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ST4TE PAPER. ORDINANCE OF NEUTRALITY ON THE PART OP AUSTRIA. IRO* TAR Tanta COURT GAZITTR OT RUOUIT 13. We Faanc 11. &c. &c.—Whereas it is our deter. urination to uhferve the firifteli neutrality in the pre fent war between France and Great Britain, and to maintain the pacific and friendly relations which exill between us and the belligerent powers; and as, to avoid any interruption of thefe, it is necefary, that on the one fide this neutrality ihould be carefully obferved by all our fubjeas, efpecially thofe concerned in trade and navigation on the coats 1 and on the other that the rights of our neutral harbours and coals ihould be acknowledged by thofe powers, ac cording to the rules of neutral trade admitted by each of tliofe powers, we, in order to prevent all mifun der fianding or difficulties which may arife from igno r.ince or inattention, hereby publith the following Ordinance, founded partly on the Conventions exit ing between the European Powers, and partly on the general Laws of Nations, and according to which our civil and military authorities, and in general all our fubjefts, are to regulate their condutt. ART. I. We hereby command all our (abject; and the inhabi tants of our Hereditary States, not to fuller themfelves to be m inted. or to aster as Volunteers into the fervice of either of the Bel ligerent Powers, under pain of thofe puniffiments which the law bas eftablillied for leaving our countries without permitGon. U. Our fubj-Cis dull not, In any other rcfped, take part in the War, or any military preparations; and in particular mall not fit out any privateer on behalf of either of the Belligerent Powers; nor even when not in our territories interelt themfrivcs in the war in any manner whatever. ill In like manner we forbid all our tubleCts, or inhabitants of our herbage.; roads, or coatis, to build, fit out, or fell, any dips of war, or other chips, for the ufc of the Belligerent Powers, under pain of a fine of soon ducats, half to go to the informer, and ball to the Exchequer; or, in cafe of inability to pay, imprifoa- Men; or corporal pante:mot. IV. Ail Ault/Jan Matters cf Chaps are hereby forbidden to con vey either folding or tailors to either of the Belligerent Powers, under the name of paffengere ; or to lend their names to the dips or property of the Belligerent Nations • or to carry goods Into ft• blockaded by there Powers, as in fiteh cafe they cannot en joy the tights of Neutrality, nor aped from us any proteEtion or application in their favour. V. None of the Officers, and not more than one third of the Fallon on bond an Auttrian dip are to be fubjeds of the Bellige rent Nations, otherwife cannot be confideredu grazers]. VI. In the jolt exudation that the Neutral Aulbian trade will be refpedted by the Belligerent Powers according to the general laws of nations, or particular modllcatioas, we hereby enjoin all Commanders of Auftrian dips on the High Bess in no wife to re fete to fuhreit to be viand, and not to make any dllicedty to pro duce the papers and documents, which'may prove tie ptepeaty of the drip and cargo, or to throw overhand or deem laeh paper. • mirth kb to produce tooth as are double or falfe. VII. With raped to the articles deemed contraband In war, we will abide by the regulations of other Neutral Powers, and cru cially thofe agreed to by Ruffle, Sweden, and Denmark, in the Convention alike 1711 i June, zBor, and we aped chore Powers will abide by the fame with rdped to our trade: we In nate quence declare to be eottruband all canons, mortars, makets, pinch, bombe, grenades, benets,aintsmatchci,gimposeder, (alt petre. telpher, pikes, tweeds, tweed-belts, cartridge-boxes, teddies, and bridles. AD ihips which 111811 have more of thefistban may be per-Airy for their own defence. will not only be liable to the pe mettles we Mall ha& but fault fubmit to die academies of the Sip and cargo by the Belligerent Powers. VIII. Except with reflect to the warlike !tom enumerated In the above article, no further limitation Sall be laid an the trade of the hereditary laces, with regard to firth eommodides, or pro dads, as are not forbidden to be aportat by laws already crafted or which may be ensiled. It is however forbidden to all our tub- Jetts to punk& any napalm or tranfpons or materials for fit deg oat dips ; at leaft, no mare of them than may be nee:diary ' for their earn immediate afe. IX. Ids undatbood that all commander of neutral Gips