country from Bois le Due to Lier, .was
clear of the cnemjt ; and that the French
force {till at B'eda, amounted to 4000,
and that at Gertruydenberg to 2500 men.
rHfl'e, the place at which the French
army has retreated to, is in Austrian Ne
theilands, ir. Hamault, 8 miles S. VV. of
Btufaels, and 2 3 N. of Mons.]
Accounts are aifo received that Deilt
was taken on the 20th in the attack by
Colonel Mylins ; that a conliderable ma
gazine was left by the French at Lou
vain ; and that, in the afFair of the 22d,
the Auftrians had 1000 men killed and
wounded, and the French had 4QPQ kill
ed.
Accounts have bsen received here from
the Prince of Saxe-Cobourg, dated Biei
beck, near Louvain, the *3 d initanc,
itating, that 011 the preceding day he
had attacked the French, who were ad
vantajjeoufly ported between Tireletriont
and Louvain ; That the engagement was
long and obstinate ; but that the Freach
were beat, and driven beyond Luuvain,
and were then polled behind the Dyie,
between Louvain and JJruffeU,
March 30.
Intelligence has been received here,
that the citadel of Namur, is taken by the
Anftrijhs, and that a conliderable body
of the Aaftnan troops has been detached
from that place to join the Prince of Saxe-
Coßourg's army.
LONDON, April j,
Teller Jay Aifpatches from Holland were
re'rmcd at the, ■Jbcrelary offlute's office, the
fubjiance of which <we underfland to be—
That the garrifoas of Breda and Gertrvy
denberg surrendered by capitulation on the
28 th lilt, that the troops of the Bat avian
legion in both places, were included in the ca
pitulation on the fame terms with the French,
and that both were allowed to march out
with the honors of war, and take the route
for. France.
'The fame difpatihes arid, that advices had
sen received from B ruffe!s, dated the 2ijth,
it which time it was known there that Du-~
nourier having left his pojl at Halle, was
ontinuing his retreat to Valenciennes, and
hilt the Aujirians had taken pojfeffton. of
Antwerp, Namur and Mons.
Letters, vie know not by what mode of
tonveyance, have been received, dated March
2j, at which lira? ctll was perfectly quiet.
Of all the military characters employed in
the continental war, the duke of Brunfwick
has been the mojl unfiiccefsful. Prince Co
iourg has gained honor by his late fuccrjfes—
Dumourier and Clairfayt have added to their
reputation as generals, both by vi&ory and de
feat ; but the J Juke of Brunfwick added no
thing to his laurels by his irruption into
France, and by his retreat lojl them all.
Ofiend was entirely evacuated by the
French on Saturday lajl. Several v.'Jfels were
taken therein. The garr'tfon conjified of 2000
men, now retreating towards France.
Two regiments of French emigrants are
to be raised in England. Commanders, mar
quis de Choifeul, and the duke d'Harcourt.
Gen. Dumourier has requejled of general
Clairfayt, a trice and conference —the requejl
was anfwertd— 1 ' Prepareyourfelf for bat
tle, / am after you."
Gen. Cujline, on the 20th March attacked
neae Stormberg, a party of 500 Prussians,
and dejeatedthem. The Prussians however,
fought with great obfliuacy and ejfeß.
Philadelphia, May 15.
Sunday last the (hip Morning Star, Captain
RogerKean, arrived fro»n Havre de Grace,
which port he left the 28th March, and brings
Paris papers as late as the 25th.
Letter from the Minister of War to the Prefi
dent of the Convention, dated 2 id March.
I have received a letter from O'neral Du
monrier, which I have communicated to the
Committee of general defence, that announ
ces to me a copfiderahle desertion, and the
misfortune is confirmed by the CommilTaries
t'om the Convention in Selg'a. I took im
mediately all the meafuies in mv power to
flop the evil. The foUliern commit pillages
and continue robberies, which alienate the
affections of the inhabitants, at a time when
we have the pre.iteft interest to u<e. a contra
ry fpirtt. 1 have given orders to the Gens
d'Armerie to purl'ue and to bring back the
defcrters.
1 have caofed the military law anil courts
martial to be put in »t>rc« ; but they are not
fliScient. I look on it as one of the moil el
fential ohjetls of importance, that the Na
tional Convention past military laws during
the nar. Thcie meafiives become more ur
gent, it this moment, than ever; for without
tbein, there can b; iioarmy.
