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~~ *w* 7' - 7" which we have made by the force of arms. . • • • it is not more exact in advancing that France is now in a different state of possession from that which existed at the period of the negotiations at Amiens ; at least they must include in the comparative plat= the conquests she has renounced. " Let us now examine the complaints of France, and let as disdain to occupy ourselves with those in juries.whith miserable writers arc allowed to com mit, which Great Britain has tolerated without re gard to the respect due to friendly nations. " Ask Mr. I)undas on what titles the power of England in India is founded—he will answer, it is true, we !,ave received some concessions from the Sovereigns who have governed that country for nine ages. As the reward for that benefit we have carried war into their states ; we have dispossessed them by supposing a correspondence which did not exist. But at length we will say to Europe that we now keep by the force of arms that country "Without doubt the English will soon enjoy a spec tacle capable of flattering their pride. They will see the son of a Nabob, complaining to them of an un just dispossession, and claiming a less rigorous cap tivity—this will recall to them the glorious time of the Roman Republic, when vanquished Princes pro claimed before the Senate, by the organ of the girth Conruha, in the unhappy estates invaded by the Ro man Proconsuls. "And who will be the Judges of this important cause ? The Government of India. Who will be the accusers ? The Government of India. Who will reap the fruit of the punishment intlifted on the guilty ? The Government of India. But however odious these usurpatioßs arc, they are not less profit able. They do not less change in any sensible man ner the state of the possessions of England, and this should have intcrdktcd the Cabinet of Loudon . from such allegations against France. " To the peace, so full of danger, let us oppose the supposition of a state of war. The articles which ' commerce brings us from India and America will arrive with difficulty, and their prices will rise ; but if those articles which are called articles of luxury shall • become more scarce, those of the first necessity, particularly bread, will double its price in England. Our commerce may be intercepted, but that of our enemies will have fewer channels. We may pre. serve or resame positions which may facilitate at tack or defence. The powers of the Continent who have signed or guaranteed the Treaty of Amiens will doubtless not approve of the infrattion. They cannot blame the retensions of France, since they demand nothing ; they cannot see without inquie tude the system of dominion of an usurping power. The Continent will at last, we dare believe, avoid kindling a ge ral war, to favour the ambition of England. What will be the attitude of the two belligerent powers? The one will send her vessels to hove over our coasts, without daring to land. In this respect, your security is perfed. They do not conceive the poY.ibility of an enter. prize. If at this moment when lam speaking, you should be informed that the English had effefted a landing on our shores, which of you would not wish that they should penetrate into the Continent to be more certain of their destration ? •• Compare the impression which would be made at the news of the arrival of a French army in England, the passage to which is doubtless more difficult ; but the effect Of which would be more trouble. We have the power of conquering the States which the Ding of England possesses on the Continent, and if we set foot on his island, the En. glish power is overthrown. She can only slightly wound us, we may pierce her to the heart. " An army of 40,000 men, smell disciplined, is eatly to rush on the territory of a rival nation, and that Government which has such a small number of land forces, will be obliged to send a great part of its population to the coasts to oppose our landing. The pressing already excites murmurs. The Mi. litia will complete the discontent. The stay of a large army on their coasts, will be necessarily very ex pensive to our enemies, whilst it will not occasion any increase of expenditure on our part. Finally