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way through the ranks, apparently
with the inception of cutting him
down, but who fdon fell the vic*
tim of his own temerity..
The iofs of the foreign troops
engaged on our fide, is not men
tioned* that of the British is estima
ted as we yesterday stated, at about
156 men killed and wounded* a
mong the latter of Whom, besides
Sir Robert Laurie, are Lu Co
lonels, Buller and Hope ; Capr.
W. Elliot. 33d foot Duncan
Munroe, 78th ditto * Lt. Lam
ont, 4id ditto.
The 43d and 78th regiments,
luffered moft*, the weight of the
action having fallen on them and
the 14th* 27th, and 28th regi
ments.
This partial repulse of the
French, however, on the Bth, was
but of little avail, afid only attend
ed, as has ever been the case in
similar in fiances, to give to their
subsequent efforts added energy —
In fad, the incursion which they
made from Bommel,feems to have
been but a feint to conceal their
Os the a&ion, which took place
on the Sth infti We flopped rhe
press to make brief mention yester
day ; the following are the parti
culars of ir, which were brought
by Col. Calvert, at a late hour
in the evening :
The enemy having, as we (ome
davs since announced, crofled the
Waal, an attack wasdireded to be
made on a division of their army
which had taken post at Guelder-,
maleen, being about midway be
tween the Waal and the Rhine.-—
This accordingly took place on
the Sth, and the contest was most
obstinate. So much, so indeed,
at firft, on the part of the French,
that they had at one time.actually
taken part of the flying artillery,
attached to our cavalry ; these
however, were very gallantly re
taken by the 43d Highlanders.and
the 7th light dragoons. The al
lies were at length fuccefsful, and
the enemy, after having fuffered
severely, were at the conclusion of
the aiftion, compelled to retreat to
the banks of the Waal, under the
guns of Bommel.
Major Gen. Sir Robert Lau^.
ku* very much distinguished
himfelf on this occasion, and was
Sightly Wounded on the head by a
French dragoon, who forced his
mote ferrous ihrendons in another
quarter. On the 10th, having
crofted the Waal, near Nimegucn,
with a force supposed to ednfift
of nearly 70 000 men* they attack
ed the Austrians in iheir different
polls, on that fide of the river,
with fuchlmpetuofity and success,
as totally to defeat them* and
drive them actofs the Rhine to
Atnheim* which the French were
bombarding when the accounts
came away.
January 17.
The greatest part of the Britilh
forces are endeavouring to retreat
into Germany* which we most sin
cerely with that they may reach i
we are forty, however, to be oblig
ed to fay, that many of the best
informed people, on military fub
teds, entertain great fears for their
dfety.
Holland had been in fa^odr of
the French $ our opinion, unfor
tunately, is but too fully confirm
ed.
ers.
One from Helvoet is the most
important. On Tuefday last, the
French. were at its gates, and the
last veflel that could; be got off,
quitted ir, viz. the John and J^mth
a collier. On board of this, up
wards of 250 fugitives took their
paflage, which Jailed until Sun
day. We need Icarcely add, that
their (offerings were extreme, whe'n
we state that they had only water
to supply them for two days.
Ail the clothes and the (lores for
the army were left at Helvoet,and
we are sorry to add, that the hos
pital at Screvendate, confiding of
about 500 British (ick, as well as
that formerly eftaoliflied at Gor
inchem, afterwards conveyed to
Rotterdam, and in CQBfequence of
the arrival of the French at the
latter city, on its farther removal
to Helvoet, was abandoned to.the
enemy. The Tick in the latter are
the most to be pitied, as they
were on their way on the road in
open carriges, and of course are
now without resource.
Rotterdam was summoned on
the 13 ch, at which period it de
manded articles of capitulation,
all of which were agreed to except
one, which required permiflion for
the Allies to remove their (lores
and effc&s. ;
The generous behaviour of the
French when the Germans evacu
ated the Rhine Fort, before Man
heim, rs highly, spoken of. Ac
cording to agreement^ whatever
property was left on the spot on
the 95th at noon was to belong to
them ; but instead of converting
this agreement to their own advan
tage, they a (lifted the Germans in
packing their equipage, and got it
away, before the time.
