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[The following interefivg intelligence is received by a
vefjel arrived at Bojton, in 45 days from Ireland .]
NATIONAL CONVENTION V FRANCE,
August 30.
Letter from General Kellermann.
“ Head-quarters at La Pape, Augujl 28.
« THE batteries at the camp of Caluire, con
tinue their fire with much success. The brave
canoneers keep up. the bombardment with the ut
xnofi zeal. A mott terrible fire appears in many
quarters.
“ Two important polls have been taken from
the rebels. We loft very few-in this attack; the
enemy loft many. The proud city of Marfeilies
has fallen into the hands of the republicans. 1 am
just returned from mount Blanc, whither I went
to re-animate the courage of our brethren of thaf
intercfting department. I have promised them very
speedy aid. In fad, Lyons cannot hold out long.
Immediately after its surrender I will march againil
the Piedmontefe, and make them repent of their
impotent audacity.”
REDUCTION of MARSEILLES.
Letter from Cafparin, commijfionef at Cranet, dat
ed Augujl 25.
« Yefierday our troops attacked and took the
town of Aix—we routed the Marfeillois, raking
600 men and all their artillery; we were on our
match to attack Marfeilies, but a letter froirf a
provincial municipality informed us, that the gates
of Marfeilies were open, and that the people ex
pelled us with eagerness and e'ntho liafm. We ad
vanced and entered the city without any obstacle,
amidst shouts of Vive la RepubUque, la Confutation,
£3 la Montague .
The people offered us every polfible aid. We
answered, that we were followed by otfr artillery,
our ammunition, with abundance of cattle and
bread. Thus our arrival put them to no trouble.
The traitors and the counter-revolutionills took
flight—they are purfuetl. We are now at Marseil
les—humanity on our lips and in our hearts—we
shall not, however, forget to avenge the law of the
outrages it has received. We are much fatigued,
but I forget my fatigues in embracing your brothels
and 600 patriots whom we have delivered.”
Letter from the commissioners in Ihe department of
the South,
“ Marfeilies, Augujl 25.
«Wc entered Marfeilies this morning at ten
o’clock. We owe the greatest praises to the army
who yesterday dispersed that of the rebels.
« Wc had the pkafure of embracing our dear
colleagues, and releasing the imi-rifoned patriots.
“ We entered the city, followed by the army,
amidst the warmest acclamations.
“ The aristocrats and the intriguers, who had
put themselves at the head of th£ administration,
iled, but several of them are taken. The good
people of Marfeilies now fee, that those whom they
were taught to conltdcr as a banditti, are the best
fellows in the world. All is here in the moil
Blocking state of disorganization; but nothing,
ihall surmount our love for our country.
“ Toulon remains—the counter-revolution is
proclaimed in it. We are told that the white
cockade is mounted—that the Englilh have been
received, and are mailers of the place.
«Wc expect, with impatience, the reinforce
ment promised from the army of Italy.”
The conciufion of the above letter, in another
Paris pa; cr, runs thus: , u
“Toulon is in full counter-revolution. The
aristocrats, it is laid, have delivered the city to
the Englilh. They are very capable of doing so,
for the white ebekade among them has long since
taken place of the national cockade. We are go -
ing to march againil Toulon, and (hall negleft no
thing to make the cause of liberty triumph through
all the fouth.”
S. Andre—“ The cause of the revolt of Toulon,
rs to be founded in the bad choice of officers of the
marine. Counter-revolutionists command the Ihips
of the republic at Toulon, Marfeilies and Bour
deaux. I move, that the committee of marine,
present, without delay, a plan for purging the
Vrench marine.” Decreed. •
Letter from General Carteaux, dated Marfeilies ,
Augujl 25. .
“ Citizen Minister, the army of the republic,
which I have the honor to command, attacked on
the 24th, at 10 o’clock in the morning, the Mar
feilies column, which wascntrenched on the heights
of Septime, at two leagues from the chateau d’Al
bertas; it was their last resource, and their poli
tico was excellent.
« We got palTeffion of the heavy artillery, which
they bad placed on the heights; they had two 36
pounders, w hich were very soon in our power, as
we’l a> 1 1- or jr pieces of 12 pounders, and a
quantity of ammunition. Their defeat is complete.
