It is (hocking to remark,that by a fire
which lulled only a few hours, a ship was
blown up, reckoned to be worth one mil
lion of piasters, besides 200 men of the
crew, including M. de Goy, the Cap
tian who would not quit her.
This dreadful accident is said to have
been occasioned by a barrel of brandy be
ing set on fire by a light which wa3 burn
ing near it.
. To the above loss we mufl add, that of
a great quantity of live ltock, and all
kind* of proviGon, destined for Toulon.
VIENNA, Dec. 6.
We learn, that the Empress of RutTia,
under the guarantee oi Great Britain aitd
Awftria, has obtained froin the Porte the
Jpng wifocd for conlent, to pass the Dar
danelles with a Ruiiian fleet,and thereup
on pronjifed to take a more deci'ive part
in the war agiiiul France.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 8.
A fubfeription has been opened to fur
mfh the combined army between Stras
bourg and Frankfort,'with pruvifions, and
fnch things as it may want ; and Frank
fort alone has offered to do it, out of gra
titude, and to let an example to others.
In Alsace, Wuraifur has been entreat
ed to permit the pcafants to arm them
feltes, which had not hitherto been grant
ed ; and a cordon will be formed albrig
the Rhine, and between the Eledtoral
Coui t and Landgrave of Hefie Caffel,
who is Colonel of the Upper P.hine.
•At Strasbourg' all wtlo will not agree
to the new irreligious principles arc per
fected ; and it is affirmed that Baron'
Abepkirch, who refilled to conform to
the new Faith was murdered !
General Kalkreuth is in a state of con
▼alefcence at Neuftadt.
A violent cannonade was heard ycfter
day and to day, which it is believed came
from the environs of ijtndau, or from
Bergzabern, where the Prince of liuheii
lohe is.
December 11
Since the late decisive engagement in
the Duchy of Deux Pants,' in which
the Duke of Brunt wick himftlf was slight
ly wounded* nothing particular has hap
pened in that quarter. The Camiaqncls,
however, take such mrafitres ne;ir Saar
and BJi, fs, as may enable them to r epeat
ere long, their attempts to break into
Germany.
Letters from Italy (late, t
county of Nice, the campaign is ended
for this year. General Stafoldo, who for
the betterprotection of the valley of Sture,
had advanced into the French territory,
has, by the great quantity of fnovv; been
compelled to fall back, and to fend his
troops into wintei quarters.
Before the commencement of the ac
t:on of the his Serene Highne{j the
Duke of Brunfwick addrefled his army to
the following effect:—" This is the mo
ment to convince the Universe, that the
Prufiian troops are worthy of the glory'
which they formerly acquired. The ftle
of Germany is in your hands, and
upon the event of this battle, I proffiife
you not to quit the field while one soldier
ft:.;! remain ; and, as it becomes me, you
thall ever find me in the poll of danger at
your head-"
Tht. whole army, fired by this address,
(truck the ground with their firelocks, and
the Duke was personally engaged in every
attack.
PARIS, December 13
The living, despoiled of their property
andweahh, and no longer*offering tempta
tion and spoils to the pubKS depredators, the
latter have discovered a new mine of wealth,
by digging up the graves and robbing the
dead. With this view, the Mini.ler of War
has proposed tli'at all the churches, and bury
ing places (houfcl tfe iearched for leaden cof
fins.
Madame du Barre was executed on the 9th
inft. in the evening, on the Place de la Re
volution. Her behaviour was by no means
firm. The executioner was under the ne
cessity of supporting her in his arms during
the whole way. Being arrived at the foot of
the fcafTold, the two aiTiftants of the execuj*
tioner were obliged to lift her upon it.
When they were at the point of fattening
her on the plank, she exerted all her strength
and ran to the other fide of the fcafTold. She
was soon brought back and tied. Her head
was immediately struck off.
LONDON, Dec. 18.
Copy of a Letter from his Royal Hlghnefs
the Duke of York, to the Lord Provost of
Edinburgh.
" Tournay, Dec. 3, 1793.
