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7he Commander in chief bf the E after h FjdM
renins^to the Commit fie ofPuidtc
Bagnoles, r?tli Floreal,
“ I have just arrived from Cerel, from^
which' place I informed you, (with the
reprefentatiVes of the people with this
Army,) of the success of our arms in the
different attacks of that dky ; the follow
ing is as accurate an account, as our hur
ry will admit of! Two hundred pieces j
ofcannori at least; and every kind ,of ar
tillery, their ammunition* magazines fil
led with provisions, near two thousand
prisoners, among which is a General of
ficer, three Golonels, and feventy-fi’ve of
ficers of different ranks, the number of
killed and wounded are in proportion to
the prisoners, all their tents and camp
equippage,imrrienfe baggagejin fact eve- ;
ry thing which charafterifes a complete
defeat.
... If hall set out this, evening for ^one
oure, and Port Vendre, and hope to give
you a good account of things. There- ■
duftidn of the Alfieres had Intimidated i
the enemy irt fitch a manner that the or- ।
‘dersliad direddy rffued for evacuating all !
their posts; we had, however, the good ;
; fQr.tun.e to prevent it, and to improve j
^their panhic harrbr. Their .command
ing officer was completely entrapped;
he AdiSght the road I had opened to the ?
.right of the army, was the on# lint?nd- :
~ed to make use of to attack him, he was I
anxious to interrupt the communication ; j
I improved his error to attack him Warm- -
‘by obr centre. Powe the greatest ’
praises to our brethren in arms, generals, i
officers, and-vohmteers, have all difeover- ;
ed the highest zeal of a true attachment j
to* the triumph-df the Republic. ’ We are J
induced to hope for fimdar successes from
th< saw etiemy whom wn are ^bout tpj
pursue to their' last entrenchments. Ij.
’ must finiffi by affiuring you th^tbur mea
sure‘s Were so well piantfea for the attack ’
that ifodtl us only ten of ©Ur brethren ,1
arid aSveryjfew wounded*. ' ‘ '
■ —.f, \ Li .7
' ‘ LONDON, APRIL 10. |
An extraordinary 7 cfrcumftaric^
meritiohed in the pHiittb- Have
happened i'n‘that metropolis^ AJewliv
near the
great Cuftom-Hpuj?, was pl^ips with
his only child, albdy of fixA^aifs P.W,jic
a window^jWhen, unluckihr ।the childj
leaped ou&of the win^^; mt diilraded
father was running^^ Hairs, expect
ing
Safes oi hjs dear Aria; >hqn he wk
^eßedlvilh tW&bg aW^hikt^Ty
, wards in pilling by the houfe^cau^Qe
that the whole militia of this state
may b^inreadinefs for the defence
of ourcommoa country.—^Peace
maintained on terms honorable is
to be molt ardently defired> bUc at
the fame time the alarming circum
ftantes of war in Europe, tßcin
j urieS done our commerce, and
other circumstances make it our
duty to Be in a co'mpleat condition
to preferVeand defend ourselves
a^aninll every injury to which we
may be liable a nation. . .7
When the Commander in Chief
takes a recrolptelive view of the
late revolution,confidefs the many
Services done by the militia of
New-Hamplhire, and id particular
feme actions of great importance
to the nation, he cannot entertain
a doubt of their making all necef
iary preparations for war,in hopes
''of preserving peace, or of their
aftual exertions in war, if the
means. uled oy our nation for
peace fnould be fruftrated.
The oncers and soldiers have
now an opportunity of (hewing
their patriotism, love for our com
mon country, and a sacred regard
for the great privileges we have
enjoyed as a nation~aßd for which
many of rhe nr, aS well as others
have heretofore fought and bled.
By Order of the Comniander in Chief.
MIUHT .AdjutaKt-Gtn'ral
FRANCE.
