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His majesty commands that all
•fficeft of every difcriptton belong
ing to the ieveral regiments of
cavalry ahd infantry on the eftab
lifoment of the kingdom of Ireland
and that all militia officers of that
kingdom do forthwith (notwirh
ftanding the leaves of absence they
may have obtained) join their re
fpedive regiments.
DUBLIN, MARCH 5*
Our report^ rdpe<Sbng theprek
ent embaraffment of affairs are va
rious, we cannot answer for the
truth of them ; our wifoes are for
a fair and honourable adminis
tration, regarding measures, not
men; hoping for the tranquility
of the country, but at the fame
time trotting that the great prin
ciples of the reformation and re
volution will not be giddily aban
doned.
- Defenders- Within these two
latt months the depredations com
mitted by these misguided men,
ference with the two Dutch Com
missioners at the conclusion of
would deliver up the vessels seized
and take off the embargo, as soon
as the Dutch should deliver up the
English vessels taken by the French
in the ports of Holland; that this
was grounded on fair and just
principles, for the States General
either were the Sovereigns of the
United States, and could refture
the (hips aduaf y in their ports,
tary to the Hague, to give an ac
count of the answer of the English
minister. It is laid that his answer
was, “ that the British government
which the latter fen toss their tecre-
es of the arrangement, and they
come to prove that the articles
have been faithfully kept by Earl
Fitzwilliam to the latter, and that
Ms, Pitt* in the violent measure
that since the return of Mr. Hai*
nier from Paris where he had been
for four days with the committee
of public welfare, to Bafle, in
Switzerland things argued favor
.abh for peace. We can now fay
upon good authority, that peace is
actually concluded between the King
of PruJ/ia and the French Republic,
Oh Sunday hit a Courier was
dispatched from Dublin, (fating
that Mr. OrAttan^ and Sir *J^bn
Parnell were to e out for England
the next day to bear >e(bmonv of
the tfiie tertris or the agreement
'made between Earl Fitzwilliam*
and Mr. Pitt* for the government
of Irelahd. Thev were witness-
Vihich has thrown .Ireland into
luch disorder, and which threatens
its separation from the British
crown, is as contrary to personal
honor as it is to public policy.
The friends of Mr. Pitt deny this
charge, as the parties are now ran
ged in opposition to each other,
breathing mutual defiance.
or they were a conquered people
now making a part of France, and
their property was legal seizure.
We yesterday mentioned our
having letters from Frankfort of
the 11th uk> which mentioned
U ften, to be appointed by the
Slip-owners, themselves, and that
Captains, (hall be appointed by the
Admiralty to receive them.
This is the outline of the plan,
as agreed upon yesterday.
Lord Grenviiie has had a con-
WHITEHALL, MARCH 7*
March 9.
March 6.
the greatest civilitv.
Capt. B. informs that at Mari,
galante there are 4000 well difci
plined troops in compieat uniform,
of every color. About three 4ths
blacks, who have taken up arms
voluntarily and receive regular pay
—there are besides about 4000,
upon the Alarm Lift, who are
working upon the plantations,and
are also well armed but not so well
disciplined. He likewise informs
that St. Vincents,St. Lucia, Gren
ada, St. Martins, and St. Eulta
tia have all surrendered to the
•arms of our Republican Allies.
While Capt. B. lay at Ma.ig
alanteCapt Rogers, of Kennebeck
arrived, and informed him that he
patted thro* a French fleet of 5
Chips of the line and 2 frigates of
44 guns, in lat. 23^. 58 W. (leer
ing S.S. E. He was boarded by
a boat from one of the fleet.
Cape. B on his palDge home,
touched at St. Euftatia, at which
time there lay in the road a fleet
of four Brititt) (hips of the line
The commander of which had lent
a lummons to the Governor, de
manding a surrender of the Fort;
but received for answer, it foould
not be delivered up but by force.
