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Address to theJublick, 2
Account ofthe late Mr. Ledyard, a,
celebrated traveller ; with some
curious particulars of his travels, 3
Letter upon falhionable Libertinifm, 8
Lavater, . . - - - - - - 10
Poetry, 11
The GAZETTE, .... 14
The Hiftory of Rosella & Alphonso, 17
The Ways to raise a fortune, &c. 23
Dismal pidure of the manner of liv
ing among the comrc% people
of Ireland, - - - - .' . 27
The Duel.= A Fragment, - -^ '29
Envy, 31
Sentiments on agriculture, - - 33
Direction, for making Cheese, - ibid
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Isaac \
Newton, ------ 3§
-The Hiftory of Mons. and Madam
du F—, -•— —= — — 43
' The Cdledion, = — — = 48
A wife and good man is a proof
against all accidents of fate, - 50
Diogenes' Reply, - -lu. - 52
The wretched Taillah.—An African
story, - e - - - - 153
The Entertainer, - - - 56
The story of Altamont and Arabella, 59
Indian Cruelty and Fortitude, - 62
An original receipt to cure cancers, 64
Aphorisms on Man, - - - - ibid.
June § —Saturday last arrived
here, the Schooner Hannah from
Halifax, Capt. Cushing, who in
forms, that he was flopped at St.
Peters by the English Command
er, who would not peradrhim ^
unload his Cargo ; but after taW
ing his hands, who were Irijhmen,
he was sent to 'Halifax, where he
was examined, and allowed to de
part. The Capt. further adds,
chat the day before he failed, a (hip
arrived there from London, after a
short passage, and corroberates the
accounts of Dumourier's defection,
who having founded his army,
found but two regiments that were
ofa similar d'rfpofition ; That he
had left his^rmy and gone to Mons,
to join General Ciairfait. We do
nor afcerrain whether the regiments
followed him.
NEWBEDFORD,
Wednesday, 10 o'Clock, P. M.
" 1 have been closely engaged,
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BOSTON,
Hours since, in looking over my
Letters, and hearing the Calamities
of France detailed by the Passen
gers, who, not being Politicians,
differ so much in their Reports,
chat I can Scarcely colled: a Chain
of Intelligence to be depended up
on.' By the best Information I have
gained, it appears that Dumou
rier arrested the Commissioners
of the National Convention, and
sent them Prisoners to the Austrian
General: That Several Days pre
vious thereto, he, with Clair
fait, agreed upon a Cessation of
Hostilities ; and upon Pain of
Death had each forbidden their
Troops entering the other's Do
minions: ThAt DuMouRiER, with
Generate Valence' and Ega
lite, (the younger) two hundred
Officers, and 400 Q Men, had join^
ed the Austrian Army : Thatthe
French, though apparently^ good
Spirits, were making but feeble
Resistance, and that the Auftriani
were within 5 or 6 Leagues of
Dunkirk, &c." J
It is to be lamented that a Man who
has hitherto sustained an unexceptiona
ble Charader, fhbuld, from Desperation,
be driven to violate the Laws and Peace
of Society in so daring a Manner; yet,
though even appearances militate much
against him, the publick Mind thould at
least be suspended until an impartial Tri
Pennsylvania.;
PHILADELPHIA, May i 3.
A Circumstance, hitherto unparalleled
in this Country, has for some Days past
kept the publick Mind in a State of un
usual Ferment. Incendiary Letters, de
manding Sums of Money, accompanied
with Threats, in Case of Noncompiiance,
had been sent to several Gentlemen, in
the City through the Medium of the
Poftoffice, one of which 'was directed to
the President of the United States, signed
with Editions Names, and directing the
Money to be enclosed to their Address,
by^the fame Channel. The Gentlemen
of whom this extraordinary Demand was
made, very prudently mentioned the
Circumstances to those only who had the
Means of Deteaion —in Consequence of
which measures were immediately taken
by the Postmaster of this City and the
Assistant Postmaster General, for appre
hending any one on whom Suspicions
mightappear to fall.
On the Afternoon of Tuefday last, one
Guillioux a Hairdresser, broughtto
the Poftoffice a Paper with the fictitious
Names alluded to, upon which he was
secured and carried before Alderman
Baker. On his firft Examination, he
denied having any Knowledge of the Per
son who had given them to him, insisting
that it was a Man whom he had just fhav
ed, but had never before seen ; and that
the Man had requested him to enquire for
Letters to such address. This Account
being, however, very unfatisfadory, his
Wife and ftepDaughter were sent for, but
their Evidence not corresponding with
his, and his Wife denying, in the most
positive Manner, many of his Assertions,
at the fame time exhorting him to speak
the Truth, rather than bring Deftruftion
on himfelf and Family, he, alarmed at
che serious Appearance of Affairs, at
length acknowledged that he had been
employed by Mr. Ravara, who hid
threatened him, in Case of Discovery,
that an Accomplice would infallibly as
sassinate him ; and that the fear of his
Life, he said, had made him endeavour
to conceal the 'Name of his Employer.
