north-carolina gazette vol 8 saturday september 28 175)3 n 0 - 403 london july 15 pub 1 ic fervlce in a manner fo little burthen lome to my people my lor is and gentlemen ' the arrangements which you lure formed for the government of the territories in in tiia and for the regulation of our commerce with that part of the worid will i doubt not fecure and augment the important be nefits which we have aheady derived fiom thofe valuable pofleflions it has been im poflible for me to fre without concern the embarraithaent which has latjy arifen n the itatc of commeria civ.it but the fteps which you have taken to prevent the progre of that evil appear already to hjve been productive of very falutary con equ-nces ; and while they have afforded a it iking in ftance of your attention io the imerdt of my people their tffe£fc ha»furni(hed addi tional reuion to bcli ve that the diitrelii wnich has been felt proceeded from a con currence of temporary caules and not from any diminution of the real wealth or any faiiure i.i the permanent relurcei of the country i ruve much fatisfadion in reflecting on the effectuai protecliou which i have betn enabled o afford totiie trad of my fuhjects lince the breaking out of be war — i am at the fame time perfuaded tiat it our com mercial imereiu had unavyidablf been af fedled to a more co fiderable extent it would not have been fo gotten that we are contending for our futu t tcurity and for the permanent preferv*:bn of advantages the moil linking and tiie molt valuable which any nation has ever by tie bleihng oi pro vidence ween permitted to enjoy r i hen thi lord v hance.lor by i»i conuiuiui laid : that their turn would foon come ! they refufed to receive the conftitoticnal priefts an 1 fe ing the fatal inftrument made ihr air refound with the cries of god lave the king ihe dutch msil arrived this mornin ' brings intelligence that notwithftnnding fome little interruption in the works jefore iv entz the tetiegers have renewed their operations wit s fuecefs - 3 and that the impe riaiiiti have gained a fijfaal advantage over the french near wealcaeau where they made tiumfelves ma ers of the works and 16 pieces ot cannon letters from oltend afiert that cuftine is afturedly fenr to paris am his army has re treat dro caffej ; and that orleans has cer tainly fuffered death a letter from valenciennes uys u ft is criminal to difguife the truth 1 he kings of europe cannot hope to take tuis j:!,.ce without the facrirce of 20,000 hu man beings and when they have gained it at this expence they have done no mote than prepared fur the capture of 50,000 morel i low roar.y ihoufands of the unfortunate men fa'cltering at the nod of their rulers yndcr valenciennes ia thi burning wea ti;v r muii fali a lacnlicc to fatigur and dif eafe i no gazette bejrs witnefs t thi3 mortality no nation receives an account of the multitudes cur off without n)ife or v ry ! oi the nne fortunate few who arc taken off by the fwonl of the enemy or trampled to death by the horfes hools oi vicir friends an honorable tcturn is mide aiul they h vo the fime honors but of the mvriads that perifh by the more fatal mala iiy oi war dyfentry riot memorial is left that can lootn ev^ii the forro of their reia tjvci july 4 advices from paris dated the 2<5th ult hate tha the new coniiitution w>s conclu ded that day a d decreed amidft he ioad tit applauic m egalite is dill a prifoner at ie3 wer he is more clo'eiy coiifmed than ever even his domeitics being denied ac cefs to him pctfion the once great and mijj^ty cromwell of paris whole repeated iu:uit3 to the unhappy lcttis and whofe charming connivance at the ttrocities of the ioth of augu i ind 2 of september wilj n.vcr be forgotten is i.ow » wretcked ou cait — at o:ic time crying f r his life to a mob arul at another escaping throagh a back window into a friendlf di:ch — is not this fometfaing hie the veng'ance of heaven ? court t!e byland commandant of the fortrefs of ircce when ir was itr-cke.l by the french and who by the hafly fur r.iiilcrofit not a lttie coutributtrd to their jubfequent fuccefs has b^en fsntenccd b the court martial to be conveyed to the pa rade of iireua vrhere in th front of il the garrifon he is to l irippedof ajl his mi litary decorations hk ivorj 15 to be carried to the f;-rtrcf ot'lotivnteiii a ftata prifon where he is to be confined for the remain der of hi - lite my lords und gt9ilemett t it is his ivtajclty's royal will and pleafure that this parliament be prorogued to fuefday tlie thirt-.cnth day ui iuguit ntxt to be then here houlen ; and this j arliament is accordingly prorogued to 1 uefday uie thir teenth day ot auguu next july 2 i z swallow captain firooksj i6 days paitage from gibraltar is a 1 rived at fal mouth with difpatchts irom admiral crof by v v he biinj-s t;hc picafing intelligence of his majeily's unp egmont lat.ng rc-t..ken a bpaniih galleon j of the riehcit z\tr takm j and captured the french fr gate who look the galleon fevtral days btforc 1 he french frigate is one of the new constructi on mounts 4a guns quite new and the gaileon w is ail the prize flie had taken val'ncienne — by the la.it accounts re ceived in london