Inforcements as might lead the French to difregard the obftructions of the feafon. The departure of the Auftrians from the neighbourhood of Toirano, Boiffano, and Verfi, has left the withering traces of martial occupancy:-they have not been contented with the fruits of the trees, but have torn them up by the roots, with all the olive and vine-trees from which the poor inhabitants were wont to derive their fole means of fupport. Such is the hatred excited by this favage and wanton defolation, that it would not be astonishing should a general infurrection, like that of the year 1746, chafe the Auftrians completely from the country. Vienna, Nov. 7. The prince de Gavres, and all the attendants appointed to escort the princefs royal from France to Vienna, will fet out on the Irth, 12th, and 13th of the month, on the route by Munich, Augsburg, and Schaauffhaufen to Bafle, where her royal highnefs is to arrive on the 14th. Upwards of forty horfes are ordered to be in readinefs at every ftation. The princess will ftop two days at Inspruck, and then proceed by Salzbourg to Vien na. Paris, Nov. 14. Our fears refpecting the fcarcity of bread feem to be daily verified. The diftribution of bread was not finished at eleven o'clock laft A night, and fome sections had none. warm agitation took place in the Square of the Palais d'Egalité, which is one of the principal bread-markets; numbers of people affembled: the merchant's wished to bring the price of bread to 40 livres per pound, but they were beat and infulted; some were even obliged to fell their bread for what the people chose to give. Certainly nothing can be more hocking than that infatiable avarice in raising the price of bread so amazingly, and above the means of a multitude of people; but it is not violence that will put an end, to this melancholy fituation of affairs: we must wait to fee what measures government will adopt, a part of which will, no doubt, be the taking out of circulation fome of that immenfe mafs of affignats, the multiplication of which has certainty added much to raise the price of every thing. The executive directory has declared that they will daily give general audience to all citizens who fhall present themselves. The South is fill in a critical situation. A letter from Goupilleau de Montaign. announces, that St. Paul is in rebellion, and is the head quarters of another Vendée, and of an army commanded by Leftang: that Barfault had fent cavalry and cannon there; that a general difarming had taken place, bur that the chiefs had fled. Avignon, which for a long time has been agitated, is quiet. Madame de Tourzel, appointed to attend the daughter of Louis the XVIth, was arrested by order of the executive directory, but fet at liberty again. It is thought the daughter of Louis the XVIth will very foon fet out for Balle. Bruffels, Nov. 15. The French army under the command of Lefevre conHaving fifts of 30,000 effective men. driven the enemy from the banks of the Sieg, the republican general is making preparations to convey his army acros that river. If the fame fuccefs attends them that has hitherto marked their progrefs, they will make an eafy conqueft of the country between that and the Lahn, as the Auftrians have left on that part of the right bank only a few infignificant pofts which have no communication with one another. Their whole force is concentrated between Manheim and Neuwied. The republicans, by flanking the enemy on the left, will make an effectual diverfion, and prevent them from following. No authentic intelligence has been received of the tranfactions that were faid to have taken place near Rundf.ruck. The report is, that a general alarm prevailed in Treves, that the adminiftrative bodies had abandoned their fituations to fave themfelves, and that orders had been given to throw a vaft quantity of provitrons into Luxem bourgh, and to put that important garrifon in the beft poffible itate of defence. It is likewife reported that the Auftrians are continually employed in warlike preparations at Thal de Valendar, and in the vicinity of Ehrenbreitftein. They have collected a valt number of boats of all fizes, which indicates 4 E 2 an an intention to cross the Rhine in that quarter. The requifition for carriages, in the countries that were lately united to the French republic, is more productive than could have been expected, and their departure for the banks of the Rhine will take place immediately. They are to convey an enormous quan tity of clothes and provifions to the army. Yefterday and the day before several battalions of infantry came into this town, and proceeded on their march to the army. An extraordinary contribution of 30,000 livres in fpecie has juft been impofed upon the city of Liege, notwith ftanding the remonftrances that have been made to the reprefentatives of the people. on the waiftcoat. The colour of the belt bright orange. The grand fuit.