The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1793-11-26 00:00:00, page 2

OF FRENCH AFFAIRS.
The difafler which the French Republicans
experienced in the loft of Valenciennes, &c.
gave existence to one of the greatest efforts,
the world ever beheld—a migchy Nation, as
one man, xufhingto arms. The consequence
has been) that the frontiers have been cover
ed with men ; and success has followed the
firft attacks of these determined Republicans.
The real uncolourcd,ftatement, of this event,
is, as follows After the surrender of Valen
ciennes, the Duke olYork at the head of a
• part of the then vidorious army, impatient of
acquiring new laurels, marched to attack
Dunkirk. His army confuting of from 40 to'
45,000 men. A pait of his army fat down
before Dunkirk ; and was covered by another
parr, of about 10,000, commanded by Gen.
> Frytag*—Rationed in villages about 8 miles
, from Dunkirk.
On the S.h, 9th, and roth of September,
Frytag’s divifiOn was attacked by the French
army* commmded by Gen. Hou chard,
who defeated them, with great 106, notwith
flanding he was twice reinforced by the di
vision, under the immediate orders of the Deke
of York. The loss of the Srfcilh and Dutch
troops may be eflimated at 5000— together
with about 40 pieces of artillery, and great
quantities of fibres, &c. The confluence of
inis victory has been the railing of the liege
cf Dunkirk’—and the retreat of the combined
forces to Fumes, which is 12 miles fron Dun
kirk, between that place, and Odend. The
’ 7ofs oh the part of the French, in men, has
not been ascertained. The army of Gen.
eral Houchard, who on tire 10th was at Dun
khk, was Hated to contain Sappp men ;
* The death of this General, and of theFrince
of Saxe Cobo arg t bar been publi/bed in the pa"
pert, through mifiake far that of Gen. Da’tM^
1 nubtft deaib nvefome time fact mentioned,.
—MM——C—■■I l—lllKim WirS
SUMMARY OF
Late European Intelligence.
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OF EUROPE.
FROM th* various; and, at times, uncon.
neAed accounts, of European tranUc.
cions, received id America, it is not easy to
diftinguilh truth from error—an impar
tial aetatl of event s, at they arise, -from thofc
2CCCWM.S which are fabricated in every nation,
to answer the furpofes o f the moment. One of
-greatest civilians of the Republic, which
eogroflea the attention of the world, has said,
the whole truth, has never
BEEN SPOKEN AT ANY TIME SINCE
THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE RE
VOLUTION ; WE WERE AFRAID BY
EXPRESSING IT OF INJURING AND
DISHONOURING THE CAUSE OF LIB
ERTY, OF DISCOURAGING THE PEO.
' PLE, AND OF IMPEDING THE PRO
GRESS OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.” If
necessity for the above conduA, exiHs in one
country, it may alfoin another, and tbeeffcd
be the lame.—Hence the various and contra
diAory atcounts we receive, may be accounted
for. And hence it is that by one arrival we
have hone other than accounts of the defeats
and disasters of the French— the loft of Faien
citnnes, Mentz, and Cor.de, on the North—the
evacuation of Sardinia and Savoy, and the ir
ruption of the Spaniards on the South ; the
counter-revolution of Lyons, Marjeilles, &c.
&C. of Toulan, having surrendered to the com
bined fleets—and of the head the Rebels were
making io la Vendee, and Calvedos —ln the
flyleaf the times, every of these events is high
ly coloured: And doubt and despondency are
their consequences, in the minds of the fickle
; and the uninformed. By the next arrival rhe
scene changes, and we are informed, that the
Combined army has fuffered a total defeat, near
Dunkirk ; and adjacent places : That 9000
men were killed 2nd taken, 120 pieces of can
non, and immense Apres captured : That
Mtrfallles had fubmirted to the decree? of the.
Convention : That the rebels were nearly
annihilated—That Lyons was bombarded ;
That the Spaniards had been defeated near
the Pyrennes ; That the Sayv or ds, and Sardin
ians Were flocking to the French standard;
that the P ruffians were beaten in Alsace ; and
that the French rode triumphant iu the chan
nel. These accounts receiving a proportion
ate colouring ; exultation and confidence, are
the ; r consequences, in the fame minds which
had experienced the operation of doubt and
defpondenty. The one and the orher is irra
tional, and unworthy the (lability of the A
merican character. If such is our situation,
and liability to be imposed on, it ought to be
the duty of every one to invefligate the
TRUTH of every report; to lift the accounts
received, and to fcparate the germe from the
chaff. In doing this, although the weak may
denounce him, as cold and phlegmatic ; and
the vicious feel angry, that their deceptions
Sie counterworked ; the real friend to tru h,
and his country, and every one desirous to be
informed will nevertheless pay the tribute of
jpplaufc and fatisfaAion:
On the fide cf Pyrennts, the Spaniards bad
obtained several recent advantages ; but on
the 4<h of September when preparing to at
/ tack Mont Libre, they were defeated byGen.
