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hoe elm I of sox. It." OriLe 111,1 er me ad s. I, and t ron Obit@ • aria W.ly a IDIF.ft • .the ~ the ore ro,r t In" fllaPo:k tr the ;ra..tl tgel. • Yte •tebet sinter al dad dig tun weed 1,4 ' COll. f her igiauk auf I,rol t - M•• • i male al ex- ed.% I .1 tv La 1.4 :• and K. the . %Wee img •s. @lnto newt, , *MCI arc of Son . ( irria;:e tar: a I stall at Vie the G•ind im Print• I th_t LI 5t , 311 u stos. of mite Y than I tort. elud•d S at h') t.. flaps at tide or 11.1 %el at Mt. tg ice. 1100 4 .1 gt 11)0A Wade la till arab-, tb4• 4 be wd warts rrr , it;.ant, horvever, taking part in them, have ' not only rem 'wed this hope to a great distance, but their consequences, already known, and still to be apprehended, have I kewise excited in many ex isting states of the emigre, well-grounded fears of beholding their constictrional rights and possessions more or less diministied, even to the very shadow of the Germanic Constitution. His Serene Highness, the Elector Arch-Chancellor, my most gracious Master, has not yet, in his quality of Primate and Archbishop of Germany, been able, not withstandding all his exertions, to effeft the or. ganization of the German Catholic Church, con• • formably to the said fundamental law of the empire ; it has not even been p ossible for him to constitute his own metropolitm chapter ; he even sate that the countries and revenues askigneii him by the recess of the depotation, for his support, are threatened during his life-time, and wouid be still more in ease of his death. Having, after long and laborious exertions, attained the age of sixty three years, he can no longer delay choosing a co operator, eo-adjetor, and successor in the go vernment, deficient neither in mental and cor poreal vigour, nor in personal consideration ; sold possessing. at the same time, a powerful supporter, to facilitate, daring his regency, the maintenance of all his legal rights and preroga tives, as welt as the preservation of his elealorate, and to proe , --e for them, whether he should die sooner or later, it durable existence, for the advan tage of this. ..spine, itself~ mid its constitution. — Directed by all these .bighly important ettntlitera , tions, his Electoral Highness thought he could not cast his eyes on a more deserving Mita than his Eminence Cardinal Finch, whose apcintors.dis tinguished themselves in the 15th and 16th century, in the public service in Germany ; and who, being in the full vigour of his age, and already a Catch• bail of the Holy See of Ro.ne, combines for this purpose all the essential qualities in a supreme de greo. His Eledoral Highness has therefore de. minded that Prelate of his Ho:iness, as his co-a& jutor and successor ; be has likewise given informa tion of this to His Majesty, the Supreme Chief of the Empire, conformably to his duty, in the full confidence that, in his wisdom, he will give his ap probation to this determination, which is justified by circumstances. " His Lleßoral Highness has graciously charged rise to make the present communication, to yrur Ex cellencies, and to request them to notify it to their bijh and very high constituents. 6. In acqutitting myself of these orders, I have the honour to be. " Your Excel eney's most numble and devoted, (Signed) "F. J. boss. D'ALIMiI. " " Retision s May 27, 1806. (A true Copy) " The Minister of Exterior Relations, (Signed) •• Co. M•ttice TA LLIVRAN n." [Here follow two Decrees, conferring the Prin cipality stud Dukedom of Benevento on M. Talky rand and his heirs male, and on Marshal Bernadotte ;and his heirs male, the Principality and Dukedom of Pooto Corvo.) 