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, he is - authorised to negotiate, their Excellencies shal furni.h him with new motives to justify such a dc termination. " •In the Official Note sent to their Excellencies ,the French Plenipotentiaries on the . 12th of August, it was observed to item, '-That the British Govern anent, very far from pretending to require of the French Government all restitutions according to its pleasure, without being bound to any restitutions to waOs France; has shown no other desire than that of treating with the French Government upon the basis that was pro - posed by ,France itself, such as is expressed in the Note of-Lord Lauderdale, to' wit, the treating geherally on the basis of the uti possi " delis, which' was scrupulously to be observed, ex. , cept in the case of HanoVer, which it was proposed to cede altogether to his Britannic Majesty.' ' " Even suppose it was• possible to mistake as to the results which were necessarily to be drawn 'from this principle, the conversations which took, place on the 9th inst. between the Trench, Plenipotentiaries and the Undersigned would not permit a doubt that the proposition so declared had not been perfealy un derstood by the PlenipotentiarieS. " Consequently, the Undersigned has only to-re peat, that pursuant to the instructions of his Go vernmen‘, he cannot do otherwise than insist upon this principle .being previously acknowledged. It is only on this condition that it is permitted to him to continue the Negotiation. " The Note remained without any answer till the 25th of the month, when their Excellencies the French Plenipotentiaries notified in writing to the Undersigned, that.being desirous to converse with him on the ohjea of the last Note that he had addressed to them, they requested him to meet, on the next day, at the Office of the Interior. " The Undersigned does not think it necessary to observe upon the interval- which elapsed between Sending the Note on the 1 etir And the period of an answer being returned to tt ; as well as on the man ner et' a,oiding a written answer .to the contents of this ;:cote, according to the Custom of all times and Countries, whenever affairs of so great importance well: in agitation. He contents himself 'with re marking that, after so long a delay, and after an in c, vitation - in e writing, the Undersigned ateepted'it, in the hope of, at length; 'receiving the decision of the French Ghvernment on the contents of the Official Note of the 12th. The conference appened to have been rertdered interesting on the part of their Excel lencies ,thee French Plenipotentiaries, with a view only to engage the Undersigned to present the de , taileo - ojet of a Treaty, ' " Already ; iii the Note of the 11th; the Under signed,' in conjtinaidn with Lord Yarinotith, had formally declared, that till Fiance shotildadopt.such a basis as the British Govi..eeetent thought had been proposed, in the first place by her, it was not per mitted him to enter into the details of the Negotia tion; Besides, even supposing that the Under signed could 'so far forget himself, as to accede to the prop6sition settled in the last Conference* aheit Excellencies the French Plenipotentiaries, 1e.2 Would not only have 'abandoned the only conditions. which be Was" authorised by his instructions to admit 'as. • the basis of the Negotiation, but he would have ex - - posed himself also to .a manifest 'contradiaien, by presenting, in the first instance, the entire projeele of a Treaty, whose details should result'from the - Negotiation itself ; • a negotiation which the Under signed had declared could, not proceed, tilt the basis in 9uestion had been previously , acknowledged. " In this state of things, the Undersigned, after having assisted, in compliance' with the request of their Excellencies the French Plenipotentiaries, at the conferences which they had proposed to him— atior havieg deliberately refiee'led on All the com munications which had been made to him . by their