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*mar 10 11111101 it impllklaly b tia• taws ematm:nß fr Ili. an _fterity, *a only one we will arknewkike. We rye to him Uwe riot to make Peace end Was, alai t name h s S'l^t , " Done at Hawd.einanet., 6n4011111e toe Ist Jan. 1804, and the hat Day of me I d mandenea 411,10, " Signed the same as i n c primal ng" [Paltlieiste. *EAR ADMIRAL LINOISCOMM ANDER DT Tit TRINCE fORCL IN INDIA, TO TEE IiIiNISTEK OF la•ltlltt.&C. DATED ON WARD THE MARLED°, IN TOE Mow.. Of •INCOOLRE, DEC. 3, 1803. " elms.). tourist an, " I hare the hamar to inform you of my departure from the Isle of Reunion. I have taken under the Line an English Merchantman of 104 ions, from Bengal bound to China, curling Pi guns, and valued at moor millions. My macron WWI is make an attack upon the island of Sumatra. Re tie* I eintied the Straitsel Sunda, I was desirous to ascertain If tis 4 bad any emerals in the Roelof Howoolen ; and yester day I discovered six, but the night lowed nee to anchor at a dmt.mc.:. In the morning, the vessels, seeing me at anchor, tin foveae., to Seliabar, to the southward of &woolen. home I eoglish colour , , on which an English pilot was sent *IF to d-..oand of m- the names of my Ihrision, and M 'what fleet it er!nnxed. empi. , yr.i t:•4 Out to anchor before R*ll. emsEm, mat the fir •of the cannon of Fort Marhitwo.igh. " I sent at the same time La Simollante, Captain hlotard. and Le Bemuse, Capta , n Ilalgan, soSellobar, to destroy su:h English easels as they rnigot fi.id three; and notwithiaand bog the fire of a little. lint, which doehamed several snot without am% thew two verse:. fulnlird their mistime-- Six vessels were burnt by the Enzlish the twelves, and two were beat by so, together with three Late Magasinot nt one Company, filleJ with pepper, tice, and opium. The ship Cita Anti, from Madras. u taken, as well as two br , ds. The lest of the Etttlilh maiy br cointated at 10 or 12 mellow of francs. I could have dcarored the town of Benesso /en, • it re are not at war with the natives, and I did not gosh to .nusato the enn.lint of our enemies, by endeavouring to ini Me individuals w.thoist an Mire. .• The ir-sefs loot by tile En;li.ll were richly loaded, and hod came from Bengal. A I.imitenant and a drummer w-re killed be a cannon shot, aril two men were wounded. At Sid. Mbar win reeleteted private prowety, and only prised the snaga sines of the company; this conduct procured us the et...ri de-4er of the inhabitants. I have no si k ; the crews are in good health, and I am cootinuing on my cruise. Mudd% and respect, (Sivien) " LINO'S." Tlte Amens? of the also remains an Imperial Decree, for Nightie. the etude of the presentation, for Piddle At-- semothan, of the PropesitMes contained in the 142 Articles of the Seamus Censultom. It likewise contains an Shitnic: of a ptellication by Arthur (non iirr, upon the actual atacc of 0111111111rhain. This report, which occupies five columns of gee ildseeser. is intended to show that the boasted prosperity of Omni* s merely as illusion, and that in attemmin: to Matti em kssient dantioien over tither States, it loses its own li berty, MI esselsratet its ewe fall. PAIN. KAT 21. Captain Wright has been confronted with mve than forty persons, who have recognised him as the person . who debarked them at Beville. The cor vette, in which this Offwer was micro, had 90 men, of whom 30 feU in the contest. has decland that they ww* the best of the crew, and that his wrizen-wast was wounled. He ascribes his sur render to a calm. the gua-heats advancing with their ears were at the instant about to board. TIC 0111111 AL Or 111101A111, patracr OF THI DE TARTAIENT OF M 011111•0, 10 THI GRAND it nos. " setifeut erase ICDOC, 4 . Vannes, May IS. " An toglish corvette war token a firs days ago, by our bank Ilt the entree. of the Merbiban, arid baying peter , Warned that at,. agleam and crew trf this Tenn bad reached t - ar, en *air way se Ferriel, I bed an **envie. with the eapasis Wei the intention or obtaining by artifice some firt saseati es accesi.as Mateyo- to the trades who might be manse him on tee dew, or of the accomplices is, the coaspi eery erlY• oigiai hire secreted themselves aboard his