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r F' F FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. --...-- FRENCH PAPERS. ?ARM SEPT. 19. Letters from Cassel, reeaieed at Frankfort on the 1904 state, that the Kin,glof Westphalia has set out for Hanover. It. is thought that His Majesty will go to Brunswick, and perhaps to the coast, isi case it should he menaced with invasion. Accounts from Antwerp, dated the 15th instant, state, that the Pritioe of Ponte Corvo (Marshal Bernadotte) set out that morning for the fort a Bata. Alarshal Duinooceaa arrived on the same morning at Antwerp. Accounts from V►enos, of the. itth inst. state as follows the hope of a speedy peace still main tains its ground. Some changes have token place in the positions of the troops : but the camp of Spite, placed in front of the head of the bridge of Tabor, is still occupied. The French Government has caused to be re-established two bridges of the city of Vienne, which hail been destroyed by the Austrians. The arm is near the palace of Albert, and the second is that of the Dduanse. M. De Iltibita, Aide-tile-Camp of the Emperor of lustria, is still here. It appears, that lie will remain hare some days longer, with the consent of the Emperor Napoleon." I 1 itlri.:r Some of the principal persons employed iu the department of foreign affairs. passed throogh Strait burgh on the 17th inst. on their way to Altenburg. to attend hull:lc:el:rimy the Minister Count Chang- ParY• - AMSTERDAM, es:Pe. 12. The inhabitants of Ziriczee, and of the I,le of Schowen, have received, with every mark or joy, the troop sent by Marshal Werlitiall. Au enemy's cotter has been taken cod citified inns Rotterdam. With the exception or the Isle of Walcheren, all the Islands of Zealand ere occupied anew by the Dutch troops. Maishal Verheull has •tanrsuvre,l with his squadron, to cover and facilitate the pa,- sage of the troops. ARTWERIP, 'RFT. 8. We hear no more of the English. There is new at the fort of Ili% a Dutch garrison. The enemy blew up a s•iuttl powder magazine, but, for tunately, the neighbouring houses have not suffered by it. The inhabitants of the Isle of South Beve land have been reduced to famine by the English. The citizens of Flushing have made co nmon cau►e withthe French. They formed a company of gun. ners, who served the batteries to the last moment. The inhabitants of the countries evacuated by the English are furious. They say, that if they should _ . . 1 dart to appear a„pio, they should find, in th e i r hatred and their courage, a sufficient force to repel them. MIT. 9. l' The English continue to embark . All the fu. gitives who arrive from Flushing, state, that the enemy has little hopes of keeping that place. In the council of war, held by the Chiefs of the Eng lish army, to discuss the question whether a gene ral attack should be made on Antwerp, Lord Chat ham was the only one hostile to the measure, and constantly rejected all the proposals that were toads to him. He declared that he hail reetered erru intelligence that a numerous army of troops of the hoe, reinforced by 40,000 national guards, was as sembled in the environs ; that the people were run ning to arms in all the French provinces ; that fresh troops were every day arriving ; that it was impru dent to sacrifice the flower of the British army, and to risk au engagement, with such a doubtful chalice of success, against a force which appeared so for midable, and was besides commanded by such • man as Marshal Bernadotte. strr. 14. The works foe strengthening this place are con tinued. The Battery called Imperial is completed. It would reduce to dust any thing that dare to ap proach it. The Dutch have erected a battery in South Sereland. They found this island totally abandoned by the English, and have picksd up only about a dozen stragglers, whom they made prisoners. SEPT. Ui. The Prince of Ponte Corso this morning visited our Citadel. A battalion of National Guards of 111.irlie this day joined the contingent of that De partment. The trai+iof artillery increases daily. SEPT. 14. The brave Capt. Aiitoui Balidsr, commanding the privateer Le Pourvuyeu►, fitted eat at Dieppe, has been a.tiseked and taken, after an obstinate engagement, by the English cutter John Bull, with ten c.uronades froni to ts-pniti.ders.— The privateer and her prize have entered the roads. In this affair, CIA. lifilidor had only one man killed. The English had 14 killed and wounded. Captain Balidor nay gallantly supported by his treW. FRANKFORT, SIPT. Y. The conf.