Augoft 3. tt
We have For some time p ft tflened, tliat a mis- m
umlerfiaiding existed between this countty and F
Spain, and that the Executive Dire&ory were ex- ct
erting all their influence upon the Spanilh govern- tl
ment, for the purpose of inducing it to declare war tc
againil this country. The following was publilhed h:
this moaning as a p]
MANIFESTO FROM THE COURT OF SPAIN,
Which the Marquis de lis Cafas, AmbafTador of tt
his Catholic Majesty at our Court, has, it is said, p
by the dire&ioti of his court, presented to Lord h;
Grenville. Whether the manifefio is or is notau- vv
thentic, we have not yet been able to ascertain. It c ,
jc in fubllanceas follows—
" The Spanish cabinet retraces the origin of the F
coalition, and mentions the principal circumflances, fr
as well as the different events, in which both nab
tions took an active part, during their alliance, a- p
gainst the French Republic. This statement is ft
followed by an account of several tranfaftions
which have taken place before and since the feccf
fion of Spain from the coalition, and the treaty of
peace concluded with France, as, a
Firll. The St. JagQ prize (hip, which the note c
contends to have been condemned in open contempt li
of subsisting treaties and legal lorms. w
Secondly. Divers circumstances which attended n
the capture and evacuation of Toulon, on which {
occasion the Spanish cabinet aflerts, that the Bri- J 1
tifh commandets fulfilled none of the terms granted a
to the inhabitants under the of the Spa h
nifh commanders ; and that they carried off feve- si
ral French (hip 3, without allowing the Spaniards tl
any part of the prizes. I
Thirdly. The embargo laid in our ports on t
wood for ship-building, bought up in the north of v
Europe on account of the Spanish government, t
which was left rotting either or board the (hips, o
or in ware-houses, where it could not be taken care p
$f.
.(Fourthly. The embargo laid on the fire-arms a
purchased iii England on Spanish account, and with C
the contest of our government, after the French g
had got pofleflionof tbc Spanish foundcries, which
fire arms were oblig«rd to be re-fold by the Spanish
agents at a considerable loss.
Fifthly. The insult offered to his Catholic Ma- '
jefty, in the person of the Marquis de las Cafas, his r
AmbafTador, vyhen he had his firft audience with '
Lord Grenville. 1
Sixthlyi The seizure of the silks sent to this 1
country by Spanish merchants, which they had
bought up at their own account at the sale of the
piiies made by admiral Richer)', and which they
had sent to England conformable to the laws of £
Great-Britain. 1
Seventhly. That the floppage of several Spa
nish vefiels, the vexatious proceedings daily excr- '
eifed against them by the commanders of the fqua
irons of his Britannic Majesty, as well in the Me
•litertean as in the other seas." 1
A war with Spain will, we should suppose, be '
•:onfidered as a moil calamitous event to this coun
ry„ by every person in it. The time was, when c
- the idea of a Spanish war diffufed almost general '
atisfaftion } but the sentiments of the nation are '
juw, ni believe, changed ; and the people bcgi.i 1
,-0 be conyinced, that galleons and remitter ships, '
lowevcr rich their cargoes may be, affotd but a 1
I joor compensation to the country for the additional ]
axes and burthens, which are thefure and perma- '
tent effects of wat.
August 4,
£(tjp The above cotitradiSed.'J
The manifefio, which was publilhed in a mini-
Aerial paper yesterday morning, we gave without
•my comment on its authenticity. We have since
'earnt that no such manifefio has been presented to
he king's ministers, k this the miniflerial paper it
ell confeffcs; though the fame paper also states
hat " they are persuaded, after the most minute
nqtiiry, that such complaints as they have alleged,
ave been forwarded by the court of Madrid to its
mbaflador in London." Now it certainly will be
■•ith every one a natural fufejeA of enquiry, why
he court of Madrid or its ambassador, thought
.roper to communicate a document of such import
nre to the Editor, of a newspaper, before they
r wade it known to hismajefly's miniflers?—Such a
ciode*of conduct would in the Spanish ambassador
e a flagrant violation of duty. Besides the docu
•' ICHLt- f. If In nlnnnfily— Irp fuljjujjlll of
< >mplaints are weakly handled, and the whole ap
, ears to us to be a forgery, which cannot lay claim
?cn to the merit of ingenuity.
