Negro guides. A great quantity of rain having recently fallen, it was found that the path, at all times difficult, had become almoft impaffable; but no obstacle could damp the enterprising fpirit of our feamen and foldiers, who, with perfevering courage, after a laborious march of five hours, arrived near the rear of Friderici battery. The alarm having been given, a confiderable fire of grape-shot was made upon the troops, before they quitted the wood, while forming for the attack, and of mufketry as they approached the battery. The affault of our intrepid feamen and troops, with fixed bayonets, was fo animated and vigorous, as to prevent any further refiftance. The enemy fled to Fort Leyden, having fet fire to the powder magazine, by the explosion of which a few British Officers and men were feverely wounded. Brig. Gen. Hughes used no delay in moving on to the attack of Fort Leyden; but, being under the neceffity of marching by a narrow road, which was enfiladed by four or five guns, received a confiderable fire of grape-fhot on his march, and of musketry on his nearer approach, which, however, was foon put a ftop to by a repetition of the fame impetuous attack on our part; and the enemy, after fome firing, called for quarter, which was generously granted by the conquerors, although in the moment they were highly exafperated at the conduct of the Batavian troops in blowing up the powder magazine at Fort Friderici, after it had been in our poffeffion. A Captain, with fome other officers and 120 men, were taken at this poft, about 30 having made their efcape across the river Commewyne to Fort New Amfterdam. This brilliant affair produced important advantages, and the poffeffion of a country abounding with refources of all kinds. After filencing the fire at Fort Amfterdam, by which three men were killed in Fort Leyden, the troops were tranfe ported, to the oppofite bank of the Commewyne, in order to form a junction with Major Gen. Maitland, who had landed at the Warappa Creek, and, after a fhort refifiance, taken the enemy's poft with two guns." The General then proceeds to ftate, that Brigadier General Maitland, having conveyed his troops in a number of plantation boats, landed on the South fide of the river, and, being joined by a part of the 16th regiment, on the 4th they paffed through a wood, and came within a mile of Fort New Amfterdam, when a flag of truce was fent to the head-quarters on the Commewyne, with proposals for capitulatiion. Hoftilities were therefore fufpended; when Captain Maxwell, being fent to fettle the terms, brought two capitulations; and on the evening of the 5th Brigadier General Maitland took poffeffion of Fort New Amfterdam, as well as of

the Dutch frigate and Loop. The General then pays the highest compliments to Brigadier General Maitland, Brigadier General Hughes, and the following commanders, whofe gallant conduct had been reported to him, by the fuperior officers above-mentioned, in the highest terms of commendation, viz-Capt. Shipley, of the Hippomenes; Col. M'Lean, 60th regiment; Major Hardiman, ift battalion of the Royals and Capt. M'Kenzie, of the Navy, who commanded the feamen and troops up the river. The gallant conduct of Brigadier General Hughes, in his command at Fort Leyden, has excited the most unqualified commendations of the Commander in Chief. He alfo reports, in the highest terms, Lieut. Col. Shipley, of the Royal Engineers; Captains Maxwell, Ferris, and Richardfon, of the Navy; Major Stirke, of the 6th West India Regiment; and Major of Brigade Brownrigg; Lieut. Jamifon, of the 64th; Lieut. Arnold, of the Royal Engineers; and Mr. Hobbs, Acting Engineer. The General is exceffive in his praifes on Lieut, Col. Shipley, to whom he declares to have obligations far beyond his power of expreffing.-The Articles of Capitulation are, the garrifons to be prifoners of war; to be transported to Holland as foon as veffels can be provided for the purpofe; the troops to be at liberty to ferve the Batavian Republic, but not against his Britannic Majefty, or his allies; and finally, that they are not to be compelled to enter the British fervice. Private property fecured to the poffeffors.

In another capitulation with the Dutch Naval Commander, Commodore Bloys, the Dutch frigate Proferpine, and Fylades floop of war, with three merchant ships and a schooner, the latter ftated to be private property, and referved for decifion as fuch, were furrendered, and the fame conditions granted to their crews as to the foldiers. The brafs and iron ordnance, of various calibre, mounted and difmounted, comprifed 282 pieces.

