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..H'A M'BURG H, March tj.
Letters from contain intelligence,
that general Kosciusko has been lately removed
from Petexlburgh to a fortrefs thirty nwles distant
from Moscow.
M A Y E -N C E, . 'March ij.
Europe fatigued with the calamities of the war,
* implores and demands with a loud voice the return
of peace; the thousands of families ruined by irs
* scourge, the millions of men who have been snatch-.
•’ ed from the prelent generation, and facrificed to
* the ambition'of some individuals, the falfe gloiyof
others, and the unreafonahlenefs of a great number
have already paid tod dear for that tranquility which
* Europe reclaims, and which it has a right to ob
tain. In the mean time the powers engaged in this
terrible sport of war, fatigued as they all find them
‘felves with four years of murder and devaluation,
aiTume a more commanding attitude than ever, and
display those means of force which mud complcat
ly exhault them.
If we can credit the mod accurate acoounts, the
French on this fide of the Weiper, and in the
neighbourhood of DufleldorfF, have mustered five
hundred thousand fighting men. The allies, on
their part, on this fide of the Sieg, and in Hund
flruck, have supplied their want of men by multi
plied entrenchments, in fuccelfively attacking which
Hhe impetuosity of the French has been consider
ably retarded, by a considerable quantity of cavalry
troops, which makes a rapid charge in the places
attacked. Hence we may infer, that if the ap
proaching campaign opens soon, it will be more
bloody than all that has preceded it, because the
measures which have been taken will render it more
obflinate, and more full of poll manoeuvring.
In the mean time while the hour for the renew
al of hostilities is not yet ftrOcft, the belligerent
powers seem to be occupied in fecking after some
means to prevent the efFufion of blood which’Vdl
follow the firft cannon (hot. They all perceive that
peace mull* be the refult-of the campaign which is
about to open, and that the power in favor of
which the chance of war lhall decide, will [till have
occasion t 0 regret the lofsof its men, and the-ruin
-of its finances, which it is now in its power to spare.
. All the letters* from Vienna', from Berlin, and
from Basie, ’Concur in announcing that the different
Cabinets of Europe are approaching us with new
propositions which they either are making them
selves or by the mediation of neutral powers.—
They no more think of the fyftetn of invasion, or
laying the foundation of a solid peace upon con
quest; they add that it only lefts with the Minis
ter of his Britannic Majefly to recognize this prin
ciple, Pitt, who has separated the interests of his
nation from those of the rest of Europe, demands
fm y* »" " p*«inmuary 10 an negotiation, mac
tHe national pofieffions of Europe (ball be restored
to the ftatu quo they Were at the commencement
of the War; but he pretends that England, which
has taken nothing in Europe except Corsica, ought
to be exerfiptecbtrom those feftitutions which the
minister 10 obstinately demands; and he excepts her
pop a principle of injustice truly Machiavelian, in
order to fettle in his favor the balance of.that mur
derous account which -he contrived to lengthen ex-
for the advantage of England. Thus those
Who abhor this minister, and who represent him
as the eternal disturber of Europe, or as the father
oftheChouans of every country, seem to have some
xeafons for laviihing upon him fnch designations.
In fine, time, the grand tedreifer of wrongs,-will
prove in the end, whether Pitt be juftifiable in this
mode ofading in behalf of England, which, per
haps, may throw upon it the hatred of all the com
mercial nations of the world, a hatred to which
the new Carthage may one day fall a victim.
LEGHORN, March 1,
' INSURRECTION IN SARDINIA,
A Cannon and Curate ofSalTaria, in Sardinia, who
have made their escape from the troubles in that is
land, gave the following details:
The people of Cagliari, having maflacred the
general of the troops, as u’ell as the Intendant ge
neral of finances, created a provifionary council of
government. They difmifled all the foreigners in
office,'and' only permitted the troops to remain
in the island, who took the oath of obedience to
the chief, defied by the people.
They ftr.t deputies to the King of Sardinia, to
claim the rights and privileges of the Sardinians.
"These deputies having-returned difiatisfied with
their mission, the people resolved upon a revoluti
on. * The viceroy was received in truth, but he was
not fuffered to exercise his authority.
The popular council continued, and still continue
to regulate every thing; the inhabitants of the towns
in v the interior of the island, took up arms, and te
fufed to obey the orders of the viceroy.—The town
of Onatona adopted the fame measures; fothatVne
towr. of Saflfari alone remained-attached to the an
cient government.
* The governor, the afchbiftiop, and the nobility
of Saffarii united-to oppose the insurgents, and
twice the duke of Afinara, by dint of money, ap
peased the popular tumult, which tended to a corn
pleat revolution. At length the lawyer Mondi,
repaired to Cagliari, and having conferred with the
mal-contents, returned to Saflari, and persuaded
the inhabitants of the conntry parts -to second his
projeds.
