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vt(!i, n TO;:cs of bral4v, about ;oo butiko, 20 pipes of
sugar, so fauevs of Genus, .2000 faftegas of ley, 3.01
faurgas of Lrao, .ffloo pinoi,lo of sits*, soon (alatals of
wood, and about folio covrilids.
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PASIS, SEPT. 13.
An Imperial Dt-cree, dated from the Palace of
St. Cloud, Sept. 13. contains the followitsi rev-

" Ant. 1. The proprietom or COOIIiKOCCI of Colonial pro-
duce which hes been subjected is Holland 10 a duty of au or
go per erut. ad valooms according to the period of its decla-
rative, wrist, before the tat of October, pay these duties, either
In money or to bonds, with stilEcieot security.
1. the said produce, on witch the duties shall nut have
been Ina& good by the time fixed in the preceding article,
shall be rouliscated-
" 3. Those who have this produce to their warehouses by
coesigemeet only, shell, by the effect of the etsaftscation,
ile feed front all reepousibility to the proprietors.
" h The Celesta produce pointed est in the to if 1100011111.1
TO OW decree of the snit July, Ism, which, in execution of
the both slick of the said decree, have tot been declared be-
fore the est of Septeisher, are coutiscateil.
" 3. The Orman of the Customs shall, without delay,
make the atomise, searches and visits for discoverine the
MiiJ surchasalise. They shall have a fifth of what is pro-
doted by the sale of what they shall discover and seize.
" 6. Every individual who shall tasks known to the Of-
leers of the Customs the places where the goods err con-
cealed that have been withdrawn from declarati .... , obeli
,soarer a dub of their grodoce ou sale- Is this care the
Gliders shall have only a tenth.
" 7. All Civil and Military Authorities are required to
kid their aid to the °dicers of the Customs.
"tl.oorDirecterVeueral of Customs shall give the neces-
sary elders, that the marches and visits tie made with react-
was, and that the in -reliamlize discovered, as well as that
reartacatiri, is &Emit of planet of duties, be eouveyed to
Antwerp, to he there sold
"g. One Nimbler of Finance is charged with the execu-
tion of the reseal Decree.
(Signed)
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"NAPOLEON."

Another Imperial Decree of the same date, i►►
legulatlon of the currency of France, orders, that
from the date of the decree, the gold coin of 48
tyres To►trnois smell, be valued at 47 francs 20
cents ; the gold coin of 24 liires Tournois at 23 f.
63 c. ; the silver coin of 6 here. Tournois at 5
franc. 60 cents; and the silver coin of 3 livres Tour-
soh; at 3 Prance 75 cents.

VIF.,INA, AUG. 17..

The new Uses. which hare been announced for
wee tier. will shortly he exacted. All classes of
society, with the exception of the indigent, will be
subjected to the. ; sod thq will not only extend
to real property, but to professioruil income.

Oar nuances will receive cousideraide benefit
from the sappressioa of the Scl battalion+ of our
German regiment'. They will be disbanded. and
replaced by the Laadwehr, who in time of pace
are to serve without Iwy. and only to be exercised
an &todays and holidays.

AVG. 22.

The third battalions of infantry are to be re-
dread, sod the companies which remain are not :o
tmosist of more than in° men. The Austrian peace
establishment of infantry will then consist of 108
battalions, aotoonting in the whole to nearly 60,00();
which,-with the cavalry. artillery, awl' other corps,
loin make • total of 90.000 men. in time of peace.
tittle alteration has been snub- to the artillery and
c4v4l. y ; and the labours at the fortresses are con-
tinued.

lICIATIMAOSAV. AVG. 21.

The Canton of Berne ham pohltahet a stew law
Minimax the centtorship of books. which hs occa-
sioned r great sietisats,,n in Switzerland. The dif-
farvnt branches of prig ttttt gond hookselling are only
to be tarried on by licensed person', 'Awn licence%
Nets be esettally renewed. No writing, book, nr
periodical work, is to be sold without the authority
of the cuanatiamon of censorship ; and no works en
to be pritricd in the Control which have Out been
Grit approved of by the saute authority.

&MLA• ADO. .25.

One &dine bee this dry supported a colu!rst
which don* the greatest battier. Mince the 1.-,,h,
the granny part of the heats which were in the an.
uharage bed repaired to the left of the
Poem del Pew. Th.i+ movement determined the
same, to reialocce • hr. line in the interior of the
strait, with a frigate, a corvette. and a brig, which
had been before anch•red to the north-west of uhe
lighthouse of Messina. For three days inaction pre-
varied OH both sides. Lard night, at one in tae
taorni,ig, Hip Majesty ordered -30 armed boats to
advance. for the purpose of firing eh iiti-,!rut into
the enemy's camp on the opposite shore. They
approached so near that the tiring cononenced,
winch canard ea alarm; more than .200 CAMIOiI•
shots were lived without effect, and the It-rats re-
gained their anchorage without having sustained
any loss.
This morning the enemy wishing to act on tae
offensive is his tarn, sent toward* the Punta del
Peter. 80 gau-bouts. a frigate, a corvette, and a
brig; we were prepared for the conthat. and the
tong gaveurdees to let tliem advance wit too cannon
shot, which left our line exposed to all the enemy's
the foe two hour., without a shot Irsiiig returoe.l.
His Majesty then petweiving that the enemy's ‘,4-
eels were driven along by the current, ordered the
divisions of Boorgourr, mud of Cosa, to put out and
attack thesis while the division of Kansan Was or-
dered to make over to the camp of the enemy.
. which was deprived of its litre of gun-hoes. At the
tire bullet which fell in the camp, uli the soldier*
threw themselves into their treiw.lies, and our troops
were already under arms, prepared ,tor viobarka-
hon. when the enemy perceiving• the movement.
gibed all their Odra mud Salle to gain their line of de-
fet:ces and to oppose the threatened debarkation,
which would certainly have been • ties:tea. if the
current had been stronger. After thus, the firing
tectorusienced with new vivacity. end Id of our gun-
boats, protected by a single batters, of three ran-
som, supported the whole effect of the broadsides
of the frigate. corvette, and brig. This lest teasel
was attach with more than 10 balls. end then'abaii-
doned the combat. A beat, with the English
Comossedatit on hoard, was pierced by a ball. and
sank before our eyes in the Channel. Three or
fear .f the enemy's gun-Imam were also swamped.
mid more were get off by towing.

The rummy have suffered considerably; for (kr-
ill au hour our divisions raked their hue iu all di-
rections ; almost all outs gun-beets were struck, but
&RS *Ply was swamped. which. howeve►, will be fit
for sea to-tuortow. We had about 10 teen killed
at wounded. This glorious combat lasted six
hoer% daring which mere than 4,099 shots were
And ea both aides. The whole army, spectators of
it. have done justice to the marine; and such was
the euthestasta which the marines and soldiers re-

cipiecaliy eoininuitit ated. that when Elia Majesty
pabsesi along the linr, Vri all aides were heard a
,thoie-and cries, " Fur Sicily I For SicAy!"

EISVACII. SRPT. 3.

The day before yesterday a calamitous eveut took
plate here. About nine in the evening, a convoy
of a Ilt,illllltlCll was passing through oar tows'. The
three 14,4 waggons, %Thiel' were mostly laden with
cartridges for cannon, took tire ; the explosion W.lll
terrible, the adjoining houses view blown into the
air with a di eneltial ci will. The lire caught both
sides of the street cane.: the Almniengasse, which
waa wholly ,Itytroye,l. Thirty-eight persons 114%12
perklivil. Fortunately, the rest or the convoy was
moved hawk in tune to prevent the spreading of the
explusiou.

DUTCH PAPERS.

I,I:I,WARDEN, SEPT. 9.

On Thornlay laqt, at five o'clock in the evening,
the National Guurl solemnly took the oath of fide-
lity and obedience to His Mssiesty the Emperor and
King, in the ,rpuire before the hotel of this town,
before Mr. P. C.d. Withander, iw. forming the
functions of Burgowta,ttrr accompanied by the Se-
cretary Hammier.
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FRANKFORT, SEPT. 9.
Intelligence from the frontiers of Turkey, of the
18th Atignst, state as follows :
u According to the Order which the Russian
General in Chief, Count Kamensky, hue addressed
to his army before Schumla, the corps of General
Langernii marehed on the 9th August to the camp
before Rudschuck, to reinforce the troops carry lug
ou the biro of that place.

"There is, however, noappearince of their 13teod-
ing to make another assault. It is said to be nro-
visioned for several months. The Ruesinnr. co their
part, are working to place in the best possible 0. Ar
of defence the town of Silistris, which they hick
conquered. They nre repairing the works which
were damaged, and constructing new ones; they
have canard all people who L411.10L cuctiibute to
its defence, to root the place.
_

" The Itu.sians have twain abandoned Kavarna
and liartr.l.cinck; awl on retiriug• set fire to the
magatmes or the latter place."
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cAssrr., SEPT. Q.
A Decree puSli,hed here, coataius, among other
thing., the rolion lox
t. Tic public debts of this ancient Hanoverisn provinces
+ill be silmioodeied separately limo the other departments of
the kingdom, tili it is otherwise ordered.
2. The interest will be paid at the rate of two per cent. tor
the mutant

3 A Commiestoe will be fumed, charged with the ligni•
dui ins of the Hanoverian debt, which will entre nu us Mac,
Hum the isth of September of the lime& year.
4. The works of the Comniimion will fume the basis nfilic
Gran.' Bunk, which heueefurtb will he the ouly sod funda-
mental title fur all the creditors of the Stale.

5. The Commission is to terminate its Ulmer, before the
sth stead March.

ausszuwar, SEPT. 6.

We yesterday had the pleasure of settling the re-
mains of the '3oth regiment or infantry of our
Grand Oncli„ consisting of about 200 men, who
have returned from Spain after an absence of nearly
two yens. The garrison and all the inhabitants
went out to meet these brave men, skho have cover-
ed thermoses with glory in Catalonia. General
Llamas renewed them, and expressed the moot
lively acknowledgments. both to Officers and sol-
diers, in the IlattlC of the‘rcountrymets. Afterward.,
four ;;;;; issionerl officers were promoted to
the rank of Officers. A splendid banquet was pre-
pared fur them at the barracks, where the greatest
g.tiety seasoned the repast. The concourse of spec-
tutors was 1111111etine.

NAPLFS.

ROYAL LAMP. PIALE. Alit:lin 21.

On the j6iii instant, a strong Mud from the
smith-east tamed the enemy • loss of fotir gun-
boats, and ohbged the other gun-boats of lais line
of anchorage, to return to Messina and the north
of Pharr), as well as a corvette and brig.
We were fully persuaded that it would be im-
possible for him to remain in the canal during the
first equilioatal gale ; but the English did not wait
for that epoch before he endeavoured to place him-
self in mkt, ; sod to-dm, the Admiral's ship, a
frigate, and a corvette, who hove remained at anchor
•boot two months t tile north-west of Pharo, set
sail, taking advantage of the wind and current, to
enter the canal, and proceed towards Messina.—
As moon as the ship was wit ti range of our batteries
they opened their fire upon her, the two first shot
struck her towards the stern by the miler mark,
and the fifth curried away the Gag. Then the Ad-
miral, keeping as close as possible to the S.cilian
side in order to gvt as distant as possible from our
batteries, lined a broadside from her lower gum,
which dUswere4l no otit•r fturpo,e than that of
covering the entrance of Messina, where he east
anchor in smoke. The frigate and corvette kept
up a commual tire all along the rand. We reckon
that these three vessels received at least twenty-live
bulls, whilst the 1000 which they tired astir
hue of anchorage. did not touch a single b.,at, nor
wound a single man.

PETER.RVAGH, AVG. .21.

Our Gazette contains the following Last
%Verities(lev the French Imperial Ainhas.ador, the
Dal,e of Vicenza. gus e a sumptuous flintier in cele-
bration of the birth-day of Illos Majesty thr Em-
peror of the French. When the Chancellor of the
Empire and the other guests ■rose to drink the
health of the Emperor Napoleon, the French Am-
loriosadur crime at the same time to think the health
of Alexander the Emperor of all the Hussies, and
to a firm alharice between the two empires.
A. Suppleme;st to oar Civil tiatette, relative to
the operatioos of the army of Moldavia, coutitins
only ass account of the failure of an attempt which
the Turks med.?, on the 7th of.htly, to scud some
soused boats against Eudschuck.

DAYWIIIt, AVG. 12.

Scarcely a day passes in which columns of Spa-
ni.h prisoners of war do not pass through this city,
on their tray to the interior of France. Tliey are
in general escorted by German troops. King Jo-
seph is still at Madrid, and the journey which he
proposed to make into Andalusia, to Inspect the
preparations for the siege of Cadiz, has been
deterred.

At Maihitl every thing is quiet, but there is a
vrry, nntueruit• earriaori there, as a discrivrry has
been made, that the istsurgrists had lately formed
a plan to amp, k King Josrph, iu the uight, iu lus