Dagobert\ with the loss cf 14 cannon and
howitx, and a quantity of ammunition, bag
gage, &c, The French made 300 prisoners,
among whom were 39 officers ; and loft only
7or 8 killed, although the battle lafled 2
hours ; arid was fought by 5400 Spaniards and
2000 French. At Icaft so fay the Frecch ac
counts.
The gentlemen from France, just arrived,
inform, chut the French fleet was not at sea,
but lying io Brest waters that several (hips
were building and that it was not the in
lemion of the French rulers, to fend a fleet to
sea, until between 8p and 100 (hips could be
eollrSted ; and then to fwcep the ocean,
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which will undoubtedly be augmented, as we
are allured by gentlemen from France, that
recruits were marching from all parts, for
that purpose.
Gen. Honchard’s official account of this
viAory follows ; and the public can compare
it w.th that of Gen. Murray’s, published fomc
time since.
“To the War Mi nister,
. , . “Dunkirk, Sept. 10, 1793. -
“ CITIZEN,
“ At length the withes of the nation are
accompiijhed. The Soldiers of tyranny
have retreated before the walls of Dunkirk.
“The attack of the village ofHondfchoote,
terminated in a vidory of the utmost impor
tance. It completed the total rout of cur c
nemies iu the nights of the eighth ana ninth
intrant.
“ Persuaded that we are in pcfTeffioa of
Hondfchoote, the enemy retreated from be
fore Dunkirk at midnight. It was a fortu
nate moment for them, as Gen. Dandrin en
tered the city, at 5 in the morning, and at
the head of his troops united with the brave
garrrfon.had determined to give them battle^
if this reinforcement had not have been fuffi.
cicnf, T ihouJd have marched to their affift
auce, with 10,000 men, and recommenced
the aflion chat evening. The enemy very
carefully avoided this renepuntre with the ar
mies of the Republic,by retreating toFurnes.
We are in possession of their cannon and mil
itary dores.
“ Never was a viAory more complete, nor
deserving higher eulogium. The forces of
the Republic, in general, have behaved with
the moll caring intrepidity. The particular
details shall be forwarded in my next dis
patches.—At this moment, I am crowded
with business, and the returns are not com
pletely made out.
(Signed) - HOUCHARD.”
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The Prussian army, after the corqueft of
Meutz, were proceeding intcAlface ; where,
on the 12th September, they were fttacked
by the French Army of the Rhine, aid adi
vifion of them defeated, with conflderlble loft
of men ; two pieces cf artillery, ani 1600
ft tads of armr. The Prussian army on thia
quar.eris estimated at 50,000 ; izjooo of
which are calvary of the French irmy is
Os the 31st Scdiocs of this city, whose ex
ertions in the beginning of the Revolution
was so much talked of, only five were for ac
cepting the Constitution. In consequence,
an ar®.y of the Republic, under General
Carteaux, in veiled it to reduce the mal-con
tents, to order, and to assist the fedions who
wiihed to adopt the Constitution. TheMer
faillois, prepared to defend the city ; but af
ter a series of events, in which several lives
were loft on the 24th August, Gen. Car
teaux. and the commiflioners, entered the ci
ty, amidst the acclamations of the patriots.
Cf the recapture of Toulon all the particu
lars received have beeri published; except,
that on the appearance of the British fleet be
fore that city, a deputation of the several bo
dies composing the inhabitants and ^arrifon,
went on board the Engliflt Admiral, Lord
Hood ; presented him with a variety of re.
freihments ; and offered to deliver to him the
city and port—which the Admiral refund,
observing, that he would not enter the har
bour, except as a conqueror, with the honor,
of WSr ; but that he would receive those kind
ly who should seek refuge from perfecutiona
on board his fleet, " .
deficient.—“Neverthelefs” writes ifieFrench
General Duvignon, “ Our infantry Jhcuiing
Ca ira, Ca ira, have their artillery frequently
loaded with pieces of bras, and harraf^s^ the
enemy, Jtize their cannon, overwhelm their
ranks, put them to flight, and cry, Long live the
Republic, 11
MAKS RILLES.
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' * Domestic Intelligence-
NEW-YORK.
