Foreign Intelligence.
PARIS, July 5.
Cambon announced yesterday, in the
National Convention, that by the ope
rations of the Committee of finance,
the tranfciiption of the public debt into
the great book being completed, the
number of public creditors w?s reduced
from 260,000 to 90,000, and that the
payments on the quarter would be-1
Jjin within twenty days ; that mcafuret
had been taken which woukl effectually
prevent the nation's being defrauded of
the property of Emigrants and persons
convicted of treason ; and that the lix
milliards ot livres, (a milliard :s ioco
millions) of which the Abbe Maiuy
used conllantly to talk, were reduced to
two milliards.
He concluded with 1 proposing a de
cree sos regulating the payments on
this debt, which was adopted.
VIENNA, July 2.
Her Imperial Majesty, in concert
with her ally the King of Prussia, ha 3
made to our Atlgtlft Sovereign, propo
sals, which if acceded to; cannot fail
-to operate a very intereiting change in
{he afpett of European politics —The
proportions are :—
I. That the Emperor (hould forthwith
Withdiaw all his troops from the Low-
OountrieS, and give up those re
fraflory Provinces, from which he
could withdraw neither men nor mq
ney, to the destiny they deserved.
' 11. That his Armies should be employ.
cd in maintaining a strong Coidon on
( the Rhine, so as to proteCt Germany
from any invasion of the French.
111. That the Emperor should be in
demnified by the reunion of Bavaria
to his dominions, which they under
took to guaiantee to him j as also by
a Jfice of Poland, of which they were
now resolved to malte a partition.
It was added, that this was not a
fimplf invitation On the part of the
Allied Powers 5 but they required a
categorical anfvvcr, which, if not fat is
faCtory, they were determined to aban
don him.
It was followed by declarations im
mediately presented to our Ministers;
and i*e art all anxiety to know what
resolutions our Court will take, in con
sequence of an extraordinary Council
of the Cabinet, at which the Emperor
presided* to deliberate Upon this fubjedt.
Many of our politicians thinls that the
Emperor mull comply with the proposal.
CLEVES, July j.
Accounts received here from Bruf
fe'.s, Rate, that in confluence of the
unexpe&ed progress of the French ar
mies during the prcfent campaign, it
was expected that a reflation of hoftili
t]>a will soon be concluded between the
Generals of the Belligerent Powers. A
C'ongrefs, for a Treaty of Peace to be
entered into, will be held at Maeftricht.
"The preliminary article of this Treaty
will be, that each Power at war return
to the other all the conquefte made
dining the present hostilities.
Letters have been received at Frank
fort from Leghorn, mentioning the re
solution of the Court of Madrid, to
secede from the league of the combined
powers, and to acknowledge the French
Republic.
HAGUE, July 4'
On Sunday la ft an extraordinary
fneeting of the Council of State was
called. The Stadtholder attended both
this and another held on Monday ; on
which day he atfo went to the meeting
of the States General.
The approach of the French army
to our frontieis calls for extraordinary
measurers, and orders were given in con
fluence. The environs of Bois le Due
are to be inundated ; the inhabitants
have been due&ed to get in their har
vett and provide themi'elves with provi
sions as soon as poflible; a» have also
the inhabitants of Bergen op-Zoom and
Maeftricht, from which all strangers are
ordered to withdraw.
According to advices from Zealand,
Sluys in Flanders is besieged, and a
body of the enemy has advanced to
Sas de-Gand.
LONDON, July 21.
A domiciliary visit was lately made
at different houses in the suburbs of
Vienna, and many emblems of Jacobin
jfm, such as cockades, red caps, devices
of Liberty and- Equality, &e. were
found secreted in boxes. A milk-man
with his wife aud daughter have been
taken into custody.
The famous Col. Mack, we are told
s absolutely in disgrace ; and yet he
appear to have done nothing, but xnif
!tad his Sovereign into absurd »od rain
ous projedts, as some folks nearer home
havt done. Why (hould one poor Quack
be difgractd, tvhfle so many moie are
h&nou.-ed afid rewarded ?
July 22.
