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Generals Petrafch, Meerfeldt, and Nauendorff, in immediate and clofe cooperation with each other, will endeavour to fall upon the left flank of General Moreau's retreat, whilft General La Tour pursues him in front, and General Frolich preffes on his right.

General Neu has lately driven back the enemy's pofts near Mayence, and taken a confiderable number of prifoners.

General Bournonville is arrived as commander in chief of the French army of the Sambre and Meufe, in place of General Jourdan; but he has not yet attempted to advance. I have the honour to be, &c. ROBERT CRAUFURD.

Leipfg, Sept. 18.

An eftafette from Ratisbon is juft .arrived at this place, informing us, that, on the 11th inftant, the Auftrian Generals Frolich and the Prince of Furstenberg had made a fuccefsful attack on the ene; my's forces affembled near Munich, and forced them to a precipitate retreat, with the lofs of about 2000 men killed and wounded, and of 1500 taken prifoners. —This victory was chiefly decided by a fkilful manœuvre of General Hotze, in confequence of which he had effected a paffage over the Danube, near Donawerth with a confiderable body of Imperial troops, with whom he attacked mot vigorously the French corps belieging Ingolstadt, and obliged them to raife the fiege with great lofs.

Wilhemfadt, Sept. 21.A report of General Moreau's directing his retreat through Franconia, in order to form a junction with Jourdan by Fulda, proves to have been industriously spread with a defign to create alarm, but was, nevertheless, founded on the circumstance of the enemy's having pushed a corps of cavalry as far as Aichstadt.

The acts of licentious barbarity that have lately been committed by the eneiny, even exceed every thing we have heard of their cruelty before. Numbers of villages have been burnt, not in the way of punishment, or to retard the purfuit of the conqueror, but merely from the delight they feem to take in wickednefs, as they frequently went out of their road in order to fet fire to them.

Leipfig, Sept. 23.-The fituation of the enemy's army, commanded by General Moreau, is now fuch as to give no farther apprehenfion whatever as to the fecurity of the whole circle of Franconia, and alfo of a great part of that of Sua

bia; General Nauendorf having, by his different movements, obtained in those parts a decided fuperiority of pofition over that of the enemy. General Moreau's army, in the environs of Donnawert, Augsburg, and Ulm, is in fuch confufion and terror, that they have nothing left but to feek how to effect their retreat over the Rhine. The Imperial troops have taken poffeffion of Stutgard and Conftadt, and extend themselves all along the Upper Rhine to Stallhoffen, and even fo far as to Kehl. All accounts received from those parts are filled with particulars relative to the capture of different French Commiffaries, together with their plunder and booty in money and other objects of value, by the advanced Auftrian troops. In this they are most eagerly supported by the pea fants of thofe countries, who vie one with another in difcovering every thing concealed by the enemy, and alfo in leading the Imperial troops through all difficult paffages; by all which means a great number of the French fall daily into the hands of their pursuers.

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Admiralty-office, Sept. 13.

L'Andromaque, a French frigate of 48 guns, and 300 men, and 6 trading veffels, burnt; and 3 taken, by the fqua dron under Sir J. B. Warren, on the coaft of France.

Likewife 5 French privateers by different cruizers.

Sept. 27. Two French privateers, one of 14 guns, the other of 8, and 4 trading veffels retaken, which had been captured by laft mentioned privateer, by a squadron of frigates, off the coast of Ireland.

08. 4. A French privateer, of 6 guns and fwivels, taken by his Majefty's floop Racoon.

Oct. 8. A French cutter privateer, b the Sylph floop.

Oct. 13. A French privateer, of 12 guis and 75 men, by his Majesty's fhip Indefatigable.

Admiralty-Office, O&. 15. Extract of a letter from Capt. Mowat, of his Majefty's fhip Affiftance, dated Halifax, Sept. 14. to Mr Nepean. I have to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that on the 28th of laft month the Thibe, who had been fent to look out in the north east quarter, made the fignal for three ftrange hips in the caft fouth eaft; upon which the

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General Angerau arriving on the roth of September before Porto Lenago, invefted the place. General Mallena patched thither the brigade of General Victor, to on the of Adize;

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'fide, and hauled nown her colours. Upon my taking poffeffion of her, I found her to be L'Elizabeth, mounting 36 guns; 24 twelve pounders on her main deck, and 12 Hines on her quarterdeck and forecastle, a large fhip, faid to be about 1000 tons.MOX

CONTINENTAL INTELLIGENCE. For the movements and operations of the armies of the Rhine and Danube, we refer to the official accounts extracted from the gazettes, given on page 710, Ety ft qo

As no official accounts have arrived fince our laft from the army in Italy, we shall briefly mention the current report.

ftrong, furrendered themfelves prifoners of war. The French found there 32 pieces of field ordnance, and the 300 men made prisoners by General Wurmfer, in the battle of Cerea, who by thefe means were delivered, of Diinor

On the 14th of September the division of General Maffeha fet out at day-break from Caftellaro, towards the road of Deu Caftelli, in order to antua, by feize the Fauxbourg St George, and thus compel the Auftrians t The engagement began at no noon, and the Auftrians defeated the French with fome lofs.

