The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-08-19 00:00:00, page 3

An Eftafette has just arrived from the
X)uke of York,mentioning that very ear
ly in the morning he began his precon
certed attack upon,the French, from
Courtray to Ypres, aided by the armies
bfGen. Clairfayt and Geri. Armonftein,
Who had received very particular instruc
tions relative to that business:
JUNE 14.— Ten o'clock, P. M.
The afped of affairs is much more fe
tious than when I wrote to you last.
The right wing of Gen. Clairfayt’s
army, dgfigned for the relief of Ypres
has been unfortunately routed.
'The remainder of the th regiment
have experienced the misfortune-of Gen.
Clairfayt, and returned hither this ’
day. Great part of this gallant corps
■ was cut to pieces. The 38th regiment,
accompanied by the 12th and Bth Light
Dragoons, fuffered the fame fate.
The French are within 4 miles of Thou
rour.
It is stated, but I hope without foun
dation, that they were within 11 miles of
us ; and that they have frightened the in
habitants of Bruges who are flying in all
| dircdions. • , * . ♦
ft is imppfuble that the Duke of York
can render the brave Clairfayt any affif
tance> as he must firft take Courtray and
Menin, which IHII continue in the posses
sion of the French.
Many families, efpectally the opulent
merchants, panuic struck with the suc
cess of the enemy, have hired veffels,and
are about to Withdrew themselves from
a place where there is rip real security a
gainffthe incursions of the infuriated;
enemy, who is exceedingly formidable
both in Arength and numbers.
Gen. Stuart, our Commander, has or
dered Cape. Robinson, to moor Bis vef
fel| the Brilliant within the inner found,
to cover the Sand Hills,(hould the French
, think proper to cross the Canal.
*' I have it from the firft authority, that
, mahy, very many of the guns upon the
ramparts are not fit for, use ; and I am
perfnaded that when they come to be
fired numbers will burst; and others be
Ihaken off their carriages.
Avast number of {hips are getting
out of the harbor all day long, particu
larly. fofne very fine Indiamen. I have
’ packed-up all things of valiie, and am
tgady td stay here or go away as occa
sion may require ; but unless something
very particular happens, I am much a
fraid for the place.
‘ Ypres is certainly surrounded on all
(ides, and every communication cut off.
If Ypres falls, I think all this part -of
thecglintry is loft.
A number of the 5 sth regiment came
in this morning, dreadfully wounded; in
, an affray near Rouffellier yesterday
moaning ; I never saw men so fatigued
anffhar raffed, having fled with precipi
tattonftom the enemy near 22 miles.
The opinion of many officers that I -
have conversed with this day, is, that Y
pres cannot hold out many days.
Nieuport is well fortified, and may
hold ouja Hege of a fortnight of three
weeks; but What does all this fignify, if
no relief Can be had from the Duke of
York ?—They must come here at last, &
thousands of lives will be facrififed.
The sluices are now filling very faft,
ahef every exertion making to repel the
^General Armenftein, the Hanoverian
Commander, would not lead his men
So ridion, and the latter were not in
to fight; so that the brave Qlair
and the regiment mentioned in the
former part of this - letter received, the
attack of the enemy, Clairfayt exclaim
ed federal times —Brave English ! But
t they gad to contend with at least from
j 3 5 to 4°»boo rneh ; and they Were
M * "atlaft Obliged to retreat; 77" ”
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.1
« Our fituatiort remains still the fame.
Timorous people are packing up, and
embarking, their moveable property as
sass as they can ; while other* of a more
f 3? it * • %' ‘ ’
^captured French IhipL Thd other
pirt was laid to have arrived at Ply
mouth.
The late hour of the fliip’s arrival,
prevents otir giving copious extracts this
day ; the most important articles howev
er, are feleded.
Defeat of the Combined Forces under Central
CIAIRFAYT.
O S T E N D, June 13.
