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CONGRESS.
IN SENATE,
'M mday June 9.
011 motion,
The rule was by unanimous consent
dispensed with, and Mr. King, obtain
ed p rmiffionto introduce a bill, for the
more effectual protection of the SJuth
weiterii frontiers ; and the bill had its
firit and lecond reading.
O.i the qucltiort to agree to the firll
feCtioi) of the bill, which is as follows :
" Be it emitted by the Senate end House
of Reprefenintives of the United States of
America in Congress iffembled, '['liar un
less it (hull be the opinion of the Presi
dent of the United States, that a regi
ment of the troops heretofore authori
zed to be raised, may; confidently with
the good of the public service, be em
ployed for the protection of the foutli
wdtern frontier, he be, and hereby is,
authorized to cause to be raised for three
years, unless sooner discharged, within
the states of Georgia, South-Carolina,
North-Carolina, the Territory south of
the Ohio, and the state of Virginia, an
additional regiment of infantry, confut
ing of one thousand one hundred and for
ty ,uon-commiffioned officers, miificians
and privates, and solely to appoint the
comm.ffioned officers thereof, and to
organize the fame according to the pre
sent military establishment
It pa(Ted in the affirmative, Yeas 15
—Nays 4.
The yeas and nays being required by
one-hfth of the Senators present :
r=r«« wno-roteu" m ttlttrmafTvE,
are,
MefiTrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellfworth,
Folter, Frelingliuyfen, Gunti, Haw
kins, Henry, Jackson, King, Liver
more, Morris, Potts, Rutherfurd and
V ini rig.
i'hole who voted in the negative, are,
Mr. Brown, Btirr, Martin, and Rofs,
On motion by Mr. Jackson,
To poltpone the lalt section of the
bill which is as follows :
" And be it further enaßed, That
all persons who (hall be aflembled or
embodied in arms, upon any land be
longing to Indians, out of the ordinary
jitrifdidtion of any state, or of the said
territory south of the Ohio, for the
purpose of wairing against the Indians,
or of committing depredations upon any
Indian town or persons, or property,
shall thereby become liable, and fubjedt
to the lults and articles of war, which
are, or shall be eflablilhed for the go
vernment for the troops of the United
States," for the purpole of substituting
the following :
" And le it further enaßed, That
any militia officer of the United States,
or either of the Hates, conducting, au
thorizing or attending any expedition
over the present boundary line, between
the refpeftiTe states, and any Indian
tribe or nation, extept in the pursuit of
parlies of Indians who may commit depre
dations on the persons or property of the
citizens of the United States, for the pur
pose of attacking their Indian towns, or
dtftroying their persons, or to commit
other depredations on their rights, shall,
in addition to the pains or penalties the
law of the United States now fubjedts
him to, be liable to a trial by a general
court-martial, to be ordered by the ex
ecutive of the date or territory, to which
such officer shall belong, and whose duty
it is hereby declared to be, to order
such court martial, and shall if found
guilty thereof, be caThiered, and be for
ever thereafter difqualified from holding
any commission in the militia of the U
nited States or of either of the fttates ;
It pasted in the negative—Yeas 8—
Nays 11.
The yeas and nays being required
by one-fifth of the Senators present :
Those who voted in the affirmative,
&re
MefTrs. Brown, Burr, Frelinghuyfen,
Gunn, Henry, Jackson, Martin, and
Rofs.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
MefTrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellfworth,
Foster, Hawkins, King, Livermore,
Morris, Potts, Rutherfurd, and Vi
ning.
On motion that this bill be now read
the third time, by unanimous consent ;
It was not agreed to.
Mr. Foster reported from the com
mittee on enrolled bills, that they had
examined the bill, entitled, " An adt
making alterations in the aft for esta
blishing the Judicial Courts, and alter
ing the time and place of holding cer
tain courts," and that it was duly en
rolled.
A message from the House of Repre
sentatives by Mr. Becklcy their Clerk :
" Mr. President,
" The Speaker of the House of Re
presentatives having signed an enrolled
bill, 1 am directed to bring it to the
Senate foi the lignature of the Presi
dent."
And he withafew.
