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Diet of Ratifbon, July 3.

N the feffion on Wedne day laft, the votes which were wanting were given. To day was the day fo long and anxiously looked for by the whole empire. At ten o'clock in the mo n ing the electoral an baffadors aflembled, and the ambaffadors of the princes likewife appeared fooner than ufual, and both colleges came to a conclufum. On the part of the electoral college, it was wifhed that the conclufum of this college might be taken as the basis of the act of the opinion of the empire, which is to be made out, but the col lege of the princes wishing that their own conclufum might be adopted as the basis of the act, after fome deliberations it was at laft agreed, "That the conclufum of the princes thould be taken pro bafi of the act of the opinion of the empire." In the conferences with the college of towns, in which today fome remaining votes were given, the unexpected and curious circum Itance happened, that, on the part of the college of the towns, a conclufumn quite different was made, that college declaring at the fame time that it would not depart from it on any account, but infift:n ing that the conclufum of the towns fhould be laid before his imperial majefty. This caused fome debates, when at laft the college of towns declared itfelf willing to accede to the conclufum of the two fuperior claffes, to that in this manner the conclufum of the princes was made the conclufum of all the three colleges. Of the contents of it the following is the fubflance:

"That his imperial majefty fhould be defied to make fpeedy propofals for a peace to France, the introduction to which fhould be left to his imperial majelly; the choice of the place for a congrefs is likewife left to his majesty, whether Frankfort or any other place; and it is hoped that his VOL. XXVI.

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majefly of Pruffia will now put into effect the good offices he has fo often promised, in haftening the falutary objet fo much defired by the empire."

Turin, July. On the 25th of June, the Auftrians and Piedmontele diflodged the French from the póft of NotreDame du Mont, before Vado; from Sept Pains above Melongo, and from St. Jacques. On the night of the 27th, the Auftrians having got poffeffion of all the heights in the neighbourhood of Vado, the French, thinking it no longer tenable, abandoned it, leaving behind them 22 pieces of cannon fpiked up, and a howitzer. During thefe operations, the Piemontese, under the command of general Colli, drove the French from the entrenched poft of La Spinarda. The French retreated to the heights of Oneglia.

Accounts from Vienna and Frankfort confirm the above, and add, that the French, in the various actions, loft upwards of 1000 men, and the Auf trians only 200.

Warfaw, July 5. The duke of Courland left Peterburg on the 22d ult. The empress has not only engaged to pay his debts, but also to allow him a penfion of 50,000 ducats a year, and has bought all his domains for half a million of ducats. The late king of Poland means to take a journey to Rome.

Leghorn, July 6. Letters from Conftantinople advile that the Sublime Porte are indefatigably filling their graparies and magazines in Romania and Bulgaria, with grain and stores.-Of rice they import vaft quantities out of Alia, which they fend to those pravinces. It is plain that war is expected, though they take every tiep to avoid being the aggreflors. The fublime divan meet frequently; that they do not fraternife with the French, is clear from the precaution taken to prevent the fpreading of republican principles, The 3 D

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fquadron on the Black Sea this year has failed earlier than usual, and confills of more fhins.

Manheim, July 14 The head quarters of field marshal Clairfayt are at Schwetzingen, and the camp that is forming there is very confiderable. We learn that between the Rhine and the Mein there will only be one corps of 15 000 men under the command of Field marshal Wernack, which is to cover Mentz.

The Saxon troops are alfo in our neighbourhood. The infantry is encamped near the town on the other fide of the Necker: the cavalry is in the cantonments in the neighbouring villages.

This morning a confiderable train of French artillery was fent to Spires.

No operations have taken place in our neighbourhood of any importance.

The mifery that reigns in Mentz is extreme. Three pounds of bread coft a florin ready money, and it is often neceffary to go fix leagues for the purpofe of procuring it. Meat and milk are alfo very dear. Eggs and vegetables there are none.

Hamburgh, July 17. The Orange party in Holland is evidently upon the increase. The exactions of the French have cooled the ardour even of their warmeft partifans; and a counter-revolution in that country feems by no means an improbable event, notwithRanding their indiffoluble union with the French republic.

There have been of late fome tumults at Rotterdam, on account of which, a proclamation has been iffued, reminding the people, that "the fovereignty of the people is openly violated, when a part of that people can force fubmiffion to their will, or prescribe refolutions to the regents whom the whole people have appointed."

Paris, July 17. We have juft received a letter from Rennes, of the 23d Meffidor (July 11). It contains the following details :-The road from Alençon to Rennes is ftill infested with brigands. Four efcorts, accompanied us fucceffively. The two first confifted of: soo, and the third of 1200 men. They attacked the diligence and pillaged it; but, thanks to the valour of the troops who protected the deputies, they arrived in fafety, with the '25

millions for the payment of the troops. The Chouans furround the city in fuch a manner that no perfon can leave it without an escort."

