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paver of eletting their own Saveeeign, but ttisii dislike to it must be considerably augmented, when they find themselVes transferred, without ceremony., by a Foreign Usurper, to one Of his • own IW latiOns, who. is a stranger to their language and to their manners, a per Son wholly unconned ed with, and unlcnowa to them. But-, in the present state of the Continent resistance, would be hopeless, 'and could only. tend to aggravate the miseries_ of that unfortunate People. BONAPARTE has now very nearly completed his favourite plan of surrounding France with dependent States, and go verning them by his Relations Or his Dependents. Italy, Switzerland, Baden, Bavaria, Uurtenzburglt, Cleves, and Holland, are either in the. mmediate possession, or under the controul of France, and form a complete barrier between her and the only Continental States of whom she can entertain any apprehensions. There arc no further accounts from Dalmatia. There is strong ground to hope that Sir JOHN BORLASE WARREN will fall in with the French Squadron which has been for some time successfully cruizing off the Coast of Africa : it consists Of ono 74-gun Ship, two 40-gun Frigates, and a Brig, and has captured the Favourite Sloop of War, and 18 Merchantmen. The'ast accounts from Sir JOHN'S Squadron state, that he had received intelligenCe of the Enemy, and of course he would 'lose nn time in going in search of them. This morning Mr. PLOMER, leading Counsel for Lord MELVILLb, opened his Lordship's Defence.— The Court was crowded beyond all example. It is expected that the Learned Counsel will conclude his SPeedi this day. THE MeSsage from lin MAJESTY ) which was yesterday presented to both Houses of Parliament, will be read with particular pleasure by all who know how to revere distinguished heroism euiploy id in the best of Causes---the support of the Civi lized World, as well as of the British The splendid provision made for the Duke of MARI.BOII6UGH was a due tribute to the merit of a I‘lilitary Chief who had increased the glory of his Country. But the convulsed state of the world, .at the present periud, rendered the services of Lord NELsox still more important ; for he not only aug- Inented . the glory, but essentially contributed to se- cure the independence of the British Empire. Every heart, therefore, as well as every hand, must libe rally open to second His MAJESTY'S gracious desire of rendering due honour to heroism unexdmpled in the Naval Annals of any Country. Mr. JACKSON, the late British Minister at the Court of Berlin, arrived yesterday at Yarmouth, Baron JAcoBI, lIIC—PrIISSiaII Minister at this Court, has not yet received his letters of re-call. A Cabihet Council was yesterday held, at two o'clock, at Lord Grenville's House, Downing-street, at which the Loan CHANCELLOR, Earls IVIOIRA, SPENCER, ',Ord Howtcx, Lord HENRY PETTY, and -Mr. Secretary WINDHAM, attended. Mr. ROBERT ADAIR, who is said to be appointed our Minister to the Court of Vienna, is related to Mr. Fox, his late father, Mr. ADAIR, the Surgeon, having married a cousin of that Gentleman. The Marchioness of STAFFORD last night opened again her magnificent house in' Cleveland-row to a numerous assemblage of the higher .orders. The DuKE , of.CAUBRIDGE was of the party. A delicious Concert took place under the dire&ion of SALOMON. RiGHI, RovEDINo, Madame BIANCHI, and Signora Gatoeiwyrr, were the Vocal Performers. The whole Entertainment was of the most subci b de4. scription. Mrs. R. Titerrsoti, of Grosvenor -square, who is one of the chief props of fashionable entertain :nents, had her last Concert for the season on Sun= day. It was, as usuld, a very fine perfortwuce, and v.as attended by the ParNcz, as well as a large con course of the higher orders. CR °MILL'S violoncello afforded an exquisite treat. The amiable hostess, we understand, found it necessary to abide by her arrangenients fir the season, but has very properly resolved that none of her future entertainments of the same kind shall take place on a Sunday. There was no Court of Aldermen held to-day, but. the LORD-MAYOR, after inspe6ling the Returns of the Meal-weighers, ordered the Price of Bread to. remain as last week. The Hon. Mr. EARDLEY, Mr. EDWARD HOLLAND, and three Ladies, detained in France since the com inenceinent of the War, landed a few days ago at Yesteraay morning, between and ten o'clock, the•Collee Committee met