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- . received the benediainn of the Sovereign I'on. . Some Ladies of the Court had the honour to be ted to his Holiness in the Hall of Apollo, and o receive his benedidion. The eagles distributed to all the corps of land and aea forces in France are gilt, surmounting a stand ard, on which is inscribed on one side, " The Em 'penis of the French to the Rep,iment;" on the other si s te, '. Valaiif and Discipline." Th..' stand ards of die grenadiers of the Imperial Guard of an Aurora colon,- ; 'hose et the chasseurs of the same eve on the middle ed all over; those of .of gold ; those of the bugle horns,also of gold. Presidents of the Elec. : were introduced ,udiences in the Hall of the Princes, the the Great Officers the Counsellors of already mentioned as two more ships with out of the same port, lINUSCHSAL, DEC. 3. A tumultuous assemblage of peasants from Baden proceeded to an island in the Rhine belonging to proceeded to an island in the Rhine belonging to Fvncc, and drove from it a considerable number of French who were employed in cutting wood, which the former carried off to their own territory, after having cut some themselves. This rash and preineditated expedition was concluded by the Ba dois by main force. Every one asks himself, whe ther the Chief of the French nation can tolerate such 8 scandalous violation of the law of nations ; and whether this powerful Monarch will suffer his terra )to ry to be invaded, and his subjeCts ill treated ? iGroat fears are entertained for the authors of this %Award of crime, and the Resency is said to be in greet agony, in which all honest men participate.— (issesse; de Peru.) DANCL.LONA, NOV. 30. rPrcm the 11.miteser of the 12t11 inst.) The port of Barcelona has been blockaded by a strong division of Admiral Nelson's squadron, since the morning of Sunday, the 18th inst. We can plainly 'distinguish, at three league. distance, four ships of the line, first rates, and three large frigates, which sometimes come within cannon shot. ; The Captain-General of C italonia caused a notice to be inserted in the Papers of yesterday (Toes day), that the English Commander had received ceders to sink all vessels belonging to Spain or her Aties, which were not of 100 tons birrthen ; to take all those of 100 tons or upward, ; and to but n all such as should be moored or anchored nu the cast. Vhose orders are begun to be executed. A vesshl which had been dispatched to Port Ma hon with a company of artillei y, was captured on her return. 'the Englis!) have also taken three ttansports, having on board 1000 men of the regi- Moat of Castalian Volunteers, de ained for the same place; the women have been sent back to Barcelona. It is expeded that Barcelona will be bombarde I, edpic iall y since we have learned, that exclusive of the seven ships of war by which the port is blockad ed, there are a great number of others cruising on every part of the coast, among which it is supposed there are a number of bomb-vessels. Yet all this takes place at a time when the Spanish Ambassador is still in London, and that the English Government has the effrontery to enter into a negotiation with `him. [WM THE UUTcH PAPERS. HAGUE, DEC. IS. Concerning the orders lately bent to our troop,, aclative to some restridions in obeying the corn. islands of the General in Chief, the following offi cial document has now appeared :-- SITILSCT OF THI REPORT OF Tilt MINISTRY OF %VAR or THE Baca v tit errusi.ic. • SUNDAY, DEC. 9, ISO f. Haeine reed a resolution of the State Diiedury of to“ day, N. 1, by which, &c. And Loom liken iuto eisnsideratiois the expre.teharse, Ris en he the State Directory to the Secretary of State fa the War Departutot, to that purpose; it it thought tit, in enn• forn.ity to the ....id charge, to :Aire", and to order the retpec- Live t:uinmanifing OrVers of the darrent corps of the anti, of thus country (including the two depota of the East and West Ind steeps), and they are hereby srldie:ted and erierel„ pro. visionally, and until further orders, Not to proceed to the est. cution of the reseitnion of Ibis Nl.Nistrr , of the 21ith .4 Noseni ler len, No. 7, by which Ittev were inteolkted (tom pay.nr oirAtelsre to the enmatands of General %ferment, otherwise, thee in w far aS they rade to the projected eviieditext. or dehisce, aspen the enemy. • We are also informed, that the State Direaory had an extraordinary meeting, yesterday evening, in • they resolved to rescind, and to snake the af-- of the Directory. It is added, tbet the Secretary Bosscha, of the Foreign Department, is included in the aforesaid demand. It is said that our Ambas sador Schimmelpenninch is expeßed here before the expiration of this week The reports that a French garrison was expelled here in A few days, are for the ',relent without any foundation. This Day—Craistssas-Dar—Helhisy at tbli Public Offices. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY. Dtcsmscx 23. The Tezel man of war, of 6t guns, which was stationed, during the last summer, as a guardship in Margate Roads, was driven upon the sands on Friday last in a gale of wind, and was expeaed every moment to go to pieces. We are happy to state that all the crew have been saved. The Mar gate sailors were very active upon the occasion, and brought to shore thirteen women and children from the wreck. The adjustment of any difference of opinion which may exist between men meaning well to their coun try, is always a subjeft of exultation and triumph. The public will, therefore, hear, with pleasure, that a reconciliation has been effected through the gra cious interference of His MAJESTY, between Mr. PITT and Mr. ADDINGTON. Ills MAJESTY, on Thursday last, sent a messenger to Mr. Anotito- Tots, who was then at Devizes, requiring his im mediate return to town. Mr. ADDINGTON instantly obeyed the summons, and waited upon His MA JEST v, who communicated his wishes to him, with which Mr. ADDINGTON complied. His MAJESTY had previously arranged the business with Mr. PIT r. On Saturday, Mr. PITT and Mr. ADDING.. TON had a meeting, when a satisfaelory explanation and a complete reconciliation took place, and they afterwards dined at Lord }limousine v's. This reconciliation, we understand, is to be followed by the immediate admission of Mr. Ao ors Goon into the Cabinet ; it is rumoured that he is to succeed Lord HAa stow es- in the Foreign Department. As Mr. ADMNGTOWS solid and steady friends are sup posed to amount to between 20 and 30, he will prove a great accession of strength.to the Minister. It will, of course, be a source of great mortification to the Opposition party, many of whom have not hesitated to boast, that the frequent prorogations of Parliament have proceeded from the fear of Mr. PITT to meet them. In candour we must indeed admit, that there was a plausible ground for this vaunt, as we had not heard, until the present instance, of any new conversions to the Ministerial faith, from any of the three Opposition sects, the GRENVII.Los, Foo t rest, and ADDINGTONS. It is, however, not im probable, that a kw other deserters may be found, in the Ministerial ranks, upon the day of battle ; and, if so, we may anticipate a respectable majority with Mr. PITT. The Session, it is thought, will commence with very weighty business. Our dif ferences with Spain will be brought to an issue be fore that period, and will furnish ore of the earliest subjeets of debate. 'lire Catholic Question will also be submitted to Parliament upon an early day. We have received French Rapers to the 16th inst. And Dutch Journals to the 22d, the substance of which is given in our preceding columns. The resolution of the llotorion Legislative Body, pro hibiting the troops to pay obedience to the French Commander, except in such points as were imme diately connefted with either the defence of the country, or the invasion of Knglond, has been solemn ly cancelled by All order of ti.. State DireCtory. IQo system of neutrality lessens, our politics approach nearer those of the Cow t of St. Petershurgh. " Our Kim; received yesterday from the Emperor of RUSSIA a letter, in which the RUSSIAN MONARCH not only approves of, but thanks His MAJESTT for the vigour with which he resented the outrage com mitted upon the independence of the Germanic Empire, by the seizure of Sir Gauss; e Rum sot°. Immediately after the reading of this letter, the Riis- SI es AXIASSADOR here was sent for, and had an audience of His MAJESTY for two hours ; and this morning, Count SCHWERIN, of the Guards, set out for St. Petersburgh with an answer. " The particulars of this correspondence cannot vet be known, but it is reported in our Political and Ministerial Coteries, that ALEXANDER has called on FREDERIC WI I. LIA Id to second his endeavour to pro cure sstisfattion for BON AP•RTE'S past violence against Independent and Neutral States, and to place a barrier against his future attempts. Another Note is expelled to be presented to the Diet of Ratis bon by the Russ; AN and HANOVERIAN MINISTERS, in terms still stronger than those contained in the Russian Note of the 7th of May. This last lost its Oral by the pacific decision of our Cabinet; but, on this present occasion, its own honour is in question, and we entertain, therefore, little doubt, but that the seizure of the English Agent will next mouth come under the serious discussion of the Members