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Ford “n Intelligence,
VI V BOSTON.
LONDON, Sept. IS.
Tn Italy, by a decree of king
jofeph Tsiapoleoti, (editions
.’■(icm'Jies, and libels agaijrft
government, are to be died
kv a kind of civil court, mar
tial, (or inquisition) and (no
tence executed in 24 hours.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte
was presented to, his Brother,
(lie emperor, the yth Septem
ber who immediately present
ed htm with the Gieat Ribbon
of the legion of honor. The
Moniteur, in giving an account
of his long and fplcndid voyH
age, fays “ After he left Mar.
Unique, he went to St. Do
mingo, where he irprefhd the
Icandalom traffic of (onto A
inerican adventurers who trade
with the rebel negroes. It)
put (uing thole to the north
ward, the squadron encounter,
ed a gale in which the Veteian
lepa rated.”
T he Biitifh government has
ifTicdan order for opening the
trade of Buenos Ayres to the
British merchants; and
forcements had been sent out
to hoid the conqueds.
Mr. Sheridan has been pro
posed t(>the Electors o( VVctt
minftcr, to (apply the vacan.
cy occafioncd by the creatli of
jVr. Fox. Earl Percy is a!
!o n candidate.
Earl Spencer tranfalted the
foreign hufinefs alter Mr.
Fox's death.
The Bilhop of Quebec ar
tived in Londoti, Septan,
her 14.
September ig.
Altho’ it teems the Engtffh
are not willing to exclude ucu.
trals from trading to Buenos j
Ayres, yet it is (uppeded the j
duties will he (itch as not to j
encourage the importation of I
any other than Britijh goods. ]
Mr. Sheridan has declined
the honor of ‘ e VVeflminder |
election. Earl Percy wit! pro
bably be elected, having the
support of Lord t Jrrnviiie and
other difiinsuifhcd itiends.
Q
PARIS, Sept. 17.
The general opinion here j
is that War is unavoidable. |
They (peak of the ciepaiture
of the emperor, as an event
not very dtliant. Lord Lau
derdale is 11 ill here. Frequent
couriers pals between this and
Holland ; and it is believed she ;
will be called upon to tabs a 1
confidcrablcypart in the war,
which now threatens ail Eu.
tope.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 25.
They write fiom Koningl
burg, that troops are embark
ing in feverai Rullian ports,
to be transported to Pomera
nia.
The combined Dutch-French
:rmy,m Holland, is laid to u
inoum to yo.CCOmen.
Several camps ate fotmed
on the frontiers of RufTia.
T : he Piullian troops arc
moving towa ds tlte grand ar
my now Forming m Saxony.
it is laid the French iniinllcr
at Berlin has demanded his
pa 1 i p o 1 1.
The Pruffion troops in e
very direction are in motion.
Nothing is (aid in the Ceunan
papers relative, to Autttia.
GERMANY.
Tire late Prulhan minifier
at London. Mr. Jacobi, who
h..u ptocseued on his jemmy
home has arrived at Flam
busgh ; and it is believed, in*
! t-ncls returning.immediately to
1 England.
The French troops on the
Rhine and Maine, are in mo
-1 iion; and a p.rt of them ac
’ tua'ly pftfi'ed over to the right
hank of tire latter river, ‘at
Frankfort.
J he French emperor's bo.
dy guards have quitted the
palace of Ft. Clou* 1 , and been
replaced by other troops.
’• he treafitres of the cathe
dral at Mtndiei have been re
moved to Magdclmg so rda (e
----lv.
By the brig Wheeler, in 46 d?ys
from I iverpool, arrived at Char
leston.
LONDON GAZETTE.
Dminiin-ugStreet, Sept. 25, 1806-
The King liar, been pleaded to
cause it to be rignifird, l>v the
Right Hon. Lord Viscount Haw
ick, his Majesty’s Principal Secre
tary of State for Foreign Affairs,
to the Ministers-of friendly and
neutral Powers, resident at this
Court, that his majesty having
been phased, on tin: 18th ®f May
last, to direct that the necessary
measures should be taken (or the
blockade of the coast, rivers, and
ports, ri olll the rirer Elbe to tlie
port of Brest, both inclusive; his
Majesty is now pleased to declare,
that so much of Mich blockade as
extended from the river Kibe to
the river Ems, both inclusive, is
for 1 lit 1 present discontinued ; and
thiil from die date hereof, the na
vigation of the coast, rivers and
poi ts, from the t iver Elbe to the
river Ems, both inclusive, is as
free as if suth blockade had
not taken placet
Admit ally Office, Oct. 4, 1806.
