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FRANKFORT, August 23.
We yesterday received several letters
from Vienna, dated on the iß;h, which
announce, that the emperor has obliged
M. de Tluigut to rtfign his place of firft
minister, which he did with great reluc
tance ; that the emperor was resolved up
on it, as the people of the capital were ve
ry much against that minister; that lie
wiflicd him to be out of office before the
arrival of the queen of Naples; that Thu
gut is going to Venice, toafiume the office
of commifiary from his imperial majesty,
and that Mr. de Combentzel is to replace
him in bis formty situation.
The ele&or of Cologne and the Arch
duke Charles have exprefi'ed themfelvcs
decidedly against Tliugur, which induced
the emperor to difinifs him. Those two
perfunages are in favour of peace.
AUGSBURG, August 27.
Authentic accounts from Hungary con
fi m the intelligence, that the greatest part
of the young men arc deserting their homes,
and betaking themselves to the woods of
the frontiers, to avoid the recruiting, which
is carried on with the greatest rigour.
In the representations addrdleci to the
emperor by the circle of Franconia, the
Rates declare that they can no longer con
tinue to pay th *ir contingents with the ar
my of the empire, unless his majesty can
alleviate the bvirden of the contribution of
fix millions which has been impufed by
general Moreau.
STRASBURGH, September 1.
General Moreau is charged with con
ducing the operations of the right wing of
the army, and making the necefTary difpo
fitions for attack. Lecourbe has provisi
onally given the command of the right
wing to general Gudin.
We have received official intelligence
that the cefiation of the armistice has been
announced at all points to the Austrian
generals, and that hostilities will be imme
diately recommenced. Eevery thing pre
sages new vi&oriefr,
A couriour extraordinary has pafiec
through this city, on his way from Pari.-
to Vienna.
It is rumoured that Russia and Pruflia
are to inarch an army of 100,000 men, to
compel the emperor to conclude a peace.
Thefcarcity of provisions is very great
ly increased at Uim. During thrarmif
tice the French permitted no provisions to
enter, except what were necefTary for Tup
plying the wants of thegarrifon; To that
the inhabitants are already deftitutc of se
veral of the principal necessaries of life
It is supposed that this fortrefs will confe
quently be loon obliged to surrender. As
to the citidal of Wurtfburg, the French
wished to occupy it, as being firuated on
the left bank of the Mein ; but the Austri
ans opposed their taking pofleffion, the af
fair still remains undetermined.
BATAVIAN ARMY.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Head-quarters tt Seder, near Frankfort,
A gult aB.
The armv is informed, that the emperor
having refufed to ratify the preliminary'
conditions of peace, which werefigned by
his Plenipotentiary at Paris, the Govern*
ment is under the necessity of continuing
the war. The armistice is confeq ientlv
broken off, and it will cease on the 7th of
September, at one in the afternoon.
The General Officers and Commanders
of Corps wiil take advantage of this inter
val to review the troops, and to make eve
ry disposition for being in readiness to
march and fight as soon as orders (hall ar
rive.
BRUSSELS, September 3.
The accounts from the banks of the
Rhine, date, that all the French and Bata
vian troops which remained on the banks
of the Kahn and Nidda, had received or
ders to advance tawards the Mein. The
armistice is at an end, and hostilities are
about to be resumed. General Angereau
will penetrate into Franconia with a very
considerable army.
LONDON, September 9.
ARMY or EGYPT.
Jlfenou, provisional general in chief i to Buona
parte, firft consul of the French Republic.
Head-quarters at Cairo, July 3,Bth year.
Citizen Consul ,
An atrocious event, of which hifto
ry furnifhes no exa nple, has placed me at
the head of the army of the east. General
Kleber was aflaffinated on the 14th June.
A wretch who had been dispatched from
Gaza 48 days ago by the Aga of the Jan
ifTiries of the Ottoman armv, (tabbed the
commander in chief four times with a dag
ger, at the moment he was walking with
citizen Protain, the architect, on the ter
race which overlooks the Iquarc of Ezbe-
kier, from the gardens of the head-quar
ters Citizen Protain, in his attempt to
save the general, received fix thrusts of a
dagger. The firft wound Kieber received
was mortal; it brought him to the ground.
