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Monthly Chronicle.

landing , at 3 o ' clock in the morning , to tbe eastward of Ostend . and completed the diject of the expedition , bv burning a number of boats des'ined forthe invasion of E'lg ' and , and by so completely destroying the locks and bason gates of the Brug s canal , that it was this morning without a drop of water ; an I , as I 1111-derst ' iul , all the transports fitting out at Flushing were intended to be brought to Osten ' and Dunkirk by ihe i . land navigation , to avoid our cruizers . That arrangement will b .- de ' cated . and it will be a longtime before the works can be repaired , as they were five years finishingandwere esteemed the most complete works of

, the kind in Europe . APPREHENSION OF I . OnD E'HVAtll FITZGERALD . . On certain information . Major Sirr , Captain Ryjui , and Mr . Justice Swan , proceeded on "he evening of the 19 h of May . uo th ; . ' house of one Murphy , a dealer in feathers , in Thomas-s ' ree :, Dublin . They were attended by a sergeant's guard only . Major Sirr waited behind to station the guards , so as to cut off the po sibiliiv of the prisoner ' s retreat . Mr . S van first went . up , and coming tp

the apartment , entered . Lord Edward was ii . bed . Mr . Swan told him that he was sorrv lo be obliged to see him on such an occasion—that , however , h- must do his duty as a magistrate , and i ; at on his submitting he would treai him with cvt-rv possible indulgence . Lord Edward then immediately turning in the bed , drew a piMol . which he discharged without effect . At this lime no one was m the room bin Lord : ,-lward and Mr . Swan . His Lordship , on finding his pisloi had not told , assai ' ed Mr . Swan with a dagger , and ran him through the body above the shoulder-blade . At -his instant Captain Ryan entered the room , when Lord

Edward disengaged himself , and made at him with such determined fury , that with one cut he opened his belly to such a degree that his bowels fell out . So , little time passed , that Major r'irr had no other alarm than the shot—and when he rushed up snirs , he found Lord Edward and Justice Swan struggling for the dagger---hoth of their hands cut . Captain Ryan was in a dying condition—Mr . Swan was exhausted with loss of blood- —and the desperate young man making another effort , the Major in his own defence fired on him , and wounded him in the shoulder . He was then easily overpowered , and conveyed to the castle .

INSCHRECTIOM AT VIENNA . GIVEN IN A LETTER FROM GEN . B EIINAHOTTE TO CITIZEN 3 ACIIE 11 , DATED APHIL I . J . ' I had caused a small tri-coioured flag to be hoisted before the door of my house , in order to supply the place of the arms of the Republic , which I had not yet got ready . About seven o ' clock in the evening an enfiamed populace , the blind instruments of a few miscreants , assembled under my window , and vented curses and imprecations against the national colours . In vain icame down stairs , and endeavoured to prevail upon them to desist ; persons , calling themselves the

Agents of the Police , induced them to rernain by the inactivity of their conduct , and appeared to secure fhem with impunity . From threats they soon proceeded to actions , and a shower of stones broke all my windows to pieces . An armed force more than sufficient to keep the insurgents in check , and even tp drive them off , appeared , but remained unconcerned spectators of these disorders , and then inactively inflamed this enfuriated mob to ihe highest pitch of excess . They broke open the gates of my house , and rushed into the court , with loud cries of death and destruction to every Frenchman . We expected to be put to death ;

but our last moment : would have been terrible lo the miscreants who should have attempted our lives , for we were determined to sell them dearly . Three of these villains rushed up staiis ; three pistol buileis , fired by my servants , punished them for their temerity . This resistance , whicr . they probably had not expected , checked their impetuosity . They vented their fury upon tiie carriages and other property in tho court , which they treated as iheir own . At last , afier we had been five hours left at the mercy of these assassins , a detachment of cavalry , which had been on the spot for a considerable timewas ordered to act . Our

, court and the places in the neighbourhood of ll ) e house were very soon cleared . ' As the laws of nations and the dignity of the French Republic were thus so . outrageously attacked in my person , and no disposition appeared to repair this violation in a suitable manner , I am determined to leave this capital for Rastadt , there to wait the commands of the Executive Directory of the French Republic'

