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entered the city , and mounted guard with the Venetian troops who had sworn fidelity tothe New Government . The Tree of Liberty was immediately planted in St . Mark's Place . General Baraguay D'Hilliers thus relates the capture of Venice , in a letterdated May 20 . ' Great news . —These consist ofthe capture of Venice by the French , who had not set foot there before since the time of Pepin ; the destruction of an execrable Oligarchy ; and the substitution of a patriotic Municipality . I am here with 6000 men and a superb fleet . The slaves in the pay of the British

Minister , and of M . Entragues , have attempted to raise a commotion ; they have pillaged and devastated five houses belonging to the best citizens : but I arrived in time . At this moment all is tranquil , and I hope that every thing here will assume a Democratic face . ' The new Municipality published a Manifesto importing , that till the provinces shall have chosen Representatives , the Provisional Municipality of sixty members shall be charged with the government ; that there shall be a general amnesty

for the past ; that the Ex-nobles of small fortunes shall receive pensions , in return for the privileges they have so chcarfully renounced ; that all persons who suffered in the insurrection of the 12 th shall be idemnified ; that the nation shall pay the debts ofthe old Government ; and that the Bank , Mint , and Treasury , shall remain as they were . Among the first acts of the new Municipality , was a deputation of two Members to General Buonaparte , intreating him to pardon the three State

Inquisitors , and such persons as were accused of offences against the French 11 ation . On the 17 th , they repealed all the taxes on wheat , wine , and meat . On the 18 th , they ordered , by proclamation , every citizen to wear the National cockade , of three colours , green , white , and red . They have besides diminished the price of a great number of articles of food , forbidden the exportation of corn , and created a Military Committee , consisting of five members . Instead of these words on the Venetian standards , " Pax libi , Maree , " we read these

, — " / diritti del uomo et del cittadino ;" ---that is , " The Rights of Man and of a Citizen . " The New Government having so far established theirown power , they dispatched two Commissaries to Buonaparte to negotiate a peace , which they obtained under the following conditions : 1 . The Venetian territory on the Terra Firma , or main land of Italy , shall remain in the possession of the French ; a part of which shall be restored when the Political System of Italy is finally settled . 2 . The Fort of Venice shall be

put in possession of the French troops . 3 . The French shall have apart of the arsenal , and the Venetian fleet at their disposal . 4 . The Republic of Venice shall pay So millions of livres . 5 . All persons who have been arrested on account of political opinions shall be set at liberty . 6 . Tlie Venetian form of Government shall be intirely changed . The last article has already been carried into execution . '

KKVOLUriON IK GENOA . June 3 . At Genoa the question , whether the Democratic Government shall be established , and all titles abolished as at Venice , has been determined in the affirmative . The revolution extends along the whole western coast . A large body of French troops have entered Genoa . Immediately after the receipt of dispatches from General Buonaparte on tlie 26 th , 30 or 40 persons , in custody for exciting the late insurrection , were enlarged . Picquet guards

are stationed iu all quarters , and in order to appease the populace , bread and wine have been distributed to them in the great square . ¦ A Democratic Committee of Government is now appointed , which consists of both Nobles and Citizens , and whose President is the Ex-Doge , Jos . Doria . 6 . Four couriers have just arrived at Genoa , with information-that the Revolution had broken out at Port Maurice , Ceriana , Finale , Pietra , and several other towns along the coast . The opposite parties had fought , much blood had been spilt , and the Tree of Liberty was planted in several places .

