The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-06-17 00:00:00, page 3

enemy, which was debouching by fanaro,
arid had already arrived at Pieva.—He took
from them 500 prisoners.
On the 19th, having received orders from
Geri. Maffena to attack the enemy, I march
ed on the loth. The troops took by assault
and bayonet the tower and redoubt of Me
logno, with 400 prisoners, 12 of whom
Were officers. The chief of the battallion',
of Ve'dal, belonging to the.34.th demi-brig
ade, was the firft who rushed into the en
trenchments. The colonel of the Austrian,
regiment of Orange was killed.
The numerous redoubts of S-ttepani were
taken oh the 21st. Gen. Compere, with a
part of the 7th light infantry, the grenadiers
ofthe Uth. and loth, favoured by a very
thick fog, surrounded the enemy and took
1200 prisoners of the regiment of Hoff and
of the Prince of Orange, among, whom are
a major and two lieut. colonels. One stan
dard only fell into our hands, the rest having
been concealed among the rocks.
My loss in these different affairs does not
exceed one hundred and twenty Wounded,
and thirty killed-! !—the loss of the enemy,
independently of the prisoners, has been
much greater.
Among the brave men whom the arfriy
has to regret, is Clavel, chief of battallion,
of the loth. Gen. Claufel, who command
ed these different expeditions, is entitled to
much praise. The 7th light infantry and
their commander, Boyer, particularly distin
guished themselves.
On the 2oth Gen. Claufel was engaged
the whole day on the fmali hills in the neigh
bourhood of St. Jacques. He took prison
ers, 150 Hungarian grenadiers.; Chevalier
Chef du Battallion, assistant to the adjutant
general Solignac, was killed. We fought
the whole day of the 22d, Gen. Solignac
Was wounded.
Gen. Oudinot, chief of the Raff, who was
the bearer of dispatches from the comman
der in chief, has just joined me. lam on
the heights of the Finale and Melogno. The
104th demi-brigade has just arrived. We
are going to redouble our efforts for a gene
ral and decilive attack.
Oudinot, Chief of the Staff to Buonaparte, Firs
Consul of the French Republic.
Head Quarters, at La Pietrx,
29 Germinal, April fy.
General,
THE continual movement which the com
mander in chief has been obliged to make since the
16th (April 6) having prevented him from giving
you intelligence, 1 think it proper to supply that
deficiency. On that day the enemy attacked as in
our whole line : they were repulsed on the right
and in the centre. The army which the enemy
have on Montenoye and St. Jaques will be brifkiy
attacked by Mologno and Soflelle. If our troops
attack with their ofual courage, which we have
110 reason to doubt, a great part of that corps
will be fnrrounded. Lieut. Gen. Souft, who com
mands the centre, which occupied Montenotte,
on the extremity of its left, perceiving that the
columns which were advancing against him by
Montenotte, was much more considerable than
that under bis command, and which had made a
movement to the right to support the Bochetta,
evacuated the heights of Savona, and advanced to
Abiffola, to join the rest of the Army.
On the 17th lieut. gen. Soult after disputing the
portion of St, Jaques and Melogno, retired to the
line of Borgetto, in order to receive there intelli
gence from the commander in chief.
On the 21(1 gen. Souchet attacked and retook
the heights of Melogno. Maffena commander in
chief, and It. Gen. Soult, by different manouvres,
drew the enemy into the Valley of Albiffola. All
who opposed him there were either killed or tak
en prisoners. Gen. Miollis occupies and com
mands in Genoa.»
-On the different days gen. Maffena in person
took 6000 prisoners, among whom are one Gene
ral, two Colonels, fevera| Majors, 200 officers, also
seven ftandards,and fix pieces iff cannon. General
Souchet, on his part took in these different en
gagements 1800 prisoners, and ohe iranJard—l
have arrived here by orders of the commander in
chief, to concert with Gen Souchet, the move,
merit which is to take place on the iff Floreal,
(April 20). " #
Paris, 7 Floreal (April 27.)
The Journal de Paris of the 6th inst. announces
that the army of the Rhine has made a general
movement, and that it is at this moment engaged.
[Gaz. de France.
Hostilities have begun on the Rhine, and the
armies are at this moment engaged.
. , Amie de Loix.
