The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-08-26 00:00:00, page 2

Extras of a letter from a gentleman in London
to his friend in Boston, dated June 8.
“ I have not heard a Angle person speak
in favour of the war with France, except
he enjoyed a place or pension under gov
ernment. You may judge ot the appre
hension of ministers, when I inform you
that I cannot walk the streets ip the city
without meeting nearly one third as many
fcldiers as inhabitants; three months ago
it was a rare thing to fee a soldier in the
city, except at ittght at the Bank. The
livery Babies and taverns within 5 miles of
London have from 8 to to light horse quar
tered on them which they are obliged to
maintain or give up^theif licence, which
many h^ve done nJ being able to maintain
them, for the" are allowed no pay. There
is three <egiments of loldiers to be encamp- ’
ed in Hyde-Park, next week, wheke they
are to remain tor the (ummer/*
ARTICLES OF
Foreign Intelligence.
WARSAW, MAY 16.
THE situation of the King be-*’
comes every day more alar
filing, efpeciaUy since the Re^^py
no longer keeps any measures with
the Ministers and other Agent^of
Buffia and pruflia, and that the
people have (hewn their mclina*
tion for capital^punifhmeats.
Wee, it does not require a profound politi
cian to fay in whose -favour the present
ttmpaiga will terminate, any one who has
bren lately in France, and knows the exer
tions and relources of that wonderful nation
tn a d think the plan of conquering them ai
wild and quixotic as that of the Crusades
in the nth century. If the allied powers
could not penetrate into France last year,
when their forces were equal to the French,
whe । Lyons andthe whole department of
La Vendee Wis in open rebellion, and
Toulon in the pofleffion of the English, 1
would alk if there be now any probability
of their luce- edingnn such an attempt, Tou
lon being reconquered, the infernal rebel
lion neatly crulhed, and the French having
in the field more than a million of men,
thufiafts in the cause which they' are en
. g’ged in. But the Combined Powers now
p etend they have hopes of contjuering
France by famine, setting afidethe danger
o* attempting to starve twenty five millions
of people, I am convinced their hopes on
♦hat (core are as ill grounded as their oth
e<s. It is true, a scarcity of provisions is
felt in many parts of France, particularly* j
the Southern, but in the North they have
plenty of wheat to last until they gather in
their harvest, which promises to be a verv
“b indane one ; as the country, at least what
1 have leen of it, was never in a higher state
of cultivation than at present.
“ In thus exprefling mv opinion of the
absurd attempt of the combined powers, I
would not for a moment, be supposed to
j jftify every thing the French have done.
On the contrary, I have felt extremely hurt
at some of their proceedings; and I am
fer.ftble at this moment there is more arbi
trary power exercised in France, than in a
ny part of Europe ; but when it is confid
ered that they are infefted by the strongest
powers in Europe, who are trying every
thing that force and treachery can do, to
establish despotism in France, while a nu.
merous holt of nobles, clergy and their ad
herents are continually conspiring against
the Republic: No one mull wonder at the
frequent executions, or at the arbitrary
power now exercised in France; but when
the Combined Powers ate considered to be
the causes, every American must be incli
ned to pardon the French for the effefts.
<r While the horrors of war are raging
with unexampled violence on the frontiers
of France, a new feene is opening in the
Republic of Poland. You will have heard
before this reaches you, of the infurreftion
which took place on the 17:h of April; the
objeft of which appears to be the re-estab
lishment of the Conftitutioti of May t 7 7 1,
and thi recovery of the territory torn from
them by the cruel hand of despotism. The
latest accounts from Poland, state the in*
furgents as they are yet called, to be very
numerous and it is said by lome that the
patriotic General in chief, Kofciuflcow,
will Coon have under his command 200,000
men.
** General Kofciulkow has served under
the banners of liberty in odr army. He
is laid to poflHs great military talents; and
to be as prudent as he is brave. With these
qualities, dilated by patriotism, and aided
by a brave people, there is great resfon to
hope he will be lucceffful, and prove the
Washington of Poland, and I am fare there
is. no harm in faying, God grant it /”
mid of which are from iS to 25, and en-
On the 24th of Aprilj $ mem
bers of the Regency^ viz. the Caf
tallan, of Lublin Protected Sieurs
Kochanouflcy, and Mokronow
fky, Nicholas Prince de Rad
zivil, Elias Alfe, Wegierfey, Ra
faloweix, and Tykiel, came to
the King apd said, We are ap
pointed by the Regency to fay to
you, Sire, that the people express
great distrust of your Majesty be
ing desirous of quitting Warsaw
secretly. They fay that yesterday
you took a walk along rhe Vistu
la, accompanied only by two per
sons, in order to prepare your flight
by water. We have pledged our
lives on the falfity of these suspi
cions, but the alarms of the peo
ple are not to becalmed; and we
beg of your Majesty to give us the
means of facisfying the people on
this head.”