National Conveniiony
Duke ■of York’s Defeat y
THE m^rch of the French into Auftnan
Flanders, will be ranked as one of the molt
brilliant monauvres of the present war. h
has been no Jess happily conceived than
fuccefsfully executed; Wifi Ie the Impe
rial Troops were making an idle parade of
penetrating into France, and of conquering
Paris itfdf in the cou fe of the campaign,
the Republican Army have afluffiy taken
poflefiion of some of the principal towns in
the Netherlands, and have fignaliied their
prog re (a by successive victories. Th at over
Clatrfayr, an account of which we have :
publilhed from the Official Letter of the
Cammiffioner Richard, happened on the I
29th of April. The Germans loft it is
computed by their cWn writers at least ten
'thoufand men in thisadlioff Thb?aft‘tbbk
platp on the I.7th or 18 .hi of May,and was |
still more splendid, if not aflully de ci five '
pF the present campaign. We have no f
French ac<j6uihs'bf this bßrttle and we are •
therefore obliged;ro render into plafhabd
jfltelfigibje lapgjiage the Utter of the duke ,
: a i skr' f* 1 A/j J
Two points iff this Rud jed and b,rtful ;
performance will hot fail to command the
adehtioii of an enlfghsened publii. First,
That a general made' *by his
own coafeffiph on thc,.Army of our Allies ■
in five columns, Unmfi*'the' immediate ni- ,
• redioh oflhoWnp^o/r three fiiled ind !
one fucceeded.-’ Second, That ihedivlflon
cQpfiftingjpf Hejfluma* Hanpv^
sns and Britj (h, under hk bw^s .co^pmapd,
was completely out generafled.furirounded,
nnd fbbred horse and foot. This dinfion
by«compud^g the numbers of theiGefni^i i
baitaliopa with the British* caold^^h^e
. Of ^ i
Britiin might have had m action about sos° •
#QhW NVddakl (FHops.* 01F theft I
!w<K* makd.'iL>iofsjArf ABkd, mßHn^s^d
returns appear of the other parts
column. We are therefore^ibligeV to Be.
By an express from Head-Quarters, arriv
ed tail evening, we undedland chat the fol
lowing was the only material occurreq.ee that
had taken place with the troops under Maj.
Gen. Wayne;:—On the 13th May last, the
advanced guard of an escort of 70 infantry,
and 1H dragoonSjUnder the command of Lieut.
Clark, having in their charge, 700 horses be
longing to the contractors’, and the Quarter*
Master- General’s department, wereiudden
ly attacked by a party of Indians, who kill,
ed the, corporal and five of the men, by the
frrft fire. The dragoons who were in the
rear of the advanced party, headed by Lieut.
Lee, of the infantry, charged the Indians and
put them to flight before the infanty could
come up, kill,ed.one Indian and took fix rifles,
and some provisions. . p
The Army were to be reinforced by nibnnt-.
ed volunteers from Kentucky/ and wopld
probably loon move forward into the Indian
country in considerable force!
ALBA NYj June 30. ( (
We learn thdt the comniiflioners appointed
by the Legifl^ture of this ftate.at the last ses
sion, for the purpose of erecting fortifications
on our weftern and-northern frontiers, have
met the last week, at Schenectady j whbn it
was determined to commence the business for
which they were appointed without delay ;
and accordingly, Major-General Baron de.
Steuben,Col. Stephen Van Ranfclladr^nd Col.
Wm-Nbrth, were appointed to proceed to the
weftern ; and Maj. Gen. Peter Taylor, Esq.
to the northern frontier ; there to eredt filch
fortifications, at different places, as the face
of the c untry, on an actual iurvey, and its
population will render nectflary. Thus dur
reftlefii British neighbours, have by their in
sulting and unwarrantable intrusions, induced
us to commence defenfive operations, pre
paratory to more energetic measures, which
our country unanimously holds itfclf in rea-
Zinefs to commence, whenever the govern
■Lnt of the Union may think proper to give
(me, word : and by an immediate and irrtfift
ibie irruption cf our northern hive, into the
heart of thejirovince of Lower Canada, a to-
tai cohqueft of that country, and a consequent
reduction of our z Weftern posts, and of the in
terior posts of the Upper Province, will effec
tually prevent any future inroads of either
British or savage intruders on out peaceful
frontiers.
child in His arms. The father has pre-.
feCted the porter with a bank. note of
2000 florins, and departed .with him,
with a request to apply to him whenev
er he should be in want’.
