November 2d, 1753.
* I consider it a mrtft fprtuiiaW circuto
ftance, a particular favor us Frov'iifenee,
that you have a WASHINGTON to
preside in the councils t>f AmerrcA ; fWr,- J
in the novelty Of yojr political fituatioi:,
the influence of'his nafce is-a ftrqager c ce
ment of union, tha'rt all tfe prfrcf.M'etiV
checks and forms us government, which
the wisdom of your aloleli patriots qoukl
devise. Sutcefcful in the fiffld, and firm
in the Cabinet, his character impreflis a
fanftion of authority ; nor can the most
malignant of his vsry few cite ones find any
colorable pretext for dt baling his fteding
Worth- It <ti"T not fee infppofite to recal
your attention t.) an incident Aili frefh on
our memory. TSu&giiat and good man
was principally instrumental in defying
the excciltion of the sentence upon Algill,
the unhappy object defignsted by lot to
at.me so. the murder of Capt. Huddv,
and bv this means contributed to save a
life- forfeited by the hard laws of retaliati
on—■; (id trio' every indulgence, and every
de'icstw, compatible with his situation was
extended to him ; yet this pqrfon not ou- i
ly violated the diftatef. of good breeding,
by neglcftittg to acknowledge his obliga
tion, but propagated or countenanced in
this 'country, the propagation of reports
asiTlTiberal as they were untrue. Time has
however undeceived all, and his character
emerges f.'om that opprobrium with ten
fold litftre. si only mention this to shew
that inftaccJes of infratitv.de on this uae !
° *
the water, as well as among his country- !
men are not wanting to pervert the public
fentiinent, and traduce a name too sacred
and venerable for tnaliee to endure. lam
teirpted to mention one inftir.ee of the
happy eonfequences refill ting ast well to
you as to lis, from the elevation b'f Wafn- j
ington, tp the Prffidency 0. the Utttpo,
though with some the reputation of it may
fmTer an abatement by participatiau..—
The utility however of a council I; readily
acknowledge, arid Conceive it 1 provil'.on
wifely adapted tci preclude intemperate
resolves. The fa& is this : Early
Jaft .f J2\msr, while!'*. »et remained un
certain what part the United States would
a'F.ime in the Europe' l a troubles, and pre
vious to the arrival of official dispatches
avowing vwr neutrality, an idea was a
dopted h :re<-fcur!ded upon r< , porta of your
gc:jers9 "AlflHef rrf*nt t<j French principlej
and pol't'cs, that you would embrace the
cause of France, and declare agaiiijl their
enemies. In confeqneiiee of this, and
some iadirefet communications, a cabinet
council was furnmoned, and measures hos
tile to out peaceable intercouffe resolved
on. It is said that a meflage to this pur
part was sent to Mr. Pinckney, who wait
ed on the miniver, remonstrated against
any precipitate determinations, and de
manded a delay of a few days, or till the re
ceplion of expected dispatches iihould ena
ble him to declare the ultimate decision of
your government. i hii tt'aa agreed to.
A velfel speedily irrived it one of the out
ports and brought the important procla
mation, which Mr. P. officially communi
cated to the ministry, and Was the happy
means of reletting both nations from an
impending calamity. Had tlr.s declarati
on of the President not been made, or had
it been delayed, our good understanding
would probab! v long ere now havebeen inter-
Tupted*; and instead of an intercourse, mu
trtally advantageous, we (hould be involved
in a'l the horrova of war." J
Domrjiic Jmullhencc:
'0 ;r own hemisphere is very barren of
.JgteUigencc. One important article how
ever, must not be omitted.—The French
Minister has written a letter to the Presi
dent of the United States, in which he
.fer.ios iiis authoring the arming and levy
u/g.fi nun within the United States ; ye't
in" the lame breath frankly owns that he
}i 4'« giv'tn corhmiffions to fame republicans
in South-Carolina, who intended to expa
triate themftlvs j that is, abandon their
country. This letter the President has
laid hofere Congress.
