- LONDON, Auguf} 12,
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
: OF THE
Operations of the Aafirian Army.
UNDER THE COMMAND OF
GEN. COUNT VON WURMSER.
Head Quarters at Altdorf, Fuly 16.
SUNDAY, Jlyiq4.
The enemy’s infantry approached this
day much nearer the villages of Otterfheim
and Knitrlefheim than formerly. They
advanced as usual again{t the front of the
woed to the left ot Spiegel Bridge. In
the {kirmifh which took place there, Cap
tains Bechard and Simick observed that the
enemy were fernding back several of their
wounded. It was reported every where
that the enemy would this day make a
general attack. His Serene Highness the
Duke of Brunswick came therefore in per
son, with four battalions, eight squadrons,
and a riding battery from Neuftadt to
wards Veauningen ; But nothing happen
ed but what has already been mentioned.
'T'owards eight o’clock in the evening,
General Baron Kospath reported, that
a considerable column of iafantry was
marching from Ruelfheim towards Lan
gdad.
WEDNESDAY, July 17.
At day-break some skirmishes took
place between Herdt and Spiegel Bridge,
in which one man of the Servian free corps
was Killed. The enemy had several men
killed and wounded.—About, Orerfheim
and Kaittlefheim Major General #on Mes
saros veinforced the poits on account of
the enemy’s patroles, who were advancing
in great numbers. In the course of the
morning, upwards of 300 men of the e
nemy’s infantry and cavalry advancing a
gainst Kpittlefheim, were (o unfortunate
ly attacked by Lieutenant-Colonel Leo
pold and Baron Vbtzy of the Hussars of
Leopold, Lieutenant Hampel of Mack
cuirafliers, and Lieutenant Colonel Wuit
kKafnovich and Eniign Vefzelich of the
Servian free corps, that the enemy’s ca
valry immediately gave way, and thirty
two of their infantry were killed, and
twelve taken prisoners. Theenemy, who
had retreated with the utmoit precipita
tion, returned in greater force both of in
fantry and Cavalry, with two Infantry
and two Cavalry field-pieces, but they
were again repulsed. Mean-while Major
Sereny saw about 600 men, cavalry, mar
ching up Rueltheim, where the enemy’s
infantry was stationed in the trenches
which they had thrown up. But the e
nemy finding every thing quit, returned
to the Village. We had on our part, one
huflar and two horses Kkilled, and one
hufiar and one horse wounded. Major.
General M¢/aros cannot {ufficiently praise
the good condu&t of all the troops, es
pecially the bravery and steady counte
nance of the Chaflfeurs of Mirabeau. The
Bailiff of Otterfheim has received eorders
to bury the killed,
(Signed) WURMSER.
TREASON !!! .
A very serious complaint was lodged a
few days ago, before a Justice of the
Peace, and one of the Quorum in a north
ern county, against a simple countryman,
for having ¢ damn’d the King.”” A war
rant was accordingly iflued, and the poor
trembling delinquent dragged before the
Bench, when the following very Z 4«» and
pointed interrogatories were put to him.
Jupice—Harkee ! you fellow !—IHow
came you wickedly and profanely to damn
his most sacred Majesty Georce the
Third, of Great Britain, France and Ire
land, King, Defender of the Faith, and
{o forth 2
Countryman—Lord ! your Worship, 1
did not know that King of Clubs was De
fender of the Faith, or by my troth I
would no’ damn’d iz.
Fuftice—King of Clubs ! Why you
rebellious vafcal, what, do you add infulr to
ireafon ?~—Tell me what you mean ?
Countryman—Mean your Worship, why
vou mun know that we wern noine and noine,
at Whisk and fwabbers, Cluds'was Trumps,
I had eace and gueen 1’ my own hond—but
as ill luck would ha’it. our neighbour
Tummas clapt his £izg smack upon moy
queen, and by gadlin, they gotten the odd
trick—So being welly throttled with rage,
your Worship, [--I--I--cry domn the king !