it is possible, France may finish this war in a day, and it is impossible to say for how many years France may be obliged to demand peace." He concluded by reading the following projet:— " The Tribunate, by virtue of the right given to it by the 29th Article of the atl i Title of the Con stitution, after having considered the Negotiation which has taken place between the Republic and England : Convinced that the Government has done all the honour of the French nation could admit of to secure peace : .4 That, however, the British Cabinet has during this negotiation permitted 'unusual forms, false alle gations, unjust demands, and even hostile ads : That the peace to be allowed to France must be purchased by the infra lion of a Aoleran treaty—by WI injury towards its allies : " Decries that the following wish should be con veyed to the Government by the Tribnnate iA a body. "TlseTribtanate declares its wish that there should be instantly taken the most energetic measures, in order to force resped to the faith of treaties, and the dignity of the French nation." The Triburfate ordered the report to be printed. Riouffe also made a long speech, and concluded with the fallowing motion : . • • " In testimony of this unalterable union of the first Authorities (4 . the Republic, I move that the Tribunate shall go in a body to the First Consul to thank him for his moderation and magnanimity, and declare to him the readiness of the Tribunate to support him with all their energy and power against a,nation without faith that violates treaties."—(Re iterated and prolonged applasues of setPral instants.) The proposition of Iliouffe was adopted unani mously, as was also the projet of Darau ; and the President was ordered to wait upon dr: First Con sul to know when he would be pleased to receive the Tribunate.—The Sitting rose. . r BANKS OF THE MEIN. 29TH FLOILEAL, (19TH MAY.) Every thing has suddenly assumed a warlike as pea on the Lower Rhine. They speak of a consi derable body of an army, that is to assemble there and hold itself in readiness to pass the Rhine at the first signal, in order to shot the English from the mouths of the Elbe and the Weser, to take posses sion of the Eleaorate of Hanover, and to keep it as a pledge till peace. This body of the army, which is to be united in the department of Roer, by pro longing its right beyond Bonn towards Coblentz, will form the wing of an army which from the north sea sk ill extend to the said pOint, and will be commanded in Chief by General Mostier. Its left wing will assemble in that part of the Batavian Republic, which formerly composed the provinces of West Friezland, Grtenifigue, and Overyssel. The centre will concentrate itself in the environs of Arn heim and Nimeguen, and this last city will be the head quarters of the General in Chief, while the com mandants of the right and left wing will establish theirs in the Cities of Cologne and Greflingue. Al ready several bodies of troops are in motion towards several points, and particularly in our coup: to form that army of which the left wing will cccupy the Dutchies of Bremen, Verdon, and Lunebourg, as well as the mouth of the Weser and the Elbe ; the centre, the Hannoverian possessions in Westpha lia, particularly the principality of Osnaburgh, and the right wing, the Country of Hanover, properly so called. It is added, that all these occur flus will take place with the consent of several courts of the first rank. The Duke of Brunswick has abolished the duties imposed on the Jews travelling through his dom . . nions. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, MAY 29. This being the anniversary of the Restoration, was obServed as usual. Went down the harbour into the Sound, to wait for orders, the Jamaica, of '2,ti guns, Capt. Ross. This afternoon, the first sig nal for a convoy this war was hoisted on board the Rambler, of lti guns, Capt. T. Lines; she sails for Cork the first fair wind,. with such viltuallers and other vessels ar., may be ready. A number of vic tuallers, full of provisions and - stores, are hourly es cried, with a convoy front the River for the Viaualling-Office at this port. Sailed the Rangcr, of 14 guns, Capt. Frazer; and Eagle, of 14 guns, Capt. Adams, on a cruize, and to get seamen.