The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-09-30 00:00:00, page 2

By letters from Copenhagen,
dated July 6, we learn, that be
sides the nine (hips of the line,
which are to be added, tothe Dan
ish fleet, and are nearly ready for
service, five more (hips are imme
diately to be fitted out for sea.
Re-inforced by these veflels, the
Danith fleet will connft of 22 line
of battle (hips and five frigates.
The Swedilh squadron is like
wise to be reinforced by five (hips
of the line. The whole combined
fleets will then be composed of 33
line of battle (bips and 10 fri
gates.
To be fold at tbit Office,
r fHE second Edition of the
Youth’slnftrudlor.
Soldado by
HENRY RANLET, (
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HAdUE, JVLV 17.
So bold is the fpiric of the de
mocrats here, that nocwithftanding
the general concurrence given to
the Scadtholder’s Declaration, and
the vigilence of the Police and of
all the magistrates and military,
they dispersed through this city, a
mod: daring and atrocious libel
last night, di re died against the
Great Pensioner of Holland and
the Government, replete with jac
obinal arguments* The Stadthold
er denounced the flagrant incendia
ry libel to the States, who have
not only offered a reward of 14,000
florins ;o the perfob who shall dis
cover any one of the authors, prin
ters or distributors of the (aid libel,
but even promised a free pardon to
any accomplice who shall make
such adifcpvery, with the conceal
ment of his name, and one half of
the reward offered. v
Earl Moira’s army arrived here
on Thurlday evening, rather fa
tigued with forced marches. A
bout 240 of the men were drafted
off to the hospitals- yesterday
the magazines and the hospitals of
the army, commanded by the Prince
qf Saxe Cobourg, pafled through
Louvaine, on their happy journey
back into Germany. In the dis
astrous adions on the iSth and
2|d at Tournay, the English loft
all their artillery, that went under
the command of Col. Cougreve.
The Austrians loft almost as much
in the divisions commanded by
Gen. Otto. In consequence of the
threatning calamities of war, the
University at Louvaine is clos
ed and the students and profeflers
have joined the general flight.
still miffing, not having appeared
at the general rendezvous at Halle
yesterday evening.
No description can convey an
idea of the confufioff that reigns
at this moment among the com
bined troops evacuating the coun
try. With refped to the motives
of evacuation, it is easy to fee that
is a thing agreed upon by the Au
strians and the French. The Dutch
exclaim against the emperor; and
the Auftrjans against the Hanove
rians. 1 shall, however* soon be
able to explain very fully the new
liaeof politics which the Cabinet
of Vienna has thought to adopt,
1 cop fitter it as the foie motive for
the evacuation of the Netherlands,
which the English and the other
allies openly reprobate.
. , OBNOBRMONPB, JULY^.
The National Convention, having heard
the report of the Committee of Finance,
decree as follows :
•* All perfotss m possession of property
belonging to the countries which are at
War with the Republic, (flail, in one month
after the promulgation of this decree, pay
it into the receiving offices of their refpec-,
tive diftrids, and in Paris into the Nation
al Tres fury, where they will be furnifhed
with receipts. . ;
“ The foreign debts (hall be reduced in*
to French money, according to the rate of
exchange at Paris, at the time the decree !
paAed which enjoins the (eizore and con
fifeation of foreign property ; and the a
mount, according to that calculation, (hall
be paid in affignats.
*• The Commissioners of the National
Treasury (hall calculate the rate of exchange
- dated in the preceeding article, and dis
patch their decision to the directors and ~
receivers in the different diftriAs,
*' These diredprs (hall take possession
, of the effe&s, real an& personal, belonging
-to the fubjeds of thole countries with t
which the Republic is at war; they flialh?
dispose of them in the fame manner as the ■
other national property, and the produce
shall be deposited in the hands of (he re*
• clivers. ■ '''
•• The receivers shall then transmit to the
Nat'onal Tr-eafury the amount of their re
ceipts, which shall be deposited in the
chest with the 3 keys.
“A separate account shall be kept of the
payments made under this decree, referr
ing, however, the mode described for de
posits and assignations. . ; . '
4 ‘ Those who may ( not have* complied
with the provisions of this decree, in the ■
in terval prefers bed, (hall be liable to a pen
alty equivalent «hs fourth of the (um held
• back. '
“ The National Agents are direSed to
foperintend 'the execution of this decree, ;
and to fu€ those who ate in arrears.**
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French Accounts.
By late arrivals at Nev;-fork and Pbila
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FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENT ION, JULY 6.
t AMBON ST?ANDRE announced the
2, capture of three ships, two English
and one Spanish, laden with woo] and
Spjmifh wine, which had been carried in
to port de la Montagne. .
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Statement of the killed on the part of the co
alefd powersfence the capture of Landre
ties.
On the at ft May, in the firft combat
nea' the wood Bonne Eiperance 1500 Haves
were killed.
