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I believe it is true, that the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of War, intend very
Shortly to rehgn. Some rumours have cir
culated that the other Secretary also intends
doing the fame ; this Ido not believe to be
true. Mr. Hamilton, is not entirely goto*
ver his late Ijcknefs, though the effects are
wearing off.”
ALGERINES.-
The distressing intelligence from Portugal,
will arrest the early attention of Congress,
from whose wisdom and spirit the mercantile
interest depends forthe r prosecution of fueh
measures, as fliall feeure to the American com
merce its wonted liberty and extent. . When
this fubjeCt is under consideration, it is co be
hoped the humanity of our government will
be vindicated by the adoption of measures to
cffeCl theemancipationof our fellow-country
men, who are huw in captivity injAlgiers ;
Bnd who have for above eight years faffered
the most humiliating distresses which is in the
power of barbarians, ro infliCl on freemen.
The Editor of the Cea tine} has received from
these wretched captures a lengthy epistle, in
which they pathetically complai« of the in
attention of »their country. The fubjeCl <f
their complaint having"been laid befoce Con
gress, it is unnectffary j:o wound the public
ienfibility syidi the recapitulation, of their
misfortunes—Ue (hall only insert, as infor
matiob, the prices of redemption set on each
of them which are as follows
*' Algiers, April 9, I 793. .
and ^tb of Captivity.
"Sums of redemption of the Ame icenCap-
** Seven thousand five hundred troops are
every day expefied from Portugal, for the
fame port. —Five thousand infantry failed
from hence and 2000 from Carthagena, all
embarked for the allied armies ar Toulon.
ti The whole of the province of Rouililon
is now in possession of the allies, except Per
pignan, which .city is besieged by 19000
of troops •.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON , DEC. 18.
Interring Letter
FROM PHILAD. DEC. S.
«< You will have seen thatCongrefs assem
bled to the amount of a quorum of bot h hou
ses, on the day appointed by the Confutation.
This punctuality does honour to the National
- Legislature —saves time and money,and mult
afford fatibfadfion to the public.
“ The Px.es.l dent’s Speech is like all
that have preceded it, manly, patriotic and
firm—in this light it is -considered, and as
such has been ANSWERED by rhe twobran
“ The house has been engaged for several
days in attending to the reading of the cor*
refpondence between the Secretary cf State,
and M. Genet — A difclcfure is hereby made
of a series of impertinence, irifoiencc and a.
bufe, which has perhaps no parellcl. :Ycu
have seen Meffr?, Jay and King’s cclaircifle
ment; but that is nothing, and less than
nothing, in comparison with a variety ofoih
<r things which have distinguished the embas
sy of this extraordinary personage. The
whole is printing, and will make an oflavo
pamphlet of perhaps 150 pages- In one let’
ter Genet has denounced The President of
the United States,Gen. Knox, Mr ^Hamilton,
and Mr. Jefferfon, and for reafona the molt
extraordinary that ever entered even into the
brain of a Jacobin. He has illumed many
things as fadls which are not fd; and which if
they existed, the denunciation is a -moll pal
pable violation cf decency, and the rights of
private judgment. One charge is, that the
President has his house or rooms, hung found
with Medallions of the Capet family—which
is not true. Another charge is that when he.
Genet, received his firft audience, The Preii
’’ dent said nothing to him refpeding the Re
volution of France, &c. The charges against
the ether gentleman are equally proper and
well founded, Somebody in Maffachuietta
once said, nothing is better than to permit
feme people to go the length of their tether.
A similar remark has, 1 think, occurred'in a
Borton paper lately—You can scarcely con
ceive how great a derangement this difelofure
has produced in the views and Ichemes of
some persons—they are completely chop-fal
]cn, not a word in juftification or palliation i
of Genet is heard. I always had the firnie.lt
confidence in the wisdom and prudence of 1
the executive, and the event mere than fuffici- 1
ently juftifies the reliance..
« From foreign influence in our counsels, 1
may the good Lord deliver us ; and may the
people of this country ever feel the DIGNI
TY of their own character and government, (
and upon an unftiaken dependence on that
wisdom and oatriotifm which INCESSANT
LY WATCHES FOR THEIR PEACE 1
and PROSPERITY, I anticipate that bu-: I
finefs of Genet, will tend to smooth the p'O
ceedirgs of Congress, and render the fellion j
harmonious. 1
“There are about So Members of the
House present, and about 20 cf the Senate.
te As to domestics, all is peace and tran
■quility here, and very tittle apprehension ap
pears to be entertained by any one, of the late
disorder.
men। which the king of Naples his destined
to be landed at Toulon.
