I-tbwrrrr, for the present, notwithftanci
tng our defencelefs rtate, our danger is not
great. The enemy are very weak, having
cnlv 25 or 30,00 0 men in their intrench
mcnts behind the Qmecli. Strong detach
ments of cavaliy and artillery have been
sent to their army of the North and to the
army employed in Vendee.
The French cominilfioners having com
pleted the object of the million have at
length quitted Frankfort to return into
their own country.
BRUSSELS, March 25.
The precipitate and nnexpedled depar
ture of liis Royal Highness, the Arch
duke, for Vienna, hasjuit put us into the
lit mod surprize. A thousand contradic
tory, even ridiculous leafons, have been
affiled for it—but the cause believed to
be simply this :■
That at tlie General Council, held at
ith, where tl\e plans for the operations
if the campaign, brought by the Count
le Haddick, from Vienna, were fubmit
ed to the General, one of the fettled
>arts of the plan was, that Gen. Clairfayt
hould command the advanced army over
:he Duke of York. To this his Royal
Highncfs politiveiy objected. A difcuf
and two meetings were held, at which
Prince Charles and Lord Elgin affilted,
in In pes of fet'ling the affair, but with
out f.iccefs. The D ike of York perse
vered fn demanding to have the chiefcom
mand of the army in Flanders, under the
diredtion of the Prince de Cobourg.—
The debates were extremely warm, and
personal altercation rose, it is said, to a
violent height, infomili-h that the Duke
of York, in confecjue'ice of some words
"between the Prince of Saxe Cobourg and
himfclf, declared that the British troops
'{hotild not at\, until he had taken the
di r e£tion of his Court ; Lord Elgin,
after a long conference with his Highnrfs
at Courtny, set out fqr England. Prince
Charles had appointed 9 o'clock in the
morning of Friday last, for his depar
ture, but it was retarded until midnight,
or. account of his Chamberlain, the Count
de Werterlaw not having returned from
Valenciennes, whither he was lent on a
fpeci'ii million to M. de Cobourg.
We have an unfortunate piece of news
here—lt is said that the King of Pruflla
is determined to make a frparare peace
tfith the French Republic, and that his
troops are retiring into the Martjraviates
of Anfpach and Bareuth. This iill e
vent is confirmed by the letters received
this morning from Frankfort.
OSTEND, April 2.
We exped fomeihing very extraordina
ry within a few days. Our Generals
think it necefTary to take precautions a
gairtft any th : ng that may happen. Ac
cordingly, not only the (tores and the
gr.ateft part of the provifjons, but all th f
h<;avy baggage of the army is to be mo
ved to Antwerp ; and all the fliipping of
any value are ordered quickly to leave
Oftend harbor. They already talk of
evacuating the Flemift' and Celgic coun
try.
PARIS, id Germinal (sprout month.)
Chabot, since he attempted to poison him"
felf, has confan'lv refufed to take any nou"
lifhnient. lie has be"n removed to the In
firmary of tlie Conciergerle.
The military Committee of Bourdeaux
has, in addition to it r former sentences, 'ately
condemned to d. arh Duval, a Ci-devant Coun
ftllor of the Court of Aids; La Roque,
Knight of St. Louis; Morin, Brigadier of
the armies ; Bacque, a Physician, and Louf
tan, a non-juring Priest.
Our Revolutionary Tribunal has juil sen
tenced to death 20 peribns, almost all of them
belonging to the Department of Nievre
Letters have been this day received from
Berlin,which aflert, that the King of IVufiia
IllnTo not t0 L fl,rnlfh a n "gle man to
imUf h ~ e r yond his ccnt i"gent,
unlcis his demands are complied with.
MENTZ, March 14.
\Ve have positive assurances that the
trench, after having plundered all they
rould lay their hands on at Spires, and laid
wifte a great nvmber of the houses belong
mg to the emigrants, have laid on that city
a contribution of 400,000 livres, under pe
na.ty of fire and ravage. The inhabitants
are entirely ftrfpped of the poor remains of
their property and as, notwithstanding this
last effort, they have been unable to muster
10 large a ium.they have fuppliedthe defici
ency as far as they have been able, by provi
sions and forage for the French army. The
wretched inhabitants of Spires arenow plung
and' mCredib ' C *** ° f d ' ltrdi
April 3.