L., * ‘ \ ♦ A.
BOSTON, July io.
United States of America.
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REMARKS
UPON THE PLEASING NEWSOT Tfik
PHILADELPHIA, June 2;.
ing in possession of Prefque-ifle, ori Lake
Erie. My fi iend, I have every thing
frefli in my mind of our last council at
Buffaloe creek, which Was argeed upon,
and that all buftnefs bf ariy consequence
ihould be done at that place j-^for I
cannot think the Great. Spirit abovewould
prosper our proceedings if wefhould,
under what we have already done,except
there ihould be a great change in our
present situation. of affairs. My friend,
I would wish that we Ihould confider se
riously, that it is certainly the best for us
to- fnpport what we have done a few
days ago at our council fire at Buffaloe
creek,in which case I would with to meet
you with the rest of our friends the
chiefs in a few days at the above men
tioned place, as we have received a mes
sage from our brethren the weftern In
diaris, which Requires to be delivered
there. The bearer of this ivill deliver
you the firings of Wampum to confirm
what I have already said. From your
friend, . JOS. BRANT
Extr'ah of a litter from Gen GI bson, dat
aa Fort-Eranklin t June 14, >794.
°,l have the honor of acknowlrdging the
repeipt of .your dated the 9th and
lith inst. We arrived here the day bt
fore yeHerday; all well. The secount of
Rin tom’s people being killed was ibex true,
but by wh^C nacidu of Indians is very poubt
ful» MrLEßtcpU and Mr. Wilkins, have
sent two runners'fdf the Cornplatiter, and
have fe<|tf«¥ed' rtih to wait rhe fetiirn of
tirf eff riefe j When they aerivi you ffiaill Be
informed of the fiaccTs of the meff*ge-~but
1 am fQfpjcto^ the oldfellow will nqt Iheit ‘
liimieif. The sass is,'tfie Indians about
here,- sos Tome time past have been eicead- I
ingly i^jalep^.trea^d the officers .of the j
fort and every person about it,- With the u.-
moftcoffetApiV btft since Bw arrival, ifiey
have akerritw ^e. . ill l .
yfic have wrkttpm Le Ba?isf, and ghve
the ofcet ffiefta tlauyon^ ih^ d^y after to »
borrow the runner li* to go back. Vanhorn
and Baker, tfte two mid who brought your
last letter, law ode Indian aenffi^ pi sin, a- j
' ^M^«Dil«)thin ! iMjn^it<ffi»^* AAd tfie :
trace^Eflx or (even. , . t . ’ s :
■ a^nb^ 'farprifed fftr a
larms—the fort is worse than any frontier ;
bife fofrhe block-.
houfe/wlficb js fit from
wpuld beinha.ite^ wqrif tna at J
dll; <b'e do*to endoiera garden j
and do to^k ifcbtM a'i fen^ th^t any
liitfg rifeiiMi’Te p^^Bs ipe .forfin of!
-ssmpw i
Folhemus, day ’
I
or in, and fuiftred every inconvenience ,of ;
a close fiegf. H e fays,*yhfT 'tie ‘ ms J tti^de .
dining I
j 5 Rt fejaWvi uJ tot
10: ^nrrnvon] jW hA
dode therefore, that his loss wis not in
considerable. A fuccefsful column, forc
ed in its poGtidn carries With it a strange
inepnfjftency irreconcilable with every
idea of vfddry. On the wholt, the Ger
nians fiiled, and the French succeeded in
all their objedh, Perhaps th? French may
be unfortunate again, but they/are more
likely to be fuccefsfuf.
