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Latefl London Intelligence.
From papers by the Sa-if'sm.
THORN, August 30.
Ivofeiufko is said t6 have 1 :ft his"ad
vantageous pofitton before Warsaw, af
ter, having loft the belt part of his artil
lery, and about 1400 men. W-hrn we
received our last account!, all tfk* ?ruf-_
fian heavy artillery was arrived in the
camp before Warsaw, and there was
nothing to prevent their attack on that
place immediately. Ten thousand Ruf
fians vvetc expected every day to join
the army.
MANHEiM, Aug. 36.
A deserter who arrived a few day*
ago at Dahlfheim, where the head quar
ters of the prince of Hohenlohe now
are, fays, that in a very Ihort time a
genenl attack will a;;ain be made on
the Rhine : s far as Treves, and that
the National Convention sent the most
r'gorous orders to all the generals to
aecomplith the fucecflVs of the French
(■iw, by the total defeat of the harraf
fed German armies.
Last night about 300 French infan
try, marched from the diftrift of Wach
enheim through MutUrrHadt to Schif
ferftadt. This morning about 300
French Cavalry attacked the out polls
of the combined corps of the hereditary
prince oi Hohenlohe, between Oggeif
heim and Frankenthal, but the French
were obliged to retreat, after one hour's
confljA, and the Germans went in pnr
fuir ut them. Thebuflars o f Wolfrath
took 50 prisoners.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 6.
The intelligence relating to Valen
rienneg is now fully autlii jticated. The
ies, date.
jl!owu a g is a:i cxi a Dutch f-£ted at tins moment w , (wo thuds
ifficer, in Valcfldea. die 31ft of the campaign have efcipfed} and
>f August: when the enemies are victorious in every
" After having been {hut up in this quarter.
■lace during nine weeks, and the gar- J [After recapitulating fully the mani
riion having been fummoncd three times :ln Y various facritices which ihe house
to furrendei <|t d foretion, and be sent °f Aultria made for the i'.niyiic at
to France, and the futrimons being ac- ' ar si s > c^l following propof'.l is made,
r-ompar.fed by the (trongeft threats in to avert the threatened overthrow of the
coniequence of the xlectces of the Con- Germanic conftitution.J
vjrmimi, we held out till we obtained a ! Tl* fp< ritual a "d temporal comrmi
capitulation, by virtue of which we "'ties of the superior and lower clafles
fh<n.!d rr.rirch out on the 30th of August, are {till poffefled of treafurea wliich )e
---withotit the lortrefs, we should lay beneficially' applied. The people of
down pilf arms. Wc keep the hovfes property of every defcriptio-i have a
for our use, and our baggage ; the noil- credit, which they ought to lend to raise
commifiioned officers and the soldiers C'' 3l f'.ims of money, to cortiplete
are alio wed, their fide arms and knap- 'hat, which the house of AultriA, after
sacks. The Imperiajifts return to their such an immense influx of money into
own country. —The battalions of Cal- 'he empire, only drawn frorti its own
mettc and Pirttenbcrg go to Holland.— hereditary dominions, is no longei able
They hdve engaged not to bear a nns to ahord by itfelf.
ugainft France during t)ie present war." '• is only by such an influx of money,
The Court Gazette of the Hague of that the (landing armies, can be' fuppli
,tllls day, contains the following article : with what is mod necfifiaVy for their
" We hav£ received intelligence,that preservation, that the fortrefles can he
the foitrefs of Valenciennes ha 9 furren- P ut > n a proper state of defence, and
f!ere.l to the enemy i that the garrison t '' at the malTes who are to hailen to the
has obtained a free retreat, 011 condition frontiers will be supported.
that, dmiiig a lirhitted time.it shall not ■ she undersigned Miniftef Plenipo
ferie (igainfl the French. We w* t a tentiary is charged by the Emperor and
further detJii! of this eveM." Major ; K' r, g> m °l solemnly so declare in his
iVellerlob is arrived here from Valen- Imperial Majesty's name, that, if the
iennes With the above intelligence. Imperial Royal Coitrt is abandoned at
'his dec!live crisis, it will not !•; able to
lave the Empire; but it will coniole it
felf with the idea of having done all 1
that could pofiibly be done fin- the coun
try ; a'id that the Imperial court will
be obliged to make refpofifible before
God and to Pollerity, for all those mif
fortunes that will then unavoidably crush
the 1 .v/vinces of the Germanic Empire,
and for the misery which m<iy then fprcad
infections all over Europe, by the pro
pagation of principles of anarchy ; nay,
the Imperial court will make icfponlible
'.hose who by neglect, by inactivity, or
.veil by mercenary private views, shall
.ave o.nitted conlcientisufly to exert
hen felvcs for the general preservation.