-A cloak drefs of blue, and a cloak of fcarlet over it. Befide thefe, there are appropriate dreffes for all the ministers, judges, &c. and infignia of office for all the public functionaries of whatever defcription. Paris, Nov. 23. The proceedings of the two councils of five hundred and of the ancients, bear no feature of importance. The former has been almoft continually occupied in a fecret committee of finance, to retrieve, if poffible, the affignats from their prefent ftate of depreciation. The plan which has been printed and circulated is, that the holders of affignats who chufe to prefent themselves, fhall receive schedules to the amount, fecured on the national domains, and bearing an intereft of three per cent. The affignats thus offered, to be taken at the double of their current value. In the mean time, that the worth of the fecurity may not be Paris, Nov. 21. The French legif diminished, the further fale of the nalature has, amongst more serious fub- tional domains is postponed to the ift jects, not neglected to employ itself in ❘ of Prairial (May next.) regulating the dreffes of the different functionaries, all of which they have decreed fhall be of the growth and manufacture of the republic. The council of government meets every evening, and deliberates on the plan for the organization of the nine new departments that are proposed to be united to the republic. The council of 500-A long white robe and blue girdle, with a fcarlet cloak all of woollen. The cap of blue velvet. The council of ancients-The fame form of drefs. The robe a violet blue, the girdle fcarlet, the cloak white and all woollen. The cap of velvet, the fame colour as the robe. The executive directory-Has two kinds of drefs: one for its ordinary functions, and the other for affifting in the national festivals. The ordinary fuit.-A cloak dress, back and fleeves of a bright orange colour, lined with white, and richly embroidered with gold on the front and back. A long white kerfey waistcoat embroidered with gold. A white filk fcarf fringed with gold, and black filk breeches. A black round hat, turned up on one fide, and ornamented with a bunch of tri-coloured feathers. The word worn in a fhoulder belt | On the 22d inftant, the executive directory gave an audience to the foreign minifters. The former were in their grand coftume, and the ceremonial was conducted with the utmost splendor. Of the affairs on the banks of the Rhine, they contain nothing more than vague reports. They admit, however, that the Auftrians had fucceeded in croffing the Rhine at Neuwied; and the Eclair mentioned it as rumour, that Manheim had furrendered. This is the only fhadow of confirmation which they give to the reports of an action on the Rhine, brought by the laft mesfenger. Choifeul and Montmorenci, who were wrecked near Calais, on their return from Hamburg, are in prison at Calais. The law paffed by the convention, ordaining the abolition of all commer. cial companies, was annulled by à decree of the ancients on the ift Frimaire (Nov. 22.) Paris, Nov. 26. The executive directory has published a decree, appointing a certain hour for felling grain and flour; and each citizen is obliged to carry carry a certificate of the number of perfons in his family, in order that he may be provided accordingly. A decree of police orders, that in future no merchandise fhal be fold in the markets. If this decree is feverely executed, it clears the streets of those vermin who have fo long blocked up the public ftreets, and who have occafioned many melancholy accidents. Franckfort, Nov. 28. The operations of the Imperialifts are now directed to two points, viz. the diflodging the enemy from Manheim, and the defeat of the army of Pichegru on that part of the Rhine which commands that city, as well as the annoyance of the forces in the vicinity of Coblentz. General Marceau has received reinforce ments from Jourdan: and, on the other hand, Imperial detachments are continually paffing towards Coblentz, by way of Hundfruck; their advanced guards have already entered Boppart. The fate of Manheim depends upon the operations of the army of Clairfait. The troops of general Wurmler are in readiness to act in concert with him, and have a number of pontoons in readiness to pass the Rhine. The French in the neighbourhood of Manheim have lately fent up a balloon to reconnoitre the Auftrian army; but it was rendered ufelefs by a random hot. Wurmfer's army is effimated at 80,000.men. Gen. Pichegru has been joined by the garrifon of Strasburgh, HOME NEW. S. Plymouth, Nov. 12. THIS morning arrived the Jane floop, capt. Pallot, belonging to this port, from Ifle Dieu, to which place the carried fupplies from hence for general Doyle's army: the left that place four days fince, at which time the troops were all healthy and in high fpirits, and were bufily employed in