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Rhine, disLotil, an inevitable consquence of .relyz. elms contradiCtory or Uncertain, ill_ defined and ill understood, Would have exposed, to new danger the repose of nations, and again, perhaps, havelighte4 up a war upon the 'Continent : bound, besides, to promote..the. i welfare of her Allies, and to enable them to enjoy all the advantages which the Treaty of Presburgli secured to them, and which she had guaranteed, France could only see in the Confedera tion which they have formed a natural consequenc, and necessary completion of that Treaty. " For a long time successive changes, which have gone on augmenting frOrn age to age, had re duded the Germanic Constitution to be only a shadow of itself, Time had changed all the rela tions of grandenr and of strength which origin ally existed among. : . the Members of the Confe deration, and between each of them, and Abe . whOle of which they made . a Part. The Diet :bad ceased tohave a will that belonged to itself The' sentences of-the Supreme Tribunals could not be put in execution. Every thing attested an enfeeble- ' ment, so great, that the federation tie no longer presented any guarantee, and, among the powerful, was only a cause of dissention and discOrd. The events of the three Coalition's carried thii enfeeble . - Anent to its utmost length.. One Electorate has been suppressed by the union of Hanover wiih.Prussia ; a Northern Power has incorporated with his other States one of .the Provinces of the Empire; Treaty of Presburgh has assigned to the Kings . of BAVARIA and WIRTEMBURGH, and the Elector of BADEN, the plenitude of Sovereignty i—a preroga tive ,which the other EleCtors would claim, arid be,. entitled to claim, but which could accord neither with the spirit nor the letter of the Constitution of the Empire. " His Majeity the EMperor and King is, there fore, obligecrto declare, that he acknowledges no' longer the existence of the Germanic Constitution; at the same time, nevertheless,' recogniz,ing the en • tire and absolute Sovereignty of every. one of the Princes of whose States Germany at this day con sists) and preserving with - them the same relations-as with-the ether independent Powers of Europe. " His Majesty - the Emperor awl Kind has U 4. cepted the , title of 'Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine. He has done so only from pacific.views, and that, his r tnediation, constantly interposed be tween the weak and the strong, may prevent every kind:9f dissektion and 4Sorder. " Having thus . done enough for. the dearest in terests of his people and of his neighbours—having provided as much as lay in his power for the fu ture tranquillity of Europe, and in particelar for the tranquillity of Germany, which has been con stantly the theatre of wari--in putting a period to the contradi&ion which placed the Nations and the Princes under the apparent proteetion of a System zeally contrary to their political interests and their • Treaties , --his Majesty the Emperor and King holies that the Nations of Europe. will at length 'lend a deaf ear to the insinuations of those who «wish to cherish eternal War upon the Continent; that the French Armies which have passed the Rhine, Shall have passed it for the last time ; and that the Peo- , pie of Germany will see no longer, in the hiStory.of the past, any thing but the horrible pi&ure . of dis orders of every kind, of devastations, and of Inas-. nacres, which War always brings in its train.. " His Majesty has declared, that he would never extend the boundary of France beyond the Rhine he has been. faithful to his promise. At present,,bii only:desire is to be able to employ the, means yr s 4o Providence has entrusted to. him,. for the purpAsepf asserting the Liberty of the Seas,. 9f 'restoring-to Commerce its Liberty, and securing the repose and, happiness of the world. " Ratisbon, Aug. r, 1206. (Signed) «BA CHER." The Kings of BAVARIA and Of WIRTE/tMRGH, the Eleetors ARCH-CHANCELLOR and of BADEN, the Landgrave of HESSE, the Prince of HOHENZOL.• I.ERN, the Prince of SALM KYRBOURG, and the Prince of YSENBOURG, have this day sent a De claration to the Diet, in which they renounce the Germanic Union,. and announce their resolution to form among themselves a new Confederation, under the guarantee of the Emperor of the FRENCH. STUTGARD, .7ut.v 29.