The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-08-25 00:00:00, page 3

widows of the petty officers and tea-1
men who have fallen io the glorious |
action with rhe French fleet, was op
ened at Lloyd's coffee house, and a
bout ioooL immediately subscribed.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JUNE 9.
Capt. Laforey's letter to Mr. Stephens,
dated in Plymouth found, June 7.
The 29th May, in lat. 46, 38. long. 9, 40.
his Majesty's Ship Carysfort, of 28 guns, fell
in with, and after an a&ion of an houcand a
quarter, captured a French Frigate, (late the"
Castor, convoy to the Newfoundland fleet)
commanded by M L'Huillier, mounting 32
guns, and 200 men. fCtyt. L. then com
pliments the good condif& of his men—and
returns the sols of the Carysfort, I killed, 6
wounded—Le Castor, 16 k lied, 9 wounded.
Plymouth, JUNE £ This afternoon
• arrived the brigantinetfbeona, of Emfworth,
Blanch master, from Cadiz, life from Lisbon,
from which place the failed the sth ult. in
company with the Andalusia, Fame, Friend
(hip and St. George, all of London ; Friend-'
mip, of Liverpool ; George, of Liverpool ;
Perseverance, of Lynn ; Renton, of Dart
mouth ; and two other English vessels ; 44
# fail of Dutch merchantmen, and one Span
iard, all from the Straits. Cadiz and Lis
bon, under convoy of a Dutch frigate of 30
guns, and one of 24 guns. Ori the 20th ult.
they fell in with two 44 gun frigates, which
chafed under English colours, until they got
. within half a mile of the fleet, and then hoist
ed French colours, and fired into the largest
of the Dutch frigates, on which a signal for
S neral dispersion was thrown out ; most of
e English vessels made fail to windward,
but the Dutch ships bore away before the
wind, and one of the French frigates after
them ; and it is supposed by the crew of the
Abeona, that great part of them must be
taken ; but by chafing to the windward, and
night coming on, the Abeona fortunately es
caped, loft fight of the French frigates and
whole fleet, fb that they cannot speak as to
the number captured.,
June 9. This moment an express is ar
rived to Admiral Macbride, said to be brought
, by the Dolphin lugger from Guernsey, with
the important information of the fafe arrival
of the Crescent, Druid and Euridice, at
Guernsey, after having had a most desperate
qaibn with the five French frigates.
LIVORNO, MAY 28, 179,
Yesterday arrived the English Corvette the
Lightning, from St. Florenzo, the Capt. in
forms, that the English frigate L'Amiable,
of 3^ guns and 210 men, a few miles off Cal-
f —TC"feli ih with L'Mofelle of 24 guffs and 240
men, which-endeavoured to escape, but L'A
miable came up with her about 9 miles dis
tant from the island Hierres, [off Toulon]
where, after a short combat, the was taken
and carried into St. Florenzo. On board
L'Mofelle were 30 inhabitants of Calvi, who,
on fufpicio'n of being Roy alifts, were destined
to Toulon to receive punishment. %
BOSTON, AUGUST 13.
From PHILADELPHIA, Auguji §
" There have been frequent meetings of
the Executive and judicial officers with the
President, on account of the Pitifbufrgh busi
ness ; but the refultt not known." ,
Official accounts have been received at the
War Office, Philadelphia, confirmative of
the defeat of the fawages, on the ift of July.
Particulars much as lately published.
THE CHESAPEAKE FLEET,
It is probable has arrived fafe in France, in
some port in the bay of Biscay. On the 3d
of June, they were spoke in lat. 46. 58. long.
15.19. They were then two degrees and an
half to the southward of Brest, and within 10
degrees of long, of the French ports in the
' bay. Oh the 6th June, Admiral Montague's
squadron, which was sent in quest of them,,
was off the Lizard, which is a degree to the
northward of Brest.
GRAND NAVAL COMBAT. ,
An account of this a&ion, as related in
France, has been received. Captain Stod
dard, who has arrived here, spake at sea with
a schooner, Capt. Preritifs, from Bourdeaux,
bound to Washington. Capt. P. informed,
that accounts had been received at Bour
deaux, from whence he failed the 24th June,
. that the two grand fleets met the 29th May ;
the English being 26, and the French 34
strong; that one French ship was blown up,
and three English ones destroyed, two being
blown up, and one, a three decker, funk ;
That 10 English and 7 French ships were dis
masted ; that on the ift of June, they had a
Ifecond battle, when the French gained the
vidory, and put the English to flight ; and
that the cripled ships had mostly arrived at
Brest.
Capt. P. further related, that the Chefa
<peak fleet (1 ifrfail) arrived in France on the
13th and 14th June, convoyed by fix men of
war, who took and brought in 8 prizes.
