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refpectable correfpondent, whofe name, honour to his mifcellany; ftating, that ed, had seriously objected to the making nclair, from an apprehenfion that fome ttion of the information thus conveyed to thing however can be worse grounded hto fear, but on the contrary much to ve fully known. The fact is, that all rew rigour in Scotland, than in England, wniftration, and the body of the legislator, Ary, and the circumftances of the people. thotland is greatly under-taxed, and that nay lenity, which is directly the reverfe; retake upon them to do what is done by the wich innumerable inftances might be given, mafore by giving full and authentic inforrede, that thefe errors can be properly corwhpunity in this country as well as others, prewn, because, in confequence of mifre buty different from what they really are-fione therefore who on the prefent occaunld communicate to the public, act a very It doe

infehe reporters, as of thofe who fhall draw Scot difference that is well known to every and rogrefs that has been made in agriculture 'terfeterfere, and thofe in which it does inwhic the ftarch and the foap manufactures, does tions refpecting revenue, which, if the law afhan England. Scotland has no need to be the bceal herself; the more fhe is feen, and tions.e admired and respected among the nait is in public view? She has been oppreffed, oppre ignorance alone. Let us inftruct our hand without any effort!

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ced, that in the year 1791 (of our æra) the arms of his children would be conftantly victorious. A fort of counterprediction has, indeed, been started against this; that, in the fame year, the Ottoman Empire would change its Mafter: but the author of this, a Prieft of the order of Lantons, has been impaled alive, and his prophecy has fallen into difrepute.

THE HE campaign between the Ruffians and Turks has already commenced. Whilft we thought that both their armies were quiet in their Winter quarters, Prince Gallitzin paffed the Danube, below Ifaccia, on the 6th April, with 4,000 men, and attacked a corps of Turks encamped along the river, whom they totally defeated. Two days after that, they took Mackschin, and made prifoners of wara Pacha of three tails, another of two, Haffan Samfunzi Baffa, the greatest favourite of the prefent Grand tions. Vizir, and who was fent there to regulate the warlike opera-ced a rebellion in a fouthern tions, befides Ibrahim Baffa, province of France called Comand fixty officers, with a vaft tat Venaiffin, which has occafinumber of privates, and nine oned much bloodshed, and we pieces of brafs ordnance. The fhall therefore relate the partiTurks are faid to have had culars. 2000 men killed, and among them many foreign Officers.

The plague, which has juft fubfided in Conftantinople, has been fucceeded by a dreadful fire, which has deftroyed houfes, warehouses, &c. to a confiderable amount.

A prophecy of Mahomet has been very feafonably produ

d

The congrefs at Siftove continues in a state of indecifion. It has fat now more than three months, and not one refolution is the refult of their delibera

The Revolution has produ

The combined Army of the Infurgents, or of that party, in the Comtat, who oppofe its reunion with France, and whofe principal ftrength lies in Carpentras, poffeffed themselves, in the beginning of April, of Sarrians, Mazan, Caromb, Barroux, and a number of other fmaller Municipalities. On the

other hand, the Patriotic Party combat, which ended in the in Avignon and Vauclues, rai-total difperfion of the Rebel fed an army of near 10,00c Army. That of the Patriots men. The greateft part of marched ftrait on to Sarrians, thefe forces put themselves in and planting their cannon a march, on the 18th of April, gainft its walls, the keys were towards Sarrians, a town in the delivered after the firft dif neighbourhood of Orange, and charge. The Lieutenant-Geone of thofe comprised in the neral who commanded in the Federation of Sainte Cecile.-attack, entered with a modeOn the 19th, at eight o'clock rate efcort, and proceeded to in the morning, they halted in the Hotel de Ville, which was a plain in the vicinity of Sar-deserted, and the doors and ríans, where the army took their breakfast.

windows of the houfes were all fhut; while in the midst of this general filence, a discharge of mufquetry was made from all the windows opening on the Grand Square. Here the foldi ers could no longer be restrained; a general pillage took place, and fire was fet to the houfes from whence the mufkets were discharged.

From the peasants in the neighbourhood they learnt, that Sarrians was entirely deferted by the garrison thrown into it, and that the town intended to furrender. On the faith of this report, they continued their march in fecure confidence; when all of a fuden, while their main body were paífing a de- After this the army withfile, they were attacked from drew from the town, encampthe heights on each fide, by a ed on fome heights which comcontinued discharge of muf-manded it, and after refting quetry and cannon; and here there about two hours, march was fought the first pitched ed on to Mouteux, a town abattle to which the revolution bout two leagues diftant from in France has given occafion. Carpentras, where they are now encamped.

The Patriot Army difengaged themfelves from the de- In confequence of the infurfile, and formed their ranks.rection above related, M. MeThe enemy, faid to have con- nou propofed the following fifted of feven thousand men, Decree, in the National Afformed into two bodies, and fembly, on the 7th current : fupplied with feven cannon," That Avignon, with Venaifhad greatly the advantage of fin, and all their Dependenpofition; they were, however, cies, fhould be incorporated obliged to give ground. with France; that the King

They then entrenched them-fhould be requested to fend felves among fome country-three Commiffioners, with full houfes; from whence, being powers, to confirm this Union, diflodged, they rallied a fecond &c. &c. and to negociate with time, and drew up in ranks. the Court of Rome for an inHere commenced a regular demnification."

