and exercising any authority.-The Prefects thall repair to their posts. All the Authorities which may have been formed fhall ceafe meeting.-Armed affemblages fhall difperfe.-The first and fecond Helvetic demi-brigades fhall compofe the garrison of Berne. -The troops who have been on fervice for upwards of fix months fhall alone remain in corps of troops.-Finally, all individuals disbanded from the Belligerent Armies, and who are now in arms, fhall depofit their arms at the Municipality of the Commune where they were born.-The Senate fhall fend three Deputies to Paris; each Canton may alfo fend Deputies. All Citizens who, for the last three years, have been Landamman Senators, and have fucceffively occupied places in the Central Authority, may repair to Paris, to make known the means of restoring union and tranquillity, and conciliating all parties. On my part, I have a right to expect that no City, no Commune, no corps, will do any thing contrary to the difpofitions which I make known to you. Inhabitants of Helvetia, let your hopes revive. Your country is on the brink of a precipice; it thall be immediately drawn from it; all men of good intentions will fecond this generous plan. But if, which I cannot believe, there be among you a great number of indi viduals who have fo little virtue as not to facrifice their paffions and their prejudices to the love of the country; People of Helvetia, you will have indeed degenerated from your fore fathers! There is no fenfible man who does not fee that the mediation which I take upon myself is a benefit to Helvetia from that Providence which, in the midst of fo many shocks and convulfions, has always watched over the existence and independence of your nation, and that this mediation is the only means of faving both. For indeed it is time you thould fee, that if the patriotifm and union of your ancestors founded your Republic, the bad fpirit of your factions, if it continue, will infallibly deftroy it; painful would it be to think, that at a period when feveral new Republics have arifen, destiny had marked out the fall and termination of one of the most ancient. (Signed) Oa. 8. An attempt was made on the 6th instant to blow up the theatre at Lyons-part of one fide wall was thrown down but no one hurt. Letters from Paris, of the 16th inft. mention that great diffatisfaction prevails in the most refpectable of the private circles in the capital, at the conduct of Bonaparte to the Swifs. 23. On the 16th, the Corn Hall at Paris caught fire, and was totally destroyed, together with a part of the corn it contained. The accident is attributed to the negligence of fome plumbers. A dispatch has been received by the Minister of Marine from Admiral Lacroffe, dated on the 11th ult, at Balleterre, announcing the death of General Richepante on the 3d, after an illness of fixteen days. The Ad. miral ftates, that his death caused the mot lively fenfations of regret throughout the island, and his funeral was accompanied with every ceremony that could add folemnity to the fpectacle. He was buried under the ruins of the grand battion, the attack of which he had a few months before directed. A monument has been erected to his memory. The Admiral then reverts to the prefent fituation of the Colony, which is in a ftate of increating profperity. The remainder of the rebels, who, on their defeat, reforted to the woods, amounts only to a few hundreds, and not above half of them armed. In order to fubdue them completely, he has caused their retreats to be furrounded, and has formed fnares to furprise them; which was the fyftem purfued by Gen. Richepanie. From the concluding part of the Admiral's letter, it appears that the yellow fever has this year ravaged Guadaloupe; and although it is now abating, yet the ftite of convalefcence is tedious and painful. The French foldiers, in chating the Maroons, abandon themselves to their impetuofity, they become exhausted, and the confequence is dif eafe and death. This letter is followed by another from Gen. Gobert, who gives an awrut account of the impenetrable woods which conceal the Brigands. The mornes on which they rife are steep, and form peaks above a number of rivers, and streams that traverle them in every direction-and as foon as the BONAPARTE. army advances towards them, they disappear disappear with the rapidity of lightning. To escape, they throw themfelves down the steepest precipices; they then follow the current of the water through the rocks, fo that their traces cannot be discovered, and abfolutely become invisible. Towards the end of July a body of Negroes was attacked near the woods of Goyave, and being defeated, about 700, the whole that remained, retreated to the mountains. A proclamation of amnefty was published, which induced 600 of thefe Brigands to return, but the remainder, having retired to the woods of Capefterre, refused to fubmit; they were therefore attacked on the 3d of August, and difperfed, when they collected in an old camp of the Mandigoes, which had exited for many years, and their retreat could never after be discovered. SCHAFFHAUSEN, Sept. 23.