Intel ligcncei
PARIS, April
Cn the 20th, the national agent read,
"in the Canncii General ofthe Commune,
an order of 'die Committee of Public
Safety for removing the whole Revolu
tiofiary Committee of the Section Des
Arties-, and appointing a new Corr.rhit
tee in its rocm. With the order was
sent a lilt ot names to form the new
Committee, and the persons thus nomi
nated were immediately (worn into of
fice Such is the power exercised by
the Committee of Public Safety.
The national agent then said, " The
Ccmmittee of Public Safety, wishing j
that a free people should render to the
Supreme Being homage worthy of bim
I —homage free from the prejudices and
the superstition of nations enilaved, have
announced that they were going to es
tablish Deoadary Holidays in honor of
the Eternal. Fanatieifm, which feeni
ed beaten to the ground, to day raised
its frightful headi Evil disposed per
sons were running about the streets by
five in the morning. To the patriots
they said, " Shut up your {hops, this is
a holiday in honor of the Divinity."
To the Aristocrats they said, " This is
Ealler Sunday, (hut up your (hops."—
Before seven; scarce a tingle (hop was
open—but the police took such mea
sures as foori opened them all, and will
punish the authors of this retrograde
movement in public opinion. The evil
minded mull fee with regret the impo
sing tranquility of the people, who, re
covered from their errors, full of refpeft
for the Eternal, expect from the Con
vention a religion, simple as nature, pure
Ss truth, and eternal as reason. We
must have a religion as ufeful to liberty
as to the happiness of man.—Turning
to thfc people he said—" Wait with
refpett for the report of the Commit
tees on Decadary Holidays : fuffer not
Fanatieifm to raise its head ; adore one
God ; be jtift, beneficent, love your
Country', and you will be worthy of tlie
Supreme Being. Denounce the evil
difpofed who would revive superstition ;
enlighten the f?ell-meaning, bring them
back to reason, to truth, and we (hall
soon offer to the Divinity a worship as
pure as Liberty." All this was receiv
ed with loud applause.
In the Jacobin Club, on the fame
day, a letter from the army of the East
ern Pyrenees was read, stating, that the
Spaniards had evacuated Boulon, and
the camp of Ceret ; that they were re
tii ing to Collionre and Bellegarde, from
which they would soon be driven ; and
that General Dagobei t at Puycerda was
preparing to cut off their retreat.
Santerre wrote from Nantes to jufti
fy himfelf against certain charges, and
to prove that he had been the declared
enemy of every faction. His letter was
sent to the Committee of Public Safety.
On the motion of Duquefnoy it was
resolved, that application shall be made
to the Convention to order confifcated
lands to be fold in small lots that every
citizen may have an opportunity of
buying an arpent or two.
The number of prisoners is 7540.
LONDON, May 12.
Yesterday accounts were received at
the Admiralty-Office express from Earl
Howe, dated at the Mouth of the Chan
nel, brotigbt to Portfrtout'h by a cut
ter from Gibraltat, which fell in with
the fleet on Wednesday morning l at
daybreak.
Thursday Comte de Wedel Jarlfkurg,
the Envoy, delivered' another
paper to Lord Grenville, concerning
the refoUitions of his Court, inthepre
fent situation ef the powers of Europe.
The Swedish Minister also delivered a
similar one on the fame morning j both
which were laid before the King ; after
■(vhich their contents will come before
Parliament.
Yesterday at noon, the hon. Captain
J. Murray, of the Weazle (loop of war,
arrived at the admiralty, from thecoaft
of France, where he has been cruizing
for some time ; and brigs information,
that on Tuesday night the French grand
fleet failed from Brest harbor. Their
destination is supposed to be to the West
ward, for the protection of their home
ward bound merchantmen.
Captain Murray fell in with Earl
Howe, to whom he communicated the
foregoing intelligence, in consequence
of which, it is believed that the Bri
tish grand fleet failed on Friday last,
either to attack the French fleet or to
intercept their homeward bound mer
chantmen.
At five o'clock of the evening of the
ill. inft. the combined Austrian and
Dutch armies, raised their camp before
Eandrecy, and marched part for Avef
aes, and part for Cambray.
French deferteis, and particularly of-
hcers, are •arriving in the combined
camps every day. Spies are frequently
'arrelted,upon whom jufticeis immediate
ly done. On the lit, one was hanged at
tiie 'camp at Cifoing, upon whom im
portant papers had been found.
