Star.
London, England, 1802-05-22 00:00:00

[Here follow the Signatures.]

The Mayor agreed that this Petition should be
forwarded to the Minifter of the Interior. The
decree of the Senate pointing out the means of
fondling the fenfe of the people, be dual not, he
Paid, cotnply in the firft irillance with the with of
his fellow citizens.

Bazetn, Mar 4.—His Serene Highnefs, the
reigning Duke of Meeklenburgb Strelitz paired
through this capital on his way to Potfdam, to
tvlikh the Hereditary Prince, and Prince CHARLES
of Mecklenburg Strelitz, have already repaired..—;
On the Bth and 9th of this month his Majefty will
review the garrifou of the city. Baron Ecz.tan-
irr in will fet out on the 7th for Paris, where he
will remain as Counfellor of Leption. M. de
Coat la, the Minifter of Portugal, fet out this day
for Lilbon.

Grsoa, APRIL 28.—The Minitter of War and
of the Marine have freighted, on account of Go-
vernment, three Ligurian Polacres, defined to
take on board French troops. Their deflina-
tion is not yet known, but it is certain that the
Captainshave received orders to provide thernfelves
with two months pi-twilit:ins.
xassoson, MAY 12.—The French engineers
employed in conftruiling plans of the new for-
treffes along the left bank of the Rhine, arc to
trAntinit them, with their opinions, to General
ANDREI:MY, who will deliberate with the Miniiler
of War on the means of carrying them into exe-
cution. General ANDREOSSY will accompany the
FIRST CONSUL on the tour which he means to
make in the comic of the fummer through the
ei•devans Belgium, and the departments on, the
left Bank of the Rhine.

IN IN SWITZERI.AND.

We have already had occafion to remark, that
the prefent (late of this once happy country feems
to have been the objet in the view of the Finsr
Cousin, when he expreffed a hope that a certain
people would foon return to thofe principles which
would not render it neceffary for other countries
to interfere for their own fafety ! The infurgents
themfelves alert, that they have been inaigated
by the French to their prefent proceedings. Whe-
ther fuch emitraries were authorifed or not, the
contequence is the fame, if they have a&ually been
the means of producing the prefent nate of anar-
,Ly ; for if the keeping up a French force in Swit-
.:crland is neceffary to the maintenance of order,
it becomes as much a province of France as if it
had been formally united to it; and under fuch a
vim of the matter, we can eafily underftand the
meaning of an exprefrion made ufe of by the Ora.
tor of the French Government, when he fpoke of
the necelTity of keeping up a power able to quell
Alas: z, as an argument in favour of the in-
4reafed peace cilablilltment in France.

The following-letter will put our Readers in pof-
toton of Come important information refpcaing
the date of Switzerland not before made public
Buns, Mar to.—The infurgents, to the num-
ber of soon men, who threatened Laufanne, ell•
tered that plate.on the roorningof the Bth, having
at their bead Revsecniss, who having drawn up
his troops in order of battle, repaired to the Envoy
of Government, Citizen Kona, Member of the
Petty Council, 'and demanded—t R. That the
stational archives &could be delivered up to him—
That the abolition of tithes and certain taxes,
•'Muld be formally guaranteed by the new C.onfti-
tution-3d, That an abfolute Amnefty mould be
publifhed in favour of,tbs infurgents. Citizen
Ross rejetled thde propofals, and fummoned
the chief of the sleds to quit the city imme

