The National Register.
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only the plea of the robber for their crimes. But the patriotic
Mr. Cohhett, the friend of his country, the scourge of political
vice, would have Great Britain boldly to throw oil the mask,
and avow that she thought herself entitled to act unjustly because
she has the power

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

rum, JAN. 14.—The following Imperial Decree, addi-
tional to the Decrees containing measures against the maritime
system of England, has just appeared in the bulletin of laws :
At the Po!ace of the Thaillerieß, 11th Jan. 1808.
Napoleon, &c. upon the report of our Minister of Finances,
seeing our Decrees of the '23d November any! 11th Decem-
ber, 1801, ith the concurrence of our Council of State, we
have decreed, and do declare as follows :

ART. I.—When a vessel shall enter into a French port. or ill
that of a country occupied by our armies, any man of the crew,
or a passenger, who shall declare to the principal of the Custom
!louse, that the said ship comes from England or her colonies
or countries occupied by English troops, or that it has been vi-
sited by any English vessel, shall receive a third part of the
produce of the net sale of the ship and cargo, if it is known that
its declaration is exact.

ART. 11.—The Principal of the Custom House, who:hall
receive the declaration mentioned in the preceding article, shall
in conjunction with the Commissary of Police, who shall he
called on fur that purpose, and the two Principals oldie Custom
!louse Officers of the port, shall cause each of the crew and
passengers to undergo, Peparately, the interrogatory prescribed
by the second article of our decree of the November, 1807.
ART. 111.—Any functionary or agent of Government, who
shall be convicted of having favoured the contravention of our
Decrees of the 23d of N ovember and 17th December, 1807, shall
be prosecuted in the Criminal Court of the Department of the:
Seine, which shall be funned into a special tribunal for this pur-
pose, and punished, if convicted, as if guilty of high treason.
ART. IV.—Our Ministers are charged, each in his respective
department, with the execution of the present Decree.
(Signe.l) NAPOLEON.
HUNGARY.

°FEN, Dre. 30.—The following are the Articles re-
solved by the Diet, which has just closed, and which have been
confirmed by the Emperor :

" 1. The States offer his Majesty 12,000 recruits. As soon as
these are delivered, the recruiting is to proceed as before.
. .

" 2. A lubsidy in money 6 otre-red the Emperor. Both Nobles
and Commoners are to grant a 6th of their revenue from their
real estates, and a 100th of their personal property.
" The Town and Harbour of I'iume are to be incorpo-
rated with the kingdom of liuugary.

" 4. Permission is graotcd to export certain goods from the
other Austrian provinces, into Hungary.
" 5. The exportation of grain from Hungary shall nut, n ith-
Dut especial cause, he prohibited.

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this kingdom shall be immediately seized, and also all Swedish
merchandize shall be confiscated.

11. All Swedish subjects; *ho may have heretofore exer-
cised diplomatic functions within our kingdom, dr who may
have served as Consuls or Commercial .dents; and with still re-
main in Holland, arc required to leave the kingdom immediately
upon the publication of this Decree.
111. All 'other Swedish subjects who may be found in our
ports, or other parts of our kingdom, shall immediately be ar-
rested, and treated as prisaners of war.
IV. The measures at present in force for the bloi:kade of the
British Islands, shall, in like manner, and without exception,
be made applicable to Sweden.
V. Our Ministers of Finance, Justice, and Police, are 'barged
with the execution of the present Decree, which shall he pro-
claimed at all places where its publication may be necesOry.
Given at Utrecht this 18th Day
.of January; in the Year
1808, and of our reign the thirds
(Signed)
By Ills Majesty's Command,
J. IL A PPELIUS, Sec. of the Council of State.

LOUIS.