faid, 'The Formidable, Majestic, and Vengeance, were in the fame mind; that there was no fear, the fleet would not fire at the fhip, they would find fupplies and reinforcements in the three other fhips: this they talked of in their own births, before their meffmates, about fix in number. On Wednesday night Taylor wrote a letter under the bowfprit. They had different pafs-words while the latter was writing; the first of all they faid-Catch the rat take hold of the rat; it was a notice of an officer's coming. The other watch words were, "Give me a chew of tobacco,' ' I want a drink of water.' Many perfons used to tell Taylor what to put in the letter: when it was wrote, Ward went fore and aft, and bid the men not to mind the officers, and be careful to bring up and down their hammocks as ufual. On the next morning I heard Fitzgerald and Chefter man fay, 'in cafe the Téméraire should be in alarm, they would fire a fky rocket, and make a fignal to the other thips that were going out, to get their affistance. Fitzgerald faid, in cafe the officers thould draw their arms against us, we shall thew no mercy; they could not find 60 meir to take polfeffion of the magazines of powder.' John Allen faid that night to Stephenfon, By G-d there will be bloodshed before the week is at an end.' Stephenson replied, it would be a bad job, fomebody might pay for it.'-They were drinking at the time. Allen faid, God give me heart and ftrength, there is no fear; we will go. through with it, fo that there are no informers.' About five in the evening the boatswain's mate, having been drunk, was cobbed, and a great noife was made in going to cob Patrick Canaan.-Lieut. Bogden came down, and asked what noife it was? and told them they should punith nobody with their own hands, but fend them aft to be punished.' Collins faid, 'it was only a cobbing match.' Immediately after Lieut. Bogden was hoved in the crowd; I faw a man ftrike him, I cannot tell who it was. An alarm came directly afterwards, and George Dixon came down the fore-ladder from the main-deck, and fung out, 'Bear a hand, you b-s, here is a man in trons;' the people went up, and made a rush to go aft to take poffetion of the arms and difarn the fentries, and go pon the forecante, and kill all the officers;' they faid, they would foon clear thefe genthemen quality off the forecastle, and tend them away;' and began cheering all the way they went. They it pped, and did not go aft; when they found the marines were under arms, they went to the forecattle, and gate the others; Fitzgerald wanted them to go aft, and take the arms. Captain imediately after that came on the forecaitle, and afked what they all wanted; they fard, they wanted the pri The foner to be delivered up, he should not be punished.' The Captain faid, he should; he had been drank on duty, and infolent to his fuperior officers.'-On the 8th, Tuesday, I forgot to state that John Allea afked M'Evoy, If he thought they thould find plenty of marines to join them; it was their own good as well as theirs?' M.Evoy faid, he could answer for 20 or 24, that would join them he faid, Capt. Vallock might order the marines to fire; there might be a few gulpins who would, but the reft would fire over their heads, and then throw their arms down, and come and join them; perhaps with their arms, if it was poffible to get them; if not, the bayonet would do.' On Thursday, in the forenoon, the Admiral called all hands on the quarter-deck concerning the letter that was feat to him respecting the thip's company; that they were willing to fight for their King and Country, but not to go out of the land; that the most part of them had been 5, 7, or 8 years in the fervice, and now the war was over they withed to go home.' Adm. Campbell defired to know if the marines were in the fame mind.John Allen, as foon as the people came down from the quarter-deck, defired M Evoy to go aft and tell the ferjeants of marines to appoint two men to tell the Captain and the Admiral. A man of the name of M'Eath went, but I don't know what he faid. Mayfield was the first man picked out by the officers, on Thursday, between 5 and 6; Fitzgerald was the next. Adm. Campbell came to the marines, to try to make them quiet. A few fung out, itand your ground, you b-s.' Jones faid this, and faid, if every man was of my mind, no prifoner should go out of the fhip, except they punished all. On that day all the prifoners were picked out, except Daly and Hillier. I heard Dixon and Comayne fay, and many more with them, near 159, they would take knives and ftab the marines when they were afleep in their hammocks. If every man was of their minds them poor fellows fhould not go out of the thip. On the 11th, George Dixon and George Comayne fung out as loud as they could, that in cafe they could not destroy the marines, they would kill the officers out of revenge; that their comrades were gone out of