The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-05-05 00:00:00, page 2

. JAN. 22. Read a letter from Carpentier,
frlßeprefentative of the people in the depart
■frnlof La Manche, d^ted Port Malo, Jan.
■ I" I haftea to inform you, Citizen Prefix
■ dent that the squadron to Cancale, which I
■ sent upon a cruise agreeably to orders from
■ the Committee of Publick Safety, has taken
■ seven vessels, of which two are Swedes, two
■ Enelifh, an American and an Hamburg brig
■ and gaHiot, some of which were going to
[ Leghorn, Cadiz and Bilboa, and the rest to
London ; all laden with provision and mer
chandize. This information I have received
Ifrom Citizen Duchefne, Commander of the
Ifquadron, written from on board his ship;
and a letter from Cherbourg acquaints me,
that the convoy is about to enter the port of
, the Republick.
h• , From this movement, and the charac
ter of our sailors, it may without temerity be
0 affirmed, that the empire of the seas will soon
, be to us as free as the Republick.
" Signed" 46 CARPENTIER."
I . • There has entered into the port of Brest, a
I prize taken by a French frigate, of a Spanish
Corvettimhie 788,000 piasters. For these
[ fix weeks past, nearly 80 English veffel<were
L brought into the above port as prizes.
— •.
) V PARIS, JAN. 29.
INSURRECTION at ROME.
L A disturbance has originated from some
1 taxes imposed on the people by the Pope,
A whfch fc ^. V,, ° pay ; about 5000 of
A them arofein a body,marched to the Palace,
„ at their expense—and all this in their own
Ihips. This is what the proverb calls fur
niihing whips for their own backs."
they will only sheathe the sword bv dilating
peace.. The coalition has harnessed twenty
» one nations to the corps of despotism, the
inhabitants of which still are slumbering.
The people of England, Scotland, Ireland,
Holland, Hanover, Brunswick, Hesse, Prus
sia, the Imperialists, Austrians, Hungarians,
Bohemians, Belgians, Ruffians, Piedmon
tefe, Sardinians, Parmesans, Florentines,
Romans, Neapolitans, and Spaniards. To
enumerate them is but to give a lift of the
vanquished.
'* What campaign was ever more glorious
—prefenring as it does the Spaniards and
the English flying from Toulon; the Prus
sians beaten at the Mozelle ; the Austrians
repaffing the Rhine, and the Dutch chafed
.from Dunkirk ?
ed. The wars, of Kings were only sanguin
ary tournaments, the expences of which
weredefrayed by the people, while tyrants
insolently assumed ali the pomp to them
selves ; but in a war for freedom, there is
but one means, that of exterminating des
pots. —When the horror of tyranny, and the
inftind of freedom, have armed the brave,
" Alfatia is wholly preserved ; but the
Austrian after running what he could not
preserve, has prudently put the Rhine be
tween himfelf andthe French Republick.
We have loft houses and fortifications, but
we have still an invulnerable rampart, a Re
publican army. The place has not cost us
a single man, and, according to fcientific
men the recovery of Fort Vauban by siege,
would have been a loss of 5 or 6000 men to
the state. We fhali rebuild the necessary
forts, and as to houses in fortified towns,
they have always been rather injurious than
uferaL' Besides, what have we to regret for
places that either have the cowardice to in
vite or to receive the enemy ?
" Do not imagine, however, though Aus
tria has avoided battle by cowardly flight,
that there has been no trial of pattiotifm
honourable to the French soldier. The
powder magazines were undermined and
matches were prepared through the whole
town to blow up the habitations ; but our
brave volunteers flew on all sides, and snatch
ed up the matches, despising danger, with
most admirable courage.
" Yesterday the mal contents spread a ru
mour that the army of the Republick had
been defeated at Worms. The enemy at
tempted to make a movement, but the Re
publicans soon recovered their position.
Worms is at prelent ours, where we have"
found immense magazines of corn, leather
and cloth.,
"^CTregnmon wars, after success so nunre
tous. Dealer been fought for and obtain-
Barrere.— " Alfaria is secured to us.
Fort Vauban % ours, said the corrupt emi
grants in their intercepted letters. Wait
but a few days, said the committee of Public
Safety, in its last report on Landau, and the
slaves of Prussia and Austria, will no longer
defile our territory ; the prophecy is fulfill
ed, and Fort Vauban is at this moment occu-
pied by the troops of the Republick.
" Cowards are always cruel and deftru&-
ive.—The banditti have disappeared like
malignant meteors. They have set fire to
a part of the Fort ; —have laid waste the
various houses of the town ; have placed
mines in all parts, some of which are sprung
and have carried off the cannon.