" My Lord,
" I tike the earliest opportunity in ~.y
power of acknowledging the receipt of your
Lordship's letter of the Bth of Nov. and of
returning my sincere thanks, as well as tfcofe
ot the troops I have the honor to command,
for your very liberal prcfent of 5000 flannel
waistcoats, and a bale of socks. The infor
mation of this, as well as the several other
fuhferiptions let on foot in Great Britain for
the relief and comfort of the soldiers, has
been received by them with eve.-y sentiment
of gratitude.
" They have conducted themfclves, in all
the trials of the campaign, with patience and
with courage ; and I flatter myfelf, they will
never prove unworthy of the gv.-nerolity of
their countrymen.
44 i am, my Lord, yours,
FREDERICK."
To the rig 'it bon the Lord Provoji
of C5*V.
December 26.
Saturday, Lord Howe attended the board
of admiralty ; and it was yelterday confi
dently reported, that his Lordftiip had relign
ed the command of the Channel fleet.
By the American fbip Sarah, Capt. Jack
fen, jult arrived from India, we learn, in ad
dition to the India news received over-land,
that Marquis Cornwallis had taken poflefiion
or Chandernagore, as well as of five French
ih osin the river, fomeof which had nearly
eiiccted their lading for Eu-ope.
Tlieir names are Le Deux Amis, La St.
Dominique, Chundernagore schooner, and
Le Const ance and Nestor foows.
When the last packet left Oftend, the Hef
fiau troops were embarking\here to join the
Earl Ox Moira at Guernfev.
UNITED STATES.
NEW-YORK, March 10.
A letter from Niagaia, dated Jan. 29,
fays—Since writing the above, an Ex
press arrived from Detroit, brings the fol
lowing accounts, viz.—That the Indians
and American Army had engaged each
other; and, that the former loft 1500,
and the latter 800 men ; but the former
has fuffered a TOTAL DEFEAT.
' Col. England, of the 24th Regiment,
has sent down to know whether he is to
oppose the American Army or not, and
prevent them from building a Fort on the
River Detroit, as it stems they have
marched with that intention.' ,
A. B. Capt. Raton <wbo is arrived here,
left Hedii-£>uarters January 22.
Communication,
A correfpordent recommends to his
countrymen tiie perufd of thecorrrefpond
encies between our Executive and the
Enghlh and French Minifterßj lately
li'Vd by order of the House of Represen
tatives, and fold by Francis Childs, & Co.
Theie pamphlets contain, not only a state
ment of fadis and claims, in the contro
verts between the refpeftive nations, but
a fund-of diplomatic knowledge, very ufe
ful to Americans, who arc young in ne
gociation. Mr. Jeflerfon's letter on the
lubjeft of Mr., Genet's recall, has been
universally admired. Not lei's to be ad-
answer to• Mr.. Hammond's
ftatetnrnts, arguments
anl!wj • , the American Secreta
ry has an infinite advantage over his An
tagonilts. . , - • •. :<
n the
By this Day's Mail.
A'. W YORK March 12th.
By Captain Brooks who arrived here
on Monday from St. Croix, we learn,
that the Judge of Admiralty at St. Kitts
has declared explicitly that he will not
condemn American veffels,,under the new
inftruftions from the British ministry,
which wi re publilhed in yelierday's paper,
as he held them not binding upon him for
that purpose. This accotint confirms that'
from Mr. Clafon's Captain publilhed a few
days fin.ee ; and from the chara&er of
Captain Brooks and his supercargo, who
gives the fame account, we venture to pro
nounce the intelligence authentic.
At the fame time, we were aflurcd that
at Montferat, all American veflels arc
condemned, if they have on board any
coffee, sugar or cotton from the French
lflands y the judge being, as it is suppos
ed, concerned in the privateers that cap
ture them.
MORE OF TOULON.
REMARKS, after the abandonment
Amid the diverse pofikions of the fleet
during this night, either to be less exposed
to the fire of the enemy, or to facilitate
the embarkation of many families, who
came by droves, in boats, compaflion and
pity seized the hardest heart ; the most
;t(humane could not endure tlie cries of
many without yielding to their felicitati
ons. On this oceafion fathers called for
their children 5 husbands for their wives ;
and each one for. relations and friends.
