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ready arrived ben, to isaratbashoing their Majestic stay. The number of princes and diplomatic persons, who arrive here to be presented to their Majesties, increase daily. The Rieder, and three Pr.nces of Baden, with several other German Princes, are already arrived. The Russian Charge des Affaires, D'Oubril, seldom goes abroad. We suppose that be will remain here at least a fortnight. The Coun. eillor of Legation, Baykaii, is with him. clineil to join in an alliance with France, is to retire 1 to Sicily; and his continental dominions, as also the Ecelesisitical States, will ha occupied by an equal number of French and Austrian troops. The whole of this alleged plan of confederacy and revolution was first mentioned by ore of CItAt4PIGNV'S Secre taries, at a political party. It may not be accurate in the detail; but it is well understood at Vienna, that BON AP A are if intriguing with ardour and diligence, to divide and embroil the Continental powers, with a view to the ultimate ruin of them all. Scarcely a day passes in which C AMP IGN v has not a private interview with CO BENTZEL, over whom he has as great an influence as that exerci ;ed ia 1708 by the Abbe SILT Ls over Hatrowirz at Berlin. Had it not been for the French ascendancy at that time over the Prussian Minister, the brillia, t Campaign of 1799 might, by the conquest of Holland and Switzerland, have completely crushed the French Revolution, and we should have heard no more of BON AAAAA but as a wanderer in Egypt. The present influence of France in the Austrian Councils may probably blast hopes equally flattering, and produce Calami ties equally disastrous. lONE' SEPT. T. The Pope has ordered his Secretary of State for Tondo Atain to communicate to the different Comes his approaching journey to Paris, to which he had teseireti two iavitations. As all official cesmaleations with the Gant of St. Petersburgh arebsieruptod, it is understood that an accommo dation with that Court will be negotiated through the soutSasiou of the Court of Vienna. IT•LY, SEPT. 5. Aimee diri . 'sions of the Italian army, under the ScomParstiof.lonrdan.have orders to march towards do Papal territory, and to join the corps under General St. Cyr. MILAN, SEPT. 4. We learn from Genoa, that the eight following persons were brought from Port Maurice on the 29th of August, under a French escort. and shut up in the tower of the fort of that city : Leonard Strafforello, The SPANISH Am Lassa Don, we understand, had an audience of Lord HARROWIY, on Wednesday, in consequence of the conference held by his Lord ship, on Tuesday, with the Committee of Merchants in the Spanish trade. At the meeting, no doubt, there was some explanation of the business of the preceding day; and yesterday His Excellency sent off a courier with dispatches for his Court. We are informed, that he, at the same time, obtained an assurance that no strong measures should be resorted to, until our Government shall have received an an swer to its ultimatuni, which may be expel ed in the course of a fortnight. According to reports in our political circles, this ultimatum is at once moderate and spirited.—equally political with regard to the safety of England, and advantageous to the inde pendence and tranquillity of Spain. his said, that not only the total disarmament of the Spanish navy has been insisted upon; but that Minorca, the Ca nary Islands, and some island in the West-Indies, have been demanded 'in deposit .during the present war, as pledges, not so muds for the good faith of Spahs, as agair.it the fraud afraforce i,f 601111 AIL T with whom might constitutes rights "rho► tercets no treaties, but those which are dilated by force, and guaranteed by fleets and armies; and who, if not prevented by poll* may, in a few Months, perhaps weeks, extort from Spain, new Military or naval succours, and lay her under new peenniaty ennui. butions. This demand of deposits may be con. sidered by some political grammarians, and special pleading politicians, an narrow, illiberal, and not strialy consonant with the common law of Europe; because not warranted by usage, in negotiations be tween independent