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and adjutant of the commune of Pedra, pedition.--By accounts from Alexandria, who had refuted to ftrike the tri-coloured dated the 8th of September, it appears Roman flag. that the fortifications of that city had been conftructed with fo much activity as to put it out of danger from any attack by land or fea. Fifty 24-pounders, with feven or eight furnaces for heating redhot fhot, and more than twenty mortars, defend the different branches of the Port; and the magazines were fufficiently ftored with provifions to ferve the army for more than a year.

The first victory of the French was foon followed by others of a more important nature. Eighty thousand of the Neapolitan troops had inundated the Roman territory, and attacked the French army without any declaration of war: the latter were, therefore, as we have feen, compelled to quit the city of Rome; but feventeen days had fcarcely elapfed before they re-entered that celebrated city in triumph. The French defeated the Neapolitans again at Porto Ferro, Otricolli, Calvi, Civita del Irono, Storta, and feveral other places, and took twelve thoufand prifoners, ninety-nine pieces of cannon, twenty-one ftandards and flags, three thoufand horfes and mules, and the baggage and chefts of the flying enemy. The Neapolitan army was thus completely routed, and the king and the celebrated General Mack *, the French accounts ftite, were the first to fly. Such were the effects of 21 days campaign!

The king of Sardinia was fo depreffed with the open declaration of war which the French Republic, had made againt him, and the defeat of the king of Naples, that the act of his formal renunciation of his regal authority in Piedmont, and the furrender of his poffeffions in that country to the French Republic, was pubhed in the general orders of the army of Italy. The French generals immediately made a formal entry into Turin and other ftrong places, and took poffeffion of them, with their cannon and ftores, in the name of the French Republic. It was fipulated in the act of renunciation, that his Sardinian majefty fhould retire to his ifland of Sardinia.

Accounts, apparently authentic, have lately been publifhed in France, which furnish a more complete idea of the fituation and conduct of General Buonaparte in Egypt than any which have yet appeared. The orders of the general, and the principal events which take place in Egypt, are published at Grand Cairo by Tallien, in French and Arabic, in a paper called Courier de l'Egypte, which may at fome future period affift European hiftorians in handing down to pofterity a precife account of this extraordinary ex

*In the extraordinaries of the army for 1795 is the following item- Expences for General Mack and fuite at Lothian's Hotel 120l." He came to England to concert a plan with

minifters for the defence of Hollend.

The general, on the 15th of September, ordered that the members of the divan, and the agas, whom he had placed over feveral provinces, fhould each have a falary of 1200 francs per annum, and the interpreter and fecretary each 80 livres per month. A board of health was ordered to be established at Cairo, which fhould correfpond directly with the commandant of the garrifon. By an order, dated the 4th of October, ten companies of the national guards were to be created at Cairo: thele companies were to be formed of all the clerks and other individuals employed by the army, and in general of all Europeans refiding at Cairo, who were required to caufe their names to be registered within forty-eight hours from the publication of this order, at the houfe of the commandant of the quarter of the city in which they refided.

The council of war affembled by General Vial on the 28th of September, fentenced to the punishment of death a perfon named Jonker, an agent of the Mainetukes: this man had been accused and convicted of exciting the infurgents in the revolt of the 29th and 30th Fructidor against the French, and putting himself at their head with a tambourine of the country.

The bakers in the French army have been ordered by the commander to inftruct the natives of Egypt in the art of making bread.

On the 15th of October, General Buonaparte iffued orders to the adminiftratorgeneral of the finances, and the intendantgeneral, to make out a lift of the fums which each village ought to pay as territorial impofitions; and that the money. fhould be paid into the hands of the perfons employed by the paymaster-general, within twenty-four hours after it shall be received by the collectors. Whenever it might be receffary to make the troops march, they were to be allowed, as a gratification, double pay, which was to be raised by an extraordinary levy on the villages in arrear.

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By the fame intelligence it appears, that the Arabs of Darne inhabiting the village of Sombat, in the province of Garbia, who affaffinated a detachment of French foldiers, had been attacked by a body of troops under General Dugua, when more than 50 of them were killed, a great number of them drowned, and the village

burnt.

