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ex trade fromParu papers, donvn to the
%and of April,
PARIS, April t.
We find in tht gazette 01 Stutgard a
very extraordinaty article dated 19th
March at ten o'clock A. M. which ik as
follows : “ By a courier arrived this
instant from the head-quarter* of the
Austrians at Manheim, we have the fol
lowing intelligence; dated the k Bth ;
By the accounts of alt the commanding
•slicers at the advanced polls, we arc in
formed that tire enctny, upon the arriv
al ol an express from Paris, havecaufed
ao be published in all the army, the
news of a general peace. The £me has
been publiihed in Landau. All the
French troops have consequently evacu
ated the advanced poll* occupied by
them.*’
Official letters from Brest, to the min
itlerof marine, dated ad Germinal,Hate,
“ that on the 30th Ventofe, a convoy
conftlling of 64 vellels returning to
Nantz, Kochfort, and Bourdeaux, un
der convoy of 4 frigates and 1 cutters,
commanded by capt. Dangler, fell in
with an Enelifh squadron, confining of
one ship of the line and 4 frigates. The
commander of the convoy ordered the
line to be formed, and to prepare for
battle.
We engaged the enemy, and by that
means gave the convoy an opportunity
of getting into the Bay of Andierne,
except three brigs and another veftel,
which fell to leeward and could not be
saved. Notwithstanding a brisk fire
was kept up on both sides, we loft bu t
few men. No fooncr was the convoy
in fafety, than several Engiifh lhips
were difeovered coming to the afliftaiice
of their squadron; in consequence of
which, captain Dangier deemed it bed
to order the frigates to come into p6rt,”
An account of the expences incurred
by the present war lias recently appear- !
•and in the London papers :
Up to the beginning of January lafl,
the expenditure, or rather the increase
of capital, in consequence of the war,
was 130,334,544 b llerling, equivalent
to 2,412,830,256 livres Tournois 1 be
lides an addition of 121,150,000 livre*,
“So the annual intcreft on that capital.
In this llatement, neither the expen
diture of the present year, nor the loan
of three millions to the emperor are in
cluded.
Neither France nor England can long
iupport the inordinate expences infepa
xabie from a war carried on, on such an
enlarged scale as the present; and thar
government, which is the caufc of the
prolongation of it, calls down upon its
ead a dreadful responsibility.
The war of La Vendee is on the eve
of a termination highly gratifying to the
friends of the republic. The inhabi
tants of the country who have been
so long agitated by civil commotions,
are panting for tranquility, and have
abandoned their chiefs who wish to pro
trad the war,jin order to protrad their
xiftence. In several communes, thede
luded have laid down their arms, and
thofc who retain them have turned them
against the rebels, and have proved a
seasonable reinforcement to the republi
can troops. The executive diredory
have intruded the generals to use ri
gor against the incorrigible, and to shew
the utmost lenity to the inhabitants who
indicate a disposition to return to the
bosom of the republic.
Stofflet’s partisans are reduced to a
state of alarm and despondency, in con
sequence of the deatn of their chief.
Puiifaye, who was reported to have fal
len in a Ikirmifti, has just been taken
and (hot. Ornette is a miserable exile,
deprived not only of the ability, but
*ven the hope of attempting another
•dion. His exiitence operates as a ftim
*lus to the vigilance and courage of the
patriots, who are determined to extin
£ui(h every spark of rebellion.
‘CtrasbUßG, Germinal , March 23.
