We have in consequence decreed, and do decree as follows:

Art. J. THE BRITISH ISLANDS ARE DECLARED IN A STATE OF BLOCKADE.

II. All trade and correspondence with the British Islands are prohibited. In consequence, all letters and packets ad. dressed to England, or to an English man, or written in English, shall not be transmitted by the Post Office, but shall be seized.

III. Every subject of England, of whatever degree or condition, who shall be found in any of the countries occupied by our troops, or those of our allies, shall be made Prisoners of War.

IV. All warehouses, merchandize, and property of any kind whatever, belonging to a subject of England, shall be declared lawful prize.

V. All trading in English merchandize is prohibited; and every such article, belonging to England, or coming from her colonies, or of her manufacture, is declared lawful prize.

VI. Half of the produce resulting from the confiscation of the merchandize and property declared to be lawful prize by the preceding articles, shall be applied to indemnify the merchants for the losses which they have sustained by the captures of merchant vessels made by English cruizers.

VII. No vessels coming directly from England, or the English colonies, or which has been there since the publication of the present decree, shall be admitted into any port.

VIII. Any vessel, which, by means of a false declaration, shall violate the above regulation, shall be seized, and the vessel and cargo confiscated, as if it were English property.

IX. Our prize court at Paris is authorised to pronounce final judgment in suits which may arise in our Empire, or in the countries occupied by the French army, in consequence of the present decree. Our prize Court at Milan is authorised to pronounce final judgment, in such cases as may arise within the compass of our kingdom of Italy.

X. The present decree shall be communicated by our Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Kings of Spain, Naples, Holland, and Etruria, and to our other allies, whose subjects, as well as ours, are the victims of the injustice and barbarity of the English maritime laws.

XI. Our Ministers for Foreign Affairs, of Wai, Marine, Finance, Police, and the Directors General of our Posts, are severally charged with whatever regards the execution of the present decree.

(Signed) NAPOLEON

Note presented, Nov. 24, to the Senate of Hamburgh, by his Excellency M. Bouri, enne, along with the Imperial Decree. The undersigned Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, and King of Italy, to the States of Lower Saxony, has received the orders of his Sovereign to make the following communication to the Senate of the city of Hamburgh :

That England, in not admitting the right of nations followed by all civilized people;

In taking as prisoners of war persons not bearing arms;

In seizing and confiscating private property;

In holding places in a state of bloc kade which cannot be lawfully so, such as unfortified ports, havens, and the mouths of rivers;

In declaring places to be blockaded which really are not so, or which cannot be naturally so;

Has reduced France to the necessity of applying to the British isles, to English subjects, and to their property, of every kind soever, found in the territories, cities, or ports, which are, or may be, occupied by the French armies -to the vessels which, coming from the islands or British colonies, may enter those ports, and to those which may attempt to do so from the ports of Britain, the same regulations which England has established in her maritime code.

That, in consequence, his Majesty the Emperor and King, after having declared the British islands in a state of blockade, has ordered, with respect to English subjects, their property, or the vessels coming from the British islands or possessions, or endeavouring to go there, the measures which the right of natural defence authorizes.

That his Majesty the Emperor and King has not taken this resolution out of mere regard for France; that he also had in view, and has considered it as a duty, to endeavour to protect the continent from the misfortunes with which

it

it is threatened the violence practised by England having evidently for its object to interrupt the communication between nations, and to raise her industry and trade upon the ruin of the industry and trade of the continent; from which it results, that whoever on the continent trades in English merchandize favours the designs of England, and ought to be considered as her accomplice.

That, as a considerable number of inhabitants of Hamburgh are included in this observation, being notoriously devoted to the cause of England, his Majesty the Emperor and King has, with regret, been compelled to cause this city to be occupied, and to order the execution of the measures rendered necessary by the reasons above expressed, measures which the undersigned has been charged to notify in the following

terms:

I. All the English Merchandize in the ports or territory of Hamburgh, to whomsoever it belongs, is confiscated. II. Every subject of Eugland, in the city, port, or territory above-mention. ed, is a prisoner of war.

III. All moveable or immoveable property in the city, port, or territory of Hamburgh, belonging to Englishmen, or subject to England, is confiscated.

IV. No vessel coming from England, or having touched there, can be admitted into the said city or port.

V. Every vessel which, by means of a false declaration, shall attempt to go to England from the said city or port, shall be confiscated.

VI. No courier or mail from England shall be received in the city or territory of Hamburgh, or allowed to pass thro' it, The undersigned embraces this oppor. tunity of renewing to the Senate the assurance of his consideration.

BOURIENNE.

