Star.
London, England, 1805-02-14 00:00:00

PARIS, LEGISLATIVE BODY. JANUARY 3r.
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The CounfeUors of State, MIOT and Dirssmom,
charged with prefenting in the name of his M.rjelty
tt.e retie& of a law for exempting from contribution
the town of Napoleon, in the department of La Vcn•
dee, were introduced.

" Already the public voice," raid Mar, " has
given to ,the new city the name of its founder. The
Fite of the city of Napoleon is in the centre of the de-
paqment ; the river Yon, which runs through it,
communicates with another river, which difcharges
itfeif into the fea, ;lot far from Sables crOlonne,
which permits the forming of a port, and opening a
navigation ufeful to the interior of the country, and
for the exportation of its produflione. The great
road from Nantes to Niort and Poietiers paffes at a
faun diQance. A road already ordered will conned
NApolpm with that highway, and place that city on a
communication of great importance to it, and taalce ,
it be at nearly an equal dillance from the towns of
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Nantes and Niort. Anotlher road will be opened
direftly from Napoleon to Angers, palling by Chollet,
an 4 throvrh the whole country which was molt ex-
poled to the mitfortunet of war.

" Thus on both fides the city of Napoleon wit
have a dire& communication with the Loire, in going
to Nantes and Angers; and thence to Paris, by a
thort and convenient route ; on the other hand with
the fea ; and in the tall place by the fourth, with
itochclle. Boardeaus, and the South of
France."

The reporter potxcluded with propormg' the follow-
ing projea of a htw
6! The houfes. gardens, and appurtenances. and in
general all the edifice' which Mall be built in the
town of Napoleon in the Department of la Vendee,
fhall be exempted from land tax for 6ficen years,
counting from the year I " - •

Tbe difcaon on this fable a vat fixed for the gtkt
of february.

HAGUE, Jaw. 22.—ireflerday the Legiflative Body
held a fccret fitting from twelre till two in the after-
noon. The fitting being Inside ppblic, a decree was
pall:ed agreeably to the proporal of the Government
of State, and the report of the Comm'(Son of Final:•
ces, by which there was granted to Gcvcrnment a
provifional film of 16,570,000 florins, on account of
that which shall be axed for the budget of the year
tBos, in order to meet all the exigencies of the State.
'Fa evcgrorr, Jaw. 22.—The Eleelor of SAlzbourg
has fupprelfed in his States the tax impofed on the
Jews. We have received from Trielle the diftreffins
iitelligetice,' that four Austrian veld', laden with
rich cargoes, have been loft in the Black Sea, in con-
fequence of iolen; norm : none of the crews could
be lived. •

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JAL 19.—Their Majeflies the EMPIRQ!
and EMrasss of Aurrafa will quit this city in the
begipoing of April. They will-repair &ft to grata,
where they will fpend Mon Week, and will then
proceed to Venice. Preparations are already made
for their jnu;ney, and orders have been given for
the formation of'two camps, which Their Majellies
will vifit during their Ray in the 4W:fro-Venetian
provinces.
Avosionac, jai. 11.••,-CqUrit Tit A UTMAW swam
Minifter of State and Conferences at Vienna, has
been railed with his whole family to the dignity of
Prince 'of the German EnMirc. •
Malmo, Jam: 8.-,Letter{' from Cadiz Rare, that
thillorms and violent gales which took place in the
fftiait of GibraltAt towards the end of hit month,
obliged 4he EngWh (hips of war which were eruiz-
ing off that port tA' quit ;heir Ration ; feveral mer-
chant veffels INA advantage of that circumßance to
enter into pat --The mtichanta of Cadizohowever,
are very uneafy in regard to the fate of the three
frigates which Were to quit Lima ahnnt the end
of • the rummer.' and which are dell!ned for that
port: There velrelti Itave nn board ahoitt four n,il
lions ot pilifirps in money or :ngott, heftci:; a large
quotity of tttic molt valtublc mcrchandiza ofTclu.

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17114410 we 'have r4d icertain actount,of tittle
.veffels, but there is reafoa .to believe. that the Egg-
bib have had intelligence repeding their failing and
daination. We may, however, hope in cool eqllsce
of the meafttres which have been taken, that there
frigates will be met with by f,me of our cruiters,
and in that cafe they may take lheltcr, either in the
Canaries or in force place of fafety.
We learn by the fame conveyance, that the rzarri.
fon of Gibraltar is Rill very weak, and that it has
not yet received any confidcrahle reinforcement. On
the other hand, the camp of Sr. Roth becomes every
day larger. and the troops which compote it are con.
tinually eaercifed.

