murmur to my fate, as I hitherto have done : trusting that the day might arrive, when a British house of commons, combining liberality and justice, with a proper anxiety for the public purse, would make such an increase to the pay of all descriptions of officers in his Majesty's service, as would enable them to support that situation in society, which is the surest guarantee of their preserving their honor unsullied. in which I believe, that of the nation, will be found, not a little implicated. C'est n'est que le premier pas qui conte; and when once an officer believes himself despicable in the eyes of others, he is in great danger of becoming so to himself, and of meriting that, which he at first only imagined.-Yours, &e.-QUINTUS CURTIUS.

PUBLIC PAPERS. CAPITULATION OF GAETA.- -Articles of Capitulation demanded by the Garrison of Gaeta, after a Siege of five months, and after two breaches were made.

Article 1. The service of the Holy Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion, shall be respected and preserved. Answer. Granted.-Art. 2. All the garrison shall be permitted to embark with their arms, baggage, provisions, and the whole train of fieldpieces in the place.-Ans In consideration of the brave defence made by the garrison, they are permitted to embark with their arms and provisions; it being understood, that the troops which compose it shall not carry arms, nor serve against France and her allies, nor against those of his Majesty Joseph Napoleon, during one year and a day, either upon the continent, or in the islands. Eight pieces of field cammon are granted to the garrison; the rest of the field artillery, that of the fortress, and all the magazines, as well the ammunition as victuals, and other military effects, shall be faithfully delivered up to the French army, without dilapidation. At the same time, provisions for ten days shall be granted to the garrison.--Art. 3.. All the wounded who remain in the place, as well as the sick, shall enjoy all the rights of hospitality, and shall be treated every one according to his rank. Every thing necessary shall be furnished by the French army. Ans. Granted.-Art. 4. All persons employed under the crown, such as the civil governors, the auditor of the army, and all the members of the little tribunal, shall be respected in their persons, their properties, and their families. No individual who may wish to leave the place, and to change his country, shall be prevented, neither he nor his family. Individuals, in this case, for

their own security, will provide themselves with the necessary passports. Ans, Granted.-Art. 5. Twenty-four hours after the ratification of the present capitulation, the interval during which the Neapolitan troops will embark, the French troops may enter the place. During this interval, an officer of artillery of the fortress, conjointly with an officer of the French artillery, shall proceed to the surrender of the place, as far as relates to the artillery, the ammunition, and the other effects. Ans. On the 19th of July, at eight in the evening, all the troops composing the garrison of Gaeta must be embarked. Nevertheless, the same day, at precisely five in the morning, the principal gate of the city, and the postern of the bastion of Breccia in front of the fortification, shall be surrendered to the French troops. No French soldier shall be permitted to enter the town, or the citadel, except the officers and commissaries charged with receiving the artillery and magazines of the place.At eight in the evening, the town, the whole front towards the sea coast, shall be occupied by the imperial and royal troops. Made, agreed upon, and subscribed, on the part of the garrison, by M. Louis Bardet, Lieutenant-Colonel of Engineers, and Gaetano Barone, Captain Commandant of the First Free Corps, provided with full powers by Colonel Francesco Hotz, Commandant, and, ad interim, governor of the place; and on the part of his Excellency the Marshal of the Empire, Massena, conimanding the besieging army before Gaeta, by the General of Brigade Franceschi, Commandant of the Legion of Honour, &c. provided with full powers by the Marshal. (Signed) LOUIS BARDET. GAETANO BARONE. (Approved) MASSENA.——July 16, 1806.

