The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-07-22 00:00:00, page 2

tis 1,1: +1 htl^ of the French.they were
>e|j.frd frith great loss. Getb'Melas has
b now sent Gen. Elfnitz 1 further reinforce
ment.',
• .^yr 29. .
Adm. Keith has declared, thatfe.would
order any Captain of a thip to be hanged,.
who should aflilt Maffena in effecting his
escape.
,ARMY OF ITALY. :
Detail of operations from the loth April to the
'26th inchfcf. ,
The General in Chief on th„e 20th pub
lished two Proclamations, one to organize,
the Italian Patriots who fled to Genoa, the
other to invite the Citizens to bring their
provision of bifeuit, in order to fend it to the
Garrisons of the Forts, the moftdiftant from
the City.
On the 21st Baron d'Afpre and the 'Auf
' 'trian Officers were released on r parole.
On the 22d, a yelfel arrived from Alaffio
with the news that the French had re^takOT
the important Post of St. James, and,the
Fort of Ferrol, whither the Enemy had re
tired.'
On the 23d, at day break, the Auftriahs
'advanced to St, Pierre d'Arena. Not find
ing a very great refinance, they approached
the gate of La Lantern, to get possession of
it ; but the Draw-bridges were soon railed
and the Battery fired.. At the fame time, a
Corps of French Troops..defending the
mountain took the enemy in the rear, and
many prifomers: .
The General iff 'Chief publiflheJ- a Pro-,
clamation to the Genocfe. “ Citizens, the
enemy relying little on their Forces, employ
all putfiole means to corrupt the public opin
ion, and produce, by feduaion, movements
favorable tea, them. Yesterday their Parti
zans circulated a report that Ifhould aban
don your City : to-day they have circulated
a letter from Gen. Melas, offering me a Ch-,
pitulation ; they have carried their impos
ture further. They aifert that a capitula
tion is already signed. Yesterday I reje&ed
all kind of Capitulation, and 1 communi
cate to you the letter I wrote to Gen. Me
las. This morning the epemy were com-
Sletely beaten, and loft 1200 men. Inhal
ants of Genoa, I will not, I ought not jo"
capitulate, because I have forces to defend
you ; because the movements which the firft
Consul is directing the French armies ^0
make, will soon force the Auflrian Army
to retire ; and finally, because it would be
to deliver you to an enemy, from whom it
is the wish and duty of the army to deliver
you. That enemy are so interested in get
ting poflfeffion of your city, that there are no
facrifices they will not make to get possession
of it. But be not deceived with refpe& to
their real intentions. The secret views of
the House of Austria are to overwhelm you
with contributions; to annihilate your com
merce, and to avenge the events of 1746,
which are of a nature never to be effaced.—
Inhabitants, as long as I have-one Corps of
Troops remaining, neither my brave men,
nor myfelf, will ever separate our cause from
yours.",
On the 25th the French- .troopsand the
National Guards were-under arms all riight.
An attack was apprehended*.
On the 26th ^ vessel with grain entered
the port. The French advanced posts ex
tend beyond St. Pierre, d'Arena oh one fide,
and to Quarto on the other. An attack is
supposed to be intended by the Auftrians.#-
Thc English fleet cruises before our port. -
• MASSENA.,
IVIENNA; MAY 7.
The blockade of Genoa is rtrengthened
by field pieces landed by the Englitb, The
French troops in Genoa murmur on 'account
of the icarcity of provision. Austrian lots
in Italy from the opening of the campaign
to April 15, 16 officers, 604 privates killed ;
77 officers, 2386 privates, wounded.
The whole of the imperial cavalry, a,
mounting, to 20,000, has arrived in the Pi;
edmontefe.
\ PARIS,MAY 21.
A Courier from Buonaparte, left him ^rt
Lafanne, on the i°6th. 'The army of re
ferve,under Berthier,wasthen in full march*.
Numerous and in good condition. Had al
ready taken Aoufta, in Piedmont, and some
prifonersi'* §
London, MA/ 24.;
Letters from Pavia, fay, that Maffe'na was
repulfed.in a sortie on the 27th of April,
with great loss.
