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EN CANTONS OF THE HELVE-
TIL PUBLIC.

St. Cloud, Sept. 30.

Inhabit nts of Helvetia,-You have afforced, for two years, an affecting spectacle. Oppofite factions have fuccellively taken poffeffion of the fovereign authority; they have fignalized their temporary rule by a fyftem of partiality which proved their unfkilfulness and weakness.-In the courfe of the year ro, your Government defired that the fmall number of French troops in Helvetia fhould be withdrawn. The French Government willingly availed themselves of that opportunity to honour your independence; but fon afterwards your different parties began to be agitated by fresh fury: the blood of the Swifs was thed by the hands of Swifs. You have been difputing for three years, without coming to any understanding; if you are left to yourselves, you will be killing each other for three years longer, without coming to a better understanding. Befides, your history proves that your inteftine wars Could never be terminated but by the efficacious intervention of France. It is true that I had determined not to interfere at all in your affairs; I had conftantly feen your different Governments afk advice of me, and not follow it, and fometimes abufe my name, according to their interefts and their paflions. But I rether cav, nor ought, to remain infenfible to the mifery of which you are the victims. I recalray determination-I will be the mediator of your differences; but my mediation fhall be efficacious, foch as befits the great people im whofe name I fpeak.-Five days after the notification of the prefent Proclama tion, the Senate fall aflemble at Berne.Every Magiftracy that shall have been formed at Berne, fince the capitulat on, hall be diffolved, and thol! ceafe meeting and exercfir any authority.-The Fie fects fhall repur to their poils. All the Authorities which may have been formed shall ceafe meeting-Armed affemblages shall difperfe.-The 1 and 2d Helvetic demi-brigades fhall compose the garrifon of Berne. The troop., who have been ou ferVice for upwards of fix months, fhall alone remain in corps of troops.-Finally, all individuals dfbanded from the Belligerent armies, and who are now in armis, thail depofit their arms at the Municipality of the Commune where they were bon. The Senate fhall fend three Deputies to Paris; each Canton may alfa fend Deputies.-All Citizens who, for the last thice years, have been Landammans, Senators, and have fucceftively occupied places in the Central Authority, may repair to Pads, to make known the means of reftering union and tanquillity, and conciliating all pre-On my part, I have a right to xpect that no city, no commune, no

corps, will do any floor total to the difpofitions which I make known to you.→ Inhabitants of Helvetia, awake to hope!!! Your country is on the brink of a precipice; it shall be immediately drawn from it: all men of good intentions will fecond this generous plan. But if, which I cannot believe, there be among you a great number of individuals who thould have fo little virtue as not to facrifice their paffions and their prejudices to the love of their country; people of Helvetia, you will have indeed degenerated from your forefathers! There is no fenfible man who does not fee, that the mediation which I take upon myself is a benefit to Helvetia from that Providence which, in the midft of fo many shocks and concuffions, has always watched over the existence and independence of your nation; and that this mediation is the only means of faving both. For, indeed, it is time you fhould fee, that if the patriotifm and union of your ancestors founded your Republic, the bad spirit of your factions, if it continue, will infallibly deftroy it. Painful would it be to think, that, at a period when feveral new Republics have arifen, Deftiry had marked out the termination and fall of one of the most antient. (Signed)

BONAPARTE.

By the First Conful, H. B MARET. On Sunday morning, the 3d inft. hoftilitics were renewed between the Swifs and the Helvetic troops (Helvetic means the French party) along the whole line; and in every point the Swifs were fuccessful. The main attack was made on the Helvetic ticops covering Laufanue; and it is evident, from the account of their panic, treachery, &c. that most of those troops, and the people of the country, wifhed the Swifs to triumph. The Helvetic Government was preparing to fly from Lausanne. to Geneva, when, on the 4th, Citizen Rapp, the Chief Confel's aid-du-camp, arrived with the Proclamation iffued from

St. Cloud on the 30th ult. It was laid hefore the Holvetic Senate, aubo received it with the warmest gratitule, and returned. thanks to the Chief Conful for his goodness!. This gave the Helvetic Government courge to remain in Lautanne; and Citizen Rapp proceeded to lay his Proclamation before the Swifs Committee at Berne. They returned for antwer, that they had refered it to the Swifs Diet fitting at Schwitz, which had the charge of all important State matters. On the 6th, the commander of the Swifs troops, and another officer, arrived at Laufanne with a flag of trace, to propofe an armiftice between the Swifs and Helvetic troops, till the Diet at Schwitz thould come to fome resolution refpecting Bonaparte's Procia

mation.

On the 8th, the Diet returned the fol- lowing andwer THE

THE HELVETIC DIET TO CITIZEN BONAPARTE, First Conful

of the French Republic.

