The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-29
EotuME J.

VIII contain certain gradations of Coninsdnd,nrs,
with the Grand Crois Commanders, wifh she
Small CrotS; Knights OF the Grand Crcfs, ard
OF the Small one the latter are to wear their
Order, as the former knights Of ST. t,ou;s, in
Their button-ho!es. Tie ribbons are not. as
formerly, to be red or blue, tut tri-coIourcd.
Some pretend that the Emprefs Jolephina
viii, at the fame time, inftitute an C.der for
Lacies, called TIE Oyrdsr of EiIt,udl;3 oyi E;
dehl2, which Will be the reward of tnoie f,irales
OF all ranks, who, during the Revolution, Lave
ihewn frlendhp, fidelity, or courage, in defend
ing or attending their periecuted huibands, pa-
rents, and relatives
The current report at Liibon, when cant. Lee.
of the flip Flora failed, was that War would
ioon take place with England and Spain.
On the 18th infant, his imperial ,naefy,
NAPOLEON, emperor of the French, entered his
seth year. He Twas born at CaIvi, in Coriica.
aug. s., 1863. He is married, but has no if'ue
The emperor Of the French has four brothers
and four filters living, and all married. His
eideit brother, NJ. LuCien Bonaparte, ieiides in
Reme, his iecond brother, is his imperial bgh4
neis prince Joieph, grand ele6tor his third bro
Their Is his imperial highnefs prince Louis conits-
BILE of the empire his fourth brother is M.
Jerome Bonaparie, now reGding in TIE United
States. His filters are, Madame Bacchachi, Ma
dame Santa Cruce, Madame Murat, and the
prncets Borgheie, Of we intake not) formerly
Madame lie Clerc, and lately married to an lta-
nan prince, nephew to pope Plus VII.
The eInperorS mother, and uncle, cardinal
taelch, alto reiide at Rome. The Latter is min
llter OF France to the holy fec.
The falary of The Members OF the French Left
iative Body, lie to be augmented to $1,000 IyFes.
iomething more than 1000 year.
A letter from Milan, in one of the laff Paris
papers, lays. On the Goth init. mc!iage was
lent by the Wee PRECEDENT of our Republic to the
State Coniulta, containing an invitation TO fix
the manner IN which the exatation of Napoleon
Bonaparte, Chief of the Italian Republic, 10 the
imperial dignity, can be beit and mott properly
handed down to pofteiity. This mefage hay-
Ing been taken into confederation, it was on the
28th decreed by the State Copfulta-lf. That
monument ihall be erected to the honour of
ms MaJeity Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor Of
the French, and Reftorei of the Italian Repub-
&c I'd That this fortunate event fhall, on the
10th of Ausuf next, be foIemnlv celebrsts5
throughout the whole republic
Our correspondent, in pofticript to his letter
lays: have opened my letter to fav. that 7
nave Juit been Informed, from good authority.
that flag oftruce is expected from Calais. in a
tcW DAYS and that great hopes arc entertained
OF our unfortunate countrymen in France being
ihortly releafed from their captvity."- Without
pretending TO any knowledge of the fatt, we
conlder the fond expectation expreicd as byno
means irrational. So obvious an act of iuGice.
though contrary to the well known nature Of
tne tyrant' policy may induce Bonapartc to per-
form, from the delire he 10 evidently mauiSefs
OF obtaining all poflible popularity to his ambi-
tious aiiumption of the Imperial Dignity.
a plan, faysa London print, has been preientedto
the miniiier of the French marine department. to
rie corps OF iwmmers from the children of iaors
hey are to be educated at the expence of the public
to learn to twin, to plunge, climb the iide of
mp and to board From the age of ! 5 to 25 they
VIII be obliged to ferve their country; % or SO to be
on board each man of war; and to receive the double
pay OF iailors. Their arms are fword, dagger and
boarding axe In cnir, impenetrable to water they
are 10 nave lone combuble matter, to be sfed as oc-
callon requires-Their number is promoted TO be
i2ooo' attributed and inruted in "a of the princ-
pal fea ports