Protain is still alive. The general, who
was giving orders for repairing the head
quarters and the garden,* had neither aid
de-camp nor guide with him. He wished
to be alone, and was difeovered dying. —
The aflalfin, wtio was found in a heap of
ruius, and broughrto the head-quarters,
acknowledged that he had been incited to
commit this crime by the Aga of the Jan
uaries of the Ottopiau army, which was
commanded by the Vizier in person. This
Vizier, unable to subdue the French by
the force of arms, employed the dagger,
the coward’s weapon, as the instrument of
his revenge. The aflalfin’s name is Sou
ley man el Aleppi; he was a native of
Aleppo. On his arrival at Cairo, after
having crofted the defart on a dromedary,
he took up his abode at the Great Mosque
of Eieazar, from which he came out every
day for the purpose of seizing the favoura
ble moment for committing the crime.
He imparted his design to four infignifi
caot thciks of the law, who wished to dis
suade him from it; but as they did not
inform against him, they were arrested on
the depositions of the aftaftin, condemned
to death, and executed the 17th June. I
nominated a commiftion ad hoc for his
trial. It consisted of the general of divi
lion Regnier, the brigade general Robin,
adjutant-general Morand, adjutant-genera!
Martinet, the chief of brigade of the 22d
light, citizen Goguet, the chief of brigade
of the artillery, Faure, the chief of brigade
of the engineers, Bertrand, and the com
niftury of war, Regnier, in the whole nine.
Repoticr Sartellon, principal commifiary ;
coinmiliioner of the executive power, the
commifiary of war De Pere ; secretary to
he commiftion, the commifiary of war,
Finer.
The commiftion, proceeding with the
ntmoft Solemnity in the conduct of the tri
al. thought it incumbent on them to fol
low the Egyptian customs in applying the
punifiiment. The aftaftin was condemned
to be impaled, after his right hand had
been firft burned, and three of the culpa
ole eheiks to be decapitated, snd the bo
dies given to the flames. The fourth not
having been arrested, was adjudged guilty
bv contumacy. 1 annex, citizen confci,
the sundry documents relating to the trill.
I (hould now, citizen consul, communi
cate to you the almost incredible events
which have taken place in Egypt ; but I
(hould apprize you that general Kleber’s
papers not being yet in order, I can only
give you simple dates of the circumftan
ecs. At a more favourable opportunity J
will tranimit you all the details ; but it is
To necessary that you (hould be acquainted
with our situation, that I resolved to fend
you only a simple account.
Abd. J. Menou.
SALEM, Odober at.
GALLANT DEFENCE.
Sunday arrived at Beverly, brig Friend
ship, captain Rea, 38 days from Gibraltar.
Left the ship Louila, captain Hagart, of
ana front Philadelphia, bound to Leghorn,
which was attacked on the 20th August,
off Gibraltar, by a French privateer which
carried 24 pounders, and a gun-boat, both
of which, after a severe aiftion of 4 hours,
he beat off. The (hip has her (ails and
rigging much injured, with the loss of her
mizen-maft, but no man hurt on board ex
cept the captain, who was badly wounded.
One of the privateers loft 22 men killed
and wounded. The (hip Unde Toby, of
Ncw-York, and schooner Charlotte, of
Charleston, S. C. were alio at Gibraltar.
Sailed in company with captain Rea, the
lhip Hannah, captain Nichols, of Boston,
bound to the Cape de Verds, and a brig
from further up, bound to Boston.
PHILADELPHIA, O&ober 22.
Yesterday arrived the cartel (hip Benja
min Franklin, in 47 days from Bordeaux.
Verbal accounts by this veflel state, that
the negociations with our envoys had been
suspended ten days during the ablenceof
Buonaparte in Italy, but that on his arriv
al they were resumed, and at the time of
the Benjamin Franklin’s failing were un
interrupted. Our envoys maintained the
ftritteft secrecy and filenceon the fubjeff.
