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0 FRANCE. PARIS, 23 VENDEMIAIRE, OCT. is. CONSULAR orcaxxa or TEL 11TH OCTOII2II. There (ball be levied in future upon woollens in imitation of cottons, from the Levant only, an Import duty of one franc. There (ball be levied in future an import duty of too francs per quintal upon foeign !Word cutlery. The wines of Corfica are put upon the fame footing as thole of the departments of the Bouches du Rhone, of the Var, and of the Maritime Alps, and Mall pay upon th eir exportation to a foreign market only I franc so cents per bogfhead. The duties of importation and confumption fixed by the Ta riff No. t, annexed to the decree of the 3d Thermidor, upon taw fugars, coffee, cocoa, and pepper, Ihall be levied in one net furn. The tare to be deduded than be for clayed fugars, in calks 13 per cent. for raw and loaf fugars, coffee, cocoa, and pepper, alfo in calks, 12 per cent. There (hall be only 3 per test. upon coffees, cocoa, and pepper in bags. The Morritear of the sgth inftant contains a very long Decree ifrued by the French Confuls on the 4th, relative to the formation of a Municipal Guard in Paris. The Articles of the firft Title, which relpelts the force, organization, and general compofition of this body, are as follows : 1. There mall be 'aired a municipal guard for the fernlee of the City of Paris. 11. The municipal guard of the City of ?ark mall confift of 2154 infantry, and rBo cavalry. 111. The infantry of the municipal guard mall form two re- , giments; the one to be employed in the fervice of the gates and grand barriers, and the other in that of the interior of the city. ' IV. The firft regiment mall be divided into two battalions; one cfpecially appropriated to the fervice of the gates, and the other to that of the grand barriers. That deftined to the fervice of the interior of the city of Paris than likewife be divided into two battalions. V. The cavalry of the municipal guard of Paris fhall form only one corps, to be diltinguilbed by the name of fquadron. VI. None can be admitted into the Municipal Guard of Paris unlefs he be above 30, and under es—unlefs he be a me tre Est millimetres, ors feet a inch old meafure, in nature— unWs he has ferved five campaigns in the War of Liberty, has a military furlough in regular form, and a certificate of good behaviour--unlefs he can read and writa•-•and unlefs he Ilan engage to fcrve ten years in the Paid guard. VII. No perfon can be appointed a fubakern officer, unit& be has occupied the fame rank in the troops of the line, and proves that be has honourably ferved during five campaigns, as required by article VI. VIII. No perfon can be appointed a fuperlor officer, unlefs be has obtained at teat the rank of Captain in the troops of the line, and proves that he has (erred, with dintaßion, during five campaigns, as required by article VI. The expence of the Municipal Guard is eftimated at 1,268,000 franks for the Infantry, and 236,000- for the Cavalry. This charge is to be defrayed by a tate to be levied on the department of the Seine. The fubfillance, cloathing, and equipment are the fame as that o f troops of the line. The men are in like manner fubjeßed to military dif. cipline. In addition to the ordinary fervice of the Police, they are to do duty at the Theatres, and other places of public amufement, and, upon ap plication to the Police, to attend as guards at pri vate balls and entertainments. The Maalteur of the 16th contains a long official Report, figned by A.BIRTHIRR, Minifter of War, Rating the proceedings of the Depot General of War during the year to. It lets out with ohferving that this effablintment, created by Louvois, Mt nifter of War under Louis the XIV. had been for a long time confidered as &depot of mere ar chives, and was interrupted by the flocks of the revolution, but that, aided by peace, its labours have begun to affume more order and confillency. General CLARIS was Dire&or of it in the year 9, at the end of which be was removed, and fucceed ed by General AmDasossi, who loon law that the. two grand objets which it imported Government to derive from this ellablifbnient, were the prompt union, claffification, and analyfis, of all the ele ments of the hiftory of the war, the information to be acquired therefrom, and the extenfion of the to pography necettary to complete thilknowledge of the Republic, and to afford politive