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Latest Foreign Intelligence.
FROM THE CENTINEL, AUG. 13.
O&Monday arrived here the Jhiy Alfred, Cffify
Mace, from London. Papers to the middle of
,<ne tire received, by this arrival. Extra's
follow. — =—
Particulars.refpe&ing Poland.
Turke,. - r
>p _ CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 2%
l~Hdpeople are anxious for a war with Raffia,
"^ , (begreateft preparations pre mating to com
plete the military eftablifoment, it is confidently re.
ported & believed that the desires of the people will
;be complied with. Afilly rumour was circulated
a few days ago, that the Porte bad ordered the
French frigates to leave the Archipelago :—The
fa& is, that the French fbips meet with the mtf
Ample proteaion, and are permitted to dijpofe of
their cargoes, and to carry on their commerce in the
jame manner as they did during the exigence of the
old government. A French brig from Smyrna, has
brought orders to the French frigates to return to
Toulon ; this brig carried into Smyrna two English
mecchantmen whichfa bad captured in her passage
from Toulon.
It is (aid, that great changes will take place in
oter minifry at the next Bairam, the usual period
wben ministers are dijplaced or appointed. A Pa
cha with three tails has been jent with a large
force against the rebels in the Artanople.
A member of the National Convention of France
arrived bereyefterday. His entry was magnificent,
and be appeared with the bonnet rouge on bis
bead. ,Tbe objea of bis mission is not yet known,
^ffbutit is said, that it is for the purfofe of,dinting
out to the Porte the policy and necessity of fapport
ing the Polife patriots against Rufa and Prussia,
and of promtfag, that if this system of policy isg
dopted, the French will protea with their fleets
the trade ts Turky.
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Poland.
Warsaw, may 21. It is mentioned that
the Polish General Kofciufcow had made a
movement from Cracow to Staffow, about 15
Imiles, with intent to drive the Ruffians to
wards Sooth Prussia. ^ Gen. Grofchowki had
been detached by him towards Lublin with
12,000 men, to annoy the enemy in that
quarter. All the accounts agree, that the
Poles at Shole,were Turprifed by the Prqffians
under Gen. Favrat. on the 19th. The for
mer were very indifferently armed, and fled
at the firft or second discharge of artillery,
leaving on the field a General and 2 number
of prisoners. The Prulhan cavalry could not
pursue them far, on account of the unfavora
blenefs of the ground; Some accounts call
this General Kofciufcow's advanced guard.
,The King of Prussia, it is said, intends to join
the corps of the army under Gen. Favrat. —
Orders have been received from Gen. Kofci
ufcow to arm the firft line of citizens with fire
arms, the second with scy thes, and the third
with pikes.
It is to be hoped, that the Turks, in con
cert with Sweden and Denmark, may fee, ere
it be too late for their own fafety, the neces
sity of anting in concert, to preserve Poland,
and re-eftablilh the balance of Europe.
Defeat of the Spaniards.
PARIS, JUNE 6.
Letter from the Representatives near the Eaflern
Pyrennean army, dated Collieare, le 9 Pratreal.
" CITIZENS COLLEAGUES,
" We have to announce to you a great vic
tory obtained over the Spaniards. Nothing
but the infant love of country could have en
abled our brothers in arms to have overcome
the alm: ft insuperable bbftacles which oppos
ed their success, and which Shielded their en
emies. St. Elmo, situated on an almost in
accessible mountain, has fallen—and its gar
rison though thus situated have capitulated.
" We have this instant been to fee, ac
cording to the terms of capitulation, feveh
thousand slaves deposit their arms at the feet
of Republicans, and take the oath not to
serve against the French republic, during the
war.
." The force of the Spanish guards at Col
lieure, and its environs, are, fix battalions of
Spanish, and one regiment of little Waloon
Guards—in all 11 regiments not complete,
besides artiflery and cavalry.
" Return of prisoners. Three Marshals
d f camp, 10 Brigadiers, 15 Colonels, 60
' Lieutenant Colonels, 300 Captains and Lieu
tenants, 300 Sergeants, 6468 privates, and
Several companies of artillery and cavalry.
"Six thousand four hundred and sixty
eight mufquets, twenty Standards, 100 chests
of tambour,all the horses and mules,the arms
and equipments of ,he cavalry, and artillery.
"We have sent two officers who are charg
ed to present to the Convention the splendid
trophies of this viftory of republicans. Five
la Repuhlique. ' Signed.
SOUBRANY and MILHAUD.
Capture of Corfica*.
LONDON, JUNE 10.
Extradfrom a letter from Admiral Lot d Hood, to
° Mr. Dundas, r'{
“SIR, na or ~tfßfo
tt 1 HAVE the honour co acquaint
I you, that the town and citadel of Bas
I tia, with the federal posts on the
heights, Surrendered to the arms of his
Majesty, on the 22d. The capitula
tion was agreed to by two Adjutant
Generals, the President of the depart
ment, and the Major of Baftia, on the
part of the French, and by Vice-Ad
miral Goodfall, Captain Young, and
Captain Inglefield.