** I hasten to communicate to you ve
fy welcome news; the day before yes
terday, citizen Bacher set oft’ in very
great haste for Paris, and it is at this
moment said that he went to carry to
the diredory the articles of peace, re
ceived by an extraordinary courier from
citizen Bartheletny, As soon as I have
a confirmation of this news, I will not
fad communicating it to you imtnedi
lnformation from Landau, of ift
Germinal, coincides a good deal with
the above paragraph, as they write from
that place yesterday, that the auxiliary
ftroop* Rationed at Scrg-Zubern, nine
Columbian jEufeum,
miles from thence, had received orders
to fend o\F 150 men, in order to make
room for another brigade that was ex
peered immediately. Half an hour af
ter, arrived an express, with orders for
all the auxiliary troops to fall hack to
Verdun. If this express is to be cred
ited, all the advanced troops are to re
trogadfe to the diilance cf 45 miles, the
generals of both armies having agreed
that their advanced polls Ihouid be at
thedifiancc of ninety miles from each
other; tie reported further, that in con
feruenee of this arrangement, the Auf
trains kad entirely evacuated the left
banks of the Rhine. The lame day, at
i r o'clock at night, arrived another ex
press with orders tiiat the above troops
be in readiuefs’to march the next morn
ing at to o'clock, which orders they arc
now preparing to execute. The arrival
and the reports of the latter seem to
confttin what was announced by the
former express; and every body is draw
ing from it concluftons favorable to
peace.
The rumour which is spread respec
ting the imperialists having recroficd the
Rhine, forms to be confirmed, by our
not having seen for several days any of
their deserters. Besides, it feerns very
probable that our armies will fall back,
if we confider howgenerally it is believ
ed, that the Bth and 10th divisions on
ly are to remain (for the prote&ion of
the lines of Queifch, and to garrison both
Landau and Gcrmerfbeim. However
our army is ready to take the field • and
at all events to join in combat with the
enemy,
LONDTN, April 2.
The British Ealt-India company are
raising 3000 men for cue navy, at a
bounty of 3 51. per man.
It is firmly believed, by very intel
ligent men, that hoftiiities will not be
. renewed on the Rhine till September at
; soonest. This opinion is founded on a
review of the last campaign, and the af
peift of affairs at present. Last summer
the overtures of negociation made by
the emperor, through the medium of
his majesty, kept the hostile armies in a
state of neutrality till towards the con
clusion of the campaign, when the
French eroded the Rhine, hoping by
that means to force his impartial majesty
to agree to their terms. It is manifeft
thatnegociations now keep the panics
ina&ive; they will probaoiy continue
to do so, till Augull or September, when
one or other ol them may recommence
the war, with the view ol enforcing
their claims by dint of arms ; and after
a last desperate struggle, both may be
compelled to make peace before the end
of the year.
The Scotch fifheries have, this year,
produced an aiionifhing abundance. In
Botrefs alone, upwards of four hundred
thousand barrels have been cured.
Tea thousand tons of provisions, in
cluding flour, oatmeal, &c. are now
making up at Cork, for Gibr.ilter,
Salt Petre continues to be prohibited
from being exported, except where an
order is obtained from the treasury.
April 3.
Tht Empress of Rullia is said to have
forbid the marriage of the king of Swe
den with the princess of Mecienburgh
Schwerin.
A member of the Dutch national as
sembly, recommends that prayers should
be offered for their emanation of wis
dom; few will deny the propriety of
the petition, though many will doubt
The efficacy of the prayer.
The fame citizen has discovered that
religion the cause of more wars than ter
terntorial ambition, has nothing to do
with politics.
It is proposed that military honors
(hall be paid to the deputies, each of
whom is to be decorated with a black
velvet scars, on which his title is to be
embroidered in letters of gold.
Madame la Fayette, who obtained
leave to vifu her hofband, is laid to be
with her two daughters, confined in his
prison; the difgraceful circumftancc can
not continue longer than till the Empe
ror hears of it.
In the reign of Louis XVI. Paris
paid to the State from 77 to 78 millions
of livres; being according to Mr. Neck
ar, equal to the entire revenues of Den
mark, Sweeden, and Sardinia.
It appears by a mcffage on the 16th,
from the Directory, that provifioi.ing
Paris, alone, coll them 12,690 millions
oflivres in alfignats.
The Jamaica ships have arrived at
their several ports, except the William,
of Kingftoo, which it is feared lias foun
dered. . v •
On Friday the new exchequer bills,
of which 202,0001. has been issued,
bore adifcouat of 41. 10s. per cent.