erecting batteries and making entrench ments. ་ They were much in want of provifions, owing to the veffels laden with fupplies being fo long detained here by contrary winds, as well as hay for the borfes, for the want of which, feveral of the latter were obliged to be thot. Several transports have been drove from their moorings, during the late heavy gales of wind, and received much damage; and great quantities of wreck were feen along the coaft. Nov. 14. Seven veffels, laden with wheat from Canada, are come home with the convoy from Newfoundland, which they fell in with off the North Banks, and were enabled to keep company all the way. Plymouth, Nov. 34. Capt. Eyles fet off laft night with dispatches for government, which are faid to contain intelligence of rather an unfavourable nature; no particulars have transpired here. Arrived this evening a French cartel hip from Breft, from whence the brought 250 English prisoners, the major part of whom have been landed at Mevagiffey-five others are hourly expected. A fleet confifting of about thirty fail of tranfports from the eastward, under convoy of a frigate, are just come to anchor in the Sound. Weymouth, Nov. 19. On Tuesday evening, about eight or nine o'clock, it began blowing from the S. W. and S. S. W. and increafed all night in a moft dreadful manner. The gale continued rather increafiug all Wednesday morning, when it began to rain, and moderated about three or four o'clock; in the evening quite calm. Many of the Weft India fleet, that had passed the day before, came to anchor in Portland Road, among them a 74, and a frigate; feveral more in Weymouth Road. One large fhip, loaded with gunpowder and ftores, lies the North North Shore, entirely difmafted; an. other with only a foremaft ftanding ; and another lies on fhore near the Mills. In Weft Bay, near Portland, a large fhip, with timber frames, lies on the beach upright, with all her mafts tanding; another hip loft near her, name, I believe, the Golden Grove-the captain and most of the crew are drown: ed; two more hips loft higher up in the bays one had 140 foldiers on board, only ten faved out of the whole and crew. Only one man, one woman and child, faved out of another,-two more are loft off Abbo:ibury. The Eolus, tranfport, Ifaac Duck. Venus, tranfport, with troops. Lieutenant Mason, his brother, and eight men drowned out of the Æolus. Nov. 19. This day came on at Oxford, in full convocation, the election of the first Anglo-Saxon profeffor, founded by the late Dr. Rawlinfon. The candidates were, the rev. William Finch, LL. D. and the rev. Charles Mayo, M. A. fellows of St. John's college. On cafting up the votes, the numbers were, for Dr. Finch 101, for Mr. Mayo 167; whereupon Mr. Mayo was declared duly elected. The common council of Oxford have refolved to inftruct their representatives in parliament on the prefent high prices of grain. In a long addrefs, which they tranfmit on this occafion, they fay," the caufes of this difaftrous malady, which fo immediately affects all claffes of mankind, but which is more particularly diftreffing to the -poor, whofe chief fupport is bread, appear to us to be almoft wholly artificial;" and that "the dearnefs of corn is not to be aferibed fo much to its fcarcity as other caules, the principal of which are, the confolidation of farms, the conduct of jobbers, and the felling by fample." Thele objects they ftrenuously recommend to the attention of their members. Edinburgh, Nov. 19. Early yefterday morning we had a very heavy and inceffant rain, accompanied with a ftrong gale of wind from the N. E. and if we may judge by its effe&t, a greater quantity never fell here in the fame fpace of time. About ten o'clock the water of Leith rofe to fuch a height as completely to overfpread the low grounds adjacent to it; and many of the houfes fituated on its banks were filled with water to the depth of several feet. The wooden bridge on Mr. Roughhead's ground below Stockbridge was completely fwept away; as. was alfo the one at Bonnington Mills; this last is not to be regretted, as it has -long been in an infufficient ftate, and dangerous to pafs. The diftillery at Canonmills at one time was furrounded with water, and a boat was procured to carry off the family in the house adjoining to it. About twelve o'clock, however, the river began gradually to fall, the rain having been fucceeded by fnow. The damage done is doubtlefs confiderable, but the particulars cannot yet be ac curately flated. In Leith harbour the river came down with fuch force and body as to float the fhipping though it was low water, and feveral vessels were damaged by the rapidity of the torrent, dafhing against each other. The Bloop Nelly, of Gardenston, captain Loban, was crushed in fuch a manner as obliged hef to be unloaded, and by great exertions the most part of the goods were landed; fome of them are damaged, and