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The conduct of Brigadier-General Campbell and Count D'Heillimer has been officer-like and meritorious, and, as fuch, I take the liberty of mentioning them to your Excellency; indeed Count D'Hellimer's difpofition for the attack was fo judicioufly made, and fo well executed by Loewenstein's Yagers in particular, and the Royal Etrangers, who got up to the top of the Mountain in the night, that when the enemy faw them, foon after day-light, in poffeffion of their upper finall poft at the Vigie, their refiftance was afterwards feeble, and as our troops advanced they abandoned their works, and fled into the woods, where the Yagers foon followed them. I cannot fpeak with any certainty of the enemy's lofs on the 19th, but yesterday Count D'Heillimer informed me his different Parties in the woods killed 109 Brigands. I fend a lift of the killed and wounded of our troops fince they landed the 9th inft. The French Inhabitants who, through fear or compulfion, as fome of them fay, or through inclination, as is generally believed here, had joined the infurgents, have come in, and given themselves up to me. I have fent them all to the Lieutenant-Governor's, to be tried by the

Civil Power.

If we have a few days of dry weather, we hope to clear the country fo far as to enable me to put the troops in comfortable quarters, agreeably to your Excellency's orders.

We have taken, in their different pofts, Since the 9th inftant, above twenty pieces of cannon; many of them fo bad that, though they ufed them, our artillery men would not think it fafe to do fo. The ammunition we found in their batteries was chiefly calculated for clofe attack, being grape and cannifter, made of pieces of cut iron; they had but few round hot. Under the terms of capitulation made with Captain-Commandant Joffey, [which are the fame as at St. Vincent's] near 180 have furrendered, and are now on board a tranfport in this Bay, waiting your further directions.

OL. NICOLLS, Maj. Gen,

Troops killed and wounded in the land
of Grenada.

Total.-9 rank and file killed: Major
Ruveynes (fince dead), Captain, 3

Subalterns, 55 rank and file, wounded.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JULY 26, 1796.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Wolley,
of his Majefty's Ship Arethufa, to Mr.
Nepean, dated in Kingflown Bay, St.
Vincent's, June 23, 1796.

SIR,

HAVING received orders from the Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh C. Chriftian to proceed with Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby in his Majesty's hip Arethufa, under my command, and Co-operate with him in the reduction of the Iflands of St. Vincent's and Grenada, and not knowing what opportunity the Rear-Admiral may have of commu nicating the intelligence I have, from ' time to time, fent him of the progress of his Majefty's arms, I think it my duty! to take the occafion that offers by the Rofe Indiaman, of acquainting you, for the information of their Lordships, that the whole of the French force in this ifland have laid down their arms by capi tulation, after an obftinate refiftance, in which the army loft as little as could be expected, from the nature of the posts they had to attack.

that in Grenada the fuccefs has been
I have alfo the pleafure to inform you,
nearly equal, there only remaining to
of his affociates, whofe atrocious murders
be fubdued the rebel Fedon, and a few
and crimes have precluded all hopes of
pardon. They have retired to a trong
poft in the mountains, where they are
furrounded by the army under General'
the punishment they deferve.
Nicolls, with little profpect of escaping,

I have done my endeavours with the
with General Sir Raiph Abercromby;
fhips under my orders to co-operate
feamen for their exertions.
and he has had the goodneis to thank the

higheft terms of the judginent and exGeneral Nicolls alfo fpeaks in the and Warner, who I ordered, in the ertions of Captains Scott, Otway, Searl, Hebe, Mermaid, Pelican, and Beaver, Grenada, which was happily effected to cover the landing of the troops at without lofs to the army. Inclofed I fend you a lift of the killed and wounded on board his Majefty's fhips under my arders on this occafion, and have the honour to be,

SIR,

Your moft obedient humble fervant,
T. WOLLEY.
SINCE

SINCE writing the above, an officer has arrived from Grenada with the agreeable intelligence from Gen. Nicolls, that,rearly at the fame hour, he made an attack on the three mountain pofts, held by Fedon and his brigands, with fuccefs, and that the whole of Grenada is now in our poffeffion; but that Fedon himfeif got into the woods, after having murdered all the white people remaining at Morne Quaquo, both friends and foes. About thirty dead bodies were found, but it does not appear that above twelve of them were English, and even fome of them, it is fuppofed, were deferters. Every vigilance will be used by the troops and inhabitants to prevent his efcape.

