Star.
London, England, 1803-05-09 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, o 3 FLOREAL, MAY 3,
The war faelion has fucceeded in perfuading the
Cabinet, that the Treaty of Amiens is
hurtful to the interas of England, becaufe it has
obliged it to refiore a part of its conquefts. Might
not one far, that the Englilh Government alts
upon the principle, that what it is good to take, it
good to keep ? flad fuch a fyftem of policy been
adopted by France, would fhe not have a right to
alledge that Italy;Holland, Portugal, and a part
of Germany, were conquefts good to be kept ? It
is the part not even of corfairs, but of free-1
hooters, and pirates, to reafon and aFt, as a fa&ion
hoftile to peace and to the faith of treaties, would
perfuade the Englifh Government now to do.
That a power which has been forced to maintain
a long and ruinous war (hould demand and obtain
facrifices proportionate to its lufTes, is in nothing
contrary to reafon and juflice. But, that a power
which every day exults in full Parliament, by the
voice of its lqinifters, in the profperity of its of
fairs, the increafe of its wealth and polfeffions, its
growing means for the advancement of its for.
tunes, of the augmentation of its own ftrength,
and the diminution of that of its rivals; that fuch
a power fhould confider all as fair prizes that it
has taken by the advantages of war, is a theory
of which the praftice muft become truly dreadful
to the human race.—Clef c is Castes.
In a journal publifhed at Rouen, is the follow-
ing article :64 Some perfons talk of probability
of a Treaty of Commerce between France and
England; but thole perfons muft have forgotten,
no doubt, that at the sera of the famous treaty
figned by Vergennes, nothing was to be feen in
the ports of Havre and Rouen, but veldt bearing
Britilh colours. From the Ift of January to the
Both of April 1788, 559 (hips entered thofe two
ports. Of thofe, not fewer than 148 were Britifh.
Thisfimple ftatement mutt fuffice to put an end for
ever to all idea of the poffibility of an uleful Com-
mercial Treaty with the Cotrrt of London."

LONDON.

MONDAY, MAY 9.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE s
3PareCnat.64Piii'k.
Old 3 pet le e
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PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
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DUBLIN MAY 3.
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3 per Cans. Goy. Deb. (April s 9) - 63
Conde of Exchange—Dublin on Leaden est ts.
NAT S.

s per Cent. Government Debentures 9S it
3 per Cent. Gov. (April yo ) 65
Exchange— Deb.
Dublin on London 13i.

We Rated on Saturday the agitation that bad
taken place in the public mind, in confequence of
the rumours circulated in the morning refpeifling
the natureof the difpatches and intelligence brought
over by Mr. Sit.vvirsa. All was uncertainty and
furmife ; but a few particulars have fince tranfpir.
ed refpeßing the prefent !late of the negociation,
which we think are entitled to Come credit :

The &patches were of fa& a nature as will
probably protra& Lord WHITWORTH'S flay in
Paris, and General AN DAZOSSI'S in London for
tome days at leaft longer than was expeeed, from
the previous complexion which the dircuffions had
&Earned.

10 US.

Lord Witirworrn had orders to quit Part, un-
lefs the propofals he had offered to the French Go-
vernment were agreed to on Wedneftlay night at the
late/. He gave notice of there orders to M TAL-
L- rasa% Nothing pallid till a few hours before
hit intended departure, when a Meffage was fent
to him by M. TALL' mum, to remain at Paris, as
ba had a propofal to fend to him which he had no
doubt Lord Wm urworrn would think it right to
fubmit to his Court. The Pmpofal was accord-
ingly fent—Lord WmITWORrn tranfmitted it, and
laid he fhould wait the return of the Mellinger
who carried it.