•rences of Commissioners appointed by the Priuce Primate cud the Grand Dukes of Deese and Namsau, for the introduction of the Napoleon Code. commenced the tat of this moutkat Giessen. VI:IMM SEPT. 4. The state of the expenses contracted by our city in the late law has been They amount to the large sum of 7,260,0t/u rix dollars ; about three millions of *bleb have been bnrrowed, and two millions fornidied by the inhalntants. The City is now obliged to pay about 1,309,u00 • 1 1 rix doTlars. To meet this sum, the new Magis tracy has invited the citizens, in the most pressing manne►, to furnish him with it by means of a volu tary Joau, the interest of which will be paid. PETERSBURG, ♦Ur. Ifk The peace with Sweden appears to I.e very nearly concluded. The Count de Romansow, Minister for Foreign Affairs, set out ten clays since for Fredericshumm, the ancient boundary between Russisa and Swedish Finland, where the Baron de Stedingk, the Swedish Ambassador, was waiting for him. The Emperor i 3 so completely recovered from the effect* of the fall which he had in his carriage a fortnight ago, when he received a slight hurt in the aria and kg, that His Majesty hub already ap- peared in public on horseback. The Court still resides at Peterhof. The grand autumnal mancriivres will commence in a few days at Krarzku-Zelo. They will last about a fortnight. The ,English squadron continues to cruise off Revel, hut it has nut ventured to commit aii3 act of hostility. (cinct:L.tn iiILINGRBURGN, qINFT. " The Niinister for Foreign Affair's the Itunottr, in obedience to hot 3lojesty's most graesuus cumutaud, to coot womeate the tulluwiug iutelligraee " The Imperial French Brigadier-General 'Andras, Go. vernor of Stralsund, has declared In the A inbaesiolors of His )total Majesty, di,titierl for the French emir., ',in their ar rival at Stralsund, t hat. through the French General Liebeet, in Stettin, ba has received orders front the Prince of :geuf ehatel, iti *bids he informs him, that the commercial inter course between Pomerania atml Sweden is to be at an mid, add that the etbSOMINUICativo brtw , rn like two countries it to be regulatril in.the following outlines " That the passage of the packets between Stratum" and Ystadt, ftw couriers and letters, shall aloud remain open ; and that the rrimeli Consols in the pOrle of tlw Baltic, here, according to the statement of Gen. Landrits, recerretl similwr " Hid Royal Majesty's CrttVP! dr. 40rairo, in Hsnahurgh, has reported, under the :nth of last month, That i* coltse queriee of the intreccesioo wh.e4 thr Nessacw boo-ionic, Im perial French Minister in the rircic.of Lower Saxony, bad taken upon biniself to make, with regard to t h e point, how isr the Swciliala convoy which anise.' oe Witmer, nod/relic toilers of Major lissliletealt, would he allowed to take cargoes on board at that plate, and to elear out for Swedish pints,' M Rourienne had not yet received any snorer hoes His Imperial Majesty, bat expected it na the inth or lstl of last month, if His Majesty's orders could be imme diately dispatched." Vistieroar. 5 PT, 13. The extraordinary Einisassy from Swede*, passed through this place yesterday, on its way to Paris, VIENNA. LEFT. 13.. The Publicists is vocalic the French Journals which hazard very bold accounts of the state of this country. The correspondents of that Paper, who ap pear to be very little acquainted with the affairs of A indria, speak of Prince Charles with great animo sity. This Archduke is, however, of all the Princes of his linage. the one whose character is most to be esteemed in the circumstances that preceded the present war. MI imaginable means bad been em. played to persuade him to measures contrary to his opinion. They went even so far as to corrupt those about him by bribes. It is the 'Minister Zechy who has done this evil service to Austria and the Archduke Charles. It was so often repeated to this Prince, that France had few troops to oppose to an aggressi,m, sad that the war presented iniallible results, that it was difficult fur him to persist in combat. ing with his judgment, iir e intuelits, repe itch with so much perseverance by all about him. It was with regret that he engaged in the war with France. The very day after the aSiirs of Ratishon, lie manifested a desire of peace, and he has persist ed in it ever sin, r. After the Armistice of lamina, lie