the garrifon must have been cut to pieces. On the next night another party of the Chouans attacked the advanced poft of la Venoleniere, near Chateau Neuf; but the numerous patrokes who defended that poft drove them away. The Pruffian minifter Hardenberg is upon the point of going to Bafle, for the purpofe, it is faid, of opening a negotiation between France and the empire. Letters from all 'parts of the republic flate that the harvest affords the moft brilliant hopes of plenty. The rye is already got in, in feveral of the communes round Paris. The lofs of the, Alcide, in the Mediterranean, is attributed to the forges for heating balls on board her. Hague, Aug. 1. Yesterday early in the morning, a battalion of volunteer marched from this place to France. The general committee of the confederacy has informed the fates gene ral, that unless money could be immediately procured for paying the troops, &c. the country, as well as the freedom of the nation, would be undone. occupied day and night in drawing up a plan for the new organization of the conquered countries as far as the Meufe, which will be carried into effect at the clofe of the prefent month. The rough draught or sketch is already drawn up, and comprifes 72 articles. Belgium is to be divided into eigh: departments, which are to be fubdivided into cantons, each of which comprehends more than four fquare leagues. All the exifting adminiftrations fhall be diffolved, the fame as the other conftituted authorities, and another mode of government adopted, the members of which fhall be selected foin the most upright and enlightened part of the community. The adminiftration of juftice is propofed to be on the moft fimple plan a each department is to poffels a criminal tribunal; and civil justice will be administered by juftices of the peace, with the right of appeal to the municipality. Three artifls have juft arrived at this place from the committee of public fafety in the conquered countries, for the purpose of taking a furvey, that It had been propofed by the repre- thefe countries, which form an integral fentatives of the people of Holland to part of the French republic, may be hold their meetings publicly, and to comprised in the same map, and also publish their debates; but on the 29th that there may be an accurate topegrauit. they came to a contrary refolution,phical and military map of the French and decided that their assemblies should frontier on the north. be held in private. The reprefentatives of Zealand have written word to the states general, that their province was unable to pay any longer the least part of its quota, if the province of Holland perfifted in prohibiting the exportation of fpecie, or of gold and silver in ingots. The artifts are citizen Perny, aftranomer; Moynet, geographical engi neer; and Delet, director of figrals. From this circumflance it is obvious that the French government are decidedly for the union of the conquered countries with the republic of France. Paris, Aug. 1. The military comIt has been propofed by the province miffion at Marfeilles finished its bufinefs of Gueldres to lay a duty on the im- on the 9th of Thermidor, and condemnportation of all goods and articles ma-ed 47 perfons capitally. They were fhot nufactured in England. Legborn, Aug. 1. The Venetian canful at Tangier has informed the republic, that the emperor of Morocco has declared war against them, the ufual prefents not having been received, though they had been feat two months before: The refident at Conftantino ple has written word, that the grand feign or intended to fend a minister to Venice Duffels, Aug. 3. The commiffion is for want of a guillotine and feaffold. Hamburgh, Aug. 12. An amazing number of Dutch veffels of all fizes, with their crews, have withdrawn themselves from all connection with the United Provinces, and put themselves under the protection of the king of Denmark; if any of the failors are asked what country they belong to, they anfwer that they were once Dutchmen, but now they are Danish fubjects, HOME HOME NE W S. Landon, July 24. ORDERS were iffued from the lords of his majelly's privy council, directed-to the navy-board and waroffice, for an account to be taken as foon as poffible of the number, rank, and condition, of all the prifoners of war now confined in the prifons, prifonfhips, and other ftations, diftinguith ing the time of their imprifonment. From this circumftance it is concluded that a general exchange of prisoners between Great Britain and the French government will fhortly take place. A fimilar order is alfo fent to the board of war in Ireland, both which are directed to be forwarded with as much expedition as the nature of the service will admit. The French convention gave a fimilar order about three weeks ago. By letters received from on board admiral Hotham's fleet in the Mediterranean, dated off Minorca, on the 22d ult. we learn that the French fleet, confifting of 21 fail in all, were at that time in Heres bay. Admiral Hotham's fleet had been joined by admiral Man, with the Victory, Audacious, Cumberland, Culloden, Gibraltar, Defence, and several frigates; and the whole were in the highest health and fpirits, wifhing for nothing fo much as a rencounter with the enemy. Edinburgh, July 25. In confequence of the recommendation of the board of agriculture, 50,000 additional acres of potatoes have been planted this year in England and Scotland; each acre will feed, on an average, from eight to ten people for 12 months, fo that the board have been the means of raifing as much of that food as will maintain near a million of people for fix months, and will confequently have been the happy inftrument of preventing the risk of fcarcity