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PARIS, April 16.
The negations for peace are not yet broken
o ff_ t he factious know this, and it is to prevent
their happy effects that they aft with mcreafei au
dacity. The wiitings of their Übellifb, the ha
raneaes of their orators, every thing announces
that they meditate the datkeil plots, and whicn
they will execute, if the government and the lincere
republicans do not watch in concert. The conitt
tution is attacked on all fides ; and what ought to
surprise some of the lefjidators meet in fecrct at
the tomb of their enemies. Among them as a
mongft us,are two pailies, who ftrujrgle with heat
igaioft their duty and the national will. Tbele be
lieve in the advantages of political unity ; and,
their discourse follows their thoughts—in the cir
cles which they are used to frequent, they « x P'. alß
the fame without reserve, and declare with Mira
beau, " that the monarchy is the best inheritance
of the people." This guilty afTertion, or some one
like it, it listened to, epplauded, repeated. The
lurking royalist seize upon if ; he persuades him
fclf he has for his chiefs the depositaries of the Su
preme Power : Hope nourilhes in him the spirit
of revolt, and hence the complaints, the elamours
and the eternal agitatiens which torment the coun
try.
The groupes aflembled yeflerday on the tertace
of the Feuillans, were more numerous, more lofty
than usual. Their complaints feemcd to refcmble
menaces. The patroles dispersed them without rc
fiftance, and the cry was, upon their retiring,
" down with the Chouans who govern as "
Several merchants talk of augmenting the price
of their merchandize.
The Mandats loft, yeflerday from 80 to 81 per
cent. The Louis was at 5850 and 5900.
April 20.
A meflage was fem from the Executive Directo
ry, dating the amount of the levies of the forced
loan: forty seven departments produced 1,369,
9i7livres, affignats, to tfiF amount of 3,157,652,
100 livres, have been burnt. There remain yet
alignatJ in circulation to the amount of 25,000
trillions. The..council ordered the contents of this
•oieflage ta be printed..
April 21.
At Marseilles, in obedience to a proclamation of
Gen. Serviez, all the arms in the town have been
carried to the places appointed to receive jhem.—
Thus the whote of this great commune is disarm
ed 1 The citizens upon guard find thfit mufltcts ev
ery night at their post.so that they go to the paraae
as to the public walks, with their hands ia their
pockets.
LONDON, April 21.
Patis exhibits every symptom of approaching
tumults ; the malcontents daily increase in number
and violence ; and the Council of Five Hundred
has deemed it expedient, at the inftigatinn of the
DireAory, to pass some very severe penal laws, for
repressing the excrcife of" the most sacred right of
infurre&ion." Some reftriftive resolutions, of an
extraordinary nature, have also been adopted with
regard to newspapers and other periodical publica-
Hijiii, cronTe ot itic arntres, wiifch we have ex
tracted from Perlet's Journal, are not very clear,but
it would feeir as if the object of that one was to
prevent the insertion of extracts from the foreign
papers. The motive of fiich a regulation, at this
critieal conjunflure, is too obvious to be miflaken.
If the contents of the English newspapers for feme
days pad were to be translated and circulated among
the people of France, through the medium of their
own journals, we have no doubt but that they
would produce a very powerful pffed, by expofing
the ambition of theii rulers, and accelerate the
binding of that dorm which now seems to lower
over the heads of the Diredtory.
April 25.
Sir Sydney Smyth, we are happy to learn, hat
every ehance, as he has an undoubted claim, to be
well treated by the French. He has frequently, in
his expeditions upon the French Coast, picked up
boats with paflengers, all of whom he treated with
the humanity and lenity which are the charafterillics
of distinguished gallantry. These petfons did not
fail to represent his amiable conduct to their coun
trymen, and he is thus entitled to,and we hope will
experience, all the indulgences which captirity can
admit of.
Yesterday brigadier general Graham, and the
officets lately arrived from France, who were pris
oners so long in Guadaloupe, waited on his royal
inghnefs the Duke of York, to make him their
grateful acknowledgments for the great attention
his royal highness has shewn to them in their pro
motion during their imprisonment.
PORTSMOUTH, April 25.
Capt- Goflin is appointed to the Diamond fri
gate, in the room of Sir Sydney Smyth. He goes
from hence in the Lady Jane cutter, to join the
Diamond at the Island of Marccau.