Excellencies, and being fully convinced, that the ac tual.viim's of the French Government are very r e-, mote 'from those which His Britarnic Majesty sup posed--lastly, that the continuance of the Negotia tion could in future have ne other effect than that of encouraging, in both Nations,,a hope . which can ne ver* realized—the Undersigned considers it to be his'clUty to declare, in the most formal manner, to their ExCellencies, 'his,. determination, in conformity to ' the mstiuêtions of his Sovereign, to bring his mis sion to a conclusion. An admission in writing, of the basis so often, brought forward ,by the Un dersigned, can alone area - a change in his re solution. (Signed) LAUDEItDAL-:•" ("i 5 61 continued.) Front the FIRES)' II and DUTCH PAPERS. HANOVER, Dcc. I,—We learn that the territory .of Meeklenburgh , has been taken possession of in the name of'the Flonch EMperor. • 11A LSIJND, Nov. 25.—The Garrison of this place hai; received a further reinforcement.from Sweden of 1 ono men. Nov. 16,-7- 7 We have lqarnO'some further pi Oculars of the . late jinpoSition practised upon our Goernment: The perpetratot, who pretended to be Receiver-General Extraordinary for the Depart ment Of the Milne, is named JOIIN IGNATIUS THI and-is a native of Porentrui. According to his account, the forced loan was not to be levied upon Skk itzerland alone, but upon all the Allies of France. It is not true that ,the Landamtuan sent to Hunin-; Len to discover the fraud. - It was too barefaced to require any such inquiry. ERFURTH, Nov. JCL—The Students at Halle; whose n u mber amounts to nearly a thousand , have been obliged i- • to quit that city within . twenty.tOur hours. -Their indecent .and condud has brought, upon them this severe measure., On the other -hand, all the universities, except that of Halle, enjoy the prote&ion of the_French; that of Leipsic, in -!,articular, where the , studies of the Members e not:been in the least degree interrupted. .At. °SEC RGH, Nov. -13.—We are assured that Ge ner4 NI A kMONT Will take the command of the-French troops in the Venetian territory. .Gen. LAURTSTON Nctl b.! re-invested with the chief command -Dal matia and Albania, where the number of the French' trooiA is considerably diminished. .Nom-..;21.--It is reported that France. ck.manded the!co,untry, of. Saitzburgh for 4ava ria,,together with Berchtegoden, aid the Inn%)rtel, he*id4s the Austrian sharc of Poland, for which she LONDON : Printed by RICHARD HA RI S, of No. 4, 111artlett-court,, Bow-street; and published by W ILI , AM ARMICRR SCR xPrs, of Scuth Molton.strect, G rowerv , r _ srpiarc . i At the SU . N-OFFICP., No. 11'2, btrand; where Advertisements, Orders for the Paper, Letters for the Editor, &c. (post paid), must .6e addre7,sed, . . is to have the whole of Silesia in return. These de blonds,. it is said, have been made by persons sent eniressly by. the Emperbr NAPOLEON, and among the rest General DurtAND, now at the head of the 'Foreign Affairs. It is added, that Franco has pro tested against , the rendezvous of the Austrian .A rmy upon the frontiers of Poland, and has demanded that the different Regimenti that compose it should be sent into their respective quarters. HAMM' RGII, NOV. 30.-Yesterday a' courier brought us the most tranquillizing news frbm Cus trin, at present the head-quarters of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor NAPOLEON. Our bank is to be considered as a sacred depot ; 'these are the Ern- peror's express words. Ottr garrison will consist of a small corps of French troops, and 1000 of the city's soldiers. - The gates are already occupied by the Harnburgh troops.' All the French left us this morning, about 700 excepted. It is said they will take the route of Schwe rin and Strelitz, and that we shall hear of some political change during their, passage. His Excel= lency Marshal MORTIER goes away to-morrow, and we expect General LAVAL, who is to replace him. His Majesty the Emperor NAPOLEON reckons upon being at Warsaw on the 2d of December. BERLIN, Nov. 29.