The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-10-17 00:00:00, page 3

PRIZES tahn by the navy of the Republic.
Barrere, in the name of the Com
mittee of Public Safety—
" Citizens, for some time past your
Committee has not laid before you
the account of the advantages daily
gained by the marine of the Republic
over its enemies. Our ports continue
to be furnifhed with provisions by our
frigates, and we can now announce
no less than 52 prizes taken from the
Engli(h,the Spaniards, & the Dutch."
LONDON, AUG. 22.
Intelligence from Flushing.
Friday Night, (late) Aug. I§.
& By a gentleman, on whole veracity we can
rely, and who left Bruges on Monday laft,we
are informed, that the French army in Cadf
and, and before Sluys, amounts to 27,00©
men, all well clothed, and plentifully provid
ed with every article ; but, notwithstanding
these advantages, nearly one half of them are
sick and unfit for service
The hospitals at Ghent, Bruges & Oftend
contain 9000 men, who were all in good
health before the commencement of the siege.
aug. 16. The disorder is epidemical in
the army ; it isa virulent putrid dyfentary,
and carries Off great numbers daily.
The French generals, sensible of the hav
ock it will make in their armies, if the siege
continues much longer, seem resolved to use
the greatest efforts to take the town immedi
ately. For this purpose, they on Saturday
last brought from Bruges 38 brass 24 pound
ers, and began the faihe evening to pulh on
the second parallel.
This formidable ordnance began playing
on the town on Wednesday night, and still
continues. The town, however, holds out ;
and the brave commandant, Gen. Vander
Duyn, and the handful of men which com
pose the garrison, seem determined to defend
it to the faft extremity.
aug. 17. Some few days ago, the Car
magnols were most completely ensnared.—
Gen. Vander Duyn, in the evening, ordered
a large quantity of faggots & other firewood,
to be heaped together, in 3 different parts of
the town, not Far from the warehouses and
magazines, which he set fire to ; at the fame
time keeping up a brisk cannonade from the
ramparts. At nine in the evening, the whole
horizon seemed in a blaze, and the fire from
the town slackening, every one imagined it
was in flames, and looked on its fall as inevi
table. During the night, the fires, at inter
vals seemed to burn with less vehemence, &
one was entirely extinguished. The French
kept up a heavy fire all night, and towards
morning fired entirely with redhot shot ; and
threw bombs and shells into the town from
every fide.
As day light approached, the commandant
ordered two fires to be lighted, the gates op
ened, and the draw bridges let down ; ceaf
ingat the fame time to fire from the ramparts
—The French on this advanced in greatnum
bers, to take possession of the town before^
Should be reduced to a heap of ashes ; and in
areoft confufed and disorderly manner cross
ed the inundations where the water was ford
&. When they had advanced as near as
the commandant wished them to come, they
were, to their unspeakable astonishment, fa
" 1 fend yeti annexed i letter from
Gen. Jardon, who a native of Liege,
defirei co be sent to command there,
and to make levies. Thia which
might be advantageous under one af
pea, has its country under another. I
think it difficult for any man in au«
thority to be just and impartial, when
surrounded by relations and friends,
and yet more exposed, it may be, to
the lure of some resentments. I beg
your intentions on that head, or that
you will fend them to him dired.
Signed •'PICHEGRU.”
Oftend, 12 Thermidor.
The army of the Weftern Pyren
nees obtained on the 6th new success
es ; and after a desperate resistance,
they carried, by the point of the bay
onet, the fine valley of Baftao, and
that of Lernil, two considerable forts
—and Fontarabia is nearly destroyed
by the bombardment.
They passed defiles extremely nar
row, scaled the most alarming preci
pices, and took possession of redoubts
placed upon the lofty mountains
which command the Bidiffoa. The
enemy, who had 12,000 men, were
repulsed on all sides, and the fruits of
this vidory are immense in artillery
and various floret.
Soutavia and Merle, two Commif
fionera, headed the triumphant party
on the 18th of July.—About 1000
of the principal inhabitants were com
mitted to prison, on a charge of hav
ing, in the year 1792, encouraged the
introduction of foreign troops ; a
mong this number was the famous
M. Necker, the financier, and M,
Deodair.
