Star. — London, England, 1802-09-30 00:00:00

.-.,.,....• AFFAIRS OF SWITZERLAND. As the affairs of the Swifs Cantons are becoming every day more ferious, it will not be unintereft ing to the Public to be better acquainted with the character of the perfon who is the leader of thofe brave men who are now endeavouring to recover their liberties, and to free Switzerland from the abjea dependence on a foreign power. ALOYs kEDING ) the valiant Chief of the Inde pendent Cantons, and who, if we are not mit taken, is deftined to make a dillinguithed figure in hiftory, ftudied the art of war in the fervice of Spain, in which he attained the rank of Colonel. A !port time previous to the Revolution, he had retired into the folitary vallies of his native coun try, and devoted his leifure to friendfhip, to the Mutes, and to the cultivation of his lands. He had long willed for an amelioration of the fcederal fyftem, and that I is country should enjoy ufeful and true liberty ; but his heart "evoked at the idea of a revolution effected by a Foreign Power, and at the Rill more abhorrent idea of feeing his coun try fall under the dominion of France. Such are the motives which induced him to re fume the fword, and to thew himfelf worthy of the Helvetian name, and of his brave anceftors. The 101 l of a young wife, whom he tenderly loved,had left a profound melancholy on his mind, which made him perhaps more eager to feek the perils of battle. Wary,loyal, brave, attached to his coun try, and poifeffing great coolnefs in profperity as well as in adverfity, he became, in a thort time, the favourite and the hope of the people. From the bravery and !kill with which ALOYS REDING defended his country, when the French full invaded Switzerland, we may judge what he is now capable of performing fhould they return. With a few hundred men he repeatedly routed a whole army ; and was at Taft obliged to yield to terms only by the treachery of Priefts, and a con 'taut diminution of his numbers. Like LEON tras of old, waiting a certain and glorious end at the pats of Thermopyle, fuch was RIDING at the head of his troops on the famous heights of Morgaften. Upon this occafion he made the following remark. able fpeech to his foldiers, of which the authenti city is confidered unqueftionable Brave Comrades, beloved fellow Citizens ! The dzeifiez moment is now arrived. Surroundal by enemies, and defected by our friends, ft only remains to know if we will courage. tray imitate the example formerly Set by our anceftors at Mar gulies: An akuoft certain death awaits us. If any one fears it, let him retire: we will not reproach him. Let us not irrl pore aro each other at this Woos hour. I would rather hive a kmalrod men on whom I could depend, than eve hundred who, M ight =aim eonfo fi on , and , by a perfidious retrenthe brave men who would fWI defend them- Om. As to toyfelf, I promife mot to abandon you even in the great& danger. MATH AND 1110 RETREAT. If you par. ="tmy refolodoo, let two men come out of your ranks, (wear to me in your name that yeti Wilk bittenl to your • promiks." The foldiers, leaning upon their' arms, liftened in filence, and with a religious awe, to the words of their Chief; tears dropped down the cheeks of thofe manly warriors; and when REDING bad done (peaking, a thoufand voices exclaimed," We will partake your lot we will never abandon you ! Then two men came out of each rank, and gave their hands to RIDING in token of fide• lity in life and death: This treaty of alliance be tween the Chief and his foldier s was (worn in open air, and in the face of Heaves : it bears marks of Patriarchal manners, worthy of the golden age. The following Extrafts are from the French Papers received this morning : TO CITIZEN MONNOD, NATIONAL PREFECT OT THE CANTON OP YAVS. " Citizen Prefed, I am direded by China &nun, Se. emery at War, to inform you, that a eander who reached heed quarters yeftaday evening, by way of Lucerne, has brought difpatches, fisting that a column, andifting of woo of the peefamy of the canton of Zurich had joined the Hei se army, and that a reinforcement al about 400 men, pro ceeding in two corps for that city, has been beaten by our troops of the line and Wilda, and particularly by our horfe elegem, who difperfed tbefe infurgents, after killing a number at them and taking forty prifoners. It is probable, that if or ders tar fdpending ludtilitics had not boat difpaebed on Turd day loft, oar troops would have entered Zurich. • (*Pa) RENGGILR,. Secretary of State for the Interior." TO THE NATIONAL PREFECT OF THE CANTON OF TAuD. • Citizen Perfect, I have to acquaint you, that according to advices this moment received, the French Government has given orders for the march of two dend-bripdes, to place themfehres at the difpofal of the Helvetic Government, and by that means to MU in *prating the preknt difturbaneee. You are requeftcd to make this information as public as pot able. Republican Situation." • Signed as above. Blase, SEPTEMBER I7.