Accounts through various "channels
concur in stating that the King of Po-.
land has pat himfelf at the head of his
people, who are riling as one man, to
vindicate their rights. It is even said,
that he gave the signal for the insurrec
tion which rescued his capital and his
person from the hands of the Ruffians.
Salicetti and General Maflena, now
conducting the expedition into Italy,
as French Generals, are ltalinas by
birth. Salicetti was a deputy from Qor
fica, and Maflena was a private man at
Nice.
May 13.
Mr. Wiffin yesterday arrived with
dispatches from his royal highness the
Duke of York, dated from Tournay.
He quitted the army on Saturday morn
ing, and being obliged to take a circuit,
as the enemy were still posted at Cour
trayj his accounts bring the operations
down only to Friday lash Captain Ser
gifon, who left the army at the fame
time, has no latet information; they
heard a violent cannonade during their
journey on Saturday, and believed that
an a&ion had taken place.
The house of MefTrS. Kirkpatrick &
Co. at Oftend, received an express on
Saturday evening 110 m their correspond
ing house at Courtray, informing them
that on Saturday morning the combined
armies with their whole force attacked
the French lines. The a£tion began at
10 o'clock, and lasted without intennif
fion till 4. in the afternoon, when the
French gave way, and made good their
retreat to Lisle. This account was be
lieved at Oftend when the packet came
away, and several houses wrote their
correspondents in London on the ocea
fion.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
May 12.
Mejfage from the King,
Mr. Dundas brought down the fol
lowing mcflage from his Majesty :
" GEORGE R.
* His majesty having received infor
mation, thatthe feditiouspra&ices which
have been for some time carried on by
certain societies in London, in corres
pondence with societies in different parts
of the country, have lately been pursued
with increased activity and boldness,
and have been avowedly directed to the
object of afTembling a pretended Gener
al Convention of the People, in con-,
tempt and defiance of the authority of
Parliament, and on principles subversive
of the existing laws and conftrtutfon,
and dire&ly tending to the in trodnftion
of that fyftcm of anarchy and confufion
which has fatally prevailed in France
has given diredtions for seizing the
books and papers of the said societies in
London, which have been seized accor
dingly ; aYid these books and papers ap
pearing to contain matter of the greatest
importance to the public intercft, bis
majesty has given orders for laying them
before the House of Commons ; and his
majesty recommends it to the House to
consider the fame, and to take such
measures thereupon as may appear to be
necessary for effectually guarding against
the further prosecution of these danger
ous designs, and for preserving to his
majesty's fubjefts the enjoyment of the
bleffing6 derived to them by the consti
tution happily eftablilhed in' these king
doms.
Mr. Secretary Dundas fa'id in point
of form the only thing he should now
do, was, to move that his majesty's most
gracious mefTage be taken into consider
ation to-morrow; but that the papers
to which the mefTage referred, were so
voluminous, that he believed there would
not be time enough to iuvefligate them
on that day.
Fron the London Gazettx*
Whitehall, April zi.
Major Grey arrived this morning
at the Office of the Right Hon. Henry
Dundas, his Majesty's Principal Secre
tary of State for the Home Deparment,
with Dispatches from Sir Charles Grey,
K. B. of which the following is a copy :
Fort Royal, Martinique, March 25,
Sir,
I have the happiness to acquaint you
of the complete conquest of this very
valuable Island, the last and moil im
portant fovtrefs of Fort Bourbon hav
ing surrendered to his Majesty's arms
at four o'clock in the afternoon of the
23d instant; at which time his Royal
Highness Prince Edward, Major Gene
ral of his Majesty's Forces, took pof
■feffion of both gates with the firlt and
third battalions of grenadiers, and the
firft and third light infantry : And I
have" the honor to transmit to you the
Articles of Capitulation, together with
a lift of the killed and wounded, and a
return of the Ordnance, &c. taken finee
my Dispatch of the 16th instant, in
which I communicated the tranfattions
and prbgrefs ot this army to that peri
od. The return of Ordnance taken in
Fort Royal is signed by the Command
ing Officer of Britilh artillery ; but
that of Fort Boutbon is the French ac
count of it, as there is not time to make
an exadt return at present, which {hall
be sent by the next opportunity.
