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Seriagapatam, 4th May, 1799.

Aims M the Mantel Wellesley-18th May, 1798.
Treaty with the Nisate...l4 Sept. 1794.

Diarolutien of the French Party-22d OS. 179 ;.
o—atttle of Sedum-6th 111.treh, 1739.
Treaty of Taajore--83th OR. 1788.

Mrsoss.—[errs re TAYI/ONS•
Bank of Mallevelly—'27th March, 179.
Putman Treaty of Mymore-294 June, 1799.
liaidiary Treaty of Seriuppetun-Bth July. 1799.

'1111'.•-.Treaty with the Nitro-12th Oct. 1800.
GUSIitAT —Defeat of Dhooodia-10th Sept. 180).
OLDS .—Carnatie Treaty.mStst July, 1801.
Treaty with theGaykowar,
Harris....-Baird.—.Lord Ciao.
Drawara...clort —Stuart.
Hartley.—Topham.

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL, MAY IS, ISO 4.
OF ANDCMILDRKII
Aldramerd se 11/1 Gemeriieed #' We.
Ye genius, Herron-dinged Band ! to you
The grateful homage ef the Mose is dee ;
'WAS *elite Mask whit *weer sad dismay,
Ywarldsd humanity exerts its sway.
While mad ambition mounts his iron car,
To math. world with all the woes of wu ;
'TM yours to watch with philanthropic care,
And OA the (homy refers of despair.
May mercy still with British mal combine,
And civic wreaths with deathless laurclajo:n !
Saab:it'd from the grave—behold yon rescued train !
Attending grateful at the hallow'd fAne !
Lo ! heart-join 'd prity'rs, with Itonevt fervour rive,
To cal: down blessing from tli approving Aries
0 may that bliss, which Virtue only knows,
Attend your days, and cheer thew parting cit."!
J. G. M. Medical Assistant.

Yesterday morning, l'hcir Mairsrits, in a post-
chariot, followed by the Pa Inc asses, in two coaches
and four, with their usual attendants, and a party
of Light Horse, took an airing by Wimbledon, and
returned to the Quact.'s house about two o'clock.

About three o'clock, His MAJESTY gave an RU-
(Vence to Lord Pat Hass, when his Lordship resigned
his place of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
in the room of which His MAJESTY was pleased to
appoint his Lordship Captain of the Yeomanry of
tat Guards, in the room of Earl A v Lesroari, re-
signed, Lord MULORAVE had then an audience,
"hen His Ms.tarr v was pleased to appoint his
1/e4ship Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
His Mansrr, in a short time after, held a private
Ifteni which was attended by the Duke of Pets r-
tsso,tlre LORD CHANCELLOR, Earls Powis, CAM-
WINCHELSE A, DARTMOUTH, and CHATHAM,
V It C AAAAA REACH, Lords HAI ROWIY,
JOUR Y, DYNLVOIL, RIVERS, PELHAM, MUL-
and PITZHARRIS, Sir H. R. Ns* Ls, and
Aitaurnaor and Rost.
following had the honour of being introdu-
His MAJESTY by the Earl of WINEHELSEA,
respective appointments t
irbetboot, on his piing out Ambassador to Constan-
llynevor, ois his being appointed Lord Lieutenant of
mg Carmarthen.
Powys, on his bring appointed Lord Lieutenant of the
Afonteesserpo.ire.
itMarris, on his being appointed a Lord of the
Ar. Rom, on his being appointed 'Mitt Paymaster of
levy's Voter,
the Levee had closed, His Mat Ls/ T held a
Council, at which the k:arls r.i.sua and
SOUTH were sworn into their respec,,ive offices,
they have lately been appointed.
and Lady BRIDPOIT, Lord and Lady Asti-
-B,n inutr, Lade, and Mica SMITH, SCc. are
the recent li‘ltinhabk arrivals at C:hcitenham.
eatise upon " Ebe Ladies Committee for
!elan 01 the female pons," appeals to the
fincrsr and asks, " Whether they would not
a Rierrong.',n,s ifrels.k better then Brenda
td feel more i h risme in ruurag aF, wars
"Ixr to a e.. 1, P.'
rite, of Hanover-square, gives h.: last
• wetly ~.11r." Sy. .

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[FROM THE PARIS PAPERS ]

PARIS. MAY 26.