A merchant arrived pn Saturday horn
Amsterdam, which he left on Thurfdav
la it. By him we have a pafitive confir
mation, tlitit the Slates-General had held
an Extraordinary Sitting two days;
th« avowed object of their deliberations
were to enter into a TREATY OF
PEACE WITH FRANCE, which,
if impeded by England, would be nego
tiated fcparatelyj
Letters from Cologne state, that ac
counts had been received there, that
Namur had been evacuated by the Au
llrians on the Bth, and that the French
shad entered that town on the gth inft.
The head quarters of the Auftrians
w ere transferredf on that day to Tirle
mont and St. Tron.
It is somewhat lingular, that after
all the alarms MmJtters have i'pread of
plots, conspiracies, and treasons —after
after all the parade of examinations be
fore the Privy Council—after all tfie
feizurcs of papers, and commitnftSrtts of
persons, they have not yet thought
per to bring any of the supposed plot
ters or conlpirators to trial.
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Fenno,
In your paper of yelterday I obser
ved some articles extradted from a Bos
ton paper* relative to Mr. Jay's miflion,
which are oP so different a complexion
from the accounts said to be received
from that gentleman, and also so con
tradictory to many lettei s which I have
seen in the hand writing of some of the
most refpe&able merchants in England,
that I am led to fufpedt the genuinentjs
of the information contained in those
extfa£ts. It is however to be observed,
that no date to the letters in question
is mentioned. As to the advertisement
said to have appeared in'..he English pa
pers, the account is covered tfith fuf
picion—lf any such advertifetaent has
ever appeared, it was probably anony
mous, or under a fictitious signature.
in that way the chara&er, the honor ;
and (ntefefta of this Country, are Con- j
ftantly assailed by foreign and domcjlic i
encfnies. That the merchants of Eng
land vfere received Coolly by the mmif
tiy on their appficaiion for indemnifi
cation is at lea ft enigmatical—if the af
•fertion refers to American affairs, jt is
abundantly contradicted by a positive
ftatemeht of fa£ts which has been laid
before the public tn communications
from the gentlemen deputed by the
merchants a'nd manufadturers from va
lious parts of Fnglarid, (o present their
reprcfentations' to the' ministry.
t)n the tohole, there is too much
reaion to fup'pofe " Mr; Jay will have
a knotty affair in the settlement of Ame
rican claims." It <« an this account
that the government have sent one of
it? most enlightened (lattfmeii to nego
ciate the business j and he will, doubt
less, succeed, notwithstanding all the
wretched anticipations of the pretend
ed friends, but real eneinie# to this
country, unless the British government
is determined to facrifice the lad hope
of their merchants and manufacturers.
The policy, however, of those who
labor with indefatigable zeal tft four
the disposition, and irritate the feelings
of a nation from whom whom it is un
donbtedly wile ft to extradt justice by
negociation, rather than to attempt to
force it by operl hostilities, may very
well be doubted.
fucii conduit would b« universally exe
crated.
PHILADELPHIA,
OCTOBER 4
IMPORTANT and AUTHENTIC
War Office, OSoler I, 1794.
Yesterday afternoon an cxprcfs arriv
ed at this office with dispatches from
Major General Wayne to the Secretary
at War, of which the following are
copiea.
John Stagg jun*
Chief Clerk.
Head Quarteri, Grand Glaixe, Aug. I
Sir,
I have the honor to inform yon, that
the army under my command took pos
session of this very important post on
the morning of the Bth inft. the enemy
on the preceding evening having aban
doned all their settlements, towns and
with such apparent marks of
surprise and precipitation as to amount
to a positive proof that »ur approach
was not discovered by them until a few
days previous to our jrrival. _
I had mads such demoitftrafions for
a length of time p'reviotifiyto taking
up our line of march, as to induce t ie
favagestoexpetf diiradvanc'e by the rout
of the Miami villages to the left, or
towards "Roche de Bout by the right,
which feints appear to havfe produced
the deiired effefl, by drawing the at
tention of the enemy to those points,?
and gave an opening for the aimy to
approach undiscoVered by a devious
route, i. e. in a central direction, and
which would be impracticable for an |
army, except ill a dry leafon, such as ;
then prefefited; _
Thus, fir, we have gained poffeflion j
of the grand emporium of the holtile |
Indians of the Well, without loss of j
blood—the very extenlive and highly
cultivated fields and gardens, (hew the
work of many, hands. I'liu Margins of
those beautiful rivers, the Miaims of
the lake and Au Glaiie, appear like
I one continued village for a number of
miles' both above and below this place,
nor have I ever beheld i'uch immeni.
fields of corn in any part of Americ;
from Canada to Florida.' ( ,
We are now employed in completing
i Srotg llockade fort, with four goc.t
block houses by way of billions, at tin
confluence of An G'laize and the Mia
mis, i'iich I have calltd Defiance
and another fort was also eredled on the
bank of St. Mary's, twenty-four miles
advanced of Recovery, which was nam
ed Adams," and endowed with provifior
and a proper garrison.
