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LONDON, MAY IS, ISo3.

Ir was yesterday stated, in some of the
Formed Evening Papers, that a Telegraphic account
1144 been received from Deal, of Lord WH IT W T 's
Ming landed yesterday forenoon. We ascertained
that no such account had been received by the Tele.
graph at four o'clock ; and our Letters from Dover
this looming inform us, that his Lordship had not
landed last night, when the Post came away from
that place, nor was any Packet in sight. His Lord-
ship would probably not land till this forenoons in
which case he cannot be in Town before the even.
ing,

:General ANDRROISY, who was in:lisposed, did
not embark on MOndity evening, as wai cNpLa.cd,

but he yesteiday intimated his intention of embark.

ing in the evening:

IT is not our intention to discuss at large the
merits of the question which has just been brought to
an issue between our Government and that of France,
until the Papers relating to the transaction are be.
fore the Public. At the same time we feel no reason
to forbear making such observations as occur to us,
upon certain points which have come authentically
to our knowledge. _ .

Not many months after the Signature of the
Treaty of Amiens, complaints were made by the
French Government, respeCting the Litenthusness
of the British Press, and particularly inasmuch as
that Licentiousness was manifested in Attacks fre.
quently made in our Newspapers, animadverting
with severity upon the Constitution of France, and,
in some instances, reeding personally on the
FIRST CONSUL himself. It was added also, that
the tendency of these Attacks was to under.
mine the French Government—that some of the
Authors of them were Frenchmen, who ought
to be sent out of the Country under the
powers of the Alien Bill—and that no Peace
could subsist between the two Nations, while such
libellous attacks were 'permitted to be made. To
these Representations it was answered, that the
only remedy was in a reference to a British jury,
and in the decision of
.a Court of Law. This reply
was deemed unsatisfaCtory, and the strangest re.
monstrances were made on the part of France, to
induce His Majesty's Ministers to propose measures

to Parliament for the purpose of alterivg the Laws
re:pains the Press. It is unnecessary to say,
that this demand. was firmly and peremptorily
refused, and a reply was made to the French
Government, which, of course, will be included
in the Papers to be presented to Parliament,
and which will be found to do credit to those
who dielateci it. Upon this, the demand on
the part, of France was not persisted in, but not
relisquisbed, and renewed in the course of the dis-
cussion respeuing Malta, &c.
The same observation applies to the question of
the Emigrants, and the French Princes. It was in.
listed upon by •the French Government, that they
should be abandoned by Great Britain. It is
hardly necessary to add, that this was also refused.
To have acceded to it, would have been ro have
dishonoUred ourselves, and to have debased the Bri.
tish Character. The subjeet was dropped for a
time, Inn ;t wag ogiin recurred to in the course of
the late discussions.—We mention these circum-
stances as indicative of a disposition on the part of
France incompatible with Peace.
We do not lay so much stress upon the intem-
perate expressions which have at difiaent times
dropped from BONAPARTE, either in conversation

with, Lord WHITWORTH, or with others, as many
persona with whom we- have conversed upon this
Ilubjed. The warmth of the FIRST CONSUL'S
temper would be likely to lead him to indiscretions
,of this sort, upon which ultimately he would hardly
'be disposed to aft ; but confining. ourselves to those
points which have been the subjed of formal comi.
munication between the two Nations, we see such
. leading aubjeas -ofdifference, that no pepon who con.
siders theni, will feel surprise that the discussion did
not terminate amicably. That in their endeavours to
preserve. Peace; Concision enough was made by our
Ministers, nobody will doubt. -Whether Conces.
sion was the most probable means sof- attaining that
point, is a subjeet much more questionable, and upon
which hereafter we shall offer our remarks very fully..
With tweet to the termination of the Negotia.
titan, it was in consequence of the proposed mediation
of the Court ,cf St. Petersburgh, respefting Malta,
that BONAPARTg determined to 1• I-et. the question of.
Peace or War to his Council ; but it was referred to-.
them with so.undisguised a, bias upon hie own mind
in favour 'of deciding for the latter, rather than
making any concession, and his opinions were known
to have necessarily so much weight with the Conn-
ell, that no .doubt was entertained as to their deci.
sion, as soon as it was known at Paris, that the
question was to" be referred! JOSEPH BONAI.AKTII,
,the Second Consul CAMBAC ER Es, and the Minister
tALLEYRANUI all persons on whoie opinions the
Cuter CONSUL very much relies? certainly ex.
cued their most strenuous endeavours for the pre.
,servation of Peace.

. Various reports have been in circulation res Pea.
ing the renewal of the Negotiation. We have, how.
ever; heard none.on which we can at all rely, and or.
ders not only been issued for the commence.
ment of Hostilities, but Hortiiitier have canal!)
begun, and it is not improbable that by this time a
blow. may have been Struck.. His:lVlajesty's Mi.
nisters will certainly nut forger, that there is a
large Fleet on its return from St. Domingo. There
is no .Fleet of any consequence in the Ports of
France, but a considtirablc number of small Vessels
in the Ports of Ilolla'na'.;

We hope in. our Paper of To.iiloiroV, tri he able
to lay before the Ptiblic as much of till Correipon.
dente between the two Governments a 3 obr Paper
will c'ontain. Meanwhile; the following is liars of
a Note deliiered by General.ANtmEossy to Lord
ITAWictsnuity, on the tubjea of allusions t) the
French Government in Parliamentary Debated and
in the Public Newspapers.
The Note is dated March ioh.
EXTRACT.