Lift of the Killed and Wounded. Arethufa.-1 feaman badly wounded on there with the troops at St.Vincent's. Mermaid.-7 feamen killed, and 5 feamen wounded, by the bursting of a main-deck gun while covering the land. ing at Grenada.

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 26.

'A DISPATCH, of which the following is an extract, has been received from Colonel Graham, by the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, his Majelly's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated Head-quarters, Roveredo, June 30, 1796.

In the morning of the 28th inft. the enemy made feveral attacks on the line of polts across the Monte Baldu, all the way from the Adige,, to the Lago di Garda. They forced one point near the centre, where the refiftance was feeble, but, being reputed every where elic, were foon obged to abandon it. The enemy have detached a number of men into the Mila

nois, and Geneial Kellerman is preparing to beliege the citadel. They have likewise detached a body (it is 1 of 8000 or 10,000 men) to Ferrara and Bol gna. Their force, therefore, at prefent, near Mantua, is much reduced, and fince the aft fortie, in which their lo's was very confiderable, they have kept at a greater

dittance.

DOWNING STREET, JULY 26. A-DISPATCH, of which the following acopy, has been received from LieutenantColonel Craufurd, by the Right Hon. Lord Grenvide, nis Majetty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated Head quarters of his Royal Highnefs the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Rieberg, near Ettlingen, July 6, 1796.

MY LORD,

Lordship, that his Royal Highness the Archduke affembled near Graben on the 3d inft. the troops with which he was marching against General Moreau: on the 4th he moved to Mulberg, near Carlfrulie, and on the 5th to the Murg, a river that rifes in the Black Foreft, and falls into the Rhine about a league from Raftadt,

On the 4th General De La Tour's advanced polts, which had till then occa pied Buhl and Stolhoffen, were obliged to fall back towards the Murg, and on the 5th they recroffed that river, after having refifted for many hours an attack that the enemy made upon them, with a very fupe. rior force, from Odenan, in the Murg Valley, quite to the Rhine. The fame evening intelligence was received, that the Wirtemberg troops, and part of the Contingent of the Circle of Swabia, had abandoned the pafs of Friedenstadt, in the mountains of the Black Foreft, the poffeffion of which enables the enemy to ope rate against the Archduke's left, and to cat off his Royal Highnefs's communication with the Prince of Condé's army, and the corps of Auftrians that was ftationed in the Brifgaw under the command of General Frolich, at the fame time that it lays open to them the Duchy of Wirtemberg and the routes leading to the Auftrian magazines at Villingen and Rothweil.

This circumftance, fo important in its poffible confequences, and fo unexpected, from the pofition which coves the pats of Friedenstadt, h-ing confidered, as in rea lity it is, almoft inattackable, obliged his Royal Highnefs to retire towards Ettlingen on the 6th, and to detach a strong corps into the mountains on his left to keure that flank, and to endeavour to re-establish a communication with the Prince of Condé and General Frolich, who will probably have been obliged to fall back towards Willingen, as their right, and even their rear, mult be endangered if they remained in the Brifgaw after the Swabian troops had retreated.

The enemy's progrefs on the Lower Rhine has alfo been confiderable. Accord. ing to the last reports, General Jourdan was marching to the Lahn, with that part of the army which had croffed the Rhine at Nieuwied with the remainder he was manoeuvring against the Auftrian corps that was frationed at Neukirchen, about four leagues from Dillingbourg; and it is by no means impoffible that he may foon advance to the Mein, as the Aultrian ar my of the Rhine has been too much weakened by the very large detachments which

I HAVE the honour to inform your it was obliged to fend to Italy in the bea

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PARLIAMENT -STREET, JULY 25.

