UNITED STATES.
NEW-YORK, February 2J,
Copy of a letter from a merchant in
Guernsey, to a refpe&able mercantile
house in this city, dated J in. 8, 1794.
" The only authentic news in this part
of the world is, the RECAPTURE of
TOULON, by the French Republicans,
and their success in every quarter, particu
larly against the army of Wurmfer on the
Rhine, which they obliged to retreat from
their redoubts at Hageneau on the 22d
December, and againlt the Royaliftj, who
had crofTed the Loire from La Vendee in
great numbers, and who seem to be near
ly annihilated.
" These particular are certain, and
may prove interesting (hould the Rebecca
have a (hort paflage."
We learn from Capt. Brown, of the
Rebecca, that having fallen in with a
squadron of French ships of war in the
Channel, he was obliged to go on board
the Admiral's vessel, where every thing
wore the appearance of the greatell mirth
and joy, on account of the above conquest
of wliich they had received certain nitel
ligence before their failing A gentle
man who came paflenger in the Rebecca,
farther informs, that he saw a London
paper in Gnernfey of the jth January,
which announced the retaking of Toulon ;
and that Lord Moira had returned to
England to discharge his troop 6, which
had been so long detained on board the
ships in order to form their intended junc
tion with the French rebels, as to cause
sickness and mortality to make dreadful
ravage amongfl; them.
February 26,
Monday arrived the {hip Charleston,
Captain Sheffield, from Charleston. We
have been favored with the following par
ticulars from a gentleman who came pas
senger in her.—That on the evening pre
vious to failing from that port, accounts
were received from St. Augustine, which
state, that a plot had been discover
ed, which ptemeditated the giving up of
that place to the French ; the Lieutenant
Governor of St. Johns' River, Mr. M'ln
tofh, and a number of other chara&ers,
were taken up and sent to the Havannah
in irons, commiflions from Mr. Genet be
ing found in their pofTeflion. The troops
on the river St. Mary's were drawn off to
the river St. John's, and the whole of the
militia underarms.
Copy of a Letter from Dr. Priestly,
to Mr. J. GouGH,at Savannah.
CLAPTON, August 2i, 1793.
Sir,
" I WAS highly gratified by the ac
count yon were lo good as to transmit to
me, of the favorable manner in which the
news of the revolution in France was re
ceived in America, especially as at that
time there were doubts entertained on the
fubjeft. That many viewed it in an un
favorable light with you, I have no doubt,
but that a revolution, in all the eflentials
so nearly resembling your own, should not
be thought a joyful event by the Ameri
cans in general, I could not believe. Your
letter made me quite easy on the fubjeft,
and enabled me to fatisfy my friends.
Since that time there have been more re
volutions, as they may be called, in France;
"all, however, I am willing to think, favor
able to liberty and happiness, tho' at the
time I and all my friends were disposed to
forebode ill, as our particular friends were
the fufferers. The last constitution seems
now to give almoit universal latisfa&ion ;
the infurreftion seems to be nearly fup
prefled, and as to their foreign enemies,
they make light of them. Indeed, they
have only served to rouse and unite them.
" We have been alarmed with the ap
prehensions of a war with America ; but
I hope there will be wisdom on your fide
of the water, tho' little I fear an ours, to
prevent it. Both countries must be ma
terially injured by such an event, and nei
ther of them could be a gainer. This,
indeed, is the cafe with refpeft to all wars,
but more obviously so in this than in mod
others.
" I fend this by my sons, who are go
ing to find a settlement in your country.
All I have (three) will be there, and then
I (hall expett to follow soon. I cannot
give you an idea of the violence with which
every friend of liberty is prosecuted in
this country. Little of the liberty of the
press on political fubje&s is now left, and
the country in general goes heartily with
the court into all their measures ; so that
nothing but general cab
fear is approaching, wall
The fotirce ot all this evil w toi know
ledge in the lower, ai>d a». aot of the
lower, orders of'the people. The French
are wifely providing ast this evil by a
system of public inltru&ion. Here even
Sunday schools beg»n to be reprobated,
as making the common people too know-
With much gratitnde for your commu-
nications,
I am, Sir. yours sincerely
J. PRIESTLEY."
To the Printer of t/je Gazette of the United
States,
If you think the following Extra<sls will help
to fill a column in your paper, and afford
a few minutes entertainment to your rea
ders, you are requested to pubiilh them
by A Customer.
