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London, England, 1810-10-01 00:00:00

:PUCCFI AND GERMAN PAPERS.

PRESitUhGiI, AUGr.. 31.—The. Turks, notwith-
standing all their •-tforzs, have not yet neon able .o
resume 41ensivi OperatiOtoi against the .11-11.4sian
army, wl,O POr only maintain theinselves in all their
positions, but also daily gam new6olVtintages, The
grand object nit longer appears to to, repulse! the
Rus.ians from ';',ctilitnla, but to. deliver the fortress
of Rudklitick, '.istlich the-Turks consider, and with
justice, hulwaik'ot their empire. To acconi-
ptish this, they are asenlbling Upon .many potnts
the troopS which were ,hr. ad iii the western pit of
Bolgaria•,. and making in that province extraordinary'
levies.

A corps, tolerably numerous; foreed by troops
arrived teen Albania and Macedon' e which urited
seme tin) • ago, have just marched for Nicopoli.
To frustrate the intentions of the bralid Vizier, the
di% ision of the Russian General Laugeron has ar-
- rived from -schumla, e ll
.beforudschuck, and has re-
intorced the cops *ot bservatinn which covers the
siege of the place. litimedi.oely upon the depar-
ture of, this do: islet), the Grand Vizier 'made a fresh
work upon the Russian arm) , but this, attack had
the tytne fare as tho,e which efeceded it : _the Turks
were Completely' beaten. The" priecipal Russian.
war-depot upon the eght bank of the Danesite is
aeleally the fortress of Silistriae This place «iii be
better fortified that it has -ever before ben. The
old %corks are already repair, d, and new ones are
erecting, It will be provisiOtted for.six munths, and
placed in a frirmidable state Of. defence.
BERLIN, SEPT. 2.—The Russian products which.
we kin:serf v received by the ports of the Baltic, con-
tinue to arrive here by means of caravans.. There
are many carriages, each drawn by a single horse
which travel together. This kind of carriage does
not cost meth. After having delivered their goods
the Russian carriers undertake to deliver other. Mer-•
chandize at Frankfort upon •Oder, Leipsic, Ham-
burgh,-&c. This business does much harm to the
Prussien carriers as they cannot transport merchan-
chanaize at so low a price.
It is thought that his Majesty will pass fifteen
des s in Silesia. They are working with great ac-
tivity on the mansoleuth of the late Queen. It will"
be constructed in a noble, but simple style.
It is observed that suicide was never so frequent
in this town as at present. Some time ago a Jew
bill-broker, frightened by the bad
.state of his at-
fairs, killed himself.. Presious to thi4, two of his
brothers had des'roy: d.themselves. These unhappy
nsen chest- the species of death which the Jews
commonly hold tee greatest horror : one drown-
ed 1, irnself,,anei! r threw himself out of a three-
. pin: of stair's wituto and the third shot himself
with a pistol. 'On the lOth of August a young
man,. between 14 and 15, likewise put a period .to
his existence by a pistol, after having, in writing,
sta'ed the,reasons which induced him to do it. "
Ie
is," said he; " because h cannot vanquish my inch.
natioh for line% ing." fie;-was brought up in a board-
sehool in this town.
WORTZBURG, SEPT. I I.—The following are the
details of the unfortunate' catastrophe which hap-
pen. d in the city of Eisnach
About •ha)f-past eight o'clock, on the evening of
tic Ist of. &pteniber, a• French %aggod, drawn by
9, horses, and loaded with 14 cases of powder,
' cartridges, and grenades, arrived at the gates of this
city, and entered it : in spite of the difficulties which
arose, the waggons- oentitaued their route, although
it was remarked that one of them smoked ; it hardly
arrived at the market-place, opposite one of the inns,
when it caught fire with so great'an exolasion, that
it was heard at Erfurt, 12 leaguesdistant. In a moment
tee neighbouring 16uses-was on fire ; every person
who was near tfieni was shattered to pieces. The
herbs of 7 cannociers, who escorted the waggon. and
of the horses,were scattered in the streets. Two young
married' people, who were sitting in front of their
bou,e, were crushed to pieces by an enormous free-
stone,
which the explosion Innled upon them. M.
Counsellor Derr has been burnt, and seven persons_
have been found drad in his house, Capt. Schenk
occm.ied the second floor of this house; he was at
the time in, 162r:room,' with his trite, chi;dren, and a
very inter. sting person, daughter of Eiceell, Minis-
t.rof Finance ; when the Captain perceived the con-
fl at tore he precipitated. hiMself into the street, and
was saved; his family and Miss Eichell fell a victim to
tf e flanitss. In liumber house, Sellett, an Advocate,
married about three weeks, was sitting at the' side of
hi* young wicee on a couch near the windows which
looked into the street ; tie explosion struck the wall
and the t p oft he house, end, by a miraculous phe-
trom,.non, the couch fell front the second floor into
the street, and the m.rti.d couple were quite free
tram, danger, but all the others perished in the
flames. The conflagration lasted:untd the afternoon
of the Irv, day, although there were more titan an
hundred penes at work, and a prodiei.ons number
of persees as,eiebled.from all points to render assist-
ance. There are about forty houses burnt. The
window s the houses of the ell have been
broken; and there are very few houses where the
..!;, ,e; of the rooms had net been damaged. The
nue. Leis of persons killed are already • known . to
amoont to more than fifty. It is presumed that
there are mote than ig!•ty persons mortally wound-
ed or very much maimed. - Some people have also
tieen kelite: in endeavouring to extinguish the dames.
The malt who had the care of the cAst le called Wart-
burgle having dreWn away, about forty balls filled.
with combus!ihles, one of them, being too hot,
burst and kith d him. At' a short distance from the
waggon w' heircaused'so much distress, there was a
tecetel ing it,_ equally loaded with powder ; -
but just before the explosion, it fell back. A
little further .there were six others of the
same kind ; if they had immediately forl:3e ed,
ss is custoreare, all the city would have been
be one heap of ruins. It is impassible to paint
the,consteruation among the inhabit= se The
number of famines who have lost their houses and
ther fortunes is very considerable, • The greater
numbers is in mourinig, of eas to mourn over some
unfortunate one who is wounded.

