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PRIVATE LETTER•

P• 1111, MAT 13.
"Doom imagine that the addressesof the Prefeas m-
e prom dm *aims of the departments and of the

isie,spie, mere than the addresses of the Generals, the
eamtimeme of the dims and of the soldiers, coo.
main the hereditary imperial dignity in the 80.
aspens fondly. No, the farmer, as the latter, have
either- been extorted or bought from individuals,
whose ambition or cupidity will Mite any thing, or
labia& any thing ; and who have formerly ad-
' Erma Bobespierre as they now do Bonaparte ;
.and as they will do hereafter Louis XVIII. should
Babe restored to power. The mass of the French
amine is tired of the war, and disgusted with the
revolution ; bat, at the same time, as totally indif-
ferent about Bonaparte, as about Moreau, or any

/titer gnat men who have figured in the revolution.
•Teaah they want spirit or patriotism to assert
their rights, and to publish their opinions, they have
seas enough to we, information enough to judge,
and expo ience enough to know, that return of order
and of tranquillity depends entirely upon the return

of the Bourbon s; and that neither Senatus Con-
Mao, decrees of the Tribunate', or commanded
. addresses, can insure the rank of the Bonaparte'
any longer than during Napoleon'', life t and that
those vin7 persons, who base now been the Brit
to proclaim the hereditary sovereignty in his f".

'stay, will then come forward as the first pre.
tenders to his dignity, to the exclusion of his rela-
tives, persons foreigners in France, and who have
perforated nothing to be tolerated, and less to be ele-
vated. Here exists a ruction, which Bonaparte calls

the Ultima of Generals, of which Massena and Mac-
donald are regarded as chiefs, but to which neither
JooiSu, St. Cyr, Berthier, nor even Murat, arc
tanagers. The latter, though related to the Bona.
pastes, detests, as cordially, Joseph, Lucien, and
Louis Bonaparte, as Massena ; but policy
cites him to keels upon good terms with Napo-
li., who, in his turn, sees him without confidence,
and employs him from necessity only, not knowing
really to whom otherwise to trust the important place
of Governor of Paris. This fallion of Generals is
regarded by the Senators as very dangerous, and
they have therefore advised the First Consul to ex-
clude for the future, as much as possible, Generals
frees Being menthes of the Senate. The Tribunes,
en the contrary, jealous of the power and pay of
the Senators, court the disaffetted, and with the

tasklads. Corps, desire in their body as many

possible t and, it is believed that these
two ~roiltional corps will, at any future vacancy of
else Chief Magistrate of the Republic, join the fac-
tion of the Generals to eulude all Bonaparte. from
disk future pretensions.

Ivan among his brothers, Napolaone Bonaparte
Soaks upon Joseph as bis only friend, as Lucien is

TF1143 BRITISH PRESS.

LOX DON,
SATURDAY, MAy 26.

Yesterday, we received Papers from various parts,
of America. Those from New-Yot k are of so recent
a date as the 2d inst. but contain no news of any
importance. The Boston Papers do not come down
later than the 26th, but are more interesting. We
have extraaed from them some passages, which
confirm the report of Admiral Li Notes visit to Ben-
coolen, and the consequeht injury which the settle-
ment has sustained. It is also stated, in some of
the American Papers, " that a vessel, which sailed
from Surinam, about the middle of February,
left a British fleet at the mouth of Surinam river
with troops. The Admiral had demanded the sur-
render of the colony ; but the Governor refused to
submit to the English, and expressed his determina-
tion to defend the place as long as possible ; in con-
sequence of this answer, arrangements were making
fer a vigorous attack on the place." No expedition,
however, sailed against Surinam so long ago as last
February. Barbadoes Letters of the 2d cif April
' mention that it was about to sail in a nay or two.
« Since the arrival," say the letters, " of the two
regiments in the Cork convoy, the greatest aaivity
has prsm.ailed in Carlisle Bay.—An expedition, as
formidable as any that has been fitted out here this
war, is now in a state of forwardness, and will, with-
out doubt, set out some time this week ;—its desti-
nation is kept scent.--Su.-inam is generally supposed
to be the objea."

We have made some farther extras from the fo-
reign Journals, received by the last lismburgh
Mail. It was rumoured yesterday that a Paris Pa-
per, of a say recent data, has been received in
town, in which the French Government notice the
Emperor of Russia's dignified Note to the Diet of
Ratisbon—attribute, of course, the project of rekind-
ling the flames of war upon the Continent to the
English, and hint that France, if it be necessary to
exert her energies and resources, can carry on war
for ten years.

