tnatfome part of the town was on firewhich however the enemy extinguifheu.This morning the flames broke one afrefh,and the town is this moment burning.?The enemy have made two ('allies, one bythe gate of Vie, and the other by that ofSt. Peter ; but they were repuifed with

The war minister Was announced a viao-ry of conliderable importance, gained bythe army of general Biron, over a body oi

Auftrians anil Piedmontefe, at Sot'pello.Biron having gained intelligence, that a

corps of 2coo men had taken port at Sof-pello, with a view of securing the advan-ced polti ofNicf,dilpatchcdabout 800 menunder the command of Dagobert and bru-net, todiflodge them: These officers con-ducted this eiiterprize withfuch ability andresolution, that they carried their point.The attack was vigorous and the defenceobstinate, but the e lemyat last gave way,

leaving behind 300 Austrian prisoners,among whom was Major Strafoldo, cuu-fin to th ? general of that name, and. feve-rrl other offset's. The greatell praise£ iven by generalBiron to the oflicers andsoldiers under his command.

Marie Antoinette a:'d her family navenot yetftirred nut of the apartment whichthey occupied the temple- The day be-

fore vefterday in the commissioners of the

Commune invited them to go down intoth" garden to l.*!ie the air, and to enjoy the

benefit of the tie weather.. The widowof Louis thanked them, and refufed thenoffer, faying,that "'twould be too pain-

ful to her to j>afs by the door of the cham-ber from which her hnlband had been ledto the place of execution."?She alio le-

fufedto go up 011 the platform of t.ie Greai

Tower, at least for the prefent.?Heidaughter continues to be ill, the fwellini;in her legs is not abated.

Cagliari (Sardinia) Jan. 2j.?° n t ' :c2 ift! inft. aFrehch Ihip of the line and abomb ketch appeared before the iflar.d 01

St. "Pierre,which was immediately surren-dered to the French, tde commandant ha -

ving previously retired to this p ace wit.,

adetachment of 800 men, brought wl'atprovisions they could and spiked the can-non they le't behind. Ihe trench !ia\calso taken the island of Antioch.

V'efterday the French fleet, confining oi19 ft ps of the line, anchored in this harbor. The admiral sent a detachment of

20 men 011 fliore with the national flag andan officer, who demanded the furrendeiof the place ; but the lieutenant of theport cautioned them not to advance : amiwhen they arrived near the patrick house,the) Sardes killed the drummer and 1'

others ; the reft retreated to the Itis expected that the town will be bombar-ded this morning.

LONDON, Feb. 22.

The true reason of the rife of two percent, in the dividend on India Stock is tc

sugar the pill which they are to be forced tc

swallow. The minister knows will thathe cannot go on without relieving themarket from a part of the floating paper,and yet in the prefer temper of the timesto fund the navy, and lay additional taxeson'the people, wou'd r.ot be the beltmeans ofdrawing them on blindfold,to thedefinitive and unintelligible war in whicilthey have plunged 11s. It is a faler ma-noeuvre than to take the India Bonds out oithe market, which will at as a temporaryaid to lis scheme of finance, and at leatip->:fpone the gloomy day when a thoroug!account ntuft be rendered.

Tliefe bonds are 10 be converted intcstock, and thus the great calamity, the In-dia c ipital, is to be increased two millions,

A dictionary of the Engliili Language,lik the court Calender, ought to be prin-ted annually, for every year our words ad-mit ofnew definitions. Thus an Eriglijlj~./ 1 means ail armament, an India),

j'iirplusjoan.The Dtrch have four fortified places

M.'iiftricht, li.-eda, BerAen-op Zoom. amBois-le-Duc. Of these Bergen-op-Zoomonly is open to the East Scheldt, and ma;confeLjuently be relieved by the sea. Tcthis garrison then, perhaps, our gillaniprince, and his few bra e followers, areto be sent. We seem to be acting pre-cisely on the plan of the American war.The enemy is avowedly 60.c00 Ifrong,and we are to fend 1500 to repel him.

