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Philadelphia, ,
THtTKSDAY EVENING, September 14.
/' Btirlingtoti, Sept. 12th, 1797. A
/ MR. f-ENrto, \
OBSERVING in Brown's paper of
pth, and Claypoole's of the 7th inft. a falfe|
and unfounded publication, refle&ing on the} cc
people of this city, refpedting two vefTels sla
arriving here, after laying two or three days |v«
St the fort—that the people rose in a mass, "co
cut them from the wharf, and obliged them tl
to drop below the town upon pain of being tn
fired at. The Pilgrim, captain Smith, then d
at the wharf, was requested to haul off for ti
two days, when she returned and discharged ft
her cargo : th? schooner Eutaw, Captain it
Brewfter, was ordered to lay off till her tl
quarantine was out, which she should have h
done at fort Mifflin. • b
There was no rising of the people; and if a
the captain or owners are men of truth, they f
will not fay to the reverse. No doubt the
people here were uneasy, that the reudent v
physician there should permit vefTels from , c
the Wpft-Indies to come here to finifh their
quarantine.
A PHILADELPHIA)!#
AUTHENTIC.
Litter of the Mayor of Burlington to Governor
Mijfiin, and the Governor's answer.
Burlington, > Sept. \th, 1797- t
sir, ! <
THE anxiety of the inhabitants of this j
town has been for some days considerably ,
exfcited by a cireumftance which they can- 1 j
not but consider as contrary to the iuteri- ! ]
tio of the legislature of the state over which ,
you preside, and of the letter, as well as ,
spirit of your proclamation of the 15th of ]
August last, which evinces so prudent an at- ]
tention to the health of the citizens of Penn- ]
fylvania, that the corporation of Burlington,
on whose behalf I have the honor to address
you, rely on your assistance in preventing ,
the introduction of contagious disease into
the state of New-Jersey, by any evasion or \
mifconftruftion of the laws of Pennsylvania,
on which we have hitherto relied for pro
tection from the awful calamity.
Two vefTels, now lying at our wharves,
have arrived in this port, without comply
ing with the diredtions of your proclama
tion—The brig Pilgrim, one of those vefTels
from Port au Prinee, (both the captain and
mate of which died, as we are informed, of
a contagious disease in the Weft-Indies,)
laidfive or fix days at the fort, when the reji
dent physician permitted her to depart, having
ten paifcngers aboard, on the mere afTurance
of the captain and owner that she would pro
ceed to this plnce. We apprehend the words
of your proclamation admit of no discretion with
refpeff to any vessel coming from the Wjl-Indies,
but absolutely requiring ten days quarantine.—
From the annexed *copy of a letter from
dodtor Mease to captain Smith, a discretion
appears to have been exercfed, and as we learn
from the captain on the mere afTurance of
the owner that she not go to Phila
delphia, although it evidently appears from
her papers and by the acknowledgement of
the master that she was bound for that pojrf.
The schooner Eutaw, captain Brewfter,fft>m
Cape Francois, the other of those veffcls,
performed but four days quarantine, and ar
rived here at the fame time with the Pil
grim, captain Smith. We do not learn
that the captain has any written permission
from the resident phyfic'un at the fort, to
proceed hither. Several of the late Phila
delphia papers contain the following para
graph : " The schooner Eutaw, Brewfter,
from Cape Francois, has gone up to Bur
lington to finifh her quarantine." Whether
this permiflion of the resident physician pro
ceeds from an exercise of discretion, or from
an opinion that the laws of Pennsylvania do
not admit of his detaining a vessel when a
verbal assertion is made by an owner or cap
tain, in opposition to her papers, that she
is bound to a pott in New-Jersey, as has been
hinted by the captains now here, we con
ceive it in no other light, than an evasion of
the law, which will, if tolerated, fruflrate
the intention of the legislature, and may
possibly be attended with fatal consequences
to us. We have been induced to lay this
matter be'fore you, fir, from a confidence
that it will receive from you that attention
which with pleasure we observe has been ex
tended towards the proper means of prevent
ing the introduction and increase of this
deftrudtive disease, and we are the ftiore so
licitous that early and decisive measures be
adopted, as we learn that several other ves
sels are daily expected here.
