Star.
London, England, 1814-05-16 00:00:00

MANHEIM, MAY 5.

Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of all the Rus.
sias arrived this day, at four o'clock in the afternoon,
in this city, by way of Rohrbach, with her Serene
Highness the Dowager Margravine of Baden, her
Mother and the Queen of Sweden, her sister.

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, MAY 12.

A person in the suit of C•rdinal Gthrielli, who was
on his way to Rome, writes from Frejus, under date of
the Ist inst. as follot :

44 Amongst those who embarked with Bonaparte I
recognised Generals Bertrand, Droner, and Dom-
browski : about 30 other persons formed the whole of
his suit. At Marseilles, where we arrived during the
night, an immense crowd collected round our car-
riage, under the. idea that it contained Brinaparte.—
In vain we shim .ed Five le Roi !"l'his did not pre-
vent the glasses of the carriage from being shivered :
mid I was obliged to ask for a light, to chew the peo-
ple tit was Cat dinal Gabrielli. You sire, Sir, 80-11:1pd1
11:1pd1 Le //untied us, even though-he could no longer in-
jure us." _ _ _

A new trick has been played off on the sensibility
of the people of Paris. A number of persons dressed
in mil►tary habits went through the streets, begging
and striving to excite the pity of the passengers by
lying tales. The General of Division commanding
the French troops in Pari • has therefore advised the
inhabitants not to d►vert their benevolence from the
truly unfortunate, to assist those wretches, whose im-
posture is so much the more culpable, a 4 Government
has taken care that the allowances shall be distiihu-
ted with the most scrupulous exactness, at the diffe-,
rent Barracks and Hospitals, to those who ale entitled
to them.

On the 28th of April, at half past four in the mar,
ning, there were felt at Inspruck two strong shocks of
an earthquake. The motion was in a direction from
east to west. Several houses ;n the town were damaged.
A decree of the 9th of M.ty directs, that the seventy-
one chests of papers from the Diplomatic Archives of
Holland, and deposited in the Archives of the Mini-
ster for the Foreign Offices of F.-ance, shall be re-
stored to the Dutch Government.

A decree of the 9th of May directs, that there shall
be restored to the ten first Spanish families, the ob-
jects of art, and other property, which were sequeste-
red by the former French Government, in c.ntormity
with the decree of the 12th November, 1808.
The Duchy of Parma, with its dependencies, given
to Princes Maria Louisa, and her son, Prince Napo-
leon Chat les Francis, contains about 3b0,000 inhdbi.
tants. The revenues are estimated at four tuillions
of francs.

By an ordinance of the King, dated on the .sth of
May, 114 Majesty says—.
Is We hoe had presented to us in a Council of
State, the Conventions between France and the Al-
lied Powers on the 23d April last, and ratified on the
25th by our dear Brother, Monsieur, Son of FrAncet

in ourabsercc;
have t-b
seen,e ne r a
it was the intention of the High Powers, as they a:i
'tanideuwteneanisv(itfhtiltheel"..g.rengajte°smt satisfaction,
clearly expressed, to give to France as soon as pos.
sible the enjoyment of the blessings of peace, even be.
fore all the provisions of it had been stipulated. We
have fixed our particular attention upon the Bth sir-
tide of the Convention,in "Aid% the Allied Powers,
in consequence of their friendship for France, ezpre..
their wish to put an end to military requisitions from
the moment these Provinces shetild be delivered over
to the legitimate power. It is not therefore witheni
astonishment that we have learnt, that, though the
royal authority be now the only one recognised in
France, and subsequent to the delay necessary for
the ratification of the Convemion. of the 23d Avrii.
the Commanders or Intendants of the At mies of Car.
Allied Powers, have continued to require war CO!.:
tributions, or to exercise very extensive requisitions .
that even in some Provinces they have proceeded to
anticipated adjudications of wood, and sales of move.
ables belonging to the State. We have the happy
assurance that such measures are contrary to the in-
tentions of the Sovereigns assembled in our Capital,
and that they wish to terminate with generosity a war
undertaken not against France, but for the safety of
Europe. We have thought, therefore, that we owe
it to the Allied Powers themselves to maintain by
our authority the execution of the Conventions of the
23d April, and to prevent any of our subjects from
taking part in measures which would be violations of
the Conventions. We, therefore, decree as follows ;

[The decree orders the foreign troops to be supplied
with necessaries, but the orders are to be given by the
King ; and no orders ate to be obeyed which shall
proceed from the Commanders or Intendants of the
Allied Powers].
GENOA, APRIL 27.
Lnrd Bentinck, Comm4nder in Chief of the Angin-
Sicilian Troops, yesterday issued a Proclimation, in
which it is declared—

