Γ' EREMITA. IV. (Continued from p. 752.) INIERAT rapidum Solis rota fervida curfum ; Hefperus et fufcâ vefte decorus alet. Natura ad dulces (curarum oblivia) fomnos Advocat, et felis otia grata paratCum fubito ante oculos "fublimibus alta columnis" Divitis egregii nobilis aula micat: Marmor ubi Parium, rutilanfque effulget iafpis, Et miri artificis fculptile vivit opus. Splendida colato lucefcit porticus auro; Mille faces referunt reftituunt que diem. Proceræ ingenti circumftant ordine quercus; Et viridi redolet cefpite molle folum. Dirigit huc greffum felix, quicunque viator Solis ad occafum limina grata videt: Dirigit, haud metuens: nam divitis incola terræ Pandere defeffis tecta benigna jubet. Omnibus eft eadem bonitas, amor omnibus idem, Pauper-ne, an locuples atria celfa petit.' Nec tamen hic, folo pulfus virtutis amore, Hofpitia antiquo tempore digna dabat, Sed faftu ductus, nimiâque cupidine laudis, Se præconari quærit in ore virùm. Ur primum adveniunt, famulorum aurata Tho' fairer than the stars of night Thy rival be, or azure light, You, fickle, rash, untrue, Stili I'd my latter flame refign, Eternally to call thee mine, To live, to die, with you. CLERICUS. MINUTES MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION or July, Adecree was palled: 1. "The National Convention, confidering that the number of Epifcopal Vicars is more than requifite, and that many parifhes are in want of Curates, decrees, that the Bishops fhall make Vicars do the parochial duty.” The diminution of the number of Vicars was referred to a Committee. July 2. On the propofition of Lacroix, the following decree paffed: "The National Convention provifionally fufpends the payment of all falaries to thofe who live in the districts in a ftate of infurrection against the National Convention, until they can prove that they are not concerned in these doings, or that they retract what they have done." Barrere, in the name of the Committee of Public Safety, made a report refpecting the troubles in Corfica. "The whole ifland, faid he, is in a state of counter-revolution, and your Commiffioners have been obliged to act on the defenfive in the maritime parts of the Republic, which yet remain faithful. You recollect the decree against Paoli: perhaps it was impolitic, and although you fufpended the execution of it, Paoli found means to intereft the inhabitants in his favour, by making them believe you would give them up to the Genoefe, whom the Corficans dread and abhor; or that you would crown the ci-devant Duke of Orleans, who is equally detefted by the Corficans, who love liberty, although they have been led aftray by Paoli and the priests. Your two Commiffioners, Antiboul and Baux, have been stopped at Aix, in the name of the Federative Republic of the South. The following letter from your Commiffioners at Baftia, in Corfica, dated from that town, June 27, will more fully explain to you the troubles in this ifland: "All is loft! this Counter Revolution is completed. Paoli is named Generalißimo, that is to fay, fovereign of the island. The clergy have been re-inftated; the emigrants have re-entered. Paoli, under the mafk of religion, has caufed himself to be elected Prefident of the Confulta (an extraordinary Convocation of all the deputies of Corfica). The inhabitants have been led astray, refpecting the fituation of France, and the intentions of the Convention. The infurgents are armed to the number of 1000, or 1200, and maintain themfelves at the expence of the Republic. They have feized on the ftores and treafure, and those who fhew attachment to the French Republic are shot. The towns in the intereft of the Republic are declared rebels, and are kept in awe by ftrong garrifons placed in them. Paoli has published a writing against the Convention, whom he calls the agents of the Genoefe, St. Florient, Baftia, and Calvi, are ftill in GENT. MAG. July, 1793 the Republican interest, and well garrifoned "The Confulta opened on the 26th of May: Paoli was declared Prefident, Leof nardo Vice-Prefident, and Pozo di Borgi Secretary. "Paoli has published a pretended letter from Marseilles, which, among other things, afferts, that all the Communes of France have declared themselves in infurrection against the capital. (Signed) DALCHER, Commiffioner." Barrere. Your Committee has charged me to present you the project of a decree, which ought to be carried into immediate execution. Your Committee has thought fit to cashier this Confulta of Corfica, whofe power would foon vie with your own. We have annulled all its acts, as being high treafon against the fovereignty of the people. You must fend fuccours to thofe towns in Corfica which remain faithful to the Repub lic. Your Committee has likewife thought fit that you should enlighten the people by fending Commiffioners among them; for, according to every report, they are not inimical to the Republic, but only misled by the rich. Every thing gives us reafon to hope, that within one month all will be right, and that we fhall be able to strike fome decifive blow against the Counter Revolutionists. Barrere then prefented a decree confor mable to the above principles. - Decreed. (To be continued.) