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who knew them admired their modesty and sim plicity, at a time whe;i so many subalterns and in ferior persons ruin themselves by the most extrava grant luxury, and pretend to a ridiculous respell from those, who, but yesi .oday. were their supe riors, and who, to-morrow, may be so again.— (l a Cle s f dm Cabinet.) Two French priews and two French officers have arrived with an American ship from Isle de France The former have passed sevzutern years in China. and the latter twelve years in the East Indies. By the former we learn. that the Christian religion has made astonishing progress among the Chinese peo ple, and that all those converted to Christianity are sincerely attached to France. From the latter we hear, that, notwithstanding thessuinerous forces of the English in the Fast, and their recent vkturies, their wryer there is but precarious. and 21,000 Frenchmen landed there would be sufficient ► with the assistance of the natives, to conquer all the British settlements. Tney say that two Ambassa dors of the King of Candia had arrived from Cey lon before their departure at the Isle de France; and that General Decaen bad resolved to send this king, for the present. some pieces of artillery. tire-arms, and ammunition. togetli.n- with ten officers of artillcrs-, thirty gunners, and four officers or engineers, who were m sail in last July for Ceylon On account of the numerous English prizes Sreu4ht into the lie de France, East India produftions, spices, kc. had fallen there sirev per cent. and the scarcity of money WAS such, ti-..it none could be borrowed under troll's SO to fir) percent. Of this situation several D st;la capitalists from Batavia had a'•ailed themselves, and sent supercargoes, who carried wi! h them millions of dollars, and, in three months, by loans and purchases. doubled their capit►ls, to the great loss of the French colonists and captors. Their suc cess encouraged some Americans and Danes to come for the same purpose; bat the Governor Ge neral, Decaen, nude a regulation, according to which all price-roods are prohibited to be sold under less than ^Oper cent. loss, according to the prices during peace, and no body is permitted to lend money at a higher rate than two per cent. in the month. This regulation has caused some discon- WM, and some momentary stagnation in the trade and circulation if specie ; but the best informed and most patriofc of our merchants are certain, that it Will finatty be very useful to the colony, and reserve for Frenetmen those advantages neutrals have hitherto enjoyed. The inhabitants and the troops is the Isle de Free are in plod health. and live in the greatest harmony ; but the best understanding does not prevail between the French and flinch Naval Commanders in the Inds in Seas, nor between the Governors of the French colonies and those of the Batavian Settlements at the Cape an,: at Batavia.— Li Fetedie Nent,r,c.) The curate %aout, who lately di•tinguished him self in defending the Tile de Bas agaiost the Eng ' lids, is appointed by the Emperor a member of the Legion of Honour. Our Minister At the Hague, M. de Simonville, distributed on the 10th ult. with greet solemnity. at 'a fa, which h.. gave. the crgsses of members of 'the Legion of Ilonoor. to the Batavian Direciors, i .Bicker and Brantsen. to the Minister of State Van dergoes, to the Admirals Winter and Kikkert. and to the Generals Daendels and Dumonceau. The ceremony began by reading uncovered. accom panied by a discharge of the artillery, the Empt ier's commission for Da Stmouville, ag His Majesty's representative on this occasiJa. Besides the above Batavia" Knights, Admiral Verbetil, and the Am ha.•ador Schimmelpcnninck, who had already oh. 1.1.11c.1 these eerie*. decorations from the T:wtperot's rwn hand, were present.