their pitrolestb Seigbcmrg, Duytz arid MuPIt
heim. At Cologne. ValcnUor, bonn-and
Coblentz the French broke dow n the bridges.
The French Hill occupy- the ports -of-Caub
and Branbach on 'the right' Cde the Rhine.
They alio have the -potts of Kaiferfworth and
jLuiiciuorii. c-is reporicu mac uu fvum uui
corps having attacked me; are. tnrowing up
frelh works. '? : '
MONTEGO.BAY, Jam.. December 19.
1. y i'd, ' ' . ' ' -, ". "
Wedr-cfJaymorninfTieut.
aJked them. wftytKey d'd not tome-in ? To
whiciran anfn erwas returned, that if one of
tfle officers would advance without arms, one
ot themocraTneeThun.
Comet Verse in-
ftantly dsl fo,. and was met by Shawe, one
ot their raptams,' who, .agreed ttv go to lee .
General Vdle, if an holtage'was left. A
Serjeant W the 17th was ferit to them and a
truce granted till the eniuing niorning. I) u-:;rha'g-
nie'lM.Qntaigic ' J nmes, ;ParVmfeni
mond, with a detachment of thei 6th regi-
.nient, Captv Findlater, with 70 militia and.
-; 48 black-ihot, under the command of Meffrs -.
M' Lean, and Fearifs, marched "from Port
-Auguiius, -and explored' the woods tor a 'Ma
roons fettleviient v. hich they had received in
formation of. They attacked from teii to thprrr
o'clock w lien the "black-fl.ot, who led, fur--yn.'M
.two of the Maroon Centinels, .one g
whom? notwitntlandino- he was' wounded
twice by mulkctryj 'Vaaintairted a conflict with
one of the black. Ihot, each oppofed to the 0-
ther with muikets, till he fell in the combat,
and his head was, fevered from his body. 1 he
party conceiving they we're near the fettle
inent? immediately ruihed on, and gained a
height, ' where they were met by the Ma
roons?from the oppofite lide : a-briik fire'
" commenced from both parties, which lafted,
without intermiflion, for ten minutes, when
the Maroons gave way. Ihe Maroors
gradually retreating over precipices,, and pof-"
feiTing naturally the advantage of fituation,
were neverthelefs purfued ; firing on as ob
jects preferited themfclvcs, was kept up till
5 o'clock," when the lire on their part ceafed
at. In purfuing the Maroons, a great deal
- cfbl6d was tracked ; many w ere feen to
fall, and a Cilmarnock cap was picked up,
with a (hot hole through both tides,' upon
- the ground w here the hnng nrit began fhid
day kghtlalled, in all probability ' a complete
v defeat might have been the coni'equence but
their inatefiible fituition and our unfortu
nate lofs of three regulars killed and two
wounded one black-fnot and lour wounded ;
ah attention 'to the deceafed j - -and aire of
('. 1 ... :
on. i he deceafed v. ere interred ; ?nd the
r wounded, with all the!r, arras and 'ainmuni.
- tion, after rciting in the wqcmAV that ni'ht,
the
and one two others fame in, and coriVerf-
iu vci y r, i vo 01 mem wuncu to eu-
tertiito-aeatyTbut-ncM;hingetvervas-
agreed on, th General being at Moco ; they
accordingly joined their party Li the morning,
-arid our hoi rage returned. - 'I he only lofs f at
tained oh our. iuie, was , that of tliree dra
goons killed. , Report fpeaks very highi
praife ot the galbntry of conducl: lhewn in
this action.; .bat. particularly- that of Cornet
Edwards and Verve. . .
It being intended to : ft?nd a party in the
woods with provifions for Five days. LieTit.
Lambart of the id Kinadon grenadiers, was
ordered to march from the Great HouSs at
Grcejv.yalfi,- with twenty men, to Spring
Vale Poll? to receive his-provil,ions oh 'I hurl
day raorni.igtit : five o'clock! Juit as he was
.'e:i'.n;;; our, the train houfe was obTtrved to
be on lire he inila'ntly went to render af
tida nee, arid in hi& way met Mr. Buchanon,
theovcrfoi'r y.ho with d'.lticulty made his-ef.
cape, fuTerin the.n to cone within twenty
yards, .luupo.mgtltem to bsTour bl'ack lhot.
