The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1795-04-11 00:00:00, page 2

T e Rotterdam post is this moment ar
rived, having been detained by the ice. I
have just time *o tv rife this letter, which
will go by a transport to Harwich.
All things be«e are in the greatest con
fufion : ships taking in stores } waggons ar
riving from ail parts with fide and stores;
cannons roaring on all Tides; the English
here ^ery moment expefting to be mafia
cred by the Dutch ; all the Enghfo soldiery
have orders to wear their iwords the
French prifor.ers openly rejoicing ; the froft
more in enfe than ever ; in Ihorr, I hmk it
will be a miracle if we efcapc.
God knows whether you will ever hear
from me again : I Ihdl, however, flay till
Ue last moment.
This place is a complete chaos at this
momentous period ; the leading men are
totally at a loss what plans to follow ; ru-
TWjor succeeds rumopr ; one hour Rotter
dam is in the hands of the French; the
next Gorinchem is burnt, and Dort t. ken ;
every waggon chat arrives we think the
French are at its heels; the next report,
.perhaps, contradicts the whole. Thus
much, however, is certain, Chat the French
have noth 'ng to impede their progress,
either to Rotterdam or Amsterdam ; even
the elements fight fur them ; the froft for
some days past, has been mo^e intense than
,ever; and we are much afraid «ll the veC
Teis here will be frets in the harbour. If
fr, we mud all fall into the hands of the
French without remedy ; nothing can save
ui wow but a brifle easterly wind, to drive
the ice to the opposite Chore.
LEYDBN JAN. Is.
The interposition of a miracle alone can
save Holland from in pending deHruaion.
The Allied Army » continually retreating,
and not a dey passes without some ditaftrous
even’. The Surrender of Hhtfden is con
firmed. The garrison capitulated to th?
enemy, on condition that the troop J should
not bear arms against the French for a
limited time. The operations of the ene
my fecro direded to Utrecht, the defence
of which is entrusted to the Austrian, Brit
rfh and Hanoverian troop*; The Hano
verians judging the prejeft of driving the
French from Thiel impracticable, have re
treated to Cuilembourg, Lee dam, &c.
The troops in these garrilons arrived at
Utrecht on the 13th. The head quarters
of the combined army were not removed
from Amerongen yesterday morning about
6 Ie goes from Utrecht ; but as the Fiench
were then only one league diihnt from that
village, it was expefted that the army
would fall back. The energy and a&ivity
of the French at (his inclement Fea,on are
not to be described. The inhabitant emi
grate invaft numbers from the villages near
The feat of war. Many fly to the enemy
to avoid the attrocities perpetrated by the
Allied troops on their march. Carriages
are scarcely <0 be procured on any terms,
co favour those emigrations. The enormous
sum of 50 flemins is the common hire for
a wesson to convey the aged and infirm,
with a tew necessaries, fix or (even league.
Indeed the proprietors demand a deposit
exceeding (be value of the carriages and
horses beiore they confeoc to set out upon
the journey. They fay, “if we are inter
terctpied by the enemy, our property will
be confifcated,but if we remain,the French
will leave us in quiet possession of our prop
erty.” 1
A private let»er, dated a* above, Rates,
that the Engbfh have left Utrecht in the
jnoft secret manner, marching through
Amersto'i to Zutphcn, where they exped
to receive farther orders.
. The Artillery park which was here, has
been removed towards B^degravc. AiWhe
inland troops have ft ort already upon
their journey, o r ar ® rhe point cf doing
so, io that there will remain here only three
or’four hundred men, Mecklenbergers.who
were made prisoners of war avMaeflricht.
The French will be-here perhaps in a
few hours. I (ball quit this place in half
an hour for Deventer.
The hospital rtf the Hanoverian troops
which was formerly ar Leyden, Ims pa (Ted
through this place, in its way towards Am
fterdun.
The Foil du Rhine, new Manheim,
(haß be given op to the besieging army on
the 25th December# at mid-day, with the
artillery, am monition, and other article,,
which IhaH be found in it at che time of iti
farrender. These conditions being com
plied with, the town of Manheim ihall not
be bombarded, ts hoteihim •» not to be
HSlDLf. mug, dfc. 26.
CAP HUI AT ION OF FORT DU RHINE.
Huron 1 JAN. 17.
Twelve o’clock.
UTaECHT, JAN. IJ.
JAG bT. LUCIA, &c.
