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to, ft ' r : - Latcft Foreign . Intelligence, jrVtfji- ttindto papers hj the flip Hamburgh.? atket. '' ' Fnmiht LONDON COURIER, Feb. 3. - REPLY OF THE IMPERIAL CABINET tiT tbf frtpofal oj the (ourt ef Berlin jer maintaining rA vtktrai-ty cj tbc north of utrmapj confined to ihe legaf defence of the countries, and if Jan, 6. The Imperial troops in Italy now occupy ... J J. .TI i ..i 1.. -u. 1 - u- r. .r.: l.l iu' . . l . r nicy uu uui ucparwrora wic priucipics, uic iuiuis, andtbe obligations, prefcribed by the laws and-the tOnftireiioDT5 ' " JAn" official note, tranfmitted by IvL-the marquis tAcchefini to the mlnifler of his imperial majallv flates it to be the intention of the court of Berlin o obtairi frbm his imperial majefty Jus approbation ot meatures adopted toiheetttritynnaTirtoT Germany by no means, of an armed neutrality, an ti6&ffcinft to him ; .aubejfa.me time, that the fecurtiy bflhefe countries was the motive in which the mea sures referred to had originated.' 7 " ' The following is the Vubftarice of the reply made id this note by the Court of Vjebtia ; " '"His imperial rhajefly, as (bpretne head of the Ktnpire, cannot doubt that the flares ire obliged to .'coticur ih la war, rendered neceflary from the pre.1 lfbre : oFcircumltances, and formally declared.-with "Ml that force, for the common defence. This obti-. afiidtiis derived from the principle of individual and general fecurity, which is the -mod (acred and "the mdft effential bafis of every cpnflitiuion. , It is In'a particular manner blended with the fubfbrfce of the Germanic conftitution, and is recognized by fe Vfcral of its laws in the molt pofitivc terms jy.;; "7 'Such7 IVheTefultdiclated by the fpirit of our confutation, which fybjecls all the refpective Hates, - nd all the means of defence, to the general control of the fovereign power of the Germanic empire jghjsJthe.relulufh oath of frahyyrrrch-thc" electors, princes, and fla tes of the empire, in order to'ftrergthcn the foetal bond, take iri their capacity "fi efle Is by -which, they iweat act ivfJy j:q xoncur In every ftep whkh can tend to the honour j to the ad vantage, and to the piofperity of his imperial ma jefty and of the empire, and which, by confequence, ihVpofe upon them an obligntion to fecdnd with. all "their rrtightthe'meafu and - the flatea pf the empire,- to avert- the-da'nger which threatens them wiili total deftroction. ".His imperial majelty fees with pain that the abearance of the War by no means anfwer the ex Titration wh:ch he had been led to entertain ; hut tn confidering the fimdamenial. laws ot every well organized conlh'tution, and the principles recogniz . eel in the moll pofitivc terms in the laws of the empire; full of anxiety for the guod of the country, his in a efty cannot refrain from.iiumi letting -deiie that the corps, aflembledat a crifis the rnoff claim ing and the moll dangerous, nu! he employed a ther in aiding a molt jifl defence, by "ppofing the common enemy, than in flopping animation fhll at a"d?i1h'cera rr-v. : ... -- - 1 pomoitiryv Thefe meafuf es of fecurity, confidered in them- fe'Ives, do not -appear to be contrary to the bafis arid ihe fpirit of the cbnftitution, pro. iJed that the ar- - f arigements for the fafety and the particolar defence ef-the north of Germany are nqt found upon tlle- fuppofitions, and provided they are not employ .tl to tanflibn the.oncdnlfitutionarpfetext ot freeing 3n,em2:towTth""ibli'gi'tloi) binding upon them'by r: the .regiftefs of the r ,1-for the purpofe ..of. ihe.peialiecuritjt.oiGer fc'any. . " . - - . " f- ' !f hia imperial m.aje(ly- on tne prefent occafipn, eTe-::tff:granrw - - termed in the; letter of theRruffian miuifter, in the letters of convocation, and in the.declarations of the plenipotentiaries of the king, an unlimited ap "prob.ationall who mould-compare it with the tenor "'"t t)f the decree of ratification of the 29th of tily 1795 would accufe him of adopting contfaclory meafures and of making an arbitrary u!e of his pewer, as heat tf the empire, fince the laws renewed in the prefent War forbid the fbtes to feparate, on any 'occafion. from the general aflb Nation, and any arnjntnent un ticr'jhe tiUf an armjsd neurraljty, iluring the con tinuanceof a war o"f the empire", interdict tlu m, in - the'tnoft pofitive manner, from arbitrarily re nonnc. ?4ng-eengairen3 formany-impoieu npon tr.em tor uie Accounts have been recevejcl of the capture of