The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-05-26 00:00:00, page 2

In the fitting of the Cordeliers on the gth,
I, Vincent demanded the punishment of the
remainder of the Briffotines who are in con
finement ; and denounced a new fadion,
pointing out Philippeaux, Bourdon, and Ca
-1 mille Defmouiins, as its chiefs, who wished
to destroy liberty ; and those deputies have
since been expelled from that Society.
The quantity of faltpetre colleded in the
several fedions of Paris, during the firft de
cade of this month, was reported to be
13,256 pounds.
The Paodour ani Le Courageux priva
teers are arrived at Dunkirk ; they took, 19
prizes in the Northern Seas, many which are
in post.
The commandant general stated, that he
irfyefted the palace of Equality (Palais Roy
al) on the gth, with 1200 men, and appre
hended 130 mufcadins. On his arrival the
, % fhq, keepers wanted, to (hutup their (hops,
which he forbade. On his departure he -a(k
ed them if they had loft-nothing ? They an
swered, nothing ; and all was now quiet.
Chaumette said, there was plenty of game,
poultry and bacon, in the palace of Equali
ty, which the council ordered to be carried to
the public markets.'
The fame icarcity of meat still continues.
A capon has been fold for 47 livres, at the
palace of Egalite, and a calf's pluck for 20
livres.
From Toulon, we learn, that the Le He
reux and Bonnet Rouge are at sea. The Sans
Culottes, the Genereux& Languedoc, three
more ihipsjf the line, are fitting out ; and a
great number of other (hips of war are upon
repair there., A great number of transports
' ' are also fitting out there; but it is not known
, The inhabitants of this Metropolis, and
its environs to the distance of several leagues,
are all extremely discontented ; the poor can
not obtain the common necessaries of life,
and provisions are extremely scarce and ex
orbitantly dear. The Convention is pub
lickly vilified in hand-bills diftribured and
stuck up throughout Paris, and a division
even subsists between the most hot-headed
Patriots
, The Duke of York's head quarters are at
Courtray. On Sunday the 9th he advanc
ed with about 3000 of the combined troops,
and took possession of Mdnih, Roque, Hallu
in and Rofbeque, from which the French re
treated in such haste as to leave some field
pieces behind them. The troops were so
'elafed, that they offered to attack the strong
post before Belleu ; but his royal bighnefs
restrained their ardour, alluring there that
they should soon have fufficient opportunities
ofdifplaying their valour. Os 300 peasants
who marched on this expedition, seven re
ceived the gold, medals, as the reward of their
zeal and bravery.
Seven thousand Pioneers are to be employ
ed in forming entrenchments between Lan
nay and Turcoin. The number of troops
along the frontier, from Qrchies to Nieuport,
is computed at 43,000, commanded by the
Duke of York and Gen. Clairfait.
[lf the above article is authentic, it will prove
favourable not only to the French, but to the Unit
ed States. We confefs the conveyance is circuit
ous ; and dates not altogether in its favour]
The Ottoman Porte has directed the Ruf
fian Ambassador to withdraw from the Turk
ish territories=-and a motion has been de
bated in the Divan for the acknowledgement
of the Ambassador of the french Republic.
A war between Russia &the Turks appears
therefore unavoidable. How it will affed
the European contest, is not easy to ascertain.
Paris, march it. Thomas Paine, in
his prison here, is determined not to remain
idle. A produdion of his has just made its
appearance in English and bears the follow
ing title :—" The Age of Reason; being
an Investigation of True and Fabulous The
ology. By Thomas Paine, Citizen and
Cultivator, of the United States of Ameri
ca," &c.
Amsterdam, march If. By letters from
Algiers we learn, that the Dey of that gov
ernment hath just granted the free importa
tion of grain to the French, and at the fame
time positively refufed the Spaniards the fame
favour.
Auflrmn Netherlands.
Brussels, ) r AST night, Major Gen.
MARCH i§. J L Haddick arrived from
Vienna, with important dispatches relative
to the conduct of the campaign, and the in
auguration of the Emperoar. The inaugu
ration isAcTtake place in the course of this
month, and the Archduke Charles to a& as
proxy for the Emperour: after which it is
supposed that Gen. Haddick has brought
him the Emperour's leave to join the army.