PLYMOUTH, April 25.
Late last evening we relandtd here out of a fifh
ing mack, four Capts. of British merchantmen, 2
paflengers, one seaman and a boy, all lately beloncr
mg to vefTels captured by the Le Vengeur French
privateer, of 18 guns, who were afterwards put on
board a Damfh vefTel, laden with fait, from St. Ü
bes, bound to Arudahl, in Norway, who fell in with
the above fiftung smack yesterday morning in the
channel, and put them on board her.
One of the captains a Mr. Geo, ge Hay ward,
has given the following particulars relative to the !
captures, &c. He wa, | a . e ca p tain 0 f , he brjg j
Abeona of about 240 tons, belonging to Poole,:
aden with oil,fh um a c , nuts, Lipra fruit, brimstone,
lemon juice and silk, from Messina, bound to Lon-!
don, value about 20,000!. She was taken by the i
above p.,vateer (late , he king George packet) on |
he 30th nit. Sally bearing E. by N distant 16
eagues, in lat. 49, 46, l» n g. y, 50, W. The pri
vateer was then 3 days from Brett ; and th,s was
tnenilt capture dtiring the cruize.
On the 3d captured the Lovely Mar
"i, of ant bound 10 London, c*pt. Arundell,
den with wine, cotton and fruit,Liibon, value
6 °On'lhe s tli following, captured a Portuguese
brig (name unknown) capt. Joathin Joce Me.que
ta, laden with fait, from St. Übes, bound to Wa
terford, about 3 leagues S. W. of Cape Cleir—va
o/the 20th following, captured the brig Nan
cv, of Poole, cant. Joseph Borriege, laden with
p'rovifions and flops, from Waterford, for New
foundland, about 4 leagues N. W. of Cape Clear,
value 60001.
On the 14th captured the brig Resolution or and
from Jei fey, bound to the batiks of Newfoundland
capt. Philip Hafplet, and ranfnmed her for 3001
On the 23d captured the brig Margaret, ot
Leith, Capt. P. Melville, laden vvijh wines, from
Oporto, bound to London, value 50001.
-t On the 23d inil. the above mentioned captain
Hay ward, wilh capt.Arundell of the Lovely Martha,
capt. Borriege of the Nancy, capt. Melville of the
Margaret, and the two pafleng. rs, feamcn and bey,
as before stated, were put on board the Dar.ifh ves
sel, and while she eontinued in fight of the Ven
geur, they saw her capture 3 English bfigs and I
Englidi (hip, all laden vessels, and the latter fuppof
ed to be a Weft India {hip, with which the priva
teer then flood away for Brest, being prevented for
want of men, from capturing any more, though
several other Englitli vefTels were in fight.
Two of the beforementioned captains, viz. Hay
ward andArundell,fay that on the 14th or iythinft.
while they wpre 011 board the Vengeur, inlat.4B,
long. 13 W. they saw two English frigates and a
brig 111 company, which was supposed to be a prize;
at 9 p. m. they paflTed the Vengeur within muflcet
(hot, but took not the lead notice of her: the fri
gates were then Handing to the southward, under
an easy fail, and were supposed to be on a cruize.
The Vengeur soon after boarded a Danish and an
American vefTel, both of which bad been boarded
by the fame frigates, who confirmed their being
English ship«.
All the captain* its being made known,
the u catment they received from capt. Pierie Louis
Dennis, the commander of the Vengeur, his offi
cers and (hip's ccmpany ; and (late, that it was iu
all refpefts civil, generous, and humane !
LONDON, April 25.
The committee for the invelligation of fact* re
lating to the difcovtry of Shakcfpeare's MSS, met
on Satorday at Mr. Ireland's in Norfolk-ftreet. It
was both numerously and refpeftably attended. A
mong the gentlemen prtfent, were fir James Bland
Burgess, Mi. Franklyn, Mr. Byng, Mr. Biggin,
Mr. Newton, Mr. Matthew, "Mr. Albany Wallis,
Mr. Bayley, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Townley, &c. Sc.
Some fatisfaclory communications were received
"rom Mr. Ireland, jun. which have paved the way
for the elucidation of this myflerious business ; and
Mr. Ireland, fen. ftatids completely exonerated from
all participation in the matter, except in the mere
aft of publication. This, indeed, we have always
known to be the cafe, and the world will be very
speedily convinced of it. The steps taken by the
committee, who are to meet again to-morrow, are
such as can scarcely fail to fix a proper (lamp upon
these papers, either by establishing their authentici
ty, or by proving them to be forgeries.
