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Owl* Papers were to be prodisced which tefeaed to
the Negotiation since the 'Treaty of Amiens-
The CFIANVELLOR of the FAL eIEQUERJ
s.,i I, the Hnn. C.entientan must have very much
sio conceived him if he supposed belt:id wit ref..l4
rd to the Papers relative to the s:7.uing the '
miaaries as well as the Mfinitive l'reaty .it mirtt%.
'fie notice lie had gireii fe.t,rday si%3, that he
should iaY before Parliament all i'apers that
child threw tight on the iiitercottrse luicsiketitic+
tvl countries.
Wi M CaI:EAT) observe s, that it_ v* Avg
. a misconception of his only, several-. of -his- t km.
hicn t 3 hit lot derstood.the.notice in the same way.
the CilAntall.LOlt of the EX.CtIEQUEIt
said, he imagined the ra7scoaception arose from the
circumstance of his Noble Friend (Lord lawkes-
bury) having stated, that if the I)etinitive Treaty
had pot taken place, his Majesty's Ministers would
have thought it their duty to have laid before Parka-
inent the Pai,ers respecting all the transaEtions sub-
reqiient to the. Preliminary Treaty.
he Silver Bullion Bill was•read a third time and

pas aid.
'the Committee on the Naval Stores Exportation
Bill was deferred till to-roorrow.
CtS:4SOLIDATION OF
DU TIIF. CUsTONI AND EXCISE
TIES. •
The CHANCELT.OR of the EXCHEQUER
moved ne Order of the Day fur the House to re-
solve itself into a Committee on so much of his Ma-
jesty's Speech, of the 233 November last, as related
to affording facility to mercantile trans:44)ns.
General GASCOIG' E said, he did not know
this subjet2 was among the ()fliers of the. Dar. It
was not his lineation to trljten t.i it at present ; bitt
riewieg the stibj..2l id a duzerent light to Oriel) be
' had dune, he eddied a' mor.tittre, because'that
which might- be objetstionahle in time of peace
might tut in time of .war. Considering the in-
formation lie had received, he had not had time
to bring his mind to a conclusion en the suhjea.—
Any measure which had for its °Nee the simpli-
fying that which W.V.: complex, was certainly desir-
able. It was not to the principle of the Bill in time
of war that I.e rhjefted, but he trusted the Chancel-
lor of the 114 :11.1,1‘r would not consider that there
was a genera.' assent to it at all tines; and that he
wouli allow opportuuities for Gentlemen to
state their ohjcsaion, It ought not at priment to oc-
cupy t.es much time in the Committee. He could
put, how..!rer, sit down without recommending to
the Chwocellor of the Facile:per to cunsitier whe-
thee it would not be as well to icparate the Tonnage
Duty from the rest of the Bin.. It' he did this, he
believed the principal objection would be removed.
He should at all times objea to the Tonnage Duty
as a principle of taxation totime of peace. if the
Chancelkir of the Exchequer would separate the
Tonnage Duty, he had reason to oink there would
not be the least objection. It might .be considered
as a convoy tax, and the merchants would not
make the Leal, opposition to it ; he merely threw
out this for the consideration of the Right Honour-
able Gentleman. What he recommended might be
moved by way of an instrusitiou to the Committee.
He should net make -any objeaion at present, but
should reserve himself till the resolutit:rts were re-
ported.
The CHANCELLOR of the • EXCHEQUER
said, he was sure the Hoioe would give him credit
for having shewn every disposition to offer the tblan
for the Consolidation of the Customs, free from
every oblation. tie felt it to be of the !highest im-
poet/nee, that the, proceedings should advance with
alt posses'. dispatch. It was not only a mea.ure of
great importance in itself, but was meant to be made
tre fouridation of another prsceeding fur aCording
vernnalodati.nt to merchants, by bonding and
warehousing foreign produce. It was, therefore,
not his intenzioc to press this measure, from the im-
portance abstractedly attached to it, but with t
view to the ulterior measure. The Hon. Alerabir
had refer red to this proceeding as if it was a Ilill.