Declaration in Council of his Majesty the King of Prussia, to the Assembled Deputies of the Hanoverian Provinces,

GENTLEMEN, By your appointment, your Deputy, Count Von Hardenberg, has laid before me your representation of the 3d instant; and I have observed from it, with satisfaction, that you have acknowledged with gratitude my regulations in regard to the Hanoverian States. The additional sentiments therein contained are to me a security, that you will henceforth be devoted to me and to my house with the same loyalty which you discovered for your former Sovereigns. I therefore have made no delay in more closely learning from your delegates those concerns that were entrusted to them by you, and now communicate to you the following answer to the declaration

given in by them: 1. With regard to the secularization of the Abbey of Marienrode, and the representation relative thereto, that not only the constitution of the states thereby suffered an alteration, but that one of the securities thereby appropriated to the payment of the public revenue, and the discharge of the public debt, would be withdrawn, should the revenues of the said Abbey be inseparably united with the possession of the domains, contrary to the legal agreement between the impropriators and the states, whereby the revenues accruing from secularized spiritual foundations should be distinctly and separately applied to charitable purposes: it should be observed, that this Abbey legally belongs to Hildesheim, and thus my particular regulation respecting the same can in no way prejudice the said constitution. Besides, I have expressly established in the act of secularization, that in the mean time no change shall take place in respect to the contribution chargeable upon this Abbey, towards the national revenue and the redemption of the public debt. For the rest, as it is far from being my intention to alter the destination of the effects of the Abbey to charitable purposes, I feel satisfaction in assuring you, that the special administration of such parts as have been separated from the domains, and the application thereof to such beneficent and laudable purposes, shall be scrupulously continued, and the utmost care shall be taken both to augment these revenues by good management, and to ameliorate the mode of applying them, by the removal of existing abuses.-2. The ad-interim prohibition of home made salt is to be considered solely as an inevitable regulation of police for securing an equal supply of that article of primary necessity, and cannot have the apprehended pernicious consequences, since the supply of salt will not thereby be diminished, but will only receive another direction.-3. The continuance of the hitherto existing constitution of the country in general, and-4. The continuance of the provincial constitutions, In particular, pre-suppose that a new and more intimate acquaintance with them may be more necessary than the commission of organization has been able to procure, in so short a period, and under such difficult circumstances. But they will incessantly continue their labours in this respect, and I will not hereafter introduce any arbitrary changes, but such only as may be necessary to unite as intimately as possible the Hanoverian territory with my monarchy, of which it now constitutes a part, and to govern it by such laws as have been found, by long experience,

the fundamental pillars of the power, the security and prosperity of the Prussian States; wherefrom the established constitution will be so little excluded, that it will much rather be built up and strengthened, as you may learn from the example of the neighbouring provinces, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Halberstadt.-5. The petition, with regard to any new modifications, upon which the states, together with other privileged orders, who may, perhaps, have particular knowledge of the subject, should be consulted, before that introduction, on account of any injurious consequences apprehended therefrom, is wholly conformable to the spirit of the maxims of the Prussian government, and will be pursued by the commission of organization in all doubtful cases whatsoever, and without particular instructions.-Finally, the military regulations, as soon as it can be done with safety, shall be so modified, that the grievances of the country, connected with the present extraordinary measures, shall wholly eease.From this answer you will infer, and I give you with pleasure the strongest assurances on this head, that my whole endeavours are exclusively directed to heal the wounds, which the hitherto unhappy wars have produced, and to render your country completely happy. Neither ambition, nor the lust of territory, but solely a conviction founded on experience, that the incorporation of the Hanoverian states with the Prussian monarchy, is obviously neces sary for the welfare and security of both, have determined me to this union, and to the sacrifices connected with it. The past has taught you that England cannot protect you, and that you can be protected by Prussia alone. Prussia bas now taken upon her self this protection, from which you have to expect greater security of persons and of property, as well as the abolition of all oppressive abuses which the distance of your rulers produced. But you must also closely unite with a government which has wrought you all these blessings, and support, with counsel and action, a constitution which has been decided upon for your benefit. On the other hand, I will always approve myself your gracious Sovereign. (Signed) FREDERICK WILLIAM.Charlottenburg, June 24, 1806.

FOREIGN OFFICIAL PAPER.

Note delivered by M. Bacher, Chargé d'Af faires of France, to the Diet. Dated Katiskon, August 1, 1806.

