redress of the grievance*Ucrra-vleiof the
Atraiican government, and which the Frenc\
Republic hasaright toexpeel from if." We <
fay (or rat her the ge'itleman from Virginia i
Jays in his amendment) they rejected our Mi- 1
niller, « -cause he hr.cl dot powjr'enou^h, — ]
therefoie for the apology now-mnle for the t
Fiench government they were indebted to t
the ingenuity of the mover. t
Now, said Mr. Giif\vol3, I do not wilh r
that the House of R.-prcfeutatives {hould 1
undertake to th.-ilce apologies for the conduct
of the French government towards this. It (
was tiue they needed apology ; but he did *
not think it was proper for us to make them, c
Further, as this "pologv was not made by c
t'lcmfelves, but wholly different from their j
awn aHertions it was not likely that they z
nould fall into it. They fay, " Permit us to I 1
eil our privateers in yunr ports* anhul trea- 1
ics and repeal laws, tnd then we will receive !
Mr. Pinckney, and then we will tell you on :
vliat terms we will make peace with you". <
\fter this declaration, he did not think it t
vould be proper to attempt any new spology <
■»r them. He therefore supposed, that so I
fr as this proposition offered a new apology ]
ir the French Republic, it could not meel i
ith the approbation of the committee.
Thu next proposition contained iii the t
amendments was, that the House of Repre- <
icntatives Ihould interfere with the Execu
tive Pover of this countiy, dittate to '
it what fort of steps Ihould be taken towards 1
reconciling the French Government. He I
asked whether this was consonant to the prin- ;
ciples of the Conditulion ? Whether the '
Constitution had not delegated the power of
making treaties to other branches of the gov- 1
crnment ? He believed it had, and that there
fore we had no right to tli&ate to the Exe- ]
eutive what fhoulij, or what fliould not be ]
done with refptft so present disputes with
the French Government : On this ground, 1
therefore, he considered it as 'improper. .
In the next place, the amendment contain- 1
ed another proposition, viz. That we rely
upon a fpiut of conciliation en the part of <
France, for an accommodation of differences.
And, said Mr, Grifwold, do we really rely
upon this? Have we such evidence as Ihould
incline us to rely upon it > Have the French
government expressed any inclinationto fettle
the differences fubfilling between them and
us ? The communications which were receiv
ed from the Supreme Executive, do not 1
bear thu complexion. The communication
from the French Minifler to this Executive
does not wear it. Our proclamations are
called injid'tous, our [Minister is insulted and
rejeQed ; and attempts are made to divide
the people of this country from their govern
ment. Is this concliation ? Does it not la
ther appear as if they intended to alienate
the affedions of the people from'their gov
ernment, in order to effe£t their own views ?
He was convinced it did, and that they could
not rely upon a spirit of eonciliation in them.
For hi 3 own part he did not rely upon it ; he
relied upon this country being able to con
vince the world that we are not a divided
people ; that we will not willingly abandon
our government. When the French shall be
convinced of this, they will not treat us with
indignity. Therefore, he trusted, as the
proposed amendment did not contain such
sentiments as were likely to accord with the
feelings of the eommittet r that it would be
rtje&ed.
As to entering into a lengthy discussion in
behalf of different meafures&f government,
he did not think it neceffaiyt. If, indeed,
there had been a motion made to strike out
any part of thereported answer, which went
to an approbation of those measures, such a
discussion might be indulged. As this was
Cot the cafe, he Ihould decline it.
Mr. Nicholas said he was very sorry that
he fhauld be again under the necessity of trou
bling the committee with an explanation of
the proposition which he had submitted to
their consideration.
They had been told by the gentleman lalt
Up that It had three obje&s, viz. to make a
new ap;ilogy for the French Governm:nt, to
<3ifl:ate what terms the Executive Ihould use
toieftore a good understanding between the
two countries, aad to fay that wa rely upo<
a spirit of conciliation on the part of France
for an accommodation
He believed the gentlemen had wholly
toiftaken the proposition. In the firft place
it contained 110 apology for the conduit of
France. In this tefpefl he had not gone far
ther than the report itfelf, or the President.
