The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-03-31 00:00:00, page 3

IMPORTANT EXTRACT of a letter from a
publick cbaraaer at Philadelphia, dated March
12,1794.
" By an arrival yesterday from the
Windward Inlands, accounts are re
ceived that the British are capturing
all our vessels, and many of them are
condemned, and the others are expect
ed to be, in consequence of a late or
der from the government of that
country. This is putting our fixa
tion almost beyond question, and calls
loudly for our serious and prompt at
tention to measures more important
and efficacious than any which have
hitherto been contemplated. Their
cpnduft is war to all intents in point
of aggression, though perhaps they
do not mean to declare war suddenly,
—but rather to treat us as they have
Genoa, and compel us either to join
them, or, at kaft, abandon all com
mercial as well as other connection
with France , and ^='fa!^uage
^tetyhteiflflffMmu^^^
mgdyforjos And would
were ready for them, and
able to chastise their infofent and pi
ratical behaviour ; but to our great
mortification, we are wholly unpre
pared—and it behoves us Speedily to
prepare, for it is pretty apparent they
are not disposed to refpeft our rights
any further than they fee we #re in a
condition to defend them. To day
I expect the fubjed will attract the at
tention of Congreh-—-What m^fc
ores will be thought of,Jmncertain,{
but probably to Jim a~large number
of men efUiftedfto aft provisionally as
aoACThyin case of hostility, for the
purposes of defence and offence : In
such an event, to empower the Presi
dent to lay an embargo, whenever and
for such periods as his discretion may
dired ; and in the mean time to call
peremptorily on Greatbritain for an
explanation of their condu&. How
ever we may have been divided in
Small concerns; it is to be hoped we
Shall be united, when our country is in
jeopardy, in those afflux/ which
Shall be dictated by firmnefs and dis
cretion, under existing crrcumftances
for its Safety and interest."
PORTLAND, march 17. Capt. Eben
ezer Cross, in the schooner Seaflower, arriv
ed here on Wednesday last. He failed from
Surinam on the firft day of February ; on
the 9th he was captured by two British pri
vateers. They put on board three men, and
took from Capt. Cross his mate and one man
leaving behind three men and a boy. On
the 18th Capt. C. with the assistance of his a
men, confined the prize maftef and Britiih
sailors, carried them into St. Thomas's, and
iefttbem.'.-
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 22.—-On
Mooday last arrived here the (loop
Fame, Capt. Kennard, in 25 days
from Tobago.— Peffingen in the
Fame were Mr. Abel Hfois, Mer
chant of this, town, and Mr, Samuel
part of the capitulation which reserves
to the inhabitants a right of receiving
from the Americans prOTifion, &c.
This is the only Proclamatiofteceiv
ed at Jamaica on the 18th February.
A brig has also arr^d from*St. Vin
cents, the Captain of which informs
that all American vessels at that place
have been tried fed acquitted, arid
leave given to depart, tying their
own colts.•
66 fy the arrival of a vessel from
Antigua, it is reported the embargo is
taken off at Martinico, and all the
vessels there will be released.
" Capt. Milliken writes from An
tigua, that there appears no aft of
government for condemning AmerL
can vessels, but that a packet was
hourly exited there, giving them
that liberty. &
" The vessels Gid to be captured,
and now in the English Elands, a
mount to 219" ,
FROM N EWYORK, MARCH 22.
By a gentleman from Newyork, who arrived
last evening, we have received the papers of Sat
urday laf—frcm them, andfrom verbal injerma
Glorious for the French !
Extraß ofa letter from a gentleman now inEprft
to his friend in Bfon, dgMf
HAV&^DEC. 30, 1793.
f' I wrote you byjtalame opportunity a few
days finc^-fthen told you of the success of
thrarfmes of the Republic in the taking of
Toulon and Valenciennes ; this day, being
the Decadi, we have been, celebrating the e
vent, or rather rejoicing with our brethren of
this Republic, at the recapture of Toulon.—
This morning arrived here the confirmation
of the taking of Valenciennes ; it is laid the
Austrians loft 14,000 killed, and that 6000
came over and joined the armies of the Re
public, the rest were taken prisoners.
" We have also had accounts that tbere
bels at La Vendee are completely cut up. On
every fide success attends the French arms.
" It scarcely now admits of a doubt; but
that the TREE of LIBERTY, planted in
this country, will take root, and spread its
branches over all Europe, and that tyranny
and oppretfion will be no more. If the pray
er of an individual will avail any towards it, I
will pray without ceasing."
Yesterday arrived here the sloop Sally, Capt.
Chapman, from Gibraltar, in 45 days—who
informs, that when he failed the Britiih fleet
from Toulon, had not arrived at Gibraltar ;
but Were in the Mediterranean :=that about
Cabot, Merchant of Beverly=whb
left Bourdeaux the 18th December. I
Mr. Harris, informs that all thL
English and great numbers of thre
French merchants; at Bourdeau±
were confined in prison. An<l
it was reported at Tobago, that Ad
miral Lord How e's House in Lon
don, had been torn down, and its ef
fects entirely destroyed. Mr. Har
ris also informs, that the embargo
was frill existing at Bourdeaux, the
28th of Dec. and all the vessels that
had left that place, had particular pet
miffion, and there was no appearance
at the time he left there of the em
bargo's being taken off.