—(Le CVBST %/ICC OF Tile TOTE WHiCIS THE rs••lilr , lt OF TOY IPOSINTM volume, TO RE Ile.l ut!ITO IN AN , WET TO M. WOO/tit 'S MOT, OF JUL?' 21sr, IN 01:11 ITATILR 4► SATURDAY LAST. Ai,. qtting the eetonishatcnt II:. Vbporor of the I..estch it the eemplainb It atga,aad the tone in which they tre eop•-•••4, wh.ch n 7einti:.nted u Wing th.t ni m Con luerot, .I:ctat,rg to a sobj-tt power, in-teal , %f the fa.n. MM. h.. n ought to tit twin between tw• rodntrio , stand sg treats of intimacy, mkt treat g ~.y • n of wifeet sgaslity, Um New Loretta, that FfJ'IC , has a g.t is -preach Iltuwira with havisg neg'erted to eae-itte lir' r lace e-nts ; with having interfetai and chs - iget: t.se Government (the Seven Isicids, which wa• u.i.:et the pint F....tun es of France, Rune, and the P • t a.r otierrt or ommoni -Bunn with Ersoce; with s .t Isrge ',iodic. of mars to Coelho, and having made al reparation sPseuiling additinnal numbers. ' l ' That the Emperor of Rurraa had e•a .. an 'iron re. epti•in to the Emigrants of every de•ci.., I:. .1, a•••.'. L.d con. .rred rulkitt eiepii.roentr; and, -ow his demotion. the 64.‘41.1a'.. 4 thr H • . iAnuiy and heir head, had allatted them ..n in t'..• ter: i• , 7art, and ad participated in :two •C•f ; ,;•• Tot- •.. N CO. racy to the arise examples( hi; eaVrwring to leriataate the oar, an,. to re.: •re t • • ../u.il,te Europe. et Th a t Rt.la had recently flan! :tol; j•r.ture of ireetdeiAnr• to Fra-we, by o - dcr.na C. 41 I a< a Raft at avect to the 'memory aim the pay et fog. land,ontagt A in a criminal design te effect the min of Trance that Run a '1.4 acted tit this manner after this traitor to litt rnuntry had been cundeunied by the juit decitinn of a tribunal the French Goeerninent, and bad been executed in pttr •uance 01 as sentence. " That th.no aid mum other examples of the ill disposition of the Rus.ian G Nernment, the whole of whose conduct to wards Frannie had tend •ri ',le onvc-ountable alteration; the glaring partiality whn:li itoaam uniformly manifested towards Emelt:id. and the perfidious co duct and plots of M. MarkolF, who had increased the difference,' between the two Govern ment., and had engaged in all the wicked designs of the Emigrants awl disaffsted persons in France; that these s r► the teal causes which induced the Russian Government ti adopt Hut cold, inexplicable conduct toward: France, which it had lately thought proper to 'wined upon every'oecasion. " That finAtly, if, notwithstanding all the solicitude Of the Eni;wror of the French ti maintain the relations of peaf! , and amity between the two countries, the Emperor of Rus.ia should join hie arms to those of Fugland, the Emperor of this French would in that event rely on the skill and valour of hit armies, and would maintain at esery hazard the honour of FranNr, and the Imam of the French mime." THE BRITISH PRESS• LON DON, TUESDAY, Ocroirk SO. Acrord;ng to a private letter from the Hague of the 24th instant, the recent and enespeeed journey of SCIIIIIbIer FNVItil IC to Paris, and the moment ary supension of the projected change in the Bata vian Government, were caused ►y some representa tions made by the Prussian Minister, Marquis Luc minuet, at Paris, in the name of his Sovereign and in that of the Prince of thallor. This letter states, that the New Chief Magistrate is to Recalled a Grand Penvaner, and to Continue in office for ten years; after which, his functions are to cease, unless be should be re.elelled. This office is destined for See mete seNI ?MK. The Mini,try of Marine and Navy is to be headed by Admiral Vienne'. Vast not Goss is to be thz Administrator of the Fo reign Department. The present Direitor, BRANr. ZE if, Will be the Minister of Finance ; and General Diaionceav the Minister of the War Department. This latter is to be organised under his dire ion, in the same manner as the Supreme College of War at Berlin. All these changes and promotions were going to be proclaimed, when SCIIINMSLPLIMISCX received a Couri:r from 'l' attevaaso, ordering him to Paris, and that in the mean time the present Government should remain as it is. be numerous adherents of the House of 0 . beam entertain a hope, that the Hereditary Prince may still be their Stadtholder. For several months past, large quantities ct French half-crowns, 24 sole pieces, and 12 cols pieces, have been imported into this country, where they pass current as our own half-crowns, shillings, and sixpences. In the present difficulties arising from the scarcity of change, Government, as well as the people, have, no doubt, overlooked this circum stance. die objea of which is on the part of the ins porters to carry into effea the plans of Boot for excluding from circulation in France all cool not bearing the impression of his own image. These