OA the contrary.it would be fotlnd that the
proposition expieffed the strongest difjppro
bation of the conduftof the French Gov
ernment to our minilter, and. went on to fay,
that if it were followed by similar measures,
jt would put an end to every friendly relation
between the two counnies. This (hewed a
disposition for a restoration of a good under
standing if it could be had ; if not, that all
friervdlhip would be at an end. Did not the
gentleman wilh this ? Did he come here
with his sword ready whetted for war ? He
:hoped ntn ; he'trufted there was not amem
iber M that House who did not widi to pie
feive thi peace of the country, if it could
be ds>ne. If this were not the cafe, or i !
no serious expeditions of fticcefs were ex
pedledfroma new Envoy, Why fend him :
Hi trusted negotiations would be fucrffs
"fnl. He was seriously desirous of preferv
iug the peace of the country; he did not
le"ve borne to attend his duty ig that house
for the purpose of declaring Wai, but of
preserving Peace if possible.
That the proposition contain* a kind ol
direftion to thePrefident, he allowed, which
the gentleman might call didnting, if he
plea fed. He would ask what the President
hid done with refpcH to them ? Had he not
freely t<Jd them what he thought was proper
for them to do? If they were not in return
fay what they thought was proper, and
upon vrh»t terms they would, or would not
le reconciled to France, how could the
Executive proceed with any certainty in his
negotiation. Was not the power of war
committed to him ? [No was heard frota dif
ferent quarters]. In effefl, he said, it were
so ; for if they were net petnpined to (ay
td tt.c Extent;yc n wkat terrcs they >
Would wilh differences adj 'hey it.uik '
go to war, if lucli fermi n himfe If* propo
se.l weie not agreed to. Suppofc, fii I he, J'
iie fftoaltl proceed i;»nej»oc«te with the j
I'rcuch Republic, and Ihould call Congress t
together some montT.s hence a d inform o
them he had been unfuecefsful, fhnuld they h
not then be«at liberty to fay, Try other r '
modes ? And if in fnch a csf; they liacl the 1'
liberty, why not exrrcifc ft ocw ? "
Ibe 3d part, which the gentleman from ],
Conweflicut had given to his proposition, 'j
was not contained in it, viz. that we relied h
on a spirit of coiTcilirrion in France for ac- v
commodntion. read that part of his
proposition]. He did oot fav that there was
a spirit of conciliation in that country upon
which we could defend. He was forty to t(
fay he could not even allure himfelf there was p
such a disposition in this ; and if he harl not tl
an afiurance of this disposition in his own ti
country, he could not be supposed to rely a ;
upon it in Fiance. If a mutual spirit of con- j
cfliationdid exill (it was his intention to
fay) it would be a fufficient foundation far
peace. This was his meaning, and he hoped \ "
it wonld not be perverted. J!
No member appearing inclined to rife, as- ; f|
ter Mr. Nichols had fat down, there was a f<
call for the queAion. < cl
Mr. Gih3 said thefubjjft under discussion ' l
r i CI
was a very important one. It appeared to ; 1(
him, from various documents that all the !
Heps taken by the Executive had a viirw to j
an eventual appeal to arms, which it was his j
wilh (as it was the wilh of many in that j
House) to avoid. It was proper, therefore, j
that theclalhing opinions {hould be discussed. |
If the proposition brought forward for this i 1
purpose was not fufficienlly simple and ex- "
plicit, he wiflied it might be made more so. f
For he believed the queltioo to be, whether I
the committee be prepared to' pals a vote, n
approving of the whole course of the con- c
du<3 of the Executive, or whether France '
Ihould be put upon the fame ground with the k
other Belligerent Powers. That (he is at f
present upon the fame footing, no gentleman c
had attempted to Ihew. Gentlemen who 1
wished to get rid of this ground, fay this is a r
thing which Ihould be left to the Executive. £
He thought it was however a proper fubjeit I
for their discussion ; for whatever power the t
Executive had with refpeft to making of
treaties, the House had the means of checking «
that power. Suppose said Mr. G. I were on 1
this occasion called upon to tax my land, was t
it not neccffary I Ihould enquire into the '
ful.jeft, and endeavour to avoid a measure f
which wovld probably prove a serious drain >
upon the blood and treasure of the country ? t
He was unwilling to hare his land taxed for
the purpose of supporting a war on this prin- >
ciple. It was evident that the French took '
one ground in this dispute, and the United '
States another, and wbilft this continued to
be the cafe, no negociation would have any '
effedt. Indeed, said he, it is war ; and if
he measure proposed was taken, we make
war if we do not declare it.
