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srdhitely inissible even for the ingenuity of the Abb& SIEYES to invent a form of Government which tit ill invest the Usurper with more absolute pOwer thnn he enjoys under the one which at present ,sub sists. • WE yesterday contradi&ed the report of the Dutch Fleet having sailed from the Texel , i the following Rote was sent from the Admiralty to the LORD MAYOR upon the sUbjea _ . " Admiralty.:office, March. I I. " My Loan—lnformation having been received, from which it was supposed that the Dutch Fleet had put to sea , 1 th'nk it p ro p er to inform your Lordship, that dispatches have been this day received from Vice-Admiral DOUGLAS, stating, that the Flora Frigate had reconnoitred the Texel, and discovered the whole of the Dutch Fleet flying in the !lieu Diep, apparently ready for sea. - - " 1 have the Honour to be, &c. " CHARLES GREY." WE are happy to find from what passed last night in the House of Commons between Mr. Fox and Mr. DILLON, that His Majesty's Ministers have no intention of agitating the Question . relative to the Roman Catholics of Ireland at present. We still retain the opinion which we expressed upon this Subjeet last year, when it was brought forward by Lord GB ENVILLE and Mr. Fox 5 the discussion of it under the present circumstances cannot be pro 4uEtive of any good ; but it, may, or to speak tore orrealy, it must revive animosities and create dis centions at a time when not only the welfare, heat the safety of the tate depends upon the sincere and cordial co-operation •of all Classes and descrip tions of His Majesty's Subje&s. SECOND EDITION. .5 UN- OFFICE, -TWO O'CLOCK. Vire stop tile - Press to announce the arrival of Dutch Papers to the 9th instant. They contain nu account of the opening of the Session of the Le- tislative body, and the Speech made by BONArARTE 'on the occasion. The length of the Speech 'Lenders it impgssible for tis to lay it before our Readers this day, but the fol- lowing is the most important passage whiali it con- tains : " I desire Peace with England—Not a Moment's *lay shall be experienced on my part—l shall be always ready to conclude ii, taking for its foundation the Conditions of thg Treaty of Arnien." BONAtARTE speaks 'with great exultation of his riaorjes over the Austrians and Russians, and de- Glares his firm determination to wrest the Crown of Naples from the present Sovereign. He also alkides to the Battle of Trafalgar, and acknowledges the loss of some Ships, bnt says it was owing to a storm. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. iiANOVER, MARCH 4. • Wn.s..r may be : the ultimate fate of this unfbrtu trate Ele6torate God knows; the political reports are so contradiEtOry that even the most intelligent are deceived. Some days ago it Was - confidently- re ported, and appearances since seem very strongly to. corroborate the assertion, that the modest Ruler of France had insisted upon it, as a sine qua .non of his friendship with Prussia, that his Majesty should take possession of this Country in his own name,' in Perpetuity, and transfer Bayreuth and Anspach to Bavaria ,5 but which he hesitates to comply with, probably to avoid giving offence to the Courts of London and St. Petersburgh. Provisionally, he has been induced into the measure during the War, ' but 'declines signing any . instrument of transfer of his (Arn States till a final adjustment takes place. This cautious line of cQudu& !as given BONAI'ARTE so great offence, that the Marquis LUCCHESINS. has 'been obliged to set out full gallop from Paris to ; Berlin, with dispatches of the most interesting na ture, the-contents of which are not yet -known ; but circurnstanceVhat haVe since transpired clearly prove that they are not pacific. Indeed no doubt is enter tained here, in the best-informed circles, that the Corsican insists upon the Prussian Government pay ing into the French Treasury a certain sum of mo ney, which he calls the difference of the value of this Country and those 'States ceded to his Bavarian Majesty, who is of course to pay handsomely for them : so that Hanover, Bayreuth, and Anspach, are virtually sold by France. The flints and ammunition of the Troops guar , tered here were examined yesterday,- and report ays, that they may hourly expe& orderi to march. It is also rumoured, that Baron` HAUGWITZ had been dismissed from his situatidn, and that SCHULEN XERO had