My happiest moments of delight were spent ! When wandering 'midit your gay and artless bowers, My dear companions Mary and Content! Yes, halcyon fpot! your charms have won my heart: Then with what anguish muft I bid adicu! When Destiny, with mandate itern, shall part Me, weeping, from the maid I love, and you! But, oh! while fond remembrance warms this breast, While love and admiration here refide, In mental vision, ftill, I'll be your guest, Your charms shall ever be my brightest pride: And when foft fleep fhall close these ftreaming eyes, Mary's lov'd image fhall in dreams arise. Verfes written in Midfummer. Hide me from the folar ray Lead me to cool and quiet groves, Save tinkling ftreams that flowly creep, G° Morning. ALBERT. trace the meadows, while the morning fpreads Her mild effulgence thro' the trembling fhades; Where green woods wave around the mountains* brow, Where myrtles bloom, and dew-dipp'd rofes grow; Where all the charms which beauteous Nature gave, Smile on the bofom of the azure wave; TRANSACTIONS. FOREIG N PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 1792. A STOCKBRIDGE Indian is arrived in town from Canada, with information, that a general meeting is fhortly to be held at French Creek, to confift of two Sachems and two warriors of each of the tribes of Indians now at variance with the united states. The objects of this meeting are faid to be, to confult on their general interefts the Several deputies to lay before the meeting a ftatement of the causes of the exifting hoftilities; and, finally, to endeavour to bring about a treaty with the general government, for the purpofe of eftablishing a permanent peace. Halifax, Nova Scotia) June 2. The Serpent floop of war arrived here on the 31st May, exprefs from Jamaica, with orders for the 16th and 20th regiments to embark for that island, on board tranfports, which were to fail from Jamaica in three days after the Serpent. The tranfports are to be fitted up here, fo that it is fuppofed it will be about the end of the month before we fet off. Martinfburg, (Virginia) May 1. Saturday evening laft, a family paffed through this town from the vicinity of Beefontown;-they inform, that about three weeks ago a party of Indians killed four families, confifting of upwards of 20 perfons, in that neighbourhood-that the inhabiLants of Morgan town, Beefontown, and the fettlements adjacent, were under the moft serious apprehenfions of danger; that many families who have refted fecure, and free from any fear of the favages for upwards of 25 years past, were now feeking their safety by flight; and that by every appearance, the moft diftreffing confequences would enfue in that quarter of the western country. Chocim, June 29. We are affured that the Turks are forming an army or cordon of 70,000 men on the frontiers of Moldavia and Wallachia, with a view, as is reported, to watch the further steps of Ruffia towards Poland. A number of Turks of diftinction are arrived here with a firman from the Porte, demanding the Auftrian garrifon to evacuate this fortrefs, agreeable to the treaty of peace, to give place to 12,000 men of the Ottoman troops, who are encamped for the purpose two miles from the frontiers of Moldavia; but they have received for anfwer, that they cannot deliver up the place without an exprefs order from their court. No perfon is fuffered to enter the fortress but with the strictest precaution; and the Auftrians have fent two divifions of Huffars to watch the motions of the Turks. Dubienka, July 5. On the retreat of prince. Jofeph Poniatowky fromWarkowice to Dubienka, his rear-guard was attacked by the vanguard of the Ruffian army.-The fight was animated; but through the valour of general Kofcinzko, who enticed the enemy between two fires, the enemy was repulfed with great loss. This corps would perhaps have been entirely defeated if the prince Michael Lubominky had followed the orders of the commander in chief, but through his neglect we have lott fame baggage, and the chest of war. Hib. Mag. Aug. 1792. Waraw, July 7. Lieutenant-general Zabrello, commander in chief of the army of Lithuania, has removed his camp for feveral days, and has gone to meet the enemy. We likewife learn that he fel in with a body of troops of general Feifen, in the neighbourhood of Slonim, and that he was preparing every thing for an attack, but the latter perceiving himself not in fufficient force, has theltered his troops behind his batteries, and entrenched himself to wait for the approach of gen. Melin. The Polith commander, aware of his intention, immediately arranged his troops in fuch a manner, as to prevent all communication between the two armies, and made difpofitions to force the entrenchments of the Ruffian general. 