However we may have got into the war,war muftbe Supported. This country

cannot, must not fee the French extendtheir maritime frontier through the wholesea line of the Dutch territory ; but if weare to avert this fatality, we must begin byaddressing the crown to remove the minifters, whofeimbecile councils, in bringingus into the calamity, give us no confidencein their talents to conduit it.

For /ta National Gazette-

To the Militia of Philadelphia.Fellow Soldiers,

tT has been, and I am, fearful still is, the* difpolition of all governments to con-'pire against the people: they appear to

\u25a0 orni separate interests, iind the many are-Jwaysthe objects ofpre;y to thefsw. This

disposition produces a sympathy amonggovernments, and whenever power is theuiijett, arid there is no jarring ot other in-terelts to oppo e it, they are always readyto afford each other aid. It is this whichnas produced the cimibi ation of govern-

mints againll the people of France. Inthe infancy ofgovernments, when the voiceof the people is conlidercdas the voice orGod, the people have their full (hare oiconlideration, because they are then thepower oi' the nation ; but in proportion a-

manhood approaches, a:.d governorstheir authority with the vigor

of the government, the peopie are viewedat secondary beings in the scale of thingThe example of 1" ranee has llrutk terrorintoa\\governments, &: itappearsasif ourswasfeized with the panic, and was difpoled to exercise the governmentalsympathywhich Europeannations feeni to teel. Ioreason a priori upon the fubje£t, we shouldbe led to conclude that men who ityledthemselves republicans wouldfeel foreachother ; but if we recur to experience, andthe immediate facts before us we lhall dis-cover that a republican government is

lending its sympathetic feelings to manar-chy. By a treaty formed between Franceand the United States in the hour of adver-sity, we guaranteedcertain things to f raneeif Hie u ould lend us her afhlfance ; Hie hasbeen faithful to her contrast, while weleem to be flirinking from our faith, 'listrue that we Yormed this treaty with themonarchy ot France, and it will no doubtbe explained ..way by every friend to thatIpecies of government. But 1 will alii,what were our objects when we applied toFrance for relief? Torender our/elvesfree.What .s the prt sent objeil of tne Frenclination -??to render her/elffree. 'Oughtnot then the analogy of our circumstances,independent bf every other conlideration.tn calife a favprable difpoiition towardsFrance ?

It we are republicans in substance andnot in lhadow tne aauver will be very ea--1 y ?11 is fa d, thai our coolness towardsFrance isfo great tuat meal'wres have been[ ?.ken by so .ie of thef officers of our gov-ernment; to prevent a joyful reception o!cue French amballador The reason al-ledged for this .s uifulting to freemen?it cannot be blotted from the memory olmir citizens that the present aiub.-iliadprwas received with the ringing of bells ;

but as he was the ambalfadorof n monarch,i:id Mr. Genet is the ambalfador of a re-public he is to be received with less ref-jc£t. Is this difpolition friendly to uur re-public a! allies ?

Men are fond of precedent when it cor-responds with their views : but admittingtiiere is no precedent for the tiring of can-non &c. (and I b. lieee there is) on the ar-rival ofthe ambaflador of France, oughtthis to prevent it ? As republicanswe oughtto evidence oar attachment to republican-ism by the molt refpettful reception of therepresentative of the people ot France.Was there a precedent for the tiring otcannon on the arrival of a parcel of Java-

ies among usJome time ago who had beenbutchering our citizens on the frontiers?Are Frenchmen e titled to lejsrejpeit t ian

cavalcade of Indian chief's / PnHadel-phia was made to tremble with rejoicingsaecaufe a set ofpainted roomters arrived,who came to be pampered, .nd return o

massacre as they h id done before; and theamba]fador of is not conlidered en -titled totiie fame reception ?? becauje thsreis no precedent O tempora ! O mores!Hut, my fellow soldiers although fu'chlhould be the wi 11, such be the resolutionof the officers of govern » ent, you have toomuch honor, too much g atitude, too muchrepublican virtue to perni.t it to operateupon you ? Call to mind that it is the re-presentative o a people who have foughtfor you, who have bicd for you, who isexpected.

