TRIBUNATE, PARIS, MARCH 8. At ten o'clock Citizen Champagny was introduced, and announced to the Tribunes, that the Government, united with them in their wishes and defires, as It was their intereft, would always be ambitious to communicate to them the meafures which it might think proper to purfue for ensuring the glory and independence of the nation. The moment is approaching when the First Conful, at the head of thofe warriors whom he has fo often led on to victory, will go to open the campaign, or fign peace. Be- . fore he carries his plans into execution, he has addreffed a Proclamation to all the French, to make known to them the hoftile defigns of England, and to induce them to fly to arms.

The Counsellor of State then read two decrees, the first of which was as follows 1. The Department which, at the end, of Germinal (April 20), fhall have paid up the greater part of its contributions, fall be declared to have deferved well of its country.

2. All the old troops who have obtained leave of ablence, all veterans able. to bear arms, and all requifitionaries and confcripts, are defired to join the armies before the 15th Germinal next (April 6).

3. Those who do not belong to any particular corps, fhall repair, before the fame epoch, to Dijon, where they fhall be reviewed at the end of Germinal before the First Conful.

4. All other French citizens who wish

to lerve under the First Conful thall get their names infcribed by their Prefects; they fhall be organized into battalions of volunteers: thele who procure horfes fhall be organized into fquadrons of volunteers.

5. Before 20 Germinal (April 10), the Prefects fhall fend to the Minister of the Interior a ftatement of the young men whom they have fent to join the armies.

6. The name of the Department which fhall have furnished the greatelt number of defenders to its country, thall be pro

claimed.

The fecond decree flates, that there hall be created an army of referve, confiting of 60,000 then, the head-quarters of which fhall be Dijon.-The artillery hall be commanded by General Saint Remy; the park by the Chief de Brigade, Gaflendi; and the engineers by the firft -intpector of engineers, Marefcot.

Such are the difpofitions which the Government has thought neceffary under

the prefent circumstances. Let the army of obfervation be formed with as much fpeed as it will fly to victory; let all thofe who feel the neceffity of glory sun to range themselves under the standards of the First Conful. Who would not wish to concur in procuring a Peace that will repair fo many misfortunes?-Who would refufe a fhare in that glory which has already placed France above all nations, and which fill awaits those who are about to rush into battle. For the laft time the trumpet of war is about to Tound; it will no longer incite to carnage; it will invite to Peace. Let all parties, if any yet exift, rally around a Government which acknowledges none but that of those who are friends to their country. The First Conful will prove, by the teftimony of facts, that his fole ambition is the happiness of France and the repofe of Europe. Let every mind fions be abforbed in one; and let the be infpired with enthufiafm; let all paí electric fpark which is to animate all Frenchmen proceed from the Tribunate.

The Prefident replied as follows:The English Minifter then has declared himself an enemy to all mankind, whom he wishes to facrifice to his vile crafty (aftuce) policy. He hoped that France, like ancient Rome, would have torn herfelf with her own hands. His hopes have been deceived: all the French are united; all are about to prefent themfelves to the common enemy. It fhall be with the fword in the one hand, and the Conful will go and proclaim in the midit olive of peace in the other, that the First of camps-repole to mankind, glory to France, and independence to all nations.

PROCLAMATION.

The MINISTER of WAR to the RE

QUISITIONARY and CONSCRIPT
Troops, 21 Ventofe, 8th Year of the
FRENCH REPUBLIC One and Indi
vifible.-March 12, 1805.

We have obtained Liberty, it remains for us to obtain Peace. Those times of difcord and political turbulence dence and ignorance favoured our enthave paffed away, when our impru

mies. All Frenchmen are called to the honour of fighting for their Coun. try. There are no longer any parties; the great nation is united and unanimous. Bonaparte directs the armies his genius and your valour affure of victory. When this Peace, fo much defired; fhall have cemented liberty, and proved to the universe the spirit of moderation

moderation which animates the French Government, who is there who will not be proud of having contributed to its eftablishment. No, Frenchmen, you will not neglect this opportunity of haring in fo much glory. A. BERTHIER.

Extract of the Treaty of Friendship and Union, between the KING of SWEDEN on the one part, and the EMPEROR of all the RUSSIAS on the other part, concluded at Gatchina, on the 27th of October, 1799, ratified at Stockholm on the 30th of No vember, and at Gatfchina on the 15th of December, in the fame year, sá 1. The two Contracting Parties gua. rantee mutually to each other all their States, Countries, and Provinces in Europe.:

II. Their Majefties the King of Sweden, and the Emperor of all the Ruffias, hall maintain the most intimate correfpondence, and advife each other promptly and faithfully of any exterior injury or trouble, with which the States, &c. of either of the Contracting Parties may be menaced, and fhall employ in time the most efficacious measures either To prevent them, or to repair the confequences.

