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LONDON, APRIL 8, 1805.
By the arrival of the Hamburgh Mail, we have
received the following intelligence from our Cor
respondent :— "Hamburgh, April 2.
"The closest harmony now subsists between the
Courts otfrussia and France, and the former is
very actively employed in adjusting differences be
tween tlie latter and Russia. Letters from Peters
• burgh of the 16th ult. even mention that Monsieur
de Novesilzow will sliortly be sent on anjextraor
dinary mission to Paris. Bonaparte has, it is said,
as the price of a reconciliation, offered to evacuate
the Electorate of Hanover. The number of the
French troops in the Electorate has already been
considerably diminished. The great changes, how
ever, in the fate of Upper Italy, and the critical
state of the kingdom of Naples will probably pre
vent this intended approximation.
"The various regiments lately drawn from the
French coast of the Channel have received orders
to re-occapy their former positions. Every officer
and private absent on furlough have been ordered
to join their respective regiments, even though the
leave of absence should not have expired. All the
Generals are also to repair to their respective sta
tions on the coast. Massena is to have the chief
command of the Army of England, Augereau that
of Ireland, and Marmont that of Scotland.
"Berlin letters of the 30th ult. mention, that the
Russian Ambassador Extraordinary will quit that
city with the answer of his Prussian Majesty on the
3d or 4th inst. Both he and his Secretary receiv
ed as presents snuff-boxes, worth five thousand
crowns each. General Zastrow is to go as Minis
ter Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to the Court
of Petersburg!!.”
The Brest fleet, consisting of 21 sail of the line
and frigates, came out of Brest, and anchored in
Carmaret Bay, where they remained 24 hours, and
then returned to their old station. They appear to
have an expedition in view, some of them having
hay bags on their quarters.
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The Grand Expedition is on the point of sailing.
Immense quantities of stores have been put on board
the shipping, and the officers have embarked.
Stocks— April 2, Three Per Cent Consuls
April 6, 57§a 57.
PARIS, MARCH 27.
The Em peror has announced to the^lifferent
branches of the Governor his election as KING of
ITALY ; and they have waited upon him with ad
dresses of felicitation. The Emperor has also is
sued a decree, appointing the 23d of May for his
corronation at Milan. The different public bodies,
in addressing Napoleon I. now style him " limpet
ror and King." *
On Sunday after the ceremony of the baptism of
the Prince Napoleon Louis, their Imperial High
nesses, the parents of the infant dined with Ma
dame, thamother of the Emperor ; the Princes of
the famin and all the First Dignitaries of the Em
pire. His Excellency Monseigneur, the Cardinal
Fesch,General Duroc,Madame de la Rochefaucoult
principal Maid of Honor to the Empress, and o
ther dignified characters, presided at various ta
bles. All the foreign Ministers were present.—
After dinner, the representation of Athalie,was giv
en at the Imperial Theatre, when the whole court
was present. In the evening there was a brilliant
display of fireworks ; and an illumination of the pa
lace, and the gardens. £,This infant will be
named tlie successor of the present Emperor.
The Russians continue to augment their forces
to the Republic of the Seven Islands.
Freju^ the place where the Emperor landed on
his return from Egypt, is to be transformed into a
very handsome port.•
J MARCH 28.
Yesterday the Tribunate in a body waited on the
Emperor, and felicitated him on the re-establish,
a ent of Monarchy in Italy.;
-march 29.
Cardina Fesch and I. de Segur, grand master
of ceremonies, have set off for Milan. % hear
tha; the first chuuiberUm of ^Emperor, who is
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
By late arrivals from France and England.
LONDON, APRIL 4.
CONTINEA TAL ALL IANCES.