FORT LOUIS, ww named FORT TAUB AN.
Alsace, will, probably induce them to alter
their plan of operations, and form feme
grand attack on this fidf of the Rhine.
General Wurmfer has quitted the army,
and is to be replaced by Gen. de Vins.
- The head quarters of the Imperial troops
are at Heidelberg, and those of the Prussians
at Oppenheim. Part of the enemy's troops
have Retreated to Newftadt and Landau. —
They were repulsed with great loss from Bin
gen and Creutznach. Every thing had been
concerted by the Duke of Brunswick for a
general a&ion on the 7th, when it was pre
vented by their retreat.
Jan. 20. The inhabitants of the empire
are rising in amass. From 16 to 60, all those
who are able to bear arms, are in a state of
requisition. Twenty five, or 30,000 men
are already in arms in the duchy of Wurtem
berg ; 200,000 are to be railed in the like
manner, armed with mufauets, fabres, or/
other offensive weapons, in the Margraviate
of Bade, the circles of the Rhine, Franconia,
Hesse Caflel, Hesse Darmftadt, the Palatinate,
the Biihoprics of Mentz, Wurfburg, Bam
berg,&c.. f ^.:..,. ^,
The%io| of Prussia, returns to the army
with his two fons,and fends 25,000 or 30,000
frefh, troops. General Mollendorf, who fuo
ceeds the Duke of Brunswick, is esteemed the
and demanded an audience of his HolineG,
which was denied ; for perhaps in theirrage,
consequences fatal to his person might have
ensued. Disappointed of an interview, the
Mob cried cut—" No more pence to Feter
the lmpoftor—down, down with the Whore
of Babylon—ire will have priests of our own
making—no mammonites, but humble fish
ermen, like the faints of old, and not the falfe
faints of this day—no longer will we be the
dupes of religious knavery and prieftcraft.
After many such imprecations against the
Pope, and his church, and vociferating aloud
the many grievances arising from them, rid
iculing the present mode of worship,its errors
and superstitions, they began to pull down
the outer gate of the Palace, but that in
stant the soldiery appeared, which had the
etfea of dispersing them. It was feared,
however, they would again assemble in great
er numbers, joined by many from the adja
cent country, as great murmurs of late have
been heard among them. Every precau
tion is taken to guard the Palace, as great
apprehensions for the personal fafety of his
Holiness are apprehended.
Spain. '
MADRID, JAN. I. . The Spanish troops
have attacked Port Vendre, and carried its
entrenchments—as also Fort St. Telmo, the
town of Collieure, and 8010, killing a great
number, and taking goo prisoners. The
artillery taken amount to 70 pieces; and
provisions for an army of 1000 c men.
[note., The French Convention have cert
fared their troop in this quarter for permitting
Spanish saves to overcome freemen.)
Lisbon, Jan.ll. Accounts have been
received here from the Head Quarters at 80l
lou, dated Dec. 23, that at daybreak on the
21st the Allies attacked and carried all the
enemy's advanced lines and batteries ; which
success, together with the capture of Port
Vendre, Fort St. Telmo, and Collioure, de
termined the enemy, whose left and rear
flanks were laid open, to quit, in the course
of that night, all their camps and poftsin
front of the allies, and retire into Perpig
nan, leaving the Spaniards masters of the
country to the very gates of the town.
The evacuation of Fort Louis, which leav
ing at their disposal an army of 30,000 men
which blockaded that fortrefs on the fide of
TOULON, JAN. 13. The executions still
continue—all the men who were guilty have
paid the forfeit of their crimes. The turn
of the women comes next, who certainly con
tributed much to delivering up Toulon to the
Englilh.,
Yesterday fifteen were Shot, and we are af
fu red two hundred will undergo the fame
puniffiment.
The squadron of the enemy seem at length
to have abandoned our coast. Only five En
glish vessels remain at anchor in the bay of
Hieres, where 'hey have landed their sick.
As soon as these Shall have been a little re
covered, they will fail,
Jan. 15. We are here actively at work,
caulking and arming those vessels which re
main in the port. The Representatives of
the people, have just put a)l the carpenters
and caulkers in a state of requisition, and a
great number are now at work. Five vtf
fels are ready for sea, and we Shall soon have
a squadron in the Mediterranean, fufficient
to sweep that sea of all the enemy's fliips
which may there remain.
Germany.
