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Senate, not agreeing to this fummons, paffed to the order of the day, refufing to occupy itself on it till to-day.

In the mean time 21 members of the Senate retired, and declared to the Government that they gave their confent to the law, fuch as it was.

According to the conftitution, the Senate did not confift of a fufficient number to deliberate; in the mean time, a number, nearly equal to those who oppofed it, joined on the 20th Thermidor, in the morning; and, after a very animated difcuffion, in a fecret committee, declared they could not adopt it, and feparated peaceably.

The Executive Committee, fupported by all the Grand Council, a great part of the Senate, and the whole nation, did not flop at this partial oppofition. It chofe 35 legislators, who are to remain, among whom are fome who oppofed the measure.

They proceeded in the evening of the 20th (August 8) to the nomination of eight members, who are to be taken from every part of Helvetia: they are the Citizens Schmidd, national prefect of the canton of Bafle; Ruttiman, national prefect of the canton of Lucerne; Fulli, ancient magiftrate of the canton of Zurich, Schuler, ancient magiftrate of the canton of Schwitz; Wittenbach, a man of letters of Berne, and ancient magiftrate; Lang (du Valais), of the administrative chamber; Sacei (de Be!linzona), ci-devant chancellor; Berrenfchwand, prefident of the adminiftrative chamber of Fribourg.

To-morrow it will be occupied in the nomination of a new executive council.

The public tranquillity has not been disturbed for a moment. Not a fingle act of violence has taken place. Some patroles have been ordered, by way of precaution; but there are no diforders to reprefs; and the ordinary courfe of affairs has experienced no interruption.

Auguft 9.

All the troops in garrifon in this commune are on foot. Numerous detachments paffed through this place yesterday and last night. Good order has conftantly prevailed. We obferved that the strongest of the detachments kept themfelves, during the whole fitting, near the Councils. The hall of the Council was fhut yesterday afternoon: we are affured it was by order of the Executive Committee.

The seven members of the new Executive Council have been named; they are the Citizens Frifching, Savary, and Dolder, ex-members of the Executive Committee, and Zimmerman, of the Grand Council; Glayre, of the Executive Commiffion; Schmidd, national prefect of the canton of Bafle; and Ruttiman, prefect of Lucerne.

Order

Order impofing a Contribution on the Circle of Franconia

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HE General in Chief requires the ftates of the circle of Franconia, occupied by the French army, to pay into the office of the paymafler-general of the army the fum of fix millions, as a war contribution.

The payment to be made within a month of this time by inftalments every fix days.

The fums already paid during the campaign, in virtue of requifitions formerly made by the General in Chief or his lieutenant-generals, thall be deducted from the amount of the faid contribution.

Bills of exchange upon France, Helvetia, Holland, Frankfort, and Hamburgh, thall be received in payment of this contribution, but only in the proportion of one third.

This order will be rigoroufly executed; and the General in Chief declares, that in default of payment by the ftates of the circle of Franconia, every fix days, he will have recourfe to diftraining and hostages. The members of the government shall be refponfible for any delays that may occur in the payments.

The Commiffary General is charged with the execution of this order, and the generals of the army fhall aflift him by force of

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Done at the head-quarters, Augfbourg, July 19.

The General in Chief,
(Signed)

MOREAU.

Official Communication made by the Batavian Directory to the Legiflative Body on the 4th of Auguft.

Citizens Reprefentatives,

AS it has long been the first with of fuffering humanity to fee the deep wounds inflicted by war healed by a peace, which has been obtained by the glorious fucceffes of the French arms in the plains of Marengo, aided by the no lefs fortunate events which have happened on the banks of the Danube, which, in the firft inftance, produced an armiftice between the two armies, we have now the fatisfaction of announcing to you the important news, that on the evening of the 29th the bafis of the prelimi naries of peace between the French republic and the Houfe of Auftria was figned at Paris. This peace will at leaft put an end to the horrors of war on the continent. We haften to communicate this happy intelligence to you, and doubt not, like every friend to humanity, you will participate in our joy, as it holds out the well-grounded expectation that Europe will at length be freed from the fcourge of war, and the people rettored to their

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former enjoyments. If our own country does not by this means recover all its loffes, they will henceforward be greatly mitigated, Health and refpect. (Signed)

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General Augereau to the Magifirates of Frankfort.

Head-quarters, Hochft, Aug. 7.

AM informed that attempts are made to fpread alarms among the merchants of Frankfort, on account of the presence of the French army in the environs of your city. Please to affure them that order, tranquillity, and the moft facred regard to property, thall be fcrupulously obferved; and that I pledge my honour they may attend to their business with the most perfect fecurity. I falute you, &c. (Signed)

AUGEREAU.

Article published by the Danish Conful at Hamburgh.

Copenhagen, Aug. 16.

