Fayetteville Gazette

              * mm mm m *^ mmm • - ' .»—--—_-________ |' -, mm i a fowtt aj country paper prihtbd every tuesday t alexander m\rtin rot john sibley tuesday june 4 1793 i jostitiah t tcubami.a.j no 43 ) 32 } armed as bomb-ketches 4 not completely armed or in warn ot repai 6 i old j £ port efroch rt ships of the line arme '. 3 of 74 guns ; arming 1 of 74 1 new 6 nf 74 iii good condition 1 of 74 ; bad con dition 1 of 74 frigates — armed 3 ot 32 j in goo i condition 4 of 3 ; in want cf repair 21 new 1 ; old 2 . .' \ beficles the phocion,of 74 guns aij the windward iflands and the vtalan ta of 31 guns in the eall in lies - i in addit|'in to the above ard to b reckoned floops and cornets to th number of 41 1 all of which are in condition and either armed or ar ming several large hips are now rea y to go out ot dock ; and orders have been given for the conlfruciion of 70 more hips of different fizes the following is a ftate of the ma rine at brett on the 4th inll in die road guni le republican 1 10 l'archile 74 le tourville 74 l'experiment 40 la thetis — frigate la concorde do la sarveillante do la reunion do 11 arming in the port cons le terrible .!•• la corte d'qr 1 2 la ci-'evant iketange no l'anirufte 80 le sniff n ■. le super be 4 i la convention 74 j all thefe hi is will be in the road | the middle of rhe infuing iu ou h belyuring to the port of bred and , cruifiug in the channel and gulph of g - fc nv ; l - pr of-rp : ne la cl enpatrea la vigilant la perdrir the firft ei^h of thefe with two fmall affitlant velfels mikeuprhe whole rl"-r of ten lately mentioned as having failed perhaps with a view to interrupt commodore gardner of hi fleer it wi'l be feen contrary to the former latement that only three hips are of the line my heart throbbed upon feeing the fol lowing toatts " the fons and daugh ters oi st george hii britannic maj-fly the queen ot great bri tain i he princt of walet and roy al family the tars and wooden walls of old england — '• succels to the biitidi fleet jtc fcc 1 he whole proceedings i enclofe to you and it will dayourheartgoodtoreadthem when the accounts of this bufinefs came io hand from our friend b at chailef ton i felt b-live me apprehemive left the indignation of thofe who yetfmarted fwoiituls received in america caufe hould beroufcd by theimr>ru<"ent lengths o which our f lends have gone ; but i im happy to inform you that my fears were g toundlefs to remove it totally vhendeepioo-xdisabfolurely impoflible his circumftarice(an i n maximisniou incont-ot-ertablcjis at prefent favourable to royalty to prove tne xt,aorciinary influence of deep rooted prejudice a late inftance has come under my own notice it was i think fome time in the fum merof 1788 that you and myfelf dined and pent the day at the houfe of mr —, in london in company wrh the rev mr d'lche thu gentlemen and family arrived a few daya ince in this city and aftoni liinptotell.notwithlland inp ciroumftancet he is almoft universally carrelfed rank toryifm is no longer remembered oblivion's vortex hii wi'lowe.l all op would you believe that it is already whifpered that mr duehe will in all probability be chaplain to congrefs next ftflion ? an i let mr alk who nore fit ? hid he not preach to pray for m b cntre nois ■ wi'h men ref rvati'injthe membe's ofthe old confedfra'ion ? ti true in 1776 tc ufe the languairt of france he was a r.fraftory pricft but f'aunch to the ; iod old caufe he has done no more than bc a»vl the whole a!phab<-t lo s — j who arr low citizens tffioers commifli \ see f the unii ed statei huzza 1 • li ! in — lnf.n r lttb,codf«v s te*t george our kin ml foreign advice ev monday mail eng l and lonnov april 3 yellerdav lifpatch es from holland were received at the fecretary of date's office the fubftance of which we underlland to be that thegarrifons of breda and ger truydenberg furrendered by a capitula tion on the 28th ul that the troops dt the bitavian legion in both place were included in the capitulation on the fame terms with the french ; and tha both were allowed to march out with i honours of war and take the route i>r france th fame difpatches add that advi es had been received from bruitek dared the 29th at which time ir was known there thr dumourier havirg left his pill ar halle was continuiny lis reireat to valenciennefe ; and that he aullrhns had taken poffellion of rr*pip niimtir and mons i eve wekno v not by what mode of cot ve ance b*vi been rec-ivod from pnri.s dated ma-ch 27 th at which time j all was peifefl'y qui.t of ill ther tlit.uychara-rersemploy