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~~ _..~ EXTRACT OP A PRIVATE LETDER. Palos, yeses 25. Yesterday, 'after the mass, the First Consul left St. Cloud for Brabant, and no sooner was he gone, than all the legions of the police agents and spies b.ve, were put into unusual aßivity ; and last night' after dark, all pewits passing in the streets were asked their cards of citizens, or passports ; and those who had neither, were arrested, and were this morn ing carried before the Prefea of the Police, to give an account of themselves. Every body entering or leaving Paris, must show his pass at the barriers ; and if he has none, he is stopped, and sent to the nearest Commissary of Police to be examined. Most of the English, who had permission to re side at Paris, received on the 23d, orders to join thcir countrymen at Fontainbleau, in 21 hours. The guards arc doubled every where, and a com pany of the Consular Guards placed to protest the telegraph. General Junot, the commander at Paris, has been ordered by the Consul to head the patrol himself, every night, during the Consul's absence. Domicikiary vis;ts were made last night in the Palais Royal, and in all the Hotels of the neigh bouring streets, and several suspected persons were taken up and sent to prison. Those measures of terror has;e been advised by the Grand Judge, and the Senators Lucien Berm- Parte, Fouche, Rcederer, and Le Fevre, on a pre tended discovery of the united efforts of the Roy alist and Jacobin Factions, to spread discontent, sad to propose a new revolution. The Senator Sieyes was told on the 20th inst. by the first Physician to the First Consul, that a visit to Spa, fir sia weeks, would be very useful to his health, and he lefs Par.'s hut Wed:satiny, to driai the Spa waters. All General Officers, but those in active service, have left Paris. The good Parisians highly regret the absence, and as highly desire the return, of the First Consul, and the cessation of the terrorism of his Regency. The genealogy of Brutus, Aly, Napoleone Bona parte. From a pamphlet much circulated in France in 1800, called 44 The Genealogy of the Cor sican Successor to the French Bourbons, written in La Vendee, and printed in the temple, by a Chouan," the following is an extras t 4. After the disgrace of Theodore King of Corsica, the Republic of Genoa published an official paper to make him and his adherents more ridiculous and despised, entitled, , sa List of all persons enobled by the adventurer, calling himself King Theodore . of Corsica ;" this list was printed by the widow Rossi at Genoa in 1744, and contains, page 6 and 7, some curious remarks upon the Usurper's family, more to be depended on than those which fear, interest, mean ness, and adulation have fabricated, since he seated himself upon the throne of the Bourbons. 4 4 When in May 3, 1736, Porto Vecchio was at tacked ; a butcher from A jaccio, called Joseph() Buena, brought a seasonable assistance with a band of vagabonds and robbers, who, during the civil troubles, had chosen him .for their leader ; in return King Theodore, on the 4th of May of the same year, created him a nobleman, and permitted him, as a memorandum of his services, to add to his name Bona the final termination parte ; his wife's name was Histria, daughter of a journeyman tanner at Bastia. The father of Josephs Bona Carlo Bono kept a wine house for sailors ; but being accused and convi.led of murder and robbery, he died a galley slave at Genoa, 1724 ; his wife, as an accomplice, and who, on account of her extremely vicious cha racter, was called La Bide', died in 1730, in the house of correkclion at Geneva ; those were the grand and great grand parents of his Consular Ma jesty. 0 , Who his father was is well known, and that he served and betrayed by turns his country during the civil wars. After France bad conquered Corsica, he was the spy to the French governors, and his wife their mistress. From this pure and virtuous source descends Brutus, Aly, Napoleone Bonaparte, the successor of the Bourbons, born in a country whose inhabitants were in the time of the Romans held in such detestation, on account of their infamous and eacherons disposition, that they would not have them even for their slAve3. " At Toulon, in 1793, the Upstart signed his re ports Brutus Bonaparte,* and he now signs only Bo naparte, no doubt with a wish to have the world for