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of the Day oftis Imperial and royal MajtAy, whith is, besides, not authentio. MENTZ; Nov'. 22.—The fortress of Plassenburgh, - near Culmbach, mill holds out, but is surrounded by the French. In Cuhuhach, ho , ‘ ever, no fire is kept up, except whit is discharged occasionally by the garrison at those detachments, or straggling sol diers, who maypass within the range of the place. BASLE, Nov. tO.--Yesterday was an any day . , for Basle. In the Morning a French Officer of high rank, a Member of the Legion of Hon Our, of the name - of ST. CYR, brought fo the Landartiman of Switzerland, a Paper from the - Minister of Fiance at Paris, wherein, in the friendliest terms, a loan of. two Millions . and 'a half was required from Switzerland, to be re-paid in three months, with interest at - five - per Cent... This Letter, with- the -Minister's Signature,' was dated the 2gth of OCtober, and was tU be Complied with; in specie or bilk of exchange, within the space . of 16- tours otherwise, as thisOaieer she wed by a writ-. 'ten seties'of mstruCtions, 2,560 French troops were 'to enter'Basle ; 'it also appeared by these Papers, that the Commandant at . Hueningeti hadreceil , ed his Orders to : thine-effea. The . Landamman ' called to- , gether, with the utmost speed, the whole body of the Metchants, the CoUncil. of the City, Council Of . the Cantons, &c. and sent Burgomaster SARRAZIN, and the Chancellor of State Moussox, to the Com mandant of Hueningen, 'to beg that he would defer tlfe executioh of the threatened measure. Behold, however, the Commandant knew ,nothing about it !' This s:ruck every body with astonishment, and led to the recollection that they knew a certain person who was acquainted with the hand-writing' of the Minister of, Finane... He was .sent for, and . the whole deception discovered. The. aforesaid or pretended M. SI. CYR was • not in the way be had, however, promised to return iu the evening to take the money with him ; and he in --faCt ap peared accordingly about seven o'clock. The for gery being declared to him, he fell at the feet of the LaivasAmmAN, and confessed the whole a& of in fatny. He is now in custody, and will receive the reward which he so well merits. Ram:tor:ou, DE C. 5.--The rumours, privately cir culated here, of the victories obtained in Poland and tt,Stettin,.. on the part of Russia and Praisia, have not yet been confirmed. riambn%h has !lOW only one French battalion for its garrisbn ;'but the requisi tion , are very heavy. • Seventy thousand shirts, 1.5 :00 pair of _shoes, and 50,00 pair of . boots are to be provided at the expenee of the city. Thie keep of a French soldier costs a Hamburgh Citizen at least half-a-crown a-day ; and in the suburbs some, have five or six quartered upon them. The French have sold the Ships. - taken it Rostock f'o'r 4g,'000 dollars. Those at Lubeck, Bremen, and arnburgh, belonging to England, Russia, Prussia, and ‘Svveden, are to experience the same fate. • Letters from Dantzic, vial Copenhagen, of as late . . gt date as the 27th ,ult. assert, that the force of his .Prussian Majesty still consists of . between 4.0 and . 50,000 Men. Dantzic alone had at that. time a gar rison of 15,i)00 Prussian troops. very consider able Ritssian Curps bad passed Memel 'and its en • vireos, and it was supposed that their intention was to form a junction with the Prussians, and to endea vour to out-flank the French. According to the same letters, the Russians have obtained considerable advantage over their enemies' near Thum. A defini iiv* plan of operatins had been submitted by Atex- IsnEa I. to his Prussian Majesty, and agreed to. The French troops are in the most destitute condi tion, and seem unwilling to at against the Russians. The severity of the' climate of Poland alone threatens them With destruction, considering the light manner . in which they are dressed. NArOLEON, ,aware of this disadvantage, purposely stipulated in the armi stice, unratified by the King oil Prussia, that the 'French troops and their auxiliaries • should go into Winter quarters in Prussian Poland, Silesia, -and the rest of the Prussian dominions. _,The , new Com -mandant of Hamburgh, General LAVAL,' is arrived, and seems to behave with great mildness. The threatened dothiCiliary visits, search of • - British . property, have not yet