laws, and to be fufpended for three months from his functions, because he had offered to defend the caufe of feven citizens who refufed to pay their fhare of a forced contribution to defray the lodgings of the officers of foreign troops garrifoned at Geneva. It must be obferved, that when these troops took poffeffion of the city, their generals promifed that they fhould compel nobody to Jodge officers or failors. These generals were at least equitable enough to think that they were to be furnished with lodgings by the ariftocracy who had called them in. "Thefe circumftances only ferve to increase the defire of emigration. In a fituation like this, a feparation is abfolutely indifpenfable on both fides. One party will never be able to forget the liberty it has enjoyed, and the other, who is in poffeffion of a government founded upon fear and upon the ftrength it receives from foreign aflift ace, knows nothing but to opprefs. De prived of every kind of esteem, even among the citizens who feem to be of their party, abhorred by the greatest number, they are reduced to the fad refources of tyrants.' EAST INDIA AFFAIRS. Extrait of a letter from an officer in the EaftIndia Company's fervice, dated Bencoolen, April 13, 1782. 44 Ο Monday the 18th of March, at half past two in the morning, it having been exceeding formy the evening before, our magazine and laboratory were fired by lightning, the former containing about 430, and the latter 100 barrels of powder, and every implement of artillery was totally destroyed. "I was in bed at my own houfe, which was not quite 150 yards from the place where the magazine ftood, and plainly faw the flash, which burst open the fhutters, and extinguished a lamp I had burning in my chamber; immediately after the roof of my house fell in, and buried me in the ruins, but as it confifted chiefly of bamboo, I was not hurt: I contrived, I know not how, to get into my hall, the floor of which I found covered with broken glafs, from the fall of the lamps and lantern that had been in it: here I remained for fome time, not knowing what to do, whether to remain in the houfe or run out, it then raining exceffively. All this time I imagined that my houfe only had fuffered, fuppofing it had been ftruck with lightning. At length I faw a light in the fort, which increated very faft, and a ferjeant came running to acquaint me, that the Seapoy barracks had taken fire, and immediately after the drums beat to arms.-I went to the fort-but what a fcene was there! It is next to impoffible to defcribe it. The barracks torn to pieces-the men under arms half naked-and the fire burning furiously. Notwithstanding the heavy rain which then fell, it continued till near fix in the morning, when it was burnt out, not a part of the Seapoy barracks being left. On my return to my own houfe, I found not a room in it had elcaped, nor a lock or bolt but what was forced open, every shutter and doar fplit to pieces, and the furniture all broke, or spoiled by the explosion or rain; the roof and fides full of holes, from the vast quantity of fhot and brickbats which had gone through them; the papering ripped off in a thousand places: in fhort, the house, which though about four months before coft me 750 Spanish dollars, was not in its prefent itate worth 2c0. What is most extraordinary is, that though innumerable fhot and brickbats were flying about, not a fingle European received any hurt from them. Almost every houfe in the fettlement was nearly ruined, all the plafter being tripped off, the glaffes, fhades, and china, entirely deftroyed. The Company's lofs, exclufive of individuals, is eftimated at 90,000 dollars. The only lives loft are four leapoye and two women. Picture to yourself our fituation-furrounded by the most treacherous fet of rafcals under the fun, with only fortythree half-barrels of powder remaining, and not a fingle cartridge made up, except a very few which the men had in their pouches. However, the natives did not think proper to attack us." AMERICAN NEWS. The following is a copy of the orders iffued by General Washington to his troops, on the arrival of the information that the Preli minaries of Peace had been agreed to between the States and this country. T CHATHAM, April 23. Head Quarters, April 18, 1783. THE Commander in Chief orders the cefiation of hoftilities between the United States of America and the King of Great Britain to be publicly proclaimed tomorrow at twelve o'clock, at the new building; and that the proclamation which will be communicated herewith, be read tomorrow evening at the head of every regiment and corps of the army; after which the chaplains, with the feveral brigades, will render thanks to A mighty God for all his mercies, particularly for over-ruling the wrath of man to his own glory, and caufing the rage of war to ceafe among the nations. Although the proclamation before alluded to extends only to the prohibition of hoftilities, and not to the annunciation of a general peace, yet it must afford the most rational and fincere fatisfaction to every benevolent mind, as it puts a period to a long and doubtful contest, ftops the effusion of human