The type of the mandats fhall be compofed of two white ftamps; the firft of which fhall reprefent a citizen receiving from the hands of Minerva the republican money, and treading under his feet the torch of difcord. The fecond fhall reprefent Ceres, employing in agricultural labours a citizen, who gives her in exchange for a blade of corn the new republican money.

The Directory demanded, in a meffage, that the Minifter of Finances fhould have at his difpofal fix millions of livres. Referred to the Commission of Finances.

The General in Chief of the Army in Italy, to the Executive Directory, "Head Quarters, Carcare, 26 March. I have given you an account of the opening of the campaign, on the 20th of this month, and I have informed you of the fignal victory gained by the army of Italy on the fields of Montenotte; I have now to give you an account of the battle of Millefimo.

"After the battle of Montenotte, I removed my head-quarters to Carcare; I ordered General La Harpe to remove his to Sofello, to menace the eight battalions that the enemy had in that city, and to march the next day by a rapid and fecret courfe to the city of Cairo.

"General Maffena marched with his divifion to the heights of Dego; the General of division Angereau, who had been on the march two days, was in the plains of Carcare; the General of brigade, Menard, occupied the heights of Bieftro; General of brigade, Joubert, with the first brigade of infantry, occupied the interefting pofition of Sainte Marguerite.

"On the 21ft, at break of day, the General Angereau forced the pafles of Millefimo, at the fame time that Generals Menard and Joubert drove the enemy from all the neighbouring pofitions, furrounding, by a bold and prompt manoeuvre, a corps of 1500 Auftrian grenadiers, at the head of whom was Lieuten ant-General Proveyra, who, far from laying down his arms, and furrendering prifoners of war, retired to the fummit of the mountains of Coffaria, and entrenched himself in the ruins of an old caftle, extremely firong by its polition, General Angereau advanced his artillery, and cannonaded him during feveral hours. At eleven o'clock, vexed to have my march topped by a few men, I fummoned General Proveyra to furrender. He folicited to fpeak to me, but a firong

cannonade on my right prevented me from then going to him. He treated with 'General Angereau during several hours ;-but the conditions he required being unreasonable, and the night approaching, General Angereau formed 4 columns, and marched to the caftle of Coffaria. Already the intrepid General Joubert, a good general for his knowledge and military talents, had entered the enemy's trenches with feven men; but he was ftruck on the head, and thrown to the ground; and his foldiers thinking him dead, the movements of his column relaxed. His wounds are not dangerous.

"The fecond column, commanded by General Panel, marched in great filence, with arms on the fhoulder, when that brave General was killed at the foot of the enemy's entrenchments.

"The third column, commanded by the Adjutant-Gen. Quenin, was equally difconcerted in its march, a ball having killed that officer. The whole army greatly regrets the lofs of those two brave officers. In the mean time, night coming on, gave me reafon to fuppofe the enemy would defend themselves fword in hand, for which I made preparations.

"On the 25th, at break of day, the Auftrian and Sardinian army, and the French army, found themselves within fight of each other; my left, commanded by General Angereau, blockaded Proveyra; feveral of the enemy's regiments, among whom was that of Begliofe, attempted to penetrate my centre. General Menard vigorously repulfed them; I foon after ordered him to fall back on my right; and before I o'clock at noon, General Maffena attacked the left of the enemy, which occupied with ftrong entrenchments and batteries the village of Dego. We puhed on our troops to the road leading from Dego to Spino.

General La Harpe marched with his divifion in three columns, close in a mass; that of the left, commanded by General Caufoe, paffed the Bermida under the fire of the enemy, and attacked their left wing. General Cervoni, at the head of the fecond column, also traverfed the Bermida, under protection of one of our batteries, and marched immediately on the enemy. The third column, commanded by General Boyer, turned a ravin, and cut off the retreat of the enemy.

"All thefe movements feconded by, the

the intrepidity of the troops, and the talents of the Generals, accomplished the purpose expected. Coolness is the refult of courage, and courage is poffeffed by all Frenchmen..

