proper at laft, that his Majefty's confeffor fhould be directed to break the melancholy tidings to him in as gentle a manner as he couid. His Majelty was fhocked beyond expreffion at the news, which probably accelerated his death by fome hours.

"The day after the death of the Archduchefs, his Majefty fent to the Countess de Chandos an order for 100,000 florins, which he defired the would accept as a mark of his gratitude for the attention fhe had paid to his amiable niece: the Countefs had been at the head of her late Royal Highness's

household.

"His Majefty fome time after fent for Cardinal Migazzi, Archbishop of Vienna. When he arrived, My Lord,' faid the Emperor, my life is now draw ing faft to its conclufion, it is fit that I fhould depart in Chriftian peace with mankind. If ever I have caufed you any uneafinefs, or given you a moment's pain, I fincerely beg your pardon, and intreat your forgivenefs. The fame · requeft I make through your Eminence ⚫ to all mankind.'

Sire,' faid his Eminence, with tears in his eyes, you never gave me a mo ment's pain, except that which I feel at feeing your gracious Majefly in the ftate of health in which unfortunatly I find you.'

"From ten o'clock on the night of the 19th, his Majesty was ftruggling with death, which at laft got the better, and put a period to the life of Jofeph II. at half paft five o'clock on the morning of

the 20th.

whole army, and above one-fifth of thể fick. The men killed in the engage ments, fkirmishes, fieges, &c. are not included in this accouut.

THE EMPEROR'S FUNERÁL. The following is an Authentic Account of the Preparations for, and Ceremony at the EMPEROR'S Burial.

Soon after his death, the body, dref fed in Field Marshal's uniform, was placed in the Imperial Hall of Audience, on an elevation hung with black cloth, having a crucifix placed by it, surrounded with lighted torches.

The public, who had liberty to pass through to fee it, were told by an Exempt in palling," Das ift der Keizer,—That is the Emperor.

On the evening of the 21ft, the body was put into a cofin, the infide of which was lined with gold ftuff, and the outfide covered with black velvet, fringed with gold. After being confecrated by the Court Chaplain, the valets de chambre, attended by pages with lighted torches, a num ber of life guards, the firit and fome other of the Chamberlains, then carried it to the Aulic church of Vienna, which was hung all over in black, decorated with the Imperial arms.

The coffin was then placed on a bier in the middle of the church, having on each velvet cushions with the Imperial Crown, Sceptre, Orb, (called the Apple of the Empire), the Imperial Houfe Crown, the Hungarian and Bohemian Crowns, the Arch-duke's Hat, the Collars of the Golden Fleece and St Stephen, the Military orders of Maria Therefa, hat, fword, cane, and gloves, all guarded by the Guardes Nobles. Maffes were read till noon, at which the Foreign Minifters, Privy Counsellors, and Nobilny of both lexes attended. Morning and evening Miferere was fung by the Court Band.

On Monday the 22d. at five in the af ternoon, the Funeral proceffion went out of the church, and, having crossed the Hofpital Square, proceeded to the Capuchin Church in the following fate;

1. A detachment of cavalry?
2. Officers of the Hofpital.

3. The Clergy, according to their rank, with burning torches in their hands.

4. The Curates of the city and fubs

urbs.

5. The Magiftrates of ditto. 6. The ftates of Auftria.

8. The Counsellors of the Court and Law, indifcriminately, all dressed in mourning cloaks.

9. The Household Officers of the Court.

Before the above reached the church of the Capuchins, the Superior Officers of the Court, the Knights of the Golden Fleece, the Grand Croix, Commandeurs and Knights of the Order of Maria The refa and St Stephen, the Privy Counsel lors and chamberlains, the Exterior Court, the Ladies, the Rector of the Uuiverfity, and the Metropolitan Chapter, had affembled to meet the proceffion in the church.

All the way from the Jofephus-fquare to the church, pitched lamps were placed, and a line of infantry on cach fide.

A battalion of infantry and a detachment of cavalry were under arms on the New Market.

At fix o'clock the body was taken off the bier by the valets de chambre, the coffin was then shut, and the benediction performed by the Court Chaplain, affifted by the Mafter of the Ceremonies and the other chaplains, in prefence of the Pages, carrying lighted torches, and attended by the life-guards, Lord chamberlain, Master of the Horse, and three Captains of the Guards, it was put into a mourning coach, glazed all round, and drawn by fix horfes. The proceffion then croffed Jofephus-fquare, proceeding by the Auftin Friars and Hofpital-fquare to the Capuchin Church in the following order, viz.

