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London, England, 1811-08-29 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. the Theatre Franeoi%., the Opera.Comique, And the
Odeon. The tax shall be for balls, concerts, fetes at
TOULON, AUGUST t 4. Tivoli, &c. one-fifth of the gross receipts, the poor-
On the 7th inst. the English squadron which cruizes tax being first deducted ; and for theatres, and all
h:ftire this port, to the number of 15 ships of the line, other exhibitions, one twentieth of the receipts, with
of Nvhich four are three-deckers, three of 80 guns, . the same deduction.
and eight of 74, besides a number of frigates and The tax is to commence on the Ist of September,
corvettes, took anchorage, about five in the evening, and the Director of the Imperial Academy of Music
in Hycres Bay, without the reach of the batteries, will appoint the necessary agents for collecting the tax,
leaving only one ship with some frigates under sail, and recovering arrears.
to the south of Cape Sicie. All persons subject to the payment of the tax may
On the Bth, this light squadron incommoding the make composition with the Imperial Academy of
navigation of some coasters, Vice-Admiral Emeriau Music, for not more than three years, nor less than one
got under sail at day-break with twelve ships of his year, in the case of theatres; for other exhibitions by
Majesty and two frigates. In spite of a strong breeze the month, or by the day, in the case of any fete, ball,
from the North-west, he got eight leagues out to sea, or concert.
:chasing the enemy's ships which were under sail, and No concert shall he given without the day being
Imanceuvreti the whole day in presence of the Eng- fixed by the superintendant of theattes, after having
dish squadron, a few ships of which sailed to watch taken the opinion of the Director of the Academy of
him. During these manoeuvres the coasters continued Music.
their route, and reached their places of destination.
From the 9th to the 10th there was nothing re-
imarkable. On the 11th, the Eaglish squadron,
twhich had hitherto been at anchor without order,
drew up in three lines.
On the 12th it fired several salutes, which we pre-
sume were in celebration of the birth-day of the
Prince us \Vales.

LETTERS-PATENT.

This day, their squadron of observation having
neared Toulon Bay, Vice-Admiral Emeriau sailed
wldi the 11,,reaF, Ajax, Breslau, Ulm, the Danube,
and 'two frigates, and chased the enemy's ships,
which made off before the wind, to place themselves
in communication with the main body of their squa-
ldron. The French squadron did nr.t return to port
till•after having colkctcd the trading vessels which
lwere on the coast. _ _

Ytverday, about sir in the morning, we heard
several discharges of artillery in Ilyeres Bay ; it was
the English squadron which was getting under way,
and some ships of which having approached the bat-
tery of Medes, sustained and returned its fire.
The cannonaqe between this battery and three
English ships, of which two were three-deckers, was
rather lively for a few minutes. We had two men
slightly wounded, but the enemy made haste to re-
tire. On hearing this cannonade, • Vice-Admiral
Emeriau went on board the Magnanime, which was
at the head of the roads, in order to be in more rea-
-1 diness to reconnoitre the movements of the enemy,
and he ordered twelve ship and three frigates to fol-
low him.

The English squadron resumed its anchorage, con-
tinuing to leave only a few ships under sail, which
his Majesty's squadron drove far out to sea. It spent
the whole thy at sea, performing different manseu-
vres, and did not return to the roads till night.
The mutual observations of these squadrons have '
formed a magnificent sight to the inhabitants of this
coast, and the activity of that of the Emperor has
presented us with the most imposing spectacle.
The enemy !lava appeared desirous of taking soun-
dings by their boats, but Rear-Admiral Lhermite,
Maritime Prefect of this port, detached a number of
light vessels to the isles to drive off such as attempt-
ed tb aproach.

ascertained ; but it is generally. supposed, that those
of the Egyptian Government informed the Scherit of
the preparat►ons that were making for an expedition
against the Wechabites, and solicited his co-operation.
The answer of the Scherif appears very favourable to
thb views of the Governor, as it informs him that great
discord subsists between Wechabi and his three sons;
that these latter have quitted their father, and are
already at the head of so great a number of partizans
as to be in a situation to resist his authority. Ile
concludes with an exhortation to the Governor to
hasten his expedition, at the same time declaring that
be would not be in a situation to evince his real incli-
nations with respect to Wechabi, within the sphere ef
whose power he was placed, unless the Paella should
appear before Ged,da with a fleet and army. lie ad-
vised the Envoy to fire on such Wechabite vessels a;
he might meet on his return ; and the Envoy, pur-
suant to this advice, did actually fire on three which
he met.

As soon as it was known at Occida that the Go-
vernment of Egypt were preparing ro m:trch against
that place, there was an embargo on several vessels
laden with a considerable quantity-of coffee and other
articles of merchandize, which were bound 11,r Suez,
but at the request of the Envoy, the Scherif promised
to permit eleven of these vessels to sail on his dep tr.
tore. On this being made knowr, the price of coffee.
which had risen very considerably, experienced a great
fail, and the exportation of it was prohibited.
The question now is, to ascertain whether the
Scherif be sincere, whether he has not talked of a
misunderstanding among the Wechabites, merely to
make the Governor direct his effor:s towards that
quarter, and procure for him by some means or other
a bad recept...m. The Envoy immediately set off for
Alexandria, where die Governor ►till remains; it will
appear from the measures which he m ty adopt, what
impression the dispatches hays mAde on him. In the
mean time the troops of Jusum Paella continue en.
camped, and the preparations for the armament pro.
: teed with great activity, as well here as at Suez ; it is
thought, however, that it cannot be ready in less than
two months.

