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LONDON, May 15.
At Coblent7,, the French have evin
ced a disposition to renew the Robef
perian system of tyranny—a system
evidently mod congenial with their
•minds—by ifiuing a peremptory man
date to the inhabitants, to deliver in an
exa& lift of all the emigrants to whom
they have afforded a reiuge since the ill
of May, 1-792. This mandate may be
•onfidered a* a prelude to plunder, if
*0 murder.
Advices were yesterday received ui
the Transport Office, that seven vellels,
laden with troops, ammunition and pro
visions, bound to Gibraltar, had separ
ated from their convoy near the mouth
of the channel in conference of the
ships of war having gone too far to lee
ward of them; and much fear is enter
tained that they have fallen into the
hands of the enemy. The convoy con
fided of a frigate and a Hoop of war.
In a letter dated nineteenth ult. we
learn that there arrived on the 17th and
i&th, at Albcnza, Fina and Kudo, a
eonftderable convoy from Nice, charged
with heavy artillery, ammunition, and
cattle of all forts for the French army.
It is a mod memorable thing that their
conquests have been obtained without
their battering train • that they were
attacked before they were prepared, and
that this convoy, of so much consequence
to the campaign, was not intercepted
though the English fleet was riding
mafler of the fee.
Our ccrrefporulent, however, juftified
the commander. The indiferetion of
general Beaulieu, drew him towards a
co-operation at Savona, when he ou-dit
to have been forming the blockade of
Nice. Nothing could be more disas
trous than the impolicy of the combina
tion which the Austrians formed, and in -
every part of their plans they have been
out manoeuvred. .
The presentations to the queen yester
day were, fir Edward Peliew, by f ir
Roger Curtis, on being created a baron
et; b rancis d’lvernois, e:q. on his be
ing knighted by liis Majesty the pre
ceding day ; major general Cuyiey, on
being appointed lieutenant governor oj
Portfmouthj Colonel Campbell, on bc
ing appointed governor of the lfbmd ot
Bermuda ; the biffiop of St. Davids and
his lady on their marriage, and leveral
officers on promotion.
By the Hambro’ mail which arrived
yesterday, wehaie received the Auf
ti-ian accounts of their defeats in Italy.
The Vienna Gazette mentions the ac
tions which had then reached them, in
terns at once vague and prudent. In
relating the adion which ended in the
surrender of General Provera with
1300 men, it dates, with true German
gravity, that the French had made them
lelves mailers of the poll.
Other gazettes, which not being pub
lished from authority approach lome
times nearer to the truth, state the Aus
trian lofson the 12th and 14th of April,
at 4000 men. The panic of the king
of Sardinia is fumeient, however, to
shew how remote tiiis statement is from
the real fads !
In Italy, the triumph of the Repub
lican cause is, as we predicted, complete!
and what will gratify the utmost hope
of humanity, without fpiiling one drop
of blood! the ft rong fort reii'es of Alti,
Alexandria, Thortona, and Coni, are
all in poikifion of the French. Each of
these regular modem fortifications are
deemed aimoft impregnable; and except
by famine, not in tne compass of any
national expectation to attack and take.
Coni, indeed, never was taken, except
in the two imtances when it gave itfelf
up to the Prince of Piedmont, and (in
the year 1741) to Comte d’llarcourt.
Coni really was not aflailabk, like the
other dependant fortrefs, Le Cote de
Teude, tenable but on the fide of Turin.
Coni, betides all the molt multiplied
involutions of concurring angles, has all
local advantages from confluence of the
two rivers (and hence from the Italia.,
word Cuneo is the name) the Stare and
the Giz7.o.
Tortona, another very ft rong hold,
is the key to the Milanese, and, indeed,
the only fortification between the victo
rious .army of the French and Milan.
Hie road is plain*open, and well grav
elled.
