The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-07-15 00:00:00, page 2

AIT. 1. Fits Majesty the K^, rs
Prussia engages to furnilh an array, whit
shall be composed of fixty-tvo thousand
four hundred men conformably to the est
tablrihment which he has cau'fel to bede
livertd to the Ministers cf the Maritime
Powers ; which Establishments shall be
considered as making part cfthe prefect
Treaty. This army shall remain united
under a Prussian Commander,and mail a&
in the mod cffedual manner again# the
common enemy, either Separately or joint
Jv, with a body of troops, in the pay of
th- Maritime Powers, or of ore cf frm.
The laid army (hill be and shall remain
as complete as possible, and mall be em
ployed, according to a Concert on Mili
tary Points, between his Britannic Majes
ty, His Prussian Majesty, and their High
Mightinesses the States General of the
United Provinces, wherever it mail be
judged to be most suitable to the interests
of the Maritime Powers : This army shall
arrive at the place of defiination on the
fcurthofMty, in the year one thousand
Seven hundred and ninty-fcur, er sooner
if possible. It flia'lbe provided with
field,pieces with their Carriages and also
with the tents and all Military equipments
necessary for anting in the field
art. 2 It is agreed by the High Con
trasting Parties, that the treops which His
Prussian M jetty is bound to furnish to His
Britannic Majesty and their High Migh
tiheffes, by virtue of the refeeaive Trea
ties of Alliances between Eis Pru Oar
Majesty and the Maritime Powers, fhalll
be comprised in this army of firry-two
thousand four hundred men ; and that*
by employing the said army in the man
ner declared in this prefect Treaty, His
Prussian Majesty shall be deemed to have
furnifhed his High Allies the fuccours flip
slated in the said Treaties.
ART. %. In order to facilitate tohis Prof
finn Majesty the means of anting with vig
our, and conformably to the sentiments of
real and concern with which he is animat
ed for the common cause. His Britannic
M.jety and their High Mightinesses a
gree to furnish to his Proffan Majeftv
n subsidy of fifty thousand pounds fer-
Jing P er month until the end of the
prefect year, and not to be reckoned from
the beginning of the month in which the
present Treaty is figred.
ART. 4. His Britannic Majesty 2nd
their High Mightinesses will pay to his
Prussian Majesty immediately the sum cf
three hundred thousand pounds sterling,
to ecabk him to defray the charge ofcom
pleating the above mentioned array, arc
the firftexpences necessary for putting :
in a state of adion, and for carrying it to
the place where it is to a& ; and, at the
period of the return of the said troops, his
Britannic Majesty and their high Mighti
neffes will moreover pay to his Prussian
Majesty the sum of one hundred thousand
zounds sterling for the expences of the re
turn of the army into the territories of hi,
Prussian Majesty. The said pa, ments, for
the expences of complecting and putting
the troops into motion, shall be made im
mediately after the exchange of the ratifi
cation, as well as that of the firft fobfidy,
to be paid monthly, cf fifty thousand
pounds. The following months shall be
difeharged in advance, at the beginning
of each month. All these payments shall
be made at Berlin, by the maritime pow
ers, agreeable to such arrangement as
they shall agree upon between themselves ;
and the pound sterling shall be reckoned
at fix crowns in Frederic's d'Or.
enebfre in the former, from Mr. ITrm
mond, Minister Plenipotentiary of his
Britannic Majesty to the Secretary of State,
together with the Secretary of State's an
fwerof the loth inftare true copies of the
original flea in the office of department of
State.
GEO. TAYLOR j un .
&-O<OtQO Q@oo<}s§Q§C^
IMPORTANT -STATE PAPER.
[7% public opinion has for fame time pafl,
remained in jujper.ee, as to the part which
pYuffia would take, in the further prosecution
of the IV ar against the french Republic.—
Thatfuftence mill cedfe on reading the fol
lowing official paper—as therein may be seen,
that Great Britain and Holland,have come up
to Frederick's price, and of course, that
bis machines mill be farther employed in the
mar.]