FL USHING—Of the armies=Tbe lattf.
A boat arrived here last night from Sluys,
with an Officer on board who brings the a
greate intelligence of the Commandant
and Garrison being all in the highest spirits
and uiiderno fears from the fefety of the
place. "The works are very little injured ;
and the greatrft damage is among the hous
er, which are very much battered.,
Owing to the inundation, which effeaual
ly prevented the French from approaching
within musket-shot, and the advantageous
and commanding position of the raffiparts,
the Dutch have not yet 101 l more than be
tween 30 and 40 men, killed and wounded.
They have ammunition for fix weeks long
er and provifons for three months,
The cafemites are all of bomb proof. Wa
ter, which they at firft dreaded a want of, is
in abundance from the late heavy rains which
has favoured the besieged very much, and
greatly harraffed and diftrefted the French,
whose infantry are obliged" to stand up to the
knee in water, and their cavalry immerged
This event may, probably, be the
foundation of a rupture between
France and the Swis Canton).
A Revolutionary Tribunal, com
posed of 21 members, was immedi
ately inftitured, and on the 2 Ift M.
du Cayla, a venerable Syndie ; Pro
vost Cabanis, Procurator general; De
Rochemond, Advocate ; De Combe,
Lieutenant-colonel in the Hanoverian
service ; Mennier I'Rouge ; Vivien
le Cor; and Chaonault Horlogers,
were convifled and instantly (hot,
Several others, who were acquitted by
the Tribunal, were exe&ed by the
populace.
About 250 petfons who were milk
ed for deftruaion, happily eleaped at
the commencement of the troubles;
genbva, July 22. Tyranny
and aristocracy have at last yielded to
the popular party ; and like other
revolutions, it has been attended by
murder, violence, and their concom
itant cruelties.
The anvanced posts of the French army
are now at a great distance from the British
Camp, where every thing remains as quiet
as if it were a period of profound peace.
Accounts from Barcelona state, that the
king of Spain is extremely diffatisfied with
the capitulation which the garrison of Colli
oure concluded with the enemy. The offi
cers who signed it have been arrested, and
the garrison, consisting of 6000 meh, are a
gain to serve against France. The Spanish
army near Figueras, consists of 20,000 men.
The French army in that neighborhood con
sists of 40,000. The fortrefs of Bellegarde,
a Short time before the siege, was provided
with 84 pieces of brass cannon.
luted with a Bower of grape shot from all the
guns 'on the ramparts, and galled in the se
verest manner, during their retreat. They
loft on this occasion near 1800 then, who
were either killed or drowned, and near 300
wounded were next morning brought into
Bruges.
The French did hot fire a single foot dur
ing the three following days, and now pro
ceed With the greatest circumfpedion ; being
pretty well convinced, they will not obtain
Sluys so easy as they obtained Breda last year.
AUG. 23. So long ago as Monday last we
wei^talled upon to state, as a prevailing re
pof&mat the French had railed the siege of
Sluygin Dutch Flanders :—On Thursday
night some frefh inducement offered for us to
believe this, and we have now to add, that a
letter, received yesterday from Dover, posi
tively assures Us, on the authority of a cutter
arrived in the downs, of the fad — the whole
loss of the enemy since the commencement of
the siege is estimated at above gooo men, in
dependent of those who bate fallen a facri
fice to the unhealthy fi nation occupied, par
ticularly in the island of Cadfand.
Our accounts from Dover also represent
that that island is completely evacuated : the
retreat of the French is said to have commen
ced immediately after their repulse, men
tioned in this paper.
Deserters also report, that Gen. Pirhe^ru
has received orders to wait entirely new in
ftruftions from Paris.
Revolution at Geneva.
and bap,infs of our country.
The POLES, we understand by Cafet. Parfont
from Petersburg, have defeated the Ruffan gun
boats, in toe Ffula.
From Gaudaloupe, we have various accounts %
some mention the arrival of a Britijh reinforce
ment there, and that Point Petre bad jurrendered
to them—Others, that Grand Terre was in quiet
P°ffJfa n cf the French, Z 5 daysfince.
