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FORETON INTELLIGEATE. FRUM THE FR. MLII PAPERS. rAais. SEPT. 29. Letters from Hanover, of the '22d instant, men tion, t'sat Field Marshal Bernadotte has found him self under the necessity of arresting several persons of con.equence. We are ignorant of the real mo tives of this a 2 of sevc:ity, which some ascribe to the discovery of a correspondence of a trc.tionabla ratty c ; whilst others regard the imps isoned persons merely as hostages, responsible for the contributions due by their country, and for the conduct of their countrymen in case of a Continental war. It it said, that the PrefeA at Antwerp has received a latter from the Minister of the Marine Depart ment, announcing, that the Emperor, on his return to the coast will visit that city, which is honoured with his Majesty's particular protection. who has declared, that before the twentieth year of his reign, Antwerp should surpass Amsterdam. and equal London in trade, riches, and ritalaiiim.—(Orack de anuara) As several SchisMatic priests have succeeded every where, but particularly in Brabant, in coUeR• ing congregations of superstitious or disatleaed per sons in private Chapels or Churches, confiscated and sold by the nation, the Prcfd of the Department of the Dyle has addressed to the Sub-prefeas and Mayors of his Department the following letter : . I am ordered by his Excellency the Ministcr of the Interior, to inform you, that nn public worship is permitted in any other buildings but in those Churches assigned by Government; and it is ex pressly forbid by the law of the 10th Germinal, year ten. that any person, not appertaining to the parish, shall exercise the sacerdotal funaions. Go vernment is *formed, that this law has been often infringed, and that a. , uses are dail7 committed con trary to these dispositions. It is beyond a doubt, that in many communes, where the former churches save been suppressed. or united with those ereeted into Cutacies or Chapels of Ease, refraCtory priests, mhool masters, former chaunters of patishes,thually sing the mass, celebrate all the offices, and imi tate all the sacerdotal ceremonies. Even some form processions, perform hu r i a is. administer the sacrament of baptism, and receive the dues on these accounts. Such scandalous praetices must produce many serious inconveniences, and it is necessary to restrain them. The most expeditious and efficient means to be em ployed are to shut all churches, chapels, and other buildings. in ,'hick pertnissioit has not been obtstiaesi. from Government to exercise the Christian worship. I give you. in consequence, the most formal and seriet orders. to execute, before the 2Sth Fruaidor. this measure in your Commune ; and tcs take care, if such abuses have existed there, that they be not renewed in future. You are immeJia:el•r to infor m, in what manner this order has been obeyed, anu carried into execution. "Messieurs, the Su b. Pre leas, are specially charged to be vigilant in observing that this order be strielly executed. (Signed) " Doutcar." It is supposed that similar letters will be vrritter by the P:efeas of all the other departments of Bel gium and Flanders, as well as by those in the West ern departments, and in the et-Jewry German Pro vinces as the kft Bank of the Rhine, where the same evils exist, and require to be suppressed.--( /d. As it is suppose) that the Emperor will not pass through Aur capital, bat proceed directly to his Ma jesty's camps on the coast, from the Banks of the both their Imperial Highnesses, Prince and Princess Louis, intend to wait upon his Majesty at Boulogne, and perhaps remain there until his Mii jeity's return from the performance of the Corona tion ceremony at Paris. His Highness Genenilßeau harnois will nceompany his sister and brother-in-law. Man! consider this not merely as a family visit, or a visit of ceremony, but that both Print , ' Louis and General Bcauharnois are to have su;terior commands la the expedition against Enalaa.l, whiz!, is sup posed, among military men here, to be on the ere of sailing, whilst others say that it will not be on dertaken beft.re the Coronation ceremony shall have beets performed, and that the world will net proclaim Napoleon the *.Britastairta, before the Imperial Diadem deco his Majesty as an Emperor the Fr, mei.--( . 