AFFAIRS IN SUABIA."
• Paklsrart 20
The latest information from thd.aimy of
the Rhine, is, that after the taking pf.Mem
mingen- Cen. Lecourbe directed his march
for Ulm. . ^—
[Mar
It is said that a part of the .right, wing of
the Army of the khine is on hi march for
Lindau —that the Engjith flotilla in the lake
of Constance bar been defeated ; and Buc+
horn taken.''
+ ,vr XORD n „,
I have the' fatisfaaion to infbtm your
Lordihip, that Gen. Kray having been at
tacked, on the I ith inst. on his march from
Memmingen to Ulm, had, repulsed the ene
rgy, and driven him beyond Memmingen,
inhere, incon sequence of this fyecefs, he Iqft
a-considerable corps under Gets. Merefeloe,
who is charged to keep oped the: communi
cation wit|iPrince Reufs in the Varalbefg.
; The main army retired to Cim, wjeretit
has effected its junction with thefeeohd di
vision of the Bavarian Subsidiary Arty, and
with Geri. Stzarray. ° , ^. +
;' LONDON, MAY 16.:
Gen. Moreau's Head-quarters were at
Biberach on the 12th. The centre of his
army was bn the liter ; the left was follow
ing the cpurfe of the Danube, toward Ulm;
and the right wing was at Memmingen,
which Gep. Lecourbe entered on tlifei"h.
The AuflTians had retreated altogether be
hind the liter, and were hastily removing
,heir magazines from Ulm, which they in
tended to abandon, and to fall back on the
Lech, leaving Gen. Moreau matter of the
whole of Suabia. It is alferted,.th?t on the
12th, Gen, Lecourbe was only two leagues
dirtant from, Ulm. The Austrians broke
down all the bridges in their retreat. On
the fide of the Lake of Constance, the French
have entered Lindau and Bergentz. Gen.
Vandame has taken 3 large convoy of for
age, which was onjhe road to Feldkirch,
for the supply of the Austrians in die Gri
fons. A
- Army of Reserve, as it is still called,
tho' divided into two offenfive par&of which
one Glares the fate of Mgreau, anti the other
is conduced by Buonaparte, has reached
the Valais, arid is preparing to^afs the Alps
by the Great. St. Bernard and the Simplon.
The advanced guard is said to have already
entered Piedmont, arid to have taken Aorta.
A third division of the army of reserve w ill
defile by the Mount St. Gothard. But the
Tate of &noa may be expe&ed to be decid
ed before these troops can cause any diver-
Gmmils favor. By a letter from Lord
Keith, received at Leghorn, it appears, that
on the 22d ult. Genoa had not above four
teen daysprovifion left. .
^R^
Carnot returned to Paris, May 20 # He
went to Bonier with Moreau.
Extras of a letter from the Head-Quarters of the
right wing at Memmingen, dated May 12.
^ «This morning Lecou fbe entered Mem
tnihfen, : Kray evacuated it during the
n"ighf, after having in vain contended during
the preceding evening against a division of
our corps of the' army. All the accounts
confirm that Kray was there in p^rfon at
the head of aln^t all his army, united by
.forced marches. We took from him 1500
prisoners, including the red clbaks, whom
-Lecourbe took on their road to him, in the
Forelt apove Aitrach.
DOWNING-STREET, LONDON, MAY 2%.
Col. Clinton to Lord Grenville.
, Head - Quarters, Memntingen,
~i • May io.
MF LORD,.
, I have the honor toinform your lordship,
that, the army marched in the @rfe of the
night of the 6th to Langen EnAjngen ; the
chemy sent onlyadetach merit to rbferve the
movement of the Andrians on the left of the
Danube, & marched with the main body of
his'arn^y 'in a diteaion which gave, Gen.
Kfay dn a appr&lenfion 'for his communica
tion with Lt. Gen. Prince Reufs in the Vor
alberg ; to preserve which he haflened by a
forced march, recreffing the Danube at
Riedlingen to Biberach, Which place he
reached in the afternoon' of the Bth. —-—-
The army took a portion behind the Rifs.