— The crews of the Dragon, of 74 guns, Capt. Av t stza ; and the fle3or, of 71 guns, Capt. SKI esxv, have afforded a number of excellent seamen to the different ships fitting for sea here. An Admiralty order came down to Rear-Admiral nacres, to be read to each ship's company by their Captain, that in the present circumstances of the country, their services would be immediately wanted, and the fortnight's leave of absence must be dispensed with ; those seamen who turned out volunteers for any ship they cliose, would be entitled to the full boun ty ; but those who refused, would be immediately drafted on board such ships as wanted men. After some little hesitation, the whole of both ships turn ed out volunteers for different ships they named, ex cept about 50 that held out, who were immediately sent in ships' launches on hoard the Tonant, 84 guns, Capt: Sir E. Pellew, lying in Cawsand Bay. lhe Ville de Petri:, of lio guns, Capt. M. - Seymour ; and Prince, 94; guns, Capt. (;rindall, fitting for sea in 1-lamoaze, get on fast, and will soon go down into Cawsand llav, when they get their complement of men. The fiefior, 74 guns, Capt. Skipsey ; and Dragon, of 71 guns, Capt. Aylmer, will now be soon paid off; t)ie latter, it is supposed, will be re commissioned by her old captain. From the sol dierly appearance of the East and North l)evon Regiments just arrived in barracks here, a by-stander would imagine these fine fellows had never been dis embodied since the late war. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Mars, Hammond, from Novrpon, for Antwerp ; and thetiophia, ---, of Dunkirk, with brandy, wine, and oil, are taken and sent into Dover. ARIIIVID. Off Doter—the Britannia, Pest, from St. Kitts; Sally, Pelatix, ttorn Chailt-sturi ; Raphael, Nigau, front Cuba; Jane, tiyartmais, .fruin Pensacola ; Prince George, Daily ; and Indefatigable, Weir, from Jamaica. At BristoltKe COnetird, "Wilson, from Barbarities; and New York, WOrti, from New York. At Lancaster--the Mars, Greenwood, from liambro'. Wialsart, from Menial!. Af 11th, from Jamaica. ' At Tl tlblin =t)t Commerce Walker, from London. Al Leitbara.....Ase It abaft, +horn, from Loudum At Pensaeola--4licAupply, Johnson, ditto. At B Mal: -the trope, Phelps, from Bristol. At Jamaieasotths Merrick, from Bristol. , PROCLAMATION. • WI HIS MAJESTY, AS ELECTOR OF HANOVU.. .; . • GEORGE 111. le. Whatever the event of the differences now existing between our Crown and the French Government may be, we shall in ' our capacity as Elector and Member of the German Empire, observe the strictest neutrality, and might therefore justly and confidently expeO, that whatever termination the presient negotiation may have, our German states and faithful subjeCts. Will not be affeittisi by ally consequences which ma; ensue. Coneidering, however, the obviode movements of the troops in Holland, the possibility must occur to us, that in case the ntentinried differeneetehoutd, against our restive, not be ami cably settled, our German segtes and subjects may he exposed to a danger, which, if realised, would have the most unfortu nate consequences for the whole country jee general, and every judividual in particular. We, ezr this reason,.hold it to be our most sacred duty to adopt inch means, as will, under the tile+ sing of God, prove most efficacitnet to rote& CHIT faithful German subiecis, whom Divine. Providence has conimittekto our care. We apply, therefore, to all the local subjects `of our German states, with that eonfidence to which the love and affeCtion we bear our people, seed their unititerupted loyalty and attachment intitle us, to make, in case of such dan ger, all those efforts and saceficcs to which the duties they owe u us, filen loving Sovereign, their attachment to their natives country, their family connections, mid every thing dear to them, already bind them. Awl we do it with the more confi dence, as our sisterly beloved son, ,the Duke of Canibridge;ac filmed by the tender afferlion he bears our faithful Gernian states and subjects, is willing to share every danger that may befall them, and personally to assist in every thine, that may promote their safety and security. To be preparid for every event that may happen, it is for the present absolutely