Copy of a letter from sir Charles
Cotton, Bart. Vice Admiral of
the Red, to XVilliuiii Mukden,
Esq. dated on board Jus Majes
ty’s ship San Josef, oil Ushant,
Sept. 30, 1806.
iSIK,
I have the honor to transmit von,
f< r the information <>f the Lords
C( metis, ioners of tlte Admiralty, a
letter I have just received from
Rear Admiral Sir ‘l nomas Louis,
informing me of the capture oftiie
f rend) frigate Le President, by
the shipsoithat squadron. I have
ibe honor to be, &c.
(Signed ) CHAR 1 F.S C OTTON.
Canopus, at Sea, Sept. 2.9, 1806.
Sir—l have to inform \ou with
my (ailing in with the French ship
La President, of 4 4 guns, 330
men, commanded by Monsieur
Gallier Kabrosse, on the 27th inst.
in lat. 47 deg. 17 min. N. long.
6 deg. 52 min. \V. and aher a
cha.e of 17 hours, she struck to
Ins Tni jestj N squadron under my
command. The President is one
of tiic frigates that sailed from
branie nith the Itt-gulus. Sybille,
and Survcilli’.nte corvene ; sepa
rated in a gale of wind on the 20tli
August, in lat. 22 dear. 26 min.
N. and king. 5”5 deg. \V. i have
the honor to be &c.
(Signed ) THOMAS LOUIS
Air Cfut tics Cel ton, Bart. e?r.
Copy of another letter front sir
(buries Cotton, Bart. Vice-
Admiral if the Bed, to Will,
Marsden, l’.q. dated on board
his Majesty’s ship San Josef, off
Csliant, 30th Si pt. 1806.
Sip.— I lave the honour to trans
nut \ uu, for the iidormatu nos
tbe Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, a letter I have just re
ceived fit m sir Samuel Hood, k.
I>. informing me of the 1 upturn of
tour I’leuch ingatis, 1.-v the ships
of the squadron under his eiders ;
and lam sorry to add, that sir
Samuel flood has lost his right
aim. I have the honour to he, ike.
CHARLES COT TON.
Centaur, at sea, Sent. 26, JBC6.
Sin —Yesterday mourn . a
bout 1 o’clock, i bad ‘.he lor
teut of/siting in uhh a squad
lt nif the men y, standing to the
westward ; the tqiuuiion under
n.y irdeis being tiiin on the
larboard tack, snatching in for
LhallVron Light-House, six or
•cvnrlrstguesfrom ns the, Pc*
tenge to windward. and :h.n
pixh to leeward, on the look out ;
(he latter ship first making the
signal for an tnonv, when I soon
di-covered se'*n sail to leeward
of me ; and considering thi ni, in
part, line of battle ship*, the sig
nal was made to form the line,
and shortly after 1 observed them
bearing up, making all sail, and
running to the S. S. \V. ihe
signal was instantly made for a.
general chase,and the Monarch,
i fii m’her position and good sail
ing, was enabled to keep nearly
within gun-shot, a mile and a
half or little more, ahead of the
Centaur, and the Mars on the
staiboard bow. At day light we
■enaiTe them out five large French
frigates, and two corvettes, one
of which bearing a broad pen
dant; at five the Monarch fired
a few chase shot; and at six the
weathei most frigate hauled more
to the westward, in pursuit of
which I dispatched the Mars;
and 1 frigate with the 2 corvet
tes, edged away to south east ;
the remaining three frigates
keeping in close order, indicat
ing the intention of supporting
taeh other. At a quarter past 10,
the monarch opened her star
hoard guns on the enemy, when
a heavy cannonading commenc
ed, and by the enemy’s manage
ment of a running fight, thev suc
ceeded, in some measure, in ci ip
p'iug the Monarch's sailsar.d rig
ging, before the Centaur could
get up. j\ t eleven, we got with
’n fair range of two, and opened
our fire Rom the larboard guns,
whilst tlie Monarch kept engag
ing the third ship, and about
noon one of die two frigates
struck, as did the one opposed to
the Monarch shortly after.