The First Cesul has had cause to he convinced that alt
his representations on ail these pointA were uselesi, and that

His Britannic' Majesty, regardlessOf the neighbduring Powers,
was resolved to authorise every thing within. his dnininiOns ;
but he did not on that account entertain a doubt Of the con-
tinuance of Peace, nor alarm Enrope with.the notification of
war. He confined himself to this prlnciPle of conduit, to
permit or prevent in Franee with respek to England, what-
ever should be permitted or previmted in England with re-
gard to France.
.He has, however, expressed, and again expresses his wish,
that means should be adopted to prevent in future any mention
being madeof what is passing in France, either in the official
discussions, or in the polemical writings. in England, as in
like manner in the French official discussions and polemical
writings, no mention whatever should be made of what is
passing in England.

Lord Ilawkesbury mentions an article in a newspaper, con-

taining a report of a French Colonel. In,serious discussions
an answer on this point might be dispensed With ; but it is
neither a long nor difficult matter.

A Colonel in the English Army has published a work in
England, filled with the most atrocious ind disgusting ca.
lumnies against the French Army and its General. The lies
It contains have been contradiEled by the reception which
Colonel Sebastiani experienced. The publicity of his repOrt
was at once a refutation and a reparation 'which rh French
Army had a right to expea. On his arrival in EGypt, this

Officer, to his great astonishment, found the English Army
there, although they should have evacuated it, and the Turks
prodigiously alarmed at the continuance oldie English Army,
and at its relations with the Natives in rebellion and open re..
volt against the Sublime Porte,
He must have conceived that the Treaties whiCh conned us

with the Porte, and by which we have guaranteed to it the
integrity of its possessions, compelled us to unite ourselves
with that Power. It was natural to think that England
meant to declare War, from the instant she refused to exe-
cute the Articles of the Treaty : for, after all; France is not
reduced to sucli a 'State of debasement, as to sulrer Treaties
made with her to be executed or not at pleasure. '
Hence the researches made by this Officer, as to the forces
which were in Egypt, and as to the position occupied by thc
English Army.
But Egypt has since been restored to the dominion of its

lawful Sovereign, and the idea of a rupture between the two
Nations, on account of the engagement contraCted with the
torte, no longer exists.

WI last night received the Paris Papers to the

15th instant. The departure of Lord Wutrwnr.rn
from Paris•is announced in the Manitrur, but with.
out any comment whatever. AA:ommunication was
to he made on Saturday last to the Senate, the
Legislative Body, and -the Tribunate, but it was
to be made in a Secret Committee, as the govern.
meet did not wish to publish or print any thing
until they were informed of the arrival of the
.French Ambassador at Calais, or of the part which
the Britkh Ministry mean to take.
French Funds have fallen to 51: 30.

The Gazette of last night contains the Order of
Council.passed on Monday, for granting Letters of
Margt\e and Reprisals against the Ships, Goods and,
Subjects of the French Republic. -There is liktwise
an Order of Council against any Ships or Vessels
belonging to any of His MAJESTY'S Subjetts being
permitted to enter and clear' out for any of the
Ports of the French Batavian Republics, or fur
the Ports of any Country occupied by the Armies of
France, until further Order ; and in, the same Order
of Council a Genera) Embargo is laid on alt Ships
belOnging to the French or Ititavianßepubllcs now
in our Ports, or that may hereafter enter thew.
The samnc Gaz,,rtt contain,. a Proclamation; rAis.
ing the Bounty to Able Seamen to Ftve Pounds, to
Ordinary Seamen to Two Pounds ten Shillings,
and to Landmen Thirty Shillings. There is like..
wise another Proclamation, recalling British Seamen
from Foreign Service, and pointing out the penalties
of any being found aboard of auy of the Enemies'
Ships Or Vessels. •

Yesterday 'morning, about ten' .o'clock, 111 i
MAJESTY and the DUKE of CUNittiß LAND, at-
tended by General Gw v WTI, left Bucktughtm.
house, and rode to Harrow, and returned by the
Edgeware Rodd,
About eleven o'clock Hu MAitsTY and the
PRINCESSES, attended by the Countesses of ,Avt.Es.
BURT and ELyoook an airing in two coaches and
four, and honoured the PRINCESS of WALES with a
morning visit at Blackheath, to congratulate Her
Royal Highness on her Birth-d ly ; the Royal
Party were entertained with an elegant refresh.
'tient, The PRINCESS CHARLOTTE of WALES,
attended 'by Lady ELGIN, met Mt It MAJESTY and
the ParNcESSRS there from London.

It was yesterday very generally reported that a
French Frigate had been taken, lout we could not
trace the Report to any authentic source. -
This morning the First Royal Surrey Regiment
of Militia marched from their ficad.quarters (King.
aton upon Thames) to Ashford. Barracks, in Kent.
The Regiment is in fine order, and completely
officered. The men are in general young and
healthy, and well disciplined.
Yesterday the Right Hon. the Loan Ma. You,
after examining the Reports of the Mealweighers,
ordered the price of Bread to continue at 9d the
quart= loaf winger!, and houiehola

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GltittltAL ANDItZt3fAY still terrain' here; in
eOniequifibe of the wind being tinfa'iourable for hii
departure this evening; but there is little doiibt of

Ong to•rnorrow morning.
Mr. SHAW, the Meis-enger; arrival here early

this morning, and sailed immediately for France.
Mr. llaz ELL' It Li, the Messenger, landed a!1, ut
seven o'clock this morning from Calais, and set otf
direetly for London.

Lord WHITWORTH Iris not yet arrived, and nci
vessel being in sight; we.do not exped him this

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A i.ViTER. ANOtHER CORRESPONDENT.

Ax open Boat arrived here this morning from_
Calais; to announce the arrival of Lord WHIT.
*(iti-rtt there last night, and that he intended to
embark for England with this evening's tide.
General ANDR.EOSSYi who is hire unwell, has
informed the Mayor, that he purposes to take his
passage for France this evening. The tide suits
for the Packet to go out of the Harbour
.about six
o'clock.