FOREIGN Diet of Ratisbon, July 3. IN the feffion on Wednesday laft, the votes which were wanting were given. To-day was the day fo long and anxiously looked for by the whole empire. At ten o'clock in the morn ing the electoral ambassadors affembled, and the amballadors of the princes likewife appeared fooner than ufual, and both colleges came to a conclufum. On the part of the electoral college, it was wished that the conclufum of this college might be taken as the basis of the act of the opinion of the empire, which is to be made out; but the college of the princes withing that their own conclufum might be adopted as the bafis of the act, after fome deliberations it was at last agreed, “That the conclufum of the princes fhould be taken pro bafi of the act of the opinion of the empire." In the conferences with the college of towns, in which today fome remaining votes were given, the unexpected and curious circumftance happened, that, on the part of the college of the towns, a conclufum quite different was made, that college declaring at the fame time that it would not depart from it on any account, but infifting that the conclufum of the towns fhould be laid before his imperial majefty. This caufed fome debates, when at laft the college of towns declared itfelf willing to accede to the conclufum of the two fuperior claffes, fo that in this manner the conclufum of the princes was made the conclufum of all the three colleges. Of the contents of it the following is the fubftance: "That his imperial maje y fhould be defired to make fpeedy propolals for a peace to Fiance, the introduction to which fhould be left to his imperial majefty; the choice of the place for a congrefs is likewife left to his majefty, whether Frankfort or any other place; and it is hoped that his VOL. XXVI. NEWS. majefty of Pruffia will now put into Turin, July 4. On the 25th of June, Accounts from Vienna and Frankfort confirm the above, and add, that the French, is the various actions, loft upwards of tooo men, and the Auftrians only 200. The duke of Warfa, July 5. Courland left Petersburg on the 22d ult. The empress has not only engaged to pay his debts, but alfo, to allow him a penfion of 50,000 ducats a year, and has bought all his domains for half a million of ducats. The late king of Poland means to take a journey to Rome. Leghorn, July 6.. Letters from Conftantinople adviie that the Sublime Porte are indefatigably filling their gra naries and magazines in Romania and Bulgaria, with grain and fores.-Of.. rice they import vaft quantities out of Afia, which they fend to thofe provinces. It is plain that war is expected, though they take every ep to avoid being the aggreffors. The fublime divan meet frequently; that they do not fraternife with the French, is clear from the precaution taken to prevent the fpreading of republican principles. The 3 D iquadron fquadron on the Black Sea this year has failed earlier than ufual, and confills of more fhips. Manheim, July 14. The head quarters of field-marshal Clairfayt are at Schwetzingen, and the camp that is forming there is very confiderable. We learn that between the Rhine and the Mein there will only be one corps of 15.000 men under the command of Field marhal Wernack, which is to cover Mentz. The Saxon troops are alfo in our neighbourhood. The infantry is encamped near the town on the other fide of the Necker: the cavalry is in the cantonments in the neighbouring villages. This morning a confiderable train of French artillery was fent to Spires. No operations have taken place in our neighbourhood of any importance. The mifery that reigns in Mentz is extreme. Three pounds of bread coft a florin ready money, and it is often neceffary to go fix leatues for the purpofe of procuring it. Meat and milk are alfo very dear. Eggs and vegetables there are none. Hamburgh, July 17. The Orarge party in Holland is evidently upon the increase. The exactions of the French have cooled the ardour even of their warmeft partifans; and a counter-revolution in that country feems by no means an improbable event, notwithflanding their indiffoluble union with the French republic. There have been of late fome tumults at Rotterdam, on account of which, a proclamation has been ifved, reminding the people, that "the fovereignty of the people is openly violated, when a part of that people can force f.hmiffion to their will, or prefcribe relolutions to the regents whom the whole people have appointed." Paris, July 17. We have just received a letter from Rennes, of the 23d Meffidor (July 11). It contains the following details :-The road from -Alerçon to Rennes is fill infeited with brigands. Four efcorts accompanied us fucceffinely. The two firft confited of 500, and the third of 1200 men. They attacked the diligence and pillaged it; but, thanks to the valour of the troops who protected the deputies, they arrived in fafety, with the 25 millions for the payment of the troops. The Chouans furround the city in fuch a manner that no perfon can leave it without an escort." From Havre, we learn that letters received there mention the capture of the fmall Ifles St. Marcou by the Eng lifh, who have ftruck the tri-coloured and hoifted the white flag. Their object is, without doubt, to cut off the communication between Havre and Cherbourg. The navigation of Ifiguy is altogether intercepted. Letters from la Hogue ftate that the bay is blocked up by three frigates, two large barks, three brigs and a cutter, fo that the convoy fent from Havre a fortnight ago cannot get into Cherbourg. One of the frigates and a