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, NIMEGUEfc, Fili.lZ.
't of Strafourg, growthfol
lowing Anecdote. ,-
When Baron de Stael arrived in Switzer
land, he, was invited to dinner in the diplo
matic manner. He appeared with the Na
tional Cockade, as did fikewife his lady.
Their excellencies the ministers of Russia,
England, Spain and Naples, were seized
with terror at the fight of this dreadful en
sign of liberty. Baron de Stael, who per
ceived their convulsive motionsftfaid to them
$ ; with dignity, "I am sent by Sweden to do
homage to the sovereignty of the French
people, I must therefore conform myfelf to
their customs before I put my foot into that
regenerated country, and I must try to gain
the good will of its inhabitants by wearing
1 those colors which are so dear to them. I
am far from blushing at this token of friend
lhip and gratitude. Sweden may well
do voluntarily, and of her own inclination
what you and your masters will be obliged
todo in a ihort rime, in spite of yourselves.
The continual victories of the French assure
me of iti:,
No body replied to this so unexpe&ed har-
W r ran^ue. They fat down to table and the ut
moftfilence reigned during the dinner.
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Wejuft now learn by a private letter that
the Stadtholder is arrived in England with
his whole family. He occupies one of the
royal castles in the neighborhood of Lon
don. '
From TOULON^/
Agreeable to the resolution of the repre
sentatives of the people, this port has again
assumed the name of Toulon, inttead of;
Port-de-laMontagne. The division some
time frige departed for Algiers, and com
;, posed of the following ships of war, la Mi
nerve of 44 guns, l'Arthemife of 36, l'Al-,
cefte of 36, la Courangenle 0636, la Brune
of 22, la Hazard of 16 and Itxpedition of
14 guns, are just returned with 26 rich priz
es, They funk a great many more arid
Brought above 600 prisoners, besides 28 of
the cidevant grandees who were found on
board one of the prizes.
A great many Greek and Genoefe vessels
laden with wheat and other provisions, ar
rive daily in this port under Turkish colors.
The adivity which reigns in the dock-yards
is surprising; 21 ships of the line are ready
forfea and before the close of the third year
of the Republic, the Toulon fleet will be
composed of 30 ships of the line chiefly new
ones and confronted in a masterly manner.
Tbemmenfe preparations for a secret ex
pedition are; continued with the utmost ar
dor. Great George will soon feel the whole
weight of his newly acquired crown, and
fond England must at last avow, that the
pretended diadem of Corsica was nothing
but abubble.
% LONDON, FEB. 10.
Accounts brought from Vienna, by Sat
urdays mail, mention that 80,000 Ruf
fians are expected in Poland,and that 40,000
of them are intended to be lent against the
French, early in the firing, under General
Soltikow. This corps is to be fed and paid
^ by the Cabinet of Great- Britain, which it
^ is observed, miniated to continue the war,
solely in confidence of this new affi ftarice,
which they have no doubt will induce dr
French to grant honorable terms of peace. ^
The Emperor has threatened the city of
Ulm with military execution, the Burghers
having refufed to let the cannon be removed
from the arfena', and otherwise refitted the
, Magiftratesand the Duke of Wirtetn berg. „
In the late operations on the frontiers of
Holland, our troops accuse the Austrians of
mifcondud, and even of cowardice; a new
proof of Mr. Fox's aflertion, that effective
co-operation between a British and Austrian
; army is not to beexpeded./ ^ so
The Emperor has declared to his fubjeds,
that he is under the necessity of continuing
the war into which he has been forced by
the French ; but that the ordinary revenues
not being (efficient for the great e^pences,
he is obliged to have recourse to extraordi
nary means ; that he wiH, however, resort
to&leift burtheofome, and demands of all
his Hereditary States, a general loan, for
the year 1,9 k The lenders are to receive
obligations'guaranteed by the States, bear
ing an interest of five per cent. This loan
is to be on the fame footing with that of
1794, with this difference— that the Magis
trates and persons of property are to contri
bute double. The Jews are to pay 30 per
cent, of their taxes, and the proprietors of
houses in Vienna,, 40 per cent, on their
rent. Military men, actually in the field,
foreigners whose income is drawn from a
broad, and persons whole income is under a
hundred florins a year are excepted#ft {
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obtains PEACE.
fameapprthtufiohs already expressed by the 4
Elector of Treves, receding the difficulty
of obtaining fugh an object, considering
that there was not as yet, any regular govern
ment eftabliffied in France. % _
In the Sitting of the Diet on &% @1
all those vote<of the States which were not
given, were ultimately colled#
The Austrian Minister votedlike the Bo
hemian. \"
' The protocol being then opened for a gen
eral Conclufum, the Conclufum of the Col
lege of the Eleftors as the two Superior Col
leges of the Empires who gave their aflent
by a great majority of votes, was then tak
en for its basis. .