All that was now propo,cd, wa, to go into a Com-
. mirtee on his Majesty's bpeceli, with a view to .
at-
fording aceemineodatitm to merchants. by the Con-
solidation of the Customs. It eoild uniy be an
instruction to the Cornmittee, if a till should be or-
dered into the k-loti.e., that the lion. Member could
at all obtain his °hie.% I:c wished, however, to set
• him right in one .point. The Hon. Gentleman had
stated, that the Dill by which a duty was granted on
tonnage, did not refer to any other periotithan that
of peace. The fad, however, was, that the duties
on tiports And imports, that is, the duties tin the
whole trade of the country. were cornprized in the
Bill which imposed the duty on ohmage. This
7 was nut the stage for the Hon. Gentlenieese to make
any objefti4 ins : the p.oper period N..ntild be after
the Bill, it one should be ordered, should have been
read a second time ; he would then lesser an oppor-
tunity of proposing the division he had recommend-
ed. He did not consider any Gentleman as pledged
by his forbearanee upon the pi esent occasion. *I he
discussion would be open to Gentlemen at any fu-

turn gage.
General GASCOLGNE said, he tinder :t.-iod it
was the intention of the night Hcin. Gentleman to
consolidate the Excise Duties in the course of the
present Session. lle wished to know ii he still
pervevered is that intention.
The CHANCV.I.OR of the EX: HI:‘,2UF..H
replied, that he had no intention to aband.in the mea-
sure to which the Hon. Gentleman referred ;he
hopsd to piopose a Bill to COtivi)lid.tle t. eDuties on
Escfse Stanips, and Assessed 'Vase.. He could not
attually pledge: himielt tOrward the measuie '
this Sesseans, nut he could .i.sure the 1-hin. (Little-
frian, and ttu: House, that t s.as in great foiward-
ne s.
Mr. DENT 41.. sired to know, whether the Right
Hon. Gritienian to reconinklid the division
of the Tonnage Luty ; it would do away a great
deal of ohjeet•on.
The CHANCELI.t)R of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that as Ow question had hien distifietly put
~ him, he had no hesitation in saying, that he had
no ..uention fit r...commenstin"... that division.
The Himsc iravi..g reser • itself into the Com-
m:Yee,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he Lisi starl, on a former day, the general
• priutiles whisl prop..sed to consolidate the
duties cm tannage.- • He should now call the atten-
tion of the Committee to those parts of the scitedule•
which were most canted to consideration. It Was
proposed to make considerable alteration in the
am.iunt of the duties on Customs, as they were at
present constituted, CIT rather in the various sche_
Jules in force, which had beet) isrposed under the
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170 Mil of Parliament interideart Ise consolidated.
It WAS intended to augment souses( die existing du-
ties; and decrease otherree He meant. to propose
the augmentation of the riluties 'llionhe.inaport of
wesel„ if ee,uo he lift& despite. the paiiicipte.
' 114 f this rti;:avire, but, foe e ytty cousiderahleltime,
all wire". imported ilea 'London hal•been charged
with 'a duty of 11. I os. more than Lid bens charged
in tither places. ‘Vlietever neigh: la.v~ been mi.,
' ginaliv the reason the that disparity, there WU% ne
.gone Which; under the present circumstances, would
apply. 'I he consumption of wine had been. greedy
ineceased,-anti die means' of conveyance from the
.outports to the interior of the country had been
much improved. It was therefore an important
()lien to make the duty the same in every 'port.
• In-the present hooks of rates, the duties on skins and
furs had been charged, without any treard to tile.
value of the article. It WAS horn:led to regulate
them so, that the duty should bear a proportion to
the pike. In the ye it 179:0 the, duties nn the prier
cipel articles of wood had been in part relieved.
It was intended to extend the exernetbm to tie:-
. ben. for shipping. The. duty on chrinical oils :.
imported it was proposed to ins: ease. tie re. I
fenced to the chyrnical • oils, extreaed from
spices, the importation of which had been much ex-
tended is consequence of our having possession of
the island of Cryloii. It was propoeel to give the
trade that encouragement which it would derive
from an increased duty on the ae-ticle. It was also
proposed to levy a dirty on articles which it might
seem extraordinary to include, he niednt diainonds
and precious stones. The duty he should stannic
v:ould be f per rent. ed vahroa. it vets- propose t
to discontinue the drawback on htimseme. Ca
ni.eny Articles he *should recommend a efaniaution if
the duties, yerticulariy on unnianufedareel articles
fee m the Pest Indies, with a view to the encourage. •
melt of our own. The diminution he should pro-
pose was from +5 to t?() per cent. or to a rated duty,
with which they shall be charged, if imported from
other countries. :11am:i.e.:Lured articles from the
Fetst het es he should propose to reduce from 71 to
51 jet cent. Artieito from China from lO to 50.