• At the fame time that a faithful discharge
of our duty dictates the propriety of adopt
ing every prudent measure for the fafety of
our fellow citizens, be assured, fir, that we
are affeCted by the mofl lively sympathy at
the reflections excited by the misfortunes
of the citizens of Philadelphia, many of
whom are connected with us by the strongest
ties < f affedtion and friendfhip. To those
of them, amounting to several hundreds,
who have chosen this place as.an asylum,
we (hall feel pleasure to afford every accom
modation in our power, and we are persuad
ed that it is uimeceft.ry to urge their fafety,
as an additional inducement to the adoption
of the molt speedy precautions to prevent
a future evasion of your laws, and ensure
our own fafety.
With the highest respeCt,
I have the honour to be
Your excellency's mod obedient servant,
By order of the corporation,
JOSEPH BLOOMFIELD,
Mayor of the city of Burlington.
* Captain Smith,
I feud vou a letter fiom your owner, Mr.
Gerard : 'he desires you will proceed to
Burlington immediately, and he will go oa
- board at Kcnfmg.toi), if the tide carries yau
so far ; you may, therefore, get under way. JS
If you do not reach |the city, yon are not J
to land any of your paffer.gers on the Pennsyl
vania fide, at that'will fubjedt you to a fine.
Yours,
' J AS. MEASE,
0 Pelident Physician of the Port, j 4
August 31, 1797. of
th
Sir, 1 £
I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ccipt of your letter dated yesterday, and to t ;
lament the occasion of the alarm, which it li,
. very justly expresses, in consequence of a ci
condufl on the part ofihe Resident Physician of 1
the Health Office of Philadelphia, that is, in ; j.
my opinion, highly irregular. I have j
directed an enquiry to be immediately infti- t;
tuted into the circumstances of the two cab
fes, to which your letter refers ; and you
may aflureour fellow-citizens of New-Jersey,
that any meafura which endangers their {j
health or distresses their feelings, can never h
be fanftioned by the laws of Pennsylvania, «
and will, as far as my power extends, be ef-
fedtually prohibited, ;l
Accept my best thanks for the sympathy '
with which you deplore the affliction of the
» citizens of Philadelphia, and believe me to
be, with great consideration and esteem, i
Sir, I
Your most obedient, humble servant,
THOMAS MIFFLIN, f
Philadelphia, sth Sept. 1797. ,
To fofeph Bloomfield, Esq. f
Mayor of th: City of Burlington. I
i
A bye law of the corporation of the ci- '
ty of Burlington, ordains, " that every ,
! captain or master of any veflel coming to the i
1 port of Burlington from sea, (vefTels actually
employed in the coasting trade excepted) '
' j shall on his arrival, cause his veflel to be '
" brought to anchor, or otlierwife stayed in
1 . the stream of the river Delaware, and there
1 remain, until the physician of the port shall
have examined into the state of the veflel,
her crew and pafTengers, and permission shall
" be given to approach the wharves of fa id city.
' " That no permission to haul to Bny
5 wharf or to land any of the crew, pafTengers
> or goods from on board any veflel shall be
1 given until such captain Or matter shall pro
r duce a certificate or written evidence of such
» veflel having performed the quarantine re
" quired by the laws of Pennsylvania—that in
ill cases, where there is no evidence produc.
» ed of the quarantine prescribed by the laws
" of Pennsylvania, having been complied with ;
" the Mayor of the city on report of the
3 fame, shall order and dir*Ct the time for
1 which such veflel shall perform-quarantine in
this port, before permission shall be given to
) lie at any wharf, or for the landing of any
" of the crew, pafTengers or goods from on
J board said veflel ; provided, that in no cale,
' a shorter quarantine shall be allowed than
■ that prescribed by the existing laws of Penn
s fylvania."
I certify the foregoing to be a true ex
« trait from the ordinance pasTed Sept. 6,
" 1797, for the security of the city of Bur
n lington against the introduction of centagi
n ous diseases.
n Ab : Gardiner, Clerk
of the Corporation.
