The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-03-24 00:00:00, page 2

'' CojigreJfanal Regtf^
h the HOUSEof REPRESENTATIVES.
FEBRUARY zg.
" A Na& for the alteration of an ad for
fl eftablifaing a Mini;," received from
Ihe Senate, was read the third time, and pass
ed the hovfe this day wi^houramendment.
The Hoffle then tto&into consideration a
memorial of Arthur St. Clair, praying the
Settlement of an old account bf services and
expenses as a commissioner, for holding a
treaty with certain Indian Tribes.
The discussion of this memorial took up
the time until the adjournment, without a
final decision taking place.
feb. 26.—Mr. Fitzfimons moved that
that part of the President's message which re
lates to the'arms and military stores of the
United States, be referred to a committee
with inftrudions, to report whether any, and
what additions are necessary to be made to
any part of the fame—with the probable ex
pense of such addition.
Mr. Baldwin brought forward a motion
which was read and agreed to, that the com
mittee appointed to enquire into the transac
tions of the treasury department be autho
rized to fend for persons, papers and records.
It being moved by Mr. Nicholas, to take
into consideration the confidential commu
nications of the President of the Un States,
for the purpose of determining whether they
should be made publick—The galleries were
cleared.
" Veb. 27.— Two resolutions laid on the ta
ble yesterday by Mr. Fitzfimons, weretaken
up and referred to the committee of the
whole on Monday next—They are as follows.
Refolded, That provision ought to be made
for the paying the interest on the balances
which have been placed on the books of the
Treasury to the credit of certain States in
consequence of the settlement of accounts,
between the United States and individual
States.
Rooked, That the fams which are placed
tothe debt of certain States in consequence
of the said settlement, ought to be paid by
the said States in years by annual inftall-'
ments.
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Latest Foreign Intelligence.
oftunnwffiolm ay I- ■—
Muftrian Flanders.
Ostend, 7 A MESSENGER is just ar
nF£, 3c.. J /drived with inteiQ^nce th<t
""rt"s^ahlb been total)) defeated —
that 4 he allies have evacuated Alsace—railed
the siege of Landau, and eroded the Rhine.
France.
Paris, dec. 31.—Anacharfis Cloots, and
Thomas Paine, deprived by a decree of the
Convention of their feats, have been arrest
ed and seals put upon their papers.-—Total of
the prisoners, 4621,
—etc ,„. W „ „ill.— ,u niilHii... nd, I greet
England.'
London, jan. 6. —By a letter written from
Gen. Wurmfer to the Prince of Cobourg,
dated Freckenfeldt, Dec. 26, it appears that
the French had attacked the posts of that
General, on the zzd, 23d and 24th ; th^t
he had been under the necessity of retreating
on those days, and had loft some pieces of
cannon, and had about 500 men, killed.—
The Duke of Brunswick has likewise retreat
ed to co operate with Gen. Wurmfer.
Reports are in circulation , which, although
fanftioned by some of the highest names in
• the kingdom, we can only state (he rumour
of the day :
According to these reports, the French,
who on the 23d ult. occupied the strong po
rtion of Haguenau, from which they bad
driven Gen. Wurmfer, gave orders to their
General for improving this advantage. They
brought him tea general engagement on the
24th, in which he wastotally routed, his ar
tillery, stores, and campequipage, taken.
On the zgib ,hey attacked the Duke of
Brunswick in his entrenchments, forced them
with the slaughter of 12,000 of his men,.and
drove the remnant of his army into a fitoa
tion in- which it was fuppefed they must ei
ther be cut to pieces or lay down their arms.
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Domeflic Occurrences,
Pennfiroania.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3.
MELAMCHOLY NEWS.
The following letter from Captain WILLIAU
.'Penrose, Master of the feip President, of
Philadelphia, hosts received fa hi: ironer there,
on the jdnft. by th way of Alieant and Bal.
timore.
Algiers, Nov. 4th, 1794.,
I AM utterly at a log how to pro
ill' 8181 I : r
ceed, or how to infornyou oFthe &
tressed situation I am {
On the 23d of Oa. at 9 o'clock;
A. M. a fail to windward bare down
upon us, which we thought was,
Spanish privateer ; when he rimel
nigh, hoisted Spanish colours, fired M
gun co leeward, and brought us too.l
As soon as he saw the American col-1
ours hoisted, he hoisted out the hUnchj
immediately. It being then nearly
calm, as it had been tor eight days be
fore ; in an instant nearly 30 armedl
men came on board ; they firft tool
ed me with a dreadful Broke with one™
of their cutlasses, made me jump over
the rail into the boat, and all hands
after me, without ever (offering any
one to go below, and carried us on
board the cruize, where they Gripped
us to our skins, and gave us a few old
rags, that would scarcely cover our
nakednefs, let alone keeping us from
the cold. In this Situation we were
obliged to lay on deck, the people
they let go below, and Mr. Barry got
below by some means for two nights
—I was forced to lay on the poop,
and the wind being at E. N. E. it
almost perched me; but at length an
old man more humane than the rest,
lent me a blanket, which they had
taken out of the (hip.— The provi
sions they gave us, was black bread
and water, fomecimeß a few rotten
olivet, and that we thought was a
treat. —In this situation we continued
eight days.