data refpeßing that of foreign countries, where the French might have to place themfelves for the protection of their own frontiers o or thofe of their allies. The re port then proceeds to Rate the new alivity, ad vantages, and energy, introduced into the eftab lifhment tinder ANDREOSSI, and details the refult, confining of charts, plans, drawings, defigns, and accounts, of the various places, and battles, which occur in the hiftory of the late war, in every quar ter of the world. It then concludes with Rating what remains to be done for the completion of this work in the year i t, under the General of Brigade and Infpeßor General of Artillery, SAM son, who has undertaken the direction of it for more than four months paft, fince General As. DREOSSI was appointed Ambaffador to England. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. VIENNA, SI/TESSIER Majefty the ESP' Petiole, has received by the hands of the Arch duke Patnarise, a reprefentation from the States of Hungary, retpeding the prefent military con dition of that kingdom. He has recommended to the States to bring their feffion to a dote ; and it is fuppofed that the Diet will very foon be dif folved. The following is the tenor of the declara tion of the Hungarian States The kingdom of Hungary keeps on foot not more than 64,000 men, with the exception of the frontier troops, immediately depending on the Council of War at Vienna, which are very confiderable. In cafe of war, the kingdom furnintes an addition of 12,000 pal. Should a farther augmentation be wanted,' a Diet muft be called ; his Majefty' is to propofe his auf her ; and the States Content or refute at their pleafure." After a long ernitultation of the Minders, in pretence of his Neiman Matisrr, on the 22d snit. Prince CHARLES Avanassaa, Captain of the Guards, received orders to let out for Paris, in order to make rcprefentations refpeeting the infuf- Seiency of the indemnities allotted to the GRAND Dull of TUSCANY. The Patties fet out imme diately ; and his orders were to proceed with the greaeft expedition. We underftand that Baron Ms Las, General of the Cavalry, has obtained his Neje sry's leave to refign. The chief command in Bohemia is con- Prred on Lieut.-General Count de Konioweara. He is fucceeded in the Council of War, by Baron A l.'s m z v, General. RATItSOII, OCT. s.—The new declaration. es. petted from the Minifters of the mediating Powers Ilan not yet made its appearance. It is generally_ declaration is expeaed to contain modifications of various articles in the plan of indemnities ; will probably recommend to the Diet, in the molt urgent manner, to bring their labours to a period. It will facilitate the means of coming to a defini tive arrangement, by doing juftice to a part of the remonftra.ting claims whim that plan has excited. Hence the Deputition may poffibly accomplins the objeds for which it was affembled much !boner than was once imagined. RASTADT, OCT. B.—Different detachments of the troops of Baden have put themfelves in march to take poffeffion provifionally of the remainder of the new poffeffions aligned to our Sovereign. A corps is proceeding to the county of Hanau Lich tenberg, which the Landgrave of Heffe Darm ftadt ced.:s to the Margrave. Another body is deftined to take poffeffion of the Eifhopric of Straf burg. There is at this moment at Carlfruhe, a great number of Deputies of the Ecclefiaftical Dif triets, Chapters, and Abbeys, for the purpofe of recommending themfelves to the benevolence of the Margrave. They count among others the De puties of the great• Chapters of Spire, Balk, Straf burg, the Deputies of Gengenbach, Frauenult, and Schwarzach. There arrive alto in fucceffion Delegates from the different imperiattowng which come under the dominion of the Houfe of Bacleir, namely, Offenburg, Gengenbach, Zell, Biberach, Pferlendorff, befides others. _ - - - - STUTTGARD, OCTORIR 6.—A corps of Auftrian troops, compofed of infantry and cavalry, have recently collected together in the environs of Feld kirch.