Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-09

in the order of primo geniture. 20 the exclulon
OF females and their defccnt. The FirR Confu!
may adopt the children or the grand childreh
of he bfo,hers, provided they have attained the
age OF rs yesn complete, and he himfelf have
no children Adoption 10 prohibited as 20 his
fuccedon. In default of natural heir, of the
fisit Conful, or If an adopted heir, the Empire
Will be transferred 70 Jofeph Bonapar,e and hin
deiccndanni and in default OF Jofeph and HE
defendants. TO Louis and HE defendants.
In cafe OF failure of the hein Of both Jofeph
and Louis Bonspare. Senatus Coafatun pro-
poied to the Sensve ny sse T,ussr,es Of the great
dignities Of the Empire, and fubmi,ted to the
people. fhaIl appoint an Emperor. The mem.
bcu OF the Imperial family mall bear the title OF
French Princes. Eldef fon Of the Emperor
fhaIl bear the title Of Imperial Prince. A French
Prince who thall marry without permifIion from
the Emperor fhall be deprived of all right TO the
inheritance unlefs he fhsl have no children by his
marriage, and il fhall afterwards be difIolved."
The brothers OF Bonparte arc to be created
French Princes. Imperial Palaces arc TO b.
eitaoliihed In -four principal points OF the Empire.
Females are in all csfcs excluded from the Re-
gency and the reigning Emperor may, previous
to his death, appoint . Regent from amonpR
the French Princes, IL his heir male 10 minor.
The ti,slaries of the great dignities OF the
Empire are. the Great Eieetor, the Arch Chan
cellor OF the Empire. the Arch Chancellor of
State. the Arch Treafurer. the Conaable, and
the High Admiral. They ihall be nominated by
the Emperor, and they ihall enjoy the fame hon.
ors ~ the French Princes, and rank Immediately
after them; They ihall be Senator, and Coan-
cellop Of State they fhall form the Great
Council of the Emperor.
The other Great Oficers are. one Martial
of the Empire, choien from among the NOT dif-
tiugui(hed Geparals, as infpettors and Colonels-
General of Artillery, Cavalry, and the Marine /;
Great Civil Ofhcen Of the Crown. fuch az
fhall be inftituted by the ftatutes of the En-
peror--The laws are 70 be thus promulgated:
:" NApoLRos BY tbe Ctaes or God, and
fbe CoyStstian Of fbe Repabhe. Empe,sr Of is
Fy<neb, Je. 5e. Se."
The adoption of the Senatas Confaltum
has been annouced by diichargcs Of artillery.
The Court Of yiesns hiss appointed Prince
Eaerhazy TO proceed 10 Paris TO congratulate
Bonaparte on his new honors. This fhews the
pacific difpohtion of the Emperor of Cs,masy.
The deGgns Of the Monarch of RslFa, are NOT
sfceuaincd. He certainly has evinced much
diiIatistattiop at fome of the meaiures Of the
French Government; bat the London editors
do not believe that he has any idea OF entering
into war with F,ascs. This opinion 10 con-
trary to their wifhcs. The French have fub-
Ri,ated Charge des Affairs at PeHy9Srb for a
Minifer. The RpAisns hsd long before COM
mitsed their diplomatic bu6neis al Patn TO a
fimilaf officer.
The brett Aeet has made fomc movements
indicasory Of de6gn 10 put to tes. 1n the out
Ter road there were IS fhips Of the line, races
6 figatcs. s corvetses and gun brigs apparently
ready for fea.
Ii 10 faid new depusssiou Il to be TENT from
Hambx,gb. TO the Bririh government, to urge
the diicontinuance Of the blockade Of the Elbc.
Mr.. LIvINosroN left Losdss June s, on
his return to Pa,b. IL was reported in Esg-
land, at the lar dstcs, that BoNArAkTs had
offered to rclinquih his claim to .Maifd. If the
Bfitiih Government. would acknowledge him
Emperor Of the French. aud make pesce.
I" 1t appears thar the Council Of State Of
the Italian Republic have conferred new tisls
on Bonaparte. They have ordered that the 9Th
of Augua lhail be celebrated az the day of Sdisf
DOMESTIC.
M. Jerome Bonspar,e, and his beautiful La.
dy, have arrived in town from the fouthward.--
The Bfisifh frigs,e,, -cruifng off New York.
detsintd on the 10th nlt. sn inward bound brig
eight hours, and afterwards ordered her to Hall.
fax--The B'itifh aoop of var Lily, was captur-
ed off CharIehon, the 18th Jolly, by the French
privateer, lie Dame Ambcrf. The noop pur-
fued the privatcer but the latter sppean to
have commenced the action. The BGitiih vcf-
fel was difabled carly ID the engagement BY the
uncommon fucceis which attended the difcharg-
es Of grape and language from the French cruiz :
es. The noop was 70 manageable from the da-
mage iaftaincd in her siging, that not one Of hef
large guns could be brought to bear on the enc
my who. after diareAing her greatly by an in
cefIint FIRE which could not be returncd with
any efed, carried her by boarding. The Lily
mounted IS fhost II poundefs, and bad IS
men, the Dame Anbert mounted "a a posnd
caronades snd long nines, and had I4o men.
The former loR her Captain and Fifa Lieuten-
ant. and had IS men wousded, one Of whom sf-
terwasds died--Foureen Chief, and two boys of
the Ofage tiSe Of Indiaos, have arrived at Phi
lsdeIphia, on their way to Bottom. Thefe In
d;.os Il y,,l ~ rerre c,tesed ~,e,e sodoceA IN