In the mean time, his field equippage is kept
in constant readiness.
Latest Foreign Intelligence.
Good for FRENCH MEN!
Holland.
France.
His Majesty, confident that his designs are
pure, might pass in silence over such rumors
and content himfelf with the conviction that
they would find no belief on the part of the
well disposed States of the Empire ; but to
give an overplus of fatisfadion, and to con
found the malevolent, who invent similar sto
ries purposely, and perhaps to excite distrust,
the undersigned has orders formally to de
clare; that while his Majesty makes war up
on the French, he has never any view but the
defence of the Germanic Empire, and the
maintenance of the Constitution ; that it
never was his Majesty's design to make con
quests for himfelf; and that if conquests are
made from France, the Empire will have i,
shares that he never conceived the least idea
of indemnifying himfelf at the expense of the
Empire, whose Constitution has always been
sacred to him, and for whose maintenance he
has already made so many facrifices, as is gen
erally known. _ t
The undersigned finally declares, that his
Majesty will neyer belie those intentions in
future, and be always ready to secure and
guarantee to the Germanic Empire its terri
tory and Constitution, and to its States in
particular, both Spiritual and temporal, their
possessions arid rights ; in , word, the invio
lable maintenance of the whole Germanic
body, provided the Empire,,and all those fix
circles which are most exposed to danger at
theppreset,nt, will co-operate as much as the
Constitution and patriotism require of them.
(Signed) Baron Hochstetter.
-fa—fc.'
march 19. It is rumoured that an or
der is given to our ships of war and cruisers
to make prize of all Danish vessels, and to re
fufe payment of the dues on passing the
Sound : and that this is done to force the
Court of Denmark to declare war against
France. °
Several of the American -vessels which had
been taken or detained, as having potafli as
part of their cargoes, and bound to Holland
march 18.
Declaration of bis Prussia, Majesty, delivered so
the State of the Germanic circles, afembled at
'Frankfort.
His Majesty the King of Prussia, could
not but hear with the highest displeasure, that
designs were imputed to him tending to se
cularize bishoprics and chapters, to suppress
them, and to appropriate to himfelf certain
cities of the Empire, in order to indemnify
himfelf for the immense expenses which he
has made for near two years, to carry on the
war against the French, and to defend against
them the Germanic Empire and his illustri
ous allies. 3
At Brest, the fleet had a signal to be 'rea
.dy to fail on the 23d ult, and a convoy of up-,
wards of 100 vessels arrived there, without
any accident, from Bourdeaux.
'"^. ~MQ QflfflfytypQi^
The prisoner in his defence said that he
only meant a man by the name of King,
whose sole he had mended, hut who had nev
er paid him a farthing for his labor ; and
that one Pitt had recommended King to him
as an honest man.
the Magistrate dismissed the complaint,
with a recommendation to the cobler, never
in future to repose any confidence in Pitt,
or undertake to mend the f— Is of Kings.
salisburY, march 12. —The change
that has taken place in the appearanc^of
the manufa&uring towns in Wiltfliire, but
more particularly in the villages around
them within the lift two orthree years,could
it be viewed by the promoters of the war,
would rcoft feelingly reproach them, un
less their consciences are feared. Every in
dividual in those villages, from the father
of the family to the Smiling cherub of seven
years old, was employed in some branch of
the cloathing business; now not a Wheel or
a loom is going.—Those manufacturers who
do any business employ a few men to manage
the machines, by which the work is now
done which used to Support these poo.r crea
tures. The male inhabitants of these villa
ges have contributed largely to that rapid
supply of the recruiting Service of which the
minister had the affrontery to boast ; whilst
many of the women and children have en
creafed our poor rates,and becofoe, the brok
en hearted tenants of receptacles, called work
houses Strange ; that such should be the"
protedion afforded to these wretched ob
jeds; who have at all times flood most in
need of the foftering hand of government.
London, march Q.— A cobler was ap
prehended and taken before a magistrate,
upon a charge of having maliciqufly and
irreverently Spoken certain Seditious and
scandalous words of and concerning his Ma
jesty, and the Right Honourable William
Pitt.
The charge exhibited against the cobler
was that while he was at work in his stall he
d— —d the King's foul and threatened to
give Mr. Pitt a leathering.
