danger of being 'aken, they insult
the besiegers, and approach even so
near, as particularly to direct their
imifquetry agaiuft the camp of the
emigrant French, which is in the
centre of the allies. The son of the
couct d'Artois was very near being
killed by a cannon Ihot ; a person
was stilled by his fide. The artille
ry is played with great effect. Ihe
Auftrians have chiefly exerted them
selves to lay the town jn allies, in
stead of attacking it by a regular
liege."
A letter from a French officer in
the emigrant camp, to his friend, an
emigrant in London, gives t so!
lowing account of the fall ot the
prince de Hohenloe : " New bat
teries had been eredfed, from which
it was intended to bombard Thion
ville, by the fide of the gate of Metz.
The besieged saw the intention, and
thev played their artillery with such
effect as completely te demolish the
■works. Wbile the Prince de Hohen
loe was this diy reconnoitering the
direction of the fire, a cannon shot
cut in two an officer by his fide.—
The prince fell by the shock of the
wind of the ball, and for three hours
every art has been tried in vain to
bring him to life. We fear he is
The firmnefs of the garrifoti is
wonderful. They chiefly direst their
attacks on the French camp, appa
rently in a fort of jrifultingfport, for
they might do more injury to the Au
(trians, who are ported nearer to the
point of attack. But they do it evi
dently to mark to the allies their ha
tred of the French, and their plan
has so far succeeded, that the Austri
an soldiers cannot suppress evident
marks of pleasure, at this condmft.
" So long as they aim at one ano
ther," they mutter, " we hope eve
ry fiiot will tell,"
This-letter we give precisely as it
bas been handed to us. We cannot
answer for its veracity.
The camp of Mods has been broke
lip, and the Austrian army under the
Duke of SaxeTekhen, is expeifted
daily to fall upon Lille or Valencien
nes. All the roads to the former
place have been interceprfd, and the
courier from Paris has been obliged
to return. It appears that the Au
ftrians have friends in the French
quarters, and information of what
ever pafl'es there.
We are afl'ured from Vienna, that
orders have been sent to the com
mandant general of the Netherlands,
that the French Gen. La Fayette
should be well treated.
The following decree has 'been
pa(Ted by the National Aflembly, re
lative to the payments due to the
public officers, and others, in the
towns of Longwy and Verdun.
I. The funis which ought to be
paid from the national treasury to
the inhabitants of the towns of Long
wy and Verdun, salaries of people in
office, and other national purposes,
shall be suspended.
11. n e liquidatingcommiflioner is
iorbidden to give to the inhabitants
of Longwy and Verdun, any bonds,
either definitve or provifionary, or
any orders on the Natisnal Treasury :
and every public agent and paytnaf
ter is enjoined not to pay any sum on
such bonds, either delivered or to be
received.
HI. F.very receiver of the diftricH:
is alio forbidden to receive, in pay
ment for national property, any such
bonds or orders, under the penalty
of responsibility.
Letters si om Madi id, received ) ef
tevday, allert—tnat lince that court
had been informed of the events of
the loth August, at Paris, and the in
iurious treatment his inoft fhriftian
Majesty has received, the fylteinof
neutrality which that government
had adopted, is entirely changed.
Kxtratft of a private letter from
Tliionville, Sept. 8
" T atn now before Thionville,
which we have summoned to. fur
lender, and have received a •TPSfIF
Dade in the French way, for answer,
which will draw upon the inhabi'
tains a vengeance which must un
happily be indiscriminate.
" Mommedi is fallen into our
glands. jhe obstinacy of the de
fence precluded the Caving ( h e inha
bitants from pillage, which during
four hours wa« exercised by our
troops wiih an unsparing rigour ca
pable of difinaying others. Thei
campaign wears the appearance of
tedious (laughter anil multiplied
lieges."
A fleet is fitting out at Breff for
the Mediteranean. It is composed
of the following {hips, under thecom-i
hi and of Admiral Latotiche : LeLan
gtiedoc, of 80 guns ; L'Entrepenent,
74 gtins ; Le Vengeur, 74 ; L'Oi ion,'
74 ; and Le Vigilant, 18 guns. The
cap of liberty is attached to all their
in ai 11-top-gallant-in ast heads. Thisj
fqpiadron is intended to prevent the
Piuffians from entering the Medite
ranean ; it is to be aifideil by a divi
sion from Toulon.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14.