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General Maffena took, on the night of the 14th, a pofition behind. On the morrow, at day-break, the French learnt that the Auftrians had drawn out nearly On the 9th September, Gen. Wurm- all the garrifon of Mantua to defend two fer learnt the arrival of the French Ge- important pofts, called the Favourite, neral Maffena, at Vicenza. He felt that and St George; and by this bold mea he had not a moment more to lofe, he fure to preferve the means of procuring defiled along the Adige, which he crof- forage for their numerous cavalry. At fed at Porto Legnago. On the 11th two o'clock in the afternoon, Generat General Buonaparte made difpofitions Bon attacked the Auftrians pofted be to cut off the retreat of General Wurm fore St George, on the left of the French fer. For that purpofe a wing of his army. The French Generals Pigeon, army took the village and bridge of Victor, and Kilmaine, marched by the Cerea. But fome part of the French right to pass the Auftrians. The battle troops taking a wrong rout, General began on all fides with great spirit, but Wurmfer was enabled to retake both the village and the bridge. Buonaparte marched himself thither upon the firft report of cannon, but it was too late. We muf," faid he, make a bridge didinginig te sboat sal ala gold to an enemy which flies, or opbur tout ROME.16 odw skarb Ir pfe a barrier of feel." The Auftrians The peace concluded between the then made good their retreat, who, from French republic and the Pope is attendall calculation, would otherwife have, ed with very been obliged that day to have laid down his Holinefs degreat difficulty, because recall all their arms and furrendered themfelves the briefs he has iffned respecting the af prifoners. Warmier defiled all the night fairs of France. He is afraid of their of the 11th towards Mantua, with fuch compromifing his infallibility. The rapidity, that in the morning he arrived French government infifts upon this as a early at Nogara. He learned that the step feceffary to fecure the peace econclud bridges of the Molinella were cut down, ed between them. Already all the Cars and that a French divifion waited for dinals have been affembled and confult him at Caftellaro. He perceived that it ed. The agent of the French republice, Would be imprudent to force Caftellaro, and the plenipotentiaries of the Pope, because at the dawn the French were in have gone to Florence ; affeof, where they can Rurfuit of him but the Auftrian Gene-, continue their difcuffions, more peace

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ably than at Rome, where the minds of the people are greatly agitated, and where their differences may be accommodated, under the mediation of M. Azarra, minifter of the king of Spain.

FRANCE.

The Executive Directory published an official note, purporting, that an application, dated Weftminster, the 21ft of September, was remitted, on the 27th of September, to the minifter of foreign affairs for the French_republic, and by him prefented to the Directory, defiring paffports for an envoy from the British cabinet, who was to proceed to Paris, to make overtures of peace. That the Executive Directory immediately charged the minister of foreign affairs to deliver the paffports defired, to the envoy of England, who fhall be invefted with full powers, not only to propofe and negociate a peace between the French republic and Great Britain, but to conclude it definitively between the two powers."

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On the 23d September the anniversary fete of the foundation of the republic, was celebrated in Paris, in the Champ de Mars, with much appropriate scenery and magnificence.

On the 27th of September Baileul, in the council of five hundred, on a motion of order, called the ferious attention of the council to the reiterated attempts of the confpirators. Their boldnefs, their impunity, every thing feemed calculated to alarm the good and peace able citizens. He urged the neceffity of repreffing faction inftantly. He therefore proposed to form a commiffion of five members, to revife the laws relative to the fuppreffion offeditious affemblages, and the mode of profecuting and trying all thofe who attack the conftitution and government. This proposal was adopted.

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land, to capture several ships, and to do great damage to the inhabitants in the Bay of Bulls, from whence they are faid to have departed in search of farther booty.

In September a terrible fire broke out at Quebec, which at first menaced the whole city with deftruction. The church and convent of the Recolets were burnt down. It stopped towards Mount Carmel, after having entirely confumed 13 or 14 houses, among which are two belonging to Chief Justice Monk.

LONDON.

