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I FOREIGN INTELLIGE.VCE. FROM THE FRENcH AND DUTCH PAPERS. - PARIS, NOV. 2.. The accounts published in the newspapers relative to the robbery committed by the English upon the four Spanish frigates, and the murder of their pas sengers and crews, are every where read with ea gerness ; and a general indignation is excited by this aa of piracy. The journalist (of the Bulletin) con tinues in a strain of gross inventive against Mr. Pitt and the British Government. It is said, that flit Majesty the Emperor will spee dily make a new excursion to Fontainbleau, and, it is asserted, the Empress will accompany him. A Governor for the Castle will be appointed for this period, and, it is believed, that the place is destined for a di,tinguished personage. CONSTASTINOPLE, SEPT. 25. The Russian transports, which conveyed the two last divisions of troops of that nation to Corfu, put to sea again as won as they had disembarked them, and passed the Straits of the Dardanelles, on their ss~'may to the Black Sea, where they will tale on b oa rd 'inilber corps, which are likewise destined for the above mentioned island. The Russian General who commands there has received orders to draw upon some commercial houses at Venice for the sty necessary for the support of those troops. Accordingly, a commissary lately set off for that capital, for the purpose of receiving a considerable r The Grand Srignior continues to afford relief to the unfortunate sufferers by the late dreadful fires. It is now ascertained, that this accident was rather occasioned by malevolence, than by negligence . The suburbs of Tophana have beets set on fire by some of the indigent class, in consequence of their dissatisfaiftion at the dearness of bread. HA! 80/LOH. OCT. 0. The Treasury of Hanover. by means of mort gaging the property of the town, has been able to raise a new loan, at 4 per cent. the produce of which will be applied to the support of the French army. M. de &niensee, Prussian Minister of State, died at Berlin on the 17th inst. in the 70th year of his age. He had served under three different Kings. GO' MAILS. STOCKHOLM, SOV. 8. 'The King is not yet arrived from Stralsund, but is hourly expeeted. The outrage committed at Hantburgh, by the French, in the night of the 24th " alt. upon the person and property of Sir George Rumbold, has caused a great sensation in this ca pital. GOTTILWIMIGII, NOV. 12. On the Bth inst. arrived the Diana packet, Cap -1 tain Osborne, with Dressins. the Messenger, who immediatel.• set off for Stockholm, from whet ce he is going to Petersburgh. Also arrived tb. Eib iron frigate, Captain Stuart, in quest of Ili, Royal Highness Monsieur, whom C iptant Stuart had orders to convey home, had he not departed from hence on the 27th ult. Mills, the Messenger, with dispatches for Stock- holm, who came out in the Unity, hired vend, was (owing to contrary winds) obliged to be landed in Norway ; he arrived at Stockholm on the Gth inst. THE Barristi PRESS. LON DON, MONDAY, NOVIIMMI 19. SIR GEORGE RUMBOI.D. We have this day to announce the cttraordinary and unezptded arrival of Sir GEOIIGE RuMuolo in L"ndon ; an event in which the public must rejoice itwith the same unanimity• with which they condemned the atrocious violation of the 141, of nations in the • leisure of his person and papers, at Hamburg's.— In a former paper we stated, that this respedable Minister was carried diredly to Paris, under an es cort of Gtn: d'Armist, and confined in the Temple, among the other vißims of Corsican cruelty and in justice. We now find that account was perfedly corred. Upon his arrest in the dead of night at his country seat, in the vicinity of Hamburgh, the first care of the bandin . was to seize his person and papers. That °Nee being attained, they proceeded, in the way of any common bur- glars and robbers, to plunder the house at every valuable article which it contained. Not many minutes were allowed to Sir Groaos to prepare for his departure, nor any hint given of his ultimate destination. As a great indulgence, he was allow ed to pack up a few shirts. These, with the deaths upon their backs, were all rbat were allowed to be carried away by the Baronet, and the servant whom they permitted to accompany him. Thus sorprivedi and thus provided for a long journey, Sir Gcorot and his servant were hurried into a strong, in ernivenient, And uneasy carriage, iu wuch they were locked up, and travctled day and night, escorted by a body of fifty horsemen. The fa tigues of such a journey might be considered as too great for the most robust constitution ; bu t they were not all that Sir Gement Russ BOLD had to bear. He was treated on the way by his guard with every species of insult and rudeness. His dress and his person were made the subjofls of low and vulgar ridicule. His hat particularly attracted their attention. They said it was Anglaise ea milstalrr, and accordingly vented their rage upon it. They took it off Sir GEORGCS head, pierced it with their swords, then