— . 0"pr hopes of peace are con siderably diminished. M:DultoC, the Grand Mar ' steal of the Palace, returned here on the 27th, with out briii&ing any dispatches, and, since his depar ture,b Gen. ZASTROWhas Sent of no courier. The troops that are continually passing through here, do not rest above 24 hours. The last of them will go on to-day. The Councillors of State will fol-' low his Majesty in the course of a few hoUrs. Stralsund is going to be besieged by the French troops. PARIS, DEC. 2.---/The Extraordinary Sitting of the Senate, which is to be held to-day,, will be of con siderable importance, as, among other objeals, the Decree of the Emperor, Which declares England in a State-of blockade, is to be - taken into consideration. Sunday the 7th inSf will be celebrated all through the Empire, as the Anniversary of the Emperor's Coronation, and the Battle of Austerlitz. These ! Iwo - .rneMorable events, so advantageous to the t. French, will, of course, be. the 'means of . exciting the most agreeable 'sensations. I The 5 per Cts. 71 f. 50 c. ..• REPQRT . 0F: CAPT. EP/1011, COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTY'S FRIGATE LA FIEMONTAISE. " Isle of France, 6th July, 1806. -" The 2 tst of June, at day break, sailing in S. lat. ga. 12. and 53. 21. wind E. S—S. blowing fresh, and steering cleSe,hauled on the larboard tack, I desCrieda large7Vessel, in full sight, to the. E. N.B. and sieerirz S. \V. I let r bear down without increasing :sail un til • ;;ne when she bore N. - E. at the distance 't‘agneS. I then tacked about, and steered upon her. At eleven. o'clock this Vessel hauled in her studding sails, brailed up her topgal lant-sails and main-siil; 'and- hoisted English colours, making reconnoitring signals, which I was unable to answer. ‘* At ten minutes P. being within musket-shot of her; I .connitenceil a; cannonade, which she an swered a b i isk fi r e. The force of the wind obliged me to make sew veral manoeuvres, for the purpose of fighting only to leeward, because the heeling of the Frigate pre vented me from making use of my guns when I was to windward ; whereas the enemy made use of his with adVantage in any position whatever, 911 ac count of his great height. At a quarter before`five his mizen-mast felt, and he struck his flag. . " I was busy hoisting out my Boats to take pos session,of the prize, and was covered by her, she edged flat upon me with intent to strike against me, to disrnast me, and make her - escape : the sea being very rough, she really did strike against me, on starboard ; but that instant I commanded my men to board her, and, notwithstanding her great height, they jumped on board and took her for the second time. " In the'shock this Ship lost her bowsprit and foremast, and the PieTontaise her main-top-mast. ". I did not lose a moment in repairing the Fri gate, and putting her prize in a condition to sail tin der jury-masts, and on the tth inst. brought her into the Isle of Fran w. " ThisVessel•is called the Warren Hastings, of 1200 tons 'burden, mounting forty-eight eighteen pounders. She, belonged to the, East India Coin pany,and sailed from China three months ago with a full lading of , tea and nankeen, the invoice price of which is,three minions. I owe great praise to my Officers and Men for their conduct upon this occasion ; I lost seven men and five wounded. " The Enemy's resistance would have been less long if the roughness" of the 'sea and force of the wind had allowed me to fight on both sides. fieliad 192 men according to ' his muster-roll ; there re mained only .131 on board when she surrendered the rest must have been killed in the engagement. (Signed) • "L. J. EPRON." MAILS. ARRIVED-1 Dublin, 2 Winerford. DUE-z Gottenburgh, I Dublin, r Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - - -60 i I' Red. Ann. - - 59 THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DIOERE FALSUM AUDEAT? LONDON, I'BIDAY, DECEMBER 12, iso6. Paris Papers to the 4th, and Dutch Papers to the