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mr worthy fellr.v citizens.. The fortune of wnr *cr. merlv forced me for a while to live abroad, anting s in ce, for the firft time, vanquifbed bv the enemy, I have’ experienced a lecond Hate of exile. However mortifying to the feelings of a man who loves his country', the iatit fa&ory treatment I met with on the the enemy, the Engliih, and by tlie humane and faithiui support and afliftance they evinced towards my worthy countrymen and fellow fufferers, whole blood flowed by torrents m their country’s caul'e, have coniiderably loftencd the honors ot my lituation; nav, worthy Burgliers! I mud not conceal from y ou, that the noble liberality of the Engliih Nation face this bloody contest jtiftly entitles them to your admir ation.” . . , , • „ ‘January 18. The Parrs papers to the 14th instant inclusive were brought to us this morning by an ex press. Their contents are certainly important. Avery curious account of an infurredtion at Rome, from which very important changes are likely immediately to take place in Italy, and which will indeed moft probably lead to the overthrow of the Papal throne, is given in the follow ing very interesting c Extract cf a letter front Citizen Jofcph Buonaparte , Ambassador from the French Republic to the Court cf Rome . ; . Florence , Nivofe, (December 3 u) On the htb three persons canie to me and informed tic that a revolution was preparing, and that the in* furgents hoped for the ftp port of the French Govern ment. I that the epoch cf general peace did not appear to me to be that in which my Government ought to take any part tit evt nts which might retard it. And, as the French MiaiJUr , l enjoined them not to some again to me with fitch proport ions. Next evening Chevalier Azarba told me confidenti ally that be bad jujl hen with the Secretary cf State, Slid that it appeared probable feme imprudent persons mere about to attempt arising , which wo-uld be as un fuccefful, on account of the smallness cf their numbers, end their foolij). !> conduct , as that which was under taken fome months before. I learned at the Marchioness Maffitn't’s that four of the leaders of this affair were the Jpies of the Govern ment, which bad taken measures to defat the plan of the insurgents. I was informed the day after that a patrol had been attacked by about 60 men, and that two of the-Rope's dragoons were killed. Several of the insurgents wore the French cockade, and left as it were by mifiake a bagful, wbialTwere scattered about the place of meet ing. I went immediately to told him, jhat, fir froift *p e french cockade, I came to P/Ttjl s Sint to arrejl all who did not belong to the French Legation. These amounted only to the number of eight, and I pointed them out to him. The Cardinal Secretary of State went to dinner , and begged me to come to btm at 6 in the evening along with the Spdnif) Minifler. Qll my return boms I found Gen. Dupboz and Adj. Gen. Sberlock waiting for met We converfd upon the cbildijb attempt that bad been inadc at a revolution the night before. IVe bad fat down to table, when the porter came and informed me that about 20 men had presented tbemfeives at the gate of the palace, crying, ‘ Lii)e the Republic! Live the Roman People!’ One of them infijled upon /peaking to me* He had the ap pearance of a wild fanatic, and said , ‘ IVe are fee, and we come to demand the supfup port cf Francei’ I re plied to this extravagance by dejiring him and bis com panions to retire immediately from the jurifdiciion of France, or otberwife that Ljhould take firong measures againjl them The military men who were with me en deavored to convince them of the folly of their enter prise. Were the Government of the tbwn (said Gen. Sherlock) to point a fngle cannon againjl you, what would become of your pretended liberty? Upon this the man withdrew • - A French artijl came and informed nte that the ntim her of the multitude without increased, that handfuls •/*piajlres were thrown among them, and that the entry to the court was objlruSled. I drejfed myfelf in my di plomatic robe, and went into the court, accompanied by the French officers who were then in the palace. I heard a long dtfebarge of musketry. A party of cavalry bad penetrated into the midjl of the French jurifliSlion. A great multitude filled the court and the different fairs. But soon there were only to be seen persons dy ing, intimidated fugitives, and bold entbufiajis. . A company of fujiliers ctofely followed the cavalry. I ordered them to withdraw front the