The enemy, however, Hill had the advance,
and already occupied Waldfee.- .On the gth
the Auftrran advanced posts in front of the
Rifs were vigotoufly attacked and driven in.
Gen. Kray, wishing to avoid engaging in a
general affair, fell back at night to Ochfen
‘haufen.— Every report of the enemy dated
that he was (fill marching by his right.—
This morning the army crotfed tbe Iller in
two columns at Illcrdilfen ; and near this
place the troops had scarcely reached their
ground when the enemy began a frelh at
tack on the left ; at the fame time a report
was received, that a strong coltynn was on
its march to Kempton. Every thing an
nounced on the part of the enemy the inten
tion of an attack. Gen. Kray therefore
had determined to proceed to Ulm, where
he will be joined by the corps of Gen. Sta
nai; confining of ten battalions and a large
proportion of cavalry befidetthe second di
vifio'n of the Bavarians. The affair of this
day, in which the, Bavarians distinguished
themselves much to the fatisfa&ion of Gen.
Kray, terminated in one of the advanced
posts.,
ARMY OF THE RHINE.,
Mr. Wickham to Lord Grenville.^
Donauwerth, May ty
We published a few days rince the narrative of
a refpe&ble citizen of .Philadelphia, concerning
the connivance of Timothy Pickering, while he
was Secretary of State, in the detention of fede
ral of our impressed fellow citizens, on board the
British fluop of war Squirrel, while that veflel lay
at the wharves of Philadelphia. Every one muli
recoiled: the infamous coodo& of Mr. Pickering
in relation to that injured citizen Capt. Ebenezer
Giles.-_
Yhefe observations we have thought neceflary
to prefix to a ffatement concerning the conduct
of the Britifhfhip of war St. Albans, of 64 guns
now at New York, w hich we received by a pri
vate hand from -New York on funday evening.
This British man of war is commanded by John
Oaks Hardy. On Sunday evening till 2111 June,
he ferit on shore at New York the following A
merican seamen—B. Cloutman, Daniel Collins,
John Doliver, Joseph PreHon, and Joseph Bridget,
all natives of Salem, in Maflachufetts. These cit
izens had been taken on board the brigantine Han
nah, Crpr. Henry White, on or about the 14th
June, three days out of Salem bound to Malaga,
and the veflel sent for Halifax.-
The cargo of the Hannah confined of sugars
and salted fifh, and the above seamen had adven
tures on board. The Britifl, officers (old these
•citizens that the cargo and adventures wouldiall
be condemned, and insultingly told them that they
Ought to corifider themselves as very fortunate in
beieg taken so near hone, far that they certainty
- \rotrtrtiiave been token on tlie palfage to Europe,
as alt his Mijelly's Grips had orders to capture all
American vessels bound to or from the ports of
any of the powers at war with England, or having
any property the produce of the countries of thole
powers on board. .\
The ihduttrious and injured citizens hav,fami
lies at Salem and Marblehead, and are thus depri
Expedition;--''-
Gen. Abercrombie & Ad?Bilkerton, have
failed from England for Gibraltar. Itis
thought they will, on account of recent e
vents, proceed to Corsica. • •
The Condean regiment are said to be or
dered to Corsica.
Ruffa and Great Rriify. ;
The Couriers for England cannot procure'
the necessary palfports for leaving Russia.—
There is evidently a disagreement between
the Courts of Peterfbutgh and St. James,
The French papers fay much on the proba
bility of an alliance between their Republic
and the Ruffian Despotism. Volney advo
cates the measure.
The Ruffian Minister has not been recall
ed^—but withdraws to the continent for the
benefit of his health. His Secretary has be
come Charge des affairs. The Minister is
greatly afflicted by the late unaccountable
circumstances—and if his influence could
have prevented them they would not have
occurred. [Times.]
Vessels are now receiving on board the
Ruffian troops, lately employed in the ex
pedition -to Holland, to return them to their
own country ; and the RuffiatTmen of war
are returning.