-Our_refolution is taken. We join ourselves to the five Democratic Cantons, and fend Deputies to Schwitz. Zurich has done the fame. A Committee has been named of twelve Members, fix from the town and fix from the country, to establish a Provisional Go. vernment. The Infurgents have been every where fuccefsful: they have compelled the City of Berne to enter into a capitulation; and the Government, together with the Helvetic military force, have been compelled to retire to Lausanne. This event, however, did not take place without a strong refiftance on the part of the Government troops; a defperate engagement was fought under the walls of the City, the result of which was, that the conftituted authorities were completely defeated. The Convention for the evacuation of Berne confifts of eleven articles, the purport of which is, that there fhall be an armistice for 24 hours, during which time the Helvetic troops are to retire from the city; the Leaders of the Infurgent troops undertaking to furnish the Members of the Go vernment with the means of a fate conveyance; they were allo to carry with them 20 pieces of artillery, and a fufficient quantity of ammunition, together with the records, papers, and every article belonging to the offices of State. The partizans of the new revolutionists flatter themfelves that the an cient Swifs Conftitution will fpeedily be re-established, and that the French Government will be too wife to force, by its authoritative interference, fuch regulations upon them, as they cannot view with fatisfaction, and to which they have given ferious proofs that they will not submit with tameness or fervility. It is however reported, that 12,000 French troops are on the point of entering Switzerland; hence we cannot reflect without horror on the fanguinary fcenes which will again be acted in that unfortunate country. This unexpected revolution was effected by the army under the command of Baron D'Erlach; it is composed of Swifs emigrants, of deferters from the conftituted force, and of Officers and men who had ferved in Holland and France previous to the revolution This revolutionary army is fuppofed to be 30,000 strong. When the accounts came away, the whole of the peafantry in the Pays de Vaud bad taken up arms, but it was not known which party they intended to fup. port. General Andermatt is proceeding by forced marches towards Laufanne; he is pursued by Aloys Reding, and it is only by one favourable article in the Convention of Berne that they are preferved from deftruction. LAUSANNE, Sept. 29.-The Bernese have been forced to abandon the fiege of Friburgh: the infurgents have been checked in the valley between the Lake of Morat and that of Neufchatel: forty prifoners were taken, and twelve men killed.-The head-quarters of the Hel. vetic army have been re established at Morat, a poft that was abandoned the moment the cannonading of Friburgh was heard. The Administrative Chamber of Friburgh had refused to place their treasure at the difpofal of the Helvetic Government; orders were therefore given to proceed to the opening of the cheft. The Chiefs of the infurgents, who call themselves Generals in Chief of the troops of the Swifs Cantons, fent on the 26th, a fummons to all the Members of the Government; they say, that the whole of German Switzerland has declared for them, and that the pealants, crowding from all parts to their standard, have proclaimed the ancient Conftitutions of the Canton.-The fol lowing Convention was figned at Berne, on the 25th of September, be tween tween the Democratic Cantons, and the Canton of Berne. "The Congrefs of Deputies affembled at Schwitz, Underwalden, Glaris, Appenzel, and the Grifons; who have conftituted themselves, and the Canton of Berne, which has joined them, have bound themselves in the clofeft manner, in order to purfue, with arms in their hands, the foi difant Helvetic Government at Laufanne, to force it to diffolve itfelf, or to quit Switzerland. They admit into their Confederacy all the Cantóns which shall conftitute themselves, and be of the fame fentiments; they folemnly declare, that they will not interfere in any manner whatever in the internal regime of the Cantons, and that each of them thall have the liberty of giving to itfelf fuch a Constitution as it fhall deem to be conformable to the wants and wishes of the people; they engage to furnish the contingent of the troops which the general interest shall require. All the troops fhall be under the orders of General Bachman, which shall act in concert with the Council of War of the Confederacy. LAUSANNE, O. 6.-The City of Friburgh furrendered the day before yesterday to the Confederate Swifs. The Chief of Brigade Clavel, Commander of Friburgh, was pofitively affured that Laufanne was in the power of the Confederates, and that the Government had paffed into Savoy.-The battalion of Militia of Citizen Bourgeois, which was alfo at Friburgh, has been disarmed, and sent to the Pays de Vaud. Oa. 7.-Yesterday morning the new Sufpenfion of Arms was concluded, This morning General Von-der-Weidt returned to Montpreveyre, where the Ratifications were exchanged.-By this Convention, hoftilities are not to recommence till 24 hours after the return of General Rapp to Lausanne The Sufpenfion of Arms is general, and those who on either fide fhall continue refractory to their Chief, are to be reduced by detachments from both armies. 08. 8.