Long before this time, therefore, the
Fiench arc in pofleifion ot Milan, and
the whole fertile province of the Milan
, and have rid the people there of
. °PPWfiions and impreflion* of a for
- cign government (for it was all a Ger
tnau government) which they had (o
hoi” ICaIOU at ° ftCC to ndicuie ab
| ft
l I t *
* So much for the situation of Itally,
; nd of the French there, whom Mr.
Pitt, with his usual Heaven-born tal
ents, told the loan hucklters, “ were so
exhausted that they could not strike a
stroke!”
May 14.
This day a mail arrived from Ham
burgh. The letters from BruiTels and
the Hague seem to confirm the fadt an
nounced in the French papers, that the
armistice on the Rhine has terminated.
Another circumltance which gives iur
ther corroboration to the statement, is
the non-arrival of any of the Rhine
newspapers. This looks as if the pub
lic business had been by fame means in
terrupted.
America. The real philanthropist must
be very sorry to fee that there exists in
the United States a covered difeontent,
which will break out into a flame when
ever governor Wafnington dies. The
Jacobins ot France have been as aftive
there as in mod other countries; and as
the American government enforces law
and order, it is very clear that they must
be its enemies.
Port Wine before the war might be
had for 401. a pipe, it is now 801.
The price of malt spirits have lately
rifeu to the unprecedented sums of 751.
per ton. In the year 1756, the price
was only 45;!. from whence it gradually
rose op to 631. The ltopping of the
diftilierics from using gram has caused
the exorbitant rife.
Mr. Pitt took every precaution to en
sure a full receipt of his new Tax on
Wine. On Monday morning the Ex
cifemen repaired to take the stock at the
.ellars of almoit every person in the
trade. When the ilock was taken, they
delivered a printed notice, intimating,
that the stock so taken was liable to ev
ery duty which may be laid on ib the.
courfepf the prefec t feilion,
* PARIS, April 13.
For fome days past thegroupes in the
rhuilieries have been renewed near
the Council of Five Hundred. r ] he
irifpedor for the Hail, to whom is con
igned the interior policy ot the Legis
lative Body, ought topreent at an ear
ly hour these meetings of anarchy, from
which firings a tyranny, that has too
often oppreiled our different ailembiies.
It is there that the factious have always
held the fehools of crimes, and have plac
ed the cradle of every revolt.—Paid
lucceiiively by the various parties
who arc interested to excite or perpetuate
difordcr, the clubs, in the open air> al
ready aifume a character of menace, and
again demand proicriptions. They speak
ot Robespierre with eulogium, of the
guillotine with afteCtion, and of the
maxium with transport. They express
their wishes for the expulsion of the new
Third with hope ; they speak of the de
cemviral code of 1793, with enthusiasm ;
of the constitution of 1795, with con
tempt; of the Legislative Body, with
infoience, and of the Directory with
indignation. They boast of the 31st of
May, they lament that the 73 deputies,
expelled at that epoch, have been restor
ed to the legislative. The seditious
thus agglomerated begin to insult the
deputies who do not vote, according to
their wiflies, as they leave the Hall.
Paltoret, Botfly d’Anglas, and many
others, were attacked the day before
yesterday.—They threatened them with
a speedy death. The’ principal reproach
against Boiify, was, that he was of the
celebrated Comtnifiion of Eleven, and
that he was active in the formation of
the Constitution of 1793, which the pre
tended patriots of 1789 openly declare
to have been the production of the
Chouans.
Chenier and Tallien patted by these
groups, where upon fome voices attempt
ed to praise the lad speech of Tallien,
in which they fail he had abjured his
Thermidorian errors ; but soon he was
reproached with having, after 10th
Thermidor, been one of the moll active
promoters of the re-aCtion, and with
having proposed the deftruCtion of the
patriots confined in the cattle of Ham.
It seemed to be the sentiment of these
united brothers, that, in consequence of
the apparent convcrfion of Tallien, they
would poftponehis trial till after that of
the constitutional Chouans, when his
turn would come.