11. From the Camp, near Dubienska, dated the 6th inftant. Prince Jofeph Poniatowski has quit ed his entrenchments at Warkowice, and has eftablished his camp here, which is an advantageous fituation notwithstanding the little room left him by the forests. There is on one fide the frontiers of Galicia, and on the other the marshes of Polefk, which render it impoffible for the Ruffians to at tack him in the rear, or his flank. It will therefore be neceffry to fight, and perhaps a very bloody and decifive action must take place before a paffage can be opened, as the prince is himself capable of preventing the Ruffians from paffing the bog; and he has the further advantage of drawing cafily from Galicia and the Comiffierial all the forage he wants for the army at the current prices. We are informed from the camp of general Zabiello, in Lithuania, that on the 4th inftant early in the morning, his vanguard of about 1400 men was met near Zelva by a Ruffian corps of 5000 men: the action was very brifk, but fo great a difproportion of force determined major Wede!ftedt, who commanded our troops, to retreat to the main body, which he effected in the beft order, having brought off his killed and wounded to the amount of 50. The lofs of the enemy is fuppofed to be about 200. 13. We have received accounts here that the Polish army under prince Jofeph Poniatowsky, near Polonnuc, has fuffered a great loss from the RufGans. On the 7th inftant, the Polish army, confifting of 25,000 men, approached the Ruffians, whofe numbers we have no accounts of. Prince Poniatowsky was just abfent; thus the army wanted a head-The Ruffians no faoner appeared but the Polish national troops were immediately truck with a panic terror and put to flight. Two Polith generals, either through inclination or fear, went over to the Ruffians. A reinforcement of 20,000 men for this army was on the march, and it is much apprehended they will meet with the Ruhans unprepared." The lofs of our defeated army confifts of the whole field equipage, 49 guns, 227 bags of gunpowder, 1457 firelocks. 50,000 cartridges, 24,000 facks of flour, 5000 facks of oats, 2504 cart loads of hay, 2800 pieces of cloth, 470 ammunition waggons, and the cheft of war; 1735 men A a were 1 were killed, 439 wounded, and 1247 taken prifoners. This affair coft the Ruffians nothing, fince the Polish army made no refistance. of government, the public cheft and part of the archives will be conveyed there from apprehenfion of an attack on the part of the French. On the 10th July the king and the whole corps According to an authentic lift of the army of de referve that was encamped in the adjacent dif- the emperor, pofted between Fribourg and the tricts, marched, and fixed their camp in the neigh-Auftrian Pays Bas, it confifts of 96,000 infantry, bourhood of Prague (in Poland) on the oppofite 21,289 cavalry, 4,800 light troops, 3,490 artilbanks of the Vistula. lery, miners, fappers, and pioneers, making a total of 125,579 men. Copenhagen, July 10. A convention is just entered into between Spain and Denmark. The object of this convention is to treat Spain on the footing of the most favoured nation. No diminution will take place on the duties on Spanish merchandize, but they will be granted the three following advantages. Bruffels, July 24. Nothing new has happened fince the Auftrian army has advanced on the French territories. Preparations are making to attack Maubeuge; for this purpose 3500 waggons have been ordered in the Auftrian Hainault. The roads in the neighbourhood of Coblentz are 1. A credit of three months for the Sound du- covered with Pruffians. They ftop every per ties. fon they meet to know who he is, where he comes from, and where he is going. 2. An exemption from being searched, but to produce a declaration to which they must conform. 3. To pay one per cent. only on thofe mer chandizes not taxed by the lift, and upon which the nations not favoured pay one and a quarter per cent. Mayence, July 17. The French are forming a camp at Baitenheim, oppofite the city of Neu bourg; from the quantity of oak which they are conveying thither, we conclude they mean to entrench themselves. 