ed in the o"nunen*a war the duke of rriinovirk has been the mt'lunfucc.fs . fid prince coburg has gained hon ur j by his late fnccefle 1 ; dumourier and | claiifaii have addrd to their reputati ' on as generals both by victory and de foal ; but the duki-of bruufwirfc added pothlrig to his laurels by his irrup'ion into france and by his retreat loft them all april 9 oftend was entirely eva cuated by the french on saturday lad several vcfl'els were taken herein the ; g-trrifon onfifted of 2000 men ; now i retreating towards france two regiments of french emigrants are to be laifedin england com i manders matquis de choifeul and the ', duke d'harcourt gen.dumourier has requeftedofgen clairfait a truce and conference the equetl wasanlwercd — " prepare your felf ar battle ; i am after you gen cuttine on the 20th of march attacked near ston berg a party o 500 prudians and defeated tbcin hie t utiian 10 we ver ought wiiii obuinacy and cited fr france national con v n rion_maae al inrernal commotions the commiflioiicrs fen to orleana to for ward the recruiting i.rvice an nouce that a horrid artempr h.i beeu made arid hai the 11-4 tional tbi*i««n u - ty has b«ca wounded ky-uh-otwci on a re preicn active in thai city by per idi om j iirnala patnotii 1 could noi lift its heir leonard bourdon is the vie tim ol a number of pcifnns > ifted by the deigning as he a s . fling be fore the city hall he was k'<i iced by diem and uiagged into an anticbam ber where fit received feveral vnmndt heoweihls lire,<vhicn is no thought m eminent danger to citizen dulse who def-.i'e-l mm with cat intr.piditv and ilac-d himfrif betveen bourdon and i alf.flin . 1 he commifllode.1 violently aecufe the municipality wbo made «<* efi 1 • to prevent this murder and w!o efuied to give the names of thole who were on duty at thr city-hall nn this day the deiailsgiveh lelatlve tot e ini'ur rrdion ot deux sevres mention that the corrir.ui iia ions haveber interrupt edbetween n.ntz remits ard ■__, twerp th rebels carried off iiorn cholate all the arms they fouid dare nd feven piece ot fmall cannon ihetr c ef isnamed gailro lrr.ig-an .. ii is laid ennpofe th^ir van-guara they are diftinguifhec by white caps and < their cry is " long lt<e the king • nve al in the name 6t the recent of fr trice they have xperienceii a ch-.ck ir the department of detix-sevres.it fie they j loft many of their number ; thev pil i lape the ccuntrv through v.hi'b tb»y ' pafs ii i hoped tint tot-t-ra w >> be ; iopped a'ready aw'-iehbourin _;• pa'tmeft has fent noo guards an 4 pi rescf cann n thefe ieeounti'gave rift to a warn di tiflior and va'j<tispropt)fih6ns vert m e to che k . r e(e com notions i.afouree in the nami f the com mi-tr r tbe 1 neral mt rygavi i to cout t of h ihfhrreafoni in hie depart mera ol 1 lie and viiaine and ovmu rica.da letter by which it appear that rhe.rebels bearing the white cock ade had taken polit llu n of up cards of ten leagues fquare j that the had nvff creed h patriots and that the ge dat merie and troops ofthe line fen ou %. gainll them were obliged to fall back after reading of thefe accounts it was decreed abt 1 thofe perfons now in ihe prj fons of rennes and who have had a sand in the confpirace in ci-devant b-itranny fliall be transferred tr pa^is to he judgen b thr extraordinary tribu nal the papers and rhe effects found upon t'tem and every thini relative to ibeir trial ha be brought to paris 2 the executive council hall in me dia'-'v fend to the . cparrment of ifle andv-lane the forces necef ay me ftore order the mil after ferr the copy of a le'er fiom general dumourier togenna de j val the etter i wrote from bis i ctimnof campitchtej ate a-irh march the following i the fubftarce '« send me m dear general the corp of troops wb'ch you pronvfed me to replae be 4000 cowards who aband one ' me an ' fnatch&d from my hard he moll certain virtory " i bear the enemv on the 18 a all da i ng in he infamous fip'd ol nt -«-. i vinte theencmi irfi r us boiteflion f.f , the field when ! h h learn a fhe i cowardice of my left intr the enemy 1 w-mied to attack m i'ht'-.'-ig which i was commanded bv vailance.'the r j n hv f t'ite ; but i have rn if ihe i lef whig the ti.bt anrl centre fuf '. tained thecrmbat ihavc in fie pre fence of the enemy ma-le a faf trrtat to champcacbie v he-re i expert to be attacked to mono ..' dumourijcr 8ea letter tbe following is a copy ef a blan$ea-let ter or paffport iffued by the supreme executive ofthe union te the zaptains affhipt or vtfels belenging to a btens ef the united states bound tofarr within the territories ofthe belltgfent powers i the letters are to be countrfigmi by the secretary of state and at to be in the engiifh dutch and freeh languages conformable to the treatiowith france and holland — — \ george washi-gton . . prefident ot tlj - umtibufatts ef a*fc.