Another letter from the fame minifler
I here'vi?!; com;iHini( ate to the Convention,
the letters mil d:fpatt'.v: whtch X have re
ceiyeJ from Gsi. Dursiourier. Altirj' alarm
ing as they may appear, the Convention will
fee that the intrepidity of the French fcliiers
is not abated.
Cony of a lette" from General BuMourier,
dated at Tire!emon% Marc. s . 19.
u It is with great pain, citizen Hii'iifter,
that 1 communicate to you an account of the
check which I have received. You mud have
Teen, by. my letters of yesterday, t'.ut my 9'V
feritiments are I >ut too truly jnftitied, on. £\-
count of" the news which I have received'X,
the dangers at Nsunmy in the approach of a
corps of about id,003 men, who directed
themfelve* towards BrufTells and Louvain.
I had doubts that it would not have been iw
my power to preferv© the public good, with
out d'.{lodging, the .enemy from the camfi*it-
Nervengen. I have made, in consequence,
an attack on the left wing of the enemy ; ivw
centre diviiion made their attack on Nerven
gen, and my ieft, commanded by Miranda and
Cbampmorin, attacked the village ;
Ihe right, and centre of the army had some
fuccef ;, although the infantry was twice re
pilled, and driven iaom the village of Ner
vengen. The ei't wing proving unfortunate,
their retreat was made with confufion till be
hind Tirelemont, or perhaps a little further;
The MareOiaU de Camp Mielen was killed,
who commanded the artillery, and two gene
ral officers were wounded in the flight, and
fundrv pieces of cannon taken, amongfl which
there were three 12 pounders.
•" I was ignorant of this derangement, and
I had prepared an attack for to-morrow to
complete vi-ftory. And uneasy at not hear
ing from Miranda, and barring minimus
that he had retired, I quitted the victorious
p,trt of the field in the evening, to learn the
situation of the left w~iug, and was afioiillhed
it >t to find'one of the corps on my way to Tir
lement. I gave order to Miranda to resume
hi* pufi <m St. Margarita t»c»*
ver the retreat.
" I fend you, citizen, minister, a letter
from Vilence, who was wounded ; and who
is now on his way to Bruflells. laiti going
back to the eamp of Louvain to cover Bruf
fells and Malines. -1 cannot d.llimulate that
the evil of disorganization is at its I
fiar for the event of this retreat, in a coun
try, where we have aggravated tiie inhabi
tant-;, by pillage and the ii discipline "of tie
troops. I will do all I can to save the army,
who place in me the utifioft confidence, and I
will abide by their judgment 1 will submit
myfelf to the most severe examination, and
I will demand a court martial to judge of my
cohduft. Two happy if the facnfice of my
life can be of utility to the glorious cause of
Liberty! and I {hall fight till I die, or am con
demned by the patriots. I fear not the judg
ment of my Fellow Citizens, or the reproach
ofpofterity. You will fee that our loss hi
been confiderabje, about 2DOO men. I mufl
pass the utmod praise on the braved foldiei <
of the u»iverfe, Imt we are in -want of e«pe
rienced officers. 1 propose a fupprelTion o'
the mode of electing them. This mode give;
neither tulenrs nor confidence, and will neve
prod uce i'ubo: dination.
The ininifter lent the copy of a letter i<-oni
Genera! Dumourier to General du Val. Tie
letter is wrote from the camp of Campeachie,
dated 20th March. The following is the sub
stance :
Send me, my dear General, the corps of
troops which you promised me, to replace the
4odo cowai d*, who abandoned me, and fnatch
ecl from my hand the irtoft certain victory.
" I beat the enemy, on the 18th, all day
long, in the famou r . field of Nervinde. The
enemy left us poiTeffion of the field. When
I had learned the cowardice of my left wing,
the enemy wanted to attack my right wing,
which was commanded by Valence—the cen
tre by Egalite ; but I have rallied the left
wing. The right and centre sustained the
combat. —I have, in the pre/ence of the ene
my, made a fafe retreat to Campeachie,
where I cxpedfc to be attacked to-morrow.*' i
The Convention ordered, that the minister
of war take information, refpe&ing the cow
ards who atted badly on the day cf the 18th.
The ConimiiTaries feot to Angiers, write
from that city, that they are in pursuit of the
rebel",, who will soon be exterminated,
Our forces, fay they, are re-united every
day, andfrefti troops daily arriving trom all
quarters. We will pursue the enemy on both
iides Loire, and we will re-eftabl.fh the com
munication between Nantz and Angiers.
