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IMBER 3, !805.

FOREiGN INTEI.I.IGLNCE.

EFC.II4 THE Fit SC.:II I'APERS.

PAkIS. AUGUST IS.

The following article, upon the susijeet rf tne
arrest of M. Pony, at Venice, is extra:ie.] from A
Paper, printed at Milan ; —.• The arrest of M. Pro.
ay. Inspeaor-General of Bridges and Roads, and
of 11:5 companion. M Costanza ; the procedures of
the Austrian Commissaries, in this scandalous affair,
of which there is no example in the History of Na-
tion:, not at war with each other ; the imperious
tone with which they dismissed the Commissary-
Oeneral of Commercial Relations ; that superintend-
ance of the Police. so exact, severe, and shameful,
which is exercised over the subje :Is of the French
Empire, and of the kingdom of Italy, who ate called
to Venice by business or curiosity ; the condescen-
sion and istaslivity of that same Police, when it has
any thing to do with Italian conscripts crossing the
Adige to escape the levy ; the three Austrian camps
which are to be formed near Padua ; the order to
ptbvision all the fortresses, and to press forward the
conscription in the Venetian States, in Istria and
Dalmatia ; those marches and counter-marchc.of
the Austrian troops beyond the Adige; appear to
justify, if these fags be corre3; the ritmout.: of an
approachin7 war between the Emperor of Austria
and France. We should out selves be tempted to
believe it, if we could imagine the Emperor of
Austria to be so devoid of prudence, as once more
to compromise the happiness of his people and his
crown.

" Yet, it is very true, that the gold of England
may mislead some of thlse who dire the Cabinets
of the Continent ; hat the history of the last c,sm-
ps;gros, and the ex.tmplcs of our Emperor and King,
ought to convince the Sovereigns of Europe, that it
is one of the most sacred of their duties to manage

their affairs themselves, instead of abandoning them
to men who, in these extremely important crie;tions,

Aare nil other :nubile than the passion of hatred, and
ltle thirst c.t gold.
to Court of Vienna will an as it pleases ;
;Mace sub.ists ; if Austria disturb it, if she fire the
loft cannon, or if, by these procedures, she oblige
the Lmperor of the French to fire it the Srst, do we
think that war will end so soon ? and would the
treaty, which would this tisne be signed at Vienna,
be durable or not;"

AUGUST 19.

We. heAr Prom Vienna, under the d.:te of the 4th
Augu t4T the FrenchkAmbassador is new furnish-
ing his 11, A letter of a latter date, which we
have received from Gerniany, states as follows :-
4, It is not doubted that Austria will Maintain her
present system of net tasking part in the war : they
speak even of a declaration of neutrality to be pub-
liaised very Weedily, and which will, of course, put
an end to all the intrigues of the enemies of France
at Vienna, it is besides certain, that the Minister
-Maga has not resumed any influence, and is never
consulted, notwithstanding all that has been said

upon th:: subjed ; and we may be sure, that so long
as the Archduke Charles, and Count de Cobentzel,
shall b.: at the head of affairs, the Court of Vienna
will not depart from its pacific system."— ( Clef du
Cah4det.)
AUCII:sT
A tierlia, escorted by Gendarmerie, full of Eng-
lish prisoners, passed through Commercy on its way
to Verdun : they beloged to,the packet-boat the
r•rdliant, coming from the Antilles to Europe, taken
by the rail/.nt.
aveusr 22.

Letters from Germany, which we received yes-
terday, confirm what we before stated, relative to the
dispositions of the Court of Vienna. It appears, that
it may be regarded as certain, that the peace be-
tween France and Austria will not be disturbed.—
We learn, that Mr. Taylor, the English Envoy at
Ilesse Cassel, has had some warm disputes with the
Ministers of the Ele.ltor of Hesse, and that he had
quitted Cassel without taking leave.
The last news received from the Islands of Mar-
tinique and Guadeloupe, is of the 14th July. These
colonies could not be in a better situation ; the gar-
risons are numerous and well appointed ; the for-
tifications and artillery in good order ; the inhabit-
ants full of zeal and ardour ; the magazines well
provided, and the plantations in a flourishing state.
Since 1789, the numb..? of Blacks has been doubled
in both colonies, and they could still employ 50,000
more.