A Dispatch, of which he following is an ext act, has been this day received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majeft's Principal Secretaries of State, from Major-Gen ral Gordon Forbes, commanding his Majefty's troops in the Iland of S. Domingo, dated Mole St. Nicholas, June 20, 1795.

I MENTIONED fome time ince my intentions of taking p ffeffion of the parish of Bombarde, accordingly I marched from hence on the 8th inft. with a confiderable body of troops, again't the fort, a distance of 15 miles. The only road by which canuon could be tranfported was filled wish abbatis, the road broke up, one wal's built acrofs, and every poflible im pediment made ufe of to prevent our approach; added to which, there was not a drop of water to be procured. From all there circumstances, and the exceffive heat of the weather, our troops fuffered confiderably; but, by great exertions of both officers and men, all difliculties were removed, and, after we had furrounded the fort, the garrison, confifting of about 300 Whites, furrendered on condition of laying down the arins, and retiring to the next Republican territory. I have left a fufficient garrifon to protect the place; and I have no doubt the parith will be productive of great benefit to the garrifon of the Mie, the air being remarkably wholefome, and it affords a great quantity of vege. tables and fresh plovitions. 'Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Ming, in the Atack against Bombarde, June 8, 1795.

Total. 2 officers, 1 ferjeant, 5 rank and file, killed; 2 officers, 16 rank and file, wounded; 4 rank and the miffing; and horfes killed. 5

Officers Killed.

of monies difpofeable by perfons of France) be deemed unlawful, the King is pleafed to order, "That it thall be lawful for any perfon refiding or being in Great Britain to pay any bill drawn or indorfed in the faid town of Leghorn, and fent from thence on or before the day on which the armies of France entered the fail town of Leghorn ; provided fuch bill fhail have been made payable at no greater diftance of time than ulance of th ee months from the date thereof, or three months from fight thereof."]

[HERE END THE GAZETTES.]

[FROM OTHER PAPERS.]

Warfaw, July 7. Yesterday the States and inhabitants of this city took tlle oath of allegiance to the King of Prolia. Every thing was conducted with the utmost pomp, and his Majesty fpared nothing to render the occafion magnificent, but fad nefs and difcontent were displayed on every countenance. The King of Poland remains conftantly at Grodno. He enjoys a very good state of health, and fees but little company, but amufes himfe f chiefly with his family. He lives with the utmost œconomy, in order that his penfion may be fufficient for his expences. A chateau, near Wi na, in a delightful fi ustion, is intended for his refidence; but the moft enchanting fituation in which he can be placed muft to him be a melan choly abode.

Paris, Aug. 30. On the 23d ult. the Directory fent a meffage to the Council of Five Hundred, containing the most afflicting details of their exhaufted Fi nances and Ways and Means. They fay,

The pay (that facred debt due from the Republic to the Citizens who devote themfelves to her fervice) is fe

Lieutenant Nesbitt and Adjutant Roft, veral months in arrear, and from want

of the 32d.

Officers Wounded.
Major Thompson, of the Royal Ar-
illery.
Lieutenant Crawley, of the 32d Foot.

COUTE MANNINGHAM,
Adjutant-General.

[The Gazette of Saturday, July 30, Contained a Proclamation, ftating that as in confequence of the progrefs of the French in Tuscany, Bills of Exchange, drawn, &c. at Leghorn, may according to the late Act (to prevent the paying VOL. XXX. SEPT, 1796.

of means Government have not been able to fecure that interesting part of their fervice, although they have used every endeavour for it.

