State of Public Affairs. — ~ 
be filled up from the fuppleans, accord- 
ing to feniority, inftead of leaving the 
appointment to the directory. Buona- 
PARTE, brother of the general, on this 
queftion, voted againft the directory. 
HOLLAND. 
A kind of revolution, or rather an ele- 
vation of one party over the heads of an- 
other, has lately taken place in the Ba- 
tavian republic. A grand fupper was 
given, on the r1th of June, at a tavern 
at the Hague, where moft of the officers 
in the garrifon were prefent, with Gene- 
ral DAENDELS at their head. There were 
alfo fome commiffaries belonging to the 
former government and the ancient cor- 
porations. A paper was here produced 
for the fignature of thofe prefent, of 
which the principal purport was, that 
the legiflative affembly fhould leave their 
poft. Several arrefts took place on the 
fame night. On the following morning 
the legiflative aflembly declared their fit- 
tings permanent, and procured the afliit- 
ance of five companies of infantry, and 
a detachment of cavalry. In the after- 
noon, at five o’clock, Gen. DAENDELS, 
at the head of three companies of infanv- 
try, went to the department of war, and 
afterwards to the hotel of Amfterdam, 
with intent to arreft the executive direc- 
tors, who were fuppofed to be fitting 
there. He only took citizen Van Lan- 
GEN, wha was fent to confinement at 
Woerden. Two direCtors accepted their 
difmiflion. A great number of the legif- 
lative body were afterwards, arrefted, the 
decree which perpetuated its powers re- 
pealed, and a new provifional executive 
power created. The utmott joy, it is 
faid, prevailed in confequence of this 
event, and a general illumination too 
place at the Hague, Amfterdam, and 
other places. General JouBERT openly 
approved of this revolution, and C. La- 
Crorx proteited, in vain, againft it ; but 
a courier was foon afterwards difpatched 
commanding his attendance at Paris. 
Two contradictory accounts were given 
to the French directory of this affair; 
but, upon the whole, they approved the 
proceedings. 
WEST INDIES. 
Brigadier-gen. MaitTLAND, command- 

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ing his majefty’s forces in the ifland of 
St. Domingo, has been obliged to eva- 
cuate the towns of Port-au-Prince and 
St. Marc’s. Vhere appeared to this com- 
mander but two modes in any degree 
practicable to effect the hazardous affair 
with fafety to his Majefty’s troops. The 
one to withdraw the {mall Britith force, 
and fuch of the colonial troops as he 
could induce to go with him, in a pre- 
cipitate manner, after blowing up the 
forts; the other, to ftate rairly to the 
enemy his determination, and, acting as 
events occurred, to endeavour, in a de- 
liberate way, to withdraw the whole 
force, and, at the fame time, to attempt 
to make fome terms for the numerous 
inhabitants who wifhed to remain. Upon 
mature deliberation, the general embraced 
the latter mode. He accordingly fent a 
flag of truce to the republican general 
ToussainT, to acquaint him with his 
relolition. The humanity of the French 
general induced him to agree to the laft 
propotition, and to fend to Port-au-Prince, 
on the 28th of May, a confidential off- 
cer, ob his part, to agree to terms. In 
two days an agreement was mutually ex- 
changed and ratified by both parties. The 
French general ftipulated, in this agree- 
ment, in the molt folemn manner, to 
guarantee the lives and properties of all 
the inhabitants who might choole to re- 
main. . 
AMERICA. 
_ The houfe of reprefentatives of the 
United States, on the 16th of May, pafl- 
ed a bill which had originated in the {e- 
nate, autMrizing the prefident to direst 
the commanders of the American armed 
veffels to take and bring into the ports 
of the United States any French cruizers 
which fhall have committed depredations 
on the citizens thereof, er which fhail be 
found hovering on the coaft for that pur- 
pofe ; and alfo ta retake any Americaa 
merchantmen that may have been cap- 
tured by fuch cruizers. This vigorous 
meafure was foon followed by another ; 
a bill to prohibit all commercial inter= 
courfe between France and the United 
States, pafled the houfe of reprefentatives 
a few days afterwards. 
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Marriages and Deaths, in and near London. 
Marricd.} Mr. Grifiths, of Whitechapel, 
to Mis D. Buttery, of Mary-le-Bone. 
At Walthamftow, Mr. Northage, of Lau- 
wence-lane, to Mifs Holloway, 
Mr. M. Robinfon, of Red-liga-ftreet, to 
Mifs Carter, of Woodbridge. & 
J. Holmes, efq. late of Calcutta, to Mi 
Wellows, of Epping Foreit. i: 
At Grove Houfe, the hon. J. Olmius, te 
Mifs Morgan, daughter of J. Morgan, efq- 
of the Inner-temple. 
Mr. &. Marter, of the Piazza,- Covent- 
garden, 
