country from Bois le Due to Lier, .was clear of the cnemjt ; and that the French force {till at B'eda, amounted to 4000, and that at Gertruydenberg to 2500 men. rHfl'e, the place at which the French army has retreated to, is in Austrian Ne theilands, ir. Hamault, 8 miles S. VV. of Btufaels, and 2 3 N. of Mons.] Accounts are aifo received that Deilt was taken on the 20th in the attack by Colonel Mylins ; that a conliderable ma gazine was left by the French at Lou vain ; and that, in the afFair of the 22d, the Auftrians had 1000 men killed and wounded, and the French had 4QPQ kill ed. Accounts have bsen received here from the Prince of Saxe-Cobourg, dated Biei beck, near Louvain, the *3 d initanc, itating, that 011 the preceding day he had attacked the French, who were ad vantajjeoufly ported between Tireletriont and Louvain ; That the engagement was long and obstinate ; but that the Freach were beat, and driven beyond Luuvain, and were then polled behind the Dyie, between Louvain and JJruffeU, March 30. Intelligence has been received here, that the citadel of Namur, is taken by the Anftrijhs, and that a conliderable body of the Aaftnan troops has been detached from that place to join the Prince of Saxe- Coßourg's army. LONDON, April j, Teller Jay Aifpatches from Holland were re'rmcd at the, ■Jbcrelary offlute's office, the fubjiance of which <we underfland to be— That the garrifoas of Breda and Gertrvy denberg surrendered by capitulation on the 28 th lilt, that the troops of the Bat avian legion in both places, were included in the ca pitulation on the fame terms with the French, and that both were allowed to march out with the honors of war, and take the route for. France. 'The fame difpatihes arid, that advices had sen received from B ruffe!s, dated the 2ijth, it which time it was known there that Du-~ nourier having left his pojl at Halle, was ontinuing his retreat to Valenciennes, and hilt the Aujirians had taken pojfeffton. of Antwerp, Namur and Mons. Letters, vie know not by what mode of tonveyance, have been received, dated March 2j, at which lira? ctll was perfectly quiet. Of all the military characters employed in the continental war, the duke of Brunfwick has been the mojl unfiiccefsful. Prince Co iourg has gained honor by his late fuccrjfes— Dumourier and Clairfayt have added to their reputation as generals, both by vi&ory and de feat ; but the J Juke of Brunfwick added no thing to his laurels by his irruption into France, and by his retreat lojl them all. Ofiend was entirely evacuated by the French on Saturday lajl. Several v.'Jfels were taken therein. The garr'tfon conjified of 2000 men, now retreating towards France. Two regiments of French emigrants are to be raised in England. Commanders, mar quis de Choifeul, and the duke d'Harcourt. Gen. Dumourier has requejled of general Clairfayt, a trice and conference —the requejl was anfwertd— 1 ' Prepareyourfelf for bat tle, / am after you." Gen. Cujline, on the 20th March attacked neae Stormberg, a party of 500 Prussians, and dejeatedthem. The Prussians however, fought with great obfliuacy and ejfeß. Philadelphia, May 15. Sunday last the (hip Morning Star, Captain RogerKean, arrived fro»n Havre de Grace, which port he left the 28th March, and brings Paris papers as late as the 25th. Letter from the Minister of War to the Prefi dent of the Convention, dated 2 id March. I have received a letter from O'neral Du monrier, which I have communicated to the Committee of general defence, that announ ces to me a copfiderahle desertion, and the misfortune is confirmed by the CommilTaries t'om the Convention in Selg'a. I took im mediately all the meafuies in mv power to flop the evil. The foUliern commit pillages and continue robberies, which alienate the affections of the inhabitants, at a time when we have the pre.iteft interest to u<e. a contra ry fpirtt. 1 have given orders to the Gens d'Armerie to purl'ue and to bring back the defcrters. 1 have caofed the military law anil courts martial to be put in »t>rc« ; but they are not fliScient. I look on it as one of the moil el fential ohjetls of importance, that the Na tional Convention past military laws during the nar. Thcie meafiives become more ur gent, it this moment, than ever; for without tbein, there can b; iioarmy. Another letter from the fame minifler I here'vi?!; com;iHini( ate to the Convention, the letters mil d:fpatt'.v: whtch X have re ceiyeJ from Gsi. Dursiourier. Altirj' alarm ing as they may appear, the Convention will fee that the intrepidity of the French fcliiers is not abated. Cony of a lette" from General BuMourier, dated at Tire!emon% Marc. s . 