Bth, reached - town last night. They do not contain nny intelligence of importance. The private letters which have been recoivad concur in stating, that' the Russian Troops are advancing in great numbers to wa'rds the' Prussian Frontiers. Indeed it is obvious that the refusal of the KiNa of PRUSSIA to ratify the Armistice could only have proceeded from an assurance, on the part of the EMPEROR of RUSSIA,.. , that he would support him with the whole of his i Forces. Considerable surprise has been expressed at the very long delay of the arrival of the Russians; but we believe the fa& to be simply this - -tliat the' , Army which the EMPEROR of RUSSIA promised to send to the assistance of Prusgia was not to exceed fifty or sixty thousand men, , and they would have reached the scene of aetion long ago if it had not been for the unparalleled successes of the French. But when the Prussian Army was annihilated, it would have been absurd for such a force as 50 or 60,000 Russians to have advanced against the French, as they must inevitably have been ,cut off. The Plan of the Campaign on the part of Russia was therefore necessarily changed, and instead of an auxiliary army, it became necessary that the whole disposeable force of the RusSian Empire should be brought . to, bear against, the French ; a constderable time most therefore of course" have elapsed before that force could be collected, and the proper arrangements made. WE feel great sattsfaaion in being able to state, that the Decree issued by BONAPARTE against the Commerce of this Country has not been aged upon so rigidly as might have been expelled, particular ly in Holland. The Markets of Holland still remain to a certain degree open ; not indeed to our Mann faaures; but for raw materials ,exported from this country. Several Ships were - insured yesterday and this morning at LLOYD'S for Holland. The following is an accurate List of the Members of Parliament returned for Scotland: Aberdeenshire, )ames fergusson, Esq. Ayrshire, - Sir H. Hamilton Dalrymple. Argylshire, Lord Palm Campbell. Banffshire, - Sir William Grant. Berwickshire, George liaillie, Esq. Bute & Caithness, Hon. James T. W. Mackenzie. Clackinanan, - Hon. George Abercrombie. Dumbartonshire, *Charles Edmonstone, Esq. Dumfries-shire, Wm. Johnstone Hope, Esq. Edinbi:rghshire, Hon. Robert Dundas. • • Fifeshire, - *Robert frergusson, jun. Esq. Forfarsline, - Hon. Wm. Maule. liadding-tonshire, Hon.' Charles Hdpe. nvenicss-sliire, Charles Grant, Esq. Kincardineshire, *William Adam, Esq. Kirkcudbright, , Hon. Montgomery S.ewart. Lanarkshire Lord Archibald Hailton. Linlithgow: d hire, Hon. Alexander Holm. tio'rayshire, - James Brodie, Esq. Nairn, -. *Lieut. Col. F. 1-1. Campbell.. Orkneyshire,, Robert Honey - man; Esq. Peehleshire, - Sir lames Moritprnery. Perthshire, - Thomas Graham, Esq. Renfrewahire, William Macdowalli Esq. Rbss-shire, - Major Gen. A. Mack. Fraser. Roxburglishire, *Will Rutherford, Esq. Selkirkshire, - iam Elliot Lockhart, Esq. Stirlingshirc, Hon. Charles E. Fleming. Sutherlandshire, Right Hon. ,William Dundas. Wigtonshire, Lieutenant-Colonel William Maxwell. Edinburgh, *Sir Patrick Murray. Aberdeen, &c. *Hon. John Ramsay. Ayr, &c. - • John Campbell, Esq. Anstruthershire, *Sir john Anstruther. , - Dumfries, &c. Hon. Henry Erskine. Eigin, &c. *George Sicene, Esq. Glasgow. &e. *Archibald Campbell, Esq. Inverness, &c. Col. Francis W. Giant, jedburgii, &c. Wm. Lamb. • &c. *Brigadier-General R. C. Fergusson. Linlithgow, &c. Sir Charles Ross. Perth, &c. - Sir David Wedderburn. SrirlinK,&c. *Sir folin Henderson. Tain, &c. - *Brigrdier-Ueneral 1. R. Mackenzie. Wigton, &c. *Hon. Edward Stewart. Those marked * are new Members. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held the first Court of Common Council, which was very numerously attended. The Thanks of the Court were unani mously voted to the late LORD MAYOR, and ordered to be richly emblazoned, ornamentally written on vellum, signed by the . Town-Clerk, framed and glazed, and presented to his Lordship. INDIA-HOUSE. —Wednesday a Court of Dire&ors was lwld, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing for their re spedive destinations, viz. • Capt. bun Loch, of the Scaleby Castle, and Capt. Wal ter Campbell, of the Nottingham, for Bombay and China. Capt. George Welstcad, of the Alfred, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China. ROBERT RICKARDS, Esq. was appointed a Provi sional Councillor for the Bombay Government.— Capt. JOHN ALTHANI CUMBERLEGE was sl.t.orn into the command of the Ship Surrey, consigned to Ma dras and Bengal. THE THEATRE.—The Merchant of, Venice was . followed last night at Covent-Garden Theatre by a "few Farce, entitled Arbitration ; or, Free and Easy.--The chief chara&er, Connsellor Familiar, is one of those parts that nobody can perform so well -as LEWIS, and which are purposely written for the exertion of his talents.—There.was nothing very novel in the plot, but it was intricate enough to excite expe6tation and to produce amusement, and there were several lively points in the dialogue. LEwis supported the Piece with all his usual viva ' city and fire, and was well assisted by BLANCHARD, LISTON, Miss TYRER, and Miss LOGAN. LISTON and Miss TYRER had songs of a humorous kind. — The Piece is said to be written by one of LEWIS'S sons, and the Prologue seemed to favour the report. —lt was very well received by a numerous au dience. It is not true, we find, that there has been any pecuniary difference between Mrs. JORDAN and the Proprietors of Drury-lane Theatre. They have, we are assured, recently offered such liberal terms to this popular Athess as would have been perfe6tly satistadory to her, if private motives lad not indtioe.d hrr to decline all theatrical engagements for the present season. 7 --As she is an Actress of the true natural School, we trust that she will not retire • from public life while her talents are in full vigour, or without taking a regular farewell of her old friends and admirers. KOTZERUk. had just finished his exquisite No- VELLETTES when the French advanced to Berlin, and compelled him and other Literary Opponents of the Gallic Usurper to fly into Russia.—These NOVELLETTES will shortly appear in London, and will, by report, rival the happiest produdions of I MARMONTEL, GESNER, and ST. PIERRE. • N. 4 'FAL N E WS. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Arrived.the Hope Trans port, Capt, PRIOR, from Cork, having on board part of the 7th Reginient of Foot, bound to Portsmouth, Sailed' from Cork under convoy of the Argus Sloop of Wdr, 23 Sail in company; parted from them in a violent gale of wind on the sth instant, 10 leagues• N. W. of Cape Cornwall---saw none of the fleet since: Arrived the American Ship Betsey, DOYLE, from New York, laden with sugar, &c. from Am sterdam, detained by the Lion Privateer. Also, the American B'rig Alexander and Sally, SWAINS, from . Malaga, detained by the Hero Privateer, last from Torbay. The Frigate which arrived here yesterday, stated to be the Circe, froth the West Indies, proves to be the Narcissus Frigate from Portsmouth. FALMOUTH, DEC. g. Arrived the Endeavour Armed Brig from the Westward, with a Convoy ; Cockatrice Armed Brig, with a Naval Transport with stores for the Dock-yard, from Plymouth ; and the Savage Sloop of War from the Eastward, tojoill the outward-bound West India Convoy, which still remains. DOVER, DEC. 1 .—Arrived the Brig Astky, eii Yarmouth, HENRY NORTON HAY Master, with the loss of her bowsprit, and her, bows stove in, having been run foul of early this morning in the dark by a large Ship, name unknown, between Beachy and Fairleigh. JOHN JAMES, one of the Brig's crew, was killed, by the bowsprit having drove against' him. HARWICH, DEC. it.