So late as the 6th of October, the divifion of General Deffaix gained a new victory over the Mamelukes; he fubdued a great part of Upper Egypt, and took fixty veffels laden with provifions and other property belonging to the Mamelukes.Mourad Bey had retired to the mountains on the skirts of the defart, where it was fuppofed he would not be allowed to remain. The affembly of deputies of the Egyptian provinces, which was fummoned to meet on the first of October, held its first fitting on the 7th: Citizens Monge and Bertholet attended this affembly as French deputies: the elegance of the Muffulman habit, the gravity of the deputies, and the number of their do. meftics, are faid to contribute to give an air of great dignity to this meeting.

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On the 22d of September, the French army celebrated, with great ponip and ceremony, at Cairo, the feftival of the foundation of the French Republic. After the ufual parade on fuch occafions, all the generals, the members of the adminiftration, the chiefs of the Arabs, the men of letters, the members of the divan of the province as well as of Cairo, the agas and Turkish commanders, were invited to dine with the commander in chief. A table of 150 covers was prepared in the house which General Buonaparte inhabited: "the French colours," fay thefe accounts, were united with the Turkish; the Cap of Liberty with the Crefcent; and the Rights of Man with the Alcoran. The French gaiety was moderated by the Turkish gravity." The Muffulmans were left to eat and drink freely as they pleafed, and were faid to have appeared highly pleafed with the attention which was paid to them. After dinner, foot and horfe-races began for the entertainment of the populace. The whole concluded with magnificent fire-works; and a great number of Turkish ladies filled the houfes to obferve thefe unufual fpectacles.

In the Council of Five Hundred, Bailleul, on the 3d of January, called the attention of the members to the fubject of the privateers Before a general at

"faid he, " can be made upon the

only government we have ftill to combat, privateers may be employed to advantage." He concluded a violent harangue by moving, "that English merchandize taken on board prizes thould be allowed to be fold, under the condition of their being ftamped. That the owners of privateers fhould have a bonus proportioned to the number of privateers they equip, and the number of their crews, who shall not confift of perfons enrolled for the army or navy." This motion was referred to a ipecial committee.

GERMANY.

The deputies of the empire at Raftadt, on the 11th of December, invited the General Randon to inform the minifter for foreign affairs in the most speedy manner, that the ultimatum remitted by the French legation on the 5th of December, was accepted on the 9th by the deputation of the empire; and that the conclufum, to which the imperial commiflion adhered, had been officially tranfmitted to the French minifters." On the 10th, the deputation of the empire prefented a note to the Imperial plenipotentiary, ftating that the French minifters having demanded a categorical answer to their ultimatum contained in feveral notes, the deputation agrees to the conditions therein propofed. Articles requiring elucidation, to be regulated in drawing up the treaty. On the fame day the French minifter notified that the war in Italy fhould have no influence on the negociations.

This intelligence excited the warme hopes in the friends of humanity, that peace between Germany and France was not far diftant. Some fubfequent ac counts, however, feem to notify that further impediments, in the way of that defirable event, have lately arifen, among others, the difficulties of arranging the fecularizations and indemnities: fo that the main queftion remains still in fufpenfe.

AMERICA.

The laft intelligence from America fuggefts a hope that the yellow fever had confiderably abated in the cities of New York and Philadelphia, though a disease fomewhat fimilar had appeared at New Milford, Royal Towns, and Windfor in Vermont, &c. No lefs than 3446 perfons are faid to have perifhed by the yellow fever in Philadelphia alone; to whom, if those citizens were added who died in the country, the total lofs of that city might be ftated at 5000 inhabitants.

Dr. Logan, the envoy of the French

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party to the executive directory of France, has returned to the United States. In a letter from Bourdeaux, juft before his departure, he faid, he fhould" bring with him difpatches calculated to restore harmony between the two ftates.". Immediately on his arrival from Paris, he is faid to have waited on Prefident Adams and the fecretary of state; but both refufed to attend to his reprefentations, the most important of which, it is rumoured, was an offer of the directory to fund the debt incurred by depredations on the commerce of the United States.

