»v%v
Latest Foreign Advices,
Rit;rj:d pit tks Ship EHiit, Captain
Hdrvty,atr'weU j»rl. *
' ■' ■ ■ - ■ .
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE,
Whitihiii, July 13. 1
THIS morning one of his Majes
ty's meflengeis arrived with a
difpatcb from Col. Sir James Mur
ray, Bart. Adjutant-General to the
forces under the command of his
Royal Highness the Duke of York,
to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas,
one of his Majesty's principal Secre
taries of State, of which the follow
.
ing is a cwpy.
" EjlrtuXy July 10, 1793.
"Si*,
" 1 HAVE the honour to acquaint
you, that the Governor of Conde has
thisd'ay consented to surrender that
place to the Imperial forces under
1 he command of t he Pi ince of Wir
temberg, by whom it has been block
ailed for fowe time past.
" The Auttrian troops are to be
put in immediate pofleflion of the
detached works, and of one of the
gates of the town (that leading to
Tournay). The garrison is to sur
render as prifoneis of war, and to
march out upon the 13th. The
othei article# of the capitulation ai e
not yet arranged.
" This is a conqpeft of the utmost
importance ; Conde being one ofjjte
llrongefl place* of this frontier, re
quiring but a small garrison forTtt
defence, commanding the naviga.
tion of the river Scheldt, and faci
litating any future operation.
" i have the honour to be,
With the gieatelt refpetft,
" Sir, your molt obedient,
" humble servant,
, " JA. MURRAY."
ESTREUX, July 10.
We havejuft now received intel
ligence that Conde surrendered by
capitulation, about one P. M. this
day. The whole garrison are made
prisoners of war—they amount to
between IS and 18 hundred inen fit
for service ; the reft are in thehof
pitals, where every assistance is now
giving them, as they were in abso
lute want of both provisions and
medicines. Thus has Conde fallen,
after standing a three months block
ade, at the commencement of which
the garrison amounted 10 4,000 men,
one half of *Vhom are now sick.—
The surrender of this town opens
to us the Scheldt, as tar as Valen
ciennes. It befidesaffords us a pro
per place for eltablifhing magazines,
and will enable us to lend a rein
forcement of troops to the army be
fore Valenciennes.
BARCELONA, June 9
Our fleet, confiding of 27 Ihips of
the line, and 7 frigates, entered
this port again, and put 011 shore
1200 Frenchmen, made prisoners in
the iflnnd of St. Peters & Antiocho;
alter which the fleet set fail again
for its further destination.
The Spanilh fleet, partly at sea
and partly ready for failing, con
fills of 8 ships of 112 guns, 1 of 94,
1 of 90, 3 of 84, 3 of B<J, 26 of 74,
2 of 68, 5 of 64, 4 of ;8, and 31
frigates of 34 guns—besides a great
number of other armed veflels, in
all 136 veflels, carrying 5,736 guns,
and 44.381 men.
This fleet was fitted out at Ferrol,
Cadiz, and Carthagena. The Chefs
4e Efcadrt belonging to it are Med'.
Lopez, Carrizofa, Moreus, Daciz,
Mugnos, Melinrejo, and Gravina.
TURIN
Extrafl of a Letter from the Combined
Army in the County of Nice.
June 26, 1 793.
" In official reports of the
anions between our troops ami the
French on the Sib and 12th instant,
the lofies were ellimated according
to the firft information. According
to a more exai r t review, it appears
that the loss on our fide was only
about 800 men, officers included,
while that of"the enemy amounts to
about 4000.
LOWER ELBE, July 5.
The ifirft fitting of the Diet at
Grodno was attended witli much
flrtfe and debate. But their figtt
irg of ihe iitlli iiuvem, for tbe itivj
si m of'ihe country, taken
place when the last inieUigencecam*;
away. In,fine, their aiiinii>fitifcsr»M
ta"fi«:1» » h4£ht', that the King yrtp'
at length obliged to prorogue
fittings till the 19th. •>.-
FRANKFORT, July 7.
