fchooner privateer, of 6 guns, and 26 men, by his Majefty's thip Uranie, Captain Towry.-Alfo, two other letters, one giving an account of the capture of a small French cutter privateer, called L'Inatten lu, with 25 men, armed with 2 guns, and fmall

arms, by Capt. Temple, of the Jaloufe; the other, of the taking of La Virginie French privateer, of 14 guns, and 53 men, by the Latona, Captain Sotheros. The two laft fhips both belong to Lord Duncan's fquadron.]

On the

RHINE,

hoftilities have hitherto been entirely conAned to skirmishes between advanced posts at Brifach and on the Nidda. The Archduke Charles has refigned the command of the Imperial army to the brave and fortunate Marshal Kray; and is gone to Vienna, whence he will fet out for Prague, for the benefit of his health. The caufe of his Highness's quitting the command has been variously stated; but by many it is believed to be the fruit of political cabal and intrigue at the Court of Vienna; and that the plea of ill health is rather a cloak than a reality. Be this as it may, the fucceffor of his Highness fo highly distinguished him. felf by his talents and fuccefs during the laft campaign in Italy, that the best confequences may be looked for from his exertions, whenever the day of battle fhall are rive. The French officer likely to be oppofed to Marshal Kray is Gen. Moreau, who is faid to have had orders to cross the Rhine on the 19th inft. and attack the Imperial forces.

Mount Cenis, an important poft in the PIEDMONTESE ALPS, has been taken from the French by the Auftrian troops, who made some progrefs into the Maurienne, a narrow valley in the department of Mont Blanc, where they got poffeffion of feveral pieces of cannon, and a large quantity of military stores, belonging to the enemy. But whether they will be able to penetrate farther, or even to retain their footing in the valley, is very uncertain; for, Gen. Matlena will not fail to perceive the neceflity of ftrengthening this left wing

*Th, though a late period for opening the campaign, is, however, by no means unufually fo. That of 1792 did not begin till the 30th of April; that of 1794, towards the middle of the fame month; in that of 1795, the first engagement of any importance was not fought till the 30th of April; in 1796, hoftilities did not take place in Germany till June 1; and, in the following year, Moreau did not país the Rhine till April 20.

of his army, to enable it to cope with the Imperial forces at present stationed in the neighbourhood of Turin.

In our laft we ftated, on the authority of the French journals, that Massena had chaf. tifed the infurgents of Font.na Buona, in the GENOESE.

In his letter to the Confulate, that General afferted, that the action terminated in the difperfion of the infurgents, and the destruction of feveral of their villages. The Turin Gazetre, however, which has been fince received, describes the result in the following terms, which are certainly much lefs flattering to Gallic vanity:

"On the 5th inft. (March) the French Gen. Maffena, with a corps of 5 or 6 as men, marched against Fontana Buona, intending to punish the inhabitants with fire and fword. The infurgents, apprized of the approach of the enemy, and of their views, executed the following plan, affifted by the fmall body of Auftrians with them. On the enemy's approach, they divided themfelves on both fides of the high road, lay in ambush, and left the road entirely clear for the enemy, who advanced rapidly, and immediately attacked the Auftrians in front. The conflict had fearcely began, when, fuddenly, the infurgents left their ambush, furrounded the enemy, and thus brought them between two fires. Of the French, 200 remained dead on the field of battle; the number of their wounded and prifoners was still more confulerable; [1} officers, two of them Generals, were wounded, and one of them, General Arnould, foon after died of his wounds. Af ter this defeat, Gen. Massena withdrew to Recco, whence he proceeded, on board of a floop, to Cornigliano, where he fixed his head-quarters. He ordered 100 Genoefe loops to convey the wounded to the hofpital of St. Pietro d'Arena. This affair created a great ferment among the inhabitants of Genoa, whom want of pravifions had before reduced to diffatisfaction with their pretended friends." Other accounts calculate the lofs of the French, in killed, wounded, and prifoners, at 1800 men; and, if their lofs of officers be correctly given in the Turin Gazette, the latter ftarement appears the more likely to be true. It is affirmed, that there are now in arms against the French, in the Genoese territory alone, no less than 122 villages; and their leader (Leveroui) has iffued a proclama

