June 1, 1807-PIERRE VINCENT, Bishop of Quimper.-LE CLANCHE, Priest, Secretary. - By order of the Bishop. (1) England.—(2) Letter of his Majesty the Emperor and King, to the King of Prus ny decrees, which establish associations, bound by their vow to the service of hospitals, and the instruction of the poor.--(4) Decree of his Majesty, which raises, for their merit, the clergy of the second class to those of the first.-(5) Letter of his Majesty, to his Excellency the Minister of Divine Worship, ordering him to cause a statue of the Bishop of Vannes to be erected in that Cathedral.—(6) Letter of his Majesty, to his Excellency the Minister of Divine Worship. --(7) England.-(8) Ireland.-(9) The English people.(10) The Irish Catholic Church. CONTINENTAL WAR. Eightieth Bulletin of the Grand French Army. (Concluded from page 248.) [Here follow the names of some officers who signalized themselves.]—--The sons of the senators, Perignon, Clement de Ris, and Garran Coulon, died with honour in the field of battle.--Marshal Ney proceeded to Gumbunnin, secured some of the enemy's parks of artillery, many wounded Russians, and took a great number of pri love. They will prove to the eternal enemy (7) of the glory and prosperity of France, that all its perfidious efforts and intrigues will never be able to alienate from him your religious and faithful hearts. For a moment it had seduced you, at that unhappy epochsia, before the battle of Jena (3) The mawhen anarchy ravaged this desolated land, and when its impious furies overturned your temples, and profaned your altars. It only affected concern for the re-establishment of our holy religion, in order to rend and ravage our country. See the sufferings it (England) inflicts on that nation (S), Catholic like you, which is subject to its dominion. The three last ages present only the afflicting picture of a people, robbed of all its religious and civil rights. In vain the most enlightened men of that nation have protested against the trannical oppression. A new persecution has ravished from them even the hope of seeing an end to their calamities: an inflamed and misled people (9) dares applaud such injustice. It insults with sectarian fanaticism the Catholic religion, and its venerable chief; and it is that government, which knows not how to be just towards its own subjects, that dares to calumniate this, which has given us security and honour.Whist the Irish Catholics groan beneath laws so oppressive, our august Emperor does not confine himself to the protection and establishment of that religion in his own states; he demanded, in his treaty with Saxony, that it should there enjoy the same liberty as other modes of worship. But the happiness, so dear to your hearts, my brethren, of being able to enjoy, with security, all the consolations of the religion of your fathers, will only render you more sensible of the miseries of that portion of the Catholic church (10): spread through all countries, it is always united by bonds of the same faith with the different churches; it partakes of their tribulations, and is interested in their prosperity. Faithful to these sentiments and principles, let us address the God of all vows and prayers to turn aside from the Irish Catholic church, this new storm with which it is menaced.-Impelled by these causes, we ordain as follows:-Art. I. Our present Ordonnance shall be read at the time of the sermon, in the public service, on Sunday the 7th of June, in the Cathedral, and in all the other Churches, on the Sunday after it is received.――Art. II. There shall be said, every day, in divine service, in order to pray God to put a stop to the persecution which the Catholic Church of Ire soners. 82d Bulletin of the Grand French Army. Tilsit, June 22.An armistice has been concluded upon the proposition of the Russian general. (Here follows the armistice.) The French army occupies all the Thalweg of the Niemen, so that there only remains to the King of Prussia the town and territories of Memel. Proclamation of the Emperor and King to the Grand Army. Soldiers, On the 5th of June we were attacked in our cantonments by the Russian army. The enemy mistook the causes of our inactivity. He found too late that our repose was that of the lion-he regrets have ing disturbed it-In the affairs of Guttstadt, Heilsberg, and the ever memorable one of Friedland, in a ten days campaign, in short, we took 120 pieces of cannon, 7 standards; killed, wounded, or took 60,000 Russians, carried off all the enemy's magazines and hospitals. Konigsberg, the 300 vessels that were there, laden with all sorts of ammuni land suffers, the prayer " Against Persecution, 160,000 fusils sent by England to arm tors of the Church," the "Secret," and the "Post Communion," as long as that persecution shall continue. Given at Quiinper, our enemies.