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for three years past, and theyfad
treated his proportions, i± n e ^
led and indifference ; 4 and that
. since he had made a truce with
^ ' * the Dutch and feortuguefe, and
captured io fail of Americans,
' and like to take many more, be
could not, and would not, make
peace yvith thym: That he had
^ ^ made thetruce with Portugal for
the purpose of capturing Ameri
can vessels, and could not therefore
be at peace with all the nations.
The courier returned to Mr.
Humphreys at Alicant, with the
Dey's reply—but we have heard
nothing more since.
The terms prescribed by the
Dey for the relief of the Portu
guese, is as follows :—1,200,000
Mexican dollars for the treasury :
' tfo'o,o6o dollars forthe Dey's voice.
Land thegreat officers ofthe regen
cy, ambassadorial and consular
A pretends— equal to what Spain
L gave ; and the redemption of 75
[ Fortuguefe captains at 2000 dol
'Jars each. On the 7th instant,
the Portuguese frigate failed from
Algiers,for Liibon,with the Dey's
proportions.^
fr The day following the Dey
F called for Captain Logie, and de-
Ifire4 he would.immediately write
I to Portugal, and inform that he
L demanded for his, family and'
. friends 600,060 doilarsinaddi-
I tipp to the terms above exp
A The Algerine politicians are of
[ opinion that Portugal, will not
1 agree to the Dey's demands;
but, fit, I think they will, as they
rty N wiffi to extend their q)mmercef
and well knowthe djfficulty of
difembarkation,Will be conft^t*
ed. To attack Londono to
carry it, will be the fame thing,
to our soldiers, animated with the
passion of liberty.
National convention, . r
TUESDAY,.: December 24, .
Pto bf the Deoee, proofed by the Committee
of Public Safety.
Article I. The army of the republic
against Toulon, has detadiqffi(tis,
country. «
If. There shall be 'celebrated throngh|
the whole extent of the republic, a Na
tional Festival in every commune on the ift
decade, after the publication,of the pMF nt
decree; the whole of th^ National Con
vention shall assist at this civic ceremony.
JIL The representatives ofthe people,
with the victorious army of Toulon, are"
charged go make out alift of the brilliant
batons which diftiuguifhed the recapture*
of that rebellious city.
IV. They shall decree, in 'the name es?
the republic, recoropences to those brave
citizens who foe fignsiized themfaves by
great exploits. #
% The name of Tculon is suppressed ;
that commune in future shall be called.
Port de fa Montagne, (fort of the Moun
tain.) $
VI, The houses within the city shall be
only referred the neceff«ry eftabli&nents
for the service of the army, marine, pro
frifons, arid floret
VIJ. The intelligence of the raking of
Toulon, shall be transited to the armies,
and to the departments, by extraordinary
couriers. .
The ' Convention adopted the decree .
unaoimoufly, amid fhonts of Vive la Re
publique, and voted the, following
-Aadrefs to the Armies.
+ r The arms of the republic are Once
no;e triumphant.Toulon which had
basely fold itfelf to; the English, is taken
from them,by,aarmy which has teeov^
ered that rebellious oity, at the point of
the bayonet, and made up by its bravery
for its want of number,. Soldiers of the
Republic, mark the examples ptefented to
you buyout brothers in arfos. Will you
.longer fuffer the satellites of tyrants to
pollute the foil of equality ? Is-nOt viaqry
^^^d^^
The Kihg of Prussia does not
disguise his meaning. He either
is, or effects io?be poor, and be
fays explicitly that he muff be.
subsidized rand we afe given th
understand that the British Mim =
fters are refolvyi to go on, ^
that atreafrfd^^^
fia -h adurally in negotiation.
Ofthe eveneqwhich have passed
in Trance we have the most af
fli&ing accounts. Nothing can
rep ft dw impetuosity of the Re
publicans. Every where" they
have been fuceefsful. We can
not give you a pejfe& idea ofthe
gloonrfhat has overspread this
place by the news ofToulon, and
no less disastrous accounts from
the Rhine. No less than 30,000
men of the combined armies of
Europe have fallen within the last
fortnight. Not less than 50,000
fotfis in all have within the last
fourteen days of this diftafterous;
year periled, and so far has this
butchery been from promoting
the obje&s of war, that it has al-;
most to a certainty fecuted the
triumph of Republicanism in
France. We are disgracefully.
expelled from the Mediterranean
frontier.; and letters from the
Rhine fay, that after the fatal
24th,fyurmfer had resolved, by
'a coufeil of war to try the issue of
only,)rie more attack, to retro
grade with all the foice, and to
'refame the strong position at
'Weiffembourg, here to make his
last desperate stand. On the
-24th, according to daily custom,
he was attacked by 30,000
Frenchmen, thoug^M^dr^n
ri
confidence of their neutrality, to the >
%comtece or property of the French^#,'
or indie ports of France.,■
By the treaty between his Bri- , ,
tannic Majesty and the King of '1
Sardinia, fig-ned at London the 1
<jth of April, 1793, the latter cn-, 1
gages to keep on foot daring theJ
;fer, an army of fifty thousand |
Qfyn, for the defence of his do- I
^^nions, as well as a&^ a^
,&monfam, / and the former
e&ge^ to fend into the Med iter- , |
rahean a rcfpedable ficcr, to be l
employed, alcfr&mftances &H 1
permit, in that quarter. By theU
2d article, Great Britain is' enga- °1
ged to furnifh to Sardinia, during^ I
' the war, a subsidy of two hundred ri
thousand pounds fferling, pa,sfe ?
quarterly, in advance, the firft
payment at the date of this treaty. 1
By thii, article, his Britanic r ,
jefty guarantees to hi&
Majesty, the restitution of all the < @
parts of his dominions which: %
have or may be taken from him,
during the W.. The 4th and
& § th articles make all hoflilit^^
in eonfequence of this ° treaty,^
common cause, and direct th©H[,
change of ratifications in two^ ^
months or fooner.'
GEORGE R^ X
Additional inftru&ions to the ••
commanders of all ships ts war
and privateers that have, or may
have letters of marque against ••
France.
Given </ our Court ? al Si. Jamels,
ftfiflb dav ofNov. 1793, in l.be >
34.1 b year of our rety,
That they shall flop and detain
all ships laden with goods, the .'