Having concerted measures with the
Admiral for a combined attack by the
naval and land forces upon the fort and
j town of Fort Royal, and the batteries
, of my lecond parallel being ready, those
on Morne Tortenfon and Carriere kept
up an incessant fire upon Fort Royal,
and all the other batteries on Fort Bour
bon, during the day and night of the
19th instant, and on the morning of the
20th following, till the Jhips destined
for this service had taken their stations.
TJfce Asia, of 64 guns, Capt. Browne,
and the Zebra Hoop, of 16 guns, Capt.
Faulknor, with Capt. Rogers, and a
body of seamen in flat boats, the whole
under Commodore Thompson, compfed
the naval force ; and the land force con
sisted of the firft battalion of grenadiers,
under Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart, and
the third light infantry, under Lieute
nant-Colonel Close, from Prince Ed
ward's Camp at La Cost ; with the
third grenadiers, under Lieutenant-Co
lonel Buckeridge, and the firft light in
fantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Coote,
from Lieu tenant-General Prefcot'scamp
at Sourufle;'"
The navy acquitted themselves with
their usual gallantry, (particularly Capt.
Faulknor, whose conduct justly gained
him the admiration of the whole army)
carrying the fort by escalade about 12
o'clock of the 20th instant, under the
able conduct of Commodore Thompson,
whose judicious disposition of the gun
and flat boats, assisted by that spirited
and active officer Captain Rogers, con
tributed materially to our success; at
the fame time that the land forces, com
manded by that excellent officer Colo
nel Symes, critically advancing with
equal ardour, forced and entered the
town triumphantly, hoisting the British
colours, and changing the itame to Fort
Edward.
Immediately after this General Ro-
chambeau, who commanded in Fort
Bourbon, sent his Aide de Camp with a
flag, offering to surrender on capitula
tion, and the terms were finally adjur
ed and agreed to on the 22d inllant, by
three Commiflioners on each fide, the
ratifications thereof being figncd by the
Commander iiV Chief, on the 23d fol
lowing ; and the garrison, amounting
to 900 men, marched out this morning
prisoners of war, laying down their
arms on the parade of Fort Royal, and
were embarked for France immediately.
His Majefly's troops havifig marched
in, ftruek the French and hoilted the
British colours, and changed the name
from Bourbon to that of Fort George.
I consider myfelf under great obliga
tions to Lieutenant-General Prefcott,
for the zeal and ability with which he
has afTifted me throughout this arduous
service, now brought to so fortunate a
conclusion, and to all the Generals and
other officers.—Colonel Durnford, with
tfye corps of Engineers, and Lieutenant
Colonels Patterfon and Sowerby, and
Major Mauley, with the Royal artillery,
have also a claim to my vvarmeft appro
bation, for their exertions in placing
-and conftrufting of the batteries, and
the well-dire&ed fire of the artillery.
The biavery, regularity, and good be
haviour of the troops on every occasion,
has been mo't meritorious and exempla
ry-
" G. R."
Forts BourbOn and Royal have fuf
fered greatly from our fire during the
ftege, and we are diligently employed
to put them in a proper state of defence,
effe&ually to secure this important ac
quisition of territory to the Crown of
Great Britain. I am restoring order
aS fact as poflible, from the confufion
naturally occasioned by a siege, and have
the pleasure to observe, that every thing
in the forts is> as tranquil and well-regu
lated as could be expe&ed in the time.
I shall not lose a moment in embark
ing ordnance and ordnance stores, with
troops, &c. to prosecute with vigour
the execution of fueh other objedis and
fervites as his Majesty has been pleased
Ito entraft to ftie; and hope to be ena
bled to proceed before riiuch time can
efapfe, after regulating the garrisons of
of these Forts, and all such other mat
ters as require immediate attention. Ma-:
jor Grey, Deputy Quarter-mafter-Ge
neial, will have the nonor to deliver
this Dispatch, and can communicate
any other particulars or information you
may wiih to have. I have the honour, &c.
CHARLES GREY.
P. S. At the commencement of the
siege, the garrison of Fort Bonrbon
confided of about 12 00.
I fend five Hand of colours, laid down
by the garrison, together with the two
colours of Fort Bourbon, to be pre
sented to his Majesty.
