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*mar 10 11111101 it impllklaly b tia• taws ematm:nß fr Ili. an-
_fterity, *a only one we will arknewkike. We rye to him
Uwe riot to make Peace end Was, alai t name h s S'l^t,
" Done at Hawd.einanet., 6n4011111e toe Ist Jan. 1804,
and the hat Day of me I d mandenea 411,10,
" Signed the same as inc primal ng"
[Paltlieiste.

*EAR ADMIRAL LINOISCOMM ANDER DT Tit TRINCE
fORCL IN INDIA, TO TEE IiIiNISTEK OF
la•ltlltt.&C. DATED ON WARD THE MARLED°,
IN TOE Mow.. Of •INCOOLRE, DEC. 3, 1803.
" elms.). tourist an,
" I hare the hamar to inform you of my departure from
the Isle of Reunion. I have taken under the Line an English
Merchantman of 104 ions, from Bengal bound to China,
curling Pi guns, and valued at moor millions. My macron
WWI is make an attack upon the island of Sumatra. Re-
tie* I eintied the Straitsel Sunda, I was desirous to ascertain
If tis 4 bad any emerals in the Roelof Howoolen ; and yester-
day I discovered six, but the night lowed nee to anchor at a
dmt.mc.:. In the morning, the vessels, seeing me at anchor,
tin foveae., to Seliabar, to the southward of &woolen.
home I eoglish colour,, on which an English pilot was sent
*IF to d-..oand of m- the names of my Ihrision, and M 'what
fleet it er!nnxed. empi.,yr.i t:•4 Out to anchor before R*ll.
emsEm, mat the fir •of the cannon of Fort Marhitwo.igh.
" I sent at the same time La Simollante, Captain hlotard.
and Le Bemuse, Capta,n Ilalgan, soSellobar, to destroy su:h
English easels as they rnigot fi.id three; and notwithiaand-
bog the fire of a little. lint, which doehamed several snot
without am% thew two verse:. fulnlird their mistime--
Six vessels were burnt by the Enzlish the twelves, and two
were beat by so, together with three Late Magasinot nt
one Company, filleJ with pepper, tice, and opium. The
ship Cita Anti, from Madras. u taken, as well as two
br,ds. The lest of the Etttlilh maiy br cointated at 10 or 12
mellow of francs. I could have dcarored the town of Benesso-
/en, • it re are not at war with the natives, and I did not
gosh to .nusato the enn.lint of our enemies, by endeavouring
to ini Me individuals w.thoist an Mire.
.• The ir-sefs loot by tile En;li.ll were richly loaded, and
hod came from Bengal. A I.imitenant and a drummer w-re
killed be a cannon shot, aril two men were wounded. At Sid.
Mbar win reeleteted private prowety, and only prised the snaga-
sines of the company; this conduct procured us the et...ri-
de-4er of the inhabitants. I have no si k ; the crews are in
good health, and I am cootinuing on my cruise.
Mudd% and respect, (Sivien) " LINO'S."
Tlte Amens? of the also remains an Imperial Decree,
for Nightie. the etude of the presentation, for Piddle At--
semothan, of the PropesitMes contained in the 142 Articles
of the Seamus Censultom. It likewise contains an Shitnic: of
a ptellication by Arthur (non iirr, upon the actual atacc of
0111111111rhain. This report, which occupies five columns of
gee ildseeser. is intended to show that the boasted prosperity of
Omni* s merely as illusion, and that in attemmin: to Matti-
em kssient dantioien over tither States, it loses its own li-
berty, MI esselsratet its ewe fall.

PAIN. KAT 21.
Captain Wright has been confronted with mve
than forty persons, who have recognised him as the
person. who debarked them at Beville. The cor-
vette, in which this Offwer was micro, had 90 men,
of whom 30 feU in the contest. has decland
that they ww* the best of the crew, and that his
wrizen-wast was wounled. He ascribes his sur-
render to a calm. the gua-heats advancing with
their ears were at the instant about to board.
TIC 0111111 AL Or 111101A111, patracr OF THI DE-
TARTAIENT OF M 011111•0, 10 THI GRAND
it nos.

