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*^ Corunna. She brings advices chit the
,Spaoiffi arm, io Roufillon had attack
ed the French, killed 700, and taken
1 Soo prifonert, with 20 pieces of can
non. [Round numbers are very seldom
tu be relied on]
t The account of the capture of four
French frigates by Longora'a fquad
foo, it confirmed.
A convoy from the Baltic, laden
with naval stores, has arrived at Brest
An event of serious importance.
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 7.
About the beginning of March, in the
English channel, the Lively British frigate
of 32 guns, took Le Tourrerelle, French
frigate of 26 guns, after an obstinate fight
for two hours and an half, during which Le
Tourrerelle fired two broadsides of red-hot
shot.
Extra# of a fatter from a merchant in Cadiz, to
bis friend in this city, dated Feb. 25, 1795 —
/ L, a Jbip arrived at Ne^jork.
" Our friend at Salee informs us, that
Muley Soliman's objed is to compel Ameri
ca to fend him a Consul, who shall acknowl
edge him as the lawful sovereign, which sev
eral European powers have already done."
Extra# of a letter from the American Consul at
Bordeaux, to a mercantile boufe in this city.
" We have good ground to exped a peace
with Spain, Pru ffia, and the Italian States—
Tuscany has shewn the way=but a maritime
war is likely to continue. The affignats are
now five for one, and how they will be in fu
ture, is impossible to calculates I firmly
think it depends on the will only of the con
, vention, to raise, or let them fink, as they
certainly possess the means.
" Provisions are scarce and high, but
much lower than last winter. Beef, pork,
leather, soap, candles, &c. are perhaps
cheaper than with you. Wheat, flour, rice,
Indian corn, tobacco, cod fifh, and whale
oil, are the only articles that fell now to ad
vantage from America, and they are in de
mand as well as all kinds of Weftindia pro
duce, at the price below in affignats, which
you may rate at 5 for one, to find the real
price." Affignats.
Flour, - - 450 to 500 per bbl.
Wheat, - - 155 to 170 per bushel.
Rice, - - 225 to 250 per ct.
- Codfifti, 7 *
W. Oil, J
< Tobacco, - - 300 to 325 per ct.
Cotton, - - 2000 to 2500 per ct.
Indigo, according to quality.
^Coffee, - - 6to7per lb.
Sugar, as in quality.
MAY 9.
, NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
- Capt, Wicks, informs; that about 15 days
before he arrived at the Isle of France, the
Centurion, a British 50 gun (hip, and the
Diomede frigate of 40 guns, had arrived on
the coast, to intercept the trade ; in confe
quence of which, two French frigates, the
Cibelle and ptudente, the one of 36 and the
other of 33 guns, had been dispatched after
them ; an engagement bad ensued, which
was obstinately maintained on both tides, for
five hours ; when in a Mattered condition,
they parted after a drawn battle. The loss
of the Cibelle, was 100 men killed ;—that of
the Prudente, not so great. One of the Brit
ish fltips was in so shattered a condition, that
the could scarcely be towed fafe to port.—
Their loss of men could not be afeertained.
It was supposed they had failed for Bombay,
to refit, as they'had neither been seen nor
r # heard of since the engagement.
The two French frigates were in port when
Capt. Wicks failed from the Isle of France,
f and all their privateers called in.
The port was guarded by three fortifica
tions, each of too pieces of cannon, with a
numerous garrison of troops in high spirits,
and well supplied with provisions, who were/
<determined to hold out to the last extremity,
in case they should be attacked by the Brit-
Ma, 13. 'From " the Argui" of
yesterday, a new daily paper publish
ed in Newyork. The Port Mary,
Capt. Kennedy, arrived at this port
on Saturday evening in 40 daya trotyl
¥ Liverpool. He brought papers to 25
[March, containing very little intelli-
L gence. A Liverpool paper of March
23, contains a Corunna account, of a
battle in Roufillon, which ftatei that
the French loft 1000 kilted and 2000
taken prisoners, but the Capt. fays,
accounts at Liverpool were that there
, had been a battle in which the Spao
iardi #ere beaten, which iimoft like-
ly to be fact, as at Corunna the truth
must not be told at all times. The
accounts of peace with Prussia and
Spain do not seem to be confirmed G
Provisions were cheaper at Liverpool
than in this city.