of the German Diet. We know for certain, that the SWEDISH MINISTER at Ratisbon is only waiting for Russia to begin to support all its demands." Dispatches were received on Sunday ft-orn Ad miral Sir JAMES Seuaaasz. at Jersey, which were forwarded to Lord Me a, at Wimbledon. Accounts have been received in the City, that Lord NrLSON, having orders to detain Spanish ships, has taken a great number : some in the pats, and others on their respeeti ve voyages in the Mediterra nean. The exalt return is not known, h•it many say they amount to 50 or GO vessels of various descrip tions. It is with much concern we state, that Lord Paosv, and most of the Officers of the Amelia, commanded by his Lordship, are dead of the yellow fever at Barhadoes. Admiral Co an WALLIS must necessarily have been driven many leagues to the Westward by the strong Easterly gales of wind that have prevailed for the last six days. The Mare, DENN /Oa, from Demerara, for Lon don, was stranded on the coast of Holland on the 15th ult. ; crow saved. The Nqst use, NEAL, from Quebec, for Clyde, is on shore near Ayr, and bilged. Saturday night the wind, which had been high for two or three days, arose to a tremendous gale at N. E. and drove several vessels lying in Falmouth, one of which, the Pelican, of St. Ives, was forced on shore on the town, and totally lost. The crew were saved. By the death of Lord Peony, a vacancy offers for the town of Buckingham, in Parliament. Cr lone', now Lord Nosy, of the Guards, is arrived in town, and will o ff er himself as a Candidate, upon the GRENVILLE interest ; and, considering j their vast local influence, little doubt can be enter tained of his Lordship's success. Mr. THOMAS Ba macs was chosen yesterday for the Tower Ward, in the room of Mr. Grissom ; and Mr. LACEY fur Bridge Ward, in the room of Mr. WILDE- _ _ _ The following is the state of the Ballot for the East India Direßion, on the 6th of March, 1798, which was the last time four candidates stood for one vacancy. I' one . . W. Thomson . 277 Plowdcrt . . . 435 1 Iluddlvstotie . 214 Our readers will see how near they approach to the numbers of the several candidates last Thurs day. It is alto worthy of remark, that Mr. Twists:. Tom came in on the first vacancy after 1795, being opposed by Mr. Paowoo:, who did not succeed to the Direetion till four years after. at the General Elation, in 160-2. A letter from Dover of the 23d of December says. It has blown very hard here with much snow, and the roads have been nearly imparsablet the mail coach has been obliged to travel with six hones—the weather now seems breaking." A letter from Deal, of December 23, says, PARISJAII_ZILL4I *NS. The newest riding coat: ass of blank cloth, or barbel Woe. W. eee some of black velvet. Mack velvet cliPprs are %Sty continuo. The velvet hats, of the same cutout as the coats, hare in front large bunch of velvet. When thew, of black velvet, th.• tort in front is 'Literally a bunch of reree l : The whit." velvet ' which are very stylish, have eetsaivanches of white others of red roars. Thatanost fashionable ribbons are tion of the borders of °the C.achentire shawls. The the nap • of the neck is plaited. and brought forward , t , ,; .„ WOO a diadem before, without overwhelming the Of passing the ringlets upon the teellekv. Next to the LI. K Cachemire shawls, those most in reifute are the tang of white casimir, with borders embroidered in geld Wrl.ge silk stockings are all the rage, yet we see many of white coital with open clocks. - - Yesterday morning, soon after hreakftst, His !1 JEST Y, accompanied by the Dukes of Ca mac t.r.T and KENT, with several attendants, walked et-t.nt Windsor Castle to the New Horse Barrack. 1141,. 4 House, where His MAJESTY took the exere.i,e riding on horseback for a considerable time, an ! terwards walked to Frogmore, and met the Quirt( and PRINCESSES, where the ROYAL PARTY le_ mined for some time, and returned to the Castle to dinner. In the evening, Their MAJESTIES ha l A selat party to tea and a concert. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALts intents to pass his Christmas at Carleton House. His tk mestic establishment, amounting to thirty-two ser vants, arrived in town on Sunday nigbt. movement appears to have been unexpected, as the apartments, usually occupied by His Royal High ness's upper servants, were, at the time, filled by the domestics of Her Royal Highness the Princes: CHARLOTTE of WALES, and those of His Royal Highness the Duke of Susses. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, and his Aids de Camp, with Mr. GIMPIWOOD, lett town on Sunday morning last, to pass the holidays with the Duchess of Yoe it, at Oat ands ; and, last night, Her Royal Highness held in the grand hall at Oat lands, before dinner, in her usual style of benevo lence, her Grand Fair, as is customary with German Princesses, upon Christmas-Eve. Her Royal High ness bestowed, with her Royal Hand, a portion of her bounty from the fair, to each of the forty-five female orphans and children whom she supports, being the children of the mechanics and labouring poor in the vicinity of Oatturds. A ft er this, the children were introduced by their Governor and Governess in the grand saloon, where they dined in a very sumptuous manner. Their Royal H.gh nesse: sat at the head of the table. Yesterday morning the Duke of Sussex arrived at Windsor. Commodore Hoon, Commander in Chief of His MAJest v's squadron on the Leeward Island station, is about, previous to his return to England. to espouse a daughter of Lord Se,truatxm, Governor of' Barbadocs. ' Sir [beasts') and Lady CARR Ceres have re turned to Arlington -street, for the season, from. their seat in Dorsetshire Viscount GAGE left town yesterday, for Wist. bery, in Wiltshire. Lord and Lady Casrcassacen, Lady L. Coats , . the Marquis of WATEIIIOIIO, and a large party of the Nobility, left town yesterday, to pass the holi days with the Marquis and Marchioness of Asa.a cOltN, at the Priory. Hoiker Hall. near Caramel. in Lancashire. is a scene of gaiety at this season. Loral Gc.as nt Ileassor CAVENDISII. his Lady, and Fainily, with a numerous party, are there spending their Christmas in the true style of Elglish hospitality. Bli•H All and STORALL set oaf yesterday, to sing at KALZAINa's Concerts, at Bath. The Physicians considered the Young Rescias much easier yesterday. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, of Netherby, returned thanks, in person, to his friends in Carlisle for their kind inquiries during his late indisposition. The loss of the Duke of R l'T L A ND'i daughter is a severe Alit:lion to the family, as her Grace has had no child within these four years. The first of the Carlisle Assemblies (held on Tuesday last) was very fashionably and numerously attended. The Portsmouth Assembly, which, in ftture, will be called the Garrion Rail, is postponed on ac count of the holidays. It is almost certain that the B!cnheim Ball, usually given at Christmas, will be deterred until February, on account of the scarcity of gervlemcn ia that neighbourhood, so many of whom are wilt on miltsary duty. The thsiver.ity of to.- 2 14 at present almost the exclu.nre swise ha a ~u; deti sinz theatre. youti, : ag• !ent _ tnr routtitn% the ben: C' 1001 guard, are green ; all of them haw an eagle of gold, and are spotted a the grenadiers with grenades of gol cbasseers with grenades and bugle h On th 4 Bth, at eleven, the Presic fetal Colleges of the Departments iy she °mad Master of the Audit of the Throne, in the presence of Grand Dignitaries, the Ministers, t of the Empire, the Senators, and t State. Besides the Spanish ship alrea having been burned at Palarnos, ts. valuable cargoes have been cut our by the boats of-an English frigate. e . ' • weatner now seems emceeing. i* . et present almost the exclu.ave sower liar a At; I' l in which they resolved to rescind, and to mare ly cancelled by au order of th.. State Direr Cory . No A letter horn Deal, of December 9.3, says, ineffettnal, the aforementioned resolution of the o f gentlemen. •• The liar noisy of Plailadelehia is entirely c one to t.kith of November last, No. 7. stronger proof is requisite that the Constitution of • • • .. ' • .s• Mademoiselle ST MAIN roes Jeri ,ca n e ant deli- pieces, hardly a vestge of her hull remains ; the . . • • Dee. le. that Republic is at its last gasp, and that its din- naively retired from the Paris step:, ad will sing IN ind having blown a l p erfen hurricane on Thursda On the arrival of .1 Courier from our Ambas- solution will be completely efeetea on the return and Friday, she was literally shivered to atoms . i in future only at private concerts. Mademoiselle Radar, Schimraelpenninek, on Friday last, the State have heard that the Thererais bomb is lost off Mat- Dassefaues is spoken of as her succe•ser. She is Direaory met that evening. of e Committee of twenty- lion which swelled the train of the Cor SCIIIIIMELPENNINCK, and the patriotic Depute. the daughter of the direaor of the llouen thesare. gate, but the crew saved." On the same day, t h sican at the AB the booksellers at Frankfort have been oblig- and is said to be a composition of beauty, your's', gla_ce, liveliness, and talents. seven held a second Sitting, to deliberate nn the late Coronation. The persons who were supposed ed to appear before ..n Extraordinary C ommit t eeo f difference which has arisen between the State Direc- mottroe's Comedy is finished, and is in the hao•ls to be instrumental in promoting and carrying that the Magistracy of that City, when an oath was ad- tory and th e Legislative Body, relative to the trueof the Copyist at Covent Garden Theatre..