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HAMBURGH AND ALTONA PAPERS.

BANKS OF THE MAINE, JAN. 2.

So great is the scarcity at Koningsberg, that a
pound of veal costa 12 grasheu, and a load of wood
from 20 to 30 rix-dollars.

A great number of French, who had arrived at
Cana, iu hopes of being allowed to enter into the
service of the King of Westphalia, have received
orders to quit that city. It appears certain, that
celibacy will ba dispensed with in the Catholic
Church.

Private letters from Paris announce, that Swit-
zerland will immediately resume a monarchical con-
stitution, and it is thought, that the Prince of
Neufchatel will reign over that country.
There is good reason to believe, that Ulm will
not be ceded to the King of Wirternherg, as 1124
been reported.
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The particular Commission, and the• Direction of
the Posts at Berlin, have been officially informed,
that there are now no foreign troops on the Vis-
tula.
The Direction, at the sometime, were forbidden to
send any money to the other side of that rives..
They write from Italy, that the Repnblic of Ra-
gusa will be incorporated with the kingdom of
Italy.

OFT%, DEC. 80.

The following is the result of the lest Hungarian
Diet, Ist, 12.000 recruits for the Hungarian regi-
ment ; Rd, a considerable sum of money, the exact
amount of which is not yet known ; 3d, the con-
firmation of the groat of Mary Theresa, by which
the port of Fiume is incorporated with the king-
dom of Hungary ; 4th, the Abolition of Transit
Tell. and Hungarian commodation, in the here-
ditary dominions.—( firenbergh Corresponticiatos,
~/en. 6.') • •
PLITIVDSCRO. DEC. 5.'0.
The Imperial French Ambassador, M. deiCiu-
lincourt, arrived here the day before yeitvirday,
arid is to hare to-mdrrow his first audienne of His
Majesty the Emperor. He inhabits the hotel of
Prince Wolchousky, which Government has bought
for that purpose for 360,000 rubles.
A few days back a duel took place between
Count Chreptowitch, Lord Chamberlain, and Co-
lonel Arseniew, in which the latter was killed on
the spot ; the dispute originated in a love affair.—
Ilarebstrgh Cones. Jas J.)

AUSTRIA. DEC. 31.

All the cordons formed on the Austrian frontiers
are to be considerably reinforced ; Ist, to check the
contraband trade in sugar, coffee. arc. &c. which
has of late been carried on to an alarming degree;
Yd, to prevent the desertion of foreigners serving
in the Austrian army ; and 3d, to obstruct the in-
flux of foreigners emigrated from Prussia, Venice,
Hanover, &c. who attempted to steal into the Aus-
strian dominions.—(fbid./

FRANSFORT, JAW. 2.

M. Demetri Fleury, Lieutenant and Adjutant
of Admiral Siniavin, passed yesterday through this
city on his way to Petersburg. He left Lisbon on
the 14th of December. The English fleet, under
the command of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, had
not at that time made the least attempt to attack
the Russian fleet in the port of Lisbon.—(Mid.)

LUDWEGLUST, .I• 11. e.

Her Serene Highness the reigning Duchess of
Mecklenburg Schwerin, born Princess of Saxe
Gotha, died here the day before yesterday, to the
great regret of the Court and the whole country•.
This Princess was born the 9th of March, 1756.

LISBON, DEC. 7.

Since the departure of the Prince Regent, tran-
quillity is entirely re-established in the kingdom
The French have taken possession of the whole of
Portugal. The quantity of artillery they found
was immense. From Fort St. Julien to Fart Berlin,
there were more than 500 pieces of cannon.
The Marine Arsenal is fully provided with tim-
ber for ship-building, iron, and all kinds of naval
stores. There are in the Road six dips of war,
which may be got ready to sail at the first notice;
among which is the Kisco de Cana, of 7.1 guns,
entirely new. six frigates, and twelve brigs. The
Portuguese army, consisting of 24 regiments of
infantry, and six of cavalry, forming, in the whole,
10,000 men under arms, will be organised into a

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sign squadrou 4 Admiral Siniavin is in the harbour.

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FHE lIRITISH PRESS.

LON I)ON,
SATURDAY, JAL 23.

We have received A Rona and Hamburgh Pe.
peri, to the 9th instant. They contain an article
from Lisbon, dated the 7th last, which states,
that the French have taken possession of the whole
of Portugal, and that the most perfect tranquil-
lity prevails in that 'kingdom. This, we believe,
is a fair representation. Surrounded and covered
with enemies, Portugal may enjoy the tranquillity
of the grave.--It is announced in a letter from
the Banks of the Miate, that the French tro,pz
have been withdrawn from the Vistula.—We
hope that there is some truth in this statement.
The banks of the Vistula have been almost de-
voured by these locusts. Among the numerous
speculations of the day, it is said, that Switzerland
is to asinine a monarchical form, with the Prime of
NgurcHATIK, as King, at its head; and.that the
little republic of Ragusa is to be incorporated with
the kingdom ol Italy.

