Let of indefatigable zeal:-Courage by fe, as up- quence of our fuccefs, but let us rapidly pur- MULAND." "P. S. I break the feal of my letter to announce to you, that the Carmagnole, la Pomone, L'Engageant, and la Babet, are this moment come into the road, and bring us the certain accounts that the captures amount to fifty-two veffels, all very richly laden: they fell in with this convoy, under the efcort of a brig and a floop, which they funk with a fingle broadfide. All the ports of the Channel are full of veffels taken from the enemy. defcent in the fpring, and England will be free. Adien." "Cherbourg, Jan. 16. My last announced the entrance of five large English fhips. Four veffels, richly laden, have fince arrived; and among other articles belonging to their cargo, are 400 barrels of Virginia tobacco. The Jacobin club at Paris appeared to congratulate the Convention on the anniversary of the execution of Louis Capet. Choumette, the national agent of the commonalty of Paris, read a fpeech of which this is the conclufion. "Mountaineers, there is no happinefs with a king; no happinefs without liberty and equality. You have deftroyed a king, and proclaimed liberty; you wanted then liberty and the happiness of the country." Here the Convention all the people you have well deferved of rofe and took the oaths-Death to tyrants! To live free or to die! Long live the republic one and indivisible! 22. Concerning the late interefting events on the Rhine, Barrere thus began: "Alfatia is fecured to us. Fort Vauban is ours, faid the corrupt emigrants in their intercepted letters. Wait but a few days, faid the committee of public fafety, in its laft report of Landau, and the flaves of Pruffia and Auftria will no longer defile our territory: the prophecy is fulfilled, and Fort Vauban is at this moment occupied by the troops of the republic. "Cowards are always cruel and deftructive. The banditti have difappeared like malignant meteors. They have fet fire to a part of the fort; have laid wafte the various houfes of the town; have placed mines in all parts, fome of which are fprung, and have carried off the cannon. He then prefented the offi cial letters." Michaud, General in Chief of the Army of the At "I date my letter from Fort Vauban. the moment when we were actually preparing to fubdue it by force, the enemy abandoned it for fear; this happened last night. We have witneffed the explosions occafioned by the numerous mines which cowardice and rascality "Our frigate La Carmagnole, and the reft, dug under this fort, Devoting themfelves to are devils- Not contented with taking 12 vef- death, our republicans rushed forward to snatch fels, they thought proper to increase their away the matches, which had not yet produced number to 52. The two English corvettes their effect. I aided in perfon with the brave which escorted them, have been funk. An reprefentative Lernann, and we had the fatifhoftile frigate had alfo fome smart broadfides, faction to find that the evil was not confiderbut faved herself by flight. able. We fhall foon have repaired this important poft, into which I immediately fent a fufficient number of troops. Inform the National Convention of this delirium of the hirelings of defpots. The brave army of the Rhine "If things go on in this manner, the road of Cherbourg will foon look like an English road-Vive la Republique !—Vive the impregnable Mountain!" "The territory of the republic is at prefent purged, Fort Vauban is evacuated; it is purified by fire. The terror of the flaves of tyrants, and their defpair, has done us juftice on that treason which had delivered it up to the enemy. Juft as we were on our part effecting the paffage of the Rhine, and on the other preparing to carry it by affault, we beheld it on fire. We flew to its relief, and were al moft covered by its ruins, hurled through the air by the mines which their villany had dug to avenge themselves of our victories. This morning we made a nearer approach, and difcovered that the mifchief they have done us is not fo great as we had at firft imagined. We hope it will foon be repaired. They have carried off our artillery, which the bells fhall foon replace. With the most lively transports of joy we inform you that this flight of the foe, who, under the prefent circumftances, had we known how to profit by his position, might have kept us in check, is a most glorious victory. We imagine we may take upon us to fend a certain number of troops from the army of the Rhine into cantonments. Victorious as they are, they deferve that repose which will prepare them for new conquefts. Profperity to the republic! It is fecured on the banks of the Rhine. The army of the Mozelle has likewife done wonders, of which 1 fhall foon render you an official account. 66 We write to the committee of public fafety. Secrecy, you know, is the foul of war; the enemy ought to be ignorant of our plans. Health and fraternity. Fort Vauban, Jan. 18. LERNANN.". 25. The refident at New York fent an account how devoted they are to every act of the Convention, and that the threecoloured flag was carried through the ftreets, united with that of America. 