A considerable number of letters were on Satur
dav received from Holland by a vessel which onV ri
day arrived at Gravesend. One from Rotterdam,
dated on Tuesday, announces, that previous, to the
departure of the Russian General Wmzingerode
from Berlin, tlsKing presented him his picture on
a snuff-box, set in diamonds. Hts Majesty likewise
delivered to him, with hisown hands, a letter which
he had himself written to the Emperor Alexander,
containing the ultimatum of the Prussian Cabinet on
the subjects which have lately been in discussion
between the two Courts. Prussia, it is said, persists
; her determination to oppose the military projects
of Sweden, while Sweden has demanded the assis--
tance of Russa by virtue of the first and third arti
cles of treaty of 1799, to vindicate her independ
ence against the menaces of Prussia. These let
ters, in opposition to previous and more probable
accounts, say, that Lubec continued on the 29th
ult. to refuse the contributions demanded by France,
and had applied to the Courts of Petersburg!!, Bei
lin, and Vienna for redress. ~ T .
This morning a mail from Gottenburgh and Lis
bon arrived. By the former, Government has re
ceived dispatches from Petersburg, which are
said to contain positive assurance# on the part of
the Emperor Alexander, of an immediate and
powerful co-operation against France. Orders are
stated to have been issued from the- Russian war
department to prepare for actual service a foi ce
little short of 180,000 men.
APRILS, 1805.— Dispatches received yesterday
from Petersburg, are confidentially stated to contain
intelligence which is the subject of much uneasiness
to government, and i^ extremely different from th^t
understood to have arrived by the Gottenburgh
Mail. They were brought by Mr. Parsons the
Messenger, who was also charged with interesting
communications fgpm the court of Stockholm. A
very considerable alteration with^respect to his be
coming a zealous and vigorous co-operator in the
prosecution of hostilities against France, is said to
have taken place in the sentiments of the Emperor
Alexander, who, it is now asserted, declines all de
cisive or active interference in the war, and contents
himself With offering his assistance for effecting the
restoration of general tranquility. No inconsidera
ble degree of credit is given to this statement by
persons of very high political connections ; and we
understand thaVto the sensation excited by it, is to
be attributed the depression felt yesterday by the
funds. Private accounts from Petersburgh, which
reach to the 11th ult. do not scruple to say, that a
ny powerful co-operation on the part of Russia can
not be expected. Traveller.
to convey to Milan the ornaments necessary at the
coronation of the King of Italy,^ also left Paris
oh his way thither.
The Russians continue to send troops to Corfu,
and the adjacent islands.
The amusement of bull baiting has been 'abolish
ed in Spain.
13 or 14 houses han lately been destroyed by
fire in the commune of Crillcm, and vast quantities
of grain and hay have been destroyed.
By a sudden rise of the waters of the Elbe, 90
villages have been inundated, and vast damage has
been suffered. The misery of the poor inhabitants
defies Rescriptic&
, MADRID, MARCH 5.
250 letters of marque have been delivered
against the English, at different Spanish ports.
ROME, M ARCH 5.
A boat commanded by a lieutenant, belonging to
the Emerald British frigate, boarded several Bri
tish vessels and prizes, under quarintine, on tlie e
vening of the 96th ult. and impressed 41 men out
of them. The next day this government ordered
the frigate into quarintine. In. dropping down, it
appearing that' she was going below the place it
was intended she should anchor, the castle fired
four shot at her and brought her to in much confu
sion. Her boat then came on shore, and word was
sent by it, that she must not proceed to sea till fur
ther orders. In the evening they attempted to drop
her down opposite to the castle; at the same
time sending a boat on shore to ask permission un
der pretence of danger from a brig ^ar her, but
it was refused ; and upon observing at the castle
that she was moving, a shot was fired which stru^
her about the stern. The anchor was immediately
let go and she still lies there although she is one of
the ships of war that is to convoy the trade to
England and who all dropped down the 27th, and
were to sail on the 28th, but are now waiting for
her. Much discussion has taken place, and ^; is
understood that this government had some inten
tion of demanding, that the lieutenant should be
given up for punishment here ; but the captain of
the frigate disavowing any orders for the purpose
and returning the impressed men, it was finally
compromised bv putting the lieut. under arrest on
board, and the" British minister assuring this goy
ernment that entire satisfaction should be given it
in England. The frigate is to sail tomorrow with
the convoy. About the same time three of the Al
gerine captives ran away from the arsenal and got
on board a British frigate Upon an application of
this government the commander refused to give
them up. But the British minister being informed
that, unless the demand was complied with, no de
serter from a British vessel of war should be re
turned or taken when on shore— -the Algerines were
forthwith restored.