East India calicoes according to the schedule, which.
were charged with a date of 10:, per cent. would be
reduced to an ad val"rns duty of 50 per cent. With
respect to East ladia goods in general, it was pro--
posed they should be reduced to the rate at which
they w:re imported in other countries with some
eseetieni which would arise from a principle, the
justice of which the Committee could not but ac-
knowledge, namely, the giving a market to the
West India produce: thereforC, though be proposed
that the duty of C')s. on every hogshead of sugar
should be continued, set the additional duty of t2s.
on all sugars the produce of the East Indies, would,
considering the inereased charge of freight, give a
mart to the West India produce. With resped to
indigo, it was propnsed to lower the duties, and that
all imported from the British plantations in the East
and \Vest Indies should be reduced i but that which
would allow the greatest accommodation to the ma-
oufadurer, would be the disallowance of the draw-
back on exportation. It was intended, for the pur-
pose of encouraging other articles, that all nun-
enumerated articles should be charged with a :).0 per
cent. ad c'doron. duty. It was proposed to reduce
cotton wool to Id. per pound ; and that imported
from other countries I Id. per pound. With a view
to encourage it in the foreign planoe ions, Gentle-
men would consider that this duty had. been sub-
stituted ' for a p: Oprised duct on manufactured
cotton, and be had the satisfanion of thinking the
duty had not obstructed the manufacture, as the
iropetation of cotton wool had increased within the
lee year to an extent beyond any former p, r' id. One
greet objed of this nwasute was to countered the.
plan of smuggling. There were two articles, with
reeard to which synitegling had been on in a
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manner most favorable to itself and disadvantageous
to the revenue. He meant lace and silk-handker-
chief., these denemin. t A Batielar.nah handkerchiefs:
He proposed to reduce the duty on thread to 'X
per cent. ad valorem ; and also to reduce silk thread
to an ad vale:pa duty. The smugglers could not'
make a difference of,,less than.l3 per cent. If he was
right, the proteding..duty would be sufficient, for it
w„s ',oilseed to charge the a:ticle.with a duty of
.2u per cent. The on:y.doight lie entertained rya - , as
to the advantage to Ee deFriVed liy the inenefadnies
at hone .2--There was a difil'entce of opinion, and
much *ninety in the 'minds of tho dealers in tken-
dannah handkerchiefs. - Thu 'fad -of :a very large ,
shuidestiueo imporouioniof that article from the East
Indies could nut be doubted., 1-lis uhjeit ryas to lay
such a duty as would have the effed of affording to
the fair trader the opportunity of inoioning the
article, and that if the denied/ Acute' be es greet
as it had been, it should come through tho re-
gular channel.—lt was' known that smugglers could
insure the article io -this country at lis per cent. ; It I
was proposed to charge it with Cr, per cent. Other
articles which the snintlers could 'insure at' 24.;
per cent. it wits prePosed to Innlte t 5. per cent
with 2 per cent.. foo.w;oehoosing;
_The ques-
tion vets, whether this would net.. ditcOnrnOt
smuggling—he knew- flse feeliiigo oft espoions in
this oak were peculiarly Seniible:l4l4e • h•ot
seen an estimate .by which it ?ens taticiliptd to
describe the duty oil Bandannali handkerchiefs at
forty per cent. ad valorem ; lie: thnaght.it capable
of an coda diminution. The ambient of rho duty on
silk did net exceed 15
_per cent. intlidiettlieliecisi.
duty and the Custom-bowie duty. 'ls was'lfrotioseg
to give the articles a preluding duty 01'25 oq., cus.
It was laup.sed also to mince the duties on the itA.
pieced, n of Hemp for navarptirptrieS ; the objein
of this wes to prevent tile dependance feif
.Sur lyert..
that important article upon foreignnuirkelts: 1 vsee
proposed to seduce die duties on Iteare.atis: nee-.