at the India-House ; ; after which, CHARLES pIIANT, Esq. the late Chair man the Hon. Wm, F. ELPHINTONE, the present Chairman ; Mr. PARRY, the Deputy ; the Secre tary ; Mr..WibuNs, the Librarian, and the rest of the Members of the Committee, proceeded from the House in two carriages ibr Haleybur, near Hert ford; in order to assist at the ceremony of laying the first stone of the College,- to be ereded there, for Students intended. fur the . Company's Civil Service in India. We have the pleasure to state, that the following account has been received' at the East India House, of the Ships outward-bound, under ,Convoy -of the 4dainant Man of War, being all well on the 29th (.)f March last, in lat. .29. N. long. 19. viz. Elphin yone, Lady Jane Dundas, David Scoit,•illnwick Castle, Winehelsea,, Ceres,'Lord - Castlereagh, Sir Bensleib Perseverance, Warner Castle, and liaga Inglis. Two Store-ships, for the Cape cf Coo' Hope, and two' Whalers were iu company.. ; 1 . ' 4 11a .iiiIMBURC37I Vlrs' NA, Aria i26.—The Fietich P-MbaSgada Item has received the pre'mug transmitted ifrotri FcaAce for the per Sons who employed in con cluding and signing the Peace or Presburgh. Among others, PrinCeJoart Ike LiCIITESTEIk has received a Snufflbox, ornamented with the portrait of the Emperor NsiroLEorz, richly set with diamonds. According to accounts from Dalmatia, the Rus sians have likewise taken possession \ of the sinali- Island of Curzola; opposite the Ragnsan territory,' The Archduke FERDINAND,. Who is . arrived here from Buda, will to-morrow set out tor Wurtzburgh; to take on him the GovernMem. of 'his new Elec4 tbrate. CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 1 French Charge d'Affaires here, M. RUFFIN, has had a conference with the REIS tFFENDI, when it is asserted he gave in a Note,.in which France lays claim, as possessing the Venetian Territory, to all the Possessions in. Turkish Dalmatia, Albania, &c. which formerly be longed to the late Republic of Venice. An order by the Grand Signior hai been sent into Asia, that only those Trodps which are already on their Marchfor Europe, to join the Army intended to . at against the rebels in Servia, shall go on that ser vice, and that no new ones shall be.sent. Accounts have been received from tile coasts of the Black Sea, that a part of the Russian Troops in Moldavia and Wallachia have received orders to break up. BANKS OF THE INN, APRIL i', 3 .—The French proceed very adively in the fortification 'of 'Brannan; they have lately increased the number of trenches, and have strengthened the works with palisadoes. They have also put the small Fortress of Neuhaus, mar Passau, in a better state of defence. BANKS or THE LECH, APRIL 24.—Marshal SOULT still.has his Head-quarters at Passau ; Marshal NEY at Meanningen; Marshal BERNADOTTE at Anspach ; Marshal DAVOUST atElwangeri ; and the . General of Division VAN DAMME at tandshut. The Troops have been obliged to extend their quarters of canton ment, as in many villages the hay is so much ex hausted that the peasants will be under the necessity of slaughtering all their cattle if more forage should be required-of them. Munch, APRIL 25.---The Empress of Russia has sent by a Courier, as a present to our Queen, a su perb Turkish . shawl. We are assured that the best harmony begins again to exist between our Court and that of St. Petersburgh; which has given oc casion to ditierent reports, and . among others, to that of an approaching marriage. between 'our Prince Royal and the Grand Dutchess of Russia. AUGSBUnGII, ( 20.—Private Letters from Italy mention, that the French 'have attempted an assault at Gaeta, but haVe been repulsed with loss.. • The Central Deputation received the day before yesterday positive advice that Marshal. SOULT was about to march for Italy with. the Troops under his command. BANKS OF THE MAINE, APRIL 29.