—Thefe appearances have given rife to a re port that this force was intended to take poffeffion of that part of Suabia which the Court of Vienna thinks itfelfjullified in claiming among the inthm nide: due to the GRAND Duke of TUSCANY. This report has produced a deep impreffion at Munich, and has given rife to the adoption of a new mili tary meafure. The objeEk of this meafure is to coiled and form a corps of Bavarian troops in the Southern difirid of the Bithopric of Aug burg. From two to 3000 men have already reached that deftination, and they are to receive further reinforcements from the garrifon of Ulm, Mem mingen, Kempten, Scc.. &c. The command of this corps has been entrufted by the Elector of Bavaria to General GAZA, who has already fet out from Ulm on his way to Sonthoffen, where he is to efta blifh his head quarters. It appears every day more certain that the Elec tor of Bavaria is increafing his army in even a greater proportion than has already becn Rated, and that it is to be carried to nearly 60,000 men. An order has been Wised to all the Bai&es to pro cad in the raifing . of recruits. From every forty families fome one individual will be obliged to take up arms, and to repair to the next apt. FILIBURG (IN Tilt BILISG•14, OCT. s.—That part of the Bilhopric of Bafie, which is fituated on the right Bank of the Rhine, and which confifts of the fingle bailiwid of Schliengen, and fome depen dencies, has been taken poffeffion of provifionally in the name of the MARGILAIII of BArillf. Two Members of the Grand Chapter of Bafle, the'Dean of Roll, and the Canon of Wangen,• have fet out for Carlfruhe, for the purpofe of recommending the interefts of their Conftitaents to this Prince.— The Biltopric of Conftance has alto been occupied by a corps of the troops of Baden, under the com mand of Lieut.-Colonel Miami) who has elta• blitked his head-quarters at Moeriburg, but they have not entered the town of Conftance, which is placed under the dominion of Auftria. Remon (trances have been made aglinft the article in. the plan of the indemnities, by which the mediate chapters and convents, fituated in the Brifgau, are aligned to the order of Malta. It is hoped, with Tome foundation, that this ankle will be altered by the influence of a powerful interference. AFFAIRS OF SWITZERLAND. BA SLR, Ocr. 9.—The Members of the Helve tic Diet, affembled at Schwitz, have agreed on a plan of a Conftitution which they have addrelfed to all the Cantons, and of which the following are. the Ankles : Air. I. Switzerland forms one Federal Republic, under the denomination of t►he f-I-Ivetic Confederation. H. It is divided into Cantons. 111. Each Canton to govern itfelfaecording to its own will, and to exercife in its own territory an the rights of fovereiguty which it exercifed under the ancient regime. IV. The towns than not enjoy any prerogative over the country, both one and the other to participate in the Admini ftration of Juftice, of the Police, and in the internal Govern mcnt of the Canton. V. The Government of one Canton cannot publilh ordinan ces prejudicial to another Canton: thole who break through this regulation to be denounced to the Dire. VI. The Government of each Canton to name a Deputy to the Helvetic Diet. The deputies remain in office until their canftituents think proper to recal them. They arc indemni fied by the Canton. VII. The Diet is permanent, it deliberates on war and peace, and on the conclulion of fuck Treaties of Alliance and Com merce as the general intereft of the Confederation may call for. It Is authorifed to repeal and annul the Ordinances of the Can tonal Government, which are prejudicial to the Helvetic Con federation, or to any of its Cantons. VIII. Every Deputy, Member of the Diet, is obliged to con. duel Idinfelf. upon the dircuffion of an Import tit objet, parti cularly of treaties of peace, commerce, and alliance, according to the inftrudtions of his conftituents. IX. The Diet ebonies, from among its Membe-s, a Prefident and a Secretary.wbo continue in thel• fun lons for three months and are always re.cligible. X. The Prefident of the Diet receives the Envoys of Foreign Powers,and figns the deliberations of the Diet,whieh are coup. ter-figned by the Secretary. The Procotol than be figned by every Member. XL The Dict appoints the Helvetic Envoys to Foreign Powers ' and recalls them. XII. In cafe of a war, or threat of attack, the Diet fettles the contingent of troops, and the amount of the fonts which each. Canton is obnged to furnifh. The arfenals of the Cottons are at the difpgal of the Dice. It appoints the Generals, and re moves them, as alto the Infpeetors of the. Militia in time of peace. Each Canton is obliged to exercife in arms and ma Vary evolutions, a contingent of the Militia. which, however,' is not