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of our politicians, they have not hitherto be.e.
Ile to discover any thing positive concerning the
em•r,n4'r of the artisles of the tre..ty of Presburg ;
but the want of publicity on this head will nu longer
appear sur;stising, whorl it is kn ,wn that many of
the most import Ant articles of this treaty being sub-
ject to the acceptation of other Courts, whom it
may be desirable to conciliate or to disarm by sacri-
fices, it is- pertec.ly simple that tbr public should
not yet be admitted into the secret.
The voluntary retreat of the allied powers from
the Electorate of Ilanoser, which has taken place
in coisseq ience of their negociations with Prussia,
t►e mission of Messrs. de Haugwita and Lombard,
from the Litter Court to Paris, demonstrate that
negociations are en foot for a general pacification,
the hope of which most ■at'trally depend, or more
properly speaking, direct the effect of the transas—

Lions at Presharg. It is, however, indubitable, that
we are on the eve of very important events, which
will instantaneously give a new lace to the politics

of Europe.
Orders have been issued for recruiting all the regi-
ments ►educed to skeletons by the unskilful manceu-
ems (sot to use a harsher term) of General Mack.
This measure is so much the more necessary, as we
tan depend only an the return of the national pri•
goners, alt hnpe at recoveting the others, especially
the Poles, being apparently abandoned.
It is teporte,l, that the F,mperor will make a jour-
soy into Bohemia, where he w:II remain for a Plrt-
night. The states of that kingdom, which has dis-
tinguished itself by its patriotism and its loyalty,
!stye obtained, like those of Austria, the privilege of

wearing a and ,rm ; it will be green, richly embroi-
dered with geld.
Report speaks of a projeft, the execution of which
•would give a great military consistency to this mo-
harchy, anJ would infallibly revive a martial spirit.

The unexampled loyalty manifested by the inhabit.
eats of the capital and the country people, has
created cor fidence in the sovereign ; who is said to
have resolve., to permit his subjects to form volunteer
corps, lik- those of Vienna. They will meet and
Irrn Ci Se (mee every fortnight, but are never to be
called out, unless for tie defence of the frontiers.

This measure will furnish a force of 600,000 men, at
the first sound of the drum. When the deputation
c( the armed burghers of Vienna waited upon the
Archduke Charles to present their homage, that
Prince gave them the appellation of comrades—
( Knees- Cnrearadrir.)

IRO'.I THE PRENLH AND DUTCH PAPERS.

Tsars, rte. 8.
Majesty the Emperor wishing to recompense
the services of the General of Division, Gazan, and
Move all, his distinguished eonduet at the battle of
Dierstein, has appointed him Grind Officer of the
Legion of Honour. His Majesty has also appointed
the General of Division, Clarke, Grand Officer, in
recompence of his services, during the time that he
was Governor of Austria.
His Imperial Highness, Prince Josepk. bac arrived
at Rome. wog He was scarcely at the French
palace, when his Holiness was apprised of his ar-
rival. This Prince was received by his Holiness
with that degree of kindness which distinguishes
this illustrious Pontiff. After two days test, he pro-
ceeded to his camp, to review the different divisions
of the French army.
M. Bureau de P,lty, formerly a member of the
Constituent Aisembly, and once Prefeft of Genoa,
died there lately.

nesuLocr+e. Flu 3.
The rutigerr. cruiser. of Boulogne, Capt. Four-

townie, captured on the 3d of flys month, off Sun-
deilan I, the English brig the Thome', on her way
from Yarmouth, to the Weser, with a cargo of
sour, cheese, and beans. This vessel, of ng tons
Warden, has been cart ied into this harbour.

IR ACME, JAN. 31.
Admiral Verhuel. Secretary of State for the Ma-

rine Department, went from hence in the evening
of the day bef ire yester•iay, to make an inspeCtion of
the Coasts and Ports o' this Republic.
The French 5 per Cents. were, on Sth, 621. I Oc.

SCHIEDAM, ICI. 11.
A l.►ivare letter from Niplec, dated Jan. 14,
says, that the Rirs►ian and English troops were on
the point of e►nb..rking on board their transports;
that the Court was making preparations to 'depart
for Sicily ; and that apprehensions were entertained
that the Latzaroni would commit depredations till
the arrival of the French forces. This letter does
not speak of the reported disunion between the Eng-
lish and Russian troops.
Tele

PLTERSZCRON, JAN. 13.
of the new year (old stile) v a
celehr.oed at the Court with the utmost magnificence.
The Emperor *IQ the whole of the Imperial family
wrre present at the masquerade, the most brilliar.t
wirer given ; more than 141,000 persons of each sex
partook cf its pleasu;CS.

