Foreign Intelligence*
From London Papers to the 26th of
September, and Bri/10l Papert to the
27 th, brought by Capt. Deb art from
Brtflol
PARIS, Sept; 4.
The explosion of the powder-mills in
the Maine des Grenellc, was fa violent,
that there ate few houses of which tiie
windows are not broke. Even at Fran
ciade (Versailles,) which is at the dis
tance of three leagues from Grertelk,
few windows remained undamaged.
This dreadful adcident took place at
seven o'clock in the morning, when all
the workmen were in the mills. Their
number amounts to between 1 and 3000.
All the buildings adjacent to the mills
were destroyed. The mountain on the
Champ de Mars was hurled down. The
trees were torn up by the root*, and
the fplinterg even flew as far as the
Champs Elyfees.
I The whole environs appeared like a
field of battle strewed with arms, thighs,
heads, trunks, bowels, &c. &c.
The'numberof the killed and wounded
cannpt yet be afccrtained ; but the cries
and lamentations of a vast number of
Women and children) who lamented the
death of their hulbands or fathers, makes
us ftippofe it to be very considerable.
The Convention and the committee of
public welfare immediately took the
bed measures on the occasion. All the
adjacent hospitals were opened tor the
Teception of the wounded ; and all the
physicians and surgeons were put in re
quifit ion. The citizens furnilhed ma
trasses, wine, linen, See. to alleviate the
fufferings of those unhappy vi&ims.
The numbers of the convention who
were sent out to relieve these unfortu
nate people were much abused.
September 6.
Letters from fireft mention, that the
(hips of the line that were damaged in
the a&ion of the ift of June, have
been hauled out of dock, and are now
at anchor in the harbor, all ready for
fei. A divifien of fix frigates, with
fix months piovifions, has jufl set
fail for Brest, Cn a secret expedition.
from Port de la Montagr.e accounts
have been received, which (late that the
Engltfh (hips are Hill in fight of the
harbor, but that they do not occasion
4ny tinealinefs in the minds of the inha
bitants—they neither hinder the coast
ing trade, nor prevent the communica
tion with the Cenaefe.
The naval preparations at Port de !a
Montague are carried on with aftonilh
iog a£livity—three new (hips of the
line have been lately added to the fleet,
their names are Le Gnerrier, l'Antife
deralifi, and Le Ca Ira. T,he fleet now
amounts to ten fail of the line ; five
more fail of the lice, Le Conquerant,
Le Peuple Souverain, l'Aleide, Le
Mercure, and Le Burra, are in great
forwardnefs, Le Barra is nearly mail
ed. There are, besides, two new fti
gates neatly built.
The keels of three fail of the line
have been lately laid down, and an ad
ditional number of timber yards have
been ordered.
At Havre Marat equal activity is u
sed in the dock yard. The new frigate
La Revolutionaire, of 44 guns, is near
ly fit for sea ; La Romaine and La
Spartiate are in great forwardnefs, and
several bomb veflels and cutters are on
the flocks.
JACOBIN CLUB.
Monday, Sept. r.
A letter being read to express the
inquietude of the citizens of Auxerre,
left the country should fuffei by setting
the counter-revolutionists at liberty,
fehich letter was supported by Lavaflfeur.
Chsrrier disclaimed all auprehenfions
of that fort. The republic on any
emergencies may depend upon the ener
gy and vigilance of the patriots, and
should give their enemies an opportuni
ty of.re-entering the pale of liberty.
Duquefnoi Hated, that he sent fifty
feven persons of the department of Pas
du Calais, to be tried by the revoluti
onary tribunal, but that by some ma
nceuvres the proofs against them were
imflaid. He added, that duplicates of
them were now in the department.
Several addrefles were read, of com
plaints that the aristocrats were enlarg
ed, which were ordered to be printed
and ported about Paris.
Lavafleur—" I verily believe, that
if Pitt and Cobourg were imprisoned,
the counter revolutioniifo would unite
to gain- them their liberty.—There ex
ifls a hideout system of opprcfiing pa
tiiotil'm, and converting liberty into
aristocracy. I have in my hand an or
der of the committee of general surety,
dated the Ftareal, charging me to
rellore their liberty to the opprefled pa
triotsof the department of the Ardennes,
and notwithstanding my endeavors to
execute these orders, the patriots are
still opprefled."