A company of Chalieurs from the Girar.de,
well equipped, presented themfetves to the
Convention, took the oath, and marched off
to the frontiers.
Caitain Kean Taw a itifli frigate off Ha
vre as he cams out, but on {heiving the Ame
rican flag, the frigate took no further notice
of him.
Pa.Tengers in the M riling Star : Stephen
Sayre, El'q; his lady and lon, Mr. Callow,
Monfieurs Hi bout and Marfau, and a fami
ly offteerage pafl'engeis.
From a Boston paper of May 8.
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE
" You wi!! perccive by the papers how
extremely difficult it is to obtain the ti uth
refpeClinp the affaiis of the contintnt. —
That the campaign has opened bloodily,
cannot be doubted : There has been seve
ral general engagements ; I fay general,
from the great numbeis engaged, and the
killed. The firft was early in the month
the particular I have already detailed.—
The 2d was on the 16th, 1 and 18th
of March. The 2 firft days were not
ftamed with much blood, an the combin-
399
Ed forces retreated to take advantage of
the ground. On the 18th the French
gaye battle with great spirit. The com
bined forces received them with tirmnels,
and tire cont,eft for 11 hours was doubt
ful. At length vi&ory dcclated in tavor
of the Aui'tiyans. I have fcen the Atif :
triau official accounts of this action.—
1 hat of the Prince Saxe Cobouig is the
ccolelt, and melt impartial, by that you
•will fee the French only retreated to their
lirlt politio The (laughter mult have
been confideraWe on both lides. I will
not mention numbers, as I really believe
luve rightly ascertain
ed. The latter was'<pn the 2zd of Match
between the advance guard of the Auf
trianaud French armies near JLouvain.—
The accounts of it were received here on
thf 26th, and were contradicted in the
Mdrning Chronicle of the 27th, and in
several other papers. On the 29th the
accounts were renewed ; and on the 30th
it was published here by authority. So
the event may be relied on j the lola 011
cach fide is as usual varionfly reported ;
theliighe.il make the killed on both lides
amount to above 5000.
"We have much intelligence here of
riotr, plots of counter-revolutionsand in
furredtions in Fiance j many of thejii too
ridiculous to deceive even a dupe to the
famous bottle-conjurer's fuheine. I believe
.there has been some discontents at Lyons
d riling in Britany, and a few other pla
its j but tlvy excite but little apprehen.
Hon in the convention, whose intrepidity
and firmnefs encreafe according to the
dangers which funound them.
" Bufinefa here has fuffcred a derange
ment from the aimed innumerable bank
ruptcies that daily take place. The hou
fts here which have failed aie said to be
at lea!t two millions sterling. By the
London Gazette you will fee that the in
fe£lion has reached Liverpool, Bristol,
and several other places, to the irretriev
able deftruftion of many small houses.
" AsmtlTrs. Lane, Son and Fraziei,
have very considerable connexions in A
merica, I (hall submit to you the proprie
ty of publilhig the following advertise
ment, which appeared in the papers of
this day—viz. " Allperfons holding bills
or notes, drawn, accepted, or endorsed
iby-the .bouse of Lane, Son and Fraeier,
■and all persons having demands on the
said house, are requested to fend the full
particulars of such bills, notes and de
mands refpeftively, to A. and J. Wefton,
No. 31, Fennchurch street.
" Rely on my assiduity to give you cor
real information. Opinions and conjec
tures 1 fiiall be fpaiing of."
Yesterday arrived here the privateer schoon
er Citizen Gsneft—flie has captured the brig
Capt. BafTett of St. Vincents, bound to
this port.
We are informed the privateer has taken
* fcho.)ner bound to Philadelphia, from New-
Providence—-on board of which there were
two thousand dollars in specie.—Also a sloop,
making with the ship from Glasgow four pri
ces.
Sunday came into this port the ship William
of Glasgow, captured by the privateer citiz< n
Geofrft about jo days ago. She was bound to
ih© Potowmack. and is the fitft veflTci captured
bpthe Citizen Gene ft.
On Saturday morning about i o'clock this
fcity was alarmed with ihc cry of fire # which
broke out in the (hop of Mr. Morrow, gunfmnh,
in Third near Ch« fnut-Sireet, in the neighbor
hood of the two banks, and contiguous to the
office of the Secretaiy of ihc Treasury. The
wind was at N. E. and fortunately almotl calm,
but the fire raged with great violence and gain
ed considerably before the engines could be
brought to check it : about two o'clock how
ever the flames were nearly subdued.
