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adequate to maintain pofteffion of the con*
queued rflanda. Gauds loupe was now
wholly goni, St. Domingo in danger, and
apprehensions might even be entertained
for Martinique. It was an error to place
confidence in PruHia, and to force the
Dutch into the war, In 1792, 1 listed,
that the Dutch did not want the aftiftance
of Great-Britain. It was said, in answer,
that they did not aik assistance becanfe they
dared not, but that was no resfoh for not
giving it; to which he had replied, that
they did notafk assistance, because they did
nQt want it, but if it was offered, they
would not, because they dared not, refufe
it.”
Art 111* Gen. Charette shall have
the command of a body of
dodo men,in the pay of the Re-
Art. IVi The free exercise of the
Catholic worlhip (hall be per
mitted. A place may be pur
chased for the building of a
Church j but there shall be no
bells, nor any exterior ceremo
nies
Art. V. The Priests Nonjurers
(infermenters) and banilhed,
may return to La Vandee, and
will be restored to their patri-'
moial estates only.
Art. VI. There shall be in La-
Vendee no diftrifts nor mu
nicipalities, but only a nation
al Agent, in every province.
Art* VII. There shall be no re
quisitions in La Vendee for the
ipace of five years.
Article I. The BeprCfentativeS of
the People promise, that the sum
of eighty millions (hall be gran
ted to the inhabitants of La
Vendee, to indemnify them for
the losses, burnings, and devast
ations they have fullered.
Art. 11. The inhabitants of La
Vandee acknowledge the Rep
ublic.
THE following,are the princi
pal articles of Charette's
Treaty, finally fettled on the 7th
of March:
It appears chat the French are
certainly engaged in negociations
for Peace with more than one
power on the continent. Our let
ters from Italy of the 4th ult. state,
that his Majesty the King of Sar
dinia has requested from the French
Representative, at Nizza, a pass
port for an agent who is to go to
Paris to commence negociations
for peace—a request which was
expe&ed would be immediately
granted. They add that to hasten
the business as much as possible,
the Sardinian minister at Genoa,
had also commenced negociations,
with the French Reprefcntatives
residing there.
The following orders have late
ly been pubiilbed in Holland:-—
1 ft, the internal and external nav
igation of all rivers and harbors
of the Ssven Provinces are declar
ed fre*^ adly, the exportation of
all kinds of goods to England or
any of its pofleffiorrs are prohibi
ted. jdly, warlike stores of all
kindi are prohibited to be expor
ted.4o any country, France except
ed ^but even in that case security
muli be given for three times the
value of the quantity to be remo
ved^ 4thly, fire arms* powder and
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Foreign Intelligence.
SITTING OF lOth APRIL.
CHARETTE's TREATY.
NATIONAL CONTENTION.
E NG L AND.
LONDON, MAY 5.
[Tobe coAtinSitA.^
An official letter from Admiral
Colpoys to Mr. Napean, dated at
Spithead, the 16th, informs of the
capture of the French corvette le
Jean Bart, of 20 gons, 120 men,
by the Cerberus and Santa -Mar
garetta. [She was charged with
dispatches from the French ministry
to America, ]
Lord H. Powiett, of the Aftrea,
informs, that he captured -the
French frigate La Glorie, of 26
twelve pounders, on main deck,
10 fix pounders, and 4 thirty, fix
pound carronnades, on the quar
ter-deck, and 2 fix pounders on
the forecaftle. He fays, that the
aftion lasted 58 minutes, that the
(laughter on board the enemy, has
been very considerable, near 40
killed and wounded—among the
latter, Captain Citizen Berns,
who received a contusion on his
head—who seems to be an able,
humane, and intelligent officer.
The Hannibal has captured la
Gentille, of 40 guns, consort of
la Glorie.
Judgment of Mr. Hafiingst
About one o’clock, the Lords
being come into the Hall and the
Commons with their managers
seated, the proceedings cotd
menced.
fait petre, dan be removed into
France by land only, and then un
der the condition mentioned in the
3d article.
By two o’clock the whole houle
had been interrogated 16 times 5
Mr. Cooper presented the Chan
cellor with the results.
Mr. Hastings was then called
in 5 and amid, the most profound
silence, the Chancellor addressed
him, to state that a majority of his
judges had acquitted him from the
matters charged against him; and
that, consequently he stood ab
solved and acquitted from them
and their consequences.
Mr. Hastings refpe&fully bow
ed ; & turning about to his friends
received their warm congratula
tions.
Mr. Hastings was called into
Court; and as fdon as he plead as
usual, he was ordered to withdraw,
while his judges determined oh his
case.
Naval Acquisitions & Losses.
In addition to the loss of the
Berwick, and Illustrious of 74. we
are to add the recent loss of the
Boyne, a fine Ihip of 98 guns,
burnt in Portsmouth harbour.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.
Fire onboard the Boyne man of war.
At firft it was supposed that the
fire proceeded only from a trans
port, but it was-soon after difeov
ered that it was the Boyne, of 98
guns commanded by Capt* Grey,
that was on fire* The court was
immediately cleared, and it was
to adjourn all further proceeding
until to morrow.
All the boats Belonging to the
ffiips in the harbour, were imme
diately ordered out to Spithead.
When the fire broke out, there
was a frelh breeze at S. W. and
it being tide of ebb, the (hips were
riding wkh their sterns to the
wind.