Ext raft of a letter from Mr. Cathnlan, I'ice-Conful oj
the United States at MarfeilUs, to the Secretary oj
State, dated Mar 24th Auoufl, 179 2 *
u I o r fer to your confederation a very inter
esting matter, explained in full in a memoire
which I have presented to the municipality oi
Marleilles, of" which I fiend you here enclosed a
copy, dated the 19th inft. on the fubjeft of
wheat and flour, to which I beg leave to refer
you. \f e are in the greatest apprehension of
being in great need of thele so neceflary com
modities, and of feeing prices gradually rife
}f*-om £s?> a 54 P er charge of 18,293 MarfeiUes
weight (flour the fame price pr. barrel) which
would now obtain ready money, on the
wharf—*-0 /'65 before next month of Decem
ber, and /70 before March, on the actual
oiirfe of foreign exchange and specie, rising a
gain till sCxt crop in July next.
il This memoire was so well received by the
Municipality, that they have determined to
write a letter to General George Washington,
President of the United States of America, da
fed this day, which T have the pleasure of fend
ing von here enclosed, begging you, fir, to pre
sent to him in the name of the town of Mar
seilles. I hope that the American merchants
on his invitation will contribute all in their
power to supply this town abundantly.
tl You may aflure the.n that brandies will be
at mode: ate terms about /4? a 40 pr. gallon,
gross of 93 lb. Englifb, they will make an ad
vantageous remittance. For my part, in the
Consulate line,as well as in the commercial one,
•hev may rely on all my endeavors to render
'heir voyage and adventures as beneficial as
poflible.
" Tobacco on the contrary abounds now
and can't obtain here mark weight, no
purchasers.
<( I (hall depart for Bordeaux in 2 hour?, to
(be Consul Fenwick—whenarrived, X (hall have
the honor of addrelfing von, and (ending a capv
of this and the municipality letter.
" I am, &rc.
(Signed) STEPHEN CAT HAL AN, jun."
TR ANSLATION.
MARSEILLES.
A in the form of a decree, of SeElion Ao.
j3, of the %rand Carmelites
On this day, August I 1792, the 4th year
of liberty, the citizens of Section, No. 13, to
the amount of 375 voters, being l gallv sfTera
bled in the Church of the penitents, the Prcfi
dent having opened the a citizen ob
tained leave to speak, and addrefled the assem
bly as follows : j
Brethren and Friends,
" The nation that has long been the victim
of oppression and embarrafiment, occasioned by
the enemies of liberty, is now riling in all its
energy to do itfelf justice. Its fufferings, and
above all, the horrid plot to destroy our patri
otic citizen";, has kindled a spirit of vengeance
The dilatory procedure of courts, the impuni
ty of tho'e that have conspired against the na
tion, have alike a&oated the people to <(ake the
Idiftribi'tion of justice into their own hands.
T'e ille-al executions, but neceflary in the
pre r ent difaflrous circumftancesof the country,
seem to have produced some good effects. The
aristocrat, the haughty nobleman, the imperious
egotist have alike trembled, and were glad to
confide:' thamfelves as on a level with thole
true and good citizens, who till now had flood
abnoft: alone in the contest for liberty. But,
brethren and friends, fear ki.ows neither re
medy nor physician : Those men who have o
penly declared their anti-patriotic sentiments
or have shown themselves discontented with,
or even indifferent to, this our glorious .Revo
lution, tortured with removie, cannot endure
the glances of the friends of liberty : they dread
their juit resentment, and to avoid it can de
vise no better means than flight. Notwiths
tanding the mod active endeavors of the mu
nicipality, a multitude of citizens have quitted
Marseilles. Such an emigration may be at
t n ej v.it'i the mcft ruinous effects during the
entiling winter. T'.e existence of l\|arfeilles
I depend* upon her commerce ; commerce alone
feeds us, a.,d when that is ful'pe ded the Iburce
of onr fubfiflence is gone. Marseilles by her
Gtuation is an Emporium of trade, the niasa
zine of Europe. If foreign countries fhoud
learn that Mar seilles is torn by intestine con.
