dollars on board, and goods to the 29. One of the powder mills at value of 40,000l, brought into Ply-Hounflow blew up, by which unmouth by the Melpomene. fortunate accident four perfons loft their lives. Accufation of Drouet decreed by the council of elders at Paris. 9. Victory of Ettingen gained by the French army of the Rhine and Mozelle, when 1500 Auftrians were taken prifoners, and as many killed or wounded. The French army of the Sambre and Meufe croffed the Lahn, after an obftinate contest. 10. The Auftrian army defeated by Moreau at Cuerfback, when 1300 men were taken prifoners. 12. Lady Willoughby D'Erefby introduced to the prince and princefs of Wales, as lady of her royal highnefs's bedchamber, vice the countefs of Jersey. Louis the XVIIIth fhot in the forehead by an unknown perfon, at Dillingen, near Ul. 14. The French troops entered Frankfort. 15. The pope published an edict, prohibiting his fubjects to speak ill of the French. 31. The fiege of Mantua raifed by the Auftrians, and the French defeated with great lofs in feveral of the neighbouring ports. Auguft 1. The royal family left Windfor for Weymouth, where they arrived in the afternoon. 3. Buonaparte routed the Auftrian army in Italy, taking 20 pieces of cannon, 4000 prifoners, and killing or wounding 2000 men. 4. A French divifion under general d'Allemagne routed; but another divifion under general St. Hilaire defeated the Auftrians, and made 1800 prifoners. Bucnaparte ftates, that in five days he took 70 field pieces, between 12000 and 15000 men, and killed 6000. 5. Mr. Hammond failed from Sheernefs for Cuxhaven, on a fuppofed miffion for peace. 10. The powder mill at Dartford blown up, and four lives loft. 11. A dreadful battle between the armies of the archduke Charles and general Moreau, which lafted seventeen hours, at the end of which, 16. Sir George Howard died. Captain Trollope, in the Glatton, of 54 guns, gallantly beat off fix French frigates, a brig, and a cut-through exceffive fatigue, both ar ter, near Helvoet. 18. Sufpenfion of arms agreed to between France and the duke of Wertemberg. The Stadtholder's property fold by public auction, at the Hague. 19. A contribution of 6,000,000 of livres in money, and of two in kind, laid on the city of Frankfort. 25. Armistice concluded between the French Republic and the Margrave of Baden. 26. The bishop of Bangor tried at Shrewsbury on an indictment for a riot, and acquitted. 27. Grand Fete celebrated at Paris, in memory of the downfall of Robespierre. The circle of Suabia made peace with France. mies became inactive on the field. 13. The archduke defeated near Donawert, that place taken by the enemy, and his royal highnefs forced to cross the Danube. 15. Neumark taken by the army of general Jourdan, after a fhoit engagement. 17. Caftel taken by the fame army, and the Auftrians driven beyond Amberg and behind the Nab. Drouet efcaped from the prifon of the Abbaye, in Paris. 19. The Auftrians in Italy evacuated Riva, and retreated to Trent. 21. Mr. Carpenter mortally wounded in a duel in Hyde Park. 22. Mr. Yates, nephew of the late comedian of that name, fot in in a houfe at Pimlico by Mr. Sel- | ber of cannon, &c. and made 4000 prifoners. lers. The united armies of the arch- 7. General Moreau's army deduke Charles and general Warten-feated the Auftrians at Mainbourg fleben, attacked the army of general and Schwaig, and. obliged them to Jourdan, which they defeated, with fly from Meibourg. the loss of near 7000 imen, and obliged to retreat from the Nab; col. Crauford was wounded in this engagement. 23. General Jourdan's army was driven from Amberg to Forecheim, with confiderable lofs. General Moreau obtained an important victory near the Lech. 24. Augfbourg and Munich entered by the French army. The elector of Bavaria fent a minister to Moreau to negotiate a peace. 29. A treaty of alliance, offenfive and defenfive, concluded between France and Spain. 8. General Wurmfer made a grand attempt to cut off Buonaparte's army, but was completely defeated in all points, and narrowly escaped by flight. Frankfort retaken by the Auftrians. A party of Jourdan's army defeated at Afchaffenburg, with the lofs of near 1000 men. 9. A dreadful infurrection at Paris; the infurgents attempted to poffefs themselves of the camp at Grenelle, but were difperfed, after the lofs of fome lives. 