The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1793-10-09 00:00:00, page 2

Goner, on (hewing the head to the focHa
tors, gave it a blow—on which by an al
molt universal murmur, the people expres
sed this sentiment,
La lot punit et ne venge pas.
The law punilhes and does not avenge.
The head was then pale, but perfectly
beautiful. The executioner shewed it a
second ti^e to the people, and the blood
which was then extravafated, had restored
to her cheeks its former animated glow:
shouts of Vive la Republique were, now
heard, and the fpedators dispersed lefsim
prefed with the recollection of her crime,
than of her courage and beauty.
[As an introdu^ofy Summary, we fall
mention, That on the 25th 'July, the inwfog
army, under the Duke of 2 orb, made three def
parate attacks on the horn-work, ravelin and
the feche of the city—in all which they were
fuccefful. Every thing being then prepared
"for a form, the Duke feat another summons to
the commander to surrender, that day— to save
the town, and the lives of the garrison and
inhabitants—with a summons to the Munici
pality, forewarning them of the devafation
which awaited them, and informing them,
that after that day no terms would be given ;
„.o .i t . the town would be plundered, and the
Filers and citizens majacred. here follows
canfwer to tbofe fummonfes.]
>O< ©< <^)< ^Q<G><'
[The Patrons of the Informer, have been
anxioufy waiting to hear Jomsthing of conf
luence from the European Powers, at war.—
'Phis week, we are enabled to give them some
thing important, but are sorry that it is to the
injury of the French nation, and the glorious
cause of liberty and equality, for
which they are contending.—The intelligence
is received by the /hip Minerva, Capt.
Scott, in 35 days from Land's End, (Eng.)
who arrived at Boflon on the z^th ult. and
brought papers of as late date as the 12th of
AuguJ}.].
We demand of you, Sir, a delay of
twenty-four hours, to t&ke its date from
the time that I address to you this de
mand. If this is agreeable to you, yom
troops and mine lliall each of them refpec
lively remain at the polls which belong tc
them, without any other communication
than by trumpets.
If you consent to this, the firing fhal!
cease on each fide, until the time of the
delay above demanded Ihall have ex
pired.
Valenciennes, fix o'clock in the evening,
26th, of July, 1793, 2d,ear of the French
Republic.
Pourtales, Ferrand,
Mayor, General of the division,
Commander in chief,
Landu, President of debate,
Second letter from bis Royal Highness the Duke
of York, to General Ferrtind.
IN conference of the answer you hive
just given to my proposal of this morning,
I have no difficulty in consenting to a
truce,to begin at the moment when the fir
ing on your part Ihall cease, and to end to
morrow the 27th, at four o'clock in the
afternoon ; upon condition, however,that
all communication Ihall be forbidden,dur
ing that interval, between the people oc
cupying our refpedive po4s, and that
your answer shall be addressed to me to
morrow at the said hour, by the gate of
Cardon only, by which this is sent toyou.
Eftreux, 26 July, ten o'clock in the
evening.
(Signed)
FREDERICK Duke of YORK,
Commander in chief of the armies before
Valenciennes.
Particulars of thßiege and Surrender o'
VALENCIENNES.,
NEITHER the coaftituted authori
ties, the garrison, nor myfelf, have been
able to terminate the important object
that you wished for, in the letter which
you did me the honour to write to me this
morning the 26 instant, refueling the
surrender of the place which I have the
honour to command.
GENERAL FERRAND,
to FREDERICK DUKE of YORK,
LATEST FOREIGN ADVICES.
Received by the Minerva, Capt. Scott.
nciing the Combined Armies btfeging
BOSTON, Sept. 28.
SUMMARY.
Valenciennes.