neves serf to knew immediately, the exalt ember of our Gentian subjects, who, if necessity calls, can take up arms for the de fence of their country. It is to etre& this, that we command all the Magistrates of our German startle, to lose no time in giving in complete lists of such of our German subjects as are sit for niihrary service, excepting those only who serve us, and their county iu oth••r cal acitice • and to make demi solemnly promise to come lure, whet, called upon, and give all the as sistance in Veer power for the defence of their corintty, when ever, seed for as long as 'ear be thought necessary. The known !malty mid patriotism of our beloVed subject., leave us no room to suppose, that any one of them will be at, lest, as to transgress so solemn an obligation, or to withdraw himself by a cowardly and treacherous flight from giving his assistance so the defeace of his country.—Shouid, however, agai ist our better expectations, such be found, who, in time or (hive, would desert their country and refuse their aid, such wn tches shall, the case b •iiig lawfully Noyes!, without hepe of pollen, be deprived of all they may possess in our Guinan &mei:Mei, and he cut off from all i:.heritanee therein. But we base a better cipher:la of all our German subjects, and are firmly„persnaded, that when necessity calls, they will imani mutely and zealously assist, to the utmost in their power see the defence and for the salvation of their Native Country. Ilautwer, 3lay 16, 180'3. POLICE. . BOW-ST It tr.T. In consequence of anonymous letters being sent to Mr. BOND and Sir WILLIAM Paacoyis, in forming them that Mr. Stackpole, of Southampton, who lately commanded the Ipbigetlia in the Medi terranean, and the Rev Mr. thribeare, were to fight a duel early yesterday morning, the Magistrates issued warrants against them, and they were taken into custody. Yesterday they were, in consequence, brought before them at the above office, when, after undergoing an examination, they were obliged to find sureties to keep the peace. William Lowe, alias Bder, alias Helene, and a number of other aria es, was brought before the above Magistrates, charged with having committed divers aCts of swindling, &c. The prisoner was brought to the office in the cus tody of Mr. Bond, a wine -merchant, of Mary-le bone, who met him by accident yesterday morning in St. Margin's-lanc; who stated, that he had sent the prisoner some wine some time since, and about a fortnight ago he received a note, dated from the Hotel in Soho-square, desiring him to call there on some business ; and on his being shewn into a room where the prisoner was, he expeeted to find another person, whom he supposed had sent him the note which was signed Baker, and he had known him by the name of Helme, and of which Mr. Bond informed him ; but the prisoner made such an ex cuse to him for going by two names, as satisfied him for the time, and the business the prisoner sent for him was, to pay his bill at the hotel, which Mr. Bond declined ; but at length he prevailed upon him to be answerable for the payment, and the prisoner took . Mr. Bond in a coach to Ibbetson's hotel, under a pretence of meeting with a friend there to get some money, but on their ar rival there, he said his friend was gone out, but would give Mr. Bond a draft for the money on his Bankers, and accordingly wrote a draft on Down, Thornton, and Free. for 31. 10s. ; and he likewise wrote another draft for 201. payable to Mr. lbber son ; but while the porter of the house was gone for the cash, he made 'his escape out of the hotel, and Mr. Bond was obliged to pay the coachman for the whole of the time he had been engaged by the pri soner. On the re:urn of the porter, he reported that the Bankers did not know any such person. A number of other charges were made against him by tradesmen, from whom he has obtained property under false pretences. It appeared :hat the prisoner has beert in the ha bit of going to coffee-houses, and ordering dinners, and not only contriving to set off without paying for them, but articles of value have been missed af ter he has been gone, and there was strong suspicion he stole them. It likewise appeared that he has been in the habit of sleeping at inns in London and in