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After imperiously demanding where from and
where bound, they began damning the Ameri
cans, and immediately boarded me. The firft on
board was an Italian, with a long knife concealed
under his garments, who was followed by the
Captain, with fivords and pistols, and a French
man armed with a bl underbufs,who formerly fail
ed out of New-York, together with three others.
Soon after boarding and making fume enquiry,
the capt. of the privateer pointed at me and the)
unfortunate Mr. Potter, as matter and mate ; and
uttering something, bade his followers “ Begin
immediately,"-—on which the Frenchman 'with
the blunderbuss aimed it at me, but fortunately it
miffed fire. At the fame inttanx another one tab
bed Mr. Potter in the back of the neck, who in de
fence seized a handspike and knocked the mur
derer down ; on which the Frenchman, having
primed his blunderbuss, Ihot Mr. Potter through
the head. After he fell the inhuman capt. cut
him across the thigh and leg with his sword, and
the one knocked down recovering himfelf grasp
ed his knife and ripped out the bowels or Mr.
Potter. They then drove myfelf and the rest of
my people below, and carried my veflel into tpe
harbour of Pantapa, We were kept confined be
low for three days, and tlien myfelf sent on shore
to the Governor, being repeatedly threatened
with death. My treatment on fliore was mod
barbarous and insulting; and myfelf and crew in
continual danger of our lives. The Governor and
& secretary also treated me very ill—abused the A
mericans, and refuted me protection. 1 was then
ordered on board, and some soldiers were also
sent to prevent the vessel and cargo from being
injured, which were to be sent to Guadaloupe.
Remained in this fitoation till the tenth Septem
ber, when the brig EfTex Rolando, arrived, ihow
ing a tier of guns. I immediately apprized capt.
Rolando of my (ituation, who memorialized the
Governor on the fobjett, and produced an imme
effe& upon German literature. Before we
had few reviews. The Gottengen news
papers were always the best, the most learn
ed, sober, and not without freedom. They
began Under Haller's direction, who wrote
much in them from 1750. The Universal
Library was read every where, even in cath
olic Germany, The theological part was
at firft by Refewitz, now abbot at Bergen,
near Magdeberg, in Prussia, but principally
by Teller. Both of them were men of pen
etration.
All bad authors hated this review, and the
hatred fell upon Nicholai, as few of his
writers were knowq. When Frederick 11.
died his successor was influenced by the des
picable Woelner, formerly a preacher, then
a canon, then a favorite. By his influence
religious liberty was greatly abridged, and
Nicholai was forced to give up his work.
Nicholai gave it to a bookseller in Hamburg.
Nicholai had also excited these watps against
him by his travels, in 10 vols. in which he
detects the abominable practices of the cath
olic clergy, and monks, and their Kill pre
valent and monstrous superstition. He has
exposed the clandestine attempts of thejefu
its to overturn the protestant interest in Ger
many, and to introduce all the follies of
Popery. He gives the fa&s, and many o
riginal proofs of secretly printed papers.
His travels are very indruaive, but will ad
mit of a less verbose style.
About this time Beifter and Geoike began the
Berlin Monthly Magazine, which they continued
for many years. Both were men of genius and
tatte, a lawyer and a fchollar. The firft was li
brarian to the king of Prussia ; the other in the
ecJeliaftical contittory, who maintains his place,
even under the reigning superstition of Woelner,
from his great knowledge, and experience in scho
lastic affairs, and is also director of an academy.
