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It Amsoton, jUtit, 18.
According to letters from Elsineur, some French
privateers have taken six English merchantmen, near
Jutschen Riff. An English frigate passed the Sound
for the Baltic.

COPENIIAGrif, JUNE 14.
Count Bernstorff accompanies the Prince Royal
to Louisenland, whither all the diplomatic dis-
patches arc to be sent for answers.
The French Minister, M. d'AFuisseau, has, inobe-
dience to an order of his Government, made an of-
ficial communication to our Minister of State of the
fresh war that has broken out between France and
England.

YRONTItIS or ITALY, just:l2.

The second division of the army, collected in the
Romagna, which followed immediately the first di-
vision, has entered the l'apal States. It is com-
posed of Italian troops, under the command of
General Lecchi, and of the Second Helvetic demi-
brigade ; another corps, destined to occupy Capita,
is on its match for Tuscany. The whole of these
troops is under the command of General St. Cyr.
Great preparations are making in the Italian and
Ligurian Republics. As the former has no marine,
it is making considerable additions to the troops of
the line, which are to be successively united to the
French army. At Genoa, the utmost activity pre-
vails in equipping all the ships of war, whiih are
placed at the disposal of the French Government.
It was reported in Italy, that the English had
taken possession of Sicily ; but this report has not
yet been confirmed. The commander of the naval
forces of England in the Mediterranean, is to make
a declaration that he will treat as enemies the kin -
dom of Naples, and the Papal States, if the French
should occupy them.
French 5 per Cents. on the 28th, 49 f. 25 c.

7'HE,ITRE-110rAi„ HArmARKET.
1:111S EVENING will be presented, the Play of
SIGHS ;
Or, TUE UAUGIITER.
Von Snarl, Mr. lilisset ; Taman Totuni, Mr. Mathew; ;
Adelhert, Mr. PJliner • Leopold, Mr. Archer; Hans NV Ottani,
Mr. H. Kelly ; Mr Waldron, Jun. Josephine. Mrs.
Marlowe ; Louisa. , Mrs. Gibbs; Mr.. Ruse, Mrs• Ward;
Ellen, Mrs. Atkins.
To which will be ;oldeol,
THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE.
Sir Felix Frien•lir Mr Burton; Compton, Mr Bannister;
Chirine, M. irtell; John, Mr. 1 Palmer; Thomas Mr.
Waldron jun.; Cudden, Mr. Bart:et ; Lingo, Mr. Mathews
(.aura, Mnt. Atkins; Mrs. Cheshire, Mrs. Ward ; Fringe,
Miss udiy ; Cowslip, Mrs. Giblei.
To-morrow, king Richard the Third.

TILE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
MONDAY, JULY 4.

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Yesterday we received Paris Papers to the Coth of
June inelvive. Ihe FIRST CONSC t does not appear
to be making his tour with his usual rapidity. He
arrived at Amiens upon the 05th, and had not left
ton the 47th. In that interval addresses continued
to pour in upon him from the constituted authori-
ties of that city and its vicinity. Madame Bor A.
PAKTE also comes in for a share of public praise,
which may be probably published 'n some future
edition of the Academy of Compliments. It is cu-
rious to observe, that Quirwrr e, the Prefe&, who
congratulated the FIRST CONSI!L and his consort with
such just and pointed eloquence upon their arrival,
WAS one of the four regicides delivered up
to Austria by General DUMouRIER, in April 1793 ;
and exchanged with his accomplices for Madame
ROYAL, the daughter of Louts XVI. in December
1795. The Amateurs of innovation must surely ad-
mire the consistency of Citizen QUINCTTE ! The
only part. of the contents of the French Papers is a
political article in the Moniteur, containing some
strictures upon the conduit of England respeiting
Malta. It appears to have been called forth by some
jokes pra:.-lised by oar sailors upon M. Ds Burr, the
creature of the person claiming the dignity of Grand
Master. From this circumstance, coupled with the
stipulation for introducing the Maltese inhabitants
into the Ordez, the .:11oniteur takes occasion to re-
proach us with levelling all distinctions, and adopt-
ing the language and principles of the French
Revolution. England would have ailed unworthily,
if she had not stipulated for something in favour of
the inhabitants of Malta, who had evinced so much
zeal, courage, gratitude, and attachment. This dis-
position of the inhabitants of Malta towards Eng-
land, must render them objeits of the inveterate
hatred of France, who, should she ever recover her
influence in that Island, would make nothing short
of their total extermination the measure of her
vengeance. The same article insinuates that the
preparations making by Russia should be construed
favourably for France ; but we do not know how
to reconcile this interpretation with a present of
two frigates, stated in the other Paris papers, to have
been made by England to that Power. If Prussia
were hostilely disposed towards this country, two
English frigates are not the sort of present His
MAJESTY would be likely to give her. The Moti-
f:or also contains a &ctitious letter from Cuxhaven,
reflecting upon the credit and conduct of the Eng-
lish at that place, which we could not copy with-
no being ;nay of a gross libel upon our country.