FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
LONDON, May 23.
A LETTER was written by rlie
Kiiig on Friday night, addrefled
to Lord Thorlow, Lord High Chan
cellor of England, declaring th it he
had no further oecafion fur his fervi
c es
Ic wasrenjaikaWe, that Lord Tnur
low prefixed as usual in his place in
the Court of Chancery on Saturday ;
and it is to bs wilhed that a reconci
liation may tike place between the
jarring parties.
Mr. Pitt having confulered the con
duct of the Lord Chancellor on the
national income and expenditure bill,
not only as a direc't and decided
mark of hostility to his uiinifterial
measures, bur heaving also felt the
language made use of on the occasion
as a perfonaj affront to himfelf, he
formed a resolution of resigning his
situation, if Lord Thurlow was per
mitted to hold the Chancery Seals.
To develope the causes of the rup
ture between Lord Thurlow and Mr.
Pitt, which has the re
moval of the former from the Kino's
Councils, would be 110 easy talk. Their
differences are of long (landing, and
have become inveterate by indul
gence. They began on the qneftion
of Mr, Hastings* trial in 1786, and
hardly one measure hasocctired since
that time, upon which they have cor
dially agreed. Strong and niniual
attachment betwen his Majesty and
the noble Lord, re'ained him in office
againlt the wilhes of Mr. Pitt ; and it
is a fair, that now he is difuiiifed
through the holtility of a certain
diftinguilhed person, whose occalion
al interference in political intrigue
is at length matter of record.
None of his friends retire with
him. The Marquis of Stafford conti
nues in place,and the noble and learn
ed Lord has the fatisfadlion of know
ing that he carries his Majesty's ap
probation into private life,from which
it is not improbable but he may f'oon
be recalled.
His dismission was direct. He re
ceived a letter from Mr. Dmulas, in
timating the King's pleasure, that he
would be ready, in a few days, to ac
cept the offer which he had made, of
resigning the seals. He keeps then,
till to morrow, against which time a
cominiflion will be ready for putting
them into the hands of three judges,
who are {aid to be Chief Baron Eyre, I
Mr. Justice Buller, and Mr. luttice
Wilson.
Letters from the East-Indies were
received from Lord Cornwallis, by
the Queen, and Minerva ships, dated
the 20th January 1792, by which we
learn that the strong Hill fort ofNun
dy Durgum was carried by alfault 011
the 24th of October last ; a poll of
infinite consequence, as it secures ex
tensive communications behind the
army : the firft Killaderand Buklhey
were taken prisoners, and the second
Killader and a few of the garrison
were killed, but the greatest "part of
them escaped by scrambling down
the rocks on the back of the fort.
Major Cowdie has also reduced the
fort of Rymunghers ;-and General
Meadows took by storm on the night
of the 17th Oc'iober, the amazfng
strong fort of Nundy Droog ; it con
lilted of about 700 men, the mnior
part of whom escaped down the rock ;
but the Ift and 2d Killedars and the
Bukfliey we.e made prisoners. Se
vevndroog, a fortrefs hicherto deem
ed impregnable has likewise been
carried by alfault. Lord Cornwallis
is expected to reach Seringapatam by
the 25th January, f 0 that accounts of
the capture of that place may be look
ed for (hortly.
Information is said to be received
by the I landers mail, that La Fayette
is gone w„h his army of 50,000 men
to besiege Namur.
Report states, that M. Rochambeau
after the repulse of M. Biron, imme
diately marched with his force to re
new the attack of Mons, and ic was
expetfied that he must succeed.
On the 4th ulr. the f.omte de Kellar
remitter of Pruflia to the United Ne
therlands, delivered a memorial, to
which a categorical answer was de
manded, whether their High Mighti
ness would or would not Itill retain
in their pay and service the troops
ol Anfpach ; and that his Royal Mas
ter would, in the latter cafe, cause
thein to be removed from the territo
ries of Holland.
