the promised experiment of the Parachute. In this event it had been arranged that Mr. Sowden should once more accompany him; but fome misunderstanding having taken place between those gentlemen, and having had fome previous conversation on the preceding day with M. Garnerin on the fubject, I afcended with him yesterday afternoon at ten minutes before five o'clock, according to my watch, from Lord's Cricket-ground. The ftrong affurances of my companion, added to what I had read on the fcience of aëretation, and the experience of former aë romnts, had fo fully perfuaded me of my perfect fecurity, that I enjoyed the wonderful and enchanting profpect, which now prefented itself, with unmixed pleasure.-Although the denfe state of the atmosphere obfructed diftant objects infogreat adegree, that our horizon was fomewhat nited, the unufoal concourfe of fpectators, which gradually diminished to an undiftinguished mafs, and the view of great part of the metropolis, together with the furrounding country, ftudded with houfes, and enlivened by the inhabitants moving in every direction, afforded me an entertainment well worth the purchase of any supposed danger. After throwing out fome part of our ballaft, we acfended very rapidly, and by the intervention of fome thick clouds (which had much the appearance of a fea of co'ton beneath us, as defcrihed by Mr. Baldwyn of Chefter,) we entirely loft fight of the earth. We moved with much rapidity, although our motion was to me perfectly imperceptible; and at length the clouds difperfing, we again faw the country below us. I attempted, in vain, to afcertain our fituation, by calling to my recollection the appearance of the country, which appeared to me more like a profpect feen in a camera, when placed in a very elevated fituation, than any thing to which I could compare it; I think a map is au incorrect comparison, as the various objects are not, as in nature, delineated with fufficient minutenefs to bear fuch a refemblance.-About this time M. Garnerin looked at his watch, and, obferving we had been five minutes on our voyage, propofed to defcend in about the fame time.

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afterwards to be Epping Foreft, with a range of diftant hills beyond, and obferving an open champagne country, M. Garnerin opened the valve, and we began to defcend. He directed me to call to fome perfons employed in a field, as we approached the ground, to take hold of the ropes which we had thrown out for the purpose, and recommended me to hold faft by the cords, to avoid the fhock on the Balloon's first touching the earth. This precaution proved very necetiary, as the force with which we defcended was very confiderable, occafioned by the force of the wind, rather than by our specific gravity, and the rebound bore us up again with velocity to the height of 150 or 200 feet. In re-defcending, we ftruck against a tree, the shock of which gave M. Gainerin a fevere blow on the back; and he obferved, that this was the only occafion, during a period of twelve years, in which he has been in the habit of aeronavigation, and the 27th time he has afcended, that he ever fuffered fuch an inconvenience. Several of the peafantry being now at hand, we were fecured from any further afcent, and alighted from the car with perfect fafety. We immediately enquired our fituation, and found we had fallen in a field of Mr. Owen, at Chingford, in Effex, and, referring to our watches, obferved we had made our voyage exactly in one quarter of an hour. We difpatched a meffenger to Woodford for a post-chaife; and, having ex preffed the inflammable air, hacked the Balloon in the Car, and had it conveyed to a fmall Inn at Chingford Green, adjoining which we had defcended, from whence, after a flight repaft on fome provifions we had brought with us, we fet off for London, and arrived at M. Garnerin's, in Polandstreet, a quarter af er nine in the evening.

"Although the mob, which furrounded us on our defcent, were as ufual, both troublefome and officiously impertinent, we received great attention and affistance from Mr. Hughes, of the Stamp-office, London, and feveral other gentlemen, who beheld our arrival. Attention would have been, however, infured to us, if necessary, by the paper put into the hands of M. Garnerin, figned by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Duchefs of Devonshire, Lords Befborough, Cathcart, and other perfons of diftinction, who witneffed our afcenfion at Lord's Cricket Ground.

EDWARD HAWKE LOCKER Greenwich, July, 6, 1802."

GEORGE, P. W.-G. DEVONSHIRE, BESBOROUGH, CATHCART,—R. FORD. M. Gar

"M. Garnerin's Balloon afcended at Lord's Cricket-ground, London, at ten minutes before five, and defcended at Chingford Green, in Effex, in a field of Mr. Owen, at five minutes paft five, paffing a distance of nine miles in one quarter of an hour: this circumftance attested at the King's Head, Chingford Green, in the prefence of

GEORGE CLINTON DAVIES,
THOMAS WILLIAMS,

JOHN HUGHES, Stamp Office, London,
GEORGE SOAMES,
JOHN ODTRINS,
RICHARD PAMPHILLON,
GARNERIN,

E. H. LOCKER,

The Aerial Travellers upon this eccafion. Tuesday, July 20.