This letter unfolds the plan of Mr. Ge
f.ct—lt seems an expedition against the
Spaiiifh Settlements was intended, and .a
f.>rce for this purpose has been raising in
South-Carolina, under commissions from
Mr. Genet. This plan was kept as secret
us* podible, but being detested, its pro
gress is happily checked. A febeme of
this kind would have been attended with
one of these confequirices. —Eithdr Spiin
would have immediately declared vtar a
i-[\ the' United States; or finding the
scheme was not countenanced by govcrn
ment, (lie would have demanded an in
demnification for all the miichief and lois
which thefs expatriated renegadoes might
•have done to her territory. This, (he
would have had a right to receive ; so that
the scheme,. if it had not involved us in a
war, would have colt us, perhaps millions
of money-.
It is with pleasure we learn, that foreign
powers speak rffpedlfully of the firmiufs
with which the American government has
maintained its neutrality, during the pre
sent war.
The following is translated from an Affl
fterdam paper, of the 4th of Nov.
" This day ait cxprefa arrived at the
Hague, with aeconnts-that the Count of
de-laTonr, had Attacked the French near
Marchietine ; killed 4000 and'took 1200
prisoners, with- the greatest part of their
artillery and baggage." ~
The famous equestrian performer, Mr.
Rickets, has lately commenced his feats
in Charleftnn, South-Carolina,
PHILADEL PHI A,
JANUARY 27.
The Charge again ft the Members of the
Convention, executed at Paris,concludes
with the following comparative Itate-
tnent
Mr. Pitt The Dsrurixs
Wished to degrade Attempted to do
and to difiolve the fame.
Convention.
He wifned to as- The Deputies
faflir.ate the Members procured the affaf
of the Convention. filiation of Marat &
Le Pelletier.
The deputies did
all in their power
to produce tliis cf
feft.
He \vi(hed to de
stroy Paris.
He wished to arm The deputies ob
jjll nations against tained a declaration
France. of war against all
nations
In the intended Carra and Briflbt
partition of Franca, Altered into a pa-
Mr. Pitt wished to negyric of the dukes
procure a part for the of York aud Brunf
duke of York, or wick, and even went
some other branch of so fat as to propefe"
h's mailer's family. them for kings.
He endeavored to Thedcputiethave
deitroy our colonies, produced the de
ftrudUon of the co
• lonies.
Brit Tot, Petioo,'
Guadet, Genfonne,
Vcrgniaud, Ducos,
and Fonfrede, di
rected the measures
relative to the colo
nies, which measures.
reduced them to the
most lamentable si
tuation.
kotithonax and Poiverel, the guilty com
rhiflioners who ravaged.the colonies witk
lire and sword, are their accomplices.
Proofs of their corruption exist in the cqf
refpofldence of Raimond, their creature.
Of the numerous facts of which the
faction are accused, some relate only to
particular individuals j the general conspi
racy, however, is attached to all. ,
From this ast of accusation it refultcd»
that,
I. There exifled a conspiracy against
the unity and indivisibility of the Repub
lic, the liberty and fafcty of the French
people.
11. That all the individuals denounced
in the o<ft of accusation are guilty of this
conspiracy, as being either the authors of
or the accomplice* in iti r
The jury of the revolutionary tribuaal,
to whom these fa£s were iubmitted,
brought in their verdict at eleven o'clock
at night, un tKe 30th October.
They were declared to be the authors
and accomplices of a conspiracy which had
existed against the unity and indivisibility
of the Republic, and against the liberty
and security cf the French People.
The President of the Revolutionary
Tribunal immediately pronounced the sen
tence, decreed by the Constitution: —•
That they ftiould fuffer the' punilhment
of death—that their execution should take
place on the subsequent day, on the Flace
de la Revolution—that their property
{hould be confifcated, and that this sen
tence should be printed and pofteti tip
throughout the whole extent of the Re
public.
At i I o'clock, A. Mi the execution
took place.—The streets were lined with
soldiers, and every precaution taken to
prevent the dillurbance of the public tran
quility.
\ vti ....
Read ttt the Hcufe of Representatives the
21ft injlant.
Philadelphia, Jan. 21ft, 1794.
Sir,
IN purfuancc of an inftruftfon from the
Present of the United States, I have ex
amined the letters written by Mr. JefFerfon
to Mr. Hammond. "The letter of the sth
of December, 1791, having been, by mis
take, omitted in the cofleftion of paper*,
sent to Congrefi, at the beginning of the
feflion ; I beg leave to inclose a copy of
it, through yon to the House of Repre
fentativis.
