•freferit tune, arid which "if the 'fiufuon of , toiiffot, which has lately beeu ueltreyed, ; ftiauld unhappily be loilovedby another po litical paroxiiin; aad if nothing f*«i arrest the progreii of diforganizatkm,. so far advanced, it may before the fliort space of one year, so change the face of the em pires within the sphere of its influence, that wc may hunt ffer one half the people of iope, but in vain, and we Jhall not find even the tradition of them, except in the accumu lated ruins of i.hele vail communities. Firth* Gaxstts of the UmitkdStates. Mr. Fen no, The following feikarh on the pulsations of a certain iefcription of writers -who • art incefftiMy laboring to mate the people defp 'tfe theilr own govehtmettt, and plunge themfeha into a Jlalt of nttarchy, debili ty and tontempt, are contained, fubflan tiallyi in a performance which lately ap putrid in a paper publi/bed in the wef -1 tern part of one of the eajlern Statesi—- You will fieafr to give them a place in in ymr paper. G. THESE Writers impute the oppofit ion which it made to the formation of, what they call " Republican Societies," to the moniedpart of the people—and to the No bUity. Who they allude to, by the nobili ty in this country, I cannot divine. And who i« meant by the monied part, whtre property is so equally divided as in Ame rica, is inconceivable. Some of them have Called upon the farmers, &e. to guard a gainst these monied people- I —The fact i»» that njoe tenths of the property of the United States, is in the hands of the far mers—they are called upon therefore in this cafe to guard against themselves.— it is said, " the only reason why the mo tiied part of the people oppose these so cieties is because a great many of them have crept into offices. What.is this, fwt a reprefentatiuflof our civil officers, us a mercenary crey.—Obferve—" they have crept into offices." It is a new iflea, that our civil officers who are cbo fen by the free fuffrages of the people, have crept into office, i. e. got in by some mercenary or underhand method. Not fatijfied, however, with representing them io this contemptible light, they are exhibi ted as an associated band of enemies to the people, as being jealofls lett the peo- pie obtain political knowledge eiuiugh tu iolpeit their wicked and inimical proceed ings, which, they lay, " they are doubt ful will not (land the test." What a de t eft able abuse of our civil rulers is this ? Have they given occasion for such black calumny ? Can we patiently hear those worthy char afters, whom we hive cho» fen to tranfaft our public business, tra duced, when, as yet, we have found no cause of complaint in their administra tions. These writer* Ccem to have consi dered themselves at the head of - an armed fa&ion, under some corrupt monarchical, oratiflocratical government, ready to (hike 8 most fatal blow. Their language can be.applicable in no other cafe. And can the citizens of America endure, without indignaiioit, such unreasonable abuse, not only of their civil officers, but of them selves also ? They are represented as hav ing been so duped in giving their fuffia goa, as that they have chosen enemies, alfd men of the moil corrupt and aban doned principles. £>oes jiot the complexion of this lan- guage too plainly manifeil the spirit by which these societies are a (filiated ? Can that fee a good spirit—a spirit of true li berty which influences men to publish such vise and slanderous libels? Rather, is it not the spirit of anarchy, and ought it not for the peace and happiness of so ciety, to be fupprcfled immediately, or to be treated with such general contempt, as that it may fink into its deptaved in fignificance ? It seems by the spirit of these writers that they want nothing but anarchy and the guillotine to have business enough in taking off the heads of those, whom they fay " are keeping the people in ignorance lead: they hurl them from their easy situations." Such writers mud be informed that the people of this coun try are at present unwilling to involve themselves in anarchy and eonfufion, or to drag, without trial, our civil rulers to to the Place de la Revolution,—or to burn the bible, —or to commence atheills,—or to aboliili tin' £a\>bath ; and that there fore their inflammatory productions are uitfeafonable:—-Frobibly, in France such essays might haw i. en the occasion of cutting off'tHe heads of twenty two or three members of the Convention, and of eftfuri™ feats to their authors, till kno ttier fattJon more dartng Ihould succeed then), by publications Rill more inflam- when their denunciations would take place-—and thus rhe revolutionary wheel would be kept in PEaritTUAi. mo tion- A REPUBLICAN. Foreign Intelligence. LONDON, March 4. The elevation of count Browne de Ca mus, to the chief command of the Impe" rial army on the Rhine, having excited the public curiosity, tht following parti culars may not be unacceptable i Descended of a very ancient family in Scotland, count de Browne Was born in the year 1744, at Riga, wheffc his father, a field marshal in the service of Ruflia, and commandant of the Province of Li vonia, is ft ill alive. His mother is sister to field marshal Lafey. Count Bro\#ne pofTefles a very large fortune, which he employs in the moll worthy manner upon all occasions. His military knowledge extends to every branch of the art of war, and