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every motion of the inhabitants of Warfaw.

Immediately after the late arrefts, the Ruffian government iffued a public paper by the found of trumpet, &c. to quiet the minds of the people, affuring. them that the perfons arrested were not apprehended on account of any part of their conduct previous, hut fubfequent to the capture of Warfaw. The general renewed the promises of general Suwarrow, affuring the citi

Madrid. Jan. 17. The mail arrived

E learn that the Toulon fleet is to fail with the first favourable wind -that it will be accompanied by a number of transports with troops on board, which fhews that the French have an important expedition in view. Some think they will attack Barcelona, others Corfica, and others think the ifland of Spezzia is the object of this expedition. We are however convinced that the English fleet is watch-zens, that with respect to the fafety of their perfons, the articles of capitulaing their movements. Warfaw, Jan. 16. A courier artion fhould he abided by with the moit rived here with difpatches to the Ruf- fcrupulous attention. Meat is again to fian minifter, baron Afch, and the be had at Warsaw at a moderate price. governor of this city, count Buxhoyden, containing a letter in the hand-yefterday from America, brought the writing of the emprefs, in which the account of a confpiracy having been recommends to the king of Poland, difcovered at Mexico towards the end for his fecurity in the prefent critical of Auguft laft.. fituation of affairs, to remove to Grodno, and affigns him 10,000 ducats for the expences of the journey. His majefty had returned an answer, in which he fays, that though his age, and the infirm flate of his health, make fuch a journey very difagreeable to him, and even hazardous at the prefent feafon of the year, he fhall always be ready to comply in every refpect with the wifhes of the emprefs. The pope's nuncio and the English envoy follow him to Grodno.

The plot, by which it was defigned to murder the vice-roy and his family, to take poffeffion of the royal and archiepifcopal palaces, the mint, inquifition, and other public buildings, and the principal private houfes, and to fet fire to and deliver over the city to the plunder of the populace and difcontented-Indians of fome neighbouring towns, was conducted by two Frenchmen, who had fucceeded in feducing feveral Spanish inhabitants to their inte reit, and were to be affilted in the execution of their plan by a number of their

neral practice of this government, had been fuffered to remain in Mexico after the commencement of the war.

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On the acth another courier arrived; and immediately after, thirty-two per-countrymen, who, contrary to the gefons were arrefted, as principal leaders in the revolution in Poland, and on the 24th conveyed under a ftrong guard of Coffacks into the Ruffian territories. Among these are count Ignatius Po-lar explofon was to have taken place at tocki, late minifter for foreign affairs, Santa Fé, the capital of the new kingformer dom of Granada, in all its circumcount Zackrzewsky, the prefident of Warfaw, M. Mollow ftances fimilar to the preceding, but it ki, Kilinski, Kapoftas, and Leduchow-was likewife prevented by difcovery the very day before it was to happen. iky. Leyden, Jan. 17. Terror and con0 fernation are here "the order of the

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day." The furrender of Utrecht, the event of the fanguinary engagements of the 10th, the capture of Thiel, Heufden, &c. the continuance of the froft, which facilitates the progrefs of the enemy, all concur in deciding the fate of Holland. The wretched emigrants are flying before the enemy with the utmoft precipitation. At this place 110 waggons are put in requifition, to convey the remnant of their effects to Hambro', Amfterdam, &c.

The greater number hope to find an afylum in the bishop ric of Munfter, and have directed their rout to that quarter.

Haerlem. Jan. 16. The English troops which occupied Buren, Leerdam, and Cuilenbourg, abandoned thofe places early in the morning of the 12th, and retreated to this fide the Leck. Buren, on this, was immediately furrounded by the enemy. A fmall party of Dutch foldiers remained at Leerdam; and on the 13th they were reinforced by detachments from the bartalions of Hohenloe and Lohmin. The fame day alfo, the regiment of Orange Naflau, with fome huffars, artillery, and light horfe, advanced towards Cuilenbourg, in order to take pofion of a battery which had been abandoned on the Spoel, about a mile on this fide that place.

Before the English troops evacuated Cuilenbourg, they tet fire to the hipping which lay in the river,, and the fame precaution was taken on the Vaart, which is about fix iniles from Cuilenbourg.

The troops which left Leerdam, amounting to roo men, reached Utrecht on the 12th, where they yet continue.

Hague Jan. 19. Advice has been received here that Heuiden, one of the fontier places of the province of Holland, after having fuflained for feveral days a heavy canncuade, has been forced to capitulate, and that the French are now engaged in the attack of Gertruydenberg.

Amfterdam, Jan. 19. The States of Utrecht, finding themieives nearly deprived of the means of defending their province, fent a deputation from their own body, to the commander in chief or the French armies, for the purpose of negociating, and to protect their province, as much as poffible, from

hoftilities. On Saturday laft at noon 800 French took poffeffion of Utrecht.