the thip, and if that would not do, they would blow the hip up.' Thomas Simmonds, a fore-top-man, was there at the fame time, and said to me, he was forry. he had not killed the officers on Sunday; he had it in his power at the time, as ie had a crow-bar in his hand. George Dixon faid, 'I was not fit to he one of the true Britons, he though: I should report them;' he gave me a kick, and I went away and never went there again. Thursday.James Richardfon being fworn, he gave a narrative of the com mencement mencement and progrefs of the mutiny, confirming the principal allegations of the former witnefs, and giving a variety of other facts, all tending to strengthen the general charge. He never heard any of the prifoners propofe to break open the magazine, or to kill the officers. Chefterman then faid, "I hope they will allow a friend of mine to bury my body;" and concluded by praying the Court to allow him a little time to prepare himself for eternity. The Prefident replied, "That does not rest with us, but with other authority." Fitzgerald faid, he had offended against the laws; but he folemnly declared, that he never entertained any intention of committing murder. Friday.-John Blake, boatswain's mate, depofed, that during Sunday 2 or 300 men came to Fitzgerald's and Chesterman's birth, at different times, from whence it appeared to him that they were very active On Friday, Jan. 15, at 11 o'clock, fix in the disturbance: when the men came to of the mutineers were executed; four on his birth, they stooped down, and from all board the Téméraire, one on board the making that motion, he concluded they Formidable, and due on board the Majestic. were taking an oath or pathing a watch--The example, we prefume, was niade word. He did not hear any of the prifoners fay they would not quit the land: they kept every thing clofe from him. Michael Fielding, Tim. Whitfield, John Snowden, - Douglas, William Dare, George Parrot, and Henry South, foverally gave evidence; which, however, in no refpect tended to alter the general complexion of the cafe. After the depofition of each witness, the prifoners were allowed to cross-examine them, and put what question they pleated: they however, in moit inftances, tended further to criminate themfelves. Saturday-This morning the prifoners were called on for their defence.-Several of them delivered written papers, pleading their long and faithful fervices, ditavowing the intention of any acts of cruelty to their officers, acknowledging their fault, and fupplicating for mercy. Monday -Several witneffes fpoke to their characters and general conduct, in the most favourable terms. Tuesday.-The Court met at 9 o'clock, and deliberated till two; when, the prifoners being called in, the Judge Advocate pronounced fentence, that the charges were proved against all the profoners, except Chriftopher White, and adjudged them to fuffer Death, by being hanged by the neck, on board tuch ship as the Lord High Admiral of England thall duect. Chriftopher White, who was not included in the general fentence, was ordered to be punitheu with 200 lashes. Collins then faid, "Perrait me to return my fincere thanks to the Court for the patience and indulgence fewn me. I acknowledge the juftice of my fentence: I have violated the laws of my country, and the difcipline of the navy; but I declare to Almighty God, that the intention of murder never entered my head. I folemnly call God to witness this declaration, and truit to the truth of it all my hopes of pardon in the other world.-May God protect the Brah ifles, and the Government! and my God receive my foul!' At thele words all the other prifoners excial cd "Amen." on board these two last ships, in confequence of fome part of their crews having. manifefted a refractory fpirit. At the moment this awful fentence was fulfilling, a part of the fquadron destined for the West Indies was ordered to tail; and in the evening, the Téméraire and Formidable, of 98 guns each; the Thefeus, Majestic, Orion, Vengeance, and Refolution, of 74; Dofirée, of 44; aud Morgiana, of 16 guns; dropped down from Spithead to St. He len's. Thus is the triumph of difcipline over dilobedience fully established. The idea is terribly grand, and becomes the great mind that conceived it. May the catastrophe of thefe unhappy culprits, and of those who may yet become the victims of infulted authority, be for ever kept in remembrance of our feamen! The following are the particulars of the execution. In the morning the yellow flags, the ufual fignals for punishment, were houted on board the Téméraire, Formidable, and Majeftc; and the following prioners were brought out to fuifer death.