There is perhaps no part of the world where the
crime of murder is so seldom committed as in this
State but we are compelled, by our duty, to relate
an attempt yesterday, unparalleled in this place. A
man, of the name of Drabaugh, having some fami
ly dispute with his brother, threatened if he came
near him, to kill him, and actually loaded a gun six
fingers with a large shot for the purposes. In con
sequence of this threat, the brother was on his way
to a magistrate, to inform of the circumstance,when
reflecting how they had lived together for many
years, andthe affection which had existed between
them, urged him nbt to go, but return and try and
reconcile witli him : he accordingly returned and
called to his wife before he went to the shop, where
his brother and he worked together—She begged
him not to go, for fear his brother would certainly
shoot him, as he had swore he would :however,he
said he would go to him, and actually went to the
cellar where he worked. No sooner had he enter
ed the cellar, than the elder brother levelled his
gun at him ; which,on his dong, the younger broth
er leaped up on a cooper's horse, in their shop, and
the contents of gun was lodged in the tendons of his
legs, a little above the knees. The elder brother
seemed perfectly easy after committing the act,
and declared it was as well for one of them to die
as to live as they had ; and confessed he actually
fired at him to kill him. He was committed to jail
to stand his trial. The younger brother's life is as
yet not in danger ; but it ft is supposed he will lose
toe use of one or both of his legs,
mt.
WE understand that the U. S. brig Argus, capt°
Hull, 'has been ordered to Egypt, where she is
expected to take on board the Ex-Bashawrof Tri
poli, who, under the guidance of a special agent, is
to be employed in revolutionizing the eastern pro
vince of Tripoli."
Cardinal Sommaglia has invited the ctergy to
preach against the indecency of the dress of fe
males.
The federal Circuit court sat yesterday ; Judges
Chase and Winchester present. Judge Chase de
livered a short and pertinent charge to the grand
jury—his remarks were pointed, modest and well
applied. After calling their attention to crimes
committed against the laws of the U. States, which
came under their cognizance, and Which he partic
ularly noticed—murder, treason and piracy, he in
formed them he need not dilate on, as there had
not come within his knowledge any case for their
notice.—Any breach of the revenue laws would be
brought before them by the proper officers ; and
observed that any information, required by them
would be given by the court when wanted. He
particularly directed, that in all cases they were to
hear the evidence on the part of the United States
only,and in any case where the evidence was doubt
ful they were not to find a bill ; as their not finding
did not establish innocence, but only proved that
there was not evidence sufficient to find a bill. He
particularly noticed that an union of the states
should always be -advocated, and that the laws
should ever be supported as the only certain secu
rity of peace and order—even admitting that those
laws were unjust, unconstitutional Or oppressive;
and declared it his opinion, that it was not their
duty to inquire into the constitutionality of laws,
but to support them, as made by those whose pecu
liar province it was to enact them—and strongly re
commenced the encouragement of morality as the
sheet anchor of our political .curity and happi
ness..
After the charge was delivered the grand jury
retireefto their chamber, and in a short time re
turned aid stated to the court, that no business ha^
Isa brought, ^fore them. The Judge returned
Extract of a let ter received by the editor^of /h^
Baltimore American, dated
LISBON, March 2, 1805.
PHILAD. MAY 10.
Extract of a letter from the Mediteranean.
Baltimore, April 30.
Inhuman Outrage. ,
BY THE MAILS.
rate * ®O^
„ BALTIMORE, APRIL 21.
HANOVER, MARCH 16.
