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R'nc. 7 : 7; 73 , ~.: . It is biaskaAtia to prevent the iutresiiirtion of nairst wee, by which the 61114eUrICKI..fille place might he protracted ; and then we have only the right to prevent neutral ships from entering the pint, when the place is thus circumstanced, crud the poeseesiou el it is matter of doubt between Ail be legers and besieged Ost this is grwmiticd the right to pre vent neutrals from entering the place. " The iorveivimity and nolepsailenee of its flag, life the sovereigut y sad itidefientleteee Mrtiseertilory, are the property .uf every neatest. A state may Minster itself to another state; it may destroy the archives of ita independence, and pass from Prince to Prince ; but the right of sovereignty is 41111i•Millie and unalienable ; no one can renounre it " England Mir placed Frame in a state of blockade The Emperor has, iu his decree of Berlin, declarial the British lls1:101114 in a state of blockade. The tint of these regulation. 'forbid neutral TCII4IIS to proceed to Fiance the second pro hibited their *uterine Emends lambi:nos .: "'frtempi has, by lure Orders of Council. of the tith of November, u 4c, levied an impost on neutral ships, and obliged it,.iii to rider its poly •Isefore thee sail France. Ily the .leerea or the I;th of Derenitier, of th e . alone year, the Emperor bas decreed, that till such ships he nationalited, which hail catered Eughsb ports, or submitted to be searched. In order to ward utf the Inc •raitaielell with which this state of things threatened her enennierce, America laid an einimrem in all her hulimirs; and although France bad vt institute more than third the right of retaliation, its "auto, and those of its rolnnies, snflered moth fro Ibis ais.•%sure ; yet did the Emperor magnaninsonsly connive at the proceeding, in order reher to endure the privation of c ionmeree than to ackinarledge the itatliority of the usurpers of theses'. " fnc em:oreo was rained, and 'systems of ann-interconrse liras substitated fur et. ' nir posters on the Continent, in al liance with England, haring the same object in view, made a common cause with her. that they might derive the same atlw %agaves. The harlsoms of Holland, of the Elbe, of the W 'ter, of Italy, and of Spain, were to enjo, those benefits fry. • ottich France aria to he excluded ; and the one and the other were to be opened or closed to commerce, as circum stances readered espedient, so as Francium bereft of it. a , Thus, Sir, i• point of principle, Fraute rceoptiara the Ifreed•ou of .•,iirsl eualuieree, and the itolepeudeuce of the toned sue posers, which she respected up to the moment whet, the maritime t)ranny of England, that reaperts nothing, and the srhatrar) penceediap of Its tio•erstment, euinpelletl her to adopt tueltures of retaliation, to which she ses..rted wit', regr.t. Let li.oglaud revoke her blockade of France, and France sill rend her declaration of blockade against England Let k. :gland revoke her Cabinet Orders of the 11th Nor. lan;, and the Mama Decree will expire of itself Ttw Ai:ter:eau en ,amerce it ill then recover its ennsplete freedom, and be ena.ed art 4n.ling is the hart...ars of l'imice favour and protection. Bat it orlongs to the Coned States to attain this happy obj, et I,y their Armors*. Cris a wades, resolved to eentant tier, 1. , •• Lite bet teen certain r44metissey interests, auJ tbw erect c.m.er of innut neon her independence, her honour, her MOTerilip,ty, and her Jigetty•" (Signed) CIIAUPAG\ Y. . f•~ 77 . p e i ee n e d for debt, provided tlntir mime !ekes piece on or about the 25th instant. The following is thet , nrin of Prayer and Thanks giving to be adopted on the 25th or this month : .4 0 God, in whose hands are the issues of life and death, and to whom alone it belungctb to distribute mercies, as well in lengthening ar iu shortening the da)s of Men, we yield thee praise and thanksgiving for the protection thou hest vouchsafed to our gracious tioverrign, during a long and arduous reign. Continue, we pray thee, thy watch (einem over him: shield Lim front the open attacks of his enemies, and from hidden dangers; Anna the arrow that filet's by day, and from the pestilence that walketh in darkness : enlighten his Councils for the public g0t...1 • strengthen all his mensiirre ; and when it shall seem tit to thine unerring wisdom, perfect the end, 1/1 both ; the restoration of peace and security to hi. people, of concord end independence to contending and bleeding nations.