-**■ unlrcr'alTfnaTft y, and an Incorrigible corruption
" in eleSions, I'ould not be the necessary c®nfe
" quence. the election of the two thirds
" has yi bedeemed venal] It may be relied on,
f " hi) f ays our author, " that the intentions of
«« i>at augufl and magnMninious assembly, aremifun
•' derjlood and misrepresented. Time will develope
" their designs, will (hew them to be more judici
u ous than to attempt impossibilities Jo obvious, as
T « that of the abolition of all dillinftions." Yet
ourqwn nation and government acknowledge none.
George Wash ington has not made a worse Pre
fident, because he was plainly called so by ourJlrJl
legislature.
We (hall give one, more affertionof the author of
the difcourf«s, which is round indeed, and fully ex
plains the writer's meaning. He observes, " That
there is already a fciliion, m the national alterably,
like all others, pall, prefern, and to come, is molt
certain. There is an ariflocratical party, a demo
cratical party, an armed neutrality, and, moll pro
bably, a monarchical party ; bcfides another division.
who mujl finally prevail, »r liberty will be lojl—
I mean, a set of members, who are equal friends
to monarchy, arijlocracy, and democracy, and wi(h
for an equal independent mixture of all three in their
conflitutwn."
We shall not trouble tbe eleftorj with any obser
vations on this explicit passage, nor with further
quotations or remarks upon '* the Discourses upon
Davila." It is generally believed that Mr. Adams
was the writer. We fully credit the afTertion, be
cause we never heard of the flightefi denial or coun
ter luggeftion, and because of the perfect coincidence
between thafe discourses, and his books concerning
the American couftitutions.
A FEDERALIST.
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Fenno,
A PUBLICATION in your gazette signed A
Federalffhus entertained some offßur readers with
,»sj explanation of Mr. Jefferfon'j negro tranfporta
'.ion scheme; there is a eurious (lory told in this
town about another transportation feheme, which
was somewhat different from Mr. Jefferfon's ; for
of a return cargo of white emigiants, it
was to have produced a return cargo of dollars and
' sugar from the Weft Indies— r perhaps your corres
pondent the Federalist rr.»- give tis the hiilory of
that business, having bi tis (aid secretary to a
✓ society, well acquainted v.llh tbe si heme,
■ CURIOSITY.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
A disguised Anti, muffled in a Federal cloak,-
who is publilhiug lon£.j,vinded essays .against Mr..
Adams and panegyrics on Mr. Jefferfon, is sup
posed to be a certain officer of the federal govern
ment, known to be diflatisfied with the present ad
ministration because some ridiculous pretentions have
been overlooked. He expects undet a new one,
to rife mote rapidly. There have been heretofore
complaints against the tardiness and neglect of this '
officer, occafionedjby all employment of that time,
in writ in,' fcflays agatrTtt the treaty and the govern
ment, which his duty fheuld have applied to the
pwblic service. A mifpenfe of his time, in (l.:n- '
dering Mr. Adams, will probably produce limilar 1
complaints hereafter If a public officer is dif- 1
gulled with the adminillration, be onght to resign, 1
and not pocket the public money while he is injur- '
ing the public service by a neglect of duty.
A man of pride End spirit would ftorn to aft '
with ait administration which he is working to un
dermine, or to be the servant of a government he
*vifhes to overturn. None but a mean and fordid
tool would aft the part of a concealed enemy, grin
ning smiles in the face of those whose reputation he
t is llabbing behind their backs.—As to his pretended
aversion to the Rrit'ifb conftitutipn, it is more pre
polterous than all the reft of his cooduft Does
he think the ftoiy of a certain laurelled and tri
umphal entry into this city is forgotten ? Will the
public believe that this canting zeal for republican
ism is sincere? HINT.
f ; 1,1 IM * l
FOR THI GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mr. Fctltttrj- - - *
1 HE hillo-y of Poland is referred to by a wri.
teriu your paper, to warn us against the influence
of foreign powers at our elections. The cautiou
is a wife one, and I hope our citizens will profit by
it. But your correspondent is raiftaken in faying
that the eraprefs of Rufiia always marched an army
to the pl ( ace of election ; the had fdmetimes ? much ] !
cheaper and easier mode of fettling the business. 1
Wire® (he found that the object could be accom- 1
" plifhed in that way, (he would sometimes inftruft 1
her ambafiador to pick a quarrel w:th the poor '
Poles, a few weeks before the election, and to sus
pend his functions, until the nation elected a king, 1
who by being a partizan of Russia would set every <
thing right. In the mean time the merceaaries of
the emprefs'would make a great llir and cry and '
frighten the poor Poles with a dread of the £*»- r
press s wrath, unless they elected a favorite of her's. c
—It was only when the Poles had spirit enough to 1
talk of cboofing a king to plesfe theoifelves that'
Catharine feut her Cossacks and her Candours to ]
bully them into p. c
— c
c
For the Gamette of the United States.