The terms pmpofed by our Ambaffador we un-
derhand were—" That the French Troops fhould
evacuate Holland; that the Swifs fhould be re•
howl to a Free Government; and, that Malta
fhould remain in the hands of the Britifh for a
certain number of years, (we believe km) and,
afterwards, until rune new arrangement could be
made refpeling it, which fhould completely fecure
its independence."
The propofal made by TALLEVIAND to Lord
Witorwoava, and which lie tranfmitted by SYL-
TrasTaa the Meffenger, we underhand to be facia
fadory upon the firft point. Upon the kennel, re.
fpeding Switzerland, it is open to negotiation, but
with a dotard ilairniton of enabling the Swifs to
form a free Government; and, upon the third, a
much (hotter time is given for our retention of
Malta, than had been propored in the shine:arm,
and the poffeflion of Lampedofa (a [mall ifland
osfortifial, with a port capable of containing about
tut or keen fail of the hoe !) is alto Aid to be

prnpored to he obtained for Its from the Irmo of I
NA pus, to whom it belongs, and to he guaranteed

The ifland of Lam )edora, called by PTOLEMY
Lopadufa, by the French Lampedoufr, is about 20
miles in circumference, limited between Malta
and the coaft of Africa. It is uncultivated, but
there is a harbour, in which veffels water. There
is an hermitage, in which a Prieß of Malta per-
forms divine fervice, in a chapel dedicated to the
VIRGIN MARY, and keeps a lamp burning at the
(brine of a Turkifh Hermit—a circumflance which
has occafionally attrafted pilgrims to the Ifland of
both religions. This Prieft has alto a fecular em-
ployment : he keeps an inn, filled with good pro 1
vifions for tailors and pilgrims. The natural fer-
tility of the ifland enables him to keep a good
flock of corn, cattle, and vegetables. He receives
alms when he can feU nothing ; fo that he accu-
mulates confiderable property in the courfe of a
life confecrated to Monkifh poverty.—The coafts
of the ifland abound with fifh. With proper cul-
tivation it might beco:ne a valuable polliffion: it
is covered with wild olive trees. The fleet of the
Emperor CHARLES V. was wrecked on the coati
in the year 5552. It is fituated in latitude 36°

long. 3o° 33 g.
On Saturday a Cabinet Council fat on the dif-
patches received from Lord WHITWORTH, which
was attended by all the Cabinet Minifters. The
refult was fent off on Saturday night to Paris. We
cannot pretend to a knowledge of its nature, but
it is plain, that by this offer of the French, and by
Lord WHITWORTH receiving it, inftead of coming
away, as he had been ordered to declare he would,
if any thing fhort of unqualified acquiefcence was
offered to his ultimatum, the aegociation will be
prolonged for a few days.
In the mean time Minifters are put in rather an
aukward fituation ; for Parliament and the Pub-
lic were led to expel a communication of fome
kind this day on the grand objea of our hopes and
fears.

We do not think, however, that any blame at-
taches to Minifiers for the delay. Their declara-
tion was fo explicit, that no man can doubt of po_
fitive orders having beeen fent to our AmbalTador
to leave Paris, if the ultimatum he prefented on
Tuefday fe'nnight was not agreed to implicitly by
left Tuefday. No anfwer being received by him
on that day, he was preparing on Wednefday
morning to depart, his horfes were atually put-
ting to the carriage, when a mirage from M.
TALLEYSLAND announced that an offer to avoid a
rupture would be made. His Lordfhip of courfe
waited for the communication, and had three hours
converfation with the French Minifter.

