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El mistress, invited all foreign Ministers and ftshion able people to his balls, routs, assemblies, this, &c. married a cousin of Rewbtl, from whom he was divorced in 1799, to court a young Mademoiselle Beauhantois, a niece to our Empress; but in the interval, having met with other rogues mole clever than himself, he was carried to ram bling houses, and plundered of his pillage. Being reduced to the ado quo, in which the Revo. lotion_found him, he colleaed together all diw co;,tented terrorists or Jacobins out of place, and etned a gang of thieves, coiners, and forgers, and restored to these patriots places destined for them by nature, and which it bad been a blessing for France if they never bad quitted. Some of his accomplices have already perished, others occupy the pris:•ns and the galhes ; but Dufour himself had hitherto es caped the searches of the police, when a faith less feniale betrayed her faithless lover. His plan for his Lilt roObery was excellent. He had hired se►eral boats ot, the River Rhone, on the quay of which Flinielz's magazine is situated. He bad posted at twenty steps distance between each ten sentries in case of alarm, and entered therefore boldly, at 9 o'clock in the evening of the 19th May, the magazine with false keys. The hired boats were under the care of 22 other accomplices, of whom be ordered six to join him, and twelve persons with him in the magazine, a.id to assist in packing up its cements. At a certain signal, however. five Police agents. and eight gen, d'arntes, concealed in a small closet, rushed forwards itid captured Dufour and those thieves within doors, whilst other police agents and zest traques seized the remainder of them on the quay and in the boats. He had the impudence, before the tribunal, to claim intimate acquaintance with one Emperor and Em press, having treated them both, and being treated by them, in April 1798• lie even pretended to pos sess the Emperor's promise of a place in the Tri- Waster, but the 'wave/ice, or rever.ion, though signed Bonaparte, was orstUy a forgery, svhiLh the tack will force him to confess. lie has ackisna - Waged before the 'rri'aunal. that, besides the four millions he, 04 • Petrie', appropriated to _ • himself at Lyons ten years ago. Reu•br: had pro awed Lim opportunity, by contra& for die army MI navy, to gain three milllioris more, wh:ch sums were lost by him within eighteen months, at the gambling tables at Paris. He is only 34 years of age, and will probably pass the remainders:of his drys in the sallies, should be not obtain the pardon of the Emperor, for which he hopes. Yesterday, one of the new-invented carriages. tailed velecifere, drawn by four horses, passed very quickly through the Elysian Fields. It carried no lees than thirtpfive pa►sengers, and will be no longer than 36 hours going from Reis to Lyons. a distance of Ito leagues. or 330 English miles. this envious invention promises to be of the greatest ad vantage, both for our commercial and military transports. The inventor has obtained an imperial Patent. CORFU, MAY 9. The I.i.t Courier that arrived here from Russia brought ..rders, by virtue of which the maintenance of the Russian Forces, in the Republic of the Seven Islands, whether land or sea, shall in future be en. tirely at the charge of His Imperial Majesty. Till now an annual sum of one hundred and twelity thousand crowns was paid from the Treasury of the Republic of the Seven I-lands, as the half of the pay of these fosters. The Emperor Alexander also thanked the Republic for the offer of eretting him a monument, as had been decreed by their Legislative Body, requesting that the funds destined for that °hied should be laid out on some work of public utility. forgiooness for the crimes of the trooper who fills his throne. A message from His Mansr r was delivered to the House of Commons on Saturday, " requesting the House to enable him to take ad such measures as may be necessary to dissappoint or defeat any en terprise or design of his enemies, &c." Ihe pezu liar terms in which this message is conceived, have exc.ted much speculation and solicitude. If we confine ourselves to a sti id interpretation of the words; we are justified in concluding, that something more than money is sought for. The Ktuo, by his prerogative, may use all the strength of the country, as he shall think