It was jult before this I re
ceived a (evere wound in my
tight arm, (since amputated,
and doing well I hope,) which
obliged me to leave the deck ;
the Mars previous to this, had
(iicceedcd in capturing her
chafe, and with her prize haul
ed towards the Centaur, in
chafe of, and filing at the
French Commodote’s ship,
and at three allisted in captur
ing her. —Thole (hips of the
enemy made an obitinatc re
finance, but the -refitlt was, as
may wcli he fuppoled, attend
ed with much (laughter, be
ing crowded with troops out of
Rochefort the evening before.
1 cannot add too much
praifeto Captain Lee, of the
Monarch, for his gallant and
officer like conduft, but I am
(orry to find his loss has been,
rather fevere,thc (.well of thefea
preventing, at times, the open
ing of the lower deck ports.
To captain Lukin, of the
Mars, I fee! thankful, for his
Ready condutl and attention ;
and have u:io to express my
latiffatlion at the endeavors
of Captains Boyles, King, Sir
John Gore, and Mafeheld, in
getting up with the enemy,
although they could not Juc
ceed. t The Revenge, from be
ing well to* windward. became
tonfidyfably a Rem after bear
ing up, •
To I ii-iitenant Case, firtt of
the Centaur, I have to add my
approbation of his judicious
conduct before and after my
leavitm the dak, and I also
feel much pleased at the Heady
exertions of all my efficcis,
featnen, and marines.
I encloic herewith, a return
of the killed and wounded, and
I also annex a .lift of the ene
my’s (litps captured, and will
make a return of then lols as
(oou as potttble.
I have the honour to he &c.
SAMUEL HOOD.
[Here follows the list of killed and
wounded, and enemy’s ships cap
tured.]
j PARTS, Sent; S.
I The Monneur cots riot
give any detailed account of
the communications which
were made yeflevday in the
Conservative Senate ; it is be
lieved, however, that Ins” Im
perial Majdiy informed the
Senate of an intended marriage
‘between his Imperial Fhgbnds
Prince Jerome, and a Prin
ccls Rot a! of Vrirtembtrg.
It is added, that in confie
quence o( his Majclly’s ir.es*
(age containing tins commu*-
nication, two letters from the
Emperor were vead, one to
the Prince Primate of the
Confederation of the Rhine,
and the other to th* King of
Bavaria, announcing to him,
that iti (pile of fame court in
ti igues the Emperor Rill hop
ed to preserve peace with
PrufTta; but in case ihat pow
er could not give a prompt and
categorical answer to the de
mard for explanation which
had been made, his Majeßy
was ready to enter into Ger
many at the head of three hun
dred thou land men. The
Conservative Senate hold an
other fitting this day.
LONDON, Sept. 30.
We have received French
and Duch papers to the 26th
inR. confirming the inteilr
ger.ee of the departure of Bo*
xAfAHTK and Talleyrand
from Paris; and communicat
ing vatious other important
particulars.
The Moniteur slates the de
parture of Bonaparte, in the
following brief paragraph :
“ Paris Sept- 26.
“ Their Imperial and Roy
al Majeßiesfet out ftoin St.
Cloud, in the night between
Wednelday and Thursday.
The Emperor, it is fuppoled,
proceeds tow aids Mayence.*’
■lt was underltood at Paris,
that Talleyrand left that city
on Friday, to follow his mas
ter ; at lead it was not doubted
that he would soon join him,
and it is equally certain that
Bonaparte is gone to put him
felfatthe head of the army.
From the whole tenor of the
intelligence contained by these
papers, war between France &
Prulfia appears inevitable. It
is impossible to contemplate
the approaching druggie, with
out the liveliest apprehension.
The French troops in Germa
ny, probably amount to
120,000 men, confiding of
eight (eparate corps, amount
ing to about 15,000 each.