been .paid . . By the influence of France, the Ele&or Of Saxony has dismissed with disgrace his Minister for Foreign Affairs, and his Minister of War. On the stli,ult, the Eleaor himself arrived in Berlin, in hopes to see NAPOLEON; but finding him 'gone,' and . receiving' same disagreeable hints, lit .intended to quit Berlin again in a few days. His Highness's arsenal is emptied, and most" of the contents are transported iii several thousand waggons to Poland. The Ele&or's Cabinet it Dresdn, containing such a number of curiosities and precinus effeCts, has been put under seal by. NAPOLEON, it is thought, be sent to Paris To save it was the design of the Eleaor's journey to Berlin. The surplus of the treasure of the Elector of Hesse Cassel has; by the direction of a traitorous spy, been discovered by the French,. in a subterraneous vault of Wilhelmsec. It is valued at 18,000,000 dollars, exclusive of a gold 'and silver table and tea service. The French General MrcttAtm has taken pos session of the Dutchy of Mecklefiburgh SchWerin, in the name Of NrouLEo-14, by a prodamation, un der date of the £Bth .ult. The Duke requested a safeguard to go to Berlin,but it was denied him, and he Went unproteLled to claim MAPOLE ox's justice.— The reasons, cr rather pretences, alledged for this seizure, are: Ist, because the Duke has three sons in the service of the enemies of France;, .2dly, be cause he last year granted a passage to the Russian and Swedish troops, who were received with joyful acc4MatioriS by the people; 3(11y, because . Russia Lavine , - occupted,Moidavia and Wallachia, the'Em perort.t\TAPOLON must Like some kind of compensa tion Until the period of a general peace.—The Duke of SAXE \VELA! still remainsat Berlin. Glogau has been bombarded for near three weeks . by the BaVarians, under RROME 'BONAPARTE, out , elle& The Vienna Letters, of the 22d, state, that the Imperial Family ,remained there. • Most of the Regiments belonging to the Austrian Army, in Itobemia, have brcike up from thence for Galicia and Moravia. The Emperor avows his, intention to preserve his neutrality. The Dtike of 'Brunswick- Oels, having been denied permission to ,revisit the dominions of his deceased father, has gone to Swe den on a visit to the King and Queen:. • Husbm, DEC. 2.—BoNAPARTE bas‘declared Ham burgh a free town, and leaves only a garrison of Mot; French there. fur the %Outer. Even English -gooqs, in possessiun - of Harnburgh Merchants, will ix:respected; imports and exports free. . . • 19\\P FA liIo2:ABLE br,PREDA TOR. tuE Foreigner who was, lately apprehended, and taken to the Marlborough-street Police-otlice, vas again privately examined by the Magistrates.on Wed.; nesday. His name is J. L. Baptista Barrieleut, and he turns out to be a Swiss. He had been saute tiwe in - the service of Lord Clarendon, atil was about to leave this Country with his Lordship, who had. left him in town during his visit. to his friends in Ireland. In the course of the bearing _many ne w circum stances were deVeloped, which are not only of a curious, but an unprecedented nature, in the annals of modern thievery ; not from the magnitude of the intended robbery, _ but the effrontery which at tended the execution of it. Mons. B. has been for a considerable time the con fidential domestie (vats de cliambre) -of a much es teemed Nobleman, who was lately appointed to the regal dignities of a foreign settlement. That NOble Lord, intending to visit his estates, in a sister king dom, previous to his departure, left to this man the charge - of superintending the embarkation of his lug gage. The property was for Warded to the coach-of-_ fice, where it remained only until Lord C— was none, when this confidential servant contrived to get the nine large packing-cases returned to the family residence, in the vicinity of Piccadilly. Having so far succeeded in his first obje&, it• appears he next Went to Mr. Smith, a linen-draper, in Piccadilly,. to ask that Gentleman to value a Ictrge quantity of da mask tab)e-linen, which he said . lie had ,to dispose of, consisting of table-cloths, &e. As a specimen, be took from under his arAn. a _httridle, containing, on inspthion, a damask table-cloth, about five yards long ; and several napkins. Orrexamining the linen,. Mr. S= 7 - saw in the centre of the table 7 cloth,• a coronet, wove in the fabric. - That was his arms— " I am," Said he, " one of the Notlesse, and am going to'residein Switzerland. I mean to sell all my house hold goods,—l have, among other things, a great deal of plate—ten thousand pound-worth! which I mean to •sell to M,l—r, of Bond-street, the hotel-keeper. I have left my carriage at he corner of the street." Mr. Smith, highly to his credit, refused to have any dealings with a stranger, until he had ascertained his Charader and connexions. This new appendage to rank said he would bfis much Obliged to Mr. S. 