P HI LA b E L PHI A', Mbiiiv.AY kvß?n.Ho," [The foUau'ing very intercfting and narl'i'aye aSords a ilrriking ex ; 11 pie of what may be done in the Me- emtiean, by a firiall naval force, uritler a inirited, active and intelligent cotenun ■ j :•.] Copy of a letter fmm Stekn Bt'-tE, sommander of his Dunifli Majesty's fri gate the Naiade,to the Lords Couvmiffion ers of the Admiralty (^Copenhagen. On bun J his fbi* th* A''niifd, l , e-iijfing xf-Tripuht, May I have the honor to acquaint ships that Capt. Fifker of his majesty's brig Sai pen, with a hired armed Zebeck, joined rr.c on the afternoon of the 14th instant, snd having communicated to me the inf<>r. mation which he had collected refpifting the Tripolitan forces, we parted company with the Thetis, (landing ontothc northward, and I with the ships under my command to the fonthward, with a fair wind for Tripo li's. The following day, at 2p. M. got /ig'ot of Trippli.% having a frefh breeze right on shore. I made a signal for my two small »c:Ws to keep in the wake of the Naiade, atnl in this failed in to reconnoitre the harbour. / After having very diftinftly counted all the drips*(as per en'clofed lift) we hauled c.ir wind. The forts fired at us without eITV-rt, \'?«nigh vn- veve so close in that we 'civ d .L : (t:«ipui(h the particular place in the Fort, v H re the Ba/Baiu resides, as Mr. jLvkn . the Danish cofiful, told us. On. thi- t(stb, . had a light breeze from the {nor- ; Aanding in towards .the town, we saw several ships g»tting under way and making fail out of the harbour : it tailing calm, they l"o6fl can.e to anchor. Towards noan, we got a frefh easterly breeze, which we could stand in towards the land, or t>r off again at plaafure. I made a signal for my in 1 all vessels not to attend to my ma -nctuvres, and,immediately flood in fdr the enemy, partly with a view to reconnoitre, and also witji the hope of finding an oppor tunity to give them a broadside. But after . I'had «oFinto nine and a half fathoms of wn'er, my pilot refufed to carry me further. After taking 3 full survey ofthp ships, I ft od o!T towards the brig' and Zebeck, with a press of fail ; and finding on board the ] : :.r a clever fellow, who • undertook to pilot me'in—knowing also the qualities of 1 ;• frigate, T did not hesitate a single mo liient, but flood in and pasTed to windward •<' Breaker* which 'ie in the entrance of the harbor. Here I r-ceived thefireof the f.x flips which was really heavier than I had reason to exptft . I tacked when I had got abrcoft 1)t them, gave them my broadside, and flood out again, making at the fame time the befl use of my stem chafe*. Wc oh served an immense crowd of people on board cF all the velMs, I had n6 foontr got clear of the breakers, than I observed the whole fqaadron get Hp their anchors and follow me. I laid to and waited for them with tranquillity. They very soon got out ail Cx, and immediately attacked me with great isr.pettioftty. In the mean time my two small veff<ls had bore down to me, which cmharraiTed me very much, particu larly the Zebeck, and hid well nigh been the e»uf-. ofgrcpt chagrin-to me ; but, jn their place I faould certainly have done th# fane. The a A ion commented at half an hour pafl five o'clock, P. M. and continued with ! great fur)' till half pail feve'.f, when, of a i sudden, th*y all bore down upon, me, with j horrid fcreeclifs. I filled my fails to shoot ! ahe■.id, and immediately backed again, in on- j dcr to keep c'ofe to the enemy. While thus engaged, I saw a liip wii+i a flag from her forstopmafthead, and which failed remarka- Uv well, give chafe to the brig and Zebeck to leeward of me. Tii.s obliged me to bear, away in order to thruw myft'f between the ship and the brig. Whether owing to the 1 fire from the brig's two fix-pound stern-cha ses, (which I have reason to believe) or my corning up with the frigate, the enemy gave up the pursuit, and hauled his wind ; but instead of making fail, he backed his main topfail. We pasTed so close under his stern, ( as tothrow some 3Tb grenades from the tops ■ iuto him, giving him at the fame time our whole broadside, and we could hear its tak ing proper efFe£l 011 him. By this time it had grow* so dark that wc could no longer < ohferve his manoeuvres. His stem was ve ry much fluttered ;• —his mizen yard came ] defwn, and the brig had shot away his jib boom previous to pur coming tip. The o- < ther tefTels we had just before engaged, had already hauled their wind and flood in for the shore. 