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Mr. COCHRANE JOHNSTONE.- This gendeman having in page 203 of this vofume, published an Address to the public, upon the subject of the conduct of the Duke of York, subsequent to the transactions recorded in the present volume, page 1 to 20, a new stir has taken place in the regions of the Horse-Guards, and COLONEL GORDON, the Secretary of the Duke of York, has, with much pomposity, come forward with a denial of ever having seen Mr. M'ARTHUR in his whole life time! -The reader will perceive, by recurring to Mr. JOHNSTONE's address, in page 203, that this MR. M'ARTHUR was introduced as a person who had heard Colonel Gordon say something that corroborated the statement of LORD MOIRA, relative to the Duke of York's promise to recommend to his Majesty to do Mr. JoHNSTONE justice; and, it would seem, from another address of Mr. JOHNSTONE to the public, which will be found in a subsequent page, that Mr. M'ARTHUR has mistaken another Colonel Gordon for the Duke of York's Colonel Gordon; for that Colouel, who has, ever since he has been called a colonel, been employed as a clerk, and who, as to the useful capacity of writing much and saying little, has, it is universally allowed, carried off the palm even from Mr. HUSKISSON himself. This gentleman, who, for some reason or other, seems not to be overanxious to be thought acquainted with Mr. M'ARTHUR, has, at the same time that he denies ever having seen that gentleman, denied that he ever made use of the words attributed to him by Mr. M'ARTHUR; and, indeed, it is of little consequence whether he ever did utter such words. For my part, I always was of opinion, that Mr, JOHNSTONE's introducing of Mr. M'ARTHUR and his dinner anecdote, which now appears to have been a blunder, was quite unnecessary. Mr. Johnstone appears to have thought it useful as a corroboration of the statement of LORD MOIBA; but, that statement, backed by circumstantial proof as it abundantly was, wanted no corrobora

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that LORD MOIRA himself wishes to retract some part of the statement attributed to him by Mr. JOHNSTONE; for, as the reader will perceive by his letter to me, which is inserted in a subsequent page of this sheet, his lordship complains of errors and mistakes in Mr. JOHNSTONE's address, which was published in the Register before-mentioned.' His lordship does, indeed, call upon me to correct these errors; but, afer reading his letter over and over again, I have not been able to determine what mistakes these are, which he wishes to have cleared up. I have, therefore, inserted his lordship's own description of them, subjoining thereunto my letter in answer to that of his lordship; and, these letters together with Mr. JOHNSTONE's remarks upon the letter of Colonel Gordon, will put the public in possession of the present state of the controversy, it being only necessary to add, that COLONEL JOHN STONE's address reached me the day after I received the letter of LORD MOIRA, and that this letter of Lord Moira to me is the communication, to which Mr. JOHNSTONE evidently alludes at the out-set of his address, whence it would appear, that Lorr MOIRA had intimated to him his intention of making such a communication to the public.

In the next Number of the Register, the reader may, I trust, expect to see Mr. JOHNSTONE's answer to LORD MOIRA's public letter. Then we shall, probably, learn what it is that his lordship means to deny; but, at present, it is impossible for me, at least, to discover his meaning.It will be observed, that the original ground of Mr. JOHNSTONE'S Complaint remains untouched; that cause, which LORD MOIRA espoused, remains just what it always was; the injury remains, and redress has not been afforded. The present ministers, and particularly Mr. Fox, LORD MOIRA, and General FITZPATRICK, stood pledged to Mr. JOHNSTONE to procure him redress, if possible, while they were out of power. Being in power, he hat a right to demand it of them. He did demand it, and they, for the reasons which have appeared, and which will ap pear, gave up his cause--- -The whole of the army expected to see justice done him I