— These blessings, and mercies, we implore Mr unr Sovuciga, neeirelics, our Allies, and use Enenites, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, Oar Lord and Saviour. Awe." On Tbsindwy last, at a meeting of the Guardians of the House of Industry, Oxford, it was unani mously resolved, that theirpoor should participete in the rejoicings of the Jubilee. An excellent din ner of roast beef and plum pudding will be pro vided for them. and they-will be allowed a pint of strong beer each, to drink the continuence of life and health to our beloved Sovsaman. The Go vernor has kindly undertaken to preside as Chair- It is proposed to celebrate the accession of our venerable Sovereign to the fiftieth year of his reign, in the following manlier at Oxford :—By releasing the debtors now confined in the Castle at Oxford; and by giving a ball and .opper at the Town 11411, in that town, to the Ladies of the county. Per sons to subscribe what they think proper. A sub scription for the purpose of supplying to the neves sitons inhabitautadhe weans of providing a comfort able dinner on that day. instead of an illumination. is also recoineneuded. THE BRITISH PRESS. , • ,••• • 117: TfrE *lll IL 8 li. The propriety of slispensing with an illumination, And applying the money -to swore liedalds stud me ritorious purposes. we •have inculcated, from the first mom• iii that a jubilee was mentioned. tVe feel grent Medan • in seeing our 1113g4t•Sill$11 geni tally adaptosl, and to make it univers4l, we t ri o,' that it Wanly necessary to enumerate the great 66..5, towns, anal distinguished persons, that have ready cleelared their sentituents upon this interesting sub ject. At a meeting of the inhabitants of Truro and its iieiglihoarlitnal, lichl at the it was resolved to present an address. to ibis Mnjesty—to et/ha into S. subscnption for the benefit of the looir-swte attend . .slivioe service— to have u grand dinner at Pearces liatel•-sand a ball iii tile cern iog at the asseinblysrouins. Intionserahle parties art forming is other town; in inn.., of which, we observe, illuminations %rem to be very pendently discountenanced. lu many of the country parishes, howertr, there will Ise bon fires, at well as ii:11.6111/161g, 41114 feasting. The e• St. 3lary's Benevolent Institution," leave con vened a meeting at the Bear lim, in Tram, to consider of the best method of celebrating the The Corpora•in.s of. the city of Exeter have re solved to 'nuke a general collection throughout that city, " for the porpoor of epptertainiim the poor in.' habitants on the 33t It instnnt."—The waster cud brithern of the several 1..4 4 .5. in diet city: have resolved to attend divine serviev.iesthir in their formalities; to dine at their 'Pereira Lodge rooms, &c.—The corporation and inhabitants of Plymouth. have resolved to ,go to Church—to ad drsa—to dine—to have an ox roasted whole on the Noe. a display of tire-works„ and a ball, the sur plus of the aublicription to be given to the poor.— At Dork, it had been determined on. to address 111, Nl4jesty to be presente.l by Sir John tit. An -1•2;0-10 collect a seelmeription fur the relief of the peer, and to attend &w in, ice. The town of %Veyrnouth dleciare, " That pub lic di n n e r% and general juin aliens, are ill winpted to thin ovensiois, or to the awful times io which we live; but m the opinion of this Town, the inhabit ants, after returning tluanks to the 'try. for his gracious protection of their King i.ud Country. slurim; this eventful reign, should, to far as their means will allow, contribute to the comfort of their pon -er brethreriond administer to the relief of their fellow townsmen, now prisoners of war in the hands of the enemy." Weymouth also intends to erect a Static of his Majesty, as is memorial to kite& ages of the virtues of the Mo►►arch. Salisbury is raising a subscription fat the pur. pow- of enabling the poor of the eity and dose of Salisliory and Fishertot►, to participate in this us tinenl festivity. Mill is promoting is subscription fur the paw, and hm publish, .1 so•ne eNerllent resolutions, one of which says, "that it is exp.dient to attend divine orship on the day, huaahle adoration. iofer praise awl thatikagivio; lor se many torahs. bole blessings. to the Greet Disposer of events.