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TRF.SK intelligence.
Received at Charltjlon , by the i lira, capt. Jlur.t:r
from London.
M A L A G A, May 19.
Forty-nine thouland men have arrived in the
province of Andalusia, designed to occupy the
three camps lately tnaiked out in its environs.
New reinforcement* are Hill expected from
ilie provinces of Navarre and Catalonia. It is
believed that the object of the afTembling of
these troops is to undertake the siege ot Gib
raltar.
What confirms this opinion, is the arrival of
one of oar veffolsfrom Mexico, which had an
chored in the Straights of Gibraltar. It re
‘j.'ptx’:. to have fern a number of troops, 3nd a
quantity of warlike {lores lauded, and that the
LngUlH expeft a liege, though no declaration
of hostilities has taken place. It appears that
the extraordinary armaments which have been
preparing in the ports of Cadiz and CarthagCna
arc directed to this objeft.
L tl H f C k, May 13.
We have leen the official note of the Lmprcfs
of Kufiha, prelettted to the court of Sweden by
her mtniller. The follrMing are the principle
articles of complaint preferred againlt that
Tcourt fy her imperial m.ijefiy :
lit. That the regent has changed his politi
cal fyflcm, neglected his engagements with
Ruilia, uud adopted principles ot friend (hip
and good undif handing, although of a contra
ry nature.
ad. H(fi imperial majesty is fufnciently in- |
formed, that the duke of Sudrrmania has en
deavored, by all manner of intrigues, all faJfc
Kpreientations, to deceive her; and that it is
or.iy fincc he has been at the head of the go
vcrnrtieiit that Sweden has assumed so auda
cious an attribute.
3d. Os having entered openly into bonds
of friend Chip with the French alfeunbliej, of
which hei rnajedy knows neither the reasons
nor the object.
4th. That it is notorious that the regent has
receive. 1 , confide*able {urns from the f rench to
be employed in armaments.
,th. 1 list ne is negotiating an alliance with
the French, the principal engagements of which
arc contrary to the interests ot Russia.
bth. i'hat her imperial majelly looks for an „
approaching rapture or. the part ol Sweden.
7th. Thar t the king does not employ all
the means in his powci for preserving thetran
♦juility o 1 i.is kingdom, and ot ail the North,
her imperial unjelly will proceed to the lull
extremity, £A~. 12c. He.
PARIS, 19 Prairial, June 7.
Tle report is general that a courier arrived
yesterday from the army of Italy, with the •
new of an infarieclion having broken out a
tfainll 1 ur troops, in a part of the country of
Lombardy. The movements appeared to have
been concerted, and took place in several
towns a; the fame time, at Pavia, at Milan, and
At Placentia. Thole towns hadlhut their gates,
aidit is laid disarmed the garrifdns. Buoita
p rtr presented himfelf witli his army at Pavia,
which refuled to fuirender to him. But the
general forced the town and imposed on it
heavy contributions, as well as on the others
that followed its example. He ordered a
number of the seditious to be shot, dud then
every one returned to his duty, and order was'”
reitoied. The military contribution required
from the rebels, is find to amount to lixty
millions.
afi Prairial, June 14.
Vadicr condemned to tianfportntion, as well .
tts Barren’, has been arrellcd at Touloufty and
conduced to Tji is.
1 his city is tranquil. The death-ftrokc giv
en two days {luce by Thibaudeau to the fac
tum of September has diictjnccrted l.kcwife
that of Babcrut The friends of the conspira
tors have tound themselves ahriofi obliged to
abandon them. Many of them have been ar
relled for the late movements. — Perlet.
Madame Ta 1. li e n is called our lady of Sep
tember.
It is faid,that Qrouet ha* again attempted
to escape trom his prtloo, bv a parachute. *
The Sentiiielle (of Louvet) announces letters
from War, bearing, that on the iath Floreal
the English had attempted to furpiin; the port
f Toulon. That the artillerymen hid been
ordered not to fire ; but fortunately they had
violated the cider, and beat oil the enemy’s
squadron; that, finally, the commandant has
been arrellcd.
