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London, England, 1802-09-23 00:00:00

DICIIOII OF PILUCTIDOR 309 (MT. 17.)

The Confuls of the Republic, on the Report of
the Minifter of the Interior decree :

ARTA. The meaforement of the meridian of Prance ban be
continued from Barcelona to the Balearic Blonds.

IL The Minifter of tie Interior is charged with the antis-
tion of the refent decree.
The Firft Conful, (Signed) 10 IMPART&
By the Fait Costal,
1114 Secretary of State, (Signed) N. B. MARZT.
SWITZERLAND.

Balms, Sur. a.—The City of Zurich for a
long time maintained a fecret correfpondence with
perfons of the greateft influence in the country,

to unite in different bodies, when the levies ordered

by the petty cantons fbould give occafion to re-
fitiance. Zurich was accufed of meditating tome
enterprife, contrary to the prefent order of things.
•A battalion of picked men from a canton, of
a fpirit entirely contrary to that of the inhabitants
of Zurich, was rent thither. The city refufed to
admit this battalion. General ANDER MATT then
ordered that it should be occupied by feveral com-
panies of troops of the line. The unexpeted ar-
rival in the city of this force, produced a great
agitation among the inhabitants : they affembled
in a tumultuous manner, and when the effervef-
cence teemed to be at its height, the municipality
being unwilling to take upon them refponfibility for
the refult, united with themfelves fix .perfons of
the greatelt refpcaability. After Tome deliberation
they refolved to oppofe every attempt to furprize
them, and to refute entrance to the troop. The
municipality of Zurich wrote to the Helvetic com-
mandant, that the citizens wifhed to guard the
walls themfelves, and not to fee foreign troops;
that they would, however, permit them to enter,
on conditions that the foldiers (bould be confined
to the barracks, and be guarded by the citizens.—
Citizens Vs tss and ScH esTz immediately fet out
from Zurich to come to an explanation with the
Central- Government. This took place on Tuef-
day. General ANDERMAT, being informed of
there movements, left Lucerne, on Thurfday, with
all the troops and artillery he could collet. He
arrived before Zdrich in the night, and at half
pall two in the morning fummoned the citizens
by a trumpet to open the gates. The Com-
mandant of the Citizens of Zurich replied, that
he was going to fend this demand to the Muni-
cipality, and that he should wait for its orders.—
Gen.ANDUMATT then began to bombard the town
with howitzers, he fired i6o without reckoning the
ballets difcharged from tome four and fix poun-
ders. But his ammunition was loon exhanited, and
he had with him no more than 2000 men. At,
nine o'clock he offered to fufpend hoftilities, on
condition of one of the quarters of the city being
given up to him, until he should receive farther
inftrutions from his Government. An armiftice
was then agreed on till Saturday evening at fix
o'clock ; but the citizens, incenfed at this attack,
and encouraged by the bad fuccefs of the bombard-
ment in the morning, for no perfon had been either
killed or wounded,--and the fire occafioxied by the

ment. Friends from the country arrived every
moment to the alliance of Zurich, and particu-
larly that veteran General STIIHRIty 8o years of
age, entered the city with 300 men well armed.
Such were the news yefterday evening. _

The two Deputies-fent by the city of Zurich to
Berne, have received orders to depart, and are to
be accompanied by a Helvetic Officer.
The following we are airured are the principal
condition's of the Armiitice which has been con-
cluded between General ANDER mATT and the D-
eputies of the three Cantons, Uri, Schweitz, and
Unterwalden :--t it. A furpenflon of arms for an
unlimited time. Hankies shall not recommence
till three days previous notice has been given.—
zd. The tranfit of merchandize and provifions
than be free as before during the time of the ar-
millice. The three Cantons than receive the fame
quantity of corn as was allowed to them in the
time of peace.--3d. The refpeeive armies Mall
take a pofttion as they may judge proper, it being
however underflood that they shall not pafs the
prefent line which they occupy, &c. The Depu-
ties of the three Cantons were defuous of extend-
ing the armiflice to thofe of Glaris and Appenzel;
but the Helvetic General declared that he had no
Ipower for that purpofe. _ _

