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HAMBURGH I vIrsNA, APRIL 115. The answer of our Court to the demand of the French Ambassauor, that certain persons shall be delivered up, is full of moderation, wisdom, and justice. It is said, " that every person residing in the imperial dominions is to be regardel as a sub jea ; and when crimes are proved againir him, that he shall be punished according to the laws of the empire." Hitherto, however, nothing leas been proved by France which can inculpate a single in dividual in the Austrian territory. ‘vETzt..Alt, APRIL 2g. In the periodical work, called the Miroir hr Fri ire, is the following observation concerning the connedions of different States: " The Ger man Empire, Austria and Prussia, are without any treaty of alliance at all. Russia has had a treaty with Denmark since 1765, and with Sweden since 1799. France has treaties of alliances with Spain, Holland, Switzerland, and the Italian Republic. England has a treaty with Portugal. The United States of America have no alliance with any state whatever. By this is seen that except France, all other states are isolated from most other nations." F LORVICF, APRIL 16. A part of Lord Nelson's fleet is said to have sailed for MalLa and Algiers. LANE:ISIIUP, APRIL 28. Mrs. Drake, with three coung chiliren, passed through this place the day before yesterday, on her way to Saxony. She is a beautiful young woman. HANAU, MAY 1. Among other reports concerning the hereditary imperial dignity in the Bonaparte family, it is said that three Consuls are to continue along with the Emperor, who is to be addressed g , His Majesty ;" while they are to be called their Highnesses. One of Bonaparte's brothers is to be the Third Consul. At the Coronation, four of the oldest Generals are to be promoted to be Field•marshals, the. GOTTINCZN, MAY 3. Every thiog has token lately a military aprear ante. At Hew-Cassel, all the troops, including the garrisons, amounting to twenty-one squadrons, and thirty-eight battalions, received, on the 25th ult. order► to break up with their field equipages. Their march was for the frontiers of the Elcfrorate of Hanover. On the 27th, a courier arrived at Cassel; and the next day the troops received coun ter orders. They still continue, however, ready to march at a moment's notice. Leuers from the Cape of Good Hope state, that immediately after the arrival of a French Commis ury there, many of the Dutch troops were em barked for the expedition against Ceylon. In re turn, they expel at the Cape some French regi menu from the Isle de France. VERONA, APRIL If. Overtures have been already ma d e at flume, concerning the imperial dignity in the Bonaparte family, and the ceremonies which arc to Lake place on that occasion in France. PANES OT THE MAINE. Letters from Genoa of the 21st of Apra say, 51,4 t the Toulon fleet, consisting of nine ships of the line, had sailed from that port, and had been stationed near the Hiera Islands. The Flag:is:l fleet, under Lord Nelson, has sailed for Turkey. IVETZLA7, '4AY 5. ent At Meppen, though a neutral town, no English nrodutlions are permitted to pass. ts. Prussian Officer arrived there lately. Upon the rfficiaide mand of this officer, whether the passage of goods were stopped ? he received as answer from the French Commander, " That he had no authority to explain himself on this subjeft." 'the Militia of Hesse, which were already on their march for the frontiers of Hanover, when they re ceived counter orders, are now encamped in Up per Hessia. The French Minister Las delivered a note concerning this march. a.. VIENNA, KAY 2. The Imperial Colonel Baron Williams, of the Mantes, died yesterday, aged 43. ST. PLTERSBV•GH, AP .IL 24. (Frost the. Come Grimm.) FI:! Imperial Majesty has ordered Court Moore• i - g trom the 2t st of April, for seven days, for the !uth of His Serene Highness the late Duke of REALM MAY ian Grand Duchess, consort of the Constantine, is arrived at Potsdam ; here in a few days; apartments ate her in the castle. Minister, and all the Russ; in sub. ire put on mourning for eight days Ike of Enghien. CONSTASTIPIOPLE, APRIL 10. has receivedlliforrnation that the Eng teen ships of the line, or frigates, with rts, have landed in Egypt, and taken the town and forts of Alcrandria. 