north-carolina gaze t t e vol 9 saturday march 29 1794 n 429 from the mew york gazette of march 8 exiraftfromtbemadridgbzetlc of janua ry 7 a dvicf from fbj chief engineers j a"d artillery cif-os of the combined forces at toulon on the o jecls vhich were debated in thi general council of war bt d t o u l on december 17 1793 question by he gexeral council to the cqvl.vr anders of the rbwi a //// r_j id c'/'v-rr brth n ghjj.i;\nd fanifh and their anfwers "•{{. qu't-hn should the french get po ienmn of faron tt ba'aguie can we keep t ulawc and its gn ri on ? a tver if'they take all the h'.!gh!s of the mountain f^n n fort st anthony aftd all its dependency v i i a a fell 2nd the enemy be fuon in poficdion of the en trenchmsn'ts of st ann ; then the comrr.u 1 ic ton of ivia'bufquet will le in tie grc-ate/t p^rt interrupted m the north fide ; ; nd the fortrefs o ba'aguie could not but fr.-ren.'cr irfell alfo by being annoyed on its front and net being fiipported this t en t e tic my would make an attack on the weakeft pin of the 5 c wn ; and know lilj its fitu.vion would tftabl fh batteries which vfoufd com:n.m'l t e litt'c harbor snd hinder our maritim frees fr m com ing in onre the heights ■ p guie a d la y\n lette:aken heet:cmyw u'dnoionlyover 1 ■> : the iittls harbor bu , irom thence the cutwdjd ones would be within cannon hot fo that theourwar.i poiix bein 1 unfair o ted v'onul b i com::-ode>l particularly thofe r irts not bomb proof and then the ciiili tultv in keeping it would be incre.ifed 2 i q ca-i we eftab'ifli a poit on cape ce et ; fj as to protect fhe harbor ? a vvccan eit^b'ilh a very lirc-ng pgfl en c pe cvpet i bur if th • e°o:nv remains r\i?.i t r of the coail from cape brnn to b«i\i uie anti - f the interior part of in : con tr , and could crofs f:re \.\ tie i arbor t ey would occafiv)ti mu h injury fo the veil p r ; r , carrying the c\:u ft o to its p;rf j t''-'t evtent th tis if / w hvould be evi-iki ted could v.e t-|i.;:j : i 4 h a p^rrifon in a n fi tion capable ot fupporting the greet ro'a ! ? we on^ht to anfvvi-i that even if we c uhl keep c^'-r ce^ct and the co;si from the great fowtr to cipe brun not beincr \\- wever mafters o tort st marguairite tr ; en my rou'd from this a(t place to 1 1 il r u«.e crofs iheir kre both with bombs and red hot ball.s of t t g;c.uco fi^e v>ic with the help of t!i ir elevation vvou 1 d expefe ill tf;e quadrons •' i jnc'1 josepii def pozo abm d uj u i chiefs of the engineers ar.d 1 ieutenant cohnels yhehhwrng'vesn'tt ready for ihferthn m the di>y cf the publication of our la/f ga zette don r^fel valdes commandant general of the spanifti troops with his a ; ju«-nnt ard the rn jcr of the fleet don inacio ola r protetl.d the troovs on their embark in 1 he spaniards covered th advance ground and avoided by this means all confuhon this night bting affured of the promptitn^e of fuccour rrcm the spanifh ind epghfh navy which i;i ehe was fo prompt that it v.-.s obtained without tnofj embarraffhients which might have taken p icc , — xhe gre.telt e\il which was expe lienced was that they h d no lantherns nor other co!'."eniences for hc challonps but the lerenity of the commandant and major general facilitated the embarkation in a very fliort time of 12000 troops co fck and a great number of royaliits all in f.ght of the enemy which were not lefs than 4^000 ftrong and according to the declarations of the defcrters furmounted 62,000 the place being now in their pcf feftion ; for the french who h^d rerrnirv ed in 1 oulon declared themfsives pp riots wliich efffcl the orders of general \ r ma toemba;k had produced and which was expected by ihis igourous obfervation awl the courage with wh.ch it was execu ted tvere follows a general crder anufome remarks v.'i ich it was nzi pofj:ble jor us to get tranjlated tnfeajon ly the/e d>p find that toltlo-n y»mi entirely dejlroy ed a letter from hii excellency don job de lett garra commandant general of the spanifb king's squadron in the mediterranean to bis excellency baytio don kntonia de balde's on tbrjhbjec r.f burning the krjcnal and ihejhips vt toufoiii " i am anxious ro give your excellency notice of the ftttirfgon fire oi the arfenat and the french hips of toulon on the isih of tie prtfent month december 1793 according to the account given by the lieut of the fhi p don pedro cotiella and don franci co riquelme whom 1 have commif fioned for this-objedl " ac o'deck in the morning capt sydne y bmitb of an eng iih fhip informed me thrir adrniralhobd had commiflioned him for fetting on tire the arfenal and the french hips and that he came to join the oificers whom i mould ele£t on n-.y parr to proceed witicut delay to this operation and that he had two boats with guns to p ee in the entry of the arfenat and curs were deitmed to n:e r.t vfclbujhuei i dif pofed that the adjutant don francis reque!me fhould carry thofe which he ihouid fiii i necefljuy ; 1 1 the me^n time i km the lirir d ■> \ coti<.l!a with smith and riquelaie to pur tarred hirts on board the hips of the hue \ the fiift going t<5'the aiffeaal and a little afterwards the fccoruiwnererlie thonghtbefi.togive order to the commandantspf the boats of tlie spa nifn forts t!