'if he would get a. value on the linen; against his return from the British Cof fee-house, where he was going to take a basun of luttle-sonp. He did not, however, return that day, and owing. to this fOrtunate delay, the subsequent disc.ei y happened. •T he follownia Morning, , Mr. Smith, on examin ing the table-cloth, saw the same so very finely marked with initials, that , they were scarcely per ceptible. Mentioning this, and other circumstances, to Mr. Nichols, the linen-draper to the. Royal Fa mily, ,residing, in Old Bond-street; the latter ex-' claimed, " be is certainly Lord 's man ! !—* 'Yntt had better," continued Mr. N, " see Mr. Allen (the tailor), who is acquainted with. -of Berkeley-square, Lord s agent. Mr. Al len aeCoMpanted them to Mr B house, who being at, tome, went with 'them to Mr. S's shop, and identified the property. Proper steps were immediately taken, and the pai-ty apprehended the following day.; previous to which, it is ne cessary to mention, that the delinquent called at Mr. Smith's shop, tc, ha'.e his qwstion' re spe&ing the value of the 'Men resolved. Mr. S. made an excuse, that he had been very busy, and had had no time. When he went away, Mr. S. 'desired his man.to watch where he went to. The man traced him into his Master's, Lord mansion. The 'culprit Was taken into custody in the Noble Lord's house. The Officers of Marlborough-street found the - nine packing-cases had all beep broken open, and many things were evidently taken out. At the time of this person's apprehension, a Jew-clothesitan was with him, who .was taken to the office with the Prisoner, • where lie confessed having bought of him about ten dozen of shirts, a short time since. , Mr. B—d, by advice of the Magistrates, sealed up all rb packing cases; and the doors of the different apartments coin municating thereto, whiCh had all been under the immediate care of thc Prisoner. This :la was done in the presence of the Police Officers. The offender : has been thrice examined ; but • until the return of the Noble Lord, Who is daily expeaed, nothing further can be done in the business. In the-course of the last examination, the follow ing curious circumstances transpired :—. The Prisoner had engaged with Mr. W. the hack-; neyman, of Bond 7 street , , to furnish him with a pair of horses, and a coachman. For the latter. he ' agreed to pay one guinea and a half per week, for . board and wages. Having frequently had posses sion of his master's chariot (contrary to the inch, nations of his Lordship's coachman, who being con fined by, illness tp his bed could not personally 'pre- • vent it), the valet de chanthre- (the Prisoner), on the first opera night, ordered 'lli own coachman to bring his own horses, and take his Lord's chariot out of the stable. Lord C—'s coachman hearing this, desired his ostler to take off one of the wheels, if the.valet persisted in his objetSl of taking out the carriage. Unfortunately, by the time the ostler had got there, the horses had arrived; and were piit to. Ito appears, that he assumed all the consequence attached to birthifortune, and expectation, when in his cha ra&er of the Nobleman ; and has even been_known to personify the Noble Lord himself.. In-his own character, that of valet de chambre; he went to - Mr. Allen's shop, and ordered the fore Man to get made three elegant pelisses of forty-five guineas value,— The Ladies for whom they were intended he brought with him. 