The enemy, furrounded on all fides, had not time to capitulate; our columns fpread death among them, and put them to flight. While our right made the neceffary difpofitions for attacking the left of the enemy, General Proveyra, with his troops in Coffaria, furrendered prifoners of war.

"Our foldiers attacked the enemy on all fides, and purfued them. General Leharpe put himself at the head of four fquadrons of cavalry, and briskly follow ed them.

"We have by this victory, taken be tween feven and nine thousand prisoners, among whom are a Lieutenant-General, and about twenty or thirty Colonels, and almoft the whole of the fol lowing regiments: Three companies of Croates, a battalion of Piligrini, Stein, Vilhem, Schroder, Tentach, four companies of artillery, feveral fuperior officers of engineers in the fervice of the Emperor, and the regiments of Montferrat, of the Marine, of Suze, and four companies of the grenadiers in the fervice of the King of Sardinia; twenty-two pieces of cannon, with caffons, &c. and fifteen stand of colours.

"The enemy has had between two thoufand, and two thousand five hundred men killed, among whom is a Colonel, an aid-du-camp to the King of Sardinia.

"I will fend you farther particulars as foon as I have received the details of this glorious affair.

(Signed) "Buonaparte." The General in Chief of the Army of Italy to the Executive Directory.

Head Quarters at Lezino, 3d Floreal, "I have given you an account of the taking of Ceva, of the battle of Mondovi, of our entry in this place.

"March 27th, Gen. Angereau went to Montelezimo, and attacked the redoubts which defend the entrenched camp at Ceva, which were defended by eight thoufand Piedmontefe. The columns commanded by Generals Beyraud and Joubert fought all the day, and took the greateft number of them. The lofs of the enemy amounted to about 300 men; we have loft the chief of the 39th half brigade.

"The enemy, fearing to be turned in

the night by Caftelino, evacuated the entrenched camp in the night. At break of day, Gen. Serrurier entered the town of Ceva, and invefted the citadel. We have found in the town fome refources for provifions.

"The Piedmontefe army, driven from Ceva, took a pofition at the confluence of the Curfaglia and Tanaro, having its right fupported by Notre Dame de Vico, and its centre by the Bicoque. The Ift inftant, Gen. Serrurier attacked the right of the enemy, by the village of St Michel. He paffed the bridge under their fire, and after three hours combat, obliged them to evacuate the village; but the Tanaro not being fordable, the divifion which attacked the left could not crofs, and the enemy, reinforced in ita right, obliged General Serrurier to retreat, which he did in the beft order.The fame night he returned to his form. er pofition. The enemy loft about 150 men.

"The fituation of the enemy was formidable, surrounded by two deep and rapid rivers. They had cut down all the bridges, and planted batteries on the banks. We paffed the whole of the 28th in making difpofitions, feeking by falle manœuvres to conceal our intentions.

"At two o'clock, after midnight, General Maffena paffed Tanaro, near Ceva, and entered the village of Lozengo. Generals Guieux and Florella ftopped at the bridge of Torre. My defign was to march to Mondovi, and to oblige the enemy to change the field of battle; but General Colli, fearing the iflue of a combat, at two o'clock at midnight, retreated, leaving behind all his artillery, and took the road for Mondovi. At break of day the two armies were within fight of each other. The battle began in the village of Vico: General Guieux marched to the left of Mondovi; Generals Florella and Domartin attacked and took the redoubt which covered the centre of the enemy, and the Sardinian army abandoned the field of battle; the fame night we entered Mondovi.

"The enemy has loft 1800 men, of whom 1300 are made prisoners. A Piedmontefe General has been killed, and three are made prifoners. Eleven ftand of colours, and eight pieces of cannon, have also fallen into our hands.

"Our whole army regret the fate of Gen. Stengel, who was mortally wounded charging at the head of one of the regiments of cavalry. (Signed)

"Buonaparte.

thefe are afraid to come in, from a con fcioufnefs of their crimes.