This Magazine is a good collection, in which ipa
ny of our good writers had a part. They parti
cularly devoted their labors , to deleft the fecretde
ligus of men in the catholic interest, particularly
of the Jesuits, who, after the emperor Joseph's
death, were, more than before busy in such de
signs. From the highest authority I may repeat
that the Jesuits were busy in many ways for such
purposes. Both of these editors adduced fatts in
proof of such things as they aflerted. These Jes
uits endeavored to insinuate themselves into the
German lodges, and were oppofed.At this time
appeared a work, Sur Pereur et la Verite. A ma
son here, a worthy man, of great genius, and of
an excellent heart, Mr^ Claudius, who has pub
lished fix volumes of excellent poems, and some
works in prose, all full of practical religion, a
true friend to chriftianity, a model in simplicity
of manners, gave a translation of this work. This
was indeed a mistake, but is it a proof that ma
ft>ns„as such, were not promoting religion ? This
Mr. Claudius, a Dane, had, for his loyalty and
merit, a penlion lately from the king of Denmark,
for which he was indebted to Bernstorf and other,
ministers who were intimately acquainted with
±im. This fame Claudius was long in the fame
holife with Boden, a man of great parts, the ex
cellent translator of Sterne, Montaigne and Rabe
laifs, &c. Boden lived in Hamburg as a book
seller, became rich by marriage, but prevailed on
his wife to make no testament in his favor, and
was poor again at her death. He then went to
Waimer. He was a zealous mason, a man of
great integrity, at a convention opposed all for
eign influence, went to Paris to investigate every
thing which led to error, was satirical, and in
creased his enemies by the wit employed against
them. This man, so notoriously opposed to the
intrigue, the foolifh Robifon accuses of it.
[To be continued.]
HORRID BARBARITY!
PORTLAND, NCV. 18.
Mention was made in the last Gazette of the
capture of. the schooner Mary, Capt. Blake, of
this port, and the inhuman murder of his mate,
Mr. Potter. Capt. Blake has since returned, and
furnifhed the following particulars :
“ Left this port the ill Aug. and made Tobago
on the 28th, but was becalmed and drifted to
leeward. Endeavoring to make St. Croix, on
the morning of the sth of Sept, abreast of the forts
ih the Spanish Island of Margaritta, two leagues
from the beach, Ivas boarded by two boats from
a French privateer, the firlt boat that reached me
was commanded by the Capt. of the privateer,
with fix men armed with long knives muskets,
and blunderbufles. The second boat contained
the lieutenant and ten m^n, armed like the firft.
Late European mit)ic%
[By an arrival at Salem from Hambtrg.]
Republicans ViElorious in Holland,
HAMBURGH, SEP'!'. 25.
The Dutch mail of the 31st inst. arrivedlate this
evening. It brings an account of ku aftiqi on the
19th. In this battle the Ruffians had 2000 killed,
800 wounded, 1500 taken prisoners, amort whom
are 40 officers, and the chief General of lie Ruf
fian expedition, Herman, with 1 Colbnel,) Adju
tants, 6 Band of colours, and 20 pieces ofr lannon.
The chamber decreed (although this news was not
officially announced) that the united Gallo Batavi
an army had deferyed well of its country.
It seems, from all the letters received b, the Ba
tavian Directory, that there was no officii report
either fromkhe French or Dutch General, because
the battle was by no means determined at 7 o'clock
on the 19th, when it appears they afeertained the
loss of the Ruffians, but could not calculate their
own, Tire firlt division of Ruffians disembarked
the day preceding, and the larger division on that
in which the battle wasfoughu Their impetuosi
ty, after having forced the Ga/o-Batavians to re
treat in the forenoon seems tg have carried them
too far : but the end of the battle may terminate
in a manner widely differen from the above ac
count, as Gen. Daendals had not, in the evening,
been able to regain his politi m.
[The following are the batch accounts ']'
. WAGUE,SEtE. 21.
Yeflerday in the firft chamber, dispatches were
read from Gen. Brune written to the French Min
ister, as likewise a report frota.Maj. Gen. Boekbp,
and one from Adj. Gen. d'Ardenne to the agent of
the war-departments that in the aßion of the 19th
the loss of the enemy confilled in 2000 men killed,
800 wounded, half of them mortally, 1500 prison
ers, among whom are 40 officers, and tie chief of
the Ruffian expedition, Herman, withnis adjut
ants, and a colonel, 5 Band of colours, and 20 pie
ces of cannon. ,
<, The prisoners called out for quarter, aS they had
been allured they would be guillotined.
" Fez a little ft eep, yet a littteflumber.” There
is nothing more destructive toliudividuals or soci
eties, than that flothfulnefs deffabed by the Preach
er—lt operates as a flow, sure and certain poison
to all the faculties of the foul: benumbs the senses,
and is followed by consequents, equally deftruc
tive,confidered id a natural or moral point of view.
