Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1794-03-12 00:00:00, page 2

EtctraH of a letter from Paris, Nov. 23.
" 1 wi(h the English knew the real state
of France, they would then be convinced
that though they may ruin themselves,
they will never be able to subdue the spirit
which is now afloat in this country. A
njw species of fanaticifm fires everv ima
gination and invigorates every man. There
are ni'.ie hundred thousand men a&uallv
The corps of Conde loft on this occaG-
c n the brave general Gelb.
BeCdes the attack which the Republic
ans made upon the Auftriana and the
corps of the prince de Conde, on the id
inft. they liazarded a second attack on the
Bth, upon the whole corps of Conde, and
upon ahe right wing of the Auflrians.
They were however, repulsed with great
loss.
A warrant, it i 9 said, has been ifTued
by the Lord Provotl and Sheriff of Edin
burgh, for the arrest of the eldest son of
a Scotch peer, who took an a&ive part in
the bafinefsof the British Convention.
Although the Republicans were driven
back with great loss on the firft, yet they
returned to the attack on the second. It
was on this occasion, that in the army of
Wurmfer, General Keglewich was Ihot,
and the duke of Bourbon wounded in the
Hand. The corps of the prince de Conde
was principally engaged in this aiftion.
On the 4th the French made a fre(h
attack, in which they were also repulsed.
The accounts from the army of the
duke of Brunfwick, state, that the French
have evacuated Bliefcaftcl, and retreated
to S'aarbruck.
_ Letters from Madrid of the 3d ult.
date, that a corps of 60,000 men has been
ordered to be raised to reinforce the Spa-
The trial of Madame du Barre before
the Revolutionary Tribunal, was conclud
ed'on the morning of the Bth inft. The
jury having pronounced her guilty of the
charges adduced againfl her, (he was con
demned to die. As soon as sentence was
pafled upon her, (he declared (he had im
portant secrets to disclose. The execution
of the sentence of death, was therefore or
dered to be suspended.
Last night difpatclies were received
from the head-quarters of his Royal High
ness tbc Duke of York, dated the 13th
in Hani. The army under the command
of his royal highness, was upen the point
of marching to Ghent, its appointed win
ter quarters.
By the Dutch Mail which came in last
night, we had no further accounts of the
bloody ast ion fopght between the duke of
Brunfwick and the French on the ift inft.
The following is a lift of what the Auf
trians have acquired by the capture of Fort
Louis : 110 pieces of cannon in the best
condition, n pieces damaged, 20 how
ltztri, 10 mortars, 30,000 balls of dif
ferent sizes, 7500 bomb howitzer
shells, 7.0,0001b. of gun-powder, 30,0001b.
of bacon, 800 sacks of rice, i7oofacks
of barley, 6ooolb. of flour, biscuit for fix
months, 300 live oxen, 650 sheep, 8000
measures of wine, 200 of brandy, and
100 pontons of copper, worth a million.
M "Rie women of tke plice, fbrgetinj;
AC weaknef* of their fe*, allilled in cat
tying bullets and ammunition.
** The republicans of the citizens of An-,
giers equalled the bravery of our soldiers.
The rebels have left us four of their pieces
of cannon. The fields are covered with
their dead bodies. Five hundred were cut
to pieces. They are retiring in disorder
upon La Fleche—our cavalry are pursuing
them."
,The Convention, after hearing this let
ter declared, that the citizens of Angiers
had deferred well of their country.
Monsieur Van den Yver, the famous
banker, has been executed, with two of
his sons. They were fouud guilty of en
deavoring to ruin the credit of France,
having advanced large sums of money to
Madame du Bai re, who sent them to Great
Britain to be placed in the Britilh funds ;
of hiving sent 200,000 livres to the Bi
fhopof Rochefoucault, and the fame sum
to M. Rohan Chabot ; and finally, of hav
ing been found at the Louvre with the
Knights of the Foignard, to whose corps
they belonged.
The ex-mini Her of finance, Claviere,
has ftabbedhimfelfin prison.
M. Emery, the former mayor of Dun
kirk has been executed.
PARIS, December 11.
LONDON, Dec. 10.
December 7,
WINCHESTER, March 3 .
