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Volume IX.]
GENERAL ORDER?, JUNE 7. „
“ His Royal Highness the Duke
W York thinks it incumbent on
him to announce to the Britifli
and Hanoverian troops under his
command, that the National Con
vention of France, pursuing that
gradation of crimes and hono«s
which has diftihguilhed the periods
of its government, as the mod ca
lamitous of any that yet fiaS occur
red in die hiftory of the world, has
just ? paft a decree that their lol
diers Ihafl giv^ no quarters to the
Britifli arid Hanoverian troops.
His Royal Highnels anticipates
the indignation and horror which
has naturally arilert in'the minds
of the brave tfopps, whom he ad
dreHcs upon receiving this infor
mation. r
His Royal Highncfs dtTires,
however, to remind them that mer
cy to the varitjuilhed is the bright-
Fit gem in the soldier’s charader,
and exhorts them not tO fuffer their
resentment cd lead them to any pre
cipitate aril of cruelty on their part,
which may fully the reputation
they have acquired in the w'orld.
- His Royal Highnels believes
that it would be difficult for brave
inen to conceive that any let of
men who are themselves exempt
from sharing in the dangerfof war
should be io base and cowardly as
to leek to aggravate the calami
ties of ir upon the unfortunate
people who are fubjed to their or
ders. ■
•* It was indeed reserved for the
4 present times to produce to the
‘ world the proof of the possibility
of the existence of fuchafrocity and
infamy. The pretence for issuing
this decree, even if founded in
truth,wouldjuftifyit only to minds
fimilaf to thofe,of the Members of
the National Convention., it is tn
fad too absurd to be noticed. The
French must themselves fee through
the dimly artifice of an intended
aflaffinauon, by which Robertfpi
erre hasfucceeded inprocuringthat
military guard, which has at once
eftabliflitd him the successor of the
unfortunate Louis by whatever
name he may chufe to dignify his
future reign, in all the wars which
from theeadieft times, haveexift
ed between the Engl riband French
nations, they have been accuftom
edaoconfider each other in the
light of generous,, as well as brave,
enemies,while the Hanoverians tor
a century the Allies of the form-
T Camp at 'Tour nay, 'fane Ktb.
IN corifiequence of the decree of
the National Convention, the
Duke, of York has given out the
following orders which reflect the
highest honour on his Royal High*
nels’s humanity and judgment,
and which, we hope by being made
known to the French, may have
the effect lb benevolently intend
ed*
T'he following ^Orders of the Duke
of York., were issued while tbe
No Quarter decree existed.
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esteem. Humanity and kindnels
have at all times taken place, the
instant that opposition ceased ; and
the fame cloak has been frequent
ly seen covering those who were
wounded and enemies, whilst in
discriminately conveying to the
hospitals of theconquerers.
Thy Britiffi ’and Hanoverian
armies will not believe that the
French nation, evert under their
present infatuation, can so far for
get their characters as foidiers, as
to pay any attention to a decree,
as injurious tp therrifelves, as it is
difgracefnl to the perfops who pal
fed it: on this confidence his Roy
al Highness trusts, that the foi
diers of both nations will confine
their feritimeots of resentment and
abhorrence jo the National Con
vention alone j persuaded that they
will be joined in them, by every
Frenchman who poflFflcsonefpark
of honour, or one principle of a
soldier; and his Royal fiighnefs
is confident that it will only be on
finding, contrary co every expeft
aiionj that the French Army has
relinquished every tide to the fair
character of foidiers, and of men,
by submitting to and obeying so
atrocious an order, that the brave
troops under his command will
think themselves juftifled, and in
deed under the neceflity.pf adopt-,
irig a species of warfare, f6r which
they will then stand acquitted to -
their own conscience, to their
country, and the world : in such
an evenr, the French army alone
will be answerable for the ten-fold
vengeance which will fall upon
themselves, their wives, and their
children, and their unfortunate
country, already groahing under
every calamity, Which the accu
mulated crimes of unprincipled
ambition and avarice can heap up
on their devoted vidims.”
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Foreign Intelligence,
RECEIVED BY LATE ARRIVALS.
I^cTl^Tn d.
Letter from the King of Poland to
General KoscuiskO, written in'
H^arfaw. .
zgtbMay, 1794.
MR. GENERALISSIMO,
YOU may judge yourfelt of the
farisfadion f feel by your
letter of the iift of May, which I
received the 26th following.
1 have already aflured you in my
letter of the sth, that I never will
leparate from my country and my
nation ; even at the greatest person
at rifque f that I do not desire au
thority or power any more, or
longer than you and the nation find
it ufeful to the country.
Persisting invariably ’in thisde
terminadon, I have received, with
sensibility, the information yow
havjs announced to me, of fiSvirfg
prescribed to the Supreme Coun
cil co make a report to me of all
their cflential operations. v
This day Mr. President Zahrz«
er, have Ihared in this reciprocal
TUESDAY, September 9, 1794.
