The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-07-21 00:00:00, page 3

BOSTON, July 14.
GOOD NEWS—Dfe from FRANCE.
- On Thursday last a schooner ar
rived here from Brest, which she
left the 2 4th May.
The Captain, a gentleman of ve
,racity and refpeftability, informs—
that about the ißth of May, the
grand fleet, from Brest, confuting
of 32 fhipi of the line, and a num
ber of frigates, failed from that port,
in expectation of joining another
fleet from Rochefort and Havre.
That on the 29th of the fame
month, he passed this fleet, which
then confined of 50 fail, off Cape-
Cleor, Fetching for Cape-Finef
terre.
The Captain further reports, that
the day before he failed, a Corvette
arrived from the Chesapeake Fleet,
which he left four days before ;
that the English fleet was not out,
and in all probability said fleet ar
rived shortly after he failed. Pro
visions were very plenty at Brest.
The important account of the total
defeat of the Duke of York, had
been received ar Brest, but asjhe
Captain saw no official account he
is not able to relate the particulars ;
but it was represented to be a com
plete viaory on the part of our re
publican allies.
The French papers by the late
arrivals, contain a numberof letters
which hive been read in the Con
vention, containing numerous ac
counts of victories, gained by the
republican troops over the army of
the despots of Europe ; among a
variety of others is ah account from
Genoa, read in the Convention, of
30,000 Republicans passing thro'
the Genoefe country, which con
cludes thus : —
" It may be easily eftimated,thai
the French have at bast 30,000
men on our territory ; and the.
The Captain also informs, that
during his stay at Brest, (about fix
weeks) upwards of one Hundred and
twenty prizes were brought in there,
40 of which were outward bound
Jamaica men, a very valuable
Dutch ship, worth five millions of
dollars, and several English South-
Sea men.
NEwroRK, July 7. By letters from
Canada, we learn that the solicitor Gen
eral has been dispatched by the Governor,
Lord Dorchester, to Montreal, for the
purpose of putting in force the allied bill,
which was lately passed at Quebec by the
legislature assembly ; and that all those
who should refufe swearing allegiance to
his Majesty King George, Should either
be imprisoned or leave hh Majesty's prov
ince ; in consequence of which, several
hundreds were about to leave the place.
Whitestown, jun £4. The follow
ing melancholly accident is given to the
Editor, in a letter, dated " Orfego, Dif
trift. May 28. "As a young man, who
lived -with Mr. Jacob House, was cutting
down a tree, the tree split in falling ; the
young man stepped one fide, but the tree
striking a log, bounded in such a diredion
as to strike the young man on the left
arm, which it fevered from his body ; it
likewise cut his body more than half off,
and threw his heart upwards of ig feet
from his body ; exhibiting a most block
ing fpeftacle to the philanthropic mind."
their crews down with it,and die very faft ;
and a great many gentlemen who came
passengers, have died. I think it would
be necessary to make every vessel ride
quarantine, that comes from Kingston to
Philadelphia."-
From New,orb, ,ul, 7.
Accounts from the Weftindies Satur
day, via 'Statin-fly that a mortal sick
ness prevails among the British troops—
that General Dundas died of the Yellow
Fever—that the French have landed 4000
troops at Guadaloupe, and have carried
the Fort of St. Pierre by storm.
Saturday arrived the Fortune, Captain
Mandeville, in 14 days from St. Euftatia.
Captain Mandeville fays that the French
na val force .lately arrived in the Weftin
dies, confiits of one line of battle ships
and five frigates, with 4000 troops who
were landed at Point Petre, the fort of
which they carried sword in hand, upon
which the ships went into theJiarbour.
They have also possession of St. Ann's—
Capt. Mandeville adds that the inhabi
tants of St. Kitts, and Antigua, were
much alarmed at the arrival of the French
and many of them had fled to St. Eufta
tius for fafety.
JULY 11. Ca,t. Pafcbe from Lif^n, 44
days, informs, that on the frfl of May, 50 01
6© fail" of merchantmenfailed from Lfam un
''er convoy of two frigates, bound to Holland;
" The French ate driving all be
fore them upon all quarters ; with
in these four days, they have taken
upwards of 400 pieces of cannon
from the Spaniards, and destroyed
their camp ; likewise taken almost
all the King of Sardinia's domin
ions."
