Foreign Intelligence. LONDON, April 8. Connttr-fievolution in Ftance. WE art b*M>y '» being able to the imvwrtant inrelHprrce which we comnionicated to the public on Saturday, is confirmed bjr miweious ditjwtcties since re- ceived. _ , _ The accounts of the different defeats ex perienccc! hy the French army, which reached Paris aUnolt daily, produced the niott general cooft■»i nation among all ranks of peopte. A niong'the meih&ers of the Convention in par ticular, tlx? alarm was very great. Dittirent members denounced Gen. Dumourier as a bale traitor, wbo, preferring gold to the ove of his country, had received bribes from their enemies : as an ambitious villain who, under the malk of patiiotifni, had u'ed every arti fice to attach the army to himfelf, to leduce the soldiers of the Republic iiom the duty they owed to their country ; and to deltroy thole in battle, whom he could not corrupt by Different letters from Gen. Dumourier, and coiivtrfati ms which he bad held with the Conimiffioners in Belgium, » which he pla n |y toid them the prefentform of government could not lie maintained, were produced in support of ttorfe cha'ges, in which it was al leged he offered the grafcft insult to the Coo v-ntion, the Reprefentntives and defenders of the f»verei»ntv of the People, by taking upon him the office of Lsgillatnr ; dictating to then! the eondaft tbay (hould follow ; cenlurmg the laws which they had palled, in the name of t ,e sovereign people, particularly the Decree of the I Jth December, attd subsequent laws r.-fpe&ing the organization of government in . those countries, which tad been freed from the yoke of tyrants, and restored to tbeir Rights as Men ; and stigmatizing the mem be- S of the Convention who had been sent by them, and acted by theirauthority in Belgium, ■ as thieves and robbers— thereby imprefling the people among whom they were, with sen timents refpefting the views and motives of the Convention very foreign to those by which thev were actuated. The disasters which had befallen the French army, the cau'.es which operated to give the enemy the advantage, and the dismission of the Sans Culottes, whom they ftiled Patriots, whom Dumourier could not corrupt, and had therefore disbanded, were all urged as proofs of his guilt. Dumourier, in the mean time, had arrang ed matters with fume of his officers, and car ried his army liack into France, " ,^ iere be soon received intimation from his friends of the plots la d to ruin him. A decree ordering biin to appear at the bar, was carried against hiin in the Convention, and Beurnanville, 'with five of its members, accompanied by a fecretai y, were ordered to bring huD apriion. er to Paris. ' Of this he was informed before the Com niiflioners reached his army, and took mea sures accordingly. It was the opinion of his friends, that, even independently of the intelligence he had re ceived, the Convention, as a body, had Ihewn an imbecility and weakness, on alnioll every ' occasion, that proved them altogether unqua lified to legislate for Fiance, which they had brought to the brink of deftruftion —It was agreed that means (hould be followed, to im press the army with proper fentSmenti re fpefting the conduct of the Convention, in numerous instances, ard particularly towards their General, who had fiiared every danger | with them, whose valour they had all witnelf ed, and whose good conduit alone had pre served them from entire deftrufHon, and en abled them to make a good retreat from a country which had received tbein as friends and brothers, but which had become their enemy by the unjust exaftioni levied by older of the Convention, and the conftiaints pi}t up on their ft eed<>m,afrer the honor of the French Nation had been pledged that tltey should he Jest at free liberty to chafe their own form of government. The army, by the readiness with which they agreed to support their General, (hewed, that before it was proposed, they were, al most to a man, inclined to put an end to the tyranny of the Convention. Want of indi vidual confidence alone had prevented them from proclaiming their sentiments to each o tlier before. We have not room to give a long detail of the subsequent business. Suffice it for the pe fent to slate, that the general voice was for refforing, with a few modifications the Con stitution decreed