BOSTON, <)CT. 15.
Summarily !
Such of otir readers as have riot time to
peruse foreign details, are informed that the
French Northern armies have taken Quef
noy, Treves, and the island of Catfand—all
Robespierre's Decapitation.
PARIS, JULY 30.
The day before yesterday were led
to the plac^ of execution, and execut
ed, the following person— viz. Maxi
milien Roberfpierre, aged 35. He
had defended himfelt in a fracas, that
had happened in the commune, with
a k.ife, which took off one half of
his face, after which he was carried
to the Convention, and was refufed
to be admitted ; he was then sent to
the prison of the Conciergerie, where
he was detained until his execution—
his head was ffiown to the people.
The brother of Robespierre, who
had broken both his legs as he at
tempted to escape. Couthon, aged
38. Saint Just, aged 26- General
Henriot, aged 33. Gen. Lavalette.
Dumas, president of the revolutionary
tribune. His head was shewn to the
peop'e. Fleuriot, the Mayor of Pa
ris. Fayen, a National agent ; and
twelve members of the commune of
Paris,
BOSTON CENTINEL, OCT. 11. Mr.jay's
Mission, notwithstanding the insinuations to the
contrary, is likely to be crowned with complete juc
cejs. From three sources we have received infor
motion, vbiebjuflifes our prediaicn. The Ji r ft
is from Capt Aden, arrived at Salem,from Ham
burgh—who, we are told,Jaw, a letter from Lon
don, to the American Consul at Idamburgb, which
informed, that 'Mr. Jay, and Mr. Greenville,
had fettled the preliminaries of an honorable nego
tiation—that Capt. Allen Jpoke a Britijh armed
wtfel, an officer of which informed him, that they
bad received orders not to molefl American vtfls ;
which intelligence was confirmed by another Ame
rican veffiel which Capt. A. Jpoke with — Second
ly, by Capt Parsons; from PeterJburg, who learn
edat Elfmore, that Mr. fay bad negotiated the
indemnity for the Spoilations on the American vef.
fth ; but does not recollea the particular Jum. —
Tb? other is by an arrival at Newyork. If ibeje
accounts are authentic, and they certainly are cor
roborative, Sufficient cause prefects itfelf for con
gratulation to the friends of peace, and the felicity
in the mud. Such are the accounts given
by the officer of the Dutch Admiral at this
port, who immediately sent the accounts off
express to the Hague.
The French dreading a disembarkation at
Catfand, are busily employed in conftrufting
batteries on the coast. They frequently fire
at the mips, but to no purpose ; the distance
is too great for the balls to do any execution.
Yesterday, the 29th, 70 conspira
tors were also executed. The revo
lutionary tribunal, cempofed for the
most part of the creatures of Robes
pierre, and who pronounced at the
ieao signal he gave, sentence of death
upon any one who was pointed at,
has been replaced by other judges.—
From the 25th to the 27th, 135 peo
ple had been sent to the guillotine, by
tbofe judge! who are now deposed.—
Among them were found, the Baron
Trenk, the Princess Chinay, de Gru
naldy, Priocefs Monaco, the Counted
Marbonne, Countess Perigord, Coun
ted Doffin, the Countess St. Simon,
Marquis Duffon, Marquis Monta
lembert, Rouquelaure de Amboife,
Duc de Chermont Tonnere, Count
de Thaire, the Bithop of Agda, the
learned Chenier, the celebrated Bish
op of Montmorency, and the wife of
the Marthal d'Armentiere.
[Sundry particulars relative to Robespierre,
will appear in our next —also several articles
of foreign intelligence, omitted this week.]
The town of Lofton has voted to give their quo
ta of the 80,000 minute men, a gratuity of FIFE
dollars, and if called into aßual service, to make
the wages TEN dollars per month. Generous !
CONCORD^croRER 17, 1794.
WHEREAS thete is a re
port circulating, that Mr. Jacob
Choate, of Enfield, in the State
of Newhampfhire, how at Amherst, in said ,
State, is about to fell four fifty acre lots of
land, lying in said Enfield, in a fraudulent
manner—Therefore,
Ail perlons are hereby caution
ed against purchasing said lots, as the Sub
scriber hath a Warrantee Deed of the fame,
oh record, from the said Jacob.
