felf highly, fills my mind with the deepest regret. He had long been a child of misfortune, although he poffeffed talents to merit every fuc. cefs and profperity; and, as I am informed, he has left a widow and infant family unprovided for. I beg leave to recommend them to the protection and good offices of their lordThips to obtain a suitable provifion, which will be a great encouragement to officers in fimilar circumstances to emulate fo great an example. Enclofed is an account of the killed and wounded in the naval battalion, fince their landing on Grande Terre. A report has for these three or four days paft prevailed, of a French fleet being on the coaft, faid to confift of four fhips of the line and fix frigates; but no confirmation or contradiction of the report has yet been received. The names of the veffels compofing this fquadron have even been mentioned, but the whole yet requires corroboration. It has been aifo affirmed, that there are nine Britifh frigates on our coaft; but two only, the Alarm and Quebec, have been pofitively heard of. Thefe are not fufficient to endanger the convoy now in the bay of Delaware, about to fail for France, which will confift of about 30 veffels of dif ferent tonnage, loaded with provifions, as they will be protected by the Concorde, a 44 gun frigate, carrying 18 pounders, and well manned; the Lafcafas, a floop of war of 18 guns; the Perdrix, a floop of the fame force, and the Promote, a tender. The news of the capture of Cape François, the period of the 13th of May, is fo far from being true, that captain Thompfon, of the brig Harriot, who failed from thence about the ift of June, affures us, that the Spanish army, which had blockaded the town during feveral days, was cut to pieces by General Vellare. General Lavaux was about to march against` Fort Dauphin, in full confidence of being able to retake it; the news of the decree of the emancipation of flaves having transformed all the negroes into fo many heroes. The Spanish fquadron which blockaded up the Cape had fent a flag of truce to fummon the town; the Spanish commander received orders to fend no more, as they were determined not to furrender. The batteries were well ferved. The Americans who were in the road defended a battery of 36 guns, on which the tri-coloured and American flags were flying together. It is reported that the French frigate Concorde, the Corvette, and the Lafcafas, have failed from the cape of New York. Extract of a Letter from Captain Slough at Fort of I wrote to you yesterday, informing you my being at this poft with a command of 120 infantry and 30 dragoons-of my intention to pack horses, loaded with flour, early this mornfet out on my return to Crenville with 700 ing; fince when captain Lewis arrived, from head quarters, with intelligence of governor Simcoe's being at Routh de Boe, or the Falls of the Miami of the Lake, with three British regiments. What effect this may have on the movements of the legion I cannot tell, but am inclined to believe it will be obliged to retrograde very foon. I am very certain 1 fhall be attacked on my way out, as the Indians are very thick round us, and my fpies have difcovered a very large trail between this and Fort St. Clair; the only thing that can prevent it is colonel Strong's being now on his way out from Fort Washington with a number of waggons and pack-horfes; and as the fupplies under his convoy are of more confequence to the enemy than thofe which I take, it is poffi. ble they may let me go clear: however, be it as it may, i am content; if I am unfortunate I will be brave, and meet my fate like a foldier. on the Hundfruck; that towards the Blife the French had almost entirely fallen back by Hambourg and Saarbruck, after which they had ftrongly concentred their force between Thionville and Rudemacheru, and had then marched with great force in three columns against Treves. Thefe accounts make no mention of the taking of that place, which is ftated at length in letters from Coblentz of the 11th.By thefe it appears, that on the 8th the French attacked the entrenchments of Pellingen, and carried them on the fourth by affauit, after having fuffered a very great lofs. The battalion of Manfredini fuffered alfo very much, and retreated, after making a vigorous deience. Thefe entrenchments being carried, the garrifon of Treves evacuated the town in the night be tween the 8th and 9th, and the French entered it on the 9th at nine in the morning. The Auftrians fell back towards Mentz, and General Kalkreuth is advancing on the left border of the Mofelle with 15,000 men; but we are affured that the French have more than 50,000 continually reinforced from the rear. From the Meufe there is no other intelligence but that on the 7th and 8th the French feemed to be making difpofitions for an attack, which however did not take place, and that in the mean while fkirmishes