An accurate statement of the Al
gerine Naval Force, on the 13th of
November last, (as received by Con
gress,) for the information of th:
Merchants of Portsmouth, viz.
I frigate 44 guns. Spanilh built.,
, i ditto. 32 ditto. English ditto.
1 ditto. 24 ditto# French ditto.
I ditto. 24 ditto. Levant ditto.;
1 polacre 18 ditto, Genoefe.
I brig 20 ditto. Spanilh
1 xebec 20 ditto, ditto.
I ditto. 12 ditto. Country
1 ditto. 14 ditto, ditto.
1 ditto. 12 ditto, ditto.
who it was expeded would cruize northward
as far as the English channel : that he could
not learn there, that the French had passed
the mountains into Spain, but that it was ex
peded they would, and attack Barcelona;
and that the merchants of Gibraltar were of
opinion that from the undaunted bravery
with which the French fought, they would
never be conquered.
the 20th of Jan. four transports arrived at
Gibraltar, having on board 1500 wounded
and sick soldiers from Toulon r—that 18 fail
of Algerine cruizers, he learnt, were ready to
fail into the Atlantic the firft easterly wind,
commanded by English and Irish renegadoes,
CONCORD, MARCH 31, 1794.
We are informed, that on the evening oi,
the 2 ,ih foil abe wifotfAl^Elipb^el^^
by, of Hopkinton, was found dead in their
cellar, by her hulband, on his return from
some small distance—it was. supposed she fell
from the top of the stairs, her skull being
much fradured—The verdi& of the jury of
inquest was " accidental death."
12 men to each gun.
1 Brig on the flocks pierc'd for tb
guns which would be launched in 30
days from the above date. In addi
tibn to the above, they have 60 gun
boats— And Tunis has 32 cruizes
from 24 to 4 guns— there were or
the 13b Nov. in Algiers 12 Ameri
can Captains, 16 Mates and 87 Ma
rines, in.all 115 —whole ransom it
2000 dollars each.
FROM BOSTON, MIRCH 26.
220 guns
2640 men.
Captain Henry Stevens, in the Jhip
Mar, arrived at Philadelphia, informs,
that in company with another American
vessel, be failed from Carthagena, (a
fcaport of Spain, in the Mediterrane
an, lat. 37. 38. N.) under convoy of
the Portuguese frigate Phenix, of 44
guns :—'
That the Spanilh fat, under Langa
ra, arrived at Cartbagena, from Tou
lon, the 3 iff December, conning of 18
fail of the line, and having on board
the Spani/b garrison of Toulon. Gen.
O'Reilly, who failed from Cadiz to
take the command of Toulon, bad also
arrived at Cartbagena :—
That (Jan. 16th) Capt. Blanch, in
an English brig, arrived at Cartbagena
from Algiers, whither be bad bee, sent
from Cadiz, b, James Duff, Est. with
5000 dollars, 4000 of which were to
redeem Capt, Burnham, of Newyork,
(an acquaintance of Mr. Duff,) the
other thousand to be diflribnted among
the American captives ; but the De,
would qtyredeem Captain Burnham •,
wberefo^^apt. Blanch was obliged to
lodge (be money in the Swedish Confel's
bands, and came away without him :
That all the Algerine cruizers were
in port; but were refitting ; and some
cruizers were (aid to be out from Oran:
" The Jpot on which this afiion was fought,
was as good a position as any J mail army could
wife —Gen. St. Clair bad every advantage, if
"fog ground has any. In two hours be might
have made bis camp impregnable against all the
Javages in th wildernejs. In left time after my
arrival on tbe ground, Ifelt myfelf perfectly e afjs
bad double the numbers came to attack me. Indi
ans will not trouble you, if you have the leaf ap
pearance of worker Why Gen. St. Clair took no
precaution tofecure bis camp, is a quejiion no mili
tary man can Jolve—from the frf attack the ene
my made on them, they were thrown into confufiow,
and continued a mob till they left the ground.
" There is appearance of peace—Tifterday came
in a flag from the boftle tribes of Indians, with 1
propojals of peace—How far tb?fe copper coloured
follows are inclined for peace, a fart time will de
termine. The commander in chief gave them for
answer, that if they would in 30 days (that is on
the tyb Feb.) meet him at fort Recovery, (Gen.
St. Clair's battle ground) with all their chiefs,
and bring with them all our prifontrs, and deliv
er them up, be would think them facers, and treat
Ruithtbem—tbey contented, gave ast ring of wam
^^told him their yoana
this.
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done
Cap^^^^n^„ n the brig Neptune, arrived
ai Nk<^nn,iyh inf. in 20 days from New
felMMrace, where be was carried in by a priva
teer, and releajed, informs, that all American ve^
fls at that port were released.
Capt. Gilbert, arrived at Newlondon in zo days
from Capefrancois, informs, that the French Re
publicans in that quarter, bad regained several
forts which bad been taken by the Spaniards.