tion,

tion, calling on the other Genoese inhabitants to arm in the fame caufe.-Since the above affair, a grand movement has been made, which may certainly be confidered as opening the campaign in this quarter, and with confiderable promise to the caufe of the allies. On the 6th inft. Gen. Melas made an attack on the different pofts occupied by the French to the Northward and Weftward of Savona and Vado; drove them precipitately from the latter town; took poffeffion of the fort (in which he found 17 pieces of heavy artillery), and immediately invefted Savona; the enemy retreating towards Nice. It is proper we fhould mention, that unofficial accounts appear in fome of the Paris journals, ftating, that both in this inftance, and in that of Mount Cenis, the French had retrieved their loffes, and completely driven back the Auftrians to their former pofitions. Thefe reports, however, had received no confirmation at the time of our Magazine be*ing published; and we hope, in our next, to fhew that they were anfounded.

We are enabled, at length, to confirm the fact of the French being permitted to evacuate

EGYPT;

and on terms which, contrary to what early report ftated, appear to be remarkably favourable, and even honourable, toward the French. Sir Sidney Smith was firft applied to by Gen. Kleber as a mediator, and was afterwards the manager of the negotiation on the part of the Turks, with whom the French commithioners appear to have been very averfe from having any communication. The principal conditions on which the treaty was at last concluded were, that the French troops fhould evacuate the Ottoman territory with all their baggage, and the honours of war; and that they fhould be conveyed home in veffels to be furnished by the Turkish government; who undertook, for itself and its allies, that their paffage fhould be unmolefted by any fhips belonging to the combined powers; only requiring, as a condition for this safe conduct, that the French army should not commit any act of hoftility on their way homeward, nor ftay at any port till their arrival on their own coaft. It is, however, somewhat doubtful at prefent, how far the Ottoman Porte will be relieved from its cares by this expulfion of the French; for we find, that the Beys, who, before Bonaparte landed in Egypt, exercised au almost absolute controul there, have fhewn igns of an intention, by force of arms, to reclaim their authority.

We are not yet clearly informed with regard to the feceffion of the Emperor of

RUSSIA

from the coalition against France. Some letters from Venice affirm, that the Auftrian government, in the hope of foothing

SWITZERLAND.

The Helvetic Councils and Executive Government complain bitterly of the oppreffive requifitions of the French; and lament the total failure of all their endea vours to make their country neutral terrirory in the enfuing campaign. \

In the courfe of this month, a strong rumour prevailed, that the Spanish Government had ordered a very confiderable army to the frontiers, for the purpose of invading the dominions of

PORTUGAL.

There is reafon to believe, that the Court of Madrid has demanded fome explanations from that of Lisbon refpecting the Treaty lately entered into with Ruffia*; but no accounts from Portugal have been fince received, that could tend in the flightest degree to corroborate the report of Spanish regiments having actually been marched againit that country.

From the interior of

FRANCE,

no news of any importance has been received fince our laft RETROSPECT. It ap pears, however, that about 40 of the 60,000 troops, which were to be affembled at Dijon and its vicinity, have been raised; but, at prefent, it does not seem to be the intention of the Chief Conful to head this army in perfon, as was once fuppofed; for he has appointed General Berthier to be its Com mander in Chief; a circumstance which has given rife to a notion, that Bonaparte is afraid to leave Paris, left he should be difplaced by fome new ufurper. It is certainly as probable, that he prefers being at the head of affairs at home, unless fome extraordinary emergency should require his prefence at the head of the army.

ROME.

The Holy Catholic Church is no longer without a Sovereign. A new Pope has been elected in the perfon of Cardinal Gregory Barnabas Chiaramonte, formerly Bishop of Imola, of the Benedictine Order; who has taken the title of Pius the Seventh†. SWEDEN.

The young monarch of this country, who has affumed the reins of Government, opened the diet at Norkoping on the 15th of March with a fpeech from the throne; in which he affectionately deplored the

Noticed in our last, p. 267. † See p. 3

cruel murder of his illuftrious father, pointed out the modes By which he conceived the revenue and expenditure of the kingdom might most advantageoufly be reguJated, and pledged himself to the nation as to the principles in which he would cause his infant fon to be educated. It has been remarked, as a circumstance worthy of obfervation, that, in the courfe of a very long fpeech, the young King never mentioned, nor alluded to, his uncle, the late Regent.

