privates were made prifoners, with the Khan that commanded them, and feve ral other officers of distinction. Immense magazines, and a great quantity of artillery, were found in the place.

FRANCE.

Paris, July 1. Gen. Moreau, commandér in chief of the army of the Rhine and Mofelle, attacked the pofts of Marshal Wurmfer, in front of Manheim, on the 14th ultimo; and with fuch fuccefs, that the Marshal was obliged to cross the Rhine, and retire behind Manheim. On the 27th, in confequence of orders from the executive directory, General Moreau croffed the Rhine, and made himself master of the entrenchments of Fort Kehl, notwithstanding the almoft incredible obstacles. The General intends to follow up this exploit without lofs of time. One of his expreffions is remarkable: "I hope," fays he, " that we shall foon be in a pofition to extend our right band to the army of Italy, and our left to that of the Sambre and Meufe."

2. Letters from General Buonaparte, dated head quarters at Bologna, June 23, mention the capture of fort Urbino, in the territories of the Pope, and that the artillery he had taken would enable him to form the fiege of Mantua.

5. The army of the Rhine and Mofelle have entered Friburg, in the Brifgaw after a long and bloody battle, in which, it is faid, the Emperor's regiment of cuiraffiers were almoft entirely cut to pieces.

Letters from General Buonaparte ftate, that the King of Naples and the Pope had concluded an armistice with the Republic, and that befide Urbino, Ferara, and Bologna, he had taken the citadel of Ancona, which gave him the command of the gulf of Venice. His agents, it is added, were busy in felecting and preparing to fend away, from Parma, Milan, Rome, &c. fome of the fineft pictures, ftatues, and other masterpieces of art, that are to be found in Italy, in order to enrich the national museum in France.

Conditions of the Armistice with the Court of Naples.

ART. I. All hoftilities fhail ceafe between the troops of the French Republic and those of the King of Naples, on the day in which the following articles fhall be executed, until ten days after the official annunciation of the conclufion of the negociations for peace, which fhall be opened between the respective

plenipotentiaries, at a place to be appointed by the executive directory.

II. The body of the Neapolitan troops now acting with those of the Emperor fhall be withdrawn, and cantoned in the places hereafter specified.

III. This corps being comprised in the Sufpenfion of Arms, fhall go into cantonments in the Venetian territory of Brescia, Crema, and Bergamo.

IV. The faid Suspension of Arms shall extend to the fleets of the two Powers; and meanwhile, the fhips of the King of Naples fhall be withdrawn as foon as poffible from the English fleet.

V. A free paffage, as well through the French territory as through the countries occupied by the French troops, and through the Neapolitan dominions, fhalk be granted to the couriers of both Powers.-Signed at Brescia, 17th Prairial. BUONAPARTE, and

BELMONTE PIGNATELLI. Conditions of the Armistice with the Pope. Art I. Anxious to give a proof of the deference of the French government to the King of Spain, the Commander in Chief, and the Civil Commiffaries of the Army of Italy, grant a Sufpenfion of Arms to his Holiness, to laft from this day until five days after the termination of the Negociation to be opened at Paris, for the conclufion of a Definitive Peace between the two Countries.

II. The Pope fhall send a Plenipotentiary to Paris as foon as poffible, in order to obtain a Definitive Peace from the Directory, by offering a neceffary reparation for the infults and outrages which the French have fuftained in his territories; and particularly, for the mur der of Baffeville, and the fatisfaction due to his family.

III. All perfons confined in the territories of the Pope, on account of their political opinions, fhail immediately be fet at liberty, and reftored to the poffeffion of their property.

IV. All the fea ports in the Papal territories fhall be fhut against the enemies of the French Republic, and open to all French fhips.

V. The French army fhall remain in poffeffion of Bologna and Ferrara, and fhall alfo occupy Faenza.

VI. The citadel of Ancona fhall be delivered up, within the space of fix days to the French troops, with all the artillery and ammunition which it contains.

VII. The city of Ancona fhall remain under the government of the Pope.

VIII. The Pope fhall yield to the French Republic, 100 pictures, bufts, vafes, and statues, at the choice of Commiffioners to be fent to Rome; amongst which are fpecifically comprised the bufts in bronze, of Junius Brutus, and that in marble of Marcus Brutus, both placed in the Capitol. The Pope fhall alfo deliver up 500 manufcripts, at the choice of the faid Commiffioners, s

IX. The Pope fhall pay the French Republic 21 millions, French money, of which 15 millions and a half fhall be in specie or ingots, and the remainder in goods, merchandife, horfes, &c.

X. The 15 millions and a half shall be paid by three inftalments, viz. 5 millions within a fortnight; 5 millions in the courfe of the enfuing month; and the remainder within the space of three months.

XI. The 5 millions and a half in goods, &c. fhall be delivered in the ports of Genoa and Leghorn, and at fuch other places as fhall be appointed, in poffeffion of the French troops.