O The former of tbefe accounts is a hum —
the latter is highly probable—and if so, the daion
efthe firftef june was not dear totbe French.
Our Paris papers to the nth June, make
no mention of the naval combat, nor of the
Chelapeake fleet!
Yesterday arrived here, the schooner Pollyl
Capt. Clark, from Guadaloupe, which he
left the 24th July. At that time the FreAch 1
were still at Point Petre, blockaded in by the
English, who bad erected works, arid dif
poled of a number of ships so as to prevent
the introduction of any Supplies. =Theac
count is confirmed, thasa party of the Eng
lish, supposed two or three hundred, were
blown up, in attempting an attack on Some
of the French works.
We announced in the last Centinel, that
two convoys, containing seventy fail of ves
sels, belonging to the English and Dutch,
had been captured by the French. The pa
pers since received, confirm the account ;
and add, that on board the two Dutch frig
ates taken, was a great number of dollars.
An Ambassador was to fail from London
for the United States, the 2oth June. From
what nation we cannot fay, conjecture from
Portugal.
The Halifax papers to the 29th July make
no mention of the beginning, end, or inten
tion of any embargo. '
HALIFAX, JULY 24.
Capture of the French Convoy.
ON Tuefday last arrived from the Capes
of the Delaware, his Majesty's ships, Argo
naut, of 70 guns, Captain Aylmer, and
L'Orfeau, of 36 guns, Captain Murray—
having under their convoy the following
French and American vessels :—•
Ship Success, belonging to Philadelphia,
Itfden with fIOT/rf. —Ship Alnomac, belonging
to Portland, laden with flour.—Ship Susan
nah, belonging to Philadelphia, with flour.—
Ship Atlas, of Newyork, with flour and salt
provisions.—Ship True Republican, pierced
for 16 guns —has 6 mounted — French prop
erty —laden with flour.—Snow Camilla, la
den with flour—French property — —Brig
George Washington, of Philadelphia, ,with
flour.—Brig Polly; belonging to Alexandria,
laden with flour.—Brig Mary, belonging to
Alexandria, laden with flour. — Brig Murcla
no, of Philadelphia, laden with flour. — Brig
Amazon, belonging to Alexandria, laden
with flour—Brig Prelude, belonging to Phi
ladelphia, with floats—Schooner Maria, be
longing to Norfolk, laden with flour.,
—& —
CONCORD, AUGUST 25, 1794.
^ THIS DAY the Mirrour commu
nicates most important intelligence—With
pleasure we congratulate our Republican rea
ders on the Success of the French—Accounts
follow:
Important News from France.
CHRONICLE— boston, aug. 14.
Last evening arrived here,/hip Juno, Captain
Wardell, in 44 days from Amfteraam—b, tbi, ar
rival =we are favoured with London papers to the
IBA6 sane, from vuhich the important articles that
follow are extraded.
In addition to which, we can Jay, That Lord
Ho we bad arrived with a part of bis fat at
PortJmouth, together with the fix captured French
Jhips. The other part was fatd to have arrived
at Plymouth. “,
Defeat of the Combined Forces
'under Gen. Clairfayt.
OSTEND, June \ 3 .
= Three o'clock Afternoon."
An Eftafette has just arrived from the Duke of
York, mentioning that very early in tbe morning 4
be began bis preconcerts attack upon the French,
from Courtray to YprA, aided by the armies of
Gen. Clairfayt and Gen. Armonfleiu, who bad
received ver, particular inftruaions relative to
that business.
JUNE 14 — Ten o'clock, P. M.
The afpe& of affairs is much more serious than
when I wrote to you last.
The right wing of Gen. Cldirfayt's army, de- 1
figged for the relief tf Ypres, has been unfortunate.
I, routed.<
The remainder of the „tb regiment have expe
rienced the misfortune of Gen. Clairfayt, and re
turned bitber this day. Great part of this gallant
corps was cut to pieces.—The 38th regiment; ac
companied by the i ztb and Bth Light Dragoons,
fuffered the fame fate.
The French are within 4 miles ofThourout.
^lt is stated, but I hope Without foundation, that
the, tore witbin 12 miles of as ; and that they
have frightened the inhabitants of Bruges; who
are flying in all direElions.
1/ is impossible that the Duke of York can render
the brave Clairfayt an, assistance, as be tyk
firft take Courtray and Menin, whichfill continue
in t be poffion of the French, : %°
Man, families, tfpecipll, tbeopulent merchants; l
pannic frack with tbt fucefs of the enemy, have
Fired vessels, and are about to withdraw tbera
felves from a place where there is no real fecurit,
against the inewfons of the infuriated enemy, who
is exceedingly formidable both in frengtb and num
bers.^ '>} 'A
,General Stuart, ear Commander, has ordered
°,'' R°binfon, to moor bis vtfel, the Brilliant,
within the inner found, to cover the Sand Hills,
jhould the French think proper to croft the Canal.
l have it from the'firft authority, that many,
very many of the Ans, fru the ramparts are not l
fit for use ; and I am persuaded that where they I
come to be fired numbers will bard, and others be
jbaken off their carriages.
