The Quebec gazette = La gazette de Québec, 1 mai 1800, Cahier 1

[" .© \u2014\u2014 3 THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1800.\u2014 > = > THE LONDON GAZETTE.DownNiNG STRIET, Fany.31.A Difpatch of which the following is a Copy, has been received from Lord W.Bentinck by Lord Grenville, Head-Quarters, Burgo St.Aimazzo, December 4, 1799.My Lorp, .It is with the greateft fatisfa@tion that [ announce to your Lordfhip the furrender of Cosi.The batteries opened on the 2d in the morning, and carly on the 3d the Commandant defired to capitulate.The garrifon, con- fifted of 2844 men, exclufive of 800 wounded, whom the French had not time to remove before the inveftment of the place, marched out this morning rifoners of war.The lofs of the Auftrians does not exceed fifty men in Killed and wounded.The very fhort defence that has been made of this very ftrong and moft important fortrefs, is to be attributed to the want both of provifions and ammunition.This event may bc conflidered the morse fortunate, from information having been received that General Championet has been alfembling the whole French Army in la Riviere de Genes near Ormea, which was to have been ailifled in its march by a 1ein- forcement of 15,000 men that is marching from Savoy, and is probably a detachment from the Army of Switzerland.So much {now has fallen, that the roads in the mountains are no longer prafticable ; and it will not be poffible for the Corps coming from Savoy to form à junétion with Championet.The feverity of the weather has obliged the enemy to abandon the Cole Seade, where they left four pieces of cannon, which they could not drag thro\u2019 the foow.I have the honour to be, &c.(Signed) W.BENTINCK.House or LoRrpswe lV ednefday, Tany.22.Messace rroM THE King, Lord Grenville prefented to the Houfe the following Meflage from his Majetty : GEORGE REX, The Su, plies granted in the commencement of the prefent Seffon having been calculated to provide only for the firit month ot the year, his Majelty now commends it to the Houfe to m:k.fuch further provifion as they may ju neceflary, under the jrefent ¢r.umftances, for the feveral branche > the Public Service, ant for th vigorous profecution of the war: à he Magefty ios given directions fo: the proper eftimates for this pu: \u201cuid de laid before the Fy afe.is Majelty has though: proper on this uccafion to dire&t that there thould be nd b-iore the Huufe Copies of Communications recently received fron.(+- cnemy, and of the Anfwers which have been returned thereto by \u2018us lajefty\u2019s commard.His Majesty 5 vc.oans the fuileit confidence that thof.Anfwers will ap- pesr.0 tbis Hour: 1 .iave been conformable to that line of condutt which wa «grd fron hs Majelty on tis occafion, by his regard to all the moft ii.oriant int r=.of ais Dominions ; and his Majelty having no ob- jett mo \u20ac à* h'art than *h à of contnibuting, as foon as the fituatton of affairs fh MV mak .: practicable to the re eftallithment of the general tranquility of trons.ona fue ani fold foundation, and of providing cfle@ually for the fecarity and permament profperity cf his faithful People, places a firm reliance on the continued f:pport of His l\u2019arliament, and on the zeal and perleverance of his fuojeéts, in nealures as may beft tend to confirm the figna! advantages which have been obtained to the common caufe in the courle of the lait campaign, and to conduét the great conteft in which his Majelty engaged to a fafe and honourable conclofion.G.R.His Lordfhip faid 1t was his intention to have moved, that the motion with the inclofed papers, fhould be taken into conlideration on Monday next; but hearing, fince he came into :he Houfe, that Fuefday would bc more convenient for fome o:her Noble Pcers, he would move that they be taken into confidcration on l'uefday next ; and that their Lordthips be fummoned.\u2014Ordered, Lospu