of Valenciennes. —Tlie enemy seem biiJy in repairing the works, &c. On that fide I believe the principal attack will be made, as the grouud is very favorable. On the left is a heighth, which in a great nieafure commands the Horn-work, which is likewise commanded and enfiladed, tVoin the eali fide of Mount Anfin. We break ground to-night, and 1 have seen the fiilt working party, under the command of Lord Charles Fitzroy, march off.—The Duke of- York com in auds the siege. Ferra yi», the celebrated Austrian Engi neer, cond udts it. Mbncrieff will 1 hope, have a good deal to fay, as 3he has that boltle and activity which is 100 often wanting in the Ger mans. From the fiiuation of the placc, which is commanded on every fide, and from every appearance, 1 do not think it will be a tedious business. Con tie holds out, and, will do fu while it has provisions, bei to taj ly unatrackable,'fVom the extenlive inundations, and is betides one. of the bell and molt regular fortifica tions in France.' The ganifon'of Valenciennes is supposed to be about 4 or jooo, and is said to be very badly supplied with munition de guerre.—They have killed a great number of hors es, the carcases of which we can perceive round the Glacis ; a proof ihey do not abound in forage. If"like Uncle Toby, you have a mind to carry on the liege along with us, yon will probably find a plan of the town rrt the rneinoires of Turenne, or Luxembourg, by one of whom, I think, it was last taken, and I do not believe the works have been much added to since. The enemy have ioft begun to fire on the working party. They are also cannonading the Auftrians on Mount An.fin, who are likewise at work. Us they have not vered, and 1 hope will not till the men are under cove) .' June 4. We have had two parlies out, but without any loss. Since writing my 1 aft,l have examined the heigths ot Aufin, and the wood on the left ot the French, through which Clair fayt attacked them. They had for tified themselves so ft'rongly, and thrown so many obstacles in the way, that on his fir ft attack he was beat.back, and, at last, succeeded no farther than in getting pofleilion of the wood. The entrenchments 011 the hill were abandoned by the enemy on the morning of the 24th lilt, afier the other part of the ar my had made.their retreat through Valenciennes. Had he succeeded at firft, it appears highly probable that the whole army would have been /hut up in that town ; and doubilefk that was the great objeil of the day. At present, they are reported to he between Bouchain and Canibrai. Cobourg has c reflect be Scheldt, and his camp, I am told, extends almott to the firft of these places, rite.Hanoverians occupy the Camp tiftamais with the greater part of .(heir troops. On this fide the Ro nelle are three battalions of Hano veijan grenadiers, with their left at Piefau ; two regiments of their ca valry, and or:e regiment of Hunga rian infantry. The second British brigade oil the left of Areu ; the Guards on the right of it : then two Aufhian battalions,extending nca» ly to Oiiaing. In front of them the Ellcrliazi Huflars, and then in the ■village of St. Sauveur, which covers the light of the whole pofiiion, two companies of Croats, and two free batralions, (viz. O'Donneland Me- Icchowflii) whose out-polls extcqd alniolt to the Glacis of the work. Clairfuyt invests all the o- Iher fide of the town, each wing ex tending to the Scheldt,, aiid Mount Aiifiii, nearly in ihe centre. With the alliflaiice of Ferrari's map, this will give you an idea of the manner in which the place is invelted, and nothing can be more complete. ,-OPihifcellaneoas articles, great numbers arc of conrfe in circulati on—the following, however, is cer tain :In ihe baggage taken by the llth dragoons, was a portmanteau of an officer,in which was found an uuEuiflicd letter, whfamong o t'ner things, he dates, that ever fioce the defertiou of Dumouiier, the diftipline of the army was growing daily woife; that at Famars all was confulion and insubor dination ; that the troops of the line were heartily lick ot the caule, and fufpe£ted, and hated the others ; and that their loss from the Bth to the 12.h of May had not been less than 8000 men. • Cultine is fa id to be at JLiilt, and we imagine will endeavour to break the Cor don in that quarter.' For my part, I do not fee that it is of much conference, if * we can keep the navigation of the Scheldj, open of which there xati be but Etse'>' doubt. . . The utmost harmony prevails between us and the Austrian troops; they fee to to look upon us with rauch partiality, aYid conficler lis as their old and natural ftiends. When you eonfidtr what has been done before the fealon in which "a campaign generally opens, I do not think you can accuse them of delay ; at the fame time it is evident that the lapidity ot their fuci cefs has put out.of their power to reap e very possible advantage from it. Great re-nforcements of men, artilleiy and horl es, are on the road, and part ot ihcm