We have made several prisoners of the line. I
ca'ufed them to be degraded, and conduced to
prison, iu order to be removed to Grenoble, and
there undergo their sentence. We entered this
morning at nine o’clock into Marseilles, where I
found the remains of their barbarism-—cannon
|;lanted in almost all the streets —the houses in all
parts pierced with bullets; in line, whatever coun
ter-revolutionary rage could devise, had been put
in practice by these villains.”
BELFAST, Sept. 17.
By Express, dated London, September 12.
Retreat of tke Duke of York’s fonts.
THE intelligence brought to town yesterday
morning, bv capt. Popham, that a severe and
bloody contest had taken place on Sunday lait,
between the French and the army which covered
the liege of Dunkirk, was confirmed in the eve
ning by dispatches received at the treasury from
fir James Murray. The contentsol thele dispatches
have been this day communicated to the public, in
the London Gazette Extraordinary, (Sept. 12.)
fVliitifuill, September u.
Mr. Richard La wry, afting lieutenant* of his
tnajefty’s sire-ship the Comet, dispatched by rear
admiral Macbridc, from Graveline Pitts, arrived
this afternoon at the office of the right honorable
Henry Dundas, his majesty’s. principal secretary
of Hate for the home department, with a dispatch
from Col. Sir James Murray, adjutaut general to
the forces under the command of his royal highness
the duke of York, of which the following is a CO
PY :
Fumes , 9 th of September, 1793.
S I R,
IT is with extreme sorrow that I have tb acquaint
you with the unfortunate event of an attack which
the French army made upon that of Field marlhal
Freytag, upon the Bth instant. The latter was
polled, as 1 had the honor of informing you, at
Honfchoote, the right upon the canal, the left ex
tending towards Leyrel.
The enemy had made an attack the preceding
evening, in which they had been repulsed ; but
upon that day attacking upon every point, not
withstanding the greatcll exertions of bravery in
the troops, and of ability in General Walmoden,
who then commandcdthem, they succeeded in forc
ing the centre of his line. He retired behind the
small canal which runs from Balfum to Steenkirk.
The lofshas been very severe. His royal high- .
nefs has not as yet received any return, nor have .
any further particulars been transmitted. Many
gallant officers have fallen. The whole loss in
the different aCtionj, is supposed to be near 1500
in killed, wounded and miffing; and that of the
enemy has been unquestionably greater. . Three
pieces of cannon, and between two and three hun
dred prisoners have been taken. I underfiand
that the Hanoverians have loit the fame number of
cannon.
Upon the 7th, his royal highness sent two bat
talions. of Heiiians to Gen. Walmoden’s support;
but finding that aid to be ineffectual, he was redu
ced to the neceiiity of collecting his whole force,
by abandoning the uofition he had taken near Dun
kirk. Thirty two of the heavy guns, and part
of the stores provided for the siege, werfc left be
hind, there being no means of carrying them off.
The army matched last night, and encamped this
morning near Adinkerque.
It appears that the enemy had collected forces
for their enterprise from every quarter of the
country, from the armies of the Rhine and the
Mofeile, and particularly that which had occupied
the camp of Caesar. They were commanded by
general Houchard, who is said by the prisoners
(although with what degree of truth cannot be
afeertained) to have been mortally wounded at
Rexpoede.
In th'fc rerreat upon the night of the 6th, his
royal highness prince Adolphus, and the field mar
lhal, were for a short time in the possession of the
enemy. A patrole of cavalry, which ought to
have been in their front, having taken another
road, they went into the village of Rexpoede,
through which one of the columnswas to pass, but
which wafc then occupied by the enemy. His
royal highness was {lightly wounded with a sword
upon his head and arm ; but I have the fatisfadion
to fay, that no bad coniequcnces are to be appre
hended. The field matlhal was wounded in the
head, and, I am happy to add, only in the lame de
gree. He has, however, been unable, since that
time, to take the command of the army. Capt.
Ouftar, one of his royal aid-de-camps,
was killed, and another, Captain Wagenheim,
very severely wounded. %
From this situation his royal highness and the
field marfnal were relieved by the intrepidity and
presence of mind of general Walmoden ; who, up
on difeovering the enemy were in poii'eflion of
Rexpoede, had immediately colle&ed a body of
troops, attacked it wuhouthefitation, and defeated
them with great fiaughier.
