The Sun.
London, England, 1806-06-16 00:00:00

Aelnziralty-Office, June 14.

Copy of a Letter from Commodore Sir 1-I.,Popham;
to Wrn. Mariden, Esq. dated on board H. M. S.
Diadent,in,Table Bay, March 24, 1806.
SIR, •

. . .
I have the honour. to inclose to you, for the in;
formati-on of my Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty, a I.4stOf,Ships and Vessels taken, re-taken,
and Oestroyd, by. the Squadron I have the honour
to coal:aand. , •

I have the honapr,td be; Scc..

:HOME POPHAM.
A List of VesSels tnken., re-taken,' and destroyed h. the
Squadron under ti.; c, • Sir H
the 4th dEtober,
Spanish Brig li Velant, of 2) men 'anti :rani Canaria,
bound to the fisherY laden with_salfa nil ballast : captured
by the Narcjssus, (At. 6, 1805, and'afterwa.rds liberated. -
French Brig Le Prudent, of tz.guns, 7o men," and 120
ttom l'cn4srifre, on a cruize: captured by ditto, 061. 30,
1805, and sent to St. Helena. -
English Ship Horatio, of 22 guns and 300 tons, laden. with
rum, tobacco,- saves, ivory; &c.: re-captured by ditto,
_stove on the coast of Africa, and ordered to be delivered to
tier Master, who was at Cape MenSarada.
French Ship Corvette Napoleon, from Table Bay: run on
shore by the Narcissus, Dec. 25, 1885.
Datavian Slap Catherina, of 5 men and 25 tonst from Table
Bay, bound to Simon's Bav, laden witn naval stores : cap-.
tured by ditto, Dec. 25, i 530.5 -brake up.
Spanish Ship Arayo, of 250 tons, from Mozambique, bound
to Rio dc la Plata, laden with slaves: captured by'the
Squadron, Jan. to, tBO6.
French Ship Atalanta, of 40 guns, and Batavian Ship Bato,
at 68' guns: destroyed- by the Eneniy running them on.
shore when the Cat 4 was attacked, lan. to, 1806..
Entiish Ship Resource. I aken by Admiral Linois, while
slaking, on the coast of Africa, and .sold at the Cape. 4e-

captured by the Squadron, Jan. 28,'1826.
French Brig Rollo, 01 t 5 guns, froth Isle du Prince, bound
to Table Bay : captured "by' the Squadron, Feb. 'at, 1306;
and sent to Table .Ilay.-
French Ship La Volontaire, of 46 guns and 362 rnen,‘frdm
Brest : captured by the Squadron, March 4, tlic6, and sent
to Table Bay.,
French Btigkleneral I zidro' of zr:, tons; from Brest, pound
to the Cape,, laJen with slaves, &c::
,captured by the
Squadron, March 19, 12..06.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 14.—Arrived the Portugueze
Schooner Lenvra de Peedada, Capt. SPEETER, from
St. Sebastians, laden with rosin, bound to Lisbon,
.detained by the Minerva Frigate; the' Danish Ship
Constantia, Captain 'HANSEN, from t St. 'Thomas's,
laden with 'sugar, &c. bound to Copenhagen, de-
tained by the,Surinam Sloop of War; the Jonge.
,Barend, Capt. CORNELIS,. from Portsmouth to load;
the Viaory, Capt. LE FEVRE, and Young Dolphin,
Capt:.-LE BRUN, both from Jersey, with cyder, for
this port. •
Sailed the Co/poys Sloop of War and Lady IPar-
ren Armed Ship'on a Cruize ; the Caroline, Lon
MAN, 'for New Orleans ; Young Ed;Vard, Moßk-
for Bourdeaux 3 and Maria,,--, for Portsmouth.

• PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 15.—Yesterday afternoon
Vice-Admiral Sir ERASMUS GOWER hoisted his,Flag
on board the Iris, of 50 guns, Capt. LAuqtrAir.4E, on ji
which occasion a Salute was fired. SipEßAsmus,is
expe&ed to sail shortly, with the Jamaica and Neme-
sis Frigates, for Newfoundland ; on which station
they are appointed for the season.
Arrived this day the Sheldrakt Sloop, Captain
TarcittiEssE, from Ouernsen and the Safeguard
Brig, "Lieut. BARFLOUR, from a Cruize. •
Sailed yesterday the Chigonne Frigate; Rear-Ad-
miral PURVIS, Capt. WAINWRIGHT,' having on board
General Sir JOHN MOORE, General FRAZER, .and
General SHERBROOKE, for Sicily. A Fleet of Trans-
ports also sailed with her under convoy.'
The Dreadnought, of 98 guns, Capt. CONN, was
yesterday paid off; and her men turned over to the '
Ganges, of 74 guns, Capt.l-I.qKETT, and the Cap-
tain, guns, Capt. LoBB. The Marengo and
Belle Poule rizes*.are alSb paid off. :
P
•

The Naiad Frigate; Capt. J. DUNDAS, and the
"'Etna Bomb, Capt. Your„E, are, together with part
of the Mediterranean' Fleet which arrived here on
Friday last, released from quarautine.—The Naiad
is dropped down ;to St. Helen's.
APPOINTMENTS.-.-Capt. RICKETTS IS appointe4
to the Argo ; Lieut. WHITE, to the Jackdaw.
Schooner Capt. SYDNEY ITORTO.N, to the Princess
of Orange, at Chatham; and j..Wmcgs, Esq..Sur-
creon to the Corso. •
, ,

KARW 1 C 11, JUNE 5 .—The 'Aggressor" Gun-brig
arrived from a cruize.. with a Hoy under Prussian
colours. •

This morning the Lark Packet, Capt. DELL; sail-
ed for Huguin with the Hatnburgh and Bremen
Mails ; bne of His Majesty's Messengers, with' dis-
patches, 'airived just in time to overtake the Packet:
At the same time the Amity Extra Packet sailed for
Gottenburgh, with a 11/141:

Remain the indign.ant and Aggressor Gun-brigs,
Florence hired Aimed Cutter, and iris Cruizer.

DOVER, RINE 15.—Passed
,by for London, the
Ship Bruxion, Capt. VENNER, from Jamaica ; also
five Sail of the homeward-bound East Indiamen,
'and three Sail of South Sea Whaler's.
Came, into tlie Roads the Blanche and Astrea
Frigates, Nile Sloop of -War, Speedwell, Rifleman,
and Gun-brigs.

. JUNE 15.—Arrived in the 'Downs last
Friday night the 'Ship Airly
,Castle from' India, as
did the Baring Travers Castle Eden, and General
•
Stuart, yesterday Morning. •
The Ships Airly Castle,. Baring, Travers, and
deneralStuart,ailed lasi evening for the River:.
The Ships Devaiines and Parmartlzen arrived in
the Downs last night, and sailed.this morning for the
River with the Castle Eden. •

'Passed throtigh thO Downs for the River several
Merchant Vessels and South Sea Whalers.

Airived the Acuie Gun-brig from the• Nore;. and
Blazer and Basilisk. Gan-brigs from off„Boulogne.
FIVE (Yet:OM—Within this hour a heavy.can
nonading is heard.in a direelion off BoulOgne.: ,sup-
posed 'Comenddore' OWEN has taken his evening
amusements of annoying and attacking the French
Batteries. There sre 150 Sail ,!of the Flotilla hove
into the rN- stream at Boulogne ; but it is only

obser

'. ,-...,..: c!ontemptibjy considered as‘gasconad-
-1 ,
..
1, :-.:_,, As, if they had any serious intention, the ele-
i
1 meats in every way have been for this last fortnight
1 in their favour.