[Here follow eulogiums on the officers and
men, and the articles of capitulation ; in the
latter, good terms are given "in considera
tion of the very gallant defence the garrison
had made"—The troops in garrison were
3000 in number, who Are to be sent to Tou
lon.] .
* The island of Corsica forms the 83d depart
ment of France, and is represented in the National
Conventions It is in the Mediterranean, is about
88 miles in length, and 4.0 in breadth.
LIVORNO, MAY 28'h, 1794;
The 25th instant, arrived here, the
Englilh Hoop of war, the Sincere, of
12 guni and 120 men ; by her we
have received news, that the city and
fort of Baftia, have capitulated on the
22d. The Eng!ifh took possession of
it in the name of hit Britannic Majesty ?
The garrison, which consisted of
2400 men, marched out with the
honours of war, and bad to ground
their arms, and were (hipped off to
Toulon, in exchange of an equal num
ber of the British and allied troops,
who were prisoners in Provence.
We are also informed, that before
the siege, the garrison consisted of
more than 5000 men ; and that dur
ing the Convention, by favour of the
night, great part got away intothe
mountains. After the taking of this
city and citadel, the English General
published his proclamation, that on
the Sth of June, the Representatives
of the States of the Corsicans, (hall
appear to conclude what constitution
they would chufe to have, whether the
English or the ancient Corsicans, with
the assurance that every member
thereof may depart fsee and unmolest
ed after the Con fttuition is framed^'"'
Battles in the Netherlands.
Head Qiarterr, at Tournay, May 31.
Early yesterday morning the enemy
attacked the position of Bettignies &
Dougies, with a considerable force, &
with the greaceft vigour. Our firtt
advanced posts, attacked by more than
2000 men, were obliged to fall back;
they were immediately Supported, but
the light troops of the enemy having
been attacked by 12,006 infantry, &
about 1000 cavalry, our piquets, af
ter an obstinate adion of two horns,
were obliged to fall back to our po
sition. Succours were immediately
brought up ; our troops broke thro'
them with fixed bayonets, and the
enemy, after a long and spirited resist
ance, were obliged to abandon the vil
lage of Dougies, & its entrenchments.
Our brave troops returned to their firft
position, and the enemy into Mau
beuge.
Four hundred remained dead upon
the field, and a great number were
wounded. Our loss amounts to 140
men. The troops who had tocon
tend with such a superiority, fought
with a bravery which farpaffes praise.
On the 23d of this month, M.
Marshal Mollendorf attacked and
completely defeated the enemy near
Kaiferlautern. That General at the
head of his brave Prussian troops, kiil
ed not less than 1000 men, took 1,800
prisoners, 18 pieces of cannon a great
number, of tumbrills, and more than
60 waggons loaded with baggage./
Twelve battalions and twenty two
squadrons of Imperial troops, un%
the Orders of the General of infantry,
Prince Hohenloe, passed the Rhine
the 22d of this month ; and after
feme brisk, adions, took up a most
advantageous position upon the left
bank of that river, from which the
enemy were driven.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 6.—“ The tat,
I tie of Tuefday left has not been at
tended with alLthe success expefted
from it. Having been an eye witness
of the principal attack,! can (peak with
certainty to the most important fads.
"On Tuesday morning, at two o'-
clock, the Emperor, attended by the
Arch Duke Charles, Geo. Mack, Col.
Stiebehutz, and an English Lord,
(probably Lord Yarmouth,) arrived
at Gemappe, and immediately rode
to the left wing of our army, which
extended along the Sambre, from
Namur, to above Charleroi. The
centre was nearly between Goffelies
an Frafnes. The main body of the
French was at Goffelies, and in the
villages of Toumion and Vieux Ville,
a league distant from Gcffelies. At
three o'clock the Emperor attacked
them in these three points, and the
Austrians were twice repulsed. The
fire of grape (hot and mufquetry then
became dreadful, and continued so till
half an hour past nine, when the three
posts were carried by the bayonet, and
a charge of the cavalry. The French
quitted Goffelies crying out, "We
are sold—save himfelf who can in the
wood of Lambu I" & retreatedin con
fufion to the wood, and towards Mar
bue, while those who occupied the
two villages repaffed the 'Sambre.
The latter were vigorously cannonad
ed,by Gen. Beaulieu, who was posted
between the Sambre and the Meuse
to cut off the retreat of the fugitives ;
but as they were reinforced by a con
siderable body of French, from the
other fideof the Sambre, which had
Been concealed in a wood to watch
Beaulieu's motions ; he was too weak
to execute this part of the plan.
