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'~ I. ~` THE GERMAN EMPIRE. • Public prints, as well as private letters, front the Continent, mention as feat, that Bonaparte has pro posed, planned, and, of course, will bring forth, an other revolution in Germany ; by the secularisation of ecclesiastical states, by the exchange of terri.l. ries, according to his fancy or policy, of several Sovereigns, by eluding counties into principalities, and by creating Princes Electors. In 1792, the German empire resolved to resist the injuries, spoliations, pretensions, menaces, and insolent declarations of France. A war ensued, and no defensive war was ever more just, more sup ported by treaties, prudence, and national honour. Bat fortune not having seconded so just a cause, several members of the confederacy detached them : selves from it, one after the other, either from in ' ability to furnish their contingents, or by separate lantaliee, or from political reasons ; the weakness of width seemed to be excused by the rigour of cir emstnaces. Prussia becoming neuter, rendered the *Ms of Germany so, and raised an ardent desire bibs South to put an end to a fatal quarrel, which bad already destroyed several circles of the empire. When the Emperor hinrelf, after the treaty of Campo Formio, had laid down his arms, and with drawn his armies, it only remained to fight with notes, memorials, and negotiations. But, notwith standing separate treaties, partial neutralities, and particular lines of demarcation, the empire, in 1797, bad only obtained an armistice. The formation of the Congress of Rastadt, and the object of their de liberations, sliewed that the Germanic Body, lis t eussing the means of peace, was evidently dot at peace ; and that the Plenipotentiaries assembled in consequence of a simple truce, the duration of which was to be determined only by the course and , issue of their negotiations. The French Govern men!, reserving to themselves even the right of ar ' bitrarily fixing its nature, daily broke the conditiot:s ' of it, continued then, as now, to keep their plunder 'fag armies in the bosom of the empire, starved Ehrenhrenstein, and took it from Germany ; and, with the sual 4ffrontery of fortunate usurpers, laughed their word, the conventions, and the 4, s state c„„. • was therefore evident, that the break ing up of the Congress at Rastadt again placed the I empire in the political situation in which it was at the convocation of that assembly ; that is to say, in a state of war with the revolutionary rulers of tFrance. All the sacrifices granted to their inso , fence, to their ambition, and their threats, were annulled. Of the immense volume of the proceed ings of the Congress, there remained only the repeal . of its ads, determined by the very 1.141 of its dissolu ition before any definitive treaty was signed. War ' eau, and nothing but war could be, the consequence. ! sot, until the spring of 1799, when the French army i expiated their bravadoes, and the insolence of their tyrants ; until their shameful and precipitate retreat i iteross the Rhine had put an end to their bravadoes, ' and to the terror of the circles of Swabia and of " 'Upper Rhine; the sad farce of the congress was kept up, many German courts shut their eyes to their si tuation, and sought a vain and temporary safety in i a neutrality not respelled by the enemy. Then, as ) now, they isolated themselves, and thought that i they had nothing to do with the quarrel of their 1 Emperor ; nothing to dread from the modera tion of France in future, nothing to fear from her ambition, and not any ether duty to ful fil than that of remaining an indifferent spec tator of a struggle which had for its ()Ned to reinstate the Germanic confederacy in its relations with its supreme Chief, with the Empire itself, and wrta Europe, as they stood prior to the revolution, atal as they had remainel until that period, ever i siia e the peace of Westphalia. This tmpulitic and selfish conduct of the Ger man Princes was the principal cause of the sub. sequent power of France, and ruin of Germany. It naturally produced those victories of Mo reau in 1800, of which Bonaparte made the use that might be expeded from such a charaifter. Af rr submitting to those destruftive and humi itiriag terms, which were signed at Luneville and Katisbon, the Empire, notwithstanding its great sarrtfices, enjoys neither safety nor peace with France, nor that protecTion from