The President of the Senate signed
the enrolled bill last reported to have
been examined, and it was delivered to
the committee to be laid before the Pre
sident of the United States for his ap
probation.
Mr. Foster reported from the com- 1
mi'.tee for enrolled bills, thai they tins
day, laid the last mentioned enrolled bill
before the President of the United
States.
(To be Contiuued.)
Foreign Intelligence.
BRUSSELS, May 22.
Yesterday afternoon, Count Metter
nich received official dispatches from
Tournay with tfie melancholy news that
the attack intended by the allies on the
18th, on the posts occupied by the
French at and near Meuin, had been
most unfuccefsful; that not only were
the columns of the combined troops
brought up by the Emperor and Prince
of Saxe Cobourg obliged to retreat,
with loss, but the column under the
command of the Duke of York, total
ly routed, with the loss of a vast num
ber of men and forty three pieces of
cannon.
The following is the preliminary ac
count, given by the officer who brought
the difpatohes, of this unfortunate en
terprize, from which such advantages
were expected when I was with the ar
my :
The French having learned that they
t>C attaclTftTby three ft 10ng co
lumns, one commanded by the Empe
ror and the Prince of Saxe Cobourg,
another by the Arch-Duke Charles,
and Gen. Clairfayt, and a third by the
Duke of York, Gen. Otto, and M. de
Mack, making together 60,000 men,
besides the corps of reserve, attacked,
early in the morning, with superior for
ces and a tremendous artillery, the Bri
tish column, with such impetuosity, that
the British, and the Aliftrian Hessians
who accompanied them, not withfland
j ing their wonted bravery, were com
! pelled, after a bloody adtion, to a most
| precipitate retreat towards Templeuve
' and Leers with the loss of near 3,000
men killed, wounded and prisoners, 43
pieces of cannon, and marry ammuni
tion and baggage waggons. While
this was pafling, the two other columns
attacked the French posts near Menin,
with no better success, being both com
pelled-to retreat with loss, one towards
| Tournay, and the other towards Mar
quain, positions which they occupied
two days before.
The particulars of this unfortunate
day will not arrive till this evening. But
at ten yesterday morning, when the
officer left Tournay, the French had
renewed their attacks, the most violent
cannonade was heard here the whole
day ; and we tremble for the issue. It
is impoflible to defer ibe the confirma
tion that pervades this city. People
think only of hiding their wealth, and
getting ready to fly on the firll bad
news from the army. Yelterday, at
eleven at night, a council was held at
the house of Count Metternich, where
it was resolved, that, in cafe of necessi
ty, the government shall retire to Breda.
This morning all the persons in office re
ceived three months salary, in advance,
to enable them to support the extraor
dinary expences to which they may be
exposed.' The States of Brabant and
the magistrates were also aflembled lalt
night to take measures of precaution
in these critical circumstances.
Tw« propositions, we understand,
are now agitating in the cabinet; the
one I*9 to make peace with France as
soon as possible, the other to effect a
general arming of the people at any
price. Count de Mercy Argentcau is
for the former ; Metternich and Trant
mandorff who has been for some days at
Tournay, for the latter. It is even
said that the Emperol - will come here
on Friday next and go through the ce
remony performed by his august ances
tor at Prefbu/gh in 1740. In short,
every body seems to be convinced that
we shall never succeed against the
French, but by opposing mass to mass.
In my tour through Flanders, by
Ghent, Bruges, Oftend, Ypres, Rouf
felaer and Tournay, I observed much
i firmnefs and courage among the pea
sants. At Rouffelaer, on the 17th, I
saw 116 Frcnch prisoners brought in,
all wounded. They owned that 400
of the peasants, with 60 regulars of
Laudon Verde, had beaten a whole bat
talion of the Cote d'Or, killed 120,
and taken 116, while the Germans
had only 23 killed and 17
In the towns, on the other hand, the
people think only of saving their pro
perty nnd their persons by flight.—
The Magistrates of Ghent and Bruges
are preparing to fly to Holland by wa
ter carriage, and many families with
vast quantities of property, are already
on board the boats. They fay that the
Emperor mud make peace ; that he
will find millions to Indemnify him for
expences already incurred, but not a
denier for continuing the war. Con
verfihg on this fubjedl with the com
manding officer at Rouffelear, "Were
my advice to be taken," said he, " we
should make peace this very evening,
before fighting the battle which we
may happen to lol'e to-rr.orrow."