~ While this was puffing in the
centre, our right wing, reinforced by
the Dutch, attacked the enemy's left;
and the garrison of Charleroi, which
had been ciofely befieged,tallied forth
at the fame time. The French were
repulsed, some of them passed the
Sambre, and some retreated to the
wood of Fleurus above Charleroi.
" Charleroi was thus entirely disen
gaged At eleven o'clock, the Em
peror,after taking some refreshment at
Goffelies, went thither, and found ihe
place still on fire. The French bombs
have damaged all the upper town,
and 23 of the inhabitants perished in
the ruins of their houfei.
" Our loss is not yet ascertained.
I erpffed the field of battle on Tutt
day afternoon, and think there could
not be left than five or fix thousand
French and Austrians lying dead upon
it ; perhaps four of the former for one
of the latter. Our right wing con
tinued fighting with the enemy for
the greater part of the night, and we
do not yet know the issue. 1 ,
" The Prince of Saxe Cobourg oh
sered to resign, but the Emperor re
quested him to continue in command.
M. de Mack asked leave to resign,
and obtained it, on pretext that jll
health will not allow him to remain
with the army. He goes to Vienna
with the Emperor.
" The Generals fofpended from
command are. Count Kaunitz, Count
Kinzey, the Prince de Reuss, and Bar
oade Schroder. Kaunitz and Kiir,
zey are accused of unpardonable mis
takes in the difpofftion of rhe troops
intended to cover Brussels, which noth
ing but the ignorance of the French
prevented from once more falling in
to their hands. They also fuffered
the French to cross the Sambre a sec
ond time unmolested, under an idea
that they could drive them back when
they pleased, or perhaps cut off their
retreat ; but before they were aware,
the French had passed over 60,000
men, and have now such faft posses
sion of the woods, that although we
repulse, we cannot dislodge them.-
I Against Reufs and Schroder, rfrfee are
Ichargeslcharges of a more heinous nature.—
They are both under arrest, and to.be
sent to Vienna.
" The day before yesterday, the
states of Brabant delivered to the Em
peror a resolution, by which they en
gage to raise 25,000 men immediate
ly, the states to nominate one half of
the Captains and Lieutenants. These
troops are to serve during the war for
the proteftion of the Netherlands.—
The States of Brabant and Flanders
have also engaged to raise 10,000
men within fix weeks, to recruit the
Walloon regiments.
" R S. We are just informed that
the French again crossed the Sambre,
yesterday afternoon, and took posses
sion of Fontaine i'Eveque, between
Birich and Charleroi. We are, how
ever, under no alarm, for the com
bined troops in that quarter now a
mount to 70,000 men.
Miscellaneous Articles.
HOUSE OFfa)RDS— JUNE 11.
Lord Grenville gave notice that he
Should on Friday next, move a vote
of thanks to Earl Howe, for hia late,
glorious victory over the French.
HOUSEOFCQMMONS —JUNE 11.
Mr. Secretary Dundas gave notice,
that on the firft full day, which would
probably be Monday, he Should move
the thanks of the House to thole gen
tlemen, whole courage and abilities
had contributed to our late naval vic
tories.
LONDON, JUNE 12.
We yesterday received a variety of
intelligence from the Continent, which
gives a very particular detail of all the
latest cranfaftions. The French com
pletely invested Ypres, which they
have bombarded for several days.—
General Clairfayt has marched to its
relief ; and a general, engagement in
that quarter is hourly expefted. T±^»
French are in very great force.
The late adion appears to have
commenced on the 26th, and conti
nued partially during the 29th : On
the 30th, arid gift, Lord Howe hav
ing the weather gage, the engage
ment became more general ; and on
the Ift inst. the two fleets were drawn
up in a line of each other, and every
Ship was engaged with its adversary.
It was the longest action that was ev
er known. Twice did the British fleet
break the French' line ; but, until the
enemy's Ships were, so crippled that
they became Unmanageable, their of
ficers and men fought with undaunt
ed courage. The thanksof the nation,
through the medium of the two hous
es of Parliament, will best express the
public opinion of the gallantry of our
brave countrymen, who have gained
to themselves immortal honors./
NEW AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.
On Sunday evening last. John
Jay, Esq arrived at Falmouth, in the
American Ship Ohio, in 19 days from
Newyork. He income to this coun
try in the charafter of Ambassador
Extraordinary ard Minister Penipo
tentiary, and is attended by his son,
and a Secretary.
Although it must be allowed that
the Americans are very much out of
humour at the numerous captures made
on their Ships ; we are well informed
that such measures have long Since
been taken by our government, as
will effectually remove every cause of
difeontent : and it appears from the
above paragraph, that the American
government is extremely adverse to
any hostile measures,
Barrere has confirmed the decree
for allowing no quarter to the British
,d Hanoverian,; and hat followed
it up by a Manifefto against the Er.-
ghth natlon..
Yesterday a fubferiotion for the