'The darkness of the night ren- ( dered it prudent for me to remain with my small vessels and protest them. Had I been alone, I (hoidd have been better pleased, be- ■ j cause I fhotdd certainly have done more. I have loft in ihis a&ion, only one man, viz. Frederick ThygeJon, gunner ; who got J fl musket ball through his body, and died whilst the surgeon was tying up his wound he was ail able man in his line. think, J however, I may cfteem myfelf fortunate in / notlofing more men, because when we pas sed under the stem of the Tripolitan ship, she suspended the fire of her great guns, in order to pour in upon lis a fire of musketry, c .- so tremendous that it is difficult to form an /} idea of it N a severe !lor:u of hail is the on ly thing I can campare it to.' The Naiace's it hull, decks, mails, and m»ft of her fails, " bear fufficient marks' of it. The enemy's guns through the whole comfe of the ac- t} tion, rce-te welt-pointed, hut 100 high, so J that only our fails and rigginghave fufterid. n Every fail we had bent, has been torn to qi pieces. h, I beg leave to ex press to your lordships I hi the pleasure I have felt in feeing .every ofa- 1 aj fie; T ■r\v» the liorlor to cofflrsan-1, 'perform his duty with toe great-eft y..t;al *iid ahierity. j <THe good example f.-t them by <heir offi cers was ffioft g .'.hidtly fecond;d by every ! maa on hoard. I therefore flitter myfelf " that niching his been neglected which could promote Wis majesty's service, or *reu l(j der the Danish flag refp;£ted. rfeel it my duty to recommend to your lordlbips, its the strongest manner, Captain Holek, commander of his majelly'.-, brig,, the'Sarpcn. He manoeuvred his ship in-an 1- extremely fkilful manner, and kept up with hi* flern chalerti constant ai:d unremitting fire, to the great credit of thdfc who manag- ; C, l them. He really defended his brig like j j- a brave man. Your iord.liips will find by j his letter that he had one mas wounded culy. J .Lieut. Mun k, commander of the Zeb«ck, I ~ manoeuvred also very well : he obeyed my orders and signals with great exaflnefs, and ]. made the be* firehe could, mostly of fnuf „ ketry. 3 (Signed) STEEN BILEE. . t> Note of oil board his r . majesty's ship the Naiade in the i£lien of ie the 16th inftaut.. ]-, Twelve pound shot 346 I Four pound do. 116 0 Eighteen pound caronades 24 lt Extraft ofa letter from capt. Bille, com t manderof hi* majesty's frigate the Naiade, |j to commodore Vrierulff, commissioner • of hismajefty's dock yard at Copenhagen. • e On board bis majefly 1 frigate the Naiadt, in tbcbubor of Malta, Juie &, 1797. II SIIl > _j Since my letter giving yoy an account of t the engagement of the 16th ult. affairs hav« very much changed. On the 17th I pre- fented myfelf before Tripoli's having sent e the brig and Zebeek to Malta. I faw l all the ships ivhich w* had engaged hauled close _ in under the guns of the Fort, and hard at work to repair their damages. I repeated , this visit everyday until the 22d, when a, , fioat came dut to me, carrying English co lours. It proved to be the English consul, who had been prevailed on fcy the Bnfhaw 4 to come on hoard the Naiade, to know if I would enter into a negotiation for peace.