III. If, contrary to all expectation, it thould happen that one of the Contracting Parties fhould be attacked in his European provinces, the other, as foon as it hall have been required, fhall employ his good offices to put an end to hoftilities. In cafe thefe reprefentations fhould not fucceed, there hall be furnished, on demand, a ftipulated number of troops, as follows, viz. His Swedish Majesty shall furnish 8000 infantry and 2000 cavalry, or dragoons, at the choice of the party called upon; fix fail of the line, from 60 to 76 guns, and two frigates of 30 guns each. On the part of his Majesty the Emperor of all the Ruffias, there shall be furnished to his Ally 12,000 infantry and 4000 cavalry, or dragoons, at the convenience of the party called upon, nine veffels of the line, from 60 to 70 guns, and three frigates of 30 guns each.

IV. If the fuccours ftipulated by the prefent Treaty should not he found fufficient for the defence of that one of the Contracting Parties which fhall be attacked, the other, after a previous agreement, shall assist with a greater

The following statement of the affair of honour which took place between the Right Hon. Ifaac Corry and Henry Grattan, Efq. is authenticated under the fignatures of Major-General Cradock and Captain Metge :

debate in the Houfe of Commons early "In confequence of what paffled in the on Monday evening the 17th inftant Major-General Cradock, on the part of Mr. Corry, waited on Mr. Grattan in the Speaker's chamber, and propofed a meeting immediately on the rifing of the loute, to which Mr. Grattan aflented, At day light the Gentlemen proceeded to the field, and the ground being taken, the parties fired, according to agreement, by a word, when Mr. Corry was wound. ed in the left arm. The Gentlemen prefented their fecond piltols, but neither firing on the word, they remained in that fituation: after a fhort panfe, the Seconds demanded what was the matter, and having given the word again, the Gentle men prefented a fecond time, but without firing, each calling on the other to fire; it being evidently the intention of each party not to fire the fecond hot at the other. Mr. Corry, under these circumftances, propofed aloud to Mr. Grattan, that both fhould give their honour to fire together upon the word being given again, to which Mr. Grattan agreed; and at the word they both fired together accordingly, after which they quitted the ground, the Sheriff having been fomè time on the field using his efforts to prevent the proceedings. In paffing from the ground, Mr. Grattan enquired with anxiety of General Cradock whether Mr. Corry was much hurt; in consequence of fuch enquiry, and their mutual con duct in the field, Gen. Cradock obferved to Mr. Metge, that it was to be regretted that the parties had feparated without fome exchange of compliment; to which Mr. Metge replied, it was his entire wish that it should take place; Mr. Grattan then proceeded to the house where Mr. Corry was engaged with his furgeon, and they exchanged mutual civilities.

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JOHN FRANCIS CRADOCK, JOHN METGE."

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FEB. 26.

OUR convicts-Abbot, for forgery on the Bank; Chapman, Jones, and Hall, for a burglary in the Minorieswere executed before the Debtors' door at Newgate, pursuant to their fentences. Abbot, who appeared about 19 years of age, behaved with becoming propriety. Jones and Hall appeared penitent and refigned to their fate: but Chapman difplayed intances of the most abandoned depravity. On his being brought out to mount the fcaffold, he leaped up the fteps that led to it, and then, inftead of attending to the Clergyman, nodded to the females that appeared in the windows oppofite; laughed at them' fometimes immoderately; kicked off his fhoes, one to the right and the other to the left, amongst the crowd that came to witnefs his difgraceful end, and, in fhort, did every thing that he thought could prove his contempt of death.

MARCH 17-Lieut. Rotherfy, of his Majefty's fhip Repulfe, of 64 guns, Capt. Alms, arrived at the Admiralty, with the unpleasant intelligence of the Jofs of that fhip, a few days fince, on the French coaft. She ftruck on a rock near Ufhant, in a violent gale of wind, and, notwithstanding the utmost exertions were ufed by the Captain and Officers to fave the men, ten brave failors unfortunately perifhed. Capt. Alms and the remainder of the crew were made prifoners by the people on fhore, from whom, we understand, they received all polible affittance in the hour of diftrefs. Lieut. Rotherly came home in the long boat, in which he happily effected his elcape from the wreck."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