20. Their imperial majesties arrived here yefterday at ten, accompanied by the archduke Jofeph; and the king of Pruffia, with the prince royal arrived at five. The conferences are actually begun, and baron Spelfmann acts on the part of Vienna, and we hear that overtures of conciliation with France have been made by the cabinet of London, but probably the force of armis may be tried first; the troops of the two powers extend on both fides the Rhine. The Auftrian camp near Schwetzingen is compofed of 12.000 men. The Prufian camp is formed near Coblentz, and the first week in Auguft is fixed on for decifive meafres. Manheim, July 21. Notwithstanding, the reiterated proteftations of the elector Palatine against the encampment of the Austrian troops in the Palatinate, there are already 18 000 men in this city and its environs, and the number will be foon augmented to 25,000, The army will encamp within two leagues and a half of Laudau, which is expected to be the first object attacked; attacks will be made nearly at the fame time in different parts of Alface and Lorrain. Amfterdam, July 23. It is not believed at Ratisbon that it will be eafy to prevail upon the Diet to declare the prefent war, a war of the Germanic empire; at leaft, it is added, that this will be oppofed by the electors of Saxony and Hanover in the electoral college. The Auftrian troops are encamped between Manheim and Spire,it is generally fuppofed they will crofs the Rhine before the first of September, to commence their operation against France. The troops. pofted from Fribourg to the Auftrian low countries, amount to 126,570 men. The garrison of Manheim will be reinforced by Love Bavarian regiments, and it is faid, that by order A diabolical attempt has been made to poison the bread making for the Pruffian army. The bakers had received for that purpose large fums of money, and as foon as the money was in their pockets they difcovered the whole plot. Several Frenchmen were immediately taken up and committed to prifon. They paffed for emigrants. Lille, July 26. On Monday laft about 400 of the enemy advanced to Roncq. Our national guards being too few to oppofe them retreated, fighting, to the town. Two were killed, and five taken prifoners, among whom were two Belgic chaffeurs. The enemy advanced by four different roads in order to cut off the retreat of our men, but a fmall body of our huffars made fo vigorous a charge as threw the enemy into confufion, and enabled our infantry to get off. The enemy entered the town, plundered it, and carried off fore mufquets, a confiderable number of pikes, and their own killed and wounded. One of the Belgic prifoners was executed as a deferter at Menin. The other prifoners were fent to Tournay. The Auftrians lofe many men by their coming in fmall parties to pillage. Thefe are fometimes cut off by the peafants, and fometimes by our patroles. Many of their dead are found in cutting down the corn. On the 23d ten of them were put to the fword fear Tufflers. Camp of Maulde, July 28. We have just fuftained a heavy attack from the Auftrians, in which we have acquitted ourselves fo well as to have infufed the highest fpirits into our whole army. Our advanced guard, compofed of 6000 men, has been attacked by 10,000 Auftrians. The fire was brifk and long fuftained. The enemy fairly yielded the field. They have loft 200 men. The prifoners, whose number is not yet known, have been conducted to Longwy. Had it not been for the treachery of the colonels, who deferted to the enemy, and by that means difcouraged the men under their command, our victory would have been complete. This combat took place above Virtou, a little diftance from Willancourt. The enemy have loft a great number of their baggage in this affair. With regard to the French army, they have encamped upon the enemies territories for two nights. M. la Fayette has been ill two days. The malevolent reported that he was poisoned. The army was greatly aifead-but the report was now known to be falfe, and he ap peared peared to-day at the head of a column. We every moment expect a part of Marshal Luckner's army to join ours. Longwy, July 30. Luxemburgh, and its environs, are full of troops. To-morrow 18,000 Pruffians are to arrive at Heymann and Bouille at their head. There are two camps, the one before Arlon above d'Obauge, near St. Legen Fortunately for us La Fayette's army is arrived, and fortunately too for Flanders, for the enemy have followed his motions. He has just attacked the two camps above-mentioned, and was near taking both. His fuccefs would have been complete, if three officers of Auftrafia had not deferted as he put his troops in motion. They were purfued, but escaped and alarmed the enemy. M. La Fayette had occupied the Auftrian valley, of Virton, between Longwy