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London, England, 1805-03-27 00:00:00

THL BRITISH PRESS

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27.

BONA? ART 6 has-assumed the title of 44 King of
Italy," and will shortly repair to Milan with his
domestic Chaplain, the Po r E, who is condemned to
prostitute his sacred fusions a second time at the
coronation and anointment of this hitherto fortunate
Atheist and Usurper. There is nothing in this step
that has not been anticipated, except the detail of
contingent remainders and devises, with which this
Upstart, who fancies himself born to the inheritance
of the world, disposesof this new kingdom, and chalks
out, as it were, with the hand of destiny, the fate and
fort:::.e of Europe. It was the general opinion,
tt-.t one of his brother; was to be placed at the head
•.1 italy ; but he has the modesty to assert, that in
its present state it would not be safe nut of his
own able hands. When Malta shall be given up by
England, when the little angle called Naples shall be
bought in,and the Russian forces shall be evieted from
their possession in the lonian Islands ; then, and in
‘ase, ha will bestow it upon one of his lawful sit
adopted children. It is a fine gift, no doubt; but,
to make it worthy of litiMAP Astra, the estate must
be cleared of all ineumbrances, and vest in the
grantee, secure from all claims, which
Austrian and Russian neighbours mTht dare to
advance. The Corsican, in his answer to the Ad.
dress of the Italian Authorities, upon the occasion,
does not hesitate to assert, that he tounds his claim
to the Italian Throne, upon the right of conquest.
He says—
.. The strength and power of the French empire are ex-
ceeded by the moderation with regulates our political con-
cerns. %V have catlwered Holland, three--f inttha of Ger.
maul, Switzerland, and the whole of Italy. We have been
moderate in the ned.t of the ,;restart prosperite.—this of so
many provinces, we hare only prei:rved those ssii—h were ne-
cessary to Hip us at ti:c same punts of coosstleration in which
Itaace always was."
It is, therefore, to his moderation, and the state
of his political concerns, we are indebted for this
limited exercise of, sjs authority. As soon as
these governing prindples permit, he will make
hiinszlt King of Holland, Switzerland, and three.
fon-ths of Germany, with full• power to partition
flit • am.. among the upstart raft Of 81.4 APART E.
—Many months have not elapsed since these
schemes would have been regarded as visionars
yet some of them are alicady realised, and

the completion of the rest is probably at no
great distance. Had Bur:armlet convorted the
Isaias Republic into a Monarchy, and placed
himself with the title of King at its head, even
this, though a measure more calcul.ated to gra-
tify his vanity than to augment his strength, moo
have provoked the Powers of the Cotitiro•nt, by
flow of whom, Rus.is, Sweden, and Turkey, his
title of " Emperor of France" remains still unac-
knowledged. By Italy, every geographer and po-
litician understands the whole country, from the
foot of the Alps to du Sereights of Messina, includ-
ing Tuscany, Naples, ''and the Papal dominions.
We remember a conversation same years ago
upon the point in the House of Commons between
Mr. Pits and Mr. Fox, in which this comprehen-
sive meaning was given to the word Italy. Flere
then, we have not only the assumption of a new title,
bet also the usurpation of new territories.— England
and Russia must, besides, give up Malta and the
lonian Islands to complete his Italian domains, and
the Mediterranean must be restored to its pristine
state, or, in other words, it must become his own
SIM At the time JILROItt BONAPARTE was sup-
posed to be meditating his return to France froni
America, we received a private :ester, which stated,
that NAPOI CON was desirous that he should remain
there, as he intended, in the partition of the world
between his brothers and sisters, to make J asont
Grand Ynca of all America. It would have been
treated then as a ridiculous story. The projecct may
sow appear not unworthy of the boundless ambi-
tion of the Corsican. After so plain a declaration,
nothing short of universal empire will satisfy him ;
and for this purpose he will not await the slow ope.
ration of his present inordinate power if !eft to it-
self, but force events. The few remaining Princes
if Europe cannot flatter themselves that the pre-
sent order of things will last their time, and that they
will be suffered to sink ingloriously into the grave.
It is in vain for them to shut their eyes against the
danger, and Ratter themselves that it does not exist,
because they do not chose to see it. BONA, A RTE has
now openly declared himself Lord and Master of
them all. and that they no e their presets rank and
station to his forbearance.
At the time Rom AAAAA r was assuming the regal
Crown of Italy, he did not forget to provide foe
• favourite sister, the Princess E.t.a*, formerly
Le Ctine. Ilombiso has been ereeted
a Principality. and this (osily has been invested
the sovereignty of it, ton as a fief to France.
ooensible saoeive for chem.:6*n of this new

power in the heart of [l4ll, to succour the French
garrison in the island 01 Elba, and to provision it
when necessary.