On the whole, theafFairs of the Repub- ’
lie never have been fe well flace the war.
Idfurredion, Edion, rebellion, treachery,
perjury, and opprefliou have been all pun
ished in their turns,and are aHfupprefledand
eitinjuifhed in the Republic. The sacred
flame of Liberty has confirmed .the Armies
of Defppiifmj ««yi the parts of France, such
as Lyons, ,La Vendee! Marseilles, and
Toulon, which Have Been the fucceuive
theatres of internal commotion, are now
only distinguished by the trophies of vido
ry and theenfigos of Republicaniim. It
will be unneceffrrv to compare, or rathtr
to contrail; the different fituat on of thing's
wbicli.the firftof the last, and the firit of
the prefeat feafrn present to every uhbial
fed mind. ,The Republic^ npw, have on
ly their f .reign enemies to encounter, and
already they have defeated the Atillrlans,
the Spaniards, and 'he Briufh.
Pittsburgh, (Ken.) June 21.
Trice cop) of a letter from Capt. Brant, to
Cornplanter.
‘ Mowhawke Village, 30th May, 1794.
t MY DEAR FRIEND,
t have ju.it received yatir melfa^e of
invitation tQ attend a council at Catar
agaras which I am much obliged to you
for, but I am exceeding sorry to hear of
the loss of bur friends the Delawares at
Venango. lam much alarmed to hear
bf the people of the United States be-
Standing as r do bn the
democratic floor F could riot help
contemplating; with lioneft piidei
the lift of g eat names, which were
said in your last, to have arisen od
it. Bur F confefs I was exceed-,
ihgly chagrined at observing, be
tween two celt batted modern phi—
losophers & the Apostle Paul and
the Saviour of mankind, the name
of the French Wine-merchant. —
From all the accounts we have had
of Marat; his difpofitiori was so
sanguinary his conduct, thro’ his .
political career, so murtberous as toi
have bonftituted a character more
completely devilish and detestable
than ever before disgraced the hu
man race. It may be the efFedt
of an hbheft indignition, excited
by h;S enemies—but I have really
considered the horrid crime of aflal
firiatibn in the instance of hi^ d6ath*
as a meritorious adion—i ftiallever
think that the intrepid CH aR lotte
Gorde is entitled to a diftinguifli-,
ed place among, the benefa&ors bf
mankind—and that the knife, with
which Hie drew the-black blood
of the monfUr from his putrid
heart, ought to be carefully pre
ferred as a relic ever dear to hu*
manity. ■ n
A Real Democrat.
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ing Mr. Polhemus, to put his genifon in
Tome state of defence, for should any thing
happen it, we should fare the worse above.
Extras of a letter from Gm Wjlkins, to
Col. Nsvili., dieted Fort Frahil.n, June
16 1794.
“ We got fafe to this place on Thurs
day last. We found the Indians here
with great profeflions of friendfhip, but
I think bverftrained, more completely to
cover their doubtful lituation. The Brit-
ilh are everting all their influence to in
duce them to a war, and I am afraid with
two much fticcefs. Pieace or War with
the Six Nations turn on our lituation with
the English. The English, bjjr their a
gent Brandt, tell them that now is the
time for them to prevent the loss of their
country, that if we once get hold of
PrCfqu’ifle, all their lands are tone. —
Cornplanter, is (Again gone to BufFaloe
creek, to fneet Brant, and Johnston, in
council, and to receive a meflage from
their brethren the weftern Indians—!
think a great deal depends on the result
of that council. If the Six Nations go
to war, they will fall heavy on our coun
ty and Weftmorelandj and every pre
caution ought to be used to be prepared -
for them.”
Mtftrs. Stearns & Winslow,
FOk THE HERALD.
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