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PRtrayi CORRkSPONIIENCE. PA 1%. SEPT. In. General Murat has arrived here, rather unex• poßedly, from the coast. His return was caused by dispatches he received from ° Fouche, of which the contents can only be matter for conraure, even to those who observe with accuracy what improperly k called the public spirit. During Bonaparte's ab sence from the capital, his secret enemies, as well as those of the Royalist and Jacohin faCtion, have not been idle. The almost certain rupture with several Continental Princes, and the evideQt impos sibility of any success in his grand expedition against England. have been useful means in their hinds, to agitate, if not to excite the people. Their disafrec. • lion and disconteat have shewa themselves on seve ral occasions. Caricatures. pasqliinades, and bal lads. have. notwithstanding the vigilance of the po lice, been exhibited, published, and sung ; in wh;c!. Vie crimes and treachery ; the plots and ambition ; the conspiracies and atrocities of the Bonaparte fa saiti, have been exposed to public view, contempt, and vengeance. This has been carried to such an amass, that even Fouche himself apprehended serious consequences ; particularly, as of the eight thousand troops remaining here, many were suspeoe.l to have been seduced, and ready to join the colours of in surgents, had they been evesqed. It can hardly be credited, in foreign countries, how much the new Emperor, his new dignity, and his Inrpoldi relatives have been turned into ridicule, in the public walks, •as well as in the market places ; in our streets, as well as in our churches ; in our gardens, as well as in mar theatres. Since the summer, 1797, the public opinion never pronounced itself more openly against all the heroes and heroines produ. ced by the Revolution—but, as at that period, ter ror not only silenced clamour, but changed our papier* into the most abjea of slaves. Six thousand men from the camp near Amiens, and four thou send from Compeigoe. preceded the arrival of Murat, who, with Fouche, immediately ordered some imprisonments and deportations. The pa- miss become more numerous, and the police spies awe audacious ; not a voice was any longer heard, *sees in praise of the Bonapartes; and the Emperor forgoer! was again the order of the day, in those very places. and among those very persons, who, some few days before, were the most vociferous and violent in their execrations against the present or der of things. It is even reported, that several of our 'whir's, who were noted by the police for their disaffeeion, have become informers ; and, to save themselves, have done every thing in their power to lures their asiOC;A!PS guill.Ained or transported. Such a vile and fickle people do tat deserve the blessings of liberty ; and, as long as a man is found, who has ambition and audacity to usurp power, it backed by the. Is.synnet, he will never want here, tithes caecu:ioners, vinims, or laves. Frosts mo dern France, Europe has, therelore, every thing Ishtar, butnotliing to hope; because the late mu tittoos diap..,ition was not confined to Paris only, but extended to all the departments ; and, nith the exception of 301,000 soldiers, and 50.000 place. seen, there was not an inhabitant of France, who did not equally detest and despise Bonaparte; who, sotwithstanding, had he only half the number of bayonets and sycophants, would, with equal be enabled to oppress thirty millions of his slaves, as be has done for these last five years. It is said, that Murat is to join Bonaparte at Meats. He has now increased oar garrison to 30 0 000 men. THE 111Ur1511 LONDON, TUESDAY, Su trxista 2.5. Private letters, received by the la , t ilansb.tres Mail, state, that BONAP•ItTeI emissaries in Sweden are busily ernpl:yed in distributing tramlations, in the Swedish language, of his late official libel is the Neesitessr against the King of SWIDEW. The ob jet" of the !Usurper, in this base and treacherous proceeding. is to excite subjeds to revolt against their lawful King. by the old revolutionary doc trine of discriminating ele interests of the people from those of their legitimate government. In this attempt. he is. however, likely to experience a dis appointment. In no part of Europe have the crimes of the Corsican excited more