— I fetit an officer on Store immedi<tely, accom panied by Mr. Luknbr, our consul, to hear his proposals. The preliminaries were a ' K ree d upon a few days afterwards, and os the 26th, I came to anchor at Tripoli's, and j- was immediately saluted with at guns. The following day, I had a public audi j ence of the Bashaw, who treated me with j the greatest diilindion, and delivered me 21 ' of our countrvmen, who had been made I prtfoners and flares on the breaking out of * hostilities. They had been on board the Tripolitan ships in the action ; butnoaeof " them got hurt. On the Jlft, I had my audience of leave, when the Baihaw prrfenUd me with a fahre richly set with gold, accompanied by fomc very flattering compliment. I had the fatisfaftion to find that the Da nish nation is held in the high eft refpett bv the Tripolitans. Their fhipatiad been hand- j led very rouglily in the engagement with J us : a Pohicre of 2$ gi:r,s (whieh fcught to 1 desperation) had 8 shot between wind and water, and loft 100 men killed. The firft ' admiral, a Renegsdoj'wha in the action did ' not ebonite. to lay along ffde t-he Naiade, but ' kept on our quarter, had been surprised at the fire be received from us, having no idea ' of theconftru&ion of my fi'igare.* J The grenades which we threw on board ' the Polacre, did great execution,mid the ' Tripolitans werefo unacquainted with them, ■ that some of their officers came afterwards c on board te me, to know what kind of things J , they vyere. 0 My carpenters have assisted in repairing ' • the Bafhsw's fliips. 1 I subjoin an exaft lift j of the ships which wc engaged, j (Signed) BILLE. J The Naiade carries 40 guns N j Viz. Twelve-pounders 28 Four-poundevs 8 6 Caronades,eighteen-pounders 4 a ' F Total 40 " Complement 230 men. <1 The Sarpen, brig, carries 18 Viz. Carpnadcs, ei'ghteen-pouri- 0 ders 16 ' d Guns, Six-pounders 2 h Total 18 t Complement 84 men. " The hired Zebeck entries guns 2 Three-pounders 6 h i, Total 64 Complement of the Zebeck, 54 men. v Exaft lift of the Tripolitan forces in the ac- £ tion of the 16 May, as since afcertaiued. a One ship carrying 12 pounders 20 h 8 pounders 8 ■ 28 gur.B 31 One do. f 12 pounders 20 0 6 pounders 8 •' A Polacre J2 pounders 18 t; * 6 pounders 10 u A prize ship 18 pounders 4 01 12 pounders 14 t£ A Zc-brck 6 pounders 12 h; A Gun Boat ~6 pounders 6 ti F Total 120 guns c < * The Naiade was built by the ingenious captain Hohlenbtrg, on an entirely newconjlrui- to twn ; which enables her to bring 7 or 8 guns to hear on any ship that er/rai'es her, tho' placinv tl itfclf under iJjtnn. ■ oi bi According to private letters from France at the suspicion of having poifoncd General ti, Hoche !tar, fallen on Scherer, the War ML- " nifter, with whom Hoche has lately had a £ h quarrel. In the letter written by the latter ta he charges Scherer with having surrounded of him with spies J and it is knbwn that the tr ' agents of the war mir.ifter are ip general i men vhofe charadlers ws!i not exempt them . • ffoirl the fufpicon of hiving elleiLd the - d ath. of his enemy unfairly. ) r I iie death of such a man as is an. t eventthat muftgivefatisfaftiontoevery friend h fli humanity. To htm is to be iir ( puted all - the dreadful butchery that took place in La Vendee, where every possible treipafs against r }ufti,ce and feeling were perpetrated with n out remorse. Itvfa only to be regretted that . such a wretch should not have ended his life n upon a public fcaffold, that his death might h have operated as some kind of warning to g his fellow murderers.. [London Paper. 1 ni ntw in-i-.iv .11.. y FOREIGN IN'J'ELUGENC?:. MILAN, September 9. Ala'jj has lately he?n publijbed here again/! the enemies (f order. The fuhjlanc'e is as foil VjV £vtryplot, tending to excite civil <war, or impede the extcife of the laws.d authorities,flail It pUh'fbed ivh'j death. * s The fame puniifbtnent Jiatt le inflificJ upon f all those, ivho, to aid these plots, Jhall raise levies, or furnifl arms or ammunition ; and likeiuife those who Jhall attack or refifl the pub lic force employed to subdue such dforders, or Jhpl! Ho/d correspondence "With the authors of such plots. ' When the armedf tree frail be ordered to df. per ft any seditious' ajfmllus, all these "Jjljo re r j-'l e 10 obey, and are taken in the aS of refinance Jhall also be punished with death. Alfo those who Jhaflipr<xtd'feditious writings or Jhall ho!d discourse tending to excite difubedience to the govtrnms,;!, t,- turJUjuted f authorities, or in any manner diftrurb the public 1 tranquillity, Jhall be punished ly an imprifonmunt . not exceeding the term of two years. t . 