The new German Minister has been
coolly received at Petersburg.; and, it is
said, the Ruffian court has proposed to that
of Prussia a renewal of the treaty of Jap.
1,9^ ; and that a fectet convention is in
agitation to which Denmark and Sweden
are to be invited as parties. .i p "-
It has been repotted that a Treaty of Al
liance, offensive and defenfive, has been con
cluded between the Courts of Russia and
Prussia; the obje& of which is to procure,
by an armed mediation, peace for the conti
net of Europe.
LONDON, MAP 28.
The examination of witness on the fubjt&
of Hadfield's attempt on the life of his Ma
jesty, is finally closed ;and yesterday the
Grand Jury found a true bill against him for.
High Treason.
r lt has been rumoured for some days, that
hostilities had recommenced in Egypt, and
the report seems to gain credit. It is stated
that Gcn. Kleber, underlanding that his
treaty with the Grand Vizier, to which the
British commander, Sir Sydney Smith, gave
his guarantee, was not to be confirmed, had
failed on the Turkish army, and literally
cut them in pieces. Ten thbufand Turks
are said to have fallen in the field, and all
the rest of the tumultuous army dispersed,
and fled in every dirtaiori.''
The news of the defeat of the Turkish
army of Kleber deferyes nocredit.
Coifed.'
An Infurreaion has taken place in Cor
sica. The French Republicans were de
feated in an engagement, ih which they as
sembled all their force. One French Gen.
era! was wounded ; and another taken pri
soner.
Mir 20.
It is supposed Buonaparte willreturn to
Paris by the way of the Rhine. Mr. Neck
ar waited upon him at Geneva.
Gen, Defaix, from Egypt, came with.a
few other officers. He failed March 31,
was taken by a Britifli frigate, detained 29
days, and then released by Lord Keith, ant
ing under general orders from his, govern
men.
At a Council of State, at Vienna, on the
ift the Emperor attended. It fat longer
than usual. A rife in the funds is attributed
to an expectation of peace.
Domestic Intelligence.
^.rtfflrfg^^fy+tn—,
PHILdDELPHIAnULt 8.
Mar 21.
ved of thiir earnings for foeral years paft,which
had ibeen embarked on jo adventure ..which no
law could fubjed to seizure, which nd treaty b^s
rendered contraband.
Tie whole of the cargo, which did not belong
to the crew as Qieir pfivateand legal adtemres
was the property of Mr. Joseph White, a native
citizen also.
When the above named citizens uere put on
shore at New-York, they Waited pri the mayor of
that city, and delivered to him two letters, one of
them from John Newhall, born at Salem, Massa
chusetts, then detained against his wid on board
the St. Albans, and had been for fix years patt.—
He had Several times attempted to regain his lib
erty without effeQ, and had been repeatedly and
barbarously flogged.
Another letter was from John Dunn a native of
Philadelphia, who was imprefled out of an Ame
rican vessel, at Lisbon, a here the Brhifh officer
who took him, forced Kis proteftion from hint
tore it raid trampled it under loot.
These two letters date at large to the mayor
the particulars of the filiation of these citizens
'and others in a similarly urifoTumate itare of in
flavement ; and call upon him to reprelent their
lituation to the government of their country and
obtain a reftorution to their liberty, their families,
and their country. • '
Tbe mayor of New-Ybrk lays it is not in his
power tointerfefe personally as the St; Albans 6c
Swan (loop of war do not lie within his jurisdic
tion, they being at the watering place Staten Bl
and. . ;
The duty therefore devolves on Gov. Jay— to
fee that the treaty which he concluded is only ob
served at lead under his own jurifdi&ion, but we
predict that he will -not aft otherwise than Mr.
Pickering did in this city in tbe case of the citizens
detained on board ihe Squirrel;
Another circumftar.ee concerning the St.Albans
—and leg the American people make their own
comments—let the bale and depraved tools, and
- fyehophants of Britain in our Ilreets, again defend
those enemies of liberty and mar— or let them pass
these facts over witlia mean and dallardly silence,
hr 3 more mendacious attempt to invalidate these
amung a Ihoufand other villainies, which it is our
misfortune to.be compelled to expose, and to ex
pose alone in this tirlt city of the Union.
