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These and several other changes Of an
inferior nature, he insisss upon a. sine qua
non OF his friendship"
Private Lorresbondehce.

! Private Correspondence.
Paris, January II.
" If our internal situation was as pros
porous az eur external exploits are brilliant
we would be the most happy and wealthy
people ia the universe. The reverse is
unfortunately the case. While imperial
favorites riot ia luxury, and scandalize by
extravaganza, the communisy at large are
wre.ched, oppressed by taxes, tormented
with distrust, suffering equally from ru-
ined eommerce, from want Of confidence
and from penury, which is as dificalt to
be described, as to be beievedby foreign.
ers, who have no other opportunity of
Judging of Bonapsrte' empire, but from
the coluaans or paragraphs of thr Moni-
tcur.
!" 1t is said that new proposals ofpeace
will immediately after Bonsparte's return
here be made TO England. If they are re-
fused the army on our coast will be dou-
bled, and the invasion of England Scotland
and ireland will undoubtedly take place
before the next autumn.
s. Orders have arrived to form new ma.
gazines'not Only On the coast near Boulogne
and BSest. but on the Spanish frontiers
and our politicians pretend, that before we
finally settle our differences with Prussia,
Russia, and Sweden and other states in the
nerth, Spain and Portugal will,in the south
of Europe, recom2ence some members
oe the Bonaparse dynasty with new dla.
dems. 81
At Toalon they are very active in c.
quipping five ships Of the line and four
frigates, which are reported to be destined
first fer Carthegena, and afterwards tor the
West Indies if they can escape your crui.
GERS"
AnotherYsivate letter.
January Is.
Besides the celebrates already elevat.
ed into kingdoms by our emperor, he in.
tends according to report, to confer, the
same honors on the republics of Helvetla &
Batavia. His brother.in-law Marat. is in
tended as the sovereign Of the latter, and
his brother.in.iaw prince Borghese, is to
be king of the fermer. The electors OF
Saxonv and Of Hesse have also'been offer.
ed regal rank, if conserving to certain pc.
cuniary sacrifices.
|" Spain will, withinls months (remem:
Der what wriie) share the fate of Italy.
With Portugal, she is intended to be ruled
by the sceptre of Bonapar'e !, but whe.
ther by that Of a Joseph, Lueien, or Je.
rome, depends upon the success of our ca.
binss in its plan on the Turkish empire, or
in its in,rigues with Prussia, Russia and
the other courts Of the north. n
I" Some serious jealousies had broken
out between our principal generals. Ber-
nadotte's favor with our emperor increased
SO much after the battle of Austerlitz, that
he was promised princely rank but no
sooner was this known than Soult, Ange.
reau and Massena demanded the same
titles. After some discussion, Napoleon
followed the advice of Bcrshier and Tai.
leyrand, and determined to promote ALL
field marshals to princes if no sooner,
they WILDE proclaimeda as such on the End
of May
Februarye.
Rumors of pacific overtures having been
made by the French government, were
prevalent in the city yesterday, which
added to the general satisfaction at the
recent popular change of adu,inistra.
ton, produced rise in the price of
stocks.
February.
We this day insert under the head
8" Russian Note" an article which must
be read with great interest. Although
without signature or date, it is, in the
northern parts of Germany, sparsicu.
iarly in the diplomatic circles, considered
as authentic and attributed to prince Dol.
Foruki, the Russian officer who, our rea.
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