19. u It is with great pain, citizen Hii'iifter, that 1 communicate to you an account of the check which I have received. You mud have Teen, by. my letters of yesterday, t'.ut my 9'V feritiments are I >ut too truly jnftitied, on. £\- count of" the news which I have received'X, the dangers at Nsunmy in the approach of a corps of about id,003 men, who directed themfelve* towards BrufTells and Louvain. I had doubts that it would not have been iw my power to preferv© the public good, with out d'.{lodging, the .enemy from the camfi*it- Nervengen. I have made, in consequence, an attack on the left wing of the enemy ; ivw centre diviiion made their attack on Nerven gen, and my ieft, commanded by Miranda and Cbampmorin, attacked the village ; Ihe right, and centre of the army had some fuccef ;, although the infantry was twice re pilled, and driven iaom the village of Ner vengen. The ei't wing proving unfortunate, their retreat was made with confufion till be hind Tirelemont, or perhaps a little further; The MareOiaU de Camp Mielen was killed, who commanded the artillery, and two gene ral officers were wounded in the flight, and fundrv pieces of cannon taken, amongfl which there were three 12 pounders. •" I was ignorant of this derangement, and I had prepared an attack for to-morrow to complete vi-ftory. And uneasy at not hear ing from Miranda, and barring minimus that he had retired, I quitted the victorious p,trt of the field in the evening, to learn the situation of the left w~iug, and was afioiillhed it >t to find'one of the corps on my way to Tir lement. I gave order to Miranda to resume hi* pufi <m St. Margarita t»c»* ver the retreat. " I fend you, citizen, minister, a letter from Vilence, who was wounded ; and who is now on his way to Bruflells. laiti going back to the eamp of Louvain to cover Bruf fells and Malines. -1 cannot d.llimulate that the evil of disorganization is at its I fiar for the event of this retreat, in a coun try, where we have aggravated tiie inhabi tant-;, by pillage and the ii discipline "of tie troops. I will do all I can to save the army, who place in me the utifioft confidence, and I will abide by their judgment 1 will submit myfelf to the most severe examination, and I will demand a court martial to judge of my cohduft. Two happy if the facnfice of my life can be of utility to the glorious cause of Liberty! and I {hall fight till I die, or am con demned by the patriots. I fear not the judg ment of my Fellow Citizens, or the reproach ofpofterity. You will fee that our loss hi been confiderabje, about 2DOO men. I mufl pass the utmod praise on the braved foldiei < of the u»iverfe, Imt we are in -want of e«pe rienced officers. 1 propose a fupprelTion o' the mode of electing them. This mode give; neither tulenrs nor confidence, and will neve prod uce i'ubo: dination. The ininifter lent the copy of a letter i<-oni Genera! Dumourier to General du Val. Tie letter is wrote from the camp of Campeachie, dated 20th March. The following is the sub stance : Send me, my dear General, the corps of troops which you promised me, to replace the 4odo cowai d*, who abandoned me, and fnatch ecl from my hand the irtoft certain victory. " I beat the enemy, on the 18th, all day long, in the famou r . field of Nervinde. The enemy left us poiTeffion of the field. When I had learned the cowardice of my left wing, the enemy wanted to attack my right wing, which was commanded by Valence—the cen tre by Egalite ; but I have rallied the left wing. The right and centre sustained the combat. —I have, in the pre/ence of the ene my, made a fafe retreat to Campeachie, where I cxpedfc to be attacked to-morrow.*' i The Convention ordered, that the minister of war take information, refpe&ing the cow ards who atted badly on the day cf the 18th. The ConimiiTaries feot to Angiers, write from that city, that they are in pursuit of the rebel",, who will soon be exterminated, Our forces, fay they, are re-united every day, andfrefti troops daily arriving trom all quarters. We will pursue the enemy on both iides Loire, and we will re-eftabl.fh the com munication between Nantz and Angiers. A company of Chalieurs from the Girar.de, well equipped, presented themfetves to the Convention, took the oath, and marched off to the frontiers. Caitain Kean Taw a itifli frigate off Ha vre as he cams out, but on {heiving the Ame rican flag, the frigate took no further notice of him. Pa.Tengers in the M riling Star : Stephen Sayre, El'q; his lady and lon, Mr. Callow, Monfieurs Hi bout and Marfau, and a fami ly offteerage pafl'engeis. From a Boston paper of May 8. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE " You wi!! perccive by the papers how extremely difficult it is to obtain the ti uth refpeClinp the affaiis of the contintnt. — That the campaign has opened bloodily, cannot be doubted : There has been seve ral general engagements ; I fay general, from the great numbeis engaged, and the killed. The firft was early in the month the particular I have already detailed.