bv the firft: or Constituent Assembly, viz. a limited Monarchy. It is even believed, that fomeof the Commissioners themlelves approved of the measure. When the Coniniiifioners, en the fiift of April, reached the Army, they were put un der arrest, and f S nt next day with an escort to the Anftrian ai my, as prifonersof war, and hostages for the fafety of the Royal Family. In the letter which Djimourier sent with them to Gene al Clairfayt, he calls the Dau phin the young King, and offers some of the frontier towns as a fecunry that he wouid perform the promi ( e he had made, to over throw the Convention, and restore a Mo narchical Government—The Commissioners are now fafely lodged in the Citadel of An twerp. The French army has mounted the White Cockade, and dispatches from the Duke of York, and Sir James Murray, confirm the intelligence that Dumourier has set out for Paris. A fnfpenfion of hostilities between the Au ftriaD and French armies has taken place. United States. ALBANY, May The spirited and enterpnfing. Mahlon Tay lor, El'q. of Troy, has formed a CAN AL from the North-river to his new few-mill, riling ot a quarter of a mile in length, with This undertaking he commenced, prosecuted and completed, contrary to the advice of his friends, who joined in the public opinon, that the project was visionary, would cost a very large sum of money, and never answer the purpose intended.—-Bwt mark the sequel— the canal is completed, with much lei's ex pence than calculated, and in fcaHutto©* allotted—the most fangnine expeftat'on* <r the projector and propriety are realized—ai d it is beheld with admiration.— are, with the greatest ea'e, Conveyed from the river to the mill in a day,by two handst and we are allured bv Mr. T;vyl° r that, for the expence it has cost him, he would not be without it one fcafon. It gives ns the moll (in'gqfar plea Pure to ob serve, the great number rff rprichtly robust young men, who daily arrive in this city, and immediately file off to join the liferent canal companies, which have already commenced bufinels, with every appearance that the most promiling success will attend this noble 'un dertaking. Extraff of a letter from thl Prtfdent <f the No,th. cm Inland Lock-Navigatiov % to Barent Mucker, Esq. udied at on Saturday lajl\ 44 The carpenters and labourers are alrea dy in good and comfortable barracks—behave well, and I believe will foonbecome expert in the W'-rk assigned them. Difficulties are dai ly vanishing, and I art very sure that the es timate in the report of thelaft year's com mittee, for completing the canal from• Still water toWaterford, will be amply efficient for the purpose ; a:Vd that the work will pro gress with celerity, if the number of men we relied upon arrive. We have now about 130 here, and lam just advised, tlr.it two companies will arrive today; and when peo ple fee that the men are regularly paid, com fortably lodged, well supplied and well-treat ed, I doubt not but very considerable numbers will from time to time reiniorce us.' WINDHAM, (Con.) May 18. Mr. John Fuller, of Wilmington, has this present season, begun, and completed the set ting out of 1200 rock or sugar maples on his farm, at the dittance of 15 leet from tree to tree, all in handsome order, and on a moist fide-hill. Should this latidable example be followed by the farmers in general through out this State, no doubt we may in a (hort time, be able to bid defiance to the Weft- India planters to extort either money or pro visions from us for their sugars. . Mr. Fuller, for the small Cum of 365. lias an insurance of all the above mentifmejjj trees 5 and tbofe that may happen to die, are to be replaced from time to time, till thertf (hall be 1200 living trees (landing and growing on his farm. STOCKB RIDGE, May 21. ■ r In whatever society the citizens of all de scriptions are secured against puniihment lo long as they remain innocent —where ample redress is provided for every injury wire re no man, however diftmguilh«d by or fortune, can oppress his neighbor, or violate the laws with impunity, and where the go vernment keeps good faith with all its citi zens ; the political institutions of that ooun try arrived at the point of perfection. Think of this Americans I Be grateful tor your lot, and transmit to pottenty the glo rious inheritance you have