[Here fallows the articles of calcula
tion, proposed by the General of the divi
sion, Ferrand, commanding the troops of
the French Republic, at Valenciennes,
the 26th of July, 1793, to Frederick
Duke of York, commanding the com
bined army, at the siege of Valenciennes ;
some of which were granted, and some
refufed.—We Bull delift publishing the
whole of them, as their prolixity would
engross so great a proportion of the In
former, that it would be to the expulsion
of other particulars of more importance.—
The additional articles made by the Duke
of York, will follow ; and the particular
articles infilled on by General Ferrand,
we shall insert, as they are referred to, in
his letter to the Duke.]
[Here follows a letter from the British
Adjutant-General, of the 28th, announ
cing the surrender of the town and citadel.
The loss of the Britifo and Hanoverians, in
killed and wounded during the siege, he
Bates 240 —of the Aufirians, 1300.]
Letter from General Ferrand, commanding at
Valenciennes, to the Dube of York, Com
mander in chief of the combined army at the
fege-
I HAVE the honour of fending you the
series of articles of the capitulation that
yon nave offered me, announcing the new
dangers which the inhabitants had to fear.
You will be pleased, General, to answer
them article by article, and let me have
the result.
additional Articles, made by Frederick, Duke
of Fork.
Art. lll.—The commanders of the dif
ferent corps, who have papers or efteds to
deliver up, Ihall remain in the place until
.he delivery and inventories of the papers
and effects shall have been made by the
Imperial Commissaries.
Art. IV—As soon as the capitulation
shall be signed, hostages shall be tent in
to the place viz. a Colonel, a Major, and
a Captain, who 11^11 be exchanged against
officers of an equal rank of the garrison ;
which hostages will be restored immediate
ly after the execution of the articles of the
capitulation.
Given at my Head-Quarters befcre Va
ciennes, this 28th of July. 1793.
(Signed) FREDERICK Duke of YORK,
Commander in Chief of the Allied
Army besieging Valenciennes.
Art. I.—This day, the 28th of July, at
seven o'clock in the morning, the garrison
shall deliver up to the forces of the be
fiegi^g army, the out works the half
moon, the crown-work, counter garde
and the pate of the gate, for the fuccot
of the Citadel, as well as the half-moon
and the hern-work, of the gate of Cam
bray. And for the fake cf preserving or
der until the departure of the garrison,
the, retain the interior of the gate of
the corps de place, of the citadel, and
of the city, until their depasture.
Art. IL—ls an answer is net returned
by General Ferrand before seven o'clock
in the evening, it is declared to him, that
the fire of the trenehes Ihall recommence a<
nine o'clock, when the truce will be de
termined b, his silence.
I think that the suspension will continue
until your answer is received. On my
part I will conform to it.
Ferrand, General of the division.
Letter from General Ferrand Comman
der in Chief at Valenciennes, to Frederick
Duke of Fork commanding the Combined
Armies bejieging that face, dated 'Jul,
2^th, 1793> it the 2d year of tbe Re
public.
Upon the receipt of your letter I assem
bled the Council of War ; and as soon as
we became acquainted with the articles it
contains, it appeared very evident to us,
that the promise you had made to us yester
day was withdrawn ; for in the articles you
now propose, no mention is made of an
honourable capitulation.
In consequence I perfill, as well as the
other members of the General Council of
war, in my demand of the firft article
[Art. I. The garrison shall obtain the
honors of war, as well as every military
article.] being entirely preserved. We
moreover demand, that the Citizens Cho
con & Brie, representatives of the people,
be allowed to accompany the garrison.
We persist in the fecoud article [Art.
11. All the ammunition of whatever kind,
artillery, and every article, coaftituting
and making part of the army, shall be re
tained.] in our demand, that a tyld piece,
either a four or an eight pounder, with its
carriage, be allowed to each battalion,
We persist, also, in the third article,
{Art. 111. The garrison shall march cut
from the place on the 6:h day after the
Ggnature of the capitulation, by the gate
of Tournaj) to repair to luch part of the
Republic as General Ferrand fnall judge
proper, with arms and baggage, horses,
drums beating, matches lighted at both
ends, colours flying, and all the cannon
that they can carry away.] as far as the
allowance of three days to the garrison to
leave the place.