jurifdiSlion of France., They fell bach fame jieps, and the people ad vanced in proportion as they retired. But it appeared that the Papal troops bad only made this retrograde motion in order to be out of the rsatb ofpifioljhot, and to be able to make a general discharge of their mujhets without any danger to tbemfeives. I desired the Aid de Camp Beaubarnais and another French officer to endea v ,r to quiet the multitude, and I advanced myfelf, a long with Gens. Dupboz and Sherlock, to invite the troops to cease their fire , and so retire without the French jurifdiciion. Brave Gen. Dupboz, dccujiomed to conquer, threw kivifclf among the bayonets of the Pope's soldiers ; he prevented one from charging, and avoided the pujb of another . He was Jim ply a mediator between the two Parties. ’Stifled by bis courage, be proceeded as far as tbe gate Sepaiminiana. A soldier fired a musket at him , and the contents lodged in bis breafl. He fell, but rose again, and sup for ted bimfelf on bis fibre. A jecond Jhot extended him on the pavement, and about 50 more were directed againjl bis inanimate body. This brave warrior was to Lave been married next day to my filler inlaw. Though protebled by all the French artifls and mili tary who could gather around uie, I regained the palace mu< -b difficulty , which I found filled with the de.id, the dying, and the fugitives. It was now 6 o'clock. Two hours badpall'd Jince the r tffacre oj Gen. Dephoz and no member of the Govern ment bud yet appeared* The Span'jk aiul Tufcqn Mi~ niJLrs only haflekcd Jo the French palace tojharc hi the dangers to which l was expefd. No official c\r refpondsnes. took place between the Car dinal Secretary of State and me until i1 in the evening. I thought it my duty to leave Rome , and at % in the morning of the qtb Nivofe, 14 hours after the murder of Gen. Dupboz, I quitted this criminal city to go to Florence. ‘ Joleph Buonaparte concludes his letter by dating, that he will soon repair to Paris, to give lardier accounts of the crimes of the Clourt ot Rome, and to consult with the Directory on the punilhment which ought to be inflicted upon a government as cruel as pervious* The Miniflier of Foreign Affairs to Citizen Jofepli Buona parte. “ Paris, a2d Nivofe, (January ir.) u I Have received, Citizen, the diflrefling letter which you wrote to me on the (hocking events which took place at Rome on the Bth of Nivofe. The moft bale and perfidi ous viltany could not have been carried to a greater length. The French Republic will have a reparation worthy of herfelf; of this you may be certain. Receive then this assurance, tlie only eoalblation which can be given to him who has seen one of the best friends, and one of the moft intrepid defenders of the Republic, die by his lid . “ Notwithstanding the care you ‘ ave taken to conceal alinoft every thing which personally relates to your con duct on that horrible day, you have not prevented us from dilcovering that y u have supported with magnanimity the honor cif the French name.” . • February 1. Office of the Minlfter oj Marine cf France* ■ The Frieniilhip, a Prullian vcfiel, laden with tobacco, &c. is taken by the Fripanne of Havre, and carried into • Dunkirk. The Frederick William, a Prullian brig, laden with iron, corn, wheat, and drugs, commanded by Capt. Mel geret, and bound to Oporto, is taken by the Riboteur. privateer of Dunkirk, Capt.- Curriendes, and - carried to Oftend. . _ _ The Betley, a brig from Liverpool, lade * with earthen” • ware, &c. and the Mary (loop of Guernlby, laden with gin, spirits, rum, and fir planks, have been taken by tlie Courageaux privateer of St. Malo, and carried into the fame place. The Providence, ah Englifii brig, from Faro to Lon-: don, laden With oranges, lemons, and dried fruit, taken by the Entreprenant privateer of Brest, and carried into that port. The fame privateer has captured two other Engliih brigs* ‘P- Marie Julie, laden with fait, captured in palling the sands between Olonne and Bayonne by the Vauteur of Jersey, has been recaptured by the Triton privateer of St. Malo, and sent also to Brest. The Princess An, an Engliih packet, mounting 6 guns, and laden with sugar, oranges, and lemons, has been cap tured by the Beliiqueux privateer of St. Malo, C.ipt. Dur and, and carried to Mindeij. 