Return of killed and wounded, at the affault and capture of the Forts Leyden and Friderici :

Three rank and file killed; 1 field officer, 3 fubalterns, faff, I ferjeant, and 7 rank and file wounded.-Officers wounded, Lieut. Col. the Hon. G. Cranstoun, 64th regt.; Lieut. Arnold, Royal Engineers ; Mr. Hobbs, Affitt. Engineer; Lieut. Rofs, 64th regt., and Lieut. Brownrigg, 87th regt.

Return of killed and wounded in the Royal Navy on the fame occafion :

One Lieut. 1 warrant officer, i petty officer and 2 feamen, killed; 3 Lieutenants and 5 feamen, wounded.-Officers killed, Lieut. Smith, firft of the Centaur, mortally wounded, died the following day; W, Shuldham, midshipman of the Centaur;

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Mr. boatswain of the Drake.-Gicers wounded, Lieutenants King and Henderfon, of the Centaur; and Lieut. Brand, of the Unique.

Return of Batavian prifoners taken at the conquest of the colony of Sarinam on the 26th of April 1804, and following days:

Army.-One Lieut. General, Lieut. Colonel, 1 Major, 19 Captains, 22 First Lieutenants, 30 Second Lieutenants, 1 Surgeon-Major, 6 Firft Surgeons, 10 Second Surgeons, 2 Serjeant-Majors, 79 Serjeants, 130 Corporals, 24 Drummers, 1434 Pris vates, 13 women, and 11 children.

Navy-One Commodore, 2 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 6 Midshipmen, 3 Surgeons, and 192 Petty Officers and Seamen. I Serjeant, 4 Corporals, and 29 Privates of Marines. Total number of prifoners (navy included) exclusive of staff and departments, is 2001.

Commodore Hood, in a letter dated Surinam River, May 6, tates his having, with the Centaur, Pandour, Serapis, Alligator, Hippomenes, Drake, Unique armed schoo ner, and transports, having nearly two thousand troops on board, arrived off Surinam River on the 25th April, after a paffage of twenty days from Barbadoes. The thallownefs of the water retarded the advance of the hips up the river, the Emerald having patfed through mud in three feet lefs than the drew, and it was not till the evening of the 5th that she got up near the forts.

The officers of engineers, having explored the road through the woods, clofe to the battery of Friderici, which communicated with Leyden redoubt, an attack was made on the morning of the 30th by a detachment of troops under Brigadier Gen. Hughes, conducted in the boats hy Capt. Maxwell of the Centaur, and Captains Ferris and Richardfon: they landed at Plantation Refolution, and after a tedious march through woods and fwamps, the Brigadier and detachment, accompanied by the two-first named Captains, with fome officers and about 30 feamen, carried the battery of Friderici; and though the enemy blew up the magazine, by which many of our brave people fuffered; on entering the work, they were not de ayed in paffing a caufe way of 700 yards, with five pieces of cannon bearing thereon, and carried the redoubt of Leyden in a few minutes. The gallant conduct of the Brigadier, his officers and men, will no doubt be fufficiently fet forth by the Major General, but it is impoffible to do justice to their merit; and the Brigadier has spoken in the handfomeft terms of Capt. Maxwell, who commanded the feamen, and Capt. Ferris, who led on with the advanced party, as well as all the officers and men; and Capt. Richardfon, left ready to fupport them in the boats, gave every aid to fecure the pofts.

The Dutch Commodore commanded a frigate, a corvette, 3 merchantmen mounting from 8 to 12 guns, a fchooner of to guns, and seven gun-boats.

Commodore Hood fpeaks in terms of high commendation of Capt. Maxwell, Ferris, Waring, Richardfon, Shipley, M'Kenzie, O'Brien and Nash.

Military Operations in India.

