The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1793-07-01

with three battaons of infantry ,and Two touadrons
of cavalry, notwithstanding koijheim was then
vlgorou4ly attacked; i'll fine the French were reD1!
led In all parts. The number Of priloncrs is not yer
known. The killed Oh the enenly's Gde are much
more numerous than ours they left eco at leafr
eattered about in different places we have loft on
~ 70 men j; 10 that notwithstanding the non i'm
rortance OF this rencountfe cannot help efteeming
1t as freih proof of the deciive iuperority which
his ma eftv's arms will ever obtain Over thoe of r
enemies
Dumourier has declared that he would hav. g.
we'd the life of Louis XVI. if he could have fonpd
one man OF hrlnnels and courage in the whole Ma
tlohdl Convention, the majority of whom were
royalHts IN their hearts. What fevere rejection
is this upon the character of the French nation
May f. M1nliters yeiterday received letters from
France, by the way Of Dieppe and Brighthe mfooe.
itailng, that on Friday lalt, the a6th inf The Gil
fohae party had gained complete triumph over
the JAcobn faction-and thatDantonR ODER tlrierre.
MAra, and many others had been mafsacred -1bae
they had appointed Executive Council. and
that they were IN full pofsrJon of the Government
This news Mr.. Pitt read TO the Committee atsem
Nied tor cohllderIng CT the Of Sitting the diE
ordered q edit vi The country F.; ard Lord Grenviiie
mentioned II IT tho Eouie oi Lords but neither If
them de'ared that il ea,c 70 teir hands uoou AL
thorlty lhat they cov:d implicitly ;ra:t
1t IS land that the leadj2g r4emb-rs of the Execu-
tive Council OF france are we'll dispoced TO oH-r
terms o. peace to this country, amull on any con-
dltIons. In all the debates in tie National Con-
Ven1on' the Menbers ieen To be particularly guard
ca Ill iher eAPrehIons ec3cerning ibis couht7y aud
1t well known M dc Chauvelin has hacn very un-
EraelonAy received in France from the opinion en-
tertalned that he 100 inpetuous in lis Eeia,i.
our towards cur Court, by whieh he precipitafed
ms country into Il is further fad, ,hat the
COMMITTEE Of General defence 10 Paris was reduced
IS 10 ~ order 10 conduct the public sfars in ec4
neral, and ne2nciaon With This County in parl4-
cular, wlfh Piivaoy.
The itoeks ye!ter'1sy had zice of above ore Per
cent. owing TO report hat peace would (pecdly
take place This report, however, founded on ,e1-
dited.
MAY 7. Intelligence IS in town from Paris Of 70
late date as The z7lh, when all remained in iu!len
tranquility The report respecting the a1e Of the
graneries was that they contained fufficient G.p-
ply Of corn for fortnight, The Eoy al family uele
ate aud In health
Recruiting for he armies Continued in the capt.
tai! bur IN Tie provinces ilevery where nc. cppo-
itien 40
II aPfcars TO be the determination of France in
NE entHiEg campaign TO entirely The defcn-
five thus FIRMLY occupied, it is generally confder-
ed. that they will be enabled exhAut the patience
OF their numerous enemies
The opinion greatly gains ground that il is the
object of the Executive Council of France TO conc-
lla1e mea{urcs with England, Holland and Spain.
"a rory yum II sdte ldiieO from IadlZ tor the Ea-
vsnnah, The zslh of March, with orders for the Spa
nif] aeet there, which conhfs of nine ihips of the
line and tour triga S, 10 lake'on boa I'd body of
the land forces, for an attack on ST. Domingo
The fame letter itates, that the PruA.ans ccr-
manaed BY Gen. Wurler have been beaten by the
French hear Landau
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
BY the Flanders mail which arrived this morning.
we have received the following official account, da-
ted Offend, the 18TH infant: The paG se OF tie
poit for letters France which was thur is aaain
opened by way of Menin and Lie: and in con!e-
quence the two la(r French mails enr from Ercard,
have been paied into France.'
French papers, of the date of the aft, had reach
ed Bruh7 Is From thefe it appears, that Paris is in
mott dreadful itate. Executions were frequent
every day-perions arrefSed upon the Aiehteit lul.
plclon, were dragged to prifon-the popuace, in a
tate OF famine, were clamorous for bread urround-
ing the houtes of the bakers and utterne the moft
dreadful threats.
Marat had been mpeached by the Convention,
but he has frrong party both in it and in Paris
he Jacoblns were again acquiring itrength, and
every thing threatened the mott dreadful connlo1i-
The feeond lon of Philip Egalire having been