The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-21 00:00:00

FROM . TIIE. DUTCH PAPE fa.

FRANKFOI(T, f.tiv. i.—We" learn by Letters
from Genoa, that the French Minister,
sr fir back as the zoili of Oztnher; concluded a new
Treaty, in the name of his Sovereign, with she
Regent.), .of the Liguria i Republic. According to
this Treaty, the Emreror. NAPOLEON engages to
bring'about a Peace between the.Ligurians, and the
Powers of
.13.hrharT; or, should it be necessary, ra
place their Shit ping under the kotedion of his Fin.
On the other hand,. the Repnblic stipulates, to place
at -the disposal of France, doting the present War,
Six thousand Seamen, four thonsand_ of whom are
to be furnished with the least possible delay. Her
liarbours, Arsenals, Docks, And Dock-yards, are
also to be widened, ,at her own expence, and to be
placed at the disposal of France, during the same
period, for the purpose of building therein ten Ships--;
of the Line. The Ligurians are also to' put the.
Emperor in possession of a Ship of the Line, a Fri:.
gate, nd two Corvettes, whicliare already finished.
It was reported at Vienna, on the 22d ult, that
the French Troopk were approaching • the City 'of
Naples ;: and that, in consequence of their threaten-
ing to take possession of it, the Kirg of the TwoSi-
cilieg has been fotced to shut iii, Harbours against
the English. It is. certaln, - that the Neapolitan
Minister at Vienna has sent off Couriers to England
and St. Petersburgli inconsequence of the receipt of
Dispatches by express from his Court.
MADRID, DEC.•I7.---,The Foreign Ambassadors
and Minis.ters at this Court have sent off Couriers
Extraordinary to their resreaive Governments,
with.eopies of the Manifesto communicated to them,
of the,l2th inst. ordering .hostilites to be coin.
rnenced against Great Britain.
part: of the Troops which form 'the garrison of.
this place have received orders to hold themselves
in readiness to march at the first notice : their
destination has not yet transpired.
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A great quantity of heavy Artillery is to be
immediately, conveyed
.from Segovia. All the
other military prerarations are going on with the
uttnnst adivity, and every thing announces. that
the War with. England will be
,prosecuted with
vigour.
,Packetit lave. been dispatched to' our American
Possessions, to, apprize the Governors of the War
which has broken. out. SeVeral vessels were,, indeed,
disp;itched to that quarter, some time ago, to inform
thcmofthe state of our affairs and eicreciationt, and
there is reason to believe that they eluded the vi.
gilance of the English. ,
Spain, at present, possesses a Naval Fore of six.
ty-ilve Sail- of the Line, some of them of the heaviest
rate, and a proportionable number of Frigate's, Cor.
vettes, and other. Vessels of War. , ,

Public prayers. are ordered to be put up in all the
Churches in.this Capital, and thoSe of the other
Cities. It appears certain, . that Portual must
speedily make a common cause with us,. and declare
War against England.
VIENNA, Dec. 26.—The strongest hopea are
entertained here that the Peace of the Continent'
will nut he interrupted. ' The sentiments of, the
Courts of Vienna, St. Petersburgh, and Barbs, com-
pletely coincide upon this point, and every measure
will be adopted, In concert, which is calculated to
attain this obje6„
1-lAmatmoss, *JAN. 4.--The Elbe is now frozen'
over as far as Turleufleth, and the most heavily
laden waggons cross it withLut any-danger.
On New-year's.daY thelrcnch Minister, R.H t IN.
HARD, gave an entertainment in honour of the Co-
ronatian' of his Sovereign. Among his guests were
several Members of oar Senate, the Diplomatic
Body, and the Deputies from Lubec and Bremen.
'During the (lessen,. the- Minister's children intro.
thread a, bust of the French Emperor, which was:
crowned by the ,youngest of them, whilst a band of
music, in attendance, performed'a delightful' airs'A
French Poem, relative to the'event. of the Corona.
tion, was then reao by the Minister's Lady,•
According to Letters frorkSt. Petershurgh, of
the ath of December, M. D'Oonst tr., and M.
BAlcow, had arrived at Mittaus on their- way from
Pat is.

A few days since an afFrty took place on• the
Elbe between some French -Soldiers and ' aiew of
Dikereeves.. These men yearly farm from the
City- the profits of • the Ferry over the Elbe, and
when the River is frozen, they I,ty a kind of bridge
across, which those going to the opposite shore are
ob!igeti to use, in 'order to levy the toll. Last Sa-
turday five French Genr-d'Armer came over in a
sledge' from the Hanoverian side. The 'Usual toll
of two slivers was dern.inded of them ; they an.
swered, that they would pay it on their return.--.-
'They refused, however, to . pay it according to,
their promises ; and hence arose a quarrel between
the parties,
,which soon became warns on both sides.
The French drew their • sabres. The Dikerceves
defended theMselyes with sticks, hoes, and planks.
Two of their opponents were. killed on the spot,
and the rest wete dangerously wounded. One of
the Dikereeves lost an arm in this fray, and an.
other received a,severe cut in the head. A Depu.'
ration of French Officers has ar-ived here from Head.
quarters, and the Senate is at this moment assembled
in give thernan:audience on the subjed of the above
affair. •

Ilvsum, DEC. 33.•—`111ete are now five Mails,
lying at our Yost... Office, to be sent to England,
none having been forwarded since tiu 18th inst,—
The same number is due from Englaud. The Beyer
'is frozen to the bottom, and the Eider is alsOcover.
ed with ice j the English Packet.bqats are henCe
prevented-from approaching the Coast, and are corn.
pelled to remain at Heligoland, from whence the
Mails are usually- conveyed in ice.hoats; 'but even
of chest,; none have reached us for the last fort.

night.
CApIZ, Dec. r6.—Several Regiments of Infans
try, two Regiments of Dragoon's; and some Corn',
panics of Artillerymen, 11.inbildiers, and Miners,
with a train of Heavy Artillery,' and a qttantity. Q f
Ammunition, h3ve arrived'at the Camp at St. R<lch.
These will speedily be followed by detachments of
the Spanish Guards, 'and the Swiss and Wallvon
Corps. The intention of these movements appeati
o be, to endeavour to carry Gibraltar by storm,
dote the arrival of the Troops, who are daily ex.
rad there from England, to reinforce the