informing you, that not one perfon was hurt, or the rigging the least damaged. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) D'ARCY PRESTON. P. S. I beg leave to add how much bliged I am to Captain Maitland, who is on board a paffenger to join his fhip, for his very great afliftance on the quarterdeck during the action. D. P.

Commodore Nelfon, &c.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, FEB. 25, 1797. Extract of a Letter from Richard OnLow, Efq. Vice-Amiral of the Red, 10 Evan Nepean, Esq. dated on board bis Majelly's Suip Naffau, Yarmouth Reads, Feb. 23, 1797.

I INCLOSE, for your Lordships' information, a Letter from Captain Hargood, of his Majefty's fhip Leopard, acquainting me with the capture of Le Victorieux French privateer, of four guns and 30 men, by the fquadron under his orders: he had been fix days out from Dunkirk, but had taken nothing.

Leopard, off Scarborough, Feb, 18, 1797.

SIR,

DOWNING STREET, FEB. 28. A LETTER, of which the following is a copy, has been received from Robert Craufurd, Efq. by the Right Hun.LordGrenville, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Head Quarters of the Auftrian Army, Manheim,` Feb. 7, 1797. MY LORD,

I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordship, that in confequence of a capitulation concluded on the 2d in ft. between Lieutenant-General the Prince of Fuftenburgh and the French General commanding the works of the Tete de-Pont of Huningen, and of the Inland called the Shufter Infel, the faid works and Island have been evacuated by the enemy, and taken poffeffion of by the troops of his Imperial Majefty.

The French had bestowed very confiderable labour on this poft during the time that their armies were advanced into Germany. The Tete-de-Pont itfelfwas fupported and out-flanked by the extenfive horn-work on the Shufter Ifland, as were both by the fire of the fortress of Huningen, as well as of leveral temporary batteries on the left bank of the Rhine, But a confiderable quantity of heavy artillery having been fent to the Upper Brifgaw immediately after the reduction of Kehl, the attack, after its arrival, was carried on with effe&t. and by its fuccessful termination the right bank of the Upper Rhine has been completely cleared of the enemy.

I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ROB. CRAUFURD.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MARCH 3, 1797ROBERT CALDER, Efq. First Captain to Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B.arrived this morning with dispatches from him to Mr. Nepean, of which the following are copies :

Victory, Lagos Bay, Feb. 16, 1797.

SIR,

THE hopes of falling in with the Spanih fleet, expreffed in my letter to you of the 13th inft. were confirmed that night, by our diftin&tly hearing the report of their fignal guns, and by intelli gence received from Captain Foote, of his Majesty's fhip Niger, who had, with equal judgment and perfeverance, kept company with them for feveral days, on my prefcribed rendezvous (which, from the trong South East winds, I had never been able to reach). and that they were not more than the diftance of three or four leagues from us. I anxiously awaited the dawn of day, when being on the ftarboard tack, Cape St. Vincent bearing Eaft by North eight leagues, I had the fatisfaction of feeing a number of ships extended from South Weft to South, the wind then at Weft by South. At 49 minutes past ten, the weather being extremely hazy, La Bon Citoyenne made the fignal that the hips feen were of the line, 25 in number. His Majefty's fquadron under my command, confifting of the 15 thips of the line named in the margin happily formed in the moft compact order of failing, in two lines. By carrying a prefs of fail I was fortunate in getting in with the enemy's fleet at half past eleven

o'clock

o'clock, before it had time to connect, and form a regular order of battle. Such a moment was not to be Joft; and, confident in the skill, valour, and difcipline of the Officers and men I had the happiness to command, and judg ing that the honour of his Majefty's arms and the circumftances of the war in thefe feas required a confiderable degree of enterprize, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular fyftem; and paffing through their fleet, in a line formed with the utmost celerity, tacked, and thereby feparated one third from the main body, after a partial cannonade, which prevented their re-junction till the evening; and by the very great exertions of the fhips which had the good fortune to arrive up with the enemy on the larboard tack, the fhips named in the margin were captured, and the action ceased about five o'clock in the evening.

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I enclose the most correct lift I have been able to obtain of the Spanish fleet oppofed to me, amounting to 27 fail of the line, and an account of the killed and wounded in his Majefty's fhips, as well as in thofe taken from the ene

my. The moment the latter (almoft totally difmafted) and his Majefty's fhips the Captain and Culloden are in a flate to put to fea, I thall avail myself of the firit favourable wind to proceed off Cape St. Vincent in my way to

Lisbon.