Tnis army may be hi ought to
bear upon Pruflia, before the
latter cat) receive any aid from
Russia. The Pi ullian troops,
however, on the frontiers of
Saxony, where the fir it blow
would probably be struck, are
edimated at 100,000 men, and
the Hcffian and Saxon auxili
aries at 50,000 men. The
Moniteur contains articles
from Caffel of the 13th, and
Drelden of the 1 accufing
Piuflia of an attempt to usurp
over Htlfe and Saxony, a so
vereignty more overbearing
than was ever claimed orex
ercifed by the emperor of Ger
many, as head of the Ger
manic Body. The Paiis edi
tors, perhaps, expett that the
intrigues ofßonapatte will be
able to eietaeh these powers
from Prulfian, as Bavaria was,
in the late war, detached from
Audria,but there is no danger of
any luch defection. ThePius
lian troops have, in fact taken
posfeliion of saxony. T hole
of the Saxon army, on foot,
has'joined them. r J j P jr.
fian trooj f, to the numlrr
25,C(ni tv.en, la\c
joined the Ptcfiisrts.
Ottobcr 2.
It was Jeported ycHerds,
that the Earl of I amVi,.,
had applied for lis j Hg,-, /
with intctu to leave p a) i,j
hut that they were refui< R |,
tlte French govertmunt. j
appears, indeed, ft range, |j, a
his Lore ship (hould voluiuj,
ri’y remain in that city a f ie(
Bonaparte and Talleyrand li a ,
left it. Butnot knowing tlieac
tnal (late of the negociaiio#
what arrangement mav have
been made with the FlenA
Commidiotiers who cotrtfj onj
direfily with the Ihat I of [ au ,
derdale, or the extent of tR,
powers, we are not competent
to lay how far his Lcidlhip
owes it to his own dignity tj
leave Paris. If his dignity were
comproiniied by the delay, n
would, -no doubt, be evidence
that his Ray was not volun
tary ; but, on the other hand
it may have been thought con
duciveto our intereßs, to pro.
tratt the negociation until tht
policy of Prulfia had taken 4
decilive turn.
The Hamburgh mail due on
Sunday, ailived this mornini
with letters and papers to ihc
24 ult. Ftancc and PruOii
appear to have exhausted net
gociation, and their differcc.
ces will now be decided bvthe
(word. The Courier so long
expefied at Berlin, with the
answer of the French govern,
merit to the propolitions with
which Mr. Knobelsdorf was
sent to Paris, returned to Ber
lin on the 17th. It appears
that Bonaparte has demands
the ceflion of the whole oi
Westphalia, as well as the
country of Marck. it was th#
extravagant demand which ex.
torted Rom the King of P;uft
the declaration lo often rt
peatedinthe German papers,
that he would not content to
any more ce(fions. It is evi
dent that Bonaparte would not
recede, and that the answer
transmitted by Knobeli'dori
has been unfavourable. Im
mediately after the arrival oi
the courier at Berlin, ail was
warlike buttle and adivity i#
that city. Lieut. Col. Krule
m2rk set out immediately lot
St. Peterfburgh. The guard!
(et jut at the fame time ; aid
his Majdiy, accompanied hf
his life guards, was to let out
positively the next day.
courier alio arrived on the2oa
at Berlin, with an account thi
the Pruflian miniftet Lucchei
ini, had left Paris and mightix
expeded at Berlin in (our a
five days. The French m*
ifter, however, remained >
Berlin, and the conferences be
tween him and Flaugwiu b*
continued. But as Flaugwiu
was to join his matter at Head
quarters on the 22d, the Fren®
Ambatt’ador would probabj
soon take his departure, Ba
naparte appears to have fort
(een this issue tid provided at
cordingly. The French troof
in Get many have been cob
centrating themselves for sc®
time ;.andon the 13tn, the ar
my of Marßial Bernadotte r ; ;
ceived orders to dii'entbarra.
it(elf of all men unfit lor acit' !
service and to be in reading
to march on the 15th.— 1
l'everal,days previous to i:
16th, the French troops on •
Rhine and the Maine were *
in motion. In ihe night k
tween the 1 4th and 15111 a 00,1
(iderabie park of amilery P ,!i
sed through Frankfort, anib