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Hate Caropran 3ntelUgmce,
J)y an itrrival at CAzrleflon, in 47 days from.
London.
LONDON, April 12.
EXPRESS from PARIS.
Lad night we received the Paris Journals
do./n to ihe 10th inflant, and their contents
are of great importance.
ARMY ol ITALY.
Head Quarters, at Chcrajio , ftth Floreal.
Eh- Commander inCUieJ to the Executive Dtreflory-
After the battle of Mondovi, the enemy pas
sed the Stme, and took thrir position between
Coni and Cherafco ; tliis lull city, strong bv
it; polition at the confluence of the Sturc and
Tan-10, is rendered dill mort lo by ballions,
pnllifadoei, and other fortifications.
The day <>f the 4th was employed in pafT
ing the Elero, and in throwing new bridges
over the Pclio. At night the advanced guard
art ived at Currau. The next day, alter fome
ikinnifhes between the cavalry, we entered
the city Bene.
General Serrurier marched on the ftli with
fiis divifioft to La Triune, and cannon nkd the
tow nos Kolfano, the head quarters of general
Colii, General Maflfena marched again il Che
i.ilco. and defeated the enemy’s great guard. 1
lent general Uujurd, and tmy aid-de-camp,
Marmont, to reconnoiter the place, and to
raite batteries with which to attack the
pallifadoes. The enemy fired fome shots of
cannon, evacuated the town,, and palled the
JStuie. We found twenty-eight pieces ot can
nun, and every conliderable magazines. This
conqucft is of the* greatest importance i o us ;
it supports our right, and oilers great resources
ol provilions.
The weather is at this time very bad, it rains
much, yet I atn throwing bridges of boatsacrofs
the Sture. The enemy it is laid, are retiring
,;r.o Dai ignan to cover Turin, of which I am
*vitbin nine leagues.
Follano has furrendemd, and general Scrru
rirr has entered the town.
tdeneral Angereau is marching to Alba, and
1 cxpe£l every inflant the news of the taking
of that place.
Alb lis our’?. I have given orders to gene
ral Angereau inftanlly to throw over several
bridges of boats at that place, in order to pals
tve Tanaro which is very wide and rapid ; we
.ne here in the finell country on earth.
Buonapart e.
SUSPENSION of ARMS.
irjl Letter-from General Colli, Commoner in
Chief of the Army of the King of Sardinia, to
the Commander 1/1 Chief of the French Army in
Italy.
HAVING heard that his M.Jelly, the King
cf Sardinia, Iras Cent to Genoa Plenipotentia
ries (or treating for peace, under the mediation
of the Court of Spam, I think. General, that
the intereils of humanity require, during the
time that the negociations latt, that hollilitics
may be suspended on both (ides.
I propofc to you, in consequence, an armis
tice, either for a fixed or unlimited time, as
v<>u may choose, with a view to spare the ufc
leh edufion of human blood.
I have die honour to be, Ac.
Coll 1.
Aifwe r of the Commander in Chief of the Army of
It oh, to the Commander in Chief oj the army of
the King of Sardinia.
THE Executive Direftory, Sir, has referred
to itfelf the right of making peace. It is nc
ce.’Liy, therefore, that the Pleuipoten i.u'ics of
the King your M iller go to Paris or await a’
G-noa the Plenipotentiaries that the Trench
Government may fend there.
1 lie moral and military position of the ar
mies readers any pure and luiiplc fufpcnfion
ol arms impossible. Though I may he pri
vately convinced, that the government will
grant. E’afonable conditions of peace to your
Kim;, I cannot, on vague fuppolitions, Hop the
progrels of my army. There is, however, a
meats of attaining your end., conformably to
tue intcrefts of yotir Court, and which will
(pare the ufdyfs ellufion of blood : it is to be
in my pofT-flion two of the three fortreffesof
t/Oni, Alexandrie, or Tortone. We may then
expect, without hoflilities, the conclusion of
negotiations. This proposition is very mode
rate. The mutual interests that should ex ill
between Piedmont and the French Republic,
made me ardently wish to fee removed from
your country all the misfortunes with which it
h at present menaced.