who gall for buboes or ports, dam of Neutral Powers, or theft en gaged in war, will take are to apply to the proper authorities to (apply them with the Denary pages, charter-partka,atteftations, Ike- which mall expects the name of the proprietor, the quality and quantity of the cargo, and the perfon to whom it s coofigned, OM the faare may be produced, to prove the neutrality of the chip and eargo. X. lo the fame manner as the Aultrign hips are not prevented fro= enter* she ports of the Powers at War, the (hips of the Belligerent Powers mall be permitted to enter the Aulbian ports to repair, iw provided they candid diensfelves according to the Mae neutrality but in order to obtave a peeled neutrality, with retied to flaps of war, and avoid every oceans of canes, we seder that no more than fix air of war, of either of the Powers, than be admitted at one time into any one of our parts XI. As in all the pert; roads, and melts of our territory, every flip boll enjoy the protettioa of neutrality and jaded fatuity, k will not be permitted that in the fame or within the diftance of COMM flat from the there, any ad of hanky dull be commit ted by one or more of the Beffigerent drips; nor than any Drip be putfeed. attacked, Anted, or taken: of which all the Maga:atm 'Lod Military Authorities In our porta are to take notice. XII. Agreeable to the fame rights of neutrality, no !hip of war of either of the Belligerent Powers will be permitted to cruise within the abovementioned diftanee of our harbours or coats, aids kb to lie In our ports to attack the dips which may arrive, or matte fuels as may go out. XIII When privateers or armed merchant Sips of the two lateen at war are lying together in any of our pen; end one of than kile out, the other that not stave the port dl two ty-four hours afterwards ; in which cafe the Alp which entered the har bour deft Shall be at liberty to fail either se hours before or after the other. Ships of war or tquadrons will not, however, be required to wait se hours, provided their Commander will give hi. word of homer to the Governer of the pert,not to commit say set of isiat tatty during that time. Meantime from the Commander of a Asa or foradreo need net be repeated; boat cult be re -.mod every time by the Commando of a fusee Ship of war; privateers or letters of marque emit remain their Hine, or give imislatery ken rity thin they will refrain from hollilitim till that time Is clap ed. Xi V. In like manner no Sip of war lull be permitted to leave any port at the moment the fignal le made of the arrival of ano ther foreign Chip except under the conditionsexpreffird in the fanner Article. XV. From thb regulation, however, are excepted all Null 'ef fete, fork as tarmacs, trabaccolts, felucca; row-beats, She, the force of which is too inconliderabk to curare holleities; they may tt+ereiere depart at any time. XVI. The entitling of takes In our parts tor the (erase of either of the Belligerent Powers Is forbidden; but If a kw men ~re nee. Eary to enable them to work their Ships, they may pro x lue thetuutvei with than; under nerditiosi, however, that they ester volpntartly, and that none of our fullest; or the crews of fledge Ships, are taken by force. XVII. The prises which me Belligerent Power nay trite from souther may be brought into any ni our parts where there is a Government Igatinnrima A namely, Venice, Tried; Home, Zara, and Zara, endless cares unladen and depefited, provided they do not main of commodities, the importation of which Int o our States is prohibited; and they be span taken away, If they are eundenmed by the jodicial authorities of the countries of the cap tort Mould any of tie commodities be liable to be damaged by time, they ma( be fold, but forerity wasaill be given for their value busld the prise not be condemned. XVIU. But in cafe amplelet the lei be made that a Gap has been taken Dr trarp to the regnintlool in /Widen 10. 11. 11. and r j, of this Ordinance. nut Governors or Prefidents of Government hall irttiturc a luminary enquiq into the fa& and if they find that tin Ship has beat captured In violation of the laws of neutrality, fuck prise droll be declared Illegal, and forthwith fettered to the owners. XIX. It Ilan not be peentit;eJ the Bellterent Pow:n to ird any onJividuide. e;eir irritate?