The Maroon rebellion, I think, is drawing to a clofe; and a fubftantial proof of my affertion is, that public credit, which was deftroyed by this revolt, is completely reftored. The general opinion is, that property has acquired a degree of fecurity which it never heretofore had in this illand.

His Majefty's forces, regulars and militia, have fought the rebels in more than twenty actions. They had been impelled by one fentiment, that of crushing a moft daring, unprovoked, and ungrateful rebellion.

I should indeed find it a moft arduous tafk to detail individual merit. The efforts of the whole community have been directed to fhew their attachment to his Majefty, and to maintain his Govern ment and their own happiness again ft all banditti whatsoever. I muft, however, recommend to his Majefty's notice, the Hon. Major-General Walpole; and I am proud to fay, that much is owing to his perfonal activity and excellent conduct. Our fuccefs, though great, is not without its alloy. The Maroon rebels, like to other rebels, have found it easier to raife rebellion than to quell it. Runaway Daves are ftill in the woods, to the num ber of nearly one hundred and fifty, ill armed, and with very little ammunition. Their reduction may take fome time, and create further expence and uneafinefs to the country; but they merit the lefs confideration, as I am happy to give the most unqualified affurances of the excellent and peaceable difpofition of the negro flaves throughout the ifland.

I have the honour to be, &c.

Balcarras.

Extract of a Letter from the Earl of Balcarras to Mr Secretary Dundas, dated Feb. 15.1796.

My letter of the 30th Jan. apprised you, that thirty Maroon men, and one hundred women and children remained out in rebellion.

I have now the honour to inform you, that, after having ineffectually searched for them from four different points, 43 more have furrendered themselves, of which fix are ftout, able Maroon men.The Maroon's now out confift of twentyfour men and fixty-three women and children.

Horfe-Guards, April 23. Dispatches have this day been reççiy

ed by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas,one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Major-General Leigh, dated at Martinique, Jan. 27, and Barbadoes, Mar. 10, 1796: by the former of which it appears, that, on the 20th of January, the enemy, at St Vincent's, made an attack on the British poft at Millar's Ridge, which they continued with great violence from day light until it was quite dark, but were finally repulfed with confider able lofs, after twice attempting to carry the redoubt. At the commencement of the action, Lieut.-Colonel Prevoft, have ing advanced with a view of furprising an advanced picket of the enemy, was twice wounded, but is not thought to be in any danger. The behaviour of this Officer, of Major M'Leod of the 59th, who commanded at Millar's Ridge, and of the other Officers is mentioned by General Leigh in the ftrongest terms of commendation. The total lofs of the British during the action was 2 ferjeants, and 22 rank and file killed; 1 Lieut.Col. (Prevoft,) 2 ferjeants, and 31 rank and file wounded.

By the dispatch of the roth of March, it appears, that Major Wright of the 25th regiment, who commanded at Pilot's Hill in the Ifland of Grenada, was obliged to abandon that position,and fall back to the poft of Sauteur, on the night of the 29th of February. It is flated, that the want of water, of which the fupply had been entirely cut off by the enemy, rendered this retreat neceffary, and that it was effected in good order, with the lofs of only two privates badly wounded. Previous to the retreat, Major Wright had been frequently attacked by the enemy without fuccefs. His lofs on thefe occafions was :

25th regiment.-2 rank and file killed; 2 ditto wounded.

Black rangers-8 rank and file killed; 1 ditto wounded; a ditto miffing.

Admiralty-Office, April 23.

Extract of a Letter from Admiral Peyton, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and veffels in the Downs, to Evan Nepean, Efq: Secretary to the Admiralty, dated on board the Savage Sloop, April 21, 1796.

I have received a letter from Captain Roe, of his Majefty's floop Racoon, acquainting me he had taken, on the coaft of France, a French lugger priva teer, with thirteen men armed, with blunderbuffes and mufquets, which had

beca

been out from Dunkirk five days, but had taken nothing.

