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London, England, 1805-03-12 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICLL•I. /ItOM THE MONITRUIt.

The names of the two corvettes taken in the Mediter.
ran-an by his Majesty's frigates L'llmtense, Captain Lamed-
here, and llucorruptible, Capt. Billet, are not yet known.
The French frigates, L'Hortenee, Captain LanieiMere, and
L'lncorruptible, Capt. Bill.•t, continued the chase the whole of
tire first day, and it was nut till day-break on the second day
that the engagement commenced. The Incorruptible attacked
within pistol•allot the larger of the two; the Hortense attacked
the other. After en action of an hour and a quarter, the first
struck her flag, and was taken vetoes .isris of; but she mad^ so
much water, that Capt. Bidet was obliged to take out heecrew
and the wounded, which were 30 in number The crew, con-
skiing of 150 men, were removed on board the tarot r nonlife, and
the prise sunk immediately after. She had 23 nom kallud in
the action, was a vessel of a particular construction, and a very
fast sailer; she was armed with 52 carrosiades, 32-poundert,
of which 26 were onthe main deck, and silt no the quitter
deck. The Incorruptible had 0411Iman killed and hre woinirll4.
While she was capturing the film, the Hortense attacked the
woad corvette, which, after a very short resistance, she took
andsunk.weShe was a bomb, with two mortars, with a power.
ful artillery. The ten frigates then separated to pursue the
convoy, which had dispersed. Th.• incorruptible sunk, among
others, many ships with artillery form Malt r. Tile Hortense
exerted hers,. If with equal success. The Incorruptible Awns'
lost sight of the Hortense, and being encumbered with prison-
ers, was obliged to come iota port ; she enterel Cs, thagena, on
the Bth of January, where she landed her prisoners. Captain
Billet, who transmitted the aemunt, speaks in high terms of
the officers and crew of the hicorriiptible."

It is said, that a gentleman has discovered a
mode of prerenting vtnpsfrom itriking: he has waited
on Lord MELVILLE, and offered to submit his plan,
on receiving a large sum of money. The gentle-
man has declared, that he will make the experiment
on a schooner perforated for the purpose. We un-
derstand, that the largeness of the sum requited is
the only obstacle to the trial being made.

The Cornwell Casette says, " It is now determined
that the Channel fleet shall in future rendezvous at
Falmouth, and moorings (which are preparing with
all possible expedition at Plymouth) are to be laid
down immediately in Carrick Roads for fifteen sail
of the line. But, whether it ►e intended to make
use of the harbour as a temporary shelter during
the war only, or to form a permanent establish-
ment there, as at the other King's pons, cannot
jet be known."

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POREIGN. INTZLLJGENC E.

GorrENHuRGII MAIL.

PeTERSIMILaN, YES. S.

The good understanding between Russia and
China continues and increases. The Emperor of
China has transmitted an extremely friendly letter
to the Emperor of Russia, and it is not to be doubted
that our Government still profit of his good disposi.
Lien, to form a closer connection between the Em-
pires, which most Irive aJvantageaus consequecces
to the trade of Russia.

SVOCKNOL IN, rte. 25.
I Her Majesty the Queen was, on the 22d inst. at
half past three o'clock in the afternoon, safely de-
: i livered of a Princess, to the great joy of every per-
son. The Queen and Princess are both likely to
i do well.
, ; His Excellency, M. de Novosittsoff and suite,
) arrived here on the ltd inst. and the next day put-
-1 ; sued St.his
tier .journe
ved asysthoesatimeme
Petersburgh.v An English
th dispatches fero°um-
, St. Petersburgh. The frigate and cutter by which
li i then came front England, net having been able to
;f 1 make the port of Gottenbuig, were obliged to land
I', is Norway.

VIENNA, TEI. IS.

A courier. who has arrived here from Paris, has
brought instruktions to the French Ambassador. M.
dela Rocbefoneault. The appointment of the Am-
lrasador amounts to 1.50,000 florins. From the
lOtis to the 15th be received and returned visits
frau the Spanish Ambassador and other Foreign
blitisters, as also from the principal nobility.
Resseen Ambassador, however, took no part in this
teferieuitg.
Yesterday being the birth-day of the Emperor,
the Areboduke Charles gave an entertainment, at
width the members of the royal family were present.
Oa the skrne day the Russian Ambassador, Count
RotaMowsky, gave a hall to above 150 persons.
Teiterday the Minister of State, Count Cobentzel,
gave a grand dinner to the French Ambassador,
and many persons of distinttion.
It is now said, that the camp in Triuli will not be
formed; nor will the cordon on the Italian frontiers
reteive any further reinforcements.
Marshal Brune, the late French Ambassador at
Constantinople, is expelled here very soon, and it is
understood that he will continue here some time,
with the permission of our Court.
These is a report that the intended journey of
Their Imperial Majesties to the Italian frontiers will
not take place.

