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doubtful upon this point. But
finally the rafti and outrageous ex
tremities of the society, who were
secretly exciting commotions
through the country, forced the
convention into more decisive mea-
Tures. By its order the Secretary
of the society at Paris was arreftedj
and all the deputies from those
associated with it through France,
and who had arrived to deliberate
upon the flare of their affairs, were
driven from the city, under a de
cree which exempted none, not
inhabitants of Paris, except our
countrymen. Os all France, Mar
teiites was the only,diftrift in
which its efforts produced any
effect; a small commotion excited
France and the world at large,
should now look, with indulgence
and indeed with forgiveness, upon
* the conduA of many of those who
ieemed at the time to abet his en
ormities. Unfortunately for them
and for their country, their presence
secured only a pejfonal exemption
from danger: the preponderating
influence had long been in the
hand of a different description.
In this last scene which was aAed
by Rc&efpierre and in which he
placed himlelf at the commune in
open rebellion again ft the Conven
tion, ’cis said that this Society ar
ranged hfelf under his banner
against that aflembly. But after
his fall, and which was instan
taneous, it immediately endeav
oured to repair the error of this
step, by charging it upon fpme
who were admitted co be bad
members, and others who where
said to have forced themselves at
that tumultuous moment unlicen
sed into that society, and who
were not members at all. It even
went into high crimination of
Robespierre himfclf.
But the principles of the con
troverly were too deeply rooted in
the minds of ail co be so suddenly
eradicated. It was obvious that a
crisis had arrived which must even
tually fettle the point whether the
Convention or this society Ihouid
govern France, and equally fothat
the public mind was, and perhaps
long had been, decisively fettled in
favor of the former. As the ca
tastrophe was approaching,this fo
ciery, as heretofore, used at one
time an elevated or commanding
tone, and at others an humiliating
one. But the Convention aAed
there, was immediately quieted by
the ordinary police, and who after
having made an example of the
leaders,reported it to rhe Conven
t*on* November, 20.
Within a few days past the hall
of the Jacobins has been shut up
by the Convention, and Carrier,
formerly representative, voted by
that body as meriting a' trial by
the revolutionary tribunal.”
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, JAN. 6.,
RHINE etRMT.
THE m ail brings little frelh
intelligence from the Rhine.
with equal dignity throughout.
Whether it contemplated to strike
at its exigence by any overt aft, of
to seek its overthrow by contrasting
the wildom, the justice and mag
nanimity of its own pretent con
dud, with t.<e pad and recent en
ormities Os this society, is oncer-'
tain. The leading members of
the preponderating party teemed
A letter from Li/bon fays, that
the command of the 6,000 Portu*
guefe troops which arc to be feot
against J^rance, has been confer*
red on Col. M’lntire, a native of
Scotland, who has been for many
years in the service of her Mad
Faithful Majesty.
HAGUE, DIC. 23.
At a very early hour this mor
ning, a Courier arrived here with
the following intelligence:
On the 27th, (yesterday) the
French made a general attack on
all points of the frontier of the
State: they were the more fucceG
ful, becaule the ice in the rivers <
and inundations had been rendered
The Rhine as well as the Waal
is now frozen over. The French,
we learn, are moving towards
Gorcum ; but we are ignorant of
their numbers. We exped fcon
to come to an adion with the ene
my, unless we prevent it by our
usual expedient—a retreat.
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BRITISH ARMY. Die. 27.
dec. 2g. Orders were issued
last night for the army to hold
themtelves in readiness to march
at a moments warning. Orders
were at the fame time, issued to
Gen.de Burgh, to remove the
hospital with all poflible expedi
tion. Our army, which lately
consisted of 17,000 is now reduc
ed to tefs than 10,000 effective
men.
dec. 28; The French, after
making themtelves masters of <
Bommel, loft some little time in
attempting to cross the Waal,from
which they were then only a little
distance. From the superiority
of their numbers they soon bore
down all opposition— indeed they
hardly met with any. We have
not yet learned the particulars of
the attack *, we only know in gen
eral that they have fairly estab
lished themtelves on the fide of the
Waal.
Our letters from Manheim, of the ’
2ad of Dec. informs tjs, that on
die night of the 15th the Imperial
garrisons Rationed in the fleches
on the left flank of the Rhine,
made a sortie with several guns
and aoo pioneers, to destroy a new
redoubt the French had begun to
conftruA on the highway leading
to Mundenheim: This attempt
succeeded, with the iofs of only
nine men wounded, on the part of
the Austrians. We are ignorant
of the loss of the French, who
however relumed their employ
ments in the morning. On the •
morning of the 17th, a new sortie
was made from the fleches, against
the besiegers Rationed on the road
leading to Mundenheim.
WE have just received informa
tion that, early in the morning, a
strong column of the French cros
sed the Meuse, on the ice, near the
village of Drid. The Dutch,
either unable, or not inclined to
oppose them, gave way in every
direction. The enemy soon made
themselves master of the Bommel
waart; for even the town of Bom
md itfelf made little or no opposi
tion, such of the troops as could
get off retreating with precipita
tion across the Waal. The French
have taken a number of prisoners,
besides possessing themselves of
the gun boats and hospital vefK
ds.