* in any .1 our pens oeiroodis. or on me coals, si they Isz to landed they *al imenpiktely be ogislider 1,1'16 tree, and all our civil and military autliarldes gull be bound to afford them prune...Rion and alß!tance. XX. In confequence of thefe regulations we 4opbt not that the Belligerent Powers will ark osvicsle and outcrye, with refpedl to us, all the rights of Neutral Powers, and that the commanders of their fleets and daps of war will fuller oar (dips to proceed on their voyage, when prpsided with the necelLry and proper liaffcs, and resider us in every particular Impartial juftice. XXI. The prefent Ordinance (ball he publifhed in all our here ditary Rates, and e•pecially in our ports and maritime towns, both In German and Italian, that all our fubjedts, and efpecially the civil and military authorities, may know In what manner to regu late their eantladl,Glven at Vienna, the yth of Aaiun, 1803. FRANCS. Puts, Auc. 3o.—The great army of England, it is reported, will be commanded in the following man ner: the nisi. CONSUL will command the centre, and be Commander in Chief of the whole army. The Minifter at War, Berri-MR, will be Chief of the Staff under him. General DAYOUST, brother•in-law of the late General Len LERC, will eommand the right wing ; and General Dumas will be Chief of the Staff under him. The left wing will be commanded by General SOULT, under whom General ANDREOSSI will be Chief of the Staff. General NEY is to corn. mind the Army of lteferve. B. BARN UEL, the Batavian Commiffary of Marine, who is to be confulted relative to the common ope rations by fea, has arrived here from the Hague. The Fissr Cot:sus. is engaged for feveral hours every day with the Marine Minifter. There are be fides a great many naval Officers now at Paris. The troops which are defined for the Expedition againft England, and which are to affemble in the middle of September, will not, on account of the dampnefs of the weather, be lodged in tents, but in huts and in barracks. HOLLAND. Mous. SEPT. 3.—General Vtcroa has returned to this place from his reviewing tour, accompanied by the General of Artillery, Eats.—The French frigate la Furieufe, has failed from Helvoet-fluys to Vlieffengen, in order to join the French (hips of war that are at the latter place. The Batavian train of artillery which was on the heath of Gorfel, has ar rived in the Hand of Walcheren, which place, as well as all Zealand, is (warming with troops.—lle camp at Haerlem has received a frefli reinforcement of troops. As the period for the expedition to be undertaken againft England approaches, our State Direftory has given orders, that on the requifition of the General in Chief all the neceffary veffels {ball be furni(hed for the ufe of the army. . _ SIFT. 7.—ln Rotterdam alone, twenty-eight flat bottomed boats will be built, four of which are al ready launched. At Amfterdant likewife a great number are in a Rate of forwardnefs. NETHERLANDS. BEOISILS, SEPT. r.—The French National Flo tilla, which Admiral Baotx will command, will con lift of 200 armed flips, befides tranfports and fithing boats.—According to a refolution of the Govern ment, all perfons who are in any manner capable of working at Tip-building, are to enroll themfelves ,before the 4th of this month, under the penalty of being fent down to the harbours, and there compelled to work under the infpettion of the Gnu di Amite. This requifition will procure feveral thonfand fhip carpenters from Ghent, Antwerp, Offend, Brolrels and Flufhing.—Bruffels is nowalmoft without troops: they are all on their march for the army at Ghent. This army, which is colleaing between Ghent and Bruges, will canal' of 6000 men. The army between St. Omer's, Dunkirk, Calais, and Gravelines, will be much more numerous than the former, or than that from Flanders, and will confift of chofen troops. Among others, the hsviseib's and Terrible Demi-bri • gades have orders to march. According to the latelt advice, from Paris, Generals MAMMA and Avos elan have received orders to repair immediately to the places of their dellination.—To-day a divifion of gun-boats endeavoured to get out of Boulogne, but were obliged by the Enemy to return.—At Dunkirk every preparation is making for the Expedition againft England, by Rear-Admiral MAOON, who ails under Admiral Bautz.—The firft flat-bottomed boat was launched here to-day.