fit, for its defence, in ease of emergency; but he may wish to have that right confirmed by the sanCtion of Parliament. Among the various conjeCtures hazarded upon this subjeet, some think the Minister wishes to employ the Volunteers upon more alive And extendcd s.i vice. Upon a perusal of the Provincial Papers, we find that almost all the Corps have gene through the probatio nary process of what is called perma rent duty, f-:- va rious period;. Some plan to render them still more useful and efficient, will be naturally the next objet of Government. How long are we to endure the perfidy and de ceitful neutrality of Spain ? A letter from Alicant, of the 24th of May, says, "The French privateer, Espera lice, Captain NICHOLAS CANOVA, of 10 guns and 59 men, chased into Altea Bay, the Gib raltar letters of marque, Ti.. Brothers, Captain GIZA! DI ; and Cicero, Captain Slink, both laden with tobacco and bale goods ; and though they got, to an anchor under the tower of Al bin, in that bay, and within gun-shot of the castle of Altea, they were captured; this hap pened on the 21st of May, and the next day the same privateer boarded, in the Road of V;1- lagosa (15 leagues East of this), the Gibraltar Letter of Marque, Miaow, Captain LAVISH, also loaded with tobacco and bale goods. The above Gib. raltar vessels are all latine rigged, and are brought into this bay. They were boundE from Gibraltar to Malta. The Castle at Altea fired a few shot at the privateer; but at Villagosa not a gun was fired, the Spanish Commander avoiding to offend the French. This is the same privateer that captured on the coast of Barcelona a small English cutter, with dispatches for Lord Nri.sow's Beet." A private letter from the Hague, of the Ist inst. says, « We are uncertain how soon the expedi tion ag.tinst England will be undertaken, still al though every thing is ready, and several regiments have been embarked for more than a fortnight, on board the fleet in the Texel. On the other hand, nearly one hundred merchantmen, put into requisi tion,or hired last autumn, have been restored to ti atle gradually, so that the whole number of transports aflually employed, and at anchor in the Texel, do not amount to more than eighty. The armed ves sels, as frigates, gunboats, and cutters, &c. have been. augmented everywhere on the coast, oa ac count of the repeated attempts of the English cruis ers. In the Meuse alone, one frigate, five gun boats, and t h ree cutters, are stationed, in addition to the number employed last May. Of the fourteen thou.aild men at the Helder and in North H d.. a • , eight thousand are embarked, the remainder are yet encamped, but in such a state that they may be taken on board in a few hours. The camp near Utrecht, under General MARNIOIT, contains only IMMO men, mostly French ; of whom 1500 men are at Amsterdam, 1,200 at Rotterdam, and MOO at the Hague. Several corps of French re cruits or conscripts, to the amount of 14,000 men, have passed through Holland for H mover, within these last four weeks. The business of the in demnity to the Prince of Ort•unr., for his family property in Holland, is now settled. and the PIINC ratification is only wanted to make it public. Be sides three millions of florins in ready money, His Serene Highness is to receive two millions and a half as a private indemnification, partly in yearly in stalments, and partly in an annuity, which has to run for one hundred years. It is reported that the French Government does not approve of this ar rangement, wishing to have it unsettled until a ne gociation with England for peace, that it may pay its share either in money, or by restoring the Dutch settlements lately conquered." Letters from our Peet off Brest have been received of so late a date as the Yd inst. They mention, that from the different appearance and manoeuvres of the enemy, it is supposed they will won put to sea; a supposition which several neutral vessels from France confirm, having heard it positively stated, both at Bourdeaux and at L'Orient, that orders have been sent from Paris to risk an engagement, and that, in consequence, the troops in the vicinity of Brest, within a circle of twelve leagues, have received instinetions from General Au. 0111.ZAV, to concentrate themselves nearer to that town, that they may be ready to embark at a moment's notice. Every day the number of French ships in the outer harbour at