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are regroes, and fevers] fquadrors cf hus
sars of the xd, &h, 71b, and ^h rcgi
minify puffed through Brunei# three
weeks ago to jin it. Nevertheless, all
these reinforcements^annot make 0, for
the loss they have 'Offered in killed and
wounded, and, above all. in lick.
Pichegru's intention was to carry Breda
and Gurtruydenberg by a a ceu,-domains
this prujed has entirely miscarried. Jour
dan's plan did not at firft meet with better
success. He loft' a great number of men
on his right above Liege, which obliged
him to withdraw his head-quart ;-s from
Yaramme to Looz, where he strongly en
trenched himfrlf. This army has been reir
forced by the reserve of the North, which
defiled on the 2§.h and 26. h cf Augulr
from Malines, by Louvain to Tirlemont
According tc an order from the Conven
tion the armies of the Nor^h, Sombre,
and the Meule, were fiill to make great
efforts, particularly Jourc'an was to dis
lodge the Auftriana from La Chartreuse,
in order to pass the Meuse, and furrcunc
Maeftricht. It is remarkable, that there
was net seen at Brussels any transport of
bullets, bombs, and other articles necessa
ry for a siege ; but only waggons loaded
with bread, provisions and forage, which
went to the army of the Meuse, and re
turned with sick, or eftfti pillaged in
the country between Louvain and Liege.
It is about three weeks since General Ran
fcnnet sent 400 waggons to procure bread,
forage, and prov^fions, ar Brussels.—
They remained three or four <.-.,5. The
13 to If 000 are earafr,. Great par' of
the infantry is badly organized, ill cloi
tiled and fed. The cavalry is io a better
fiate, it is pretty well mounted, well
eloathed, and better disciplined than the
infantry. It confits in general of light
dragoons, ehaffeu's, & hussars. The regi
ments co^tin about 1200 men each. The
artillery consth of only 80 pieces of
position and 2 imall pieces per battallion.|
This army has fuffered considerably dur
ing the left fix weeks. Ten or twelve
waggons full of wounded daily arrive at
Brnffeis. The ordinary transport of sick,
who have almost all of them the dysentery,
has been from 250 to 300 men, who are
successively conduced into the interior of
France.
from them and the greater part of their
officers suspended, and they were incorpo
rated into the French battalions, of which
they now form all the second rank, and
General Pichegru has been at his army
for the last three weeks ; it is in general
berer composed and better org .nized
than that of the North. It has within
these five weeks received a reinforcement
of !o,oo@ infantry, all recruits or conva
lescent. The array of the N rth has
liuewife been reinforced, particularly in
cavalry. The ad regiment of dragoons,
10,000 men strong, as well as a regiment
of horse chaffcars,all the officers of which
The army the Sambre and the Meuse,
which afts in the country of Liege, under
the orders of General Jourdan, who has
with him several good general officers,fuch
as ganfonnet, Pejet, Meyer, and K her,
is near 6©,c00 men strong. Among the
infantry are many grenadiers and foot
chaffuers. This army has the best caval
ry in the French fcrvice. At the time of
its marching to Tirlement, it had a train
of artillery of 24 pieces of portion. The
park which was at Louvain, did not con
tain more ; but it has since received from
Brussels 30 pieces of large calibre, and 4
Sixteen pounders : the latter are of a new
invention ; they rest between 2 wheels, 8
feet high. Under the carriage on which
the waggon is placed is a battery, to that
these large 16 pounders may be used any
where ; and notwithstanding the weight of
the charge, the carriages are in such an e
qailibriu n,that 2 hor(es,or 10 men might
carry them with their waggons attached,
along the word roads, with aftonilhing
celerity.
peasants in the environs of Brwfeli were
required to furnifh hay aid oats; but
more -han 300 of these waggons returned
empty, it being impoflible to fill them,
because there was not a tingle magazine
of corn and forage in the neighbourhood.