10. The French pursued the Auftrians to Baffano. In fix days, BuoMuch damage done to the fhip-naparte took 16,000 prifouers, and ping upon our coafts by a violent an immenfe number of cannon, amgale of wind. munition, &c. General Jourdan retreated with much precipitation to Bamberg. 30. The fame general continued his retreat to Schweinfurt. 31. Treaty of peace concluded between France and the elector of Baden. September 2. General Jourdan recroffed the Mayn, pursued by the archduke. General Moreau gained a victory over the Auftrians upon the Ifer. 3. The archduke again defeated the army of general Jourdan, and obliged it to retreat to Hamelberg, with the lofs of 4000 men. 4. Advices received by government of the failure of Mr. mond's miffion to the king of Pruffia. 11. The Imperialifts, commanded by generals Frolich, Hotze, and the prince of Furftenberg, defeated the French army of the Rhine and Mofelle, under Moreau, and obliged the enemy to raise the fiege of Ingolftadt, with the lofs of 2000 men killed and wounded, and 1500 pri loners. 15. An order iffued for laying an embargo upon all Spanifh fhips. 16. The archduke Charles attacked the French army of the Sambre and Meufe under Jourdan, and drove it from its strong positions on the Lahn, at Dietz, and Limbourg. 17. Buonaparte diflodged general Ham-Wurmfer from the important fuburb of St. Georgio, and compelled him to retire within the walls of Mantua, with very confiderable lofs of prifoners and artillery. Wurtzbourg retaken by the Auf trians. Roveredo, in Italy, taken by the French, and the Auftrians defeated with conûderable flaughter. 6. Buonaparte defeated the Auftrians at Cavela, took a great num 8 A dreadful fire at Liverpool, by which feveral perfons were burned to death. The royal family fet qut for, and arrived at Weymouth. The The Batavian convention published a proclamation, prohibiting the importation of English goods into f any of their ports. 19. The van of the Auftrian army, under general Hotze, came up with the rear of the French army of the Sambre and Meuse at Altenkir chen, and, after a fevere engagement, defeated it. In this battle, the French general Marceau was killed, and his funeral obfequies celebrated by both armies. 10. Peace concluded between France and Naples. 11. Spain declared war against Great-Britain. 17. King of Sardinia died. The king of Great-Britain, as elector of Hanover, refuíed to accede to the imperial refcript made to the diet of Ratifbon, for furnishing new Roman months "for the continuation of this unfortunate war." 21. The Auftrians attempted to carry by affault the Tete du Pont of Ri-Neuwied, in which they were repulfed, with the lofs (according to the French accounts) of four thoufand men. Advice received that admiral chery's fleet had made a defcent upon Newfoundland, and deftroyed feveral warehouses, and a great quantity of fhipping. 20. Intelligence received of an infurrection having broken out at the Spanish fettlement of Trinidad. 22. The Amphion frigate blown up at Plymouth, by which dreadful accident upwards of 200 perfons loft their lives. 27. The new parliament met, purfuant to his majefty's prorogation, and the commons re-elected Mr. Addington their speaker. On the requifition of the British government, a paifport was fent by that of France for lord Malmesbury, who was appointed plenipotentiary for opening negotiations at Paris for the re-establishment of a general peace. October 1. General Moreau, in his retreat through Suabia, finding him. felf clofely preffed, and almost furrounded by the victorious Auftrians, fuddenly faced about, and fell upon the imperial army, commanded by La Tour, which he entirely defeated, with the lofs, on the part of the Auftrians, of five thousand men and twenty pieces of cannon. 6. His majefty, in a moft gracious fpeech from the throne, announced to parliament his intention of fending a perfon to Paris to treat for the refloration of peace. 22. The French repossessed themfelves of Corfica, which had been haftily evacuated by the English, and took fome prifoners and cannon. Lord Malmesbury arrived at Paris. 