' enumerated wines, to the same rate wit illi •fertue,
gal wines, with a view to aTording a.!tar,-
. tegee to the trade of the Medic r. ;mean. tt. !vds
proposed to take hunt ;he eaeOl Cerro:to, lind i
year. which according to the present echeilure 'pale
one shiliing per cwt. but was originellreinsy free,
sixpence per cwt. ; but to satisfy o Mc Gtntknien of
irehoid and Scotland, he should recommend a fuse-
they rejudiun of ono halfpenny per U. W,ith re;
speltto the proposed duty on Tonnage, he under`-.
stood the
.olie..ectiiin to the propriety ut that measure' '
had ceased to exist under the present circurnstintit '
4 the counts y. He unden-steud the ;.;hip Owneri.
laid in their claim against any iuference thitevonld
justify him, or any successor, in adoptiug the prin.
ciple of that duty as applied to all times.--All coney
meant to coatieul was,• dolt under circumstances
which regain.' extraordinery efforts, they were wil-
ling to sonscut to the renewal of the L uty foe the pe-
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riot of it, but that their acquitacer.ce was only rem-
rnensurate to that period. Hew as, therethrebet little
inclined to enter into those argue:cies-At-Lich weak! ;
have justi:icd the House hi continuing tbe diet during;
peace. But the nevigetion sif the country, v.t.e.h he l!
been increetiing daring war :Md peace-for tie lot
I i 'Tees, Ltd increased in A ctrl, greater proptirtion
duriae th.i last year. Ile meant to justify the in-
teatioe he bad expressed of proposing 'the -con-.
titimutee of this duty during the continaance of peace.
—He took a re;iew of the comparative state ot the
British shipeing and touaage for the last 1;1 years,
observing that there had been a progressive increase
dating war and peace: HT did not ask too much in de-.
sii:ing the Committee to gi'r erVklit to his statematts,
when he declared he bed obtained every possible
information on the eubjeti before he had laid the
accounts iei the table.—lle was fully aware that this
was a stibjea extremely unentertaming in detail.-11
it should be the pleitsure of the House to adopt this
metsnre, it was his iutention to publish a sehethile,
and to cause it to be trenslated into every European
language, in order that it might also be universally
dispersed abroad.--it was also proposed that, as al-
terations might take place on different articles fur
the convenience of the public service, that a new
schedule should be printed Ac the•end of every Session
of Parliament, with all such alterations inserted, in
order that the notice of them might be as widely ex-'
;ended as the original information. He added, that
the duties might'be diminished in the t'ommittee,
on some other future stage ; but that no fresh duty
on tuanage, or otherwise, could he regularly imposed
without a previous Committee of the whole House.
The question was then put upon the resuiu-
Akins.. • . ..:
Sir WILLIAM • MII ,NEII. said .he. should not
opt ose the resolutions, but. putein his claim to oille
any objections that may occur to him in the future
progress of the, business. ,
General GASCOIG-NE said, he would for the
present abstain from going fully on this subject, but
confine himself to a very few particulars, He much
questioned the expediency of increasing -the duties
on wine in the out-eorts, as the same preiliee which
the Right Hon. Gemleman widleifiito overturn, had-
continued ever since our winei'Svere not sulsjefted to
Custom-duties. The same principle would equally
apply to the equalization of the land.eix, or the
county rates.• The Right Hon. Gentleman bad
omitted the mention of the coffee-duties, though
there was not a single article in eet ich smuggling
was caeried on to so great an cetera, for the Lpn-
dint market was principally supplied in that way
until the buildieg of the East India docks. He also
differed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
the sublet of lowering the dreica upon cotton wool,
Conceiving that the tax altogether would be better
laid upon the manufaaure than on the raw material,
The tonnage duty would probably row last for some
years, till the conclusion of a peace. The facility of
passing and repassing to and from the continent
made a great difference between that and other
branches of trade, and if the Right lion. Gentleman
looked to the number of ships i n all the different
ports, distinguishing English from foreign bottoms,
he would have discovered, that instead of an increase,
the tonnage of the country had of late experienced a
redatioa. He „concluded with some animadver-
sions on what be called the Chancellor of the Ex-
; chequer's misconception of the schedule, and con--
tepded that the promi seofonly chaneing frac tionar IVO,
ireegral semi had not been complied with. The In.;
crease in the duties were. in many articles from 301.