7olurmai de Peru.) The Mir.ister d ef the General Police, Senatcr Fouche, has dettimine3 that, in future, no inhabit ant of the French Empire can obtain a pass for foreign emits:ries, without having previously waited one month from tlx: day he made the demand. The petitions for passes axe to be presented to the Mayor of each Commune, mentioning the business which re quires absessce from Fran: , .., with the names, Chris tian names, ages, prcfcs.ions, rise, the piaces of their births and residences, an.: of their destination. The M syor is to wr:tc his opinion on the petitions, whether passes are to be given or not, and afterwards send them to the Sub-prefea, who, atter giving bis vi)i nion, will forward them to the Prefe.fl for his ap proval or refusal. In the former case, he sends arm .N‘, .i.... to the Minister-General of the Police, who, should his Excellency find nothing objeetionable, makes out the passes, and sends them to the Office of his Ex ce!lency the Minister of the Foreign Department, whose signature is necessary to give validity to the passes. The petitions, as well as the passes, are to be upon stamped paper. No persons under age can, on any account, without the special permission of the Emperor, leave Francc. The same forma lities are to be strialy observe! with regard to per sons of both sexes. To obtain a pass for travelling in the interior, petitions must, in the same mann r, be presented; but, if agreed to, the petitinn:rs will, in a fortnight or three weeks, obtain their passes, according to the time necessary for the police agents to be informed concerning their morale:, and patriot ions. —(Journal du Paris.) THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, FRIDAY. Ocroatit 12. The number of the Charnel Fleet returned to port amounts to nine sail of :h., line at Torbay, and one, the 13, itaimis. at Plymouth, swim the Rao;tier brig, and Nonrod hired cutter. The cause of their return is still matter of some doubt. It is certain Coat the fleet encountered a violent gale off Brest tOr thirty-six hours on Friday and Saturday last, but it rode out the storm anon its station, and the Admiral did not boist the signol to bear away until the wind had abated It was also fine moderate weather when the ships came into 7orbay, and we do nut understand that :any of them had sustained any damage. If these be the real cir cumstances, and we have heard of none other under w'aich the gallant Admiral returned to port, it is obvious that his return has been voluntary. The ships, immediately upon their arrival, took in water and provisions with all possible dispatch ; and it was reported last night. that the Admiral had put to sea on Tuesday evening, but had been probably obliged to return to Torbay.the wind being contrary. This has induced an opinion. that the ships have only come in to water ; that upon their re-assuming their station off Brest, those left behind will return for the same purpose, and that they veil thus con tinue to relieve each other during the winter. A letter from Hansburgh, of the 2Sth ult. states. that tie spirited note which the King of Swtnen ordered to be delivered to the French Charge r,firairet aiStoclatolm, in answer to BC/74•IPArrsial, libel on the !Zing of Swipes. in the Afelaterr, has excited such a rage in the Corsican Usurper, that. in the presence of several German Princes At Mentz, ne declared, in the most violent terms—s , that the Soloist( Mos sects should not, in twelve months, remain a Member of the Germ in Empire; that the province of Swedish P unerania, which gives him a vote at Rati.bon, should. in a short tksne. change its Sovereign; and, if the King of Patina would not make arrangements, to incorporate it with Prussian Pomerania. he, Boss , should.. aimself, create and support another Duke of Pomerania adierisr." These, and similar expres sions, he made use of in the presence of all the Ger man Princes, and of the Memhers of the Dipinmatic Corps. In the evening the Prussian Ciserged'Anirove to the Imperial city of Fran'atort. sent a courier to his Court, an doubt, with these particulars. It is reported upon our Exchange, that the French troops encamped near Luneburg. in Han over, are to be encreasnd to 25,000 men, and that the greater part of them are, before the winter sets in, to occapy Swedish Pomerania. under the command of General LEOPOLD &entre*. In the mean time. the King of SIWZDE4 has ordered Stralsund, the only strong place in his German territory, to be put in a state to sustain a siege. The old fortifications are