The St. Albans is how,taking on board an im
rcehfe quantity of Specie, of Solid Dollars at N.
York, This money is obtained by the fate of
Biitilh government securities. Thi,tnongy Is to
pay troops in Canada, and to build neO fortffica^
cions at Halifax. bi
Gapt. Pcilew when he captured two veflels near
Sandy Hook declared, he came there on purpose,
and that he had advice of their failing, and the
particulars of their Cargoes. Are we tS fOppofir
that Capt i Hardy will not take along witWouC
solid dollarswn account as all the veflels about to
fail from New-York, and fan we doubt his ditpo
fition to condutt them into Halifax.
Since the mayor of'New-York received the two
letters above alluded to, he received Several other,
from the fame thip, but nothing has been done let
the unfortunate viftims ; while the Britilh officers
go every day in coloured clothes about the fireeit
of that city, and are carefled by men who are a
mong the loudett deciaimers in favor of good cr
der, national dignity, and regular government.
Since receipt of the above, the Salem Regiftef
has been received by the Eallern Mail, from which
we extrac't the following corroborative particu.
lars, : I
LEXINGTON, (Kentucky)^NE 17.
A gentleman just from the Waters of Cumber
land river, informs us that the Indians on Lyntt
Camp creek, since the murder of Johnflon, have^
committed many depredations^—have stolen 3
number of horses ; and so great Was their dread,
that almost the whole of that fetdemeut hate mov
ed into the more inhabited part of this state. Our
informant adds, that the ' people are very much
alarmed all along the frontiers ; and that an ex
press had been sent forward to the Colonel of
Lincoln county for a proper guard to protest
them. . * "
Nashville, (Termcffce) MAT 14.
Some time about the middle et April, two med
v ere supposed to be killed in the wilderness, be
tween this place and Knoxville. They were res
idents of Holflein settlement, they had been on a
vibt to this diftria.
They were met by the post riaer on this fide of
the Cumberland mountain, on their way over !
they have not yet been heard of. One of their
horses have been delivered up to Sampibn Wil
liams, Bfq. by an Indian ; their names were Kifer
and Kirkpatrick.
A leter from Natchez dated April 28, mentions
(hot a gentleman arrived there from New Orle
ans, informs that several borts from the Wellern
county have been cut from that place , that seve
ral men.w re found m rdered and mangled in 1
horrid manner ; and that a Mr. Shute, fromthib
diunft, was miffing . • .-
SATFV, SULT |B.
Extreft of a letter fro?* Leghorn to a gentleman
in Salem, dated 4priL 23.
'" The fall of genoa is hourly expected. The
news by the express this day is that every fore
round the town, and within Ihot of it are in pof.
session of the Andrians, and it is expected in tie
morning we (hall have the accounts of the furren.
dcr. They fevcral days past offered to capitulate
but the terms were rejected. : ,
" April 25 —The information of yeflefday's
express irom Genoa is, that all the provisions in
the town, including horjes.&c. would not lad 1Z
days, and that the reinforcements which were on
their way to its relief had been cut off with con
siderable loss lost—so that we are expecting hour
ly the news of its capture.
" By a new law here every yeffet that has got
10 guns and twenty-five men, are obliged to pj
a duty of 1 per cent, on their cargoes."
I@TON, JULY 17.
Yesterday, the i6ih infl. was celebrated, the
Anniversary Commencement of H^rv^rd Uuiver
~fy. The Prelident of the United States, accom
panied by the Executive of this Commonwealth,
with a number of refpe&^fe ctiara&ers were es
corted from Boston to Cambridge, )) the faxbu
ry Cavalry.
Letters were received by Thursday Evening's
Mail from New-York, informing of the capture
of the brig Hannah, Henry White, jun. master, of
this port, laden with Sugar and Dry Fiih/aud
bound for Spain, by the St. Albans, a Britilh 64 —
and that the had been ordered to Halifax, her
“ lawful adjndication."^She is entirely eC'ued
by Capt. Joseph White, of this town.