On Monday last the important questi
on, whether the Commonwealth of Vir
glhia wis entitled to the Manoi of Leeds
(a part whereof is situate within the coun
ty of Frederic) in consequence of the
Proprietor, Denny Fairfax, being a Bri
NORFOLK, February 26.
On Sunday last arrived in Hampton
Roads, the brig Two Sifters, Capt. Jones,
in 30 days from St. Euftatia. Captain
Jones informs, that the day before he fail
ed a Proclamation was received there from
the Windward Islands, which authorized
the British (hips of war and privateers, to
capture all neutral vessels who have French
property on board , vessel and cargo con
sidered lawful prize. That the laws in
force at the time of the reign of Louis
XVI. are to be the laws by which the
Americans {hall be guided, and that all
vessels who have other produce than taffia
and molasses on board are to be condemn
ed, vessels and cargo, for the benefit of
the captors, as illegal traders. In conse
quence of the above a number of vessels
had already been condemned, among which
were the brig Richmoud, Capt. Daycs,
belonging to Portfmoath, and the Hoop
Diligent, Capt. Cunningham, of this port.
The Engli(h fleet had arrived at Barba
does, confiding of 17 fail of the line, and
some frigates, with 10/300 troops, def
ined for the attack of the French Islands.
A French Gentleman who came pajfenger in the
Morning Starjrom Carthatyna, and who refidedin
Toulon, during its invefimcnt, and embarked JiOm
thence for (drthagena, wuh the troops on board a spa
nfkfhtpy has favoured us with thtjoilowing pat trcu
lars rejpefling the,dejeat andcapturtoJgen.O'Harp-
That the Republicans were ereclfng a bu'.tery vetyi
near the city and oppoftefort Matboujqucl ; the Spa
nish and Neapolitan generals represented to O'Jiara
the dangerous conjequenut oj the Republicans hold
ing pojsejpon oj that battery; o'tiara replied, Thai's
nothing, let them place their cannon, and I'lJ
go and take it. The Republicans having completed
the battery, it was mounted with 24 poundersand
began to play on fort Malboufquet, this made O' Hara
. rcfolve to attack it, for which fei vice he took 30P0
men, of Spanijh, Neapolitans, Piedmonteje and liti
tifh, in three columns, and appeared bejore the place
which induced the French to abandon the bauery ; the
Allies took pojfefjion of it : 0' Hara not being fatisfi
ed with accomphfhing his frjl objeEl, continued to ad
vance with the Brittjh troops againjl another J mull
redoubt, when he jound himfelf fur rounded by about
6000 French ; his party was completely routed, and
himfelf taken prjor.er ; the Neapolitan), Piedmontefe
and Spaniards, attempting to Jufport the retreating
' Britijh, were purjued by the French, and driven back
to the town with the lojs oj nearly halj their nulnb.r,
in hilled, wounded and This flejeat dij
gufled the Neapolitans and Piedmontefe Jymuch, (not
having been in service for a great number of years)
that they threw out fever e refefltons agaiufl the Bri
tish general, o*Hara, f 9T having brought th. v 1 into
such a fcrafie.
jn arms, 1 ' and the whole kiogdbm 'is noit
become a military (chool.
Capt. Bebee, Aflive, from Guadaloupe, in
forms. that it was reported and believed, in that f
land, that a Britifk aimament of 6 Jail of the line, and
5 or 6000 troops, had taken pojfeffion oj St, Pie re
and Trinity, in the ijland of Martmico, on the -jth.
of February ; that Gen. Rochambcau, the French com
mander , had collefled his forces at Fort Bourbon, ar.d
being well fupphed with provjions. ißc. it was expec
ted he would make a fuccefsful refinance-
The treasury overflows with money,
and Ihoulcf it be exhausted, the rich will
be forced to produce every farthing they
pafieis, for this is the day of triumph to
the poor. Of the prefcnt government I
will not speak, there can be but one opini
on of it: yet were the Englilh to make
peace, it mull change, and the hand of
death would be flopped within as well as
without. I repeat it, my friend, all Eu
rope, 1 have not learned to talk big here,
will only render the enthusiasm more warm
that carries every thing before it. Should
the war continue, it will furnilli a fre(h
pretext, plausible reasons to gloss every
tyranny, but it will never restore Monar
chy." '
This morning arrived from Oftend the
Turkilh Ambaflador ; his name is Jufuf
Effendi—he has a suite of about 20 per
sons, among which is an Aga of the Ja
niflaries. On his l?nding, the guns from
the castle and forts were fired : A guard
of grenadiers ordered from the Devon
(hire militia—and their band plays before
the inn he is at. He appears very affable
and fond of being seen.