FRANKFORT, M. 16.

The troops front Strasburgh aut other French
garrisons, which were under orders to march for
Italy, have now been countermanded.

BERN, itll. 4.
The Emperor Napoleon has written the following
letter to the Landamman of Switzerland :

TO OWL GITAT TRIM), TIM LANDAMMAN OT

WITZIALAND.

• Very Dear and Great Friend,
" At the moment when it pleased Divine Providence to call
me to the throne of France, nothing could be more pleasing to
sit .lian the expression of the sentiesents with whorl' you par-
ti •ilate in t►is event. Your deputies have d'Aivered your letter
of enng:atelarion; sad iii the mitres in which Otos. bare Ms-
charged *Nit mignon, have folly justified fie confidence you
have oeposed in these During thee stay here, they hays
been enabled to usury you of iny unchangeable intention to
preserve the friendly relations the two stater. I wosh
that they may convey to you their a..u•aucer, as also those of
my esteem and regard for you. I pray God, my dear and great
frrend, to have you in his holy keeping.
" Paris, Jan. 4, 14415. " NAPOLEON "

ILA I Y. WEL 5

Great preparations are making at Milan for the
reception of the Emperor Napoleon, Prince Joseph,
or another Prince, and the Pope. His Holiness,
sad the Cardinals who accompany him, will take
up their residence in the Archiepiscopal Palace.
An English squadron of six shies i, cruising off
Genoa.

74A_DRID, JAN. 28.

in the course of next month twelve Spanish ships
of the line, and a proportionable quantity of frigates,
will he completely ready for sea. This naval force
will be doubled in the month of March, And will be
continually becoming stronger. The military pre-
parations for the defcttcc of-Ferrol, and the neigh-
t writig coasts, are now completed. There are in
that vicinity nearly io,onn men, and the batteries
are manned with more than von artillerymen.
Merchant vessels and other ships frequently pct
into Cadiz. notwithstanding the blockade : a ship
from America lately came in.

FARTHER EXTRACTS FROM TIM PARIS PAPERS

To the 34 Iri•tant.

PARIS. 4•RCII I.

Mr. Pitt had no occasion for the vote of live
million pounds. It hes been well known for these
two years, that if there be a Prince so much the
enemy of his house, his throne, and his people, to
wish to seU his repose, the future destinies of his
facnily, and the blood of his subjects, England
ready to pay him for them, with that geld acquired
by monopoly, at the expence of all the people of
?Await. The English Government presents to the
the odious spectacle of the most profound
immorality. Its agents, with their purses in their
hands, pervade every cabinet, and the powers on
every site sejea with horror the money and the
corruption which can produce nothing but misfor-
moe and remorse. That England is disposed to
furnish several hundreds of millions to the powers
that would renew the struggle, is a known truth,
which it was not necessary to proclaim anew. But
what Mr. Mtt's vote manifests with equal clear-
ness, is that state of blindness which does not per-
mit him to see that Europe wishes for repose; and
that if those who seek to plunge her agars into a sea
of don's, and uncertainty, should be overthrown in
their tuns, tkey would fall amidst the acclamations
of all nations. _ _ _

Money is nodal to coalitions—we are not igno-
rant of it; but it is not with money that ooalitions
are made. Which is there of the great Pawns of
Europe that does not Spend in so alive
&able or arebti what you can offer it i It
ItelidailallMilLicf its subjeills ; but that damson
• . 4._ • 1001.
• I_ %manned policy, by
LA anti
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h. Atio abliving °maw.
f lam' a to make a
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':erifices for their advantage, that we produce allies.
That is not your custom ; your only policy, the
great Frederick said se long since, is to knock,
purse in hand, at every door. But tile fatal effeas
of that policy have been demonstrated by experi-
ence ; keep your gold then ; and if you be animated
by the interest of- your country, make peace, and
assume, in peace, moderate principles. You will
have time to pay your debt, and to ensure )ourselves
in the possession of those immense riches you are ac-
cumulating, of those immense Indies which groan
under your dominion
The first steps and advances towards peace were
made to you, and how did you reply to them ? By
placing, at the opening of Parliament, inveCtives in
th~m•iuth of your Sovereign, by violating the se-
cret of Negotiations ; which has clearly proved that
you intended they should be ineffeCtual. (Note in
The !vfoniteur 'he Ist of March, upon that port of
Mr. btt's Budget, in which he proposed to vote four
masons for subsidies.)