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TNT cOMMAIDIR t■ Cv:et TO 151 IltvMil 65 Thl MALINI AND COLOIIIIL •, • Head-Quarters at the Cape, 19th Germinal, year so, (April 9.) Citizen Miniller.—l have juft arrived at the Cape, in order that I may fuperintend, in perfon, the re-building of the town. The Zele and Tour. vale have jail arrived. Some. recruits were em barked at Breft without fukea, ishith was an. ef fential fault, becaufe it diminilhes to much the more our Magazines. The three. packets which, by a decree of Government, were to fet out each month, do not fet out regularly. We ought to receive a packet every week, in order that the fol diers may hear from their families. I have- not yet (ten the Spanifh part. I intend to repair to Saint Domingo. I (hall return and fpend two months at the Cape. Carpenters, cabinet-makers, and mafons would be very ufeful in this country, where there is fo much to be built. You have•fo many in France, that they can (candy gain a livelihood : they will be paid here in gold, andwith a little condult may begin a fmaU fortnne. The rainy feafon is about to commence.—l mall canton the army iii the moll commodious manner, in order that they may Puffer as little as potGble from the bad feafon.— The army happily arrived in the good feafon, and have already had time to be accuflomed to the climate. Health and refped. (Signed) Laczrac. BUST, MAY. vb.—The frigate la Fiddle has jolt entered the harbour, after a paffage of 44 days from St. Domingo, and has brought over Citizen Lzczzac, brother of the General, with difpatches for Government. The (hips of the Republic, le Pelage), and le Conquerant, of 74 guns, will - fail to-morrow, if the wind is favour. able. The former went out yefterday, but was forced to return, the wind being contrary : thefe velTels, it is fuppofed, are dellined for St. Do. mingo. BASLt,MAY 18.—TheAffemblyof Notables held a Sitting on the tgth, to hear read a mellige from the Petty Council, inviting them to communi cate their ideas on the Rate of the Finances of the Republic. The Affembly named a Commiffion of Seven Members, to collea the opinions of the Notables on this objea, and to communicate them in a Report to the Affembly. The Commifficm is compofed of Citizens Fsostzv, of Fribourg; STORAR, of Schaffhanfen ; Emote, of Zurich ; Syria, of Argovia ; Rost., of Soleure ; WILLARD, of Bafle ; and PFANDICA, of Berne. Tranquillity is not yet entirely rellored in the Canton of Underwald. It appears that the parti fans of the ancient order of thing: had formed in combination a project for feparating themfelves from the Helvetic Republic. All the Municipali ties, agreeably to this projea, weit to be dif. mitred ; they have been fo, however, only in Pomp communes, and have been replaced by the ancient councils of the church, who at the fame time dif charge the (nations of General Councils. At Kerns the Council of the Church began its opera. tions, by dellroying the Arms of the Helvetic Re public and fubllituting for them thole of the Can ton of Underwald. Several companies of French (oldies.: have been difpatched to that. Canton, to maintain public order. AU the friends of good order, expe& that the chiefs of the infurreaion in the Pays de Vaud will be arreßed, and there is no doubt, that the cantons in a Rate of infurreaion will be fpeedily difarmed. For this purpofe, the troops have been diftributed in fuch a manner, that all farther refiflance will be in vain. But while Leman is rellored to peace, the canton of Fribourg begins to excite Tome un. rafinefs: the Curd of Morlens has been affaulted in his honk, by about twenty armed peafants, and forced to deliver up all the papers that concern the colleaing of tithes and taxes, which he had in his poniffion. He had even nearly fallen a viaim to this attack, in confequence of the refinance he made to the rebels. Meafures have, however, been taken to prevent the public tranquillity from be ing again interrupted in this canton. FLORIIICE, MAY 3.