to perform any dfalive ferrke, in time of peace, and receives no pay. XIIL All the Swifs are foldiers. None eau exerdfe the rights Citizenihip, nor be received into the Corporations of Artifta and Trailefmen, nor exerdfe a profellids, nor marry, unlefs be has a muCtet, a (word, and a pouch. The Government fupplies .bt the poor with arms. In extraordinary cafes the Cantonal Go.' vernment may order the difarming of the Citizens. The ex pellees of war are charged upon an the Cantons is proportion to their refrftive =gags. A private letter hatch that fignals have been L eflabbthed from Laufanne t as far as Verfoilt, for French corps of 4000 men, Rationed at Vert Oir, to enter Switzerland in.cafe ,the Diet of Schwitz fhould refute to obey the fummons of the Filial. Cowart.. The s7th September was a day of great reioic ing at Schwitz, on account of the opening of the Diet. It was compofed of Deputies from all the Cantons, except Friburgh and Leman. Atoys REDING made a fpeech upon the occafion, and was appointed Prcfident. The Helvetic Confederates have experienced a revere check, notwithaanding the capture of Fri bourg ; one of the wings of their army has been difperfed, and one of their Chiefs has been brought hither a prifoner.• They have, however, pene trated into the Pays de Vaud—we are. not yet acquainted with their farther .progrefs. Letters from Berne (late, that the Helvetic Government has quitted Laufanne, in order to retire to Geneva; but this intelligence is not confirmed ; we may exped foon to receive intere(ling news. It is be lieved, that the army colleting war Huningen has already begun its march. LAUSANNE, Ocr. 6.—The City of Fribourg furrendered she day before yetterday to the Con federate Swifs. It is related that AuF DER MAUR, to determine the Chief of Brigade CLAVEL, Com mander of Fribourg, pof:tively allured him that Lahfanne was in the power of the Confederate Swifs, and that the Government had paired into Savoy. The Battalion of Militia of Citizen BOURGEOIS, of Grandfon, who was alfo at Fribourg, has been difarmed, and fent to the Pays de Vaud. He arrived yeiterday evening at Lanfanne. Ocr. B.—General Rap', informed of the ta king of the City of Fribourg. after the General in Chief of the Confederates had promifed him not to commit any hollility, has fisnificd to General BACHMAN, that if in twenty-four hours, Fribourg was not delivered to the Helvetic troops, he would quit, and force refpat to the -Proclamation of BONAPARTI, by ordering the entrance of a French army. Notwithitanding the declaration of the equality of political • rights, and the independence of the Cantons, propofed by the Committee of State ettablithed at Berne, Argovie, and Oberland are declared by the Paid Committee united to the Canton of Berne, and DAVID RODQLPH BEY is nominated Prefid of it. PROCLAMATION OF THE SENATE TO THE HELVETIC NATION. CITIZIMS OF 11111LVIMA, It is near two months Once the Senate addreffed itfelf to the Flrft Conful, to claim his mediation refpecling the differences between the Cantons of Uri, Schwita, and Under Walden.— Its object was to prevent the &than of blood between Citi zens, all of whom are attached to the country, and divided only among thanfelves as to the choice of the forms Bearable for its organization. This appeal to the Mediator of France was a neceffary refult of the potation of Helvetia with refe nonce to that powerful State. It was commanded by the con fidence with which the Firft Conful has acquired fo many rights, by compelling the acknowledgment of our indepen dence at Luneville. The Senate adopted with the more ear neftnefs this mode, fo natural in Well, of putting a period to civil war, as it was Informed the Chiefs of the People in the (mailer Cantons had anticipated it, by claiming on their fide the mediation of the Minifter of France. However, inftead of awaiting the advice demanded, paffions inimical to peace became agitated with an adivity conftandy increafing. It faw extremes league againit moderation, and by their mutual efforts break the ring which lhould one day hay. united them. The enemies of Government, in the midft of their faced', Edit leek to intereft France, or at leift they feign to be ddirous of fo doing. They fent Deputies to the Minifter of that Power at Laufanne, and in the projeas of organization they fpreado they openly claimed its good offices. The Senate and Executive Council continued