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FOREVIN LICENCE. PARIS, APRIL 24. moon other persons presented to the rust Con , at his late audience, was Citizen Le Sueur, pointed Mastet of his Chapel, instead of Paesiel vin returns to Italy. They were both intro ced by Ger.eral Duroc. Le Sneur has now on r him t; of the first xossiritsns is Ersve, composing e Members of the Consular Chapel.—(,lvereel de arise) One hundred and forty-five transports, with pro ions and ammunition for the fleet at Toulon, are ived at Marseilles, under the escort of two small mcd vessels, t.om Agde, in the department of leratalt. Fanche Sorel, printer, from Goneva, suspected f having formerly beer an agent for the French 'rinces;.is . now among the prisoners in the Temple, reused of being an accomplice in thelate conspiracy. The adventurer, Montgaillaid, author of the .amphlet lately published concerning the conspiracy tf Pichegrii and Moreau, resides now at Lyons, tore, it is said, that he has been exposed to many *usult s .—( Le Pallt, The Marine Minister, Decres, has followed the Minister of the War Department to the coast. It is said, that he intends to visit Holland, and to in sped the Dutch fleet benne his return. rhe new corps of Ycjigescrs (tinnblersl, which t f he First Consul has established, arc destined to aft with the cavalry, and to be able to tun as fast as the horses. 'lley will be accustomed with one jump to leap on the back of a horse, even when in full gal lop, and to dismount its rider, &c. They are to be good sharp-shooters and lightly armed. The com panies of Voltigeurs, instead of drums, will have each four hunting horns. ( journal des Defenseur.s.) In the great hall of audience of the Criminal 'Fri banal, great preparations are made to accommo date as many speClators as possible during the trials of Moreau,-Georges, and the other prisoners, ac cused of having conspired against the First Consul. It is reported, that to prevent all confusion, the Grand Judge will distribute tickets of admittance, and that no one can enter without such a ticket. It was on the 14th inst. that the order of the Mi nister of the Marine Department for taking off the embargo was published at Dunkirk. The only child of the late Minister, Necker, i Madame Stael von Hollstein, now residing at Ber lin, where she has often been invited to the table of the King and of the Queen of Prussia. Sl inherits all her father's property. which is calculated to amount to five millions of livers. Since the death of his wife, in 1796, Mr. Necker regarded life with disgust, and passed regularly every day some hours at the side of the cefEn containing the corpse of Madame Necker. He desired, in his will, that both their bodies should be buried together in a vineyard upon his estate. Ile has left several ma nuscripts behind, which ha daughter intend: to publish under the title of .. 4 iecktr's Posthumous Works.—(Le General Leopold Berthier lately gave a splendid feast at llanovei , in honour of the birth-Jay of :Madame I)essolles. She F; the daugnter of General Dampierre, killed before Valenciennes, in 1793. A soldier, formerly of the Bth Hanoverian regi • anent, was shot at Celle, for desertion from the French /ianoyeriaxi Legion, on the 13th instant. This Legion contains now 1 600 infantry, and 4A5 cavalry. They are order 'd to set out for France bnmediately. Their destination is finally determin ed upon to be Cayenne. The late reigning Duke of Saw Gotha, who died on the night between the 20th and 21st inst, was born on the 30th of January, 1745. He forbade in his will, all ceremony at his burial, except such as is usual for his lowest subjects. He desired to be buried in his English garden. at the feet of the cof fins containing toe bodies of two of his already de ceased children. No speech or sermon is to be pro 'lounged, and no monument is to be erefted over him. But he dears his second scn, Prince Fre derick, to place a tree upon his grave. To this Prince he bequeaths his English garden, which is to be open as formerly to all visitors. His subjeils have lost in him the best of Sovereigns, and III'AR• lklnd an enlightened and philanthropic friend. The English cutter Swig, which sailed lately from Copenhagen, had on