vessel, to erupt, ar I setwebtl, to Eng'and. r .. I con eliatoverei this Captain to be a rerson of wise int porwmce t tie is a Mr. Wright, who Lando; Georges, Piebegre, en 4 tivw eccoespi cc-, 011 WC total of Deppe. I knew him well in Fgypt, where he was the Lieut.,. wit of Sir Sidney Storth, .od charge.l by that Commodore ooh al: his negocia- M i p.. ots with l french army. I thaught he might make .erne wits! Iwo or at Wait Migiltecq•iit liOnself, by *wowing that it was osier of bis Govern .vie..t t'.. it he d wesberked no Oilf eel .1 e2t land of assawitts, and , might toils furnish • • now and auawatic proof of the participation of ills British CANINO itt this atrocitr. I have, the•etre, emit him of by the I7ligsne.:. awl wirier the escort of the gentiarincrie, le s consaimultag roe, however, at psy him the respect due to • prisoner at ear. vi Mr. Welbt is the same porton who tome yews titre es caped from tie Temple with Sir Seiner Smith t lie ...eta swerved awl owning. a fanatical enemy of the Freatih, cam enough to ravisher himself deetterd to pay a eons derah's part, and se insolent as to Whew titer k• sittiltion twee et hat Rem danger. five this may fail his, if he is placed in tits alormawass of throwieg the blame of his =lotion upon Ms livrtm awn t, or of lemma for en ostensiiiie conspirator, •Mil en, liable tojestice. I thooght proper to state my own opinion we this lort.. " He will itelkg, this earning In the Dimmer from Rennes, mid will anima Paris almost as won as me kw,: her ac companied by a very young nephew and his iMesesek, w h om I did net AMA Toper at memo flora him. " Although I wi-hell to corneal from him the mistime( the Mitmordoiary eiemere adopted 101111,01 him, he was wet to be doped i avid I have MUM to behave, from my C11001171..11111 with bon, that he had stittied Me part, and is determined to re. 11.0a , q .11•01, 110 the mien-44e that he ought city to reader an sizemet of his military opersouns at its own Gnomon ever. ireeertheless, ottateverlooooolll you may take remelting lore, 1 tbeogln, et Al mem, it would be of imponance to semi you a mu abs ha seed so conspicuously in the frightful taws curacy whirls lies ars* ell Frame with alarm, and which Haterlbsee, aloes& propitious, seem to have threes (es a new exampke of itetwomeleme ewe r& Beemparte) o• the mow of Meebiluets, whew hie well aimed ship was destined to be Lamb? Me* goo-beabt, aad Isimedf to be dierowered amidst a maid of wherry eissonpt whom, in any other part than Item, be might how 011414/1811110d11001111/04 " I hope, Citing' blissister, one will ammoe of the mea nies I hate askew I bast the bermes to salute yam. •iJuiging." 14Opolton, Emperor of the French, decrees, the frilkoring enteral, to be Marshals of the Empire:— moan% soot. Mows, Snore Wean Law: !audio, Ifororr, Mom. Nry, OC: : Davao% The title of Marshals of the Empire to be given to the following Seamen : KtMamas, Lrforry. Tregnao , irrriorter. Dane al St. Choi, /s igm a) POLEI )N It iLe Faspeisr, H. IL 14 A It FT, s«:retary of Striae. The French Princes sad Prioresses are to be Ad dressed by the tide aftbeir Imperial Highnesses; and the Sisters of the Ilimperrir are to enjoy the same • Amity. The Great ()stems of the Empire are to receive the tide of their Serene Highnesses. and they. es well as the Trines, are to be Adurts:ed 34,4- su S w ifgh Officers of the E mpire arc to a-ear the same dsess as that of the Consuls ; 'pot ttsev AR to appear is a particular son.sese apon great occas:Jn‘. The Ss.s.-retary of Sute has the rank of a Ifini.ter ; and *the ti asters v4l: h.tve the t•t!, 44 Ttes- Estelieteies." The Funflimsies of the Depart ments, and all those who present petitions, are to address them by the title of Mevrereneur. The President of the Senate will receive the title of 4 , Ha Excel/reel." The Marshals of the Empire are to be csrlled G' Monsieur le Marshal:" and when spoken to, or aJdressed in writing, they are to have the title of •• Mlnseigieur." All the public buildings, and a number of private houses were illuminated on the 19th uh. in honour of the acceptance of the Imperial Dignity by Bona parte. Nearly all the brass ordnance at Hameln and Fort George has been sent from thence by the French on