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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
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CONCORD, march 29, 1796.
„faronfas.anticipated, receiv'd a variety, of 1
FOREIGN NEWS!
We this day fill all the/pact nue bad left —and we
flball next week give,urtber details.
By arrivals at Newyork, from Bourdeau*, &
at Marblehead, from Liverpool;
FRANCKFORT, JAN. 12.
THE imperial troops have all gone
tote winder quarteh ; neverthelefi they
observe great caution at their outer
posts. All the placet which (earn to
stand in need of it are providing with
entrenchments and redouble, at which
4000 men are commonly at work.
The French have also taken up
their winter quarters at a pretty good
distance from the theatre of war, the.
greatest part of Jourdan's army hav
ing retired far as beyond the Meuse,
while that of Pichegru have for the
greatest part gone into the vicinity of
Strafburg.
CESSATIOnT^STILH -
JAN, 19. The followiog is an authen
tic copy of the articles contained in
the aft of cessation of hostilities con
eluded between the imperial General
Kray, and the French Gen. Marceau,
as empowered for that purpose by the
refpeaive Generals in Chief of the
two hostile armies.
1. All hoftilitiet between the two
armies shall cease on the gift of Dec.
1795, and cannot be relumed unless
ten days previous notice be given by
the party that intends to attack the
Other.
2. This notice is to be in writing,
and conveyed by an Officer, who is
TO remain as an hostage during the
ten days with the party which feceiv.
ed the notice.
, The pofitioni and advanced of
the two relpective armies shall remain
in the fame Rate as at present, except
§ the alteration agreed upon.
6. The Austrian advanced posts
are to remain in the present line from
Eckenhawen to Koppftein, from
whence th^y are to extend as far as
the river Simmer, on that of Thauo,
and over the river Nahe, and beyond
the latter as far as Neuenkirchen, then
pafling lengthways opposite Ottweil
er, along the river Blies. „
7. The French army is to keep the
line of Niederdiebach, Mannebach,
Toofthaus, Gallweiler, Preyfoo, Ar
weiler, Biennel, Morfcheid, Herborn,
Veitftrotb, Volmerfbach, Ider, and
Nockenthal, passing farther along the
Nahe as far as Selbach, and along the,
river Bites as far as Ottweiler.
The French artpy of the Rhine
have eftablilhed their head quarters at
Haguemao. % r
The imperial army, under the com
mand of Marlhai Clerfaye, including
the troops of, the Empire ^nd the
Austrians who were posted in the
Dutchy of Berg, amount to 46,000
men; and the arm) under Marshal
Count Wurmfer,including the troops
under the Prince of Conde, to 64,000
men.
I. FRENCH W^^
BARIS, Dec. 6. Gen. Kellerman
has gained many signal advantages in
Itaty—-On the 23d he attached all De
. Vinn's lines, and was every where fuc
cefiful; although the Auftfians de
if fended themfelvet with great intrep
^idit,— They loft 3000 killed ; and
a great many prifows. The Auftri
;an armv of Italy Will be annihilated—,
as the French have entered Finals,
& Gen. de Vinn'i army coofifteq of
fyo,ooo men, Aufttian, Sardinian. &
Neapolitans.
JAN. 18. On the tide of Italy, no
mAnary operations of importance
have recently taken place. The great
victory of the French, has iofifed 0-
niveifal alarm into all the Italian
states; and though Austria has prof
iled reinforcements to the King of
Sardinia, it is very much dreaded at
Turing that General Schrerer willed
ter the Mi^nefe, and b, placing
Piedmont between him & Kellerman
reduce his Sardinian Majesty to uncon
dition submission.
Such is the mutability of affairs,
that the state of warfare in Italy,
which at the commencement of the
prefect session of Parliament, was de
cidedly in favor of the allies at to be
the leading topic of Satisfadion in his
M^jefty'i fpetch, is at this time so
much changed, that a more melan
choly picture of defeat than that which
now prefects irfelf to us io that quar
ter, has not been witnessed fioce the
commencement of the war.
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MANHEIM furrendertd.
dec, 7, Gen. Montaigne his been
forced to capitulate with the Austrian
Gen. Count Wurmfer. He surrender
ed Manheim, the 23d Nov. The
terms are rather harded than were
expeded. They are, that the garri
son shall niarch out with the honors
of war, lay down their arms on the
glacis, and be prisoners of war ; to
proceed as such :0 Ulm. The lick to
be attended by Austrian surgeons ;
and the will of the Emperor alone to
determine on the condu& of the re
gency, magistrates and inhabitants,
when the French entered Manheim.
No covered waggons were allowed
the garrison ; and all Austrian desert
ers were to be given up. The garri
son was between 9 & 10,000 fttong.
SUSPEN^rc^O^ARMS
Between the Austrians and French. Official
declaration of the French Executive Di
reftory, on the fubjed. (
Addreffid, Jan. 1, to the Mixijhr of War.
