-Getters), - ■- - !e in the en-. ,< j'lie French army fe*ing that thev would be attacked, and not wifbing to have the disadvantage of being on the defenine in which they neverjucceed, made difpofit.- on » this day for a grand attack. The battle was general and bloody, and ,he defeat of the enemy was com nlete All their forces were in £&*. *** ° f «><-■ They marched againlt our centre, pafftd Saint Saove, and advanced Fn Filb o". Our advanced posts not T*Tng~al)le to rffitt a whole army, ' retired. They were, however, rein forced, and the French artilleiy kept up a heavy site upoD iheiji.— Our centre, which had maintained j ts nrmurid till ten, being overpow ered' by numbers, gave way, and for half an hour fell back ; but thelcfc wino- did wonders, it attacked the ligiu wing of ,the French in flank, and pierced. The battle was soon renewed In the centre, & the trench were driven beyond their camp.— The defeat was fi> coinpleat, that part of the enemy threw themselves iiito Valenciennes. The carnage was very great. The regiment of Barco, above all, displayed extraor dinary and invincible bravery, and avenged the barbarity with which the French had torn out the eyes of one of their comrades, who had fal len into their hands. We have ta ken from the enemy, i; pieces of cannon, 22 caiflons filled with am munition, and the horses which drew them. The loss of ihe enemy inurt have been considerable : Ours does not amount to 200 men, but ; of our officers are dangeroufl wounded. " 'I hat on the 3d or 4111 inft. at fartbell, Conde was to be besieged in regular form ; and that a report had reached Bruflels on the 3d, that tlje army commanded by the Duke of had beaten the French, who were ported to defend the western part ©f Flanders ; but that 110 con firmation of this intelligence had beeii received at the time the letters weve cl.o fed v" L.e(ten> front Poland- that ZOO, ooo' loads of wheat have been Hopped at : DanUick, which the Poles were going to fend to France. The prize is ellimated 5: 50 millions of polifn currency. It is to be sent to the combined armies. The Pope has raised a new levy of 6000 men. By the death of another Catdinal, the College of Rsme has now seven hats to dispose of. The Bmifti cavalry that embarked at Black wall lalt week, have fairly ariived at Otjknd. Monday evening Vice-Admiral Lord Hood arrived at Portfwourh, and imme diately hoiited his Flafj on board the Vic tory, of ICO guns, at Spithead. The number of fliips of"the line in commiffiori at this time, is 6 J, being nearly one half of the whole "* it B. iiuin, of that de- feript-ioii. ExtruEl of a letter from Douay ,df>ril 3. " I'he (. jinmiuioneis of the Con vention, vitfiim* of ihe perfidy of Duuuuuier, were introduced to the Prince de Cobourg by ihe traitor himfelf—he took Camus by the but ton of his coat, and led him into the room—" Will your highness (said he) permit me tci introduce to you M. Lainus—he is the biefident of the committee of pensions, of finatv ces, of liquidation, in a word, the prelident of all pofTible cominit tees" "Ah ! is this M. Camus (said the Prince) indeed M. Cam us, 1 am overjoyed to lee you, pray M. Cainus Ihow me your citizen's di ploma, M. Camus ! really think that a queue behind and a little powder yoat: hni», mould fa-it the air of your lace wonderfully well." " 111 this trifling and indecent manner were the commiilioners treated by a petit niairre German prince." MUSIC NfIUVEIIE At Leeds ( Yorklbire, Eng. ) are two young Ladies, much celebrated for a superior talent they poflefs of whittling ; while the one performs ihe firfl, (he lifter accompanies with a leconda. The inuftc, for melody and lofti.efs, perhaps is inferior to none; its novelty is no fin all por tion of the pleaftn e. XTHG'STON (J.nnir.i) J une 7. Tb£ new j.»o^L*roo[" of'l is already at'war wit h the civij com- HiiHarics. M. Sai.thouax bos <ie polire'd tlie money, <Jlnained fro.n tlie inhabitants of Port-au'rt ince, on board