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I fian troops advancing with an intrepidity which
overlooked the formidable relillance with which
r they were to meet, had not retained that order
1 which was necessary to preserve the advantage
Itthey had gained, and they were, in consequence,
after a moll vigorous refinance, obliged to retire
from Bergen, (where, I am concerned to date, Lt.
} Gens. D'Hermann and Tebertchekoff were made
prifoners,.the latter dangeroully wounded,) and
I fell back upon Schorel, which village they were
■ also forced to abandon, but which was immediate-
Ely retaken by Maj. Gen. Manners' brigade, not
withttanding the heavy fire of the enemy. Here
[ this brigade was immediately re-inforced by two
battalions of Ruffians, which had co-operated with
Lieut, Gen. Dundas, in the attack of Walmenhuy
fen, by Maj. Gen. D'Oyle's brigade of guards, and
by the 35th regiment, under the command of his
Qighnefs Prince William. The a&ion was renew
ed by these troops tor a considerable time with
A success ; but the entire want of ammunition on
die part of the Ruffians, and the ekhaulted date of
■ the whole corps engaged in that particular fitua
■ tion, obliged them to retire, which they did in
good order, Upon PeUeh and the Zuyder Slays.
As soon as it was fufficient light, the attack up
on the village of Walmenhuyfen, where the enemy
, was Wrongly polled with cannon, was made by
! Lieut. Gen.Dundas. Three battalions of Ruffians,
who formed a separate corps, destined to co-oper
ate from Krqbbendam in his attack, commanded
by Maj. Gen./Sfdmoratzky, very gallantly (form
ed the village on its left flank, while at the fame
time it was entered on the right by the firlt regi
ment of guards* The grenadier battalion of the
guards had been previously detached to march
V upon Schoreldam on the left of Lieut, GetL D Her
mann's column, as was the 3d regiment of guards,
, and the 2d battalion of the sth regiment, to keep
up the communication with that under Lt. Gen.
Sir J. Pulteney. The remainder of Lt. Gen. Dun
das's column, which, after taking possession of
1 ' Walmenhufen, had been joined by the firft battal
ion of the sth regiment, marched against Schorel
dam, which place they maintained, under a heavy
and galling fire, until the troops engaged on their
right, had retired at the conclusion of the action.
; The column under Lt. Gen. Sir J. Puheney
proceeded to its object of attack at the time ap
pointed, and after overcoming the greatest diffi
culties and the molt determined opposition, car
ried by florin the principal poll of^Ouds Carspel,
at the head of the Lange Dyke.; upon which oc
casion the 20th.regiment under the command of
Col. Spencer, embraced a favorable opportunity
which presented itfelf of highly dittingutfliing
themselves.
This point was defended by the chief force of
the Batavian army, under the com. of Gen. Daen
dels. The circumstances, however, which occur
\ red on the right, rendered it Juipoffible to profit
by this brilliant exploit, which will ever reflect
-the highest credit on the General officers and
troops engaged in it; and made it necessary to
withdraw Lieutenant Gen. Sir J. Pulteney's col
vmn from the position which he had taken with
in a Ihort distance of Alkmaar. The f@e cir
cumstances led to the necessity of recalling the
corps under Lt. Gen. Sir Ralph Abercro mby, who
Jiad proceeded without interruption to Hoorne,
of which city he had taken possession, together
with its garrison.
The whole of the army therefore re-occupied
its former position. .•
The well grounded hopes I had entertained of
complete fuecefs in this operation, and which
were fully jollified by the result of the three, and
by the firft successes of the fourth attack upon the
right, add to the great disappointment I must
naturally feel on this occasion : but the circum
flaned which have occurred 1 Ihould have coufid
ered of very little general importance, had 1 not
to lament the loss of many brave officers and fol
diors, both of his majelty, and the Ruffian troops -
who have fallen.^
The gallantry displayed by the troops engaged,
the spirit with which they overcame every pbita
<le which nature and art opposed to them, and the
cheerfulnefs with which they maintained the fa
tigue of an action which lasted without inter
jniffion from half pall three o'clock in the morn
ing until five in the afternoon, are beyond my
power to describe or extol. Their exertions ful
ly entitle them to the admiration and gratitude of
their king and country.
