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en the etliriaiM at Nimeguf n. ot? the 10th.in order to
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Gen. nitituhis.,was fn.." is4e in
the camp of Utrecht on the 86, on its *ay to Rhea
ten; WI-ince it was to arrive at Ntneguen:Lhe
succeeding day, and to proceed on the lithifia
Lleves. The lie,e ve Attiiiery, the Corps du Genie,
Gras d'Artnets the qua d of the General in Chief,
ind 'ever? thing tselsinging to thelliad-quarters,
wete to.arrive at Nimeguen on the li2th, in order,
in the 1311; to follow the s one reute as the Above-
mentioned three divisions.

On the 3d inst. in the night, the Custom-house
Officers stop- ped a vessel near Arnhem, laden with
British maiinfaatires, consisting of dyed and un-
dyed cloths, camblic, and cotton. The people in this
vessel refusing to whey the first summons of the OM-
cei s, one of the smugglers on board was by a
pistol-ball. Since this even:, orders have been is-
sued for using the utmost vigilance to put a final
stop to this illicit trade, and to prevent the trans-
gression of a law, enacted in unison with our High
Ally, for the exclusion cf British manufaaures, and
distressing the enemy. By this order, the Civil Of-
ficers are authorised to call in the aid of the Mili-
tary. when they shall deem it necessary.

SrPT. 13.
General Rousseau has resumed his command of
the troops on the coast At Rotterdam.

General Marm,mt was expeEted yesterday in the
Hague, for the purpose of taking leave of the Pen-
sionary, previous to his departure for Germany.

H ANEW:RCN, SEPT 6.

Contrary to the hopes entertained here. the French
seem by no means inclined to evacuate the Hanove-
rian territory ; they .ire now, on the contrary, in-
creasing their forces there, and forming camps at
Gottingen, Luneburg, Celle, and Verden. Six more
regiments were e:.pefted from Holland.

STUTGARD, seer. 3.
Private advises from the Austrian States mention,
that the Court of Vienna has three grand armies com-
pletely formed ; the Grst is the Venetian territory ;
the second in the Tyrol ; and the third in Upper
Austria. It is said, that the first of these armies is
destined to cross the Adige, immediately on hosti-
lities commencing ; that the second will occupy
Bavaria ; while the third invades Switzerland.
The report of the Austrians having already pos-
sessed themselves of the whole of the right bank of
the Inn, is not confirmed.—/Clef du Caboier).
FILONTIERS OF ITALY, AIM. 10. •
We learn, that the English Ambassador, Mr. Ar-
buthnot, has, by orders of his Court, asked permis-
sion of the Porte to raise soldiers had sailors iti
Albania, for the purpose of completing the garrison
of Malta. It is added, that he has Gbtaioed this
permission, and that the other Mlnisters consi.
der this favour as dangerous, at a moment whin

the Albanians are ailing such a deei,ive part
Egypt.
ovm, suo:l7.
The vessel of the line, Le Genois of 74 guns, w
launched this clay, and worked into the port. SI
will shortly sail.
/1 •VG. 24.

The heat and close air on board the ships, top
Cher with the great number of troops embarked
them, have occasioned some diseasei among t

crews at. the Tcsal. Many of the cavalry
that were embarked, have perisheJ.

STOCKIIOLN, ACM. 20.
Baron de Ligerbielke, Admiral and Commindpr
of the Order of the Sword, has been oleSted Presi-
dent of the Royal Academy of Sciences, instead of
Baron de Ehrinheitn, President of the Chancery,
and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star.
This Academy has received permission of his Ma-
jesty, to publish a periodical work, under the title of
Economical Annals; which is likely to be of great
utility both to foreigners and natives.
One of on, Journals announces officially, that the
Duke de Pienne, first Gentleman of the Chamber to
Louis XV Ilk has arrived, at Helsingherg, and has
berm presented to Their Majesties.

POLITICS.
In the present state of affairs, the public cannot
receive with too much caution, intelligence, which
indiscretion, deceit, or interest, propagate one day,
and contract's, the next. Two flays since, a, report
was set on foot that the Combinetilleets had again
sailed, and had been engaged in anothcr action, in
which several. French vessels had been taken and
sunk. This news had some influence in depressirig
the public funds ; to-day, the discovery of the false-
hood of this intelligence, has raised the funds, and
several persons have bee 11 the dopes of their
credulity.
The Journals are filled with military preparations
that are making on all sides : the French Army has
never had a more imposing aspect ; Italy is already
defended by an impregnable rampart ; the Rhine is
covered by the lower of tmogs, burning to replant
their triumphant standards on the oppo.im shore ;

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a nki, in the rear offthurfinmsidable male% iee .othe f
arrnfestt 4"4 •
F.sincfet,46%.mucli •rekeos to assure her-
self of the excellence of her Government in time of

peace, no tsnro4ll.dispute the 'superiority she must
postsoln kisfietuesrar,f from the secrecy of her de-
signs, the genius of her enterprizes, aid the expe-
rience of her aird,ieity.! But„though 311 appears to
be so organised, that nothing more that, a nod is re-
quired to`launch the lightnings :tteyery pofut, )re4,
it must not he imagined that this signal will hastily
be given. lt is not the first tituc that an imposing
attituelo4l 7rarded off dangers. Besides, France
may look forward to war without anxiety, with a
Chief, whose dory arid whose fortune are so inti-
mately eoiliieteci with the national prosperity.

