known, were with him; DUROC and NAPOLEON TOWing badly with the stream, for they had no boatmen. The party were recognised by a detachment of the Volunteers of Perigord, who were about to fire into the boat; but, upon the intercession of one, who had served in the line, and had received a musquet of ho nour from the hand of the late Emperor himself, they were suffered to pass, and were even assured their escape would not be interrupted. NAPOLEON, however, gave only a momentary confidence to this good will; for the boat was found at daybreak a little lower down on the opposite bank, where the party had quitted it. As they have not been heard of since, it is generally believed they got on board some small vessel, and sailed for America.-JOSEPH BONAPARTE, as we have before stated, was drowned in an attempt to reach Corsica in a small boat from Antibes, the place of his brother's landing, when he returned from Egypt. Louis BONAPARTE, during the whole progress of the Counter-revolution in Holland, made no attempt to quit his palace, being assured by all the leaders of the safety of his person, in return for the moderation with which he had exercised his power. He will be allowed to retire whither he pleases. The States General have placed a sloop of war at his disposal, and are even expected to allow him an annuity. The Mesdames BONAPARTE, mother and wife of the late pretended Emperor, had a similar benefit, in the remembrance of some commendable parts of their characters; and it is known, that the King of FRANCE, on receiving the first deputation at Gosfield, expressed his intention to allow them a safe retreat at Corsica. JEROME BONAPARTE, after dispersing all his wealth in bribing his own guards not to interrupt him, gat beyond the limits of his own Palace, and passed through Westphalia in disguise. At the first town he reached in Holland, he had the vanity to suppose his name. name might still be some recommendation of him; but he had nearly paid dearly for his folly; after many supplications he was, however, permitted to take the passage-boat for Amsterdam, promising to embark there for America, to return to his lawful wife, and to become a clerk in the counting-house of her father, who deals very largely in British manufactures. DOVER, June 24.-This day arrived here in the Fleur-de-Lis French corvette (late La Republicaine) the second Deputation to His Majesty, the King of FRANCE. The names of the Members are not mentioned, but it is said that there are amongst them the only three surviving Members of the late Parliament of Paris, and several of the Nobility, who were permitted to return to France in the year 1800, and to reside upon their estates, without taking any part in the late Government. LONDON, June 30.-All the ports of France are now open, and the COMMITER of REGENCY, who act in the name of the KING, until his return, have made it known to the British Government, that, without waiting for any negotiation, they will commit no act of hostility against British subjects. In return, our Government are about to issue a similar Declaration with respect to France. Louis XVIII. it is said, has offered to empower one of his Ministers to enter immediately upon a negotiation for Peace; but to this it has been replied, that his BRITANNIC MAJESTY cannot treat with him, while he is our guest; he can do nothing now, but exercise the duties of hospitality; he will treat with him, when he has the happiness 'to know that he is on his own throne, and in a con'dition to accept or refuse with less appearance of embarrassment. LONDON, July 4.-It would fill our papers for many days, were we to repeat the accounts, which reach us from all parts of the Continçut, of the un bounded bounded delight excited by the late events in France. There is not a town, however inconsiderable, between Petersburgh and Naples, which has not adopted some mode of expressing its joy at the deliverance of Eu"PEACE--COMMERCE-INDUSTRY-FREE rope. DOM- -ENGLAND" are enthusiastically shouted throughout the day in the streets, and appear at night in illuminated inscriptions on the houses. The tune of GOD SAVE THE KING is almost as familiar on the Continent as in England; nor are the brave Spaniards, forgotten; the names of their heroes are joined with those of Great Britain in every commemoration; and in Germany, when they drink, "THE TWO NA TIONS," they mean Britain and Spain. DOVER, July 14.-This morning arrived her from Canterbury, His Majesty Louis XVIII. King q FRANCE, the QUEEN, the Duke and Duchess D'AN GOULEME, the Prince de CONDE', the Duke de BOUR BON, and a great number of French nobility. A one o'clock, under a discharge of artillery from the castle, the forts, and all the ships in the roads, they went in the barges of the French frigates, LA BourBONNAISE, LA LOYAUTE', and L'AIMABLE, which have been for the last two days in our roads, and em barked on board those vessels, the first of which bor the Royal standard, richly embroidered with fleurs de lis. The wind fair at W. N. W.. FIVE O'CLOCK.-At this instant we hear the roar of artillery in the direction of Calais, and have no doubt that the Royal Family of France are now landing on their own shore, after so many calamities,. and so many trials of the constancy of their adhe rents." 2 POPULATION, SIR, POPULATION. [From the Morning Chronicle, Sept. 13.] IF you can spare a small space at this anxious crisis, I hope you will allow me to make a few remarks on the dread of excessive Population, which has lately seized some philosophers, and produced, I must con fess, some ingenious treatises. The fear seems to be, lest Population should exceed the means of support; and it has been asserted, that a nation should grow no more men and women than it can feed. Now, Sir, although I cannot think that we have a right to thin nations, as we would thin gooseberry-bushes, yet I am disposed to speak a word of comfort to those who are still alarmed at the increasing population of this country, and who have proposed plans for diminishing it, which have not met, nor are likely to meet, with public approbation. I have lately discovered so many antidotes to Population, fair, legal, and even in the opinion of some, honourable as well as fashionable, that I hope no nation, organized as ours is, will ever be afraid of being too populous, or take it into their heads that they have conquered "death and the grave." Those medical writers who have been at the pains to write systems, inform us that the human species is liable to so many disorders, that I am surprised there should be a living being on the earth. Dr. Cullen's list of diseases amounts to 150; that of Sauvage to 315; that of Linnæus to 326; that of Vogel to 560; and Sagar, a later writer, contents himself with 351. Cullen's must evidently be too few, because it bears no proportion to any of the others. Let us then strike a kind of balance, and console those who dread excessive population, by informing them that mankind are provided with three hundred and fiftyfeve mortal diseases. To the three hundred and fifty diseases let us add one thousand doctors, which in this country is, I am told, a moderate computation; about two thousand apothecaries and surgeons, and an equal number of quacks, or, what is the same, quack medicines, and I Hatter myself we shall be enabled to keep our population within very decent bounds. But if all this be not enough, I have still a very handsome reserve in the following articles, all either strictly legal, or strictly honourable and fashionable, namely, The Gin-shop, The Lottery, THE CONVENTION. [From the Oracle, Sept. 22.] "Proh Deum atque hominum fidem !"-TEREXCL. H words of disgrace! oh shocking record! OH Poor Britannia must blush at the mention- HANNIBAL. ADVERTISEMENT. [From the Morning Chronicle, Sept. 23.] MINISTERIAL PAPER office. NOTICE is hereby given, that persons inclining to contract with this office for evasive explanations of the late mysterious Convention, are desired to send in |