his attachment to the sovereign whom he serves is not inferior to the fidelity which his illustrious uncle, the commander in chief, always (hewed towards the House of Austria. It has been said that our laws are so ad mirably balanced, that they provide an ade quate remedy for every injury which a man can possibly fnftain. This axiom is ad mirably illliftrated by the statute against dog-stealing, where it is ena&ed, that the pdrty offending in such a cafc, shall be publicly whipped, but added, that if he thinks himfelf aggrieved, he may after wards appeal for remedy, at, the Quarter Sessions ! ! On Thursday last, a couple being out aflced, at St. Ann's, Soho, came to be married, and when the clergymen came to that part of the ceremony which dire&s that the woman shall be supported in sick ness and in health, the bridegroom, in a joke, said to the clergyman, " What shall I do with her if (he should be lame or la zy i" Upon which the clergyman refufed to proceed with the ceremony, and the disappointed couple were obliged to defer their nuptuals to a more convenient season. adtion is unnecessary. Suffice it to fay, that perhaps had the worthy clergyman ex populated with the bridegroom, the un lucky incident might have ended much better than it did. Whether they have since been married we cannot learn. The accounts from Botany Bay men tion, that the colony begins to flourifh, through the industry of the new inhabit ants. A Portuguese frigate tool lately into the port of Lisbon, from Madeira, a rich French East Indiaman. The court of ad miralty of Liibon has declared her a fair prize, in consequence of the French hav ing captured four Portuguese veflels, whiqh they carried into the port of New-York. Accounts from Petersburg mention, that on the 25th of January last, the ice of the river Neva was suddenly broken by a violent hurricane which blew from fei. This caused an inundation never experi enced before in that metropolis. No ac cident happened, on account of the inha bitants having received notice, by a gener al discharge of artillery. Letters from Constantinople, inform us, that the sublime Porte seems very much inclined to listen to the offers made by the rebellious Mahmoud Baftiaw ; the latter, after having defeating the troops which the Porte sent against him, has written a letter to the Grand Signior full of protes tations of fidelity and submission, offering to pay the arrears he owed to the Ottoman government, provided he is allowed to continue in his situation as Bashaw. BRISTOL, March 3. A few days ago a pig (fed by Dr. Warter) was killed at Siberfcot, whick weighed 32 score 5 when alive he flood 3 feet nine inches high, and measured eight feet in length. DUBLIN, Feb. 25. 1 A very uncommon circumstance lap. p«ned yesterday to the child of one Jtorke, of Thomas-street. A boy about 7 years of age, who had charge of an infant, went to fifh m the Reservoir that fupplieg the town with water. Just as the pipes were opened, in consequence of a fire that broke out tn Bridge-street, he happened to let l>Ls fitter fall, who was precipitr.ted thro' tlx; pipes, and.ivas afttially carried into the anna of one of tlve fire men where the wa ter had vent. The infant was apparently dead ; but co marks having aj. peared ol receiving any injury, except luffocatio:., and a surgeon in the street having treated it accordingly, the child was rertored to life by the means recommended to recover drowned perlons by the Humane Society* From the Reservoir to Bridge-lb cet is more than an English mile. PHILADELPHIA, MAY 17. The Indian Chief has been captured by a French Ihip of war, on her voyage from England, because Ihe had a few staves on The George Barclay escaped the fame ate, by something lite a miracle ! During ler voyage from Philadelphia to England, n December last, Ihe was hailed in the Bri ifh Channel by a French frigate. The Capt. •xamined her manifeft, and exprefled his "atisfaclion that several articles, which lie enumerated, were not on board ; otherwise he should' have been obliged to capture the veflel. Among the reft, he mentioned staves. There were staves in the vefffl, but they had at firft by mistake, been forgot in making out the manifeft, and were, after it hid been signed, indorsed on the back of it. This trifling mistake laved the (hip, as the Frenchman did not think of turning to the other fide of the paper. A Correspondent intimates, that on the pre sent evening in particular, it may not be improper to communicate what follows - Extradt from an address to the Deity, de livered by Dr. Magaw, on Wednesday last, at the close of an examination and other exercises of the " Young-Lafliej Academy of Philadelphia." IT is thy inspiration, Father of Lights ! ''that giveth understanding, aad opencth the fountains of wisdom : How excellent is thy name in all the world ! We praise thee ; we bless thee ; we worlhip thee ; we glorify thee ; we give thanks unto thee! Here, and in every place, where the intelle&ual culture, united with the vir tues of the heart, are the Learner's ob ject, and the Instructor's care,—to thee we can look with a religious confidence, I, Knowing; O Lord, that whomsoever thou bleffeft, they are blefled indeed we commend to thy special favor, these our beloved Daughters : Thine they are, most bounteous Maker! Thine they are, re deeming God!