10. The citadel of Milan furrendered on the 29th ult. and, on the preceding day, a divifion of our army entered Leghorn. -Every thing appears propitious to our arms. In particular, the Chouans, every where fubdued by the wife and vigorous measures of General Hoche, have made the most complete fubmiffion, and the war in the weft is now entirely ended. For the victorious progress of the Auftrians on the Lahn, fee the London Gazettes. But later advices exhibit a great reverfe: the French have returned, in greater force, to the vicinity of that river, and have taken the city of Frankfort; and, on the Upper Rhine, Moreau has obtained a complete victory, near Raftadt, over the Austrians, commanded by the Archduke Charles, in person.

LONDON.

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July 9. A caufe was tried in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, between the proprietors of a newspaper called the Telegraph, plaintiffs, and the proprietors of the Morning Poft, defendants. It was proved, that in the month of February last, the defendants had contriv ed to forward to the office of the Telegraph, from Canterbury, a fpurious French newspaper, containing a pretended renewal of the armiftice, and preli minaries of peace between the Emperor and the French republic. The proprietors of the Telegraph being thus impo fed on to give as TRUE a tranflation of this FALSE FABRICATED intelligence, and thereby futaining much difcredit with the public, and a diminution in the fale of their paper, brought the prefent action against the defendants as authors of fuch difcredit, lofs, &c. The cafe being made out, the Jury gave a verdict with rool. damages.

14. This morning his Majefty reviewed, on Wimbledon Common, the fecond, or Queen's Bays, commanded by the Marquis Townshend; at the clofe of which, the fix Sepoys, and the captain of the veffel who brought them over, were fent from Mr. Dundas' house, and placed on an eminence, for the view of his Majefty and the company; they were in the Indian dress; the ferjeant and corporal differed from the four privates, in their uniform and epaulete, which were of filver lace. The King asked the captain a great number of questions, and feemed highly entertained with the fingularity of their appearance; their iron-fpiked hats, large turn up fhoes, and their legs, half way above the knee, quite naked, attracted more the attention of the numerous spectators than the excellent difcipline of the troops, which gave the highest satisfaction to the King, and their commanding officers.

EDINBURGH.

being called over, Lord Lauderdale ofė and prefented a protest against the votes of British Peers, created fince the Union, being received. To this proteft Lord Semple adhered.-Lord Lauder dale alfo entered a proteft against the title of the Earl of Errol. This will, probably, be matter of inquiry in the 4 A

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Houfe of Peers. For a Lift of the Peers returned, fee page 489.

July 2. This day the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers were reviewed on Bruntsfield links by Lord Adam Gordon. A number of military gentlemen were prefent, who were highly pleafed with the ap. pearance of the corps. They muftered about $60.

4. The Royal Highland Society of Scotland met this day in terms of their charter, when the Right Hon. the Earl of Kinnoul was called to the chair; and after a ballot, a number of gentlemen were admitted as members. The Society then took under confideration the proceedings of their Committee of Directors, and were much pleased to find, by their printed advertisements on the table, copies of which had been diftributed over the country, and published in the newspapers, that the premiums of fered by them for the current year were towards proper objects; particularly encouraging useful improvements in agriculture, and mending the breed of black cattle and sheep in the Highlands. The report of the committee towards obtaining an act of Parliament for the abolition of the thirlage, was alfo approven of.

Mr Secretary Dundas has sent 20l. to the Kirk-feffion of Laffwade, to be diftributed among the induftrious poor of that parish.

The Court of Seffion has ordered the interdict against small lotteries to be continued till November next. They are confidered as contrary to act of Parliament, and the number which lately started up has very properly given the alarm to the fervants of the crown to have the fubject investigated.

4. The Royal Company of archers fhot for the Edinburgh arrow, on Bruntsfield links, which was won by Mr William Robertfon, jeweller.

The Convention of Royal Boroughs have ordered L. 30p to be paid towards repairing the harbour at Eyemouth.

18. This day came on before the Sheriff of Edinburgh, the trial of Adam M'Kay, fervant to Captain A. Bickford, of the 25th regiment of foot, indicted for being concerned in a riot on Saturday the 4th of June laft. The libel ftates-That on the faid 4th of June, a number of perfons, among whom the faid Adam M'Kay was one, did affemble in a riotous manner in South bridge-ftreet, from whence they proceeded to George's Square, where they did wickedly and felonioufly, and in a riotous and difor

derly manner, affault with ftones and other offenfive weapons, the house then occupied by the Right Hon. Robert Dundas of Arnifton, his Majefty's Advocate, and did break the windows of the fame, by throwing in stones, to the great terror, danger, and annoyance of the perfons within, and to the disturbance of the public peace; and the faid Adam M'Kay took an active part in the said lawlefs and riotous proceedings, or at leaft did wickedly and feloniously excite and inftigate the mob to commit the fame. Further, the faid perfons, among whom was the faid Adam M‘Kay, did, with fticks, ftones, or other offenfive weapons, wickedly and feloniously affault, maltreat, and otherwise endanger the perfons of those who endeavoured to put a stop to fuch riotous proccedings; particularly Colonel James Abercromby, James Ofwald, Efq; Advocate, and David Boyle, Esq; Advocate, with several others, who were endeavouring to difperfe the faid mob, &c.-The jury gave in their verdict, "Finding, in one voice, that on the day libelled, the pannel was present in the mob, and active in exciting and inftigating them to riot; but found no other part of the libel proven."