General Clairfayt exclaims against
the Hanoverians, whose rtiifconduct has
brought thtfm into a general contempt
as the Dutch were last campaign. The
English appear'fretttd and discontented
by the defeats, after having fought every
.where with bravery above all praise.—
The Aullriana alone are always the
fame : no defeats, no fatigues break
their spirits ; they fight always with the
I fame steady valour ; and a finglc instance
i has not occurred of an Auftria# Itiiring
I from his ground till ordered.
The Court has gone into mourning
for Madame Elizabeth.
P. S. Four jJ'clock —No Courier yet
arrived from Flanders ; but a MefTenger
from Charkroi announcesthat the French
returned ycfleniay evening to the ueigTi
borhood of Bihch, and took the little
town of La Fontaine dc i'Eveque,
where they burilt fever al houses; We
are, however, pretty tranquil, and
wait the progrtfli of events with firm
nefs and relignation, worthy of the pa
ternal cares of bur Sovereign who has
promised to proieft us from a second
invasion.
The following Oftlcir.l Notice and Ad
dress to the People, were publiftied j
yesterday evinirig\ after the reOfclpt
of the DifpitclU-S from Touniay,
which brough tlie. Account of the re
treat of Sundiy kit I
official Notice.
Bnifels, May 19.
We at this moment learn from Tour
nav, that the plan ot general attack,
which was to be attempted yesterday,
the 18th, in four columns, by the
Combined Armies, has not had the suc
cess we had reason to expert: the
column commanded by his Royal High
ness the Duke of York having been ear
ly attacked in the morning, by consi
derable forces, and obliged to give
ground, after losing ftveral pieces of
cannon. The coniequence is, that in
flead of surrounding the enemy's army,
the armies of the Allies has resumed it's
[If 1 fit ipn t fh,- f .f T ". )nr y-| -
Turcoing, Roubaix, and Mouveaux,
which it had taken the evening before,
to poll: itfelfanew near Marquain, Tcm
pleuve arid Leers, where it has a verv
refpeftable position.
This affiir at firft spread alarm at
Tournay, which wa6 entirely diflipated
by the arrival of his Majesty the Empe
ror, and haste was made there to com
municate the particulars to the public in
the following paper.—
RETURN OF PARTICULARS.
Head Quarters at jTour nay, May 18.
The army ■nder the command of his
Imperial Majesty, moved 011 yesterday
morning [ 17th] and directed its march
against the several points of the enemy's
pofitioa. The object of this grand
manoeuvre, which was meant to second
a movement of the army of General
Count Clairfayt, towards Lys, was to
surround the enemy, take them in front
and flank, aft upou their rear, and so
cut off their retreat from Weft Flanders.
The design of the dispositions which
were to lead to so great and important
a tefult, was a general co-operation of all
thedetached corps connected withthatof
the intermediate troops appointed to
watch and support them. The single
corps of the army of Gen. Clairfayt
which found itfelf in the front of the
attack, being separated by the Lys
' from the five columns engaged, was so
as not to be able to co
operate, but in a very imperfect and
uncertain manner, with the movements
of the main army. The five columns
moved yesterday at the break of dawn ;
and the firft of the right commanded by
Lieutenant General De Bufch, having
to contend with an enemy at least fix
times their number, were forced to fall
back towards Warcoitig. The second,
under the orders of Lieut. Gen. Otto,
passed on to Leers, and took its station
at Waterloo. The third, commanded
by his royal bighnefs the Duke of Yoik
marched by Laniiby and Roubaix, and
carried successively the fortified polls of
Mouveaux and Turcoing. The effect
to be produced by these attacks was,
to approach altogether to the point
where General Clairfayt was, so ;:s to
be enabled to join and second him.
The fourth column under the command
of General Comte Kinflcy, inarched
from Cyfoing to La Marque, forced '
the pass of the river at Bauvines, and
advanced in *he direction of the other
columns. The firft, commanded by
his royal highness .the Arch-Duke
Charles, also parted La Marque, but
owing to the extreme length of the
march, and fatigue of the troops was
unable to advance any further that day.