In the French Convention, March
4th, Carnot announced co the Con
vention, that the committee of Public
Safety had had a chronological table
representing all the victories gained
by the Republicans, from September
sl793»<° &3 d Feb. ^795, exe
cuted by an able master, in order to
serve as a military hiftory, and offer to
all future generations of Frenchmen,
the glory of their ancestors
Carnot said, of our lucceffei : 27
victories, fix of which were gained in
pitched battles ; 120 combats of less
importance ; 80,000 enemies killed,
and 91,000 taken prisoners of war ;
117 important fortreffes, 36 of which
were takea after a close blockade ;
230 forts ; 38 000 pieces of artillery
—17,000 muskets ; 19,000 weight
of powder, and 90 Rands of colours
fell into our hands. He proposed, and
the Convention decreed, that the ta
ble should be suspended in the hall of
the Convention, and besides, printed
in small books in order to be sent to
the armies and departments of the
Republic.
boston, may 16 The European
accounts, by the last arrivals, ate as
late as the latter end of March. At
that time no very conspicuous events
had occurred. Both the French and
combined powers, were making pre
parationi for renewing hoftilitiei the
ensuing campaign. Though rumors of
Peace are circulated almost every day,
yet even the preliminaries of it do not
appear.„
Russia is to take an adive part in
the war ; and Suwarrow is to com
mand a body of 80,000 cutthroats,
to ad agaiolt the French.
The Ottoman Porte is arming with
alacrity, and it cannot be doubted will
oppose the ambitious Catharine.
The Dutch patriots will unquestion
ably join their emancipator the French
—and thus tend to equalize the num
ber of the belligerent powers;
The fall of Barrere, and his coad
jutors, will restore harmony in the bo
ftm of the National Convention of
France, who, though apparently wil
ling to make an honorable Peace, are
ftiil determined, if necessary, to carry
on the War with redoubled energy.
The system of terror is abolished—
freedom of opinion and speech is held
sacred ; and the confidence of the peo
ple appears to rest on the Convention
as the rock of their salvation.
In England, the greatest exertions
for equipping a formidable navy, are
making ; and it is expeded, from fr
milar exertions in France and Hol
land, that old Ocean will bear on his
bosom the ensuing summer, the most
formidable force, that ever disturbed
his tranquility. From this mutual
arming, the idea of an invasion is not
so remote as some conjecture.
A general survey of European po
litics will confirm the opinion, that
bloody as the last year was marked,
the ensuing will not be less sanguine ;
tor the calender of events less nume
rous in brilliant attioni.
Thank Heaven, we are at Peace in
America. May the blessing be long
continued to us. ty^
We have information by an arrival at
Portland, to April 13. It states that
Guadeloupe, Defeada, and Mariega
lante, are completely blockaded by'
the Edglilh fleet. They have ten fail
of the line and as many frigates. The
French have about 14 frigates. The
informant,efcaped in the night.
The Jacobin pipers of Philadelphia,
a, was expeded, have began to abuse
the French National Convention.
FROM SPAIN.
Capt. Hart, in 40 days from Cadiz,
informs us, that a serious riot took
place at Madrid, the capital of Spain,
on the 24th Feb. last; which was
however quelled by government. 14
of the mob were killed, and 400 con
fined in prison; The object of the ri
oters was not mentioned. He adds,
that before he failed; information was
received at Cadiz, of the French hav
ing taken Figueras and Roses, that
Gironre, Barcelona, and Villencho,
were besieged and expeded to fall
every da, ; after which Madrid would
be the next in the rotine of conquest.
Ma, 20. Capt. Wheelright, from
St, Euftatia, mentions, that be was
ther^fix days after the French took
possession of the island—That the
Dutch Governor resided there, but
that the French cockade was mount
ed there, and the government wholly
in their hands. Expeditions against
the British islands were daily talked of.
A Capt. of a vessel from the Weft
indies, fays, that the French, in con
quering the islands, have adopted a
new mode—when the General takes
possession, he does it with a few of
ficers, clothes the mulattos & blacks
in uniform, fees them free, and thus
has an army at command.
SALEM, MAY 19.
We are informed, chat the foliow
ing is the difpofitioD of the French
army, for the ensuing season. That
Pichegru is to command on the
Rhine, Jourdan on the Maefe, and
Moreau in the North, and that should
they adt in concert, that the general
command is to be confided to Piche
gru. That the army of the Alps and
Italy is under Kellerman, of the East
Pyrenees under Scherer, of the Weft~
Pyrenees under Moncey, on the Weft
ern Coast under Cauclaux, and at Brest
and its vicinity under Hoche. Van
ftabel is to command the French fleet
in the North Sea, and two divisions
with troops are preparing at Brest,
under Reoaudin and Niely, which are
fuppoied to be intended against the
Weftindies.