Buonaparte.
Second Letter from General Colli, to the Commander
in thief of the French Army, of Italy.
T HAVE communicated to the Court of
Sardinia the letter that you have written to me,
in an! wer to that I addrefled to you notifying
that a Plenipotentiary was sent on the part of
the King to Genoa, charged with making over
tures ol peace theie, and tor inviting you in
the mean time to spare the effulion of human
blood by a fufpcnfion of arms.
I am authorized by bis majesty, the King,
to inform you, at present, that the French Min
liter at Genoa, to whom the Plenipotentiary of
the King has addrrffed himfelf, in making over
tures for Peace, has declared to him, that he
1 as no authority for entering into such nego
tiations ; but that hr must address himfelfto
the Dneftoty in Paris, which, alor.c, had the
power to treat. The Plenipotentiary has di
reded his meatures accordingly. In the mean
time, while we are bringing about this saluta
ry work of a peace between the two States, the
King, desirous o( preventing the calamities of
all iorfs that may be created by hoflilities, has
not hrlitated to give his Confcut to the fiifpi-n-
Jion of arms, that you have (hewn yourfeli dis
posed to accept, under certain condi; ions : and
it is wilhed, that it may be decreed without
delay.
In coitfeqnrncr, his majesty has ordered me
to declare to you, that he will conlent to put
n your power two of the fortrefies, viz. those
o. Coni and Tortone, as you have required,
j lUC ] e ne g°uations exist, and according to
the mode on which we (ball agree ; in confe
mtence of whtch aUhoftiliu .s'lhall cease for
*lO present, and till the conclusion of the (aid
negotiations ; and in case, by the difficuLies
1 ha, may aide on accou.r of the fixation of
Ge ained army, his Majesty cannot give up
Columbian
the fortrels of Tonrtone, his Majesty i deter
mined to offer in its Head that of Dehvnit;
with the exception of the two places, th ugs
fir all remain in flatu quo, as far as regards the
Countries occupied by the refpeftive armies,
which (hall not pass the line that (hall hereaf
ter be fpecifically agreed upon. Colli.
April 20.
Conditions of a Suspension of Arms between the
French and Pied mote ffe , by the Commander m
Chiefs of the French Arms in Italy, Buonaparte,
and the Baron d>‘ it Four, Lieutenant General
of Cavalry in thefer vice of the King of Sardinia,
and M. Lt Marquis de Colli. Chief Colour/ of
the Etut Maior , commtffioned by the King of
Sardinia, to tieat with the Commander in. Chief
of the French Army.
HtAD-QuARTF. as AT ChERASCO,
g th Floreal.
Art. 1. All hoflilities shall cease between
the French army in Italy, and the army of the
King of Sardinia, from the present time, till
five days after the conclusion of the Negocia
tions which are about to take place, for fettling
a J’eacc between the two powers.
Coni, should he occupied by the Frrnch on
the 9th Floreal, or the 28th of April of the
prefi-nt year : Alexandrie shall also be put in
poltellion of the French* till Tortone can he
given up, which (ball he done as soon as poffi
ole, and at lateil on the 11U1 Floreal (30th A
pril) ; but Alexandrie shall only be occupied
by the French till Tortone is put into their
hands.
r. The French Army shall remain iri pof
feflion of all its co.iquefts : viz. all the Coun
tries beyond the right hank of the Sture, till
its confluence in the TartarO, and along the
•‘got Bank of that River, till it empties into
the Po, during the time that the French troops
occupy Alexandrie : but when that place lhail
i>e rendered back by the King oi .Sardinia for
the pofteffion ol Tortone by ihe frn li, the
limits (hall continue from the confluence of
the Stum in the Tartaro, till the heights of Ally
on the right bank of the said ftiv'-r ; then the
great road which leads to Ni//,a de la Paille,
and from that place to Cailigny, (hall serve as
the demarcation ; the French’ army shall be
in poHcUion ol the right bank of the Bormida,
till it empties itfelf into the Tartaro, and then
to the confluence of that river in the Po.