Bournonville, the late French Mi
nister at War, with his Adjutanr,
and the four Commissioners of the
National Convention, with their
suite, who were confined prifon«rs
at Ehreubrieften, were brought hfc-'
ther in seven carriages the day be
fore yerterday, and set out yefter-*
day at 6 o'clock in the morning for
Egra in Bohemia.
HAVRE, June 29.
Vicc Admiral Truguei has written the follow
ing letter to the National Convention :
" Three months have palled, and F.urope,
astonished, asks what ha* become of the marine
and the teamen of France ? Our Levant trade is
nearly ruined ; the contagion of insubordina
tion inercafes, and" our enemies cruize on our
coails, and threaten us. How can we bear the
idea of even the momentary fupt riority ot the
Spaniards ?—What fliame for a Republican
heart, for a Fieneh sailor !
" Citizen Piefident, I ought to tell you the
truth: We have the moll imposing force, the
best fhipsin the world, excellent Teamen, who
burn with patriotism and courage ; but I know
not what lethargy prevents the execution of the
plans which I have proposed. An invisible
ariftocraGy maintains in our ports a criminal agi
tation, which difgraccs and rums us. Thunder.'
over the guilty. Discipline is the ficft law of
armies: the naval force of Toulon know n
It iiobediencc which ensures success
I am ready to die for my country ; but I would
die conqueror.
(Signed)
PARIS, July io.
The recruiting and levies of men to encoun
ter the armies of Eure and Calvados, are still
fubjeft to a thouTand difficulties. The FariHaus
fay, " We will not be butchered—what can we-,
an handful of men, do againll so many power
ful departments ? or why should we not em
brace them as friends and brothers ? We cannot
think of being thus dispatched ; let your com
miflioners supply our place, and carry with thetn
the olive-branch of negociation. 1 *
On the Bth instant, the committee of public
welfare of the National Convention, otherwise
called Marat's committee, was impeached in the
Jjcobin Club. Chabot said, there were but
three honest men in that committee, all Partizans
of the Mountain, viz. jeanbon St. Andre, St.
Just, and Couthon.
The council general of the commons insist on
the contingents being furnifhed by the [e£liona;
and their obstinacy may occasion serious dillur-
ban ces.
The departments advance their forces againA
the capital, and several other provinces join the
the league. That of La Manche is on the poifit
of declaring itfelf in a state of infurte&ion. The
townj of Carentan and St. Loo, have hgnificd
their "with to march to Paris.
At Coutance they talk of supporting the Mo
derates.
A focicty under the name of the Charabots(a
word fynonimous to that of Sans Culottes) has
been established. It consists of 700 members,
who all profefs the fame principles as the depart
ment of Calvados.
The waggons of the army on the coasts set off
from Caen this day, laden with bread & flower,
for the army of the departments at Evreux.
The forces of the department of Isle and Vi
laine put themselves on their march on the 6*h
instant. That of Port l'Orient has reached
Caen ; the central aflembly at Caen has publith
ed a proclamation, that their forces only go to
Paris to fraternize with the Parisians, and to ce
ment the tottering llatue of liberty.
The camp of Weiflenbourg was struck on the
3d instant, and removed to the distance of
leagues from Landau. The whole line is oit %
deep eminence, which commads the surrounding
plain. The army of the Rhine is to move thence
in a few days.
Municipality of Paris, July 3.
Eleven Sertions, either in a body,
or by a deputation,came to annoujite
to the Council their acceptance ps
the Couftii utional Acfl.
A Gendarme having arrived from
Vernon, announced, that the Citi
zens of Evereux were marching
against Paris with eight pieces of
cannon, and that they had already
seized on Pafly near Evreux.
A great many addrefles were repd
from different departments and po
pular societies, which adhered to
the condutft of the Parisians on the
31ft of May.
Jl ' v 4.
Extraff frotn the Regiftir »f thi
cil if the TempLc, July 3 — Halj-pgfl
nine u'dock at Might.
