every occafion fince the Treaty of Amiens, there would have been nothing that he would not have done to prove his defire to conciliate; participation in indemnities as well as in influence on the Continent; Treaties of Commerce; in hort, any thing that could have given fatisfaction, and have teftified his friendship. Nothing, however, had been able to conquer the hatred of the British Government, and therefore it was now come to the point, whether we should have peace or war. To preferve peace, the Treaty of Amiens must be fulfilled; the abufe in the public prints, if not totally fuppreffed, at least kept within bounds, and confined to the English papers; and the protection fo openly given to his bittereft enemies (alluding to Georges and perfors of that defcription) muft be withdrawn. If war, it was necellary only to say so, and to refufe to fulfil the Treaty.

But the conduct of Bonaparte expreffes itself still more grofsly; and Lord Whitworth, in his difpatch of the 14th of March, gives the following account of it, as it happened at the Court of the Thuilleries:

He accolted me evidently under very confiderable agitation. He began by afking me if I had any news from England. I told him that I had received a letter from your Lordship two days ago. He immediately said, and so you are determined to go to war? No! I replied, we are too fenfible of the advantages of peace.-Nous avons, faid he, dejà fait la guerre pendant quinze ans. As he feemed to wait for an anfwer, I obferved only, c'en eft dejà trop. Mais, faid he, vous voulez la faire encore quinze années, et vous m'y forcez. I told him, that was very far from his Majesty's intentions.-He then proceeded to Count Marcow and the Chevalier Azara, who were standing together at a little distance from me, and faid to them, Les Anglois veulent la guerre; mais s'ils font les premiers à tirer l'épée, je ferai le dernier à la remettre. Ils ne relpectent pas les traités. Il faut dorenavant les couvrir de crêpe noir. He then went his round. In a few minutes he came back to me, and refumed the converfation, by fomething perfonally civil to me. He began again. Pourquoi des armemens? Contre qui des melures de précaution? Je n'ai pas un feul vailleau de ligne dans les ports de France. Mais fi vous voulez armer, jarmerai aufi: fi vous voulez vous battre, je me battrai aufh. Vous pour

rez peutetre tuer la France, mais jamais l'intimider.-On ne voudroit, faid I, ni l'un ni l'autre. On voudroit vivre en bonne intelligence avec elle. Il faut donc refpecter les traités, replied he; malheur à ceux qui ne refpectent pas les traités; ils en feront refponfable à toute l'Europe.-He was too much agitated to make it advilable for me to prolong the converfation; I therefore made no anfwer, and he retired to his apartment, repeating the laft phrafe.

It is to be remarked, that all this paffed loud enough to be heard by two hundred people who were prefent; and I am perfuaded that there was not a fingle perfon who did not feel the impropriety of his conduct, and the total want of dignity as well as of decency on the occafion.

We here give the project, or ultimatum, of our Government, as delivered by Lord Whitworth, to the French Government;

1. The French Government fhall engage to make no oppofition to the cefhion of the island of Lampedǝfa to his Majesty by the King of the Two Sicilies.

2. In confequence of the prefent state of the island of Lampedofa, his Majefty fhall remain in poffeffion of the ifland of Malta, until fuch arrangements fhall be made by him, as may enable his Majefty to occupy Lanpedofa, as a naval ftation; after which period the island of Malta fhall be given up to the inhabitants, and acknowledged as as an independent State.

3. The territories of the Batavian Republic shall be evacuated by the French forces, within one Month after the conclufion of a convention founded on the principles of this project.

4. The King of Etruria and the Italian and Ligurian Republics, fhall be acknowledged by his Majesty.

5. Switzerland fhall be evacuated by the French forces.

6. A fuitable territorial provifion hall be affigned to the King of Sardinia in Italy.

Secret Article.-His Majefty fhall not be required by the French Government to evacuate the ifland of Malta, until after the expiration of ten years.

Articles 4, 5, 6, may be entirely omit ted, or muit all be interted.

The Appendix to the Correlpordence in the Negociation, coulifts of Sebal tiani's Report of the view of the tare

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cafe, clearly manifefting the great moderation and forbearance of the British Government, under a continued fyttem of aggreflion and menace, with which the French Republic have infulted this Country. The Declaration of his Majefty is fuch as becomes a great Nition, whofe faith and dignity it moft ably justifies. It is a fimple narrative of recorded facts, that convinces the understanding, without any delufive aid, drawn from argument or abstract reafening. In the Negociation itself, we find the fophiftry of the Chief Conful miferably oppofed to the plain dealing of an English Plenipotentiary; demonftrating through the whole little more than the weakness of his own judgment, and the irritability of a courie and ungovernable temper! Even in his affectation to deprecate a rupture with England, he has not the ordinary policy to difguife, that warfare with her was predetermined in his mind.

