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most bloody action, the generals Delmas and Gernier beat the enemy from all their politions, purfued them inceffantly, and obtained poffeffion of the two bridges on the Adige; twelve pieces of cannon, two ftandards, and about 4,000 prifoners, were the refult of this day. The Auftrians (according to the French account) left 3000 dead on the field of battle.

Since thefe tranfactions, it appears that a general action had taken place near Verona on the 5th April, in which general Scherer affilted by general Moreau commanded the French. Scherer ftates that in the beginning of the engagement he tock 2000 Auftrians pritoners, and 7 pieces of cannon, but admits that he was obliged eventually to retreat with the lofs of three thousand men and four pieces of artillery. The battle was most obstinate, and lafted from eleven till five o'clock. General Moreau had been fent from Paris to affift general Scherer in his operation.

Official difpatches from general Buonaparte, have lately been published by the directory; they are dated head quarters at Cairo, October 17th, and contain the details of feveral actions which had taken place at different times and places with the Mamelukes, fome tribes of Arabs, and the inhabitants of fome districts in revolt. The first of these fkirmishes, was on the 6th of Auguft, between a battalion of French troops under general Fugieres, and the natives and Arabs at the village of Reinerie, which refused him a paffage to Mehalleel-Kehin the capital of Garbia, the refult was, that the French drove their opponents into the village, killed 200 of them and then took poffeffion of the place. Another skirmish took place on the 28th of September, between the republicans and fome Arabs who had infetted the Nile with their piratical expeditions at Mit-Kamar, when about 200 of thefe miferable creatures were killed or drowned. But the principal engagement happened at Sediman on the 7th of September, between the French and the army of Mourad-Bey confifting of near 6000 cavalry, chiefly Arabs, and a corps of infantry, which guarded the works of Sediman, on which four pieces of cannon were mounted. The Mamelukes charged with horrible cries, and fought with great bravery, but were foon repulfed; the French then marched towards Sediman, and notwithstanding the fire of the cannon, the Pas de charge was like lightning, and the entrenchment, the cannon and the baggage were in a moment in their poffef

fion. Mourad-Bey had three beys killed, two wounded, and 400 of the flower of his troops killed on the fpot: the French had 36 men killed and as many wounded. "Here, fays the general, as well as at the battle of the Pyramids, the foldiers made a confiderable booty. There was not a Mameluke on whom there was not found 4 or 500 louis." In a fubfequent action Mourad-Bey himself appears to have been killed.

The Primary Affemblies throughout the French Republic have finished their elections, and the returns for the legiflative councils, have been in favour of Republican principles in general; but, in many places, contrary to the moderate or reigning party. At Perigueues, the municipal officers depofed by the Directory were reinstated. Throughout the whole department of Dordogne, the electors returned fome of thofe perfons to the legi lative body whom the Directory had rejected last year. At Bourdeaux, the members of the central bureau, lately difplaced by the Directory, were nominated electors. At Touloufe, the anarchifts, as they were called, met with no refistance; and in feveral Cantons of the Lower Seine they were equally triumphant. They failed, however, in moft parts of the departments of the Mofelle and Lower Loire. During the elections there were tumults in feveral of the primary af femblies.

The united Ruffian and Turkish forces made an attack on the 1st of March, on the inland in the port of Corfu, called La Scoglio di Vido; after a very brisk fire of about two hours and a half from the ships of war, the troops were landed, and the ifland was captured. On the next morning a flag of truce was fent off by the French commander of the garrifon of Corfu, to the Ruffian vice admiral, offering to capitulate. The capitulation was foon agreed to, and the town and forts of Corfu were given up to the Turkifh and Ruffian commiffaries. The Leander, a fhip taken from the English, by the French, was in the port, and included in the furrender.