The business. with Austria still remains in the
same situation. The English Ministers are at great
pains to give a pompous account cf the Russian pre-
parations, but they are still nothing more than pre-
parations. The Generals who are to command the
Rus,ian divisions, are named with emphasis; hut,
their names are not yet inscribed in the book of vic-
tory. bey are not more terrible than Suwarrow
they will not have soldiers more enthusiastically de-
sirous of glory, nor more eager after the blood of
Frenchmen. They will not have to contend with
soldiers less inured to war ; they will nct have the
same means of conquering. The English Ministry
must be excused for boasting of the Russians, as long
as it imagines that it wants them ; if they are again
defeated, it will load them with abuse.
People are at a loss what to make of Swedi.ll

Pomerania.—On the one hand, they convert it into
a military position for Russia, England, and
Sweden; and, on the other, they are obliged to ac-
knowledge, that Prussia is invariably determined to
adopt a rigorous neutrality, and to maintain the
tranquillity of the North. In this case, the Russians,
cooped up in this confined country, would there find
nothing but a grave. In general, an empire ex-
periences a prodigious disadvantage in carrying on
war at a distance ; the difference of climates, thn
difficulty of sending reinforcements, the embarrass-
ment of the Administration, render it more exiv.r.-
sive and more disastrous ; success, itself, is to be
dreaded. In such a case, menaces irate a greater
effect than expeditions, which, in the end, lx•ttav the
weakness of a state. Pm this reason, the pro lent
Catherine, in her misunderstandings with France,
always confined herself to demonstrations.—(F,or.
The Algitl.)

THE BRITISH PRESS.

The /triad/14 Chall ion, and L'lmmorteli't, fri-
gates, with some sloops of war and gun•brigs, left
the Downs, on Tuesday, to resume their station off
Boulogne. On Wednesday morning a very heavy
firing took place in that d;reElion, and was continued,
Almost incessantly, until half-past three o'clock.—
The concussion of the air was so great, as to shake
the windows of the houses in Dover. According
to the best observations that could be made from
the heights of Dover, the firing took place between
the French batteries and L'lmmortalite, which was
becalmed close in with the Boulogne shore. From
the very dangerous situation of .L'lmwartslife, and
the length sof time during which she was exposed
to the tremendous fire of the enemy, it is feared she
must have suffered considerable damage.
Wednesday morming.a small collier_hrig, called

the Franca, of Sunderlandi, was sent into Dover
by the Carrier cutter, which, in company with ano-
ther brig of the same description, was re-captured
by the Carrier off Ostend, from a French lugger
privateer, pierced for CO guns, bin mounting only
lei, with a quantity of small arms, and 60 men :
she was frog Calais, and had captured five colliers,
three, of which she succeeded in carrying into Dun-
kirk ; the other two the Carrier fortunately fell in
with, and re-captured.-1 he larger of the two
went into Ramsgate, and the Frances into Dover.
A Frenchman, of a very grotevrile appearance,
came as a prisoner in her ; it is supposd, he had
been put on board as prize-master ; however, he
takes upon himself the credit of bringing the brig
into an English port, when he might have brought'
her to France ; which it very likely, as her boat is
gone to DtmLiik, with one of the prizes. He pre-
tended he did not understand English, but•knew very
well how to answer such questions as were put to
him, in braen English, gestures, &c. but could by
no means be persuaded to tell the name of the lug-
ger to which he belonged. He was sent to the Ad-
miral at Deal, accompanied by a Midshipman, who,
after examining him, sent him lot ward to London,
to the War Office. He either can, or pretends he
will, give some important information to Govern-
ment. We understand, he says, that, when the
troops were about to begin their march to the
Rhine, some representations wca-e made to 8011 A.

►ARTE about the necessity of new uniforms. 80.
MAP ANTE adiressed the troops in a short speech,
in which he promised that they should have new
uniforms to who !heir entraoco into rims.