I cause. -—t—
| Boston, May 15,
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
\ AN arrival here from France, has brought pa
' bers to the^Oth March—several days later than
>before received. We do not find, after a hasty
perusal of them, they Contain any general informa
' tion of much interest. The press, in France, it
Imust be recollected, is under strict guardianship;
I Though barren of general events, these papers
are full to oversowing of accounts of the incomings,
and out-goings, the promenades, hunting excursions,
&c. of the Members which compose the new dynas
ty of France. All the titles of the most ancient gov
ernments of Europe, are in full use ; and we find
whole strings of paragraphs respecting his Majesty
the Emperor and Kjng, her Majesty the Empress,
their Imperial Highnesses the Princes and Prin
cesses of the Bonapartes ; their Highnesses the
Princes of the Imperial family ;—their Excellen
cies the Ministers ; &c. See. &o. &c.—forming a
striking contrast with the sans cidlotisms of the
early days of the revolution,-
The Emperor Napoleon, has been chosen by the
Italian Consulta of State, King of Italy ;—the crown
being made hereditary in the male line of his pos
terity legitimate illegitimate (naturelie) or adoptive.
In consequence of this choice,the Emperor of the
French & King of Italv,issued his Imperial decree,
dated the 22d March, 1805, ordering that the Conse
cration and coronation of the King of Italy, should
b take place at Milan, on the 23d May ; and direct
ing the personages who should assist at the cere
-Imony,
NEW-LONDON, APRIL 23.
Matthew Cooley, of Lime, one of the 10 men,
set on shore on the 24th of March, 1804, and left
on the west point of one of the Falkland Islands,
in 52 degrees and 21 min. S. by Nathaniel Howard
jun. master of ship Dispatch of Hartford, arrived
there the Sth inst. by whom we are informed that
these unfortunate seamen, left as above, experien
ced extreme wretchedness and suffering in their
desolate situation, subsisting through the winter on
Widgeons which they saved by smoking. That in
October the brigantine Polly of New-Haven,Trow
bridge, master, bound round Cape Horn after Seal
had the humanity to take them on board, and land
8 of them on New-Islands, where there were plen
ty of hogs, he also lent them his dogs, and gave
thepi ammunition, he also took Abel M'Bride and
R. Watson, with him. The whaling ship Lima
from Nantucket, took on board Allen, Wilson, PW
lip Halsey and James Bennet, in October. The
master's name he does not recollect, he was bound
Pound Cape Horn ; the object of the three last
mentioned, was to embrace the first opportunity
that offered for a passage to the United States In
Nov. ship Samuel from Nantucket, Crafton Gard
ner, master, a Whailer bound to the coast of Cal
ifornia, shipped Jonathan Messenger, and Julias
Livery. The English Whailing ship Cyrus, Paul
West aNantucket man took off Matthew Cooly, Eli
Wilcox and Thomas Smallpue; the two latter were
pressed on board an English Frigate off the coast
of Brazil, but were afterwards released, are now
on our coast and may soon be expected to arrive ;
their principal fuel, while on West-Point,was blub
ber they got from the Sea Elephant.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the Ha
- \ vana, dated April 21.
" I haste to communicate to you the circumstance
of the arrest, by this government, of our Consul
Mr. Gray, residing in this city. The cause is
not yet fully known or assigned. My principal rea
son of advising you of this affair is, that you pay
not be uneasy if there should not be any arrivals
from this (for some days.)
In the Consul's-Office are deposited all the re
gisters and other papers of every American vessel
in port.—Unless they can be obtained no vessel can
sail.—His doors are closed with the King's seal,
and what will be the result no opinion can be form
ed."
his hearty thanks for their attention in the service
of the public, and thereupon dismissed them.
new-york, May 7, 1805
We have accounts, by Capt. Williams, from
Cape Francois, that the French privateer (former
ly the Lilly British sloop of war of 18 guns) had
been blown up, April 12th, after an action of an
hour and an half, with the British sloop of war,
La Reynard, Capt. Cochlan, of 18 guns, about
forty _ miles N. of the Mona passage. The Lilly
had on board 160 men, 40 of whom only were sav
tel by the boats of La Renard ; the others were
either killed in the action, or drowned.
Rapid Population.
New-Connecticut.—This district of territory
which constitutes the north east section of the new
State of Ohio, is fast rising to notice. Six or eight
years ago, it was a trackless wilderness, known on
ly to the hunter and the savage. -Yankee enter
prize, however, promises to conv rt this wilder
ness, into a garden, and thus verify the prediction,
of the celebrated Volney, who in speaking of our
north western country says that it wilMiereafter
become the Flanders of America. The emigrations
already amount to about 800 families, and 200 fam
ilies more are expected to come in the present
year.—Mills are erected in various parts, schools
established, and a charter obtained for a college.