prohibited pieces are bought up upon advantageous ternu in France, and yield a profit here, where they pass at so much above their real value, of from 201. to .;31. per cent. The operati.,n of this traffic, there— fore, must tend to counteraa the advantage which we enjoy from the state of exchange, which is so much in favour of this country. Accordingly we are assured that a number of French speculators have, during the last summer, made several voy ages to this country with cargoes of this prohibited coin, with the permission of the French Govern ment. The mock Emperor's decree, prohibiting the royal Bourbon coin in France, has caused great dis content and confusion in all the lower branches of commercial dealing. This is confirmed by the Proclamation of the Prefea of Police, lately pub lished in this Paper. That right, the abuse of is so deplorable, the right of resisting op pression, was never exercised with more justice than upon this occasion. No period, as is usually the case when Sovereigns call in their coin, was fixed, when the old coin should cease to be the lawful coin of the country. The decree or pro hibition is of the leth of August; on the 20th it was published at Paris, and upon the same day these coin were made unlawful, and their value was reduced 301. 401. and even GUI. per cent. of their former value. Neutral travellers now in this country do not hesitate to say, that this finan cial operation was known for months before it was carried into effect, to the secret agents of Boss and TALLItYIAND. These men accordingly made arrangements to turn it to their advantage, to the ruin of the honest trader and the industrious part of the community. The sudden beggary and distres , ,in which massy have been thus involved, have led to the shedding of blood in the country u well as in the capital ; but the bayonets of BUN PAITE, although they could not sae clamour, have com pelled submission, and the Imperial gaols contain prisoners destined to death or transportation for their opposition to this revolutionary plunder. Our cruisers off the coast of Holland obtained information in the beginning of last week from a neutral vessel, which sailed from Rotterdam the 19th inst.) that between thirty and forty gun-boats and armed vessels had, after descending the Rhine, passed through the Dutch canal, and by the river Meuse, for Flushing, at which place they had ar ri►ed on the 21st. Two of our boats were in con sequence sent last Tuesday night to look into the har bour, and to reconnoitre the enemy's forces, which they found, as the Captain of the neutral vessel bad stated them to be, with the addition of three praams, all laying at anchor, under the protedion of the batteries. At slay-light, on NVednesday morning, our ships approached, with intent to pre vent their escape tor Ostend, when, to their great disappointmeat, they observed them ascending the Scheldt, out of reach of being ar.noyed. They will probably go to their place of rendezvous, by the canals of the Interior. According to the assertion Of a Dutch fisherman, these armed vessels are the last di vi.ion ohich will pass this year through Hol land, for the grand Armada at Boulogne. We this day resume our extrafts from the most interesting of the Paris papers, which, as w•e have already stated, we have received rxrivihierty. We have inserted the substance of BON AAAAA L's answer to the Note of M. D'Oussu. of the 21st July, given in our paper of Saturday. A copy to that cleft has been handed about in our diplomatic circles, in which it is believed to be correA. We do not pledge ourselves for its authenticity, but we are disposed to give it credit from its coincidence, in wrenl points, with accounts which we have re• ceived upon the subjea. It has bean reported, t►at Ministers have received important intelligence from India, the particuhrs of which were dispatched by a Messenger, oa Wed nesday, to His Maarsrr at Weymouth. We have made enquiry at the India House, and have been assured that no intelligence of any recent everts of importance has been received from that quarter. The Lord Are&land packet arrived at Falmouth on Friday, after a passage of eleven days, with the Mails from Lisbon. She left the rnemAiend packet in the Tagus, with the Mails from England. The capture of the Spanish