Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-08-05
LATEST FoREIcV NEWS.
LONDON, Nav, ai.

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The werksin the harbour Of Boalogne
are carving on increasingly. night and
day. The men work by torchlisht. =
Accounts from Jersey, Of the 2sthinst.
state, that two French transport, full of
troops have been captured BY our crai-
GERS IN La Baye d. Augueme--their de.
stination IS not mentioned. These ac-
counts add, that great hustle prevailed
at S.. Malo, firing out privateers. -
he account Transmitted a few day ago
from Plymouth OF so many Of our ar;i6-
GERS and scamsn being employed at
Brest, iftrne, is Of the most melancho-
" and alarming nature. Ii would certain-
y be becoming in parliament TO inves-
tigate the original cause Of this national:
misfortune. NE y II, ..sz IT. , III
st]e May 90. -. / .s1s
The proceeding last night in the house
OF commons, were particularly interest.
ing and important. Mr.. Fes made his.
promised motion for an address 10 HIS
Majesty, to avail himselfof the profess.
edmediation Of Russiato settle the differ
ences between this country and France i,
and in the course Of the discussion
which ensned, Lord Hawkesbury can.
didly stated the readiness Of his Maies-
tvs ministersto explain their views to !,
the eonrto of ST. Petersburg, and readily
to accept the mediation Of that power.
But his lordshi?repeated what he had
mentioned before, that no direct or pre-.
else offer ofmediation had been offered
on the partof Russia; itwas merely of The
slightest species of assurance of media
ton. Il Was however, admitted, that
meanwhile, the contest into which we
have again been obliged oentgr should
be prosecuted with yigour, until yiews
Of mediation shall have been realized I
apd'in consequence Of Lord Hawkesba-
rvs candid statement MIR. Fox with.
drew his motion. 81. !
Private letters from the Hague, saw
= The French army assembling near
Nimegnen, has for rs ostensible desti-
nation the Electorate Of Hanover, but |
Il Is a curious fact, that this army IS en-
camped upon the same ground, where
in 1868, the then Prince of Orange, az.
teswards king William III. under pre-
tenee Of interfering in the dispute then
subsisting between Prince Clement Of
Bavaria and the Cardinal Of Fursten-
berg, colleetedthe army with which he in
November il the same year invaded
England. Tits true, that the Prince Of
Orange had feet ofs6 sail of men Of
war to escort his transports :butit is e.
qualify true, that the Corsican disposer
Of the lives and the liberties Of French
men, cares less about the loss Of whole
armies, than the Prince did for The safe.
ty,of one singie regiment.
Without any intent TO alarm you I
have heard from good authority, thar
. French emissaries have for some days
been busy il taking an account of the &
numbcrs, the names and the tonnage Of
All vessels. even schnits, in our dilEcr-
ems harbeurs and that they have in the
same manner tried 70 procure the names
and the humber ofour sailor, = but ID
this they have been disappointed, IS Ill
our sailora are atfa<hsl 40 the prince Of 1
Orange, and det<st the French, and have
therefore already begun tosdesert aud to
conceal themselves. Some odicial en-
coufagemsnt from England, 81 this peril