PROCLAMATION. "His Excellency the Marshal of the Empire, Mortier, with respect to the account which has been rendered to him, having remarked that the distribu. tion hitherto made of the possession of English merchandise does not offer a satisfactory result; considering that the merchants who have delivered in accounts may have acted with too much precipitation, and have given such declaration, without applying to them all the attention and reflection which they

require; considering besides, that the multiplied occupations of the commandant of the place do not permit him to perform the business with which he is charged, in keeping the register of inspection, enjoins every individual, having in his possession merchandize belonging to the English, or produced from English manufactures, to present himself within 48 hours, dated from Monday the 24th November 1806, to the inspector of reviews, per interim, of the 28th division of the grand army, where they will make declaration and inscription in a register opened for that purpose, marked by the General in Chief of the Staff, of all merchandize in their possession, belonging as above stated to the English; or the produce of English manufactures.

"At the expiration of 48 hours, domiciliary visits will be made, and all those who act contrary to the piesent order will be militarily punished.

"Every merchant or trader, having already made a declaration, must present himself again, and reiterate his inscription with the inspector of reviews, at No. 66, Groninger Street."

Hamburgh, Nov. 23, 1806.

Whether the above hard measures will be executed with the threatened severity, is uncertain. The merchants at least expected that the restraints upon their commerce would be greatly alleviated, and that Hamburgh would even be declared a free port, with the exception of course of Great Britain. It is stated that Bonaparte had declared that the operations of the Bank there would suffer no interruption. Mr Parish, the most eminent English merchant there, had retir ed to Altona, but the French Gen. sent him word, that if he did not return, he would retaliate on his wife and children. Mr Parish returned. We are told that Mrs Parish and her two daughters afterwards got away to Husum, from whence they have since reached England in safety. In the mean time, it is clear that all intercourse betwixt Britain and the north of Germany is shut up ;-a circumstance which must add to the general anxiety of this country in another point of view, as all our intelligence of the further important events which are likely to ensue on the Continent, mus, me by the circuitous route of Petersburgh, Stockholm, and Gottenburgh.

NAVAL INTElligence. The London Gazette contains a dispatch from Lord Collingwood, inclosing two letters from Capt. Livingstone, of his Majesty's ship Renommee, in substance as follows:

"On the 21st of October, the four cutters belonging to the Renommee gallantly entered the port of Colon, in the Island of Majorca, and not withstanding the fire from the vessels in the harbour, and also of that from the tower, they boarded and captured one tartan, mounting four guns, and two settees, one of them mounting three guns, Spaniards, deeply laden with grain. On the 22d of October, the same cutters brought off, from under the fire of the tower of Falconara, a Spanish settee, mounting two guns. In performing this service our people were much annoyed by mus. ketry from behind the bushes, which wounded one man. To put a stop to this, Sir William Parker landed with a few marines and seamen; and having killed one Spaniard, and driven the rest off, rejoined the ship without any other loss."

A letter from Lieut. Foote, of the Queen gun-boat, transmitted by Lord Collingwood, of date October 30, states, that when the convoy which sailed from England under Admiral Duckworth, first appeared in the Streights, Admiral Purvis, who was at Gibraltar, sent out the ships and gun boats there. The Queen attempting to rescue a captured vessel, unfortunately found the one which had her in tow so much superior, that, after a contest highly honourable to herself and crew, she was obliged to surrender. She had 8 men killed or drowned, and 11, in cluding her Captain, wounded.

A letter from Capt. Chambers, of the Port Mahon sloop, states, that a Spanish letter of marque had been cut out of the intricate Harbour of Banes, by her boats, under a heavy fire of great guns and small arms, from the vessel and batteries, to which she was moored by a line. Not a man was hurt on our side, although the boats were much damaged in rowing to the attack.

A letter from Capt. Dacres, of his Majesty's ship Bacchante, announces the cutting out of the harbour of St Martha, by the boats of that ship, of an

armed brig and two feluccas, under a tremendous fire from the forts, vessels, and the shore, without the loss of a man on our part.

A letter from Admiral Dacres announces the capture by the Elk brig, Capt. Morris, of the Alliance French privateer, of 5 guns and 75 men.