NEW-YCRK, NOVEMBER 9.
r . A corefpondcnt has favoured us wichKingf
ton papers of the sth ult. from which we have
taken the following
ADDRESS
f rom the Council at tremie, to his Honour the
Commander in chief of the IJland of ICingfon,
Jamaica, to bis Excellency the Govern our of
Jamaica.
SIR,
Permit u$ to address you at a time of uni
versal joy—ar a time when the Englifli &
French of this deperidency are one people.—
The arrival of troops an^ other fuccours from
his Britannic Majesty guards our property,
and delivers us from the oppressive load of
war, dreadful as it was unfortunate, to onr
pofleffions. A new, a radient day beams up*
on us. To you, Sir, owe this bliftful
change. Were it puffible !we would exorefs
to you the fenfadons that filled the breaks cf
cur citizens at light of the Englifli fleet——
the farisfa&ion they ffiewed at their landing,
and their iincere and cordial welcome we
gave to our true and real friends. You will
be informed by Col. Whitelock, much better
than we can tell you, of the loyalty and fincer.
ity of our countrymen.
Most particularly do we thank yon for ha
ving given os for commander, a gentleman of
distinguished merit, for having sent among
us brave and refpechble officers and troops,
whose courage ensures to us the happiest of
profpefls.
Deign, Sir, to accept the homage of our
liveliest gratitude for all that you have done
for us. Molt sensibly does every good French
man feel the value of thoeflential services you
have rendered to the Grand Ance, and their
country,in delivering from general deflrudion
and the villainy 0/ civil commiflaries a patt
of the colony,which will cace more rife from
its alhes.
Mons. Charbon, who will deliver this to
you, will give a detail which cannot fail of
adding to the delightful emotions you will ex
• perieoce, on knowing yourfelf to be the de
liverer of the French people of St. Domin
go.
[Ry the capitulation of la Grand Ance,in St.
Domingo, the inbahi/ants of that island are put
under the protection a..d government of the King
of Great- Britain, and to be governed in a man
ner similar to the Briti(h Weft India islands.—
The yzth article flipulates, That “ the importa
tion of live cattle, grain and lumber, of all
kinds from the United States of America, /hall
be permitted at St. Domingo, in American vef
felt.”—Agreed to under certain regulations.^
We are with refpeA, Sir, your Excellen
cy’s most humble, and obedient servant?.
The members of the Council of Safety.
Done at Jeremie, St. Domingo, Sept. 23, 1793.
Extradi of a letter from Comm dore Ford, to
bis honour the L;eulenant~Go e vernor t
date a Mole, Sept 24, 1793.
“ The Mole, and its dependencies, are in
pofleffion of his Majesty’s arms, by a treaty
according to that of Jeremie, or nearly so,
executed yeflerday in due form,and the oathr
of allegiance taken to day, and pofleffion giv
eu.” Wm. Shaw, Sef.y.
Extradi if a letter from Jeremie, Sept. 24.
“ The troops being landed on the morn
ing of the 20th, the council, and inhabitants
in general, received them with the greatest
joy and profefled the utmost gratitude for the
assistance that was brought them ; which
there is no reason to doubt the fincerhy of
when it is known that they had rb hope? of
being able to hold out much longer without
the interference of Great-Britain, a disposi
tion to revolt having lately been difeovered in
this diftrid, which has only been checked by
the unwearied exeriions of the. inhabi an:;,
who have certainly displayed great bravery in
defending themselves sgainft the very fupe.
rior numbers, headed by agents from the
Commiflaries. They have now great confi
dence, that the arrival as the Enghih will be
the means of furpreffing any attempts at in
furredion in this diftrid ; there are three out
p.ofts on the boundaries, at which there are
upwards of 900 men cocftantly in arms, to
oppose any attack from Republican camps ;
and there are 800 more in the diftrid, who
relieve the others, and are ready to join on
any emergencies.
“ On the day of our arrival after theCom
manner in Chief had been declared, by the
President and Council, Governour of the dis-
Cridl of Grande Ance, and received by Com
mandant at the head of the militia on duty in
Jeremie with Ihputs of joy.he and all hioofti
ce# were invited to an entertainment given
by the Municipality, at which all the French
gentlemen in town attended.
The King of Great Britain, their new So
vereign’s health, was drank with a difeharge
of 21 gons, from the artillery ofjercmie ; to
gether with Gen. Wtlliamfon’s, CoL Whic
leck’s and a number of other bis, which an
CIRCULAR LETTER.