114/FRS OF Slit PHIS; FLO. 3.
The greater part of the Austrian States are now
evacuated by the French Emops. The French army
marches in the besz order, and observes the strittest
discipline.
iR£SKFORT, FES. 5.
Waitzburg was occupied on the lit inst. At
twelve o'clock at noon all the Bavarian arms were
taken idovftt, and those of the Archduke Ferdinand
of Austria put up in their place. Afterwards a
Proclamation was published to the people, giving
them to understand, that this had taken place in
punt/aloe of the peace concluded at Presburg.
But as the Archduke's indemnity here is far front
being adequate, it is thought that some other
countries will he added to it, and that the move-
ments of the French troops in our vicinity have re-
lation thereto.

141LAK.„1•N.

Kasha) MAssena, after arriving at Bologna from
the Austrian states, soon proceeded on his farther
destination. On the 17th of this month he joined
the army marching to Naples on the Papal fron-
tiers. On that slay he arrived at the head-quarters
of the army at Spoletta, where he tock the com-
mand, and addressed the following proclamation to
the troops :

ARMY OF NAPLES ...ORDER OF THE D
" Soldiers, lead Quartets, at Spolette, Jan. 18.

" His Majesty the Emperor and King has confided to me
the honour of conducting you to the new theatre of vu.r.
While Isis arms wars employed in re-estedishing the tuuntla-
tion acitilized E,:rope, a ',enured Court opened as port: to
the English, those eternal dt,turhers of the Continent, and to
those Russians, whoni he had conquered and huntilided on the
plains of Austerlitz.

" Soldiers of 1151)-esThe recollection of so important a day
till militantly excite in you transports of enthusiasm Re,
member that you ate now going to Agin in the same cause.
Your Emperor has his eyes Axed on you. He wilt soon juilge
whether you are worthy of participatrug in the glory his brave
troops have acquired in this campaign. You are now march-
mg through a friendly country, where the duties of hospitality
are known. I true you will chew yourselves faithful to the
rules of di*tipline, for, without that Adrift*, no rem; honour Van
elitist. When your arms shall *pen to you the territory occu-
pied by the enemy, remember, Soldiers, that though it is guar
duty to punish a Government which has been unfaithful to its
treaties, you are not at wat with fiat people. The annals of our
country present more than/me exam-ills:of union and good un-
derstanding botwarn the French and the N-apolitans.

MASSENA,
" Genend in Chief, and Muchil of the Empire"
It does not appear, however, that Marshal Mas-
sena will long retain the command. Prince Joseph,
the Emperor's brother, has arrived in Italy, and is
to head the expedition against Naples. Meanwhile
the troops are advancing : a column arrived on the
19th at Rome, and, after resting there some days,
continued its march towards Naples. It appears
that His Sicilia. Majesty has endeavoured, by the
intervention of the Pope, to avert the storm which
threatened Naples. Such, it is said, was the ohjea
of Cardiaal Ruffo's journey to Rome; but that Pre-
late, it seems, did not succeed in his mission. The
same Prelate afterwards set out for Paris, as it is
said,but it is very doubtful whe:her he will be mere
strecessfal in that quarter than in Rome. The fate
of Naples will soon be decided by arms. The in-
ternal state of that kingdom is, at present, little
known. In particular, there is no authentic advices
respeaing the movements of the foreign troops.—
The embarkation of the Russians is still reported to
have taken place.
Article from Cadiz, dated Jan. 14, and publish.
ed by the Official French Journal :—A Portuguese
frigate, arrived from the Brazils, brings the follow-
ing report : —An English squadron, with sixty
transport vessels, having from eight to ten thousand
men on board, for debarkation, having arrived in
the roads of Brazil, sent a brig to Baya to an-
nounce that a tempest they experienced had
obliged them to enter there ; that they were in
want of provisions, and unable to proceed far-
ther, in consequence of the vessel, en board of
which were the sealed papers respeaing their desti-
nation, having been whr,lly wrecked on the rocks
of Fernando. The day after the arrival of the
brig, she squadron entered, and cast anchor. The
Portuguese Commandant-General had placed all
his forts in a state of defence, and had armed all the
freemen, and even the slaves. He prepared, with
his garrison, to defend the place, in case the enemy
intended to aft as they did at Gna. The English
General demanded refreshments. He was answered,
he should have whatever supplies could be afforded.
He &sired to land his troops, which was refused;
but it was agreed, that 400 men should debark,
without their arms, at a place appointed, on condi-
tion that they returned on board the same evening.
A place was pointed out for the English to establish
their hospital fir the Sick. It appears that this
squadron is likely to'remain there for some time, if
it he true that it must wait for new inserts/lions.
According to the reports circulated at Madeira.
the English Commandant, when he anchored,
wished also to debark there. It is presumed, that
the true destination of this squadron was the Brazils,
or the Spanish possessions.

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

lA)NDON,
THURSDAY, Fssaumtv co.