At Reading eight received fentence of death, among whom was John Hutt, for the lavage murder of Mrs. Pearman, of Bray. His trial lafted eight hours, and was deemed one of the most remarkable that ever came before a Jury. The Learned Judge, Le Blanc, tummed up at great length, and rather favourably for The prifoner, as the evidence was only circumftantial; but the Jury, after being hut up near two hours, found the prifoner guilty. This verdict made many hudder, and the Judge himself feemed uneafy. The prifoner appeared wholly unconcerned during his trial, and even whilft the awful fentence of death was palling upon him, perfifting, for fome time after his removal from the bar, in

his innocence. Sir John Hippifley (the High Sheriff), with the Chaplain, afterwards attended him, and at length received from him an ample confellion of his guilt; his confeffion in every respect verifying the conjectures, and folving the apparent inconfiftencies made at his trial. It appears that he did not, as was stated, get in at the back door, but knocked at the front as foon as he faw Mr. Pearman go out. Mrs. P. let him in. He afked her what he was in her debt; and whilft he was cafting up the fum in her book, he ftruck her a violent blow on the head with a bludgeon, which he had picked out of a faggot pile, and which he had employed himself in preparing during the time he waited for Mr. Pearman's going out. The poor woman fell inItantly, and only exclaimed "O God!" Hutt then rifled her pockets, and took five or fix thillings from the till; when, on feeing her move, he ftruck her again. At this moment a maid. fervant from the oppofite farm coming over, he bolted the door, bestowed an additional blow or two on the wretched fufferer, and made his escape backwards. He flept at his ufual lodgings that night, but the following morning fet off for Portsmouth, where he inlifted as a marine. The ftockings he left behind being very bloody, confirmed the fufpicions that led to his apprehenfion; but when produced, it was evident that they were not ftained by Mrs. P.'s blood; and on its coming out that a neighbour had had a pig killed the night preceding the murder, it occurred to the Judge, that it might poffibly be the animal's blood; he therefore told the Jury, that as it was probable the boy had killed the pig, and fled on that account, they must not fuffer that circumftance to have any weight with them fo as to convict him of the murder. His confeffion, however, admits of his having committed both thefe crimes.

At Chelmsford affizes, Henry Hunfdon, a boy of eleven years of age, who ftole the various Bank Notes out of the letters from the Poft Office, in that town, was capitally convicted and received fentence of death: Baron Hotham, in the moft humane manner, informed him there was great reafon to believe that he would receive the Royal mercy.

At Worcester, came on the trial of John and Richard Lane (brothers), the former charged on the Coroner's Inqueft, with the murder of Mr. Thomas Good,

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of Redmarley, and the latter with being an acceffary to the murder. It appeared that the deceased was way-laid on his return home in the evening of Saturday the 26th of October laft, through a narrow lane, at a fhort distance from his own houfe, and two 'fhots were fired at him through an hedge, which not having the defired effect, he was afterwards molt cruelly beaten with a gun. ftock, of which wounds he expired the next day. The prifoners were foon apprehended. On their trial they both evinced the moft hardened depravity, mutually charging each other with the commiffion of the atrocious deed. Upwards of thirty witneffes were examined, and the prifoners took up more than two hours in their defence, in which they principally la boured to impeach the credit of the witneffes against them. After an excellent charge from Baron Thompson, the Jury found them both guilty, and they received the ufual fentence, to be executed on

Thurfday. On the morning following (Wednefday), the above unhappy criminals made a full confeffion of their guilt to the Chaplain of the gaol. The account which each of them gave of the circumstances attending the murder exactly correfpond. It feems that Richard, on the death of Mr. Good, who was their uncle, was to fucceed to a final estate belonging to the latter, and that he propofed to his brother John to give him sol. if he would affift in murdering Mr. Good; to which horrid propofal John affented. John discharged a gun, and Richard a piftol, through the hedge at the unfortunate man: but the fhot not depriving him of life, John afterwards truck him feveral blows with the butt end of the gun, as above stated. Before they left the Court, they expreffed fo much malice against each other, that the Judge ordered them to be confined apart; but on Wednesday morning they profeffed fincere and mutual forgiveness.

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18. Captain William Allan, late of the 16th regiment of foot.

Lately, the Rev. Lançafter Framingham, rector of a mediety of Weft Walion, and vicar of Rougham, in Norfolk, formerly of Caius College, B. A. 1749; M. A. 1753

19. Mr. Edward Bates, farmer, of Hilrow, Haddenham, in his 81ft year.

Lately, Charles Waller, of Weft Wickham, Kent.