-'-.The march of, French. Troops through this neighbourhood is without re- Mission'. They generally take the route of Ulm and Dettingen. A small division of cavalry-passed by this place to-day, and dire6ted its course towards Tubingen. Other Troops are in full march for Ba varia. ,Last night there were a thousand men at Esslingen, and several thousand at Canstadt, and in its environs, from whence they wilt this day con tinue their march. The advanced guard of the, Troops under,General LEFEBVRE had arrived there on the 26th, Intelligence is received from Fribourg, in the Brisgau, that the great number of Frencl't Troops which, were, in' these Countries requiring-":r much larger quantity of corn and hay, the prohibition to purchase miltary forage has been . necessarily re newed. kiksit, • .tcrit. 4e.-40:eneral itAtp is emp aye; : in . . . .tisiting ; every part of.his Diyision,,Which is that of the Rhine. On Moritl49-- lie 'inspecled the...Oar rison Of Huninguen. Fle reiriained - there but afe hours, arid. did not ,come to.. Basle; as oureitizens, had flattered themselves. . 2 . The reports 'of:a Continental War are renewed, though we cannot trace them to any authority. It is certain : however, that the Commandant of Hu ningnen has received orders, 'by a Courier Extraor dinary, to send off, with all possible dispatch, all the 'disposeable force in.. that 'place. In consequence, 300, men immediately passed the Rhine to join their respe&ive Corps: It is also said, that a similar order has been given along the whole line, and that his Majesty the Emperor and King. is expected in a short time at Strasburgh. VrosNA, Jui,y 26.—The prosecution of General 11/lAcl every day becomes more and more intricate: .He has accused:tnost of the Generals who served ud— der bin.), and they have been ordered hither. HAMBLIRGH, AUG. s.—For some time a very great fermentation has reigned in Swedish Poineiaz nip ; those who are injured by the new order of things loudly express their discontent. On the other hand; the inhabitants of the Country are very well satisfied, villenage • having been very oppressive in that Country, even more so than in any part" 'of the Prussian% States. - The king, since he suc ceeded to the throne, has been frequently petition ed by the .States to receive the performance of fealty and homage as Duke of POMERAN/A ; but Ills .Majesty has constantly postponed satisfying this desire, .under various pretexts. However, the King will now take' the oath as King of Sweden, and the . Queen is expeEted for this purpose at. Stralsund. There' has been much talk .of the , change's that .have taken place at St. Petersburgh ; what is cer tain is, that .M. and Mad: DE NARISCIIKIN have quitted the Court. VZNIC&, JULY 12..- 7 —On the toth inst. the FrenCh Troops, commanded by General SERAS, were em barked ; and the , same evening the Flotilla, com posed of forty small Transports, under the convoy of one Corvette, two Brigantines, and one Frigate, set sail under the French Italian Flag. The num ber of Troops on board is more than .5000, %rho will be slisenabarked in Dalmatia, in order to ,rein force the Army there. In the room of the division of SERAs, there will arrive in 'lstria two Regiments from Frioul, forming part of the . Army commanded by Gen. MARMONT. TRIESTE, JULY.II.—M. Lieutenant-General 13EL LEGARDE has traversed the Mouths,' and has ,gone to Cataro. He was saluted by the artillery of the place,. and that of the vessels lying at anchor,. and received with the, greatest . honours: Having staid five hours, he returned to Lesina. On the same day M. BE;.LEGAI3.DE sent off a Courier to Vienna. French. Troops continue to pass, as well as trans ports of ammunition of every kind, which go to Dal matia. ENS' CHEDE, AUG. 3.—The 65th French Regiment of Infantry, . forty French artillerymen, with two pieces of cannon, and four waggons, set out on the Ist inst. one Division for Steinfurth, and other for ,Bentheim. They are probably destined to take pos session .g.the Counties of Bentheim and Steinfurth, 'in the name of the Duke of 'CLEVES, .the Prussian Troops having quitted their position on the ap proach.df the French. We learn from Plsin,alittle town in that county, that other French Troops:have 'arrived from Nortburn ; 'that . the Prussians had eva cuated Nieuhuis ; and that the Officers of alLiatilci of the county of Bentheim had. been convoked, in order to take the oath to their new Sovereign, to be administered by General DA VOUST, Command ant of the French Troops,.. According to other news from that Country, the oath of fidelity was to be 'administered, by two diginguished persons who were, "every instant expeeted from Dusseldorf, and . who would take civil, possession as well of that county as of the country on this side-of the Ems TheCou ntnf BENTHEUM STEINFURTH will retain all his real and. personal property ; .but two Members of the Regency at Steinfurth have already taken the oath of fidelity to the new Sovereign. Yesterday tnOrning