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BASSETTERRE, fST. K.) JAN. 16.
On Saturday last arrived here,
His Majesty’s ship Ulyfles, with
drafts for the 9th regiment. The
Ulyfles, is one of Sir John Jer
vis’s Squadron, which arrived at
Barbadoes last week—We have
been very particular in learning
the strength of this armament in
(hips and men, which is as fol
lows ;
Boyne 98 guns, Sir John
Jervis.
Vengeance 74, Commodore
Thompson.
Irresistible 64,
Veteran 64,
Woolwich 44,
Ulyfles 44,
Quebec 22,
Vesuvius Bomp Ketch,
And upwards of 70 fail trans
ports, having on board about 10,
000 picked men, with the largest
train of artillery ever before (hip
ped from England; Prince Ed
ward, with the 7th Regiment, of
which he is Colonel, is expeded
momently to join the expedition
from Quebec ; Rear Admiral Gell
is also on his way to the Weft-In
dies, from Gibraltar, with fix fail
of the line and two regiments of
foot; Major General Prescott
had seco men ready for embark
ation at Barbadoes; the Scepter,
of 64 guns, and several frigates,
have been for some time blocking
Up Fort Royal and St. Piere’s so
that the whole force which will
immediately attack Martinique
will be from twelve, to thirteen
thoqfand land forces; not to men
- tion the French Emigrants.
The Rose frigate and Zebra
sloop of war parted from the fleet
and went to Madeira* for wine.
The Asia 64 guns, and the Ad
amant of 50, with some frigates,
are to convoy the Englifli mer
chantmen ; the Asia and Ada
mant are afterwards to jojn Sir
. John Jervis’ Squadron.
Extra ft from a litter received by a gentleman
in thie town, from Philadelphia, Feb. 22.
•• There is now in this city a gentleman
who left Algiers late in November, by
whom we are informed, that notwiihftand
jng reporta, not one American veflel had
then arrived there, nor had they in Algiers
accounts of more than one being taken—
The (hip Pre fiden*, which the news-papers
have fa often taken, the owners here have
advice of her being arrived at the port of
her destination—and from all the intelli*
gence that can be colle&ed, it is very
doubtful if Portugal and Algiers are now
at peace—and it is beyond all doubt, that
the Truce obtained by Mr. Logie was un
expeded and undesired by the Court of
Portugal, and is extremely unpopular with
the Nobility and the Nation.
« The late dilpatches received from the
■ -. **
meroas fpoilatior.B made on oar trade by
Great*Britain, and by communication!
made to Congress yeftcrday, from our Min
ister in London, that Court does not seem
so deGtous of avoiding a war with this
country, as has been imagined. Ido not
mean to give an opinion that we (hall have
a war ; but this 1 will fay, that from ap
pearances within a few days; and particu
larly from the intelligence of this difpoti
tion of Great-Britain, the apprehensions of
such Members of Congress, whose opinion
I have heard on the fubjed, have been
much Jncreafed. I wish it to be under
stood that I give no opinion, but only date
what I conceive to be fads, leaving you
to form\your own conclusions, as to what
may be the event; to do which, you are
as competent as myfelf. I have been most
ardently felicitous, and (hall continue to be,
upon rational principles co avoid this dire*
ful calamity.”
PORTSMOUTH, March g.
PROVIDENCE, (R. L) March £
Extras of a letter from Philadelphia, date!
l^d. of February, 1794- » *
M I hasten to correct an error in my last.
Mr. k Fauchet was yesterday introduced M
the President in his plenipotentiary cha
rader, which he possesses solely. The
other gentlemen who came with him are
in the consular department. The new
minister has exprefled much regret at the
conduct of his predeceflbr, and his own
determination to cultivate the utmost har
mony with our government.”
BOSTON, March is.
Os Toulon— Officiali
\LaJI Evening Capt. Haviland arrived heft
Jrom Cork, 55 dayi, bringing fapen to
I ^th January.}
THE news of the capture of Topi oh is
confirmed—On the 1 /th Dec. the French
attached, in different quarters, the forts of
Executive Council of France, breathe the
most friendly sentiments of friendfhip and
regard for our common country, and toani
feft the strongest desire to rfetaih our frierid
(hip without involving us in their quarrel,
and while Great-Britain derives greater
advantages by feiiing our defenCelefs (hips
under the ma(k df peacr, th^n (be could by
being avowedly at wars—l think there is
very little dangerof her declaring war a
gainst us-——The southern ports are daily
filling with large British Letters of Marque
so that our Eaflern (hips, will, through the
policy of Britain, be a again out-rivalled in
the Carrying-Trade.