Having thus faithfully detailed the events of
■ this firft attack, and paid the tribute of regret due
to the distinguished merit of those who fell, I have
much confolati',n in being able to date that the
Efforts which have been made, although not
crowned with immediate success, so tar from
militating against the general object of the cam
paign, promise to be highly ufetul to our future
operations. The capture of sixty officers, and
upwards of three thousand men, and the detrac
tion of sixteen pieces of cannon, with large fup
1} plies of ammunition, which th/ interfered nature
' of the country did not admit of being withdrawn,
are convincing proofs that the loss of the enemy
? in the field has been far superior to our own ; and
in addition to this, it is material to date, that
nearly fifteen thousand of the allied troops had un
avoidably no Glare in the action.
In viewing the several circumstances which oc
*' curred during this arduous day, 1 cannot avoid
expressing the obligation I owe to Lt. Gens. Dun
das and Sir J. Puiteny, for their able ^ffidance,
and also to mention my great fatisfattion at the
conduct of Maj. Gens. His Royal Highness Prince
William, D'Oyley, Manners, Burrard and Doo,
to whose spirited exertions the credit gamed by
the brigades they commanded is greatly to be im
puted. ,
Capt. Sir Home Popham and the several officers
gfmy Haff exerted themselves to the utmost, and
rendered me most essential service. 1 feel also
much indebted to the spirited conduct of a de
tachm^Jpf seamen, under the direction of Sir
i H. Popham and capt. Godfrey of the navy, in the!
conduft of three gun-boats, each carrying one
'* 12 pound cannonade, which atted with confider*
, able est&, on the Alkmaar canal ; nor mud I o
mit expressing my acknowledgments to the Ruf
fian Major-Generals EfTen, Sedmoratzky and
Sbutorff.
I transmit herewith, returns of the killed woun
ded, and miffing. -
I am, Sir, your's,
FREDERICK.
P. S. Not having received returns of the loss
sustained by the Ruffian troops, I can only, ob
' serve that I understand their lerfs in killed wound
.a cd and miffing amounts to near 1500 men.
Return of Killed, Wounded and Miffing.
Total-! Lt.GoI. 2 Captains,, ^b, Iterns 1 terns 1 Staff,
2 sergeants, 109 rank and file, lulled— 7 Lt. Cols.
6 Majors, 1$ Captains 7$ fob, Items, 20 Sergeants,
2 drummers, 462 rank and file, founded—%2 fer
' geants, 5 drummers, 463 rank and file miffing.
1 .
PARIS, SEPT. 22.
Letters from the Hague of the 12th inst. Hate
that great difaffeftion has shewn itfelf among the
Dutch troops, which was the cause of the failure
of the French attack on the enemies lines in Hol
land on the 10th init. The Dutch ran away in
such numbers towards Haerlem, that it was found
necessary to shut the,gates against them.
Tho' our army left the field of Battle at Novi,
that action reuft ever cause the most dreadful sen
sations to our enemies. Moreau brought back our
troops with complete success to their former polls,
and they were so little dispirited by what they
fullered, that eight days after, tl^e enemy thinking
to surprise one of our divisions, was surprised
himfelf, and we took 5000 prisoners. This intelli
gence is authentic. Our soldiers have less fuffered
from the swords of the Ruffians than from the
want of subsistence. They are in want of pro
visions and cloaths, and if not furmfhed with them
every thing is loft. Desertion has already com
menced ^mong them, and upwards of 3000 of
them have already deferred to the enemy almost
famifhed and naked.
*, The London Print from which we copy
the late Foreign Intelligence, is “ The Sun," a
paper profeffedly devoted to the minidry. We
think it necessary to mention this circumflance, as
it may have considerable influence on the specula
tions of our politicians, to which ever party they
may be attached. [Mercantile Adv.
*, The Editor of" The Sun, speaking of the
official letter of the Duke of York, fays, that were
he to judge from his own ignorancevf military
affairs, notwithdanding the encouragement held
out by his Royal Highness, he should conclude that
the Anglo-Ruffian army had received so severe a
check as to give a death blow to the object of the
expedition, elpecially as the Batavians are inspired
by success, and are considerably reinforced, and
these circumstances have thrown many obstacles in
the way of the besiegers. ib.