Fuftice. —O— ! well, if that’s all, thou
may go about thy business—but fee that
thou never does so again. . @
Countryman.—God bless your honor—l
wonna e’en curse a kxave, for fear it may
offend your aver/bip ! |
Dispatches are {aid to have been re
ceived by the way of Vienna stating, that
the fleet under the command of Vice-
Admiral Lord Hood were then in high
health and spirits off Corsica, which
island was expe&@ed to surrender, without
resistance, to the Britith arms. =
‘ "The Earl of ¥armouth; who now re
presents his Britannic Majesty hefore the
King of Pruflia went into Mentz at the
head of the firft Pruflian regiment which
took polieflion of the place.—He went in
great magnificence. He was drawn in a
chariot by fix state horses, richly com
parifoned, with a grand retinue.
From Dantzick there is intelligence,
that the Ruffian fleet has again failed from
Revel, where it was obliged to repair for
a trifing refit, 'The Adwiral has sealed
inftruétions, whick he is not to open
‘till he arrives at a certain latitude,
The King of Prufiia it is said has writ
ten word to the Prince of Conde, ¢ that
the projett of penctrating into France,
and marching to Paris, was now on the
point of being executed and thar hiz Ma
jelty was happy in the opportunity that
would be soon afforded him, of restoring
that Prince to the pofleflion of all his
rights and property.”’
Letters from Paris advise, that the
Spaniards, after taking the fort Belle
garde, have aflembled their troops, which
was dispersed to different places, and are
advancing to Perpignan, to form the at
tack againit that place. Itis very strong
ly fortified, and if it be well defended,
must detain them a long time.
The French Eaft-Indiaman San Jean
de Leon, prize to the Surprize privateer,
is fafe arrived at moorings of Deptford
yard. Her cargo is rated at 410,0001.
are claimed by Messrs. Constable and Co.
of New-York, in America, and one of
the partuers of whose house was on board
her when captured ; also goods to the
amount of 3¢5,0001. are ciaimed by a
house at Geneva. The reit will be the
propeity of the captors.
Lord Wm. Murray, Dr. Jackson, Mr.
Crofsfield and Mr. Stablor, were on Mon
day, committed to Newgate, for conspir
ing to escape from the King’s Bench. An
apartment was provided for them on the
debtor’s fide, the Master’s fide of the
felons being completely crowded.
NE W.Y ORK, O&oberr.
The committee appointed 1o prevens
the introduétion and spreading of infec
tious diseases, in this city, report, that
for ten days past no instance has conme
to their knowledge of any person infe&ted
with disease, partaking of the nature of
that prevailing in Philadelphia.
BO'ST ON, O&oberg.
FROM PHILADELPHIA, O&. ;.
Through the favor of heaven we are
yetin the land of the living. —My family
are all well—ll have been sick with a flight
fever, which confined me 7 or 8 days—it
has left me, but I am yet weak—My com
plaint was rather alarming, but I think
it was not the epidemic complaint.
As to the disorder here, I hope it is on
the decline—indeed lam sure it is ;- the
number of the dead has diminithed one
half within a few days, fay from 40 to 50,
the number ten days ago, to about 25 to
} joaday. Since the firft of August a
bout 2000 persons have died according
to the beit information I can obtain ; of
t these about 1500, of the epidemic, this
statement may be exaggerated, thro’ not
'much,—lt appears to me that more than
125000, or one half of the people have left
the City— Bufinefsis ata ftandg-thebanks
are open but nothing is done in the pub
lic offices. ¢“ You will fee by the papers
that a great many refpe@able charatters
are taken off—there are many others
who are not mentioned, and which I have
not time or firength to mention ;' among
others, the Hon. Samuzt PoweLt, Pre
sident of the Senate of this state, was
buried last Sunday. .
““ Tho” we have had thedW'order the
next door, in which one has died, and {ix
out of eight who have had it in our neigh
borhood have been taken off ; yet thro’
the mercy of God we are fpared’; our si
tuation is open and airy, and I hope we
shall continue to be preserved.
' FROM NEW-YORK, Sept. 23.
““ I have been waiting several weeks
past, to collet fats relative to the fero
cious epidemic, now desolating Philadel
phia, in order to write something that
might be acceptable. - After all that has
taken place, I am now much perplexed,
amid the contraditory reports of the
people, with whom I have conversed 3
and the controverfes of the physicians,
whose letters and publications have come
to my knowledge, You will, therefore,
expe& little more than you have learnt
from the public gazettes.