are very frequent along the whole line of defence. General Kray being reinforced by a divifion of Uhians, and by a free corps of Michalourtz, has now on the left of the Meufe before Maeftricht 63 quadrons of Imperial cavalry under his orders. The Auftrian army from Luxembourg to Ru. remonde is divided into fix corps, the principal of which is encamped on three lines near Tourou la Compte, covering an extent of ground of about four miles. This corps is computed at 35,000 men, and the whole army is above go ooo. The pontoons were ready at Toulon. At Keer, on the right wing of the centre, were expected the minifters, counts Metternich, Merte, M. de Waldeufs, &c. The archduke Charles was gone from Aix-la-Chapelle to Boun, to pass fome days. According to the report of fome deserters, Quefnoy had furrendered to the French, who were now occupied with befieging Valenciennes and Condé. A great part of the French foldiers had returned to their habitation to get in their harvest, but they were expected to return by the 19th of September, for a general review to be made near Tirlamont. Finally, refpecting Flanders, the fortrefs of Sluys continued to defend ittelf on the 20th inft. It was even thought at Flufhing that the fire from the place was fuperior to that of the beffegers, who had been repulfed in two attacks with lofs, while the befiegers had made feveral forties with fuccefs. PARIS. Auguft 15. The feftival inftituted for the celebration of the anniversary of the 10th of Auguft, drew together an immenfe concourfe of people; and no pains were fpared to give it as high an intereft as poffible. The fine orange trees from Versailles, Marly, Trianon, St. Cloud, &c. were arranged on the two terraces of the Thuilleries; and, in the midst of the garden, the walks were ornamented with illuminations as fimple as they were kilfully varied. The front of the palace was embellished with emblematical paintings, analogous to the feftival, and by several ranges of small lamps. On the great balon was erected, in the form of an architectural fcaffolding, a monument with the figns and attributes of tyranny and feudality, having infcriptions expreffive of the hatred of the people to tyrants The infcriptions on the tranparent paintings drew general attention; while the munic, executed by the band instituted by the nation, had the fublimeft effect. The piece which was compofed on the occafion of the battle of Fleurs, was preceded by a discharge of cannon, which infpired, in the breaft of the fpectators, the moft exalted enthufiafm, when, in an inftant, the flames burst out from the midst of the fcattered fragments of the infignia of tyranny. Above the orcheftra, the standards, taken from the fatellites of tyranny, floated in the air; and over thofe trophies was placed the figure of liberty, environed by her triumphs, and adorned with laurels. Victory, ftationed at her fide, did homage to the new prodigies atchieved under the theiter of her protecting thield; while Fame published and prefented to view the following infcriptions:-6000 Republicans, brav ing the difcharge of 200 cannons, fcaled rocks almost perpendicular, carried 30 redoubts and flew 15,000 flaves. 300 French captured Fontarabia, &c. After the concert, dances commenced in every part of the gardens. Civic hymns were chaunted among the groups; and, on all fides, the fhouts of Vive la Republique! Vive la Convention! were heard. Auguft August 16. The diforder is epidemical in the army, and is a virulent putrid dyfentery, and carries off great numbers daily. The French Generals, sensible of the havock it will make in their armies, if the fiege continues much longer, feem refolved to use the greatest efforts to take the town immediately. For this purpose they on Saturday laft brought from Bruges 38 brafs 24 pounders, and began the fame evening to push on the fecond parallel. This formidable ordnance began playing on the town on Wednesday night, and still continues. The town, however, holds out; and the brave commandant, General Van der Duyni, and the handful of men which compofes the garrifon, feem determined to defend it to the lalt extremity. August 17. The firing at the bombardment is really tremendous, and diftinctly heard in the most retired rooms of the houses. We are certain it will not be able to hold out much longer, and therefore hope it may be relieved. We were under fome apprehenfions for the fafety of this ifland, but our fears are now re. moved by the arrival of the Sheerness of 44 guns, Pegasus frigate of 28 guns, the Lark noop of war, and three other veffels, which anchored in our reads this afternoon. August 25. The fiege of Sluys continued for feveral days part with unremitted vigour; and yesterday morning early the cannonading was very diftinctly heard, as ufual; yet, to our great furprize, at eight o'clock it entirely ceafed, and leaves us in the wide field of conjecture to ac count for the cause. The fiege is most probably raised, and converted into a blockade; but that the Frenc have quitted Cadfand is untrue, neither do we fee any reafon to imagine they intend it. A few days will explain the caufe of the prefent filence, and relieve us from our anxiety; for we cannot imagine Sluys has furrendered, as no fignals have been made by the hips who are ftationed in a line along the coaft of Cadfand up to Flushing roads, and can easily observe every thing in Sluys. MILAN.