He then mentioned, that one of these
patriots, fcnt to the bar of the conven
tion to felicitate it on the overthrow of
the tyrant Robcfpierre, and er.hort the
Mountain to wage war againU aristo
cracy, and at the fame time to present a
great quantity of fait petre manufactur
ed by the people of Sedan : this citizen
was arretted like a villain, and carried
before the committee of general surety
as a defcrter from his battalion.—He
then read a certificate from the admini
flration of that battalion, to (hew the
falfehood of the dennneiation. He pro
posed, in a (hort time, to develope the
prevailing fyHcm of oppreflion. He
bore testimony to the patriotism of
Marchand and Clemence, now in prison,
whom he knew in his million from the
committee of general surety to the dif
[ trift of Gonefe ; there he found a man
at the head of the administration, whose
very name should inspire good citizens
with horror. It was Veimerange, the
creature of Calonne, and who plundered
the republic of upwards of a million,
as was proved in a report made by Cam
bon. He ordered him to be arretted,
| but one of his colleagues set him at
i liberty, and he was again placed at the
| head of the administration. However,
as Lavafleur perfiiled in criminating
him, to avoid the justice of the law, he
flung h.'mfelf out of a window ; and
for compelling him to this, a person de
clared in the convention that he
(hould forgive him. The citizen Crain.
who afiitled him in the prosecution oi
these miscreants, had since been arreftec
V«imerange, whom he denounced to b;
Leroux, a ci-devant priest. He promif
ed to resume the fubjeft as soon as a re
port wa» made by the committee of ge
neral surety ; and in the mean while hi
exhorted the society to be careful ho?
they admitted Leroux to the purifying
scrutiny. He demanded the appoint
ment of Offieians, defenders to the citi
zen Crain, which was agreed to.
Duquernay complained that some o
the persons enlarged from arrest, hai
insulted the Tree of Liberty, and info
lently beat the citizens that were danc
ing round it.
Fouche of Nantes, exprefied himfelf
an advocate for the free communication
of ideas, but censured that abufc, which
converted the liberty of the press into a
vehiclc for arittocracy and hypocrisy.
He denounced a disgusting lihel called,
" The Queue of Robcfpierre," and
demanded that the printer of the libel
be obliged to make discovery of the au-
Duquefnoi again denounced the op
prefliou of patriotism in all parts of the
republic, which prevailed particularly in
Conde, Valenciennes, and Quefnoy.
There would be no end to those evils
till ariftooracy was cruftied, and the de
clared euemies of the people destroyed
without rcmorfe or pity.
LONDON, Sept. 25.
Several letters received yesterday from
Italy, confirm the report of a defeat of
the Spanish troops by the French in the
Eastern Pyrenees. One of these accounts
lays the Spaniards were firft tt> attack the
enemy, which they performed with such
vigor, that they defeated a great part of
the French army, penetrating through
the centre of it. Aeainft the other parts
of it the Spaniards fought with equal vi
gor, and it appeared as if the day would
have terminated in their favor; but after
a confiift of several hours duration, the
French having received a battalion of frefh
troops and some detachments of cavalry,
fhey took the Spaniards in flank, who
being fatigued and exhausted by the long
atftion were obliged to'retire with great
loss. The French afterwards colle&ed
their forces, marched towards the little
city of Rosas, which they took by assault,
and made themselves matters of the cita
del and the port. The confirmation, and
more exact details of this affair, were hour- 1
ly expedted when the lall accounts came
away on the 6th instant.
Several letters from Maeftricht, dated
the 15th inft.contain theintelligencethat on
the nth inft. a Republican corps, confut
ing of 1000 horse and foot, made an at
tempt at taking Maffeyk by surprise, but
were repulsed by the Auftrians with great
loss ; that Maeftricht is put into the molt
perfe<a state of defence, and that the Aus
trian army, encamped in its neighborhood
amounts to 80,000 men.
General Pichegru was very near being
faken on the nth, when his Adjutant-Ge
neral and another officer were taken by a
party of the Huflars of Choifeul.