" setifeut erase ICDOC, 4. Vannes, May IS.
" An toglish corvette war token a firs days ago, by our
bank Ilt the entree. of the Merbiban, arid baying peter-
, Warned that at,. agleam and crew trf this Tenn bad reached
t
- ar, en *air way se Ferriel, I bed an **envie. with the
eapasis Wei the intention or obtaining by artifice some
firt saseati es accesi.as Mateyo- to the trades who might be
manse him on tee dew, or of the accomplices is, the coaspi-
eery erlY• oigiai hire secreted themselves aboard his vessel, to
erupt, ar I setwebtl, to Eng'and.

r .. I con eliatoverei this Captain to be a rerson of wise int-
porwmce t tie is a Mr. Wright, who Lando; Georges, Piebegre,
en 4 tivw eccoespi cc-, 011 WC total of Deppe. I knew him
well in Fgypt, where he was the Lieut.,. wit of Sir Sidney
Storth, .od charge.l by that Commodore ooh al: his negocia-
M ip.. ots with l french army. I thaught he might make .erne
wits! Iwo or at Wait Migiltecq•iit liOnself, by *wowing
that it was osier of bis Govern .vie..t t'.. it he d wesberked
no Oilf eel .1 e2t land of assawitts, and, might toils furnish
• • now and auawatic proof of the participation of ills British
CANINO itt this atrocitr. I have, the•etre, emit him of by
the I7ligsne.:. awl wirier the escort of the gentiarincrie, le-
s consaimultag roe, however, at psy him the respect due to •
prisoner at ear.
vi Mr. Welbt is the same porton who tome yews titre es-
caped from tie Temple with Sir Seiner Smith t lie ...eta
swerved awl owning. a fanatical enemy of the Freatih, cam
enough to ravisher himself deetterd to pay a eons derah's
part, and se insolent as to Whew titer k• sittiltion twee et
hat Rem danger. five this may fail his, if he is placed in
tits alormawass of throwieg the blame of his =lotion upon
Ms livrtm awn t, or of lemma for en ostensiiiie conspirator,
•Mil en, liable tojestice. I thooght proper to state my own
opinion we this lort..
" He will itelkg, this earning In the Dimmer from Rennes,
mid will anima Paris almost as won as me kw,: her ac-
companied by a very young nephew and his iMesesek, whom I
did net AMA Toper at memo flora him.
" Although I wi-hell to corneal from him the mistime( the
Mitmordoiary eiemere adopted 101111,01 him, he was wet to be
doped i avid I have MUM to behave, from my C11001171..11111
with bon, that he had stittied Me part, and is determined to re.
11.0a,q .11•01, 110 the mien-44e that he ought city to reader an
sizemet of his military opersouns at its own Gnomon ever.
ireeertheless, ottateverlooooolll you may take remelting lore,
1 tbeogln, et Al mem, it would be of imponance to semi you
a mu abs ha seed so conspicuously in the frightful taws-
curacy whirls lies ars* ell Frame with alarm, and which
Haterlbsee, aloes& propitious, seem to have threes (es a new
exampke of itetwomeleme ewe r& Beemparte) o• the mow
of Meebiluets, whew hie well aimed ship was destined to be
Lamb? Me* goo-beabt, aad Isimedf to be dierowered amidst
a maid of wherry eissonpt whom, in any other part than
Item, be might how 011414/1811110d11001111/04
" I hope, Citing' blissister, one will ammoe of the mea-
nies I hate askew I bast the bermes to salute yam.
•iJuiging."

14Opolton, Emperor of the French, decrees, the
frilkoring enteral, to be Marshals of the Empire:—
moan% soot.
Mows, Snore
Wean Law:
!audio, Ifororr,
Mom. Nry,
OC:: Davao%
The title of Marshals of the Empire to be given
to the following Seamen :
KtMamas,
Lrforry.

Tregnao ,
irrriorter.