The Gazette alfo contains a long letter from Gen. Wellesley to the Governor General, dated December; 15, in which he gives a detailed account of his attack on the ftrong Fort of Gauilghar. The preparation for the ficge was commenced on the 6th. The heavy ordnance and ftores were dragged by hand over mountains and through ravines, for nearly the whole distance, by roads which it had been previously neceffary for the troops to make for themfelves. Batteries were afterwards erected in advantageous pofitions, the fire of which opened on the morning of the 13th; and on the morning of the 15th, the place was carried in the most gallant manner by ftorm. Col. Stephenfon conducted himfelf with the utmost bravery and feadiness on this occafion. The ftorming party was led in the most intrepid manner by Lieut.col. Kenny; and the efcalade was conducted by Capt. Campbell, of the 94th foot. The Major General particularly mentions the great fervices of Lieuts.-cols. Wallace, Chalmers, Deffe, and Lane,' and Capt. Beommon, on the occafion-The Gazette alfo briefly notices the figning of the treaties with Berar Rajah and Scindea, on the 17th and 30th December. Affira of the Killed, Wounded, and Miffing.

Europeans. The Hon. Maj.-gen. Wellefley's divifion, 2 wounded. The troops compofing the Subfidiary Force, 5 killed, and 57 wonnded. Total killed, and 59 wounded.

Natives. The Hon. Maj.-gen. Wellef ley's divifion, I killed, 9 wounded, and I miffing. The troops compofing the Subfidiary Force, 7 killed, 42 wounded, and 2 miffing. Total-8 killed, 51 wounded, and 3 miffing. 3

N. B. Lieut. Young, of the 2d batt. 7th reg. N. I. killed; Lieut.-col. Kenny, com- · manding the 1ft batt. 11th reg. of N. I. and Lieut. Parlby, of the 2d batt. 7th reg. N. I. wounded. (Signed) R. BARCLAY,

Deputy Adjutant General in Myfore. Camp at Deogaum, December 26, 1803.

Return of Ordnance, &c. in the Fort of Gauilghur-42 brafs guns of different defcriptions; to Malabar guns; 2000 stand of English arms, 150 wall-pieces, and a variety of country arms.

St. Helier, Ferfey, June 9. The following Report has been made and figned by Thomas Henley, Contable of

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St. Helier :-" Monday the 4th of this month, being the anniversary of the birthday of our gracious Sove eign, all the forts in this inland fired a royal falute at noon, by order of his Excelles cy the Commander in Chief. The cannon in the new fort on the large hill were also fired. A corporal of the Invalid Company of Artillery then received the matches, and locked them up in the powder mag zine, at the top of the hill, which is confrated in fuch a manner as to be bomb-proof; it contained 209 barrels of gun-powder, charged bombs, caillons fel of cartridges of every kind, and a great quantity of other combuftibles. The magazine was then fhut, and the keys carried out of the fort. About fix in the evening, while the officer on guard was at dinner with the brother officers of his regiment, the foldiers on guard obferved fmoke ffing through an air-hole at one of the ends of the magazine, and immediately ran from the fort. Mr. P. Lys, the fignal officer on the hill, feeing from the watch-boufe the foldiers in motion, and hearing them calling out, Fire! ran out before they had all fet off, and approaching the magazine obferved the fincke ifiuing through the two air-holes at the two ends. Having found Thomas Touzel and Edward Touzel, two brothers, and both carpenters, employed by him in the town, who had come to affift him to take down a temporary enfign-staff, he font them to acquaint the Commander in Chief of the danger with which the magazine was threatened, and to Capt. Simon, of the Artillery, to get the keys. Touzel, before he fet out, ufed every effor; to induce his brother to quit the pot. Edward Touzel replied, that he muft die fome day, and that he would attempt to fave the magazine, and the town, at the hazard of his life; and feeing a foldier making his efcane, he propofed to him to remain to affift in breaking open the magazine, which he refused to do. He then propofed the fame thing to another foldier, named William Ponteney, of the light company of the third regiment, who acquiefced, faying, that he was ready to die with him; and they fhook hands. Edward Touzel then took a wooden bar, with which he broke the barrier of the pallifade which furrounds the magazine, and finding at hand a kind of axe, he got to the door of the magazine, where he broke alfo two padlocks, and having by thefe means opened the door, he entered, and addreffing himself to Mr. Lys, who was on the outfide, faid, "The ma gazine is on fire, it will blow up. We must lofe our lives, but no matter, buzza for the King! We must try to fave ." With thele words, he rushed into the flames, and, feizing the matches almoft burnt out, he threw them by armfulls to Mr. P. Lys and W. Ponteney, who had