horror, disgest, and indignation, than in Sweden. Its inhabitants are, besides. too loyal. too wise, and too well info:med. 310 t to know that insults offered to a I;;itinsatc S:. vereign are always national inj.:rics ; and tha: :. - reign tyrants nv-ditste the ruin of the peoile. a governesents they attempt :o destroy. TI of SaeciiNi s, the Senates of Venice and of as: a mino!, the Stadtholder of lios A.:), were A il Tiled by the tyrants were: .:: L: tore their rour..t.cs ar. "". were invaded, and their people plandered and en sieved. Considering, therefore. the mass of Swedish subjeds too wise, Loyal, and virtuous, to be the dupes of so shallow an artifice, we did not think the gross libel in the Moviterr a case of such urg ency, as to requite an immediate answer. Some notice of it, however, may be necessary, for the purpose of vindicating the cherader and condua of that brave and generous Prince in the eyes of foreign nation o who cannot be presumed to be so well acquainted with his virtues as his own subjeeis. The Corsican libeller sets out with reproaching him with an officious intetference in remonstrating against the violation of the Germ.in Empire. As a guarantee of the peace of West phalia, the King of S L DUN, thongh only Duke of Pomerania, has an equal right with Austria or Prussia to give his vote, and declare his sentiments upon the affairs of Germany, and is no more ac countable for his condud than the Eleaors of Bo it ES! IA and of BISANDES BURGH. Yet a foreigner to the European Continent, to France, as well as to Germany, has the audacity to reproach an inde pendent Member of the Empire with the fair exer cise of his legitimate right. The next charge is grounded upon the partition of Poland. It well be comes, indeed, the Corsican, who has cut and carved the German Empire, as whim, ambition, or avarice dilated, to reproach Gesreves the IVth with the partitions of Poland. The former of these events took place before he was born, and the latter when he was a minor. In neither of them had he any share, nor did either receive his assent. The observation respelling the imbecility of the Turkish Empire comes also with a good grace from the treacherous invader of Egypt; the man who has declared that Egypt, sooner or later, must belong to I France. and whose intrigues are constantly at work for the destru&iun of the Ottoman Porte. But then the ingratitude of Sweden to France, its friend and benefaaress. When the ancestor of the present King of SW EDEN, when the great GUS• T AVUS ADOLPHUS the 11. direeted the thirty years I war in Germany, he received his death from the I hand of an assassin hired by France ; and his sub sidy from that country (10,0001.) was a trifle, compared with the acquisition of Alswee. and other Provinces, for which France was indthted ts the success of the Swedish arms. At the time Swedee concluded a treaty of neutrality wst:s Fiance, tee I reins of government were not in the hands of I t.s present M I whose first ad, after his arrival at full age, was to pay his full quota to the army of the empire, as one et its members. This fall may, however, have escaped the knowledge or the me mory of the Corsican. He was then busily employ ed in Syria. slaughtering unarmed prisoners, and poisoning his wounded soldiers. The condud of Gustavus the IV. was, however, as we have re presented it; and, had all legitimate Sovereigns shewn the same spirit and loyalty, a sceffold svou'd have long since punished the crimes of the libeller, whose brows are now encircled with an imperial diadem. Ile would have died like a criminal, in stead of filling a throne, placed upon the ruin of hereditary rank, of legitimate power, yuhlic law, religion, and morality. But then the King of Sweetens violated the Ives of hospit a lity with respell to his relative, the Elector of &DIA. Never, surely, was a charge so ungrounded, and l i urged with such consummate impudence. Who was the violator of the laws of hospitality in Baden ? He who, by stealth and treachery, invaded its territory in the dead of night, and sent his satel lites to drag the Duke of ENGH lEN from his peace ful retreat at Ettenheim, or he who resented that foul and atrocious aa ? Ile, who interposed his friendly but ineff dual aid to save the life of that amiable and virtuous Prince; or the midnight mur derer who