—The following are the IA details which can give any idea of our craft pofition : This morning the courier brought in telligence, that the troops, with the red and black cockade, blocked up all the roads. At Hilchberg he learned that their bead quarters were at So leure. It is not true that the famous Cattle of Arbour g has Surrendered, but unfortunately it is not fupplied with ptovifions, and is garrifoned only with two companies of picked troops. Fribourg has re-conftituted itfeif this night, and adopted the forms of its old government. The number of the infurgents now in arms is Rated to be mom It souß be allowed that they obkrve drift difcip line ; and what appears inconceivable militia this efferrefcence no patriot has been ill-ufed by them. General ANDiRMATT again bombarded Zurich , the whole day on Monday. Thelown confined itfelf to a mere defence. It fent a deputation to him, who received only evafive antwers, and (carte Sad it returned, when the bombardment re-cons- Mewed. Betides howitzers, ANDIIILNATT canted red-hot ballets to be teed, .and threw into the town alto infiammatovy compofitions, Some of which fell on the Hofpital. At hi the Commit- Sonar of the Central government, C. Mai, re flora order, and put an and to hollilities. Old General Brawn, at thelead of tsoo men of Ar- Ittrvia trnd•Zurich, occupies, at tbe prefent mo ment, the heights of Hogg, and Aansamarr is polled OD dist Albis with 700 MO* wilosn hs has *ill left. RIDING is on die frootiets t *ids woo pen. ' To est: kate ps fess the prefent crifis they now ilk of creating a central power, capable of unit ing au parties, and of com manding confides's, bo* at home sad sjaroad. STA7I PAPERS. RATI9IIOII 9 Sur. t6.—The two notes which the Minifters of the mediating Powers delivered to the Direitorialiler, and which were read in the fitting of the i4th, were as follow : NOTI OP THI TRENCH MINUTIA. The underfigned Minifter Extraordinary of the French Republic to the Diet of the Germanic Em pire, has taken the earließ opportunity of tranf-, 'pitting to his Government the refcript communi cated by the fub-delegate of Bohemia to the erre ordinary Deputation of the Empire, in the fitting of the 24th of Auguß, and communicated alto to the underfigned on the agth of the Paid month. — He is charged to tranfmit to the Deputation the following obfervai ions :—The FIR sr Coxsur. I, been much affeacd to fee that his intentions for fecuring the peace and profperity of the Germanic Bodyhave been mifunderftood, fince they reproach him with not having artfwered the overtures made by his Imperial and Royal Majefty, fince the con clufion of the Treaty of Luneville, and having thus retarded to Germany, that interefting portion of Europe, the advantages of the Peace, he mull declare, that the overtures which, though confi dential and fecret, are at prefent publicly allud ed to by the Court of Vienna, far from being cal culated to procure the execution of the 9th ar ticle of the Treaty of Luneville, could tend on) , to remove, rather than to indicate the means of providing for the indemnification of fo many fecular Princes who had fuftained fuch con fiderable loffes ; their only objea was to regu late the Indemnification of the Archduke Faso:- WAND, by employing lay and hereditary domi nions. The projeas of the Court of Vienna tended to extend its territory beyond the Lech, and their effea confequently would have been to crate Ba varia from the number of the powers. Juftice and generofity, which are always the firft heard in the heart of the Fizsr Consul., made it a law with him, to forget what wrongs the Eleaor might have done to the Republic, and not to fuffer to perith a Rate weakentd and threatened, but however hitherto fecured by the policy of the governments interefted in maintaining a jut equi librium in Germany ; for if the equilibrium of Europe requires that Auftria fhould be great and powerful, that of Germany requires that Bavaria' fhould be preferved entire, and proteoed from all farther invafion. What would become of the Germanic Body, if the principal Rates which corn , pore it ihould fee their independence every mo ment endangered ? and would • not the honour even of that ancient federation fuffer, by weaken ing a Prince whore Houfe has concurred in fo honourable a manner to the eftablifhment and fupport of the Germanic Conftitution ? It is not then at Path that the in fi nnations of the 1 Court of Vienna, in regard to the affairs of Ger i many, could