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. received the benediainn of the Sovereign I'on.
. Some Ladies of the Court had the honour to be
ted to his Holiness in the Hall of Apollo, and
o receive his benedidion.
The eagles distributed to all the corps of land and
aea forces in France are gilt, surmounting a stand-
ard, on which is inscribed on one side, " The Em-
'penis of the French to the Rep,iment;" on the
other siste, '. Valaiif and Discipline." Th..' stand-
ards of die grenadiers of the Imperial Guard of an
Aurora colon,- ; 'hose et the chasseurs of the same
eve on the middle
ed all over; those of
.of gold ; those of the
bugle horns,also of gold.
Presidents of the Elec.
: were introduced
,udiences in the Hall
of the Princes, the
the Great Officers
the Counsellors of

already mentioned as
two more ships with
out of the same port,

lINUSCHSAL, DEC. 3.
A tumultuous assemblage of peasants from Baden
proceeded to an island in the Rhine belonging to
proceeded to an island in the Rhine belonging to
Fvncc, and drove from it a considerable number of
French who were employed in cutting wood, which
the former carried off to their own territory, after
having cut some themselves. This rash and
preineditated expedition was concluded by the Ba-
dois by main force. Every one asks himself, whe-
ther the Chief of the French nation can tolerate such
8 scandalous violation of the law of nations ; and
whether this powerful Monarch will suffer his terra-
)to ry to be invaded, and his subjeCts ill treated ?
iGroat fears are entertained for the authors of this
%Award of crime, and the Resency is said to be in
greet agony, in which all honest men participate.—
(issesse; de Peru.)
DANCL.LONA, NOV. 30.
rPrcm the 11.miteser of the 12t11 inst.)
The port of Barcelona has been blockaded by
a strong division of Admiral Nelson's squadron,
since the morning of Sunday, the 18th inst. We
can plainly 'distinguish, at three league. distance,
four ships of the line, first rates, and three large
frigates, which sometimes come within cannon shot.
; The Captain-General of C italonia caused a notice
to be inserted in the Papers of yesterday (Toes-
day), that the English Commander had received
ceders to sink all vessels belonging to Spain or her
Aties, which were not of 100 tons birrthen ; to
take all those of 100 tons or upward, ; and to but n
all such as should be moored or anchored nu the
cast. Vhose orders are begun to be executed.
A vesshl which had been dispatched to Port Ma-
hon with a company of artillei y, was captured on
her return. 'the Englis!) have also taken three
ttansports, having on board 1000 men of the regi-
Moat of Castalian Volunteers, de ained for the same
place; the women have been sent back to Barcelona.
It is expeded that Barcelona will be bombarde I,
edpic iall y since we have learned, that exclusive of
the seven ships of war by which the port is blockad-
ed, there are a great number of others cruising on
every part of the coast, among which it is supposed
there are a number of bomb-vessels. Yet all this
takes place at a time when the Spanish Ambassador
is still in London, and that the English Government
has the effrontery to enter into a negotiation with
`him.

[WM THE UUTcH PAPERS.

HAGUE, DEC. IS.
Concerning the orders lately bent to our troop,,
aclative to some restridions in obeying the corn.
islands of the General in Chief, the following offi-
cial document has now appeared :--
SITILSCT OF THI REPORT OF Tilt MINISTRY OF %VAR
or THE Baca v tit errusi.ic. •
SUNDAY, DEC. 9, ISO f.
Haeine reed a resolution of the State Diiedury of to“ day,
N. 1, by which, &c.
And Loom liken iuto eisnsideratiois the expre.teharse, Ris-
en he the State Directory to the Secretary of State fa the
War Departutot, to that purpose; it it thought tit, in enn•
forn.ity to the ....id charge, to :Aire", and to order the retpec-
Live t:uinmanifing OrVers of the darrent corps of the anti, of
thus country (including the two depota of the East and West
Ind steeps), and they are hereby srldie:ted and erierel„ pro.
visionally, and until further orders, Not to proceed to the est.
cution of the reseitnion of Ibis Nl.Nistrr, of the 21ith .4 Noseni-
ler len, No. 7, by which Ittev were inteolkted (tom pay.nr
oirAtelsre to the enmatands of General %ferment, otherwise,
thee in w far aS they rade to the projected eviieditext. or
dehisce, aspen the enemy.
• We are also informed, that the State Direaory
had an extraordinary meeting, yesterday evening,
in • they resolved to rescind, and to snake
the af--

of the Directory. It is added, tbet the Secretary
Bosscha, of the Foreign Department, is included in
the aforesaid demand. It is said that our Ambas-
sador Schimmelpenninch is expeßed here before the
expiration of this week
The reports that a French garrison was expelled
here in A few days, are for the ',relent without any
foundation.