By uniting we stand, by dividing we {,
FAI.L. I
1 775-
2
I liberty and independence or SELF GOVERN- c
MENT are the ehoicctt gifts of heaven to the ci- e
tizens of the United States: For these we fought si
eig|)t years—and eight years we have enjoyed them, v
"under a government of our own choice, administer- ti
ed by men of our own choice; the men, whose v
K *vifdom, fortitude anti bravery atehieved what we e
enjoy. These men are our choice, have repeat- a
ct;, ySen our choice—we have tried them "in the li
/.'K'tJ ■ '*' tried men's fouls" —they never have de
cctvcd neur will deceive us, and while ai
ion heaven continues their live 3we will trud in them s
nfe- cdnfide in their patriotism, and fuppprt with all i
rds our united tNERcv, their counsels. i
on, If the administrators of any foreign government, 1
rof are plesfed to entertain an unfavorable opinion of i
an- us, heaven can bear us witnets, it is not our fault. '
e "Internal traitors whom the genius of our free go- I
ici- vernment did not permit us to crush, have, for.fe- i
as ven years pad, been incessantly reviling our govern- <
set ment, and through that, the people of the United <
ne. States : for it ought never to be forgotten that the i
re government emanates from the people, and the ob- i
rfl jests of abuse have been not only the government, £
but the men who have repeatedly united the great- 1
of ell portion of the fuffrages of the people This 1
:x- is the principal source of the alarm that has been <
lat excited—Americans, union is all. United to
ly, your government you are fafe—OivUjd you are 1
jfl: 1011. You will hold your lives, liberty, property! *
to- and independence at the will of foreigners. i
' J
'"* v D {
_ v rHXLADELPHIA,
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1796.
Ir On Sunday the 20th inft will be kept the anni
versary of the firft opening'of the German, Roman, v
r " Catholic church, called the Holy Trinity, situated | '
er at the corner of Sixth anti Spruce streets. | I
an The Divine Service will be with vocal and inftru- i 1
ns mental mulic, and begin at half pall 10 o'clock in 1 a
the morning, and at 3 in the afternosn. '
A Sermon will be delivered on the occasion by f
the pallor and profeffor J. N. Goetz, and the di- c
vine service will bs held by the revd. the profeffor, £
William Elling. I
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Paris, dated '
September 2d, 1796, to his friend in Philadel- £
phia.
" The French Government within these 8 days e
has recalled Mr. Adet—he will make some declara- !
A tion of coutfe of diffatisfaftion with our measures ' Th
■ h in America, and fay that the diplomatic functions
a- of his country cease with him, till fomeYuture more I
is favorable disposition (hall call them into action again
:h from France—that a certain Rumber of confwls are C
>x left for the purposes of trade to whom they still look p
it for former protection. ''
id 'Tisthought Spain has ceded to France part of f
f- Louiiiana.—that France intends theie to form an
as army for the invasion of Canada—that our back
a f.-ttlers ate necessary for the enterprize, and that
they think their schemes will go better forward v j
whilst they have no Miniller in the country. Per- 31
haps their policy goes to join our back settlements "
to Louiiiana and Canada. I think, however, that a '
the guarantee of the Spanilh settlements in Ameri- .
ca'is the equivalent for L«?uifiana. Therefore our U
r - people by this plan may lose the Atlantic dates, and "
>" would be finally barred by their new friends from '
g«t"'ng the southern outlet from their country."
' e Extract of a letter from Franklin county, dated ai
November 14th, 1796.
" There is but little news here worth communi- h;
s eating. I'he anti-federalifts were busily engaged
for feveTal weeks previous to the 4th of November m
in circulating hand-bills and fallhoods through this
e 113I 13 ' 1 °/ the cou:.try. In font-of the neighboring j a
_ counties there was scarce a rascal to be faund that , a
r had rendered himlelf conspicuous by heading a mob
- or by his aflilh'ng in raising a whilkay pole, who
ha«i not been addressed upon the fubjeft of the late R
election, tlianked for his former patriotic feryices,
and folicitcd again to exert himfelf in the cause of t )'
liberty and equality."
