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FRANCE. PARIS, AUGUST 7. The Conftlar Guard performed Come maw:en eres in the Champ de Mars, at five o'clock this afternoon. Poppin, formerly a Captain in the Chouan ar my, and two other Rebels, have been concluded to the prifon of Chateau-Briand. The following curious circumftance is raid to have lately happened. One of the leaders of the Jacobin Faftion bad fuccceded in procuring to be madc a fnuff-box perfeCtly fimilar to that ufed by the Chief Conful, but though the fathion of it was imitated molt correelly, the artificer had not fuc veeded in making it open with equal facility. Bo )4 &PARTE finding this box on his table, and being inclined to take a pinch of fnuff, was aftoniffied to find a confiderable difficulty in opening it. This circurnflance ftruck him fo much, that the fimila rity of the box in other refpeas had no effect in deceiving him. After a number of vain inquiries among his fervants, he fent for a phyfician, who having chemically analyzed the fnuff in the box, declined, that the Chief Conful, had he taken any, could not have furvived half an hour. A great many workmen have been employed for fome days paR on the new bridge to be built over the Seine, op fire to the magnificent Jardin des Plaster, which by the care of C.CHAPTAL, the Minitler of the Interior, is daily receiving new embellifhments. The piers will be of Ilone, the ref of caR iron and wood. This bridge, fo long wanted, will be of great utility for opening a com munication with the Boulevards. A letter from Cherbourg, dated July 30, fays, On the 18th an Englifh corvette met four leagues off with a PruiLan fhip, the Elizabeth, which had touched at this port fome days before, and which was going to Decamp. The corvette examined her ferupuloufly, and took away three feamen. The Englifh Captain enjoined the Captain to return immediately to Cherbourg, and threatened to fink him if he continued his courfe. He pretended that Cherbourg had been declared in a Rate of blockade two days ago, and that no fhip was either to go in or out of that port. " The fecund fart is more recent: it happened to thq Danifh brig the Chrifiianfand, which touched at this port. "The fhip was boarded tie day before yeflerday about three leagues off by a frigate and Englifh corvette ; the latter kept the Dana Captain on board his Ihip from 7a. ar. to 2p. in. The Com mander wifhed to carry him to England ; but the Captain of the frigate interpofed his authority, and caufed him to be releafed. Whillt the Danifh Cap tain was on board the corvette they vifited his flup minutely. Such is the fubilance of the report which the Danifh Captain Isacsoa made here up on his arrival."—Aforriteur. _ _ _ A letter from Bruffels, dated Anvil 4, rays, " The two principal divifions of the Dutch Fleet, commanded by Admiral de WINTER, have been newly reinforced by fome ihips of the Line and Frigates, armed and fitted out in the Zuyderzee and the Meufe.—Notwitlittanding all that has been raid to the contrary, it is certain the Batavian fleet is ready to put to fea, and that the Crews of all the Ships of War which compote it are complete. All the neceffary arrangements are made at the Texel, at the Fielder, and at the mouth of the Zuyderzee, to repulfe any attempt that may be made by Lord NELSON on the Dutch Divifion in the Texel road. —ln the night of the sd, ftrong detachments of our Garrifon were in motion. Yellerday, before day-break, all the quays of the ports were full of troops. This meafure had for its objea the car rying away all the failors belonging to the mer chantmen.—Thefe failors have been fent provi fionally to the military prifon, from whence they are to be fent to the Flemifh Ports, where they will be acquainted with their deftination." The following letteihas been fent by the Mayor of Mentz to the principal perfons of the Society of the Jews in that city : " I hereby inform you, that in compliance with a requeft from the French Government, the Re gency of Afchaffenburgh has abolifhed the Toll- Duty which has been hitherto exatted from Jews refident in the territory of Mentz, under the ex prefs condition, that none are to be exempted but thofe,who (hall prove themftives to be attually Ci tizens of France. I requeft you to make this known to all the Jews in this city, that thole go ing to the Right Bank of the Rhine may properly avail themfelves of it. Health and Fraternity, (Signed) de !SACKS." The