the America. '1 he naval commander in chief, at the requiii tioitof the govei tior, has ordered the {hip round ip the Cape. The commiflary, who is much attached lo the treasure, ijajs, he flutil not Itir" and thus is the point at ilTue between them. The whole naval force of the French at St. Doming", provided! there has been no recent acce'ffion"j from Europe, is three eighty g"n": (hips, seven frigates, three or armed brigs, and a corvette. Philadelphia, July io. The Biltirroro Even ng Pbft 6 h inft, contains the following account —The tcboofirf Cftijcn Genet, aher taking the brig Lovely; Lafsj had a fever* engagement withthfSb'p Truft'y, mounting 8 nine pounderi, and the fcng Co r'n walli# mounting 6 eight pounders, on the 4th inft. about 15 miles 'roin the Capes of Virginia. -—The schooner Genet a'id brig were engaged ahont an hour, when the latter (truck.—The (hip Truily alio fought the Genei,« upwards ot three hours, but the ammunition: chest having jaken fire and blown up, by whu;b fix of the crew were dreadfully , wounded, on board the Genet, flie had to bear away for Ch- /apeak, being rendered touUy incapable (by the above melancholy acc'defii) «i feeurmg the brig or commune; an a£t»on wh!\ the ft-ip fiuftv, both of -whom crowded all tnc fails they hdd left, and ilood to the S. S. F.. Capt. Oakvinthr Ihip Foitiiude, arrived at Boston on the ad inft. in 51 days fiom Oftend. By him we that ibe Ficnch, at Paris and in the country, were in high spirits ; appear: d determined to defend their country to the Jaft extremity; and tb?»f there was not the ajjoeai auceof want in the Republic That thA#V weie teport of a battle, in which the Auftfia"» anil Rricifh were defeated,with the loss OM2OO men : That a body of 100J Bntifti marched fiom Oftend ,to join the combined forc.es, the riiy bMore be failed : —That a body of Engfifli U..(l forces had arrived, and more were cxpeS ed— The officers nt tlicle arrived, expelled, iht-jr fain, the Frenflh would Sp.ht wnn more Rim nets thJti in any farmer wai» : —Flint ail caiTT munication with Fiance was cut rffat the time of his failing : And thaf on his psfT.ige he fpolte the French frigate Bsyomie, ol 36 gnus, tb-t eight days befoir h.d fought a frigate of fupetmr. lorcc, and had loft the Captain and 40 men. Arrived atßoftan, Capt. Trafk,fiom Bri(- tal—on the 6th da; of his voyage fpolce the Fmik.li »riva««r l/EJpe rarer, which Itnd taken two valuable prizes—the Britifli Brig, Industry, Capt. Gant, ft om London, for |>Jn ladelphia—and one of the Quebec fleet. Monday there was a very nume rous meeting of the merchants and traders of this city, at the Coffee- Houle, to take into con fideraiion certain nieafures which appear to be pursuing, tending to a breach of the neutrality of this country, and contravening the proclamation of the Prefidem of the United States. In difcufling the fubjeft, such evi dence was adduced as amounted to proof, that the brig lately called the Little Sarah, had been armed in this port, and was probably bound 011 a cruise againlt the powers now ac war with Krapce—Whereupon a large and refpet&able committee was appointed to wait on the Go* vernor of the State, and the heads of departments in the general go vernment, to make enquiry into the business, and to afceriain what niea fures had been adopted to check a procedure so alarming to t he intei eft and honor of the United States. We are informed that theGover norgave the committee the strongest allurances of his having done, and that he fliould continue to do, every thing in his power to secure a ftriet adherence to the neutrality pro claimed by the President of the United States. Spirited meafuresare pursuing to place the Fortifications in the river in such a fiiuation, as that the sove reignty of the United States (liail not be inlulted with impnniiy bj any foreign power, nor our neutra lity violated by any of our owii ci tizens. . It is said that the French men of war after convoying