We have received Paris Papers to the 11th in,t.
being tyre day later than those of which we give
the substance yesterday.—The Itfoni'eser of the 10th
is totally destitute of iiiformation recp. ELing the
arinies, or any passing events of interest Its co-
lumns are tilled with the motives for, and re.
parts respeding, the re-establishment of th.: Gre
gorian Calendar, which, by a decree of the Senate,
dated the 9th instant, is to take place on the I Ith of
next Niose— Ist of January, 180t;,—from which
period it is to be in use throughout the Empire.—
We have
,ritade several extraCis from the miarr
Paris Prints, which will be found interesting. 031-
cial notice has been given of the intention of BoerA•
r A RT e to be at Strasburgh on the 13th or 16th inst.
His PrefeEt of the Palace had arrived there to ps-c.
pare tor his reception. It is worthy of remark, that
the Ausr at an Au aas.a ooit was not present at the
audience given to the Ambassadors, on the Btts
In our Paper of yesterday, we copied an article,
dated Banks of the Maine. August 31, stating a
rumour, that a Secretary of Legation Is id been ar-
rested in Alsace by some French gear d'armrs, on
his return from Paris. He is supposed to have
been attached to the Austrian Embassy, charged
with dispatches relating to the recent negotiation,
of which BON APA KT E., with his usual contempt of
the law of nations, thus attempted to obtain posses-
sion.

The Austrian fotce is divided into three great
armies—one is said to be destined to cross the
Adige; the other to enter Bavaria; and the third
Switzerland.
The Marnelokes belonging to the Impend Guard
have been sent to Italy. We think it probable, that
if BUMAPARTE sh II take the command of any of
his armies in persco, be will prefer Italy, the old
scene of his viElories, to Germany, where his rival,
Mciaxat7, acquired so much glory, and left a cha-
raaer, which might cast a shale over the Corsican.
In rn:),t of the Paris Papers there are two leiteis,
one snpn'sed to be written from Veni:e, and the
other from Vicenza, but both evidently
labli-
cated at Paris. The objet of them is to induce a
belief, that the Venetians are anxious to throw oir
the Austrian Government, nod unite themselves to
the French. Bos APAItTeII Fmiscaries have lately
b en estiensa:y anive in the Venetian territories,
cndaati•ouri:sg to sow discontent and di►atration
amongst the people.
The Rochefort squadron is said, in the French
Papers, to have taken several ships, amongst misers
the Rin.ler cutter—it arrived on the toast of Spain
on the IG:h ult. but immediately sailed again, and
is said to be still at sea.

Tile French Funds continue to fall--they arc 57
and a fa aaion.

Lord NELSON passed Torbay, on Monday even-
ing, in the PrSort/.

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The Light lion. Ca A a Ls Lows left town yes-
terday for Weymouth. to take leave of His MA..
J rsT , upon his appointment to the place of Chief
Secretary to the LORD LI RUT LN ANT of Ism-AND.
The Hight Hon. WILLI A V DUND AS lelt town
yesterday for Weymouth, to attend His MAJESTY
in Council.
Viscount &owner% we are concerned to state,
is much indisposed, at his house, at Riclonond.
The s piadron seen by the irrnits trigate, which
was supposed to have been the Ros:liefort squadron,
is now known to have been the nine sell of -gait-
Indiamen, which parted from the rest of the home-
ward-bound Eait-India fleet.
The Crataiie an I men of war, which
from JAM iica on the 20th June, for the Le v. I
Islands, have put into Hailfax with llamas ...!.!
were there on the 23.1 August.
The Terrar bomb, stationed at Southend, th,me
three years past, bits sailed to join the fleet, and
has been replaced by the Cakpio sloop. The reason
assigned fur this change is. that the Terror is a vessel
in excellent condition, and fit for any service ;
whereas, the Cal Mis being old and unfit for other
purposes, vrill answer very well here, as a signal
and receiving ship.
It is very confidently rumoured, that BONAPARTE
is to head an army n' 200,000 men, who are to pri-
Geed against the Austrian Venetian Teri hull, which
was ceded to Austria in lieu of Lonilsaidy. Should
he succeed in effe.fting this objeft, which is bar.fly
possible, without meeting with a strong resistaric,•,
he will be at no very great distance from Viei.na.
The same accounts state, that the mar, li is to La
eondueted with all the rapidity possiulr.
• Report states, that Austria has published a Mani-
festo, stating the grounds on which she finds het If
necessitated to appeal to arms, as the only
left to her for maintaining her jupt rights, I.la
the integrity of her dominums.
Tt e following is a statement of the force of 11,e
Austrian armies, with their respective siinatio:..;
In Stifle, 30 battalions of infantry, and 40 sqii
drain of cavalry; in Carinthia, 30 battalions of
infantry, and 20 squadrons of cavalry ; in TA ily,
50' battalions of infantry, and two regiments of
valry ; at Venice, 23 battalions of infantry ; its ,
Carniola, 2u battalions of infantry ; in the Tyr-6
60 battalions of infantry, a corps of Tyrolean sharps
shooters, and one regiment of cavalry ; near W
it') battalions of infant, y, and seven regiments of
cavalry; near Mintendoiff, 16 battalions of infati
try, and five regiments of cavalry.

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