get, that the Brutus of Robespierre, and the Aly of the Direttory, in the selfsame Napoleons Bonaparte who is at present the tyrant of France and the plague of Europe. * In a Report to Rubes i sierr , the younger, Marrai and Fre ron,D,tputies of the National Convention; this repwt era, d ate d Tutrion, December 23, 179 3, tI:•t se.:oud year ui the. French Republic, unwind indniiible. Those very salutary regulations for the health of the seamen and marines of the fleet, are again about to take place, which, in the late war, in the long cruise of 18 weeks off Brest, couduced so much to keep off that dreadful pest to our brave tar, the sea scurvy, viz, a regular and plentiful iupply of vege tables of all descriptions that will keep, including turnips. cabbages, onions, carrots, leek% &c. dec. by which means each ship's company can Isaxe three fresh :orals per week. I. - 71 - - FOREIGN ••••.••••1.0. rßosi‘tl4t FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JUkE The Clerks in the War Office have addressed It the Minister of that department the following • letter : " Citizen Minister, it is not enough for us to emulate each other in consecrating our nights to forward the preparations which circumstances have rendered necessary. We are also anxious to be as sociated in that generous impulse which in every part of France multiplies personal sacrifices, to avenge the national honour and the faith of treaties. We dedicate the produce of a subscription which we have made, to the building of a gan.boat, to be called the Helium'. We will ourselves superintend her building at the Hospital of Invalids; we will ecri;o her, and we shall ever be zealous to prove, that there is no kind of ,ervice to which we are not ambitious of devoting ourselves against an enemy, whose te merity dares to insult a people who have to avenge them 500,000 heroes, the subi'me accord of thirty • millions of men, rid Bonaparte." The First Couval has appointed Citizen Bignon, Minister Plenipotentiary :o the Eleaor of Cassel, Citizen Lezay Murnezia, Minister Plenipotentiary . to the Eleaor of Saltzburty, and Citizen Portalis, First Secretary of the French Legation at Berlin. There are now six gun-boats building at Paris. They are to carry 36 and 21-pounders. Several more will be begun, as soon as the carpenters ex peaed from Ferte-sous-doccame, St. Dizier, and other piaces, shall have arrived. 'lle Performers belonging to the Theatre des Arts have deposited, at the Prefeanre of Police, 3,000 francs, to be applied to the building of gun-boats. The Municipal Council of Tirlemont have resolved to present Government with a flat-bottomed boat of the 3d class. Letters from Brussels state, that a large armed American vessel, which had sailed from that port, had fallen in with an Algerinc frigate, and that .after a very warm engngement, she was compelled to surrender to the superior force of the enemy. . The following is a copy of the note transmitted by the French Charge d'Affaires to the Landam man of Switzerland, relative to the ruptu . - with England " Bata - , Jrat 3. " The undersigned, Charge d'Affaires of the French Republic, has received ordet • ..-om his Go vernment to communicate to that cf Helvetia, the new provocations of England, its hostile proceed ings, and the motives of defence and honour which have direfted the conduft of the French Govern ment. The Tr -ay of Amiens was scarcely signed, when the English Government already meditated its infraftiora The condu.l it has held since that epoch clearly announces such intention. It has suffeted the French Government to be daily insulted by its periodical writers, and in pamphlets, the authors of which being, for the most part, foreigners, were consequently under the controul of Government. It has continued to give an asylum and proteCtion to dangerous individuals particularized by the French Government. Of these, some formed hos tile assemblages at Jersey, while others were thrown upon our coasts by the English themselves, wi out their Government doing any thing, except eluding the complaints made to it upon that oc casion. The more France manifested good faith and dispatch in executing the Treaty of Amiens, the more did England aired evasion and slowness. Ten months had elapsed, without the smallest dis position appearing on the part of the English Go vernment to cause the Island of Malta to be eva cuated, though, in