We have authority upon which we can -
rely, to afiert, in oppolition to all the
Guillotine prints, that his Prufiian Majes
ty will not withdraw his power from the
general alliante ; but, on the contrary,
that he will bring more troops into the
field this campaign than he did the last.—
[Dublin Journal.}
LONDON, March 26.
It may be depened upon as certain, that
the King of P, our great, faithful,
humane, and good ally, will give no
more affiltance in the war against France.
This country may even be thankful if
that virtuous monarch avoids taking an
active part in favor of French Republi
cans.
It is rumdured that Prussia is not the
only power that has (hewn fymptoma of
defe&ion from the grand alliance. Spain
too, it is said begins to think, that its
bed policy will be to take care of itfelt.
March 29.
By an exprtfs which left .Portsmouth
lalt night we learn that Lord Howe had
in the afternoon made the lignal for all
Captains, and several Line of battle-fliips
and frigates were immediately ordered for
sea. Their probable object was the relief
of Jersey, which seems to be seriously
threatened.
Further particulars Jersey.
Captain Bennet dates, that of the
troops embarked on the coast of Franee,
is advanced as far as Choifey island, with
in five leagues of Jersey ; and the scouts
belonging to Jersey have seen a valt num
ber of troops on Choifey Island; and
have been fired at by them. A great
number of flat-bottomed boats are also
there,-and they are forming entrenchments
and magazines upon the island, to retreat
to in cafe Jersey Iliould hold out longer
than- they expect.
Capt. Bennet brought 50 women and x
children of the principal families.
Lord Elgin, si.ice his arrival 111 Lon
don, has communicated a final determina
tion of his Pi'ullian Majcfty, but we are
given to understand his LordlhipL has
been empowered to mfiiiuate, that the fu
ture services of the King of Prussia may
Jtill he obtained—oll certain conditions.
Should, however, his Majeffy be pleased
......finance, we
•annot conceive, when we reroll.-cl the
■allowing pafTage in this treaty, hy what
moJe ot reasoning he will juftify him
felf.
" 11. Their Majesties the King of G
Britain ant! the King of Prussia, recipro
cally promise, not to lay down their arms
but by common consent, without having
obtained restitution of all the conq.iefts
which France may have made upon ei
ther or the two contra&ing parties, or
upon fueh other of - the powers, friends
or allies of their said Majellies."
Our letters from Brufiels fay, that iuft
as the port was setting out, accounts had
arrived, that on the 27th inft. an attack
was made on tTie French Camp, near
Cambray, by the Anftrians, upder the
command of Col. Maek, of which we are
promuTed details by tjie next mail.
Eight thousand ar.d sixty French pri
foners,ranfomed at Frankfort by the French
commiflaties, pasTed through Cologne, on
the 17th, on their way home.
The Ruffian navy in the Black Sea, is
at present in a very refpedable condition.
1 here are in the ports of that sea 24 (hips
of the line, befidcs a great number of vef
fe!s of fmajler forcc.
Mondy,in the floufe of Commons, Mr.
Grey ,aid, 1 here was one quetion which
had been particularly put by ibme honorable
friends of lus, and which had not yet receiv
ed any anfwei 1 from Ministers—ii was ref
pedhng a rumour that prevailed every where
for some days part, and was received with
every appearance of a truth—He meant the
plain-tjueftion, « Whether the king of Prus
sia had, or had not, withdrawn from this
confederacy of the powers allied aga nft
France ? and thus left us engaged in I def
truihve and expensive war, after taking
M U h S Part of the im P°«
which he was bound to give." He consi
dered the whole of this as requiring from
i s importance a speedy discussion ; in hopes,
herefore, that it would s oon come before
the house, he would not now detain them
longer. —Mr. Pitt remained iilent.