Austria, enfeebled by its desertion, which, for one hundred and forty years, had preserved it from those cruel fetters im posed by Bostaparte. We see, therefore, this Una r per arrogating to himself more authority on the i right than on the left bank of the Rhine. He places and displaces with less ceremony, and with less dif ficulty, German Princes than French Senators, in disposing of the territory of the German Empire as if it were his own family property or past imonial estate. It is but too evident, that there will be no repose, no security re-established, while so mon ,' tapirs a system prevails, which, in peace, as well as in war, must clog every salutary undertaking ' with a burthen more or len oppres-ive. On one part, we see the Princes who are neartst to the French Republic, fearing to endang.r the brittle LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Novsmara 14. His MAJESTY is expefled at the QUEEN'S House, this day, for the purpose of holding a private Levee. General Moon c is come to town to attend it, and will, it is said, receive the vacant Red Ribbon. It was yesterday strongly reported, that the Brigade under his command is to be einployed in an expedi tion to the Cape of Good Hope. It consists of the 4th, or King's Own, the &id and 52d Light In fantry, the 59th, and the 95th Rifle Regiment, five companies, which is to have a second battalion im mediately. The long expelled interview between His M A- Y and His Royal I lighness the Prince of WA r Ls took place at Kew on Monday. The Quions, Pair:cusses, and the Dukes of KENT, Cum sEa- L AND. and Causat oat, were present at this inter esting meeting. As might be expelled from the de licacy, age Lion, and respell, felt by all the parties, nothing retrospenive was brought into conversation; butthemeeting was such, as lithe intercourse between the Rov AL PA RTI ES had never been suspended. Al ter they had partaken of some refreshment, they se parated at 3 o'clock. Their M AJtsr t rs and the Pa ti c Lssits returned to Windsor, and Its Royal High ness Cie Prince of WALES returned to town. The Duke of Rert.Aso, the Earl of Moil a, Colonel M.lslatioN, Mr. SUMO Ar, and several other per sons of distinftion, attended His Royal Highness at Carleton House, and about five o'clock, Mr. Fox arrived in town from Woburn. It is cintfi dently reported, that the Earl of MOIKA'S visit to town is intimately connefted with this happy event, and that an important change in the Administration of Ireland is likely to grow, out of it, by the ap pointment of his Lordship, as Lord Lieutenant of that part of the United kingdom. It is the opi nion of those best acquainted with the temper and feelings of that country, that no measure could be conceived more likely to promote its harmony and consequent security. We ate ready to subscribe to the many virtues of the Earl of HARDWICYZ, and admit him indefatigable in his exertions for its hap piness, --but the lower classes are not competent to appreciate his merits. It is, however, only among these orders that we have reason to fear discontent :nod disafeftion, and we know that they are per sonally attached to the Earl of MOIRA. Among people who aft so much from the impulse of feeling, we cannot have a stronger pledge of loyalty. The Earl of liaitowtcue may labour with unceasing vigilance for their good, but the ignorant and the prejudiced will still feel some of their old jealousies and suspicions. In the Earl of Mot however, they have the fullest confidence. They have long looked to him as one of their most zealous and best friends; and every all of his administration would be regarded, as flowing from the purest beneficence, and the most anxious desire to promote the good of the country. The hearts of the lower orders be ing thus gained, disaffeftion would soon wear away: for it has been uniformly to their hearts, the teach. en of rebellion have addressed themselves, and corrupted their principles through their passions. Our Correspondent at Husum has sent us the regulations of the Danish Government to be ob served by all travellers in the Danish Dominions. Husum being the nearest, and now the most fre quented port by all persons going from this country to the continent upon business or pleasure, these regu lations cannot be too well known. We understand that, from ignorance of them, several travellers are now detained at that place, who landed there from English packets or passage vessels. The copy of the Memorial