The New Hampshire Gazette

LIVERPOOL, March 9

Several of the London prints report that the Frenchmen landed at Fishguard, were of Charette's and Stofflet's ci-devant troops, and a newspaper printed in the neighborhood speaks to the same purport; we have, however, good authority for supposing that the following account may be relied on.

The expedition was commanded by a Gen. Tate (an American) commandant in chief. The officers were picked from different regiments, and even from the sea service, in which they had been during the war. They were ordered to embark and take their several commands, and were told they were going on a secret and honorable expedition. Their orders were sealed, and not to be opened till they landed, either at Bristol or at Milford Haven. They were accordingly landed with only four days provisions, and plenty of ammunition and arms. The orders when opened, were, "That they were to burn, plunder, and destroy, wherever they went." The officers, on consultation, thought themselves very ill used in being sent on so dishonorable an expedition, and determined on capitulating, and surrendering. They had shot one, and punished others of their men, for pillaging. Neither officers nor men were to receive any pay. This report was made by a Captain of one of their grenadier companies, who is an Irishman. They had two grenadier companies; the men that composed them were remarkably stout; and the whole, in general, able men.