Star.
London, England, 1803-06-18 00:00:00

STATE PAPER.

HAGIUT, Jana 8.-7-The following nom was pr*
fenced on the 24th of latt month to Citizen Van dor
Goes, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, by Mr.
LISTON. the Englilh Envoy :

4, Sir—By orders from my Court, I take the libertr
of requefting th,at you will be pleated to fubmit to
the BatavianGovernment the followingconfiderationt.
The Ramo is animated with the liveließ deftre to pras
vent the new war, which is about to break out, from
extending to Countries which have had connetftiona
with France, and from involving in its calamities
Nations which have taken no part in the events gut
have given rife to it. His Monery, however, can.
not obferve towards the Batavian Republic that cOat
duet which fuch fentiments would dißate, unlefs thtr
French Government be dillsofed to adopt a
fyftem. If France will confent to immediately with.
draw its troops from the territory of the Republic I
if it will exonerate the Batavian Governmeht frogs
the obligation of furnifhing it with any kffiflancp
either by land or by lea ; in a word, if it will
permit the Republic to obferve a fincere and pyry
feet Neutrality during the courfe of the war, His
MAJIISTY will engage on his part, to adhere with
fcrupulous exaanefs to a reciprocal neutrality a and
in that cafe, the (hips which may be provifon.
ally detained, null be immediately releafeder-?
But filould the Flair Cowsui. unfortunately perfiß
wifhing to occupy the Batavian territory, and to
convert the refources of the country into means of
hoftility, and attack againft Great Britain, his M4'
Jassy will find himfelf compelled by the duty he owes
to the farm of his Rates, and to the drama intyreas
of his people, to have recourfe to thole wear"
which Pao/mance has put in his power to fruftrato
the defigns of his enemies. To conclude, it will be
with fentiments of the moll profound grief, that
his MaitlTY will fee the Batavian Government drat
ged into a war, which mull be as little agreeable to
its intentions as to thofy of Ms Moneys."
To the information conveyed in the above dome
menu, we have only to add, that the Dutch kept
defined to endure; Rate of degradation and mifery
from which they can never extricate themfelvese
while 0, the brazen Coloffus, at the feet of which 41
Europe depofited their arms," flail continue to Rand
upon its feet. By a Gentleman, who left Agnfierdas.
on Sunday laft, and reached town I.tft night, we learn,
that on the preceding day the Dutch troops bora
marching towards ;he North, to flungthen the
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labe ; and it was generally thought, that the tuna
CoNsuL meant to drain Holland of the whole of its
'wive troops, and to garrifon their towns with French
foldiers. By this means BONAPARTF will not only
fecure, till fnme great change take place in the affairs
of Europe, the fubmifEan of the Dutch, but force
them to maintain two large armies: their own troops
'null be paid wherever they may be, and nothing can
be more reofinable than that they fhould pay the troops
fent to protea them, when they hlsVe no army of their
own in their country.

In our ha page our Readers will find fuch articles
brought by the Mails of yelterday, as our limits pre-
vented us then from laying before them. The letters
from Hamburgh of the 7th mentioned, that hopes
were entertained that the independence of the city
would be refpeeted. Private letters, however, of the
ioth, reported to have been received by a mercantile
bock in the city, alrert that the French had aCtually
entered the place.—We have not been able to afcer-
tain the truth of the latter report, but it may poffibly
prove true.

By private letters from St Maloes, it appears, that
every exertion i, made to fit out the gunboats at that
place ; where there are about 150, of which about
sr4 are ready for fea.
A number of gun-boats are alfo getting ready for
lea with all poffible difpatch in the baron of Cher.
bourg Each to carry a 24-pounder and rso men.—
Thc French Government has likewife purchafed all
the boats belonging to their Newfoundland (hips; and
the general opinion at there places is, that a formi.
;; Bible expedition is intended again( Guernfey and
Jerky.