remained without. Mr. Lys, feeing a cafk tanding on one end, filled with water, in the neighbourhood of the m gaz ne, and having no other veffel than an earthen pitcher, he and W. Ponteney made ufe of their hats, and this pitcher, to carry water to Edward Tonzel, who was ftill in the magazine, but fcarcely able to fee, in conféquence of the thick fmoke which for rounded hibferving, however,

fome wood on fire, he extinguished it with the water which was brought to him. He then called out to Mr. Lvs, that he was aloft foffocated, and requested fomething to drink. The fire had fearched his hands, and even fome part of his face. The people now arrived in crowds, bringing with them water; and Mr. Lvs fent him a glass of fpirits, mixed with water, which he drank Atlength, the fire was entirelyextinguished, by the zeal and intrepidity of Edward Touzel in particular, and of Mr. P Lys, and W. Ponteney.-Capt. Leith, of the 3ft regiment, and Mr. Murphy, of the fame regiment, the officer on guard, and several officers of his Majefty's troops, repaired with foldiers to the hill, and employed the utmost activity to get the magazine entirely emptied, in order to afcertain whether any fparks remained in it. Two caiffons of wood, filled with ammunition, were found attacked by the fire, and ore in particular, in which there were powder. horns, tubes; and a flannel cartridge was half burnt through. Near this caiffon ftood an open barrel of powder, to which the fire, had it not been extinguifhed, muft inevitably have been foon communicated. A rammer was almost confumed, and fome of the beams which fupported the roof were on fire. Such was the ftate of things, when Edward Touzel, Mr. P. Lys, and W. Panteney, difplayed heroic courage and bravery, expofed their lives to the most imminent danger, and thereby faved the town of St. Helier and its inhabitants from the moft terrible difafter. The Conftable, therefore, finds himfelf impelled, both by duty and inclination, to request all perfons who have. property in the town of St. Helier, or its neighbourhood, to meet on Wednefuay next, the 13th inft. in the church of St. Helier, at ten in the morning, to take into confideration the means of teftifying their gratitude towards thefe three brave and generous men."

This providential and almost miraculous efcape must have greatly interested every reader. The debt of gratitude due to the brave men, whofe names will be handed down with honour to an admiring pofterity, is, we are happy to fay, on the courfe of payment. There has been a general meeting in the land, and a fubfcription has been begun, which, in its amount, will, we are perfuaded, fpeak decidedly the thank

thankfulness of thofe who, by the heroifm of the three gallant men,, were faved from inftant death or total ruin. But the Committee who are in. the management of the Patriotic Fund view this deliverance allo as a matter of national importance. It has faved many valuable lives; it has preserved one of our principal depôts of ftrength in the important island of Jersey; it is honour. able to the national character, and worthy of moft diftinguifhed notice, as an example to pofterity; and therefore well entitled to liberal reward from fuch a fund as that,

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which they have the honour to have committed to their direction. They have accordingly voted to Lieutenant Lys, for himself, and large family, Five Hundred Pounds; to Edward Touzel, a young man, who has a mother, and is rifing in his bufinefs as a carpenter, in.St. Helier, Three Hundred Pounds; and, at the request of William Porteray, a private foldier (and to whom his officers have voted a gold medal), a life annuity of Twenty Pounds; as he has determined that he will, through life, remain a foldier intheferviceof his KingandCountry

FRANCE.

Paris, June 9. At the opening of the fitting on the TRIAL of the CONSPIRTORS, the examinations having been concluded, the Prefident demanded of the perfons accufed, if they had any thing to add to their defence; when Leridan and Jules Polignac alone fpoke.