(Signed)
Count Von SCHLICK.
[)one at Frankfort, Aug. 12, 1734.
London, Sept. 15.
By a letter frotn Geneva, dated the
27th ult, we learn, that to the late at
trocious Revolutionary Tribunal in that
town ha» fucceedtd a Revolutionary
Committee, not lefa ferocious than the
former ; that the c,B unfortunate inha
bit nts, who had been baniihed either
for life or a certain time, and among
them the rich and virtuous Magistrate
Saladin, near 70 years old, have been
conduced out of the town with no
more than three Louis in their pockets;
and that M. Necker, de Germaine, has
not b.cn executed, but difebarged, on
paying down 100,©00 French crowns.
Private letters from the head-quar
ters of Qen. Clairfayt, fay that the
combined armies are about to recom
mence ofTenfivc operations agtiinfl the
enemy ; and that there is no doubt that
united as the comcmmieis now are in
sentiment and good-will, they will soon
repossess themfelveg of those countries,
which is at last allowed, were very weak
ly abandoned by the Prince of Cobourgi
Gen, Clairfayt's army will re-cross the
Maefe, and eJFcft a jun<9ion with the
Duke of York. The remainder of the
campaign will be conduced with the
utmost rigour. The combined armies
are near tjo, oo strong.
The French, we are allured, hate a
squadron at fca, but u is not of that
force which will jtiftify their hazarding
au a&ion #ith Lord Howe ; indeed, it
is rather to be apprehended that their
object has been principally to dispatch
such a powerful reinforcement to the
Weft-Indies, as, undo; exitling circum
ftancft, we (haft not be able tj copc
with in that quarter.
A fpecia! cOmmiaiSti, linder* the my of a grttefu! country ; the fifth
Great Seal, for trying the prisoners in day of Stat Ci*bt tides, tli.c second
the Tower, accused of treasonable prac- year-"
tices, was received in town this morn- The President (hall attach to each
ing from the LOrd Chancellor, who i> flag, a crown of laurels, and (hill fend
now at Weymouth. The following it back by a wounded defender of his
arc the Judges, whose nam« are insert- country, one from each army.
Ed in the commifiion : Chief J iltice Tie President (hallthen proclaim the
Eyre, Chief Baron Macdonaid, jimicen firft article of the dccrce of 24th Bru-
BuHer, Grofe and Lawrence, and Baron maire, which accords the honors of the
Hotham. Pantheon to John Paul Marat, the
The Attorney General lends the friend and the Reprefentativc of the
prolecution, but he is to be ai.ilted by people; and the decree of sth Fremaire
Mr. Serjeant Adair. that, on the fame day, the body of Ho-
nori RiqiiettiMiraheau (hall de removed
S rATE PAPE.i. from that place.
Subjlancc of the Deci .rali n. Ihe people and the National Con-
Of hi, Majeiiv the Empe- „r and King. f d "\ W 'T
delivered by Count Scblick, to the the body of Mar.,l , 8 depof.ted for th,
Convocation of the Circle of the Up- P u [P° fe of to "the Pan
per Rhine, Aug. 12, 1794. A detachment ofthefchool of Mat
Ihe molt imminent danger, and the , . . P , , r . r.u •
• 1 1 fj or arid the orphans of the defenders ot thei
period is come, when the moit emca- • n r ,, , . rn . <
• , 1. . t •,1 1 country fliali aflift at thisrfeltival.
cious mealures ought to be imrantly a- v- I . n . .. , , r 1 i
, 1 -r 1 1 r 1 l A As fooo as it mall ob doled, the pa
d'jpted, it the deliverance ot the Ger- . - , , p , , r * ,
< -'■ 17 triois who have received wounds, lhaJ
manic bmpire is not renounced, 01 if, . , 1 u- i
, • . , , • j hear to each army, the colors wnici
even in th;s campaign, the lovereuany j n „ . a , / ~ •
r, • 1 r Hiail be entruiled to Ineir care;
or the rVbvinCts and countnes or the J rr ,. . . f ,, •,••. rr» L
t- c . r ni- Ine report 01 the committee ot rub
hmpire, from the iources ot the Rhine {.. » n i, , , , r i i c.t •
, • ' . • * _ i t ! lie InitrtfchoH and procels-verbal thi
to its mouth, is not to be given up to n .. , f , r . , .