I 'muft'repeat, that nothing could exceed tj.,-
steadiness and good behaviour of the troops in ihefe
repeated engagements. Lieut. fir William
Erikirte commanded the rear guard, and. much is
due to his conduit and military IkilJ.
The enemy made a sortie in the night, and ano~
tker in the evening of the Bth; in both of which
they were repuifed without much loss on our fide.
I have the honor to be, with the
great est refpeef, fir, 'your mofi
obedient humble lervant.
J. MURRAY, Adj. Gen,
Right hon. Henry Dundas, &c. &c.
NEW-YORK, October 23.
Extratt of a letter from a gentlenmn in Phihidclphia,
dated October 26.
u The fteknefs is fall on the decline, and peo
ple are crowding rapidly to town : Too fait, I
fear, considering the heat of the weather. It is
said congress will adjourn from hence to Lancaster.
By the flow procedure in finilhing their place of
session, one would think the Philadelphians did
not expeCt they would fit here.”
Nov. 2. Last evening arrived the brig Mary,
Cap:. Haley,in 52 days from London, and the {hip
Mercury, Grenold, 54 days from Havre-de-Grace.
These veiTels do not bring so late acounts as
were before received. Eighty paifengers came in
the Mary from London; being fatigued of the in
fernal imposition of that government, they seek for
an asylum of liberty and peace. It was impossible
for any one to know the truth refpeCting the war
—so indefatigable are the minifterialift§ in the art
of deception. Not a pilot could be got in the
Downs for the vessels bound to the siege of Dun
kirk—2o odd of them had been put in confine
ment for refuting to go. Several TOTAL em
barkations of ROY AhEngli/h troops had been cut
off—and it is not believed, hut that the French
will brave their millions of foes, and finally
triumph in the permanent eftabliihment of the
rights of man—liberty and equality.
Sortie of the Jupiter , commanded by citizen Bovz
pardf
The brig P.obert, Steele, which returned yester
day, a prize to the Cerf, a French (loop of war,
is said to have brought intelligence, that the French
fleet under the command of Admiral Sarcey, had
abandoned the expedition in which they were des
tined, and had failed for France. That this move
ment was occafioncd by Citizen Bompard, who
having seduced the people of the Jupiter, imme
diately flood for France. That the crew of the
L’Eole j declared for following the Jupiter, not
withstanding the positive orders and the most ani
mated remonstrances of the Admiral; and that on
the difeovery of this, the remainder of the fleet
did not hesitate to follow them.
Extract of a letter from a gentlemanin Philadelphia,
to his friend in this city, dated Nov. 1.
t( I fend you glad tidings! Two days ago a
white flag was dii'played at Bush-Hill, in token of
convalescence; and yesterday all the carts which
weie employed to carry the sick to the hospital
•were difeharged. The frofts weh ave had for several
nights together, nearly healed the city, and the plen
tiful rain, which began about noon yesterday, and
frill continues, , will by the blefiing of God perfect
' the cure, and our poor Philadelphia shall yet be
spared. It is probable a few days will bring us
20 or 30,000 of our citizens back to their habi
tations, and the gloomy clouds of melancholy de
population shall vanish away. For near three
months we have had scarce any other business but
making coffins, digging graves, and burying the
dead. The feene has been so truly distressing,
that my heart melts, and my eyes overflow, when I
review what we have pafled through.”
PHILADELPHIA, Oft. 26.
We observe with pleasure the plentiful supply
of our markets this day, with every species ot
vegetable produce—fowls, butter, Sec. The count
ry people begin to flock into town, and it is
hoped in the course of a little time, that things
will revert again into their old channel—We per
ceive stores opening every day which have been
long ftmt, and appearance of trade extending thro
the city ; and tho’ We are anxious for the return of
our fellow citizens, we recommend to them not to
hurry into the city for some days. We (hall reel
a pleasure in announcing to them when their return
may be attended without fear or rifque.
The committee for the relief of the sick and
diftrefied, in announcing to their fellow citizens
throughout the United States, that the abatement or
the disorder is beyond all expectation, and anord*
the nioft flattering profpeCt of our focn being k- e
from it entirely. They however flronglv recr m
mend to abfient citizens of Philadelphia not t ' r? *
turn for a week or ten days, or unt-l we
6>me considerable rains; as the change of nir wc
‘ rove dangerous, am l mlght probabl y nc f a tal to • 1111 '
MAT. CLARKSON, PrtfJw*