States. The answer to this, however, is dire and obvious. We do not live in regular and ordinary times; and extraordinary cases require extraordinary praaice. When ever did the Power of France extend from the Elbe to the Streights of Messina? When ever did France dictate to modern Continental States as she now does? But we are not driven to this defence, although it amounts to the strongest we could urge, for it is a plea of necessity. It is sufficient to appeal to the conduct of France, as a precedent for our justification. Did France, in the last war, consent to a truce with Austria, with out forcing her to surrender forts, and evacuate pro. •inces ? France has established a new law of nations for herself, and shall England be precluded from availing herselfof it, when it may answer herpurpose ? If England is to be pinned down to what is sanction ed by custom and usage, and use no other means against a power that violates all usage, and tramples upon all custom, we give our enemy a fearful odds. We fight no 1 snger upon equal terms. We are no longer fairly matched. Wt are tied down, and en tangled by bonds and obligations, and oppressed by weights, while our enemy is left in the free and ur.controulcd exercise of all his powers.— Looking at the praaice of our enemy, and the extraordinary situation in which we are placed, England cannot be blamed for fighting Bons- PASTe with his own weapons, and counteraaing him with his own schemes. When his satellites entered the kingdom of Naples, that moment British soldiers had a right to occupy the island of Sicily I when Bonatasta e last year laid Portugal and Spain under contribution, that mo. went England had a right to take posscssinn of Cuba and Madeira; and when Bo N A rAar t's slaves marched into Hanover, England had a right to land an army in Egypt. Where one power respects every thing, and another disregards every thing, it is not difficult to foresee in whose favour the contest must end. Jerome Corradi, Consul of Denmark, Charles Ham- IBatavian Consul; Joseph Giribaldi, G. B. WIIIMISE, Bernard Discos°, mariner ; Guillaume Gaitaldi,Consuloffivreders,andFlaminicoAquroke. ♦z(lcr, SZPT. 7. • Oar Journals state, that orders have been re. caved from Paris, by the General in Chief in Upper Italy, to plats French garrisons in the Papal bar bowl of Ancona .14 Civita Vecchia, to secure 'them aglinst any posiible attack. NAPLIS, AUG. 28. T h e 1,5,01:10 French troops, which are distributed in Orgysir, Along the coast of the Adriatic, are un ary pod rfncipline, and behave very well to the in bullinots i it is said they will be reinforced by a whole division from Upper Italy. An Engillehip Of war, of 74 guns, lies at Castel-a-Mare, illy to lake on board the English Envoy, Mr. Elliot, and the English merchants here, should political cir cumstances require it. The ea-minister, Mr. Afton, - resides on his estates in Sicily. The Russian troops that have arrived at Corfu • will be distributed in other islands of the Repu'alic of the Seven Islands, as Zente, Crfalonia, Para, Ire. The corn necessary for their subsistence will be brought from the Russian ports on the Black Sea. MALAGA, AVG. The epidemic disease, which prevails here, has oehappily so much increased, that yesterday 291, or, according to other accounts, 276 persons died. The number of the sick amounts to above ,5,000; the road from Malaga is covered with fugitives, asd the city itself presents the most dreadful scenes of misery. •NOTNet LETTER, SAME DATE. The Ms d this city is truly deplorable t pesti _ lance, famhse, and earthquakes, in fine, the great est pbvses on earth, unite against us. The fever IMMO, of a great number of persons daily. It is say however, the same epidemic disorder as last year, bet has been occasioned by the violent heat, the great scarcity of corn, and other provisions, which has been severely felt by the poorer cities of the inhalsitants, the improper use of fruits, &c. We have here now not more than, at the utmost, will last us for a month ; and, should we have no supplies, is consequence of the communication being sit 04 WM Illeusrseffcr dreadfully from famine. The day before yesterday, about four in the af- term" a