These inhabitants, to the number of twelvethou
fcnd, appeared undet the walls ofSailari, and tried
to force one of the gatesfthe town; bet being re
pulffed, they laid waste a the neighbouring coun
try.
Nevertheless, the goveior fearing that the peo
ple, who had hitherto raained Gmple fpeftators,
would finish by taking paiin the infuirettion, pro
posed to admit the befieg® into the town, and car
ried his point against rhearchbiftiop, clergy and
nobility. The infurgen, were no sooner in the
town, than they arretted he governor andarchbi
(hop, artd fenr them to (gliuri.
More than 40 familiesjiiitted Saflaria, and the
people adopted the fame arm of government as at
Cagliary. 'The hopes ofhe inhabitants who have
taken no part in the revojtion, rely upon-the En
glish, who are to fend fope regiments on board a
lhip of the line coming film Leghorn.
PA R I !, March 14.
In all parts of the repblic, there is the most
urgent necellity for {hutjng up tbofe temples of
anarchy in which plunderand the overthrow of the
oonftitution-of -179 j, areopenly preached. The
old companions of Carrie; had opened one of these
at Angers, but general Hiche ordered it to be clo
sed. It was the fame at Mantes.
March 17. Louver, in iis paper of the 21st inst.
March n, inserted the filpvving important con
fetti on:
“ I fear, said he, that tie (mail remains of the
Jacobins of 1791, Foundsrs of liberty and the
republic, will be entirely devoured by those, Jaco
bins of 1795, who are the executioners of the re
public and of liberty."
These Jacobins of 1795. executioners of the re
public and of liberty, ltil. exitt then to devout!
What are they? the accomplices, the partisans, the
servants of Robespierre, Carrier, Lebon, Vadier,
Collor, Sec.
What are they doing? They hold places under
the government, which the ministers have been
persuaded to bestow on them.
The directory therefore, and the minitters, have
the misfortune to employ the executioners of the
republic and of liberty. This is a fad that admits of
no reply; it has appeared in a paper, that may be
almost considered as official; written by a represen
tative of the people; and paid and dittributed by
the government; O Republic! O Liberty! are ye
then destined to be governed by your execution
ers ?
Miranda and Marchqna, the two Spaniards, have
been again arrested.
Letters from Angers of the 16th, (March 6,)
state, that the Chouans have taken the town of
Mayenne by surprise, and that general Hoche has
given orders to arrett and bring to trial, Camus
and Loviza, who commanded the town, and who
nave Deeu accuieu py me intiatmants ana me con
ftitufed authorities.
A Letter from general Valleteau, commander at
Pott Brienne, confirms the death of Puifaye.
•March zi. A letter from Angers, of the 16th of
March, states, that the rebels of La Vendee have
made themselves matters of Chalonnes, which is but
three leagues from that city, and have killed the
governor.
A letter from Le Chateigeneraie, ttates the fixa
tion of Charettc to be critical, and that the repub
licans have little doubt of his soon falling into their
hands,
March 28. If Spain felt now that England was
only attempting to dettroy the French marine, and
to get pofleffion of St. Domingo, in order after
wards to deprive her of the mines of Pern and the
treasure of Mexico, after ihe had thus deprived her
of the fuccour of her national ally ; if (lie saw that
the captureofTiinquomale, Batavia, and the Cape
of Good Hope, tended to nothing less than to ren
der Great-Britain mittrefs of the commerce of
Asia; if fhc felt how much it behoved her to re
cover Gibialtar and Jamaica, to.unite herfelf with
France, and the Porte, in order to resume that
preponderance which she ought to have in the Me
diterranean and Africa; in this poflible hypothesis
how easy would it be to enervate the power of
England, and to leave, of her pretentions to exclu
sive commerce, nothing hut the regret of those fa
crifices (he has made to obtain it.
We learn that the Direftory has invited general
Pichegru to relume the command of the army of
the Rhine.
1. O N DON,- j Abril 3.
A letter from colonel Brathwaite, dated Madras,
O&ober 17, 1795, announces the fimender of
Malacca, and its dependencies, on the 17th of
August, to the troops lent on that service, under
the command of major Brown.
By dispatches from Bengal, it also appears, that
Chinfura and its dependencies have been taken,
and that the Dutch forces at thoie settlements ate
prisoners of war.
Lord Howe.has intimated to the admiralty board,
- that he is ready to repair to Portsmouth at one day’s
notice, to assemble a court martial on vice admiral
Cornwallis.
Admiral Cornwallis has requefled of the admi
ralty board, that no unneceflary delay may be made
s in bringing him to trial.