105511, MAY i 4. We are assured that the 44-dermas King of Naples remains at Palermo, with some llnglish regiments, while his consort resides at Messina ; no doubt to be near at hand to learn what is passing in Calabria. The Sicilians, like the CaLabriaas, are tired of a Go- vermnant under which their mum increase ; and thdr etiftemirte diminishes in the same proportion ; (two inevitable calamities in all countries under the influence of England)—and ev.sed, with the same impatience as the Neapolitans, the moment which is to deliver them. FROM THE DUTCH PATERS. cosisr•ortsrori.s, APRIL SO. The Ottoman Government has been informed that the Emperor Napoleon has nominated, as his Ambassador to the Porte, General Sebastiani, an officer well known by his travels into the several r evineers of Tortey, after having served in the French army of ypt. A writing is circulated at Con•tantineple,nrwhich M. de Corancez, Con sul General of Frame, at Aleppo, accuses Mr. Barker, the English Consul, with being a party to she death of LE. French Agent, Ramieuz. asses 'United in Syria, upon his return from Persia. —Tins writing has been followed by another, pub lished on the part of Mr. Barker. in which he re "pels the mutation of the French Consul, The Con sulate Chitral of England, in the Levant, has been conferred by His Britannic Majesty upon M. Morier, hitherto Agent of the English Mast India Company. There has been lately, between the British Envoy, Mr. Arbuthnot, and the Reis Effendi, an important conference. We are assured divan thisinter view, Mr. Arbuthnot demanded repeatedly, and with urgency, from the Ottoman Minister, a renewal of the tree. ies het Teen the two courts. It is added, that the &filch Envoy has declared. that if this renewal should net take place, his Government would find itself under the disagreeable necessity of blocking up, by its squadrons, the Turkish ports in the Me diterranean, and the passage of tha Dardanelles. What passed in this conference was communicated the Russian Envoy, Count Italinsky, who with out Jisapproving of the demand of Mr. Arbuthnot. declared that he could not interfere in any manner is a discussion of that nature. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, Jost 16. We received yesterday, VT swans, Paris papers to the Bth, and Dutch to the 11th instant. Their .contents are important. In the Mon,etr of the .6th are given all the official details of the change in the uvernment of the Batavian Rcpublic. On the sth instant, the Batavia % Deputies had an au d:ence of NAPOLEON, at the Thuilieries, when Ad miral VERHUEL. their President, solicited him to grant them Louts Bo as their Supreme Chief, with the title of Leg of Holland ; with which request NAPOLSON was gracious)r pleawA jp comply. Loris, however, is to rttata his present rank of Constable of the French Em pire ; and is told that h• must not forget his duty towards Naeuteur:, aid the importance which the latter amaches to the strong places that protein his North-Fasterti frontier. It is thus candidly confessed, that Hollnnd is to be a Pro vince of France, and that the Kt...e efffnitetaisto be merely a French Prefea, owing duty and allegiance IN NAPOLEON, and geveri.ing Holland for the be nefit of France. Ey the Treity or Convention between Na rot, eom and the Bataviati Deputation, regulating this matter, the crowns of France and Holland are never to be united upon the same head. In case of a minority, the Regency shall be vested in the Quetta, and in default of her, in the Empe. ror of the FRENCH. There are other clauses securing the conneelion of the Kings of Holland with the head of the BONAPAIiTt family; and it is farther stipulated, that a commercial Treaty shall be con cluded without delay between France and Holland, NA eoLa os has also disposed of two of the Imperial fiefs, which he reserved in the kingdom of Naples to reward his favourites and followers. M. Tat cave AND, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is created Prince and Duke of Benevento, and Marshal IhRN ADOPT 11, Mee 11111d4)0111•444.13n14.1;91' with remainder to their issue male. Cardillal Ft:ton, the uncle of BoNA►ARTE, is to be not only coadjutor of the Areh-Chancellor of the Empire, hut also his successor as an Ele&or of the German Empire. The French 5 per cents. were, ou the 501, 62 fr. 90 cent. The ignorance and misrepresentation displayed