shock of an earthquake was felt here, and this morning. about half after eight, another ; but neither of themp thank God, did any particular duster. THE 13R1T191-1 PRESS• LONDON, FRIDAY, Sarum/az Yesterday morning Mr. Sauce arrived is town with dispatches, supposed to be of importance, from hicssost. our minister at Berlin. He took shipping on Monday last, at Husum, and landed at alz o'clock un Wednesday at Harwich. Shortly afar his arrival in town, a Cabinet Council was held, and a massager was immediately dispatched to His Biwa' at Weymouth. A letter from oar Correspondent at Vienna, tilted the 12th instant, states, that a Quintuple Alliance is upon the tapis, between France, Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, and Spain. This will operate as a set off against a similar measure, supposed to be nearly con ' chided balreeli Russia, England, Turkey, Sweden, and Denmark. The German Empire, the Pope, and Switzerland, are to continue in their present state of neutrality. The King of Norcu, baying dc- The two Hamhurgh Mails due arrived yesterday. They bring new evidence of the tyranny of Box A• PARTE, and of the meanness of many German Princes, who may be counted by dozens at Mentz, waiting with impatience the happy day %lea they shall have an eppoltunity to prostrate themselves ORIGINAL POETRY. 0 - 1 before the blood-stained throne of the upstart Cur s • sican. From this censure, however, we must ex- AM! V LA 'MONDE. ) cept the Elector of BADEN and his sons, who are PROM TUE PREIS IP. CESAR r. E no doubt put in requisition for the shew, as. it must I NV flatter the vanity of the Usurper to see at his feet the father and brother-in-law of an Empress of .---- Non AccipiNi teo.!.tor, net, 70;i,i ri • Qui nolo tuciant whist ) nit t ,c i ru nt . to n i;.„. Russia, and of a Queen of Sweden. The rest, 1 , is rent . Morse. Art . 11. • we have every reason to believe, have voluitteer eil Qualn (pique 'Femme few, taut nianuine roans est their services, tempted by the hope of a large bounty &Aust. is territorial indemnities, and fantastiz rl rank, which BONAPA ATE distributes with such liberality to his revolutionary recruits, at the drum head. In Italy, numerous reinforcements are advancing from Mi lan to the Papal and Neapolitan States, to occupy strong places, and augment the ranks of GeOmal ST. Cert. These military movements, in the south of that unfortunate country, might have been ex petted; but another infraCtion of the law of nations has been committed in the north, for which, though it can excite no surprise, the public mind was not prepared. No fewer than three privileged persons, the Swedish, Danish, and Batavian Consuls, have been arrested, marched prisoners under a French escort to Genoa, and thrown into the tower of the fort in that city. The Corsican used to be con tent to bring down a single bird with a shot, in the preserves of Europe; but now he spreads his net over a whole covey, nor cares he for leave, licence, or authority. Nu cause is assign ed or hinted at in the foreign papers for this violent and unprincipled aCt, which, probably, like his other outrages, will pass without notice I or, if made the subjeet of complaint, receive the same satisfaCtory explanation that was given of the late embargo at Leghorn. Should he even hang the three Consuls, he will, no doubt, think it sufficient to say, as in that case, "it was all a mistake." We presume, however, that BONAPARTE has thought fit to suspea the persons arrested and in prison,of some conneetion with our cruisers in the Mediterranean, in supplying them with provisions, or manifesting in some other way a friendly disposition, and t'eat this is the cause of his violent proceeding. The Foreign Papers also inform us, that in the same week in which the Minister of the King of SWEDEN official ly announces an end of all political communications with BONAPARTE; the Port's Secretary of State officially announces to the States of Europe the official journey of His Holiness, to anoint and crown au atheistical Assassin a most Christian Emperor. History will not fail to mark this extraordinary con. trait, and an sign to each of these twaSovereigns the niche which they