Remain'in the Downs Edgar,'Glatton, Trusty,,and Re-
gulus Men of War ; Kaug,:roo Sloop of War; Lucif,;r,
Exrlaion, and Fury ; Ac iTe, Blazzr, ;,oci
Basilisk Guebrigs, with a larg, Fleet of Met!;hant Vessels
and. TransOorts.

SHEERNESS,
.JUNE 15.--Passed by the Nore for
the River; this morning at ten o'clock,. four East
Indiarnen ; likewiseseveral Brigs for the River. ,
Sailed from the Little Nore to the Great Nore
His Majesty Ship State/j; also the Monkey Gun-
brig for Deal ; and Cwivulsion and Destruaion
Mortar-boats for Woolwich.

•
The llif,rgmon, S EUR, arrived at Liverpool from
jaillaica,, parted, from the following Ships of
,the
Fleet on the 6tkinst, in lat. 40. 50. long. 19. viz.
the Arirora, STRINGER ; the Nile, HANNA ; Plicebe,
JONES ; and the Parthean, MOSES, 'for:, London ;
Chard,' litits, and the Dqfiance, APLAmini4s,
for Bristol; The London Ships intended t.o.pnt into
Cork.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH, SATURDAY.
A, Handicap }late of 531. for all ales, the best of three heats.
two miles each.

Sir j, Mawby's, Candidate, a feather - - 4 r r
Mr. C. Brown's Laura,' Bst. Sib. - - - 22.
Mi. Abbey's BroWn Stout, 6st. 51b. - - 65• 3
Mr. Walker's Migmonette, 7st. tolb. - - 53 4
Hon. G.- Villiers's. Deception, 6st 51b. . z .4, dr
Mr. Suttotes'b: f.'Clauclon Lass, 6st. - 3 6dr
Mr. Embden's Patience, a feather - dis
.
Before starting 6 to 4 on. Laura against the field‘; to to I
against Candidate ; atte.r the first heat x and 3 to r on Laura ;
after the second heat level betting on Candidate. Patience
bolted (luting- fir rat heat, and threw the. boy 'her rider, but
he did not-receive any rn.tterial injury. ,
Some hack matches closed the sports of the day.

SMITE-11'1E4LO MARKET, JUNE i 6:
This'da'y'S. market had a large supply of prime
Beasts, and the market in other l'espeets e'xhibited
a good shoW of Guile ; .11/Intton, Pork, and . Lamb
sold at advanced prices ; Beef and Veal support last
prices, -and the trade in general was pretty good.—
The business done-in the Haymarket was somewhat
'considerable,; Hay and Straw have fidlen in price
since our last report ; .Clover obtained last price.—
We subjoin a correct statement of the priceS aid
clambers :

To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. • '
Beef 4s. 6,1: to ss. cd.--Mutton 4s. 6d. to ss: d.—Veal
ss. od. to 6S. od.—Lamb 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Pork ss.'6d. to
bs.

Beasts, 2154. Sheep and Lambs, 17450.—Calves, 194.-
Pigs 4°3'

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.
Hay zl. los. to 4L cis.—(lover 31. s. to sl.
tl. tos. to it 18 •\.
CORN-EXCHANGE, 'JUNE 16:—The supplies of
.Wheat for to-day's Market are inconsiderable; sales
are exceeding heavy, with few buyers, and the prices
are lower ; .Barley in ,considerable quantities from,
E,ent, which support last price ; Malt without va-
riation ; Pease and Beans of both sorts Ire dearer ;
there are scarcely any fresh arrivals of Oats, and-this
trade like Wise is dearer.; Fine Flour keeps its price;
'but large quantities of inferior at less. . .

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Wheat 755's a 68s a 84s Oki Beans - Cs a 47s odFine ditto -86 s a 88s oil' Tick Beans 33s a 390 d
Rye - - 39$ a 43s ed Oats ' 23s a 275 a 30s od
Barley • , • - '2gS a 34i 6d i Poland ditto . 32s a 33t od
Malt .- - -63 s a 69s ed t 'Rape Seed - , -,--1 - -,1
W bite Pease :46S a.s.;s oil ' Fine Flour • 7os-a 75$ od
Grey ditto 36s a 4os od ziecon.ls 6oi a 7os od

From the FRENCH and DUTCH PAPERS.