3. The town and citadel of Coni (ball be put
up into podeftion of the French troops, as well
asthe town and citadel of Tortone, with the
artillery, ammunition, and provisions, of which
there lhail be an inventory The fain” shall
be done with regard to the citadel ol Alexan
dra, which is to be provisionally occupied bv
the French, till th'-y are put in policiiion oi
the town and citadel of Tortone.
4; The French army fhaii have the liberty of
pading the Po under Valence.
5. A lree pallage (hall be granted by the
(hortcll roads, to all extraordinary couriers,
aids-de-camp, or other officers of the comman
der in chief of the French army, whom he may
wish to lend to Pans, and alio who may be
lent back to him.
6. All the troops and Officers, In the pay of.
the King of Sardinia, who make a part of the
Auflrian jrmy in Italy, fliall be compnled 111
the laid fufpcnfion.
7- l lie citadei of Ccva (hall be delivered up
w i h its artillery, ammunition and provisions ;
s gam son shall retire into Piedmont.
8. There (hall be drawn up in Coni, Tor
one, or Alexandrie, an account of the Hate of
fie ai tillery, arms, ammunition, and provilions,
lor which the French Republic shall be ref
ponfiblc to the king ofSardinia ; all of which
that are conlumed. shall be paid for at a fair
once. Jhe fame (hell be done with regard to
the 11 ores, &c. in Ceva.
i lie troops now in those places shall retire
ii. o Piedmont, with their arms and baggage,
and all the honors of war.
Lieut. Gen. di la Tour.
Colonel Costa.
Buonaparte
Exfrafl ,of a letter from the Commander in Chief
tn Italy, to the Executive Directory, dated 10
Floreal.
“ The frown of Coni, is occupied by our
troops ; it was garrifbned by 5000 men.
“ My columns are in full march; Beaulieu
flies : I hope 10 overtake him.
“The troops of the republic have this in-
Ham entered the Citadel of Ceva ; and I have
received from the king of Sardinia an order
for the delivery to me of the town and citadel
of Tortone.”
Atrtl 2^
Prom Hamburgh we have another
piectf ot intelligence extremely serious
for England. A mercantile house, of
the fir ft consideration, and particularly
conncfted with London, has ftopt pay
ment* and the principal abfeonded. His
fpcculations in corn to an enormous a
mount, and also in Weft-India produce,
which were to be supported to a certain
degree by the difeounts of our bank, are
the cause. An infinite number of bills
were returned under protest, and it is
feared that this will draw after it very
alarming confequcnces.
Atril 29.
y c very much fear that the capture
of the Nemifis frigate, and of two French
ships in the Bay of Tunis, will lead to
further important consequences. We
understand from good authority, that the
conduct ol admiral V\ aldegrave in this
buflnefs was perfeftly juftitied, the Dey
of Algiers having broken his neutrality
with the Englilh. The Algerines have
declared War against this country. The
Englilh consul, Mr. Matra, had previ.
oully left Tunist
l he Algerines, we understand, have
declared War against this Country. The
Declaration of War, was, it is faid,.the
effect of th* capture of the Nemifts fri
gate and the two French fliips in the
£ay ol 1 unis,,by admiral Waldcgravc.
May 5.
Letters from bv yefter-
day’s pott, brought the pleadng intelli-
m.etnat r e matter in dispute between
‘••Ait 1 iurt and Kuifia is in a fair way of
is Ij ifted, in consequence of which
Ti e hwediin veftels, which fear detained
in the British ports, have received di
rections from tlie college of commerce
at Stockholm to proceed on their ref
pe^ti. r e voyages.
There seems to be a strong difpofr
tion in the Swedish cabinet to prevent
the impending war with Ruflia ; and
fome hopes are entertained that matters
will be accommodated.
May r3.