Warrants were then granted for ap
prehending Mr. Ravara, and he was
Yesterday taken and brought before the
fam/ALDERwan. The Story that he
told was fimilfoto that of the Barber ;
adding, that /Man whom he did not
know, who said he came from Spanish
America, had requested him to apply for
these Letters, for as they were intrigues of
State, he dared not to appear, left he
Ihould embroil himfelf with the Spanish
Commissioners.
This brings all that could be obtained,
Mr. Ravara was committed to take his
Trial. .
al (hall place it beyond the reach of doubt
amber he is solely guilty, or has been
made the Tool of another— for there
seems to be reason to fufped that some
late unfortunate Connection may have
been of more injury to the unhappy Man,
than the Citizens are in general aware of.
We are assured that the American Plen
ipotentiary at the Court of Madrid, has
negociated a Treaty by which the Navi
gationof the River Miffiffipi, is granted
tothe Citizens of the United States.
Maffaebu/etts.
BOSTON, May 21;.—The Weftern Posts,
We understand, will be speedily delivered
up to the United States. We also learn,
that Gov. Simcoe is erecting new forts
within the British territories, to form a
chain to defend the frontiers of Canada.
Fame speaks highly of the urbanity and
liberality of the above Governour.
To balance the lure held out by the
French, of dividing prizes between the
captors and captured, it is said the Brit
ish King has relinquished his part of prize
money to the sailors who shall be captors.
St. Mark's, March 26, 1793.
^d Year •f the French Republics.
'" The Cruijers in the European seas are in
the utmost Adivity; already from 5 to 600
Dutch and Britifo Ships, and from 7 to 8000
Seamen, have been either captured or detained
in French Ports. So much for the beginning !"
SALEM, May 21.— Captain Patter
son arrived on Sunday from Capefrancois,
in 21 Days ; and informs, that the whole
Town of Port-au-Prince is laid in Ashes,
except three or four Houses.—He spoke
Captain John Felt, bound from the
southward to this Port. Capt. Felt
had met with a French Privateer, which
said she was from Havre de Grace, and had
taken 21 Prizes.
In all the democratic Toasts, the sen
timent is refpired—'' May the United States
remain undisturbed by the Commotions of Eu
rope.
SITTING OF THE JACOBINS.
March 25. A violent debate arose on the
question, whether the Society ought not to fend
Commissioners chojen from its own Members,
to accompany tbofe of the Convention into the
Departments.
D^sfieux, said that the finances of the So
ciety were in a very deranged fate.
Marat treated this as a frivolous excuse,
andfaid that the fociety.ought to fend into the
departments trust, persons, who might secretly
found the publick opinion. This added be,
would be the only meanes to save your emissaries
from the poignards of afaffns.
Bentabolle communicated to the society the bad
news received from Belgium ; 800 millions
of expences, and 150,000 men conduced to
Jlaughter. These are thermits of all our
conquests in the Netherlands !
Marat.—" Dumourierp/^ that the
cauje of all our misfortunes, ought to be ascrib
ed to the diforganizers who exif in bis army ;
but there are no other diforganizers except the
chiefs whom be bimfelf bas chosen."
An Administrator of the Department of
Deux-Sevres, after mentioning the troubles by
which the territories of the Republick are del
dated, cried out, “ Rife ! your enemies are in
the midst of you ; crufb them, or they will crufb
you ! The people only can save themselves. Let
them then, it is time ! Remember the \otb of
Augufl. March ! You have not a moment
to lose !"
Hebert. " The counter-revolution is in
the Convention. Your Legiftators are your
tyrants ; they are in concert with the Generals
and the executive power. Let the people then
'rife. The Convention, in fiead of saving,
mean to betray as.—[Several voices from
the galleries here cried out, No more
quarter, let us rife and strike IJ
Another Member. " Let us proceed to the
Convention. Let the Mountain be in force,
and let it fay to the people, here are your
friends—there are your tyrants.
This infurreaion mus be tbe laft,for Jucb
,Shocks exbaufted the machine ; the blood of you r
enemies must run in large streams. At the
fame hour on the fame day, in all the
villages, all the hamlets, and all the cot
tages throughout the nation, the heads of
conspirators must roll in the dust. [Ap
plauded with much tranjport.]