Though the propofal made by the latter was
thou of what Lord Wttarwotest had been ordered
to demand, we are not among the number of
thofe who will blame his Lordfhip for Wing a dif-
cretionary power, and remaining till he fhould
again receive inarations ; nor do we think the
Public will attach blame either to his Lordatip or
Minilters for the delay, for nothing can be more
deferable than to maintain Peace if pdfible. In the
mean time, if we may judge from the meafures that
have been adoped fence the arrival of Mr. Si z.v ESTE a,
we mutt exprefs our fears, that circumltance care
not fuch as to Rrengtheg the hopes of peace being
preferved. Orders were traufmitted the fame even-
ing to an the ports for encreafed exertions to be
ufed in forwarding the naval equipments, and the
hottett prefs, perhaps, ever known, took place on the
Thames,and continued during the whole of theday.
The general opinion of official men remains unalter-
ed, and war is contisiered by them as inevitable.
Much, however, depends upon the conduit of the
French Government. If Bo it APARTE has offered to
concede any thing, the fame policy may induce him
to concede all that is required ; and though we
are not difpofed to give him credit either for gond
faith or good will to Great Britain, his reluaant
compliance would, of courfe, be the means of
avoiding, for fome (port time longer, the manifold
evils and calamities of war. But it is appre-
hended by many that the roam prqet of the CRISP
CONSUL is defigned for the purpofe only of gain-
ing time, in order to lave his Well India and
other fquadrons now on their return to France.
Should this be the opinion of his Mai ssry's Mini-
tiers, which appearances feem in a great degree to
favour, the promptitude of their decifion will fruf-
trate the artful views of the Cow sot. ; and the rem-
nant of the French naval force may, in that cafe,
be lhortly expeded in the ports of Britain. Dif-
patches have been fent off to all our Commanders
in the different quarters of the world ; and the
Channel Fleet, of xhich Admiral CORNWALLIS has
received the chief Command, is ordered to put to
fea with all poffible expedition.
Mr. Sy 1., arr sit who let off on Saturday night

with the inbullions of the cabinet for Lord
WHITWORTH, arrived at Dover at nine o'clock
yellerday morning. The Telegraph had prepared
a veflel for him, and he was embarked (after a
very few minutes term-fitment at Payne's Hotel)
by half pall nine, with intention to land at Bon-
lope; he would reach that place before one, the

wind being fair and brifk, and will be at Paris this
afternoon; fo that he may return again to London
on Thurfday.