.PARIS, JUNE 5,J-This day MOUHIB -EFFENDI,
Amhassador Extraordinary from the'Sublime Porte,
had his first audience of his. Majesty the Emperor'
and King, being introduced according to the usual
forms.' !The Emperor - was'upon his' Throne, sur-
rounded by the Princes, Ministers, and the Officers:
of the Household, and the MeMbers of the "Council
of State The Ambassador having entered the Hall,
made three profound reverences ; the' first when he'
entered ; the second,,viien he was about the middle
of the Hall ; and `the third, at the foot of the Throne.:
The Emperor then saluted him, .by taking off his
hat, /which he afterwards replaced. The Arnbassa7,
domiddressed his compliments to his Majesty in the
Turkish :language, which was translated. by the.
French Interpreter as follows :
‘c SIRE,

" The Emperor of all the Tork-S, Master ofboth
Continents ands both Seas, falthfal Servant of the
.1
two .Holy, Cities, the Sultan SELIM HA.N.,:whoBe
reign be eternal ! has sent me to. his Majesty the
Emperor and King NAPOLE'ON the First, the greatest.
of the Sovereigns in the Christian Faith ;. the bright
Star of Glory of the western, Nations.; he who
firmly grasps, in one hand the Sword'of.valbut and
the sceptre of justice 3 deliver to him the present
ImperiarLettercontaining felicitations-upon his ac,-
Cession to the, Imperial and Royal throne, andassur-
:inces of puke and perfect attachment.
" The Sublime Porte has never ceased to Offer Up
its prayers. fOr the prosperity 'of France, and 'for the,
'glory which Its sublime and immortal Emp.eror„has
acquired; it has therefore resolved to make a public
acknowledgment of the joy which it, has expe-
rienced. It is with this view, Sire,' that my Sove-
reign' has ordered me to approadh the ,throne of'
your Majesty; and to say,that the ordinary Commu-
nications. would .pot be adequate to the present cir-
curn4auce be therefore wished to, send a special
Ambassador, to distinguish the sentiments Of at-
ta.inuent, confidence,, and, admiration, with which
he is penetrated _fora Prince whom he regards as
the most ancient, the Most faithful, and the most
necessary friend of the Turkish Empire." '
His Majesty answered in the following manner :
M. L'AmbassadeurYour Mission is agree-
able to met The assurances you' have given me of
the sentiments 'of the Sultan SELIM; your Master,
touch Me to the heart. One 'of the greatest and
most precious adVantages that, I wish to derive from
the success of arms, is to support and assist the most
tisefdt as well as the Most ancient of roy Allies. I
am, happy in giving you this public and solemn as
,suranee of this djirsition. Every thing that may:
occur,',eitherof good or bad fortune to the Ottoman
Empire, will render. fance happy or unhappy.'
Ambassvador, transmit these words to Sultan
S ELUL; let him re&illeet a tall tittles that' my; ene-
mies,- who.are hiS. enemies also, wish to approach
final. From one he can neVer.haVe .any thing to fear :
united with me, he ne‘fer, need to dread the power-
ful arms of any of his enemies."

