The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-06-23 00:00:00, page 2

" Ahe; what is past, every fc,e of de
efiftace being ceded to being now van
ished, his Maj^fty does now renounce
the fame, and also every refolution#
the empire, and on the circles, relative
thereto. His Mijefty has, therefore;
taken the resolution no longer co grant
his protection to the German empire:
Bubrd order hit army (except twenty
thousand auxiliaries, according to dif
ferent treaties) instantly to return to
his own dominions." X
After we declaration of the King
ofPruffiaof his determination to with
draw,^^ principal, from the combi
nation against France, it seems the co
alesced courts have attended to hit de
mand?, and from some hints thrown
out in the House of Commons yeftef,
dy, h&hai been bought back—The
part this kingdom is to pay as the
purchase money is 700,0001. Major
Mait land, in the Commons, in
the debate on the bill to enable the
febje£h of his late Most Christian Ma
jesty to be enlisted into the British ser
vice mentioned the defedion of Pruf
ha—he was answered by Mr. Mon
tague, who said that he did not be
lieve that Prussia had left the confed
eration. To this Maj. M. replied,
“that he had only stated what all
the world knew, that the King of
Prussia had declared his secession of
the State of Empire. What effect
the offers to him by ministers might
have, he pretended not to know."
Thus hangs this important affair in
doubt. *
Our Paris papers received yesterday
enable us co give at length the pro
ceedings in the Convention, by which
it appears that Danton, Lacroix,
and the other prisoners, were at once
condemned to death because they re
fufed tp.anfwer to interrogatories
without being confronted with their
accusers. They were executed on
the evening of the sth instant.
A Congress of all the Italian States
is opened at Milian, to concert meas
ures for the common defence : all the
deputies had arrived, except the Ne
apolitan Minister—their objeft is the
raffing an army of 4.0,000 men. Ven
ice refufes to join the coalition, and
Parma will not grant any contribu
tion towards the war.
APRIL 15. —Letters from Genoa,
22d March, inform that the French
Minister in that city had received dis
patches from Baftia, (Corsica.) Tho'
their contents were not known, yet
we hive intelligence, that Lord Hood
after having collected his forces be
fore Baftia, had given orders to his
troops, united with the Gofficans, un
der the command of the celebrated
Paoli, to attack the place at once by
sea and land ; but that the enterprize
had failed of foecefs.
The trench and Corsican garrison
of Baftia not only flood the attack,
but in a sortie which they made, oblig
ed the united British and Corsican
forces to abandon their design, with
lofsof some pieces of cannon.
Paoli's nephew, itii said, was wound-
It is alto laid,the the red hot balls
fired from Baftia, destroyed two Brit
ish men of war & and Gen. Paoli is
stated to have embarked on board the
English fleet.
"WHITEHALL, APRIL 12. —A letter, of
which tefdltbwingis an extras, was yester
day received from hi. Royal Highness the
Duke of York^ by the Right Hon. Henry
'Dundas, his Majesty's Principal Secretary
for the Home Department,dated St. Amand,
Aprils, 1794.
, I have received this morning a report from
Count Walmoden, that the enemy, having
succeeded in surprising the Hessian post at
fobreuti, between Werwick and Ypres
^ h +h m hthd the Hanoverian pickets, and cut
them off. Succour however, having arrived
from Menin, the enemy was driven back, r
and forced to recross the Lys, and to destroy
the tadg„he,bqd m^' Our l°fs w as
one man killed, one officer and seven men
wounded, andthreeofficers and one hundred
andforty three men taken prisoners.
i -—Q&rcm^~—: —
French Flanders.
st. amand, 'april B.—The country
round presents a melancholy pidure of the
calamities attendant on war—the villages
are deferred ; the ground in many parts ne
gfeaed ; and a general scarcity prevails as to
almost every receffary of life, the peasantry
being plundered alternately by the French
and Prussians. Our troops condud them
selves very well ; the severity with which
some were pumifhed for theft has rendered
the rest honest, in fa&, at least, if not in prin
ciple. Owing to the great number of troops
coaftantly quartered here, every article is
scarce and dear.
