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their tfJnfeqaence ss a ftaval power. The erocla tnation which they have iflued for this purpofe, and jnVhich the Dutch miniders are arraigned, as hav ing plunged the dates into an unjuft and deitructive war, is given at length in this day s Telegraph. ... April 7. Mr. Boyd, and the other gentlemen con diluting the deputation tf city merchants, waited on Mr.Pitt. on Tuefday' lad, at his houfc in-Down. ject ot the prelent (late of Tpecie, c. when the Mi nifter exprefll-d his regret at the circumdance, which in a mercantile paint of vicw,heagreed with them, afforded much ground of alarnvand at the. fame lime allured them that he thould be happy to co operate in any meafure likely le obviate the incon . yenience complained of, that would not clafhwith Uie purine concerns or the country. The. following are the leading features of the plan delivered to Mr. Pitt: ' " - r.-. " That a Daoer currency (hall be iflued for one year, with the fanction of Parliament, and under rht! rnnt-rmil nt r- u That thefe bills (hall either be payable at light . irora a tuna to De rauea, or Dear an intereii as may fuit the convenience of the holder." We underdand,that the paper to be iflued by the merchants, is to be at ux mouths date, but redeem able at fight (the fame as bank-notes ) if the hold er prefers it.. The folidity uf "this paper i to be fa'hettohed by "theligriatures of a certain number of ino. moit reipectaDie merchants ana others, wno may be friendly to the plan; and to give this paper a . greater degree of currency, it is to bear a premium of ll. i8s. per cent. The reafon of the notes being - drawn at tut months -dater -is in-order, not tajntex. fere with, the bank charter, which- precludes- any body or men iliuing, notes payable wulun that pe rlod. r ' ' . - April io. W this morning received the Paris juuuiais to tne 7111 imi. inciuiivc. L'Eclair of the 7th, contains, at great length, re .flections upon the date of affairs, and particularly upon the effects ef the armiftice. The conclulions drawn are, that a favourable opportunity was loll ifor making peace, when the French armies were on the other fide of the Rhine the ancient boundaries are recommended. and an immediate peace. " We can affirm (fays l.'Eclair of the 7th. that a treaty formed upon the ftstu quo with refpect to the irouners, would oe univcriauy appiauuea,ana wouia Have the rat ideation ot all r ranee," Ajiai ii.. Tbe Senate of Hamburgh have refuted to acknowledge the character of M Rheinhart, fent - as planter ot e ranee trom that town STATE. PAPERS tnthe important fubjefl of PEACE. Having obtained copies at the louowing interelt inff papers, which were veftcrday (as we are in formed) communicated by Lord Grenville to the "foreign miniders .at this court, we lofe no time in laying them before our readers. ::., ' , NOTE, tranfmitted to M. Barthelemi, by Mr. Wick- The underfigned, his Britannic majefly's minifter plenipotentiary at the Suits cantons, is authorifed to convey to Monfieur "Barthelemi the defir of his court to be made acquainted, through him, with rhe dilpofitions of France in regard to the object of a - genera', pacification. lie therefore requeds M. Bar- ", theleini to tranfmit to him in writing (and after ha v. I jug made the necellary enquiries) his anlwer to the following quedions ;'... ...... i.. Js there the difpofition in France to open a ne- gotiation with his majedyand his allies lor the re. cltablifhment of 'a general peace, upon juft and fuii- ; able terms, by fending for -that purpofe, miniders ' . to a Congrefsi at inch place as may hereafter be agreed upon.', , , , c . -a. Would there be the difpofition tocommuni . cate to the underfigned the general grounds of a pa cification, fuch as France would be willing to pro .pofe; in order that his majedy and his allies might thereupon -examine in" concert," whether "they- are ..fuch as might ferve as a foundation of a negociation for peace? ttt T''r rrr-i -way whatever, for arriving at the fame end, that of . , a general pacification f i , , Tbs underfigned is authorized to receive from M. ' Barthelemi the aofwer to thefe queltions. -and to . tranfmit it to his court : But he is not authorized to' i enter with him into negotiation or difcuffion upon r thefe fubjeaa. (Signed) . . . W. .W1CKHAM. BtrngK.Mrcbt, , i ,' ; .