vulfions, they will be cautious how they fuffer
'lieir veU'els to aonroach us, and will fend them
™ ° :psr It it well krtov.-n that the
eat hnrvefts hTve been bad abroad and eve
•lo.v that this article is extrcmelydear. If un
fortunately the wheat cargoes fhouid avoid the
port ot Mar'e'lles, this fine ciry among the firO
>n the lift of French capitals will be in the nt
mod danger. Now fiice it is inconteftible that
commerce declines in everv country whe-v
>eace and tranquility are not eftablifliert, let
us fei iouflv endeavor to put an end to tho'e a
larms which are daily increafin'g, and fprcad
190
ing with astonishing rapidity.to all nations with
whom we have a commercial inretcourfe. It
will, doubtless, be a gloriou* thins for the ci
tizens of SetfionNo. 13, to shew themselves a
inocp; the for em oft in re-eftal''-flung peace and
good undemanding in Marseilles, and to en
fare the fiiefv of life and property. I pro
po't then to the Aflemblv to dccree, f.Ht, that
all citi7en«s of this fedion, indi virtually, keep a
flxift eye upon the enemies ot their country ;
2dly, that every pcrfbn detected in a con'pira
cy liberty or treason ajrainft the coun
try, he denounced bv the c't'zen"; (to whom
such information shall come) to the conftjtnt
ing poweis, that the trial of 'uch per "on may
he had according to law. 3d, That the person
To accused shall not be vi fifed by the citizens of
the feftion without expre r s permjt in writ
ing irom the municipality, or jiillices oi
the pcace. 4th, As often as a private perfbu,
accused of any crime wliatever, fhail be arrett
ed, either in virtue of a mandatory decree, or
in consequence of public clamour, the citizens
of the feet ion fliall protect him till he is conduct
ed to prison ? and they fliaH oppose with all
their power every injury offered to his person.
5. That the minutes of the proceedings of th s
meeting fhalJ be sent to all the other fe<si on 3,
'to invite them to take fimiiar measure*, by
their adherence thereto.
" The Aflembly having strongly applauded
the preceding address and propositions, re r olv
ed unanimously to adopt them in their full ex
.tent. They further decree, tnat thanks dial)
be rendered to the Municipality, to whom (hall
be deputed four comtniflioners, with authority
to aflure the firft marate that all th« citi
zens of the section will not cease to second their
paternal vjews, to refpeft the mandates of their
authority, and that the above resolutions be,
printed and affixed to the certificates of appro*
hation front the other IWtion*.
" The other 23 feftions of the city and the
suburbs have unanimously agreed to the above
declaration, and have made finiilar engage
ments with the citizens of feftion No. 13.
Certified, S:c.
F. GALIBERT, Prudent.
Allem and, See.
" The principal qualifications of merchant",
and the foundation of their calling, have at aJI
times conftfted in forefight, a readiness in calcu
lation and pra&ical speculation.
u The existing state of things requires from
their pati i»>tifm the mod serious reflections in
regard to certain articles indifpen<ably neces
sary for the use of their fellow-citizens, which
we are obliged to receive from abroad, and the
p'entv or scarcity of which either increases or
diminishes the price. These things call aloud
[ for the utmost exertion of their taients and
abilities.