NEWS FROM FOREIGN PARTS. Rome, March 1. We learn, the beautiful church of the Vatican, which has been robbed of its treafures by the French, is at prefent receiving prefents from different quarters, confifting of golden chalices, pictures, &c. The nobility, clergy, and merchants, are raising a loan of 150,000 dollars for purchafing corn in Naples. On the 27th ult. a perfon of the name of Genoves, who had robbed feveral churches, was hanged here, his head and hands afterwards fixed on poles, the body burnt, and the alhes committed to the air.

Venice, March 14. The new Pope has taken the name of Pius VII. to honour the memory of his immortal predeceffor. The order of Benedictines, to which the world is fo much indebted for the progrefs of the, sciences and of divinity, has the honour of having given to the Catholic church its new head. Pope Pius VII. made his religious vows in the convent of St. Maria del Monte, at Cefena. Since that period, hẹ has dedicated the whole of his time to the fciences. In the convent of St. Paul, without the walls of Rome, he ftudied divinity and the canonical law with fo mach fuccefs, that, in a public difputation in 'the church of Kalifte, at Rome, he aftonished the whole audience. He was afterwards appointed lecturer of philosophy in the convent of St. John the Evangelift at Parma, but was again called to Roine by the Abbot of St. Paul, to inftruct his novices in philofophy. Having compicted this talk, he was appointed lecturer of divinity in the convent of St.. Anfelm at Rome. This place he filled nine years, when he was elected Prior of that convent, Pope Pius afterwards appointed him Abbot, then Bishop of Tivoli, and, in two years after, he was raifed to the dignity of Cardinal. This afternoon the Cardinals had the honour of kiffing his Holiness's hand and foot, and of being admitted to the double embrace. The prelates, nobility, and other perfons of rank, alfo had free admittance. The coronation will take place next Sunday fe’unight. The new Pope is of a mild and humane deportment, of a middling fize, rather ftout, his hair black, and commands refpect. This morning, at 8, the firft Dean of the conclave appeared on the balcony of the Benedictine convent

of St. Giorgio Maggiore, and announced to the people affembled there that the election was at length happily terminated. The great news was immediately communicated to the neighbourhood by twelve pieces of cannon, which had been planted on the Piazetta, oppofite to the ifland, for feveral weeks paft, and were answered by all the fhips of war and merchantmen; the roaring of canson was accompanied by the majestic found of all the bells at Venice, and by the rejoicings of the inhabitants, exclaiming Eviva il nuovo Papa!" This moment (8 in the evening) the steeple of St. Mark, and many of the palaces and convents, are beautifully illuminated; and the whole inland of St. Giorgio Maggiore feems to be on fire, every window being illumi nated with five rows of large wax candles, which, and some thousands of beautifully illuminated gondolas, and other fmall vel fels, failing up and down the canals, af ford a very grand fight. To-morrow, and on the following night, all Venice will he illuminated; and on the place of St. Mark preparations are already making.

Letters from Gaflar, an imperial city of Lower Saxony, 30 miles South of Brunf wick, ftate," that a mountain, in the re gh bourhood of that called Rammelfberg, Fal taken fire; and that an inflammation hd likewife been difcovered in the Rammell berg. In spite of every exertion, the mountain continues to burn; fo that the horizon is enveloped in darkness, and the whole district filed with a fulphureous fmell. 100 miners, befide the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, are daily employed in extinguihing the fire; for which pur pole, it is faid, fix tons of fulphur have been made ufe of." Another account adds, "The fire spreads molt furioufly, and all exertions to stop its progres have proved fruitless. On the 16th of March, to which reriod feveral perfons had entered the mount ain, at the risk of their lives, the fire had already (pread to a depth of 750 feet. When it was found impollible for any body to ful· tain any longer the evaporations of fulphur, and other combustibles, the last meafare of stopping the fire was had recourse to, that of blocking up all the avenues, to pre vent the air from nourishing the fire; hat this proved the defirection of the valuable works. After all the avenues had been blocked up, fome even by wails, the atte nuated air forced every holt, and the whole mountain buift. Most of the inhabitants of Gollar, who fubfisted by working in the mines, have thus been thrown out of ef play, and are reduced to want and mifery. Thus have the valuable mines been de ftroyed, which had been difcovered under the Emperor Otho I. and had been worked ever fince 968. Their principal produce was copper.-Letters of the 25th state, that the inner part of the Rammelfergi

not in fo bad a condition as had been ap prehended. Some enterprifing men have entered it, and found the fire extinguished, which is fuppofed to have been caufed, either by a part of it falling-in, or by the noxious vapours. The water-works are ftill in a good state, and the whole may be restored in a very thort time. In one pit, the works may be continued immediately; and a letter of the 28th adds, The terrible fire, which might have become fo extremely dangerous to Goflar, is fortunately extinguifhed. Though the damage is not inconfiderable, yet the confequences are nor fo bad as had been at first apprehended. For the miners, as well as the melting houses, there will be a fufficiency of work, during the time in which the whole shaft will be put in order again.—But a liter account adds, the fire, which had been fuppofed entirely extinguished, broke out again on the 28th, and has fince continued without interruption.