The legislative affemblies were opened on the 10th of December by a speech from the prefident, in which he congratulated them on the opportunity they again enjoyed, through the Divine Providence, of meeting in the capital fo lately defolated by a dreadful difeafe. Refpecting the fubfifting differences between the Repub. lic of France and America nothing decifive had been effected; and though the former clearly indicated a wifh to imprefs the public with a notion of its readiness to adjust the fubfifting differences, it had not taken the moft effectual fteps to that purpofe; he therefore recommended to the United States a farther continuance of thofe measures of defence which had been pursued for fome time, particularly, that of augmenting the American navy.

WEST INDIES.

In our laft, we noticed the difagreement which had taken place between General Hedouville, the governor of St. Domingo,, and the black general Touffaint. The latter has fince written to the reprefentatives of the people in France, ftating the impolitic meafures, and the arbitrary acts, which the former had exercifed; and defending himfelf againft the impudent charge which he had brought against him of endeavouring to feparate the colony from France, by the aid of troops in the pay of England, and declaring its independence. He trufts in the juftice of the directory, and the impartiality of the two councils; and declares, that he will continue to facrifice every moment of his life to fecure the profperity of St. Domingo.

An authentic account has appeared of an unfuccefsful attack made by the Spaniards upon the fettlers of Honduras, on the 11th of September, by a force confifting of a flottilla of 31 veffels, having on board 2000 land forces, and 500 feamen. Arthur O'Neil, governor-general, of Yucatan, commanded the expedition, and commenced his operation by attempting to force a pallage over Montego

Bay: they were, however, finally defeated, and driven back by the English, under Captain Mofs.

IRELAND.

The propofed union with Great Britain has lately occupied the attention of the Irish nation; and it may be faid of the oppofition to that important measure as the poet faid of Fame

"Virefque acquirit eundo."

Sveral public meetings have been already held for the purpose of taking into confideration that fubject, one of the most remarkable of which was that of the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders, of the city of Dublin, on the 4th of January. The refolutions entered into on this occafion ftate, in ftrong terms, that fince the renunciation of Great Britain to legiflate for Ireland, and the establishment of her independence in 1782, her progrefs in trade, manufactures, and profperity, has been rapid and unexampled ; that the queftion of an union appears to have for its bafis the extinction of the feparate independence and legiflation of Ireland; that too high an opinion ought to be held of the Irish parliament, to fuppofe that it would betray the trust repofed in it, by furrendering the free legiflation of the country. But if, contrary to expectation, the parliament fhould entertain the queftion of an union, the reprefentatives fhould be inftructed to oppofe the bill in every stage of its progrefs. That in electing the reprefentatives to ferve in parliament, the people had not invefted them with a power of deftroying the conftitution; and that the parliament is incompetent to entertain the question of a legiflative union between Great Britain and Ireland.

The rebel Holt has lately been ironed, and put on board a transport for BotanyBay.

GREAT BRITAIN.

In the parliamentary proceedings of our laft number, notice was taken of the bill introduced by Mr. Pitt for the further fufpention of the Habeas Corpus act. In the fucceeding difcuffions upon this fubject, the treatment of the prifoners confined in the new prifon in Cold-bathfields occupied the attention of both houfes for a confiderable time. Some of the members fated, upon their own obfervation, that the unfortunate perfons confined there were treated with a feverity beyond what either the fafety or tran quillity of the prifon required; fuch as clofe confinement in finall and folitary

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cells, for the greater part of every 24 hours, at an inclement feafon, without fire, candle, or even the light of heaven, except at the expence of expoling themfelves to the wind and cold; and that to thofe to whom reading or writing would have been a temporary alleviation of their fufferings, the ufe of pens, ink, and per, were denied. They itrongly contended, that rig ur like this, to men who had not been found guilty of any crime again't the laws of their country, and who were deprived of a trial to determine their guilt or innocence, could not be justified either by the spirit of the British constitution, or the pretent ftate of the country. The treatment of Colonel Defpard was cited in proof of the above ftatement.