He had merely thrown out these ideas ; if
r;o gentleman was prepared to go into the
fubjeft, he Ihould move that the committee
_uow rife, report proprefs, and ask leave to t
(it again. c
Mr. VV. Smith hoped the committee would <
not rife. He thought the belt way of coming ]
to an ur.derftandjng of ihf proposition would be
to difcufsit. If it were notunderftood,it would ,
be Wrong to vote for it ; but he believed it was
well nnderllood. He thought the gentleman '
f: om Connedlicut (Mr. Grilwold j had given a 1
clear a'nalvfis of it. He hoped gentlemen would, '
therefore, either proceed in the or I
take a vote upon the queltion ; for as they could ]
not proceed with any other fubjeift until this was
disposed of, it would osly be a v/afle of time
for the committee now to rife.
Mr. Hartley commenced some observations
on the amendment, wfct n the chairman inform- 1
ed him the motion before them, was wheth»r
the committee Ihould rife,
Mr. Giles withdrew his motion.
Mr. Hartley said gentlemen argued as if the
adoption of the jiifwer as reported, would be to
declare war. He thought no fucli thing. It
was the wilh of the friends of the repoTt (at least
it was his wilh) to prefervethe country in peace,
but to place it in a slate of defence j but he hel
ped it would not be taken for granted, that e
very proposition in the speech of the President
v would be carried into effe>Jl. He hoped they
hould continue to discuss the queflion. At pre
sent he was decidedly againll the amendment.
Mr- Baldwin' said he had taken the liberty to
txprefshis concern several years ago,thatthiscuf
tsm ofanf«ering thePrefident'sfpeech whichwas
but a mere piece of public ceremony, Ihould call
up and demand expressions of opinion on all the
important business of the fefficn, while the
members were yet Handing with theii hats in
their hands, in the attitude of receiving the com
munications and had not yet read or opened
the papers which were the ground of their be
ing called together. It applied very strongly
in this inltance, as this was a new Congress,
and a greater proportion than common of new
members. He thought it an unfavourable atti
tude in which to be hurried into the very midst
f things, and to anticipate business of such vail
importance to the country, before they had time
to attend to the info-mation which had been
submitted to them. He trusted some fit occa
sion would before long be found to difinrumber
themfelvei «f a ceremony now in this country,
which tended only to evil and to increasing efa
barrafsments —He observed that it was under
the influence of these impressions, he had made
it a rule to himfelf for ipany feflions to vote for
those amendments and thoie propositions in the
address which were mfcft delphic and ambigu
ous, and while they were refpeiftful to the Pre
sident, left the house unpledged and open te take
up the business of the l'effion as it presented it
felfin its ordinary course. It wasonthisground
he Ihould vote for the amesdment now under
consideration.
He also noticed three particulars, in which he
thought the proposed amendment preferable to
the report of the committee, ift. The report
of the ccmmitte had in it twice repeated general
and indefinite approbation of the measures of
the executive towards foreign nations, when it
was well known that a majority of the house
i had for four years pall, been of a different o
pinion, and it mult be supposed many of the
prefect house were of a different opinion.—He
thought it well not to Hep out of their course
' to express- any opinion on that fubjeiil, or to
court opposition. a. He thought the address
* contained too many epithets and superlatives.