Frankfort, Jan. 1,6. The Austrians
finding it impossible to pteferve Fort Louis,
have evacuated that important fortrefs, after
having demolished the fortifications as com
pletely as time would permit : They have
retreated into Brifgaw, and destroyed the
temporary bridge which formed the commu
nication between that country and the island.
upper RHINE, Jan. 18.—It was at last
decided, that the Aufirians Should abandon
Fort Louis. In consequence of which the
garrisons having quitted that fortrefs yester
day, at ten o'clock in the evening, and in
Seven minutes afterwards the Fort Alsace,
gseateft Captain in the Prussian service ; he
is adored by the soldiers.
its bridge and the whole town was seen on
fire. The bastions and powder magazines
were blown up into the air. No loss has
taken place except a drunken soldier, and
one or two sick destroyed in the flames.
" That an humble address be presented
to his Majesty, humbly to represent to his
Majesty, that the French nation has express
ly recognized this (acred principle, ' That no
country possesses the right to interfere with
another independent nation ;'—to state to'
his Majesty, that in the 108th and 109th
articles of the constitution, they have declar
ed that the French people is the friend and
natural ally of every free people, and that it
does not interfere in the government of other
nations—humbly therefore to beseech his
Majesty, in his equity andjuftice, to b
acknowledge the French Republic,
and thereby lay the foundation of a speedy
reconciliation and permanent peace." Mo
tion negatived.
" My Lords, do the thing that is right and
just, and leave the rest to God."
fan. 29. A message was delivered, from
his Majesty to their Lordships, stating, that
it was found necessary to disembark the Hes
sian troops, who had lately arrived at Cowes.
Lord Lauderdale exprefled his surprise at
this proceeding. He looked u^pn i;, as a
measure highly unconstitutional, and wished
to know from Lord Grenville, if they were'
to remain in this country, what their num-~
bers were,and if they were to be augmented ?
: Lord Grenville replied, that he could give
no information on the fubjed, further than,
what was contained in his Majesty's message.
Lord Lauderdale condemned the mariner
in which those troops had been introduced,
and conceived that their Lordihips should
have full and unequivocal information on
the business. - ' r <
FINANCES, &c.
The House, in committee on the ways arid'
means. Mr. Pitt laid before the committee
the expected National Expenditure, Force,
Supplies, and deficiencies, for 1794. 1^
The navy expenses, he said, were greatly]
increased—The seamen voted were 85,000;
76,000 of which were a&ually mustered, and
between 50 and 60,000 of whom were railed
the last year—a force unprecedented in the
second year ofa war. The total expense of
the Navy Establishment for 1794, be laid
would be 5,525,000 k . if <
The military force, including new fencible
regiments, national militia & regular troops,
would be near 140,000 men, besides between
30 and 40,000 foreign troops in British pay.
Total 1 Expense 6,340,0001.,
The ordnance expenses, he Bated, would
be 1,,345,000!.
These immense numbers constituted, be
said, a force refpe&able and vigorous beyond
any former period, amounting to at least
250,000 men—the entire expense of which,
as above Bated, would be 13,210,0001.
The incidental expenses, and to make good
oeficiences of the last year, together with a
continuation of the fems for reducing the 1
National Debt, ,nd foembrace any favoura
ble exigence which might arise, hit,feted, in
various firms, which added to the above esti
mates, would constitute a sum of about nine
teen million nine hundred and forty thonfand
pounds. '
Brussels, Jan. 24.— The action which
took place on Wednesday last Seems to have
been very bloody. On Saturday 350 French,
wounded and prisoners, arrived here, and 28
waggon loads of wounded Aufirians.
On the 16th, a body of 8000 men of
Prince Cobourg's army passed the Sambre,
near Maroiles, and attacked the French in
their entrenchments, which were carried by
assault. The enemy had 700 men killed,
and 500 taken prisoners. They loft seven
pieces of cannon, and were pursued to Land
recy. The Austrians had 700 men killed
and wounded. - fr
The^French, in their turn, attacked our
posts near Templeuve, and were repulsed,
with great loss, however, on our fide.
It is reported, that Ge'n. Wurmfer is re
moved from his command, and ordered to
Vienna, to answer for his conduct before the
Council of war.
The recent movements of the Prince of
Saxe Cobourg, has revived our fears with
refped to an invasion, The heavy artillery
has been sent from the frontiers towards
Holland.
BRITISH HOUSE OF PEERS—Jan. 23. .
Lord Stanhope, after a very lengthy speech,
in which he took a review of the state ahd
progress of the war with France, moved, as
follows:
BRITISH NOUSE OF COMMONS; Feb. 5.