From Havre, we learn that letters received there mention the capture of the fmall Ifles St. Marcou by the Englifh, who have ftruck the tri-coloured and hoifted the white flag. Their object is, without doubt, to cut off the communication between Havre and Cherbourg, The navigation of Ifigay is altogether intercepted.

Letters from la Hogue ftate that. the bay is blocked up by three frigates, two large barks, three brigs and a cutter, fo that the convoy fent from Havre a fortnight ago cannot get into Cherbourg.

One of the frigates and a boat ap-. proached the harbour, and fired upon the corvette, la Vigilante, for half an hour. The corvette, fupported by the, fort, has received no damage. The English, it is fuppofed, have received confiderable damage.

A letter from Pra-en-Paille, of the, 25th Meffidor (13th July), ftates that the famous Chouan chief Calvador has been killed.

Genoa, July 20. Intelligence has been received here, that on the 24th, inflant, general de Vins had attacked, and carried the different pofts of the, Madonna del Monte, from which the, French, ftationed on the heights between Vado, had attempted in vain to diflodge him; that two battalions of Thorn and a divifion of Croats of Carlstadt, commanded by general Cantú and lieutenant colonel Marquette, had attacked and driven the French from their strong entrenchments on the mountain of St. Giacomo; that two. companies of the free corps of Julay had alfo carried the French intrenchments on the mountain of Settepani; that general de Vins, having driven the enemy from all thofe pofts, had eftablished himself on the fea-coaft between. Savona and Vado and that on the night of the 28th the French had abandoned their entrenchments at Vado, and fallen back upon Finale, leaving behind, them thirty pieces of cannon and two confiderable magazines of provifions and forage.

It appears that general Colli, at the head of the Piedmontefe army, has attacked

and that it is his anxious with to concert with his imperial majesty, as chief of the empire, to co operate for the aforefaid purpofe.

Branfwick Wolfenbuttel, acceded to the vote of Magdeburgh. On the part of the electorate of Hanover or Brunswick, a declaration was made in this fitting, which contained a confent to the paynent of 50 Roman months, provided however that the quota of B-ntheim be deducted: and it further stated that his Bitannic majefty, as elector of Hino

Paris, July 1. The diftribution of 'bread has this day been more confider abk than during thefe three months pat: each citizen has received half a pound. This caufed a general joy amongst the inhabitants, which can be better imagined than expreffed. It is expected, that, in confequence of the me fures taken by government, a fi niJar diftribution will take place every day until harvest.

Ratisbon, July 24 In this day's fitting of the diet, the protocol was opened concerning the deputation of the empire to be appointed for the pending negotiations for peace. Magdeburgh propoled a deputation of eight members, to confift of Mentz, Auftria, the grand mafter of the Teutonic order, (and in cafe this ftate fhould not obtain in his favour a majority of votes, Wirgburgh in his place) and the imperial city of Augsburg, on the part of the Roman catholic princes; and the elec tor of Saxony, Bremen, Wurtemburgh, (and in cafe the majority of votes were against the latter, Baude) and the im perial city of Frankfort, on the part of the Proteftant ftates: but if the number of ten deputies fhould be pre ferred, Magdeburgh propofed Further

Bavaria and the counts of Wetteravia.

Hi Pruffian majefty declared that he freely and readily gives up his indifput able right of deputation; and affures that in his wifhed for mediation of a peace between France and the German empire, he fhad ftrenuously endeavour, as far as it lies with him, to preferve the conftitution as well as the territory of the German empire unimpaired;

with refpect to his demands on theempire, the juftice of which had been acknowledged long ago. Twenty more votes were given concerning the deputation of the empire for the nego. tiations of peace.

Ofnaburgh, July 25. Within this laft fortnight, more than 2000 Ditch deferte's, and great numbers of Dutch officers, have paffed through this place, to enter into the corps of emigrants in the pay of Great Britain.

Hague July 25. The ftates general of the United Provinces have informed their foldiery, that those who have remained with their companies fhall not be compelled to enter into the fea fervice; but that of the deferters who have returned, every third man fhall be preffed into it.

Mulheim (in Briga), July 25. For fome time past the French have not permitted any one to crofs the Rhine; a meafure which feems to be adopted on ac count of the great desertion which prevails among their troops. Within thefe few laft days, a great number of remount horfes are arrived for the army of Condé.

Paris, July 31. Cormartin, Dutreuil, and the other chiets of the Chouans, who were arrested at Rennes about two months ago, have been brought to Paris and fent to the Conciergerie.

From Ingrande we learn that on the 2d of Thermidor, at fix in the evening, a numerous detachment of Chouans arrived at that place. It appears that the garrifon was not numerous, and was obliged to yield to fuperior force. After having loft fifty men, the garrifon retreated to the pofts of Mont Jean, and to a veffel called le Citoyen.

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