The British king, by an order dated Dec. 11,
I 793, has permitted the free importation in Amer
ican bottoms, into Jucb parts of the ifand of St.
Domingo, as have /urrendered to bis arms, of pro
visions, cattle, grain, and wood of every kind.
" The following is an extras of a letter from
an officer of Gen. Wayne's army, to bis friend in
Btfon, dated Grsenville^an. 14, 1794 —" On
the 23d of Dec. I was ordered, with 300 men, to
take possession of Gen. St. Clair's field of battle,
and buila a fort, leave two companies, with three
months provifans, and return —all which was
completed —we returned in five days—Wefound
in the creek, which is direfily in front of the gar.
rijon, two brajs cannon a 6 and 3 pounder, which
were taken and left by the enemy on the ^tb Nov.
'79 1 - "" P' ace bad a very melancholy appear
ance—nearly in the spacefpace of 350 yards lay 500
jkull bones —300 of which we buried while on the
ground ; from thence for five miles on, and from
the roads through the woods, was flrewed with
fteletons, muskets, &r.
tiox, nue Earn, that the Senate of the U. Staler
had sassed a bill, empowering the Prefdent to ley
an embargo—That the citizens of Philadelphia
had adopted jeTOtral Jpirited reflations on th&fub
jea of British intuits—That the captains of de
tained as.fils at Bourdeaux bad madefeveral ear
nef complaints on their fitnation — That advices
from St. Lucia mention, that the British have com
plete belite °f Martinico—That 3 2fail of A
merican vessels bad been condemned at St. Kitts—
That the galleries of the house of reprefentartves of
the U. States were Jhut, on account of Jome inde
cent behaviour in the galleries—That Capcfran
cois bad been taken by the Spaniards ' —and that the
Minfor of the French Republic bad requeued an
advance of money.
WESTERN ARMY.
In the name of the French Republick.
EVERY fata is forbid to vi
olate the Neutrality of tbeUnited States.
All comwfons or authorizations tend
ing to infringe that Neutrality are re
voked and are to be returned to the •-
gents of the French Republick.
,Pbiladelpbia,Ventos 16th, faond^ear
of the French Republicks one and indi^
viable, (March 6th, 1794, old file.);
The Minister Plenipotentiary of th
Breach Republick.
JH. FAVCHET.
From the (Boston) CHRONICLE.
COMMUNICATIONS.
ALL at once a new system is ate
nounced to the publick, with refpe&
to the British government. We hear
no more of its amicable dispositions,
as Mr. Ames tailed them. We are
to have no reserve now, and a timid
hefaating policy is no longer thought
to be the befl=Mr. Sedgwick hat
proposed to raise 1500 b meh, imme
diately, to aft at exigencies may re
quire— The warhawks are awake a
gain. The neutrality it done away,
so far as it depended on our lilence#
M^Snuth of ^ihcirolinatajh}
red his note, lince the fafotary notice
of his constituents in Charleston, which
he has no doubt seen and felt. Now
Mr. Madison's propositions do not
go far cCTgb.
' Laugh nxbere <u.te raufi, be candid where ice cau;
A fingie ray of light remains,
to encourage our hopes as to the
final result of<he proceedings of
the British cabinet, with refpeft
to the American vessels they
have captured in the Carribee
ocean. Toulon having been
recaptured in December, and the
tyrannic orders of George Illd,
having passed in November last,
itis puflible this firft event may
awaken the British nation to a
true sense of their situation, and
their king to a penitential cor.
region of his error. Pray Heav
en this may be realized ! For
any other ground of expectation
there is none.
'' A Correspondent informs, that the
hone.ft, Old English custom of friends Glut
ing each other with a prialfoake of the band,
so frequent among us of late, is going faft
out of falhion ; insomuch that he apprehends
it may shortly be considered by some, as the
unpardonable fin of unpolitenefs, for the most
intimate friends, any longer to recognize
each other in that antiquated way."
That he left at Gibraltar, two flhips
of the line, and one 44 gun frigate,
under Frencfttyal colours, and man
ned by frenefroya lifts—they were
co fail to England in a few days, in
company with some Britiih men ot
war=The rest of the French men
of war taken from Toulon, were with
Admiral Hood's fleet.
That on th# \6tb a Spani/2)brig
/poke an English fed of franfporfy, with
soldiers on board, going to join Lord
Hood, agairft Corsica, [which is one of
the departments of France] :—
That the Platix on her arrival at
Gibraltar, and a 20 gun Porkugaefe
brig, were ordered b, the Admiral to
cruise in the freights, on which Ration
Capt. Stephens left them :
That at Gibraltar, Captain S. saw
letters from Algiers, (Jan. 15th) bro<°
by a British frigate, in which Consul
Logie arrived, but they contained
nothing new :
That he was in company with one
of the captives taken with Captain
O'Brien, who has just arrived from
Algiers, where he had been 9 years in
captivity, and from which he was re
lieved by a fubfeription in the place
of his nativity, (Greenonk in Scot
land) :—and,