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/ which had the night before CtofTed
the Heule. The adnon lasted
from ito 11 p: M. when Gen.
Clairfayt succeeded in com
pletely driving them back into the
town of Courtrav, but not being
able to take pofleffion of the place,
*• he retreated fir ftac'rofs the Heu le,
and afterwards behind the river
Mandel, but being fill! pursued by
the enemy, he found himfclf un
der the nSceffity cf continuing his
march to Thiele, where he has tak
en up apofition in order to cover
G pent, Bruges, and Oftend- His
v lots 1 am forty to fay, has been
very confidcrable.”
city, ft . , .
, “ The very active measures which this
government is taking to prevent a pofli
bility of (Implies getting to France, keeps
the markets oh this lidQ the iflaryl very
bare, as the cruiziers havb inftrudions to
fend into port all NEUTRAL veflels
laden with grains without plying any
respect to their deftination} aS it appears
that the Danes and Swedes have carri
ed cbnfiderable quantities to France,
though their papers have appeared that
they were destined for ports in Spain or
Portugal.”
L, NEW-YORK, JULY Is.
• The fate of the Delaware fleet, which
lately (failed under a French convoy,
is so variously reported, that ho accurate
account can, as yet, be given of the af
fairs. The best we can Colled is, that a
fleet of 25 fail from the Delaware ; and
a fcw'from this place,proceeded last Sun
day under convoy of 3 or 4 Faench (hips
of war ; that on the fame day they fell
in with some Ehgliih (Kips of war, wheth
er frigates or of the line of battle is not,
certain. That the fleet was immediately •
(hfperfed, several. of the veflels taken,
* (feme fay all, but from the best authori
ties only fix) and fevefhl arrived in port.
ExtraQ of a litter from a very rffyeSable
mercantile bouft in LHhon dated May 22.
« We have no other particular news
than that the Spaniards have received V
most compleat deieat m Roufillon. Re
ports fay that they have loft 260 pieced
of cannon, all their baggage, military
chest, and near half their army killed,
wounded and milling. v Another circum
stance is added, which We hope Is not
true—that the French gave no quarters,
not even to the sick artd wounded iri the
hospitals ’ all of which fell into their
hands.—Besides this, there is nothing of
consequence, nor any profped of afpeedy
termination of the war.
Yefierday arrived here in forty one
days from Brest, the brig * Maria, Capt.
Green. Capt. G. informs, that on the
6th j fine, he was boarded by a French
’’frigate g u nS f the Capt. of which
informed him, that on the 30th May and
3d June, the Brit'dh fleet, consisting of
thirty fail and the French fleet of twen
ty-five, had two severe engagementSjneaf
the Bnitifli channel, off Scilly ; that the
two fleets had withdrawn, but no victo
ry was obtained on either fide. Three
large frigates hove in fight on the ythult.
the Capt. of the frigate fufpe&ing they
were enemies, left Capt. Green to pro
ceed-oh his Voyage.
In lat. 47, long. 12, Capt. GreeiJ was
boarded by an Enghfli Lugger. On the
27th June, {poke the brig Betsey of Bos
ton, bound to Hamourgh, out 15 days.
Capt. Green arrived yellerday from
Brest which he left sth June. In the
begining of that month, or the end of
May, there- was a naval engagement be
tween 28 English (hips of the line and
25 French, in which much damage was
sustained b*y both, and victory remained
undecided. The French had several en
gagements id Flanders, in which they
were generally fuccefsful. The Chesa
peake convoy was not arrived.
Intelligence dired from Guadaloupe
was yellerday received, to the 17th June,
and we have it from the best authority,
that though the French squadron arriv
ed, is weak in vessels, the land force there
is fufficiently refpeftable to defy the ut
most efforts of the English.
interesting mercantile news.
Ex:raH of a litter from Mefrs. Bold, Rich
ard and Conway, dated Liverpool, April
zgtb, 1794, to tbeir corrfpondent in ibis
PHILADELPHIA, JULY 16.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.
Extrafi of a letter from a merchant in Lon
don, to bit correfyondent in this city, reitiv
edby theJbip Theresa.
" [ HOPE before ihis chut you are fatisiv
I ed that no war can tiled place between
America and this chantry, at Great Britain
mean* to pay for every American cargo
that has been condemned since the war?*
BOST ON, July i 6.
AG R.EE A BEE.
r Utters from Philadelphia, by
the last mail, inform, that by a
.late arrival there from London, .
official accounts had been re
ceived froth Mr. Pinkhey, our
Ambaflador at the Court of St.
