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tua, the fiege of which the French had been obliged to raife. He collected an army of 25,000 men. The fate of Italy was not then decided; it was fufpended in doubtful scales. Buonaparte haftened to Lonado, to ascertain the number of troops that he could detach from it; but was surprised upon his arrival to receive a deputation, who had come to fummon the governor to furrender, becaufe, faid this meffenger, "it is completely invefted, and cannot be relieved." From the pickets of cavalry, the French general concluded, that different columns were approaching his principal guard, and that the road from Brefcia to Lonado was already intercepted at the bridge of St. Marco.

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He was then convinced, that the communication could only be intercepted by the wrecks of the vanquifhed divifion, who having collected after the defeat, were endeavouring to effect a paffage. The conjuncture was extremely embarraffing. At Lonado, he had not above 1200 men; he ordered the meffenger to be brought to him, and made him take the bandage off his eyes. I told him,' fays Buonaparte, "that if his general had the effrontery to take the commander-inchief of the army of Italy, he had only to advance; that he ought to know that I was at Lonado, as every one knew that the Republican army was at that place ;that all the general officers belonging to the divifion fhould be refponfible for the personal infult he had been guilty of towards me and I affured him that if his divifion did not in the pace of eight minutes lay down their arms, I would not fhew mercy to one of them. The messenger appeared confounded at finding me there, and in an inftant the whole column laid down their arms. It confifted of 4000 men, two pieces of cannon, and fome cavalry. It had come from Gavardo, and was endeavouring to find a paffage to effect their efcape."

On the 18th, the two armies atracked each other with great energy-the French were every where victorious, and their fucceffes exceeded their most fanguine expectations; they took eighteen pieces of cannon and about two thousand prifoners, and drove the remainder of the Auftrians in al directions; but their troops, haraffed by fatigue, could not purfue them more than three leagues. General Wurmfer a few days afterwards collected his troops together, and intrenched himself behind the river Mincio, near Pefchiera, and extended his

left to Mantua. The French General Maffena attacked the Auftrians in their entrenched camp on the 6th of Auguft, routed them, took twelve pieces of cannon and feven hundred prifoners. Thefe events obliged General Wurmfer to abandon the line he had formed along the Mincio. On the next day part of the Republican army marched to Verona, where they arrived at ten o'clock in the evening; but the rear-guard of the Auftrians were ftill at Verona, the gates of which were fhut, and the drawbridges drawn up. The French imme. diately began to force the gates with their heavy artillery, and in lefs than a quarter of an hour, they entered the town, where they found a quantity of ammunition and provifions, and made feveral hundreds prifoners.

In confequence of thefe fucceffes, the French resumed their former pofitions, and the Auftrians fled to the defiles of the Tyrolefe.

Thus the Auftrian army, which for fix weeks before had menaced the invafion of Italy, has (to use the words of Buonaparte) vanifhed like a dream, and Italy, which was threatened with the greateft difafters, became at once tran quil and compofed.

During the temporary retreat of the French, the inhabitants of Bologna, Ferrara, and particularly thofe of Milan, manifefted the most determined courage and the most ardent zeal and attachment to the cause of the Republic.

The executive directory of France have lately replied to a message from the council of five hundred relative to completing the Military Officers of Ma. rine, in which the directory declared that nothing had been neglected by them in the great work of the organi zation and regeneration of the Marine and arfenals of the Republic.

Defermonde, in the council of five hundred, made, in the courfe of the month, an interefting report on the contributions and mandats, wherein he obferves, That it was fixed by the laws of the 28th Ventofe, and the 14th, and 15th, of laft Germinal, that mandats fhould not be otherwife confidered than as me. tallic money, and they were therefore received at their nominal value in all payments, and in all the offices; that be had pointed out, on the 15th of Ventofe, in fpeaking of affignats, the advantages of leaving paper money to its relative value; notwithstanding this, the Republic adopted other principles in the law

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At the clofe of this important report, the council of five hundred ordered it to be printed, and refolved itself into a general committee.