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. St. Petersburg, July 1. THE exchange of Ambaffadors between her Imperial Majefly of all the Ruffias and the Ottoman Porte took place on the 4th ult. with the utmost pomp and ceremonious fplendour, on the river Dniester, near Dubofari. On the part of Ruffia, Lieutenant-general GolenitscheffKutufow, and, on the part of the Ottoman Porte, Raffish Mustapha, Pacha Begler bey of Romelia, met as Ambaffadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from their respective Courts, and agreed on the ceremonials of the folemn exchange. This was confummated with all the grandeur of Eastern pageantry. A gun being fired by the Ruffians, by way of fignal, and answered by the Turks, on the 4th ult. at eleven o'clock in the morning the proceffions moved forward on both fides. As foon as the Turkish Ambaffador appeared in fight, the Ruffians faluted him with ten guns; after which the Ambafladors changed fides, and were feated in chairs of State: they complimented each other by interpreters; after which, another falute of 20 guns enfued, and our Ambailador approached the Turkish fhore, while the Turkish Plenipotentiary landed on the Ruffian bank of the river, and was conducted to Dubofari. Here he received a guard of honour, and was informed by Count Befborodko, that her Imperial Majesty, out of respect to the Sultan and his reprefentative, had taken care that he thould be conducted to St. Peterburg with all the honours due to his ftation. The Turkish Ambaffador anfwered, he was quite devoted to the Empiefs, and would proceed on kis journey whenever the fuite affigned to him should deem it convenient. Our Ambaffador was received by the Facha of Bender, and conducted to his palace, amidst the loudest shouts of applaufe on the part of the Turkish garrifon, who were under arms, and faluted him with a treble difcharge of mufquetry. Being arrived at the palace, he was feated in a chair of ftate, complimented, refreshed with hervet and confectionary, befprinkled with odoriferous waters, and perfumed with incenfe; after which, he continued his journey, escorted by the Pacha and the Turkish troops and officers, to Conftantinople. Corfica. Since the decree of the National Convention, declaring General Paoli and the whole ifland (except thofe places which remain in the hands of the French troops) rebels, the Corficans are more determined to take up arms against the French than ever. Paoli, in order to proceed in a legal manner, has opened a general Confulta at Corte, not only to notify to the whole nation that they may freely adopt the party they like beft, but to fummon the legal Bifhops, that he may not hereafter be accufed, if necedity fhould oblige him to ufe ftricter measures; in the mean time, he has caufed the nation to take poffeffion of the effects of the fugitives who follow the orders of the Convention. The French troops in Calvi are almost all ill, infomuch that, beides the hofpitals in the place, other large buildings are prepared for the reception of the invalids. It is not unlikely that the country people may take advantage of this, and attack the place. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. From the London Gazette Extraordinary, Thursday, September 12. Extract of a Letter from Sir James Murray, Ajutant-General to the Forces under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, to Mr. Secretary Dundas. exertions of bravery in the troops, and of ability in General Walmoden, who then commanded them, they fucceeded in forcing the centre of his line. He retired behind the small canal which runs from Bulfam to Steenkirk. The lofs has been very severe. His Royal Highness has not as yet received any return, nor have any farther particulars been tranfmitted. Many gallant officers have fallen. The whole lofs in the different actions is fuppofed to be near 1500 in killed, wounded, and miding; that of the enemy has been unquestionably greater. Three pieces of cannon, and between two and three hundred prifoners, have been taken. I understand that the Hanoverians have loft the fame number of cannon. Upon the 7th his Royal Highnefs fent two battalions of Heffans to General Walmoden's fupport; but, finding that aid to be ineffectual, he was reduced to the neceffity of collecting his whole force, by abandoning the pofition he had taken near Dudkirk. Thirty-two of the heavy guns, and part of the ftores provided for the fiege, were left behind, there being no means of carrying them off. The army marched laft night, and encamped this morning near Adinkerque. It appears that the enemy had