historical chroniele. 
*prisonérs which the general, by 
a good manceuvre, had taken. 
Mareschal Rochambeau has 
resigned. He complained that 
the war minister only commu- 
nicated with M. de Biron, and 
‘M. d’Aumont, officers under 
‘his command. 
The minister at war-has re- 
‘signed. 
Poland. 
It is said that Rufsia and 
Prufsia intend‘to attack Poland 
and destroy its new constituti- 
‘on. I -fhall insert the follow- 
ing paper, which fhews the u- 
manimity of the diet, and the’ 
confidence they have in the 
King. 
On the 16th of April, the 
diet pafsed a preparative of 
public defence. The preamble 
states, ‘ That taking God and 
all the peopse of the earth to 
wwitnels, that we do not mean 
to declare war against any. 
power; that we hold in the 
greatest regard the friendfhip 
and good understanding that 
has subsisted between us and 
our neighbours; and that we 
are occupied only in maintain- 
ing our liberty and indepen- 
dence — and considering that 
the negociations between for- 
reign courts require from us, 
for the guarantee of the terri- 
tories of the républic, of the 
nation, and of our happy con- 
stitution, that we fhould pre- 
pare for our defence, we de- 
cree, 
ai 
ert the power invested in hina 
by the laws, with the: greatest 
activity and efficacy, im pro- 
viding for the defence of the 
nation. 
‘2. We authorise the ing 
to engage two orthree foreign 
‘generals, and to place them at 
the head of the army, with the 
rank of commandants in chief, 
as well as experienced. officers 
of artillery. and engineering. » 
‘ 3. We charge the treasury 
to negociate a loan, at home 
or abroad, for thirty millions, 
on a mortgage of the produte 
of the sale of starosties. 
‘ 4. We .authorise the king 
to dispose of all the money a» 
rising from ‘this loan, as well as 
what may be in the treasury, 
if war fhould take place, which 
God forbid, in the neceisary 
defence of the republic, under 
the responsibility of the mini 
ter 
‘ 5. In: two months from this 
date, the minister fhall give ad 
account of the ifsues of money.’ 
They afterwards voted theit 
thanks to the prince Czartory- 
ki on his mifsion to Dresden. 
Miscellancous, 
Count d’Aranda has with- 
drawn the royal edict of the 
20th of July, requiring an oath 
from strangers. ‘This edict 
contaiied very great inconve- 
niences, and served as a pre- 
text for vexations of every 
kind, and greatly checked the 
freedom of trade in Spain. 
*y, That the king fhall ex-! The Dutch settlements in 