“ I went by the field of the flotlfyl, and by the vine
yard of the run void of undemanding ; and lo it
was all grown over with thorns,and nettles had co
hered the face thereof and the ft one-wall thereof
was broken down. Then I Jaw, and considered it
well : I looked upon it, and received mjtrultion.—
Yet a littlefleep, a little plumber, a little folding of
the hands tofleep : so Jhall thy poverty come as one
that traoelleth, and thy want as an armed man."
Viewed in a political point of view, way we not
apply the language of the preacher to some of our
fellow-citizens of the present day. Loft iu secu
rity, absorbed in felf, and inattentive to the best
interests of their country, they in the language of
the Slothful are crying out, " yet a littl\Jleep."—
We do not perceive the evils you are fpe&ing of—
Since the fathers fell alleep all things remain as
they were—Then do not disturb us, l^t us Beep
on ! Persons of this c,aft, cannot be calle, patriots,
if they are republicans—for.they are the true de
feendants of Iffachar, who would facrifite all their
privileges civil and sacred, to an inordinate attach
ment to Both and indolence. Hear what the
preacher fays, “ de thou diligent to knowthe (late
of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds ; far riches
are not forever —and thou Jhalt have goats milk e
nough for thy food,for the food of thy houhold, and
for the maintenance of thy maidens." We infer
from the foregoing, that nothing is mor, ominous
of the destruction of Freedom in a country, than
a stupid indifference to the measures of govern
ment—an unpardonable inattention to the con
duct of its rulers, and an habitual drowsiness,
which not all the calls of patriotic watchmen, can
either prevent or remove. Alas, for, such a coun
try !—when a tyrannic faction are making rapid
Brides for the destruction of its liberties,wlien the
surges of despotism are beginning to lalh its Chores,
and the thunder of ambition is beginning to found
its dol'rous notes in the ears of freemen—then
to deep is death ! I The fair garden of freedom,
will soon be o'erfpread with the thorns and net
tles of tyranny—the wall of independence will be
broken down—(are there not many breaches in it
at present ?) and poverty, the word of poverty,
the privation of all those rights which are worth
enjoying, be the inevitable consequence. Then,
like the preacher, confider it well, —look upon it
and receive instruction. Say not, there is a lion
in the path. If it is thy wish to have goat's milk
for thy food, if thou art desirous of enjoying the
rich banquet of liberty and independence, and that
thy children should partake of the fame, then thou
must awake from thy Humbert—thou muff be up
and doing—Listen not to those who would lulaby
you to destruction—who are rocking the cradle,
and are crying peace, peace ! If you have good
pilots at helm,it will not be amiss to enquire w hat
way the (hip makes—to examine the log-book,
and fee if the entries are fair ! There can be no
harm in this, ft will serve to keep you awake,
and perhaps be the mean of saving (hip and crew.
"Remember, there is a generation thatare pure in
their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their
filthinefs —their eyes are lofty, and their eyelids are
lifted up —-their teeth are as Jwords, andpeir jaw
teeth as knives, to devour the poor from ofthe earth,
and the needy from among men.
diate alteration in my treatment. On the 12th,
with permission from, the Gov. myfelt and people
failed in the Essex, tor St, Thomas's, but falling to.
lea Ward, the firtt land we made, was the eatt end
of Porto Rico, on the 19th ; lent a boat ashore to
enquire for French cruisers, and was told there
was no French, but several English on the coast,
making fail to the westward, for Cape Francois,
at midnight on the 19th, a schooner came along
fide, and fired a great number of (hot without
hailing, then boarded the brig, took the, captain
and crew out, put them on board the privateer,
and next morning took them iqto the lagoon, on
the fouth fide of Porto Rico, and plundered the
vessel of great part of her cargo, confiding of dry
goods, &c. and in the evening difmifed her.
“ The people who carried myveffel into Mar
garitta, were French ; but those of the schooner
I am confident, were English, ffom some of the
Windward I(lands, although ttey pretend to be
from Porto Rico, under the command of Augus
tus Love.":
CDe Republican Lap preacher.
