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who knew them admired their modesty and sim-
plicity, at a time whe;i so many subalterns and in-
ferior persons ruin themselves by the most extrava-
grant luxury, and pretend to a ridiculous respell
from those, who, but yesi .oday. were their supe-
riors, and who, to-morrow, may be so again.—
(l a Clesf dm Cabinet.)
Two French priews and two French officers have
arrived with an American ship from Isle de France
The former have passed sevzutern years in China.
and the latter twelve years in the East Indies. By
the former we learn. that the Christian religion has
made astonishing progress among the Chinese peo-
ple, and that all those converted to Christianity are
sincerely attached to France. From the latter we
hear, that, notwithstanding thessuinerous forces of
the English in the Fast, and their recent vkturies,
their wryer there is but precarious. and 21,000
Frenchmen landed there would be sufficient► with
the assistance of the natives, to conquer all the
British settlements. Tney say that two Ambassa-
dors of the King of Candia had arrived from Cey-
lon before their departure at the Isle de France;
and that General Decaen bad resolved to send this
king, for the present. some pieces of artillery.
tire-arms, and ammunition. togetli.n- with ten
officers of artillcrs-, thirty gunners, and four
officers or engineers, who were m sail in last
July for Ceylon On account of the numerous
English prizes Sreu4ht into the lie de France,
East India produftions, spices, kc. had fallen
there sirev per cent. and the scarcity of money
WAS such, ti-..it none could be borrowed under troll's
SO to fir) percent. Of this situation several D st;la
capitalists from Batavia had a'•ailed themselves,
and sent supercargoes, who carried wi! h them
millions of dollars, and, in three months, by loans
and purchases. doubled their capit►ls, to the great
loss of the French colonists and captors. Their suc-
cess encouraged some Americans and Danes to
come for the same purpose; bat the Governor Ge-
neral, Decaen, nude a regulation, according to
which all price-roods are prohibited to be sold under
less than ^Oper cent. loss, according to the prices
during peace, and no body is permitted to lend
money at a higher rate than two per cent. in the
month. This regulation has caused some discon-
WM, and some momentary stagnation in the trade
and circulation if specie ; but the best informed and
most patriofc of our merchants are certain, that it
Will finatty be very useful to the colony, and reserve
for Frenetmen those advantages neutrals have
hitherto enjoyed. The inhabitants and the troops
is the Isle de Free are in plod health. and live
in the greatest harmony ; but the best understanding
does not prevail between the French and flinch Naval
Commanders in the Inds in Seas, nor between the
Governors of the French colonies and those of the
Batavian Settlements at the Cape an,: at Batavia.—
Li Fetedie Nent,r,c.)
The curate %aout, who lately di•tinguished him-
self in defending the Tile de Bas agaiost the Eng-
' lids, is appointed by the Emperor a member of the
Legion of Honour.

Our Minister At the Hague, M. de Simonville,
distributed on the 10th ult. with greet solemnity. at
'a fa, which h.. gave. the crgsses of members of
'the Legion of Ilonoor. to the Batavian Direciors,
i.Bicker and Brantsen. to the Minister of State Van-
dergoes, to the Admirals Winter and Kikkert. and
to the Generals Daendels and Dumonceau. The
ceremony began by reading uncovered. accom-
panied by a discharge of the artillery, the Empt-
ier's commission for Da Stmouville, ag His Majesty's
representative on this occasiJa. Besides the above
Batavia" Knights, Admiral Verbetil, and the Am-
ha.•ador Schimmelpcnninck, who had already oh.
1.1.11c.1 these eerie*. decorations from the T:wtperot's
rwn hand, were present.—(Le

CVBST %/ICC OF Tile TOTE WHiCIS THE rs••lilr,lt OF
TOY IPOSINTM volume, TO RE Ile.l ut!ITO IN
AN ,WET TO M. WOO/tit 'S MOT, OF JUL?' 21sr,

IN 01:11 ITATILR 4► SATURDAY LAST.

Ai,. qtting the eetonishatcnt II:. Vbporor of the
I..estch it the eemplainb It atga,aad the tone in which they
tre eop•-•••4, wh.ch n 7einti:.nted u Wing th.t ni m Con-
luerot, .I:ctat,rg to a sobj-tt power, in-teal ,%f the fa.n.
MM. h.. n ought to tit twin between tw• rodntrio, stand-
sg treats of intimacy, mkt treat g

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wifeet sgaslity, Um New Loretta, that FfJ'IC, has a g.t is
-preach Iltuwira with havisg neg'erted to eae-itte lir' r lace-
e-nts ; with having interfetai and chs-iget: t.se Government
(the Seven Isicids, which wa• u.i.:et the pint F....tun-
es of France, Rune, and the P • t a.r otierrt or
ommoni -Bunn with Ersoce; with s .t Isrge ',iodic. of
mars to Coelho, and having made al reparation
sPseuiling additinnal numbers.

'l' That the Emperor of Rurraa had e•a .. an 'iron re.
epti•in to the Emigrants of every de•ci.., I:. .1, a•••.'. L.d con.
.rred rulkitt eiepii.roentr; and,
-ow his demotion. the 64.‘41.1a'.. 4 thr H • . iAnuiy and
heir head, had allatted them ..n in t'..• ter: i•
,7art, and ad participated in :two

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racy to the arise examples( hi;
eaVrwring to leriataate the oar, an,. to re.: •re t • • ../u.il,te
Europe.
et That Rt.la had recently flan! :tol; j•r.ture of
ireetdeiAnr• to Fra-we, by o-dcr.na C. 41 I a< a
Raft at avect to the 'memory aim the pay et fog.