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AGRRARDISEMANT OP AUSTRIA. coeiNteosit. 001 TNR POSSOWOMS OF AUSTRIA lat SUAStA ) AND Oil WIN PROJACTS OF &00111INDISI. lIILOT Is TWAT COLDITOT. Brisgaw and Frickthal being gin's, by the Treaty 4 of Luneville, the first to the Duke of Modena, and the other to Switzerland. and being than detached . hem the Austrian Monarchy, the Princes and States ; Vote Empire of the South of Germany, at first, hoped that the loss of these countries, that had formed the , . priscipd part of the Austrian possessions in Suabia, wadi pin an end to the preponderating interest which the Court of Vienna had exercised in the circle of Suabia, and free them from the dependence in which this Conn had held them, and from which she bad derived so great as advantage, in all the wars into which she had drawn the German Empire; but it wu not long until they perceived, that Austria, far (torn 12 ' negleeing her former possessions. tried all the re sources of subtle policy, the more to concentrate and 1 . i .. preserve, by means of new acquisitions, her ancient weight and influence in Suabia. Frickthal is the only real loss which the Coen of Vienna has had in Suabia. flrisgaw and Ortenau, having become the property of the Archduke Fer. siinand, uncle of the Emperor, residing at Vienna, can only be considered as a province of Austria. These countries may, sherefeee, be reckoned among the Austrian possessions. It was in pursuing her system of aggrandisement with perseverance and good fortune, that the House of Austria has arrived at the rank which she at pre , sent holds among the Continental Powers. She has not negleaed any means, any opportunity, of ang mentie.g her dominiJns ; and, after the moat unfortu pate wars. she has Always procured a!!vantages, were ° they only in concentrating her possessions. It was thus, after the Treaty of Luneville, and the settling of the indemnities, she took advantage of her ancient preter,sions and superanouated right, to buabia, to I appropriate to herself the pot esoicn of all the abbeys and se• ularised cameras, sereas, which re within its ter 'km. To her an..ien: possess:a:is in .iitabia, which I . we may estimate at an extent of 9.5n,04u squares, and a population of t, ',ow) soots, the Court of Vienna has lately triited the city of Ludau, obtained • r from the Court of Hieigerrtheim, the Island Menau, an the Lake of .Constance, the ei-ti,oard abbey of Wenig oten, arnt many other ;eisniories. 6 66, The Ait.trian Nrsvi..ce in Suahia, such as it actu ally 55....5, as governed by a Regency. which sits at r -- Guntaboarg, an the Danube. The different terri tories which compose the province are 'dispersed in the South of Suabia, and en the left beak of the Danube. The seigniories of Vorallterg. Itothenfels. Raver.sberg, Montfort, the prefert cure of Suabia, and the city of Lindau, are situ ated to the north and east of the Lake of Con stance, and form a contiguous territory ; but the city of Constance, and the earldom of Nellembourg, which are to the west of this Lake, are entirely iso lated. The earldom of Hohenberg. situated near the Black Forest, is divided by the country of Wit temberg, and the posseasioas of the Princes of I la henzollern. The &ties of Ehingen. Mengen, Ried lingen, and Sulgan, situated on the Danube, are equally envirobed by foreign territories. All these possessions are of great political import ance to Austria. In a military point of view, they may be considered the advanced posts of the Aus trian Monarchy. calculated to defend, on the one side, the passage of the Defiles of the Alps, of Sua ble, and of the Black Forest ; and, on the other, that of the Rhine. They furnish to the Eniperot many soldiers, and facilitate recruiting in Suabia. _They guard, and occupy, willingly, all the frontiers of Germany towards Switzerland; they make him master of the navigation of the Lake of Constance, of the principal roads which cross the south of Suabia, and, .tbove all, wf those which pass by Lindau. and which are of the greatest importance to commerce; they serve as s granary of previsions for the Tyrol ; in short, they extend his influence over the south of the Empire, by putting him in contact, and in rela tion. by vicinity, with the most of the states of that part of Germany, of which a great number are even his vassals, or are. in ether respeas, in his dependence.— ( .4 ri!if I LIFE OF %MOLLET. This Day is published. iu svii price 7s. in %mob. The FOUNT', VIATIOR ni THE LIFE of TOBIAS SMOLLET, M. D. %tisk Critical ObasesaVo:is on his Works. ni ROVIERT ANDERSON, M.O. Printed (or Mu. 4.4 and 5.... Edothentli; and sold b, Long nen and Co. 