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\ • • . F !. THE CORONATION. _ SEXTRACT /ROM • P KIVATS LETTCR. A private letter from Paris, of the 4th inst. Inas the following particulars: I have, -A-4: difficulty, procured permission to be present at Ow Ceremony in Notre Dame, of Bo earaa rt's C ,rona tion. A friend introduced me as one of the Der , ' ties of the Department of —, and I occupied a place convenient to observe and see every thing ; and I can assure yap I never have read of, cr see': any public fete where less cont.n4 and satisfaftion r prevailed. 3314•1. A* se was pale and sulky, watch ring with an anxious and suspicious eye all perso approaching him ; and, though surrounded by his most trusty slaves, started often at the foot of the altar, as wellas when seated upon the throne, as if from apprehension of the secret presence of some revengeful or hired assassin, or from the irresistible pangs of a guilty conscience. He sent General Duaoc twice to the Cardinal CAPIARA, and to the Pees, t hasten the ceremony, with an impatient look, which indicated hi. great uneasiness and • enable; and when, after a space of five hours, the recession left the church, General Muevr received =ether message, to be particular in not pernsitti.it; Waggon to approach the imperial carriages, which bad an escort msressamerous than the coach which parried the unfortunate Louis XVI. to the scaffold. sMadame Bon AAAAA a never ceased to have her • eyes fixed upon her husband, and several times, petting her handkerchief to her face, seemed, or; I believe, rather wished the spelators to suppose *hat she cried, from tendernzas or aUftion.- 1101AP*RTI spoke to her th,-ee times in an angry .tine, because she did not perform her part es sale &emulated by the Grand blaster of the Ceremony. Steen or %scathe she was not qnick enough in performing it. Bow AP Aar e's brothers were proud of their precedence, insolent in their manners, find ailed as a kind of police ministers in this Playa as their aid de camps were continually envier& in carrying messages to the military, to place or persons from their seats, or to lbein out those who were not dressed well enough, thenfote, or for some other cause, suspicious wr 46111111100111110. BO A P leS sisters appeared to /Wad little else bat to admire their rich and elegant ekes's% mutt* coot, or rather command, the al gelation of others. They seemed the most satis- Sed of the whole family, and exhibited themselves &OM the niers boldness in the Church, as, report two of them have formerly done on the stage. Irk Pots, when in Notre Dame, as when in the Zilth amassed ail ethers in weakness. mean ie& sneaky, and would, with the same - beagle sdbeeiseion, have crowned BoxAPAsrt the Prevideam of Burope, ss an Emperor of the French Phone who placed the tiara on the bead of this week sad ignorant Pontiff; did as much harm to te r. as does who tore of the crown of L, vi. Idid to 'monarchy. With the seperstitions de ratioa of a friar, he is as little acquainted with th -17110 interest of religion and of mankind, as a re sins. He is. as all other weak charades:, good, Mame he is not under the necessity of being bad s to promote his views. Without ambition, be is fond of power, and, without any pas sion for pleasure. fond of sheers and processions lie has the puerile vanity to wish to be considered es having received the gift of languages since his elevation to the vicariate of Christ. Wishing to answer in the language he is addressed, he commits the most ridiculous blunders. When the Senate complimented him, be began an answer in French, which caused eves the Senators to smile, notwith standing the gravity of the occasion; but be was obliged to finish it it Italian. In few words, the any place he is fit to occupy, without danger to so tiety, is that of a superior of a convent. He has beady mat with several insults from Bouiraara. bet would be resented by a man of sense ; but now prove, that he is well known to the wbo regards him as his first slave, with those rank he lends to enslave the Catholic States, ad tyrannise consciences. From Bavaria, Saxony, in, and other parts of Germany, several priests and friars had obtained permission Peas VII. to salute him here, and to receive is blessing ; bet Boa AAAAAA ordered Fisucee to Ike to the Prefab on the frontiers to stop every wigs clergyman. and. though provided with a pima pass frame the Pore, to carry them to the Dor side of the Rhine. 