A letter addressed to the Preli dent, informed him that 200 persons had gone to the Printing Office of Gorfas, and deltroyed liis prefl'es. Qn the proposition of Lacroix, the convention decreed, that the Mayor of Paris should give an account of what palled at the house of Gorfas. March jo Letter from the Commijjiinert tn Bel gium " Douay, March 8. " We fend you three dispatches from Gen. Dumourier. By a let ter from Gen. Miranda, we have re ceived the difagreeabje intelligence that Liege it occupied by the Auf trians. It appeals happily, by ttoe fame letter, that onr troops rallied and are in a good fituarion. Gen. Duinoui ier, in bis letters, consoles us for the check experienced at Aix ]a-Chapelle, which rendered the railing the siege of Maellricht ne ceflary. " Unless the people abso lutely lose their fenfcs," fays he, " I cannot fee how 2{ or 30,000 men can venture to pass the Meufe be fore more than 50,000 united, who for Tome days past have had no o ther object than to defend that pas sage. lam here engaged in two sieges ; should they be prolonged, I fha.ll not perfilt. I shall myfelf join the army, and bring with me a reinforcement of more 2p,000 men. What has happened should give us no uneasiness, provided we confine ourselves for two weeks to a regu lar defenfive system, which we shall soon change into a terrible offenfive one." Roberfpierre, Lacroix and Dan ton, complained of the treachery of the Generals in. the affair of Aix la- Chapelle ; and on a motion made by them, the Convention decreed that generals Stengel and Lanoue should be brought to the bar to give an account of their conduct, and that (heir papers Ihould be sealed up. The Marine Minirter informed the Convention that the United States of America in fraternal affec tion towards the French Republic, had celebrated her victories by re peated fertilities. The Convention decreed, that rue vrrrntiteers <51 rti® who had come to Paris, should re tire to their refpe<ftive municipali ties, and wait there till they might be called out for military service like other citizens. On a report of the Colonial Com mittee, the Convention decreed, that the French Colonies are in a slate of War, and that the civil and military officers should concert with the National Commiflionei's, and o their orders ; that the regi. ment of the Cape should be brought back to France,-and resume its rank in the line ; and that the free men and natives of the country should form themselves into legions and free companies. Lafource requested a modification of the decree, for infliding capital punishments on emigrants who re turn to France. He said, that a young girl 14 years of age,had been sent to Paris by her parents who were emigrants 1 and that accord ing to law, (he was liable to lose her head on the fcaffold. He mov ed, therefore, that this barbarous law in regard to children, should be applicable only to those who were aibove the age of twenty-one. Thuriot proposed to suppress the puriifhinent of death in regard to female children only, but after a longdebate the Convention decreed, that no change should be made in the law palled against emigrant!, as far as it concerned male children ; and that in regard to females, the ptiniftiment (honld for the fir ft of fence, be changed into tranfporta tiwn from the -territories of the Re public. April 19. INTERNAL COMMOTIONS. Letter from the Jdminiftrators of Mayenne and Loire. Angers, March 17, 1790. Reprrjentatives, THE Department of Mayenne Loire is in great distress, but it has not loft courage.—The diftri<st of St. Floient experienced the firft shock : it has been entirely destroy ed.—The treasury has been plun dered, and the Patriots have been either mafTacred or expelled by a band of insurgents. Various bodies of these banditti are dilperfed in different quarters. During the time that St: Floient was ravaged,-one proceeded to the town of Chenille, which soon experienced the like fate.—Cholet, the chief place of the diftritft, being rich by its manufactures and commerce, at tracted the attention of these plun derers, and notwithstanding the re finance it made, it was obliged to surrender. Yefterday,at noon, an engage ment took place/which was A ill fa tal to the patriots. The insurgents are now proceeding to Saumur, an important city, the pofleflion Of which will render them mailers of the whole country. The counter revolutionifts have all white cock ades. They demand a Icing, and that the emigrants shall be recalled, she administrative bodies have se cured 200 of them, and in order to intimidate these villains,they think it necefl'ary that the law proceed ings should be shortened. March 20. The official account of the at> tempt made to massacre Manuel was read. By this account it ap peared that he had received sixty wounds. Letter from Gen. Dumitfrier. Tireleinont, March 16. " Citizen Minifler, " I announce to' yon with the greatest fatisfadtion, that