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All bargains are fufpended, through the imptibility of the public treasury to fulfil the engagements they have made with the contractors. The magazines are exhaufting, and there is no hopes of replenishing them. Recourfe has almost every where been had to requifitions; but that meafure, the ufe of which is always bad, furnished only infufficient refources, and the execution G g

of

of it is particularly dangerous in thofe departments where civil war has left great ravages in the culture of the land to be repaired.

In feveral parts of the Republic the fubfiftence of the troops has been ftopped; in others the diftribution is feldom made in the proportions determined by law, and frequently they have even been withheld. For feveral days the daily allowance to the foldiers, which has hitherto only been kept up by advances on the part of thofe who have the management of that bufinefs, is on the point of failing in all the departments. In fhort (and this confeffion is the most afflicting to the Directory) in fome of the hofpitals they have been obliged to refufe the fick foldiers the food neceffary for their fupport."

Paris, Sept. 1. The defenfive and offenfive alliance between France and Spain, was read on the 30th ult. in the Secret Committee. This Treaty is a renewal of the Family Compact, adapted to our new principles and actual circumstances. It imports, that either of the two Powers which thall be at tacked may instantly demand the intervention of the other; that they hall furnish fifteen bips of the line of the Jargest force; 18,000 infantry, and 6000 cavalry. The hips fhall act feparately, or fhall join the fleet of the demanding Power, at his pleafure. The 18th article fpecifies that it is chiefly against the English that this union of force is to

act. Thus this Treaty may be re garded as a Declaration of War against England. It was figned at M.drid by General Perignon and the Prince of Peace.

Paris, Sept. 14. This city has been in a state of violent agitation.-The Directory had ordered a camp to be pitched for 2000 men in the plain of Grenelle, which lies clofe to this city, that this force might be ready to act in cafe the Jacobin party should attempt any violent measures against the established Government. The Jacobins formed a pint to furprize this camp and get poffeflion of the arms and ammunition. In the night of the gth of this month they colected 1500 of their partizans, and, after killing the centinels at their pofts, attacked the camp; but juft before they had attained their object of fecuring the arins, they were overpowered and 132 of them taken prifoners, who have been fince condemned to be hot. Among those taken prifoners were feveral Generals, who had been difmiffed from their commands in the army; there was alfo a Conftitu. tional Bishop, and others who had borne confiderable offices under Robespierre.

The Legislative Bodies have refolved, that all the houfes in Paris fhall be examined daily, for the purpose of dif covering whether any Jacobins are fheltered by the citizens. This is the comfort of Republican liberty!

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

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A Letter from Yarmouth, dated Auguft 20 fays, Thelwall has given three Lectures, and would have gone on, but for fome very forcible arguments made ufe of by the loyal crew of a boat belonging to one of the frigates which lie in thefe Roads. Thefe honeft fellows, indignant at the feditious doctrines held forth under the flimfy mask of Lectures upon Claffical History, and offended at the patronage afforded him by certain men in the town, made their appearance in the Lecture-Room.-A fcene of confufion enfued, and the room being completely filled, the Tars could not come fo readily at the Roftrum as they withed: the confequence was, that a Lecture upon Heads fucceeded to that upon Claffical History. In the midft of this confafion Thelwall escaped by a fecret way

unhurt.

AUG. 10. A dreadful earthquake has nearly deftroyed the city of Lattai que in Syria. The first shock was May 16th, which lafted about eighty-fix feconds. Upwards of three thoufand per fons were buried in the ruins of the houfes. A great part of the mofques are destroyed. The fmall town of Gibellet is alfo totally deftroyed, and seve. ral houfes thrown down at Tortola and Tripoli.

20. This morning a duel was fought in Hyde Park, between Mr. William Carpenter and Mr. John Pride, both Americans, in which Mr. Carpenter received his antagonist's ball in the fide, which penetrated nearly through his body; and, notwithstanding it was immediately extracted, he died on Mon day Morning.-The Coroner's Jury fat on the body, and brought in their

verdi& “Wilful Murder by three perfons unknown."