•*—Two days before Capt* & ar
rived there, a (mail French (chooft
er as a flag of Truce, came from
Sc. Martins, to demand, a deliv
ery of the 1 (land to the French, in
behalf of the Republic, which was
Capt Beat ley arrived on Friday,
from Marigalante in 18 days,whi
ther he was carried-in by a French
privateer —His cargo confiftmg
of provisions of almost every kind,
they bought of him, and pundu*
ally paid him the amount in pro
duce upon as good terms as he
could with—he was treated with
James George Semple, alias
Lille (Major Lord Semple) was
firft put to the ba , and received
sentence for swindling a fhjrt, of
traniportation to Jucb parts beyond
the leas as his Majclty, frith the
advice of his Privf Council, sh dl
think fit. The Major was drefEd
in his uniform. After the len
ience he bowed verv refpedtully,
but did not speak, and appeared
to be perfe&iy reconciled co his
fate. And here doles the career of
a man, whole talents and per ion.d
courage, might have rendered him
an ornament to society, had he
trod in the steps of virtue and hon
our.
have exceeded the total of all for
mer outraged A large propor
tion of the counties of Caven,
Rofcommori,and Alago,are actu
ally in a state of infurreCtion ; vast
hordes of them have now emigra
td into Wcftirieath.
One of the Paus papers hft re
ceived, has the following Cingular
paragraph*—* 4 An extraordinary
phoendmenon at present occupies
nearly all the conveHation of this
City-. ) The wife of Duplejis* for
merly of the Revolutionary Com
mit tee of the Section of Bon-Con
leil, has been delivered of a child
whole nands were ued behind its
back like th one of a man go ng to
the guillotine. The infant died
a few moments as tr it was born !”
OLD BdILEF.
SATURDAY, FEB. 21.
GOOD NEWS '
From the Wrft-lndie*.
BOSTON, MAY 4.
ST, EU^ATIA.
Oft what we have learnt from captains
Be/tltv and Hunt from the Weft-Indies in
Ift *nd 19 days, we found the following I
On the 12 th March, there arrived at St.
Euftatia, a deputation from G uadi lope. in-
Lrm ng of the events which had uken
place in Holland and demanding the fur.
render of that place to the Republics of
France and HolLnd, the hoifling of the
French flag at the ort, on the right hand
fide, and the Dutch on the left, ccmpliance
with a reqoifitorial demands for 12,000
Crowns, and the ifluing an order to every
Dutchman who had not resided there three
years, and every Engliffimah. to quit th*
Iflaftd. The governor of ’Statia replied to
this, that he was ready to furfender the
island; but he Wished a relaxation of those
articles which required the payment of so
large a sum of money, and that which
Would drive some very good Dutchmen
from the Colony. While this negociatton
Was at ifrup, the English got information of
it, and sent two ships of the line,
•nd some frigates, to prevent the French
landing, and they kept a continual Watch
for that purpose. . _ . ..
Thus was Statia positively situated with
in 20 days past 1 end ^e probability of
and that they bad m*de a requisition of a
monthly (upply from bt. Euftatia ; the an
swer from »ha f Island he had not Jennt
He understood th«t the Islands of b « Lucia,
st. Vincents, and Grenada w^re * holly
fubdurd. A fleet of -200 merchantmen
having on board 6000 troops under convoy
of 4 (hips of th»- Une and 2 frigates, have
arrived at Barbadoes ; a considerable part
of rhe fleet had separated and were daily
arriving.
Troops had been dispatched to the invad
ed Islands, but i< was apprehended too late
to prevent them falling into the hands of
the French. /
The accounts from the Well-Indies Hill
continue contradidory. Wha one messen
ger affirms the next a I molt invariably ae
ries ; and a confidenble length of time is
nec diary toma'Ufe every acount.
While the above mentioned
Iquadron were lying before Statia,
iniormanon was received of the
French having made a defent
upon Tortola, and were in posses
sion of the whole of the ifland,ex
cepe one fort. In conlequence of
which the three frigates were lent
off to its relief.
Capt- Herrick ariiwe. at Newbury-Port,
from Muranico, informs, that a fleet of a
bout 40 fail of vessels, under convoy of a 64
gun (hip a frigate, and fl nop of war, had
arrived tbertvi'vh (even regiments of roops;
but U*pt. Her-ilk ays, that in several regi
me nt ' wnich he counted, there were not
mOi« than 80 men.
complied with by the Governor,
with aft alTurance Os immediate
pofleffioh being given as foonas a
force fliould arrive, which was
hourly expedecPfrom St. Mar
tins.
—i ih 'U
CONFIRMATION.
NWVo&K, APRIL 29.