It has been whispered in private circles by fomty "
zealous partizans that we mull expect a visit in r°
' some of our ports between this and the firfi IVed- «
e nefday in December by the French squadron which ui
. has been havering about the c&all for some weeks
" pail. m
m
, s Late letters from France inform us that the di- £H
leftory are wsak and divided, sometimes favoring (
the moderates and sometimes the jacobins, accord- ,
ing as one or other party predominates. This ac- •
connts for the escape of Drouet, Babceuf and o
thers, who, though convicted of treason, have fuf
fered no pumlhment whatever. The afiignats are %
out or circulation and the mandats nearly so. The .
. public creditors ire completely ruined, and all the !>t
• specie that can be collected isfent to the armies and
to foreign nations.
U _ Fi
From the Aurora. cl
y 10 relieve in feme degree the impatience of the
|, public, as to Mr. Adet's lad note to oar execa- V a
tive, v.-e promised an outline of its contents. We C o
. fulhl the talk, with as much accuracy as is compa- pr
t tible with the brevity we are obliged to observe, and a n
r the intricacy of the fubjeft. tr
■_ The miniller of the French republic, through '
t the whole of his note, speaks 33 acting under the ve
. express orders from the executive directory.
f After exprefiing the attachment of his govern- I l ]
j ment for the American people, he complains, in the m<
. name of the directory, of a violation, on the part r ;
. our executive, of the 17th article of the treaty of th,
> 1 £ u j
t The firft part of that article stipulates, that the
1 French (hall be at liberty to bring their prizes ir.to we
our ports, without its being lawful for any of our tha
officers to take cognizance of their validity. In in
contempt of this (lipulation, he states, that several
i'rench prizes,, brought into our ports, have been p r
feiy.ed, tried, and rettored to their original owners, f er
w.th various degrees of delay, vexation, iniuftice, w
and injury. 1 vv
He complains, that the English were fuffered to
aim in out ports, in various inilances, and that the
complaints of the agents of the Frecnh republic
'V? P rov ed mcffeftual in (lopping them. Persons, da<
impeded of having assisted in arming French pri- the
vateers, were immediately thrown into prison, while tio
thole concerned in arming Britilh vessels, were ne- ftei
vcr molcfted—The executive, in these instances, mi,
exhibiting an evident partiality for the English, the
and no regard for the maintenance of their neutra- not
lity.
11 - hC ft 'P u , latlon » in art 'cle 17th, ptsohiSits to]
all Eoglifh (hip., tb« /hsll have made French pri fide
n, zes, frona entering our ports. Oiir executive Lave, >
ill in their conflru&ion of this fbpnlation, confined
its prohibitary effedl to British vessels attempting
it, to come in with their prizes. The minister protests,
of in the name of the directory,,againft the propriety
it. of this conflruftion. He considers it an attempt,
o- to add to, not to explain the article. Even on the
e- supposition, that the article is doubtful, he infills i
n- on the impropriety of an ex Jtarle conftruftion. He i
cites sundry examples of English (hips of war hav- i
le ing entered our ports, contrary to this stipulation,
b- having made them convenient stations the better to
t, annoy the Prench, and having, even contrary to ■
t- the forced interpretation given to the 17th article '
is by our executive, bro't their prize 9 into our potts, 1
;n Sc there refitted them, to cruize againfl the French. -
:o The mimfter next adverts to Jay's miffian. He
re dates, that France was deceived by the declarations t
:y , of our executive', when that business was set on 1
; foot ; and that the dirpftory confioers the British c
m ; treaty as depriving France of all the advantageous t
j ftipulaticns intended to he secured to her by the j
treaty of 1778 —as tending to render the neutrali- t
ty of America.advantageous to the English, to the J,
detiiment of France.
This treaty abandons the modern law of nations
a , which even England had fanftioned in eleven treat
J | ties, and we in every prior commercial treaty with c
j European nations. It gives the English the facili
j. j ty of obtaining the transportation of naval itores
n 1 and warlike implements witherfoevei they please, t
j vinder the fhclterof the American flag, while this t
y facility is denied to France; and thus it changes v
j. during the war, the refpedivc footing of the belli- p
rj gerent powers with refpedt to us. The treaty, he t
further slates, cuts off the fupplics in provision v.
j which France looked for from this country, by fti- t
j pulating, that the Britifli may, in every situation, fl
seize our provifion-vefft'ls bound 10 the ports of their t.