" That the Constitution of the Genoese States, as
it existed in 1797, is restored, with modifications in.
troducei by the general wish, and founded on the
public weal and the primitive Constitution of 1576.
" That a Provisional Government shall exercise
the legislative and executive powers of the State,
" That two thirds of the Great and Small Council
shall be appointed immediately, the other third will
be elected conformably to the Constitutions and the
list of the citizens proper to be elected shall be formed,
" I declare by the present Proclamation, that M.
Jerome Serra, President ; Messrs. Ferrari, burazzo,
Brignole, Fresco, Pallavicini, de Albertis, Quar-
tara, Massone, Travega, Solari, and Gandolpho, Se-
nators, are elected Members of the Provisional Go.
vernment. I therefore invite and order all the inha-
bitants, of whatever class and condition, to afford
their aid and obedience."
MINISTRY OF WAR.
TO GILNERAL COUNT DUPONT, COMMISiIONILI 01 Tilt WAR
DIPARTMINT.
" COUNT—The Emperor, my august Master, has heard with
regret, that thi re has occurred between his grenadiers and those
ut the Royal Guard of France, quarrels occasioned by the branches
of green which the Austrian soldiers wear in their caps.
" 1 invite you, Count, by his Majesty'. order, to publish to the
whole French Army, that these branches of green, far from being
a sign of triumph, are but a simple rallying sign. prescribed front
rime inimemurtal by our military rules, and our soldiers wear it
in time of peace as in war.—Accept, Ste.
(Signed) " ScatwAftvitatiteill."
MINISTRY OF MARINE.
We, CHAR rES Pamir of France, Sun of France, Mo sips.
Brother of the KiNG, Litutenant-Geheral of tiro Kingdom :
" Upen the report of the Provisional Commissioner of Marine
and Provisional Council of State, order as follows:

" Art. 1. When the Preliminaries of Peace between France
and the Allied Powers shall have been signed, or a general ar-
mistice been agreed upon, the number of ships of wszor trans•
ports which are actually equipped in the six maritime districts,
shall be provisionally reduced as follows :
Is Ships of the Line. IS Brigs.
21 Frigates. 13 Flutes.
27 Cutters. 60 'l'ran•ports.
" 2. The above number of light vessels and transports may
be temporarily augmented, if circumstances require it, to serve
for the speedy conveyance of English prisoners of war, who are
to be sent home in execution of the decree of the 13th inst.
" S. Ihe foreign seamen, or those coming from the depart-
ments united :o France since 1792, shall be disbanded the fire
and sent home.

" 4. There shall be provisionally employed only two Rear.•
Admirals in the command of the naval force in active service,
one at Brest and the other at Toulon.

"5. 'the vessels which are at Flushinz, Antwerp, and Genoa,
shall remain equipped until fresh ordsrs.
** coven at Paris, 21st April, 1114.
(Signed) " Cuwat FS PIIMIIPTI.
" Hy Moszsizeit.
(signed) " Baron de VITAOLLES."
440YAL ORDINANGE.

" Louts, by the Grace of Gou, King of franca and Navarre.
" In consequence of the -representations made to us, that the
Marines, Officers, and others, destined for the armament of our
ships of war, have been organised in battalion crews, in a way
to operate most injuriously upon the system of our naval force,
by an extension of principles, forms, and denonihuitions, exclu-
sively applicable to a land force ; by collecting in one vessel and
fur one service Al-trines calculated for different lints of service
and discip.ine, according to their degrees, establishment, and
pay ; by attaching indiscriminately to military corps men who
had not entered into the naval service, but with a view of en-
gaging to pursuits of commerce, atter having temporarily served
on board our ships of war; by inducing in the mariners a IIeg;CCC
or their real duties, in dooming them to a line of rigorous service
without limitation of time ; and, filially, by such conduct,greatly
to augment expence, without utility to the naval service, or to
the individuals so employed
" Desirous of putting an end to a state of things so adverse to
the welt being et our marine, and to the persoual interests of so
valuable a portion of our bUbitCt% as well as to the salutary in-
stitutions established by the Kings, our royal predecessors; on
the report of the Provisional Commissioners of the Marine De-
-I),watt-in, and with the cogniaante of our Council ut State;
" We have orda:ntd, and do order as follow,:
" first—The 011icuts of our Marines, tiara! Officers, and
Seamen, en board our vessels, Irigatts, and ships of every de-
scription, shalt„ ire no longer classed or arrange.' in battalion crews.
" Secondly—All sueli organization shall cease on the Such day
of June next, at %stitch period the adininistretton end cuntpat►-
bibty of these individuals shall be Made known.

Thirdi)--The Officers and crews of tiur different ships of
war shall remain until that period pruvilonally in the different
I auks slid classes pre•cnbed by the existing arrangements.
•• tidy—Flom and alter the Ist day ot July in the present
year, there shall be no deduction un the score ot clothing, quar-
ters, linen, at.d s.ockiogs, from the pay ot the naval Officers and
stamen on board our vessels ; the present pay ►hall be delivered to
them clear of deduction; out intention being that the same shall
be so received by them muftis.. r shall order an iscrtase tin I ea.
" Fitihly—Tbe Commanders u► ot.r stops and tither vesseh
who sha.l wish to provide for the filberts and examen of the
same, the clothing aad maintenance, or who desire to he equip-
ped accoie..tig to the usages and custoras of our Mariner, ~hall be
itirnisised with the various armies nec,:ssary tor toe pus pose. ,
s• Lastly—The principal Lonstiiis...ners of the Atatine iie.
partment are charged with the extsution of the details of this
Oidinance.
" Given at Paris, this tuth Slay, 1814.
(Signed)
" By the KING.
" Vinotris, baron, rroThional S:cretary or State

,' Lotus.