to profs the Ph* Conful for the intervention required, not for the main tenance of certain forms, or for the prefervation of their places, but to put an end to anarchy and civll war. and to Cave the country, by preventing the deftruetion of liberty. For, Citi zens of Helvetia, it was a truth minifeft to the eyes of every fenfible man, that notwithitanding the apparent calm which reigned in the Cantons detached from the Government, there dies not ezift any dement of a durable peace—any common intereft—any means of harmony for the period during which they proptifed to ameliorate, and not to deftroy. The organi sation of the Cantons, the formation of the Central Power, the choice of its Members-4 thoufand private wants—a thoufand pretatlions ealfting, though difguifed, would be equally the brands of civil war for the prdent generation, and perhaps for future generations. At length, thanks to Divine PROVIDENCR, the Firft Con ful has been touched by the misfortunes of his Ally. He has taken upon hinafelf the mediation which the Government and its adverfaries have offered him. He commands us to ohferve Peace. He does more—he offers us the means of rendering it durable. The Proclamation of the Firft Conful, dated the Bth Vendemiaire, announces to us the firft difpofitions he has thought neceffary to attain this objed. Citizens of Helvetia the Senate declares to you, that as far as concerns kfelf, it accepts the mediation of your powerful Ally; and that it fubfcribes to what may be the recommends. tion of the Hero, who has not difilained to add a new ray to his glory, by reftoring us tranquillity and happinefs. May all parties be Meet, and hear Bonaparte. May the weapons fall from every hand ! May every heart be opened to fentiments of fraternity and concord ! Surely, People of Helvetia, you never have been fo near happinefs ; but if you are deaf to the voice of Bonaparte, you will never have been fo near deltrudion ! The Senate ordains, that in conformity to the Proclamation of the Firft Coati!, the Prefedts, Sub Prefect* and all other Cotiftitutional Authorities, than refume their fundtions till the definitive order of things, which is preparing ; and attend, as far as regards them, to the execution of all the Articles of the laid Proclamation. Done at Laufanne, sth Oft. 1802. DOLDelt, the Landamman, Prefident of the Senate. STOKAR, d'EOLISZ, Secretaries. Cicvnina 9.—Yellerday evening a report was fuddenly fent abroad, that a column of the con federate army was nn its march againll Ball and Vevey. There wete confequently difpatched from hence immediately a few companies, who on that very night contrived to reach Vevey. We were apprifed, however, this morning, that the whole was a falfe. alarm, occafioned by the mo tions of a pan of the infurgent army, which now occupy Fribourg, and who finding themfelves in too great numbers to be lodged in that town, felt themfelves under the necellity of procuring canton ments in the neighbouring communes. The letters received from Berne give room to hope that the Canton of Berne, as likewife the Cantons of Bafle,- Zurich, and So leure, will accept the mediation of the Fits? CONSUL. But it is much to be feared that the (mall Cantons will adopt the mad refolution of making an obliinate rcii tt ance ; and it is therefore with the moll anxious impatience that the anfwer of the Piet of Schwitc is.htsurly eepeeled, The arrival of General hire at ne produces} the deepe fenfation in that with conflernation when they were made acqaaint ed with the obje& of his mifEon. But what more particularly embarraffes them at the prefent n ) . ment is, how to device means to keep thcmfeives matters of their troops, and how to difband them without running the rifle of producing the fame diforder that attended the difbanding of the Bernet ; army in 1798. The following Addrefs was tranfmitted to the French Minifter : IN THE NAME OF THE GREATER PART OF THE COM MUNES OF THE PAYS DE VAUD. " The horrors of a civil war had reached their higheft pitch : the blood of the Swifs was shed b y the hands of the Swifs. The Pacificator of Europ e ' was defirous that thefe. calamities fhould eeafe ; he caft an eye of benevolence upon the unfortunau: Helvetia, and more particularly upon this Canton. it is his with that we fhnuld be happy ; that wt lhould be free.. We shall be fo ! Be plcafed, Minifler, to accept the acknowledgments of th, tincere gratitude of the Municipalities of ...... and likewife thofe of the inhabitants of thefe Com munes.