il By means of their ex ten fire co*-refpon
dence, the daily advices they are receiving con
tinually from abroad, and the result of their
computations on foreign prices, they may rea
dily discover what countries will alternately
have it njoft in their power to fupplyotirwants
in the article of corn, according to the quantity
of their annual and refpeftive crops. It is ge
nerally ucderftood that Marseilles is the great
market for whatever grain is consumed, not
only in its own diftridt, but also in the other de
partments of the south of France, Spain, the
Duchy of Nice, and the river of Genoa.—ltaly,
Scicily, the Island of Sardinia, the Levant and
Africa, have been hitherto our main refourcec,
but at rates extremely dear. England, and the
countries on the Baltic, have also contributed
foinething ; but unfortunately the crops are but
indifferent, we may even fay, bid, throughout
the Mediterranean. Spain will have to impo~t
largely for herfelf. The Province of Langue
doc, which, till 1789, rendered us large fnpplies,
as well as to Toulon and its vicinity, has ever
since been incapable of supplying its own de
mands : and there is no doubt but that they
must import for themselves this year. Burgun
dy and the Frarche Cumte do indeed promise a
large supply of beans, but their crops of wheat
are poor, and will prevent them exporting any
farther than Lyons.
" Advice? from Naples of t' e 4th current
(Aujuft) confirm the accounts of bad harvests
in those pa>ts, as well as in Sicilv, where the
exportation will not only be prohibited, but
they are about tc lay duties upon imported
coru. Instead therefore of being supplied from
that quarter, it is to be apprehended that they
themselves will ftaml in need. In such circum
ftatices, it is doubt left inoft prudent for us to
procure grain from more remote countries,and
our iinmedinte duty te take the rioft decided
measures to supply our own wants Ind those of
our neighbour : and to this object, the House
of Stephen Cathelan and Son, the latter ofwhom
is here in quality of Vite-Conful for the United
States of America, has turned its attention.
" Tift - House has been confVmtlv writing for
a yearpaft to its correspondents in America,
during all which time the pro'peft has been
very favorable for difpofmg both of corn and
flonr here to an advantage. Thev have like
wire written to Bourdeaux, to fevcral Spaniih
pots, particularly Cadiz, where their vefiels
are always ordered to flip to enquire what port
in the Mediterranean affords the be ft markets.
Notwithstanding all this, cargoes of the above
mentioned articles have not yet got farther on
towards us than Barcelona ; we hope, hqwev cr r
that from the inducements and additional en
couragements that nre daily held forth, a plen
tiful fupplv may vet lie had. The time, how
ever, from now till the 15th of December (the
• season f<»r froft letting in) is short. Snppofing
advices to arrive in America, ard vefiels to be
laden out in conlequence, it will W? the middle
of February before they can be at 'e-i. But the
navigation not being open till March, the car
goes can nit rea<onah!v be looked for here til!
v ie end of April or Msy, at wh'ch times the
American Sag will tie espofed t" tie deprrda- j
rions of the Algerines; and it is not easy to
find crews coispofed of freemsn that will ex
pore themselves to flavety upcttttny cwifidc-t
---tions whatever. It is only fnr.i t'ie ij:, : ot
November to the 15th of March that American
merchant veffelrcan appear wit). iafetv i„ t .
Mediterranean,
" The Sieur Cathalanjjnn. whoforcfav our
probable wants about the beaming of this
month (August) formed a dcilr.n i f makir«"a
journey to Bou rdeau tc confer w-ith Mr. Fen
wic!:, the America* Consul tl:«ie, on the hke
liefl means to eng..' e our friend nit' e United
Scares to fend to this ,-ort, t#>re tie vi, te
sets in, the greatest priffibie number of vefle.j
laden with and flour.
" But in order to five more (rev; yto Mr.
i r athelan'" conle'entei with t!,e An.ericanColl
- Kounleaux, and mi,ft of all to his letter.
to the government of the United State-, it .
left t . your judpitenj whether it wov'd not be
proper for fciic Mayor and Municipality of
Mar r eilles, to write a short letter (witb tripli
cates) to Gen. WaOiington, President of the
United States, by which his attention nay be
forcibly attracted upon our wants Such a let
ter would have great weight, and mi&ht pro
cure ready and abundant supplies.
" 1 he United States are wholly in wart ot
tafiia, or rum, the usual drir.k of the An.e
cans. Brandy, notwithstanding the high price
it was at last winter, and Dill is, will nevertfce*
lei - afford a profit, and will be at least two and
an half per cent, cheaper after the vintage.—
Ibe American vessels will consequently find
very profitable returns on the advantageous
tales of their cargoes, and we fliall eventually
fee them coming to this port in great numbers,
and establishing a beneficial commerce between
the two nat ous.
