fOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
SONNET.—TO ANNA.
WHEN' fporiive Spring renews his chearlul reign.
And spreads bis vtrdant robe o'er field and grove ;
The winged warblers chauni their heavenly strain,
And breathe away theii fouls in blifsful love.
The lovely rose, the queen of Flora's vale.
Improves her transient reign in beauty's clisrms,
And calls vnung Zephyr from the ambrosial gale,
To ptefs her ioftly in his downy arms.
Then come, my Anna, in thy spring of love.
While i" thy cheek the rnl'e's beauty-glow?.
Oh! now ihy youth, thy melting chaims improve,
And bid mc lol'e in rapture all my woes.
Fnr age fonn o'er thy head will spread his snows,
And a»e no ioys of love, no rapture knows.
C H A M O N T.
EXTRACT
RELIGION is the onlv foundation ot morality—as the latter
derives all its force and eflicacy from the former. If the rules of
morality are to be held binding on mankind, they must, like the
Jaws ot human judicatories, infer, it not rewards for compliance
with them, certain punishments for the ditobedience of them.
How are theft; punishments difcoverablc, and by whom infli&ed,
it we are not to take into the account religious principles, which,
whether denved from natural or revealed religion, inftruft us that
•we are accountable to a Supreme Being, who will certainly vindi
cate laws, which, if they have any foundation in truth, must be de
rived from him ?—Disjoining religion from morality, has given
rife to many falfe systems, which, by being fucceflively shewn to
be erroneous, has had a tendency to inspire Icepticifm in refpeft
to there being any solid hafis for morality. Paley's fyflem of
ethics, by making religion the foundation" of morality, avoids this
great stumbling block, which is a ltrong recommendation ot that
woik to the public.
PITTSBURGH, September 24
Lieut. Jeffers, from Fort Franklin, has related
to us the following, in order to Ihew the disin
terested attachment of Cornplanter tothe United
States.
A propofa] having been made to Tome of the
•warriors of the Six Nations to join the hostile
Indians, in order to prevent our army from pe
netrating into their country, and several had ac
tually accepted the proposal, and were endea
voring to pei fuade others to join them. As soon
as the Cornplanter heard of this, he immediate
ly fetit a runner, with a speech, which he order
ed to be spoke three times to them ; the purport
of which was, that if they were determined for
war, to go off immediately, and never return,
for should he, or any of his warriors ever fee
them, they would put them to death. This had
the desired effect—the Indians immediately dis
banded, and thus the affair subsided.
Capt Buell, of the 2d United States regiment,
arrived here on Saturday lalt with a fine com
pany of men, enlisted for three years.
B A I. T I i»i O R K, October 4
Extract of a letter from a ? Officer in General But
ler's Army, on the IVtJicrn Expedition,dated Camp,
Fort Wapjington, Head-Quarters, Aug. t, I 79 1.
" We arrived here the 2Stli of lait month, af
ter a trouble ferine passage of I 7 days, front Fort-
Pitt : Though the Indians were along lide of us
all the way, they never gave us afire.—Our fleet
consisted of 27 fail of large Boats, 40 by ij feet,
manned with about 500 men."
Extratf oj another letter from the fa?ne Officer, dated
(at the fame place) Aug. 6. 1791 .
It is uncertain when we (hall leave this
place; the auival of the other part of the army
determines our departure : I have learned where
we are for : We (hall strike up the country a
lorig the Great-Miami, acroPs the Mad River, to
Pawixtwi ; from Tawixtwi to Miami, or Maame
Fort ; we shall then leave the .Miami-Village,
and go down the Miami-River (that empties it
fe'f into Lake Erie) a lino ft to the mouth, where
we (hall build a Fort : About 3001- 40 miles from
Detroit, a Fort will likewiPe be built, or reinforc
ed, on the Sandufky Lake—We shall travel this
country without any baggage or tents."
NEW-BRUNSWICK, Oct. 4.
Last Tnefday was held, theannu.il Commence
ment of Queen's College, in this city, where the
Rev. Dr. Linn prefixed. The exei cifes of the
day were introduced by a prayer from the Presi
dent—aster which the following gentlemen spoke
orations. Mr. Staars Van Deurfen, a Latin Sa
lutatory ; Me firs. Elijah Rofegrant, Luke Eger
ton, Henry Traphagen, Eflays ; Mr. William
Dunham the Valedictory.— \he Degree of Ba
chelor of Arts wns conferred on the foregoing
gentlemen. The Degree of Doiftor of Laws on
the Hon. Robert Mort is, Diftritft Judge for New-
Jersey. The Degree of Mailer of Arts, on Meflrs.
Walter K.Cole, Jacob R. Hardctibergh, Alpheus
Freeman and John Jackson ; Mr. Robert H.
Chapman, A. B. of Pi inceton, was admitted ad
tun dor., as also Mr. Charles Smith, A. M.