The King replied, “It is about
four days since £ took a walk as
you mention, but it was in broad
day, and without mystery. I went
to fee the rafts which were arrived,
and to ask what proviuons they had
brought for Warsaw, a thing of
much importance at the present
juncture. 1 afterwards went to fee
how far the building of the bridge
was advanced. From thence E re
turned to the great Square in full
day, accompanied not by two per
sons, but by , a croud of people.
Gentlemen, I gave you, four days
ago, my word that I would not
quit Warlaw— I reiterate the fame
to you now, in the mod positive
manner —what would you more ?”
Upon this answer of the King,
the Delagates replied, “That for
themselves, they were persuaded of
this truth; but that the people’s
distrust was so great, that some
thing more than this mutt be done.”
“ Say then yourselves, (replied
the King,) what you think neces
sary.” »
.They then declared, “ That the
people wiftied to have some one of
confidence always in the Royal A
partments, and to follow his Ma
jesty wheresoever he went.”
TheKing.anlwered, “This must
neccfiarily hurt me extremely if the
distrust arises from you ; but as
you fay the people can no other
wife be calmed, F do not oppose
it.” Then the Delegates begged
the King to appear frequently in
the most frequented places of the
city, as he had been used before
the 17th of April, which the King
promised. The Delegates then
mentioned twb foreigners who re
sided at the Castle, and were att
Cached to the King, the one for
near chirfy, and the other ten years,
as much fufpeded. This imita
tion was highly resented by his
Majesty, and he concluded the au
dience with answering for the fi
delity of all his servants who resid
ed at ^is palace.
p FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION, JUNE tO.
THE of^cial reporc made dis
day by committee of Treas
ury, states, that tie total of the,
funds remaining in the,feveral de
partments of the Treaft^yj the 9th
at night, amounted to 655,838,546
livers.
jifhe total of theaffignats in cu> 4
eolation is 5,643,354,620/.,
, Si. DOMINGO.
An account of theWaflacre
which took place at Fort Dauphin,
“ Monday the 7th of July, at
11 o’clock in the morning, arrived
ac Fort Dauphin a Spanish Fri
ar, escorted by fix guides, coming
from Laxabon (a Email borough,
4 leagues diftanc from Fore Dau
phin) several persons enquired what
news he brought. He arifwered,
none, and said all was fafe. A
bout an hour after, Jean Fran
cois (General of the banditti, who
has always been upon good terms
with the Spaniards) and Benja
min, his firlt Captain, entered the
city with five or fix hundred ne
groes, and 58 mounted on horse
back. In that number there was
about 400 armed with guns, the
others had only swords and cudg
els. When they arrived at the
marker, Jean Francois ordered
them to kill without diftin&ion all
the French white psple.
“No sooner was the order given,
when the banditti feperared in all
the streets of the city,but the great
est pare afiembled on the lea fide,
where a great number of white peo
ple had met together, without arms,
to get on board the veflels that were
in the bay; but in vain: they we^e
all massacred without mercy, while
the fame feene was a&ed in the
different quarters of the city.—
This horrible (laughter lasted till
6or 7 o’clock at night. Though
a great number were killed in their
houses during the night. A few
days after, the account of the dead
given to one Dupinois, who ads
as Secretary to Jean Francois,
amounting to 742,amongft whom
are 3 women, not including a great
number that were drowned. There
was at that time at Fort Dauphin
(even or eight hundred regular
troops. Some of them were even
under arms upon the market place,
beholding with indifference that
horrible (laughter, and used to fay
loudly that it was what the French
deserve- A few of the unhappy
victims fled to them, being pursu
ed by the negroes, but the unfeel
ing Spaniards pointed their bayo
nets at them. The cry of those
villains during the massacre was
“ Long live the King I” The un
happy Le Ray Dumaine was kill
ed by the Spaniard, and Mr. Car
abas, who’ swam to save himfelf,
and rested on the cable of a Span
ish (loop, was pursued by the crew
with their oars.
some years past, had their houses
plundered of every thing by the
inhabitants of the fame place on
the Bth of Julyr
The fame gentleman brought
with him a lift of 120 names of
the unhappy victims.
4 “ Two Americans are miffing,
and are supposed to have (hared
the fame fate.”
Domestic Intelligence.
> I RGIN 1 A. ' 4 .
wI N C EST ER, AUG. 4. *
ON Wednesday last Opiamingo,and the
rest of the Chickasaw Indian!, paf
fed^btqugh tbU town, on their way home
from Philadelphia. We heal the President
of the tilted States, has hooored forte of
ife^hiefsiMnth officers’ commissions in the
* army, and that they are to lead on a chosen
band of warriors, again| the hostile tribes
opposed to General W^ne.
t ' V
the 7th of July last, at i 1 o’clock
in the morning ; brought by Mr.