This Day—Craistssas-Dar—Helhisy at tbli Public Offices.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY. Dtcsmscx 23.

The Tezel man of war, of 6t guns, which was
stationed, during the last summer, as a guardship
in Margate Roads, was driven upon the sands on
Friday last in a gale of wind, and was expeaed
every moment to go to pieces. We are happy to
state that all the crew have been saved. The Mar-
gate sailors were very active upon the occasion, and
brought to shore thirteen women and children from
the wreck.

The adjustment of any difference of opinion which
may exist between men meaning well to their coun-
try, is always a subjeft of exultation and triumph.
The public will, therefore, hear, with pleasure, that
a reconciliation has been effected through the gra-
cious interference of His MAJESTY, between Mr.
PITT and Mr. ADDINGTON. Ills MAJESTY, on
Thursday last, sent a messenger to Mr. Anotito-
Tots, who was then at Devizes, requiring his im-
mediate return to town. Mr. ADDINGTON instantly
obeyed the summons, and waited upon His MA-
JEST v, who communicated his wishes to him, with
which Mr. ADDINGTON complied. His MAJESTY
had previously arranged the business with Mr.
PIT r. On Saturday, Mr. PITT and Mr. ADDING..
TON had a meeting, when a satisfaelory explanation
and a complete reconciliation took place, and they
afterwards dined at Lord }limousine v's. This
reconciliation, we understand, is to be followed by
the immediate admission of Mr. Ao ors Goon into
the Cabinet ; it is rumoured that he is to succeed
Lord HAa stow es- in the Foreign Department. As
Mr. ADMNGTOWS solid and steady friends are sup-
posed to amount to between 20 and 30, he will prove
a great accession of strength.to the Minister. It will,
of course, be a source of great mortification to the
Opposition party, many of whom have not hesitated
to boast, that the frequent prorogations of Parliament
have proceeded from the fear of Mr. PITT to meet
them. In candour we must indeed admit, that
there was a plausible ground for this vaunt, as we
had not heard, until the present instance, of any
new conversions to the Ministerial faith, from any
of the three Opposition sects, the GRENVII.Los, Foo-
t rest, and ADDINGTONS. It is, however, not im-
probable, that a kw other deserters may be found,
in the Ministerial ranks, upon the day of battle ;
and, if so, we may anticipate a respectable majority
with Mr. PITT. The Session, it is thought, will
commence with very weighty business. Our dif-
ferences with Spain will be brought to an issue be-
fore that period, and will furnish ore of the earliest
subjeets of debate. 'lire Catholic Question will also
be submitted to Parliament upon an early day.

We have received French Rapers to the 16th inst.
And Dutch Journals to the 22d, the substance of
which is given in our preceding columns. The
resolution of the llotorion Legislative Body, pro-
hibiting the troops to pay obedience to the French
Commander, except in such points as were imme-
diately connefted with either the defence of the
country, or the invasion of Knglond, has been solemn-
ly cancelled by All order of ti.. State DireCtory. IQo

system of neutrality lessens, our politics approach
nearer those of the Cow t of St. Petershurgh.
" Our Kim; received yesterday from the Emperor
of RUSSIA a letter, in which the RUSSIAN MONARCH
not only approves of, but thanks His MAJESTT for
the vigour with which he resented the outrage com-
mitted upon the independence of the Germanic
Empire, by the seizure of Sir Gauss; e Rum sot°.
Immediately after the reading of this letter, the Riis-
SI es AXIASSADOR here was sent for, and had an
audience of His MAJESTY for two hours ; and this
morning, Count SCHWERIN, of the Guards, set out
for St. Petersburgh with an answer.
" The particulars of this correspondence cannot
vet be known, but it is reported in our Political and
Ministerial Coteries, that ALEXANDER has called on
FREDERIC WI I. LIA Id to second his endeavour to pro-
cure sstisfattion for BON AP•RTE'S past violence
against Independent and Neutral States, and to
place a barrier against his future attempts. Another
Note is expelled to be presented to the Diet of Ratis-
bon by the Russ; AN and HANOVERIAN MINISTERS,
in terms still stronger than those contained in the
Russian Note of the 7th of May. This last lost its
Oral by the pacific decision of our Cabinet; but, on
this present occasion, its own honour is in question,
and we entertain, therefore, little doubt, but that
the seizure of the English Agent will next mouth
come under the serious discussion of the Members
of the German Diet. We know for certain, that
the SWEDISH MINISTER at Ratisbon is only waiting
for Russia to begin to support all its demands."