The following are Hated to be the principal charges
on which this officer is to be tried, exhibited againtt
him by the admiralty board:
1 ft. That his return is a flagrant breach of tratt,
as well as a direfl disobedience of orders.
ad, That the accident whiuh ojhnhvly occasioned
bis return, happened only ta)o days after he failed,
and while they were still in the channel.
3d. That after eroding the bay, and to the south
ward of cape Finifterre, he sent another lhip (de
stined for another service) on with the convoy,
and returned to Spithead, instead of fhifting his
flag into, and going himfelf in that ship (the Mi
notaur.)
4th. And that the weather did not prevent him
from fhifting his flag, because when he left the
convoy, captain Louis, of the Minotaur, came on
board the Royal Sovereign, to receive his orders.
Advices from France state, that in consequence
of importations from Hamburgh, &c. they had
univerfaliy a fuperflux of corn.
BOSTON, April 29.
Interesting Commercial News!
Extratt of a letterfrom Mr. Bayard , dated London,
February 25, to a gentleman in Beverly.
«« I have the pleasure to inform you, that the
case of the Relief, captain Cole, has been heard
before the court of admiralty, and decided. The
judge has ordered the veflcl and cargo (or the va
lue, which is the fame thing; to be restored as claim
ed, with costs and damages. I hope his decilion
will bp as favorable in the remaining cases, that
ttand on the fame footing ; of which, there are 53
yet to be heard and determined. A motion will
reduce issue against the captors, to bring in the pro
ceeds of sale. Your account will be referred to the
register and two merchants, and whatever sum they
report, the court will order paid for your ufc."
Deaths —Since our last, Augusta Henrietta, and
Marcus Bingham Knox, two lovely children of the
honourable Henry Knox, have departed this life.
The girl, even so late as Friday evening, was
blooming health and beauty perfonified—the amia
ble boy drooped a day or two. Seven healthy
blooming children have been torn almost as sudden
ly from the fame fond parents, who with lacerated
hearts hang over the bed of another child, labour
ing under the fame disease.
'May io» *
Captain Williams, arrived here on Saturday frorm
Milford Haven, in the brig Amphion, with upwards
of 120 passengers. Capt. W. was boarded on
Thursday laftj by a boat belonging to the British
lhip Assistance, of 50 guns, captain Mowatt, who
' thought proper to piefs nine of captain Williams*
passengers, and two ofhis sailors; one a white man
born in Boston, the other a black, born.in Virgi
. *
ma.
NEW-YORK, May 11.
Vice Admiral Cornwallis, it isexpe&ed, will be
tried by a court, for returning to port. The Roy
al Sovereign ran foul of the Bellifarious transport
and funk her, and most of the people, amounting to
near 300, pernneu. Uut the admiral's lhip was
supposed not to be rendered unfit to prosecute the
voyage.
The fate of the-Weft-India fleet has been more
adverse than was ever before known.
Admiral Duncan and admiral Pringle have united
their squadrons and failed towards the Text!.
Sir J. B. Warren is said to have taken three
Dutch East India men.
May 12. The ship Albemarle, captain—, arrived
here last evening, in 51 days from Cadiz, informs,
that he was boarded off the Hook by the British
(hipprevoyante, and three of hex hands taken out,
tho’ American citizens.
The MarquisdelCampo, Ambassador from Spain,
was arrived at Paris, from London.
His arrival at Calais was announced by a difl.
charge of artillery, and it is said he was received
with the loudest acclamations by an immense croud,
calling out, «« Long live our ally, the Spanish na
tion."
From the Paris accounts, detailed in our last
London papers, it appears that general Pichegru
had been succeeded in his command of the army of
the Upper Rhine, by general Moreau. The mo
tives of his reflgnation are said to have arisen from
his having ftrenuonfly advised the executive to
make peace; and even the surrender of the Nether
lands, which were not attended to. The nego
tiations with Sardinia had been broken off.
The profpedl of a fpeedv peace contiune to be
doubtful. The preparations on the Rhine, and it*
every quarter, are continued with undiminished
vigour.
The passengers of the last arrivals, whom we have
conversed with, fay that peace is not looked to as
near at hand.
The Prefidentof the Holland Convention, Peter
Paulus, and one of the principal authors of the re
volution in that country, died suddenly, on the
17th of March.
It is averted in the Englifn papers, that the Ex
ecutive directory of France have deprived Oftend
of the privileges it possessed under the Emperor.
May 13. A London paper of the icth March
fays, “ Maret, who lately arrived from the Auttri
an prison, has refufed the appointment of French
ambassador to the United States of America, and
we understand Vincent is now destined for that
place."
The trade of Marseilles, is dated in the French
papers as again reviving from the stagnation occa
sioned by the war. The circumstance is imputed to
the neutrality of a part of Italy—the peace with
Spain—and to the abridged circulation ofaflignats.
The Legislature of France, according to the lafl
i accounts, were about demanding from the execu*.