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.il(i in our who burned ,o has tried, for to our veffrls and ..re ; he, in a word, who promised to Pitt, that he would , port* and our marine to a heap Riding in the night in this road with lamond, which he commanded, he took orfair, Le Vengeur, aft#r*rtri{k cannonade, -..d was carrying her off, when several light •veflels sent out to intercept him, attacked and obliged him to yield, together with leveral Tngliftr officers. His intention of setting fire . to this place cannot be doubted, since there ■was found upon him a fnlphurated faggot, like that which was di (covered fome months ago under one-of oqr frigates on the flock*. We •nform you, that not having a place of fafety, %ve have sent him under a good and fafe ef fort, until National justice (hall pronounce on 11 the crimes of this monftrr.” We are adored that the Direftory have given orders to bring him to Paris, and to onunit him to prison as an incendiary. Aral l 26. A member of the senate ol'Hamburgh is arri ved at Paris to fettlethe differences with France. We are allured that there is very lately arrived at Balle, i new agent from England, charged •o renew the negociation with France. Sir Sidney Smith arrived yesterday in Paris, with Xwo other Englilh officers. He has been conducted to the old prison of the Abbaye. According to a letter from the Hague, the Dutch fleet, ednfifling of thirteen fliips of the line and frigates, has turned the Britifli Isles by the North, and is gone to the Cape of Good Hope. 4> VICTORY IN ITALY. On the 13th of April. TAt general rn chief of the army in Italy, to the executive direSlory. Head-Quarters, Carcare, 26 Germinal, (14th April.) M I have given you an account of the open ing of the campaign on the aoth of this month, (April 91 h) and I have informed you of the vi&ory gained by the army of Italy on the fields of Montenotte : I now give you an ac count of the battle of Millenlimo. “ After the battle of Montenotte, I removed Head-quarters to Carcare ; i ordered General Laharpe to remove to Sofcllo, to menace the eight battalions that the enemy had in the city f Cairo, General Maffenna marched with his division to the heights of Dego • the General f Division, Angereau, who had been on the •narch two days, was in the plains of Carcare; the General of Brigade occupied the heights ©f Bieftro 5 General of Brigade joubert, with the firft brigade of Infantry, occupied the in ♦erefting position of Sainte, Marguerite. On the sift (April sth,) at break of day, General Angereau forced the passes of Millcnfimo, at the fame time that General* Menard and Jou bert drove the enemy from all the neighboring positions, surrounding by a prompt manoeuvre, a corps of 1500 Auftvian grenadiers, at the bead of whom was Lieutenant-General Pro veyra, who, far front laying down his arms, na surrendering prisoner of war, retired to the summit of the mountains of Coflaria, and en trenched himfelf in the ruins of an old castle, •xtremely ftrOng by its position. Gen. Au gerrau, advance.! his artillery, and cannonaded him during several hours. At 12 o’clock I summoned General Pro vevra to furrrndor. He solicited to speak to me, but a strong cannonade, on my right pre vented melroiji then going to him. He treat ed with general Angereau during several hours; hut the conditions he required being unrea sonable, and the night approaching, Gen. An gereau formed four columns, and inarched to •he castle of Colfaria. Already General Jou hert had entered the enemy’s trenches with 7 amen; but he was struck on the head and thrown to the ground, and his soldiers think ing him dead, the movements of his column arelaxed, His wounds are not dangerous. The second coltimrt, commanded by general Panel, .marched in great lilcnce, but that general was killed t the foot of the enemy’s entrench ment*. The third column, commanded by the general Quenin, Was equally difeoneetted jin its march, a ball having killed that officer. In the mean time, night cbitiing on, gave me reason to suppose the enrnly would defend themfelVe* {word in hand, for which I made jprejM rations. On the *jth (April ljth) at break ol day, the Austrian and Sardinian army', apd the Trench army, found thejnfelves witnin fight of *achothef; my left, tommanded by General Angereau, blockaded Proveyra, several of the enemy’* regiments, among whom was that of ©'•gliofb, attempted to penetrate my centre. Oen. Menard repulsed them ; I soon after or dered him to fall back on my right; and be fore noon, Gen. Maffeha attacked the left of the enemy, which occupied with strong en trenchments and batteries the village of Dego. XygS * troo P* to the road leading from to Seg.no. 6en. Laharpe marched with bis division in three columns, dole in a uft| that of the left, cora*B<ied by Gen ‘areal, April 22. ho has been taken at 1 who set fire to the • the Englifti were ce. It is faidthat to the Port of Ha hea were found Htovre a place l to Rod , efinite how- pira- his Hct, ‘■) Columbian iulufeum, Caufoe palled the Bermida under the fire of the enemy and attacked their left wing. Gen eral CervOni, at the