Dane al St. Choi, /sigma) POLEI )N
It iLe Faspeisr, H. IL 14 A It FT, s«:retary of Striae.
The French Princes sad Prioresses are to be Ad-
dressed by the tide aftbeir Imperial Highnesses; and
the Sisters of the Ilimperrir are to enjoy the same
• Amity. The Great ()stems of the Empire are to
receive the tide of their Serene Highnesses. and they.
es well as the Trines, are to be Adurts:ed 34,4-

suSwifgh Officers of the Empire arc to a-ear the
same dsess as that of the Consuls ; 'pot ttsev AR to
appear is a particular son.sese apon great occas:Jn‘.
The Ss.s.-retary of Sute has the rank of a Ifini.ter ;
and *the ti asters v4l: h.tve the t•t!, 44 Ttes-

Estelieteies." The Funflimsies of the Depart-
ments, and all those who present petitions, are to
address them by the title of Mevrereneur. The
President of the Senate will receive the title of 4, Ha
Excel/reel." The Marshals of the Empire are to be
csrlled G' Monsieur le Marshal:" and when spoken to,
or aJdressed in writing, they are to have the title
of •• Mlnseigieur."
All the public buildings, and a number of private
houses were illuminated on the 19th uh. in honour
of the acceptance of the Imperial Dignity by Bona-
parte.
Nearly all the brass ordnance at Hameln and Fort
George has been sent from thence by the French on
the Vs eser to Nieuberg.
Vast numbers of Swiss are emigrating to the Cri-
mea, the Russian General, d'Ottu, superintends
their embarkation on the Danube.

Accounts from Cairo, in the French Papers, state
that the Porte is extrerelydliscontented at the as-
cendance, which the English have gained in Egypt,
while it is not lee alarmed at the pretended projeas
of France mpeaing the Mores. The English Con-
sul at Cairo, M. de Mtwtte. has changed his title,
and taken that of Charge d'Affaires fur the Beys.
The merchants of Alexandria had become apprehen-
sive lest the English should send an English garri-
son into that place. The property of Elfy hey is
stated to have fallen into the bands of his enerues,
and his whole family to have been ruined in co; :.e-
-quence of his alliance with England.
The King of Sweden proposes So prolong his visit
at Carlesrhue till the middle of June.
It is said, that General Moreau leaves his defence
entirely to his advocates, and that his sole occupa-
tion during his confinement is to arrange materials
for pustenty concerning his military atchievements.
Though calm, he is far lions being in good spirits,
and wheit requested by his advocate, Chaveanx de la
Garde, to write the complete history of his brilliant
campaigns, to which task he is so very competent,
he answered rather peevishly, " You know, Sir, my
situation, and that in one way or the other, I shall
not live long enough to finish such an undertaking.
Others besides are better able to perform with impar-
tiality, that which will represent my charaaer, ac-
tions, and tranuaions, to 1 uture ages, in a light which
modesty prevents me from doing. As to George,
he is always the same, in as good spirits as if he was
at perfea liberty, and had no crimes to reproach
himself with. He is now the same as on the first
day of his imprisonment. He says his prayers, and
prays for the Pretender twice a day. At every
meal be drinks to his mock king's health, and to the
restoration of monarchy ; and between his prayers
and meals he curses the republicans and the repub-
lic ; swears against the and sings the most
libellous or aristocratical songs ever sun in a prison
lof the republic. He refuses any assistance;
but as the humanity of the Emperor has appointed
the usual gratuitous pleaders for criminals to give
his aid, he will pot be condemned without being de-
fended. He bas been permitted the use of pen and
ink, and has written a long letter to the pretender,
and several other letters to thd brother and re-
lateen of the pretender, and to some of the prin-
cipal emigrants, who are fanatics enough to unite
their destinies with that of the Bourbons. They
are all deposited with the Grand Judge, and after
George's trial will be forwarded to their addresses.
He confessed, during the Easter Week. to a clergy-
man of his owe choice. He eats lour times a Jay,
and never drinks less than three bottles of good
burgundy is twenty-four hours. He looks upon
death as certain, and his only desire is to be shot,
and not to be guillotined. Ile treats the peas d'amees
in his dungeon with the greaten contempt, never
calling them any ether names than Citizen Rebels.
—La Clif der Ca3l,,ds.
The trial of the State Prisoners will certainly
take place before the Emperor's Coronation; his
Majesty's generrus and humane heart first intended
to pardon most of them Ilithout any trier!, on con.
dition of transporting themselves to the Colonies.
But our Chef Officers of the Law have convinced
His Mnjesty of the necessity to have all the Conspi-
rators tried, to convince even the most incredulous,
of the reality of a conspiracy, not equ tiled even
by that of Catilise. Few will, however. suffer
death, though all wilt be foundguilty. Even, tato( the
state prisoners have -hewn their repentance by it
luminating their dungcens on the day of the Em-
peror's proclamation, whilst others, as Georges and
Itussillion, continue incorrigitily fanatic, prefer ring
that day rather to remain in the dark. than ?oat a
single candle should be construaA into a sign of
rejoicing, or even approbation. They experience,
however. the same lenity and ,hied treatment as their
less refrallory fellow prisoners; and the Emperor
has even ordered them new indulgencies, by allow-
ing them, from his private purse, as much wine as
they desire to drip}. and of what quality they desire.
( jarrnal des Defenses's.)