PARIS, MAY 8.

AN accident happened to the First Conful. It appears, that he left St. Cloud about three o'clock in the afternoon, in a phaeton drawn by four horfes, which he drove; the animals being of high blood ran off, and their progiefs being foon obftrusted by a bank, they were thrown down. The Conful made a fpring from one fide, to avoid the forcible precipitation which would have refuited had he remained in the carriage, and fell at a confiderable diftance on a pot covered with grals, by which he fultained no injury except a fprain of the right hand. At the time of the accident he was proceeding to the Gardens, to join a party conting of Madame Bonaparte, the Contul Cambaceres, and fome private friends.

Advice from Copenhagan, under date of the 27th April, ftate, that a propofal has been made to that Court by France to enter into an offenfive and defentive alliance with that Republic in cafe of a rupture with England; but the Prince Royal of Denmark entirely waved the propofition. Being further urged by Citizen Bourgoing, the French Miniter in Denmark, to declare what fyftem

conduct he meant to adopt, his aniwer was, that he would strictly adhere

to every fair and honourable principle of neutrality.

A Letter from Hamburgh fays"The French Government, notwithftanding the rejection of its recent propofals, for an alliance offenfive and defenfive with Denmark, has fince urged the Prince Royal, in cafe of a rupture with England, to fhut the Elbe a d entrance of the Baltic to all English hips. To this application likewife the Danish Cabinet has returned a positive refufal. The Minifters ftrongly reprefented to the French Ambaffador the injurious confequences which a fyflem holtile to fo near a neighbour as Great Britain would bring upon that kingdom."

The difpute between the Courts of Peterburgh and Stockholm has been amicably fettled, in confequence of tume conceffions made by the latter.

The affairs of Germany are terminated. His Imperial Majefty's decree of ratification was formally tranfmitted on the 28th of April, to the Directory of the Empire, and paffed the Diétature. The title of Electoral Chancery of Mentz was immediately converted into that of the Arch Chancery of the Empire.

Kulla, Auftria, and Pruffia, have feverally declared their intentions to relerve the ftri&eft neutrality in the

coming war. Pruffia has denied the af fertion made in most of the foreign Journals, that the meditated the occupation of Hanover, and the fhutting up of the Elbe and Weler against the commerce of England, his Majesty declaring that he will preferve the free navigation of thofe rivers, and the independence and neutrality of Hanover. A Communication to this effect was received by the Regency on the 26th ult. and dispatched to London.

A letter from Leghorn, dated April 13, fays, "The English families fettled here have, within a very short time, embarked all their effects; they dif embarked them, and again embarked. The Captain of an English frigate here has taken all the English merchants on board, and failed from the harbour into the outer road. Fort St. Marco here, which has hitherto been occupied by a Tufcan garriton, was fome days fince taken poffeffion of by French troops." Jofeph Bonaparte has been named Member of the third clafs of the National Inflitute, vacant by the death of Dr. Poirier.

Lord Whitworth fet out from Paris at ten o'clock at night Thuriday the 12th init. [He arrived in London at eleven o'clock at night of the 18th int.]-It was at one o'clock of the 9th that Lord Whitworth received difpatches tranfmitted by Sylvefter, the Meffenger; but in confequence of an accident which had happened to the Firit Conful he deferred delivering in the final propofal of his Government until noon of the 10th. A decifive aniwer was at the faine time demanded by the Ambaffador in the courfe of 36 hours; and if the propofal was rejected, he exprefsly informed the Minister for Foreign affairs, that he had orders to quit Paris at the expiration of the timeAn antwer was foon after lent to Lord Whitworth, that the First Conful in-. tended to fubmit to his Council of State, the decision of the question of war or peace. The Council was accordingly allembled; and, notwithstand. ing the oppolition both of Jofeph Bo- naparte and Talleyrand, the iffue of their deliberations was, the renewal of hoftilities. Conitituted as this Council is, no other refult could reasonably be expected. It does not appear that either the S.nate or the Legillative Body were in any relpect confulted; and no other advice was alked but that which

was previously known to accord with Bonaparte's avowed opinion, The Council was occupied in the confideration of the question until the afternoon of the 12th. The expedient of referring the points in difpute to the decision of the Council of State, the fervile inftruments of Bonaparte's will, was a paltry trick, calculated for gaining another day's delay, and taking off from the Firit Coniul, as much as poffible, the odium of involving the people of France in war.-Lord Whitworth left Paris three hours after the opinion of these mock Counsellors was communicated to him.