1 At the members of the Cisalpine Dire dory , hm! no opportunity, before their eleS'ton, to ac ► quire a minute knowledge of all the forms and | details of government affairs, general Buonif , parte before he left thh for Uditirecommended . them, as an aj/ijjant, the Briche, Consul t Giner .1 if the French Rtpißlic, who was in , 1 a Member of the national assembly of' [ Fran: A General Buonaparte gave the following ityirutlians to the chief Commiffeiry of war : /," As the Cisalpine Republic pays into the r trtafury of the French army, one million of . Hires per month, every portion of her territory , ought in future to be exempted from rcquifttions. I II "By th» territory of that Republic is at prifent to be mderjload : all the country situated biltueeii the rivers Tejfino and Ogliu, and the , tf Modena, Bologna and Ferr ma. 111. " As long as the Gifalpine troops re . main within the limits of the Cisalpine Republic , ■ they tnujl Wfupplied out of the Cisalpine maga . zines. IV. " Whenever the Cafilpitis- troops are j marching out of their own country to join the Frtnch army, theyJhall be fubpl'ud out of the magazines of the French Repullu." ( BUONAPARTE. J MADRID, Sept. 8. It lufs been every where reported, and also publijbed :n the Gazette/, that a new BuH is fion !o be issued ly the Pope, relative to the Monks. Tlx principal articles "bf this bull are, tjl.' Th*t in ft lure therefhall hi no mere than fn: ntnaf.try or community of the fame order in each city:—- 2d. That no monajlic vows Jhall be taken by perfjr.s under 24 years of age. Ath That tht\ monks Jhall not leave their eonver.it unlefsfor the purpose ef preaching, or confef- Jing, andflail be under the immediate direction of the bishops. 4th. That the number of monks in each convent Jhall be limited, sth. That the revenue of each convent fball befined and the fur plus fball le di/pefed oj' as the king Jhall think Jit. 6th. That the monks Jhall be olliged to learn, praSife, and teach some feience art or trade. VENICE, September 3. A detachment of 3000 French troops were embarked here on the jtlwinft. and set fail for Dalmatia where they are togarrifon our ifjands, and the chief towns in the litor al diftri&s, in order to preveut the further progress ofthe Auftrians, who hsvi hitherto only taken pofftffion of Zaara and its depen dencies. The French Venetian fleet which had failed for Corfu, in July last, appeared 011 Wednesday quite in fight of the city,and difembsrked immediately several thousand land troops, and a corps of Greek volun- , teers. The fleet has been reinforced at Corfu with etjrbt French and four Venetian , (hips of the line and is now composed of . 20 fliips of the line, I 7 frigates and a num ber of fin all armed • vessels, making in all from 50 to 60 fail, besides the 8 ships now fitting and wbich are also ready f»r fca. ( Repijrt fays that this fleet is destined to Co- , ver a descent upon the coast of Iftria and j Croatia, in cafe the negociatians at ( ano should be broke off. It is indeed poffi- , ble that the fleet has been ordered to return j from Corfu, and draw nearer to the'Auftfi- c an coast, in order to intimidate th«. Emper- a or, and hasten the concluflon of a defiim c live peace, by the difplay.of such a forrrii- l dable naval force. ■ But this fleet has cer- r tainly not been fitted out, to make an attack upon the Austrian coast, because our nu mttous gallics and bombfhips might in oafe of seceflity be employed with more advan- y tage in the shallow bays along the coast of t Croatia. It is probable that the fleet after t having taken on board the naval fta- I tues &c. stipulated for in our treaty with f France, will return to the Mediterranean in t comriany with the ships now fitting here. C jt municipality has charged our