22. This afternoon a moft fhocking circumftance took place at the house of the late Mr. Yates, comedian, on the terrace in Pimlico.-Mr.Thomas Yates, his nephew, after he had dined, took a walk in the garden at the back of the houfe; on his return to the door, he found it faft, and could not gain admittance till the fervant-girl formed a plan to get him in at the kitchen window. The perfons who were in the houfe, and had faftened Mr. Yates out, difcovering it, went into the kitchen, aid finding that Mr. Yates was likely to gain admittance, one of them fired a piftol, the ball from which entered his right fide. Mr. Yates died on Tuesday, and has left a widow and five children.

SEPT. 1. The amount of the naval 、 eftablishment at this time is greater than has ever been known. The laft return, to the 31st of Auguft, makes the number of fhips in commiffion four hundred and fixty-feven, of which 122 are of the line, from 64 to 112 guns, eighteen of 50, 180 frigates from 24 to 44 guns, and 147 floops, brigs, and

cutters.

The regulars, fencibles, militia, yeomanry, and volunteers, at prefent in arms in this kingdom, exceed one hundred and fifty thoufahd effective men, viz.

Regulars, cavalry, nineteen regiments compleat.

Regulars, infantry, feven battalions of foot-guards, exclufive of ninety-nine regiments compleat, and fifty-eight companies of invalids.

Fencible cavalry, one hundred and Seventy-fix troops.

Fencible infantry, two hundred and thirty-fix companies.

Militia, fixty-fix regiments, containing five hundred and twenty-three companies.

Gentlemen and Yeomanry, one hundred and forty-eight troops. Volunteers, one hundred and fortyfeven companies, and feven troops. Five regiments of fencibles in Ireland. To there may be added the artillery, gentlemen penfioners, a confiderable number of recruits at Chatham, &c. railed for regiments abroad, and the ma rines in garrifon duty.

In the annals of our mercantile fuccefs, we never recolle&t to have heard of the arrival of fo many valuable fleets as

have reached our ports during the laft week. On Monday, we heard of the fafe arrival of our Baltic trade; fince which our rich fleets from the Mediterranean, the Leeward Inlands, and Jamaica, are likewife arrived, without the lofs, we believe, of a fingle ship. Thefe fleets confift of nearly four hundred fail of shipping;

and the circumstance proves the very flourishing state of our commerce.

The value of the Eaft and Weft India and Mediterranean fleets, lately ar rived, is estimated at no less than eleven millions fterling. Of this, a part will come into the public treafury, through the medium of excife and customs, befides the great benefit of the commercial part of the community. No nation perhaps ever exhibited such an influx of wealth at a period of war.

6. His Majefty's proclamation was iffued for the meeting of Parliament on the 27th inft. for the difpatch of divers urgent and important affairs.

The Emperor has published a proclamation, calling his fubjects to arms, and promifing to all thofe who shall willingly follow this call, and who shall offer to their municipalities to ferve in the army, ift. That as foon as ever we fhall have fecured to the nation, agreeably to our wifh and defire, an ho nourable and permanent peace, they will be difmiffed at the termination of the war. 2d. That during the war they fhall be treated as volunteers. 3d. That they shall be at liberty, agreeably to their abilities and capacity, to choose and name the regiment in which they with to ferve; and that, 4th, as a just recompence, on their return home, every poflible affiftance fhall be given to them in their employments and fettling, and that, on all occafions, they should be preferred.

8. Laft week an eminent cornfactor was convicted before the Lord Mayor, in the penalty of ten pounds, for having given to the meal-weighers appointed by the city of London, an untrue account of the prices of the feveral forts of grain told by him on Monday laft. It appeared that in the return made to the meal eighers, the factor had omit. ted three hundred quarters of wheat, which had been that day fold by him at a price confiderably under any which were certified by his Lordship, to enable him to form an average, previous to the fixing the afze of bread for the enfuing week by the meaiweighers return. 10. The

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