Rabbis of the Synagogue of Frankfort have, it is (aid, ecklie to a refolution of addreffing a cir cular letter to all the Rabbis of Germany, requeft ing them to canfc public prayers to be offered up in all the Synagogues to implore the GOD of Abra ham, that he may direct the hearts of the Sove reigns of Germany, and infpire them with the de fire of imitating the generofity of the French, and the beneficence of the Elettor of Mentz, in favour of the Children of Ifrael, by excepting them from the ignominious tax, called the dd Cloven Foot," which they are obliged to pay in feveral places, and particularly in the (mall imperial free towns. On the 1 sth of June lall, an Aa of the Ruffian Senate, highly important to the interefts of free dom and good government of that Empire, re-• ceived the fantlion of hi. Majefty the Emperor Azs samosa. The following are its chief provi- Lons t • An Azt of the Emprefs CATN PRINS 11. had declared houfeholders in towns, and all perfons of thofe which are denominated the firft and fecond cla Wes, to be no longer liable to coffer corporal pu nifhments. An Al of the 3d January, 1797, de clared not only that: puffins, but criminals of all anks, to he fuhjeft to the knout. This Left law is by the prefent A./ refcinded: and the regulations of the late ErnpreA ale refl./ed.-2. A Decree of the 4th of May, 1797, abolifhed the right of the eolleetive of v , sen, (a right formerly recognized in th ni) to n the Sovereign in a !"4 , and 1..)1 , ade ally petit ions to be prclented h svci e I.r o. : J by ri 01411 a CilglC perfon. By the I.o_lcia All, the tourer trecdorn rat r e ti. tiontnarcllurrJ.-3.lmperi.ll I)e,.rt.n of 1797 And 2780 forbade the teeeption of peafants into the condition of hurgeffes or merchants, who should not previoufly give fecurity for the due pay ment of the taxes. Thofe Decrees are by this Ait confirmed. -4. The rents from mills, meadows, public fquares, and baths, in towns, are by this Aa afligned to be a fundof public revenue to the towns to which they refpeetively belong. According to a letter from Geneva, of the 30 ult. the Sunows, who for a fhort time were fo highly refpeCted at the Court of Ruffia, have ar rived at Laufanne. By the tat letters from Auftria, we are informed that the ARCHDUKE PALATINE iS about to depart on a journey to Venice, Dalmatia, and the Vene tian Iftes. In the courfe of his journey, he will hear the grievances of the Inhabitants, and con vey them for redrefs to the ear of his IMPERIAL MAJESTY. We learn from Hungary, that two-thirds of the town of Gyula have been reduced to afhes. The three Churches, Catholic, Greek, and Proteftant, the buildings defined for the Affcmblies of the State, the new Cattle, the fuperb Mills, the great Town Brewery, in a word, all the principal edi fices were enveloped in flames. In the beginning of the fire, every perfon endeavoured to fecure a portion of their effeCts ; the ftreets, gardens, and even the cellars, were inftantly filled, but fuch was the firength and rapidity of the flames, that fcarce a fingle article efcaped. By accounts from Vienna, of the 25th ult. the Duke of MODENA has fent a pofitive declaration from Trevifo, his prefent place of refidence, to Pa ris, that he will not take polfeffion of the Brif gaw.' But this declaration has produced no kind of elle& upon the FIRST CONSUL, who alto infifts upon the literal expreffion of the Treaty of Lone. ville, by which the Grand Duke ofTuscANY is to be indemnified in Germany. • LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22. PAINCE Of WALIeII BlitTH-DATHOliday at all the Public Office*. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY : 3 pre C. Red. 6ot Long Ann. 18f 3 per C. Cod. 49f f insp. Ann. is 9-z6f 4 per Cent. 79* per Cent. 9k 5 per C. Navy 94ff Omntum 8f 3 per C. Loy. 95# 96 951 CooL for Aec. 39f 111 DU ILI N, Auour r 6, rice of Stocks this day : 5 per Cent. Goy. Dcb. 88: — Conde of Exchange--Dublin on London 13 a 12k. Difpatches were yelterday received from Admi ral BLANKET at Suez. Monday morning his M.JEsTY, with his atten • dants, walked on the Efplanade before breakfaa, converting with the Ruffian and'Hanoverian Am. baffadors. Two young Hanoverian Gentlemen were introduced by Prince ADOLPHUS, and molt gracioully received by his MAJESTY. After break fall the Kira rode on horfeback with Princefs AMELIA as far as the hills of Binfcombe. The Ql2 s sts and Pe 'Nes sse s took an excurfion through the villages of Upway