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London, England, 1803-04-30 00:00:00

FROM THE PARIS PAPERS.

GHENT, Aran. 31.—The Bifhop of Ghent hay-
ing communicated to the Chief of the State the
Col-enmity which took place on Eager Sunday in
the cathedral of his diocefe, to celebrate the anni-
vetfary of the re-eilabliflimentof religion,the Fitter
CONSUL addreifed to him the following letter:—

Monbeur the Ilifhop of Ghent—l have received your letter
of the toth of April. I accept the (caimans which you ci-
rcle for religion and for my potion, in confequence of the re-
eftabliftuncut of worfhip. I recommend to you to continue
your care In conciliating and uniting all eonfciences. Of all the
virtues necefrary for the eplikopate after great (clams, the molt
eteatial no doubt is Cbriftlan charity. (Signed) Bo .

Gcmoa, Aran. 9.—Letters from Naples Rate.
that after the arrival of an Englifh fhip, a Council
of State was held, and the French Minifter dif-
patched a courier to Paris. This courier let out 12
hours after the arrival of the veirel.

Pargasavaon, MARCH 29.-A flyer mine has
been difcovered in the Government of Riga.—
Mineralosills have been feat from this capital to
examine it.

Vismsa, Aram ta.—lt is confirmed that the
French Ambeador, CIIAP4rAnmr, delivered to
the Imperial Cabinet a very preffing note, to in-
duce it to ratify fpeedily the condufuns of the Diet,
in regard to the Indemnities. The Ambaffador
in this note (hewed that the intereff of Europe in
general, and that of the Honfe of Auflria in par-
ticular, requires this ratification : that it is expelled
with the utmoft impatience by the Princes and
people of Germany, and that this fanaicn ought
to be complete, and extend to all the difpofitions of
the casclufunt, which are infeparable from each other.
APRIL I3.—Citizen CHAM►aGNY, the French
Ambaffador, difpatched a courier to Paris on the
gth. On the evening before he had a conference
with the Minifler for Foreign Affairs : we are al-
lured that in this conference Count de Costal-ix'.
declared, officially. to the French Miniller, that
our Monarch is firmly refolved, in cafe a War
break out between France and England, to obferve
the firiaeft neutrality.
Ramat-iv, Aran. 18.—The Eafler holidays
being now ended, the Diet has this day refumed its
Sittings. In the College of Princes the Minifler
of Brunfwick gave his vote, the only one wanting,
in regard to maintaining the Eleaor of Treves.
We expel this day Baron de R u, Mini-
fler of the Grand Mailer of the Teutonic Order
to the Deputation of the Empire. It is believed
that the latter will affemble to-morrow to deli-
berate on the different demands which have been
I tranfmitted to the Direaory. It is prefumed that
in this Sitting the Deputation will take into confi-
deration a reprefentation made in common by the
Miniflers of Bavaria, Naffati-Orange, Tour and
Taxis, and Counts ASPILINOWT, OsTSIN, and
(tram., in regard to the pretenfions of Auttria to
t the dependencies of the MUMS 'Sped to thaw
as indemnities.

FROM THF. HAMI3URG'H MAIL

VIENNA, APRIL I3.—The troops of PasswaN
O. Lou have quitted ‘Vallachia, in coniequence of
reprefentations from Rullia. We now ei.t:rtain
great hopes that no war will take place h:tween
England and France, as all the Courts to which
thole Powers have fent couriers have declared for
neutrality, and ezpreffed their with to preferve a
general peace in Europe. To attain this falutary
objed, negociations will be opened in a certain
capital, to which feveral Minicters will repair.—
The propofal that the ifland of Malta, after the
departure of the Englilb, (hall be occupied only
by Ruffian troops, has not been accepted at St.
Peterthurgh. According to accounts from Bu-
charell, letters that may be relied on have been
received there from Cnnllantinople, of the date
the zoth of March, which (late that ABDUL WE•
CH AB, the Arabian Shereef, has been defeated, and
his troops entirely difperfed. The Englifh Envoy,
Mr. ARTHUR PAGET, will, it is faid, foon return to
EnFland, and be fuccecded by another. Arnbaffador.
ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 2.—(From the Berlin
Gazette.) The town of Kyruenovogorod, at the
mouth of the river Kymene, on the frontiers of
Sweden, is ltrongly fortifying, for which purpofe
the EMPEROR has deftined a fum of Bco,coo Rubles.
—The Admiralty has received orders to equip with
all fpeed, not only the Galley fleet, but feven Chips
of the line and Come frigates. Several Regiments
of Horfe and Foot are ordered to hold themfelves
in readinefs to march. All thefe meafures feem
to be occafioned only by the difputes with Sweden
concerning the frontiers ; but as the Negotiations
are not broken off, an amicable adjuament may
be yet ezpeded.
APRIL s.—Our peaceful Capital has fuddenly
affumed a warlike appearance, and the moll fe-
rious preparations are making for a campaign in
Finland, whither I'rince PaNclazioN, who lo ight
in Italy under SUWARROW, is already dcpartc,l.
The army is intended to confift of Bo,cco men,
commanded by the EMPEROR in perfon. That the
troops will on Inch an occafion do wonders, can-
not he doubted ; but we Rill hope for a fiiendly
termination of the affair.