the fleet from Cape Francois into the Chefapcak a'nd Delaware bays, will bear away for Boston. The brig Little' Democrat, for merly Little Sarah, of 12 g"" s t be longing to the Republic of Franee, failed from this port on Sunday la ft. She is commanded by Capt. Atniut Died, C'M7ni TowKi,forleve r<l y:wi i Printer 111 IAiS city. 463 Jftc3bi:<rfrbm'Cibe- Ft.inintj b\ Jcne\ A ij ( Jd.tytter jLtijiie, juntas, o»: Here on it,c 2 *tk • " • ' ••>'- ■ • • - 1 -' On the I.7th and J tin* fever*! d f I itu: barce* hid n1 i '.C n between the whites, ai-d [ Tiitilattoe.s—on thole days and on the 19»h rhe ( mulattcfe? paraded the Itreets in armed bt.dics and inlultcd the whites, leveral of whom they wounded with sabres and piitols- The whites applied to the Coimnillioners Sonthonax and Polverel for redre(is, but in vain. On the 19th an niEcer belonging to the fleetwas wounded ; tfie corrniodore applied to the commiilionei r, ■who appeared in every instance to tavor the mulattoes. The admirals of the fleet, npon finding the want offuccels ofthe commodore's application, called on the cominiflioners them i ft jjes, but without obtaining farjsiaftiisn. I, -'t tjje 20th they drew up with ■* . rbi oadlides to the town, and springs on «* -.'ir cables; the red flag was hoilied on hoard the admiral's fljip, and a lignalgiin fir ed,, upon which the captains of all the fliips of war repaired on board the Admiral's. In CHifequerjee of the plan laid in that ,council ( »t 3 o'clock boats from the leveral vessels were manned, and at four about 2000 men wejj-e lamjed from the fleet at the Cape, com ma/ided b; Gen. Galbaud—Tliefe immediate ly proceeded to the Arsenal, the cannon tit wh th they diftributccl throughout the cit}» and pointed up each of the principal streets. They ne*t proceeded to the government npiile (where the mulattoes had collected) to Jem and from the commiflioners fatisfaftion. The mulattoes fired on them, the fire was re turned, and kept up till darkj with great warmth. Before the preparations for landing, the •"merchant Hupping was ordered out of the way of injuty. At dark, after the firing ha/I peafed a drum was heard,the ufu«l |>r<rl.w»ina w tS publifliing proclamations, and it was re ported that the coinmiflioners Tiad publiflied and freedom to tile revolted nogroes Quring the conflict, rhe prisons containing a . iut 453 ofthe revoked brigands, wercopen rd, Sad they armed to reinforce the tnulattoes. On the 21 ft,-fame cannon Hint were ex. changed between the two parts of the town occupied by the whites and the mulattues, and several houses set on tire by the latter. On the 22d the conflagration increased, and on the ijd the whole towil of the Cape was 011 fire.. From the place whore the mercbat shipping lay, the road from the country to the Cape is plainly seen. Along it negroes from the country were continually travelling on the 22d;artd23d; supposed to be carting in, 111 coftfecjuence of tiie proclamation, to reinforce the commissioner's party. On the 24th, all the (hipping that could pof fiblv put to lea, American as well as the ! Frenchfleet of merchantmen bound toFrance, 1 left the'Cnpe under the convoy of she fh'ps of war for this place. Many of tfiefe vetTels were in want of almost every thing for even »fh»n voyage, it was therefore impoflib'e for nSercTiantmerr to attempt to i«Bch their defined European ports. The eomniiffioners, prior to these dillurb ances, had ordered Gen. Galbaud, but lately arrived from France as comna::d;r in chief of the ifiaiid, back to France, for having acted iir fofnß refpetts,' as they conceived, improper ly, while they (the coinmiffioners) were at Port-au-Prince. The naval force at the Cape, Capt. Jones Hates at three 74's, besides some vefTels of lelTer force. The fleet of merclianlir.en, in all, upwards of too fad. Capt. Jones further informs, that the offi cers belonging to the Britilh sloop <A war, Hyjfcn i, a prize taken into Cape-Francois, l>y the French men of war, were preferred by the greatest exertions. Beingcondu&ed .down to the American wharf, by some of the ne groes who spoke English, they immediately leaped off and were taken up by the American boats, and conveyed on board the French ships. Capt.' Jones saw a number of the inhabitants of the Cape prcferved in the fame manner. The brigs Active, Waters ; Hope, Poo! ; fchoor-er Jjiio, Tanner, and two fchncners belonging to Baltimore, left the Cape with Capt. Jonesr-ali the other vefiels that were there went to leeward. Capt. Jon.