French violence day shall be prihted and transmitted t<
r,-., t • 1 , l r *c a all the ctetishtmenfcs and all the armies
I !ie Imperial court has lignihed the rrll 1 , ... . rr» 1 r tn. ri
.c I- . • The cdnini'.ttee of Public Inftniftioi
extent ot this enterprise, and lhe cou- . , , , , , .. t
c , c r,f u i- r \ n • is charged to re?lilate the details or tn
tined relources ot the noirle >.r Aullna 'n. , 6 , . . ,
, ~ ,- ~ f.i f te tival and to liiperintend the executior
lo thole (tatesot the tmpire, wlkj pray' f ,
_d with so much concern for thei deli- ot them
ferance, previous to the explolion, which
.he said court has delayed as much as
joflible.
The imperial eourt iiififled upon fpee
ly prcparatii.ns on the part of the Err
jire, at leall upou the defence of
— frontiers: but in vain has it i'
army of
which has been contrived
'hie zeal, hcis not been ef-
From the Journal as the Mountain, for
September 16.
Decree of the refpect
,ing the feftival to be celebrated the fifth
a&d last day of the Sans cuUtides.
The Convention decrees, That the
last day of the Sans culottidts (hall be
celcbtated as follows—
The citizens shall collect ia the gar
den of the National Palact prec'ifsly at
8 o'clock in the morning, and the nati
onal music (hall there celebrate the vi6t
ories ot the Republic and the charms of
fraternity.
.The Prefidtnt of tht Convention
(hall proclaim in presence of the people
that all the armies of the Rtpublijc have
never ceased to deserve well of their
country.
There (hall then be presented to him
for each army one flag, on which (hall
be inferibed these words—" To the ar-
lew Potash for Salt-Petre and S#ap.
le Lyceum of Arts to the National
Convention.
Citizens Representatives.
A terrible explolion ha 6 just destroyed
in H moment, a part of the fruits of the
long labours of our bfrave fellow citi
zens; * We need not excite or support
their zeal ; their love of their country
wants no encouragement ; but it is
ourenemies wemuft learn that no resource
for the republic can be named, which
the genius of arts, seconded by liberty
will not supply.
The 1 yceum of arts hastens to pre
sent to the convention a discovery very
important upon the wild Chefnut.
After the demand of many commit
tees of subsistence upon the best means
of fupplymg flour for the manufacture
of Palte, we have found that the meal
of the wild-Cheinut separated from the
bitter partj answers all the purposes of
this manilfa&ilre. We fend afpeeimen.
of very fine paste board, made Entirely
with this preparation.
Thus far have we carried our re
searches. We have burnt the wild
Chefnut according to the process des
cribed in the memoir, and the result is
that twelve ounces and an half of ashes i
produced nine ounces of fixed alkali or
potash of the fit It quality. The net
product is then almost three parts of
four. This fruit, which has been re
garded as useless, is one of the richest
productions of our foil.
impai
In cortfeqnence of this discovery, ihc
Lyceum offered a plan of a decree, t hat
rtiould invite all citizens in parts of the
country where this fruit is produeed, to
gather it and fuffer none to be lolt. The
municipality to take an account of the
quantity and tranfmitittothecummittee
of public fafety who shall take measures
for their manufa&ure into potash. All
ths Chefmits, growing in the forefts,
gardens' and parks of the nation, to be
held in a (late of requisition.
The glory of the Lyceum has been,
and will not cease' to be, to direst the
fci onces and arts to purposes of public
utility. ;
T. ROUSvSEAU.
UNITED STATES.
ELIZABETH-TOWN, (M.)
November 4.
It is with affectionate and afflicting
sorrow that we mention the sudden
death of that zealous patriot and truly
refpe&able citizen, Mr. Robert ElTiot,
of this town, (one of the contractors
for the supply of the army of the Uni
ted States) who, it seems, after sustain
ing the heat of the late glorious and
well fought action, in which he render
ed Angular service, was fired at and kill
ed by the savages whilst riding along the
road between two of our Wettern potts,
accompanied by his servant only. Af
ter he received the fatal wound, and
judging it to be mortal, his native ten
derness and prefeuce of mind prompted
him to desire his servant to leave him
arid fly for his own fafety—which with
relu&ance tht servant did''—But fate de
creed he (houid not long survive his
matter 5 for the next day he, with two
more of the party who went in -quest of
theremains of Mr. Elliot, also fell fa
crifices to the inhuman savages. The
remains of Mr. Elliot, being otherwise
untouched by the Indians, were taken
to the nearest garrison, and decently
and honorably Hirer red—having laid
one night in the dreary wilderness—
Strange fatei that a man whose hospi
table i oof had often yielded (helter to
the weary and dirt reded, (hould be deni
ed it himfelf at the moment of sorrow,
pain and afflidtion.
