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cluded with moving, that 125,000,000 
livres be granted to the Miniter ot Ma- 
rine for the fervice of the ‘eventh year. 
¥n the fitting of the 18th of Augutt, 
FPorTeE faoke epon the plan for reeruit- 
ing the army, prefented by Jourdan. 
‘The Council'adopted feveral claufes, the 
fubfance of which was, that whenever 
the country is in danger every citizer 
mult be ready to defend it by a voiuntary 
enrolment. 
A meffage from the Directory. to the 
Ceuncil ot Five Hundred on the 
September, contains the official. account 
of the landing of General BUONAPARTE 
at Alexandria on the sft of July, and of 
his arrival at Cairo on the 23d or 
g2me month. $ 
taken pofleifion of Lower Egypt without 
refitance. The meifage recapitulates a 
long feries of infults faid te have 
OF 
ine 
as 
th 
tile 
formerly committed by the Beys of Egypt 
en the French mercharnts.. The metlage 
aifo ftates, that the French Republic 
have made this attack. upon the Beys as 
much in revenge for the infults they have 
frequently offered to the Porte, who was 
unable to refent them, as fcr thote offered 
to France. Itis yet, however, a matter 
ef doubt whether this extraordinary ex- 
pedition has been undertaken by the con- 
mivance and confent of the Ottoman go- 
yernment, or contrary to its withes and 
remonitrances. 
IRELAND. 
No fooner had the paroxifm of rebel- 
Hon and bioodfhed in a contiderable de- 
gree fubfided m the fifter kingdom, than 
the alarming intelligence arrived that the 
French had landed at Killala bay, taken 
the town, and were advancing into the 
country. -The official difpatches which 
rapidly fuceceded cach other upon this 
eccafion from Ireland were announced in 
fhort letters from the Duke of Portland 
te the Lord Mayor of London. In one 
of thefe, the number of the enemy {aid to 
be landed was ftated to be 700 men. 
The Gazette of the 1ft of September 
fiated the difacreeabie intelligence that 
the French had attacked the forces under 
General Lake on the 27th of Auguft at 
Caftelbar, compelled him to retreat with 
the lofs of fix pieces of cannon, taken 
poffeiion of that town, and were advanc- 
dng upon Tuans. The lofs among the 
Britith forces was faid to be but {mall. 
Immediately after this event, Lord Corn- 
waillis left the city of Dublin to take the 
command of the army in perfon; he pro- 
ceeded with a ftrong force towards Ath- 
Jone, and naade immentfe preparations fe 
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iath of 
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ral Lake 
[ Septe, 
attack the invaders and thew adherents. 
During thefe mevements, the French at, 
Cattelbar changed their polition, and at-, 
tempted to elude the attack of the King’s 
‘forces ; they paffed the Shannon at Ba-~ 
lincra, where they attempted to defirey 
the bridge, but General Lake followed > 
then fo clofely that they were unable to 
effect it; they halted at Cloone. At ten 
o'clock of the night of the 7th of Septem- 
ber Lord Cornwailis moved with the 
troops at Carrick to Mohill, and directed 
Lieutenant-General Lake to procesd at 
the fame time -to Cloone, about three 
miles from Mohill, by which movement 
ne would be able eitner to join with Gehe-> 
in the: attack of the enemy, if 
they fhould remain at Cloone, er to in- 
tercept their retreat if they fhould (as 
was moft probabic) retire on the approach 
of the King’s troops.. On Lord Corn— 
wallis arriving at Mohiil foon after day- 
break, he found the enemy had begun to 
move towards Granard; he therefore 
proceeded rapidly to St. John’s Town. 
General Leke arrived at Cloone with an 
immenie torce about feven o'clock on the 
morning of the 8ih of September. Lieute- 
nant-Colonel Crawfurd under his €om- 
mand on coming up with the French 
rear-gsuard, fummoned them to fur- 
render ; but as they did not attend to his 
fummons, he attacked them, upon which 
two hundred of the French intantry threw 
down their arms, wnder tne idea that the - 
ret of the corps would do the fame 3. 
Captains Packenkam and General Cra- 
dock rode uptothem. The enemy how- 
ever immediately commenced a fire of can- 
non and mufketry, which wounded Ge- 
) 
neral. Cradock ; upon which General 
Lake ordered up more troops, and began 
the attack upon the enemy’s pofition. 
The aétion lated upwards of half an hour, 
when the remainder of the column mak- 
ing its appearance, the French furrender- 
ed at difcretion. The rebels, who fled 
in all direStions, fuffered feverely. The 
number of French which furrendered at 
this battle (which was called the battle of 
Ballinamuck) fought on the 8th of Sep- 
tember, was 344. Ninety-fx rebels were 
taken, among whom were three of their 
General Officers, viz. Roach, Blake, and 
Teeling. “Fhe enemy in their retreat he- 
fore the King’s troops, were compeiled 
to abandon nine pieces of cannon, which 
they had taken in former actions with his 
Majefty’s forces. ‘The King’s troops are 
faid to have loft but three killed, and 
twelve wounded. f 
Notwithitanding this total defeat and 
; capture 
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