been appointed to it : whether it be true 'ot not I cannot say; however, it is well known that by quitted this City in great haste for Berlin, a few days ago, just when he was expeaed to' set out for Bremen, where quarters , were a6tually prepared for ~'~~ ' trIE lIAMBUI?Gri MAIL. NUREMBERG, FEB. French '4:‘,0,0 have now entered the Principality of Anspach to ,take possession of it for the King of Bavaria. To-day 1830 men, Most of them light-infantry, And 150 of the i2cl regiment of hussars, tinder the command of the General of Division DRovEt, arrived at ,FUrth ; and to=morrow 1000 men- will be quartered in the neighbouring villages Gen. DUMOULIN, with a division of Troops, is at Langenzen. Yesterday afternoon a French Regii - nent of Infantry, from the Army of Gen. BERNADOTTE, entered Schwalbach, and in the evening some waggons with convalescents arrived at the suburb of Gostenhorf. BERLIN, MARCH 1.-A Convention has been con chided between Prussia and France, by which our Sovereign cedes to France Neufchatel and Valen ; to Bavaria, Anspach ; and to the 'Archduke FERDI- NAND; Cleves. • • The Marquis LUCCHESINi will set out on his re turn to Paris the day after to-morrow.. • VIEgNA, 20. 7 — . His Imperial Majesty has Appointed the Archduke Louts Dire&or General of the Frontiers of Hungary and Transylvania, and General in Chief of all the Regiments on the said frontiers, so that this Prince has 800,000 Men and 50,000 Soldiers tinder his ortlers. : It has been notified to the Garrison of this city, that His Majesty has resolved to' place it, at the end of this month, en - : yon the Peace Establishi ment. We learn that the Imperial Army is about to be diminished, by 'the , dismission of the Gth Battalion , of every Regiment of Infantry, and of the 4th visioh of every Regiment of Cavalry. The Generalissimo Archduke CHARLES holds fre quent conferences to determine on' the measures ne cessary to be taken to place the Army, without de lay; on a respktable footing. Count STADION, our Minister for Foreign Affairs, has frequent conferences with the Russian and Ling lish Ministers. • BATISBON, FEB. 24.—1 t .is said to be positively known here, that the Negotiations carried on by Count HAUGwITZ at Paris are nearly concluded, and that France has already sent her ultirnatunt to the Court of Berlin, according to which the Borth of Germany will undergo great changes, which France has- absolutely required. • BANKS OF Tin: MAINE, FEB. 26.--The whole of the French Army on the Right Bank of the Rhine is estimated at 100,000 men. It forms a chain ex tending from the Frontiers of Westphalia to the Upper Palatinate.- The Division of Marshal Au- . GEBEAU forms the centre of this great Army. _FRONTIERS _OF' SAXONY, FEB. 21.----The Ele4or of Hesse Cassel, according to the late Convention between France and Prussia, will assume, the Royid Dignity, under the title of " King of the Gatti." He is at the same time to cede, Ist, to Prussia, the Hes sian part of the County of Schauenberg, with the Distrias of Verhte, .Freudenberr ° , and Auersberg; 2d, to Darmstadt, Hanau, with the County and Distriet of Schl.varzenfells. On the other hand, he receives, Ist, from Prussia, the Bishopric of Pader born '; 2d, from Darmstadt, the whole of the Duchy of Westphalia as it was Some years since l and all the possessions of Darmstadt in the Wetterau ; 3d, the country of the Iller ; 4th, the whole principality of Waldeck, except the springs and county of Pyrmont, which go to Prussia ; sth, the countries of &Lyn, Witzenstein, Hohnstein, Burleburgh, • &c. BAMBERG GAZETTE. AVAusivw, FEA. 24.—The Army of Generals KUTUSOW and BUXHOFDEN has taken quarters of cantonment in the vicinity of Dubno, within a dis tri& of ten square (Germany Miles. The Generals KUTUSOW, BOXHOFDEN, LANGEREN. WOIKOWSKY, BERG, MULLER, and BOGELANORA, have their quarters in Dubno and, according to the prepara tions made, appear to exped, to remain there with their Troops a considerable time. It is stated that the Earl of . LAODERDALE is to be appointed Governor-General oelndia. • The Worcester Ele6tion is finally closed. The Majority in favour of Mf: LYGON was 357. Mr. ALcocK has declined a contest for , the City of Waterford, and Sir Joxx NEWPORT will bo re ele6ted without opposition. Yesterday the,. Board of Agriculture voted, their Gold Aledal nimas WILLIAM COKE, Esq. for his extensive and - successful mode of irrigatipu, by which he