Mr. Fenno, \
With a view of inspiring confidence-^ in
n blood-letting, in the cure of the yellow ft
j, ver, I take this method of informing mj \
r- fellow citizens, that I loft during my lat|
1. attack of that fever, 176 ounces of blood by
n twenty two bleedings in ten days. The effi
,n cacy of this valuable remedy was aided by
o frequent and copious evacuations from my
n_ bowels, and a moderate salivation. Thro*
i- the blessing of heaven upon the above re«ii
r, dies lam now, and have been, in a state of
r- rapid convalescence for several days, and
cr poflefs much tiiore strength than could be
0- expe£ted by those who have not witnefled
m the effefts of such rejnedics.
[o I cannot conclude t"his short communica
a tion to my fellow citizens without expressing
p. my obligations to my kind friends Dr. Rush
ie and Dr. De Wees, for their affectionate and
:n vigilant attendance upon me: Also to Dr.
n- Coxe and Dr. Otto, for their occasional
of and friendly visits: and to my pupils, Mr.
te May and Mr. Chalwill, for the Angular ten
iy dernefs and care with which they nursed me,
es night and day, during the whole of my ill
iis ness.
ce PHILIP SYNGPHYSICK.
sn 12th Sept. 1797.
X- "
From the Philadelphia Gazette.
lis / "
r o- j Mr. Brown,
be lAs there are various exaggerated reports
: f. /n circulation in the city, and as there is con
i'fiderable alarm created in the Northern Li
ge berties, relative to the existence and rage of
3 t- the Yellow Fever on board of the frigate U
of nited States, we request that you willpub
we lifh the following true statement :
at One marine died on the morning of the
its iothinft. one seaman was sent to the Hof
of pitalon the 11, and Mr. Loekwood, fail
eft ing master died onjthe moming of the 12 th.
>Te Lieutenant M'Crea is in a state of tonva
ls, lefcence, aad we trust that in a few days he
m, may be pronounced perfedtly free from dan
m- ger
id- We feel no folicituderelative to the speedy
ty, and perfedt eftablifhriient of health in the o
on ther three men on board, who are indifpo-
Mit fed ;no person has been attacked since Sun
ire day morning, nor have we been able to as
certain one instance on board in which the
disease can be traced with accuracy to have
been communicated from one person to ano
ther. We hope from the regulations esta
blished, and from the purification of the fri
> (rate, that no new cases wSI occur, and that
)'n. the alarm in the Northern Liberties, found
ed 011 exaggerated accounts, will subside.
JOHN GILLASPY. Surgeon.
f r . JOHN C. OTTO,
to * Consulting Physician.
on Frigate United States* 7
au September 13. J
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Jagai
LONDON, July i.f—J 6 - . . 1 fom
The difpntes which h3ve for fom<| time exifled {} ]1 p
hetween the courts of Berliii and Vienna Icem to -r
be approachiV<» to a tfrifis The sentence of the
Millie Council,"by which certain claims of the king a
of Pruffit have been let aside, the conclufum againfl eft r
the eledor of Cologne, asmafter of the Teutonic C
order, and againil tnc Imperial city of Nuremburg, w ; t ]
form the ground of a proclamation ifTued by his p
Prussian majesty. it c*nc!»*l ss with a determine
tion to attention to the sentence of the Au- G't
lie Council, and promises to pro'eel th« Imperial Fre
cities and sthers again ft any party whatever. This con
t declaration is a com: lete defiance of the A
!as head of the Germanic Body. It exhibits 'he
king of PruiEi as the rival of his power. If the
determination of the Aulic Rouncii is to be main- nag
taincd, the pretenfionsof the court of Berlin must in C
be dtfined by the force of arms. If it is given up e( J ,
the conflitution of tht Germanic Body is violated, t
and the weakinefs of the emperor conftfitd. Per- ,
haps this condu<3 of his Prussian majtily may be a r1 1
flep taken in eatftert with the French republic t® par
hasten the conclofion of a peace, Certainly the to t
emperor would be ill able to assert his rights aga : nft con
the king of Prussia, while exposed to the hostilities £
of Francs ; and on the other hand, in the pacific
arrangements which t»ke place, this very claim of _ 1
the king of Pruflia, now brought forward to in- 't v
f.uc-nce the negotiation, may afterwards be made pra
the fubjeS of amicable fettlem.-ot. <
A company of patriots to th<i numbsr of 1000 j n
in the Valteline,» frontier country of Switzerland,
have taken an oath to live free or die ill nnion |^ e
witn the Cisalpine republic. he
Letters from St. Marino, dated on the 12th ult. fev
mention, that some degree of ariftecracy had al- J n(
ways prevailed in the little republic, and that this
had hitherto been supported by the neighboring .