the terms of the treaty, the evacuation was to have taken place at the -end of three months. This clause was too important for the French Government to negleft insisting upon its execution. At this period it was that the message took place, in which the •King an nounced to the Parliament, that formidable ar maments were going on in the ports of France and Holland, and that there subsisted between the two Governments important discussions, of which the result was uncertain. All Europe was acquaint ed with the object of those armaments ; and as to the alledged discussions, they were evidently suppositious, since the French Government had no knowledge of them. It was undoubtedly ne cessary that ,it should demand explanations with regard to these false assertions, and it did so, with that coolness and dignity which are consistent with reason. The English Ministry, on the contrary, has shewn as much arrogance in its style, as in justice in its pretensions. Such is the uniform dif ference which may be easily remarked in the notes respectively transmitted during the course of this discussion; in which it is difficult to decide which is most astonishing, the indecent urgency of the English Government, or the patient moderation of the First Consul. The issue of such a negotia tion was easily foreseen. On the 16th of May, the English Government published a declaration of war. His Britannic Majesty prohibited his subjefts from entering the French and Batavian ports, or, any which may be occupied by the French armies. He has ordered a general embargo on all French and Dutch vessels which are or may arrive in his ports ; and on the crews and cargoes of the said vessels. He has authorised the fitting out of cruizers against every vessel belonging to Frenchmen .or inhabitant.; of France; and previous even to any declaration of war, two English frigates captured two French merchantmen at a short distance from. Brest. The French Government, disappointed in its efforts for the preservation of a general Peace, must therefore adopt those measures which its dignity, and the interests of the Republic, prescribe. The official papers of all its negotiations with Eng land are published, from the first overtures which led to the Preliminary Treaty, to the moment when England refused to conform to her own engage ments ; and compelled once more to refer the deci sion of the most important interests to the fortune of arms, the French Government has replied, by a frank exposition of its conduft, to the pretexts which England advances in justification of her ag gression. " The Helvetic Government must doubtless per. ceive in this communication a new proof of the de sire of the french Government to maintain the re lations of amity which have for so long a period united France and Switzerland ; and the under signed is happy to seize this opportunity of renew• ing to the Landamrnan of Switzerland the assuz4, ante of his most respeftful consideration. dh M. G. Gdoisotorat!" _ - Tg!'•" lIIE ppo7p7p.rmerman • . .. . ~ ~. POLUIViII.#I4 CORPS, We are extremely glad to find that proper en couragement is given to the spint of the Country to manif‘:st itself by Volunteer Corps of cavalry and Infantry, it lin efficient manner, by the Circular Papers of Regulation which have been sent from Lord Hohart's Office to the Lords Lieutenants ; of which we subjoin copies for the information of our Readers : REGULATIONS, MIMIC WAlitt 1/OR THE P AY, CLOTH. ING AND ALLOWANCE OR CoNT;NGENT IR PF.NCEI; fog CORDS Ql VOLUNTEER INFANTRY I. Eve/ Culls cl ii.ning Pay to engage to serve in the l'eltli tary le - Leiria so which it is sittietod. 2. F.very Officer, Nen-commie-40nel Officer, and Priv. re Man to take the oath of allegiance ;red fidelity to his Majesty . 1 To a Ba taboo of ten Companies, or a Curpe of from 250 '' 300 Private Men and upwards, constent pay to be allowed fir an Adjur int 'and Ser,eent-Mejor ; and to a Corps of fr.iin 150 te 250 Private Men, et:instant pair for a Serjeant Mitiur.•-• Per Diem, Adostant Gs. Setjeant-Major Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per week in addition. 