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London, England, 1803-05-31 00:00:00

FRENCH JOURNALS.

J.tri as this Paper was going to prefer we received
riris ils to the zsth Mel inclutive.—The Mo.
nt.vr confirm. ,he intelligence we announced yeller.
jay of the arreii and imprifo nment of the Britill Cub.
je&s in France. We fubjoin the article:—

PARIS, MAY 24.—A difpatch from the Maritime;
Prete& of Brea to the Minifter of the Marine and
Colonies, dated this day, announcing the capture of
two French trading veffels, in the Bay of Aud:erne,
without any previous declaration of war, and in
manifeft violation of the right of nations, having been
read as follows—
The day before yeflerday two Englifh frigates
captured two veffels in the Bay of Audierne. One
of them was going to Qt2imper for lhip•timber, and
the other was laden with falt for Fecamp.
(Signed) a CATIAII.II.I. v. Maritime Prefea."

DECREED.

Mt. I. It is prekribed to every Commander ofthe *edema a
Naval Divifians of the Republic, Captains of tips and other veffel:
of wk, to attack all thole of the King of basin& as well as (kips
belonging to his fubjeds. to fait then. and king than into the
rofi of tba
14 Commlilions Sall be delivered to the-owners of French pri- '
mteers wise &AU require It, end who may be In a lituation to ob.
Din them, edisforming in regard to the hid pekamers to the twitt-
ing laws and Vegulatielos.
111. Mt thi Foglia enrolled in the militia between the age of
Fighters and Sixty, or who hold Commillotta from his Britannic
hfilefty, now in Pratice.asall be intmediately militated prifuners
ref war, to aofwer for the citizens of the Republic who may have
been detained and made Firmer' by the yeah oe ptbjofte et his
Ildtaintic Mayfly before the doclarados of war.
IV. The Minifters are charged each si far as concerned with the
nm* of the protein Darer. which IhaU be infected in the Soli
Ws of Lain.
The heft Capful (Signed) Bow* s.
• ,By the FUR Cunha.
The Seactary dime (Signed) H. B. Meier.

The Englith Government then has begun hoftili
ties by the ruin of one or two unfortunate merchants,
who, under the faith of treaties, were peacefully fail-
ing along but cosh. It committed this a& of hof-
tility without any declaration of war, without any
of the forms acknowledged by poldhed Nations, and
agreed to between them, and following the odious
principle of a 'silk risbt, which it has created for
Miff alone, and which is altogether barbarous.
It is with pain that the Government of the Re
public finds itfelf compelled, by way of reprifals, to
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conflitute prifoners of war all the Englifh enrolled in
the Militia and emir in the French territory.
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iwerY thing illiberal, it-will always allow Eng-
land to fet the btarnple, bat the French people mat
aa towards England as it aEts towards France.—
Toe bog has Europe had a different condnEt. It is this
b particular which hts authorized England to efta-
blifltfor itfelf alone a public right, to which it is fo
much accuitonted at prefent, that every all ofjult re-
ciprocity appbars to it an aft of i
The two thoufand Neapolitan troops, which were
at Malta, have been embarked by the Englifh, and
fent to Meffina.

Five per Cents for Germinal, year t t, 47 fr. so e.
For la Vendemiaire, year is, 44 fr. 25 c.

Sonic diftorbancts took place lall week at Whitby,
between the inhabitants of that place and the Crew of
the Eagle revenue eutttr, engaged on the imprefs
fervice, in which two of the latter were killed.
Thurfday mort iqs. about five o'clock, a fire broke
out in the (bop of Mr. Carfrae, on the South Bridge.
Edinburgh. The inoft prompt affiftance was imme-
diately proenred in Order to (top the progrefs of the
games, but the fire completely defrayed the Atop
Where it began. and greatly damaged another.
The Se(llons having ended yefterday evening at the
Old Bailey, this morning the puniatment of flogging
was inftided on feven men publicly in the Peels Yard.
tad Several others underwent a private flogging. and
were difcharged.
A perfon who has hitherto born a very refpglablei '
eharatter. having obtained the rank of Captain in a
rencible regiment, was on Tburfday left. on the race
ground at Epfum,detetted in the very act of picking
• Gentlemau s pocket of hit gold watch and fads.
Behind him Was a large body of notorious pick-
pockets, with idiom he had affociated hirnfelf.—.
When he took the watch he fuppofed one of his con- i
federates was immediately behind him, and there-
fore pot it back. in order that it might be figured
It was however fecured, not_ bi an accomplice, but
by Mr. WA LT 11, I Shea% O&M'. at Kamilla% who
fecured the Captain at the fame time. He is now
fully committed for trial.
Yefterday two perfons named Dejok andllers,under-
went a fecond examination before the Loan Mayo',
at the Manfion Hotife.—ffers wascharged with having
fired a pifol at anOfficer,while in timed of imprefEng
him for his Majefty's fervice. The Prifoner was well
known to be a (filleting man. His companion. Dayle,
-in being fearched, had a pißol found upon him. As
no mifthief had 'dually occurred, his Lordfhip
thought, as the Prifoners Teemed to be well acquaint.
cd with firearms, they. might prove ufeful in Wing
them againft the enemies of their country. They
were ordered to be fent on board a man of war. -1
On Wednefday lab a melancholy accident happen.
ed in a honk tooth end of Nicholfon-street, Edin-
burgh. The family had only that day taken poi:
feffion of it, and their furniture bad not been fully
put pp, when two young lads obkrving a pair of
pills lying loofah each got one, and by way of
asnufentent, act koowiag they were loaded, they
took their diaaaces. as u- to fight a duel. One of
them drew the trigger. and, antortasately. the piece
went of. and lodged a ball is his companion's head,
immediately behind the ear. The ionoiseut, though
unhappy furvivor, when he law what had happened.
;Wholly fainted. and fell doers on the floor that
when the mailer of the family came into the room,
'c believed they were both dead. The lad who was
,ounded was carried to the loyal Infirmary, bat be
--pired foot aria.