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gociation, that France had made demands, 
and that the two other contracting Powers 
had aceeded to them on terms which it 
would be impolitic to communicate to the 
world at large, and more efpecially to 
Great Britain; and it is equally obvious, 
that the fecond treaty was meant to be a 
gecret treaty, and to include the conceffions 
of Portugal to the French Republic, as 
the firft-{pecifies more openly thofe fhe has 
made to Spain, and refpeéting which their 
was no neceflity for concealment. » All 
that relates to ourfelves in the treaty now 
publifhed, is contained in the following 
few words, which comprife the whole of 
Article If. ‘* His Royal Highnefs (the 
Prince Regent) will thut the ports of his 
whole territories to the fhips of Great Bri- 
tain 7 gencral.” This loofely worded pro- 
hibition is unqueftionably regulated with 
minute precifion by the treaty, yet care- 
fully concealed behind the curtain, which 
at the fame time provides under-certain 
- circumftances for the liberty yet allowed 
of an interchange of commerce between 
England and Portugal. By thus conceal- 
ing, however, the engagements fhe is under 
to the French Republic, and the terms of 
her fidelity, fhe completely nonpluffes the 
Britifh Cabinet, who know. not in what 
light to regard her.—Of this we have a 
fuficient proof already, in the mode in 
which the Ifland of Madeira has been 
taken poffeffion of ; it is not pretended to 
be by right of conqueft, but for the ge- 
nerous purpofe of affording proteétion to 
it againft the nation that is now become 
its chief and moft powerful ally. 
By letters from Salem, in North Ame- 
rica, of the zoth of July; we alfo learn 
that an expedition, confifting of not lefs 
than 100 fail of thips. of different fizes, 
laden with ftores and troops, to the amount 
of ten or fifteen thoufand, had failed from 
Bengal, under the efcort of Admiral Rai- 
nier, to the Brazils. 
The following is the purport of the cir- 
cular letter of Citizen Defilles, the Prefect 
of the department of Angers, to the Sub- 
prefests and Mayors of his diftriét. 
-** To conquer the continental peace the 
French people have exerted alltheir means. 
The conqueft of the maritime peace now 
calls for all their thoughts and all their 
efforts. The tafk of our brave armies is 
fulfilled ; but that of the failors is be- 
ginning, and the moment approaches when 
they will make our flag illuftrious, as the 
former have made our arms. Armaments 
_ are ordered in all the ports of the Repub- 
lic. .Itis, therefore, neceflary that the 
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mariners anfwer the call of Government, 
and fly without delay to the polt of ho- 
nour. 
“¢ The Municipalities are refponfble 
for the non-execution of the orders for 
raifinge men for the fervice of the fhips of 
war, or for that of the ports and arfenals 
of the Republic, in cafe they flfould refufe 
to give to the fyndics of the naval forces 
the affitance of which they may ftand in 
need. 
‘¢ Every citizen who has embraced the 
maritime profefioz is boudd to the public 
fervice by fea and in the arfenals.”” 
‘The Archbifhop of Treves has difpatch- 
ed one of his Vicars-General to inform 
the French Government, that he is now 
ready to take the oath of fidelity ; that he 
will immediately iffue orders for the open- 
ing of the churches, which were ordered to 
be fhut by the command of the fuffragan 
Bifhops ; and he will recommend to ail 
who live under his fuperintendence the ex- 
act obedience to the laws of the Republic. 
The French Government feem to be 
much at their eafe upon the fubject of 
the indemnifications in Germany, which © 
‘naturally enough gives rife to great dif- 
cuffion there, tho’ that difcuifion can have 
no chance of fettling the queftion. | It ap- 
pears, from more than one article, as well 
as from the obvious probability of the 
‘cafe, that the great powers of Germany 
have negotiated feparately at-Paris ; and 
the policy of. the Chief Confui has given 
a decifion upon their intereft, which will 
{carcely be contradigted. ; 
The Firk Regiment of Artillery, which 
had mutinied at Turin, and putto death 
the commander of the citadel, has been 
diffolved with ignominy, and the foldiers 
diftributed among other corps. ‘The cir- 
cumftance is announced in a proclamation 
by Bonaparte, which, from the fingularity 
of its fentiments, and the peculiarity of 
its phrafcology, feems to have been penned 
by the Firft Conful himfelf. 
From Rotterdam, Auguft 19, it is re- 
ported that the gun-boats and other armed 
veffels deftined to defend the mouth of the 
Meufe, and particularly the Ifle of Goree; 
and the harbour of Helvoetiluys, are now 
ftationed in thofe places molt advantage- 
ous for repulfing the Englith, in cafe of 
attack. French and Batavian troops 
are continually arrivng at that part of the 
coaft of Holland, where they wiil occupy 
feveral fall camps which are already 
traced out. The fquadron of Admiral 
Graves confifted of from fifceen to twenty 
fhips of war of all side iy according to 
the 