ARRAS, SEPT, 22.
“ I fend yea a letter written from Arras to
the Convention—Support it with firrr.nefs—
our situation is terrible. Without immedi
a e and considerable afliftaoce, we can under
take nothing against an enemy more power
ful than ouHcjves. The army of the North
must be considered as the advanced guard of
the whole republic—fend us reinforcements
—we are in want of provißons—the {word
mult cut asunder the reins of the ppweifdf the
adminiflrators of the deparments.
** If out letter is not to be read, use every
means to make it known to the Convention.”
The following is the letter; it is dated the
»2 2 d of September. - '
“ The Army of the North, ought to be
the .point of reunion sos the forces of the Re.
public.
*• The subsequent is a r^p^d view of our
obstacles, and the measures it will be neceffa.
ry to take. The defeats at Cambray, and
^nefnoy, annihilate the success at Dunkirk, and
force us to return to the fuccour of Cambray,
Oundifgraces proceed from the ineffe&ual re
fifiance made by the strong polls. —lt will be
neceflary to fend away several inhabitants cor
rupted by rhe gold of the English Minister.
“ The army want! a reinforcement of^Q,
000 men from the Muffle, a d the Rbint.E^"
The enemy have more than 50,000 men.**
f
A
Duh em immediately mounted the tribune
— 4 ‘ The letter 1 have received,” he exclaim
ed, is by no means folatory, but a free people
have no need cf consolation. We have con
quered royalty and federalifm ; we have still
tofubdue the cowardly and the intriguing.
“ The following is the letter which F have
received from the North, from wy colleague
Bentarolf. . ,
Several accounts of a battle near the
Rhine, between the Prussians and French hive
been received. They are variously related, and
come through various channels. They all
agree, that luccefs attended the Prussian arms,
and that the Duke of Urunfwitk. who directed
them, has thereby wiped off a imall part of
the rust which was contra Cling on hfs sword.
The Id’s of the French, in some accounts, is
ii.ttated to 18000 kiJled, 5000 men, and 27
cannon taken. The most authentic accounts,
however, reduce them to 2000 kilhd, 1500
prifonerr, and 15 cannon. The adlion was
hard fought, ano decisive ; and is almost the
firft icflar.ee of the success of the Pruflians on
the Rhine.
sept; 25. — A member wiftied Duhem to
give feme account of a letter which he had
received from the North. The Convention
immediately parted a decree, ordering him to
read it.
After the defeat of the Dutch troops near
Menir, and the retreat cf the combined forces
from before Dunkirk, the sliied army was
reinforced by troops ft om England, and by
detachments frem the Prince of Scxe Co
bourg’s army. In dohfequence, they ad
vanced upon the French, who have retired ;
after destroying all the stores, &c. they had
taken. In the event of this retreat of the
French,the late victorious Gen. Honchard,
has been arrefled,'and succeeded by General
Jourdan. The French army of the North co
vers Dunkhk. Towards which ihe combin
ed forces were advancing.
Refpedjng the army of the North, tbe fol
lowing communication was made in the Na
tional Convention
Crew of the Schooner Maria, of Boson, belong
ing to Mr. William Foster ;
Isaac Sievens, Mader, 4000 dollars
Alexander Forfyth, Mate, 3000 do.
James L. Cathcart, 3000 do.
.Thomas Gregory, 1400 do.
James Harret, J4OO do.
Ctew of Ship Dauphin, of Philadelphia ,htlong*
ing to Mfrs. Matthew and Thomas Irvine*
ißichard O Brien, Mader, 4000 dollars.
Andrew Montgomery, 3060 do.
Phillip Sloan, 1400 do.
Peleg Losing, 1400 do,
James Hull, J4OO do.
Jacob Tyfanier, 4000 do.
William Patteifon, 3000 do.
. Our last Summary of European trahfadiori*,
brought down events to the middle of Sep.
tember ; and concluded with many tranfaft
ior.s highly propitious to the French Repub
licans. The alpeft, from that period, to the
16'h October, has not been so favourable.