4 •Datto stip this interruption of the occurrences at ;titre Dame, the Constituted Authorities there mend net much more at their ease than the Swiv el's they had made; they were as glad when every she was over. as be was himself; a rumour being amdmed. that the Military Deputies bad proposed sillired these authorities until a peace. and con r apes &marmite the Legislative as well as the me rive Authority. The military men, who formed pa of the epedlaters, were as noisy in the church as 4y Inlaid have been in a camp. Though they assigned to them, they introduced J Asir pi: 11 IMI thettsselves every where, even in the gallery ocea• ,rred by e. members of the foreign diplomatic .:p3,111 saying NA, atom was their Emperor, and th'ereior.., had more right to see his coronation dham any body else. Bos•rsa rc, his brothers, and (eireral Mu' ar, observed these irregularities. but ether dared not, or would not interfere. The foreign Princes, and diplomatic Agents, with the exception , f half a dozen, who, on account of the length of the ceremony, or from the heat, fell fast asleep, were more Ittentive to the noise of the officers and soldiers, than to the prayers or mummery of the Pore and the clergy, having heard the same rumour as the consti tuted authorities, and were trembling, lest the first signal to a civil war would be given in the church. Terror, uneasiness, and suspicion, had eren extended to the female part of the audience, one of whom, in some few words addressed to me, gave a tolerably gond description of the situation of all parties, on that remarkable day, in saying : " II n'a pai de fete, oule esur u'est pa, ?" TILE 13111TISII PRESS. I .ON DO N, SATURDAY. DEctussa 22. Europe has never since its civilisation presented such an organised anarchy in its system of politics, as that which in oar days makes so many nations wretched, without making one happy. Russia, Austria, and Prussia, jealous of and isolated from each other, though equally detesting and su<peaing ltevolutionary France, ate kept se. parate by the intrigues, more than by the power of the latter, and prevented from forming an union so necessary for their comm n preservation, as well as for the tranquillity and happ.ness of the world. Sweden and Denmark are in the same relative situa tion with each other, and with all other European States. The anarchy aMong the Members of the German Empire is still greater, and affeas sot only its palitical conneUinns, but its territorial poi. sessions. If the influence and power of France should continue to increase, as they have hitherto done, in some few years the tottering Turkish Empire will, in its ruins, present her with new me.eis to indemni fy and degrade selfish Nieces, and treacherous Counsellors. Italy, Switzerland, lolland, Spain, and Portugal, may be regarded as French depart. ments, and will be decreed as such, or as French military stations, the day when Great Britain shall cease to rule the main . The war into which we are now on the eve of entering with Spain has induced us to make these mnsarlts, and to call to the attention of , mr readers a moral and political truth, that, :hough at enmity with Spain, our vineries are as necessary for her existence, as an independent State, I% her defeats, in !ler contest with us, are the only •neans to prevent her front sharing the fate of Italy, s•od to preserve Madrid from experiencing the same tyranny as Turin. Unable to oppose France in Europe, mme than England in America, this unfor mate nation is, against its in :lination and interest, ibliged, united with her destroyers, to combat her preservers. The Spanish Cabinet is well aware of this, but it has not spirit enough to endure the con sequences of a Peace with England, the temporary incursion or occupation of some Spanish provinces by France. The certain advantages which filially would result from such an event, the most narrow. minded politician may however larva. Neither Russia, Austria, nor Prussia, would yet suffer Bo- NAPAtrx to lay waste Spain; though a day may come, when, from the ignorance or treachery of the Spanish Counsellor, the Usurper may so have es