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TkIE CIRONVIION CEAEMOVY I HIS I'4l . 'RI %I. MAJESTY NAPOLEON THE VIRST, (CI•tivYAST IIItUTUS ALY BOSAPARTI.) the grace of t•••• 1.1,v0n•-t4, FAnneror or the French, King of the Lomb ,tc Sec Sic. Tne festivity of the day was announced by the ing Ot the c tnnnn opposite the Church of St. Roch, Id If:ern-Ards proclaimed by Heralds, dressed in fire c olnared j ickets, in honour of the five consti tution; which France ha; sworn to preserve within these last t•velve Yeats. That the good Parisians r .ight Istinaly see the ceremony, the Prefed of the p Ak e hut ordered a general illumin.ition for 24 l o w, from the sun-rise of one day to the sun-rise o f the nest. Instead of Aix la Chapelle or of Rheims, to avoid giving oCfence, either to the shades of Ch.alemagne, or to those of the bourbons, the eon ser;alive Senate had decreed that the coronation I .l l .eald be performed at B , estre, the ancient family r<• _knee (S the Bonaparte Emily. The procession set out from the Thuilleries in the Fi!owing order: Eight running footmen, a French- urn, a Dutchman, a Swiss, an Italian, a Spaniard, a Pirtuguese, a Prussian, and a Bavarian, each leading an ass richly caparisoned, six Lends in w a iting, an Austrian, a Russian, a Swede, a Dane, a Saxon, and an American, all packed up in the urn: state carriage, on which, instead of a coat of arms, were painted the Temple in perspective; five ta:nerets, General L t Fayette, dressed a /a Panta- Iws, carrying an urn, with the ashes of the Righ:s of Man, General Charles la Methe, dressed a is Ildequ'll, carrying the Tree of Liberty reduced to a wain; stick ; the Senator Fouche dressed a la Sim Calorie, with a veonden bacon, containing the 2111e1 of the bible burned by him in 1793, at Lyons, in a republican auto de fe ; the Tribune C.trnot, dressed a 1s Carrrartol, with a cloak a la Tar!rtf, decorated with a Jacobin cap, covered with black crape, with the inscription 12 , sur7am ; and Citizen Baum, dressed in a Corsi:An livery,:carrying 3 guil lotine fresh 'minted with the blood of thz Duke of Enghien. I‘l2 and nc- with th once IN Ds Seven banner carriers, each having in his hand a bamboo pole, with a paper flag nailed to it, on which were painted the dates of the resithaiverepuls 'lcon constitutions, with these words; Fartity re Me Cortai:44e., or Des b ; the Senator Abbe Sieyes car ried the Constitution of 1791 ; the Senator Bishop Gregoire that of 1793 ;.the Senator Boissy d'Anglas, that of 1795; the Senator Francois de Neufchateau, the Constitutional variations of 1797 ; the Senator Vulney, the Constitution of 1799 ; the Seaator Roe derer the Constitutional variations of 1509 ; and the Senator Joseph Bonaparte ) the Imperial Republican Constitution of 1804. 'I he Mameluke, Roston, carried the Swords of State, and of Justice, before the Grand Judge, Regnier, who was attended by a numerous suite of one hundred Special Military Commissioners ; fifty daousandJailors; twenty-five thousand Executioners; sad fifteen hundred thousand Spies; headed by Ci tizen Mchee, Spy-in-Chief of the French Republic. Ten millions of Members of the 1.4i0n of Honour, carrying with them nine millions nine hundred and ninety-nine reprieves from the gal lows. from the gallies, from the hulks, from the pillories, and from the houses of correElion. They all wore the new Imperial Order of St. Guil laine, suspended in a tri-coloured ribbon. The collar, of this order were chains highly-finished, in terwoven with guillotines, daggers, and bayonets ; the robes of the order red, coulcur du :ang. lined with the skins of tygers, foxes, and monkie; . General Alxlallah Menou, in full regimentals, c Tried the Akoran, escorted by a corps of Manse- Lies and Arabs ; and the Bishop of Autun, Tab ityrand, in episcopal dress, carried the Bible, es corted by the Italian Consular Guard. His Imperial Maj,:sty. Napoleon the First, then Lllowed ; having in one hand a demi-globe, in the firm of a