Heiiifonucu, the iiril party were -about twen
ty men .arrned, but; that there !se're many
more, with them": oil Hieut. Lambert's cet
tmir near the tralh houfe, in addition -to
were l..Iciy c;
rricd mto Port Aucullus
the i ufiliers ; ai d a private of the Chren-
con brown company; killed. Lieut. Crmp-r
bell, of the fame company ; an oflictr U tl.e
brow ntompany from -:t. Ann'; McCVt. A;
kin aud Lee, . of the Irelawny CrenadieV; ;
antf ; rivatc: of the Xtotilo.l5rp:acoii'
pan'y, wonnilt."-- - .T : 1 ." " ''" " "v ':; " 'T"v :
in the .-xourife jc theion, from 8 to 10
of the rebels were killed on the f J ot, and 7
therckeryiabil tcV fuppofe, a-raany-
ounded. The arms of thole killed they a
bandt ned, and fiume of them were brcutht
-inr rAt an ulLtTvar"cnrmrthe enaff c trerrrr-
n n 1
the "Pvlr6oris.TiaUed the party in a civil ir.an- '
ncr, and toUl them that Col. Hull had Ucn?
there the day before, and promifed to n akc
peace with" them t. this, hocver, was r.oi
believed, as it was jmagmed it was only 4 j
fcheme to get an opportunity to cut them olf.
By a letter received asthis pap crwas go-..
ing to prefs, from .authority, that the ci:-.
gagement bcteween Lieut. Col. Stevenfon
'and the Maroons, as Hated above , that nine
of them w ere itfeertained to be killed their.
e?rff sre cut oiTaud brought in, with th'dr
arrr.s a-nd ammunition, 'l he latter helor.g
ir.gto our party, were alfo fecured, but the
more immediate care of the wounded, .which
was tw o officers and lour rank ar.d. fde, pre
vented the dead being brought aw ay.
V e have alfo received a le ft r f 1 c m a . ri
..vate hand, which favfi. "F?chvs ft en ci e .
from a Regular to' a Militia ( 'fficer, ir.fcrm- .
ing that the Maroons, to the r.u'mber of
1 14 had lurrerdercd to the peft at lent
lVivcre, and that the General (Walpole)
had agreed to fpare their lives, and provide
tor their lanu'.ies as might be herealterlettiea -
which? the curing, boiling, mill, and over- by the King cr Airenibly. A confirmation
fear's hiui"s,. were thea 01 lire, the maroons I ol the above (which we tfult may be depend
ed on) has been brought to this place by one
of the Ivirgilon id Grcfiatiiers. , " ?
dikoverevl him and his nartv. and" iritantlv .
giving the al arm, that thi " Buuira was'
co'.he," they rerrs-tted tiring, feeminglywhh. ,
an intent to iccr.re thc-pl.u tdtr, with wlvch
the'' had loaded a-hirce iiumber of - barEe
negroes, they 'had .with them. A fmart rir
rintr c(.TnV:em.ed on t.,e:n by a, few of tbc par
ty ; the reuiailer being hnf in cxtinguilh--in
t the hre's, wh en was luckily el?;t?d. '. The
waroo.ii got up t'ue hill , lea ing a , coti-jdsra-
" blcrlSare o4 the po'i:io:-ts tiu iud .taken 0:1
the ro vU-v , 1 he Ir.u .t rci uvy wer j m, on
pa"aig vp, the hAl, left them fo much open,.
LP N D ON-
tuat no uOit 't mai'7 o
hi
act, it ij uuceccimrmcu.o
nexir.oming. ;
The behaviour of the black-lVot on thisoc
cafion is highly commended by the oilkers of
the party.- '
The h-rad of the Maroon ccnt'incl who
was killed was brought to? his town on Tucf-
day night, and has hnce been publicly e:;pof
cd. ,
The mu(ket he po-TciTed was one belong
ing to the 8 jd regiment.
i hurfday. morning a party of the Maroons
fct fire to the trafii houfe, took 1 00m, .&o
on Green-Vale clLte, m 'l'rclaway ; the
Kinfton Second Grenadiers immediately re-
pr.ircd to the fpot, with whom the Maroons
trie.ii wtre w ounded.
o.ie l)emT found covered in tile adacei.tbul!u
es, with his arms, loaded, Lvini: Lv his iice.
ti '
A better aceount -vculd have been given to
them, if the whole party had been in the
action,, 1-ut two th.rdb at leaitwere at enuipp;
'to preltrve the cil.ue above nicntioned
, L?it aturday morning, a party under
the command of L'eut. Col. Stevenfon, if
about 1 20 men, marched from Dromily to
Green vale, lrom whence they traced the
ftens of the Ma ouis vho rade an attempt
to burn th.it r.roperty two d jys before.. They
co;it'mal their all that d ly, and in the even.
