1802.] 
their Government. The Ambaffador, on 
the contrary, infifted on the Officers be- 
ing difmifled from their employments for 
their prefumption. This unreatonable de- 
mand was refufed by the Prince Regent, 
and.Ceneral Lafnes immediately requetted 
paflports, and left Lifbon with all the pré- 
ay of military refentment. The 
facts were immediately communicatéd to 
the Fir Confu); by the Portuguefe Go- 
vernment, and the kx-miniftef, ‘itis faid, 
on his return, experienced a very cool re- 
ception from Bunaparte, and another Am- 
baffador was immediately nominated. 
SWEDEN. 
A fingular eircomftance is. reported to 
have occurred in this country, though we 
cannet vouch for the authenticity of the 
particulars, The celebrated RuffianCount 
Panin, it is faid, propofed to make a tour 
through the different countries of Europe, 
and to commence with Sweden.- On his 
aitival in Finland he was vifited by Ge- 
neral Count Klingfpor, who endeavoured 
to diffuade him from continuing his route 
through a country which afforded fuch 
poor accommodations for ‘a traveller, and 
acdviled him to proceed by fea to Stock- 
holm. As the Count did not appear to 
liften to this advice, General Klingfpor 
retired, and, in a few minutes, difpatch- 
ed a note to Count Panin, ftating, that it 
‘was the defire of his Swedifh Majefty that 
his Excellency thould not purfue his journey 
through the kingdom. Of this affront, 
it is further afierted, the Count complain- 
ed to’his Mafter, the Emperor of Ruffia, 
who wrote to expoftulate with his Swedith 
Majefty, and attributed his refentment to 
the advice which the Count gave with re- 
{pect to the affairs of that kirigdom. His 
Swedith Majelty is faid to have replied— 
« Thet if Count Panin was calléd upon 
to give his advice relative to the affairs cf 
Sweden, he had only difcharged his duty 
in giving that which appeared mott ad- 
vantageous to his country : this could not, 
therefore, be the motive ; bat (his Swe- 
dith Majefty added) that he had too im- 
mediately before his eyes the horrid‘ crime 
which deprived him of his own father, to 
be able to fupport the fight of a man, ac- 
eufed of having participated in the ctime 
which deprived the Emperor of his.” 
SWITZERLAND. 
Some alarmmg fymptoms of infurrec- 
tion have appeared in fome of the lefler 
Cantons. Thofe cf Schwitz, Uri, and 
Underwalden, in particular, attached to 
the old Conftitution, and difgulted with 
‘aon TAL Mas, No. g2; — 
State of Public Affairs in September, 1802. ort 
the new by the condu& of the Commiffary 
General, Keller, who took upon himlelf 
to néminate all the members of the Coun- 
cils by his own authority, openly declared 
for the freedom of eleétion, and the reli« 
gious and pan infitutions of their an- 
ceftors. Notwithftanding the oppofition of 
the greater Cantons, thefe brave men have 
formed magazines, and organized a conf- 
derable force. The cther Cantons, it is 
faid, have now adopted the dangerous re- 
alesion of calling in a French foice, and 
this meafure will doubtlefS givé the ceath- 
blow to Helvetic jiberty. 
HOLLAND. 
An a& of general amnefty has been de- 
creed by the Batavian Legiflature, with 
the exception only of thofe perfons who 
furrenderéd fhips of war or fortrefles to 
the enemies of the Republic, in the covr.e 
of the war, fhould they be unable to ex- 
cufe themfelves before a-council of war 
inftituted for an inquiry into their ccen- 
dutt. hy. 
A. ptopofal was fubmitted to the fame 
body for indemnifying. the Eafi. India 
ftockholders, The indemnity was to have 
confifted in the grant of an exclufive trade 
to China; and the advance ot fix millions 
to éftablith that trade. The propoial was, 
however, rejeéted altogether. 
The Legiflature fauGioned an exclufive 
privilege of the whale fithery off the Cape 
of Good Hope in favour oi a focicty to be 
eftablithed for fifteen years, at Amfterdam, 
and afterwards adjourned to the 15th of 
Oétober. 
GERMANY. , 
While the Diet at Ratifbon is delibe- 
rating on the different propofals of indem- 
nity and fecularization, fome of the Pow- 
ers have anticipated the conclufum by a {ci- 
zure of thote territories which they con- 
ceive are to fall to their fhare. Prufiia has 
already taken pofleffion of the Bifhoprick 
of Hildefheim, Munfer, and thé town of 
Goflar. The abbies of Effen, Werden J 
and Elten, are alfo made hereditary poi- 
feffions of Priffia. The Autirians have 
alfo taken pofleflion of Paffau, at the dee 
fire, itis faid, of the Bifhopof that place’ 
in confequence of an attempt upon it ae 
the Bavarian troops. 
Exneétation is very generally excited res 
lative to the proceedings at Ratifbon, In 
our opinion the {cheme propofed by France 
and Ruffia willbe adopted. Indeed it # 
already reported, that the Emperor has fe- 
cretly acceded to it. 
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