Yesterday being appointed for the General Fast,
the RovAl. FAMILY attended Divine Service in
their private Chapel.
About half-past one o'clock, Its Mairsrv, the
Duke of Cassia:nor, the WEAN and Pititicissys,
took an airing in their ssual order, near Dulwich,
and returned soon atter four.

'ibis day, the ROYAL FAMILY are expeEted to
remove to Windsor.

Yesterday, about two o'clock, the RUSSIA.' Au-
s ASS A not had an audience of Lord HAasnwiv, at
his Office, and continued with him till near five.

The House of Lords met yesterday merely for the
purpose of going in a body to prayers.
Sir H. B. NZ ALE resigned his seat at the Admi-•
rahy, in consequence of his being appointed to the
command of the Royal Yacht. Admiral GAM BILS
will have his house at the Admiralty.

One milliard of paper money, paid into the na-
tional treasury of France, as purchase-money for
the property of the Emigrants, and of the Clergy,
has been lately burned in the Champ de Mars. It
has taken five years, and five thouand persons to
miry it.
The Cr,lnnial Prcfeß at Guadaloupe, Citizen
1 Ast AT. I t has been recalled, and has arrived with
his family at Bourdeaux in an American ship. The
whole of last yrar's produce of that Colony has al-
ready arrived in France onboard American. Danish,
or Prussian ships.
The seamen pressed out of the four East India-
men, viz. Charlton, Lord Gerrherr, S.r Striphrn Lush-
kesar, and Earl If sere, last Monday, at Plymouth,
are, by order of the Pun Admiral, to be returned
to their respeflive ships to navigate them round to
the River, and then to be sent back to that port,
and distributed or. board the different men of war.

Several French merchants have joined Dan-
ish capitalists in fitting out sl.ips for Greenland.
Eleven are already completely imurned ant! equipped
for sea.

the FIRST Constm has ordered Admiral GAN-
TRIAVIdF, and the Marine Commissary, <<t I ,Nn L,
to Holland, to awe& and hasten tl,o. r..al I ter:na-
tions in the Batavias

A MF.RIC A.

NEW YORK, MAY 2.

CApt. Foster, who arrived at Newbury Port, or.
Thursday, from Guadeloupe, was blarded by a
British verse: of war, and his Registee end )rszd, as
fellows, verbatim :
Nfirtiutico being limier h'ockade, you are forliel to putter
any port therein, nn your peril ; or if you do, you will become
a prize to any of 11,e ‘Cliegy's *hip. or yeas .1: of wur.
ti.guted) " D %lAD C
" Muth 19, 1804. Gunner of H., %la;e.ty': Drake

With pleasure we state, that orders have been sent
from England to Commodore Hood, and the C..mrts
of Vice-Admiralty in America and the West Indies,
not to consider any blockade of the Islands of Mar-
tinique and Guadaloupe as existing, unless in reval
to particular ports, which may be aatially invested,
and then not to capture vessels bound to such ports,
unless they shill previously have been warned not
to enter them.

The Eagle. froth Montego bay, Jamaica, was
boarded off Florida, by the Echo sloop of war, and
had 14 Frenchmen put on board, the Echo having
captured a French transport ship from Ilavannah,
with 350 troops on board.
The French privateers, many of which cruise
without commissions, are daily carrying American
vessel. into the Ilavannah ; a schooner helot Bing
to Philadelphia was carried in, and had taken from
her 5,000 dollars in specie.

A Ftench national cutter and a privateer sailed
from the city of St. Domingo, on the I tith of
March, to cruise off the South side of Hispaniola.
It is reported, that the Spanish Ambassador and
our Government are so much at variance, that the
latter has addressed the Court of Spin, desiring the
recal of the Marquis.
It is also said, that some disagreement exists
among the Members of our Government; and that
two or three resignations are expelled.
Captain Pearson, who is arrived at Norfolk in 15
days from Ithrtinique, states, that an attack upon
that island WAS expeded to be made, by the British,
the day after he sailed ; and that Admiral Duck-
worth, with an additional reinforcement of ships
and troops, had arrived at Barbadoes.