Remember that France » j your fhieklin the hour of that she becameyour friend when you were ie die , anilthat (he stretched torth the i i iga. mofprotection when you were e icom|.allnl oj

foes ; ?and if aftei such recolleciion ;>ouwill, hesitate t." welcome her amb H i'oiwith the rejoicings which have even beenfnewn to savages, I will mourn over tneieparted virtue of my country.

AN OLD SOLDIER.April 23.

PHILADELPHIA.Saturday, April 27-

A pilot arrived here yellerday fromDelaware Capes, bringing intelligence tlithe French frigate L'hmbulcade wn> oilmdhjd taken the lhip Grange, outward

bound from this port to Liverpool, andthe brig Little Sarah, for Jamaica, which,he added, were both on their return to

town, accompanied by the frigate. Itwas also said by the pilot,that from the ac-counts he had received, the frigate hadcaptured in all seven vessels on the Ameri-can coafl, 4 sent to Charlelton, one toNew York, and two to this poTt.L'Embufcade, and her two prizes, wereexpe&ed up last evening, but it being ebbtide and the wind N. E. none of them hadmade their appearance when this paperwas put to press.

It is aflerted in a paper of the tSthirtft-printed a t S:ockbridge (fays a corivfpori-dent that '? from Georgia to Ne\V-Hamp-(liire, a collected majority or the people olthe United States would applaud from theheart, the Supreme Executive's non-ac-knov. ledgment of the ambanadorfrom theFrench republic." Such a fentiinent inuftlie conlidered as difgraceful to Americansas it is deilitute of truth ; and could onlyhave originated with some rotten heartedfellow that would fell his country to Bri-tain for a "funding system."

Captain Storer, who arrived at New-York on Monday last, from Charleston, in-I'orms, that on Sunday the 14th infl. he saw1 large Englilh flup from Bremen, goinginto Charleston harbour, which had beenmade a prize ofby the French frigate I'E.m-Tufcade?that i'ome French merchants inCharleston were fitting out privateers;:he l'ljmbufcade continued to cruize olfCharleston, making thi bar in the morning,and then (landing off the remainder ot the:lay : and that the Britilh merchants therewere fearful to let their vessels leave port.

The French ambassador was in Charlcl-:on when Capt. Storer failed.

Capt. Storer further informs, that thecommander of the TEmbufcade, in order:o render himfeif more secure, had offereda lieutenant's coinmiffion in the French nai'y, to any American who would undertake:o att is pilot 011 board his vessel, and that:he offer was embraced by Capt. Witti-liore of Boston." The public mind has been for some

:ime in a (tare of fufpence, as to the partjur government would take in the pre-ent di!lurbances ; in Europe. It, was con-eded on all hands, that our best infercftspeak peace hut by many it uasfeareckh it existing treaties rend'eied it impofflblehat we ould remain neutral. Thfc pubit mind is now relieved from this a*ixieiy>ythe proclamation ofthe executive,whichnforms us it is t|ie duty, as « ell as in-erelt ot the United States, to ait towardshe belligerent powers with perfectlartialit

" It i» extremrly happy for this country-hat no treaty exists interfering with tinit utrality which it is our interejl to keepit the present juncture. Had we been o-

iliged to take p irt with the French, ourjecuniiry'refour'ces would have been im-laired y a diminution of our in portandlie credit of the United States would haveuftairied a proportionate Ihock. A greailappmejfs it is, that our plighted faith doelot 11a id in the way of thole w-rangeßieni!111 which our papercredit is fuppoitcd. andhat while Europe is rent by the fiend 01

.var, we can uurfe the bantling in the armif peace."'rices current of American produce a^

