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Persons con.icted of being cosicerned in armed
rtieet,ngs, popular commotion', of seduction, espiolltap. and
culpable cortespondenceeith the Islay, shall be soniteviii
die.
XVIII. The authors and propagatori of seAitictus fibels, and

of intelligence crlcelAted to

r, the

ringleaders and menitwis of prohibited, clench:sone meet:rigs,
the proprietors and concealers of VIM and ammunition, shall
be sentenced, according to Me heinousness of the offence,

either CO Mote Imprisonment, to to Ike puSlie erotica, or to
exile.
XIX. The sentences of these tribunals shall be exetutca

within twenty-four hours.
XX. In case the &ceased be acquitted, the accusers, inform.
an, and wit.wsses, who shall im convestcd of giving false set•

dente, ■nd of calumny, shall he s.ondenmed to the punish•
ment the accused would hare undergone, had he been found
g uil ty. .
His ISLijesty has conferred the Government of
the Terra di Lavoro, and the Two Printipalities,
on General D'Espagoe.

txr tact OT A LETTER FROSS TIIE DANISH, AMa•
RIGA'S ISLAND OF sr. THOMAS, JOLT 8.
The day before yesterday we enjoyed here a
magnificent spettacle. A French squadron, com-
posed of five ships of 74 guns, and one of 84, one
frigate, and two schooners, passed our port, and
was followed, in halt an hour, by an English squa-
dion of four ships of the line, three•frigates, and a
schooner. As soon as the French *ere opposite the
island, they formed in line, and waited for the Eng-
lish. Every body thought a battle inevitable)
but it did not take place. The English, seeing
the manttavres of the French, got to leeward.
and stood off to sea about two miles. The
two squadrons remained in this Fosition till thren
o'clock, when the Eaglish bore away to the South,
and the French to the West. An officer was seat
on shore from the French squadron with dispatches,
This officer said, that they had waite with imps-
tience for the Eaglish squadron, and h had nts
doubt, in Case a ►attle had taken place, that it
would have turned to the advantage of the French.
He likewise stated, that had it not been for the
approach of the Engli.h squadron, M. Jerome 80.
naparte had intended to come on shore.
CARLSRUHE, AUG 10.

We have, this mament, receive) the important
intelligence, that the M Prince Alcsaoder
Berthier, Minister at War, has teaneroittedfrom
Munich, to the grand French AtisyV the order of
the Emperor Napoleon, to take the •teeestary mea-
sures lot the return of thtiv teems ps their =tier-
country. The great movemea:, are to begin in right
or ten days. It is stated tjlet the ceps pf
commanded by Maishal *Ws, will pass•thro.igh
the Duchy of Baden. We shall like.% ist see part of
the heavy cavalry defile in oar vicinity. • Arrimg4.
menu for the sapply of these troops, during their
march, will be made along the whole mate: The
depot which w-ne traversing our country to join the
army, as well, as the convoys of artillery aid ammu-
nition, will not continue their mirth. A consider-
able train of artillery, which was to rave been
conveyed to Ulm, is already returned to the left
bank of the !thine to the eavironsof Spaie.
The Austrian prisoners, who ate still in the do-
minions of Wirtemlterg and Baden, will be formed,
according to the orders that have just been publish.
ed, into columns of 401 men, to return to their homes

by three different routes. French Commissaries will
dire their march, which will take place under
escort. Ihe Austrian officers, who, conformah:y
to the anthori,ation ut the Minister of War, Ptince
Alexander, were resident in Suabia, will accoms
pang these prisoners, and provide necessaries for
them. They are furnished for this purpose with
considerable sums, which have been sent Irons
Vienna to Augsburg, alai have been :emitted to
them in part, by the bankers of the latter city.

PAILS. AUGUST 20.
M. Merian, the first Burgomaster of Basle, in
his quality of Landamman of the Swiss Confe-
deracy, has acquainted the Go►ernments of the
Cantons, in a letter dated the 13th of August,
with the manner in which the Emperor of the
French received the presentation of a letter
from the last, Diet. This letter was order-
ed to be presented to the Monarch by M. De
MaiHarsh's, the Envoy of the Confederacy at
Paris. He req•rested, for this purpose, an au-
dience of His Imperial Majesty, who granted
it, and received him with great kindness. His
Majesty made many inquiries relative to 6wit-
rerland t and the Helvetic Envoy availed him-
self of this opportunity to recommend to the
particular favour of the Monarch, the Ems,
troops, who were formerly in the service of
France and Sardinia. and are now in a de-
pinrable condition. The Emper..: m.tde some
lbservatiors to M. de Maillardnx. relative to
the law ot the lag Diet, for the proh:bition ot
English merchandise, which the Landamman
declares to be of such a nature, that he con-
siders it his Jetty to urge in the most pres.•
sing manner, the compiler execution of that
law. • M. de lsietian aids, that the accouaLs re-