EXTRACTS.
Old England is ill at her cafe,
She a furfeit has got I can tell ye;
And the cause of Old England's aifeafc,
Is much pudding and beef in her belly;
To the French for relief she applies,
And her politic doctors allure her,
That they know where her malady lies,
And their grand Panacea fh'all cure her.
" Ah ! what Panacea so grand,
Can my old Constitution repair !'*
Why, dame ! on your head you mult Hand,
And kick up your heels in the air:
Then your health will be equal and good,
Nothing else can from ruin preserve ye ;
For EQUALITY WELL UNDERSTOOD,
Means to turn all the world topsy
TURVY.
French fraternizing the World,
IF our council with scorn is repaid,
We shall bring an old house o'er your ears:
At our bidding to swallow your trade,'
Columbia shall fend privateers.
Tippoo Sultan your fa<sfcors lhall dread,
When back'd by French blades, he shall fix a
Huge price on each Englishman's head,
In Bengal, in Rahar, and Orixa.
We'll nip the Dutch navy in Zealand;
On the demi-de/potic Stadtholder.
Set the Patriots, his guilders to steal, and
The head that looks over his shoulder.
Batavia we next will attack,
And to Ceylon establish our claim :
Fed with spices wafh'd down with arrack,
How fiercely French courage will flame !
Our Sans Culottes none shall escape,
Fleets and armies we'll fit out by dozens;
Expel the Mynheers from the Cape,
And fraternize our Hottentot Cousins.
All Africa thence we'll affright,
Scare lions with morbleus and by-gars.
And to France by degrees re-unite
The department of monkeys and tigers.
Should Spain to the Bourbons prove true,
From the Dons their Muftachios we'll crop j
Spoil Mexico eke and Peru,
And steal all the gold in their Ihop.
Great Walhington next we'll assail,
And command himtofight withallEurope;
And, if in obedience he fail, —
Why—we'lll'end him the axeor a new rope.
Thus around us East, Weft, North and South,
Infurredtion and anarchy fofter,
Sail to H —l with the winds in our mouth,
And old Belzebub fright with our bluster.
Should old Square-toes refine to comply,
We'll appeal to the People infernal;
And, since on Earth 'tis vain more to try,
There 'ftablilh an Union fraternal.
CAPSISUM, CA IRA.
PHILADELPHIA,
FEBRUARY 28.
By a Ship arrived at Portsmouth, (N.
II.) the 15th inft. in 41 days from St.
Übes, a confirmation is received of the
Evacuation of Toulon—but that the Com
bined Forces, left a garrison in the citadel
which cannot be taken but by starvation.
This account the American Captain fays
he received from two Britilh officers on
furlough, at St. Übes.
Extract of a letter from a Town in Mas-
fachufetts.
" We have lately formed a new socie
ty in this place, called the Social Fire So
ciety—not a Fire or Democratic Society,
but one to extinguish Fires."
From Corrfsfokdexts.
A correspondent fays, that the present
is the Harvest-Time of the Citizens of
the United States. The produce of our
country was perhaps never higher in fo
reign markets, than at this time. Ac
counts from Hilpaniola fay, that great
profits are to be made on our cargoes :—
A wedge of Soap is worth four dollars—
a pair of Shoes, five dollars. Flour it is
said, is thirty dollars—Beef twenty dol
lars per barrel, at Surinam. What bles
sed politics arethofe which would involve
us in a war, and thus blast, not the prof
pe<Ss merely, but the positive advantages
now enjoyed by the agricultural and other
interetts of this country.
■y u SicK I
il.iM* eves.
Those who feel the true principles of
an American patriot, will at this moment
discover their attachment to the km or and
interejl of their countiy, by promoting
measures calculated to proteift our com
merce against the marauders of all nations
—and tho' the United States cannot per
haps, immediately place themfclves in a si
tuation, to contend with the maritime
ft length of all nat ions, yet they can do
much to protest their commerce, and per
haps completely rid the Atlantic of those
pirates of the Barbary States, who are
dragging our fellow-citizens into the raoft
infernal llavery.
Philadelphia, February 2 Ijl, 1794.