Avast number of ships are getting out of the
harbour all da, long, particularly Jome very fine
Indiamen. I have packed up all things of value,
and am read, to ft a, here or go away as N occafiox
ma, require ; but anlefsfemething ver, particular
happens, I am much afraid for the place.
r Ypres is certainly surrounded on all sides, and
every communication cut off. If Ypres falls, I
think all this part of the country is Joft.
A number of the tyb regiment cams in this
morning, dreadfully wounded, in an affray near
Rouffliter, yesterday morning ; I never Jaw men
^fatigued and baraffed, baling fled with precip
itation front's be enemy near 23 miles.
,The opinion of many officers that I have con
versed with this day, is that 7 pes cannot bold out
many da,s,'
Nietaport is well fortified, and may bold out a
fege of a fortnight or three weeks $ but wbatdoes
all this Jignif,, if no relief can be bad from the
Duke of York ?—They mufi come here at last, and
thousands of lives will be jacrificed.
TheJluices are now filing very sass, and ever,
exertion making to repel the enemy.
General Armenfein, the Hanoverian Comman
der, would not lead bis men into adion, and the
latter were not inclined to fight ; so that the brave
Clairfayt, and the regiment mentioned in the for
mer part of this letter, received the attack of the
enemy. Clairfayt exclaimed Jevtral times —
" Brave English !" But they bad to contend
with at leaf from 35,000 t, 40,000 men ; and
they were at last obliged to retreat.
CENTINEL—Aug. 16—rs Since the last
Centinel, we have received intelligence from
Europe, 6 days later than before, by the Ju
no, Captain Wardell, from Amsterdam.
SIEGE of YPRES*.
OSTEND, June 14. It has been mention
ed that the French were bending all the force
of their Northern army against Ypres, that
is defended by a strong garrison ; and that
the Duke of York and Clairfayt were march
ing to force the Carmagnoles to raise the
siege. The right wing of Clairfayt's army
commenced the attack on the French who
immediately poured in such numbers of
troops as to oblige it to retreat precipitately,
and with much loss. The Duke of York's ar
my is endeavouring to recover the disaster,
and to assist Clairfayt, but as Menin & Cour
tray obftrud the junction, he must hazard a
severe a&ion to effed it.
Ypres is wholly surrounded, & the French
bombard it day and night—and it is suppos
ed cannot hold out long unless fuccoured.—
^Fte next object, if it falls, will be Newport,
which is well fortified.
Another visit from the French is expeded
here. Tb 4 merchants and oppulent people
are preparing to quit the town ; the shipping
are hauling out, and the sluices are filling
with water. We have hopes, however, that
ajun&ion between Clairfayt and York will
be effeded, and Ypres fuccoured.
June 15, Ypres still holds out stoutly, &
the besiegers as yet have done little damage
to the town, although their fire has been tre
mendous. Several reports are in circulation,
one is that Clairfayt has dislodged the French
from Hoodlede, in the vicinity of Ypres:—
The sluices are flopped filling.
# A considerable barrier town in the Aus
trian Netherlands, 12 miles W. of Courtrai,
15 N. W.of Lisle, and 130 N. of Paris.l
" Newport, June 8. The French have
retaken Furnes, and all the posts which our
, garrison had poffef^d themselves of the ev
ening before."
London, June 18. The French colled
ed from Lisle, Co,urtrai and Menin, who now
furroUnd Ypres, amount to 60,000. Two at
tempts have been made to storm the works ;
and the red hot balls fired into the town have
destroyed several fine houses. The repulse of
Clairfayt's right wing was attended with
considerable loss ;.but by no means prevents
the operations of the measures to fuccdur Y
pres. Our accounts from Oftend to the 15th,
contradid the report, that Ypres had surren
dered the 13th. However such an event is to
be expected, if assistance is not speedily giv
en the garrison. ——
Boston, aug. 16. A gentleman, who
came passenger in the Juno from Amsterdam,
informs, that when in the Texel, he received
information that Ypres had surrendered to
the French on the 18th of June.