ARMY of ITALY.
Letter from general Buonaparte to the Executive
Direßory.
“ Head-Quarters, Pefchiera,
13 Prairial (June 1 )
“ I have related the conspiracy o! Pavia, the
battle, and the taking of that town.
“ I set out for Lodi from Milan on the sth
I left th ere 110 more troops than were necelTa
ry lor the blockade of the Caitle. I left the
city as l entered it, in the midil of the joyful
fcpplaufe of ah afTembled people. I was far.
from thinking this a counterfeited joy, that the
plot was already laid, and a perfidious treason
on the point of hurtling into light.
I was scarce arrived at Lody, when gen
eral Delpinoy, commander at Milan, informed
me, that three hours alter my departure the
toctiu had been founded in a part ot Lombar
dy. They had publilhed the news, that Nice
was taken by the Englilh ; that the army of
Conde was ai rived by Switzerland upon the
territory of the Milancfe ; and that Beaulieu,
reinforced by (x 7,000 men, marched againlt
Milan. The pricils and the monks, armed
■with the poignard and the crucifix, excited
revolt, and Simulated affafliaiion. On all
sides, and by all means, they urged the people
to arm agaiuk the troops.. The nobles had
difeharged their domcftics, faying, that equali
ty did not permit them to be retained. All
tnofe affianced to the houle 6t Aullria, the
Shires, Tax-Gatherer*, &c. displayed them-
Idvc* in the lorcintolt rank.
“ The people of Pavia, reinforced by 5 or
? ca^unts besieged the 300 men whom I
had lelt m the cattle. At Milan, they endeav
oured to tear dowr. the Tree of Liberty, and
mmpled under feet the tri-coloured cockade.
, D J‘ r P , , no >' commander of th? place,
? C fl u , horflf - Some patfoels put this
p pie to flight, as cowardly as unruly. How
ever, the gate which led to Pavia war, occupied
Wh ° WaUcd rVCry the ar
rival °J th -peaUms lo introduce them. To
labour tkr.a it was ncccflkry. to found the
Columbian ifluteum,
charge; at the light of death obedience was
reitored.
•* As soon I was informed of this move
ment, I tunica back with aoo horlcand a bat
talion ol grenadiers. I demanded at Milan a
great number of hostages. I ordered those to
be Ihot, taken with arms in their hands. I de
clared to the archbishop, the- chapter, the
monks, and the nobles, that they Ihould be
relponljble to me lor the public trancjuiiity.
“ The Municipality allotted three livres a
head for each domcitic who was dilchargcd.
‘lFanquiiity being thus eltablilhed at Milan, I
continued my route to Pavia. The chief of
brigade, Lai rtr, commanding the moving co
lumn, attacked Eignafco, where 7 or 800 arm
ed peasants appealed inclined to defend them
selves. He charged them ; killed about a
hundred, and dispersed the rest. I immedi
ately ordered them to set fire to the village—
this, though neccirary, was not the left hor
rible. I wa: grievously afiVCtcd ; but I fore
f.i w Hill greater evils menacing the town of
Pavia. I lummonrd the archbilhop of Milan,
and lent him to the diltratted people of Pavia
from me with the annexed proclamation.
“ At day-break I arrived at Pavia. Theout
poft*. of the relicts were fccured. The town
appeared numfroufly filled, and in a llate ot
defence. The caltie had been taken and our
troops priToners. I ordered the artillery up,
and after firing fume shot at them, I fmfimon
ed the wretches to lay down their arms, and.
appeal to the genarofity of the French. They
replied that “ while Pavia had walls they would
not surrender!”
“ General Domartin ordered the fith bat
talion of grenadiers to advance with battle-axes
in their hands, and two eight pounders in front.
The gates were forced. The immense crowd
dilperfed, touk fheher in the cellars and upon
the house-tops, flriving in vain, by throwing
down tiles, to prevent our pafTage through the
streets.
