•jcxn histoi 



liome to prevent the epidemi- 

 cal influence of the French o- 

 pinions from spreading. 



Letters from Lyons, state, 

 that the proclamation decla- 

 rin? France a republic, was 

 made there amidst a general 

 •consternation. Such, how- 

 ever, is the present state of 

 France, that the will and sen- 

 timents of individuals are su- 

 prefsed by the popular licenti- 

 ousnefs inspired by the com- 

 mifsioners of the convention 

 and the executive power. At 

 JRouen, of twenty-six sections, 

 two only were for a republi- 

 can form of goverment ; all 

 the others were in favour of 

 royalty. 



The emperor has publiflied 

 an edict strictly prohibiting 

 the introduction of French po- 

 litical writings in the Nether- 

 lands. 



Letters from St Domingo , 

 received at Nantz, and which 

 came down to the i8th of Au- 

 gust, announce a conside- 

 rable revolt of the blacks at 

 Caves, immediately after a 

 ■conference between Blanche- 

 laude and the revolting ne- 

 •jrroes. Thirteen sugar works 

 have been burnt, and of this 

 number are those of Lfiborde 

 smd of Mercy d'Argenteau. 



Domestic. 

 Some opposition is expected 

 to be made against the proposi- 

 tion of renewing the East In-; 

 dia company's charter, parti- 



ica/ chronic ft. 



] cularly by some adventuring 

 merchants, who have had seve- 

 I ral meetings, and are preparing 

 I to prove how far the coun .ry 

 I would be benefitted by the abo- 

 I lltion of the monopoly. 



There are two travellers 

 I from whom much information 

 ; is expected by the curious — 

 j lord Fitzgerald and major 

 Houghton 5 the first exploring 

 I the regions of America, and the 

 I othei employed in the no left 

 dangerous and difficult task, of 

 penetrating into the interior 

 parts of Africa. 



Montrose, Sept. 26, Yester- 

 day the foundation stone of 

 the bridge here was laid with 

 .the usual solemnities. 



This ceiemony had been de- 

 layed till the arrival of David 

 Scott, esq. member for the 

 county, who had with so much 

 zeal aiid liberality patronized 

 the undertaking. 



About 42c French persons 

 have at present applied for re- 

 lief. The palace at Winche- 

 ster, which, in the last war 

 held 1.1,000 French and Dutch 

 prisoners, is now preparing for 

 their reception j and a thou- 

 sand may probably be accom- 

 modated there, in such a man- 

 ner as to flicw that our charity 

 is not insultingly given. By 

 the notion that the place is a 

 sort of prison, it has, we under- 

 stand, prevented a greater num- 

 ber l)om applying. 



It appears from the annual 

 abstract of the fhipp^ng, which 



