to be made by the Militia of Versailles, on the night of Monday; and numbers of citizens abandoned their houses in the Rue de Noailles, under which the mine was fuppofed to pafs. On arriving at the ftables, the Swifs refufed the Militia entrance; on which they commanded him on pain of inftant death, to enter and precede them with torches. At every part of the building they examined, they left centinels, to prevent a furprife from the attendants belonging to the ftables. At length M. de Vergnes, Equerry to the Compte D'Artois, arrived, and was refufed admittance; but on his offering to fhow every place, he was fuffered to accompany the Militia, who had already broken open feveral of the doors. All the cellars were carefully examined, and at length a difcovery was made of an immenfe hole, the bottom of which could not be discovered. One of the citizens defcended by means of a long beam held in a flanting direction; and the refult of his obfervations was, that he could perceive no apertures correfponding with this hole, which was very deep; fo that all that can be concluded is, that fuch a horrid plan has been really in contemplation, and preparing for execution, either prior to, or fince the Revolution; no perfon belonging to the ftables being able or willing to affign any ufe or mean ing whatever for this excavation. It is unneceffary to add, that proper precautions are taken.

Aug. 13. The National Affembly, on Monday laft, took into confideration the report of the committee refpecting the dreadful diforders committed in all the provinces, and the method of appeafing them. Amongst other circumftances it was proved to the Affembly, that a number of perfons flew from province to province, fpreading falfe news, and encouraging the populace to infurrection. That in Alface, in particular, (on the German trontiers) a perfon affuming the character of a Deputy, produced an edict from the King, counterfigned by one of the Secretaries of State, authorizing every fpecies of diforder, with a variety of other circumftances, too evidently let on foot by traitors to admit of the fmalleft doubt. The following refolution was therefore propofed, and agreed to by the Affembly:

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lic liberty, feem to have conceived the no lefs criminal plan of carrying their projects into execution by the fury of a narchy; and being informed, that on the fame day, and at the fame hour, falfe alarms have been diffeminated through the different provinces of France, by pub lifhing accounts of infurrections that had no exiftence; perfuaded that those who difturb the order and harmony of fociety, merit the fevereft punishments; that the crime is ftill greater, as thofe incendiaries have gone fo far as to promul gate falfe orders, and even falfe edicts of the King, by counterfeiting the name of his Majefty, confidering that ail good, citizens fhould concur in putting a ftop to fimilar acts of violence, the National Affembly determine and decree, That all Municipal Bodies of the kingdom, as well in the towns as in the country, fhall watch over the maintenance of general tranquillity; that, at their requifition, the national militia, and all the troops, fhall come to their affiftance, in purfuing and apprehending all difturbers of the public peace, of what ftate or condition foever they may be: that all perfons apprehended for public criminality, fhall be imprifoned, and be regularly brought to trial; but that the execution of thofe who fhall be found to be the authors of thofe violent acts, fhall be fufpended; and their interrogatories, confrontations, and the other proceedings fhall be laid before the National Affembly, there to be examined, that it may be enabled to come at the fource of thefe criminal plots against the nation. The faid National Affembly ordain, that all tumultuous meetings, either in the towns or in the country, under pretext of hunting, or any other pretext whatever, fhall be repelled; and that on the requifition of the Municipal Bodies, the troops fhall join with the Marechauffee to difperfe them; that every vagabond, without a profes fion or conftant habitation, fhall be apprehended; that the national militia, and, all the troops, fhall take an oath to the nation, to the King, and to the law, well and faithfully to ferve the ftate; that the former fhall take this oath in prefence of their commanders; that officers of every rank, and the foldiers of each regiment, aflembled round their colours, fhall take it to their chief, and the foldiers to their refpective officers."

The form of the oath to be as follows: "We fwear to the Nation, and the King the Chief of the Nation, and in the name of Religion, of our Country,

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and of Honour, to ferve the State-ne ver to permit any one to attack the Nation, and never to employ our force againft our fellow citizens, but at the requifition of Municipal Officers."