boat approached the harbour, and fired upon the corvette, la Vigilante, for half an hour. The corvette, fupported by the fort, has received no damage. The English, it is fuppofed, have received confiderable damage. A letter from Pra-en-Paille, of the 25th Meffidor (13th July), fates that the famous Chouan chief Calvador has been killed. Genoa, July 20. Intelligence has been received here, that on the 24th inftant, general de Vins had attacked and carried the different polls of the Madonna del Monte, from which, the French, ftationed on the heights between Vado, had attempted in vain to diflodge him; that two battalions of Thorn and a divifion of Croats of Carlstadt, commanded by general Cantu and lieutenant colonel Marquette,' had attacked and driven the French from their strong entrenchments on the mountain of St. Giacomo; that two companies of the free corps of Julay had alfo carried the French intrenchments on the mountain of Settepani; that general de Vins, having driven the enemy from all thofe pofts, had ellablifhed himfelf on the fea-coaft between Savons and Vado: and that on the night of the 28th the French had aban doned their entrenchments at Vado, and fallen back upon Finale, leaving behind them thirty pieces of cannon and two confiderable magazines of provifions and forage. It appears that general Colli, at the head of the Piedmontefe army, has attacked tacked the French on the fide of Or- and that it is his anxious with to concert with his imperial majesty, as chief of the empire, to co operate for the aforefaid purpofe. Brunswick Wolfenbuttel acceded to the vote of Magdebu gh. On the part of the electorate of Hanover or Brunfwick, a declaration was made in this fitting, which contained a confent to the payment of 56 Roman months, provided however that the quota of Bentheim be deducted and it further fated that his Britannic majefty, as elector of Hano Paris, July 21. This capital is now as tranquil as if it had experienced no tumuit for the laft fix months. Alrea dy fome rye has been cut down in the environs of this city. The produce has been a third more than that of laft year. That of the harvelt in general is calculated at an increase of one fixth. The price of grain is however fill increafing. In the diftrict of Bourg Ega-ver, expected to be at length fatisfied lité, the bushel of wheat brings from 250 to 300 livres. Twelve bushels of new rye have been fold here for as many hundred livres. Paris, July 22. The diftribution of bread has this day been more confiderable than during thefe three months paft: each citizen has received half a pound. This caufed a general joy amongst the inhabitants, which can be 翳 better imagined than expreffed. It is expected, that, in confequence of the meafures taken by government, a finilar diftribution will take place, every day until harvest. with refpect to his demands on the empire, the juftice of which had been acknowledged long ago. Twenty more votes were given concerning the deputation of the empire for the nego. tiations of peace. Ofnaburgh, July 25. Within this laft fortnight, more than 2500 Ditch deferters, and great numbers of Dutch officers, have paffed through this place, to enter into the corps of emigrants in the pay of Great Britain. Hague July 25. The ftates general of the United Provinces have informed their foldiery, that those who have remained with their companies fhail not be compelled to enter into the fea fervice; but that of the deferters who have returned, every third man shall be preffe into it. Ratisbon, July 24. In this day's fitting of the diet, the protocol was opened concerning the deputation of the empire to be appointed for the pending negotiations for peace. Magdeburgh propofed a deputation of eight mem- Mulbein (in Brifgaw), July 25. For bers, to confift of Mentz, Auftria, the fome time paft the French have not per grand mafter of the Teutonic order, mitted any one to cross the Rhine; a mea(and in cafe this fate fhould not obta n fure which feems to be adopted on acin his favour a majority of votes, Wirg. Count of the great desertion which preburgh in his place) and the inrperia! | vails among their troops. Within thefe city of Augsburg, on the part of the few last days, a great number of reRoman cathoire princes; and the exec- mount horfes are arrived for the army tor of Saxony, Bremen, Wurtemburgh, of Condé. (and in cafe the majority of votes were againft the latter,. Bauder) and the im. perial city of Frankfort, on the part of the Proteftant ftates: but if the number of ten deputies fhould be pre ferred, Magdeburgh propofed Further Bavaria and the counts of Wetteravia. Paris, July 31. Cormartin, Dutreuil, and the other chiefs of the Chouans, who were arrefted at Rennes about two months ago, have been brought to Paris and fent to the Conciergerie. From Ingrande we lean that on the 2d of Thermidor, at fix in the evening, a numerous detachment of Chouans ar garrifon was not numerous, and was obliged to yield to fuperior force. After having loft fifty men, the garrifon retreated to the potts of Mont Jean, and to, a veftel called le Citoyen. His Pruffian majefty declared that he freely and readily gives up his indilpat-rived at that place. It appears that the able right of d-putation; and affures that in his wifhed for mediation of a peace between France and the German empire, he fhal ftrenuously endeavour, as far as it lies with him, to preferve the conflitution as well as the territory of the German empire unimpaired; If it had not been for the crews of the two cutters ftationed at Ingrande, 3 D 2 the |