-s made very particular enquiry for the fafety of the Americans, arid is happy to inform, that -all escaped, except Meifts. Not and Miller, of Charleston, South-Carolina, who were miffing. It is Paid that the 3ritilh prisoners at the Cape, amongst whom were the officers, ma rines, and.seamen belonging to the privateer Hyiena, (capturcd only a saw days before the melancholy event took place) put themlelves under the command of a Britilh officer, and fought bravely by the fide of the French fol dicry and sailors wider Gen. Galbaud, against the "commissioners, mulattoes and negroes. IfGalband, had ftoorl out J minutes longer, it is thought he must have gained a viflorv ; he, however, withdrew the troops avd went on board the French ships of war, after fight, ing three days, and with him took the Britilh officers, &c. who had so courageonlly assisted Til&i ?' A t tJw fame time that Gov. Gulten*! quitted the liene of ai-'tion, it isfaid the cotftmiflion ers S.nthonax and Polvoref. alio fled wth the foldierv under tieit command into the count y, ard thus tte town of Cape-Francois beirtg evacuated by both armieSj was immedi ately exposed to the depredations of the ne groes, niulattoes, and brigands, who nothing to oppo'e tiienij ruihed in with demo niac fu r y and fetfire to it in eve.v quarter. —Had either party, Ga'b nd'sor the cominif fionsrsfucceederf, this most unfortunate event would probably not have happened. Cipt. Jone» lurthcr fav<, tint more than two thirds of ihe (hipping " Cap>-F'anc« s lud pot 10 ft* before he wriphed aiehor, and the reft followed ; th«t boats Had been prcvioufly feat from <Ke tneo 'A w?r'o bring off'! ** 'rtrt \vr'ie ifi. hiicf>««! ;<n(i with arwmu-* !,vcu)rt unit's ; f-.Mi foveial bou.lt wl,h < {la% <tt iru< - c »pp><»>»cJvng ihc»Qion% were .fired at bv rj e hi-acks »wl n>ui*''<>< s; ihat liljj most monrtroua lifne of p;iM«\e'*n£ , 'V>as eKiu- Imcd—the. roads wsre throned with people . going 'the town to the and vetfa. Thai the Orleans regiment of dragons were all taken priiouVrs % the HuJnXS, Wtti (cu* on boaid the men of waj ; the latlQis then mounted the hoi(r«, and wiih 1 oarding u>h harpoons, &C., made great havoc among 'he blacks. Foitunaiely for the fn« lives, eight fait of American vefle L> arrived a dfy or iwo i> lore the fleet failed. ' e • 1 It i* obvious. however, that 'he accounts arc iroperfeft; thr number of the fi-m» on eithet fids could next be afcerta'nef!, ;'s no communication. W?s permuted with th " fhipp*Og «be CM- vook. pj*c<v--the. j*»m< ulat s wh;ch originated the irtiLhiei, are hot I;uhcienuy de veloped---the numb''r of the y/hues who took pa-rt with the commiilioners is not ■ ruennoueo ; and tha« of the blacks and mulattoes is equally aiikndwn. Thus much appears tot* evidently true, that a ft:< m* of devastation and n>i'cry hasbc<.n d<<- playfd, of such extent, a* to narrow up vhe U el ings of every intud (ulceptibit of the einotiwrvs of humanity. A writer in *vfr. Dunlap'9 p*perof Monday, (peaking of the probable confcquenccs of the foregoing even*s, thus exprefles himfeif: The cii itehs of this metropolis deservedly rank high as the friends and patrons of the ut)* Tortuftate ; and so long as human Mc is a Cn<*- quertd fcetv*, the opportunities wilt frequency occur for them to fuppoH the chui.iclcr thfc) ai p»efrnt fuft'in. The teie (hor kin? even's at Caoe- Fyanro's wHI" very soon throw's great number of fu<Fe» ing vie tims, men, women and rhiidien on'thei" bounfy ?nd cnnpailion—and a tiotiM r annot txUi; 'nat the hariri nf benevol rc<- wUI ''he. < xte ded for theii lifceial relief. T'nif m«v-%e' ft' i-'cri in different direction?, by ijofi ißCjjWii'-' if 't'f'r im»t»rthvu w <ll '.;r immediate and positive re' ef. Ou tilt's much ID a V be said, and fbauv •) > ed, Hit the success of ihc whole, depends pnYu; ripally, if not entirely on dOaUr.g; ihe porte*. firings of thof* who are in ciVrii: adduces in im part.