Not that we mean to give it as our opinion that
lereexifts no difference between this country
Spain. On the contrary we havereafon to believe
that the Spanish government hastranfmitted serious
complaints to our cabinet ; that the Executive Di
tto ify pofTefs great influence over theSpanifo court
's and that they are endeavouring to convert
jain from a doubtful friend into a decided foe of
lis country.
The mailer of a neutral vefTel, arrived at Lcith,
entions, that two of the veflels which were en
iged with the Glatton, are arrived (at Flushing ;
■ ie of them had one half of her crew killed, and
tier gun deck entirely torn up ; the other was very
r jJ c)i Shattered.
A lugger, which arrived at Plymouth the day
fore yesterday, brings advice of a convoy having
led from Brest for Bourdeaux, Confiding of two
' gates, two corvettes, and twjnty-fix fa4l of mer
- antmen. It was rumored at Plymouth, the day
fore yesterday, that a F.ench fleet was 2t sea.
Letters from Bonn Hate, that the liege of Ehren
. titftein wftl fpeedity begin in form.
The old Almanack has been forbidden under a
avy fine and impriiotiment at BrulTels.
V eSeiday the convention received the intelligence
r had entered Frankfort. On a ge
the mea
rench had
*lein from
• other, in
' ■' ' f Jouiifcin
' \cr :6rcr tii-m tc traic retreat.
2
Republic, -
"' ' - of Good
ench ; but
tee truth of this welcome piece of information is St
mtich doubted by those who do not know of any th
Fiench fqiiadron having failed for that important w<
colony, and therefore are apt to imagine, that by cr<
the channels through which this intelligence comes
to U9, Cape Francois, where two French squadrons an
have lately arrived from Earope, has been metamor- \t<
phofed into the Cape of Good-Hope. en
A fimiiar mistake at lead took place with refpeft 11c
to the dtvifion which failed last Saturday from
' Flushing, to join the fleet in the Texel. This Beet vil
' aH engag«ment with a large English man-os- ad
war, and was even by the Convention announced to Bi
confifl of Dutch ships, whilst in facl it was entire- an
ly campofed of French vefTels, lately arrived at
Flushing, from Dunkirk. The Incorruptible, a fa:
, frigate mounting 36 guns, received such confidera- O
- hie damage in this engagement, as to be obliged to y<
- put into HeUoetfluys, to refit. The other seven as
5 ships, of different force, returned to Flushing.
i tl
SUABIA, July 17.
f The Auttrian armies, in the cpuntries of Baden, ju
and Wurtemberg, Jiave since the loth been again pi
: compelled to retreat, as they fuftered a considerable tc
t loss ob the 9th. On the 10th they left Carlfruhe
which the French entered on the evening of the n<
I next day. In the action near Wilbad, on the 9th, w
i (according to official accounts from Stntgard) the w
. Auftrians loft about 1500 men in killed, wounded T
1 and prisoners—Several squadrons of the Saxon oi
hiifTars, and the ChafTeurs of Weymar likewise fuf
- fered very much. The Austrian army is retiring ol
s throHgh the Duchy of Wurtemberg towards the b
Danube, and were encamped on the 14th in ft. be- ai
1 tween Kanftadt, Ludwigfburgh and Waiblingen ; 'I
f whence their army retreated in two-columns thro' w
, the Vilflhal and Remfthal. The city of Stutgard w
, on the 15th and 16th was obliged to deliver 60,000
e pounds of bread to the Auflrian capnp. ri
The French have taken poffcfliofi of Obernagold v
j and Obcrenzthal. The head quattns of the arch
t duke Charles, which were on the 14th at Vaihin- o
1 havc-beerrrtuiuvi-J toTlellbroH. I
l VERONA, June 27. t |
This morning a detachment of 1000 French eti- j
. texed Lfcgnage, a Venetian fort. The republicans o
g nowo.eojipy the right bank of the Adige, and the n
i, Auftrians the left. From the movements of the f,
Auftrians, it should seem, that they intended again
s to ait offenfively. n
d ~ • t
c MILAN, July 6.
y. There have been at Pavia and Lodi, several reli- J
f gious and civic feftivals, in which the tree of liber- 1
ty has been planted.
. Great rejoicings been made here on account
of the redudlion of the citadel.