—The minds of all claffes of citizens are Rill in a Rate of fermentation on account of the edia of our Sovereign, which abolifhes the wife and politic laws of the late Lao rota, refpeaiag the pretenfions of the Ecelefiaftics. The names of the perfons who, as we are allured, took advantage of the frequent fits of epilepfy with which his Majeßy is attacked, to make him kgn an as fo contrary to received opinions and the tranquillity of the State, are publicly men tioned. It is afTerted that when the foreign Mai. ken and Con (lit u te d Authoritiesremonnrated with him on the dangerous confiquences of his laft edia, his Majelly replied that he would sot °He biota' to damnation to the Welt ! Notwithaanding all there reports refpefting the Rate of the King's health, it is certain that his Maielll and his 'Luria Confort live in the greaten fecnrity at Poggio-Cajano. They mole them. (elves with Theattical repeefentatitins and concerts in that ci.devant rummer refidence, where the ancient Sovereigns of Tufcanl took pleafure in diAributing relief to the indigent people in the ighbourhood. • Hastanton, May 13..—The trial of the Prindi of Si Les is about to affume a more ferions turn than was at firft expected. The Emperor, far from difapproving, as reported, of the conduct of the King of Denmark in this affair, has fully ap proved of every thing hitherto done, and has no-1 urinated him in his quality of Duke of Holliein, Pole ComMiffionet for carrying on the triaL— The King has eonfequently delegated his powers to two Commiffioners, Baron d'Eraeao, his Mi oilier Plenipotentiary to the Circle of Lower Sax ony, and M. de SAINT GERMAIN, Prefident of the City of Altona. They have already interrogated the Prince feveral times :.firit in the houfe in which he is guarded, and afterwards at the place where they hold their fittings. The Prince has chofen, for his defender, M. AD LER, a celebrated Advocate of Altona. He is at liberty to engage as many as he may think proper. Fa ANCIEFORT, MAY O.—According to a letter from Mentz, written by an Officer of the Staff, the chef d'efcadron Avourrus Rawer zz, is Rill in prifon in that town, but he hopes to be foot' fet at liberty. The Minifter of the Police has, it is Paid, written to the civa and military authorities, that there ezißs no canfe of accufation againa that Officer. It was formerly Rated, that the (Loess of Kings had received extreme (ration, and that her life was defpaired of; it is now reported, that the is not only out of dancer, but in a (late of con valefcettee. PRESSOURC, MAY 7.—Yefterday the Diet held its firft fitting. His Royal Highnefs the Arch duke Palatine opened ihat of the Chamber of the Magnates by a fpeech fuited to the occafion, and to which Count de Kota -tam, Archbilhop of Kolockza, replied. They then proceeded to the no mination of the deputies, who are to invite his Ist tRIAL MAJESTY to be prefent at the Diet, and of thole who are to go to meet that Monarch to com pliment him ; the former have already let out for Vienna. An account of the ceremonies to be ob. ferved at his MAJESTY'S entrance into Prefbourg, and at the folemn opening of the Diet,after his ar rival, was then read : this was followed by a com munication of the reprefentations to be addreiTed to the Sovereign by the States, and of the infiruc tions to be given to the deputies charged with in viting him to the diet. After there difpoiltions bad been unanimaufly adopted, the fitting was clofed. His Royal Highnefs the Archduke Pala tine then repaired to the Collegiate Church, ac companied by the two Chambers, through two lines of troops extending to the Church. The Prince was received at the door by the Archhithop of KOLOCRZA, accompanied by the two Bithops, and followed by all the Clergy; after mars, which was chaunted by his Eminence, the Proceffion re. turned in the fame order to the Hotel of the States, at peke' occupied by the Archduke PALATINE. The folemnity was terminated by a grand dinner, given by his Royal Highnefs. Yellerday at noon their MAJESTIES and the Peleefuss came to St. James's Palace, and his MAJESTY being feated on the Throne in the Grand Council Chamber, received an Addrefs of Con gratulation on the Peace from the Univerfity of Orford; and a Sniffer one from that of Cambridge, which was prefented by the Dtike of RoTimm. An Addrefs was alio prefented on the fame oe eafion from the Nobility, Gentry,'aergy, Free holders, and others in the County of tent, by the High Sheriff ; and another from the Proteffant Diffenting Minifiers of London and Weffminfler. Her MAJESTY then held a Court,wbich was at tended by her Royal Highnefs the Princcfs of WALES, the Archbi(hop of CANTERBURY, the Bifhops of LITCHFIELD, SALISBURY, and NOR. feveral of the Foreign Ambafradors, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the MASTER of the Rosss, the Cabinet