Captain Calder, whofe able affiftance has greatly contributed to the publie fervice during my command, is the bearer of this, and will more particularly defcribe to the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty the movements of the fquadron on the 14th, and the prefent fate of it. I am, Sir, &c.

J. JERVIS.

Total return of the killed and wounded in the fquadron under the command of Admiral Sir John Jervis.

Killed 73. Wounded 227. Total 300.

Officers Killed and Wounded. Blenbeim.-Mr. Edward Libby, act. ing Lieutenant, wounded; Mr. Peacock, boatfwain, wounded; Mr. Jofeph Wixon, mafter's mate, wounded. Since dead.

Captain.-Major William Norris, marines, killed; Mr. James Goodench, midfhipman, killed; Commodore Nelfon, bruifed, but not obliged to quit the deck; Mr. Carrington, boatfmain, wounded in boarding the San Nicolas; Mr.Tho. Lund, midshipman, wounded.

Excellent. Mr. Peter Peffers, boat. fwain, killed; Mr. Edward Auguftus Down, mafter's mate, wounded,

Orion. Mr. Thomas Manfel, mid. fhipman, wounded.

Culloden. Mr. G. A. Livingstone, lieutenant of marines, killed.

Irrefiftible.-Serjeant Watfon, marines, killed; Mr. Andrew Thompfen, lieutenant, wounded; Mr. Hugh M Kinnon, master's mate, wounded; Mr. William Balfour, midfhipman, wounded. Total return of the killed and wounded on board the Spanish fhips taken.

Killed 261. Wounded 342. Total 603. Among the killed is the General Don Francisco Xavier Winthuyfen, Chef D'Efcadre.

Victory, in Lagos Bay, Feb. 16, 1797.

SIR,

I enclose a letter received from Captain Marth, of his Majefty's floop the King's Fisher, whofe fervices off Oper to merit my highest approbation.

Evan Nepean, Efq. J. JERVIS. King's Fiber, of Oporto, Jan. 28, 1737.

SIR,

I beg leave to acquaint you, that on the 23d inft. I fell in with two Spanish privateers, one of which, a lugger mounting one carriage gun, and manned with 38 men, 1 captured, and drove the other on fhore between Villa Conce and Vianna; the latter was a schoonet, and, I understand from the prifoners, mounted 12 carriage guns, and was manned with between 60 and 70 men: thofe veffels had, for fome time paft, infested this coaft, and had captured feveral English merchant veffels.

EDW. MARSH. Sir John Jervis, K. B. Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chisf.

FROM

[FROM OTHER PAPERS.] The Paris papers to the 8th of April were received, detailing Buonaparte's account of his victories over the Auftrians under the Archduke Charles, from the 17th to the 25th of March.

On the 10th General Maffena drove the Auftrians from Cordevolo to Bellurne; and General Serrurier's divifion advanced to Adols, amidst the moft formidable weather: "but wind and rain (fays General Buonaparte) on the eve of a battle have always been, an omen of fuccefs to the army of Italy." This divifion croffed the Piavé, and the enemy evacuated their camp of La Campana.

On the 13th at Sacile, Gen, Guieux fell on the enemy's rear guard, and took 100 prifoners; Citizen Siabeck, chief of fquadron, was killed. Gen. Maffena's divifion pursued the enemy towards Cadore, hemmed in their rear guard, and took 700 prisoners, ainongst whom were 100 huffars, a Colonel, and General Lufigoan, who commanded the centre, and who "having difgraced himself in his conduct towards our fick at Brescia, I gave orders to conduct him to France without being exchanged."

On the 16th General Guieux's divifion cruffed the Tagliamento, and routed the enemy in every direction. Gen. Dugua and Adjutant-General Keller. man, at the head of the cavalry, affifted the infantry under Mireux, worsted the cavalry, took the commander prifoner, and captured the village of Gradifca, Prince Charles having juft time to fave himself. General Serrurier's divifion ferved as a corps-de-referve. They took this day fix pieces of cannon, one General, feveral Off. cers, and 4 or 500 prifoners. "The quickness of our difplay and manauvres, and the fuperiority of our artillery, alarmed the enemy to fuch a degree, that they would not make a ftand, and profited by the night to take flight. The Adjutant General Kellerman received everal cuts with the fabre, in charging at the head of the cavalry with his ufual courage."