Every thing announces that the Milanese will be 3
speedily ere£led into a Republic'. It ia the iaterefl
of the French to come soon to a refutation on this
e point, for the purpoiie- of organizing a national
, farce, and making it serve for the defence of the
n country. It appears that the'Auftrians are aflem
j| blinjj forces to endeavor to penetrate into Lombar- 1
c dy. The French, who are obliged to occupy a 1
great extent of country,, have also much want of !
' reinforcements, it appears, tDax their plarn ilTto '
unite theit other conqueds to the Lombardiar, Re- 1
public. Deputies from Mpdena and Romagr.a are 1
j just arrived here, demanding this union. I
I GENOA, July if. m j
In consequence of the complaints made by I
Faypoul, in his note to our government, several
priells have been brought before the Police, and in
terrogated refpeifling the offenfive processions. The
priells replied, that they were Sot made under their
0 direfiion, and that at all times the good Catholics
have had the liberty of going t® visit the fanflua
"S ries. It is certain, however, that the priests are the
instigators of these processions, which ace cornpo
t' fed of the lowest clais of the people. The mini
. fter of thf French Republic should have stated
)e more plainly in this memorial,that several members
of tile government promote these alarms, arid that
II on them alone should fall the responsibility, if any
t_ disagreeable event took place. In vain will they
y fay, to excuse thcmfelves, that they were not able
a to restrain the people.
;>r They will be replied to—" It was you who in
stigated the peoclf.uJl£y-were buLJOi'J joftrmnent^
01 and ft is on you that all our vengeance shall fall."
FRANCE.
ARMY OF.THE RHIAE AND MOSELLE.
The general in chics of the army of the Rhine and
Moselle, to the Executive Diredloiy.
" Head Quarters at Baden,
" 28 Meffidor, July 16.
'i- " Citizens Director*,
I- " 1 this day arrived from Pfortzheim to regulate
rt with the deputies of the duke of Wirtemberg, a
of suspension of aims, for which he has folicitcd me.
I fend to you a copy of the treaty which lam about
ii, to conclude with them. Two plenipotentiaries have
II- set out for Paris to negociate with you his particu
; lar peace.
id "It now remains with us to mention to you the
y operations of the army.
" In my letter of the 23d Meffidor, July il, 1
iy gave you an account of the letreat of the enemy to
ig wards Pfortzheim, We pursued them closely by
'o the fame marches.
r- " Oil the 26ih Meffidor, July 14, being in a
iy position to attack them—the divisions under the or
ders of general St, Cyr, being encamped along the
:n I.entz and the Nagold, and those commanded by
general Defaix placed in the front of Ladgen Steiri
a bach—l gave orders to commence the afiault the
following day upon Pfortzheim ; but the Auftrians
re evacaated that position the fame night, the 26th.
:- " Yesterday and to day the army proceeded to
i- wards the Virm. It appears that the enemy has
d retired behind the Necker. If they attempt to
m maintain their grouty}, I shall make the attack as
11 soon as possible ; but I ought not to conceal from
n you, that the marches are exceeding difficult in the
mountains. I have been obliged to leave some troops
at Bruchfltal], to obfetve the garrisons which the
:, enemy marched to Philipfbtirg and Manheim.
d "I have ordered general Ferino to chafe the
it my entirely from (be valley of Kinche. General
i St. Cyr had cortimiffioned general Dahem to second wed
■ this attack from his camp of Frewdenftadt, This mir
was dalle on the 26th Meffidor, July 14, andvas thri
r crowned with the molt complete success. fun
1 " General Jordy attacked the poftsof Htplach oati
i and Haufcn ; and after • spirited lefiftanee, they
• were carried by the biyonet. He surrounded the offi
enemy, took 200 prisoners and two pieces of can- hila
t Hon. (
1 " This movement was ftfeonded by ihe other dt- heir
t visions under the command of general Ferino, who ene
- advanced to Munichveiller, Schvaighaufm, and pilt
) Berbelfheim. Every where the eraemy >vas repulsed, Ma
- and obliged to repsfa the Bitch e. reft
t " General Laborda accorapliffied, at the very rf*<
i fame time, a p<uTd|»e at Huningue, Kempts, ami Fr!