and Montmedi; and had advanced troops towards Tiercelet to prevent the troops in the camp of Reming, before Luxemburgh, from attacking our city on that point. He marched at night from his camp at Villers-leRond, having difpofed his troops in two columns, to surprise the two camps. Unfortunately a heavy rain retarded their march, and the three deferters gave notice of their approach time enough for the enemy to fall back. Our firft column, which attacked the camp at St. Leger, killed above 400 of the enemy, and took thirty covered waggons. The other column purfued the enemy to the village of Mefcancy before Arlon, where they took shelter, and where we burnt the village in order to diflodge them; they had still a retreat open into a thick wood. A prieft killed one of our men from a window, he was taken, and on the point of being put to the fword, when fome of the foldiers reminded their comrades of difcipline and the law, and he was brought fafe to Longwy. The enemy having retreated more fpeedily in this quarter loft only about 80. On our part M. Defmottes, La Fayette's adjutant general, and intimate friend, was mortally wounded. Our whole lofs is only three killed, and about twenty wounded. On the evening before this action the huffars, of Chamborant took ten of the Hulans; but we loft 32 dragoons on a foraging party, one of them, a volunteer, was cut in pieces at the enemy's grand guard, BRITISH INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE, July 28, 1792, TH HE dreadful ftorm of hail which fell on the 17th inft. was feverely felt at Darlington, Morden, and Sedgefield, not only by the breaking of windows, but in deftroying whole fields of corn. It paffed over Trimdon in a north-eaft direction, and laid waste almoft the whole of the parish; many windows in the village were broken, but in particular the houfe of the Rev. Mr. Donnifon (which ftands upon an eminence at the west end of it) fuffered greatly. The windows were. all shattered to pieces, 200 panes of glafs being broken in less than five minutes. In that mail parish alone, 150 acres of wheat (which few. days before flattered the hopes of the induftrious husbandman) were in one quarter of an hour totally deftroyed; it cannot even be mown for fodder, or litter for horfes in winter; oats are much injured, and peale have shared the fame fate; the meadows and paftures have felt its bancful effects. The fhower of ice was fucceeded by the heaviest rain that was ever feen, and which continued for the space of two hours. Many geefe and fowls were killed; and two pigeons returning to a dove-cote were killed; and one taken up with a broken wing. This country never experienced fo dreadful a hurricane. Glasgow, 31. Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Barbadoes, dated June 27, 1792. "Perhaps you may have heard of an unlucky accident that lately happened here; but if you have not, you will be forry to be informed, that the fhip King George, Captain Howard, belonging to Bristol, was loft about the middle of April, 1792, to windward of this ifland. She had on board, when he went on fhore, 283 men flaves, 281 of whom were drowned in the 'tween-decks, they being in irons, and the gratings locked down upon them. "One old man and a boy being unwell, and upon deck, fwam on fhore, as did many of the women, 87 of whom were fold here. Many of the bodies of the men were thrown on shore, mangled by the sharks in a most shocking manner. The Captain and all the crew got on fhore in perf& fafety." LONDON, August 1, 1792. Camp at Bagflict. ALL the troops which were to take their ftations on the ground on Monday the 23d ult. met at a given hour near the spot, and began pitching their tents at one and the fame time, fo that the whole encampment was formed in less than two hours. His majefty vifited the camp in the morning, attended by his equerries, the prince of Wales, the duke of York, &c. The army difplayed various evolutions with great skill and activity, of which his majefty and the other royal vifitors were pleased to exprefs the gre teft approbation. The prince afterwards gave a dinner, at which many perfons of fashion, from the neighbourhood and from the camp, were prefent. The troops were under arms at eight o'clock the morning of July 26; and, about five minutes afterwards, his majesty appeared on the ground, and paffed from the light to the left of the line. They were then ordered to their alarm pofts in front of the line, when firings and maneuVIES were practifed; after which the army marebod open columns about three miles to the left |