“ Three times the order to set fire to the
city expired upon my lips, when I beheld the
garrison of the castle arrive, who, breaking
their fetters, came with cries of joy to embrace
their deliverers. I ordered them to be called
over—not one was wanting. If the blood of a
lingle Frenchman had been shed, I would have
erected on the ruins of Pavia a column, upon
which I would have inferibed—
“ Here the city of Pavia vjas !”
“ I (hot all the municipality-—arreftfed 200
liollages, and font them into France. Now ev
ery thing is perfectly tranquil, and I believe
this leflbn will be fufficient for the govern
ment of all the people of Italy
“ I demand the rank of commander of a
squadron of light, artillery for citiz?n Rosy.
captHin, who on that day particularly signalized
himfelf. “ Buonaparte.”
PRO CL AM A T ION.
Buonaparte to the people or the Milanese,
“ Head-Quarters, Brefcia , 9 Prairial, May 28.
“ The nobles, fiirfls , and Auff r ittn agents
tin fluid the people of theft charming countries.
The drench army, as generous as poxuefful , tv ill.
treat with fraternity the peaceable and tranquil
inhabitants. To the rebels they will be. terrible os
the fire from Ileavcn, and to the villages which
proted. them.
Art 1. tn confecvir.ee the commander in chief
declares rebellions ail the villages which will not
conform to his order of 6 Prairial (Max 2 r y ) The
generals zoill march againjl fuck villages for us
necefary to fab due them, and (hoot all isifio are
found with anus in their h ind'. The prirfls and
nobles remaining in th‘ rebel diflriclsffhallbe ar
rejicd as hcflages, and font into trance..
st. Ail tr.e villages, when the toefm is founded.
Jhall be burnt iminididlely. The commanders are
rcfponfibbe fo> the execution of inis order.
3. The villages upon thi territory where one
Frenchman is afjnffinated Jhall b- taxed, as a re
compense'. one thud of the whole contribution paid
to the Archduke in one rear, unkfs they name the
ijaffin, and dd'ver him up to the army.
4. T.x erv mar armed with a rroflut and ammu
nition, (hail be shot di redly, by order of the general
command.ng that divificn.
5. Every [pet where arms flail be found hidden,
fiall pav a third of its imposes as a recompence.
Every hou/h in., which a fie/ork is found /hall be
burnt, uniefs the proprietor declares to whom it be
longs.
6. All the nobles, or wealthy, convi&ed of ex
citing the *people to revolt, cither b\ di [charging
their domejlics, or by abvfe of the French, Jhall be
arrefled ns hcflages, transferred into France, and
the half of their revenues ccnfifcalal.
BUONAPARTE
t O N D O N, June 13.
IVcjiminJlcr Fleblion.
At the close of the poll the number were,
For Mr. Fox, - -
For S.r A. Gardner, - - 4810
For Mr. Tookc,, - . eßrq
The Deputy High BiliiT then proclaimed
the return, whereby he Hated that Mr. Fox
and Sir Alan Gardner were duly elected.
The burß ol applause from the multitude,
on hearing Mr. Fox declared so decidedly at
the head of the poll, fdlcd the air, and com*
rnunicated the tidings to every part of WrH
minfler. The Committee ol Sir Alan Gard
ner had publi(Tied a handbill, which fined
that “ willing to avoid any Hep that might
tend to irritate the the people, and
endanger the tranquility of the City of WeH
minHrr,” they requelted their friends not to
chair the Admiral—an acknowledgement on
their part, that lie was not the choice of the
people, and that therefore 1 triumph would ir
ritate their minds. Mr. Tooke was not pre
sent. As soon as the numbers were declared,
Mr. Tox returned thanks in a few words for
the kind partiality of the Eie&ors ; their im
patience for his triumph made it impolTihlc to
lay much ; he wa* hurried into the Car, which
w-as preceded by a b ind of nmfic, and a num
ber ot flags, with appropriate inferiptions, the
firft of which was—“ Fox and Peace !”
