746 Public Affairse—Portugal.,.. Spaitt.. America Public Funds. 
tyranny. All the members, except ten, 
accepted the oath. ‘The prefident ordered 
them, in the name of the Batavian people, 
to leave the aflembly. At eleven o'clock 
the fittine became public, and fome mem- 
bers, who had not been in the fecret com- 
mittee, made the new declaration. 
This revolution of the 22d of January, 
has given birth to a new form of govern- 
ment in the Batavian Republic. An Ex- 
ecutive DireCtory is formed, confifting of 
fix perfons who took the cath prefcribed. 
for that purpofe on the 26th of the fame 
month. The prefident is Citizen WREEDE. 
Six minifters have alfo been appointed. 
‘The command of all the troops in the 
Republic is, it appears, to be given to 
General JouBERT. In the fitting of the 
23d, twenty-three members of the aflem- 
bly declared their intention of withdraw- 
ing from it, in confequence of the decree 
of the preceding day. The’ abfent, or 
fick members of the aflembly, are required 
to make a declaration within eight days, 
expreflive of their adherence to the mea- 
fare of the 22d. On the 24th, the inter- 
mediary adminiftration of the late pro- 
vince of Holland, gave in the refignation 
of their authority, and a declaration of 
adherence to the decrees of the affembly 
made on the 22d, for the fafety of the 
country. ‘The principal towns in the 
Republic have congratulated the afembly 
on the meafures which have recently been 
adopted. 
_ PORTUGAL. i 
By the laf intelligence from Lifbon, it 
appears that the Executive Dire¢tory of 
France has made a formal demand of the 
court of Spain, for permiflion to march 
40,000 troops through that country forthe 
attack on Portugal, which demand the 
weak cabinet of Madrid has complied 
with. 
The court of Lifbon has made a formal 
complaint to all the foreign minifters re- 
diding there, of the indignity offered to 
its plenipotentiary, M. ARANYO, who 
is ftill in prifon at Paris. But, alas! 
what can fuch complaints avail in the 
prefent. pofture of affairs, when moft of 
the Sovereigns of Europe are cringing to 
the Republicans of Frauice. 
The DireStory alledge in juffificaticn 
of their conduct, and in reply to the Por- 
tugueze, that after the rupture of the 
peace, M. ARANYO received an order. 
to quit the territory of the Republic, and 
that he 1s therefore at prefent to be con- 
fidered in no other light than an indivi. 
dual, and not in any public capacity. 
| SPAIN. | 
The Spanifh Monarch, who, in 1792, 
dared the infant Republic of Brance to 
hurt a hair of the head of the unfortunat® 
Louis, then ¢onfined as a prifoner by his — 
own fubjects, has lately acquiefced inant 
imperious requeft of the French Direc- 
tory; he has given permiffion for 50,000 
of theif military ta march through apart 
of his territory, to attack Portugal... 
The new principles of politics and phi-. 
lofophy, aremaking hafty ftrides through 
the Spanifh nation, and its treaty of al- 
liance with the Kepublic of France feems 
rather calculated to undermine the throne 
by gentle gradations, and thereby to 
render its overthrow the more certain, 
than to fecure the ancient form of govern-_ 
ment. : 
AMERICA. 
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et ee 
France. 
the perfons concerned in the contemplated 
plan, who was expelled the fenate with 
violence, and not allowed an hearing. In 
the fubfequent progrefs of this bufinefs, 
perfons and papers have been feized by 
general warrants, without an oath of ac- 
cufation, and the laws and conftitution 
of the United States are faid to have 
_ been violated in an unexampled manner. - 
It is faid, by fome, that the caufe of 
thefe violent proceedings is owing to the 
influence of the Spanifh minifter at Phi- 
ladelphia, who allows fome merchants to 
éarry on an illicit trade to the Havannah 
upon f{pecial permits, in which members 
of the Congrefs are commonly. fecretly 
concerned. Sn 
PUBLIC FUNDS. — 
Stock-Exchangey Feb. 263 1798 
Stocks have experienced a {mall rife fince 
our laf, owing to the poftponement of the 
loan, and the hopes which are entertained 
concerning the fuccefs of the voluntary con- 
tributions. ) 
Bank Stocx, on the 25th laft month, 
was at r1935 rofe onthe Sth ult. to 1323 
and is at that price this day. 
" § PER CENT. ANN. on the 26th lat 
month, were 6935. rofe on the 8th ult. to 
70% 3 and are this day at 714. 
4. PER CENT. ANN. were on 26th Jaf 
month ;. 5923 rofe on the 8th ult. to 6152 
and are this day at 602. : 
3 PER CENT. cons. were on 26th Jan. 
at 48: rofe on the &thult.to 4gis and are 
this 26th day of Feb. at 491. 
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