The Chamber decreed that the combined repub
lican armies, in the battle pf the 19th oept. had de
served well of the country.
This victory was announced here to the people
by the hoilling of the national flag on the observa
tory. 4 I —
Head-quarters at St., Patterns,
Sept. iy.r-(2o'clock, P. M.)
This morning at 3 o'clock the enemy began to
attack our advanced polls, and were repulsed by
our troops. The fire was, and is Bill,, terrible.—
On the left wing tiie enemy has loft ten pieces of
cannon, and a great number of Ruffians have been
taken prisoners. Our troops maintain their por
tion, the French push forwards, and every thing is
most favorable. Gen. Dumonceau is wounded.—
No official report has yet been made.
P. S. According to the testimony of the prison
ers, who are brought in every moment, the Eng
.lifh are in want of every thing, and have had no
bread these three days.
Every thing is yet undecided ; but this is certain,
that the enemy have been severely defeated, and
we are on the point of taking 3000 Ruffians pri
soners—Some French battalions rushed on the en
emy with the bayonet, drove them off, and took
pofleflion of their batteries. The divisions ot Van
damme and Dumonceau have done wonders.
A Tartar arrived here yeflerday, as courier,
from the Englilh con^l at Aleppo. The Grand
Vizier's army, whiclP marches extremely flow,
was Bill three days march dillant from Aleppo.—
The retaking of Abukir by the French has caused
great sensation in Syria. That city is about 17
days' journey from Aleppo, where recruits are
railing to augment the Grand Vizier's army. The
fortrefs of St. John d'Acre is the bulwark of the
Porte, and provisions and ammunition are con
stantly sent thither. Had Buonaparte succeeded
in taking that fortrefs, Constantinople would have
been in danger. The Greeks and Cophts in Egypt
Bill fide with Buonaparte. - ^ „
The Captain Pach^, with his fleet, is Bill in the
neighborhood of the Dardanelles, fearful that the
Brett fleet might be intended for Egypt.
Aboukir retaken by Buonaparte.
Accounts from Vienna, of Sept. 14, Rate, that
intelligence was received from the Italian armies,
that Generals Moreau and Champions, have con
centrated, and greatly reinforced themfelves,with
a view of relieving Tortona before the time ap
pointed for its surrender. The Imperialists were
arranging for their reception, and it was thought,
ad attak must have taken place between the Bth
and irth inst.
Championet has received orders to make an an
other general attack, let what will be the conse
quence.
The Italian kings and princes of Naples, Tuft
cany, &c. have agreed among themselves, to erect
flrong armies tor their own defence, to enable the
Ruffian General to take those troops to Switzer
land, that would otherwise be wanted as garrisons.
The liege of Phillipsburg has been raised. The
loss of,the French before that place, is said to
amount to nearly 1000 men ';'the garrison 101 l not
foore than 50. So fay the Germans.
The grand plan of the Archduke Charles, to
to Shift the theatre of war to the left Banks, ot the
Rhine developes itfelf rapidly. It is generally be
lieved, that the Archduke will cross the Rhine, but
it is not known in ivliich quarter.<
Frankfort, Sept. 17. A considerable part of the
French army has recrossed the-Rhine, near Man
heim. The Archduke's head quarters are expec
ted to arrive to-day in the neighbourhood of Hei
delberg, from Wiflociu
Tn addition to the foreign articles already detained,
we ,reject the following—they are not equally
interesting, but may Jerve to give the reader a
more corre# idea of the then Situation of the
contending armies of Europe.
On the 19th seven gun-boats failed from hence
with troops who are to aft againit Egypt. Kioffe
Muftapha Pacha desired a reinforcement of 12,000
choice troops, but their number could not be com
pleted, and those. who went were mollly volun
teers.
HAMBURG, SEPT. 16.
Tortona, which capitulated on the 23d of Aug.
was to surrender on the on the 11th intt. if thegar
rifon was not relieved by that time. % —Attempts for
this purpose have been several times made by the
French, and as often frustrated. Hostages having
been reciprocally exchanged, the surrender of this
important fortrefs has in all probability taken
place ere now.