Briltol, the 16th ofFebruary, 1793-Pot Allies, firft, 30/? Pearl, ditto, 32/ to

;5f?Rice, Short price 18/?lndigo, Caro-ina, ij'3 to 5/6 ?Pitcii 8/? Tar i~J to 18/?Turpentine 9/6 to 10/?Bees wax 91. t'

ol.?Deer Skins in the hair, per lb. 1o ißd ?ditto, half drelfed?do?22(1 to

>/?\u25a0Pint boards and Plank.pcr 100feet,10/:o [ ?Oak ditto?do 14/ to 1,6/? Pipelaves, red oak 101. 10/?White oal. i6i16/?Hhd H O }1. 5/-W.O. 81.8/?Bam 1XO. 4I ?W. 0.51. 10.? Flour firft 18/ per:wt._Wheat 6/9 per bum.?Pig-Won 61.:o 71. per ton?Tobacco 2d 1-2 to 4c!)er lb.

Extrall of a Letter, datedDublin, March 4.

lt The confufion the Hone of Lords arclaily throwing this city into, by their ar-bitrary government, prevents me from get-. ng forw aid. Ifany person reflects on theirncafures; they are summoned before tlu n

ecret committee, and there examined b):he Lord Chancellor,or some of the bilhops»nd Lord-, that form that committee. Anict has been lately palled, received theroyil afl'ent, and put into execution before M..rattan knew a"y thing about it, enabling;overnmeiit to take fire arms from evenfefcription of people who were fufpectecn be dii'jffc-cfed, and I was told Mr. c*ratan laid he knew nothing of said bill untilt was put in execution.

" On Wednesday last the army went tc:hf Liberty, and took a pieces of cariiinrYOlll Mr. Tandy's corps ol volunteers?- :d yefter'dav the honourable Simon But-ler, as chairman, and Oliver Bond, as fe-i retary to the society of United Irifhmcn,were summoned before the lecret com-mittee. alluded to above, for publifhin"their opinion. They were fined in £ 3 . 50ceach, and fix months iniprilonme-.it : inronftc|iience of which, they were sent toNewgate, W here they now are.

" In Belfaft they are nearly mad, and tcattempt to disarm the volunteers there,« ould canfe immediate rupture. Govern-ment is fending cannon down to the North,which indicates their suspicion that all wilinot terminate quietly."Heads of the /ateji Foreign Intelligence.The French had taken two frrorg for-

treffes that fcciired to them the navigationof the remained c-r.n -

pletely blocked up b detachments ofFrench forces ; fuctefs continued, to at-

tend the army under Gen. Rumourier, am!it was univerl.illy expetted he would reac]lAmlterdamby.tnc middle ot March?Tuoh.igli/li ve'Uels liad oeen carried into Dun-kirk, valued at 4u0,000 livre's?Four oihersinto L'Orient, one of which was an Eift-Luliaman wim a very rich cargo?TheEngliih cruil'ers had also made fonie prizeifro u the French, bu moltly enfurtd inEngland. The duke of V ork had landed atHelvoeifluys,with the 2000 guards that hadfailed from England tor Holland, to afliftagauill tiie French?Every thing wore theappearaitce of tiie fiercelt contelt, duringtlie ensuing Cummer, to decide whetheruniversal despotism or republicanism Ihoulflprevail, tne canfc of virtue and equality, orthe cauie ofwicked and envenomed tyrants.

ExtraCt of a latterfrom a Britifli merchantin Philadelphia, to his friend in Liver*pool, dated April 2£d, 1 -,113."In a conversation I had withyouat