I (hall employ myfelf to attain
the proposed end ip co-operating
by my example, and in encourag
ing ochers. ; '
My vows and wilhesaccompany
you every where, and it is from
the bo 1 ? 0111 °f eameft
heart, that I give you the aflur
ance of the highelt esteem, and of
the affc&ion that f bear you.
v -. 5 (Signed}
STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS, KING.
ewfky, and Mr. P^tocki, formerly
marfbal, confirmed to me the fame
thing in the,name of the Supreme
Council eftabliffied here during
yeftejday and they have Ihewed
me what you enjoined in writing
to this effect Agreeably to your
expectations and defines, 1 will
communicate to the council, faith
fully ; all my ideas relative to the
welfare of the country. , *
, I will riot be wanting, moreov
er, to concur conjointly with this
council in all the means which may
aflure the Welfare of the country
and. the nation. . r
Under ^ae aufipecies of Provi
dence, let us all hope for the com
mon defence of rhe intentions and
works of all of us who arp born
Polonefe—fully and fiincerely unit
ed.
FRENCH NATIONAL CONTENTION,
i^tb Germinal, April 4.
A Deputation from the popu
lar society of'Cette, was admitted
to the bar.
“ legislators,” said thefpokef
man, treason still vaults around
the people^ it wiflies to raifie itfclf
by railing monarchy—good—let
us raifie it to the icaffbld. Legis
lators, make death the order of the
day. Marat said, off with 30,000
heads, and liberty is secured for
ever ’ if, more attentive to the
voice di their friend, the people
had then exerted their Almighti
ness, they would have crulhed
tfie feeds of La Vendee, of federal
ifm, and of a war that will devour
millions of men. 4 —But we are
weak and liberty totters.”
The President i “ . Not death,
but justice Is the order of the day.
The National Convention has
proved, that it will spare no con
ipirator, no enemy of liberty, that
it will even learch for such in its
own bolom. When we find a
conipirator, it is riot, to death we
fend him, but before a tribunal,
formidable if is true to the guilty,
but just towards tfie accused that
gives confidence to the good citi
zen, and to innocence oppressed.
In eXercifing tfiefe arils of just 'fe
verity we difeharge the duty which
the trust repbfed in us by the peo
ple, and our conscience impbfe
upon us. But to the obduracy
of the legislator fuccced the feel
ings of the mam We weep over
the perverseness of our fellows*—
The language that you have ut
tered here is unworthy of Repub
licans; and the citizens who fill
our galleries have proved by their
murmurs that they (hare not in
By this arrival, papers have been
received to the 4th July. The/
contain an account of the taking
‘of Charleroi by the French, and
the evacuation ofOßend, at which
place Lord Moira had landed 8000
men, but was obliged to take them
on board again—io that there is
not a doubt but the French have
taken polTefTion. of it. — That the
French have taken several other
places. That on the 26th of June,
the combined armies, under the
command of the Duke bf York
and Prince of Orange, in an at
tempt to relieve Charleroi, proved
unfuccefsful,and were driven back
to ^ruflels, with great loss, and,
that in general, the French “canitd
all before the th-.”
LONDON, JULY
[From the Courier.]
*• Early on the morniag ot the 26 ih a
general attack was made on all the French
polls. The confl dl was one of the molt ob.
Ilin ate that has taken place Cnee the com
mehcement of the war. It laded until late*
in the afternoon, when the allied army,
BEATfiN IN EVERY PART; were forc
ed to RETREAT with all their cannon to
Halle, which i« a!mod 30 miles didant from
the held of battle.
“The cohlequences of the defeat are ob
vious. Charleroi immediately (urrehdered,
and the French, pushing on to Bruflels,
have, it is said, reduced the Prince cl Co
boerg to the neceflity of retreating from
Halle, and of leaving Brussels to i.s fete?
41 The goverhor and the principal persons
Had removed to Antwerp on the day after
the battle. <
Last bight, w® hate scafon to believe,
that accounts were received by government
of the EVACUATION of BRUSSELS,
which, it is uppokd, is now in the pblfef*
fion of the French.
“ It Wobld be absurd to deny, that the
Duke of Vork is in a perilous fituatiom
His petition at Renauf is defended by a
wood in front, and another in the rear,but '
his’ force does not amount to more than
12000 men, and the'enemy in immense
numbers are in front, on ohe df his flanks,
and in the rear. '
“ The garrisons of Valenciennes, Conde,
and Quelnoy, arejc is laid to be withdrawn,
and the Ie places given up to the enemy. ’
0 All communication with Ghent and
Bruges, being now cut off, our letters conf
tain only intelligence relative to Ottend.—
From town the Earl of Moira has
W^hed foot Ike purpofc of endeavouring
your fientiments. No—for they
are Frenchmen, Republicans, that
are just and humane •, and in spite
of thole who would annihilate all
fxublic and private virtue, never
(hall we be brought, to delight in
human blood; for virtue, probity
and just ice, are -the order of
the day. Report this ; anfwer to
those who sent you.” Applauded*
“ No invitation to the honours
of thefuting,” exclaimed the mem
bers from all parts of the hall, and
the deputation was turned ouc:a
midft the murmurs'of disapproba
tion of the citizens. >
„ . CDNFIRMdTIQN
Os the intelligence in our last, under the
NEw-YORK, AUG.
^7*ESTE&riAY afternoon ar
| rived here, after a passage of
50 days from London, the fbip
Mohawk, Cape. Allen,
From halted (Nenv-York) Paper.
Newburyport head.
[Number 10.