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NSTANTINOPLE, December 4 “Aetails of the defeat of the grand vizier have een received; he wasix months in proceeding from Scutari to Damas, and the heavy contributions he levied at Ervan and Alles were such as to confirm the people of Asia Minor in their disaffection to the present government of the Porte. . . It was at Ervan he learnt the news of the battle of A boukir, which produced such an effect upon his army that more than one half disbanded. The Dgezzar pacha refused to grant him a passage by Jaffa and Gaza. His army only consisted of 1s00 men. All the efforts he made in Syria to march the janissaries, and the other troops,of the four grand corps, were useless; the deep impression which the battles of the French in their last expedition to Syria had made upon them was yet too recent e ven. Kleber, informed of these preparations, reinforced his advanced guard at El Arich, and on the 30th Vend. he left El Arich with 2000 dragoons, or French hussars, with a regiment of 1000 men mounted upon dromedaries, with each a foot soldier at its crouper. He had besides a great number of pieces of light artillery. He took a ch ait with this corps in the desert, and arrived in the rear of the enemy’s camp just at daybreak, and at the same moment when 10,000 foot soldiers arrived at the walls of Sebakiah, about a league and an half from the enemy’s camp. The grand vizier, attacked in this manner, could not make a long resistance. The camp,a part of the bag gage, and many thousand prisoners, remained in the power of the French. The grand vizier with the wreck of his army retreated towards Damas. The French have imposed heavy contributions on the province of Gaza, particularly in oil and tobacco, of which Egypt was much in want. They afterwards returned to Egypt, leaving a strong garrison at El Arich, and a great number of engineers to compleat the labors commenced a year ago. They have sent more than 10,000 of the prisoners taken from the Turks at El Arich to work on that important place. ‘This news has thrown the divan into consternation. It is believed the grand vizier will be disgraced; no hopes are entertained at Constantinople of retaking Egypt. ¥ Paris, Fanuary 17. Arrete of the 27th Nivose, Sth year. The consuls of the republic, considering that many of the journals in circulation in the department of the Seine are only instruments in the hands of the enemies of the re public, and considering also that the government is speci ally charged by the French people to watch over their safety and happiness, decree as follow: Article 1. The minister of the police shall prohibit the printing or publishing, during the war, any other journals than those that follows—Le Moniteur Universel—Le Journal des Debats et Decrets—Le Journal de Paris— Le Bien Informe—Le Publiciste—L’Ami des Lois—La Clef du Cabinet—Le Citoyen Francaise—La Gazette de France—Le Journal des Hommes Libres—Le Journal du Soir, par les Freres Chaigneau—Le Journal des Defens eurs de la Patrie—Le Decade Philosophique—and all journals devoted to the arts, the sciences, to literature, and to commerce. 2. The minister of general police shall make an im mediate report on the journals printed in the other depart ments. 3. The minister of police shall take special care that no new journal whatever sall be printed in the depart ments of the Seine, or in any other department of the re public. 4. The proprietors and editors of the journals preferr ed by this decree are to present themselves before the mi nister of police, to prove their quality of French citizen, and promise fidelity to the constitution. s. All journals whatever are to be instantly suppressed that tend to insult the respect due to the social compat, to the sovereignty of the people, and the glory of the ar mies; or that hall contains any invective against the nati ons and governments in alliance with the republic, not withstanding such articles may have been copied from fo reign publications. ‘The minister of the police is charged with the execution of this present decree, which shall be inserted in the bul letin of the laws. Fanuary 24– A journal announces that 8000 Chou ans have been killed or made prisoners in a battle, near Mons, which lasted eight hours. London, Fanuary 22. This day, in the house of lords, lord Grenville presented a message from his majesty to the following purport: George Rex. The supplies in the commencement of the present session having been calculated to provide only for the first months of the year, his majesty now recommends to the house to make such further provision as they may judge necessary, under the present circumstances, for the several branches of the public service, and for the vigorous prosecution of the war; and his majesty has given directions that the proper estimates for this purpose should be laid before the house. His majesty has thought proper, on this occasion, to di rect that there should be laid before the house copies of communications recently received from the enemy, and the answers which have been returned thereto by his ma jesty’s command. His majesty entertains the fullest confidence that those answers will appear to this house to have been conformable to that line of conduct which was required from his majesty on this occasion, by his regard to all the most important interests of his dominions; and his majesty, having no object more at heart than that of contributing, as soon as ‘the situation of affairs shall make it practicable, to the re establishment of the general tranquillity of Europe, on a sure and solid foundation, and of providing effectually for the security and permanent prosperity of his faithful people, places a firm reliance on the continued support of his parliament, and on the zeal and perseverance of his subjects, in such measures as may best tend to confirm the signal advantages which have been obtained to the com mon cause in the course of the last campaign, and to con dint the great contest in which his majesty is engaged to a safe and honorable conclusions J anuary 3%. . 