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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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French representatives report from The Hague on January 12 that Republican forces control key Dutch strongholds like Williamstadt, Breda, Gorcum, and Bergen-op-Zoom, with the Dutch fleet ice-bound in the Texel. General Bonneuil orchestrated the capture of Hellevoetsluis by arming 600 French prisoners to expel the English. Princes Salm and Hohenzollern, along with Clairfayt's aide, were arrested en route to England after failed bribes to neutral Danish and American captains. Gratitude to be expressed to Denmark and the US.
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The representatives of the people with the armies of the North, of Sambre and Meuse, wrote to the Convention from Hague, on the 12th Jan. "The strongholds, Williamstadt, Breda, Gorcum, and Bergen-op-Zoom; the Dutch fleet detained in the Texel by the ice; the ports of Brielle and Hellevoetsluis, are all in the hands of the republicans. We owe the capture of the last mentioned port to General Bonneuil. Learning that 600 of our brethren were there held prisoners of war, he gave intimation to the commander of that fort of his intentions to get possession of it. He, in consequence armed our brothers, who drove out the English."
"We send off to Paris as prisoners of war, the princes Salm and Hohenzollern, (not the great Hohenzollern who was in the Austrian service) who were stopped with an Aid-de-Camp of Clairfayt.
They had offered a considerable sum to two Captains, one Danish, the other American, to transport them to England. These brave men answered that not being at war with the French they would do nothing against their interests, that they should observe a strict neutrality. We shall write to the minister of Denmark and the United States, to testify to them the gratitude of the French Republic."
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On The 12th Jan.
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capture of strongholds williamstadt, breda, gorcum, bergen-op-zoom, ports brielle and hellevoetsluis; dutch fleet detained in texel by ice; 600 french prisoners freed and armed to drive out english; princes salm, hohenzollern and aide arrested as prisoners of war; danish and american captains refuse bribe and maintain neutrality.
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Representatives with armies of the North, Sambre and Meuse report to Convention: strongholds and ports in republican hands; General Bonneuil enabled capture of Hellevoetsluis by arming 600 prisoners to expel English; princes Salm and Hohenzollern with Clairfayt's aide intercepted while attempting to bribe Danish and American captains for passage to England; captains refuse citing neutrality; French Republic to express gratitude to Denmark and United States ministers.