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that', 1,600,000 ; end 14411 and, 1,650,000 inhabit- •
sates The sum total prelents a mass of 66,300,000
persons, Ore are ell ui4r she dirt-diem .f Napoleon.
If we pause at this Panther, and compare it with
the total population of our quarter of the globe, we
shall find that about two fitths of the 170 millions
of inhabitants in Europe, are under the general
&redeem mentioned by the looted dr Paris. DLit
we are obliged to go still farther : for, by the West-
phalian State, recently created for Prince Murat, by
the new possessions on the Adriatic Sea, in the vici-
nity of Greece, by the late acquisitions in the South
of Italy, and by many other alterations which since
that time have been either effated or prepare& the
balance of the European states, which was declaimed
against in .he assembly of the French Legislature,
has been still more deranged, and the power of
France has obtained a still greater preponderance.
The Feditative System, on which it is principally
founded, continued in Rome for many centuries.
It fell, at length, through tl:e cupidity of the great,
who were desirous of converting the allied states
into provinces, to make their extortions the more
produ&ive, and through the discontent of the allied
nations in Italy, which broke out into a terrible and
sanguinary war, in which the existence of the Ro-
man State was long endangered. The policy of
Napoleon has taken precautions against the possi-
bility of such an accident. Relationship, and multi-
farious ramifications, have cordially united the so-
vereigns of the allied states, with the reigning fa-
mily in France. should even time weaken these
bonds, no prophetic spirit is req.ured to assert, that
they will not be nissolved in the age of Napoleon.
iscourenorimmo=l

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1806.

'lunar. met 10.
Mr. R. Royce's Rains/one, Oa 71b. beat Ld. Tolees Little
Peter, bet. 71b. Ab M. lA. Foley staked 600 gs to tOOgs —b
to 2 n.l Rrainworm.
Sur .1 Shelley's Sir Launcelnt, lit. 1 Ilb best Gen. Gower's
Swink.", 54. 91b. Across the Flat, 100gs.1i to b art Sir
Lauiscelot.
Mr. A. Craven's frolic, sled, 9st 41b agst. Mr. R. Jones's
Freedom, Set L.T.M BC. 40(.. b (—Freedom pd f.
sir J. Shetley's Houghton Lass, en 101 b beat Mr. R.
Boner Suleiman, late CUITyPI4IIb, i st. 71b. D. I. 1.00 p.—
Rees betting.
U. Barry mere's Agincourt, list. elb. *pint Mr. Sitswelrs
cotolso, sst. 91b. Ab. M. bOgs.....Agincourt pd. R
Grossonor's Jasper beat Mr. Lake's WAtery, Set. each.
R.M. 100ga.-6 to 4 against Jasper.
W. Grosvenor. Twine, roe 60p. trnm Mr. Pantos.* Turn, by
Wlnskev, eat. tlb. each. Lb. M. 100 gs.
• , Mr. Mrstulti's Dreadnought, 91b. rec 40gs. from Mr.
&WM'S% KAMM, 714. Two-yr.. d C. 104*.
• *Mr. C. Brown's Meentainern, 7st. elb. nee. Mgt. fmm lA.
Pam awes Strap, 14- 911, Throe 1.. V. B. C. teOgs h. it.

lATALLIGENCE.

PO•TSMOOTH. MAY 11.
Yesterday arrived the Fars bomb, Capt. Searle,
with a convoy from the Downs. The Pare made
shapiggs..l immediately for a convoy for the Downs,
aailitileel again this morning.
car,night. the East India and Mediterranean
s enmoored; aLd this day they were to have
=under convoy of the Lien. of 64 as, C.ipt.
foe Chia t the Yoked fir* Has., Copt.
Cm iet 41011111.4Carthes 818
of Good tope anTl'Ma'adPrra's ; and
idle • flite. Capt. Malefic, for the Mediterra-
ens. The East Yakima have troops on board,
*beet 3000; and the transports for the Medirerra-
wen, about 4000; their names have been ofen stated.
The Hon. General Meade commands the troops
that are going to Sicily. The Mediterranean ships
are anchored at St. Helm's. The ladiamen could
not move Isom the Metherbask.
Arrived the Fere*. of 74 azCapt. Graham
Moore. from of the Western s.
This day arrived the Africa, of 64 guns. Captain
J. Volley ; and the Pelypireass, of 64 guNis, Captain
Redmill, from Madeira. with a Spanish ship, their
prize, bound flews Vera Cruz. She is nn doubt
videable. Her cargo and name by the next post.
PLTMOVITM. MAT 10.
Arrived yesterday the Deed, 36 guns, Captain.
Broke, frim the Irish station, and brought in with
her the French national brig Reiffikoar, taken on her
passage from Guadeloupe; elm a Spanish ship cor-
vette, said to be a prize to Le Lain. Cartier gun.
brig, and Allicare sloop, from a cruise.
Came in the Spanish ship St. 414415. alias Pres.
peril% from Vera Cruz for Cadiz. with a valuable
esigo. prize to the Peter, Africa, aad Petypktaas mew
of war : a French lugger Janeti Marie, ........, from
Bordeaux. captured by chit Cepuert gua.brig ; 'Al-
ward (a Prussian) Chose, from St. Ander*, de-
tained by the Rapid Rom-brig • AIIIWII, of Bremen,
Kopper, from Bordeaux* detained by the Lie+ ;
direness (of Hambergh)Paroer beim Beetleane.
detained by the 3fesairrea ; Lied privateer, jai.
care and hfe:ard sloops d war from a maim 1 altd a
nen& logger. Wien wish dates, adigarid II the
Ce.speys armed brig.
Sailed the BeUnste. of $0 guns, Capt. Hargood,
for the Channel fleet : before she was out of sign, a
signal was made for bey to return I but that not be-
ing observed by the Salads, she of course proceeded.
Sailed the &krt., sloop, Covtid and Rapid gun-
brigs, on a cruise ; and the Eniireaassr, hired armed
ship, with a convoy for Wales.
TORBAY, MAY 10.
Arrived thir morning. from a cruise. His Ma-
jesty's brigs LsErrty and hod-iirrost.
SEAL, MAY 11.
Sailed the Spitfire sloop of war, and the Trekker
gun-brig. on a cruise.
Came down from Sheerness the frmleinr bemb ;
Mery, Hurdle. bound to Oporto; Baisaire. Tho-
rsen, sad the Breasharg Shepherd, Norman, bound to
Gibraitsr ; several other outward bound vessels
from the River ; and remain in the Downs with
i the rest of the ships as per last.
acct, MAY 9.
The Merely?, Martin. and several coal loaded
meals, sailed from the Humber, last Friday, under
convoy of the Preece Witiases armed ship, for Ton-
singe°. Another convoy sails the 14th inst. for
that port.
The Csesninest skirts of war, wit!! several ships
bound for Elsinore, Petersburg, Rta. and Revel.
sails from hence on Sunday. and will be succeeded
by wade% ewe, in l 4 &ye.