26.
Gen. Hoche is expelled immediately at Paris.
The cause of his journey is not known.
We have letters from fir John Jervis's fleet, dated
Cotfica, March 24 —Some of the {hips had sus
tained damage in gales of wind which they experi
enced during their cruiie, which they were repair
ing. L'Aigle frigate was appointed to cruize off
the heights of Toulon, to watch the French fleet.
A Hamburgh Mail arrived in town this morning.
By the accounts which it brings, it appears that
hostilities are on the point of renewal; and that it
is the determination of the A ullrian genesis to aft
offenflvely. A council of war was held at Frank,
fort on the 15th inft. at which the plan of opera
tions was fettled. The archduke ChaTles and gen.
Wurmfer were both present.
PARIS, April 25.
The palais royal was surrounded yesterday by
the troops. This measure was principally di-efted
against the merchants of specie : several have been
taken up.
It isfaid that the magnific Diamond, called Le
Regent, was sent a few days ago to Prussia, for the
payment for 10,000 horses, bought for the army.
• From the London Ga%ettee of April 26.
Admiralty off.ee, April 26, 1796.
Dispatches of which the following are copies and
extracts, have been received at this office, frtim
Sir Edward Pellew, Bart.
ExtraS ef a letter from Sir Edward Pellew, Cap
tain of bis Majefy'sfbip Indefatigable, to Mr.
Nepean, dated at Falmouth, April 20, 1796.
I have the pleasure to inform their lordships, tha 1
on the 13th inft. at four P. M. we fell in with,
and gave general chafe to a French frigate towind"
ward, the Revolutionaire, being far altern, was tac
ked byfignalto cut offthe chafe from the fhorc.and I
had the plealure to fee her, jult before dark, in a
fit nation to weather the enemy upon a different board
which- obliged her also to rack.
The night setting in cloudy, wc loft fight of the
chafe before nine o'clock, when she bore up, but
not unobserved by that zealous and attentive officer
Capt. Cole, who pursued and closed with her at
halt pad eleven ; and not being able to prevail u
pon her commander to surrender without refiflance,
he opeuened a close and well directed fire upon he?
which was faintly returned ; and, after a second
broadiide, the enemy struck, and proved to
be the National frigate La Unite, from L'Oiient
to Rochefort, mounting g8 guns, twelve and fix
pounders, manned with 255 men, eight or nine of
whom were slain, and eleven or twelve defperatelr
wounded. La Revolutionaire happily had no men
hirt; and it appears that flie was maneuvered by
Capt. Cole in the molt officer like manner, and the
attack made with great gallantry.
I have the honor to inclose the report which he
has made of the good conduct of his officers and
(hip's company upon this cccafion; and, from the
high terms in which he speaks of his fiHUi-m
Mr. Eilicott, who I know to be a good 0®"""''
have thought proper to give him an order
mand the prize to England. Cos -
La Unite was reputed one of the grea: t f| r
in the French navy, and is a very finefriw '
seven years old.
The wife ot the GovernoroT the pott of T>
fott, Madame Le Large, and her family, n
board, who, with her foti, an.ensign of the ihi D '
fered to returnto France in a neutral vo'j
king the parole of the young man not to | t 'rv t ', '
exchanged. ' l: ''
La Revolutienaire, at Sea,
W '3/1796.
Sir,
It being so dark when 1 came along fid e n ( |(
French frigate La Unite, that yeu ctuld n «i '
fcrve the conduct of the two (hips, I beg leave
report to you, that not being able to prevail °
her comminder, Citizen Durand, to furrender'''^' 1
ter some mirutes conversation, 1 opened a close' "'1
well dire&ed fire upon him. After we had f,"f
tained the fire of his stern ehafes for some tij"
and upon firing the second broadside, called
that he had fttuck. I had at the fame momeiitT
rented the helm to be put to port t in order tob 0 rd
hien, as the (hips were going under a prefsof"/,
at the rate of ten knots, and drawing- n„,
(hore. °
Allow me, fir, to express to you how much I
feel myfelf obliged to my firft lieutenant, Ediv-jj
Eilicott, for his very particular attention i„
ing fight of the chace, and for his Heady and man
ly condua when closely engaged. The eheatfulnX
with which he put himfelf at the head of the board
ers, promised me the happielt success, if that ever t
had been necessary, at d whi<h was only stopp c dt'
the enemy's calling to furrenderr
In this fhortconted, thehighed praise ijd uc t8
my officers and ship's company, and the effect of
their tteady condudt is striking in the number of kil
led and wounded, of which a lift is annexed.