QfCitixtn Genet, Minister Plenipotentiary from
the French Republic t to the different committees
’ - °j leuifucnce, fflak liftd tn the Afferent lo'ivns
of the United Slates,for the relief of the un
■ _ fortamte people drri veil from bt. Domingo.
1 HAVE received, gentleman, the invita.
; tion which several of the beniheent commit
• tees established in different towns of the Uni
ted States havemede me, to concur with them
in relieving the unhappy people who are come
from St. Domingo, Persuaded that there are
fevera! amengft them, who had no other part
in f tho!e events, but their being vidian of
mtsforrune ; pprfuaded that many of them
did nonparcicipate in the crimes which have
lately bad their desired effefls, I have already
applied to their relief all the mosey that the
confid^rable cxpences of the fqaadron, and
several ocher unforeican objeds permitted me
to employ for that purpose.
I lent two thousand pUflers to the beneficent
committees of Baltimore, and the Cboful of
that town deftribated a like sum ro rhe mod
aswflhuous,Three thousand piaflers tare cm
From the moment of the arrival of his
j&fty’s troops at Jeremie, where they were re
ceived by all ranks with the most lively fa
tisfaAion, evefy thiag appears to have taken
a prosperous turn. The Brigand, who were
to have attacked the camp of our friends at
Irois, have retired 40 miles into the country.
On the 26 h Sept.the fchoonerFlying Fish,
Lieutenant Prevoft, arrived at Jeremie, ex.
press from Commodore Ford, wichdilpatches
informing that he had pofleflion of Cape Ni
chola Mole, and requiring troops to garrison
it ; in confluence of which, the grenadiers
of the 13th regiment under ihe command of
Capt. Grant, were immediately embarked
on board the ichooner, which failed direAly
for that place.
The whole of the quarter of Grand Ance,
is under the proteAion of the British. Gen.
Serre, one of the chief officers-of the Repub
lican army, and who a few weeks ago, wrote
to the inhabitants of Jeremie, by order of ci
tizen Delpecb, that if rhe town did not furren*
der in a few days, he would take it by storm,
and put every foul to the sword, hearing of
the arrival and filiation of his Majesty’s for
ces, quitted the army Tiburon, acompanied
by a Major, and repaired to the camp at Iro
is, where they obtained a paflporc from the
commander in chief cf the weftem army,
lignifying that the paft'condud of those two
officers had been merely a system of refined
politics, and that they had never any other in*
rentions towards that quarter than were per
feAly good.
That relying on their assurances to this ef
feA, and having authentic proofs Cape Dame
Maria, Illet, and Irois, would have been de
ftroyed,but for their interference, he had giy.
eo them a guard and his word of honour for
their fafety, and requeiled chat they might rc^
ccive proteAion.
These two officers and their escort arrived
at Jeremieon the z6ch, and after beipg inter*
rogated in council, were admitted to take
the oath of allegiance to the Bxhiih Govern
ment.
ncunced the fausfaflion they felt in their
new situation ; aud a song written for theoc
cafion, was sung by a French gentleman—
every one having a black cockade in his hat,
and the English colours flying upon the two
font which the Col. has named Fort George,
RndFortWilliamfon. Nothing but the want of
red deaths prevents their being in uniform ,
indeed every means is taken on their par: to
(hew the fatisfaAion they feel in the connec
tion with Great Britain; and Lome of the
most refpedable people among them seem to
think, that other ports.of this ill and will fol
low their example, and that numbers cf the
French who have fled frem this country will
return,on hearing char it is under the protec
tion of Great-Britain.”
The whole of our officers and people were
in the highest health and spirits on the 27th
ult. One company was under orders to join
Gen. Deval, the commander of the wefiern
army, for the purpose of attacking Tiburon,
and no doubt was entertained of their suc
cess.
The follow! rg is a Copy of an official letter
received at the cuftdm-houfe:
sir, Ki-ngfton t 2d, Odi. 1793.
The ports rfjeremie and Cape Nichola,ha
ving accepted of the British government, and
sworn allegiance to his Majeliy, they are in
future to be considered as belonging to the
crown of Great Britain, ind to enjoy the
fame privileges.
1 am Sir your most obedient Servant,
(Signed) Adam WiluamsoK.
Peter Franklyn; Esq.
Colledior, King don.
It is reported,, fays a Charleston paper of
the 15th instant, that the French National
Convention have appointed (Sen. Galbaub,
to the chief command of the island of St. Do
mingo, and recalled Polverel and Santhonax,
their Com million er;, from that island.
NEW-YORK, NOV. 2, 1793.
2 d Year of the French Republic,