M. de Mirabeau obferved, that this was a hafty measure, as nobody vet knew the form these municipal bodies would take, and that many of them were at prefent named by the King, &c. and that the limits of the executive and legislative powers were not yet determined. But it being antwered, that the occafion was imminent, and that the obedience was to be paid to the municipal bodies, as confituted hereafter by the Affembly, and that the legislative body, at this moment, alone poffeffed the confidence of the nation, the oppofition ceafed, and it was almoft unanimoufly carried.

The King has iffued the following declaration to accompany that of the National affembly:

The King's Declaration. "His Majefty having received information, that numerous bands of robbers are fpread over the kingdom, who endeavoured to deceive the inhabitants in to an opinion, that they are warranted by the approbation of his Majesty in the attack and demolition of the cafties, carrying off the archieves, and committingother depredations on the habitations and properties of the nobility his Majefty therefore finds himself neceffarily obliged to declare, that fuch violences excite his utmoft indignation. He exprefsly enjoins all those who are charged with the execution of his orders, to prevent thefe crimes by every means in their power, as well as to bring the perpetrators to the most fevere punishment.

"His Maiefty cannot, without the greatest affliction, witnefs the troubles that prevail in his kingdom; troubles excited by ill-intentioned perfons, who be gan by propagating groundless rumours in the provinces, raising falfe alarms, and inducing the inhabitan's to take up arms.

His Majefty enjoins to the commandants of his provinces, to guard with the utmoft vigilance against fuch guilty and dangerous manœuvres. He warns all his faithful fubjects to keep them felves on their guard against evil defigns and deceitful fuggeftions; and he calls on every good citizen to oppose, to the utmost of his power, the continuance of that diforder which ex's, to the fhame and difgrace of France, and which effentially counteracts hole beneficial views which actuate the king, and the representatives

of the nation, for the advancement of the happiness and profperity of the kingdom. It is his Majefty's defire that this ordinance be printed and diftributed throughout the kingdom, and also read from the pulpits in every parish.

Done at Verfailles the 9th of Auguft, one thousand seven hundred and eightynine.

(Signed) LOUIS.
(And below,)

LE COMTE DE ST PRIEST." The capital has been in great fermentation these three days paft, relative to the French guards; and infidious attempts have been induftriously made to fcatter the feeds of difcord.-The fact is, that a great number of them, impatient at not fecing the new regulation appear, which was to fecure them, as they richly merit, an eafy and honourable fitua tion, repaired at an unfeasonable hour to the house of the Marquis de la Fayette, and preffed hard to know what was to become of them, as many wished to go into the provinces and vifit their relations. The Marquis anfwered them, that the nation, who felt all the force of the obligation they owed thefe firft and beft of citizens, would never be unmindful of their services; that the Committee of Paris were employed in forming the plan for a permanent body of fubordinate military, and the city militia; but that in the terim, fuch as wifhed to depart might have permiffion; and that the regulation was about to appear, in which they were all honourably and lucratively confidered.

On the first appearance of difcontent among the French guards, all the good citizens, who love and efteem them as children of the fame family, offered to fubfcribe any fum for their immediate wants; "No (replied these generous fellows); we have means enough amongst us; those who have, supply those who have not; we are your brethren, not beggars."

The National Affembly have iffued a declaration enjoining the payment of all taxes, duties, and pecuniary charges in the ancient form, until the feudal fyftem and all the fifcal and local abufes fhall have been abolished by the Affembly, and a new order of things eftablished.

Paris, Aug. 13. The unexampled violences everywhere committed in this country, though the capital at prefent enjoys a flate of tranquillity, have induced the neceffity of putting the provoft law into immediate and full force, for the

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Speedy execution of juftice; and his Moft Chriftian Majefty's edict to that effect, was yesterday registered in Parliament. The new code of municipal laws, comprehending the general police of this city is completed, and its operations are directed at the Hotel de Ville, to begin from this day.