Brest changes. On the 27th ult. there were 21 ships of the line, and thirteen frigates and cutters. On the lath, only I 7 skips of the line, and nine frigates and cutters. On the 29th, 27 ships ache line, and six teen frigates and cutters. On the 30th, the same number continued; but, on the Ist instant, only 24 ships of the line, and fourteen frigates and cutters, were counted by our cruisers. These changes and wianauvres are evidently performed to deceive our cruisers as to the real strength of the French fleet. But let it be ever so numerous, our brave Admiral, Officers, and crews, are all in high spirits, ready to receive them, and to punish their rashness. A letter from Lisbon, dated June 13, says. 6, We have a report here, by a vessel arrived two days ago from Bengal, that Linots's squadron has burnt seven sail of East Indiamen, and captured two, at Prince of Wales's Island." The above unpleasant intelligence was posted up at Ltovo's on Saturday, and forwarded from thence to the India House, and other Public Offices, but it was by no means generally credited. The ships taken could only be the China Fleet home ward bound, and they were not expeaed to put into Prince of Wales's Island. No further parti culars have been received in town, and we have little doubt but the report will prove unfounded, at least to the extent mentioned. It is probable that the rumour may have originated in the affair at Bencoolen. The above report has occasioned a considerable degree of anxiety in the city. By the Cumberland, ♦iz Liverpool, we have re ceived Barbadoes papers to the 12th of May, by which we learn that the first homeward convoy will sail from Demarara on the 7th, and will call at the different islands for such ships as are ready, on its way to the rendezvous. Col. MACLEAN sailed from Barbadoes with a de tachment of troops under his command on the 7th of April: their destination was not known, but supposed against Martinique. Saturday morning arrived a Mail from Lisbon, brought to Falmouth, by the Prince If Welrs packet, in seventeen days passage. Saturday, JAMCS OLDIIAM OLDHAM. Esq• ci tizen and needlemaker, paid the usual tine of 6001. and 20 marks, to be excused serving the office of Sheriff of this City and County of Middlesex, to which he was eletied o❑ the 2al of July hut. This day the Loan M A vue will hold a Court of Aldermen, to receive the answer of the other Sher iff eleet, and to issue the usual precepts for another Common Hall ; and on Thursday, a Court of Com mon Council will be held for the dispatch of public business. This day the dividends will commence paying to the bankers; and to-morrow, to the public in general. 'ir FRANCIS BURT/ZIT has established his petition against Mr. MAINWARI4,, complaining of a viola tion of the Treating Ad The Committee, it is expected, will make their report this day or to-mor row, when a new writ will be issued. Mr. MAIN.. WARISG being disqualified to start again, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT will probably be the only can. didate. The Emperor of ea II AN r has acknowledged the new Emperor of the FaEstcss, in his quality of King of 1-11 . NO A RT and Somesst A ; but, as Emperor of GERM %WV, lie has reared the subjeft to the Diet of R.tti,bun. Sir Ja secs SAL'I4•REZ was on Wednesday ping at Guernsey, with the Diumcdc, S,, sat, and King's of.h!". An opinion prevailed there and at Jersey, stated to have originated in accounts from the Con tinent, that the French meditated an immediate at tempt on those islands One of the boats of the Swims lately landed on the French coast, and sur prised the people belonging to a signal-post, made them prisoners, and carried them, their signals, &c. on board the Admiral. The Master of a neutral vessel, which left Am sterdam on the lit instant, reports, that the Duts:h fleet in the Texel was in readiness to put to se.t, many of the transports were lying within the Bit. Sand, others in the Amstel Diep : some troops, lie understood, were embarked, but be was unable to ascertain the point. Lieutenant Sa t. Davies, of His Majesty's ship Trusty, perceiving at day-light, on Monday last, some of the enemy's small boats close off Cape Grisnez, and judging they might be annoyed, was dispatched in a boat for that purpose. He suc ceeded in bringing out a boat, marked No. 25, from tinder the batteries, which kept up an incessant firing. It proves that