There have been railed in Alsace and
Lorrain a great number of recruits, from
ifo to zo years of age, who were formed
into battalions ; colours were given them,
and they were permitted to choose their
officers. At length they were organized
in every refpeft as the battalions of vol
unteers. They were lent last March to
the Army of the North, to the number of
17 battalions, each confiding of from 8
to 900 men. On their arrival at Cam
bray and Lisle, their colours, were taken
where they are used in a very rough
manner, and even ill treated by the
French soldiers. These unfortunates, al
molt all peasants, harbour the ftrolfgeft
refeutment against the others. A part of
the light cavalry, and particularly the
buffers, who for the greater part comes
from Lorrain and Alsace, sympathize
with their countrymen. Several quffreh
have already happened in Belgium be
tween these two nations.
In order that this injuftiee might not:
occasion b an outcry of the inhabitants^
Lorrain and Alsace, the Committee of
Public Safety takes care to cho >fe from
among the Members of the Convention
natives of those two provinces, for the
employment of Representatives to th^ar
mies of the North and the Meuse. " A
great part of the principal clerks of offi
ces for the reqaifitioos eftablilhed at Brnf
fels, are also of the fame nation. Tide
delegates,flattered with the dißin&ion,are
deaf to the complaints erf their country
men, who are dragged to the armpby
the fears of ths guillotine, and are only
restrained by the bayonets of the third
rank, whea they are ordered to march
against theenemy. As the cavalry of the
lame nation is well cloathed, and fed": it
is mire attached to the fcrvice than the
infantry.
OcOvOOiO^^SOObOi^OOO
A letter was likewise read from the Se
cretary at war to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, dating the difficulty
attending the establishment of an uniform
fyflem ot militia.
Tne House, on the n. ion of Mr. Giles,
refolvcd itfelf into a committee, Mr. Cobb
in the chair, on the ammendatory bill for
regulating the payment of non eommiTion
ra officers, musicians, and privates of the
militia when called into a&ual service.
There was a message from the President
•nclefing a letter from the Secretary of
.he Treasury department, repeating the
mode of furnishing military stores, which
was read by the Clerk.
The committee (pent a confide able
timein difeuffing the bill, which k then
reported by the Chairman, and ^ ‘cred
to be engrafted for a third reading.
The report of the Committee fcr indem
nifying the fufferers by the rioters in the
western counties of Pennsylvania was read,
and made the order of the day for Monday
next.
That whenever the militia shall be
called into the a&ual service of the Uni
ted States, their pay (hall be deemed to
commence from the day of their appearing
at the places of battalion, regimental or
brigade rendezvous, allowing to each
non commissioned officer, musician and
private soldier, a day's pay and rations,
for every fifteen miles from his home to
furh places of rendezvous and the fame
allowance for traveling home from the
place of discharge.
That in addition to the pay heretofore
authorized by law, there Ihall be allowed,
and paid to the non cemmiffloned officers
musicians and privates of the Militia,ate-
The bill for regulating the pay cf the
non Commissioned officers, musicians and
privates of the militia, when called into
adual Service, was read & third time and
palled.
This bill provides hit the allowance of
bounty, eloathing and pay to the non com
mi^oud officers, musicians and privates
of the infantry, artillery aud cavalry of the
Militia of the United States, when called
into sdual service shall be at the rates per
month, as follows : — Each sergeant-major
and quarter-malter-fergeant, mine dollars,
each drum and fife-major, eight dollars
and thirty three cents ; each fregeant, eight
dollars ; each corporal, drummer, fifer
and trumpeter, seven dollars and thirty
three cents ; each farrier, saddler and
artificer, (including as a private) eight
dollars; each gunner bombardier, and
private, fix dollars and Sixty fix cents.
That in addition to the monthly pay,
there shall be allowed to each officer, non
commissioned officer,mufician & private of
the cavalry, for the use of his horse, arms
& accoutrements, and for the rifle thereof,
except cf hoifes killed in aßion, forty cents
per day, and to each non-commissioned
officer, musician and private, twenty-five
cents per day,in lieu of rations and forage.