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF MR. WILLIAM WHITE. Article 4
ADDENDA TO THE MEMOIR OF MR. THOMAS HULL, Article 5
ON THE PECULIAR EXCELLENCIES OF HANDEL'S MUSIC. Article 6
HISTORY OF THE SCIENCES FOR 1797. Article 7
CURSORY REMARKS ON SHAKSPEARE'S MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Article 10
THE COLLECTOR. Article 12
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER PORCUPINE; Article 18
A BRIEF SYSTEM OF CONCHOLOGY. Article 22
DESCRIPTION OF THE PEAK OF TENERIFFE. Article 26
ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE SLEEP-WALKER. Article 30
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 34
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A CHARGE Article 37
A VINDICATION OF MASONRY. Article 40
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND. Article 41
REVIEW OP NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 42
POETRY. Article 50
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 54
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 57
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 70
LIST OF BANKRUPTS. Article 73
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entered the city , and mounted guard with the Venetian troops who had sworn fidelity tothe New Government . The Tree of Liberty was immediately planted in St . Mark's Place . General Baraguay D'Hilliers thus relates the capture of Venice , in a letterdated May 20 . ' Great news . —These consist ofthe capture of Venice by the French , who had not set foot there before since the time of Pepin ; the destruction of an execrable Oligarchy ; and the substitution of a patriotic Municipality . I am here with 6000 men and a superb fleet . The slaves in the pay of the British

Minister , and of M . Entragues , have attempted to raise a commotion ; they have pillaged and devastated five houses belonging to the best citizens : but I arrived in time . At this moment all is tranquil , and I hope that every thing here will assume a Democratic face . ' The new Municipality published a Manifesto importing , that till the provinces shall have chosen Representatives , the Provisional Municipality of sixty members shall be charged with the government ; that there shall be a general amnesty

for the past ; that the Ex-nobles of small fortunes shall receive pensions , in return for the privileges they have so chcarfully renounced ; that all persons who suffered in the insurrection of the 12 th shall be idemnified ; that the nation shall pay the debts ofthe old Government ; and that the Bank , Mint , and Treasury , shall remain as they were . Among the first acts of the new Municipality , was a deputation of two Members to General Buonaparte , intreating him to pardon the three State

Inquisitors , and such persons as were accused of offences against the French 11 ation . On the 17 th , they repealed all the taxes on wheat , wine , and meat . On the 18 th , they ordered , by proclamation , every citizen to wear the National cockade , of three colours , green , white , and red . They have besides diminished the price of a great number of articles of food , forbidden the exportation of corn , and created a Military Committee , consisting of five members . Instead of these words on the Venetian standards , " Pax libi , Maree , " we read these

, — " / diritti del uomo et del cittadino ;" ---that is , " The Rights of Man and of a Citizen . " The New Government having so far established theirown power , they dispatched two Commissaries to Buonaparte to negotiate a peace , which they obtained under the following conditions : 1 . The Venetian territory on the Terra Firma , or main land of Italy , shall remain in the possession of the French ; a part of which shall be restored when the Political System of Italy is finally settled . 2 . The Fort of Venice shall be

put in possession of the French troops . 3 . The French shall have apart of the arsenal , and the Venetian fleet at their disposal . 4 . The Republic of Venice shall pay So millions of livres . 5 . All persons who have been arrested on account of political opinions shall be set at liberty . 6 . Tlie Venetian form of Government shall be intirely changed . The last article has already been carried into execution . '

KKVOLUriON IK GENOA . June 3 . At Genoa the question , whether the Democratic Government shall be established , and all titles abolished as at Venice , has been determined in the affirmative . The revolution extends along the whole western coast . A large body of French troops have entered Genoa . Immediately after the receipt of dispatches from General Buonaparte on tlie 26 th , 30 or 40 persons , in custody for exciting the late insurrection , were enlarged . Picquet guards

are stationed iu all quarters , and in order to appease the populace , bread and wine have been distributed to them in the great square . ¦ A Democratic Committee of Government is now appointed , which consists of both Nobles and Citizens , and whose President is the Ex-Doge , Jos . Doria . 6 . Four couriers have just arrived at Genoa , with information-that the Revolution had broken out at Port Maurice , Ceriana , Finale , Pietra , and several other towns along the coast . The opposite parties had fought , much blood had been spilt , and the Tree of Liberty was planted in several places .

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