The minuterial fide of the house exhibited the inquiries, which had been exprefsly ordered to be made into the ftate of that prion, and the treatment of the prifoners, and urged that the various refults juftified them in affirming, that the prifoners were treated with all the humanity and indulgence of which the fafety and nature of a priton would admit: they contended, that falfe and exaggerated accounts had been promulgated by evil-minded perions refpecting the regulation of that place.

After a fruitles but able oppofition, the fulpention bild was read a third time in the coinmous on the 28th of December, and foon afterwards was paffed into a law.

Mr. Dundas, on the fame day, moved the order of the day for the third reading of the bill to exempt volunteers from ferving in the fuppleinentary militia: he then moved a claufe, obliging the particular attendance of volunteers, to entitle them to the exemption, unlefs they were prevented from attending their exercife and duty by ficknels, or any other cause which thould be deemed fatis:actory by the commanding officer. The claufe was agreed to; and the bill was then puffed, and ordered to the lords.

The income tax-bill, which was noticed in our laft, underwent feveral alterations in its fubfequent ftates through the commons, particularly fome mitigations in favour of thofe who have children. When the order of the day for the third reading of the bill in the houfe of lords was read, on the 8th of January, Lord Suffolk arole, and at fome length condemned the meafure, chiefly as bearing partially hard upon the landed intereff: it would alfo, he faid, be productive of baneful effects in various points of view. Lord LiverMONTHLY MAG. NO. XLI.

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pool argued fhortly but ingeniously in fupport of the bill, as a measure founded in found policy, as well as economical in point of finance. Lord Holland fpoke at great length and with great ability against the bill, as well in a political as a financial point of view: he recapitulated a variety of objections to the meafure, and· contended that feveral other modes of raifing the money would be preferable, even admitting the policy of railing fo great a part of the fupplies within the year. To Lord Holland's fpeech Lord Auckland replied at fome length. The Duke of Bedford excited the attention of the houfe for upwards of an hour by a moft matterly fpeech, which for political knowledge would have done credit to the firft ftatelimon in Europe. The bill was, however, finally paffed.

The fpeaker of the house of commons, on the 7th of January, informed the houfe that he had received a notification from the Bank, purporting that the court of directors had determined that the bank, on and after the 12th inftant, would pay in cash, during the ufual hours of bufi nefs, all fractional fums under five pounds; and that on and after the first day of February the bank would pay cash for all notes for one and two pounds value, that are dated prior to the first day of July 1798, or exchange them for new ones of the fame value at the option of the holders.

On the 22d of January, a meffage from the king was prefented to the house of lords by Lord Grenville, and to the house of commons by Mr. Dundas, purporting, "that his majesty, having perceived the unceafing perfeverance of the enemy to feparate Ireland from England, was convinced that parliament would confider of the most effectual means of counteracting their deligns. In taking a review of all the circumstances that had occurred in Ireland, he felt that the parliaments of both countries would proceed to perpetuate the connection between the two countries, for the common fecurity, and for augmenting the ftrength and refources of the British empire.

The nini.terial fide of the houfe propoled a motion of thanks to his majefty, to be brought forward the next day, and that the meffige fhould be taken into confideration on the Thursday fe'nnight, which was agreed to.

The island of Minorca has been taken poffeffion of by his majesty's forces under the command of general Stuart and commodore Duckworth, without any lofs.

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A defcent was made, upon that island on the 7th of November. Previous to the landing of the troops, a fmall battery at the entrance of the bay of Addaya was evacuated, the magazine blown up, and the guns fpiked. Two thousand of the enemy's troops approached in feve ral different directions, and threatened to furround the inconfiderable force which had landed, but were repulfed with fome lofs. The English then learned by deferters, that the remaining Spanish forces on the island, amounted to more than four thousand men, but notwithstanding this fuperiority of force, they advanced with great intrepidity to the walls of Cindf della, and fummoned the town to furren der. In confequence of which, terms of capitulation were figned by the English commanders, and the Spanish governor of Minorca on the 13th of November. It was ftipulated that the garrifon were not to be confidered as prifoners of war, but were to march out free, and to be conveyed to the nearest port of his most catholic majefty, at the expence of the English; and alfo that the inhabitants of the island fhould be allowed to continue in the free exercise of their religion, and the enjoyment of their property.