head of the second column also traversed the Berrnida under the protec tion of one of our batteries, and marched im mediately on the enemy The third column, commanded by Gen. Boyer, turned a ravin, and cut off the retreat of the enemy. All these movements, fecondcd by the intrepidity of the troops, and the talents of the generals, ac eomp’.irficd the putpofe expe&ed. The enemy surrounded on all Tides, had not time to capi tulate. Our columns spread death among them, and put them to flight. While our right made the necessary dispositions for attacking the left of the enemy, General Proveyra, witli his troops in Colfaria, surrendered as prisoners of war. Our soldiers attacked the enemy on all sides, and pursued them. General Laharpe put him felf at the head of four squadron’s of cavalry and briikly followed them. “ fVe have by this viflory, taken between /even and nine thonfand prisoners, among whom are a lieutenant-general and about 20 or 30 colonels, and almost the whole of the following regi ments : three companies of Croals, a battalion Ol Pelegriin, Stein, Vilhcm, Schroeder, Tem tach, lour companies of artillery, several supe rior officers of engineers, in the service of the emperor, and the regiments of Monlferrat, of the Marine, of Suzc, and four companies of the grenadiers in the service of the king of Sardiniayaa piece* of cannon, with caffons, Sec. and 15 stand of colours. “ The enemy have had between 2000 and 2500 tnen killed, among whom is a colonel, an aid-de-camp to the king of Sardinia. “ I will fend you further particulars as soon as I (hall have received the details of this glo rious affair. (Signed) BOUNAPARTE.” The Senate of Venice has ordered the King of Verona to quit that town. Cormartin has been concluded from Cherbourg to St. Lo, where lie is to be tried by the tribunal of that place. The place of our Ambafliidor at Venice has been offered to Charles Lacroix to induce him to quit the Minillry ; but he infills on being appointed Ambafladorto theCou rt of Sweden. “ I am going to mount my horse again (fays Bounaparte, in a letter to one of his friends) I seek. the Austrian army and find it no where. For want of other employment, I shall fall on the Piedmontefc army. The next Courier will bring you fome news.” May 1. The directory being informed that a num ber of seditious persons, serving in the Legion of police, had refufed to give up the barracks to the volunteers lent to occupy them, ordered a detachment of troops to dislodge them. Some of the mutineers having requested the troops detached againil them, to fraternize, the latter replied, that they knew of nothing but the law, subordination, and government. The Directory was obeyed with the utmoil pun£luality, and all is now quiet. Several at tempts have been made to fttr up an iufurrec tion in the suburbs, but they have ail proved fruulels. May 2. Promifory notes of mandates are now daily printed, so the amount of five millions, but not withflanding the great numb rof workmen em ployed in making the paper tor the nidiiuJßs, it will not be ready for foine months. .May 3. Provot, General of Brigade, and Chief of of Police, is taken into cultody. The Legion ills ofVeirfailles have torn their colours ; the mutineers are to be arrellcd and punished. It is to be hoped, (fays l'Eciair,) that the) re revolt which happened thele iail days, will open the eyes of the public to the dangers at tending a military government.’ 4 The grand Duke of Tufcanyhas presented count Carletti with a country feat ol coniide rable value, in order, it is supposed, to engage him to remain nlent. with regard to the causes of|his disgrace, and the orders he had received from his mailer on that fut.jecl. May 4. General Hoche has, wun the approbation of the directory, proclaimed an atnncily for de serters. Neither deserters taken with arms in their hands, nor Emigrants are to compri sed in the am nett y- May 7. The Minister Plenipotentiary sent hither from the King of Sardinia, ia the Viceroy of Cyprus and Sardinia. Letters from Bourdeaux of the 28th April, inform us that two days before mere arrived a ship irum the Welt-Indies with deputies irom the Cape to the I reach Legiflaturc They are of all colours, whites, mulatto,.*, and ne groes. May 8. During these three days part all the National domains fituaied in the department of the Seine have been put to tale. For every one of these ellates there were ao, 30 or 40 bidder*. The fame eagerness will probably be noticeable in the departments: and before three month* are pad, there will be no tootc national property to fell. Letter from the General in chief of the army of Italy to the Executive D reftory. “ Head-Quarters at Lezerio, the 3 d Flortal, (April 22.) “ I am to inform you of the capture of Ce va, of the affair near Mondovi, and of our en try in this place. “ On the *7th (April 16) citizen Angereau, general of division, attacked the intrenched camp near Ceva, occupied by 8000 Picdmou tele troops.