— The 2d was on the 16th, 1 and 18th of March. The 2 firft days were not ftamed with much blood, an the combin- 399 Ed forces retreated to take advantage of the ground. On the 18th the French gaye battle with great spirit. The com bined forces received them with tirmnels, and tire cont,eft for 11 hours was doubt ful. At length vi&ory dcclated in tavor of the Aui'tiyans. I have fcen the Atif : triau official accounts of this action.— 1 hat of the Prince Saxe Cobouig is the ccolelt, and melt impartial, by that you •will fee the French only retreated to their lirlt politio The (laughter mult have been confideraWe on both lides. I will not mention numbers, as I really believe luve rightly ascertain ed. The latter was'<pn the 2zd of Match between the advance guard of the Auf trianaud French armies near JLouvain.— The accounts of it were received here on thf 26th, and were contradicted in the Mdrning Chronicle of the 27th, and in several other papers. On the 29th the accounts were renewed ; and on the 30th it was published here by authority. So the event may be relied on j the lola 011 cach fide is as usual varionfly reported ; theliighe.il make the killed on both lides amount to above 5000. "We have much intelligence here of riotr, plots of counter-revolutionsand in furredtions in Fiance j many of thejii too ridiculous to deceive even a dupe to the famous bottle-conjurer's fuheine. I believe .there has been some discontents at Lyons d riling in Britany, and a few other pla its j but tlvy excite but little apprehen. Hon in the convention, whose intrepidity and firmnefs encreafe according to the dangers which funound them. " Bufinefa here has fuffcred a derange ment from the aimed innumerable bank ruptcies that daily take place. The hou fts here which have failed aie said to be at lea!t two millions sterling. By the London Gazette you will fee that the in fe£lion has reached Liverpool, Bristol, and several other places, to the irretriev able deftruftion of many small houses. " AsmtlTrs. Lane, Son and Fraziei, have very considerable connexions in A merica, I (hall submit to you the proprie ty of publilhig the following advertise ment, which appeared in the papers of this day—viz. " Allperfons holding bills or notes, drawn, accepted, or endorsed iby-the .bouse of Lane, Son and Fraeier, ■and all persons having demands on the said house, are requested to fend the full particulars of such bills, notes and de mands refpeftively, to A. and J. Wefton, No. 31, Fennchurch street. " Rely on my assiduity to give you cor real information. Opinions and conjec tures 1 fiiall be fpaiing of." Yesterday arrived here the privateer schoon er Citizen Gsneft—flie has captured the brig Capt. BafTett of St. Vincents, bound to this port. We are informed the privateer has taken * fcho.)ner bound to Philadelphia, from New- Providence—-on board of which there were two thousand dollars in specie.—Also a sloop, making with the ship from Glasgow four pri ces. Sunday came into this port the ship William of Glasgow, captured by the privateer citiz< n Geofrft about jo days ago. She was bound to ih© Potowmack. and is the fitft veflTci captured bpthe Citizen Gene ft. On Saturday morning about i o'clock this fcity was alarmed with ihc cry of fire # which broke out in the (hop of Mr. Morrow, gunfmnh, in Third near Ch« fnut-Sireet, in the neighbor hood of the two banks, and contiguous to the office of the Secretaiy of ihc Treasury. The wind was at N. E. and fortunately almotl calm, but the fire raged with great violence and gain ed considerably before the engines could be brought to check it : about two o'clock how ever the flames were nearly subdued. The principal futtereis on this occasion were Mefl". R. Mason, Morrow, Douglafs, Craig, Shively and Hay. The fpiiit of the citizens was never more con spicuous than on this occasion; their a&ivity was united, and under Providence, exerted to great effect. — Several buildings enveloped in fire, were in a manner snatched from the ra ging clement. Mr. Mason is entitled to an uncommon por tion of (ympathy, upon tins occasion, having, only twelve hours before, loft his eld; ft son, Mr. Benjamin Mason, merchant of this city, by '* iudden ind'.fpofitioii. This promifi-.g, young man whose manners endeared him cu all hi* ac quaintance, went from his lather's hdul'e in ap parent good health, on Friday morning, and was a corpfc between one and two o'clock. fc * Affi ftions rife not out of ihc dull nor trou bles spring from the ground." A number ot citizens had a meeting on Sa turday last, for the purpose of ; fiifting their fcl !ow-c»tizens who fuffcred by the abo. e c«lami. ty, and chofc committees in the feveial wards to receive fubferipttons forth.