together with the artillery, ammunition, and provifions, exifting in thofe places, of which an inventory is to be drawn up: The fame thall be done with regard to the town and citadel of Aleffandria, which are provifionally to be occupied by the French, until they shall be put in poffeffion of the town and citadel of Tortona. IV. The French army fhall be at liberty to cross the Po under Valence. V. All extraordinary couriers, Aidese de-camp, or other Officers, whom the Commander in Chief may think fit to fend to Paris, fhall be allowed to pass and repafs by the shortest way. John Borlafe Warren, K. B. to Evan Nepean, Efq: dated on board his Majefty's Ship La Pomone, at Sea, April 8, 1796. I beg you will inform their Lordships, that on the 7th inftant, Le Bec du Raz bearing N. E. by E. feveral fail were feen in the N. E. quarter; and, upon the fignal for a general chace being made, it was foon perceived that they were a fmail convoy Randing through the ftraits between the S.raits and the Continent. As the weather appeared fettled and fine, Ì confidered that it was a proper opportu nity to obtain a knowledge of the paffage, and continued working through, with the tide in our favour, after them; but the wind falling when we were in the Bay on the other fide, I found it was impoffible to cut off the brig who efcorted them, as the ftood close in towards Camaret Point, at the entrance of the Goulet, going up to Breft, and agar-mong the rocks. The boats of the fquadron however captured the veffels in the inclofed lift, who were all laden with corn and flour. A floop belonging to the convoy got off with the corvette, which I understand was Le Votigeur of 16 guns. VI. All the troops and officers in the of the King of Sardinia, who ferve pay in the Auftrian Army in Italy, are to be comprised in the faid fufpenfion of hofti lities. VII. The citadel of Ceva fhall be fur rendered, together with all its artillery, ammunition, and provifions, and its rifon is to retreat into Piedmont. VIII. In the fortreffes of Coni and Tortona, as well as that of Aleffandria, inventories fhall be drawn up of all the artillery, ammunition, and provifions, delivered up to the French troops, for which the French Republic fhall remain anfwerable to the King of Sardinia, by reftoring the artillery, and paying the value of fuch part of the ammunition and provifions as fhall have been confumed. The fame fhail be done refpecting the citadel. The troops who occupy thefe places, fhall draw into Piedmont with their arms, baggage, and all the honours of war. (Signed in the minutes) Lieut-Gen. De La Tour. ENGLAND. London Gazettes. From the London Gazette, April 26. Extract of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Murray, Commander in Chief of his Majefy's fhips and veffels in North America, to Evan Nepean, Efq. Secretary to the Admiralty. On the 11th infiant, arrived L'Aurore, (French Corvette) prize to his Majefty's fhip Cleopatra. She had only so men on board when taken. Admiralty-Office, April 26. 1796. Copy of a Letter from-Commodore Sir Lift of the Veffels belonging to the French A brig, La Marie, of St Maloes, 150 tons, laden with wheat-fent to England. A brig, name unknown, 100 tons, laden with flour, ditto. A brig, name unknown, 120 tons, laden with wheat, ditto. A floop, name unknown, 70 tons, laden with wheat, ditto. A brig, name unknown, 90 tons, laden with wood and wine, fcuntled and funk. J. B. Warren. Admiralty Office, April 26, 1796. Extract of a Letter from Commodore Sir John Borlafe Warren, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated on board his Majefty's Ship La Pomone, of the Saints, April 16, 1796, that on the 15th inflant, at 11 P. M. a I beg you will inform their Lordships, fail being difcovered in the N. E. quarter, I immediately gave chace, and at 3 A. M. I came up with her in this fip She 1 She proved to be La Robufte fhip corvette, mounting 22g uns and 145 men, juft come from Breft bound to L'Orient. The fquadron under my command alfo captured a brig loaded with falt, from Croifie, on the 13th inftant. From the London Gazette, May 17. Admiralty-Office, May 17, 1796: Extrait of a Letter from Vice Admiral Colpoys, dated on board his Majesty's Ship, London, at Spithead, on the 14th inft. to Mr Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty. I herewith tranfinit you, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, copies of two letters received from Captain Foote, of his Majefty's fhip Niger, giving me an account of his proceedings at different times I detached him in fhore on the coaft of France. Niger, near the Penmarks, April 27. I have the honour to inform you, that from the time I made the fignal of the chace being an enemy's cruizer, I continued working towards her. By funfet our fhot reached her; and fhortly after, the fignal being made for three fathoms, I anchored within half cable's length of a rock, (moft of which was covered at high water) and a mile from the main fand; a fpring was got upon the cabie, and a conflant fire kept up till near nine