—The nathe of BONAPARTE can only b e pronounced with admiration and, gratitude by our pofterity l as it is now by ourfelves." (The Signatures follow.) According to a letter from Zuri c h, a body o f from five to According peafants have m a d e t h en:. fel ves mailers of that town, and abolithed the PI., i Clonal Government therein eftablifhed. Thi s news requires confirmation. The town of Fribourg has l alfo re ellablifhed it• felf upon the footing of its former Conflitutir,n_ The day before yefterday a Council of too affem. bled together, and appointed, after the exampl e c f Berne, a Committee of to, wholly compofed of the molt zealous partifans of the ancient Ariftocracy. Ocr. Ras?, the Adjutant of the FIRST CONSUL, is returned hither from Berne. He has concluded a new arminice of four days w;th the Bernefe, during which they are to dilband their troops. The Diet of Schwitz have difpatched a courier to Paris. It is expeded that the Helvetic Government will alfo Offhand without delay the militia of the canton of Vaud, in order to conform thethfelres to the proclamation of the Ff a sr Cony L. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK! 3 per Cent. Concede 671—Ditto, for timc, 67f Oniniuen to* dlf. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: 3 per C. Red. 661 s per Cent. 1797, roo 991 3 per C. Conf. 671 f 1/ Long Ann. 1911 9-16 New 4 per Cent. 84 8 31 i Omni= toff! dif. 5 per C. Ana. too 99f Conf. for Nov. 671111 Naphm 43i Genoa 47i Lam 68 Oporto 68 Dubbn izt COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amiterehmt, t t a IU. Cadiz 36} dfeift. Do. at fight i t o Madrid paper Rotterdam, Is 31 2U. Ditto 36! effect. Hamburgh 33 4 21 U. Bilboa 36 4 died. Alcorn' 33 5aJ. I Leghorn 54 Palermo 90 pence perm. Paris, t day's date, 23 13 23 19 2 U. Bourdeaux, ditto, 24 Venice, 57 Livres Piton Effedivi per 11. fterL OCTOIII t 8 —.5 per Cent. Gov. Deb. 985 Exchange—Pablin on London tot. Laft night our fete of the non-official French Journals came to hand to the 16th inclufive. The Mot:item, as we announced yefterday, had arrived in the morning. Inftead of BONAPARTI having fet out to the MP ritime towns of the Channel on the 12th, as flared, with much confidence, two days ago, in another paper, we find him on that day iffuing Confular Decrees from St. Cloud. Letters from Laufanne of the 9th and loth (late, that a new,armiftice has been concluded between the Bernefe and the (French) Government party for four days, and it is raid that they will difband their forces, and that the expelled government will do the fame. It is added too that all, except the five demokratic cantons, are difpofed to temporife. This, however, is merely intelligence upon the authority of thofe who, in a double fenfe, are under the influence of the French, the people at Laufanne, and the Journalißs at Paris. It is na• tural to fuppofe that the Patriots fhould be alarmed at the profpea of entering into a war with a coun• try like France. Unlefs they can fee the profpa of afliftance they muft be reduced to defpair.— Letters from Stutgard mention, that confiderable numbers of Auftrian troops are affembling at Feldkirch and its neighbourhood on the borders 0 the Grifons. Auftria certainly fhould interfere to fecure the independence of Switzerland ; becaufe, if Switzerland is once converted into a military poll by the French, it would hire them the molt important facilities of attacking the Auftrians, or parrying their attack in any new war. It is the point which, in a certain degree, commands Italy and Germany, and from which the French could turn their force with great effea in any direction. There Papers contain the outline of a Confti tution for the Swifs, as propofed by the Patriots. It is in rut:dance what we have already Itated.— The Cantons are to govern themfelves in alma all points, and the General Government, which would be a dircaandfair reprefentation of the Can tons, would have nothing but the lupe' intendanec of matters cleat ly of general concernment. The French and Aultrian 111iniftersare laid to have prefented to the Diet at Ratifbon a Plan of Indernni tics, confiderably modified from the preceding one. If it fhould be true that the new Itliniftry of Ruilla fee this matter in a different light from their pre deceffors, even BONAPARTE will Ike the rudenco