Oct. 1. A fuperb diamond hilted fword, Nabob of Arcot, for the honour of the a fplendid acknowledgment from the Princefs of Wales' picture fent him, was this day prefented to his Royal Highness

the Prince of Wales.

barked at Dover at ten o'clock in the On the 18th, Lord Malmesbury emforenoon. His Lordship and suite reached Calais at three o'clock in the afternoon of the fame day. He was received and the Etat Major, and conducted by upon his landing by the Municipality them to the Silver Lion Hotel. His Lordfhip and fuite dined at the hotel, and entertainment. In the evening of the expreffed gaeat fatisfaction with their fame day, two of the meffengers attending his Lordfhip, and fome of his fervants went forward. On the following mor ning, Wednesday the 19th, his Lordship, Executive power, and the Commanafter feeing the Commiffary of the dant of the garrifon, proceeded on his journey to Paris. In his route he was every where received with the hearty gratulations of the people. On Satured Paris, and about ten miles from day morning his Lordship approachthe city he was met by a crowd of people, many of whom were Poiffardes,

who received him with the loudeft acclamations, furrounding the carriage, and taking every means of teftifying their joy. As they approached the environs of Paris, the prodigious crowd increased.

The Poiffardes entered Lord Malmes

bury's carriage, and overwhelmed him with their careffes, and they were about to take the horfes from the carriage to draw him in triumph into the city, an honour which his Lordship was anxious to decline, he therefore threw fome handfuls of money amongst the crowd, which drawing all their attention, he SH

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was permitted to reach the place of his deftination, but ftill attended by an immenfe applauding multitude. His Lordfhip had an interview with the French Minifter for Foreign Affairs on Sunday, and had been well received by him. A meffenger came over in the flag of truce with Mr Wiffin, to the Sardinian Minifter here, with an account of the death of his Sardinian Majefty, which has been announced in the gazette.

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DUBLIN.

On the 13th of October, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant proceeded to the Houfe of Lords, and opened the feffion with a fpeech, fimilar to that made by his Majefty to the English Parliament.

The addrefs to his Majefty was moved for by Mr Wolfe, in a maiden fpeech, and feconded by Mr Bagwell.

Mr Grattan proposed an amendment to the addrefs, the purport of which was, to effect the complete conceffion of the conftitutional privileges to the Roman Catholics of Ireland. This produced a debate, which was not concluded till paft two in the morning; and the amendment was ftrongly opposed. On the part of Mr Grattan, and his friends, the debate was conducted with much force and spirit; they supported the indispensable neceffity of an hearty union of all forts of the people, to the safety of the empire at this crifis. It was oppofed by the other fide, upon the ground, that the mode and occafion of introducing it, as a clog to the addrefs, was inexpedient and ungracious, and that as going to demand a ftipulation for the Catholics, it was inimical, rather than friendly to their caufe.

The Houfe at length divied-Ayes 12, Noes 149.10 cod

The motion for the original addrefs was then put and carried.

In a few days after, the AttorneyGenerale brought in a bill relative to perfons charged with high treafon, and for fufpending the act of Habeas Corpus.

92 79ku EDINBURGH.

Oct. 22. The anniversary of the birth of Thomson the poet was celebrated, as ufual, at Dryburgh Abbey. On this occafion, an urn of Parian marble, cut by the late Mr Jeans, the ftatuary, was de->

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While Virgin Spring, by Eden's flood,
Unfolds her tender mantle green,
Or pranks the fod in frolic mood,
"Or tunes Eolian strains between

While Summer, with a matron grace,
Retreats to Dryburgh's cooling fhade,
Yet, oft delighted, ftops to trace
The progrefs of the fpiky blade:
While Autumn, benefactor kind,

By Tweed erects his aged head,
And fees, with felf-approving mind,
Each creature on his bounty fed:
While maniac Winter rages o'er

The hills whence claffic Yarrow flows, Roufing the turbid torrents roar,

Or fweeping, wild, a waste of fnows: So long, fweet Poet of the year, [won,

Shall bloom that wreath thou well haft

While Scotia, with exulting tear,

Proclaimsthat THOMSON was her SON And Coila's LARK*, who rais'd these ftrains,

So fweetly warbling THOMSON's praise, Tho' he is gone, he fills our plains

With his wild, varying, native lays:
And here, befide thie votive urn,

With purple flow'rs and cyprefs bound,
With claffic tears bedew'd, I mourn
His like with us no more is found!

The Procurator Fifcal of the city has, by order of the magiftrates, given intimation to the proprietors of the houses on the north fide of St Andrew's Square, that they muft build up the vacant ground in Queen's Street, immediately behind their houfes, agreeable to the original plan, and uniform with the other buildings in that fireet. This proper regulation has been long wished for to complete that elegant fireet.

