiness, their zeal, and tic it loyalty better, than by unanimously agreeing to the proposed Ad dress. William Baker, Esq, said, he did not rise to offer any opposition to the address, or to interrupt the harmony and unanimity of that meeting, That he perfeCtly agreed with the address as far as it went, but conceived that sonic allusion ought to have been made to the connectioa that evidently existed between the conspirators and the French Government.—That be thought it clearly proved, that it was the plan of Colonel Despard and his accomplices to assassinate his Majesty, as nearly as possible to the time that the 'French were to land on the coast • that die evidence of one of the ac complices sh owed that Despard was in daily expec pectation of money and news from France ; that he thought it was proper to show his Majesty, that these circumstances did nnt escape onr notice ; but still he should not propose any ammdment, and .thearfully joined in the Address as far as it went, but could not help lamenting that it did not go far ther. After a few words from Mr. Byde, the question was put, and carried unanimously. Early yesterday morning a fire broke nut at the rag warehouse of Mr. Fest< cu., in Crown -street, St. Giles's, which was entirely consumed. The adjoin ing house, belonging to a hair-dresser, and another, were considerably daniawd ; but owing to the spi rited exertions of the firemen, assisted by the work men from the late Mr. STEVENSON'S brewhouse, who worked one of the new-invented engines with great effea, the fire was prevented from extending further. A letter from Madrid, of the 4th of February, announces the receipt of letters via London, from the Spanish Admiral in •tlie Asiatic Seas, dated the 6th of April last, informing the PRINtE of PEACE that he had received advice of the signing of the Preliminaries of Peace, and that as soon as he re ceived them he dispatched a frigate to China with the news to the British Naval Commander there,• who, he understood, was ignorant of the intelligence, and who was on the point of occupying the Portu guee Establishment at Macao. The frigate, it is added, arrived at Macau before the English expedi tion, which had sailed from Bengal, and which consisted of a 71--gun ship, with several transports, having 1500 men on board. A letter from Middleburg, dated February 18, has the following particulars The late wreck of a'vessel off here, called De Vriendschap, gave birth to a deed of courage and philinthropy worthy of record. The wind and waves drove her, on the 16th, nearer the shore. Preparations had, indeed, been made to save the crew and cargo, but no one seemed inclined to venture on the work, till one Grant r JANE BAKKER, master of a vessel which had been damaged, and Jon METS, a freeman of Flushing, repaired to the strand, opposite the wrecked ship; and, as the only means of getting on board, these two men stripped themselves quite naked, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, and swam between the pieces of ice, which ob strucled their progress, till with great pains they got on board; where they beheld a most heart piercing scene. The enormous billows of the pre ceding night had tilled the vessel with water, and constrained the people to seek their safety on the open deck, where they were momentarily in danger of being washed overboard by the waves and pieces of ice which rolled over her sides. '1 he Captain, a little boy his son, and a sailor, overcome by cold and fatigue, were found lifeless, sitting pressed to gether near the mizen-mast, the unhappy father, as it were, still pressing to his breast the clay-cold body of his child, where he had probably cherished him as long as his strength would permit. Three others, the mate, apilot, and a sailor-boy, lay in a pitiable state' on the top of the cabin, where they would also shortly have breathed their last, but for the courage and humanity of their deliverers, who, fastening two of them on their backs, swam with them to the shore, and then returned for the third, all of whom were, by proper applications, restored . to the use of theirfaculties. • ~~ .~ CO77'ON . The public meeting held at Manchester, upon subjea of the tax upon Cotton Wool, has nanied delegates to go to London. The trade at Preston bave also sent delegates, and delegates are imme diately to proceed for London from Lancashire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire, in terested in the cotton trade. We have been favoured with the following fiels eonneaed with the duty upon cotton wool and illus trative of some of its eifeets:— The duty on cotton from Spain amounts to gliont 15 per cent. and the quantity imported since the peace (the duty operated then under the name of convoy duty,) has been 350 bags. The importation of cotton from the Levant was, In the'year 1800 10,849 bags. in 1801 2,173 ditto, In 1802, or since the peace only 4,169 ditto, while the average annual importations into France, from the port of Salonichi alone, are not less than 12,000 bags, besides what she draws from the rest of Greece, Cyprus, and Smyrna. Thus we may see, that though the tax has been imposed only a few years, yet it has marked its operations by almost totally excluding from the British market the low cottons of the Mediterranean, Portugal, and Spain, so important in our manufaCture of coarse and low priced goods. From the colonies ceded by the peace, we drew, in di:: year 1601, 32,029 bags, In 1302, 31,76.3 dn. which amounted to one-ninth part of c.er whole importation. From Portugal we imported, In the year 13”1, 27,900 bags, In 1602, - 72,060 do. and large as this latter impartation may appear, an equal quantity was exported trom Lisbon to thc other powers of Europe. France alone purchased a quantity equal to what Britain had imported from Portugal the year preceding. Cotton is not allowed to be exported from Franc:. a::d pays an impost of, one-half per cent. at im portation. BIR rHs. At Groton-house, on Thursday last, the Lady of loLrt Pytches, Esq. M. P. of a daughter. 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