All the free Imperial Cities joined in their
votes with the two Superior Colleges.
The opinion of the eledor of Hanover
found very few converts ; and the proposi
tion of the Eleaor of Mentz, made by Ba
ron Strlufs, was so powerfully seconded by
the Pruffiatf and Bavaro Palatine Minister,
, that it passed by a great majority of fuftVa
ges._
The following are the principal points of
the Conelufion:
1. That it is becoming, the prefect fira
ation of affairs, while, agreeable to the Res
olution of the Diet, the preparations, for a
future campaign shall be continued in the
Empire, serious overtures for art equitable
and decent Peace ought to be made. g^
2. That the Germanic Empire is in hopes
that, the French Nation, for the honour of
fufferihg humanity, and considering that it
has given cause for the prefenCTar (which
has only been carried on by the Empire for
the defence of its constitution, ? the preser
vation c,t its integrity, and the recovery of
the spiritual and temporal privileges of the
several States of the Empire ; but by no
means for the fake of intermeddling with
the internal concerns of France, or for that
of making conquests) will now finally feerfe
felf inclined, after a devaftatibf which has
lasted 'fo many years, to desist in the fame
manner from this forced war with the Em
pire, and to co operate by proper means to
eff@ an equitable, decent and acceptable
peace.
3. That it is, notwithstanding, not less
advisable and expedient to prepare in case
the farther continuation of the war mould
become unavoidable, with a general refill
ance on the part of the Empire, which shall
be re informed as much as poffityle, aqd to
prepare for that purpose every thi,g that
shall be required for a future campaign, by
virtue of the Decrees of the Empire, and the
more urgent dangers of the country.
4. That inthis refyea, the Emperor is tp
be requested to use his belt offices, in tne
further cooperation of the Empire, and
With the assistance of the King of Prussia, to
obtain a previous Armftice, which mayxon
tribute to obtain a speedy and acceptable
peace, agreeably to the Germanic Constitu
tion, and corresponding with the ftipula.
tions of the Treaty of Westphalia.
FEB. 19.
The account of the death of the Empress
of Russia is generally believed. The account
was brought by a Danhh ship, which was
not able to get to Hamburgh, but from
which place a letter which was sent to the
ship, mentioned that the only news which
had been received there was the account of
the Empress's death.—-It is not probable,
should this great event really have taken
place, that we should have received the ac.
count through any other channel.
An order of the council was passed yester
day for laying an embargo upon all vessels
in the different ports of this kingdom. 1 his
measure was taken previous to the intended
mode being adopted for levying men for the
navy. This order has been sent to the col
ledors of the customs at allthe ports ..
By accounts received yefterd^y, by a fill
ing vessel which arrived from Cruixhaven,
and brought letters from Hamburgh, it is
stated, that the Dutch are about to call a
Convention at Amsterdam and en ter into an
alliance offenfive and defenfive with France. ;
LIVERPOOL, FIB. 21,
Few people could quit this stage
of life left regretted than the Em
press of Russia, for who will mourn
for that perfon't death, who maty'
so many mourn by living.
Great- Britain, according to the
ffatement of her &cretary at War)
will hive in pay, the enfuiog cam
paign, two hundred and twenty-two
:thoufand fix hundred and fifty fix
men. The money which this fwto
dled nation has already paid to the
royal sharper ot rruffia, from April
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IMPORIA^T '1
Articles fi negibehft Mail. 1
CHRONlCLE—^tf^^April 27.
Th fofoing intelligence ^as hough b, th 1
Mom, Ca^ Runej, arri&d on Saturday 1
Wfrmfaavre.
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", e jre^ ROSES*.
The Representative of the People with the
Army of the Eastern Pyrenees, to the
Committee of Public Safety.
" kfo, the \yb Nivo/e, (Jan. 20 )
"citizen COLLEAGUES,
" We promised you to enter Rosa,
either by the gates or breaches, The„
Spaniards did not wait for the latter,';
they surrendered at discretion this day.
It may be laid that the army had to
overcome all the elements, which had
combined against them. They had to
open a road through the mountains
hitherto considered as inaccessible ;
our brave brothers have laboured with
indefatigable zeal ; they bad to drag
up thele precipices with their own
hands, the artillery and all the engines ,
of war. All ibefe were necessary, ft
fore we could render ourselves mafteffi
of the Buds, and to cut off the com
munication which the fleet of the en
emy n^intfod with the principal
port of Rosa The Buds being taken,
the firft parallel was soon perfected
against the body of the place, but the
abundance of rain which continually
fell, filled up the trenches with water,
and 23 days passed away without our
being able; from these causes of re
suming the labor of our approaches.
