fc R,£ D A, Feb. 25 "Last Saturday, the 2gd ioft. about Viaif af ter eight o'clock* a trumpeter, accompanied by a French"officer, arrived bcfoie tie gates of Bosch, and were conducted t » thr com mandant, whom they Summoned in the rame of General Oumourier, to lurrender Ui»" c.tv. The commandant feftt an answer auolit i 2 o'clock, implying »' refute' , hoftihties com mence! about half after 3 o'clock; t' ,e i'rtnth threw fi»:Ue bomb*» and howitzers into the city >' the firft was so well directed, thiit it icll before tbe guatd-houfe, and wounded a grenadier. By tiie fabftquent bomb* feve rul hoafes were damaged ; the alarm was immediately bent, and the military took their refpeetive stations. From that time the bombardment became very violent, and failed uniiiteri\if»tedly till feveu o'clock at ui&hl, when all was still for some time. Oil Sunday morqing, about Imlf pad three o'clock, the French bombardment became extremely violent, and was well answered by the ga» rifon. It laftcd till seven oVlock, and during that time the French threw in 150 bombs and howitzers, which -Jemoliftied more than sixty bouse . The damage itill bi\ve become greater, and could not pofftbly be repaired, iince no perjton dorft appear in the dree ft to catch the bombs and extinjttjifli tire fire, and every inhabitant fought refuge in the cellar of his houle. On Sundav, towards noon, another fiaff officer with a trumpeter, arrived before the gate of Bofcli, and was again conducted to the commandant, to fuwrnon the city again, threatening to reduce the place to a(h<*», and to'put tiie whole garrison to the IVord. Af ter this, the firft council of war was held, and towards night a Major with a trumpeter were dispatched to the French General, who re mained with the French all night and did not return till Monday morning, when we heard shut the capitulation was made. We were, then informed, that the garrMbn should inarch out with all the honors of war, each battalion with two field pieces, toßofch, Tbiil, Bommel, and Utrec'.n, with perfect li berty to remain in the service of the State, and to fight against any enemy. )n virtue of this capitulation, this after noon about four o'clock the battalion of Orange-Naflau, with a part of that of Dam, Inarched, drums beating, colours flying, and two field pieces, through the gates of Bo ch. At three o'clock about 45) men, infantry and Cuirafliers, entered this place from the French Camp. Fortunately few lives have been loft. One Burgher was killed by a bomb, and an Apo thecary's wife dangerously wounded. The garrison have not loft a single man. What number the French have loft we cannot tell. AIX LA-CHAPELLE, Feb. 9 We are informed that the French advanced ports, after an obstinate eonflicft, forced the Auftriansto eva cuate Weflenberg, Bergeln, and Ef felt. The day before yesterday the French troops took polfeiliou of the villages of Vaels, Gulpen, and Herl, in Dutch Guelderland. FRANKFORT, Feb. 15, The two brothers of his late moll Christian Majelty, have sent official notice of their brother's death to all the Courts in Europe. They have proclaimed the Dauphin King of France, under the title of Louis XVII —Count He Provence is de clared Regent of the Kingdom ; and Count d'Artois, Lieutenant Ge neral. The Regent has sent Col. Von Roll to be Ambadador at th,e head-quarters of his Pruflian Majes ty. The King of Prussia has alrea dy acknowledged the new King,the Regent, and the Lieutenant Gene ral of France. t'eb. 27. The fortrefs of Koenig flein is 011 the eve of furrenderiiig to the Priilliaiis. The garrison is reduced by famine to the moil dread ful extremity. Cuftine, at Mentz, isalfo reduced to the lall extremity ; and there is reason to suppose that he will very shortly makf overtures to the Pruf fi.ms for Capitulation, or for j;er iTiiflion to retire into France. Great numbers of the French frotn Meniz are daily deferring ; and up on their arrival in the Pruflian Camp, they are enrolled and regi mented. The knowledge of this circum fiance brings numbers of theni in daily. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20, Several couriers have been dif- patched from hence to Maeltricht, i>ut they are sll returned, that city being completely blocked up by French detachments. A general embargo has been laid on all ships and veliels, with the ex- ception of those of the East and ' Weft India companies, the fliips des tined for the fifheries of Greenland, and Davis's ftreights, and thecoaft ers of a particular description. PARIS, February 21 The evecutive power has demand ed of the government of Venice— ift, That it shall acknowledge - the French Republic—2<lly, That it lliall permit a freepai'iige for French vellelsinthe Adriatick Sea—jdly, Grain—And 4ihly, an account of the French citizens that have dis appeared there. The government have anfvvered to the firft, That it will acknowledge the Republic when it Jball have eltablifhed itl'elf. and be acknowledged by rlie other power's. Ihefet have refufed, ant' answer, that the inent concerns its .