The Scotch rcprefentiti9> unount-
ing to upwards of 130, Peers ar.d Com
moners, has not had a Angle death for a
y<rar.
By the Mary packet, from India, we
ztc a {fared, that about 40,000 quarters
of Corn, may be soon expected from the
Cape of Good Hope.
It is an undoubted fact, that such are
the plentiful supplies of corn at this
time, in every part of France, that none
of the veifels which have lately gone
there with cargoes, have been able to
find a market for them in any of the
ports.
The French according to report,
have 500,000 fighting men in the neigh
bood of Dufieldorf.
Besides the French camp of reserve
eftabliihed between Maeftricht k Liege,
dcltined to guard Holland, and forcing
in the mean time to support the army of
the Sarnbre and the Meuse, which is to ,
proceed to the Lower Rhine ; there
will be formed a second near Luxem
bourg. This will form a reserve for the
army which is on the Moselle.
Among other services performed by
fir Sidney Smith on the coast of France,
is that or having lately landed 40,600
new pieces of gold coinage for the use
of our allies the Chouans.
Money is scarce at the bank !
We learn that the directory has in
vited general Pichegru to resume the
command of the army of the Rhine.
It was said, fome days ago, that
Pichegru was going to Berlin.in quality
of am ambaflaaor. It is by displacing
men in this manner, that they are pre
vented from fulfilling their destiny.
Pichegru is a very great general, and
would perhaps be but a feeble negociator.
Whatever has been said by men who
think themselves fit for every thing, be
caufc they have never yet been fit for
any thing, there mull be an education
for all employments. Pichegru has been
bred up in camps.
FLORENCE, February jo.
that the iirft symptoms of an earthquake
were observed at Arezza, when to in
voke the divine abidance, a procelfion
with the reliefs oi St. Donatius was let
on loot, and the Theatres ordered to
be lhut; but at midnight the Ihocks be
came dangerous, and the roof of the
Cathultan Cioiiter fell entirely in j new
Ihocks occurred on the following day,
when m<>il of the inhabitants fled to the
churches, where they palled the greateit
part of the night. For two days after,
a penitentiary procelfion paraded the
town, with the ntagiftratesat their head.
Nothing further has lince happened.
jfeueral
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, May 12.
THE bill for preventing the file of
prizes in the ports of the United
States, was read a third time and paired.
Mr. Coit, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition of John
Edgar and others, of the north-weltcrn
territory, praying to be permitted to
introduce slaves into that territory from
other Hates, reported against the peti
tioners ; but with refpeit to their claim
for certain lands, they reported in their
favor. Adj.
May 13.
Mr. T racy, from the committee of
claims made a report on the petition of
the widow of general Greene, which
stated that Me firs. Harrifqn and Black
ford, merchants of Great-Britain, had
obtained a final decree in the court of
equity of Charleflon, againfl the heirs of
fen. Greene,for a sum more than 70001.
crling, as surety for the house of Hun
ter, Banks, & Cos. that this l'urety be
ing given for the necessary provisions
ot the southern army when it was in
the moll distressed condition, at a time
when he had no other alternative than
to rilk his private fortune or disband
the army, his widow prays for payment
from congress. The report which was
in favor of the petitioner, was twice
read, and referred to a committee of the
whole to-morrow. On a motion for
poftponemer.t of the reference, on the
ground of tome doubts on the fubjefi,
a number of observations took place, but
the motion being withdrawn, the report
was referred as above.
May 16.
Mr. W. Smith moved that the house
should resolve itfelf in to a committee of
the whole, on the llate of the union, on
the memorial of sundry merchants of
Charlellon, praying for a loan or other
aid from congress on account of British
fpoiliations.
This was objected to by Messrs. Swan
wick, Venable, and others. They did
not ice with what propriety gentleman
who had so warmly advocated the Brb. I
llh treaty, and had fold it would fumiflv a
ample compensation for all luch I
tions, could come forward and ask ecu,
grefs to afford relief in such cases, ] t |
was said to be unnecessary to take up t|, o 1
time of the house on such business; and
the committee of the whole was d:T. I
charged from the confederation of it, and |
the petition ordered to be on the table,
ST, JOHN’S, Antigua, April n.