— luso% whilst the horrors of revolutionary war hove Jrt iid.eil the soil <sf France with ;wire bluod. and terminated in a ( ;over ',lurid of uedilury despotisms ; whilst surrounliiig nations have beets shaken to their centre. still the fairest parts of Europe depo pulate/) and laid wait•. these kingdoms have lien eioeltereil by the Almighty Power, sod permitted to enjoy in security the blessings of social order and of a free Constitution, under the auspices of a Patriot libisiiirch, worthy the veneration of the present, and the imitation of future ages." Oxford ►near to abstain from the expense of il. letrnineting, and in lieu thereof to enable the poorer inhaln•ants to celebrate, iu decent comfort, the • joyous end memorable occasion. lt,ss also propos ed to erldwitte the Jubilee by releasing the debtors now confine-4 in the Castle ofO x ford, Some libtral-mioded Quakers hart signified their &Ore to ad., 6001. to the donations gieen by the city of Liratiou, for the discharge of persons LON DON, TUESDAY. OCTOBiI 17. le consequence of the publication of MT. Cell- NI NG'S s►atcment, sea reply to Lard CASTLIALinieII charge, the Earl of CANDI.. it is said, intends to publish some explanation with respect to that pert of the statement io which his name is impliested.- 111. Lordship wind in town. very unexpectedlts on Souaiy afternoon. from litimsgste. where he had gone, with his &tinily. a wrek since. for three svcrks or a mouth. The Countess and family did not acronspeny him, but remain at Iltainsgate. We have calmly and repeatedly perused the in- I teresting observations contained in the Maaitexis of the 27111 and 2atli of September, in reply to . The Gazette acconut of the battle of Talavera, as ' well as to the article in THE Gun, of the 19th of August, and to that in The Star. of nearly the same date. It is a composition (we. meals the French remarks) wine!' we would recommend to the attentive consideration of every member of the lute, and of the present Col'inet ; for it is, in fact, • political mirror, which presents the objects re versed ; and which. unless they are incapable of receiving any instruction or information, may illu minate even such Ministers as we have the misfor iune to see selected for the conduct of public af fairs. Ilf, its one of the Government payers has fuggested, these productions are really Irvin the pelt of NAPOLEON himself. a thing certainly pos. sible, in • local or physical sense, since the distance of time between the English and French publica tions exceed.' five week., they are entitled to Still greater intention. Lord CHATHAM and Lord WEL LINGTON may there see how the Expedition to Zealand, and the invasion of, or,mther, more pro perly to denominate it, the irruption into. Castile, might have been better managed. EMI the moat obtuse members of His MAJESTY'S Cabinet, whom we will not personally specify, but whom the nation cannot &a to recognisv, may there behold tire por traits of their own incapable measures, sketched by the hand of a master. Such a study may consti tute at least as useful an occupation, as dinners its Downing-strt•et ; though not quite so much calcu lated to inspire hilarity. or to dissipate rellexises. These worthy Ministers, however they may have been hitherto occupied mid engrossed with closet intrigues, with quarrels, rivalities. their. and reed usivations. cannot hope, or expect, that their dream. Of that the lethargic indifference of the nation, will last for ever. Corent•Garden riots, or jubilees