—Such an aftivity in fitting out (hips was never known in the Netherlands fince the reign of PHIL' 11. of Spain, who tent out the Javiacible eirseada againft England: IT ifLr. MILAN, AUGUST 6 —Military preparations and movements of every defcription are going forward its all thole parts.of Italy occupied by the French troops. The number of French forces in Italy has lean gradually fo much increafed, that it is at this moment very coofiderable. Piedmont, be fides, contains an army of referve continually fend ing reinforcements into Italy, and conflantly receiv ing new augmentations from France. Among the French troops in Italy, two movements have been• particularly obferved. Thole in the interior are re gularly advancing nearer the coati, particularly the coati of the Adriatic, and two numerous divifions preparing to form camps betwixt Mantua and Vero na have broken up. This lag movement teems to have been retorted to in confeqiience of Come expla nations with the Houfe of Außria, to which it is Paid that the rambling of fixed bodies of troops to near its new frontiers had given umbrage, and had deter mined it to oppofe other bodies of troops on its fide in the ei-devag Venetian Provinces. The refult of this was, that both fides agreed not to make any military movements which might fnrnifls the ground of com plaint. However this may be, the camps will not be eflahlifhed, and there will not remain in the dif trift of Mantua and along the left bank of the Adige more than twelve thoufand men. The Commander in Chief has had a conference with the General of Divifian Gardennes, lately appointed to the com mand in Liguria by Milhaud, General of Brigade. He has, in all probability, arrived by this time at Mantorea, to pot himfelf at the head of this force. The remainder of the troops no the left bank of the Adige, which thus remain at the difpofal of the Re publican General% have received orders to proceed to the cos& It is part:eularly deftined to reinforce the "corps of the army of obferirstior, under the command of Vteutettant General Gnuvion St. Cyr. is die Nespolkas a4l Romaik dift r ia s ca th e coati • of the Adriatic. They have accordingly began their march through Ferrara for o Ancona. The head quarters of this Army of Ohfervation were lately at Foggia, near the Gttlph of Manfredonia. They were to be transferred to Tarentum, near the Gulph of that name. Along the Adriatic from the Guiph of Ge• noa, and along the Tea of Tufcany, all the garrifons and all the polls are reinforced. In the fame direc tion, and in conformity to this difpofition of the troops, analogous maritime movements have taken place. Not only in the Italian and Ligurian Repub lics, but alto in the Roman and Neapolitan ternto ries, where French troops are Rationed, the greateft poOible number of flat-bottomed boats have been or dered to be conftruaed. The building goes on with the utmoit activity both at Ancona and Otranto ; and a great number of Italian Tailors, allured by fair promifes, are to form the crews of thefe boats. It is natural to fuppofe that thefe preparations are not li mited to the defence of the Italian coats of Italy, but are rather deftined for a defcent on Tome other coal either near or remote. In expeetation that ei ther European Turkey, or Egypt, are the objets of attack, the Englifh veirels will continue to cruize in the Adriatic as well as in the other fcas of Italy. GERMAN?: HANOVER, Acc. 10.—As the ordinaryrevennes of the country, together with the war tar lately impofed, are (1111 infufficient to fatisfy the demands of the French, the States are negotiating a loan of half a million of dollars, at Franckfort, through the Houk of Ruppel and Company. To-day arrived again Soo French troops from the Army of Referve ; alfo a Company of Gcns d'Arms, who are intended to conduit the remainder of the Hanoverian cavalry borfes to France. The German Legion, which the French are form. ing here, will he brought, it is Paid, to sOOO men. and confia partly of Cavalry. It will have German Officers. Many Hanoverian foldiers, and even ca valry of the regiments which which were guilty of diforderly conduit when in Lauenbourg,have engaged themfelves in it. The uniform is red turned up with blue.—lt is Paid another regiment of French cavalry will come here before winter. The report generally fpread that the Duke of Can. BRIDGE will be Stadtholder of Hanover, and marry a Ruffian Princefs, deferves as little credit as the af fertion that the French ate on the point of evacuating Hanover. Au c. al.