powers. As that w a however, not at prtfent the
cafe, the people had now determined to regain their lMi
rights j and though they might have don ■ this by to
convoking the general assembly, they preferred ou
the more tafy way, and jrefenteJ a declaration to
the council of fnty. "
The council was occupied in deliberating on the
fubje>4. and there was every reason to believt their hei
resolutions would be conformable to the wilhes of tet
the people. be
Letter* from Rone, of the iCth, fay, that the
Pope was then still alive, but that he had lor some
days loft the use of his speech, and the physicians
no longer prefcribea for him v but only paid him M
j rifits of ceremony. Pius the sixth is at the mo- T1
ment of hit death aged 81, and nothing but f, a
good conflitution could have enabled him to sup
' port the daily fits bf apoplexy with which he has
t been attacked.- The greatest alarms prevailed at OTI
, Rome refpedtinghi*fuceeffor, as the cardinals had J.
fled, and it would be impoflible to assemble a Con- th
clave. It watevan doubted whether he would not a< ]
1 be the la(l Pontiff,and whether Rome would not be
• repuklicanized at well as the re 4of Italy, ai Pla
i Sards were pasted up in fomt of the principal streets ur
of Rome, inferibed, "My kingdom is not of this lu
" world." m
July 18—19.
' On Monday lord Bridport, with the fleet tl
under hit command, failed for Torbay. ft
A letter from the Hague, dated July 8, bi
1 fay*, " All the troops destined on the in- tl
5 tended expedition are now embarked, and
we under (land that the fleet is to set fail in b;
1 eight or ten days. Rumor fays, that gen. h
' Hoche is to command the troops who arc to b
embark at Dunkirk." o:
July J 3. li
Mr. Major is the messenger who was dis
patched on Thursday evening with the an
' fwer of the Britilh cabinet to the contre-pro
je3 of the French Direflory.
111 the higher circles, it is reported the
Earl of Hard .vicke will ihortly fuccetd as
■viceroy in Ireland ; a designation wherein v
his lordship's charafter and 'abilities will re- '
fled credit upon administration. b
General Clerke, we are informed by res- \
n pedlable authority, is the son of a tradesman I
•-1 in Kilkenny, in Ireland, the tenant of a gen- ; i
j I tleman now in England. Before the- revo- ']
4 lution he was an ensign in the duke de Fitz- C
j james's regiment of the Irish brigade : be- n
i- ing a lively dashing young man, fit for their
y purposes, the Directory sent him plenipo
y tentiary to Vienna, at the period of Lord
>' Malmefbury's mission to Paris, and he has r
|. lately been a negociator with his holinefa the t
( f Pope :—fuch are the viciffitudcs of fortune g
d in this extraordinary period. li
ie The state of Portugal in 17 66, one of the a
d best works of our days, having been much n
fought after lately, and now not to be had r
I. in London, a hint has bern given to Gene- i
g ral Dumourier at Hamburgh, and a splendid f
fh new edition, with continuations, notes, &c.
d is advertised by the author. The original f
r. copy was fold for three lhillings and fix- 1
al pence, the new edition will be near a guinea, t
r. We cannot regret, however, that the whim- \
fical tafle of those who value books not for e
e, their contents, but their exterior brilliancy, c
J. will aid a genius in distress, and one of the n
best writers in Europe. t
His Majesty invited Lord Howe on Wed- j
nefday, in a very prefling manner, to spend
three or four days with him at Windsor, 1
which invitation was accepted by his Lord- 1
(hip. '
The plays at Botany Bay, it has been eb- t
ts fetved, are all tajl with much strength. How
n- can it otherwise be considered, when it is j
,i- recollefted that the Dran\ath Per/cm* confi(la 1
of of well known tried performers, and who t
J. have long boafteJ much ability In their line. 1
b- We need not add, that the audienee are com- 1
pletely transported. <
ae A fubfeription has been raised by the in
ifn habitants of Yarmouth, for the laudable pur
il- pofeof rewardingtheloyaltyofthe people be- I
h. longing to the ship Venerable and Adamant, <
a- which were the only two belonging to the I
lie North Sea fleet that took no part in the <
n- late mutiny. The sum collefted will amount
to near eleven pounds a man. 1
5y A French row-boat captured a small vef- 1
o- fel within fight of Dover morning, 1
o- Three cutters immediately put to sea in
n- pursuit of her ; but she out-failed them, and
,f. got fafe with her prize iiftder the French
he batteries.