— With that unfeigned .ten derness which is of thy bestowing, and that solicitude which thou wilt not def pifc, may we be permited to a(k, That it may please thee, to endue them with a fubJimc sense of thy perfe&i ons, and an unalterable love of thy ho ly name: That it may please thee, to encteafe their inclination and pursuits after valuable learning; and to direst them in its uses, and proper application ; That it may please thee to bless them with the diftmguithing felicities of their youth ; defending them withal, from its peculiar temptations and dan- gers : That it may please thee, to afiift, and di rest them by thy grace, so that none of them may cost a Parent, one tear; nor a friend, a fmgle sigh—unless it may be the sigh at parting—or the tear which doth not interfere with joy : That it may please thee, to adorn them with that discretion now, that meek ness, that goodneis, and inflexible in tegrity, which will insure to them ref ped and confldcnce, to the end of their days; That it may please thee, to confirm them aU . the habits, and richeit consolati ons of piety and virtue ! By the remembrance of thy pa st good nek ; by the hopes which thy promis es uifpire ; by Hie mutuality of affetti oo, which, we believe, subsists between these Children and us—we beseech ttiC€ to hear üb,ub, O Lord ! Finally, thou infinite guardian and friend ■ taKe us all under thy divine protedion ! Be thou the saviour of the land we live m! the infpirer of tiiofe who counsel t the ftrengthener of those who ! the intlrudor of those who teach ; aud the encouijager of those ivho learn ; till fafctyi freedom, science, jjure reli gion, -M its Offspring, happinels, (hall be eilablilhed on everlatting fbundnti ons, through Jesus Christ, our bWffed Mediator! ILxtraSl from the slibuny Gazette. A short sketch of the debates in the house or representatives, the latter end cf last month (which appear in some of the late newspapers J in of some com munications of the depredations of the Bri tifli cruisers on the commerce and navigation of the United States, gives us a picture of so much warmth, passion and intemperance that it ieems nothing short of an immediate declaration of war against that power, will abate the. rage of certain trading gentlemen, members of that house. Then huzza for speculation, privateering •ind the acquirement of monstrous fortune by a hop, step and jump : but these fiuious' gentlemen ought to be apprised, that forcine the country into a war with such violent precipitation, is no way to command, (what must be deemed very efll-mial) the fuppVt of the great body of the people. Nor is it probable, that Britain as a nation can be very desirous of a rupture with this country at present. She has full tmploy in her war with France, and I am therefore of opinion, that with suitable negociatioii, reparation may yet be obtained • and the calamities these gentlemen wiftt so haitily to plunge us into ivoided. Every country on going to war, hath ee nerally some advantage in profpeft to be de rived, as a compensation for its loft of blood and treasure, and the devastation she mull experience in its progreft; but in the name of health, let me alk, What are we to gain > Have we a fleet to enrich ourselves bv clo tures at sea ? Are the United States in want of territoi y ? Canada, and the beggarly pro vince of Nova Scotia, both a great incum brance to and *which she Would be glad to be rid of, can be the only objects of our conquest, and are they worth possessing after we get them: Hence it follows, that for the gratification of certain favorite filer* chants, who have sustained lofles by the Bri tifli cmizers, when at the fame time, we have property in our hands of perhaps twen ty times the amount of their losses, belong ing to the fubjetfs of Britain ; this great ex tensive but defienctiffs republic, is to be hur ried into a war, which if instantly gone into, will be justly entitlcd'tg the appellation of the Merchants luar: howevt., the farmers by a land tax, wili have to bear the great bur -ihetl of tbe enprX\rp in' rarryinff rtn To conclude, -God forbid that these Uni ted States fliould follow the ridiculous fop pery of the nations of Europe, in going to war upon the moil trifling and frivolous pre tences. A war therefore, of this nature not hav ing either the honor, the happi ß efs or the glory of the United States for its object, will not meet with the approbation of An Otfrgo F irmtr. Otfego county, tgth April, 1794. EXTRACT- Frcquentlya preamble is affixed tohwj, which gives the reason of enabling them; to this adi £the Embargo RefolitJthere is no preamble—lf there was, and the rea son of palling the ast was what had been cotiGdercd, it would read thus: " Where as the owners of ships, seamen, merchants, and those coiicerncd in insuring property at sea, have become so infatuated with fa lie prufpefts of gain, and so blinded to their own inter eft and fafety, that they fub je& their perfous and their estates to haz ard* and lofies, incoufiftent with prudence, and which no citizcn has a ntfht to when it is confdcrjd that the loss of each indi vidual is a los to the country at large ; and whereas Congrcfs, moved with pity and compassion for their blindness and perverfe nefs, and feeing their inability any longer to regulate their affairs, and sensible that it is better that the aforcfaid defcriptioos