repairing, and new ones are added ; and it is said, that an encampment of 12.000 Swedish troops will be formed between Griepswald and Stralsund. As it is necessary for the Freesia. before they can arrive on the territory of the King or Swtozsr, to violate that of Mecklin. burgh and Prussia. it is supposed that the former Duchy will be also occupied by diem. Under such an expeflation, the Dust and his family have re moved ait most valuable elca: to Stettin. in Prussia. A rumour is at the same time current, that the Emperor of RUSSIA has offered to send 20,000 men as a succour to His SWEDISK NlAJtsrv. but that the king of Payssi• has remonstraled against the debarkation of Russian troops upon the German territory. A pilot boat from Heiiig land was spoken with last !'y our bh:ckading the Elbe a::d the I'Vc!er. By streia of wcath,r, it hall b,en forced to take shr::.:r at Breeneiley, in th, latter riv:r. A:ears:it-4 to the reports of the pil t, the suff.aings of the inhabitants in the Elei-L , rate of Hanover are stil gteatzr than they have been re;): - e.er.•e-1 the. newspapers; eat Fte:lch Wic k .; t.:Av cm ployed in carrying sway this year's harvest, at,' disposing of it at llamburgh, Bremen, and even in llollao.f, so that a famine is inevitable, shouhi they not be relieved from other countries. All gol: silver coins have aheady been sent to France nothing but copper is in circulation; and the peoph are entirely ruined by the enormous requisitions alit! contributions extorted by BONAPARTE'S satellites. Far from pitying these wretched people, the French commissaries have ordered military execution every where ; and not only the cattle, but the furni ture and kitchen utensils have been seized, and transported in waggons to Holland, to be sold there, as no money is left in Hanover for buyers. Several insurreetions have taken pla.!e ; but they have ►een of no use, except to procure the French new opportunities to add murder to plunder. — Three inhabitants of Neuenhoosen were shot on Wednesday se'nnight. accused of preaching sedi tion. The same day, several of the peasants, at and near Bremerley, were put into requisition fur assisting to build a signal tower in the neighbour. hood ; General BeaNADOTTE having ordered twelve signal towers to be constraled in twelve different Bailiwicks of Hanover, and•to be armed with some guns. to serve as a rallying point for the French troops, in ease of a general rising of the Hanove rian% against their tyrants, or in case the Elelorate should be invaded by foreign foes. The French report, that BONAP %RTe intends, in case of a con: tinental war, to order a conscription of all young men, from fifteen to twenty-six, in Hanover, and that they are to be seat to France, and incorporated with his army upon the coast. A number of young men. therefore. quit their country, notwithstanding the severity of BUMAPAR ris police agents and genu d'armrs, with regard to passes. Three young HAW. verians were concealed on board the pilot boat. who intended to go to Husum to enlist in the German Le gion in the British service, but who entered into the marines on board our frigates. Tnese young men de clare, that if their countrymen were at liberty to follow their inclinations, Englaati would in a month raise an army of 50,000 men among them ; such is their detestation of the French, and the misery to which they are reduced. They confir. 'sell the above particulars, and added, that within a fortnight, se veral thousand more French troops had arrived in Hanover from Holland, together with a numerous train of artillery. ammunition waggons, Sec. They say that the French troops on the banks of the Weser, from the sea to the city of Bremen, amount only to 700 men, fur the defenee'of Iti strong batteries. Dispatches received at the Admiralty state. that the enemy have in the harbour of Dunkirk about forty sail of armed ships. bearing pendants, some of them (about nineteen or twenty) are under Dutch colours. There is likewise a number of small craft. ['he enemy do not at present stew any intention cf coming out. Ilte Sdlses Gasette states. that a small Britich force took possesiou of the town of Mucca, in the Isl+nJ of Sumatra, ou the l4th of I•,t April, after shntt conttst. • YevterLlAy the Er,t transf•rs were made at the k, in the four per ccr..l snl three p.n r.