The Foreign Articles published in this days Re
pUblicanLedger are truly intending and impor
tant. By them it appears that the invincible Su
warrow is obliged to content himfelf with defen
five operations—Switzerland is nearly freed from
her invaders —Louis XVIIL has not been crowned
j n Paris—the Prince of Orange has not been re-in
flated in Holland, ^nd to conclude the whole, the
Duke of York was beginning to take another Ti
beroon dance. Alas, for the grinders ! Who would
not go up to Ramoth Gilead to Battle ?
} \ from Hamburg.
The accounts of the battle in Holland, on the
tyth of Sept, leave us uncertain of the final issue.
These accounts (which are from the Dutch or
[The names of the British officers killed, are Lt.
Col. Morris, of the Grenadier Guards, Capt. Gen
thrope do. Capt. Trollope, 40th reyt. Capt. Bel
four, 9th regt. Lt. Woodford, and Q. M. Holles,
do. and Ensign Elcom, 40th regt.j
12 Royal artilleries are killed, ope Lt. and 19
wounded, 12 miffing.-
350 rank and file of the 35th regt, cannot exact
ly be accounted for,from the nature of the action,
and from the regt, being feat immediately to the
Helder, in charge of prisoners : but it is much
feared that nearly one hundred are killed, and the
remainder wounded and miffing,
(Signed) ALEX. HOPE, Affit.Adj.Gen.
London, sept. 27.
We this morning received Paris Journals to the
2,h inst. from which we have made fitch extracts
as our limits will permit. They do not contain
much that is important from the armies.
The (ituatiou of the army of Italy may be col
lefted from the following articles, which appear
in the papers of the latest date:
Citizen Beauport, Chief of Brigade, command
ing at Genoa, writes as follows, under date of the
7th of Sept. “I am much afraid that Genoa will
become a second Verona for me. A civil war will
sooner or later break out within our walls. The
Patriotic and Aristocratic parties have already
more than once come to blows.'
'' 1 have not half a fufficient number of soldiers
to preserve the tranquility of the city. We yefter
da, received accounts from Gen. Championet. His
advanced guard is proceeding to Coni. 1 he day be
fore yesterday we expected to fee the enemy be
fore the gates of Genoa. But the approach of
Championet has caused them to retreat. The vic
tory of Maffena in Helvetia will probably force
the Auriro Ruffians to evacuate Piedmont."
Succours to the Batavian army are pouring in
from all quarters. 6000 French have been de
tached from Belgium ; and the 15000 who were
encamped ' at Liege, have also orders to march thi
ther.
Bernadotte the minister at war, has been dif
mifted. He is succeeded by Bubois Cranee.
Klenau is advancing against Genoa, but the bad
ness of the roads is an almost insuperable obstacle
to all rapidity of movement.
In Switzerland the Allies possess no force capa
ble of making an effectual Hand against the French.;
After some hard fighting on the 30th and 31st ult.
Hotze has been driven behind the Lith, and the
French are preparing, it is supposed, to advance
against the Grifons.
Suwarrow has removed |his head-quarters to
Turin,for the purpose of securing the Piedmontefe
frontiers, of covering any attack from the Valais,
and of keeping open a communication with Swit-
Groupes of people continue to form about the
palace or the Council of Five Hundred, but the
armed force disperses them.
The Dutch General has issued an order, that
every place, dijplaying the Orange flag,/hall be Jet
on fire, and that the Batavian troops Jhould fire on
every person wearing acockade of that description.
The Empelor of Russia is on his way to Vien
na. He was expected at Limberg on the 10th
inst. He travels under the title ot Count of Mos
cow. The Empress, the young Grand Duke, and
a young Princess accompanies hi?i.
Maffena writes to the Directory, from the head
quarters at Lentzbourg, dated 14th Septet ber.
" Citizens Direfiors,#
" The latest accounts which have been transmit
ted me by Generals Molitor and Mortier, inform
me, that the loss of the enemy in the affair of Gla
ris and Wollilhoffen, is infinitely more considera
ble than we learnt by former accounts, and that an
Austrian General has been killed.