the veffel confiderably hurt. The floop Mercury of Limekilns, and the floop Perth of Kincardine, lie funk, both coal loaded. About a dozen of fhips' boats have been carried away out of the harbour. The roads in many places were resdered impaffable for a fhort time, and every field in any degree level was inundated. The meadow in Hope Park had the appearance of a large lake. In fome of the low⋅ fituated houfes at the back of the Canongate, Cowgate, &c. the ground floors were under water; and below the bridge it had fo collected as to bring to remembrance the North Loch. At Dalkeith, Muffelburgh, &c. the water of Efk rofe to a prodigiou height, carrying every thing within its reach before it. Had the inundations taken place in the the night-time, the confequences might have been fatal. The ftorm had every appearance of being general. Nov. 21. On the 15th inft. arrived at Plymouth his majefty's fhips la Concorde, 36 guns, captain Hunt, and Lutin, 16 guns, captain Dacres, with 115 fail of transports under convoy from Quiberon Bay, with part of the emigrants on board; the remainder are expected very foon; and only the four British regiments remain at the Ifle Dieu, where they have fortified themselves with above 100 pieces of heavy cannon. Capt. Hunt of the Concorde landed at Weymouth, and fet off immediately exprefs for town with dispatches. Notwithstanding the late heavy gales of wind, none of the fhips have fuffered any material damage, except one transport, which loft her maits. The fleet are well fupplied with 'fresh beef, and every thing remains very quiet. Scarborough, Nov. 23. The Ven geance, French national cutter, of 20 guns, and about 100 men, commanded by captain Ledeille, has captured the following veffels between Hancliff Foot and Flambro' Head, from Friday to yesterday morning: the British Tar, Chace, of Yarmouth, for Newcastle, with 863 facks of flour, and fent for France; the marquis of Tullibarden, Rentall, of Perth, cargo fundries, fent for France; the Mary Maria. of London, in ballaft, taken off Whitby; and the Thomas and Mary, Gray, of Sunderland, with coals, which laft veffel they gave up to the prifoners, and is arrived at Scarborough. Captain Chace is taken to France. 23. By difpatches received this day at the fecretary of ftate's office, from vice admiral fir George Keith Elphinflone, K. B. and major generals Alured Clarke, and J. H. Craig, dated Cafle of the Cape of Good Hope, Sept. 21, it is announced that after fome fharp engagements with the Dutch, and fuftaining great fatigues from the heat of the climate, the British forces were victorious, and that on the 16th of the fame month, the colony and caftle of the Cape of Good Hope furrendered by capitulation to his majefly's arms. 25. About five minutes past eleven at night, a fhock of an earthquake was very fenfibly felt by the inhabitants of Leiceller, Worcefler, Birmingham, Witney, Gloucester, Bristol, &c. who were alarmed by different fenfations; thofe in bed felt thenifelves raifed up as though a perfon had been underneath, and fhaking of the beditead followed; feveral perfons who had not retired to bed, obferved a rumbling noise apparently in their cellars; and many houfes were obferved to rock in the fame manner as they are sometimes affected by the fudden rifing of a storm. At Durfley, the concuffion was fo violent that many people leaped from their beds in furprife and apprehension. The evening was ferene; the mercury in the barometer had funk rapidly down to much rain, and Farenheit's thermometer, within doors, stood at 43 deg. No noife attended the shock. At Nottingham the fhock was fo fevere, that several stacks of chimneys were thrown down, and the dread occafioned by the awful circumftances was greatly increased by the hollow found of the bells from all the fleeples. The fhock was felt at Manchefter, Stafford, Lichfield, Derby, Sheffield, Concaller, Stamford, and Newcastle. Its direction appears to have been from North-west 10 South-eaft, and the fhock was felt in a line of wide extent from Yorkshire to Bristol. Plymouth, Dec. 3. Intelligence is brought by the Standard man of war, which arrived here yesterday from Quiberon Bay, that the French fquadron in L'Orient confifts of fix fail of the line and four frigates, which, as foon as admiral Harvey's fleet leaves the coaft, are to fail for Cadiz, to join the fquadron of admiral Richery. 14. Advices were received from India at the Eall-India-Houfe, by an over-land exprefs, ftating, that, on the news arriving at Madras of the war with Holland, two expeditions were formed from that fettlement, the one against Trincomale, in the island of Ceylon, under the command of colonel Stuart, and the other against Malacca, under the command of Major Roberts, which were to fail in the courfe of the month of July, and were expected to be attended with the moft defired fuccels. BIRTHS. |