1000 men from the East Indies, who the Red Sea. Ts Dram has been sung here for the discovery of the conspiracy against Bonaparte. A grand mass was tole' rated at the same time, in the four churches under French pro te,ftion. The Turkish fleet is ready to sail for the hlorea. CARLIRHUI ) •PRIL 30. The Court of Sweden has ordered a mourning for eight days fur the decease of his Serene Highness the late Duke of Enghein. Upwards of a month ago, Baron Ehrensword, the Swedish Minister in France, received orders to join his Sovereign here. He has employed his tim^ since in preparing for his journey, and has now at his request obtained leave of absence from his post for twelve months. He is expe:ted to ar arrive here in few days. FROM THE DUTCH ?XMAS. !With MAY IL The First Consul has appointed three Members of the Council of State, to inquire concerning the crimes of those persons arrested, and in the prison at St. Dennis, and to propose some new regulation for this state prison. We are assured, that the Senate intends to.mor rowto deliberate, end to rake its final determination on a subject, the general wish of the French nation. GHENT, MAT *O. ft is now considered certain that the coronation of Bonaparte, as Emperor of the French nation, will take place next August at Aix la Chapelle. The Mayor of this old city has sent an extra courier to Paris, with an address to the First Consul, signed not only by the military and civil public fundiona. ries, but by all the inhabitants, which finishes with these words :—The tisone of Char!rosasoo is toadin . ; flor you! Att p nuerfal Empero►! (Doorluelnige Keizer!) to take posse,sioa Letters from Paris positively assert, that whatever Moreau's guilt is, banishment to the Isle of France will be his only punishment. DUBLIN MAy 15. A newly-e , .nstrueed vessel has taken her station on the Bar of Dublin, which, it is expeeted, will be of great use in clearing away some of the sand there, and, of course, deepening the entrance of the har bour. She is very small, but draws a great depth of water ; and is built strong enough to bear the heaviest sea. There is a strong p:.2ce of timber Ss:- cured to her bends, on each side ; through each of which are three holes for the reception of as many poles or spars of considerable length, to the en.is of which are fastened large cylindric pieces of timber, armed with long iron spikes. As soon as the tide be. gins to ebb, these poles are shipped in the racks at each side, and, from their weight, continue the same degree of pressure on the bottom, during the ebbing of the, tide. The sand, which is loosened by the rollers at every -ing of the vessel, is imme diately carried of by the current into u...•per water. Two or time men remain constantly on board of her, to regulate the management of tie poles, and haul them up when the tide beg'ns to return. She has been only a few days on the Bar, and the expe riment has succeeded beyond the must sanguine ex peetations. The Gazette of Batond n;sla announced the appointment of Mr. W. DUNDAs to be Secretary at War ; and the advancement of Rear Admiral Cov ens to the dignity of a Baronet. Likewise JOSEPH Femme icz LLZTT DES BA.NEs, Esq. to be Lku tenant Governor of His Majesty's Island of Prince Edward, in America. Lord ARTHUR SOMERSET has received the ap pointment of Lieutenant in the 7th regiment of Foot. Sir VERt HINT, Bart. has obtained a Captaincy (by In evet) in the army. The commission is dated so far back as December, 1797. ViiCOUllt PA LIIILMiTON ha, resi the Captaincy Mof the Duke of Gtoycssrta's New Forest &Mil lion. The Honourable Geoacic Mu& RA V is appointed a Lieutenant in the Peebles-shire Company of Sharpshooters. Lord and 1.331 I Int.cann have resided at Ma drid, since the commencement of the war Kith France. They mean to return shortly to England. Sir G. [-LIG H is appointed to the Majority of the 17th, and Nl...jrrr %V. ViNeL•:r Las obtained the Lieut.-Colt:tricky of the !Ith Regiment. M. Picitow, the French Minister in America, has been recalled; and M Tt Ls sv, who distinguished himse:l by military services in La Vendee, has re placed him. Our entice present force amounts to no more than thirteen sale of the line and two frigates, na.nely Ville de 1 ar.e (gnus) 110 Majevic . (guns) 71 Britannia - - 100 Teri.. 1,. 74 Prince - 1112 1419,11.iga 74 San in4eplo 11 It Venetalle - /4 Pro:eeGr..rte SA Col:wus • 74 Pr ic. as Royal . N Santa Margannta Dresdneuilit Satiate- SS L'Aigle '4 . 