baud sixty casks with dollars, each containing 4000 pieces. The disagreement between the Doke of Olden burgh and the city of Lybeck has been tetded by the interference of the First Consul. Madime Murat visits daily the hospitals of this capital. She was yesterday in the hospital of La Nlaternite. Es ery where she leaves some benefac tions behins: her. In our principal towns, Mambos of Consulta tion are to be instituted, where merchants, manu faeturers, and artists, may consult, without expence, able men. concerning their affairs or speculations. The insurgent Servians, or Greeks from Servia, continue to keep 11elrade and Schabars so strittly blockaded, the inha.,:tants are reduced to eat Morse-Heals. PRIVATE LETTER. VI VIRSNA. APRIL 23. Our Go►ernment has ordered three new fortresses to be built in the ci Venetian States, and two in Tyrol. The plan, after being approved hy the Archduke Charles, is ordered to be carried imme diately into execution. But this, as well as the com pletion of eil our regiments, is only a defensive mea sure. It has, notwtthstanding, caused suspicion in France—and the French Ambassador here has bad several conferences on this subjea with our Ktnisters. An outline of an alliance between the two Impe rial Courts has been drawn up at St. Petershurgh and, with little variation, approved Isere. It is, however, not yet igatd, as the King of Prussia has been invited to accede to it, and his definitive an swer is nct yet known. Since the removal of Haug wits, we suppose he will join in a conneaies, s , rpt cs, rcrtaix caws. merely defensive, against the future encrneehments of France. Bonaparte's einissaf,es, informed of this negotiation, do every thing in their power, by intrigues, by bribes, or by threats, to peva,: us conclusine. The Emperor has sent two of Lis CLamberlaists to attend the Queen of Naples, who is expe&d here ; as Jan6ts are yet entertained, that the Fteach tromps int"nd to oct upy the capital of her kingdom. EXPEDITION AGAINST CIMACOA. PORT-lOYAL, JAMAICA, MARCH I am sorry to inform you that the expedition to Curacoa has failed, though the following extraa of a letter from Piscadera, gave us the expcaation of having it very speedily in our possession. The ves sels mentioned arrived yesterday at Port Itoyal, without taking the island ; they have had seventy killed and wounded, a marine Officer has lost an arm—his name is Harwood. There were no troops employed on the expedition. Extra& of a Latter from Piscadera, island. of Curacoa, Feb. 22. Yesterday morning, as we were beating up along the island, we were boarded by His Majesty's ship L'ffercale, one of the squadron off here, and sent into this port, the only one the English have got in the island, for examination. The squadron off here consists of two ships of the line, the Thevur, Commodore Bligh, and L'Hereatr, with the Blanch and La Prqac frigates; they have had about 800 men on shore for twenty-one days, who have ereeted four batteries oa the heights over Autro Banda, which are continually playing on the town and forth and laid the greatest part of Autro Banda in ruins. Yet the Dutch, under the influence of some French• men, who have nothing to lose, continue to defend the place ; how lung that may be the case, I can not pretend to say ; but this I know, from good in formation, that if they resist for any length of time, it will be completely ruined, from the eon . antral heavy and well-direaed fire that the British keep from the town. However, if force will not make them more compliant, famine in a short time must, as the Baitish,have taken every thing eatable off all the plantations for many miles roue J. " The two frigates are kept cruising off the east end, to prevent their receiving any supplies what ever; as also the two ships of line off the har bour, for the same purpose ; they have also let the salt water into their reservoirs where they drew all their water I. um, which will he as great an annoy ! once to them as the want of provisions." Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the East India House, when tenders were received for taking up several ships that have already performed taeir contraaed number of voyages in the Com- - patty's service. The tuurt adjourned at an early hour, till 12 o'clock on Tuesuay next. The East India ships Sir William &tuff?, and Failis outward bound, sailed from Madeira the Bth ulc. under convoy of His MAJr.srx's frigate Brd. fide, Capt.iin VECEY. 