purcjhafed tor them While war, tyranny, oppreflion, pr anar cliy, are desolating or afflicting evqry Civil ized country excepting America ; we by the beneficence of a gracious Proyidence, are in the possession of peace, plenty,Ropd,govern ment, and all the freedom which can be en. joyed confident with that proteflion and se curity which are the mod beneficial purposes of political aflociation. Every generous mind, that wishes these bletrings may be perpetua ted ; that liberty may be defended by govern ment, and government supported on princi ples of liberty, will chearfully contribute to the means of education. It is a truth which ought to be deeply impressed on every Ame rican mind, that rational freedom can [tcrtrely rejt en no foundation, jut virtue and intelligence. PROVIDENCE, May 18. Thomas Moore, E!quire,his Britanhic Ma jesty's Consul for this State, with his lady and daughter, arrived here on Monday evening last, and on Tuesday proceeded to Newport. BALTIMORE, May 23, Sunday evening last arrived here the schoo ner Sans Cu'otte, (a French privateer) com manded by J. B. A. Ferey, who left Charfef ton the 25th of"April, and on the 29th "tfook the schooner Eunice, of New-Providence bound to Philadelphia—Qn the Jth of Mky'chjifed a Bermudian (loop 011 fiiore, on Currituck bcach On the 6th took the brig Fanny, of London, from Jamaica, and Tent her to Philadelphia ; the fame day, in the afternoon, totrk the schooner John, of New Providence, Capt. Ri chardson—On the ijth took the (loop Spry, Capt. Brown, from Norfolk, bound to New- Providence ; and 011 the 2ad, in the morning, fpicd 4 English vellels, the Jofgph, Fanny, Hero, and u barque, about 20 leagues off our Capes, and about 11, A. M. came up with them, when an engagement ensued, the Sans Culatte being in the midst. during which the Joseph (being to windward) hove her- inain top-i'ail to the mad, and got all her guns to bear upon the SansOulottc, v.itb an intention 418 to discharge »r,d "in V.«r down. After an en gagement ot'five rbr.es, the Jo'ep o - PP 1 dore, from NorMk bound to Cs-d.z, loaded with wheat, (truck, which they brought with them into this port. The Captain of the W- ! feph, during the engagement, loft both of u hands, and a hall went through the th.ck part of'his right thigh. The mate also was wound ed in the hand. During t!*e engagement a (quail came on, which obliged the Sans Uu lotte to leave tiie Fanny, Hero, and the barque, to take care rtt'her prize ; and on finding the Captain dangerously wounded, afhiated by princidles of humanity, gave him every as sistance in their ptfwer. Tlie Sans Ciilotte had bur 20 men, including officers, on board, when (he took the Joseph, three ot whom were wounded. On Saturday latt arrived here the Martha j and Mary, Captain Tobios Stanfbury, from I St. Euftatia, by whom we Iparn, that at Mar tinique, a party of planters had armed their negroes, and were determined to oppose Gen. Rochambeau, who was in pofleflion of all the fcirts and the town of Pierre ; Rochambeau was to march against the planters after Capt. Stanfbury left St- Euftatia. Guadaloupe was strongly fortified, and General Colot was well equipped, and determined to make vigorous refinance against the enemies ot the French Republic, ftiould they attack it. The duties on American vefTels were low ered J per cent, import, and I per cent, ex- every encouragement given Ame rican yeflels to bring produce. For the GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES. ON FOREIGN LOANS. SOME over refining per Cons cenfnre the government for borrowing money in fo reign countries. They admit that there :s a lar,te saving by getting it at a very low inter est—'but they diilike the fending money out of the country to pay the principal and in tereft—lf the rate of interest is high ir. this country, it Ihould be noticed that we have the capital borrowed abroad to be employed at a better rate in trade or manufactures than the interest it bears. But the tell of the objection toJortign loans will be, to suppose the loans made in this coun try. R.eilrain the government by law to bor rowing in America —what is the consequence ? Firfl, you throw the government into the bands of the money-holderr, and as the law removes all rivals, they will have the pluck ing of the treasury entirely to themselves. Ha 4 such a scheme