during the enfuing feafon, 28. Most of the hands belonging to the East and West India fleets, juit ar rived, were preffed into his majesty's fervice; who, being incorporated with ordinary feamen, will man about seven fail of the line. The quantity of fugars now on hand fince the arrival of the East, and Weft India fleets is faid to be of the value of two millions flerling. Portfmouth, July 29. Fourteen fail of the line and three frigates are getting ready for lord Howe, who will fail in a few days to relieve lord Bridport. A number of tranfports are viciualling at Spithead, and will fail to-morrow for Southampton, to take troops on board for the Mediterranean. Six veffels were yesterday hired to carry provifions over to Quiberon. This day the right honourable field marshal fir George Howard was, by his majelly's command, fworn of his majefty's most honourable privy council, and took his place at the board accordingly. And his majefty having been pleafed to appoint the right honourable field marthal fir George Howard to be governor of the island of Jersey, he this day took the oaths appointed to be taken by the governor of that island. 31. His majefty in council was this day pleafed to order, that the parliament, which fands prorogued to Wednefday the filth day of Auguft-next, fhould be further prorogued to Thurfday the firft day of October next. Letter from an Officer in fir J. B. Warren's Fleet. 66 Bay of Quiberon, July 23 The emigrants have lot the penintula of Qiberon-a' place of fuch firength, that half the men they had might have defended it again any force that could have been brought against it, if treachery had not been employed to faxifice them. From the extreme want of dite pline difcipline in many of the corps employed upon the expedition, defertions had been very trequent, and frong fufpi cions were entertained of fecret correfpondencies kept up between fame of the troops, and the remblican a.my under general Hoche -Thefe fu pic ons are at length but too complety verified. On the night of the 21t, the enemy, invited by fome of the emigrant corps, marched again their advanced guard. They deceived one or two centinels, from having the counterfign: but they no fooner made their appearance than feveral of the emigrant foldiers delerted to them. In fhort they arriv ed at the fort without a gun being fired, and they were in the fame manner actually affifted in taking poffeffion of it by the troops who were pofted in it to defend it. Cote d'Ailly, who commanded the regiment of the comte d'Hervilly fince that general was wounded, was fired upon by the troops of that reg ment, and killed while encouraging the men to refit the enemy. Indeed, the foldiers of that regiment turned their arms in general against their officers, and fhot feveral of them. The regiment of de Drefnay laid down their arms; thofe of Leon and Damas fought bravely; but the most noble fand made against the enemy, was by the regiment commanded by the comte de Sombreuil, who protected the retreat of the troops which embarked. By is able and fpirited conduct, and by the affiance of feveral veffels and gun-bots from fir J. Warren's fleet, the enemy were a good deal annoyed as they advanced, and time was given to fone of the troops, women, and children, to get on beard of hip, and alfo to fave the military cheft and fome other articles. The comte de Damas is among the killed he is faid to have killed himfelf, when he found at length he could not again rally his troops-and the gallant comte de Sombreuil, with his regiment, are made prifoners. This misfortune has arilen from the jealoufies which had taken place in mamy of the corps-from the ill difpofition of many of the privates to the cause they affected to cfpouse, and to the ability of M. de Puiaye, who was a man ill calculated for his difficult and arduous fituation, though certainly hearty in the enterprife he had under taken. If the comte d'Hervilly had commanded, this misfortune would not have happened; but a want of attention to the conduct of the emigrant troops has proved the ruin of the expedition. The enemy were fuffered, from the carelessnefs of the emigrant commander, to tamper with their troops; and treache ry feemned hardly fufpected, till it burst forth in an almoft general defection of the emigrarts. "The boats and tranfports of fir J. Warren's fleet carried the troops, &c. when they evacuated the peninsula, to the two small islands of Houat and Hedie, a fhort dance from Quiberon, where they landed above zoco perions. Thefe islands were captured fince the emigrants landed in Britany; one of them is fortified, and very firong." Lug. 1. Dogget's prizes were rowed. for by young watermen whofe apprenticeship expired within the last twelve months. Six farted from the Old Swan, London Bridge, of whom three declined the contest at Weftminfter; the others proceeded to the White Swan at Chelfea, and came in as follows: Perry of Iungerford Stairs the coat and badge. - Finch, of the fame, 51. Triggy, of Queenhithe, 31. all the prizes being won by men who work above bridge. But the two pecuniary prizes are worth fomething lefs than the fums at which they are flated, the intereft upon Degget's ftock having been lowered fince the time of the bequest. 4. The Canada galley, Hugeft, is arrived off Margate, from Quebec, by which there are letters from lord Dorchefter, and from fome of the fubordinate English fettlements in North America.