National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-08-17 00:00:00, page 3

" Unfortunately, at the firft volley, a
' »e bull, which wa. tied to a tree, broke
loife, and m::tle direflly tor the regiment,
on w hith tiie coluncl cryed out, k the buli's
loi le, gentlemen, tree yourselves, you are
'J!- " ail S tr -' T hi' regiment immediately
■dispersed, every n an lectirijig himlelf as
well as he could. My friend, the Irilh
officer, observed to me, in the following
words—' by J- —j, the cattle in Ireland
"would in o>»e night dung an island as large
as Bermuda, and yet they could not bo.'dl
01 one hall as many colonels and majors."
It our allies should ever take it, tliey'l
find only two good articles worth having,
viz. the tineff hlh, and the fmel't women ii
the world. \Char.efton City Gaz,
By the brig Molly, C ;pt. Morris, arrivec
herefrom Madeira, wl-iih (he left theStl
ot July, we learn, that oh the 3d of thai
m nth a frigatearrived at Madeira, in nin<
clays from Falmouth, which brought Eng.
lill. new fpapers to about the 24th of June
1 hefe papjrs contained an account of :
very blootiy battle having been fought ileal
Lille between the combined armies and ;ht
French forces, which terminated to the ad-
V ntage of the French , and it is added
th.it 17,000 men fell in the combat.
(.apt. Morri3 fays that the account wa:
believed at Madeira, and that he had con
versed with leveral persons who had seer
the paper containing the above intelli
gence. The fricife was the Solebay; lef
London June 15, bound for Barbadoes.
''When the combined army under tin
prince de Cobourg marched across th<
plain ot Nerwi: d, which had been tin
field ofb.itile on the preceding day, the'
found the ground strewed with human bo
dies. A'onie of the wounded French win
were still alive, cried out, Vive la Libsrte
and the cry was anlweretl by other* tha
had jult power to speak. An Irilhman
Captain in the regiment of Wartehflaben
allured me, that lie never was more ffrucl
in his life than to fee the horrid
of that field, and to hear at the fame timt
the cry ot'Vi-je la Liberie \ (Liberty foi
ever) tV-«n the mouths of men who were
in the arms ot death. The Austrian soldi
ers cofjfidered this as an insult, and fevera,
leit their ran<s to go and put an end tc
tkem, vomiting 011 them reproaches ol
CoquHt de Patriot, &c. T his was perhap:
an act of merciful barbarity."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman ir
Cadiz, dated June 24.
rheie isa hot war with the Spaniard;
and French. We had accounts from Ma
laga of a battle being fought between the
French and Spaniards; the French have
defeated them, with the loTs of about 200 c
men, and the Spaniards upwards of 600 c
men.
" The French have ~ot tie flrait:
blocked up at Malaga, with a very Itronj
fleet. Lad: week admiral Hood floppec
here with a fleet of 28 fail of the line ; f
ot them came in & anchored ; there have
been fevera! ot their officers on board ol
us—they seem to speak very unfavourabh
of their expedition—their ships in genera'
are very indifferently manned.—They art
tobejoined by 20 fail of the line of Spani
ards, which are lying here now ; there an
4 lhipsof 126 guns;—they arejuft waitinj
for orders—So I cxpeft there will bt
warm work shortly.
"The Spaniards, are daily bringing ir
some paltry prizes of the French, but gel
none ofany consequence. The Spaniard:
seem in general low-fpnited, and I believe
they are d inn—lv afraid of the Frencl
coming too far into their country. Wi
have flying news of fevera! places revolting
to the French, near their lines ; if that be
the c ife, Spain will not Hand it long."
On the firft accounts received in New
York of the success of the Ambuscade it
her combat with the Boston, a citizen oj
that place wrote thus to his correfpondem
in Albany :
" I h.ivejuft time to tell you, thatthere
has been a battle between the French sri
& -it L Ambuscade, and the Englilh frigate
Boston, arid two winnings, the French
man won the BATTLE, the Briton won
the RACE."