Thus died, in the prime of life, a
ufeful, a&ive, and ornamental member
of society, a man of the ftri&eft virtue
and honor, of generosity unbounded,
and of benevolence universal—whose
fate will lorw be deplored by all those
whoever had the pleasure of 1 -'- "
quaintance. He has left an «fl
ate and amiable wife and chili
mourn, more efpeci;."y, so tei
husband, so kind a father-—a lo
parable indeed ! !!
PITSBUItCH, Nov. 8.
The Anfiver of his Excellency Governor
LEE Comtnnnder in Chief of the Fe
deral Valnntccri, to the Address of the
IVaJkington Committee.
I Your declarations of the good intend
oris of the people of Walhington county,
who have been pleased to depute you to
prcftiht to rat certain papers containing af
furarices of fidelity to government, cannn
btit excite the ttldt agreeable sensations ii
my breast. To restore happiness to oui
deluded fellow-citizens of this country, bi
restoring to them the complete enjoymerr
of the bleTirigs flowing from the govtrn
ment eftablilhcd by the people of th'e U
nited States, it the chief object of the a
vance of the army und£f my coram?
arid its stay here will depend on the'
tion of the work.
Those individuals to whom may justly
be attributed the awful criGs which has ar
rived, among the many groundless tales
which they have indufirioufly circulated
Ua miflead 1 their fellow-citizens ii; the pur
suit of their wicked and ambitious schemes
told them -that the exdfe law was odious
to the people, that the adminftration was
corrupt, that British gold and British in
fluence l'wayed the meafurcs of Congress,
and that under thiy load of complicated
guilt it was only ncceffary to erect the
standard of oppofitiori to government, to
secUre the accompliihment of their miflakcn
wiihcs.
Unfortunately for your peace, iiid our
haqßinefSi you believed their aflertions,
anJaMpecies of violence difgracefvl to the
nalHfc and character of the United Sti tcs
ensued : they told you too, that no army
could be brought into aiftion against you
by the government, and had the audacity
to repeat their afiertion even after the
troops had reached their points of rendez
vous.
Such was your delusion, that no counter
declaration on the pai t of government ob
tained any credit ; at length you begin to
dilcern the truth, and know your real good
—You fee a formidable fqrce suddenly col
lected in obedience to the law of Congress
eroding the mountains at a very inclement
season of the year, determined to fubduf
all who may dare torffift, and anxioui to
prote<ft ail who submit to the constitution
and laws.
Hereafter yon cannot credit the tales of
i the vicious and defigriing, your ex
perience of their baseness and falftood is lb
impressive and solemn as to leave not a
doubt in your minds of the perils to which
they have exposed their lives and
fortunes. Derive wifdorn from experience
confide not in the man who courts your
refpeiS by defaming your government, and
be as sincere in your active endeavors to
restore order, as you are warm in your
profeffions to do so ; then will my talk be
easy, and your future felicity certain.
Return to your country and allure your
fellow-citizens that no man will receive in
jury either in person or property from the
arfny. Advise them to bring to our camp
all the neceflaries of life they may have to
spare, from which promise them from me
a fair price in cafi. Tell them it is the
pride as it is the duty of all my fellow-ci
tizens in arms with me to mamtain,and not
to violate the laws of our country, and teli
them further that futri is the positive !n
---jun&ion of the Pr.fident of the United
States : at the fame time Mention to all, my
expectations that exactions in price will
not be attempted by any, because jt would
not only rfianiftft a want o.'finceiity in the
profeffions of friendfhip which have been
made on the part of the inhabitants, but
would convey a desire to deprive the troops
of those articles eflential not only to their
comfort but to their health, to which de
privation no confederation can induce me
to submit them.