Simon, of Philadelphia, who was
there in an American vessel at that
time.
“Seven or eight Frenchmen
who were fettled at Laxabon for
BALTIMORE, (MAR.) Aug. ii.
The Pitt'fburg white boys, it appears by the
last evening’s accounts, were still bidding defi
ance to the laws, and that the principal citi
zens of Pittfburghad been forced into silence
and inadtion by their threats.
The more aftive mealures are taking by the
Commander in Chief, and general officers of
the militia of Pennsylvania, for equipping that
States’ quota of the troops, destined to quell
the infurredtion in the back parts of Pennsyl
vania. They are expedted to be ready to
niarch the ift September, if neceflary.
“ Mr. Pitt himfelf, who seems to me to
be a bold loquacious, fuperficial man, is
impelled to bold expedients by Hawkefbu
ry and Dundas; men who promoted the A
merican crufadeto get an unconstitutional
tax, and in spite of experience, from dis
aster, have plunged us into another crusade
to get a King, whole ancestors made a me
rit of roasting protestants. I have long
thoughtfpolitics Ample and familiar, were
men honest and virtuous who direst govern
ment; but if the few are to ride on the
necks of the induftrions many politics must
be condufted in mazes and corves, to dif
traft and to blind the mental fight, which
in honest minds* likes to take strait lines.’"
A letter from a rtfpedable gentleman in Lon*
don, to bis friend here, of the date of June
7, relates among a variety of inter eJiin g
information the following :
At a meeting about a month ago, of
.he London Conftitmional Society, at the
Crown and Anchor, a dinner was given,
it being the Annivetfary of said Society.—
Our behaviour (for I was present) shrin
ed Government very much ; and fincethen
a great many men who were present, have
been taken iip-r-fome committed to the
toWer, and others difeharged, Just as the
immaculate Privy Council who examined
them thought proper.
“ During dinner Ca Ira. the Marseilles
Hymn, and Carmagnole, were played by
a fine band prepared for the purpose ; an<l
afterwards several Liberty Songs were fonft
and many patriotic Toads given : some of
them follow—
LANSTNBURG, July 29.
EitlraQ of a ittter from a gt tit If man in Pitt J*
burg t (Clinton country,)dated July >7*
** Should our government declare war a*
gainft Great Brriain, Canada would be very
easily taken, as the Canadians are numerous
and chiefly Republicans. Genera) orders
were issued by Lord Dorchester, for draft
irtg men out of the militia to form regi
ments, but was not executed in the vicini
ty of Quebec, the French having taken up
arms to oppose them, the governor thro’
fear and sensible of the weakness of the
Briiilh there remained silent, His Lord
ihip makes use of every delusion and per
fnafion to bring them to compliance, but
in vain.
“ A town meeting was held on Monday
last week the business was to rrtake the in
habitants take the oath of allegiance to
the King of Greac-Britain,the Englilh peo
ple complied but the Canadians refufed
excepting a very few who are commiflioned
by government. The inhabitants‘in the
province of Canada amount to at least 40,
000, of French extradiion, which would
prove very favourable to the United States
if we may judge by the spirit they mani- .
feft.
Ext rad of a letter from a gentleman of inform
mation, in London, to bit friend in tbit
tonvn, dated ‘June Jth, I 794.
“ AT present the devaluation in Europe
exceeds any farmer period of civilized na
tions ; for I am within compass, when I
fay, that in Flanders, alone, ;0,000 young
fellows have fallen by the sword, during
the last month. May; and without either
fide gaining two leagues of esrth, and if
France is to be conquered at this ra io of
human immolations, Europe will be depo
pulated, before one province in France can
be subjugated.—On one fide. Freedom is
the objeft of defence ; on the fide of the
Allies, the plea is chriftianity. But Ido
not recoiled that Christ cut any throats, to
make convert?. So far indeed from chrifti
anity being promoted, a kind of brutality,
and love of human carnage seems to pro*
vade each party. Even the aristocrats be
gin to sicken either from the dread of the
infedioo of equality of rights spreading, or
from arising convidion that 26 millions of
men, are not easily dragooned to submit so
to millions.
(( No individual can I think defend the
French in all their cruelties towards each
other, either as politic or rational but al
lowing this, I cannot fee that it is our bufi
nets to interfere in their internal govern
ment ; and even had we a moral right, does
it seem at all probable that England, with
the 4th of the inhabitants of France, can
annihilate them ; unless like Sampson we
bury ourfdves under the ruins :
BOSTON, August 18-