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7,031 SATURDAY NIGHT'S G.IZETTE. ~~ ', . --•• At the Court at the Quern's Palace, the 26th of Aril, 1809 : PRFM.\T, The KlNe's most extent ut 3f:iraty in Conseil. !wrens Ho. Majesty, by his Order in Caudell of the 1 ti i of Wei ember I so 7, .24 pleased, for the TCaleolll assigned to order that " all the ports col places of France sod tire Ohm, or of any other country at war with His Ma jemy, and all other ports or places in Europe, forts which, althinagli not at war with His Majesty, the British Hag is deluded, sad all ports or pieces in the colonies belonging to His Majesty's derbies, shoald frotai theureforth be subject to the saws rest, letions in point of trade sail navigation, as if the same were actually blockaded in the most strict sad ripsaws meaner ;" *ad also to prohibit" all trade in .trtieles which are 16e preduci or manufacture of the said countries de colonies ." And whereas llis Majesty haling been Dever flielese desires. not to subject those tountries which were in alliance or in wait, with Ili* Majesty to any pester incon- veuieues thou was •lrolutely inseparable from carryisi isto effect His Majesty's just determination to counteract the d: signs of his enemies, did make certain exeeptions and too di'i^atioam expressed in the said Ordet of the ilth of Novem ber, and in cert.sin subsequent Orders of the 25th of Novem ber, declaratory of the aforesaid Alder of the i nth of Novem ber and.tlin ivth of Ue,,•'.rtrr init7, and the ,loth of Zell lh.t: Sad whereas, in eonsequence of divers events whirls have I. keit riser since the Jute Vibe titst-mruitioued Order affect- ap,T, the eetatio het ore.) Great Brit:Liu and the territories of other P•rter., it is espeJietit that sundry part. sod proviaious a the said I Ir;..ss shouW be altered or et vol.‘ His Nisiealy is therefore pleased, by sad sulk the nal ke of His Privy Count il, to revoke and and the said several O den, thrept a. hereinafter examined, and so iamb of the s ud ',rend Orders, except s• aforesaid, is hereby revoked !tt.r.rdiugly. And Ilaj.sty it rlessed, by and with the &drive of His Privy tottur.l, to ne.lir, and it is hereby ordered, that all the lout. end places, as far north as the river Ems saclasirsly, under the tioverninsut stabil( itself the kingdom of ffidland, and all ports and pieces under the Government of Frapre, e.i:elber with the culouies, plantations, sad 'mimeo!, iu !Le pummisiun of those Governments respectively, *oil all and plans in the northera parts of Italy, to be reckuti• .4 from the pinta of oi-intent, and Pesaro inclusively, shall tatimic and he 'abject to the same restrictions, in point of trade sod navigation, si,tbout any exception, as if the same w ere actually blockaded by Ili. Majesty's naval force, in the most stmt and rqufault miaow ; and that every vessel trad cog h oe. and to the said e•itintries or roltiniell, plautshmu or tenements, together a,th all grads and itierrhandlit on hoar d, Inc collides's...l at pi ize to the captors. Awl tics Majesty is further *AN d to order, and it is li. relay eider d, that this Order shall heist effect from Vie day of the 'tete thereof, Atli resrct t• day ship, topilier a dlt its tars.., 'stitch may he cap tua tubsequesit to such dry us any voyage which s sad shall be. rendered legal dn. Order, altbutigh seek voyage at the tone of the cutn meiwernent of the /sine was itutswial and.prollibited eider the said forum r Orders ; and mull ships, upon beteg broullit 14, he rekased accordingly; sad with iespert to all s! ipa, together with their cargoes, which 10.1), be captured t•t any voyage wh , eli was permitted under the exeeptious of the Orders shove rnesitio:wol, bet which is not permitted sr. eiirduig to the pto►nioas of this Order, 'Majesty is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordere.l, that ..:ech ►hip, sod their cargoes, shall sot he liable to elindrnituatioo, no -1005 they •ihaq have reeeivv4 artu.l antic.. of ti,, present Order Whirr such rapture; or in default of MSC" notice, nn. lie stirs the expirAticoo of the like latervills trout th, data of ili:s Order, as were allowed for constructive notice iu the trrd.