presented by our Go vernment to foreign Courts, upon the seizure of Sir G. RUNIOL EP,inserted in this Paper on Monday, was carrell as far as it went; but the conclusion of each was adapted to the particular circumstance, of the Court to which it was addressed, and consequently different in all. The copy which Mr. .1z c xsor: was direded to present to His PRUSSIAN MAI s r v, con eluded thus : a His PRUSSIAN MAJESTY unquestion ably will not only participate in the sentime:its which must be common to every Soveteign; but the vicinity of his dominions, and his situation, both a, a Direc tor of the Circle of Lower Saxony, and as Guarantee of the Germanic Constitution, will induce him to feel a deep and peculiar interest in this unparal leled transa'tion. His MAJESTY cannot there fore allow himself to entertain a moment's doubt, that His PRUSSIAN MAJESTY will second and en force, in the most effe&tial manner, the representa tions which have been made by the Senate of Ham burgh for the immediate release of His MAJESTY'S Minister, and will further see the urgent necessity of taking such measures as may be best calculated to obtain horn the French Government a public repa ration, adequate to the heinous nature of the indig nity, and may also prevent, for the future, the repe tition of outrages which threaten to destroy the re maining distinflions of civilised Europe." Admiral CORNWAL Lis has returned to Torbay, with 15 sail of the line. Three regiments of infantry, viz. the 15th, 90th, and another battalion of the line, amounting in the vehol-. to 2,500 men, are expeaed daily to embark at the Cove of Cork, to form a part of the expedi tion certainly going out against Martinique. By letters received on Monday from Carthagena, dated the 13th ult. we learn, that the fever raged at that time with unremitted virulence. Not less than one hundred persons died daily. 'file accounts from Malaga to a later date ere extremely favourable; by them it appear' that the disorder had considerably abated, and the deaths did not exceed on an average ten a dly. At Barcelona and N'alentia, as well as several other places on the Spanish coast, the people have not been in die least affeeted, but are daily posted in the dif ferent avenues and roads leading to the towns, to prevent die possibility of any person gaining admis sion, who they may have season to snipe& has fled from the inteCied towns. Yesterday the LORD MA roe was under the pain ful necessity of raising the price of Bread two As sizes. or 4d, in the Peck Loaf, to commence to morrow : the price of the Quartern Loaf Wheaten will then be Is. 21d. Household, Is. Id. The ))sclera .!f Bedford armed defence ship, which was driven on shore near Sandown Castle, is got off by the assistance of the Deal boatmen, and conduit ed into Ramsgate Pier, to repair. The Ned, Itysort. from Liverpool to London, is arrived in the Downs ; she was chased to the westward of Dungeness, by three French privateers. The Cadiz Packs:, Rlc it tt so , from London to Hull, in ballast, was driven on shore nn the Wal let, on the 4th instant, after losing three anchors and cables. The Coineess of Curt, from Cork, to Barhadoes, is captured by a French privateer, and carried into Guadaloupe. The London, Davrsoe, from Dantzic and Stock !on, arrived at Grimsby on Sunday last. In com ing from Stockton, she fell in with a sloop, who in formed them that they had seen tell sail tarn by a lug-sail privateer, on Thursday last, between Whitby and Ow Tees ; one a large three-masted ship, the other brigs, one of them the Clinicr, of Scarborough. The Venea, \Vast's, from Dantzic, it is feared, is oae of the captured vessels. Captain SKIMP/Lief packet, the Union, lately grounded in the Bay of Dublin (and net the Lcrrev ter, as mistated), will, it is hoped, now be saved, though her damages have rendered her unfit for the service. The Captain is much recovered. There are reports of new arrangements for Ire land, much higher than the appointment of a new Secretary. An Officer, now at Dungeness, c.i iti adi.fls the report, that we were to have nu blockading squa dron off Ostend, during the winter. Ve are glad to fiud this the case ; for, however much we may des pise the French craft, we do not think they should be permitted to coast from that or any port, with out even a chance of being molested. The King has been plea-ill to grant unto John Bellenden Gawler, of Bishr p.gatc, in the county of Surrey, Esq. (eldest son arid