- dated. VetterJay a Court of Dire Ron was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respedive ships, A'w st, J Wordsworth, for IlUng4.l and Chins; Henry A td..yron ' J Ktrkpatr ck, for tt,,nb kr and China; Warren H.at‘aga,T.Lokkos, for St. 11C , c3.1, 13.mco4len, and China. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till this di7. But leer letters are yet in circulation from India, as the most bulky packets remain on board the ships till they arrive in the River. Letters received from tit. Helena state, that tho Weafefif had sailed from China, on her h omeward voyage, on the ttith of M I . he :721110701 frigate, a sloop, and several brigs and cutte s, sailed on Wednesday for the French coast. Thsre are now fifty rend ants flying in the lls.iwns; nine or ten of which are line of battle ships. The Prue, AJoipbrs packet, with a matl from Jamaica, is arrived at Falmouth ; she sai'esl on the Si September. The letters will not be delivered tut this day (Friday.) !be Otter, Snow's, from Wisbeach, fur Rye, is lost off the North Foreland. The sloop Jorers, of Rochester, ladcn with coals, was driven on shore, near Saithouse, in Norfolk, on Tuesday. The Congress of Neit.k, .lowlsosc, of Arbroath, for Lf,lninn, i► lost near Yarmouth. The Csrnuallrs, the 11'aubanur,r_•, to the ft outward-bound East•lndiamen, w:,ich sailed it o:n 1 2 ..rtsmouth„ on the Bth May, mitt- convoy of the fretregeux mm of war, parted from the fleet, tu.:n :After leaving Madeira. _ _ _ The Lirmie karnity, hound to Bengal, wa‘ all well on the 221 June, in lat. 2 deg. S. Long. '2 deg. W . • the bon armed ship, with fire tail of vessrls un der convoy for the Baltic, sailed from the fore on Wednesday evening. The ino Pain, RICHARDSON, f11.7t1 Jamaica for London. was captured on the sat August, by a French Erivateer. The Mao.. GIL•IliTli SI. from Jamaica, for Dub lin, foundered at se on the Ist OitAer. 11'.0 rft•\l and a small part of the cargo saved by the Cra,:..l frigate. * he Getter,' Shoe, CaTtaill MORT I.( lt, is at. rived safe itt the Downs Her Fuser came to the idia House yesterday, with the packet, ir,mi the Captain, who is in the Downs: he hat pa:zei front tho homeward-bound fleet in a gait, whir' had etc-iced some apprehemioLs so- ha safrty. ROYAL PA HL r. tretrioorn, pc r. 10. Last night, after the RUY A 1 miLy landed, they prepared for a ttramiJurende truth %%low attended by all tlu • Nobil\ ay :noun 1. The (tart!. Sand attended, and played r :vet al firo;:rite d.utcr., all about ten o'cl, , clc, when the com , l,l;lV !ir )ke up. This morning, ah.•ut , even o', lock, 1 lis NI A its/ rode to iuspta the Hanoverian Artillery, ar.er :hey marched for Bridport. At ten o'clock, Ilk Mail cry and ea, nf CA M RttncE ill a pha'..ton ; the Q!.11.C.• PI ;tit:h.; Araus IA in a Linditu ; Ira US BLI II :42 Surat A, and Ladiei Tit YNNI: and WI,- another phaeton ; and the Duke and Princess eat. of Giot:cesr in in th.-ir own carriage; 10:;,ove. by Lard and Lady Powici. in their OWII i.l went to Milton Abbey, the seat of the L..rl thiaentsrEe. Their MAJESTIES and the rest of the Roy At. FA %tits, according to the present arrarg•:r..ll!, finally leave Weymouth on the Zi h or r'!:ii ni the vre, :it month. It is then intended by tii. !I U‘ P s I r Co honour GEO. C.E Rost. ESCI. V. 1. presence at his seat of Cuffnells, whete th,, remain some days ; after ehich they will re Windsor on the Gth• or 10th of neat month, at m I heir MAJESTIES will reside .Ind sleep is the Castle, hot in the Queen's Lodge, as formerly. I . H EA T ItE.-•••Wednesday. Mr. Mrs. and MieiWoes. DAL is Night; Ce,efiir the 1 1.ert riche, and Ton matt, by desire of the Countess of BaLmone. ford Band pl sped several selea pieces cf rwasic twerp the ma,. Arrived at Lucs es Hotel on Tuesday: Ca+,tap Butcher, Gith Regiment, Wm. Rrc•tun, Evi Mr, Parry Strclen ; Key. Mr. Mastermsq; Jerzmi.‘h Mr. ?0.-tr.-tombs o.lrald, from Scortand, last front Linerutcy; Mr. Shsw Mr. F. Yr: Juca. Mrs. Poringer. THEATRE, with C.4c e tch May ing I I hmr4 thaw pm ti ...I T dered DRURY-I.MM „ ' use Miff Dusrcam made her second appearance h-re ow t, tit • last night, in the character of Lady Teazle, i.l wiii.h here; she acquitted herself with still greater ability, if vast possibl-, than on Monday night. When it is con. ma -d sidered how much higher the interest of the pi ece 711 . it i real s would have been carried by an adequ , te Si. P e t er rea e l v Tea:lc, every lover of the drama must lament I.:Siy that Mr. Warsuoirrom was not seleeted for that point character. Mr. MATHEWS is