Lately, Mr. William Elyand, jun. of the Crefcent, Minories, aged 19 years.

21. Mr. Jowett, of Newington, Surrey,

in his 56th year.

At Hackney, Mr. Thomas Chapman, aged 61 years.

22. At Enfield Highway, Mr. Leedes Mafon, formerly a baberdasher in Cornhill,

Dr. John Stafford, of Chifwell-street, Finsbury-fquare, in his 72d year. He had been near 42 years paftor of the Church in New Broad-street.

Mr. John Lone, ftockbroker, aged 75. Mr. Richard Townsend, of Ludgate-hill. Lately, Mr. Philip Lamash, of the Theatre Royal, Dublin.

23. Dr. Jofeph Warton. (See p. 199.) Lately, Mrs. Farrington, wife of Jofeph Farrington, efq. R. A.

Lately, Sir Thos. Shirley, bart. aged 72, of Oat Hall, in the county of Suffex, many years Governor and Commander in Chief of Antigua, St, Christophers, &c. and a General in the army.

24 In Dover-ftreet, Elizabeth Counters Dowager of Warwick, daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton. Her fecond husband was General Clarke.

Mr. John Jackson, of New Palace- yard, Weftminster, aged 91 years.

Lately, at Wensley, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Edward Handy, a native of Worcestershire, in the 108th year of his age. During the middle part of his life he was groom in the racing ftables of Charles Duke of Bolton, and trained many of the favourite horfes of that nobleman.

25. At Fulham, in his 75th year, Mr. William Burchell.

In Sloane-street, Colonel Gorges.

In Great Portland- ftreet, Mr. Heriot, fen. aged 67.

26. At Canterbury, Lieutenant-General R. Dawson.

27. Mrs. Dupre, of Wilton Park, Buckinghamshire, widow of Jofias Dupre, formerly Governor of Madras.

Samuel Clay, cfq. of Daventry, Northamptonshire.

At Bath, John Scott Butter, efq. late in the East India Company's fervice.

At Edinburgh, John Viscount of Arbuthnot, Lord Inverbervie.

28. At Windfor, Mr. Jealous, one of the police officers of Bow-1treet appointed to attend his Majefty.

At York, in his 79th year, the Rev. Hewley Baines, of Bell Hall.

Thos. Shiffner, efq. of Grofvenor-place, Scroop Ogilvie, efq. of Sackville-street. Mr. Lewis Hay, of Edinburgh, banker. MARCH 1. At Briftol Hotwells, Mr. Ifaac Hudfon, late of Cheapfide.

Mr. Thomas Welt, of Gracechurch-freet, Lately, the Rev. William Tafwell, vicar of Ailsham, in Norfolk, and formerly a minor canon of Canterbury.

2. Mr. William Fuller, banker, of Lom bard ftreet, in his 95th year.

Mrs. Berners, wife of Charles Berners, efq. of Woolverfton Park, Suffolk.

3. Mr. John I' Anfon, folicitor, in Can. non-row, Westminster.

At Whitehaven, in his 71ft year, Samuel Martin, efq.

4. At Sutton, Surrey, the Rev. Giles Hatch, 33 years rector of that place.

Lately, Mr. Robert Reeve, cornfa&tor, of Mark-lane.

5. The Rev. Thos, Cray, diffenting minister of Walkerfold, Lancashire..

7. At Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, the Rev. Samuel Worfley, aged 59 years, and upwards of 35 years pastor of the protestant dissenters there.

8. Mrs. Angerstein, wife of John Julius Angerstein, of Pall-mall,

William Daniel, efq. a captain of the royal navy.

At Kensington, Mrs. Darkes, widow of the late John Darkes, efq. of Gayton, Northamptonshire.

The Rev. John Jacques, vicar of Prokington, Warwickshire, formerly of Bennet College. Cambridge.

9. Mr. Edward Wetenhall, jun, of Vauxhall, aged 21 years.

In Paradife row, Iflington, Fleetwood Bury, efq. aged 67, late deputy clerk of the affizes of the Norfolk circuit, in which office he officiated 35 years, and 38 years as clerk of the indictments for the county of Middlefex.

John Wilkes, efq. of Tanfield-court, Inner Temple, aged 23.

Lately, at Rattery. in Devonshire, a man named Cocker, aged 105 years.

-To. Nicholas Lacy Fry, efq. at Streatham. William Durbar, efq. of Chapel-street, Pentonville.

Lately, Mr. Baker, one of the principal maffengers of the house of commons, *x. Mro.