The Publicifle states the fame faft, as does sev
eral other Journals, and mentions the momentary
expectation of important Intelligence from the
Rhine. -7
According to letters from Venice and other
plates, ft appears that the Anftrlan government
has endeavored to soothe-the resentment of the
Emperor Paul by offering to surrender to him the
fortrefs of Ancona and its dependencies., Ii
The Hamburgh Mail has at length refufeitated
Suwarrow, and restored him to the good graces
of the Emperor Paul.
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WEST^INDIES.
bridge-town, (Barbadoes ). APRIL 8.
-There is no blessing for ioine time received that
demands more unfeigned gratitude tQaiuhe re
cent one of Rain, which has, as it were, (hatched
,us from famine and pedilential disease, the natur
al consequence of drought.
The crop at Demerara, we underhand, is abun
dant, and no vessels to convey it to England.
An entertainment was lately given at Martin
ique by the Mercantile body to the commanders
in chief unrivalled by Eaßern magnificence —-the
ekpenfe per man £l3 10 0 that currency—no
fmali proof of prosperity ! ! !
Our correspondent at Martfffiqiie fyfyml 11%
Ithat a royalist commanding a fmali Variety near
I St. Pierre, lately brought to a fmali boat With fc
Iven men, who had efcapfed from Fort Royal pit
I son, and whp, after ordering them to prepare for
another world, (hot them Janr ceretnonie.
In consequence of which a proclamation bad
been issued at Guadeloupe clolely to tontine all
the Engli&hatin figure may be taken, and to
enforce the Lex talionis on all royalist prisoners,
two of whon) had already fuffered. , . .
■»i11 Ilf .1111 ..,■;-.',.^ ~r _ . ...
Domestic Intelligence,
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BALTIMORE, JUNE 3.
Extrafi of a letter received by a merchantile house
in this city, dated, London, April it.
The American letter ofmarque, Samuel Smith,
of Baltimore, of 24 ;uns and^^' men, G. Stiles,
commander, on her passage fiom Lisbon, omthe
CTb March,ijfelfflg ties from Scilly, fell in with a
French privateer, of 24 guns, and apparently full
of men ; a finart and close aaiourombienced, and
continued for half an hour, within musket (hot ;
the privateer finding it too Wafrm, bore away,and
owing to her (weeps, ranged 2 miles ahead, wlien
a breeze Sprung up, which enabled the Samuel
Smith to pursue her 28 hours, the d iftauce of 240
"riles, going the latt 6 hours it 1-2 knots, but (he
escaped, owin^to the darkness ot the night. Capt.
Stiles's ship fuffered much id her (pars, rigging &
fails, but not a man hurt—the enemy mbit have
fuffered more, for the Samuel Smith's battery was
directed at the hull, and as die bore up, her mizen
topmast & the tri-coloured flag went over the fide.
The ship that engaged captain Stiles, it appears
was the Mars, of Bordeaux, 20 twelve pounders,
2 large carronades and 173 men, captured and sent
into Plymouth, by the Amethift, Capt. Cooke.—
Her loss in the engagement with Capt. Stiles-, is
said to have been 7 killed and 13 wounded.
NEW-YORK, JUNE 2.
SEVERE NAVAL ACTION.
Extra# of a letter from a gentleman at Havana,
dated 12th May.
“A very severe action was fought, about a fort
night since, in the harbor of Cavands 44 miles to
lee ward of this place.
" The Spanifli brig of war, San Antonio, com
manded by Don Joseph Cabrera, (a native of this
place) mounting 16 brass 12 and 9 pounders, in
coming round from La Vera Cruz, with difpach
es for this Government, was attacked by two Pro
vidence privateer schooners, as the lay in the port
of Cavanos, one named the Eagle, mounting 10
guns, 4 and ~ pounders ; the other called the
Hope, mounted 14 four and fix pounders and 4
carronades. The captain of the brig, having or
ders to avoid any action, was chafed into the Cav
anos,; and the English fuppofmg him to have much
money on board, determined to attack him there ;
and fob this purpose received an additional num
ber of men from a third and Gnaller privateer.—
The Spaniardsexpe sting an attack had moored his
verfel close to a bank, and thicket of low treesand
bushes, so as to fight his guns and defend her upon
one fide only.' Oh the morning of ttye 29th ult.
the privateers entered the part ; the larged plac- $
ing rtimfelf along fide the brig—the Other moored :
ahead, close to his bows—and a desperate a&ion
commenced, and continued four hours and an ;
half, when the privateers firtick their colours—,
Tire captains of the privateers were both killed
and a prodigious number of tlreir people killed and
wounded; ( The brig had only 1 killed in the ac
tion, but a great number wounded, many of Mahout -
have since died. During the. action, the Engliffi
landed on the bank 30 or 40 men with finals arms,
who fired into the decks of the brig and did much
execution. The largest privateer and brig were
so much dismantled, that Government were under
the neceflity of fending four gun boats round to
their assistance—and rthqy were accordingly all
brought into this port 4 few days ago.- The
Spaniards have done themfelvesmrich honor —and
the trade to this place if happily rid of two very
troublesome piccaroons."