In answer to your letter of the zStl
inst. you will fee, Sir, by the capitulation.
I fend you herewith, figged and agreed tc
by the commifficners sent and authorifed
by you, what I have been able to grant to
your garrison. You will have the good
nefs, according to caftom, to fend, in the
course of this day, your homages, to be ex
changed against those to be given by me,
and to give your orders that the gate of
Cambray, that fcr the relief of the citadel,
and ttet of Tournay, be given up. I.
will be better if all these measures can take
place before night.
About seven this morning,two field pie
ces of artillery, carrying the British flag,
commanded by Major Wright, the flank
companies of the guards, and light infan
try, with the party that formed the horn
work, arrived, and lined one fide of the
road leading from the gate of Cambray to
Briquet ; in the rear were the cavalry
(Blues and Inniikilling.) The other fide
of the road was lined with Hanoverians and
Aoßrians, It was not until between nine
and ten o'clock, that the French began
their march, headed by General Ferrand,
accompanied by his Aid de Camps. Their
appearance was such as to excite our pity,
more than contempt ; the centre rank of
each regiment, was composed of boys from
14. to 15 years old, and the front and rear
either of old or young men badly eloath
ed. In short, they were much worse than
those from Conde. They marched out by
regiments, with drums beating, colors
flying, bayonets fixed and matches light
ed, until they arrived at Briquet, where
each regifoent laid down its arms and pro
ceeded on their march. The cavalry
which followed the infantry were much
ifuperior in every rcfpc&, and perfectly
well mounted.
The loss of the enemy during the siege,
must hive been great, as the number that
And, laflly, in the sixth article, [Art.
VI. Twelve covered waggons Ihali be
provided, which are not to be fearched.]
reducing, however, our demand to fix
waggons instead of twelve ; and that noth
ing shall be changed in the the articles
VIII. X. and XI.
[Art. VIII. As to the sick who are un
able to bear removal, they shall remain in
the hofpi;als where they now are; being
taken care of by the officers of health ap
pointed for that purp>fe, at the expence
of the Republic, under the inspection of
a commissary at war ; and whenever these
sick persons shall be fit for removal, they
shall in like manner be furnifhed with
carriages.— Art. X. The ceferters (halt
remain reciprocally in the corps ia which
they are, without being moletted. With
regard to the prisoners, they may be ex
changed.—Art. Xt. Commissaries shall
be appointed on both sides, to fix upon the
abjeds which shall be adjudged to the Re
public, as well as all the papers relative
to the artillery, the fortifications, and mi
litary regifiers, as well as those of this
town, as of every other place belonging
to the Republic. The fame shall be ob
served with refpe& to all the papers of the
civil and military administrators.]
I have the honor to fend you nx com
missioners, as well civil as military : the)
will deliver this letter to )ua, and are
authorised to treat with you, having full
powers for that effeft.
The garrison that 1 have the honor tc
command, has fought so bravely, that it
will immortalize itfelf by continuing tc
defend the place, and terminating its mi
litary career upon the breach whenever it
is made.
(Signed) FREDERICK Duke of YORK,
Commander of the Combined
Armies.
Head-Quarters at Efreux,
July 28, 1793.
Letter from His Royal Higbnefs the Duke cj
Fork, Commander of the Combined Army,
to General Ferrand, Commander in Fa
lenciennes.
CAMP BEFORE VALENCIENNES.
(Signed)
Augtfl 1
Ferrand.
Particulars refpe&ing the Siege and Sur
render cf MATENCE, (or MEN!Z)
[As an introduflor, to this article, cue lull
mention, that Men'!: fa:as garrisoned by a
.party of the French army of the Rhine (late-
I, Cufhne's) and q%s invefcd by the Profi
' han army, under the Duke of Rrufvik.