the check at Aix la-Chapelle, as far as it con cerns the honor of the French arms, has been repaired tliis day, in the most brilliant manner. Yesterday the Aurtiians attacked and took Tirelemont, in which we had only 400 men. This great town not be ing susceptible of any defence, and being before the van guard, ported on the five heights of Complichc. Marshal Lamarche defended himfelf with a courage and skill which sav ed the French army, by giving dif ferent divisions time to march to his afliflance. A mirtake in the ex ecution of orders might have car ried alarm to Bruflels, and even to Pari*. becauCe some bodies, in place of repairing to their place of desti nation, fell back, which might have made tlie evil to be believed much greater than it was. " This morning I attacked Tire leniont on the right and left with a pare of the army, as the reft could not come up. Gen. Valence com manded the attack on the right, Mi randa that on the left, and Egalite that on the center. We carried the town by main force, and went be yond itjn pursuing theenemy,who, in their turn, attacked us with much boldness in the villages of Goide fenhovere and Hawteinowder. The army not only defended themselves with the greateil firmnefs, but they attacked with success in their turn and night only put an end to the combat, which continued witbotu lntermiffion from yesterday noon, till 7 o clock this evening. " All the bodies of the army dis played the greated courage. The enemy also displayed much skill in their manoeuvres, and on that ac count 1 consider this affair as very decisive for opinion. Several par ties of the army were deprived, by their d.fiance, of the honor of hav ing a share in it J am perfuadetl that the Prince de Cobourg will en tertain esteem for the army of the Republic. I cannot enter into any particular detail, as I am obliged to make preparations for to-morrow 1 shall only tell you that the Bth regiment of infantry repulsed with their bayonets, a charge by the dra goons of Cobourg. (Signed) " DUMOURIER", B E L F AST, March 1? At a meeting of the Didentine Munfte.s of Belfaft, held on thf 11 th day of March, I 793, it was a greed that the following declarati on fcepoblifted, and a B copy of transited to the Lord Chancellor! th* r HaV , ln S/ een 1,1 the reports of <». . Con,m 'ttees, dated 7th " ' arch > 1 793»the following words a"BeE'r haVC , beC " „ Aiccefa of h° In ,e pulpit ' for lhe Jucceu of their arms, << meininn the arms of the French, in the pre? 391 fence of military aflociations, which have<.Jbeen newly levied and .array ed in'thattowri."—We whole names are hereunto annexed, dated Minis ters of drjtin<s Protectant Di(leniing< Congregations in the town of Bel faft, do hereby solemnly declare, each <?fF ns for himfelf, that the in formation given to their Lordships of the committee, upon this fubjedi is, as far as concerns us, totally groundless." —Signed by James Bryfon, P.Vartte, William Bruce, DD. *' Since the French ilefclat'ation of war against Great-Britain and Ireland was known here, I did not pray for the success of their arms I do not recollect that I ever used the words : I am certain that 1 ne ver prayed for success to the French arms before any military afiociati- ons."—Signed by S Kslburn. LONDON, March 13. The butchers of Vienna ordered an ox of lilver to be cast, of about half a foot high, which they filled with durats, and sent to the Empe ror as a patriotic donation. The Duke of Penthievre died on the fourth of this month, of a drop sy in the chest, at his estate of Ver non. Two days before this event, his daughter, who had been foi.te time soliciting a judgment of fepa ,ration of property from her hus band, M. Egaiite, gained hereaofe, (o that (he alone Will possess theini uienfe property of the Duke. The Syren frigate, which had a (hare in the glory of the late defer* of the French, arrived yesterday from Helvoet. March 33 We now ifee the French driven from Aix-la-Chapelle, Liege, Thir lemout, Ruremonde, Gertruyden berg, Maeftricht, Klundert, Wil liamftadt, Doevern, Sardinia, &c. Even the strong caftleof Konigflein could not withstand the continued efforts of Pruflian valour ; and the desperate refiiftance of the emi grants at Maeftricht, with the Hea dy oppofirion of the Dutch at Wil liamftadt, have given a check to the Gallic ardour,which they will scarce be able to recover this campaign. For Dumoorier, Cuftine, Miranda and the other heroes of the Frepch army, we (hall now hear of the prince of Saxe Cobourg, CJairfait, prince of Hesse, the prime of Brunf wick, prince of Orange, &c. To this fad reverse in the state of the French affairs, it will n«t be arro | gance to fay, that the timely ariival of the British forces has greatly con tributed. Their unexpected ap pearance on the Dutch coast, gave frefh strength to Batavian valour ; and though it cannot be said that they have hitherto been engaged in real adion, yet