FROM THE GERMAN PAPERS.
lIATISSUN, W•T 14.
The Russian Note communicated to the Diet on the
7th inst. was this day taken into consideration. The
Delegate for Bohemia and the Arch-duchy of Aus-
tria declared verbally, that Ills Imperial West y had
conceived that be might expect that the French Go.
vernmetit would itself have notified the reason seh;eb
induced, and, as it is sueposed, might justify the seiz-
ure of persons in the German territory in Mach
last. Ilk Majesty, therefore, thought that there
could be no objection to an application t, the
French, on the part of the Emperor :and the Empire,
for a sufficient and s.ttistaaory es:0..01114ln. The
farther consideration of the subject was thrn de-
ferred for weeks from the 7th inst. and the open-
ing of the Pro:, rol t..r the I Ath of June.
To d..y the t.,:lossii.g Note was given in by Knot
Bildt, the Su ethsli Envoy Extra, rdinary His
Majesty tie King of Sweden havinr been informed
of the c,,ntentsct t::e Nste given in to the Diet on the
7th inst. by orders f His INAjesty tat Emperor cf all
the ftusias. or:nce vet it to be incimbent on him to
declare, that when there is a que•ti, n of Guarantee
of ..:te Germanic C..:lst.tuto•: , King of :swede'',
ITIA7• consider hirr.,:!. .• rut. Elle most ancient of
its Gu.rar:trer., sirre L, ,s GuarAntee of the r Ace
cf His hrsever, does not
t.•-•nceive it re.rsat y his sentiments on the
present rirsts:.,.. 61( of the Coaltioi..oo,
i ••i% r• 310 ;J....! that: t '.cad cf The fnlpi:c cal
A. 111.144 !:*er'. Ph .% of the
;-; 2.• A, '1;-• afr...i, f•urrnAnt e, bc:idc:, tc•..)

lON I
MONDAY, JUNE 4.

