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''Tis an evil mistake,
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NON.MISdNTHROPOS.
Foreign Articles. ,< <
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LONDON, May 13- ^^ ^
HOUSE ofCOMMONS, m a y 2.\
PRUSSIAN SUBSIDY.
MR. Sheridan said, that in conse
quence of the report, which he
feared to be too true, of the defeat ofGen.
Clairfayt, with the loss of.his camp, bag-,
gage, stores, and the taking and lacking
of Courtray, the ftri&eft ceconomy be^
came more than ever absolutely necessary
.in the application of grants, and therefore
he Should oppose the extravagant subsidy.
He faidit would be better simply to call
upon Prussia for the quota of his troops,
32,000 than go to fech an expense for
62,000. .
Mr. Fox followed on the fame fubjed,
and renewed the, objections to the subsidy,
which he had made on a former njght.
He asked if the King of Prussia was to be
considered limply as an hirer of troops, or
as a party in the war. ~ - ;
Mr. Pitt observed, thafit appeared ob
viously on the faceof the treaty,that Pruf
fia certainly was anting as a .principal in
the war ; but circumstances werefuch, as
prevented him from affording his assist
ante in an effectual manner, without pe
cuniary aid from his allies. With refpe&
to the point of ©economy, he had gone
very much into detail on that head on a
former might, to shew that, whether com
pared to the levy, pay, and subsistence of
any o*hec,, whether foreign or British
troops, the advantage was decidedly in fa
vour pfthe present engagement, ;
Ifoe Houle then .divided' upon receiving
the report of the bill. Focit 82—against
it 31—majority 51.
MAYALL:
A Message fram bis Majesty was bro't
down by Mr. Secretary Dundas, which is
as follows:
George, R.. ' t
"His Majesty having received inform
nation, that the feditiop, practices which
have I*o for iome time carried «&&
certain feieties in ta^ ^corrfok
dense wi§h focitfes in different parts of
the c@upUy.tave UteJybeep piirfued wg
increased activity and 6qty&, and bate
beeA avowedly dire&ed^gne ,bjea of at,
fembliqg, pretended federal convention
of the people, in conjffiXgp#«4V'^ < *
the authority of ParuamehL'and on prin
ciples ^f^f of the lifting,bawsand.
Coffto ^dir eaiytt^^
int&u&on gs ^tfyftem of anarchg^d,
^ufo^hid)^ proraitedin
France, has given directions for fcizingll
the books and papers of the said focieties<
in London, which have been seized ac-i
cordingly : and these books and papers<
appearing to contain matter of the great
est; importance ip the publick interest, I
His Majesty has given orders for laying I
them before the House of Commons ; and <
his Majesty recommends to the Houle to I
confider the fame, and to take such meas.
ures thereupon as may appear to be neces
sary for effectually guarding against the I
further prosecution of these dangerous de-<
fens, and for preserving to his Majefty's<
fubjeds the enjoyment of the blessings de
rived to them by the Gonftitution happily<
established in these kingdoms. G. R.<
•Mr. Secretary Dundas then said, that<
as the papers in question were extremely
volumnious, and as it was still uncertain
whether it would be right to print the (
whole of them, though he did not think j
that it would be possible to bring the mat-;
ter forward, yet, as that might be the case
he should move, that the Message should .
be taken into consideration to morrow ; ]
which was agreed to. z
' 'it- 1I
} NATIONAL CONVENTION.(
'Il F4oreal <ift May.)
' Barrere, in the name of the Committee'
of Public Safety, afterinforming the Con-'
vention of the number of prizes sent into j
the various ports of the Republic—and f
which amounted to 8 fail, " These are 4
the pacific operations of commerce. The ‘
warlike operations have not been so fuc
cefsful. Two of our frigates, bound from;
Concale to Brest, have been encountered
by a division of English frigates, and a fhip<
of the line. This superiority of force, did
not intimidate the Republicans. They
might have avoided combat—but the, did
not. They were determined to give a
proof, that Republicans would not yield
on any element. The combat lasted sev
en hours.
,' The flag of the Republick has been
defended with an intrepidity worthy the
highest praise. The Pomone was at firft
fuccefsful—>fhe disabled the English com
mander in the main top mast, when the
other frigates fell upon her. To a force
so disproportionate the was, at length o
bliged to yield. We have not received in
telligence of the fate of La Babet. The ,
Engageantehas brought this intelligence;
which, though unfavourable,muft cherifo
in the breaks of Republicans the hatred
of the English name, and the wish to an
nihilate it. The Gazettes, paid by Pitt,
will celebrate this action. . Well ! Let
them celebrate the valour of a number of
frigates and a ship of the line, exhibited
against two French frigates and a corvet
te! The shouts of British insolence have
been heard at Brest, and the Republick
knows well how to punish the crimes of
Albion against humanity.