Among the captures from the gnemy in
Lloyd’s Lift of Saturday, is entered a Dutch
frigate of jfi gum, brought into Grcnock, in
conlequencc of a mutiny on board. We un
derstand this frigaie to have fallen into our
poHellion from the following finguiar circum
llance : after having don? confidcrablc damage
on the coalt of Scotland, it fell in w ith and
took the Marianne, merchant ship belonging
ta Glasgow Nat confidcrig his prize as t>
hilTieient consequence to fend into port, the
Dutch captain ordered her to be burnt. The
crew on board the frigatd had a dispute as to
the value of the prize, ar.d what might have
been in their proportion ot prize money ; and
confideting themselves as ill used by the cap
tain, who had ordered her to be burnt without
th’ ir concurrence, they confuted him and the
other officers below, took upon themselves the
command of the frigate, and \<h"th the aftilf
ance ol the crew of the Marianne carried her
into Grcnock.
June i.j.
It is now certain that there'will no impe
rial loan. The Baron dc Muller, who came to
this country on that bufmels, received this fi
nal anfwcr from Mr. Put on Saturday, “ That
no loan could l.e guaranteed or made in Eng
land. °
l rom the but authority we learn that the
Belligerent powers are all dilpofed for peace,
and that whatever the result of a battle on the
Rhine may be, it wfil only change the condi
tions of peace, but it will not do any tiling
m<>re. The-prelent campaign, we are allured,
is the laffi
It was extremely wife in the miuifter to de
lay all serious negotiations for peace till the.
new Parliament was chosen, becaule to make
peace, arid then cle& anew parliament, would
bringing in a let of men to legislate who
iiad no concern in the peace, and as Fnglilh
men, arc generally as much difpleafird with
peace as with w’ar, this would be loading the
executive-power with a doub’A degree of ref
poufibiiity, and wouid‘ie cqually-untair and
imprudent.
‘June 15.
Mantua. This much celebrated town has at
iail capitulated. It was blockaded by 12.000
men.
Beaulieu continued his precipitate retreat,
his army fullering incredible lodes.
Louis XVIII. It was General Wurmfer.
who noticed to the pretender, the emperor’s
orders to quit the army of Conde, and retire
to Rotheiiiburgh, in Suahiz.
June 17.
As we predicted in yeilerday’s Oracle, the
Funds continued to rife ; and in the certain
prolpcfcl ol p*ace, we have no douW that the
consequences will be a confirmation of our o
pinion.
Sir John Laforey died of a fever two days
before the Majeltic (on board which ship he
was coming home) made the land.
The following official note has been sent by
Nicholas Reimcke, the Swedish consul at Ha
vre, to cbizen Stanislaus Faure, editor of the
Havre Bulletin ;
“ Havre, 15 Prairial, June 3. ‘
“According to official intelligence, which
his excellency Baron Stael, amhaificior from
Sweden, has jult receiv’d from Stockholm,
;he apprehnfions of a rupture between Swe
den ana lluflis are wholly dissipated. This, I
hope, citizen, you will insert in your paper,
for the inlormation of the merchants of this
town in particular, and all that rnav iutereft
eu ia the event. Health and friend {hip !
N. Reinicke.”
June 18.
The Indefatigable, Capt. Sir Edward Pelew,
has captured and brought into Falmouth, the
French corvette Les ‘lrois Couleuis, m(fum
ing tei > guns and 70 men ; and the La Blonde,
of 1 b guns and 93 men.
The Santa Margaritta, captain Mirftn, has
captured the French frigate Thames, mounting
3b guns and 306 men. The Thames fiad 32
men killed and 19 wounded ; the Magaruta..
only two killed and three wounded.
The Unicorn, capt. Williams, has captured
the French frigate La Tribune, captain Moul-
HOll, mounting 44 guns, and had 537 ruen, 37
ot whom w-ere killed, and 13 wounded. The
Unicorn loft not a man. Capt. Moullton is by
birth an American, and is wounded.
The Dryad, capt. Beauclerk, has captured
the French frigate La Frolerpitie, mounting 42
guns and 343 men The French had 30 men
killed and 45 wounded. The Dryad had only
two killed and seven wounded.
