The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Accounts from France as late as 27th October, by way of Philadelphia, brought by a vessel arrived there from Dunkirk, state—That Verdun and Longwy were evacuated pursuant to articles of capitulation by the Austrian and Prussian armies, and immediately taken possession of by the French forces—several other places were also abandoned by the invading armies, and others taken by the French after a faint resistance—so that the enemy were entirely driven out of France. Not only so, but the French armies had penetrated into the German Territories, had taken Spires, Worms, Mayence and other places—Spires and Worms had been laid under contributions: from the latter a million of livres had been exacted. The siege of Lisle was raised, after having about 200 houses destroyed, and a number of the citizens and the garrison killed.

In Chamberry, a society had been formed of the friends of equality—this society consisted of 1200 persons—they have addressed the national convention—have abjured the Duke of Savoy, and swear they will never again acknowledge a King, or submit to any master whatever. The people of France are exceedingly elated with their successes, and consider their losses by the devastations and sieges of the enemy as nothing, when contrasted with the favourable turn in their affairs. and the prospect of a speedy and permanent establishment of their liberties under the auspices of a free Republic. The papers we have seen are to the 22d of October printed at Paris—they contain no accounts of the present situation of M. LA FAYETTE, nor of the ci-devant King and Queen of France. In Verdun a considerable number of letters and papers were intercepted, throwing great light on the hitherto secret manoeuvres of the emigrants, and the other enemies of the revolution. M. Petion in a speech to the convention: informs them of a protest of the ci-devant King against all the acts and proceedings of the National Assembly, which he had signed—alleging that he had not been in a state of freedom to approve or not to approve those acts and proceedings. This protest had been sent to several of the courts, particularly that of Brussels.

General Pichegru is going on an expedition against Sardinia.

A letter from a respectable merchant at Dunkirk, dated October 18, also adds,

"Since my last, the face of things in this country are much changed, which have also for the moment, made a deep impression on other nations: The Duke of Brunswick, with his army of Prussians and Austrians of 50,000 men, not finding it so easy to reach Paris as he apprehended, has been for some time regreting; the bad roads, occasioned by the late rains, his army very sickly, (much diminished) in want of provisions, with Kellerman's army of 20,000 men hanging on his rear, renders his progress slow. One of the French armies have over-run the King of Sardinia's dominions, not for conquest, but leave the people to set up such government as they shall choose (monarchy excepted.) Another has entered Spires Manheim, and Worms, in Germany, who opened their gates to them; it is somewhat expected they will go to Frankfort, but I think there may be danger of their going too far. Dumourier is expected to carry a large army into Brabant, but what has more immediately affected us favorably here at present is, the siege of Lisle being raised, it was not long, but very furious with bombs and red hot balls. They destroyed several hundred houses, and damaged two thousand more: It was invested by 31,000 Austrians, who committed the most atrocious crimes on the inhabitants of the suburbs; neither age nor sex secured them from depredation. If this place had fallen, Dunkirk would probably have been the next object: We are but 48 miles from Lisle, and within sound of the cannon in a still night during the siege; under these circumstances, you will not think our situation was very pleasing; but thro' favour, we are for the present relieved, and remain quiet; whether it will be only momentary, or for continuance, is uncertain: I think the next spring will be a period of great events; the confederacy will be broken, and France left to settle her own internal government, or the united forces of Europe on the continent doubtless will be raised against her.—I sincerely wish it may be the former, and that the effusion of blood that has lately flowed so freely, not so much in battle as in the horrid act of murder, may be stopped, and that this or any other revolution may never again be stained with this deep and bloody dye."