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AS S the public opinion and judgment might be too eafily led by premature rumours refpecting the occurrence with his Majefty's frigate the Freya, which now engroffes every body's attention, we may this day announce, with pleasure, that the faid occurrence has hitherto occafioned no hoftile act or measure on any part, but that it is only the fubject of minifterial difcuffions; and there is reafon to hope that it will have no farther prejudicial confequences, either to our trade or the security of our navigation.

Anfwer of the Senate of the City of Frankfort to General Augereau.

Monfieur the General in Chief,

Frankfort, Aug. 19.

THE letter with which you honoured us on the 29th Thermidor (Aug. 17), in order to filence the alarm which began to be noised abroad refpecting the prefence of the French army, affords a new proof of the vigilance with which you watch. over the fecurity and freedom of commerce, which your answer fully and unequivocally confirms.

We make no doubt but that foreigners, in reading your de claration (which we have taken the liberty to make public), will replace the diftruft they appeared difpofed to harbour by the

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most thorough confidence; and we entreat you kindly to accept the affurances of gratitude which the inhabitants of our city feel for you, and of which they have charged us to be the interpreters.

We have the honour to be, with profound refpect,
Your very humble and very obedient fervants,
The Burgomafter and Magistrates of the
Free Imperial City of Frankfort.

Arreft of the Editors of the Cenfeur at Hamburgh. THERE have been various accounts of the arreft of the editors of the Cenfeur; but the following, which has been directly received from Hamburgh, contains details that are altogether new:

For a long time paft, the editors of the Cenfeur, a journal which enjoyed a confiderable circulation in the north of Germany, were unreftrained in their attacks on the French government. They generally cenfured with the utmost severity the existing abuses in the republican fyftem; they misrepresented with the groffeft partiality the most justifiable actions, and fet no bounds to virulence and calumny. But the moment of explanation at length arrived, and Citizen Bourgoing demanded, in the name of his government, the apprehenfion of the editors,

"On the evening of the 21ft of July, the magistrate presiding over the police of the city, fent for Meffrs. Bertin d'Antilly and de Mefmont, both fufpected of being the editors, and asked them repeatedly if they acted in that capacity. M. Bertin made no anfwer, but M. Mefmont candidly avowed that he had a share in the conduct of the print. In confequence of this avowal, the magistrate ordered them to be taken into custody, and feals to be put upon their papers.

"In the mean time, M. Moravieff, the Ruffian minifter, was informed of the tranfaction, and having fent for the magistrate and inquired into the caufe of their apprehenfion, was anfwered, that they had been arrested in pursuance of the requifition of the French minifter.

"M. de Moravieff replied-1ft, That M. Bourơ not refiding at Hamburgh in any public character, the policed not have admitted his requifition.-2d, That the prifoners not being any longer Frenchmen, in confequence of the deces which banished the emigrants for ever, M. Bourgoing, even if he were accredited as a public character, had no right to demand their apprehenfion.-3d, That his mafter, the Emperor, having declared himfelf the protector of the virtuous and unfortunate, among whom

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the prifoners were ranked, he, M. de Moravieff, demanded that they fhould be released; and, fhould his demand be refufed, that he and the whole of the Ruffian legation would retire to Altona, and immediately acquaint his court with what had paffed.

"The editors are, however, ftill in cuftody; and this diplomatic affair will, probably, be productive of much embarraffment to our little republic."

The Government Commiffion have ordered to be published the following Letter from General Majena, Commander in Chief of the French Army of Italy.

Genoa, Auguft 4.

I SHOULD have been anxious, Citizens Governors, that the circumstances in which I am now placed would permit me to go to Genoa. I fhould have reviewed, with the most lively intereft, that city, for ever memorable for the heroic conftancy with which its inhabitants have endured the privations of every kind, during the time of the blockade, when the enemy directed their efforts almost as pointedly against that city, as against the army.

Never fhall I forget, Citizens Governors, the generous efforts exerted by the Genoefe people, as well for the affertion of their own independence, as for a cordial co-operation with the French troops. While I fignify to them my grateful acknowledgments of their fervices, give them alfo to understand how warmly I with for the internal tranquillity and welfare of the country. In order to maintain that tranquillity, and the public liberty, I will devote thofe arms which I have fo often wielded for their defence. Accept, Citizens Governors, the affurances of my high confideration. (Signed) MASSENA.

Minifter of the Marine.

Extract of a circular Letter from the Minifter of the Marine and the Colonies, to the maritime Prefects.

PRELIMINARIES of peace, Citizen Prefect, are concluded bety the French republic and the Dey of Algiers. They were at Algiers on the 21ft of July, by Citizen Thionville, intrusted by government with the proper powers. The Dey has iffued ord to the veffels navigating under his flag, to respect that of t French republic.

The First Conful directs me, in pursuance of this act, to cause the Algerine flag to be refpected by the French navy. You will notify, in all the ports under your fuperintendence, the formal

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