-—1 he? columns commanded by ge nerals Beyrraud and Joubert, fought the whole day, and carried moil of the enemy’s work*, and their loss amounted to from 3 to 400 men. “ The enemy, fearing to be turned on the fide ol Kallellino, evacuated Ceva during the night, and we took polfellion of this place where we found fome supply of provisions. “ The Piedmontefe army, driven from Ce va took a position at the point of confluence of the rivers Durfuglia and Tanaro, between No tre Damede Vico and Bicapue. “ On the ill Florcul (April *O,) gen. Serru rier attacked Khe enemy by the village of St. Michael, and forced them out of it; but the division which was ordered to attack the ene my’* left, not having been able to find a forma dable place iu the Tasuro, vr'a* thereby preveu* tfd from forming the intended attack, which obliged General Serruricr to fall back ; the fame night he returned to his former position. “ The situation of the enemy was ble, surrounded by two deep and rapid rivers. They had cut down all the ranges, and planted batteries on the banks. We spent the whole of the 2d in making dispositions, seeking by falfe manoeuvres to conceal our intentions. “ At two o’clock, after midnight, General Maffena passed the Tznaro, near Ceva, and eri tered the village of Lezengo. Generals Guieux and Tiorello, Hopped at the bridge of Terre. My design was to march to Mondovi, and to oblige the enemy to change the field of battle ; but General Colli fearing the lifue of the com bat, at two o’clock at midnight, retreated, leav ing behind all his artillery, aud took the road for Mondovi. At break of day, the two ar mies were within fight of each other. The battle began in the village of Vico : General Floralla and Domartin attacked and took the redoubt, which covered the centre of the ene my, and the Sardinian army abandoned the field of battle ; tbe fame night we entered Mon dovi. “ The enemy has loft 8000 men, of whom 1300 are made prisoners. A Piedmontefe General had been killed, and three are made prisoners. Eleven stand of colours, and eight pieces of cannon, have also fallen into our hands. “ Our whole army regret the fate of gene ral Stengel, who was mortally wounded, charging at the head of one of the regiment's of cavalry. (Signed) BOUNAPARTE.” P. S. To-morrow I will fend you 21 stand of colours, four of which belong to the bod e guard of the king of Sardinia. LONDON, April 26. A letter trom Spires, of the 4th inst. Hates, that great difeontents prevail in the French at my, on account of the difeuffion of genera; Pichegru. The king of Pruflia is Arming —but why or wherefore, except to preserve the line of neu trality, which the French have lately violated, must at present be only conje£tured General Bounaparte, who commands at pre f“nt the Republican army in Italy, is about thirty yeart ol age. Under the ancient regi men.. fie was an officer of artillery, and enjoy ed the reputation of a man of talents. He is a native of Corfic, and son to the ci-devant Got* ernor of Calvi, in that Island. The Hamburg banking house which lately failed, was for no Id's a turn than two millions sterling. In a Journal, entitled ” Le Spe£luleur,” publifned at Aix-la-Chapelle, under the eye of the constituted French authorities, it is sta ted, ihat according to a very moderate estimate of the turns of money, provision, cloathing, &c. fumiffied 10 the French army by the provinces fituaied between the Meufeand ihe Rhine, their value amounts to 257,515,000 livres in specie. The king of Sardinia’s subsidy goes out in guineas, in a fwift failing frigate; should the Commander not find his Majelty at home, h has diretlions to return back with the cash with all poffi'ole difpaich 1 On the 4th of November next, Mr. Wash ington intends to retire from his station, in America, and it is expeiled he will be succeed ed by Mr, Jefferfon. ( A letter from Hanover, of the 23d ult. men tions the affembiage of an army of Prussians, Hanoverians, and other neutral “troops, to the amount, it is fa id of 63,000 men for the pur pose of defending their refpeilive countries irom all bolide irivalion. The king of Sardinia dreading the rapid fuc cefles of the French, is said by a Paris paper to have retired to Venice. We understand that the magnificent diamond of the Guarde Meuble, called the Regent, is to be sent to Prulfia, in payment for 10,000 horses, which have been purchased on account of the Republic. On the Rhine, the Paris papers afiert, that hoiiiiiti’s were to re-commence on the ad. There was a report at Paris, on the Bth inst. ol a vitlory having heen gained by the army of the North. * May 7 Yesterday morning the Paris Journals up to the 4th inst. arrived, and confirmed the ac counts of the successes obtained by the French in Italy. It appears from the ofticial reports made by the commanders to the executive di retlory, reports which it is idly scrupulous to lay are not generally accurate, that, in the se cond a£lion, the Auftro Sardinian army loft between 2000 and 2500 men killed, ana near 9000 men taken prisoners. Os the latte* it is obvious that many were willing captives. The number of Piedmontefe taken, can only be ac counted for by their difaffedlion or panic. May 13. We b&ve letters from Leghorn of the 17th of April, aud from Franckfort of the 3d inst. at which time the Armiilice was still in force on the Rhine, though daily expe&ed to beat an end. These dates are three days later than those brought by the mail. BOSTON, June 11. It is with regret we learn, that the President ot the United States will de cline being a Candidate for that impor tant office, at the next ele&ion. It be hoves, therefore, the citizens of the United States t that none but Federal Ele&ors be appointed at the next choice. Extract of a letter from Nent-York y June ;. “ You may rely on the genuineness of our Legifiature, and Executive, and may fafely count on twelve votes for your worthy fellow-citizen John Ad ams, as President of the United States, in case the President is not a candidate.’