bowl, and, in the other, a sceptre, with two sharp points, one of which was poisoned. The b" 1 , as well as the sceptre, was of the Jaffa ma. inlaCtory. His Majesty's carriage was drawn by 116 horses, representing the 116 departments of hit deruinicais ; and mounted by deputations of the Se "ate, of the Tribunate, nnd of the Legislative Bo dressed like Mountebanks. Ventral Berthier ailed as a coachman ; the two Consuls as Lague, a ; and Cardinal Capron', with the four French Revo nunnery Cardinals, as postillions. •trnediately after the Emperor's coach, followed Moon, Her Imperial Majesty the Empress, La Pagerie, Beauharnors. Darras, Flo ;e. She was accompanied by a battalion honour on horseback. at Dieting', Their Majesties were met by rn of Mafties, Chicks, and of the other tory clergy, repeating, Pawing, sfliven foe eem d em i bye, ; to which all the aerDe cai icetre answered, Amen! the masselmen had finished their readings :wail, Abbe Sieyes — tiz:Ended thu pulpit, 'tits is a orison two m,ls, fr•sn Pa, s, whe.sst ul ly mu!, •x srse.ar:s4sisiy smicsil, are I`.ut II?. • • v . .. casee, a; ) ...a a larip and delivered a pathetic i:ernioa, itifonbilig the audience of tf: e great honour and eminent services the new Emperor had done the French nation, during the maibacres at Toulon, in 1793, in those at Paris, in 1795 ; in those in Italy, during 1797; and in those at Jaffa, in 1799. In the absence of the Pope, the Bishop Talleyrand performed the coronation ceremony. To preserve the republican simplicity, the Imperial Crown had been made at Luxemburgh, of gilt pap !r, and received the blessings of Bishop Gregoire f, and Abbe Sieyes. Madame Talleyrand performed the coronation ceremony on Madame Bonaparte. 11cr crown was similar to that of her Imperial Consort, with the exception that Madame Tallinn and Madame Reca mier had read prayers over it. To gratify the curiosity of the people, the pro cession returned on foot. But the conspirAcie.i the Chouans are not yet at an end ; their accom plice; in the clouds, poured down a hail -storm, which washed away the Imperial Crowns, and the Constitutional Codes, and wetted, besides, Their Imperial Majesties to the skin. Except this accident, every thing passed on with the greatest regularity. t Bishop Gregoire, in giving his vote for the death of Louis XVI. slid : " The word hereditary Sovereign is a kind of talis man; the magic power of which may create many disorders; thc ab.,iition is therefore necessary. King: or Emperors are, in the moral would, what monsters are in the natural; Courts are always the centre of corruption, and the workhouse of crimes." Gregoire is now a Senator, and one of those who voted for the hereditary Sovereignty in thz Bonaparte family. ACTIUNS AT SEA. DOVER, MAY 20. It seems as if the enemy's flotilla have adopted a more aftive state of warfare, and that our ships not going in to engage them under the fire of their bat- ' teries, has emboldened them to try their strength, by commencing an attack on our squadron in a cairn. News has been received here that a flotilla of about 17 sail, consisting of gun-brigs, loggers, &c. attacked the Vratejo, Lieut. Wright, in Quibe ron Bay ; it was quite calm, they rowed out, and having found that the brig's guns (181 b. carronades) would carry their shot only a short distance, conti nued to lay to or. their sweeps, out of the range of her shot, and commenced a very heavy cannonade with their long 24-pounders ; every shot of theirs neatly told ; and, I am sorry to say, that, after continuing this unequal contest from :even until ele ven, A.M. the brig was obliged to strike, having not an air of wino, and the vessel having received so many shot in her hull, as to be nearly in a sink ing state. A small cutter in company narrowly es caped being taken, owing to a light air of wind springing up. The Favourite. cutter arrived here last night also, bringing the intellig.:nce that about fifty gun-brigs, tuggers, &c. came out of Flush ing to