Several plunged themselves into the sea,
to overtake the veflels which were getting
uuder way, a gieat number of whom
were drowned—some of them in despair,
seized their wives from their lying in beds,
to five them from the vengeful Infc of
their enemy.
This afpeft forced compassion even be
fore the hour of the horrid conflagration
had arrived ; all conduced with great se
crecy, not one of thofc fuccourt, which
could he procured for these unfortunates,
failed. They were all received on board ;
and there they had the consolation of fee
ing the rights of humanity fulfilled in their
refpeft.
To fee Toulon is to fee Troy; and the
comparison which such an afpeft causes
cannot be mitigated except by refledting,
that it is a punishment of God, fully me
rited by the henioufnefs of their crimes.
In fine, Toulon is loft—but it has not
been delivered to the enemy ! Nor' will
they find it more, nor the forts on the fea
(hores, which heretofore guarded the Me
diterranean coasts, and environs—and this
anfwars the fame purpose as if wc still held
possession. Madrid Gaz.
t NEW-LONDON, March 6.
Extras of a letter from Capi. T. Stillman,
J - J . M .
dated Moutferat, January 20.
5 " The most of the privateers of th
Engliih Islands have refortcd to this place
and made their Agent here, to bring in
qeutral vessels and Condemn them, because
they will not do it on the other Islands.
i find by examination that this is a law of
Montferat, and no where else. Veflels
coming- from England upon hearing of
this, directly come to this place, and feeing
thele Agents (whose names are Breeds)
tfcey immediately make them theirs also,
and then fail for Americans. Two such
have lately gone out, and have sent in
fcveral Americans who are condemned,
others are cruizing off Guadaloupe and
Martinique, and- may take the moll of
thf vefiels in those places, which we are
informed arc ail hundred In each of those
Iftands, unlas something is immediately
done.
" I would inform you that Capt. Let
ter of Norwich (whose fioop had been
taken and libelled) was on the morning
after his veflel was taken off by his mate
pitt into a most dismal jail among French
prifoher* snd negroes, but was by the pe
tition •>{ the Americans, liberated in three
day*i He is to wait for his trial till March
or April, and in. the mean time is without
friends, money or cloaths.
" This may give you some feint idea
of cur situation, and of our reception in
this place."
THEATRE.
OBSERVER No. X.
Mr. Fenno,
Last evening, the Player's at the New-
Theatre gave us the tragedy called Dougla/s,
and a comic opera called The Farmer.
The Observer noticed with great fatisfac
tion, the decorum and good behavior of the
persons in the Gallery; such gentlemanly de
partment does them much honor, is a credit
to their caiSitry, and such (hould be the con
ducSt of j yyil and free people.
The entertainment was, taking it together
good, The Observer asks the players a ques
tion, Is it impoffihle to speak louder, and to
articulate better > Mr. Whitlock, Mrs. Whit
lo'ck, and Mr. Fennel excepted, the a&ors in
the tragedy were not heard, so well as could
bewilhed. *
Mr. Moreton will do well to correct a ra
pidity in speech, which is a fault, peculiarly
so in him, as the Observer is led to believe he
can corredl it with cafe.
One word to the ladies apd gentlemen in
the boxes, who poflefs such extreme sensibili
ty, that in the middle of a tender and affec
ting'fentence or gesture, they are forced to
clap their hands like boy» in a mob. My
friends, your sensibility has an unnatural
mode of exhibition ; delicate sensibility, and
it would be infolentto suppose you pofTefled
sensibility without delicacy ; yes delicate {en
fibility, excited by grief, is rarely exprefTed,
by clapping hands.
The future numbers of the Observer, (hall
take up each acftor, and incident of the ref
peftive entertainments ; and in a few words
detail merit and demerit, notwitjithe cruel
ty of a critic or enemy, but with a kcred re
gard to truth.
**'■ Erratum'—in the poetry in yeftep
day's. paper, ioth line from the bottom tor
read move.