" Napoleon, &c. to all present and to come, greeting :
" Our dearly beloved, the Cardinals, Archbishops
and Bishops of our Empire having explained to us
through our Minister of religions worship, that the
acts emanating from assemblies of the Clergy of
France have always had a particular seal affixed to
them ; and having-for that reason, begged us to
grant them arms to be so employed, we have will-
inly taken their request into consideration. In con-
sequence, upon the representation made to us by our
consist the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Empire,
with the advice of our Council of Titles, and on the
opinion of our Procureur-General, wishing to give to
the applicants a new testimony of our favour and
special protection, we have, by these presents, signed ,
i by, our hand, cenferred and do confer on the Cardi- ,
nals, Archbishops, and Bishops composing the Na-
tional Council at Paris, the right of affixing to Acts
emanating from their assembly, a particular seal,
I conformable to the armoi.ial bearings specified and
I coloured in these presents, and which are—a field of
ldes, sprinkled with bees, ergent : quarterly, on the
I first, a cross fleury, or ; on the second and third, an
( eagle displayed, of the same.; on the fourth, an iron
; crown, or also : the escutcheon surmounted and sup-
ported by episcopal attributes ; and for legend to the
seal, Cot:cilium Nationcle, Pariiiit, 1811.
is We charge our cousin the Prince Arch-Chan-
cellor of the Empire, to communicate these presents
to the Senate ; to cause them to be transcribed on its
registers, and to affix to them our great seal io pre-
sence of the Council of Titles. For such is our good
pleasure.—Given at the palace of St. Cloud, &c.
(Signed) . " NAPOLEON."
COPENHAGEN, AUGUST 13.
The flotilla sta:ionel in the Belt has taken a beg,
which was brought into this, port, and placed under
the examination of the Council of Prizes That tri.
bunal on the 2d inst. condemned the English ship LISBON, AUGUST lc
Aurora, Capt. Curtis, and her lading. From the 9th The last accounts
to the 12th, 72 vessels entered this port, and 61 de-
parted. There are no enemy's ships in the Belt. are the following :
" BULLETIN OF THE SIXTH ARMY.
COMET.—IMPERIAL OBSERVATORY, atuouse '2l. to The Mail of the 25th of Jul. has brought no-
'l he Comet discovered at Viviers, on the 25th of thing particular, except the precautions taken by the
last March, by M. de Flaugergues, and seen till the Commander-in-Chief to repress disorder, and intro-
end of May, when it ceased to be visible, in conse- duce military discipline into his army, which had
qtience of its proximity to the sun, has again appeared been greatly neglected. Anot:.er Bulletin contains
this morning in the constellation of the Little Lion ; accounts to the '2sth, and announces the return of
its motion, almost entirely in decimation, carries it Joseph to Placentia, and the march of Bessieres for
towards the north, close to the constellation i f the . France, who had left the command to General Count
Great Bear, where it will then be visible every night Dorsene, who was Governor "of I3argos. We are
even to the naked eye. ' assured he is accompanied by General Seras.".
This morning, between three and four o'clock, I i It appears by a letter from Don. Julian Sanchez,
discovered this Comet very near the horizon—its po-
dated from Fuente Grimaldo, that his party consist-
sitioo was nearly•that Ind down in the elements cal- °
ed of more than 900 horse and 140 J foot, and that
ciliated by M. Burkhardt ; and ,according to my ob- ,
he was forming a company of 200 French volunteers
servations, I have determined it as follows : i
jrom the deserters, to be called the foreign regiment.
Right ascension 147 deg. 13 min. ; North decline- It is to be commanded by a Swiss Captain who has
tion 3'2 deg. 53 Mill. B.JUVARD,
been 23 years in Spain. Another battalion is in pm-
Member of the Institute, and of the Board of Longitude
I.k !'Sic, Auuu 8. gress, which it is supposed will soon be completed.
sr
The new Prussian Decree, which has prohibited ROYAL ORDER.
The Prince Regent our Lord being convinced of the hulk
all importation of colonial goods into the Prussian •
States, under penalty of coatiscation, and which for- Peus' " Me necessity of continuing the extraordinary contribmion
1 ,r the public defence, not mil doting the present rat., 'out
bids even the export of such as are there at present,
during the continuance of the war, the independence Of the na.
even though furnished with certificates, has produced don bring alone to be preserved by poweritarnues, ani th.
a great sensation, and has already raised the price of
netivte 714;1v:1;1a:it;
f_orcseswnhoit beingch wi abbele
retocob4enntseaindtaiantetdhew
wit
I t
co.onial produce. It is easy to foresee, that if this B
Providence has brought to issue that cause which has !tains.°
decree is executed with rigour, the price must stapes been supported under these circumstances, his Royal Ilightors
rience a still more considerable rise. . ' 1 has ordered that there shall be no diminution of the Ecclesiastical
AbIyWERP, AUGUST 16. I imposts, or of those of the Commendatory., &c. The sum re-
N quired shall be according to the following regalatiors :