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citizen Bacher anfwered, that his ftay at Ratisbon, was in confequence of a refolution of the diet, which had received the imperial ratification, and that he would not depart unlefs compelled. Notwithftanding this declaration, however, only twenty-four hours were allowed him to prepare for his journey. Upon receiving this intelligence the French minifters at Raftadt, denounce to the deputation of the empire "this violation of every princi. "ple of right " of which, they added, they would immediately inform their govern

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An imperial manifefto was published at Vienna, on the 13th of March, importing that the military preparation of the French, together with the requifition of 200,000 men in France, and the forced levy of troops in Switzerland &c. could not but excite fears that peace could not be long preferved; that his Majefty, therefore, in order to enlarge his measures of fecurity, in proportion to the aggreffion of the French, ordered his troops to take fuch pofition as circumftances might require.

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A diplomatic note was by the fame authority diftributed in Germany, purporting" that the French Directory continued to advance the most exaggerated pretenfions that the Imperial court would not fuffer itself to be degraded by Republicans whofe object was to humble all princes. Twenty-four millions of faithful devoted fubjects, the beft army in Europe, and immenfe refources of all kinds, would not fuffer him to be dictated to ;---that the caufe of kings, when united, could no longer be doubtful, but if they remain divided, their reign muft be foon at an end, and Europe be exposed to dreadful calamities."

AMERICA.

Much difference of opinion feems ftill to prevail in the United States, between the Federalifts and the Anti-Federalifts, relative to the late negociation with France; and the agitation of political questions in many places, are carried to a height which indicates that neither party will be induced to abandon the point for which it contends. The refolutions of the States of Kentucky and Verginia continue to be difcuffed with much warmth. Thefe refolutions have been debated in the houfe of affembly of New York, which came to the following decifion, after a divifion of 50 to 43. "Whereas it appears to this houfe, that the right of deciding on the conftitutionality of all laws paffed by the Congrels of the United

States appertains to the judiciary department:and whereas, the affumption of that right is unwarrantable and has a direct tendency to deftroy the independence of the general government.--And whereas, this houfe difclaims the power which is affumed in and by the refolutions of the refpective legislatures of the ftates of Kentucky, and Virginia, on the 16th of November, and 24th of December laft, of questioning in a legislative capacity, either the expediency or conftitutionality of the feveral acts therein referred to. The prefident of the United States informed the fenate, on the 25th of February "that a fresh negociation, for the purpose of adjusting differences had been agreed upon, between the French Republic, and the United States ;---that for this important miffion, he had nominated Oliver Elfworth, efq. chief justice of the United States; Patrick Henry, efq. late governor of Virginia, and William Vans Murray, the American minister at the Hague, to be envoy extraordinary, and minifters plenipotentiary to the French Republic, with full powers to discuss and fettle by treaty, all controverfies between the United States and France." Thefe appointments are confidered as an indication of the rifing afcendancy of the antifederal party, in oppofition to the wishes of the federal cr government party.

IRELAND.

The fpeaker of the House of Commons appeared at the bar of the House of Lords on the 25th of March, on presenting the Bills of Supply of this feffion to his excellency the lord lieutenant for the royal affent, made a speech of confiderable force and energy purporting, "That the fupplies which he then presented were larger even than thofe of last year, by almoft a million of money; and that their great amount was fufficient to fhew the determined fentiments of Ireland to defend it against the dangerous fpirit of democratic innovation, which had convulfed and defolated a great part of Europe, &c." On returning to the Commons, the speaker received the thanks of that Houle.

On the 29th of March, a Bill for preventing perícns who had taken the oath of united Irishmen from voting for members to ferve in parliament, was read a fecond time. On the queftion for its committal it was oppofed by Sir H. Langriflie on the ground, that it would be to all intents and purposes an ex poft facto law; that it would militate against the general pardon granted by the proclamation of

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the lord lieutenant. The Bill was warmly fupported by Mr. Ogle, Dr. Duigman, Mr. J. C. Beresford, and Sir Henry Cavendish. The attorney general contended on the fame ground with Sir H. Langrif. lie, that it would be an ex poft facto law; and after fome debate the Bill was thrown out by a majority of 20.

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GREAT BRITAIN.