by some of the Opposition Prints, in their observa tions upon Viscount N i ko,' La's case, mak; it ne cessary to notice a few points. The House of C6m mons, we are told, are in a very awkward situation, in having pronounced him guilty before ; trial, and their resolutions must now be rescinded, as con tradidory to the judgment of the High •_.'otirt of Parliament. To this we ansmer, that the klouSe of Commons, in voting His Lordship's Impeachment, are precisely in the state of a Grand Jury finding • Bill, and we request to be informed, what awkwardness or blame attach to a Grand Jury, in the case of a Prisoner's acquittal ? Oh ! but then the House of Commons went farther ; for they punished him for the crime of which he is now discharged by the verdict of the Lotds. The fallacy of this position must be obvious. It is a gloss misrepresentation. Hid he been found guilty, the High Court of Parliament would have punished him. by fine or imprisonment, or, probably, both; io which event, these same writers, if they had any regard for consistency, must have attacked the . High Court of Parliament ; for, it must be as wrong to punish a man a second time. for the same offence.fter corivielion, as to punish him onc before trial.—We are next told, that his Lordship is honourably acquitted, and that the public concur in the verdict. We do not think that there has been time to collea the public opinion upon the subjeS ; but, it it be really true, that the public du concur in the verdict, it cannot to eery grateful to his Lordship. Die number of Peers who declared him guilty upon the three heaviest articles of impeachment, was very con siderable ; upon one of them it was SO; so that it the judgment of the Peers and the public bear any resemblance to each other, the puoiic mind is nearly divided upon the question.—And here again we deteet another fallacy. The Opposition Writers look at the verdict of the High Court of Parliament as a verdidt of a common Jury at die Old Bailey. An acquittal in the latter place necessarily implies innocence, because the ju rors must be unanimous; but the majority decides 111 the former. We fancy, if a point of law were sub mitted to the twelve Judges, and they divided five to seven, it would not be held a very clear and certain pout by the Gentlemen of the lair.—Yet. that is precisely the case of Lord Meovr g.t.e. Well, but then Lord kir Leto on is acquitted by the Lords, and yet he was punished by the Commons. We repeat, again, that here is no inconsistency.—The House of Commons considered him guilty of a very improper negligence of the public money, and his Lordship's guilt, so far, even the writers on his defence admit. The House of Commons had a probable cause for bringing an impeachment against him, and they, before the event of the trial, addreued His MAJESTY to remove him from office, and strike his name from the list of Pi ivy Coun sellors. What is the plain inference from this Why, that let the event of the Impeachment be what it may, the House of Commons felt it had ground to proceed in punishing so far as it did pu nish. The very fall of improper negligence respeting the public money, would justify the extent of the punishment that they infirdei. Viscount M►e vtt.t.e'; accpittal only she's, that he ought not to be farther punished. No Peer could have found guthy, unless the charge was proved to the full extent tasted ; but it doei not foilow, that the Peer, so acquittitig, did not in the evidence site some. thins* very roprehensilile in the Zonitafrof*Tileeont Met vt t it, fully sufficient to justify the punishment intliaed by the HOus. of Comm. ni. The ship R, no% CA Verve', foes Ja maica, is et-lived off tne North Foreland. She parted with three of the fleet, os the-26;h of May. Saturday morning the Duke at YORK arrived ac Windsor, tram ou military business with'His MAJESTY. His MAJESTY, Dukes of Yost and CAMBRIDGE. Princesses ALGII T. l SOF 14: A I aid AMELi •. ac companied by General.; GARTH and Firesori Colonels CAMPBELL and