fe veral of. the Cork victualling mips, .Thefe accounts differ with tefpet to the tum6r of (hips taken T --oBe fay, eight r-p.tfeer . eleven and . i6me men tion the number to be t w enty-elchtrT-The-iof wil V beieverely fetu ;tl 7 . Some of the Paris opp'ofitionf Journals ftated, that one of the contractors for the iranifs was a relation of CarribV the member of the Direcipry ; in confe cjuence of which, Carnot laTety f ilmed a declara tion that none; of his relations Ipiyf4any fixation under the government j-to which he fejoioed a re quell, that if anv perfon applied for an office on the ground of xonnewon with him,' no attention fbould , -ne-paid to their foucitatiorls. .T I Ts wguld ftein to indicate, that the Direftory are ftVll influenced by feme Jacobin ictptBfltifei, ac tlnt at lead by no means confider themfelves nipvej ard-fo fopport the imprefcriptibU- righti.i't ininifltrs,- and adopt the eflabliftjexl practice of remjja,r gove,rnnien,.ts. . The new emperor of Rii(,lta Ijas given a moll de cided proof of his pacific, propenfnies bv abolifJi ing pettifogging attorneys andfolicitors, ; NS'mea" fure could msre 'iirimedjatclyand effectaally con duce to promote the peace and good harmony ot his fubjecls. . ; " . '- . The Ihip lately wreckeidoff the fle : cf Muinhe fame that was Vufltliy lord Lonlclaie toine years ago: ' Lord Malmefbury isftill at Bath. On Monday he feut a courier to DowningJftreet toknow -what o'ctci it was I . ' ' the fame oppofition they did at the. brilliant epoch or jait JNoventDer. i hey tWcn Wert obliged tt force tTieTr way, andtiieir march was marked with the bloody battles of CoglianoKivoli, Baflano,ancf Montebello, of all which were as many victories glo rioufly acquired. They have how nearly got to the fame point they had formerly arrived at with great n I. . . . 1 n M " II & MHgHerj-wuirotHntrTjung a oiow. The late dowager quecq of luilVa was a litera rv charactcrot fome celebrity, ilie tranflated no lels than thirteen different works ffpav 'the German into the French language Vi '"V The amount of thefale of teas at thelndia-houfe in December lad, was 777,75 7I. The 'duties there on, 24,844!. : Yefterday the coroner's jury fat on tht bpdy of William Lantafter, the bighwiyrnisn who was killed on Fincbley Common lalt Molrtay.-evening, by lord Stratlnnore, and every body returned a verdict of jujltjiabie hotnicuU, " ". EAlPiUOR OF RUSSIA.. .. The emperor of Paul I. by the conduct Ire; is now; purfuing7feems to emulate the character of his pre deceflbr Peter, mid like 'him la erformadtions wliich will juftly denominate, him " l ire Crcat." While he views with nphWolbphie eye other . nations conyuKed with extemsi commotions, or contending with external ?cm:es, he directs his intention to the neceifity.pf a reform in his own empire, to pre- vent the.oiie; and by refuting tb"fign a treaty, which Would havei neceflarily plunged him into the very hearof the warfhields his fubjeet s from the ho'r-1 . " 1 roFs-attenaanttrporrthe-otnen iieiiaTtreerrtralrrr ed up in thejehool ot adverfity, and is thereby ena bled to commiieraie'the unfortunate and relieve the opprefled His. porfip feems to confill in the num ber oRhe fubjeas otHirs con )s 1 As Kolciufko, his mode of conquering he perfon s by fubduing the heart with an act of generofity, and binding the fer vices of thofe whom other monarchs would deem enemies, by impofTng the lentiment of fian empire appears to be his Rudy .and the prol perity of his people to form the bafis on which he "buttds-t ffe-ed-i lice of- b 1 s o w ri gl or y T Theim portaut poll mi Kt vol r-iS act ually in ntiF" power. General laldanovich has bis head qUr lers at Caldicro, a place diftant bt one poll firqa- -ted from Verona A corps of Auflrlans have pafs ed the Adige lower dnwnjwutfaXv iewof d iflorbing - the. flank of the French army, and To attempt an immediate cammnnication with general Wurmier. f STRASBOURG, January 13. Cap-i. klatten tj ihe Jortrijs of Keti ptopofed ty the gene fUi ej -cfivijTon Defai)ct cimtmander in chief tf jg fort) to general Latcur, ctthmandmgthe jtufirtan troops Art; I. The French troops fhall evacuate Kehl to day andyto-morrow. Granted. '' -iI;Tneywnfgivclir to-morrbw, 2f Nivofe ( January 10) at four P. M. precjfely. Anfwer, Auflrlap troops fhall to-morrow, the 10th of January, take poueffion of the fort of Kehl,'-and of every 'thing which-the troops fliall have left there. 