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A M.S T E R D A M, Dec. n. Our fate is to be in a continued state of alarm. The enemy, by their repeated attempts upon our rivers fuller us to entertain no doubt of the object of their designs against this country, and this pre tended suspension of hostilities ill accords with the daily attacks which the enemy made from Bergen op-Zoom to Emmerick. The editors of the Dutch papers use their utmost endeavours to conceal our danger by asserting that the termination of the war is at no great distance. One day we read of the disposition of the German empire to peace—the next day we are allured that a negociation is to be immediately opened at Baden or Bafle* From Fort Sr. Andre we are informed that the enemy still keep up an incelfant fire upon the fort. From the Rhine to the sea we are to all the horrors of war; specie too begins to be scarce. The provinces o 1 Holland and Zeland have agreed to a large emiflion of paper money. The province of Groeningen has followed their example, and lias agreed to raise a loan, which is to bear five per cent, interest for fix years, and afterwards three and one-half. P A R I S, November 16. Notwithstanding the decree of the convention by which the fittings of the Jacobins have been provisionally suspended, several members of that society, armed with cutlasses, pistols, and poig .nards, aflembled in the club room the fame night, when Carrier’s arrest had been decreed. A numer ous mob, colletted at the Thuilleries, having been informed of it, marched thither, furropnded the room, and cried out:—Down with the Jacobins down with the proteftors of Carrier, the drowners, the poison-mongers, down with the Knights of the guillotine!—Long live liberty and justice ! long live the people, and their reprefenta jtives !—The mob, however, refrained from afts of violence; but the room was surrounded by a detachment of horse and foot. At three in the morning appeared some commiflaries, appointed by the committees, who turned out the alfembled Jacobins, put the seal on the papers of the society, locked the doors, and carried the keys to the com mittees. In the fitting of the 12th,'the conven tion approved, by a solemn decree, of the conduct of the committees, and ordered copies of the decree to be sent to the popular societies, and departments. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5. Tallien in the Convention of France, on the 14th Nov. in a speech of considerable length, thus adds: It is endeavoured to be insinuated that there is a fattion which would purchase peace on diflionora ble terms. Where is the national convention— where the deputies who would so cowardly betray tbecaufe of the French people. Do they mean to allude to those energetic reprefentativtes who, after having overthrown the tyrant, have annihilated tyranny and confufion ? Yes! we wififor an honora ble, a partial peace , in order that we may one day dejtroy *** ** * and the ********** ■Government which has waged fuchacruclwar againjl it. (Loud and repeated plaudits.) Extrail of a letter .from a gentleman in London, to his friend in Philadelphia , dated Nov. 18, 1794. « I am induced, Sir, by the diftinguilhed no tice you were pleased to take of my last letter, and by a hope that a summary of the events, pre dicted in that letter, which have been verified in a most extraordinary manner, mayamufeyou, again to trespass on your leisure. The fuccefsofthe French arms, during the pre sent campaign, has been such, as will occasion the relation of it, in a future age, to be regarded as a fable. Proceeding with mathematical calculation, they have completely swept the left bank of the Rhine, which is now the boundary, in that direction, of their mighty empire—not a soldier of the allied army remaining beyond it, excepting the garrisons ofMentz and Luxembourg, the former of which is inverted by an immense force, all its outworks carried, and the place itfelf believed to be taken. Maeftricht, thought to be impregnable, sur rendered on the 4th inst. with a garrison of eleven thousand men, as did Crevecceur, Bois le-Duc, Cologne, Coblentz, Juliers, Aix-la-Chapelle, and several other places some time before. Nimeguen is evacuated, or rather taken by storm with thirteen hundred Dutch troops; and that part of the allied army, under the duke of York, cut off from Clairfayt, who is forced across the Rhine, greatly weakened by a fuccefiion ot defeats, is driven back upon Arnheim, an inconsiderable fortrefs between them and Amsterdam, which must 1 also fall, and with it, unless fortunate enougn to cfcape into PruiTian Gueldres, or