In France, as in England, there have been difputes about the commencement of the 18th century. The aftronomer Lalande thus determines the queftion; which, he fays, was equally agitated at the end of the last century; he having, in his library, a pamphlet published on the fubject. "Many perions," fays he, "imagine that, becaufe, after having counted 17, they commence 18, that the century must be changed; but this is a mistake; for, when 100 years are to be counted, we must pafs from 99, and we arrive at ico; we have changed the 10 before we have finished the 100. Whatever calculation is to be made, we commence by 1, and finish by 100; nobody has ever thought of commencing at o, and finishing by 99." Thus, he con. cludes the year 1800 inconteftibly belongs to the 18th, or old century.

IRELAND.

In the Irish Parliamest, Feb. 17, Mr. Corry, Chancellor of the Exchequer, entered into an hiftorical account of Ireland, attributing the late rebellion to the writings and fpeeches of Mr. Grattan, and to fifilar caufes, and concluded with moving a refolution in favour of an Union. Mr. G. replied with much warmth, refuting the charge against him, and attributing to the corrupt influence of the party of Governmeat all the calamities of the country. Mr. Corry repeated his statement; to which Mr. Gratian replied, in terms of peculiar feverity. Mr. C. retired, and fent, by General Craddock, a meffage to Mr. G. who immediately left the houfe, attended by Mr. Metge: they fought; and at the fifth hot, the ball lodged in Mr. C.'s arm; but being extracted, he returned to the houfe, where, on a divifiou, the numbers were, for the motion, 161; against it, 151: majoy for a legislative unior, 46.

To the King's moft excellent Majesty. The humble addrefs of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Knights, Citizens, and Burgeffes, in Parliament affembled. Mott Gracious Sovereign,

We, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal fubjes, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament affembled, beg leave to acquaint your Majefty, that we have taken into our most serious and deliberate confideration the great and important subject of a legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland, which was laid before us, in his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's meffage to both Houses of Parliament, on the 5th day of February laft, accompanied by the refolutions of the two Houses of the Parliament of Great Britain, propofing that great measure, and the earnest and folemn recommendation of your Majefty. Deeply impreffed with the neceffity of rendering the connection of Great Britain and this Kingdom indiffoluble, and truly fenfible of the repeated efforts which have been made by foreign and domeftic enemies to shake that connexion, and to effect their entire feparation, we fully approve, and cordially embrace, the principle of incorporating Great Britain and Ireland into one kingdom, under your Majetty's aufpicious Government, by a per1fect and entre union of their leg flatures. We do confider the refolutions of the two Houfes of the Briti Parliament as wifely calculated to form the bañis of such a settlement we have adopted them as our guide in the meatures we have purfued; and we now feel it our duty to lay before your Majetty the refolutions to which we have agreed, which refolutions we humbly submit to your Majefty may form the articles of union between Great Britain and Ire-" land, and which, if they fhall be approved by the two Houfes of the Parliament of Great Britain, we are ready to confirm and ratify, in order that the fame may be eitablifhed for ever by the mutual confent of both Parliaments. We doubt net that your Majesty, and your parliament of Great Britain, will confider thele refolutions as the most unequivocal teftimony of our zealous loyalty to your Majesty's facred perion, family, and government, and as an unalterable pledge of our attachment to the British Empire. We offer them in the full conviction, that, by incorporating the legiflatures, and by confolidating the refources of the kingdoms, we shall increase the power and ftability of that Empiré; and that by uniting ourselves with your Majesty's fubjects of Great Britain, under one parliament and under one Government, we thall most effectually provide for the improvement of our commerce, the fecurity of our religion, and the prefervation of our liberties. J. GAYER, D. Cler. Parl. G. F. HILL, Cler. Dom. Com.

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