•
IMPERIAL btelttt. • •
•
Imperial Palace of St. Cloud, Aug. la to.
Napeleon, Emperor of the French, King ,of Italy, and Pro-
tector of the Confederation of the •Rhine.
On the It ep:•ri Of our Minister of the Interior, We'have
decreed. and du decree as folloWs
-Art a. The Cities of Amsterdam and Itotterdam are in.
eluded in the number of our good Cities.
Art. 2. Our Minister of the Interior is charged with the
execution of the present Decre.
(Si i;netij NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
The-Minister Secretary of State.
_ Signed) Duke of BASSANO.
(Doplicate.)
The Minister or, the haeriorl Count of the Empire,
(Signed) MON.T.A, Li VET.
(A true Copy.)'

• The Prince Arch-Treasurer of the Empire.
Lieutenant-General of his Majesty the
Emperor and King.
(Signed) The Duke of PLAISANCE.

- -
We, Prince Arch-Treasurer of the Empire,' Duke of Plai
sance, Lieutenant. General of 'his Majesty the Emperor and
King, ,onsidering the difficulty-of -effecting the deposits a t
the Rank, in consequence of crowds of Hebtors coming in at
once, have resolved, and resolve as follows
Art. I. The Debtors of the Duties ut 4a or so per cent.
may take the funds which they may wish to deposit in the
Bank fur the payment of the said duties, to one of the un-
dermentioned Cashiers, at their option. viz.
Messieurs Creym Van Micro p, et 'fctterode, Abraham De
Haas, Bosch and Dc Clerco, Cramer and De Roo, Egidius
anti Hendrick Van Cranenburgh, lohann Herinana Schuy-
mer and Son.