- Old Brifach. All these plans lucceedcd. I cannot 1
? yet furnift; you vviih the details, bu. (hall as soon Bn d
I as the materials are'colle&ed. the
" The attack of general Duhem at thefources of As
the Kinche, were equally fuccefsful.
" The column on the right, commanded by ad- efta
t jutant general Gudin, attacked Wolfach. In his '
n pursuit of the enemy, be made 20 prisoners, and the
c took a magazine full of ammunition. Fr;
e " That of the centre, under the command of ge" the
e i neral VandAmme, attacked the post of Alperftmtg, dra
1, which he carricd with muchjgaliantry. Nearly the
e whole of the enemy was either killed or taken.—
d There were 2co pril'oners, among whom were two
n officer?. 1
■- " The right division, condu&ed by Laval, chief
g of tlie brigade, attacked all the posts of the enemy
e between the Nmker and the Kinche. They were 0 f
:• ail carried. We purfusd them qven to Sehrambert. 9n
; Their lofi was confrderable. Laval took fix covered div
>' waggons, 40 herfes, and 300 prisoners, among |m
d whom were fix officers, and 30 subalterns. !m
o " General Fetino bellows much praise on gene
ral Jordy, Vigne,, chief of the brigade, and Poite» h ' Q
d vin, chief of the battalion of the engineer cerpa. Q t
1- " Gerteral Duhem is unbounded in his encomiums Bii
1- on generals Vandamme, Gudin, adjutant-general tcr
Latai, chief of the battalion, Zv
" The troop* which made the attacks conduced
themselves with great courage. They were the 56th,
>" 17th and 103 th demi-brigades, the 20th regiment *"
! 3 of chafleurs, and a detachmcnt»from the 3d regi
ie merit of hufTars, commanded by citizcn Donadieu,
!C severely wounded at Hnfielach.
II " I hope foori to announce to you that the ene- th
my has been entirely expelled from the Brifgauand fr<
the banks of the Necker. m
. " 1 have just nhw received a letter from general
>- Joardan, whiGh apprises me of his entrance into <3
r - Frankfort. " M
" The general in chief. ds
« « Signed, MOREAU." in
je Letter from MorSau, general in chief, todhe Ek
ecutive Directory. f 0
lis " Head-Quarters at Baden, he
al "29 Meffidor, July 17. o'
ie, *f Citizens Directors,
n- " 1 have received your two letters of the 25th
ir- Meffidor, July 13. My reports on the operations
a of the arciy outfit to convince you that 1 have not
of lolt fight of yonr jjlaß. Thin day's report apprises
r<r 'yo« of mere Mi of a movement which you com
e- ißandcd 011 the Upper Rhi::e. It has been some-
tit whit flow. This is owing to the re union of the 5
forces which I had ordered on this party, who had D
almoit all been obliged to go down the Rhine to the B
jcjdjvehl, and afterwards to return, the floods render- ~
ctl 1 navigation impoffiblf. [,
ral " I hnve received the letters which you have -
in- written to fever al officers of the army, communicat
he ing to them your approbation of their conduit,
eir ' «« J cannot too often repeat, that the affair of
ics Ettingen isone of the most glorious of the war.—
Ja- The gallantry and admirable disposition of general
he St. Cyr, contributed greatly to the fucccfs.
>0- " Health and refpeft, s
ni- «' MOREAU."
ed —
ers ARMY OF IT JIT.'
iat Extrsit of a letter from general com
ny mander in ch'ief of the army of Italy, totheEx
-ICy ecutive Directory.
[jj c ' "• Head Quarters at Milan t
" 26 Mi'ffidor, July 14. j
in. " A monk arrived from Trente, brings informa-
that the Auftrians had parted >
> Adigc, raised tl* blockade of Mantua, nnd were
advancing by forced matches into Romania. Sedi
tious writings and fanayc preaehets every where ex- 1
cite infurrcftion. They oigaaifed in a few days
nd what they called I'Armee Catholique et Papal.—
They eftablifhcd their head-quarters atLugo,a large
towu of legation at Ferrara, though fituatcd in Ro
mania.
" Gcntral Asgereau gave orders to Pourailliers, t
ate chief of the brigade, to attempt the reduction of e
, a Lugo. This ufficer, at the head of a battalion, <
ne. arrived before this town, where the tocftn founded 1
>nt fevcrafhours. They found there some thoufan'ds
jve of peasants.