their pretence has not been a little serviceable to the Dutch, by inspiring them with new courage ; and by taking the defence of Dort, and other places imp their hands, left the Dutch at leisure to attend to more distant quarters where the forces of the enemy seemed to threaten the firlt attacks. As to our seamen, never Happier 116 " ,n adion » cll e fine tough old fellow, who commanded at Wil lianiftadt, will acknowledge the ser vices received from them—Their aaiv.ty in the gunboat, gave t |>e ' repulse to the French before that town, and by obliging Dumou ner to change his position, may be • aid, in a great measure to have Cav ed the place. The Hollanders who know this wjill doubtlels be readv to reward it, and be no left thank ful tor the countenance given them by our soldiery, who will be as for ward to fight for them, if an oppor tunity should offer. Th ursdalst, March jf. A*r S mo '" in g'go»e r ntn«!treceiv. Ed d.fp atchfs fr^ m Lmd Auekland> bis Br'tsnmc Majeily's Anibaiftdor at the Hague. The difpatehes are tirllJ Tl ,a ft/*nd are e„. y fi'ent reTpediing the adHon sSTnft t0 o' e L aken P ' ace on the u T?" the con trary they fn, i, Dumouriei " was in full foi ce between Louvain and Brnflels -but that the French have e™ ire -are V ro U n t t h d -° ftend ' by water on their way to Dunkirk? ,etter rec «v 8 d by a refpeflable AotTr hoofe tA thecky, ft** , ( 9K respondent at Oltend, ftaies-that » counter-revolution has bee,. eretf-,? t l {'"a, [ hC of which fare said to he, that the people d,f fatisfied with the conduct of >h Convention, and diliouraged br ,hf late ail (uctefiiof their arnu, h*j re ! ' lealed the royal prifouer*, ditiblvcci the convention, proclaimed the Uau phin King, appointed th e Queen Regent of the kingdom, t!ll^v lon . I,eur «nali have tune Co arrive -"Th letter adds, that upwards of' ?0 QO ! people loft their live, > opon > cafion. Till the mail or f„„ leiur . ther accounts arrive, it will be i m . poflible to determine the degree of credit due to this intelligence An express from has' this morning brought the latell in telligence which has been receive.! refpecfting the operation's of the French in the neighborhood of of tend—we lay this letter b f fore our readers without comment. MARGATE, March 27. By an express arrived this morn ing from Ortend, we learn that Of tend is evacuated. i he matter of the boat adds, that the Auftrians were at Bruges, yet'- ' terday, and expttfted to be at Of tend this day. That the French had sent a num ber of failars from nr der to get oat (hips from the hir hour, but they were obliged to make the best of their back without fut cefs. He further fays, that Dumourier is wounded and a prisoner ai Bruf fels ; and that there has been a ve ry great (laughter among the French, for the Aultrians gave no quarter. N.B. The express left Oitend this morning about 1 o'clock. The French gen. Dampiere, wbo was taken prisoner near Henry Chapelle, died of his wounds on the 7th of March. The late failures in London and other commercial towns in England, are computed at twelve millions vf pbuuds sterling. 'I he following is a statement of the French fleet at sea, viz. Le Re- t publican of j 10 guns, L'Acliille 74, Le Tourvjlle 74, L'Experiment 40, La Thetis, La Concorde, La Sur veillante, and La Reunion frigates, | with two other of lefler force, mak ! ing in all ten fail. Frtrtj the London Cantic, Marth 26. HAGUE, March 22. Intelligence has been received here of a victory obtained by the Prince de Saxe Cobourg over the French at Neerlander, near Tirle mont, which was preceded by a long and (harp fltftion. On the 15th inft. the advanced ports of the Imperial army had been beat back from Tirlemont, which was re-taken by the enemy : On the 16th, M. Dumourier attempted to pass the left wing of the Iniperi- ' al army : On the 17th, there was a change of portion, and a briik cannonade: On the 18 th, at 7in the morning, M. Dumourier attack ed the centre of the Imperial army, but was repulsed : he was likewise repulsed by the Imperial right wing; but about 3 in the afternoon, M. Dumourier's right wing penetrated thro' the Imperial left wing, whose cavalry was prevented from ma- . nceuviing, the ground being inter fered by dirches. The corps of reserve, commanded by M. Clair fayr, then decided the vidory. The French retired in gOod order until 6 o'clock in the evening, when the Imperial cavalry put them to the rout. The number killed and wounded is variously reported—lt is faidthat the French have loft 53 pieces of cannon. PORTSMOUTH, *4#; Admiral Gardiner's fleet ftilw lad night with leading the channel. LONDON, March )6. All the accounts by the Dutch mail of yellerday, agree in ftaiiugi that the conflidi between the Auf trians and French, on the ißih, was obltijiate and bloody ; and that great bravery and military flcill were nifefted by both armies. V
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