On the 24th May, in the combat near
the Abbey of Obbe, 1500 Haves. < J
On the 26th May, in the attack of
Montigny, iooo.
On the jd June, when Charleroy was
firft blockaded, 2000 Austrians. /. 1'
On the i6th June in the very bloody
engagement on that day, 6000 of their
atcomplices. , •
On the 18th June,near Harley moot,loo.
On the 2jth June 80b bit the dust.
On the 26th June, in the celebrated
battle of Fleurus—ln that battle which
. will certainly recall to onr remembrance
the Ikiiful march of the soldiers of the ar
my of the Moselle, who penetrated the
woods of Ardennes, and crofted the rocks
of the Meuse, to afford an example of dis
cipline to the enemy, and beat the enemy
at Charleroi, in concert with the armies of
the north and Ardennes ; in that battle wp
have stated the loss of the allies to be be
tween 8 and tci,ooo. The Representatives
of the people have informed us, that the
reports of deserters fittce the battle of the
26th June, est 1 mate the Ibfs of the ene
my at fifteen thousand. On this pare of
the frontier, the number of deserters from
ihe Imperial standard, is 600. To this •
we may add, the garrison of Charleroi,
which amounted to 3000 Haves, which
surrendered at diferetion.
The following revised Decree props fed by
Cam bon, was adopted.
DECREE.
Besides these, 6000 were taken and 64
pieces of cannon, in the battle fought be.
fore the capture o^ Ypres. To this num
ber must be added the amount of the gani.
son of Ypres, which is 7000 men.
On the fide of the sea, the deficit is the
fame, during the short period in which the
French have overrun all Weft Flanders.
Total of the Killed &c. 31,605.
Her imperial Majesty, in concert with
her ally the Kihg of Prussia, has made to
our August Sovereign,propoGßs,which if ac
, ceded to, cannot fail to operate a very in
teresting change in the afped of European
politics.—The propositions are
I. That the Emperor Jhould forthwith with
draw ail bis troops from the lower Coun
tries and give up those refractory Provin
ces, from which be could withd^w nei
: , ther men nor money, to the deffiny they de
served. - ,
11. That his Armies Jhould be employed in
' maintaining a ftrtsng Cordon on the Rhine,
Jo as to pra eS Germany from any irfuafion
ofthe French. )
11 k. That the Em/eror Jbould be indemnified
by the reunion of Bavaria to his dominions,
which they undertook to guar rant ee to him;
as al Co, by a JRce of Poland, of which they
were now refolded to make a partition.
It was added-, that this was not a fim
pie invitation on the part of the Allied
Powers but they required a estegorieal
answer, u hich, it not fajisfaftory, they were
determined to abandon him. ■
J It was followedl by deck rations llrnme- •
- dhtely presented toour Min titers; and we
ate all anxiety. to know what refok tiow t
our Court will take in- conlrquence of an
extraordinary Council of the Cabinet, at
, which the Emperor presided, to deliberate
upon this fubje&. Many of our politicians
think that the-Emperor muff comply with
■ the propofkl. 7
•s>/
JULY 9.
The Central in Chief of the army of ihe
North to the eommiffionert of the. land
forces.
Head-quarters st Bruges, July 2.
w A forced march of 12 leagues-brought
OUr tropps to Oftend, which they entered
the moment of their arrival: we had tofuf
tain a brisk cannonading from the ships in
the road, Which, though kept up for two
bouts, did not even cost the life of one sol
dier. Ths enemy not having rime to car.
ry off their cannon* spiked them up.: sever
al ships could not get out of the port, in
consequence of the contrary wind : of these
they burrit some. and the remainder fell in
lo oaf hands.. They likewise left behind
their ammunition and magazines. Vive
la Republique? “PI cH EGR u.”
The General of Divifeon of the army of the
North, to the committee of Public Safety,
Head-quarters at Lisle, July 3,
M I haste. Citizen Reprefencitives, to an
nounce to you that the troops of the Re
public are in pofieffion df Tourney. The
General in Chief will tranfmk to you the
. details?’ „
(Signed) “LIEBERT.”
Barrere«^“ tarn charged to present to
you the following decree :
“The National Convention decree,That
all the troops of the Combined Tyrants,
who remain ganifoned in French towns,
invaded by the enemy on the Frontiers of
the North, and who shall not surrender at
diferetion within 24 hours after their being
summoned by the Generals of the Armies
of the Republic, fh*B not be admitted to any
capitulation, and shall be put to the sword.
“The present decree shall be immediately
transmitted to the armies of the Republic.”
This Decree was adopted with the great
est applause, and a Ihout on all sides of Vive
la Republique.
The Piefident—The National Institu
tion of Mafic will, at 8 o’clock this even
ing, celebrate in the National Garden,
those victories which have just been an
nounced.
■■■•■MaasMMHamßMav
[The following is copied from London pa
pen received by the George Barcley, Capt,
Swain.]
PRANCE.