The Augusta Chronicle of June
7th, fays, a gentleman who arrived
here yeflerday from the Rock Land
ing, informs, that the Indians 00
our frontier behave in a peaceable
and friendly manner—No indica
tion of hostilities appeared.
Extraß of a letter from a gentleman in Bour
deaux, to his friend in Newburyport, dated
May 11th, 1794.
CONCORD, JULY 21.
The accounts from the westward
are so various, that we know not on
what to depend. It has been re
ported, and contradicted, that Gen.
Wayne's army was surrounded by
Indians, &c.
constantly pats along Mrtiikry and
ammunition, by land as well as by
sea, in frequent convoys of small
veffels.'
"I (hou'd be defective fn truth,
if I did net fay, that the French ar
my marched with the most edify
ing discipline, and the most exem
plary condu^f. The French fob
diert, had they been 30,000 monk'
in their noviciate, could not have
behaved with more circum(pedion
and civility. It was furprizing,that
hardly their voices were heard, so
ftriftly did they observe the rigor
ous commands of their chiefs.
We have received (fays a late
Albany paper) certain information,
through various channels, from
Canada, ,that the French citizens
in that Province are almost unani*
moufty determined to throw off the
[Britifh yoke, 'the firft favourable
opportunvy—that they have most
ly procured arms and ammunition
—have private magazines secretly
established—and are waiting anxi
oufly for a co-operation with them,
either from their brethren of France
or the United States ; and as they
are at least five to two to the En
glish; and as upwards of 20,000
of the citizens of the United States
are established in Upper Canada,
and would lend a helping hand, a
doubt cannot exist, but that their
struggles for independence would
be short and certain of success.
ish nation is e,hibiting the harbin
gers of civil war—and conspiracies
are forming in all the petty states
of Italy. Only one favoured foot
trudive drama is performing, the
other parts'of Europe are heaving
with convu'five throes.— Poland is
in a Rate of Revolution—The Brit-
thousand ; and apparently without
the accomplishment of any essential
objed of the war. Whilst on the
whole frontier of France this def
boston, JULY 16, We have certain
accounts that the two grand fleets of En
gland and France, were at sea in May—
and that the former had above zoo fail of
merchantmen under convoy—several of
which were bound to India—and a great
number to the Mediterranean. No au
thentic account of their return into port.
Accounts of the most interesting nature
may therefore be daily expe&ed from Eu
rope—as on a decisive naval combat very
much depetids.
The accounts daily received from
Europe, are interesting to humani
ty—for the recording page of hif
tor, can scarcely furnidi a period
wherein the facrifices to the ffirine
of Contention were more numerous
—The present campaign has open
ed with a deluge of blood—the
numbers who have already bitten
the dust are but a few ffiort of 20
[st er bit*g cut a few d<ys, were rut b\ five
'French frigate under Englfh colours, which
'were soon flruck, and re,laced by the French
national flag. 7 The foremen Dutch and one of
be foremeft French frgetes commenced an ac
tion which lasted two .hours ; the Dutch frig,
ate having been difmafed, jell into the bands of
the French, together probably with the greeted
part of the convoy, as only about 20 ofthem bad
returned to Lfbon. Several of the Dutch ves
sels were dijeovered to be on fire by tboje who
were making thetr escape during the action.
Notwithstanding the various conjeaurts re
/,filing the intention of Col. Simcoe's late pro
ceedings, we are figured, by a gentleman who
arrived in townyeflerda) from Canada, that
the business on which Simcoe was dispatched,
Was only to ereA a Grist mill for the Indians to
grind their corn, which beitfgmow com,bated,
he bad returned.
On Sunday last an express arriv
ed with dispatches to the British"
Minister received by the May Pack
et. Newspaper accounts by this
opportunity are only to the 6th of
May.