The President of the United States has is
sued a requisition for railing 12,950 of the
Militia of the following fates,.to be held in
readings to march ata moment's warning,
NT& f~ff lnfantry, Cavalry, Artillery,
Pennsylvania, 4,500 500 200
Newjerfey, 1,500 500 100
Maryland, 2,000 200 150
Virginia, 3,000 300
THE LATEST ADVICES
From Europe, that can be relied on, are con
tained in a letter brought by a gentleman,
who came passenger in the Juno from Am
sterdam, from a merchant of the firft refped
ability & intelligencein Amsterdam : They
state, that on the 18th June Ypres surrender
ed to the French, ite garrison confining of
1 7000 men— That on trie 25th Charleroi ^$
I capitulated, before which the Austrian Gen,
Beaulieu was killed—That the decree of the
National Convention forbidding quarter be
ing given to the English and Dutch, was re
pealed—and that it was the general expefta
tion^that the French would overrun all Ma
ritime Flanders.
Yesterday arrived Captain Tucker, from
Liverpool, which he left id June —In long.
12. he law the English fleet, of about 39 fail
in the whole, returning into port, in a very
crippled condition.
From F6rt Dauphin, 14th July.
" I arrived here this day, and found every
thing in the greatest confufion. Six days a
go the negroes came into town and killed ev
ery French person they found, in number a
bout 800 —several are now lying about the
wharves—no business doing, or any vessel
permitted to go out at present, btit Captain
Billihgs, who will forward you this. Last
night 5000 negroes Went from this place td
St. Marc, iz m'deS; what the confe'quence is ,
I have not yet heard. Numbers of Americans
loft all their cargoes by having them a friore ,
every vessel is filled with the inhabitants, who
dare not go on shore."„
Later accounts from this place coroberate
the above particulars.
CHRONICLE-AUGUST 18.
Political Summary.
Since our last no later intelligence from
Europe is received, either from the south
ward or at this port,than we then published :
This intelligence, highly important to our
Republican Allies the French, our readers
will recollea, jvas received by an arrival from
Amsterdam.
By the return from Lord Howe of the kill
ed and wounded, on board the Biitifh ships
lately engaged with the French, it appears
there were 297 killed, mariners and feartien,
and 762 wounded besides officers.
The fame account makes the loss of the
French in those ships only that were taken
at least three tiroes that number ; it appears
so barefaced, that we forbear publishing the
particulars till we have them from both tides.
Citizen Vilteret Joyenfe was the comman
der in chief of the French fleet ; Bouvre
the fecond,and Millot the third in command.
Not one French ship struck their colors,
but nailed them to the masts, and the Ven
geur when going down hoisted an English
Jack.
NATIONAL CONVENTION, MAY 30.
A motion that each department (83 in num
ber) should supply a Man of War and a frig
ate, was referred to the committee of Public
Safety.
Barrere read an address denouncing the
English nation, and concluded with a prop
osition, that no English or Hanoverian pris
oners should be taken prisoners, but be im
mediately put to the fwdrd. [^ We un
derstand that this decree was coldly received
by the French Northern army,who had desir
ed the General thereof to Inform the Con
vention, that they were determined to fight
like men, but were not willing to ad like
brutes —And a passenger who came in the
vessel from Amsterdam, informs, that the de
cree had been revoked.]
PHILADELPHIA, August 9.
FROM PITTSBURGH. 1
The post from that quarter arrived yforday,
but brought no mail from Pitfburgb From ~
verbal information we underfland, that the house
and barn of Benjamin Wells, an excije officer, and
?tboje of jota others have been burnt, but no lives
were left as no rffiftance was attempted.---At a
meeting held at Braddock's field on Frida, last,
in consequence of the notice in the band- bill, be
tween 5 and 6000 men, we underhand, assem
bled in arms, and appointed 6d of tbeir number a
committee to report what further proceedings should
be bad. The oppofert of the &ife arefo decided
in their measures that note of a contrary opinion
dare express it. General Neville, and Major
Lenox, got fafe into the back part ofTirginia, and
are near this city if not already arrived.
The President of the United States, and
the Governor of Pennsylvania, have issued
proclamations, and strong measures are pur
suing to put a stop to the above riots; and
bring the rioters to Justice.
BASSETERE, [St. Kittsl JULY !,.
Extract of a letter from Basseterre, Guade
loupe, dated Jul, 12
"A gentleman who has just arrived here
from the camp at Pete Bourg, informs that
nearly the whole of the French that arrived
at Grand Terre, from France, have either
been killed, died, or are sick: The negroes
that joined them hav, deserted, and begged,
their masters to take them back —Thg Re
publicans are in want of every thing, partic
ularly water, being obliged to drink brackish
well water, which not agreeing with their
European constitutions, has brought on dyfi
entaries, of which they die daily—ln short,
that in a very little time, without making a
ny more attacks on them, they will be so re
duced as o be under the neteffity of Surren
dering at discretion— The Negrbes, on the
Gaudaloupe fide of the Sivre Salle, are faith
ful aristocrats ; the work on the eftates'goes
on as in the time of peace ; we are not under
the least apprehension in this town."