heir of John Gawler, late of Ramridge, in thecounty of S , itithampton, Esq. de ceased, by Caroline his wife, also deceased, who was the eldest surviving daughter of John Bellenden, third Lord Bellenden in Scotland, and co-heir in blood to her brother Robert, sixth Lord Bellenden), His Royal licence and authority, that he and his issue may take and use the surnames of Ker Be len den; and that he may henceforth be called John Bellenden Ker Bellenden, out of afeeionate respea towards the family of his said late mother, and with the consent, and at the instance of his noble relation William Lord Bellenden, now Duke and Earl of Roxburgbe, Re. • tranquillity arising from their private conventions, and rendered always neuter by the effett of their geographical situation. On another, a tacit confe deration, formed under the banners of Prussia, fol lowing the movements of that Power, looking to it, though, like Hannver and the Hanse Towns, often in vain, for proteflion, and, like that power, always temporising. In a third class, are found Sovereigns, on whom the Court of Vienna has more influence than that of St. Cloud, or who are independent in their determinations, and solely guided by the in terest of their States, or the duties imposed upon them as Members of the Empire; but they unfortu nately constitute the minority. These differences appeared in 1799, at the Congress of Rastadt, and are now again clearly to be seen at the Diet at Rd• tisbon. This division, and this isolation alone con stitute the weakness of Germany and the strength of France, so much so, that, offensive or defensive, the system of Europe is no longer in its power. At the point to which the German Empire has suf fered things to arrive, it is Bonaparte, as head of the French Revolution, who decides the common desti ny.We shall, therefore,have Peace or War, as it suits his convenience: according to the calm or agitation which shall prevail in the interior of his Republic ; according to the murmur or obedience of his army, and the riches or penury of his treasury ; according to the occasion he shall have of diverting the atten tion of an in:mit-al, vain, and fickle people, with fetes and triumphs, which serve at once to amuse, to enslave, and to terrify them. In short, a deplor able truth exists, that it is in rain for Europe to be at peace with the revolutionary French Government, for it never will be so with the revolutionary spirit, which is more independent of the Governments, than the Governments are of it. THE B RITIS iI P R.ESS• 'Tt'Tr ROYAL RUNT. Yesterday morning, soon aftet nine o'clock, MAJESTY, accompanied by the Duke of CUD:SLR- L AND. Lord Rivet's, the Hon. Mr. Vittats, a n d Mr. Buts ev,General Ft raaov, and several oth er; left Windsor Lodge, and r o d e to t h e r i ght of As : cot Heath Race Courie, where the Earl of S wicu WAS waiting the arrival of His MAJESTY; in a few minutes after a Deer was turned out, as usual for the day's diversion. , FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS The Eirl of Cowper, from Pelisangar, near lieitfo.d, h. 0.6, to hk house in (',urge-street, Haiturer-sqUare. Charles James Fox, from St. Aun's Hill, to his house, Arlingtisa-street. Lord Osslikton, from his father's, the Earl of Tankervill.'• Walton on Thames, to has house, in Conduit Arum. The Manyik of Hertf,d, from Ragley, Wanvickshire, to his houve, Manchester-square. Mr. Baring, from h ;teat, in Kent, to the London !Int.& Countek or Camden, from the Wildernen, to her iuu s , e , us Arlington-street. Mrs. Thellusson and Family, from Rendlediim, Wu i I. bridge, Suffolk, to her town how, in Chandus Sir Richard and \lies :leave, from Dsgnam Psik, their house, in Albeinarleetreet. Sir Charlesand Lady Hartwell, to their house, in Somer.. l place, from Worthing. His Royal Highness the Prince of Watts drove to Kew, on Monday. in a coach and six, and w as dressed in the full dress Windsor uniform. 