totally unfit for it. dent. It is not in his line. He may dress like Mr. Kisa ; gda.d our 4. a point for which some of our contciriporaiirs Ina " give him gt eat credits but the judicio 1.. us cri: e ; will scarcely allow the merit of an ader to lay Lai , in the cut of h:s coat. If Miss DUNCAN had a , t i rex. posser,td superior talents, she wou!cl have run s sme done ri.k in pre! cling her ,elf before a Lon Jon an- dress dience, with so feeble a helpmate. Before the r i-i eg with of the curtain, an apology was made for Mos Mtt• wile Loa, who was prevented by ~ultiee ilisii,p,.,::i a. Kid, from tilling the part of Ma.:re, which was ii-?,n... lernn taken by Mrs. SOP:TEST. The House overr! :art gms with a . brilliant audience, from wham the rerre.r.n- reset tation received the most enthusiastic applause. tenal Chas FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS IN TOWN. 11;0;1 of k Sty J a h n and L a dy D a slrwood King, fioni a visit to Mrs br iar Moiety, Nort-A, t., NI Ili es Hate!, in Jetcnvristre t. a rea The Ccumess of L.v.tpo.d and Lady C. Jenkins, to their house in licrtioidotr:et. his L Lady Hartwell and family, from Cheltenham, for a fcw •',..r.5. pitch Lady E. Monk, fmm lisitinia. scent The %Orris:ones, of Abercorn and Ore Lady Hamlin:ins, from LIB: the Pri tty, to their Brae in Orr en-erect R. B She:idan, Esq. ioatn LFoli:.gtou„ to George street, ina ; ils•v.....e.r.rare. ec,nvi La 'y Mary Bentinck, from Butstrode, to Bu.lingt .0 haus,. and r Viscountess Castlereagh, from Eau Sheen to Up, er B ..ark- acted at - e• t who 1 Lunt Heatheed, B seliwond, Herts, to Hil'etrcet. Th r Ms-;us of Bliodford, from Worthing, to Dormes of tl Ho ei awn C.A.111.4 Pring:c and Family, free Dover, to Domes Hotel. attelli ----.....--. FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES. ems... rut Countess of Dunmore, Lady J. Drew, and Lady Ae• Or gi is M.-Irian, from Grov.sn..r square,tn Ramspte. Lady E. Piaster, Msdenioiselle St. Julie, and Inc M.3 . rida a to se' Hs•Lngton, (5, 110 Devonshire 114.", to tasting, ; they Ja,i shi m i.st is gist at Tunli•Age Wells. In th fhe I.sr: of Ash'iursitam, from Dover street, fir ArhSara lathe ham •i,'nc.". 50.... W. S.r J .ha Sebs;ght, front Norfolk-etre:A, to Newmarket, is suite, a coursing T arty. the C -- - - ing, I Mr. Ps r r is gone from Putney Common to Wey. sod c mouth, upon a visit to His MAJ IST Y, from whence On he will accompany the Roy AL FAMILY to tlu slit scent of the Lido! Doacist-r La. Willi. T: e PORTICOES' AMBASSADOR gives a g - i - -I IVem dinner this day, at his hove in South And y-stiel. Mr. ? Lord STANLEY has taken a house for t. ••• the C months, for his family, near Colch:ster, where 1.: force is nprit !my with his Regiment. salmi leny The Earl of CLoN mct was r..arried Loa wt-ek. at He e SI St. Marv's Church, W.,rwick, to 1.a17.----- G .1- fermi vet. I.t• laugh er rte the Ear: of IA a iwico. ind p Biros and Barons: de ROBES.'" are :tailed 31 fotrnt their bout:, Piccadill), from Park. Ihe Karl an I Countess of &awl D sat, and Barco s: ~ Sat i I H, are . OW at &eh. ••• . 'lnc 11•0..tt I I sa. W. a. Pc)fli-INSY is U.7A' . ' : .. ra t ify :rum Lis late indispositi..o. Tote Marquis of Sr as roar , , until his :,i - :: s• • ii. ! Cleveland-square is ri,.i..!:est, will res.de in h ...:- i J• 4 tt father', ho.p.e., in Whi:ei LW i ill. el-.i ec • The F..•,1 of Strros has taken tl.e Ntirc-.:i , '.. ~ ,:td ST a f rano% Lite h -)rise, ia Arlington-strert. I n i 'Fite We Mr. THORPE'S ht use, in Portiard•plei enters is b:come the rrsid.:nce of Lord-Kt I:SING!' ofi. n,.1 i , Lord Osst t sins! has taken a house in Q•le.n otic :: A:11: -street. \ lay Fair. tie ev Mrs. Sinn° Ni if so much indisonsed by a r• ....' On m r,:: ast:silon, that she is unable to F erloi m at ;*:!•• C !tai a tit. !•. !y r The Hun. Captaii LINCOLN STAPHO'R• ' 1 ` : :: 1 the 1:..5rl of HAS It :NGTONI, and Capt.iiii ii: C... ':'• - • ~ . 1 Light D• 170....5, n oe quartered at 1. ii,ghre.; .o :: - . 14:13, is d iiiy ex i ieel,:si i.: town upon a visit tc) : ' s. rather. V . 't New York paper, of the fsth of An-us:. ' - i " Mr. Ntt.::a v, :h: Ilriti,h Nlinis:cr, ACC. tj• ~ . . I.L, th, l'..ilaileiebis pipers, his tak e n ap.ir:rni:.•• - h• i - :he Fr inkein Inn. G ..rrnan-totva. C..nii.in. - .. .. .., si , .', were p.i:d Ilion on Saturday, by t: e V . I rl - !,0.i , i, the Spar.: , h Ambas• idnr, .n 1 h. .. •.; . t rz :1 , !..cJ charaa.r., in Pisilat:e:phia." Nor