7 Dedning street, Jr o A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been eceived from lord W. Bentinck by lord Grenville. Headquarters, Burgo St. Almazzo, Dec. 4, 1799. My lord,—It is with the greatest satisfaction that I announce to your lordship the surrender of Coni.. The batteries opened on the 2d in the morning, and early on the 3d the commandant desired to capitulate. The garri son, consisting of 2844 men, exclusive of 800 wounded, whom the French had not time to remove before the ins vestment of the place, matched out this morning prisoners of war. The loss of the Austrians does not exceed so men in killed and wounded. The very short defence that was made of this very strong and most important fortress is to be attributed to the want both of provisions and am munition. This event may be considered the more fortun ate, from information having been received that gen. Championet has been assembling the whole French in la Riviere de Genes, near Ormea,, which was to have been affted in its march by a reinforcement of 15,000 men that is marching from Savoy, and is probably a detach ment from the army of Switzerland. So much snow has fallen that the roads in the moun tains are no longer passable, and it will not be possible for the corps coming from Savoy to form a junction with Championét. ‘The severity of the weather has obliged the enemy to abandon the Cole Seade, where they left. four ce of cannon, which they could not drag through the now. I have the honor to be, ce (Signed) W. Bentiner. Downing street, January 30. A dispatch, of which the following is a , has received from William Wickham, esg. by lord Grenville, Augsburg, December 13. My Lord,—I am sorry to have to inform your lordship of the death of the advoyer Steigner, which happened on the 3d inft. after a lingering illness. He was interred on the 7th inft. with all possible honors, in the Protestant bu rying ground of this city. ‘The Swiss regiment of Reveren and (by direction of field marshal Stalisky) three Ruffian regiments, with the Ruffian and British ministers to the Swiss cantons, several Ruffian and Pruffian staff officers, and a deputation from this city, attended the corpse to the graves I passed an hour with him, at his own desire, three days before his death, when he ‘was perfectly fensible; and I had the satisfaction of hearing him, after recommending his country, under God, to his majesty’s special protection, pray most earnestly and devoutly for the blessings of God on his majesty, and on his subjects. He is an irreparable loss to Switzerland. I have the honor to be, ce (Signed) February 3. On Lloyd’s books on Saturday were ene ered no less than 15 captures by the enemy, and six losses at sea; one of the blackest days for the underwriters that has appeared for a long time. The three sons of the late duke of Orleans are arrived at Guildford, where they will remain until they receive his majesty's permission to proceed to London. The eldest son travels under the title of count de Comines, from an estate formerly possessed by his family in Flanders. February 4. A mail from Dublin arrived this morn ing. The only intelligence it brings relates to the oppo sition, which still seems to increase, against the proposed union. A post assembly of the corporation of Dublin was held on Friday last, when it was unanimously resolved to present a petition to parliament against a legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland. An aggregate meet ing of the freemen and freeholds of Dublin was to be held on the following day, and it was expected a similar resolution would be adopted by them. A petition to government is now handed about, praying that Napper Tandy, should the law at all be enforced, might be transported. A pardon has just passed the great seal for Hamilton Rowan, now in America. February 8. Le comte de Viemenil, a general in the service of the emperor of Russia, landed at Harwich on Thursday from Cruxhaven. He is come to England for the purpose of commanding the troops now at Guernsey. Mr. Wickham is gone from Augsburg to Vienna Bournonville, the French ambassador to Berlin, arrived in that city on the rath ult. Gen. Mack is to be employed against the French on the Rhine. The ex director Barthelemy arrived at Paris the iff inft. and next day went and waited on the consuls and the minister for foreign affairs. The municipality of Cologne, a short time ago, received an official notification to entertain citizen Carnot on his way through that city, and furnish him with everything he wished. This circumstance is remarkable, and shows the great interest which the new government takes in the return of that ex director. Velvets are much worn by our most elegant women, in handkerchiefs, head dresses, and cloaks; black and purple are the prevailing colors. February 12+ By a private letter from an officer at Seringapatam, received by the last ships, we learn, that a distribution of prize money had been made in the follow ing proportion, viz. W. Wicknam NEW YORK, March 316 WO hundred and twenty-one American vessels have been condemned by the French consul at Cadiz. April 4.~ The trial of Levi Weeks says the Commer- Commander in chief, © e ‘ Pagodas. £ e 300,000 120,000 Major general,.and ad in command, 37,000 14,80 General officers, each, e e 27,000 10,800 Colonels, each, « * 10,000 4,008 Lieutenant colonels, each, e 73500 39902 Majors, each, A o e . Captains, each, cd 7 oa 49350 1;74@ 860 Subalterns, each, . e _ 2,160 The second distribution 15,080 440 wail shorts expected to be made, and the third and last about Nove mber.
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