1 If. From that moment all hoflilities fhall ceafe on both fides, and the Aullrian troops mail take1 ppfleffiort of the redoubt and ihe burying place, and tnaii place tbeir advanced polts at the nearelt bar--rier. Anfwer, The redoubt, burying-place, and barrier leading to the fort, fhall be immediately given up.. - , " j Y- l hc Frenc,h-troops . fhall ,-occupy-1 he -other - ' Co rtTTTrCTTctefc'TTceT " Hiyiro pe r i a Lma j ed y i in . v 1 r 1 u to f thel itt e d du-- tirt impofed on him by his high oince, as iupreme head. of the empire, on the other hand, being called tion sgainlt every ftep and every principle incompa ,. tible with their fafety, to preferve to the empire,. 'ancTfp'goard therp againll the prejudices which may rr fcfile frofct thefe meafures, be difpofed, in the mean (Viofe, to graat them his.. approbation, if they ate INSPRUCK (TYROL,) January sis-ilKlfn6"' count de Lehrbach, arrived here yeiieray oh his return from the frontiers of Italy. At jhe lame time' we have received the following news : ' ' , . General Wurmfer has lately proved, in the molt glorious manner, that he may be ranked in the num ber of the Worthy warriors of the Aullrian mo narchy Towards the end oMaftmonth thegreatelf part pf tbe French army, having received numerous reinforcements, advanced behind the Lake de Gardo towards .Salo with route into the com Tide of tlie barrier till to-morrow 4 P. M. Anfwer (Granted. - V. On each fide fhall be given up an officer ' of the.tat-Ma)or as an hoflage,-who fhall remain uu- til the prefencapitulation flual) be executed. They fhall then be exchanged.--Aufwer. Granted. Tliey fhall be rxchanged at foon as the Aullrian trofips take pofTdlion ot th i fort.-- At three quarters pafl 3 P. M. the remainder of rhe- troops had filed of, Every thing was carried of, even the palifades and the Auftrian bails. The bridge of boats "warcarried to the left bank, and there is v no. longer any communication with' the " other fide. ' '.' ' . ilRlSH ACCOUNTS. The following particulars of the expedition col lected fronvihe ofheers of the Ville d'L'Orient have bean publlfhed in a Cork paper: " On the 14th December the fleet failed confiding of 18 fail of the line, 14 frigates, 6 large tranfports, and fome fmall veflels, bad 2 $,000 troops on board -with 6 weeks prbvifionsr -The fignal-having beeri -made for failing fome went through the palfage de RaziTTO'rateiriitnrigate, with admiral deGallrs, and general Hoche on board, and a few other (hips got out, but the greater part of the fleet went jhro Des Feottes, join; and the admiral had only the Neflor of 74 guns with him ; which, having IqI !'r . m2rn:2H . a!fa parted with theadmirah The captain of la Ville d'L'Orient, believed fhe was at the rendezvous, but as none of the other fhips had joined here fince, he thinks fhe mull be loft or taken. She had on board 15 millionsjpf livres in gold, to pay the troops. "TheTfleet made . Ireland in three day9, b it hav inginiflakeCtheDuffey niake Bantry Bay qijtil the 24th, and then only part had anchored, when the gale come on and forced them to cut cables in confulion.- 'lT'"r L'Indomptable of 80 gun?, ran fool of La Refolue; and difmafted her, fo that fhe mult be loft with Ad miral Neily on boa n', LIndo n j table fjrung her bowfprit. The diviyon with-which'La,Jille de L Orient onentcrin? ihe bay had not 'gained"art an--chorage with the tirft dlvihon ; it confifted c 1 four . 74 gn fhips, three Frigates two corvettes, and two powder yeliels w uh 500c troops. " A council of war was held ; the troops were' a view to penetrafy ntrToFjuacafy. - menwitlithemJKi s eftinatedtliiriy"Tevcn thonfand Tternite they refolved to return and failed on the" Ilrong.--J3cneraL 'this movement nf the French, but he refolved unon a firtie ; and k completely effected it on the 20th; i ef tou Tn (!) uia k men in killed rwpunded, and taken prifemers. This glorious, eriterprize fo alarmed the French corps on their way to Salo, that they precipitately retreated as far "as PefchierS f after which oar army made a motion, ahd advanced a little.' . f . f 4thariuaf y from Cantry-a Iquadron wfjen captorcqv:-. 7- .1 :., 1 he fleet was well fupplied in -every particular. tranfports were ready to follow Willi troops when a j arming mould be made good. -The following is an account of the oflicerSj. men; and targri, on board the Ville de L'Orient (a 74 ' cut down ana arrrtfl en flute ) ; 1 captain, ; fieuten I 1 1 - -f 1 ""!"'. " .r .. "... - - - i 1 la 1 .j- B " I
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