of the 28th Ventofe, and in the other dividuals, the mandats were not allowed laws which followed it. The legifla- to be refused, nor could they be enforced' ture thought that the regulation made for more than their relative value, accordin favour of mandats, would have affured ing to the law upon the landed contrithem the nominal value; but they were bution. disappointed. They then faw the neceffity of raifing contributions, according to the relative, and not the nominal value of mandats. They took the wife precaution of not leaving mandats to the mercy of ftock-jobbing; and in taking the common price as the regulation of their value, they rendered their condition interefting to all Frenchmen. Having established this rule for the payment of contributions, “why,” said he, "fhould not the legislature extend it to all other tranfactions, as well between citizen and citizen, as between citizens and the government ?"

He then recommends the modification of the laws refpecting mandats, and to keep to their engagement of giving the national domains to the holders of them. He remarks, that all the enemies of liberty were anxious to prevent the fale of the national domains." They delude," faid he," with promises of loans, and affert that fales by auction would produce more abundant resources. But loans are not to be depended upon till peace fhall have reftored confidence, and confolidated public credit.” He adds, that it was, no doubt, defirable that the credit of the mandats bore a fairer proportion to the value of their pledge; but as long as venders are obliged to fell, and he that purchases is fubject to fufpicion and uneafinefs, the difcredit of the object for sale is an unavoidable confequence. When uneafinefs and diftruft are removed, mandats will fpeedily rise in their credit. That mandats had and did ferve for the exchange of affignats, and that large quantities of the latter were kept in the departments, by citizens who intended to employ them in purchases, and who then reckoned on employing the produce of their exchange; it would be unjust to deprive them of purchafing on the terms of the law of the 28th Ventofe. He then exhorted the council of five hundred to maintain that law in all the difpofition made for the alienation of the national domains, but to reform it in fome other refpects, and alfo those which followed it, refpecting the difpofitions that refer to the nominal value of mandats. He wifhed them to announce to the whole Republic immediately, that the law of the 15th Germinal was no longer permitted to be abused; and that in all transactions, between inMONTHLY MAG. No. VII.

On the 28th of July, the inhabitants of the communes of Marseilles denounc ed to the council of five hundred the affaffinations committed by the anarchists during the laft election. It was adopted upon the motion of Dumolard, that, before a commiffion fhould be named, a meffage be fent to the directory, to know, firft, what paffed at Marfeilles during the last election? fecondly, what was done to prevent the effufion of haman blood?

In the beginning of Auguft, Thibau deau made a report to the council of five hundred, upon the infurrections which had taken place in the commune of Mar feilles. Thibaudeau concluded by propoting, to declare null the elections made at Marfeilles by the primary affemblies, and to charge the directory to provide, against the enfuing elections, for the reinstatement of the municipal officers, juftices of the peace, and affeffors, who ought to have been nominated. The council adopted the plan of the refolution, and the report was ordered to be printed.

In the council of five hundred, on the 26th of July, Chenier made his report respecting the feftivals of the 14th of July, and 10th of Auguft; and the council resolved," that the festivals of the 14th of July, and the 10th of Auguft, shall be celebrated on thofe days throughout all the communes of the republic from this time forward."

GERMANY.

The progrefs of the arms of the French republic has either compelled or perfuaded feveral princes of the empire, with the duke of Wurtemberg at their head, to fhake off all dependance upon their trembling chief. He has the additional mortification of deploring in fecret his weak compliance with the requests of the British minifter, in recommencing hoftilities, which in a few weeks have deprived him of the " garden of Europe," "his poffelfions in Italy, deftroyed or difperfed his brave troops, and brought the avenging arms of his enemies upon the borders of thofe territories which have long been the residence of his family.

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In the beginning of Auguft, the Im perial diet at Ratisbon, concluded upon fending advice to the Emperor at Vienna, That the wifh, repeatedly manifefted, of terminating this ruinous war which is ftill profecuting, by means of an accept able peace with France, be again laid before his Imperial majefty, and that his majefty be most feriously and urgently requested to accelerate that defirable object by all the means in his power."