It was, however, generally believed by the
best informed persons in Paris, that a trea
ty would not be agreed upon, but that cer
tain commercial arrangements would be
entered into, which would put an end to
the present warfare, and open the trade be
tween the two countries.
By this arrival we have received several
files of Bordeaux and Paris papers to the
29th August. The late hour at which
* The head-quarters were knocked to pieces bv
the that during the liege.
they came to hand, limits us to a few trans
lations and the noticing hastily some of
the leading articles:
It appears from these papers, that the
famous Paflwan Oglou, so far from being
on terms with the Porte, has collected an
immense army and threatens to be more
formidable than ever. In a very bloody
affair, which he has had with the pacha of
Belgrade, he is said to have completely
routed the pacha’s army. -
The plague has made the moil terrible
ravages in Macedonia, having nearly de
populated a great part of the country. Its
ravages inTetuan, Tangier and other parts
of Morocco, where it is said to have at
tacked only young persons, almost exceed
belief.
Germany, France and Helvetia are, in
several places, the theatre of a number of
fires ; forefts, villages and towns are the
prey of the flames. An article dated Bern,
August 20th Taya—“ In the course of ten
days past, there have been twelve or fifteen
fires, without reckoning several forrefts
which have been burning some weeks and
cannot beextinguifhcd. One ofthe French
journalists attributes this calamity to the
great heat and drynel's of the lumrner; but
another conceives it to be the work of in
cendiaries, which, he believes, pervade all
Europe ; for, fays he, several towns in Po
land have been burnt, and Prtfburg, in
Hungary, as well as other places, are the
proofs of avast plan. The capital of Au»
firia is not exempt from thrie attempts.
On the fame day Vienna was attempted to
be set on fire in three places.
The kingdom of Naples promises to he
a feene of anarchy and confufion. The
partizens of the French government have
renewed their revolutionary operation, and
several riots and disturbances have been
the consequence.
With refpeft to peace with the emperor,
the French journals furnifh little else than
conjectures. Their general complexion
appears to ns to denote a belief of the re
commencement of hostilities, which if ne
ceflary, Buonaparte seems determined to
prosecute with redoubled activity. Every
exertion is made to reinforce the armies,
and the moll vigorous measures are taken
to supply their wants.
Philadelphia , Ottobcr ijth, 1800.
Dear Sir,
IT was only on yesterday that I re
ceived the letter you did me the honor to
write me, on the 16th of September. For
the friendly and refpe&ful style in which
it is written, I pray you to accept of m\
hearty thanks, and you (hall receive in my
answer, all the fatisfaClion in my power to
give you.
Ofthe letter which is published in my
name, I have no copy nor any very parti
cular recollection. In general, I remem
ber, that when Mr. Coxe was assistant to
the secretary of the treasury, he was ver\
afliduous in his attention to me—made me
many visits at my house and many invita
tions to his own, when I was at the feat
of government, and wrote me many letters,
when I was absent from it. I have also
an indiftinA idea of his writing me a letter,
before your embarkation for Europe, ex
pressing a great anxiety, that an interview
should take place between you and me.
before you ihould depart, and an opinion,
that it would be in my power to commu
nicate to you some ufeful information and
advice, relative to the fubjeCl of your mis
sion. As I knew of nothing that could
make it neceflary for you to take a jour
ney to Qjincey, or for me to go to Phila
delphia, it i£ probable I wrote him some
thing like the letter that is published
This however has been manifeftly either so
carelessly copied or unfaithfully printed,
that I must refer to the original letter,
which, if it is in my hand writing, will be
easily known.
It may not be easy for me to give you a
clear idea ofthe fuuation I was in, when
that letter was written. In order to ac
complifli this neceflary purpose, as well as
I can, it must be observed, that in May,
1792, it was my misfortune to be wholly
unacquainted with all the gentlemen, who
bear the name of Pinckney. I had never
seen one of them in my life, as I can re
coiled!, and knew not that there were more
than two. When I heard of your appoint
ment, I recollefted the conversation with
the marquis of Carmanthen, now duke of
Leeds, and imagined it probable that his
lordthip migh have intimated direftly or
indirectly to some one near the president,
that one of the Mr. Pincknev’s would be
agreeable at court. I never had an idea of
any other influence, than that, which is
very common in Europe, when one gov
ernment causes intimations to be giveu to
another, that the appointment of l'ome par
ticular gentleman would be agreeable.