We have received a variety of
letters from our Correspondents in
the principal towns, the most in
teresting of which*; our readers
will perceive in this day*S Courier*
They are altogether Id numerous
that we : muft’ content ourfelVes
with giving merely a (ketch of the
intelligence comprised in the oth-
\ DECEMBER 2J.
Courtis, in the name of the
Commiflion appointed to exam
ine th® papers of Robespierre
and his accomplices* in a report,
the reading of which took up four
hours* developed the plan of the
confpiratots,who, to use Sc. Just’s
expression, were to march forward
to their object through bioodd and
teats. He pointed out the leaders
of the conlpiracy* their accompli
ces, and their agents; naihing
particularly Colletde Herbois^ he
bony Maignet* Barrifry and in gen
eral all the members of the. old
Committees of Public and Geber*
al Safety. He was frqucntly inter
rupted by the loudett applauses.
The Committee ordered the report
to be printed, and font to the de
partments and the armies 4 and
also to be referred to a commission
of twenty-one, to examine wheth*
er ot not there was ground for at*
cufation agaiflft the members of
the Convention named in it, as en
gaged in the confpiracy^
\ Miscellaneous Articles.
FRANC E.
NAV ION AL CONKENnQNi
JANUARY 16.
Brival—“ The Laws of the
7 Prairial and the 24 Thermidor,
enadthg that ho English, Hanove
rians, or Spaniards, Shall be made
prisoners, art contrary to all laws,
and to all the rights of Nations and
of war, it is contrary to the fenti
mentsof our- brave foldier^, who
know how to conquer their ene
mies, but hot toafiaftinate the van
quilhed* I move that the Nation,
al Convention repeal both thOie
laws*’’ The repeal was de
creed, amidst the loudest plaudits.
' Bourdon tierOife propofed, that
any Citizen condemned to death,
to irons, or tranfponation, for his
opinions* ahd not executed before
the 9th of Thermidor, (July 9th,)
(ho old be instantly (et at liberty.^—
De freed amidst loud applaufes^.
On the ift January after a long
debate* it was decreed that Citi
zens who poftefs fpeciC may fend
it out of the country, oh condition
of bringing back the value of it, in
commodities of the firft fiectflity,
ENGLAND.
LONDON* JAN. IJi
The. money actually paid by
this country to the King of Pruf
fidy from April to September hit,
for nothing is one miHiony ttvo bun*
dred iboufand pounds. The Dutch
have ;alfo paid a large sum cd the
fame swindler.
jAk. 22. Accdrdihg tbtheftate
thent of the Secretary at Wir, in
the House of Commons; yefterday*
Gred^B^abt will have in het pay
theenfuing campaign, Two bun*
. deed and Twenty-tWo thousand
fix hundred and fifty fit men 1
The military eXperife will be
6,6^2,7451* Rerling;
Jan. 24. Yesterday a Common
► •
. SAiADTif, reported from the
Commjlfion of twenty-one, ap
pointed to enquire whether or not
there was ground for a decree of
accufatton against Collot de Herbas*
Billaud Far Jitney Barrier 9 and Va
dier* that the Commiflion bad not
received the necessary papers from
the Committee of Public Safety;
On the 3d, Chinier, preferred
a report from the Committee of
Public Inftrudion, and a lift of the
men of science and letters, among
whoni are to 5e divided 360,060
livers, voted by the Convention
for the engagement of philosophy
and literature; At the fate of 3606
livers each.
DECEMBER, 36. .
REPEAL of the DECREE agdinjl
the English, Spaniards,
and HANOPERIANS.
THE SON of LOUIS CAPET,
Ljsquinio spoke against the
Royalists, and dblefved, that there
would always be d^orderas long
as there existed a rallying point for
the friends of Royalty. “ I there
fore move,” exclaimed LrQuihro,
“that measures be proposed by
your Committees for fending out
of the Republic the last veftage of
Royalty that exilts among us/*
Unanimofly Decreed.
Fourcroy, in the name of the
Committee of Public Safety, made
a repbff on the arts that have con
tributed to the defence of the Re
public, and on a new mode of tan
ning leather, difeovered by citizen
Armand Seguin by which the pro
cess is rendered infinitely (hotter,
and less expensive than formerly.
DECEMBER 2g.