On the 18th the Auftrians evacuated Palmanova, leaving behind 30,000 rations of bread; ten days before, Prince Charles feized this place from the Venetians, being defirous of establishing himself here. The next day General Bernadotte blockaded Gradiska, and General Serrurier paffed the heights of VOL. XXXI. MAY 1797.

Ifonzo to his fupport, and thus cutting off the retreat of the garrifon, they furrendered the place to the firft fum mons of Bernadotte.-5000 prisoners, the flower of Prince Charles's army, ten pieces of cannon, and eight standards, were the fruits of this maneuvre.

Since the affair of Gradifka, battles have been fought and gained by the French at Cafafola, Tarvis, and La Chinfe; the capital of Trieft, and Goritz, were taken with immenfe magazines, provifions, &c. with the celebrated mines of d'Ydria, and nearly two millions of bullion; three Generals were made prifoners at Tarvis. At La Chinfe 400 baggage waggons were taken, and four more Auftrian Generals, with 5000 prifoners.

The French head quarters were at Goritz on the 24th ult.-Colonel Graham's dispatches in the Gazette, it is to be observed, come down but to the 20th.

The following is a fummary account of the loffes fuftained by the Auftrians in thefe battles:

Taken prifoners. · 9 Generals, I Colonel, 13,630 Officers of inferior rank and privates, and 50 huffars horfes, befides the prifoners taken at the battle of Tarvis;-30,000 rations of bread; -48 pieces of cannon;- · 400 baggage waggons at La Chinfe; ftandards; Mines of d'Ydria, of which two millions in fubftance are prepared ;-and all the magazines of provifions and warlike ftores at Goritz.

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"The chain of the Alps which parts France and Switzerland from Italy, feparates the Italian part of Tyrol from the German part, the Venetian States from the dominions of the Emperor, and Carinthia from the county of Goritz and Gradifca. The divifion of Maffena had croffed the Italian Alps, and came to occupy the defile of the Noric Alps. Our enemies were fo auk ward as to enthral all their baggage and part of the army by the Noric Alps, and were that moment taken.

"The engagement at Tarvis (fays: Buonaparte) was fought above the clouds, on a height which commands Germany. In feveral parts, to which our line extended, the fnow lay three feet deep; and the cavalry charging on the ice, fuffered accidents, the refult of which were extrentely fatal to the enemy's cavalry."

Since thefe unfortunate events the Emperor has been compelled to enter Aa a

into

into a negotiation; and accordingly a Meffage from the Directory has been communicated to the Council of Five Hundred refpecting the Preliminaries of Peace between France and the Emperor, announcing that hoftilities through Germany have ceafed every where. The bafis of these preliminaries, approved by the Executive Directory, are,-The ceffion of Belgium by the Emperor and King --The acknowledgement of the limits of France, fuch as they have been decreed by the laws of the Republic: The eftablishment and the independence of a Republic in Lombardy.

The Legislative Body has decreed the day of the figning of the preliminaries of peace to be a day of rejoic. ing; and that a column fhall be erected in gratitude to the brave defenders of the Republic.

The Emperor recognizes the independence of the Batavian Republic. He receives as an indemnification a part of the Terra Firma of Venice ;-Venice is to receive in exchange the Legations of Bologna and Ferrara. There is to be a Congress at Berne, to regulate the definitive articles. The two powers fhall invite their Allies to be prefent at Congress to treat for a General

Peace.

Mantua is to be restored to the Emperor.

BUONAPARTE. The following is an Extract of a Letter from M. VOLNEY to the Editor of the Philadelphia Aurora on the Birthplace of General BUONAPARTE.

THE family of Buonaparte belongs to Corfica. The father of the Buonapartes now living was a farmer at Ajaccio, a little town and port upon the Western coaft; he there was in pol