Kmiffers, and a great number of the Nobility and Gentry. The Prefentations to the use* were— The Earl OIGOILDFORD, by the of WINCIIIITIM Colonel and Mrs. F. Warr& apt. a DUNDAS, of the Navy, by Lord DUNDAS. Baroos P/bRIBACIE and BRINCREN by th e Malian Envoy. Her Royal Highnefa the irincefs of WAL as was attired in a rich purple robe, a cap of the fame colour, with a bandeau of diamonds. _ _ At five o'clock the Court clofed, and the ROYAL Fate;Ly returned to the Queen's Houfe. Private letters from Flufhing _Rate, that Vice- Admiral HALTSIVICA, who failed from that on the 4th January, bad arrived with his lima= at St. Domingo, where he debarked a brigade of French troops in the pay of this republic. From St. Domingo the failed for America, where he is to remain Tome time. The Montem, or Triennial Vifit of the Gentle men educated at Eton School to Salida, will take place on Whit-Tnefday.—Mr. Tour els s i$ the Captain on the occafion. Yelterday afternoon, Maffer BRODER tr, an Eto nian, was unfortunately drowned, as he was bath ing near the Eton Headpile, in the River Thames. —The - accident happened in fight of (everal per- Cons, and boats were inftandy pufhed off in fearch of the body, which in lefi than twenty minutes was taken up in very deep water, and immediately conveyed alhore.—Medical aid was &rally ob tained, and the means prefcribed by the Humane I Society nfed, without effelt. A very terrible fire broke out on Tuefday after noon, in the town of Bedford, which threatened in the firft infante to confume the whole town.... It began at a blackfmith's (hop, but from what caufe has not been difeovered. It has deftr i. /X feventrtwo honfes, and turned near 700 p adrift, who have 101 l their all. CORN AVARItirS. CC-ti ItiOnICTOR'S RETURN Rid Untied E, Kay Vt. Wheat per Load, from 161. os. to 181. cos. Barley per ()t2artei, from tl. es. to 11. 541. !'iveats per (tsartdr, from 11. 2s. to 11. es. Beans per (tarter, from tl. 131. to 11. tys. Peafe per (tarter, froth al. Os. to 21. 2s: MAT. 28. There has been little or no frefh arrival of any fpecies of grain fince Monday.-Very fine Wheat fells readily on the terms of that day-Barley and Malt are alto freer in file t and incline upward:- Oars, from the (mall quantity of frefh ones in the Market, have advanced full 25. per quarter, and Beans are nearly as much dearer.-Peas, of both forts, are higher. Englifh Wheat, 461. 6os. primea, 68s. yos. Rye, 325. 355. Barley, 2os. 265.-(Malting) 3os. 35*. 6d. Malt, sos. to 535. Oats, 16s. 241. 265. Honk Beans, (New) sos. 345. 351. Tick Beans, (New) 28$. 335. Hog Peafe, 28s. 345. Boilers, 345. 38s. Carraway Seed, 565. to 405. per cwt. Coriander, 265. to 295. per cwt. Canary, yes. to Bos. per cwt. • • Rape Seed, 34 to 361. per laft. Flour sos. and 555. per f.sck. FOLET HOUSE. The )4afquerade given by Mr. TH a tam nos, on Wednefday night, may rank among the firft entertainments of the kind, or indeed of air kind, which have ever been offered to the beau monde of this metropolis. It had, betides, the vantage of one of the firft houfes in London for a Fete of this nature, and that advantage was not loft in any point where It could be difplayed. A temporary pafrage was ereded in the Court Yard, and beautifully illuminated, to condusf the company to the front door, in cafe of rain, as no carriages were permitted to pars the front gates. In the South Garden was a large arbour, covered with foliage, containing refrethments of every kind that the feafon or the forcing-houfe could af ford. Other places, containing the fame accom modations, were conveniently Rationed, for, among other charaderillics of the fellive fcene. Plenty appeared to be pouring forth its horn in every corner of it. The rooms fet apart for the promenade difplay. ed all the elegant gaiety that brilliant illtunination and artificial flowers, arranged with fuperior tafte, may be fuppofed to have produced. The Crayon floors alto, while they lafted, gave a brilliance to the fcene. Such decorations as there, however taftefully arranged or expenfively furnifhed, may, in a great meafure, be obtained by all who have the means of paying for them. But in the ufe made of the great Hall at Foley-Houfe, a confiderable portion of that intellea and fancy was requifite, which is necefary to produce Rage effe&, and the arrangement of living charaaers.