Three o'clock Afternoon.
t Arrival of th Chesapeake ElAt, ,
Sy Admiral Montague, Governthent
(we are informed,) have received certain
intelligence that the French American fleet
amounting to 160 fail, arrived to Port TO.
rienf. Os this rich convoys the imribfic
value of which is above five millions ster
ling, but forty vessels are laden with cotton
and sugar, the product of their island i the
rest are loaded with provisions and naval
stores of all kinds. The convoy had four
(hips of war, and they are fajd to have been
joined on the 3d instant by twelve more
flaps.
As an inftapce of the bravery of the
French in the late a&ion, the Jacobin Os 80
guns, one of the French fhipsfunk, is laid
to have. fired her upper guns^ when the
" wa>er was running in at the lowerideck
ports t and the crew had previously deter
mined not£o (hike,and had nailed the ensign
to the ftaff, which was flyjog when the went
. down. • .
hut far from London Pa/erj.^
VERBALLY.
We take the liberty of congratulating
our republican readers on the above inter
esting and highly favourable news from our
friends and alites the Sans Calotte^ cf
' France. And the breast of every real re- ,
publican in America mutt glow with jay,
• on reading the additional '.ntormation,'•that
• Ypres, ti a&ually taken, a# well aWbar
- lerbi, places of great confeqdence in Au
} ffrian Netherlands. f v ,
This intelligence we received from the
paiengers i® Ute ft»p,-who alfb inform tbit
LONDONJ^rS.
By this day*s mail We have the follow
ing article, dated Nieuport, June B.—
We have just learnt thatthe French, hav
ing returned in great numbers, have re
taken the town of Furnes, and all the
posts of which a part of our garriibn had
possessed themselves the evening before.
Sixty thouland French troops, collect
ed from Lisle, Courtray, aud MCnin, are
now surrounding the fortrefs of Ypres,
the communication of. which, with .the
other places in Flanders, is entirely cut
off. The bombardment of it is carried
on vigofoufly. Two attempts, it is said
have been made to take it by adauit.
An attempt, it is thought,is meditated
by the French on Oftend.
It appears that the French have fired
red-hot Balls into Ypres, by which means
they have destroyed the convents and
many fine buildings belonging to \hat
town.
steady temper are convinced that as yet
there is no reafun for hurrying away their
^merchandize, &c. and wait for the deci
sion of the fate, of Ypres. A gentleman
who left this fortrefs last Thursday night
states, that the fire of ’the besiegers had
till then done but vdry little mifehief;
and that their batteries were no sooner
erefted, than beaten down by the besieg
ed.
“ Last night we heard a heavy can
nonade ; and how a flying report ffays,
that at th^t time General Clairfay dis
lodged the Carmagnols fronti Hooglede ;
but I canriot pledge myfelf for the truth
of this account.
“.The inundation -which took place
last night, has filled all the foffes and
ditchesTTOund this city but has been flop
ped there, till the utmost extremity fliall
make it ne^effary to set the surrounding
fields and meadows. under water, which
may be’done at one tide.”
ing.
The abrtve {quadron an Sunday last,
saw eight fail of the line go into Brest ;
these were the (hips that parted from the
French fleet the 28th ultimo at night j
and on the 29th chacedthe Audacious.
They also on Monday last saw j 6 of the
French fleet steering for Brest, distant a
bout 17 leagues from that port; feyen
of them were difmafted, and the others
very much dilabled, towing them.
By letters received yesterday from Of
tend, we have the unpleasant intelligence
that Geri. Clairfayt had sustained a de
feat in his attempt to relieve Ypres on
the itthinft. In consequence, it is said,
that Ypres has Surrendered on the 13th,
but this wants confirmation.
* The combined Swedifli and panifh
Squadrons Seem to be preparing for sea
in the course o? the prefertt mpnth,. Ad
miral Watchmoifter commands the
Swedes, and Admiral Kruger the Danes. *
Admiral Montague’s whole , fleet re
turned to Plymouth on Thursday morn-
PLYMOUTH,;^/ 13;
/ FromPITTSRURGB- Z ...