Valenciennes still presents a melancholy
fpe&acle, although much labour has been
devoted to the repairs both of the town and
fortifications since it has been in the hands
of the Austrians. Conde is garrisoned by
Austrians ; the fortifications are in the most
perfea state.
The greatest part of the sorest of Hafnon,
in which so many of our brave countrymen
fell last May, has been cut down ; and now
furnifhes cantonments for some companies of
the Guards.
St. Ghiftian, a town situated a short dis
tance from Conde, on the road to Mons, is
to be a deposit for stores belonging to the
British army.
ty France.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Decree of Accusation againfl Danton.
7 March 31.
Legendre—" Four of our Colleagues
were arrested last night by order of your
Committees. The celebrated Danton is one
of them ; Iknow'not the names of the other
three. If they are guilty, I will be the firft
to call for their punishment ; but you ought
to hear them. lam pure, and I believe Dan
ton to be as pure as myfelf." —-
He was interrupted by noise— A Member
called to the President to keep order— The
President said, he would not Suffer freedom of
Speech to be infringed ; that this day would
be glorious to liberty ; and that the people
and posterity Should judge the Representa
tives of the People.
Legendre resumed. He feared that pri
vate animosities were going to Sacrifice men
who had rendered great Cervices to the Revo
lution. He spoke of his own connexions
with Danton ; of what Danton had done in
1792, when Minister of Justice ; and con
cluded with moving that the Deputies arrest
ed last night should be heard at the bar.—
This motion was received with some applauf
es.##l
[The Convention then, after feme debate adher
ing to Legendre's motion, adopted unanimouJly
the following decree, and ordered it to be printed,
and jent to the departments, the armies and the
popular focietics :)
" The Convention decrees accusation a
gainst Camille Defmoulins, Herault, Sechel
les, Danton, Philippeaux, and Lacroix of
Eure and Loire, charged with havipg been,
accomplices of Dumourier, d'Orleans, and
Fabre d'Eglan&ine, and with having been
concerned in the confoiracy for re-establish
ing monarchy, and diffusing the national
representation. They Shall be tried with
Fabre d'Eglantine.
april i. The formof a decree tor abol
ishing the Slave trade, having been referred
to the Committee of Publick Safety, was
presented and passed in the following terms :
" The Slavery of negroes is abolished. In
consequence, the Convention decrees, that
all the inhabitants of the colonies, whatever
be Iheir1 heir colour, are French citizens. They
Shall enjoy all the rights belonging to this
title."
april 2. The commencement of this
fitting was entirely taken up by addresses and
congratulations on the difeovery of the grand
conspiracy. The bust of Chalier was pre
iented to the Convention by citizea de Seine,
a deaf and dumb Sculptor.
Several Members of the Revolutionary
Committee, of the Seaion of Marat, and
many other persons have been arrested by
order of the Committee of Publick Safety.
Otlion Vanuls, a Belgian, threw himfelf out
of a three-pair of Stairs window, and was
killed.,
^\Tbe number of prisoners is 6,893.
The city is perfectly quiet.
I. ^"
^w^ England,
Extra^fa letter frim,»)? dated April 31.
T " Our apprehensions from the enemy
seem just now to have much subsided. Yes
terday fennight, however, we were fcrioufly
alarmed; one of our citizens returned from
the coast of France, with intelligence that
the enemy's fleet was under fail, and bearing
for this island ; he reported, that more than
ico fail were off Concole Bay, and that he
was chafed by some of the fleet. We have
since received pretty authentic intelligence,
that the enemy have landed a part, if not the
whole of their troops ; their artillery is also
put on fllore again, and 400 horle which were
embarked. The occasion of this is said to be
some advantages gained by the Royalists in
1 a Vendee, and that 4000 of those troops
destined for us, are marching to eppofe the
Royalists. It js even reported, that the pea
sants about Remes had risen and taken arms.