Meflri. Findley, Redick, Douglas,
and Morton inform the inhabitant! of
the counties of Weitmoreland, Walt,
ington, Fayette and Allegheny, that in
confluence of their appointment to wait
on the President of the United States,
they proceeded on that duty—but on
their way to Bedford, where it was ex
pected the President might probably be
seen, learnt that he had left the army
for the feat of government—they,
therefore, on conGderatiojj, took the
right wing of the army commanded by
the Governor of the state of PeDnfylva
ma, in their way, where they conversed
with the Governor, as well as with the
Secretary of the T.eafury, on the sub
ject of their million, and proceeded to
the other wing to Governor Lee, of
Virginia, (the Commander in Chief)
who after receiving the various papers
and faithful information which they
sss&rsasjif.j;
fc, their feiiout ggnal
To Jan""*' f"V' R, -' t!!ck - M °'K
and Douglas, deputies f lom tbe '
pie of the counties of Fayette \vX
land 0 "' Allegheny ' 80(1 Wtftmore
Gentlemen,
THE resolutions entered into a « lhe
late meeting of the peoples,
(on s ferry, wnh the va.i. Hl - . . .
Oratory of the detemi, !3tit ,
nerous fubfenbers to submit totlu willof
he civil authority, manifc# |W>
:hange of sentiment in the i«/, a l,i lartE
f tins diftnft. To what w ,f n
ruly be afenbed this favourable turn i,
he rubiic mind, it is out of u,t
L.. t , uui,<. nil no, II IS out ot liiy province
to determine.
Yourselves, in the convention l a 4
evening, imputed it to the univcrlal pa
mc which the approach of the army of
the United States had exited in t h e
lower order of the people.
•If -this be the real ground of the lat
change (and my refpeft for your o pi.
mons will not permit me to doubt it)
the moment the cause is reraovce, ihj
reign of violence and anarchy v -iH , e ".
turn. Whatever, therefore, may be the
sentiments of the people refpe&i„„ >| lc
present competency of tbe oivi] au,l„ .
rity. to enforce the laws, 1 f«l tnvfelf
pbligated by the trull reposed in me h v
the President of the United States, to
hold the army in this country, until dai
ly practice (hall convince all that the
sovereignty of the constitution and laws
is unalterably established.
In executing this resolution, f not
only eonfult the dignity and interest of
the United States, which will always
command my decided refpetft and pre
ferential attention, but 1 also promote
the good of this particulai diftrifi.
I Hi all therefore, as soon as thetioops
arc refrefhed, proceed to some cer,tr:l
and convenient station, where I (hall
patiently Wait until the competency of
the civil authority is experimentally
and unequivocally proved. No indivi
dual can be more solicitous than I am
for this happy event, and you may af
lure the good people wh'om you repre
sent, that every aid will be cheerfully
contributed by me to hasten the de
lightful epoch.
On the part of ail good citizens I
confidently exptft the mofl active and
faithful co-operation, which in my,judg
ment cannot be more effectually girtn
than by circulating in the most public
manner the truth among the people, and
by inducing the various clubs which
have lo iuccefsfully poisoned the minds
of the inhabitants, to continue their u
sual meetings for,the pious purpose of •
contradi&ing with their cullomary for
malities, their pad pernicious doctrines.
A conduit so candid would partially a
tone for the injuries which in a great
degree may be attributed to their in
(lrumeutality, and must have a propiti
ous influence in administering a radical
cure tio theexifting disorders.
On my part, and on the part of the
patriotic army I have the honor to com
mand, allure your fellow-citizens that
we come to protcdt and not to <jeftroy,
, and that our refpefl for our common go
vernment, and respect to our owi) ho
nor, are ample pledges of propriety An
our demeanor.
Quiet, therefore, the apprehenfims
of all on this score, and recommend uni
versally to the people to prepare for the
use of the aimy whatever they can spare
from their faims neceflary to its fubiift
enc#, for which they (hall be paid in
cadi at the present market price. Dis
courage exaction of every fort, not only
because it would teftify a difpofitioa ve
ry unfriendly, but because it would pro
bably produce very disagreeable scenes.
It is my duty to take care that the
troops be comfortably subsisted, and I
cannot but obey it with the higbelt
pleasure, because I intimately know their
worth and excellence.
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
With due confidrration,
Your most obedient fctvant,
HENRY LEE.
Head-Quarters, Union-Toivn,
November i, 1794.
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PHILADELPHIA,
NOVEMBER 17. .
Extra ft of a Letter from, an Offittf *>ij£
Gen. JPaynt'j army, dated .
" Sept- II » 1794*
" (written fro;* tbw .\'
place) worthy of remark > 1
has tianfpircd. We have been ddflW^
thus long for tlic purpoic ot putting-Wrt
Defiance in filth a itatc of dcieHce i« W
repel the efforts of Bntifh force, lhouW it
happen that a war With Great Britain take
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