c It was a flile of writing which wijl became
y youth and paflionin some *ircurafi»nce», more
rarely the experience am! jrnv'ty of idvinced
lift?, and very seldom r c ..;cil Me t<> the digniry ,
of a public lie alio ii'.dig
nant, itidigujty, atid ii.dighation, npeated no; ,
lefi thin ihrcc or fur jti j dozen lines, -j
Me thought it wr.ultl I.e found difiU'Ult on trial '
to remove thrfe u.'jetflinns from the report with- '
out jiropofing new fenttnees as the amendment L
hjd done { it wss thought the amendment was y
too low on the oth«r extreme ; the word fenfi
bihty, in the sth line, vnigtst be changed into
indignation, for once, and in ftvcral other pla
ces by the change of a word, it might be exaft
ly graduated to the temper of the houle. 3. '
There Wasone thought in the amendmentwhi«h
he wished to be contained in the address, which
was not in the report of the committee, vi/. the
hope of fuectfsfrom fending an envoy extraor
dinary to treat specially on the grievances 1 om- j
plained of, free Ihips making free goods, articles
of contraband, &c. on the basis ot flri<£\ equali
to foreign natians, as to the objection that ex
prefling thi6iwifli is to the executive on
thefubjeift of treaties, and therefore uncondi
tional, he thought the objefiion had equal force a
again K the whole address, and all ar.fwers to the
President's fpeech«t, which are nothing but ex
preffioßf of eongratulations,or opinions, or w i(h
es on executive rneafures.
Yesterday in ihc House of Reprcfentatives, the a
mendment ot Mr. Nicholas 10 the reported anlwer ii
to the speech of the President, was again under con
fidera ion. Mr. Giles occupied three hours in a
speech in Favor ot the amendment : Mr. Gallatin ll
followed him on the fame ftde, and the fitting was
doled by a lew rbfeivations from Mr. W. Smith on
fomeexpreffions which fell from Mr. Gallatin. The
committee of the whole reported piogrcfs, end had
leave to fit again.
By this day's Mail.
BOSTON, May 22.
Captain Hooper, arrived here t
spoke three days since with captain Harris,
of the {hip Alligator, 33 days from Liverpool
for Portsmouth, who informed him, that the
British cabinet had sent off another fpeeial
mir.ifter to the French Executive Directory, -
charged with very important dispatches ; but
that tj)u flag was not permitted to be ac- c
knowledged—This article, we think, needs -
some support. As the Englifti papers on board ]
captain Harris, mult be as late as to April
14, and her arrival is expefted to have been .
made yesterday, it is probable the next east
ern mail will bting an elucidation of this bu
siness, and much other fre(h foreign informa
tion. - 1
Letters in town from Cadiz mention, that >
a considerable number of Americans have I
lately celebrated in that city, not the tri- 1
umphs of any foreign power, but the anni
versary of the day on which our venerable '
forefathers landed at Plymouth. Their toasts
were truly federal, and their sentiments ho. '
norable to their country. I
In the last Centinel we mentioned, in round 1
numbers, the issue of the late important elec- "|
tion in this commonwealth. We now give
the state of votes, at the close :
The whole number is - - 25867 1
Of which a majority is - • 12934 1
The Hon. Incteafe Sumner, has 14530 1
Hon. James Sullivan, 7155
His honor Moses Gill» 354-8
The scattering votes are - 634
By which it will be seen, that the Hon. 1
Judge Sumner has 3193 votes mote than all
the other persons voted for; although the 1
declared majority is bo more than 1596. —
On this ele&ion we mod cordiallj congratu
late all the friends to Union, she Peace,
Freedom, and real Independence of the Uni
ted States. It mull be highly grateful to
their hearts.—His honor Mafes Gill has
nearly all the votes for Lieutenant-Governor;
which, with the number above dated, (hews
the high estimation in which he is held by
his fcllow-eitizens.,
NEW YORK, May 25.
\ v ent leman who ariived in the General
Wayne, from Bourdeaux, observes, That
i the late election has closed in the choice of
such men as will use their influence to restore
a good underftanciing between France and
America—This circumstance was thought
to be pleasing to a large majority of that
nation, who, they fay,' mult now loek to
moderate legislators for jultice and prote&ion.
Americans must be highly pleafcd at this
event—it looks paeific.
Mr. Jefferfon, inftcad of Mr. Madifcn,
was mentioned in yefteiday's Gazette asfceing
expe&etl in France as a 2d extra-envoy.
arrived* days.