* The following fadt it deserving of no tice : Some time ago a column was er etted at Brest, in France, upon the base of which was inferibed “ Long live Wajhmgton ,” but since the ratification of the British treaty the infeription has been cut out. June 13. The house on the nth,at 12 o'do-’- agreeable so alignment, proceeded"?! the choice.of Federal Senators, ,hc hon Senate having negatived tlieir fi r .l choice—when the votes for the fi r ft Senator being returned, the whole nom ber were 140-71 making a choice; Ihe hon. Benjamin Goodhue, had 7 - and was chosen. The votes were then given in ior the other Senator, the whole number 136 —69 making a choice. The hon. Theodore Oedgwick, had £6 an u was chosen. ’ a Died, at Charleftown, on Saturday evening last, of an apoplcdtic lit, the hon. Nathaniel Gorham* Esq. aged r Q He was apparantly well, and attended at leaure the evening preceding. ’ , June 15. The commifiioners appointed toafeer tain the true St. Croix river, areabou? to tail lor Haaiax, irom which they will proceed on their propofol sefcarch. NEW-YORK, June ,4. By the arrival of the ship juftinia Capt. Lewis, from Cadiz, which place he left on the 21st of April, we learn that admiral Richery, commander of the French squadron, was still in Cadiz Bay. On the 23d, Captain Lewi* fell in with the Lritilh squadron, under command of Admiral Mann, of 10 fail cruizing o£ Cadiz. June 16. Captain M'Neil, who arrived here yesterday in the Brig Eunice, in 22 days from Aux-Cayes, has obligingly informed us, that the British ship of wer Salisbury, of 50 guns, on the 9th ult. ran alhore on the Liffe of Vaohc, and was entirely 1011. The crew amount ing to 450 men, officers and soldiers, were made prisoners of by the Ftencii. The fails, rigging, and the better part of her guns were laved. PHILADELPHIA, June 14. Yesterday arrived the (loop Friend* ship, Captain Moulder, 20 days from Cape Francois, who confirms the arrival of the F reach fleet of 14 fail of men of w ar at the Capes, viz. two74’s, the rest 5° s and 36 guns, with 5000 troops, and brought in three British prizes, and one Portuguese ship from Brazil to Por tugal, with bars of gofd and gold dull, eftimateU at 5,000,000 of money. An embargo has been laid for four days be fore he failed, in coafequence of fome expedition on train. Captain Moulder further informs that 10 fail ot the line were daily expected at Cape-F'roncois, from Rochfort, with troops on board. Ship Mount Vernon. A letter from Capt. Dominick, late matter of the Mount Vernon of this port, to Messrs. Willings and F"ranch, dated 10th inst. off Wilmington, contains the following information : “ That they had not dismissed their pilot boat more than two hours—Cape Henlopen bear ing weft, distant about 6 leagues, Thurf aay morning eight o'clock, w hen they observed the schooner F lying Fish, a bout one league ahead, who immediately bore down upon them, fired a (hot, and ordered their boat on board, w'hich was complied with. The boat with the se cond officer and 4 men, went on board to know their commands j the officer and men were detained by the privateer, which sent the boat back with farmed men, and orders to Capt. Dominick to fend the (hip’s papers, faying in the mean time that the ship was laden with naval (lores. The captain accordingly carri ed his papers, which the privatcenmen took pofleflion of, but did not examine; but declared the Mount Vernon to be a good prize. The captain cxpoftulated on the impropriety of their conduct to wards American (hips and property of our citizens. They replied that they had got good information, from one of the firft American houses in Philadel phia, that the (hip had naval (tores oa board. “ Capt. Dominick then prevailed on them to examine the manifeft and regift’ er—and they appeared at length to be convinced that (he was loaded with arti cles which were on board, viz. coifee* sugar, rum, (laves, fullic and logwooL T heir only plea then was, that since the treaty with Gxeat-Britain, they had or ders and were determined to take every American veil'd bound to or from Bri tish ports, even on lufpicion of going to them. After forcing capt. D. and ah his (hip’s company out of the (hip, they sent them on board the Flying Fdh. June 15. We have authority for dating that Mr. Paris, (the owner of the privateer, behaved with great tenets to Captain, officers and passengers, (M r * No. 38.