—From the banks of the Vistula we have reached the borders of the Niemen with the rapidity of the eagle. You celebra ted at Austerlitz the anniversary of the coro- | A position so formidable is the result of suc-. nation; you celebrated this year, in au appropriate manner, the battle of Marengo, which put a period to the second coalition.Frenchmen, you have been worthy of yourselves and of me. You will return to France covered with laurels; after having obtained a glorious peace, which carries with it the guarantee of its duration. It is time that our country should live at rest, secure from the malignant influence of England. My benefits shall prove to you my gratitude, and the full extent of the love I bear you.-At the Imperial Camp at Tilsit, June 22. cesses the most brilliant; and while the enemy's army flies routed and destroyed, more than half the French army has not hired a musket. 85th Bulletin of the Grand French Amy. Tilsit, June 24.- -To-morrow the two Emperors of France and Russia are to have an interview. For this purpose a pavilion has been erected in the middle of the Niemen, to which the two monarchs will repair from each of its banks.-Few sights will be more interesting. The two sides of the river will be lined by the two armies, while their chiefs confer on the means of re-esta 83d Bulletin of the Grand French Army. Tilsit, June 23.- -Annexed is the ca-blishing order, and giving repose to the expitulation of Neisse.The garrison, 6000 strong in infantry and 300 in cavalry, detiled We on the 16th before Prince Jerome. found in the place 300,000 pounds of powder, and 300 pieces of cannon. 84th Bulletin of the Grand French Army. Tilsit, June 24.-The Marshal of the Palace, Duroc, went on the 24th to the head-quarters of the Russian army, on the other side of the Niemen, to exchange the ratifications of the armistice, which had been ratified by the imperor Alexander. On the 24th, Prince Labanoff having demanded an audience of the Emperor, was admitted on the same day at two in the afternoon; he remained a long time in the cabinet with his Majesty. Gen. Kalkreuth is expected at the head-quarters to sign the armistice with the King of Prussia.-On the 11th of June, at 4 o'clock in the morning, the Prussians attacked Druezewo in great force; Gen. Claparede sustained the enemy's fire; Marshal Massena rushed along the line, repulsed the enemy, and disconcerted their projects; the 17th regiment of light infantry maintained its regulation; Gen. Montbrun distinguished himself; a detachment of the 28th light infantry, and a picquet of the 25th dragoons, put the Cossacks to flight. All the enterprizes of the enemy against our posts, on the 11th and 12th inst. turned to their own confusion. It is already seen by the armistice, that the left wing of the French army supports itself on the Curisch Haff, at the mouth of the Niemen, from whence our line extends itself towards Grodno; the right, commanded by Marshal Massena, reaches to the confines of Russia, between the sources of the Narew and the Bug. The head-quarters are about to be removed to Konigsberg, where every day new discoveries are made of provisions, ammunition, and other effects, belonging to the enemy. isting generation. The Grand Marshal of the Palace, Duroc, went yesterday, at 3 in the afternoon, to compliment the Emperor Alexander. Marshal Count Kalkreuth was presented this day to the Emperor: he remained an hour in his Majesty's cabinet. The corps of Marshal Lannes was reviewed this morning by the Emperor. He made several promotions, gave rewards to those who distinguished themselves by their bravery, and expressed his satisfaction to the Saxon cuirassiers. 86th Bulletin of the Grand French Army. Tilsit, June 25 This day, at one, the Emperor, accompanied by the Duke of Berg, Prince Neufchatel, Marshal Bessieres, the Marshal of the Palace Duroc, and the Grand Equerry Caulaincourt, embarked on the banks of the Niemen, in a boat prepared for the purpose. They proceeded to the middle of the river, where Gen. Lariboissiere, commanding the artillery of the guard, had caused a raft to be placed, and a pavilion erected upon it. Close by it was another raft and pavilion for their Majesties' suite. At the same moment the Emperor Alexander set out from the right bank, accompanied by the Grand Duke Constantine, Gen. Bennigsen, Gen. Ouwaroff, Prince Labanoff, and his principal 'Aid-de-Camp Count Lieven.