XXVIU 



HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. 



of many witnefles collected by 

 bills of invitation. 90 millions 

 in all have now been burnt. 



Several people have been 

 lately feized at Paris, charged 

 with the fabrication of Aflig- 

 nats. A perfon of the name of 

 Joflan, who is now in cuftody, 

 has forged thefe fecurities to 

 the amount of 1,500,000 livres. 



On the 28th ult. a letter was 

 read in the National Affemlily 

 of France from Coiint de Fer- 

 nand Nunes, the Spanilh Miri- 

 fter for Foreicn Affairs, to M. 

 de Montmorin, the French Mi- 

 nifter, dating, that tbeKir.g of 

 Spain, notwithftandinghis con- 

 ftant attachment to France, had 

 thought it necefiary to eftablilh 

 in the Provinces of Catalonia 

 and Arragon a line of troops 

 to prevent the entrance of all 

 fuch Frenchmen as are not well 

 known. The letter adds, that 

 this precaution ought not to 

 be conlidered as an a(5t of hof- 

 tility, and that it is by no 

 means the intention of the 

 Court of Spain to interrupt the 

 commerce between the two na- 

 tions. 



Oft the .■^ift of March the 

 National Flag of France was 

 hoifted by all the French vef- 

 fels in the bay of Cadiz ; on 

 which occafion they fired three 

 falutes. The (hips belonging 

 to other nations in that port 

 hoifted their colours at the 

 fame time. 



There has been a violent re- 

 volution at Chandenagor e, one 

 of the French Settlements in 

 the Eaft Indies, in which the 

 Commandant has been driven 

 from the place, and fince ma lie 

 a prifoner by the inhabitants. 



The King of Naples, in the 

 courfe of his tour to Vienna, 

 killed, in Auftria, Bohemia, and 

 Moravia, according to the Ger- 

 man newfpapers, 5 bears, 190 

 wild boars, 968 ftags,i3 wolves, 

 354 foxes, 17 badjjers, 5,330 

 pheafants, 1121 rabbits, 16,354 

 hares, 1625 goats, 1145 deer, 

 and 12,435 partridges. 



The unfortunate Caglioftro 

 is at length informed of the ex- 

 tent of his deftiny in this world. 

 His trial was concluded at 

 Rome on the 7th of April, in 

 the prefence of a congregation 

 of Cardinals, and of the Com- 

 mifBoners aff.nciated with them 

 upon the occalion. The vote 

 of the majority was for a fen- 

 tence of death ; but the de- 

 cifion being carried to his Holi- 

 nefs, it was changed into an 

 order for perpetual imprifon- 

 ment. His papers and cloaths 

 are to be burnt by the com- 

 mon hangman ; and he has 

 been informed that all hopes 

 of pardon will be vain. 



Caglioftro will not be confin- 

 ed in the fortrefs of St Leon, 

 but will remain in the caftle of 

 St. Ange. His fii'ntence has 

 been publiflied, but no men- 

 tion has been made of the mo- 

 tives through which he com- 

 mitted the crimes alledged a- 

 gainft him : it only fays that 

 he has been declared by his 

 own confeffion, and by convic- 

 tion, aHeretick, an Herefiarch, 

 a Judiciary Aftrologer, a Ma- 

 gician, and a Free-mafon. 



The Small-pox has become 

 epidemical at Copenhagen. No 

 kfs than 9000 perfons are af- 

 fedted with it, and it carries off 

 50 a-wcck. 