attack. the gallant defender of Acre, Sir Sidney Smith; after a few broadsides however, they were obliged to sheer off ; the gall ant Sir Sid ney dashed in among them, regardless of the fire of their batteries, untiThis ship took the ground, when he was obliged to sheer offs the frigates (3) with the Cruiser gun-brig in company, suffered very much in, sails and rigging ; seven of. the enemy's gun-boats were sunk, one taken, and between twenty and thirty run on shore ; the rest escaped, some back into Flushing, and some to Ostend ; a very heavy firing was heard here nearly the whole of yesterday, which we suppose was Sir Sidney following up his blow in attacking the remain der in Ostend harbour ; nothing but the shallow ness of the coast saved the whole of their flotilla from destruftion. AN'e espefl news of the yesterday's cannonade every hour. DrAi., MAY e 2O-3 o'cLoce, P. M. A renor; this moment prevails that His Majesty's sloop lie. , r:Pjo, Capt. Wright, has been captured by five french gun-brigs in Quiberon Bay. ' From the best information I can get, it appean that this brave and intelligent officer, in the a 9 of taking soundings and surveys of the coast, suddenly got becalmed, and a strong tide setting inshore, he became sur rounded by the vessels above-mentioned, and being within range of the enemy's batteries, was obliged to yield to such a supetior force. rzsZANCII, MAY 18. Yesterday the Alert hired armed lugger arrived from a cruise, anl the Providence cutter from Scilly, for suppl:e; ; and thli in caning the /find and Reso lution cutters from a cruise. Also ... a small vessel from Jersey, canc.! th • Cbariotir, J. Butler, Master, who states, that on Thursday and Friday last, a number of Frrnch gunboats were discovered from the N. E. coming, a it is supposed, from Cher bourg, and steering in the direslion of Granville and St. Maloes. Some of His Majebty's ships, ol der the command of that gallant Admiral, Sir James &miniver, were ordered to give chase, which our brave tar. siid with the grea:est promptitude ; and I am happy to acquaint jou, that several of the gun-boats, in endeavouring IQ avoid the British thunder, ran on soma rocks, and, my informaas ac quaints me, were totally lost. 411 s arH i rn t edial lUh a bAlloo • ( •wpisitie 1 sLvrt 41 Parte, &c aii Piro' ids of Fal" ?hived vs utAtio: rft ul4tional r vvr.4 perfor ‘ fr ehh West. km 0 1 Bi c OTI tth ant 'f 'he At:, dt'•'• ' IL , pi :e. $ DOELi ING. Oa Sunday evening, Captain John Paget !lasting, tithe New Worcester Mllitiit o and Captain Mathew Hutton, of the 22d Regiment of Foot, had a dis. pent at the St George's Coffee-house, Coventry street, Haymarket, which ended in a ch.dlenge to fight. In the course of yesterday morning, their friends, hearing of the dispute, ',ern information to Mr. GO. wii•ai, the Magiscr.tte, who issued wAr tants for their apprehension, and several .Officers were seat in pursuit of them. Yesterday morning, they were brought in the custody of Mk:us and Smith4before Mr READ, the sitting Magiusate, at the Politic Gan, Bow-street, by whose kind interference the parties shook hands, sod agreed t 9 forge: what had passed. They were, however, heal to 6.,11, the:natives in 20401. and ono suety in DM. each. . GRAND FRIG ODE HYDZ PARK. Yesterday the following corps were brigaded in Hyde Park : The Royal Pimlico and Chelsea, the St. George's, Hanover Square, St. Giles and St. George's, Bloomsbury, the St. Margaret's, and the Westminster. They arrived on the ground at ninovicleck, and by half past nine were drawn up in line, waiting the coming of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, and the inspeCting Officers, before whom they were to be manoeuvred. The line ex tended from the Riding House towards the Serpen tine, and presented a line military speftacle. The old 'it. George's took the right, the Royal Pimlico aed Clio ea were in the center, and the Westmin en s on the left, with the Duke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters.—About 11 o'clock the Duke of York entered the Park, with the Dukes of Clarence and Cumberland, the Earls of. Harrington. Chester field, and Chatham, Lords Hobart and Petersham, Generals Manners and Boriard. the inspelting Field Officer, Lieutenant Colonel tenkinion, one of the ?rend] Prith.es, end several distinguished officers. l'he brigade having saluted ia the usual man.' ner with hands playing, &c. commenced its evolutions within a very extensive square of ground, kept by a party of Lord Cithcait's regi ment of Horse Guards. Many excellent charges were then made, and the brigade having formed again in line, in the order before mentioned, ad vanced towards Kensington Gardens as to attack an enemy. The. Duke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters were posted on the left wing among the trees, where they praCtised the stratagems used for annoying an enemy, with great facility ; sometimes firing on their knees, again lying, and as suddenly removing in a manner that excited the admiration of the speetators. As the brigade advanced, the Light Company of every corps fell out in front, about 200 yards distant, and at the sound of a whistle fired as they Lay on the grass, then rose and ran forward to another position, repeating the ma meuvre, until called in by the main body, which halted, and opened a heavy fire from right to left. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, and suite, remained in front of the brigade, near two hours ; during which, it went through a variety of other movements, with great order and precision. The St. George's, on the right, then wheeled, and. pre ceded by their band. marched close before the Royal Party ; as did the other corps in succession ; the whole presenting a most pleasing sight. The mu sic played during the time ; and the appearance of their gay colours, gently waving in the breeze, was beautifully picturesque. His Royal Highness the Duke of York moved his hat to the Officers, who lowered the colours as they passed ; and the brigade having proceeded towards Piccadilly-gate, *epee rated, and went to their respeetive parades. The spefertm s were exceedingly numerous. Ma ny women of fashion were observed wiann the bounds kept by the guards. SHAM FIGHT. SiotTdAMPTON, .14AY 19. On Saturday last we were highly gratified and amused by a sham tight on Pear Tree Green, be tween the larch.= and Ringwood Volunteers. At .about half past ten in the morning, the whole of the Fareham (except ten or twelve nits), and part of the Ringwood, which consposed the English army, smiler the command of Capt. Stares, embarked from the Marsh for Itchen Ferry ; and at eleven, the French army, composed of the remainder of the Ring..vood Corps and the few files of the Fareham aCting as light infantry, under the command of Capt. Harbin, embarked from the same place, to attempt an inva sion on the opposite shore. As soon as the (a.ling) French were in sight, the English and light infantry extended files along the sea side, and commenccd firing at the invading army, part of which being disembarked, the light infantry retired, and a body of the English army then formed line, and fired some extent:Tit vollies at the enemy, which were so briskly rimmed as to oblige the English to retreat. A great deal of skirmishing then took place between the infantry of both parties, which continued until the English force gained Pear Tree Green, and form ed line near the Cherch, in a very advantages post. The French having likewise reached the Green, quickly formed line, and both armies com menced a well-diredled fire, and continued it for a considerable time against each other, until the English made a charge, which was well received by the trench. Here the fight ended, and both parties having farmed line, they marched round in review order, and performed the manual and pla toon exercises, and several of the manoeuvres, in ad mirable stile. They concluded by firing a most ex cellent volley. Many