April
Jn our paper of Saturday we slated, that
™ the™ ] j ad l J" ded about 18,000 troops
on the i..and of Cliaufe, which lies about 8
leagues from St. Malo, fix leagues from Gran
ville, and fix from Jersey. The official ac
counts received on Saturday, make this force
amount to 20,0.0 men. There are 34 f a fl
of thf line, and three French frigates lying
in Cancale Bay, besides three more frigates
cruizing off Chaufe.
April 4.
In the house of Commons on the firfl inft.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, he was
sorry the house was not fuller, but he mull
now give notice of a fubjedl of Confiderible
importance. It might in the cou'rfe of the
next campaign become advifeible for his
Majesty to avail himfelf on the continent of
the afliftance of Frenchmen who are willing
to be employed in his Majesty's service there,
and that this was likely to be to a very con
siderable extent; and he lhould move for
leave to bring in a bill on Friday for that
purpose.
The French iteet, according to an account
brought to Weymouth by the matter of an
American vessel arrived froin Brest, has failed
in three divisions ; the last division consisted
of seven fail, and one frigate. This divilion
steered an easterly courle on Friday last,
when the master quitted it.
Britijh Army in Flanders.
St. Amand, April i.
On Wednesday the 26th ultimo, the
army of his Royal Highness the Duke us
York was put in motion. The guards
and heavy cavalry marched from Courtray
and its environs to Peck. The brigade
of the line from Menin to Courtray.
On the 27th, the guards marched to
this place, and Haifnou, aftid the brigade
of the line took up their quarters at Peck.
On the 28th, the light cavalry and
brigade of the line, marched through
here to the different villages in the neigh
bourhood, where they are at prefcnt can
toned , and the park of artillery march
ed frofrl Courtiay to a village near Tobr
nay ; and on the 29th to le Cello, which
was the quarter alloted for them.
On the morning of the 29th, a heavy
can nonade was heard from the Cambray
quarter, which proved to be the Carmag
nols attacking the the village of le Ceteau.
At firlt they were fuccefsful from their
great number, which is reported to have
been above twenty thousand, and cart ied
two batteries; but the Auftrians aflemb
ling a con fiderable force of cavalry before
they could well form their line, attacked
them with such impetuosity, that they
were put into confufion, and driven off
w it'n the loss of five pieces of cannon,
five hundred killed, and about one hun
dred taken prisoners.
Prince' William, of Gloucester, is ar
rived here. . "
ue al
PLYMOUTH, March 30.
Jult arrived the packet from Guernsey ;
she iailed the at which time no at
tempt had been hiade on either of the
iflanas, but fays, that they were constantly
011 the watch in expectation of an attack
from the French.
There was a smart press yesterday on
the river forfeamen : and, in many of the
avenues to the town, several hundred were
picked up, and put on board the receiving
ihip at the Tower.
I he alarm beacons, and long flag ftaffs,
now erecting 011 the SufTex and Wsftern
coasts, are on a similar plan with those,
which were established round the whole
coast of France immediately on the com
mencement of hostilities, between the two
countries.
1 he Hefiian troops as well cavalry as
infantry, lately stationed on the Isle of
Wight, are all reimbarked on board the
transports, and are to proceed without de
lay to Oftend.
The major part of the Britiih regiments,
Compofi"g Lord Moira's army, are in the
vicinity of Southampton ; which town, it
is said, will fliortly be made his Lordfliip's
head-quarters.
LONDONDERRY, April 8.
In this day's paper we have impartially
collected evefy article relative to the alledged
extraordinary conduct of the King of Pruf
lia, and the following seems to be the fub
itance ; Ihe miniflerial prints confidently
aflert, that his majeily will take the field this
campaign with a greater force than he did
lalt year ; and insinuate, thot it would be
prudent to give him his demand, two mil
lions of money, rather than lose his alliftance
On the other hand, all the other papers
concur in stating that a negociation is cer
tain yon foot between the Pruflian monarch
and the Trench Republic, and that his maief
ty will either retire from the war a ltogether
as a principal, or he will hire 30,000 of his
troops, at 301. a head to England ! A short
time will ftiew which of those opinions is the
true one. In the mean time, the campaign
has not yet seriously commenced—before this
day last year, much human blood was flied.
V ' J O
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED.