" In spite of the success gained by
the Austrian armies, which occupy a
part of the Palatinate, they have been
obliged, through the united efforts of
the armies of the Sambre and Meuse,
and of the Rhine and Marfelle, to sfk
for a Sufenfa of Arms, to which the
French Generals, anxious to give some
repose to (heir troops, have confenced.
Calumny will no doubt take advan
tage of this circumstance, to oppose
the effeft of the vigorous measures
adopted for their organization of the
republican armies. You will redou
ble your energy; as well to keep the
defenders of their country together, as
to provide for their wants. You will
augment the foccours for our frontier
places, keep up the state of discipline,
and ensure to France a brilliant and
decisive campaign; The surest road
tO peace is to be provided with the
means of carrying on the war with
vigour.
"The directory has no scruples to
announce to all Europe, that its most
tioned hereafter ; and in case any mil
take arises receding such alteration,
the commanders of both refpeaive
advanced posts are to be immediately
removed, & others put in their place.
4. No part of the two armies shall
enter a place which has not been en
tirely evacuated by the other.
5. No patrole shall pals the estab
lished Itpes.Qft^
ardent desire is to negotiate for a
peace, the basis of which retting, not
on the exaggerated and deftruaive
preteofons refpeaing the fafety of
;>hetpowfi but on the well under»
flood foretell of those powers in their
relative fixation with the French Re
public and ta alite, , in fort. 4 peace
tin every refpe& worthy of the (am
.'*• ' 6 '') '<°'
Sees Which the French hive madt to
ensure their independence. France is
ready to consent to a peace worthy of
her; but fee is still equal to contend
with her enemies, if they with to pro
long a disastrous war. Already have
their obftiaaty in a manner doubled
our means of conquering them ; al
ready have the young requisition men
pressed forward to join the victorious
phalanxes $ the armies are reorganiz
ed, and the treatment both of officers
and soldiers will soon be ameliorated.
Every thing feemi to augur to the
public, that its calamities will icon
cease, and that the establishment of
the Constitution will be the signal of
new victories ; or the. pledge of a
glorious and lasting peace.
(Signed) “ REWBEL.”
This news was officially announced
to the French armies on the Rhine,
by the followiog letter from Adjutant-
General Cayla to the Burgomasters of
Cologne, dated the ift Nivofe (Dec.
2 °)
" I Should think myfelf deficient in
my duty, Gentlemen, were I not to
acquaint you with the good news
which I have received from General
Lefevre, who is at Bonn. He informs
me, that a suspension of arms between
the French Republic and the Empe
ror, has been agreed on. Meanwhile,
I hope a definitive arrangement will
take place. For the present, hostili
ties are at an end.
(Signed) “CaYLY.”
Jan. 16. A Dispatch, of which
the following is an extract, has been
received from Lieut. Col. Crawford,
by the R. H. Lord Grenville, dated
Head-Quarters of Marshal Clerfayt's
army, Kreutzenach, the 2 ift of Dec.
1795-
In consequence of the advantages
obtained by Marlhal Clerfaye, Gen,
Jourdan, after having attempted in
vain, by different mancevret to secure
the right of his army, began his re
treat from the Nahe on the 13th inst,
and on the 15th he took a position
upon the Hunfruck, occupying all
the principal paffes s between Bacha
rach on the Rhine, and Trarbach on
the Moselle.
From the 15th to the present Rate,
several unimportant, actions have tak
en place between the advanced corps
of these two armies, and the Austrian
light treops have at different times
scoured the country from Birkenfeld
to Treves, but the strength of the
enemy's position in the mountains,
and the road that led to it being ren
dered so bad by the late rains as to
make the march of heavy artillery al
most impossible, have prevented Mar
fhalCterfaye from undertaking any
operation of consequence. His Ex
cedeocy's line now extends from Dre
vekhaulen on the Rhine, by Strom
burg, Kirn, and Oberftein, to Birken
feld, from whence the left of his ar
my is conoeaed by a Chain of light
troops with Marshal Wurmfei's right,
which occupies Kaiferflautern. Mar
ffial Wurmler has drawn his line from
Kaiferflautero, by Neuftad, along the
river called the Spirebach, to the
Rhine. :
Gen. Pichegru has made several attempts
to oblige the Austrians to abandon the post
of Kaiterflautern, and on the 20th ilift. he
attacked it with very superior numbers ; but
after an adion of several hours be was com
pktely reputed; with the loss of near 200
men and several cannon. The Austrians had,
on this occasion, 29 officers, and 6 or 706
non. commissioned officers and privates killed
and wounded.
The enemy sometimes make demcnftra
tions from Duffeldorf, but the Austrian corps
Rationed upon the Siege Rivulet keeps them
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Rumt/s VINDICATION;
tO THOSt WHOM * Robinfa SUED UN:
JUSTLY;A N S to THE PUBLIC.