Befides this advice, it was refolved, to fend deputations to the French generals. The circle of Françonia is faid to have fent deputies already, to negociate for an armiftice with the French generals. HOLLAND.

The convention of the republic of Holland, in a late meeting, made fome important alterations in matters relating to religion. They determined that all the inhabitants of the republic were free to exercife without moleftation any mode of public worship whatever to which their opinions might lead them. That there fhould be no established religion in the republic, that the use of bells in calling perfons to public worship fhould be prohibited. They allowed Jews to become citizens of the republic, and empowered them to be come purchafers of lands in the fame manner as other citizens.

POLAND.

On the 9th of July, count Von Hoym, minifter of ftate to the king of Pruffia, attended at the palace of Warsaw, to receive the oaths of homage, and allegiance from the delegates of the eftates of Poland.

In a fpeech of confiderable length, he called the occafion of their meeting "the moft momentous to man with regard to his focial relations."" Long has this excellent country," faid he, "fo richly gifted by nature, been the theatre of devaftation; for many years paft has this noble and brave nation been a prey to anarchy and defolating confufion." He attributed the misfortunes of Poland to a paffion for miftaken liberty. He exhorted the Poles to look upon the prefent fituation and condition of the Pruffian territories, as a fpecimen of the happiness they were about to enjoy.

In a ftrain of impreffive eloquence, he enumerated the various bleffings and ad

vantages which would attend a quiet fubmillion to the will of his fovereign the king of Pruffia; and without mentioning the depofed monarch of Poland, he.concluded with exhorting them to pledge themselves by a folemn oath in the face of the Divinity. EAST-INDIES.

The laft difpatches from the Eaft-Indies have developed the origin and caufe of the mutinous behaviour of the native batta lions, which had created a confiderable alarm at Calcutta.

The public fervice requiring that troops fhould be fent to Malacca by fea, the 15th battalion of feapoys, on a propofition from their officers, voluntarily offered themselves to embark; the proposition was repeated to them at three different times, in order that they might have full leifure to deliberate upon it, and form their determi nation; and they again repeated their acquiefcence.

The British government in India, fenfible of the prejudice of the Hindoos against a voyage by fea, and ever attentive to them, expreffed their approbation at the zeal of the 15th battalion, in voluntarily undertaking fervice which was left to their option to accept or decline. Convenient fhips, were prepared for their accommodation, and every precaution was used to provide wood and water, under the inipection of officers and men felected and deputed by the faid battalion, to fuperintend the provifions.

After many days, to the astonishment of government, the battalion, without any reafon whatever, retracted the acquiefcence which they had voluntarily and deliberately given this was confidered as a defertion of their duty as foldiers; but their fubfequent conduct was fuch as to leave them without any title to forgivenefs. They went for many days in a state of actual outrageous muiny; and when required by colonel Erfkine, to lay down their arms, had the audacity, to fire on the 29th battalion,

For this conduct, the council at Calcutta order it to be declared, that the 15th battalion of native feapoys has been broken with infamy, and its colours burned, and that their cafe fhould be published in the Perfian language and difperfed.

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N the 27th ult. the company passing to and from the levee at St. James's were much interefted by the appearance of five Sepoys and two Lafcars, who came over in one of the rice hips from India. They delivered a petition in behalf of themselves and their other diftreffed countrymen now in England, praying to be sent home by the earliest ship. Mr. Dun das promised that their request fhould be complied with.

At the Surrey affizes, a monster, of the name of Theophilus Bridges; a Button-maker, of St. George's Fields, was tried for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Monk, his apprentice. It appeared that this man had had feven apptentices from the guardians of the Afylum; that these unfortunate creatures were kept to work in a confined apartment, from 4 in the morning to 8 and sometimes 10 o'clock in the evening; that their meals were altogether infufficient; and that inability or neglect was punished with beating, or deprivation even of their feanty meals. A repetition of these punishments was fuppofed to have caufed the death of the deccafed; but the evidence of a furgcon tendering the cafe doubtful, the jury brought in a verdict of Net guilty. A true bill was afterwards found against this wretch, for a rape; and he remains in cuftody to take his trial at the next allizes.