Ship Catherine, M'Culkm, Oporto
IJng Mary# jamming, St. Croli
Fame, Swafey, Cbaflefton it
Schr. Rangtr, Berilon, Egg-Harbour j
Hetty, Ruby, Norfolk j
Frederickfoutg.packet', Anderfon
Virginia 4
Eagle, Burden# Ditto
Phebe, Smith, Martinique 24
Dolphin, Watfoti* N. York 5
Nancy, Collin, Virginia 4
Sloop Three Friends, Bunker Ditto
Abigail, Oran, Portsmouth 12
Mriry, Webb, New-York 8
Sixty seven vefTels have cleared at the
Cultom-houfe, since monday last.
advertisement.
LETTERS on the Jubjedl qS the Wash
ington Lottery, being by mistake repeatedly
addressed to the CommiffioDers for the City
of Waihington,
Persons conc«rned are hereby informed*
that all such Ihould be addressed either to W.
Deakiris jun. of Wafnington, or to the Sub
scriber. The comminioners never having
contemplated any further concern in this
bufmefs, than in their afient to receive the
bonds and approve the names of he mana
gers. The prizes have been paid and are
paying on demand by W. Deakins, Wafh
mgton, Peter Gilman, Boston, and by the
Subfcriberi
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ready given will be retained by the comtnif
floners, or transferred by them at their
option to the Bank of Columbia ; and the
Commissioners will be consulted refpeiting
a judicious and Equitable disposition of the
lioufes to be built thereby ; their treasury or
the Bank of CoKimbia will receive the mo
ney intended for the National University,
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refpeaing the general disposition of the tic
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ailiftants to forward this business with
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Philad. Ma'
Cincinnati of
ennfylvania,
May 28, 1794.
A STATED mfeting of the (landing Com
mit f e - will he held on Monday evening next
at 7 o'c ock at the Concftogue waggon, fy
rangeinents for the4th July being nec fLry to
be formed, the members are requested punc
tually to attend.
JOSEPH HOWELL*
Secretary pro Tem.
<?4t
NEW TH£ATftE.
Mr. Whitlock's Night.
THIS EVENING,
.May 28.
On account oF the Indisposition ot
Mr. Fennell—the Tragedy of JULIA,
is changed for that of
JANE SHORE.
End of the Play, a humorous vocal PARO
DY, on Shakespeare's SEVEN AGES,
by M,. Bates.
End of the Tragedy, a new Comic Pastoral
Ballet, composed by Mr. Francis, called
L'Amour trouue les Moyens ;
Or the
FRUITLESS PRECAUTION.
By Mons. Belona, being his third appear*
ance in America, Mr. Bliflett, Mr. Bar
ley jun, Master T. Warrell, Mr. Francis,
Mrs. De Marque, and Madame Gardie.
To which, will be added,
(Written by the late David Garrick,) a Co
medy in two a&s, never performed here,
called -
BON TO N;
O R
High Life above Stairs.
Sir John Trolley, Mr. Whitlock
Lord Mimkm, Mr . Moreton
Col. Tivy, Mr ./Cleveland
Jeflamy, Mr . Harwood
r Vy H M- -U- Mr " Bates
Lady Minikin, Mrs. Shaw
Mils Tittup, (with the song) " the
Soldier tired." Mrs. Oldmixon
lickets to be had of Mr. Whitlock, the
corner of Fourth and Mulberry streets, at
the ulual places, and of Mr. Franklin at the
Theatre, where places for the boxes may be
taken. 3
Mr. MARSHALL'S Benefit will be on
Jb riday.
A As"vfUT Tliri" Kr Shaker P eare '
AS YOU LIKE ,1 f, with a Comic O
pera, called HARTFORD BRIDGE
or the SKIRTS of a CAMP. '
Mrs. WAKRELL's Benefit will be on
Monday next.
Places in the Boxes to be taken at the Box
• uC 0 ■ Theatre > at any hour from muc
in the morning till three o'clock in theaftert
no ° n V n the day of performance. Ticket l
to be lud at the office near the Theatre, a.
M r °Tp lxt h-ftreet,and at Carr & Co'*
Musical Repofjtory, No. x i 3) Market-ftrcet
d—3t.