to :lel. the latter of which Wits not an integral
number. - •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that what he stated before was,-that in meny
articles, it would be adviseeble for integral numbers
tube substituted tie trattionale which must be the
necessary effect: of the variation of the duties. Ca
this subject. he hoped the House would do him the
justice t i believe that he had been at cereiderabk
pains t , collea the Opiekins and cons& the jute-
' meat of mercantile people, and he assured them that
the present measure was the result of mature delibe-
ration, and the labours of:one of theethiest men ever
employed in the public service. Ode believed tht.
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Hon. general was mistaken in his idea of the e egg
ef the dray:hack .on sugar, but if it was oot iii std
ittlicient aii afford the necessary enconragemen he
would not be found unwilling to increase: it. A to
the precise number of ships, English and :Foreigiee
'yeitettred in the trade, outwards' or inwents, lithe
'Hon. General had it in his power to obtain accurate
inthrmatiori, by moving for the. necessary papers
wliich he had not the smallest inclipation to witl- old.
'file produclious of the I!st would sliew a prodigious,
increase, fur the last sear, in the ships, tonnage, and
searneo el this eountry, and a proportioriete &what-
tion of foreigners, in the corresponding articles.
.Ctenecal GASCOIGNI.:, then gave notice of Lis in-
tention, in a illbSk.:(laellt stage, to ineve that provishen
Ise made for elteadieg the tonnage alive- to
Ireland. • ; .
Mr. CORRY thotvlu it right iii the first inst.iu'e
0 .eLlieeillis. protest'? arid 'atineAllice his opposition to
Itft' ae estensinebsrlAe °applied inittfediVitay to"
r4a(drilaiMlTSO ifionottrattle Geseriti, ba'ettell a mo-
iiire would net be c:insulting thelaterest tat this own
enistituents ; and he was prepared, wnen the tines-
:ion slew'," be brought fin werd, ' din ever. since the
eekaa ref tilision mill inn* wesselsaieee treed equally
with these. of
.gaiglen4.....
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.... . The Tettlint22slW were Oleo agreed to...and the re-
-4.oortorderaa mei)! IpeCeiVs4 tesenorrosee .
• .l.On the motion id the Seeret4.l2y at. War,. tale report
oft the Sul4ierd keltel bill wes de erred till to-mar-
• row. . - . ,o. .
• *:*. , • • ENST Ilii. setyPpi:;.q.,
0h the rentiori of Lord QkSTLEREAGH• the
Aistere-resolvad itself' into e < onaniuee,. t. sonoder
'•• 4'eegttleting the East liidia Shipping, (Mr. .W AL-
LAcr. in the chair). , His.leordSlip then said, thet
he would, postpone any obenvations on the Bill
eintil it
.41(411. be browhe iii and printers; after..,
‘vllicti, the Hon. Bart. (our iirri, LIAM PVLT EN 2Y ),
bind those. others Whir Ay be dis; 6sed, who might'
he inclined to make anyobetevel oar, would hail
timeto• consider of it. He t lei 1. uved fur leave to
bring in a bill to explain and tnienti an Act of the
a th of his present Majesty, fir ri gi lating East In-
-La Nhir,ring ; which was agreed to, and the report
ordered to be received to-morisw.
Mr. VANSITTART brought in the Medicine
Duty Bill, which was reed a first, and ordered t 3
he resin a mond time to morrow.—Adjouineti.

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THIS EVENIM4 will ewp. :Treated
NO PRELLTDE!
With A Pro;u4tue by Mi. illiettoi.
Afar which well li.rp,rforipe•lth,••lF:ree te:ot of
KING HENRY TH kOURTH.
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Prince of W.J.s. Mr. t. W rzeyte-, Mr C'rven n ;
I littypor, Mr. EitleAri; It‘ettald Verson, A loon/
tioesita.brins bi. Fite A"..ettene•t; Sit Joan Fai
11 ii...a(froste'the T.eatre-R0..41, RAW); Firicr, Mr. XlAttiew..
Lady ferry, ktrY. T. Wo..drAll (I.tteerMi C from get
Tbeetre-K•sir.!, Dr..iy 1.2.:1e; Mr,. Q..n.10,.. Mr .