“ Yesterday a vote pafled the house of
Representatives, for the introduction of a
Sill, for conftruding Six Frigates to block
up the Mediterranean. The final passage
of the bill is uncertain, as it receives viol
ent opposition, from the idea of its being
to tall y inadequate to the intended pur*
pose.—-The majority in favour of the mea
sure was only two.”
AGREEABLY to adjournment, the
Citizens met again on Saturday last,
to receive the report of their committee,
appointed the preceeding day ; when a
memorial to Congrefi was presented by
the Committee, which wasconfidered para,
graph by paragraph, and unanimoudy a
greed to.
The memorial presents, in energetic
terms the ruinous consequences of the re
gulations adopted by Great Britain, to the
trade and navigation of the United States,
and complains particularly of an order of
the Brhiih court, styled, ** additional in
ftru&ions to commanders of Ships of war
and privateers, &c. &c.” dated at St. James,
the sth day of Nov. 1793, and signed
HENRV DUNDAS [For which fee
the bottom.]
An additional clause was moved by Dr.
Ramsay, Rating that the memorialifts were
willing to fuffer the inconveniences of a
total prohibition to the intercourse with
Great Britain* (if Congress, in their wis
dom, (hould deem it necessary) until that
power should fulfil the treaty of peace &d
make reparation for the injuries done to
American vessels; which was also agreed to
with only two diflenting voices.
The memorial was then laid on the table
for signing by the citizens prefent* and a
committee appointed to carry it about the
city for the signatures of such other citi*
zens r as may approve of it.
•* Additional inflruflions to the com
manders of all (hips of war and privateers
that have, or may have letters of marque
against France.
GIVEN at our Court, at St. fames, the
fifth day of Nov. 1793, in the ^^tb year
of our reign.
That they (hall flop and detain all (hips
laden with goods, the produce of any cofo.
ny belonging to France, or carrying prb
vifions or other supplies for the use of any
such colony and (hall bring the fame, with
their cargoes, to legal adjudication in our
Courts of Admiralty.
By his Majesty’s command,
HENRY bUNDAS.
A eopjr. John Iberston.
CHARLESTON. (S. C.} Match 3.
American Intelligence;,
By this Day s Maik
Kingston, (jam.) jan. 29.
CEORGE R.
” The Army of the Republic, dear Col
leagues, entered Toulon yefitrday, atfeven in
the morning, after five days andfive nights
fighting and fatigue : It burnt with impa
Hence to give the afai-lt j 4000 (hells were
ready ; but the cowaraict o f the enemy ; who
had evacuated the place after having (pike 4
all the cannon on the ramparts, rendered the
Jcaling useless.
" When the enemy knew the capture of the
English redoubt, and the whole promontory,
and fams all the heights of Photon occupied
by the divijion of Gen. La Poype, terror
ftized them. They entered Toulon in treach
ery, they kept themselves there like cowards,
and quitted it like villains. They blew up
the Themiftacles, which Jerved as a or if on
fir the patriots : happily the later, except
fix, found means to escape during the fire.
They burnt nine of our Jhips, and carried a
way three ; sis teen art refervedto the repub
lie, among which mu ft be remarked the futerb
Bans-Cul<tte, of 130 guns. Some boats ap
proached it as far as the harbor while we
were in Toulon ; but two field pieces placea
on the quay difperftd them. Four frigates
were already burning,wheh the galley Jluves,
who are the most boneft people in Poulan,
cut their cables, and extinguished the fire.
The rope yard and the wood magazine are
not damaged. Fire threatening to consume
the general magazine, we commanded 500
workmen to cut off the communication, dhere
are some frigates left, so that the Republic
still has a refpeflable naval force here. We
fpund provisions of every kind, of which a
statement is making out, which we will fend
you.
In this Seflion the plan of a decree pre-
Tented by the Committee of public welfare
was adopted, viz. That the National Fete
(hall be celebrated throughout the Repub
lic on the 30th of December, at which the
whole Convention in a body (hall be pref,
ent: That the name of Toulon (hall be
suppressed, and that Commonalty be hence
forth called Port de la Montagne (Port of
the mountain): That the houses within
that rebellious city (hall be leveled with
the ground, and nothing prefeved but the
eftabliihments neceflary for the service of
the War and the Marine^ and for (üb
fiftence and supplies; and, that the news
of the capture of Toulon (hall be carried to
the armies and the departments by extraor
dinary courier*.
In this Session Thomas Paine, with
all the other foreigners, was expelled from
the Convention by a decree proposed by
Barrehk, and pafled in the following
words :—** Every foreigner is, and (hall
be, excluded from the National Reprefen
tation.”
