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The representatives of the people wrote from Dunkirk on the i sth, that the Englifli have evacuated Furnes ; that they have fallen back upon Nieu port ; and that they appeared dif poled to retrograde as far as Oftend. By a letter, dated the 16th, they inform that general Carion, has just entered kurnes; that the place is in the power of the French. GRENOBLE, September i5. Carrteau has prepared furnaces and gridirons to bombard T-oulon and the Englifli fleet, evert at the risk of burning our own, if we cannot succeed other wise than by red hot bullets. Intelligence from the camp of Ixigon. General Charette commanding the rebel army, determined upon a grand attack on our camp. It confuted of nine hundred men ; the enemy’s force was eight thouland : the firino commenced at three quarters past eight, and continued for five hours, when they retreated from before this handful of patriots, leaving 515 wounded and 402 dead. euwarrsafl LYONS. This city Rill continues itsoppoflti on to the arms of tire convention. The palaces and hotels of the rich are the objeift of the cannonade of the in verting forces : the troops of the re public wilhing to (pare this delightful and opulent city. An immenl'e 11 inn bvr of balls, and fiiells, had notwith flanding been iired into the city—bur without effedt. . This city in point of wealth and corniderar'on, is confider cd next to Paris, containing 150,000 inhabitants ; and its oppolition is greatly regretted by all whowrfh the real good of the republic. BOSTON, November 16. From a lengthy conversation with two gentlemen whp arrived here, in the Sally, from France, the editor is enabled to add to the foreign intefli geuce already detailed, the following particulars : I hat the whole republic was in a Hate of the molt active warlike move ments and preparations—all the male citizens, from 16 1045 years of age being required to bear arm?, and to hold themlelves in constant readiness to inarch. All liores, provisions, &c. were held to be at the fervicc of the public, the owners to receive fuel) tompenfat’.on therefor, as may be awarded by referees. That all the artizans in metals and wood, were employed in the manufo&ure of can non, and warlike implements: In the manufactory of Paris, 25,000 muskets, and 30 pieces of cannon were manufactured every month ; and the ufelels bells in the churches melted down to supply the forges : 1 hat the convention pursued their steps with firmneis ; and that not withstanding the conrtitution was a dopted by a majority of the primary aflembiies, they were required by their conrtituents to keep at the helm as long as che rtorm continued : That the royalists in La Vendee had buffered great loss in lix successive engagements, and that the rcbeliion was nearly fupprelfed : That the victory of genera] Ho ‘ch ard, on the Sth of September 4 over tlie column of the combined armies, Under marshal Freytag, had given a great spirit -o recruiting ; and that the advantages then gained had been followed by levers! favourable,though subordinate circumstances : That general Houchard had in his army twenty thousand chosen grena diers, to whole intrepidity the success °f the artion of the Sth was attribut ed : T hat the gr.rrifons of Valenciennes a nd Mayence, had been ordered by the convention to serve in the repub. bean armies in La Vendee, and before Lyons, and such was the rapidity of their march, that they reached the places of their destination in five clays, being furnifhed with hories ; all of which, except luth as are used in huibandrv, being decreed to be’ in public, lervice : I hat the number of republicans in arms in France, was 1,450,000 : and that on the arrival of the intelli gence of the fin-render of>Toulon, the convention decreed, that al! the former nobles who were inVhe fc?Yvice of the republic, should .inlfanrlv be diiplaced, and their vacancies filled up. They Contradict the story of the dauphin’s being bound to a cobler : he is under the of a man ot learning and alkalies ; and his edu cation attended to. I hey mention, that of the rebelsj, subdued, all the pricits, nobles, gen tlemen, servants and foreigners were put to death , tliepeaiants di farmed and sent home : And that the abjudg ed victims to the guillotine at Pans, averaged about 40 a month. Our informants appear to be men of information