the Vs eser to Nieuberg. Vast numbers of Swiss are emigrating to the Cri mea, the Russian General, d'Ottu, superintends their embarkation on the Danube. Accounts from Cairo, in the French Papers, state that the Porte is extrerelydliscontented at the as cendance, which the English have gained in Egypt, while it is not lee alarmed at the pretended projeas of France mpeaing the Mores. The English Con sul at Cairo, M. de Mtwtte. has changed his title, and taken that of Charge d'Affaires fur the Beys. The merchants of Alexandria had become apprehen sive lest the English should send an English garri son into that place. The property of Elfy hey is stated to have fallen into the bands of his enerues, and his whole family to have been ruined in co; :.e -quence of his alliance with England. The King of Sweden proposes So prolong his visit at Carlesrhue till the middle of June. It is said, that General Moreau leaves his defence entirely to his advocates, and that his sole occupa tion during his confinement is to arrange materials for pustenty concerning his military atchievements. Though calm, he is far lions being in good spirits, and wheit requested by his advocate, Chaveanx de la Garde, to write the complete history of his brilliant campaigns, to which task he is so very competent, he answered rather peevishly, " You know, Sir, my situation, and that in one way or the other, I shall not live long enough to finish such an undertaking. Others besides are better able to perform with impar tiality, that which will represent my charaaer, ac tions, and tranuaions, to 1 uture ages, in a light which modesty prevents me from doing. As to George, he is always the same, in as good spirits as if he was at perfea liberty, and had no crimes to reproach himself with. He is now the same as on the first day of his imprisonment. He says his prayers, and prays for the Pretender twice a day. At every meal be drinks to his mock king's health, and to the restoration of monarchy ; and between his prayers and meals he curses the republicans and the repub lic ; swears against the and sings the most libellous or aristocratical songs ever sun in a prison lof the republic. He refuses any assistance; but as the humanity of the Emperor has appointed the usual gratuitous pleaders for criminals to give his aid, he will pot be condemned without being de fended. He bas been permitted the use of pen and ink, and has written a long letter to the pretender, and several other letters to thd brother and re lateen of the pretender, and to some of the prin cipal emigrants, who are fanatics enough to unite their destinies with that of the Bourbons. They are all deposited with the Grand Judge, and after George's trial will be forwarded to their addresses. He confessed, during the Easter Week. to a clergy man of his owe choice. He eats lour times a Jay, and never drinks less than three bottles of good burgundy is twenty-four hours. He looks upon death as certain, and his only desire is to be shot, and not to be guillotined. Ile treats the peas d'amees in his dungeon with the greaten contempt, never calling them any ether names than Citizen Rebels. —La Clif der Ca3l,,ds. The trial of the State Prisoners will certainly take place before the Emperor's Coronation; his Majesty's generrus and humane heart first intended to pardon most of them Ilithout any trier!, on con. dition of transporting themselves to the Colonies. But our Chef Officers of the Law have convinced His Mnjesty of the necessity to have all the Conspi rators tried, to convince even the most incredulous, of the reality of a conspiracy, not equ tiled even by that of Catilise. Few will, however. suffer death, though all wilt be foundguilty. Even, tato( the state prisoners have -hewn t he ir repentance by it luminating their dungcens on the day of the Em peror's proclamation, whilst others, as Georges and Itussillion, continue incorrigitily fanatic, prefer ring that day rather to remain in the dark. than ?oat a single candle should be construaA into a sign of rejoicing, or even approbation. They experience, however. the same lenity and ,hied treatment as their less refrallory fellow prisoners; and the Emperor has even ordered them new indulgencies, by allow