The proprietors of Vauxhall gave a grand Gala this night, in which was introduced, with great effect, a grand Fire Balloon by M. Garnerin. The fcere, as might naturally be expected, attracted immenfe crowds to the Garder, which contained about 6c00 perfons, while the environs were crowded with fpectators the whole of the evening. The weather was as friendly on this occafion as it had been unfavourable when M. Garnerin's former experiments were attempted. There was fcarcely a breath of wind; and, though it was extremely dark, the atmosphere was uncommonly clear. The concert concluded about eleven, and the company immediately flocked to the Eaftern walk. On the flage,

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at its extremity, the Balloon was vifible. It looked much like an immenfe Windfor pear. In a few minutes it was allowed to rife to about the height of thirty yards. The various fire-works attached to it could now be difcovered diftin&tly. Every thing being ready, the fufe was lighted, and the Balloon afcended with wonderful velocity. At first it took rather a Northerly direction, and feemed even to have croffed the river; but it immediately after returned to the South, and hovered exactly above the gar dens. It had now rifen to fuch an immenfe height that scarcely a glimmering of light could be perceived, and every brdy was anaid left the fute was extinguished, and the Balloon, without taking fire, would fly off into the diftant regions of space. But in the midst of this anxiety the fire-works began to go off, and a fight was exhibited, which it is impoffible for the livelieft ima gination to conceive. Wheels, rockets, tourbillion, bombs, &c. fucceeded each other, till the fire at laft reached the Balloon itfelf, when a grand explosion took place, and the whole horizon was in a blaze. A very grand difplay of fire-works followed, by Signior Ruggieri.-The crowd of fpectators without the walls was aftonishing. The highways and lanes in the neighbourhood were filled, from fide to fide; and Weftminster bridge for half-an-hour was completely impaffable. During the explofion the Balloon must have been visible at any place within twenty miles of London.

The Municipal Council of Montpelier, in which town the father of Bonaparte is huried, having died there in 1785, have decreed that a monument fhould be erected to him in the centre of the town. It is propofed, that, by the fide of the monument, there fhall be a figure of Religion, raifing up the top of it, with this infcription:uit thy tomb; thy fan NAPOLEON bas raised thee to Immortality.

The Archbishop of Paris faid mafs on the 21st June at the palace of the Thuilleries. The three Confuls were prefent. Immediately after the Gospel, the Cardinal Legate, as Archbishop of Milan, the Archbithop of Bourdeaux, the Bithops of Amiens, Mons, Limoges, Liege, Namur, and Ajaccio, feverally took the oath of fealty between the hands of the First Conful. M. de Rofgelin, Archbishop of Tours, was inftalled in the metropolitan church of that city on the 17th of June.

All private accounts from France agree it ftating, that the new Bishops are very generally diffatisfied with their fitnation. Several refignations have already been prefented to Partalis, Counfellor of Stare, Minifter for the Ecclefiaftical Department;

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which have not, however, been received by the Chief Conful. The re-establishment of the Catholic religion was the favourite meafere of Bonaparte's government: it was the meafure to which he looked as the firmeft cement of his power; as the certain cure for thofe wounds which religions feuds had inflicted during the progrefs of the revolution.

PROCLAMATION. THE CONSULS OF THE REPUBLICK TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE.

People of France,-The 14th July commerced in 1789g the new deftinies of France. After 13 years of labour, the 14th of July returns more dear to you, more au uft to pofterity. You have conquered all obitзcles, and your deftinies are accomplished. Within, not a head that does not how to the empire of Equality; without, not an enemy to menace your fafety and your independence; not a French colony that is not fubjected to the laws; without which no colony can exift. From the bofom of your ports, Commerce fummons your induftry, and offers you the world; in the interior, the genius of the Republick fertilizes all the feeds of profperity.

People of France, that this epoch may

be for us, and for our children, the epoch of a permanent good; that the peace may be embellished by the union of virtue, of knowledge, and of arts; that institutions adapted to our character may furround our laws with an impenetrable rampart; that our youth, eager for inftruction, may go to our Lycea to learn their duties and their rights; that the history of miferies may guarantee them from paft errors, and that they may preferve, in the midst of wisdom and concord, this edifice of grandeur which has been erected by the courage of the citizens:

Sach are the with and the hope of the French government; fecond their efforts, and the happiness of France will be immortal as her glory.