-July 30. The Spanish general who concluded the capitulation of Collioure has much incurred the difpleasure of his Catholic Majefty. The officers who figned the capitulation have been put under an arreft, and the garrifon of Col The citadel of L'ege has remained in the poffeffion of the French fince the gth of laft month. The Auftrians made fome fecble efforts to retain the town, but were obliged to abandon their project. Our brethren in arm, the Liegeois, have thus embraced liberty, and are feconding the ftruggles of the French Republic. Every mode which ingenuity can fuggeft is adopted by the French commanders to conciliate the affections of the inhabitants of this city. They have recommended to the magiftrates of Bruffels and its environs the lawa which were moft confonant to them. They have ordered the renewal of the fame impofta which had been established during the fovereignty of the Emperor. A proclamation to that effect, in which the activity of Laurent and Guyton is highly praised, has been cifculated. It is figned H. Van Langhendonck, and has been stuck upon the walls of the city. COBLENTZ. August 11. We have received here the very unpleafing intelligence, that the French had appeared on the oth in great force before Treves, and after a bloody and obftinate action, carried the intrenchments, and forced the Auftrians to re-. treat to Hetzeradier.-Treves was in confequence forced to furrender. The alarm is very great here, and every one that can is taking flight. Six hundred men work at the pontoon bridge; but if the Fruffians do not come to our affiftance, by way of Hundruck, it will be impoffible for this place to hold out. There are hitherto but a few militia of Treves here, and a small number of Auftrians in the caftle of Ephrenbrieften. The magazines are fending off in great hafte. AMSTERDAM. AMSTERDAM. August 16. No letters have yet been received here this week from Maeftricht; the cause of the interruption of that poft is unknown. Yesterday it was again ftrongly reported that Sluys and Hulft in Dutch Flanders were taken, but we have not yet any authentic intelligence. The garrifon of this place has been reinforced by 3000 men, who arrived this day. More than one-half of the men in the barracks are laid up with the fever. EAST-INDIES. MADRAS.-January 13. The Princess Royal Indiaman, captain Horncastle, after an obftinate engagement of three glaffes with a large French privateer, was captured and taken to the Ifle of France, where fhe was fold for 2,400,000 livres. A Dutch Indiaman and her cargo, taken juft before the Princess Royal, were difpofed of for 8,600,000 livres. Thefe hips are to form a part of a fquadron of privateers, which are fitted out at the expenfe of individuals in shares, (one hun-. dred to a share) which are affignable and in common negociation. The value of English property taken has been very confiderable, yet not fufficient to recompence the expenfe of the equipments. BOMBAY.-March 21. A variety of accounts concur in proving that the Malwaus, Goolies, and other contemptible pirates on the coast, are actuated by the fame fpirit of depredation on our trade which distinguifhed them last year, though we have not hitherto been fo much annoyed, nor has their temerity been carried to such an excefs. In no quarter of the British empire have the fatal effects of the war been more feverely felt by the mercantile intereft than in India. Never did we before obferve fuch a total ftagnation of trade as at this port, at this feason; not one veffel is delivering a cargo, and very few for fome time past have arrived from any part of India. GUERNSEY. September 2. On Monday, August 26, the troops from Southampton, under convoy of the Hynde frigate, anchored close to the piers in Guernsey Road. On the Friday following the troops debarked-the men looked to Guernsey as a land of promife, and were in high spirits on leaving the fhips. Part of the troops were fent into the Citadel and other forts in the island.