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ioniai La.«rs, and on the other hand the Britifh Troops will ap¬ peal to the Colonial Laws under the government of His Moft Chris¬ tian Majefty, if they fliouid have any caufe of complaints againft any of his fubjecls, whofc perfons and prtwrties will be completely refpecled by the officers and fol- diers otHis Britannic Majefty. This (Hpulation 1 fubfcribe in the name of my Sovereign, and promife to maintain, being recip¬ rocally guaranteed by His Excel¬ lency the Count de Vaugiraud, who is to remain in the full poi- feflion and exercife of the govern- ment. All attempts to raife the tri-col- cured flag or the ftandard of Bo¬ naparte the ufurper, being mutu¬ ally refifted by arms, and thofe who would make fuch attempts being treated as enemies of the Al¬ lied (overeigns of Great Britain and France. (oigned) JAMES LEITH, Lt. Gen&c. \_Agrced to by the French Authoritiesf at Martinique, May 23, 1815. j ■-'.!■ LONDON, April 22. LOSS OF THE British Frigate Statira. We infert the following extract of a let¬ ter from au officer in the Statira, to his bro- ther, no lefs on account of the interefting detail which it contains of the circumftances attending the lofs of that fine veflel, than of a remarkable inftance of the juftice of the Pott's affettion that fometimes *' Coming events call their fnadows before.' William Heathcote Transport, At Sea, 1 ft of March, 1815. •' My Dearest Brother—You will have heard ere thi'3 can reach you, of my exchange into the Statira* in which (hip we failed to join the commander in chief with fome transports Under convoy from Bermu- Sorry is my heart at announcing to da. you (he lofa of that beautiful frigate, which took {Usee on the tfth ult. and fiW p»ftm* laisof which I am about to inform yon. '* We failed on the 191I1 of February, and encountered had weather until we made the land on the 26th. As fome mips of the convoy we 1 e bound for Jamaica, we intend¬ ed to make the ifland of Cuba, and there part company. On the 27th, 'We faw the Ifland of Little Inagua, and were running on pad it at five knots, aU the officers walk¬ ing on deck after breakftft, I was recount¬ ing a dream to one of them, in which I thought 1 had charge of the watch and run the (hip afhore, and which di(turned me fo much in the night, that I Gould not (leep after. We were laughing very heartily at it, when, ftrange to fay, the (hip that moment itruck on a funken rock off the S. E. point of the Little Inagua, and (tuck fall. It was not my watch when (he {truck, but I immediately took charge. She remained in that ftate ab.mt 20 minutes, thumping fo hard, that 1 every moment expected to fee her mafts go by the board. Every exer¬ tion that men were capable of was made___* She (truck about three quarters pall nine, and a little after ten (he twang off. A fail was thrumbed and got over the bows, and hauled taught under her bottom to try to flop the leak, but without effect. The in. ftant (lie got off there were fix fleet water in the hold, and notwithstanding the efforts of boih chain pumps—-of hand pumps, and men bailing at every hatchway, die evidently gained on us. The anchors were cut away the main deck guns thrown overboard, but all was unavailing ; (he was going down faft, when Captain Swain called a council of the Officers, in which it was unanimoufjy agreed, that no earthly power could fave her. Our poor fellows behaved with the greateft propriety in the world (except two marines who got intoxicated) although We could not give them a mouthful of victuals for the day. At about 4 o'clock we began to m.ifter the foldierswho were on board as prffengers, and the ftarboard watch, into thr boat along fide—Man? of the bed men came to me, begging to It ay till the Cap¬ tain left her, but I dreaded the night : for had we waited till dark, half would have inevitably pen'fhed. During the time we were fending one watch away the other was pumping and bailing ; fo we gradually di- minifhed to l\x or feven who were (till kept at the pump and they (till cheering I In fhort, I never in my life faw fo much exer¬ tion as was difplayed by the men through¬ out. At 6, the people wee all out, and only the Captain, myfelf, aud two or three other officers, on the deck. A cry was heard from a boat a$jng£de, that (he was going |Jown, The wate*" wastries Up to her low- Captain Swam and rrryfeif then went ft tar in her main deck as the water would allow us, which was half way between the fore and main hatchways, to make fure that no¬ body remained, which having afcctainedj We itood two or three minutes on her quar¬ ter deck, (hook hands, but were too m.ich affected to fpeak. The Captain beconed The officers again me to go in the boat. *> lowed—and about half palt fix (lie was aban¬ doned. About half o'r three quarteisofan hour afterwards (he went down * I am hap¬ py to fay not a man was loft. Captain Swaine is an excellent man. I never law fo much coolnefs in fo trying a fituation.