Every thing is now prepared for a
forward move to-morrow morning tow
ards Roche de lio'ut, or Foot of tlk
Rapids, where the British have a regu
lar fortification, well fffpplied with ar
tillery, and (trongly garfifoned, in the
I vicinity of which, the fate of tlie cam
paign will probably be decided, as from
| the best and moll recent intelligence,
I and joined by the militia of Detroit,
&c. &c, poffeff-d of ground very unfa
vorable for cavalry to a£t in ; yet not
withstanding this unfavorable intelli
gence, and unpleafaut circumßance of
ground, I do not despair of success.
From the spirit and ardor of the trorps,
1 from the generals down to the privates,
i loth of the legion and mounted volun-
IteerS.
Yet I have thought proper to offer
j the enemy a lail overture of peace, and
I as they have every tiling that is dear
j and intereiling now at ttakc, I have i;ea
j son to expect that they will iiilen tc/the
I proportion mentioned in the encloled
copy of an address, dilpatched ycllerday
by a special flag, who I sent under cir
cumllantes that will enfuie his fafe re
tflrnf and which may eventually Ipare
the effiifion of much human blood.
But fhoiild war be their choice, that
blood be npon their own heads ! Ame
rica shall no longer be insulted with im
punity. To an all powerful and jull
God, I therefore commit myfelf and
gallant army, and have the honor to be,
with every consideration of refpeft and
| elleem,
ANTHONY WAYNE,
The Hon. Major Gen. H.Knox.
Secretary of War.
To the Dela-wares, Shaivanefe, Miamis,
am! to each and every
of them anil to all other nations of In
dians northixiejl of the Ohio, ivhom it
may concern.
I, Anthony Wayne, Major Gene
ral & commander in chief of the Federal
army now at Grand Glaize, and com
miflioner plenipotentiary of the United
States of America, for fettling the
terms upon which a permanent and lad
ing peace (hall be made with each and
every of the hostile tribes or nations of
Indians narthweft of the Ohio, and of
the said United States—actuated by the
purest principles of humanity, and
urged by pity for the errors into which
bad and designing men have led you,
from the head of the army now in pos
session of your abandoned villages and
settlements, do hereby qnce more ex
tend the friendly hand of peace towards
you, aod invite each and every of the
hoftilf tribes of Indiafts to appoint de
puties-to meet Jne and my army with
out delay, between this place and Roche
de Bout, in order to fettle the prelimi
naries of a laftiug peace, which may
eventually and soon reflore to you, the
Delawares, Miamis, Shawanefe, and
all other tribes and nations lately fettled
at thi» place, and on the margins of
the Miami and Anglaize rivers to vour
I late grounds and poHellions j arid to
prefervt you and your diftiefl'ed and help
less women and children from danger
and famine, during the present fall, and
enfumg winter.
The arm of the United States is
In common
A. B,
Yoor most obedient,
and very humble fcrvant,
ftrotig and powerful, but they love mer
cy and kindness more than war and de
flation; and to ren.Gv. any doubts, or
apprehfnfions of dangei, to '.he persons
of the deputies whom you may appoint
to meet this army, I hereby pledge my
sacred honor for their fafety and retvrn :
aijd fend ghlftophcr Miller, an adopted
Shcivvanoe, and a Shawanoe warrior,
whom I took prisoner two days ago, as
a, flag, who will advance in their front
to meet me.
Mr. Miller wa3 taken prisoner by a
paity of my wariiors fix moons since,
and can teitify to you the kindness I
have Jhewn to your people, my prifon
j ers, that is, five warriors and two wo
' men, who are now all fafe and well at
j Greenville. _ '
But fliould this invitation be disre
garded, and my flag Mr. Miller, be
detained or injured, I will immediately
order all those prifuners to be put to
death, without diilinftion, and some of
them are known to belong to the firft
families of your nations.