His Majefty has been graciously pleafed to grant his royal charter, conftituting the Procurators of Glasgow into a body corporate and politic, by the name of "The Faculty of Procurators of Glasgow.

A few days ago a dog belonging to a gentleman in Leith bit feveral perfons, and alfo fome dogs. The Magiftrates and Sheriff have iffued orders on this fubject, which it is the duty of every well-wisher of society to affift in seeing properly enforced.

Edinburgh Races.-On Monday, the city's plate of fifty pounds, was run for, and won by R. Alex. Qfwald, Esq; of Auchincruive's Chucklehead,

Tuesday's, the King's purfe, by Sir Hedworth Williamfon's Septem. Wednesday's by Mr Mangle's Young Sir Peter.

Thurday's by Mr Smith's Favourite. Friday's by Mr Norton's Trifle. Saturday's by Mr Baird's Trimmer. The company has been fewer than ufual. The races on the whole afforded pretty good sport, particularly thofe on Wednesday and Saturday. The theatre was but ill attended, Mils Wallis having gone to Glafgow; the only fupport was the mufical exertions of Mr Incledon.

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first Proteftant Bifhop that ever went to America, and was confecrated by the College of Bifhops in Scotland.

At Stromnefs, James White, fisher, at the extraordinary age of 109.

On his paffage from India, Theodore Corbet, Efq; civil paymafter to the East India Company at Madraís.

At Briftol Hot Wells, James Gray, Efq; one of the Editors and Proprietors of the Morning Chronicle.

At Lerwick, John Scott, of Greenwall, in Unft.

At Birmingham, aged 103, Thomas Taylor cobler. He worked at his trade till within a week of his death.

At Cape Nichola Mole, Alexander Craufurd, Efq; Commiffary of accounts to the, expedition fent to that Ifland, and fon of Sir Alexander Craufurd, Bart.

June 22. At London, Mrs M'Lean, of Duke street, Portland Place.

24. At Edinburgh, Mr James Mather,

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ras, Bart.

14. At Craigmill, near Dundee, Mr William Landale, furgeon.

16. At London, Field Marshall, the Right

Hon. Sir George Howard, K. B. one of his Majefty's Privy Council, Colonel of the first regiment of dragoon guards, and Governor of the island of Jersey, and choose the 5th time Member of Parliament for Starnford. He was Lieut.-Col. of the Buffs at the battle of Culloden, and killed Lord Strathallen with his own hand. Vol. 8. p 188.

At London, the Rt Hon. Wm Gerard Hamilton, aged 69, a Privy Counsellor in Ireland, with a penfion of L. 2000 on that establishment. He had fat in the British Houfe of Commons 8 different parliaments, and was fupposed to have been the author of Junius' letters.

17. At Edinburgh, Thomas Miles Riddell, Efq, only fon of Sir James Riddell, of Ardnamurchan and Sunart, Bart.

19. At Dundee, Mifs Small, daughter of the Rev. Dr Small, one of the minifters of that city.

21. At Southampton, Admiral Carteret. He had long been afflicted with the loss of speech.

21. At Dumfries, after a lingering illness the celebrated Robert Burns. His poetical compofitions, diftinguished equally by the force of native humour, by the warmth and the tenderness of paffion, and by the glowing touches of a defcriptive pencil, will remain a lafting monument of the vigour and the verfatility of a mind guided only by the lights of nature and the infpirations of genius. His ordinary endowments, however, were accompanied with frailties which rendered them useless to himself and his family. The last months of his short life were spent in sickness and indigence; and his widow, with five infant children, and in the hourly expectation of a fixth, is now left without any refource, but what the may hope from the regard due to the memory of her husband. The Preferments. c. will be inferted in our next. › SEQUESTRATIONS.

July 1. James Biffet and fon, merchants, Montrofe.

John Parerfon, merchant, Dundee.

Prices of Grain at Haddington July 29. Wheat, 36s. Barley, 27s. Oats, 19s. 6d. Pease, 238. 6d. Beans, 238.

Edinburgh, July 30 Oat-meal, is. 3d Bear-meal, Is. 2d. Peafe-meal, Is.