GENTtEfaiK,
WHEN the privileges, rights and iner.
efts of a fellowcitizen are urjuftly
and injuriously attacked—when the ten-arc
of malice is aimed to destroy the root ot hit
subsistence—then is the time for friends to ' ?
show their friendship. A man's adveifity
points out ,0 him his friends.
l am sensible, very fentible, that the late
illiberal conduct of tiaras Rebin/on in suing
and vexatiouily calling oh a numbeito pay
for papers which they had before paid for,
has been injurious not bnlyjp my reputation
but to my interest—yet 1 prefund the aeger'
of those who were feed onjuftly, when ibtf
are truly informed of the caefe, will be so
far appealed, and their generous trieodfhip
so much excited it, my behalf, thatrhe evil
to me drill not be iu txtet five and decisive
to my bufiuefs, as was his ea^nt intention it
should be. His main ohj-d, 1 prefome, was
„injure a, aneft^ the cifcuiation,J ?.fy Mirror.
But, gentlemen; let meintmt yen .to suspend
your censure till you hear the TRUTH, and
then (let me hot efespe ilgwln) fix yourjuft
resentment on him who deserves it.
At the time when the aboveGld Robitfn
ceased riding post for trie, I had a porter ofet
tome, to colled pay for the papers he had dis
tributed—by virtue whereof I received pay
to the amount of £jf 19 :— for £3l ,25
of which I accounted, by delivering to bis
attorney (he being at Charleftown himfelfj
two notes of hand, and making an endorse:
ment on a third—this ,as done in July last.
In December last I fettled the remainder of
said £35 rg 2, being £46 it, With the Did
Ro^infon perfcrially, and took his receipt
f° r £35 19 Z > th ' s being the amount of all
I had received for him.
On the 16th infant, a number of perfont
who had paid me, appeared before Justice
Bartlet of Pembroke, by summons front
Robinfon—of whom be obtained judgment
against four or five, whose credits in my ac-°
count book were of the £4 6 it which I ac.
counted for with Robinson ,<r;&mall,; though'
his Honor the Jnftice was not then convinc
ed I had paid the money to him—therefore,,
he decided against the defendants, whom I'
had difeharged from the said Robinson by
virtue of bis power of attorney- All those
which were of the At 125, obtained judg
ment against Robinson, because I had bid at
tornfo receipt therefor, as above noted.
On the 23d instant, there aWo appeared a
number of others before Justice Bartlett
—two ot whom were included in the lift of
£< 611—or the d/a^ /iffc /i^,focalled to de^
figpate them from those of the £31123 —
But,fhe scale was turned ; and no;witbftand
ing Robinson declared, and effired to give Hi
Oath to it, that he had not received'the pay,
his Honor the Justice was so thoroughly con
vinced that be was a Liar, and th Truth wai
not in bim, that he gave judgment in favor of
the defendants—feeing, by Robinson's owff
receipt, that the suits were urjuft and vexa
tieufly wicked. v ft
Having thus minutely detailed this perni
cious proceeding, I beg leave to apply fori
moment to the CANDOR of those who have
been unjufty called upon—you who heard
the trials will witness for me, that you arid
others who were foed, were not thus impos
ed on through my fault or inffrumentality-—
as perhaps may have beerithe opinion of you
all But it was through the perfidy and
malice of Robinson, who doubtless intended
my ruin, by enraging people so as that they
would withhold from me their support in the
line of my profeffion—and in this perhaps
he has not been a little encouraged by some of
my enemies, who would glory in my down
fal and misfortune. But the Ockodfon dig.
oth a pit, and it onfnared therein bimfelf.
With gratitude I acknowledge, that! have
hitherto received the extended patronage of
an enlightened liberal Public, in my busi
ness ; and wish tq determ its continuance.—
I put too much confidence in the Friendship
of my fopporiers, to believe that the, will
withdraw their names from the lift of Cus
tomers to the Mi RRoa, because Robinson has
insulted them—Consider, gentlemen, a lit
tle—you would thereby bring about his in^
tended purpose, and cause him to exult in the
accomplishment of his bellijb device, viz. to
rob me of the means of fobfiftenee. This, gen
tlemen, 1 humbly hopeyou will not permit,
for the honor of Humanity.
I remain, with due refpeft, '
: .y^ and the Fublic's humble ferv't,
Marob 29, 1796. E. Russell.
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WHEREAS my wife Hannah im
potently refufeth to be in m, coropa. Q
ny, or to live with me, this is to for
bid all perform harboring or trowing
her on my account, for 1 willfa pay ^
any debt that foe ihall contract— for,
& fifth she had rather die than go $
to live where she counseled me to go. <
1 * GREENfeARKER.
Canterbury, March 3, 179 E ,&