-.ore :>;• ;r the French citiz«ns at Venice, tnan the French government does about the Venetians at Paris These answers are considered as a declaration of war. The government of Venice are alio preparing to join the allies a gainlt France. Petion lias been erased from the lilt of the members of the Jacobin Club. Baron de Stael, charged by the court of Sweden to acknowledge the French Republic, has reached this metropolis. The day before yesterday, Gen. Santerre denounced in t he commons, several of the Setftions which still persisted in keeping up companies of grenadiers, not withftandiiifr this di(iin<stion was contrary to theVeign of equality. Clery, the faithful valet of the unfortunate Louis, has been permit ted at last to quit the Temple, in which he has been kept impnfoned since the late catastrophe. Marie Antoniette and her family have not yet stirred out of a - partment which they occupy in the Temple. The day before yesterday the Comfuiflioners of the Cotnnune invited them to go down into the garden to take the air, and te enjoy the benefit of the fine' wtather. The widow of Louis thanked them, and refufed their offer, faying, that " 'twould be too painful for her to pass by the do-or of the chamber from which her husband had been led to the place of execution." She also refufed to go up on tlie plat form of the great tower, at leaftfor the prefeut.—Her daughter conti nues to be ill, the swelling in her legs is not abated. The sections of Paris havesilmon: raised tjie contingent of 2,806 men, who are to go to the frontiers to fight the enemies. Three hundred and forty-feven volumes, and 3$ boxes; forming the remainder of the titles and genea logies of the ancient orders of No bility, are to be burnt to morrow in the Place des Piques. NATIONAL CONVENTION Saturday, February 23. The ;war niinifter announced a vitfory of confidtrable importance, gained by the army of general Bi ron, over a body of AuftdanS and Piedmontefe, at Sofpello. In an address from tfae Municipa lity read by. the Mayor, the follow ing remarkabie fentcnce appeared —" We mud encourage the poor with the hopes of becoming propri etors. But such an hope can only be founded upon an Agrarian Law." Thursday, Feb. 28 The Capitulation of Breda was signed on the 24th, and citizen Cuf ter is appointed temporary com mandant, with a garrilon of two battalions. Gen. Harville has dislodged the Aultrian Gen. Beanlien, after a ter rible aiflion, from the pod of l'Ar- rache The Convention, on the report of the com,mi!«es of .com merce, and diplomacy, decreed, that the treaties of alliance and commerce, with the powers aiSually at war with the Republic, are an nulled." The inveflment of Maeftricht by iß,o®o men being completed, and the works (inilhed 011 the 23d, the general sent a trumpet to summon the commandant to surrender the place. He answered that' he did not know that France was at war with Holland, and that he mutt have time to fend a courier to the Hnsue. C 9 378 The batteries were then opened against the plau;, and a fire was Teen in the city. The besieged had the good fortune to eJctinguifh it, but ft had again been let 011 fire at the time the last letter was written. The grand army of the French is llill Rationed at Rureinond and its vicinity, and is in great force, supposed to be from 601070,000 men. In the infiirretftion which took place in Paris la(t week, the inilita r were called out, and a number o' persons, chiefly women, were idered. This we believe to be o y the prelude to a general inaf jacre.—'The (hops of the grocers were pillaged. Marat has been denounced in the convention as the inrtigator of this infurrecftion. UfiTi, * That France is in a Hate of war with Spain, is certainly no new in telligence, for we ltated some days ago, that Spain had formally de clared war againtt the French re public. Our ftiips of War have been un commonly fuccefsful again(t the French. It is supposed that the French property brought into Bri tifti ports already, amounts to near 200,0c01. while onthe contrary,that of ours taken by the French wiil scarcely exceed a tenth part of that sum. The health of the Duke of Brunf wick is completely restored ; on the 3d of February he appeared for the firft time on horfeback,and rode to Manlieim. Monday the Convention between Great-Britain and Spain, refpedting the Nootka Sound business, was lign ed by Sir Ralph Woodford, and M. Las Heras. The Court of Spain, besides restoring the vessels, pays an indemnity of two hundred and ten tlioufand dollars. The text of the Bishop of Exeter last Spnday, in the Chapel Royal, was, " But now hath God set the members every one in a body, as it hath pleased liiin."