The principal futtereis on this occasion were
Mefl". R. Mason, Morrow, Douglafs, Craig,
Shively and Hay.
The fpiiit of the citizens was never more con
spicuous than on this occasion; their a&ivity
was united, and under Providence, exerted to
great effect. — Several buildings enveloped in
fire, were in a manner snatched from the ra
ging clement.
Mr. Mason is entitled to an uncommon por
tion of (ympathy, upon tins occasion, having,
only twelve hours before, loft his eld; ft son,
Mr. Benjamin Mason, merchant of this city, by
'* iudden ind'.fpofitioii. This promifi-.g, young
man whose manners endeared him cu all hi* ac
quaintance, went from his lather's hdul'e in ap
parent good health, on Friday morning, and
was a corpfc between one and two o'clock.
fc * Affi ftions rife not out of ihc dull nor trou
bles spring from the ground."
A number ot citizens had a meeting on Sa
turday last, for the purpose of ; fiifting their fcl
!ow-c»tizens who fuffcred by the abo. e c«lami.
ty, and chofc committees in the feveial wards
to receive fubferipttons forth.* purpofr.
Lnnrlon, April 3
The committee appointed to receive fu'i
fcriptinns for the relief of the fufi'erer* bv fie
late fire are to reeet t»-m<irro\v evenivj 7
o'clock at the City-Hall
We areiffmed thji me American plmipo.
terwiarirs at the court oT MidriH, have licgocM
tc<t a It rat y with Spain rrfpuamg the ejvigj
lioa of the river Miililipp'.
cc 'vi ,vi uk rc a no.vs,
Tiit United Statei are an a?fylum to the peo
ple f>» t it ii lt of ibe gii'Le—huc.e the adoption
of the new con It i tut ion, oat] i lie org miration of
the general govermnem, the emigration* to this
country h,ivc encreaied beyond all calculation.
Ihe feeurity 10 fipei ty, property, p Hun «>d
life, enjoyed under the aufpnia of this sure tur[
happy conftr.urion, a*e ftt i k'ih emeuls vwh _ i
h;»ye operated To po*.vi-i *n!l v on Iru 4 nnfuls oi
< vcry inriuftrious enM^MUf—ihis >-
cunty is ar ihc preHiu rootntnl mj<i\\d- tu tut
htgh< ft pe»Ject ; on, and we irulfr wiii continue c»
long a* the 41 fun (htnc«, o» i!ie liv_tj> ;iiu."
The.'rfforts tnade bv the rclllef* Cons o f ami a-
lion and violrticr, 10 Tow the feeds of discord —
to weaken the peneral confidence in tht f.ee:y
ele&ed offic its of ihe people—nav, lo spirts u.r
individuals and aflTociated bodies, 10 ailume the
powers of the executive, and to exerciJe a Num
mary vengeance on particular pcrfons, whom
malice or ptivatc pique may ftigilialtae wil \
oppi6hi ious epithets, must : eet the exe'irai .oo
of every friend to the inteicfh ana honor ot the
Union.
1 here are ppr r ons among us who aflume Phe
appellations of Patriots and Kcpublican*, and
yet are, conifantly pubhfhing the molt abusive
flandcrs againit men in otiict, who hold their
appointments on the mod honorable tenure, the
unsolicited (uftragesof a majority of their fellow
citizens. Sorely such republicanism can hardly
be said to he Jkin-deep.
A murder wa« commuted the 29th ulr. in
Beiklcy county, Virginia, on a poor labouring
man by the name of Johnfton, the perpetrator*
were a James Conoway, and ■ • - M'Cflbe,
the lattei ihot {ohftiton with a pittol, put iuio
his hands by Connown 1 , who is commuted to
gaol, M'Cabe made his efespe.
The commencement of the Pup'ls belonging
to the Young Ladies' Academy of Phi lad Iphia,
will be held ,at ten oVlock Jn the forenoon on
this day, the inftau;, at the M.modiit
Chuich in FouuU Sireef.
Married, on Timrfday evening'l.iff, by the
right, reverend bHhop White, L;rtib<rt Cad,
wrlla<ler, Efij; to Mils Mary M'Call, daujh.'
ter ot Archibald M'CalJ, ;norchant of
this city.'
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