—- His orders were iffued as deliberately as if we were at anchor* The tranfports behav¬ ed nobly. If we had been alone, not a man could pofiibly have been faved. Our men are divided between the tranfports. I need not fay any thing of my own fatigues. My duty called me to every part of the (hip, from the foretop to the forecaftlc, from the forecaftle to the pumps, where, when I ap¬ peared, our brave fellows, though nearly ex- haufted, Would cheer as if nothing Was the matter. I had tatted nothing from the rime (he (truck till 8 o'clock, and was actually ready to drop down when I got on board this traufport." SUMMARY AND TRANSLATIONS. . From French papers received at the office of the New Tori Columbian* A rumor prevailed at Paris, May 27* that the Ottoman Porte had declared war againft Rufiia, and invaded Moldavia. It was added, that the Turk?, had taken Bu¬ charest and dellroyed it entirely. Detachments from the Saxon and Belgian troops were daily defcrting to the French at Lifie ; on the 24th of May an entiie legi- ment of Hanoverian dragoons came in with their horfe=», the officers at their head. A French officer writes that if one gun is fired, they fhouid have them all the next day. A correlpondence wis kept up between Napoleon and the Emprcf* Maria Louifa. Genoa, May 10. A veffel arrived at Leghorn., has brought news that the Dty of Algiers has been be headed ; that the fl.et which was in port ready w pat U) ki a$mf& tits Amtmith hai been df fa rifled The revolt of the Saxons at Liege has, created great umiasinefs; it was feared the Hollanders would follow the example ; the common opinion being againft war. Urider date of May 23, it is afterted that the emperor Alexander had not ordered a fingle foldier to March out of Poland J artd| that Lord Wellington was alarmed at the formidable* preparation* of France ; that; he had actually retrograded ; and this move-v ment would oblige Lama the iSth to quifc Ghent. Immediately on the arrival of ari Auftnaq courier at Paris, at 10 o'clock at nighty (May 23) the council of ftate was convene ed, the emperor pre fid in g. Extraordinary activity and cnthnfiafipi prevail in Paris, and other parts of France,, and donations to the nation, were pouring in from all fide.*. The emperor has iffued a decree to fup^ prefs licensers, in confequtnee of the freedom of the French prefs. Some disturbances had exifted in La Ven* dte, but the insurgents were defeated by th«e 24th regiment i lo,coo ft and of arms and a million of fpecie, ammunition &c landed by the Englifli, were all taken by the trench., Switzerland has declared herfelf neutral. Spani(h and Portugtiefe property was fe- queftered in France. Spamfli officers who took refuge in France* are liberally treated by Bonaparte, and punt on half pay. Saxon and other deferters to France were organizing into regiments. " Lord Welleflv, brother of lord Wei- lington, declared within 9 few days part, iin testifying to a Frenchman his diffattVfacti.im with the conduct of the Englifh government : " Unlefs ministers have refolved to deftroiy my brother, it is impoffible for them to tak$ worfe meafures than thofe they employ." " The count de Lil'e is reported to ba^e abdicated his claims to rule France, and th;at the count d'Artcis was to fuccetd him. It was reported at Bade, May 22, thtft the Ruffians refufed to fnpply their contiin- gefit to the allies beyond that place, and th.-at the heads of columns of the contingent mi- ready furnifhed had ftifoended their ma-^1 towards the Rhine. They .infer that tlhe cabinet of Petersburg!? is very cool on tlhe queftion of war. Lord Wellington had requeued to be rre- inforced by all the EnglifiS troops lit garrfis- on, as it was fuppofed he could not confifde fo well in the mixed troops under his corm- mand. A merchant of Parrs had offered to tt>et •loo Napoleons to 25, that if the Emperror of Raffia perfifts to make war or remains 3 months longer at a di(tatice from his ftaucs, there will break out in that interval a revo>l«- Ilhi ftftKe nobles and thefena^ Individuals and corps were comtant.pol- tlnteering their fervices