The former requested, in cafe he should be condemned, that the money found upon him, being his private property, should be given to his aged mother.

The fpeech of Jules Polignac made a great impreffion upon the judges as well as apon the audience, and his made him ■ favourite with the Parifians. With a calm and firm voice he faid,

"Should my brother Armand be found guilty, and 1 be declared innocent, I fapplicate moft t earnestly to be permitted to take his place, and die for him. He has a wife; I am unmarried; and, in the preSent fituation of my king, my country, and my family, I have no ties that attach me to life; which, befiles, I have not enjoyed long enough to regret much its lofs.

An unfortunate, but loyal exile from my youth, I have tafted little of existence but its wretchedness, which now is become al most infopportable; and I fee no other happiness or glory upon this fide of the grave than to be allowed to afcend the fame fc ffld where the most virtuous of men and of Kings, Louis XVI. has bled. My fenti ments are, befdes, unalterable, neither to bathaken by terror, nor changed by clemen

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No Polignac was ever a traitor, either to his God or to his King; and I fall cer tainly not be the first who difhonours my name. Whether, I am to die in an hour, or live for a century, my conftant prayer and with fhall be, that Providence may reftore to my country its lawful Sovereign ["

The Court then retired to deliberate on the fentence of the prisoners.—Its deliberations lafted 20 hours; and at four the following morning the Court was refumed: when the President made known its final determinations as follows:

GENT MAO. July, 1804.

Georges Cadoudal, Bouvet de Lozier, Rouffillion, Rochelle, Armand Polignac, D'Hozier, De Riviere, Louis Ducorns, Picot, Lajolais, Cofter Saint Victor, Deville, Armand Gaillard, Joyaux, Burban, Lemercier, Lelan, Mrille, and Roger, were condemned to fuffer Death, with confifcation of their goods.

Gen. Moreau, Jules Polignac, Leridan, Rolland, and a young woman of the nrme of Hizy, were condemned to fuffer two years imprisonment.

V. Couchery, David, Herve, Lenoble, R. Lagrimaudiere, N. Ducorps, Datrey, Even, Troche, fen. Troche, juu. Monnier and his wife, Denant and his wife, Spin, Caron, Gallais and his wife, were acquitted.

Denand and his wife, Dabuiffon and his wife, and Verdet were ordered to the Po. lice for correction.

June 10. Yesterday at St. Cloud, Madame Polignac threw herfelf at the feet of the Emperor, as he was paffing through the hall where he receives the Minifters to the apartment of the Empress, and fupplicated him for the pardon of her husband. She had been from fix in the morning with the Emprefs, who in the most affecting manner had contrived the means of an interview with the Emperor. The prefence of a woman in a place which women are not permitted to enter, occafioned fome furprize in his Imperial Maj-ity, when, bursting into tears, the informed him that fhe was Madame Polignac. The Emperor regarded her with attention, and expreffed h's ftonishment that M. Polignac, whom he remembered as the companion of his youth, at the military school, fhould have engaged in fuch an odious tranfaction. Madame Polignac attempted to exculpate her hufband. Her grief gave additional force to her fupplication; and his Imperiat Majefty, who was very much affected on the occafion, replied: “As the attempt was against my own life, I may he justified in pardoning him; and I pardon him accordingly."

June 11. At the inerceffion of her
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Imperial Majefty, the relations of M. de Riviere obtained an audience of the Emperor, and procured his pardon. Lajolais was pardoned through the intereft of the Princefs Louis Buonapárte; and that of Bouvet was obtained under the auspices of Princess Murat.

Paris, June 26. Yesterday at noon, Georges and 11 of the confpirators againft the Confular Government were executed in the Place de Greve. They were, at their own requefi, affifted by a priest, and died with great fortitude; most of them, as they fubmitted their heads to the guillo tine, exclaimed "Vive la Roi !" "Vive Louis XVIII !"

