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SOLlil4 QUI6 UICERS V4IBVM AUDZAT ?

LONDON, IANU ARY xs,

Wi -yesterdarintimated to the Public, Lit
mutinous spirit had sliewn itself in the Garrison of
Gikralt,tr. We arc this day enabled ,to lay before
our Readers ExtraCts from some Letters, skewing the
nAure and extent of these disturbances, which we'
have reason to hope,,are entirely put an end to by the
firmness, promptitude and ju.lotent of His Royal
Highness thorGovernor. The examples that were
expeded, to be made of some of the Ringleaders,
WOUIdRAWIIif have the etrart of bringing all the
Soldiery back to a proper sense of their duty. We,
find, with great satisfadion, that the spirit of
tumult and insubordination was confined to two
Corps the Secondßattaliom of tht Royals and the

;tli) fll;i6 4ve heretofore been alike distinguished
fbr gallAntry 'and 'discipline.. We rttl%t%it was _the
eife4t merely of a nionietattryinebriatiort,.'and.that
they %VIII' redeem their charatier by their future
cuttautt

• WE received this morning the Paris Paters to the
szci inst. • 'The ntaltiplieJtion of small and. depen.
dent Republics, appears "to be the " favourite po.
hey of, the rrepelt Government. It' is now
stated, that the ro.yr de 'Ped, with the greater
part of the Canton of Friborerj, is to be ma,
ed into a Five Republic, wider the. protOloti
of the French Government, and- that part of the
Counties Of 'Neufrhaol and id/ingen ia to he in.
corpurated with TanAg,, These arrangements have
been iigreed ,upro,between and Frame, and
if that k the ease, whether the People i'vho are thus
to be transferred have given their consent or not,
is of very little irop:,rt,i•lce. •

A rtport 4 irt circulation in some of the Conti.,
nental Papers, that 4ustrla has proposed a Treaty,,
of Alllance•offeusive and defensive with Prussia;
/15 the only tneJoi of preVentiag Franc; aild Russia
Pam divictipg dominion of Europe hFtWeen
thew, We need 16rdly add, that this report- is
not entitled to roach credit.
'the French Funds•otnain at 57:

A Pfach Mail arrived this -loom in. The only
snteresting article it contains, ~,etter from lbws.
;eh, which statue that the Austrian Government
appointed a Commissioner to repair to .Lollaog, in
older 19 settle with the British i'vlinistry everything
necessary relative to the liquidation of the 14oans
contratied h England on account of His 11:4PERIAL
MAJESTY, which were secured on different branches
of clic Public Rev eiltlC of the Low. Countries{ as also
pn the Domains of the Crown. .

Yesterday morning about eleven o'clock I lila
114 it e.sl:7.- and the I)ittNct:s4Es left Duekingtn,nn
House, on a visit ,to the ,PRtNcrss of WALks, at
;Cftrltort ir, ic,.ent, and in the afternoon returned to
liakilighaxt 'louse to dinner. 'On account of the
dampness '9f the weather, Htts MAJEsTY • did not
leave Atiekinzi4,nl f-iouse,
• Culoi:el Etrut.eGkr, of the Royal Erigilleere, gave
oil the (4(teen'ti hn.th.pght to the
arrittan ar f'ortstriouth;
Soliw„ of the Oincra of the Royal Artillery, going,
to Ceylon,' take out their wives kind families tvitli
them. Thty •.1 *ht providential escape
from stiiittvt.t,Tk, it; tht: 1144,,ap, the ship origi.
ally 'appointed to cprivei
Mr, V/ 147.411414,,111e, I) Li Ltrr r timrr's seere.
tau', is ori 'a tour is the'Sonill of Ireland,' to re.
k.-A,.,..4l.lforipatiou.i:,,oin the Magistrates. He'
'tut. ban 2i Limerick, aitl is gone t 9 Co*, .frotn
vtiliCitrai"br tb pro red to)Vaterford.
1-114 Excellency the Lord ljeatenapt of Ireland
hien ple4ed to appoinc the Right lion.
CuARLg$ Hyttity ST.IO9tI) Earl O'NEIL, a Ciri.
of the County of Antrim; and the Right
1-lon. r .ror., p. 111.15, a povepo: of the
County of Koseqmoton.
"Phis waning affived a Hill froto• the Leeward
btotight trt Falmouth by the Lady
Pti*F!, . ;9 t wenty.five dap.'
Ye3terrliv the Piyat!diesfor 'Madros and Bengal,
Ly 14e 4diiiiiat ParYifirro OSO tltose:f9F'St. Helena
and Bengal by 'the e;ty of ionl6q, were finally
plo'ted itt. the 'Ettit4tirli4 f-lonse, atyl *livered to
• .
their 16pe&tiv.e*PciN:rs.
rikt.sUNPVits Vrit 4kki?MinlCit
p .plort ttierchant
Mr.ro,.;biler‘un, liCt: ; Mrs. tobry (401;41)3r; Mess;
11. C. Ittrvey, W. (2. Citrht•ry
at;tip.. ;ft:.".Y4rb COCit,:tS. "
4cogal—M4jor-Orneral Futiattop t Mr. Scott
• and. lady ; Missoi M. it White IL :nal A. linen ;
hdt'ssr4 f: Parry, A . Macktik,m, Iklacktptip, Awl
ji, C Writtfil; inlet ,"1.5410t! p4det.
Pig , cv.ty OF 1.014097.
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MUTINY
AT GIBRALTAR.