The HufTars of Choifeul, almost all emi
grants, cn the fame day attacked a party
of French, called the Huflars de la liberte
and cut every man to pieces. The French
Huflars called out for mercy ; but the emi
grants, recollecting the mercy their unfor
tunate brethren had received, did not spare
a single man !
The engagement of the 15th lasted from
fix to tea in the morning, along the left
of the fine; A-Regiment of Brttifii Huf
fars,-headed by Colonel Irwin, charged
the enemy, 'three different times With ex
traordinary valor. They fuffered gmuch,
but gained infinite honor by their bravery
and good condufl.
The present commandment of Bois-le-
Duc is Major-Geheral Vander Duyn,bro
ther to the gallant defender of Sluys and
Williamftadt.
The Poles had eftabliihed a iyftemof
rational freedom, which Mr. Burke ap
proved and praiied in words which he a
lone cin fohappily combine ; the railing,.
therefore,, of the !iege of Warfew, must
give pleasure to cvcy man who enjoys the
blessings of such a government as that of
Britain. Who would not wish to others,
without loss to themfelye i, the fame de
gree of happiness which they enjoy.
September 26.
The French are said to have evacua
ted Cadfand, on account of tie unheal
thinefs of the climate.
By all accounts, the French Army
on the Rhine fuffers a great deal of
sickness.
The garrison of Valenciennes origi
nally consisted of 8000 men ; but when
that place surrendered, there remained
no more than 30.10 In it. The Dutch
Officers fay, that even a great number
of the troops were not in the place whan
it capitulated.
The greatest part of the persons who
have left England to fettle in America
can be very Well spared, they being fel
lows of such principle*, that any well
regulated government and happy coun
try would be glad to he rid of.
EDINBURGH, Sept. s>z,
The herring-filhing was never known
so productive in Caithness as this sea
son ; r correspondent fays, the town
of Wick on« morning before breakfaft,
caughfr'jo barrels.
From the Aurora.
Sciences in France
A new system of weights and mea
sures h:is been adopted in France and is
to be put into use in the year '95.
The immutable ba/is so long wi(hcd for,
has, we understand, been taken from
-the ex. £t mensuration of an arch of the
meridia of considerable length. In this
new fyUc/.iatl djvifions are made accor
ding to id- ial proportions, introduced
in all cases <; ume and space, the anci
ent divifioi:. : the circle has been redu
ced t» it. 111-confequcncc oftliislait
alteration the siial of clocks and
watches have 11 i divided in ten parts
instead of twelve, and the interior ma
chinery is also to conform tothatfyftem.
It will be seen by the following decree
that this operation mult be at this time
far advanced.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Allguft 21. '
The National Convention having
heard the report of the committee of
Public Inftrudion decrees.
In pursuance of the decree which
opens a public trial for the solution of
Several qucftions relative to the new ho
ral system, there (hall be a jury of seven
members and four substitutes.
The jury are citizens Berthoud, La
grange, mathematicians; Le Pautc,
Charles, Janvier, Le Pine and "Ma
thieu.
The jury lhall be convened by the
committee of Public Inftru&ion.
Its fittings shall be public, and its
opinions printed.
FRENCH REPUBLIC.
Society cf tht Friends of
ty £s* Liberty, heretofore xalted
COBINS.
DELMAS, President.
Sitting of Stptrmber 11.
The Society suspends its correfpoodence
with that of Tonneins la Montagne.
An address of the Society of Greno
ble was read.
Levasseur.— I Thisaddrefs has been
read at the Tribune of the Convention,
and was received with universal applause;
the acclamations were renewed when the
reader pronounced the paflfage, where
it is said, That the dejign to dejlroy the
Jacobins was planned, in order to ejfed
the deJlrußion of the -whole Republic ; he
was obliged to repeat the paflage ; it
feemcd as if this address had arrived on
purpose to confound the absurd and
scandalous motion*, ofyefterday, which
aimed at the deftrudion of popular so
cieties, and were listened to with more
indignation than fright. Without
doubt to difiolve the watchfnl centinels
of liberty, would be to endanger the
overthrow of the popular government,
and throw the Republic into the abyss
of ruin. If such motions aiming at
the deftruftion of liberty, should ever
be countenanced and meet with triumph,
it would soon be proposed to disperse
the corp* of Gens d'Armes, arrd to put
out the lamps (Reverbens) which light
the streets ; for thieves do not like the
one and the other better than aristocrats
like popular focictics. In (hort, this
address eledtrifed all minds, aud Collot
d' Herbois pronounced ex tempore, one
of Hie mod eneTgftic dift'Ourfcs ever
heard in the hall of the Convention ;
he thundered as a true Republican from
the Tribune, and enlightened everyone
with his irrefragable arguments. He
pointed out the dangers the Patriots are
n#i.v exposed to, and prored the neceffi.