Mr. PITT'S new measure relative to the Defence
of the Country, which stands over for to-morrow,
has excited great expeaation, and, we trust, will not
be attended with any farther delay. In a general
view, he cannot be expeBeJ, upon his return to
power, to feel perfectly at home at once, and as
little embarrassed in the conduct of public affairs as
if he had never quitted the helm. The present case,
however, is not one of those in which he can plead
the novelty of his situation, or any of those em-
barrassments or difficulties that unavoidably attend
a state of surprise, and want of preparation. If
there be any one point, within the sphere of his
duty, in which his late twerregorie qualified him to
a& with effe& and dispatch, instead of finding him
at a loss, it is the present ont. The moment Mr.
PITT ceased to be a Minister, be became a
man. In every debate which took place upon the
subje& of invasion, be chewed himself not a scho-
lar, but a master in the art of war. Every audi-
tor seemed to regret that he was born a Minister,
and that it had not been the good fortune of his
country he had been bred to the military profes-
sion. The great Duke of MARL1101101:GI could
not point out more clearly how to defeat the
French, nor could VACIAIII descant more learnedly
up is lines and fortifications. We do not mean
to speak slightingly of the military talents or in-
formation of Mr. PITT. On the contrary, we
readily admit that nature may have formed him to
be as great in the field as in the senate. That ver-
satility which can adapt itself to all situations,
however different or opposite, is the property of
true genius, and we do not dispute the talents of
Mr. Pi IT. If the delay, then, cannot be from
want of preparation, or because he is not master of
his subjeft, the enquirer is driven to the necessity of
seeking some other cause. And here, we must con-
fess, we see no plausible ground for procrauination,
except the state of parties. Mr. PITT has already
stated his ideas on the sable& of defence. He has
well digested the measure I but be has not digested
and settled a majority in the Elouse of Commons.
CLSAI paused upon the banks of the Rubicon ; and
the Minister may, without any imputation upon his
courage, or his prudence, hesitate, in the face of
such a body of rank. talent, and property, as is now
opposed to Mr. Par; an oppositico, so firm and
united, as to baffle all his address and efforts to
weaken or divide it. As the Whig Club will meet
to-morrow, it is probable. if the opposition wish the
business to stand over, for another day, he will
not refuse to indulge then,. Should it, however,
come on in its coarse. we understand there will
not be any division upon his motion for !eare to
is his bilL The great effort and trial of
strength, it is thought,. will be reserved for the se-
' cond reading.

The HAmburgh Mail did not arrive on Saturday,
as stated in some of the Evening Papers ; but son:e
straggling papers have been received in town up to
the 2.5 th of last month. One of these, the lientburgb
Corresta ;denten of the £2d, contains an account of
the proceedings at the Diet of Ratisbon upon the pro-
test of Cie Emperor of Russ' A against the violation
of the mintrality of the German Empire by BOI4A-
FART'', in the case of the arrest and subse.rient
murder cf the late Duke D'ENGis las. This
41:Yien was taken into consideration upon the
i.:l when the Delegate of Bohemia de-
clared. n the part of the Emperor of GERMANY,
that Ilia I!4f1.11111. NIAJUTT conceived the French

Government might be able to justify its condt: I
and advised that an application should be made to
it for a sutficilnt and setisfadory explanation. so
much fur the rising spirit of resistance upon
Continent, to the crimes of Bort•s Aare ! Hid he his
fe:n upon the neck of the Emperor of Gain A • v, he
could not have dictated a more abjeCt or more humili.
acing declaration. As it was a verbal one, we trust, for
his honour, that it is not faithfully reported. At
the same time the Swedish Envoy delivered a writ-
ten note, v hich states that the sentiments e: hi:
King upon the subject are too well known to requi-e
repetition. The result was, that the further
sideration of the business was postponed for ,is
weeks, ending on the 1 stb inst. a circumstance
shows the German Empire is not in very great
to revenge its wrongs where BoN•ra ars is the
aggressor.

The .Ifnn•teur of the 22,1 May WAS also ree
yesterday. BON seems resolved to
time in completing the new order of
France. Fourteen Generals, and four So: at
have been created Marshals of the Empire. M
than one-half of them belong to the army intel., 4
to invade England, and are men of Inferior charac-
ter and note, while the names of MAC DON SI D. La.
COURSE, ROCNSSINIAU. ANDREWS!, and several
others of the most distinguished Generals, do not
appear in the list. Here then we have a new proof of
the spirit of jealousy and injustice which influences all
the aetions of BosiA r Al T ',and would lead us to hope
that his new constitution will be shorter lived than
any that has preceded it. A letter from Admiral
!Anon, in the same piper, gives an account of his
expedition to Bencoolen, originally announced in
this paper I but which our contemporaries first
denied, then doubted, and finally were oLli,el to
admit.