In reply to this memorial, on the
24th ult. their High Might inefles,with
■ lie concurrence of the Prince Stadt
holder, resolved to retain one year
longer in their pay and service, not
only the troops of Anfpach, but also
ihofe of Brunlwick and Mecklenburg.
The provinces of Guelder, Utrecht,
Ki iezeland.Qveryfleljand Groningen,
have already given an affirmative to
this Hep ; and their High Mightinefl
es have ordered a requisition to be
aiade to the provinces of Holland and
Weft Friefland, who have hitherto
only consented to the retaining of
the troops of firunfwick.
The Polish Church is laid to have
given the greatest proof of patriotifui
which an tcclefiaftical establishment
could possibly give, by faciificing its
revenues to the service of the state,
and reserving only a living for its
own clergy.
The mines of Mexico, in pofleffion
of Spain, have produced more during
ths la(t year,'than in any one since
they were fir It discovered. The
amount of coined gold and silver, for
'79 1 >is 2i,i2r,7i3 crowns, besides
the value of 2,000,000 of crowns not
coined.
The following are the stations of
the French General Officers :
Army of Rochambeau, comprizing
the fiiit and fixih divifions.—Mai e
chal Rochambeau at Valenciennes ;
Lieutenant-Generals d'Aumont, at
Lisle ; de Floeck, at Dunkirk ; Cril
lon, fen. at Valenciennes ; Caulain
jcourt, at Arras ; d'Harville, at Cam -
bray. Nine Camp Marechals in the
above mentioned places.
Army of la Fayette, comprehending
the second, third and fourth divisions.
Monf. de la Fayette, at Metz ; Lieu
tenant Generals de Wittgenstein and
<le Bellemont, at Metz ; Crillon,
jun. at Nancy ; Paiquet, at Thion
vtlle ; Defranc, at Luneville. Four
teen Camp Marchals in the before
mentioned places.
Army of Luckiier, comprehending
t' le filth and seventh divlfions. Monf.
Luckner, at Strasbourg ; Lieutenant
General de Gell, at Strasbourg ; La
Molier, at Befancon : De Cuftine,
Kellerman, at Landau. Eleven Camp
Marechals at the above mentioned
places. j
HOUSE OF LORDS MAY 11.
LIBEL BILL.
The opinions of the Judges 011 the
questions referred to them by the
House 011 the Libel Bill, were this
day delivered ; in which the Judges,
(excepting Lord Loughborough) were
unanimous, that innuendoes were
matter of law ; and that the truth of
a libel was not to be admitted to ad
vance in his defence the plea of liis
having been in sport.
On the motion of Lord Camden
the opinions of the Judges was or
dered to be printed.
[From a Paris Paper of May i 7.]
ExtraCl of a later from the- Camp ef
Tiercelet, (a camp oj one of the divi-
Jions of Lafayette's army) dated May
4. '791.
The imagination of modern men
cannot conceive the fttuation of af
fairs here now. It i s no longer of
want of difcipiine that we should com
plain—that word does not convey the
r e - a ", e , 3re in the l»ftftageof po
litical dillolution. If what befei M.
Theobald Dillon, and the Austrian
pntoners, is not fufficientto convince
you, behold an army, in cool blood
and without a shadow of teafon, at
tempting to hang their General in
the centre of the camp, who owes
his life to the grenadier company of
the regiment of Armagnac.
"Observe at the fame time M. O
berlin, Lt Col. ofHufl'ars, attempted
to be murdered by the discharge of
?o° mufquets.* Observe a private of
the National Guards, about to be pro
claimed commander in chief of this
army. This rebellion is quelled ; but
the principle that led to it are work
ing, and the very firft opportunity
they will again shew themselves. M
de Ricce, convinced that his talents
and patnotifin are unequal to the task
of commanding under such circum
rhr"Mr'-a aS r nt hisrres i na »on to
he Mimfter of War. It is probable
deCrillon ind de Whiinp
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fcn, will also retire, having bee:
witnefles to this scene."