The force in Concale Bay at this time is
quite problematical ; one account fays fix,
another eight, and another twelve Ships of the
line, besides frigates. The fad I give credit
to is fix Ships of the line, and two 40 gun Ships
cut down and made floating batteries, which
have been taken for fliips otthe line."
april i-o. The arrest of Danton, ac
cording to accounts received yesterday from
Paris, is likely to occasion more division in
that capital than has occurred from the exe
cution ot the Briffotines or the Hebertifts.
That partizan has still a powerful aid both
in the Convention and in the clubs without
doors.—He is believed to be incorruptible,
and this circumstance alone will make it
highly dangerous for Roberfpierre and the
Committee of Publick Safety, to provoke so
bold an appeal to the popular opinion !
The King of Prussia is still gr^tefy with
drawing his troops from the north east fron
tier of France ; yet those who are paid for
deluding the people of: this country still al
ledge that this is only for the purpose of
fending his troops into Flanders. These
writers evidently suppose the people of this
country to be as deficient in Geography as they
are of Modify !
The present Situation of Danton, and the
probable consequences of his arrest, are Effi
cient to juftify the general curiosity refpeft
ing that personage. He is a man of blunt
manners and boisterous eloquence.—" His
form (fays Dr. Moore) is coarse and uncom
monly robust—his manner fierce and rude—
he Speaks with the voice of a Stentor, de
claims on the blessings of freedom with
the arrogance of a tyrant, and invites to u
nion and friendship with the frowns of an
enemy." ;
M. D'Aranda, one of the ablest statesmen
in Spain, has been Sent an exile to his estate
in Andalusia, for having said that the Com
bined Powers in the present war were influ
enced more by passion than by reason !--The
intelligence of the defeXion of Prussia had
not then reached the Court of Madrid, or
they must have Seen and argued that on e of
the Powers at least was actuated by reason,
when feeing that no feafible purpose was to
be attained by the war, he properly demand
ed to be paid ad valorem for his affi Stance.
There is a rumour that the Emperour of
Morocco, gained over by French money,
means to attack the Spanish Settlement on
the coast of Africa. This will be a very trou
blesome diversion, although at this moment
the Marine of Spain is in good condition, to
repress the piracies of the Moors.
At an elegant entertainment given at the
London Tavern by the American Merchants
to Mr Pinckney, the American Minister,
the company was numerous and refpeXable ;
about zoo gentlemen set down to dinner.
The chair was taken by Philip Sanfom, Esq.
and the day passed with a degree of order,
harmony, and conviviality exceeding every
thing of the kind we have before witnessed.
The King, Prince of Wales, Queen and Roy
al Family, with many other loyal and consti
tutional toasts were drank : And among oth
ers suited to the occasion, the President of the
United States, was given by the Chairman,
who introduced it by an elegant and just com
pliment to the character of General Wash
ington, which was highly approved and
applauded. This was followed by another
toast from the Chairman, Prosperity to the
Commerce.of Greatbritain and America,
and perpetual friendship between the two
Countries, which was received with a burst
of applause, expressive of the unanimity and
friendfliip of all the company present.
His Majesty's Ministers were invited and
would have been present, had they not been,
obliged to attend their duty in both Houses
of Parliament.
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Late Domestic Intelligence.
<..;^>,.,v<^
OF THE INDIANS.
AUGUSTA,) A N Express arrived in
may 10. )1- town on Tuefday last
from Brig. Gen. Clar ke, to his Ex
cellency the Governor, giving infor
mation, that a party of Indiana (sup
posed to be Cherokees or Upper
Creeks) about 50 in number came in
to the frontier fettlemeati of Franklin
county, and stole a-number of horfet.