and illuminations, may certainly protract the hour of account, and occupy the public mind for a certain time ; but it must arrive. charged with the accu mulations of error and incapacity, which they are daily adding to the heap, and awful in proportion to its delay. Let us, however. review the subject of the comments contained in the Manitear. Let us invite Mr. ['METAL to assist at this entertain ment, from which it would be most unjust to ex clude the two M-deeinst Secretaries of State ; though we conceive that it it perfectly nugatory and use less to call on their successors to take any part is the discussion. In the langlinge of Pope_ "Tagether let se beat this ample Ike what the open, what the covert yield: Laugh, where we oust—be candid, where we can " That, in describing the positiun of Bu ts • roam. lid the exhausted or prostnite*ituation of Austria,at this time, there are unlrepresentation, concealment, and fallacy, se are convinced ; and we think it is not difficult to prove, even to the conviction of 41I• PAGNY, that his Master attempts to disguise from .hitoself, as well as from Europe, the impediments io,isis further progress. Thst, in his observations upon Lord CiLiritaxi's expedition, in his enume- s• ~: " - "I'll Mien of the force assembled round Antwerp, and in his picture of the insalubrity or Walchereil, there is great exaggeration, heightened by, and envdop ed is,, a !nantle of irony or of ridicule, which inti nitely increases its effect, we are not prepared to deity ; but in his comments upon Sir Aaritua's "tut! voyage to the world of fame," in the allu sions made to Sepoys, to Theatistaeles, to Treat ca tastrophes, and to his fartiniale escape iota Porta. gal, with half of his array, we profess th.t we see only a too faithful delineation of an invasion, if it can deserve the term, which. in improvidence, te merity. and waist of all rational chalice of success, hu no parallel in modern military history. in an tiquity, CAMISYSEs' Ethiopian invasion may fur nish Sir Aerovit with a model. Ile, it is true, (li med in a war against the Lybian sand- , and de serts, which swallowed up his army. And what did Sir Aarucit undertake? Au enterplise, fr‘an which CnutLes XIL who was not distinguished for caution, would assuredly have shrunk ; though we must adinit, that there is some little similarity between the Swedish campaign, of 1709, and of Castile, in 1i409. In the first, the Swede attempted to invade Illuscory, without, as it appeared, having provided sufficient magazines, or co-operation, in the interior of Hassle. MAZCPPA deceived and in jured CHARLES, as Cusses mid the Junta did Lord Wasstimeow. Pultnwa and Talavera bad much the same results. though the former is term ed in history a dsjral ; and though the latter is de nominated, in The Loudon Gazette, a victory. But, Cummes XII. whatever errors or miscalculations he made, when he plunged into the central pro vinces of Russia, did not totally mistake. to one hand, the number of his adversary's force., nor, on the other, did he leave the p pen behind him. It is, indeed, difficult to caricature that ex traordinary enterprise, which almost tempts one to suppose, that the General was, more or less, af fected in his intellects, by respiring the air of a country that gave birth to Carty Alms. We shall return to him again in slue time. BONAPAnTE, or thrit.e who compose his Mani tears, may endeavour to slew that Austria has uo means of opposing his victorious :inns, if he shall resume thew. Ile may say, The country is rxhaysted of Men. as well as of thin g s." Bat these essertinsrs do not kill. Had he, in December, 1805, es lie has now, a country us his rear, not only unsubjected, hut, which has re peatedly expelled his troops? Let Ins Duke of t)awusc reply? Let his Kings of Bavaria and of Prirterater,;, who hive already sacriticed armies in the Pustliertlial and in the Viiralberg ; who wareely feel them:elves secure flian the in virsions of the Tyrolese, in Muitich, or in Stut wird ; and who, more degraded than the Kings of Pergemus, of Bythinia, or of Nutnidia, in anti quity. wa%t, under arms the stern commands of ferocious revolutionary Tyrant. who, as he made. eau likewise unmake them, at his caprice Met them answer, whether IVAroa.Lori is now, es he pretends, able to crush and to auliihilate Austria ! —We More been assnred, that. in 17Y7, when lie made the Treaty of .Leoben; on being questioned, why, at oily twenty-two leagues distance from Vienna. be did not pursue his success, and push forward, with his victorious troops, to that capital ; he replied. " Vest pie J'avois tresses ex' amiss, et Jr ray sties settee." 