enemies. 111 short, hi considers it a breach of our C
neutrality,, unless the French be allowed to partake r
in the advantages it holds out to Great Britain.—n si
He also daims this participation in pursuance of the a
e 2d article of the treaty of 1778, which grants the I:
n French all the advantages ofcc I merce & navigation tl
e enjoyed by the mod favouied nations : and in this h
; point of view, the orders to the Fiench vessels of o
war, to treat the American flag, in every refpeft,
j- as we shall fuffcr it to be treated by the English,
have been issued. '1
' The miuiflei proceeds to protest in the name and
by the orders of the executive dirc6hiry against the 6
. violation of the 17th article. He claims replevy of C
all seizures, and the aonullisg of all judicial afls
with refpeft to Fiench prizes, and protests against n
t all oppofitiotf to the sale of prizes.
He protefls against the violation of the fame ar
ticles by our admitting into our ports Britifli arm
j ed vessels, and against the interpretation put to it
! by o'.:s. executive upon that article. p
He'declares that the directory considers oilrtreaty D
with Britain as a violation of their treaty with us ; C
and as equivalent tj> a treaty of alliance with that ®
nation ; and, in consequence, orders him to suspend
his minifleti.il functions here. v y
The diredtory declare, that they do not wish this jj
measure to be confidercd in the light of a ruptnre, K
1 a -rnatkof thtir feiife of injury, which is to
bit until they can olitain fatisfaflion. They reite- C
rate their expressions of friendfhip for the PeopW
the wrongs of the executive.
The minifLr concludes by dating, that the French ; j
Republic always jjad it at heart to truhivate harmo jj
ny by a mutual interchange of goad offices; but Si
that our adniiitiftration hive as constantly endeavor- A
ed to break a/under the ties which conlitdt the two
nations. Early under the Republic, the French L
colonies were opened to 11s ? the ports cf-France al
so on the fame footing as to their own vessels.
When England violated the neutral flag, France o- F,
bliged to make use of reprisals, exempted from the G
mejifjure the Americans ; aridtho' forced for a while $
much against their inclination, to withdraw the ex
emption, they early renewed it.
While France was thu3, even during the tempest
of revolution treating the Americans with mark-
ed attention ; what, asks the note, were the execu- m
tive of the United States eijiployed in ? They were
questioning whether they would acknowledge the
republic and receive their ambassador, whether they
fiiouid consider the treaty, the price of American
liberty, binding, whether the envoys from exiled
and rebellious princes (hould be received ; an am
biguous proclamation of neutrality was framed ;
French privateers were harraffed ;,England was fi?F- fr
feredto sport with our neutrality, and to cut up
our commerce to the detriment ef France ; English
(hips of war were admitted in our ports ; *the ad- E
vances of France for a renewal of the treaty of in
commerce weie eluded under the mod frivolous
pretexts, while our executive courted the British c
and solicited a tr.aty by which prostituting our neu
trality we facrificed France to her enemies.
And this whilst a review of fate events, whilll e
very cbjedt around, (till remind ns of the tyranny
of Britain and the generous assistance of France p
The note concludes by calling on Americans to re
member, that if generous minds are alive to inju
ries, they can forgive ; and that the Fiench when
they are treated;as friends, will flill be found faith,
ful friends ancUgenerous allies. gj
The lupplies which France expefied in her Colonies
were cut off ;by our virtually acquiescing in the principle, CI
that a declaration from a Britifb commander placed them n!
in a ltate of blockade.
A reply to Mr. Pickering's answer to the
j-'rencn tniniftcr's firfl note, is given in a note re- r,
n'" t^e Cmvfe tlle a b° v »comraunication. r.
We shall tranflatc it entire for our next.
to
From the Aurora. u ''
The Cazetteof the United States of Wednef H
darlaft insinuates that the late communication of N
the Tiench mimfter to our government, is an elec
tioneenng fcheme._lf the step taken by the mini-
flei had been taken of his own mere motion there -
might be the shadow of f„ c h an appearance; but ~
the rreaiure originated with the directory, and it is
not to be supposed, that they arc in such a manner
acquainted with all the minntise of our politics a < pi
to knowexaftly the period of our. 1
u they were capable of condudt so unwar
\
' /« J
•re, | rantabie as an attempt to ir«flurtiee cur t!r*ro"s
ied would be, they would have timed the r meafu-es
flg better. Ourele&ion of eledtors are over, and if
fts, information of the Hep taken hy the miniftcr could
?ty reach the distant par sos the continent before the
pt, meeting of the elcdlprs, it is not to be fuppsfed
:he that it could have any effedi upon men fe!e<sied fa
ifts carefully from the mass of the people ; men of tri
rie ed firmnefs, and of confiderafale weight of cha
av- rafter.
