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by a difcharge of cannon. The firft con- 
ful proceeded to Mortfontaine with his fa- 
mily on the 6th of Ogtober, where he was 
joined by the two other confuls, all the 
minifters, the members of the corps diplo- 
matique, the counfellors of ftate, the pre- 
fidents of the fenate, of the Legiflative bo- 
dy, and tribunate, and feveral perfons for- 
merly in the fervice of the United States, 
among whom was general La Fayette. 
There was a {umptuous entertainment 
provided. on the occafion, after which the 
firft conful gave the following toaft, “ To 
the manes of the French and Americans, 
who died on the field of battle for the in- 
dependence of the New World.”’ 
One of the moft important articles of 
intelligence from Paris is however the dif- 
covery of a plot to affaffinate the chief 
conful. It appears that a man, named 
Demerville, living at No. 24, Rue des 
Moulins, had diftributed money, and that 
fome perfons of notorioufly bad charac- 
ter frequented his houfe. Tt was diftinct- 
ly learned on the gth of Oétober that ele- 
ven of them were to attack the firft conful 
as he came out cf the Opera. Thefe in- 
dividuals were known, and the Police had 
taken ftri€t meafures of vigilance. On 
the roth of Ogtober two of thofe ruffians 
who are Romans, and are named Seracchi, 
were arrefted at the Opera. They were 
armed with cutlafles. Demerville and 
fome of his accomplices, were arrelted in 
the night. Demerville and Caracchi have, 
it is faid, confeiled every thing. Thefe 
wretches are for the molt part perfons ac- 
cuftomed to crimes by the maffacres of 
September and thofe to Veriailles. 
GERMANY. 
From Vienna the very interefting intel- 
ligence is received of the refignation of 
baron Thugut who had in a faét difcharg- 
ed the duties of prime minifter, ever fince 
the death of prince Kaunitz, and has been 
confidered as ftrongly tavouring the pro- 
decution of the war. Count Lehrbach, 
who fucceeds him, was always his part- 
fan ; they have conftantly adopted the fame 
fyiem. A change of -perfons did not, 
therefore, neceffarily involye a change of 
principles ; but it is certain, at leatt, that 
they propofe to change their means, if 
they do net change their object. M. de 
‘Thugut did not wifh, it is {aid for peace 
with the republic upon the bafis propefed, 
and he did not. wifh to make it {eparate 
from England. He always refufed howe- 
ver, to admit into his calculations, for 
the continuance of the war, any hopes 
of new affiftance from Roffia. He pro- 
nounced decidedly agaiaft Suwarrow, and 
State of Public Affairs in Ogtober, 1800. 
[Nov. tf, 
did nothing either to calm his refentment, 
or to retain his troops inthecoalition. If 
the nomination of count Lehrbach adds 
nothing to the hopes of peace in Germany, 
that of the count Cobentzel, for the confe- 
rences at Luneville, is in genernl confider- 
ed as ahappy omen. They affert on the 
other hand at Vienna that Thugut is not 
difgraced, but that he gave in his refigna- 
tion. He is confidered as the only perfon 
capable of entering into the fpirit of 
Auftrian policy. Lehrbach is only ac- 
counted as an able executor of the forms 
of its diplomacy. 
SPAIN. 
A more dreadful enemy than even a hof- 
tile army has invaded a pari of the Spanifh 
dominions. We are furry to learn by let- 
ters from Cadiz of the 5th of September, 
that the mortality in that city has been 
much greater than there was reafon to fup- 
pofe. ‘The epidemic diforder, or as fome 
fuppofe it, the plague, which prevails 
there, carries off no fewer than 3,600 per- 
fons between the 13th of Auguit and sth 
of September, on which day two hundred 
and feven perfons died: Thediforder ge- 
nerally carries off thofe whom it attacks 
on the third or fourth day. The firft 
fymptoms are a pain in the limbs and 
bones, and violent vomitings. About 
30,000 inhabitants have fled the city, 
about 40,000 remain in it. No perfon is 
now suffered however to leave Cadiz, and 
a cordon of troops is drawn along the Pe- 
ninfula, to prevent all intercourle with the 
country. 
EGYPT. 
Letters from the combined Britifh and 
Turkith fleet, off Alexandria, dated the 
oth of July, ftate, that Sir Sydney Smith 
had fent Lieutenant Wright, of Le Ligre, 
to Cairo, charged with difpatches to Ge- 
neral Menou, and the Allies waited with 
fulicitude the anfwer. The Grand Vizier 
was encamped with about 30,000 men at 
Jaffa, and was actively engaged in prepa- 
rations to advance againft the enemy, 
fhould the miffion of Mr. Wright fail to 
indyce them to evacuate Egypt. The 
mot friendly and cordial intercourfe fub- 
fiited between the Briifh and Turkith 
forces, the Captain Pacha, and fome of the 
principal officers of his fleet, fpent the 
greater part of the 8th of July on board 
Le Tigre. Sir Sydney Smith had only 
two Englifh fhips, but two others were 
hourly expected to join him, ‘The Cor- 
morant floop of war, charged with dif- 
patches to fir Sydney Smith, was lolt off 
Rofetta early in July laft. The whole of 
the crew, and a king's meflenger who was 
on 