and impartiality : and Ob’- serve, that implicit reliance cannot be had on all the accounts published ; as in the commotions of the times, every day gave birth to various and contra dictory rumours. RE CAPTURE OF TOULON. Captain Parsons arrived here from Lilbun, which he left the iftult- Oc tober, informs, that a few days before lie failed, authentic information had been received, and published at Lis bon, that the ?rmv of the republic of F ranee, had re captured the im portant city of Toulon : thatthearmy conlifted of 25,000 men ; that the Englilh who had. pofTeiDou of the torts were obliged to abandon them, and tint thole of the counter..revo iutiouills who could not make their escape, were put to the loot'd. Cap. ain Partons did not vmderftand what became of the Englifli or French fleets. ... • . The re capture of Toulon Is con firmed, via Portland, w here mr.Landa Smith lias arrived from Spain, after a paffige of thirty days. Mr. Smith adds,-that it was generally believed in Spain, that America had declared war againrt Great-Britain, in confe qnenefe of which belief the veflel he came in loft a valuable freight. , From another source we learn, that the royalists in Toulon, were not io numerous, as had been fufpeefed ; and that on the arrival of general Car reahx, with the army from Marseilles, the principal fort which commands the city, was given up to him without fir ing a gun. Captain Parsons informs that a sub sidy of lix thousand troops had been granted by Portugal, to the Spaniards, who had failed under the convoy of lix men of war. RICHMOND, November 21 • The great and important news of the success of the French arms over the combined forces before Dunkirk, gave utiiverfal joy to every true re publican. On Monday three barrels of gun. powder were delivered to the artillery, grenadiers, light.infantry and rifle men of this city, to celebrate the joy ful event, which was performed on the capitol square, with great display of military skill, by platoon firing and the difeharge of cannon, in the pre sence of a numerous coucourfe of fpeclators, who united in the three general cheers, with countenances expreflive of their joy. PETERSBURG, November 22. We are informed that the sloop Fanny, Lattimore, of this port, is loft on Cape Hatteras ; the crew and the whole of the cargo are fa ved. LEXINGTON (Kentucky), *Nov. 2. Extract of a letter, ejated Head-quar ters, S. W. branch of Miami, 24th of Odober, 1793. “ On the 7th inst. the army took up their line of march from FortWalh ington, and on the 1 3th, at 1 1 o’clock, A. M. encamped on this ground, lix miles advanced ot Fort Jetftrlon, the dillance 90 miles, and refttd lectirely eacn night in a strong fortified camp, which might bid defiance to the united strength of the.favages. The Indians hung on our borders for information, but from the order and regularity of our march, and mode of encampment, were unable either to gain a know ledge of our strength, or to steal any ot our hories. The day after we reached this ground, the commander in chief iliued the following order : 4 ’ Head-quarters, S. U’.branch Miami, Ottoher 14, 1793. l ’ 1 lie commander m chief-takes this opportunity of returning histnoft grateful thanks to brigadier general Potey, and to the officers of the legion in general, tor the ready cheerfulnefs which they have uniformly {hewn up on every occasion, dining the rapid advances of the army to this place, which affords a pleating prelage of future fuccels.” “ On the 16th inst. two fcrjear.ts of captain Lee’s troop of cavalry were killed by the Indians; and on the 17th one of our efccvrts, of 90 men, under the command of lieutenant Lowry and ensign Boyd, charged with 28 wag guns,loaded with corn and contractors stores, and two with goods, the pro perty of rnr. Hunt, was attacked by a parry of Indians, luppofed to be about 60, a little after day light, at the twenty-nine mi!e ; tree, a few miles advance of Fort St. Clair ; .after the exchange of a few (hot, lieutenant Lowry and ensign Boyd fell .this damped the spirits of the,men in Inch a manner as to occasion a route 5 the Indians.feized.the opportunity of keep ing it up, took poffefiaon of the wag gons, but were in lb great a hurry to get off, that they only took time to cut out the horses, ftjved all the li quor, .except what they carried off, and plundered mr. Hunt’s waggons, leaving the waggons and corn in the road.