'file Officers of the Army in India, under the im mediate command of General LAKE, have come to the resilution of presenting him a service of plate, of t'i.• v.due of 40:101. Orders are arrived in Eng- land for that p•trpose. A letter from one of the crew of the Citivw ck, Pondler, from London for Jamaica, states, that they parted from the fleet on the 25th January, and was captured on the 26th of February, by the Grand De. ride French privateer, of 22 guns, ani carried into St. Martin's : he also states that fourteen privateers sailed from Gaudaloupe ; and he fears that many of the fleet are taken, as they were to the eastward of our cruisers; and that the privateer, after she had manned the Charwick, went in dace of two other vessit. • An implies= &mist Rise Lid before Ministers a preparation by which castesehe paper may be ren dered impervious to wet, those immersed in water for 48 hours successively. From the prodigious quantity of damaged cartouches continually returned into store, and particularly from the navy, this in vention must be the source of a great saving, more particularly as it will not be attended with any ad ditional espence. The American ship, Central Greets, arrived at Ply mouth. sailed from Amsterdam the beginning of the present month, at which time 1.500 - Dutch troops were embarking at Alkmaar, and 15,000 French were daily expeded there for the same purpose. There were five sail of the hue, a frigate, and two sloops of war, laying in the Helder, intended to convoy the above troops for the purpose of invading England. A Boating-bridge is construding over the River Medway, for the more speedy conveyance of troops, archery, &c. in case of invasion. The Baltinglass cavalry, and Stratford-Lodge Infantry, under the command of the Hon. Captain ST ATroao, have volunteered their services to any par. of the united kingdom. Thursday night, a Ling's Messenger sailed for England, with attested copies of the Patents of his Excellency the Loan, LIEUTES ANT, and the Right Hon. the Loan CHANCELLOR, preparatory to the trial of Mr. Coe act, which is shortly to taka place in London. far libels. The seni.ng away these ar ticles gave rise to several ridiculous rumours algid' Dublin, of too absurd a nature to describe.—Dahlia Evening Pert. The Berlin Gare:•e contains the following notice of the death of a very distinguished animal : •• On the night of the 17th of Apt it died, of an atrophy, in a good old age of 40 years, the favourite horse . his late Majesty montane the GRR•T. It was called ask, and was kept in the Royal Veterinary School." An 111.. g..• has already appeared on the death of this favourile of FALDERIC the GRCAT, which reached an age which that quadruped is sel dom known to have attained. His memory has also bees preserved by drawings and engravings This famous hone had been purchased in England in 1770. He was always calm during the heaviest cannonade. FEEDERIC the GREAT had become very food of dti, animal, who was ied out before him almost every d Ay, when the K. -:o was used to feed him with sugar, and, in their seaaaa, with melons and figs , he wo uld, in return, follow the KiNG into his apartments. One day His N/AJILEI v permitted him to enter into the saloon at Sans Scat::. but bay ing injured the fine floor with his hoots, he was ne ver more admitted The only bard service which Cassig had to perform, was at the Poudam reviews. Even during use war ahem the Bavarian Succession, in 1778, Gmde remained at Sans Siaaei, and was, by the Kr so, given in pertieuiar charge to Count Sot-stairs, the master of the tr.' aa ' who was ob liged from time to time to report to his master the state and condition of his favouriti. This was the horse on which the Kisto made Mt kat attempt to take a ride is July s 1796. LA* IFFIPILLIGENCR. • • COURT OF •.I\G's BENCH, W6•TiIIt4STICII, MA♦ 9. THE (ISO a. WILLIAM MARCUS, ISSQ. This was an anion brought at the instance of the •Corpuration Of Liverpool against the Mayor, not through any personal animosity, but merely to try the