Star.
London, England, 1802-09-08 00:00:00

RUSSM.

T'ITERSSURGH, AUGUST 10.--Ite well known
magnanimity of our Eurtaoa, who has nothing
fo much at heart as to lighten, as far as poffible,
the lunation of the pooreß and molt unfortunate
part of his people, has had the good effect of ex-
citing fimilar fentiments in the hearts of many of
his abjeas. At the laft atfembly in Revel, M. DE
BERG exerted himfelf very much to improve the
condition of the Peafants of Efthonia, by volun-
tary regulations on the part of the Nobility. He
has finer received from the EMPEROR the Order
of St. Anne, of the fecond clafs. Two other Ef-
thonian Noblemen, M. M. as Lswis, and Ds
SraccsLsrao, have laid before the Eurssom
fimilar plans for improving the condition of the
Peafants of their Province, and as a teftimony of
his gracious approbation have received each a pre-
fent of a valuable Ring.

FRANCE.

PARIS, SEPTEMBER 4.

It is pofitiveTY afferted that the part of the
Duchy of Cleves, which is fituated on the left
bank of the Rhine, is to be ceded to the Batavian
• Reptiblic for the film of ten millions of florins.
Letters from Augfburgh, of the 57th ult. Rate,
that the Bavarian troops were, by that time, in
complete pofeffion of the territories devolved as an
Indemnity upon their Sovereign.
Adutant-General DOMADI Mt who was con-
fined fix months in the Temple, has been liberated,
and is appointed on General Butisanorre's Etat-
Major for Louifiana.
The Government of the Italian Republic has
promulgated the law which places in a Rate of
activity the National Inßitute, created by the Con-
Ititution. The Members amount to 60, of whom
po have falaries, and 3o are honorary. The falary
is tsoo livres a year; that of the Secretary is 4000
livres, and of the Vice Secretary 2500 livres.
The fubjeft of the re-eßablifhment of commer-
cial relations between England and France engages
the attention of all the commercial towns in the
Republic, from which the Government have re-
quired memorials and Ratements that &all affiß
their judgment. The Commiffion of 'Commerce
of the manufacturing town of Louvier have tent
the following letter to the Editor of a demi-official
Mar:—
" ALEXANDIL nit FONTINAT has fubinitted to
the Government tome reflections upon the treaty
of 1786, upon the Rate of the Englith and French
manufatturers. He has pointed out tome of the
eaufes which Rate that the Englifh may ellablith
in France feveral objects of manufaanre on better
terms than they colt the French workmen. He
addi, that while the Engin would prohibit the
export of raw materials, and give bounties of 13
, and 20 per cent. upon manufactured Ruffs, our
'manufactures would not be protected by import
duties exceeding fix, per cent.
The journal de Paris pretends that,, this memo
rial has for its objectto prove that Fratice ought—
t. To prohibit the exportation of all raw mate-
rials, and give bounties upon the exportation of
merchandife made in France.
a. To prohibit the importation of manufactures
made in England, and give bounties upon the im-
port of raw materials from the fame country.
Da FORTISAT does not make any of there de-
stands. .The fame journal adds, that if the prin-
ciples long adopted in England were adopted in
' France, they would loon be to in Germany, in
Ruffia, Spain, Holland, &c.—that then the phrafe
essassercial reelassatioar would be banifhed from all
languages.
One might believe, according to the journal de
Petrie, that the countries which it cites, admit the
introduction of the produce of foreign iadußry,
duty free.
Nothing is more falfe ; feveral prohibit • fuch
produce, and there is not one that does not fubjea
them to heavy duties; the Yoram! de Paris cannot
cite a great Rate in Europe that admits, duty free,
all the articles made in a foreign country.
There is no Sovereign that has not adopted the
ptinciples of the Great FARDIRIC; the ceconomills
have abilities, be aid, I read them with pleafore,
but I will guard agaitiß following their councils ;
in fix months they would ruin my Rates.
By the fads which A. Ds Folll'2ll2l' cites, lie
proves that the manufacture of cotton did not
produce in England, forty years ago, five millions
of pieces; that the amount for the !aft fifteen
years has been yearly more than 400 millions.
To encourage the manufactures, the EngliffiGo.
varnment facrifices yearly more than (evenly mil-
lions to the perfons who breed 'beep 0.
To encourage the breed of fheep, in order to
make our manufactures profper, Di FONTS NAY
thinks that the Government ought not to fpend a
crown ; that it has only duties to receive.
If we were to follow the Counfels of the journal
a Paris, our workmen would be deprived of
woribour manufactures would be ruined, the debts
' of England would be paid by France in a few
ran. If we believe Ds FONTIMIAT, our 0120 U•
&urge would be in a few years what they were
formerly, the full in Europe. The French Co.vernment can alone decide upon the unafures ne-
eefary to the profperity of the State. The addrefs
isitiowthy the hfenlbets of the Corpminion.