1805. ] 
turns of deaths, from the malignant fever, 
down tothe 2ath ult. amounted to 14,940. 
The returns which had been received at 
Madrid, from various towns, amounted to 
124,200 perfons who have died of the 
epidemic malady. 
FRANCE. 
The fittings cf the Lesiftative Body 
were opened on the 26th ule. by a Speech 
of Bonaparte, in which he well enough 
aflumes a ftyle at once of authority and 
paternal care becoming his elevated fitua- 
tion. Ifis a very arttul and well-judged 
compofition, for a nation that is fo much 
accuftomed to look at the exterior of 
things. He addrefles the members by the 
title of *¢ Princes, Magiftrates, Scldiers, 
Citizens." —** Soldier or Fir ft Conful (he 
fays), I had only one fentiment-——as Empe- 
ror, I retain the fame—and that is, a with 
for the profperity-of the French People. 
I have been fortunate enough to contii- | 
bute to this object by my Victories, to con- 
folidate it by treaties, to ftem the torrent 
of civil di (cord, and to pave the wey for 
the refteration of manners, fociéty, and 
religion. IfY am not cut off by death in 
the midft of my labours, I hope to be able 
to jeave to polterity a recollection which 
wil either ferve as the example or reproach 
of my fucceffors.* 
‘This muit be allowedgo be fine, if it 
were true. In {peaking ®f peace, he be- 
trays ois reol thoughts—his continued de- 
terminaticn to be mafter in Europe, not- 
withitanding the veil he aflumes; as will 
be feen by a paflage of his Speech, ex: 
plained as that is by*a pallege in the 
Sveech which was delivered three days - 
atter by, M. Champagny (Minifter of the 
Interior) to the fame Affe mbly, while he 
laid before them, at the Emperor’s com-. 
mand, the fituation of the Empire (the 
Expofé)—The p flages we allude tg are 
the following. Bonaparte fays :—* It 
would have been {weet to me, at fo folemn 
an epoch, to look to the empire of peace 
throughout the world ; but the political 
principles of our enemies, and their re- 
cent conduct towards Spain, fhew fufici- 
ently with hew much difficulty this can oe 
attained, J have no wifh farther to extend 
the territerics of France; I am only de- 
frous cf maintaining their integrity. I 
have no wilh to exercife a domineering in- 
fiuence over Europe ; but [am not at all 
Gifpofed to give up that which I have al- 
ready acquired. No States thall be incar- 
porated with the Empire ; but I fhall not 
-lacrifice my rights, or the ties which at- 
Moxruiy Mac. No. 2.5, 
damage. 
ftreet was deftroyed, 
State of Public Affairs in January, 1605. 73 
tach me to, the States which I have 
created.” “When England (fays . 
M. Champagny) fhall be convinced of 
the impotence of her efforts to agitate the 
Continent ; when fhe fhall know that fhe 
has only to lofe in a war without end or 
motives ; when fhe fhall be convinced 
that France will never accept other con- 
ditions than thofe of Amiens, and will 
never confent to leave her the right of 
breaking treaties at pleafure, by appro- 
priating to heffelf Malta, England will 
then arrive at pacific fentiments ; hatred 
and envy have only their time.” 
The ftatement of the fituation of the » 
Empire is, as is ufual with Bonaparte’s 
Government, an elaborate fencing with 
facts. It gives’a flattering view of France 
at home. No extraordinary burdens are ne- 
ceflary (itis faid) tocarry onthe war. It 
affects to believe that Pruffia and Auftria 
are well affected to France ; and hopes 
that the Emperor Alexander will return 
to a fenfe of his true interefts, a ftrice 
union with France. With refpect to un- 
happy Holland, it threatens her witha 
new Government, hereditary ; but to 
what benign genius confided, it does net 
deign to diiclofe. The Italian Republic 
is threatened with a like fate. 
Tn the Legiflative Body, in the fitting 
of January 7th, Meflis. Lacue and Reg. 
naud de St. Jean d’Angely, Counfellors 
cf State, were introduced, and, in the 
name of his Imperial Majedy, prefented 
the following projet af a law relative to 
the military confcriptions—that ‘ thirty 
thoufand confcripts fhall be raifed for the 
confeription of the year 14, to complete 
the army upon the footing cf its organi- 
zition ; and thirty thoufand to remain in 
referve, to be folely deftined to place the 
army upon a war eftablifhment, fhould 
circumftances render it neceffary.” 
The Paris Papers f{tate, that ¢¢ Gailla- 
mot, the laft of the principal adherents of 
Georges, known from the commencement 
of the _ Chouannerie by the name of the 
King of Biznan, has been arrefted at the 
village of Kerdalee, on the coafts of Mor. 
bihan, and todged in the prifen of Vannes, 
Debar, and two other of his accomplices, 
were taken with him.” 
AMERICA. 
On the 18th of Jait month, a fire broke 
out at New York, which did ‘prodigious 
Almok every building int Front- 
together with the 
ealt fide of Water-Rreer: The lofs is efti- 
mated at more than a million of dollars. 
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