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Sy Mrs. Temple. &a Five Yakima% agitates. boards. THE BRITISH PRESS. IPSOti •, SATURDAY, Ocro Nat 116. The permission given by the Kiag of Peusst• for the Russian troops to march through the Prussian territories, was only the Signal of an entire new change in the Prussian politics. The Prussian Con sul, resident Is Lewdaa. bas bass snakerised, by his roue, to ILNIPX all Masters of Prussian vessels, in this coentry, against sniffing any .f ,be forts ef Prance err Halberd, as thereby astir Wise!. might be Itrougbt into danger. Notice, to this Abe, was sent last even ing to the Custom-House of London. and, we be lieve, to all the out-ports. In the present circum stances of Europe, this precautionary step, OA the part of Prussia, is decisive of a rupture between her and France. It was accordingly stated in the Mi nisterial circles, last night, and readily believed, that the Ring of Pa ues tll has proposed to snake cosmos ewe with Aretrie, Russia, A'agland, nod Sweden, egainst Frame, and that as Envoy Eatraorilinary will be seat without delay to Berlin, to settle the terms and adjust tie waint of the subsidy, to be paid by Eng land for the aid and co-operation of His Pllusstas Ms-tarry. The Russian troops assembled on the side of Stralsund, amonnt to 50,000 men, the Swedes to 15,000, the German Legion embarked in the Downs, to 10,000. and the British troops ac companying it, to about 6,000. The facility afforded by Prussia to all these parts, amount ing in the whole to upwards of 60,000 m:n, to assemble in Hanover. and make an impression upon Holland, or operate as a diversion in favour of the Allies, in Germany or Italy, is a serious blow to the hopes of Bon sea sr ; but when we see this 60,000, augmented and supported by the forces of Prussia, we must regard it, unless, indeed, some unforeseen misfortune should blast the fair prespeti, as almost decisive of the fate of the Continent. We should much regret, had the unlicensed march of the French through the Prussian territories, alone, pro • duced this change in the Cabinet of Berlin. Resent nsent, arising from sudden provocation, will cool, and address may discover means to appease the in jured party. But, in the present conduA of Prussia,w: recognise the impression made by a series of crimes and arr,ressions on the part of France. Prussia is not governed by light and wavering Councils. The impulse required to force her from her system of neu trality, is a plcez , ? of her firmness and constancy in the posit;on in which she has now placed herself. The more Prussia hassuffered,the more difficult mast be her reconediati The riolAtion of her re. ritory by France, does not admit of justification or de- fenee. Had France been capable or maint,;ning the relations of peace and amity, Prussia must iI3; remained neutral ; for what oaths are to ill Evi duals, treaties are to a people ; and. as a private ; ri son has no security for life or property, but the 'enmity of an oath, so there can be no safety wit'. govetnrsienu. which violate, at the:r will. the sacred t-chts of nations. it has been said, that Duaoc had failed is his mission to Hulin, and, that &els- - ras rt u I ,,,ttyk g the frict.:At? wi.asa i c ordateci his 1:443101 to _ force their way, if necessary, through Anspach.— We. hope this is not the ease ; 'for, if Boa s speculated upon a rupture with Prussia, he has, no doubt, provided against its conse quences. It would be unreasonable to 'appose, that he did not feel some apprehensions for the re sult, when he gave this new insult to Prussia; but we may also presume, that he did not look to a rupture as certain, and that he hoped, if Austria were defeated, that Prussia would not dare to move. The attitude which the latter Power has now assumed, was, therefore, we hope, unexpeaed ; and if so, it will prove doubly formidable to France. The arrival of Foreign Papers is anxiously looked for, as they may be expeeted to clear up the doubts, and supply the deficiencies of the Journals received in the course of the week, even though they should not bring intelligence of more recent date. The latest accounts of the position of the Austrian army, are contained in articles of the Bth ; while the move ments of the French are carried down to the 11th inclusive ; on which day, as we stated yesterday, Beam DOTT t entered Munich. Within this interval, the whole of the French army crossed , the Danube. If, then, the Austrian army remained in its original situation, between Ulm and Memmingen, the French have completely turned it, and are now in its rear. Of the probable advantages which the French may derive from this situation, we can form no adequate idea, not knowing what the movements and opera tions of the Austrians have been. We can only presume, that the position is advantageous to the enemy, as it is of their own seeking. General DON and suite, sailed on Thursday from the Downs, in the Ariirithte, Captain Kano. Our Ramsgate letter contains farther particulars of the emisarkation of the troops, for the expeditioa to the Continent. Yesterday, a Court of Direlors was held at the East India House, when Captain WILLIAM MOr. WATT was sworn into the command of the ship Winehelseo, consigned to Bombay and China. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Tuesday next. The Duke of CUMMILRLAND, we understand, is appointed Chancellor of the University of Dublin. Stotts experienced, within thew two days, a lit! of orally one per cent. The 3 per cents opened at SS 5-Bths on Thursday, and the Omniuni at 31. Th,,ugh yesterday was a haliday, some private bargains were done at 591 the Consols. and 41 the Ommum. This rise has been oecasioned by the fa vow able intelligence from Berlin ; and by the ru mour that the powerful intervention of Prussia may induce BONAPARTE to consent to a General Congress for the Negotiation of Peace. The Magda/ma. Gosnon, from Grenada, for the Clyde, has been captured, re-captured, and sent into Penzance, by the Iris frigate ; who has captured the Venetia. Spanish privateer. 1 he John and Willie,., PassLar. from Surinam, for London; is en shore near Lymington. The Lady Sinclair, Forties, from Jamaica, for Leith, sprung a leak, and was burnt at sea, on the 33 instant. The Hope, L•mo, is arrived at Grangemouth, from Petersburgh, which she left on the I st. Sir Ssonty SMITH, we understand, has given orders for 'reeling a printing-press on board his ship, the Antelope, now lying in Dover Roads. The Monarch, Rendition, and Monnenuth, are pre paring kn. sea, at Chatham, and will be ready in the course of the week. The Illexible, Trrdent, and Ardent, are ordered to be repaired. The order which was so much urged on Wed nesday, at Portsmouth, for the sailing of the Surma , . Eagle, Satarn, and Athenienno, was not repeated yes- terday • nur were any extraordinary exertions made to get these ships ready for sea ; they will, however, sail this day, or to-morrow, to join Lord NeLsoN's Fleet. Thursday morning, the Russian Admiral, and the Captains of his Squadron, landed at Portsmouth, and waited upon Admiral Mont *au, which com pliment was soon afterwards returned to them, at the Fountain Inn, by Admiral hloNTaou. Sir Isaac COl/1/., Ciptaillli Swtt•.n, GlrrAaD, COLBY, PIM. YOST, SAVPIDERS, and MAURICt. The Russian squadron will shortly sail for the Mediterranean ; they only put into Portsmouth for a supply of water. The stern-post and stern of the Union, 98, at Ply mouth, is got up, and her keel laid down. The Ca !edam, 120, which is of rather larger scantling than the Haber :ea, Lttely launched, has been quite ribbed up to the gun-whales, and is to be left for seasoning for some moths, till tit to be planked over ; she is to be 6..ished for launching in eighteen months, from this period ; as the method a laying down ships, and leaving thi.m, during so very long a period, to season, is fouude I on.an erroneous principle. The F.mpertr ALLXAPOUR left St. Peterburgh on Saturday, the 21Ith September. Ten thousand horse were to be embarked for Stralsund, in Swedish Po merania. The first division, consisting of IS trans port., liai sailed about ten days before Capt. LANG ca:nr away ;the second division, of a like num. ht.r, ;.e sailed i■ company with ; and the third and fourth divisions are getting ready : the third was to sail in a few days None but cavalry were to be srubsrlind. The infantry had all marched by land ; 45.000 from the city of St. Petersburgh alone.— Captain La 14 CA left a 'fleet of Russian men of war at Elsineur, on their way to Corfu. Yesterda), the intros, a fine fir-built frigate, was launched at the King's Yard, Deptford. She went off the slips precisely at three o'clock, in tie most regular manner ; but, in conseepience of not droppmg her anchor soon enough, she swung against the vessels in the tier, and knocked of past of her stern. An irninense concourse of speaa , ors attended, and several prisons of dis tinaion were anscog the selea vi,ttants. The Dock assisted by a t mrty of the Tower I lam. Lte preserved the greatest order within the Deck Yard. IL WINDSOR, OCT 25. V' This morning, 2bnut twelve o'clock, Their MA. rsri es, escrtte•l by a party of the Royal Horse Guards, Blue. with the l'aloce.ssrs, and the Duke of Kent., arrived from Kew. at the Royal Apart ments, which have undergone corsiderable altera tions and repairs, in addition to those of but year, and are now in a state fit for their reception, and will be honoured with their residence for some time. The Royal Horse Guards, Blue u paraded in him of the Queen's Lodge, and the Staffordshire Militia in the Court Yard. The latter wore their new uni form ; the facings are altered from yellow to blue, in consequence of a compliment paid them at a re view previous to the ROYAL FAMILY going to Wey mouth; on which