Yellen:lay arrived two mails from Hamburgh,
one from Holland, and Paris journals of the sth
inflant ; and this morning we received French
papers of the 6th. The communications by thefe
channels are comparatively unimportant. We
fubjoin Inch articles as deferve any notice.
Palm, MAT S.—The affairs of Germany are
terminated. The decree of the ratification of his
Imperial Majefty was folemnly tranfmitte4 on the
28th of April to the Diredory of the Diet and
laid before the Didaturate. The title of the
EkBoral Chancery of Mentz was immediately con-
verted in to that of the Arch-chancery of the Empire.
This definitive ad, which regulates the indemnity,
will be publifhed to-morrow in this paper with the
avis of the Empire and alfo the ratification of the
Emperor.—Moaiteur.
It is believed that the Legiflative Body will re.
ceive to-morrow from. Government Come commu-
nication in regard to the prefent Rate of affairs
between France and England.—Gazette & France.
Letters from Lilbon, dated April 7, (late, that
at that period Admiral de Winter received orders
by a corvette difpatched to him from the Texel,
to return to Holland immediately with the fleet
under his command, which confifts of three fhips
of the line and Come frigates.
Five per cents ss fr. to c.
BRUSSELS, MAY a.—The movement of the
French troops towardsNimeguen is continued with
adivity. They will loon occupy a camp near that
place, till orders are given for their farther defli-
nation. It is announced that General LEFRIVLE
will have the command of this fmall army. On
the other hand, we are allured, that the different
bodies of troops, Rationed in the rstb military di.
vifion, will immediately alembic near Venloo. A
courier difpatched by the Commander in Chief of
this divifion, palled through this place the day be-
fore yefterday, on his way from Liege to Paris,
with difpatches for the Minifter at War.
We have received here pofitiva intelligence, that
the important affairs which at this time occupy the
Cmisr Consux will require his pretence Tome time
longer in the Capital, and that his journey is put
off till force time in the courfe of Prairial (between
the sift of May and 2111 of June). A report pre-
vails here, that at that period a Congrefs will meet
here, but nothing is Paid of the nature of the objeas
which will be treated of in it, and for this reafon
the authenticity of the intelligence is doubted. It
is alerted alto, that Bovareare will treat in per-
Con with a Society, who for Tome time have formed
a projea of conftruding a canal betweenCharleroy
and Bruffels, deßined to join the Sambre and the
Meufe. However this may be, letters from Wefel
pofitively Rate, that his Majefty the Kara of
Pause• will have an interview with the CrtaF
Cowivi, and according to every appearance, at
Duffeldorf, to which the ELECTOR of BAVARIA
will repair alfo, to have a conference with there
illukriouc perfonages.
HAGUE, APRIL 29.—We do not know on what
foundation a report has been fpread in France and
England, that the Batavian Government has ap-
plied to different Courts, with a view of obtaining
neutrality for our Republic in cafe of hoftilities be-
tween France and England. We are alto ignorant
what has given rife to a report which Rates that
our Minifter, at the Court of London, has been
requefted to found the difpofitions of the Britifb
Cabinet in regard to the project of neutrality. But
in examining the affair more minutely, it does not
appear probable that our Government wifhes to
take any Rep of this kind, and to expofe itklf in
j this manner to the certainty of not fucceeding ;
and to be conlidered as deficient in good faith and
frieadfhip towards a Power fo clofely conneded
with it by political relations, by folemn treaties,
and by an alliance offenfive and defenfive. The
Batavian Republic, after having fo long made a
common caufe with France, and after having
identified its exigence, as we may fay, with its
Ally, will not ad fo ridiculoufly as to pretend to
require, in its relations with France, advantages
without any burthen, and to form a feparate Body
in the prefent critical moment.
BIRLIN, APRIL 2+.—The King will fet out on
his journey at the end of the month of May. He
will then purfue his way to Fulda and Wilhensf-
bad, by the way of Anfpach and Wurzbourg.
In the latter city he will have an interview with
the Elator of Bavaria.
Sr. PETERSSURGII, Antis B.—The day before
yefterday a bridge of planks was laid aerofs the
Neva, over which a large train of artillery was

PCILOR.

tranfported. With the approbation of his Ism-
aut. MAJZSTY, a new Company is formed for
carrying o%the great fifheries off Archangel, Nova
Zembla, &c. The Company has neither received
nor asked any eaclufive privileges.
Count TATISCHTSCNEFF will loon depart for
Naples, at which place he is named Ambaffador,

in the room of Count Iras.ausar. with a Glary of
16,000 roubles.

The EN►aaoa has :tow Ggaed the ettablithateut

of the Univerfities and Academies that are to b:
founded, and accorded the annual fum of 1,300,000
roubles for that purport. The Court Gazette of
to-day contains the ukafe for the manuntifLan of
the peafants of the Nobility.
In Livonia and the interior of Ituflia great quan-
tities of Ship timber and naval flores arc buying up
for the French Government.

The Est r aim has fent for architats from Italy,
to rebuild the palace at PAwloufky, during the
fummer, entirely after the old plan, fo that the
Estrarss Dowan Ea will not be able to perceive
any difference.
APRIL 13.—C01. COLIIIIRT, who comes on a
particular million from BON•PARTE, is arrived
here, and has already had an audience of the Ex.

In Ruffian Poland, near the frontiers of Gallicit,
there will be this fummer a camp of 80,000 men,
commanded by the EMrsaoa ia perfon, who, it is
thought, will there have a meeting with the Ebt-
esitoa of GERMANY and the KING Of PRUSSIA.