" We the Commiifionef's on diity
entered the apartmentof Maria An
toinette, to whom we notified the
vef'olution of »he Committee of Pub
lic Welfare of the National Conven
tion of the Ift of July. After many
entreaties, the widow of Capet final
ly resolved to deliver up to us fter
son, who has been conducted to the
apartment designed for faini by the
530
Council of
min ed iu >
vvim 'eceivcd tHySliArfU-,
served farther, that this fep:n aiion
\v;is affected with nil the fcnlibility
that could be expet'ted in I'ach a cir
cuinftance, in winch the Magistrates
of the People evinced all the indul
gence compatible with the leverity
of their functions."
July 5.
Deputies sent from the city of
Vernon, denounced theAdminiftra
tors of the department of Eure, and
e?cpofed the wretched si; uation of
Vernon, on account of the Counter
Revolutionary Army, which was
only two leagues from that city.
The following letter from Ver
non to the Convention was then
read :
" For three days the tocsin has
founded in the environs of this ciiy ;
by mere force we have set on foot
20.000 men ; but.they hare no can
non. Party, two leagues only from
Paris, is taken, and fclvreux marches
10,000 men."
i vjvwv iitv.il.
A member observed, that he was
surprised at the indifference of the
Parjfians at the bad news received
from La Vendee. "Then (said he)
the enemy were ar 60 or 80 leagues
from Paris; but at piefent, when
they are'at Vernon, 16 leagues only
from Paris, I ca:uiot conceive why
they fiiould be so tranquil. Will
you wait, Citizens, to fee thefmoke
of the enemy's camp upon the
heights of Paris, before you ami
and defend yourselves ?—lt was de
termined, that the Members of the
Council should lepair to their Sec
tions, to inform them of the details
given by the Deputies of Vernon,
and to invite the Citizens to take
efficacious measures. When they
were on the point of repairing to
their Sections, they were prevented
by the arrival of three Deputies ot
the Committee of Public Safety of
the Convention, who came to con
firm the disagreeable news from the
Department of Eure ; and to en
gage the Parisians to fly to the suc
cour of their brethren. They have
been led astray, said the Speaker, by
the manoeuvres of Buzot and of Pe
thton. We mod go to instruct
them, end open their eyes. 1 will
will repair to Evreux with my col
leagues—l am acquainted, and have
there the efteein of the public ; we
will speak, and remove their er
rors."
July 6.
A letter from the Commissioners
in the Temple, accompanied by a
certificate from the Surgeon and
Physician, dated, that the female
Citizen Tizon, the late keeper of
the Royal family, reqnired to be 1 e
moved to some private house for
medical affiltance. The Council
decreed, that Tizon should be con
veyed to the hospital called Hotel
Dieu, to be there taken care of at
the expence ofthe Commonalty.
" TRUGUET."
The, Council General then resolv
ed, that Simon and his wife ihould
remain with the son of Capet, and
receive the fame salary which was
granted to Tizon and his wife, in
the service of the late King, Louis
XVI.
The following extract of a letter
from Felix, National Cotnm iflioner
in La' Vendee, was read :
J»'y 3-
" T he representatives of thepeo-
Ele, Tallien, Richard, and Bodieu,
ave just formed a military commif
flop, which pronounces sentence of
death, without appeal or adjourn
ment, upon all military tranfgrel
fioirs, and upon the Emigrants, and
r«fra«siory priests, who fliall not
have submitted to the laws of trans
portation..
" S. July 5—3 o'clock A. M.
" This instant intelligence has
been transmitted to us, by a letter
from General Biron, announcing
that the Rebels have been complete
ly defeated about Ancenis; that
8000 of them were killed, 700 taken
prisoners, and 40 pieces of cannon
captured.
" Ceneral Menon just informs me,
that Nantz is in die bed Itare of
defence, and that the army of the
coafls is combined in
the best manner imaginable."
•II Simuii,
W'c ob-
July 7,
Silling of thd Jiuniitts, J*fj
G*ne< a) Cuftine was den >u •ced— ami a ler- 4 "
ter from Evreux, cf the kit o< July, Hated as ~
follows
" This city is in a ft ate of counter revolu
tion ; an army afTciubics within its walh—the
ftoriu roars—the explosion is at hand !"
A letter was read from Dijon, dated 27th
of June, in the following terms:
" Friends and brothers,found the tocjin—-we
fly to yonr relief; we will make a rampart
of our bodies to the authors of the iirfurrec
tion of the of May and 2d of June."