We have received Dutch Papers to the 21th, but
they contain no news of any importance. A pri-
vate letter from Rotterdam, of that date, says, "It
is the intention of Government to make a general
change in the present military establishment of that
country. The reason assigned is, that, at the pe-
riod of the Revolution in 1793, all Commandess,
Generals, and Subaltern Officers, who were at-
tached to the Sr A tar HOLo La's party, and their legi-
timate Government,were dismissed, and their places
were filled by men, with a few exceptions, destitute
of rank, fortune, or talents. The present Govern.
ment, having it in contemplation to bring the civil
and military establishments back to their original
state, wish to expel mmy of those children of the
Revolution from the army, and to employ ag tin
some of their old Officers, who, since the renuncia-
tion of his rights by the ST AovHoiDee, must cease
to have any scruide, or conscientious objeftion to
serve theircountry . It is accordingly understood, that
the whole army will be paid off, and disembodied.
and that a new organisation of the materials will
take place immediately after, under nee. Officers."

A report prevailed yesterday in the city, of new
disasters in India. We could not coned any precise
and conost^:st story, nor trace it, however vaguer
,rs any respe&able source. On the contrary, we
End it is still generally believed in the best informed
circles, that HOLKAR, our only foe in arms, in
India, has been corn pletely defeated by our forces.
Marquis CORNWALLIS has been appointed Com-
mander in Chief in India, as well as Governor Ge-
neral. General Lord LAKE will remain in India,
and be a Member of Council.

Yesterday morning, Sir WILLIAM SCOTT and
Mr. Piny transadted business at Lord MIILCRA E'S
Office, from twelve till three o'clock.

Some of the Papers say, " Government received
information on Monday, that His hl..jesty the King
of PR USSI A has sent instruaions to his Minister at
Paris, to present an immediate remonstrance to the
French Government against the blockade of Lubeck,
&c. to demand that the French troops occnpying the
passage to that city, shall be instantly withdrawn."
The .53d Regiment has ma. ched from Riding-
street Barracks, Tenterdcn, Kent, to Portsm.)utb.
It is said this Regiment is to embark immediately
for India.

It is intended to have an Admiral resident at Gib-
raltar, for the purpose of expediting the equipment
of the men of war that may have occasion to go in-
to that place. Admiral KNIGHT is going thither
for this purpose.
M. SCHIMMEL PENNICK, the present Pensionary
of Holland, before the Revolution, was a man s•cry
little known—a barrister:—He is of a good family;
his behaviour, since he has been in a political situa-
tion, has gained him the esteem of many of his
countrymen. It is said the palace of the late ST ADr-
Hor.oi It at the Hague, will be appropriated for Mr.
Sc tr IMMELP6MNICK, his family and suite.
Letters front Lubeck. of the 10th of March, con-
firm the accounts tLat French troops occupy all the
villages round that city, and that not a waggon or
Cart with goods is permitted to come out of it ; the
objea of t!.is, it is said, is to stop all English com-
modities ; great fears are, however. entertained that
it is riot the only one, but that contributions will
also be demanded.

A Colin of Aldermen was summoned to Meet
at Guildhall yesterday, when only the Lolls
MAYOR and Nine Aldermen attending, and that
number not being sufficient to constitute./ Court, no
business WAS t:ansa@ed.

His Lordihip, previous to his leaving Guildhall,
ordered the pi ice of Bread to he reduced one whole
assize, or two pence ir. the Peck Loaf, to take place
to-morrow, when the Qoartern Loaf, wheaten, will
be sold for Is. 3.41. and household, Is. 14d.

The following information was received at Ma-
dras the C6th of September, 1804:
" On the 10th June, a small privateer brig, com-
manded by Captain Qt:Esti., arrived at the entrance
of I'egue River, and remained secreted.
"The brig Trial, from Madras, arriving about the
COth June, sent in a boat for a pilot, when the priva-
teer, then in the river, captured the boat, and
manning her, proceeded to the Trial, and made a
prize of her.
" About the 14th of July, arrived the Harriet
Capt. M usqusot Le, a new coppered ship, pierced
for 13 guns, laden with rice, goods, and 4,500 dol-
lars. The privateer allowed her boat to pass up
the river for a pilot, till the ebb-tide made, when he
ran his vessel on board her, and in this ad carried
away his own foremast and bowsprit. The Harriet
surrendered, and became his second prize.
0 Having disabled his first capture, he now fitted
out the Harriet as a privateer, forcing a number of
lascars into his service, the remainder he sent to
Rangoon, with the whole of the Europe.ins taken in
both vessels; and about the 26th July, having first
plunJered some country vessels of thcir bale goods,
he pru_eeded to sea. The ship Jesse having arrived
on the 4th of August, announced the coast being
clear, when the English ships departed.
" One of Captain Qi.EMST'S crew is an Irishman,
of ferocious manners, and calls himself liaows."
A letter from New-York says, " TOWN/F.IID, alias
TOWNsLEY, a ri-decent preacher, fibel Caere for
whom a re•vard was offered by the Irish Govern-
ment in 1798, has lately shot himself in Savannah,
after spending his own money and that of two or-
phan children, for whom he had been appointed
guardian. He left a note behind him, stating—
" that as he had brought infamy upon his name, by
his dissipated a, d wicked lite, no reparation was lett
for hint to mane but that of' putting an aid to Ms
existence."
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