It is now as good as certain, that our differences
with Sweden are on the point of being fettled, if
they are not already.
APRIL Is.—The hopes of peace are here entire-
ly vanifbed. On the t Sth inft. our troops march.
The Emperor advances money to the Officers, that
they may not be embarraffed by the expences of
preparing for the march and the campaign : Gen.
MICHELSON is Commander in Chief ;—General
SUCHTELEN remains with the Emperor, who, it is
gill Paid, will make the campaign in perfon. The
fleet is commanded by Admiral TscNITSCHAGOFT
the younger.—(N. E. This paragraph is only in
one of the Hamburgh papers, not the Corrdefts.
dra, which is the belt.)
A rich Ruffian private individual at Mofcow,
Mr. PAUL vote Drursoorr, has requefted leave of
the Emperor to give towards the fupport of the
Univerfities and Academies, 300,000 Rixdollats,
and the revenues of 3000 peafants, which !hall be
bequeathed to the Univerfities. This Patriot de.
clares in his letter to the Emperor, that be thinks
it the duty of every perfon of property to follow.
by voluntary contributions, the example of a Mo-
narch wbo does fo much for the education and
accompliibing of the national youth.
The French Colonel Cocas ar will, in a few days,
return exprefs to Paris.
On the toth inR. the Neva was free from Ice.
after having been frozen up £53 days. The
lowing day the Commandant went with the ufual
ceremonies, difcbarges of artillery from the docks.
/Cc. to the Winter Palace to announce to his Ina.
perial Majefly the reopening of the navigation of
the River. By the Emperor's exprefs command a
bridge of boats was immediately laid from Sttfckhof
to the Finland fide, which muft be quite flared
to-day. _ _

On stub Iscu Maimesmaa Bay, Envoy from
the Chan of Bucharia, was pro:rented to the Em.
peror. He is the fame who brought to the Em.
pref. CA7IIIIIIIII the elephant which the Chan
feet her as a prefent.

Yefterday their MAJISTIAS and four Prineefes
walked to St. George's Chapel, where an excel-
lent ferrnon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Hair-
LAM, from the Firft Epiftle of St. Peter, part of
the eighth verfe. Their Msjisriss, attended by
General Gwveas and Major Pates, walked to
Frogmore ; the four PRISMS MI went in two
coaChes, where they walked in the Gardens for a
long time, and returned to the Lodge to dinner.
The Royal Family will come to town to-mer.
row, and on Thurfdav her MAJISTT will have a
drawing-room at St. James's.
Saturday night's Gazette contains a Proclama-
tion appointing the t6th of June, as the da for
the Eletlion of Reprefentative Peer for
in the room of the late PATRICK Earl of Dumfries.
Lan Saturday's Gazette contains an addrefs to
his MAJISTY. from the borough of Newcaftle-
under-Line, prefented by JaMes CALDWILL, Erns
Recorder of that Borough.
DUCH /SS or YORK'S Be ILT M.DAY.....0111 Saturday
the Duchefs of You completed her 36th year.---
The day was obferved at Oatlands, where a very
grand entertainment was given. About twelve
o'clock her MAJESTY and the Prineeffes Aucuirra.
Etizassym, and Maar arrived; they were re-
ceived by the Duke and Ducheii and full fuite.
The day being remarkably fine, her Me; ssrr and
the PRIIICIISM walked in the pleafure-groun3s,
and viewed that truly beautiful place. Her MA.
jasry and the Palaces:Ls partook of a molt
fumptuous cold collation, confining of every de-
licacy which the feafon affords, and returned to
Windfor about four o'clock.

The Prince of Wats*, Dukes of Cultlam
and CUMBERLAND, and a numerous affemblage of
the Nobility, dined with their Royal Highneffes.
In the evening there was a grand ball. The Prince
Oept there.
A grand dinner was given on Saturday evening
by Mr. limey ADDINGTON. at the Half-Pay Of
Whitehall. The company invited were. the
Lord Advocate of Scotland, Lord Metvitts,
Lord Btu ess,Colooel Hor a, Mr. Roar
and Mr. Wattaca.

The CMARCILLOII of the Ercatui
terday with the Duke of POILTLAIIN
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in Piccadilly.
Mr. TATLOt is appointed Naval
at Malta. _ _

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