Star.
London, England, 1802-01-08 00:00:00

NATION AL INSTITUTE.

The National Indicate, in the general fitting of
the 26th December, proceeded to the ele..c.lion of
the three affocilted Members.

Mr. JEFFEkSON. Prefident of the United States
of America, WAS chofen for the clefs of moral'and
political lciznce. Major RENNEL had 157 votes,
and Count III'MFORD 169.
For the clafs of the phyfical and mathematical
fcieuccs, Sir JosLPH BAN:IS, Prefident of the
Royal Society of London, was nominated; and
for the elate of literature and the fine arts, M.

PARIS, io NIVOSE, DEC. st.

After a report, which our limits do not permit
t.. Citizen Q. 2 ATRE HERE prOpOred to the
Cu ;utii Gener.,l of the Department of the Seine
the flowing rcfolutions :

t. raifed a triumphal arch in honour of the
Chief Conful, Bonapart!.

1. mon:men* (hall be meted upon the fpot now oceu.
pied by the building called the Grand Chatelet, the demolition
of which has already teen decreed by Government.
For foe erection of this monument there than be appro.
pti-:ed the fum of francs.

4. The turn than be gradually taken from the ezcefs of the
departmental affeffir.ent above the ordinary expenditure.
S. The Citizen Prefia.:l is invited to take themoft prompt
wcaflircs to carry this plan into ezecution,and ir. the firft place
to 1 it before the Caocul.

'Ow Council Ccnci al of the department of the
Sine, performinz: the functions of the Municipal
Council of the ccramtute of Paris, having confider-
el the Report of the Committee, adopts the Re-
folutions, and decrees that the CHIEF CONSUL Mall
be reTtefied to receive the propofal as an offering
of gratitude, and, as a pledge of the refpatful at-
tachment of the city of Paris.
(Signed) BELLIARD, Prefident.
QyATREINERE-Q2INEY,SCC.
LETTER OF THE CHIEF CONSUL TO THE cirizsus,
M I'MSERS OF THE COUNCIL-GLNIRAL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE SEINE.

Paris, 3 Nivae, year to, December 24.
Citizen Members of the Council General of the
De rartment of the Seine.' have risen with gratitude
tae fentimenis which animate the Magittrates of,
the city of Paris. The idea of dedicating monu-
ments to men who render themfelves ufeful to their
country is honourable to nations. I accept the
offer of the niorantient which you with to rife to
me. Let the fpot he marked out ; but we leave to
future ages the tail( of contlruCting it, if they shall
ratify the prid opinion which you entertain of me.
I falute von atiUtionatcly. (Signed) BONAPARTE-
The Minider of the Marine has addreffed the
following letter to the Maritime PrefeCts :
I learn, Citizen, by the French Commiffary at
London, that the Tranfport Board has announced
to him the conduit of 4.9 French prifoners of war,
who forcibly took poffeftion of the Englifh flag of
truce the Simon and Mary, were carried in her
ft om' Cl!atham to the coati of France, obliged her
to go into Boulogne, and were guilty of various
abulcs. Without particularifing the criminality of
this behaviour, and the influence it may have upon
the tate of the French prifoners (fill in England, I
insiie you, Citizen, to proclaim with the greateft
poffible publicity in every corner of your difiriEt.
that when it shall be proved that French prifoners
have revolted on bcand a flag of truce, they fhall
he deprived upon their landing of the indemnity
of 44: francs, which was promued them. I autho•
rife you in confequence to inflict this ptanifhment
upon all fuch delinquents. (Signed) MOLES." li
veffels armed en flute will fail in a few days
fr;:m lia eft to follow the expedition. Mae who
101 l their paffage by the &ft !hips will embark on
board thefe.
The examination of the affair of the French emi-
grants araefled at Bayreuth is doled. The refult
Las been fent to Berlin. from whence ulterior or-
are expeetcd. In the mean while the Count

de la CHAPZLL!, the Count de la Pager and his
nephew have t.btained leave to walk within the li-
miti of the city.—M. de Sr. Faux, who has not
afked this indulgence, is now the only one remain-
ing in the baftile.
Meet.: n, of Douai, has been appointed Commit.-
Soma of the Government to the Tribunal of Caf-
Cation, in the room of BIGOT. Pasense IN, ap-
pointed Connfcllor of State.
A new divifion of the territory of Germany i
fpoken of, to be adopted as foon as the affair of the
indemnities is fettled. This divifion is the more
necetfary, as the laft divifion into circles took place
in the year 1512, and is now become antiquated.
Betides, it has been greatly affeeted by the ce(!ion
of the left bank of the Rhine, as feveral countries,
over which Germany has no jurifdietion, have their
votes at the Diet ; and molt of the circles have
fufft.red more or lefs in their pofTellions.

•11 NIVOSE, JANUARY I.
The Emperor of Germany has exprelred great
furprice that tome of the Noble Venetians Rill in-
f.& on infcribing themfelves on the golden book,
(which no longer remains), for the purpofe of fe-
curing to their ions the right of entering the Grand
Council, as if the Venetian Republic any longer
erifted, or would again eiift. The people of Ve-
nice muff be treated as the other fubjeas of the
Aar-4n Monarchy, the Nobles of whom are not
compelled to make fuch regifters for proving their
extra. tion.

13 NIVOSE, JANUARY 2.
A fine market is building on the ground in the
Rue St. Honor of the ciakvent Jacobins.
The great number of poor, and the evils refult-
ing therefrom, have determined a benevolent Com-
mittee to propofe the following quellion :
" What are the bell means of extirpating po-
verty from the foil of the French Republic ?'
The belt work on this fubjea will receive the re-
ward of a gold medal worth 2000 francs. The
two next, in point of merit, will each receive a
medal of Silver.

Letters from Amfterdam, of the 26th of laft
month, Rate, that the Hoare of Mr. HOPE is to
be re•efablithcd on its former footing in that city.
Dian,' bailees have broken out in Hel;goland, and
fome velfels with troops on board are to be fent
from HoMein to re•efablifh order.

An Ordonnance of the Eleaor of Bavaria has
been lately publifhed, renewing the prohibition of
celebrating feflival days abolithed by the Brief of'
Pope CLEMENT XIV. of the 16th of May, 1772,
and by the fubfequent edict of the Eleaor Max:-
JOSEPH
Eight perfons belonging to the fuite of the new
Turkifh Ambaffador to the Court of Vienna ar-
rived in that capital on the 16th of tall month.—
They brought with them ten fuperb (addle horfes,
as prefents to his Imperial Majelty and the princi-
pal Minillers.

13 NIYOSE, JANUARY 3.
Letters from Italy- Rate, that feveral Genoefe
(hips, taken at the time of the liege of Porto:Fer-
rajo, and carried into that port by the Englith,
have been at length relesfed.
The Marquis de Souz*, Miniller Plenipoten-
tiary of Portugal, landed a few days ago at Ca-
lais, and immediately continued his journey to
Amiens.