Art 2. The Cashiers shall receive the money, shall count
it, anti devisit it in the Bank, under their guarantee.
Art. 3. The duty for the counting, and the deposit for the
Cashiers, as well•as at the Bank, it, tisel for the whole at
one-eighth-I).er cent. • ;
. Done at our Palace at Amsterdam, Sept. zo, iSro. .
The Prince Arch-Treasurer of the Empire,
L;eut..General to his Majesty the Em-
peror and King, .
The Luke of P LA ISA N C E

4MERICAN P,IPERS.

CONSTITU'T'ION FOR FLORIDA.

The following Constitution has been circulated in
West Florida, and is said-to have been well received
in the neighbourhood of Baton Rouge. In New
Filiciana,, much the most. populous, wealthy, and
important di6triet in the province, we are intorMed
there +is a considerable diversity of opinion. Some
of the inhabitants favour the idea of an indeptildent
Government ; a- strong pail is yet. in favOur of
Ferd:nand the Vllth ; whilst the' mass of the inha-
bi,ants• are
,desirous of coming under the protec-
tion of the United States. From St. Helena, Tan-
chipaho and Christianue, we have not yet heard,
but presume they would prefer the protaCtion or the
United States. "

When the sovereignty and independence-of a na-
tion have been destroyed by treachery or violeOce,
the political ties which united its ditierent members
are dissolved.

astarst iirovinces, no longer. cherished or pro-
teEled by the Mother Country, have a right to in-
sltute for themselves such forms of Government as
they -may think conducive to their safety and hcip-
piness.-

The lawful Sovereign of Spain, together with his
hereditary kingdoms in'Eurore, tarving laden under
the dominion of a foreign Tyrant, by means- of
treachery and laWless power, the right naturaliy-de-
Valves upon the.peovle of the different pim inevs of
that kingdom,•placed by nature beyond the grasp of
the Usurp r, to provide for their own security. The
allegiance which they owed and preser%ed w.nli so
much fidelity to their lawful Sovcreign,' can never
be transferred to the destroyer of their country's in.';
dependence.

We, therefore, the people of West Florida; ex-
ercising the right which incoutestibly devolves upon
us, declare., that we no allegiance to the pre-
sent Ruler of the French nation, or to any King,
Prince, or Sot ereign who
.may be placed by him on
the throne of Spain, and that we will always, and
by all tite means in our pOWer, resist .any tyrannical
usurpation over us. of whateVer kind, or by whom..
soever the same may be attempted to be. 'exercised
for this purpose ; and in order more rift:dually to,
provide against usurpation of our rights, to preserve
domestic, tranquility, and secure to ourselveS the
° blessinai of peace, liberty and impartial administra-
tion cf justice, -we do ordain and establish' the fol-
lowing .: •
Att. The laws, usages and cusTotnS.heretoiore
observed in the adrutinstrarion of ju,ticr, at;d in de-
termining the right of property, shall remain in full
force., as far as the situation of the coutirty will al-
until altered or abolished in 'the manner here-
after provided.
2. All lawful contraBs heretOfore made and enter-
tered into, shall be binding on the parties according
to the trne•intent and meaning thereof.
3. The Officers of the Militia shall retain their'
commissions; and the Alcaldes and Syudias pf the
several divisions shall continue. to hold and exercise
'the duties of that res; et 'A lye offices, having the same
jurisdiction a; heretofore, until otherwise provided
by lawful authority.