amused themselves with burning the leaf, until not a particle of it remained for the exer cise of their insolent and ridiculous frivolity. In this situation, the Baronet tied his night cap upon his head, with his handkerchief over it, and, with his head bound up like a sick or wounded man, arrived, after a most painful and fatiguing journey, at Paris. The guard had orders from the Minister of Police, to carry him to the Temple, and to that abode of misery and death, he and his servant were direfly conveyed. The apartment destined for their reception was a miserable, cold, gloomy room, wretchedly furnished, and with scarcely a spark of fire. Upon their entrance into the room, one of the keepers came up, and, addressing himself to Sir Gsoßoe, said, 4 , Monsieur Anglois, I am ordered to provide you and your man with a fowl and a bottle of wine for supper." Sir GEORGE made no answer; and the keeper proceeded to spread a dirty, curse table-cloth, which he laid out, with one plate, a spoon, a fork, and a little salt. In a short time after, he introduced a small dish and cover, con taining a half-starved fowl, a bottle of bad wine, and some musty bread. Sir GEORGE, indignant at such treatment, asked, with warmth, "Keeper, am I not al lowed a knife to cut with?" to which the other, pulling a knife from his side coat pocket, answered, surlily, " Yes, Sir ; but I must be present while you are using it, as I am ordered to keep out of your way all sorts of weapons of destruftion." Sir Giotto& then sat down, and having partaken of this wretched fare, he arose from table, and his servant was per mitted to sit down in his place, and endeavour to appease his hunger with the fragments. As a great indulgence, however, they were allowed a second bottle of wine. After their repast the keeper took the knife away, and informed Sir GroRGR, that when he chose to retire to rest a bed room would be ready for him. The worthy Baronet being exhausted with fatigue, this proposal was soon accepted. It was an adjoining room, and more mean and con temptible than the former ; the bed was of hard flock, with a dirty pair of sheets and blankets, ins' ferior in quality to the worst used in the meanest workhouse in England. The accommodation pro vided for the servant was, if possible, still worse; in these miserable apartments, and living upon such miserable fare, Sir GeORGe remained until the ensuing evening, when he was waited upon by an officer of the Police, who informed him, that there was no charge against him personally ; that his government were satisfied with the possession of his papers, which they were resolved to keep, and that he must leave Paris at a late hour of that evening. Sir GEORGE, upon receiving this communication, requested leave to purchase a new hat, which was granted, and the hat was accord ingly brought to him. This was all the preparation which he thought necessary to make for his new journey, or would probably have been granted to him. At the hour appointed, an officer entered the apartment, and informed him that every thing was in readiness for his departure. He was then con dueled to the Temple gate, where he found a car riage waiting for the reception of himself and his servant, and an escort attending. When he was put into the carriage, he earnestly requested to be informed to what place they proposed to carry him; but even this favour was refused, and he was told it would be time enough for him to know that upon his arrival at the first stage. Thus did he leave Paris in the most painful uncertainty, and, from the known ferocious temper of the Corsican, with the most melancholy forebodings, having every reason to presume he was going to be incarcerated in some provincial prison or solitary dungeon. Up on his arrival, however, at the second stage, his fears were somewhat allayed, and he was informed, his destination was Cherbourgh, at which place he ar rived on Friday last, the 16th, and was imme diately put on board a French cutter, with a flag of truce, which stood over for England. The cutter had not proceeded far from the French coast, when His M sJ esr v's frigate, the Nsule, of 38 guns, Capt. M. H. SCOTT, one of the squadron upon the Jersey station, fell in with her. The frigate imme diately came alongside, and Captain SCOTT being informed by the Commander of the cutter, that he was proceeding to England to land Sir Geomcs Ku mica o, the British Minister accredited to Ham burgh, Captain Score tusk the worthy Baronet and his servant on board, and carried them to Ports mouth. the flag of truce returned to Cherbourgh— Sir Gsoaoe was Landed at eight o'clock on Satur day morning, at Portsmouth, where he took a post chaise and four, and set out for London. Upon his way he stopped at Richmond, which he reached at ten o'clock. There he visited two of his sons, and, after taking some refreshment, he proceeded with them to town, where they arrived at about half past one at Lady Rostsotn's in Bryanstnne street. Sir Geo KG E did not suffer many m;nutes to elapse, before