The French, it is said, are increas
ing their army in Italy. Reports are
various refpefting the Emperor.—
While some accounts assure us that
he will be present in person with the
army, that by an edict all payments
of interest from the Empire to Hol
land, are to cease while the French are
in that country, and that it is expect
ed the Pope will visit Vienna in this
crisis of his affairs, it is also said, that
the Emperor has not yet accepted his
loan from England, and yet expefts
honorable terms from the French. —
The Hanoverians, it is said, emigrate
to avoid tnliftments. Reports are al
so various refpe&ipg the Empress of
Russia. By some it is said the has
threatened even Prussia, that her trade
is injured by :hr present state of Hit
' land, ang thii she finds new occasions
to iotereft berfelf against France.—
While the Turks are said to be pre
paring to aft against her in Poland,
and to demand her attention. The
answer of the Senate of Venice to the
French Envoy, difeovers a determin
ation to observe an exadt neutrality,
and highly approves Jacob, their for
mer Charge d'Affaires. The address
of Antwerp to the National Conven
tion, discovers an enthutiMm very
favourable to all the reports of a
chenful union of chit city w'ub Frnce.
The French tx^a Icon ro comaan!
Corsica, which they intend to hold is
one of the departments of France, —
The English in the mean time are
surveying the illand, projecting plans
for its more extensive letttement, and
they have adopted a conftirution. The
government is to be a monarchy.—
The representation is to be upon the
population, the parliament to be chop
en for'two years, the Viceroy is to
open the parliament, and the Prefix
dent is to be eluded by the members.
The King appoints to all the offices
of government.
rarCT-WD
By the report of Dubois de Craned
to the National Convention, in Jan.
last, it appeals that the French armies <
for the year preceding, amounted to
eleven hundred thou land men a
number, of which the human mind
without calculation, toims a very in
competent idea. If they were to
march in review before a general, ft
the rate of twenty miler per day, in
ranks of eight men abreast, placed at
four feet didance, which, with the
body of the men, would allow five
feet to eight men, they would be a
week in passing, and would forma
line upwards of one hundred and 30
miles in length, in the position in
which they puffed. Placed in two
ranks for exercise, and allowing two
feet front for each site, the line would
be 208 miles in length.
trofote ^wMrewrcreitQQMcara^^
One Penny Reward.
I —P^omgQlromt.
RAN away from the febferiber his fath
er, a BOY, named LEVI SWAlN—
about seventeen yeArs of age —about five feet
eight inches high—light complexion—light
long hair—something of an out mouth—his
teeth are very uneven set, growing one out
and another in—He has also refufed working
or to be governed by me in any refpea—
Had on when he weht away, a dark short
coat and waistcoat, and breeches.
Whoever will takeup said by, and con
vey him to me the fubferiber, (hall have the
above reward, and no charges paid.——Alf
persons are forbid harboring or trusting him
on my account, as they would avoid the pen
; alty of the law.
JOHN SWAIN.
Gilmantown, April 271 b, 1795. 5
CONCORD-BRIDGE
THE Proprietors of said Bridge,
are reminded, that their annual meet
ing will be held at Mr. William Stick
ney's, in said Concord, on Monday the firft
day of June next, at 10 o'clock, a. m. at
which a general and punctual attendance is
requested.
By order of the Diredors.
Attest, PAUL ROLFE, P. Clerk.
May 21st, 1795. N 5
; the oldlawyer:
THE Subscriber, for a num
ber of years, not having attended to
his Business, as a Praditioner in the Law,
hereby informs those who with to employ
him, that he will attend on them, at his Of
fice in Concord, at any time when they call
on him —and they may depend on it that
their business will be done with fidelity and
dispatch, as he means to pay his whole atten
tion to the Pradice.
PETER GREEN.
Concord, May 20th, 1795. 5
N. 1,. Those who are indebted to him,
are requested to make immediate payment,
that he may be enabled to difeharge the de
mands against him.
"NOTE:
YUILLIAM MANLEY continues
VV to carry on business at the Store
opposite Major Wm. Duncan's, and
WILLIAM PARTRIDGE at hit
Store on the east fide the river, near Ebene
zer Eastman's tavern.
They thank their friends for past
favors, and lolicit a continuance.
May 21, 1795. f
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