Lalt Friday, was finiftied, the d awing of die
Second Class of the Newark Bridge Lottery.
NEW-YORK, October 5
The brigade of the city and county of New-
York, together with Col. Bamnan's regiment of
artillery, the whole commanded by Lieut. Col.
Commandant Alner, were reviewed on the ufital
ground last Monday, when they, particularly the
uniformed companies, made a soldierly appear
ance, and pei formed the duties of the annual re
■view in a manner highly honorary to ihenifelves
and officers.
Philadelphia, October 8.
By the Englifti Packet, arrived at New-York, accounts are re
ceived from Europe to the 12th August. The English papers
contain numerous reports relative to a Counter Revolution in
France, among others, that the Swiss Cantons have complained to
the National AfTembly of their troops being paid in af&gnats, in
stead of cash, as was formerly the cafe—The Diet of the Cantons
havealfo forbid their troops to take the new oath decreed by the
National AfTembly—That the refugees are leaving Brulfels daily ;
and that ammunition and warlike stores arc continually transport
ing to Mons, Luxembourg and Tournay.
The marriage of the Duke of York with the Princess of Pruflia,
is to be celebrated in Q6lober.
Every appearance on the continent of Europe indicates peace—
His Holinefsthe Pope has congratulated the King and Republic
of Poland'on their New Constitution.
The code of laws framed under this Constitution, is to be called
:hecodeof Sianiflaus—they went into operation the sth July.
In the Betsey, from Cape-Ftancois, came passengers, Monf. Go
bert and family. Shi. gentleman has had his plantations, houses
and cattle all destroyed, to the value of 20,0001. sterling. His ve
nerable age was not any prote&ion againtt the depredations of the
outrageous slaves. Neither age nor lex are considered by a brutal
flocK ; other wife it might have been hoped that this veteran would
have escaped their fury: he fought in Thurot's squadron at Car
rickfergus, in the war of 1759 and 1760.
What will be the lfTueof these dreadtul disturbances, God only
knows. The general conje&ure is, that the negroes mull very soon
disperse for want of provisions, as they are almost starving, whilst
the people in the towns have great abundance, and seemed to be
in good spirits on the 14th September.
Thursday arrived in this city, the Earl of Wycombe, a Mem
ber of the Britilh Senate.
It is said in a Richmond paper, that Mr. Ro
bert Carter, of Nominy, Virginia, has emanci
pated 442 Haves—This, if true, is a facrifice on
the Altar of Humanity of perhaps an Hundred
Thousand Dollars—and is the more extraordina
ry and praiseworthy in an age vvheri Mammon is
the god that commands the molt extenlive con
gregation of worihippers.
Among a variety of accounts from Cape Fran
cois, the following has been related :—A widow,
who owned a plantation on which there were a -
bout 500 negroes, having always treated them
with humanity and kindness, on-the alarm from
the insurgents, these flslves applied to their own
er for arms to defend her property —and when
the'plantation was attacked, they repelled and
beat off the adailants, by which means the estate
was preserved from deftru&ion.—Humanity as
well as honpity will be found to be the belt policy.
ce Nothing creates more discontent among tlie
people than the secrecy which rulers are apt to
affeift. The difaffed:ion arising from this, is as
(ure as from mal-adminiftration. It is hard to re
train people to order very long, without making
them lee their interest in it. From this observa
tion we will not except the fubjeds of the molt
despotic monarchies : for not even the iron rod
of (lavery can always reduce to tame fubmilfion,
people who can fee no advantage accruing from
allegiance. But in free States, there can be no
authority maintained, without making the sys
tem of policy apparently conducive to the gene
ral good. The people of the American States,
have long lain under a general odium for want
of patriotism ; which has arisen from their re
peated opposition to government, —and their
backwardness jto comply with the demands of
the public upon their property. The late peace
able and patriotic condu<ffc under the operation
of the new government, will, we hope, retrieve
them from this reproach, and serve to discover
the cause from whence their former
arose.
" The qnietnefs of our land under the equal ad
ministration of this government —leaves us well
allured that the former ditturbances, arose from
a defective system of policy.—One of the moil
observable defecfis, was that intricacy with which
our revenue fyjlems were clogged. The people
were utterly unable to comprehend the compli
cated measures which were adopted in raising
supplies ; and from thence derived the idea,that
all their monies were anticipated, before they
came to the public treasury. And nothing could
awaken the spirit of resentment more than to
have theirproperty wafted in supporting the idle
ness, and making the fortunes of their insolent
colletflors. In the apprehension of all, the least
attention from government, would have removed
this evil. But when they saw the mystery (till
kept up, against the general wish, and the sys
tems of revenue covered in abstrusity, they were
provoked with an honed indignation against the
measures of their rulers. For a season they laid
a fide their industry and patriotism, which they
were convinced, could no longer be viitues.
"By the operation of the federal government,
this evil is removed ; and the spirit of industry
and patriotism has returned. This evinces both
the perspicuity of the present system of admnuf
trarion, and the riling glory of our country.