pierced his heart in the wood of Vin cennes ? These questions supply their own answers. The youth of the King of SHIDEN is his next of fence. A Prince of 25, who can govern himself as well as his subjeas, must indeed offend a man, who, while he tyrannises over France, is the slave of his passions. It must be painful to the Corsican to recoiled what he was at 25—an ungrateful rebel, and a subaltern assassin will not find much to please him in the comparison. But how sincere, how candid, and disinterested, are the professions of friendship for the Swedes, contained in the official libel ? Offers of proteltion well become a foreign tyrant. who is daily committing piracies upon Swe dish trade, and refusing all satisfaction. Does he think, that by calling the Swedes 44 the of floe girth," he pays them a compliment, and en tides himself to treat them like his slaves, the Frenchmen of the South? A greater insult could not be offered to the loyalty and honour of the Swedes. The haedes are neither rebels, regicides. atheists, or plunderers. There is no character, quality, or lea tate, s ass-nun to Lll2 two nations. The Swedes are t.:c free e^d loyal subjeds of a vionous and legi tireete Kies. v. =lie the French are the slaves of a 1 . ! Air, Fere . il•Cr, lsurper. Ptepmtiotts are malting at the seat of the Earl DoIICRISTZI, near Weymouth, for the reception of the ROYAL FAMILY, who are expelled there upon a visit for a few days. Perhaps the report in a Morning Paper, that the Rovat. Faulty meant to return immediately to town, originated in this circumstance. Lord KEITH sailed on Saturday for the French coast in the Monarch. and Sir Hoyt POPH %ha in the SO lugger. The Imm.rtaidr, and the other ves. sels which had been driven hack to the Downs, have also sailed for the French coast. Letters have been received from on bAard our cruisers off the Texel, stating that several move ments had lately taken place among the Batarian ships, indicating an intent to put to sea. A vessel under l'russian colours, which sailed from the Texel last Wednesday, has been spoken with, the master of which declared, that for these ten days no officer of the Dutch Int had been allowed to sleep on shore, and that liar:AP A are had sent positive orders for the Texel squadron to set sail with the first opportunity. As the ships hate taken in provisions for six months, it was supposed in Holland that the ast Indies are their destination, could they escape the vigilance of our cruisers. The common opinion of our officers is, that the sailing of the Testi fleet is combined with that of the Brest, Rochefort, and Ferrol squadrons, all probably having the same ob jesrl in view, and destined for the same undertaking. According to report, the Dutch fleet in the Texel, ready for sea, consists of six ships of the line, four frigates, and four cutters. The land troops on beard amount, according to the same report, to five thou sand men, Batavian grenadiers and light troops ; no Frenchmen arc on board. Mr. JsM ES Tasny, who has been sn long con fined a state prisoner in the gaol of Kilmainham, Dublin, WAS liberated on Wednesday last, on giving bail before Alderman ST AMER, himself in 10001. and tw.N sureties, in 3001. each. Brigadier-General L'lrti EL I , HI NSTON it placed on the Staff of the Glasgow distrift : Head Quar ters Greenock. Orders wee received on Friday at Plymouth for all the frigates to get ready for sea, as soon as pos sible. Several of them immediately hoisted blue Peters at the fore-top for all officers and seamen to come on board. It is imagined that they are to cruise off ipain and Portugal, and to the southward. A b•tter from Sandtate, dated Satui day, con tains the following pais lt e We are again re lieved from all apprehensions from the enemy put ting to sea, by the setting in of a strong westerly wind —a complete and insurmountable barrier, in cl.'s:qui:sit of that one presented to them in a large Bert now at Dungeness, who appear like a forest. Their sumher has been greatly increased within this short time. The coast from Dunger.ess to the Downs is now covered with our ships." The South Hants and several regiments at Langley Camp, near Eastbourne, have been working night and day for son” time past, in dig ging a dyke of ten feet, fur the parpose of impeding the progress of an enemy's