The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1795-05-09 00:00:00, page 2

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Late an d inter cjh ngEur opt an intelligence.
Bj the Ohio and Fanny arrived at New York from Lon
don—and the Manchfer at Philadelphia, from Liver
pool. European papers have been received 'down to the
titb of March /from which the following extracts have
ban taken. -...
W A R S A Wf January 17.
king of Poland arrived ar Grodno on the
£ 2 1 It u 1'. Every thing remain*- owict here
the king's departure on the 7th.
"Jan. 31. It is rurfenriy reportrd’btre, that the
king will lefigu his crown, and either take up his
rclidence in Rtnsia cr Italy.
3RUSS K L 6, Feb. 18.
The Republicans have made ihemftlve.s mafters
of Knimcritk, a itrono town on the right bank ot
■* the R.iiii;, between the fort of Scheneok and fids.
The Anlnian troops that w~ne in the neighbour
horni of Kmmerick and Wefrl, are tiling off towards
Dulseldorf and Kerserv/eert. it is preumied that
ilie object of tilde movements is to difeugage Lux
embourg.
FRANCE.
Letter to General Huet.
I fend you the General in Chief's order of this
tl.iv. containing the account of the fubmifsion of the
rebels to the laws of the Republic. You will have
t ie goodnefs to give to this order the greateft pol
11ole publicity, butli amoug the Adminiltrative Bo
dies and the troops under your command.
February 19, CHEVIA."
Moni'u filters, Feb. 22, 1 9r.
“ Periib forever tyrants, who exift not but bv
crimes t Glory to the Republic! The Chouans and
V -ndc-re are no more ! Thole who were fo have ab
jured ;heir errors.
“ We have this moment received the official in
formation that Charaile, the chief of the rebels, hi*
generals and his army, have laid down their arms
end luhmitted to the laws of the Republic.
“ We lofe no time citizen, in t ranir.iit ting this to
you, and we invite you to communicate the good
news tovotir fellow-citizens."
Signed Wy the Adminifiratjpjrt and the 'N.ttiona 1
Agent.
FRA N X F O R T, February 3.
The Me nr/. gazette ftaits, that the king of Prul
ft t has propoled to the French an armiiiice for all
the combined powers ; and that, if this proptffition
Ihould not he acceeded to, his majefty has offered to
negociate a Pep irate peace for Pruftia arid the tin
pirc. '1 he bafis of this p3per with relation to the
empire, to be a.s follows That France is to have
for-ber boundaries L 1 Queicli, and is to rtconipence
■thofe of the princes o! 'he empire by 'money, who
have lt.ffered by invafion. it thefe propolitions
•verc not accepted'i-n a very fbort time, his Pruffian
m/jefiy would then employ every meins in his
power to procure p ace fur the empire. This ac
count adds, that Merlin of Thionville was to carry
thefe propofttions to Paris,* and was, at the fame
lime, to take meafures to prevent the Jacobins
from throwing ohl'tac’es in the way of peace.
If this news is founded, there is realbn to think
that the proportions have not been rejected ; Mer
lin was at Paris on the 1511, ult and on the 2$cl the
count Gtduiz opened conferences at B ile with M.
Jlarthoic’.uy, after the return of M. Hsrnicr, the
T: ufii.in feet etary of legation, who let offfor Paris
at tlfi fame time with Merlin of Tmionville, and
fpent the 25th at Heidelberg, from whence he has
proceeded lor Berlin.
D U B-LI N,/February 25.
Earl Moiry, it is laid, is Ihortly u> embark tor
tit is kingdom, with his whole army, conhi'ting of
about*25,000 men.
A review of the 4a(t feven days bufinefs in the
finul'e of commons certainly does no little honor to
the finceriry and pa trior if in of adminiftration.
A removal of the hearth tax from the poor.
The abolition of excile on the brewery.
The annihilation of the police.
And the tftablifhmc-m of a refponfible f tea fury
board—tornt, beyond a doubt, the niofc glorious
wee k’s work which Ireland has ev.er feen.
So long as men in power promote fuch mrafures,
it will be vain to fay they have changed their prin
ciples with their fit nations.