Treaty between ,'iis 'Britannic
Majesty, the King of Prussia,
and the States General of the
United Provinces.
D^ne at the Hague the igth of April, in
the year of Grace ore thousand feven
hundred and ninety -four.
(1.5.) MALMESBURY.
(L.a.) HAUGWIZ.
art. 8. This treaty (half continue rr
its full force until the end.of the prefect
year cne thousand seven hundred and mi e
ty four.
art. 9 The present treaty ffiall be ra
tified by all parties and the exchange cf
the ratifications shall be made in the Ip4ce
of one month, or footer if possible.
In witness cf which, we,the Phipeter>ia
ries of his Britannic Majefly.ail'd of his
Prussian Majefly, and of the Lord Sietc
General cf the United Provinces, by vir
tue of our refpettive powers, have fign
cd the pYefent treaty, and have there
unto affixed the seal cf our arms.
Done at theVaguerthe 19th cf April, in
the year cf Gace one thousand seven
hundred and ninety four.
(1.5,) MALMESBURY.
(l. s ) L. P van de SPIECEL,I
( L . S.) H4UGWIZ.
(l. s.) H. FAGELi
Separate Articles. —The Plcnipotertia.
ries of the High Mightinesses not having
thought themselves empowered to co -
tr. fl, at the prrfrpt moment any en
gagements relative to the payment offiri d
dies stipulated in the prefect treaty, cr
yord the term of the present year, this
treaty has been concluded only fa that
term; But their Britannic and Prussian
Majesties being desirous of continuing the
efted of the aforefaid engagements until!
the end of the war, will enter into further ;
concert, as well as between ihemfelves
as with theiz High Mightinesses for the
renewal of the prefect treaty, so long as
the war shall lift, cn the fame conditions!
as are therein declared with refpea to the
troops, to their employment, and to the'
payment of the aforefirid subsidies, as well
as to the furnifhing bread and forage,con
formably to the article V. of the treaty;
without, however, adding any thing for
the expences of compleating the troeps, or
for those of putting them in motion.
fabfidy, and shall begin the fams day.—
But, if it Ihall happeninfuture,that any va
riation shall be made, by consent of the
high contrading partie,in the refpeaive
proportions cf infantry,cavalry and artille
ry, fettled by the said cllablifhment; in
such case anew valua ion of the aforefaid
pecuniary rid ihall be made, according to
the rev proportion of rations and portions
which may result from the said variation,fo
that the said valuation may not be beyond
the aftutl expenses reckoned by the fur
nifhing cf the articles in queflion, accor
ding to the proportion of men and herfes
Which shall be employed.
ART. 6. It is agreed thbt all c^riquefts
made by this army fhatl be made inihe
names of the two maritime powers, and
shall remain at their disposal during the
ccurfe cf the was, and, at the peace, to
be made such cfe Os as they shall then
judge most proper.
art, 7 Thetwo maritime powers shall
name two perlons commissioned to. reside
in their names at the head quarters cf the
Prussian array, to keep up the neceffg
communications and correfponcence
tween the refpeaiv# armies. ire—
selves, in a manner conformable to the
terms of the treaties ofalliarce firbfifting
between the maritime powers and his said
Majesty. But, in order to avoid the diffi
tics which mightarife relative to hefurnifh
rog these articles in kind,the high contrast
ing parties agree that this expence shall be
fatisfied in money, reckoning at the rate of
£ 1 12/ (sterling money of England)
per month, for each man cf the sixty
two thousand four hundred to be furnifhed
by bis Prussian Mj-fty, according to the
eftabUfliment herein before-mentioned,
and th? payment cf this sum shall be made
in advance, at the beginning of each
monh, in the farce manner as that of the
Art. 5. The above mentioned fabfidy
and payments shall fatisfy all demands
which his Prussian Majesty might be enti
tled to make upbn the maritime powers
for the expences of the army ; all thele ex
pences, of what nature so ever they may
be, being to be defrayed by bis Prussian
Majesty, with the exception only of the ex
pences cf bread and forage, which shall
be furnifhed by the maritime powers, as
well for the thirty five thousand four hun
dred men whom his Prussian Majesty enga
ges toemploy over and above the ftupita
ted fuccours, as for those fuccours them-
" Our informant Rates as matter effad
that the difcontent,the drinking,gambling,
quarrelling, fighting & licentiousness of al-
Imoft all ranks, exceeded all example. He
!adds,that thefemelancholy truths have been
produced in a great measure by the condud
and example of the general,whofe manners
are despotic. whose judgement is feeble,
infirm, and full of prejudice ; whose tem
per is irrafible and violent,whofe language
is indecent and abusive, and whose con
dud to his officers is capricious and irregu
lar, being at one time childishly familiar,
and at another tyrannical & overbearing.