be received, and though it has fince renewed them at Peterlburei, they could not meet with better fuccefs- The great and gene rous foul of the Emperor ALEXANDER could not permit him to nested the interefts of Bavaria, which were recommended to him alto by the ties of blood, and by every confideration of found policy. Having been unable to fucceed,, either atPeterfburgh or Paris, the Court of Vienna neverthelefs purfued at Munich the execution of its projeBs, and it was the communication of his , uneafinefs made by the Ele6or to the French and Ruffian Governments, which contributed above all to Make them feel the neceffity of uniting their influence to protect the hereditary Princes, fecure the execution of the feventh Article of the Treaty of Luneville, and not to fuffer to fall to the loweft rank one of the oldelt and net long ago one of the moll powerful houfes of Germany. —The underfigned, therefore, is 'charged to declare to the Deputation, that the States of his Serene Highnefs the Eleaor Palatine of Ba varia, as well as the poffeffions deftined for him as indemnities, and as neceffary for re-eltablifh ing the equlibrium of Germany, are naturally and indifpenfably placed under the protection of the Mediating Powers ; that - the Firit Conful, perfonally, will not fuffer the important place of Pafau to remain in the hands of Au firia, nor al low it to obtain any part of the territories which Bavaria poffeffes on the right of the Inn ; for he confiders that there would be no independence for Bavaria, the moment when the troops of Auftria fhould be near its capital. It remains to the un rout. adt divulgingtook theeels Dep fealneg:i confidence, and the fccrecy of which ought con &Trendy to have remained facred ; but he has been conftrained to it by jail reprifals, and by the value which he attaches to the opinion and efteem of the brave and loyal. German People. Ileptember z 3. ( si gne d ) LATORET. NOTE OP THE RUSSIAN MINISTER. The underfigned Plenipotentiary of his Majelly the Emperor of all the Ruffias, to the Germanic Diet, has teen a Note, dated the fame day, which was tranfmitted to the Extraordinary Diet Of 'the Empire. in name of the French Republic, in confequence of the refcript communicated by the Sub-delegate of Bohemia to the Deputation, in its Sitting of the a4th of Aug. and communicated alfo to the underfigned on the 28th of fame month. At prefent he can only refer to the contents of his note delivered to the deputation next day Aug. es:, with ' out dwillingonthe faits Whichprecededand render eiseeedfitey disconcert between Ruffi* andirance. Att ie nu* again declare, that his Imperial Ma. jeflr 'has nunifeßei the fentiments of juftite by winch he is diftinguifhed, and the intereft be takes in the happinefs and equilibrium of the Germanic Empire, in the declaration which he canted to be tranfmitted on the tilth of Ansa tall, conjointly with the FIRST CONSUL. His IMPERIAL MAJESTY cannot then but expel its fpeedy accompliflunent. He particular) confiders the Hereditary States of his &retie HirmeGi the lEledlor PALATINe of 'Bk. ',ARIA. as we as the indifpenfably placed under the protection of the mediation ; and has no doubt that amen of Pain will be immediately given up awe deabeatien. (Signed) Baron as DvnLan. Dram, Sept. ts. After reading the above two Nato% which wm followed by that of the declaration of Baron ne HOGIL the Imperial Plenipotentiary, in which he refu te d to ratify the condemn of the Deputation of the Bth, the difculion was returned. Bohemia declared that new orders from its Court, impofed on it the obligation of perfitiing in its refufal be fore announced, of agreeing to the admilflon of the plan contained in the declaration of the blinifiers of the mediating Powers. The vote of Saxony was converted into a Cots. china, and communicated to the Imperial Pleni potentiary in the ufual form as follows : The Direetory, in alledging the reafons con tained in the Protocol, will - endeavour to induce the Plenipotentiary of his Imperial Majesty not to refute his acceftion to the conduit:on formed in the fitting of die Bth of this month, and to commu nicate it, as loon as poffible, to the blinifters of the mediating - Powers. The Direflory, at the fame time, will make known to the Paid Plenipo tentary, that his decree, and the terms found in it, cannot have for objeilt to tnifiake the relation in which that Deputation Rands in regard to the Plenipotentiary. The Imperial Plenipotentiary has fince addreffed on the 13th feveral decrees of the Imperial Com miffion, and declarations to the Deputation of the Empire. We are aifured that his Excellency per fifts in his refufal to ratify the Corflufurn of the Bth. The Deputation is Rill alembled this day, and