o'clock, when I fent Meff. Long and Thompson, the firft and third lieutenants, Mr Morgan, mafter's mate, and Mr Patton, midshipman, in the barge and cutters, with their crews and fix marines, giving directions to Lieutenant Long to fet fire to the veffel, if he could not bring her off. At half paft ten the boats returned, with the fecond Captain, a Midshipman, and twenty-fix men, hav, ing fo effectually performed this fervice, that at twenty minutes paft twelve fhe blew up. It was with great difficulty they got alongfide the enemy, the tide having ebbed confiderably, and they experienced a very obftinate refiftance, the greateft part of her crew having remain ed on board, feveral of whom loft their lives. She proved a corvette lugger, rigged, called L'Ecureil, maunting 18 four-pounders, commanded by M. Rouffeau, having 105 men on board: She was coppered, and had only been launch ed two years. (Signed) E. J. Fuote. Three Seamen and two Marines flightly In compliance with the orders which I had the honour to receive from you on the 4th inftant, I ftood for the French coaft, and by feven next morning fetched clofe in with the eaftern part of Isle Dieu, where I discovered, and immedi ately gave chace to, and ran a-hore, a French Schooner and Sloop. The fchooner was completely bulged; the floop, laden with wine and brandy, was brought off and taken in tow: but in a fhort time he became fo water-logged that I fcuttled her. Admiralty-Office, May 17, 1796. Copy of a Letter from Admiral Peyton, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships in the Downs, to Mr Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty, dated May 15, 1796. SIR, "You will be pleafed to acquaint their Lordships, that the Flora armed cutter, Lieutenant Reddy, is juft returned here from looking into Dunkirk, and has brought in with him L'Epevier French lugger, mounting two a pounders and 6 fwivels, with 26 men, which fhe captured clofe in with Dunkirk. She failed from Havre de Grace on the roth inftant, and had taken nothing. From the London Gazette, May 21. Whitehall, May 21, 1796. A Letter, of which the following is an Extract, has been received by his Grace the Duke of Portland, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Major-General Earl of Balcarras, dated Jamaica, March 26, 1796. I have the fatisfaction to inform your Grace of the termination of the Maroon The Maroons to windward, who had fhewn a moft refractory and difobedient Spirit fince the commencement of the rebellion, have made their fubmiffion, and on their knees, in the prefence of Commiffioners, have fworn allegiance to his Majefty. I fhall, by the Packet, inclofe the Commiffion, and the return upon it. The moft perfect internal tranquillity is reftored to the Inland: The Slaves on every plantation are obedient, contented, and happy. Our operations against the Rebels have been carried on with unremitting vigour. In following the enemy into their new Feceffes, the troops have undergone fatigue hardly to be credited; the laft column which moved against them were five days without one drop of water, except what they found in the wild pines. The Rebels, worn out with fatigue, continually haraffed and disturbed in every new fettlement, have been conquered in a country where no European had ever thought of penetrating. The very fortunate clofe of this war is to be afcribed to the activity and good conduct of Major General Walpole, and I moft humbly recommend him to his Majefty's favour. SCOTLAND. General Affembly of Scotland. Edinburgh, May 19. The General Affembly of the Church of Scotland met here this day. The Right Honourable the Earl of Leven, his Majefty's Commiffioner, attended by feveral Noblemen and Gentlemen, (amongft whom were Earls Caffilles, Moray, Dumfries, Dalhousie, and Hopeton; Vifcount Arbuthnot, Lord Napier, Lord Adam Gordon, &c.) walked in proceffion to the High Church, the Hopetoun Fencibles and the City Guard lining the fireefs; where his Grace was received by the Lord Provoft and Magiftrates, in their robes. The Rev. Dr Meek, minifter of Cambuflang, preached an excellent difcourse, from Proverbs, ch. xiv. ver. 34. "Righteoufness exalteth a nation.' After Divine Service, his Grace the Commiffioner went to the Affembly Roem, and proceeded to chufe a Moderator. The Rev. Dr Greenfield, Profeffor of Rhetoric in the University of Edinburgh, and one of the Minifters of that city, was unanimoufly elected. His Majefty's commiffion, and warrant for one thousand pounds, to be employed in propagating the Chriftian Knowledge in the Highlands of Scotland were read, and ordered to be recorded. After which his Grace the Commiffioner opened the Affembly with an elegant fpeech from the throne, to which the Moderator made a fuitable reply. May 23. The Affembly proceeded to confider the reference from the Synod of Aberdeen, refpecting Minifters of Chapels of Eafe being elected Members of Church Judicatories. After reafoning, it was moved and feconded, "That the General Affembly fhall declare, that it appears to this Affembly, that