This night the Government received three Cou-
riers. We learn that an alarm has been again
founded in the • petty Cantons, in confequence of
their hearing of the attack of Zurich. This morn•
ing 8o howitzers were fent off for Zurich, but
perhaps, they will arrive too late, if they arrive
at all : it is apprehended they will be feized by
the way. _

BERN E, Sir T. li. The fpirit of infurreftion
which has already feparated from Helvetii the
Cantons of Glaris, Schwitz, Uri, Appenzel, and

the country of the Grifons, fprefds more and more.
That of Zug is alto on the point ,of declaring
againft the Government. At Baden, the fermen-
tation daily increafes: At Zurich, the former',
Chiefs of the Canton have deliberated in private
affemblies, on the admiffion of a new Conftitution,
and have been able to prevent the picked troops
of Leman from entering their city. The gates
have been flint againft them, and they have been
obliged to encamp without the walls. We learn
from Arau, that hoftilities have commenced in
the neighbourhood of that city. A mutual can-
nonading took place. The troops of the Pais de
Vaud fired red hot fhot on the place, which took
fire in feveral quarters, We exped farther details
with impatience. Such is the potation of Helvetia.

Arrived at Edinburgh, Sir WM. JOHNSTON,
Bart. J. Lorrsom.e, Efq. on their way north ; the
Right Hon. Lord KEITH, on his way to London;
Mr. and Mrs. GRANT, of Rockville, and Mifs
DALRYMPLE, Admiral Sir Roaxav and Lady
CALDER and family, from the north ; WALTER
CAMPBELL, Efq. of the Eaft India Company, J.
NIELD, Efq. from London; the Right Hon. Lady
Dowager DuNDAs, and Hon. Mifs DUNDAS, on
their way to Kerfe Houfe ; Colonel and Mils
LINDSAY, and Captain COMING.
Arrived at Perth, Sept. 52, the LORD CHIEF
BARON ; Colonel liaturvrow, Pencaitland, and
Captain DONDAS, from Loch Ericht to Lundic
Houfe.--14. Lord BANFF, and Sir DAVID CAR-
NIG! a, Bart. both on their way north.

On Friday fe'nnight the. Earl and Countefs of
MANSFIELD, and Lady CAROLINE HERM, left
Scone Palace for a Highland excurfion.
The Jury at Plymouth were this week twice
locked up twelve hours, to choofe a Mayor, and
remained divided, 18.againft IS, both times. The
Mayor is to apply to the King's Bench to compel
an election. _ _ _

THE THREATENING LETTERS.—Mr. GOLDSMID,
an eminent Jew-merchant, whore vaft capital, and
(kill in the bufinefs of the funds, are laid to have
had a great influence in Come of thofe fluanations
in the prices of itocks, which have recently pro-
duced fo many Change Alley infolvencies, has
been lately much annoyed by anonymous threat-
ening letters, tranfmitted to him through the me-
dium of the General Twopenny Poft Office. To
obtain means ofdifcovering the a uthor, or authors, of
thofe letters,he thought it neceffary to place a She-•
riffs officer in attendance at the letter box, on the
outfide, and on the infide another perfon to make
a fignal to the officer, as foon as any letter ad-
dreffed to Mr:GOLDSPAIID, in the hand-writing
of the former threatening letters, fhould be Peen to
pats through the box. The officer had orders to
feize and detain the perfon whom he fhould have
obferved to put in the laft letter before the fignaL
By there precautions, on Monday laft, about two
o'clock, P. M. the fon of a Jew broker was feized
by the officer in attendance at the General Two-
penny Poft-office. He was, after a long private ex-
lamination before the LORD MAYOR, committed to
the New Compter, under the fufpicion that he was
the writer of the threatening letters which Mr.
GOLD3MtD had receive& Bail, to the amount,
it is Paid, of schoool. Ifterling, was offered in '
vain, if be might be left at large. Yefterday,
however, he was again privately examined at
the Manfion-houfe : and it appeared, that there
was no evidence to prove either that he had writ-
ten the letters, or had even actually put any of
them into the letter box at the Poll-off-me. He
was therefore let at liberty, to the great joy of
many of the children of Ifrael, who attended at
the Manfion-houfe, in great anxiety, to know the
refult of the affair.—The purport of the letters
was to threaten utter deftritetion to Mr. GOLDS-
, Ism and his honk, if he %o►lld continue to ex-