This important queftion occupied the attention of the Affembly four days, when, after warm debates, it was negatived, 487 to 316.

mutinied on their arrival, and that the head of M. Morduit, a very worthy officer, had been cut off by the grenadiers of his own regiment.

The two leaders of the dif turbances in St. Domingo have been broken on the wheel, and nearly 200 of their misguided adherents have received fen

The Pope's Brief to the French Nation has just been promulgated. By it, M. Telleyrand Perigord, late Bishop of Autun, is fufpended from all his functions, and excommuni-tence of death. cated after forty days, if in that time he does not return to his duty.

The French King's fifters arrived at Rome on the 16th ult. Sunday the first of May, was the day on which the payment of all duties of entree into the

The French King went to the Church of St Auguftin on Eafter Sunday, and received the M. la Fayette, unable to re- facrament from the hand of the fift the entreaties, petitions, and conflitutional Minifters. The tears of the Paritian National Queen attended him, and the Guard, at length has yielded watchfulParifians obferved with to pity, and on the 2d curt. re-extraordinary pleasure, that the fumed the command: he paf- ribbons in her hair were, for fed through the principal streets the first time, of the national of the capital at the head of colours! the unarmed militia, to prove unequivocally that he had once more put on the national dress, and forgiven, for the fake of his country, the infult he had received from men, rather ig-city of Paris ceased, according norant of their duty, than intentionally criminal. He waited on the King, ftill followed by his penitent foldiers, who vociferated" Vive le Roi" with more than ordinary zeal, and moft riotoully fhowed their loyalty as they filed off before the captive Monarch. A citizen foldier, on paffing before his Majefty, exclaimed, "Sire, Behold your true friends." His Majefty immediately replied with the most lively emotion, "I am convinced of it,"

A note was read in the National Affembly on the 25th ult. by which it appeared, that the troops fent out to quell the revolt in St. Domingo, had

to the decrees of the National Affembly. Upon this occafion detachments of the National Guards, attended with mufic, made the circuit of the city walls; and an immense quantity of merchandize was brought within them without the leaft disturbance. There was fome apprehenfion that the barriers would be riotously destroyed by the mob. They will, however, be quietly taken down, in their turn, under the infpection of the Officers of the public works.

Affignats to the amount of ten millions of livres were burnt on the 6th inft. the ceremony was performed in the prefence

of many witneffes collected by bills of invitation. 90 millions in all have now been burnt.

The King of Naples, in the course of his tour to Vienna, killed, in Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia, according to the German newspapers, 5 bears, 190

Several people have been lately feized at Paris, charged with the fabrication of Affig-wild boars, 968 ftags, 13 wolves, nats. A perfon of the name of 354 foxes, 17 badgers, 5,330 Joffan, who is now in cuftody, pheasants, 1121 rabbits, 16,354 has forged thefe fecurities to hares, 1625 goats, 1145 deer, the amount of 1,500,000 livres. and 12,435 partridges. On the 28th ult. a letter was The unfortunate Caglioftro read in the National Affembly is at length informed of the exof France from Count de Fer- tent of his deftiny in this world. nand Nunes, the Spanish Mini- His trial was concluded at fter for Foreign Affairs, to M. Rome on the 7th of April, in de Montmorin, the French Mi- the prefence of a congregation nifter, ftating, that the King of of Cardinals, and of the ComSpain, notwithstanding his con- miffioners affociated with them ftant attachment to France, had upon the occafion. The vote thought it neceffary to eftablish of the majority was for a fenin the Provinces of Catalonia tence of death; but the deand Arragon a line of troops cifion being carried to his Holito prevent the entrance of all nefs, it was changed into an fuch Frenchmen as are not well order for perpetual imprisonknown. The letter adds, that ment. His papers and cloaths this precaution ought not to are to be burnt by the combe confidered as an act of hof-mon hangman; and he has tility, and that it is by no been informed that all hopes means the intention of the of pardon will be vain. Court of Spain to interrupt the commerce between the two na-ed in the fortrefs of St Leon,

tions.

On the 31st of March the National Flag of France was hoifted by all the French veffels in the bay of Cadiz; on which occafion they fired three falutes. The hips belonging to other nations in that port hoifted their colours at the fame time.

There has been a violent revolution at Chandenagor e, one of the French Settlements in

the East Indies, in which the Commandant has been driven from the place, and fince made a prifoner by the inhabitants.

Caglioftro will not be confin

but will remain in the caftle of St. Ange. His fentence has been published, but no mention has been made of the motives through which he committed the crimes alledged against him: it only says that he has been declared by his own confeffion, and by conviction, a Heretick, an Herefiarch, a Judiciary Aftrologer, a Magician, and a Free-mafon.

The Small-pox has become epidemical at Copenhagen. No lefs than 9000 perfons are affected with it, and it carries off 50 a-week.

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