minis- t ter sjt Conjlantinople t'o communicate to the \ v Ottoman Porte the solemn.protestations of j f ; the Venetian Republic again ft the invr.fion ! v of Iftria and a part of Venetian ls.almatia, j a by tbc Auftrians. The Tnrkifh afr.baffador ' tl at Paris has already delivered a note* to the . Executive Directory wherein he declares " that it was far from him to believe, that £ the General in chief Buonaparte had either tacitly or expressly consented to the seizure of Venetian Iftria and Daimatia by the Auf trians, he was on the contrary convinced that the worthy General had felt great difplea- j i fare at the proceeding# becjnjfe it was Mtuil e !y fr.-juricvis to the ere lis of the Ottoman Porteand of the French Republic, &c. n. Sept, 6. i Before the revolution there was not a 1 spark of martial spirit. to be difewyered a -3 inon£the Venetians. They paid the Scla \ variirns and other foreigners to iio-ht their - battles and defend the republic. But every t thing affiimes now a martial appearance, and e even the boys from ij to 14 years old are t embodied, and'called the hopeful legions, 0 [legondi de buorn tinder the ] old government,the arsenals were full of arms; I- yet p.o one wns anxious t.• make life of *he*i. The Rrfcnalsarenowen-ptied,a!lthearms have beendiilribtitedamofig thepeople,andyet the general cry is "ill myre arms. Upon par tieular requelf the general in chief has made ' a prefentof 3600'armstp the national guards of this city, which is completely organized, and amounts to 27,000 men. HANAU, Sept. 13. ? The central adniiv:iftration~"of the Cifrhi ' nianß, iffned a proclamation th.it all the ndminiftj-ations and municipali ties of the Germau provinces weft of the r Rhine, fliould be put on the fame footing as the French. In another proclamation it . ordains, that 50,000 n>en, national troops, fhouhi be raised without delay ; 20,000 of these troops are to join the French armies 1 in order to afiiit them if necCfiaryft is said, in defending glorious cause of liberty ' and tht independence of the Cifrhinian pco c pie. Theremaining 30,c00 are destined to do duty in the citijs and strong places, and ' it hoftilicies .'i'.ould to occupy ' the potts i, 1 the rear of the French army. .Trees of Liberty bearing the Ciarhinian flag are planted in all the towns and villages on the left bank of the Rhine. Every inhabi ' ] i« obliged to wear the Cifrhiniaa cockade, which is green i>lue and red. ' PARIS, Sept. 18. 1797. h Before general Moreau left Strafburg, he ordered several persons to be arretted whom he knew to. ke£p a correspondence with the emigrants. All the members of the adminis tration, but one, were displaced, and ao " r body r/as fuffered to pass off the bridge of Kehl, to or from the right bank of Rhine. ' Eighty deputies were arrested in the depart -1 meat of the Lower Rhine, and a much \ greater number took flight and hasten.-d to ! the otjier fide of the River, as soon as the reports of the defeat of the conspirators at ' Paris were whispered about. The 'General of division Moulins, who commands at i Strasbourg, has taken the most energetic ' »measures to purge the country from royal- I ifts. Nobody queflions the republicanism. of General Moreau, but his long silence on the fubjedl of the difcorery of a correfpon j dence between Cor.de and Pichegru is fe- I verely ccnfnr ed. The correspondence found ] in the Emigrant KJenghin's trunk, was in bis hands since April last, and he with-held , its contents from the government until September, and even then he communicated the £ecret only in confidence to one of his acquaintances in the person of the dire&or Barthlemy, to whom hifl letter dated Straf r bourg, Sept. 3 was dire&:d. How differ ent was the conduct of the general in chief of the army of Italy ! The ci-devant Count d'AntraigMes was about the middle of May arrested at Ti-ielte, bv general Bernadotte, who sent him immediately with his papers to Buonaparte's head quarters at Montbel lo. A copy ofd'Antraigues convjrfation with Montgailiard certified