tablished his authority in that country, that Spanish soldiers, like the Italians, will fight against their de liverers, whilst, with the resources of Spain, he is able to support fresh armies in Germany, and to vanquish all resistance to his plan of universal tyranny. The generosity of England will, no doubt, spare Spain as much as possible during the present, as it did during the last war; but, at a pacification, Spain will remain in the same unsettled si tuation as at the period of the peace of Amiens —Without her consent, but at the expense of her colonies, BOTNACAtrt will again sign treaties with Great Britain ; and, during a peace, as well as during a war, Spain will be agitated by his emissa ries, insulted and humiliated by his demands ; and, by forced conventions, under the name of loans, or tributes, plundered of the riches of her mines in America. On the other band, bad Spain cordially entered into 4 league with England and Russia, against the Usurper, should she even at first have experienced some momentary disasters ; a future peace would have insured a future independence. At present, all countries occupied by the Corsican bandittis suf fer, with impatience, his yoke. Were he under the necesiity of withdrawing or dividing his forces,ltaly, Switzerland, and Holland, would not long remain quiet ; and, shculd he experience deleats, even in Fiance his authority wonld be shaken. But, sue cessful or routed, it is imposiible that Austria and Prussia could long remain idle speaators. In the former case, their own safety requires that Spain should cnntinue at least nominally independent and, in the latter case, they have so :many outrages to revenge, and so many evils to fear, that they would, with more sincerity and cordiality, send their soldiers to crush an usurped throne, than they have sent Ambassadors to assist at the Coronation. As we stated yesterday, no letters of marque will be issued against Spain until the return of Mr. B. FRERE from Madrid. The following is a copy of the Order of Council for laying an embargo upon Spanish ships in our harbours: 1. At the Couar at the ,ireen's Palace, the 19th of December, 180-1, Present, The Krso's Most Excellent MAJESTY in Council. wileres4 information has been received that an Esaisargo has been enteral to be :ail inyin all British ships in the ports of the kingdom of Spain it is this des ordered by his Majesty, by end with the advice of his l'r.sy Council, that no shins or veswis b.-longing to ary of Ili, Majesty's sublecis be per. mined to enter and etas,. out for any uf the ports of Spain, until further order : And I lis Majesty is further pleased to order, that a General Emba:ge or Stop be male of all Snanish ships and vessels whatsoever, now within, or which hereafter shall tonic into ■ny of the ports harbours, or roads within the United Kingdom of Great B itain and Ir3land„ together with all persons and effects Oil board the said ships mud vessels; but that the utmost care be taken for the preserrauon of all and every part of the cargoes on hoard any of the said ships, so that no damage or entbezzlensent whatever bo scanned. " S. CtrrTRELL." The Spanish Register ship 1)ido, laden with trea sure from South America, and the schooner La Linda, detained by the Pd.gard, have arrived at Penzance. The Fusard has detained thirteen other Spanish vessels. On Thursday and yesterday, at two o'clock. the RUSSIAN AMIASSADOIL transaCted business at Lord Hsu& aowa v's Office, for a considerable time. Yesterday a Court of Diresors was held at the East India House. when Join Ikea, Esq. was sworn and took his seat as a I)ireaor of the Com- PanT• WiLLIAIS GRATHUIiST, Esq. was appointed Transfer Accoununt in the room of Joni PLPPER coax, Esq. deceased. The following Cot:unanders were sworn into the command of their respeaive ships, stationed as undermentioned, viz.—. Captain Samuel Landon, City of London, Bombay. Ca.estn Anthony Murray (in the room of Captain Burrows, resisiied•. Earl Howe, Madras. _ _ S•rrrart (in His rums of Captain Graham, ret.gn,d), Windham, Ceylon 446,1 Madras. The Court icijJurned at six o'clock till Tuesday next. There are at present in Ireland fotty-cintthon. sand troops of the line and militia ready to tile the field immediately, over and above fourteen thousand nv-is set apart for ordinary and incidental duties.