-General Rapp, informed of the taking of the City of Friburgh after the General in Chief of the Confe: derates had promifed him not to commit any hoftility, has fignified to General Bachman, that if, in 24 hours, Friburgh was not delivered to the Hel vetic troops, he would quit the country, and force refpect to the proclamation of Bonaparte, by the entrance of a French Army-Notwith@tanding the declaration of the equality of political rights, and the independence of the Cantons, propofed by the Committee of State eftablished at Berne, Argovio and Oberland are declared by the faid Committee united to the Canton of Berne. -The 27th September was a day of great rejoicing at Schwitz, on account of the opening of the Diet. It was composed of Deputies from all the Cantons, except Friburgh and Leman. Aloys Reding made a fpeech upon the occafion, and was appointed Prefident. BASLE, O. 9.-The Members of the Diet affembled at Schwitz, have agreed on the plan of a Constitution, which they have addreffed to the different Cantons. The following are its principal points :-" Switzerland forms one Federal Republic under the denomination of the Helvetic Confederation.-Each Canton to govern itself according to its own will, and to exercife in its own territory all the rights of fovereignty which it exercifed under the ancient regime.-The towns fhall not enjoy any prerogative over the country; both to participate in the Administration of Justice, of the Police, and in the internal Government of the Canton.-The Govern. ment of one Canton cannot publish ordinances prejudicial to another Canton.-The Government of each Canton to name a Deputy to the Helvetic Diet. The Deputies remain in office until their Constituents think proper to recall them. They are indemnified by the Canton.-The Diet is permanent; it deliberates on war and peace, and on the conclufion of fuch treaties of alliance and commerce, as the general intereft of the confederation may cali for. It is authorised to repeal aud annul the ordinances of the Cantonal Governments, which are prejudicial to the Helvetic Confederation, or to any of its Cantons.-Every Deputy, Member of the Diet, is obliged to conduct himself upon the difcuffion of an important object, particularly of treaties of peace, commerce, and alliance, according to the inftructions of his Constituents.-The Diet chooses, from among its Members, a President and a Secretary, who continue in their functions for three months, and are always 312 re-eligible. All the Swifs are foldiers. None can exercife the rights of Citizenship, nor be received into the Corporation of Artifts and Tradefmen, nor exercife a profeffion, nor marry, unless he has a musket, a fword, and a pouch. The Government fupplies the poor with arms. The expences of war are charged upon all the Cantons in proportion to their respective means. BERNE, O. 8.-The anfwer of the Diet of Schwitz to the proclamation of the First Conful is not yet known.The Diet haftens the levy of troops. A great number of detachments have arrived at Zurich and Soleure. The foi difant Helvetic Government the French intereft) have published a Proclamation to the Swifs People, couched in the most fervile language, It states, that in confequence of contending factions, it had continued to prefs the First Conful for his kind intervention; and adds, that by the intervention of Divine Providence, he has taken upon himself the mediation which has been offered to him. The Proclamation concludes with the following remarkable apostrophe :-"May all parties be filent, and hear Bonaparte! May the weapons fall from every hand! May every heart be opened to fentiments of fraternity and concord! Surely, people of Helvetia, you never have been fo near happiness; but if you are deaf to the voice of Bonaparte, you will never have been fo near deltruction! The French General Ney is faid to have received orders to repair with his divifion from Nancy immediately to the frontiers of Switzerland, where he is to take the command of the French force deftined to act against that unfortunate country. It is added, that the General has already proceeded with two Aids-de-Camp to Huninguen; and that ten battalions of infantry and fix fquadrons of cavalry, from the vicinity of Mentz, have like wife been ordered to march to Swit zerland. The house of Hope, at Amfterdam, is reported to have granted a loan of 13,000,000l. to Portugal, on a pledge of diamonds. A fhock of an earthquake was felt at Naples about the middle of September; it was preceded by a thick fioke from Mount Vefuvius. A Danish merchant,named Nil Brock, died lately, leaving a property of fe veral tons of gold (a ton of gold is 100,000 dollars). It is reported, that he has bequeathed to the town of Randers, in Jutland, where he was born, the fum of 100,000 dollars, for the conftructing a harbour there. The Swedish merchants have had a gold medal, of the fixteenth fize, prepared as a compliment to Mr. Grey, M. P. for his defence of the rights of neutral nations, during the laft Seffion of the British Parliament. VIENNA, Sept. 11.