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trived.) This Conttitution: was framed by 
the Council of State, and adopted by the 
Confervative Senate the fame day. it was 
prefented to them. 
While the authority of Bonaparte i is rls 
eftablithed within his own dominions, he 
has fortified his political power in Europe 
by an alliance with the greateft:_ Empire of 
Europe—the. Court of Peterfburg.. The 
treaty at firft was reported of as a mere 
commercial alliance; .but the active, and, 
we may fay, violent part taken by thefe 
two powers in the difmemberment of the 
Germanic Body, under the /pecious term 
of indemnification, evinces that the alli- 
ance has. a’ different object... Under the 
pretence of acting as powers perfectly dz aif 
interefied, they have prefented a prajety, im 
which the refpeéiive portions of territory 
which the different States are to receive, 
are precifely marked out. It would ex- 
ceed our limits to enter into the details of 
this project. Suffice it to fay, that.it wall 
make a confiderable alceration in the map 
of Europe, fhould it be adopted,:and of 
this there appears to be but little doubt. 
The Emperor, as King of Bohemia, who 
appears. not to be well fatisfied : with his 
fhare, is endeavouring, but. in vain, <to 
counteract the machinations of :thefe two 
great Powers; and itis almoit ludicrous 
to obferve the different manner in-which 
it is received by the different parties — 
Some of the Minifters have aétually” re- 
turned thanks ‘to Rufflia and France for 
their interference; while the Bohemian 
Minifter infitts) that the. affair of the In- 
demnities, aife&ts only the interior of the 
Germanic Empire, and that no Foreign 
Power ought, te take any intereft in it.— 
The-French Minifter for F oreign Affairs 
reprefented the matter te Count Cobent- 
zel,:as merely a projet, or recommenda- 
tion; but itis eafy to fee that it) is a’ re= 
commendation which muft be attended to. 
In the, mean time, France.and Ruflia.com- 
plain of the flow proceedings of the Diet, 
and. urge difpatch ; while, from the move- 
ments of Pruflia, it 16 not. difficult to dif- 
cover that the Court of Berlinoa&s in con- 
cert with the others. . Such analliance as 
this: mufnotjonly be fccetsful in ats:at- 
tempts on the) Germanic Body ; but, in 
our opumion,saseformidable to the inkle~ 
pendence of Hurope,., 
fe: cDreaty soft Peace, Commercey pu 
Allisaiee, has alfG beem-concluded by.the 
Fie& Confulwaith. the: Ottoman. Porte.— 
The free. navigation. of the Black Sea is 
conceded, with other privileges. It appears, 
howevers that nothing is.contra¢ted for, 
whis!vds. prejudicial: to the!. Commerce of 
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State of Public Affairs im September,.1802. [Odoberit, 
England, and that every right conceded 
to the French merchants, is allo mrss iy 
for the Englith. 
A power of lefs amiolen indeed, 
didogh once more formidable than at pté- 
fent, has alfo bowed .fubmiffive: before 
the viétorious genius: of Bonaparte. As 
the Fir, Conful :had ¢aufe to complain 
of fome depredations, coramitted’ by the 
Algerines on the Commerce of France, it 
was determined to. demand. immediate fa~ 
tisfaction. As a negaciation with fuch 
a power was moft likely to be fuccelsful 
when _ powerfully fupported, the French 
Ambaffador Huiin was accompanied by a 
force of fix: fail of the line. “Phe sconfe-— 
quence was, a fuil conceilion of.ali.the de- 
mands of the Fir Conful; though the 
. Dey complains that the pesrey bankeible- 
tion. remains unpaid;, a requilition “to 
which the French Coorthearsent is not tike- 
ly particularly to attend. 
In the courfe of the lait two ‘months 
kind of paper-war had been carried’on by 
fome of the. néwfpapers of Francé and 
England,, relative .to'the arrangements 
lately adopted: in the former country.— 
Such a trivial occurrence it would fearcely 
be imagined would» provoke the fufpr 
cions of the Confular Government; fo 
vigilant, however, is that Gover nment, 
that about the latter end of laft month — 
an order of the Government was iffued to 
prohibit the further circulation of Englifh 
newipapers. No. fooner was the order 
figned, than the Commiffioners of the Po- 
lice vifited all the coffee-houfes.and read-_ 
ing-rooms in Paris, and feized all the En- 
glith papers they could/find. ‘The reafoa™ 
affigned for this proceeding was, left the 
tkizmifhing between the Journalifts fhould 
create ill blocd, and lead to a rupture of 
the peace. It is eafy to perceive, how- 
ever, that this was no more. than a ha 
tence. | 
JAKE. 
PORTUGAL. 
The Court of Lifbon was bined re 
aferious alarm, occafioned by the abrupt 
departure of the French Minilter, General 
Lafnes. It has fince appeared, that the 
caufe of the difagreement originated in 
the bad conduét of the Ambafiador, On- 
his. firft arrival, his baggage, which was 
very cantdecatite in quantity, pafled with~ 
out afearch. It was not long, however, 
before feveral other immenfe packages ar- 
rived, which were knows to contain con- 
traband goods, and for the purpofe of fales 
either’ for the:benefit of ithe Ambaffador, 
or fome of his fuite.. Thefe packages the 
Officers of: the’Cuftoms infifted upon ex= 
amining, saad-they were as : 
their 