diately. Thq latter at fiat refuted to comply
with this order, but on its being repeated by
the French Commandant of Laufanne he re-
folved to retire with his followers to Montbenon,
one of the promonades of the city, but without
the walls of the town. C. Rome then repaired
in hatte to Berne, to give an account to the petty
council of what had taken place, and to get new.
inftruitions. The petty council refolved that they
would Mu to no propofales on the part of the in-
furgents, and would reduce them by force. He
requefted General MOMTRICHARD to aired in per-
fin the military operations, which the continued
re fittancc of the rebels might render neceffary, but
as that General could not go to Berne, he fent in
his (lead General AMY with more forces. The
rebels give out, that they are fupported by France,
and to impofe on the credulity of the people they
have hoifted the French colours. Thefe reports,
which gain great credit among the people, and
which damp the courage of good Citizens, have
been formally contradifted by C. VERNINAC, the
French Minifter, who has addrefied the following
letter to the petty council :
Citizens, I have learned with the greateft con-
czrn, ft offs the letter you aid me the honotir to
addrefs to me, dated May 9, that an infurreltion
has broke out in the Canton de Vaud, the objet of
which is, the abolition of tithes arid other taxes ;
and I am particularly pained 14 the circumftances
with which this unlawful movement is accompa-
nied. Among the exceffesofwhich the Chiefsof the
infurgents have rendered themfelvesguilty, the mott
criminalno doubt is that of having employed the
French name to excite to revolt the Pimple and
peaceable peafants. The French Government will
not hear, without the greater' indignation, that
they have dared to &kid themfelves under the
French colours—that they have flattered them-
felves that this condo& would not be difapproved
by it, and that they have threatened the Helvetic
Authorities with the injurious emitlion of a with
t be united to France. The difpofitions which
0 neral MONTRICHARD has made to co-operate in
eftor:ng good order, will thew the inftigators of
the infurralon with what eye France beholds in
an allied country its colours in the front of the
rebels, what opinion it forms of their views, and
what weight the authority of their fuffrages have
with it. Let us, however, hope that fo many un-
fortunate perfons who are only (educed, will not
be (wallowed up in the abyfs to which they are
battening. Repentance, no doubt, Will bring
them back to their communes, to the borom of
their families, before the thunder has built on
their heads. They will confide their intereft not to
dangerous difturbers of the public peace, who
have endangered their fortunes and their exiftence
but to popular authorities, to whofe fidelity is com-
mitted the law for redeeming the tythes and other
taxes ; and who, in the execution of that law, will
hold a jolt balance between thofe who pay and'
thofe who receive the tythes. Such, Citizens, is
the with which I exprefs. Allow me, as the Mi-
nitter of a Power, a particular friend to Hel-
vetia, to add alfo a with that the event, which
at prefent occupies your folicitude, may at length
convince all parties, that it is time to fuller the
Helvetic Revolution to return to thofe limits traced
but by wifdom, and indicated by benevolence.
Accept Citizens my (entiments of conlideration.
(Signed) VELIIINAC.

The ROYAL FAMILY are gone to Windfor.
Lady KENSINGTON was fafely delivered of a
fon on Tharfday
Yetier/lay an Overland Difpatch was received
from India.

The redation of our regular military forces,
which in the firft initance is agreed to take place,
will commence on Monday next.
The whole of the Fencible Corps in Great Bri.
tarn will be dilbanded on the 25th inft.
Orders are gone out for drafting as many of the
men of the t 21.11 Weft India Regiment, about to be
reduced, who are fit for that fervice, as will com-
plete the both Regiment to fix effedive battalions,
of Goo men each. The Rifle Corps is alfo to be
added to this Regiment ; the whole to be under
the command of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of
YORK, as Colonel in Chief, with a Colonel Com-
mandant to each battalion.
Mr. WATHIN, the Barrifter, who went out as
Deputy Judge Advocate to Minorca, is dead of
the wounds -he received in a duel. The Officer
who killed him is to be brought to juftice.
On Thurfday, while Lord CANta was riding
along Pall Mallroppofite Carleton Houle, his boric
fell, aid his Lordthip was much bruifed ; but we
are happy to hear he is in a fair way of recovery.
The lots occafioned by the fire at Woolwich on
Thurfday morning is immenfe. We are happy,
however, to announce, on good authority, that,
owing to the great and laudable exertions ofl the
officers and men, feveral valuable articles, as ma.
nufcripts, models, carriages for guns, &c. were
Paved. The fire was entirely confined^to the fquare,
nor did the houfcs belonging to the officers,though
fome of them were very near, Puffer in the haft.
We are furry to learn that, though no perfon (W-
-itted any material injury during this dreadful de-
flagration, in the afternoon of the fame day, two
men were killed by the falling of a wall. No at--
Wm:ice from the Fire Offices, &c. arrived from
London until two o'clock,being feveral hours after
the fire had been extinguithed. By what means,
or from what occident, this fire was produced,
bas not yet been discovered.