* purpofr. Lnnrlon, April 3 The committee appointed to receive fu'i fcriptinns for the relief of the fufi'erer* bv fie late fire are to reeet t»-m<irro\v evenivj 7 o'clock at the City-Hall We areiffmed thji me American plmipo. terwiarirs at the court oT MidriH, have licgocM tc<t a It rat y with Spain rrfpuamg the ejvigj lioa of the river Miililipp'. cc 'vi ,vi uk rc a no.vs, Tiit United Statei are an a?fylum to the peo ple f>» t it ii lt of ibe gii'Le—huc.e the adoption of the new con It i tut ion, oat] i lie org miration of the general govermnem, the emigration* to this country h,ivc encreaied beyond all calculation. Ihe feeurity 10 fipei ty, property, p Hun «>d life, enjoyed under the aufpnia of this sure tur[ happy conftr.urion, a*e ftt i k'ih emeuls vwh _ i h;»ye operated To po*.vi-i *n!l v on Iru 4 nnfuls oi < vcry inriuftrious enM^MUf—ihis >- cunty is ar ihc preHiu rootntnl mj<i\\d- tu tut htgh< ft pe»Ject ; on, and we irulfr wiii continue c» long a* the 41 fun (htnc«, o» i!ie liv_tj> ;iiu." The.'rfforts tnade bv the rclllef* Cons o f ami a- lion and violrticr, 10 Tow the feeds of discord — to weaken the peneral confidence in tht f.ee:y ele&ed offic its of ihe people—nav, lo spirts u.r individuals and aflTociated bodies, 10 ailume the powers of the executive, and to exerciJe a Num mary vengeance on particular pcrfons, whom malice or ptivatc pique may ftigilialtae wil \ oppi6hi ious epithets, must : eet the exe'irai .oo of every friend to the inteicfh ana honor ot the Union. 1 here are ppr r ons among us who aflume Phe appellations of Patriots and Kcpublican*, and yet are, conifantly pubhfhing the molt abusive flandcrs againit men in otiict, who hold their appointments on the mod honorable tenure, the unsolicited (uftragesof a majority of their fellow citizens. Sorely such republicanism can hardly be said to he Jkin-deep. A murder wa« commuted the 29th ulr. in Beiklcy county, Virginia, on a poor labouring man by the name of Johnfton, the perpetrator* were a James Conoway, and ■ • - M'Cflbe, the lattei ihot {ohftiton with a pittol, put iuio his hands by Connown 1 , who is commuted to gaol, M'Cabe made his efespe. The commencement of the Pup'ls belonging to the Young Ladies' Academy of Phi lad Iphia, will be held ,at ten oVlock Jn the forenoon on this day, the inftau;, at the M.modiit Chuich in FouuU Sireef. Married, on Timrfday evening'l.iff, by the right, reverend bHhop White, L;rtib<rt Cad, wrlla<ler, Efij; to Mils Mary M'Call, daujh.' ter ot Archibald M'CalJ, ;norchant of this city.' SNIP NEWS. FORTn/,PHH.AI>IU.I , I!IA. Ship l'avorite, Brown, H. de-Grace and Isle J f of Wight Cleopatra, Brig Milnton. Kiin, Parke-, Georgia Packet, Hurrows, Ghafteftqw Hope, Sloop New-Yor] Sally, Nancy, Rifinit Sun, AI'CHIIoih, N«w*Vo;k Packet, Bailey, ditto Inghalli, St. Kitts Wlwaton, Surinam Nichols, New-Yt»fk irttlUß ut oiOCKS. 6 per Cer.ts, ' "'2/8 3 per Cents, 9/ Deterred, gjß Fuil ftiares Bank 11. S. par THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, By Mathew Carey, No. 118, Markei-Stieet. Embellihid with a. M A P of the prtfent SEAT OF WAR, No. I, O F A N E W SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY: OR, A GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL. AND COMMERCIAL GRAMMAR ; And Present State of the Several KINGDOMS OK THE WORLD. CONTAINING I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system and the tateft observations. 11. A general view of the earth cor.si J ered as a planet ; with several ufeful gcogiaph'cal de finitions and problems. 111. The grand divihons of the globe into land and water, continents and lflands. IV. The fuuation and extent of empires, king doms, dates, provinces, and colonics. V. Their climates, air, foil, vegetable produc tions, metals, minerals, natural curtofnies, seas, rivers, bays, capes, promontories, and lakes. VI. The birds and beasts peculiar to each coun try. VII. Obfetvations on the changes that have been any where observed upon *he fare of nature fitice the moil early periods of history. VIII. The history and origin of nations ; thcyir forms of government, religion, laws, revenues, taxes, naval and military fhength. IX. The genius, manners, culioms, and habiis of the people. X. Their language, learning, arts, fcicnccs, manufactures, and commerce. XI. The chief cities., itrufturcs, ruins, and ar tificial curioficies. XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and dif tanccs of principal pteces trom Pniladelphia. TO ARE ADD KD I.AG toe r a phi c a l Index, with the Name?, and places alphabetically anange<J. 11. A Tab le of the Coins of all Nations, and their V*iue in Eno wish MoNIY. 111. A Chronological T/ill of remark able Evema, from tile Creation to the picfent Time. By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, ?fq. Tiie Astronomical Part by CUJON. F. R. S. To which have been aided. The late Ducovkfis of D-. Her&chei, and other eminent Astkonomirj, THE H H ST AMERICAN lUlTil>N, CORRECT IJ),iXP?OVF. D,ANf» CRF.ATI Y BN LARGS (The t'.rms, &c. oj publication, in our next. J Havre-He-Grace. St. Vincents •
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