26. In confequence of a report from the committee at war, the National Convention, confidering the neceflity of making, with the utmoft fpeed, all thofe preparations which are neceffary to complete the establishment of the cavalry, made a decree for the purpose. Barrere, in the name of the committee of public fafety, faid, that to give effect to their prefent warlike exertions, the marine fhould be subjected to the fame ftate of requifition as the other citizens, which the affembly decreed. A fruitful caufe of evils to the repub. lic, he stated to be the different idioms of language prevailing in France, by which means both ignorance and mifreprefentation of the Conventional measures were occafioned. In this way at La Vendee, larus had been confounded with religion, and a rebellion had enfued. The Convention decreed, that teachers, not ecclefiaflies, nor members of priviledged bodies, fhould be appointed in all the diftricts, to inftruct both fexes in their proceedings, particularly relating to the rights of citizens, and in pure French. A deputation of Americans requested the liberation of Thomas Payne, that athe compoftle of liberty, in whose papers mittee had found no dangerous propofi tions, but that burning zeal for liberty, that eloquence of nature and philofophy, and thofe principles of morality, which had procured him the hatred of defpots, and the love of his fellow-citizens; they demanded that he should be restored to their fraternal embrace, and pledged themfelves for his conduct. The prefident, after a high compliment to the American people, told them his being born in England fubjected him to the decree in the firft inftance, which their fafety demanded, and that the Convention would confider their demand. 28. A letter from the General of divivifion Beaufort ftated, that he had made 200 prifoners, had taken the fame number of fufees, and that by and by, the foil of freedom would be purged of the ruffians, of whom he was in purfuit. 29. Jambon St Andre faid, he had new fucceffes to announce. Bréard and himself had ordered a fquadron of three fhips of the line and fome frigates to cruize off the coaft of Ireland. They returned to Breft on the 4th of Pluvoife (the 23d of January), after having made fifteen prizes, of which twelve were already come into port. 31. The public accufer having wrote, that in the prifon of the Conciergerie, there was no fuch perfon as the ex-prince Talmond, the committee of public wel fare fare was ordered to inquire into the fact. Jambon St Andre informed the Convention, that the fleet of Breft was purged, and the counter-revolutionifts delivered over to the tribunal; that ignorance had been the chief caufe of diffenfion; and that proper teachers were appointed in every veffel of 20 guns and above, to inftruct the hip boys in every neceffary branch of knowledge; and that a school of practical seamanship was established in every veffel. He concluded his report affuring the Convention, that the arfenals of Breft were in a state of the greatest activity, and if their example was followed throughout the nation, the republic had to look for the most brilliant fucceffes at fea. The orders of the reprefentatives were approved of, and referred to the committee of public welfare, to be converted into general laws. Do you know what the coalefced kings are propofing to you? A ceffation of hoftilities for the general cry). They offer you a two years two years. (No ceffation of hoftilities! was armistice, for the purpose of eftablishing among you new Vendees! in order to recover their exhaufted ftrength; to carry off your merchandize; to infect the popular focieties by their perfidiously to take from you your arms, your agents; to ftir up new confpiracies among you; provifions, and to give you at laft fome royal foundrel for a mafter. This is the ceffation of hoftilities which is offered you; at the term of its expiration they will grant you peace, they fay; and this peace is to be ratified by the French people. Can it be forgotten, that a faction, whofe intention it was to destroy li berty by this means, made fimilar proposals? "The French people defire peace; but an honourable peace, a peace fuch as we shall be ready to fign. The tyrants offer you peace, because they have neither money nor foldiers. A negociator faid lately in Switzerland, but fuppofe it was intented to talk of peace, to whom in France fhould an application of that kind be addreffed?' To whom? This is not gent; we have 100,000 negociators at the army of the Rhine; 100,000 in the south; and as many at the northern army. (Bursts of applaufe). February 1. The Convention having difficult to be determined, said the national aheard a report from Doultier, regarding the inconveniences arifing from mifinterpreting the decree of the 6th Auguit, relative to the demolition of caftles and forts in the interior, decreed, that all ftrong caftles, fortreffes, and military pofts, the prefervation of which fhould not be thought neceffary, towers, thick wails, draw-bridges, or buildings, that bore a warlike or feudal character, fhall be razed to the ground in two months. Report of the Committee of Public Safety on the War. "Our land forces," said Barrere, in the name of the committee of public fafety," have made a glorious campaign; and our naval force will procure us an honourable peace. Peace has been talked of; you have been told that you mean to fubje& the English people to your afures; that you intend to tranfport Paris to London. Why will you lavifh fo much French blood? The confederate Powers fue for peace. You wish to dethrone all kings: Do you with it for the purpose of undoing the revolution, or, at least, in order to retard its beneficial