Yesterday arrive! a mail from Tlam
burgh, which contained oificiai accounts
of the firit luccels ot the French in Italy.
No act of hoitility has been committed
on the Rhine, nor were there so many
reports reipecting the opening of the
Campaign in that quarter, as had form
erly oeen in circulation.
The Dutch convention is considering
of a formal declaration ot tvar against
England, and to prevent individuals in
Holland paying any money to persons
in Great-Britain.
Frince Cooourg is gone from Fran
conia to Mentz.
On a more minute examination of the
h rench papers, we find tne following i‘
the only article ot importance in the fit
tings or the councils ; On the qtn inti,
the lecret fcommirree of the c . jncii 01
five h I; ..idred broke up at ii ve o clock i
the morning. A proposition fin:! been
made toreimo rfig theaulgnk.s 111 man
dates, at the rc.ee of one hundred for one,
instead ot 30 101* one fixed isy the pre
•cer.ing laws. After a warm difeufiion,
in which the danger of such a proposi
tion was proved, the council unani
raoufiy rejected it, and charged the coni
mifiion ot finance to make a report jo ...
the means of accelleraring the exchan
01 all the affignats for run dates, with
out departing ftom the principle cf -■
for one.
r lke Parxfian Journal of the ;6tl
Floreal, (May 5,) speaking of the vict >-
rms ot the French in Italy'-, fays, “ r i he
Englilh had embarked 600 men on the
coalts ot Italy, for thepurpofe ofaifift
ing the Aultrians ; but they have only
lerved to augment the number of prison
ers taken by the French, for they have
been lent under a guard of republicans
to Nice,”
The intelligence we communicated
feverai days ago, that the empress of
Kuifia had withdrawn her troops from
the frontiers of Findland, is confirmed
by the following letter :
Copenhagen t April 30.
We learn that ti e differences between
Kuih; and Sweden, have been amicably
fettied, and that a beginning has already
been made to witndraw the troops. It
is laid mat the marriage of the king of
0 weden ha 6 been delayed for the preftmt.
By the arrival of the Argo of 44 guns,
one of oir Edward Feliew’s lquadron
at Plymouth, intelligence is brought of
the capture ot J .a Unite French fr., 1
cf 40 guns, by the Concorde ol ,6 .
Captain Hunt, like wife one ot dir Ed
ward’s squadron, alter a ievere action in
which the enemy had 36 men killed and
wounded—happily from iuperior Ik ill
and management not a single man was
either killed or wounded on board the
British flup.
Exirafi of a letter from on hoard the La
Pamone t at .S .7, April 7.
“ I take the liberty of again acquain
ting you with our fuccels having cap
tured close off Cameut Bay, the en
trance of Brest, with the beats of the
squadron.
One brig, La Marie of St. Maloes,
1 tons wheat j
One Brig, name unknown, roo tons
flour;
One Brig, name unknown, 120 tons
wheat;
One Sloop, name unknown, 70 tons
wheat ; which are sent into Falmouth.
Also one Brig, name unknown, 90
tons, being leaky, scuttled and funk her
—loaded with wine and wood.
“ The enemy must fcc-1 the want of
the corn and the flour very much, as we
are given to nnderftanJ the allowance
for the navy and army has been confid
erabljr reduced in consequence of the
scarcity of grain at present in France.
“ We detained also a lhip (hewing
American colours, from the Mauritiu-,
loaded with cotton, cofiee, sugar, indigo
and pepper, and several French pa lien
gers on beard, and was fleering for
L’Orient—Gave us a long chafe and
used every method by trimming snip to
get away. We trull Ihe will be con
demned, as the property mult he French
—She failed from France [L’Orientj
lalt year with a cargo of wine and bran
dy, for tut Municipality at Mauritius,
and was returning with product bf that
island.