it is prefumed, that the fitting will be highly ante rang. FRANCE. PARIS, SEPTEMBER 27. The commander of the Danifh frigate the The tis, has informed the Commiffaries in our ports, by a letter, dated Leghorn Roads, Sept. -2, that the difference between Denmark and the Regency of Tripoli has been completely adjußed ; at the fame time, he hates, that no Danith chip can or ought to be freighted for Tripoli, on account of the war which that regency (till carries on againft Sweden and the United States of America. We learn from Breda that die French troops in the pay of the Batavian Republic, as well as the Dutch national troops, who are now changing their garrifons, are in full motion. The 17th and 54th demi-brigades of infantry of the French line will foon proceed to the Tile of Walcheren to em bark there for their deftination: The FIRST ConsuL will receive at St Cloud, every Sunday,at eleven in the forenoon,the Mem bers of the Firft Conftituted Authorities. Letters from Conflantinople, ofthe 12th Auguß Rate, that the Englab had entirely evacuated Egypt. The Turks alledge, that before their embarkation' they fold, at a low rate, to the rebellions Beys, all the remnants of their Rores in that province. LONDON. • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ga MICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK' 3 per Cent. CordVa igli— Old want. Aka tot fa.• 8 dif. Yefterday a Mellinger arrived from Paris, with Difpatches from Mr. MIIRLY, by which we under- Rand that no day is fixed for M. Amnaaosses de parture from Paris, though he is prepared to fet out at a few hoprs notice. Mr. SZBASTSANI had left Paris for Algiers, accompanied by Mr. Jos s RT. Whether the latter gas any particular milfion does not appear. French Journals of the 27th have been receiv ed. The infurreEtion in Switzerland Rill con tinues ; and it will be teen by an article from Berne, that the number of men now in arms is Rated at more than ten thoufand. To put an end to there difturbances, it has been propofed to create a cen tral over which, by reconciling all parties, may reftore that confidence fo neceffary in the prefent unfettled Rate of affairs. There is every reafon however to believe, that the French Government will interfere ; and it is highly probable, alter what has already taken place, that Switzerland may be united to the French Republic. By there Journals we have been furnilbed with feveral State Papers, and the lateft proceedings of the Diet of Ratilbon. The Imperial Commiffion at Ratilbon has ad dread to the Extraordinary Deputation of the Empire a decree, dated the 13th of September, in which, after a civil acknowledgment of the gond intentions of the mediating powers, the general adoption of the plan is tub is objeaed to, and a previous ditcuifion of the claims of the teveral powers is recommended. Immediately fbbfequent to the ,reading of this paper, the Direaarial Minifter communicated to the Deputation two notes to the fame eftta, and the deliberations being returned, the Min Mer of Bohemia declared it to be Rill the intention of hirCourt to perfevere 4n its oppofition to the pip propoted by the me. dieting Powers. The night of Bramionberg td= tiled his furprife at the refufal of the Imperial Mai*, find the was made the ssmdiffass, Imperiil Flecipoteliary and .not to refute upon by shit useillating flitter has gives in Comm.) cieterustaation formed by bem, sad expre(aly declared. charged with a dear' 4414, at the expinee **Witty of which is raid to bo ineoefiti ent . the refedence of the Auflrian troops in Pau l . . 44 note fays, in a moft decided tone, theta s • of tbir plac, 6 ,y the Imperial troop, will be repti re d, that the Houle of Aniria fhall obtain n o terriory 04 4 i r io t b a g 49' tin Inn, a s e i t h er would en 4 dan n4 independence of Bavaria. The Ruffia n Pi e ge * tentiary prefented a note to the fame effeft. Rileof there prcceedip gs , on the part of F r fufliciently th ews that Bomapsirs himfi 4;lf is 4. peror of Germany, in fad, though not in fl ak H e fpealcs in a dictatorial manner to the H ouki Auflria, and it mutt obey. On Tuefday laft Lord St. HELEN'S and fuittz rived at Sheernefs from Rnffia, in the Loci; frigate. On l a ndi ng hi s. L ordthip imbed:* proceeded to Chatham, on his way to town. Yeflerday, at three o'clock, the Hon. 0 3 6 4 SMITH, Surveyor General and Speaker of Ur r Canada, arrived at the Secretary of State's Oft ; in Downing-street, from Scotland :he br on , t difpatches from his Excellen c y G eneral Hul; to the Right Honourable Lord HORAIT• Its Gentleman left Quebec in Augull, and :net tranfpbrts with the 49th Regiment, in the ril e St. Lawrence. Yetierday a Qarterly General Court of pro, prietors of EMI India Stock afrembled at the dia Houle, purfuant to the Company's Chart ; when the minutes of the !aft General Conn o f the 23d of June were read. After readl the minutes, Mr. ROCK put fame qualm t i the Chairman relative to the depofition of Li young Prince of ARCOT. The Chairman Ili that this was a fubjea not immediately before t 4 proprietors, and putting the o,ueition of atijoos ment, the Court adjourned fine The 83d Regiment, jolt arrived from the Vii; Indies, are marched into Chelmsford old Barract.