•n 4 toetsth hi Nownsher so 7, and lath ..f Ms) iso9, - 4 the sertral places and lat.tiotes therein specified. ind the Night Honourable the I.ords Commissioners of the Majesty's Treasury, his Itajest)'s Principal Secretaries of St4e, the Lords Commissioners u( the Admiralty, the Ju , l%w of the High Court of Admiralty, and the Judvs or the Courts of Iftee.Adustralty, are to give the ntressary Direc tions MITI*, as to them may respectively appertain. STEPti. COTTRELL The K tea has been pleased to nominate :Ina ap point Lieut.-(]en. BFTILWITH Co be one of the Knights Companions of die Most Honour able t 'Order of the Bath. The Kix° has been pleased to oppoiut the Mar gins WELLysidte. Knight of the Meet illustrious bder of St. l'atrick, to be Ills Majesty's Ambas sador Extraordinary and Pte‘dpotesitiery to Ulm Majesty FIRDINAND VII.; and has hems rlt.lated to direct hire to reside in that character sit the sent of 'the Central or Supreme Junta in Spain. The K txta lies beet e leased to appoint Lieute nant-Colonel LatilLAN NIACQOARRIE ' of Ms MA .IIOiTY'N 73d Rogituent of Foot. to be' Governor mid Cotnnuander nu Chief in and over His Atuas- Teri Settlements of New Smith 11'alce and its de 'Agencies. The Km: has been pleased to appoint Tacos- RICT LISPRMAN, Kai. to Le 111. Al crourrv's Coll oid to the province of Batavia. in the l'orioguese don;ininac iu Smith America. The also been pleased to appoint JOIIII I.r.mrRIEKE, F.. to •lw His STalcsires Coeval to the provitirc of Penumbiteo. in shrewd dominions. The KINO has also Iht:MO pleased to lippOl t Ilsssr VitTcll. Esti. to be His Al AJEITT's Agent • and Coastal-General in the Irlanits of Aludeinci. Lieutenant-Col. Duos is appointed Colonel of the tat West. York Militia. vice Earl IFITZWIL /A 411. resigned; and Mr. W..Cootte. Lieotenuot- Colonel, vice brio*. Sir Ssui;EL A riIaUTT. it imabetelf. bee been of fered she Secrcteryship to the COMIANDrit-IN -4;IIIICI..Ste S. AellOILTe was many years Confi dential Seeretery to Sir It. Ascacautaitir, end has the diameter of diligence, artivity, nod inch-reit «hero Th.. duties of the First Secretary are, we understand. at present pc:formed' by Crdutiel Torture. It apprises by the last Alois' bly 1(,•t torn. that the number of ves , ..l. term iu eons:nisi is—of the line. 101 6ftirs, •l:. ; frigates. 175; sloops. kc; 166; bombe and tire-ships. 19 ; brigs. 171 ; cut. term.. J 7 ; schooners, loggt•rs. Ste. 91—Totil, market for indigo at Bengal cootintied, sit the date of the but accounts. extremely unfavour able. [holm any ortion of the its k on hand was disposed T h e prices were retitanited nut higher that from 110 to 145 rupees; the average rates of the tenders mule to Govcroment had nee.' from 140 to 160 raptor. ~s-.. - `: ~, .~- 0 .. , FOREIGN TNTELLICENCE. PARIS PAPERS. CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE. • • •uusertiaam, MARCH 15. The &Met of 7%e riestota Gazette Isms addzile4.l the following letter to the Editor of 'l4e Ulm Gu sate, .1110111 lb not publialstml it. We will supply ht. ouiissiou : • " VIENNA, MARCH IS. " A few drys since, four courieis r arnved iu the course of the same day. ' One of them was from St. Petersburg'', who received from onr Empetor a present of two hundred ducats, for the agreeable news of which he was the bearer; another was from Pam. The latter was an officer; he would not deliver his dispatches bat into the Empe ror's own hands. The dispatches were addressed Is the head of the War department. 'Ole Emperor sent them to the Archduke Clisrles.