was dismissed from the command, because he had seen that even then all the avenue.' of the Court were still shut against truth, by the same men whom England keeps in her pay, and who gain their money by circulating falsehoods, and enc. * raging those delusions which this powerful enemy of Europe has so great an interest in propagating. LINTZ, ',PT. 12. The following are some particulars of the test which ilis Alajesty made in Hungary, in the latter end of last month :—fle left Sehoenbrimil tha 31st, at two in the usurming, arrived in good time at Presburgh, spent three hours inspecting the city cud its vicinity, and then went to breakfast at lin ger. At Altenburgh, the Plenipotentiaries ap pointed to negociste the peace, presented their homage t• *ld at one o'clock p. m. he arrived at Haab, where lie reviewed the troops and inspect ed the fortifications. He continued on horseback until seven o'clock at night. Ile sat out next day on his ret um, inspected the troops cantoned at Ilaimburgli and the vicinity, and at three o'clock p. a.. arrived at Schoerdwunsi. We are assured, dust moat of the curious animals which compose the magnificent menagerie of Schoenbrunn, are to be scot to Paris. istiT, lfrT. 10. Letters from I: Orient, dated the 10th instant, state, that the American corvette, the If of 18 pone, and 100 men, Captain Lawlune (Roha), entered that port in the evening of that day. She sailed from New York mi the laith of Argent, and has on board an Re rob charged with dispatches for Ouvernn,ent• r . tostn , svrr. 10. The King has availed himself of the sort of ins. psalms, vili.ch the Sight at the English, sold a '!"!." , 1 -: ~ - :~: . ‘N. • 4 the armed rebels, has caused in the military opera tions, to go and enjoy some relaxation at St. Ildephouso, about twelve Leagues from lhdrid, near Segovia. This Hare, which has nothing remark able but its water, is the ono where Philip V. expended from 40u to 4.50 millions, to surround it with some feeble imitations of the superbgardensof Versa Ales. His Nlajes.y purpo%es to remain there some days. His predecessors were accustomed to inhabit this castle during the months of August and September. The mountains of Guadarama, about five leagues front the capital, on the road to France, served as a retreat for some bands of robbers, wh:, from time to time, stopped and robbed couriers and travel lers. They were collected lately, no doubt for some sudden blow, when they were surprised and *tucked by two detachments of French or confe derated troops, corning one from Madrid and the . other from Segovia.. About a hundred of the brigands were killed upon the spot, and forty of their horses were taken. General Count Sehastiaiii, whom the bad state of his health detained here ever since the battlemf Almonacid, has set out for an important operatio9. which Ills Nlajesty has confided to him. Adjutant Commandant Je Bundle discharges the functions of Chief of the Staff of the 4th corps, since the de parture toot France of General Frasiceschi. The defeats of the rebels of the South produce their natural effect. They license each other, and their differences hare proceeded to such a length, that the Santa of is on the eve of quitting that city, to seek safety at Grenada. They also talk of dismissing old Cuesta; who. accordico4 to some, has been wounded, whilst others say, that, from his rent age, he never will be able to mould his horse wan. The Capital continuos to enjoy the most perfect tianquillity. The Decree reap-acting the Monks is carried into effect without opposition. All have taken the secular habit, soil left their Con vents. Orders have been given for the re-establish (cent of municipal corps and Judges in the pro vinces. A particular disposition revokes the law of first fruits, that hire so hard open persons in various offices and eroployine:its, which clepriwA them of ■ moiety of their salary, cittrim4 the first year of their entrant:cot° their situations. •lUOSIIURO 4 SEPT. Q. Dr. Schneider, after bevies. undergone several examinetions, has been allowed time to prepare his defence, and has promised to disctose all the scheusts of the rebels in the Tyrol. He still retwaias in continernent at the lintel Lindau, bet is treated with mildness. COIESUAGEN. *CPT. S. Signela hare been made from the coast of Jut land that 15 or 16 Engti►h friKates are on their way (rum► the Nnrth Sea', and procoeding towards the Baltic. We cannot divine what is the object