On the 29th, one of the powder-mills on Hounflow-heath blew up. Four perfons unfortunately perifhed.

The quantity of victualling ftores shipped off from the Red Houfe, Deptford, in the month of June, amounted to 90,000 tons!

Aug. 3d. This morning were executed in the Old Bailey, John Henry Gade, for forgery, and William Greaves, for burglary, the latter had been tried 19 times at the Old Bailey.

4th. This day the plan of Mr. G. Dance for improving the legal quays, and making others at St. Catherine's, and the Bridge-yard, for the accommodation of the port of London, were read, and agreed to by the court of common council.

4th. This day a young woman was brough before alderman Plumer, at Guildhall, charged by her own father with having ftripped his lodgings of various articles. The magiftrate ordered her to the house of correction for one

month.

5th. Another powder-mill blew up, at Hatton, near Hounflow. No lives were loft.

9th. A curious cri kat-ma ch was played at Walworth, between elevenGreenwich penfioners with one leg, and eleven others with one arm. Those with one leg had the first innings, and got 93 runs; the one arms in their firft innings go but 42. On the following morning, the match was played out, and the men with sne leg finally beat thofe with one arm, Ey 103 runnings.

16th. About two o'clock this morning, a fre broke out at Mr. Broadwood's, a mufical instrument-maker, near Golden-square, which confumed the whole premifes, &c.

18th. A youth of 13 was this day refcued from drowning in the New River, by the hu mane and honourable exertions of Mr. Rider, printer, of Little Britain, who was accidentally paffing. The boy had funk to the bottom, and Mr. R. was obliged to dive after him with his clothes on.

A furvey of the Thames from Deptford to Gravefend is shortly to take place; the foundings in many places having altered within these few months.

22d. This afternoon an unfortunate affair took place in the houfe of the late Mr. Yates, the comedian, at Pimlico, A Mr. John Yates, his nephew, and a Mifs Jones, had had a dif pute about the right of poffeffion of the houfe, and Mr. Yates having taken a walk into the garden, on Monday afternoon, he was bolted but by Mifs Jones. On his return, he endea voured to force his way through a window into the house, but being resisted by a friend of Miss Jones's, of the name of Sellers, who tried to intimidate him with a piftol, a foufflé enfued, and the piftol going off, mortally wounded Mr. Yates. Mr.Y. died on Tuesday, and on Wednefday night the coroner's jury brought in a verdict of wilful murder against Mifs Jones and her two friends, John Sellers and Richard Footner; a confederacy being supposed to exift between them.

25th. An inquifition was held on the body of W. F. Carpenter, efq. an American gentle man, who was killed in a duel, in Hyde Park, on Sund..y morning, with a Mr. Pride, another American. The jury, very judiciously, found a verdict of wilful murder against the parties con cerned.

Four thousand one hundred and twenty-nine veffels laden with grain have entered the port of London fince October last. In the third week of Auguft alone, there have been imported 20,552 quarters of wheat.

Marriages in and near London. John Winflow, efq: fon of T. W. efqs of Twickenham, to Mifs Hodges.

Mr. Peete, furgeon, of Dartford, to Mifs Campbell, daughter of D. C. efq. of the Adelphi.

T. Bainbridge, efq. of Warwick-lane, to Mrs. Rowlandfon, of Bedford-row.

At the Earl of Clanbraffil's, Stanh pe-street, May-fair, C. Codrington, efq. of Gloucester, to Mifs Foley, daughter of the Countess Clan. braffil.

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Col. S. Poyntz, of the ft regiment of lifeguards, to Mrs. Whitfield, relict of J.W.efqrof Watford.

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At St. James's, Jofeph Mawbey, efq. fon of Sir J. M. bart, to Mifs Henchman, daughter of T. H efq. of New Burlington-freet.

Mr. John Graham, of St. Paul's church-yard, to Mifs Swan, of Egham.

Richard Gimbert, efq. of North-end, Fulham, to Mifs Atkins, of Piccadilly.