feffion of lands, which is indeed a proof that he was not a foreigner. Dying about 14 or 15 years ago, he left a widow and fix children, four fons and two daughters. Governor Marbauf, who was fond of his family, fent to France, to one of the Military Schools, the two eldeft, viz. Napilone, the prefent General, and Giuseppe, his younger brother. Marbauf dying in 1786, they returned from France to their mother. The eldeft, the prefent General, was then 18 or 19 years old. When the Revolution began in Corfica, in 1790, the younger was appointed Member of the Departmental Directory at Corte, and the eldest Commander of the National Guards at Ajaccio. It was here I first got acquainted with him, and from this I am enabled to give you the following defcription of him: As to language, I never could perceive he underftood a word of English. Italian he pronounces as his mother tongue, and French better than any Corfican I ever faw. He is a man of middle ftature, of a pale and delicate complexion, though tolerably strong; blue eyes, aquiline nofe, the chin prominent, the forehead wide; the whole a countenance strongly indicative of a difcerning and elevated mind: he is habitually of a taciturn and contemplative difpofition, yet he is not devoid of the French elegance and gaiety. He appears paffionately fond of nothing but politics and military art. Paoli, who feared him, did us the service to drive him and his family from Corfica. According to public accounts, he has married the widow of General Beaucharnois; fo that, for the future, this family belongs to France by this act of blood and intereft, as it before belonged by thofe of education, and almost of birth, ince Cortica has for fome years back been one of its provinces."

APRIL 15.

THE Duke of Wirtemberg arrived

at the Royal Hotel, Pall Mall, from Chelmsford, with an extenfive fuite. Shortly after his arrival, the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of York and Gloucefter, Lord Grenville, Sir John H. Coxe, the Lord Mayor, and several other perfons of distinction, vifited him. His Se ene Highnefs is of fomewhat fhorter ftature than the Prince of Wales,

and rather more corpulent. He is active and well-proportioned, of expreffive countenance, and frongly refem. bling the Royal Family; his complexion is dark, and he has a large mole on his cheek; he appears to be about forty years of age.

After dinner he was vifited by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, who conducted him and Count Zippelin to Buckingham Houfe, in a carriage be

lenging

lenging to his Royal Highness. There he was introduced to his Majefty, and, after a short converfation, was prefented to the Princefs Royal and the reft of the Royal Family in the Queen's own apartments.

Sunday his Highness, accompanied by Count Zippelin and two other Gentlemen, took an airing in Hyde Park, in one of the Royal carriages, to the great gratification of an infinite number of fpectators. On his return he paid a vifit to the amiable Princess of Wirtemberg elect, and the other branches of the Royal Family at Buckingham Houfe. He alfo vifited in the morning the Prince of Wales, Dukes of York and Clarence, the Foreign Minifters, and the Lord Mayor.

He has fince made a tour, accompanied by Sir John Hippelley Coxe, and vifited Salisbury, Longford Caftle, Wilton House, Critchill, Milton Abbey, Shaftesbury, Wardour Caftle, Fonthill, Stourhead, Bath, Bristol, Stoke, Bad. minton, Woodstock, and Oxford; and on May 13th came to the apartments prepared for him at St. James's.

His Highness having been invited by the Right Hon. Sir Jofeph Banks, K.B. to ftop in his way to London at Spring Grove, and to partake of a collation, was met at Spring Grove by the Right Hon. Lord Malmesbury, K. B. and Sir Stephen Cottrell, Knt. his Majefty's Mafter of the Ceremonies, and was by them conducted to London in one jof his Majesty's coaches, drawn by fix horfes, and lodged in the faid apartments at St. James's.

Immediately after his arrival at St. James's, his Highness received a vifit from the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Chamberlain of his Majefty's Household.

MAY 18. This day, at one o'clock, the Princess Royal of England and the Prince of Wirtemberg were married in the Chapel Royal, to which a Proceffion took place in the following

order :

PROCESSION OF THE

BRIDEGROOM.

Drums, Trumpets, &c.

The Mafter of the Ceremonies, with one of the chief Officers of the Bridegroom.

The Bridegroom's Gentleman of Honour between the two Senior Heralds.

THE BRIDEGROOM was conducted by the Lord Chamberlain and Vice-Chamberlain, and

fupported by two Dukes.

On entering the Chapel, the Bride. groom was conducted to the feat prepared for him; and the two Dukes, with the Mafter of the Ceremonies, and the Gentleman of Honour, retired to the places affigned them.

The Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, the two Heralds, with the Drums and Trumpets, returned for the Bride's Proceffion.

THE BRIDE,

In her nuptial Habit, with a Coronet, conducted by the Lord Chamberlain and Vice-Chamberlain, and fupported by their Royal Highneffes the Duke of Clarence and Prince Erneft Auguftus. Her Train was borne by four Daughters of Dukes and Earls, who ftood near the Bride while the Marriage Ceremony was folemnizing. On entering the Chapel, her Royal Highness was conducted to the feat prepared for her.

The Lord Chamberlain, the ViceChamberlain, and the Provincial King of Arms, returned to attend his Majefty.

Drums, Trumpets, Heralds, &c. as before.