A private letter from Holland, dated the ith of
the present month, states, that the Decree hes been
put in force against Neutral Vessels touching at
the ports of this kingdom, or suffering themselves
to be searched by our cruisers. The cargo of one
vessel has been sold, for the crime of basing ban
searched by a British cruiser.

A vessel is arrived at Greenock, which left New.
York ou the .2sd of December. The evening be-
fore, *lie was informed that a general embargo was
about to tile place. About two o'clock. when
off Sandy Hook, she heard the firing of cannon,
and saw several vessels that had been under weigh
broughteto in the Narrows.

The debate in both Houses of Parliament, as
Thursday night, of which we, yesterday, gate tdie
best report that our limits would admit, wan skew
treme interest, and cannot fad to make a
pression upon the public mind. Although*
peuhagen Efirlitiou took place to long since, we
bare not bete at liberty to form an opinion upon it,
until the prohnt moment. Every pool subject was
bound, io fairness. to vreeume every thing in favour
of the iseiuure. any 's Dedaration stated,

as the ground for the attack upon Denmark, secret
articles at Tilsit, affecting England, to which that
power was a part:. No good subject could refuse
credit to this assertion, hacked as it was by a confi-
dent report, industriously propagated in the Minis-
terial circlesipositively stating that Ministers were
in peasessiou of a copy of the articles, which they
had cheaply purchased with a suns of sop
The Debate on Thursday night clearly L red
that they had no direct evidence of that deieription ;
and we heard with astonishment HAWK'S..
MALY declare, that Ministers were i‘artly induced
to form their judgment of the real views of Den-
mark, by information received from disaffected
Irishmen, as if such men would give any informa-
tion to 'Minister*, but such as was calculated to
lead them astray. One of the great arguments
that disposed the public mind against Den-
mark, was derived from her conduct in the
last Northern Confederacy. It was said that
she was drawn into that vertex by Russia, and
that as she must yield of necessity to the
combined pressure of Russia and France, she
must be considered now, as then, a mere in-
strument, which we had a right to wrest from their
hands. This argument, however, which we do
believe has had great weight, was completely oyer-
turned by Lord GRIN LLS, who declared, upon
official authority, that Denmark was got the par-
tizan of Russia in that Confederacy ; but, on the
contrary, its principal mover and fomenter. With
respect to the Orders in Council restricting nentral
commerce, there is one argument that appears deci-
sive against them in relation to America, the party
principally affected bythe regulation. They have been
jii.tified as measures in retaliation against Bom *-
esters's Blockading Decree, but as long as that De-
cree remained inoperative, with respect to America,
it was a mere nothing ; and, therefore, oar Orders
in Council, which were carried into force against
America. and consequently went farther than the
French Decree, were not strictly mere acts of
retaliation, bat acts of aggression, "0 far
at
they exceeded the evil which they proposed
to meet. These are only tiro of a great variety
of powerful arguments open two leading
points of His MA.tarrer Speech, triumphantly an-
swered by Mr. PgicavaL, in the HMI° of Con-
' moos, by an appeal to his majority Why
don't you move an Amendment ?"—'• Why don't
you divide F' were the arguments upon which the

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to place his chief reliance. But
against the Catholic question is, if
passibbe„ more feeble. Vie are that if the pre-
mat demand of the Catholics was granted, it would
trot wrist y them for one month. Thisis the assertion
of Lord HAWKESBUIT, and unless he pretends to be
' a tree prophet, the public have a right to expect
some argument la its support, and yet none has ever
been °tiered. If it be said that concessions have
been granted to the Catholics, and these grants
did not satisfy, but, on the contrary, encouraged
them to ask for more, this does not apply to the
case. As well might a debtor my he would not
pay a part of his debt, lest it might encourage his
creditor to ask for the remainder ; or after the
whole was paid, that, being la the habit of culling,
the creditor would come and rub him. Neither Ma
FRIPAAVAL, nor Lord IlawatssuaY, nor any other
man, is competent to my, that the Catholics would
not be satisfied with a perfect equality with their
fellow-subjecta Until they are placed upon that.
footing, they cannot be said to have had a fair
foal'
mus=useesmis