"The numerous difficulties which
presented themselves, determined us to
abandon the plan of a second parallel
and to adopt a new line of attack,
which although not agreeable to the
rules of war, yet proved fuccefaful.
"We now began to batter enbrecbe ;
a Imall hill afforded a favorable pofi
tion,and in the nights of the 10th &
iitn, a Dauery was mrca ana corn
pleated of 18 twentyfour pounders,
and on the 14th, began to batter the
walls? and as soon as they began to
tumble, our volunteers requested leave
to make the assault. The fire contin
ued two days incessantly, and the
walls were much damaged : The gar
rison perceiving that all resistance was
in vain,took advantage of the night to
embark a large part of the garrison,
leaving 540 me, in the place, who
lurrendered this morning at discre
tion and are now prisoners of war.
" It is upon the ramparts of Roses,
and in fight of the Spanish fleet, who
keep at a diftahce from the port, that
we propose to celebrate the anniver.
fify feaft of the just punifhmept of
the last of the Capets.
" The Convention ought to be in
formed, that sltfd& the extraordinary
labors of the siege, pur brave brothers
in arms have had to contend with aft'
the Offerings of being exposed to in
cessant rains, friows, and excessive
frofts, but all this did not in the least
abate their firmnek and courage.
The National Convention, always
'j@,*ill again decree, and I befeve
& for the last , time, that the armyol
the Eaffern Pyenm have not ceased
to deserve well of the Republic.
" Health and Fraieruit,r
* A port to^nm Spain, in the Province
ofaalonia, on a tyofthe Medfowean,
6%miles N. E. of Barcelona.
COUNT de ^Nd 4 ^
The celebrated Spaniard, passed
ffi@ Bayd&fflfe way so ft;
De Aranda is ore of the moss a<>
complied Chatham of the prefail
age, as a statesman and philosopher.
He detefti tyranny of every fort. He
is a friend to peace and tm always
be, opposed to the present war, on
the parrot the Spaniards against the
French,
This- philosophic luminary will per
haps enlighten the policy of his coun
trymen. Hit dislike to English in
fluence, is the necessary contequence
Os his love of Freedom. He was
driven from the direaion of the
Councils of Madrid, when the Brit
ish persuaded the Spaniards to take a
part against their old ally. H 4 be.
ing dispatched Ambrffador, is one
proof of returning teafon to the cab
inet of Spain. England will be left
alone. The Pruffian# also have their
Ambaßad or in France. It is laid
they have adually made their peace.
Internal Peace in France!
The infurreaion in la Vendee, is
entirely at an end, as is clearly dem
onstrated in the following
-' OFFICIAL LETTER.
Monthlies, 4th Veritofe, faWFebQY
* Third Year of the Republic.' •~*
" We have this ioftanc received
the official account that Charette, the
Chief of the Rebels, his General and
his whole army have bid down their
arms, and have submitted to the laws
of the Republic. We hasten to in
form you of this happy even; and s
invite you to communicate if tore
fellow citizens ^^ ^ ^
" Health, Fraternity, &c.
(Signed) “FAUCHE,&c,%
"P. S. This news was fentto z
Gen. Huet, who has di(patched by an
extraordinary Courier this very intefc
efting intelligence^ We ft^ir soon
forget the unhappy diftinaions of
Chouans or Vendeans in the jo„ of
victor,; and the feelings ^hich
friendship arid fraternity inspire. Pier,
will no longer find in the brave bat
misguided efforts of these unfortunate
persons the means of enkindling the
torch of civil difeord io this happy
country. This detestable Minister, of
a monarch notes weak than perfidi
ous, will not find one Frenchman in
the Republic who will hereaW&he
his hands iri the blood of his fellow
citizens. We "shall now have she.
glorious reverfeof turning she united
efforts of ^te flitoSteiff
country upon bur enemies, arid hi re
ciprocating those 'internal evils which
the, have fomerited iri the bosom of
.France." )^ ; 1
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Domtfi^^fy
VERITAS CONTRA FREE THINKER.,
FOR TH^ MIRROR.
A NOTHER passage on which you dote,
A is frqfl !¥> 33 chapter-^ Jh%
faith, th Lord &AJ have no fe&OT in th
^%teQi^^
of this W that the Supreme Being does not
Map_,aftoh of his creatures ,
can be affued from this, that they will all
turn, anfiive-—nay, the 'contrary is certain,
that they will nth mill not come to me,
^^^fr^n#
turn not, another divine declaration fays,,
rUke hold on judgment „
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