1. A detachment of cavalry. a. Two fingle horfe coaches, 3. Coaches and pair with the valets de chambre and yeomen harbingers.

4. Acoach and fix with the Lord Chamberlain and Mafter of the Horfe.

5. The running footmen and valets de co:ps in mourning.

6. The mourning coach with The Bo dy, fupported by cushions. On each fide the coach door two footmen of the Court, and at their right and left, Pages with lighted torches.

7. The archers and life-guards on foot, 8. The Guardes Hongroifes, Nobles a Cheval, with drawn fwords.

9. Kettle druins and trumpets muffled.

10. A company of grenadiers and a detachment of cavalry to close the rear.

Being arrived at the church doors, the alets de chambre took the coffin from

ed with gold cloth in the midst of the church.

The Cardinal Archbishop, affifted by feveral Bishops and the interior Auftrian Prelates, then read the Funeral Oraifon which being finished, the Guardians of the Capuchins, accompanied by a great number of the clergy with lighted torches, took the body into the Royal Archducal Auftrian vault, where the Cardinal performed the last confecration.

The Mafter of the Houfehold then cau fed one of the Yeomen Harbingers to open the coffin, to fhew the body to the Capuchins, and when the first Guardian had promised to take special care of it, it was fhut, and one of its keys were delivered into his hands,

The next day in the evening, the wakes commenced in the church of the Austin Friars, which continued till the following evening,

The firft were performed by the Car dinal Archbishop.

The fecond by the Bishop of St Polten, Mr Van Krens; and the third by the Coadjutor, Count Van Arz, affifted by feveral other prelates.

On the fecond day, about ten o'clock, the obfequies were held, at which the Nobility of both fexes have attended in deep mourning.

The Capuchin Church was prepared under the direction of Mr Hohemberg, the architect for the funeral, as follows:

In the middle the bier was fix feet high, with a black velvet canopy over it, fring ed with gold, and adorned with the Im perial Eagles at each corner.

Round the coffin were placed the regalia before mentioned, with the Field Mar fhal's ftaff, hat, fword, and scarf. On the eight fteps of the bier there were three hundred and feventy-two filver candlesticks, and at the corner filver pyramids, with feventy-two wax tapers each.

The whole church was hung in black, with eighty candelabres divided by coats of arms, and forty.five luûres.

The high Altar was covered with a rich embroidered cloth, having the Imperial Coat of Arms trimmed round with mourning, and one thousand feven hundred lights round it.

Bruxelles, March. 5.

The first effect which the death of the late Emperor has produced in this country, is a letter from the Count de Cobenzel, the Imperial Minifier at Luxem burgh, dated the 28th of February. It feems to announce a defign on the part of the Grand Duke, to lay in his claim to the Sovereignty over thefe provinces; the letter is addreffed to the States, and after announcing the death of the Empers or, implies, that he has confidered that the belt means of restoring peace and tranquillity throughout the nation, would be to return to their allegiance to Leopold, the new Monarch, by purfaing the meafures he recommends: viz. firft, To withdraw all the troops who compote the patriotic army in the Ardennes and in the province of Luxemburgh. Se condly, To raife the blockade of the caftle of Antwerp, and to fupply the garrifon with every article neceffary for their accommodation. Thirdly, To put a flop to all future hoftilities, and for every one to lay afide the arms they have taken up. Fourthly, To put at liberty all the Auftrian officers and foldiers prifoners; in return for which, all thofe

in the fortrefs of Luxemburgh fhall be fet free. Fifthly, To prevent the further. printing and circulation of any defamatory libels against the dignity of the Sovereignty. Sixthly, To appoint Commiffioners to repair to Luxeinburgh, and confer with him on the meafures neceffary to be taken for doing homage to Leopold, the new fovereign, and the preparations to be made for his inauguration. He concludes with a remark, that it will be the moft pleafing circumftance of his life, if he can be the inftrument of reftoring order in the nation, and of bringing the people to their allegiance, to that auguft houfe who have fo glorioufly filled the throne for the happiness and profperity of the nation. The reply to thefe modeft injunctions has been forwarded, but it is not yet made public.