at Monttbello on the 24th May, by Berthier, was besides other interefung pieces fafely delivered :o , the three faithful dire&ors at the beginiiing of June. Buonaparte was a friend of Car- I out, yet he abandoned him as soon as he dis covered his connections with the enemies of his count! he facrificed his personal feel ings to the interest ofthe Republic and com municated the secrets of the conspirators, only, to those three executive officers, whom he found worthy the confidence of a Re publican. The family nf Lajollajs mentioned in Mo rcau'3 letter ashating facilitated Pichegru's correspondence with tha agents of Louip XVIII, at Paris, has been found out here, and is now in prison. The ex-cbief of bri gade Bcdouille, whom Pichegru frequently sent to Conde's head-quarters, has been ar rested with a number of other royal agents at Befancon. Sept. 21. General Reynier, chief ofthe etat-major of the army of Rhine and Moselle, arrived ycfterday, with the remaining part of the letters and memorials found among the emi- , grant Klenghin's baggage. Every thing : was quiet at Strasbourg when he left that" 1 place, the republican army in the high- , eft spirits, and no movement had takenplace 1 among the Auftfian troops; their three j camps are at the distance of from 20 to 30 j leagues from the advanced polls in the Brif- i gaw. 1 Sept. 22, Yesterday another transport of royalists ' was sent off under a strong escort. Trans portation is unqueftionahly the best method to punish the apostles »f royalty and force them in a manner to become ufeful to the i Rtpublic. The revenues of their estates are t sent them to the place of their exile, and c theirproperty in Francecan beconfifcated on- t Iy iu cafe ofdefertion from theplace to which they are relegated. The latter clause is c well calculated to secure th?tn in their new J fettlemeirt. Many of the exiles will endea- \ vour to render their Situation as comfortable 1 as pofSble, and employ a part of their reo-' c ney to, clear and fertilize the wildcrnef? of t Guyanna. ' [ Sept. 23. CiiMILLE JORDAN, deputy of the de- \ partiiient of the Rhone, to all the ci.'iztn* of - ■. his department. ' , 22 Frudidor, .Sept, 7. sth year. 1 MY fellow-citizens, a horrible crime has < juil been committed. Three X>ire£lors 1 - have evefted the ftar.dard of i d J"..ii against i the National reprefentatiori ; Th(y have Caused the place in which our fittings are held to be invefied by armed men; and i have driven us forcibly from thence. Seve ral Deputies are apprehende^a great ntim - ber have betaken themfelyes to flight ; they r have no pofiible mode of Communicating ' with each other; and the National Repre -1 fentation no longer exists. A n handful of ■ Deputies, the slaves of the Diredors, de , liberating with guns at their breads, dare to -• ftilFiifurp the title. They have publi(hed ; the terrible revolutionary code, and have a . nulled the free and legal eledions. They ; j have determined on the transportation of sis - , ty-two Representatives, among whom your - I deputies have the honour to be'comprehend. ■ j e£; and it i£ by thus overthrowing the 5 ! Confutation, that they accuse us ps confpir ' ] a £ ain ft them, and > iaceat the head of a ridiculous royalist conspiracy, Pichcgrii, the immortal defender of the Republic. Paris contemplates, with a mournfsl si - j lence, these crimes it cannot repreft. " In a word, never has military despotism been difplaved withgreater impudence,amid • a generous nation. . Never has a greater ; .crime of l.ze-natiop disgraced the French revolution. i.' j I conGder it as my duty to confirm to you #ll thee fads, of which you mull have ' heen informed by rumour. I deposit with . ; you my p'roteft, and that of the majority of t;.e tivo Councils, against the violence by which we have been oppressed. Generous ' fellow-citizens, 1 knew your hearts. Re l press your indignation at the recital of this ' (dreadful news. Calmly confidtr the iitua j tion in which you are placed. Let your ; ! energy be tempered by