4. One Govtinor, one Secretary, and three Coun-
sellors-of State, shall bJ immediately chosen by the
1:eople, who shall enter upon the duties of their re-
speetiveotaces on the - day ..of of -this'
preient year•i 8 in, after having in the presence of
each other taken an oath faithfully to discharge the
duties of their respeLlive offices, and to exercise
the powers herein granted to them to the'best of
iheirindgment:for the good of the people.
G. The Supreme Executive Power shall be vested
in the Governor, who shall also be the Commander
in Chief of all the military toree.of the Common-
wealth, and shall cause the laws to be faithfully and
impartially executed; he shall by and with the con-
sent of the three Counsellors of Stale, or a majority
of them, have power to appoint and commission all
Officers, civil and military, whoSe appointment is
not • f!erein otherwise provided, and
.to revol:e the
commissions of inferior Ma.;istrates now in offid,
or hereafter commissioned by him, at pleasure..
G. The Legislative Power shall be Vested in the
three Counsellors of State, or a
.majority of them;
bat no ad or resolution passed by them shall have
the force or•anthorily. of a law, without being first.
approved by the Governor. .

7. Thei.egiilat we Council shall meet on adjoarn-
merits., but the Governor shall have power to con-
vette them at
any other time when 'he shalt think it

ekpedicnt, and OM* tautte to be published, froth
time •to tune, suck iawi"#nd feautations ,as may
be made for the better government of the common-
wealth. .

8. The three Counsellors of State shall be con-
servators of the. peace throughout the common-
weilth, and to decide all causes and ptosecutiOns,
civil and criminal, which may be instituted by• in-
dividuals, or on'brhali of the commonwealth, and
submitted to their decision. For this purpose they,
or a .majority of them, shall hold a Court tour times
in every year, at such times and in such places as
shall be provided' by law ; they shall have and ex-
ercise when in session for that purpose, the same
jurisdiction, both original and appellate as has been
heretofore exercised byihe highest authority in the
kingdom, and their judgment shall be final.
9. The Governor, by, and with the advice of the
Legislative Council, or a majority of them, shall
have power to declare warjevy taxes, regulate Coin-
.merce, dispose of public. !arm's, grant. permissions
of residence.to emigrant's, establish rules for the na-
turalization of foreigners, form treaties, or enter
into confederacy with other States, establish inferior
tribunals of justice, provide for the common de-
fence; and common welfare, and in general to do
all a6ts; and establish all such la,vs and regulations
as may be necessary and conducive to the We:), and,
prosperity of the commoriwt:alth. Provided airways
that no law shall be made to havea retrospective•
effc6l-, or any way
,t 9. 'efrez..l the.ptiligatiOn of con-
traels, and proiiced that nc man_be deprived of life,
libeitv, or property; without an ituliartial
which he shall be allowed to examine all the, wit-
ries;es against him, and produce witnesses in his
defence:

i 0. .. It shall be the duty of the Seeretaty
,of State.
to keep and preserve the act ;and saws pa•sed by the
Legislative,- and .the' proceedings. tit .t;:e. Governor
in his executive department. He-skill keep all
public records, as wen those how hi being, as those
. -
hereafier to be Made, and the seal of the common-
wealth, and shall, furnish copies ut all public re-
cords .under .the seal of the eciannonwealth if.re-
goired. ,
i t. The Governor, and Lt.gi,la lye Council 'shall
at any time,
.wh,n they.may 11,ii;l: it expedient, not
. more distant than three , years- from the time of en-
tering upon the duties. of their respective offices,
cause a Convention of Delegates, chosen ' by 'the
people in such manner as they shall prescribe by
I Av, to be held at Baton. Periges,: which 'said Con-
vention shall have full powers to form a Constitu-
tion (or the better 'government of this Coinmon-
, wealth, to establish the future seat of Government,
And kr declare at what time the 'powers herein
granted. shall cease and determine—till which time
the seat of Government shall. remain at Baton
j Rouge. _ . _