The progress of the French in
to Holland does not contradict any
information we have heretofore
given, with refpedt to the inter.
eftmg profpeCt ot a teparate peace
with the Dutch. The French
are too wife to let pass a favorable
moment of securing theft advan
tages, unless an adual cessation of
hostilities had been agreed on ;
and co agree on a cessation of arms
until thev were sure of their ob
ject, would have been repugnant
to every principle of found policy
or justice. The French did not
commence hostilities with the
Dutch—the Dutch, on the other
hand, as a nation, were exceed
ingly opj*)fed to a war, but they
were forced into it by the over
bearing influence of the Bricifh
Cabinet, or their Supreme Execu- ]
live. < J
It must be the bbjed of the |
French nation, therefore, to de- I
ftroy this undue influence of En- :
gland, and in Qrder to do it they I
will assist in throwing the whole
power of the nation into the hands
of the people 5 they probably will
not negotiate with the Stadtholder.
This officer therefore, will pro
trad the war to the great injury
The only account we have re
ceived refpeding the post of Jer
Heyde, states, that the Dragoon
Guards belonging to that port had
reached Willemstad. By this it
would appear that the line of
Breda has been also forced, and
the communication with thatfor
trefs thus cut off. We are in the
mean time impatiently waiting for
further detail.
so strong by the severe and con
tinual f roft as to enable them to
cross without difficulty, and to at
tack our posts in front and rear.
1 hey thus forced the troops of
the ftateto retreat, to prevent their
being entirely cut off.
In this way the enemy became
masters of the Cantons of Bom
mcl; and as they had crofted the
Waal, a part of the troops Ration
ed in the aforefaid Cantons near
Breedal, retreated during the night
to the vicinity of the Dyke of
Dalem, to prevent their being cut
off es her fide of Gorinchem,which
would other wife have been the
case; The other troops in the
Canton of Bommel, who had re
paired to the second position, re
treated towards Corinchein, leav
ing behind them several hundreds
of men. In the Longftrant all the
posts were attacked at the fame
time; and from thence the enemy
proceeded to the posts of Capel
len and Wafpick, which, after an
obstinate resistance, were obliged
to retreat towards Geertruiden
berg.
The polls of the pass of S war
ten berg and Lomfgat, having been
both forced by a great superiority,
the troops at Zeverbergen, to pre
vent their being cut off, retreated
to Willemstad.
At 10 in the morning the ene
my a Ifo attacked the right wing
of the line of defence Rationed in
the wood between Geertruiden*
berg and Breda * they turned the
lunette conftruded there ; and at
the departure of the Courier, were
employed in attacking the forts of
Steel boven.
BOSTON, MARCH ig.
OBSERVATION.
The Marquis is represented as
indifferent about his fate, and be
ing now entirely detached from
the soliciting interests and preju^
dices of the paflions, his mind is
said to have resumed the serene
dignity of its native independence,
and thus being enabled to take an
impartial review of his former
conduit, he has determined to
..judge how far that has correfpon*
dedwith, or deviated from the
rules of integrity and justice.
“ My chara&er (lays he) is
become a feathered fhuttleccrck
which both parties beat to each
other in the wantonness of play»
deeming the fide disgraced on
which it should happen co fah>«w
A strange combination of unfor
tunate circumstances not only o
verpowered my most spirited and
well meaning efforts, in refilling
; the horrid despotism of licentiouf*
nefs, but also drew upon me the
vengeance of a society, whole
of his country for his own particu
lar benefit—But the Dutch may
have a peace with the French by
the tacrifice of the Stadcholder
and cheeftabliffiment of a Demo
cratic Constitution.
THE London Analytical Review con
tains the following article relative to M.
Fatetfi, by which it appears that he
has pubiifW “ A fiatement of hit nw
condudt tend 'frinciflu” it cannot fad to
prove inierc/Hng to Americans, and we
therefore extra# it.
The noted insurgent, David Brad,
ford, had escaped into the Spanilh tcrho
ry. There let him Ji ay.
The latest accounts from Europe, are to
January B.—WAR was Rill the •* order of
day and night'* The details will be con
tinually uriving. ' f
The ship that brought the Treaty to
Norfolk, had 94 days passage from Lon
don 1 David Blaney, Esq. was the con
fidential bearer of the Treaty.
Capt. Vickeky, who edmmanded the
ship that brought the original COMMER
CIAL TREATY from England, save
that it was considered there as highly fav
ourable to America.
The United States, it is exptfled, will
fpeedilybeat PEACE, with all ths
world.—Laus Deo!
M We are here groaning under
the burdens of the WAR. The
French are expeded daily, being
already in Guelderland. May
GOD give us soon a definable
peace; about which co obtain,
two commiflioners fenc from the
states to Paris, are employed.”
At a fplended military parade io
Charleftcn (S. C.) ch? 10th ult. be 28th
regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. Les,
formed on erefcint, and the Oftue s, pre
ceded by his Excellency tn? Governor,
Major General Pi.nkniy, Brig, Ge«,
Washington, and their aid -de camp,
fummcned by beat of drum, '.ook the oah,
“ Tofufport the Laws and Confitmions of
that Staff, and of the United States.*' The
fcenc was lolemn and affecting.
Submission to the Laws is now the
,f order of the day" in the late infurgcnt
counties of Pennsylvania.
ExtraSt of a letter dated Amjler-
The Governor of Virginia has taken
measures to prevent any infringement on
the neutralrighss cf ihe United States, in
the refitting the Bricifh frigate Thetis.
The President’s birth d»v, fits thia
year been celebrated with onatual federal
ttlat. In feverid, parts of Virginia it w»s
celebrated on Sanday—and the day uhted
both by the French and Engtifh armed
vessels there.
By Yefleday s Mail.
Fayette.
dam, Jan, y, 1795.
MAICH 21.