We fhouid not, however* alarm our-
ufeunt, &c.
selves at a band of villians, who are only
formidable by the culpable complacency
of those whole duty it is to dispatch and
repress them. The majority of the ci
tizens of Paris only wifli for the consti
tution, for peace, the restoration of the
public credit, and the dominion of the
law. But we must have neither clubs
nor groups, which will again open the
abyss of the past, devour the constitu
tion and those who formed it, and ail the
food citi/.ens who escaped from the
utcheries of 1793.—(Perlet and L’E
dair.)
I he hopes of peace have become more
feeble.
Biographical Sketches o/'CharETTE,
Chief of the Vendian Rebels—lately
Shot at Nantz.
From Na ICTZ, April 1.
“ You will receive, no doubt, with
much interelt, the account of the death
of Charetre. One loves to study the
history of such renowned villains, who
are likely to engage the attention of oui
contemporaries and of posterity, This
whole life is judged by the.r jail mo
ments. The particulars being obferveo.
and compared, we are led to form a just
judgment, equally removed the horto;
or the ad niration with which the spirit
of party may feature their con4.ua.
Charette, who was taken prison
er by Travot, on the 2d of this monti,
was taken to Angers, and afterwards to
Nantz, where he arrived on the 7th at
midnight. On landing from the boar,
be said with a sig h, “Is 1 there at length ,
that the rascally Engljb have conducted
me -”—This was the only instance in
which he teftified any emotion. He
was conducted to the house of Bonfiai,
where he alked for a glass of water anti
a moment of repose. He retired and
slept foundly*
The following morning, at 9 o’clock,
lie was taken betore the General Dulith,
■and underwent an interrogatory. He
refuled to answer feverai qjeftions.
Being interrogated refpeCting JJe ia Ro
berie, he said, “ that he did know a grea
ter scoundrel, that he fought, it was
true, for a counter revolution, but that
he dilavowed him as not being of his
party.’ 1 He was re-conducted under a
strong guard to prison. The cries of
“Ip vela Repubhquef we heard from
an immense croud as he palled along ;
but whether it was from the military
attendance, or from a melioration of the
manners of the people, nothing like in
sult proceeded irom any quarter.
The countenance of Charette was as
sured, his ltep was firm and his deport
ment was calm. On the following day
he was tried.
He anfwercd every question without
irritation, and even with coolness. Os
the questions which were put to him,
the following were among the molt
interesting ;
He was alked, whether, at the time of
the pacification, the repreientatives of
the people had not promised him a king ?
He answered in the negative. He
laid that no such thing had even been
mentioned, either in their public dis
course or private convocation.
Why then had he violated the pacifi
cation ?
Because he understood that the Re
presentative Guadin had put our troops
m motion for the purpose of seizing and
carrying him olf against the faith oi trea
ty.
Had he any correspondence with the
emigrants, or with foreign powers ?
liis reply was that he had received
but 15,000 livres from the English ; that
he had a correspondence with them but
for the short time that they were at the
Isle Dieu ; that he had received of them
but little arms or ammunition. He said
that he had not a continued ccrrefpon
de.nce with the emigrants; that he had
received only a cypher from the Count
d’Entraignes and d'Artois, with a brev
et of Lieutenant General from Louis
the 18th. It was evinced to him that
he had not been exaft in this answer.
Had he any correspondence with the
interior ?
No! When he wanted arms-or am
munition lie sent the pcafants to seek
them, and confided in tiieir address.
When mention was made of the mas
sacres atMachecoul and elfewkere under
his orders he replied only by a sarcastic
smile, intimating that he had merely
done bis duty.
He admitted that he had a<sled as the
commander in chief, and that he had
fought for theeftablilhment of monarchy.