The Baftile, the most extraordinary place of confinement ever seen, is now nearly demolished; it is with the greateft difficulty the people can be kept at a diftance; the eagerness to fee the infide, brings thousands to this fpot from all parts of the country: The iron collars, to furround the body, hands, and feet, found in the cells, are of the moft extraordinary kind. In one of the cells, twelve feet under ground, an iron cage has been found, the weight fuppofed to be ten tons, and the bars three inches fquare, in which was a perfect human keleton.

Soon after the death of C. Mazarin, an unknown prifoner, young, and of a grace ful figure, was brought to the Baftile with the greateft fecrecy. He had on an iron mafk, the lower part of which was rendered commodious by fteel fprings. It was generally understood, that any difcovery of himfelf would have been followed with immediate death. The Marquis de Louvois, prime minifter of France, went to fee him, and never fat down in his prefence. The governor of the Bafille himself waited upon him, and remained always uncovered in his prefence. He had whatever he defired. His manners were elegant, and playing on the guittar was his chief amulement. He was always ferved on plate, and one day (being denied the ufe of pen, ink, and paper) took an opportunity to write fomething with a fork on a fmall filver dith, which he threw out of the window. It was found by a fisherman, who brought it to the governor, who, on reading the infcription, detained the man, till he was convinced he could not read, and that no other perfon had feen it. He continued in prifon from the year 1661 to 1704, when he died, and was buried privately. Monf. Chamillarde was the last perfon who knew any thing of this fecret, which at that time engaged the attention of all Europe. When on his death-bed, his fon-in-law, the Marfhal de Fenillade, conjured him earneftly to inform him who this perfon was. Chamillarde anfwered, it was a fecret of State, which he had fwore not to reveal. It has hitherto

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remained undifcovered, and the papers found in the Baflile throw no light upon it but it is generally believed, that the man in the mafk was a natural fon of Henrietta Princess of England, who was married to the Duke of Orleans, brother to Louis XV. and the was foon after poifoned by her husband. The party who conducted him to the Baftile had orders to kill him if he took off mis mask, or difcovered who he was, and it is fuppofed he had written his name on the plate found by the fisherman.

A few days ago, his Majesty's ship Nareiffus, P. D'Auvergne, ¡Esq; com inder, anchored in Cherbourg Road. Capt. D'Auvergne was unwilling to iend a noat on fhore, apprehenfive of infult, in confequence of the popular idea at present prevailing in France, that the English were inimical to the French nation enjoying that liberty which they themselves poffels.

He accordingly weighed anchor and put to fea, acquainting a boat near him with the occafion of his fudden departure.

The Duc de Narbonne, commandant at Cherbourg, on hearing this was fo extremely concerned at the departure of the Narciffus, that he inftantly difparched an armed corvette, with a very polite letter to Capt. D'Auvergne, requefting his return, and affuring him that every poffible civility should be fhewn to any of his Britannic Majesty's fhips which should put into any of their ports fince a thorough conviction reigned in every province in France, that the English participated in the joy occafioned by the late glorious Revolution.

On Saturday evening, the above armed corvette, with enfign and pendant flying, anchored at Spithead. Many conjectures were formed refpecting fo novel a fight: thefe, however, were foon cleared up. The officer who commanded her, a man of high rank, came on fhore, and waited on Admiral Roddam, to repeat to him the affurances which the French commandant had made to Capt. D'Auvergne.