severally deserve to occupy in the Temple of Fame. No mention is made of the manner in which Russia has received the news of the new title assumed by the House of AUSTRIA ; but the arrival of a PRUSSIAN Niece at Vienna, and the distinaion strewn to him, prove that Bomar ARTE has made some progress in his plan to reconcile two Sovereigns, whose Houses have been enemies or rivals, with very little interruption, for upwards of a ceatury, certainly since the conquest of Silesia by FREDLAL.f. It the GREAT, in 1742. Dat veniam vciat censura Columhas. hone. Sat. II •••••.i.m. Through the thick wed, a plaintive dove, NV:Ade/big wild to seek her love, I,V.iviludden caught within a net. There by a wily iniatal sot. " Pity," she cry's!, " my hapless fat; " And tot me go to seek my mate— " 0 cruel, why dolt catch, Alt, why ! " Poor birds so innocent as I; " While, free as sir, the hawk and It't " Lisalaurt, unsought for, wing their flight'" The fowler, pleas'd to see his prise, Unmor'd to pity, thus replies " 8. re, the Weed, yere well complied ; The good :we puoish'.l, while the bed are spied." Dutch Papers, to the 25t!:, we understand, were received in town yesterday, but we have not learned that they contain any news of importance. EPIGRAM, To assist to prime, what is very musts believed by man, young Lulies, that it marriage is every thing that min et wished. " reeve me lama! Deuce take Um man !" Once cried the maid, and shook her fan; Put married now, no more eau Joan Sly, RANG Ell leaves ter Ito. A LON C• OLD SICK. FASHIONADLE ARRIVALS IN LONDON. Tl'e Hen. W. H. Irby and Mrs. Bleekmann, from Farnham Rossi, at Wimpole•strect. tile Bishop of Gloucester, frnm Glmitemter, Mr. Martin, from TuntuidgeWelli4 a p his home in Portland place. Mr. Ottway, from St,nfurd Hall, Lekeaterehint, it Grillter.S !Lite% Albemarle street. Lord C. Bentinck, from Buldeede, at Bodintlien-bonte. Lord and Lady Ranelegh, (nun Tunbridge. Weds. Vic bunt Ciemern, at Stashope street. Ludy Bruce, Freetown ts net laying la, idler hoes: in Lowe G rossenor-stteet. • Colsnel Macuamara and Jolts Scott, Esq. fivin ;reline, Morri.'s I hit .1 I C done) iumfonl, from Qpzitiadt gyp, at the Loud.: Hotel, • '' -..•••11- FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES FROM LONDON. ..•••... Mr. Railie, from Iloronshirentr,et, to Tool,. d,e Wr:it Lid a,id Lad( from that Eul of We,tmorelaad , , Berkeley.aquare, to Worley Park. P. Campbell, £.q. and family, frost Mueester Place, to TuabriAge Weib. Lady E. Drummond, from Baker.oreet, to Both. M , . Farquharson, of Devon,hire Pus, to Cheltenivo. Mr. l'etre to fanbr.dgn Wells. Laiy Dolling, from Hbriey.atreet, to Brighton. Mr. Dirraynea, from Dover-attest, to his seat at Twills?* Green. Lord and Lady F. Spasms', and a large party of fashionables, left Brighton on Tuesday, upon .t visit to Blenheim, in Oxfordshire. T. DRAgt TYIWHIT Ds Agit, Member for Ag mondesham, is gone to Worthing, from his beauti ful seat at Shardeloes. Tile Earl of WESTMEATH, COIOIIeIBURTOI4, Mr. Metni:, Lord C. Beni. Inca, and several gentlemen, dined yesterday at Wuir E'S. in St—lames's-street. Countess Pau LETT, it is said. will be appointed a Lady of the bed-chamber to the QuLete, in the room of the late Lady STAWISLL. Lady EMILY STRATIPORDbettOMMII her fair hand on Wednesday on Mr. T 3 es.r. The nuptials were cele brated at the house of her Ladyship's mother, t'e Countess of At nsonouois. - - More ships sailed on Wednesday from the Downs for the French coast ; the wind, which for sonic days has been from West to North, right on the Boul ogne coast. had changed to East, and enabled the enemy to send their flotilla out of Boulogne and Calais if they chose ; but they would not attempt to run from Calais to Boulogne. The *rather being uncommonly clear on Wed nesday evening, a distill& view could be obtained from Dover heights of the French coast. There was not a single vessel of the enemy's flotilla to be seen; and there were only nine of the smallest of our cruisers off Boulogne. The French camps could be distinetly perceived. The largest appeared to be about four miles in length, and the smallcst seemed to extend to abotit halt that space. Sir Svossiv SMITH Arrived