England.
tO ^>4
The ways and means for the present y.
already in effed, would produce 8,947,1.'
The deficiency to be provided for, wouic t^ °
10,993,0001. Which he said he could i..e
by loan of five gentlemen of adequate refp
fibility. [The loan has Since been made.l
NEW TAXES.-
To raise the interest of the above fun,
and to provide for the deficiency occafiont!
by the repeal of the glove duties, and tax L
upon births and burials, would require a fu?
of upwards of 900,0001. but a great part <s\
which, Mr. Pitt said, he was happy to fta::
would be answered by the disposable furpit, ,
of certain taxes, the nature of which he de
tailed, and Stated the amount to be abou,
400,0001. per annum. The remainder, 1^
was sorry to fay,muft be furnished by increaf
ed taxation. Mr. Pitt then propbfed taxe,
on Spirits, Bricks and Tiles, Paper; Glass.
ATTORNIES——[This article we give a;
length, viz. a flamp duty of tool, upon con
tracts of persons Serving as clerks to attor
nies, tool, to admittance—sol. for contrasts
of clerks to attornies in courts of conscience,
&c.] —on Foreign Spirits and Sugars.—Af
ter pointing out the necessity for these fop
plies, he moved the usual resolutions for the
loan. On the question being put,
Mr. Fox thanked Mr, Pitt for the candor
and perspicuity with which he had stated the
financial concerns of the nation, and ap
plauded him for the decided and manly man
ner in which he proposed to meet the neceffa-1
ry expenses. He however could not avoid'
faying, that the proposed taxes would be ft
verely felt by the public, and the attornies
would find means to make their unfortunate
clients pay the tax imposed on them.
The resolutions were agreed to.
Mr Wilberforce, after an animated speech,
moved for leave to bring in a bill, 4 ' to abol
iSh the Slave Trade, as far as related to the
Supply of foreign territories with flaves."—
Col. Tarleton, Mr. East, Mr. Hawthorne,
and Several other members opposed the mo
tion, as impolitic, unwise, and unjust in the
extreme ; Uwas however supported by Mr e
Pitt, Mr. Whitebread, and Mr. Smith; and
on a division there appeared for it 63, against
it 40—maj rity 23.
The American Trade Bill was read a firft
time, and ordered to be read a Second time.
LONDON, Jan. 16. Letters from the
Rhine via Brussels, state that the French have
taken Worms, and Oppenheim: That the
inhabitants of Mentz are in great confterna
tion, for the French evince a determination
to continue their career, and to make an a<•
lack upon that city. , , L
Letters from Cologne state, that^^Y, —
gagement bad taken place on tneioth h/r
in the environs of Oppenheim, between rv
Duke of Brunswick and the French, 'lie
a&ion commenced at 1 o'clock in the after
noon, and was not concluded when, the let
ters were pifpatched from Cologne. '^
It. appears,by the returns which have been
made the Emperor, that the number of Im
perialists including Austrians, and Hunga
rians only, killed between the ift January,
and the lit Dec. 1793, amouns to 69,000,
besides 20,000 tick and wounded in the Hos
pitals ! !!/
It is to be observed, that these, returns
were made previously to the dreadful flaugh
ter which took place in the late engagements <
on the Rhine. ; -
The Racket for Newyork, was detained,
until Saturday last, for the purpose of con
veying the late order of Council, revoking
the former order for flopping all American
(hips laden with the produce of the French
colonies. According ,to regulation' , the
packet mould have failed in the preceding
'Week.' "
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jan. 2fr— -Though the mails from Flan
ders and "Holland, due yesterday, are not ar
rived, we received th is morning the Paris
papers to the i&hTnftant. By those papers
we are informed,, that the Genoefe have o.
pened their port< to the French, whom they
have abundantly (applied with corn: That_
at Toulon, five (hips have already been e
qnipped for sea : That Manheim has been
let fire to by the, incessant cannonade that
;has been kept up against it: Th#t the wroth
ereded to blockade Landau, have been &{
ffroyed ; and that immense fupphes of stores
and provisions have been obtained by. the
French at Spiers Frankenthal, and Worrall
The National Convention hai decreed the
confifcatian of the property of the Farmers
Genir^O.^T\M^^%Y^
A serious difturbrnce took pfo,F4i.gr
bourg on the day on which the trial of Mr.
Margarat took place. The summons to the
people to assemble was the carrying a White
flag, on which were printed these wutds%
LIBERTY^ JC§TICE, RBASQS^Q
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