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SATURDAY, September 22, 1787* f' .f . •■■ ' ‘ '’ ’ * j • < , GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE oft INDEPENDENT REGISTER. > —’ -■■■■- ■ - -- - - - - - , , FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JUR Y, to remain inviolate forever. I'.onjtititiiort of Georgia . AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State \ Ffays, Articles of Intelligence 9 Advertijements , isc. will be gratefully received j and every kind Gs Printing performed. VERSAILLES, June 28. ORDERS have been fern to Brest to equip 16 ships of the line, and to fend immediately to sea a frigate, with orders to the squa dron on the coast of Portugal, to return to port with all pofljble expedition. This armament, how ever, will not put to sea, unless England rtiould interrupt the commerce of Holland, and attempt to didate to the United Provinces; though some of our politicians think it is detained for the East- Jndies, whfere they think the Euglifh will probably fend a fleet to attack the Aliatic eftablifliment of Holland : They are aflembling at Givet a body of j 2,000 men, ufider the command of the Count de Rochambeau. ■ - 1 - HAGUE, June 6. ‘ Saturday last was prefcnted to the Grand Penfio nVry of Holiafid, by the Comte de Bentinck and three • Captains of the Bhrgeffes of the Hague, a Memorial addressed to the States of the Provinces, in thß tit ;e of 3162 Burgefles of that city, de manding the re-eftab:li<hmeht of the Prince of Orange in the exercise Os the command of the gar nfon of the Hague, and urging measures to be pur fjed for maintaining the constitution. Demands of the fame nature are'alfo presented in the name of several thousands of the inhabitants of Amster dam, Leyden, Delf, Gorcarn, &c. These are the latest efforts resorted to by the Stadtholderian par- - ty, for counterbalancing the vigorous requisitions lately presented in the name of the General As sembly of the free corps of the Province for the mtal fufpdhfion of his Highness. .... UTRECHT, July We have been informed by a channel not like ly tb err* that there are 15,000 French troops ready to march at a moment’s warning, in order to form A camp Os dblervation in the neighbour hood of Maeftricht. * The powerful protddiori of the Republican party’ «f the United Provinces, can no longer be doubted. An army of observation is polled on the frontiers, ready to assist if any foreign troops ffiould attempt to join the soldiers in the pay of the Stadtholder, commanded by the Count de Rochambeau,- the Count d’Efterhafi, And the Duke de Lavah The genCrofity of the -French monarch has made him attend also to a support by sea if necelfary ; and a nfaritime force will be ready for our assistance, proportioned to the lhips which England may think grdper to fend to fear. ‘ # • 1 t Y D E N, Jufti Si The Council Os the town of Leyden have paired arefolution to charge the Deputies to the States of Holland, to vote for the abfouite suspension of "William V. from his oflices,of which he had proved himfelf so unworthy; to retain all his appoint ments, and not to contribute any finance whatfoe *er to the Generality. The other towns, which form the majority .of the States of Holland, have already paired or are just about to pass, similar re folutions;—fo that we may lopn exped to fee Holland obliged to diflolve the Union, and form an independent Republic, if William V. perfifis in dellroying civil liberty, , VENICE, jfyril 30#, fleets under the command of the Chevalier fle Emo, which have been employed agamft the Tunisians, according to all appearances have anotherdeftination; and i; is presumed this ar toffr'eat will fail toward CQrfau. It isrcfolved that our maritime fofee Iball be maintained upon the most relpeftable footing; There is said to have been formed between Kuflia, Austria, and our re public, a secret convention, Which probably will occasion a storm to be direded against the Otto, man Porte. In lhort, the change of the destina tion of our fleet seems to have relulted from some prefling exigence. * ~ r - LONDON, June ti —July 1 6'. At fix o’clock last night, an express from the Right Honorable Viscount Tofringtoir, his Maje sty’s Mimfler at Brulfels, arrived at Deal in an open boat from Dunkirk, and reached Windsor about half past four this morning, with the intel ligence that a body of French troops, confiding of 20,000 infantry, and 12,000 horse, With field pieces, under the command of the CoudV de Vaux, had alfembled on the 18th inst. at st. Aifiahd, from the adjacent garrison towns in the French Nether lands, and proceeded immediately on their march by Leffmes, Ninove, &c. towards Holland, His Lord (hip adds from undoubted authority, that every neceflary preparation is making for the above mentioned troops to cross the Bielbofch at the New Ferry, and the high and low Swaaltiw, on their way to Dortrecht. This day arrived a mail frdm Holland, by Which we are informed, that the Stadtholderian interest has sustained a fev£rfc blow. The States of Utrecht harving alfembled on the nth inst. at which were prfefent the deputies of the towns of Wyk-a-Duur ftede Montfojrt, and teveral other places, the assembly unanimoufiy resolved to fend ai deputation to their High Mightinesses the States General, de manding the exertion of their supreme authority, in order to fnpprefs all the violent measures taken against the