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THE EVENING FIRE-SIDE; Or WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE
Philadelphia, Sunday, August 17, 1805
In the Civil, Natural, Moral, Literary and Religious Worlds.
Calculated Particularly for the Perusal of the Young, and those of Retired Habits of Life.
Published Independently of any Interested Party Attachment, and with Special Reference to the Principles of Truth and Purity.
SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE
FOREIGN At London, dispatches have been received from St. Petersburgh, relative to the intercourse of negotiation between that court and France. These dispatches are said to be of importance, but the particulars have not been suffered to transpire.Intelligence was received that the Toulon fleet was certainly destined for the East Indies. Bonaparte, promising himself important advantages from a great diversion in that quarter. The information contained from the intercepted dispatches, it is said, urged him to the adoption of this plan.
Another account states the French expedition to have for its object, first to seize the Brazils; secondly, to occupy the Cape of Good Hope, ceded by France to the Dutch; thirdly, to take by surprise the island of St. Helena, which is well known not to be fortified, with a completeness adequate to its importance. Masters of the Brazils, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena, as well as the Isle of France, they would possess the keys to all the British East India possessions, and the half-way houses, if one may use the expression, of their India commerce.
According to advices from Lyons, a second naval armament is fitting out at Toulon, which is to consist of six sail of the line, exclusive of frigates and other armed vessels. The utmost activity prevailed at Toulon and all the other French harbours, to put the French navy on a most formidable footing. They boast, that in less than four years the naval force will consist of 150 sail of the line. A body of troops is collected near Toulon, in order to embark on a secret expedition; and near Rochefort, a camp is formed for the same purpose.
Letters from Vienna, positively state, that the court of Russia has notified to that of Austria, its determination to take no part in the present war; and that it, consequently, had refused the acceptance of any subsidy from England, offering however, at the same time, its mediation for the re-establishment of peace.
The latest advices from Constantinople mention that the Grand Seignoir persists in his refusal to acknowledge Bonaparte as Emperor of France. The interpreter of the French Embassy had for some weeks been in possession of a letter from Napoleon, addressed to his Highness, but the Grand Vizier had not granted him an opportunity of delivering it.
It is reported that Austria is preparing to take a very active part in the affairs of the Continent, and that the Archduke Charles and Gen. Mace are already appointed to very important commands in the armies.
According to advices from India, the British troops are likely to be successful in their operations. General Lake, it is said, has thus written to Marquis Wellesley.
"We are preparing to attack Holkar. All will be over in a few days. I have no doubt of the result. When this is done, our work will be completely finished. I hope to find here a sufficiency to reward the courage and hard toils of my gallant troops."
When the dispatches came away, it was understood that Holkar had no possible means of effecting his escape from Burt-Pore.The incorporation of Genoa with the French empire has taken place on the following terms: "That the Ligurian State, without any partition, shall form in its whole a district of France; thatthe public debt shall be liquidated on the same principles as the French debt; that the port of Genoa shall continue a free port, with all the stores attached to it, and the laws regarding the military conscription shall not be applicable to the United Province, except to seamen."
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