Brig Mary, Clevakc, London 49
Sloop Rachel, Livingfton, La Bourgne 11
Capt. Clevake, of the Mary, spoke the
Cleopatra, Capt. O'Conner, of and from
Baltimore, bound to Bremen, 29th April,
in lat. 45, long. 43, out 13 days.
And a number of other American vessels
not patticularized.
The schooner Bet fey, Rofs, and brig
Friendship, Emmes, from Massachusetts, ar
lived at Bourdeaux about the firft of April.
Captain Emmes informed, that on his pas
sage he fpeke a vessel bound to Irejand, which
had on board the Captain and crew of an A
merican called the Elizabeth, which founder
ed at sea, the wind blowing frefh, could not
learn where she belonged, or the maftct's
name.
April 13, Capt. Manwarring was boarded
by the Lively fiigate, which had under con
voy »5 fail, from Portsmouth bound to
Lisbon.
Capt. Hovey, from Savannah, fays the
• brig Abigail, Phelari, was to fail in 12 days
for Europe.
| txlraft from the log book of theJlip Grand
Turh, from St. Thomas, IVilliam Tbomp
fan, mafler.
: May 13, in lit. 32, long. 71, spoke the
> Vrig Polly, Nicoll, from Alexandria, bound
' to Cape Nichola Mole, who had met with
' severe weal her, and loft five of his oxen.
' " May 18, iif lal. 34, long. 73, was brought
e too, after firing 12 (hot at us under National
. Colours, by the Briti(h Frigate La Raifon,
e Capt.Beiesford, who after four hours deten
' tion. fuffeted us to proceed. She had the
e brig Liberty, from Philadelphia bound to
° the Havannah, and a froall Cchooner, which
they called a French privatee--, commanded
, e by an Irishman, from Baltimore, with 23
e women pafftngers—Schouuer and captain's
narre cou!t! not learn—piizrs snd bound I c
with them to Htlifax. J 1
C me pnflTerigers in the a'oovi fliip, John I h
James, of Giufter. and Jacob Perkins, of jl'
Kennebuiik, tu a unfortunate Captains, who f,
had been robbed of their vefßls and caigo,
bv the oiraies of Tortola. -
J.ijlof Imericiw vrjf. lt left at Bordeaux, on
tie \JI of April, by Manwarring,
•tf'ho arrived yejitrday.
The (b p Elizabeth, Skinner, of New
York, loading for the Isle of France. - u
Ship Sultana, Clem ent, of Boflon—11;!'.
Brig Leopold, Goodring, do. da p
Betsey, Mallard, do. loading. tl
Brig Rofanna, Getricher, of Salem, to
fail Bth April, for New York.
Brfg Friendlhip, Claik, of Bofton—flill".
Ship William and Mary, King, ofNew-
York still.
Ship Abigail, Ray, do. 101 l her bowsprit,
and returned up channel.
Brig Biitany, Stoneburby, of 1
still.
Brig Hope, Wheelwright, do.
Brig Hannah, Fisher, ot New-York load- I
in g-
Brig Union, of Boston, up channel load
in?" . . I
Brig Bedford, Coir, of do. for New Yoik,
do. .
Btig Nancy, HoSeran, of New Yoik, do.
John, Stephenfon, of Baltimore, still.
Brig Caroline, Stephens," of Philadelphia,
up channel—finiftled.
Brig Martka, Cummings, ef Newbury
port, loading for New York.
Ship Columbia, Pell, of New York, for
the Isle of France. , d
Ship Juno, BUke, of Boston, up chanuti. p
Elizabeth, Martin, do. do. p
Ship Olive Branch, of and for New York. t |
Ship Hope, Stephens—Adventure, Clark ti
—Gaddeup, Hayward—Gepet, Barret. c
Brigs Nancy, Collins—Wilmingtoi#, Drif
dale—Pearl, Fofdike—Olive Branch, Sands tl
—Franklin, Jones —Liberty, Wallace—
Lucinda, Barnand—and Charles, Foster. f,
. c
Further TtanJlations for this Gazette, from f (
Paris papers to the s.Oth of Mareh.
BOLOGNA, "March 4 d
The province of Macerate, in the territo- a
riesef the pope, has been in a state of infur- ..
reftion. The peasants have put to death
some French soldiers. General Buonaparte ,
sent general Rufea to restore order.