'He likewise ordered of Mr. Nicholls twelve pieCes of muslin, at twelve guineas a piece, to make presents of before his departure,— Mr. Nicholls, very . properly, paid no attention 'to the order. This worthy protyiype of the swindling fraternity, although he doe.; not possess the most .impo;•;ing,ap; peal - mice, is genteel in his person and address. In respe& to fashion he has long ben'noticd as being calculated better to set the fashions than to follow them ; he is,•in short, a complete petit maitre in dress. He generally wore, in his capacity of ser vant, three diamond rings on the waddle finger, and we on each Of the others 7 Instead of only one watch he wore three one in each waistcoat pocket, and the other in thifob ; the chains, when suspended, forming- a triangle. Each of these watche; were small gold repeaters, which he valued at 1(),) guineas each; they were eacirc-ied by very.ltirge AMEt{icJ far. EX-VICE PRESIDENT TURNED iIiAIT6R. (From the Massachusetts MoV. 21.] An article in the Alevindria Expositor, a P4ei which is printed within seven or eight miles from the seat of Government, states, as a mere rumour, however, that a, warrant has issued for the ap prehension of Colonel Burr., on a charge of High Treason. We do not vouch for the authenticity of this rumour, but state certain faCts, for the, truth of which we do vouch, and which go Very, far to prove the rumour is wellfounded. When General EArori .was at Washington, last winter, he was introduced to .Colonel 'BURR, who was then at the seat of Government. Having heard the bold, adventurous, and enterprising chara6ler of this hero ; believing him to'be a mere soldier of for tune, and that, like himself, he was ready to engage in any cause, either good or bad„which promised a harvest of military glory,. BURR proposed . to him that he should join his desperate fin:tunes—go with him to the Mississippi, take the rank of 'a General Officer under him as Commander in Chief, .ereC the standard of rebellion against the GovernMent of the United States, sever the Union,' and establish:a distin& and independent Government, to be. com posed of all the States West of the Alleghany Mountains !!! Such. was the general project, : /he minute details .of which were particularly stated. General EATON was struck with horror, and stood aghast at the proposal. He soon afterwards,.in . the true spirit of patriotism, communicated the conver sation to the President of the United States, who treated it with perfect indifference. Recent occur renees it the Western Territory (such 'as the build-. lug of boats on the Ohio, .and a variety of. 'move ments, indicating a spirit of revolt) have drawn the attention of the Government. to that'quarter of the'. Union. General EATON has been requested to certify in writing the _substance of the proposal made to him by Colonel Bona ; this,. we are assured, from un questionable authority, has been a6tually done ; and upon this, it is probable, the charge of High Treason is founded. . We are much inclined to be lieve, therefore, - a warrant has been issued, and pray to GOD this modern Catalina may be apprehendeel, and suffer, the punishnient due,to his crimes. We cannot forbear to submit a few remarks to the serious and solemn consideration of our rea ders: By the-intrigues of-ambitious 'men, and by the delusion of an infatuated people, Colonel BURR was made the second Officec of the Government, and turned urn a pivot which bad well nigh made him first. President JEFFERSON, in his inaugural speech, having been long intimately acquainted with the public as well as, the private chandler df- this man, "with a modesty peculiar to himself, spoke of him as having in every other respect than his age at least , an equal claim with himself to the office of Chief Magistrate.: They. zaed in perfect con cert, until it was -discovered that Buaa had nearly jostled him from his, place, by intriguing fur the .Presidency. He was then denounced, and. 'driven 'With :dis grace from his office. By way of regaining the' colifidence of the Administration, he became the mur derer of HAMILTON ! After having achieved this glorious exploit, he visited Wmfningtonjor the fiat time after his disgrace, and seemed to enjoy. a-tem porary favour at Court. It was suggested (with how much truth we do not pretend to - determine), that he -was sent hitt? the Western Country as an agent of the Government. With how much fidelity the purpose of his mission has been executed, we leave the public to determine, - .after he shall have been convided as a traitor. But what are we to think of a party who have elevated such men to power ! What are we to think of a President who has eulogised the intcgrity and patriotism of such a man, a perfea knowledge of his charader, and has a&ed in perted