ing them, from his private purse, as much wine as they desire to drip}. and of what quality they desire. ( jarrnal des Defenses's.) FROM THE GERMAN PAPERS. lIATISSUN, W•T 14. The Russian Note communicated to the Diet on the 7th inst. was this day taken into consideration. The Delegate for Bohemia and the Arch-duchy of Aus tria declared verbally, that Ills Imperial West y had conceived that be might expect that the French Go. vernmetit would itself have notified the reason seh;eb induced, and, as it is sueposed, might justify the seiz ure of persons in the German territory in Mach last. Ilk Majesty, therefore, thought that there could be no objection to an application t, the French, on the part of the Emperor :and the Empire, for a sufficient and s.ttistaaory es: 0 ..01114ln. The farther consideration of the subject was thrn de ferred for weeks from the 7th inst. and the open ing of the Pro: , rol t..r the I Ath of June. To d..y the t.,:lossii.g Note was given in by Knot Bildt, the Su ethsli Envoy Extra, rdinary His Majesty tie King of Sweden havinr been informed of the c,,ntentsct t::e Nste given in to the Diet on the 7th inst. by orders f His INAjesty tat Emperor cf all the ftusias. or:nce vet it to be incimbent on him to declare, that when there is a que•ti, n of Guarantee of ..:te Germanic C..:lst.tuto•: , King of :swede'', ITIA7• consider hirr.,:! . .• rut. Elle most ancient of its Gu.rar:trer., sirre L, ,s GuarAntee of the r Ace cf His hrsever, does not t.• - •nceive it re.rsat y his sentiments on the present rirsts:.,.. 61( of the Coaltioi..oo, i ••i% r• 310 ;J....! that: t '.cad cf The fn l pi :c cal A. 111. 1 44 !:*er'. Ph .% of the ;-; 2 .• A, ' 1 ;-• afr...i, f•urrnAnt e, bc:idc:, tc•..) lON I MONDAY, JUNE 4. Mr. PITT'S new measure relative to the Defence of the Country, which stands over for to-morrow, has excited great expeaation, and, we trust, will not be attended with any farther delay. In a general view, he cannot be expeBeJ, upon his return to power, to feel perfectly at home at once, and as little embarrassed in the conduct of public affairs as if he had never quitted the helm. The present case, however, is not one of those in which he can plead the novelty of his situation, or any of those em barrassments or difficulties that unavoidably attend a state of surprise, and want of preparation. If there be any one point, within the sphere of his duty, in which his late twerregorie qualified him to a& with effe& and dispatch, instead of finding him at a loss, it is the present ont. The moment Mr. PITT ceased to be a Minister, be became a man. In every debate which took place upon the subje& of invasion, be chewed himself not a scho lar, but a master in the art of war. Every audi tor seemed to regret that he was born a Minister, and that it had not been the good fortune of his country he had been bred to the military profes sion. The great Duke of MARL1101101:GI could not point out more clearly how to defeat the French, nor could VACIAIII descant more learnedly up is lines and fortifications. We do not mean to speak slightingly of the military talents or in formation of Mr. PITT. On the contrary, we readily admit that nature may have formed him to be as great in the field as in the senate. That ver satility which can adapt itself to all situations, however different or opposite, is the property of true genius, and we do not dispute the talents of Mr. Pi IT. If the delay, then, cannot be from want of preparation, or because he is not master of his subjeft, the enquirer is driven to the necessity of seeking some other cause. And here, we must con fess, we see no plausible ground for procrauination, except the state of parties. Mr. PITT has already stated his ideas on the sable& of defence. He has well digested the measure I but be has not digested and settled a majority in the Elouse of Commons. CLSAI paused upon the banks of the Rubicon ; and the Minister may, without any imputation upon his courage, or his prudence, hesitate, in the face of such a body of rank. talent, and property, as is now opposed to Mr. Par; an oppositico, so firm and united, as to baffle all his address and efforts to weaken or divide it. As the Whig Club will meet to-morrow, it