From Italy the accounts Hate, that deputies
trom the Pope have'opened a negotiation for an
armifiice. General Buonaparte has required as
the conditions of the arrniilice, that the Apol
lo Belvedere, the Laocon, and other valuable
flames, fifty pictures, and fifty millions of li
vres, shall be delivered to the French republic.
The latter conditions however will, itfis fup
pof-d, be moderated at the intcrccffion oi the
court of Madrid.
June 20.
A letter, of which the following is m cx
traiit, has been received by the right hor. .lord
Grenville his majefiy’s principal secretary of
State for foreign affairs, from colonel Gra
ham. dated Peri, May 31.
Yeilerday morning tiie French artnv under
the command of general Buonaparte, confuting
of about 22.C00 men, forced the palfage o: the
Minico,at VaWgio.
General Beaulieu order'd the different corps
of his army to retire on Caitle Nuevo, except
the infantry at Goito, which, being put of the
garrison of Mantua, was sent back there, and
the difpofnions were so well made, that this
was executed without any loss. Every attempt
to mol?H them in their retreat, was not only im
mediately checked by the difiiaguifhed con
duct of the cavalry, both AuHrian and Neapo
litan, but the right of the French army was at
tacked, wfith great intrepidity and iuccefs, by
eight squadrons (Ilulans and the Neapolitan r -
giment du Roi) coming from Goito, who cut
down a great many men, took iomc prisoners,
(among them one of General Buonaparte’s
aides de-camp, and three other o.ficcrs)
and brought otf 150 horses.
This morning the army, with all the artille
ry, (except two pieces of cannon 101 l at Valeg
gio) ammunition, fiores and baggage, palled
the Adige in perfect order at Chiufa : in this
aifair the lols of the French mult have been
considerable ; that of the Aufirians is trifling,
and fell chiefly on one of the battalions of Stra
foldo, poHed at the bridge of Valeggio, but in
all it does not exceed 300 men, many of whom,
being wounded, could not be brought oil for
want of waggons.
This afternoon while the bridge at Chiufa
was removing, the French yppeared on the
l ijjitbank of the Adige, and began a cannon
ade, which was returned. It has continued
during all the time of the evening, with lcarce
lyauy loss on the fide of the Auilriaus.
Oi the ulterior of Fun;? the reports arc act
in'SeS
delivering up their arms, and T
new order ot things ; But thi the>
moft important as to the Hate of France ?
complete and dccifive victory obtained ’bv? 6
directory over the factions that a'iwS
capital. If our mini Hers make it then U
that they have been, ia all their f y ft er , V *
ported by the parliament, the Frriich!’
ty- bice members only wer e found to 1
Tall,en, and defend Drouet. againlt Wo ! ‘
dred and fifty-three, and if na\ tm u ’
rumour, the directory have
hen has beta in correfpondencc withn,
faifr™“r t o w,, . h ST h t
3 coovolr “"“ :h ’ 4
NaplCl has °L ,a *ned an armif.
-• f 1 ” engages, to pay a military contrib;
lions of 30 millions, and is to lend to Paris 4
■Dnk. aeKgwdu to W r.dud t a ILe v k
the directory. p CC
The Pope lends f.v.v plenipotentiaries for
the fame purpose.
I* : is at Paris laid, that-upon the report of
victory, gained by the left wing of the Yen'. \
army at Alterkrrchen, the initial nrnw'oS
the frcnchhdc of the Rhine hud beg,•. n tore
pais that river. New lurcelfcs ot ihe army o*’
■■he Meuse are rumoured, but there arc vn 4
orncial communicatfens on the fubj?6t. ;
June 2,
There is csery realon toA/elieve that the r”
port is true,.of the French squadron, so W
aeuiaed m C adiz, having joined the Duuu
fleet dt limed lor the East-Indies.
Wheat role again yelterday, at the Corn
ivlaiKet, which will, we fear, oblige i] )e con
ci aldermen again to vaife the aflize of bread.’
