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He was accompanied by a daughter of the name of Eve ; two sons, Roch and Joseph, and a retinue of about sixteen persons. He exhibited the appearance of great opulence; and therefore easily obtained permission to settle at Offenbach, and to send for the rest of his dependants. Their number soon increased to 800 or 1,000 persons, who lived, externally, like a con gregation of Moravians. They wore the Polish dress, and part of them went armed ; they mostly boarded in the house of their leader, and appeared to be no farther canneeted by the ties of religion, than by their holding occasional meetings. Theis' conduit in other tespeas was quiet and inoffensive. It was not till some time afterwards that the family of Frank began to display such extraordinary splen dour, and almost to rival, in magnificence, the Court of a Sovereign power. Indeed it was ac knowledged as such by its adherents, whom its memhei s were accustomed to denominate najeas. Joseph sometimes undertook long and distant Jour neys, as it was said, to Petersburg's, Warsaw, Ve nice, Sec. but nothing certain was known concern ing the ohjed or direaion of these peregrinations Their remittances were not made by means of bankers, but in specie, and privately, in waggons. attended by an escort. Baron Frank likewise ob tained credit of many individuals, who, when they afterwards found themselves reduced to beggary, by their imprudence, partly joined his adherents. In this number was Hestermann, an eminent mer chant of Frankfort, with his wife and five children ; and a Jew, named Kohlman, who, being ruined by the advances they had made, to the amount of 300,000 gulden, formally went over to them, and frequently received the discipline of the cane, while learning the exercise of the body-guard, in which they were placed. The father died in the year 1792, in a very advanced age, leaving debts to the amount of from 6 to 800,000 gulden. After his death, his daughter in some measure assumed the precedency over both her brothers ; she increased the expences of her establishment, and even seemed to aspire to the title of Princess. On the other hand, their resources diminished, and great part of their adherents returned from Offenbach to Poland. Many of the creditors grew urgent, and in the year Me the Government of Isenburg, for the first time. took notice of the state of the finances of this family. To divert the storm for a time, the sister and her brothers had recourse to every kind of arti fice and evasion. When these were no longer of any avail, an extraordinary written declaration was, on the 17th of linua: y, 1800, delivered to the Go vernment of Isenburg. In this paper they asserted, with the most shameless impudence, that the Enver tor of Russia would pay all their debts. This riddle was soon resolved; it now began to be privately whispered, that Eve was awn sister to Paul, the late Emperor of Russia ; that it was on this account the family had gone into mourning on the decease of the Empress Catharine; and that Baron Joseph, who, as well as his brother, WAS actually the son of old Baran Frank, would bring with him, from Peters burgh, the formal recognition of the Princess. and the money. This report was propagated by men, who concealed their crafty designs beneath the mask of simplicity, and the most rigid honesty ; and they 'likewise asserted, bat only in the closest confidence, that the Princess would soon be put in possession of rich and extensive provinces. To give plausibil ty to this tale, the family of Frank recalled many of its adl.ercnts hoist Poland ; paid the smallest and most urgent of the creditors, with money partly ob tained in a private manner, and partly borrcwcd of easy credulity ; made presents to the Catholic Church at Offenbach ; distributed gifts among the poor of that place, and endeavoured, by every pos sible artifice, to delude the public. During the year 1800, the members of this fa mily made proposals to various synagogues both in t ler many and other countries, for the establishment of a new religious community, under the name of the sea of Edlrn. To a rich Jew, named Speyer, residing in Offenbach, this invitation was commu nicated by means of a particular agent, who, at the same time, endeavoured to procure from him the loan of a considerable sum. The origin of this family. the extent of their con nections, their objects and pecuniary resources, are still enveloped in obscurity. In tolerating a society, which formed, as it were, a slates in state, the Go verrment of Isenburg was actuated only by a desire of adding to the prosperity of the new residence of 01knbach ; it therefore never expressed the least re sentment at the above•mentioned ne morial, but ra ther end- ay.,ured to accommodate matters. Among the inhabitants and neighbours, none was particu larly anxious to dive to the bottom of their machi nations. Ths attention of travellers, statesmen, and writers, was, therefore, not so powerfully excited as might have been expected. The family cautiously denies access to every inquisitive stranger, and the inquiries of those who contrive to procure admit tance, are answered only by cold formality and re serve. 