Yesterday we received Paris Papers to the 11th,
and Dutch to the 16th inst. The former are to-
tally barren of information. The Utter throw
some light on the affairs of Naples. Marshal Mas-
sem A, on the 17th of January, joined the French ar-
my for the invasion of that kingdom, on the papal
frontiers, at Spoletta, where he took the command,
and addressed a Proclamation to the troops, pointing
out the Government of Naples to their vengeance.
A column of this army had arrived at Rome on the
19th, and, after some days rest, continued its march
for Naples. It was supposed that JOSEPH BON A...
PARTE would assume the command in chief of the
French army, before it entered that devoted king-
ciom. Private letters, of the 14th of January, from
Naples, state, that the Russian and English troops
were on the point of embarking, and that the Court
was making preparations for its departure for
Sicily.

An article from Cadiz, of the 12th, said to have
been puhlished in the l'oni'ear, states the arri-
val of a Portuguese frigate, a ith an account that
an English squadron, with 60 transports, having
I o,ooonien on board, had arrived at the Brazils; they
pretended to have suffered a storm, and did not know
%here to go, the sealed papers which contained
the secret of their destination having beet, last ; they
therefore requested to be accommodated there, until
they received farther instruCtions. Alter same ex-
planation, they were allowed to establish an hos-
pital on shore, and Lad some trorps, but without
arms. if there be any truth in this story, it must
be Sir Hosts Portia x's squadron, and this was a
stratagem to get quiet possession of that colony,
with a view to proted it against the French.
The Hortre Cworda, of the 15th inst. contains a
Proclamation of Marshal A VGENIAU, dates Darm-
stadt, the 4th, levying, on the City of Frankfort, a
contribution of one million. All the previous papers
assured us, that BON Ar•ars was to respell the free
City of Frankfort.

We this day resume our eztraas from the ham-
burg Mail of the 11th, of which we sere only en-
abled to take short notice yesterday.

We have received New-York Papers to the 9.11
lust. but they contain very little that is worth notice.
The Legislature of South Carolina have rejected
the Bill for prohibiting the importation of slaves
into that state. It was lost by a majority of one in
the Senate, after having passed the Lower House
by a considerable majority.

Yesterday, the follow•iog appointments were made
by the Dire:Tors of the East India Company, vi.!:
Sir Geoaec Htt.aao BA %Low, Governor-General;
Lord La Er, Second in Council, and Commander in
Chief ; (hoe ot Chow', Third; and JUN N Lure.
nEN, Fourth in Council.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Captains
took their final leave of the Court, previous to de-
parting for their respeetive destinations, viz.—

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Capt C Jones, Earl St. Vineent, for Bombay.
Capt. F. W. Swinton, I.ady Rippe, for Madras and Bengal
Copt. C. Lennox, bird Melville, far Madras and Burig
C.,pt. A. Campbell, Sovereign, (or Madras arid Bengal
Capt J. K. Francklin, Alexander, for Bombay and Bengal
The following ships were taken up, and thus
stationed, •iz.—

Indus, li9o torsi, Capt. Wettden, (or Madeira, Madras, and
Bengal
Tnttenliam, Y.lO dn. Capt. Jones, for Madeira, Madras, and
Bengal.

I.ord F'don, "i9Blraq and Bengal.
Harnett.:eav do Capt Lynch. for Madras slid Bengal.
Huddart, '47 do. Capt. Baylff•, for Madeira and Bombay.
Lord Keith, Sad du. Capt. Ransage, for St. Helena tool
Bengal.

Ocean, 53: do. Capt M'Taggart. foe St Helena and
Stadton Castle 5h4 dr.Capt "I‘xmand. for *mei!.
'I he Court Adjourned at seven o'Clock, till to-
morrow.

The En) of Sr. Vincent' will hoist his Rag on
board the /Memo, of 100 guns, at Spithetd, when
ready for sea. Captain WESTERN, a relative of his
Lordship, will be his Captain. Captain Jesus
Peiwric, one ot the Commissioners of the Sick and
Holt Board, is appointed Captain of the Channel
Fleet.

Letters received frlm Jamaica, state, that Lieu-
tenant H A LI., in the Gltry schooner, has taken
and carried into that port, a valuable schooner,
worth 20,04,01. ; also, a Spanish Letter of Marque,
after an obstinate resistance on the part of the to.etny.
Tuesday afternoon. Lords Pao LT and CarH.
c Aar, and several Officers of the Army, arrived
at YArriVuth, in a ship of war. and landed under a
salute from the .11 /raw, Admiral Rosser. Their
Lordships set off immediately for London.
Tuesday, His Excellency Count MLNSTLR llis
Mai esrv's late Minister at Hanover, and Suite,
with several British Officers, were landed at Har-
wich. from the Auckland packet, from Cuxhaven.
The troops were all embarked when the packet
sailed, and the A.-et of transports, consisting of
about 203 sail, under convoy of the Ammer:aloe fri-
gate, Captaiii Os% rot, and several other ships of war,
were to sail the lame day ; as the wind has been
fair ever since, their arrival may be expelled every
moment.

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