confequences? This is the common Language of the moderates! tie "The committee prepare a terrible war, with the view of only obtaining a folid peace You defire peace; the leagued kings do the fame: but mark at what a price! a diplomaagent, in a neutral country, faid, the other day, The confederate Powers are willing, proviionally, to acknowledge the French republic: (burfts of laughter): Well, let us, provifionally, destroy all tyrannical governments (applauded). VOL. LVI. "Why fhould the French people not act as kings with the famous circle of Popilius? If the Rome did? Why should we not furround all British people wifh for peace, why do they not fpeedily detach themselves from their infernal and defpotic government? Let them cease to behave like flaves,and we will grant them peace. The kings, we are told, demand peace, but what have these defpots hitherto done to obtain it? Have they ceafed to provoke the neutra governments against us, and to direct their perfidious manœuvres against a free people? Arms and gun-powder must alone procure us peace. "The city, which ftruck off the head of the tyrant, muft alfo furnish the arms and powder which are to fave liberty. Every day you hear the fire-arms tried, which near your walls are made with unexampled activity! But it has been neceffary to furmount great obftacles; inftruments were to be made, and workmen to be taught; patrictifm wanted the affiftance of art. At first, we had no more than 25 artificers able to make good mufquets, and who all came from Maubeuge; at present their number is increased to 500; 680 mufquets are now made in a day, and 68co in a decade. We have fifteen foundries, which monthly produce 1100 pieces of ordnance. "There exifts a new way of accelerating the extraction of faltpetre. The chemists have with their art affifted the cause of liberty, and this difcovery alone could fave it. We want for the next campaign 24,000,coolb. of powder; they are ready. But our enemies may em ploy ploy against us new perfidies, burn fome magazines, and make others surrender. We must be prepared for every event, and for this reafon your committee is to propofe to you new means. "Your committee, in forming its refolutions, have recollected the answer which Labourdonnaie in his dungeon gave to his keeper, who, furprized at the report of a piftol, asked him whence it proceeded? Why,' fays Labourdonnaie, I might have killed myself if I had had a mind to do fo; faltpetre I have fcraped from the walls of my prifon; my fireplate gave me charcoal; my matches, brimftone; my spoon, a bullet; and this gold toothpick cafe would have ferved me as a pistol.' "Your committee has alfo called to its recollection the following paffage, written twen ty years ago by an officer of diftinguished talents (Count Guibert). There is to fpring up a people of a manly genius, which arifes to fhake off its fetters, and fettle a form of government, the whole of which will increase its force; it will frame juft laws, and call forth a revolution in all Europe. This people is the French.' "The Convention, on the propofition of its committee of public fafety, decreed, That there should be established a committee of arms and gunpowder, to be composed of three members." The following refolutions of the committees of finances, general fafety, and public welfare, were paffed on the 7th January, and were particularly referred to by Mr Pitt, as of great importance Vide. p. 68. Refolutions of the Committee of Finances, General Safety, and Public Welfare, 7th Nivofe, (January, 1794). "The commiffion, charged with executing. the refolutions of the united committees of finances, public fafety, and general welfare, which place in requifition the effects of all bankers, merchants, and brokers, defirous of employing the utmost expedition to obtain thefe articles, fo neceffary to the happiness and dignity of the French people, refolve as follows: I. "That bankers, merchants, and all other citizens, who have property vefted in foreign funds, fhall, by the next decade, (January) make a declaration to the commiffion of subfiftencies and provifions, firft, of all the effects and funded property which they have in foreign countries; and fecondly, of the fold and unfold merchandizes which they have there. II. "They fhall alfo declare, with republican veracity, the names of citizens whom they know poffefs funded property or merchandize in the different parts of Europe. III. "Commiffioners fhall very speedily be fent to the cities of Bourdeaux, Marseilles, Nantes, Le Havre, Lille, Dunkerque, St Maloes, and La Rochelle, to obtain fimilar testimonies and declarations. The reprefentative of the people, Boiffet, fhall also be written to, to procure the fame at Montpelier and Nifmes. IV. "Five commiffioners fhall be chofen from among the bankers; V." And five more among the brokers. VI. The committee of general fafety shall be invited to take off immediately the feals put upon the effects of the bankers, brokers, &c. in a ftate of arreft; and to remove from fuch feals, all papers and effects declaring property abroad, in order to ftipulate for the fame citizens, as to the declarations required by the preceding articles. VII." The commiffioners chosen among the bankers and brokers fhall be charged with conducting, directing, and fuperintending the declarations. They fhall name those citizens who may delay complying, in order that they may be defired to obey