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LON DO N, l‘eb. 22.
The'Ibip Cosmopolitan, belonging to Copenha
gen, bound to Liverpool, arrived at Plymouth on
Wednefday laft from Havre, which place Ihe left on
the 171I) uiftaut. An American and an Irilh gen
tleman came pafsenger in her, the latter of whom
had been a long time prifoner-at Paris, and left that
city on the 1 i*h. The principal intelligence
brought by them is, that a report had been made to
the Convention from Breft, of five ihips belonging to
the trench fleet having been loft during the late
cruise, namely ..the Revolutionaire and two others
on the coalr ; two more are miffing, which it was
fuppoied had fuundtred at fca. 1 he letters on this
fubject add that about one hundred and thirty vef.
\ frl* belonging to the combined powers hod been
\ ._IJ|pde prizes of by them.
MsfThtfe gentlemen confirm the account of a treaty
#f peace havingheen concluded between the govern
or France, and the grand duke of Tufcany j
a»ul that 2 negotiation to the fatne tiFect with the
Ling of Prufiia was in a ltate of great forwardness.
1 he capture of Barcelona, in bpain, they add im
mediately followed that, of Rolas. The ftege of
^e.nJ>Z ^as ^een ra,^cd. Barrere, Collot d‘Herbois
and Bi 1 laud Varennes, are not yet brought to trial,
the committee not having made the report upon
them. Bread is very Jcarce at this moment in lome
department*, and in lome places is entirely Van
ling. Meat Colt three livrt£ ten l'ous a pound in
paper, which considering the depreciation of aflig
Hats, is at the rate of four pence fterling. In Pans
bread cbit only four fous a pound, and every other
liecefsary 1* cheap and plentiful, excepting wood
(earthy ot which article lias irtduced the Con
vention to order all the woods in the invirons of
the capital 10 be cut down to ferve for fuel.—The
famous and beautiful Bois de Boulogne, formerly
the rtfort of the talbion of Paris, has met with that
fate.
Feb 25. By the return of the Duke of Yoik’s
army, on the i,v.h September laft, it appears that
the Briti! , infantry were above 21,000 on the i-sih
Sept, and on the rorh Feb. by the only reports
which were given to the public, they were reduced
to coco- Let-minifters prove the contrary, and we
ihail rejoice in conviction. The accounts of tits
retreat,as we laid,were rendered ihocking by every
kind of (offering.— Tfct army was without guides,
the different columns without communication, in a
country where the rumour of their licentioufuefs
had pred if poled the people againft them. T'liey
t* crc oi>ngeo io uoandon their baggage, and the iol
dier« were literally without lliors.' 'One officer of
rank writes to his friend, that hts regiment which
left England tooo frrong, was reduced to tjo—ar.o
ther lays that his is 143. nni that this is about the
common rate of the mortality. A noble lord gives
the heart-breaking account, that the average ot each
regiment was, that they had twenty men frozen to
death—and that they were htirrafsed all the way to
the Yssel, by the French t the Dutch papers incun
teftioly prove this.
“ While tilings have taken in the province of
Hulland and that ot Utrecht, a regular and peacea
ble form, thole of Over Yfsei and Guelderland, lave
the Leyden Gazette, are the theatre of war •• ex
poled to devaitafion, to excefses of every kind, anti
to pillage, particularly 011 the part of the Knglilh
and of the emigrant corps. There have hccu ieve
ral afftirs more or lels let ions in the county ofZut
plien. On the 2 tft the advanced polls cams to acti
on near Veit, and the rencontre was waim ; the
French were lepullid, leaving forty killed upon tlte
lit!d,and having lofr lotne pi iloners, 19 of whom
were conducted to Zutphen „• tit the end u! this af
fair, however, the advanced pofts of the allies re
treated to Dterctt. On the other fide a Hanoverian
patrole were taken pril'oners the night before,
where 2000 French cavalry front Arnhctm fur
rounded them. In this part ot Guelderland the
people have almoft loft every tiling, the greater
part have abandoned their farms and fit ids there 1
are fume who have hot been able to lave a fnitile
head of cat 1le."