Old Prejudices.

The late Emperor, to be buried in his own way, according to an ordonnance he iffued to his fubjects fome years ago, fhould have directed by his will that the interftices in his coffin fhould be filled with quick-lime, fo as to confume the body.,

It may not be generally recollected now, that his fubjects oppofed violently his Edict to this effect; in confequence of which, Jofeph made a declaration, that if they were refolved to be deaf to reason and common fenfe, they might even be buried in their own way, and rot at leifure. This was the firft difpute of any moment the late Enperor had with his fubjects.

There is certainly great rifque to the living in being exposed to the putrid effluvia arifing from dead bodies, particu larly from thofe placed in churches, and the Emperor's idea of confuming the body with quick-lime was philofophical, but too great an attack upon old preju dices to be borne with patience by his fubje&s.

It is remarkable, that the cuftöm of burning the body, was formerly obferved by a nation of favages. We find by Commodore Phillip's voyage, that the Indians at Sydney's Cove, near port Jackfon, place a fire under the body after its being interred.

Bruffels, March 10.

On the news of the Emperor's death, Count Cobenzel followed it with another addrefs, which added to the general report of the pacific difpofition of the new King, might probably have been attended with fuccefs, if. a letter had not lately been discovered

covered, which the late Emperor fent to Count Trautmansdorf in October laft, inclofing a copy of another from the Grand Duke of Tufcany to the Emperor, which fays that he, the Grand Duke, agrees in all measures which the Emperor has taken in regard to the Belgic provinces.

The difcovery of this letter has therefore ftopped every idea of reconciliation, at least for the present, which has been further ftrengthened by the adjustment of the difputes between the people themfelves; and the states of Brabant have come to a public refolution, on the 4th of March, to publish the letters from Count Cobenzel to them of the 25th and and 28th February,-but not to give any reply to them.

The intercepted correspondence of the late General Dalton illuftrates the multiplicity of plots which were brooding against the peace of Europe laft autumn. He was at the fame moment folicited by the exiles of Holland to aid them in furprising the fortreffes in Dutch Flan ders, and by the Ariftocratic party in France to march an army into that kingdom in fupport of monarchy. And, during this period, the Belgic exiles were intriguing at Paris, Berlin, London, and the Hague, for the fubverfion of the Auftrian government in the Netherlands.

SPAIN. Madrid, Feb. 23.

Don Peter Lerevia, the minifter of the finance, has lately delivered to his majefty an exact statement of our trade in the Indies during the courfe of the year 1788; according to which the importations exceed thofe in 1787, the former by 23,895, 625 reals, and the latter by 117,139,085 reals. The cargoes, both in national effects for our colonics and merchandifes, exceeded thofe which confifted of foreign merchandise were 32,419,529 lefs; in the whole the amount of the year 1788 exceeded the former year by 138,231,850 reals.

thagena, which is to compofe a third detached fquadron of obfervation, for protecting the fea coafts, traders, &c. The deranged ftate of the French Govern ment has a wonderful effect in the Cabinet of this country.

ENGLAND.

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. Houfe of Commons, March 10. Mr Montague called the attention of the House to a fubject that he conceived of the highest importance to every member of parliament. He acknowledged, that he had frequently lamented the inadequate allowance afforded to the Speaker of the Commons of Great Britain. It was needlefs for him to mention, that the Right Hon. Gentleman who happened to occupy that eminent fituation, was under the indifpenfible neceffity of maintaining the fplendour and dignity con fonant to his department. That this laudable emulation had frequently affected the private fortunes of feveral gentlemen who had filled the chair, was a truth which could not be denied; that it al fo operated as an obftacle to their independence, would not be difputed, it being in the recollection of many Members, that certain predeceffors of the Right Hon. Gentleman had, in conjunction. with the chair of that House, acted at feveral periods as the Treafurer of the Navy. He would not infinuate that the dignity of the perfon alluded to, had accepted fituations under government from principles of avarice; but he fincerely regreted, that the public, whofe fervam the Speaker certainly was, had not provided for him adequately. He enumerated feveral Speakers, among whom were Sir Spencer Compton and the great Mr Onflow, whofe characters would be always held in the higheft veneration; and drawing a parallel between them and the prefent Speaker, he beftowed, in the most cordial manner, the warmest encomiums on the latter, for his uncommon affiduity, and his unremitting attention to the regulations of parliament. Were the fubject of the applaufe abfent, Mr Montague

