The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-22 00:00:00

Peopi-, in the sense thst every thing, whhout excep-
tion, ought to be done for its interest, its happiness,
and its glory It is in order to attain this end, that
the supreme Magistracy, the Senate, the Council of
State. the Legislative Body, the Eleaoral Body. the
hid:tor:a Colleges, and the different branches of the
Administration, are and might to be instituted
a In proportion as I fin my attention upon these
great objeds, I am still more convinced of the verity
of those sentiments which I have expressed to you.
and I feel more an I more that in a circumstance as
new as it is important, the councils of your wisdom
and experience were necessary to enable me to fix
my ideas.
" I request you then to make known to me the
whole of your thoughts.
'4 The French People can add nothing to the ho-
nour and glory with which it has surrounded me,
but the most sacred duty for me, as it is the dearest
to my heart, is to secure to its latest posterity those
advantages which it has acquired by a revohrtion
that has cost it so much, particularly by the sacrifice
of those millions of brave citizens who have died in
defence of their rights.
' I desire that I might declare to you, on the
14th July, in the present year. Fifteen years have
passed, since, by a spontAneous movement, von ran
to arms, you acquired liberty, equality, and glory.
These first blessings of nations are now secured to
you for ever, are sheltered from every tempest,
they are preserved to you and to your children :
stitutimis conceived and begun in the midst of the
storms of interior and exterior wars, developed with
constancy, are just terminated in the noise of the
attempts and plots of our most mortal enemies, by
the adoption of every thing which the experience of
centuries has demonstrated as proper to guarantee
the rights which the nation had judged necessary
for its dignity, its liberty, and its happiness.
(Signed) BOK A •IRT L.
By the First Consul.
The Secretary of State, signed, H. B. Mater."
PRIVATE VETTER.

ITARIIVICW, MAY 8.
Letters from St. Petersburgh mention, that not
only the imperial Court, but all the inhabitants of
the Russian capital, have pat on mourning for the
murdered Duke of Enghien ; that Bonaparte's
emissary, Hedonville, continues to reside there, but
that he visits nobody, and nobody visits him The
rumour of his departure was general on the 17th of
April ; but on the next day he demanded, and ob-
tained an auil:ence of Prince Crartarinsky, the
Minister ad .tn,',rim; for the foreign department,
with whom he conferred for two hott-s ; and
in the evening, he disp t!clied a c:airier to
Paris, and will probably remain upon his vow, until
he receives Un answer to the disp aches he sent away
with this courier. It is reprted that he has de-
clared to the Russian Minster, that in his public
character, he must defend the condaa of his superior,
though in his private and individual capacity, he on
this occasion not only disapproved it, but detested it.
Before the middle of this month sixty thousand
Russians will be collated and encamped in Livonia
and Courland ; and letters Crum Russia contuaue
ment on that a Russian Beet of 35 ships of the line,
besides frigates and cutter, with transports, will be
ready before the Ist of neat month. 'their destina-
tion is uakisown.