ohrfriend 13 '5, one evening Han tly be-fore I embarked for this country hilt fun..mer, I recollect the a t pi thenlidiis you tX-prelfed, lhat mould Great-Britain take anactive part in the w ar.ag.iinli Franc . fnemml of couil'e be invp»\ed mi war withAmerica, to tlie uiur dt ruction of herWelt-I.dia commerce, and the inevitableloss of Canada. The tiiiie has come, how-ever, when Great-Britain lias acuial.y en-tered tlte lifts, and; 1 am happy to informyou, thai so farfrom any hoiine thfpoiitiontowards her discovering nfelt in'.the UnitedStates, the conduceo; the Frentjh nation isreprobated, with no fma.il t.egree of acri-mony, hi alnrtolt eveiy (oihpaiiy. It is t-riie.tins is in lome meaQirp owing to the greatIliare of Brifnh influence, which prevaiHjilthe puncipai commeicial ? town9. \ oil\v.i*u tl be aponilfied t-o fee with what fer-viie pliability niyjiy of tne printers on tllijcomment, join 11J furthering our views.Ind'et d, it is no other than a return ot gra-titude, for being 11 a "great mealure flip*ported by our 'they makeu.o scruple to rend, r their papers pleaiinglo us. by pawlingthe conduct ofuhe > rerrcilto .1 nit blacKelt colour?, whenever a htup onun ty occurs. 1 lie decapitation ofLouis was a.nJble fulijeit ot declamation,a. d a very1 general one' too ; for moil oftlie people Have 110 opinion of their own.but, ii.ee a p.c.e of bound \u25a0, join in wl.ute-v -i' try is railed by the 11 leaner!, many of

hoin ai e 111 our iiiterelt. I speak ot thepeople ol tne cities ; 1 do not know that-e Hand so well ir, ine country, gentrally:nit tnis is not very material, as the y 0.,

~ amy have no great '\i eight,-' cdmpared.til mat of.tne Bt mill merchants and their

friends in tlie cities?vVe are'allb aided11 our endeavours to exciie prejudices a«

the Freucli, by lonic ol tli« molt in-iiueiltial officers oi g. ?t, as well aBay the monied men who are lteckholder.sni the funds and nat onal bank ; for the tlu-Lies on imports, which are chiefly from

reat-Bruain, arc the main support both\u25a0if the credit and exiltenie of the govern-ment.

? I"hat these observations ai;e julf, you ?will be convinced, when you have read thenclofedproclamation, in which the in.par*':ality and neutrality oi' the United Stnttlj1 ith refptit to all the belligerent powers,ire declared ; noiwithllandiug that.Arhe-ica "is bound to aJ partially lowariU1 ranee,- by .exijithg treaties- But neitherreaties nor gratitude lor the former friend-nip of the French nation w ill induce the.v inericans to make any fat rifices of theft 1uterejl. It is only to be feared that Francenay take in dudgeon the conduct of hcvilly, and declare war againit her ; but e-ee 11 this would be advantageous to Britain,ly depriving France of the supplies of pro-wlions with which America might other-wise furnilh her."

[From a CorreJ'por.dert.]In one of the city gazettes of ApriT j£d. I

abferved a paragraph, in which it is faicf,hat the French National Convention are aet of rajcals for debauching the Englifltsailors, in offering them half of the .prices.aprured from their nation.?Without fly-ing into a paflion about the matter, mightiot one reasonably ask, which of the twok tokens the molt rascally conduct ; the dß-'eauchii.g people to learn the mult preciousa.'all human rights,or lofeize, w i .-.out the'ormality of declaring w ..r, thirty lltvi.met/, to throw them into prifon-ihipi, jaw,and dungeons, where thile unfortunatene.rfons perished, unpitied and u'lrhcard ofruch, at lealt, was the condnfl of the Hng-

ulh in i7sjand 17-6, and in part during the\u25a0 hole war with America ;or the recovery

of her liberties. Let us add. to this lh->plunder ofjSt. Eullatia, the tranlm liion of

merican prifoiiers to the l.afl li.diej, ; :-<ia variety ofother cireumftance; i.i cruelty ;

and an unprejudicedperlon wiil soon jut ewhich of the tvjo nations are a set fRASCALS.

This number (156) completes, one\u25a0 car and a.half: papers. Persons in ar-rears for fix months, one year, or upw at t.',

re requefled to inafce ipeedy pay meiit.hose w ritinv to tht- Editor ol tiie Nation-

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