artillery. They will be entrenched in clay huts oa the coast, during the Sunday. at one o'clock. a Cabinet Council was belt' at Lord H 4 R UW v's office,st which Viscounts lissvit.ss an.d CASI'LLIMAGM, Lords lissaov.sv, Hawitssut. av, an i McsoitsvE, and the several Ctbinet Vi-isters in mwn.attelided At three o'clock the resur, of the deliberations WAS forwarded to His '4l sissr v. at \Vernouth. _ The few boats that seamed out of Boulogne har bour, in the middle of last week, returned to the friendly shcltet of that port oa I hursday ; and the brisk winds that have continued for the last two or three day', leave us little expeaations that either the 5'.113401.11i0 01 tile gallantry of the French armada will shortly make any imprudent exp. riment. 7.stra3 from a letlrT, received by the .filaeou,t, mum an officer in the Mediterranean: • I beg to i :form you, that there are eleven sail of the line off l'ouloo with my Lord N Mins t and that the French have right sail of the hoe, in perfect readiness for sea; w.tich occasion:ov come out, when our ships are at a dist once off the shore The infirm state of his Lordstrp's health, it is confidently believed in the fleet, will cause him to return to England immediately, in the 3friese frigate, Captain Goan indted, the inertneNs of this warfare has engen !eyed an vonti, very urscor-genial to his Lordship's v4 t iorous mind. The 1(111.1111% it is suspetted, intend to send a fir ce into Naples. Ge noa is so closely blockaded by the English, that no vessel can come out without beirig c sptured. We keep a ship of the line in Naples Bay to watch the movements of t.se French, who are not far distant from that ne'i,lhoiarhood. The straits Messina, and that co.w., Are guarded by five Ili gates, under the commaiid of Capt Ca scl:A rr. of the df , ssen, to prevent the French takieg possession 0( Sicily. 'the Gentleman who was Or. bearer of this intelligence, informs us, that Moir At. is very popular at Cadiz, which is warmly shewn when ever he attends the bull-fights or tither public amusements : so flattering has been his reception in Spain, that it is concluded, he will not soon un dertake his vovage to America. The preesnt Go vernor of C.asfie is his intimate friend, and aid-du camp." • In one of the French Papers which recently came to hand, there is an article from P 411% complaining bitterly of the conduit of NI. OTTo, for not taking advantage, when he was in London, of the offer which was made him to supply the French Trnops, then going to St. Domingo, with the Yellow Fever Remedy, the erEcacy of which is now srs fully esta blished. There is also another article of impnvtarice in one of these papers. relative to the happy dis covery of this remedy ; but a hich, while it wants the candour of the above, as clearly evinces t . r.c strikir„: estimation in which it is held by all aho h a v e b.. t ,! an ovpurtunity qt deciding oa its rii-to.rs. w ~.. Dr= OP GLOUCESTBR. H P oom. Yesterday evening His Roial Highn r., s ess, at 11.2 , tended by his Son, Prince William brederick, and a inuabc; of military gentlemen, wfent to the Theatre to s ee Shakespeare's Comedy 4r Th— . CyCII• r L —a' . rui e. They were received, on their enriAre, with evnry mark of the most enthusiastic loyalty and affection, by one of the most crowded and brilliant audienc.i we ever witnessed. The performers as meta!, sung Go./ ve..r at the entrance of the Roysl v,_ siiors, and the speeiators, standing up, lowilv joined in the chorus. A transparency of His MojeW, with emblematical figures, was suspended from t!e ceiling over the stage. The play was perftrmni exceedingly well, and appeared to afford a In : gratification, both to the illustrious visituts, and „, the whole house. This morning all the military in the garrison assemble at eleven o'clock, near the Botanic Garde • and fire a ti-a de joie, in honour of the sstni►en ;t; . of His Majesty's coronation. Yesterday afternoon Their Royal Hitthne , ses, tended by the Karl and Countess of Derby, all , some other ladies and gentlemen, visited the Sac.: for the Blind, and testified the greatest satisfattior at the excellent arrangements and benevolent pt, : _ poses of that admirable institutinn. • We have been favoured with the field return in Monday, by which it appears the garrison consieti of •1378 rank and file, besides