The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-03-18 00:00:00, page 2

Bv ’he latest arrival at this port from
theifland of Jamaica, wears informed
that the inhabitants of Leogane have sign
ed a capitulation ftmtlar to that acceded
to by the inhabitants of Jeremie. The
Brit sh force at present there, is one com
pany of the royal artillery, commanded by
Captain Smith, and a battalion company
of the 13th regt, by Capt. Bradshaw.
The latest accounts from Jeremie, which
was in a date of perfed quiet, mention that
the Baron Montalambert had, in the neigh
bourhood of Tiberon, given the freeboot
ers a severe bestir- g, and driven in their
advanced polls.
Intelligence was received, on Tuefday
evening the 7th of January, from Com
modore Ford's fquodron, that Port au-
Prince was completely blocked up on the
4th inst. A flag of truce had been feat on
shore on the 2d inst. demanding the sur
render of the place. Mons. Santhonax re
quelled 24 hours consideration, when the
answer returned was that he was determ
ined to defend it to the last.
The grenadiers of the 49th regt, head
ed by Captain Grant, lately obtained pof
feflion of a very important post in the
neighborhood of Cape Nichola Mole and
Port a Paiz, called Pointt Jean Rebel ;
they pafled through a very heavy fire from
one of th/enemy’s redoubts, but fortunate
ly did not lose a man.
An addition to the military force in
Saint Domingo is to be embarked from this
island. His Majefty’sfrigate success, Capt.
Roberts of 32 guns, arrived at Kingston on
the Bth inst. (he left the Commodore and
the squadron off Port au-Prince on Sun
day the 5 ch. The Magiciene frigate, Capt.
Martin, of 32 guns, has captured and sent
into Kingston harbour, a French schooner
privateer, called le Neveleur of 12 guns,
a very fine veffebonc of those employed by
LONDON, Die, <4.
THE charges of sedition and difaffec
tion to the conHicudon have lately
been fa frequently brought forward, that
k has become aeceflary to define whatcori
fti'ues these crimes, in order that people
m *y*be put upon their guard. As it has
never been attempted to prove, that the
prevalence of this (editions and difaffeded
(pirit has adually given rife to any afts of
oppoficion to legal authority, it follows,
that it has appeared only in writing or con
verfatioa. On the authority of a ministe
rial paper, we are enabled to enumerate a
few of the particulars that either diredly
confti.ute sedition, or at Icaft strongly in
dicate a difafFefted temper of mind, viz.
7^ espouse the cause of reform ; to lament the
calamities of war ; to deprecate the increase
oj the national debt ; to ajfert the rights of
a nation to It gif ate for itfelf; to profefs re
fpeflfor the neutrality of independent States ;
to wi/h for better times ; Against all which
topics our readers are hereby caut oned.
The express also informs, that Ihortly
before his departure from the Creeks, a
request was made by the Spaniards, that
the Creeks would fend to New Orleans 600.
warriors, to aid them in the expelled attack
by the French upon Weft-Florida, which
the Cretks received with a great degree of
diflatisfadlion.
We are further informed, by the express,
that he brought from the Creeks to the
Cherokees a talk, strongly recommending
to 'bem '0 be at peace with the United
States, which was well received.
LETT RS frcm Mr. Seagrove, of the
t.f December, dated at the Tuc
kabatches in the Creek nation, inform,
that “ peace ani good understanding is a
gain eftabhihed between the United States,
and the Creek na:ion ; and that all the
prifonejs in that nation, taken from any
and every part of the United States, will
be del.vered to him, and sent to Augusta.”
He particularly mentions his having re
ceived Alice Thomson, taken from near
Nalhville, and that (he, and the prisoners
generally, will be f nt to Augusta, where
their friends may find them.
The Spaniards, on the 28th of O&ober,
formed a treaty ofFenfive and defenfive
with t ! e Creeks and Cherokees ,
KNOXVILLE, (Ken.) Jan. 16.