SUMMARY,
“Favchet, in his letter to the Min
ister of War; fays, we have only one way
to celebrate the victory., 213 rebels (hall be
(hot this evening.”
At Toulon, the French have gained an
important victory bur Hagueni, sad Dc
Salicefi, Ricard, Freron, Robefpiere,
and Barras to their colleagues competing
the Committee of Public Safetv.
Head Quarters, Toulon, Dec. 20.
Second year of the Republic, One and In
divitible.
7he national vengeance is displaying
idelf, and the Jhaoting goes on briskly. All
the Marine officers are already tirminated.
The Republic shall be revenged in a manner
worthy of it 1 Ths manes of the patriots Jball
be appea/ed.
of cur battaries bat funk an EngUJb
frigate.
“ You (hall have further details tomorrow.
Our employments and fatigues may be easily
conceivedf (Signed)
Salicetj, Freron, Ricard,
Robespierrb, Barras.
Aiguillette, Baloguier, Malbofquet, Pomet
and Phalen* which, in the night, were ear
tied by storm. lh the former were 5000
tloops. The Capture of these important
posts spread a general panic in Toulon,
which was evacuated the next day, and
fort La Malgue on the next. Gen- Dug
om 11 a, in his official letter, to the French
Minister of War, fays* we took froM the
enemy in this battle upwards of iscoo
men. The loss of the French, as Rated by
the Commissioners to the Convention, was
2Cb killed, and joo Wounded. The let
ters are tenor twelve in number* and ma
ny of them lengthy ; we can, this day, on
ly give the following, read in the National
Convention, Dec. 27.
Carnot, in the name of the Commit
tee of Public Safety, read tift following
letter :
Preparations for a new campaign Were
making ; but from the diffatisfadion of the
Emperor to certain proceedings, the pov
erty of the King of Prufiia, who has de
manded to be fubtidized, and the feats of
the Spaniards, the profped of a negoCia
tion for peace is not wholly obfeured.
A letter from Paris, expressly states, that
the preparat on fra dufent ou E gland go
on wi h vigor.
. The French in one attack on the com
bined armies on the borders of the Rhine,
were defeated with the loss of 20 cannon.
The Austrian papers fay, the loss of the
French was 5000.
tember. An union of the armies of Rhine
and Moselle, having been effected, they at
tacked the combined fo<ces under General
Wurmser, and ob ained a signal vidory
over them, taking 16 pieces of cannon, 20
trumbrills, and 500 prisoners. The loss of
the French 300 killed and wounded. The
killed of the combined forces was suppos
ed to be more, as the French Commiflioh
ers fay, ‘‘ The number of their slain must
be very considerable, for our troops tock
no prisoners until they were tired of kill
ing.” General Dubois of the French
was wcunded.
Mr. Thomas Paine, was arrested, and
ordered to be tried before the Revolution
ary Tribunal.
ExtraA of a letter from Phi'.ad. Feb. 24.
“ Fauchet is the French M under—he
appears like a man of agreeable and con
ciliating mann*rs.-—Poor Genet ! God
only knows what will become of hiih.—
The conduct of the French nation, as it
relates to their Minifter* the recall, &c. is
highly gratifying to America.”
The Republican troops have nearly ex*
rirpared the rebels of La Vendee.
Several reports were in circulation yes
terday, of rhe repulse of the Brkiih forces
on this island ; but we could not trace them
to any source to be relied cn.
The following are all the Footes
we have been able to obtain, but
hope to give our readers a more ex
tensive lift next week.
VOTES at EPPING;
Governor.
Hon. John T. Gilman, Efq* 114
Councilor s.
John Peirce, Esq. 61
Christopher Toppan Esq; 1
Senator, Dist, No. IF,
Oliver Peabody, Esq. 109
County Tre a fur er.
Oliver Peabody, Esq. 93
Recorder of Deedk
Samuel Brooks, Esq. 48 -
John Adams, Esq. 30
Joseph Smith Gilman* 6
Moses Jewetr, ' 4
WANTED
Aw! ART active lad about
14 or 15 years old, as an
apprentice to the tanning busi
ness. Enquire of
Edmund Pearson.
Exeter, Marco ifyb, ^794,
ed to, or having demands against
the estate of Joshua Lane, late
of Poplin, deceafedj are desired
to bring in their accounts, imme
diately for settlement, to
Ruth Lane,) .. ,
Isaiah Lane.M^™
Poplin, Match 17, 1794.
All persons indebt-
TUESDAY MARCH 18, 1794.
Representative.
Lieut. Jonathan Clark.'
MARTINICO.