has converted a,traCt of unprofitable boggy land in Norfolk into sound and excellent water meadows. _ _ _ On; Thursday last a Special Court was held at the Charter-house, for' the eleEtion of a,Governor, in the room of the Right Honourable WILLIAM PITT, de ceased; the Lord ChanCellor ERSKINE and the Right Honourable CHARLES JAMES Fox. were the candi dates, when the had - was unanimously chosen with out:a division. Earl SPENaR eleaea Master - of the Trinity house 'Company, in the room of the late MT. PITT. Yesterday the DUKE of YORK held ' a public day at his Office in the Horse Guards, and saw a num ber of Officers of distinEtion. • •. Captain JAMES, whose military and literary ta lentA are well known, has been appointed to ,a Ma jority in the Corps Of Artillery Drivers, by Earl Morait. A Leith Trader, arrived in Yarmouth Roads on Monday, saw three large Ships off Flamborough Head, on the 6th inst. which, the Master positively asserts, were of the line. It is conjectured, that they may probably be Dutch, Men of War which have escaped from Helvoet . 3 as a 74 and two 44's weri;in that Pcrt u sb.utt - titne sires. , ST ItE PAPER. • OF 'BAR()N - VON -IThßbENtiltO; . STER oF STATE TO THE ACING OF PlalgSlA, TO LORD HARRONVBY. Berlin, Dec. 22, ISos. MY .LOllO, Con'formably to the Answer I have already had the honour to transinit to your Esxtellency, to the question which you addressed to me, relative to the security of the Troops of His Britannic Majesty, in the North. of Germany, I•hasten to lay before, you the positive assurances which I have the, pleasure to be able to communicate to you. Your Excellency is acqUainted with • the preSent state of affairs. You will first perceive that, at the pointto .which matters have now come, since the unfortunate Battle of Austerlitz between Austria and France, in consequence of the return of the great. Russian Army, and the total uncertainty in which *e are with regard to the intentions of NA POLEON towards Prussia, the utmost 'caution is atAolutely necessary. The bravess.Aimy Cannot 4 al= ways reckon upon _success ; and it is undoubtedly tbe interest of Prussia and the interest of the world; to prevent .any attack updo her at the!present.mo mem, when she would have to bear the whole bur den Of the War ; and- no Confederacy adapted to circumstances has been forined ; for, in case her. Armies should prove unsuccessful, the last ray of hope, to-maintain the security and independenth of the Cominent, would be extinguished. The King, still animated by the. same vish to establish' a general Peace on a permanent footing, and, if possible, to the satisfaCtion of all parties, must consequently have been ardently desirous that his Mediation, stipulated in the Convention signed on the 3d of 'Novemberat Potsdam, should have been accepted , by France. In an interview which Count VON RiUGWITZ had with N A POLEON on the 28th November, that Monarch manifested a disposition to accept of this Mediation on the two following conditions.:- 1. That during the Negociation no Troops of His Britannic Majesty,• nor any Russians or Swedes, should advance into Holland to commence warlike 'operations there, after their . .departure from the North of Germany. 2. That a more extensive circuit should-be alloW ed to the Fortress of Hameln, in order to reliel'e the distress of . the Garrison for provisions. The King could not accept these propositio ns tinder the circumstances of the moment in which they.were made; but these have totally changed, and in the present conjuneture His Majesty has not only judged them admissible—upon condition that the Emperor NAPOLEON engages, on his side, not to send any Troops into the North of Germany, as long as the Negociations shall continue, and that he shall not undertake any thing against Hanover during the same interval—but even favourable - , ,as time will thus be gained to take more deliberate measures, and to prepare for every contingency ; either in case a War should break out, or this inter mediate state of things should lead to a definitive Negociation.. • • That no, time may be lost, Ws Majesty has sent Major VON Num, to the French head-quarters, that this arrangement may be carried into etteet. At the same time Count HAUGWITZ has received the ! ne cessaey instructions, bearing date theoth inst. and the King has given France to understand, that he shall consider the occupation of Hanover by French Troops as an•a6l