M. Faujais, Aid-de-Camp to General Ernouf,
has brought news from Guadeloupe ; none can be
mote satisfaaory. The privateers of Guadeloupe
have taken 85 English prizes, several of them from
London and Liverpool, richly laden. Provisions
there were in abundance. The most perfect tran-
quillity prevailed there. Agriculture had made some
progress.

In the night between the 17th and 18th May, two
English piunaces, full of men, en•ered the road
of I'erros, a department of the Cotes-du-Nord,
with intent to possess themstlves of some transports
which were in that Road ; but the batteries of Gran-
ville, being apprised of it, defeated this little expedi-
tion. One of the pinnaces was sunk, And all its
crew perished. Upon our side, we had six wounded,
among whom is the oil-Kyr who commanded the
battery.

An Imperial Decree, dated the 23d of May, as.
signs a sum of 41 343 francs, to indemnify Citizens
for the losses they have sustained by the bombard-
ments of the English of Calais, Botilog-e, Havre,
St. Vallety-en-Caux, Dieppe, and Granville ; and
in consequence of the descent of the English in the
Isle of Er, during the months of Jane, July, and
August, year 11, and Sept. year 12. The losses
sustained by the bombardments and descents of the
English in the above places, since the commence-
ment of the present war, are estimated at the above
sum.

sou Loam
2, 'al AY 21.
STAFF MAJOR GENERAL.
ortnit OF TII6 LAY.

Soult, Clien.!ral•in-Chi,-f•of 'he Gldf I of Govenusent. Cona-
n:ander in Cht&: of the Camp of St. Umet :
SOLDIERS! •

" Napoleon Bonaparte has accepted the Empire,
to which the wish of the people and of the army
has called him. From this day commences for us a
new am, and the happiness of France is secured
for ever.
Sotorta.!
I. We swear obedien:e to the Constitutions of the
'empire, and fidelity to the Emperor."
41 At twelve o'clock, a dischatge of Ino cannon
will announce to the Army that Nat,olaone Bona-
parte is proclaimed Emperor of the French.
Here follows the ceremony to be observed upon
making said proclamation at Boulogne.
(Signed) " Sou LT, Com. in Chief."

PaIVA IE LE Il ER.

VILIIhA, MAT 16.

A letter from Constantinople of the 2d inst. ex-
plains the particulars concerning the destruftion of
the Mamelukes, and evinces the altivity of the se-
cret French police in all parts of the world. Elfi
Bey left Egypt for England, with the consent of all
the other Beys of the Mamelukes ; but no sooner
w.:s his arrival in England known, than the French
secret police ager.!s at Cairo spread the rumour,
fits:, that he Lad demanded for himself the ex-
ciusive sovereignty of Egypt, and, afterwards,
that the King of England had guaranteed this
sovereignty. His letters, proving the contrary,
were, by the imbecility of Kurkon Pacha, and the
intrigues of French emissaries, intercepted; so that
his countrymen heard the firs: news from him when
he landed from an English frigate at Alexandria.
No sooner was his arrival known, than the same
French agents propagated a report, that an English
fleet was expelted at Alexandria with 7000 men
from Europe, and another with 9300 from the East
Indies, at Suez, and that these united forces in.
tended to proclaim him the Sultan of Egypt, under
the proteetion of England. Ibrahim Bey, hitherto
the most powerful, though not the richest of the
Mameluke Chiefs, then became jealous, and assisted
by the other Beys, attacked Elfi Bey's lieutenant,
his faithful confident. who, with all his adherents,
were killed ; and the treasures of bis master, amount.
ing to two millions of sequins, which he had guarded
with such fidelity, were made 1 prey to the faithless
assailants. Among the Arnauts, hitherto the allies
of the Beys, are two French officers of artillery and
one of Engineers, who, according to their instrations
from Gen. Brune, then held out this treasure to the
Arnauts, both as a mean to enrich themselves, and to
make their peace with the Porte. Confiding in the
treacherous advice of the French Officers, they sud-
denly, on the 13th of last March, attacked the Ma-
mclukee, and after a combat of thirty-six hours, at
last, en the !Rh in the evening, became vidorious,
atter killing Ibrahim Bey, and all the other Beys
superior to Elfi Bey, with most of the Mamelukes,
encamped at or near Cairo, and possessed themselves
of treasures in gold, diamonds, and silver, valued at
Live millions of sequins. These unfortunate occur-
rences took place when Elfi Bey yet resided at
.Alexandria; but no sooner was he informed of it,
than he sat out tiw ('giro. It is however hoped, that
on fat Eller consideration he will take the road for
Upper Egypt, as the only mean to prevent the total
of the Mameluke power in that country.