— The 94th regiment were moftly put into camp, the 102d were ordered to the advanced post of Vale Castle, about three miles from St. Piers ; they were halted in the road within a little way of the fort, where they remained under arms till near seven o'clock at night. Four hundred were distributed in the barracks, and the remainder, about 150, had tents under the walls. The men in barracks had neither bed, bedding, nor fire, nor a morfel to eat, or any thing to drink but water; the men in tents were still worfe off, for they had the cold ground only to lie on. They all remained without victuals of any kind till late on Saturday night, when, almost worn out and fainting with mere hunger, a fmall allowance of bread was diftributed to them. Sunday their rations were given out, 4lb. of falt beef a man, and 8lb. of bread per week, and three pints of fmall beer per day, all which they pay for. Neither bedding of any kind or straw has yet been given out-the confequence is fuch as might be expectedthirty-four men more were added, yesterday, September 1, to the fick lift. The 78th and 80th embarked yesterday for Fluthing. They are 1000 men strong each, remarkable fine troops and well appointed; but have a long fick lift, fo much fo, that captain Durham, of the Hynde, was applied to get a brig as an hofpital fhip to carry them all to Flushing. POSEN.-August 28. Yesterday morning General Scoenfeld completely defeated the Polish General Madalinski, who endeavoured to cross the river Narew, in order to join the infurgents in South Pruffia. He loft on this occafion 700 men and all his artillery. BRITISH GREAT-BRITAIN. After the arrival of Sir Charles Grey and Sir John Jervis from St. Kitts, an attack was directed against the French at Point a Petre. The force employed on this occafion confifted of 600 men, who, it is apprehended, being betrayed by their guides, were nearly cut off by the French to a man. Upwards of twenty officers were either killed or taken. Colonel Symes was wounded in the wrist and escaped; but a fever had enfued, to which it was feared he would fall a victim, as when colorel Corbet came away there were but very fmall hopes of his recovery. The mortality among our troops, we are forry to add, ftill continues as great as ever. So deftructive have been the ravages of the fever that Sir Charles Grey has been obliged to abandon every hope of driving the French from Guadaloupe, the British forces left being fcarcely equal, to the defence of Grand Terre. Sir Charles is on his return to England. We need scarcely add, that no blame whatever is imputable to our commanders in this failure; the forces originally fent with them were, in the opinion of all military men, inadequate to the object defigned; and that force has been fo reduced by fickness as to leave fcarcely the skeleton of its former ftrength. Our readers will judge of the fatal effects of the fever, when we inform them that of Sir Charles Grey's household, a black servant is the only perfon left alive. Sir John Jervis alfo is returning to England... Letters from Scotland ftate, that ten fail of Ruffian fhips of the line and four frigates have arrived off the Frith of Forth. The deftina.. tion of this fleet is not known. VOL. IV. September 1794. The mails which arrived this morning have brought us further particulars relative to the recent events that have taken place at Paris. The complete deftruction of Robefpiere's power was an event which even his most violent enemies fcarcely expected would take place fo fuddenly. Prior to the 27th ult, it was known in Paris that there was a party in the convention adverfe to Robefpierre and his adherents; but it was not fuppofed that this oppofition would be fo foon productive of fuch ferious confequences, It was even doubted whether, after the Convention had paffed the decree of arrest, the deftruction of Robefpierre's power would be completed; for it appears that as foon as he was conveyed by the Ufhers of the Convention to the Hotel de Ville, Hanriot, the commander of the armed guard of Paris, affembled a large force, which he detached against the Hotel de Ville, the Committee of Public Safety, and the Convention. The, jacobin fociety and the municipality ́immediately declared, themselves in a ftate of infurrection.-The artillery were gained over by Hanriot, and cannon were to be brought to overawe the Convention. The force which the Convention difpatched against Hanriot's party was infufficient and though Hanriot was twice taken before the Committee of Public fafety, he was refcued both times. The tocfin was rung-the adherents of Robefpierre had affembled near the Hotel de Ville to defend Robespierre, and the artillery and the cannon were expected every moment. In the mean time the Convention addressed the fections, and deputed feveral members to lead them against the revolters. The national guard at the fame time declared in favour of the Convention, and the fections followed their example The Hotel de Ville was immediately attacked, and after a fharp but short conteft, in which Robespierre and Couthon fought with knives and were both wounded, the revolters were overpowered, and with their adherents were carried before the revolutionary tribunal. Their perfons being identified, which was all G% that |