the Captain, Jlllll Duo v ES, of the gun-boat, No. 25, of the second class, coin posing a part of the enemy's flotilla, Lad come along shore in his long-boat with four seamen for the pur pose of fishing ; he was, with the seamen, sent di redly to Admiral Loess, at Dungeness. The disaffeaedCandians, lately sent to the Isle of France, praying the assistance of the French to de liver them from the tyranny of their Adigars, and promising, in return, to aid in giving France the sovereignty of Ceylon. We understand, by letters from Madras, that the French had fitted out a :mall expedition for the purpose, when the success the British in that island induced them to relinquish the enterprise. The late splendid success of the British in India has excited so mud' alarm in all the neighbouring states, that our Government has found it necessary to adopt means to suppress their disquietude. The alarm was so great in Tibet, that the Governor- General has sent an embassy from Bengal to the DILAt LAMA, with assurances of continued friend ship, and to renew and improve the treaties of amity between the two powers. . . ‘I thanked the Re-public for the offer of ereAing him a monument, as had been decreed by their Legislative Body, requesting that the fonds destined for that objed should be laid out on some work of public utility. THE BIIITIII PR EsS• ......--------- -- - —an i LON 1)0N, MONDAY. Jot v 9. —.....m... ' • We understand Government have received a Paris paper of the Stith last, which gives an account of 1 . the execution of Gtoeors, and e'even of the al- leged conspirators, his companions in misfortune, upon the 2fith. These twelve unhappy men were previously removed from the Bicetre, in which they • j had been previously confined, to the Conciergerie, /' from which they were carried to the Place du Greve, • where they were guillotined at twelve o'clock, amidst an immense concourse of speetators.— Gtoaors were the first who suffered. He died A with all that firmness which distinguished his 1 charatter through life. The rapidly growing pope- ' 1 tarity of Gaoaocs and his associates is said to have hastened the execution of their sentence. All Paris ' . had began to feel a lively interest in their fate.— Among the fair sex, GtOIGES caps, GRORGES bon- nets were all the fashion. These viftims were among t the number of those Frenchmen, true to their reli- t sins as well as to their King. A priest attended them II l i previous to their execution, and they died imploring : the blessing of Heaven upon Louis XVIII. and lIAYMA.RrLPT TREATRE The Manager of this theatre having prlse,ced him.elf of a strong hold in the public favour, o , very iadiciously continues that qu i c k success:op of novelties, by which, among other merits, b e Ra i ned his first success. On Saturday ni g h t Mi. Et tn. TON appeared, for the first time, in tie vharader Abetinego '. 7. 4l in the admirable farce of Th e ,"d o e boner. Among the qualities by which this d o; charms the audience, is the versatility of his p c/vet ,. In the violent passions of tragedy, in the huincair of strong propensities and habits, forming that petak arity of charader which is ever dellghtful to a n English audience, in vivacity of action, where wh at is generally gay is 411 the author aimed my and , sensibility ora graver cast, be is equally happy ard successful. His yew is a rich portrait, delireot.4 with great corredlness as well as vigour, and colnu.. ed in a warm yet just style. Abednego's scer.e w::4 Mrs. Changeable was graced by a variety of fire touches. His subsequent scenes with Ea.ily and tie intoxicated Chan / mite, and afterwards with DA, Specific, displayed feeling of an exquisite natur e . His aiding of this charader received very rest and most deservt.•d applause. The farce was generally well played. Mr. MATHEWS was troy ;diverting in old Bromley. This altor has an admirable vein 0 .