*
PRAGE, March 9. . «
The transportation of proTifions and war- t
like (lores, for the artries of the Rhine, con- ,
tinues without intermiflion, and the prepara- | c
tions announce, that they will be during the t
'present campaign, in a refpedtable situation ; r
so much so, that they will be able to oppose, i
without much difficulty, any attacks the ene- j
my make on them: notwithlUnding the con- e
fiderable reinforcements these armies have 1
detached for Italy. 8
BANKS OF THE MEIN, March 15. \
General Mack is momently expe&ed at {
the head-quarters of the imperial army on the (
Rhine. The general of artillery, count La- ,
tour, has the chief command of the army, (
and general Baron de Stadaar that of the im- .
perial troops.
STRASBURGH, March 20.
The head quarters of the army of the ]
Rhine and Mofclle, are to ba removed from j
Schiltigheim, to Mollheim, a small town four
leagues from hence.
The last advices received from Italy, by
way of Lucerne and Huninguen., we learn (
that all remained quiet in that quarter ; but
the movements of the two armies portended
some decisive affair.
Buonaparte remained some time at Bolog- (
na, and then set out to which (
latter place he will go to Cifmune, the head ,
quarters of Maffeua.
Purfuaat to the above news tranquility
was restored at Turin.
The Banks of the Rhine are furnifhed
with Aultrian troops, in a manner truly
alarming to the inhabitants in those parts ;
they go in gieat numbers to Mayence.
The French generals at Duffcldorff jnd
Cologne, are prepaiing to open the cam
paign immediately.
The French army 00 the right bank of
the Rhine, amounts to 36,000 men ; it is (
under the command of Gen. Macdonald, ,
who acquitted himlelf with fa much honor
during the campaign of 1794-* '**■'
my ot the North.
The divifiou of Bernadette, which was to
have joined the army of Buonaparte, is re
placed by a divifiou of the Army of . the
Ocean..
BRUSSELS, ATarch 26.
The division of the army of the North,
commanded by gen. il/acdonald, as also all
the French troops in the pay of the Repub
lic of Batavia, who are still in the different
provinces, have received ofders to march im
mediately to the borders of the Rhine, —
where the -Republican armies are daily in
ctieafing, by the ntrmerous reinforcements
which arrive from the old and new depart
ments of France. Yesterday and to day
1 pa fled by this place on their way to the ar
my, reinforcements of cavalry, 'artillery with
: their ordnance, and riflemen. Convoys of
s ammunition, cannon and military (tores regu
larly arrive.
I Letteis from the borders Rhine
■ mention, that they every moment expeft hof
tiliiies to commence. Several generals and
: principal officers belonging to the army ot
) the Sambre and Mcvfe av arrived at Bonn,
1 from whence they will proceed to Coblenti,
and gen. Hoche who is mollly at Cologne,
t will delay no time in following, as soon as he
1 (hall have concluded the organizing the ad •
, mioiftration of the conquered countues, and
- the different forms of the aimy.
e HAGUE, March x;.
0 The Batavian /Convention ha*e deereed
h in their Iliting9 of the icth and 111 hinft -
d that the votes for accepting the constitution
3 (hould be taken by provinces, so that no
s one province (hculd be forced to aceept the
| conftfturion, or of feeing it organized con
trary to their will, and that the votes should
be counted by a number of tit 17ms purjjofe
l\r appointed, and not by the primary as» w
Icmhiies.
%ty<swtte*
PHILADELPHIA,
PJfIDAT ErENflfr,, MAY 16, 1797.
* m * A Spte-al meeting of the AMERICAN
PHILOSOPHICAL SoCIETY. will beheld a._
their Hull, this evening, at 7 o'clock.
Friday, May '.6
P RI C E S OF STOCKS,
PmtADeLrHiA, MAT 22.
6 per Cent. lt/10
Jjeferred 6 per Cent. lifj z I if
5 j pet Cent. *
4 per Cent.
3 per Csnt. Xofi a 6
B A K SHARES.-
Bank United States, 18 a 10 per caot. advance.