and Ridgeway. This day his 'Royal Highfiefs the PRINCE of WALES completed the 39th year of his age. _ _ _ The Duke and Duchefs of MARLBOROUGH went to Brighton on Saturday morning : their Graces intend palling a fewweeks at their beautiful Lodge. Lady ANN MURRAY, filter to the late Lord MANSFIELD, bas purchafed of Lord CARRINGTON the large White Houfc on the Steine, for five thou rand guineas. It was formerly the refidence of Single Speech HAMILTON. On Tuefday fe'nnight a meeting of the Privy Council was held at Dublin Cattle, when a Pro clamation was figned, and ordered to be iffued, ' for permitting the importation of all kinds of pro vifions into the ports of Ireland, free of duty, till the rit of Oetober next. Wednefday night, their Excellencies the Earl and Counters of HARDWICK E had their firft draw ing room, in Dublin Cattle. Almon every perfon of diflinetion in Dublin was prefent. The Ladies head-dreffes were moftly turbans, with lappets and feathers, ornamented with diamonds. Numbers of them were dieted in elegant farina gowns and crape petticoats,beautifully ornamented with beads and flowers. Many appeared in Court Mourning. The 'Gentlemen for the moll part appeared in mi litary uniform. - - - By orders from the Irifh Government, the Ma ' joys of Brigade are taking returns of the effeftive force of the Yeomanry Corps in the different dif vitas, together with an account of the flate of their arms. &c. The troops in every garrifiin through out the country, are undergoing a continual eur. cife, by order of Sir W. MEADOWS, to keep them on the alert, to be ready at a moment's warning for any bufinefs of emergency. Some Officers having fuggefled that the embra fures at Fort Monckton, near Gofport, were not fufficiently cortfolidated to bear the (hock of a can stonade, General WHITLOCK', attended by Colo nels EVELEIGII and TERROTT, and feveral more field and other officers, tried a moll formidable difcharge of artillery, when the works were found fo effe&ively fabricated, as to bear the firing with out the leaf' fymptom of injury. A general furvey of the highways is to be made throughout Great Britain, in order to decreafe the cEefs of ferpentine, which will fhorten diftance, add much land to cultivation, diminish the keep of horfes, and be an infinite laving in the wear and tear of carriages. A letter from Guernfey, d ited Anglin 5. lays— " We are furptifed in this Bland to fee in your public l'apers apprehensions entertained as if in this bland we feared any danger from the French; you may be afitreil in England that we defy Bow A FA2 T s and all his threlts of invalten, fopported as we Are by the Navy, and the Rate of defence .s' an- in ; er ! )tari.4l;y as the little rock of Marcou, within eifzht or Cute miles of their coal?. has fet them at defiance, having defeated one of their at ticks.". •• IN., •••11,1UIC 1,1• I 1.4.1 11C IsIGICIOLCU ‘,":, •yr, go. el, lIIC 111.1.1 C FS". •5I Wll.l. it woe by rite OJAI' a Cogle petfoo. with f.:ifzitt or Cole mile, of their coat?. 1 By the Ail, the ti.trner Ircc,lotn nt pcti- tlicrn at dctiancc, having cicfcatc4l oac of ti toinisi• is alto ream-ed.—J. Imperial Dct.rc.:s of tick.." NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY,--Wind N.N.E. attatuzn nut o Haniburgb, I o Dublin, I / Waterford, Augnft S. 1 I Donnagbadee, Auguft 8, o o Lilbon, , 1 HARWICH, AUGUST zo. This morning Admiral Lord NELSON failed from hence with the (hips and veffels mentioned in my lall. He flood to the Southward, with a ftrong breeze from E. N. E. We had not the honour of teeing his Lorchhip on (bore. YARMOUTH, AUGUST tr. The DIANA packet, STEWART, and EARL Of LEICESTER, THOMPSON, with the Mails for Ham burgh of the 4th and 7th inllant ; and the KING GEORGE, DEANE, without Mails, are in the Roads waiting a wind to fail for Cuxhaven. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 9. Arrived this morning the following tranfports from Cork, bound to Portfmouth, under convoy of his Majefty's fhip REvoLoriottasiEE, Captain TWYSDEN : they have on board Dutch troops be longing to the PRINCE of ORANGE—The brig Ann, JONES ; Pallas, WILSON ; Role, BP.OWN ; Borrman, BELL; William and Mary, PAYNE ; James, Jos Es ; Jane, lit.wrrr ; and Britannia PEAT.—AI rived alto the brig Brothers, SIN cLas R from London ; and the American brig Matilda, SINCLAIR, from Fayall, in 18 days, with wines for Guernfey. Yefterday paired this port the homeward-bound Oporto fleet (about 3o fail), under convoy of the NETLEY fchooner. The brig Samuel, GLEN t LL, with wines for this port, parted from them yefter day, and is arrived here.