The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-10 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FROM THE DUTCH PAPLR',.

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14ACIUC, APart. 10.
Yesterday morning, about hilfpast seven
his Excellency M. Schimmelpeimindc, with li:s ( ori-
son and children, arrived here, and immed;atel-
took up his residence in the Palace called the Old
Court. At half past nine, his Excellency gave au-
dience to various persons, and received their con-
gratulacions on his accession to the high dignity of
Pensionary. At half past one, his Excellency was
conduced into the presence of the Directory of
State, before whom he took the oath prescribed by
the Constitution ; after which the Direaory of State
laid down their posts. This was notified to the pub-
lie as follows:
" The Pensionary of the Batavian Republic,
Rutger Jan Schirramelpenninek, hereby notifies, in
that quality, that he has this day provisionally taken
the oath prescribed by the Constitution to the Presi-
dent of the Direaory of State ; and that, in pursu-
ance thereof, after the dissolution of the Direflory
of State, the Government of the Batavian Republic
is constituted. Moreover, that M. C. G. Hultman
has, by said Pensionary, been named and appointed
General Secretary of State.
" Done in the nape, April 29, 1805.
(Slued) SCHIMMELPENNINCK."
To-day, in the Legislative Assembly, a letter was
read from the Directory of State, dated the 29th
instant, communicating that his Excellency the Pen-
sionaty had, at the appointed time, appeared before
them, and taken the prescribed oath, and that they
had afterwards resigned their posts, inviting the Le-
gislative Body to follow their example, by dissolv-
ing their Assembly, and to intimate it to the Pen-
sionary by letter. The President of the Legislative
Body, having made a speech suitable to the solemn
occasion, declared, in the name of the people, the
dissolution of the Legislative Body of the Batavian
Commonwealth ; and that intimation thereof should
be givett to the Pensionary.
To-marrow the Diplomatique Corps will re-
ceive an official communication of the new order of
things.
Nearly all the constituted high Colleges here
have paid their compliments to the Pension:try.
MAY I.
Extraa of a letter from J. Lobe, Batavian Con-
sul at Cadiz, dated April 9.—" "Fhis afternoon the
Toulon fleet appeared off this bay, consisting of 11
ships of the line, 5 frigates, I corvette, and several
advice-boats. The Spanish squadron is teceiviag
troops on board, and will probably join the reach
to-morrow morning."
By a decree of the Pensionary of the Republic sf
yesterday, the following appointments have been
made:—
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, M. Van der Goes;
So,:retaty of War, Mr. G. J. Pyman; Secretary of
'kale Affairs, Mr. H. Van Stralen.
M. 11. Van Etoyen is provisioaally charged with
the Navy department.
All the before-mentioned persons will this day
take their oaths, and enter on their respeaive offices,
ear is, APRIL 29.
From Tog- --t:te, that his le,;( "
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1. ' ..nt at four o'clock in the ..aetning, and tenit•
I the interview lasted several hours.
Jerome Bonaparte arrived at Lisbon on the 31
inst. and intended to set bff for Paris on the 6th ur
7th of May.
The army assembling in the celebrated Plain of
Marengo will consist of 30,000 select men, which
are to be reviewed by his Majesty the Emperor.
A letter from Madrid of the 13th ult. inserted in
the Le3d:it Gateur, el the 3d, says, that the futtlon
fleet first stepped off Carthagetra, to Ise joined by
the Carthagena squadron ; but that as the squadron
would not be ready before the expiration of 48
hours, the fleet proceeded on to Cadiz. The ac-
counts of the amount of the French and Spanish
force correspond with those which have already
I een published. The Spanish ships are the Arzo-
nlmt, and Repieel, of 80 guns ; Ter. idle and
forms, of 74; America and Lepasa, of (i 4; and
the Made-',roa, of 34. The number of Spanish
troops is 2230, 1170 infantry, and the rest artillery.
•FRIL 30.
Bonaparte made his public entrance into Tuna on
he 24th.
French Funds 58 3-10.

101/LOCHIP, APRIL 5.
The convoys hound to our ports come in with the
greatest ease; two have arrived from Havre within
month, consisting of flO lA. Two divkions of
the flotilla, the one from Ostend, the' other from
the Scheldt, fell in with the English, beat, and pur-
sued them.
PALRASIO, APRIL 10.

Lord Nelson's squadron arrived yesterday in our
moorings. At midnight one of the ships had a com-
munication with the land, and an Officer came to
call up Mr. Afton. A report got ii.to circulation
this morning that the Toulon Fleet had sailed. and
that its destination was Sicily, and that Admiral
Nelson proceeded with all speed in pursuit of it.
1 his evening we are assured that the French fret
are dircfting its course for Egypt, and it is said that
several mercantile houses have received the most
positive assurances to that effect.

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The new BLACK Et.? crina of St. Domingo has
postponed the ceremony of his coronation, till the
conclusion of his campaign with the remainder of
the French troops, under General FIRRAN U. Fhe
Imperial Crown has, however, recently arrived at
Cape Fianynis. It was made at Philadelphia, by 11
French At ti,t, for the very moderate price of a car-
go of coffee.
The inhabitants of Norway have lately begun to
gather the Iceland moss, which grows in most parts
of that country, and to employ it more generally.
It is said, that this vegetable produaion may not
only be employed for food, hut likewise for dying ;
and that it forms a good substitute for hops, for
brewing.
A new Literary Society has recently been esta-
blished at Paris, by the name of the Celtic Aeademy.
The principal objea of its labours is to continue
those inquiries which have already been made, con-
cerning the primitive languages, and particularly
the Celtic, which is enn•idend as the most ancient
in Europe, and which is still retained in the dialeEl
of the lower class of the iahabitartts of Bretagne.