frigates was not known at Lisbon when the packet sailed. Our Plymouth letter informs us that the violent gales have forced Admiral Coustwa Li is to return noes more, and that he was on Saturday bearing up for Torbay. Our Torbay letter, however, does not mention his arrival there. The Make of Cumb.rland packet, Captain LAM. ast.c s, is hourly ezpeded from Lisbon Some heavy firing WAS heard at I)nrer on Sun day, and several large ships, with some bona stood over to Boulogne with a press of sail. A letter from an oth: ex- of Boulogne, dated on Friday. states, that Oleic were then in the Outer Road, 24 brigs, 34. loggers, one sloop, and one ['rum ; but they were cautiously anchored close under the pro/thin:l . ot - their batteries. The Regina armed ship. ss ith her convoy. consist ing of about 30 sail. 1 . .)r London, have put into the Humber. The convoy for Hull, &c. is supposed to fuse put into Norway. The convoy appointed to sail from Cotk for the West Indies on the Ist of November, is postponed till the 10th. The B,iiiianta and Sprightly packets (Berwick smock:) fell in with, and engaged, on %Wednesday night last, off the Spurn, a privateer full cr men, and did her considerable damage. The June, Harrison, from Stockholm for London, has foundered in the North Seat crew saved. The implor, Gibson. from Memel for Lonclin, has been deserted at sea by the crew, being water logged. Le Bo EnKoor, Sandhurg, from Dantric for Lon. don, is totally lost off Yarmouth, crew saved. The it reArgit, from Amsterdam, for Bos ton, is put into Weymouth, with the loss of her rud der, and other damage. The Polly, of Dartmouth. was wrecked on Fri day last, in Catwater, near Plymouth. A letter from Gibraltar, of September V. says. " The fever which broke out at Malaga has ex tended itself to several other cities. Cadiz, Ah cante, kc. have been visited by it, and even we have not escaped. It is now, however. thank God, on the decline. and the number of deaths here now is averaged at 20 per diem." A Letter horns a Gentleman in Gottenburgh, re • eeived at Giasgow on Friday, states, that the 1_ sr intelligence from Stockholm announced t r iA . Treaty had been entered into between Britain and Sweden, in which it was agreed, that on being sub sidised, a large portion of the Swedish navy and army were to be at the disposal of I:is Bs t A%t:rc N 1 s, sry.—Russia WAS supposed to be a party in the Tretty. Seme private accounts from I !Aland have been received, which state that a tble Ruis,an squadron, with upward' of 1:,,00:) troop, on board, is on the eve nt sailing for the Adriatic. Re. speeting the hostile preparatie,:: in Holland, the accounts continue to be very cen!raliftory. It is now said, that considerable bu 7:wails in the Texel, and that the troops ti . .....mped at %jest, which were expeaed to g.l int., v.-inter quarter:, are immediately to embark. Arc:ntr pl of Government for the Vv . :A I': . - .i:,.-cs to have been drawn up, •• t according to some account'. criv eery couiderable height :.. 7!: st FASHIONS FOR NOPEAIDER. Tutbant are. if possible, more the fashion than ever, a . the bonnet Oriaette, which is simple and elegant, is m uc h worn. Dienes of white ratin Imperial, with garnet or a tok ,,, e also mercire fence, over white satin, worked :a , a. riouv kinds of borders round the bottom, with n 064 silk of the same colour. leaves and Speacers of ever" Lod will csr. tsir.lv he worn, and be wore general than cloak s thrnigst .4 the latter will be worn trimmed with broad laor , V,.!.,,, !collets are the swot fashionable. Beaver hats arc to C,flon.Nll and vulgar for notice. The Rubella hats are acl %aura, with cent:is to correspond. /Mark, mulberry, and brown chip hat s hued with velvet, and velvet flowers, are in high went,. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS IN TOWN. lk:'inesathe Dike of York, from 11, Portman.witiare, I.siir 5 ilhpe and sister, from Chatham, to 11 4 1.1:,s the Jer. , ,r., ,trert INIMAIrer I.a to Spencer, from St. Albany, on a s t p, 5,,. Durliess of Dovonstnre Mr. Boom., from a visit to bis brotbor Comaterie at Lea, to Lis house w Berkeley-square. FASIIIONARLF ILPARTUR ES. VP Lor4 entree, fmm CharLe s!reet, to hiv regiment at fr•-s Lady Mantises Foelvc., h•.e-e o Oil a month's visit to II reurt, 01.1 Wiiikkor, )t s. The Rev. Mr. Robinson, from it.. 1 l ot .l etarlo.street, to his seat M The last arrivals at Bath arr. The 111.h0,, in Durham, Ilk. Earl an,IC .entera of Re.t e l.,,, the Earl and Commie.; of Co...gna. Lord llml,rr.t, Lr,rd Lad!. li 'Ler, LA ) T. Lofty:, tit. Hun. Mr. and Mrs. kLar. Agtun. The 1:14 an iv t;s at Swast*e I are, WAt k Lewis, D. Garth.hure, anti Mr. R ithard4 His Man cry, it is said, will dine with His Royal Highness th: Duke of Cuss BURSA I•D, At hi: h in the Close, at Winchebter, previous to his depar ture for Windsor. On Sunday se'nnight, when the Ror AL FA VI, y honoured Mekornhe Church with their pr --e.(.., an anthem, compoird by Mr. SPLSCER, son •f Lord CRAILLES StfANC'Ell, WAS snug in a rit.utedy style. Mr. Searicst played the organ. Lady G. ELCIOrT, sister to Lady lis itsm% and the major part of her domestics, are dantreroudy indisposed with the scarlet fever, at h:-r h.,use, at t:reenwich. Commissioner Boost is so darorously ill, at his seat. at Lea, that his life is desp.vred of. His Royal Highness the Duie of Y 'sec viewed, on Sunday, His Majesty's new apartments, is Wind- SOT Castle. The Hon. L. NORTH has lefl his seat, OLI Aires ford. !tants. for Bath. Lord Haueowa• gave an elzpust on Saturda• last, to the Farl of C %%meta, Lori 1.1 Lady CA{TLLM[a•n, and Mr. P.l r, at his • . 13 at Putney. Tha Marquis and Marchioness of BUTR ara 'ar rived at Roconoc, •lie seat of the late Lord C 1- 10SD, near Lostwithiel, At:en:led by a runic: retinue. They intend spending the wim'r at tort place, no account of the Nlarehieneu's ill 1-:..ids. A Spanish lady, passenger on boa:a L Abase, captured frigate, and who We ! wounded ;n the shoulder, dining the •xitil the Lkeit, died on Wednesday i.l the v. A rid , Eatsinouti l . The corpse was intern ' n Saturday. Mrs. Ilicusaao has a new Comedy forthcoming at Covent-garden . 11-.e.ress. The Oskar,: Cralcerts commence next Monday. Miss PA aKE,B4arcrAtAt4,4uJ KNvvce,arealteacly engaged Pnnce Grit' AVVS ilioua of CAceLanor, Chant berlaia to 11:s M sj :ty the Empartx of RISS:A, ar rived yasterdav at NA aLo L a L'S Hotel, Leicester scrtate. Thirty-two of the finest horses in Lord Carer. aitr's Regiment of Lite Guards, are in training for the service t His M ajr4r r, Instead of the cream coloured horse. hitherto used upon state days. The non-commissioned and I.nyates of the Lam beth Volunteers, in a late re.olution, have giv;:i proof of their respea.tbili y and retard to merit, by unanimonsly voting a piece if Wm., of the value of one hundred guineas, to Major EAaL, for his Mit igable and able exertions in their sertice. The Norwich Theatrical Company hare ha i a most successful season at Cambridge and 80. y. The Manager has engaged a Mr. N oat e, who wia make hi. tithe shortly at the Iptwich Theatre. Colchester Theatre opens ;le.: Saturday, with the popul tr pieces ut Tide loldter's Dat.sliter and RAI4 u the Wend. season. cat Friday neat. af:er a most succestful Lincoln The a t re ebses. Las week Capt. SHI . gave a dinn , 'r !.i: Tronp of Yeomanry Cavahy. at his seat near Lewes. Yesterday se'nnight, the Senate of the Univer sity of Glasgow canferrei the degree c•t D.aor is Theology on the Rev. CLA‘DIi Buett*l.A'.. LL.D. Vice Pmvnst of the Cotege of Fort IVilliam, CAI -t, in I.Sono.d. Mr. T. Di no New. Opera wai read yesterday in Covent Garden Green-irons: re,:Jrt speaks of it in high terms. On Thursday last Sir 1 . 140%1AS LIT rt rrias R are an le. ant (honer at his seat TAJJC•ky k• St•Jrirdi•hireo to the throe of r•:: t aviary, under the. command of L. • BR AD FOEt D, ‘VibL11101:111:. And K r.l . The Rev. M-. KING, v.••- sity of Oxfird, and Ref ot of N.: ; ost and i .•ii••• worth, in the Di Ice•i• t !,•-e:, presented, by Eal P •.• i I, 1,, valuable 10' yl4 Lynr,)::: : r •tI ilre, worth I ouiJi. per annum. Young BA .',r. :1 1 , 6 I• . • , ^ V: C:: ro..••er, of Wal la= Green, lately under: • - •, irons 1 . 11:1.tm fridge to Voris, :in.! 1•.4. I: •.: • . tot t wager of 3,0 wlach he • 4.4a0. in sit mac,, bouri, ••J . . .:.mutes. foe Milt a COUT •.• ! . • .is C7l ••'.7 the •• bent, I;! ..• • . _ Fin. Si the ',:}l 117 \ . • • Is run t.'- ;he ri:•t ;:re said to be very 1 1:11 . 70.• r I. l rg'n ruir.:3g. Sit KK K LS'S fox • •!" eyeard to eLln , rible muer. t 3 the p:eatan: - ) .•;-; .p . ...rts of L::•2 week.