distinction. A magnificent Hotel had been prepared for him by the direction of the EMPEROR, who had carried his minute attentions so far, as to provide a large retinue of domestics for his Highness's service, whom the Prince found on his arrival dressed in his Family Livry.

The gallant Corps which served with so much reputation under his Highness in Germany, has been taken into the Russian Service.

BERN, DEC. 6. The Cantons are to send a Deputy to Rastdat Professor TSCHARNER is now said to be

the person appointed to this mission. Basle has, in a manner, dissolved the Helvetic Confederation, having nearly declared itself in a direct state of Revolution.

TURIN, Nov. 25.-In the speech of the French Minister, FAYPOULT, at a Sitting of the Provisional Government, on his return from Milan, where he had a conference with General BUONAPARTE, he announced that a Guarantee was renewed to the Genoese, of their Political Existence, Independence, Liberty, and Integrity of Territory. He moreover informed them, that the acquisition of the Imperial Fiefs was expressly consented to by the Contracting Parties at Passeriano, and that the ostensible forms of that stipulation will appear in the approaching Treaty between the Empire and the French Republic. The Genoese have sent to Radstat, Mons. ROGGIERI, in the character of Minister Plenipotentiary; and Mons. MELZI had just passed through Turin, with the same destination from the Cisalpine Republic.

The Sardinian Contingent on the Tesin will now disperse, and be distributed into the several Garrisons of Piedmont. A respectable force will be kept at Novara and Vercelli, to be ready to act in case of need on that

Frontier,

Frontier, which is become, since the change of the Government of Lombardy, the weakest side, and that from which this Court has the most to fear. The Provincial Regiments which have been embodied since the summer, will now be dismissed, but orders are given for recruiting and keeping the regular Regiments complete.

Nov. 29. An Article which, it is said, forms a part of the Convention lately signed at Genoa between the Provisional Government and the Frensh Minister, FAYPOULT, has given very serious alarm to this Government. It stipulates, that "France will not oppose any of the people bordering on the Ligurian Republic, who, having recovered the full exercise of their rights, shall declare themselves disposed to be united to that Republic."

The New Constitution of Genoa will be presented to the People for their acceptance on the 2d of December. Monsieur FAYPOULT, in a Note to the Government, informs them, that in case of resistance, the Constitution will have the support of the Republican Legions of the invincible Army of Italy.

General BERTHIER is expected to arrive here shortly, probably to command and direct the return of the FrenchTroops; forty-five thousand of whom are said to have received orders to return to France.

VENICE, Nov. 24. Three Venetian Men of War are now ready for sea. They are of an immense value, but they are ill provided with Sailors, who scarcely know how to fire a gun.

General SERRURIER has commanded the Inhabitants of Corfu, and other Venetian Islands in the Levant, which are now called French Islands, to return to their habitations.

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The French General has seized a large deposit of SeaBiscuit and Salt, belonging to the Public, which he is selling, to pay his Troops, who are in arrears, and discontented.

It has been reported here, that the Cisalpine Republic has declared War against the POPE, for not having acknowledged its Independence. Brescia and Bergamo are said to have protested against uniting themselves with the Cisalpine Republic.

DEC. 1. The Merchants of this City have been obliged to purchase the Biscuit and Salt seized by the French General, and to pay the Sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Silver Ducats for the above Articles, which ridiculous Contract has been sanctioned by the Austrian Agents here.

An Edict has been affixed in every corner of the streets, inviting the Public to purchase at auction, all the remain→ ing Ships, Naval Stores, old iron Guns, &c. which the Merchants will most probably be obliged to purchase, as they have done the Salt and Buiscuit.

One 74 gun Ship will come out of the Arsenal tomorrow, and a Frigate of 40 guns will follow on Wednesday next.

The dispositions of the French, indicate that they are on the departure. The French here publicly avow their intention of invading Great Britain with three Armies.

PARIS. We will not show ourselves the enemies of that formidable body of Sailors who some months ago had the courage to raise the Standard of Independence, and who for a moment entertained the hope of restoring Liberty to their Country-We will not give up to despair the unconquerable Defenders of Ireland and Scotland, who suffer

suffer with resignation all the fury of Despotism, while they expect us as their Deliverers-We will not have the baseness to confound, with the slaves of corruption, all those generous Members of the Opposition in the English Parliament, who have not ceased to oppose the War, to defend the Rights of Humanity, and to smile upon the efforts which we have made for conquering our Liberties; who, even at the entrance of the Bastile, and on the first steps of the Scaffold, have dared to speak of Peace with France, and Reform in the English Government.' - Rédacteur.

In one of the last Numbers of the Rédacteur (which, as our Readers all know, is a Paper published under the immediate orders of the Directory) an Article is inserted, to vindicate the Directory from the charge of having declared an eternal, irreconcileable War of Extermination against the whole English Nation.

We are there expressly assured, that from the vengeance and extirpation with which England is daily threatened in their Decrees and Proclamation, three classes of Men are to be excepted.

1st, The Sailors concerned in the Mutiny at the Nore. 2dly, The Defenders in Ireland, and (as they are pleased to add, a little prematurely) in Scotland.

3dly, All the generous members of Opposition in the British Parliament, who are unceasingly demanding a Reform in the Government of their Country.

In what manner these Exceptions will be considered by the persons themselves, who are thus separated by the Enemy from the great body of their Countrymen, or by the Country from whom they are thus separated, it is not for us to pronounce; but the fact itself cannot be uninteresting to any description of our Readers.

To

To those who so heavily complain of the severity of our Assesments, and deplore the exhausted state of this Country, as compared with the affluence of the French Treasury, and the extent of their resources, it is recommended to consider with attention the two following Articles of the Bill of Supply, decreed by the Councils on the 30th of last September.

ART. IV. "There shall be raised by Anticipation, on "the direct Taxes of the Sixth Year, the sum of One "Hundred Millions of Livres. The half of the Con"tributors who are most highly rated in each Commune, "shall be bound to pay one-half of the amount of their "Contribution before the 1st of Nivose (21st December "1797). The other Contributors shall pay one quarter "of their Tax before the same period."

ART. XI." All arrears of the direct Taxes of the "Fifth Year (amounting to Eighty-seven Millions of "Livres) shall be paid into the Treasury in the months ❝ of Vendemiaire and Brumaire next (before the 21st of " November 1797).”

In explanation of these Articles, it may be proper to observe, that the persons here mentioned (those who are most highly rated in each Commune) are described in the Reports of the Two Councils, as contributing to the Land Tax from one-third to one-half of their whole revenue; that they have hitherto been able to discharge only a very small part of this enormous impost; and that they are now condemned, not only to pay their arrears before they can have sold the produce out of which the money must arise, but farther, to discharge, before the 21st December, 1797, one-half of their Contribution for 1798. In other words, they are now called upon to pay the superfluity of a harvest which is not yet sown.

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