the country, and leaving them early in the morn ing ; after which there has not only been property • missed from the room where he slept, but other per sons whose bed-rooms he could get at. When he was closely pressed for the money by persons from whom he had obtained property. under false pre tences, his last resource was to give a cheque on va rious Bankers, and signed by different names. When the transaction was with a person, he had assumed the character of being a Captain in the army, he drew a bill upon an Army Agent, but in his ran dom way of drawing upon different houses, he h as drawn a note upon Coe' and Greenwood, by a name which happened to be that of an officer who they are agents for, but they refused payment, pronounc ing it not to be his hand-writing, which if satisfaCto rily proved, is a capital offence. He was committed for further examination on Tuesday next. The prisoner was tried on similar charges about twelve months since. He declined answering whe ther he had received a pardon or not. He was dressed in the first style of fashion. Hadfild was, onWednesday last, lodged in Carlisle gaol by Rivett, one of the Bow-street Officers, un der whose care *he was taken from London. He stands committed to take his trial at the next As sizes for the county of Cumberland, on two capital 'charges of forgery, and for forging the frank ; all ilatDCes were done in that-county. ~_ FROM THE- L9NDON •GilZE'ff.R v illa" I. .Croays-Ofice, May 31, .1803. REMIT% RETURNED TO SERVS IN THIS PRESENT TALLIAMENr. • Dome& e Annie. Themes Fysktn the Von: ge F.4q ittsitetoom of ThotraFFy dell, Esq. whose Election fur the said Bo rough has been ad judged to be void. BkNKRUPTS. Chafes Williams, late of 1.9W41 Touting, Surry, mealman, to surrender June 7, 1.8, and July 12, at ten, at Guildhall. At unney, Mr. Thomas Tebbutt, Devonshire-street, Queen. square Mary Harding, widow, and John lifirding, of Swanbourne, Rucks, derhas, to surrender June 4, 24, and July 12, at ten; at Gaildhal!, London. Am-rides Messrs. Clarke and Ri chards, Chancery-lane, or Messrs.. F. and W.Bull, Ayles• bury. Thonia , i Jeffs, of Stoke Newington, Middlesex, carpenter, to surrender June , 11, JuiY 12, at One, at Guildhall. Attor ney, Mr. Sam. Syddall, Addle -street, Alderrnatibury. John Anderson, of Miller's Wharf, East Smithfield, merchant, to surrender June 4, 14, and July 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Carruthers, ion. No. 14, Clement's-I:in. Harnabas Campbell, late of Princes-square, Rateliffe.llighway, Insurance-broker, to surrender June 7, 14, and July 12, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Haynes, No. 147, Fen church-street. Samuel Hopkins, now of late of Leeds, York, merchant, to surrender, June 27, 29, and Judy at ten, at the Bull and Nlouth Inn, • Leeds. Attornies, Mr. Evans Furnival'o Loudon or, M-. Carr, jun. Gammas!, near ' Leeds. John Tewielrow, now or late of Wennititton, in the county of Bedford, hawker and pedlar, to surrender June 7, 11, and July 12, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Field, Friday -street, London. nivinrNas. June 21. Thomas pagg, of South Shields, ship-owner, at eleven, at the Shakespeare Tavern, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. June 25. John Taylor, of Worcester, draper, at ten, at Guild ' hall, London. June 25. Edward Bridle, l.ttdof Duke-street, Artillery Ground, dyer, at ten, at Guildhall. June 25. James Ciaik, of Union-court, Broad-street, krisu ranee broker, at one, at Guildhall. June 21. William Gigney, of Hackney, baker, at eleven, at June 22. Godfrey Calton, of Sheffield, linen-draper, at two, at the Tentiiie Inn, Sheffield. June 28. Jinves Longman and Francis Fane Broderip, of Cheipside, musical instrument-m.l.lcent, at twelve, al G u ild, hail. July 2. Robert Martin, and Mark Last, of Watling-street, warehousemen, at -ten, at Guildhall. June 21. John Lane, Thomas Fraser, and Thomas Boyles ston, of Nicholas-lane, zuerehanet, at eleven, at Guildhaft. j aw 27. John Graham, of Barwink-upon-Tencefl, baker, at the lien and Chickens-Inn, Berwick. June 4. Thomas Fawcett, of Chisw..4l-street;relifier, at ten, at Guildhall. June 21. Grant Hewlett, of Shipton Lee, Puckingham, dairyman., at ten, at Guildhall. June 25. William