the 1 Ith Regiment of Loyal LQadon Volunteers; commanded by Major REID, mustered on their parade in Charter-house-square, pursuant tb orders, *march to Highbury Barn, to fire at a. target, after'which the Regiment sat doWn wan elegant breakfast; provided for them by their Officers. Before leaving the room, the Command ing Officer stated to them, that as Volunteers of the City of London they Were not entitled to receive any allowance from Government, and that the Ward, in consequence of . the Levy-en-Masse ACI, had de ' dined making !mother subscription : he then read several Resolutions which the.officers had agreed to, of an annual subscription, corresponding, with. , their respeetive ranks, for the future independent support of the Regiment, and recommended that each Member should subscribe a specific . sum for that. purpose ; which was unanimously agreed to.—' The Regiment mustered very numerously, and after going thrbugh the business of the day, returned to the Parade, and were d;smiSsed. • A:Special Sessiops will be held at Horsemonger lane, NeWington, on Monday, the 25th inst. for the purpose of hearing the cases of insolvent debtors. BLIGH TON, AUG. 13. • The Grarld Ball at the Castle last night vi,* i'etT splendid. The tabl e s were laid out for four hun dred persons, and abounded with . every delicaq ; the wines were excellent, •and the whole conferred . the greatest credit on the ,Managers. At eleven o'clock his. Highness the...PatzecE of WALE S and their .Royal Highnesses the tuk'es of YORK, KENT, CAMBRIDGE, - SUSSEX, and their Suite, en tered the Ball Room. ' Amongst the Company pre sent were : The Duke of Argyle, the Duke of Orleans, the Duke and Dutchess De Castries. the Marquis of Headtbrt, the Marquis and Marchioness of DOwnshire, the Marchioness. of Clan ricarde •the -Earl and Cpuntess Berkeley, Lord Dursl e y; Earl and Countess of Kenmore, Earl' Moira, Earl and Coun tess Barrymore;and'Countess Lauderdale, Viscount and Vi_ countess Gage. Ladies—B.. Best, Charlotte Lennox, HO neywood, Smith, and Daly. Lords—Erskine, Arthur So. merset, and Petersham. Generals—Htilse, Lennox, and White. Colonels , ,Kingston, Lee, Gou id, Nine, Smith, and Savary. Majors—Bloomfield, Watley', and Onsley.— The Hon. Mrs. Walpole. - Mistresses-:•-Flizherbert and E. Palmer. • klasters--Pott and - Brown. Messrs,—Sheridan, Walsh : •Porter,,Alex. Davison, Goldsmid, .arid- B. Palmer,' The Misses Goldsmid, Smith, and Metcalf. . The. Bag was opened by Lord PETE' AsnAm 'and Miss GOLDSMID. Then Ladies were most elegantly dressed. Tile prevailing costume was silver tissue, and the head-dresses folded in the Grecian style. The Marchioness of CLA:NRICAIIDE wore a pearl tiara, with a diamond coronet comb. The Misses GOLDSMID also wore a profusion of diainonds. The comb, with the Prince's Plume,. and, the motto, kit Dien, was universal. At two o'clock, his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, his Royal Brothers, and the whole Prinee'i Party returned to the Pavilion, where much mirth and good humour continued until a. late hour this , morning. The remainder of'the com pany sat down to supper, and did not separate until five o'clock. AUGUST 14. OUr Military show on Tuesday exceeded in splen dOur any thing we have before witnessed ; the PRINCE, accompanied by the Dukes of YORK, CLA.. HENCE, KENT, SUSSES, and CAMBRIDGE, with an incalculable train of Generals, Staff, &c. arrived on .the ground at one o'clock, where the Artillery (Horse and Foot), the Ist and Gth Dragoon. Guards, 4th Dragoons, the Royal . Cheshire, Nottingham, South' Gloucester, and South -Hants Militias were drawn_up indine to .receive him; a Royal Salute was fired by the Artillery; and then a general Salute from the Line 5 the Troops marched past in slow and quick time, formed line and fired- three times by tiles from right to left, with admirable effect :a general Salute and three cheers conc4ided the bu siness of the day.. The Cavalry made a splendid appearance, and the Trims ry were dosen Regi ments. The PRINCE and Dukes were .la vish in their praises of the l',Vottilighain and Cheshire Regiments ; indeed, we have never seen;Here any thing to surpass them ; the South- Gloucester and Hants appeared to be highl:, disciplined., • 11 . The Nottingham ma. ~-(1 I tom Steyning on Mon day, to be encamped- near the Cricket . Ground. Tile Dukes of CLARENCE and CAMBRI D G E accom panied this Regiment from the Review on Tiiesday, and on its arrival in Camp it was formed rank entire by Colonel GOULD, at the desire of the Duke of CLARENCE, who inspdied each man individually, and coMplirriented the Colonel on ,the•appearance of his .Regiment, as not to be surpassed in