question, whether a Burgess. while :Laing as one of the Bailiffs of that Corporation, is competent to bemade Mayor? Upon this question a very long argu • ment took place on Saturday last: Mr. 1.4 hi n, of Council with the Defendant, this day argued the point with great ability, and at great leng th. He cited a number of cases in point ; contending that a person being bailiff is not rendered thereby in eligible to the office of Mayor. Mr. CLA k F., on the part of the ptosecution, re plied at some length, when Lord Er.I.V4 no aoUGH observing, that as this was stated to be a question of some difficulty, and of very great importance to the corporation of Liverpool, the Court would take some time to consider of it, and pronounce their final judgment on a future day. DOLTON v. CLAPTON. The judgment of the Court, in this case, was finally pronounced by Lord Ett litisonoucH : it was an anion on a policy of insurance. of the ship Woman, and the Plaintiff obtained a verdiet. The ship had been warranted a Dane, on her voyage was taken by a French privateer, and carried into Sene gal, where she was condemned as lawful prize; we have already given an abstraft of the arguments on both sides, and the Court now decided the question. Lord EL LENBOROUGN observed, that the sentence of a foreign Court of competent jurisdidion was binding and conclusive. The Court considered the case before them as a case of neutrality ; but in which certain matters df suspicion had arisen, suf ficient to warrant condemnation. It ther.itOre ap peared to the Court, that they should do a violence in disturbing the original sentence of the French Court, the Plaintiff was therefore disqualified from recovering on the policy, and the Defendant entitled to judgment. YOUNIE C.ll At L ISOM . A Rule was obtained in this case to shew cause why the Defendant should not be allowed his costs against the Plaintiff, which, insider the 43d of the present King, he was entitled to. The Statute recites, that in case a Defendant shall be hell to Special Bail, and the Plaintiff shall not obtain a erdit for a bailable sum, the Defendant shall have his costs. In this case the Plaintiff, an iron monger, had sold certain goods, stoves, and grates, to the Defendant, some of which were fur nished at his house in Gray's Inn-lane, and the rest at North Gerrard-street : the Defendant, finding his circumstances on the decline, and that he was not able to pay for the goods he had bought fccm the P:aintiff, sent to him to desire he would take back bit goods : to which the Plaintiff assented, and the Defendant gave him the key of the House in Gray's Inn-lane for the purpose of getting them. The Plain tiff allowed the goads to remain in the House for some time, but in the end he permitted the landlord, to whom rent was due by the Defendant, to dispose of them to the next tenant ; and had aaually given up the key to one Northwood, for Mr. Blake (the land lord); it appeared that the Defendant had left the management of his affairs to Messrs. Bandon and Wright, who were the negociators with the Plaintiff itt thrbesiness. The Jury found a Itrectla for the Plaintiff for SI. 7s. 3d. ; being the amount of the goods furnished to the Defendant, in Gerrerd-street. Mr. ERSKINE came to shew cause against the Rule —and Mr. GARROW contended that the Rule should be made absolute. The Court, wishing to investigate the matter more strialy, ordered that affidavits should be made by Messrs. Blake and Brandon, and the business to be further proceeded in at a future day. RIOT AND ASSAULT UPON A PRESS.G %ND John Tuckswood and six others were brought up from the gaol of Lincoln, to receive the judgment ni the Court for a riot and assault. They had been tried and conviaed at the Quarter Sessions for Bos ton. The press-gang, with a Midshipman at their head, came into the town of Boston shortly after an eleaion fur a Member of Parliament had taken place, at a time when there was a division among the voters ; and it was reported by the one party, that the press-gang was come to take away those who were most obnoxiou- w them. The Defend s-Its thereupon attacked tha press-gang, and several of them were severly beat. n. The judgment cf the Court was, that they should Se irnpriso-cd in the common