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,6, 1814.
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Exchequer Bills is. prent.

We have received Paris Papers to the 13th in:.

stant. They contain a decree of the King, direct-
ing the French Authorities to supply the allied troops
regularly with subsistence ; prohibiting, in conse-
quence, any obedience to be paid to the requisitions
of the Allied Commanders.

There is no truth whatever in the report circulated
yesterday through the medium of t Sunday Paper,
that 500 individuals lost their lives in an affray be.

tween the soldiery at Paris last week. The affair is
said to have happened on the 11th, but we have Paris

Papers and Letters of the 12th which make no men•

eon whatever of the circumstance.

A Mail from St. Sebastian has arrived, bringing
some details of the affair at Barcelona on the 16th

ultimo, previous to the intelligence arriving of the
events at Pais. The King remained at Valencia on

the 24th.

A Dutch Mail has also reached town, by which
Me have accounts from Norway of the 24th ult. stat-

log that the Diet had determined upon the bases of a
Constitution, rendering Norway an hereditary limited

Monarchy, and detlaring Prince CIIIIISTIAN King.

Those Who have paid attention to the history of
the social intercontse of nations, :bust be aware of
the difficulties which attend even the best intentioned
interference of one power in the domestic concerns of
another. Great, however, as these may be, they

ought not to deter from the pursuit of measures

culated to increase the sum of human happiness, but
only to induce caution, a spirit of conciliation, and

laborious efforts to remove unreasonable jealousies,

and injurious suspicious

The temper, moderation, and magnanimity of the
Allied Sovereigns towards France, may be considered
a political phenomenon in the history of the world.—

Their generous exertions in favour of rational na-
tional liberty and independence will, it cannot be
doubted, be extended to all the countries lately tyran-

hised over by France.

Aware of the difficulties which attend the interfe-
rence of one power in the domestic concerns of another,
we are still not without hope, that the generous con-
duct of the Allied Sovereigns towards France will
extend its salutary influence to those countries over
which France recently tyrannised, and be the means
of introducing such political principles and practice,
•as shall tend to the independence and improvement
of mankind.

The inhabitants of the North of Italy are anxious
for freedom, and a constitution on a liberal basis.
May they receive such an one I Our interference in
the South of Italy—in Sicily, for the amelioration of
the political condition of the inhabitants, has not yet
been attended with that success which we are con-
stinted the purity of OUT intentions merited. We
have been thwarted by faction, betrayed by friends,
and slandered by enemies ; while the distance of Sicily
itself, from the fountain-head of our Government,,
may have given occasion to divers misconceptions
between Ministers and their agents. But the Sici-
lians might have learned from our conduct to Spain,
a nation not less jealous of its independence than any
other in Europe, that we claim no right to interfere in
the domestic concerns of others; but that whatever
power they allow us, we use only for their benefit;
and we ask no more than may be necessary for the
most effectual attainment of the most salutary ends.
The Inquisition in Spain was an institution which
was above all others revolting to the feelings of us as
the allies of Spain, and, indeed, to those of all civi-
lised Europe ; yet we took no share in the abolition
of that tribunal. This same tribunal still continues
in Portugal—in Portugal, the friend and ally of Great
Britain-...in Portugal, which has through a long se.
ries of sufferings and achievements, contributed so
largely to give freedom to the rest of Europe, Eng.
land has never interfered with her ally upon so deli-
cate a subject.
Perhaps the v&4y circumstance that Portugal is the
only nation which still retains the Inquisition, may
suggest the most inoffensive means for its removal.
' The Portuguese are elouglit to hare adhered with
more pertinacity to the Slave-teade, because we 1% ere
the only nation that urged, and, by our naval predo-
minance, were enabled to enforce its abolition.—
Should, therefore, all the Allies, who are now en-
gaged in giving happiness to the w.orld, unite in an
Andress to the PitINEE REGEINT of Portugal, to assi.
milate the domestic policy of his States more closely
to those of the other kingdoms of Europe, by the abo-
lition of an institutioa which now no longer exists but
under the Portuguese Government, such a measure
could excite no jealousy: for what interest has RUS-
f;ist or Germany. or ?Main, or France, in the in.
ternal regohnioon of Portugal, or the government of
her colonies, but such as results from the humane
desire of seeing the subjects of his Royal Highness
ba_ppy and united t All turope has felt the beneficial
effect of the Portiiguese arms in the recovery of its
4 independence, and would . Wish to see an institution,
which savours MOM of' the dark and gloomy policy
of mat government that has been recently overthrown
in France, than of the liberal system which should
reip.in an enlightened state of society, for ever ex-
Pg' from thiPortuguese nation.

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