Officers of the 20th Light Dragoons were present, and spoke very highly of the steadiness of the two corps. Several carriages, and a vast number of the fashionable' at this place, were on the ground. The Dor•tt packet, for HUSU:7I, and the !Gig, George. for Gottenbursh, are detained by contrary winds .0 littrwieh, wtth the mails bf the 18th. The Town NIAIP.ng Carps of Infantry Marc:bed into Rochester on Thutssiay. lo do garrison duty at Rueaester And Chatham. They area tine body of men. We understand, that three lloebuck guns, made front the mines cl the Shrifts Iron CoMpany,. by Messrs. kitcrs.and ROPEIIT BAllld, were on n'ed nesday tried upon Leith sands. The Earl of !stoma, General Vvst, and their suites, Lieutenant Colonel SMITM, Captains Str.t.xer and FORSTVI, of the Artillery at Leith Fort, and other Officers of experience, attended, and expressed their full ap probation of this useful, handy, and cheap improve. menu of field artillery. One of thee guns is or dered to Woolwich by the Board of Ordnance, as a specimen of this invention. The other two guns are a present from the association for defence of the Frith of Forth to the lst battalion of Loyal Edin burgh Spearmeo, Jona BEamar, Lieutenant.Calo nel Commandant. At the same-tire there were exhibited two =- munition carts: this improvement was also thought particularly useful by the Commander in Chief, Ge m:rid V v sc. Colonel Sm I T is, and the other Officers. It was allowed that the smallest draught horse of fiat country, with the most common cart harness, was quite sufficient to transport with celerity the g un and its carriage. with side boxes, or the ac companying ammuoition cut. ki . Ar 17. The greater part of the Yeoman Corrt have re. solved to extend their mintary services :o any part of Ireland, in case of invasion or iu;u::.lion, and some few to any part cf the United Kira,lom. 'fuesday, while Mr. Gregg was *tereing his du ty at the Sessions-house, three men four.d means to escape out of the New Prison ; the means theyeru ployed were, by making a hole through' a wall which communicated into Otte house lately built f-w the gaoler, and afterwards forcing the outer doer, by which they got clear off. It h wlth reject we mention, that v n Tuesday evening last; it;"the family of Mr. flatehelor, iu W. hirm-street, sat at table, soiree ifeTe-ate, assassin fired a musket ball into their back- pArlostr, with in teat.'as is sUppoied, to murderr c some inf :he the ball having struck a door-case in the tartment. and recoiled with such velocity as to come Treat force against the side of a young lady who sit at reward is offered. The fancy ball it the Rotunda on Mons6v even . - ing war honoured by the presence of hi• race): lency the hart of liardwicke, and attended by all the . rank arid fashion of the metropolis; We are happy to learn, that the henevarnt ants, -patri otic intentions in whicu it originated- -war of assisting onr working se tisans, W:l5 effel e ttlA l V swered, as manifestly appeared from the :r.•.,:sir,,us as , emblage of our ias, , :onables, :aid the el-g spitnilour of their slre3,es, which were ea. - produce of our native looms. The ear,: r were coridueed with .nch propriety as 7 ! :• t satisfaction. At one o'clock the coo:- . s.• . to supper. whir's was prepared in t:. -•, tuous style, and comprehended till I the season. --_ - The last advices from Petersbutgir and Cdper..." haven confirm the news of a Tr:aty Def.Mive al' iance having been concluded listweeiggp..:siia and 1 - .enmark. Mr. Otani:2 Cowart, an English Mercha,... at • Fludling; has been arrested asp spy. 