Citizen First Conful,-The Proclamation which you did us the honour to fend to us on the 30th of September, by Citizen Rapp, your Adjutant-General, an ived at Schwitz on the 6th of October. We could' have wished, that the letter we took the liberty of fending you, General Fire Conful, on the 30th of September, could have reached you fooner; it contains a faithful expofition of the prefent state of Switzerland. Permit us to fend you inclosed a duplicate of it, and to entreat you to receive it favourably. It will prove to you, that the movements which have taken place in Switzerland are not the refult of a fpirit of party; and that the Swifs nation has no other object in view than to make use of the right which he claims, of giving herfelf a central and cantonal Conftitution, founded on her position and her wants; a facred and precious right, which you deigned yourfelf to enfure her by the Treaty of Luneville. Switzerland would long fince have been tranquil, if the Members of the Helvetic Government, thofe obfcure metaphy ficians, had confulted the real flate of affairs, ftead of obftinately attaching themfelves to theoretic attempts, as erroneous as they are expenfive. The violence with which they have tried to impofe their fyftem upon the democratic Cantons, the civil war they have organized to attain their end, directed at first against thofe Cantons, then against all Switzerland, the unexampled feverity with which they have done it, have produced a difcontent equally general and just, and a determined and avowed will to thake off this infupportable yoke. It is not then, Gen-ral rt Conful, an attair of party-t is the facred caufe of humanity-it is the general with of a whole nation, which has given us our power and our inftructions; of a nation which you your felf wifhed to free, and which has been ill-treated and irritated contrary to your intentions. Yet that nation, we render ourselves guarantees, will never abufe the liberty it claims. The Swifs have nothing more at heart than to attain a state of repole, in which, under the fhield of a mild and juft Government, each inhabitant may enjoy his property and his exiftence. We are convinced that we hall arrive at that effential object of all focial order, from the moment our will and our efforts thall be no longer fettered. General First Conful, all Europe admires in you the Supreme Head of an immenfe Power and Empire, which, without doubt, according to your own views, will be directed to the good of humanity. Your mignanimity affures us, that you will not make use of it againit a people, who only defire what you have made them hope, and who only with what

they believe them folves authorized to do by yourself. Penetrated with eternal gratitude, the Swifs nation will do its endeavour to deferve the good will of the French Government, and will fulfil all the duties which are impofed upon it by the defire of cultivating good neighbourhood. It is with the most diftinguished refpect that we remain, General Fir Conful,

The DEPUTIES of the Helvetic Diet *. Schwitz, 07. 8.

Notwithstanding this appearance of refolution, however, later documents lead us to fuppofe, that there has been fome kind of compromife between the people of Switzerland, and the original intention of the First Conful; for we cannot believe that the former would make an uncoaditional fubmiffion.

After a total filence on the fubject of Switzerland, the Moniteur (the official paper of France) on the 22d inft. contained a long article as from Berne, but without date, and evidently fabricated at Paris; in which it is affected, that the voice of the people of Switzerland is decidedly in favour of French interference; that Deputies from all parts of Switzerland are going to Paris; that the armed atfemblages have been difperfed, the Senate about to leave Laufanne, and that Citizen Rapp's prefence has calmed all alarms. The fentiments of the whole Helvetic people are faid to be comprifed in three wahes:-1. To have Conftitution, which fhall prevent the reappearance of oligarchy, and establish the equality of the people, the Cantons, and the different religions. 2. A Conftitution adapted to the diverfity and inequalities of the Swifs te ritory: and 3. a with (which, it is added, is not lefs national than the other two) to mintun, in all their integrity, the antient relations with France, and to deprive of all influence the men who are in the pay of foreign Powers.

It is only neceifary to have read the foregoing aufwer of the D'et of Schwitz, to perceive the grefs mireprefentation of this Article. It is, ho vever, no longer doubtful, that the Cantons of Switzerland have found it most prudent to fubmit to the dictates of the Chief Conful; for, by letters from Paris of the 23d, which are confirmed by advices from Laufanne of the 15th, it appears certain, that the Diet of Schwitz has acceded to all the Articles contained in General Bonaparte's Proclamation; and on the 13th inft, the bodies of Confederate troops were ordered to be dif band, and the newly-conftituted Autho

*The State Commillion at Schwitz alto published a Proclamation, declaring that Switzerland neither is, nor wishes to be, at war with France; but that she would do all that bonour permitted her to do, to preferve her antient relations with that Power,

rities diffolved. The Helvetic Diet was to return to Berne on the 18th inftant; and Deputies are to be fent to Faris from Swit zerland, to fettle the points at iffue.

ITALY.