near at hand. Adieu, for this time—l aim in perfect health, arid so in general is the army.. I have just time to add, that Colonel Pxrryn is this moment rctured from Bou chain, which place is completely inverted, —Quefnoi is in the fame fituat'ion, £0 that .we have at prcftnt 410 lef» nFd'ur fortified places within the line.'JSpie French are between Cambrai and Dou;jy> in finall numbers Cuttine is with'thcta* O.ice more adieu. FROM IHE (BOSTON) MIRCURY. A CORRESPONDENT observes, that the mcafuie of calling together the General Court, in the mid ft' ofhai vest time, however inconvenient it may be to the members, is arrnCt which goes beyond all the farmer exer tions of patriotism, which have been display ed by thefupteme executive officer of the State, through hi| lonj£ and laborious life. That the Goverwor of MaiTachufetts fhouJd be roused from his peaceful (lumbers in the chair of State, by.the service of a bill in equity is a/i offence so attrocious as calls for the whole force of the Legislature to avenge the injury. That the Commonwealth oj Maffachujctts Ihoiild bt compelled to comply with the la\Vs of jvfiice and equity as much as a single citizen, would be a principle so dire&ly repugnant jo the fovcrfignty of the State, that no fort of in convenience or expense can be an objs«st in companion with that.of* resisting such an uiuf patjon.—Does n.Tt every body know that Jb* vtrognly copfifts i 1 doing injujlice with impuni ty ? Has it not in all ages been one of the dar ling prerogatives of royal fovereigntf, and is not republican sovereignty entitled to the Tight of doing wrong without answering for as much as any crowned villain that ever ex ited ? Considered in every point of view, tiie calling upon a sovereign Commonwealth todo justice, and to be equitable towards a sin gle individual, the fumrftaning of five hun« died thousand men, to deal fairly with one, and worse than all, the indignity offered to the MajeJly of the Commonwealth, by serving a legal process upon its servant, is an ast of such audacious abfnrdity, and o4* such aiatii)- ing tendency, that nothing lefc than tile vif dom of the legislature, invigorated by-the In dignnnt relentmeut of the chief inagiftrate, can be competent to avert the impending ca lamity. It has indeed been fa'd that the personal affront, mail neceiTarily be theonly motive, upon which the Genera! Court are called to gether, at a period when the prefeiice of the worthy agricultural members is lo necessary to their own farms. Because as far as lef. peCVs the interest of the State itfelf, the ques tion involved in this tranfaftion, hasalieady during two lucceflive felfions been before the Legillature, and they have thought proper to poitpone the consideration of the fubjeft untjl their next Winter SefGon. But it is very ea sy to discover whether there is not a fophiftn, lurking under the plausible fuggeflion. The truth is that the personal irritation of the executive officer can at molt be considered only as a ftimulous to rouse the Legislative body from their apparent torpid indifference, upon this momentous affair, and if they have rhougit the general question whether the State will be amenable to justice ? Deserving of their future consideration, when the wounded lleprefentative of the dignity of the state brings tlie consequences of the obnoxioni principle of compulsory justice, so clcjfely home to our elves, they will readily precipi tate the deliberation. Mcjfrs. Printers, YOU are requested to inform the public through the channel of your paper, that the few French citizens, who were fufpefted of being interested in the privateer, lately fitted out of this port, have used their influence with their Confuland the commander to have him return into the harbour upori the report, that ftie was waiting for some English vciTeh, which were ready, but could not fail for fear of being taken : Accordingly the Captain, out of regaid lor the Citizens j>f this towp, return ed lalfc uight into the harbour, until those ves sels are Ceiled. Ore of the Svfpesed. 495 Philadelphia, August 7. AMBUSCADE and BOSTON FRIGATES. An account of the aßiun between those velfelj, iv a '*• -l J. jpcftator on bourd the latter, On Thursday the 1 ft of Ausjiift, at 2 A. M. the Boikon difcovcred a fail on. (he weather bow ; fhc immediately beat to arms, and every thin® was prepared for attion. The Captain of the Boston knowing himfelf near the fleet, conclud ed to stand to the iouthward as long as it was dark, that at daylight might fee if any more ships were in fight. At about 5 o'clock, finding 110 other ship in fight, ftt fni! to head-ieach the Ambuscade,, so as to fetch her on the other tack In about 20 mi notes they tacked ship again, but could, not fetch the Ambufc?idc. As soon as the ftollon came abreast, (he bore down. Captain Courtney expe&ing the enemy were going to rake h:m ? wore Chip and met him in the oppo fi=e sack.' The Bolton then hauled down her French colouis which (he had