<' That instead of reftrainirg excesses by
his authority ; instead of reprehending the
dissolute, and cultivating the meritorious
f That since this affair nothing remar
kable had happened, and that the genital
had relumed his business of war, making
and difeovering which way the water ran
from certain points a circumstance which
has caused him great perplexity and confu
fidnof ideas.
, ^Domutto e%ifcll^e7i&e.
I Thefollowing is copied from the Pomtcmac
Guardian
MARTINSBURG, June 16.
Stubborn Facts !
" By a gentleman from Gen. Wayne',
camp, who may be depended upon, we
; have the following very interesting parti
culars—viz.
I ''That about the loth January, a depu
tation from the hostile tribes of Indians,
had arrived at head quarters, with over
tures T peace ; they left the grand coun
cil at Auglaze cn the 2d of the fame month,
and in their speeches they acknowledge
Itheir errors, and charged the failure of the
treaty last fall, to Erandt, who they fay
wore two faces,and (poke with two tongues.
The meffengera returned with General
Wayne's speech about the tch in which
the nations were desired to bring in all prif
onefs, and to be at Fort Recovery, (late
St. Clair's Field) on the 15th of February
iby which Rout alone, they were permitted
to approach us.
“ That this affair has excited various o
pinions and sensations in the army—some
thinking it a manoeuvre, others an honest
defign—feme being for peace and others
for war, the latter inclination seemed to
prevail, and was rather favoured by the
General, who expressed his sorrow at the
peace lupplications,the old gentleman be
ing as mid rod Sanguinary as ever ; and
very much bloated with ideas of hismilita
ry prowess, wants to be dealing in blood.
" That nothing remarkable occurred
from the return of the deputies, until the
6 h ofFeb. when mad Anthony began to
be alarmed at the profpea of peace. He
then ordered cut Capt. Hartfhorn, with a
leled party, to open a waggon Road,thir
ty five miles, on a course very different
from that by which the Indians were or
dered to come in, and by the moll direfl
route towards their fcttlemcnti. The
Captain finished the business aadrororned
to his camp on the i2.h, and if we may
judge from appearances, the measure has
answered the parpufe intended, as nothing
hs been seen of the enemy, as late as the
firft ofMarch, except small reconnoitering
parties, whth have net however, dared to
rjure ci izen or soldier.
" That <0 back the roid cutting, the
^General had projected an expedition tc
march immediately after the time appoin
red for the Indians to come in. had expir
ed ; and for this purpofc, the -light-horse
had been ordered from Kentucky, and
large (applies cf stores, provision, and fo
#age, had been ordered to Greenville, at
avast expence, where the light horse after
a travel of 170 or a 180 miles, through
mud, belly deep, on the evening of the
igth with many others pack horses, end
^menfe droves of twine and buEccksrirri
ved.
" That after keeping all things togeth
er, for two days, and feafling himlelf on
these evidences of his omnipotence, mad
Anthony discovered that,the leafcn of the
year was improved for the purpose, and
that ths country, was under water.
" That in consequence sos this difeovery
which required a prodigious effort of his
genius, he determined to eat the provisions
at Greenville,and fend back the light horse
and pack horses to their former Rations.