— The Archduke, on reading them, ordered them to be sealed up again in the preseilue of the courier, to whom lie delivered them back with these words—' Such absurdities require no an swer. Carry back thin packet isi hint from whom yon received it. If you are Ihuud half all hour litnee within the limits of V ienue, you shall be ar rested, and eiiiidoeted to time frontiers.' Phe pub lic in general approve of this set of tirenuess and resolution Oa the part of the Archduke. " Nap..leois li.is otiereil to cede dm kingdom of Westplt4ll4 to the Gr..siol Uule of Wurtalsurgotsid to givt the kiii A dotts of Portugal sit Exchange, ou comlitioit that the Gvand Duchy Of Wurtthurg should lie gorco to the brother of the Empress, as berrtlitury cl.ionutit of tio• Itrisgaw, Motlesaa, and Wtssat Jt enrrara. Ile ;ire, reason to expect, in proem, of ti ow. the restoration of Venice, the Ty rolese, nod 'Cum:aoy ; but be demands Spain stud t " A ustri.t 11.11 replied, that she tleunantht the sup. presvion of the Confeitcr. k tion of the Rhine, the complete icol,'pentleoce of Fracr, and diet the German room. may give theiuselves ts new Con. atitatiou, und elect another Wad. " The chief !Aecretatry of the French Legation cootitntea to give assitrancest of the pacific tiensi meats of the 'E m peror Napoleon; and has agreed fur a country- use near l'ientta, fur the ensuing sustainer. • " It is istaudesl, 111 C4Se of war, to fooneut au ihearrection 011 WNW& " The prwtiug of the documents respecting the events iu Spun) wilt be clout ed. The official correspondence between onr court and that of Pa ris, has Aust hero printed off; but neither that, nor tiee Meitner., of the Minister Stein, will be publish ed until lifter the declaration of war. " Tlie Queen of Prosoin ho 4 completely tleotroy ed the Freuelt 'system at Si. Peterstmrgli. "The lltussiona will occupy Pr11141:1 dud Saxony. The king of Pritaais gireg a contingent of 40,00 u meld Th e E:•tctor or He.ve glvei three tuillioni of mow, unil two regiments of lliessiaa Lula rants.. '• The late Minister of rivatirc. Connt Zichi, is appointed Aliiiister ut War. Cow mt.sar!-Geurrui of War, he An!, direct the ud miulitratiott of every bianeb of tit3t depirtuseot. " The Au 4tri w E.ivoy ut Munich, , _ ' oust V , )41 will succeed Al. F.A.thentler in the cApacity of Cotrint;ssaire Ordo*Natcur. s. P. S. At the moment of my closiug this letter, fresh rumours of peace are in eirculahun. leon insist indeed be a dealer in magic if he e.m, lit this time of day, preveist Austria from unsheath ing the sword." Nothing conlil furnish a more convincing proof of the spirit of in fat iiation that has tas,en po iswasmis of the Court a Vieima. Buil the studied etforvi she wakes l s give a false directiois to the public opinion. Agreeable advice., it is mid, Save been received at Vanilla from Russia. lisidriees have been received from Russia. they most be amblers of the march of Russian troops, and declarations of the d issatisfae felt by Ritmo* in consequence of the spirit of insanity and folly which actuates the Austnan Mo . nareliy. No letter whatever has been sent front Paris, either to the Emperor. or the Head of the War INpariment. The armaments of Austria eviace her hostile dis positions, and the triumph of the English faction •but they excite a smile of pity, aiitl deceive no one. • It is easier for Austria to perish, than the kill-Arlon) of Westphalia. As to the Brisgaw, Modena, and Masse di Carrara, Austria takes one exteisive prospect. Why does she tot speak of Lorraine, Alsace, Venice, Belgium, Timcany, the Tyrolese ? SI!Iy dotards, w ith what chimeras lire you mu tr•wil ! At the long run, how redly will you find yourselves out iu 'our reckohing ! The Prince of Schwarzeneberg said. that all the French troops were is Spain. and that the moment was faronnible.