occasion, His M•Jesx T was pleased to express His Royal apptobatios of their variou s evolutions and movarnonts, in these emphatic w.,i.t., They shall be called my own ;" in confo—, , with whicti, o.ey are now styled, .4 The K Staffordshire Regiment of Militia." The Wiiids.,l Volunteers were also drawn up on the occasion. Their MAJCSTILS . late visits to Windsor being rather private, the demonstrations of kir, usual (At their coming to honour it with their residence for a time, were then omitted ; hut now, the steeples re sound with the ringing of bells ; at every home pre paration; are making tor An illumination, and every countenance is expressive of hilarity. Aft.ir the whole of the ROYAL FAMILY had alighted, His hisiesxv, accompanied by the I:uke of KENT, and Colonels Sown, Doalem, and Dcs sitow, walked down by the Queen's Lodge, • ea. which they stood for a considerabli time, wird,: t e troops passed in order of review. After the whole had gone by, they returned to the Csstli Thtir M AJLST I es. and all the Mt of the ROYAL FAMILY, limbed tematkably well. THEATRE. COIrtNT.OARDEN. The very excellent play of ifs Yes Like It, was performed at this Theatre last eight. )(mance ex hibited his usual excellence and discriminatiou ; and the difficult part of Roselind was sustained by Miss Smirks, with, an ease and spirit that have re cured her reputation. in the Cartes Soh , : she di . coved a degree of judgment and humour, that, in some measure, compensated for her want of v .te and she WAS deserveJly encored. Tics ISIUNTYII also reccivel many marks of public a; pr ation. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bsaaproto, and Lord and Lady F. Stance', dined yesterday with the Duke and Duchess of Maat.soaouou, at their house, Pall Mall.. Among the !orrice! titles in the upstart family of the Corsican usurper, is that of his son-in-law, the young Carole, Bssuaaascots, staling himself Pruner Begeet. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Scott arrived, yester• day, at their house, Manchester-square, from Brighton. A kiss lately appeared in the list of bankrupts; not, however, a shieit kiss, but a. fare tredrr. Lord CA 1"11C411T is arrived from Ireland, pre paratory to his going to Russia. I.asrocc WILSON, F.sq. came to town, list Thursday, from 'Tunbridge Wells, where he still return, next Monday, and then proceed to Brighton for a fortnight. The Drury-lane liege's, like the Glastonbury thorn, blooms in the midst of winter. Capt. Waxer, Aid•de-Camp to General City, wilt leave town, this day, for Bt ighton. Sir W•LT Ell J•mts leaves town, this day, to joie his lovely family, at his house, Marine Parade, Brighton. Mr. Pr r T'S old tin cannisters, which formerly con tained the securities of the German subsidised Princes. are now preparing for their original u.e. His housekeeper has for some time past made them the demi of h •r geep‘estafee tea. Doeor Huse and his Lady arrived yesterday, at their house, Grosvenor-street, from Dublin. "I he Baker in the Strand, who baked his Neigh hour's cat, richly deserved a co-s-nine-rarie. Captain M•sraisi leaves tows, this day, for Dublin. Amongst the last arrivals in tows are, the Coun tess of BALCARII As and Family, Right Hon. Lade E. Fosses, and Mr. HILL and his Family. Some difficulty is likely to arise upon the trial the tailors who kicked up the row at the Hay-miu Theatre, as they mean to objet to a jury 11 Lon don merchants, aad insist upon being tried by their peers. The Hon. General PAGET has arrived at Deal, L om whence he is to embark in the expedition. Master Bar ry played Arched, on Monday; and. on Wednesday, was, for the first time, to play Morita, at the Edinburgh Theatre. Two Muses Toro a us, Miss Gear, aad IWO Misses PAS I Utll, of Newcastle; and Miss Rio'.". of Seaton-Sluice, base arrived at Nevrbiggen, North. umborland. The Duchess of Maaxsoirouose, Duchess of Dr 'orison am, Countess of H•IIIIIIIGT011, Dowag'' Countess Stamens, Marchioness of Hcaorner. Lady FIIMICIS Raocurr, Lady Ar.varri.tv.uiCk . Captain 0 , and his Lady ; the Countess vi JERSIY, and the Marquis of Si ANC)V•III3, in his phaeton, drawn by two beautiful Arabian greys, and two outriders, honoured Bond-street with their pre sence yesterday. Tuesday, died suddenly, at his house, in London. universally 'wetted. Fe A. F. BKCICWITH, Esq. a Brigadier-Lreneral in His Means, 's forces, Ms jor of the 37th Regiment, and one of the Commis sioners for Military Inquiry, which appointment he had recently received, when ailing as Assistant Ad jutant-General of the Southern Distriit. Rev. roue ll:cations Roger:3, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, was. on the I th inot. instituted by the Lord Bishop of Rain and Wet lA. to the Rectory of Hemblonan, Somerset •nll2 presentation of his father, the palms, dr. Um' Rogan s s, of Barnstaple.