'the entrance to their house was constantly guarded by from four to six armed Hulans, and no person was admitted without permission, excepting those ago came by express appointment. That the objea of their residence at Offenbach could have been of a religious nature can scat cely be supposed, for they admitted, indiserinonately, both Jews and Christians. The latter seldom go to church, excepting when they attend the family to the Catholic worship. They formerly held public meet ings in a wood, but these were afterwards dropped. It is not known that since their residence at Offen bach a single couple has been married ; but their new-barn children ate christened by the Calvinist minister. Their youth receive no iustruiftion, either moral or religious ; no trade is learned or exercised either by the young or old. Indolence has recently . • become a general law ; even the most of those who earned by their musical talents a comfortable sub sistence, have been obliged to deliver up their instru ments and to renounce the art. Neither the sere ,riirmt, as Trey are denominated, nor their subjeas, have any intercourse or connection with strangers; the most rigid silence and Affretation of mystery have been inculcated. with all the severities of military discipline. The anxious desire they have lately manifested, of establishing a conneCtion with the Jews, appears to proceed neither from religious nor political motives, but the expetctation of obtaining loans from them. They have, at least, not ya converted any Jews ; and among their customs have borrowed none from the Mosaic law but that of bathing. Their military establishment is far beneath their religious. It is possible that this association may have originated in Bessarabia and Poland from re ligious motives; in this case, the remittances of spe cie from those countries might be easily accounted for. No traces of any conneetion between them and . the Freemasons, Illuminati, Rosicrucians, &c. have been perceived. The question seems therefore to be reduced to this alternative, wheter the hidden spring which moves this machine be the self-interest, ambition, and caprice of a few individuals, or some jacobiLi cal motive. Nu proof of the latter exists, though eight years ago the French were on the very spot. conne&ion whatever, either by correspondence or by personal interviews, has been discovered be. tween them and the former French, German, and Polish propaganda. however this might have beet conjeetured a prisri ; and still less do their operations __ any such a supposition. It is not impossible that the plans of the so-called Baron Frank, originating in religious fanaticism and extravagancies, may be pursuei by his children and relatives, with a view to screen themselves from their creditors on the one hand, and to ensure a life of ease and lordly sway on the other. While the French occupied Offenbach, the rem. nant of the Colony lived in a more retired manner than before ; and this still continues to be the case. Tile Jewish sea of Edom, which sent its invitations so other synagogues from Dusseldorf and Duder stadt, and considered Joseph Frank as its head, has again dwindled away. The historical and praaical importance of such inquiries remains, nevertheless, undiminished. TO CORRESPOND EN The Bill, intituled "The Excise Officers Remuneration Bill," was never pnnted, and consequently is not known at the King's Printing-Office.—The Educe believes it contains a provision for the widows And families of meritorious Otheers Zero must surely be awake, that the cue ttttal in his later, to very common in the vicissitudes of human life. This I)4)—ST. °mutes PAT.—W*IIW at the Public Offices. THE BRITISH PRHESS• LONDON, TUESDAY, Aratt. 23. The following Extra :1 of a Letter from, a G.n tleman at Portsmouth, dated the 20th of April, 1805, corroborates the contradiaron already given to the report of the capture of the Prmce of Wales Indiaman : A Danish Indiaman, the Enigheii,Capt. Wei-L -ost:, has jnit come into harbour, having put in here on account of the indisposition of the Captain ; all the intelligence I can get from him is, that he sailed from the Mauritius on the 31st of December, put into the Cape of Goud Hope 31st of Jan. and sailed from thence Feb. 6, and did not put into St. Helena. The illereugo man of scar was undergoing a thorough repair, but was not expected to be equip ped for sailing till February or March. The Belie Pogle. Semilloote, and ifteriaiiie frigates, were out on a cruise. The Primer s Charlotte and a brig, bound from India for England, were the only English-built prizes lying there, with about eighteen country ships of large burthen, whichltad been carried out at different times; he is positive that no ship of the name of the Prince of Wales had been carried in there, and I much fear the re ports of her safety are too flattering ; it was re ported at the Cape, when he touched there, that a war was on the eve of taking place between Great Britain and Spain ; he spoke no Indiaman on the voyage ; but on the 22d of March, in long. 55. lat. 19. N. he was boarded by an English sloop of war with a fleet (he imagined of West Indiamen), consisting of from 80 to ships, and several King's ships; they were steering to the Westward." New measures of severity are undertood to have been recently adopted in Holland, and the greatest precautions have been taken to prevent the convey ance of letters or papers to this country. Persons going from hence are stopped, and not permitted to land ; letters are opened; and an Austrian Messen ger, with dispatches for Count STAHRESIRILRO, who had embarked at Rotterdam a few days ago, was not permitted to sail until his papers and person had been strictly searched. Perhaps the French Go vernment suspects that some intercourse unfavour able to France is carrying on between our Court and the Court of Vienna, and searched the Messen ger for the purpose of ascertaining whether their suspicions were well founded. We have reason, however, to believe, that such measures have been adopted since the robbing of WAGIT•FF, as will prevent the enemy from deriving any benefit from the repetition of such an outrage. These flesh measures of rigour in Holland may also be for the r ~ A purpose of concealing