historical chronicle. 



The elector of Treves, in a 

 letter to the princes at Cob- 

 lentz, renewed, but in the most 

 mild, and apparently reluctant 

 terms, his declaration, that he 

 could not permit any recruiting 

 or embodying of men, or any 

 armed corps of any description, 

 within his territories j afsign- 

 ing as a reason, that although 

 he was under no apprehension 

 of an inva.sion from France, it 

 was his duty to quiet the a- 

 larms of his own subjects ; and 

 concluding with exprefsing his 

 hopes, that the princes would 

 give a declaration in writing, 

 of their resolution, to take the 

 necefsary measures to depi-ive 

 the military of France of all 

 pretext for hostilities against 

 those who had afforded them 

 an asylum, and every aid in 

 their power. 



Vienna, Dec. 3. the emperor 

 has set at liberty Madam The- 

 roigne, and has ordered all the 

 expences of her journey to be 

 paid. This young lady, after 

 having been a long time de- 

 tained in the fortreis of Kuff- 

 stein, in Tirol, was brought to 

 Vieuiia to undergo an exami- 

 nation touching the pretended 

 plot against the life of the 

 queen of France. 



On the 15th Dec. the new 

 pfficers of the national guard, 

 to the number of 1800, took 

 ^'\t\ the square before the town- 

 hall) the oath prescribed, in 

 the presence of the mayor, and 

 the mifnicipal officers } and af- 



terwards, preceded by the mu- 

 nicipality, they waited on the 

 king, and were introduced to 

 him immediately ; they filed 

 off before his majesty in the a- 

 ^artments, whilst the band of 

 music played in the gallery. 

 The queen, the prince-royal, 

 and madame tlizabeth, were 

 present at the ceremony. 



New York, Sept. 13, We 

 are afsured from unquestionable 

 authority, that the gentleman 

 (Mr H gs^ who purcha- 

 sed of the commifsioners of the 

 Land Ottice upwards of foujr 

 millions of acres of land, (equal 

 to about a seventh part of the 

 whole territory of the state,) 

 has refused L. 50,000 for his 

 bargain, estimating the nett pro- 

 fit of his contract at L. 250,000, 

 he is to pay to the state only 

 L. 137,000 for the whole pur- 

 chase in six years. 



Several (hips arrived at St 

 Maloes with letters from the 

 Cape, dated the 25th and 26th 

 of Odlober bring accounts of 

 the entire supprefsion of the 

 negroes tliere. 



The Highlanders who emi- 

 grated last season to Nova Sco- 

 tia are said to pe in the mcst 

 melancholy situation. 



The state of Venice fearing, 

 like Sweden, to experience the 

 anger of the barbarian states, 

 lias added considerably to the 

 customary present of 10,000 

 sequins, which was annually 

 made to the latter power. 



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