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g rnocioN-N-. xxv;.
[Concluded from jejftrdaj's Sazt'.U ]
THE pendulum is, however, admit,ted by Mr. Jef
ferfon to be liable ;p uncertainties, for which he of
fers no remedies : How does it appear that these
- uncertainties are not more important than the cau
ses of errors, to which his attention has been di
redtud i
r 3d. " Machinery, fays the report, p. 8. and a
- power are neceflary, which may exert a small, but
conftsnt effort to renew the waste of motion, but
~r so that they {hall neither retard nor accelerate the vi
brations."
But it adds in the next pjige —" To eflimate and
d obviate 'his difficulty is tbe artifl't province." What
is this, but ,10 fay that the fixnJmrd of tbe United
Stales ih ifl be the pesduium of some clock, made
by-Mr, Leslie, or some other artist, thus discarding ,
at once all reliance upon the principles before ad van
n ced ? The difficulty of afcenaining the center of
•- oscillation, (which he admits to be impossible, un
lefj in a rod, of which the diameter is " infinitely
T small-") he thinks however can bfc obviated by Mr.
Leslie, the watch maker.
Mr. Jefferfon then proceeds to apply his stan
dard.
( I ft. To meafurtt of capacity. These he propo
ses should be fowjided with re&angular fides and
fcoltom, for which he gives the following reason :—
Cylindrical measures have the advantage of superior
Jlrength ; but fqunre ones have the greater advan
" tage ot enabling every pne, who hajs a rule in his
pocket, to verify their content}, by measuring them."
Did it not occur to this profound mathematician,
that a man, with a rule in his pocket, could, as ea
_ lily me«fure the diameter and depth of a cylindrical
.is the fides and depth of a square box ?
2d. -,To iveights. The of weights is
proposed to be a definite partion of 'rain-water,
weighed always in the fame temperature. " It will
be neceflary, fays he, to refer these weights to a de
terminate mass of some substance, the fpecific gra
e vity of which is invariable T rain-water is such a
t substance, and may bf referred to every where, and
through all time.'' But the temperature is nut dft
-5 ned ; rain water is varied by several causes ; dull,
infefb, &c. will create a difference in its weight,
j The French, in their !at® plan, have outdone Mr.
n Jefferfon ; their standard is difldled water, afcertaiii
f ed by a defined temperature.
34. The report proposed to change
the value of "the dollar, or ratjyr to cwn the dollars
•f the United States of a different vrJiv- from the
L current dollars. The effect o"t this fyftert lo which
f he could not have adverted, w«m!d b« to the
debtors througfcout the United Sutes pay mi* for
. all exiSißg engagements than they' had
to pay, for he proposed to make,an addrtion-oFhvh
, grains of silver to the proper weight of the dollar,
without a proportional augmentation of its K-gal
value. Tlieincoßvenienceß of this plan were afirer-
wards judiciously pointed out in the report on the
' mint by the late secretary of the treasury, whose fy£
t«m was preferred and adopted by congress.
t Notwith(landing the numerous defedts and errors
in Mr. Jefferfon's report, he seems to have been ee-T
ry liberal in his extracts from pre-exiftirig wotks.
e Almost the whole of that part of the report, which
t relates to meqfures, is evidently copied from reportt
f of committeet of the house of common:, which were
i made to the years 1758 and 1759, which commit,
tecs he Hates to have been affilted by able mathe
maticians and artists : he subjoins, 46 that the cir
cutnftanccs under which these reports were made,
entitle them to be considered, as far as they go, as
, the best written testimony of the standard weights
» and measures existing in England, and as such would
be relied on by,him."