concert with him till it was discovered he had been a dangerbus political rival ! Or'what ought to be our opinion of a Government which employs him in the publieser vice as a reward for shedding the blood of a political enemy ! These are serious and solemn admonitions to the true Republicans of our country, who have hitherto been deluded by the trick of a false name. They are soleninly called upon to rally round the Fede ral .Standard if they wish to restore safety to the Union, or security to themselves, their wives, and their children. if they wish to see the flames of civil war enkindled on our frontiers, and sweep ing over the face of our country, let them persist in their attachment to the present order of things; and unless we are saved by a miracle, they will soon. be gratified,to the utmost extent of their wishes ! PROM THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE, NOV. 17. 4- A letter from Alexandria, dated on Tuesday last, states, that information had been received of a . change having taken place in the Governinent of Hayti. The particulars which led to this revolution in the Black Empire are not stated. As far as we can learn, it appears that Fort Dauphin, not being in a great state of preparation, was attacked by a party of Spaniards, who took possession of the place, and put the inhabitants to death. Intelli gence of this event first reached the ears of Cnxiis- TOPHE, DESSALUCES' principal General; he iinine diately dispatched a messenger with the news to the Emperor, and followed himself with all po;ible' expedition. On arriving at the Palace, CHRISTOPIIE was indignantly refused an audience . with the Emperor. In this dilemma :he determined, without counsel of the Emperor, to mareh to the relief of Fort Dauphin; he had hardly reached this . place when he:was overtaken by DESSALINES, when a scene of great rage and violence ensiled. Two Generals, LA. BRAAVE and CAP/10E, were instantly ordered to be shot; in the confusion which followed PESSALINES received a deadly shot, from whOse hand it is not understood. CHRISTOPHE, iris added, was 'declared Emperor. • . . The Alexandria Papers of Friday, are silent on the above Subjeet, a circumstance which diminishes the credibility of the report. , It Ims been observed that there' are'many whole krigth, Portraits of BONTA,PARTE, but that .the world would most admire the Artist who would talee kis head. Surely, however, people might be very well sAti.itied to soe the.-original atfiJl-lene4. ki?ttA Arif • bge. 2O.—A Mooting, agreeable tor Publie notice, took place on Monday last at Lime .• rick, for the purpose of considering the most Y. feaual Means of preserving the peace of the County: The Magistrates immediately cho s e a Committee, Consisting of the Right Hon. Lord Clarina, Colonel Prendergast Smyth, Colonel Vereker, Bolton Wal•- ler, Esq. Edward Croker, Esq. the Mayor; arid Co-: lonel Mansell. The obje& of this Committee is to propose Resolutions expressive of the disturbed state , of the Country, the prompt exertions necessary fuc • its suppression, the rewards intended for discoverief, the fixed determination to co-operate with each other and the General of the Distri&, and the res9= lution not to lett ground to any person concerned id such, a6ts of outrage as disgraced th e C ountry . The: Committee to receive secret inforMation consists of the High Sheriff, Lord Clarina, the Mayor, Dilvara Crokcr, Bolton Waller,. William Thernas Mouse; and chatles.D. Oliver, Esqrs. three to be a quorum. General ,Floyd, the Commander of the DistriFt, who was present; has been authorized by Government to, give rewards fur any useful public or private inforina.; tion. . - .• • .On Thursday the 16th, James Verguson, 14iiehaei Grant, and James Connelly, were tried at Carrick on-Shannbn, for associating under the, denorninat ion. ofThrashers. _ After a trial which lasted .the whole of the day, they were found.guilty, and sentenced to transportation for life. On the I 7th James Do nolly. (the fourth person put into confinement during the Commission) was tried. Mr. PLUNSET gave trp the prosecution. This, man was a constable, who. On serving. the Juteors with sumrhOnses, made use of apressions favourable to the Thrashenc. • Two'persons were also put on their trial for mis demeanors ; • but ,the witness retriiaing or con triadi4it ing.what - he .had sworn on his information, th• were acquitted. He; however, was immediat y indi&ed for rerklry, convi6ted on the dearest :v.