23. The archduke Charles, at the head of the Austrian grand army, attacked the French army of the Rhine and Mofelle, ftrongly pofted on the heights near Friburgh, and commanded by Moreau, when, after a fevere conteft of three days, he compelled the enemy to retreat across the Rhine at Huningen. 28. Lord Malmesbury delivered a memorial to the French govern ment, for the purpofe of opening negotiations for a general peace. November 3. Intelligence was received that the Dutch fleet, which went to retake the cape of Good Hope, under admiral Lucas, confift. ing of eight men of war and a store. fhip, together with one thousand nine hundred and feventy-two men on board, were all captured, without refiftance, in Saldanha bay, Auguft 17, by the English fleet, commanded by vice-admiral fir George Keith Elphinstone. 4. The archduke Charles, after having driven the French across the Rhine, invefted the fortress of Kehi and the Tete du Pont of Huningen. 5. Admiral 5. Admiral Richery's fquadron, | Banda furrendered by capitulation, having captured and deftroyed a number of merchantmen, eluded the vigilance of our fleets, and arrived fafe at Rochtort. 13. Peace between, the French republic and the duke of Parma ratified by the French government. 14. The republican army, commanded by Vaubois, attacked by general Davidovich on the heights of Rivoli, and defeated, by which the blockade of Mantua was uncovered. 16. An affembly held at Modena, compofed of deputies from the cities of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, for the purpose of forming thofe ftates into an independent republic. General Alvinzy, at the head of 40,000 men, advanced to Arcofa, on the Adige, where he was attacked with the greate ft impetuofity by Buonaparte. The Auftrians maintain their pofition, and repeatedly repulfe the Republicans, who loft feven of their generals. At length, after a moft fanguinary conteft of three days, the Auftrians were totally defeated, and obliged to fall back on Vicenza. 17. Catherine II. emprefs of Ruffia, died of an apoplexy, in the 67th year of her age and 36th of her reign, upon which her fon, the great duke Paul Petrowitz, was proclaimed emperor. 20. Euonaparte defeated Davidovich at Rivoli, and made his rearguard prifoners. 21. The Republicans, under ge. neral Delaix, attacked and forced the Auftrian lines before Kehl, but by the fignal brary of the prince of Orange, and the intrepidity of the archduke, they were finally repulfed with the lots of 2,000 men. The Auftrians oft in this affair. 1,300 men and five pieces of cannon. 29. Intelligence received that the Dutch fpice iflands of Amboyna and April 18th, to a fquadron of Englifh fhips of war, under the com. mand of rear-admiral Rainier. to 30. The Auftrians, in an attempt carry the Tete du Pont of Huningen by affault, were repulfed with the lofs of 1800 men. December 7. The minister opened his budget for the year 1797. 15. A formidable French fleet put to fea from Breft, with feveral thoufand troops. 20. The executive directory of France require lord Malmesbury to give in his ultimatum; and immediately, on receiving his lordship's anfwer, break off the negotiation, and order his lordship to quit the territories of the republic. 21. George Woodford Thelluffon, efq. having been convicted of bribery and corruption during the Southwark election, was declared, by a committee of the house of commons, not eligible, and therefore not duly elected a member for the faid borough; upon which George Tierney, eq. was declared duly elected. 23. Intelligence received of the total failure of lord Malmesbury's pacific miflion, and of the directory having ordered him to quit Paris in forty-eight hours, 26. Advice received that the elector of Saxony, and all the princes of his houfe, had acceded to the convention of neutrality, and that an armiflice had been concluded upon the Lower Rhine. 27. The British cabinet publish ed a declaration in vindication of their late negotiation. 28. Intelligence received that the new emperor of Ruffia had fet at li berty the brave Kofciusko and two other Folifh patriots. 23. Lord Malmefbury arrived in town from Paris. 30. Intelligence received of the failing of a Spanith fleet of 12 fail of |