The French journals are permitted to come to this
Country with much greater regularity than we ex*
paled, but it is net difficult t , divine the caufe. The
ifootioeur. and indeed all the Journals, are filled with
low inveetive, vulgar fcurrility, and unmeaning de-
clamation againft our beloved Sovereign, and every'
Momber of his augull family. Our Nobility—even
tour Merchants, and hannlefs Artisan% are the objects
of thundering threatnings, and nothing is talked of
by the worthippers Chaptal's « brazen Coloffirs "
but invading our country, overthrowing our laws,
tiellroying our commerce, and extending to the
werbalent, angitiosee, and (raspiest! Yeteeekre, Menge
rdni lar to thofe conferred on Switzerland, Hol-
land, and other countries which have been vifited
by the regerteratort of enaniind. So little do they know
• of the true and loyal character of Britons, that they
hope to facilitate the attainment of their object, by
irselightereing our darkened intelleik by means of limb pro-
ductions, and therefore every facility is given to their
tranftniffion hither. So much do we know of the
charatter of our countrymen, that we are fure a more
tfeanal way to excite them to a deteltation of their
traducers, if they needed any excitement, could not
be devifed, than to lay before them the foul calum-
biei and diabolical threats vented by the Confular
tire& againft the beft of Sovereigns ; and we only
Segret that our limits neceliarily oblige us to prefent
them with only a few fpecimeas of Cori ean oratory.

This day we have received the Paris Journals to
the tsth inf. inclufive. We find in them a freak in-
Rance of the diabolical malignity, with which they Peek
every opportunity of wounding the feelings of every
family that has any relatives employed in the fervice
of their country. We are now told, in a letter pre-
tended to be from Cadiz, that a velTel which had touch-
ed at Gibraltar, had brought them intelligence that,
I" the greatelt alarm prevailed in that garrifon, in
t onfeeptence of the prngrefs of the difeafes, which are
snaking great ravageson board the English fquadron
36 the Mediterranean, left the infeaion Ihould be
tonveyrd thither." We do not believe there is the
imallett truth in the flatements
A letter from Vienna, in one of the Papers, men-
tions; a Lard article between the Kim) of NAPLIS
lad the French, by which the former promifes to
receive a French garrifon in cafe of a rupture between
France and England. Minifters, we hope, will not
;overlook the circumitance.
The Assignor contains a Royal Ordinance, ifued
by the Ring of Dammam', dated Coper.hagen, May
sth, 1803, for regulating the conduit and firing
the obligations of the merchants and mariners of the
Danith Rates in times of war between other maritime
powers. Among the articles, we notice the following :
The Captains of all (hips are ezprefsly forbidden to
fail for a port blockaded at fea by any of the powers
at war ; in cafe a Captain wiling to enter a block.
2ded port, meets with a veffel under the flag of any
pov.l.r at war, the Commander of which informs him
of the blockade, he (hall be obliged to retire immedi-
ately, and in no manner attempt to enter it. No Danifh
fubjeas are allowed to enter into the fervice of any',
privateer or armed fliip belonging to a belligerent coon-
try. nor to fit out yeah themfelves for fuel enter-
pri zes, nor to have any (bares in them. No Captain (hall
Infer his vcfel to be employed to tranfport troops or
ammo qition. When a veld, not under convoy, is
hailed at lea by an armed veffel, belonging to any of
the belligerent powers, and which is authorized to
aped its papers, the Captain !hall oppefc no refill-
s:lce. All Captains and Officers are forbidden, co-
der the fevercft penalties, to throw any of their pa-
pers into the fea, or to tear or fnpprefs any dots-
Incnu relating to the Ship or cargo.

The greater part of the remainder of the Paper is
occupied by " a Dialogue between M. de Tnostast,
Grand Mailer of Malta, and GEORGE of Brunfwick,
Eleaor of Hanover." Refpeeting this piece of French
compofition, we fhall only obferve, that it would be
difficult to determine whether it is molt diainguiffied
for its thipidity or its •ulgarity.
PARIS, JUNE lg.—The Military Men, Members of
the Senate, of the Legiflative Body and Tribunate,
have prefented the following