The parliamentary proceedings fince our last have not been exceedingly intereft. ing. Mr. Secretary Dundas on the 3d of April, delivered a meffage to the Houfe of Commons from the king, ftating, "that his majefty in confequence of repreientations of the lord lieutenant of Ireland, informed them that he judged it proper to have feveral perfons confined in the Caftle of Dublin and Belfaft, who had been guilty of high treason, to be immediately removed to a place of safer confinement, and ordered that they be brought from Ireland, and kept in cuftody at Fort George, in Scotland." On the 5th of April, on the motion of the chancellor of the exchequer in a Committee of Ways and Means, a farther iffue of a million and a halfof exchequer bills was agreed The lord advocate of Scotland on the fame day moved the reading of the Act of George the Second, amending the Act of William the Third, relative to bail in criminal cafes in Scotland. The act being read, his lordship obferved, that as the law now stood it was apparent that the Scotch magiftrates had no difcretionary power to proportion the bail to the nature and degree of the offence. By the law of William the Thid, certain fums were fixed for the different claffes of fociety. The fum required for a burgefs and the inferior claffes, could in no cafe exceed 161. fterling. The confequence of this was, that perfons charged with fedition got out of jail, and made their efcape at a very fmall expence to their friends. He enumerated feveral inftances of the members of the correfponding fociety of Scotland having evaded juftice in this manner, and who were at prefent active agents of treafon on the continent. He therefore moved for leave to bring in a Bill to increase the amount of bail in criminal cafes in Scotland, and to detain perfons accused of certain crimes in cuftody until the day of trial-and leave was accordingly granted.

Lord Grenville on the 11th of April, rofe in the Houfe of Lords, to move an addrefs to his majesty, on the fubject of a Union with Ireland, expreffive of the fenfe entertained by the Houfe of the adMONTHLY Y MAG, No, XLIV.

vantages refulting from fuch a measure; pledging the concurrence of their lordfhips in the refolutions thereupon which. had been fent to the Commons, and praying that his Majefty would be pleafed at a proper opportunity, to order the fame to be laid before the parliament of Ireland. Lord Auckland made a fpeech in favour of the measure, and in fupport of the addrefs in which he adverted to the fame arguments before made ufe of in favour of the Union, but particularly the advantages arifing to commerce by the adoption of that measure. The bishop of Landaff, fpoke at confiderable length and with much ability in favour of an Union.

Lords Minto, Borrington, and Kin-, moul fpoke on the fame fide. The queftion for the addrefs was carried nem. dis. It was then fettled that a conference be held with the Commons the next day, when their lordships fhould communicate to them their proceedings upon the refolution and the addrefs. Accordingly on the next day (the 12th) a deputation of their lordships met a committee of the Houfe of Commons in conference, and communicated to the latter that they had agreed to the refolutions they had fent up, and to a joint addrefs to his majefty on the fubject of Irish affairs. The House of Lords on the fame day, in a committee on the Volunteer Corps Exemption Bill, agreed to an amendment excluding those volunteers from the benefit of the exemption, who should refuse to serve on being called upon.

In the House of Commons on the roth of April, the accounts moved for by Mr. Kofe the day before, of the furplus of the confolidated fund, and of the amount of the taxes from 1793 to 1799, were brought up and laid upon the table.

The fame day, the bill for more effectu-* ally punishing offences committed upon the high feas, was read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed.

Mr. William Dundas on the 16th of April, as chairman of the committee appointed to enquire into the ftate of his majesty's prifon of Cold Bath Fields, appeared at the bar of the Houfe of Cominons, and reported "That the committee having gone to that prifon by virtue of the power granted them by the houfe, they difcovered a journal kept there by Thomas Nicholfon, clerk to the governor, purporting to be a record of the daily occurrences in that place. On inspecting this journal, they found an entry made on the 21st of March laft, which stated, "That the governor on

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the fame day fent for Edward Marcus Defpard to explain a mistake which had taken place relpecting the addrefs of a Mr. Wilfon, who it should appear was called for out of doors by the name of Jackfon. While in the governor's room (as the entry ftates) colonel Defpard called Mr. Burdon (a member of the house) a villain, a fcoundrel, &c. and faid that he would have his revenge as foon as he got out-that the legislature fhould not ícreen him; that he had injured his (the colonels) reputation. And that Mr. Burdon and Mr. Mathews came to his cell to take advantage of his words. The report further stated, that as to the correctness of this entry and its authen

ticity, the committee had examined Mr. Nicholfon. After this report had been read, Mr. W. Dundas moved that it might be laid apon the table. Mr. Pitt obferved, that such a circumftance ought not to escape the most marked notice. It was a matter which materially concerned the dignity of the houfe. The report was now laid on the table. On the 19th, the report of this committee was brought up relative to the state of the faid prifon, by which it appears, that they found the faid prison in the highest ftate of order, that out of 200 or 300 prisoners, not more than two or three were fick, and that the rumours in circulation were abfurd and unfounded.

