The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-06-18
LONDON, APRIL 20.

LONDON, APRIL 20.
E5aSsF ROM Italy it appears that the people
& + , Of Rome Till continue TO murder the
frsgGsa French when found alone-and that
5000 men had been fent from that city to burn
and deftroy feveTal villages in RxIe Of infur-
Teetion.
All Switzerland is revolutionized except the
fman Cantons which have requeRed to retain
their preient contributions, as being founded
on principles purely democratic, but they NUT
foon aGimilate TO the French fAlhion. Accord
ing to letters from Berne, the mlery exper;en-
ced in the neighbourhood of that city is ex
treme. Not lefs than 500 families, whole ha
citations were deltroyed, roved about it with
out either vfuals or cloathes, and without re
lief; as the contributor: levied by the French
General upon the Cantous who reiRed the
French arms, have produced fcareity of pro-
viions and neceaaries.
According to the fatements in fome Of the
French papers, It appears that Buonaparte is
going to Toulon, thence to proceed on an ex-
petition I" as brilliant in its prolped, and GER
tain in its reGult" as that which he was before
appointed TO dire9: This is probably The ex-
petition which the Directory have for fome
time prcje4ed againlt Egypt.
The following curious articles appears in one
Of the republican prints:
"The great preparations which are making
IN Turkey are neither directed againR Padwan
Oglou, nor aga MT Aufria, nor againf Ru1la.
The world will be furPried to learn that the
Grand Signor has made a common cau.e wi h
us againA England. This union will produce
an event which will aGoniih not only Europe
and the whole univerle, but the mott diRant
poRerity. In ten days, perhaps we fall be
able to fly more"
At Paris the elections feeEls principally to
engrofs the public attention tie fpirt Of patty
IS become 70 violent that it is fupPofed to be
aauated more by private jealouly and ambition
than by any constitutional Object.
BY letter from an officer cruizing off the
Texel, dated on tie I6h init. we learn, that
the naval force Of tie Dutch in the outer road
conGRed Of 70 fail, feven of which were hips
Of the Ouch line, and the ref fIgates and
Hoops that in the inner road there were three
line of battle Glips, with trigatos not man
ned; and that in the Maefe there were two
fail Of the line, two frigates, and a cutter brig
ready for iea. Al the accounts agree IN TIA
ting, that the Dutch are under contract 10 fur
INTENDED delceat on this country.
The Dublin mail Of the I4th inf. and FIVE
mails from Waterford, arrived yeRerday. The
principal intelligence received in them is, that
the whole country in Kilkenny has been declar-
ed out Of the Kings peace.
A lmart aaicn was lately fought in the neigh
bourhood of Killaloe between fmall body @!
The military and numerous party Of the in
lurgents which terminated in the comPleat de-
feat Of the latter, who were obliged to fly il
all directions, with the lofs Of cCnGdeIablc
number Of men killed, and Il taken Fritoners.
APRIL "a.
Thurflay ddpatches were received at the
Admiralty from off Brett The Tri1on frigatt
looked into that port on The 9Th inf. and the
force in the cutter road conffed Of fail Of the
line, n frigates and or corvettes, appar
emily ready for fea. The Triton was 70 ololt
IN with the above men Of war, that fevcral
ihells were thrown, but none ArucE her.
The duke de Berry has arrived from Edin.
burg, charged by Monfeur, brother 10 Loui:
XVIII. to tender his majeRy his own fcrvices,
as we'll as thofe of all the emigraled French
noblemen i'll this county.
Government are unremittng in their nlea
fures 20 be inRantly aPPrzed If tie approach
of the enemy, and to ieTcl them. Along the
whole OF The kentilh coaR, in particular, nightly
picqucts ale mounted, with numerous patr2le.
Of cavalry, 70 near as to be able to communi
peoples routing in defence Of al thai is valpa