4. A Company claiming pay to eoneist of not less than 50, nor more than 10U-Private Men, with 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, (2 Lieutenants to the flank o.)mi:sallies, and to such as consist of Si) Private Men) to4 , !th..r with three Scrjeants, (inchoting the drill 'Serjeant) e CoiporAls, and 2 Drummers per comeany. - 6. Serjealits receiving constant daily pay, and all Drummers recrivil g i'avi-dtl..r at a daily or weekly rate, to be attested, and to be sleeve', I to eißitary law. 6. One Officer in each Company nut above the degree or Captain, if taken from the liegyolne, having nerved at least 18 months an full pay as a Commis:reined Officer in the Regulars, Marine embodied Militia, Einicibles, or East India Company's service, to have the constant pay of his yultinteer cohamissioli, during his servire io a Volunteer Corps, or one Officer in each Company nut above the.degreh of Captain, if not on half pay, but havieg berried: served two years. on full pay as a Commie sioned Offieet, in any of the abeve-mentioned military service', to have constant N? equal to the half pay of his volunteer com mission during his services its a Volunteer Corps,-Captaiu 9s sd. Lieutenant 3v. 11J. Secon I Liout .nant or Ensign es. thl.- The otherDaetA his, Li eittenants, and Easigns to have pay for the like number alleys as tne men ; but no Ollicer to receive pay for two cominissione-Captaie 4s. told. Lieutunaut 2s. 31d. 2d Lieutenant or Vertigo In. 9A. 7. When a charge of constant full pit-, or constant half-pay is matte for an Oftieer, his former services must be particukuly eteted iii the.pay-list wherein the charge is first made. d .Inert net called out on a-Itial service, constant pay to be allowed fir I Serjeant and I Drummer per Company, oat the lame settees in the disembodied Militia ; the pay of theDrum met to be di, trieuted at the discretion of the Commandant : pay (as dliembodied Militia) for the rest of the. Serjeants and Ordelasere, and fer the 'Corporals and Private Men to be al lowed fsr two days in the week, from 25th February to 24th Oc tober, and for one day. in the week from 25th Oaober to 24th February, both inclusive, being 85 days pay per annum, but fur effeiltives only present tinder arms, on each respective day. Pay nsay, however, be charged for per.omi absent by sickness fvr a period not exceeding three months, on the Cumnianding O'fi':er% certificate to that elfeel•-oSerjeatits Is. 6d.; Corporei; Is. 80.; Drunsinerstual Privates Is. 9. If o Corps, or any past thereof, shall be rolled upon in easel of riol or disturbance, the charge of couetaitt • pay to be made f;ir such services remit he at the rates before specified, and be supearwei 11 a certificate room his Majesty's Lieutenant or the Sheriff of the County ; but if called out in case of ac tual invasion, the Corps is to be paid and disciplined in all re spree' as the Regular Infantry, the Artillory, the Artillery Com panies excepted, which are then to be paid as the Royal Artil lery: • 10. The whole to be clothed in Red, with the exception Or the Corps of Arthlery, which may hare Blue clothing, and Ride Corps, which may have Green with Black belts. ALLOWANCE FOR CLOATIILNG. I. s. d. 3 3 9 far each Serjeant. I 12 0 for each Corporal. 2 3 6 for each Drummer. • . 1 10 0 for each Private Man. and to he repeaied At the end of three SCAN; the Serjeant Ma jor, and I Serjeant and I'Drummer per company to lava cloth ing annually. 11. An annual Allowance to be made fer each company in lieu of every contingent expence heretofore defrayed by Go vernment, viz. 8.51: for companies of 50 private man, ivith an aildeional allowance of 51. for every 10 private men beyond that number. 12. Fetid Officers and Adjutants to be allowed the tax or one horse each. 1.3 The ley-lists to he made up quarterly, viz. fmtn th e f".."lieh December to the 24th March following ; front 25th 51:.r.,,h to 21th June; from ?sth Julie to24th Septenile r ; and from 25th Seetember'to 21th:Deeeniber, aid to be trelismitti d by post, under carom,' albite-Is:id to the Secretary at War. 14. A g .neral Agent will be immechat dy appointed by Go. verninent to act fbr the whole of the Volunteer Corps receiving pay, and the neeesary instructions on that head will be circu lated from the War Office to the respective Commandants. REGULATIONS,.DURING WAR, FOR THE CLOATH -INO, APPOINTMENTS, AND THE ALLOW ANCe.: FOR COsTiNGENT EXPENCES, OP CORPS OF If EumAN ay AND VOLUNTEER CAVALRY. I. Every Officer, Nom:commissioned Officer, and Private Man, to take the oath of allegiance ai.d fidelity to his Ma 2y. . Every Troop to consist of not less than Forty Rar.k and File, which com;,r2tsends Corporals and Privates oniy. • e. Three Pouliot; per Man for Effetlives will he Towed an nually for Cloathing and Appointineuu, and issued. fuc three years at mice, if required ; and the sum of 1201. per troop per annum, at the disposal of the Coaimandeiit, to be in lieu of the Pay of Serjeents• and Tratupetere, and of every other charge of whatsoever tles•zription. her:Adore dafraycd by Governhiet it. 4. Cerement Pay, at the rate of Gs. per deem, to be allowed for an Adjutant to Corps of threeTreope and uewaoln. 