—We do uot know whether the Chancellor ot the Exchequer dilated this admira ble text, or attended at the sermon. Of the prucefs now pending in the high Court of Parliament it is only neceflary to observe, that thro' the means of deaths, defceins, and creations, no less than 121 changes had taken place in the members of a Court of Justice, during a ciimi nal trial. Mr. Dundas, it is said, has sent his compliments to MefTrs. Stormont and Burke, the " Rival candidates" for his place, he begs to fay, that he wishes them very well, but that for his own part, he is " very well as he is !" It mud be some confutation to the friends of Bri'tifh Liberty that Mr. Fox publilhed his letter to the elec tors of Weftminller, and thatapro teft againll the conduct which has involved this country in a war as little necert'ary as it is highly dan gerous, was entered on the Jour nals of the House of Lords, previous to the commencement of hostilities. These will be records to which the public may appeal, when the war, whether victorious or the contrary, is felt to be as ruinous in its conse quences as impolitic in its principle. Feb. 22. A proclamation is pub lilhed by the King, reciting, that as attempts may be made to feduceour sailors on board of French (hips, it is therefore necefliary to notify and declare, that sailors fervingon board enemies (hips, or otherwise adher ing or giving aid or comfort to our enemies upon the sea, will be consi dered guilty of high treason and piracy, and puniflied accordingly. We congratulate the public on an event that is likely to take place, which will be of considerable ad van tage to this country : A number of the Friends to Liberty, Equally, and French Government, have come to the patriotic refolutiun of with drawing theinfelves from a nation so inimical to the pi inciples of this ; it Differing a man to reside in it un der the title of KING—We wish them to be as expeditious as possible in their motions, for this country certainly (lands in need of that kind of reform, which such reformers LONDON, Feb. 14 alone can efiWluall, Iwing ib„ ut | ■ taking ihemfelve, f rom , , ■ wains a little weeding, Whitehall, Feb 28 The King has been pleafedtocon Uitute and appoint Sir John 1 emple bart. to be hii uiujell) , couful ueral in the eaiteni llutei of rica. The King has also been rocotifliuitc and appoint PUi, ira Bond, Elq. to be Ins inajelty', tw ful general in the u.idUle and f ou ,i ern Hates of America. HOUSE OK COMMONS. t. Mr. Dnn-las laid U-foreihe Hou( the following melfage from ih king : " His majefiy having judged i expedient to employ in the fetvic of Great-Britain a body nftheelei toral troops, for the porpofe of a rifling his niajefty's allies the State General of the United Province! and of profecuiing in the ntoft efl'ct tual manner the jufl and neceflar War in which his majelly is eugaj ed, his majelty has ordered an ell, mate to be laid before the House o Commons, of the charge atteudin the employment of the said troops and his majefiy relies on the ze; of his most faithful Commons, tha they will be ready to make the n< ceflary provision for inaintainin th* fame." Referred to the committeeoffui ply. March 2. The message delivered to bot houses of Parliament from his M; jefty yesterday, for taking into tl pay of Great-Britain a body ofHai overian troops, will be taken ini confideratioti this day. The numerous bounties given i every part of the country, provetl zeal of all descriptions of men is efl'ential rhat that zeal (honld ni relax, whiKt the French bear tl smallest weight in the scale of Ei rope. An instrument, publifbed in tl nauie of the Stadthoider, relati' to i he inundations, denounces co poral punifliment, and even pain i death, against any persons oppofit them, either by covert a«fl, vvriiit or discourse. By the French papers it appear that Dumourier, in a letter datt the 26th, to the commiffiouers Brnflels, and transmitted by the to the Convention, announces, th Klundert was taken by the Freiu on the night of the 2Jth, that Wi liamftadt was to be attacked on tl following night, and he had 1 doubt of taking it. Subjlaticc of Dumourier'! Prcdtmah. to the Dutch. Upon republican principles, tl Stadtholder is only your captaing neral ; who fliould atfiin obedient to the sovereign will —be holds yc nevertHelefa in slavery. You know your lights—you lati ly attempted to restore them—yc applied to France, but Fiance the groaned under equal • despotism and you were made the ("port of 1» perfidious court. A handful of Prussians again r duced you to slavery ; led on that man whom I have chafed no France—the hope of liberty anion yon has been extinct, till thp penc of the glorioup revolution oft r ani —the Krench now offer themleH' your allies—powerful and free. Not again(t you, people, but gaiuft your tyrants we wage »»ar- The English—proud of liberty, a. stifled by gold and *** of w 'ho they will soon tire. Let oU . r . e L mies increase ten fold, it "ill •increase onr strength and propaga our opinions. . , We enter Holland the friends > the Dutch, and the enemies of j house of Orange—you cannot > feel its galling yoke —has not ' Stadtholder faCrificed your intei e to his own — f'acrificed yont "isf time greatness to that of E"? an( that greatness you will never l e S a till you are free. _ Send back your despots to many ; a republican army 0,1 roused will soon break the olce tyranny —soon will the troops a'
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