The fire began in the after part
of the Ihip, which was consequent
ly almost immediately in flames^
Admiralty-Office,
London, April 18.
Half paji five, P. M.
The remnant pt the unfortunate
Bay one, was, as the tide flowed,
drifted further on the Spit, till (he
came opposite to South Sea caftlr.
Precisely at 5, a very considerable
shock was felt all over the town
of Portsmouth, at that moment the
after magazine blew up with a
very great explosion.—the effeft
was tremenduous and grand (hot
and pieces of timber were thrown
to a very considerable distance all
round her, and a column of smoke
jofe in the air, that formed itfelf
into the most sublime and pi&ur
efque appearance. It is melaocho
ly to add, that as several boats
were near the wreck at that mo
ment^ is the general apprehension
that fomeof them have been funk.
“ Every account from the North
seems to render a rupture between
Russia and the Portt—and between
Russia and Denmark and Sweden
united more probable.
Within half an hour after the
commencement of the fire, the tops
and all the rigging were in a blaze.
Extras of a letter from an Ameri
can gentleman in England, to bis
correspondent in Philadelphia, da
ted London, 30th April, 1795:
“ Nothing new in the line of
politics has occurred, since Jhe
date of my last—is we except that
some of the views of ministry have
within a day or two escaped thro’
the ministerial papers—they are
determined to carry on war this
campaign with vigor. The Em
peror,they presume will aflift them
with 18,000 men—they are there
fore daily remitting him money—
above a million has already been
forwarded. Unprejudiced people
believe that a secret understanding
now exists between the French and
the Emperor, and as soon as he is
in possession of the loan made her
on his account, he will (thro’ the
princes of the Empire; abandon
the contest;
“ The French seem bent on
cripling the power of Britain by
sea, and of Russia by land* The
East and Weft Indies will, this
summer, however be threatres of
their greatest exertions, their fylt
em of freeing all the blacks in
the Weft Indies and arming them
against their masters has occasion
ed vast alarm here. The system
of war this country means to pur
sue, is by (till endeavouring to ex
cite disturbances in their capital;
kindling the almost extinguiffied
flame in La Vendee,and seizing all
provisions going to France.
Americans, Danes and Swe
des must all expert to be brought
into Britilh ports, and to be paid
for their cargoes in the way, and
according to a rate to be eftablifh*
ed here* The neutrals who may
feel the effefts of this regulation,
may not iuffer in point of interest
as indivjduals-^but to the national
flag, it &ill be an indignity hard
to be borne.
“ The business of claims goes
on as well as the nature of the pro
ceeding wiH admit. *
« The government flaw a good
disposition at present to conciliate,
and forget past mifunderftandings^
-^1 think events may keep them
in this way of thinking—‘•but had
not our government interfered—
had it fuffered each individual to
Obtain justice in what manner he
could, 1 fear our citizens would
NEW-YORK, JUNE I?.
A letter from Messrs. Livermore
and Langdon, which will be laid
before you, will Ihow the ficuation
of the Remonstrance sent to the
Senate, and, by the journals of the
House of Representatives, it wilt
appear that the Remonstrance sent
to that House was referred to a
committee who made report,
which was read, and ordered to lie
on the table.
This very disagreeable fubjeft
having been so recently under the
confrderation of the Legislature,
and the drcumftances refpeding
it Jpcing well known, it is not ne
ceftary tor me to be more particu
lar.
Copies of the Laws of the U
nited States, pafled at the last fef
fron, will be said before you:
mong these is “ an aft authorizihg
the transfer of the Stock standing
to the credit of certain States,”—
and “an aft to eftablifii an uniform
rule of naturalization, Which may
perhaps, require the particular at
p tent ion of the Legifi'iture* v
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Byway of Bayonne, we have
received Paris papers as late as
April aB. They contain many
articles relative to interior regula
tions ; and the congratulations to
the Convention on the last tri
umphs of Republican Modera
tion, over jacobinifm and Brigan
dage, are without number, and
appear to be sincere.
The French armies of the East
ern and Weftern Pyrennes, were
in motion against the Spaniards
and Piedmontefe. Over the. lat
ter the French had already obtain
ed several advantages.
have fared illy; we are treated
with far more refped than any
other neutral power.”
Not a word about a general
Peace in the last papers.
The Englilh papers mention,’
that the sum which Great-Britain
will pay for the capture of neutral
vessels, will amount to near Seven
Millions of Dollars I —Of this, a
co^|derable part will be due co
citizens of the United States.
At the opening of the General Courts
at Hanover, His Excellency the
Governor made the following
SPEECH.
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and
House of Representatives.
BEING again called to the of
fice of First Magistrate, I
cannot forbear to make known to
my fellow-citizens of the State at
large, the refptftful sense f enter
tain of the honor conferred on me,
by their fuffrages* In addition to
all other motives of duty, this
mark of their particular attention
calls upon my grateful affeftions
for exertions, in promoting the
public welfare.
Agreeably to the request of the
Legislature, in January last, 1
transmitted one copy of their re
monstrance, on the fubjeft of the
privateer M’Clary, to the Sena
tors from this State, to be laid be
fore the Senate of the United
States 5 and one other to the Mem
bers of the House of Reprelenta
tives, to be laid before the House
of Representatives of the United
States.
BOSTON, JUNE 20.
Ldteft from France,
.ejeeter,
THURSDAY, JUNE 25.