appearance or steadiness. Two oxen, given by the PRINCE, were roasted close to the Camp, and abundance'of ale was distributed to all who chose to partake. The novelty of a Camp drew thousands of 'speaators to the evening parades. The Regiment struck tents this morning at an early hour, and marched for Steyning. ' The unsettled state of the weather prevented the intended Review at the Devil's Dyke taking place. Yesterday the Duke of YoRK. saw the Cavalry, but intimated to the Infantry, on their arrival on the ground, that what he had seen ,of them the day before had satisfied him that any further in speaion was unnecessary, and that be did not wish the men to be detained in such bad weather. . GIBRALTAR, JUNE 29. General Fox, with his wife and daughters, sailed this morning on board the Orion for Sicily, where he goes . to take the command of the troops. The Convoy from 'lreland, with the Hanoverian Brigade on board for this Garrison, and the Clti Yonne Frigate, from Portsmouth, with Sir Joux IVIOORE and Generals SHEitBROOKE . and MAcxENza, ar rived about two hOurs after General Fox sailed. •By his Majesty's Ship Ajax, from Palermo, on the 31st ult. we have heen - . favoured with authentic details, up to the igth of June_ of the operations of the. Squadron under the.command of Sir SIDNEi . SINi/TH since his arrival on that station, which we .Are convinced will. be highly gratifying to our 'Readers. - • When Sir SIDNEY sailed from this Harbour for the Coast of Italy, the state pf things in that part of the world was not such as to offer any great hopes of stemming the tide of the French F orce w hi c h bad inundated t) the foot of Italy, menacing Sicily, and all the depending stations. But, by the exer tions of our Navy under that enterprising Officer, a very sudden 'change has taken place in the posture of affairs. JULY 12.—The Spanish Government has issued orders to 'put thirteen Regiments of Infantry, two of Artillery, and twelve of Militia, on the footing of . war ; but the destination of those troops is. not known. Many are the conjectures in which people indulge upon this subje&—the least preb-able of which is certaiuly that of an approaching rupture with France : not but that there are sufficient grounds for it : the unworthy usage which the Spa nish Monarch had lately to bear from BONAPARTE, for having ventured to intercede in behalf of the King of Naples, and hesitated to subscribe the re quired renunciation of his rights to that Throne; the obligation imposed upon .him to continue at war with England, however ruinous that War may prove ; the imperious command so recently laid upon him to break with Sweden, though the me lancholy condition of the Spanish Commerce ren dEtred her frindship more necessary to Spain than ever ; and, finally, the heavy tributes which are exacted from him, white his Army and .Navy are left without pay, and altnot every class of his sub- 1 jeets is reduced to the greatest straits : all' these would certainly warrant a rupture; but nothing of . . , ti e kind can CiB ekp,a.ed. PoNAl.;.ilurE's tnatic Aid-de-Camp '(1)111toc) is at this ten ini,- .rnent on an•extraordinary Mission at Madrid; and the Spanish Government appears to be even lost to .- a sense of its degradation. Others Suppose, that !Ile Regulars are to be employed in ekpeditions beyniici the seas, while the Militia will do their duty in the Interior;, and this opinion is Corroborated by the order sent to the COmenunder of the Cadiz dron, to hold himself ready.. to sail at a morment'3 warning, With his eight Sail, however manned ; and by the well-known want in which Spa n i s h America stands of assista n c e f rom the Mother Coup try. But, on the 'other hand, how could the Spa= nish Government think Of exposing a part of its Army, and.the remnant of its Navy-, to almost cev , tain de.stru6tion,' informed as it is that Lord C 01...; in..qowoon is at the mouth of the 'Harbour from which the Expedition must - sail, and that the At=. Jamie is covered with our Fleets J—The third opi Ilio/1, which sends. these troops to Portugal to garh: rison the, Sea Ports. from which it is intended to ex; elude the English, Ships, is. the least unlikely ; and we should not be surprised that the King had consented 'to the measure, however contrary to his, inclinations, to prevent the State of his Son-in law being over-run with French troops. JULY 19.—0 n the sth inst. the Ch./Anne. Fri gate, with General 1.1100aF., - Src. on board, sailed from this place for Sicily : RO-LLE'S Regiment went from this place in the Transports under con voy of' the Chifibnne.. , --Six of the Garrison Bri gade attempted to desert last night from the Gar , rison ; one was dashed to 'pieces in the attempt ; one made his escape, and four were taken pri- . soners. ' • . JULY 21.