The general face of the country is level, and the
soil uncommonly rich and deep.—lt is bounded on
the north by Lake Erie, in lat. 24, and extends
south on tlie west line of Pennsylyania,to within about
40 miles of Pittsburg. The climate according to
Volney, corresponds with that of Maryland, not
withstanding that it lies nearly in our parallel of
latitude.— Plebeian.
^Stockbridge, April 27.
Extraordinary Phenomenon. —On 1 uesday the
9th inst. the inhabitants of the north part of Alford
were alarmed by a sound some what resembling
thunder, but much more iriterse than any ever ex
perienced in this part of the country.—Those hav
ing a prospect, and immediately turning their eyes
the direction from whence the noise appeared
to proceed, were astonished to hehold a column of
fire, to appearance, 8 or 10 feet in diamiter, issu
ing directly from the earth, and to the height, as
was supposed, of 150 feet, accompanied witu vast
quantities of smoke, equal to that proceeding from
a large building on fire.,
Constant successions of fire and smoke of this
description continued for the space of 10 or 15 min
utes. The cattle and other heards of the adjoining ;
fields were thrown into the greatest amazement
and consternation. The family of Mr. James Bloss,
on whose land the phenomenon happened, accom
panied with great number who had assembled at a।
call so extraordinary, immediately repaired to the,
place from whence the fire issued, but found, con-|
trary to their expectations, that no eruption at all,
of the earth had taken place, but that jhe common I
rubish scattered around had been conveyed to a |
great distance.—Let the curious determine the
* B, the last accounts, there Were Ized.
A London paper of March 20 states, that Cotton
Wool had lately risen in value, and was still on the
advance. The circumstance, it is said, does not
proceed from any deficiency in the ordinary supply,
but from an increased demand in our manufacto
ries. — =—t
f - -%R. Brewton, arrived at Philad. from Amster
dam, says the winter has been the hardest known
there for many years. The river Was froze over
in Nov. and at Amsterdam the ice did not break up
till the 15th of March.
Walfto!e, May 4.
A SHOWER OF SNOW-BALLS. *
On Friday last, about 4 o'clock, a small cloud ap
peared in the north-west, that arose rapidly to the
zenith, and commenced a discharge of show-balls
about the size of a walnut. Ten of them weighed
an ounce after being considerably dissolved. They
were more perfectly in a globular form than I ever
saw hail—were quite dry when they fell and easily
broken between the thumb and finger. When the ,
cloud appeared the mercury in a thermometer
s+d at 6S° of Farenheit's scale. The volley of
snow-balls cooled the air so much that it immedi
ately fell to 4£° And in a few minutes after the
cloud had passed the zenith, it arose agains to 71^
They have beaten considerable part of the buds off
the trees. It extended over about five or six^jniles
square, and fell about an inch deep.l
This is, to me, quite a singular phenomenon—not
having seen or heard any thing like it before. And
if it is a phenomenon till now unknown,the facts may
be of use to meteorologists in cmeCltog; U&T taffy
ties of<hG '
A new constitution hrs been given to Holland.—
The Executive Power is to be lodged in one per
son, who is to be called The Pensionary.—TheLe
gislat ive Body is to be composed of 19 members,
seven chosen by the department of Holland, one by
Zealand, one by Utrecht, and two each, by the de
partments of Gueldres, Frise, Overyessel, Gronin
guen, and Brabant.—Rutger-Jean Schimmelpen
ninck is nominated for. the first Presidency. The
whole appears to be a temporary structure.
Paragraphs in the Paris papers shew, that Rus
sia and France were still at enmity. It is asserted
that the Russian troops which have lately arrived
at Corfu, did not pass through the canal of Con
stantinople, but marched through Moldavia.
The french Emperor is about to assume a new
title—that of Napoleon the great.
We find in a Paris paper of the 30th March, an
advertisement of the Minister of General Police,
prescribing the manner in which the French refu
gees from the French Colonies should apply for ti^
succour ordered for them by the Emperor.
Gen. Brune, the late minister of France at Con
stantinople, had arrived at Paris ; and the misun
derstanding between th, Ottoman Porte and France
still continued.
London dates, to the 22d March, have been re
ceived, via Philadelphia —They state, that the
British Channel fleet under Lord Gardner, had re
sumed the blockade of Brest : That all the China
and India ships had been detained to carry troops
to India :—That the secret expedition, which was
believed to be destined for the Mediterranean, was
to comprize four troops of light dragoons, nine reg
iments of the line, besides artillery, engineers, &c.
Gen. Craig to command in Chief, having with him,
Generals Stuart, Campbell, &c. It is expected
they will co-operate with the Russian troops in the
Adriatic :—That Prussia, had acquainted Sweden #
if the latter concluded a subsidiary treaty with En
gland, that the former would occupy Swedish Pom
erania.—Sweden replied, that as an independent
poiffr she would make what treaties she pleased ;
and should any foreign troops enter her territories,
they would be treated as enemies ; and she should
claim the assistance of Russia.
Capt Williams, arrived here yesterday from Lis
bon informs, that M. Jerome Bonaparte, and lady,
arrived there in a vessel from Baltimore, two -days
previous to his departure.
During the thunder storm of Saturday evening
last, a house, at the North part of the town, was
struck by the lightning, and considerably injured ;
four persons who were in the building, were sensi
bly affected by the shock, but received no material
injury..
Melancholy Occidents.
We hear from Brunswick, that Mr. Amos Top
pan, (only son of capt. Richard Toppan) a Mr.
Walker anyone other person, were drowned by the
sinking of a boat in which they were conveying goods'
from Bath to Brunswick.
On the 6th inst. a Mr. Hovey, of Vassalborough
was drowned at Augusta. On the day following
Mr. Nathan Hunt, Mr. Timothy Getchell, a Mr.
Nason, and a Mr. Young, were drowned at Ticon
hie Falls—The same day a lad living with Mr. E
lias Craig, of Augusta—Mr. Peter Folsom, aged 60
was drowned at Harpswell. .
On Saturday, 27th ult. As Mr. Samuel Cogin, of
Goffstown, with another man, were in a canoe, get
ting lumber over the dam at the prills on Piscata
quog river, in Ledford, by approaching too near the
fall, they both went over. Mr. Cogin, unable to
reach the shore, was drowned. His body was found
the next day, a little below. His companion saved
himself by swimming, , /
On Friday the 26th ult. Mrs. Abigial Hastings
Gove, in the 25th vear of her age, wife of Abner
Gove, of Weare, (N. H.) was instantly killed by a
flash of Lightnipg. Kennebunk Gaz.
Capt. Brush, from Havana, in 16 days, informs
us, that on the day he sailed, Vincent Gray, Esq.
the acting American Consul, accompanied by Mr.
Morton, the former Consul, was arrested by order
of the Spanish g^ernment, sealT put upon his of
fice, and he committed to prison.—The cause un
known. This measure bad occasioned much em
barrassment to the American masters there, who
were nearly realty for sea, as their registers and
other papers were deposited at the Consul's office.
It is said the arrest was made in consequence of in
formation having been communicated from Phila
delphia, that great quantities of prohibited articles
had been shipped from the United States, for Ha
vana ; and that the Consul was accessary to the
measure. Such is the report.
Extract of a letter from a respectable house in
London, to a corre spendent in this town, receive
ed by the Little James.
" Our experts to the Continent have been hith
erto much cheeked by the frosts, and to Holland
not only by that obstacle, but ay the. distracted state
of that unhappy country, where funds have fallen
from 120 to 32, and where a national bankruptcy is
expected to take place.”
Newburyport, May 3.—Baxter Lyon Who was
arrested in Nov. last, having applied to James Akin
of this town to Counterfeit bills of the Manhatten
and other Banks, was, on Friday 26th ult. convict
ed at Ipswich Court, and sentenced to pay a fine of
100 dollars, and to be imprisoned 6 months.
FROM HAVANA.