Dispatches were received on Sunday ft-orn Ad-
miral Sir JAMES Seuaaasz. at Jersey, which were
forwarded to Lord Me a, at Wimbledon.
Accounts have been received in the City, that
Lord NrLSON, having orders to detain Spanish ships,
has taken a great number : some in the pats, and
others on their respeeti ve voyages in the Mediterra-
nean. The exalt return is not known, h•it many say
they amount to 50 or GO vessels of various descrip-
tions.
It is with much concern we state, that Lord
Paosv, and most of the Officers of the Amelia,
commanded by his Lordship, are dead of the yellow
fever at Barhadoes.

Admiral Co an WALLIS must necessarily have been
driven many leagues to the Westward by the strong
Easterly gales of wind that have prevailed for the
last six days.
The Mare, DENN /Oa, from Demerara, for Lon-
don, was stranded on the coast of Holland on the
15th ult. ; crow saved.
The Nqst use, NEAL, from Quebec, for Clyde, is
on shore near Ayr, and bilged.
Saturday night the wind, which had been high
for two or three days, arose to a tremendous gale at
N. E. and drove several vessels lying in Falmouth,
one of which, the Pelican, of St. Ives, was forced
on shore on the town, and totally lost. The crew
were saved.
By the death of Lord Peony, a vacancy offers
for the town of Buckingham, in Parliament. Cr-
lone', now Lord Nosy, of the Guards, is arrived
in town, and will offer himself as a Candidate,
upon the GRENVILLE interest ; and, considering
j their vast local influence, little doubt can be enter-
tained of his Lordship's success.
Mr. THOMAS Ba macs was chosen yesterday for
the Tower Ward, in the room of Mr. Grissom ; and
Mr. LACEY fur Bridge Ward, in the room of Mr.
WILDE- _ _ _

The following is the state of the Ballot for the
East India Direßion, on the 6th of March, 1798,
which was the last time four candidates stood for
one vacancy.
I' one . . W. Thomson . 277
Plowdcrt . . . 435 1 Iluddlvstotie . 214

Our readers will see how near they approach
to the numbers of the several candidates last Thurs-
day. It is alto worthy of remark, that Mr. Twists:.
Tom came in on the first vacancy after 1795, being
opposed by Mr. Paowoo:, who did not succeed to
the Direetion till four years after. at the General
Elation, in 160-2.

A letter from Dover of the 23d of December says.
It has blown very hard here with much snow, and
the roads have been nearly imparsablet the mail-
coach has been obliged to travel with six hones—the
weather now seems breaking."
A letter from Deal, of December 23, says,

PARISJAII_ZILL4I *NS.
The newest riding coat: ass of blank cloth, or barbel Woe. W.
eee some of black velvet. Mack velvet cliPprs are %Sty continuo.
The velvet hats, of the same cutout as the coats, hare in front
large bunch of velvet. When thew, of black velvet, th.• tort
in front is 'Literally a bunch of rereel: The whit." velvet '
which are very stylish, have eetsaivanches of white
others of red roars. Thatanost fashionable ribbons are
tion of the borders of °the C.achentire shawls. The
the nap • of the neck is plaited. and brought forward ,t, ,; .„
WOO a diadem before, without overwhelming the
Of passing the ringlets upon the teellekv. Next to the LI. K
Cachemire shawls, those most in reifute are the tang
of white casimir, with borders embroidered in geld Wrl.ge
silk stockings are all the rage, yet we see many of white coital
with open clocks.

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Yesterday morning, soon after hreakftst, His !1
JEST Y, accompanied by the Dukes of Ca mac t.r.T
and KENT, with several attendants, walked et-t.nt
Windsor Castle to the New Horse Barrack. 1141,. 4
House, where His MAJESTY took the exere.i,e
riding on horseback for a considerable time, an !
terwards walked to Frogmore, and met the Quirt(
and PRINCESSES, where the ROYAL PARTY le_
mined for some time, and returned to the Castle
to dinner. In the evening, Their MAJESTIES ha l A
selat party to tea and a concert.
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALts intents
to pass his Christmas at Carleton House. His tk-
mestic establishment, amounting to thirty-two ser-
vants, arrived in town on Sunday nigbt.
movement appears to have been unexpected, as the
apartments, usually occupied by His Royal High-
ness's upper servants, were, at the time, filled by
the domestics of Her Royal Highness the Princes:
CHARLOTTE of WALES, and those of His Royal
Highness the Duke of Susses.