quickly the refolutions of the united committees, and thofe of the commiffion of fubfiftencies. They fhall alfo declare if any errors or fraud be committed in the declarations, that the commiffioners may be enabled to repair the one, and prevent the other, according to the rigour of the laws. VIII. "The national treasury fhall be invited to receive the value at par. IX. "The commiffioners chofen from 2mong the bankers, called to this fitting, being affembled, it is agreed, that the commiffioners of their body shall be the citizens Pache, Perregeaux, Fulchiron, Baguenault, and Enfautin. They have mentioned as the commiffioners to act as brokers, who are the citizens Page, Huppair, Du Columbier, Rogue, and Pilot, who have accepted the office." GERMANY. The Duke of Brunswick has been making very great efforts, to fecure and protect Mentz, Coblentz, and Manheim, by encreafing the numbers of their garri fons. The head quarters are at Oppen. heim, and one part of his army are faid to have paffed the Rhine, to join Gen. Wurmfer. The French army is faid to amount in that quarter to 80,000 men. In an attack which they made on the Duke of Brunfwick, at Oppenheim, they were repulfed with confiderable flaughter, and the lofs of feveral pieces of cannon. The general hofpital at Lifle is burnt down, and 1800 fick who were in it have perished. In an attempt made by the French, to crofs crofs the Rhine, they were prevented by the Auftrians, who funk several of their hips with their cannon. The chancellor Valdevelde, at Bruffels, hath given in his refignation; the States, who never acknowledged him, took no notice of it, and declared themselves permanent till all matters between them and their fovereign be adjusted. The Emperor hath been obliged to give up the difpute with the States of Brabant, concerning the appointment of their chancellor. AFFAIRS ON THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. About the end of last month, the French, who had pushed their advantages a confiderable way into the Palati nate, began to retreat towards their own frontier. They pillaged and destroyed the country wherever they approached, levying enormous contributions, and car rying off the principal perfons as hoftages for their payment. The German peafantry, irritated by the injuries received, and alarmed by the apprehenfion of a repetition of them, began to arm in every quarter, and affift the regulars in defending the country around Mayence, and Coblentz. In the electorate of Treves, and the circles of Franconia and Swabia, numerous bodies were formed. The allies feem to have recovered, in fome degree, from their confternation, by repulfing the advanced parties of the eremy with confiderable loss. Gen. Wurmfer left the army to repair to Vienna, leaving the chief command, ad interim, to the Prince de Waldeck. Before departing, he announced the arrival of a confiderable reinforcement of troops to the amount of 26,000 men. The moft vigorous preparations were going forward for the commencement of the third campaign, and the appointment of a new general was expected. The King of Pruffia with his two fons, and a fupply of 25,000 troops, is to join his army on the frontier, where the Duke of Brunswick commanded, but who refigned, being in a bad ftate of health; Gen. Mollendorf was believed to fucceed him, he is adored by the foldiers, and esteemed the greatest general in the Pruffian fervice, Fort Louis, which promised to give a fecurity to the allies for establishing their winter-quarters inAlface, was abandoned on the 17th ult. after all its works were blown up, and completely deftroyed, They marched out without moleftation from the French, or loss of a man. About this period, the movements in the other hoftile armies in Flanders, whofe operation had been confined to fkirmishing parties, indicated defigns of the French, to attempt the difplay of fimilar fcenes of the Mozelle and the Rhine, on the Maes and Sambre. Large reinforcements were fending to Gen. Jourdan's camp, whose army by the middle of February, it was believed, would amount to 150,000 men. On the 16th ult. a large party of Frince de Cobourg's army croffed the Sambre, and attacked the French entrenchments, which were carried by affault. Of the enemy, 700 were killed, 500 taken prifoners, and feven pieces of cannon. had 700 killed and wounded. The Auftrians The pofts of the British army were unmolefted. In an attack which the French made on the 20th, upon the town of Popperinghen, they were repulfed by the Flemish peafantry, who flew to arms. The defign of the enemy appears to have been to plunder, as they carried with them 3co waggons. The Auftrian forces almolt entirely furrounded the garrifons of Landrecy and Bouchain, which could only procure fupplies of provifion by occafional fallies, made fword in hand. While the allies were hemming in the enemy in that quarter, their armies were bufied in making the neceffary preparations for invading Weft Flanders. They began to form a camp at Rofendhal, near Dunkirk, where gun-boats, and flat-bottomed boats, with other apparatus neceffary for making a defcent, were building with the greatest expedition. On the 25th Jan. Prince Hohenloe marched against Worms, which, after an obftinate defence, with various fuccefs, he at laft took. In their excurfions into the Palatinate, the French have plundered and deftroyed wherever they could extend, rendering the enemy's country 02 as |