5. -Seriteinrs r•veivinieentrt int pay, and all Trumpeters (or Bugle Men) reeefiriitg pay, either at a daisy or weekly rate, to be .luesteefead itodtl".:(thject to Aiiii!:iri , Law, until they shall he regularly discharged by the Conunaudants. 6 If a Cores : or any part thereof, shell be called upon in rases of riot or dont:hence, the charge of constant pay to he skins-for such services, must be at the rate specified lee .loare. Isoiose • the pay of the regular cavalry, and be sop. ported by a certificate from his Majesty's Lieutenant or the Sheriff of the ootinty-Captain 14$. 7d.; Lieutenant 9s ; Ciunet Bs. ; Quarter-master st. 6d. ; Adjutant 10s. ; Serjeant. 'Mann, including 911: for a horse, 3s. 11d.; Serjeatit ditto 2s. Lld.; Corporal ditto Bs. 41d.; Trumpeter ditto 2s. 4d. ; Pri vite ditto 2s. per diem. Such Irolipe,as have received the reduced Cloething Allow ance of` 21. Man for the Years ISO:" and 1803, may, upon the Ajapb ": n 'or the Commandants, receive the difference isbetweoh . Alliewahie and the augmented Rate above speci . • err _. B RIG H7ZW, JUNE 29. The Prince of Wales is expeaed at the Pavilion the latter end of next week. The Promenade Grove will no more be opened for the reception of Compa ny. The theatrical campaign commences here on Tuesday n e xt. The Sussex Militia, the North and South Hants, and the Dorset, commanded by Ge neral Lennox, I:ad a grand field day yesterday on Newmarket Hill. The weather being extremely serene and - line, many spec ators of rank were pre ...lent* • Among the last fashionable arrivals were-- a Lad* Montagne, Mr. Mithiat, Brigade-Major Maxwell, Getwiral and Mrs Her emu, Colonel Read, Mit Le Mesurier, Mr. and Mrs. R. ti.micry, Mrs. Walsh, 3:c. i. erre...Cot:esti. of Camden and family, Mr. and Mrs. r, o.= Captain G. Skeen , Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Lom r bardirree : t ; the Csnw.sass of thee, Gena 4 Morgan, Sir C . &Pleb as. • %-f .. ~+.~~~ - --_.-..,A1 - r PoLteL . , IBOWISTOET. The nittelodeet in themeighbourhood of Russells square having been repeatedly robbed of the lead in a short time after it wac laid on the,,roofs, the builders have lately taken the precaution of fitting up a room in the upper part of the house as soon as possible, after the roof was on, for the purpose of a man to sleep in it, to keep watch. Yesterday morn ing, between three and four o'clock, a man e who was kteping watch in a house, in Coran-street, Brunswick-square, was alarmed by hearing some person taking the lead off the roof, upon which he went down stairs, to procure the assistance of the watchmen, to secure the robber : the alarm being given,a number of per sons joined in the pursuitovii'ch continued for about an hour ani a half; during tni.s time the thief escaped fiom building to building, and at length escaped into a chimney, where he was, however, discovered. Those in pursuit of him threw bricks down the chimney upon him, which obliged him to quit that situation, and he got from that building by means of sliding down the rafters, in the front of which a number of persons were assembled to prevent his escaping ; he endeavoured to get out backwards, when an inhabitant of Hunter' street discharged a blunderbuss at him as he en tered the garden, the contents of which lodged in his body, and he expired in a few minutel. On examination it appeared to have entered his belly and thighs, and he likewise appeared to be wounded under his left car, supposed by a slot from one of the pistols discharged at him in his flight. His ap pearance was that of a man in great distress, and he is supposed to have been a shoemaker, as a pair of shoemaker's pincers was found upon throof of the building where he was seen. Yesterda;: a man, supposed to be an accomplice of the deceased's, was brought_ before N. .Esq. at the Public-O.:lce, Bow -street, and was committed for further examination. A number of men were brought before the same Magistrate, by several parties of the p.ttrole, who had impressed them the preceding evening ; several of.whom were sent on board the tender to serve His Majesty. . EXTRACT OT A LETTER FROM A MIDSHIPMAH or THE RANGER SLOOP or WAR. DOIVSS. 