111 e PRINCE dined on Monday at Lord MELROLIRRE'S with Mr. SHERIDAN and a seled pasty. Yesterday His Royal Highness the Duke of Yoax dined with the Duke Of CAM DIDIUL at his apartments at St. Jameb's. His Royal Highness the Duke of KENT trek possmion yesterday, for the season, of his new apartments in Kensington Palace. Sir Er w• RD PRICE LLOYD, Bart has kft his seat at Pengevern, near St. Asaph, for Stratton Audley, near Biccstei . The Duke of LLINSTER, according to the ran of his father, the late Duar, is immediately to bark for England, to complete his education the auspices of Mr. Fox. His Grace is lit his t. h yea:, and is considered a youth of great promise Miss DoNc AN if said to be an inimitable 8,:-.5ts figure: great expeetation is formed of her fi 9 lsn,, The Duke MARMIOROIJOII and •family af t town for Sion Hill on Monday last,, and will in a few days join Lord and Lady F. &Lucas, it Blenheim. Major 00G has taken an elegant house io marle-street for the season. The Duchess of BUCCLEIJOR arrived at Dalkeith Palace on Friday last from London, to be present :at the marriage of Lord MONTAoue to Miss Douni. 49, the eldest daughter of Lord DOUGLAS, at Donlas Castle, which is to take place this day or t->-morrow. MARY of BUTTERRIERS was married laa week to a young farmer of the vale of Keswick. Lord BR 0 %YR LOW left Huntingdon yesterday, for his seat in Lincolnshire. Sir R. and Lady CALDER leave town this day s ) fur their s.'at ;it Pensont. Mr. Kist is to sing an introduaory Address for the rating Raseisa, to the tune of 44 Pity S 4111-OWf (of a poor old Man." Last week, Lord and Lady GAGE left Yule Place for Tunbridge Wells. Last night the Brighton Theatre was to com mence it. winter campaign, under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of V. *Las. Mr. Qum c is engaged fur a few nights, and was to make his drbili last night. We hear that the exalted title of Nrd was una nimously bestowed ow lam Morranag (Mr. Euwa.lo WILLIAMS, of Flemington, Glamorganshire), by a Congress of Cambrian Minstrels lately assembled in North Wales—an honour rarely, if ever ticliwe bestowed by them on a native of one of the Soo' distritls. The fair Mary or But hinters has• entered Temple of Hymen once mote t—aot with a deceiver, but an honest rustic. BONA lARrC had lately a fall from his horse next will, probably, b.: from a halter. On Saturday the Rev. WI Trim W A tr c, of Thurtston, Leicestershire, was appoil one of the Domestic Chaplains to his Grace the of ROZBURGII. A font race has been talked of between the Mr. EDWARD HARBOR° (Lord SUFFIELD'S And Mr. BA ac LA y. for a considerable sum. _ _ Mr. T. Hors has completed his alterationi improvements in his magnificent house, in field-street. A considerable addition has been to his curious collation of Egyptian vases, bronze figures, &c. His colledion of statues it mated at 60,0001. The entrance to the holm the hall have also received many expensur( provements. This superb house. we under will be opened on the 15th of Feb. with a masquerade. We find, that at Guildhall, on Friday last( evening ball was opened by one of the Mk MESI; RIVAS, and Alderman HUNTER ; and thi tend minuet by Mr. Kaissinoron, and Miss' xv, the Sheriff's daughter; country dance, reels then commenced. The number of Nobi, and Gentry who honoured the Loan Mayor &taxis rs at this grand and well concluded tainment, it now appears, were from 1,050 to 1 .is stated by their committee, which cnnsiso eight gentlemen named ny the Loan MA TOL eight Gentlemen named by the two Si. c RI r F 4. Visitors were near 300 more than they were last The Royal York Mary-la•Bunne Volunttcii assemble this morning, at eight o'clock, with accoutrements, and every appointment, in die est state possible, and march to Chalk Farm, fa purpose of firing for two elegant silver cups, sented to the regiment by the Lieutenant.Co Commandant, Lord Viscount Duttc•maos. their return to town, the regiment will dine tog' at the Crown and Anchor. On Mond ty se'nnight Captain Muer ' in the between Selby and London, was married Maar IN, of Reedness, in the Marshland near Si On the following Thursday, Captain lic sv OD shore from his vessel lying in the river at S together with Captain Ext.'s, employed in the • trade, the latter fell from off the plank into the ter. Captain Huns' jumped in after him, and ing to his exertions, Captain Ext.'s': life was served, but he himself was unfortunately drown( W I " o ‘odia lEOUL•T BE 09Si DOMIN A% nix of D,6.11161r 0 th tane and Reg ul; toe Dal i•I Wia; iu II it 603, that Ton Qt Cr caused For but i:tterru camas fi fur:torn Ist. No iwrwd star V.I. ion ti!ory, IDA t.ou at Ha or by the p4c^ !rem of • sites. 9d. f o ost-..t0 41. Yu F-tv:Talv :•rt,firates, e•wy ate, 41 1: . .!1] hood, rvonnban Itql.te4 fro! mum. 6th. Jou Danish Su mire. Owl frwn the d milted by tber last w 7th. It travellers al arlPfl with 'Aar fiftet th puss T.• •aSoo• be t frootiers. 9th. E. false passe ban! 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