Said lots belong to the original
rights of Samuel Butters, No. 62, James La
throp, No. 60, Uriah Hanks, No. 58, and
Samuel Eafterbrooks, No. 56, as will appear
by the proprietors record of said town.
THOMAS CHOATE.
Bofcawen, Newhampfhire, )
October 14, 1794. J
^ Mr. S,„*er, of Windsor, (Vermont) and
Mr. B. Raff!!, of Boflox, (MaJaebnJem) ore
rrquefcd te ,üb@ the above odverti^mint in
tier nrafyejmfor three w 0 fra4fae!.
" LON DON, AUG. 22, I,^.
" I AM happy to inform you, that the
profpefl of accommodation with America,
more than dawns, it has appearance of day
light —Restoration or compensation foi cap
tures on the November order, will be made,
and you fhculd press all your friends, as early
as possible to fend over their appeals. A
Proclamation is now out, to prolong the
time of appeal* for American fhips^even
though beyond the limited time.—yis^
before adviftd, and now confirm. Your
friend C. is now sanguine, and on good
grounds of accommodation. There is now
a gocd understanding, and the new ministry
getting more seated to business. The two
great leading points, the revocation of the
January order, and Mr. Jay's appointment,
were iwo Pillars of Peace, though delay only
was created to give time to operations—when
they were felt, I was persuaded Moderation
and Justice would prevail."
* According to the maritime laws of Great
britain, we onderftand, that appeals, to be
legal, must be made within 12 months.
of them in the Netherlands, the latter in Hol
land ; and that the career of their success hid
been impeded by the resistance of the garri
son of Sluys ; before which some of our ac
counts leave the French—while others fay
they have railed the siege of it.
In Spain, in the Weftern Pyrennes, the
French have obtained a signal success, in cap
turing the city of Fontarabra, in the vicinity
of France, making 2000 prifeners, and vast
quantities of arms and warlike stores. The
French continue to take many prizes from
the combined powers.—As to the proceed
ings in interior France, we wilh not to pre
did or to decide.—What is patriotism one
day, is trtafen the next.
The mission cf Mr. Jay, firft ought to ar
rest attention. On this fubjed, we are hap
py in laying before our readers the following
extract, derived from sources of the firft re
fpedability.
DIED, at Portsmouth, Sept. 29th, Mrs.
Eunice Adams, consort of Nathaniel Ad,
ams, Esq. a lady, poffefled of every social and
domestic virtue—
Married, at Newgrantbam, Robert Duncan,
E/f. to the amiable Widow of bis late Brother,
Samuel Duncan, E^.
Premature Death!!!"
9 On the evf of Sep. 17th, loft its
life, in its passage into this vale of
tears, the fifth and last child of the
aged Nestor, alias Nefler the her
maphrodite, sorely lamented—The
usual accompaniments came on ve
ry (harp and sudden about 70'cl'k,
& increased to a violence unknown
to the memory of the oldest mid
wives now living. The progress of
the brat was assisted by the greater
exertions of the most able and expert opera
tors in the obfteteric art, accompanied witli
the most fervent and vociferous ejaculations
of the aged Monk, its fire After about half
an hour of the most painful and violent la
bour, which seemed to threaten nattire itfelf
with immediate dirfolution, the falu sth brat
just took a peep at this world of sorrow, and
then, giving a sudden &dismal shriek, ffirunk
back into its native darkness, the regions of
eternal night, —What must plant daggers in
the heart of the aged and uncomfortable pa
tent, and render him an objed of pity and
fompahon to every benevolent and facetious
bosom, is, that his dearly beloved offspring,,
the child of his dotage, should thus escape
the tight, and be cast into outer darkness
and consigned to the smoky realms of its dus
ky Grand-fire, for lack of-the honor of ttfa^
ther's BleSSin g.
Delightful tbo't ! fond, weeping friends, to thee,
So goodon earth—what mufi the Angel be!.
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