• owe will be the sa•re in Austria this year as it was in 1605 an.: all the for •flose .After Nnell miylirty tign;gt•ratifili of her forces, isedmily sill he disposed tilldeur thr t inner. Winn of having been in favour of war. and the Impel, of compiest, and the false notions with which the minds Ma srerierous people may have been pen sioned, will become a subject of ridnrulr. The Con federation is loom immoveable than the triple crown of the House of Lorraine. - Asia the prioung of the libels of Spain, those are weapons of a very frail and ridiculous description. The Quern of Prussia. as well as the king. de plores the folly of Austria. advises her to listen to the dictates of pradewee, and predicts. with all Enrope, the catastrophe which woold result from the rupture of the Treaty of Freeburg. The Elector of flow, after the irrevocAlc loss *of Inn States, not in blind as to dispos,en, him toff of his treasure, of which let would nut lie able to owe but it few rain of paler. The postscript of this letter is particularly 'laugh able, and ptorea thr deplorable ante into which the Austrian Ntonareity has litlkn. "The Empe ror Nuirileon taunt indeed be a dealer in magir, if he cam, at thin time of day, prevent Austria from nissiseittliing the sword." Silly wretch !—yes ! he does all iii his toner in prevent the sword Irmo be ing unsheathed. and to *arc your nation from the abysms into ',Lich it Is about to Ir. plunged. But if be &liana aeioniplish this purpose, mud you are triad enough to gommenr; lro,ti stirs, such hastai' urn will ba the last you will - provoke 1 Tne coul d toss and temper of ininee are the coolueso and temper of strength,. and nut altitude of weak newt There tire in Germany double the number of troops that are necessary tOdestroy the A ust "tau amuses. TOLOSA, tof ARCM t 6. On the I Rh of March the Westphalian Light Horde, though only lso Wong, bad a most brilliant affair near lbutatioda, on the frontiers of Portugal. The English General, Wagon, hoeing under his Lisintnoiol ion° infantry of tor line, toe Avila bat taliou of insurgents,, and 1010 Spanish cavalry, ar rived front Ciudad Itodri . : i o, and made a fore ard movement with his infantry to cot off the Westplia hitt light horde. The Westplialiatid, however, at tacked this wise of hirer, uud completely delLoted thew, killediketurber with their FulireNunti throw ing the rest MO cutifusion.—(Frora the Ailintitear.) GERMAN PAPERS. RANKS Or THE RUM, APRIL IS. On the 15th lust. the eresseh Minister at limns burgh received several codkriers, with Estill'cues, cony:pug the iutelligeuce `that Austria had de clared war against France mid her Allies ; it is now suet, that Cenend ilellegurde had entered Fran conia, mid that An,trein corps have occupied all Barruth and Bamberg. The latter place, it is re ported, fell alter an action, io wench the French arc said to have been defeated. From anather quarter we leariethat the Austriaus have peered the Inn, awl entered Bavaria. The French out-posts retired oil their approach. The Archduke's address to the army, which may be considered as a ma wrests) or declaration of war, lies been received here ; but its circulation is prevented by the vigi lance of the French authorities and their spies. Every care is taken by these Arguses to curb the liberty of the press, to suppress every thing unfu vourable to France or her allies, so that accounts a Inds a pneur in %he Currexpondeut and ut her pals:. under Eretich iutluence ur controul cannot 1.,e ik lied upon. The ruragrapli in the Coirtr i estident of te-day, which stairs that the Busman Cesar; tiAlfeirel ut I"Misua had declared to the latter court, that the bevel or Alexander is IV tartan vir his allies the French, has been inserted by come mend of the French authorities. The truth of it 1s therefore smestiourd by inauy, particularly as the Archduke t:isurles in his proclamation rays., that Austria writ he awiistecl by Is powerful allied army. He surely nrstlwr means Turkey slur England. Four English frigates have appeared oil the mouth of the Elbe. ALTONA, APRIL 17. War may now be considered as decided on.