American Intelligence.
N E W-Y O R K, March 6.
Foreign Intelligence.
By Friday's Mail,
Capt. Stowell, arrived at Portland from
Hamburg, which he left about the 28th
Dec. informs. That on the 10th of that
month, a severe aCtion was fought in the
neighbourhood of Hambourg, by the com
bined force* and the French, in which the
latter were victorious, the allies flying
twelve or fifteen miles— 14000 were left
dead on the field, and the French, as they
pursued, burnt and destroyed every thing
in their way. One of the Portland papers
makes the loss 17000 men.
from thu WEST-INDIES.
Capt. Whellen, arrived here last evening
in 30 days from Dominique, informs—
That at the time of hit failing, it was re
ported at that place, that the Britifli had
taken intire possession of Martinique, ex
cepting Fort Bourbon—-That the Gover
nor of Dominique informed him, that they
were determined at all events to put a
flop to our supplying the French with
provisions, and that an epidemic fever,
not tfnlike the late Philadelphia pestilence,
raged there with great violence.
A gentleman of information, who has
The account refpeCltng the French fol
lowing Gen. O’Hara’s troops into Toulon,
is not accurate. The sortie made by him
was in the night of the 29th November ;
when he was wounded in the arm and ta
ken prisoner; and leave given by the
French General for a surgeon to come out
of 'own t$ atttend him : The town was not
etaken un il 19 days after this.
Capt. Field failed from Cadiz, in com
pany with the following American Com
manders of veil Is, convoyed forfeveral days
by a Spanish 64 gun (hip, viz. Captain
Codman, Allen at Boston, of and for this
port: —Capt. Coffin of Boston, for Balti
more ; Elekins of Salem, for ditto ; Bruce
of Marblehead, for ditto ; Culley of New
bury-Port, for do. Smith of Saco, for Cape
Fear; Stone of Portland, for ditto ; Foster
of Plymouth, for ditto ; Gardener of New-
York, for di to; Perry, of Philadelphia,
for ditto ; Cooper of Baltimore, for ditto ;
Towne of Baltimore for North Carolina ;
Black of Alexandria for ditto j Haines of
Norfolk, for ditto ; Me Niel, of Charles
ton, ($. C.) for ditto. Captain Dalton
of Richmond, was at Gibralter, loading ;
—Capt. Plummer of Boston) Lewis of
Marblehead ; and Guerler of ditto, were
in Cadiz .—Captain Oakman, of this port,
bound from France to the Weft-Indies had
been taken by * Spanilh frigate, carried
into Cadiz, (tripped and his mate and crew
re urned in the Americans: C«p\ Jones,
of Portsmouth, is in a ft mi! ar predica
ment.
As several veflels failed for this port in
company with Captain Field, the public
may exoeCt in a very fliort time, the whole
particulars of the recapture of Tou
lon.
' M. Santhonax, to convoy the forces frem
Port-au Prince to Port a Paix, for the in
tended attack of Cape Nichola Mole. The
inhabitants of Sc, Mar e lately published a
proclamation, dencuncing Santhonax and
Polverel, and declaring chat as the N atioa
al Convention had thought proper to im
peach them, no future attention was to be
paid to their mandates ; but on the contra
ry, every means used to set them at de
fiance. The English colours are flying at
St. Mrace and at Loegane. >
BOSTON,
On Monday hft arrived hete the brig
Hope, Capt, Field, in 48 days from Cadiz.
By him we learn, that about ten days be
fore he failed, information was received at
that place, and publiihed by order of the
Spanilh Court, of the RECAPTURE OF
TOULON, by the French Republicans.