-The capitulation made between the Porte and Paffwan Oglou has been figned. The Pacha has obtained a complete amnesty for all patt offences; and has been assured by his Government of payment of the arrears due to his troops. Paffwan engages to remain perfectly obedient, and to difband his troops on their receiving the money due to them. The Grand Signior has confirmed him in the Government of Widden, and raised him to the dignity of a Pacha of Three Tails. Paffwan Oglou has received an order from the Porte to reduce the rebellious Janiffaries to fubmiffion. Letters from Stutgard, of the 30th ult. ftate, that by a late fire at the thea tre of that place, all the wardrobe of the performers became a prey to the flames. The Dutchefs gave part of her own wardrobe to enable the Actors to continue their performance. Her Royal Highnefs is faid to be almoft adored by the States of Wirtemburgh, for her liberal, humane, and condescending behaviour. It is faid, that a body of Auftrian troops will be formed in the Tyrol and the Voralberg, to co-operate in the reeftablishment of tranquillity in Switzerland, if circumstances require it. Several important changes have juft taken place in the Miniftry of Ruffia: Count A. Woronzow, a brother of the Ruflian Ambaflador at London, has been appointed Grand Chancellor, and principal Director of Foreign Affairs Count Kotfchubey, who before was in the preceding department, has been made Minister of the Interior; and Count Wallilieff, Finance Minifter. The Prince of Czartorinfky takes the place of Count Kotfchubey in the Foreign Department. Prince Kurakin, in confequence of his repeated requests, has received of his Imperial Majelly his difmiflion from that department. The The Emperor Alexander has ordered, that the lofs futtained by British fubjects, through the embargo laid on their fhips by the Emperor Paul, fhall be made good. According to the determination of the Commiffion of Liquidation, the whole fum amounts to 700,000 rubles. The following fingular circumftance has been the fubject of much alarm at Peterburgh, and has been deemed of fufficient confequence to be inferted in the Gazette of that city :-"An Officer, who was walking in the Emperor's garden, was wounded by a mufquet-ball. It was immediately rumoured, that the ball was not intended for him, but for another perfon. Inquiries were fet on foot. and the affair foon affumed another afpect. It was found, that the event related to an imaginary confpiracy, the only object of which was to obtain a large fum of money. The Officer who was wound. ed, it was added, in order to give an air of probability to the affair, tired a piftol at his own arm, and lodged a ball in it. The Government, however, is now occupied in inveftigating the affair." The unfortunate Royal Family of France, it is now determined. are to refide at Warfaw. The Rulian Court has granted them an allowance of 700,000 rubles annually, and has offered them a confiderable extent of territory in Lithuania, the revenue of which is 30,000 rubles: this, however, was only on condition of their refiding on the territory, which they have refused. A Ruffian Prince has been arrested at Leipfig, on fufpicion of having forged bills on Ruffia.-He has been conveyed to Petersburgh under a itrong guard. A ftorm more violent than was ever remembered in that city, was experienced at Petersburgh and in the adja cent country on the 25th and 26th of Auguft. Many fheep were killed in the adjoining country by the violence of the hail. Doctor Oreus, of Petersburgh, has obtained the countenance and appro bation of the Emperor for manufacturing bread by a new process from the Lichen landicus, which will be a valuable refource to the natives of the North in times of fcarcity. Mr. Falcon, the British Conful at Algiers, has fignified to all the Confuls of his Court in the Mediterranean, that VOL. XLII, OCT. 1802. the Dey has expreffed his refolution to order his cruizers to feize all British merchant ships having Admiralty paffesof the pretent form. A letter from Malaga, dated Auguft 28, fays, "On the 26th, there was the molt dreadful ftorm of thunder and lightning ever experienced here. The torrents of rain from the mountains were fo great, that they carried every, thing before them. There is an old bed of a river near the town, which has been long dry, and on which many houfes, itables, &c. have been built. All thefe, with four women, feveral children, fixteen men, thirteen mules, thirty-eight fwine, and ten waggons, were forced into the fea. The bridge in the town was broken, and the ships in port driven out." Accounts from Gibraltar, of the 234. ult. mention the occurrence of a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, which did great damage to the British. fquadron lying in the Bay. The accidents were the more numerous, as none of the ships were provided with metallic conductors.-The Gibraltár was first struck by a tremendous flash on the fore-top-gallant-malt head; it fplit the fore-top malt, and fhivered the top-mait to pieces, propelling vast fplinters in every direction; it then paffed into the light-room, clofe to the magazine, breaking the whole of the ftrong plate giafs, and thence to the gunner's ftore-room, where it completely destroyed several boxes of grape hot. Two men only were injured by the itroke. Shortly after. wards the Active was ftruck by another flath, which fplit the top-gallantmaft, and in a fingular manner carried away part of the main top maft, several feet of which completely difappeared. The main maft was alfo fplit; and the fhip's butcher, who was ftanding on. deck with his cleaver in his hand, was ftruck dead, and almost every person, on deck was forced down by the shock. The Superb and Dragon were allo truck; the former was much injured. Captain John M'Kellar, of the Terp fichore, was, on the 29th of May, tried by a Court Martial at Madras, for tyranny and oppreffion, and difmified his Majesty's i Peace has at length been re establifhed between the Emperor of Morocco and America. The news has been announced to Mr. Skipwith, Commercial $f |