The news of the surrender of the citadel of Pe
rugia, 75 miles from Rome, was brought to Flo
rence by e^prefs on the 30th ult. The garrison,
who are prisoners of war, were Bill provided with
two months provilion, besides cannon and ammu
nition.
ALKMAAR, SEPT. 19.
(3 o'clock in the afternoon at the depar
ture of the post.)
It is certain that 2000 Ruffians, wounded and
prisoners, have already been brought in here, with
out reckoning the killed, who are said to be innu
merable ; the English seem all to keep in the reafr
we have hitherto seen only one brought in here;
a colonel of the Ruffians, who is wounded, occu
pies your chamber. 1 have been thismoment assur
ed, upon good authority, that our right wing has
also begun to aft ; on the whole I can assure you
that this day will be very different from the 10th ;
I think there are about 300 Ruffians in the great
church ; 20 pieces of cannon have already been
taken, some of which have even been brought here.
We have received the disagreeable intelligence,
that Kiofle Mußapha Pacha has been totally de
feated near Aboukir. Buonaparte, bearing of the
taking of that city, and of the defeat the French
had fuffered there, collected a number of troops to
retake it ; and the aßion which took place was
so dreadful, that but few of the 6000 Turks who
were there, escaped with their lives. Even Kioffe
Muftapha Pacha is said to have fallen into the hands
of the French, with the loss of his arm, aftef an
obstinate reliltance. Aboukir was retaken by the
French.
The grand army of Suwarrow was in its former
portion on the 28th ; the head-quarters were at
Alli ; and the whole position indicated an expec
tation of the lajl attack from Gen, Championnet,
who threatened to enter Piedmont, from the fide
of Grenoble, with 25,000 men, mottly conferipts.
For this reason Gen. Kray, whose army had advanc
ed as far as Novara, on its way to Switzerland,
was countermanded to Acqui.
Os the War in Italy.
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 24.
Bru,c,ls, Stpt. Ty. The Executive Directory
has ordered the formation of an army, to extend
between the Jleuje, the Wccht, Die#, Herenthals
and Antwerp. This army is to be called, The .dr
my o,the North. Its right wing will be covered
by the Scheldt, its left by the Meuse.
Gen. '1 illy, commander in chief, m the nine uni
ted departments, is appointed commnader of this
army, under the orders of Gen. Bruno.
r Letters from the Rhine announce that the Aus
trians and Peasants have eroded the Nidda at sev
eral points, and have obliged the Frencn to recross
that river.
It appears by the dispositions of the enemy, that
he hopes we fhpll be obliged to fend a part of the
forces destined for Holland to the Rhine. *
Orders are received, to fend to Mentz, 100
waggons with all forts of provisions for that tor
trefs. • ~-^ -^
All the troops inpur neighbouring departments
and on the coalls, are marching for Batavia.
A great nuniher of Dutch officers, of the Prince's
party,after the conqueß of Holland, by the French,
retired into Belgium : they have now set off, it is
said, for Waftphalia, to join the Stadtholder.
Gen. van der Duyn, who resided at Brussels, set
off with so much precipitation, that he did not get
his passport.
During the night of the 9th ibSt a meffehger
pa(Ted through here, on his way to Paris, with
dispatches, as is said of the greatest importance
This meflenger said, several regiments ot Prussian
troops had received orders to leave the Wefer, to
go to the Rhine, between Wefel and Emmerich.--
The 6mrmight, several other meflengers from Pa
ris to ffi^nd pafl'ed this city.
The preparations of defence continue on the
coasts with zeal. In case of necessity all the move
able,columns in the neighbouring departments of
old France, will march to the coalls. .T^
All the troops that can be spared from Valenci
ennes, Lisle, Douay, Dunkirk, &c. are marching;
to the coast. The works before Ehrenbreitflein
are compleated, and the place is provitioned for
4000 men, for one year ; there are 150 pieces of
cannop on the remparts and out-works.
Hajnburg, Sept. 16. The next grand Ruffian
army, mentioned some time ago, is to conlift of
70,000 men, and will be ready about the latter
end of autumn to serve as supplementary forces
wherever they may be required.