The perfons condemned who have obtained pardon are, A. H. Bouvet De Lozier, F. L. Rouffillion, E. F. Rochelle, A. F. H. Polignac, A. A. C. D'Hozier, C. D. Riviere, F. Lajolais, and A. Galliard. Letters of pardon have in confequence been iffued, conceived in the following terms:

"Napoleon, by the grace of God, and the Constitutions of the Empire,

Emperor of the French, To the Presidents and Members compofing the Criminal Court of Justice of the department of the Seine, fitting at Paris. "Our heart hath been the more affected by the new plots that have been formed against the State by the enemies of France, fince two men who have rendered great fervices to the country have taken part in them. By your decree of the 21st Prairial laft, you have condemned to the punishment of death A. H. Bouvet de Lozier. His crime is great; but we have wished to make him feel in these circumftas ces the effects of that clemency which we bave always beld in fingular predilection, &c. &c. It then states, that after fuffering four years imprisonment, they fhall be tranfported!

On the 19th Gen. Moreau had his chamber in the Temple new-furnished, agreeably to his own tafle. His table is ferved, every day, in lver plate, with dishes dreffed in his own houfe.

It is faid in the German papers, that Georges, on the day before his execution, was defired to apply to the Emperor, with the affurance that he might probably obtain his pardon.

The following particulars are faid to be authentic :-One of his Judges waited on the prifoner, and addreffed him as follows:

"I have not the honour to be known to you, Sir; but I come to prefent you this paper to fign, to obtain you your liberty.” -"But I know you very well," replied Georges; 66 you are M. Giumi, one of my moft moderate Judges. I know you I a 'e formerly been a Member of the Parliament of Paris and commandant at Corfica-I like you very well; but your propofał I difike. I belong to England," and fall

not crave pardon; if the Emperor chofes to do it, let me be exchanged for fome French prifoners."

In the courfe of the late trials at Paris, Picot, the fervant of Georges, declared that he was put to the torture to force him to confefs. It is believed that Pichegru was racked to death in the Temple, in order to make him confefs; and that the body which was exhibited at the Hotel de Ville was not his. He however died firm to his purpose*.

Moreau's fentence of imprisonment has been commuted for exile; and he, with his family, have arrived at a Spanish port. to embark for America.

A Dutch paper mentions, that the departure of Moreau from Paris was very fudden. He had caufed his apartment in the Temple to be furnished, in the opinion that it would be the place of his confinement for two years.

Adm. Bruix and Gen. Macdonald have been banished from France, for refufing to take the oath of allegiance to Buonaparte.

La Reveillere Lepaux, formerly of the Directory, has refufed to take the oaths to Buonaparte as Emperor of France; and has left the Inftitute.

Admiral Truguet has not voted for the affumption of the Imperial dignity.

Letters from the borders of the Meine fay, "The Confort of the Emperor Napoleon has fent, as a prefent to Vienna, a highly-finished toilette of gold, fet round with large diamonds, and covered with the richeft Bruffels lace. The laces, which made a large parcel, were fhut up in a gold box, of the very best workmanship."

Cardinal Caprara has ordered the fol owing to be ufed as the form of prayer in all Churches and Chapels in the New Empiret" O God, the protector of all king doms, and especially of the French Empire, grant into thy fervant Napolcon, our Emperor, that he may know and further the wonders of thy power, to the end that he whom thou haft appointed our Sovereign,

* M. Peltier, in his paper, L'A Ambigu has given fome letters, faid to be written by Louis XVII. to Pichegru in 1796. In one of thefe, the Monarch obferves, "that he fanations the full powers that had been tranfmitted to him by the Prince of Conde; that he prefcribed no limits to them; but left him at liberty to do every thing com. patible with the dignity of the Crown, and the interefts of the State." His Majesty adds, "Like Henry IV. I have to conquer my kingdom-and, like him, I will prove that I can conquer and reign. My phyfical frength is but fmall, of moral powers I

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not deftitute-and, when the time. comes, I will prove it. My throne, or my tomb!-There is no medium for me."

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