to the emperor W the tevent of war. ._ , Parts, May t*fi Mr. Lane, a refpeaable Englifti mer- ehant. is one of the perfons who have made an examination of the coirefpondence of the tmperor, falfified at Paris by the late gov¬ ernment and produced by lord Caftlereagh. He has acknowledged the artifice of forg¬ ing (or altering) from the or.gmals. Mr. Lane had fcen, a few days Before, at the for- rigtt office, the letter of the duke of Wel¬ lington. We are affured that in cafe war with Eng. land (hall be inevitable, the whole of France will form a general affociation, called the as- fociation for French profperityj which will have for its objeft to enfure employment to workmen, and tb favor the progrefs of our manufaaures and induftry4i All the mem¬ bers of the affociation for French profperity will take ar. oath not to confurne, in clothing or any other manner^ any of the products or manufactures of England or the Indies^ antil a general peace, and tb fnbmit, in cafe of failure, to a confiscation of the articles and fine, equal to their value, for the life of the aofpitals. The number of the national guardsj acta-, illy forming garrifons in the (trong places of the empire, amounts to 180,000 men. The minifter of war is about to publifh in- ftruetionson meafures of defence for the in¬ terior of the empire, embracing all the de¬ tails, and comprehending j I, the defence of the approach to a bridge ; 2, the bridge tieads ; 3, demolition ot bridges; and 4, ».he manner of entrenching open cities and villages* Her highnefs the mother of the emperor ts to fefume her hotel, which had been occu¬ pied by fome of the bureaus attached to the mini (try of war* « Paris, May 28. To-day, StfftdHy, May 28, his majefty the emperor, fur rounded by the princes-, minis¬ ter, grand officers* grand eagles bf the le¬ gion of honor, &c. received before mafs in the uloon of the throne, deputations from the electoral college" of the departments, [14 in number] — Each ^iclldent prcfenied an ad- drcls to the emperor In the name of the elec¬ toral college. His Majefty difcourfed a long whf'c with the membt is of the deputations. The empjeror on repairing to mafs, vifited on his pafiage the dejmiations in the grah'd a^ pa-.tments \ made the tour of the feveral halls, to converfe with the electors who were there, and almoft all were perfonalty the obj.et of his dtteniion. Thr emotion experienced at the presence of his majefty could not be reftrained, and the apartments of the palace rclounded with repeated acclamations and cy *£ tottg &tH the Emperor. (Moni/eurJ To-day, Sundnv, his majefty repaired to the oalace of the Thuilleries, where he heard mafs. Painces Jofeph, Lucien and Jerome, accompanied his majeft;'. After mafs the emperor attended by his hishnefs piince Jerome, marflial Soult, the dukes of Vicenta and Rovigo, counts Bcr- trand and Lobeau, h^fidfa a great number of general officers, pa (Ted a review which lalted till a quarter paft 6. His majefty, af¬ ter proceeding on foot through all the ranks of the 2d and 47th regiments of the line, the •5th and 8th regiments of infantry of marine, caufed thefe'troops to defile before him, or¬ dered the officers, fubalterns and foldiers of the three laft regiments to be prefented to nim, who had a light to rewards. The em¬ peror accorded promotion to one O'f th'efe, to another the crofs of the legion of honor. The 3d regiment of young guards, 4 regi¬ ments ot chaffeurs, and 4 regiments of gren¬ adiers of the old guard, 2 regiments of artil¬ lery on foot, and a regiment of flying artil¬ lery * the lancersj mamelukes and chaffeurs of the cavalr^ of the guard, then defiled be¬ fore bis majefty; Tne emperor ordered the ' dragoons and h Or fe-grenadiers to halt, and alight. Thefe two regiments then" execut¬ ed the manoeuvres of infantry with admira¬ ble precifion. j This fuperb Review attracted many (han¬ gers. His majefty collected all the petitions prefented to him, and fpoke to many perfons with affecting kindriefs. Sometimes the emperor feparatcd from his fuite found ham- felf in the midft of numerous fpectators, who* were on all fides df hi* paffage. After the review hi» majefty mounted his carriage to return to the palace of the Ely- fium. dSJutitrp • Mur'at was faid to have obtslnej a «& iy over the Auftrians near th-f unfoS Ancona. " »i it. A Ruffian fpy hasjuft becfi afrelied fofne hours after his arrival in Paiis. An aid de-camp of king Joachim arrived yefcVrday, May 27, at Paris, charged with difpatches from his fovcrcign. The fitua- iion of the