This Answer was also' translated by the French
InterpreteF. . • . •
The 'Ambassador, having kissed the letter of his
Flightless, presented it to the EMperor, who deli-
verdd it .to his Excellency the-Minister fdr Foreign
Affairs, 'He then retieed; '}vith the same ceremony
used at his entrance,. to an adjoining apartment,
where the presents sent by the Grand-Seignior were
displayed ulion a table. The Empei-Or, informed 'of
this circumstance by the Grand Master Of the Cere:-
monies, proceeded to thi3 apartment; whenthe Am-.
hassock'', With. a profound bow, presented hirn with
an aigrette of diamends, and a, rich sniff-box, qrna-
mented with the same, .and bearing the -Su it-al:Cs
cypher. The Ainbassador, at the, same time, sheaved
his Majesty the presents' intended for the Empress,'
consisting of a necklace of pearls, a quantity- of rich
perfumes, and some rich tuffs. His Majesty, after
examining these preseirts, went to a window that
looked into the COurwto view the splendid-harness
worn by the Arabian horses, which-were also Offere"cf
to the Emperor._ -

The Am-basSador was 'af'.:rwards introduced to the
anpreSs.

PRFSENTATION OF TifE'ANMASSADORS F.3C-
TRAOkDINA,RY FRONT THE .STATES OF HOL- •
LAND. ' •
Arrived at the Hall of the Throne, they • went
through the same ceremony as the TurkishArnbas-
sador ; after which, Vice-Admit at VERHEUIL, Pre-
sident of the Deptitation, delivered. the followino-
b
Address • •
" SIRE,
" The Representatives of a people distinguished,
by their patience in fillies of difficulty, and, we dare
to:say, celebrated for the solidity 6f-their judgment,'
and their fidelity in fulfilling the engagements they
have contracaed, have confided to us the honourable
mission of preSenting ourselves before the throne of
your. Majesty. This people have .suffered a long
time under its own agitations and those of Europe.
,Witnesses of the catastrophes that have.overthroWn
sore states ; vi6tirns of the disorders by Which tile
whole have been shaken; they have been madesen-
sible, that the force of interests, and conneaions, by
which the great Powers are at present united or di-
vided, /has rendered it indispensibly necessary for,
them to place themselves under the first political
safe-guard, of Eurbpe.. They have felt, that even
their weakness has prescribal the necessity of re-
;du6ing their, own institutions into_ harmony wit&
those of that State whose protealion.alone can gua:
rantee them against the danger of servitude or ruin.
" These Representatives have maturely and so-.
lemnly deliberated upon the cireunistances of .the
preent tiMes, and, the dreadful probabilities of tilt
future'; they haVe'seeti,evn iii the term of the, ca-
lamities.with which EnrOke has been so long affli&-
. ed, both the causes of their o',vn ev.its, and the reinedy.
to which it is necessary they shoul&have recourse.
. "- Sire, we are charged to express to.yonrMajeSty
the wishes of the RePresentatiVes of•our People. We
pray- that you will grant us, as-the Supreme Chief of
our Republic, Prince. Louts NI%POLEON, your Ma-
jesty s Brother, to whom we cieliver;, and re-
- speaful Confidence, the .guaran tee -of Our Laws," the
defence of oar political. Rights,. and _all-the, interests:
of fi•ar dear coOtry.. Urodyr the sacred auspices: of
Providence—under the glorionS proteaion of yOur
Maje.sty—and, in fine, under 'the-power of the:
Government which we request of hiva, Sire,
we'dare to hOPe, that .liolland; aS:syed in future of

• i
IleutlchgngeaNe atieCt tau at ttegfel':estot rilotOrtqlq,
aod strialy allied even by its destiny to that of Tour'
immense and itninortal Erupire, •SeV,the rri=iewal
ofits ancient.glorypnd prosperity. anti that re ose it'
Ihas so long been deprived of.. its losses !ben •. Hi no
longer be considered as irtcparable, and ivill only.
leave behind them a faint remembrance."