1 hid thirty in' hand, and 1 stood. The allusion. it is obvious, was takes, from the game of Thirty-one; and it ad inir ably-, as well as laconically and clearly, 'Rhine.' his position. to gether with his motives of action: NAPOLI:oti is now nein at Umbras He has thirty in heal, and he is c!/'raid to drew: By attempting more, lie hazards all. He will therefore endeavour to make such a Peace, as, while it appears to rein state Faa acts, io some ostensible independence, and leaves hint the exterior of royalty, only reserves him for the knife, as soon as he has dispatched the victims. Spain and Portugal, which require to be immediately sacrificed. IVhether he will accom plish this object ; or whether, encouraged openly by the Tyrolese, and secretly by Russia and Prussia, Paxton is will still make another effort, we do not venture, on our imperfect lights, to hazard a decided opinion. But, in moseying, we be lieve that we know full as much as any of His NIA- JeSTY'S Nl:misters know on the subject. Possibly, even more. For it seems difficult to have manifested a more profound and ruinous ignorance, than they have done of all the motives, springs, and cause.. of BuIIsPARTS'S policy and actions.—Te-morrow we may perhaps pursue tins most interestieg end ample subjs ct. Mr. Pinworm., we understand, wrote a letter to her Royal Highness the Princess of War.xs, for mally announcing his appointment as F mit Lora of the Treasury. In thin letter the new Premier con doles with her Royal Highness on the loss sus tained by the All iiiiii ignition in being deprived of the splendid talents of Mr. CANNING. but takes occasion to assure her, that it was not his fault, as he had offered to agree to any arrangement that Mr. CA NNI so might suggest, by which a third person might have been placed at the head of the Tree aurt, and he trusted that her Royal Highness would see in this a satisfactory proof that it was not from selfish considerations that he had accepted of this situation. Her Royal Highness, in answer to this letter, expressed her thanks for the communication, and her extreme regret at the resignation of Mr. l'ati %ma. She conduits by complimenting Mr. Pcuev at. on his courage in undertakings° arduous a task As the ad tratioo of public affeirs in a tin.unent of such unprecedented d+Riculty. 71,1,1111111 PRIVATE THEATRICALS. Among the various modes of celebrating the ap proaching Jubilee, private Thetuncels are to he called into action. Tlic fonusing pieces tac iu preparation Lord CisTLIMAGIII—Th , False Friend—W/ 's the LittElf—etod The Dwell's!. Mr. YIKLEVAL..--The Lest Sao—Pi, Devil t, Pay—and WI in the Irrumg. Lord WEIVI M 4, kl. A M CAMOLPi•—•The Perplexed enttple—l else beheary—and All fur the Best. Mr. SAUNDERS DUNDAII—Mc Wised rftlirin —The Agreeribk Surprise—mul Get money n. J X. • Mr.CANNINCI— The School for elrrogouce—lm• purity—Plot and 'onntrrplot—iliotl (htt Platy Mr. CIOXISII—II'hu //e !rube -. Seeing is Beieving--esud Bas/Va Jinn. Mr. WARDLE— Work IT the Uphutdril—n: Cruel Gift—aud %Yu , Doubk Deceit. 11 re CLARKI. —Tbe Sea-side Ntury—The Biter nit—and 4 Trip to the Sore. COVSPIT-G ARDF: N It urr EMl—Liberal Opinions. —.Mack Ado about Nothing-Iml The Humours i t f Bow-street. 711 k PUFF OBLIQUE. Lady RA •Do int.