The particulars Capt. F. was so unfortunate
as to leave behind him, but he thinks this
event took place about the 18th of De
cember.; that the French carried the great
Fort of la Maluge, by storm, during the
fitting of a council of war, at twelve o’
clock, at night ; that the combined forces
immediately fled to their boats; that many
were drowned, and that the French put
every Englifliman thry found to the sword,
in retaliation for fame Severities exercised by
them on republicans of the town: That
th: combined fleers flipped their cables, and
had departed for Port Mahon in the Medi
terranean, after defiroying the French fleet
they had captured >t that place :
The (laughter was said to be great, and
the account of it, was fully credited at Ca
diz.
OF TOULON.
Orders have been given by the Britifli
Lords of Admiralty, to all their command
ers, to capture after the Ift day of January,
all neutral veflels whatever, bound to or
from France, or the islands of Martinique,
Guadeloupe, St. Domingo, &c. which are
declared to be in a state of liege. A simi
lar order has been given by the French
Minister 0 F Marine, to capture all veflels
bound to any of the belligerent powers.—
In both cases the order extends only to those
veflels, having provisions, navalftores, &c.
on board, and which the laws of nations
authorifes. The French are said to have
captured thirteen fail of Danilh (hips, laden
with provision. Which nation iflued the
firft order, is not known but each na
tion charges the other with beginning.
COMMUNICATION.
The information from various quarters,
as jt refpeQs the Commerce of the U nited
States, and our political £tuation, is of the
most melancholy nature ; and requires all
the fortitude, fltill and resources of those
deputed to direct the political concerns of
I v z\ 'V • ♦
> • i.
Extra fl of a Letter from Capt. Robert
Townff dated St, Kitts, Feb 3, 1794.
•• On the 18th ult. I was taken by the
prince of Wales armed flcop, of St. Kitts,
and brought in here, the 26th. My pa
pers were all taken from me, and my fails
* unbent, and taken on (hore under suspicion
of my having French property on board,
of which I have not one penny. Here 1
have been ftriCtly examined refpefling the
voyage, and interest) but all will not fatif
fy without a trial in the Court of Admiral
ty—they have libelled the veffei, cargo, and
every dollar of pocket-money with me. —
I therefore (hall be obliged to lay here un
til the 21 ft of the month, for a trial, ex
cept the agent of the privateer recalls the
libel. There are here about twenty fail;
whose trials will come on before mine. As
•er fame of them are decided, I can form
fomejudgment how my fate will be deter
mined ; as several are here, in similar cir
cumstances to mine. The trial of the
veflels has been kept back by the judge, as
he cannot condemn them by any law ; and
(till the agents of privateers will not allow
themtobe cleared ; but 1 believe something
will be done very soon. The Englilh
ports are all open to the Americans, but
all failed provisions are prohibited."
The last letters frpm Philadelphia, and
from the firft authority, speak of a war, as,
within the scope of probability.
occasionally attended the debates of Con
gress the present feflicn, and who has had
frequent opportunities both in public and
private, of making himfelf acquainted with
the politics of different members of that
body, speaking of Mr. Madison’s Com.
mercial Propositions, in a letter to a friend,
remarks, That the situation of the eastern
tqemben in that bufintfs was very delicate;
called upon as they were to meet proposi
tions which they were apprised would at
firft view be captivating to their consti
tuents, by the delusive garb of promoting
the navigation and commerce of our coun
try, and retaliating the injuries we are re
ceiving from another—at the fame time
that they were fully convinced they were
as incompetent to producing either of those
effefty, as the clefign of the mover was for
eign from such a purpose. They however
dared to oppose them, and towards the
close of the difeuflion compelled the sup
porters of them to abandon the idea upon
which they had been aflumed, and to avow
their real design was politically to operate
against Great-Britain singly, as a species
of commercial hostility. Thus ended the
dilcuflion; when the advocates pafled for
a postponement; the confequencc of which
will probably be, that they will deep for
ever. Their secret objeft is supposed to
have been this (and it was artfully con
trived) to destroy the confidence of the
people of New England in their Members
of the National Legislature, by having it
held up to view, that the southern Mem
bers were endeavouring to promote, navi
gation and commerce, while the eastern
Members, who were more immediately in
terested in that business, were violently
opposed to the measure ; and thus to break
a phalanx which has ever been a check to
their ruinous pur oir. Todeftroy the fund
ing system, and to get rid of their enorm
ous British debts by involving us in the
war, was undoubtedly taken into calcula
tion. But, thank heaven, they have hith
erto been fruftrated ; and it is to be hoped
they never will succeed in any such de
ftrudive purposes !”