he sat down and wrote a letter to Lord HARROWEY, to acquaint his Lordship with his unexpe&ed arrival. The letter was sent to his Lordship's house in Grosvenor-square, but his Lord ship being at Bath, and the servants not aware of the importance of the communication, it was not sent to the office in Downing-street until twelve o'clock yesterday. At the time the letter arrived, Mr. HA M motto, the Under Secretary of State, was in the Office transaaing business, and being au tho rised to open the official letter sof the Department during the absence of Lord H•EROWI v, he of course opened that of Sir GEORGE RUIIIOI.O. Upon the perusal of its contents, he immediately dis patched Mr. SCOTT, the Messenger, to Lord HARROIVEY at Bath. He also sent off expresses to all the other Ministers in London and its vicinity. Lord Met vi tte was at Wimbledon, and he de tained the messenger until he had written more than twelve letters to several persoue high in office, which the messenger was charged to carry to town, and transmit to the parties. At one o'clock Sir Groaox RUMBOLD went to the Secretary of State's Office, where he had a long conference with Mr. H A RtmoND, and at four he returned to Bryanstone street, and, we are informed, left town at eight o'clock last night, upon a visit to Lord H•IIROWIT. A Cabinet Council, we understand, will be held this day upon this interesting subjea. A very nu-. merous attendance is expefted. Sir GEORGIC Russ so LD was arrested near Hamburgh, in the night of the 25th of Oftober, dragged from his house like a felon, and carried from the North of Germany through Hanover, to Paris, there thrown into the Temple, liberated, carried to Cherbourgh, sent across the channel, and landed at Portsmouth on the 16th instant, comprising a space of time some thing short of three weeks. Neither our limits, nor the lateness of the hour at which we received the above particulars, permit us to indulge in many observa tions upon this extraordinary affair. A subjed of such importance cannot, however, be dismissed without some remarks. Among those which press most upon the mind, is the consideration of the pro bable cause that produced this one:peeled issue. To some; this seizure and release of Sir GisollOt Roli• NOLO, under all its circumstances, may appear the aft of a capricious tyrant, the wantonness of lawless power. Superficial observers, however, only will view it in that light. Bo may be sometimes fickle. but he is always cruel; and, although the perusal of his papers may have convinced him of Sir Groaoc Rum sour's innocence of the crimes of which French spies thought fit to suspeß him, that consideration would have little weight with the ty rant. The very circumstance of his being a Briton would be sufficient crime in the eyes of the Corsi can for the severest puaishment. Of what other offence have the English captives now languish ing in prison at Verdun been found guilty ? No, no ; for this release of Sir GEOIIGE Russ SOLD, we must seek some other cause than Corsican fickle ness, or the innocence of the British Minister. There can be little doubt but that it has been effectled by the remonstrance of Prussia. That Power, it is now known, espoused the cause of Sir GEORGE. Roo solo more warmly than was eapeded ; and those very political circles, which lately censured the cold neutrality, the selfish policy of the Cabinet of Berlin, are now ready to admit, that its poverty and not its will consented to the climes and encroachments of Bo.• . Prussia may have hitherto held back ; but, though her tar diness furnishes no symptom of a chivalrous spirit, her interposition at that hour of the day, before which her interference must have been incl. feaual, is certainly a proof of her sound policy, and good sense. Had Boma►a s. seized Sir Gwent Itcos scot n six months ago, the remonstrance of Prussia would not have procured the worthy Ba ronet a second bottle of wine in the Temple, much less his release. But, with Russia and Turkey al ready decided against the Government of BONA , and Austria only awaiting an opportunity to follow their example, the remonstrance of Prus sia presses upon the Corsican with irresistible weight. In fact, a change has lately manifested itself in the political system of Europe, which the most san guine politicans had almost despaired of ever seeing. Europe appears to be now upon the eve of a gene ral coalition against France, and it will require all the address and talents of TALLLY RAND to avert the blow. We this day insert a letter from a private Corre spondent in Ireland, whose means of information we know to be goo.l, and upon whose honour and ve- NM racily we can depend. He states that the recent reports of treason and rebellion are the inventions of ind:viduals intere s ted in keeping alive the fear of treasln and rebellion. ‘Ve suspeaed as much when we lately promised to expose the motives for the new and heavy charge adv.tneed-again , t the loyalty of Ireland. We have no hesitation to say, that Ave now rely upon the suspicions which