collected force for this enterprize from every quarter of the country, from the armies of the Rhine and the Mofelle, and particularly that which had occupied the Camp de Céfar. They were commanded by General Houchard, who is faid by the prifoners (though with what degree of truth cannot be afcertained) to have been mortally wounded at Rexpoede. In the retreat upon the night of the 6th, his Royal Highnes Prince Adolphus and the Field-marshal were, for a fhort time, in the poffeffion of the enemy. A patrole of cavalry, which ought to have been in their front, having taken another road, they went into the village of Rexpoede, through which one of the columns was to pafs, but which was then occupied by the enemy. His Royal Highnefs was fightly wounded with a fword upon the head and arm; but I have the fatisfaction to fay, that no bad confequences are to be apprehended. The Field-marfhal was wounded in the head, and, I am happy to add, only unable, fince that time, to take the command in the fame degree. He has, however, been of the army. Captain Ouflar, one of his Royal Highness's Aides-de-Camp, was killed; and another, Captain Wangenheim, very feverely wounded. From this fituation his Royal Highnefs and the Field Marthal were relieved by the intrepidity and prefence of mind of General Walmoden, who, upon difcovering the enemy were in poffeffion of Rexpoede, had immediately collected a body of troops, attacked it without hesitation, and defeated them with great laughter. I muft repeat that nothing could exceed the fteadinefs and good behaviour of the troops in thefe repeated engagements. Lieut. Gen. Sir Sir William Erfkine commanded the rear guard, and much is due to his conduct and military fkill. The enemy made a fortie on the night, and another on the evening of the 8th; in both of which they were repulfed without much lofs on our fide. I have the honour to be, &c. JAMES MURRAY, Adjutant-General. P.S. The cavalry, from the nature of the country, have been very little engaged. Right Hon. Henry Dundas, &c. PROCLAMATION, by the Right Hon. Samuel DURING four years you have been involved in a Revolution which has plunged you in anarchy, and rendered you a prey to factions leaders; after having destroyed your government, trampled under foot the laws, affaffinated the virtuous, and authorized the From the London Gazette Extraordinary, Sep- commiflion of crimes, they have endeavoured tember 13. BY advices from Vice Admiral Lord Hood, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels employed in the Mediterranean, received this evening, dated Victory, off the iflands of Hieres, the 25th of Auguft, it appears that an intercourfe had taken place between his Lordship and Commiffioners from Toulon and Marfeilles; that Lord Hoed had published a preliminary Declaration and Proclamation, and received a paper in anfwer, ♪ of which copies are fubjoined. And by fub. fequent accounts from Captain Nelfon, Commander of his Majefty's fhip Agamemnon, dated August 31ft, off Onegalia, to Mr. Trevor, his Majesty's Minister at the Court of Turin, it appears that a treaty relative to Toulon was brought to a conclufion; and that on the 28th Lord Hood's fleet landed 1500 men, and took poffetion of the batteies at the mouth of the harbour. French feet hawled into the inner road; and on the 29th the British fleet and the feet of Spein, which joined on the fame day, anchored in the outer road of Toulon. It is added that Marfelles has been taken by the Republican troops under Gen. Carteau. PRELIMINARY DECLARATION. The IF a candid and explicit declaration in favour of Monarchy is made at Toulon and Marfelles, and the standard of Royalty boifted, the ships in the harbour dismantled, and the port and forts provisionally at my difpofition, fo as to allow of the egrefs and reprefs with fafety, the people of Provence fhall have all the affiftance and fupport His Britannic Majefty's fleet under my command can give; and not an atom of private property of any individual thall be touched, but protected; having no other view than that of restoring peace to a great nation upon just, liberal, and honourable, terms; this must be the ground-work of the treaty. And whenever peace takes place, which I hope and truft will be foon, the port, with all the fhips in the harbour, and forts of Toulon, fhall be restored to France, with the ftores of every kind, agreeable to the schedule that may be delivered. Given on-board His Britannic Majefty's J to propagate throughout Europe their destruc- By command of the Admiral, DECLA DECLARATION made to Admiral Lord Hood. The General Committee of the Sections of Toulon, having read the Proclamation of Admiral Lord Hood, Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majefty's fquadron, together with his Preliminary Declaration; and after having communicated these two papers to all the citizens of the town of Toulon, united in