Mr. Madison's i clMutions wir; this day
takea up in th.- House of Reprefentativei
—the Houie in Committee of the whole
—A motion was made by Mr. Nicholas
to amend the second resolution, by stri
king out the words " Europe a nation*
having no commercial treaty with the U
ni'ted States," for the purpose of insert
ing " Gr.-.dt Britain." , The discussion
of this motion, took up the principal
part of the time, and was at length de
termined in the affirmative. No question
was taken on the resolution as amended.
By the latest arrival at New-York from
the Island of Jamaica, we are informed
that the inhabitants of Leogane have
signed a capitulatiop limilar to that acced
ed to by the inhabitants of jeremie. The
Britilh force at present there, is one com
pany of the royal artillery, commanded
by captain Smith, and a battalion compa
ny of th< 13th Regiment, by Captain
Bradlhaw.
The latest accounts from Jeremie,
which was in a state of perfect quiet, men.
tion that the Baron Montalambert had, in
the neighbourhood of Tiburon, given the
freebooters a severe beating, and driven
in their advanced posts.
SHIP NEWS,
The following is a hit of the American
vessels taken by the privateers belonging
to the Island of Aatigua, and carried in
there, all within ten days previous to the
16th of February, on which day Captain
Butler, who communicated this informa
tion, left that Island in the (hip Henrietta,
Capt. Houston.
Brig Governor Jphnfton, Andrews.
Brig Swan, MQleken, from Portland,
Cafco Bay. Schooner Ranger, Harrifoa,
from Edenton, N. Carolina. Sloop New-
York Packet, Shaw, from Charleston,
S. Carolina. .Schooner Whim, Orne, from
Matinique, bouud to Salem.
Schooner Essex, Lee, from Bilboa.
Scooner , Hodflcifs, from Balti
more. Sloop Nancy, Hill, froip Rh&de-
Island. Schooner Hawk, Dunham, from
Charleston, S. C. Schooner President,
Bull, Charleston. Schooner Bet icy,
Williams, fro/n New-York. Brig Nan
cy, Ilfington, from Wilmington, N. C.
owned in Portland, Cafco-Bay. Schoon
er Lydia, Wefton, y from Plymouth.
Schooner William Lindfay, Williams,
irom Norfolk. Schooner Success, Soame»
from Boston. Schooner Molly, Dilland,
from Guadaloupe, bound to Wilmington.
NEW THEATRE.*
TO-MORROW EVENING,
March 14,
Will be performed,
A COMIC OPERA—Called
ROBIN HOOD,
Or SHERWOOD FOREST.
RefeJents in the Forejl,
Robin Hood, Mr. Darley.
Little John, Mr. Wigncil.
Scarlet, Mr. Francis.
Bowman, Mr. Wan-ell.
Archers, Meflrs. Bliffett, Warrel.jn De
Moulins, Lxe, Bason, &c. &c.
Allen-a-Dale, Mr. Darley,jr.
Stella, Miss Willems.
Shepherdesses, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Cleve
land, Mrs. Rowfon, Mrs. De Marque,
Mrs. Finch, and Miss Rowfon.
Visit ors of the Forest.
Rutteken, Mr. Bates.
Friar Tuck, Mr. Whitlock.
Edwin, Mr. MarshalL
Clorinda, Mr 9. WarrelL
Annette, Mrs. Francis.
Angelina, Miss Broadhurft.
With the Original Overture, by Baumgar
ten. The reji of the Mujic and Ac-
companiments composed by Shield ; with
additional Airs, by Mr. Reinagle.
With New Scenery, Dred'es and
Decorations.
The Scents, defignrd and executed by Mr.
Milbourn.
Books of the Songs to be had it the Theatre.
To which Will added—A Comedy, called
The LIAR.
Old Wilding,
Young Wilding,
Sir James Elliot,
Papillion,
Miss Grantham,
Miss Godfrey,
Kitty,
Mr. Whitlock.
Mr. Chalmers.
Mr. Cleveland.
Mr. Finch.
Mrs. Francis.
Mr«. Cleveland.
Mrs, Row Too.