James, containing aflurahces Worn
Mr. Pitt, that a full indemnity
would be .given to the United
States w for the spoliations on the
American commerce, which the
imperious neceflity Os dircum
ftances had forced them to make.
’ THE GRAND FLEETS,
Os France and Great Britain, all accauts
/ agree,have had a meeting: Or rather.that
(uch an event,- from the known* contiguity
of theleappofing navies,’is highly probable.
The force of the Brkilh is clearly afeertain
ed to be 32 (ail of the line, one store fliip
of 64 guns, end 12 frigates and sloops of
war, besides cutters fire fltips- The French
force has been Variously repotted* Capt.
Atkins from Brest informs, that he (aw the
fleet fail from that portend that the count
By Yest er day's Mail,
• , • BOSTON, JULY 18.
[By an arrival at Philadelphia from Breft,.we
are enabled to give.the following particulars.]
FRANCE,
PARIS’) MAT <7*
THERE has been another ac
tion on the 21st of May, near
1 uurnay, between the Republican
army commanded by Fichegrue t
and the Combined armies* These
|aft wereforcedto cross the Scheldt,
after a bloody a&ion which lasted
24 hours. The French loft two
pieces of artillery, took seven, and
made 506 prifooers.
On the 2Oih MayV the right of
tho French was at Binch and was
to advance on to Mons or Char*
leroy ; their head-quarters (till at
Courtray, the left extending near
Oftcnd.
member attempted to advance,
but was prevented by the officer,
who declared he*had not a right to
hazard his life, because he belong
ed to the people; The officer ftept
forward then and received a ball
in his (boulder,with one arm how
ever he fe cured the aflaflin.
The Convention decreed, that
a bulletin of the officer’s health
should be published daily until
his complete recovery
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A passenger in the veflel from
Brest, informs that an attempt has
been made to afTuflinate Roberfpi
erre^ by a young woman, of 17 years
of age. An attempt was also made
on the life of another member of
the Committee of Public Safety,
both without success.
The latter attempt was niadeby
a man armed with a double bar
relled gun, who miffing his 6rft
(hot, fled and concealed himfelf in
a house, where he was followed by
the member and an officer that
chanced to pass just after the shot
was fired. They difeovered the
villain in bis hiding place, and re
ceived notice from hftn, that the
fitft person who endeavoured to ar
rest hitb ffiould receive the con
tents of ■the loaded barrel* v The
ed 32 hil cf the line', befidei a large numb
er of frigates ; and that he (aw the fame
fleet at (e«, augmented to 50 fail in all —
Other accounts state the French fleet to con
tain forty fail, of the line. The a&ion is
Lid to have commenced Un the 31st May,
and to have been repeated the 3d ‘June—-
•nd the Captain of the Precieufe French
f(igate r informed .that the battle though se
vere was not deci five; that both fleets faL
sered m«oh, and that the frigate had dtf
covered parts of mails, rigging, &C. fuppu
fed to belong to the fleet; floating on the
water. Our readers will recoiled, shat
Capt. Moulton, arrived at Newbury por%
saw on the 2d June, two fleets—one of
which had four difinafted men of wkr in
tow.
Gazettes, that the fort de Epee
was only defended by 40 Engiifh
men ; we now learn that a detach?
ment of the French, amounting
tolooo men only, in the face of
day, and without burning a grain
of powdei’, with the bayonet alone,
carried it, though defended by up
wards ofl^ood men I
The French patriots are carry
ing all before them in the island,
and the ariftderats meet the fate
which their treason against their
country richly deserves, the guil
lotine. Several of the most con
fpicuoUs ^riftocrats have already
fuffered, in the face of admiral
Jarvis’ fleet, which blpcks up. the
harbour: of Point Petre.
, Carter,
JVLT 29. 1794.
* > ■" < ;■
To-morrow, we understand, is assign
ed for the execution of the sentence of
death on the pirates now confined in
thq goal in Boston. -
5 L -I ‘l ' f <
ALBANY JULY 14«
' it is witii thekeedett (ympadijr^
find grief, we record the following
disaster: Qri Saturday morning a
bout 2 (/clock, this city was again
alarmed by theory of fire, which
proved most unfortunately to be
Caldw^l’s noble fadory of tobac
co, fauff, chocolate^ mustard, &c.
situated about one mile north of
. ' fAN EXPRESS, . ir ,
Has arrived at P bHadilphia from Mr.