ALTONA, APRIL t9.—We are on the eve of tee-
ing a new War break out, the carafe r,17 which is a
bridge. The King of SWEDEN has .:priropriated
to himfelf a bridge on the Frontiers of Finland—
has forbidden the paffage of it to the fubjeOs of
Ruffia—has effaced the Imperial Eagles at the bar.
riers—and has fubflituted for them the arms of
Sweden. There meafures, and other pretenfions
in the fame quarter, on the part of Sweden, have
made fuch an impreffion at St. Peterfburgh, that
the Emperor ALEXANDER, the King of SWEDEN'S
brother-in-law, nntwithfkanding his love of peace,
has thought it effential to his dignity and interefk
to adopt efficacious meafures. All the regiments
in Peterfburgh, even the Guards, have received
orders to be ready to march at 24 hours notice.
General Kssitassoi is gone to St. Peterfburgh,
and will march at the head of an army towards
Swedifh Finland.

FROM THR FRONTIERS or RUSSIA, APRIL B.
The following is Rated as the immediate caufe of
the mifunderflanding which has arifen between
Raja and Sweden :

" On the conclufien of the Peace of Nyftadt,
under the Emprefs ELizaa ern, it was found dif-
ficult to come to an agreement refpeeting the fron-
tiers. After much debate the EMPRESS gave up
the difputed point, fo far, that in order to bring
the matter to a conclufion, the ifland near the
river Kymene fhould remain neutral ; on Which
principle the Peace fhould be concluded, and in
order to determine the frontier clearly, the Tha-
lery, or courfe of the river Kymene, fhould be the
line, and the bridge actors it &mid be diftinguifh-
ed by appropriate marks, as half Ruffian, half Swe-
; and alfo fhould be dillinguifhed by the arms
of each accordingly. The affair remained with•
out difpute in this fituation, till about a year
ago, when the Ktwo of SWUM vifited Finland,
and pallid the bridge. It was in a very ruinous
Rate, and as there was nobody who was author Wed
to be at any expence refpeeing it, the Ktwo gave
orders that the Ruffian part of the bridge fhould
likewife be diflinguifhed by the Swedith colours.—
The Ruffian Governor at the time gave the Eye-
PIROR infemation of the circumflance, and afked
for inftruftions. The Emrsaoa, however, put
the affair afide, in order not to mingle any thing
unpleafant with the meeting which was about to
take place in Finland, between the EMPRISI and
her filler the Q,!_teen of SWSDIN. Some time agn,
however, the Estrsitox gave orders that agreea.
ly to treaty, the half of this bridge fhould be mark-
ed as belonging to Ruflia. This had occafioned a
warm correfpondence between the two Powers, and
at tall fuck expreffions had been employed on the
part of Sweden, that the EMPIROR had thought
proper to give orders that (even of the newell vef-
fels fhould, as loon as poffible, be equipped, like-
wife that a fleet ofgallies fhould be got ready, and
that the guards, with other regiments, fhould hold
themfelves in readinefs to match."
Srocamova, Aram to—We are here, as is
every where the cafe, in the moll anxious expec-
tation on the quefiion of Peace or War between
France and England. All commercial fpecula-
tions are at a (land. Our Kingdom enjoys, thank
Goo, the moll perfe6t tranquillity ; we live in peace
with our neighbours, and with all the world, and
even the Barbary powers, now they have received
their prefents, arc quiet. It will he remembered,
that laft year there was a trifling difpute bet wi.cn
fome Swedifh and Ruffian Officers, concerning a
bridge nn the frontiers of Finitland, bi.tween Lill
Abbnrfofs and the little uninhabited Wind, Gcr-
min, in the River Kymene. Sweden pretends to
be Sovereign of this bridge, beeaufe the frontier
is fettled, not only by euflom, but by the conven-
tion of 1756, to be through the centre of this
Wand, which was regarded as neutral, and has
been eonfidered as fuck fence, though the Ruffians
affirmed at that time that half the bridge was theirs.
—This affair was afterwards debated, but all re-
mained in fate quo, and our foldiers are (till in
poffeffion of the bridge, and se.z have fince heard
no more of the matter. We long for the arrival of
every poll, to give oar trade new life on the ap-
proach of !ping.