axmies and operations are very advantageous, notwithftanding contrary Uews given m feveral journals. New obftacles are ju(t now oppofed to tiic commumcarions with Belgium and France. J he hawkers are crying an addrefs from marflial Berthier, prince oi Wagram, to the French, in which he repels all idea of ever fighting in trvc rank- of ,u.r enemies. He pet PUm, Mm t\ We are affured the chevalier Amcdee L bort, fohcitor to the council of ftate, has kt out for Conftinbple, entrufted with amifC from the Emperor. The eight Workfhops cftablifhed in tie capital for manufacturing and repairing firar locks deftined for arming the national guards profecute their Works with the utrnoft ac. tivity. Prices are d.-ftributed among ifeQ workmen who (how the g^eateft ardor. The dumber of mufltets delivered from thefe eight factories, is eftimated Si 2400 day. ; At Viricennes, they are bulled without intermiffion with all that relates to the iu tillery ; a great number of cannon are al. ready prepared to be placed in the battery. Woikmen bciides are continually labours ing on the rrfany public Monuments erecting in all parts of the capital. The fountain dt VEphahi which is conftructing on the ancient fcite of the Baftile, will be completed with- out delay. They are levelling the ground about it. The clerk? of the war department prefent the fuin of 25000 Francs to the ftate to aid the expenfe of clothing and equipment of the national guards. The Csfliier of the fniniftfy is charged with payment of this fum. The clerks in the office of prefecture of the Seine have given one tenth of their fala- rics.towards the equipment of the volunteer national guards of the city of Paris. M. Herpain, captain of the 4th regiment light infant!y, and M. Plumet, lieutenant of 85th regiment infantry, and member of the legion of honor, have add re fled to the ttitt* ifter of war a receipt for their dues of pay, &c. from the government. The iieur Alphonfus M?.tilloh,labourer^ redding at Lyons, who had retired from fcr- vice after fixteen campaigns .r.any of which were made in Syria and Egypt, hw offered to the federrtion one year of the pennon he enjoys, which Is 270 francs. Hereto- foiein 1814. on the invafionof France by theenemy, he had made the tiU offer, which could not find its way to the authorities. [Our paper might be filled with fiflOC notices—let thefe ferVe as a fpeeiow-n.] ■ Mfrtt?.> May u- ' ' **!Q\ 2t" Ye.terday about nooT:, the Duke of T *f(o ™l^"^ viineil the fortifications, and thi» m fevicwed the national gu%rds of i\tT2l Vofges, and the M,fellf,\o co^t garnfon ; they are already to the number 0 ab,ve ,0,000 armed With excellent m^ 1 he other places of otir frontiers are fu iflied in the fame proportion. Likdwifcat lieutenant ger.et-arCampredo^ " Abattov ot horfe artillery has fet out for NontovT village fiuiated bctvVeeu Thion^ille ar-d Loq. gnion. Two batteries of foot artillery are Ordered to fet out, one for Nancy, vvJvre the referve of the national guards are affem: bling; the other for St. Meneh'buhl. They are fortifying the fliore of Biemme near the iOets. Bavarian (Iffcrters arrhc hermit and adure us that the Pruffian* greatly dread the arrival of the French. We are confid- erably augmenting our means of defence.— An important work is to cover thefianbof the citidal. The army of the , Mofelle en. creafes eveiy day. Journal &/'Empire. .,, ^ Paris, May 8. The Minifter of the interior\ Conn; of the Etir p>r.",to M. the Perfect of the Department, - 1 am informed, M. Perfect, that in ma- ny parts of the Empire the fecrefy of cor- refpondence ha«? been violated by fome a- gents of the Adminiftratron. Who could have zuthdrifed meafnres c'f this defcription.' Their authors, it is faid, with to fervc go* ernment—^o feefc its good opinion. To hear fuch proceedings in admini(tration, ifl not to ferve the Emperor—it is to calumni¬ ate Kis Majefty. He requires it not: he reject^ the homage of a devotion difavowtd by the laws. <* Nowthelawp, fince 17S9, have nor ccafed to pronounce that the (ecrecy of a let¬ ter is inviolable. All osr> migfoirunes, at different epochs of the Revolution, came from the violation o'f principles—-M is time to return to them. . , " You will do well then, M. Per/A » pnrffie, with the utrnoft rigor of the lawi, thofeinf.adionsofoneof the moft .acred rights of man in fociety. The thoughts oi a French citizen onght to be as free as bJ ^"Accept, M. Perfea, the afTuranceof my perfect confideration. (Signed) -CARN0T.* MINISTER OF WAR NOTICE. be Any foldier in a&nal fev ice, «*^J