A« the detail then given, appeared to contra-*
ditt the maxim ol the Poet of Nature, that
“ Fortune newer comes wiib both hands full”—
so the more recent tranfailion fee ms to corro
berate the contradiction. Then, from every
quarter, appearances were favourable to the
French —since they appear equally unfavour
able. Then the accounts were extradied from
French papers—now they are taken from En
glilh- Both tnuft be partial to their own lides
—and “ truth may lye ketzveen them.”
tive?—to which a doty of 15 per cerit, is to
be added :
BATTLE NEAR THE RHINE.
IF ENTS NEAR DUNKIRK.
Political Nummary,
Qn the 12th, 13th and 14th, the French
army from the frontiers of AHace, who are
£aid to consist of 150,000 mtfi, .made a gene
ral attack against the allied armies. The
• Aufirians whom they attacked on the 12th,
1 were forced to retreat after a dreadful flatjgh
ter. The French were repulsed on the 13th
in their attack against Gen, Kaikteuth ; on
the 14th, they attacked the Duke of Btunf
wick, near Permafens, who completely de
feated them, took from them several pieces
of cannon, and made several thou fa nd prifcn
ers.
It is ftrcngly reported, that there is a great
want of provisions among the German arm
ies on the Rhine.
EDINGKOVEN, Sept. J 5.
The news of yeflerday’s battle has been
confirmed to day by a courier, arrived at the
head quarters of the King of PrufGa. The
reigning Duke of Btcnfwick hai completely
defeated the French between Permafens and
BiJch. They had iSooojkilled and wound
ed, and three thousand of them were taken
prifor.ers. The Duke took from them 27
pieces of cannon, two howitzers, and provi
fior.s of bread for there day?. They are said
to have set fire to Bitfch. It has been re
ported. that the Duke penetrated as far as
Bitfch ; but this wants confirmation.
LONDON, Sept. 30.
Reipe&ir.g the Combined Armies in Flan
ders, it should appear by feme accounts that
Lisle is become a serious objeft--Much oif
affedion towards the Convention is reckoned
upon in that town.
Notan immediate, siege, but a blockade,
during the win.er months is laid to be the
plan.
The Prince Stadholder has reviewed rhe
Dutch troops io person, and pronounces, in
vindication of them, entirely against the offi
cers, many of whom he has diimified. It is
laid some of them are to answer for their
mifeondud before a court martial. When
the Dutch army io fhamcfully evacuated Me
nin, above thirty pieces of cannon fell into
the hands of the French.
We have the extreme fatisfailion to an
nounce, that government has received aflur
ance of the pacific determinations of the A
merican Congress.
Oft. I. Yesterday the Dutch mail brought '
advice that the Duke of Brunswick, after
the victory which he obtained over ^the re- .
publicans at Permafens, penetrated as far as ,
Bitcho. The French set fire to their camp, ,
and his Highness is laid not to be mailer of
that place. z . j
OQ. 3. From some Pari fi an Jonrnals of the I
27 h ult. we learn that the French executive (
council, after having cafhicred General Heu
chard, hitherto commander in chief of the
army cf the North, for not having carried his J
conq jells farther into Andrian Flanders re- I
placed him in hi? command by that notorious
cut-throat Joudeana
The executive council has Hkcwife broken
National Convention, Sept. 12.
Baßreße made his report on the Naviga
ten Ail ; after which the following Articles
were decreed :
A member of the National Convention
moved, that an army of too 000 men be
landed tn Great-Bi itain, ar/d the veflels that
convey them be immediately destroyed on their
landing—the troops to conquer the country or
die.
J. All treaties cf commerce and navigation,
existing between France and the Powers with
which Ihe is at peace, fliall be executed ac
cording to their tenoor, without any infringe,
inent by the present dectee.
SURRENDER OF LE ^VESNOt,
Alter the surrender of Valenciennes part
of the combined powers,under Gen. Clairfait,
inverted this city ; and bn the 11 th Septem
ber, the capitulation of it, was signed by Gen.
Clairfait, on the part of the allies and by
Gen. Coullus, Col, Reyner, and Capt. Mo
tard, on the part cf the French. The garri
ion surrounded prjfoners of war—were allowed
military honoms, aud the officers retained
their i'words.
If. Alter the iftof January, 1794, no ves
sel (hall be reckoned French, unless built in
France, or in her colcnies.
v ll’. No Englilh merchandize (hall be im.
ported in o France, or the French Colonie?,
but by French veflels.
IV. Foreign veflels are not to tranfporl
merchandize from one Freuch port to ano
ther, under penalty of confiscation.
V. The duties are to have a frelh regula-
tion.
VI. The present Decree (hall be pcblifhed
all over the Republic, and transmitted by the
Minister lor Foreign AfFaiis, to the neutral
powers.