— Bavaria nod the Tyrol seem to be the places ut present inust threatened by the Austrians. Some public papers state, that the 'Limier' Mi nister', Count Ituuranzow, immediately on his ar rival on the 3d, Isting waited upon by the most eminent Alerchaut• nt St. Petersburgh, partly to cinigratialate him on his arrival, and partly to know what was to be expected next summer, in regard to commerce, gave. diem ur general the moat con. sol% Assurance* that trade would certainly be Ilounshiug, and that he had paid particular atten tion to their interests. ltusatuu products innue si.ately rinse in consequence. •PRII. 8. At five o'clock's. at. yesterday, intelligence was spread over the city, that the Austrians had crossed the l.eu in two • places, vie...at tVaisrerburg and Sehwarding After this information every thing was hastily peeked up, cad preparations stele made for their Majesties' departure to Aug-burg. The regiment of Life Cioarils. in garrison here, on tins iutellivmee immediately marched out, re turned s afterwards, and the departure of the Royal Family for Augsburg is cutintermam . md, and they still remain here. The Prime Royal err:veal here to-day, on a visit from his head-quar ters, which are established ut five leagues from this town. To-day ull is quiet.—( Nachriclite*./ aratt. Is. After the Austrians had declared hostilities on, thy 9th iu.t. they are said to have crossed the luu, near PASSitti. Schardiug, and Brannan. DRLIONN, APRIT. 13. After it transpired, last night, that a detlaristion of war had been mule on the part of Austria, acid that hostilities had even taken place on the 9tii and 10th inst. not far from Pilsen ; all became very lively iii Dresden. The Salon inlays still in Po- • land liaise been ordered back by couriers ; three regiments marched this day to Voighthuid, 011 the frontiers, and three others entered Dresden air gar rison; the rest encamped this day near lteickii-• burg., too lenguts front this city. They speak of a similar camp near Pisua. It i% also rumoured, that onh•rs have been given to hold ever• thing its readonery for the depattire of the King and Royal Faintly. INANISCIL •ran. 11. Tins forenoon, her Imperiul Highness the II re dairy (;rand Duchess set out front i1e04:4! to Link- Mojelty the Eiuperor Napokoa is, ere learn, expected there. lIAMBURGH. Aran. In. Among the rumour, it is said is battle has Leen fought Deur Ilatuberg. BERLIN, •ratf. 15. The Berlin Gazette declares as premature and false, the article contained is 7'lie Frankfurt (lu nette, that all the fortresses iii Silesia are patting in • state of defence. mud f!iriiisheil with provisions. The 70,000 Russian troops on the Russian fron tiers are commanded by Generals llactowre, Su wirrow, Lewes, and Gortschakow.—(Correspon deo.) VIZSNA, APRIL Is. The armed citizens of this capital, who, exclu sive of the liatuilions of militia, consist of Menu men, ure to be augmented with some more boui llons. AUGSBURG. APRIL 10. The second division of the Bavarian army is stationed from Straiiiiing to P1%144111, and extends from einsin and Iteges to Landshut. The Grand Duke of Bisden's troops are Orsini) , in the ileighLourhoo,l of this city. ((.'orrespondcNt.) ST. PETER/111AM, MARCH 29. On the 25th inst. Ills Imperial Majesty set out fur Finland. II I. .~ ~_. ~~ F'`'4lPv•7l'! -~ THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. MONDAY, Mu. 1. • - 11'e have reeeieed flamburgh Papers and letters from Gerreinny to the lgth asst, from which we have • mode mime extracts. A report prevailed that General BELLSOAROZ had entered Franconia, and that the Austrians lava occupied all Barvutis and Bamberg. The latter place is s a id to h ave fallen after an action in which the French Sustained a defeat. It WWI believed at ilarnburgh that the Foreign ally alluded to in the Proclamation issued on the 6th, by the Archduke Cniaxvis is Ruitsia. Great pains are taken by the French agents nu tile Continent, to prevent the cirenlation of this Pro clamation. The usual means bare been a'so em ployed to distort truth, and misrepresent every thing in favour of France. Among these ate articles inverted in the Illonitreir, and other French papers, of which we have given a sample..