In the Ga:ette of Saturday night we find the Earl
of Motes is appointed Colonel of the 27th Regiment
of Foot, vin the Late Lord sums. It has, indeed,
been matter of surprise and universal regret, on tile
part of the public, that this meritorious off.zer
should have rem tine] so long without a regiment.
His appointment, at this particular moment, shews
the anxiety of Mr. PITT to conciliate an :ars-
ra lovs PERSONAGE, of whose regard his Lordanip
is supposed to enjoy a considerable share.

Saturday morning, soon after ten o'clock, Mr. I
PITT had an audience of Ilis Ma izsr v.
On Saturday, about one o'clock, His Manor,
accompanied by the Liebe of C•1111111.1iair I '44
post chariot, and followed by the Quist; and PIOS.
MSC% in two coaches and four, took an airing
on the Sorry Road ; and yesterday, about
same time, took an airing in the neighbourhood it
Bromley.
Yesterday, about eleven o'clock, the Loan CHAV•
otttua had an audience of His MAJZSTY.

Yesterday the Duke of Kern. dined at his apart.
menu in Kensington P.lace.
The Urania frigate from Port•mouth, and el:
Mrrerard frigate from Cork, arrived at BarbaJan,
on the 25th April, with their convoys.
Lord Nessus was with his fleet off Toulon, an
well upon the 23,1 April.
Dispatches were recrived by Government, on
Saturday, from Lord R. FITZGERALD, the B:itilt
Minister at Lisbon. Th:y were brought to Fal-
mouth by the Tor- mend picket, in ten days.
The CAtragear. of 74 guns, with the outward-
bound East India fleet, passed Cape Finistre, us
the 27th March, all well.

A fleet from the Mediterranean, under convoy
the deg°, of 44 guns, may be daily expe&ed.
Letters from Gibraltar, dated the 17th May, have
been received in town. The Agincesrs bail arrived
there to fit herself out to cruise off Calais.

An overland dispatch was received at the Ind:e
House, on Saturday, which, on enquiry, we founi
did not furnish any particulars respe6ing the we:
with the Mahrattas, of a later date than those
brought by the Bede packet and ship Weller, which
arrived the beginning of List month.
Late accounts frora Ceylon state, that the jangle
fever, which proved sr, fatal to our troops, has whcly
subsided. General M CDOWA LOS army had been
withdrawn from Kattadinia, on the Candian fro--
tiers, but we do not hear upon what condition,
any ti.:ng of the progress of the war, subsequent •
the ac.r,unts officially communicated to the pu.
some months since.

Boston Papers, to the 15th of May incl.:: ..
brought to I.is.vrpool by tl.e pricl:-1 Toori, At,:
uncommonly q lick passive c,i fifteen days, wr
ceived on sAtu:dAy. TAr '
the 221 tilt. states, that the English had laruly f
in an attempt to set fire to some DAtch frigates
Surinam Riv, r, ant ti at' several of thcir fire c:v•
were cAptured. Jcaoms BON•PAITZ and his La="
arrived At Ic.:w York, on the 4th May, in a cr.: •
and six, followed by his secretary and surgeon,
curricle and four, with numerous outriders.

Di patches for Lord Nri sou, from the Admira,
and for Sir Act. •:nris BALL, at Malta, t 7
Lord H • mann 's Office, were on r
forwarded to Portsmouth, to be put on board
.Ine'suca,fe frigate. which is about to sail for
Mediterranea.l.
A circular !Purr has been sent from the Tr,
toMr. Pt TT's Parliamentary friends, terlles'tl:l:;.:
tindarly terptesting their attendance in the 1b,,i4
Cornnions on Tuesday, when, it seems, hr is ci
mined to bring forward his new plan for the det.
of the count r 7. Nfini,ters have 2r preher.siens
strnr.g opposition, and they zre naturadly
that their &hat should 1.1: t,:te n.nst fav•i'u"
cnunticnance.

I