The words Were proved by a bailiff's fol
lower.
whether they are destined for Co: fica or Ge
noa.
England.
Mr. Swift's resolution for taking off the
Embargo has been delayed for a few days.
A memorial from Baltimore was yesterday
read, recommending its continuance.
MAY 10. The House of Representatives
of the United States, this day, compleated
the discussion of the report of the committee
of the whole, on the ways and means, and
appointed a committee to bring in a bill.
A resolution was this day moved in the
House for continuing the Embargo to the
20th of June —and notice given, chat it would
be Called up on Monday next.
may 12. Saturday last, a resolution was
laid on the table of the House of Representa
tives, by Mr Smith of Southcarolina, for
continuing the Embargo to the 20th June.
This day the fubjea was taken up—an
amendment was moved to add, Jo far as re
jpea vessels bound to the Weflindies —this mo
tion was loft—and after considerable debate,
the question being put on the original reso
lution, it was negatiyed, 73 to 13.
may 15. The discussion of the bill providing
for funding and paying the interest on the balance
due to the creditor fates, agreeably to the report of
the commissioners, has engaged the attention of the
House of Representatives for two or three days ;
ytferda, the bill was passed to be engroffedfor ,
third reading.
MAY 16. Mr. Goodhue's resolution on the
fubjeft of indemnity for the loffesfuflained by dep
redations on our commerce, was yesterday called up
by that gentleman in the House of Reprejentatives,
and after debate, was referred to the committee on
Mr. Dayton's motion for Jequeflration of British
property.
r efterda, a motion was made by Mr. Blount,
and laid, on the table, in fubflance as follows :—
That all intercourse be flopped between foe United
States and the BritiJb Weftindia iJlands, Nova
fcotia, and Canada, until com,enfation be made
for the late depredations on our commerce.
In the proposed additional ways and means, the
item for s aifing the tonnage on American flipping
to be 12 cents per ton, has been stuck out ; and the
one for increasing the duty on foreign fbi, ping so as
to make it 75 cents per ton, has tan retained.
WESTINDIES.
^ranflated from the Courier Francois of May 12,
printed in Philadelphia.
By persons arrived here from Port de Paix,
St. Domingo, we learn, that the command
ant Levaux and Colonel Pageot, are deter
mined to preserve to the French Republick
the places which they have in their posses
sion. They have a good Republican garri
son who are resolved not to submit either to
the English or Spanish.
Levaux has taken the camp Fouache,
guarded by 150 English and some French
who were made prisoners— He took this camp
without firing a gun. The English and
Spanish have no force—ficknefs has left but
, a few soldiers there—all the service falls upon
the inhabitants who are exhausted by fa
tigueo
This information produced an immediate rife in
the price of provisions in the Bahamas ; and rice
fold at a guinea the hundred weight.
'CHARLESTON, MAY I.
CAPT. Rolan do, of the trig Cygnet, from
Newprovidence, informs, that before bijail
ed tblfchooner Liberty, Cap. Gladd,from New
york, arrived there, who bad cleared for tbit port,
arid according to bis account was blown off the
coast, and obliged to put into that island in diflrefs$
where be communicated the rejolution of Congrejs
for laying an Embargo on the vessels in the United
States. In conference of which, the Governor
of the Bahamas immediately dijpatebed a packet to
England ;to give information thereof to the court of
Great Britain. 4
CAPTURE of BATAVIA^
The conquest of the important Settlement
of BAtavia belonging to the Dutch, was late
ly mentioned in some of the Paris papers.
In those which we yesterday received from
thence it is thus circumstantially re-asserted,
and we give it to the publick, without an
nexing to it any other credit than what may
be supposed to belong to such authority.
The conquest of Batavia, where the Hol
landers have so long reigned, was undertak
en by two French merchahts of the Isle of
France, named Borchet the elder,and Joseph
Coove, and we are well flared that those
brave Republicans have succeeded.
The emperor it is added, will find it im
pollible to fill up the loan he has opened in
Amsterdam ; for by the capture of Batavia,
Holland must be ruined.
This news will be equally difafterous to
England, for the French being masters of
the important Strait of the Sound, can easi
ly possess themselves of the Molucca Islands,
in which case the return from China must
be completely Shut against the English vessels.
and other parts, have been permitted to de
part, but without any payment of demurage.