Teraffon. " When we always (peak and
never aa, it is to no parfeoje. Let us begin by
disarming the Ariflocrats, and wefall after
wards proceed farther. The Committee of
General Defence is corrupted, and the Execu
tive Council ought to be watched ; in the
Boston, June 1.
Continuation of French Affairs.
mean time let us execute. [Here the gal.
lories cried out, Bravo .']
A Member. “ Danton has been the apd
ogis °f Dumourier, Let him be called to
this bar to explain the reasons of the praijes
given to that perfidious General; and if he
refujes let him be considered as a traitor, and
treated as such. Adopted with much applause.
March 27. " The people of Paris Jhould
surround the Convention, and demand whether
it will or can save the publick cauje; and
ought to pursue measures according to the an
jwer they may receive.
Roberfpierre. " The only means tf,av
ing ourjelves are to declare war against our
enemies, as they have declared war against us.
Let us remember the loth of Augufl. Let us
not go to ask the Convention whether it will
save us. Yes, it will, but we mus second it.
I prop ofe then, that all foreigners be banished,
all the cabinets ^Vienna and Berlin, all
fufpeaed persons. You will ask me how they
are to be discovered? Let a revolutionary
Committee, composed of warm patriots, I, ef
tablfhed in each Jeflion. Banish from these
feaions all ihe ci- devant nobles, prie(ls,{sc."
Applauded. o
Dufourni profeofed, " that to difeover evil
mended perlons, every landlord Jhould be obliged
to pofl upon his doors the names of the persons
who lodge in their houses, with the time of
their residence, and their occupations." Adopt
ed.
March 25. —'' The enemy being obliged,
by the viaory of the 22d, to retire altogether
toward Tournay, in the greatfl dijorder,
cur army purfuedtbem this day beyond Brussels,
into which bis royal Higbnefs Prince Charles
made bis triumphant entry, amid the acclama
tions of an immense concoarfe of people."
There are letters received from Poland, by
yesterday's Dutch mail, and confirm the report
of a partition of this kingdom, whose alienated
territories 'will be incorporated with the do
minions ^Pruffia, and Russia, in less than
fix weeks. The Polijb army is to be reduced to
16,000 men, and the King's journey to Grod
no, is, to fgn the cession of bis domains.
BRUSSELS GAZETTE EXTRA.
Several Members proposed different meajures
of general fafety, but all agreed on the neces
sity of a new infurreaion.
Boffel. "As the law is not executed, the
people must do justice to thcmjelves.
FRENCH NATIONAL CONTENTION.
LQNDON, April 9.—A1l the Letters
brought by the Dutch and Flanders
Mails Yesterday confirm the Accounts of
the Declaration of General Dumourier
in favour of Monarchy, and his being on ,
his march to Paris to support the Rees
tablishment of a regal Government in
France. The fame Letters mention oth
er defeats of the French before Mratz and
at Ni%%a. <n short, the late untverfal
Defeat of the French seems, if possible,
more rapid than their former Successes ,
and the decided Part taken by their Com
March 27. — Rober/pierre moved, that all
the relations of the late King, except bis jon,
Jbould be banifad from France, within eight
days ; and that the late Qteen Jbould be tried
for her life, before the revolutionary tribunal.
The Convention, almofl unanimously, puffed to
the order of the day.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT,'
“ Advices are received that General
Dumourier would this day set off with the
army for the interior of France, in order
to restore peace and tranquility to the
kingdom. *
6 We believe that we shall give pleas
ure to our readers, in giving them the
lift of the prisoners of war, sent over by
Dumourier.
LIST OF PRISONERS.
“ Bournonville, General of the army and
Minister at war, Memoire, Captain of
Hussars and Aid du Camp of the Minis
ter, Villeneuve, Secretary, Commissioner
of the War Office, Camus, Member of
the Convention, Mamarque, Quinette, and
Henry Bancai, ditto. — Faucard, Secretary
tp the Commiffioners.*
" Intelligence having arrived that the en
emy had aljo evacuated Mechlin, Cole. Baron
de Mylius received orders to go and take
p°fffan of that town. Ibe inhabitants cf
Louvain riceived the Imperial troops with in
expreffiblejoy, she liveliest and repeated accla
mations.
By the Prince de Saxe Cobourg, of the pro
ceedings of the Imperial army, subse
quent to the 22d of March.
" Head Quarters General at Bierbec,
March 23.
" This day the army refled.
March 24. —" The army filed off through
Louvain, and encamped before that town.
General Clairfait's body of reserve remained
at Tdurine.