That city having thus capitulated to the victorious arms of the French republic, it was not to be doubted but that Amfterdam would speedily follow its example, and negociate. Accordingly, yesterday morning a French officer, efcorted by a detachment of the troops of Byland, entered this city, and repaired to the houfe of the prefident burgomafter. In the evening, feveral perfons mounted in their hats the tricoloured cockade, making the air refound with Vive la Nation!" this continued during the night, but without any interruption to public repofe. This morning a detachment of French huffars entered the city, and pofted themfelves before the maifon de ville, where the tree of liberty was planted. Two tri-colours now float on the tower, and the greater part of the citizens display the fame colours.

Near 40,000 men have entered this capital and the adjacent cities, and these, we understand, are only the van of the French army, as the whole number of the troops defined for thefe provinces, amount to 100,000 men. Haerlem, Leyden, &c. after the example of this city, were before hand with the victors, and have all fubmitted.

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Flushing, Feb. 1. The French fummoned Bergen-op-Zoom, the garrifon of which confifted of 4000 men, including the 87th British regiment, the numbers of which might be estimated at about 500. This celebrated fortress was at that period in the most perfect flate of defence, not only with refpect to troops, but also as to provifions and military stores. But general le Maire, who commanded the French army before it, having fent to the governor a proclamation which had been iffued by the States General, requiring in their names all the garrifon towns of the United Provinces, to furrender themimmediately propofed by the governor, felves to the French; articles were which were as readily acceded to by the commander of the French forces, propofed for permitting the with the exception of one, which was Britifa troops to return to England.

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Plymouth Dock, Jan. 15.

ARRIVED the Diamond frigate from Breft. Sir Sidney Smith landed and went off exprefs to London. The French fleet is fill at fea. In the even ing an American vessel arrived from the fame port, having on board lady Ann Fitzroy, the purfer of the Alexander, admiral Bligh's for, and captain Yefcombe, of the Lifbon packet, that was taken by the French in the beginning of laft year. They were only fixteen hours on their paffage. They confirm the intelligence of the French fleet being at fea, with thirty-four fail of the line, befides frigates. I heir treatment they defcribe as the moft horrid: their food confifted of two potatoes a day, and bread unfit for human being to partake of. Their confinement was clofe, and in every refpect difagreeable; and many of the feamen died in confequence of this harsh treatment. Admiral Bligh and major Tench were well on Saturday morning laft; the admiral was on board the American veffel, previous to her failing, to fee his fon, by whom he has fent difpatches to the Admiralty.

16. His majefty, judging it expedient. under the prefent circumftances, to admit into the ports of this kingdom, all goods, wares, merchandizes, and effects belonging to the fubjects or inhitants of the United Provinces, or to any of his majefty's fubjects who may have goods, wares, merchandizes, or effects in the faid United Provinces, in order that the fame may be preferved in fafe cuftody, is pleafed, by and with the advice of his privy council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, That all goods, wares, merchandizes, and effects whatfoever coming directly from any of the ports of the United Provinces to any of the ports of this kingdom, in the veffels of any country, and navigated in any manner, be permitted, until further

order, to be landed, and to be secured
in warehouses, under the joint locks of
his majesty and of the proprietors, at the
risk and expence of the faid proprietors,
there to remain in fafe cuftody, for the
benefit of the proprietors thereof, until
the due provision shall be made by law
to enable fuch proprietors to re-export,
or otherwife difpofe of the fame.
the right hon. the lords commiffioners
of his majefty's treafury are to give
the necellary directions herein accord-
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17. Mr. Weftley, brother to the earl of Mornington, landed a few days fince at Magaviffey, in Cornwall, having efcaped with fome other prifoners from Breft-We understand that lady Anne Fitzroy, his fifter, had with all the other English women and children, been liberated fome days before Mr. Weftley's escape, by a decree of the Convention; and that lady Anne had taken her paffage on board a neutral fhip.

18. The Gazette of this day contains a proclamation, enjoining that a public faft and humiliation be obferved throughout England and Wales, on Wednesday the 25th of February next; and in all parts of Scotland on Thursday the 26th following.

21. The princefs of Orange (confort of the Stadtholder) and the hereditary princefs (wife of the prince) with her child, arrived at Yarmouth on Monday, and are expected in town this day: twenty fail of Dutch veffels, laden with fugitives, arrived in Yarmouth Roads at the fame time.

Our government are exerting themfelves in giving the fugitive Hollanders every poffible affiftance at this moment of their general diftrefs; for this purpofe two ftrong fquadrons of frigates have juft failed for the North Seas, one of which is gone immediately to the

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