!COLOGNE, •UO. 17.
The day before yesterday, at noon, Te Deunt was
chaunted in the parish church of Boulogne, to cele-
lirate the anniversary of the birth .t His Majesty the

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1 101.4 and Kink.
rAr , and Lite Field thiket. i . • •
the ceremony. A douhlc ra:ion Uf pr.. • •
I,tribdted to the army AiA navy.

at:oiNv
His MAj-s. I he mp Tor yesterday review:- ,at
Vimerens., the divi+ion of gren tJ rs cerran ;,/
General Oudin t, forming pert of t;,e in: d
go IA of the Army r:f .he Gaast,ttadr. the der* ot
hi. :es.

H %minas. AUG. 10.
Acc-,rding to letters from the frontiers of Rit.sia.
a coosidentble body of Russ' a i troops is as.em-
bling Dubuc), whsre they will !cuts A camp of
exercise.

Letters from Dantsic, of the 10th Jul T, state, that
a corps of Russian troops is mareing towards the
southern frontiers of Pol

They labour with the gie vest acclivity at t'le fcr-
tifications which his Majesty the King c,f t'ru sia is
construa.ng at IV.tischselmuoJe: two tr thret
thousand workmen are employed.

COME, JOLT 90.
FAday,isib-tst sine 6? the evening, a shock of an
earthquake was felt in this city, more or les, strong,
in different quarters.
I.I.OIIIIIIRILS, At:O. S.
We have the happiness to possess Her Majesty the
Empress and Q leen. She arrived here on Sam: day
1.,t, at fl ue in the evening, amidst discharges of
cannon, placed on the two roads.

1.111cF3 OF TIM WWI, aca. 17.
We learn from Vienna, that the Emperor of
Austria has resolved to go twice a week from Lux.
emburgh to Vienna, to assist at the conferences ot
the Minister., the affairs at present under considera•
tints being of the highest importance. It is re-
marked, that M. Dc La Rochernocault his had se-
veral conferences with the Count de Cobentzel.

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NAPLIS, JULY SI.
The following are some fresh details relative to
the earthy:al:it which has desolated this capital, and
A great part of the kingdom
In the morning of the 26th we experienced a heat
much greater than the preceding days. About sift
in the evening a north-west wind arose, bringing
with it some thick clouds, which threatened a stancn,
but which insensibly dispersed. At half past eight.
the wind began to blow from the north, which is
called at Naplc: a land wind, and which is cold and
dry in winter, and hot in summer. It was on that
day much colder than esual, and continued for about
an hour, At three quarters past nine. the sea,
which had been extremely tranquil during the da),
began to be disturbed. Several persons who were
bathing, felt the earth fail them under their fee►, and
the fish maunted to the surface of the water, and
appeared agitated in an extraordinary manner.
At length, at three minutes before ten, a shock
of an earthquake was felt, at first with a slight trem-
bling, and afterwards with a strong undulation, in
a dire.tion from north to south, and which lasted
from 45 to 50 seconds. At eleven, there was ano-
ther shock, but weaker ; and at three quarters past
tsszlve, a third, still slighter. The sky was perfea-
. ly serene, but en the surface of the earth there WAS a
sort of fog, from which emanated a strong smell of
sulphur. From the summit of Vesuvius, an immense
and very thick column of smoke arose, and between
the first and second shock, two explosions wet e
heard, similar to those which precede volcanic erup-
tions, but weaker. The first shock shook all the
bells, which rang spontaneously. AU the clocks
and dials in the city, as well public as private.
stopped at three minutes before ten, the precise mo-
ment of the first shock.
We have not yet received any news from Cala-
bria or Sicily. The damage done at Capua is happily
less than was stated : 20 soldiers perished under the
ruins of the barracks of .ante-Maria ; several horses
were also killed. In the province of Salerno, and
in the three provinces of La Fondle. the shock was
much slighter ; but. in the county of Molise, the da-
mage done is very cinsiderable. The town of_
Iserno is entirely destroyed. From the oficial re-
ports of the Governor, whe arrived here yesterday,
it appears that more than 1,000 dead bodies have
been already dug out of the ruins, and the search is
continuing.
Iserno contained about 7000 inhabitants, a sixth
part cf whom are supposed to have perished. Cam-
pobasso, Basanello, Loppizuto, Pieria . Jante Mac..
chir, and some other small places in the county of
Molise. are also nearly destroyed. It Is supposed
that 20,000 persons have pe►ishd in these different
places. Great damage was also dolt, at Piedirnmat%

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