— The two boats arrived at the same instant, and the two Emperors embraced each other as soon as they sat foot on the raft. They entered together the saloon which was prepared for them, and remained there two hours. The conference having been concluded, the persons composing the suite of the two Emperors were introduced The Emperor Alexander paid the handsomest compliments to the officers who accompanied the Emperor, who, on his part, had a long conversation with the Grand Duke Constantine and Gen. Bennigsen,--The conference having terminated, the two Emperors embarked each in his boat. It is supposed that the conference has had the happiest result. Shortly after, Prince Labanoff went to the French head-quarters. An agreement has taken place that one half of the town of Tilsit is to be rendered neutral. The apartments appointed there for the residence of the Emperor of Russia and his court have been fixed upon. The imperial Russian guard will pass the river, and be quartered in that part of the city destined to that purpose. The vast number of persons belonging to each army, who flocked to both banks of the river to view this scene, rendered it the more interesting; as the spectators were brave men, who came from the extremities of the world. General Orders. Head-quarters at Stettin, July 10.-The corps of observation of the grand army must return an attack, and advance into Swedish Pomerania.--On the 18th of April an armistice was concluded at Schlatkow, which was to have continued until 10 days should have expired after notice had been given of the intention to resume hostilities. In consequence of some subsequent conferences bctween the commanding generals, the term of 10 days was extended to 30 days by an additional article, signed the 29th of the same month.-The latter arrangement experienced no kind of difficulties: but his Majesty the King of Sweden appeared in Pomerania, assumed the command of his army, and immediately declared his intention to acknowledge merely the first stipulation of a term of ten days. At the same time the Swedish navy, in spite of the armistice, committed hostilities before Colberg against the corps of French troops and their allies which besieged that place. In this state of affairs, an explanatory correspondence arose between the commanding general, and the King of Sweden proposed a conference to me, in order to put an end to the subsisting differences, which conference was to be held at Schlatkow, in the Swedish territory. Hopes were then entertained, that the opposition his Majesty experienced, arose merely from his wish to conduct the affairs himself, and that the conference proposed might perhaps lead to peaceful overtures, and some permanent arrangement.---On the 4th of June, I accordingly proceeded to Schlatkow, attended by 5 or 6 officers of the staff, and by as many orderly gens d'armes. The aidde-camps of his Swedish Majesty had declared to me, that the King was at Schlatkow, almost without an escort, attended merely by a retinue by no means' numerous. -On my arrival I found the house where the King was, without guards, but in the court a squadron of horse was drawn up in order of battle. Being alone admitted to the Prince, I represented to him the object of the conference, but he interrupted me almost im-* mediately, and declared, that his determination in favour of the term of the first armistice was unalterable, and thus cut off all questions, which were to form the object of the conference. Europe will learn it with indignation, because the laws of nations, and the laws of honour, were violated; he dared to propose to the French general, to one of the first subjects of the Emperor Napoleon, to betray his sovereign and his country; to espouse the cause of the English under the disgraceful banner of a band of deserters, who feel neither for the happiness of their native country, nor share in its glory. Since that conference, the King caused the above hostilities before Colberg to be continued, and others to be continued at the mouth of the Trave. He has drawn from England both money and soldiers; he has collected as many fugitives and deserters as came within his reach, and full of confidence in his force, he gave on the 30th of this month notice, that at the expiration of ten days the armistice would be at an end; he gave that notice at the very moment when he could be informed of the change of dispositions on the part of Russia and Prussia.-The hostilities with Sweden recommence therefore on the 13th of this month. might begin them sooner, because the king's conduct has been nothing but a series of violations and infringements; but it is a prominent feature in the character of our sovereign to be as great in magnanimity and moderation, as he is through his genius and heroic exploits. Europe will know how to appreciate such conduct, and discern those who wish to prolong the scourge of war.The French troops will vie with those of the allies in discipline and valour; they will not forget that the Emperor Napoleon has his regards fixed on them, and feel confident that we shall all deserve his approbation by our attachment.-MARSHAL BRUNE. We 87th Bulletin of the Grand French Army. Konigsberg, July 12.-The Emperors of France and Russia, after 20 days residence at Tilsit, where the Imperial Palaces were in the same street, and at no great distance, took leave of each other with the greatest cordiality, at three o clock in the afternoon of the 9th. The Journal which contains an account of what passed between them will be very interesting to both nations.