—Chesterman, Colins, Hilliard, and Fitzgerald, on board the Téméraire; Ward, on board the Majectic; and May field, on board the Formidable. They appeared at the platforms, erected at the bows of the refpective thips, deporting themfeives with that apparent contrition and refignation which became them at a moment to awful. Their con duct during the whole period of their confinement had evinced the mofit perfect refignation to their fate, and a consciousness that their offence had merited it. A boat from each vefiel in the fleet atended round the hips during the execution, which appeared to make a fuitable impreffion on their feveral crews. The wretched fufferers behaved with great penitence, and one of them had a prayer-book in his hand when launched into eternity. They had availed themfelves of the afhliance of the Rev. Mr. Jones, Chaplain of the Témérate. The manner in which they applied for his pious offices in their behalf will belt fhew the fate of their mines, their humility, and the calm compoture with which they anticipated the drreadful dreadful hour. Their application was in we "UNHAPPY TEMERAIRES. "To the Rev. Mr. Jones." "His Majefty's ship Témeraire. "Rev. Sir, We are now ready to hear you open to us thofe treasures of wifdom, in whofe Divine Author we define to place our fupreme confidence, and in whofe fervice we with to be found." When they came upon the platform, a paper was prefented by one of them, in the name of himself and his unhappy comrades, which was read aloud to the hip's company. It was as follows: We re "Remember your duty to God, and, for his fake, to your King and Country. You must be fenfible what was the chief caufe that brought on the fatal confequences which now end fo unhappily for us, and with so much remorse to you, if you rightly confider how much you have contributed, by your fupport and countenance, to bring us to this untimely end. fufed to put that trust and confidence in the wisdom of our rulers which is due to them from all good fubjects: they watch for the welfare of us all; and how dared we then prefer our own felfish pleafures and interefts to what they faw neceffary for the public good? How could we find in our hearts to forfeit all the praifes and the honours which our country has fo gratefully bestowed upon her Naval Herces, who How have fo bravely fought for her? could we fo foolishly taffer our impatience to get the better of us, as, for the fake of a few months longer frvice, to facritice all the blethings of Peace we had been toiling for thefe nine long years? Oh! that we had made these reflections fooner ourfulves! but our lot is caft-our course in this world is anithed. Make good ufe of what remains of yours. It cannot be long before we must all meet again before the judgment-feat of that God whom we have offended; but who, we trust, has feen and accepted our unfeigned repentance, and will forgive us, as we do truly and freely forgive all those who have anywife offended or injured us. Prepare yourfelves alfo, dear countrymen, for this forgiveness, that, when we meet in the world to come, GENT. MAC. January, 1802. we may not meet in everlasting mifery.Pray for us-we heartily pray for you." "Amen." After continuing a fhort time in prayer, a gun was fired as the fatal fignal; and the wretched men were launched into eternity. The trial of the rest of the mutineers of the Téméraire, who had not arrived at Spithead in time to be tried with the 14, commenced on the 14th, in confequence of an order from the Admiralty, received at Portsmouth at 3 in the morning. The members of the Court were the fame as before, with the difference of the Hon. Taylor. "I hope we fhall be allowed time to make our peace with God."-President. "It does not reft with the Court; it depends upon a fuperior power."-Dixon requested Admiral Campbell would come to him, and hear what he would wish to fay. The Admiral immediately went towards him. "Look at this paper," faid Dixon, while the tears flowed from him; "I have a wife and child; fee if this will have any eff:&t in their favour when I am gone. The Lord have mercy on my foul." It was a will, bequeathing his property to his wife. He declared his innocence of fome of the charges agant him, but confelfed he was the man who unthipped the main ladder. Taylor gave the Judge Advocate his will, in favour of James Brand, a feaman on board the Téméraire: he was affared it would be delivered fafe. The Court immediately diffolved. On the 18th, at a quarter past 9, Allen, Taylor, Dixon, Riley, and Edmunds, were executed purfuant to their fentence. The three first fuffered on-board L'Achille, and the two latter on-board the Centaur, two of the Bantry-bay fquadron. They were taken down in about an hour, and conveyed to Haflar hofpital for interment. ABSTRACT ABSTRACT OF FOREIGN OCCURRENCE S. FRANCE. Paris, Dec. 26. The Moniteur announced the departure on the 14th of the fquadrons from Brett, L'Orient, and Rochefort. The fleet confifts of 23 fhips, including fix Spa nih men of war. On-board of these thips and the tranfports there are faid to be 25,000 men. That their deftination is for St. Domingo cannot be