-.; (;.., -I j i , IWTE, tranfmitted to Mr. Wickham, bj M. "BariMti ' ' ' ,mi,i March 26, ,1196. I . 1 -i ; The underfigned, ambafTador of the French Ret public to the Helvetic body, has tranfmitted-to the - - , tKcutive Oaeclory the note which Mr. Wickham," t; his Bt Stannic tnajeftys tninifter, plenipotentiary 3 Co the Swifs . cantons, was pleafed to tranfmit to ) him, dated the 8th of March. Helias it in com i .- mand to anfwer it, by an expofuion,. of the fenti v ' , .tnents and difnofitions of the Executive Directory.: -1 ' The Directory ardently cjefires to procure for the jt French republic a jufl and honourable peace. Tite ,1 fiep taken by fAr. Wickham would have afforded- to - the Diredtory a real fatisfaclioh, if the deckration ' : , itfclf, which that tninifter makes, of his not having . ' any order, any power to negotiate, did not-give . room to doubt of the hncerity of the pacific inteu tiotli tf his ronrt. In fact, if it wm true", that Eng land began to know her real interefts y that fhe w lined to open again lor uei icit tne lources oi aouiiT dance and profperlty ; it flie fought for peace with good faith, would (lie prspole a C ongrtf, ot which the necellary refult mult be, to render all tiegociati on endlefs ?,Or would (lie confine hei Iclf to the afking in a vague manner, that tlie French government T&ouU-poiiU jwsVitnr other' w ay "W liuteer, for u taining the fame object, that ol a general pacifica tion? Is it that this fiep has had'no othef bbjeft than to obtain for the Britiflt government. the. favourable impreflion which always accompanies the firlt over tures for peace ; may it not have been accompanied with the hope that they would produce no effect ? " However that may be, the Execufivrirectoryrf whole policy has no other gyides,tlian openncls and food faith, will follow in its explanations, a con uift which, fliall be wholly conformable to them Yielding to the ardenr dclire by which it is animat- eil, to procure peace tor the r rench repuollc, and all nations, it will, not tear to dgctuiellltUl)lyf j wnargea Dy tne coniiituiion witn. nip cxctmion of the la vs. it cannot make, or liflen to fpy' propofal that would be contrary to them. The contii'gton al act does not permit it to confent to any'aliVhation of that, which, according to the exilling laws, con- Ititutes the territory or the republic. With refpect to the countries" occupied by the French armies, and which have not been united to Francethey, as well as other interefts political and commercial, may become the fubjedt of a negotiati on, which will prelent to the Directory the means -oLproving how much it dcfires to attain (peedily to d nappy pacincanon, The Directory is ready to receive, in this refpect," any overtures that fliall be jufi, realbnable and com patible with the dignity of tlie republic. Bafli, thetyh Girmniat, the: 4th paf vf tU French republic, (ibthjif March, 1796.7 , .(Signed-).. BARTHKLEML N O T E. ' - The Court of London has received from its Mi nuter in Swiizerland, the anlwer made to the ques tions which he had. been charged. i.o addrefs to Monf. Barthelemi, in relpect to the opening of a negotia tion for the re-eftahlifhment ol general tranquility . This court has' leen, ith rfgrct, how lar tlie tone and fpirit pf that antwer, the nature and ex tent of the demands, which it contains, and the man ner, of announcing them, are remote from aiiy-dif-pofuion for peace. '--.x. The inadmtlfible pretenfion is there "avowed, of appropriating to France all rhat ft 'aws actually exifting -there; may have comp' ifed ntter the -denomination of French' territory. To a demand (uch as this, is added an exprefs dicUration, that 110 pro- . f x . -.1 1 L' . 