LAW INTELLIGTSCE.

COURT OF EING'S artreff. WESTMINSTER, Juna 6.

THE KIND O. SIEPHSNA ♦ND AONLAU.

The Defendants were brought up this day to re.
ceive the judgment of the Court. They had been
convidted before Lord Lt.t.zNisortourm, at Guild-
hall, of acc-pting a bribe of 130,000 rupees from
the Sarmarim Rajah, while they held offices under
the Last Ind ikCompany at ThilAbar.—The particu-
lars of the trial And subsequent proceedings, we have
given in a former paper.

Lord EttEssovoucts read from his nntes the
minutes of the trial; the evidence was very volu-
minous, an f tank up a great length of time in the
detail. Ili: Lordship then adverted to the Rule fur
an arrest of jud.trment obtained by Mr. Dallas on a
former day; and, After quoting several cases in
point, gave it as the decithd opinion of the Court,
th it the word es:/1 was to be taken inclusively, and
the rule Nisi was therefore discharged.

The AT roaNtv GETIZRA L then moved for the
judgment of the Court. The Defendants presented
two affidavits. ?qr. .Agneau's stated that he was
merely the agent of Mr. Stephens in the business, and
had derived no advantage whatever from it; that
he had served the East India Company fur many
years with integi it and honour, except in this one
instance; that he had been one of the company of
hankers who faded in liond-street, and that from un-
toward circumstances, and not from any miscon-
du& of' his own, he became a bankrupt ; that he
had not any real or personal property whatever ;
and that he had a w:le and four children wholly
dependent on him fur their support,
Mr. Stephens's affidavit stated, that he had
served the cast-India Company faithfully, for up-
wards of thirty years ; and, in consequence of his
combs:Ft, he obtained a seat in the Council at Bom-
bay, and always ailed, except in the one instance.
with integrity to toe company and honour to him-
self ; that in consequence of the present prosecu-
tion, which has involved him in immense expence,
and the insolvency of Mr. Agneau, by which the
whole of the penalty incurred must fall upon him,
he has been greatly reduced in his circumstances,
and he has now but little more than will support
himself and family.
The Court ordered the Defendants wise remanded,
and to be again brought up on the last Monday in
term.

COURT OF cONI‘IuN PLt NS, i.ine G.
Several motions were made, b,it none of any im-
portance. The Court rose at half put 11.

COURT OF Co •iER FANCY.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor. accompanied by the
Sheriffs, Ste. went in procession from the Mansion•
house to the Swan Tavern at Stratford, where they
held a Court of Conservancy, and swore in a Jury
to et:quire into any infringements upon the liver
Thames in the county of Etsex. Atter breakfast, ac-
cording to ancient custom, they threw halt pence into
some water tabs for the boys to scramble for. They
then proceeded to Alackwall„ and took water for
Greenwich, where they held another Cnurt at the
Ship Tavern, and swore in a Jury for the cotint!
of Kent, and concluded the day with an elegant

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SRIT:SIi PRESS.