of hostility. Agreeably to what I have just stated, His Ma jesty has, authorised me to inform your Lordship, that, is conforinity 'with the assurances already Oyer), in case the Troops of His Britannic Majes ty and the Russians should prove uncirtunate, the King engages for the security of the Troops, of His Britannic Majesty in Hanover, and -grants them perfect liberty, in - case of necessity, to retreat to the Prussian Army, and to the States of the King, but with, the following modifications, which circum stances render necessary :- 1. That they take their positions in the rear of the Prussian Troops, and abstain, during the period of the intermediate Negotiation, from every move ment and step of a provoking nature towards Hol- land. • t. That in case the Prussian Troops shall be at tacked by the French, His Majesty May rely with perfe& confidence on the support and co-operation of the Troops of His Britannic Majesty, as long as they shall- continue in the North of. Germany. His Majesty has given orders for a respectable - Corps to advance into Westphalia, and will adopt every ne cessary measw'e for security and defence. - The Rus sian Troops, under the command of General Count ToLsToY, are already at the entire disposal of His Majesty, as the Emperor ALEXA N DER has fully an- . thorised him to dispose of them at pleasure ; and likewise of those which are under General BEN- NINGSEN,' in Silesia. I therefore request your Excellency to write as speedily as possible to Lord CATHCART, the Com mander in Chief of the - Troops 'of His BRITANNIC MAJESTY, and to prevail upon him to take, without delay,,such steps as are necessary. for these different purposes ; and in particular to comply with the in vitation that will be transmitted to him by the order of the King, through 'Count KALKIIEUTII, TO con . suit personally with' him and Count -ToLsToY on the positions which the Troops of his BRITANNIC MAJESTY, the Russians,.and Prussians, will have to take in consequence of the above-mentioned ar rangements. As ,the Swedish Troops are in the same predica- • ment with the Troops of- HIS •BRITANNIC MAJESTY and the Russians, it would be extremely desirable to prevail upon His Swedish Majesty to conforin to, ..this arrangement. • I -hope that, td this end, . your Lordship will a& in concert with Prince VoLGortucKir„ whom His ' Imperial Majesty ofall the Russias has charged With every thing relative to the destination of the Rus , sian Art„ y, In case His Swedish Majesty will resigfi the condu& of his Troops to CountToLsToY, the King is ready to give them the same guarantee which he offers to the Troops of His Britannic Majesty, during their continuance in the North of Germany. 3. With regard to the provisioning of the Fortress of Rimeln, it is conceived that the grant of deer ' tain distriet, from which the Garrison might them ' selves procure pros be attended with, ' great inconveniences, both in respe,`_:l, to the subjets of His Britannic' Majesty, and on accoUnt of the wh.Cll nii , 4la• thatce en;tie t?.:tw4,:cu thtt. . „ 11 , I. , . . laPPs. - , It; :theZe'fol'ei.iiniears referable‘, to fr.: - F , nish necessaries from- the -Hdnoverian tf.'erritory, through art intertnediate person, 'tb whoM General BARBOU must, send a statement of what he , want for .daily consumption, and oti'xiclioSe requisition the Hanoverian. Ministry , will take-care that it be deli-. vered at the places appointed for that purpose. 'But Gen. BARBOU 'llll.lSt, Oa his side, engage to remain quiet within the town of Hameln. Conforinably to th•se ideas, the. King has sent Af. VON KRUSBMAIK, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Garde du Corps, and Adjutant to Field Mai - Ahal Von Mor i Litcnon.±-, to Hanover. I have given hire, for rby'• part, a Letter to the Minister of i 4 lis Britannic Mal ! jesty, at Hanover, and another forGeneraOrautou, that the necessary arrangements for providing in stanteneously for the subsistence of the Garrison of Hameln,• May be made, and put into execution .