tyof carrying on r. vigorous war agarnft
the enemies of pat-iotifm. Every one
roused by the enthusiasm of liberty, ex
claimed, " We {hall continue this war
to our last." The fame transport mani
fefted itfelf in the society : Yes, yes,
was the ur.iverfal cry, and all the mem
bers rose : these exclamations were three
times repeated : and the deliberations of
that day mult have danipt the fouls of
The discourse of Collot d'Heibois
was followed by violent debates on the
mod speedy and efficacious means of fay
ing the Patriots.
AUTHENTIC.
Extrafi ol a letter from Victor Hugues
the Commissary from the Nat onal Con
vention, to the Leeward Islands.
Porte de !a Liberte (Point a Petre)
12th Vendemaire, Oil. 10.
You have already been informed of the
success which attended in this quarter of
the world the arms of our dear country.
The triumphs which were announced to
you were but a specimen of what was to be
expedled. I communicate to you to -day,
not as formerly, a complete route of 6ur
enemies, but the bloodless capture of the
wholea rmy, of a flrongly entrenched eamp,
in a word, of an affair which I hope will
prive decisive of the state of this island.
We could easily perceive from the inac
tivity of onr enemies, that they were wait
ing for reinforcements with which they in
tended to wafti off their past ignominy,
and to strike a well directed blow. This
we have prevented.
The 7th of this month ( 28th Septe nber)
we embarked our troops to two different
places, and landed them without any op
position on one part in view of the naval
force of the enemy ; on the other in spite
of the fire of a British frigate which was
apprized of our expedition. The firft and
chief effefl of this Juccefs was the taking
of a fcr: wherein we found all the stores
of tfie tnemy, with the defeat of a garrison
amounting to 300 men, who were all kil
led or taken and disarmed.
Our troops, divided into two columns,
and amounting to near 1800 men made
soon, by a lkilful march, their jumflion,
and surrounded on the land tide the camp
of the enemy. The fort which we had
firft poffciTed ourselves of had a command
upon the sea, so that we were able with its
batteries to keep offthe men of war lying
in the road, and we caused the interval
which was left between them and the coafl
by their bearing away, to be occupied by
a few gun-boats. By this manoeuvre and
with the additional operation of our other
land batteries, we succeeded in cutting off
the camp from all communication with the
road. In this pofitien the British comman
der was summoned to surrender within. 4
hours with his army, which delay being
expired, no quarter should be granted.
The enemy made not the least shew of
rc-fiftance, and enquired immediately what
should be the terms of capitulation. The
negociation was not long : the 16th, at 7
o'clock in the morning, I received from
the British General the capitulation of
which I enclose you a cupv.
We entered the camp where we found
new ammunition, a fine park of artillery,
magazines, and a great quantity of bag
gage. As to provifioiM none were found,
as before we had taken the chief deposit, a
circumstance to winch we owed the fur
render of the
—. — N ~;np.
By thii victory we disarmed about
1500 men, sixty of which were officers,
strongly entrenched in a well fortified
camp.
I do not doubt but this affair will
prove decisive of the fate of this colony,
so that our country triumphs equally in
both hemispheres, for we learn at this
moment, that our armies in Europe are
every where victorious, and that Dugo
mier is threatening Madrid.
Our means are astonishingly increas
ed : our artillery is augmented by 28
guns, among It which are a fine field
train.
The British have given vp 2500 muf
queu.
Victor' Hucues.
CAPITULATION.