-Every thing was in the most flourishing condition. The fummer trade had commenced with great energy. No fewer than twenty veffels, having delivered their cargoes, were taking corn, by contract with government, for the lupply of Great Britain. The Caradians again look for a profufe barvest. This day a riot took place at Halfted in Effex, on account of the price of bread. All attempts to pacify the populace by the civil power proving ineffectual, a party of the Surry fencihle cavalry were fent for trou Lexden camp. 3 pounds a load, directed his fteward forthwith to give him notice to quit his camp, and another exprefs was fent off to Danbury camp for a body of infantry; when the grenadier and light in-farm, and ordered a profecution to be fantry companies of the Witfire mi- fet on foot immediately against the purlitia were immediately marched off for chafer. The conduct of the above nothat place. ble lord, if imitated, would tend to repres that fellithne in too many farmers. Monfieur, count d'Artois, has left the Dover, Aug. 10. A veffel arrived at this place from Calais, this afternoon, with a number of English and Hano-Canada man of war, and embarked on verian foldiers, exchanged prifoners of war. 1 13. The use of brown, as well as of the ftandard wheaten bread, has come into very general practice; and the bakers find their advantage in it. But when it is fo well known that the brown bread cofts the baker confiderably lefs than the fine wheaten bread, it feems to moft people an impofition that only one halfpenny in, the quartern loaf fhoul be deducted in price. Portfmouth, g. 4. During the time general fie William Pitt was reviewing the Buckinghamshire militia on Monday laft, an invalid, who was confined in one of the baftions, difcharged his piece (loaded with ball), which pitched in fome furze very near the general and feveral other officers. The man was immediately taken into cuftody. Wednesday he was tried by a court-martial for the fame, and fentenced to 300 lahes, which he received this morning. An order has been given for every fhip of the line to be repaired and fitted for fervice. This will make the whole number up to 130 fail, befides the fhips building, fome of which are coming very forward. 17. At half paft five o'clock in the morning, their majeflies and the fix princeffes fet off from Windfor lodge, in three poft coaches and four, with the ufual escort, to Weymouth for the bathing feafon. The firft carriage conveyed the king, queen, princefs royal, and the lady of the bed-chamber to her majefty. In the fecond were the princeffes Augufta, Elizabeth, Mary, and their female attendant. In the third were the two younger princelles, their governels, and one of the maids of honour. 18. Lord Howard, on hearing, at the latter end of last week, that a tenant of his had contracted for the fale of his growing crop of wheat, at twenty board the Jalon frigate, of 44 guns, in which he has failed from Spithead., The deftination of his royal highness is not known. The young count de Serent is gone with him. The duke d'Angouleme, his fon, remains with lord Moira. Oxford, Aug. 14. Laft night we were vifited by a terrible form of lightning, thunder, and rain, which begin about nine, and continued till two in the morning. The fire of St Mary's church is damaged by the lightning, which has broked and disjointed feveral ftones, and erafed fome of the figures from the dial of the clock. A ball of fire paffed through a houfe in Blue Boar lane, and, falling in the yard of an adjoining inn, ftruck the landlord. and tunned him for fome time. At Ifley, a barn was fhattered by the lightning; and at the college of All Saints, a flash entered the common room, and melted a ülver tankard on the table. ་་་ MARRIAGES.' July 18. William Northey, of Ep fom, efq. to Mrs. Mary Huntington, of New-ftreet, Bedford-fquare. The rev. Mr. David Williams, rector of Titchfield, Hants, to mifs Williams, daughter of James Williams, of Chepitow, efq. 21. Francis Clark, of Fore-ftreet, efq. to mifs Lucy Ann Pollard, eldeft daughter of William Pollard, of Pentonville, efq. 23. The right hon, George Seymour Conway, brother to the marquis of Hertford, to mifs Ifabella Hamilton, youngest daughter of the late hon. and rev. George Hamilton. 24 William Henry Digby, of Twickenham, efq. to the right hon. lady-Anne Kennedy, only daughter of the late earl of Caffils, and fifier to the prefent earl. 25. Thomas White, of the Clofe, Litchfield, fq. to mifs Remington, daughter of the rev, Daniel William Remington, late vicar of St. Mary's, Birmingham. 27. The rev. John Afkew, D. D. rector of North Cadbury, Derbyshire, to mifs Mary Sunderland, second daugh. ter of the late Thomas Sunderland, of Bigland-Hall, Lancashire, efq. Anne Stewart, daughter of the earl of John Martindale, of South Parkftreet, efq. to Mrs. Warren, of Sackville-street, DEATH S. July 13. The rev. E. B. Benfon, rector of Upper Deal, Kent. Daniel Turner, of Oxford, efq. laté chief clerk of the reduced annuity office of the Bank of England. 23. William Dewing, of St. Giles'sftreet, Norwich, efq. attorney at law, and chamberlain of that city. 24. John Pownall, of Great Georgeftreet, Weftminster, efq. 25. Anlaby Grimstone, of Corfica, efq. aid-de-camp to his excellency fir Gilbert Elliot, vice-roy of that king dom. Aug. 1. The rev. Bertrand Ruffel, vicar of Gainford, in the county of Durham, to mifs Pope, daughter of the late rev. Michael Pope, of Charter-bridge. houfe quare. 8. The rev. George Cooke, rector of Sprodborough, Yorkshire, to mils Anne Burward, youngest daughter of the late Jonathan Burward, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, etq. The hon. lord Chichester, fon of the marquis of Donegal, to lady Harriet 13. Mrs. Brown, of Crutched Friars, lady of capt. William Brown, of the royal navy. Samuel Cockerel, of Harwich, efq. Henrietta vifcountefs dowager Tracey, of the kingdom of Ireland. The rev John Watkin, B. D. vicar of St. Giles's, Northampton. |