—-The effort loft 15 killed, in cluding the two officers, who died bravely, and 9 miffing. Lieutenant colonel A’Dair, of the mounted vo lunteers, who lay in advance of the escort, about 6 miles, with 40 or 50 of his men, upon hearing the difarter, immediately repaired to the ground us the defeat, took the trail of the In dians, and followed them between 30 and 40 miles, hut not being . ble to come up with them, and being out of provisions, returned, “ Gen. Scott, with 1000 mounted volunteers, including officers, is now encamped at a Prairie, two miles ad vance of Fort Jefferfon. One of the volunteers was killed upon the march. “ The commander in chief waits the arrival of about 700 that were sent off yesterday toFort Hamilton, for flour and corn, under an escort commanded by lieutenant colonel Hamtramck ; at which arrival he will march from this place, within a few miles of general St. Clair’s late ba"t!e ground, and there take a polition for fu-ture opera tions ; unless the f’eafon and a iuffici ent fapply of provisions will juftify his farther advances. “ It is expended the Indians will attack the army before they separate, being informed, through fun dry chan nels,that they have pledged themf’elves to each other, to their refpeefive 11a tions, and to the Britiih, that they will defeat the army. Jt is appre hended, that as there were British officers with the Indians at the defeat of general St. Clair, fome may think proper to be with the Indians upon the present occasion. Our army are strong, feel themlelves in high spirits, and are ready for a meeting with the enemy. AUGUSTA, December 14. Ia SfeNATE, December 12, 1793. Resolved, That brigadier general Glaf’co k, lieutenant coloi.el Ambrole Gordon, major Robert Forfyth', and tlie adjutant general} be requ TTd to 1 luperintend the ceremony 0 celebrat ing the late l'uccifTes of pur French republican brethren, to take place on Saturday next, at 4 o’Uo.k in the afternoon. Anil that his excellency the gover nor be requested to ifi'ue as much pow der to the aforefaid officers, as they may deem fufficunt for the occasion- Extract from the j >urnal, THO. WATKINS, Sec. In the house of representatives, D c. 12, 1793. Read and concurred in, J. M. SIMMONS, C- H. R. * , In cohfgquen.ee of the above, we are informed, that lieutenant colonel Gordon Has ordered out the corps of artillery, a company of infantry, and a troop of dragoons, who will re ceive his excellency the governor and the honourable the legiflaturt, and conduft them to Republican- Square, where a fui table refrelhrnent will be provided on the joyful occa sion. SAVANNAH, Dec. 18. Information is laid to have been received in town, that the Creek In dians have commenced hoftihties upon the Spanish settlements in Florida. ihe post, on Monday, brought three mails letters— of new.)papei|dho\\ever, there came to hand onlyfljfefe which should have arrived on 1 inst. The citizen/.pf Charleston have not yet taken of all the reftruftions on their intercourse with Philadelphia. ?£> -*• - TO CORRESPONDENTS. A fubferiber, wlui tit FAIR PLAY for re publication, ihall be gPHtified in our nev*; Ihe parody on Hamlet’s iolUoquv ilia.il ~p-pear pear on Saturday. * . POil T N E vMAS y ENTERED INIVARD. • k Schooner l*‘tvcly t kb irnta't, Nr TV Be//ordr Venlure, J'utwun, Turk'i ijluud Sloop Natty, Stevens, Rh Ac JJlanJ • Abiyil, Coffin, tiffin J Betjey, IVet/b, ,V- TU Tort CLEARED OUTWARD . Schooner Erflbrn, Snun.'ers, St, Alary S'.dop Jenny, De/urocq ie, Biff iniota Dove, Royer,, ChaAeffin CONTRAC T. PROPOSALS (sealed) will be received at the Custom - House, by the fubferiber, until the 28111 of R.tceinbcr, inclufive, lor lupplying the Eagle revenue-cutter with provisions for one year, from the rft January to the 31st UecembeA 1794. The ration cuii iifts of i lb. of falter or q lbs. fretli meat, I lb. of bread or flour, one gill of rum, and at the rate of I quart of fait, 9 2 qll irts of vinegar, £ for every 100 ration*. 2 lbs. of soap, j 0’ she lowed price per ration, for eafli, mult be l'pecified. JOHN HABERSHAM, Colled or oj the Cujloms for Savannah, STATIONARY. PICKET- BOOK-!, letter-cafes,’ and memo randum books, of vtrious sizes and bind i.igs, for iafe at J, Carey's, oil the Bay. Also, Ink-pots, pen-knives, paper-folders mathematical inflrufflents, and >■ articles of flationary. M ’ / ■ i A