:u- "An officer ®f grenadiers advanced to parley
with them. They made (igns to him to come for*
the ward, and the next moment he was assailed by a a
volley of musket (hot. Thcfe wretches, as cow
, 1 Hrdly as treacherous, fled. Some hundreds were
to- left dead ob the spot,
by " Since this event, which happened on the 18th
Meffidor (July 6) order has been restored, and all
n a is now pc rfeCtly tranquil:
or- (Signed) « BUDNAPARTE." '
the PARIS, July 27. j
by Mandatj, which have fallen within these few days
in- to 3 livres 10 sous, yesterday role to 5 livres 12
he foiis.
ir.s The official news of the capture of Rheinfelden,
the firflforeft town belonging to the Emperor, has
to- this moment been received. Our troops have a!fo
las taken poffirffien of Scckingen, which has furren
to dered by capitulation to the troops that crossed tlie
as Rhine at Heningen. This city has delivered up
3iu two field pieces which the Aultriairs were obHged to '
he abandon. These guns have been brought to Rhein
ips feldcn, where they were found by General Lahorde '
he This official letter announces that our ttoops occu- j
py at this moment a fine country, in which there is (
nr. a rich and abundant harvest: it adds that this cour
rai trv will br inexhiuftitle ia refourccs if well mmn«>
get]. Trie inhabitants are dth'ght-d in leeiojf that
iftir troops entered as friends, neighbours and brtf»
thrca. They wil! pay the contributions with plea*
furc, and wilt f-ipply requisitions of wheat, hay,
oats. See.
The desertion of the regiment of Bends*' 13 also
officially announced—this regiment is almaft anni»
hilated.
On the 30th Meffidot, July 18, the light cavalry
being on a rcConiioitet ing party, fell in with the
enemy's huflars a league above LaufTeiibourg : four:
pillol shots were exchanged. Besides the upptr
Margtaviate of Baden, our troops occupy tiic ta
red towns of Rheiafclden ai'd seckingrit, and du
ring the day, Lauffenbourg, aud riie whole of tlie
Friecktat.
W< arc assured that tbe French are in MmheiTi,
and that a commissioner has arrived at Basle from
the Emperor, to make overtures of peace to our
Ai"t>a(Tad«r.
The two armies of Moreati and Jourdan hate
• cftablifhed a communication with each other.
> The Duke of Wirtemberg, by the articles of
' th# suspension of hollilities is obliged to pay to
France four millions—to fvirnifh 4000 borfes, fomc
thousand oxen, and ammunition. He has wi'.a
---1 drawn his troops from the Aullrian army.
BATAVJAN REPUBLIC.
I Hague, July 9.
It it Well known to have been refotved. that our
p Grand Fleet should not have failed from the Texel, tiii
the Divjfion fromHelvoetflnys and Fluihingfhouid hav~
joined it. Tire latter therefore, confiding of a frigate
: of 44 guns, and four of(\tr fma'.ler faips of war, failed
• ®n the 14th infi. from the Scheldt. On the 16th,this
-1 division fe'l in with a large English man of war, wJtick
r immediately gave chafe. Ihe 4 smaller armed vefleir
' immediately failed back to the Scjheldt. The frigate
was obliged tofuftain a warm a«slion, but'flic fortunate*
ly got from herfuperior enemy, and reaihed the har
bour of Helvoetfluys, though very much damaged.—
General Bounionville has now forbidden the guard of
s Burghers of Utrecht all military service, and Wen: as
.l terw£-d3 to the heath of Gorfcl, between Deventer and
Zutpheo, where his hesd-quaricrs now are. General
j D-utndeU who has been recalled with his corps front
Cleve;, has his head quarters at Nimcgueifc
'* ■> , it
t ~ ■■■ 1 ■IMMUBMiTM linn 1 1 .
New-York, September 29.
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d from London for this port, went ashore near Ports*
mouth, bilged, and filled with water.
'■I In the fti:p Fanny, capt. Braine, arrived yeSer
-0 day, came 30 passengers. The ftip Oliif, eapt,
M'Lachlan, failed tfilh the Fanny. The Amfttr
dam Packet, capt. Henderfon, was to fail the ift
inftaat.
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