—This fpacious room was converted into the appearance of a. Vil lage. In the centre was an Inn, the fign of The Feathers, in which a Country Club was held., The L andlady, an Old Woman, whore money might be fuppofed to hive induced a young,man to become the Landlord. Mr. P. To attussioil reprefented the former, and Sir W. W. WYNNE the latter. Here was alfo the Po qp, with a number of letters flack up for delivery and ad dreffed to the different charaaers. Much laugh and good humour was occafioned by this well imagined device. Adjoining to the Inn was the ale ' Tap lb and Lord LosoICIRD was an excellent taplier. The rett of the raw was compofed of the under mentioned fhops, which were all occu pied, and the charaaers of them refpeaively fup- Evein the following manner Galan Arkalar's Stop, - Mr. CRAMPOITIL Levi's Old Maths (bop, - Lord Owner. Dicky (Soap's app. - Mr. Guts. Johfon, the Cobla's bap, - Mr.J.Mannocis. Snip, the Taylor's asp, t. FITZ LOT. Maly Doll's Obipsdireall bap, . Caleb Quotas% Analog's. ' - MINWILOTTNIIM jemmy jump. ao Stapalter's mop, - CoL AIM ST DON O. An Isla - Major Doric. In tbs Milk of the a_Methodlit Pemba in a tab. ininin OD the Mr. amorality of saabpserades, This novel and unexpeaed fcene was difplayed at about two o'clock, and renewed the exhilaration of the company, by an exhibition which produced all the comic effea that may be imagined to wife from the charallers that compofed it. At three o'clock eight fupper-rooms were thrown open, and difplayed as many luxurious and elegant banquets. The Royal Vifitors, confining of the Parses of Watts, the Dues of CUMBERLAND, and PaiNci WILLI•M of Gloncefter, were conduaed up aairs to an apartment fitted up with appropriate fplen. dour for their reception; and none were permitted to compote the company of the Royal Family but thole who had obtained tickets of admifflon from the Feathers Inn. The telethon, therefore, was, as it ought to be, previoufly arranged and properly adapted. They confined of about four. fcore perfons. After fupper, the found of trumpets announced tome additional amufement—it was the arrival of the Phantafmagoria, with (real fpirits, to renew the general animation. It confuted of the whole exhibition, as reprefented at Sadler's Wens, and had a very excellent effea. We conclude as we began the defcription of this fete of Mr.Ta cursing—that in point of fcenery, accommodation, arrangement, and originality, as well as variety of ansufetnent i it has exceeded, and will probably remain unrivalled by, any fog lar. (cane of fatuity. Anteing the eight hundred perrong who formed the company we dillinguithed The PRINCE Of WALts, who appeared in eoftume of the Court of Charlei L and was dreffed ILE a Baron of ancient time.. in fcarlet, richly ornamented with gu!d. He wore an Aligned doublet of fcarlet cloth. with Bathed Breves; a thou cloak of fearlct cloth; the gold lace ..nd fringe vcry deep anJ rich on both. Arou;;cl the keecs, the gold (tinge was a qu..r • to of a yard de: p. A bl.ck Let with white feathers laid fi and hanging. out on each fide; whilkera, and the face palrtcd to difguife, formed the reft of the deers. which wa• prepared and put on under the diroftion of Mr. Kemble, of Drury-1 Theatre, and did great honour to his taitc. drefs was grand, and his Royal Highnefs made a noble appearance. The Duct of Cux HD and Prince WILLIAM Of C LIMI. curet, in dominos. The Mar of Ctaar Ncc was prefent, but did not unmaLit, and retired before (upper. As at thefe entertainments Religious charaaers appear as certainly as at church, In here we found the Marquis of Townie:id A Friar, and the Mar. chionefs a Nun, the former preaching up abflinence and mortification; Mifs Payne w as alfo a Nun, and Mrs. T. Crefpigny a Priffiefe of the Sun, mixing Paganifm with Chriflianity. Among the devo tees were Colonel Whitworth, Lady Fane, Sir J. St. Clair Erfkine, and Serjcant Heywood, as Pd grinu, bound for the Holy Land, ana interrupted in their march by Mr. Jerningliam, Mr. J. Manner, and Lord Henry Fitzgerald, as Turks, while the Turkilh Ambaffador, in his own proper drefs, was highly entertained at Peeing his countrymen, though he could not underhand them. The Earl of Moyne ' as a Ruffian; Colonel Thornton, as a French Barber. ; Loyd Charles Bentinck, a Safi Peafasit; Captain Munday, a Polander. The Spa aimed: were particularly numerous: among them' were the Dukes of Orleans and Montpenfier ' Mar quis cf Wincheller, Lords Templetown, Offul. (tone, Weftmoreland, Colonel