@be ^publican Ledger,
Portsmouth, December 4, 1799.
The infamous infraction of our national inde
pendence, in the case of Jonathan Robbins, has
created a degree of indignation that was appre
hended by those who have dared, and done so
much in contempt of the public voice and inter
elf. It was to be expected, and we forefaw, that
Heps would be taken to palliate the horrid aft.
To snatch the betrayers of our national rights
from punishment, and to give a colour of rights
to an a&, in all its parts, marked by injustice, hu
miliation and abuse, of the conflitutional powers
of our government. |t was intimated not long a
go that the certificates ought to lie procured from
Connecticut concerning Jonathan Robins. But it
was replied, that any certificate dictated by the
Illuminati of that date would be certain of ob
taining signatures, be the assertions therein what
they might. Two certificates have accordingly
been published with great exultation from Dan
bury, wherein it is certified that Eli, Eben, ^uj
tus and Benjamin, did not know Jonathan or Ra
than ; and the town clerk is brought in with his
certificate to approve the fame ignorance. But
what does this amount to ? In a country like ours
where families are in an almost contiant state of
migration. In a country where the principles of
toleration ind the variety of fe&s, has rendeed it
almost impossible to obtain accurate returns of the
births and deaths, even in the foalleft villages,
can it be supposed that the h^ds of Eli, Eben and
Juflus even if they knew,—could still contain a
regifler unwritten of all that were born in Dan
bury ! Again the feafaring life of the unfortunate
Robbins. Who can remember among all the sea
men that have puffed and repaffed through any
one seaport the names or the exigence of every
judividual ? In the case of Robbins he produced
a cetificate of several years standing, wherein he
was accurately described, and his hand writing
agreed with that of several years prior-
But leaving his birthright out of the question
—for the fake of argument admitting that Rob
bins was not an Americen, there are yet two oth
er points to be cleared—there are two fads
which no certificate can alter or palliate, no so
phistry disguise—and which compared with the
hapless murder of that unfortunate American, ap
pear with tenfold magnitude, because they involve
the independence of the country, and the indepen
dence of the judiciary.
In the case of Robbins our national rights un
der the law of nations were violated, under the
pretext of fulfilling an obligation which we were
falfely supposed to have put ourselves under by the
fatal British treaty, that Pandora box of America.
Our sovereign rights as a nation entitled us to take
cognifance of crimes committed on the high seas.
We did take cognifance of such crimes in a form
er case, nay in the case of persons charged with
being concerned in the fame tranfaftion which
Robbins was so barbarously facrificed. It ought
to be remembered, that we did imprison and pro
ceed to trial upon three persons, one of whom was
an alien, in a court held in Rew-Jerfey. That
this wastyone since the British treaty became law,
and that we delivered up Robbins. Either of
these acts of ours muff be wrong. The law of
nations declares our rights as an independent na
. tion to take cognifance of crimes committed on
the high seas. But, fay the advocates for the mur
der of Robbins " the Ship of a nation is its terri
tory, and the crime charged was committed on
board the British ship Hermoine" —Mark the di
lemma in which these complacent cafuilts place
themselves, if the Hermoine was territory of Bri
tain=wasnot the United States ship Baltimore,
the territory of America, and was not the outrage
of impressing 55 seamen as great an outrage as if
she had imprelled Timothy Pickering, and Sam
Blodget, Oliver Wolcot, and Wm. M. Smith, and
fifty-one others equally refpedabie citizens in our
Public Greets ?
But perhaps the most important topic which
this case presents, is the interference of the agents
of the executive power with the judiciary. The.
Conftitutiba has made the judiciary equal in au
thority and independent of the executive and le
giOative powers. It has provided this balance,
to guard against the influence of one branch over
the independence of the other, in order to the due
security ofjuftice tdall the people. The confiitu
tion has made the tenure of the judiciary power
to. depend on good behaviour, and not on the ar
bitrary will of the Executive, as in some coun
tries. Yet we find that notwithflanding these
barriers established with so much wisdom and pre
caution, an agent of the Executive has dilated to
the Judiciary an a ^> which betides being out of
, the proper jurifdi&ion of the judge, violates the
independence established by tpe conftitutiou, and
facrifices that independence which we held in
common with all other nations. To finilh these
animadversions, we quote from Fenno the fol
lowing article :—" Jr. Jonathan Robbins ranks
as firft martyr iw the democratic calendar P^
The moll inveterate ruffian that ever found de
light in the executions of Tyburn and the Old
Bailey could not have furnished a sarcasm more
worthy of wickedness or more difgraceful to hu
manity# Aurora.