The House of Lords is adjourned until Wednes-
, iday next.
1.
The Dutch Papers contain the Treaty between
i• France and Holland, concluded at Foutainbleau
as the 11th of Noveinher last. The cessions in
, favour of Holland are, I. The province of East
Friesland, lordship of Jever. 2. Sevenaar, Mahan,
", and Malburgh, formerly Prussian possessions. 3.
The territory of (Jestel. 4. The lordshipa of Knip-
hansen and Vercl.
The cessions to France are, 1. The territory of
Letinsel, end the southern part of that of Ertel. i.
' - Fleshing and its territory ; but Dutvii ships are to
'• -be received as French in its port ; and France is to
rlytest debts belonging to the States ceded to her.
are the material articles.
Private letters from Holland contradict the re-
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post fir tALLSTRAND'f having been there. Instead
.of a Dutch crown being placed upon his head, it is
Weer reported that he is to sill the throne of Por-
.
_1 .V. lately Mated, on the authority of a weekly
' . • per. that two State Prisoners were conveyed
illt • m Drogheda, and lodged in the Castle of Dub-
n. , We • have 'since learned that they are two
. - '' fellows charged with a murder in the county of
Limerick, who had fled from justice.
The Cambrian frigate has captured a French
• vessel, from the Mauritius, with a ninon and a
; . half of duller* on board, besides a rich cargo.
. ' STAHRIRHIERG reached Dover on Theirs-
esorniag, intending to embark in the afternoon
• _ •Calais, but the wind blowing strong from the
. , N.N.E. he was prevetited from,-tailing. lie was
, .
" ~,, expected to sail about three &clot k yeeerday.
••• • ••I• Yesterday the Earl of Atutsvosa, the Lord
, • Steward, waited open His MAJRS'f Ye at the
Qtrese's Palace, with his white wand of once, and
•, , " presented the address of the I loose of Lords.
• ' The Duke of NORFOLIC gave a grand dinner,
s yesterday. at his house, iu St. James smstuare, to--
Falls Fitznillitun and Grey ; Vierottuta Milton and tls.
it* ' attlitat ; Lords Graireilk, Holland, M. Joke, sad 11. Pelt, ;
4', r. • aitta anew eigai and Savo tet Roadie ; the RiOst lion.
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_lattagnalMlaannhy ; the Right Hoc 'rheum Gretteilie ; Cot.
''' - 11111,514 mod Mr. Jekyll.
The feet bound to the West Indies were getting
ander weigh from Cork, on the 13th lost.
Yesterday afternoon, between three and four
o'clock, Admiral Meatus, arrived at the Adiui-
.
. from Portsmouth, where -his ship has been
. . ing quarantine fur several days pest. lle
• , was sired by sir RICHARD BICKERTON, the
• ' only 'of the Admiralty in attendance. The
• gallant A iral has taken up his readeace at the
Ravel Mite * Pall-Mall.

The account of the capture of the St. RapAcol,
areas the Pallas, the valuable Spanish register ship
belonging to the Royal Compiinv of the Phillip-
pines, by Captain Rids teat on the gstli of Fe-
bruary, 1407, only appeared in Tie Gazette on
the nth instant. The Lo.ds of the Admiralt
received dispatches; annomiring that event, several
- mouths since. The share of the prize money to
Captain Rogiiso will be upwards) of 10,0001.
and AdmitsfillOf EUWARD PELLEW'S share, who
was on that station, will be rgrytottl.
The fleet which sailed from Portsmouth on the
lath alt. for the West Indies, sic"eleparated on the
lst inst. in hit. 44. long. 10.; on the sth the folios-
ing vessels were in elltlipatty. VII. the William iltin-
wing, Bonner ; Dtha;4•4/. Young; ;Valliant Ltikk-
import, Kitchen ; Agailar, Robinson; Earl St.
I' twat. Hutton ; and four other vessels, names un-
known ; spoke an American vessel on the 4th,
..wbei had seen SO sail of the fleet that morning.
The Flora. NVebber, from Hull, for Leith, is on
shore at Cromer ; part of the cargo saved.
The brig Harriet. (a prise) front Monte Video,
foundered at sea ; part of the cargo eared.
According to private letters from Cassel, His
INedy the King of WESTPHALIA returned, the
foUevog answer to the deputation front the Lintel-
itee:swe, Tell vonr brethren, that conformably to
OT will and the constitution of the kingdom of
'ill'estplialia, there shall be no distinction between
soy snivels, of whatever religion they may he. I
hope that I shall have no cause to repent of what I
propose doing for the Jews; and that not only they
will render themselves worthy citizens, but that
, they will conduct themselves in such a manner that
I may confide to theta the employments 1 intend
for them."
• . Th. Tattoos, Coxottir, arrived hi the Downs
:4 a. te.Video, art the 16th inst. fell in with
-s for 'two hours the French privateer
de to guile and ltto men, since captured
see Y's Kent-brig Linnet, and sent into
t .:-. tb a the, ragas had two null wounded.
-, Oiling IMIle the roost important debates in the annals
aT ‘ 6 • await discussion, during the present
...,
of Parliament, there is a subject of no small
seris::. nt to thousands of individuals, out of Podia-
11.t ~e. Igo% which wilLsoon stand at infuse; bat which
foe:, of no debate, nansel)—that the present
di ry
,n, . contains more principal Prizes, with
&Me
'.!` s, than were env before known is a
• &how of so few another'.

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