It is generally believed at the Hague and Amsterdam, that a speedy change in the Batavian Government is in the contemplation of the Firit Conful. Irritated by the wish repeatedly expreffed of Holland preferving a neutrality in the event of war between France and England, and the general difpofition which prevails there for renewing the ancient ties which united us and the Dutch, the Chief Conful has made a demand of 40,000,000 of Guilders, and has moreover intimated that a great political change is at hand.

An order has been iffued by Gene ral Montrichard, from his head quarters at Breda, by which difpofitions are made for the levying of contributions in the Batavian Republic, and for providing for the fupply of the French troops in the fame manner as if that Republic was really a conquered country. That it is fo there appears little doubt, and the French Generals feem determined to fhew the unfortunate Dutch that no fhadow of independance remains to them.

The Batavian Government fill refufes to comply with the demands of the French Generals and Adminiftrators; orders have been given to furnifh nothing voluntary to their allies, but not to oppose them by force. The French, therefore, help themselves with the molt perfect compofure, and plunder just as they pleale.

The Arabian rebel, Abdul Wechab, is faid to have collected an army confifting of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand men, and all the country be tween Mecca, Medina, and Baflora, is reported to have fubmitted to him. The Porte is collecting large bodies of troops to march against him.

DOMESTIC

APRIL 23.

DURING a ftorm, as Mr. Cornell, a farmer, of Gazely, Norfolk, was in a field, he fuddenly felt a fhock at his ancle, and on looking down, obferved the lightning playing about his fhoes; it immediately affected his whole frame fo much, that he fell against a perfon near him in a fate of ftupor. Two of his horfes near him were struck dead; and a young man at the plough was knocked down, and much hurt.

The following melancholy circumftance lately happened at Ackworth, near Pontefract: Mrs. Townley and her fon, who refided at that place, had removed to a new house, and, in order to dry their bed-rooms, which had been newly plaiftered, they burnt in them during the night a chafing-dith with charcoal. In the morning they were both found dead.

3. The body of Mr. Smith Ramage, a Merchant of eminence in Dublin, and one of the Directors of the Na. tional Bank, was found in the canal near that city. He rode out on Sunday, and his horfe was found on the day following near the spot where his body was afterwards difcovered.

MAY 2. The cotton-mills of Meffrs. Taylor, at Gomerfall, near Leeds, were confumed by fire.

5. A molt extraordinary forgery was practifed in the city. At an early bour in the morning, a man delivered a letter at the Mantion Houfe, which he faid he had brought from Lord Hawketbury, and requested it to be delivered immediately: it was accord. ingly given to his Lordship, and foon afterwards the following literal copy appeared in front of the ManfionHoufe:

"Lord Hawkesbury prefents compliments to the Lord Mayor, and has the honour to acquaint his Lordship, that the negociation between this country and the French Republic is brought to an amicable conclufion. Downing-fireet, Thursday Morning,

eight a'clock, May 5, 1803.* Punted notices were then polted round the Cultom Houfe, declaring the embargo to be taken off hips loaded with faltpetre, &c., and in confequence of this delufion, the Funds experienced an immediate rife from 63 to 714. A real Treatury Meffenger, however, was

foon difpatched to announce the falfity of the news; on which the genuine communication was read in the public treet by the City Marthall. The confufion which now prevailed was The Stock beyond all defcription. Exchange was immediately fhut, and the Committee came to the refolu tion, that all bargains made in the moTEing should be declared null and val. Some difficulty, however, arofe refpecting the actual purchases of Stock for money, Mr. Templeton holding up a transfer receipt for Reduced Stock, which he had just made for the Commiffioners for liquidating the National Debt. An appeal was in confequence made to the Directors of the Bank, who gave it as their opinion," that the Money Purchafers of Reduced Stock for Government, made that day, thould stand at yesterday's clofing price, viz. 64; but referved the delivery of any opinion on the points of moneypurchafes until eleven o'clock on Friday." The fubfcribers then entered into a refolution, that all fales of the two days fhould be delivered to a Com. mittee of the Houfe, to facilitate the difcovery of the perfon who forged the notification. The confequence of the above artifice was, a rapid fall of the Funds from 71 to 63.-Mr. Goldfmid was the perfon who detected the forgery. [The Bank Directors have ince altered their opinion refpecting actual money bargains made in confequence of the forgery, and informed the Stock Exchange Committee, that the Government Commiffioners had authorised them to pay the full price for the Reduced Stock, which their Broker had thus purchafed on their account, namely, 69 per cent.]