¢« There have been a great diversity of
opinions refpeéting the origin of the dis
ease, which rages in Philadelphia ; the
following I believe to be thetruth: A
French thip from the Cape came to Phi
ladelphia, immediately after the diftur.
bances between the patriots and aristo
crats of that Island ; having on board a
number of sick persons, who were landed
privately. Many of the thip’s crew had
t died before the arrival. 'The sick who
were put on shore soon died, Their cots
and beds were fold. The persons who
bought them took the disease ; as did
their neighbours, who had been exposed
to these things while they were hung on
a fence of the purchaler 1o be thoroughly
aired or veniilated.
‘c A porter, or labourer, employed at
the very wharf where the Frenchmen were
landed and died, received the contagion,
went to Kensington, and soon died, From
thele persons the disease has diffufed itfelf,
among the people. 8o much for the o
rigin of the disease, which you may rely
on as matter of fa&t. All parties agree
this disease is the Zjpbus Grovior, or ma
lignant yellow fever.,
““ Thereare two modes of cure, re
commended by Dr. Rub, and his adher
ents, and by Dr. Stewvens, from St. Croix,
and his adherents.
““ Stevens has cured, as it is reported,
Secretary Hamilton. His principal re
medy is cold bathing—But, you have
seen Dr. Kubn’s letter, giving an account
of Stewen’s praQlice. Ru/b is totally op
posed to the tonic plan in the firft stages
of the disease. Large and repeated blood
letting, with drastic purging, are his re
medies. Dr. Penningron, as I am well
informed, was bled five times—He is since
dead ! But, I have seen a letter this day,
dated several days ago, from one of Rufb’s
pupils, which afierts, that Ru% has cured
400 patients—among this happy num
ber, this young physician was one, as he
aflerts. Ruwb has given 100 grains of
jalap, and go grains calomel in 36 hours.
[ write this on the authority of a grand.-
son of Dr. Franklin, who is a medical stu
dent in Philadelphia, whose letter I have
seen. I know of no medical fa&s or rea
sonings to support Ru/’s prallice ; but
if it can hercafter be proved to be attend
ed with the {uccefs that he has ascribed
to it, the medical world will be under
great obligations to him—Ru/ is now
sick, as I am informed by letters received
this morning : I most sincerely hope his
calomel and jalap will not prove to bim,
what the fanguis hiric did to Pon Helmon:.
Of late Ru/b has changed his theory, and
he asserts that this disease is highly in
flamatory.
¢« Seven persons have died here, of this
fever., ‘They were all from Philadelphia.
Of this number was Mr. Zhomas Carnes,
of Boston, whom I attended. Ifit would
afford you any fatisfa&tion, I will fend you
an account of Mr. C.’s case. It does
not yet appear, that any person in this
place has received the contagion, from
those who have been hither from Phila
delphia. Seven or eight physicians have
died in Philadelphia. ~ Several more are
now sick, and some despaired of recovery
—20,000 people have left the city ; thole
who remain, fuffer the most complicated
evils.” :
Extralt of aletter from a French gentleman in
New-York, to his friend in this tewn.
‘“ The Executive Power of the United
States has prohibited the consuls from
condemning prizes.—That however did
not appear to them, clearly exprefied in
the treaties between France and Americ-,
I am told a negociation is on foot, to ad
just those matters. The result of the pro
hibition is, that the captors must take
upon themselves the management of their
prizes, and the sale, which as far as it ref
petts the cargoes, will be attended with
no difficulty—But those who would pur
chase the veflels will not easily take them
witheut a previous condemnation, re
course must be had, I think, to the near
est French fettlement.”’
~ Yesterday the Scdgetary at War of the
United States arrived in this town, from
Philadelphia.
All the persons arriving here from Phi
ladelphia, have pafiports, and health-cer
tificates.