The convention, beftdes, decieed, that the
Report of Bar re a e should be printed, and
translated into the different languages.
FRANKFORT, Sept. 17.
foreign Intelligence.
NAPIG Ad ION ACT.
By to- day’s Mail.
ALGERINES,
W fll • YORK, DEC. $
Ihe following authentic papers were
handed us yesterday by Schuyler
Living ft on. Est. arrived in the
. Snow Mary, express from Lifoon :
Citizens of the United State* of America
Nine Algerine Corf airs are now
cruising in the Atlantic ; they carry
from 22 to 44 guns ; they failed cut
of the Mediterranean on the 6th infl,
and were seen on the ^th to capture 3
American vessels, 2 Hamburgefe, and.
1 Genoefe.—A truce for 12 months
between Portugal and Algiers, was
Jigned the \ith September lafl, by the
British agent at Algiers, in behalf of
her Majesty the Queen of Portugal—-
and another truce by the fame agent
about the fame time, in behalf of the
United Netherlands. ' x
The foregoing authentic intelligence,
goes by express from your truly diftref.
fed and faith fid fellow citizen.
EDWARD CHURCH, -
r . A r o/tht Uniitd St ^
L’/bon, October 14, I 793.
N. B. A Swedish ship saw the Al~
gerines after taking the American, ‘
difeharge part of the cargo of grain
into the fca ; this was probably that the
vessel might fail better, meaning to
arm her on the spot with a few guns
in order. to encreafe their number of
cruizers. Weare informed that ten
of the Dutch captains taken by the Al
gerines ftnee th Ar wa r with Holloed
have died of the plague in Algiers •
how many of other deferiptions or mo
tions I have not heard. By an A
merican, fortunately arrived this day
from Falmouth we are. informed that
the American vessels now 'in England
are returning in bdllaft the EngUfh
not chufing to rijk their property in
American bottoms ; but no reaftn has
been aligned for this myflerious con
dudl : myflerious in England, butevi
dent enough here. E. .C,
L fbon, October 15, 1793,
X
Geherab Ltndtfrtnont and Schombour, tbtf
former of whom commanded the army of thd
Rhine, and latter that of the MofeHe. They
are replaced by Generals Delmas and Mo
AbJlraEl of Intelligence from the
WESTERN COUNTRY.
On the 24th ult. the corps o f militia, under
General Sever returned frem a fuccefsful tour
through part of the lower Cherokee towns, ha
ving deflroyed two principal (ett’ements, and
a great deal of corn A detachment of one hun
dred men was sent to burn a town at a distance,
the Indians met them in force, an aCtion ensued
which lasted about fifteen minutes the Indians
not being able to withlland the well directed
fire of our rifle men, fled in confufion, leaving
nine dead on the ground, the trails of blood of
the wounded were numerous : our men had
three killed and several wounded.
This vific into the center of the Cherokee
set lements, prooably iviil have a good tenden
cy to awe the Southern Indians the remainder
of the year, and keep them from fending aid ta.
the Indian army on the Miami of the Lake.
. Tbe American regulars when they arrived
at Fort Jefferfon, were fome«hing over 3000
men, 1000 Kentucky militia, well mourned
followed ; this force it is hoped wi 1 lessen the
vindictive difpolition of the norths rd Indian?.
Ofi. 9. Lord Howe hts made two attempts
to get dawn the channel ; but the contrary
winds have forced him back, and still detain
him in Torbay. It was supposed that his
chief cbjctl for getting out was so proteil our
homeward-bound convoys ; these have arriv
ed in fafety. It is now conjectured in the
fleet, that feme more important expedition is
intended.
The mother in hw of the celebrated Petion
received sentence of death from the Revolu
tionary Tribnnal, and was executed on th©
24 ! h inflant, She was charged with expre^
lions inimical fd the Revolution.
reav-
The flank companies formed into brigades
and embarked in Leland, are to be fen: it is
supposed, to Toulon.
OA. 10. Yerterday morning, between 1 and
2 o dock, Lord Elgin ariived in town from
the continent. His Lorofhip left Menin on
Monday last. No material recent event had
then occored ; but difpofitious were making
by the Prince of Saxe Cobourg for an attacj;
cf the F rench entrenched camp at Maubeuge,
on the Sth or 9th inflant, of that, we may in
the course of this day or to-morrow, hear the
event ofthis important operation.
L L ER. December, 24.