Minifters of Chapels of Eafe, being in the habitual exercife of the functions of the minifterial office, are thereby disqualified. from fitting as lay members in Judicatories of this church." And another motion was made and feconded, "That a Committee fhall be appointed to prepare an Overture on this fubject, to be tranfmitted to the different prefbyteries of the Church." The Affembly, after reafoning, agreed to the following fate of a vote, firft, or fecond; it being understood, if it carried first, that the ftate of the vote then fhould be, approve of the first motion or not; and if it carried fecond, that then the ftate of the vote fhould be, approve or tranfmit. And the roll being called and votes marked, it carried first; but a fecond vote not being infifted on, the Affembly, without a vote, approved of the firft motion. May 14. The Affembly proceeded to the confideration of the caufe of the Rev. Mr Gillanders, minifter of Fern, transmitted to them by their Committee of Bills. Parties being fully heard, after reafoning among the members, upon a motion made, the Affembly Reverfed the fentence of the Prefbytery of Brechen, which had been affirmed by the Synod of Angus and Mearns, and difapprove of the manner in which the Prefbytery have conducted their vifitation in the parish of Fern; Remit this caufe to the Prefbytery, and ordain them at their firft ordinary meeting to pronounce judgment on the accufation brought against Mr Gillanders by Martha Lighton; and thereafter to fummon the other perfons, accufers of Mr Gillanders, to come forward, in terms of the form of process, with fuch of their charges as they shall think proper, in form of a libel, on which libel the Prefbytery are to judge, enjoining the Prefbytery, notwithftanding any appeals that may be taken from their fentences, to pronounce judgment on the relevancy of the libel, if any fuch hall 1 fhall be offered, before the meeting of the Synod in April next. 25. The report of the Committee on the Orkney grievances was read. The General Affembly unanimously approve ed of the report of the Committee, with this addition, That if the grievances in the parish of Evie and Rendal, as the Houfe has been led by the information of a Member to hope, be redressed with out a process before the Court of Seffion, the Procurator be inftructed to commence and carry on a process, according to his difcretion, in either of the other two cafes felected by the Synod of Orkney. And upon motion, appointed a Committee to prepare a diffint ftateraent of the grievances complained of in the Synod of Orkney, and to report on Saturday. The General Affembly proceeded to confider the report of the Committee on Chapels of Eafe appointed by the laft General Affembly, which was agreed to. Some difference of opinion arole about the concluding claufe of the report, which, after a vote, was agreed to. From this judgment Dr Erfkine diffented, as unne ceffary, as it deprived Prefbyteries and Synods of their radical power of judg, ing in an important matter. Yefterday the Affembly ordered an act to be printed, and to be tranfmitted to all the Prefbyteries of the Church, about the mode of fettling Chapels of Eafe, together with the regulations made by laft General Affembly. About this bufinefs there were many long fpeeches, and zuch keen debate, The General Af fembly, after this matter was finished, took an overture from the Synod of Perth and Stirling, requesting the Af fembly to enact a law that no Clergy man who was a Profeffor in an Univerfity, fhould be allowed to have a parish, unless he could refide in it. After a fhort debare, this overture was difmiffed as unneceffary, 27. The Affembly proceeded to confider the overtures from the Synods of Fife and Moray relative to the diffusion of the Gofpel, After reafoning, a motion was made and seconded, "That the Affembly are of opinion, that the object propofed in the overtures is of the higheft importance; but, in refpect the facts and circumftances which are neceffary for the General Affembly to come to any refolution on this subject at prefent, are not fufficiently explained and inftructed therefore, the Affembly appoint a Committee to take the subject of Ed. Mog. June 1796. them into confideration, and report the refult of their inquiries to the next Ge neral Affembly." Another motion was made and fe conded, "That the General Assembly confidered the overtures, and judging it highly inexpedient at this time to appoint a collection over Scotland by the authority of the General Affembly, and not confidering the circumftances of the times as favourable for the General Af fembly's adopting any particular mea fure in relation to the object of the overtures, Difmifs the fame. At the fame time recommend to all the Members of the Church of Scotland, in their different ftations, to take every competent method of promoting, within the sphere of their influence, the knowledge of the Gofpel, a juft fenfe of the ineftimable benefits which it conveys to all who ems brace it, and the practice of these vir tues, by