Such is the melnncholly ft.ate of the remnant of
our gallant army. Mr. Bandas hat now had time
to prepare Itis extracts for the public eve, and
therefore 110 doubt we lball have Ins verlion of it
to-night.
The accounts from Poland are molt lltocking.
Such have been the devaftation of the Rufsian and
Prursian arms, that the ntilerable remnants of the
peasantry, after endeavouring to protract life by
mixing bark yviih their fcaoty pittance of meal,
are dymg in their cottages, by tlte road lides, and
in the fields for want of food.
In Germany beyond the Rhine, provifions are fo
fcarce that the peafanisare unable to procure a fuf
ficiency of black bread. General Clairfayt has
been obliged for want offubfiltep.ee, to make a con
fiderable part of the troops under his command fall
back from the Rhine. Such are the utiftrits of
war—pity they are not as fcsercly felt in the Ca
binet as in the Cottage !
f.-b. ly. Accounts from July mention, that
much difcontent reigns amonglt the people atftome,
which lias beencaulcd by the opgrcfsiutis they fut
fered from the enormous taxes laid upon tliim, in
order in I'upply the extravagant txprncra of tlie’fa
niilv of ilie Holy Father. The populace have jet
fire to, and deftroyed the magnificent palace built
by Prince Brafchi, a nephew of the Pope.
Some advices were received in town yefserday
from MoHand, which ftate, in pofitive terms, the
furrendcr of Barcelona to the Ftcnch arms, and re
port, that thefortrels ofGironne has alfo fallen
into the enemy's hands. If this information is cor
reel, t lie conquelt of tile whole province of Catalo
nia is completed.
The moft vigorous meafures for opening the en
fuing campaign are going forward in Piedmont,
and his Sardinian mejelty has opened a Irelh loan of
3,000,000 ot livres.
The head-quarters of Gen. Joordan are now be
tween Maeftricht and Nimeguen, for the pmpofe
of enahitng him to co-operate with Pichegru, lltould
nccelsiry require.
Three melsenger* arrived yefterday with dif
patches from the Britiih army at Vienna and Ber
lin. The only intelligence that has tranfpired with
refpect to the fuuaiiou of the Britifh troops is, that
they remain at Olhahurg. When the m*fsengers
came away Itragglers Were Isill coming in, who
Ipeal; to the higheft terms of the humanity of the
French to the foldiers who funk on the march, dif.
pitited by fitch continued dilafters, and exhaufted
l>v fo long a privation of reft, and necefsary food.
I On Lite lOih, a letter was read in the Convecti
Jrnm R''i’reffof the trench pt00<e
,n Holland, gmng account of the manner in whfck
thepeop^ ot HolUnd have begun the imp" nt
work ot their regeneration. * nC
7 he grand fleet of France is returned into nort
We cannot Hate the precile day, but in theM •
teur of the ,7rh ml,ant, are the names of Britilh'
Dutch, and bparnlh ttlsels taken by the Fre-ch’
of Which f,'“0t D'VCmbCr lalt’the recapitulaVioa
Prizes tr.fcen by the different fhips cr
Prizes taken by rhe Grand fleet
Prizes burnt In- ditto ^4
" >9
Yefterday difp.itcbes were received by the Seer/
ranes of State from Lord Malmlbury in Hanover*
An Ault nan meisenger alfo brought the rcfolution
of the Emperor, relpecring the nnuiher of forces he
meaat to bring into the field next campaign.
A mef«eager alfo arrived with dilpauhes from
the Britilh army. We underhand the head quar
ters are removed to Munlter, but the line of the ad
vanced poll* hilt continue behind Ema. We are
happy to hate, that many i r the folcfiers w|i0 h,<>d
been mifsing, have Ante joined their refpectiv
corps,- and of thofe who dropped through fatioue
or excefsive cold, fuch as fell into the hands ot ihe
enemy, received every pofsihle fnccour, and not oiia
pcrilhed whole life they could fave. But few pr\,
vat« letters have been received, and Ive are ftiU be.
hind with our regular correfpondence. our advice*
being dated Jthe znh ult.