His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, and his
Aids de Camp, with Mr. GIMPIWOOD, lett town
on Sunday morning last, to pass the holidays with
the Duchess of Yoe it, at Oat ands ; and, last night,
Her Royal Highness held in the grand hall at Oat-
lands, before dinner, in her usual style of benevo-
lence, her Grand Fair, as is customary with German
Princesses, upon Christmas-Eve. Her Royal High-
ness bestowed, with her Royal Hand, a portion of
her bounty from the fair, to each of the forty-five
female orphans and children whom she supports,
being the children of the mechanics and labouring
poor in the vicinity of Oatturds. After this, the
children were introduced by their Governor and
Governess in the grand saloon, where they dined in
a very sumptuous manner. Their Royal H.gh-
nesse: sat at the head of the table.
Yesterday morning the Duke of Sussex arrived at
Windsor.
Commodore Hoon, Commander in Chief of His
MAJest v's squadron on the Leeward Island station,
is about, previous to his return to England. to
espouse a daughter of Lord Se,truatxm, Governor
of' Barbadocs.
' Sir [beasts') and Lady CARR Ceres have re-
turned to Arlington-street, for the season, from.
their seat in Dorsetshire

Viscount GAGE left town yesterday, for Wist.
bery, in Wiltshire.
Lord and Lady Casrcassacen, Lady L. Coats,.
the Marquis of WATEIIIOIIO, and a large party of
the Nobility, left town yesterday, to pass the holi-
days with the Marquis and Marchioness of Asa.a-
cOltN, at the Priory.
Hoiker Hall. near Caramel. in Lancashire. is a
scene of gaiety at this season. Loral Gc.asnt
Ileassor CAVENDISII. his Lady, and Fainily, with a
numerous party, are there spending their Christmas
in the true style of Elglish hospitality.
Bli•H All and STORALL set oaf yesterday, to sing
at KALZAINa's Concerts, at Bath.

The Physicians considered the Young Rescias
much easier yesterday.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, of Netherby, returned
thanks, in person, to his friends in Carlisle for their
kind inquiries during his late indisposition.
The loss of the Duke of R l'T L A ND'i daughter is a
severe Alit:lion to the family, as her Grace has had
no child within these four years.
The first of the Carlisle Assemblies (held on
Tuesday last) was very fashionably and numerously
attended.

The Portsmouth Assembly, which, in ftture,
will be called the Garrion Rail, is postponed on ac-
count of the holidays.
It is almost certain that the B!cnheim Ball,
usually given at Christmas, will be deterred until
February, on account of the scarcity of gervlemcn
ia that neighbourhood, so many of whom are
wilt on miltsary duty. The thsiver.ity of to.- 2
14 at present almost the exclu.nre swise ha a ~u;
deti-
sinz

theatre.
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guard, are green ; all of them haw
an eagle of gold, and are spotted a
the grenadiers with grenades of gol
cbasseers with grenades and bugle h
On th 4 Bth, at eleven, the Presic
fetal Colleges of the Departments
iy she °mad Master of the Audit
of the Throne, in the presence of
Grand Dignitaries, the Ministers, t
of the Empire, the Senators, and t
State.
Besides the Spanish ship alrea
having been burned at Palarnos, ts.
valuable cargoes have been cut our
by the boats of-an English frigate.