Sir,
From a review of your letter to my pre
decessor, on the 22d day of November,
1793, it appears, that you had not then
received such definitive inftruftions, relat
ive to his communication of the 29th of
May 1792, as would enable you immediate
ly to renew the difcufiion upon the fubjeft
of it.
Suspended as this negociation has been
for so long a time, I have it in charge from
the President of the United States to re
peat the enquiry, whether any inftrudHons
have been yet received by you, for pursu
ing those discussions ? Permit me to hope
for the honor of a reply, at as early a mo
ment, as may be convenient.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
With great rrfpett
Your mod obedient servant.
EDMOND RANDOLPH.
P. S. 1 thank you for the communica
tion of his Britannic Majesty's declaration,
which 1 have just received.
The Minister Plenipotentiary!
of Great Britain. J
True copy from the Records, in the Office
cf the Department of State, 24th February,
1794.
Philadelphia, lift February, 1794.
Sir,
In answer to the enquiry contained in
your letter of this date, I have the honor
of informing you, that 1 have not yet re
ceived the definitive inftruftions that, at I
have before assured you, I expeift to ob
tain, on the fubjeft of the discussion to
which you allude.
I have the honor to be,
With great refpeft, Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
The Secretary of State.
True copy of the original, on file, in the
Office of the Department of State, Fe
bruary, 1794.
CONGRESS.
House of Reprefentat'tveu
Thursday, Feb. 27.
Two refutations laid on the table yes
terday by Mt. Fitzfimons, were taken up
and referred to the committee of the whole
on Monday next—They are as follow :
Refohed, That provision ought to be
made for paying the interest on the bal
ances which have been placcd on the
books of the Treasury to the credit of cer
tain dates, in consequence of the settle
ment of accounts, between the United
States and individual States.
Rcfolved, That the sums which are
placed to the debit of certain dates in con
lequence of the said fettlcment ought to
be paid by the said States i/> years
bv annual installments.
In committee of the whole on the re
port of a feleft committee on the petition
of Henry Hill, after some discussion of
the fubjeft, the committee repor* ed pro
gress, and had leave to fit again.
Ordered, that 200 copics of two re
ports on this bufniefs, be printed for the
use of the house.
Mr. W. Smith of the fcleft committee
on the Judiciary, brought in a motion
which provides for dispensing with the at
tendance of all the marlhals on the Su
preme Court, and that in lieu thereof the
attendance of the Marshal of the diftricS
only in which the Gourt is held /hall be
fuiiicient, unless the attendance of other
Marilials (hall he fpecudly required by ol
der of the Court.
GEO. TAYLOR, jun,
GEO. HAMMOND.
GEO. TAYLOR, jun.
This motion was referred to the com
mittee of the whole on the Judiciary, ai;<J
being submitted ill the form of a resolu
tion for repealing the fedllon of the law
to which it refers, was agreed to, and re
ported to the house.
It was then voted that the report of the
committee of the whole, refpe<3ing the
Judiciary, (hould be taken intoeonfidera
tion by the house.
This report contains a variety of alte
rations and amendments in the system ; —
these were severally agreed to, and a com
mittee appointed to bring in a bill.
The confiderat ion of the contested elec
tion of Mr. Gallatin has engaged the at
tention of the Senate of the United States
every day this week—the debates have
been public, and so interesting as to at
tract the attention of a crouded audience
the whole time.
This day the difcuflion of the fubjetl
was closed—
A motion in the following words, viz.
" Resolved that Albrrt Gallatin is
duly ele&ed"—being then put, it passed
in the negative—Twelve ayes, Fourteen
NOES.
The expe&ed call of the House of Re
presentatives was this day postponed to a
future occasion.
The fe<siion of the appropriation till
which authorizes the Preiident to antici
pate by loan, the supplies for the services
of Government and which had been ft ruck
out—was this day taken up and unani
mously agreed to by the House.
A report is in circulation that a large
body of men under the command of Gen.
Clarke, were to set off from Kentucky
the firft of March, on an expedition to
the Mifiiffippi.
The bill of Fare designed for this even
ing's entertainment at the New Theatre,
promiles a rich repast to the Company
which may be present. 'she principal
part of the capital performers, agreeably
to the bills, will appear.
At four o'clock to-morrow afternoon,
will be ptiblifiied,
{Price Twenty Cents J
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Chefnut-StreeU
Feb. 28*
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Adjourned^
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