Our informant obferyes, that the general
has an executive tight to all the merits cf
this expedition, and as the event has not
disappointed any person of common sense,
and the expense may net exceed twety
thousand dol.ars, he thinks the public have
ro cause to complain as it might have Wt
rninared mnch worfc.
Having at this time ro in.eHgcr.ee cf
the two columns on l.yn?ht d -ft, me
withftanding I had made eery ^rt to
obtain it, I did not think it predex to ar,.
vance any further, but was lef&ved ^
Having Iff. the two Hessian battalion#
at Lanoo) J r ?oc ed-d to Roubaix,where
we found the :;en,, an grert flrength both
of me and czun 1 TH refinance vat
proportion bly ftro; ^:, but equally u±a
vtilit,%rri mem)i• # ^'Jrer
compelled tc retire, which <ucy did r~
wards Moucron.
The two columns cn the left were in
tended to force the plffsge ofthe Marque
and, by a vigorous attack on the enemy's:
polls along the iiv&, to cover the opera
tions of the three remaining columns ;'
bLefe were defined to force the enemy'#
polls by R^ubrix,Waterloo, and M^ucron.
thus to favor Gro. CUiefayJs peffage of
the L)s, and then by a jjnciien of hia
corps, to have cut effbhe commuaicatica
between Lille and Courtray.
Unfortunately the two columns on the
left -forced the passage of the Marque so
lateand were so much fatigued by the
length of their mrrch, th*t they were rot
able to accempidh the remainder cf the
propefed plan, while the column cn the
right, under General Bafche, finding the
enemy at Moucren in much greater num
bers than had been expelled, was under
the nccelhty cf retreating to its former
poficion at Warcoir g.
Lieutenant-Gen. Otto proceeded with
his column through Leertand Wate-Iro,
from whence, after feme refifta.ee, c
drove the cncmy £ and pushed on to 7b o. -
coing.
My column confined of seven bartal
ions of Britifil, five of Auftriars, r^twj
of Hessians, with fix squadrons ofl \J ^=
goon^, and four of Hussars. V mo 4 c?
forward from Temple,uve to Lannoy,which
we forced the enemy to evacuate after a
short cannonade, in which! had the mif
fortune to lofc Major Wright,of the Roy
al Artillery, a brave and deserving offi
cer.
officers, he makes no diftin&ori but in fa
vour of his tools, spies, and toadeatera.
" Thai acting above all laws divine and
human, hz aligns the sabbath for extraor
dinary fatigues, and overturns, without
reason, or luppreffes in violation cf law,
the proceedings of a general court-mar
tial.
On the 16th, at night, the army mov
ed forward, for this purpose, in five col
umns.
In my laflletter I mentioned to yen
his Imperial Myeh, 's intention of making
a general attack wih bis whole force, in
order by a joint of co-vpcrarion with the
troops under the command! of General 4
Clairfayt, to compel the enemy to evacu
ate Flanders.
A DISPATCH, of which the follow
ing is a copy, was this morning received
from the Duke of York, 'by the Sec/ctar,
of State for the home department.
Tournay, May xg.
Sift,
Containing Particulars of the
Defeat of the Allied Array.
'' That to the shame and disgrace of his
cloth, he has confounded all ideas cf in
famy and honour, by permitting an officer
who had been regularly cafLeied by a
general court martial for '' fraud and for
gery," to resign a commission, which he
had in fad forfeited,and dismissed him with
honor.
" That fubflituting for law, andprivata
resentment for justice, he has arretted men
of rank and worth on vexatious pretences, —
and has kept them in confi_ementand de
nied a trial for months, whilst at the fame
time he has Screened his pimps and parafi.es
from justice, and refofed them to the law.
" Tha: such things should exist is la
mentable, that they docxift is too true to
be denied, and it requires ro Spirit of pro
phesy to foretell whae will be the erd of a
military corps thus conftru&ed and thus
conduced.
" Let those whom it concerns most, lock
to the consequences."
O&G> >C <>O>OOOO>O O>O^J
By Yefierday': Eof.cn Pofl.
Late Important European
Intelligence.
Received via Halifax.
Offaal £tter,
Whitehall, May 23.