“ The aforementioned veflr.ls makes
16 in number taken from the Frenclv
Republic by this squadron, within one
month :—a proof of vigilance and good
fortune.” b
Off Ushant, April 16
“ Since writing the above, we hav*
captured a brig loaded with fait; and
Lc Robuftc National Corvette (hip 0 f
22 guns, and 146 men, after a long
chafe, the (hip failing remarkably well.’*
PARIS, May 4.
The three months presidency ofLe
tourneur being finifhed, Carnet has been
installed as Prcfident of the Direffory.
‘The suspension of arms is broken in
the North. The campaign was to be
opened on the 2d of May.
‘I he official reports (fate, that about
400 millions, a part of the Forced Loan
have already been collefted.
Penguer, our ambaflador 2t Madrid
has at rived there, and has been well re
ceived by the Spaniards.
May 5.
Mandats have lately been move readi
ly received than formerly.
In Mondovi were found great quan
tities of forage and corn. 11 is towards
Burin that our army i* tiireefing its
course T his route has been preferred
f ° that of Milan, because the army may
arriv e with.in three leagues of Turin by
the Mount tins,whereas,to go to
it would be neceiTary to traverie plain?,
where the Austrian cavalry, which is
about 10,000 strong, might very much
annoy our cavalry, which is inferior in
number. In the mountains the cavalry
is ufeleis. It is supposed that Beaulieu
:s at Turin. Mondovi is but
from that city.
May 6.
Three ambafiadors from the powers
a ’i'.-'d \vi;h the republic have within
fte two days solicited an audience ot
Directory, to complain of the info
'c-'-'-i tone adopted in his dispatches by
Charles La Croix, minister for foreign
affairs.
‘i'hcrearrived, with greatexpedition,
last night, in Paris, an Agent from the
King of Sardinia, who comes to conjure
the Directory to grant a peace to the
king, his mailer. He offers, it is said,
to renounce for ever, Savoy and the
county of Nice, to make with the re
public an alliance often five and defend vs
against the house of Austria, and to de
liver provisionally many strong places
as a iecuvity for h.is sincerity.
The news that we have received from
Corsica, by the way of Leghorn and
Genoa, agree in faying, thar an infur
redtion has broken out in that Island,
and that the tri-colore ! flag isdifpJayeJ
in many places. The inhabitants of
many cantons have taken part in it.
Those of Burgoyne, not wiflsing to pay
taxes, the governor sent 400 militia to
force them. -As soon as they arrived,
about jooopeaiantsallembled, fur round
ed, Unarmed and sent them back retain
ing only three principal officers, whom
they lhot. Auer this aft cf insurrec
tion, tfte pea ants, who have at their
head a deputy to tne parliament, named
1 avers, blocked up tlie roads by which
they could penetrate into their cantons.
We are allured that many other Cantons
have followed the example of those of
Burgoyne, and that the interior of Ccr
fica lias riicn. It said, the inhabitants
of Nebbohave lormed a camp, that they
have intercepted the grain sent toother
towns, and that they have an under
flanding with the inhabitants of St.
Florenxo, who are said to be alio in a
state of infurreftion. It is certain that
in this last port confiderahie magazines
have been burnt, and that the ihip Ca
Ira has also perifi.ed by the fa nes.
If we may believe the reports circu
lated last night, an extraordinary courier
arrived at the opanifn ambaifador's,
with difpatche., charging him to nego
ciate a suspension of arms between the?
French and Sardinan troops.
May 7.
We are a flu red that a battle has al
ready taken place m the North, in
which wc have been fucrefsfuL
Seventeen ot tire rebels belontrir.sr to
, A ij .
the legion ot police, which has excited
confiuerable dilturbances of late, have
been condemned to be idiot, and have
fuffered accordingly on the plains of
Grenelie.
The Mandates have obtained more
favor within tl.eie few days. Ihe
Louis has risen equally on its part. ‘I he
forced loan has already brougnt in elev
en milliards ot aft g ats.
The constitution is at length eftah
liihed, and triumphs every where. 1•’ J
minister cf justice has written to tne
commifiaries of the directory to put an
end to titc iafradions or the 359th ar-
N°. 37.