The gallant defence made by Gene
ral Rochambeau and his Garrison was
strongly manifefted on entering Fort
Bourbon, as there was scarce an inch of
ground untouched by our (hot and shells;
and it is but justice to fay that it does
them the highest honor.
Articles of Cdpltuiaiion of Fort Bourbon*
On the 21 ft of March, 1794, by or
der of thair Excellencies Sir Charles
Grey, K. B. General and Commander
in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's for
cers in the Weft-indies, &c. &c. and
Vice- Admiral Sir John Jervis, K. B.
commanding his Majesty's fleet, &c. &c.
Commodore C. Thompson, Colonel R.
Symes, and Captain J. Conyngham,
met at Dillon's house to receive propo
sals of capitulation for Fort Bourbon,
from Colonel d'Aucourt, Captain Du
priret and Gafchet Dumaine, jun. no
minated Commissioners for that purpose
by General Rochambeau.
The following articles were proposed,
discussed and modified, at a second Con
ference held at Fort Royal, on the 22d
of March, 1794.
Art. 1. The garrison, composed of
the troops of the line, artillery, gunners
of the marine, and national guard, lhall
march out with colours flying, 30 rounds
a man, and two field pieces with twelve
rounds.—Anf. The colony of Martin
ique, already reduced by the arms of
his Britannic Majesty, and the forts and
towns of St. Pierre and Fort Royal
taken with sword in hand, General Ro
chambeau can only capitulate for Fort
Bourbon, and what it contains.
Granted. But they are to lay down
their arms at a place appointed, and not
to serve against his Britannic Majesty,
or his allies, during the piefent war.
Art. 2. Three months pay to be al
lowed to the troops of the line—Anf.
No pay will be given, All their effects
will be allowed them ; and they will be
provided with whatever may be necessa
ry for their voyage to France.
Art. 3. The 37th regiment, former
ly Marshal Turenne's, lhall keep their
colours and arms Anf. Refufed, be
ing contrary to all ouftoms of war. The
officers may keep their swords.
Art. 4. They (hall be furnifhed with
{hips tocairy them to France, —Anf.
Granted.
Art. 5. The emigrants, who have
returned to Martinique, fliall nnt- Vie pre
sent where the garrifoa lay down their
a I'm s or embark.—Anf, Granted.
, Art. 6. Such perfoni 6f the Nation
al' Guard, who can-give proofs of their
property, (hall be permitted to remain
in the island, giving that property as
security for their conduct Anf. Those
of the National Guard in Fort Bourbon
who have affairs to fettle, and whose fo
jolirn may not be deemed dangerous to
the colony, may remain according to
the Declaration of the General, dated
January ift, 1794.
Such as wish to go to France fliall
be allowed, leaving their agents here.—
Anf. Granted.
Ait. 7. Persons not included in the
above article, who are compelled to re
turn to France, shall be allowed 3 cer
tain time to fettle their affairs.—Anf.
A proper time will be allowed : fifteen
day 3 at lead.
Art. 8. Persons belonging ta the
garrison of Fort Convention, pofTefling
no landed property, but who exercised
some profeflion or trade previous to the
present capitulation, shall be allowed to
continue their trade or calling ; nor sent
to France, provided their future con
duct should not make such a meafute
neceffary.—Anf. They are regarded in
the fame predicament with those in ar
ticle 6.
Art. 9. The legal regulations of the
ConftituteJ authorities fliall be Confirm
ed.—Anf. Refufed.
Art. 10. The code of civil judica
ture in force through the island shall be
continued for the space of two years.
Anf. Granted, till his Britannic Ma
jesty's pleasure be known.
Art. ii. The property of owners
and Captains of ships shall be secured
to them on board and 011 fhore.—Anf;
Granted, as to their property in Fort
Bourbon.
Ait. 12. The inhabitants of Sti
Pierre, embarked on English ships, shall
be set at liberty, and their property, un
der seal, secured to them.—Anf. This
article cannot come within the present
capitulation. The claimants nrjay ap
ply to the Commanders of the fleet and
army.
Art. 13. The Ordonateur and of
ficers of adminillration ffcall have per
mission and time to regulate their ac
counts, and to take with them the pa
pers relative to that end.—Anf. Grant
ed.
Art. 14. There fliall be an entire
and absolute oblivion of the part, and at
end to all animofities.—Anf. Granted
according to the proclamations.