—Last night the Diane Packet, Capt. STEWART, arrived from Husum. Sir H. P. BURRELL, with Dispatches of importance, came over with, many other passenge;:a. By some we are informed, that there are no French either at Husum of.Altona, and that -the restrictions on the trade at Hamburgh arc taken off. We also learn from the Master of a neutral Vessel put in here from Rotterdam, that the Embargo is taken off throughout Holland. The Earl of Leicester Packet, Capt. KEMPS, and the Beaufoy, , Capt. NORRIS, sailed this day ; thR former with Dispatches for Heligoland, and the latter with the dottenburgh Mail. The Danisla Ship Resolution, belonging to Got tenburgh, M. S. ÜBIOP Master, from St. Petas burgh,:bctuod to Barcelona, with wheat, is detained and sent in by the Aggressor Gun-Brig, Lieutenant WATSON: Arrived the Ocean, of Hull, MATHIAS FORSTER Master, from l3remen to London, with oats, being leaky. DEAL, DEC. 11.—Put back the Retreat East In. diarnan., with several other outward-bound Vessels which_ sailed yesterday for Portsniouth, and remain in-the Downs with the Ships as per latth StrEERNEss, DEC. 10.—The Aniceranthe being or. dered into Harbour, the Falcon Sioop of War is to take the Convoy for Tonningen, and has the signal flying for that service. . The Deptford Tender sailed for the River. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Vesuvius for Deptford. CHATHAM, DEC. 10 -=—Arrived the Saphire from Lynn : she is a fine new Sloop, and to be immedi ately fitted for commission. Lieutenant JEAN PIERRE MULLEN, and Adjutant General and Commandant SIMON PERE REME HER TUDE, French Prisoners of War, who broke their parole at Montgomery, are put on board the Sand wich Prison-ship for security. On Saturday a man belonging to the Guards, had his leg broke, by the fall of a piece of timber, while working in the Lines. It is evident from the writings of Dr. Johnson, that • he had a great faith in dreams ; and which, on seve ' ral occasions, it was well known he encouraged in others I In proof, a Lady came and told him, she had dreamt/that a certain number would come up a Capital Prize in the then ensuing Lottery. The Doc tor immediately cried—" Buy that Number, Ma dam, if you can—the dream can do you .no harm." Had Door J. seen such a glorious Lottery Scheme as is now presented to the Public, it would cer tainly have engaged his thoughts both asleep and awake. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Disc. T 2. This day's market was well supplied with different kinds of Cattle ; Beef, Mutton, and Veal are some what dearer than our last report ; Pork sold at last price ; and.the trade for the most part was not very good.—The sales in the Haymarket were inconsider able ; Hay and Clover have got up in price since Monday's market ; Straw has fallen in price.—We subjoin an accurate statement of the prices and numbers : _ To sink the O11;►1 per stone of 81b. Beef 4s. 411. to is. 8d Mutton 45, 211. to 55. 6d.—Veal SS. od. to 7s. od.—Lamb os. ad. to os. ed.—Pork 4s. 641. to 6s. od. Beasts, i too. —Sheep and Lambs, 4800. —Calves, %ay.— Pigs, 380. _ SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay 31. los. to 41. 'v.—Clover 41. os. to 51. 5s. —Straw 11. j6s. to 21. 6s. CORN-ExCHANGE. DEC. 12:-There are to-day se,. veral fresh arrivals of Wheat,' the trade is dull in sale and at less price ; Barley in considerable sup .and fall 2s. per quarter cheaper ; Malt at less ; White Pease are lower ; new Tick Beans in good supplies, and likewise cheaper; although many fur ther arrivalS of Oats, this trade fully maintains its prices, - those of • the description of potatoe quality exceed the currency 2s. and 35. per quarter ; and the late prices of Flour remain. wheat 6os a 74s aMs oil 1 Beans -44 s a Sos od Fine ditto 875 a 9D5 ok: 1 Tick Bean.: 36, a 434 od Rye ' 4os a 46 :,,(t Oats ' 26s a 3os a 325 od Barley - - 385 i 44s oil Poland ditto 33 t-. a, 3 59 od Malt - 705 a 77s od Rape Seed 251. z6I 0.. od White Pea= 77 5 a s 7 s od Fine Flour 75 a 755 . od Grey ditto 465 a sts od Seconds - 6ss a 'jos od all. Lately, at his house in New Cavendish-street, the Lady of John Franklyn, Esq. of a Daughter. !UGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIOR- ROW. Morning, 51 min. after 4. I Afternoon, 8 min ,tier 5.