The poll from that quarter rirtive^
yesterday, but brought no mail from
Pittlburgh. From verbal information
we utfderftand, that the house and barn
of Befijamin Wells, an excise officer, and
those otfome others have been burnt,
but no lives were loft as no tefifiance was
attempted. At a meeting held at Brad
doek’sfield on Fridayftaft m consequence
: of the notice in the hand bill, between 5
and' 6000 men, we uriderftand, assemb
led in arms, and appointed sixty of ttejr
number a committee to report what fur
ther proceedings Ihould be had. The op
< posers of the excite are fb decided intheir
j measures that none of a contrary opinion
; dare express it, Gen. Neville, rind Maj.
\ Lenox, got fafe into the back part of
! Virginia, arid afe near this city if not al
readyarrived.
- BUSTON, aOg. 16.
Right happy are we that the
prodded Canal, which is to unite
1 the waters of the Merrimac with
(thbfe of this harbour is progrefllngP
On Monday last the Commifiiori
ers set out topurchafe the land
i through which it is to pals. Tho’
We hear that on Tuefday the sth inst.
a barn belonging s o Ens. Ordway of E^ft-
Kingston, Was set on fire by lightning and
entirely confomed, together .with Hay,
Grain, Fl -x, to a considerable amount.
Allo, that a barn in Hopkinton the fame
dhv was struck and entirely consumed with
all its coirne s—also one at Bow, but the
fire ex inguilhed.
' •a- ’•.he 19th ult. a Girl about 9
oM. of Mr. Solomon Copp, of
S inbc'-non, a rased fr<ni Some. Great search
v. >.s iri.k l s: -b: (iu^bitants of that and the
ad -i. vi’t Hi fir woods and in a river
whft. . \ur. ■> ?’ fa*- rOm Mr. Opp's hnufe,
for a Aitht ; o’ cays, but to n . pprp .fe.—
Q 9 ’dony t e 4’h inst. hnwever, die was.
acc-I'"Cait, round by 2 pexfon, about 4 miles’
from her fat er’s hnufe, lying on a board
which had walh-d up on the bank o the riv
er, on the opposite fide from which her father
lived, after being gone 16 days. She. wis a
live, tho‘ by the biting of the flies and muf
que’oes, scratching hcrfelf &c. flie was much
fcarified and fore, and maggots had greatly
infe ed the wounds. Skilful gentlemen of
the faculty were immediately cal led,and it is
said there is a probability, from their care,
that fiie will recover.
joft before they left the Texe’, which was
theidof July, newt wai received of >no*
(her great vidory having been obtained by
tbe French^>ver the Combined Armies, in
which Clairfayt was defeated and
Bfrulieu killed. The Dutch, were in
coailernation even to Amsterdam. Ca Ira,
. The Prefioent of the United States has
iffoed a requisition far railing 12,950 of rhe
Militia of the following States, co be held
in readiness to march at a moment’s warn
ing, viz.
Infantry, Cav. Artillery fTotal.
Ptnnfyl. 4,500 500 200 5,200
Nrw ]erfey y 1.500 500 100 2,100
Maryland, 2,000 200 iSO 2 35b
Virginia^ 3,000 300 3»3°°
From FORT-DAUPHIN, 7^-
“ I arrived here yesterday, and found
every thing in die greatest confufion.
Six days ago the Negroes came into
town and killed every French person they
foiind, in number about 800—-several
are now laying about the wharves; no
business doing, or any vessels permitted
to go out at present, but Capt. A. 811.
lings, who will forward you this. Last
night 5000 Negroes went from this place
to St. Marc, 12 miles diftarice ; what the
consequence is, I have not yet heard.