Monday arrived the (hip Charles
ton, Capt. Sheffield, from Cearkf
ton. We have been favoured with
the following particulars from a
gentleman who came paflenger in
her—That on the evening previ
ous to failing from that port, ac
counts were received from Sc. Au
gustine, which state, that a plot
had been difeovered, which pre
meditated the giving up of
that place to the French; the
Lieutenant Governor of St. John’s
River, Mr. M’lntolh, and a num
ber of other charaders, were tak
en up and sent to the Havannah
in irons, commiflions from Mr.
Genet being found in their pol
feflion. The troops on the River
Sr. Mary’s were drawn oft’ to the
River St. John’s, and the whole of
the militia under arms.
SALEM, March 11.
Extra fl of a letter from a public cFarafler,
at Philadelphia^ dated March I.
As I ever wifli to give you the earliest
intelligence of such events as may hazard
the tranquility of onr country, I would in
fo-m you, that it faid,letters were yesterday
received in town from Kentucky .giving an
account of an army of ^OOO men, under
the command of Gen. Clark, and com
missioned by Genet, who were preparing
for an expedition down the Miffifippi, to
attack the Spaniih fettiements on that
■ river and that they would set out by the
Ift of March. What measures may be
adopted by thia government in consequence
of it ((hould it prove,true, as I believe there
is little, doubt) I know not.
•* The committee who brought in the
report for equipping* fleet for the protect
ing of onr trade against rhe Algerines, have
allo reported a defence for the principal
porta and harbours of the United States,
to proted them from sudden invasion and
insult; among others, Cape Ann, Salem
and Marblehead, are each to have a fort of
8 guns, and to be garrisoned with about 20
continental troops.’*
Extra fl of a letter from a public Chara fler
at Philadelpbia t dated Feb. «6.
*• I have hitherto contoled myfelf with
the hope and persuasion, that we had paf
(ed the crifia of our greatest exposure to be
ing involved in the general war which pre
vails in Europe, and that we (hould weath
er theflorm^y differing partial evils $ and
I would fain continue to hope io; but the
political horizon rather dorkens, and in
ercaff 1 our apprehenfioni—From the nu<
We learn from East-Indies, that
Pondicherry is taken by the En*
glifh, and that the French on their
part, have captured a number of
English veflels.
It appears that the Republic of
Genoa has been drawn reluctantly
into the present war. The fame
may be said, it is probable, of some
of the other States of Italy, and
of Germany.
This compulsion will, we con*
ceive, hereafter be among the caus
es which will end the war and con
tribute to the fafety of France*
The aid of a cold reluctant ally is
always feeble and tardy j and dis- •
fenfion, distrust and hatred feldorn
fail to ruin all such alliances.
the People.—When the welfare of our
country is at stake, all smaller ccnfidera
tions ought to give way, that by an union
of Councils such measures may be adopted
4s will leflrn the evils eXifting-, and prevent
future calamities. If the United States
should be drawn into a War, it is eflential
to carry it on with vigour and success, that
the whole continent should be united.
And the true friends of their country will
exert themselves toeffeft the desirable end.
A late Kentucky paper asserts, tha< al
though Gen. Clarke had received acom
miflion frdm Mr. Genet, to raise troops
to attack the Spapifh settlements : yet, that
he had refufed to ad under it, and had not
raised a man. It is mc>ft sincerely .to be
hoped, that the above article is founded
on fad.