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territory of Venice. Negociations for. 
peace are now on foot with all the States 
of Italy, the Pope not excepted, 
‘was the boldeft operation of this campaign, and 
the Millefimo the warmeft action ; but I have 
now to give you an account of the battle of 
Lodi. 
“ The head-quarters arrived yefterday at 
Cafal, at three o’clock in the morning; at nine 
eur van-guard found the enemy defending the 
approaches of Lodi. I gave immediate orders 
for all the cavalry to mount their horfes, attended 
by four pieces of light artillery which had juft 
arrived from Placenza, drawn by the carriage 
_ horfes of the Nobleffe of that place. The di- 
vifion of General Angereau, which had remained 
that night at Borghetto, and that of General 
Maffena, which had paffed it at Cafal, put 
themfeves inftantly in imotion. In the mean 
time the van-guard forced all the enemy’s 
pofts, and took one piece of cannon. We en- 
tered Lodi in purfuit of the enemy, who had 
already paffed the Adda by the bridge. Beau- 
lieu’s whole army was arranged tn order of bat- 
tle, and 30 pieces of heavy ordnance defended 
the paffage of the bridge. I ordered my whole 
artillery to be brought up; a very brifk cannon- 
ade was kept up feveral hours. As foon as the 
army atrived, it was drawn up in one column, at 
the head of which marched the 2d battalion of 
carabineers, followed by all the battalions of 
gtenadiers, who reached the bridge under con- 
ftant fhouts of “ Long live the Republic !’’ 
The enemy made a dreadful fire; the head of 
the column feemed to hefitate (through a mo- 
ment of hefitation perhaps all might have been 
loft); Generals Berthier, Maffena, Cervoni, 
Dallemague, and Larne and Dupat, chiefs of 
brigade, felt it, and precipitated themfelves at 
the head of the column, and decided the day. 
“ This redoubtable column bore down all 
*®ppofition: the enemy’s whole artillery was in- 
ftantly taken; Beaulieu’s order of battle was 
broken, and in a moment the enemy’s army 
‘was difperfed. Our cavalry paffed the Adda by 
- a ford, but on account of its being rather deep, 
this paffage was much retarded, and the cavalry 
was prevented from charging the enemy. Beau- 
tieu’s horfe attempted to charge our troops, in 
erder to protect the retreat of his infantry, but 
they found it was no eafy matter to frighten our 
~brave foldiers. The coming on of night, and 
the extreme fatigues which our traops had fuf- 
tained, prevented us from purfuing the enemy, 
who loft 20 pieces of cannon, and between 2 
and 3000 men in killed, wounded, and prifoners. 
s¢ Beaulieu retreats with the remains of his 
army through the territory. of Venice, feveral 
towns of which have fhut their gates to his 
troops. 
“‘ Our lofs is inconfiderable, owing to the 
quicknefs of the execution, and to the impreflion, 
made on the enemy by the mafs and dreadful 
fire of our intrepid column, BuoNAPARTE,” 
America. 
34t 
Notwithftanding the late extraotdinary 
fuccefs of the French arms, there appears 
to be much difcontent in fome parts of 
France, and particularly in Paris. A 
party, even of the legion of police, has 
been in a ftate of rebellion; but the ing 
furrection has been fuppreffed. A plot, 
alfo, has been formed againft the 
members of thé legiflative body, and the 
executive directory, at the head of which 
were the famous Drover, and fome of 
the Leaders of the Terrorift fattion. 
May 4.---Letorneur’s prefidency of the di- 
rectory being expired, Carnot has fucceeded 
him. 
April 24.—-At length La Wendee, fo long 
defolated by civil war, is reftored to peace and 
tranquillity. ‘This peaceful meafure is attri-, 
buted, in a great meafure, to the proclamation 
circulated by General Hoche, granting an am- 
nefty to the deferters who were in La Vendée, 
and ef which almoft every one has profited — 
They have prefented themfelves at the different 
cantonments, and taken charts of the route for 
joming the armies on the frontiers. 
The chiefs of La Vendee, in defpair, have 
fubmitted to the laws of the republic. Melewx 
de Jalais, Chetoux, and many others, have juit 
laid down their arms. 
AMERICA. 
We are concerned to find, that’ a real 
mifunderftanding has taken place between 
gencral Wafhington, as prefident of the 
Congrefs, and the houfe of reprefenta- 
tives of the United States. On the 24th 
of March, the houfe of reprefentatives 
paffed a refolution, which had for its eb- 
ject to procure a copy of the inftru@ions 
granted to Mr. Jay, relative to the treaty 
lately concluded between Great Britain 
and the United States. This treaty ts 
thought, by many of the Americans, to 
be inconfiftent both with the honour and 
the intereft of the United States. In re- 
ply to the requifition of the Honfe of 
Reprefentatives, General Wafhington 
returned a very firm and fpirited an- 
{wer. 
When the refolution for carrying inte 
effect the treaty with Great Britain was 
put, Mr. Maclay rofe, and fpoke at 
conliderable length againft the motion; 
he concluded his {peech by propofing the 
following refolution : : 
‘The Houfe, taking into confidera- 
tion. the treaty of Amity, Commerce, 
and Navigation, between the United 
States and Great Britain, communicated 
by the Prefident, in his meflage of the 
firft day of March laft, are of opinion, - 
that it is in many refpeéts highly inju- 
-  -syous 