wore in her for rri r manceuV rings, and hoiiiing her Englilli co lours, fired a broadside without bailing the other '(hip. The Ambuscade returned the fire, carried away the Boston's crbfs jack yard, and passed by. The Boston then tacked again and came under the Ambuscade's lee quarter, wheii the . engagement was very smart. Irt the eariv part of the action the ift; and 2d lieutenants' were wounded. About the middle part the Captain was killed, as was. lieutenant'Grt marines ; and abouj, ,the fame time the m<un'top mart was shot away. The Ambuscade the whole of . this time dropping astern, tp get on thff Boston's weather quarter ; and as soon as fhc had got this si nation had greatly the advantage, and shortly a'tcr cut the fpars,fails and rigging of the Boston 111 such a frianner, that they had very little com mand of their (hip. The lft lieutenant (who had been wounded before) came on deck and took command : he immediately bore away, making what fail he , ctKild, and having? fair wind, set all his (leering fails on his foremaft. The Ambuscade gave coace, Which she continued about 2 hours, but finding foe could not overtake the Boston, spoke a brig which the appeared to have captured. The Boston has received much damage in her hull, and sprung her mizen mast, damaged her tore and mizrn yarrf,tjfyd most part of hei (land ing and running rigging cut to pieces. One of her main deck guns was also dismounted, and by the surgeon's account there were 10 men kil led and 24 wounded; among the former were Captain Courtney, the lieutenant and corporal of marines ; among the latter, 3 lieutenants and l midshipman. ' As some persons have disputed the challenge sent by Capt. Courtney to Citizen Bompard, I think proper to certify that it is a matter of ia£h The Ambuscade returned to New-York on Saturday mornuig, with the loss of 8 men killed and about 30 wounded,in the above engagement. The New-York papers inlorm us, that the matts of the Ambuscade were so wounded in the late engagement, that (he mull have a new set complete. Tuesday everting arrived here the fhio from Nantes, which place ffoe left about the fiifl of June —Letters aie received by her as late the 3d. "We have seen a Paris paper of. the 28th May—br-ought by the' Fame—it contains se veral letters from Gen. Lamoi liere, and the Commiflioiiers, dated at Lisle—-giving an ac count of a fuccefsful attack on the enemy in t e neighborhood of that place, on the 23d. Extrafl oj a Utter from KingJlon, ( Jam.) June 13. " Yetterdav failed from Bluefields, the home ward bound fieet, accompanied by a very weak convoy; this is the largcft and richtft fleet of merchantmen ever dispatched from this island, the vf dels belonging to this town only are valued at four millions fteiling. There was a meeting a few days ago of the inhabitants, to petition the Governor for the admifhon of provjfions in American bottoms, or a famirie mull be the in evitable consequence, for, on the mod minute investigation, there is not provisions in town for 3 fortnight's supply ; what with the numerous inhabitants,, the (oldiery, navy, vsft number of French prifotoers, thirty odd fail of Guineamen ih the harbor, and a vast number of Spauifh vef frls to be (uppiied, you will naturally conclude the to be very great." Though the following Declaration may not be worn as a vijible talisman— yet the Jentiments art indelibly engrafted on the heart of every real friend to the huppinejs of our Country—and wiU % without doubt, operate to Jecuring its peace and profpertty Jot man\generations. Extract/rom Gazitti. " Mr. Printer, #t I sincerely love my ecunny, rejoice in its prosperity, and, where wisdom dilates and vir tue approves, will chcarfully contribute to its welfare, by all the me<ms within the compass of my power. While I repose in security under ihe (hade of the Tree of Liberty, enjoy the de- repast of its fruits, and participate the gales of general piofpcrity, I hope 1 shall not be the firil to contrail the benefits of its umbrage, bv lopping the luxunancy of its branches, nor (loom myfclf to merit execration, by applying the firftax to its roots % Conscious of the blef fvrgs 1 enjoy under the amplb roof, my COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION, I AM LED 1Y A SECRET IMPULSE OF SELF-F RESERVATION TO STRENGTHEN THE PILLARS WHICH SUP- PORT it, and thus, while I divert the calami* tics of juin, 1 perpetuate to myfelf the protection of this new and commodious edifice.— Th»-s, si") i* My pauiotifm, which if not refined from the gioffntT* of feiftfh motive, is not the lefe Gntere and natural, (ince it proceeds from a fundamental and ineiiftiblc fpting of human eperauoo." Extract of a letter from Afftu-Ybtk, Augujl x, " There has been a meeiiug to-day »n the Fields, to con fid er of the propr>ety of addrelling the French Mirnftefr, wIVo is expc&eri here to morrow ; and it lias been det< rnry.ned, tho' not without much o'pppfitian, to addrels him/' A writer in the Netc York Patriotic Journal, asks the following quettion—Would there be an impropriety in wearing the National Rib bon during the war ?