DEC. z 7.

IT is with real concern ff'have to state a very
unpleganr,circumstance which has occurred in this
GarrisOn. On Christm'ts Eve we were alarmed
with the account that the Royals (the Governor's
Regiment) were on their own Parade, with their
bayotie-tilfiked, and their artillery, and were-load.-
ing with ball cartridge, .with a determination of
Mutiny. All the Offkers immediately repaired to
their several Regiments„ put them under arms, and,
with a few.six:pounders; marched to' the Convent,
His Royal 1-iighness's reitsiettcrt, where aeonsider.
able: for& arrived only, ao few seconds before the _
MutineerS ; they gii've''a few' cheers and imme+
tliatelY deinanded Out the r'OVernor, and his Ad.'
jiitanti:and the Town-MjOr, should be delivered
np to them; • BecOming turbulent, the Troops I
dpiwn around the Convent, their port-fires,
uporywhieh the Mutineers went to the right about,
and- marched off' to the-South, Where „the 54. th Re.
•
gitnent were quartered, in hopes they would Join
,hem ; instead'of .which:they were received with a
discharge of inusquetry, but as it was very dark,
Only about six or eight fell,' who' areall'Very.dan.
• gerously. wounded. . The.. Mutineer's upon this re,
turned to their quarters,..and)all Ibußegiinents were
marched to theirs, leaving, a Party to :parade the
, Streets. Every thing remained quiet until .about.
six o'clock next morning,y when .the •Minineers
agaitkistoke. out? of their Barracks.,' The Garrison
was again ordered under arms. The Mutineers',
Snatched to the Grand Parade, refusing to return to'
their duty unfesS their demands were complied with;
General Bait NiStto. (the.Lieutenant.governoa wept
to them'to endeavour to get them to their barracks,
ivliiclt he efreaed after expostulating with them for
nearly four hours ; promising,= if they would-return
to ;their duty,. no foither nOtiCe should be. taken of
their condth. We were under arms for siXboUrs
in themidst, of aheavy.rain; All the regiments in
the garrison were,ordered to be on' their respective
at four o'clock *hers the Duke wet round
them all; anditiadeta very, IlAndsime speech to each
regittient, :We hope all is over, .though. doubts of
Clis are entertained by'rnarik.

__...._

DECaMbER.2B.
Last night, a little alter midnight, we were again
'ordered' under arms; and marched to the Convent,
where we .wele met kty. , the:4oh regiment, in Which
`a mutinous spirit had likewise begun. to appear.
.They came out with the idea of the r Royals joining
them ; hut happily that regiment were turned out
with their Coluuel at their head, and they cried out
that they had got redreis, And would stick tolhe
:Duke, upon which,they marched off to the Convent.
The isth went off to try to get the 2.3d.and ad to
join' them, but 'a party was dispatched to intercept
them. They gm, howei/er, unterscriarity behind
the Royals, and gave. stveral'clutrs, opon Which
the Detachment sent to: intercept them fired a
round, by which coW of the Royals were killed and
four dreadfully wonndcd, and three of the 25th
were killed and three wounded. They, upon this,
returned to their Barracks.

, At five this iirornilig:, the Garrison 'was again
under arias ''and, with Artillery, a large Detacli.:
ment watt to the Barn-4s of the ;51.11' to take their
arms, which being eireaed; the Duttr., . with the
Officers of that Regiment., went and secured fourteen
of the Ringleaders, -whom we expea every hout to
tee shot in presence of the whole Garrison.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

CILIRALT4R, DECEMBER 27.

On the • 24th, in the evening, the Gartison was
alarmed with the report of a Mutiny having broken
out in the ,zd Battalion of the Royals, which how.
ever, was snort suppressed, without any serious
.
consequences.

