1804.] 
parte, dated refpectively the 20th and 
21ft of April. The former furbids Pichon 
to fupply Jerome any Jonger with money, 
and prohibits every officer commanding 
French fhips to take on board ‘¢ the young 
perfon to whom Jerome bas attached bun- 
self,” declaring the refolution of -Bona- 
parte that the fhall-not come to France ; 
or, if fhe thould arrive contrary to -his 
pleafure, to fend her back to the United 
States. This letter alfo inftru&s the 
French Miniter to we every argument 
and means to induce Jerome to depart 
with the firftt French fhip for Europe, and 
exprefles extreme anxiety on the fubject 
of thefe inftruGtions. The f cond letter 
is written with all the art of a wily ftatef- 
man, addrefling the hopes and ambition 
of a young man, though affuming an air 
of unreferved and even familiar confidence. 
Bonaparte is exhibited as owing nothing 
to his brothers, except as they affociate 
themfelves to his glory ; he is repretented 
as the fole architeé&t of the glory the fum- 
mit of which he has attained ;—‘‘ he has 
no family (fays M. Decrees) but the French 
people ; and in proportion as I have feen 
hin exalt his brothers who prefs round 
him, fo I have feen him thew his coldnefs 
and averfion to thofe of his own blood, 
who pufh not forward in the career which 
his genius traces out for them.” The 
{lendid career is painted in flrong ces 
lours, to tempt the weaknefs of human 
nature, while the reverfe of ob(curity and 
unavailing regret is introduced to territy 
the young mao. He is treated asa de- 
ferter from the fervice of his country in 
the time of danger. Bonaparte is repre- 
fented as having partially difgraced a bro- 
ther, who had already run a career of glo- 
ry with him; and fhuts out Jerome from 
all hope of being able to fotren his fate 
hereafter, if he, who has done nothing 
for France, fhall heficate to retucn to her 
without delay, after- having abandoned 
that unworthy connection be has formed. 
It remaws to. be feen, if he is fo deftitute 
of foul, es to abandon an innocent, virtu- 
ous, and lovely woman, for any threats 
or allurements. No doubt, neither one 
nor the other are refitted. without con- 
ftancy ; nor are we fufficiently acquaint- 
ed with the character of this young 
man, to predict the courfe he will parfue, 
of honour or fhame, happinefs or mifery. 
HOLLAND. 
Tie General of Brigade, Alexander 
Rouffeau, fint a note, dated the 24th of 
Brumaire (the 15th of November), to the 
Loris of the Magiftracy forming the go- 
vernment ef the city of Rotterdam, fat- 
State of Public Affairs in November, 1804. 
AAT 
ing, that he had received frefh orders from 
Bonaparte, relative to the extraordinary 
meafures to be adopted againit the com- 
merce of England carried on with that 
country 3 and that he was charged to ac- 
quaint the merchants, thet thips known 
to have come trom England, or the “cap 
tains of which fhall declare on oath, that 
they come from Englith ports, fhall be 
feized, The general adds, that his own 
moderation had induced him to exclude 
from this meafure all colonial produce, 
and apply it only to prohibited merchan- 
dife ; but that he had now received orders 
to feize the whole of the cargo of every 
fhip in which Englith merchandife fhould 
be found, without any exception or mos 
dification. Yet fuch was the affeétion 
of his fovereign for the Batavian nation, 
that he had charged him (in his letter of 
the 21f of Brumaire—the i2th of No- 
vember) to inform the trade, that he will 
not put this meaiure !nto execution till after 
the expiration of fourteen days, in order 
to_give the merchants time te make the 
neceflary difpoftions for the arrival of 
the fhips configned to them from Embden, 
or neutral ports. . 
GERMAN EMPIRE, AND THE NORTH, 
M. De Klupfel, the Ruffian Misitter at 
Ratifbon, has prefented another note to 
the Diet, inviling them to the difcuffion of 
the violation of the Germanic territory, 
aad calling for a decifion involving the | 
honour, fafety, and exiftence, of the em- 
pire. Baron Hugel, the Auftrian com- 
miffary, immediately fet off for Vienna, 
to receive further infru@tions from his 
§overnment, 
The King of Swedea is making great 
exertions to augment his military aad na- 
val force. Swedith failors in foreign fervice 
have been called home, and many that 
were in our fervice have obeyed the ore 
der. ; 
AMERICA. 
A. defeendant of the illuftrious Penn, 
the founder of Philadelphia, and original 
colonift of Penafylvanm, has Jately pre. 
fented a large fum of money to the city of 
Philadelphia, for the purpofe of erecting 
a ftatue to the memory of his celebrated 
anceltor. 
The Vice-Prefident Burr has arrived 
at St. Simon’s, in a vefiel frem Philadel. 
phia, in perfect heahh. St. Simcn is an 
island at the mouth of the Almaha River, 
in Georgia. 
The treafury of the Havannah was 
lately robbed of dollars toa great amount. 
There have been heavy ftorms in va- 
rious parts of the United Staies. On the 
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