is probable. if the opposition wish the business to stand over, for another day, he will not refuse to indulge then,. Should it, however, come on in its coarse. we understand there will not be any division upon his motion for !eare to is his bilL The great effort and trial of strength, it is thought,. will be reserved for the se ' cond reading. The HAmburgh Mail did not arrive on Saturday, as stated in some of the Evening Papers ; but son:e straggling papers have been received in town up to the 2.5 th of last month. One of these, the lientburgb Corresta ;denten of the £2d, contains an account of the proceedings at the Diet of Ratisbon upon the pro test of Cie Emperor of Russ' A against the violation of the mintrality of the German Empire by BOI4A FART'', in the case of the arrest and subse.rient murder cf the late Duke D'ENGis las. This 41:Yien was taken into consideration upon the i.:l when the Delegate of Bohemia de clared. n the part of the Emperor of GERMANY, that Ilia I!4f1.11111. NIAJUTT conceived the French Government might be able to justify its condt: I and advised that an application should be made to it for a sutficilnt and setisfadory explanation. s o much fur the rising spirit of resistance upon Continent, to the crimes of Bort•s Aare ! Hid he his fe:n upon the neck of the Emperor of Gain A • v, he could not have dictated a more abjeCt or more humili. acing declaration. As it was a verbal one, we trust, for his honour, that it is not faithfully reported. A t the same time the Swedish Envoy delivered a writ ten note, v hich states that the sentiments e: hi: King upon the subject are too well known to requi - e repetition. The result was, that the further sideration of the business was postponed for ,is weeks, ending on the 1 stb inst. a circumstance shows the German Empire is not in very great to revenge its wrongs where BoN•ra ars is the aggressor. The .Ifnn • teur of the 22,1 May WAS also ree yesterday. BON seems resolved to time in completing the new order of France. Fourteen Generals, and four So: at have been created Marshals of the Empire. M than one-half of them belong to the army intel., 4 to invade England, and are men of Inferior charac ter and note, while the names of MAC DON SI D. La. COURSE, ROCNSSINIAU. ANDREWS!, and several others of the most distinguished Generals, do not appear in the list. Here then we have a new proof of the spirit of jealousy and injustice which influences all the aetions of BosiA r Al T ',and would lead us to hope that his new constitution will be shorter lived than any that has preceded it. A letter from Admiral !Anon, in the same piper, gives an account of his expedition to Bencoolen, originally announced in this paper I but which our contemporaries first denied, then doubted, and finally were oLli,el to admit. In the Ga:ette of Saturday night we find the Earl of Motes is appointed Colonel of the 27th Regiment of Foot, vin the Late Lord sums. It has, indeed, been matter of surprise and universal regret, on tile part of the public, that this meritorious off.zer should have rem tine] so long without a regiment. His appointment, at this particular moment, shews the anxiety of Mr. PITT to conciliate an :ars ra lovs PERSONAGE, of whose regard his Lordanip is supposed to enjoy a considerable share. Saturday morning, soon after ten o'clock, Mr. I PITT had an audience of Ilis Ma izsr v. On Saturday, about one o'clock, His Manor, accompanied by the Liebe of C•1111111.1iai r I '44 post chariot, and followed by the Quist; and PIOS. MSC% in two coaches and four, took an airing on the Sorry Road ; and yesterday, about same time, took an airing in the neighbourhood it Bromley. Yesterday, about eleven o'clock, the Loan CHAV• otttua had an audience of His MAJZSTY. Yesterday the Duke of Kern. dined at his apart. menu in Kensington P.lace. The Urania frigate from Port•mouth, and el: Mrrerard frigate from Cork, arrived at BarbaJan, on the 25th April, with their convoys. Lord Nessus was with his fleet off Toulon, an well upon the 23,1 April. Dispatches were recrived by Government, on Saturday, from Lord R. FITZGERALD, the B:itilt Minister at Lisbon. Th:y were brought to Fal mouth by the Tor- mend picket, in ten days. The CAtragear. of 