• His Majesty answered in the the: terms
"7 Gentlemen, Representatives of the Batnvian
People—l'have:alwaysloolced.uf)on the protection of
-your Country as the first interest of my Crown.—
Every time I have' 'been called upon to interfere in
your internal affairs, I have been struck, from' the
first, with the inconveniencies 6ttached .to the un-
certain form of your Government. 'Gov'erned by a
popular Assembly, it had been under the influence
of intrigues, and agitated by neighboui ing Govern-
ments:

" Governed by an Ele6live Magistracn'every time
this Magistracy was renewed produced a crisis of
alarm ‘to the rest of Europe; and was the signal ofnew
maritime A-VarS. ; None of these inconyeniencies Can
be guarded iiginq otherwise than by an Hereditary
Government: This I.recorhmeaded to Your Coun-
try by my councils when the last Constitution .W 35
established : and the offel'' that you have made Of
:he Crown of Llrlland to Prince Louts is cotsistent
with your `true imerest,*and with My own ; 'anct it
is adapted to secure the general' .tranquillity of
•Europe, Frande- has been sufficiefitly generous in
renouncing 'all the rights which the-events of war
lead given Over Holland : but I cannot intrust
the,strong places which cover my northern frontier,
to the keeping of An tinfaithful, or.even to a doubt-
ful hand.

" Gentlemen ! , I agree to the request of their .
.•
High Mighlinesses., 1 procliiim
,Prince Louis King
'of Holland. You,,' Prince ! 'reign over this People.,
Their forefathers ,only acquired 'their indepenclence
by the constant assistance of Fran Ce. Holland af-
terwards became allied to England ; she has. l*en.
4onquered : still she owes her ex,istence to France.
Let themthen owe to you, their King, the prOtec-
tion Of their laws and their religion: but never case
to,-be a Frenchman. . You and your heirs will
sass the dignify of Constable Of the Empire you
will recollect the duties you have to' fulfil towards
me,
.and the impoftam:e that I have attached to the
safe-keeping Of the strong places upon. my northern
frontier, and which I confide to you. Prince'.
maintain among your Troups that spirit which I
have observed among them in. the field of battle:
Cherish the sentiments of union and love for France
among your new subjects. • Be a terror to the wicked,
and a father to the 'good : this is the charaaer of
great Kings." •
His Highness Prince Louis then alv.incing to the
foot of the throne, said,
" SIRE, .

" I had placed all my,ambitiom in sacrificing my
life in your -service. I have Made my happivess
consist of a close inspection int° aid those qualities
that, equally dear to myself and °theirs, have's° of-
ten testified the power, and effe&s of your.c!enius.:
Permit me then to express
,my regret ,in separating
fromyou; but my: life and my wishes belong to
you. Igo to reign in Holland, t)ecause it is .the der
sire of the people, and because itis your Majesty's
order.

" Sire! -when. your Majesty ,quitt,ed France -to
go and conquer Uuropt, which hod conspired against
you, you entrusted to me the defence of Holland
against-the invasion that threatened it. •- On this oc-
casion I appreciated. the charaaer of the people, and
the qualities, which distinguish them. •
" Yes, Sire, „I shall be proud of reigning' 'over.
thorn ; but however glorious the career may bt. that
presents itself the 'assurance of your Majesty's .con 7
stant protection, the love ancl.patriotism of My new
Subjeds; will give the the hopes of healing., those
wounds occasioned by so many wars, and the events
that have accumulated within the course of a few
years. ~ •
_ .

. . . .
Sirel when your Majesty shall put the last
seal to your glory, in glying, peke to the world, the
phces which you shall then entrust to Illy care, to
that of mrchildren, td the-Dutch tropps'that have
fought at Austerlitz under your inspeation, shall be
well guarded. .United by interest-, my people shall
at the .saing titnP he attached by the sentiments, of
love and gfatitude' to then' King, ,to your Majesty,
and to France." •

The Dutch Representatives had an audience with.
the Empress, and were afterwards concluded to their
hotel in the same manner in which they 'left it.
This day, at noon, his Serene'Highness the PrinC!a
Arch-Chancellor of the Empire repaired to the Se- -
nate, which was convoked and assembled under his
Presidency, and made the following speech :