Extract of a letter from Capt. Talbot, of the U. S.
frigate Conflitugian, to the Secretary of the Na
vy, dated Alay 12; 1800. '
" I have now to acquaint you, fir, that I have
for feme time since been meditating ^pepterprize
;againft "a French armed ship, lying at Port Plate,
protested by her own, gups, and a fort of three
heavy cannon. It was my firlt intention to have
gone in with tl>e Constitution; and to have silenc
ed the fort and ship, which 'had all her guns on
one tide to operate with the fort in defending
.against any hostile force. But after the belt infor
mation Icould gain, I found it to be somewhat
dangerous taapproach the entrance of the harbor,
with a ship of the draught of water of the Coiifti
tution. Having detained the fbop Sally, which
had left "Porte Plate but a few days before, and
which was to have returned there again preclude
to her failingto the United States, 1 conceived this
Hoop would be a suitable velfel for a disguise ; 1
therefore manned her at lea from the Confutation,
with about 9b brave seamen and marines ; the lat
ter were to be commanded by Capt. Garlick and
Lt. Ambry, when on ihore ; but the entire com
mand of this detachment 1 gave to Mr. Hall, my
firft Lieut, who entered the harbor of Porte Plate
yellerday in open day, approached the fort and
ship, with the men in the hold of the Ifoop, Except
50r6 to work her in. They ran along tide'of
:the fllip, and boarded her sword in hand, without
the loss of one man killed or wounded. At the
moment the ship was boarded, and agreeably to
my plan, Capt. Carmick, and Lt. Amory landed
;with tlie marines, up to their necks in water, and
§ spiked up the cannon in the tort before the com
manding officer in the caflle had time to recoiled
or prepare -himfelf for defence. Perhaps no en
terprise of the fame moment was ever better ex
ecuted .• and I feel nlyfelfunder great obligations
to Lt. Hall, Capt. Carmick, and Lt. Amory, for
their avidity in undertaking to execute,his enter
prise, and tor the hamdome manner -in which they
performed this bold and daring undertaking.
The prize ship mount# four fixes& two nines ;
flie was formerly the British packet Sandwich, and
from thf boasting publications at the Gape, and
fiom the declaration of the officers, it appears
that Ihe is the fafteft sailer that Iwims ;, and that
she has run three or four years, if I forget not, as
a privateer out of France, and with greater suc
cess than any other that ever failed out of iheir
ports. She is a beautiful copper bottomed ship ;
filer cargo confins principally of logar and coffee.
' ""*" "H" "if »'''''.
Heng Haqimond has been appointed Consul o f
the United States at Cape-Francois, in te, island
m'ov'ed°° m '"'°’ '" * '°°™ ° f J ° 9 ° b A 4WCT> r€#
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I ?PoRTQoUTir, June % ißpo.'
Extra# .fa I%*^ ^ycE to a Friendin 4
fftrfca.
From file Account ^ European papers,
you have been led to e^ ^
Emperor and the French notion ' ' h : rt
but this is in reality ugreed hpon, ° „ British
peror, is to receive a large sum from ~
lor carrying on another campaign, the.
continued by the Emperor, in order to get the dou
ceur from the British government. This bufintfs
is wey^n^rttood by France, and you will ob
'erve " te engagements, that the prisoners
are ve¥,iwmei;ous f and but few killed. The ob
jeft otylie &fcerQr is, to reefer ve his men while
at the lania^mh Iwfy^^Ah///eiryQ/ifivg.The
Frendbiq^Hh mj^^Z, and ute them well,
while tiMffl|fflfeare^n^^r Dupes of their pol
icy-
The m fog Oner (^^^Rce; are acquaintedl
with tlw^mole fyflfflfflfflrprefent campaign
t ile Engrifh have bg^W the Milch Cow for the
Emperor, and. the Trench countenance him in his
(peculation, and after he has Efficiently drained
them of their loans and money, he will openly de
clare in favor of France, and probably enter into,
a treaty againfl England. It would not be sur
prising to find that at the close of the year, the
Emperor, the King of Pr^ta, and the French
government concerting measures to divide Eng
land Ireland between them. This you may laugh
at, but the treaty at Piltznez to divide France, 1
arti pretty well aflured Will be retorted upon
George the Third.