Englilh wheat is froinfio. to yes. p n
•erol 8 bufheis. Fine wheat, 78s to fcs ‘ ue ..
quarter. 1
R 0 S I 1) N, Aisguf 3.
His Britannic mayfly's frigate La RAF,
capt. Brrosford, of 2.8 guns, arrived in Hunt,. ,>t
road on bund ly lajl , atui on Monday tfbeing uve l
making for the road, uni within one league jeo n r z
light house, brought her too ; fit proved to be the
flow Sally, capt. J. Nrdfey, from Oporto, ton-oi
into this port. The. frigate pre/fed tie whole if
capt. Lindfty s crew, and detained their, and tie
vejel fix hours ; during which tune capt. 1., had
endeavored in vain to recover his men, one of u bon
was his mate, who had a protection, which bem?
/hewn to capt B. he /aid, “ he did not cure a d.:/,7n
for any protection from any judge in America, as
any of them would give a protection for a dollar,
even to.a real Evghjhmav.” However, siku ex
periencing great ivfult, capt. L. recovered Ids
mute, and the frigate detained two of his men. I:
is Juhfntfe i that there arc nearly eo Arr.rr'nns
prefied on board this frigate. She'was leftJteerinsr
E. by S. *
B e have had two arrivals from Capt-Francoi s
five cur lajl. Then concurrent in ‘or motion ii,
that the French have received by the’ late arrivals
fOm France but about 1 £OO or 2000 (roof's. Fiat
two dnifions of flips of war arrived ; but the, did
notform a veryfirmidahfc squadron. That a part
of their, fleet bad failed on acruife and beer, eery
Juc erf's [it. one of the frigates having captured eight
or nine fail of tree [ports, five of which had arrived
it tbs C .it., and the ref a ere /aid to h ivc rune inti
Port, Rico ; and th t the hfurgent fngite had
arrived there Jrom Nerv-ltork, and b'c'rj.t ir a
Portland /hip, which, it was fuppcfd, utull lc
condemned.
Alba ny, Avguf *.
It is reported, th it Lt. Guo. hint roe of Ijher
Canada, and Lord Dorckeflcr Governor i.eneiahf
his Britan vc Mnefy's pojjejftons m Amenta, hue
been recently recalled'jromthvr rfpittite gc.ail
ments'.
We have been roll, that Mr. J)E WITT his lt
clined flic appointment of bun ejor-C.ci.crul if ike
United States.
KEW- Y()RK, A upnft 9.
TOUGH SrOß't
Yesterday morning it was reported
with confidence* and generally belie ed
until noon, that the republican frigate
Concord had been captured by the Brit
ish frigate Thetis, and a variety of par
ticulars related to render it plauiibie
but, it has been difeovered to be the he
of the daVf circulated by those whole
willies corrcfpond with the lye—probn
bly for the purpose ofwounding thefeei -
ings of the friends of that gallant na
tion, the French republic. Ourlaftav
counts from the Concord were, that (he
was at a diltance,and of the Thetis, that
she was cruizing on the American coall,
in company with the Prevoyant and
HulTar, for the purpose of way-laying
fome unwary coasters, or other property
of the American citizens, agreeably to
treaty, to be adjudicated at Halifax,
Bermudas, New-Providence, or ft-ne
other Britiih port, receptacle of itult.s
goods.
Capt. Hubbel, arrived yesterday,
iS days from St. Thomas, that on the
12th July, an engagement took place on
the Ifiand of St. Martins, between a
French Frigate of 44 and tw
English sloops of war, one <, fl 6 and to
other of 28 guns ; but the Frenchrr.nn
beat them off: Shortly an Enghln
frigate of 32 guns bore upon h er >
but afquall coming on fepaiated them-
August 12 i
The following extraordinary tTrw
live is taken from the Danbury, (Con.,
paper of last Monday : <
<f Capt. Bretts and crew) of
dircftly from the Welt-Indies, infor-->
that after a severe thundery storm at e y>
they heard the cry of huynan voices,
the utmolt diitrefs : jmey
boat, a:vi fogn too“
No. 52.