- uvn 'M ''nou1'1 tic.t morning proceeded
farther into the woods, anrccably to the
Itcod two e)r tluce rounds, but then made a drection of.Uicir guide, and furprifed five
precipitate retreat, leaving a great part of 0f their tentinels about 11 o'clock A. M.
the plunder behxe.... tcmc ot them are lup- v.ho wt hrcd i t, enc of them was wounded,
pofed to be v ounded. Tw o watchmen are and they traced 1:1s foot lien by blood. Their
faid to be killed? and one was found in fudi ru'uJe having prtvioufly told them they
a muation mat nc cannot iurvic. imreu wouuicome 11:1 w;tn tneir ;.uvantccl tuaru.
j- ... 1. ii 1. . ... . -j '
rcalon to believe tnat tncie reoeis nave been the irebwny Urcnadicrs and i ulihers be
. in the nci'jhbourhod of Mount Lebanon ax:u 1 Ing in front ol the baggage, immediately
Juty r.egro ground
' llrA crr more I '
0 n Tne fday hit, fone juilice cfficers went
ro frize upon the goods of a . tavern-keeper
at Chelfea, but the brewf r claiminghis pro
perty, they w ere obliged to retire ; howe
ver, the houfe was not yet rid of them, w hen
!o I one c f the gang fpicd, in the cellar, a,
guillotine ! 1 he machii.c is compkte ? 1 he
a:.e weighs 74 jcuuds I v . - -
Ire 1) ernt cenouneed immaliatflytne:
FALMOUTH? DeccnJ:r iy
On Frklay Iaft, a party of the 17th dra
poons, conCling of Cornets Edwards and
Wcrce,' with Ji;ty.four men, and fifty of
the 6ld, the whole under the command' vi
Col. Hull, marched early m the mornin
and at alwut one mile and a half from the ad
vanced port in the cock-pits, came up.w hh a
Maroon Ccntincl, who immediately nrcd ; It
was inllantly returned by the advanced guard
who fliot him, and rudiing on came up with
the mtfii bodyV thc aclion became general,
ar.d aftrr a (ho t but fmari firing, they re
t fated into a gully and fbckrd tine biir hts.
In atompliihfogtl.ii, thry left twelve of their
rnrniillcd ;rnd after UoVmg their horns
for foac i3zcf Cgrnct Ed -id advanced and
marched after them as far as the runcdnefs
of the road would admit. After Soliowing
their track about a mile, they d'feovcred
them in anibulh, and the nrir.g immediately
tommenced, which continued very brifk for.
nearly three tpiartcfsofan hour before their
rear divuion tould come tip. . The fire con
tinuing at intrrvjls till half pad four o'chxk
in the afternoon. Finding night coming on,
and the lofs bcinc fit killed and five wound
ed, it was judged proper to retreat to lave
th wounded, which they cfTcclcd fcbout
fevrii o'c!cxk, P. M. and rega:ncd Tacky's
Bum, but were obliged to leave the dead be
hlinl. '
Names f)f the pcrfons vho unfortunately
w ere killed and wounded.
Capt. Dunbrr, t't. Ann's detachment j
tcIrs John Cfkorn and Hugh M'MuldroM,
Trclawny, McCii. Suiith and Halnflcy, of
kit, and in.n tdiatcly was that e'rer.dful iri-
Hruir.cnt of death fent for , and dep'ofittd in
the fcerctary of date's office , and a women,
who v.as the only livir.c foul found on the
' place, underwent an interrogatory, that tail
ed two hours", but ll.c could give noinlcr
maticn rcfpcwting the ruillotine.
Ycfterday aeounfel was held at Whitehall ;
the w oman was again interrogated, bat in
vam, and the guillotine was ejipoJcd before
the miniP.crs ot his niajcfiy. It was a difmal
fl ew ; the duke of Fonlar.dlccVcd wild, and
lord Mansfield cried out O Louis ihe fix
tctnth !. , .
Lord Spencer trembled. Mr. Dundas
and lord HawLxHcry lifted up their eyev'to
heaven. .'
That detail is undoubtedly allonifliir.g and
dreadful ; but what will be the aftonill.rociit
of our readers, when they will learn that
that gu'llotii.e had been cocRructcd by Ar.
Rccves order. '. ;
True it is, that in the winter of 1793,
Mr. Ilctvesinorilcr to animate the gooti
nr.turcd and foft hearted EnlUhmen againfl
France, ordered that guillotine to be mad
at the cxpe nee of the government. It wa
expofed at Dow ns,' the printer, near Tcm
pic Bar, where, for thefake of diverting ant
inftrucT!ngthcby.lt3ndcrs,thckingofFranc
was rr.oft dcjttcroufiy beheaded, for the mo
derate price cf one 'hilling. The owner o
that gu.llotinc has travelled every where, t
exhibit the humane fl.ow, ar.d when the in
Ilrument was no mere produclh e of lucre
it was fold for i rrifTe, and throw njpc rehanee
into the cellar of the tavem-krepf r. Du
ring the interrogatory, Mr. Dundas hasdil
tov cred tw o very fufpicious countenances.
ift. TJic landlord l ad abfcondcdj un
dcubtedly letm;fc he waseonfcious ofh
t rime, and iuiluiatcly conr.tficd w ith the Ja
cobins. '