ve A fleet of merchantmen was to fail, from
o- Lilbon for England about the 9th instant,
a- under eonvoy 01 the Inconftant,frigate, and
ri- a (loop of war. The Raven (loop of war is
at to fail for England at the fame time, and
d- is to convoy to the Britilh Ihore the very
rich Mani'laman, taken from the Spaniards.
Lord St. Vincent being lately informed
that several of the Spanish sailors, who had
been taken by him in the later engagement
with the fleet under Cordova, and liberated
on-their parole, ou condition of not serving
in any manner during the ccuk-fi cf the war it
against England, were actively employed in m
preparing the Spanish fleet for sea, and that pr
some of these were serving on board their wl
(hips, he ferit to MalTtjredo, to tell him, that y<
if any of these men so employed were taken
in arms, they would be treated in the fever- b)
eft manner prcfirfbed by the laws of war. tr
Commodore Pliilips has been dispatched g<
with eight fail of the line, of which five are ci
Portuguese, to .cruize off the ftreights of pi
Gibraltar, with the view of preventing the y<
French ships which failed from Toulon from E
coming out of the Mediterranean. If
A letter from on board Admiral Dun- tl
can's fleet, dated the 15th inft. states that a
flag of truce had been sent into the Tex el, *>
in consequence of the Dutch having captur- 'I
ed one of our fifhing boats, which was as- tl
terwards recaptured by the Ganges. The u
admiral complained of this conduct on the | tl
part of the enemy's cruizers, and threatened tl
to retaliate, if it were t«j}erated by'the Duich o
commander. He received a very polite an- ei
fwer, through one of the Dutch captains, ti
who came oh board his ship, to jfl'ure him
it was not their intention to encourage such
practices.
Great preparations appear to be making
in the Texel for the failing of the arma- c
ment in the harbour, but the transports still e
lie in the inner bason, where there are also c
several large merchant (hips, supposed to be "
Indiamen. There are said to be seventy e
five thousand men in the neighbourhood of
Amsterdam. The Britilh fleet now form a t
line at the mquth of the Texel, determined t
to attack the enemy wheneverthey may come t
out. The utmolt order end subordination '
prevail on board every (hip.
The Weftmoreland, Jamaica packet, on 1
her outward bound voyage, fell in with a ciit- <
ter privateer of 18 guns, and, after engaging i
her for a considerable time, obliged her to <
IheerofFin a very damaged condition.
A Court Martial on the mutineers of the
Montague commenced at Portsmouth, on 1
Thu#fday, on board the He£tor, in the <
harbour.
The mutineers of the above ship are now
on trial on board the Cambridge, of 80 guns.
I J.. Cole, quarter-maftcr, was brought before
• the court on Wednesday, and wished to be'
admitted to King's evidence, but from his |
' account of the proceedings 011 board the Sat
-5 urn, and various other cireumftances, it is
s supposed he will be tried with the reft of the j
mutineers.
That our readers may form some idea of
t the importance of the trade of Jamaica, we
subjoin the following account of its produce ,
» brought by the lail fleet, and entered at !
- the custom-house •• —
i 16,474 hogsheads, 2,198 tierces, and 301
n barrels of sugar puncheons, and 208
i" hogsheads of rum—4,ls9 cwt. coffee— 474
u bags ginger—494 bags pimento —600 tons
of logwood —l4B ditto fuftic—and 16 do.
lignum vita:.