—-Another wjiter from the fame mint, has honored America, by tail ing her the daughter of FYar/ce, i t is abundantly evident that there are peifons among us w-ho wish to fink or lose the Nation ot Independent Americans in that of forne European power— is one way of keep ing clear ot European politics and eo»jnec r tions !——With rt?fpe<s to ribbons, or other public badges, their fatal effects have been realized, in all ages-r-In the rime of the Em peror jultinian, the ribbon faflioni in Cooftan tinople, destroyed of each thou sand persons in one day. The ftiip Happy Return, Cap!. Steven.*, Surfi rived at Newcaille,in nine weiksttoni Lm4m« deny, with 400 pHtlengen. • The Merchants and others, inhabitants of ihe town of Beverly, MafTachufetts, have pß<fed sun dry resolutions expreflive of a full approbation of the President's Proclamation of Neutrality. The Committee appointed to distribute relief to,the diftrefled French Emigrants from the Cape; REPORT, That upwards of 600 have alrea dy arrived in Philadelphia from sea and fiom Baltimore. That 239 have been relieved in a very tempo rary manner. About 6 have been sent to the hospital under the fecurit v of the com mittee for board, &c. About 80 have been lodged, under hke secu rity for board. About 60 equally diftrcfled with the former, but having juit an ived, have not been, but will be relieved. About 100 have had employments procured tor them ; buj small advances for cloaihing was absolutely nerefiary. The sum a&ually expended is a6co dollars. The committee have rhicfly confined their relief to fubfiftcn t ce for 15 day?, which is near expir ing; they have procured lodgings tor the great est part on very moderate terms ; they have taken pains to avoid impositions, and to give, onlv to those really diftieffed. Besides the above enumerated, the committee report, that 800 dollars has Wen diftnbilled by the Frenrh Patriotic Society ; their fund bein# exhausted, many of the objetts of it must apply to the commitu-e. Macy who had favtd Tome small matter of property have not yet applied, but their fund being small, they must soon have recourfeto the committee. They report generally, that (hey have in pur suit of this duty, been witness to the greatest scene of distress that can be conceived, and can not but recommend that the fubferip: on be warmlv promoted, under a full conv ftion/ihat notwithfUnding »he mod rigid ceconpmy has been funds expe&ed, will be far (Hoit of what will he wanted, to complete the bene volent obje£l of their fellow-citizens. J. VAUGHAV, P LEMMGRE, J. G. WACHSMUTH. COMMUNICATIONS. Who arc the prrfons that clamour in favor of a government of laws, & not of ? Anfwei — They are those who glory in the infufts which the laws and their administrators receive at the hands of the avowed enemies of borh. - Who are the peifons who toajl principles and not men ? Answer—They are thereby men who fly in the ffce of principles, whenever their ope ration contravenes their ambitious proje&s. Who are the persons that fay they like the Constitution of the United States, hut dislike the administration of thi Government ? Answer, They arc the v<ry men who exerted themfelve*. to the utmost, to prevent the adoption of the Constitution ; but iiilce that event took place, conceive that their merits have not been properly rewarded by posts of honor and profit under the Government. Who are the men that fay «• the voice of the people is the voice of God," and that reprefen taiion is the vital principle of republicatiifm ? Answer—They are the very peifons who have reviled, abused and infuhed the President and Vice President of the Uuited States, the majority" of both Houses of CongrMs, the freely elected Representatives of the People—and this they have been continually employed in do ins for more than four years past—and after re pcatedc/cfliens made by the sovereign people. NEW-YORK, August 3. Yesterday afternoon arrived the French Fleet, confiding of the L'Eole and 'Jupiter, 74 gun* each, two Frigates and twelve other (hips; they came to anchor off the Battery and Bred a salute °f *5 guns, which was returned from the Baf tery. SHIP NEWS. ARRIVED*/the PORToj PHILADELPHIA. Ship New-Bedford, Smith, New-Bedford Fame, Eldridgc, Delaware, Art, Brig Fair H'-br, Brown, Phoebe, Drinker, Twins, Yard, New Planter, Hawkins, Industry, Brewfter, Sch. Ceres, Sievrns, Dolphin, W^tfon, Sloop Fair American, Stevens, Harmony, Stratton, Anna, Gardner, Sally, Hayes, %T The Fteveh Jkips mentioned in our lajl to have at rived here, are La Precieute, of 36 guns, and of 9 2 guns—thro' mijin formation, thefeJhips weie mijnamed in Jome oj Saturday's pa pers. (3* Price of Stocks as in our •S-- / Nant z Char le (lon Oporto Cape Francoir Si. Croix do. St. John's Curacoa Cape-Francois St. Croix New-York Nantucket Guadaloupe
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