Cape. M'lntire* of the (loop De
lia, which arrived yefterda^ from
St Martins, arid ten there the
Hth instant, informs, that St.
Martin’s was taken pofltffion of
b* the Trench and Dutch Patriots,
01 Sunday, the 3d in ft . the French
flip flying at Mar g r, and the
Dutch and French at Great Bay.
( information had been received
at St. Martins, that a Britilh 64,
and 3 frigates had anchored in
Statia road and demanded the
island in the name of *he ci-devant
Stakeholder । which was refuted
by the Governor, who declared the
island Ihould be delivered up to
no nation whatever, until he had
received official information from
Holland*
Qapt. Bure arrived at New-London,
from St. Cioix, 16 cavs, informs that the
F ench had taken p.fleflion of St. Marins;
FROM MAKtINICO.
may 6.
FROM EUROPE.
The Weft- ndies have been emphatically
called the grave of Europeans* Os <he
Brit Ih forces at Guadeloupe, th- last year,
there were killed in action 1 Brigadier
General, two Lt Colonels, two Majors,
seven Captatns, and eleven Lieb epants
Ded of ficknefi, one Major General, one
Co.one!, tour Lieutenant Colonels five
Majors, forty Captains and Captain Lieu
tenants, one hundred and three Lira en«nts
thrre Adjutants, three Quarter Makers,and
eight Surgeons! The number made frif
onen by the French, was 48.
DELIVERED IS THB CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
IN jTSATHAM, FEB. 8,
Being Lord’s Day, after the
INTERMENT OF
MrhTILTON^Mri. TOCKBftIbG&
By JAMES MltriMOHEi a m.
rhe fubferibers for the
love Work are hereby in fer med that
they are to call on Mr Ford Mer
rill, for there copies*
MAT 9.
commotion had occasioned the removal of
a great many of its inhabitants to other ill
ands.
Were threatened when our last intelli
gence left the Weft-Indies ; and Cape*
Beutly Was told at ^arregalauie, tha be
fore he reached Boflon, ue former cfihefd
place would be in the pofltffion of the
French.
Active voung men are
wanted *or a term o; three years, (uo
lels tooner diftharged) to recruit the army
of the United States, tn th Weffern Te' ri
tofy. —As he monthly pay o the nocconp
missioned officer., privates, and musicians
is liberally increased, and a b unty of so r
teendollars to be paid on en fitment, clo
thing and proviCon ^mpiy furmihed 'he
troops, the iubferiber flatters himfelf that
numbers of >he youth of this State will bd
nduced to try their fortune abroad.—Any
who may be inclined to embrace the pro
feffioh of arms for the period above men
tioned are invited to enroll their n^mes,
with D TILTON,
lucia.
From St. Lucia, which has repeatedly
been (aid to be poffcfTed by the French,
we have information from a veflei (poke by
Capt. Lovtl* which was only 16 days out.
It was then partially in the hands of the
French and Ehghlh who were ItiH driving
or the mattery. This mud be the iateft
from thence.
A SMALL, but very Con
venient HOUSE,with one acre and
an naif o’ good Land, having on it a Num
ber of thriving young tpplfe end oth» f i-ui:
trees, frua-ed oh the main Road leading
from Exeter to Newbury . Bridge, within
a quarter of a mile of the meeting . hbufe
in Kenfingfon. Any pefon iocaning td
purchase the fame may have it oh reaion-*
able terms by applying soon to the fubicri-*
ber in Exeter.
OR THE SUBSTANCE OF
TWO DISCOURSES.
delivered in The congregat ioNad
AND THE
CONSOLATION of FAITH,
Mh. BOARDMAN, Mrs. WIGGIN*
and M fs SMITH.
—likewise-^
In the fame Pamphlet*
.THE
Captain in the service of the U. States
Exeter, May 2a I 795.
JONATHAN C. HILL;
Exeer, May 8, 1795.
TERRORS of death.
AT stbatham, dec. 28, 1794.
Being Lord’s Day, after the
INTERMENT OF
ANGUIHa and DOMINICA*
Take Notice!
BEST WISH,
Oft THE SUBSTANCE
TWO DISCOURSES,
This day Publijhed,
and for tale at this OBice^
THE
ro BE SOLD
CHURCH