doubted; and, as a confirmation of this fact, the Confuls have ordered, that there fhall in future be three monthly mails established for the army in St. Domingo. Admiral Villaret Joyeuse commands the French fleet, and General Gravina the Spanish. Rear-Admiral Villaret, who commanded the gun-boats at Boulogne, is in the flect; and has on-board his fhip Jerome Bonaparte, the Chief Conful's youngest brother. Intimation is given, that Citizen Otto remains as French Plenipotentiary at the British Court till the figning of the Definitive Treaty; when he will proceed to America, having been appointed Minitter Plenipotentiary from the French Republick to the United States. Jan. 4. Upon the 1ft inft. the Tribunate rejected the Civil Code, after a ftrenuous address from Chenier, who principally confined his oppofition to the two articles of Forfeiture and Attainder (mort civile). He took occafion, however, to enounce fome collateral difapprobation of the unbounded confidence to which the Government atferts its claim, and urged the duty of the Allembly to examine and difcufs its projects in a fpirit of independence. The Tribunes rejected the project of the Fuft Conful by a majority of nearly two to one, which occafioned the following meffage to the Legiflative Body, on the 3d inftant: "Leg flators, The Government has determined to withdraw the plans laid before you refpecting the Civil Code, and alfo the law for branding condemned perfons. It is with regret that Government finds itfelf obliged to poftpone to another period the confideration of thofe laws which have been fo anxiously expected by the nation; but it is convinced, tha the time is not yet come, when thefe important difcuffions can take place with that calmnets and unity of intention which they require. (Signed) "BONAPARTE." Bonaparte has juft had an opportunity of difplaying a fine trait of character. The magiftrates of Paris had paffed a refolution to erect a Triumphal Portico in honour of him, at an expence of 6co,oco livres. It was decreed befides, "that the Fira Conful fhall be requested to accept the prefent deliberation as a homage of gratitude, and a pledge of the refpectful attachment of the city of Paris." "Citizens Members of the Council General of the Department of the Seine,-E have feen with gratitude the fentiments which animate the magiftrates of the city of Paris. The idea of dedicating monuments to men who render themselves useful to the people, is honourable to nations. I accept the offer of the monument which you wish to erect to me; let the place be determined; but leave to future ages the care of conftructing it, if they should ratify the good opinion which you entertain of me. "I falute you affectionately, (Signed) "BONAPARTE." The late floods have completely fubmerged a great part of Paris; and the ravages of the floods in the country are stated to have produced confequences beyond all conception. In the capital, the underground waters have been forced up in the cellars; and though the Seine has fubfided, there has not been the fmallest diminution of this evil. Jan. 19. M. de Choifeul, a newlyerafed emigrant, and a relation of the Duke of that name, in company with fome other returned emigrants, was dining at a Reftaurateur's. During their repast, they were talking very freely against the Government, the navy, army, &c. Speaking of the latter, M. de Chofeul obferved, that the Generals were cut-throats, plunderers, &c. &c. Unfortunately for him, the gallant Gen. Oudinot, formerly of the Army of Italy, was placed very near him; and, rifing from his feat, addreffed himself to the emigrant, demanding fatisfaction for the words he had uttered: at the fame time telling him, that he (Choiseul) stood no chance in fighting with fwords (Oudinot is a very strong man), but he would give him the choice of piftols; offering him at the fame time the firtt fire. They immediately left the Restaurateur's, and went, accompanied by feconds, to the Bois de Boulogne. Choifeul fired fift, and miffed; General Oudinot then fired, and tho: Cho.feul dead on the fpo'. The ball entered his temple. Lyons, D.c. 30. Cit zen Talleyrand arrived here two days ago. The Cifalpine Deputies have vifi ed him, and to-day he gave a dinner to the Notables. The Archbishop of Milan, 82 years of age, to all appearance in good health, and very lively, was on his right. He had fcarcely fat down, when, leaning towards Crizen Talleyrand * It has been remarked, that this fentiment has been (very oddly) borrowed from Nero! When the Senate offered to erect a monument for his administration, Nero faid, "No; let them wait til! I merit it." The words will be found in Suetonius's Life of Nero; Agenti Senatui gratias re The First Conful returned an anfwer by fpondit: "Quum meruero.” the following letter: to to speak to him, he expired on his feat. Citizen Mofcate, a celebrated physician, who was one of the company, endeavoured in vain to restore him to life. His heart had inftantly ceafed to beat.