-At half past four, the Emperor Napoleon having re-licy of Europe-The Adjutant-Commandant ceived a visit from the King of Prussia, who came to take his leave, set out for Konigsborg, where he arrived at 10 at night. The King of Prussia went to Memel:-Yesterday the Emperor Napoleon inspected the port of Konigsberg, in a boat manned by the imperial guard To-day his Majesty will review Marshal Soult's corps, and at two o'clock to morrow, he will set out for Dresden.-The number of Russians killed in the battle of Friedland amounts to 17,500, the prisoners to 40,000; 19,000 of whom have already passed through Konigsberg, 7000 remain sick in the hospitals, and the rest have been conducted to Thorn and Warsaw. Orders have been issued to send them home to Russia, without delay; 7000 have already returned again to Konigsberg. Those in France are to be formed into provisional regiments. The Emperor has ordered them to be cloathed and armed.---The ratifications of the treaty of peace between France and Russia were exchanged at Tilsit, on the 9th. The ratification of the treaty of peace between France and Prussia, will be exchanged here this day.The plenipotentiaries charged with these negociations were, on the part of France, the Prince of Benevento; Princes Kurakin and Labauoff, on the part of Russia; on the part of Prussia, Field Marshal Count Kalkreuth, and the Count de Goltz. ́—After such events as these, one cannot but smile when the great English expedition is mentioned, and at the new frenzy which animates the King of Sweden. Besides, we may remark that the army of observation, between the Elbe and the Oder," is 70,000 strong, exclusive of the grand army, without including the Spanish divisions, which are now upon the Oder also. It was, therefore, necessary for England to have brought her whole force together, her soldiers, her volunteers, fencibles, &c. in order to have made a diversion of any interest. But when we take into our account, that England, under the present circumstances, has sent 6000 men to Egypt only to be slaughtered by the Arabians, and 7000 men to the Spanish West Indies, we can alone feel sentiments of pity for the extravagant avarice with which that cabinet is tormented.--The peace of Tilsit puts an end to the operations of the army, notwithstanding this, all the Prussian coasts and ports will be shut against the Englisb; and it is probable that the continental blockade will not prove a mere sound. The Porte is included in the treaty. The revolution which lately occurred at Constantinople, was an antichristian revolution, which has nothing in common with the po Guilleminot is gone to Bessarabia, where he will communicate to the Grand Vizier the intelligence of the peace, and the liberty given to the Porte to take part in it, as well as of the conditions of the treaty in which the Porte is interested. DOMESTIC OFFICIAL PAPERS. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.- Speech of the Lords Commissioners, on Proroguing Parliament, Friday, August 14, 1807. My Lords and Gentlemen,-We have it in command from his Majesty to express the satisfaction with which he finds himself. enabled to give you that recess which, after the great and diligent exertions which you have made in the dispatch of public business, must at this advanced season of the year be so peculiarly desirable.-His Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct us to return you his thanks for the steady loyalty and attachment to his person and government, and the zealous devotion to the public service which have characterised all your deliberations, and most especially to thank you for the seasonable exertions, which you have enabled him to make for the augmentation of the mili tary force of his kingdom.-Gentlemen of the House of Conimous,-His Majesty has commanded us to return you his warmest thanks for the supplies which you have granted with so much cheerfulness for the current year; and when he considers the provision which you have made for those contingent and unforeseen services which. the events of the war may render necessary, his Majesty has the great satisfaction of re cognising the wisdom wherewith, in a time of extraordinary difficulties, you have anticipated the possible demands which those difficulties may occasion.