-- There is another, intitled '‘. A Letter hens a Swedish Traveller," although evidently of French manufacture, hut we have ink room for its non. 11 hilt they affect to lament the mad ness anti fishy of Austria iti going to stir with France, they betray the doubts sod fears of BONAPAIVIT. Before he left Finis, he sum moned the Sonate to hold an extraordinary sit ting on the 17th last. fur the purpose of laying be fore them the whole of the late cori•espondentre tweins him and the Emperor of AUbTaIA. These documents were expected tuappear in that Mohirenr of the ft Wlli reported, last night, thut accounts Dace been reveived, through 11J1land, btatiag. that the Archduke CHARLES hail Made Wuhan' completely muster of the Tyrol, and that his troops had hero received with open anus iuto the cities of Passau, Laildshut, and Straubing: The appointment of Martinis IVEusette as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to His Catholic Majesty, FEiDINAND VII. with di, reetious to reside in that character at the seat of the Central or Supreme Junta of Spain, appears in Tle Caulk of Saturday night.—We hove not heard whether Mr. Faaae COOIeS horns, or goes to Con stantinople, as report last week stated. The Marquis will take his departure in about Leo days. He goes first to Lisbon. The present Earl lltaiorar succeeds his b'n. Cher, as Master elf the horse to the Weis. Sir CIIARLNS SLIMLY succeed.' Lord Haltom" av Master of thu Robes to the Kiwis ; and the Hon. ?dr. WICaT replaces Sir Cl SEDLET, ws Groom of the Bed CIVIIMIMT to His 31A.lesTV. We have been favoured with the following im portant extract er a letter Gum an offieev ou the staff ii Portugal. dated April eth, ISO): I. We march to-morrow to Leyria. on the road to Coimbiu, on which route .Marshal Souza i s ad vancing, having takeli Oporto.—We were rtia forced by General Lt.'s division yesterday. via. 711', ;10th, 4tith. and 53,1 reginients, ohms t 4,500 men, awl we 1:1111 Dow bring illlo the fit kl 800 cnvaill• aid 19,800 infantry, tucloding artillery. The 16th light, stud 3d and 4th heavy dragoons. with 14,000 infissitry, under Sir Attar It WELLESLEY, we hear, are embarked for this country ; if so, we can keep Portugal ; if not, we must embark. General Vol:Tea is advancing allow Lisbon. on the South ride of the Tagus, with frons '3O to 40.000 men; and we, of course, shall be between two armies, if Sotil.T dare advance. We hear he. has 18,000 men. Vicrue is'at Elvac. about 2ti leagues, so tkit we must either fight or embark benne the g.ttla of this month. We bear that the Austrians have heat theFretieh in Bavaria; if so, I think the Freed. troops will evacuate Svain for the present." The official letter front Lurd CAMAIER, inserted in The Gagetre of Saturday night, contradicts tl.e report of four inure hue of battle ships having been completely wrecked in Basque Haack. His Lon!. ship states, that the weather bad bees so 'mister °OS up to the date of his letter, (the Ifith Manion us to render' it wholly impracticable for the istnall vessels and boats of the fleet to act against the euetti. lie adds, however, that laiedonme fro gate bud been burnt by the Freud., and that slop of tlw line (supposed to be the Relefur) who}, grounded in the lute endeavour to escape, would, in all probability, soon become a wreck. The Ga zette also contains Cu aceount of several spirited attacks on the batteries along the Spanish coast, by the boats of the Arethmsa, Capt. MPi II De. In the course of lust week upwards of 50 puts vessel., laden with gniio, heel- arrived its the lliver from Holland, and tOu more are ceptcted. Fun! arrived on Saturday, of which one veiled on Wed nesday ; but we do not understand then she leas brought any letters or papers of • recent dais . The Master assign's as a cruise for the mattsatoo, that he hurried to Men, understanding that an eni- Isargo ba.l tnken place in souse of the pore of Nu:- laud, wlocle was expected to become general, SAWA to he exteutled to those of Franec. Ile statry ttiore - over, that the rumour was general of a bode b.. nog been fought nt Bavaria. in winch il. r Asset