On the gift we arrived at A'giers ;
we thought ourselves hardly treated
on board the cruizer, but alas! our
sorrows were but coming on, for we
were not oh shore scarcely, when they
almost loaded us with irons, and the
second day made us go to work like
criminals, and murderers, that we are
in the most abjed slavery ever people
were in the world. The fame day ar
rived two frigates and a brig, ?vho
had taken faine more Athene^n vef-"
fels ; so that our number now is above
roo, and are expecting more daily.
They have several cruizers out now,
and there are several in the harbour
equipping with the otmoft fpeed.'
When I was taken, Cape St. Ma
rft bore N. N. W. five or fix miles
distance, the 17th, Cape St. Vincent's
on the 15th ; on the 17th, spoke an
English brig, but 1 suppose he had
not heard of the Algerines being out
of the Streights, for he said nothing
about them ; but we have every rea
son to fufpea them to be our worst
enemies.
There is part of two flips' compa
nies here that were taken) eight years
ago, butthe plague and hard usage
hath carried them all off but ten.—
The small pittante they had from the
United States, has been taken off
nigh three months, so that we have
nothing to subsist on, but a little black
bread and water, and sometimes noth
ing, for it is against their Religion to
give Christians, as they call us, any
Flesh Meat , and if you will be so
kind as (o supply me with a few dol
lars for the present, I (hall take it as
the greatest favour any perfoo ever
conferred on me, for it is impossible
to subsist tong in this miserable fitna
tion.
Recaptureof Toulon certain!
Maffaebufetts.
Boston, march I§. Last evening Capt.,
Howland^arrived here from Cork in 5; days.
) The n^ws of the recapture of Toulon is con
firmed—On the 17th December the French
attacked, in different quarters,.the forts of
, Aiguillette, Balo^uies, Malbofquet; Pomet,,
and Phaton, which were carried, by storm,
in the night. In the former were §OOO troops
The capture of these important posts spread a
general panic in Toulon, which was evacu
ated the next day, and for(La Malgue on the
next. Gen. Dugomier, in his official letter
to,he French minister of war, fays, We took
from the enemy in this battle upwards of
12,000 men. The loss of the French, as flat
edby the Commitoners to the Convention,
was zoo killed, and 500 wounded. The let
fesare 10 to 12 in number, many of them
1 lengthy ; we can this day only give the fol-
Ifyowing, read in the National Convention on
of December,
ot, in the name of the Committee of
Safety, read the following letter :
Lift^ zi, Ricard, Freron, Robefpiere, and
gErris, to their colleagues composing the
^Committee of Publick Safety.
Head Quarters, Toulon, Dec 20, 1793.
Bc'-^ rear of the Republick, one and indivisible.
I " The army of the Republick, dear col
j leagues, entered Toulon yesterday, at 7 in
the morning, after five days and five nights
fighting and fatigue—lt burnt with impa
tience to give rhe assault— 4000 (hells were
ready—but the cowardice of the enemy, who
had evacuated the place, after having forked
allthe cannon on the ramparts, rendered the
scaling useless.
" When the enemy knew the capture of
the English redoubt, and the whole promon
" "Tory;and law all the heights of Phaton occu
pied by the division of La Poype, terror seiz
ed them. They entered Toulon in treache
ry, they kept themselves there like cowards,
and quitted it like villains. They blew up
The Themiftacles, which served as a prison for
the patriots ; happily the la ter, except fix,
found means toefcape during the fire. They
burnt nine of our Chips, and carried away 3;
if are referred to the Republick ; among
which must be remarked the superb Sans C
ulotte, of 130 guns. Some boats approached
it as far as the harbour, while we were in
Toulon ; but two field pieces playing on the
quay dispersed them. Four frigates were al
ready burning, when the galley slaves, who
^te the most honest people in Toulon, cut
%e cables, and extinguished the fire. The
•rope yard and the wood magazine are not
damaged. Fire threatening to consume the
general magazine, we commanded 500 work
men to cut off the communication. There
are some frigates left, so that the Republick
still has a refpedable naval force here We
found provisions of every kind, of which a
statement is making out, which we fliail fend
y°u
" The national vengeance is difplayirrg
itfelf, and the (hooting goes on briskly. All
the marine officers are already terminated.
I The Republick shall be revenged in a man-"
ner worthy of it 1 The manes of the patriots
Ibe appeased.
t'Oue of our batteries hasfunk an EngHffi
shall have further
^fflploymenh Frit fatigued
may be easily conceived."
(Signed) SAI I%TI, Ri car d, Fre
ron, '„ob£spiere, Barras.