According to letters from Nantz, received on Kurfday, eleven veffels arri ved there from America, the 29th of last month, laden with wheat and other corn, Their cargoes were difpofed of the morning after their arrival, and the fhips were unlading as fast as poffible, to return home for frefh cargoes, grain being very plentiful in the American States. Stockholm,

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Stockholm, June 30. Intelligence has been received here that, on the 18th infiant, a Ruffian corps, under the command of General Michelfon, attacked the Swedish troops at St Michel, commanded by Colonel Steding. The action began at midnight, in which the Swedes kept their ground, and fought very brave. ly for feveral hours; but Colonel Steding, perceiving that the enemy muft at lengti. fucceed in turning his front, and attacking him in the flank, thought it prudent, in order to five his men and artillery, to evacuate St Michel, and retreat to Jeckas, which he effected with a very thing lofs, having faved all his baggage and flores, except the powder magazine, which he blew up, to prevent its failing into the hands of the enemy. In confequence of this retreat, the Ruffians have entered into Sawolax. On the other hand, the King, at the head of a corps of about 5000 men; with fifty pieces of cannon, has paffed the river Kymene, and made an irruption, near Keltys, into Ruffian Finland.

Stockholm, July 3. A courier who arrived yesterday morning with letters from the King to the Queen, the Prince Royal and Baron Armfelt, brought the firft news of an action between the troops under his Majefty's command and a corps of Ruffians, whom he met on the 28th past within two miles of Davidftadt. His Majefty mentions no particulars in his letters, only that he had defeated the enemy without receiving any hurt himfelf: But the courier reports, that the king, with only 2,000 of his troops, which composed the van guard, without waiting for the rest of his army, advanced to charge the enemy, who amounted to about 5,600 men: That the Ruffians flood the fire of the Swedes with great intrepidity, for a confiderable time, and in their turn attacked the Swedes with bayonets fixed, which occafioned the latter to retreat about twenty paces; but that being inftantly rallied by his Majefty, who alighted from his horfe, and encouraged them in perfon, they returned to the charge, and put the enemy to flight: That the Ruffians in their retreat having paffed a defile, the Swedes in the purfuit difcovered another body of the enemy, drawn up in a line, at the oppofite extremity; which fituation not permitting an attack with any hopes of fuccefs, the Swedes defifted; but that, making a circular march thro' a wood, they charged the Ruffians in flank, and entirely sputed them. The lofs on the

fide of the Swedes is reported to be three officers and about 15 men killed, and three officers an nearly 100 men wounded. The lofs of the enemy cannnot be afcertained, as they carried off their dead.

Rome, July 17. A propofal made by two Ex-Jefuits is the prefent talk of this city; they have informed his Holiness that they can point out a place where a treasure of upwards of fifteen millions of crowns in gold is depofited, which they agree to dilcover, in confideratin of a reward of one million of the treasure found; the reft to be at the disposal of the Apoftolick Chamber. Every body is curious to know whether this extraordinary propofal will be accepted. I he place where the gold is hid is fufpected to be fomewhere about the Antonine baths, formerly belonging to the Jesuits, near the gate of St Sebaftian, where there are confiderable edifices, and fome old walls and fubterraneous paffages.

This treafure is fuppofed to be that of the Jefuits, at the time of their first suppreffion.

ENGLAND.

Weftminft. July 31. This day the Lords being met, and the Commons being come, the Lord High Chancellor of Great Bri tain, the Duke of Leeds, and the Earl of Chatham, in virtue of a commiffion from his Majefty, notified the Royal affent to —An act for granting to his Majesty several additional rates and duties upon horfs and carriages with four wheels, and for explaining an act of his present Majefty, as far as relates to carriages with two or three wheels. An act for granting feveral additional ftamp-duties on probates of wills, letters of adminiftration, and on receipts of legacies, &c.

An act for granting feveral additional stamp duties on newspapers, advertisements, and on cards and dice.-An act for further continuing an act of the 23d of his prefent Majefty, for the more effectual encouragement of the manufactures of flax and cotton in Great Britain.