Watson, of Fenchurch-street, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. June 18. Thomas Wapsliott, of Tufton-street, Westminster, at twelve, at Guildhall. July 9. James Kilpatrick, of Pope's-Head Alley, merchant, at twelve, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATE, JUNE 21. Thomas Moore Slade, lateof Old Bond-street, picture dealer. • BIRTHS. On Sunday morning, at her house in Newman• street, the Lady of Wm. Rough, Esq. was deliveted of a still-born daughter. The Lady of John R. Whitefoord, Esq. in St. Alban's :erect, Pall Mall, of a daughter. MARRIED. At St. James's, Clerkenwell, D. Campbell, Esq. to Miss Mylnc. DIED. On Saturday last, at Fir Grove, near Farnham, after a few days iltness of an inflammatory sore throat, Lady Ry croft, wife to Sir Nelson Rycieft, Bart. A few days ago, Mr. Babbington, one of the Members for Leicester. On Friday last, at his lodgings at Hampstead, sincere). regretted by his numerous friends and acquaintances, Thus. M'Guire, Esq. of Wimpole-street. Early on Sunday morning last, at his house in Southamp ton-place, Captain Samuel Ruthcrfoord, surviving his Lady only twelve days. Yesterday being a Holiday, th.re wal no 13.is.ne.s done . at the Stuck Exchange. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRA/GR. THIS DAY. Ntorninz, 40m. afterl 0 I Afternoon, 1/3m. after 11 • laic by iluttion. Ry LEIGH, SOTFIERY, and SON, At their !louse in York-street, Covent. Garden, THIS DAY; the Ist of June, nd following Day, at Twelve o'clock, i t Very SELECT and SUPERB COLLEC TION of BOOKS, and HOOKS of PRINTS, recently crux igned front a Library in France, to a Merchant in thc City. Among others, are the following Valuable Articles : Le Voyage Pittaresque de Naples, de Sicile, et de la France, tsm. ; Doltion Tableau de I'Empire Othoman, 2 tom. ; Museum Capitolinum ; Buffon Hist Nat. des Oiseaux, avec. Planches ealumine, 10 tom.; hierian Hist. dea colors, 4 tom ; Botanique de Rectutult, eolore, 4 tom. ; sectes D'Otivier, 2 tom.; hes CEtivres de Racine, Corneille, Destouthes, Voltaire, (Beaumarchais Edit.") 704,um. cii Mano (pin ; Tasso, Feutlon, &c, &c. Among the Prints . , are the Splendid Works of Coyne', David, Cochin, Com. Caylus, Moreau le Jenne, Marq. dr Pompa dour, Barbeult, Piranesi, and many others o: equal eidetnity. They are principally in elegant French binding, in good coodirion, and Many of them in Morocco.—The Prints are the First and Finest lin prewiiins. To be viewed, and Catalogues had, at the Place of Sale. PAIN l's, BooxS, and BOOKS of PRINTS, PoKT-k I.IOS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FISHING NETS, &r. Rx Mr. RICHARDSON, At his Muse, No. St, the Corner of Villier's-street, Strap,;, • THIS and following Day, at T•yelve o'clock, A VALUABLE COLLECTION of BOOKS, Li and KOOKS of PRINTS, consigned from Absoul,man v:.ry fine, from the Proofs of 'Mot, &c. Among' others, equally valuable, are De non's Voyage en Egypte, 2 tom. ; Voyage Pittoresgue de la Syria, Egypte,•&c.; Tableaux de la Revola. Sion Fraitiaise, 3 tom.-, OZuvres de J. J. Rousseau, 18 tom. ; Lavrer's Physiognomic, 5 tool. &c. A capital Bass Viol, by Albany, 1692. Prints from Sir Joshua Reynolds, &c. A large CAlection of Portraits Topography, Drawings, &c. elegantly mounted, and many very rare, to illustrate Mr. Pennant" Loudon, purchased at a great expeace, by a well-known Col lector now Abroad. To be viewed, and Catalogues had of Mr. Rich:v.:kin, No. 31, Strand and of Mr. Clark, Bookseller, Bond-street, ?lc LEIGH, SOTHEBY, and SON, At their ki , suse in York-street, Covent-Garden, On MONDAY, June 6, and Seven fulhwing Days, (Sunday excepted) at Twelveo'Cioek, THE ENTIRE awl VALUABLE LIBRARY of the late PETER WOULFE, Esq. F.R.S. of Ber nard's Inn, Profess.ir of Chemistry, Author of several Philo sophical Paper-, &e. 34,:. Consisting of a very good Collec tion of Voyages, Travels, Hi,tury , Chemistry, Arts and Sciences, Belies Lettrei. Sm. &c. To be viewed, and Catalogues had at the Place of Sale. Londnn . Printed by J. Gti.eet No Is. Crown -court, Fleet. Street ; and p u bli a ltad-by VVest, of Water-street, Black friars, at the Office; Ird. 15, Salisbury-square ; where Adsvatlesiterns atirsitsaitedi.and-all Qilliantlicatiotle.te the Editor mug be addressed