The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-10-02
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

he ship Magnet, Drew, arrived al n.
York, on Friday last (2oth Sert.) in IS days
from Liverpool, and brings London papers
to the Sd of August and Liverpool to the s,h
They contain very little intelligence of mo-
ment. The King of England at the latest
date was still alive.
His Imperial Majesty, the Emperour of
the French has decreed the termination of
the sitting Of the Legislative body-and ac-
cordingly on the Goth Of July, the President
addressed the body in long speech, from
which the following is extrected
The Emperour wishes for peace, and
the liberty OF the seas he has 100000 men
under arms the Princes of Europe are his
allies his whole empire enjoys tranquility
without loans without articipa,ions, 954 mill
lions raised with facility, secure the free ex-
eculion o. his noble plans and his majesty
commissions us to address you. only in the
language of satisfaction and hope.'
1he Emperour has lately issued two de-
crees one OF which regulates the marriages
OF young lacies possessed of an annual in
come OF 500 francs year by the other,
any person detected in correspondence with
the subjects OF G. Britain, and in drawing or
negotiating bills of exchange, is TO be pub
lickly executed.
From London faters received at the office Of
The INer. .idv. by fhe Magnet.
London, July 27-Two American gen,le-
men, who landed at Dartmouth on Wednes-
day, with dispatches for the Charge d'Affair's
of the u States in this country, have brought
a confirmation Of the release Of all American
vessels detained in France since the lst Nov.
1t is also said, that some propositions have
been transmitted through the channel of tho
American Legation to Government.
A flag of truce has arrived from Morlaix.
which left that port on the ? lst inst. and it is
again stated, that all American vessels which
were Professionally sequcstered (entreposesJ
since the lst OF November, have been, With
out single exception, surrendered up To
the captains or owners.
Some recent accounts from France state.
that Bonaparte has ordered all the ships and
carsoes detained since the ist of Noccmber
to be released. a letter from Paris of the
goth says" the American vessels captured
since Nov. |, by French privateers are res.
tored /; among them are those which arrived
at st. Sebastian's in 800 and 1870; one of
them is the Camilla Of New-York. This
information We had som etime ago. Many of
the vessels thus released have arrived in this
country, and many have been captured by
the British
But other letters from Paris Continues tho
London paper) assert, that no ship has been
released that has not been able to prove hcr
cargo the growth and produce Of the United
States. This we know to be an absolute
falsehood, introduced by the British editors
ica. The N. Orleans packet had lading of
~Dl0 and eel
and CARGO (Bost. Chron.)
FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. IL
A Courier arrived from the army of ARA,
gon, has brought intelligence that Montscr--
rat, fortified monastry, some lcagus from
Tarragona, had been carried at the point oe
the bayonet, by the army of Marshall Suchet-
Admiral Yorke's fleet is said to have been
sent to meet and Convoy home the China
ships, which had large quantity Of specie
on board. He did not however, fall in with
the ships.
The French settlement. Of Madagascar has
capitulated tc the English. a.
The Little Belt is supposed to have arriv-
cd In England about the goth of Aug. Pre-
vious to the 10th, and to the Westward Of
lon 40, she took the American ship Travel"
ier, from boz oeaux, with valuable cargo.
L47'EST FROM PORTUGAL
capt Dolliver has arrived at New-York-
from Lisbon. Sailed Goth Aug and informs
that on the 18th Of the same month, the II.
W OF the British army, were at Celerco, a.
bout 40 leagues from Lisbon and the,
French army were advancing.
Capt. ID. further states, that 900 British
troops were sick in the hospitals in Lisbon,
.hat reiniorcements were almost daily arriv--
ing from England and that it was reported