'/The ruined trade of these avaricious
inlanders, and the bravery of seamen, will
soon indemnify us for this trifling loss.
The navy of the Republick will renew on
the ocean, another 10th of August ; and
break the British feeptre which tyrannizes
over it, -.
" At the fame time the English will
learn (he fate of their fellow slaves in Flan
ders yesterday and the day before. The,
ministerial newspapers will transmit to the
Lords of Parliament, and the Right Hon.
Ministers of George,the late events of the
coalition on the sea coast. Here I must
read, and when you have heard roe, I will
propose a decree of oue line—,A few words
from the Representatives of, the People
will be Efficient to the Republicans of the
Northern army.-: (&? Barrere read
^ffa:] _ . , sos , t „
Richard, Reprefentanve of ihel eo
pl# at] the N%oera,^my, to the Cam
mittee of Public Safety^,
am in hftW4ffitofl thatfr
hartjoft gained ,p ^ffftt viftory over
the combination; .ts io?Wh,i
„ u ,^he enemy, whom ,qut;,bold march
against Courtray had, at firft, diftiearten
atefop^r,^fefiftance
at Mfr, toW§opffl«i the def@
fya from ttecounqy ,we,had jpft
hfyfaw^! daybre ? k,,tp the num.
be^fy?^^ Mmappffpd before,the
extolsm^ foß^ Vy ; General
QfynfymW A>uqray.„The ac,
tidn,pok fe some hopfs^fer. At firft
fuctyflappeared doubtful.; but this re
finance redoubled the energy of the sol
diers of the Republick. They charged i
with impetuosity, and vidory soon declar
ed in their favour. -
z We have taken 32 pieces of cannonsi
federal standards, and killed or taken four 1
thoefand men, among whom are feverall
officers of diftinaion -General Clairfayt I
has been dangerously wounded. 1
" The rout of the enemy was complete.
We will fend you more particulars. 1 Shall 1
set out to join the army. The confequenc- 1
es of this vi&ory will be very advantage-I
ous to the Republick. -/
"I have not received intelligence of the.
attacks which rauft have taken place fromi
our centre against the main army of the |
enemy. lam told it will Succeed.<
(Signed) IRICHARD.':
" P. S. At this moment I have receiv-'
ed official accounts of the capture of Me„
nin. The garrifbn attempted to escape— ,
1500 of them have been killed on the foot.
The rest are pursued ' A great deal of
artillery has been found in the place.—
Inform Paris—-inform all France, that the
army of the North will perform all that is
hoped from them. A great number pf
emigrants have been killed.,
, (Signed) 6< RICHARD."
; Barrere— We must propose no fe.. (
wards but such as are worthy Republicans.
In the midst of the victories of freedom,
theflyle of our decrees must be that of the
ancient Inscriptions :—I propose,
"That the Convention decree, That . the
Northern army have never ceased to deftrve
well of their country ! , . -
This decree was unanimously adapted,,l
in the midst of a burst of applahfe.•
Domestic. Articles.
CINCINNATI, MAY 24..'
Extraa of a letter from a gentleman at Vin, "
cennes, dated Mb, I Itb,lo bis friend id tbis 1
place. '''
A CONTINUAL correspondence is
kept up, between the British com- 1
manding officer of Detroit, and the Span-I
ilh commanding officer of ShLouis.-,
From letters received from gentlemen liv
ing in the Illinois, dated May 6th, We are
informed, that the Spanish express had
returned from Detroit, on or about the
ift inst. and brings information, that the
British are making great preparations for
war at that place : That the militia of
Detroit, commanded by the Governor of
that place, and three regiments of regu
lars were at Rufhdebo, to aft in conjunc
tion with the Indians against General
Wayne's atmy ; this information comes
from another quarter by the Indians, and
a great many people of this river are gone
tojoin the British standard. About five
days ago, a man arrived from New Mad
rid at this place, and informs us, that the
garrison is 200 strong, besides three gal
lies and three galliots, which had just ar
rived from New Orleans with 40,000 dol
lars ; this information is confirmed by
letters from Kafkafkias ; the Spaniards
are in high spirits about the news from
Detroit.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 25.
A report has,for theft tbrefr four days pafl
prevailed, of a French fleet being on the coast,
said to confft of 4^ s °f tbe ^^ 6 . fo fr
a^q. but no confirmation or contradiction of
tie report bat,, been received. The names
ofthev@ com,fog that /quadron baye even
been mentioned, but the vzbole yet requires cor
roberation, hhas also been affirmed, that 9
Britifb frigates are cu our coast ; but 2 only,
the Alarm and @,, baize pofoivel, been
beard ts• .
