The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-24
LONDON, March 26.

LONDON, March 26.
Government received information yetcr,iav,
that has Maiefy the King of Pruflia had fent
initruefions to his Minifter at Paris, to prefent
an immediate remembrance to the French GO
vernment agant the blockade of Lubec, Sc
to demand that the French troops occupy
ing the palage TO that city, ihall be infantry
withdrawn.
Piombino has been erected into a principa-
~, and the princefs Eliza has been invelted with
the fovereignty of IT, but as fief to France.
The often6ble motive for the erection of this
new power in,the heart of Italy, is to fuccour
the French Carlton in the ifland of EIba, and
TO proviGon it when neceiiary. This is one of
the expeditions to which Bonaparte has recourie
for referring the Mediterranean to that priRine
fate, without which he avows his determinati-
on not TO make peace.
The Catholic petition was yefterday prefent-
ed to parliament by lord Grenville and MIR.
Fox : bit did not as was expected, give rife
to any dfcutiion. In the houfe of lords Lord
Auckland eXpretied a hope that the fubiect
would be completely, cody, and difpaliion-
ately difcufed and lord Hawkeibury announ-
ced his determination TO oppoft the prayer of
the rs:ition.
In the houte of commons MIR. Cartwright
faid he had been always in hopes that it would
not be brought forward as long as an iniur-
mountable objection to it exifed. They who
prefented it knew this infurn ountable objection
eXifted, and he was furprted therefore, that
they thoud bring it forward. This proceeding
could ferve no other purpofe than exciting fer
mentand agitation in the public mind that ought
to be avoided if poflible.
The difculion ofthe petition in the houfe
OF commons was fixed for the 9th of May
No day has yet been fixed for its difcuf1ion in
the lords.
We repeat the opinion we have more than
once exprefed, that the petition could not have
been prefented at a more objectionable time
and we fuggeft one remark to the confederation
Of our readers, that compliance with the with
es ofthe catholics mutt necefarily end in the
repeal Of the teit aud all the acts that affect pro-
teltant dflenters.
Oar irit account, which fome foreign adyi
ces extraordinarily contraditted mas been proved
to be correct, and Bonaparte has added the til
Tie of king ofItaIy to that of emperor of France
The Italian confulta of fate and the deputa-
ton of the italian republic headed by the vice
proficient MeiZi proceeded in great fate 10 the
Thuilleries on the 18th, where Bonaparte re-
ceived them leated or his throne, and furronnd-
ed by the princes of his houfe, and the great
officers ofitlte.
NJ. Mez then addreGtd him in a nlort
fpecch, in which lie pronounced condemna-
to the Italian republic--a contribution which he
conGdered ms the mere creation and creature of
circumstances, too feeble to be permanent or
respectable. lie then read in Italian the refo-
iutions pafied by the confulta, in which, after
declaring the government of the Italian repnb-
lie an hereditary monarchy, on the fame prin-
ciples rs thole which conflitute the government
OF the French empire, they declare NAPOLEON
Bonabarfs, King ofHaly, and the throne here
L. =.
dants, natural or adaptive. They declare alto
that the crown Of italy can only be united to
the crown Of France IN his perion and that no
future emperor of France Gtall at the fame time
be king Of Italy. At the fame time whilft they
give him the right ofreGgning the crown and
naming his ficceiIor d6ring his life time, they
expreGs Jneir opinion that he cannot make ufe
of without compromising the fafety, integri-
~ and Independence ofthe fate, 70 long as the
Frensh armies lhall occupy the kingdom of Ma
pes, the Ru'iian armies Corfu, and the Britifh
Malta, and {, tong as the peninfua of Ifaly
''thati be mcnaced with being made every moment
tine feld Of battle of the ereateft powers in Eu-
rope.
Bonaparte excepting The profcred crown
with great Willingness, reminded the conCulta
of the benefits he had conferred on them, and,
acknowledging that the feparalion ofthe crowns
of Italy and France might 4. prefcnt be fatal TO
the exiiteu,s OF the former, confcnted to keep
the crown, till the moment fhould arrive in
which be fhould be able to place it on yoa0g-
ey had, who lIa continue my work, and be
ready to facridce his life to the Happiness ofthe
people, over whom providence, the conni-
tuition, and ny will Giall have called him TO
reign"
| Repairing from the Thuilleries 70 his fenate,
/ BanapaTic was there hsrranqued by Mr.. TAT
leyraud who in much the a ne Ryle As the duit
/ OF bm kluIf''o aarrangucd Richard tie third,
enumerated the re7f)us and arguments that
ihould mdu"e hia imperial najefy grqciouny
70 accept the T; 'liar crown.
HIS 5ai7g na4jNy IL Immediately TO repair
to Min o be crowned, and 20 give 4 6esai,iye
eSnisitn;icE 90 lis nsw king dom.