Extract of a letter to the Editor, fron,
liyn-.efborough (South Carolina) 'Jul)
If you had hired two asses, each ladet
with two panniers of recommendations,eu
loginms, and certificates of approbation,
and fenc them into this country, it uoulc
not more effectually have eltablifhed tin.
circulation and reputation of your paper,
than the brayings of and' , u hi
have recently traversed the state, vocife
rating and uttering execrations againit it.
It 111 uft: be something mortifying to rhef.
gentlemen, that their malicious effufion
have conflantly operated directly contra.}
to what they intended, so that it is reason
able to suppose the people in general confi
finer all they fay a fort of witches pray
er, which when read backwards contaim
bleflings iiiflead of enrfes."
On the 3d of Augtifl, arrived at New
port the British ship Catherine, William
James Davis, mailer, mounting 4 iron
and some of wood. She was bound from
Jamaica toNew-\ork, with freight, and a
Dumber of pail'engersj byt failing ia
a Brit'fli fr'gite off Sandy-Hook, and learn
ing that the French frigate Ambuscade wa s
at New-York, Davis thought proper t(
bear away for Newport. Ihe paffeng. r
inform, th.it' some rune previous to their
ioeakiug the iv. itiih frigate, they fell in wit
an American veflel, bound from Cape
Francois to Baltimore, having on board
150 French pafiengers, and that from this
veiiel D.tvis took two bags of money, fai.'
to contain between 6 and 7060 dollars, sup
poling it co be French property. As he
was not provided with a commiflion, his
conduit became a Subject of conversation
* lt Newport—and fearing he should be flop
ped, on VV'ednefday night t)ie 7th, flipt his
cables, and put to sea, leaving the pas-
Sengers ashore, one of whom had freight
on board to a large amount.
I he escape of this pirate from Newport
has occasioned several queries in the Rhode -
liland papers, tending to excite an opinion
ih it some part of Davis's plunder had been
applied in procuring bail, to which he was
not leg.illy admifliole, and towards pre
venting a guard being put on board his vef
lel—wr a pursuit made, after it was ioune
he had quitted the harbour.
"The challenge sent by the Captain of the
•ofton to citizen B->mpard, is a linking
(peciinen of the bullying' , fangu n iry dispo
sition or the Britiiii nation.—What Thar
that was influenced by the common feel
nigs of humanity, would wifli to expose
the lives of hundreds of ins men, in an en
gagement, which could a.nfwer no othei
[>urpofe,than to gratify a fooiifn, ridiculou:
ambition.—Would finy man that regardec
the happ'mefs of his honest tar\, wanton})
lacrifice them, and at this hot season of the
year, fi'fter them to be mangled merely tc
difplw a lavage specimen of his courage r
Blufli at your barbarity.
1 he conduit of the Captain of the B >f
ton, lerve> ;o encreafe that disgust whicli
To generally prevails against the Britilh.
1 hey are conlidered as a haughty, domi-
infoJent, sanguinary nation ; and
would, if it was in their power, tyrannize
aver the world.
Not withstanding, a few among us ma)
new a difpolltion to befriend them, ycl
heir motives are so evident, that they de
eat their own pt-irpofes."
Extra# of a letter from Barcelona, dated
6th June.
" The Spanish fleet is just returned here
ifter having taken the Jfland of St. Peter,
ind another small one adjoining, w hen it
eturned to the Sardinians; drove ashore
ind burnt a French frigate, & has brought
leie another, of 36 guns and i4ooprifon
?rs, who Surrendered at discretion. with
out the lofa of a man on either fide."
Accounts from Nova Scotia fay, that
Admiral Gardner's fjuadron were dailv
?xpe£ted at Halifax, to {fay the hurricane
eafon in that port. Letters from the Well
Indies, however. afTert that Said Squadror
was lying at St* Kitts the 26th of July, anc:
; v,, re to fail for England, as convoy to *
aeet of 100 fail of merchantmen, on the
3 1 ft.