Accepted by Victor Hugues, com
miflloner delegated by the National Con
vention, in the name of the republic,
with Col. Graham, Brigadier general,
commanding Eogli(h troops at the cimp
of Berville, and dependencies
Art. 1. In conlideration of the de
fence of said troops, the honors of war
(hall be granted them.
The troops (hall be sent prisoners.
of #ar to England as soon as tranfperts
can begot ready.
3. The private effe&s ef the officers
lhall be fccured to thera.
4 4" A covered sloop {hall be granted
to the General.
5. The sick and wounded not in*
situation to embaik on board the tr?~ r
ports (hall be taken care of by an En<x
lifh surgeon. 0
6. The artillery and magazine! of
all kinds lhall be delivered to the corn
mi fiary Qf W ar of the Republic without
damage and depredation. If an y
putc fliould arise among individuals, it
(hall be amicably fettled without con
travening the present capitulation.
(Signed) Crahai^
Brigadier General.
Oft. 7, Camp of Berville.
A true copy. Victor Hugves.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, November 21.
in committee of the whole, Mr.
Trumbull in the chair, on the Prcfidcnt's
speech.
Mr. Smith (S. C.) moved a refolti
tion to the following purport:
Resolved, as the opinion of this com.
mittee, That provision ought to be
made by law for continuing in the ser
vice a portico of the militia of the Uni
ted States, to be Rationed in the Writ,
em counties of Pennsylvania for fueh
period as shall be found necessary to se
cure the execution of the laws.
Mr. Giles said he should certainly not
oppose the motion ; but he hoped (liat
when thecommitteecontemplated (hould
report a bill, they would be able to
give every information relative to the fi
ti.ation of -the Western counties. He
was sensible that dispatch was neceflary,
as the provision was required to be com
pletely enacted within 30 days j but h*
wi/heJ for information to determint
what force would be required, and for
how long a time they would probably
be wanted.
I Mr. Dayton agreed that information
J would be wanted to determine the num
i ber of troops that would be required >
but if there existed an opinion that no
provision of the kind is necessary, tfie
business (hould be oppofcd in its present;
. ftagc. For his part he was fully con.
vinced that something was neceflary.—
' As to information, he wished it to conrs
officially to the house rather than thro !
: any committee.
Mr. Sedgwick ti&ped the motion
would be agreed He ha J informa
tion fufficicnt at the prcfent time to"
convince him that it was neceflary a
force should be ftationcd ; it would Iw- -.
a fubjeft of future enquiry what force
would be necessary.
Mr. Nicholas said that from infor
mation he had of persons from the-
Western Counties, he believed that some
force; should be stationed there. There
were a number of perl'otis still linking
about, who had not returned to their
homes since the breaking out of the
dilluibances.
Mr. Fitzfimons wished the motion a
greed to. The house are in pofleffion,
he conceited, of fufficicnt information
to pass the resolution. When the bill
:omei before them, the force required,,
uid the time of service, would become
ibjedls of consideration. Some mem
>ers have information on this fubjedt
vhich they no doubt will communicate.
The business prefles.
Mr. Murray made mention of a letter
eceived from a General officer dated
ht 13th , [November] which ftatrt
hat 1000 of the insurgents have gone
irmed had crossed the Ohio, and decla.
red it as their intention to return as soon
The resolution wa6 agreed to unani
mously, reported and adopted by the
house, and MeflYs. Murray, Hillhoufe,
bring in a bill.
The house again resolved itfelf into
a committee of the whole on the Prfli
dent's speech, and resolution! to the
following purport, were reported to the
house and agreed to :
Resolved, That a committee be ap
pointed to bring in a bill for the better
organizing, arming and disciplining of
the militia; and maki jg further-provi
(ion for calling them forth to execute
he laws, to fuppreis infurreftion, and
epel invasion.
4Mg appointed on the
tbt above, the one to provWe
organisation, &c. the ottitr &J •" rj£
irtg called forthr IP _ •
Refolded, That a, cagiO>'*tcg bt-ffe"
pointed to report a further prorifol
for the gradual reduction of
debt
MefTrs. Smith, Ames, Fitzfimoni,
Duval and Nicholas were appointed tns
committee for that purpose. ,
Ilefolrcd, That the President be-«-