1 he Swallow, an Engliih galliot, bound to Martinico, with fait provisions, taken by the Republican corvette la Chevrette, has been lent to Cayenne. The lame corvette has lent to Cayenne the Diana of Liverpool, with three shafts, copper bottomed, and an ex cellent sailer. She had come from the coall of Africa with 242 Blacks, who were all restored to liberty and dispersed -tiirough the plantations. A boat called B Importune, commanded by Cap:. Re baut, captured at anchor another three malted veflel, nam ed the Fortune, mounting two i3 pound howitzers, with, fome 8 and 6 pounders, bound from St. Christopher. This prize was alio sent to Cayenne. Ihe Polly, a three nulled veflel, bound from London to Martinico, and/laden with ammunition and warlike ltores, has been captured by the Vaiilante corvette, and conducted to the fame place. A brig under Swediih colors, laden with lemons and oranges, is taken by tlie Venus de Medicis privateer of Nantz. An Engliih (loop, laden with spirits and rani, is taken near Paimpol by the fhrinola privateer of St. Malo. The fame privateer has captured the Jeune Lodwick, bound from Embden to London, with oats. The Hereux Speculateur privateer of Cherbourg lias captured three velfels: the fir 11 an American with three malts, sent to Morlaix; the lecond laden with barlev, for Perros; and the third bound to St. Malo with the lame* The Lege re privateer of Dunkirk, Capt. Meyene, has sent a prize to Tahrfund* Ihe Anacreon -privateer, (dipt. Frefon, has captured a brig, 500 tons burchen, bound front Peterlburgh to Lon don, with iron, tallow, and hemp, which had entered The fame privateer had captured before, in the course of ten days, four other prizes of coniiderabie Value. ‘< , The Zelie privateer of St. Malo has captured near Start /Point an Engliih galliot, called the Dolphin, with cod Slli and oil, from Newfoundland* February 7. The Fanny transport, Robinson, from Cork to Halifax, was run on board of by the Briton tranf* port, arfa foundered; the crew and troops saved. The Ann and Mary, Mitchell, from New Providetice to london, was taken on 2d of January, in lat. 49. by La Vantaur privateer of 14 guns, and sent for Bor deaux. Re-noil's squadron have captured between Goree aiid Be*- nin, on the coast of Africa, 12 veflels, and were going from thence to BaiTa to take two vessels lying there. 1 he General Warren, - ■ • , from Havana, is loft* La Bonne Nouvelle privateer, of 20 guns and 120 men, from Brest, is captured by the Indefatigable frigate and brought into Plymouth. Glasgow , February 10. It gives us pleasure to ob serve that the Bank of England on Tuesday last resolved to fubicribe 200,c001, towards the -defence of the country, a proceeding which reflects the utinoft credit on the patri otic liberality of the meeting* This day’s Gazette contains accounts of the capture of 7 French and Spanilh privateers, mounting 94 guns besides swivels, and manned with 626 men. . February 13. ITie Congrei at Raftadt is (till employed m preliminary arrangements. The German Deputies have mtanmKsulty resolved, That %. memorial Ihoulibc drawn i un,- fending to cbtaih from the Mlnifterrof the French Re public feme modification of their exorbiunt-4enrmds.” In tlie mean time the French feein determined topoflels them* ielvcs of every IRoil# poll, on she IT.iiie. An u£Vton hap pened at Manheim on tlie 25th yit. between the Germans and French, in which the former (tillered confiderablv. Fifteen thousand French u-oops have entered the Pays de Vaud, Swilferland. It is rumored that the French General Berthier entered Rome on the 25th ult. and that the Pope and Cardinals have fled to Malta. The new Qovernmcnt of Holland is already organized; and tlie Dutch troops have been united* to thole of the French under the command of Gen. Joubert. Copenhagen, January 1 (i; The important events which are about to take place, and the commotions of which will be felt through all Germany, have determined the Court of Copenhagen to give orders to the chiefs of the army to recruit with vigor, to augment the number em ployed with the artillery, and to complete the corps of chafleurs. We have reafoh to believe that ,those prepara tions tor war are to fisrve, in .case of necellity, as a cordon ’ on the Elbe, to fecuce the Danilh poffeflions in Germany in tlieir neutral advantages. * 4 There exists already, between the King ot Sweden and. his young wife, a complete difference. Gen. Jaube, who advised the marriage;, is jjljip-aced. This, pair are so dif contentpd one with the otliqr that they cannot even conceal tlieir aniinolity fiotn‘the eyes of the public. When th® ‘ King (Lews himfelf all treinbie, and no perfondare to fay a word; he is always in a bad htimor. Ehrenlain, who has the direction of foreign affairs, has • great influence; but he is