‘ Mr. Pirr has appointed the Right Honours, CHARLES LONG to be Captain of Dover CafiJ where he new reticles. • The Duchefs of NEWCASTLE and her fuitelin t ' left Margate for the South of France, whither fd CRAWFORD, her Grace's Spoufe, has been ordnd for the benefit of his health. Since Lord LOWTHER'S return to Losthp Cattle, (amongft others of the neighbouring gea. try, &c.) his Grace the Duke of NORFOLK ' Si WILFRID LAWSON, Bart. and J. C. CORWIN. Efq. have vifited his Lordfhip. On Friday laft, the Counters of MEXBOILOUGI pared through Whitby on her way to Scarboro', General Tant.evori is among the few falios. able: in town, driving his Lady about in a cart~ cle, with three outrider,. Lord and Lady CARLETON, accompanied 11 Mr. and Mrs. MATH aw, arrived on Tuefday it George-ttreet, Hanover-fquare, from the Cori neat, after an abfence of three months. They wee laft from Spa. Mr. MANSFIILD ilia gone down to Amelburr, with a long firing o greyhounds, in order toopes his eourfing feafon in the county of Wilts. On the northern moors the breed of both mind 61aci game has been greater than ever was know:. For the firft ten days, many fportfmen killed n brace a day. A Regrator of Coals was conviiled on Tueffig fe'nnight in Dublin, before the Recorder, a gave the fellow a very excellent lecture from the Bench. It was confidered a very Mach &I:0,A thews, that this defcription of Harpies in Dublm require to be inoculated with honefty, as much is their unprincipled bethren in this metropolis. The liveries of the New Sheriffs are exceedingly rich, particularly Mr. ALEXANDER'S, orange and blue, moll extravagantly embroidered with laver lace, and filver thoulder knots. Thole of Mr. WaLSH are coptlicot and white, embroidered with flyer lace. The hammer cloth, however, of the latter is new, made of fcarlet cloth, covered with a gold netting,. richly adorned with gold fringe, and looped up in the moll tafteful way.—Tbe wbo of SheriffAmixarroca'scoachman collfevousignid THR ROLIIIO PASSION STRONG IN CHUICI4.—A Mtrchant at Litbon, being afked for the ooze of his fon, on the point of being baptized, after foine paufe, anfwered, " Richard arid Co." PATIENCE IN A PUNT.—Undaunted by the ri• dicule thrown on this inadive fpecies of virtue, the HIRO OF Tits NILE fits, the in dim, tO wit nefs the Gudgeon-Ming of Sir WILLIAM and Lady Harm-rots. Sir WILLIAM who is fibers• lity itfelf, pays the boatman a Guinea per day for his exertions. The anecdote refpeding the Scotch Greys, reminds us of-another refpefting_the famous regiment of sal men belonging t° =moms the GOAT of PR II ssu, of which he was very pi ‘•••4. and which he was continnally reviewing. It conned of a thoufaad meta. Whilft, one day at Potfdam, thefe men were reviewed by, his Majelly, the Britifk Ambafrador being prefent, the King laid to him , " Did you ever fee a thoufand finer men than Ode? Do you think," continued the Monarch, ~ a thou fond Enahasers could beat them?"—" I really don't know," replied the Ambaffador, ' but jig honked would try !" THSATRII, COVIINT•GARDIN...•-Loft niht Mi.t MARRIOT, the young Lady who a few nigits (ince made her fir( appearance in the charaaer i Cla• disk in T h e Stiticion: &And, performed 4 this Theatre the part of Alm Sallee, in FARO HA ai gal comedy The Stratagem, and in which the wo gore at cafe than on Friday lafi; we ftill, howeveree inclined to think, from her general deportment Bpd tone of voice, that fentimental, rather than 14t comedy, is the ftile of ailing bell fuited to k powers. Repot" (peaks favourably of he r tra g enYt and the k al&ady announced for Jane Shore. Lewis left night, was lively as ever in Archer.—; Bausrox never appeared to more advantage tha„ in Airirweff.—Mostostr was comical enough in a: . critical confcience in Scrub, and EMERY a heavy/sax as could be millied. oizare never WAS, nor ever w "Pthet a er formed than by Mr. JOH ti slo w s . The reit of tli . 10kiik ca n be b ette r p c Dratastil Pfryin4, of the play were as ufual. Mater of : whore vote le/0% wad. image the apiary to • • his vote, I his acceffigls , l4, thus agreed lidos Poe. itnah Mi- l k a note. ig Flirt nation to •= the plan ad the Evit t 4111 A, is . The E4eitly. Mawr is to:aggaii Roof* of pease of obi Bavaria, . . -