At St. Jeah, on Lake Cham
plain,about the middle of May last,
there were from 60 to 70 flat bot
tomed boats. The numbers of
them were increasing with unre
mitting industry. Each boat car
ries from 4.0 to 50 men. The
English at that time had about 200
Canadians to man those boats,
whom they paid at 30/ per month,
Novafcotia currency ; the dollar,
The Engliffi government are fortifying
with great adivity, St. Jean, and also the
isle Aux Noix. A galley has been built
and was launched in May last, intended
for 60 oars, but it is thought will bear on
ly 48 or go. The men row under cover.
This galley caries 4 twelve pounders 2
at each end. It is so conftruded, as to
row either end foremoft : it is called La
Chevre (the goat) was built at St. Jean,
ahd fwimS on Lake Chattiplain.
It is reported that tio of the warriors
under the command of Piomingo have
joined our army under Gen. Wayne.
The fame gentleman informs, that almost ev
ery neceffiry, of which the Indians fiard in
need, to prosecute the war against America, is
Supplied them by the Spaniards, who fam anxi
ous to encourage their boftile dif,ofcions.
Yesterday afternoon, the Presi
dent of the United States, arrived
in town from the Southward.
FROM PHILADELPHIA, JULY 8
A good LOT,of LAND,
CONTAINING ten acres--under good
improvement—has a convenient Dwelling
House and Barm, a good Well of Water, and
an excellent Orchard thereon—Pleasantly fau.
ated on the eaflfide of Merrimac river, about.'
a milefrom Concord Meeting Hcufe.—rt good
fend for a Tanner, or any mecbanic.==For
further particulars, enquire of the Printer.
CASH given for RAGS,
ANECDOTE. — A non-commi faned cfficer
of a Brififo ,of, in Vermont, lately dejerted,
with bn guard,—leaning on the door of the
feehade, thefallowing notice—'' This House
to be let.",
Froth the Btfon Chronicle of July 14.
Captain Briggs from Jamaica, in z&
days, informs, that it was supposed there,
that America had gone to war with Eng
land—that provisions were scarce and
dear—particularly Bour—which fold for
161. per barrel, that it was very sickly at
Jamaica —and that the inhabitants died
faft. No veftels had arrived there from
America which failed after the embargo,
the zd June, the day he failed.
Thursday last arrived a schooner from
Brest, 46 days. The French official ac
count ot the defeat of the Duke of York,
had not been published, when she failed,
but reports of it were in circulation, and
it was considered as an event of great im
portance to the interests of France. ISight
or ten prizes were arriving ahnoft every
day.at Brest., An express boat from the
Chesapeake fleet had arrived there and az
fail of the line, failed to convoy them in.
On his parage the latter fleet width being
joined by veflels from I'Qrient and Roch
fort,were augmented to §6fail of the line;
were then cruising for the provision fleet.
The Captain of the Schooner further
adds, that it was reported at Brest that an
English convoy (fame fay the Jamaica
fleet) had been carried into /Orient.
VIENNA, APRIL 26. Letters from
Poland announce that the Ruffians
to the number of 18,000 men, at
tacked, between the 1 ith and 12th
inst. Gen. Kofkuilko ; that the lat
ter loft a great number of men, but
Bill kept his ground ; finally, that
Kefkuifko attacked the Ruffians in
his turn, on the 13th, routed them
entirely, and took 20 pieces of
cannon.
remains in the civiliz- J world thst
is free from those cutfa —that foot
is America !—Enjoying an unex
ampled series of happiness and pros
perity, it should be the prayer of
every real American, that the blef
fingi of Peace may be continued co
his country ; that we may profit
by the delusions of the elder world;
and continue an asylum for its per
fected and wretched inhabitants.
tHorn, APRIL 30. We learn
that a strong army of PrufTnns is
put in motion to advance against
the seditious Poles, The whole of
this corps is laid to amount to 46
thousand men. His Prussian maj
esty is expeded in South Prussia in
the middle of May, to put himfelf
at the head of that army;
7he war hawks may whet their
beaks for frefh food, & that short
ly—" Attack" appears to be the
“ order of the day" of the Euro
pean armies—Two immense fleets
are on the European ocean, perhaps
seeking for each other ; and in the
Weftindies the contending forces
muftattempt an issue by arms. Ev
ery arrival must be intereftieg.
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