—The report in circulation, that the Senator BEAUHARNOIS is in tended for the place of Supreme Head of the Hel vetic League,, acquires every day more consistence. It is said that he will govern SWitzerland under the title of " Landamman for life," but that at his death the Country will pass to his sOn-in-law, the Electoral Prince of BADEN. Should this project be carried into execution, we shall see reign at Naples Prince Jo SE rn, the brother of the Emperor; in Upper Italk; Prince EUGENE, Viceroy; in Swifzerland, the uncle of that Prince, the brother-in-law of the Empress ; along the Rhine to the Main the Eleeloral Prince of BADEN, son-in-law of M. DE BEAUTIARNOIS ; from thence to Holland, Dute JOACHIM, brother-in-laW of the Emperor; and in Holland, Prince LouiS, the brother of that Monarch. It appears certain that the Ele . Etor of Baden will extend his possessions from the frontiers of Switzer land along the Right. Bank ofthe Rhine to the. Maine. We are assured that the Negotiations on this sub jeet, between France and the Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt, are entirely concluded; that Prince cedes his possessions on the Left Bank of the Maine, which consist principally of Stenkenberg, for. which he receives a complete indemnification in Westpha lia; Manheim will definitively be the residence of the Ele6toral Prince of Baden. MUNICH, APRIL 14.-A train of heavy artlery from our arsenal set out for Braunau to-day ;it ;had becn ordered before, and afterwards countermanded. HANAU, APRIL 9.9.—The Cotps under Marshal NEY takes the direction of Donauesehingen : it is believed to be destined for Helvetia. The public Journals say, that the Princess, mo ther of the .Emperor NAPOLEON, will receive a Principality in Italy. ", A foot race was run yesterday morning in Hyde- Park, between Gurley, who won the great race at Bi;igliton - last Summer, and a Soldier in the Foot Guards. The match was for forty guineas, and the distance 300 yards. Gurley beat his idversary by about five yards. It was a closely contested race until the parties arrived Within 30 yards of the goal of viaory. About 2 . 000 spettaters were pre:cut .1i1,4 kr r- 1 E k). i YAOUTU, MAi‘ 11 -• - •:::Arri4ed this morniiig , 11; French Ship or the,' I ine, ;of 74 guns; captured in the West Itidili . by Adiniral wou-rn, laft from Scilly. She came to in Cawsand Tay, and has a- signal flyi ng for coming in ll toar-• hour, . She is under jury -masts. • _ • Ariived La Loire Frigate from Ireland, with some Transports under convoy, full of TroOPs; Arrived a Danish Schooner, laden with wine and brandy; frem liourdeamt, detained by the ianta Sloop of-War:. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 12.—Came into the Har bour; having been detained by the Africa, of 64 guns; tbe 'Esterelle, from the HaVAntiali, bound to Cadiz, laden with coffee, sugar; . Sailed 'the Diana Frigate, CaPt. MAILING; and La Chiffonge- Frigate, .Capt. CAMPBELL, with the Fleets ibr Gibraltar and the Mediterranean under convoy, consisting of bet Ween 40 and &co Trafisports, with troops and stores, and about to Sail of Mer chantrnen. The Lion, of 64 guns, Medusa Frigate, rind the Howe Store-ship, are, together with the greater part of the East- Indiamen, dropped ,down to - St, Helen's, and will inost probably sail in the morning. YARNIOLTTH, MAY 12:--Mt. JACKSON, Ambas sador at the Court of Berlin, is arrived in the Ariadize Frigate. DOVER, MAY 1.. --Arrive* the Brig Eneigkeii, ENGELRRED, with wine and brandy, from Bour deaux for Lubec; and the Brig Nord Star, LONGS; with wine, froth Bourdeaux for Lubeck, both sent in by the Steady Gun-brig, Sailed the Anna Catherina ; - with sundries, for Christiansand. • Arrived the Hoy Die Geseisters, Capt. GIESIJST, from London, to take in a cargo of sugar, for .Pap pen burgh. FALMOUTIt, MAY 10.—Arrived the Danish Dog ger Fcilestian, from detained by the Ranger Revenue Cutter and Betsey Privateer; qrgif John Bernstqff, • BOLLMAN, from Charlestown, detained by the .daive 'Privateer and" His .Majesty's Ship 4/bicore; Gertrude, CONDY, from London ; and Brig Carl Edward' Bunnell , PETLRS.ON; from Sr. Croix for Frederickstadt, with sugar, coffee, &c. detained-by the Miranda Privateer; Capt . . Sow. HARWICH, MAY 12.---The, Diana, Packet, Capt. MglioNouGif, sailed yesterday morning for Husum, With Hamburg and Bremen Mails, also a King's Messenger with dispatches ; at the same tilne_the- Beaiiiby Packet, Capt. Notittis, sailed for Gotten burgh with a Mail. • Capt. STEWARD, •of the Diana Packet, is just 'ar rived from Husum• with Mails 5, Mr. MORA&, one. of His Majesty's Messengers, •.with dispatches, from Constantinople ; and a Foreign Courier with, dis patches, from 'Berlin. SHEERNESS, MAY 12.--. Sailed frOtn.the Nore last evening' the Fancy Brig of War, with 'the Trade under Convoy for Tonningen, with a tine breeze of wind at N.W. • The 131 tie Convoy is ordered to sail from the Nore on Tuesday the .20th inst. DEAL, MAX 12.