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London, England, 1803-08-18 00:00:00

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COURSE OF
Amiterdant 36 s a Uf.
Do. at fight 33 8
Rotterdam 36 3 a Ur
kiamburgh 33 321 '
Akooa 33 4 I lit 11
Path* dars date 24 0
Paris - -14 8 s UE
osreleasz, ditto ss 9

'EXCHANGE.

Cadiz pap Naples .-
Ditto 371 eff. Genus 47
Madrid pap Vaniee s 6
Ditto 37 tI lf. Lifbon 62
Bilboa 37 elr. Oporto 624
Leghorn 5t Dublin r 74
Also on the Bank oL Holland
st per Cant. . ,

By a Gentleman of his Majefty's Navy, jet at.
rived from a cruize on the Fletnifh coat, and who
picked up an open boat which efcaped from Flufhing
on Thurfday lalt, on board of which were feveral
Then who bad fled from the requifition, we learn that,
in the courfe of a few weeks before, the French had
flint fizteen or eighteen of their countrymen, who had
exhibited a deree of tardinefs in obeying the injunc•
tions of the French Government. The Gentleman
adds, that feveral alp-builders had been ordered to
ambit& gun•boats, to be employed againft this coon-
try. Three gnn•boats were aaually laid down, but
one of the builders refufed to obey his orders, tulles
he was fornifhed with wood and nails. At the time
the boat efcaped, the buoys in the Duerloo channel
had not been removed, but it was underilond from
the French pilots that that meafure would loon be
adopted, as they were fearful of a vifit from the
BALA.

Yellerday afternoon another mail, the only one
due, arrived from the North. The intelligence
brought by it wears the fame complexion as the ac.
counts laid before our Readers yetterday ; and every
thing tends to confirm the opinion, that a powerful
confederacy will, ere long, be formed againft our
reftlefs enemy—the enemy of Europe.
We obferve in the Hamelsurgh Cordikmdestat of the
gth and 13th, two paragraphs copied from the Harr-
ies, Courant, which do not feem to be ordinary articles ;
they are bpth under the head of Bruffels. In the one
it is Rated, that the mediation of Ruilia is not expeet.
ed to be attended with fuccefs, though it has been
accepted by the Belligerent Powers, becaufe France
inflits on a balls rejerfted by England, to wit, an at,
Iniftice on the law Sato, that is, allowing France to
occupy the neutral territories fhe has feized.

The nest thews that M. LOMBARD'S million to meet
tORAPARTR at Brulleis was to negoeiate repelling
the free navigation of the Elbe and Wefer. In this
h fermi M. Lonsaan has not been faccefsfol. If any
credit is due to the article, however, it proves that the
Kum of PRUSSIA attaches a jet value to the free-
dom of thofe Rivers ; and what is more, that he is
fenftble that France has in Get fhut them up; and it
is on France that the opening of them depends. If
the Knee of PRUSSIA fees the matter in this light, it
is a very important thing indeed. That he ought to
fee it in that light will admit of little difpute. Howl
rniferably is the dignity of Profile lowered by allow.
ing the vagabonclizing fyßem of France to ope-
rate uncurls: xi in the North of Europe I Would
TRSIDERICIS the Great have permitted the French
to have come to the banks of the Elbe and the We-
fer, without bit confent to feize upon a neatral coun-
try, and to flint out a commerce moil valuable to his
dominions and to the North of Germany ? Is Proffitt
a power in Europe? If fin be, wby furrender an
influence fo natural to her, fo important to that Ration
The has acquired ? If Pruffia (offers Udell thus to be
let down in the opinion of furronnding nations, the
fuperior physical Rrength and refources of her neigh-
bours will Icon overwhelm her. If, to ufe an old
phrafe, every bird takes a feather," Pruffia would
loon be hare enough ; and we all know from whence
Traria has plucked the feathers that now adorn her.
Nothing can be more obvious, therefore, than the
policy of r, an., to be the Confervator of the Peace
and Neutrality of the North, as well on a large view
as for the advantage of commerce.
We h.-ire it will foot be put beyond doubt that
Truffia relents the violence of France, and is refolv.
ed to oppoie it. A peat deal might be done at Bet-
bn at ;Accent; and it fliould be done in the way 80-IN•F
1N•F AP.TC manages this matter. To make BORA PARTE
diitrollful of his neighbours, would greatly etnbar-
refs his operations againft ns, though we entertain no
dread whatever of his attempts of invafion. On the
contrary, we wdh to fee the quelion tried, and let
at tell for ever. But at the fame time, policy re-
quires that we fhould avail ourfelves of every aid to
limit that ill.acquired, ill etercifed authority which
Trance, not to fay BONAP•RTE, now poireffes. If

Ptutlia were to declare :sgainfi France,it would beeafy
to take Holland. There, howevrr, are only fpecu-
lations, which we ought not to calculate upon. In
fas 9, the flronger this country is, the more it feems
capable of defending itfclf, and annoying France,
the more allies it Mill obtain. This is natural. Let
us not foe in forma pastperii, like ruiferable outcaffs
and dependants, tor znd it will come. If
.'e are to have a war, let it n3t be on a meafured (tale
of fo much per arnima ; but let us do what we can
with men and money in oat year, if our eapcnce
ihould more than doulAlc aoy eltiotate that has Imo