difeontented at the obstinacy of the King* He employs all bis efforts to feud a Minister to Paris. -They fear at Stockholm that France will offer Pomera nia to the King of Prullia. They write from Stockholm that the King and Queeh have already quarrelled on the day of their nuptials; and that even tlie marriage lias not been consummated. Hamburgh, January 24. The Executive Directory of the French Republic has caused to be notified to the -Courts of Prussia and Denmark, that it has given orders to a part of the troops it has in Germany to march against our city, if theie two powers will not concur in (hutting its port against British commerce* February 8. l*he Senate of Hamburgh did not hesi tate a lingle instant in granting to Leonard Bom-don all the demands he was charged to make in the name of the Exe cutive Directory* The presence of the emigrants being incompatible with that of the Envoy of the French Republic, 24 hours after his arrival they were informed, by found of trumpet, to quit this city immediately, which to them had been 4 kind of a capital. All the Engliih merchandiles have been seized on th® spot, the Englishmen expelled, and this free port for the firft time is lhut to all the vtfiels of the tyrants of the seas. Brujfels , January 28. The right wing of the of England, commanded by Klelier, will extend itfclf from Calais to the mouth of the Scheldt; a corps of French ®nd Batavian troops are also to lie aflbmbled at Flushing. January 25. War against the English Government is here the general cry; the workmen in the port, whole pa triotilm has made them forget their fufferings, have deposed on the altar of the country the sum of 22,481 livres one centime, which was due to them for lodging in tlie month of Frmftidor. :• Paris, February i They speak differently, in private assemblies, of the dc-lcent on England. Some citizens pre tend that it will not take place ; others affirm that there is great preparations for it making in all the ports. We call affirm, that’the French Government occupies itfelf ferioully on this lubjett, and that it has sent provisionally on the co.tfts of tlie Channel and Ocean 40 denii brigades of infantry, 34 regiments of cavalry,, two regiments of foot artillery, two regiments of horl'e artillery, four companies of workmen, four companies of miners, two battalions of Tappers, and two corps of pontoniers; the whole commanded by 18 Ge nera’s of Divilion, 47 Generals of Brigade, and 20 Adjut ant Generals, amongst whom we remark the Generals Ber thier, Kilnvame, Marefcot, Klebei 1 , Ghampiorinet, Mafle na, Serhirier, Victor, Lafne, Vieux, Vanddme, Riche paufe, Ney, and Adjutant General Heudelet, and, in Ihort, a number of others well kriown h 1 the armies. February 4. When the proclamation of Citizen Rudler was publilhed in the Priiffian provinces on tlie left bank ot the Rhine, which he was charged to unite to France, a re feript was publilhed, ligned with the King’s own hand, de claring, that it was not in his’ power to hinder this union, and that the whole would be regulated at the Congress at Raftadt* February 9. Budriaparfe left Paris yesterday, to vififc the cantonments of the Aftny of England along the coast ; tlie greater part of the.ofiicers of the Etat Major of this army departed at the fame time* February lo* It is believed that the journey of Gen* Buonaparte to the edafts of the Ocean alid Channel will be for five or fix weeks ; his Ipoule remains at Paris. After him are gorte the Generals of Division Defaix, Kleber, andCafarelli Dufalga; each one of them is to visit firft the part of the coast where he is not to command; it is an ingenious idea, and one by means of which they will be able to compare what may particularly strike them, and as sure the exadtnel's of their measures. February 14. We have not yet received any news from Rome. We believe that the French troops were to enter it on the 14th Phrvkffe; but the courier expected from Gen. Berthier is not yet arrived. What has been announced of the flight of the Pope and Cardinals is not certain. Bad weather and deep fnowi have retarded the march of the French troops. We have received the news of many of the cities of R o* rtiagnia having revolutionized themfelves* The letters from Rome of the aoth January speak of nothing but public prayers, falls, and proeeHums, February 15. The Courier of the Gironde announces that the fleet of Admiral Breuix, composed of 19 veflels of the line, including those of Venice, has ente wd the port of Cadiz, and has united itfelf with the grand fleet • Spain.