--My Lords and Gentlemen,-His Majesty commands us to assure you, that he deeply deplores the unfortunate issue of the war upon the Continent. The immense extension of the power and influence of France, and the undisguised determination of the enemy to imploy the means and resources of those countries which he possesses or controuls, for the purpose of effecting the ruin of his Majesty's kingdom, undoubtedly present a formidable. view of the dangers and difficulties which the country has to encounter. But his Ma-,, jesty trusts, that the loyal and brave people over whom he reigns are not to be daunted, or disheartened. From the recollection of those difficulties under which his people have $uccessfully struggled, and of those dangers which they have happily surmounted, his Majesty derives the consolation of believing, that the same spirit and perseverance which have hitherto remained unbroken will continue to be exerted with unabated vigour and success. And while his Majesty commands us to repeat the assurances of his constant readiness to entertain any proposals which may lead to a secure and honourable peace, he commands us at the same time to express his confidence that his parliament and his people will feel with him, the necessity of persevering in those vigorous efforts which alone can give the character of honour to any negotiation, or the prospect of security or permanency to any peace. His Majesty, therefore, trusts that his parliament and his people will always be ready to support him in every measure which may be necessary to defeat the designs of his enemies against the independence of his Majesty's dominions, and to maintain against any undue pretensions, and against any hostile confederacy, those just rights which his Majesty is always desirous to exercise with temper and moderation, but which, as essential to the honour of his Crown and true interests of his people, he is determined never to surrender-Then a commission for proroguing the parliament was read: after which the lord chancellor prorogued it to the 24th of September. DISPUTE WITH AMERICA. Admiral Berkeley's Order for Searching the American Frigate, the Chesapeak; dated Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1, 1807, and addressed to the respective Captains and Commanders of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels on the North American Station. By the hon. G C. Berkeley, Vice-Admiral of the White, and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels employed in the River St. Laurence, along the coast of Nova-Scotia, the Islands of St. John, and Cape Breton, the Bay of and at and about the 'sland of Burmuda, or Summer Islands:-Whereas many seamen, subjects of his Britannic Majesty, and serving in his ships and vessels, as per margin*, while at anchor in the Chesapeak, deserted and entered on board the United States fri gate, called the Chesapeak, and openly paraded the streets of Norfolk, in sight of their officers, under the American flag, protected by the magistrates of the town, *Belleisle, Bellona, Triumph, Chichester, Halifax, and Zenobia cutter. and the recruiting officer belonging to the abovementioned American frigate, which magistrates and naval officer refused giving them up, although demanded by his Britannic Majesty's consul, as well as the captains of the ships from which the said men had deserted. The captains and conmanders of his majesty's ships and vessels under my command, are therefore hereby required and directed, in case of meeting with the American frigate the Chesapeak, at sea, and without the limits of the United States, to shew to the captain of her this order, and to require to search his ship, for the deserters from the abovementioned ships, and to proceed and search for the same; and if a similar demand should be made by the American, he is to be permitted to search for any deserters from their service, according to the customs and usage of civilized nations, on terms of peace and amity with each other. G. C. Berkeley. VOLUNTEERS.-Circular Letter from Lord Hawkesbury, to the Lords Lieutenant of Counties, dated Whitehall, 5th Aug. 1807. I have the honour to acquaint you, that it has been deemed expedient by his Majesty's government, that such corps of volunteers, infantry and artillery, as have not completed their twenty-six days' exercise for the present year, should have the option of assembling upon permanent pay and duty, under the regulations which were in force in the year 1805 (by which the officers will be entitled to full pay, and the non commissioned officers, drummers, and privates, to one shilling per diem bounty money, for the days during which they may remain so assembled) and subject to the following restrictions. The period for which these corps will be allowed to remain assembled must not exceed the mumber of days wanting to complete their twenty-six days drill for the present year, and must, in no case, be less than ten, or more than fourteen days: consequently this permission can be granted to such corps only as shall not have performed more than sixteen days exercise during the present year. I take this opportunity of acquainting you, that no extra pay will be allowed for inspections, as it is conceived that they may take place on the days of drill, with little if any additional inconvenience to the corps.- I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) HAWKESBURY. Printed by Cox and Baylis, No. 75, Great Queen Street, and published by R. Bagshaw, Brydges Street," Covent Garden, where former Numbers may be had: sold also by J. Budd, Crown and Mite, Pall Mall, |