TiaM was held at Guildhall, which
cdnfifted of the Lord Mayor, a
bout a dozen A Ider Alen, one hun
dred /Common Pouncil men, and
five Thoufapd Livery meA, when
a petition "to Parliament for afpeedy
Peace was voted by a great ma
joritv,,> r . \, ... , .
ANOTHER MOT ION FOR PEACE.
, FEBRUARY, 7.
Yesterday, in the Hoyfe of Com
mons, Mr. Grey made his mo
tion, “That tbe government now in
France is competent to enter into, and
con e tilde, a negotiation for Peace
with Great Britain” This brought
on a Ions: debate. Mr. Dundas.
mOVed the previous quejlion wh b h
pafitd, for the previous quejlion
19 O—againft ir* 60.
HOUSE OF COMMONS— feb, 4.
KING S MESSAGE.
Mr. Pi tt fa)d 9 he . bad his Majed) ’i
commands to deliver his moll gracious
Message io the Hoofs., .
The Message was to the foUovring tffe&:
His Majeily thinks proper co .acquaint
^he Hyufe that he has received, affuranccs
from the Emperor, of his djfpofition to
make the moil vigorous citer lions.again ft
the common enemy, in the enluing cam
paign : But bis Imperial Majesty is
fenfibl-e of his inability to party hu wi(K
iptoeffe^ without the aid of a Loan rais’d
on the credit of hs hereditary d imihicn?,
guaranteed by this country, the extent of
Kur Millions Sterll ng, whiphfum,
so railed, will enable his Imperial Ma
jbs ty> to fend into the field an army con
ihhugof two hundred thousand ?ffecl vp men,
to <d-dperatein mppun of the Coihnion
Cause-. . t 4
His Majesty also thinksit proper td
Race, than a Loan oh similar term-, to &
larger extent, would enable his lifiperial
Majesty, to employ a yit grea er forces
provided his reiources Were more - x enfive*
His Majesty like Wife thinks itnecef-
fary to mention, that whatever fams have
been advanced in the courfeof jhe lad cans'!
paign, will be included.in this estimate j
anti that in case any unforeieeo ci catn
ftances {hould occur in the profecutivh of
tile war, Which may render addiuonal
(applies hepefiary, his Msj -sty will hot Faif
to communicate to the HouFer, 'lie result of
luch arrangements as may be deemed nC/
ceffary to accomplish the bbjtd in view.
, His Majbsty therefore relying pn AS
Zeal and Exertion of his faithful Parlia
ment, has the Utmo^ confidence, that they
will adopt luch theafdres is Ihall he moi
conducive to the in erefts of this Country,
and the best calculated to eftabiilh on
secure find (olid ground, the general Peace
and Tranquility of Eutope
tANSINOBVRO!?. MARCH J.
The perlon of whom we gave an account;
as fufpeded of being murdered, in Half
moon, is foil nd to be fen Salisbury id
Cor neAicut, and had, at the time df hh
leaving faome, about 4001. in money, for
the purpoie of purchasing a farm —Oue
firongeft iufpictons charge the crime on a
whi e man and a mulatto fiddler.
Tobe SM
A GOOD
FARM,
LYING in D^e fie <l, on the muin roil
leading from Cilmanton to Ports.
mouth or Exeter, opposite pleasant pond,
so cißed,n»vh good Buildings, and three
good ORCHARDS.
Pot further particulars, enquire of
... . MO ES STEVENS.
D/ff^EelA t Marc^ t
lift of letters remaining in the
Poft-Office at Exeter^
April i, 1795.
Ebenezer Clifford. Esq. Benjamin Dodge*
Jlathaniel Fogg. EictUr— Gould French,
Epping— Duffnejr Griffin, Thomas Cotin
tye Pentyien Nottingham— Eliph’t Ladd,
Joseph Dre x w, Dowir— -Benjamin Jones,
Rochtjhr— Joseph Chadbcxn. Li ilefaili—
Joseph Hantoon Unity— Wiliam ianboro*
William Wh'jjr', Nekvmar^etf — '
Thqmaj CogfweH-, Esq Gitmdnton
- JOHN W. G^^MaN Poft-Mafar.
W ANT E is. ■■
TO hire a steady young man to ;
do Farming Work Enquire of
Thomas Odiorne.
Exeter» April 3,. 1795.-
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