—The French continue to fend to France, in Hanoverian ammunition waggons, which have water proof coven, all kinds of arms and field equi. page from our arfenal. A new let of regulations for the police will be pub. Hilted in a few days to the French army, according to which, all perfons following the army, and not haviag any poll or employment. of whom these is a }peat number, as alfo all foperfluous women, only 32 being allowed for each half-brigade, as laundreffes, are to leave the country within a certain time. Aug. 2+. —h is laid, that General Blll'llllll is appointed General Ordonnateur to the Army of England, and that be will very loon let out to Join the army. Two bunched and fifty thefts have been prepared to convey the mulkets and other arms in our arfenal to France. Some waggons, with eheftsuontaining sb Rand of arms each, will let out to-day. Atm, a6.—Yefterday fifteen French fiddlers were tried by a Court Martial, for plundering. of idiom four were condemned to death, three to the gallies, and the rd to different punifitments. The cavalry of the German Legion is to confill of t6OO men. The Hanoverian Oecers who will en gage retain their feniority ; but the higher Officers will be Frenchmen : fubalterns and privates engage pretty readily ; but we do not hear that any oaters have engaged. On the 23d, a proclamation was publi(hed by Ge neral MORTI tit, according to which a convocation of the States of the EleCtorate is to tale place on the 2d of September to deliberate on the plan for the future Government of the Country. The fummonfes are fent out, but the place of meeting is not yet fixed. The Hanoverian States have borrowed soo,ooo dollars at Caffel. Auto. 17. —The French New Year's feaft will be fhortly folemnized here with much ceremony. It is Paid that the French Government has ordered all the wives of the foldiers in Hanover, without ex ception, to return to their homes in the fpace of a fortnight. Frequent demands and requifitions continue to be made by the French Government, which are often very conliderable, and render the molt prelLng re. monflrances neceffary. Yellerday m. 4 ning the four French foldiers, found guilty of plundeting and other exceltes, were lhot without the gates, in pretence of the whole garrifon. Field marthal Count WALMODIN is employed. it is laid, is drawing up a jußification of his conduit. It is fuppofed that a part of the French army here will draw towards the Elbe, in order to be embarked againfl England. Sart% 2.—This afternoon, about two o'clock, the Great Aftembly of the States will take place at the Palace, in the Knights Hall. We are anxious to learn what General MORTIII will communicate to them. Yellerday evening, at Ga o'clock, the MM. bers of the States had a Meeting at the State Houle. Fnr the alleviation of the burthens impnfcd on the towns and villages in which French foldiers are quar tered, a particular tax will be impofed on thole towns and villages *Ave hone have been quartered. The whole fttength of the French army in Hano ver is now 37,z00:-12,000 an laid to be &flirted for the expedition again England, and the relt to re main here. There is a report that prnpofals will Coon he made to feparate our country entirely from England. Seer. 4.—The prnpofitions which the General in Chief, MORTIta, made yellerday to the States, when convened, rclateil to difcharging of the arrears of the pay for two months for the French troops in our territory. There are 31,00 n men, and the pay for thefe amount, to p 00,0.00 livres snonthly. As felon as thefe (hall be paid. difpontions will he made for diminiihing their numbers. The nitration of the dif banded Hanoverian troops will likewife betaken into confideration. garr. s.—The daily expence 4 - the maintenance thf the French troops in the IdanovcriAn t;rritory l itrooottts iv between to And 4 isOOQ rts dolLut. A 6 he whole income or the country does net evceed fonr millions of rix.dollars, the maintenance ind pay of thefe troops are a burden it•cannot ftipport. LUPIEBURGH, AUGUST 27.—0 n the ad of Septem ber the States of the Territory of Hanover, Eccief.. allical and Civil, and the Deputies from the Town,, will be convened in the City of Hanover. Ss rr. 2.—According fome accounts, the greafei part of the French troops in the territory of Hanover, the number of which, including thole in Ofnabrug, now amounts to 35,500 men, will loon be withdrawn from that country. We wait the con firmation of this report. HANAU, Auc. 3o.—Great numbers of troops are in motion on the Left Bank of the Rhine. At C4,b lentz and Mentz, flat bottomed boats are building by fubfcription. One of our Gazettes rays, that in confequence of the correfpondence between two great Monarchs, in letters written with their own hands, very important events may be expeCted- According to other ac counts. however, there is no foundation for furl, fuppofition. Rzansauac. Aucusr 29.