—Came down from the River the Swift East India Pilot Vessel, with the Indus, Ocean, and Harriet East ludiamen, and sailed with the rest of the outward-bound, under convoy of the Meteor Bbmb and. Speculator Lugger, for -Ports mciuth.—Arrived the - Seagull Sloop of War from Yarmouth; and Urgent 'arm-brig from a Cruize, and remain in the Downs with : the Swift India Pilot, and the rest of the Ships as: per last. The following additional particulars respeCting Ad miral Lugo's - are extraeted from a Letter received at Glasgow from a person on bOard the Foudroy.ant " Admiral Lmors was . wounded in the thighs. ; and - the first- Captain lost his right arm. The Ad miral's son, while holding his hatid to .his face, and crying for his father, had all his !fore teeth carried away with' a shot. - They had 72 killed, and 85 wounded, of whom only 40 survive. The Admiral is walking about , on crutches, and the Captain is well again. LusiotS had been dziven from the Isle of France by PELLEW,, and then proceeded for the Cape of Good Hope, but in going . in he ilost a Prigate.. After being there two days, he received ac counts of an 'Expedition from England to take the. Cape, upon which he set sail,: And _run along the Coast of Africa; took two Liverpool Guineamen, and sent them for the Isle of France, and stood back himself for the Cape, intending to look into St. Helena, to see if he could • pick up any thing in his way.. He soon fell in with Atnericn Brig, who inforined him of the capture of the Cape. He then steered for Teneriffe ;-but.getting intelligence pf an English Squadron cruizing oil'. there, he stood across for the homeward West India track, and ran - right foul of us." Respe&ing the depredations committed on our Shipping on the Coast of Africa, the following acl ditional information has been received EXTRACT OF A•LETTER EECRIVED FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA, DATED, MARCH 18,4806. " The Brig deiive has jnst looked into this River and Banco Island, with six unfortunate Captains of English Vessels and .part of their Crew, captured by the French SquAdroti on the Coast. They report that 19 are taken to leeward, twilit and destroyed ; and that they certainly have done, and will do, in- calculable mischief." STATE LOTTERY, FIMT DAY CY DRAWING..--The Ticket No. 2340, drawn yesterday a Prize of Five Th.ot.wand Pona..!s, was sold . at Mensrs. HAZARD, BURN E, and Cu's. No. 93, Ro alLxchang - e, in two Fourth, two Eighth, futar Sixteenth Shares. THE BRITIVI $lOl--4; , . Piiartert, 6; 44. CG. 0.---" The Con - inlander of the rct'ct. - exceedingly that heis corn:pelted, by a Icing ill health under which he has stitiel.'ed; tdN, it !id; el *:1 himself fro'rrftbe Armywhich 17F.s Majesty pleased to put under:Mit .orders. In the hope of amendment bortie up pressure of seVere diseaseas long as it 'sible for him to do so ;, lint , undeceived peetation, and feeling himself incapable of `-s ing ihe dutieg of his situation, - he does rj. himself any:longer warranted in eposins - the pub!l , ; sort ice to the inconvenience that must arise fr::::1 inability; ,he proposes, therefore; to tot' England to-morrow at tWeic o'clecithotig;, to be considered that he does not thereby Tesiln situation of Conimand; which he has not recei; 'His Majesty'S . priri3sion to dd. " Lieut. Genftal . continue c Comtnnd at Malta ; and Major-General Sir ;101;7 - StUART will assume that of the Army serio3.l Sicily, Until His Majesty's further plea Sure on head is signified. As Malta must rentaiti, the general Dept, , 311 whence it may be . necessary that the Army in should draw such supplies of Provision, ammunitio;'; of other stores, as they Way stand in need of, Liem. General VJLLEITES Will, no doubt ; aee the enpe 7 diency of answering such requisitions as Major ,, Getieral Sir JOHN STUART rlll7 113.VC QCC:IFicd t. forward to him, as far as the heeos.sary atteutif: I. the . Servic-6 of 13is dwzi C l ziriistp trill admit. " In taking his leave of the.Army,ltnd a:iserini. it of his best wishes for their honour and tW . cess, Lien, ral Sir JAMES CRAIG Is desirous of bearing testim.o;,! to the good condua of the men ; which, with the ey.