1 ' - - 1 n . y i' " thing, of coarfe, is known. A communication tLis day to Parliament Is expected with much confidant. We are now enabled to (late with certainty, time the reports of the Dutch fleet havinggone to hergen, probable; rircumltantial, and well uihenticated, as they certainly appeared to be, were all deliitutc of foundation. That fleet has never been atBergen. Its deftination is not exactly known j but it is lurb- I..' - uu Art .i.ifA tA t k. tapc( pf Good Hope, and that the reft was dellined to co-operate with the French in fnie. sspedition which had been previoufly concerted between the miniftcrs of the two RepublkSi iWe have the iatis. faction, however, of knowing, that whatever may be their defliiiation, we are wel I prepared to re ceive thtm. k At the Cape, their defeat, as they had '-pe troops on-board, is certain i-and the extreme vi- ,.M i ' I 1 . 1. I.. . 1 . J .i..t . guance 01 tue aamiraicy nas ju uviuca cvciy iciuc inentTuble to be attacked with fuch a force.'as may fet all the efforts of our enemies at defiance. April 12; The Hamburgh mail that became due yefterday arrived this morning. The campaign lias and it is probable that it will, be opened immediate ly. It is expected that the hrtt attack ot the r rencb will be on the corps of the Auflrians pofted on the right fide of the Rhirie'oh the Sieg. , " : The Plymouth letters lay, that an alarmine: in- r.,..xt;-. 1... 1 1. if tl. . Mi-riutt mi DronciTXiut inmii-i j lie TU VI n oF --rfuTo wafattackecTaccordihe to thefe brthree thoufand miners, inltieated by the dearnefs of pro- vifions. The foldieryrwho defended it were oopof- ed with fo much impetuofity, that feveral bayonets were broken, many lives were loll, and numbers on each tide were wounded," The miners wiiliflood. aim wiin 111c uimpii ticiifrc 01 laiwneis lopine fire qually iult and jieceflary Whenever his enemies (hall manifeft 'more pacific fentimepts, his majefty will at all times he eager to concur In them, by lending hitnftl.in concert with his allies; to. all fuch meaiures as fliall be belt cal culated to re-c(liillifli uenei al "-tranquility:' ou con ditions juft, honourable and permanenr, either by J :fl. L j.. ... C ' : I 1 I. . 1 r me ciiauiiiuiueui.uT a timgrcis, which nas Deen 10 often, and fo happily the means oL rcftoring peace to Europe; or by a prelimipary difculTion of the principles which may berpropoled on either fide, as a foundation of a general pacification ; or, lafily, by an impartial examination of any other way which may be pointed out to him for arriving at the fame (alutary eudr ' ... -''Dvwmg'Stnet, April io, j 796 - - ' . The countries which.bv the exiftinelaws 5rt France. conltituw-tlie French territory, are, 1. France, as it flood at the commencement of the war. 2. The Frenchcolonies in the Weft -Indies (lilt occupied by France. v3..The iflmds of France and Mauritius 5. Ok would thereJ)e-a.defiejto4)rj3poXe anyjjrberl jlattinlcjajind Toba eo .The whole iflandoF pt-Domingqft Ppndicherry, Chandenagore, Ca rical, Mahc, and the other French edablimmentsTh" India, ' 7. Avignon, and the county of Venaiffin, 8, Principality of Monthelianj and bilhopric of Po rentrui. 9 Savoy, Nice, and Mondco. 10. Auf triaq Flanders and Brabant, and generally, whatever belongs to the Emperor on this tide of the Rhine. it.. Maeftricht, Venlo, and Dutch Flanders.. 12. The hifhoprick of Liege. . , ''' On the fnhieft nf all. -nr anv nf thefe.-the Di- ' 4eitory refufes to make, or even to receive any prp- polal, and mints that the negociation lhati be pre, ceded by an adiniflion of this cl aim on our part. .'So ttiat atter ajrreems as a preliminary before ne gocia'tion, to reftore ta France all we have conquer ed from her, and to leave her in poflc'lfion of all (lie has conquered from Audria and Sardinia, .and all that has been ceded to her by Spain or Hollands be. fides other fmaller acquilltions, we may then expect lu.itsi 11 iiuui.jici, wiidi unlet vunuuiuiia uic-'iiiajr choofe ttf require or grant,-as the terms of peace-.