In (his session the plan of a decree, prefent
^ by the committee of publick welfare, was
adopted, viz. That the National Fete shall be
celebrated throughout the Republick onf^
go;h of Dec. at which the whole Convention
ih a body shall be present : That the name
of Toulon shall be suppressed, and that com
monalty be henceforth called Port de la Mon
tague {Port of die Mountain] —That the
houses within that rebellious city shall be lev
elled with the ground, and nothing preferv
ed but the eftablhhments necessary for the
service of the war and the marine, and for
subsistence and Supplies ; and, that the news
oftbe capture of Toulon shall be carried to
the armies and the departments by extraor
dinary couriers. . '
In this session Thomas Paine, with all the
other foreigners, was expelled from the Con
vention by a decree proposed by Barrere, and
puffed in the following words: “ Every for
eigner is, and shall be excluded from the Na
tional Representation.”'
SUMMARY,,
<c Fauchet, in his lettg to the Minister
of war, fays, we have only one way to cele
brate the victory, 213 rebels shall be Shot this
evening."
At Toulon, the French have gained an
important vi&ory. Near Hagueni, zzd De
cember, an union of the armies of the Rhine
and Mofeile, having been effeded, they at
tacked the combined faces under General
.Wurmfer, and obtained a signal vi&ory over
them, taking 16 pieces of cannon, 20 turn
brills, and 500 prisoners. The lofs'of the
French 300 killed and wounded. Thekill-;
ed of the combined forces was supposed to be
more as the French commissioners fay, 66 The
.number oftheirflain must be very confidra
ble, for pur troops took no printers until
they were tired of killing," Gen, Dubois of
the French was wounded.
[ The Republican troops have nearly extir
4pted the rebels of La Vendee.
' Mr. Thomas Paine, was arrested, and or
dered to be tried before the Revolutionary
Tribunal. d
Preparations for a new campaign were
making ; but from the diffatisfa&ion of the
Emperor to certain proceedings, the poverty
of the King of Prussia, who has demanded to
be fobfidized, and the fears of the' Spaniards,
thp profpea of a negociation for peace i; not
wholly obfeured.
^ ^^
4 letter from Paris, expressly flames, that
the preparations for a defeent on England,
go on with vigor.
The French in one attack on lite combin.
ed armies on the borders of the Rhine, were
defeated with the loss of 20 cannon. The
Austrian papers fay, the less of the French
was 5000.
It is reported that a schooner arrived at
Salem, in 13 days from Martinico, on Thurs
day last, and brought an account, that the
British lately attacked that place with 6,000
troops, besides whipping,.and were repulsed
with rhe loss of one 74 gun ship and two
frigates fonk, and 2000 men killed and
taken.
NEWBURYPORT; march 14. Yester
day arrived rhe brig Fanny, - -
Calley in 49 days from Cadiz. She
failed in company with 25 fail of
Americans. Saw nothing of the Al
gerines. —Captain Celley confirms the
account of die recapture of Toulon.
^AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS^
KINGSTON, (Jamaica,) Jan. 29.
GEORGE R.
" Additional ioftrudions to the
commanders of all (hips of war and
privateers that have, or may have let
ters of Marque against France.
Given at our Court, at St, fames, the gb da,
of November., 1793, in the 34b year of cur
reign.
That they fhalj stop, and detain all
(hips laden with goods, the produce
of any colony belonging to France, or
carrying provisions or other supplies
for the use of any fach colony, and
shall bring the fame, with their car
goes, to legal adjudication in out
Courts of Admiralty.
By his M<jeftv's command.
HENRY DUNDAS.
A Copy. John Ibbetson.
Extraa of a letter from are American Captain at
Mout/erat, to his owners in this town, dated
I Feb. 4, 1794.
" After my failing from the Point
the igh ot January, the toth 1 wit
<%o by fr Opp M^y ,00 bte^
into this parr, where I find 26 to!
more of American vefe!s. My trial
comes on in 10 or 12 days, but it is
impossible to lay when I shall meet
you, as we are in the hands of a par
cel of Devil I hope you have some
left who will retaliates for the usage
we have received. I have protested
against the owner, master and officers
of the ship, and shall proceed home
the firft opportunity. My cargo con
fitted of moiaffes, coffee, cotton and
sugar, but all is gone, and damnihem
that have got the most of it."
N. B. The British packet arrived
here on the 2d inst. and brings news
of the REBELLION in SCOT
rLAND— and that never such a dis
aster was known in all EUROPE—
The brave FRENCH ARMY drive
all before them,
Extrad f a letter from Capt. Hezekiah Goodfa,
at Dominico, &g^ifefr^ this town, dated
Feb. 9,1794.
" This will inform you of our be
ing unfortunately brought into this
port, although my intentions were
to touch here. They take every A
merican they meet with, let them be
from any port or bound to any. We
are all called prizes. Here areabout
55 fail of Americans, and I think the
most of them will be condemned. It
appears that they mean to condemn
us at all hazard. The actornies are all
taken up against us, so that we have
little or no chance at all; It appears
to be the difpoficion of the ruling
men to condemn us if possible. We
are one of the firft that were taken by
these robbers—our trial is to be on
Tuefday the nth of February. We
were taken the next day after these
commissions were granted. Every
thing that will carry from ten to thir
ty mulattoes and negroes is cemmif
fioned ty take Americans, and most
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