Ave then enter tained, as fails. Indeed, the Print, in which such injurious reports first found their way into the world, has since made a kind of annirde hormaroA % But it cannot be soon forgotten, that the Print in question annout.ced the report as " Governmeic information." We never doubted but that the same spirit, which produced so many " iii-begotten knaves in Kendal Green," at the beck of S:r John Fertaff, was able to conjure up 30,000 men in rebel green, at Leighlin Bridge, and report the same to Government. We never doubted but that Ireland might produce same one petty, sanguinary villain, capable of wi t ing an anonymous letter to Government, maligning and misrepresenting the country to suit his private purpose; but call ye this Government information ? Government information, we thought, was the in formation derived through its own trust-worthy channels ; information to which Government att.Ach ed some degree of credit ; nut that sort of Ronny mous squibs, and twopenny-post-paid letters, with which even every Newspaper letter-box daily over. flows ; and if in the Public Offices they esc tpe the fire, are swept out every morning into the stretls by the house-maid, who appears to have known better how to appreciate their merit in the present c.l—, than the Editor of the Evening Prig to which we allude. We were the first to announce the recent agita tion of the Catholic Question in Ireland. We now find that it was revived by the publication of Lord REDkSDALE'S letters. The sentiment for some months spread and diffused itself in secret, and has lately assumed body and shape. Thrbody of the Catholics, we are, however, concerned to find, are not unanimous with regard to the time and mode of bringing it f9n4ard. A very respeEtable part of them, we unitrstand. wish to retard the proceeding, from the dreid of an ineffeaual discussion, of angry words, and a parliamentary refusal, which, they fear, in the event of an invasion, may incline the peo ple o co-operate with, rather than fight against the enemy. 'The inadive, however, are equally sincere as the allive in the pursuit. The busi wis first shewed itself in a string of resolution', constituting an answer to the several positions unfa vourable to the catholic cause, advanced in Lord BADLSO• LE'S letters. We have received Paris Papers to the Papers to tke I kh, New York Papers to last, and Letters and Papers from the Islands to the I I th. Their contents are importance. We are concerned to state that an infeeious has made some progress at Malta. His Excellency Count Novostrssor, r, Chamberlain of Russia, and favourite ALEXANDER the Ist, arrived in town on . He is supposed to have come upon a privi sion to our Government. Ile was introduced Saturday by Count WovoNzorx to Lord sexy. One ohjeA of his visit is, we the completion of a new Legislative Code Empite of Russia, upon a plan originally by PETER the GREAT. Two ships are expeeted toed! early sent week for Madras as well as Bengal. The Frivielt, Dorixtr., from Landon, i part of her cargo, at Nevis. The Nyssu, SampI.AN O, from London, Dominica, with part of her cargo. The George, Fust.v, from Arica, is St. Thomas s. but expeCted to be got oiT, The if reemplishoil easaker.--.—, from . for Londi.n, is lost near Drontheine, clew 4„ The William, Host., from London, for 1, duras, is captured ; part of her crew are ari ivcd I H/Vannah. The Jilt', raga, CA MORON. from &surd %Lox, for New York, is carried into Halirax, anti toto•lrtli , tc.l. The Thetis, Ruruestootn, from Ne .rv, i, ra shoo! near Drontiin, and it is f ars: Iwa he t. The Enaravu.r. 111ssos, from Dysart, for \ire.. - mouth, has been taken, retaken, and is on Lbore Yarmouth. The Swift, COREY, from Guernsey, for T, ina.:.; is captured in the West Indies. The Hannab, TAv Lao, from Qiteb c, to London. is captured, and canied into Brest The following Companies of Infantry arc he consolidated in case of invasion : The Farnham and Bury, Captain Poem. ; the Bury St. Ecimunsfs• rapt. OA Ku—the Sazharn, the 'lledwastry, and the Lakenheath, WILLIAM Criss' Lys. Earl of Az az- NAIL!, Lieut.-Colonel; JON,, Haacouaw PowILL, Esq to be Major. The Gozate of Saturday night contains orders in Council, direEting quarantine to be performed by all vi•ssels coming from the Mediterranean, from the West Barbary on the Atlantic Ocean, with clean bills of health ; also on all vessels coming from Ma laga, Cadiz, or other ports of Spain ; or front Charlestown, South Car'olina ; under the usual re strietions.—lt also repeats the order in Council of the sth instant, permitting the importation of cer tain provisions, duty fret. The busi- resolutions. nitions unfa- ' ced in Lord 4th, Dutch to the 24th he Leeward not of any eaious fever • , the Grand Minister of Friday last. private mis. troduced on rd HAWKE understa :ode for ,y sugge y in the pais • , is lost with n, is lost at on shore at ' Archangel. ew saved. I. for I lows re art ivsd .t and •aor. fir roti.lril. e try, is t.l 1 lie t. rt, for We.. - un Lbore r Tina :a to London. ..