56 The Kepttint, of 9S guns, and Trignirre7 and COO. (mew, of 74, were hourly looked for to juin, and it Frebable a further rvinforcement will b^ sent, as c.rir attic has reported to the Admiralty the state of the en:my's prepar The Sepirv , r, of Fevershun, was on Fr'.: sent into Yarmouth by icuile, on .1.1- 1 ..c10n of landing four men on the I Arch coast, su.. w -eeif to be engaged in a traitorous cJtresptiudence ith the enemy. _ _ _ The English sh;p li te .a, Captain Coll; •r, frem Aberdeen. prize to a Dutch privateer, lias been car ried into Norway. EEVrEWS AND SHAM FIGHT UI'ON RUSIIMERE• I HEATH, NEAR IPSWICH. r - Lieutenant-General Sir James Craig, K.B. and his whole Staff, arrived at Ipswich, yesterday se'n night, from Colchester, to review the Garrisons of that place, and Woodbridge. On Monday, he. be gan by reviewing Major-General Lord Charles • Fitsroy's Brigade, consisting of the Hants, North- York, ast-Suffulk regiments of militia—and immed i i i * E after, on the same morning, he review ed Major-General Baird's Brigade, consisting of the Royal South Lincoln and Westminster-Middlesex Regiments of Militia. On Tuesday, he reviewed Ntapr-General Lord Paget's Brigade of horse, con sisting of the First, or Royal Dragoons, and the 7th and 9th Light Dragoons--and, immediately after them, Major-Gen. Smith's Brigade, horn Wood bridge, consisting of the Ist and 3d Lancashire Re giments of Militia, and two companies of the 95th or Rifle Regiment. The whole of the above he re viewed on kusbnicre Heath. On Wednesday, the whole of the troops of Ips wich and Woodbridge, met for a pradising day,, and v. ere in the field from nine o'clock in the morn. ing, till six in the evening. Thursday, the whole of the troops of both garri sons were brigaded together, and had a grand field day. Major-General Smith's Brigade marched from. Wood' :Nee, at half-past seven in the morn ing, to ftushmere-Heath, about two miles from Ipswich, where they met the troops from that town. The cavalry, consisting of the Royal Dragoons, and 7th and 9th Light Dragoons, under the com mand of Lord Paget, with the Horse Artillery, were drawn up on each side of a defile, leading on to Faxhall.Heath. The infantry were then drawn up in line. The center, consisting of the Ist and Sd Royal Lancashire Regiments, under the corn m oni of '‘lajor-Geiteral Smith—the right, of the Royal South Lincoln and Westminster Regiments, under the command of Major-Gen. Band—and the left, of the I lertfordshire, North.Yerk, and East- Suffolk Regiments, under the command of Major- Geaeral Lord Charles Fitzroy, and two companies tEe 95th, or Riflemen, two companies of the North-York Riflemen, and the Rangers, under com mand of Major Steward, of the 9ath, flanked the' left of the whole. The enemy having been supposed to be in possession of Woodbridge, and were making flair way to Ipswich—the right cf our army being defended by the river---the enemy, therefore, could only attack our centre or left. The Cavalry, with the Horse Artillery, first passed the defile, making their way towards Woodbridge to meet the enemy. The line then broke off into columns of battalions to pass the defile. The Riflemen haring first lined every hedge, and gained possession of ail the heights, to prevent the column being attacked by an ambusca d e; the army passed the defile, and ad vanced over Fexall-Heath, proteded in its front by cavalry, and its left by the Riflemen. As - - soon as they had arrived upon Mardesham Heeth, the Ca valry, &c. were supposed to have fallen in with the enemy coming to attack our 1... ft, and immediately engaged them. The army then formed line to pro test the cavalry, which were at last obliged to fall hack round the right flank. The line then began a fire of artillery upon the enemy, which obliged them to change their intention and try to gain the right. The line changed their front by advancing in easel. lot; of battalions, and again forming, advanced upon the enemy. When, the cavalry meeting a very superior force of the enemy, after an engage ment, were again driven in rowed the tight flank. An army then advanced by successive battalions supporting each other, when, after an engagement, the enemy came up in such force as obliged us to retire in the same manner we had advanced, being covered in their retreat by the riflemen. After re treating some way, the army halted and formed themselves into three squares, when the riflemen were beaten into the squares, which immediately began a very heavy fire upon the enemy, who were checked, the squares having again retired