>n,
to The Aurora of yesterday, after giving us citizen
t0 Adet's valei!i6tory, tells us that he has sent a note
~] e addre (Ted to the Secretary of State, for publication,
S) that its length prevented its infe'rtion, hut that the
h. Aurora would give a JLelch of it.
The editor of that paper is requested to inform
ns the citizens of the United States whence he in
on rives his authority to give Jl-etches, from his pencil,
(h of the official communication of a foreign miniiter, ,
us to the government of the United States.—The
he public cunolity however great, would be better gra
h- tilied by waiting for the pute original, than any
he si etches a la Bache.
ns So little effetSl has a late manoeuvre produced in
a- this city, that the Insurance offices hava made no
th change whatever in their conduit,
li. —
es We understand from the Georgia papers that
e, there is likely to be no valid choice of electors in
is that (late, the legifiature having made no legal pro
ee vilion for that purpose, the two honks having oirly
li- palfed a resolution, prescribing the mode, which by
le the constitution of Georgia is not a legislative aft,
in without the fan'&iun of the govei or The< i.:i(H
---i. tutionof the United States, provides that each >tate
n, (hall appoint ele&ors in such manrrer as the legifla
ir lure thereof may direst, and the constitution of
ir Georgia declares, that the governor fli-rl have the'
Le revision of all bills paficd by both houf , before the
—\ famefhall become laws. In this cafe, the ma .iiei of
le appointing eleftorshas not been directed by a
te lativc a£l, wlthinnhe constitution of Georgia, and
m therefore the electors, if any Ihould be appointed,
is would not be legal ele&ors, within the contlitutiun
sf of the United States.
t, . • —
5> The Chronicle of Boflon, of the 9th, tells u»
that the French mitufter intends to suspend his
J functions for the present : query, how long after the
ie firft Wednesday in December J Query how the
( f Cnionicle of the 9th got knowledge of citizen A
:s det's intention, only communicated to our govern
meat on the 15th.
Election Returns.
Statement of Majorities.
N Ant;-Federal Federal
Philad. c:ty>and county, majority 2076.
y Delaware x B 4
; Cnelkr 413
it iucks 643
, Montgomery 200
Lancaster 1441
York 30 83
3 Berks 140
', Northampton 90
a Northumberland y 7a
Cumberland 6',^
ii Mifflin 4oa
Dauphin S3O
Lucerne ,
" Huntingdon
Bedford jy X
t Somerset .
- Allegheny 3 l^.
0 Washington I4J g
Franklin 2a .
5843 , 6907
Majority for Srfcral 1064
Fayette }
e Greene >- returns not received,
e W efimoreland J
At the close of the poll for an ele&or from the
diflncl in \ lrginia, composed of the counties of
- Frederick and- Berkeley, Col. M. Hunter, had a
. majority of 189.
e, — .
r BY THIS DAY's MAILS.
1 BOSTON, November it.
NAVAL ACTION.
• Nov. 1, lat. 27, long. 72, a flup was spoke with
from London lor Norfolk, which failed about the
5 ill of O&obcr. The Captain informed, that an
! important naval action had occurred between an
. ! English and French fquaarfln ; which terminated
f in favor of the latter,
s —
1 GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE LIST.
PHILADELPHIA, November ig.
, ARRIVED.
DA V R
; Brig Sally, Keith, Norfolk 10
Franklin, Brenton, Wilmington
, , Lady Vafhington, Gerrifh, Newbury port lS
Schooner Ann, Brown, Cape N. M 22
CLEARED.
Ship Edward, Wickham, London
' ci P x h T iladel Ph' a , Bliss, Bristol
. Sloop Nancy, Chandler, Edenton
following vessels Arrived at C. N. Mole, before
Capt. Brown failed from thence.
Ship Two Sifters ; brig Fame, Chirnfide ; Gray
Cufhmg ; Experiment Dolbey ; Betfev, and sloop
• Bctley, Dawkins, all from Philadelphia.
The brig Mary and Elizabeth, Cook, belonging;
to this port, was loft on Miguanna reef, the i cth
u t. Captain, Crew, and 29 paffengera saved : vef
iel and cargo totally loft.
rxt fl l ? 00ner Be « flf y. Charnock/arrived at Cape
' e »' 1 t3a ys from this port, and failed' again
October, in company with the brig Mary,
Wilhamfon.
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