When they shall provide the fame.
Congress
of the UNITED STATES.
HOUSE y REPRE^ENTrifIPES,
Thursday, Dec. 11.
— Friday, Deg. 12. —
ly called forth into the adua! service of
the United States, on an expedition to
Fort Pitt, such fams as Ihall, with the pay
heretofore by law eftablilhed, be equal to
the allowances refpe&ively provided in
the firft fedion of this ad.
That for the completing and better fop
porting the military eftabliihment of the
United States, there (hall be allowed and
paid, from and after the firfl day of Janua
ry one thousand seven hundred and ninety
five, to each non commissioned officer,
musician and private now in ferviee, or
hereafter to be enlisted, the additional
pay of one dollar per month, during the
terms of their ref,edive inliftmeats.
NEW.HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, BEC. 1,, 1794.
On Tuefday last the General Court
convened in this town, agreeably to the
Proclamation of the Governor.
and of the House of Referefentativee,
HAVING with advice of Council re
quested a meeting of the General Court,
before the time to which they flood ad
journed, it is my duty to state to you the
reasons which induced this request—A pe
His Excellency "JOHN T. GILMAN
Eq. Governor of this State, arrived in
town about 12 o'clock, with his suit—
He was escorted by Capt. Kimball of
Pembroke, with a detachment of his ca
valry, to Butter's ferry, from thence he
was escorted to his lodgings, at Deacon
John Kimball's by the cavalry, and by
Capt. David Davis, with his company of
Light Infantry, together with a large
number of refpe&able citizens—They all
partook of refreshment, which his Excel
lency had provided to exhilnate their
spirits. After which, the corps refpe&-
ivcly, performed several manoeuvres and
firings, much to the fatisfaaion of the
fpeaators—and which gained them the
particular applause of his Excellency —
who in a Ai )rt, but comprehensive and
pathetic addrefi, calculated to animate
the Soldier's zeal, and fire his foul with
patriotic ardour, politely thanked the
troops for their attention, and assured
them of the high fatisfadiun he fe'.t in
witnessing their truly martial appearance,
in complete uniform, and their Soldier
like condud—Reminding them very juft
iy, that the citizen soldiers of our nation,
are the only fafeguard, and protestors of
our Rights, Independence, Peace and
Happiness.
Voted, That Messrs. Warner, Bad
ger and Hogg be a committee, to con
fider of the petition of James Nott, pray
ing the payment of wages due to his son
Jesse Nott, deceased, while a soldier in
the New-Ham,(hire line.
The Hon. Senate and House being as
sembled in the Representatives chamber,
at 12 o'clock, his Excellency John T.
Gilman, Gov. of this State, attended by
the Hon. Council, came in and made the
following
Jft©e&k :
Fellwue-Citizene of the Senate,
PURSUANT to his Excellency the
Governor's Proclamation, for aflembling
the Legislature, about 100 Members met
at the Court House in this town. Messrs.
Cilley, Peabody and Gains, were appoin
ted a committee to wait on his Excellency
the Gov. and Hon. Senate, and inform
them that a quorum of the House of Re
prefentatives were assembled, and ready
to procceed to business.
Dec. 17. Several petitions were read
and referred to committees.
Upon reading and considering the pe
tition of N. Adams, clerk of the Superi
or Court, prying that he might be au
thorifed to bring forward a certain action,
on the docket of said Court, which by
miflake had been discontinued, voted,
that he have leave to bring in a bill ac
cordingly, care to be taken in draughting
said bill, that notice is to be given to the
parties concerned.
Elilha Gale's petition to be restored to
law, was dismissed.
Voted, That Messrs. J. Hale, Badger
and Gordon, be a committee, to join one
from ths Senate, to confider of the peti
tion of James Eaton, and others, pray
ing liberty to fell real estate of certain
minors.
Legiflatxre of Netu- Hampshire,
GENERAL COURT.