Lieutenant Hay, Rationed at the high
fhoahof Appalachee, pursuing their
trail with 18 dragoons was drawn in
to their ambuscade, himfelf and two
of hit men fell, and another danger-
dully wounded—the Indians went off
with their booty.
Does this accord with the terms of
peace spoken of by rhe Indian agent ?
Weare informed by Capt. Bonner,
of Lieut. Colonel Runnel's regiment
Hancock county, that on the firft of
May, Capt. M'Kerzie, of said regi
ment, had a mutter of his company
two miles from Fort Fidius, to draft
men for the frontier service, where
Major Wooten of said regiment at
tended—That 25 soldiers of the fede
ral garrison cameco bid muster ground J
—that a disturbance endued; and tluit j
the said Major was killed by an un- I
lucky blow on the head, given by one'
of the soldiers from that garrison, and
that the said soldier was delivered up
to the civil authority, and confined in
M'Kenzie's block-house.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 6.—ln the Brig
Fame, Capt. Hunt in 8 days from Charles
ton, came 20 Indian Chiefs belonging to the
Cherokee nation. . - '.
They are a refpedable deputation from
the Cherokee Nation to Congress—their
bufines is to form a treaty of peace and amity
with the United States..
JUNE 9. —This forenoon at 11 o'clock,
the two Houses of Congress adjourned to the
firft Monday in November next-then so
meet' in this city,
f ——-t^saCTn^fc —-— b —
BOSTON, JUNE 11)
Copy of a letter from General Milkins, to Colonel
C. Biddle, dated Pittfaurg, May 23, 1794.
" The Indians I have conversed with still
continue of the opinion that the British will
make an opofition to the establishment at
Prefque'ifle.-There arrived at Cuffawago,
while! was there, an Indian from Sandufky,'
where he had been left by the Senecas last >
fall lick ; he fays that the Lieutenant Gov
erhour,of upper Canada, M'Gee and Elliot.'
the Indian agent, (the two last refugees from
this country) were visiting all the Indian
towns in that quarter, and exciting them
there to continue their opposition to the A
mericans, and assuring them of lupport from
their Father, the British monarch. He
further adds, that they were prepared for
fighting General Wayne the moment be
moved ; and that the British were errefting
garrisons at the Miami river.
" He confirms the accounts of the other
Indians, that they were determined to op
pose the establishment at Prefque'ifle.
, , JUNE 16.
FRQM NEWYORK, JUNE 10.
The (hip George, Capt. Hunter, arrived
from Liverpool on Saturday, brought Lon
don accounts ro April 20, from which the
following is collected.
By these accounts we do notfind, that any
momentous affair had taken place on the
continent though no disposition appears in
either party, of abating their preparations
for a vigorous campaign, notwithrtanding
the cession of the King of Prussia—much
pains would seem to be taken to induce Fred
erick to hire a detachment of his troops to
the remaining combination, but this may be
held out to encourage their friends and dis
hearten the carmagnoles. They state from
Vienna, that a kind of Jacobin Club had
been suppressed there, the members having
been tried, and some whipped, and others
imprisoned for after banishment. They
would induce us to believe, that a
serious misunderstanding exists be
tween Genoa and France, in conse
quence of the French Minifter'# hav
ing put his seal on some dispatches,
which,in hafte,on their arrival at Nice, -
had been deposited with a commis
sioner of the customs. The French
and Prussian exchang of prisoners
has absolutely taken place, when 160
French officers, and 7,400 privates,
were regained to their country. It is
said, that the British, Prussian and
Dutch ministers have faded an agree
ment ; whereby Prussia, (who Im.
withdrawn) is to fopply a certain|
number of men ; new revolutionary'
difpofition# have appeared in Poland.
SAI% FOnelo. Last week, Capt#.
Strcut and Sage, of this port, arrived
home from St. Pierre's, Martinique^?
where their vessels and cargoes bad
been adjudicated. [ Capt: Strout put
into Trinity, in March last, in diftrefa $
being the firft port he could make
having fprong bit mast ; and thefts