Marriages and Deaths in and near London.

Married] At St. Mary-le-bone, the Rev. Charles Barton, rector of St. Andrew, Holborn, to Mifs H. Carrett.

James Cathrow, efq. of the Herald's College, to Mifs Wyat.

At Camberwell, R. Hudfon, efq. late commander of the Houghton East-Indiaman, to Mifs D. Cotton, of Richmond.

At St. Mary-le-bone, the Rev. George Moultrie, of Trinity College, Cambridge, to Mifs Fendall, of Great Portland-street.

At St. Mary-le-bone, Mr. James Pasmore, of Kirby-street, Hatton-Garden, to Mifs Smith, daughter of the late W. Smith, efq. of the Treasury.

Mr. Abington, of the India-House, to Mifs Wood of Cork-street.

At St. Mary-le-bone, Henry Lushington, efq. eldest son of Sir Stephen Lufhington, bart. to Mifs Lewis, eldest daughter of Matthew Lewis, efq. of Devonshire-place.

John North, efq. of Caroline-street, Bedford fquare, to Mifs Clark, daughter of John Clark, efq. of Crofton, Northumber Lund.

At St. George's, John Barker, efq. of Wentford, Suffolk, to Mifs Caroline Conyers, daughter of John Conyers, efq. of Copped. hall, Effex.

At Wanstead, John Coope, efq. to Mifs Doorman.

At Mary-le-bone, J. D. Paul, efq. banker, to Mifs F. E. Simpfon, daughter of the Rt. Hon. lady Ann Simpfon.

Died.] In St. Martin's-lane, Westminster, Mr. Samuel Bailey, grocer.

At the Water-Office, Villers-ftreet, Strand, aged 84, Mr. Giles Jones, Secretary to the York Building Company upwards of forty years.

In Crutched Friars, Mr. George Milne, a Weft-India merchant.

At flington, Mrs. Birch, wife of Mr. Deputy Birch, of Cornhill.

At Stamford Hill, aged 52, Mrs. Bramley, wife of J. Bramley, Efq. of Alderfgate, freet.

In Queen-fquare, Westminster, the Rev. Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode.

At Stoke-Newington, Mifs de la Chau mette, daughter of the Rev. Lewis de la Chaumette.

At the King's Mews, Mr. Husk, many years hobby-groom to his Majesty.

At Portland Place, John Strange, Efq. LL.D. member of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies, and of many of the learned and literary Societies of Europe.

At his lordship's house in Pall-Mall, the countess of Kerry.

At Highbury Place, Illington, Mrs. Cowie. At Sion College, London Wall, aged 88, the Rev. Mr. Clements, librarian, vicar of South Brent, Somersetshire.

In New Palace Yard, Westminster, aged 28, Mr. Archdale Harris, Surgeon.

At Chelsea, Mrs. Blyke, widow of R. Blyke, Efq.

At Marihgate, near Richmond, James Sayer, efq.

In George-ftreet, Manchefter-square, the Rev. Gerard Robinfon, many years chaplain to the Spanish ambassador.

In Lamb's Conduit-ftreet, aged 82, Frana Douce, efq.

In Gloucester-place, Mary-le-bone, Fran. Green, efq.

In Lothbury, Rene Payne, efq. partner in the houfe of Smith, Payne and Smith,

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In Lower Seymour-street, Sir W. Bowyer, bart. of Denham, Bucks.

In Finbury-fquare, Mrs. Allen, wife of Mr. Allen, merchant.

In Hanover-fquare, her Grace the Duchefs Dowager of Beaufort.