'I he Loan CH A sceLtcia towiresented the Rev. t . ; V A UGH AN THOMAS, A. M. Fetloo- of Corpus ChriSti College, Word; to th'e Vic 'rare of St iltt: ley, Warwickshire, vacant by - ^ of the Rev. Rotative SUMNER, B. D. late Fc:low of King's • College, Cambridge. j A petition, we understand; has been sent up front Yarmouth, reqt!esting that that port to ty again be • o made the station of the packets instead of Harwich The eletftion of a Member of Parlikmer.t Borough of Wilton, in the room of the Host. Joist.; f . SP i!NCE",. whose seat is vacated by his a p pointment ' to be Receiver-Generil of the county of Chenrd, is •• fixed fot Thursday nest, when it is expett^c! Rana Sri ri.oos+, Rio. will be elefted without oppbsitior. . To-morrow the Lottery finishes: UncirownTickets I end Shares may be had this afterellgn a: both 'of riot's old established Office 4, 4, nitili, and 9, Charing Cross; and until nine o'clock to-morrow moining. Covent-garden Theatre closes on the 29th of - June. Dror;, - -lane cn the 9th. We Mutt congratulate the Admirers of Spectre's Amuiement, on the brilliant acquisition which they have gained by the New Grand S , -rious Piece at the ROY AL CIRCUS. Its beauties we cons:less, ttse deep interest which it creates, sad the simplietty which attends its narrative, are of the most impres- ! sire and truly meritorious nature. - lhe curiosity I and anxiety of the Public to behold this inimitable produaion, are plainly manifested by it perform once being nightly graced with numerous fami lies of the first distin6ion. We understand it flows from the pen of Mr. Caoss, and, if possib:e, must heighten that gentleman's popularity. On Thursday, the id instant, was caught, at Cock's in Furness, a grampus, which was disco vered by Mr. J. Ct. A k IC, of that place, ashen he -ode. into the water, and drove it on shore. It measured a yards and 4 feet in length ; its tail was S felt broad. its snout or nose t feet long ; was thought to wegh about 4 tons, and computed to yield hogsheads of Oil. It was sold by Mr. CL sac td Mt. BUTCHER, of Ulverston, furs four guineas.' Numbers 0f speaators crowded to see f.is exttiote dinary fish, as it is not remembered Jen an one has been taken in that part before. Jacques Denis Nouton, officer of health, and anthilr of the shucking murder of his sister-in -lase, the widow Gtian, in open day, in the coMmune of Boandles.lti be -n arrested at Laney, in the departrrent oP WreiTt.• Before he surrendered himself he killed the Mayor and his substitute, Who assisted the gees d'aiehesitt : taking him. On Saturday last, a child about one year'ild. was killed in its mother's arms by a piece ("Nieto& falling on its head in a mill where' the father was at work, at Pocklivigtem. Ou Saturday,. as Mri. - Ao as, of Fostoo, nem ivai retur ning from Market with her Zangh ter in a waggon, owing to sonic persons galloping on the road; the horses took fright, and over tarred the waggon at the end of Heworth 14.4*. by which accident the mother was unfortunately killed on the spot. The daughter escaped without mueli injury. On Friday niortiir.g . wo,k, about eirit o crock, the eldest daughter o f Mr. Best, conteaioner s in Scarborough, was found dead on the sea shore. about a mite beouv the totes, with sere: al marks of violence upo I her. The Coroner's Jury sat on the body on Saturday, and brought in a verdia of wilful murder against some person or persons unv known. On Wednesday last, Master LAWRFNCE KNAPP, aged ten years, the second son of Mr. ri s x ay Ksast, of Abingdon, was thrown from a hoc ,e he was put upon in the street, and dragged and bruised so much before he could be disengaged, that be sur ♦ired the accident only about half an hour. A fesv days ago, a melancholy accident hap pened to an infant child of Mr. Bov tt, of Trtwu, at his grandfather's, in the parish of Kea. The grandsire had become so fond of this little boy, that he had taken him from his father to reside with him, and be was the " darling of his heart." Late in the evening of the 7th, the deceased, with ano ther child, about six years old, were playing in the yard, where was a butt placed on its end against wall; which of them meddled with the butt did not appear; the butt upset, and f.:11 on the head of tne deceased, which killed him instantly. The Coro ner's Inquest sat rat the body, and bruurtit is tbeir ect,lia—deouhatta: Drati.