which Chriftians make their light to fhine before others; and while they offer their fervent prayers to Almighty God for the fulfilment of his promife, in giving his Son the Heathen for an inheritance, they refolve that they will embrace with zeal and with thankfulness any favourable opportunity of contributing by their exertions, to the propagation of the Golpel of Chrift, which Divine Providence may hereafter open." The Affembly agreed to flate the vote, Appoint a Committee in terms of the firft motion; or, Difmifs the overtures, with the recommendation in the fecond motion,And the roll being called, and votes marked, it carried, Dismiss, 58,Appoint, 44-The Affembly, therefore, Dil-miffed the overtures, with the above recommendation. Saturday the report of the Committee appointed to draw up a diftinct flate of Orkney grievances (they confift of a want of churches, public fchools, &c.) being read and confidered by the Affembly, they did approve thereof, and au thorized the Moderator to tranfmit copies of the said statement to the principal he ritors of the different parishes concerned, accompanied with refpectful letter; and appoint him to report to next ALfembly any anfwers which he may have received. And the Affembly enjoin the prefbyteries within the bounds of the fynod of Orkney to lay before next Affembly a ftate of the churches and parochial fchools within their bounds, that the Affembly may take fuch fteps as to them in their wifdom may feem best calculated P for for redreffing the grievances which may then exift. May 31. This day, the following important caufe was determined in the Court of Seffion : In the Burgh of Haddington, the Magiftrates have hitherto been in ufe to iffue the following orders to their billetmafters : "1. You are to quarter upon all perfons, who are either bakers, butchers, brewers, diftillers, ale-fellers, or maltЯters. 2. In cafe the houfes of those per fons, at the rate of two men to each Boufe, cannot contain the number of foldiers allocated to this town by the Commander in Chief, you are next to quarter two men on each perfon who shall let out lodgings or rooms to military officers, and grocers. 66 3. After which, if there fhall be more billets wanted, you are to quarter upon the perfons whole names are, or fhall be contained in the lift of dry quarters, taking care to remove the men billeted upon perfons in this clafs every two or three weeks, as occafion fhall require. 66 Laftly, with regard to the lift of tranfient quarters, it is our opinion that the pooreft fort of people whofe names are mentioned therein, fhould not be quartered on except in cafes of extreme hecity, and that none of the Magiftrates or Treasurer fhould be quartered on for a year after they are out of office." And by a late regulation in 1780, perfons letting out ftables to dragoon horfes, who are always anxious to get them for the fake of the dung, are to be quar tered on in the fame manner as thofe who let lodgings or rooms to military officers. John Aitchifon, James Nicolfon, and feveral others, bakers, brewers, vintners, ale-fellers, grocers, fpirit dealers, and butchers, conceiving themselves oppref fed thereby, and that fuch mode of billeting was contrary to law, becaufe a very numerous clafs of inhabitants were entirely exempted, prefented a Bill of Sufpenfion for having the queflion fairly tried, and a general rule ftablished. The caufe came before Lord Juflice Cluk, as Ordinary, who pronounced the "This morning arrived in Clyde, the Dutch frigate the Jafon, of 36 guns, and 201 men, Captain G. Donckum, com. mander. This veffel, which failed from the Texel on the 23d of February laft, was, as appears from the depofition of the Captain now before us, one of a fleet of 17 fail, four or five of which were of the line, and twelve of which were bound to the Eaft Indies, under the com mand of Rear Admiral Lucas; the remainder to Surivam, under the command of Admiral Braak. On the 8th of March, between the flands of Shetland and Terro, Captain Donckum met with a gale of wind, which fhiited his ballast, feparated him from the left of the fleet, and obliged him to bear away for Drontheim, where he arrived about the 20th of the fame.month. After refitting at Drontheim, Captain Donckum, on the 20th May, profecuted his voyage towards Surinam, without any remarkable occur rence, till the 31ft of that month, when, 50 leagues to the weftward of Broadhaven in Ireland, he fell in with the Mary Ann of this port from Nevis, which he captured and lunk, after taking out of her tome rum and flores. Capt. Donckum then beat about by contrary winds in the fame latitude, till the 4th inftant, when his crew, diflatisfied, perhaps, with the new order of things in their own coustry, or difpleafed at the finking of the Mary Ann, which deprived them of their prize money, or it may be, incenfed at their officers for appropriating to their own ule the rum and flores taken from the Mary Ante, mutinied, confined Captain Donckum and his principal officers, furthe ingatt under the conduct of Cap |