Notwithstanding every effort to ap
proach and opeil a communication with
his detachment, no news has been re
ceived from Gen. Count Clarrfayt, who
was probably prevented by some obsta
cles hitherto unknown, from palling the
Lys at the time concerted tor that ope
ration.
At an early hour this morning the
posts of Mouveaux and Turcoing were
attacked by considerable forces and a
nurilerous artillery. The generals com
manding the different columns near
these ports, made a long and vigorous
rcfiftance, worthy of their chief, the
Duke of York, who displayed all the
prudence and valour so conipicious in
his character. At length it became ne
cefiary to yield in that quarter for a
moment to iuperior numbers, and the
3d and 4th columns, drfputing with
the enemy every foot of ground, retir
ed to the position which they before oc
cupied at the camp of Marquin, a lit
tle dillance from Tournay.
From the main army, tlicrc are no de
tails, as it lias not-fceeri engaged. It
occupies, at this instant, .an<extent of
country so favourable to its operations,
as to be very dangerous to the commi#
nicarion of the enemy with Lisle and a
ther places.
The afpeft of affairs is liable to change
every moment; but that 'change iftuft
be in our favour. In the present hour
accounts succeed each other without a*
ny iiiter»i£lion. The retrograde march
of the 3d column, preceded as it was
by a quantity of waggons, ferva'nts, &
baggage, produced some anxiety for
its lafety which was nearly difiipatcd,
when it again arose in another quarter*
with every exaggeration of ignorance
and fear.
It is of consequence immediately to
counteract the dangerous efFects of a
larms that spread with ftich rapidity.
In general, it is not enough to be on
our guard againlt that multitude of
news and falfe reports refpe&ing mili
taiy events, which spread themfelvcs
amongst the public, always susceptible
of exaggeration, terror, discouragement
and dismay. A calm countenance, a
firm attitude, becoming the honor of
arms, and the necessity of opposing the
influence of malignity and fear, in cir
cumitances where j:ithei_would be dan-
gl!iuu*,~[UUfl utltainly prevent consider
able embarrassments.
By order of his Majesty the Era-
peror.
Given at Head-Quarters, Tournay,
May 18.
TO ALL TRUE BELGIANS
UNION AND VIGOUR!
Brussels, May 19.
It is not to be dissembled, that since
1789, several different parties have
aniui in Belg : a, out of the bosom of that
fraternity, which gave l'uch force to the
mas» of J787.
The Revolution of Bclgia was nothing
moie in its principle than the efforts of
good fenie, supported by the desire of
restoring that tranquility and happiness
to the people, which they had been ha
bituated to for jnany years.
A grand fault in the education of
our youth, ariiing from the substitution
of frivolous accompliihments, in the
room of sentiment and morals, added to
the negledt of the inculcation of proper
priniples, have engendered a fatal ver
latility in the national character: in con
sequence of which, ambition, intereit,
and persona] antipathies, have been con
stantly increasing, ever since 1789.
The epoch hath at length airived,
however, when the public danger calls
for the re-union of all true citizens, in
order to distinguish them from the dis
organizing clals who now ravage the
internal parts of the country, and be
reave the nation of that refpeft which
is its due.
In the name, therefore, of union,
animated by vigour, all true patriots
are hereby invited to assemble, and unite
themselves with the corporations and
volunteers, in order to support the po
lice, and destroy our domestic enemies,
while we oblige our foreign foes to fear,
or at least to refpeft us.
"Three claftes are to be proscribed :
the falle patriots, the fa lie royalilts, and
all the horde of pretended democrats,
who foimerly tyrannized over the peo
ple.
Every citizen and true patriot, be
longing to the firft union of the Bel
gians, is hereby invited' to associate un
der the National Flag, and their pro
per leaders. They aie requested to
keep themselves -armed and in readiness,
in order to destroy all cabals, &c. and
watch over the nocturnal clubs.
J\u<i the citizens cf J3i'ufTcis herebv
invite the citizens of all the ojher citing
ind to|gls, to unite themftflvej with
them, anil to consolidate this plan,To at
to giTe protection to the hufljaaSmea
during the prcfent season.