gaol of Lincoln for the space of three months, and severally to enter into recognisance to keep the peace far two years ; themselves in 1001. and two sureties in .501 eazh. The Court proceeded to give judgment in the cauii of Nixon and others, Assignees of Battie, v. Baldwin and another, when a long argument Was entered into on he part of Defendant, by Messrs. Gsaeow, Torriwo, and WOOD. Mr. GI ess was about to argue on the part of the Plai.aitf, when the Court postponed the further consideration of the question till the next sitting day, the partieu- Jars of which will be given in out next. I of COMMON PLEAS, Wirral PM [R. &now before Sir JAMrs MANSTIRLD. MAHOUT V. SIR JO'IN BART. The Plaintiff brought his aelion to recover ti 1. for wages due, and money expended on horses, while coachman to the Defendant. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Serjeant SULPNERO, that Sir John D'Oyley employed the Plaintiff for some time in his service, until reaurn tog from a hall, the latter, bynegligence or accident, overturned the carriage, and greatly endangered the lives of the persons within t the consequence was, he was discharged, and Sir John D'Oyley went over to Ireland, leaving the Plaintiff unpaid ; on his return from thence, appiication was made for the money, and Sir John D'Oyfey observed, that he did not know the Plaintiff was not paid, but would examine his papers, and if no receipt was found, he might be induced to pay hint. In support of the Plaintiff's ease, Mr. Charles Hamilton was called ; be described himself to be ara Attorney, and said, he wrote a letter to Sir John D'Oyley about the 10th of last December ; in consequence of which, sir John came to his office three Jays after, and observed, that he wanted to be itrfortned mote minutely of the ea.= upon him contained in the letter. Witness said, it was abott a servant formerly a coachman, who pretenrysi to have wages coming to him, but that he (witness) did nit credit the whole of such demand ; and Sir John D'Oyley would give a small sum, which should be left to - his h.inotir, the Plaintiff would Le satisfied. Sir John, in answer, said, he remem bered the man used with him, but did not know whether he had been paid ; he had some papete coming from Ireland, and would look among them fer a receipt, and if he found none, would rather pay the Whole demand than a part of it. Witness then represented th it the man was in digress—his wife was ready to lye-in, and if Sir John D'Oyley would settle as early as possible, it would be the more acceptable. No notice was however taken after a month had elapsed ; witness, tl'refore,. served the Defendant with a copy of is writ. George Twining. Clerk to the last witness, said, he carried the letter to Sir John I)'Oyley's lodgings in Warren.street, Fitzroy-square; and was present afterwards at the conversation, which took place at Mr. Hamilton's. Witness there heard Sir John D'Orley say, he did not wish to take any advAntage of the time since the money became die, but was Inclined to pay it, provided he could not find a re ceipt among his papers. itness, in other respells, corroborated the preceding evidence. Mr. Serjeant BEsr, on th e pert of the defence,called the attention of the jury to the manner in which the a.tion was brought; the Plaintiff. he said, came into Court as a pauper, and was excused from paying costs incurred in the action under the statute of the - 25d of Hen. 8. the Attorney, also, was sure of his dues, and if either of the parties Elba-inc.& verdia it was alike to him. The Astion, hetheretore contended, tinder such circumstances, ought not to gain credit, and when the fleets of the case were laid before the Juiy, they could not hesitate in pronounc ing a verdict for the Defendant. The evidence for the Defendant proved, that the Plaintiff was charged from the service of Sir .Ichn IYOyley„ts long back as the year I 791 i, and the latter had resided at his country scat in Hampshire, from that time, until the year 1 sO2, during which no application hod been made for the debt in question. Alter several remarks front Sir JAMES Mass- Lo, the parties consented to withdraw a juror. HILL v. raweEt r. In this case, which stood f trial, the Plaintiff withdrew his