some way broke off into columes, being proteded ontheir left by the riflemen, who were frequently engaged with Inc enemy's skirmishers. Our army again formed into two lines retiring and supporting each other, being covered by tl.e horse. We again passed the defile to Rushmere Heath, disputing every inch of ground; and the rear of the whole army was :ast cn vered by the riflemen, who kept up a censtant fire till they got to the defile, which, as soon as they had entered, they were covered by a constant file of heavy artillery and infantry. The whole was uncommonly grand, and sheaved good generalship in the commanding officeis, and uncommon steadiness and alertness in the men, who were under arms above twelve hours, and in cJllstant aCtion. MINNA:AI. MAT 16. Git ano A•rict CR Y REY sw.—Yesterday the c!e tachments of the Royal Artilie7 stationed at Leith Fort, and at Musselburgh, w.th the Royal Mid- Lothian Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Ma jor Brown; the Royal Edinburgh Artillery, com manded by Limit. Col. Spans; and the Trinity House Artillery, were reviewed by his Excellency the Earl of tioira, upon Pertnbello Sands. Th e troops assentbled about eleven n'alock ; and his Ex cellency, with his Aides de Camp, accompanied by Lieut, General Vyse, the other members of the North British Staff, and a numoer of General Offi cers and other charafters of the first distittetion, ap pearod on the ground about half past eleven. Atler the whole line had posed the General in slow time, a heavy fire was opened between a stoaw dron of Q 2 gun-boats, wbich appeared off Portobello, and the Artillery statioaed on shore, supported by a arty of light troops from the Galloway regiment of Militia. The fire was sustained With great spir;t os both sides for a considerais:e time, w!.en the gua boats having attempted a landing farther to toe south, a second en. s agenscnt took place by a vikefr ous cannonade. At thk moment a party of Artil lery and Light 'Troops advanced to a considerable distance, and aEted as a detachment of the enemy, who had effeSted a landings but upon beior; vigor ously attacked, :int uy the Horse Artillery, and afterwards by the Aber Brigasres who came up to their assistance —they, as well as the gun-boats, wer_ forced to ; and with this manceavre the battle concluded. The whole cf these military operations were 7.tithoot the itri;h:est accideot. LAW INTELLIGENCE. . . k'INDOJENCH, WEST NIIN s rER, SATURDAY, Mai 19. BANNS C. f1.'.1%N.111f. This was an utition brought by Ole wh4 is a schoolmister,'to recover Ave guineas I:Qin dap Defendant, for making certain plans and calcuhe tient in the eitabliihrnelit of a Masonic Bente So ciety, to which the Earl of Moira had promlied tiffs patronage. The Society was to consist, of 4000 members, and, to use the wards of one of the Wit nesses—a Mr. Barns took tinsideolk/peist, and it rue quired voisiiited time and wolcirend ptecision (in making such intricate calctilations."—The poiti however dispeted was not the charge altogether. hut the authority - for making the required csiculat' inF„ which, it was thought, twilit be tettled be:ter by re ference, and, in cur.seq..:ence, the case was lett tá 'arbitration. • iDISON e. BOWEN. This was an anion f r money lent and advanced. The Plaintiff is Vestry Clerk of the Parish of St. James's, the Defendant a Publican 'in the saitt kalish : the debt in questi,in was a bill for T9l. 18s. the Plaintiff accei,:( d for the Defendant end paid. was proved. The defer:cc set up was a demand by way of set ofr against the Plaintiff, for dieting, lodging, end maintaining several Recruits for the Army of Rererer. The Plaintiff, as Vestry Clerk of the Parish of St. James ' s, had emplofesi the Defendant to procure men for the Army of Ate. serve fur that parish, and had paid him the usual bounty apnn each. Patrick Fallon was the first Witness produced on the part of the Defnudant, and he swcee that the Defendant had been employed by the PlaatitT to procure m.: for the Army of Reserve ;. that they used to be supplied with Irma: and drinit by the De fendant ; and that the Defendant used to be fre quently in Advance for the Plaintiff upon that ac -COLInt. The cross-examination of the Wiusess by Mr. Gaaitow excited much laughter. Being- asked his name, he said, he was bred and Lrn Pairii ; but he was christened Prier Some other Witneseererere then examined on the part of the Defendant ; but upon the whole