1804.] 
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STATE or PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 
dn Fune, 1804. 
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FRANCE 
| | AS been lately the fcene of events the 
moft extraordinary, which have late- 
ly paffed in Europe. Generals Pichegru, 
Moreau, and Georges were, upon a 
charge of confpiracy againft the life and 
government of Bonaparte, fuddenly ar- 
refted at Paris, with forty-five other per- 
fons, accufed as their accomplices. On 
pretence that their papers afforded evi- 
dence of a participation of the Duke 
d’Enghien and other emigrants, in the 
territories of the Ele&tor of Baden, in the 
defions againft the Conful’s life and 
power, that prince and his friends were, 
outrageoufly, and againft the laws of na- 
tions, feized by a detachment of French 
troops, and dragged to Paris. The Duke 
d’Enghien was, almoft inftantly on his arri- 
val, fhot, by Bonaparte’s orders! The reft 
were detained for trial. The Britifh En- 
yoys at the courts of Munich and Stutt- 
gardt, Mr. Drake and Mr. Spencer Smith, 
were accufed as accomplices in the fame 
confpiracy ; and, by Bonaparte’s influence, 
were obliged to withdraw from thofe 
courts, 
Thefe fteps quickly appeared to be but 
preparations for a new change in his con- 
dition which Bonaparte had for fome time 
meditated. His Senate was made foon 
after to propofe that, as tne beft means to 
fave himfelf and the ftate from the danger 
of future confpiracies, he fhould affume the 
title and dignity of Emperor!! That 
this dignity fhould be made hereditary in 
the male line of his family. The Firt 
Conful readily agreed to a propofal fo 
flattering. A plan of a new imperial 
conttitution for the government of France, 
was immediately fixed by a decree of the 
Senate. Without delay, or the affectation 
of relu€@tance, Bonaparte has therefore 
affumed the ftate and title of Emperor of 
the French. He has accepted, at the fame 
time, from the Italian Republic, the title 
and honours of its hereditary fovereign. 
His brothers have been declared princes of 
the blood. New dignities and official titles 
were, at the fame time, created for many 
of his favourites among the officers cf the 
army. His Maje/fy has received addrefles 
on his elevation trom the officers and fol- 
diers of the whole French armies. He 
has fent notice of his exaltation to all 
the French ambafladors and envoys at 
foreign courts; and has directed them to 
notify to the princes and fates, at whole 
feats of government they refide, that he 
mult henceforth be addrefled and refp;&- 
ed as an Emperor. Only the dependent 
governments of Holland and Switzerland 
are however known to have as yet re- 
cognized him in his newly-aflumed dig- 
nity. 
At Paris, in the mean time, General Mo- 
reau, Georges, and the other perfons arreft- 
ed as confpirators, have been tried, have 
been found almoft all more or lefs guilty, 
and have been condemned to various pu- 
nifhments. Only Georges and a few of 
thofe who were deemed the moft aétive, 
have been condemned to death. Georges 
boldly avowed his attachment to the 
houfe of Bourbon ; but denied that there 
was any arranged confpiracy again{t Bo- 
naparte. The illuftrious Moreau is 
to fuffer an imprifonment for two years. 
One of the Polignacs, who was among 
thofe condemned to death, has fince ob- 
tained his pardon. 
All the information from the coalt 
of France fignifies, that a great num- 
ber of veffels, troops, guns, ammunition, 
and other ftores, are now in readinefs, in 
the French ports on the Channel, tor the 
invafion of this country. The French 
make frequent trials to meet the fire of 
the Englith fquadrons which block their 
ports; fometimes with a lucky efcape 
from the entire deftruction of their flo- 
tillas; but mever withour confiderable 
damage. 
THE BRITISH EMPIRE 
Has, in the mean time, received feveral 
new acceflions of dominion in the ealt 
and the welt, Scindia and the Rajah of 
Berar have, in the eait, accepted peace an 
{uch conditions as the Eaft India Com- 
pany chofe to diétate. They have, re- 
fpectively, made large ceffions of territory. 
They have not only ie!t the authority of 
the Peifhwah of the Mahratta nation jn 
that independence of themfelves, and thac 
dependence on the Britith company, in 
which it was put by tne treaty of Baf- 
fem; but they have alto fubje&ted them- 
{elves wholly to Britifh influence, and 
have agreed to difmifs all Frenchmen in 
their fervice, and not again to receive 
others, witnout permifiion from their 
Brit:th alii-s. 
In the Weft Indies, an armament 
from Barbadces has taken the Dutch 
f= tiement of Sutinam, the fu:a s from 
which will now be configred die tly for 
AK 2 Logland. 