A Grand Master of the Order of Malta has at length been chofen at ROME. Out of the candidates prefentes, the Pape fixed upon Prince Rufpoli, an Italian. This election, however, is certainly contrary to the roth Article of the Treaty of Amiens; which ftipulates, that "the Knights of the Order whofe Langues fhall continue to fubfift after the exchange of the Ratification of the prefent Treaty, are invited to return to MALTA 15 foon as that exchange shall have taken place. They hall THERE form a general Chapter, and shud! proceed to the election of a Grand Mitur, to be chofen from among the natives of thofe nations which preierve Langues, if no fuch election fhall have been already made fince the exchange of the Ratifications of the Preliminary Articles of Peace."

GERMANY.

The French Journals have given in full detail the modified Scheme of Indemnities propofed to the Diet at Rat sbon, and called a Supplement to the Plan. It confifts of 34 Articles, and differs not very materially from the former. The Indumgity to the Grand Duke of Tufcany is not much improved. The Elector of Mentz is to obtain the cities of Ratfbon and Wetzlar, The fix other free Imperial cities are much favoured; and the Princes of Baden, Wirtemburg, and Helle Caflel, are to be made Ele&ips. The two former are allied to Ruffia; the latter to Proffia. The mdennified Princes are to enjoy their reve nues from the rit of December next.This new Plan of Indemnities has been accepted by the majority of the Deputation of the Empire; but the Court of Vicua is active in negotiating at Petersburgh and at Faris, to obtain farther advantages for the Duke of Tuscany. A reclamation was prefented by the Deputation at its fourteenth fitting on the part of the King of Sweden, as a State of the Empire; in which his Majefty exprefles his inquietude, that the Plan of Indemnitics fhould have been in many parts already carried into execation by force, before it had received, în conformity to the Conftitation, the fanction of the Empero; and the Empne.-to's Britannic Majetty, as Elector of Hanover, has accepted the cellion of the Bihop. Fic of Oinaburg as a compenfation for Hildesheim, Corvey, and Hoexter, and other rights, provided Ofvaburg be given to him in perpetuity. He had formerly only the night of alternate nomination to the Bishopric. By the Supplementary Plan, Dinaburgh is given to him in perpetuity. He makes fome objections with refpećt to the ceffion of his planas upon Hamburgh

and Bremen, but is ready to enter into an arrangement with thofe ciries. By this new plan, the Order of Malta is to receive feveral Abbeys in Germany.

RUSSIA.

The great changes that were expected in the Government have now taken place. The whole adminiftration of affairs has received, as it were, a new form; and the beneficial confequences of the new organi zation are fo evident, that the joy of the publick is univeríal. The place of Procurator-General, in which was concentred the whole internal adminiftration of the Empire, is abolished; and every branch has its proper minifter, who is reíponíble for all the acts of his department. By thele mens, all business is greatly fimplified; whereas before it was difficult to know to whom to apply. The Senate is alfo regulated in another manner. The fubftance of the Proclamation, concerning thefe changes, is as follows:

All the affairs of the Empire are divided into eight Departments, which are filled by the following pertons:

1. Minitter of War- General of Foot Wsefmit of, hithert Vice-Prefident of the Military College.

2. Marine Minister-Admiral Mordwi. nof, hitherto Vice-Prefident of the Marinc College.

3. Minister for Foreign Affairs-Count Alexander Woongof, with the title of Chancellor.

4. Minifter of Juftice or Procurator, or Attorney-General-The prefent Privy Counfeller Derti.awin.

5. Minifter of the Interior-The prefent Privy Countellor Count Kotfchuby, hitherto frit Member of the College for ForeignAffairs.

6. Minifter of Commerce-The prefent Privy Coupfellor Nichol. Rumantzof, who had the rafts title before.

7. Minifter of Finance-The prefent Privy Countertor Count Wafiliof, hitherto Imperial Treafarer.

8. Minilter for Public Education and Popular Inftruéti n—The Privy Counselor Count Swadeffki, hitherto Chief of the Legitiative Committee, and formerly Chief of the N.nial Schools.

Many of thele mitters have Affiftants appointed for them!

To Cort Woronzof, the Privy Coun feho Prince Adam Czortorinfki; to Count Konchuby, the Privy Counfellor Count Paul Sarogenof; to Count Wafiliof, the Intendant Gurjet, to Count Sawadolski, the Privy Countellor Muzawfef.

