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1810.) 
his mind, now possessed it entirely, 
His projecting spirit, which was always 
more than moderately iitrepid in the 
maniacal exaltation of his fancy, took 
a still bolder and sublimer flight. Some 
of his schemes reminded the reporter 
of anuther madinan, who planned, 
after draining the Mediterranean, to 
plant it with apple-trees, and establish 
a cyder manufactory on the. coast. 
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In such cases, we do not so much 
pity the insanity as the misforiune to 
which it owed its birth, In better times 
it has been, remarked by _ professional 
writers, that it was not the unforeseen 
depressions, but the unexpected eleva- 
tions, of fortune, which most frequently 
gave rise Co mental aberration. ; 
Miay 21, 1816, J. Rerp. 
Grenville.street, Brunswick-square. 
STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN MAY. 
Containing offftial Pupers and authentic Documents. 
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SWEDEN. 
HE late king of Sweden, Gustavus IV. 
resides at Basle, in S$  zerland. 
TURKEY. 
A French army under General Marmont is 
forming on the frontiers of Turkey and it 
33 reported at Vienna, that the Austrians ate 
to take part against that empire. The avowed 
object of the proj-cted coalition, is to com- 
pel the Porte to break off all connection with 
England. 
-Mr. Adair, the British ambassador at Con- 
stantinople, has addressed a letter to Mr. 
Merry, the consul at Smyrna, in which he 
says, that the French government had insisted 
en the grand signior going to war with Eng- 
Jand; but that the threats of France had 
Geen disregarded, and every demand injurious 
to our friendly relations with Turkey, 1e- 
jected with indignation: that power being 
determined to assert its independance to the 
Jast, to adhere to its treaties, and, if neces- 
Sary, to put forth its whole force to maintain 
them. 
ITALY. 
On. the 28th ult. was published at Rome 
an imperial decree, duted at Compiegre the 
17th of the same month, according to which, 
every ecclesiastic, secular, or regular, in that 
jcity, not being a native of the departments of 
Rome or the Trasimene, was, within fifteen 
days from the day of its publication, towithdraw 
therefrom, and to repair to his native diocese. 
Natives of the two departments specified were 
also to retire from the city to their respective 
dioceses. All the secular priests resident at 
Rome were, «within two days, to present 
themselves before the director-general of the 
police, and to declare their names and places 
of nativity, and their intention of obeying 
the imperial decree. The superiors of con. 
yents were, within the same space, todelivey 
jn lists of the clergy under their superintend. 
ance. Special provisions will be adopted ag 
to rhe Irish, Scotch, Sicilian, Maltese, Ar. 
menian, Greek, and Asiatic clergy ; and al] 
~ ethers whe may be prevented, by politica) 
circumstances, from returning to their own 
countrics. “ 
, FRANCE. 
A French decree relative to American pro= 
perty in France, dated so far back asthe 15th 
of March, was published en the 8th instant. 
It orders tnat all American property under 
sequestration shall immediately be sold: that 
all Americans shail depart without delay from 
the French territory, under pain of being ar- 
rested ; and that the decree shall be sent to 
the powers of the north for their adontion. 
This measure ws suggested by the act of 
the American legislature, who some time ago 
decreed, that all French and British ships ene 
tering the ports and waters of the United 
States, should be liable to be sequestered. 
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. : 
The late king of Spain, Charles IV. still 
resices at Marseilles, with -his spouse, the 
queen of Etruria, and the prince of peace, 
Dispatches have been received from lord 
Weilington, at Alme'da. The brigades of 
Generals Hill, Payne, &c. were concentra= 
ted on the Turon, and occupied Rio seco, 
St. Pedro, &c The advanced corps under 
General Hill being at Castle Bom, within 
abeut ten miles of the head-quarters of the 
enemy. : ; 
The divisions of Regnier and Loison had 
rejoined the army of marshal Ney, which 
about the Ist instant was reinforced by a 
corps of 19,000 from Valladolid, and urther 
succours were dally looked for. ~Lord Wel- 
lington’s army was estimated at 60,000 men, 
of whom 25,000 men were British. Loison 
was at San-Felices on the 3th, 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
On the 16th of May the House of Com- 
mons, havingresolved itself into a committee’ 
of supply, the Chancelior of the Exchequer 
opened the budget by observing, that the ac- 
counts then preduced would not only afford 
the best means o: jorming a correct judgment 
how far the country was able to support its 
present burdens, but would be the best ans- 
wer to those who were accustomed to take 
gloomy 