The whole nation expected it; and, therefore, when there no longer appeared any hopes of seeing this expectation realized, it became necessary for him to state to the world the circumstances attending the final rejection of his claims. In doing this he had to relate what was told him by LoRD MOIRA respecting a promise of the Duke of York, and he had also to lay before the public a letter from the Duke of York's Secretary, flatly contradicting the assertion of Lord Moira. It was not only justifiable, but it was an act of duty, in Mr. JOHNSTONE, to communicate these things to the public. The manner, in which his cause had been defeated, was, indeed, a trifling subject compared to that of the cause itself; but, still it was of importance, because it shewed, in a very strong light, the sort of influence that had prevailed, and that still did prevail, in the state as well as in the army. It shewed, that these mighty ministers, who, only last year, were making motions for a Council of War to assist the Duke of York, were, the moment they came to taste the honey of office, as submissive to him as any of their predecessors had been. It shewed, that the fulsome, the disgusting, flattery of" the illustrious person at the head of the army," from the lips of General Fitzpatrick, and (oh, inexpressible mortification!) from those of Mr. Windham, was no more than fairly indicative of the actions they were ready to perform at his nod. And, as to Mr. JOHNSTONE himself, it showed, that, the ministers as well as the public were convinced of the justice of his cause; but that, the same power that had prevailed before, still prevailed against him.But, let not Lord Moira, or any other of the parties, suppose, that, by creating, a controversy about trifling mistakes as to the inferior circumstances; let them not imagine, that, by means like these, they will put out of sight the fact, that they, after having, upon a full knowledge of all the circumstances, espoused the cause of Mr. JOHNSTONE, as being a just cause, and a public cause, gave up that cause, and that, too, without being able to assign, for so doing, any other reason than a desire to promote their own private interests and convenience. Let them not imagine, that they will put this fact out of sight. Let them not imagine, that Mr. JOHNSTONE will EVER desist from his pursuit, until he has obtained justice. Let them not imagine, let them not flatter themselves with the hope, that they have the power to dishonour him, or to reduce him to silence. Let them not rely, with too much confi

dence, upon the chapter of accidents; that chapter is as good for him as for them: he may live longer than they; and, I cannot for my part conceive a more laudable object of life, than that of obtaining justice for injuries and insults received. Were I in.the. place of Mr. JoHNSTONE, nothing upon earth should now induce me to accept, from the same hands, of what I had before asked for. I would make my arrangements for a life devoted to the securing of others from similar injuries. I would leave to such men' as LORD MOIRA the gratification of hearing "the Duke of York call for the dance of "Lady Flora Elizabeth Hastings, a dance "composed in compliment to the infant

daughter of the Countess of Loudon and "Moira," to such men I would leave such gratifications, while I would steadily pursue the great object, which, whether I attained it or not, would be something where with to connect a 'man's name. The public papers have stated, that Mr. JOHNSTONE has offered himself for HONITON, in opposition to the sinecure-placeman, BRADSHAW (Lord COCHRANE being sure of his election); and, if this be the case, and he should be returned to parliament, he will have an opportunity of prosecuting his great object with many advantages. Majorities may be found against him; but, majorities cannot prevent discussion; and, let the Duke of York think what he will, discussion is al that is wanted. In short, the cause of MR. JOHNSTONE is the cause of every good man; every good man is on his side; in order to obtain a complete triumph, he has nothing to do but to persevere with discretion and with cheerfulness; every day will bring forth circumstances to aid him; he has time and truth for him, and with such friends, he may safely defy all the foes that can rise up against him.- -When MR. JOHNSTONE has replied to the letter of LORD MOIRA, I shall, if I see no reason to alter my present opinion as to the propriety of doing it, repablish my statement of MR. JOHNSTONE'S case, as it will be found in page 1 to 20 of the present volume, adding thereunto the illustrations afforded in the case of Major Cameron and others, who have been punished for having brought their superior officers to a court-martial without being able to establish the charges against them. In fact, it being my decided opinion, that the source of the injuries received by Colonel Johnstone, is also the source of no small part of the evils under which the country is now labouring along like a half-foundered vessel, I am resolved to assist, with all the means in my power, in exposing the very