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BIiITISII‘PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, M•v IR.

• General AND It LOTS! and suite arrived at half-pa.t
five on Monday at Dover, and a telegraphic dis-
patch announced yesterday his Excellency's depar-
ture, a few minutes after five o'clock yesterday
morning, for Calais. Lord WHlrwoa en and his
suite landed at Dover yesterday morning between
nine and ten o'clock, and shortly proceeded on Is
way to town. It was supposed that his Lordship
would sleep upon the road lase night, and arrive in
town this morning. If any chance of peace, there-
fore, continued until the two Ambassadors had rti-
turned to. their respeaive countries, .and white thee;
were only in trawitu, it is now no more. It was the
general opinion here, that a chance did remain• in
favour of peace, while Lord Win TWO R r.O remained
upon French ground, and the French Annhassader
had not quitted England. We find, by the Paris .
Papers of the 14th, which arrived last .night, that
the same sentiment prevailed in that city. The
Aion:teur cl that date announces the departoke of
the English Ambassador on Thursday right; ''.teed
adds, that an extraordinary communication would be
made on Saturday to the Senate, the Legisloclre
Body, and Tribunate, in Secret Committees; Govern-
ment art wishing to publish or print any thing will
it shall have been infsriiied o The arrivat-ef-the
French Ambassador at Calais, or to' the part'which
the British Government would take. Of both these
events the French Government wer^ no doubt7ap-
priced by telegraphic idispat.: es on Monday, and
consequently the Paris raperi o yesterday, or 'this
day, may be expeacd to bring t lie Message submitted
to the Councils on Satnot. y last, and the Manifesto
pf France against o entry. The Gazette of
last night does nut, a,v as expeCted, contain a Pro-
•Clamatioli of IV.:lr ; but its contents are equally de-
cisive of hostilirties. It contains Proclamations for
issuing Peters of Marque and Reprisals against the
ships," vessels, and goods of the French Republic,
for raising the of unty to Seamen, and embargoing
tfieFrestfkand Britorian ships and property in our
ports. These Proclamations chew a =irked dis-
tinaion in cur ccindua and feeling towards France
dud the BataViatt Republic. The Proclamation for
issuing I.etters of Marque against France, assigns for
cause "repeated insular and provocations, which
Iris AiIIJESTY has experienced from the Government
of France."—The meas ire of embargo comprises
both France and Holland. This is a wise and gene-
" itnts policy, on. the part of the British Government.
Holland is, in fait, an iustrument of hostility against
this country in. the hands of France; but all the
States of Europe know, that " its poverty, not its
*ill, consents." England might, therefore, be justly
entitled to treat. France and llolland as one, yet it
would be a hard measure towards the latter, and it
would have been also an impolitic one, as not calcu-
lated to cherish the hope which we entertain of be-
ing one day able to rescue that country from the
yoke of FrAnce. The embargo voso a proceeding
conseq'ient upon a similar measure against Fran:._.,
and without which tLe latter'st quid have beta au-
gatory. As a measure of necessity it is not there-
fore calculated to excite- a hostile feeling ..in do!
DutCh. Toe same generaus policy has been obi-
.
served- towards the Italian Republic, of which the
Ft Rif CONSUL is the chief Magi: trate. It was re-
ported yesterday, that the Letters of Marque would
extend to that unfortunate country also, but we gave
no credit to the rumour. The same motives which
actuated the conduft cf our Government towards
Holland, exist also in the case of the Italian Republic .
Wenever hive acknowledged the independenceof the
Italian Republic ; on the contrary, in the late discus-
sions. with France, we demand Malta in perpe-
tuity as the price of such acknowledgment.. To
declare war then against the Italian Republic, on ac-
taunt -of the insults • and aggressions .of Bo N, A -
I re, would be to regard it in the very light in
whichf he wants us to acknowledge it, namely, a new
kepublic of his creation, and of which he is the
head. But whether these two unfortunate coun-
tries are to enjoy the benefits of neutrality, must
depend upon the will of the FIRST CON act ; and
as he is determined to have none but friends or
enemies in Europe, there is little chance that they
will be suffered to escape the miseries of far.
Tile Dutch Ambassador had yesterday morn-

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