I have the honor, Sir, to be*
With great refpeft, *
Your mod obedient fervarit,
EDM i RANDOLPH.
'tie Speaker of the
Houfi of Repfefcntathves.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1791.
JMr. Jcffer/on, Secretary of State, to the
Miuijler Plenipotentiary of Great-Britain.
Slßj '
YOUR favor, of November 30, re-'
mains Itill unanswered, because the clerk»
are employed in copying foma documents,
on thefubjeft of the treaty of peace, which
1 wish to exhibit to you, with the an-
fwer.
In the mean time, as to that part of
your letter, which refpe&s mMtfers of corrl
mei ce, the fear of misunderstanding it in
duces me to mention my sense of it, and
to ask if it be right, where' yoa ar« pleased
to fay, that " you are authorized to com
municate to this government, his majeily's
readiness to enter into a negociation, for
eflablifhingthat intercourse (of commerce)
upon principles of reciprocal benefits."—
I understand that you are not furnifhed
with any ccmmiffion, or express powers,
to arrange a treaty with ÜB, or to make
any fpecific proportions on the fubjeft of
commerce; but only to afTure us that lui
Britannic majesty is ready to concur with
lis in appointing persons, times and places
for commencing such a negociation. Be
so good as to inform me if there be any
Tnifapprehenfion in this, as some steps on
part may be necefiary in confeqnence
of it; I have the honor to be, &c.
TH: JEFFERSON.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived at this Port.
Ship Morning Star, Campbell^
Afrivdl at New-York.
Ship Swift, Steel»
Brig — ,
Scho'r Harmony, Peatrea,
Rambler, Barnard, , Boston
Sloop Uunion, Hammond, Norfolk
Marick, Merchant, Newburyport
The (hips Belvedere, Talbot 5 the El
lice, Hervey ; the Fd£tor, Brown ; and
the brig Lively, Duff; have arrived at
Londonj.
The Hazard, Delany, for Boston, lay
at Deal on the 14th 6f Nov.' to fail firft
fair wind.
We hear that the cargoes t>f the brigs
Phcebe and Fair Lady, both of Philadel
phia, were coedemned at Bermuda ai
French property.
London, Nov. 14.
The Baltimore, ——, from Maryland
to Bourdeaux, was taken by the Prince of
Wales privateer of Liverpool, oil the Bth
ult., and sent for Montferrat.
The Rcbecca, Brown, from New-
York to Havre de Grace, with sugar,
coffee, &c. is taken by the Dolphin letter
of marque, and carried into Guernsey.
,The Nabby, Kennedy, from Leith to
Virginia, is loft on the north of Ireland.
The crew and eight paffengcrs landed
near Loughfwilly. , .. .
Tbe George and Harriot, Prince frottS
Havre de Grace to Philadelphia,' i» on
ftiord near Barfleun
November 16.
Captain Haftie, of the Friends Good
will, arrived in the river from Faro, fpnkfc
off St. Vincents, the brig Sally, of Portf
ffiOuth, New-England, theri in pofleflion
of the Algerines; the commantkr said,
that several other American veffeb were
taken. ...
(C/" The Adjourned Meeting of the
Stockholders in the Insurance Com
pany of North America, is to be held
. at their Office To-Morrow Morning at
Ten o'Clock.
Extra& of a letter,- <lated Havre, 28th
O (Sober.
We have now to advise that a decrci
flaring been rendered for taxing all th(
goods of firft necefiity f and most of th<
American products being reputed as such,
several American merchants and captain!
that were here, went to Paris to folicil
mericans ; they were told by the minister,
that the intention of our Convention was
not to injure property of foreigners with
which we are at peace.
That Commissaries would be appointed
to purchase the goods that are American
property, and thslt even the goods that
may hereafter arrive, will also be bought
at a prite that will leave a profit to the
proprietors. So that Americans may al*
ways find an open market for the good*
they will import into this country.
The James River Canal is now so far
completed as to adfnrt loaded boats to
coaie with ease and fafety, within about
one thousand yards of the city of Rich
mond.
After reading and■ referring a few peti
tions—the house in committee of the
whole; proceeded in the confideraticm of
Mr. Madison's resolutions;
, Mr. Ames spoke in opposition totlienj,
}iis fpcech continued tils hear ij Schick,
when the committee ft>fe, and reported
progress—and the house adjourned.
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