- dence, and sentenced • to stand in the pillory, an.i to be 'transported for seven years. The first part of the sentence was executed on Saturday. 'l.ist night; a person employed in facing up the letters in the General Post °Kee, was taken up under a charge of embeztling letters containing pro .„ - The Galway Deelion did not terminate so stun as was stated in the Papers. It. continued 24 dad-, wrieti the state of the POll stood as follows : . • For Mr. Daly - - - 3317 Mr. Martin - 2:31t) Mr. Eyre - 1831 . . The successful Candidates were chaired thiongh the town on Wednesday, last. .Two then have been capitally convi6led for twice attacking, as 'Thrashers, the 'house of a yeoman.— One : man was capitally convieted f9r- supplying the Thrashers with arms, and three for carrr-ing Thrasl:- ing messages from them to the Roman Latholic Cha pels, and deliveringth.em to the priest in the face of the cong - regation. Tne Mail frixn Athlone to Mulliugar was robbed on the evening of Friday se'nnight by _three men, who tookAcom the boy all the bagi with which he was entrusted. The post-boy c.onyeying the sacce Mail on the Sunday evening following, was Stopped bv.two„rmn;wll6 robbed-Inm likewisk- of all the letters in his custody, --; The post-boy conveying the Mail from Tallow to Fermoy was robbed on Tuesday se'nuight of the bags which should have arrived in .15;d3iin on Thurs day.. The Mail from Boyle to Sligo was robbc..d on the 11th instant. The'Mail Coach travelling from Callen to Droghe da Was attacked about twelve o'clock on Saturday se'nnight, at a place called Water Under, by a num ber of persons, Who cat the bridle reins and fired two shots, which being immediately returned by one of the guards, and the coachman at the same moment whipping - his horses forward, ,they made their escape, The post-boy conveying the Mail from Taamort to Philipstown, was - stopped on the uth inst. by two men, one of whoM knocked him off the mule on which he rode, and carried off the Mail, but being immediately pursued they were obliged to abandon their prey, and the Mail was recovered. The.Connaught.Mail, which ought to have ar rived in Dublin on . Saturday morning last, was stop pet! beyond Athlone, and the whole of the bags, 24 in number, were carried off. 'fhe mails of two branches, connected with the same line of road, haw also fallen into the hands of tliose depredators. One Hundred and Forty Thousand Pdmids is the amount that will be divided into Capital Prizes in the present Lottery (that begins 13th of next month); which consists of only 25,000 Tickets ; instead' of 00,000, as formeily, when abodt 86,0001. was ap propriated for Capital Prizes the present is there , fore a most singular opportunity to obtain a fortune ; the highest Prizes being of the magnitude of 30,0001, each, 'small share of which (at a trifling expence) will produce a sum sufficient to provide every com fort for a whole family.—HODGES and Co. Corohill, Orford-street, .and St. James's -street, are selling the -Tickets and Shares on the best terms; and will pay the Prizes on demand. SMITHFIELD MARKET, DAC. 26: This day's - Market afforded' d tolerable good stip- , ply of different kin& of Cattle--Beef and Mutton are somewhat, dearer than Monday's market ; Veal and Pork sold at last prices, and the trade, for the most part, was rat* flat, The sales in the Hay-' market were dull - Hay, Straw, and Clover obtain ed last prices.' . COng-EXCHANGE, Dec. 26.—Therd and scarce any fresh sarnPles of Wheat to-day, the supply herd mostly of inferior quality, and waiting the expeded supplies, very few sales' are made ; in Barley, Malt; or Beaus of both sorts, but little variation, And dull in sales; but few White Pease; there are a fel.* further arrivals of Oaks froth Yorkshire, and this ar . .= ticle is a trifle cheaper ; the prices of Flour still rv maityat small flu6tnation. Wheat , 56a a 7os a 84s. od ' news - , 44S a cos cd Fine ditto • • 85$ a 88a ad Tick Beans 36. a 43s od Rye .. ' . eps a 45s cd Uats 24S a 275 , a 3zs cd ilarley - -33 s 2 44s od . Poland ditto , .32i' a Sac .et Malt. - • 68s ii 7;' od Rape Seed 241. 2;1. os. cli White Peace Bos a 83s col I Fire Hotir - 7A a 75 3. Cd Grey ditto 455 a 506 ICI Ftiet.aerlde------ -- 6 5 5 a t' Ca Q'''