A nation will be always glorious and
victorious if it displays its native ener
gy ! and her present dangers can only
be diminished by a ftrift police, second
ed by a militia, under the orders of a
sovereign, who is sworn to p rot eft us.
This projedt, citizens, is the more
salutary, as a conspiracy of the clubbifts
of this city is announced 011 the ap
proach of the enemy. Let us therefore
redouble our efforts.
The armed volunteers, by forming
the garrisons of the towns and villages,
will take off much of the burthen from
the army.
LONDON, May 24.
Newfoundland fleet.
At the Jamaica Coffee-Houfe, ac
counts state, that out of Six and Twen
ty fail of merchantmen, outward bound
for New foundland, only one has efcap.
Ed, the reft having been all captured
—and a great part of them carried
into Morlaix.
On the 18th, when it was discovered
that the column of troops under his
Royal Highness was furroumied by the
Cnrmagnols, and th;it the only mer.ru
of their fafty was by flight, the Dukf-,
accompanied by an Austrian Gi rural,
and two other gentlemen only, rtached
a village, which had been the preceding
day taken from the enemy, luppofing
ic ft.ll in the hands of the Allies. They
were riding in tull gallop, when turning
one of thfc llicets, rather sharply, they
discovered that the village was in the
hands of the French, and a column of
the enemy lacing them ; the latter, fup
pufmg that the Duke was heading a bo
dy of troops, at firft fled, after having
fired a volley at them, which killed the
Aultrian General on the Duke's fide—■
Recovering, however from their error,
the French pursued the Duke and his
two companions, until they came near
a river. The Duke threw himfelf off
his horse, and so did another gentleman,
and waded through the river; the third
took the water with his horse. All this
was done under the lire of the French,
who had brought a ft* pounder to bear
on them. On the other fide of the ri
ver, the Duke fortunately met a led
horse of Captain Murray's which he
mounted, and thus arrived in I'afetY at
In other parts of this day, the Duke,
and indeed, all the officers and soldiers
were much exposed. The Di ke's Se
ercta y had his hat shot through, and
an orderly ferjeant, close to the Duke,
was killed.
The Bth Regiment of Dragoons fuf
fcred considerably : Of a detachment,
confiding of 120 men, Major Hart,
o»e other Officer, and 12 Privates, on
ly, made good their retreat; the reft
were either made prisoners, or cut to
pieces.
The present parliament, it may be
depended upon, will be diflblved at the
end of the present fefiion.
Mr. Muncafter, of St. Martins-le-
Grand, has been taken up, but tf e
charge against him amounting to ncu
thing more than hi« having dined with
the constitutional society, he is admitted
to bail.
Mr. Martin, the attorney, was yes
terday evening taking from the king's
bench prison, by virtue of a writ of
Habeas Corpus, and conduced by a
messenger to be examined by the privy
council.
The (late piifoners in the Tower ate
each of them allowed the intercourse of
a counsel and solicitor to concert with
them on their defence.
A Mr. Peirfon, Barrister at law, of
Lincoln's-Inn, one of the gentlemen
taken in o euftody on Wednesday last,
by virtue of a warrant granted by the
secretary of state, which charged him
with treasonable practices, yesterday un
derwent an examination before the privy
council, and was ordered to remain in
euftody, but in consequence of his being
very ill, was permitted to return to his
chambers, with a guard placed ovei him.
Two protests were yesterday en,tend
on the journals of the lords, against t>'e
bill for the suspension of the Habtas
Corpus; the one at length detailing
their reafous for diflenting from the
r.ieafure, because not called for by the
circurr.llances of the country, wasfigiu d
Norfolk, Grafton, Lanfdowu, Gv:-Id.
ford, Albemarle, Bedford, Lauderdale
and Derby—the other very Hioit.lv (la
ting an objection to the bill, as it gives
to minillers the power of introducing
letters de cachet into this kingdom, vvui
figued Stanhope.
May 17.
Last night Mr. Sparrow, the meflen
ger arrived at Whitehall, with difpatche*
iiotji bis roval highneC. the duke oi york,
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