-The Archbishop of Milan came to this city for the exprefs purpose of seeing the First Conful, whom he knew in his first campaign in Italy. Jan 18. Bonaparte reached this place on the evening of the 11th, amidst the moft flattering reftimonies of respect from the Conftiruted Authorities, and the univerfal acclamations of the joyous populace, who had fitten up the two preceding nights in expectation of his arrival. On the following day, the Chief Conful received in form all the Constituted Authorities; and afterwards gave audience to several Deputations from Societies of Commerce and learned bodies. The members of the Confulta of the Cifalpine Republick alfo addreffed him on the fame day. In his reply he exhorted them, in the establishment of their Government, to pay all due attention to the maintenance of property, and no lefs refpect to religions worship. At night the Chief Conful went to the theatre; and a general illumination took place through out the city, as well on that as on the preceding evening. The Confulta has proceeded to bufinefs, and the principal forms of the Conftitution have already been agreed to. The following are faid to be its bafes:-A Prefident for 20 years, enjoy ing a falary of 600,000 livres (of Turin), fix Senators, eight Counsellors of State, 60 members of the Legislative Body, and 21 of the Committee of Cenfors. Talleyrand has addreffed a letter to the Mayor of Lyons; from which it appears, that the First Conful is at great pains to eftablish fuch commercial relations with Ruffia, as will probably render that country a confiderable market for French manufac Iures. Amiens, Dec. 7. Yesterday Jofeph Bonaparte, and the Marquis Cornwallis, who have been here fince the 3d, exchanged their full powers. The conferences between them have already begun. The Batavian Amballador, Citizen Schimmelpenninck, has alto arrived here, with his Secretary, Citizen Combs. Jan. 24. We are informed, that the Spinifh Minister to the Congrefs at Amiens has arrived at Paris, but declines proceeding further till Talleyrand returns to the capital. Travellers give a fhocking defcription of the interior of France. The country for many miles has been inundated by the great floods, which have wept off stacks of corn, granaries, cattle, &c. &c. It is much feared that a famine will be the conLequence. Numbers of induftrious farmers are ruined, and great poverty prevails. THE GRISONS. The inhabitants of this country have protefted against their incorporation into the Helvetic Republick, and feem difpofed to place themfelves under the protection of the House of Auftria, rather than to fubmit to conditions, by which they will be doomed to forfeit their antient independence. ITALY. The Pope, to promote the progress of the fciences and the education of youth, has ordered, that the various femiuaries which had been shut up, during the revolution, hali be again opened. SPAIN. A Treaty concluded between France and Spain, just published in the German (but not in the French) official papers, difclofes an important fact, which will no doubt came before the Congrefs at Amiens; namely, the ceffion, by the Court of Madrid, to the French Republick, of Lou fiana. The troops now fent out to the West Indies will, no doubt, take poffeffion of this valuable colony. It is faid, that, by another Convention, the reigning Duke of Parma renounces for ever, for himself and his heirs, all claims upon that Dutchy and its dependencies. His Catholic Majesty is to guarantee this renunciation. PORTUGAL. A confiderable reform in the fyftem af jurifprudence, and other important matters of national concern, are in contemplation of the Government at Lisbon. TUNIS. It is faid, that the Regency of Tunis have declared the truce with Portugal at an end. The Mafter of a Genoefe veffel, lately arrived from Tunis at Genoa, there stated confidently, that the French Government had ordered intimation to be given to the different Regencies on the coaft of Africa, that, within the term of 40 days, they must deliver up the perfons of every country whom they held in flavery, and that they muft alfo declare themfelves at peace with all nations. In cafe of a refufal, it was added, they would be compelled to make these concetsions by force of arms. TURKEY. Conftantinople, Nov. 15. On the 3d juft. an Adjutant from the Grand Vizier brought to the Sultan Selim the keys of Alexandria. They were delivered, with great ceremony, in the prefence of all the great officers of the Empire and the Court, of the Mufti, feveral of the Ulemas, and other perfons. EGYPT. Cairo, OЯ. 24. "On the morning of the 8th, Sir R. Bickerton, accompanied by the Turkish Admiral of the Gallies, and fuite, and thofe officers of the Navy who had been particularly felected, proceeded from Gen. Hutchinfon's tent to the tent of his Highness |