Tairxiair, rode on bozo, back in Windsor Great Palk. His bisfx-.rv, the Duke of C•14111110C11, sett Princesses ELIZABETH, SOPHIA. and A4U.I/11, walked on the Terrace in the evening. Yesterday morning at ten o'clock the Royal; Horse Guards (Woes), and the Stafford or K.ng'W Own Militia, maiched into the Castle Yard and soon alter, Hie fila.teer 7, accompanied by Count Mussree, and Generals Fiazaciv and Gael's, walked round the line, the band paying God soot the King. His MAJESTY Well met by the Princesses AUGUSTA ; Sorisia, and Antra la, and from thence walked to St. peur g r's Chapel, and I•eard an excel lent sermon preached by the Riv. Dr. NOM/HT, from the 1 I9ih Psalm, and 19th verse. Aber di vine service,.the ROT* S. FAMILI took an aitinz .o Frogrnore. firateeviny.:4ihe Earl of HARIO , I4OM, transaned husiness with Mr. WINDI4 mid, previous frillerltEtfing oft fr. Ireland. He will tale Windsor in his sr y , to pay a Tilt to His MAAS'S rr. and will step a 1 eok days at his 'teats m Deihyshile and Cheshire, and then proceed by Holyhead. The ship Carpenter, MaYglt, from London and Poole, for Leghorn, is captired by three Spanish row-boat privateers, and carried into Algeziras. The suqy, SHAW ; from Messina, and the Fe xneeicx, from Gibraltar for London, were ca l l. tured on the 19th of March, by a French privateer, and carried into France. The &tene t Cox, is arrived at Liverponl from Jamaica, abe parted from the fleet the middle of April, with a division of about ten sail, among them the tliseGeth, DOBSON I Sarprlee, M‘FA L A,ND liar',', HUNT ; and the wdlio.n, L... EST, for Livei pool; Chard,ELLio, of Bristol; Defiance, Jl•LatioH -I.IN ; Phtebe, Jones; Nile, HAWN(); Aurora, sTH ANGER ; and the Paribiax,. Mons, for London Shortly after parting, she fell in with a felucca and 2 schooner privateers. which the armed ships heat of, but the Wrllia,a, Lov Kyr, be i ng a heavi sailer, was captured ; the &Ilene parted from the remainder of them on the lith May, off Bermuda. . The Judges met onThuniday,in the King's Bench Tieentry Chamber, and chose their Circuits as under: MIDLAS e—Lord Fheternougb, and Mr. j,iatiee Hardcal Noatoi.c—LoMCbiefJuatice Mansfield gird M .I.stas Clop/ Ramn, and Mr Jurire Heath , W 1111-I.lol r. Baron Thompson, and Mr. JaStaes Maw- Me. Ilropo—Mr. J white lAirmhee, aitil 4r. J ust:ce to Slate . NOR —Mt. ilashn Graham, sad Mr 1111fUlt Stlttle#l. OniniSlM experienced a end* rise on Saturday, of one half per cent, and .maintain. chaftge'ves not occasioned by any intelligence from the continent, for there were no foreign at rivals in tlte course of the morning, but it was rif marked that large purchases in various kinds of Stock were made by the Brokers, of persona who Are generally supposed to be well informed • res pecting important politizal events. T:le preening report was, that instructions had been sent by On v.rninent to Sir ROBERT Acsta...who is now on the Continent, to proceed immediately to Paris, on a mission of a pacific nature, the arrangemefti for which, it is supposed, were prepared by Lords ELGIN and - Ara .IIoUTH, before their retail* from France. It was stated, about a month•age. in the Hamourgh Papers, that these Noble Lords were carrying on a begociation with Ta.t.t.r.v asin Since their art ival in London. they have had daily innferences with Mr. Fox. The Goleite cf Saturday nigbt contains a Pro , clamation. authorising British vessels, or vessels belonging to States in amity with His !dancer, to enter the port: of the Cape of Good Hope, and trade with that settlement, =bra to the rides and regu lations in toter, before, or ar the time of its cap ture, or which may be established by-Ili, Martyrs'. As no goods, the growth, produce, or manufacture of countries to the Eastward, are to be imported into the settlement, except by the Vast India Company, or exported thence, except for sea stores, or by the East India Company. No thing in this order to extend to prevent ships employed in the South Whale Fishery, front carrying nn the same