• broad humour, which we daily see developi ng it. self to more and more advantage. Mr. &cuts jun. played the talkative Willoon with unusual spirit. yet with su ffi cient propriety. In E in d y Gasman: gave us much pleasure. Mr. Decays somewhat over.afted the grossness of Changeable. We hope often to see this excellent farce repeated. The [hotter of the if/pr was played the fifth time, and was received with the loudest plaudits. The grand ballet of The Enrheneed followed. The house was crouded in every part. MILITARY APPOI NTM ENTS. Colollel FITZROY GR AFTON MACLEAN, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the 37th foot; Sir JOHN Mt t. RA Y, Ban. to be Ensign in the 45th foot ; Li, u. tenant .IoIIN Hope to be Liettten.mt- Colonel in the 60th foot ; .T A 'etc Lord Viscoirlt TZHAR RI S to be Lieutmant-Colonel ii the W:it. silre Supplementary Militia ; and Lieut. Lord Vis count DURSLLY to be Captain in the South Quit cester Militia. Saturday morning, soon after ten o'clock, Their MA lESTIES, the Princesses Auoutr• and EL , ZA. BETH, arrived at the Queen's House from Kew, About eleven o'clock, His MAJESTY gave audi ences to the l)ukc of Yosk, the LolD CIIA\CLL LOS, and Mr. PITT. At half past ore, the Royal Party returned to Kew. His M AJECT• is expected to hold a private Levee at the Queen's House on Wednesday. An Horticultural Society has been lately established, th e Members of which hold their meetings at Mr. HATCH A au's, Piccadilly. From the rank, taler.t, and liberality of its :urnermis patrons, the greatest possible success may be cotoidently anticipated. la the list of MernSeis and zealous supporters are, Marqutses--St,.od and kUaitAi.rd. Eatla...Cove. t y and Da, tmou , h. LorJ4--,Nrden. Staforh, Ca‘.dnr, St. John, and Pow's. . Sirs—Joseph Banks, W. itl.aani, C. Hawkuts, R INctuta, W. Strachey. 'Mc Bishop of Whichener Right Hun. C. Uterine. Hun. R Greville John Mait'and, Isaac Corry, Whitshe Kean., Se. Eaus;res The Earl of Esse: entertained GEOROE ROCS an? Lord LOWTHER, IGSt week, at his seat at bury. Upon the departure of his guests, hi; Lad ship set out on a visit to Lord CARRINGTON. A Member of the St. James's Volgoteers has written sa letter to Lord AP4H/RST, in whi,:h he mat pathetically laments his Lordship's resignation cf Command of that corps. The Karl of Cnest MILL D and family set off last week, for Bradley.hall. Derbyshire, where they will pass the remainder of the season. Ltdy COGHILL and Miss CRAM/.R are dangerous ly indisposed, at her Ladyship's house, in Tenueden street. Mrs. M. Pives Ball and Supper, at her house. in Arlington -street, last week. was numerou , ly at tended. About 150 sat dawn to supper, ti%o o'clock, and tine company had not all departed a: seven in the morning. Lord HA !MOWRY will give his last cabinet dinner for the season on Wednesday next. Lady Glass will give her la - ,t rout for the season this night, at her Ladyship's house in Burlington- stt eet. - Sir G. Ile sy iicorr gave yesterday an see7ant dinner to a large party, including the charming l)ow.tg•rr Ditches , . cl Rut Lam% at his buuse is Griicv.iniir-square. Sir .TuSICPI4 BANKS gave yesterday an elegant dinner at his villa near Brantford to a large party of fashiouabies, including Liled Yateoacosion, the Hon. Mr. Mrs. and Miss Pt. t. H 611, &c. Lady Haarucorr is distribating cards of tation fora grand ball up la the 16th July. at her house in Grosvenor-quare. A letter from Dover ways, we are rn ,king &cations of sal, which will make this - o;a_i ut to the enemy. The •Dowager Duchess of CKANDOS left town es Saturday upon a visit to her son, Lord Hamill:as, at Stradord. Mrs. Dorris route at ber hots* in Grosvenor Square, on Friday, was attended by 450 fashionabies of the first distinCtion. The University of Oxford are now printing at the Clarendon Press, a correct edition of •• Cla rendon's History of the Rebellion ;" of which they intend to present the Earl of CLASIENDON with fifty copies. Upon the resignation of Mr. EDW•ItI HASIDIM: 4 o as President of the Committee of the Loyal West. minster Volunteers, a gentleman of great ies?efla• balky belonging to the Alien Office was appointel his successor; but. being a foregner, his appointment was considered irregular, and he very handsomely resigned his pretensions to annther. A beautiful Tablet, to the Memory of the late mach respee.d Sir JOHN SMITH &MOM has been erected at Havering Bower Chapel ; the design 14 Mr. WY •T T, and executed in a masterly style by Mr. Vau, of Stratford, Essex. lIMIN T"' • 81 This vim the brig C writers. belor•ging pool. In port, she the ashes v... 5, whe ni.,sondu perils of evidence, the ship purpose, I coed. T the Capt: the ship firbt MAC ship to I eeived the vessel As lie pa dered hi 17 the Pilot, of water bring he withstans Lord dorm ices sea and e eondua i were by Mr. it tory to tl et. nets. 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