Another fleet of English men of war, with trans
ports, arrived at Elfineur on the Bth, with troops
from Revel, and was expected to proceed, with
out much delay, to Holland.
Russia and Denmark, almost at kfar !
All Danish vessels have been forbidden to enter'
into any of the Ruffian ports, and those already
entered, arc ordered to depart in 14 days—which
is certainly the forerunner of an open rupture be
tween the two courts.
Paris, sept. 10.
The Spanilh Blips of war at Rochefort, are ex
petted at Bred. Some ships have failed to accom
pany them, and the whole combined fleet js pre
paring, in case of need, to protest their entrance
into the porf. M. ^e Gravini, in case of any ope
ration, is to have the chief command. f
By an arrival at New-York from Glasgow, Dates
to Ofiober i(l.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY#
1 Downing-Jbeet.
A dispatch, of which the following is a copy,
has been this day received from Field- Marshal his
Royal Highness the Duke of York, by the Right
Honorable Henry Dundas, one of his Majeltj's
Principal Secretaries of State.
Head-Quarters, Schagen-Burg, Sept. 20, 1799.
sis,
In my dispatch of the 16th inst. I acquainted you
with my intentions of making an attack upon the
whole of the enemy's position, the moment tint
the re-inforcements joined.
Upon the 19th, every necessary arrangement be
ing made, the army moved forward in four prin
cipal columns, in the following order :
The left column, under the command of Lieu
tenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby, confiding
of
Two squadrons of the ißvh light-dragoons,
Majorlleneral the Earl of Chatham's Brigade,
M jor-General Moore's Brigade,
Major-General the Earl of Caven's Brigade,
. Firil battalion of British Grenadiers of the line,
Firri battalion of Light Infantry of the line,
The 23d and 55th Regiments under Cot. Mac
donald destined to turn the enemy's right on the
Zuyder Zee and marched at 6 o'clock on the even
ing of the 18th.
The columns upon the right, the fii;ft command
ed by Lieut. Gen. D. Herman, confiding of
The 7th Light Dragoons,
Twelve battalions of Ruffians, and
Maj. Gen. Manners' brigade,
The second, commanded by Lieut, Gen. Dundas,
:onfiflipg of
Two iquadrons of the 1 Ith Light Dragoons,
Two brigades of Foot-Guards, and
Maj. Gen. highness Prince William's brigade ;
he third column, commanded by Lieut. Gen. Sir
fames Polteney, contifting of
Two squadrons of the itth light Dragoons,
Maj. Gen. Don's brigade,l
Maj. Gen. Coote's brigade ;
parched from the portions they occupied at da,-
>reak the morning of the 19th. The object of the
irft column was to drive the enemy from the
leights of Camper Duyne, the villages under the
weights, and finally to take pofleflian of Bergen ;
he second was to force the enemy's position at
Walmenhuyfeo and Schoroldam, and to co oper
ite wish the column under Lieut. Gen. D'Her
nann; and the third to take possession of Ouds
Darpfel at the head of the Lange Dyke, a great
oad leading to Alkmaar.
It is necessary to observe, that the country in
.vhich we had to aft, presented in every direction
:he most formidable obstacles. The enemy upon
heir left occupied to a.great advantage the high
and-hills which extend from the f^ in front of
?etten to the town of Bergen, and were intrench
ed in three intermediate villages. The country
>ver which the columns ,under Lt. Gens. Dundas
ind Sir James Polteney had to movefor the attack:
if the fortified polls of Walmenhuyfen, Schorlo
-lam, and the Lange Dyke, is a plain interfered
every three or four hundred yards by broad, deep,
wet ditches and canals. The bridge across the on
ly two of three roads which led to these places
were deftroyd, and abbatis were laid at different
finances..,
Lt. Gen. D'Hermann's column commenced it,
attack, which was conducted with the greatest
pirit and gallantry, at half part % o'clock in the
Morning, and by 8 had fucceded hi to great a de
;ree as to be in possession of Bergen. In the w 00&
' dcountry which surrounds this village the prin
ipal force of the enemy wks placed, and the Ruf-