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At his Lodgings in Dean-ftreet, Soho, W. Seward, Efq. F. R. S. and F. S. A. thor of, "Anecdotes of Diftinguifbed Perfons." 5. vol. 8vo. 1795; and Biographiana, 2 vol. 8vo. 1799. This Gentleman was the fon of Mr. Seward, partner in Calvert's brew-houfe; and was born about the year 1747. He firft went to the Charter-house,

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from whence he was removed to Oxford, where he finished his education. Being poffeffled of an eafy fortune, he did not apply to any profeffion, but, devoted his life to learned leisure, cultivating his talents for his own amufements; and the entertainment, and the inftruction of the public. He was a gentleman of uncommonly active benevolence, always ready to promote the intereft of his friends; and folicitous to relieve thofe who were in diftrefs.

His charity was unbounded; and it would be difficult to point out a perfon, with whom he was intimate, who had not obligations, to acknowledge from him. He afforded the White-hall Evening Poft much afliftance, particularly in fupplying it with the Reminifcentia of which a confiderable portion remains yet to publish. He bore a lingering disorder, with great fortitude and refignation, and paffed from life to death, with the regret, and even veneration of all who knew his vir tues, or who refpect worth and talents, all uniformly employed for the benefit of mankind.-Whiteball Ev, Poft.

Aged 33, Felix Vaughan, a young Barrifter of unblemished integrity and diftinguished talents. His mind, naturally clear, vigorous and acute, had received every aid which claffical difcipline and select reading could beftow upon it. His heart was a perennial fource of every mild, manly, and exalted

fentiment; and his manners were tempered by a modefty, which in youth rarely accompanies thofe Superior abilities which prompt their poffeffor to afpire to eminence, and embolden him to enter the emulative contents of public life. His love of { enuine liberty was ardent and fincere, and whatever was the complexion of his political opinions, they never once foured or difcoloured the fweetness and antenity of his temper and deportment, which peculiarly adapted him for the moft polifhed focieties of private life.-His forenfic eloquence was marked with vigour and fmplicity, and his declamation dealt in no ambitious ornament, but flowed at once from a benevolent heart and a cultivated understanding. The writer of this faint outline of his character, who knew him well and long, would willingly yield to the bent of his own feelings, in dwelling on the many and excellent qualities of his departed friend 3 but he thinks it praife fufficient to affert, that in times of peculiar heat and virulence, party intolerance, and profeffional jealousy, were unable to detect a fpeck in his character against which detraction or calumay could direct their fhafts. Mr. V. was perfectly collected and calm to the last moment, tho certain of the approach of death. He expired (without a fruggle or a groan) in the arms of his two affectionate friends, Meff. Smith and Scott.

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Married.] At Newcastle, Mr. Fenwick Wilkinson, brazier, to Miss Ann Dixon. Mr. John Stokoe, to Mifs Mills. Mr. John Murray to Mrs. Clarke.

At Darlington, Mr. Peacock, furgeon, to Mifs Brown.

Died.] At Newcastle, John Jackson, a free-metter, well-known by the name of Beau Jackfon. He applied to the parifh officers of St. Nicholas, for relief, which was granted to him. After his death, cash, to the amount of iool. was found in his apart

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At the Leafes, near Newcastle, Mr. John Howard, many years a fchoulmafter, and a very eminent mathematician.

Provincial biography has not perhaps been employed in delineating a character more worthy of remark than the fubject of this article. In him were exemplified the triumphs of talents over the difficulties of indigence and misfortune; and he was a forcible illuftration of the obfervation, that great abilities are commonly accompanied with great failings.

The life of John Howard was not much marked with incideut. He was born in the city of Carlile, of obfcure parents, whole wants the early years of his life were devoted to fupply. It could not be fuppofed that from his habits of life, his companions, er his occupations, he could receive any incitement to knowledge; for,

"Unfriended, defolate, and young,
Misfortune o'er his cradle hung:"

But, however unpropitious his circumfrances had hitherto been, at an early age he began to difplay fome of thofe qualities which mark the man of genius.-The period of his youth, though devoted to the arduous task of felfeducation, was at the fame time fullied by many of the exceffes of youthful intemperance. Though wedded to Science, and charmed by the beauties that the opened to

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