———And, Oh ! how will the !ru!v rous exult in an opportunity to apply the 'uv.- plus .of their wealth io such a iu>ble 'pti*p •fc. The excrfs appropriated on «h s ore a lion will be put out of the re£ch of set ideut ! — The provision is, that rents fliould, ndt be enhanced,—for our fellow beings n.uft. be Sheltered—that the prices of the nftCtflariejr of life (Tiould not be raised —for *he Hungry n»uft be fed —that th.e Jaudjble spirit of aequilition should, on tbis ox cafion, fuller a temporary ktf pcnfion ; for though ** one p rfon's n c< flity is another's opportunity." yet he that t a kesad vantage of an unlotrunate multitude, makes himfelfa foul blot in the creation of God." The fatal confluence*, fa v.* a correfoondent* retailing from fettiug up rival,' coeval and un. conuolrd authorities, have oeen exemplified in the experienceo\ mankind in all ages; and the history of the Frcnch R<voU«>on, fronj its commcnccmeut to the picfnvt d;»v, 'it a Unk ing comment on the trinhoi the pofiti.in. Va rious inftancei of the clafhirg of authorities have occurred in the French Welt India Colonies— these have been attended fioin time to time with circum(lances which m«.ke the flood freeze in the veins at their recital. So far a 5 information has been obtained, the terrible catastrophe which has just h*p.pcncd to Cape-Francois, appears to have onginated in a competition For power between the Com iriif fioners, and th« newly appointed Governor of Hifpanipla. By this melancholy instance, wc mav fee that nothing is facrcd or humane which comes in competition with a gratifica tion of ambition, rivalry and revenge. The anniversary of Independence has" hern more extensively celebrated rhis year than usual. Ir affords pleasing rcflc&ions to the patriotic mind to observe such a fpirii ol union and fra ternal affcflion among the cititcnt of the United States. The acknowledgment of ibe blcflings of Independence as fscured by a jult and ener getic government, are among the mofl fluking lentiments expressed on this occasion ; whilfr-a genertfns wish for the freedom and happMefsof the whole society of man, appe.trj to have glow ed in the hoftjm of every afletnblage of cuiicus thro' the Union. Powell, the calibrated pedellrian, has paid the last debt of nature. He died on the 1 Jth April last, at his apartment at New-Inn, Lon don. His extraordinary feats of walking, by which he might with proper management have benefited To much, never produced him enough to keep him above the reach of indi gence. Poverty, which he ought always to have kept a day's march behind him, was hij constant companion in his travels through life even to the hour of his death. £3" No Brjion Ncwfttpvi have been received h Ike Editor ihii riteh-r-altho*j>h txtratts Jrom thoje due here on Monday, appear in t!u A'cw-Yvrk y'tpers of that day. ARRI VEDf the PORT®/ PHILADELPHIA. Biie Mary- Willt, Tanuica (oii/c to llic m b u fc a d c ) Ne"w- Providence Si. Euftatia Cape-Francoil Pi>rt-»u Prince do. Nancy. Condill, Kcfiah, Guier, Artivc, Waters, Hitter, Baker, Schr. Eagle, Jones, Jur.o, Hainhlin, Inouftry, Tristram, Trial, Vannemap, Industry, Aon>wy, Chance, PaflciifirU, Sloop Maryannr, Gllti, ' Jenn>, F nch, PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 pet Cer.u, v.i 3 perC-nu, S, 3 IVfcrrcd., «/V,< Full fhirci Bank U. S. St*> « v - [Eng. Pa*] a*. * St. Tftn/n« Newport, Jjt.'l, N. Caraiifta Virjypi» Noftoik
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