the north-carolina mercury and salisbury ad v e r t i s e r 5 a l i s b v r 1 .•— printed & published by francis coupee t h u r s j ft y mat 8 1800 num 105 vol 111 n e w - t o r k ap i o tn rmtif'.dbires agv.nft the union the kr»nch px^evs contain a nuir.'ocr of letters fr<rn from the gennali f the army of thtr weft oppolvd to the chouani which aii appear tot tavour.b'e to the rapubll can i rii'i eflfendi late envoy of the grand seignor to the court of vieana was be lieaj«d in tht iflir.d of rhodr for carrying on a corr«-fpcnjince ev'v.h the french sir s svnith h»s failed in 3jjoth«r a ; cmpt on dalm^tia ft trfjtr between amf rfrl p«rtc has teen concluded iitfilar to that conclud ed bri cen t court f rvffia and the porte mr wallace in thj britifh houle of com mons f*b 7 ejliedth recollection of the houle to the vote for the navy ml y«ar i liter was then to:e i2v,ooo fpamep bu i : from l!i a':»ration 3f«ircnm{}ancp fince that \ tiir.r particularly hj t!ie furicrnder of the ■■ dutch fl-et it wosdofined prudent to reduce tbe allowance tbi ji*t lo.oco men he flioum therefore vm>\c it at refolution of ihe i committee thut nc.cco men fliould b cmc plojr<:d for t\ie f rvic of the navy for tht yar isoo inclufcin ooo niarihea tliit morning can j bradby cor>iman j d«r cf hij majsclv h)in ariadne arrived j in town with difjatchei to goccrnm^nt ; which were fent oft o bis majefiy at wind j for by this eonveyarics accounts were received 1 of captain sir horn popham haring reached i the ruffian froptic on hi3 way to prterf j bur where this oficer is to act as infpcc tor general of th hullian forces which ar to be brought into the field agsinlt france the tnfuing fprit g j th arianttnxnti r or the inttndea expe d't.ion t 5 t , whch is to take place esj iy in t jc ehbi campaign are row near ly 3 j-jll'ti kajpl .'•. be?c.-orri'r>ir it ii iaiendeel fnall h-re thf chiff cnmniam of the bri::i forces ; the battalions of the firf fecone and th!"d regiments of foot | are to accompany him the iruhiar troops at jerfe anj gafrnfty and a frelh qu»ta to h fent for the fen ice of england by the ¥ mp;ror haul are to act is concert with t5ie allied puwnt in their endeavour to etublifh a monarchical government in france several requifitioos are now iigdibgbjr the livery of lanrlan rt-q^elling the lord may or to call a co r.mon hi to petition for peace weftminifter and fcvtral counties and prin cipal towns throu^hoct the country w un deriiand will qoicklj follow the exaciple h4mburgh january 28 according to aut'uotic inforci 0 ". fome new diiferencrj h«ve a/ifen the court of peterfburgh arj v nna - among o.htr caufes lha former :*' ald lo h " e b «" difcontented at the eon a of llie with refpeftto the c tulatio « of aneona j tijs emperor of p dlfla w!l1 not h o tc er a bandon his otn allieb > but f u « to fup p ort».hec n " ure - vvhi 1 ' 1 * »< c0 encdsr.cn of the dinercn aetwte tns court of petfrfhor^h and vienna eniains in fojpenct marfhat su warr jw lill continues at prague and bui r troop are new cioathing and equipping mr wickham the ln^lilh miniiter wbofe tf:;traordinary a<5h»ity in fupport cf the common taule can nt?er be forgiven by the french republic has fet cut from augf burgh for munich in order to cone'ude defi j wit 1 / tnc ttciu by which the elector of oavaria if to fjppjy great'britain with i battalions of his rroopa to be employed on the fid ef the rhine tha etectur i aug i menting his rmf to th number of 40 c s3 men mr wickham will proved ir j m '"* i february 4 th intelligence c length oabtppiu fon . firmed ih.t the kuffian troop have |' n c n fcquenceo the difference txitung betweea : thelourt»o vicnw and peterlburgfa re j ceiv.u onier to return home j hi event i ha^caufea coafider.b anxiety broughouf | l t r b nv ; and en&jand i n 0j1 iy p * w-r t1i will be a ftate after tlie re.infblilu • merit of the ufual c«n<.'nu.-':,-«»^r ;^ e f t * i once more a change i h rhe determin tion of j the lmperor paul k b ffi a tnci t 8 d ar j ;. en luch icrmi of reciprocal triendibip ihat { evrrj tlu n m5 y be hope from the inur.'«r : ence of the latter j the pl.gue which carrie ofr bcltl bcrs ir ! the loutiurn txtrtmhies of france fi r ft ma - i nifells itlelf by pimplep on the tongue which i tcrniinate in a prodigious fw#.