After making free use of these report, and
dating all the varietiesof measures in England, he
candidly coafeffes, " that he is not informed whe
ther there have been any and what alterations of these
, measures, by the laws of our Jalet." Now, this
wss certainly a very essential part of his dtuy : if,
tnftead of ether hurrying his repott, to make a dff
play of prodigious fnduftry and wonderful intuition,
or devoting his time to visionary speculations, octo
the altering and reforming of all his calculations,
to adapt them to »1!? French projea,'he had fought
for the laws of the American Rates, relative to the
fubjeft, he might have obtained much ufefgl infor
mation, on which congress would been enabled to
. ai » whereas, his report contained fa little that was
i °i * n y real ttt'hty, that congress, at the
r of fix years, have not derived the fmalleft'advan
r tage rrom his labours. It is th» more furprifinif
. that he (hould have neglected this effeßtial duty, be
-1 cause, on another occasion, when anxious to vindi
» cate some of the dates from the reproach of having
, ,he «««y w«h Great-Britain, he was v«ry
, diligent in procuring every date law, record of
1 court, and document which might tend to support
his favorite do&rine
; We (hall now take leave of Mr. Jefferfon and
bis pretentions, as a philosopher and politician
!hc <:BBt,ld and 11 "prejudiced, wh ? have read with
. attention the foregoing comments on hfs philoso
phical and political works, and en his public con
, diidt, nuift now be canvinccd, however they may
have hitherto been deceived by a plausible (.ppear
' anct ? and fpeclolls talents, or milled by Aefignine
partizans, that th'e reputation he hai acquired, h:>s
not been bottomed on solid merit ; that his abilities
have been more directed to the acquirement of li
terary fame, than to the fubftantid good of h's
country j that M» philosophical opinions have been
Wavering and capricious, often warped by the mol>
f his political con
, uutt he hjs been timid, inconfiftcnt and Knfteadv
I favouring measures of a fa&ious and diforgsnilin
' , C uv77- '• V to those w hich would ef
popularity, however definitive of our
and tranquility: that his political principles
are sometimes whimsical and visionary, at others
fnbverhve of all regular ai ) d tUble government ;'
that his wntin ßS have betrayed a dfrefpet3 for reli
f«v ,0 * l ( ° r imp '" US Paine ' an
em> to chrfliamty ; that his advice, refpc6tir.g the
Dutch company, and his open countenance Jf an
incendiary printer, and of the views of a faction
■ A
a mam'fell a v**nt of due regard fur national faith and
public credit; that his abhorrence of tine foreign na
tion, and enthujiajiic devotion to another, have ex
tinguifiu-d in him every germ of real national cha
raSer; aud, in (hort, that his elevation to the
- PresidenCy, must eventuate either in the debasement
( of the American name, by a whimficai, inconfif
}' tent and feeble ad mini II rat ion, or in ths. prof ration
of the United States at the feet of France, th cfub
■ verjtcn of our excellent cptijlitution, and the conse
quent definition of our present r^'^ loN
a
Philadelphia, November 24.
1(1 Latest Foreign Intelligence.
3t '
Ext'rafls from Paris papers to the 14th of o<3ober
le brought by the Dilpatch from de-Giace,
> translated for the American Daily Advertiser.
COLOGNE, Oflober 3.
; are the conditions of neutrality
j? concluded at Neuwied on the 30th ult. between the
French and Austrian Generals.
, 1. The city of Neuwied, the castle and iti ap-
cannot be occupied by any troops, ei
ther French or Austrian.
■j * 2. The advanced pods of the refpe&ive corps
fh'all be removed from eaefi other ohc hundred and
fifty paces, viz. The French to count from the
7 last house on the right fide of the city, and th*
• s Auftrians from the last house to the left of the citt
it and from the fence of the Court Garden.-
, 3. In virtue of the prelent treaty, the Frrtwfa,.
l ' troops (hall not attack the city, nor th(? Austrian
.1 generals conllruA offenfive or cfefenfive woiks, which
? may damage the bridge on the Rhine.
;j 4. There (hall be a French and an Austrian offij
cer eflablithed in the city, pharged to anfwerfor the
|| infringement of this article. •'
5. The line of centries in the plain, will be ruled'
according to military law, aud in a manner compa
a tiblewith the polition of the two corps of troops.
6. All the fortification works. conltru&eJ in the
; city, (hall bf razed under the iufpeftion of the raa
giftrate.