—. Much wst, flows? qf Modesty, as well at valour, to declare thy btrth." Tragedy of DOUGLAS. My moor iq ft lilni-rarra, of BishopigAte•street, My Au( sat, 'his the irbup, • 61.01 1111:111, Wholle COOMIIII care it is increatie his store, And cep he witless son, myself, at home Fur I had heard of dotriag, and I tuned To follow to the 6. Id edam warlike blade; And Ileas'a soon granted what my Sire denied : The 11104111, which nue last night, round es my theriv-bez. Had ant )et her limos, whea, by her light, A baud ut rater; hear , !, sprang fretn the downy Of tunny as amine. intipling. The youngsters Staid with solider sail amaze--I, alone, With Pal k1e.11110% •rm or, aail ~:ne freshly se', littered &hoot ihc enemy, and minis'd Tl,O spot hr took ; then basted to my foremen., V. how, with u tiimp of fifty clauses razor., I &net a.lvaliritit —.The put-zed I Lit, Till se it't Hook the beerrd-ereorteber'd Ikt. t fought and c,intyired —Lre a %Yid was spok's, or. ;ON fomi ut ) baud had cat their chief, Wi,o sort, that 'icy, the purer width ewe I wear. Ito turning home in tr:iimrli, I disilti .'d, lientefdt I to Isidl 4•11411 . 11 ; hearing that Th...l.!,,hemidct had summun'ti to their aid The Ct,:ert t o o r de't4e , : ',IL, I left my home, Anil, tlad, dot...led, nightly at we Inas Som.! Lam der.l to gild iuy Awake name, lie•teralsy Morning, His Mates-re, and r Cet I 1 At IJ% T.t 111111 SOPHIA. accompanied by (ir.- neral Colonel TAI tam, and Lady CaAN -cert, riftk on horiebaack in Winds ir Park. MAJLSTV lb expiated in town to-morrow, to had a Private Lem: mud Privy Council s at the 'Qv UM'S Yesterday. the Duke of Kkatv arrived at Wind for, from Wrlrsieuth. 'f he or Jima Se and BARIMMORP, a Lord (Isuauc CAVENDI3H r Iert tostu yesterday fur Ncw 4mirket. His licyal highness Motility* left Stowe, the seat of the Margate of BUCKINGUAN, on Mriday s and is go i ie to piss a few dos with the Earl and Countess or SErrzys, at their sea i Lucca hire. The Hight Hononiahle the Lad of Mouser- Eunixuaz. Lard Lieutenant of c .un.wrll, intends, we hear, to entertain a very larte play of the Xubility and Gentry of Cornwell, with a splendid fire, at his priced' , mansion of Mount-Edficumbe.. Mr. Roc': has keen peifonumg with great suc c•ea at Ayr mud Perth. He is now at Dcuilries. and, we anderoand, goes from thence to amuse the inhaltitanbialGreei.ock. Mn. POW/LL ind Mr. RATXOND made their first appearance, this season, last oglit, at the Ly ceum, in the starts of M►s. Haller end The Strotwer. in Korn:Boa's play of that mime. The house ..as clouded with en elegant audience. Mrs. MOUNT4iN and Mr. BRAILIM are engaged to sing, at Dublin, upon verb liberal terms, for ■bout three weeks, for which place they will start in a few days. They are wit expected in London again till the middle of December. So great is the attraction of Mr. Iwo, ear, the Emperor of all Conjurers, that Isis lArmots 11'1 re, in Catharine -street, Strand, was on &minim tilled with elegant company. The boxes were amdomed with beauty and fashion. The whole of the perform ance went etf with bursts of iiimprobation. Youau was, HA usual, 'tell received. Her perform sue, onthe »lack wire is allowed to he inimitable. On Wednesday last, a woodcock, the first seen tie the neighbourhood of Carlible„ was shot near Brampton, by Mr. GEORGE LILAYNOCE, of burgh. SCARCE FRUIT.—While every one latncuts the sparing hand with which Pomona has this atitinue distributed her favours, it is consolatory to set- dist Fortune intends so soon to poor forth her ronneopia of good timings. CAWITE, O. 8, Chariug-cross, Purveyor to the Lottery, 1m lie, time public to the rich ele3tert of four magnum bonarare—thothands of plainer. and golden pippins in abundance, which takes place next Friday.—N.B. The grapes will he soar to those only who neglect to secure a Ticket in Fortune's feast. Errox's friends are particularly reminded the Lottery begins and finishes. on Friday neat; from the unusual overflow of Fortune's friends, lust week, at his Lucky Offices. he invlt4 them to be early in their purchase, that they may have an op portunity to owner the Four Grand Priz.s of Twenty Thonscul Pounds at hts Mier. before Thursday, as on that day it is presumed there will not he 'tickets and Shires unsold to .apply the wonderful demand of the public, at the Lneky Man's Office, No. t, Cornhill, real thr Mauston- House.