—The body of troops which has been collected in HoMein, under the corn. mand of his Royal Highnefs the Crown Prince, are now departing from thence. Firft of all the HulTars and Artillery received orders from Seeland to march bark again ; and the other regiments are following them. The regiment of the Crown Prince is already on its march, and that of Prince Faso/RICK will em bark at Kiel, and be tranfported by fea to Copen liagen. Over and above the ufual regiments necef fary for garrifoning Hulliein, there remains in that Duchy only the 3d Jutlandifh Regiment of Infantry. Before the regiments departed, they had the happinef; of firing their beloved Prince, mho reviewed and took hit leave of each of them. .LONDON. WEDNESDAY, Sr. MATTIMW,..I4O bane PRICE OF STOC 3 per Cent Red. bat 3 per C. CesiC 53p 54 5 per Cat. Navy if Ditto 2797 but Long Ann. (hut EPTEMIER H. done st the Stock Exchange. CS YESTERDAY. India Bonds 3s. dif. Exchequer Bills is. a as. (Et Oninium 8 71 dif. Enghtlt Tickets al tts. ConL. for Ogt. WC. 331. 54154 The Edinburgh Mail of this morning has brought us a letter from a Gentleman of charadler in that city, dated Sunday lift, informing us that " from his windows in Queen-ftreet, he fees a number of flips coming up the Forth, reported to be eleven prizes taken by Lord ICatrw's fquadron—one of them a Dutch EaR Indiaman and four Weft rndiamen ; but that it was impoifible to obtain correa particulars in time for the Poft."—We hope tO4llOflOW we than have it in our power to confirm this intelligence. The perfon who was taken in the American Blip, at Portfmondt, as related yelierday„ was carried on board the GLADIATOR and examined as to his being the brother of the GRIAT Comet.. His appearance bean a ftrong affinity to an Italian Jew, which is faid to be a corral (ambiance of Joao:ma's features. Mr. Revisals.. (Admiral Mo s's Secretary), Lieutenant Cearsersa, and feveral perfonswbo have before teen Jeanne, went to examine this perfon, bat nothing fatisfailory could be obtained. The =after of the Stip reports that he left Jaaossa BONAPARTI at Baltimore : hie baggage, and the perfons who were to accompany him are on board the fhip, and they agree exaftly with the defcription received by Government. The Hambnrgh Mails were not delivered out ye terdr, till after this Paper was put to refs. Thole arrived are the t ft, ad, and atk of the flz that wets then due. Other two arrived this day, and two more are now due. The accounts from Hanover are, as may be expec ted, truly deplorable. The daily expence of main. taining the French troops, amounting to 35.000 men, is more than the country can poffibly bear, exceediqg nearly three times its whole revenue. An Allem* of the States has been called. It was at firft ruppofed to be for the purport of a propofition to feparate the Eleetorate wholly from England. This, however, teems to have been an idle report, and fuch a ma ture, if at all in contemplation, is not likely to have originated in the States of Hanover. General Moa vs ea atembled the States for the fubftantial 'Aka of railing money to pay his troops, who are devouring the country. They confume t tictoo rix-dollars a day, and the French Government is carrying off ;very thing moveable. Accounts from Holland and Flanders Rate, that the preparations for inealion are carried on with vi gour, but they do not teem to be fo far advanced as fume reports in Loodoo had made them. A letter from Rotterdam rays, that twenty-eight flat-bon. *coned boats had fueeeffively been put on the Rocks there, of which, on the Loth of Auguß, four were launched. A great number of flupwrights have been put in requifition, and fent to the different har bours of Holland and Flanders, to work under the urweillauce of the Gees "Arm:. A letter from Brill: Ids rays, that the troops have quitted that neigh bourhood, and are ne towards Ghent, Bruges. Dunkirk. he. AUCIBIZAU and MastroiA, it is 044 are ordered to their rifts. It is ad.led. that foch aaivity in the poets of that cov i gry was never known fince the days of the lawiatiltla Armada, and we have little doubt that Ihmararrs's Armada will have a fimilar fide. There is n.s comporifoo, iadeed, between the magnitude of the naval preparations. The Spanifh Armada was Paid to refemble the t r.-fel of an elephani. The tea had never beheld fuch !sage ibips. BONAtAllit knO,IUCCi hia I thir and 1