" We are informed (fays the Kentucky
Gazette, of July 6) that fifteen Jiundrec
volunteers a. e to be immediately raised ii:
Lhisftate, a?id that thegeneral and held of.
ficers, who are to command them, are al
ready appointed."
On f rida* An 9 citizen Genet, miniftei
from the French Republic, visited the
French veflt 1 of war, in the port of New.
\ ok, including the Ambuscade-, fromeac]
as which he received a national salute.
A i eport circulates, from Baltimor, tiiat
orders have been received from the con
vention of Cape Francois, directed to gov
Galbaud. now in New-York, to arrest the
commifiionersSauthonax and Polverel, anc
lend them to prance. A later arrtval how
uver, makes no mention of tnis circum
itance ; but inform > that the negroes have
joined the Spaniards against the commifli
oners, rhe fo.mer of whom it was though!
would soon be in poiMon of the whole is
land. [Doubtful. J
Letters from Halifax fay. that the ladiei
of that town gave a splendid ball to captaii:
Courtney and his ofheers previous to their
failing ; anc) that they promised the crew
ten guineas each, it they brought the Am
buscade into that port !
The Cologne Gazette llates in a letter,
dated P ais,May 29th, that 2,000 roya lifts
had made an attempt to attack Cherbourg
by land, while a vefTel of eighteen gum
was to attack it by sea; but that 2,00 c
patriots, with 40 pieces of cannon, having
marched against 'them, they were forced
to retire. The patriots obtained poflefiion
of a port folio which a royalilt had throwr
into the sea, and contained the correspon
dence of the citizens of Cherbourg. Fif
teen (hips of the line had proceeded from
Brest to L'Orient and Rochefort, to meet
a fleet of homeward bound Weft-Indiamen
to convoy them fafe into port.
It can no longer be a dispute, that the
Boston was expedited on purpole to fall in
with the Ambuscade, the mailer of a veflel
arrived at Newport from Jamaica, having
Spoken with Captain Courtney, of the fn
gate Bolton of 32 guns previous to the en
gagement, who informed him, that he had
positive or diet s to cruije hear the found un
til faprntyith the French Ambiu -
• • -h If.iv.ng been further (aid, in the
; " ;f l.oflon, that Uie Bolton frigate
... .yc .it the Hook, and .hat the com
' tr t,u "P a challenge to captain
» al " ' ot »he Amhuftide, and intor.n
that he Ihould be there three days
waiting for him, a Bolton correfponden:
emai ked—7 hat though the Hoilon stand?
i the court regiiter ai about tl.e lame rate
is the Ambuscade, yet ic is probable, as the
was fitted out for the express purpose ol
HV't.rfg the Ambuscade, that flic has taker
'"board much heavier cannon than (he uf
tially carries. Without doubt tl.e Boftoi
.is been preparing for iliis engagement foi
A eeks pa ft; it therefore /-Views a cowardice
11 the captain, to give the captain of tilt
Ambuscade but three days notice, to attack
i ll'ip that has employed the whole town o:
Halit. x (or so long a time to get undei
ivay." (Niw-Yo> k Journal.)
i he toast ot this (Jay in all the republi
an circles at Boflon is, " The virtuou:
md independent jury of Pennfyivunia, \vh(
acquitted Henfield."
On Sunday 1 a( t Citizen Bompard vifitec
1 lie admiral's )!■ ip, the Jupiter, at New-
oik. Same day,he visited the governor
ai.d on both occ. Hons was complimentec
with Salutes. 7 lie calm bravery of thi
i.fficer, commands the refpc£t and atten
tion of every true American. It is noi
true, as lias been reported, that he 'na.
been in the lart war prisoner to Captair
Courtney. As an officer, lie has been i.
five actions, all fuccelslul, andnever \va:
taken.
ANTICIPATION!