- The circumstances were as follows.t.--,-The men
of that Regiment. had been extremely dissatisflvd
with what they ti,inceived.to be unneeessarrseverity
in a new Adjutant who' had been lately appointed,
anal against whom they. ):Lad betin, much prejudiced
before his arrival fromiikland.! On that day it
happened that all the men of thr:Re,giment were off
duty, and had been paid the balances of their ac-
counts, and it being Clni3tnias Eve, many of them
had drank freely,
.and had got liqUor into the Bar.
racks. To prevent their obtaining more, and to
keep theM from straggling our, the Adjutant di-
reCted the gates. °film Barracks to be locked;' on,
this, a number of them seized their arms, and rush-
ing, out of the doors and windows,, threatened to
murder the Adjutant whetevet they could find him.
They had proceeded as far as the Esplanade to the
number of about 250, when General Br NAlt, n over.
took them, and'harangued them on the impropriety
of their eonduil„ requesting them to go back to.
their,Barracks,,and assuring them, that if they had,
any just complaints, they should be redressed in the
morning. They listened to hiM with the greatest.
respeel, and were on the point of returning, when
unitiekily the Adjutant appeared among theni-at
the sight of him their fury Seemed to revive, many
crying out, " Kill him V' and he with great difli.
sulty escaped into a house, several blows and thrusts
having been aimed at him. Shortly after this,. the
greater part of the men, after some shouting' and
huzzaing in 'the streets, were persuaded to. return
to their Barracki ; but'about thirty of the worst
charaflers among them, chiefly Irish, Who appeared
to have some further mischief in view, proceeded to
the South Barracks about half a mile 'from the
town, where the evil Regiment were quartered,
wholly 'cOmposed oi Irishmen, some of 'whom' were
supposed to be disaffeded ; these thirty from the
Royals, in consequence wafted to be joined by
them. In this, however, they were completely dis.
appointed ; the instant they urtlititi. Upon the 54.111 to
join them, •that momtint- they received a volley from
.the Grenadiers, who were immediately opposite the
road by which they ativanctsd,tand the whole Regi.
merit joine4 in one iboy! (?r," Pyi/)
7,, 014 .r4d
cipThrefor. v The er,"
e. Mutineers irnmeilii;ktely fled,
and returned to their Barracks, and it.i.lewtjwy) rrri
hour fr t cominencernent tit the business all was
qUkt, from the darkness of the night, only five
or 414 were wounded-by the firing of thePrerY4ie"
B.egiment,

1 ne
conduct of au me otner tscg►tmef4s in
rison, was, on this occasion, highly to their honour
`and credit, as, in five minutes time, after the first
alarm, every man vvassunder arms on parade, ready
to att when called upon, and they: unanimously
expressed the utmost fidelity and attachment to
their Officers.

'On the following morning a severe example would
probably have .keen made of some of the ringleaders,
had not the Regiment paraded siliTiout their arms,
and requested—General BERNARD to intercede with
His Royal ',Highness the DOC!! Or KENT, and to
assure him of their entire submission, and sincere
repentance of the excesses into which they had been
betrayed, and promising tin mast exemplary beha.
viour in future. 'fo‘,thisi tHis Royal Highness,,
after some deliberation, consented, and ordered the
Regiment, to.appearunder arms before, him, when
he, in. the most forcible, terms, pointed out to them
the fatal consequences of such disorderly conduit,
which, in them, was the more unpardonable,- as no
Soldier in his Regiment cOuld'say, that he had
ever made a just complaint without obtaining re-
dress.
After this, His Royal: Highness prcigieeded to the
other Regiments, and thanked themaeparatay, for
the bteadiness, fidelity, and diseiptilie they had
shewn, and he was received by them all with three
amen, and the-warmest enti!usiarm. and applause.
Last night the Garrison was again alarmed, Ow-
ing to a drunken riot of some Adiers of the zsth
Regiment. The
,Regiment had that evening re-
ceived the balance of their accounts, when mo,A of
them, as too often happens on that occasion, got
extremely drunk and'noisy ; and about ten at night,
about forty or fifty of the most riotous, sallied intr.)
the streets, shouting, and firing their inusket:i in
the air, though without offering violence to any
one.

The Garrison, on hearing the 'noise, and ignorant
of the cause, immediately got under arms, when the
2d Battalion of the Royals, anxious to, wipe of the
disgrace of their late condua, tequeste4 their Ogi,
cers to solicit His. Royal Highness'a -permission for
their going to quell the riot. A strong party of
them were accordingly detached for that purpose,
who, meeting with about thirty of the rioters near
the King's Bastion, drove them before them towards
their Barracks without oppoiltion. In
,their way
thither, they unitickily, in the dark, came ,upon a
party of the artillery, 'OM had taken post between
the King's Bamimi ancl' Iliel"43#racks, who, seeing
the Rioters advancing that!' Way. with their arms,.
and not perceiving that the Detachment of Royals
were in their rear, immediately tired upon them,
by which two of the Rioters were killed, and un.
fortunately, at the same time, one ,of—the ,Royals
was killed, and three or four were wounded,
This looming, thirteen of the chief Rioters were
delivered up by the Ikgiment, and a General Court
Martial, is now sitting upon them ; tind, it is sup.
posed that an example, will be made of some of them,:,
as though their condui appears chiefly ,to have ori.
gloated from drunkenness, Yet the exciting of such
an alarm, after what had lately happened, and which
hasbeen attended with such fatal consequences, can.;
not be passed over with impunity,—All is now
perfealy quiet in the Garrison.