of so extraordinary an expedition, ut this advanced season of the year. The sale of an immense quantity of India muslin., which took place" here a few days ego, and which were taken in English prizes, Attracted 14 great crowd of buyers. The value exceeded tivoNuo The ir.:w arrangements of our Government, with respect to neuter/1 shipping, have already revived the trade of l'ouningen in au astonishing WWII/4T. Upwards of 50 American vessels have recently catered that port, each of their cargoes being not lead than 1.00,000 dollars- There vessels take con !Sibeliusl produce in return. The price of corn falls every day: LIIPLICS. SEPT. Y. A Royal Decree, of the of Pitnzetat, orders all the merchandise or colonial produce introducvd into the I.lauris of Procida and Ischia by the E.u glish, to be confiscated and mold. Whilst some English and Sicilian troops tilsrmerl the coast of Gsliipoli, another corps of the cuein made a descent at Palicrastro. 14041 receiviug the news, the garrison of Naples and the environs set nff immediately for Salerno. It is said the King himself sets Of to-night to direct the attack. It us not possible that the enemy at this season should hazard a long stay on the coast ; yet it is passible, from his movements, that they may make their ap pearance again, either in the Gulph of Venice, or against Ischia end Procide. LETTER FROM HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR AND RING. " Count de llonstbounr, Our Minister of War, " The reports that are before us contain the following as aertions—that the Gamow of flushieg did nut %center the ii order we gave him to cut the dikcs and inuodate the Gk of I Waleberen, a. 10043 as a superior force of the raeusy had debarked OA the island—that he surrendered the place we confided to him, before the enemy had passed the ditch the rampart hang without a yr. rerieable breach, and uii touLhed, of course; therefore, without having sustained aft assault ; and oven when the treuchis of the enemy were 1 511 to4cifrons the place, and when hr had 4000 tarn mill under arses; that, in fine, the place surreudered by the effect of a brut tiornbardisent —lf such he the fact, the Governor *wild tie culpable, and it will remain to hr semi, whethef we ought to attribute his conduct to treason ur cowardice. w We write you this letter, is order that, as soon as yon have received it, you may eseeinble a Council of !equity, composed of Grant Abeeille„ Count Raispise, Vice-Admiral Therenarii, and Comet Srgis.—.tU the papers which Illy be in your office, the marine, interior, police, or any other Jr partment, relative to the surrender of Flush i.g, he seat to the Council, to be enbmitted to too inspection, wills the result of the yaid inquiry. Gives at oar camp at Seinserbruan, Sept 7, ta(9. .sArt)LI.4.)N." . ic,rais• ~~ A • THEATRE-ROTAL, CO:WENT-OAP DEN, Otreeteeet atop. THE CONINIIT I'EE for F. , ,..mitutit i c the Affairs of CtIVENT'GAE DEN THEATILS, *ewe ailing of the follow In: Oediteinen-.- Alderusair Sir CHARLES I'K4C€, flirt. NI P.; Sir THOMAS PLVMER, Gut. His Ileiesty's Snl! - .itoe• Getters, ; JOHN SYLVESTER, Esq. 'Recorder of the 'nay 411 Londou JOHN WHITMORE, US- Governor of tit Heath et England ; and JOHN JULIUS ANGERSTEIN, Esq ; Have authorised the Proprietors to metals\ the followiag •Repeart in their 11111M.1 . IV' du hereby certify, that, after a full and attentive eta aminstion of the subject ult,ch we have been destied.to ur reetigate by the Proprietor* of C'nvent•Gardeu Theatre, for the satisfart ion of the pohlic,,ite respect to the rate of 191081 received by thou (non the late Theatre, and likely to be re ceived from the mew, that the following w the result of ate Inquiry : " The rate of profits actually received, opt* an average rlf the last six years, conansenciog in 14103, (the period of dlar present cupartuership,) iu the theatre, spun the catty...el eee. harked therein, we hare ascertained to bare ansuunteel Ise hi per cunt. per animus, charging the eunatini with ce.ly the sum actually paid fur inanniure, uu tutu part of dee c mits2 as was tionsead ; but, if the a hole of the capital !Ltd be*. insured% the profit would have been reduced to vary Unit raure than t pi r cent.