Newbury-Port, April 3, 1795.
Cap:- Wiley ariived here on
Wedncfday, in 15 days from Mar
dnico and informs,thac the French
in the Welt-Indies are following
the example fee them by Gen.
PicHEGRUjin their mother country
—.having taken ST, LUCIA,
GRENADA and ST. VIN
CENTS. The few Englilh
troops remaining at Martinico,
are dropping off daily. Should
the French be reinforced by a few
(hips of war, they would meet
with very little opposition in any
of the islands. Capt. Wiley left
at Martinico, Capt, Hole, Her
rick. & Johnson from Newbury.
By Tefteday^ Mail.
LONDON, DEC. 29*
J^HE following inurefling
Cale has lately excited the public
attention: . ;
In July last one Loiferolles, the
younger,was condemned to death.
On- the 7th Tbermidor^ the Ulher
of the Revolutionary Tribunal
THE imelligence, via Salem, of
the capture of St. Lucia and Gren
ada, we are told, by themafter of
a veflcl from Guaduloupe, is pre
mature.—-But from a proclama
tion of the French Commiflioners
at Guadaloupe, dated F<b, 21, it
fliould appear that Sc. Lucia, was
in their poflefSon.
Previous to his quilting Hol
land, the Dutch Sudtholder re
signed all his civil and military
funftion—of course, was then at
liberty to retire where he plealed-—
He had at best k< a fair's breadth
efcapeF
carried on beyond the right bank of the
Rhine. No interruption (hall be given in
demolishing the Fort of Manheim. The
least inlu’t offered on this fabjeft (hail be
considered as an infraction of this treaty,
and teh need by bombarding the town.
Concluded in the Fort of Manheim, thia
24'h dav of Dec. 1794* .
Signed, the part of Hit Imperial w.iy.eft'j*
Gen. SECHENDORFF,
Col. GOMETZ DE DEROY,
Comman. at Manheim.
On the part of the french Republic,
HENDELET General
This c«pitnlation was ratified by the Re.
pre fen ’ • cives of the French People, and the
Generals of the Army of the North before
Manheim the 5 Nivofe, 3^ X ear
French Republic.
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 24.
Extrafl of a letter from St. Eujlci
tius, dated \itb February.
“ Guadaloupe and Marg^lante
have been declared by proclama
tion, in a Hate of blpckade—any
neutral vessel found by a Britifb
cruiser going into fither of those
islands, is to be cq^ed away, hav
ing firft had'the name of the crud
er who (poke Ker, and date, en
dowed on her register. If (he is
met in a second attempt, then to
be carried in for adjudication*
Signed J. FERRAND,
MERLIN DE THIONVILLE,
Generals MICHAUD and VOC’HO f.
The Bntifh Admiralty has a
warded 30,000!. deling, indem
nification for the fir ft forty Danilh
Vcffels taken by the Bntifh cruU
zers. The Other trials are pro
gr tiling.
CONFIRMATION of the TAK*
INDEMNIFICATION.
boston, aPril 4.
APRIL 6.
PLIABILITY of FEATURES.
When Garrick was at Paris, Pre
ville invited him to his villa. Pre
ville was reckoned the most accom
pliihed comedian of the French
Theatre. The Britilh Rofcius be
ing in agay humour,propofed to go
in one of the hackney coaches then
upon the stand. When he got in
ordered the coachman to drive on,
who answered, that he would as
fooh as he got his complement of
four passengers. A caprice im
mediately seized Garrick.— He de
termined to give his brother a fpe
timenof his art. While the coach
man was attentively plying for
passengers, Garrick flipped out of
the door, went rounii the coach,
and by his wonderful command
of countenance palmed himfelf
upon the driver for a ftranger,this
he did twice and was admitted each
time into the coach as a frelh pas
senger, to the aftonilhmcnt and
admiration of Preville. He whip
ped out a third time, and addres
sing himfelf to the coachman, was
answered in a surly tone, that he
had already got his complement
of four, and would have Grove off
without him, haff not Preville* ail
ed but that as the stranger appear
ed co be a very little man, they
would to accomodate the gentle
man, contrive to make room.
SATURDAY. APRIL it, 179$-
REBELLION IN GRENADA.
h letter from Tobago, dated
March 15, V9s* contains the fol
lowing intelligence r “ A gentle
man just arrived from Grenada,*
which place he left the 13th inst.
repents, that a rebellion of the na
tives and negroes broke out there
• Grenada is one of the Caribbeei>& be
longed to the French,nntihhe peace of 1763.
brought to the bar the warrant for
the execution of several persons.