on Ftiesday, at Dover. The Coewean/ sloop of war was on shore, near Ilusum, on Monday last. The Plymouth Park,t, 1) from Dartmouth, for Newfoundland, is captured by a French pri vateer. The Master of the Ceremonies at Margate had ep wards of 700 persons at his benefit ball, on Monday last. The Rev. Mr. Fossita who translated the Ara bian Nights, and also bon Quixote, lett mouth, to proceed to Whitney, in Oxfordshire. The Royal York Mary-la-bonne Volunteers hal yesterday a grand field day, in Hyde Park. Mr. Noss e, the banker, has given up his Mame in Curzon -street, May Fair, and will reside at his banking house, Pall Mall. The remains of the late Dr. Wm. Drum, Bishcp of Downe and Connor, will be removed this morn ing, with funeral pomp, for interment in St. Itiztei% new burial ground, Tottenham Court Road, and nit at Bayswater, as was erroneously reported in Morning Paper of yesterday. , CHARLES KENCLC was nearly drowne d bathing in Russia. He was taken out of the almost lifeless. Aaors do not always delisht The Dover volunteers, who arc on permanent duty, meet much vro;:gcr than at th,ir usual pa rades ; they brigad:A yesterday with tlie Oxford and Leicester Militias. Mr. pt rr met them on the Downs near St. rilargaret's. All Aliens residing at Dover were summoned to attend a meeting held on Wednesday, a-, the Guild hall, to shew their permission fir residence near the coast, and answer other interrogatories. The voluntary offers for the conveyance of the military force is Herefordshire already amount to upwards of 500 waggons, of I fio carts, I horses, and a proportionate number of drivers aad forage. Major-General litwoixi. is arrived at North alletton, for the purpose of commanding the volun teer force of the North-Riding. Wednesday a Board, consisting of Major-General Lest.is, the Field Officers, and Medical Staff of the London and Tower Hamlets Militia, was held at the bead-quarters of the Loncdei Militia, and, at ter examining the men, discharged tho,e who were found unable to undere the fatigue ‘it marching. Yesterday the Ratclilf • Corps in4rched from toeir grounds through Hackney and Dalit..ti, to the fields at the back of Islington, where they went through the whole. field eseicise, and, returi.ed Ls the after soon, after a very fatiguing day. _ . A P.tris 'evt, in morning unlt'coi, wears ' shoes, with long uppers, strings, they are fastencd ith si.vt.r clasp.:. tons. Th sis the newest taste. Mr. STocKDALE has purchase! Mr. 11i.:3:4.• house in Piccadilly. it brought ..:4k• gulac.ts li than it was b night in for about a fortni ! :ht BONAPARIC travels with polaVe sour, Priabie calfuer, and is himsnlf iossa,ro-orii• • Summer stuffs are now become fashinnable Paris. Lately, young men of fashion wore Cl coats and kerseymere culottes; they now wear r.`; - talnons of painted cambric,, and coats of grey L. seymere. All that we now get from the Dover Crrresrr'' dents is, that they can di,lingisi4 nothing. What ha' become of their wonderful glasses by which 00 . slts , inght.h themselves? The Si. James's Volunteers, under the comma" ] of Lied AMHERST ; and the Loyal City of Wor minster, late the St. Matgarct's and St. John , commanded by the lion. Colonel EDEN, were bo gaded by Col. the Earl of BAs IVRY. yesterday. Hyde Park ; they had also a grand tie Id day pityate fired twelve rounds, and the light comes n• twenty-four each, and acquitted therm -Ayes to sulkier-like manner. I .., L....A .. 4 , This before the hrii before NIA; Est the SVC had a r pUrClial 0 Va !grt, 11::' J IS r me liar' SOPIIIII Cour' month' "a' rai Maar., Arri —tdr L Tear. brine she AI of the and w•, &tor i all bri 4411111Ve t thaw their f by the lixtle h -tie qa, •ca - his 4 WAS ft • mortiiii -Kitchri littl- 1 aw well (d :rt. a ; v ll t saf:. peaoin chat ix Mips I, would loaded oribn ip evident aur an taw, which precipit Coenire far as t jeft voi veruntt mama them) The 111 from d 20 cosi far 4s supply Woes t that bt His Et suranet such it been it mem, for the the At would teem ). cue ur Wed lunteer their gl procec. pertorn of ever .1:1,1 we eir sti Yestt Yee a stiff being I FAM:L JUTY i evening and a s Lodge, After TA BEV' Itcarc For *oath' is a Ter On tO 2SC prom