From New-York, Nor. 22.
Yesterday morning, in the court of oyer and ter
miner, came on the trial of David Frothingham,
foreman in the office of the Argus, charged with
printing and publishing in that paper of the 6th
inft.a libel against Gen. Hamilton, in which, a
mongU other things, this gentleman is charged
with being at the bottom of a plan for suppressing
the Aurora by pecuniary means. Tire trial laded
from eleven in the morning until four in the after
noon ; when the jury retired, and about 7 o'clock
in the evening returned with a verdict of Gvil'ty.
Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Attorney-General
Hoffman, and Mr. Colden, Assistant Attorney Gen
eral ; for the defendant, Mehrs. Edward & Brook
holft Livingston.
French) represent the Gallo-Batavians as complete
ly fuccefsful on the left wing ; bj%t appears that
the right wing were at that time nardly engaged.
It was reported at Hamburg on the 26th (the day
Capt. Fairfield failed) that the English had been
fuccefsful on that wing ; but nothing could be de
pended upon. » .
It was also reported at Hamburg, that a Prussian
army of 25,000 men were advancing towards Hol
land—what part to take—or whether they were
really advancing—was uncertain.
CORROBORATION.
Yesterday Capt, Cutts, in the brig Ceres, arriv
ed here from Cadiz.' Last Sunday week he spoke
a British packet 48 days from England bound to
Halifax, front which he was informed that the
Duke of York, commanding the Anglo-Ruflian
expedition against Holland, had been defeated,
with a very great loss of men, both English and
Ruffians. The disaster was attributed to the too
great ardour of the Duke, which led him to make
a premature attack. Salem pap.
A London article under date Sept. 30, fays, on
Wednesday fall, 25th inst. the armies remained in
the fame situation in which [they were left alter
the action of the 19th, and nothing important had
occurred, only, his Royal HighneJs had learned,
that considerable reinforcements had been received
by the enemy from Flanders and Brabant.
On Tuefday, 29th Ott. was the annual exhib : .'
tion of the Students at the Academy in Haverhill
in this State. The procession moved with the great
est order from rhe Academy to the meeting-house;
where, in the gourfe of the day, was exhibited a
number of orations, diflertations and dramatic
pieces, humorous, inftruttive and sublime, to a
large and highly gratified audience,
In the evening of the fame day was exhibited
the tragedy called Bunker's Hill, the catadrophe,
of which, is so interesting to all true Americans,
All the performances of the day far exceeded the
most languine expectations of thofe,who felt in
terested, and those, who have the infpe&ion of
the seminary ; and reflected the highest honor on
the inftrugor and pupils.
Agreeable to adjournment, the General Court of
of this State (representatives of WE THE PEOPLE)
are to assemble at Exeter this day. May the fire of
genuine patriotism warm every breast. May they
act with a tingle eye to the interests, of their con-
Hituents—and may each flrive who belt can pro
mote the cause of freedom and republicanism.
“ On my p4i?ge from Salem, 150 miles from
land, met with a boat with 11 negroeson board in
distress, having been fix days in the boat, without
water or provisions. I took the poor fellous on
board, one of whom died soon after. They in
formed, that they belonged to a privateer from N.
Providence, which had had an engagement with
an American vessel, during which the privateer
blew up, and 35 men were killed and drowsed,
I delivered the remaining ten to the Spanish gov
ernment.
Counterfeit Fifty Dollar Bank bills are in circu
lation ; they are done by altering the five dollar
bills to fifty : the ingenuity of the process makes
it difficult to detect them.
The Legislature of Rhode-Illand have rejefted,
50 to 9, the petition of the Quakers of that llate,
to be exempted froth military duty for a pecunia
ry commutation.