" GENTLEMEN,
"I come, by order of His Majesty the Emperor
and King, to communicate to you the different ar-
rangements, which will afford the Senate,' at the
-same_ time, a
,fresh 'opportunity to applaud the great
and generous views of our Sovereign, and an au-
thentic yroof of that respe&ful confidence placed by
alreur neighbours_in the Imperial,Family.*,

" •After many successive changes in 'the form of
their Government, the people of Holland, so con-
siderate in all' their steps, so constant in their reso-
lutions, endeavour to fix their destinies under the
shield of a Throne, and have chosen fbr their first
King his Imperial, Highness Prince Louis N.vi‘o-
r.,coN, '
His Majesty the Emperor and King consents
that his august Brother should comply ‘vith the
wishes of the Dutch. nation ; 'and when, for the
„.
public good, he sacrifices his dearest aliethons, he
deserves some compensation to himself, a'nd to, the
French nation; by continuing to his Highness the
dignjty of Con Stable, and •cor.fiding ta,him the gpaill
.of the northern frontier of the Empire. „ •
His Majesty; in like' Manner, consents that
CardinaltnsCE should accept the appointment to
.:which he has been nominated by his E(ecloral High-
ness the Prince'Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, who
hiis'designated hith as his Co-Adjutoranduccessor.
His Majesty, moreover, has disposed. of the
Principality of Benevent to M. 'TALLEY4IAND, his
Minlster for Foreign Affairs; and that •of. Ponte-
Corvo to Marshal BERNADOTTE.

" Holland, the connexion bAween which and
France was never changed bnt through misunder-
standings, renews it this clay, by a great alliance,
which becomes:a mdre.certain security for the esta-
blishment of Peace, by dekiVing ambition.; and i-est-
less neighhoars',of all hopes' of deriving acivanti.ge

frs)m,tl-e troubles inseparable from a finEtuatiog Go-
verm tnt and an elective Magistracy.

" rj he inclination of Ptitice-• Louis for business,
his. military- talents, the information whiCh he
early. obtained by constant appzlication,:that per.-
fe6lrriorality which makes him regard that as only
the fulfilment of a duty which others would con-
sider avail exercise of the prerogative these, Gen-
tlemen, are the presages of the 'success of the new
Sovereign, in the course to which Providence has
called him, and the strongest pledges that he will
'tender his authority useful and estimable to the
.Ittople Who wish-to live under his authority. --
" Cardinal ,FEgcn, Gentlemen, is-so dear to you,
that you. cannot see indifference the reward
.grapte&td his virtues. • The elevation of this Prelate
to the Eletloral. Dignity will affard him fresh op-
portunities f doing-good, and of giving his Imperial
Majesty further proofs of his and.attaa input.
‘, When. his Majesty.-carne to the resolution of
founding great Hereditary'fiefs, he informed you,
Gentlemen, that in such establishments he would
find means to reconcile the interests of his Impe=
rial dignity with his feelings of gratitude for the ser-
vicei which bid been rendered to him in the civil
and military line,.; Troin'hence arise the distinEtions
,which he has conferred upon i\Iessra.;TALLEYRAND
and hEttNADOTTE. The first has been, for a long
time, the depositary of his Majesty's cOnfidgnee in
the dit'eainn of-Foreign Affairs ;, the latter, on many
occasions, some of them very recent, has.supported
the honour of our arms.

With His Majesty's Message, I lay before the
Senate several Aas. relating 'to the .events which
have produced theM.j These documents will be de-
posited in the Archives, and copied into the Regi,
stersrwhich are -toiserve in future for the annals of
the Nation, in consequence of the repeated comma-
nications which His Majesty finds pleasure in mak:-
ing to you upon all the great interests of the State::

MESSAGE EROM HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR
AND KING.