Previous to the capitulation, th French ar-(
my, (t>v order of the Com"'flows of the Na
tional Convention) in three federal ccluro%
attacked the cordon cf the combined armies,
-which covered thefiege, in order tofacccur the
garrison ; hut -without &A —The Pi of.tins
bring apprijed of the attack, b, a Jby mho
ivas taken in endeavoring to communicate the
design into the city. The failure of this at
tempt, vohicb in the course of if hours, cues
thrice repeated—and the piparations made ly
the Combined arm, to form the place, induced
the garrison, confining of \ I,o <# o men, ^ 4.,
pitulate, on the following honorable terms.]
ARTICLES of CAPITULATION,.
Offered by Brigaler-General D'Oyre, Com
mander in Chief at Mayence, Caffri, t^.\/
the places nubich are dependant upon them.
Art. I. The French army ihall deli
ver up to his Majesty the King of Prussia,
the city of Mayence and Caffel, together
with their fortifications and all the polis
which belong to them, in their present
Hate ; also the artillery, both French and
foreign, warlike stores and provisions,thofe
matters only excepted, which are mention
ed in the following articles. — Accepted.
Art. II —The garrison ihall march cut
with all the honors of war, carrying #^ct
their arms, baggage, and other effe^a, the
private property of the individuals of tit
garrison.
Ans.— Granted, on condition that the gar
rison do not serve, during the space of a year,
against the «r,es of the Allied Powers ; and
marched outdid r,% cor.Ef. of above 6000; §
when it is well known, that on the com- ]
menceraent cf the fisge, the garrison a-1
mounted to ten. The iefa cf the inhabi
tants was hut trifling in comparison ; as
they contrived to live in cellars on the An
zin fide cf the garrison, on which there
was but little or no firing latterly.
The garrison being evacuated by one c'^
clock—the Prince de Ccbcurg, Duke oj,
Vcrk, Prince Charles (the Emperor's bro
ther) Ernest Adolphus, accompanied by
General Ferraris, &c. gaffed through the
line of troops, and entered by the Cam
bray gate ; on their arrival, the principal
Magistrates met, and cundefted them to
the Grand Place, where the windows were
lined with inhabitants, particularly fe
males, who welcomed the Duke with clap
ping cf hands, fhjuts of Five le Roi, and
God save the King : From thence they were
concluded round the ramparts, and about
two o'clock the gates were thrown open to
the multitude cf officers, &c. &c. who.
furreunded them. Never, it is believed, '
was a town so efednally flattered, at lead
that part of which was opened to cur par—
rallels. Not a single hcufe left Itar
ding, and indeed very few walls. The
ramparts so eft^uahy flia:tered, as to
present visible signs of breaches being
made in the courle of a very few hours,had
the firing continued !—Fortunately for the
lives of thousands it was net the case I—-
The British troops felt rather mortified sc
not taking poffeffon cf the. town, as had
at firtt been intended by marchirg in at the
gate of Cambray and out at the one at V
Mens, but this was found to beimpradla—
cable, from the former possessors otit ha
ving entirely blocked up the latter ore to
prevent our gaining it from the parallels ;
they therefore returned to camp, and the
Austrians matched in and took peftffoa
between two and three o'clock. Semede
ferters wcie found in that place, o^e cf
whom was tucked up in;mediately, and it
is fcppcUd the oihns filmed the fame fate.
There was butene belonging to the BritiCi,
a man of the fourteenth regiment, who de
ferred from the covering party at Marle,
about a month finer, and cn whom fat^(
is to be a Court- Martial on Saturday mor
ning.
The French army have (as we are in
formed) broke up their camp at Boucher,
and thrp<n themfJves into the ar%.,i
of Canbray, Douay and Lif l/-.
fore we expert little or no fiad = ' in.
We expect to leave this for DuiL.km
the course of a few days ; as a confidcra
ole train of heavy artillery is embarked at
Woolwich for the purpose of hefirging it.
The Austrians have refufed us artillery,
xc. but men to supply us with 10,000 in-,
antry, therefore, with this addition, i. is
supposed we shall aft fingiy for the rest of
the campaign.