And fliould our rulers continue to discard all
mviteries in politics, and condu(ft their national
bu'finefs in a plain, easy, and intelligible man
ner, we have every rea(on to expecft that the\
! will feenre the public confidence, and find an ea
j 1 y access to the property oi the citizens.
187
The Prize of s,OOO dol/art in the New-Haven
Wharf Lottery, was drawn by Mr. Benedi<st
French, of Roxbury parish, in Connecticut.— It
has been said that the original purchaser of the
ticket which drew the above prize, fold it at a
discount, and took goods in payment.
A gentleman arrived at Boflon from England, informs that a
peace had a&ually taken place between the Emprefsof Russia and
the Porte; and that, in consequence, the British fleet had been put
out of commiflion, and the seamen paid off and discharged.
Dr. Franklin's Life is advertised in the London papers as
being in the press, and shortly to be published. An event much
desired.
50,000!. of American Final Settlements were fold in London, a
few weeks since, at 14/.
The Quebec of the 22d August, contains a protrft of a
number of the Merchants against the address prefenied to Lord
Dorchester, published in our last.
On Tuefdav last the Pkifodelphian Raptijl AJJ'ociation convened in
this city—the business of their churches was introduced with an
excellent sermon, by the Rev. Mr. Oliver Ha rt, of Hopewell,
New-Jersey—aster which the Rev. Dofior Samu e l Jones was
chosen Moderator—Their session closed on Thursday.
Representation constitutes the essence of Republicanism—and
the rights of ele&ion are the highcft, moll sacred and impor
tant that freemen can poflibly exercise. At the return of those
periods, therefore, when they are called npon by the Constitution
to give their fuffrages for those whom they chu'e should be their
political fathers, the majesty of the people appears iu its full dig
nity—if then, as has been laid, every freeman pofleffes in his pro
per person a portion of this majesty, no confederations can absolve
him from Che obligations he is under to attend his duty as an elec
tor. —So long as eleltions are tree, and made by a full vote of an
enlightened community, so long will their liberties, conjlitution and
laws* which are all inseparably conne&ed, be fate; —but if the
people are falfe to themselves, and leave their elections to be made
by a small number, who may happen to have no other business to
attend to at the moment, they (port with their dearest privileges ;
and it depends on a mere contingency whether the conduit of their
affairs is committed to the able friends, or the fpecipus, tho un
principled, enemies of their country.
" A good man will certainly be happy, either in this life, or
the next."
The inequalities therefore which appear in the dispensations of
Providence, Ihould lead to no conclufioris unfavorable to the cause
of virtue; for what are the momentary fufferings of this point of
existence contrasted with an eternal.display of the jtiftice and good
ness of the Deity.
" The generality of men make themselves miserable by desir
ing what is fuperfluous"—the real wants of nature lie within a
very nrrrow fancy, and the refinements of fo
cietv, extend the limits of hnman desires in such manner, that
imaginary evils vartly exceed the catalogue of those brought upon
us by real misfortunes.
-THE grcatefl part of the works which the public eftcem at pre
sent, have only arrived by degrees at that appro!>ation,
(e. ft. Shakefpear). A success too brilliant at the firft, affords but
a bad augur for its continuance, and only proves the mediocrity of
the work. Beauties which are within the reach of ail the world,
immediately make their impreflion; great beauties are often less
flriking, and it is rare that a work ot the firlt merit, obtains, at
the beginning, the fuffrage of a great number. It is only a few
who are able at: ofprr" n rTf*pH/»r»f;p j_ bat.
by degrees the falfe glare which dazzled at the firft, begins to wear
off, and men gradually discover beauties that at firft escaped their
notice. This„rlifcovery occasions an agreeable surprise. They
return to the fubjeft, and discover flill more ; so that their admira
tion continues to augment from day to day.
MR. FENNO,
Having seen an advertisement, signed D.J —, ported up at Bristol,
by a Candidate to represent this State in Congress, in which- he
fays that, if the people will chufe him, he will relinquish to the
use of his constituents two dollars per day out of the fix to
which he will be entitled—the following Impromptu was occa
sioned by the circumstance :—
FOUR dollars for abilities like thine !
Genius and jreedom at the thought repine
For change the dollars to a fngle groat,
Thy services mould be mofl dearly bought.
As an encouragement to the pra&ice of those virtues which
constitute the excellency of a Legislator for this great Republic
diligence, confiflency, integrity and independence—there is every rea
son to suppose that FrederickAucustus Muhlenberg will
be ele£ted to serve in the next Congress, by a laige and rcfpedlable
majority of the votes of his fellow citizens.
Married, on ThurTday evening last, Mr. David Price, of this
city, to the amiable Miss Polly Dally, late of New-Yoik.
Died in New-York,after a long and oainful illness, Mrs. Har
per, late of the American Company of Comedians.
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