But he said that fome days before he was
surprised, a general, whom he did not
name, had promised him prote&ion pro
vided he would quit the territory ot the
republic. This letter he said, was in
the hand of the curate of Montmaifon,
who he requeued ftoold be fummonej
This letter he said, would either cl
found his aflertions, or prove the tnu
of what he had advanced. Ut “
The jury after hearing his official de
fender retired to decide. In the mean
time, he chatted with those around him
and related the circumstances of his
f“ re l lf ? e SS a J¥ d wh >’ he did not kill
himfelf ? He said, that it was contrary
to his principles, and that he aR-, ’
locked on luicide as an adlof cowardice
He heard the sentence read without
the least emotion, and when he requefteJ
.ea-,e to speak, thedeepeft filence enlued
He then laid, “ He did not mean
retard^ for a Angle instant, the fate to
which he was deltined, but begged it
a favor that the commillion would C:
- is fatisfadion, fend in learch of the let
ter of which he had already spoken.” *
1 A^> five °’ clock hc conduced to
the 1 lace de Agricultures. Five thoyf
.uici men were uiawn up in a square bat
talion, and the clergyman Guilbert a?-
tilled him in his !ait moment. Here
ufed to goon his knees, or have his
eyes bandaged, but presented his break
to the piquet which was drawn up b~_
ore him, he withdrew his left arm from
the fling, and making a sign with his
ead that he was ready, the soldiers fir
a, and hc drojqxjd dead on the spot.
1 Charette was no more than thirty
three years of age, and in height about
nvc feet lour inches-—his hair was dark,
his eye brows black and narrow, fas
eyes lunk, little an j lively, his nofelong
much marked With the fniall pox, a fu.t
breast, his thighs well made, his le,- %
rather final 1, his voice feeble and eno
minate, and his lhape altogetiier hand
some.
The courage of Charette, was prove!
in the difficulties of his situation. It was
uniform and Heady, but he was aot sus
ceptible ot any lively passions. In the
coiirfe of the lalt war, when the cheva
lier Charette, was lieutenant of a man
of war, and was walking upon deck, an
auk ward sailor fpilt a vessel offniiiing
pitch upon his feet. The chevalier
turned from him without any other ob~
fervation, than “ You rafeal, you have
lealded me.” In talents and mental re
sources, he \vas no more than an ordina
ry man. Like moft chiefs of a party,
he acquired an immense reputation ; like
them he has been enabled for a time to
avail him eif of that credit; and like
them at lad, he perilhed as a malefaftor.
Frout the Baltimore Federal Gazette.
THE mariner who has been call on
an unknown rock, deems it incumbent
on him to warn others of their danger.
We doubt not but it will be admitted as
an axiom, that thole who are cnlv lion
eft from an apprehe'nfion of the gallows,
are innately villams ; hence it may lie
inferred, that whoever avails himfelf of?
the fandlion of a law (inconsistent with,
the common usages of nations, and
which his own confidence condemns) to
plunder unarmed neutrals, is equally
wicked, and more defpicablc , than a high
wayman, in as much as he Ihews alft'ifc
dishonesty of such a character without
generosity (which is sometimes annexed
to the latter class) of giving an equal
chance. That the agent “is equally
base as liis principal, no body doubts ;
because without a receiver there will be
no thief; —that it is fair and reasonable
that those who have {hared the profits of
piratical plunder, would Hand together
on the fcanaalous record, is equally
clear. With this, we conceive, lauda
ble view, we give the names of the feve
rai owners and agents in the Britilh Bl
ands, as far as we know (requesting our
fellow citizens to make what further ad
ditions occur to them) in order that such
characters may be known when they
. come among us ; and leave to the pub
lic to determine how far they are deferr
ing of confidence, or entitled to the
common rights of hospitality. We
hope no person will insinuate that a sin
gle wifli is entertained to infringe any
public engagement with Great-Britain,
(for we dilcriminate between BritiUX
fubje&s and mile reants, who have viola
ted female delicacy, and ft ripped the
helpless orphan of its female garb) —fi>
widely different is our intention, that
we do not even hint at the numerous de
privations of personal liberty, and fpoi
lations of property, perpetrated by her
fleets at this moment ; we solely men
tion them to the public, and lea ve it to
make its own comments.
St. VINCENTS.
Br\<vat ers’ Owners & Agents.
Du Rha m, a Bermudian ; base, eve*
amongst the infamous.
Warner Sc Miller, merchants ot
Illand,
No. 43 .