The First Conful, (Signed) BONAPARTE. Given at Paris, at the Palace of Government, the 21st Meffidor, July 10, year 10 of the French Republick. (Signed)

BONAPARTE.

The fete of the 14th was not marked by any thing very brilliant or striking; indeed, the expectations that were formed of it were greatly disappointed.

On the preceding day, the 12 Mayors of Paris conducted to the Prefecture 12 young maidens portioned by the Commune, and intended to be married the next day. They were accompanied by their future husbands and relations. The Prefect, in a paternal difcourfe, reminded them of the new duties they had to fulfil, and the fentiments of gratitude they ought to feel for the government. The 12 contracts of marriage were read, depofited in the bureau, and figned by the future husbands, the relations, the Prefect, Secretary-General of the Prefecture, and the Mayors. The ceremony concluded with a banquet given to the young people, their families, and the 12 Mayors, by the Prefect.

On the 14th, the 12 marriages were folemnized before each Mayor; and the new couples were conducted with pomp to the parish-church, where their marriage was bleffed by the Rector.

The fête concluded by a banquet given to each marriage in each of the mayoralties. The Prefect affifted at the banquet of his Mayoralty, diftrict 1; and the Secretary-General at the banquet of his Mayoralty, district 2. Toafts to the happinefs and long life of the First Conful were given and drank with enthusiasm. Toafts of gratitude to the Second and Third Confuls, the Prefect, and the Mayors. Moniteur.

'The grand parade was extremely brilliant, both from the number and difcipline, and the diverfity of the regiments, and the amfluence of foreign officers who were prefent in the umform of their corps.

About half-paft 12 Bonaparte came from

the palace, and mounted his favourite white charger, accompanied by Generals Duroc, Murat, &c.; and, preceded by four aid-de-camps, as ufual, he rode through the lines of the infantry, placed within the iron railing which feparates the Courtyard from the Place de Caroufel. He then infpected, in the fame hafty manner, the cavalry, who were drawn up in three columns. The Mameluke corps, detached by itfelf on the right of the Court-yard gate (on leaving the palace), composed of about 150 men, dreffed in different-coloured Turkish habits, and long feymitars drawn, made a very interefting appearance. Their commandant, who is a very handsome active young man, was attended by two Mamelukes on foot, with long Ípears, who ran continually by the fide of his horfe; and Bonaparte was followed conftantly by a Mameluke on horfeback, to whom he is much attached, and who ferves him at table. His name is Rouftan.

After Bonaparte had infpected the cavalry, and with much feeming fatisfaction the corps of Mamelukes, he retired within the iron railing; and detachments of the demi-brigade of light infantry, confifting of a man per company, a Captain, Lieute nant, and Sub-Lieutenant, formed themfelves into a fquare battalion before the First Conful caufed the parade to file off, having at their head their Chefs de Brigade. The colours were carried by a detachment of veterans, covered with wounds. The Minifter of War diftributed these colours to each of the Chefs de Brigade, whe kept them in a bundle near the First Conful, who, with a loud voice, faid to them, "Soldiers of the light infantry of the French army, behold your colours; they will always ferve you as a rallying point; they will every where be difplayed where the French people have enemies to combat ; they will strike a terror into the enemies of the government, whoever they may be. Soldiers, you will defend your colours. They will never fall into the hands of our enemies. You fwear that you will be ready to defend them with your lives." The foldiers replied, "We fwear." The detachments of light infantry, with their colours in front, filed off first. The First Conful faluted the colours as they appeared. The whole of the troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry, amounting to about 8000 men, then filed off before him. He ordered fix or eight cuiraffiers to difmount, that he might examine a new helmet they wore, and very foon after returned to the faloon, preceding the hall of audience, where the Senators, Counsellors of State, &c. &c. paid their refpects, and where feveral foreigners, amongst whom were fome English, were prefented. The Conful remained about three quarters of an hour, cheerfully converfing with every

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contagious by the opening of fome fepulchral vaults; and that it has been used by different medical men fince that period. The only difference is, that the French use the muriatic acid, and Dr. Smith the nitrous acid; but that both fumigations are com pofed of mineral acids; and that the difcovery is due to the French chemist. [We remember the fame claim was made by the French in regard to the difcovery of the Cowpack.]