MI. ID TOR,

I have sometimes heard unqualified praise, and
as often unqualified censure, bestowed on Bona-
parte's abilities as a politician. I will not enter into
the merits of the case generally—but am of opinion,
that glaring miscneduil may be proved against him
in the instance of Louisiana. It cannot be denied,
that the possession of Louisiana was of immense
importance to France. Possessing a soii of extreme
fertility, navigable rivers, almost unequalled in
length of sours-, and climate so various, that the
produrlions of the temperate zone, and the tropics,
might have been reared in it with equal success, it
could hardly have failed becoming one of the most
important colonies which any nation ever possessed.
It was also of great political consequence—it afford-
ed to France the means of influencing a large por-
tion of the American Union—placed her upon the
frontiers of Canada, and gave •1 large portion of her
fur-trade—it laid all the Spanish possessions in North
America at her mercy; the gold mines of Mexico
and California would have been held at her pleasure.
Bonaparte has thrown away these advantages, and
sold this important country for 12,000,0'..r of dol-
lars ; a sum, though large, yet paltry indeed in
comparison with the advanuges which he had given
France to understand would have accrued to her
(tom its possessing. It may he said, that foreseeing
a war with Liipiand inevitable, he kit drat this cir-
cumstance, tier: rising hostility t•f tire Ntrrtti
Americans, would render the retention of Louisiana
ditircrlt; and, t,r these reasons, pretcried .1 sub-
stantial Ican, to a colony which he w.,s incapable of
maintaining. tut he could have p rciti •d America,
by cedig•; to her the Floiidas, which would have
removed :ill jealousy, by making the Mississippi the
common boundary from Lake Stiperiar to the Sea.
Neither nation could th •u lave übstruaed the navi-
gation of the other up .1 :h:• I :vet. The occupation
of Louisiana by Fiance w t pregnant with danger
to Englaad—l therclere i.iiriire at the cession of it
to America ; but it seems to me that the Florida,
were all that the American G.rvcrnmeut shauld have
in prudence demanded, or accepted. 'flat banks of
the Missouri, &c. will he eagerly colonised by the
Americans—the settlements will rise into import-
ance with unexampled rapidity ; far removed from
the seat of Government, they will feel their own
strength; having no community of interest with
the Atlantic States, and impelled by some ambitious
dernigogue, a separation will ensue ; and Kentucky,
and the Western States, will, as an inevitable con-
sequence, inflow the fortunes of Louisiana. That
these events must, in the natural order of things,
taka.place, must be obvinur. to every thinking per •
son. Mr. .Tefferson, by the purchase of Louisiana,
has deeply implanted in his country the seeds of dis-
memberment. The subversion of the Spanish Power
in North America may possibly be a speedier vied
of this measure. I am. Sir,
YC3 obedient Servant,
G. R. 1.


6VORI7KG INTELLIGENCE

•
ASCOT HEATH RACES.
T02i312, JUIII2 S.
Hit Majeity's Plate of 100 guineas, by limiters, the beet d
three 4 mile heats.
Mr Kiehl,:lanieg b. c. (did,. Chance, 6 yrs . . 1 1
Mr. Boole. b. m: Fanny, 5 yes old
Mr. Dearis b. m. Perditta
Mr. Cinniim'A ell. in Sally, late Trull
Mr. Bitton's b. h. Perf Tiler
Mr. T. Smith's b. g. Black Prince
Mr. Ross's Is. g. Torn Ballot
Mr. Abbey's b. g. Bogtrotter
Sweepstakes of 10 guineas each, with 25 guineas oat ef ON
Race Fund, fur A yr olds, the New Mile.
Mr. Laelboke's be. e. Baster I 1
Mr. Windham': eh. rt. the Carpanter
H. R. H. tht f). of Yrek,s b. c. by An:card . . .
Mr. Browopos b. f. Haughty
f.nrd G. F. Carcildisli's f. Way
Mr. Kellermanre: b. e. br P.owwth de
Sweelstakes of 10 tln6,eas each, with 22 guineas out of the
Race Fund, for 4,5, 6, y -ar olds, cod aged bones. •
Mr. P..p's h. its Animated, aged
Mr. I.ailu.ike's b. m. Julia, 5 yrs old . . . I
Ld Sar.,leleit namel Mr Sutton's g. g. Mars, sye old §
Sir F. Stadd.di namiti Mr. Morelaud's Duekling, 4 ye old
IA liti,deich names Mr Surnot's g. g. Mars . b
Du York's b. f. L, W4lll, t . . . . get
M , 2..l:lam's b. h. You, g FA:lips* . . . . dr.
Suceed.akes of 100ga. each, h ft. colts, list. Sib. fillies let.
Tnt New Mile
Duke of Queensbarrry's c by B.,izard, nut dee Alexander
were
Mr. lakes's b. c. by Voluntee,, out of • si,t to CS alands g
lA. G. H. Cam:lab's b f. by lVa4v, out of Mis. Can.e ur 3
PRIVATE LET ri:R.

JtivE2.