And now fully believe, that my suspicion
of even that kind of influence was wholly
unfounded in reality, though it had then
jfome color, in appearance.—The other
insinuation, concerning the Pinckney fa
mily, had no other foundation than this:
When I received my commission to the
court of St. James’s, I observed in it a li
mitation to three years. As I did not re
coiled any example of this before, I was
at a loss for the reason of it, but as I did
not intend at that time to remain in Eu
rope, even so long a time as three years, I
though very little of it, until afterwards on
my arrival in London in 1785, 1 received
information without inquiry, that Mr.
Pinckney, a member of congress from
S. Carolina, had said, that“ The limitation
to three years had been inserted in my
commission for the purpose of getting rid
of me; that the mission to London was too
good a thing for me; and that the inten
tion was, as soon as I could be removed, to
fend a Mr. Pinckney, of
in my room.” When I heard of a
Pinckney’s appointment, this London in
formation came into my mind and divert
ed me, because I supposed Mr. Pinckney
after eight years had carried his point, and
occasioned the sentiment exprelled in the
letter, which, from the sportive, playful,
careiefs air of it throughout, must be easily
perceived to have been confidential. It
may be easily ascertained, who war the Mr.
Pinckney, who was a member as congress
in 1784 or 1785, when my commission was
granted and dated, and when the limita
tion to three years was inserted.
On this occasion, it is butjuftice and du
ty in me to declare, that I have not at this,
time the smallest reason to believe or fuf
pe£t that you or your brother ever solicited
any appointment under government abroad
or at home,that the whole conduct of both,
as far as it has come to my knowledge (and
I have had considerable opportunities to
know the conduit of-both since 1792) has
shown minds candid, able and indepen
dent, wholly free from any kind of influ
ence from Britain, and from any improper
bias in favor of that country or any other;
and that both have rendered, with honor
and dignity to themselves, great and im
portant services to our country. And I '
will add, in the sincerity of my heart, that
I know of no two gentlemen, whose cha
racters and conduit are more deserving of
confidence.
I cannot conclude without observing,
that we are fallen on evil times—on evil
times indeed, are we fallen, if every pri
vate conversation is immediately to be be
trayed and misrepresented in the newspa
pers : and if every frivohis and confiden
tial letter is to be dragged by the hand of
treachery from its oblivion of eight years,
and published by malice and revenge, for
the purpose of making mifchief.
I am, fir,
W ith great truth and regard.
Your friend and humble servant,
JOHN ADAMS.
Thehon. Thos. Pinckney,
Esq. Charleston, S. C.
As your letter has been so long on its
way to me, I (hall publish thisanfwer im
mediately, which I hope you will excuse.
Extraft of a letter from Mr F. BwHe,fuptr
cargo of the armed brig Betjy , captain
White, of this pm t, dated
Barcelona, Auguftvj.
“We have been twice attacked by the
gun boats, about 40 or 50 miles to the
northwrd of Cadiz; five of them came oik
us at once, when there was scarcely any#
wind, with whom we exchanged a few fhnt,
bu.t fhortlv after a fighter breeze springing
up, we soon left them without receiving
any damage. On the 3d instant, attempt
ing to beat through the Gut, we wereichaf
ed by 5 more, 4 of which were French, .
the other Spanish : they appeared to be
pretty heavy fellows, and played away
their shot at us very briskly, which you
may depend we were not backward in re
turning, and that in a warm manner; their
(hot flew in every direction on our decks,
but luckily all escaped unhurt, and with
only our rigging cut in a few holes in the
fails. As there was but little wind, they
had the advantage of us, owing to their
sweep. The largest having come up, we
sent on board him some of our langrage,
which happened to cut away his fore rig
ging, where his colors were hoisted, which
loon brought them down, together with
his forefail, in consequence us which he
fell astern, and a breeze springing up,we
saw no more of them.”
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