Brothers, be no I'iigcr deceived or
led astray by the falfe promifts and lan
guage of the bad white men at the foot
of the Rapids: —They have neither the
■ power or inclination to protect you. No
longer fnut your eyes to your true inter
est and happiness, nor your ears to this
last overture of peace ; hut in pity to
Tour innocent women and children come
and prevent the further efTufion of
your blood ; let them experience the
kindness and friendthip of the Unitid
States of America, and the invaluable
blessings of peace and tranquility.
(Signed)
ANTHONY WAYNE.
Grand Glaize, 1
23d Jfugu/l, 1794. J
Head Quarters
Grand-Glaize, 28 -Aug. 1794"
S 1 R,
It is with infinite pleasure that I now
announce to you the brilliant fucccfs of
the Federal army under try command,
in a general attiou with the combined
* i r
force of the huftile Indiros, and a consi
derable number of the volunteers and
militia of Detroit on the 20th instant
on the banks of the Miamis, in the vi
cinky of the Bvitifh poll and garrison at
the foot of the
The army advanced from this place
on the 15th, and arrived at Roche de
Bout on the 18th, fnd the igth we
were employed in making a temporary
post for the reception of our ilores and
baggage, and in reeoiwiottering the po-
fition of the enemy who were enca
Ed belli nd a thick bufiiy wood and the
British fort. '
At 8 o'clock on the morning of the
20th, the army again advanced in co
lumns agreehly to the Handing order of
march, the legion on the right, its right
flank covered by the Mitmis—one bri
gade of mounted volunteers on the left
under Brigadier-General Todd, and the
other in the rear under Brigadier-Gen.
Barbee. A feiett battalion of monnted
volunteers moved in front of the legion,
commanded by Major Price, who was
dire&ed to keep fufficiently advanced,
and to give timely notice for the troops
to form in cafe of action, it being yet
undetermined whether the Indians
would decide for peace or war.
[ After advancing abopt 5 miles, Ma
jor Pi ice's corps received so severe a fire
,trom the enemy who were secreted in
tlie woods and high grass as to compel
them to retreat,
The legion was immediately formed
in two lines, principally in a close thick
wood which extended for miles 011 our
left, and for a very considerable dillance
in front, the ground being covered with
old fallen timber, probably occasioned
by a tornado, which rendered it imprac
ticable for the cavalry toa£t with effe£t,
and afforded the enemy the most favora
ble cover t for thrir mode of warfare:
the savages were formed in three lines
j within supporting distance of each other,
j and extending for near two miles at right
angles with the river, 1 soon discover
ed from the weight of the fire and ex
tent o.f their lines, that the enemy were
in fall force in front, in pofTeffion of
' their favorite ground, and endeavoring
to turn our left flank I therefore gave
orders for the second line to advance to
support the firft, and dire&ed Major
General Scott to gain and turn the light
flank of the savages with the whole of
the mounted volunteers by a circuitous
route; at the fame time I ordered the
front line to advance and charge with
trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from
their coverts at the point of the bayon
et, and when up to deliver a close and
well dire&ed fire, on their backs, fol
lowed by a briflc chargc so as not to
give them time to load again.
I also ordered Capt. Mis Campbell
who commanded the legionary cavalry
to turn the left flank of the enemy next
the river, and which afforded a favora-
ble fielJ for lhat corps to aft in—nil
those orders were obeyed with fpu it an<4
promptitude ; but such was the im~-
tuofity of the charge by the fi:ft line of
infantry that,the Indians and Canadian
militi» and volunteers were drove from
all their coverts, in so (hort a time^
that although every pofiible exertion
was used by the officers of the second
line of the legion and by Generals Scott,
Todd and Barbee of the mountettvo
lunteers to gain their proper pofitiSns,
but part of each could get up in fraf (i
to participate in the a&ion, the eutrny
being drove in the course of one hour
more than two miles, through ih
' woods already mentioned by leis than
one half their number.