-iteaaet ministered to them, nut to pr i nt or sell any work aseaning of the 401 h Article ot the State Regu- contumacious resolution, have already felt the yen- against good morals, against religion, or which spzaks highly of it as abounding in genuine .O ~ erica, with some pathetic touches. latiotts, which consists in the following point : geance of the Government of France. Four of the might be aimed against a foreign power, or its go- Whether the State Directory is bound, on sending principal Members in the Direitury have, at the vet la:await. !up theraetriealetion of the exigencies of the State, MOIIIA set off from Edinburgh for lead:kw. . Thr intelligence received from India by the last Alb gdit asserit W all the particular items and sub- reisigt of SEMON VILLE, the French Ambassador, overland dispatch, corroborates our former intelli- Karl Mal Ft 4's seat, in Huntingdonshire. divisiooo of 60 mans required, in order to abide by provisionally discontinued their attendance. The Bence of the happy termination of the war with An affair of honour was decided on Thursd ir 'duo =4; or, whether it is sufficient for the Batavtan Secretary for the Foreign Department was Hotatee, though no o ffi cial confirmation of the; last, at 1 • aunceston, between Capt. G—, a - • Sale to ask consent to the petition for event has yet been received. In Ceylon, there e Lieut. R—. After an exchange of shots, tae ihi sums, and whether it is competent arrested , it is said ; and a French g arrison was mu - pear to have been sonic new military mo v ement s , - Seconds interposed, and t he m att e r was amicably suet and divide the said sums in their sub- mentarily expeiled at the Hague. but the British arms continue victorious. AdiOsted. alit may appear to them necessary for the e If reliance can be placed upon the letters from The conduit of Tar flints is disgusting ; that Pa- Every effort that has a tendency to ame liorate the ? On which mint the Legislative Body Calais en outrageous bellower for Mr. Ps rr, situation of the poor, particularly diaritag this ancle- whichwe have inserted from the Pais per, formerly , taken the first,and the State Direitory the se - is now as outrageous in its abuse: while its worthy ment season, we feel much pleasure in aiding. With alternative. The aforesaid Committee dccid- Papers, of the I sth, ne damage was done to Fort comp eer in apostacy, the cieler ant Ro a 'As iaItRI A N this view we mention, that a number of young La- the dispute in favour of the State Direetory, by R ouge , i n t he r ecent attempt to destroy it by ex- Coarser, is the very pink and essence of loyalty. dies in Leeds, ahem two years ago, formed an as- doptiog the second alternative, with fourteen votes loiion. Earl MOIRA'S stay in town will be very short : sociatioa for the purpose of furnishing the indigent ainst twelve, whilst one Member was of opinion , P ..-...vror his Lordship purposes departing this morning early, with cloathing, which these Ladies prepare . for A letter from Berlin of the t oth inst. says, "Al- at the dispute ought to be settled by a general all - for his seat in Leicestershire, should the business he them by meeting at each other's houses an follow - , lto the people. has to settle be terminated by that time.—Since his and devoting one afternoon its every week to the It is asserted, that the French Ambassador Se- though our K two has new two Ambassadors at arrival in town, Earl MOIRA has dined every day purpose of working for the nbjeets of their cleans , . onville required, on Friday last, that four Mem- Paris, BONAPARTE'S influence in the decisions of our with different parties of his friends. On Friday last A similar associetioa, termed by the Ladies, but of the State DireBory should resign; viz. die Cabinet has atly diminished, since Count HAUG.. he again dined with the PRI sec at Carleton House ; patronised also by several Gentlemen, his lemn bees Besier, Spoors, Byleveld, and Gockinga. on Saturday at the Duke of Sr. AI BAN'S, and on established in Bradford, and is, we uaderstand, con- Ste Ministerial port - folio. And, in We are informed, that they agreed, on Saturday , wire resigned thepor - Sunday with his relative, General II esr Ines, at eluded with much pleasure CO the donors, and ben . - . nrnint7, previsionelly, not to assist at the meetings proportion as our former partiality to the impolitic his house in I larley-street. fit to the receivers. la ~ -.. • - --