sovereignty of the province of Holland; and in case of non-compliance with this reqUifition they are determined to confider the union as to tally dilTolved. In consequence of the above demand, their High Mightinefles h*ve revoked their refolutioris of the ift and 10th inst. by which they ordered the • troops of the province of Holland immediately to quit the territories of Utrecht, and not to ad in any case without their express command, nor to remove any ammunition or stores belonging to the republic. These ffefolutions being Carried to the Council 6f State, the members of which are under the im mediate influence of the Prince of Orange, they refufed to obey the orders of the States General; and what will be the consequence, time on)y can difeover. Whatever may have befen advanced to the con trary, we can aver h as a fad, that our ministry have so far interested themselves in the affairs of the United Provinces, that iliould an open rupture ensue between the contending interests in that coun try, Great-Britain must inevitably be involved in the contest. It has been intimated to the States General, that in case t.Lie mediation of the Court of London ftiould fail in its friendly efforts for the ieftoration of 'tranquility, the letter will confider its honor pledged to fee justice done to the injured party, and adopt measures accordingly. This may perhaps account for the nairal armament now preparing in our ports. There are sixteen fail of the line at present equip ping at the different ports, five of .which are in tended as a fquadrori for the protedion of oui set tlements in the East-Indies; and the remainder to form a fleet of observation in tlje channel, to ad as any future emergency may require. The only colourable charge against his Highness the Prince of Orange is, that he defignedly^pro t»r • THE \ ' v - P ’(a Js, - , l [NO.UI.J trafted the failing bf the Dutch fleet, and thereby prevented their joining the French and Spauilli fleets Were this the faft, it proves the Stadt holder to have the true ibterefts of his country at heart ; because if through the aid of Holland, Eng land had been cruftied, the Dutch themselves would ultimately have been solely at the mercy of France and Spain. June 47. Yesterday arrived the mail from Hoi- _ land; The patriotic papers rtcfcived by that con veyance are full of lamentations for the trick put upon that party by the States General. The latter in their aflembly have admitted the deputies front the Bates of Utrecht fitting at Amersfoort, and' given the exclufioh to those sent by the city itfelf ; so that the Stadtholder will moll probably secure a majority, and thus put an end to a contest which otherwise might terminate fatally. June 28. Yefierday Lord Dunmore.took leabe of the King, prior to his going out Governor of the Bahama islands. An order was latety sent from the Admiralty to the General of Marines for an immediate mufier and return of all his Majefly’s marine forces in the three divisions at (hatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth, which is to be laid before the board by the 25 th of next month. The Adamant, of 50 guns, is ordered to be got ready for sea with all expedition. She is now at bheernefs. A private letter from a gentleman at Amersfoort received by the lafi conveyance, allures us, that the Prince Stadtholder, having aflcmbled a well riifciplined army at that place, in whole valour and zeal in the cause of theHoufe of Orange he can place the moll perfefl confidence, was preparing to march to the city of Utrecht for the purpose of entering that place in a conllitutional and peace able manner; determined, in case his entrance fliould be obftiu&ed, to invest the place in form* so that it is probable those insolent people, by rouz ng the vengeance of insulted honor, will too late repent their temerity. In confirmation of the above, we have just re ceived advice, that another fkiimilh took place on the 2 ill infl/ near Utiecht, between a detachment of dragoons in garrison at Zieft, and the Patriots, in which the fotmer had ah evident advantage ; only one officer, on their fide, being wounded, the Baron.de Verfchur. The other party are said to hatfe fufiained a considerable loss. July 3. All hopes of a reconciliation in the Uhited Provinces are vaniflibd ; Guelders, Zea land, and hriefland, j erfift in refufing to acknow ledge the deputies from Utrecht j and the Province of G-rcmngen have not explained themselves; so that the voice of Amersfoort preponderates at present. One m?y easily perceive the disposition of the States of Holland towards England, by their pro posal to call in franct or friijflia, as a mediator; negleft 10 oefire the afliflance of their ancient ally, the hnglilh. The Prince of Orange’s army have taken poll at Bilt, about one hour’s march fjom Utrecht. It confifis cf 2,500 men, part 01 whom are encamp ed in 300 Imall tents, which may be? seen ft bin the top of the dome ©f the church, at Utrecht. The Patriots of Holland have openly accufetf Great-Brtain of interfering in their present civil commotions, and tße Stadtholderjkns make no, scruple of avowing their confidence in having se cured the interell of the Britilh Court. Upon what foundation either party may ground their as sertions, we presume not to dtfeimine; but our correspondent at the Hague politively allures us, that the Britilh Ambafiador is daily closeted witlf. K 1 *