been proposed, we should have heard an uncommon peal rung about speculators, and jobs, and favni itifin. Em in the next point, the mifchicf of confining go vernment to domcftic loans would injure the merchants, manufacturers and farmers. For this violent drawing of the nionied capital to the treasury to lend it to government, would drain the channels which it filled before. In stead us buying land, improving farms, dyking and draimog marshes, making canals and roads, engaging in manufactures and trading enterprizes, the means of giving fuccefj to these will be eogroffed by the government loans. It is not denied that this country,com pared with England and Holland, is deficient in monied capital—lf the government will not give better terms than a man can make by his own management of his capital, he will refine to lend—and if the government ftiould comply with the terms, it is plain that he will give up other less profitabl# employment of his money to lend it. Foreign loans are therefore forced upon almost every govern ment itherwife the people would fuffer a loss in the rate of interest—greater taxes to pay the iiicreafed interest—and a disturbance in the value of money, which ought to be the standard to mealure all other articles b> —a finking of the price'of land, and a furpenfion of enterprize and employment, which would on fair computation make a coiifiderable loan negotiated in our own country, twice as bur densome, and in fa ft twice as great a drain on the wealth of the people as an Amsterdam or Antwerp loan.—However it may be seen proper to attack the wisdom and purity of the conduct of government, the publifc will not be at a loss to decide that its interests have been faithfully provided for in the cafe alluded to. B. Philadelphia, June 1. A Paris paper, entitled, " Le MoniteUt Uni of the second of April, minums the pVocefs verbal of the conferences of the ctfl commiffioneis with Gen. Dumouriei,as ftatcd in fubitance in the last page of this paper.— Thrfe commifCf-ners were Citizens Proly, Pe rtyra, and Dubuijjon. It does not appear that they were specially deputed, but had been (onfe iime previous to the inieiview, with the army. Generals Valence, Montjoye, and Bgahte, were present ; and it appears from the detail, that while Pioly was particularly engaged with Du mourier, the two oil) is entered into cnnverla tion with Valence and MnHlOyc. These spoke with great Vehemence againlt the ievolluion->ty tribunal fthey f»id ihat the Conuention had no right lo compel them to obey laws ,to which they had not confenied. Last Tuesday arrived at New-York the ship Hunter, Capt. Olmftead, in 5 months from Canton. It is said that boo tmi» of tins (hip's cargo is of lugar, the reft ol teas, nankeens, See. Capt. Potter, arrived at New-York the 18 h ult. from St. Kitts, informs, ihat he fpbke an English and a privateer hri|>, who informed hi in, that Martinico was taken by the Brjtifh. Jofiah 0- Hoffman, John D. Wil liam Wilcacks, Jaave- "Wat Ton, Richard Ftir man, Jotham P<?ft, »nd Robert Boyd, are eleded Representatives in the State Legiiltu ture fix the city and county at New-York. Caprain Pitc', maflcf of tl'f velTei, tilt Amiable, on a late rccafinr. !hr»-- ed the kiudeft attention to rhi crew <.t' n French flrip. on the poiwr of pcrHhing, and preserved fro in ikltruAiona i lumber «f cit:- jens, of which Ae Ptench public fluids in need more than ever, enemies have increpfed upon her from every quarter. This generous action was long unknown to the representatives of the" nation, who are nevertheless at all times attentive to t!*e re ward of virtue ; the Convention has there fore pafled a decree, changing Citizen G*> :t, minister of the French repuW oto the United States, to return thank*, in-tl\e r.iune f 'f t' e French nation to Captain Pans :■■ hi* c r ew # for the generous attention lhewn to the'e French citizens. Tit- fvtisfl&ioir :i cry tvm-' feel in having saved t}ie liwefbf the r e unfor tunate men, in the lait of extremity«•*> tress, cannot be otherwise than highly in crealed, ivlieii they come to be itijuainred with the sentiments of the Frenc* nation on the fubjelt. Citizen Genet, heirie ignorant of' the piste of Ciptain Paul's rtfideorv, take* flits me thod, of a pub!it newfpa)>er. to usqueft inJWr. illation of the fame, that it may he in his pow er to di(charge the agrreaWe duty ailigned him by a decree of the National Convention. ["< apt. Paul is arrived in this fort jfn<c eut' l rrieit± ing the ab<nx."