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LONDON: Article 1
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
MEMOIR OF THE COUNTESS OF DERBY, Article 3
DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE RHINE, Article 4
WISDOM AND FOLLY. Article 7
HAWKESWORTH'S NOTES on ROBERTSON'S HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. Article 10
LETTER II. Article 12
PROCEEDINGS OF A GREAT COUNCIL OF JEWS, Article 14
COLVILLE. Article 17
THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. Article 23
A BRIEF ENQUIRY INTO THE LEARNING OF SHAKSPEARE. Article 29
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 33
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 45
POETRY. Article 47
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 49
IRISH PARLIAMENT. Article 55
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 56
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 57
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Monthly Chronicle.

landing , at 3 o ' clock in the morning , to tbe eastward of Ostend . and completed the diject of the expedition , bv burning a number of boats des'ined forthe invasion of E'lg ' and , and by so completely destroying the locks and bason gates of the Brug s canal , that it was this morning without a drop of water ; an I , as I 1111-derst ' iul , all the transports fitting out at Flushing were intended to be brought to Osten ' and Dunkirk by ihe i . land navigation , to avoid our cruizers . That arrangement will b .- de ' cated . and it will be a longtime before the works can be repaired , as they were five years finishingandwere esteemed the most complete works of

, the kind in Europe . APPREHENSION OF I . OnD E'HVAtll FITZGERALD . . On certain information . Major Sirr , Captain Ryjui , and Mr . Justice Swan , proceeded on "he evening of the 19 h of May . uo th ; . ' house of one Murphy , a dealer in feathers , in Thomas-s ' ree :, Dublin . They were attended by a sergeant's guard only . Major Sirr waited behind to station the guards , so as to cut off the po sibiliiv of the prisoner ' s retreat . Mr . S van first went . up , and coming tp

the apartment , entered . Lord Edward was ii . bed . Mr . Swan told him that he was sorrv lo be obliged to see him on such an occasion—that , however , h- must do his duty as a magistrate , and i ; at on his submitting he would treai him with cvt-rv possible indulgence . Lord Edward then immediately turning in the bed , drew a piMol . which he discharged without effect . At this lime no one was m the room bin Lord : ,-lward and Mr . Swan . His Lordship , on finding his pisloi had not told , assai ' ed Mr . Swan with a dagger , and ran him through the body above the shoulder-blade . At -his instant Captain Ryan entered the room , when Lord

Edward disengaged himself , and made at him with such determined fury , that with one cut he opened his belly to such a degree that his bowels fell out . So , little time passed , that Major r'irr had no other alarm than the shot—and when he rushed up snirs , he found Lord Edward and Justice Swan struggling for the dagger---hoth of their hands cut . Captain Ryan was in a dying condition—Mr . Swan was exhausted with loss of blood- —and the desperate young man making another effort , the Major in his own defence fired on him , and wounded him in the shoulder . He was then easily overpowered , and conveyed to the castle .

INSCHRECTIOM AT VIENNA . GIVEN IN A LETTER FROM GEN . B EIINAHOTTE TO CITIZEN 3 ACIIE 11 , DATED APHIL I . J . ' I had caused a small tri-coioured flag to be hoisted before the door of my house , in order to supply the place of the arms of the Republic , which I had not yet got ready . About seven o ' clock in the evening an enfiamed populace , the blind instruments of a few miscreants , assembled under my window , and vented curses and imprecations against the national colours . In vain icame down stairs , and endeavoured to prevail upon them to desist ; persons , calling themselves the

Agents of the Police , induced them to rernain by the inactivity of their conduct , and appeared to secure fhem with impunity . From threats they soon proceeded to actions , and a shower of stones broke all my windows to pieces . An armed force more than sufficient to keep the insurgents in check , and even tp drive them off , appeared , but remained unconcerned spectators of these disorders , and then inactively inflamed this enfuriated mob to ihe highest pitch of excess . They broke open the gates of my house , and rushed into the court , with loud cries of death and destruction to every Frenchman . We expected to be put to death ;

but our last moment : would have been terrible lo the miscreants who should have attempted our lives , for we were determined to sell them dearly . Three of these villains rushed up staiis ; three pistol buileis , fired by my servants , punished them for their temerity . This resistance , whicr . they probably had not expected , checked their impetuosity . They vented their fury upon tiie carriages and other property in tho court , which they treated as iheir own . At last , afier we had been five hours left at the mercy of these assassins , a detachment of cavalry , which had been on the spot for a considerable timewas ordered to act . Our

, court and the places in the neighbourhood of ll ) e house were very soon cleared . ' As the laws of nations and the dignity of the French Republic were thus so . outrageously attacked in my person , and no disposition appeared to repair this violation in a suitable manner , I am determined to leave this capital for Rastadt , there to wait the commands of the Executive Directory of the French Republic'

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