Art. 15. The rights of free citizens
inrolled in the National Guard, {hill be
preferved.—Anf. Refufed.
Art. 16. The liberty of individuals
composing the companies of PEnclnme,
d'Oftavius, de" la Croiro, and de Pon
tonur, shall be confirmed.—Anf. Re
fufed. The slaves must be restored to
their owners.
Art. 17. A period (hall be fixed for
the taking poffclfion of the fort, and the
necefTary time allowed for the garrifoß
to take out their effedta.—Anf. The
two gates of Foft Bourboa to be deli
vered up to the troops of his Britannic
Majetly immediately after the exchange
of the present articles. The garrison
will march out at the great gate, and
be conducted to the place appointed for
each corps by the Commissioners who
have managed the present capitulation,
and wili lay down their arms at the
place of their embarkation. Three day»
Will be allowed for the evacuation of the
fort, and the CommifTaries of artillery
and stores will remain in the fort to take
inventories of all the magazines.
Art. 18. The greatest attention shall
be paid to the sick and woundtd; and
they shall be furnifhed with ships to
carry them to France as they recover.
Anf. Granted ; but at the expente
of the French government, and to be
attended by their own futgeous ; if not
fufficient for the purpose, surgeons shall
be furnifhed.
Art 19. General Rochambeau, im
mediately upon the surrender of the
fort, shall be at liberty to take his mea
sures for his return to France. A fri
gate to be furnifhed him, his Aides de
Camp, Secretaries and suite. Anf. A
commodious veflel shall be allowed to
General Rochambeau, with the necfla
ry pa!Fport», for his fafc return to
France.
Art. 20. The effe&s, trunks, ehefts,
private papers, and all that General Ro
chambeau shall declare to belong to him
felf and his suite, shall be put under
tbe protedlion of an English guard,
when the tioops of that nation shall
have taken pofleffion ot Fort Conven
tion, and shall be embarked with him.
—Anf. Granted.
Art. 21. The Civil Ordonateur, or
Intendant of the Colony, shall have li
berty also, witht he Officers of Admi
nistration, Comptroller and Treasurer,
with those employed in the public offi
ces at St. Pierree and Fort Royal, tcr
retifrn to France.-—Anf.' -eraTlTert. "
Art. 22. The fame demands made
by Central Rochambeau in Art. 20,
{hall be granted to the lntendant and
those under him, —Anf. Granted.
Art. 23. AH papers of accounts in
the forts or town (hall be carefully col
lected by the principals of eafch depart
ment to which they belong, and em
barked in the fame {Trip with the Ordo
nateur.—Anf. All papers, not efiert
tial to be left in the colony, {hall be giv
en, and free access to take authentic
copies of such as it may be thought
necessary to retain.
Art. 24. Captains and officers of
merchant ships, who have not fettled
their affars, fhali be allowed trftrcto do
so. The former the space of four
months, the hitter of two months, un
der the protection of the Commander
of his Britannic Majesty's forces, that
they may recover their debts ; after
which they will procure the read it it
passage to whatever place may be expe
dient for their affairs, with paflports
from the English Commanders.—Anf.
Granted.
Additional Article. Fort Bourbon
to be delivered up tp hi 3 Britannic Ma
jesty in its prefenf state, with no dete
rioration of its batteries, mines, maga
zines of artillery Or £rovifiOns, and eve
ry thing it contains, which is not the
private property of the garrison.
Fort-Royal, March it, 1794.
(Signed)
C. Thompson,
Rich. SymeK,
D'Aucourt,
fils.
D upriret,' John Cojjynoham.
j4pprd<ved by mcj approved by vs,
Die. Rochambeau, Charles Grey,'
Commander in Chief John JtßVis.
of the French IVeji
Indict IJlaridti
General Return of Officers, Non-Commif
miflioned Officers, Drummers and Pri
vates, killed, wounded, and miffing '«
the Army commanded by his ExcelltH'
cy General Sir Charles Grey, K. B.
&e. ciV. tsfc.frcm tie 10th to the Zifi
of March, 1794, incltifive :
Royal artillery. 3 rank and file kil
led j 3 rank and file wounded.
Ift Battalion grenadiers. 2 rank
and file wounded.
ill Battalion of light-infantry. I
rank and file wounded.