Numbers of Americans loft all their car
goes by having them on fliore ; every
vessel is filled with the inhabitants, who
dare not go on fliore.”
Later iccounts from this place corrob
orate tbe above particulars.
The Governorhas appointed the Chief
Jufttce and Gen. Irvine to proceed to the
Weftern country, to afeertain the fa<fts
relative to the late riots, & if practicable
to bring the rioters to a sense of their du
ty. In consequence of the President’s
proclamation, he has also convened the
legislature to meet on the ift of Septem
ber next.
Cyeter, :
n/ESD^T, AUGUST 19, 1794.
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 8.
It,ooo 1,500 450 12.950
Just Publifhcdj
dnd lo be Sold at Henry Ran let’S
Book-Store, Exeter,
THE
LI F E
/ . . OF
J O S E P Hj
' THE
SON bF ISRAEL.
j N EIGHT BOOKS. <, 7
Chiefly designed to dilute young Minds
to a Love of the Sacred Scriptures.
By JOHN MACGOWAN,
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s ■ ; '
Rockingham t ff
BY the Hon. SAMUEt Tenney
Esq. Judge of the Probate
of Wills &c, for said Countv
The heirs to the Estate of John
Page late of Kensington yeoman
deceased, are hereby notified, that
; the account of Elizabeth Pdge of
her administration of said Estate,
will be examined ar the Probate
Office in Exeter on Monday the
thirteenth day of September next,
as eleven o’clock before noon, in
order to its being allowed.
Wm. ParkeA, /
Augu/l 1794. ;
One Penny Reward,
- ■■■ ■■ ..1
RAN away from ihe fubferiber in July
last an apprentice boy, named ^bomaf -
Davin ALL pefons are forbid harbour*
ing'or trusting him on my aeppunt as they
: Would avgid the penalty of the law.
Whoever will return said boy Ihall
. ceive the above reward, and no ihAnk*.
SAMUELTEAVEY*
Brentwood, August 13, 1794.
^r’HE Subk iber informs hu
I Cu lomei u fcl the Herald of
Liseray y tbat a new arrivem-nt in
Poll Roads is about to uke place
the Tu ft of C ch next, which will
render it necessary that a full and
final settlement be made prior
that time. Thofeperfons who take
Giid paper in Nottingham, Drcf
fidd and 'Z urn are informed that
payment must be made ro the sub-
Icriber, and hot to the Printers as
ufual— ln Cash.
AH persons indebted to, or have
demands are requested to call ori
the fubferiber at his several ftagefl
before the loth of Sept. next.
OZIAS SILSB^.
Exeter, Augufi, >794*
■ ' ~ . - • ————■■——
Died, in tbe Wejl Indies, Dominica)
bout tbe middle of July iafi, Nath an IE L
C. Hl GGINSON, £fq. the Agent fen t hy the
Pref dent of tbe United States, to a/cert^in
the amount of. the filiations on our commerce
made in the rjlandt.
the expence is computed at 300,
000 dollars, yet loch is the 1 piric
of emerprifeof our fellow-citizens,
and such the advantages whicl
demonitrably will accrue from thj
projeft, that the bufinels is likely
to be prosecuted with celerity^
/JEz’THE Annual Meeting of
the Etftern Diftrifl N. Hampfh’re Medicsl
MOciecyT will be held at the Inn of srephen
Ltmfon in Exeter.on the Firfl Wednesday
of September next, at ten of the ciock in
the forenoon. The Members are desired
to govern themselves accordingly.
Per diredltcn of Ammi R. Cutter-—
, \_pTe]ident.
PORTLAND, AUG. 9
Capt. Scott who arrived here last Monday
from Rotterdam, informs, that he law a Lon
don pa|ier there a day or two before he fail
ed, dated June .15, which announced that
Mr. JAY had had audience qf the Britiih
King, and was favourably received.
Josiah Bartlett, Sec. e d. n. h. m. s
Stratbam, lytb Augud, 1794*