The Ambaflador departs to-morrow for
the capital. Before he setts ofT the mili
tary will be drawn out, and every respect
and attention ihewn him that is poflible.
Further particulars of the re-capture of TOULON.
UNITED STATES.
DOVER, DecemSer 19,
NEW YORK March Bib.
Our fourteen gun Battery to the north
ward was opened at 7 o'clock on the
morning of tire 2 2d, and in less than two
hours the North, and North-East angles
of the Fort were Completely silenced. The
enemy being obliged to ma(k every era
brafure—At noon the mortar battery was
opened with so much judgment and elFeft,
that the deftruftion mult have been very
considerable, for at 4 o'clock P. M. flags
of truce were displayed" from all pans of
the Fort; and about j the Lieutenant
Colonel of the French troops, with the
tilh'lubjeft, and relitknt within the king
dom of Great-Britain ? was ably argued
before a refpe&able Jury,, convened at
Millwood, by the Efcheator, for that
purpose ; who, after bellowing that deli
beration on the arguments used, as well
for as against the claim, which a regard
for jufticeaud the magnitude and import
ance of the subject requited, determined,
that the Commonwealth was not entitled,
by anr existing law, to the property
claimed.
The tenth instant there was a procession
an(V rejoicing in New York on account of the
the recapture of Toulon.
MADRAS, August 24.
WE lose not a moment in communi
cating to the Public the important and
inteiefting intelligence we hare just re
ceived of the Surrender of the Garrison
of Pondicherry to the British Army, un
der the command of Colonel Brathwaite.
The anniversary of the birth day of the
President of the United States has been cele
brated through the Union with unusual testi
monials of pleasure and fatisfa&ion —Such
as evince that encreafing years have added to
the general sentiment of refpe<sl and venera
tion in the minds of our citizens, for the fa
ther of his Country and the friend of Man.
A lift has been publilhed of the names of
$5 vessels of the United States, detained at
(he firitifh ports in the Weft Indies—viz. at
Dominico36, St. Kittsao, Montfcrat 39.
The College of Phyficiansof this city,tak
ing into confiderat'on the disagreeable tenden
cy of many reports refpeifting the Yellow Fe
ver, have agreed unanimously to inform their
fellow-citizens, that to the best of their know
ledge, there is not a Gngle cafe of she above
mentioned fever in the city or liberties.
The Britilh forces landed at Martinique,
are under the command of Sir Charles Grass.
Their landing was effedled without opposition
at Priority, St. Ann's and Trinity.
15th. The above required juflification or
proof must con fill of certificates from the
magistrates or infpedtors of manufactures in
the different cities or ports, from whence
such goods, wares, or merchandize lhall, or
may be exported, in whieh c.rtificate their
quantity, quality, manufacture or growth,
shall be fully expressed, and that thev have
not received any advantage or improvement
in France, or any-of its dependencies, or
contributed in any wife to its revenues.
The. said certificates tnuft come attefled
by the Minister of Spain, and in defefl there
of bv the Spanish consuls at the ports or pla
ces, from which the goods are exported,prov
ing them to be exported with the knowledge
of the magistrates or infpeftors of manufac
tures of the port or place, who shall declare
that they are well informed of iiich fhipmer.t
being bona fide intended for tie ports of tins
kingdom.
A Gentleman has favoured us with an Eajl
India paper, -which contains the follow
ing Intelligence.
Accounts from St. Domingo, from 29th
Dec. to 17th Jan. last, as publilhed in the two
French papers in this city, state, that Mar
meladty Donjon, Port Margot, Plaifanec y
Du Limb? Gros Morne, Gonarve, and J)u
Borgnt are in pofleflion of the Spaniards, a'.fo
that Fort Dauphin was taken on the 30th
Jan. —and that Cape Tiburon was taken by
the Englilh the 17th Feb. with the loss of 11
men and an officer killed.