Endicot, and Capt. Dinny, dated Pittjbcurg,
'July J, ‘ and bearing various letters—a
•‘talk” of the Six Nations, and the an
fuser of the Commijianers.- The tendency of
the Talk ts,—Thdt unless the Citizens of the
United States immediately retire from the
lint vohitb they novs dwell upon, they Jhall
qo longer confider them as friends.. The an.
fwer observes. That the land was guaran
teed to tbs United States by Treaty with the
Britilh, and alf actually pur chafed by the
PtnnfylvUnions, from the Six nations, and
therefore they mus, till further orders from
the Central Government, support their pof.
feffons.
‘JULY 28.
VICTORY is the order of the day in
every part.of France, and DESPAIR,
of reinstating despotism there, that of
their combined enemies. It would even
feyn, by reverting to the map, that the
allies Were in a fairway of being Bur
goyped, where onr last accounts left
theni about the 23d May, for, by the
positions of the two grand armies of
France, the.one near Tournay might,by
a forced march of a few hour's, join Pich
egru, and then fliut up' all. communica
tions with Valenciennes,, and possess
themfeltes of all the Austrian Nether
lands in a fliort time. Thenmightdefpots
cringe to Sans-CulotteS andfiie for peace,
and honourable mention of the brave
Republicans of France be made through
out; the universe, and lisping babes cry,
blds them—for nations, in bondage will
raise to arms and all the world be free.
Accounts to the ift of June will pro
bably be more important, more M big
with ’fate,” than any hitherto received ;
especially if no treason lurks, for the last
feene of the tragic drama will be near
the close. Such accounts may be hour
ly expected. ,
, Os Guadaloupc. ' *
It has been said in aristocratic
this city. Our citizens mustered
with the greatest alacrity, but be
fore any effectual aid could arrive*
this extensive and valuable pile or
buildings, (eight in nufober) was
wrapped in flames—the enormous
height which added to the aw
ful RiHnels of the night—the low
• ring afpeft of the Iky—the pecu*
liarity of situation, being a deep
vale, covered by lofty hills and
thick woods, and the interrupted
reflexion of light upon the tops of
the trees, altogether formed a feene,
the horror and fublimiry of which
is almost beyond the reach of im
agination.—Finding evety hope of
extirfguiffiing it blasted, we were
forced to the difagreeabl^ necessity
of ftandrng useless fpe&ators of the
deftru&ion, it is said, of the molt
curious as well a most extenßve
works of the kind', perhaps in the
world, in which strangers, who
hav|vifited this city since their
efta|liffiment, generally agree.—
Thelofs to a worthy and enter
prizing individual, is computed at
Fifteerf Thousand Pounds, on a
moderate calculation, and it may
also be considered as a heavy pub
lic iofs, from the number it em
ployed, and in keeping of large
sums of money within the iphere of
our own circulation.
Have for sale at Printing^Of
fice, the following
BOOKS,
V li
k R T of Spead g,
Baron Trend epitomiied.
Book of Knowleu^e,
Dickinson’s Five Important Points
of Christian faith,
Dodd’s Reflexions on Death,
Dr* Langdon’s Remarks on the
leading fentimentsof Dr. Hoj>
kins’ Syftcm of Dodrines,
Death of Abel,
Doddridge’s Sermons pn the Re
ligious Education of Children,
Deferred Village, a Poem,
French Convert,
Farmer’s Daughter,
Letter Writer,
Mifles Magazine; containing Dia« *
logues between a Governess and
several young Ladies of quality >
. her fchollafs,
Mason on Self Knowledge,
Moral i ft,
Menill’s Arithmetic,
Perry’s Di&ionaiy,
Price’s Sermons,
Peter Pindar, 2 Vol’sJ
Pilgrim’s Pfogrefs,
Poetical Miscellany,
Primers,
Student ^nd Pastor,
Seven Wife Maftcrs,’
Testaments,
Thomson’s Seafonb, 1
Vickar of Wakefield*
W atts’ Ly ric Poems, ’ ■ . :
Do; Psalms and HymnsJ
Webster’s Spelling-Book, ?
Whole Duty of Woman,
A large aflbrtment of PatnphietS;
| coo numerous to particularise*
t. "v aLso—• .
Dutch Quills,
Copy Slips,
Wafers,
Blanks of various kinds*’
Superfiine, middling and lov^pri;^
ed Writing-Paper r
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