Bonaparte has fignified that it is his intention to propofe a prize-medal of 3000 francs, for the best experiment which shall be made every year upon the Galvanic fluid; and alfo a fum of 60,000 francs to fuch perfons as fhall promote electricity and Galvanifm in the fame degree as Franklin and Volta have advanced those Iciences. Foreigners of all nations may be competitors.

The Board of Longitude in France, at its meeting of the 23d ult. adjudged the premium of 6000 francs, which was propofed for the best lunar tables. M. Brug, an aftronomer of Vienna, has fucceeded, by combining from 3 to 4000 obfervations, in forming tables which do not differ ten leconds from an actual observation. This is the greatest aid with which aftronomy can furnish navigation; and nothing more is wanting for finding the longitude at fea with the utmolt accuracy. The horary tables which Lalande published in 1793, for finding the hour at fea, render this part of the calculation fo easy, that it may be executed by the most inexperienced navigator.

VACCINE INOCULATION.-The Central Committee of the Vaccine Inoculation in France have lately published a very fuccinét account of their correspondence; from which it appears, that there are uniform accounts from all parts of France in favour of the Vaccine. All the medical men who, during the last year, adopted this mode of inoculation, and who have noticed the prefent appearance of the fmallpox, declare, that none have contracted it who have received the oculation, although they have all lived among those who were infected with the fmall-pox. "If," lay the Committee, "we add, to all the evidences of cohabitation, thofe which have been proved by inoculation for the smallpox, we fhall acquire a degree of certainty which no other difcovery has ever yet attained. Hitherto no circumitance can be adduced in evidence againit the Vaccine. A few partial declamations, and affertions proved to be effentially fallacious, have been urged by doubting and decentul men. The Committee have enlightened the former by a candid communication of their experience, and have filenced the perfidious fuggeftions of the latter by authentic documents. As they are about to publish a general account of their labours, they

have thought it their duty to gratify the natural impatience of the publick, by proclaiming that, for the last two years the Vaccine Inoculation has continually afforded them fatisfactory consequences; and that they will deliver with pleafure to any medical man, or to any other perfon who may apply, the Vaccine fluid gratis."

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Nantes, July 14. The following are fome details refpecting the arrest of Touffaint Louverture:-General Leclerc, informed of fome new manœuvres of this Chief, difpatched fecretly the Creole frigate to St. Marc with an Aid-de-camp and fome troops, who proceeded from thence to the houfe of Touffaint at Gonaives. foon as the house had been surrounded, the Aid-de-camp requested Touflaint to yield himself and all his family to the orders of the General; he made fome difficulties at firft, particularly with respect to carrying his family with him, which he did not think neceffary. He offered to go by land; but, feeing the armed force, he obeyed and fet off. The frigate appeared before the harbour, and kept at a given ditance, when the Heros, of 74 guns, approached to receive Touffaint and his family. During the whole paffage to France he was guarded in his chamber. He remains onboard the ship at Breft, waiting the orders of government. The other Chiefs are expected foon.

HOLLAND.

It is afferted, in letters from the Hague, that on the 21st of May a treaty was figned at Paris, during the stay of the Hereditary Prince of Orange in that capital; by which, in confequence of the indemnity to be granted to the Houte of Orange, the Hereditary Prince renounces, on behalf of himfelf and his father, all pretenfions upen the Batavian Republick; and the King of Frutia formally renounces the guarantee, entered into in 1783, of the Stadtholderfhip of the United Provinces, recognizes the Batavian Republick, and promifes to fend an Amball dor to the new government of Holland. For this renunciation the Houfe of Naffau Orange is to receive the Buhopric and Abbey of Fulda; the Abbey of Corvey; the Abbey of Weingardten, and its dependencies; and the Imperial towns of Dortmand, in Weitphalia; and Yiny and Buckham, in Suabia.

According to letters from Flushing, of the 6th July, a difturbance took place there the day before, in confequence of a veffel which arrived in that port with piecegoods from London, configned to the houfe of J. Holleman, being feized by the French Commufioners, under pretence of contrabaud lading. The circumftance would, no doubt, have been attended with ferious confequences, had not the difturbance been fuppreffed by the firm and refolute conduc of one of the magiftrates, L. de Wit.

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