>.:t t.i.ey fliould put themfe'ves in lafety ' ith dill'gence ; tliey f::-:ed two of t : f eng-ifh arj'.i u;c gu 1 h t comrrtanded by the lieut of a frigate d n fr.uicifco ttusillo in trie mouth of the arfenal to defend the mry from the enemy ; then pofied a ftronjr army ■■ s the door of the ar fena reenforced iv'iih a violent gun to prevent t&s coming of t ; e tomnvyn people ivf 0 were already hi irifiu > ct}'r;i ft t he object was to augrrtenf the num ber c r tlie tarred flvirts and to introduce to the arfenal our iue ihip st louis goula ga i o give account of the difpofitions which wtre made and of the fire of the bombs of the enemy which incommoded the arfenal the adjutant riquehne return ed back again to the fquv.'ron ; and in ihe mean time corieiia and smitli his officers and truxillo extended difftrent birre's of pitch and tar thro the ftores of the arfenal and the pillai letting two englifh boats to defend the galleys diculd they be at tacked •' athalf pafl feven in the evening ri quelmc cair.e back with a great number cf combuftibles entered the arfenal v/i'h a f;re chip of the engliih paffing before ma ny fhips which he boarded and put 10 inircs ineach fetting them all on cue at half pait nine tkc whofe arfer.al was in flames accent r fi french men of war end other veffcls which were burnt in the port oftou ion december i3 17,93 ships the royddrjph'w c/tts guns ; yonante so ; croivn 80 ; languedac 80 » tnumfh'ini 74 sufficient 74 commerce of bordeaux 74 ." three ctlors 74 ; cen taur ix ; gtneraux 74 »' dengaftrois 74 » jani/hcles 74 / deflator 7 4 ; cerfon 74 worrier 74 ; soiterei^n % -^ ; mercury \ 74 j conqueror 74 ; and one ready to launch 74 frigates — arhbu/a 40 1 2 pounders j , 34 i pounders ; i-is ditto ephigenta fliito ; stria ditto \ diced is ditto ; w f ciitto , and the montreal duto j s/oc (^ fvar — sardinie jfrmcdtraii/porfs — carouae sugvft sia cere ruin lempry mo/el forward brlgor tines preparer littl sans c hite tittle bofioti / sceitty tf jyeau i ig ilence and the liberty several fmall reflets john far and feveral boats in the harbour ships 4a frigates 8 shots of war \ armed trun/porfs •> brigantinesj 7 lutine vejjtis f 2 boats ' ? total 5 o i pic re end the f.x t rafts ] new-york march 8 public notice is hereby given that a number of the citizens of new-york intend to com memorate the glorious account latelely re ceived of the re-capture of i ou 1/;n and other foccefles of our brave lle pubiican fri nds 2nd allies on mon day next the 13th intbnt at 12 o'clock r»ii true republican citizens who are inclined to join on t::is occafion are in formed that 1 icke is of admill.on o a collation which is to be had of mr core at the hotel in broadway previous to ten o'clock in the morning of that day it is particul rly requefted that a!i cilicers and foldiers of the militi.i who in tend to afiembly do appear in their uni form order of procession the republican citizens are to aftembje at the city hall on monday next the 10th init precife'y at 10 o'clock in the mornir ; from thence they will procef d 10 the french coniu s and from that place through mai dt ri-lare wat-er and wall streets to core's hotel in broad way to partake of the col lation which will be provided uj en the joy fu occaflon the military officers drrfted in rhe'r u nifcrm each with a french officer by the arm are to lead the proceffion the re publican citizens two abrc?.ft are to fol io v nd the militia companies in their uniform are to bring up the rear for the new york journal 6c citizen gp.kenleaf queky — is this country and the city ; fivew-york in particular to be thea fylum for i'ra ! ors from every country as well as of our own ? i learn that there his come in the m rning itur arrived ye iterday fi\-e or fix french ari/hcrats trai tors to the french republic and who vo doubt were injtrume ntal in betraying the ciiv 0 toulon int the hands of the britifh i hefe vilikns have dou'-.tlefs fold their country and caufe for jj^iii/b gold ami wero tr;e caufe of ihcdding much blood should not the french iyiinilier demand them of our government it is our duty a friends to humanity t to deliver them up that they may be fent to france to be tried an i if guilty to meet the reward due to tra'tors how confummate tbeir impudence to coir.e into this country is mt nrvafi-'jia or great britain good enough fcr uch mil crcants ? if not taken up by the french minuter let the whigs in this city rout them out and bawjh them our country an enemy to 1 raitors i fear there never was more cold vic i uals in new-york lines the 11 king of lord cornwallis th?n remained yejtcrdeyy owing to an emetic given to