1 cnnfylvania, IS
Noitli America, 47 4 S°
IXSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES.
I. C. of N. A. 35 » 37 4 per cent. advance-
Pennsylvania, at par.
a**ivtd- DAYS.
Ship Mexander Magnus, St. Baalwl.
Schooner Han iot, Sweetfer Sc Thomas'
Sloop Betsey, Reed P'ovideuct 7
From the Connecticut Gazette.
Mr. Printer,
AT a time when thi United Stales
threatened from disTensions within, and a
powerful nation in Europe ; a friend to the
peace and bappinefs of t.is eountry, wishes
through the of your valuable paper,
tu ufler a few serious thoughts to the candid
corilideration of the public.
Waving all difputesabout the re&itude of
the federal adminiilalion, in refpeft to F.ng
lasd and France ; for the fake of the utmoit
fairnefs, even admitting it like all human pro
ceedings," to have been fallible and wrong in
some inilances, let us attend to a fet.of men
in this country, in regard to the piracies and
depredations committed by French privateers
and ships of wat on the American commerce,
by the express order of their government, in
fciredl violation of their treaty with this coun
try. The common language with these men
is, " that we jullly deserve this treatment be
cause we have been ungrateful to France
Some even of public officers, have openly de
clared " that they were glad - the French
treated us in this manner." The language
of these men is too ridiculous, and deteltable,
to be considered with calmness : Have we
not a constitution the bed in the world ?
Was not this c.onfljtution adopted in the
faireft manner (by the voice of a free and
enlightened people) of any in the world?
Were not the members of government who
adminidered this constitution, freely ele&cd
by a free people ? Did Americans, like the
French, ever submit to a decree of the federal
convention, for electing two thirds of their
own body to adminider the government ? Is
not the federal government, considered in
every point of view, the mod legal, the mod
free, and mod equitable of any government
in exidence ?* Do not the obligations of a
people to ftipport their government, arise in
pioportion to its lcgaliyand excellence?
| Do not the independence and political ex
igence of' America, depend upon the union
of the people? Is a union possible so long as
a large party is vlllifying the government,
and inviring the French to ruin coun
try ? Do not the present depredations of the
French become chargeable to these men?
Are not they the pirates who have ruined the
American commerce ? Are net they the
traitors whs are in rebellion againd their
own government ? Are not these men" the
feourges of their country, and the cuife and
plague of society?
A true Republican.
At O'Ellers's Hotel.
Readings and Recitations,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining;
FOR ONE IV EE K 0 Nl. T.
On Friday evening, May 26,
At 8 o'clock, will fce delivered—firft part —
Essay on ths means of Improvement in Eloquence.
ad Part—Hotfpnr't dticription of a Fop
Cato'» speech over the body of hi» son
Ode to Mad nets
3d part—Clarence's Dream
Richard HI- the night beloretiie battle of Bofworth
Alexander's Feast.
Tickets (half a dollar each) tobehadof Mr.
Poulfon, at 'he Library, and at the Bar of
O'iillcrs' Hotel-
For Sale or Charter,
* - THE SHIP
r- WARREN,
Benjamin Church, Majler.
©jCOf about 180 tohi b»rthen. Eb
; quire of *
°lfcffe if Robert Waln-
May ,6 $_
To Let,
And pejfejji'n given in l<w» iveelt,
A good 3 story Brick House,
With liackbuildings—Ne. 43, Spruce-flriet.
Apply at No. 109 Sproce-ftreet.
May s6
For Sahy
A large new Houf^,
Situate on the north fide of Arch-street, above
i Seventh flreet. May be viewed at any time, and
I particulars IsnoWn by application to
SAMUSL W. Ft S HER.
■ No. J3, Arch street.
> May »6 *P
) - " 1 ' ■
e ' ? For Freight or Charter,
To any part of Europe,
d The Sivedifb Skip
Alexander Magnus,
d Capt. Carl O. Ehsman,
\ BOUT 150 tons burthen, in thi< port ; and
ti also the Daailh Ship FREDERICK |UIIOS
n SEAL'S, of 4iO ions,cov; lying in Maaipto 1 Heads.
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Ie May 26, t*thf6t