Caetar Raoaud, defender of oppressed patii
ots, wrote from Toulon the 27th of June,
that the city of Marseilles was in open revolt;
that this perfidious city was goirtg to cause to
be burnt, by the har.ds of the public executi
oner, the decrees of the Convfntirin ; that
the effigy of the last tyrant was fold publicly
at Versailles; where it was publicly decked
that Louis was affaflinated without being
heard. The aristocrats, who were in force,
said, that before they set out for Vend-c,
they would rid Paris of the Septembrileurs.
Many persons at the fame rime denounced
Cuftine ; they painted him as an atrocious
fellow, without morals, without principles,
and without talents; addicted to every,vice.
At length a member desired that this Nero
Ihould be guillotined.
The society of Chalons attested its attach
ment to the Mountain and the Jacobins.—
" This Mountain (fay they) has not been de
livered of a mouse, as the wicked pretended
it would, but of a good constitution."
National Convention, July 8
Letter from the Representatives of the People
with the Army on the fide of Brest.
NanU), J'lly 2.
" The reports which we have received,
prove that the plunderers have not yet eva
cuated the environs. They fire, from time to
time, red-hot bullets into the suburbs; but we
cannonade them vigorously."
Letr?r from the sam July 3.
" Citizens Colleagues,
" We had realon to inform you that the
robbers were yet near us. In fact, they have
(hewed tbe-nfrlves on the other fide of the
bridge. To-day we c" to meet them We
have obliged them to retire. We have niade
20 prisoners, and brought (bine cattle into the
city. This little action will not prevent as
from marching to Ancenis, to which place the
French army directs its march at prefeut."
Jul* 9'
. . y
Richard—" I also have news to communi
cate. Here is the Postscript of one of our
Commissioners with tbe Army of the North,
dated Crambray, July 7 " Valenciennes
made yesterday a terrible sortie, witich de
ilroyed all the enemy's works, and cod then*
1 a great many men, to such a degree that they
will no longer be able to take any position to
M attack the place."
LONDON, JfuJy
HPriie Albemarle is tbe (hip coming
P Bombay with corton, which
has been taken by the French, and
carried into Bourdeaax.
The Brussels Gazette informs, that
the 40 bombs, which were set 011 fire
by a (hot from Valenciennes, blew
up without wounding a flitgle man.
1c does not however tell us how
many were killed. When men are
killed they are never included iiv
the lift of the wounded.
July 19.
On the Jth inft. the National Convention
of France patted an ast of navigation, on a
principle fnnilar to that fron) which this coun
try has derived so many advantages.
The Duke of York bad, at the time of his
last dispatches, received accounts up to the
loth, and he was thereby informed, that M.
Qrfton, after his defeat by Wefterman, had
rallied and given him battle, in lyjoi.-
ed a signal victory, and had taken 12 pieces of
cannon.
Another embarkation of troops for
the continent is ordered to be forwarded with
all possible expedition
The petition from Glasgow against the war,
will be figtied by many tboufand names ; and
there is no doubt but the patriotism, the con
stitutional zeal and loyalty of every manufac
turing town throughout the three kingdom?:,
will express its opinions in the fame refpeft
ful, temperate, and manly way.
United States.
NORFOLK, August 28.
WE are authorised to inform the public,
that the buildings in the new Federal City
are rapidly advancing : the President's house
is built one story high; the Capitol and Hote)
are in a considerable state of forwardnefs, and
there are upwards of fifty houses finifhed, ,
among which are a number of capital brick .
buildings. There are upwards of 820 of.the
be&artifts and mechanics in fche iww <
employed in the conftru&ion of that city.
BOSTON, August 28.
In consequence of Communications from
the Prefideut of the United States, his Ex
cellency the Governor, on Monday last, or
dered a party from the garrison at Castle-
Island to take possession of the two prizes to
the Roland French-commiflioned privateer ;
which were yesterday brought to a wharf r
and stripped of their fails. The privateer,
we understand, is ordered to depart our port
immediately. This vigilant conduct of our
Executive, gives great fatisfaftion to his
fellow ci£iz?ns.
94