I cannot fufficiently express my own good for
tune in not having lolt an officer or man, W / Mt j,
attributed to the enemy's firing at the maftsaod riff.
g' n g-
I am, Sec.
FRA. COLE.
Sir Edward Pelle<w, Bnrt•
La Unite, Citizen Durarid, Commander:
Killed 9 Wounded 11.
JdmirattyOJice, April 26.
Extra# of a letter from Commodore fir John Bor.
Borlafe Warren to Mr. Nepean, dated Pomone
off th¥ Saints, April 16.
I beg you will inform their lord!,lips, that on
the 15th instant it il p M, a fail uifcovttld
in the N. E. quarter, I immediat«|y gave chace,.
and at 3 a m 1 came up with her iii this (hip ; (lie
proved to be La R.>bufte (hip corvctte, mi anting
22 guns and 145 men, jufl cotfle from Bred, buund
to L'Orient.
The squadron undermy command also captured
a brig loaded with fait, from Croific, 011 the nth
in ft.
Indefatigable, Falmouth, April 23.
Sir,
I have the moil sensible pleasure in desiring you
to inform my lords Commissioners of the admiralty
of my arrival at this port, accompanied by the
French national frigate La Virginie, of 44 guns,
eighteen and nine pounders, and 340 men, com
manded by citizen Bergeret, Capitaine de VaifTeau,
who failed from Bred fmgly four days ago, to cruize
off the Lizard in this favorite frigate, which iscon
fideted the fineft ship and faded failtrin the French,
navy, and of the large't di«tenfions, being 158
feet long, and 43 broad.
On Wednesday mornißg the 20th inft. - after I
had sealed my difpatchej for their lordships, lay to»
under the Lizard, with the squadron, waiting for
the French frigate La Unite, our p'ize, to wea
ther that point, I obfnved a ship coming in ftom
thefea, which, in try mind, lookedrather suspici
ous ; and, on her not answering the private figr.al,
when (he tacked from us,- I immediately gavechacc
to het, accompanied by the Amazon and La Con«
corde (havingby signal directed La Revolutionkaire
to attend hei prize into pott, ai d the Argo to pro
ceed to Plymouh). The superior failing of the
Indefatigable, gave me the fatisfa&ion of coming
up with her, after a chace of fifteen hours, and
running one hundted and sixty-eight miles. For
tunately the wind prevented her ham (leering foe
Ufhant, or (lie must have escaped.
A little pad midnight 1 commenced action with
the enemy, which was closely continued, tinder a
crowded fail, for one hour ;<nd forty-five minntes.
The enemy, who fought gallantly, was by this time
much crippled ; her mizem qiad and main top-mast
being (hot away : the Indefatigable was ifot much
less difabletj. Having loft her mizen top-mafi, tie.
main top-fail was rendered useless by an unlucky
shot cutting away both leech ropes. I Lathis situ"-
tion we pafl'ed the enemy without the power of a
voiding it, having no after fail to back, and I bad
long discovered we had not only a Piip of large force,
but that her Commander was completely reader of
his profeffion, in whose presence I could not com
mit myfelf with impunity, by throwing rpy fhipirv
the wind, without submitting to be laked by him.
She had not at this time (truck, and we kept
close ahead of her, reeving new braces, to enable
us to bring the (hip to, to renew the attack.
At this period La Concorde appeared, close tin
der her stern j and, upon the enemy feeing her, die
fired a gun to leeward, and struck her light, as a
signal of surrender.
Although a few minutes would have placed the
Indefatigable again along fide of her, I am confi
dent (lie would not have surrendered without further
refiftanee, had not the Concorde so timely come up.
I am extremely indebted to captains Hunt and-
Reynolds, for their very particular attention in
keeping after us during the night 011 so many cours
e«, which nothing but the mod delicate obferva; ce
of my signals could have enabled them to do, theif
didance astern being so great.
ltie:r lordfliips are well aware it >•