The Governor shall . receive.an annual salary
of for his service, and each of thethie,
Counsellors annual saltiries of for their ser-
vices ; the Secretary of State shall receive an an-
nual salary of • too-ether:with, such fees •of
office as may be allowed and provided by law. .The
compensation of ail inferior officers shall be ascer-
.tained and fixed by the Legislature, and no officer of
this Government shall hold any office under, or re-
ceive any title of penietri from any foreign .State.
13: When the present Declaration and Ordinance
shall have been approved and signed by a majority
of all the inhabitants within it shal have
complete elle& and operation within the said
,dis-
triCt ; and together withiLaws and Regulations made
'it conformity to it; shall the supreme law of the
land; it shall also be extended to any other dis-
triet or places in West or East Florida, in which it
shall be approved and signed by a majority of the
people, and to give immediate operation and efleCt
to the same, the jollowing Gentlemen are hereby
designated to the different offices respectively, and
fully authorised and required to exercise the poWer
and jArforrn the duties -thereof,

We, the people, do hereby approve and: confirm
the foregoing' Declaration and Ordinance in all its
parts, and to support it, .sie.rnutuoilly. pledge to e.ich
alter our lives anal toriunes, and out* nation:l ho-
riur..

."R [hi KE.

PARTICULARS CiP THE LATE tr` itTiloAf(6

AT THE CAPE or Gccpl462E.
41.5
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED CAPE „,

'JANUARY,
" On the .4th December last, at about 9-0
nutes past to P. M. .a severe shock of ri;
quake was felt, here, a,2companied by a_rriosm ter
ble noise, as if thousands of chains Were 1104.
back winds and forwards with great
on the tops of -the houses. The earth treow.cll
lt
greatly at this tithe for a few moments. In -abT,4
trte minutes, a less violent shockwas fell, aild
was occasionally repented, sometimes at
bight,
'others in mime day mime, uniil the 23d of Decoube,d'
The_ inhabitants-`were. exceedingly, alarmed, `11;e
Many left their houses and pitched .tents in
:0
squares, and some persons yet resort to the tents
ii,; •
'sleep. Almost
.every house has cracks in the "
The shocks were most severe at a pkce called 1-trr:d
,pen (Robin island), at the caw-tide &Tat lo
;Bay. Here the giounctis much tory op, sod
walls of Mr; John Murray's buildogitheie
.the ground. About seven miles front town, un I,cj
'estate of Mr. Kerr, at Blautotierg, and aboUt 1"
spot where General Band defeat,d General Jansell;
hundreds of small volcanos have opened, "v
never -were seen. before. Front these now,
.stieltris,of water, and this estate,•which at this
of the year was always dry, has now a small
supplied constantly from
,these crew openings. " •
ground. - he report of the Committee,' sent to c/::
amine into the. fads, states; 'that they lop, ,c 1
spring entirely fresh water, one of salt, and se' er
al
which were brackish. 'lnc tarmcc of the
Bisges. Kraal, was driven fro.:il his dwe:ll,g, a gr'''2•
spring c- water hating ripened in the miOdle of ~•
house, and which is there still. The slim lo• wl;
felt beyond the Hottentot mountains, as tar as
I'
river Zonder. Enid , about 80 English
Cape Town. The Dutch inhabitants are vemy
alarmed; and Lave b come very reli,ious,
prayers daily to beseech the Almighty nbt to de
stroy them by so horridaTdeath."