—Arrived alto the Itavax brig from a cruise. Sailed yelerday the William, COMM, for Oporto.—The Harlequin, Gm, for Lifbon ; Lady Hobart, FELLOWS, for America ; and the Princefl Elizabeth, KIDD, for the Weft Indies, are detained for orders. . Arrived two Norway chips with timber for the s Mines. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 10. This morning arrived off this Port from the Eaftward, his Majefty's (hip SANTA MAROARITTA of 36 guns, Capt. Peas ea, with the Eaft and Weft India fleet under her protation: they lay to, until it was afcertained whether any (hips were to join from this place, and then proceeded on their voyage down Channel, with a fine breeze at Eaft.—Sailed the Panics Gemeos, of 98 guns, Rear Admiral COTTON, to join the Channel fleet. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST la This day arrived the Vine, Wefk-Indiaman, Taft from Cork, retaken. SHEERNESS, AUGUST 9. Arrived yefferday the Sitassms, of 32 guns, Capt. PAWL ; ZEsa• and VOLCANO bomb-veffels The Aissuscsns, Dutch (hip, Capt. Voss, was undocked this day; and the WAINSAbIHEID, Capt. HALL, docked. Remain at the Nore—Z ERLA ND guard.fhip, AR DENT, GLATTON, PRINCESS CN ARLOTT 11, SHAN NON, AMAZON, DAPHNE, BOLIAs flop-thip, and BITER gun-brig. LEWES, AUGUST to. About noon yeflerday, four Line of battle fitips and a frigate were off Newhaven, it is fuppofed, on their pafl'age for the Downs, to augment Lord NELsoies fquadron, preparatory to his failing on another expediton againll the invading armament of France. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST tc. The Chance, late Crooker, was well at Cape Mount the loth April. The Acallo, 'CARLULR; Refource, CLiact ; and Sarah, Nat Lc, were left well the sd May, in lat. 29. long. 19. 30. The Windfor Cagle, CURRY ; and the Arthur Howe, BEAN, from hence for Africa, were well the 27th ult. off Wicklow. Captain KERSLAKE, of the Barbadoes, on the 24th ult. in long. 21. W. lat. 49. 30. N. fell in with his Majeity's frigate DRYAD, commanded by C. J. M. MANSFIELD, Efq. cruizing for the protection of the homeward bound fleets. Arrived—Henry Corrigell, from hence at Jamaica; Egyp. tlan, Pince, from Africa at ditto, and to fill toth July ; Ann, jackfon, from Qileber at Belfaft ; Amfterdsm Packet, —, from Ncw York at Cork, in 29 days; Henry, Watt, from hence for Angola, at Baba. On Saturday morning, as Sir WILLIAM LEIGH. TON and Mr. &Lay, fithmonger, were driving on the Gravefend road, in a futile horfe chaife, to A farm of Sir WILLIAM'S in that neighbourhood, one of the fprings of the chaife gave way, which pro. duced a ftidden noife, and rd frightened the horfe that he fet off immediately on a gallop. In en deavourin to keep the horfe in, the animal beg an to kick in a 'moll violent manner, and it wA s thought .efs hazard/me to jump out, than to Silk almob certain death by keeping in it, as thesch.iifc could not hold long together. In the attempt to jump out, Sir WILLIAM LSIGNTON had a bone broken near the gide, which has fwelled exceed ingly, and his other ancle is feverely fprained. Mr. SaLsr's misfortune is Hill work. He had three ribs on one fide broken, and otherwise In much bruited, that he was taken to the *new ell bona where the accident happened, at which place he remains dangeroully ill. Sir WILLIAM is tolerably free from fever, and is expeaed to be in a fair via! of recovery. - • FROM LLOYD'S LIST. DEAL, Au° us,. t I.—Arrived the FLAMER sun veil-el from a cruife, and failed to Margate: nrnved the LADY JANE DUNDAS, •-•-•••—; LADY BLIRCESS, ; and the BENI:SALL, from India, laft from Portfmontb.—Wind N. E. sotto, A ucusr t I.—Paffed by the Ad venture, STEVENS, fistm Greenland ; Amelia and Mary, STE►HENSON, from Petcrlburglf; Emanuel, rENDOM, from Rotterdam ; Vrow blargretta, —; Endraght, Ll/NFIIS ; and Vrow Elizabeth, —, from EmMen.—Sailed the Sovereign, MIT CHELL; for India; Mentor, EGLAII, for Conaanti. 'topic ; Twe Gcbroders, —, for Calais ; and Jonge —, for Rotterd. m. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The crew of the fchooner NSTLEY, for the cap. ture of the Spanifh privateer San Miguel, will be paid their proportions of the laid prize at Pond'. mouth, on the t+th mat. The crew of the FAvouzirt, for the capture of the Ganges, (and who have not received their pro. portion) will be paid their (hares of the laid prize at Billiter.fquare, on the 14th in R. The crew of the hired armed-brig LADY AVN, for the recapture of the brig Wyndham, will In paid their !hares, on the LADY ANN s arrival. in Yarmouth Roads. The Admiralty have k under confideratinn enlarge the harbours of Great Britain where fary, and to fink them to a depth of forty t.,:v low water. Lord --- - W I NCHELSEA and Mr. FOLLFR, the n-w Member of Parliament, have juit propoted A . /4' ‘,l fair to be held at Battle, in Sutfex. The market value of the flock of the Dan;(11 Earl-India Company has rifen conndei Ably (Ince the ratificOon of the Convention with Btita;i..— The (hares are now fold at 600 Imperial Crowns each. We learn from India, that the KING of C4NDI HAR has tent an emboli . ) , to Lahore, in order to re concile all differences with the Sciks. As ufual on thefe occafions, a trail prefent of collly articles ac companied the embaffy. An account from Bengal lays, 4. Indigo is the general objeit of cultivation at the Ifle France, of which four or five crops a year are produced. One perfon lately fent to Europe 30,000 pounds weight, of a very fuperior quality. The town is large, and covers a great deal of ground, but the honks, in general, are mean. Port Louis is faid to be impregnable, though troops may eafily be landed in fome parts of the ifland." Advices lately received from the Eaft Indies Rate, that the Iv/roost RAJAH, after his defeat by the troops a MARAGEO Row DOWLUT Row SCIN. DIAH, commanded by LUCRWADADA, together with the 2d brigade, commanded by Major POLH NAN, the Brigade of the Chevalier DUDERNERG, and one battalion of the COTAH RAJAH, retreated from Agimere, and reached Jeypoor, with the remains of his beaten army, thirty cofs from the fcene of adion, on the following day. The Ra jah's army confined of about 65,000 men. No fooner had a falute of 25 guns been fired at the camp near Poonah, in confiquence of this advan tage gained by the Mahratta General, than infor mation reached the Mahratta camp, that the Ra jah of JR yrooa had rallied his army, and received a confideraisle reinforcement, with which he meant to renew the attack. The lots of four 24, three a, four 8, and four 6 pounders, which LOCEWA DADA took in the plains of Aguifere, were, it feems, replaced at Jeypoor, the RAJAH having eftablifhed a kind of depot at hat place. Three days after the aAion hoftilities were again menaced, and the Mahratta army, with great promptitude, awaited the approach of the enemy. They had previoufly captured all their camp equipage and baggage, which is faid to be very valuable. It is not ima gined that the Mahrattas will wait for the attack, as they are already in Azmere with a powerful force, and have poffeffion of the fortrefs on the top of the mountain, which is a fortification of great ftrength, and ie road towards Agra being alto perfedly clear, we are in momentary expedation of receiving lonic important advices refpeding this arduous conteft. Major Pot timer; is intrufted with the difpofition of the Mahratta army. Sir RICHARD Woastzes valuable colletion of antique fculpture, painting, &c. has been taken on board the fhip Robert by a Spanifh frigate, and carried into Malaga, where thefe chef d'ervres have been condo:used and purchafed for the National Mu. fetim at Paris. Mr. HARDINGS, the Welch judge, as he was on the circuit, was thrown from his ho rfe near Pref. tern, and fo much hurt as to be prevented from fitting in Court. Lord and Lady CARHAIdPTON were overturned a few days fince near Bognor, on the Sands. As they were returning in the evening from Sir T. Pscititi.'s, the horfes took fright, and ran away. The Coachman was thrown from the bolt, and much hurt : Lord and Lady C. efcapcd with only a fnght. On Sunday night one of the men taken up in Gofport for circulating forged Bank of England Notes, cut his throat in fo (hocking a manner a; to exclude all hopes of recovery. There are three more in cuftody in Gofport Bridewell, charged with the fame offence. Two attendants of the Turkiffi AmbafTador yef terday afternoon, paffing from the Adelphi to their lodgings near Hungerford-market, were wantonly attacked by a fet of Blackguards, who avowed no motive for their proceedings, than that the unfor tunate men were foreigners—one of them was re pcatedly knocked down, and his face dangeroufly cut and his beard torn off by handfuls. We are happy to hear a warrant is iffued again ft the of finders. I 1