An act for better regulating and afcertaining the importation and exportation of corn and grain, the exportation of ftarch, and the importation of rape feed. -An act for explaining an act paffed last feffion, for regulating the trade between his Majefty's colonies in North America, and Weft India Islands, and the United States of America, and between his Majefty's said subjects and the foreign iflande

in the Weft Indies.-An act to continue feveral laws therein mentioned, relative to the better encouragement of the making of failcloth in Great Britain; to the encouragement of the filk manufactures, &c. and to continue feveral expiring laws. An act for further encouraging the Newfoundland, Greenland, and fouthern whale fisheries-and to four private bills.

Aug. 11. This day the Lords being met, and the Commons being come, the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, the Duke of Leeds, and Lord Sydney, in virtue of a commiffion sent from his Majefty, declared the Royal affent to an act for granting to his Majefty a certain fum of money out of the confolidated fund.-An act for repealing the duties on tobacco and fnuff, and for granting new duties in lieu thereof.-An act to exempt all piece goods, wove in this kingdom, and which shall be fold by auction, from the duty impofed on fuch fales: for exempting perfons licensed to retail fpiritous liquors from the payment of the duties inpofed on fuch licences, who fhall leave off retailing fuch liquors before the expiration of the time for which fuch licences fhall be granted; and for obliging perfons who fhall deal in. brandy, not being retailers, rectifiers, or diftillers, to take out licences for that purpose.-An act for allowing a drawback on teas exported to the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar, Africa, &c. -An act to authorise the Commiffioners of the Treasury to appoint two of the Commiffioners of the Cuftoms in England, and one of the Commiffioners of the Customs in Scotland, to inquire into the annual amount of the emoluments of officers of the cuftoms, and other perfons employed in that revenue.-An act to continue for a limited time, and amend, an act to regulate the fhipping and carrying flaves in British vellels from the coaft of Africa.-An act for appointing commiffioners further to inqnire into the loffes and fervices of the American Loy alifts.-An act to enable the East India Company to raise money by further increafing their capital stock,

Speech of the Lords Commiffioners. After which the Lord Chancellor made the following Speech. "My Lords, and Gentlemen, "WE have it in command from his Majefty to exprefs to you the fatisfaction with which his Majefty has obferved the continued proofs which you have given, during the prefent feffion, of your uni

form attention to the public business, and of your zealous concern for the honour and interefts of his Crown, and the welfare and profperity of his people.”

"Gentlemen of the House of Commons, "His Majefty has particularly directed us to return you his thanks for the readinefs with which you have granted the neceflary fupplies for the feveral branches of the public service "

"My Lords, and Gentlemen, "Although the good offices of his Majefty and his allies have not hitherto been effectual for reftoring the general tranquillity of Europe, he has the fatisfaction of fecing that the further extention of hoftilities has been prevented, and that the fituation of affairs continues to promife to this country the uninterrupted enjoyment of the bleffings of peace.'

Then the Lord Chancellor, by his Ma jefty's command, prorogued the Parlia ment to Thursday the 29th of October.

Lloyd verfus Broaun.

This was a caufe of a fingular nature: the Plaintiff's declaration ftated, that the Defendant had, among other things, taken and carried away a halter, which he had converted to his own use.

It appeared in evidence, that the parties had been both goalers; and in order to fupport the Plaintiff's demand, the following curious letter from the Defendant was produced and read:

Sir,

"My Kalendar confifts of fifteen prifoners, among which are seven capital affairs, one murder only, and four burglaries; three of thefe kiddies will fuffer next week; and therefore I fhall want your affiftance: for you must know that my man Tom, a ftupid dog, hung himfelf laft night in the prifon : he was a very clever fellow at his business, and there. fore I have met with a great loss in him. I must request the favour of you to let your man John come down, and bring with him half a dozen pair of irons, and the beft hard fpun rope you have got, as I shall ftand in need of them, and I will return them again with thanks."

A demand and refufal of the goods being proved, and no fatisfactory defence made, a verdict was found for the Plaintiff.