]ufl Received, and fa Sale by
Dame & Penhallow,
The following Articles, of the firft quality,&.
Grapes, by the jar or single pound.
Figs, Raisins, Almonds in fliells,
Tamarinds, Currants, LifbonWine,
Surrinam Coffee and Cotton.
Portsmouth, Dec. 4, 1799.
A Stray COW, in possession of
Benj. Gardner, tince the 10th Nov. light red
colour, spotted with white in the forehead—The
Owner may iravf her by paying charges.
December 4, 1799, ,
BOSTON, NQV. 28.
The Maryann, Chipman, failed on Tuefday for St. Sebaltians ;
on board of which embarked the late Couful, Mozard, for the
French Republic.
Arrived at Hampton-Roads, Nov. 10, the ship Henry. Capt#
Allen, from Porto Rico. In her came passenger, Capt. Colby, of
the brig Pamela, of Portland, captured on his pallage from Tor
tola, and sent in there. Capt. C. informs that scarce a daypaff
es, hut some Americans are taken by the privateers out pf that
inland, and that our commerce in that quarter is totally unpro.
teded.
The ship Polly and Nancy, Collin Jackson, matter, from St.'
Thomas, for Norfolk, foundered at sea on the 31st of Oft. After
being fix days upon a raft, exposed to the mercy of the waves#
the crew were picked up by the sch. Experiment, Captc Isaac
Field, of Baltimore, who treated them with the greatest kindness.-
While they were on the raft, each man wp s allowanced to one gill
of water per day.
The Britilh armed brig George, of Kingston, taken by one of
Rigaud's barges, had 30 of her crew murdered after her furren
dec ; and several women who were on board were violated in pre
sence of their connedions.
The ship Chesapeake of New. York for N. Orleans, was attack
ed by a French Privateer of 14 guns and full of men, after fight
ing 48 minutes, the Privateer blew up ; and notwithstanding the
belt exertions all on board perished,
Capt. Cunningham, of the (loop Friendfkip, be
longing to Norfolk, Connecticut, had his mate
pressed by the Maidflone Britilh frigate, not long
lince, on his passage from Jamaica. ^
NAKAL.
Thursday last arrived at Newport, a Schooner
from one of Rigaud's Ports in the Weft Indies,
bound to Portland with a valuable Cargo. She
was sent in by the Gen. Greene, Capt. Perry, for
Adjudication, Mr. Geo. Tew, of Newport, is
Prix-mailer.
One or more vessels of the United States, (fays
the N. Y. Com. Advertiser) will rendezvous at
Newport, on the 12th December, for the purpose
of convoying vessels bound to East-India or China.
Capt. Cobb, who arrived at Portland, from St.
Kitts, left there the United States (hip of war,
Eagle, which continued in port during his flay
there
The Boston frigate, Capt. Little, was spoke
with Oft. 23d. An English 74 then in fight.
The Coultitution and Bollon, agreeable to the
lall accounts, were crubfing off Cape-Francois.
The sloop of war Warren, Capt, Newman, is
lying in Nantafket road.
N. York, Nov. 19. Capt. A^liston, front
Hamburg, Nov. 6, lar. 39,51, long. §4, 55, spoke
the frigate United States, with the Envoys on board
—all well. Out three days.
, The Elector of faxony has declared he will not
deviate from the system of neutrality hitherto ob
served by him, and therefore take no (hare in the'
renewed war of the Empire.
From SALEM, Nor. 26.
Extra/! of a letter fi om Capt. Timothy Wellman,jr.
at the Havanuah, C£t. 16.
Hartford, Nov. 21. A letter from St. Thomas,
of Oft. 26, informs, that Desfourneux has been
displaced at Guadaloupe, and sent for France ; and
a Gen. Paris elected in his stead. „
Capt. Farrell, arrived at Kew-York, in 50 days from St. Lu
car, informs, that by the last advices from Egypt, BUONAPARTE
had fallen a vißim to the treachery of the natives, and his whole
remaining troops,#/ so the fivord.
Osborne's marine Lift,
Sloop Enterprise, Shaw, from St, Croix.
Brig Hiram, Appleton, from Demarara.
EXHIBITION.
ARRIVED.