aid, that his fincerity might lead him farther; but as he would not wish to of fend his delicacy, he should defift from declaring more fully the dictates of his

heart. He took a review of the fees and falary annexed to the office; said, that the former, in the courfe of ten years, had amounted only to the fumn of 12321. that in the courfe of eleven years the average fum was only 1580l. the whole amount

ed to 3ocol. per annum. In every point of view, he believed that his allowance would be confidered as very inadequate he would therefore propofe, that the future falary of the Speaker for the time being, fhould be augmented to at leaft 5000l. per annum: as he intended to augment the allowance, by rendering the Speaker independent, he would propofe in the bill, a claufe to refrain him from accepting any place under government.

He concluded by moving, that the Houfe do refolve itfelf into a committee to confider of the allowance made to the Speaker; and to grant him a more adequate falary for the maintenance of his dignified office.

Mr Marham feconded the motion. He delivered a warm panegyric on the abilities and affiduity of the Speaker.

Mr Pitt obferved, that he had inftructions to intimate, that his Majefty recommended a more adequate allowance

to their confideration.

Mr Huffey admitted the juftnefs of the encomiums bestowed on the dignified character; faid, that whether he confidered him as a private or public individual, no man could entertain for him greater efteem; but, however fingular he might appear, he muft diffent from the motion. In the prefent incumbered and melancholy ftate of the finances, he would not confent to an augmenta tion of the allowance; and he vehemently condemned the eftablishment of new taxes, for the fupport of fuch a meafure. Mr Powys wifhed that the vote had paffed unanimously; apprehended that the Hon. gentleman who oppofed it had mifconceived the intentions of the Hon. mover; and recommended him to renounce his negative, by confirming the general fentiments of those who heard

him.

Mr Burke, confidering himself as called upon when the memorable vote was mentioned, "That the influence of the Clown had increafed, was increafing, and ought to be diminished," affirmed, that the analogy was inapplicable to the prefent propofition. To pafs a vote for rendering the Speaker totally independent of the crown, was certainly not increafing its influence; and it was beftowing a very negative compliment on the wifdom of parliament to infinuate, that notwithstanding the memorable vote alluded to, which he had the honour of propofing, the Commons had not adhered to its fpirit and taken every mode to reftrain the then apparent influence of

the Crown. Whether the Speaker ap peared in the town or in the country, his fplendour and dignity ought to be properly maintained. He fhould on all occafions be furrounded by those fymbols and emblems of grandeur which command refpect. It was neceffary for the honour of the House, that their Prefident, the moft dignified fervant of the public, fhould adopt that fuperior deportment which became his elevated. fituation in life. No man he hoped would deny, that it was much better the expence for the maintenance of that eminent department, fhould be defrayed by the public, than by the additional aid of any office under Government.

The fervants of the public fhould cer tainly poffefs an adequate allowance; but here, he ironically obferved, that, with the exception of Mr Haftings only, he could not recollect any fervant of the public who had fuftained a material lofs. He approved, in very warm language, the manly and impartial conduct of the prefent Speaker; and ftated, that although he and his friends had voted against him, yet that he was convinced, that as they would all fubfcribe to his abilities, they would agree that his allowance fhould be more adequate.

Mr Wilberforce approved of the motion, could not conceive what the Hon. opponent meant by the prefent application of the words in limine; and affirmed, that in the Committee he would' himfelf move, that the fum should be more than what was intended by the Hon. mover.

Mr Huffey declared himself diffatisfied; and as he had not heard one convincing reafon advanced by the friends to the motion, faid that he would perfift in his oppofition.

Mr Burke, Mr Wilberforce, Sir W. Leavis, and Sir Jofeph Mabey delivered their fentiments in favour of the Speaker.

The queftion was then put, and the motion carried.

Mr Huffey alone gave his negative. Mr Montague then moved, that an account of the Speaker's Fees be referred to the Committee of Enquiry. Afterwards, upon a motion of Sir James Johnston, L. 1oco was added to the L. 5000 originally proposed by Mr Montague; and the Bill was paffed, allowing the Speaker L. 6000 per annum to fupport the dignity of his fituation. Yesterday