Of the nthand 15th articles of tbe Rrgula
■tioni of Domeflic Trade, made by bis Ca
tholic Majejly, during the present Contefl
•with France. 1793.
14th. In three months after the publication
of this royal Cedula, no goods, wares, or
merchandize, which are now imported, lhall
be admitted to an entry in the cultom-houfes
of my kingdom, from any friendly or neu
tral states or country, without a luflicient jul
tification or proof, that such goods, wares jr
merchandize, are not the produce of France
or her colonies.
PHILADELPHIA,
TRANSLATION
Done at Madrid, &c. &c.
MARCH 12.
town Major were eonda&cd to head-quar
ters, deputed by the garrison to requeti
that no further approaches, (hould be car
ried on, and that a ceflation of arms might
take place for 24 hours. The Commander
in Chief poiitively refufed the firft part of
the fequifition ; but agreed to suspend
hoftflities until 8 o'clock the following
morning; at which time the surrender
took place, and the Colonels Floyd and
Maxwell, were dire&ed to take pofleffioß
of the Tort. ■ •
By the Swallow Packet and Scorpion
Cruizer, just artived, we learn that Ge
neral Sir Robert Abercrombie and his
suite, who embarked on the former veflel
from Bombay on the Bth instant, had been
fafely and in good health, landed at An
jango on the 17th.
The prirate property of individuals i*
secured, the French officers to be on their
parole, but the troops not permitted to
march out with the honors of war.
Circumllanced as they were, the terms
of capitulation evince the moderation and
forbearance of the captors ; —and the af
ter orders of the Commander in Chief are
fa exprefilve of the urbanity and genero
sity which have ever been the leading fea
tures in the British chara&er that we have
a peculiar fatisfa&ion in having an oppor
tunity of laying them before our readers.
Colonel Brathwaite hag the honor and
happiness to announce to the gallant army
under his command the news of the sur
render of Pondicherry, on terms dictated
by himlelf. Terms which he flatters him
felf mud ever remain as a memorial to the
French Nation that no superiority of force,
no advantage of circumstances, no mifcon
duft of an enemy will cause a Britilh eom
mander to deviate from that humanity
which is the diftinguiflied chara&eriftic
of a brave nation. He has spared the whole
of the property of individuals which the
rigid laws of arms would have juftified
him in treating otherwise. He has spared
an enemy that continued to ast offeniively
and definitively while unmoleftcd, but
who funk under the firft impression of hit
superior force, afkuated by the fame sen
timents he has no doubt but the whole
army under his Command will consider
these infatuated and unfortunate prisoners
entitled to their moll humane attention.
Anthony-Morris, Esq. Secretary.
The report of the committee wasmade
and read as follows—and also the follow
ing particular statement of donations and
diiburfements—the vouchers in fuppont of
which were productd.
Having been appointed a Committee
on the 14th of September lait, at a meet
ing of the citizens, called by the Mayor,
of alleviating the fufFerings
of our fellow citizens, who were laboring
under the affixing sickness which then
It is not neceflary for him at this time
to give so eminently distinguished an ar
my any orders on this head. The Gene
rals under whom they have served have
taught them that an enemy conquered i»
an enemy no more—and he is convinced
that the Britilh troops about to garrison
Pondicherry, as conquerors, and about
to take charge of French prisoners, will
convince both them and the inhabitants
that they can be as orderly, generous, and
humane, in the discharge of those duties,
as they have been aitifc and brave in the
duties of the trenches.
To a chearful, unanimous and zealous
perfeverance in their several duties, and to
their established chara&er for Bravery,
mull be attributed the success of the pre
sent day—and their Commander will ever
remember it with pleasure and gratitude.
To thank corps or individuals in an ar
my so fully entitled to his warmed thanks
and approbation, cannot be attempted.
He thanks and approves the whole with
all his heart; and will not fail to speak
these his sentiments to his superiors.
City-Hall, March Bth, 1794.
At a meeting of the citizens of Philadel
phia, the inhabitants of the Norther*
Liberties, and the diftrid of Soulh
wark, called by public advertisement,
to receive the report of the committee
appointed the 14th September last, to
alleviate the fufferings of their fellow
citizens, laboring under the affiidting
sickness which then prevailed.
The Hon. Thomas M'Kean, Esq.
Chairman.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Pondicherry, 23d August, 1793