7. To avoid all species. of raifundepftanding, it
is mutually agreed, that no soldier, eifher'French
!. or Austrian, (hall enter into the city, without an
express permission from his chief. The established
e officers at Neuwied will take care to have this ar
, tide executed. A duplicate of the piefent treaty
e has been delivered to th- magistrate of Neuwied.'
e - PARIS, Odober 10.
r The Dunkirk floating battery has perilhed in
d harbour by tbe explofioo of the powder on board,
e A Angle man, out ps fifty nine who corapofed the*
xcretf has alone feee«t saved.
tl October 12.
P.eace is made with "the King of Naples. The
e signed the day before yesterday. It re- j
fcmble* hot that conclude® with the King of S?.<tv [
dinia. ' Tbe King of Naples is to make any. f
■s cession of territory. He agiees only to allow cep-J
taia commercial advantages, he excludes the Etigliih 1
from his ports until a peace, and proeiifes reparati
!i on for the outrages coaiaaitted in 179-2, again ft our
r amlwlfador at "Naples.»
e To this treaty was joined a meflage by which the
> Dire&ory ask for new funds in support of the war.
They announce some hopes of peace,,; that negoci
•- ations with England will be opened'; that the Ca
■, binet of St. James mean to fend an agent ; btK,
s that he is not yet arrived. They mention tbe ne- jl
s ceftty of (hewing a refojution to carry on the war,
d with vigour, if the obftinapy of onr enemies render
it necessary, in order to insure the acceptance ofjuft 1
d and reasonable conditions of peace. j
e -At one o'clock this morning, the Military Com
s million sentenced to death, Huguet, Javoguer, Cuf- ■
e set, Babi, ex-conventionalists ; Gagnant, painter.
s native of Paris : Bertrurt, ex-Mayor of Lyons ;
f l , Bonbon, ' (hoe-maker, native of Orleans j Pitoy,'
joiner, native of Champlitte ; Lafeod, shoemaker, '
i, native of Montbrifon. ;
0 Several others were sentenced to imprifbnment for 1
i, different periods, and some liberated. 1
t Prince Henry of Pi uffia has published and dedi-J 1
e cated to the French Republic a posthumous ""t.' L j
- for Diderot. He has been received a member off
3 our national institute.
« OFFICIAL NEWS. X*
e ARMY of theJSAMBRE and MEUSEA
- Letter from Jourdanj General in chief, to the.arrrTyt
t of the SSTTftr? and MSfflS? dated Deutz,Third*, .
Vendemaire (Sept. zj.)
fnfifmities, caused by the multiplied fatigued of
the, War," nave obliged me to solici t my' | ,
y Accustomed to regard you as my children, you may .
f judge of the regret which I feel in feperating from I
t you You have been night and day the obieft of i
ftiy Micitudes. Though al.lent, you will (till be
j la. My foul, my heart will follow you every where.
. One thing alone alleviates my sorrow on quitting I
, .you; it is that I leave youin the hands of an ex° '
. penenced officer, whose virtues and whole talents
prcfags the most happy success. General Bournon
, villc takfcs the provifTonal command of the army Te i
. conded by the by whom you havJ '
, been so often conduced to viaory. 1 (hall learJ
s with infinite pleasure, in my retreat, your glorioul \
s exploits. Preserve your eftecm and friendfhip fo[ •
. me ; I trust I merit ihemboth ; and pity me thai
s am °bliged to ba fepaiated from you. 1
» JOURDAN. f |
of a letter from General Bournonvitle, com- 1
, rnander in Chief of the army of the Sambre and 1
Mcufc.
Head-Quarters, Mulheim : 8 Ven- r
demaite, (Sept. 30.) 1
1 The division (lately Marceau'sj provifonly com. t
, raanded by the general of brigade at
: lacked the day befoie yesterday by three columns f
• of the enemy. One of the columns passed the t
■ Sehx at Sielingen-Lsch, and polled itfelfonthe t
Plateau of Wufllatt ; the fecor.d posted ilfdf on fc
and the third on Obcrcnidcr. The
atvaj has been repulsed every where. One fqua- i
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