A gentleman arrived fang Canada, nubicb
& left about the 20tb of ifo, informs, that
th minds of the people there arefarfrom tran.
f Governs fard adrift from the
militia of 10 men,, comfefy under tbe ft
text of putting the country^ &faterfdefence,
but tie, people refund to com& [be number
\^stoered to three? to.tbis requifit:on the
,Q ofe% ^d fa ordote,^^^
so, and anfflkfatf& „„^<o%-
faion of tb,&i?CT,mty, and.of the ffonf %
t^^^^
I The British troops arrived before the.
. city, % 24 pf Jupe, anchoredin the road,
1 and landed about 6000 men in two ditter,
. erit places. The commander Major Gen,
Whyte, immediately, by an officer, sum.
mooed the French Governor to furrenjer.
M. Santhonax declared he would defend
the city to the last extremity, on which
an attack was commenced, both by the
road of Leogane and la Croix des Bou-1
quets. The place was soon carried, and |
the principal fort, SC Claire, resisted only 1
nine hours.
The garrisons both: ofthe city and fort, I
were put to the sword. Santhonax has _,
killed himfelf—his 'colleagues Polverel, fl
Monbrun, and Beauvais, chiefs of the ■
mulattoes have beep n,ade prisoners.— ■
Port-au-Prince, Leogane, La Croix del
Bouquets, L'Arcahaye, are now in the ■
power of the British, and have been burn- |
ed.■
A detachment of the British troops has I
been sent against Jacmel, and a Corvette ■
dispatched to Fort Dauphin, where we
are informed that a general illumination
had taken place, and Te Deum was foog
on deceiving this intelligence.
^-^i-^^fcOXQ&etfefctittct ——. *'^'
BOSTON, JULY 7.''
Important Weflindia New^
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 30. ;-;
Yesterday arrived here the brig Eliza.
Captain Vanneman in Lfdays from St.
Thomas's. ,He informs that he was at
Guadaloupe on the 4th inst. on which,
day there arrived at St. Anne, a small dis
tance from Point-Petre, pnq French Ship
ofthe line, five frigates, a cutter, and two,'
prizes, and landed 1500 troops, inteUi-:i
gence being sent by exprefe to Admiral 4
Jervis at Basseterre, the ; British fleet of
two line "of battle, and.feveral other ships ;
were seen on the 6th, off the east end of
Nevis, beatipg 'pp for St, Anae.l
The day before Capt. Vanneman failed
from St. Thomas's, accounts were receiv
ed of Admiral Jmis having blocked up
the French fleet, attacked them and kill
ed 6qq men,and it was expeded that the -
French, forcefywould be compelled to fur- .
render it diferetion, as the;terms of a ca
pitulation wasrefufed them. r ^ j
— — — —
From NLW@DQ^ July 3.
1 Letters in town from Newyork, fay,
that on Saturday last the sloop Democrat,
of Norwich, arrived there from St. Thom
as's, and brought intelligence of a large
French fleet with troops having arrived
in the Weftindies ; that they had already
retaken Guadaloupe and put to death
most of the Englilh that were there, in re
taliation for the massacres they committed
on taring the Island ; and that the fleet
had proceeded to Martinique. The fame
news has reached us by a brig which ar
rived on Monday at Newport, (Rhode-^
island) from Bermuda. : *'
From NEWPORT, „ 1.
By Captain Phillips who arrived here
yesterday from Bermuda, where he had
been carried in and loft his cargo, we are
informed that Goodrich of that Island ar
rived there from Guadaloupe, where he
narrowly escaped being taken—and fays
that a French fag of five ships of the line, ?
and three frigates,^nd 2000 troops had,
arrived there from France, and taken
Basseterre and all the vessels in the harbor.
Capt. Phillips is a man of credit, and you
may depend upon.it that Goodrich told
him. Goodrich went there on pecula
tion with 70,000 dollars he had made by
being an owner of the pirate vessels, fitted ,
out of the Island of Bermuda.
The infamous traitor Arnold was made ,
a prisoner at Guadaloupe.
Capt. Phillips fays that the Bermudians^
intend fitting out all their privateers 10 ;
take-our vessels bound to Guadaloupe.
From London, MAY 8 b ','
{Qmmanicattd in a Utter to a gentle*ct
fy . ~ & Bfa,]l % Q .
ft 1 left Amsterdam on the zzd uk. and
arrived atOftend,on the 26th in the even-:
ing>the French are encamped four rates
from Nievporfa which ,is only nine miles
diffant from Oftend. it was reported
they were in possession of Bruges, which Lt
had just puffed through, and that they
welcoming on towards Oftend with..
se&|. > A repQffrhad also spread, that ff m '!
Clairfay t, 4 of the combined forces, had 1
met with: a terrible defeat, §OOO men were
said to have been killed-ralfo that he had
been enable to tally 4he remainder tfhw
array, which before the battle confiftreq