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.
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