ROCHAMBEAU'S ARMY.
From Valencieunes, May 11.
M. le Marechal de Rorhainbeau is
informed, only through the medium
of the public prints, that his resigna
tion has been accepted by the King,
and that M. Marechal Luckner is to
fm;ceed him. No official dispatch has
yet reached him on this head, fothat
his whole army, who love him, and
whose confidence he perfectly com
mands, are in a (tate of anxious ex
pectation. It cannot be said that the
general partakes of this anxiety ; his
care and activity, though on the eve
of retiring, are,if any thing,encreaf
ed. His fuccell'or cannoL proceed
more wiiely, prudently and vigorous
ly. Yet the enemy informed of our
divisions, of the affronts the General
has met with, and of the discontent
(hewn by part of the troops, appear
disposed to bear hard on the northern
army. A body of jy or 18,000 men
[is collected on this fide of- Mons. Ge
neral Bender and Prince Saxe-Tef
chen are to command it. They now
and then venture to make trifling in
cursions into our territory ; but the
cordon of our troops has conltantly
driven them back, with loss 011 their
fide.
M. de Noailles commands this cor
don, which is composed of three re
giments of Chafleurs, on horseback,
one of huzars ot Ellerhazy, and of a
lew companies of grenadiers of the
line and national troops. They are
perfectly well disciplined, (hew the
greatest zeal and incredible atftivity.
1 he remainder of the troops are anx
ious to retrieve their character.
RIOTS AT BIRMINGHAM
! May 20. Some weeks ago, a private
of the regiment of Blues went to a
house of ill-fame in this town, when
on some dispute, one Busby (truck
the soldier so violent a blow on the
head with a glass bottle, that being
moved to Coventry, after a few days
he died. A Coroner's inquell was
taken ; and in consequence of the
verdidl, the Coroner's warrant came
here, and Sulby and others prelent
at the conflict were committed to
gaol. The populace were determin
ed to take vengeance on every house
of a like description in the town.
1 his is the origin of the riots at
Birmingham, which rose to such a
height as to produce the interposition
of the military, but not till a number
of houses were gutted of their con
tens.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, May 3
Repulse of the trench jrow Tournay.
The ininifcer at war gave the sol-
owing account
A detachinenc from thegarrifon of
Lille, inarched on the ISth ot April
in the evening to attack Tournay.
This detachment met the enemy at
about three leagues distance from
the city, and the following is the
melancholy issue of the combat, ac
cording to the account given of it in
'he letter of M. Chaumont, adjutant
general to M. Rochambeau.
Copy of the letter of M. Chaumont, adju
tant general, dated Lifli, April 29,
1 at eleven o'clock iu the forenoon.
" M. Dillon's troops are chafed
into Lisle in the mod dreadful con
fulion ; half the men and horses dead
and disabled 011 the road by faiigue
and vvotinds. M Daumont is mount-
mg his Jiorfe to colleifl what remains
of the second battalion and national
guards he can, to prevent the enemy
from pursuing, even to the Place
Arincs. 1 here is a cry of treachery.
I am the victim of their bafecal uninies.
(A true, copy)
" Marshal Rochambeau."
The verbal leportof an officer feni
to M. Rochambeau, computes the
loss at from 260 to men, killed
or wounded. Such is the unfortun
ate event which the enemies of the
conltitudon will not fail to exagger
at e. It is, however, one of those
v Inch we muff expeJt ; f or war is
out a tiflue of miscarriage and success,
and it is in the hour of defeat, that
courage should be moil conspicuous.
iiut there are misfortunes which we
may forefee, of which ihe danger is
and the consequence would be
;ne difi'olution of the public force,
if the assembly should not haffen by
firmelt measures, to provide a
remedy.