the town was totally de ilroyed by the combined fcrces about 150 cannon having been incefiantly firing u ; uii it for two tiay and nights the frequent effufion of innocent blood begins to operate powerfuily upon the fed ings of the lower defcriptions of parifiuns ; and fhould the revolu ionary tribunal foou exhibit fuch another fcene of cruelty as was prffented to the public a few days fir.ee when 12 innocen perfons lo.c their heads b the murderous guillotine th^re is every reafon to believe that the iangui ary re;gu of n;arat will mett with a fpeedy end ma ny of thefe victims excited the deepeil in tereli from their youth and the women pur ticulai'y fo by their beauty and heroifir ! they m.ide application to the convention for a refpite ; but thuriot that worih bro ther of marat i.i iniqui y overrul d their re quelt they all fuilcred death about 12 o'clock on the i8h the fortitude of the demoifelle therefa moelean a young lady of the n;oft excui fite beauty and mental endowments was u niverfal y admired the blood-thirily jaco bine emiftarics who infulted the lait mo ments of this u fortunate young lady and h-.r fellow fu^crs anfwered by her tlie troops of the emperor amount to 2^4 374 men exclufive if the artillery it iff c which encreafed the nttnber to more th»n 300,000 to thele an addition of 70,00 ib to bs made the diltoiution of the national convejition was a defparate meaiure which muit either accelerate the downfal or eltablifh the re public of france ; tliat the former will bo thecafe lee i;s to be the opinion of die be.c in for sued july 10 the ilifpatcoes re , > cd yefterclay fro-n the cam dated the 12th inftanr t at the 3d parallel is u lflied but that they nu i not dar to think of buttering in breach un 1 t:;ey have completely the pofiuon of the mines and fprung them — ihisthey own will require it lead a fort night ; and this part or the work is carried 011 u cct the direction of m de bom.ie v 0 having commanded in the place k:;g s the dire&ion of ail t e hambers and tr«verics — iie miners h-ve come to wa tcr aud knowing therefore that no miu can he lower they are proceeding in hori zoutical ircciions to countermine tiic place — ay the end of this month if no uurofe fce 1 accident takes place they i)uoc 10 be in poffefiiou of all but the citadel fcib m ujy i y\s moir gracious splxjlhioboth limits of parliament , on friday juhe2ii 1/93 illy lords and gentlemen the finrinefs wifdom and public fpirit bv whicii your om.u l hs been eminently diltin-'uiflied on the many important occa lioi s hi ica have ar fen uuriug me prclent ieison dc;ii»:id my peculiar acknowledg ments itour firm determination to fuppcrt the efublllhed conllitutio ana the z...loas and general concurrence in tii»t icnaa»cnt wii-cii my i'ui jwcta have io ltrougly ana ica fonably maniieitcd cou d not tail to check ev ry attempt to diilurb the infernai repofe ci thcte kingdoms ana you will i douot nor m your fevcril counties encourage the coniinudiice of the lame vigilant aue.nioa t that important ooject i ; e rapid and ii^nal fuccefles which in nn early cuca the campaign have attend eu the operation of the combined armies tl.e reipectable and joweriul lorce which you have enabled me to empioy by fea aud lv.yly ana the me.:ilrcs which 1 have con ccrted with other powers for the cffedual profecution of tae vvar afford the bat profpecfcofahapp iflue to the important contelt n which we are engaged it is only by perfeverance in vigorous exertions aiid by endeavouring toimpiove the advantages already acquired that we can hope to oo tain the great end to which my views ars uniforraij direaed tlie rexloration of peace on facn terms as may be confiitent with our permanent fccurity uud with the gene rai tianquility i-^i europe gentlemen of tte liwfe of commons i return you my partial 1 .^ thanks for the chearjuiritrs and ciifjutch which you have ranted the necui'ary applies and i am h l p y to reilect that you have enabled me ji'j'l j!y lo provide for the sxgencies of the 1 he duke of luxembourg is appointed to command in the spaniih fcrvice i his appointment cr foms rcafon or or er s lid to bcdilpleafing to the briiifh court laft night v r wiffcn the meftcnger airived at whitehall f.orn the head qu.r tcis ot the duke of yoik b fore valencien nes which he ieir on i ri.iay ialt the approaches to the town notwirh landing the late unfavorable weather a vail quantity of rain having fallen v.e e cairicd o with great activity and fpirit on in day l.i t the lapp vounte was formtd and the third parallel was immediately to beiai feil the batteries of which wer'i expc&ed to be 6niflied yefterday immediaiely afrcr which it v\,s concluded that a pr.ic':i<...d:e breach could be rn*je it had b-.cn refjl ved that the auftrians hould then ftorm hr to%v:i ar.d from the implacable ar.irno fity wi ich thofe troops bear to the french the moll dreadful confequence may i>e ap prehended fhould the garrifon ii.v.te this alternative by their refiftance by lv information ofdeferters from the town fev ral of whom had come into t e britiih camp the inhabitants were in the molt unfortunate fituation lluy wtro witiicut lhtiur vi ar.y kinj a alike ejpoicd