-- ception of a few cases of misbehaViOur of indiv ual , f, has Uniformly been muth tic,. his s6tiSfaetion. commending the condttEt Titops.under his Cots SirJAmss is, howeV o; er, not in the habit flattering their vices; and he is obliged to expre:,s his regret ; thlt in Countries where-the access to wig;,: is so easy,-they have not quite furnished an excep tion to the general observation, that sobriety is no: the Virtue of an English Soldier. The prevalence 7 ef. this scandalous vice of drUnkenneSs sullies our 'nig - tary character, and renders indispensible a, severity 0e discipline, as disgraceful to the objects of it ; as pa fll-• to those, who are under the necessity of " forcing "The General cannot but feel alsoohat be is-T. - re-- der great obligations to many of the Officers,,thotO he declines any particular acknowledgment, wittea, in a - situation where so little has been done, carry with it the appearance of ostemarion. f'‘ It is impossible for him - not ter regret that re:- short Campaign has term:nated in a rnan.l - se tittle consonant to. hiS• Wishes, although it haS proceed ti from causes, in which iveL wr.'; no ways' conceroed, And hehas not a doubt that ; every' lee tal in :ne Army felt,a regret at the apt)earaticeof quitting ti.e field to the Diem--• - • -• ,Yr In reporting his proceedings to Irks M:i s rity, the Generalbas taken-the responsibility of this sure•entirely . on himself. , For 'lc.' is aware. tnattn,.: Army. was well prepared to discharge . their dar with cheerfulness and alacrity in any service, h'iw ever.Arkious, to which he might have led them. The Russian Forces had order's tla;n their Emperor. t.i retire lidm the .Centifient of , italy ; but he had noee that could' dired his condua under 4 . circumstaace Which could-not be foreseen. -• • • " For obvious reasons the, Gine.ral cannot etwYr into any detail of the 'motive on which his reso:tt tion was i - oriiied; though he should be happy th it the Aimy were coiwineed, that Setting - aside coa;: . - .derations of great weight With respect to tl.e intent of. Britain in' the general-condua of the War, he was not lesS aiituated in the measures he adopted- by a regard for their credit than he was by that for their safety." Messina, April , 1803, - . - MORNING LINE ORons. ; ---Major-General Joni STUART reqUests the General and Field OlEbers, and Heads of Departments of the Army, to meet him at half past eleven o'clock this morning at the entrance to Head-quarters; in otder to accoinpany. his Excelleny the Commander of the Forces to place of his embarkation. • A company of Grenadiers will be formed upon the Marina as a Guard of Honour to the General ; and Major LFiMOINE, commanding the Royal Arti;ler7,. will post a brigade of 12-pounders at some contig , ,- outs place, for the • purpose of 'firing a salute of guns when his Excellency goes ,on board. • • 'An Inquisition was yesterday evening taken before the'Coroner for the City of London,. at the White Lion, in Fetter-lane, on the remains of the three children, William, Maria, and Joseph Steptow, wh( . , were on. Saturday night burnt 'to death at the tire in Bear-alley,-Acet-market,. when the followin r • particulars of this most shocking event tratispireci., Elizabeth Walker, a SerVant, stated; that ou tui'daynight, about eight - o'clock, .she ptlt the dire.: children to bed,. the forrtier in the two pair of stairs front room, and the'two latter iri the garret, and then. Went down to her master's shop in the market, leaving the room3-sale,; that soon afterwards heard that her toaster's house was on five, when she' immediately ran back, arid endeavoured 'to get t.p stliirs, but found it was impolsible.. Jane English, MrS. Steptow's nurse, stated, tint after washing the children on Saturdily s. e desired the servant to take them up to bk,i . ; and t the same tin'te giving her some dirty clothes t in the foal clothes bag, which . had b-een.liangipg on the guard iron, and had fallen beneath the grate : and although she toQk the precaution of shaking them, yet it is thought a cinder most have attached it self to them ; and when in the bag, to have set them on . fire. The remains of the nnfortunatechildren (the of which was not - eleven) are put into one coniu. i 4 ti supposed they must all have been asieep, as scream was heard. The distress of the parents is concei . ;. - able. the motlier 'baying beyn delirious since.—Verdiel—Accidentally hrriat to (teatit. Yesterday' being the 'first day .of- Drawing the present State Lottery, N0.,16 4 52, the fOurth Ticket, a Prize of One Ttiousand:Pounds, was 5.)1.1 in a Quarter, ad Eighth, and tea Sixteenth Shiroi, by tit:: il it DS )N, :_;OODLUCS, <ind Co. at thei:_ Char,ing-cross, where ke s tihares, ar.taaled uncirawn, continue on sale. ( •►., )-`\ `1 1