by the way of the Zuyder-Zee, the duke of York’s army rnurt, 1 think, surrender prisoners of war—they cannot exceed twenty thousand effective men, and are pressed by the conjoined forces of Jourdan and I’ichegru, the former of whom, having driven the ; Austrians and Prussians over the Rhine, has exten ded his left to the city of Cl-ves, wheie it reaches the right of the army of the North, thereby bring ing into complete co-operation upwards of one hundred and fifty thousand of the moil formidable troops, in valour, discipline, and equipment, that ever took the field—elated by the victories of fix pitched battles, innumerable (kirmifhes, the capture of more than fifty towns and cities, among them several of the strongest fortreffes in Europe, and upwards of two thousand seven hundred pieces of cannon! Their arms have been equally fuccefsfnl in S; a:n —accounts were received yesterday of the total defeat of the Spanilh army near Pampeluna, the capital of Navarre, which has surrendered—The Spaniards have refufed to rife en mafle*-- and such is their confieruation that measures are already taken at Madrid to ensure the fafety of the royal family —The duke d’Alcudia has resigned his office of prime minister, which is regarded as a preliminary measure to overtures of peace from Spain—The terms of which, if granted, must, as they will with almost every one of the allied powers, be very humiliating— Perhaps Spain may even be com pelled, as a condition of peace with France, to take part in her quarrel againit the most obnoxious of the allies—lt is already confidently said that a cession of part of her marine will be infified on. Holland must unqucftionably become an auxiliary to France—lt does not appear within the possibi lity of events to avert her fate, or even to defer it beyond a month.—ller marine of course is annex ed to that of France, whose naval power may soon become as formidable as her land forces, whose prowess isconfelfedly irresistible—Where the chain of conquest will end it is impoflibie to forefee.— ) Peace, at all times the most desirable state of man, was never more neceftary than in the present mo- / ment. It is however very doubtful whether the pride of this country will, at present, stoop to the terms, which France, in the elation of viiftory, would certainly seek to inipofe—and this I think is the more to be regretted, as every day’s delay must encreafe the final facrificc—G. Britain, alone cannot, in the conclusion of common sense, be expefted to atchieve that, which the united efforts of Europe have failed to aceomplilh. Having closed the war On the continent, her formidable rival will be enabled to give that degree of attention to her marine, which, in another cam paign, may not only endanger the happiness, but the fafety of England.—For, although feamcn are" not qualified for distant voyages by a short appren ticelhip, yet fifty, or even a hundred thousand of the French troops, might, under the influence of their prelent enthusiasm, be fitted for channel fet vice within so Ihort a period, as the refle&ing in habitants of this nation must lhudder to think of. The opinions which Englilhmen are inclined to en tertain of their superior feamanlhip, are certainly laudable in a national point of view, and may greatly contribute to that superiority—but it is a dangerous sentiment, which Ihould carry them to a contest, in which they would hazard their independence, without the possibility of putting their antagonist into equal danger. It is however confidently said by some that the government will try the event of another campaign, of this I expected within a short time to have given you decisive information* as the Parliament was to have met on Tuefday next, and to this effeft the lords had been summoned to hear the king’s read on Monday next; but it would appear that the late unfortunate news from Holland had chang* ed the determination, as a prorogation until ihe 30th of Dec. has been announced this afternoon. Mr. Jay’s negociation is said to be brought to a fatisfa&ory dole—The particulars will, of course, be secret until officially announced—l have some reason, however, to believe that the rcfult will juftify the prudent measures of our government. I beg leave to refer you for general intelligence to a packet of newspapers, by this conveyance, and to request, when you have perused them they may be sent to ” AUGUSTA, March 7. ESC A PE of LA FAYETTE. TROPPEAU, in'Silcfia, Nov. u. The Frenah general la Fayette, who was detain ed as a prisoner of state in the Austrian fortrefs Olmutz in Moravia, found means on the Sell of this month to escape with one of the comp inions of his misfortune. 