Marshal the Duke of Reggio (Oudinot) arrived "I. Officers and others paying 1-10th, shall in fnture ray
here yesterday, and set out this morning to take the 2-50th..
command of the military force in Hblland. His head-' es 2. Merchants,
in future
rctiants,in thelieou.ioofsof h r gains, qtrotia ,of
nts as betsv:.elta
.wi t
i,g
quarters will be provisionally established at Utrecht,
yeah, a:t3; ein number 1 shall
,d 4
pay th
i.if they belong to the classes there re-
Our city is sensibly rising to that rank which the gerred to.
Emperor has deigned to assign to it ; it is the centre ' "z. The houses and buildings, according to their respective
of a considerable and constant intercourse, which the schedule called tLe
distinctions, shall be liable to the duct' in
.List of Extraordinary Contributions.
gives it the air of a capital. Every body from all
parts of Belgium is anxious to see the immense works on
" 4. l'he lOths and new imposts on city and country lao !i,
servants, hdrses, taverns, &c. &c. ....hall he continued in the
which the Emperor has caused to be executed within proportions directed in the order of the 10th of August, 1510,
the last year ; the 15,000 workmen who are employed &c. Is.c.---[ ['here are five other articles distinguished in this
upon them ; the twenty ships which are Isii.lding. neeit Order c..nsis,ing of instructions to those concerned
collectingw the comnbutions].
upon the stocks, and which will be forthwith succeed- , Sanctioled by the live Rubrics of the Lords Governor,
ed by others ; the new town which , ha; occupied ; . of the Khigdont.
thousands of hands during the summer, and which ' Palace of Government, July 31, 1311.
will be joined by a bridge to Antwerp ; the military 1 VENISCOLA, JUI.Y 11. .
basin, which a year ago presented only a shapeless. The day before yesterday a French column, cen-
plan, and which will soon be ready to receive 40 ships. s'sting of 3,000 men, with some artillery, arrived ..1-
CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 10. , Tortosa, from Tarragona; we have good reason los
The Governor of Egypt, Mebemed Ali Paella, had , believing they are dettined against this place.
sent, about the middle of March, a confidential per-' Eats act of a private letter from Mataro, in Cara-
son to Gedda, in order to persuade the Scherif of lonia, dated the 17th of July :
Mecca, who appeared likely, through fear of the We-1 " The present moment is the most critical we have
chabites, to desert the interests of the Porte, to re-' yet witnessed in this province ; the inhabitants, in-
nounce his connexion with those rebels. I stead of being disheartened, are more in itated than
A letter from Cairo contains the following informa- • ever ; and I torsee that torrents of blood wail be spilt.
tion with respect to the result of this mission, and the Our.barbarous enemies have seized upon some unier-
situation of affairs in this part ofthe Ottoman empire : tunate men in various places, and under rreto:t diet
About two months since, the Governer of Egypt they belonged to bands and rte thieves, put sit'm
sent two ships of war to Gedda, on board of one of to death : in addition to this, they every Nflwre it h,
which was an Envoy, entrusted with dispatches for plunder, and demand cone ibuttons, for the payment
the Scherif of Mecca. As the Scherif had already re- 'of which there is not sufficient money in cireeiateat,
ceived information of this expedition, he sent a person, i which ex isperates and irritates people more and mere,
privately, to meet the Envoy, and desired bins not to . and disposss them for new exertions.
appear before Gedda, but to remain at some distance, I " Tile enemy has issued a decree, forbiddi ig the
land commence a cannonade. The Envoy obeyed these ! giving quarter to any of the individuals w iso c, rms..se
instructions, and in the course of the night a small : the division of Manua, which has been carried mta
vessel was sent for him by the Scherif, who, on his execution on the persons of some wretched men sell()
arrival, gave him an answer to the dispatches, and i fell into their hands, but they have already had the
sent him back with similar measures of precaution, I penalty of retaliation, which will be continued. Th '
having first made him several presents, and entrusted i care of General Lacy has encouraged and aurneted
him with a quantity of coffee to sell on his account. I this province, where the want of resources pi eeeies is
• The tenor of the dispatches is not yet positively from seeing all the effects of their good disposition. •

Mehemed Ali Pacha remains at Alexandria, as it
has been stated above, in order to forward the con.
struction of the new fortifications of that place, and
enjoy the benefit of sea bathing. Nothing has as yet
transpired, except that Mehamed Ali Pacha has re.
ceived a strict injunction from the Government, by a
Tartar arrived from Constantinople, nut to permit
the export ation of any article of food, except what may
be destined for that metropolis, Vessels frequently
arrive from Salonica and other ports, having on board
troops, who on their debarkation immediately join the
army under the orders of the Governor.

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