It is incredible with what aftivity our priocipal
ports Italie been put into a (late of defence : Ferrol is
capable of refilling a numerous land army, as wen
as the attack of a fLet ; the forts of B trcelona and
the whole furrounding mall are in a formidable Rate
' of defence; the garrifons have bleu augmented by
troops from the interior, and furnaces are difpofed in
,I.proper places, in order to fire red hot bullets at the
enemy.

Judos this Paper was going to peer, we received
Paris Journals to the 6th Inflant. The Moulton. of
the sth contains a letter lately tranfmitted by Bona-
PAItTE (0 this country, addrated to his Maims ry.:—
The following is the official fiatement :
LEGI§LATIVE BODY, FE BRUARY $.
The Counfellors of State Stbal/R, BEGOUEN, and
DESSOLES communicated, in the name of the Empe.
ror, a letter, which his Majefly has written to the
King of England, and c..ntaining overtures of peace.
6, Sir and Brodrer—Called to the throne of France
by PROVIDENCE, and by Axe fuffragcs of the Peopid
and the azniy, my firß fentiment is a with for
Peace. France and England abufe their profper:ty.
They may contend for ages—but do their Govern-
ments well fulfil the molt facred of their ditties? and
will not fo much blood, filed ufelefsly, and without
a view to any end, assure them in their own con-
fciences ? I confider it as no disgrace to make the
firU ftep. I have, I hope, fufficiently proved to the
world, that I fear mine of the chances of yar ; it
befides prefents nothing that I need to fear. Peace
is the with of my heart, but war her never been contra-
ry to my glory. I conjure your Majefly not to deny
yourfelf the happinefs of giving peace to the wruig,
nor to leave that :sweet fatisfa4ion to your chilL!reni
for, in fine, there never was a more forinnate oppor-
tunity, nor a moment more favourable, to filence all
the paffous, and liften only to the teutiments of hti.
maniti and rearm. This moment once ion, what
end tan be aligned t,o a war whi,ch all my efforta
will not be able to terminate 1 your Majesty has
gained more within ten years, hoth in territory and
riches, than the whole extent of Europe. Your no-.
tion is at the highea point of profperity ;—what
can it hope from war ? To form a coalition of tome
power; on the Continent ? The Continent will re-
Main tranquil: a coalition tan only increafe the pre-
ponderavee and continental greatnefs of France—To
renew internal troul4es ? The times are no longer the
fame. To &aro), our finances Finances founded una
Roughing culture can never he deilroyed. To take
from France her colonies ? colonies to France are
only a fecondary ()kit& : and does not your Majeay
already poffefs more than you know how to preferve?
If your Majelty woAld but reflect, you mull perceive
that the war is w4hout an obijeCi—without any
pretumable refult Fo 'yOurfelf. Alas! what a me.
lancholy profpeCt to caufe two nations to cght for
the fake of fighting—ifi; world is fufficieotly large
for our two nations to live in it ; and reafon fuf!el•
ently powerful to difcover means of reconciling
every thing when the with for Vecnnciliation ecias
on hods fides. I have, however, fulfilled a fac:44
duty, and vne which is precious to my heart.
truft your Majelty will believe in the fincerity of my
sentiments, and my with to give you every proof of
cic. 4c;. istc."
M. de &nue communicated, at the fame time. the
following letter from Lord Mu L tave to M. TAT..
LEYRAND, Minifier for,Foreign Affairs:

" HiS MAJESTY has received the letter which ha!
been addreffed to him by the head of the Fionch GOr
vernnient, slated the- ad of the prefent month.—
There is nO -'ol);ea which his Majefly has more at
heart than to• of the fir(l opportunity to
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plooure Again to u.s Subjefls, the advantage of a
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Peace, founded on i tafis which may not be in-
compatible with the permanent fecwity and ellen-
tial interefis of his States. His Majefly is perfuaded
that this end can only be attained by arrange-
ments, which may at the fame time provide for the
future calm and tranquility of Europe, acid pre-
vent the recurrence of the dangers and ealamitie.
in which it is involved. Conformably to this fenti.
ment, his Majefly feels that it is impoltble for him
to anfwer more part cularly to the overture that has
been made him, until he than have had time to com-
municate with the powers of the Cnntinent, with
whom he is engaged in' confidential conneaions and
relations, and particularly with the Emperor of MI
fi4 'who has given the firongell proofs of the wifdorn
and elevation of the fentimenrs with which he is
animated, and the lively intereft. which I.e takes in
the: fafety and imiepcndence of Europe:
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(Signed) MLILCAAVE"

A deputation of twenty Nfembets w•:a% A p poi nt el
to carry tip an addrcis to his Imrcrial Majtity on the
fubjeet of 03:.S communication.

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