—and,tor want of this fell iusursoCe. the Proprietors, being iu part their own invariva,oustmesed a loss by the late lite, for which no commutation has been made to the of none than-the a bole of their Keats fur the: abuse pen iud of six years. '' The rate of profit likely to has received us (mule Irma the hew Theatre, depending in part upon the amount of Intls Let yet delivered, and of estimates out fully aiscartailind, and en the future. receipts of the House, which are enhjetn to 1 , 41 . .... es contingencies, ealinut be ie.certaiiied with tbell.lll.llC degree et certainty; Abut, upon the heat considermluu we have bees 44:- la give to this subject, attar having leoviirse to entry armor of information, oral and written, we ere fully adisned, that the future petite's of the New Theatre, fit tbe proposed ad Yauce iu the pr,ces of adinhuiline, will.inuouilt to only per rent. per navies moue the capital expended in the Theatemif Hie same be 'assured, a.d that, urea .the amine supposition of insurance at the forams/ pelves of admission, Ake Proprietors will, iu our jattleiuent, ituttually **stain a loss of MIT j rat tent. per annum, oar their capita. '• ('Hd LE•4 PRICE. " TIIO MAR rLt:mut. "JOHN LVEST ER. "JOHN tTULTNIOR E. JoIIN JULIUS Nta:IZSTFIN." The account of the receipts and expenditure .if the Ili years sill be puldished tu.inorrow ; and the pithlie ate re speateully inturuiesi, ohm the 'Theatre will he re-opaite I am Iteducaday next, with the Comic Opera of THE GAR'S OPERA, and the karet Of 1141 E A PRIM.' THE BRITISH P. ,ESS. LONDON, TUESDAY. Ocvosita 3. We home received a series of Aforsiteart wed elm Paris Pupers, from the 7th of August to the with of September, eonteiuing Intelligente from Modrisi to the 11th, Vienna to the t.ttli, and Aetwerr to the t7th last. King JOStPII i s represented as left at liberty, by the retreat of Lord 11' Ei.t.trictrox, to pursers his mstem of reform,in which he is suhi to fie very successful. The'slitte of the negoerisaion be. tweet' Fresco abed Austria ieeeereelyne!icl ;*ba‘. as might be expected, these pailersOtiNied with details of the Expedition to the Scheldt; is. vrhAs leis distinctly asserted; 'that the time lost in the reduction of Flushing enabled she Fressch to pre pare the necersary means of clefel,o., and to vender an attack upon Antwerp iMprai The Wasp corvette arrived on the loth st rient, from New York, with Ina Americon Emmy nu board, charged with dispatches for die Frends Government. • A New York l'aperof the 20th bits beta ref:tired, but cuut.iisis nothik.g of a iiy mtrrear it is only our day later then those prericru-.ly ceireti from that city. All hope of a coalition with the GEM =a GRENTILLES having totally vanished, the Cabinet Fanciers have published in the Newspapers several plans fur repairing and :unending the old Caliinet„ but they are various and contradictory. Some ate crying out for Margolis WELLESLEY and Lord MELVILLE—others contend fur R. D. SAI.IllbEitS, Lord NlLtett.t,t's Son, nii , l Lord W. BENTINLi. The fact is, the stickers to office know not which way to turn themselves, and every decently-dressed roan who enters I)uw • g -street, taus a risque of being tel down as one of the sticks intended for the repair of the old Cabinet. With these, or even worse materials, we fear that the PERCREALS awl 144WILIMIUNTS nnay ttitrv.ve lentil the meeting of Parliament ; and to such men a Joy, aye, an hour of place, is a world and an age of grentrrem. the mean time we ware our readers, that all the plans hitherto pobliihell ore visinn:ory, and that no. thing was finally sertied at a late hour last night. The Gentlemen to whom it was referred to irt gone into the state of Coreut-Girden Theatre, have made their Report, a copy of winds is given in • preceding column. The ability and sufficiency of such men, for such a task, are umpi...tionable; it will not sorely be presumed, that they could ha capable of lending their names and characte►s t' • fraud upon the public. If, then, their Report shalt not be rieented satisfactory, the Public. ore treat, will distinctly sea the atoti.es of those who perse vere in their opposition. Vi'llether Peace iP, or is tint yet finally concluded betty...en Sweden ni,el "twine, we consider that cou sumuatiou tie rad inevitable. It meat be obvious likewise to every man who rvtlects. that. in the present exhausted, convulsed, and diininieh el condition or iwedess, uo legit+, except such as in fact lay the Monarchy at the fret of Autlattexav can be of t tined or exacted. CAM the new King, wiinin the States and People hi.ro almo,t unani mously called to the throne, replace Sweden iu the position dint she occupy:l previtita to tie P. ace of --