—The Garrison. is perfealy 'healthy. and there '.has. been no appearance of the pestilen tial fever any_ Wherc in this summer But we have. received accounts within these few days of the plague having broke, out at Tunis, On the Coast of Africa ; in consequence of which a rigid quarantine is imposed on all Vessels from that neigh 4. bourhood. EDINBURGH, AUG. 7. COMPETITION OF PIPERS, &c. TUE-Annual Competition for Prizes given by the Hghland Society of London to the three best Per formers on the great Highland Bag-pipe, rwas held in the Theatre-Royal here, on Toc,d y last, in pre-: settee ofa Committee of Judges appOinied by the aghl Ind Society of Scotland, and a ammeroth.and audience. The Theatre, on the ce.;asion Was crowded in every part. • The first Prize, being a handsome Pipe, mounted, and adorn. 4 v. ih a silver p'a which there has aince been et:: Ived thy p oper, .11- sciiption, together with 40 inerks, - &ots• tnoneyy was adjudged Joint IviGregor, Piper to the land Society of:London, and' to • the Loyal North Britons. e , . The second Prize, of_ 30 merks, was 'adjudged to Archibald M'Arthur, Piper to Ranald Macdonald, Esq. of Staff ; but he having declined it, it was given to Allan 'Lean, Piper to-Alexander M‘Lean, Esq. of ArdgoWrer. • . • • The third Prize ) being. also 30 merks, was be stowed- on Donald. Macdonald, a promising young boy, son of Jan Macdonald, late Piper to the Caithness Highlanders. . • Sir .rohn Sinclair, the Presis, after delivering the priies to the preferred competitors, by desire of tko Committee, called - for Dunald M`Donald, late Piper. to the Caithness Highlanders, now Pipe-maker in Edinburgh, and informed him, that a. prize had been voted to him by the Judges, for producing the greatest numb;:r of ancient pipe -tunes, properly set to' music by himself ; in which he had disT i verod considerable ingenuity ; and it ‘,.as reconmiewleci to him to continue his exertions in this way, yid to instru& such :other performers as should apply to him to be .taught the method 'of setting to music the, most approved pinbrachds; , and other anciAit pieces of Highland, music. . The improvement made by the Performers itf general, in consequence of the encouragement given by these animal cOrripetitidns, was so conspi cuous on this occasion, that all the competitors •who appeared were,yery good players. To vary the entertainment; Mr. Fitzmaurice played several beautifUl airs on the 'Union . pipe, which were received with great applause. . • The. audience„.yere also highly entertained:with thereels and liighland . dances, introduced' bet keen the aas. The"hanbers were generalry encored by. the company, - and received. suitable premiuMS from the Committee. From the increased countenance and support, which not only those conneaed with the Highlands, but m the company general - Who are in town at the races, are pleased to give to this annual competition and exhibition, the Judges. we:e ;nuch gratific:: to find, that, from the arnotint of the receipts ,at the Theatre, which' were larger this year than on any forther occasion, with the Rim allowed by the Lon don SocietY, they were enabled to make consider- able additions in money to the Competitors who gained theist and 2d prizes, besides Making a hand some division among the unsuccessful candidates. some of whom had come from a great distance, to encourage them to farther exertions and. improve, ment in this ancient, Warlike,. and national music ; and likewise amongst the dancers of Highland reels. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Avc. This day's Market was hut thinly supplied with different kindS of 'cattle ; Beef and Lamb support last prices ; Mutton and Veal are rather cheaper; Pork is dearer, -and the trade for the most part was not, over brisk. The sales in the Haymarket were inconsiderable ; Hay and Straw have fallen in price since Monday's Market: We subjoin a correct Statement of the prices -and numbers : sink the Offal iler stone of Blb. . • Beef 4s. 6d. to ss od.—Mutton 4s. od. to 4s. rod.—Veal 6s. od. to 7s. cd.—Lamb 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Pork Gs. ode Beasts, 345• —Sheep and Lambs, 4750.—Ca14e5 4 , s7. _ Pigs 193. CORN-FXGFIANGE, AVG.. 1,5.---2R.tr" flesh arrivals of Wheat to-Clay are fey in s nfit: ;ne r ; and the trade for that of good quality i''. - ,:it!!ratlier better price ; Barley in but shortal~clfcll4asdear ; ici Malt and Beans but small -varitition W .of _rice 5 ve r y few .hite Pease 30 t priniC samples, rather dearer ; in Flour no variation. •••••••* 4 sin •• - ••••. e• A - IS\°