Escort of the Governor.
concord, use. 16. 1794.
titiea was presented, signed by fandry
persons. in behalf of themselves and oth
ers, late owners of the armed vessel M'
Clary, purporting that at the last Circuit
Court for the Diftiid of New-Hamp(hire,
judgment was rendered agaiuft said own
ers for a large sum of money—that the
cause from which this judgment originat
ed was for property captured on the high
seas, in the year 1777 ; which capture
was tried, and adjudged lawful prize, by
the laws and courts of this state, from
which the laws allowed no appeal. They
likewise set forth the difficult fixation in
which they were—that they were desirous
of the aid and adrifement of the Legisla
ture, in the premises, and reque fled (for
these and other reasons set forth in their
petition, which will be laid before you)
that the Legislature might be convened
before the time to which they flood ad
journed.
Dec. 18. Voted, That Messrs. God
dard, Badger, R. Parker, Cillay, and
Hough, be a Committee to join one
Voted, That Mtfrs. Burt, Hough, and
Bayley, be a committee, to join one from
the Senate, to codfider the petition of Asa
Dearborn, and others, praying for a fur
ther allowance to the company of cavalry
belonging to the 17th regiment, for pro
curing music and colours for said compa
ny, and of all similar matters.
Voted, That Messrs. Hale, Badger,
Gerrilh, Newcomb, and Hough, be a
committee, to join one from the Senate,
to confider of and report, what times and
places will be most convenient for hold
ing the courts of law in this state.
Proceeded to read sundry public papers,
received during the recess of the General
Court.
It appearing that the Legiflatere bf this
state, in Nov. 1783, and in Feb. 1794,
had remonstrated to Congress—protested
against any interference in this cause, and
considered such interference as a violation
of the dignity, sovereignty, and indepen.
dence of the state—and that the petition,
era were in a situation disagreeable in the
extreme—
The Council united with me ia reqaeft
ing a meeting of the Legiflatgre at thia
time.<
I have no doubt but this fubje& will
meet yenr eandid and thorough difauffioa.
as it refpe&s the dignity and indepen
dence of the state, and as it refpeds the
right, and interest of the petitioners.
Gentlemen of the Senate,
and Houje of Re^refentuivu,
The repeated delays of the due admin
istration of justice in the Supreme Judicial
Court of this state, consequent upon the
non-attendance of fomeof the Judges at
the times stated by law for holding that
Court, is a fubjid of great complaint
Whatever may be the causes of these fail
ures, the effect ill comports with the
fourteenth article of the Bill of Rights
Painful as this subject is, I have thought
it my duty to lay it before you.
Gentlemen of the House of Re„efentati<vts,
Perhaps the propriety of a&ffing a tax
at this time may be worthy of corfidera
tion—and whether it will not be more
convenient to raise a fnall sum now, tn&a
to be unprepared for exigences which ma,
happen, end poffiWy make a iirgertii''-'
indispensable.
Gentlemen of the S<ni:e,
and Haufe of kepejm at,ves B
I shall in a subsequent communication,
lay before you sundry papers, refpeaing
the fortifications of the harbor at Ports
mouth, and the cannon and stores there.
Your frequent recurrence to the funda
mental principles of the Conftitntion, and
general knowledge of the circumflances of
our public affairs, make it unnecessary
for me to mention more particulars at
this time, and it will afford me the highest
fit sfatlion to co-operate with you in pro
mpting the lading happiness of our com
mon country.
Voted, That Messrs. A. Livermore,
Gerrith, J. Hale, Peabody and Hogg,
be a committee, to join one from the
Senate, to take under confideation that
part of his Excellency's address, which
refpc&s the armed vessel M'Clary and
report.
J. T. GILMAN.
State of New-Ham,/hire, Dec. 17, 1794.
Voted, That Messrs. Peabody, John
Hale, and Badger, be a committee on
the partof the House to join such of the
Hon. Senate as they may appoint, to con
sider of the febjed matter of his Ex
cellency's address, and draught an aniwer
thereto, and lay the fame before thia
House.