prudence./ This i& the only advice which I can give you from the retreat iitrrhich I am compelled to hide i myfclf, and where I cherifb the hope of be ing able to i'erve you better than pn the de sert shore» of Guiana. CAMILLE JORDAN. P.S. I (hall, without delay, address to you a faithful account of tb'e events of the 17'h and 18th. You will be able to judge for yourfclves of the condyd t>i your Re prefentatires and that of the Triumvirs, v September 26. ARMY OF ITALY. Buonaparte, commander in chief of the ar my of Italy, to the soldiers and of the Bt'n military diviiion. *1 " Soldiers and.Citizens of the Bth Military Diviiion, " The executive diredory has placed you under my command. This arduous talk to me, will be ufrful ta your tranquillity. I know the patriotism of the people of the foiitheru departments. Men who are ene mies to liberty have in vain attempted to mislead you. I am making arrangements to reft e happinefi and tranquillity tothofc beautiful couitries. " Republican patriots, return to <yoUr fire fides—Woe to that commune which (hall not prrfted you—Woe to the confli cted authorities which (hall grant indul gence to crimes and afl'affinations. And you, generals, commandant* of the places, officti s, and soldiers, you are worthy of your brethren in arms in Italy. Protcd the republicans, and do not filler men cov ered with crimes, who have delivered Tou lon to the English, and compelled us to sus tain a long and painful fug*, and vvhb have in cue day burnt thirteen fhipi of war, to return and make laws for you. Municipal admin iftrators,jufticesofpeace, examine your consciences—Are you the friends of the republic and of national glo ry ? Are you woithy of being the tfcagif . trates of a great nation ? Cause the laws to be executed with precision, and know, that you (hall be refponfibls for the blood filed under your eyes. We will be your afliftants :fyou are true to the constitution and t® liberty ; but your enemies if you are ot»ly the agents of Louis XVIII. and of the cru el fadion who are bought by foreign gold. (Signed) "BUONAPARTE." Our Lisle plenipotentiaries are on their return to Paris. Two Couriers are set off for the comaianders in chief, with infthid ions to attack the enemy at ever*' point. Bulletin tie Paris. The feftival of the foundation of the re public was celebrated the day before yester day (Sept. 22) and furpafftd, in magnifi cence, all those which have taken place fijicff the federation of 1790. The numerous as semblage of citizens, the enthusiasm during the ceremony, the best »rdsr maintained amid upward!;, of 15,000 fpedators who filled tne field of Mars and the vast avenues leading to it, the civic songs, the dances, the cries ot live the Republic, repeated on all fides, the acclamations with which the bril liant proeefiion of the diredory was welcom- its paflage, the fine appearance of the tiwhs ftationjrd on the ground as if to re prtlent v:dory, and laltly, the general as. ped of Paris on this glorious day, must have inspired every friend of liberty with joy and. hope—Rttfacieur Sept. 28. The commader in chief of the army of the San.bre and Meufe. " Citizens Diredors, " 1 "'rote to you this morning in, t?ars, in the midst of a family in affiidion, and t could therefore give you po account of the - circumstances which have deprived France of Gen. Hoche. " The misfortunes which he experienced during his imprifouraeut under the ruga of Roberfpierre, the extraordinary fabVuex, which he took in the Department of the Well, to pacify that country ; the b3d luc cefs of the expedition again ft Ireland, and the dangers which he lan bv sea ; the accu- - fation brought against him in the National Tribune by the late conlpirators; the ardor with which he attempted to overthrow Aem all these circumstances combined, exhaust. cd his Rrength, and about a month ago re vived with alarming- fymptoni", a cold, and complaint of thtrbrenft, vvhuh !.« |, 31 l ready, experienced at 13reft» h* wljkh he
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