7. In confequence of a statement in one of the news-papers of this day, that the Negociation with France was amicably fettled, the Committee for managing the Stock Exchange, to guard against impofition, would not allow the doors to be opened, until the truth of the report could be officially afcertained.-At their inftance the Lord Mayor addreffed a note to Lord Hawketbury, foliciting information, and stating the occafion of his applic tion. To this note the Chancellor of the Exchequer returned the following aniwer:

& MY LORD,

"As Lord Hawkesbury is not at the Foreign Office, I have opened your Lordship's Note, conformably to the with expreffed through your Meffenger. If any information had been received by Government, which could properly be the fubject of pub. lic communication, your Lordship may be affured that fuch communication would not have been withheld.-I feel it, however, my duty diftinctly to caution your Lordship against receiving impreffions of the defcription alluded to, through any unauthorized channel of information.

I have the honour to be, &c. HENRY ADDINGTON, Downing Street, Saturday noon. An extract of this Letter was posted at the Mansion House, and exhibited at Lloyd's, &c.; and the Stock Ex. change was open foon after twelve o'clock.

The Stock Exchange Committee have reported, that no perfon belong ing to their connexion appears to be implicated in the late fraudulent tranfaction; but that fufpicion attaches to feveral individuals who are not amenable to the authority of the Committee. 8. At night, a gang of fellows, armed with bludgeons, paraded the City, and affaulted every perfon they met. Mr. Holdíworth, the City Marfhal, was beaten by them about the head and face in a violent manner.

9. A fire broke out at the Spread Eagle Inn near the Epifcopal Palace, at Buckden, near Huntingdon, which fpread with rapidity in every direc tion, confumed thirteen tenements, and property to the amount of 2000l. It was occafioned by finging a horfe's ears in the itable.

About a quarter before one o'clock in the morning, a very large and luminous Meteor was feen in the air, apparently about 200 yards diftant from the earth; it paffed over the town of Cambridge taking its courfe from S. W. to N.E. In fize and colour it nearly re'embled the moon, and had a tail of confiderable length: its light was very fplendid, and its velocity aftonishing, being vifible not more than half a minute.

An Ewe belonging to Mr. Burton, of Barford, lambed at the usual time this feason, and feven weeks after lambed again.

10. Mefirs. Easterby and Macfarlane, VOL. XLIII. MAY 1803.

the accomplices of Captain Codlin, who was executed in December laft, for finking the brig Adventure off Brighton, received his Majesty's pardon!

12. In the King's Bench, Belcher and Bourke were brought up for judgment, for fighting a duel at Firby. It appeared that they had been the tools of fome men of fashion who are patrons of the pugilistic fcience, and that Bourke had been released from prifon (where he was confined for debt) by a private fubfcription, for the purpofe of fighting Belcher. They were bound in their own recognizance of 400l. each to keep the peace:

Admiral Reeve was thrown from a one horfe chaife laft week, near Ipfwich, in confequence of the horse becoming unmanageable: his neck was dislocated, and he died upon the spot.

A few days ago, a child being left in a cradle at Welling, Herts, was attacked by feveral rats; and when the family, alarmed by its cries, arrived to its aid, they found a great part of its face devoured, Hopes are entertained of its recovery:

A melancholy accident happened at Gardenftown about the middle of last month:-The Reliance, of Newcastle, was wrecked, and ten perfons on board drowned. One man only escaped, who was refcued from the point of a rock by fome young fellows, who fuffered themselves to be let down from the top of a precipice to the depth of 900 feet.

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General Andreoffi arrived at Dover at 5 o'clock in the evening; having, it is faid, received a preffing request from our Government, to expedite his departure, left hoftilities fhould commence before he might quit the capital Before his departure, it is faid, he wrote a very handsome letter to Lord Hawkesbury, expreffing his regret at the renewal of hoftilities; his fenfe of gratitude for the attention he had experienced from his Majefty, as well as from all ranks of people; his admiration of the inftitutions of the country; and his hope that the misunderstanding would be of thort con