" X'he Sieur Cathelan, jun. at all times zea
lous for his country's welfare, submits the pre
ceding memorial to the wisdom and good judg
ment of the Mayor of Marseilles."
r*o the PRESIDENT of the United States of
America.
;iftilhs, "4 th .lugijl, iya»,
the 41/ i year of Liberty.
" SIR,
" Fa.EE nation-, are always in alliance, and
are alike intercfted in affording mutual aid awi
afiiftauce to each other.
" A common interest has already united the
inhabitants of the Airerican States to the ir.tc
refts of regenerated France. Tneir thtve
colored flr.gs are unfurled upon every sea, pro
claiming that the free Ameiicans and F'etich
are brethren. The name of Wafkiriio,■ is as
much revered here as at Philadelphia. It is to
that we add reft oude Ives, in order
to convey the sentiments of our feL,ixr-citi*m
to a nation for whom he has done ai.J fuffeied
To much.
" Commerce is one ot the si ft »:«, j„ tf-, e f,,.
ternily of mankind, and a< - !-
the deftruftive trade of wa 1 , which unit '"in
nately has lieconje necessary in odei to oJUh
filTi the cau r e of liberty, fee citizens ought i«-
verthelefs to leave no pciEb'e mean* nolriei) !o
extend their eoirmercial intfrcourfe, l::d cn
fure the mean"; of (V.bfiltenc:.
" The time will arrive, nnd douht'efs it i*
not fir off, when the genius of Liberty, having
croflVd the ocean, nod iipveren over Fr'inr«,
will kindle over the whole earth that ,'ae ed
fire which now animates our brcafts. Tae
demons of discord will then be chained up for
ever, the sword will be rendered ufelef, «nd
the great bond of i,»tions will be confidence and
biotherly affection.
44 We hare, therefore, to propose to oor
American brethren to form more extensive
commercial connexions with us than hereto
fore. Above all, we pre r ent to their view an
objetft of speculation, which, while it supplies
our wants, offers emoluments to the adven
turer by no means contemptible. The article
of provisions, for which we have contracted,
cannot be supplied during the present year, on
account of the indifferent crops, which are dis
proportionate to the quantities that Marfeil'es
.amiually lays up sitluu: for the u& of ber own
citizens, for the southern diilri£ts of Fiance, or
for a part of Spain and Italy.
u Such being our filiation, have petiti
oned the national alTembly to grant a premium
of fifVy foils per quintal (mark weight) of grain
that lhall be imported from abroad inro the
, southern diilrifts of f ranee ; and we have rea
son to believe that our patriotic legislatorswiji
comply with our request.
u But this is not the only step Ave vi 11 take
in favor of our American brethren. We w!l
pefifion the executive tlie A pier i
ican be prote<3"ed by the cruilirg
veliels of war ; and we have eyeiy r?cfo« to
believe that our solicitations on this subject
will not he fruitlefs.
4< Exert your influence t L en, Sir, to engage
our Arierican b r etbren to export to us the lu
perfiuity of their crops. Be pleased to inform
them that in exchange for their produce, they
will be supplied in our port with oijs and winery
other articles ard commodities
may ft: it their market* Inform them, Sir,
the citizens of Marfeillei will do every thing In
t'leir Dover to encourage the American t»« -,
and that in this instance in particular t "cy '■ 1|
consider a compliance w|th their wiflies a< a
proof of the fraternal friend/hip that en "
tureen tl e two nations.
" It is worthv of vour character, Sir, toe.
vifh foch sent inents—the diffcrn'natton «
which wil! conftitnte the happi^f'* s y c " T '
tion. You have toiled for rho liberty of your
country, and by meriting ihe univerfai c iCwin
of all nations, you have gained that, in P a r '
cular, of the Mayor, Municipal Officer*
: übtic Attorney for the community ot "Via -
eilles. (Singed)
" MOURRAILLE, Map"
[Here follow alfo.ilie signatures rf_ the:
officers of the Municipality of Mancm^-.