Sections; confidering that France is torn by anarchy, and that it is impoffible to exift longer a prey to the factions with which the country is agitated, without its total deftruction; confidering that the Southern Departments, after having made long efforts to refift the oppreffion of a party of factious men, who have confpired to ruin them, find themfelves drained and deprived of all refources to annihilate this coalition of the evil-difpofed: confidering, in fhort, that, determined not to fubmit to the tyranny of a Convention that has worn to ruin the nation, the people of Toulon, and thofe of Marfeilles, would have recourfe to the generofity of a loyal people, who have manifested the defire of protecting the true Frenchmen against the anarchifts who wish to ruin them; Declare to Admiral Hood, I. That the unanimous with of the inhabitants of Toulon is, to reject a Conftitution which does not promote their happiness; to adopt a monarchic government, fuch as it was originally by the Conflituent Affembly of 1789; and, in confequence, they have proclaimed Louis XVII. fon of Louis XVI. King; and have fworn to acknowledge him, and no longer fuffer the defpotifm of the tyrants which at this time govern France. II. That the White Flag fhall be hoifted the inftant the English fquadron anchors in VII. That the fubfiftence and fuccours of every kind, of which Toulon stands fo much in need, will be affured to the inhabitants by the combined fleet of the Powers coalefced. VIII. That, when peace will have been re-established in France, the ships and forts which will be put into the hands of the Englifh fhall be restored to the French nation, in the fame ftate they were in when the inven tory was delivered. It is according to this declaration, if approved by Admiral Hood, that the Toulonefe will regard themselves, with good heart and will, as belonging to the English and the other Powers coalefced, and by whofe fuccour will be brought about that peace after which they have panted fo long. (Signed) Beaudeal, Prefident; Rehoul, VicePrefident; Reynaud, Secretary; La Poype Vertrieux; Deydier Cadel; Andraw; Vialis; Barthelemy, Commiffary of the Department; Poffele Fournier; Grival; Bre Devant; Antoine Gabert; Porte; Joffre, Commiffary of the Municipality; L. Cadier e, Commiary of the Municipality; G. Garibow; Boullement; Ferrand; Chauffegros Commandant of Arms; Burgues; Richaud, Prefident of the Municipality; Bertrand ; Sicard. From the London Gazette of September 14. Extract of a Letter from the Earl of Elgin, Envoy Extraordinary at Bruffels, to the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, dated Bermerain, Sept. 11, 1793. My Lord, I Have the fatisfaction of informing your Lordship, that this morning La Queinoy has furrendered to the troops of his Imperial Majelty. At midnight the town ceafed fir the road of Toulon, and it will there meeting, and an officer came out with the terms the most friendly reception. III. That the fhips of war now in the road will be difarmed according to Admiral Hood's wishes. IV. That the citadel and the forts of the coaft fhall be provifionally at the difpofal of the faid Admiral; but, for the better eftablishing the union which ought to exift between the two people, it is requetted that the garrifon fhall be compofed of an equal number of French and English, and that nevertheless the command fall devolve to the English. V. The people of Toulon truft the English nation will furnish fpeedily a force fufficient to affift in repelling the attacks with which they are at this moment threatened by the army of Italy, which marches towards Tou lon, and by that of General Carteau, who directs his forces against Marseilles. on which the garrifon proposed to capitulate. Thefe terms were rejected, in fo far as they deviated from the point which 'General Clairfayt had refolved to infilt upon, namely, that the garrifon should be prifoners of war. This condition, though combated, did not appear unexpected; and the officer, on quitting General Clairfayt, gave affurances that the ftipulations he had confented to would be accepted. At the moment of difpatching my meffenger, the capitulation is not actually figned: bat as Prince Cobourg, General Clairfayt, and Count Mercy, have feverally confirmed to me the farrender, and authorised me to communicate it to your Lordship, I hope my doing fo will not appear hafty. The garrifon is to march out on the 13th inftant. day, September 16. Admiralty Office, Sept. 15, VI That the people of Toulon, full of From the London Gazette Extraordinary, Monconfidence in the generous offers of Admiral Hood, truft that all thofe who hold civil and military employments fhall be continued in their pifces, and fhall not be annoyed in the r refpective occupations, LORD Hugh Conway, Captain of his Majefty's fhip the Leviathan, arrived here this day with a difpatch from Vice Admiral Lord Hood, |