match 3. 1 lie accounts brought from Ireland,
?? ina'* velterday, are rruly important._
c »»°1'£3tc*les lrom England, in the bant! writing
ot M; Pttt, llgnifying hi, Majefty's command to
, r . t'ltzwiniam to itop the progrefs of the Cs
tholtc hill tor the repeal of the Convention act, and
to retnltate the perlons who had been turned out of
oftce, arrived thereon Wcdnefday lalt, the 2.-th
u , th' dilpatches, we urrderftand, contain
ed a.commtfsion. in cafe Earl Firzwilliam ihould
reel lutltfpofed to comply with this preempt,,, y
mandate, for the appointment of Lords ! u ft ices to
he the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Jut,ices of the
Kings Bench, the Speaker of the Houle of Com
niona, and the Primate.
Th e was the report of the higheft political cir
cles in Dublin, and the friends of Lord Fitypibfiiti
■laid that they It a ci ronfidemial letters lrom ivir.
Pitt, afsuring them ih„r the mmitms for the intro
duction of thole bills into Parliament, as well as
the diimifsion of Mr. Berrrford, Mr. Wolfe, and
Mr. Toler, had been done in direct ct.nt tjdiction of
tha agreement made with Earl Fhzwilliam ; and
that torefreingthe reflation of the Lord Lieute
nant, his Majeliy hat! been gracioufly pleafed m put
the Office in comniifsinn. Earl Camden wasmenri
™'“ ,n lhc la"'« circles as the penon likely to fuc
Nothing can equal the fhnrk of the furprize
which this ail patch gave the Iriih nation, in the
1 oufe of Commons, on Thnrfda, Ulr, the iff li
ult a motion was made for an addrefs to Earl Kitz
willtam. declaring that he polselsed the confidence
or that Houfe, and ftrajing hint to continue in the
lituai ion of Lord Lieutenant. This motion produ
ced an interefting converfation, in which Mr. Pon
lonhy laid, that the time -wai hit yd come for giving
the necefsary explanations of the reports rirculat
tng; but, hetrufted, the time tva, Kit djftant, when
they would 'at fully explained, and, he hoped, fatit
faflorilj, to the honour of all parties. In the mem
time he rrquefred that the gemlemem would with
draw their motion, which was accordingly done.
The Lord Lieutenant did nnt lofe a moment in
fending off a melsenger with his refignaticn of the
office, and fixing the day for h'ts departure. Lin.
lefs the whole-of the arrangements which he avers
were made before his fetting out from Fngland,
and upon which he has literally acted, lhall be con
firmed, he may lie expected tn England in a week or
ten days from this date.
1 hu is not to be confidcrcd as an ordinary change
comprehending no other ronreqaence than that of
the triumph of one party over another. It involves,
in the opinion of wile and enlightened ftatefmen.
THE TATE OF IRELAND.
March 6. On Sunday laft a courier was difpatch
ed from Dublin, ftating, that Mr. Grattan, and fir
John l’arnell were to fet out for England the next
day to hear tcftimony to the true terms of the a.
greement made between earl Fitzwilliam and Mr.
Pitt, for the government of Ireland. They were
witnefses of the arrangement, and they come to
prove that the articles have been faithfully kept by
earl Fitzwilliam to the latter, and that Mr. Pitt,
in the violent ntcafure whirl) has thrown Ireland
into fuel) diforder, and which threatens its repara
tion from the Britilh crown, is as contrary to per
fonal honor as it is to public policy. The friends
to Mr. Pitt deny this charge, and the parties are
now ranged in oppolition to each other, breathing
mutual defiance.
Merck 9. Lord Grenville has had a conference
with the two Dutch commiflioners, at the conciu
fion of which the latter fent off their fecretary ?»
the Hague, to give an account of the anlwer of the
Englilh mjnifrer. It is faid that his anfwer was,
“ that the Bi itifh government would deliver up the
Dutch vefsefs feized, and tak« off the embargo, as
(oon as the Dutch fhould deliver up^theEnglilb vef
lels taken by the French in the ports of Holland ;
that this was grounded on fair and juft principles ;
for the ftates general either were the fovereigns of
the united States, and could reftore the 111ips actu
ally in their ports, or they were a conquered peo
ple, now making a parr of France, and their pro
perty was legal feizure."