• . without delay. : . - • - ,I have now ,nothing left, my Lord, butte refer to the verbal communication I had the honour to make to you, and to entreat you to take in 'general such steps as you shall - think 'expedient for carry ' ing into execution the whole arrangement which I, have had the honour do submit to Ntou. I request you to have the goodnese to infbritiAe Commandei in Chief of the Troops' of His ,Britannic Majesty, that it is only in case he shall. think proper to ac cede to this arrangement, and to adopt such mea sures as shall depend upon hiM for carrying it into execution, •His Pruisian Majesty can possibly en gage to guarantee t he security of the Troops of His Bri tannic Majesty. - In case of attack on the part of the ' French, it will, however, be necessary, that the con dna of the whole should centre in onepoint, and it appears natural that the oldest in rank should then assume the chief Command: < It would consequently devolve upon General Count. KALKREUTH, both for theabo v ve ha r t ea m so e n a , su a r l e id s , to likewise adopt.. becat.:se 11e, being ti :w the vicinity of the Enemy, .ould 'be best able to judge I repeat to your Excellency the assurance, of tl‘e high consideration with which I have the, honour W be, my Lord,.your Excellency's, &c. _ . (igned) . NAVAL E WS. From the LONDON _G,..-I,ZETPF,; . March u, fgog. A4micalty 7 Qfti . ce, March 10 1806. copy of a . Letter from. Admiral Montagu, Cori- , mandefin C,hicf of His' Majesty's Shins and 1"i:6- - .at Portsnzouth, William Marsden, - Esq. dated the sth inktant. . 'SIR, I beg you will'be pleased to lay before the Lord*' Commissioners of the Adoaii - alty the inclosed letter from Lieutenant Shiels, of the- Forward Gun-vessel, acquainting MC, of his haying fallen.in with and cap- . tured the Rancune, French Lugger Privateer, off DunnOse. I have the Honour to be, Szc. • GEO. MONIFAGU. His 111ajesty': Gun-brig Forward, SIR, at Sea, Feb. 7, 1806. • I beg leave to inform you, that, at three, A. M. Dunnose bearing N.E. by E. six or sevendeagues, •we fell in with a French Lugger Privateer, which, after a chace of half an hour, and short firing, we captured. She prOves tio . be the La Runcune, of ~. Cherbourg, Capt. Foliot . ; out of Cherbourg twelve , hours, but had taken nothing. She is pierced for 12 .guns, but had only 4 mounted, with swivels and small arms. Twb of the Enemy are wounded, one clancrerously I have the Honour to be, b DAN, SHIELS. To George Montagu, Da. Admiral _ I • the White, &c.•Wc. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 'l6. 7 —Arrived, The Planta genet, of 74 guns, Revohttionaire and Phenix Fri gates, from a Cruize off the Coast of Portugal . . Arrived also,the Surinam. Sloop of War from the Westward, and Hero Privateer from a Ctuize in the Channel. . . . HARWICH, MARCH] ll.—Yesterday arrived -the Prince of [Pales Packet, Capt. ANtil. DEANE, with a Mail from Gottenburgh abd last night the Aggres sor Gun-brig from a cruize. . c . The Anckland Packet, Capt. BRIDGE, arrived this day at noon from Gottenburgh, with the -Fiarnbro' and Bremen Mails.—Messrs. EAST and ItoßlNsot., two of His Majesty's Messengers, .with Dispatches, the Hon. c. KING, Charttf.Td'Atfairs at Stutgaidt, and Prince BARATINSKY, cane Passengers. Remain the : Peg - ova Frigate, with the Borer Boxer, and Akigres,tor Gun-vess - els„ Argus and Hun tef Revenue Cruizers. , . P0E7'31%1013141, MARCH_ 11.—Arrived the Strenu fins •Gun-brig, Lieut. NUGENT, from the Mediter ranean ; also the Union, BROWN, Betsey, GOLDS-^ frbrn Bristol ; Jane and Catharine, kEILY, from Dungarvod 3 , and the Catharine, EVANS, tfOrn Dublin. . . The Hibernia. and the 1 7 iIle de Paris three-deckers arc dropped down to St. Helen's. DEAL, MARCH, i I.—Sailed the Bold Gun-brig` on a Cruize. Pat back' last night, by contrary winds, the Edgar Man of War, Right Hon. Admiral Lord KEITH, and remains in the Downs with the rest of the Ships a 3 per last, and several outward-bound Vessels. POOLE, MARCH, 10.—The Ship Carpenter, of Salisbury, that was on shore at the Hook Sand, after taking out part of her cargo, was got' off with out damage. WHIG CLUII.---The, meeting of this Club took place yesterday at the London Tavern. The Duke Ot NORFOLK was - in the Chair. An apology was made for the absence of Mr. Fox on account of offi— cial duty. The usual oasts were-given, and the daY, passed off with festivity, • Mr. T. DIRDIN has finished, a new Opera for CiOveut Garden Theatre, of which report speaks very favorable. The scene is in Sotlend. The Music is already composed by'Mr. REE V E, andthat also has •a good report. The Rev. JoIIN WATSON,M. A. Fellow of axe Hall, is presented to the Livings of Bradfield ai:d cem Matilngtree, vacant en the death of the late worthy Itet.:tor J. THOMPSON, h) I IAL:4 Radii, Esq, of I;:distley-11,