as before. No arms, gun powder, or ammunition to be imported into the settlement but by the East India Company, or by letters from Hit Manors , . The trade and com merce to and from the settlement to be robjoß to the Navigation Laws. ASCOT HEATH.SATOIDIY. Jests 13. The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Handicap Plate of 501 fee ' all age. i the best of three two m 11.4 heats. The honer to e.iter mi Friday by two o'clock, and the weights', he fixed by four &emit of the sante d a y. Sir J. Mawbevh Candidate, a feather 4 1 1 Brussn's Laura, Set SU 1 2 9 Mr. Sutton's b. f. Crandon Las., 6st. . . S 6 dr lion G Vlrters's r)-ception, Est. 51b. 2 4 dr Mr. W.lker's Mmiunette, Tat. 101 b. 5 3 4 Misey's Brown Stout, Est. .51b. 6 5 3 Mr. Eiiiiiden's Patience, a feather dig. Whore Starting, 6t04 on Laura, against the field. 10 to 1 against Candidate. After the first heat and 3tol on Laura ; after the rotund heat, level b etting on Candidate. Patience bolted &rill( the first heat, and threw the boy her rider, but he did not receive an material unary. !Line hack matches dosed the sports of the ;lay. African customs and manners, with all the pride and pomp of African splendour, never before blazed with such truth and interest, as in the grand and unrivalled spectacle cf •• The Fate Slave," now in performance, with an eclat almost unprecedented, at the Royal Amphitheatre, Westminster-Bridge. Yet, great and auta&ve as this produelion "la known to be, the elegant and surprising Rope Dancing of limos', and the entirely new and beasstiftal lirdepaashie of " The Tatmah," form a piut of the pte.sent week's erdertaiurrients. t:IN :317.1'7164Y irciri'loALE7TE. Abkirak v -09s-e. dime 14. 1896. Copy et a L. •tii.r fr on Vice Adrenal load Cplingemod, Com naanh•re.i Chtei of His Vtaje.itc'a sane u.d vt,sti, is tee 1.1,./lite-ra...nan.... Witham hol oaten, t.q. *mod uo ward its Oaau, off C.i1.2, tae lith of %let, IS.'6. 4-1 for the information of the Lords Commissii 'sof the Admiralty; 2 c.ipy of a let ter which I h ire this day rece;veti horn Captain Hilly Ar. of His Majesties ship Niger. giving an ac count of his having captured, on the oistant, His i Catholic .Iklajeaty's schooner El Viegirt del Carmen. bound with dispatches fiorn Alger.iris tt11..4 GoireaS l , I am, Sc.:. Cot leo wOOO. MY LOR U, Niger, at Sea, MU& INA, I have the honour to inform you, dun Rff Majfs tv's ship under my cominind, this day.captored die Spanish (Government) schooner Ea Virgo's del Car men, commanded by I.ieut. Luis Navaretta, frOito Algesiras, bound to La Guira, with dispatciles, 1 which were thrown oveiboatd in tie eliace. She is c.ippered, and pierced for twelve guns. but at pte-. sent has only four swivels on board ; • and a propor tion of small arm► for her crew, consining of twen ty-one men. 1 hare the honour td be, 'k:. (Signed) litssraa. Let Holourabit ittoriod, Cain- Pundit' ly &c C-siov of a I.:lter fray Vies-Admiral Dltlrm*, Gammon • g Chia( ili• Sfajingy't 'Ude anal ve,.cle it Ja.naa hiend.tn, Lig glgidd at rim Itiiyal, St /save great pleasure in transinittiag, ' the inforinaihm of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, copies of tws letters leeeived from eip .taiclifslof His Majesty's ship Pique; the brigs appeal t well ad yet-t 1 (di; Hie M4esiy'isesnivice„ and not mare Otani nine moi.ths old; if found Ade ' quate thereto by the officers of the yard, 1 shall di re to be purchased, and intend giving Liint. Wad the command of one as a Commander, till the !steal:ere of their Lord hips is knows, who I am sure will kixtily approve of his coadud in boardjog and carrying the armed Schooner Santa Clara, asa it will in some degree alleviate the very severe wound he has received in boarding the French brig of war. I am, Stc. (Signed) J. R.Necsirs. His Mai ..v.'s ship Pigtail. Wawa L', SIR, I:th March, I have the honour to inform you, that Wi)te iunt Ward, of His Maje•ty's 'ship notice my cum mend, in the gig. assisted by Mr. Eveleigh (Mid shipman) in the yawl, most gallouly