— There is also a numerous body of Yeomanry per feely competent to the preservation of local tran qo.toty, and the prevention a disorders, which all countries may be expeaed to produce when they become the theatre of war. Letters have been received from Barcelona, by the way of I lolland, of the date of the 21st ult. by one of the first mercantile houses, which state, that no embargo had been ordered in that port at that period. The;t trade, Loa ever, is represented as having experienced considerable interruption from Lord Nasso a's cruisers, who were almost daily cap turing Spanish vessels in sight of the port. Capt. PLAII FIN is appointed to the command of the Awctope, of SO guns, in the room of Sir HON. PUPII•th appointed to the Addeo N. of 64 guns, at Woolwich. The Ewleerveur, Coasts. is on short near Wey mouth. and full of water. I'll Shar i filmier, from Shields for London, is on shore near Salttleet. The W HuNe, from Hmduras for London, is captured, and carried into the I lay.umah. A vessel bound from South America to Old Spain, has been detained by the ship Arepterre, of Greenock, Joan WKint av master. She was sent for Clyde under the e.induet of said shi?'s second mate, and some of her crew, and, in her way in by the North Channel, was taken charge of by Hic Mastsrv's ship Brilliant, who has put in with her to Isle Oron say, in the Isle of Sky. A letter received in Hull from the owner of a vessel that has just ar.ived at London from Smyrna. Rates, that when the vessel left Gibraltar on the I ith ult. the Captain was told by the Pratique mas ter, that the town and garrison were then in grind health, not a single death hating occurred fir sorr.e days. A letter from Sheerness, dated Thursday, says— " A great number of merchant vessels have been obliged to run into the harbour, with the loss of their cables and anchors. The 1/e/oin r brig, Capt Elt.t.r., from London to South Shields, in ballast, in coming up the Swin with them, struck so violently on the Mapelin Sand, as to carry assay her rudder, after which she struck again, and then fortunately got into deep water ; but the wind was so tre mendous and kept increasing, that she became quite unmanageable; and after pasing the Nine, she again got on short on the China Rock, between this plat: and Minster, where she now lies ; and there remaiiu little or no probability, that she will ever be got off." On ThursdAr the Royal Westminster regiment of Volunteers, tender the c••mmand of Major Tw i SING, in c - mseqeence of Cse accident al JAMES anima t sar,. Esq. their Co: mel, was inspected by Col. J err it insov, after which, they had a liekl-day,when they acquitted themselves with their usual precision ; and c -aclnded with voting to their Maier, than when there cannot be a more deserving Officer. a sword, value ;GI. and pa': of pistols, jUI. AMATEUR *CERT. Tile Amateur Concert at, Hyde's Room s „ T ot. cenham Strait, was very itumeroudy attended n n Thursday evening. Th e 4TeClion was 1)T1:1Cipally of the mast celebrated compositions : it commenced with Witt Wet Overture to the Opera of Nlisi Cost sang the celebrated song of Mow; and an Italian air: the latter she exectred both tasre and execution ; but her aaion had the app ear . ance of acing a romantic charader upon the stage. A Duet for the Harp and Pianoforte by the Mi ss Hum:acts, accompanied upon the Horn s b y t h e Master Hynes, afforded a high treat to the :mi. teurs ; Miss H.'s execution upon the Plantl ate w it wonderful A Gentleman sung Dr. Bus e h ' s „.,, bratcd song of Softly with much tas:c, . v 4 was mostoidmirably accompanied by Mr. !lot 4 . % upon the Bassoon. Woe's Concerto on that d:a i . cult instrument the Trumpet, in which he intr.,. duced, as a slow movement, the air of Crazy was loudly and deservedly much applauded. THE POPE. The funowini Lines from Pllole4 Air la, Cant, ~r. iaairplicable to the Pope at the present rourueitt. If the gaol Pope remains at hose, He+ the fires Prince in Chri.tenduin ; ellate, then, good P.tpe, at honte l to guye Nor westward, curious, take thy way. Thy way unhappy should% Molt take, From Tin-es Bank to Leman Lake, Taou art an aged Priest nu more, klud a young ftatning painted wis--re ; Thy Sae is lost—thy town is gone, No longer Rome—but fisbOrm. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Admiral Faulkoor, from Gmport; Lady S:dhcal), from Lanky Nark; and Colon.l Bayley, from Brighmo, t. time Briti.b 11.4e1,Je.myn-.tree[. 11h. ai4 Mci. S.;lter, Mr. and Mrs. Chappio, to Id La•ly Peter, from her seat of ‘Vrittle, in telex; and the 13,w,ger LaAy Pare, to pass the Christmas holidays with th■ Hon. Mn. Howard, in Puetugal-street. Lady Charlotte and Mr. Duodas, tram ltrighton, to Tenter. den street. Admir.ll Wilson, from his seat in Suffolk, to the Loudon Hotel, Albemarle-street S.r Abraham and I.ady flume from Wernik7bury, Hen:, to their hnuee in Hill-streeet, Be rkeley-squant. Mr. and Mrs. Seam, front Oxford, to Wes Hotel, Jermytt• street. . . Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, His Ma. J EST Y left Kew for Windsor. Yesterday, the Dukes of KENT, CAMBRIDGE, and Suisr.z. breakfasted with Her NI AJUT Y and the Pat 'gems's. About 12 o'clock, Her MAJESTY and the PRINCISSIS left the Qcet''s House for Windsor. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, Mr. Halt- MN TUG waited upon Her Royal Highness the Princess ELIZ AJITtt, with a great number of elegant ornaments, figures. and„lights, in imitation of bronze, which Her Royal Highness was highly pleased with, and putchased a number of them. Lady E. Platonic, and suite, set off yesterday from the London Hotel, to pass the holidays at her Ladyship's seat in Kent. The Doke and Duchess of Rotor atm, and suite. set off yesterday from their house, in Berkeley-square, for Bath, to pass the holidaye. The public cannot be said to have been disap pointed on the night of the illness of the beeng Rorrius, as they had Tie Mader instead of the pro digy. Died, on Thursday last, at his seat near Rich mond. Mr. Pi Gov, formerly one of the Direftois of the Bank and India House. The oil with which Madame 80% A was anointed, on the day of the coronation, w:s the fashionable antique' ed. Geo. Ft:LLB', Esq. and family, Wye town this day for their seat. near Leathethead. Mrs. Dar isos, we are sorry tb bear, is meet indispoiel At her house is St. James's-square. A Dutch Lady astonished the Cockneys yester day, upon the Serpentine, by her gran a&d quid) in :Lilting. although she weighs emaly thisueo stone. Colonel Loc AAAAA , Major Coanotl, and Capt. *NEALE, szt off yesterday from Nltt.t.aa's Hotel, to pass the Christmas with their friends in Scotland. the Mortrtear of the Ist of December ofsciolly announced that there would be no Concert on the day of the coronation. The following bulletin was yesterday put up el the door of Master BITTY'S house, No. 3s, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury The Physicians think Master betty is such the is c rirwstinir .ss steriiay. The immense crowd of envirers after the Malta of th;s most interesting young Gentleman, rendereri some such general notice as the above necessary. • Mr. HArt EY has just written a Poem, in 5..; C.rrot, en:itled Tic Triumph of Mask. Tire Music of the Bullet forthcoming at Coven:- Garden Theatre is by Davy. Lord Per RE held his Christmas audit on Monlay and Tuesday I.y.t, at his noble mansion, Thorr.r! , :rn I tail, Essex. Cctween two and tl.r.re hundred • • Lig Lordshrp'. te3antry were entertained iu the trot style of F.ng I. sh hospitality. TI:: POPE is a tut& man, and BONAPAIT C IS la:Ie mars.—Of course they are are well red awl /nth led. Lieutenant Colonels ST:pasta, DaLarmpti, Pr t•Natrt, and ARNItTitONG, are among the best of the amateur theatrical perform rs in the Garrison at Chatham. letLithnie FREILI, the wife of 'the ILu•shal of the French Empire, dechtred that the coronation of BONATAIII It was a duly &wigs's, and she sisould :4.4 hrr ;sulk out of il.--.MadArsh: Facet WAS tc.c.--ztarcher. Bonl.street was yesterday cronded with hungry nmswirt to view the prize or killed by Mr. Glazer. Hi, opposite neighbour, the poulterer, attempted to divide the gaze of the bents and 6,ae., by the esht bitioa of an enormous Norfolk tui key or thirty eight p. ands weight. the A”rt r.vs, tfusicians, who were lately ca,.. is an aelion for damsges, for fulfilling tlwir en gagements at the Bath Concert, are not of the fi ralT wh o condo.% the Oratorios. a &Li beers err - neously stat:.l, but arc residents at Bath. het who plan of s Th Nl+ Sat Sat h I 1