some Expehost. tions are stated to be .actively carrying on French and Dutch ports, and vessels are fitting out with great expedition. The following is an E. tract of a Letter from Rotterdara, ;dated the Bth instant, received by the Elting, just arrived at Hull: It is with much regret I have to acquaint you, that all Ship Brakera are agreed together, not to lay on ships o w " Provisionally, as long as trade meet* a number of difficulties as at the.prevent time. A new tax is again laid on all goods going autwa de by the French Government. I sincerely with tlua tint turaulence will not be of long dutition, and that very mew neutral vessels will again ceme to tha Birth." A Gottenburgh Mail arrived yesterday. A letter from that city, of the 12th instant, says— " Nearly 200 sail of ships, supposed to be two ton voys, have, in the course of yesterday ,ad to-day, passed this place for the Sound." , r. Many incorrect accounts of the report made by the Captain of the Demerara, respelling the opera. tions of the French squadron at Dominica, having been published, that Gentleman has Made the fol. lowing communication upon the stair& to the Mas. ters of LLOYD'S Coffee-house :— ' " Liverpool, April 20. " Gt r the information of the ;whim at 1 Like the opportunity to inform you, that I sailed from De. mcrara, in till sin:, Demerara, on the Sth of March, and passed Barb,doas on the 6th, late in the evening; in pawing Carlisla Riy, a boat came off with Mr. Hutton and Mr. Dare on bind, who remained with me about half an hour; they are both Gentlemen of respectability', and w !II known to the merchmts of Liverpool ; cloy informed roe, that the at account they had of the Ft,a:h force was, that they had left Dominica after having captured and burred all the ships'at It”Voritl, and exacted from the inhabitants of that place, and the sun. try alja.:ont, a large sum; As we ran ci..iwn along tba Wand about WIN or ten at night, we beard many guns firmg, which we suppose , ' was au alarm for a strange fleet. My ies. son for addressing you thus is, that I have seen iny name in the London and Proviocial papers, to reports which were nnr cnrrect. The only further account I had, was the captor,. an African vessel, called the Minerva, which had been titres off Surinam, and part iif the slaves Liken out by the prieaturi the Minerva was afterwards recaptured, and is arrived at Bat. tau. a. t am, Gentlemen, your mn-t obedient servant, " PETER ENGLISH, " Master of the thy Demerara:* A Writer in a Paper of yesterday, commenting upon the proceedings of the Common Hall or: 'Thursday last, makes the following remark : If indee.lthelCommon Ball meant really to epees,/ s' the condudt of rhea Repreventatlees, their It eio:u:inns drawn up in such a manner, that we sholaid suppose shy had been committed to the ingenuity of Sir Boyle Rome, 5 0me ember Illietrlber .4 the Stier Xieedam." . The Writer of this corr*!l and liberal pliagreph ,has not only heard of the Union, by which Ireland ceased to be a " Sister lEin4dorn," but, as an out rageous partisan of Mr. Pi T l'S Government, be is an admirer of that measure. How then does it happen, that a man of such clear conception and great powers of discrimination should he guilty of so gross a blunder; and was it his own ingenuity that suggested the revival of illiberal distindions and aa. tional prejudices as a consistent mode of supporting the Union and the other measures of Mr. PITT We might put a few other questions to this coirrEt writer; but these will suffice to shell that he has no ohjeaion to precise that which he condemns is others ; indeed, one would almost he tempted to think he considered blundering his exclusive pro. rerty, and any use of it by a stranger as an invasiou of his right. Letters received yesterday state, that several French privateers were cruising on the coast of Afri. , ca, near Siena Leone. The ..elelphi, Roaillaall, from Africa, for Jamaica, is captured and carried into Porto Rio, 'lle Aire, Duchess of Gael.m, Coma, and /?etreot, Indiamen, have not arrived at Portstmutn, which will prevent the fleet from sailing immediately on the arrival of the pursers with the dispatches. The Toosashencl packet, Capt. Donn, which' ar. rived at Falmouth on Tuesday last, has brought over dispatches of importance from Sir Joao Otos 'I heir contents are a profound secret to all on Ivard. Cap . . Donn was hurried away from Lisbon with more than ordinary haste, immediately after he re ceived them. The Debate on Mr. WHITISIAU'S Met on we understand, certainly take place on Thensd,y. He intends to move for the appointment of a Com mittee to take the Tenth Report into consideration, and also that the ATTORNLY GENERAL be direfled t.) file Bills against Lord Ms.svier.s and Mr. TROTTER. His MAJESTY will review the Font Guards in Windsor Little Park, on Wednesday, and the llorre on Thursday. The Banbury Volunteers, commanded by lklajor Blotter. 1., have unanimously volunteered their set vic:s to go on permanent pay and duty. The Wiltshire Cavalry are to commence duty for a fartnight on the 10th of next month. 'I hey will be quartered at Marlborough, Caine, Devizes, and Chippenham. The different troops were asked, g their last meeting, whether they had any objeSioo! They answered, that, as farmers and man of lay ness, it would be inconvenient to leave their Irons so long, and they wished to decline on that a' count ; but if it were necessary, and their couor wanted their services, they would certainly obey at summons. It is expefted they will be soon ale! together in troops, when it will he signified to WI that the services of theme, to whom it may be ina y a r venient to go, will be dispensed with. The fine body of meu, under the command of WI BLa g. •^-4.