A letter from Capt. Rushworth, of the Superieure sloop, to Admiral Dacres, dated Isle of Pines, Sept. 9th, states as follows:

"I have the honour to acquaint you, that after leaving his Majesty's sloop Stork on the 1st of August off the Isle of Pines, it took us to the 2d of this month to get off Barabano, when I anchored with the Flying Fish and Pike Schooners; at midnight weighed, and stood for Barabano, to be off that place before break of day, but owing to baffling winds it took us till day-light. I thought it expedient to land, which I accordingly did, with 12 men from the Stork, 35 from the Superieure, and 10 from the Flying Fish, to guard the boats; but after landing two miles to windward of the battery, the marshy irregu lar ground so impeded our march, and the enemy perceiving it, sent a party of soldiers to way-lay us in the thick bushes; but the most forward of my party charged, and completely put them to the route, after leaving two killed, and one badly wounded. At that period a general alarm had spread, the militia had joined the stationary regulars in the front, aided by the men from the ship. ping in the Bay. Our retreat being thus cut off, we were obliged to rush forward to gain the fort, which I am happy to say was completely carried in three minutes; the enemy retreated in all directions, after firing two guns and a volley of small arms, towards the path we were obliged to pass.-The battery consisted of six long 18-pounders mounted on travelling carriages, which we spiked, and then proceeded to take possession of the vessels, which consisted of one felucca, pierced for 14 guns, having one 18-pounder and 12 blunderbusses on board; a schooner, pierced for 12; a French privateer for 12; a French privateer of 4, and three other Spanish vessels, with one gun each; six other smaller with cargoes, which were saved, and the vessels burnt, not having suffi

William Miller, John Wife, William Price, and John Miles, ordinary seamen; John Frost, and Phatham Laybourne, seamen.

"Stabbed after possession was taken, Captain Thomas Larkins, commander; Mr John Wood, second officer; John Barnes, surgeon; James Bayton, midshipman ; John Bell, boatswain's second

mate.

"Wounded.. - Mr James Coxwell, chief officer, slightly; Mr Edward Da. vies, third officer; Mr William Hope, sixth officer; Mr James Greville, surgeon's mate, broken jaw; John Hoburg, boatswain's first mate, very badly; Frederick Christian, seaman, David Scott, captain's cook; Joseph Antonio and Charles Williams, ordinary seamen, slightly; John Mackay, badly; Lewis Perraw, and George Miller, seamen ; Henry Churchill, baker.

66 John Hoburg afterwards died of his wounds. The others wounded, and those stabbed, were in a fair way of recovery. The following was the force of the Piedmontaise :

"On her main deck-28 long French 18-pounders. On her upper deck-10 carronades, French 36-pounders, 4 long English 9-pounders; 2 long brass French 8-pounders; 2 mortars, capable of throw ing grape and cannister shot, of French 36 cwt.

"In her tops were 50 men, with swivels and rifles: she is a very heavy frigate, and is quite new, having sailed from St Maloes in January last, and had only been out from the Isle of France ten days when she fell in with the Warren Hastings; she is supposed to have had about 12 men killed and 20 wounded. "The Warren Hastings was carried into the Mauritius, where she arrived on the 4th of July, from whence Captain Larkins, with his officers and midshipmen, embarked on the 6th of Aug. on board the American ship America, for St Helena. The packets and public letters on board the Warren Hastings, were carefully sunk and destroyed. A quantity of stores, destined for St Helena, was on board her when taken."

The Bellona, French privateer, which has so long annoyed our trade in India, is at length taken by the Powerful, of 74 guns, in the Bay of Bengal. Her capture, with that of the Henrietta,

leaves a respite to our trade in those

seas.

On Wednesday, Nov. 26. the Papillion lugger privateer, of Cherburg, of 6 guns and So men, was driven on shore near Little Hampton, and wrecked. Twenty five of the crew took to the boat, and pulled towards France in a tremendous sea. An English collier brig running before the gale, too generously hove to to save them. The Frenchmen seeing this, ran along-side, boarded the brig, took possession of her, put her head about, and steered for the French coast, after putting the English crew, with all their private property, into the buat.

ATTACK ON BOULOGNE.

We briefly mentioned in a former Mag. (p. 791.) an attack which had been made on Boulogne by means of a new invented instrument of destruction ;-the fol lowing is a more circumstantial account:

On Wednesday October 8. an attack was made on the Boulogne flotilla, with some new-invented fire works. These are a species of rocket, invented about a year ago by Colonel Congreve. They were to have been used by Sir Sidney Smith, in his intended attack upon the flotilia in the autumn of last year, but the experiment was prevented by a very heavy gale of wind which came on just as the vessels were about to take their stations. Since that time a considerable improvement has taken place in the construction of these rockets, or as they are sometimes called, pyrotechnic arrows. As soon as it was dark, 24 boats, each having on board a number of these rockets, stood into the har-, bour of Boulogne, unperceived by the enemy, (who were not in expectation of an attack,) and having taken their stations, commenced a general discharge. The surprise of the enemy must have been great, for although the boats continued on their station, continually throwing the rockets, for upwards of half an hour, not a shot was fired from any of the French batteries. At length they opened a tremendous fire; but our boats had by that time got beyond the range of their shot, and did not sustain the smallest damage. It is impos sible to speak with precision of the damage done to the enemy; but as the rockets were discharged at an elevation