There are and have been Ships of this defcrip
tidn in almost every port in the channel.
Late Domeflic Intelligence.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 9.
EMBARGO.
BOSTON, MAY 13.
Extras? of a letter from a gentleman of Maffa
cbufetts, now in Philadelphia, dated 26 April,
1794--
I this day attended Congress. They were
on a disputed election from Virginia. It ap
peared that a company of troops, command
ed by a brother of the fitting Member, pa
raded round th^houfe where the eledors met,
and at last took possession of it, and threaten
ed and beat some who r intended to have vot
ed for the other Candidate. • There was a
battle between the troops and citizens and
some guns fired. Indeed the day seems to
have been spent in fighting and other out
rages. The candidates agreed that boys
Should vote in direct violation of the law, &c.
The captain of this company declared him
felt agent tor his brother, the filing member.
It is said by Virginians that this is not worse,
thah Virginia elections in general. Candi
dates there advertise, and go round and get
the voters drunk, and make long speeches to.
them to Solicit voles. It is not strange that
those men so elected, should love cbnfufiort
in Congress ; but it is strange that an honest
man in Newengland, should be deceived by
their pretences to Zeal for liberty. Virginia
has caused most of our preferit troubles. By
refuting to comply' With the treaty of peace,
which provides for payment of British debts,
'they have afforded the British an excuse for
keeping the polls Now the fame Virgini
ans are pradifing every art to push us into #
war, they urge! this very retention of the
posts as the cause. Their British creditors
now mourn their judgements against them
in the federal courts, arid therefore they
hate the General Government. A war
would flop this, and therefore they with for
it. This is the plain English of all their De
mocracy and love of equality. It is hardly
credible that men of the most profligate mor
als, and barbarous in the extreme to their
Negroes whom they view as cattle, should
greatly exceed our Eastern men in good prin
ciples and love of liberty, which with them,
means power to do wrong with impunity ; to
be above the laws of Goa and man. To avoid
' paying their debts, they are fond to become
patriots. Every sober man who opposes
them in thiscareer is cried down for an Aris
tocrat. They arejoined here by all the for
eign vagabonds in this place, and have made
so much noise that the real Americans of so
ber lives and opinions are almost afraid to
oppose them. The piratical condud of the
British has given them an unlucky opportu
nity to brawl against the government, for
not protesting those who are out of their
reach, an< )never have been deceived and mis
led. = •
From the Leyden Gazette, of March 7.
E,traa of a tetter from Brussels, dated March 3.
" The Conventional army, commanded
by Gen. Pichegru, has made a general move
ment in advance, which leads us to foppofe
that the enemy will commence the cam
paign, by attacking us in our posts. The
maritime towns of Weft Flanders, continue
nbt only to be menaced by Gen. Van Dem-,
me, who has under his command, a body of4
.14 or >§ thousand men, but they also fear an&
attack by sea, at the fame time th^t they ar^
on the land fid& ~#
" 1 have the pleasure to inform
you, that there is every reason to be
lieve that hostilities will soon be re
newed between Portugal and Algiers,
and the Algerines will of course be
fbut up in their ports again, and our
navigation be once more free from
those pirates, though not from some
others much more injurious to our
general commerce. This court has
sent a frigate to Algiers, to inform
the Dey that they will not ratify the
truce, and will never pay them any
thing for a peace, being able and de
termined to protea their own trade
and coast. But at the fame time I
hope rhe United States will lend them
some aid, it being at least as much for
our advantage as for that of Portugal
that the Algerines should be confin
ed."
- PROVIDENCE, MAY 17.
Extrad of a letter from the American Con
sul at Lisbon, to a mercantile house in this
town, received by Captain Perry, dated
March 18.
NEWLONDON, May ic.
Airbed Sloop Hulda, Sylva, 9 days from
Bermuda, came passengers, Capt. Stocking,
and Mr. Joseph Alfcp, of Middleton, who
inform, that all the Bermudian privateers are
ordered out on this coast to take all Ameri
can vessels, coasting from one State to anoth
er, with provisions —Capt. Sylva was bound
from St. Euftatia to Newfield, but was taken
and carried to Bermuda, where his vessel was
libelled ; She was acquitted by paying cost.
AUTHENTIC, and in part agreeable.