blood, blood, opens the prospect to a more fplendid feene, and like another morning star, promifes the approach of a brighter day than hath hitherto illuminated the Weftern hemifphere. On fuch a happy day, which is the harbinger of peace, a day which completes the eighth year of the war, it would be ingratitude not to rejoice; it would be in fenfibility not to participate in the general felicity. to The Commander in Chief, far from endeavouring to stifle the feelings of joy in his own bofom, offers his moft cordial congratulations on the occafion to all the officers of every denomination; to all the troops of the United States in general; and in particular thofe gallant and perfevering men, who had refolved to defend the rights of their invaded country, fo long as the war fhould continue. For thefe are the men who ought to be confidered as the pride and boaft of the American army; and who, crowned with well-earned laurels, may foon withdraw from the field of glory to the more tranquil walks of civil life. While the Commander in Chief recollects the almoft infinite variety of fcenes through which we have paffed, with a mixture of pleasure, aftonishment, and gratitude; while he contemplates the profpects before us with rapture, he cannot he p withing that all the brave men, of whatever condition they may be, who have shared the toils and dangers of effecting this glorious revolution; of refcuing millions from the hand of oppreffion, and of laying the foundation of a great empire, might be impreffed with a proper idea of the dignified part they have been called to act, under the smiles of Providence, on the stage of human affairs; forhappy, thrice happy! fhall they be pronounced hereafter who have contributed any thing; who have performed the meaneft office in erecting this ftupendous fabrick of freedom and empire on the broad bafis of independency; who have affifted in protecting the rights of human nature, and establishing an asylum for the poor and oppreffed of all nations and religions. The glorious task for which we first flew to arms being accomplished--the liberties of our country being fully acknow. ledged and firmly fecured by the fmiles of heaven on the purity of our caufe, and the honeft exertions of a feeble people, determined to be free, against a powerful nation, difpofed to opprefs them; and the character of those who have perfevered through every extremity of hardship, fuffering, and danger, being immortalized by the illuftrious appellation of the patriot army; nothing now remains but for the actors of this mighty scene to preferve a perfect unvarying confiftency of character through the very last act, to clofe the drama with applaufe; and to retire from the military theatre with the fame approbation of angels and men which have crowned all their virtuous actions. For this purpose no diforder or licentioufnefs must be tolerated. Every confiderate and well-difpofed foldier must remember it will be abfolutely necef fary to wait with patience until peace hall be declared, or Congrefs fhall be enabled to take proper meafures for the fecurity of the. public ftores, &c. As foon as thefe arrangements shall be made, the general is confident there will be no delay in difcharging, with every mark of diftinction and honour, ald that enlifted for the war, who will then have faithfully performed their engagements with the public. The general has already interested himself in their behalf, and he thinks he need not repeat the affurance of his difpofition to be ufeful to them on the prefent, and on every other proper occafion. In the mean time he is determined that no military neglects or exceffes fhall go unpunifhed while he retains the command of the army. The Adjutant General will have fuch working parties detached, to affift in making the preparation for a general rejoicing, as the Chief Engineer with the army may call for; and the Quarter-mafter General will, without delay, procure fuch a number of difcharges to be printed, as will be fufficient for all the men enlifted for the war-he will pleafe to apply to Head Quarters.-An extra ration of liquor to be iffued to every man tomorrow to drink, "Perpetual Peace and Happiness to the United States of America. G. WASHINGTON." Philadelphia, April 26. Their High and Mighty Lords, the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, have been pleased to conftitute his Excellency Dedem Van Peckendam, &c. as Ambassador to reprefent them in the United States of America, As this honourable appointment was made on the 26th of February laft, his Excellency may fhortly be expected in this metropolis. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. HE navigation canal of Burgundy, to and the by the Loire and the Soane, across the Charolis, which had been propofed even before the days of Francis I. but has hitherto remained without execution, although approved of by that prince; although it was even begun under Henry II. and that Henry IV. had refumed the project, and that the cftimation and adjudication of it had been. made under Louis XIII. has at laft been granted by Louis XVI. to the States of the Duchy of Burgundy, by an edict of the month of January laft. This new road opened to the commerce of the two feas, expects, and feems to neceffitate another, 5 which which would in fact complete all that could be executed most beneficial for the univerfal opulence, and the interior vivification of France; that is, the junction of the Seine and Rhone to the Rhine, by the river of the Doubs, whofe confluence is in the Soane. It is well known, that the preference given to the Doubs over the Molelle to operate that junction, would obviate more inconveniencies, and open the fhorteft and moft direct correfpondence between the different parts of the kingdom, and the foreign circumjacent countries; and could even extend the navigation by the Danube, to the extremities of Europe; then the canal of Burgundy, to which this laft would be re-united, would become, as it were, la veine pulmonaire de la France: it is there that the blood, forced with vigour into an infinity of other veffels, would carry into every part of that large body, life and hea th. There is, there fore, reafon to hope, that the enterprife of the canal of Burgundy, that enterprife fo worthy of the views of public utility, which induce the King to increase the number of navigable canals, will not remain imperfect; that the communication of the Soane and the Rhine by the Doubs, forming an effential, and even an indifpenfable part of the construction of the first canal, will be ef. fected without delay. The edict contains 22 articles. Alexandria, April 10. The exiled Beys, in Upper Egypt, being strengthened daily by the arrival of fome malcontents who fled after them from Cairo, the governour has determined to bring them under fubjection, and fent into the country for that purpose an army commanded by Murat Bey, who bad ment. Vienna, May 24. The fortifications of Comorro, which fuffered very much by the late earthquakes, are not to be repaired, but that town is to be rebuilt at a greater distance from the Danube. Frankfort, May 24. Charles-William Eugene, Margrave of Baden-Hochberg, first cousin to the father of the reigning Margrave of Baden, general of foot in the fervice of the King of Sardinia, and Knight of the Palatine order of St. Hubert, died at Graben the 9th of this month, in the 70th year of his age. Lifbon, May 13. A negro, named Anthony Mafcarenhas, died here the 5th of this month, aged 110 years. Born at Mandinga in Africa, he had been a flave to Counsellor Don Joseph Mafcarenhas Pacheco, with whom, like a faithful fervant, he had remained 18 years in prison. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE Griticifm on Blair's Lectures, which has been unavoidably postponed for the prefent, fhall appear next month. We agree with the correfpondent who in defence of the Bishop of Chester's Sermons, jo ably urges the neceffity of cherishing authors of eminence. His arguments from the credit of the profeffion, and the trade of literature are fpecious. We have only to add, that there is a right and wrong in criticism, as well as in every other thing that the liberal genius of this elegant art depends on the fricteft impartiality, and that literature is not worth preferving any longer than it can support itself without having recourfe to the contemptible artifices of prostitution or accommodation. We should be obliged to him, however, or any of the reverend prelate's admirers for an answer to that obnoxious criticism, as we are always difpofed to do equal juftice to both fides of every question. We agree with W. S. that fecond thoughts are beft, and are forry that the extreme length of his verses has deprived our readers of them. And he must be fenfible on thinking once more, that juch very long articles, however excellent, cannet poffibly fuit the nature or mechanism of a miscellany, which bas fo manifeft a dependance on variety as the London Magazine. ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, AND TO THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OCCUR- ACCIDENT, a melancholy one, at Lynn in Norfolk 145 4 279 the war, 101.-Of the merchants and traders on 64 125 68 Aurengzebe, the Great Mogul, anecdotes of 7 BANBURY caftle, the fiege of 274 27 Bank of Ireland, when firft opened 150 British bravery, an anecdote - 101 180 Queen, miraculous escape of a passenger Ion board that fhip Brutality, an anecdote 44 179 CALCAREOUS cement, obfervations there- Europe, the prefent ftate of, 222.-Its climate, on 180 Canine madnefs, two fatal inftances of the dread- 223. Its religion, 224.-Its trade, 225.- 127 53 Catholic confeffion of faith, twelve articles of, FALSE prophets reprobated 23 75 Fire-At the house of Mr. James Taylor, 151 Charles the Second, an amorous anecdote of 178 ibid. 26 nobleman 107 195 7 RI 61 HINTS HINTS of defigns for hiftorical paintings 123 55 Holland, the States-General of, repri ment 248 21 Human mifery the companion of empire tution 43 131 KING of animals, the, memoirs of 174. Miniftry, arrangement of the new one 121 271 NASSAU, the Prince of, robbed on his jour 150 275 264 113 New-York, returns from thence of the number OBSERVATIONS on the corrupt paffions, on PALERMO, fome flight fhocks of an earth- 4 fhend, |