e. ' • weatner now seems emceeing.
i*.et present almost the exclu.ave sower liar a At; I'
lin which they resolved to rescind, and to mare ly cancelled by au order of th.. State Direr Cory. No A letter horn Deal, of December 9.3, says,
ineffettnal, the aforementioned resolution of the of gentlemen.
•• The liar noisy of Plailadelehia is entirely cone to
t.kith of November last, No. 7. stronger proof is requisite that the Constitution of • • • .. ' • .s• Mademoiselle ST MAIN roes Jeri ,ca
ne ant deli-
pieces, hardly a vestge of her hull remains ; the . . • •
Dee. le. that Republic is at its last gasp, and that its din- naively retired from the Paris step:, ad will sing
IN
ind having blown alp
erfen hurricane on Thursda
On the arrival of .1 Courier from our Ambas- solution will be completely efeetea on the return and Friday, she was literally shivered to atoms. i in future only at private concerts. Mademoiselle
Radar, Schimraelpenninek, on Friday last, the State have heard that the Thererais bomb is lost off Mat- Dassefaues is spoken of as her succe•ser. She is
Direaory met that evening. of e
Committee of twenty- lion which swelled the train of the CorSCIIIIIMELPENNINCK, and the patriotic Depute. the daughter of the direaor of the llouen thesare.
gate, but the crew saved."
On the same day, thsican at the
AB the booksellers at Frankfort have been oblig- and is said to be a composition of beauty, your's',
gla_ce, liveliness, and talents.
seven held a second Sitting, to deliberate nn the late Coronation. The persons who were supposed ed to appear before ..n Extraordinary Committeeof
difference which has arisen between the State Direc- mottroe's Comedy is finished, and is in the hao•ls
to be instrumental in promoting and carrying that the Magistracy of that City, when an oath was ad-
tory and the Legislative Body, relative to the trueof the Copyist at Covent Garden Theatre..-iteaaet
ministered to them, nut to print or sell any work
aseaning of the 401 h Article ot the State Regu- contumacious resolution, have already felt the yen-
against good morals, against religion, or which spzaks highly of it as abounding in genuine .O ~
erica, with some pathetic touches.
latiotts, which consists in the following point : geance of the Government of France. Four of the might be aimed against a foreign power, or its go-
Whether the State Directory is bound, on sending
principal Members in the Direitury have, at the vet la:await.
!up theraetriealetion of the exigencies of the State, MOIIIA set off from Edinburgh for lead:kw. .
Thr intelligence received from India by the last
Alb gdit asserit W all the particular items and sub- reisigt of SEMON VILLE, the French Ambassador,
overland dispatch, corroborates our former intelli- Karl Mal Ft 4's seat, in Huntingdonshire.
divisiooo of 60 mans required, in order to abide by provisionally discontinued their attendance. The Bence of the happy termination of the war with An affair of honour was decided on Thursd ir
'duo =4; or, whether it is sufficient for the Batavtan Secretary for the Foreign Department was Hotatee, though no official confirmation of the; last, at 1 •
aunceston, between Capt. G—, a- •
Sale to ask consent to the petition for event has yet been received. In Ceylon, there e Lieut. R—. After an exchange of shots, tae
ihi sums, and whether it is competent arrested, it is said; and a French garrison was mu- pear to have been sonic new military movements,- Seconds interposed, and the matter was amicably
suet and divide the said sums in their sub- mentarily expeiled at the Hague. but the British arms continue victorious. AdiOsted.
alit may appear to them necessary for the e If reliance can be placed upon the letters from The conduit of Tar flints is disgusting ; that Pa- Every effortthat has a tendency to ameliorate the
? On which mint the Legislative Body Calais en outrageous bellower for Mr. Ps rr, situation of the poor, particularly diaritag this ancle-
whichwe have inserted from the Pais per, formerly
,
taken the first,and the State Direitory the se-is now as outrageous in its abuse: while its worthy ment season, we feel much pleasure in aiding. With
alternative. The aforesaid Committee dccid- Papers, of the I sth, ne damage was done to Fort compeer in apostacy, the cieler ant Ro a 'As iaItRI A N this view we mention, that a number of young La-
the dispute in favour of the State Direetory, by Rouge, in the recent attempt to destroy it by ex- Coarser, is the very pink and essence of loyalty. dies in Leeds, ahem two years ago, formed an as-
doptiog the second alternative, with fourteen votes
loiion. Earl MOIRA'S stay in town will be very short : sociatioa for the purpose of furnishing the indigent
ainst twelve, whilst one Member was of opinion, P ..-...vror his Lordship purposes departing this morning early, with cloathing, which these Ladies prepare
.for
A letter from Berlin of the t oth inst. says, "Al-at the dispute ought to be settled by a general all- for his seat in Leicestershire, should the business he them by meeting at each other's houses an follow-,
lto the people. has to settle be terminated by that time.—Since his and devoting one afternoon its every week to the
It is asserted, that the French Ambassador Se- though our K two has new two Ambassadors at
arrival in town, Earl MOIRA has dined every day purpose of working for the nbjeets of their cleans,.
onville required, on Friday last, that four Mem- Paris, BONAPARTE'S influence in the decisions of our with different parties of his friends. On Friday last A similar associetioa, termed by the Ladies, but
of the State DireBory should resign; viz. die
Cabinet has atly diminished, since Count HAUG.. he again dined with the PRI sec at Carleton House ; patronised also by several Gentlemen, his lemn
bees Besier, Spoors, Byleveld, and Gockinga. on Saturday at the Duke of Sr. AI BAN'S, and on established in Bradford, and is, we uaderstand, con-
Ste
Ministerial port -folio. And, in
We are informed, that they agreed, on Saturday , wire resigned thepor -
Sunday with his relative, General II esr Ines, at eluded with much pleasure CO the donors, and ben.- .
nrnint7, previsionelly, not to assist at the meetings proportion as our former partiality to the impolitic his house in I larley-street. fit to the receivers.
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