%tca to attwhe fhall feethefe*refents greeting : be it known th leave and permif lion are hereby given to mailer or commander of the called ofthe burthen of tons o thereabouts.lying at prefent in the port of bound for and laden with to depart and procied with bis faid on his faid voyage fuch hiving been vifited.and die faid having made oath bef.re the proper officer that the faid belongs to one or more of the citizens ofthe united states of america and to him or them only in witnefs whereof i have fubfcribed my name to thefe prefents and affixed the feal of the united states of ameri ca thereto and raided the fame to be counterfignedby at the day of , in the year of our lord chrift one thou fand feven hundred and ninety molt serene serene mod puiitant pniffant high illufltious noble ho nourable venerable wife and prudent lords emperors kings republics princes dukes earls barons lords burgoma'lers schepens counfellors as alfo judiies officers tuoieiarie and regents of all the goodciti.sand pl**te whether ecclefiaflical or secular win fhall fee thefe patents or heir them read we make known hat the mailer of appearing before ns has declared upon oath thai the veltel called the of the burthen of about ton which heat prefent navigates is of the united states of america and thatno fubjects ofthe piefcnt billigerent powers have any part fo may god al mighty help him and as we wi(h to fee the faid matter profper in his lawful affairs our prayer is to alt the before mentioned and to each of them fepa rately where the'faid matter fhall arrive with bit veflel and cargo that they may pleafeto receive the faid maftei.with goodnefs and to treat him in a becom ing manner permitting him upon the ufual tolls and ezpences in pafling and tepalfing.to pafs navigate and frequent the ports paffes and territories to the end to tranfacl his bufinefs where and in what manner he fhall judge proper : whereof we ball be willingly indebted in witnefi and tot caufe whereof we affix hereto the seal of ■■_■ ii • french marine abftraet of the returns made on the id of march of the date and prefent ' condition of the whole navy of france i monday's m41l philadelphia may ii extraft of a letter from agent fatten in p/d ladelphia to his friend in new-york da ted may 7th " in my laft i gaveyou fine account of the fentiments of the majori'v ol thai part of the citizens of this ci-.y : with whoml havelate converted on fu • pan affairs there are a great maj i-itv i do affile you rhat con lemn the roi duct of the french and not fo much i find on accor.nt of their meafures ab the principles they have ado,i'ed this i learn to be generally the cafe in all the ma-itime towns in the union br-tifh ; influence i am happy to inform you is j making rapid ftrides here i will i i trull extend itfell to the pea fa ntry in the interior parts of the count ry but ii mud , be the bufinefs of time and wi ' 1 in a great meafure depend forfucc fs upon the in duftry exercifed on our part a few of our influential characters may do much at any ra f e,we ought to per li-.ver urn the perfuation that the fwiniflimulri-ude to ufe the lan^uacreof our old ftamich friend the britifbmr burke may rea . dily be led to conform to t rr wrlhea and our views let but the glorious the royal caufe prevail on the continent of europe and then my friend i doubt i not we fhall fuccefsfnlly chace the jutlly abhorred principles of modern revolu'i oniftsout ofthe world y"ui joy i am confident will be equal to mine upon reading the proceedings of a very ref peftable number of our countrymen met at charlefton s c on the id h nf april laft for the purpole ofcelebi atlng the annivcrfary of st george . how port of brest ships armed equipped and ready for fea — i of 118 guns 2 of no guns , 1 of 0 and 10 f 74 guns ships arming and preparing for fea 3 of 80 guns and 1 of 74 ships in good condition — j of 74 guns ships new built or building — 7 of 74 guns ships in want of repair — 1 of 120 guns - 2 of 1 in ; 2 of 80 • and 1 1 of 74 guns frig-net — 1 of 50 guns ; 9 of 40 and 19 of 32 under tepair port of toulon ships of the line armed or arming f of 1 18 guns ; 2 of 80 and io of 74 in want of repair 4 of 74 in condition 1 of 118 guns ; 1 of fo and 3 of 74 guns frigates armed — 5 of 40 guns • a of vol i oon acnniti