The late Parliament House. w rich WAS purchase&
by the Proprietors of the Rank of Inland, it under-
going wonderful alterations. fire w.voic of the in-
side, roof. Fa. has been taken dour., an.] (zreept
part of the East end, or Hosts; of Lorh., and A
very small part of the West end), nothiag is left
standing but the shell.
When the inside is built up again, according to
the intended plan, it will be the most noble and
elegant building ever made use of by a Bank k
kurope.
Great additions are making in the neighbourhood
of*Mountjoy-square. The ground has just been
opened for three new streets near its two of which
(one front the new St. George's Church, and the
other in a line with the South side of the square)
will terminate on the Circular Road ; and the third
will run from the Circular Road to the Royal Canal,
over which it is intended to construa a new bi idge,
when the building of the street shall be sufficiently
far adv ancati

At the capture of Agra. by General Laical On the,
17th Onober. several money tumbrils were tflcen,
contai ing upwards of twenty-four lacks of ruptes.

Oo Monday, the 11th R-giment of Light Dra-
goons marched from Windsor to the Kentish C•sast,
No regiment, both 'solvates and officers, ever eon-
duaed themselves with greater propriety than these
did Coe whole twelve menthe they were quartered
at Windsor. They are relieved by the Ninth.
A new college for the Jesuit order has Leas
ceassecrated at Rome. The Mombelrate irreadj
sizty in number. They ap to new drganise the
Jesuit order.

The population in the Russian Empire increaies
in a surprising manner. Every where t!.e birthi
surpass the deaths, at least one third. Duritig the
year 180...3,•in one of the provinces of the eitensive
Empire, viz. Jaroslaw, were born 13,895 boy., and
14,5 M girls ; and of both sexes, died only 1%11"
individuals; the births were therefore by 13,264
more numerous than the deaths.
Most of the Russian families have left INtris ; even
the young Russian students are preparing to leave
France, notwithstanding the assurance o. the Em-
peror, that even in case of a rupture, they had no-
thing to apprehend ; but should be treated very dif-
frrent from the British subjects, appertaining to a
maim-. which, if in the bottom of the sea, would
[lmre Europe a perpetual peace.—(Le Cite,* Fres.
ro;‘.)
The Emperor has ordered our custom-house Al-
ters in Hanover to visit in the striaest manor r alt
vessels from Tonningen, Glucstadt, Itzeboe, Ate. that
pass Stade, on their way to Hamburgh or „Altona ;
and if any English property is found on board, con-
fiscate both the ship and the cargo. The same mea-
sures are ordered on the river Wevr We shall
certainly mace the islanders beggars, it they do not
soon caneent to be our subjeas. Lnglish goods 'vices!
by us during the present war, amount already to
sixty. four millions of livres.—(Cif' CAL.%)
The Theatre Frantaise, Rue de Is Loi, at raris,
will he shut up for three monthri, during r.r),ici pe- '
vital it will be improved in such a manneer, that, ar.
cordi•lg to the plan of the N ..irinal Nei. me, wiaia
finisher!, no other Theatre in die wit Id will sur-
pass it in licauty and convenience. The first nation
upon earth, possessing the first talents upon netts.,
in every branch of the useful or pleasing science!.;
equally great in its civilisation, as prowl rt. ;
must have the best, and be the first in thing,
in its theatres, as well as in its museums.—(Pair-
/....:r. )
To procure our Legislative corps more tespeo)
and make our representative system approach to
that cf h.n a Ind, no Citi:en can in future till the
place of a Legislator, it !redo. s not possess landed
property of the yearly income of six thousoid
(2.501. ).—(gaerattl des Diftwesirs.)
Earl Srannoez has invented, and after much
labour brought to perfeaion, a contrivance applica-
ble to any musical machine play. d on by the huger;
as an organ, harpsichord, or piano; by which the
mu ac is primed by the mere operation of touching
the note, so that copies of the music may be multi-
plied as often as any tune is played over.
Last week, a match was run between Lieutenant
Mootz, of the Royal Navy, riding his celebrated
mule, Matey Bev (got by Lord Mimeos o's Spanish
ass, out of a blood mate), carrving sixteen stone,
against Captain Shoats, ofd the Hurts Militia, on
toot, over the turnpike road teem Milford to Ha-
verfordwest ; which, after a severe cutrtst, was !s•cn
by latter, notwithstanding the day was very wet.
iive to three in favour of Mr. Moons at sa.e.:ag ;
at the end of the first mile, even be:t:og ; and at
the end of the third, az to four its tavvur of Ca?-
ca:r. STOK&S.

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