Churchill; Metres. Lafcelles, Townfend, and Maitland. The na tive charaaers were not lefs numerous than thefe from foreign ; And fence the Prince appeared as a High lander, that deers is coming into vogue. In it appeared Major Euftace, .a Scotch Chieftain; Earl Temple f the Earl of Mor ton, Lord Cowper, Lord Douglas, Lord John. Campbell, Lord Duplin ; and Colonel CAmp. bell, a Scotch Mendicant. The Engiifh avow were as numerous as ufttal, and confifted among others, of Mr. T. Skiffner, Mr. E. Boldero, Lord ' C. Somerfet, Mr. S. Thornton, Mr. H. An. fon. The females of the fame clafs were, the two Mifs Manners as Flower .Girls ; Mifs Ethane a Counky, Girl.; Mrs. Erfkine a Cottager's ; Lady M. Montague, a &fiery Girl; and the moil humorous of all, Mr. Champneys, an Old Wellh Woman ridging o,r horfikui with butter and ems to market, admirably fupported. Of . the Clown, fttperiors there were, befides the Prince, as an Antimt Baron, Colonel Monego:nery„ and Lord Edward Somerfet in the fame drefs. To match the Anoint Barons there were Mifs Strahan, Mifs Boldero, and Mrs. J. Orde, as Old Maids.— Lord and Lady John Thynne were in dreffes of the tall Century, an excellent couple who ridi. culed, by the covering our parents wore, the na- • kednefs of the prefent day. The Jews were not numerous, and confifted only of Lord Limerick as Shiba, and Sir. W. Sheridan, 1 Moiety Lender.— We only, noticed one Harlequin, Mr. Herbert, the weather being too warm, perhaps, for feats of agility. The Sailors' were, Captain Upton, Mr. Pierrepont, and . Count Beaujolois. Among the more fingular charale rs were the Hon. Mrs. Wynne, as Night, and Mr. Wynne in a drefs comprehending the coftume of all nations (not very clearly). Gen. Lenox gs a Coadman, and Captain H. Townfhend as the Brazen Muff, were both very good chi. rafters ; Mr. Erfkine, played the part of a Board ing School AfYi, paying morning vifits; very well; Lord lvfilfingtown was a little noify as Punch; Lady Smith Burgers was well dreffed as a Bal. jadStager; the two Mifs Fordyces, as Fair Slaws, were very beautiful; Mifs Eglintown accompanied them as a Hermit; Duke and Duchefs of Athol a Prie j f aid Priejefs ; Duke of Devonfhire a Wa r serum; Duchefs of Leeds, a Horfanaid ; Marquis of WorOefter, a Spaniard ; Lords Cholmondeley and Chatham, Sailors ; Lady Suffolk, and Lady C. Howard, Flower Girls ; Lord Paget was admirably dreffed •as a Hour; Lady Paget looked beauti. fully ; Lady DurgAnnon was alto one of the molt beautiful women in the company, and the mote elegantly dreffed in black lace, with filver and diamond chains; Mrs. Fitzherbert, and Lady Hag gerlione, were in the Highland drefs of the 42d Regiment. Among the others, with handfome fancy drelfes, were—the Ducheires pf.Buccleugh and Beaufort; Marehioneffes of Winchefter, Head fort, Bath, Donegal, and Salifbury ; Ladies Li verpool, C. jenkinfon, Campbell, M. Taylor, three Thynnes, Harrington, A. M. Stanhope, L. Manners, Mildmay ; Mrs. Malcolm, Mrs. and Mifs Thompfons. Mr. Thomas Wynne was in the charafler of Charles I. with .a beautiful woman hanging in his arm. Speaking of beautiful women, we fhould not omit to notice Ladies C. Campbell and Coningham, Mrs. Champneys, and A. M. Taylor. Mrs. Thellu iron herfelf was magnificently dreffed in blue and filver, without a maik. For the principal charafterillic exertions of the night, the Company were indebted to M r . P. Thel luifon, and Sir W. W. Wynne, as L an dl or d an d Landlady of the Feather: /an, and the Gentlemen . who perfonated the refpedtive charadters of the VII. lage • Mr. T. Sheridan, as the M e th o ffifi Preacher; and lager Dillon and Mr. Erfkine, for the admira ble Miami de la Corr and Reel danced by them, to the infinite fatisfadtion, and loud laughing applaufe of every beholder. The Prince of WALES and his friends were to charmed with the &env, that they did not leave it till liven o'clock in the morning. It was eleven o'clock before the whole of the company had fe pirated. The Panic' nearly met with a fatal accident : as his Royal Highnefs wgb getting out of his car riage, a pole of a coach behind (truck the Panties in his right fide, and knocked him off the Rep, providentially without material injury. The crowd at the entrance was very rz, and the line of carriages extended a s f ar as Haas's in Cavendifh- (quart. H er LadyGip taw Marques the fame evening; fo did the Marchionefs of Assitcoam, Mrs. VI SLIMS, and Mrs. METCALF'.