The Emperor Alexander has fince pub lified a Ukate, giving a new organization to the Senate; a Mantefto, in which the powers, the bufinets, and the duties of the new Miniters ae defined; and a Ukafe, by which the power hitherto enjoyed by.

the

the Governors-General is limited, and a remedy provided against the abuses in the administration of the Governments.-The Articles of thefe Ukafes are numerous; but we are not fufficiently informed of the nature of the improvements, to be able to judge of their effect. They seem, however, to be diЯated by a with to improve the Conftitution, and to fecure practical benefits to the people. The functions and Importance of the Senate are greatly increased; and, indeed, the grand defect of the Ruffian Government has been, its being fo long at the mercy of the perfonal character of the Sovereign; which, by a neceflary consequence, left the Sovereign at the mercy of the intrigues of the Court. A ftorm, more violent than was ever remembered in that city, was experienced at Petersburg, and in the adjacent country, on the 25th and 26th of August. Many heep were killed by the hail.

SPAIN.

Aug. 26. There was this day a dreadful form of thunder and lighting at Malaga. So trong was the electrical fluid, that the bells in the churches rung as loud as if palled by the ropes. The torrents of rain from the mountains carried every thing before them. There is an old bed of a river naer the town, which has been long dry, and on which many houfes, ftables, &c. have been built; all thefe, with four men, feveral children, 16 oxen, 13 moles, 38 fwine, and to waggons, were forced into the fea. The bridge in the town was broken, and the hips in port were driven out.

AMERICA.

Aug 28. As the mail-coach was travelling between Princeton and Trenton, the lightning truck the back part of the carriage, and defcending to the axletree; ran along the pole, and inftantly killed the four hories. The coach was much thattered, but the pallengers efcaped unhurt; as did the driver, although for fome time rendere infenfible by the violence of the fhock. On the fame day, feveral houfes at Petersburg, in Virginia, were ftruck hy lightning, and a lady and her daughter, while at dinner, were killed; the father, who fat at the table, efcaped unhurt.-A brig going down James River was at the fame time difmatted by lightning.

An inftance of hydrophobia occurred fome months fince in a Mr. Ford, near Dumfries, in Maryland. He felt none of the symptoms till the 37th day after he had been bitten; when, on going to wash his hands, the fight of the water shocked his whole frame, and produced convulfions, which terminated, 46 hours afterwards, in his death. He retained his fenfes to the latt, and met his fate with great firmnels and compofure of mind.

MADEIRA.

COUNTRY NEWS.

Aug. 7. Mr. Travers (the late candidate. for London) had a narrow escape. He was going to Bristol in the mail; when the coachman and guard having alighted at the 14 mile tone, the horses fet off with the coach and paffengers. Mr. T. and another gentleman jumped out without receiving material injury; and the coach was ftopped at Colnbrook. Before Mr. T. quitted the coach, it had paffed fix waggons, and gone over three bridges.-The coachman and guard are very properly difmiffed.

Teignmonth, Aug. 10. At 8 this morning the fea, at low water, instantaneously role and fell nearly two feet feveral times in 19 minutes; and the fithing fracks at fea were in danger of being loft. The fame was obferved at Exmouth, Weymouth, and other places on the coaft.-In Italy fuch phænomena are not uncommon, and are regarded as the forerunners of earthquakes.

August 27. At midnight, a fire broke out in the ftraw-loft of Mr. Jones, farmer and fartier, by the turnpike at Theobalds, Herts, which in a fhort time destroyed his premiffes and the adjoining houfe, with all the stock, living and dead.

Aug. 28. A gentleman and his fon were traveling in a gig from Huntingdon to Thrap➡ fon, on approaching the latter town the horfe took fright, and precipitated the ve hicle down a precipice 10 or 12 feet deep. The parties efcaped with flight hurt.

Brighton, Sept. 3. Near Hunterofs, at z o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Otto, jun. of the Royal Crefcent, Mr. Coulfon, and Mr. Shergold, jun. were enjoying the diverfionof fhooting, accompanied by a young gentleman of about 15 years of age, of the name of Edwards (nephew to Bryan Edwards, efq.); when, in croffing a gate, the piece belonging to Mr. Coulfon went off, the. contents of which entered the right fide of. Edwards, broke two of his ribs, and, lacerating the aorta, caufed immediate death.

An opulent batcher at Dove, in Derbyfhire, was last week found drowned in ar pond a joining his house. He was 84 years of age, and lately married a young wife.

Sept. 4. About 2 o'clock this morning an alarming fire broke out at Aftwell near, Baldock, Herts, which destroyed 14 cottages befides feveral ftacks and barns of corn; the conflagration was very violent, owing to the briknefs of the wind and nature of the combustibles.-Nearly at the fame time, a fire broke out at Chapham, near Bedford, (about 18 miles diftant), and confurned leveral houses, out-buildings, and corn-stacks.

Sept. 8. This morning the Whitby life. boat, built by Mr. Greathead, of Shields, arrive