MAGISTRATES OF EDINBURGH, AN

O&.4. The Lord Provoft, Magiftrates, and Council, walked in proceffion from the Council Chamber to the High Church, where an excellent fermon was preached by the Rev. Dr Hunter, one of the mi nifters of this city. After divine fervice they returned to the Council Chamber

Lark, the old Scottif epithet of a Poet.

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and proceeded to the election of Magi ftrates for the enfuing year; and yefterday the Council was filled up, and the government of the city vefted in the following gentlemen:17

Lord Provost The Right Hon. THO
MAS ELDER of Forneth.
Bailies-CHARLES KERR, Efq; WIL-
LIAM COULTER, Efq; MALCOLM
WRIGHT, Efq; WALTER WOOD, Efq;
Dean of Guild-ÑIEL M'VICAR, Efq;.
Treasurer PATRICK CRICHTON, Efq;
Old Provoft-Sir JAMES STIRLING, Bart.
Old Bailies-David Milne, Efq; James
Eyre, Efq; David Hunter, Efq; George
Spankie, Efq;

Old Dean of Guild--William Hunter, Efq;
Old Treasurer and College Treafurer-Tho,
Smith, Efq;

22d of September last, by an officer from Bow-ftreet, from on board a rice fhip lying at Blackwall, which was going back to the East Indies, and has remain ed fince that time in cuftodý.

9. An alarming fire broke out this morning, in the vitriol works at Burnt ifland, which deftroyed the roof, and a good part of the stock. By the exertions of the inhabitants it was prevented from fpreading.

On Friday the 9th a moft fhocking, and apparently premeditated, murder and robbery was committed on James Buchanan, carrier between Glasgow and Lanark, by James M'Kean, fhoemaker, High-ftreet, Glafgow. The circumftances are briefly as follow: About fix o'clock, Buchanan, it would appear in confequence of a previous invitation,

Merchant Counsellors-Meffrs Archibald
Gilchrift, Thomas Henderfon, William called at M'Kean's houfe, and was con-
Hall.

Trades Counsellors-Thomas Chalmers, Alexander Nifbet. Ordinary Council Deacons Francis Braidwood, Convener, Archibald Stewart, John Clerk, John Orr, Thomas Miller, John Auchterlony. Extraordinary Council Deacons James Ruffel, William Auld, John Greig, Jofiah Maxton, William Frafer, Alexander Greig, Macduff Hart, James Bailie. James Eyre, Efq; Admiral of Leith. George Spankie, Efq; Baron Bailie of Canongate and Calton.

David Hunter, Efq; Baron Bailie of Port burgh.

Mr Archibald Gilchrift, Captain of Orange Colours.

Under the late Magiftracy, the police of the city has been judiciously regulated. Every endeavour has been used to alleviate the diftreffes of the poorer clafs of the inhabitants; the markets have been properly inspected; and every attempt at monoply or foreftalling feverely punished. Sir James Stirling, the late Provoft, has received the thanks of several of the incorporations, and the Council have voted their thanks to him, to be tranfmitted in a gold box, with the arms of the city, and a suitable infcription engraved on it.

8. This morning David Urquhart, fon of Thomas Urquhart, late Deputy Poft master in Kirkwall, was brought to town from London, by Mr Williamfon, mef fenger, and committed to prison, on a charge of having abftracted letters and money from the Poft-Office of Kirkwall. He was apprehended at London on the

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ducted by him into a room, in which there was neither a fire nor a candle, and where M'Kean instantly put his diabolical defign into execution, by cutting his throat directly across with a razor, and robbed him of his watch and a confiderable fum in money. M'Kean_immediately afterwards came out of the room and afked for a towel, which his daughter gave him, but which, he said, would not do, as Buchanan, who was intoxicated, had wet the room. He then took up a green cloth which was fpread over the carpet, and retired with it into the room, which fuperadded to a noife which foon followed, refembling that of moving the chairs from one part of the room to another, excited fome furprise in his wife, fhe ran to the door, which was opened by M'Kean, when alarmed at the fight of fome blood lying on the floor, fhe fhrieked, Murder on which her husband inftantly took up his hat and ran off. He has fince been apprehended, and lies in Glasgow prison & to stand his trial.'1

The Synod of Fife, at their meeting on the roth inft. by a great majority, difmiffed the overture formerly brought before them, by which it was intended to exclude any Profeffor of Divinity from holding a parochial charge.

The prohibition against the diftillation of low wines and spirits from barley, &c. is removed by an order of the Privy Council of the 20th inft.

The herrings have now begun to appear in fuch numbers in the Frith, that they are already felling at 7 for a penny.

CIRCUITS.

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