action. The parties, who are well' known comedians, at Covent-garden Theatre, some time since had a dispute behind the scenes, relative 10 , the performance of several ciana&ers. Mr. I sill ex-• asperated at the expressions of Mr. Fawcett, ri- a red with equal severity, and Mr. Fawcett knocked him • down; an anion for the assicilt was to follow, but this day the parties compounded. Mr. Hill was al lowed his expences, and inendsbip was again re ,tored between the parties. - via VACCINE INOCULATIUN ' !! The Duke of York, with a paternal and bi-crirn ing regard for the welfare. of tile Solsiirry (no less creditable to his feelia s is a man, than to his watchfulness of their h• ilth as Commander in Chief), has caused to be enniEted throughout the' army. the following letter on the advantages re suiting from the Cow-Pox ; which, for tto honour of the immortal Jenner, are now universally known and acknowledged even in the remotest and most barbarous nations. By so ge..eral an adoption of • this useful and wonderful process; as must access:- ray arise from the Inoculation of His Majesty's coops, the extermination of that dreadful scourge of the Inirnan race bids fair to be materially ace.; letated ; and prejudices against such * sate, innocent, and efficacious remedy, are likely to be considerably and speedily diminished, it not altoge ther removed. " SIR, " Harm Gpards. " The Commander in Chief haying olyserved, wit!. inSni , e -egret, the fatal elvtt which the Sm.:l Pox has in sorerab ',cent Insutoces produced in toe Army—His Royal H erne* apprehends that sutEct::.t attenton Itss loft urea ~and so he edge rotiacct ng the Vacc.he 1110C11/1“1011. "%sued on th lbth Ninetaber I t " His Royal fitahnete, therefore request; th,t you wit real the order to the tacesilecti.ot •.scomonatteng gades and regiments; and that you will enjoin then. to g vs! ail possible effect, by explAtubti• to th: men, th: beac. r .1 consequences resulting m the In 'notion of the Coe.Po which has long been pro' ad to the entire en i Nunn ant (action of those who have had the hen iip o eitunliea lag the mild and rapid prover; of ta• aspen .ut discovery. " I have the honour t . oe, " To General &c. Se. Ice. etc. &e. " HARRY CALVERT, Ad. Gen." The following is the order alluded to, is the pre' ceding letter:— " {lose Guards, IgNov. 1803. " It I. HIS Iloyal Hi7hnesi the Commands:lr is Osier: de sire, tut thasoictest ir. , e .1 .. saould be psi to Om Sorrell's examination ef• reeroite . le , - os jomarg their regb. meats, fur the perposseof exert si w' , ether they hare es or hid the &writ ,r of the Sresil or 4.,./ eoir. And Nu /twist !lushness enjoins 0f84.-ers i:s the co ntnand of regiments, to nee Meer beat tortes TOWS to cone the whole si the men, in their reepeetree regiment', on whom there are not evident marks of their having bad one or othsa of she disord-r., to be ifillfro dank , i , JC siosh th• V.:cuas utter, the priwswe ug which, ,cc hat .hewn to be pearled• aisl which, m It ties not rrquir• confinernert, 19 atteadt-1 with little, or no ineoasenienee to the indivils,9l or theiterviee. " lily order of flu Raral *ones* th- Co.iint -.oder is Glib 1. (Signed) " HaKRY CALVERT, . Gen.* , Next SITeRDAY will be thr4Sizth Day's Drawl of the present Lottery t and eltil ::.at time, Tkk,a and Shares, warranted undraw.t. may be had in great variety, at both the old etablished Offices of T. Butt, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Chwti4ig-Crnss, where all Prizes from '!'went} Pounds to Twenty Thou sand will be paid on demand. The following is the State of the Wheel : a Pr.s of 1 2)0 4 Prim of L. 1,000 1 11 S.U.CS . 2.000 I Rs ac. S e Sec The First Drawn Ticket nn Thursday twit is entitled to 40,0001. whether Blank or ; :nay be worth 40,0001. On Sunday evening se'nnigbt, about ten o'clock, a 7 ung Malt, naITICI S rOODA IT, a seaman, was pursued by the press-gang down the Itlrt Ad ChAte, to Newcastle, Whom, to escape tium, he jumped into the 'rime, and attempted to swim aria the over to Gatehead. O. of them shreA:etiong to fire at him if he did not return, the fright aad erertton took away hi. strength, and he was drowned. The too. was fount.l neat morwtg, and A c °ranee. laquelt hipid.—Toe vereet, dieckintai 1.4 s b.