From every account the enemy a
mounted to two thousand combatants,
the troops actually engaged against
them were short of nine hundred. 1 his
horde offavages with their allies, aban
doned them (elves to flight, and difperled
with terror and dismay, leaving our vic
torious army in full and quiet pofleflion
of the field of battle, which teiminated
under the influence of the guns of the
Britilh garrison, as you will obfei ve l.y
the inclofedcorrefpondence Ix-tween tvji
jor Campbell, the Commandant and
myfelf upon the occasion.
The bravery and conduit of every of- ,
ficer belonging to the army from the Ge
nerr.U'ilown to the Eniigns, merit my ap
probation.
There were, however, some whose rack
& situation placed their conduit in a very
conspicuous point of view, and which I
have observed with pleasure and the rr.cft
lively gratitude ; among whom I must beg
leave to mention Brigadier-General WUk
infon and Col. Hamtramtk, the com
mandants of the right and left wings of
the legion, whose brave example inspired
the troops. To those 1 mull add the
names of my faithful and gallant aids de
camp Captains De Butts and Thomas
Lewis and Lieut. Harrifon, who with the
AdjUiatit-Gineral Major Mill* rendered
the most efTential lervice, by tomimmicat-, '
ing my ore'ers in every direction and by
their condu<ft and bravery exciting Hie
troops to press for vi&ciyv
Lieut. Covington upon whom the com
mand of the cav.'.lry now devolve ' cut
dewn two savages with his own band,
Lieut. Webb one in turning the enemy's
Lft f!ank.
The wounds received by Captain Slough
and Prior, and Lieut. Campbell' Smith
(an extra aid de camp to General Wilkin
fon of the Legionary Infantry } and Capt.
Van Renfelaer of the. dragoons, Captain
Rawlins, Lieut. M'Kenny and Ensign
Duncan, of the mounted volunteers bear
honorable teilimony of their bravery and
conduit.
Capts. Howell Lewie, and Brock, with
their companies of light infantry had to
fiiftainan unequal Sre for feme time, which
they supported with fortitude ; in fa (ft e
very officer and soldier who had an oppor
tunity to come into adtion displayed
that true bravery which will always inlure
success ; and here permit me to declare
that I have never discovered more t»c
spirit and anxiety for aflipn than appeared
to pervade the whole of the mounted vo
-1 vn teen;, and I am welf persuaded, that
had the enemy maintained their favorite
ground for one half hour longer they
would have most severely felt the pro\?tfa
of that corps.
But whilll I pay this just tribute to the'
living I must not negledt ttie gallant dead,
among whom we have to lament the early
death of those worthy and brat>e officers
Capt. Mis Campbell of the dragoons ami
Lieut. Towles of the light infantry of the
legion, who fell in the firft charge.
Enclosed is a particular return of the
killed and wounded—the loss of the enemy
wai more than double to that of the
federal army—the woods were strewed
for a eonfiderable diitance with dead bo
dies of Indians and their white auxilaries,
the latter armed wltli Britiih muikets and
bayonets.
We remained three days and nights en
the banks of the Miimis, in front of the
field of battle during which time all' the
houfes and corn fields were consumed and
destroyed for a confidi rable diftanee above
and below Fort Miamis, asweH as within
pistol shot of that gnrrifon, who were com
pelled to remain tacit fpeftators to this ge
neral devaluation and configuration, a
mong which were the houses, stores
and property of Col. M'Kee, the Britiih
Indian agent and principal Simulator of
the war how exifiing between the UuitexL
States and the Savages.
The army returned to this place on the
27th by easy marches, laying wafle the
vilfages, and cornfields for about fifty
miles on 1 ach fide of the Miamisl there
remains yet a number (if villages and a
great quantity of corn to be consumed or
defiroyed upon the Auglaize and theMia
mis, above this place, which will be effect"
ed in the course of a few days.
In the interim we ffiall improve Fort
Defiance andas soon as the escort return*
with the neceflary supplies from Greenville
and Fort Recovery, the army will proceed
to the Miamis villages, in ordet toaccom
plifh the object of the campaign.
It is however not improbable that the
enemy may make one delperate effort a»
gain ft the army, as it is said a reinforce
ment was hourly expected at Fort Miami*
from Niagara, as well as numerous tribe»-
of Indians living on the margins and it
lands of the lakas.
This is a business rather to be vri!\:d f°r
than dreaded whilst the army remains in
force, their numbers will only tend to con
fufe the Savages, and the, victory will be