IK
EXTRACT OF_ A LETTER FROM A pAsiENGP"
. ONE.OF THE HOMEWARD-BOUND COTTON 5H":5.,: t
• Cape Town, 6th DecerL t 8 9.
"In our voyage hither, after keeping
coast
.for h few cays,, we met a westerly winsli vw
tween Ganjam and Vizagapatam; which enabled us
to run Atreetly south, until we got completely cic;o
of the Bay.- When astneast of Madras; rile p
chased by a ship under. English 'colours, v‘'''''o4(
although she had every appearance of a r 030,1
war,- g .ve up the chase on the evening of the 31,,t
Oaober. I thougllt She-was like the Dover i
„-6
there were divers Opinions resPetaing her•
were not so fortunate in_ our weather, b,tween
N. lat.and 12 S.; bat we had nothing like a le,-1
pest. We then got into the trades, aridkcePall
tolerably clear of the Mauritius, we nearly'
the southern part of the east coast cif Africa, "11
ex'perienced a dreadful gale. from the west "'`':tile
which lasted from the IS th till the 20th, 00
morning after which it moderated. But the WITs,
being hom:the same. point, and the sea cit're'ne' -
high, we found it impossible to procced, and_ O'er;
fore lay-to for several days. We then worked
to this place, which we made, and got to our °il
chorege the'27th of November.
". The night before last, the inhabitants of or-6
Town and all, the country within ten or tvvi ltd
:miles round, were greatly alarmed,- about a der cl"r
der
past ten o'Clock, on hetring a rumbling noise 01) ,
ground, immediately followed by a tretutilouc'''.
Lion, which, though• general, was more violento
some places than others. Many (I believe:0111.1;1e
the greatest part) of the. houses in Cape 'l'uµ'll
received some damage, but not one has faihE•ir•
On Robin Island, which is a very small spot, at the
mouth of the Table Bay, not one house reroo""
standing. The ships were so much agitatcd, 11',;
as I have beard from several Officers who were °l4
board, many were. thrown out of-their cots., It
reported, but not much credited, that partial erLlP'
Lions of lava and water were observed t,r)
posite side of the 13.1 from wslicre we are. "r.'
lTe
tumbling nuke, accompanied by slight
has recurred several tikires since; and, for the '7,
two nights, all the inhabitants have slept in tell`;;
pitched in those places within the town that °` .
most distant from the houses.—Alarm and ine',P,e;
rience in 'such cases has caused more distress_ Ira
might otherwise be expected to arise from OOA' g
Commotion. .West Indians say, it is nothing ; bu
there is no defining the probable extent of an ort,l,
quake, from appearances, in a country where stl'o.
Occurrences are . uncommon.' For the greater
of the past night, and all this morning, even thy',
most susceptible of fear have not ventured 10 `l°e
dare that they have felt the repetition-of
therefore consider it as over.; -The weather has
tempestuous appearance, !and we are watcjiing i,
expeCted change of wind from -west to sOuth-ea
(which is the usual point ft am which it blows perch'
to be off.
" 'We found the 'troops 'here all ready far e'rtfe
e
barkaiion} for India ;
.but their departure is put °d
in consequence Uf .t he Ille riew 8.-I\lo:Mopes ad
ewer:allied for the safety of the missing ships; 340
it seems time to give. up Ounriends as lose. lr
Boni :muise (which. is, the name of the r
Carotene). and the Sereathoin, are fitting ()fit. ti;
.
Europe. You have heard of :lie attack on St • Paur'f
which h i 3 put
_us in possz•ssion of tilese
Eueufie, and others." - • _......--..

~
,
On Thursday last, at Norwich, Mr. Charles A. f
k of
of Nicholas-lane, . London, to 11.irrm, only
lames -Nuswol.thy, Lsq. ut the turner City.
On the th nit. at the Cathedral; Listifure, George Th„,e.f„:
dore Hailing, Leutenant in the Kirg'S German I,cg,`,,-
to Swan,. youngest daughter of the !au: Rev. Hewl"
son, of Sul ryille,'in the, ounry Kii enny
On. Sawig), morning last, William Marshall, Es`'.
Mrs. 'Cloud,' widow of lite late Mc. Thoina C loud • J.

On the 2Stli ult. at j itnes Ogle's, Esq.
,Waltbarnstovvt
-
W. Ward,. I:sq. of Ttionty College, Oxford.- tolifi
A few days ago, in tne Iste of W ight, the Rev• ' tbe
Wight %Vickes, A.M 'Chaplain to his Koyill 'Uglines'
Duke of •Cuii.betland; Itectut of IVatilley Cu") 13e,1!°' of
the County of Rutland, and of •Burslem, in the County
Stafford. •