His majefty's figate the Apollo, has lately been loft on the coaft of Hoiland in thick weather. She ftruck about feven in the morning and remained in that state till about nine at night, when captain Hachet ftopt a Pruffian Hoy which providentially came up at that time, and with the rest of the crew went on board her; a cargo of wine which was on board the hoy, was in part thrown overboard to admit the men, and the arrived safe at Yarmouth.

His majesty's frigate the Ambufcade, carrying 32 guns, captain Jenkins, has been captured by the French fhip La Bayonnoife, mounting 32 guns of different calibres. She was taken after a long

and fevere action, in which nine men were killed and 31 wounded. Among the former were the firft lieutenant and mafter; and captain Jenkins was dangeroufly wounded, as was alfo the lieutenant of marines. The Ambufcade was carried into Rochfort. She was built in 1773.

Sir Francis Burdett, in a late vifit to the prifon in Cold Bath Fields, made many inquiries of the prifoners, in the prefence of the keeper, refpecting their diet, lodging, and treatment in general. A depofition of the keeper, upon oath, ftating the conduct of Sir Francis upon that occafion, was fent to the Duke of Portland, who foon afterwards fignified his majesty's pleasure to the keepers of that prifon, and of Newgate, &c. not to allow any further admittance to the faid Sir Francis Burdett into his majesty's prifons. These proceedings being relative to a member of the house of commons, were immediately laid before parliament.

Lord Camelford, a near relation of the chancellor of the exchequer, was brought from Dover and examined before the privy council on the 13th of January. His lordship had hired a veffel, and actually embarked for France, in breach of a late act of parliament, but was immediately taken into cuftody by fome perfons, who had a previous knowledge of his defign. After feveral examinations, nothing hoftile to the interests of his country appear ing in his lordship's conduct upon this occafion, he was liberated in a few days.

The whig club met on the 8th of January; after the preliminary bufinefs, Mr. Waddington moved, that the members of the club, who were of the British fenate, fhould be requested to attend vigilantly to their parliamentary duty. This motion was feconded by Mr. Nicholson, but negatived by a great majority. The principal fpeakers were Mr. Erskine, Mr. Waddington, Mr. Clifford, and Mr. O'Bryer.

Marriages and Deaths in and near London. Married.] Mr. Rell, bookfeller, of Oxford-feet, to Mifs Bennett.

AtNewington, Thomas Thompson, efq. of Blackheath, to Mifs Lee, of Dover-place.

James Seton, jun. efq. of Upper Harleyftreet, to Mifs Mackay, late of the inland of St. Vincent's..

Mr. W. Elkins, bookfeller, of Oxfordftreet, to Miis Sarah Kirkby, of HowlandAreet.

Mr. Brookes, attorney, of Leicester-fquare, to Mifs Kemp, of Piccadilly.

Jofeph Blandford, efq. of the Inner Temple,
Mifs lickenden, of Somerset,

A. Bravo, efq. of the Island of Jamaica, to Mifs Aguilar, of Devonthire-fquare.

At St. James's, the Rev. John Jolliffe, fecond fon of W, Jolliffe, efq. M. P. for Petersfield, to Mifs Julia Pitches, youngest daughter of the late Abraham Pitches, efq. of Streatham, in Surry.

At Chifwick, Mr. Carpue, furgeon, of
Leicester-fquare,to Mifs Holland, of Chifwick.
Mr. Davifon, of Flect-ftreet, printer, to
Mifs C. Kearsley, of the fame place.
At Newington-butts, the Rev. Mr. Dick-
enfon, to Mifs Adams.

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