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Yesterday, after the corninunit
city' and Calihria had laeva Irnt
usual post arriVed here Inv t..e
lible prod that ts p
that quarter. In the mean .•v!)ile,
the extreme danger that attendet
and this was only held in checi
and bravery of the French, assist
posed part' of the inhabitants..
had scarcely re-e.. tered Calabria,
reetim hr.tke out between that p
The insurgents ravages) Sar.mni;
mono, Spinosa, l'ramittols, .anc
chosen Sterconi fur their point of
Bred French being dispatched w
Lagonenro, were pined by an
the well disposed inhabitants;
Sarcom, where, as weal, the ins
id by two Monks, earmies Fi
Upon the unexpeaed appearan
they immediately fled. btat ma
Viggiano ; but as Major Cast
with three hundred young men,
were attackcd on both bides at of

to pieces.
The inhabitants of the proviss
nr:t been less faithfdl. There ti
to make a landing at Ciree did
ahout two hundred insurgeu4th
Upper Italy, did every thing ii
duce the people to join them.
the French troops, the Narion
Provincial Legion, arriving to
supposed to be d.saffeeed,
in five Albanian villages. 'Elia
gents fell into the hands of ju
lush, who, accnrdins to a ',sec.,'
tacked RnJi, Vino, and aim,
pulsed with loss. Our whale co
troops ; and since the Bey of 'E
recta's the Neapolitan flag, we
of fifty vessels to the :oast of T
The French lisfinister of Wal
ter, in which the Emperor Ni
cpanomatrctilaolnalriecisirsatthsaa
jiceaa6riptaiii!,:wategryithatefGilcsdvs,

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TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF
11/EsT.W I N.TE R.
G wau—sHaving some time ago publicly stated, for
the purpose of ndtoriety, that at the GOIIIII/1 kteeioh then
looked for, it appeared to me consistent with my constant-
mato Impudence and quackery, to offer myself W you as a
Candidate, and having been informed, that in cr.nsequence
of that bLitlinvilit I hare Weis into a still greater degree of
contempt, than •1 have he•■ heretofore honoured with by a
British Public; and no Guitleinan of your mope:table hods
having disgraced himself, or you, by assisting me to iinposz
myself upon the Public, as a man that could possibly eater.
tain any hopes of aspiring to that honour; I think it my duty
explicitly to declue, that, fur the present, I relinquish it; and
(or these reasons :
First.—Becaese you know it Vas only an impudent vapour to
bring me Into notice, arid that I never had, nor could have, any
serious intention of becoming a Candidate for your City.

Secondly—Bectuve 1 haven breeding wife, and ball a dozen
hungry child.en to provide bread and butter for ; which requires
all my care, and leaves roe no time to devote to you.

Thirdly—Because, not only for the purpose of lucre, but also
to gratify an envious and malignant spirit, I am engaged in
a weekly composition, in which 1 give vent to the vile and
mischievous passions of my nature, by endeavouring to degrade
rank, and calumniate merit, without any,slistinetion of age or
sex, unrestrained by any sense of decency, by the fear of per-
sonal chastisement, or tits jostioe of the laws.
I warn you, however, against the calamity, the shame, the
deep digrace, that await you and your country, if, yielding
to the public voice, you should chute a Irian of rank and family
to represent your industrious city. What can such a man, in
his gaudy trappings, with a host of menials and laquies at his
back, knew of industry 1 and what common sentiment call
exist between such a pampered idle slave, arid the industrious
tradesman who lives by•his labour? No, no, if you consult your
character and your dignity, you will take one of the mob,
like myself, who will forward the pi.ms work of revolution,
which I have so happily commenced, by a foal attack upon
the sons of m 1 King, and all who ate dear te them.

Besides; why should I stoop to bo your Representative, 1,
who aspire to the highest honours in Church and State,
as evidence of my amloition, have adopted Wm Bildt and Crouo
among my insignia ; I, who Lily wilt until I have schooled
the molt a little mere to my purpose.
The WEEKLY SLANDERER, alias
Batley, Sept. 16. PETER PORCUPINE.