||j d j cf t [ # j head and the p.ticnt dtei in he i eourle ot twenty-four b»un a i ne o f <] e .. nurkaiion has bee drawji i n fever-l p.ruof uiecountrj b the french to prevent this extraordinary difrafe from fpreading stlelf g o w e s kebiujry 6 ariived the boftyn packefj mstthaw strong uafi5r frcni virginia in | a t 4 j long 11 ihc was boarded b . tgt french priratcer th».capt«in cf which tp*n*d all lifs itucri 3i r i detainded hij paperi for up wards of three hours opr strong during his lapie tnedtiomd to the french off.c«rs that the merican mbaflador had been cor dially received at pari ard reinonftratei on th vioii-»ce of their proceeding after th pacific difpofuion the frtnch governrpent had hewn ; w/!iith h jelisves inouced the n r i vatecr's men to relcafe him — capt strong wa informed on board ihe frenchman rhat the privateer abeut 10 i)aya brforr haj t«k«n a lar^e fliip letter of marque belong ins to lancafter mounting 10 j;uns after a feverc action ; hie wss beund irom st earj trolomewi to liverpool wilh a v^ry raln kb>e etr^y prjench hhfublic legsjlative body 13 pluviofc febrvaryz in fpeaking of g;seral wafliingtodj felir faclcon fai<l : 11 tbi is n»t the moment to retrace u tbit hall all that that great mao has done for the fteedopi of america the number ami i.i)pr>r tanc of i is waiiike exploits ; the generous iufpiration with which he animated t he fr«uch v.iio ought uriiicr him and the fublirno act by which he did eternal honor to j ln8 . morv when iter having cf-ntributtd f much to gi*>e frttu'om to ins country hftla.il u'own volujirari the luprc-kc power ta hide hi g!ory in the oblcurity cf i)r>»att lift " malice r-4 mean j-aloufy h*ive at'fmnf eil to foread a deadiv venom over fo great « life diir their perfidious hictnuationi artiort i.i the univer'al utt'rag:s cf his gratalul ftl ow-pati iots aud oj all ih ii «< m«n in the univerle «• yethfimo men thst hero wbof culogium affords plcalure to preat mittfii ; w'10 has doubly merited the civic pa!:n bocu as a warrior and a citizen — who combined every virtue with every talent v»lie after hawir begun and supported the revolution by his abilities his valour and virtue knevtr hcvr to tirmiaate it by the moderation as well a the wiidomofhi rcnnfrls ; who ha done more yet i!ua render hit uouutry m cspr if«e bell ot the fchconer ame t}c*o wvio arrived he.e on momuj even in informs cint on the 2lfl nit ue tpoke thf loopol r john adams in fight or guadeloupe who mantioned to him that xhe floopofwar m-iryunrf capt rofccri and not'ths merrimack a eroncoofly ftate-1 by h>m in > morning paper of turfdiy w taken bv a fren«b privateer off anj trofli lx evening arhved liis britannic mtjei ty's packet karl gower capr des.ke with i'.i j.i:iucry ac-i february nn — shs ifft falmouth the inh of february hs th nintls were not dsiivered i t evening we are unabie to hy before our readert any detail ed extrarts ; though w art ailiired there is nothing in them of importance ivhiu capt deake vras prt par in j to jjo on fhore the editor ofth'u gazetrc had toe privilege of running over the columns of a london paper ci th-r 7th of february from which h is enablrd to it ate in a lummary way that the eo^liiii gofernsnent bad received ii'p;»tcln-s fro.11 jirn^s sauitv rez at jcrfey concerning accounts ot two engagements be tween the chauans and republicans which lermtnstej in jvor of the forin#r that tfi moil active preparations continu ed to be nu.ic i'or opening the campaign the allied araiies on the rhine and in luly be xng\<i the moil formidable late the hoflilities h«d commenced benween pali an ogbu and ihebsihaw of belgrade that the committee of the i,rm:e of svrr irmbirg whole in*"tinj was isteiy di:!on«d by ih duke had ail v.eir co^pi^iiir before the public is a pamphlet ti t paris ac counts to the aj t february itjied that the warfare in ihe weftern departments haabeen xat!?cr favnrable to the republicans , fevcrsi of the chirts havf received terms of peace — the troops difarmed and difbinded — i hi psrn papers aiib lljia thai on the 25th jen afeverc engagemeat took phec between the chouans and the republicans which termi na'cil in la?or of th ijttcr tiut lordlgreuvi!!e's;rerufa to tteat with xhe fronrh v*f ipcken j with much acrimu ny by the i'jri jnurnaiilt tim a q:arn:l has j/t%«n p'ace setweeo mr vvindbam thii/nicn minifttr nd the comm.!ndc ( of the ftuifriai troops in tufca ny in conifi«ien c e of th di(b?ndmen of the pralauts toitrary to the wilh of mr wind han / that cia'.z fnd st lucar have been ofll tttllj declaredifi a ftate of blockade by lord keith f that the long expefted reirolofioa^a swit zsrhnd bid taken place on the 7th jtr.uiry the fire dir?otor difpuced and ibt executive pn^er entruiud to a provifory government that mamain fo cslrbrated for tsc hftif fination of tho princefs of lambelle h arrefted that on the 5th of february 400 veltsls nd«r convoy tailed from portluiouth for di'fsrsnt parts of tlie world that on ihe 3d the americap wefl-idia zni t/ifhon paskets for january wtr de uir)?d by contrary winds that at a ute meitingof the whig clob mr fox was o»(l«d with unbounded teft monics of regard . . dublin feb -, the qtfeftioh o u°ion paftponed until tht wedne^j fo.iow in<j a petition from the eorporatioa of dublin from the guild of merchants ; the cpyj jj n of fioldubiths ; a<id froai ih '