Admiralty-Office, April 23.

Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Parker, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and vefels at Jamaica, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated Swiftfure, at the Mole, Feb. 29, 1796.

I beg leave to acquaint you for their Lordships information, that the Honourable Captain Carpenter, of his Majefty's thip Intrepid, being ftationed to cruize off Old Cape Francois for the reinforcements expected from Cork, fell in with a French frigate, which, after ten hours shace, (the latter part being very light airs of wind) the first anchored, and afterwards, by their cutting her cables, drove on fhore, in a Cove a little to the eastward of Porto Plata, when the crew abandoned her, and she was taken poffeflion of and got off, without damage, by Captain Carpenter.

It appears by the Log-Book that she is called La Percante, commanded by the Citoyen Jacque Clement Tourellet, Lieutenant de Vaiffeau, mounting twenty nine-pounders and fix brafs two pounders, and had on board near two hundred men, difpatched by order of the Minif ter of Marine and Colonies, and failed from Rochelle the 6th of December laft, with orders not to be fpoke with, or to fpeak with any thing.

From the London Gazette, April 16.

Admiralty Office, April 26. Difpatches, of which the following are copies and extracts, have been received at this Office from Sir Ed. Pellew, Bart.

Extract of a letter from Sir Edward Pellea, Captain of his Majesty's fhip Indefatigable, to Mr Nepean, dated at Falmouth, 20 April 1796.

I have the pleasure to inform their Lordships, that on the 13th inftant, at four P. M. we fell in with, and gave general chace to a French frigate to windward, the Revolutionnaire being far afiern, was tacked by fignal to cut the chace from the fhore; and I had the plea fure to fee her, juft before dark, in a fituation to weather the enemy upon a different board, which obliged her alfo to tack.

The night fetting in cloudy, we loft fight of the chace before nine o'clock, when the bore up, but not unobferved by that zealous and attentive officer Cap

tain Cole, who pursued, and closed with her at half paft eleven; and not being able to prevail upon her commander to furrender without refiftance, he opened a clofe and well-directed fire upon her, which was faintly returned; and, after a fecond broadfide, the enemy ftruck, and proved to be the national frigate La Unité, from L'Orient to Rochfort, mounting 38 guns, twelve and fix pouaders, and manned with 255 men, eight or nine of whom were flain, and eleven or twelve desperately wounded. La Revolutionnaire happily had no men hurt; and it appears that she was manœuvred by Captain Cole in the moft officer-like manner, and the attack made with great gallantry.

I have the honour to inclofe the report which he has made of the good conduct of his Officers and fhip's company upon this occafion; and, from the high terms in which he speaks of his Firft Lieutenant Mr Ellicott, who I know to be a good officer, I have thought pro per to give him an order to cammand the prize to England.

La Unité was reputed one of the greateft failers in the French navy, and is a very fine frigate, only seven years old.

The wife of the Governor of the Port of Rochfort, Madame Le Large, and her family, were on board, who, with her fon, an enfign of the fhip, I fuffered to return to France in a neutral vessel, taking the parole of the young man not to ferve until exchanged.

La Revolutionnaire, at Sea,
April 13, 1796.

SIR, It being fo dark when I came alongfide the French frigate L'Unite, that you could not observe the conduct of the two ships; I beg leave to report to you, that not being able to prevail upon her commander, Citizen Durand, to furrender, after fome minutes converfation, I opened a clofe and well-directed fire upon him. After we had fuftained the fire of his ftern chaces fome time, and upon firing the fecond broad fide, he called out that he had ftruck. I had at the fame moment directed the helm to be put to port, in order to board him, as the fhips were going under a prefs of fail at the rate of ten knots, and drawing near the fhore.

Allow me, Sir, to exprefs to you how much I feel myfelf obliged to my firft Lieutenant Edward Ellicot, for his particular attention in keeping fight of the chace, and for his fteady and manly cou

rage