nf the evidence it appeared, that the Defendant frequently paid but 15 or 16 guineas per man for the =critics and used to charge the parish twenty, and that in paying over the bounty mone, he always &dueled the man's maintenance out of , it. Verdi& for the Plaintiff 2yl. I Bs. and costs. It being necessary, in the cnurse of the mornir , . to call a second Jury, and only nine Jurymen at tending, the Court was obliged to send into the Ex chequer for three more, n ,rder that business might proceed. His Lordship ordered that the whole of the Pannel absent should be fined 4.0 each. The Court adjourned to Wednesday. We are sorry to hear that the Clerk of an eminent Metchaatio the City, wha hitherto bore an excel= lout charaaer, and was in the co n.:.J.c.r.:e of his employer, has within there :w i dair% pa,t Ueen taken . up and lodged in prison on a charge nf embezz.ing property to the amount of upwards of 10001. esaraniation before a Magistrate has yet taken place. As Captain J. and Lieutenant F. of the 3'i .l re giment were returning in a post-ehaise from Wool wich on Saturday night, they were stoppzd by a well mounted highwayman on Blackheath, who presented a pissol, demanded their money, and rode off with his booty. • The Bishop of KILLALOE and kstrtsinaa is translated to the see of Kildare and the i)eanery of Christchurch, vacant by the death of Dr. Jests. . Mr. HORN sLobt ga has added an air punsp to the Machines fur sweeping Chimnies—about lodlb. of air condensed in a vessel, is exploded up the chim ney, and drives up a gallon of small gravel, which brings down the soot. This invention is on the old principle of discharging a gun up the chimney, but it is nut attended with danger of setting the chimney on fir:. New additional Stamp Duty upon Caareyoseei of Lamkd Peoperta.—On bargains above 5001. and an der 10001. value, each transfer skin of parchment is to have a 255. stamp; above 10001. and under 20001. SOs. and so on according to the amount of the property conveyed. MARY ANN TAL nor. who has served several years in the navy, and been in sonic ongagenserAs under the name of Joust TAYLOR, on Friday re sumed her seaman's dress, and went down the Meer in a boat to see the review. The w..terman at tempted to impose on her; and, on. resisting his demand, he used much abusive language, and challenged her to light. The propo.al was ac cepted, and they tanned at the Isle of Dogs for the purpose. After a sharp set to, her superior des. terity prevailed; the f,ilow declares& himself beaten, and gladly consented to carry her to Greenwich without further payment. She, however, paid him his fare, and remitted the small wager which he risked on his battle. MATRIMONIAL FRACAS.III , . followint singu lar transaftion took place in Lancashire last week : A geatlernan in the town to which we allude, in. sited an Aelnr and his friend to sup with /I'm, and after the g.ass had circulated su m,: time, the •t:t. r was desirous of returnin g h o m e , otisereisg, that it he did not, his candle would be burned out; and as his wife had retired to bed by his express desire, if he drank much more he should not be able to find his way to the bed-chamber ; at the same time he added, that fearful of his staying out late, he had ordered the door to be put to, but not locked, tha: he might make no noise as he entered. Some time after one of the company made an excuse to leave the room, and having succeeded in locking the aftor and his company in, repaired immediately to the lady, who had previously been the subject of con versation. He found the door as before described, and by some fatality in the lady's proteaing angels. supplied the place of her absent husband. The ado?, finding himself a prisoner, after fini.laing the bot tle, got oat of the w.ndcw, and returned home just time enough to have his 5u5...kin...3 awakened. The Lady has since protested her innocence - and, like /cwias.i/, in tile play of Tat apisa:, declares that writs,' she admitted the false Petyar. t.• flee bed, she believed him to be her true and lawful bus. band, Caet.l. She has even made sificiavit of this fan. before a Magistrate. „Al rum 'AI :(14* by • !;.ath of His Per" The RuAian d to this Grand Duke C she will come / oak, Prepared for her wral The Russian an -Ft s he re . h ave con- 'Jr :he late Dolt bad 1% The Pate hal ut toa " 1 4 with thirtee alio • , !ral transpott sore !".4i.rwitia of tl lie is secy. 1 :)ey expect 704 ee to come by