"- We have .comManded our Cousin, the Arch-
- Chancelloi- of the Empire, to acquaint you,, that, in
compliance with. the wishes of their High Mighti-
,nesse, we have prOclaiMed Prince Louis NAPO-.
LEPN, Our well-beloved BrOther; King of Hollan4;
the Throne to be'descendible to his Heirs 'Male,
iind legitimate, in order of primorreniture. It is
our intention also, that -the King of Holland and
his Posterity pfeserve the title of Constable Of the
Empire. This determination of ours bas appeared
contbrarable to the interests o( our people.. As
Holland, in a military point of view, included all

the strong places which protc&ed our Northern
. , Frontier, it Was necessary, for the .security of our
States, that the custody flit should be entrusted to
persons respe&ing whose attachment we could en-
tertain no doubts. ' In a commercial point of view,
Bolland,- being situated at, the mouths of many
great Rivers which flow through a'considerable part
of cur territory, it was necessary that we should
have security; that the Treaty 'of CoMmerce which
we shall conclude with her shall le fait/fullyexe-
cuted, order that we may adjust, our manufac-
turing and commercial interests with the Commerce
of that People.
" Holland, besides, is one of the first political
concerns of Fiance: An EleCtive•Magistracy would
- have produced this inconvenience—that it would
have oftener exposed the Country to the intrigues
of our Enemies, and that every fresh:. EleCtion
would have been the signal for a new War.
Prince Louts, who has no personal ambition,
has'giVen us a proof of 'his affeetion for us, and of
, the love he bears the 'people of Holland, by ac-
cepting the offer of a Throne which imposes-upon-
him such great obligationa..
" The Arch-Chancellor of the German Empire,
Ele&or of Ratis,bon, and _ Primate of Germany,
_lla6ng signified to us that it was his intention to
appoint a Coadjtifor, and' that the concurrence
of the Ministers and principal Members of, his
Chapter, having conceived that it would be for the
advantage of Religion and the, German Empire,
that he should appoint to that situation our Uncle
and-Cousin,- Cardinal FEsch, our Grand Almoner,
and Archbishop of Lyons—we have accepted the.
said nomination- in the name of the said Cardinal.
If this determination of the Eleaor Arch-Chan-
cellor of the Empire be 'useful to Germany, it
pis 7io- less conformable to the political interests, of

•
France.
" Thus .does the sere ice of the Country call far
away from us our BrOthers" and
,our Childrqn ; but
the happiness and_prosperity of our Subje&s are also
among the objeEts of gut; dearest atfe6tiob."
" At our Palace of St. Cloud, sth lung, 1806.

" NAPOLEON."
" AIAREt."

' (Countersi,gned)

TREATY

_ tr. His Imperial and Royal Majesty NAro LEON,
Emperor of the French, and King of Italy, andthe
Assembly of their High' Mighthiesses the Repre-
sentatives- of the Batavian Republic, preSided by his
Excellency the Grand, Pensionary, acOmpanied by
the. Council ,of State,' the Ministers, and Secre-
tary of State, considering,
I. That from the prevailing turn of mind, and
the banal organization of Europe, a Government
e'lout solidity and, certain duration cannot fulfil the
objeds for which it is instituted
" IL That the periodical renewal of the Head of
the State would always be a source of diS-sention in
Holland, and a constant subjea. of agitation and dis-:
agreement among the Powers friendly or inimical:
to Holland
111. That an Hereditary Government can alone

secure the quiet possession of all which is dear to the
Dutch People, the free exercise of their Religion, the,
, preservation of their Laws, their political Inde-
,pentlence, and Civil Liberty
" IV. That its first duty is to secure to itself a
powerful protection, under the shelter of which it
may freely exercise, its iwinstry, and maintain itself
in the possession of its'territory, its ce:ntneree, and
its colonies

" V. That France is essentially interested in the
ba6pinesS of the Dutch people, ih the prosperity of
State, in the permanence-. of its institutinns, as
in consideration of the Northern frontiers of
(Inpire; open and unfortitied, as from general
poiitic..3l interests and principeS:
" Mace nominated. . for their Ministers Plenipe-