As an evidence of these obfervatibns, I beg yon
to nitice in all the actions, the proportion of prif
onen, taken in every battle; this is the secret
content between the Emperor and the French—
' “ Money ! Money !" is the cry of the Emperor,
, and this he is determined to get from England,
while the French are making appearenr efforts to
combit him. You may depend on it England in
the end will become the ridicule of Europe. Bu
onaparte and the Emperor are too cunning for
them IT 4 ' ''
A prudent person will not only prefeverve his inno
cence, but avoid the consequence of any seeming
handle he may afford to his oppressor.
THE HARES EARS.
An Elkhaving accidentally gored a Lion, the
^a^^y monarch was so exasperated, that he sent
forth an edift, commanding all horned beads on
pain of. death to depart his dominions.
A Hare observing the Ibadow of her ears,
was much alarmed at their long and lof
ty appearance ; and running to one of her
friends, told him that fne was determined, to quit
the country ; for ffiould 1 happen, said ihe, how
ever uhdefiguedly, to give offence to my superiors,
my ears may be confirmed to come witlijn the
Horn-Alt -Her friend failed at her appreben
fions, and affted, how it was possible, that ears
could be miltaken for horns ? Had I no more ears
than an Oilrich, replied the hare, 1 would not trull
1 them in the hands of those who have an arbitray
'power over the laws 'nrider the name of conhruc
tion ; for truth and innocence are arguments of
little force againfl Rielogic of power and malice in
; conjundion.
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Accounts from Cipe Francois, of-the 25th ult.
fay, “ The report of the day is, that Rigaud had
made peace with Touiflaiut."
~«.<f>-F
The Hon. Samuel Dexter arrived in Philadel
phia, on Monday last, and willpfoceed to the city
of Washington in a few days; <® enter on tire-du
ties of his office.
The Secretary of the Navy left Philadelphia,
for the fe@t of Government, on Monday lad.
Extra# of a letterfrom the City <f Washington dat
.Mifune 5.
c< The President of the United States has arriv
ed here, and taken up his quarters at l onniclirs
Hotel fr-He was received with the greateit rei
peft by the inhabitants of this city.
On the morning of the 26th ult. Mr.Thorndick,
surgeon of the United States Irigate Congrels,
now jn the port of Norfolk, was found dead in
his birth, having histlwoat cut in a shocking man
ner.-
. c <Qb\
A gentleman who. has lately travelled in the
counties of Mongomery, Berks, Northumberland
and Northampton, In the date ot Pennlylvunia,
fays, that in all tho'fe parts the crops are abundant
and so luxuriant that the farmers apprehend they
hwy' be injured by the ftalk'givmg way ahd lodg
ing before tlfe grain be filleu in the ear.
• <-<gr->-
The Spanish Cupful in Algiers has been put in
irons, on account of the French fleet in the Medi
terranean having talfen au Algerine veliel, which
they had neglected to rettote; uotwiihiiandiug
many reclamations of the Dey by the Spanish Con-
A letter is Rated to have arrived at Porto Rico,
three days before Gapt. Jouet, (arrived at Phila
delphia,) failed,direct from France, in 18 days,
reporting, that by an arrette of the French Re
public, all privateers in the Well-ladies were
fhortiy to be called in ; and the ftrongelt appear
ance of the codcibhdu of a peace, bet ween the U.
States and France, viable front ail their proceed
ings. [Chron.]
Extra# of a letter from Ct. Thomas's, to a Mer
chant 'in Wilmington.
<'Beef and Pork are mere mugs here ; &F'iour
11 dollars, of which there are hum 2 to 4 thou
sand barrels, and no purchasers.
“ Almolt all the principal merchants here have
broke."
Extra# of 'hettef from captain David Fivey, of
Philadelphia dated kir,gj t (,„ Jamaica, Pipit 14,
" l am fofry ttyat I have to inform you or
my being caponed on the 22d of February'
by an Engifah frigate, on my passage from
G%aivfes to Cape Francois with a cargo ot
coit^m. I. have now been here 7 week,
'Waiting for a trial, and I believe I Ihall have
to wail 3 weeks more before the court fits,
and then I do not expert any thing but to be
condemned, as they do not clear one Amer
ican in ten--since I have be^n here they
have condemned twelve Americans."