M. A. Jennings, efq of Jamaica, to Mifs St'mpfon, of Gower-ftreet, Bedford-square.

At St. Pancras, G. H. Leycester, efq. to Mifs C. Mortimer.

R. H. Kennedy, efq. to Mifs Bourke, of Calherton.

At Iflington, John Hammond, efq. of Trumpstreet, to Mifs A. Baker.

Jonah Tatnal, efq. of the Bahamas, to Mifs Cooper, of Guildford-street.

T. N. Parker, efq. of Worcester, to Mifs Browne.

Deaths in and near London.

At Little Chellea, Lady Gordon, wife of Sir W. G. K. B. By her ladyship's demife, Sir W. lofes 7000l. a year, as the eftate of GarringtonHall, left her by Mr. Phillips, her first husband, goes to his family.

In King-ftreet, St. James's, 49, Baron Auguftus de Zaftrow, of the electorate of Hanover,

At Shawfield Lodge, near Bromley, whilft on a vifit, Joseph Stanley, efq. of Austin-friars, and of the house of Gordons and Stanley, Limestreet.

At his house in Fludyer-ftreet, Whitehall, John Bell, efq. many years first commiffioner for taking care of fick and wounded feamen and prifoners of war; and afterwards under-fecretary of ftate to the late Marquis of Downshire.

In Albemarle-ftreet, Mrs. E. Adam. At his houfe in Grosvenor-fquare, W. Drake, efq.

Rev. Mr. Fielde, M. A. Rector of St. Anne's, Alderfgate-ftreet, and under grammar-mafter of Chrift's Hofpital.

In Piccadilly, R. Beckford, efq. late M. P. for Leominster.

At Turnham-Green, o, W. Lloyd, efq. admiral of the white flag; he died without iffue and has left the principal part of his property to T. Stepney, efq.

In New Broad-treet, Mr. T. Champion, lately arrived from Bombay.

At Harlow, Effex, 66, Mr. John Wenham, of the Poultry.

At Steyning, Suffex, M. Campbell, efq. one of the Directors of the Eaft-India Company.

In Great Portland-street, Jer. Watson, efq. In Brook-ftreet, Grofvenor-fquare, John Krupp efq.

At Pentonville, Mr. John Redhead, one of the bridge-mafters of the city of London.

In Welbeck-ftreet, Lady St Aubyn, relict of the late Sir J. St. A. bart. and the wife of John Baker, efq. of Oakes.

In Devonshire-reet, Mrs. March, reli&t of the late J. M. efq.

In Stratford-place, Mifs Cofway, only daughter of R. C efq.

Mr Jofiah Robarts, of Mile-end. Mr. Edmonfon, of Warwick-fireet, heraldpainter. This unhappy man put an end to existence on the road near Hampstead, by cutting his throat.

On the 25th puta period to his existence, by fhooting himfelf, Michael Pope, efq. an eminent merchant, refiding in Finfbury-fquare. This melancholy catastrophe is faid to have been caused by fome unfortunate engagements in the corn trade. The coroner's inqueft, which fat on the Saturday following, brought in a verdict of Lunacy. Mr. Pope has left behind him a family of nine children, all of whom being in the house when the fatal deed was committed, of their unhappy fituation no words can convey an adequate idea.

chant, of Bucklebury. He shot himself in On the 25th, Jeremiah Royds, efq. a mertown, after riding the fame morning from his country refidence. at Hornfey. Mr. R. was a gentleman of opulence, and of the most respect able character.

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through the High-street, Bridge-street, along
the bridge, and to the weftward as far as the
Lime-kilns, and to the eastward by the low road
to the Land Arch, where a halt was made, and
the grand honours given. On the centre of
the bridge a very animated oration was spoken
by the Rev. Brother NESFIELD. Brother
BURDON, Grand Master, alfo addreffed the
brethren, and expreffed his obligations to Bro-
ther WILSON, the Architect, and to Brother
SCARTH, the Senior Grand Warden, for his
affiftance in the work.
were then again repeated, and the bridge was
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declared by the Grand Mafter to be open, and
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