"- ■ . . - >« ■ -Mimm>n;
By tllis Jay's Maii.
e NEW-YORK, September 13.
is It is said that General .Kofciulko is arri
n ved in town,
i Yesterday was married at Richmond Hill,
by the Right Rev. the Bishop of New-York,
f- Willi am Palmsr, EsQi Capaain in the
n 18th regiment of British Dragoons, to Miss
1- Augusta Temple, daughter of Sir John
)- Temple, Baronet, his Britannick Majesty's
1- t Consul General to the United States of A
merica.
ir . '
5- PARIS, July 21.
d Truguet has received a letter from the di
is redtory, acquainting him, that it was with
ie the utmost concern they saw themselves obli
le ged to remove him from a Ration he had
filled with as much zeal as abilities, and that
ie as a reward for his services, he de
:h j mand any other place he chose. Truguet
id returned a short and noble answer, mform
e- ing the direftory that he should ask no other
id favor but oblivion and repose.
e. As for Cochon, it is difficult to withdraw
al from a public station with more glory than
x- he has done. The direftory, on intimating
a. to him his diTmifiion, requested him to afiiit
■- with his knowltdge and experience his un
or experienced fuCceflor, since they were fully
y, convinced that a man who had given so ma
le ny pledges of his attachment to the revolu
tion, would certainly give this new proof of
d- patriotism.
id Cochon, in compliance with this request,
ir, held two conferences with his fuccedor Le
d- noir Laroche, wherein the latter learned
more in point of police than he ever had
b- thought of before.
iw Tiriet, head clerk in the department of
is police, a man generally refpefted for his* ta
ils lentu and probity, has given in his refigna
-10 tion. He is fucceedcd by Mathieuj ex
u. member of the convention and of the ci-de
n- vant committee of general welfare, and presi
dent of the revolutionary tribunal of the
n- 17th of August.
ir- Rumor fays, that Legarde, secretary of
ie- the directory, will be dilmiffed, and fuc
lt, ceeded either by Honore Bioult, author of
he the " Memoires d'un Detenu," (Memoirs
he of a Prisoner), or by Benjamin Constant.
Nt General Hoche not having ye - , attained
the age requisite f(jr a minister of state, Pe
:f- tiet remains at the head of the war depart
g, ment.
in The prcfent ministers of finances and juf
nd tice are, we understand, to be replaced by
ch Montefquiou and Vieillard, late national ac
cufcr at Vendome.
>m Buonaparte has issued 4 proclamation, ad
it, dreflied to his army, which throws some
nd light on the alarming circumftance3 where
is in we find ourselves. It is as follows :
nd Buonaparte, general chief of the army of
:ry Italy.
3s. " SOLDIERS,
ed " This day we celebrate the anniverfaiy
ad of the 14th of July. Y(u fee before you
rnt the names' of our brethren in arms, slain in
ed the field of honor for the liberty of our
ng country, They have set you the example ;
it is fct- you.to secure the happfritfs (>{ -,' d~i
millions of Frenchmen ; it is for you to
preserve unfullietl the glory of that nam* j
which you<have rendered more iUuftrious by
your triumphs.
" Soldiers, I know you arc deeply moved
by the misfortunes which threaten our cq-un
try ; but the country cannot run any dan
ger. The men who made her triumph over
coalesced Europe still exist. Mountain's fe
pacate U3 from France, but in cgfe of need,
you will pass them with the rapidity of the
Eagle, to maintain the constitution, defend
liberty, and protest both the government and
the republicans.
" Soldiers, government watches over the
Execution of the l:*ws entrusted to its care.
The royalists will perish the, very moment
they make their appearance. Be without
uneasiness, and let us swear by the names of
the heroes who have .fallen by our fide in
I the defence of liberty ; let us swear, under
I our new banners,eternal war agaiult the
enemies of the republic, and of the consti
tution of the third year.
(Signed) " BUONAPARTE."
LONDON, July 22.
His majesty's armed eufter Telemachus,
commanded by lieutenant Newton, has tak
en La Hardi French privateer lugger, of 4
carriage guns and 30 men, and retaken twtf—
merchant brigs captured by her, and carri
ed them into Portfmoutty.
The trial cutter, lieut. Garret, has cap
tured le Courier de la Mer, a French priva
teer of 12 guns and 21 men, and retaken a
brig captured by her and carried them to
Spithead.