74 guns, with the outward bound East India fleet, passed Cape Finistre, us the 27th March, all well. A fleet from the Mediterranean, under convoy the deg°, of 44 guns, may be daily expe&ed. Letters from Gibraltar, dated the 17th May, have been received in town. The Agincesrs bail arrived there to fit herself out to cruise off Calais. An overland dispatch was received at the Ind:e House, on Saturday, which, on enquiry, we founi did not furnish any particulars respe6ing the we: with the Mahrattas, of a later date than those brought by the Bede packet and ship Weller, which arrived the beginning of List month. Late accounts frora Ceylon state, that the jangle fever, which proved sr, fatal to our troops, has whcly subsided. General M CDOWA LOS army had been withdrawn from Kattadinia, on the Candian fro-- tiers, but we do not hear upon what condition, any ti.:ng of the progress of the war, subsequent • the ac.r,unts officially communicated to the pu. some months since. Boston Papers, to the 15th of May incl.:: .. brought to I.is.vrpool by tl.e pricl:-1 Toori, At , : uncommonly q lick passive c,i fifteen days, wr ceived on sAtu:dAy. TAr ' the 221 tilt. states, that the English had laruly f in an attempt to set fire to some DAtch frigates Surinam Riv, r, ant ti at' several of thcir fire c:v• were cAptured. Jcaoms BON•PAITZ and his La=" arrived At Ic.:w York, on the 4th May, in a cr.: • and six, followed by his secretary and surgeon, curricle and four, with numerous outriders. Di patches for Lord Nri sou, from the Admira, and for Sir Act. •:nris BALL, at Malta, t 7 Lord H • mann 's Office, were on r forwarded to Portsmouth, to be put on board .Ine'suca,fe frigate. which is about to sail for Mediterranea.l. A circular !Purr has been sent from the Tr, toMr. Pt TT's Parliamentary friends, terlles'tl:l:;.: tindarly terptesting their attendance in the 1b,,i4 Cornnions on Tuesday, when, it seems, hr is ci mined to bring forward his new plan for the det. of the count r 7. Nfini , ters have 2r preher.siens strnr.g opposition, and they zre naturadly that their &hat should 1 . 1 : t,:te n.nst fav• i 'u" cnunticnance. I tvell Inown, and have too often been declared, to be repeated on this occasion. Three large camps are to be farmed in Pi ussia, early in the summer, one in Prussian Poland, another in Silesia, and the third on the frontiers of Hanover. The second Russian squadron, consisting of sore ral ships of the line, and transports with troops on hoard, had, on the 18th of April, arrived at Napoli de Romans, in the Morea, on its way to Corfu : its further destination was not known ; but the Russian force already in the Seven Islands is more than suffi cient for their safety. A French army is shortly to Se established in Al sace, and the army of Hanover is to be reinforced. Fresh troops are constantly moving towardsMantua. The report of the saili..g of the Toulon fleet is re vived in the German Papers, but obviously without truth. _ _ _ _ . The Russian army on the frontiers of Podolia has been considerably reinforced; and, on the 7th of May, orders were issued to the troops to hold them:- selves in readiness to march. The utmost adivity prevails in the ci-derant Venetian provinces to strengthen their fortifications; the peasantry from the surrounding country have been employed in aid of the military. and camps have been fiwmed for their accommodation. The Archduke John continued there on the 9th ult. and it was supposed would remain till the 20th. The artillery in the batteries of the Helder has been reinforced by an additional detachment; and the last detachment of Volunteers of this town has set off for the flotilla at Flushing. Tlii D ‘y—K INC% BIN TN la a a-410141y at the Public Offices. Ti 1147, BRITISH PRESS. Devße trAalVe MAKIN, highest o portioneti, ss . e coned tithe site titled to tl sesscs col ac Rota, ha' as usual, the audit a pology order s•: as In the Isc £OOl ability. Dossi,iga able Audi ke?t At St. FASH The fc honour c Nobility iii. L Cosine Ms. T Fart Ti Earl to the f The V Earls— Sir W Gera. Mean Greneoll , and Due The &turd ibe eta Hit R Duke Lords Mesa The yesterd Mode Osman Lady L 8 mlard, Mr. BIM Mr. aLoglard Mn eel Ea Emssi cornpa deal o "e.,k r g r cf