Hewn a, much zJJ JJ
as attachment to the 7 lce >
constitution. met death lil °
which ought to have p^efodt' 7
retreat, and that he fell b* ,lfl h !'
of those for whom andwifh Ik"
had jult been fishtino T, - o ' n he
indignation)
cruel event by a note fr oln rIl ®
ta.it general, whom I sentf ent t0 m' Ti
Rochambeau, andby.J,, letter O fM
Daumont to that general „f u- /
the following are copies ''
i< 1 11 r Par ' s > April 30
I address to the Minister «.», r
he copy of a letter, w hicl, Marftaj
Rochambeau received f, 0m M
niont,at one this mornincr j u (} 3 , >
This etter was brought by an
officer of the regiment of Chafleur,
of Languedoc, who had the gre a t est
difficulty in gett.ng outof Lisle . and
who added verbally that M. Theo
bald Dillon, marechal de lamp had
been maflacred in a barn, to which
he fled for shelter from an inforrecli
on that had broke out among the
the troops during their flight I that
M. Chaumont his aid-de-camp, bro
ther to the adjutant-general, M. Ber
ihois, an officer of engineers, a Core
and several Tyrolefe Chafleurs, tak'
en prisoners, had been hanged at
Lisle, (a burst of indignation from all
parts of the hall) that at the time of
his departure the infurretfjon waj,
(till very strong.
" The highest praifesare bellowed
on the Chafleurs, formerly Langue
doc, for their condudt both in the ac
tion and during the infurreftion.
" The Adju. General of the army."
Copy of a letter from M. Daumontto
niarflial Rochambeau, received at
Valenciennes, April 30th, at one
in the morning.
" M. LE MARECHAL,
" M. Chaumont has already gi'fn
you an account of the diftaftroiue
vent of this morning; all is btfe i«
the most cruel fermentation i lam
[making every exertion to reftoretnw;
<juility, i;iay I have the good fortune
to succeed.
" M. Berthois is dead. We have -
not yet an exatft account of our real %
loss in men and horses. The battali
ons and squadrons are {o fatigued,
hat it will be impolfible for them to
(et out to moi row to rejoin you, or
perhaps even the day after. Send
nie orders to diredl mv conduit. If
my Urength and my knowledge wtre
equal to my patriotism, I might per
haps be of fervjee ; but unfortunate
ly zeal is not enough in such a crilis
as the present. I am with refpeft,
&c. &c. 1 learn that Dillon is dead.
A true copy of the letter commu
nicated to me by Marshal Rocliam-
beau. (Signed) alex berthei*.
Repulje of the French f rom M""-
Valenciennes, April jo'' l '
" War having been declared againit
the King of Hungary, the French mi
nistry thought: it advifeable to order
different bodies of troops to tnttrt''
low countries—one forming the a
vanced guard of about jo,ooo » e "i
under the command of Lieniej l3ll '
General Biron, was ro present Il,e '
before Mons, in order to found 1 s
dispositions of the Austrian soldiers,
and the inhabitants of 'he coniitr?-
A body of cavalry, confining of te "
squadrons, commanded by M.
bald Dillon, Marechal de Camp, w
directed to march at the lame tiro
for Tournay, M. Carl was to marc
with a detachment of 1200 " )en ,j.
Fumes. The object of all th
movements was to divide the enemy
forces. Valenciennes was the p
of rendezvous for the troops
Marshal Rochan.beau was to a
from the garrisons, to '"P^. 0
second line, the body under * •
The difritter that befel M. DJ
having obliged the body o
to return to Lisle, difconcei iec o
neral plan. . ,0n
< M. 13iron left
the 28th in the morning, tooK p Jjf
Son of Quicvrain in the even, g,
lodged the Anftrians fro" 1 , ffee n
polts which they occupie t .
jQuievrain and Mods, a ." ed ° w i t hin »
vening of the 29th, ari ]t
short tlillance of the town. . JB
was that he differed the
army on the he'ghts, in
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