29T11 JUNE. gi I am this moment arrived here ;a an American ship detained by the Ranger. She comes from Rot terdam, and was bound to Philadelphia, loaded with Swiss emigrants, gunpowder, and flints. She is a very suspizious vessel, and we hope to make some thing handsome of her. " When I last wrote you, I was el/ted with file hopes of coming to immediate action; but I was greatly disappointed, as we were ordered to lo;ik out for some Privateers from Boulogne, which di verted our attention from attacking the gun-boats in the harbour. " The in:more:7.We cniizer, and the jalouse, chaced some cruizers on shore, which the Frenchmen ata tempted to scuttle, but being done in a hurry, they had nut done it effeau.diy, so they were taken by the bolts of our squa.lron, although the enemy kept up a heavy fire flora the shore. " On Friday, at three o'clock, P. M. we were or dered to take possession of all French fishing boa - The wind was unfavourable, so that the Ranger out f took three ; the squadron, however, captured thirty, every one of which carried ten stout Frenchmen, all of whom we have sent to prison. They told us that Bonaparte was at Boulogne on Friday.. They had only come out an hour previous to their being cap tured, consequently could not be mistaken. He is surveying the - coast, and I make no doubt but he saw our English cruizers taking possession of the boats, as we were so close to the land that the batteues , fired upon us. The Ranter continues at sea, where I shall join her when I carry this ship into harbocir.—To give you an idea of the emigrations from Switzer land, there are no less than 220 on board this small ship, The Commerce, of 300 tans." CHELMSFORD, JULY.i.. On Tuesday the First Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, commanded by Colonel Chester, .11,d o Wednesday the First Battalion of the Thir • Cu:tic:lF commanded by Col. Tur.ier, marched into Cheln I ford Barracks. These two battalions of the Guar s served in Egypt last war, and were engaged at t • taking of Bonao;e.te's Stztlard, in I.e plains of Alexandria. on the mentoraole st•of March, 1801. The ullic , !rs who nerved on that i.ilo rious occasicn wear a gold medal, on which is in scribed the word En ' PT, suspended fry their breasts by a red r!1,!)or.. The :nen 4ppear in hi,;h spirits ; and s!iould the French atten.r. to dis:lay another Invincible Standard upon the sli,a-,;; of E,,,er, we have no doubt but thse•gallant veterans would be able to give as good an account thereof as the brave 49,d did of that in Errypt. Lord Cavan set off on Wednesday for the Isle ( f Wight. The command of the brigade here, t e2re.. fore, devolves on Major-General Finch, who arristd on the preceding day. Tuesday last the 42d and 92d Royal Highland Regiments of Foot, marched from Colchester, and encamped at Weeley, near Colchester. On Saturday the Royal Bucks Militia marched from Colchester to Harwich, where they are to be encamped. 'I he same day the West Eire[ Regi ment of Militia marched from our Barracks to Col chester, and on Monday they proceeded fmm thence to Bradfield Heath, near Mistley, where they en- . camped.—Ou Monday the Royal Pembroke Milius marched from this toren for Colchester ; and on the same day a detachment. of the k irst Regiment of the Royal Lancashire Militia also mart!' J from our New Barracks, into various towns and villages in this vicinity, where they are to be cantoned till further orders. On Wednesday last the West Suffolk Regiment of Militia marched into Colchester kai racks from Ipswich • and this day they wi l l encamp on Thor rington heath, near the former town. • - 1 • The exemption of Foreigners, resieing abroad, from the tax upon the funds , is politic as well honourable to the national charaCter. Foreigners have long had occasion to look upon. this country as the best sanctuary for property, as well as the .cost secure abode of freedom; and such an c-emptiott in their favour grounded upon public mill, must increase their confidence in the British Government, and consequently tend to an augmentation of national wealth. . ~~ iLkaim A a ;:'~ .~ 1 ~: