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Prussia eh be the advanced post of a Continental
War, seems to us equally dangerous as tardy. She
commenced her career in the Continental War by a
defation, which, even then, disclosed her system.
Whilst Austria and France have held the equili-
brium, she tranquilly collated the fruits
Bof her tor-
tuous, avaricious, and vacillating policy. But Aus-
tria once conquered. Prussia lost the importance off
a mediator, where she had afted, perhaps, with an
equal contempt for both parties With these prin-
eiples she does not offer to anv one her sincere
friendship. There can be no clout that she could
not tesume the same system, it similar circum-
stances should again occur. Here is what ought to
serve as a compass in negotiations with her.
" The Prussian Cabinet, although fortunate in its
speculations. has made, in fag, less dupes than it
imagines. France paid her neutrality, so as to per-
suade her that she was sincere, but she believed this
compliance most conformable to her interests, and
best adapted to restore a general peace in Europe ;
she ales' like the Lacedernonian General, who see-
ing a corps of young men disposed to deliver up a
post to the enemy, contented himself with pointing
out to them another, where he might hatch them.
What. other Cabinet can Prussia abuse ? Is it that
of St. James's, when, instead of sharing the dangers,
as she had taken part in the prnjeas of the last war,
she glided alter the combat over the field of battle,
to carry off the fruits of the iiaory, and divide the
spoils of the vanquished. She still keeps Hanover.
and meditates an alliance with England. Her ports
are still blockaded by the Swedes, and she calla them
to her aid. She invokes the support of the Emperor
Alexander, whom she abandoned in the midst of the
dangers which she had promised to share. A sincere
agreement between persons who have been so often
deceived, and who have such reproaches to make to
twat other, it is difficult to conceive. The wounds
which Prussia has occasioned still bleed. The Eng•
fish writers themselves cannot give credit to this
monstrous alliance. The aid which she promises
them, appears like the wooden horse. They trem-
ble to receive of her presents. Thai, in spite of the
positive assertions even of the Journals of Berlin. we
cannot give credit to the sudden change in the on-
duet
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of Prussia, because every thing imposes on h
the obligation of attaching herself more closely than
ever to France. With the friendship of that Power.
abe may cover the wrongs which she has committed
cowards others; with her aid she may be sure of
preserving the advantages she has obtained without
drawing the sword. In adopting another course, in
disregarding in this point her situation and her in-
terest, she would expose her existence and the re-
mainder of her glory. Her inevitable fall in an un-
equal contest might offer compensations favourable
to the re-establishment of general tranquillity. It
might satisfy the resentment of betrayed Powers,
leave a great example, and chew that in policy as in
morals ante ase truths and duties, the violation of
which Pravidence will sooner ur later puaish."
MT. 22.
On the 16th, the Commissioners of His Imperial
and Royal Majesty, proceeded to the Jewish Assem.
bly. One of them delivered a speech, which was
answered by the President of the Assembly, after
which the following Resolutions were adopted :
a Preamble.)

THE BRITISH PRESS.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at Viscount
HORICK% Office, which was attended by all the
Ministers in town.—After the Council broke up, we
understand, Mr. SCOTT, the Messenger, received
dispatches for the Earl of L AUDERDALe.

....Aunt MOIPETB, it 15 expeeted, will leave
town, at twelve o'clock, this day, for BertA.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY. Ocrossß 1.

The Gesell' of last night contains a notice from
the Secretary at War, for the encouragement and
extension of the recruiting . service. It is a new
proof that Government entertains little hopes of
Peace.

An Overland Packet was received, on Monday
evening, at the East India House. It does net
bring any intelligence of importance from any of
the Presidencies of Bengal. Madras. or Bombay.—
The letters from Madras are dated the 16th of
April ; those from Bombay, the 10th of May.
Ptivate accounts by this conveyance, state. that
the following ships were all arrived safe at Madras:
Wdliun Pdt, Copt F.dmearteel Streatham, Dale; Europe,
Gelston ; Jane nacho% •r Gonioa. CAtnernn ; Northanspwa,
Battier; Sit William Pullen's, Christopher; Comet, Moting
Glory, ileever ; and Sarah Chtistians, Niackison.
The above ships sailed from the Cape of Goal
Hope. on the ath of December, order convoy of
the Beli:quct..r.

The Union sailed with the above fleet from the
Cape. but parted company on the •oyage, and, w•e
are happy to learn, is strived at fiengal.
The extra ships 7 saris and Ann sailed from Ma-
dras for Bengal the 20,h March last.
The Maria, country ship, arrived at Madras,
from the Cape of Goad H. the 10th of April.

A letter from Baltimore, dated the 20th August,
says The British and French fleets are within
a few days sail of each other on our coast, and from
daily information from some of onr outward and in-
ward-bound vessels, I am sure each Beet knows
where the other is, and what force. lam of opi-
nion, that the French will make an attack on some
past of Newfoundland, or go to Boston."

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after
That the Committee of the Assembly shout I wait upon theat
Ca:natio:one,' of Hos Impeliol sod Rosa' Meonty, to i
Mew to r.iorr to hte foot ot the 'broom, the homage of its pro-
found gratitude, and of its entire and u.,ipectfui thermion.
That them Ash be undressed by the Assembly a Proclama-
tion to all the Synagogues ot the French Empire, of the hog-
d tin of Italy, snit r,f Europe, to announce to cheep that, on
the 40th of tgiuber, a grand Sa.ilmilnin will bo opened at
retie, moiler the protectioo, and by the express permission, of
His Mamsty. Teat the Stebbins, Members of the Asseinbly„
shall be invited to make part of the Sahliedritn.
That twenty-live of the Deputies, Meuitiers of the Ai-
sembly, chill elected, by secrot scrutiny, to make also part
of the Sanhedrim.
That His Imperial end Royal Maje,ty shall be humbly in-
treated teWu the necessary orders, in order that tweaty•itine
Robbing, ehmen to the synaog's:4 f his empire, and of hi%
lined
ki to (dons of Italy, may proceed to Panos, to mint at the
611111141 n.
Toot rho Arm nbly do more- d to the eleilinn of a Com-
moner of note Nlentbrl-1 by secret scrutiny, timing throgescrii-
twigs of the lint ; which 'Committee shall be charged with the
preparation, in commit with the Commissaries of His Majesty
the Elllpe7lo and Ring, of the esetteis which shall be submitted
to the deliberation of the Grand Sieoltedrion; that the Assembly
not se; erne toll the Grand Sanhedriin has closed its sit•
tines sad that they fIIKIWIM the Impe, CUMITII,•Aties to trans-
Mit to Hu Imperial and Royal Majesty, the desire which %bey
feel of laying ia a body at Inc feet, the homage of their lore and
their Tapia.
A great number of baker boys set out the day
before yesterday from Paris for the grand army,
where they are to be employed in bilking bread and
biscuit.
The camp at Mcudon is entirely broken up ; all
the regiments that composed it, together with a
part of the garrison of YaiS, have begun their
march, and taken the route to Strasburg. A troop
of infantry, of 1,500 men, passed Cambray on the
Ifith, for the Rhine. It is reported in that city,
that several other corps are to pass, which have the
same dcarnation.
seer. '2ll.
Their Imperial and Royal Majesties set out from
St. Claud, in the night between Wednesday Mid
Thursday. The Emperor, it is supposed, proceeds
•owards Mayence.—(dfoiteftitr.)
Cardinal Maury has been appointed Chaplain to
Jerome Bonaparte, and declared one of the
Cardinals:
ters from Toulon state, that orders have been
red there for building twelve snips of the line.
funds are appropriated, aid some of the ships
ly on the stocks.
VIANKTORT, SEPT. 15.
'arshal Attgereau departed this morning for
Marshal Ney passed through Ulm some
also on his way to Paris.

A mail from Lisbon arrived this morning,
brought to Falmouth by the Weissepiens packet, in
nineteen days passage. From letters brought by
this conveyance, we learn, that the Venus frigate,
and 11'0,319er:or sloop of war, arrived at Madeira
on the 9th of August, with a fleet under convoy,
from Portsmouth, and sailed en the !4th for the
West Indies. The Orpiros frigate arrived at Ma-
dena on the 12th August, with a fleet from Ports-
mouth, and sailed with the above for the West In-
dies : the Milford, LAI:IDYLL, bound to Bombay,
sailed from Math ira on the 18:h ult.

S&P/. 23.
French battalions, which were on the left
the Rhine, have passed that firer, to rein-

e division of Marshal Augeteau, whiet takes
tlv rutin at his aide, he sell there appear in the
Military positions. I
double character of a warrior and i negotiator ; and
'- coafirmed. that for some days military pre- what he cautnot erect by force, he will endeavoae
ss have beet making in the Elettorate of
A division of troops- has received orders to accomplish by diplomatic cunning.—Sazoily
to Henan. as well as all the Chasseurs of and Hesse will be tempted to folicrs the perfidious
country of that name. Heavy artillery has also example of Bavaria, and to detaco themselves from
transported thither. It is stated, however. :
rf OW/ ; white Prussia herself, should she be able
le Court of Hesse Cass.l has nevertheless taken
$ keep itself on the defensive, and not to mod- to make a stand, will be pressed once more to be-
. any manner with the disputes which may 'gay
:. between other powers. Negotiations are talked the liberties of Europe, and with them her own
of, which the Elettor has opened at Paris, is order to safety.—That this is the course which BOK ttttt
obtain mutrality for his states in case of war, and he means to adopt. is pretty evident.
Ratters himself that this will be granted. In putsuance of the usual praEtice of the French
On the other hand,a report is in circulation,that the , Press, letters are fabricated, purporting to be writ-
Court of Dresden has yielded to the insinuations of
that of Berlin ; that it has put a part of its troops ten at Cassel and Dm.d..in, the capitals of these two
in motion, and that it will unite them to a division States, tending to inculcate a belief that the Eleaors
of the Prussian army. It is, however, possible that of Hesse and SAXON v arc averse to any junCtion or
this report, like many others of the same nature,
co-operation with Prussia, and th it the Eleetor of
which we have had for some time past, is destitute
of foundation. Since yesterday, indeed, it is again Ham: had reused to ratify a Treaty concluded by
rumoured twat the peace between France and Pros- his Minister with Prussia ; and, with cos eft to
... will not beinterrupted • , Prussia, although the Meadear is silent, The /legal
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is sent forward to declare, that she ought to be cur-
SS rendered as a sactifice to France ; and Cannot be
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:ida , or Riuns 6 iath. e This
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Continental war ; but it is too fresh in the
memory of every man, to justify a hope that it can
be repeated with success. Indeed, it is impossible
that the present Coalition should commit the errors
into which the last was betrayed. Prussia has taken
aCtual possession of Saxony ; and the Saxon and
Hessian troops, to the amount of 50,000 men, al-
ready swell the ranks of her army. The Pal is Pa-
pers contain little more of any importance, which
the Hamburgh Papers, received on Monday. did
net anticipate, or teach us to tape& The French
troops in Germany, amounting to about 120,000,
are concentrating themselves on the side of Saxony,
where the first blow will probably be struck ; and
the Allies appear in sufficient force to meet them.
Although the Russians are upon their match to join
the common cause, and 80,000 have already arrived
at Brodi and Belitz, that blow will be struck before
they can be brought into aflion. Austria will not
refuse her aid, when opportunity shall offers and the
English and Calabrians will operate a diversion
on the side of Naples, sufficiently powerful to occupy
the attention of not less than 60,000 men. Such
are the ci crami.ances attending the comm.
of a new continental war.

The report of Bar al...Ares departure from 1
Paris is confirmed by French Papers to the 27th,
I
brought to England by Mr. Journal, the Mes-
senger. This event is announced in the odicial
Paper. He set out in the night between Wednes-
day and Thursday last, in company with Madame
Bar A r ARTS, who probably accompanied him only
part of the war. Taist.av Kano left Paris, on Fri-
day, to join him.
Before his departure. Bosavaava made some
communications to the Conservative Senate, and
though the Moliinir takes no netice of them, one
of the other Papers states, that they consisted of a
letter to the Niece Par MAT L of the Confederation
of the Rhine, and a letter to the King of Bay..
CIA, in which he announces, that lie still hopes to
preserve peace with Prussia; but in ease that Power
should not give a prompt and categotical an-
swer,• lie is ready to enter Germany at the head
of 300,000 men. Mentz was his avowed des-
tination ; but it is generally believed, that he is
teeny gone to put himself at the bead of the
army, to aa against Prussia. With the crafty T•L•

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His MAJESTY will come to town to-day, to hold
a Privy Council and private Levee.
Mr. Win his been appointed to the of-
fice of Secretary at WAr, in conszquenc.: of the re-
signation of General Ft TAPATRICK, whose time of
life, and state of health, induce loin to retire from
alive business.
The Hoe. 'Fironas Gust-ate will take his situ-
ation as First Lord of the Admiralty, this day.
We understand a large body of the Eleslers of
Westminster met last night, at Mr. PAULL'S house,
Charles-street, St. James's.square, to take into con-
sideration the answers given by S.r Fitaiscas But-
DETT and Mr. CURRAN.
We are authorised to say, there k no truth in the
report of Sir lease's &Janet r intending to
offer himself as a candidate, upon the present va-
cancy, for Westminster, and that he has promised
his support and vote for Earl PEIICY.—Sir Feaise is
was in town on Monday, and declined accepting
the offer of the Meeting at the Crown and Anchor.
It is confidently reported, that Mr.Ga MAO, the
celebrated Irish orator, who before the Union repre-
sented the city of Dublin is the Parliament of that
country, will be proposed asa Candidate for the pre-
sent • ,cenz y in the representathn of Westminster.
Ewa& from the Journal of the ship Chrendoi,
Capt. Woe, arrived at Bristol from Jamaica
" luth of August cleared the Gulf-22d, in the af-
ternoon, a violent gale commenced, which lasted
till six the next morning—the wind veered from
N.W. to S.W. In the night, torrents of rain fell—
during the height of the gale, the ship's lee was tin-
der water—both pumps constantly going, from four
in the afternoon till six in the morning, when the
ship bore up, and in an hour reduced the water to
eighteen inches- On bearing up, only ten std in
sight, three disabled, and cue with a signal of dis-
tress flying. On the 22J, pissed near a brig, with
a signal of distress II iog ; and on the contrary
tack, on the 23d, it blew strong."
The Navat RETUENS, up to this day, state the
number of ships,in commission, to be—of the line, 132;
-fifties, IS ; frigates, 164; sloops, &c. 184; gun.
brigs and under, 242. In ordinary—of the line, 49 ;
fifties, 17 I frigates. 51 ; sloops, &e. 42; gun-brigs
and under, 6. Barallimg—of the line.• 34 ; frigates,
26 ; sloops, Itc• 49 ; gun-brigs and under, 7 :
making a total of 1017 vessels.
Yesterday, the LORD Mavot was under the ne-
cessity of advancing the price of Bread half an
Assize, which makes the price of the Quartern Loaf,
Wheaten, Is. 14d and household 11 Id.
The paragraph in several papers of Monday,
stating that Major-General Sir G. PREVOST, Sir A.
Wet tastily, and General Wurreioca, were sent
for to town by a telegraphic dispatch, and had an
audience of the Commander in Chief, on Friday
night, respelling taking the command of the Army
in 'South America, must be erroneous, as his Royal
Highness is on a tour inspeding the Eastern Coast,
and was then at Ipswich. •
Application is intended to be made to Parliament
is the ensuing Session, for en Aa to alter, amend,
acid render more effedual an Act, passed in the
thirty-filth yea: of the reign of His present Majesty.
inutuled " An Ad for widening and improving
the entrance into the city of London near Temple
Bar ; for making a more corn:unctions street or
passage at Snow-hill ; and for raising, on the credit
of the Orf,hans' Fund, a sunset money for those
purposes.

turn her arms agalbet the rower 'whch has sup- force the a
pined her for fifteen years Ate she hatredit the Gew inilit:
envy, and the indignationt
.4 the States di La- It is coi
rope ? Does she still preen deciiveher AU*, by tparations
clandestine engagements w she designs trather • too vio- Hemarchsse. )
late with the first favourabl rpoitiort Or
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iliill she, in her turn, *trill a snare which they the count
lay tor her, in order to be relssnged for bee past been trai
=adult; The public opinion hh only the alterna- that the
tire between these two sentiments, until time has care to ki
d the veil which still conceals the truth. dle is ai
46 • respeft to sowed policy, the resolution of arise bet
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