We underfund that the fltip Franklin; which
has arrived at Bodon trom Earavia, was chartered
while there for a voyage to one of th Japan iU
ands, and performed it in about five weeks : and
that tins is the firfl inlhnce of any -American vef
lels going to either of those islands. .*
ci.rAßrb AT she custom-house.
June roth, Ship Mercury, Treadwell,^ Toharo
11, brig Oriofr, Bri^d, ,
* iffi MarLico,
1 3s sch. billy. Tattle, „
^ eri "'™" er ' Triyidid,
16, fell. Hero, Fernald, TutMge.
Oeatte, portthwutb.
FOR THE BENEFir OF
Mr. and Mrs. Harper,
NEVER PERFORMED HERE.
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 18,
Will be presented
Afavorite COMEDY, (written by Richard Cumber
land, Est) author of the Weft Indian, Fajh
"ionable Lover, Myfierious Husband,
Jew, &c. &c. Called
FIRST LOVE,
OR
The French Emigrant in England.
Lord Sensitive, Nr. Powell,
Sir Miles Mowbray, Mr. Kenny,
Frederick Mowbray, Mr. Dickenfon,
Mr Wrangle, Mr. Ulhdr.
Billy Bristles, Mr. Villiers.
, Robin, Mr. Baker.
James, Mr, Kedey,
and David Mowbray, Mr. Harper.
Lady Ruby, Mrs. Powe I,
Mrs. Wrangle, Mrs. Dickenfon,
Mrs. Kate, Mrs. Baker,
and Sabina Rofny, Mrs. Harper.
To which will be added,
A much admired FARCE, (written by David Gar
rick, E/q.) Called
High Life Below Stairs,
OR,
The Servants Hall in an uproar.
Lotel, Mr. Harper.
Freeman, Mr. Dickenfon.
Sir Harry's Servant, Mr. Baker.
Phillip, Mr. Kenny: .
Tom, Mr. Ulher.
Coachman, Mr. Kedey.
and Lord Duke's Servant, Mr. Powell.
Lady Bab, Mrs. Baker.
Lady Charlotte, Mr». Dickenfog.
and Kitty, (with a foog) Mrs. Harper.
In AQ Second,
A MOCK MINUET, by Mr. Baker and Mrs.
Harper, in the characters of Sir Harry
and Mrs. Kitty.
—<4-<g(^+> - —
Tickets to be had at the place of Performance and
at Mr. Peirce's Book (lore.
Firß range of Boxes 456. Second do. 3s.
Doors to be opened at one quarter before Seven and
the performance to commence precisely at
One Quarter before 8 o'clock.
JUST RECEIVED fan LIVERPOOL
per Ship Nancies, and forfale by
MARTIN PARRY,
No. 8, Portfmauth Pier,
Bco hhds. Liverpool SALT.
20 tons Coals.
50 Crates Ware.
45+Us. Spanifli Brown,
n tierces Spanifli Whiting.
30 Boxes Pipes:
Log and half hour Glasses.
Japan'd Speaking Trumpets.
Pooking Glasses. . \
Log Slates.
17 Calks 6d and rod Nails.
, Painters tools. Paint Scrubbers. ,
Hearth Brufhes.'
White wash do. and tallow do.
White, blue and crimson Bunting.
232 Stone Jugs and Pickle Pots..
Sail Needles and Palms.
Large and fmali Hammers.
Best steel socket & common Scrap
ers, &c. &c. &c.
Portsmouth, sane 16, 1800.
:DAME & PENHALLOW,
Have just received and for Sale,
Fresh Oranges per box.
Turkey Figs per box,
Smoaked Herring per box,
Brimstone per barrel and box,
Genuine Hollands Gin per case,
Sweet Oil per case or flafk,
Spermaceti Candles,
Dunlap's strong Beer,
Box and calk Raisins,"-
, Tamarinds, Honey, Citron,
Catfup, Capers ^ Olives,
Almonds, Anchoives.
Port, Lisbon, Sherry and Malaga
WINES. - - :
Cinnamon, Mace, Cloves, Nut
megs, and every other article in the Gio
cery Line.
Port/mouth, June 16, 1800.