boarded and succeeded in capturing, after a very smut resist ance (and without loss on our side,) the Spanish armed schooner 5s sea Clare, of one nine-palmier, and 2i men, ciimpletely equipped for war. I have the honour oo be, et:. C. B. H. Kass. Ib Je•nes Rt lidir4 I.P.lctel. F. 13. Vic -misilizal at the Whom, Cul.eaander in Chief, /kn. His kii iestriiiadi. rogue, of Rt. Ceiba. Silt, AM IN nib Milo* have the homer to inform you, trust ` esz e r a tt's crossing ores. from Santo Domingo N Cos lell in with two men of war brigs, sr for the land; at one,. sio. being withis Mho commenced firing to prevent their . getdag is. wiry the shore, and from superior saiitng eloold mitht them at two, when a must destnuftite 'fire comonoo4 for about twenty minutes, out a *ow of mod fay vowing its, the helm was put Jown, which *lied us isurnediavely across the hawse of lite •Ornusio dore ; she was dired4. boarded by Listiibunts ilseh of her dicks most slaughter oa both stelae was dreadful, real concern I !ate tlfelosiNof tly..Jenn the M aaer, who "vac k lleJ with eig h t Lieutenants Wald sad Baker, wit h 11111,,,, a LI marines wounded ; the contest was very se. vise ; but, in about bee minuta", the coieetri were hauled dowu ; the other struck after a few broad sides manic, - and we took posses-i in of the Phaeton and Voltigeur, of 16 guni„ . and 120 roam each. French brigs of war, beautiful vessels, - viskienif nine months old. It was impossible for two towels to be more o'ustinately defended, every this% being cut to pieces, and nearly one half of ewer crews killid or wounded. I understand they had beers roughly handled by an English man of war trig (Rein Deer) the day before. I beg leave to recommend to yoor notion my Pint Lieutenant Ward, whose gond condu& at nil times has merited the highest approbation ; he is, tam afraid, dangerously wounded. The death of Mr. Thompson I most sincerely la ment ; in hire his country has lost a brave and most excellent officer ; he is the same so handsomely spo ken of by Captain Bissett in the Racoon ; he hat left a wle to lament his loss, and almost a strange' in this country. the wound of Lieutenant Baker, rejoice to say, will duly lay him by for a short time. Th! assistance I received horn Lieutenant Craig of the iioyal Marines (who is also wounded) and his party, deserves the highest praise, for the stead and well-shreneilfire kept up by them, and their sal-. dier-like behaviour at all times. We had only and Man wounded °a Wald, all the others were killer and wounded on the brigs' decks. The ship's corn pany behaved imeosoroooly well, and I trust al. conduct of all will rateit your approbation. 1 have the honour Eh be, &c. Coasts: B. H. Ross. James Richard Dams, I.sti Vin-Adaatrel of the White, C.sainatiter in emir% At Le Melton, 16 gun., 120 men, fitsitinet, Liembitnant d Vassicau. Le VStirtur, 16 guns, 115 owe, M. Se. Craig, L'.eutt sant de V ahseau. I beg leave to inclose you a List of the Kills and Wounded on board Hie Majesty's ship undo my command. 1 have beano account from thi prizes, but their loss has•bcen very great. Th Commodore has lost his sigh; aims. Cm aim rs B. H. Ross. List of 011iciets,SeinteD v Illi Mashing 111111sr4 and wounded board 41is Majesty's ship Mee, Cliffhis 6. H. Ras a. Captain, to action with the French bogs is; V. tnistr and Plniaton, ou tbre26th d 4 elf Mattis, 1606. o--sit. Jubn AGM/ma Metter ,• Alimander Vacbasin, basin, Yeoman of the Shasta ; Niattturn Metier, Able Se MAO ; Cornett.' Casmods, (1; Landman I Thomas Waakin Second Gunner.; T 11001143 Reid, Lardidnan ; Jac.") it-Al„ At Seaman ; James *haw, Landman; Cre.rge Colder. Sups aura... Fury. Woes tue—.%fr. Wihiam Wsrd, First Lieutenant; Si P K ;Aker, Third Lieutenaot ; W. H. Craig, Lisitena of Malin" tbilttly ; Willem biershat, BeetetietiVe Stat Jame. M 4 s. Able Simmers Thoina• Scott, UnSnary Seam ilham Ptckerett, Able S, f ß ia tph i s li , s y r a i n isen vitui. Abl . e 4 ll.ea wi nt ,, r m ; fla:, Ail. S. dig i the it is with igalPiono NIL sod