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raewerott, SIFT. 5.
The possession of Friuli by the French, and some
other places on the Adriatic Sea, is said to have •
taken place with the assent of the Court of Vienna ;
but this military occupation, it is thought, will last
. but a short time.
SLPT.
. The difference which has subsisted between Mar-
shal Augereau and the Magistrates here, has been
• amicably adjusted. In other respells things remain
(madly upon the same footing; but as to the secret
obstacles which have hindered the opening of the
Confederation of the Rhine in this city, they are kept
a profound settee Since a large quantity of ar.
tillery has been sent back from the Grand Army to
Stresbuigh, we learn, that Prince Berthier only (airs
for the news of the ratification of the peace with
Russia, to give orders far the whole army to return
to France.
TRONI THE FRENCH P.'.PERS.
ARIS, WT. 9.
The refusal of the Emperor Alexander to ratify
the Treaty of Peace already concluded between
France an I Iltissta, has not as yet been followed by
the rotate,: of the negotiations between the French
and Eng;ish Plenipotentiaries, though certainly, ac-
t riding to all appearance, they leave but slight
hopes of peace. In the mean time, as the signa-
- tune of peace with Russia was followed by prepara-
tions on the part of the French for the evacuation
of Germany, so the unexpeeled determination on the
part of the Ueurt of St. Petersburgh, which rejeded
a Treaty which had been alually signed, has im-
mediately- determined the Emperor Napoleon to
countermand the orders for the return of les army
to leretice, where some of it was already arrived,
and the whole would have seen been eolleded. The
camp of Mendon, in which the troops first returned
were assembled, and which, is a few days, would
not have been suffieient to contain the number of
Mee. exnefled, is about to break rip ; and we are
essor.d. diet orders have been transmitted to Mar-
s
Prince Berthier, Minister of War, and Major
General of the Grand Arnie, to stop the return of
the army, which was either commenced, or on the
peer of beginning
If the presence of the troops stationed shall be
necessary in Germany or elsewhere, they will soon
' be at their posts. Europe well knows how short a
time is required for French troops to transport
themselves wherever glory is to be sought.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte arrived, on Sunday, at
St. Cloud, after his bog cruise. His Maievy im-
mediately presented him with the Greet Ribbon of
the Legion of Honour. From the 17th of Decem-
ber to the 26th of August, this Pence continually
kept the sea in the midst of hostile squadrons,
supporting in every quarter the honour of the
French Rig, and doing irreparable mischief to the
English commerce. In trace); thi history of his
voyage, as it is detailed in the I. ng:ish Papers, we
see him, oil iris first putting to sea. c impel the con-
voy, destined for toe East Indies and A-arrica, to
return to the Irish ports ; f-em thence he went to
St. Helena, in which 'emote cruise he destroyed
several enemy's vessels. The squadron afterwards
put into St. Salvador, the capital of tie Brazils, to
procure fresh provisioes fir the few sick they had
on board. It afterwards coasted along South Ame-
ries, and destroyed several English privateers; and,
on a sudden, aepeared in the West Indies, throwing,
the trade and colonies of the enemy into consterna-
tion, and obliging admiral Cochrane to take shelter
in flarbadoes After it quitted Martinique, it went
to St. Domingo, where it repressed the scandalous
traffic of some American adventurers, who trade with
the rebel negtnes. It appears that in pursuing them
Its the nnrthw ird, the squadron encountered a gale ,
of wind, which separated the Veteran from the other
ships. The Prince then steered for the coast of
France, and after having chased several other vessels,
destioyed above half the Quebec convoy, and put
to flight the frigates which accompainied it. The
foes of this cnnvey creates the most painful sensation
in England, because it was freighted with timber for
the navy. which was much wanted. At last the
Veorese entered a French port. without the English
Government being able, notwithstanding they had
covered the seas with superior squadrons, under the
orders bf Duckworth, Louis, Cochrane, Strachan,
and Warren, to eleven., the French division from
Ailfdling any one of its missions. Letters from
L'Orient mention, that Prince Jerome, during this
inns cruise, wished to partake the fatigues of it
like any other Officer; and that the only time when
Admiral Duckworth, with a superior force, was
near enough to tender an engagement probable, the
Prince entreated Admiral Willaumee to be al-
lowed the honour of kading the squadron into AC-
tion. The crews, animated by his example, mani-
fested the greatest impatience to engage ; and every
thing leads us to hope the result of it would have
been glorious for the French navy, if the wind had
not separated the two squadrons, and given Ad-
miral he illeuenex an opportunity of pursuing his
destination.
1.4AP1.1.5, LOG. 22.
The brigands who at Lagonegro could not bear
the sight of the French, having joined the rebels
of Laurie. Marshal Massena repaired thither,
thinking they would implore his clemency ; but
daring to resist, and their place of retreat being
taken ssy assault, Laurie was given up to the flames.
A courageous female who had concealed a French
officer in her house, at the moment when the revolt
broke out, kept him in safety till Marshal Marietta
arrived, when, to save this officer, she exposed her
own life. French gratitude reseeded her house,
and for the purpose of saving it from the fl trues, all
the buildings contiguous to it were spared.
MADAM, Leo. it.
A courier arrived here from Paris, on tl.e eight of
the 2J, must have brought important dispatches.
His arrival produced an extraordinary bustle at
Court, as well as in the ntice of the Secretary of
Sate. The Niece of Peace repaired to his office at
• fire in the morning. The answer to the above-
mentioned dispatches was prepared in the course of
a few hours, and sent off by a special Messenger that
evening. Being unacquainted with the nature of
these dispatches, we cannot determine their connee-
.
tion with the remerkable determination which tur
s
Court has taken. His Catholic Majesty, in curie-
deretion of the political circumstances of the mo-
ri•nt, has resolved to place 40estre of his Army upon
1' the war isteablishareat.