1 lie perlon who aided him in recovering his liberty is Bollman, a young dodtor of physic, by birth an Hannoverian. The follow ing is the account given of the circumstance. The young Phyllcian had long formed the pro ject of liberating la Fayette, with this view he had pitTei some time at Vkn a, whence he repaired to i Olmu*z m a travelling‘carriage and two very fi > * addle holies. By means of the r .aril.o s he had formed at Vienna, he obtained permiiii ?n !•* f t* M. dc la Fayrtic, whose health was impaired by long imprifoinnenr. He declared 'hat air was abfolutcly neceftary, and proposed that la Fa.et.e Ihould be allowed to go in a carriage* accompanied by his friend, la Tour Mabourgh, under the guard of an officer. This was granted. At the hour ap pointed, Bollman went on horse back *o the gate of the castle; la Fayette and la Tour Muubourg, with an officer of the guard, went with Bollmau into a carriage, took an airing and returned : Boll man mounted his horse at the gate of the callie, and went away, Thcfe airings were several times repeated, until the prisoners and Ihe Physician had gained the entire confidence of the officer, who consented, one fine afternoon, to their taking an airing on foot. Bollman sent away the cairiagc, and ordered his servant to follow him with two saddle horses. Having got to a little distance, he and his servant Teized and bound the officer. Li Fayette and la Tour Maubourg mounted the two horses, and received a purse of money, with which Bollman was provided. He told them of a place where they would find a post chaise. He and his servant took another road where he had also a car riage in waiting. As soon as the escape was known, requifitorial letters were dispatched to stop the fugitives. We hear, however, ihat la Fayette and la Tour Mau bourg, have got to a place of fafety ; but Dr. Boll man was laken on the confines of Silesia, and con ducted to one of the fortreffes there, MARRIED] On Wednesday evening last Mr, William Poe to Miss Fanny Winslow, both of this place. By yejlerday's Northern Mail. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. j 3. On the Bth Dec. the committee of public fafety re ported to the convention the victories of the army of the Eastern and Weftern Pyrennes; that the forts of St. Fernando, Vignieres and Lye were taken, with a garrison of 9107 Spaniards as pri soners of war, 171 pieces of cannon; 200,000 lbs. powder; 10,000 quintals flour; 10,000 blankets; 20,000 suits of clothes; 25, 000 quintals of fire wood, and 9,000 (beep. That the Spanilh general count de l’Union, and three other officers were killed—that a thousand Spaniards fell by the sword in another combat. Decreed, that the army of the Eastern and Weftern Pyrennes continue to de serve well of their country. On the 9th, the convention decreed, that THOMAS PAINE is not included in the decree which excludes foreigners from a feat in the con vention. DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esq. our minister resident at Lilbon, arrived on Tuefday last in this city. The citizen Oudard, nominated minister pleni potentiary to the United States, has given in his resignation. He is replaced by citizen Adet, formerly resident at Geneva. G E~O~R GIA.I ffy William Baduly, Esq. L. S. > Regifler of Probats for said. Burke County, j county. WHEREAS Martha Hudson, has this day applied to me for letters difmijfory on ihe eflate of William Hudson, late of this county, deceased . THESE are therefore to cite and admonijh all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear at my office, on the 27 th day of March next, to Jhcw caufc, if any they have , why letters difmijfory should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand and seal, at my office, the 27th day of February, 1795 ; and in the igth year of the Independence of the United States of America. GEORGIA .j By John Mead, Esq. Re (L. S.) > gijler of Probats for said Richmond county. } county. WHEREAS William Allen, has applied to me for letters of adminijlration on the ejlate and effects of Elias Ward, late of this county, deceased. THESE are therefore to cite and admonijh aU, and singular the kindred and creditors of the said de ceased, to be and appear at my office, on or bfore the 6th day of April next, to Jhew cause, if any they k‘iv>, way letters of adminijlration should not be granted. GIVEN under mv hand and seal, at my office, the 6th day of March, 1795, and in the 10th year of the Independence of the United States of A men: a. {s* ALMANACS for the Year 1795, may be had at this Office—— Alio, WRITING-PAPER.