commissioned non-commissioned officers : total anhtary 2tias. ORIGIN.IL POETRY. VERSES.' Sent by the Earl of Cs isms to the Arehbishiis Yost, on his enc'o•inß the Tomb of Ari hbishop Gate a principal Benefactor to the hdirawer) with a beautifisi raitiiii of cast I ruq. From rude approach, and from the touch profane, Thus ganhous Markham guards this crumb:4l ; f. z, Revives just praise to Grey, makes widely luaus A course of 'Hirai actions, like big own. And should a baser Age, unatoed, survey Our much-loy'd Prelate', mouldbing Tomb decay. View Times coarse hand esch grateful hoe 'thee, Nor the Woad table to ha worth replace; Yet an the spot, rhs:e once was plae'd his am. Shall true Religion ever weep and mourn; A reverential awe around shat) AM Learning point where rests hi. holy head. ARIIYALI AT ROTWEI.I 4. C of C anturasil, Vorouut I,dy M,Le, and su Cnailatand Lady Gossaeux. ataivAot AT SWAISC A. The Earl and Countess of Slnewslisry. Lo-d Grey, Mr. ant Mra. ISAaoquet, &e. calimmiatel and rri .the Gov au men t cf AIRIVALS AT CHELTE/iHAM. Lord Northwirt, Sr t. Cne, Wil.arn Barker, Sir Erma Beak., mid Adsoirai Lord NLWIDORO: GH and family left toms► 7eaa• day, to pass a few week• at Chetenham. Mr. D::v♦VNn returned to town yestezday.from his scat near Hammersmith. Mr. Pit r arrived yesterday, at his villa, Putney Heath, from Wilmer Castle. The Marquis of A axsoostt has taken the late Lord H sreoty's house, in Green-street. '[he Hon. Colonel llowazo, of Lower Grosve nor-street, is the purchaser of Ltd COUITNEV 9 i house, in Grosrenor-square, for 7,000 guineas ; '23.0001. have been expended upon the premises. Th.! Hon. Mr. WELI sit..v, lately appointed Ambassador at lsladtisLis indisposed a: Cheltenham. . The• Duchess of I)croNsiiia c esme to town yester d Ay, from Chiswick, and, after paying some visit:. soturned in the afternoon. _ The Dachess of Bsoct.ttion left Scotland, last week, on her way to Bowdon House, Norshamptou sli're, from whence she will accompany her daugh ter, Lady M. STOPEORD 4 to Brook Park, near Richmond, in order to attend her Ladyship, durits lyiug.in, which is daily expc3ed. If the discovery of an oyster bed produced so mach joy at the Mansion House, how great must have been the enthusiasm. had it proved a turtle teJF The Editor of a Morning Paper is in the ciai.y habit of stating the hour when hedCished publishing long before he began. So neat a bull, in the 5:-A.,6 of a puff. has been seldom seen. The Earl of Asissonots. and Sir GEORGE twr v ER, Bart. are appointed Stewards of the acct Abingdon Races. Mrs. RiDLEy gave a rout and concert, on Friii.e evening, at the lte!lory I louse of Whippingham, : 0 the Isle of Wight, to a namerous and fashionsii': ciree of friends. In additi.sn to the winal reties. • ments at routs, there was a display of very char: frui-s, with a variety of capital wine'. Sir A Litt STIRLING was, on Saturday, swc::. a Burgess of Pr.rtsenonth. The Archbishop of Yoga and family here re turned from Harrogate to Bishorhorp palace. Friday Toon:ling. land LOWE aER arrvel at Ce• lisle from Ros: v-here he had been visit to the Bishop of CARLISLE 4 and in t: e 3" ' noun he gave a most elvkinc dio.ti.r to the r . . Lion, and a numerous party of :-....mtlemen. Lietrenant-General \'v sr, with sciv..:l lis Staif, rased thrmigh HUH on Friday mar: • •' to revew the troops is, camp at liidgemont ia deraess. The Play of r, :11,mu'aiifert, lact nigh:, 21 C vent-Garden Theure, was introduced by Overture, composed by M WARE, f E. ARE, the axaae: the Band: it contains several very beaut fal im!ore.• and was much applauded. Mr. • K rsset r perio7tr OCi.l LIU with his usual excellence. In the c...-' taiument of Ti, Poor Sada', a M r . ,:- peared in the charader of Ba. , 7eti lies after an 2'7 'en"' of ten years. He was received with reiter..:-% plau.:its ch his entri. Cheltenham Theatre, on Thursday . night. f '•' Ho: NAAR and RICHES, ivr the acacia oz the nager, Mr. %V t • The \faster of the Ceremmies Ball, at Heuse, Clif:nn, on 1 uesday 12.:• was numern::•• attenJ.A. The bail WAS opened by Lade M A ay 4.1" . : Coil zkr• Lady Iit:NU{RIL, Lai.; and Masi MAX, btf 1 l " 1LE!A \f, Lady and F.1.1.01D, Kitw a nye, and all the (Meer* th:l then and Devon t eginunts. 4 ' marl fice susi Wit] plat that cool but the ever trea thin and ;Celle Miss at , ani }