He concluded with proposing a decree
for regulating the payments on this debt,
which was adopted.
Cambau announced yeflerday, in the Na
tional Convention, that by the operations
of the Committee of Finance, the tranferip
tion of the public debt ^nto the great book
being completed, the number of public
creditors was reduced from 260,000 to
90,000, and that the payments on the firft
quarter would begin within 20 days ; that,
measures had been token which would ef
fectually prevent Ihe Nation’s being de
frauded of the property of Emigrants and
perfbns convicted of treason ; and that the
fix milliards of livers, (a milliard is t,ooo
million-) of which Abbe Maury used
constantly to. talk, were reduced to two
milliards.
G E R.M A N T.
VIENN A, July 2.
PARIS, July
22.
A gentleman arrived on Saturday from
Amflerdam, which he left on Th'orfday
last. By him we have a pofitlve confirma
tion, that the States-Grperal had held an
Extraordinary Sitting two days > the avow
ed objeft of their deliberations was to en
ter into a TREATY OF PEACE WITH
FR ANCE, which,if impeded by England,
would be negociated separately.
Letters from Cologne ftite, that accounts
had been received there, that Namur'
had‘been evacuated by the Austrians on
th| B<h, and that the French had entered
that town on the 9th inst. The head quar
ters of the Andrians was transferred on that
day to Tirlemont and St. Tron*.
SUMMONS of the FRENCH GENERAL
to the GOVERNOR of SLI/rS.
SIR.
The Division of the French army under
your wsßs, informs you of the intention
of the Republic with regard to the town
under your command, f think it my duty
afting on the principles of humanity and
loyalty, the guide of Republicans, to lay
before you the example of Ypres, Chark *
roy, and Oftcnd—Nieupoit in flames—
the defeat of the imperial troops—the vic
tory of Fleurus— the capture' of Mons<
Ghent, Tournay,'Bruges, &c. ought to de
termine you lor the good of your country,
to deliver up the place you command, and
to fend me hofiages to treat with, on terms
Which- will'prevent misfortunes unavoidable
A domiciliary vific was lately made at
different houses in the suburbs of Vienna,
and many emblems of Jacobinifm, such as
cockades, red caps, devices cf Liberty and
Equality, &c. were found secreted in box
es. A milk man with his wife and daugh
ter have been taken into cuflody^
The famous Cot. Mack, we are told is
abfoluteiy in di (grace ; and yet he appears
to have done nothing, but milled hia
Sovereign intoabford and ruinous projects,
as some folks nearer home have done.—
Why (hould one poor Quack be^ifgraced,
while so many more are honoured and re»
yarded ?
“ It is rumored that the Emperor dis
gusted by the conduct of some of the Al
lies, and provoked by the qbftinacy of the'
States of Brabant and Flanders, offered to
the French Republicans the evacuation of
the Austrian Netherlands as the price of a
separate peace, which tKey accepted.”
“ Our success on the 6th was much leftf
than we at firft imagined, and was follow
ed by a complete reverie next day. On
the 7th, the French returned to the charge, '
and carried our formidable posts in rhe
sorest of Soignics by the bayonet. The W
Prince of Cobourg, after losing 7000 men,
and finding itimpoffible to repel the ene- '
my, ordered a retreat, which was executed
in good order through Brussels and its en
virons, in the night between the 7th and
Bth. He had previouHy directed the mi
giftrates of Brussels to enjoin the unarmed
inhabitants, under pain of death to con
fine them (elves to their houles with tbejr
doorl and Windows shut, daring his retres t.-
The citizen volunteers maintained a ft-itt
guard to prevent disorder br pleader, till
the arrival of the French, who entered at
one gate, as the rear of the Austrians waa
going out at the oppoftte.
- “ Sirice yesterday morning more than jo
boats and zoo waggons have come in, lad
en with fugitives and their effefts from
the city of Namur. These fugitives con
cur in assuring us, that Geh. Beaulieu has
evacuated not only the Chy, but the citadel,
after all the expence bestowed in fortifying
it; and chat the French will certainly enter
both to-morrow. They fay, moreover,-
that more than 20,000 persons, attempting
to make their escape from the county of
Namur, are detained in Liege, for wane
of means of conveyance 4 and that the
French are expelled at Liege this very ev-"’ |
ening.
ENGLAND.
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L O. N D O N, July 15.
EtctraS of a letter from Maefericht> dated
July 9,1794. -
It was, weare told; -by the Emperor s
express orders, communicated co the Prince
of Cobourg, by Count Metterinch, that the
Combined Armies were to evacuate the
Netherlands, as soon as Ypres and Charle
roi were taken by the enemy; Every body
fays, and there are ttrong grounds for be- •
lieving, that it was a thing agreed upon
between the Emperor and the French Com*
mittee of Public Safety. Count Metter*
nich does not Item to deny that it was ;
but how can such an arrangement be re
conciled with the bldodv battle bf Sunday
last?