Yesterday the Sheriff of this county,
publickly proclaimed his Honor Samuel
Adams, Esq. Lieutenant-Governor, and
commander in chief of this Common
wealth. '
Yesterday the flags on board the feved
ral vefl:ls in the harbour, were hoifte
half mait high .~ b ,
_ Pißture of the awar in Flanders—lby an of+
Jicer residing there—=c Desolated land, ruin
ed peasants, burning villages, and greedy
Jagers, tearing {laughtered soldiers from
the ground, in order to dispute their
bloody clothes.”’ .
At the Hague, 42 persons, military as
~well as civil have been éxscuted, convi@-
ed of having kept up a treacherous com
munication with the general of the French
armies, when he threatened Holland.
~ T'he Lords of the Admiralty have lately
contratied with the private ship builders
for the immediate building of fix frigates
of 38 guns cach, and twelve sloops of 16
guns ;3 all which are to be on anenlarged
scale. ——— '
FROM GIBRALTER, Aug. 3.
The Eonglith fleet at present are off
Toulon, and are to conrinue there tiil
the Spanish fleet (who are gone in to wa
ter) join them. 'The Berwick parted
from the flest on the 21t uit. off Toulon
in a gale of wind and arrived here yester
day, having sprung her bowiprir, fore
and mizen masts and main cross trees.
T'he Leda frigate has been roughly han
dled by three French frigates, the Illus
trious was in company and it is said an
enquiry is to be made into the conduét
of her Captain for not aflifting. We
have had no late accounts from England,
but expeét from thence, every hour, the
Montague. 'The Freach have 16 fail of
the line in Toulon, and the Spaniards are
in daily expeftation of the surrender of
Ptedmont, 3
LATEST NEWS FROM SPAIN,
saLEM, OCEC. 8.
Last Saturday Capt. Slewman, of the
brig St. John, arrived here from Cadiz,
after - a passage of 48 days, by him we
learn, that the Spanith fleet, 24 fail of
the line arrived at Cadiz from the Medi
terranean, on the Bth of August, with
out having attempted any thing againfl
the French, being obliged to return on
account of a raging sickness in the fleet,
of which there were from 6 to 8000 sick
and dead ; they were several days in land
ing their sick at Cadiz. They left the
Britith fleet, with which they had been
combined, failing up the Straits, after.
being with them little more than one
day. i
The London paragraphifts had prefif
ditted the molt complete success to the a
bove fleets, on their sailing—observing,
that there was no hostile force in the Me
diterranean in a capacity to oppose them
~—but forgetting that they might be op
posed by a more powerful arm than that
of fleth. !
Ycfterday departed this life,
HIS EXCELLENCY
Y OHN HANCOCK, Efguire,
Governor and Commander in Chics of
this Commoawealth—afier ¢7 vears of a
life altively devoted to the cause of Liber
ty and Humanity—and the Happiness
and Improvement of his fellow men. -
To recerd, with precision, the virtues
of his mind—the philanthrophy of his
heart—his patriotism, or his ufefulnefs,
were to insult the judgment of every A
merican.
It we ascend into the Senate of the U
nion, we there find his name firft on that
MAGNA CHARTA, which ascertained,
vindicated, and declared the INDEPEN
penCE of AMERICA—and the repeared
fuffrages of his fellow-citizens to sustain
the important office of Firff Magifirate of
this Commonwealth, shew how highly he
was esteemed as capable to guard their
rights in the Cabinet of Massachusetts.
If we search our Municipal Records, we
shall often fee him sustaining with honor
the molt important and arduous stations.
Look we into the Temples dedicated
to the Most High, we shall there view nu
merous marks of his charity and benevo
lence. :
But if we explore the hearts of the in
digent and diftrefled—the Widow and
the Orpban—we shall there fee those live.-
ly emotions—~which emphatically fay,—
OUR FRIEND AND OUR SUPPORTER IS
GONE.
The pen of the ready writer will do hon
or to his services, and to his memory. But
the sorrow, visible in the countenances of
every description of citizens, is a better
testimony to his exalted charaéter, than
the sublimest effufions of the most polithed
writer. b
EVENING SCHOOL,
R T st srasesmene—
GR ANVILLESMITH
refpectfully acquaints his friends and
the public, that his EVENING SCHOOL
is now open on the usual terms,
Portsmouth, Ocdober 14, 1793,