He called the name of Loiferolles.
The farther of Loiferolles, the
younger, immediately answered to
the lummons, and was conduced
to the Conciergerie, He received
the aft of Accufatioh made out by
order of the Committee of Pub
lic Safety, in which his son was
charged with a conspiracy in pri.
son.
Informing the secretary that his
Christian name and his age were
incorreftlv given, he desired that
they might be altered ; which was
accordingly done. The word
Francois was erased, and Jaen Si
mon, substituted, and the figures
61 were put inttead of 22.
On the B,h Thermidor the exe
cution took place, and the father,
against whom there was no aft of
accusation, fuffered death in order
to save the life of his son.
PROVIDENCE, MARCH 7*
A fhott time previous to the
present European War, the En
glish Three per Cem. Stock was
94, and expefted to reach Joo. —
On the Commencement of the pre
sent Year, the fame Stock was on
ly 64* The English lay their
Stocks are ihe Touch- stone of Po
litics if so, Old England is dread*
fully below Pat.
The Argo, and 'Martin English
Men of War, with a Convoy of
Fifty Sail are blocked up at Arun
del in Norway by a French Squad
ron, which commands the North
ern European Seas.
A few copies of the
New-Hampshire Register,
for 1795,
YET remain unlold—Thofe
who wilh to possess this ufeful
pamphlet will Ho well to apply
immediately to
WILLIAM STEARNS. .
(Price )
Exeter, April 1795^
CHOICE Conne&icat FLAX
to be fold by, Thomas Od^
iqrnb at his (hop.
ExeterJfril 8, 1795.
' : i-- • - • ■’ "
on the 3d inst. and that tnt Eq
glifh- had retreated to the town,
except, about 43 taken prifonens
and 9 killed, among the former
were Gov. Home, & a Mr. Camp
bell ; the rebels had got poflefiion
of al! the islands except St.
George’s and the forts-, that three
frigates and several armed velfels
had arrived to the alfiltance of the
English, and were cruizing to pre
vent the revolters getting any fuc
cour. A fleet with troops w^re
expefted.
salem, march 7.
Capt. Townsend, who arrived
on Sunday in 16 days from Mar
tinique, informsj that accounts
were received there, that Grenada,
was taken by the French, in con
sequence of which the troops were
embarked on board the men of
war, and failed for that place.—
The French Whites and free Ne
groes are obliged to do duty at
Martinique, and every company
of them have some English lol
diers to overlook them. He spoke
with a vefiel from Guadaloupe,
for Cape-Ann, who informed him
Sr. Kitts was iaken.
TO BE SOLD,
That parcel of excellnt
LAND
SITUATED in Epping, a
bout Six miles from Exeter, forriier
ly belonging to the Estate of Capt. DAN-:
IEL GORDON, deceased—containing •-
bout FORTY-THREE ACRES, ar- ha*
besides many other advantages-—a Young
ORCHARD—and well watered.. It i*
known by the name of the Durgain place.
A Ifo, another parcel of Land^
containing about SIXTEEN ACRES
most part of which is a mowing fieM, and
is nearly oppofire the late dwelling-houfa
of laid Gordon.
For further piticulars apply to
ENOCH COFFIN Esq.
of fa : d Epping/or to
JOHN P. WILLIAMS
of PortGnoutb.
April \, x
Spanijh Potato? Reward.
ONTuefday the 7th in fl.
Benjamin Beal ah indented servant
to the lubferiber absented himfelf frcci
his mailer’s service ; he is about eighteen
years of age well built—dark hair, ruddy
countenance. Whoever shall take up laid
Apprentice and give Information to his mas
ter Ihall be Rewarded by
JOHN DEAN.
N. B. All Perlons a^e hereby forbid
harbouring or iirtrufting laid Runaway.
Exeltr, Apr’l gth. i?g
Last Sabbath evening, by the.
Rev Mr, Rowland, The Hon.
Joseph Pearson, Secretary of the
Stare of New-Hampshire, ro Miss
Dorothy GiddiNgf, of this town *
There are accounts in town,
from various quarters, of the cap
ture of Sr. Vincents, St. Lacia,
and Grenada.
MARRIED