The Hind revenue cutter, of Falmouth,
has captured and sent into that port L'ln
croyable French privateer, of two carriage
guns and z 1 men, and also retaken a sloop
captured by her.
July 28.
The Spanish fleet is in the fame predica
ment with the Dutch, and durst not venture
out. What a mortification this is to the
French republic and its allies ! Commodore
Phillips, iu the Swiftfure, of 74 guns, and
5 Portiigueze (hips, watches the Gut of
I Gibraltar.
Yesterday morning, at 10 o'elock, Mr.
| Brookes, a king's meflenger, arrived in town
with difpatchee from lord Malmefbury at
Lisle. He left that place on Tuesday af
| ternoon at four o'clock, reached Calais at
' four the next morning, and embarked in an
r open boat; but the tide being adverse, he re
: turned, and re-embarked in the Prince of
; Wales Packet, and arrived at Dover at orie
t ! ©'clock; yesterday morning,
j As soon as circular letters could be feht
round to the mimfters, the cabinet met, and
? fat near two hours. There will be another
(. meeting this day.
s Late last night tve received the Pari*
. Gazettes down to the 23d inft. inclusive.
Strange to fay, they contain no one arti-
I cle, nor even surmise, refpe&ing the pro
gress of the negociation at Lisle; the most v
certain proof this, of the seCrecy with which
it is conduced. There are some very long
observations on the difficulties that arose in
- forming the new Administration, and that
Barthelerqy and Carnot publicly protested
, against several ofthenew nominations. There
~ was a division in the DiredWy on each no
e mination of 3to 2, excepting in the per
s foris of Truguet and Delacoix, for. who s e
ii difmiflal all the Dire&ors were of one opini
s on. It is understood that Rameland Mer
- liu will also be difmified; the former ii to be
succeeded by Montefquoiu. " If this change
really takes place, fays the Royalilt Jour
nal La Quotidienne, our fears ought to
i- cease refpedting the hostile disposition of the
h Diredlory." Hoche appears not of fuffici
i- ent age to accept the place of Minister of
d War. He is only 29 years of age, and the
it Constitution requires he (hould be 30. Pe
■- tiet, the former Minister, has been requested
:t to continue in his former situation, and the
1- Directory is much praised for this proof of
:r its conceflion to the public opinion. Previl
le Le Pellay is arrived at Paris' from Lisle,
iv and has entered on hia new office for the
n marine department. Talleyrand Perigord
g is rer nrted to have very pacific dispositions.
II —Having loft his chara&er in the -early
)■ part of the French Rclolntion, he cannot so
y effeftually retrieve it as by facilitating a gen
-- eral peace for Europe.
1- TA'o of the deputies, Willot and Quirot,
if attended by Piehcgru and Tallot, as fe
cond3, have been out to fight a duel in the
t, Bois de Boulogne, but were prevented by
the interposition of the police,
d The most marked ill humour manifefts it
d felf on all occalions in the council of Five
Hundred, where the members have entered
>f a very violent protest, and called the Direc
-- tory to account for having dared to order
i- the march of the troops ©f the line nearer to
t- Paris than the constitution permits. The
Directory was necefiitatcd t.rlhelter itfelf,
i- by throwing the blame on some unknown
le commiflary, though there ean be no doubt
but it was itfelf which gave the order,
if The address of general Buonapare to f.hii
army is very interesting, as it proves that he
jf adts in concord with the Dirgdlory, and is
rs ready to march to his afiiftance.
No communication was at firft permitted
d to take place between the people on board
e- the packet which arrived early yesterday
t- morning at Dover, and tbpfe on shore. ,TUe '
Paris papers werfc not allowed to be taken
f- out for twelve hours after the landing of the
ly meflenger. The dispatches brought by him
c- are kept a profound secret, even from per
sons who are very intimately, connefled with
i- government.
ye
e- From the LONDON GAZETTE.
Admiralty-Office, July 29, 1797.
of Extrafty of a Utter from the right hot), lord
Bridport, K. B. admiral of the white, to.
Evan Nepean, Esq. dated on board his
ry majejiys ship Royal George, at sea, July
mj 24, 1797.
in I acquaint you, for their lordihips'info'r
ur mation, that I this day .joined the fl.ips
e; under, the orders of iir jobn i". Waneo,