Thirteen French privateers have
been lately taken in the different port# K ’
of Trinidad, by two Britilh frigates, j
by confentof the governor of the iff
and—this may be depended on.
KINGSTON, (jam.) April 6.
We under it ahd from For t-ass Prince
tl at a Captain of an American veiici !
has lately been tried “by a court-martiai
on a charge of giving information to the
enemy at Leogane, and found guilty,
and was accordingly sentenced to death.
We do not know that the fen fence wa#
executed. v ‘
BOSTON, May io.
Capt. William'S, arrived here on Sa
turday, from Milford Haven, in tho
brig Amphion, with upwards of 120
paflengers. Capt. W. was boarded on
Thursday last, by a boat belonging to
the Brifiih ship AfS.fl ante, of 50 guns,
Capt. Mowat, who thought proper to
press nine of captain Williams’s passen
gers, and two of his sailors ; one a vhite
man born in Bolton, i the other a black,
born in Virginia.
# The Spaniih prize cause has been de
cided at the diflriol court of Rhode-1 fl
and, in favor of the captors. Damans
8000 dollars.
SALEM, May 10.
By Capt. Jacob Crowninfhield, lately
arrived at this port, from Calcutta, we
arc informed, that in December hit, he
saw there Mr. David Woodward, for- ••
merly mate of the snip America oi 80l- ‘
tor*, Capt. Hubbard, who about two
years since,. failed from Batavia for Ma
nilla. In pafling thro’ the {heights of
Macafler, Mr. Woodward, with fin
men, went in the long boat on board a
country ship, to get fome provisions—la
returning they were feperaced from their
ship by a squall, and given over as loft.
They were captured by the Malays,
and kept in a molt cruel slavery for more
than a year, being constantly at hard la
bour in cleaning nee, and th native*
often times whipping them for fpcrt
They at lad made their escape jr a prow,
to a Dutch settlement at Maffaeer, from
whence they tuck paiiage to Batavia,
Mr. Woodward now commands a coun
try fliip in Bengal, and his friends may
rest allured is in good health, and hap
py profpecdsH The boat’s crew (except
one man who was killed by the natives,C
are now dispersed in the different Euro
pean fettlemcnts in India—-Their name*
are William Ghidings, of Salem, John
Cole, Archibald Meiifh, and two oth
ers, whose names cannot be recollected,
all Americans.
NEW-YORK, May 14.
At a late meeting of the Agricultu
ral Society of New-York, Mr. Liston„
the Britilh Minifler, was elected a mem
ber.
May 16-
We mentioned on Frhlay last, on th*
authority of a London paper of the iotb
of March, a report of M. Vincent, being
appointed Minifler from France to thi*
country, instead of M. Fontaine, who
was formerly announced. On a review
of our latest accounts, wc find under Pa
ris dates of the 16th of March, the fol
lowing notice taken of the business :
“ The moft severe accusations hav
been brought againtt Fontaine, whom.
Charles de la Croix, had caused to bo
named ambassador to the United State*
of America. That citizen remains in
France, in order to make the reflitutions
demanded from him by the Departmen
tal adtniniftration of Gironde ; and ci
tizen Vincent, formerly an officer of en
gineers, goes cut as minifler plenipo
tentiary to the American government.’' 8
May I? * • •
ExtraEl of a Letter dated Dominica, Af>ru
20, 1796.
u The whole of the fleet is at last ar
rived, jfnd General White is gone to
Demerara, with 1500 men; and Sir
Ralph Abercrombie is to leave Barba -
does tins day or to-mofrow with th*
grand army, either tor St. Lucia cf
Guadaloupe. It is said that the firft
objefl will be to take St. Lucia, and
deitroy the enemy* in St. Vincents and
Grenada,and reftorc tranquility to thole
two unfortunate Islands. There are
ab’titft 30,000 men at Barbados ; <?ur
No, 28.