\ Nat. Gu, Late accounts from Europe fjjeak confidently of pcace. txtraf! of a tttttr Jrw Mmnbuti. " The general feoiimeni excited her? by tt* events in Europe, I believe 1" be in fa+os of neutrality at qualified by irei'v. The IW «f the Ftervch cJufe, and tbe.wifh for t.Hfv WVa in the eftabliftimcitt of thrir republli, vWicllftt fmcert, do by no meant hlind the (0 the charms and 'he prufiu immediate". Uklti mote of neutrality. '« ■ . . ; ?i . «' Thi» fo't of loving is prefty" jj« f>rt : Which "> Hfl «fa« in good wid-.w, when to ast Would ease and f»fety f Should pirty samci hawt»er <r*si»eiifffn nm>, * fevet.Bfay l>« niM, *hict» unigtu not farm »< in us ejf.fli, It ii therefore of t« fto ' >»' wide of old'anupi^. tiet in. n>otfcn> drcf* as pofliblr/' • Extraß tf a UtUt frr* » ginttma* ti Ptlf'were, ■ . /• i < A j/„ -i-". Jattdlhr 6'h Inji. to 4gtnli'P>"« it> th'> city <«. I arrived here after a pa'lage of 14 ram St. tuftatia. To'oago fcas taken by the Bngliffi when their fleet arrived ; ii was ex pected they would attack Mfirtinieo and Guadatoupe, and I believe those Iflaiul". are now in .tiieir pofTeffion. There may -now lie less disorder and blood (hed—ri'or, during the four months I spent Hit**; I was to very cruel scenes. I am g ,ad l»Jav ftotn them ; 110 other person conld obtain a trttigw to leave the islands at that crit.cal moment.' Extrafl of a lifter from to/ton, intri 793 ♦» we are ("0 absorbed tn politic* here, [ha one can fcarcelv snatch an instant to light th> torch at the altar offriendfhip —Our old reft less demagogues, who wifli to keep the worl' forever in boiling water, but who do no much with by the way_to be in danger of fcaW ing, are continually the old tune as if the fieeft people upon ea: th were in coiifpiracy against their own liberty.—T hel men pretend to be friends to peace and nei traliry, but are clamorous tor mcafures whic would plunge us in war—But all iieariy roe oppose them. For my p*vt, I reijieft tt principles of the French revolution—they ar rooted in the good of mankind, ?nii N V»1I, properly cultivated bring fosth much fruit but the conduct of their present rulers is d. gradingly erroneous—they have in ijiy opinio swerved from all and every of their fundi mental maxims, as exprefled in their old, ar even the new bill of rights —But whatever tl ifTue may be, as refpefts their prelent lyiten the sober sense of frame must be gainers, our demoncrats are in favor ol plunging us a war on account of France, of courie t ( are opposed to Britain—Here 1 difagrce wi them alfh—lt is my opU.io»'tint, ui a »e years Great-Britain will be the farm f"c> and ally of the United States. already experienced our valour, and t ey r fpeft us as a nation—\V'e are united y » ffuage, by policy, by habits, hy religion ai conTanguinity—and a union thus, origina cemented must, notwithstanding it may broken, like the oarts of the adder, conts and re-unite—lt is /aid that when fnen fall out, it serves to ttrengtheii friendlhip may be applied as Well to political as ton® ral friends, and when the heat ot the our controversy is abated and over, and t e p judice of ignorant or narrow minds is e away, we Ihall, each one, fee its lnterett the alliance—l have pre<Ji<Tted—but tn must be the interpreter. 44 As to the opinion now propagat , no good purpose I fear, that the ' IG " r V"' this country arc involved in theiffueo pean quarrels, it appears to me monstrous. ablurd—there i» nothing plainer than v that it is and must be for the interelt 0 the powers qf the eastern hemisphere, w • free or despotic, to cultivate a (landing with the United States o. t m Ki kcstoa (JanuJf?) Ap"' l The five French paffeiigers that arrive the schooner Elperance, 00. Mon<*»T surrendered themfirlvei on board tbefl g and report themfeVves to 1 be ? ??'(•., Capt. general and commander in.£tn national guard nt Vart-aOi-PrHWi rw f > aides de camp, a C#pt. >•' na l '"" and an inhabitant »C On »« rival in Kingston thcy .fxprelTcd a wiih immediately conduced to »»* honour L eaf- Governor, having fnnw '"P 0 '" tic U l»rs to communicate, and.yettes <»7 w ing r*t off for Spanish town.
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