'• You may expert to hear, and fee, and
feel the eftefts of extraordinary extraft--
jt letters from Bourdeaux, that 43 of the
iepartments of the French Republic, char
ned with the peace and harmony now ex
inn;* iu I ngland, in coufequence of the
eforms eftecled by the present parliament,
u.ve resolved to have a limited monarchy,
md 110 doubt but the king, defender of the
aith, will have the liberty of placing one
>f his f.-»ns on the throne of that empire;
this news will make ; mends for the dif
;race of the Bolton frigate. The infur
jents in Britanny are carrying all before
them !"
Communications from unknown CorreJ
po/idents.']
t. It is an incontestable truth that r he
virtues of the citizens conflitute the most
i;|ppy dispositions that can be def.rcd by
1 jull and wife government. 7 his tl.en af
ords a certain index from which the nation
nay judge of the intention of those who
govern. If they endeavour to render the
people happy and prgfperous, their views
ire pure and upright. But if they spread
1 corruption of manners, a love of luxury,
uid promote the ereftingof magnificei.". a.n!
.odly palaces lor the officers of govern
ment, and excite to other ruinous expen
ds—the people ought to take care of these
jorruptors, tor they endeavour to purchase
flares, in order to rule over them in an
irbitrary manner.
a. 7 he happiness of a state depends upon
the wildom with which it is governed, not
upon the licentious adminillration of those
who, cloathed with purple and power,
make their own will the law.
<1 U E R Y.
3. Altho' the 1 ncorporated companier
who are unjultly taking polfeilion of our
highways and public rivers, are not to en
joy the titles of the nobility or princes ol
Europe, will not the exclnlive privileges
granted to such companies render then
squally obnoxious and injurious to the
People?
4- 1 here is fcarcelv au avenue which
leads to the source of specu
lation but what has been ex imined with
microscopic exactness within three or fom
years p.ift. The Hotel Lottery, which we
wereinformed was designed for public util
ity, and which ought surely to be conducted
on a plan nor enveloped by chicane—ha
been grasped by the niercileis paw of fpe
filiation ; and in the vicinity of Philadelphia
one dollar is 2tlded to the price of the
tickets, and I have been informed two in
.mother place—it the drawing commences
it the appointed time, the commissioners
will efrape crimination ; but flionld it be
pofrponed,it will doubtlels jult grounds
for conlidering it in its molt favourable con -
firuiti--n, as one of the intricate winding:
in the hibyrintb of manoeuvring.
5. A paragraphed in ttie General Adver
tiser of the 13th inliant, animadverts 011
a piece in the National Gazette of Saturday
lall, by flily insinuating, as follows:
"It ought to be remembered, however,
that there is no similarity between the
" two cases, the situation of the twa conn
" tries, and the circumstances, being en
" tirely different. Without making an}
" other comment, it will be fufficient to
" observe, That there was no Treaty of
*' Peace ■ >ift -«g between France and Eng
" laud, and they w ere the avowed ene
" mies of each other, time immemorial."
I suppose this writer thinks there is no
fimila.uy between the Britifl. empire,
loaded with an enormous debt, epprelied
peasantry, lorded over by fpirimals and
temporais, the land net fufficient to fup
portits discontented inhabitants; and the
Houriflung territory of the United State;.
" nil il livlit Veluvh is dailv dißtnifiung,
having neither lords nor dnVejj nor an^
burthen, except a bunch like the Camel's,
with a few ' uiftrunientauties' 0 n its back,
which helps it to bear its burthen with,
more oflenlibility, tile overplus of its pro
duce lupporting a great pnrt ofCanada, the
..leek nation, the Weft-India islands, and
the countries ot the principal maritime
powers in Europe,—< no fimilarlty'!' The
peasantry of England, and the yeomen of
the United States, the former ignorant,
naught), and brutal, the latter enlighten
-I's!, sensible and rational 'No treaty nf
/dace, by this aflertion, we are led to be
lieve that a cefidtion ol hostilities only ex
ilted from the defeat ofßraddock, in the
wi Idernefsof America, to the recommence
ment ot attack on the French frigate La
Belie Poule, during the late American war.
hat the iolemnity ot the ratification of"
peace at V erlailles and London, thetefla
tion ol Canada, &c. were efno effect, and
ought not to be recognized at this time of
day as having ever existed. That peace
was not proclaimed at London on the ioth
dayot J' i-bruary, 1763, but ' neutrality.'