- We are, it is certain, on the. eve of a great crifia. A council was held. on Saturday, at lord Grenville's office, which was attended by nearly all the Cabinet minidersvaitd which laded for- nearly three-hours.. Of the iubjeet and refult of their conference, no- ol one iix pounder ; .at.length; they were compelled to ret rent. Prior-jo,jJds'lLj.iowejvtr, they unloitu nately met With (otne millers, wlloin they hutic up Jin aeaci.r &o, numerous ano reiermmea weretney,.. inac rne jomces neu oeioreincni iwooi wnomare lence, they compelled, if notlo aflift in, at teaft to witnels their outiageciii proceediiigs. Tkey mena ced a' fetnnd attack oi ihe- tnjuing day, in copfe quenceall the troops, within reach, were lent for by exprefs. Wehope.to find, by our letters of this day, that the affair has been exaggerated. " " ' -jipril l4. Tiie war, it is now decided, is so be carutcLoiUor another year. 1 he mm.tter na de clined all parliamentary cpntroverfy on the fubject. 1 Tj. te.tA 1 w !ill n t m n4rwr- aft rfht nvm turmtia ah -1- .1 I .L.. ... ... i II. f .. - if .. nip rriniH nr iinTn iiiiiiicn. I r nrriprvpu an nnrrvi iiience, lelfhe inoOlil'hallen iTjc'enuify", -fo'rwhofe' advantage the war fl;puln be can kcJ. tin. pofal contrary to it will be made," or-ev-en lifti-ned t(j: and this, under the pretence o' an mi ernal re: gulatlon, the provifions of which artwliolly to eign to all other nations. r - ' . While thefe. difpofirion-vui jll. be perfided in, no. '-lltrt W-ItI hrli MM..- . . J,'. 1'....... UU.. ... U 1n,n..!.I...U.k Jt isei'ident, however, tl at we are nriw.fo pur foe our exertions for thexrlufi,v.e advanfagenf tlie they have been, are to be lurther exhaufted, led the -Eiiiptror fliould-lpe the Neihcilamls. lliis is the principal object which remains for conteftr The' foil has been moittenrd too dreadfully with Britifh blood and it is further .dediiied to be the abyfs of the Imperial loflos, to the wretched and lufferina poor ot thiscouhtry f BytheDulF, capt. Gordon, arrived at "Dover in ten days from Cadiz,-we are Informed, the cl ews of the mips of Richery's-fqnadron, in Cadiaf harbour, had mutinied to a itioll alarming degree. Bichery andhis captains,. it was generally (aid, had obtained their-fhare-of, the prize money,, arifing from.jhe - fale of rhe.captures made from our-ftreights fleet; but the (hares of the men had been withheld, Ri cher)1 telling" iTieni." that the Directory had ordered the whole turn arifingfrom the faleto betrahfmiaed to France. The men were not fatisfied with this, and after much folicitatiPn on their part, and an ab folute refufal on his, Come of his Own crew attempt- ed to afTaffinate him, and. two or three captains ; but they made their efcape to the (Lore, and yvere protected by the foldiery on gu?rd. Th failors re turned on.board-and lii-eafned to hoift the white -flag j alio threatened ttt carry out the fleet to Gi braltar, or to put it into the pofTeffion of Admiral Marm i and the tumult w'as at length carried to fuch , . . . . . r 1 . l . . . i J . . i a neigrit, Ir.at zas paniajos i oun a ox. fraaer. i to lay nine (ait of Spanifh menf-war along fide of them, ahd to fpike the guns. Jt is added, Richery has fince been affaflinated. - Stich. are the contents of letters brought by the Duff. " April i. tio mail from" Hamburgh arrived yeder- -day, but -arcQuuts were, faid to be received by a nen--tral veflel from France, of a mod alarming fyftera ot bankruptcy having extended itfelf from the ca-. pital to the principal commercial cities in the de partments. It is alfo dated, that a frefh infurrec- ' tion lias broke out, in the fouth farther particular we are not able to give. The campaign, "notwithdanding the fingnlarity of a fpring fo mild and dry, probably will not open on the Rhine tilt towards the end of April. ' Jn Italy, probably, the- war has' recommenced, and the next ... accounts; too probably, will date fome great droke having been made.' -Tn London, too, the Effects 6f the campaign,. are , already felt. - Where no lefsthan 13 bankrupts are.. among the Britifli who have feffered, in lad Tuef day's extraordinary Gazette:'1- - - - - Wr. Pitt mud prepare himfelf for the emergency all trade fs (ufpeuded ail cohfidence at an end all the money which ufed to go to the maintenance
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