Recent accounts from New Orleans state, that but
little progress was making in filling up the shares in
the Louisiana Bank; only 1500 having tem vatF
scribed for. It was apprehended, that the establish-
ment would not proceed. The Bank of the United
States, it is said, will ereft a branch of their insti-
tution at New Orleans.

Aran. 27.

The eleßion for Governor of the State of New
York terminated yesterday, after a most severe
contest of three days. On counting the votes, there
appeared for Mr. Burr, 361 ; for Judge Lewis, 260.
Majority for Mr. Burr, in the city and county of
York, 101.

Exports from the port of Philadelphia, from the
Ist of January, to the 31st of March, ISO 4, both
inclusive, taken from tie outward entries in the
Onto% House, 2i,788 barrels of flour ; 2.109 half
barrels; 226 barrels, middlings; 1,076 barrels rye
Hour; 740 hogsheads of Indian corn-meal; 4,841
barrels do.

Citizen Jerome Bonaparte and his Lady are now
in Philadelphia. It is said, he intends to make that
city his future residence. Till the end of the war,
we presume he will, as he cannot return to France.

APRIL 26.
Captain Appleton, arrived at Boston on Fri-
day last, from Martinique, in 25 nays, states,
that that place is very closely blockaded by the Bri-
tish squadron, and that an attack was howl! ex-
peazd. The merchants had sent thTir most vain-
ableproperty into the country; the Govamment were
removing the public offices ; and the American
Captains had been recommended to depart as soon
as possible, as the means of defence had been ren-
dered very formidable, and the inhabitants were re-
solute in their determination of opposing the enemy.
" AoSTOII, •PRIL et.

" Ca; twin Air eck, who arrived here yesterday from itayis,
in the ship Indus, itiforius„ that a French squadron of one 14,
two frigates, and the mean* Berceau (pruLahly that ernmand-
ed by Adiniral Linea), from Batavia the Nth of December;
which, previous to the arrival of the Indus, had dedioyed
English pepper m..gazinn at &neonleo (on the island of
Sumatra), to the amount, it was .aid,of from 15 to tn,torl picols :
And th.rt the same squadron had captured an Foe.), ship at
Brucoolen, with al valuable cargo of Calcutta arid Starbas goods,
and sent licr to the Isle of Fnusce."

" APRIL 25.

" By a fresh arrival from the Isla of France, we have a con
firmation of the destruction, by the French aqua porn mulct.
Admiral Litton, of tile English depot of pepper in Rencoolen,
and that the English have oceived possession of Pondicherry
and its dependeni ies,o.l the coast of Coromandel. The stations
of the British squadrons are on the en tat of Vl.ilabtr and Coro-
mandel. The British forte In the Indian Seas, under Admiral
Rainier, is composed nisi: sail of the line, three he and 44
gem ships, nine frigates and nine sloop.; of a-1.
" The latest accounts of the Dutch and French squarloms
in the Ind an Seas •tor, that they had divided their forces; one
part of which had sailed fur akuvis, and the other for Bombay
Rarer.

•• The French Admiral only left ISO men io pelmet.
sion of P..mintterry, who cool I offer bot Inds naistalec to tits
Britoil (moo which w.'nt azautst and retook it"

Accounts from Aux Cayes, dated March 18,
from an American, state as follows :—" On our
passage we met with sevens; privateers, and some
we were obliged to fight our way through. The
Blacks here still continue to kill all the French
whites, men, women, and children. Yesterday they
picked up 73 of these unfortunate people, and la•.t
night the whole of them were massacred. No white
person of any nation dare be seen out after seven
o'clock in the evening. Three days ago a French
privateer ran ashore, a small distance from this
place ; the Blacks compelled the French Captain to
hang his whole crew, 60 in number, and then to he
Iris own executioner. The French have intro Red
the Blacks in lessons of blood, and they have proved
apt scholars. Since this last assassination, the
French have sw•crr. to take all ves'els trading with
the Black.., and to put their crews to death. One
American crew have :ready met this fate, and it is
not k •.vet ohere this bloody business will end."

the ner.ch General LA %:t)t LET has demanded of
the' Srinish Governi:r f .1.0,000 dollars, to
maintain the French fugitive troeps there. This
&mild being refused, r tier dec:ared that he
N7raild not he accoirit.tble for the coieitta of his peo-
ple, an-1 the tit,inish tr‘vp, have becn ordered to
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