7 hat they \\ ere the avowed enemies of
each other time immemorial"is not a good
argument th.it the citizens of the United
Mates, and fubje£lsof England were not
" 'ends, but avowed enemies of each
other about ten years ago. That the im
memoriality of their hatred is on the ad
vance, and will never cease until the slates
are reannexed to the Britilli Empire, or a
. eciprocity of good offii.es 011 the part_uf
Britain will commence by furrenderinu the
Western Polls.
_'' le P ol ?tical piece signed
J hiieuthys, in our la(t, Line 54 from the
beginning, for ' Heavenly'— read heav'nly r
i <1 in line ilt of the lalt paragraph, for
' was, read ' were.'
') 11 a late tut/movable en^ngemeyiT*
IJ ESOLV'D for a chace all Frenchmen
to face,
B»!d Boston from Halifax fail'd,
With a full flowing Iheet the pride of the
fleet,
No veflel fiie saw but (he hail'd :
With Courtney, commander, who never
did fear,
Nor return'd from a fight with a flea in
his ear.
\s they lleer'd for the Hook, each fwor»
by his liook
No pray'rs fliould their vengeance retard
They won.(l plunder and burn, " they
Would never return
Unattended by captain Bompard !!!"
So Gaul can withltand us ; when once we
arouse—
We'll drown the monfieurs in the walh of
our bows!,
A fail now appear'd, when tow'rd her they
fteer'd,
Kach crown'd with his liberty-cap ;
Under colours of France did they boldly
advance
Vnd a small privateer did entrap.
I he time siay have been when their na
tion was brave
But now they prefer to cajole and de
ceive.)
Arriv d at the spot where they thought to
dispute,
Thus Courtney obferv'd, in a heat,
" Since fighting's our trade, their bold
Ainbufcade
Must fink, or be fore'd to retreat :
Teli captain Bompard, if his stomach's for
war
*1 advaiu efi om his port and engage a true
tar."
BpUI captain Bompard, when this challenge
he heai d,
Tho' his fails were unbent from the
yards,
his topmasts flruck down, and his men
lialf in town :
Vet sent back hi l - humble regards—•—
ihe challenge accepted—all hands, warn'd
011 board.
Bent the.r fails, swore revenge, and the
frigate unmoor'd.
The Boston, at sea, being under her lee,
1' or wind war J manoeuvred in vain,
7 ill night coming on, both lay by till dawn
i lien met on the watery plain :
The wind at north-ea'ft, and a beautiful
day.
And the hearts of the Frenchmen in trim
f or the fray.
[ v he remainder in our next. J
WARKAN T F. D "
Bouhing-Clolhs Mill-Jioncs,
For la eat jSo. NorthSeconci-ftrtet, by
OLIVER EVANS,
HO hath viewed the Cioths snd Stones In a
great many of the be ft mi. is in different parts
of /imeiica, and procured /amples of the cioth?*
with an account now they proved 3 an i collected
the opinion and judgment of many of the most
expe< ienced millers refpe&ing the quality of cloths
and ftcne for the diffeisnt purposes : therefore, if
the do not prove good, and fuiteble for the pur
poses 'or which he feils them, they will be re
ceived again, others delivered in their (lead, and
the cefls of carriage paid. Diafts of the best and
simplest plans for bouiting, and best and fimphffc
conftrutftiens of mills now in use, will be (hewed
to the pnrchafers, if xc^uired.
J7> fa. (, f.