the famehreath, the. fame chiradj.ers in different , l L
light* > 1 /,
10th O- Whether or not, was the letter said .to ;
have been written to> Mazzei, she produ jtiin of j
the perfun to whom it wit imputed ; and if it was j
n«t, why was the influence of its reputed author's 5
name not tak' n fmm it as foou an it was known to (
lie publiihed in France with a view of injuring this „
eountry ?
nth Q_ Was the department of state, during
thefecrctary-fhip <>! Vlr. Jefferfon, made the chan
nel through which loiters were sent to France, p
which the writc-s of such letters fHppofed to be g
improper to he Irufied through the department, as-
ter that xievtted friend to Franc- had left, it, and
■tvej-e therefore committed to the immediate care
of thc.miniftcr of that co-.v.itry, as tie more ftcurt J
channtl, as * has been acknowledged by a mtin sup- t
posed tobe in fuchfecret9 ?
Ilith Who Was the person Du Pont de-Ne
raoursin the council of 50' declared woald be«/*-
votd) to France if he was appointed President of , T
America ; and bow did the servant of the French
people come by that inform ition which was with
held from the American people ?
13th Q, Why was Mr. \detfoextremelyanxious a
for, and aiflive in the ele&ion of Mr. Jefferfon—
and was not he the person to be devbted to France if J:
elcfled president ? , ] '
14th Q_ Why did Mr. Adet communicate with a
Mr. Blount on that fnbje<st, and why was thar ami- j
«i/f senator of America so ftrentious (in the ele&i- ;
on of President) for Mr Jeff rfon ? £
isth O Why did Mr. Jefferfon quit his im
porta.-\{ po'l ih the Senate, when Mr. Blount who p
jiad been among th? mn.t warm, decidsd ,and im- 1
pot;taot advocates for hip eleflion in America, itiat i
to It fVJ(rracsd ? r
l6»h Q_ And finally and lastly—was not Mr. j
Adet (with whom Mr. Blount was intimate, and
coinfided and operated so perfeiUy in' the el; fl'on 1
of a pricfi'fe-t devoted ta France) certainly and abfo- t
lutely at the bottom of the Canada plot; to give a f
colourable pretext to which, and raif- a ntaufiHc ~
pretence for rftnining o'ir pofls in the ftuth wes
tern parts of America, to Wing about a paitition lj
of fhe-Hnited State*, in which those schemes of
yren h influence and American d.-jotion .would be r
mrtr easily reciprocated, than by the troublesome t
means "of the little unneajfary formality 0/ conlulting f
the will of the American people, tha pretence of {
an invasion from Canada on Upper I.ouifiana wa<
raised and Mr. Blount'sprctended plot with the Bri- '
tifh fabrirated ? 1
Thin hft conclusion (which I tiuft will clofethe t
fe.ne of French influrnCL- and American iWiw to , j
that country among »«) I 'liink lam now warran- j
ted -o draw, little hint of the c"mplexi'.u
of the plan which accidentally and unguardedly fell j ]
from Mr. Blount himfelf, before it was known ho*-j
far and which way the operation of the difcuvery | ,
of the content* of his lrtter to Cary ws»tb g«. ! ]
This very amiable senator on his vny to congrcft j
in 1796, in company with his patriotic l.rother, one .
a devoted friend and advoea'cforFtenchprineipUs, 1
the othir, supposed by him, from certain striking ;
circßmft»nces, ro be a warm and decided adv cate 1
for the of Mr. Jefferfon "He hoptd," ,
" the latter gentleman had been doing ev- (
cry thing in his power toenfure< "e eleiftion of his
frieud Mr. Jefferfon as president ; that he had fe- 1
cured for htm all the votes in his state ; and th.it if
he was not'elected, he would make America Jkike
to berfoHrd.ition." Mr. Jefferfon we wtU know, j
was not ele&ed president. How Mr. Blount was
to make America Jtaie to ber foundation, and for
what, let this declaration, now added to that of
Du Pont de Ne'mours ; the exertions of Mr. Adet
and Blount to the fame objeft in the election of a
president ; the agency of Mr. Blount'sfri«nd (A
det) in the Canada scheme ; and Mr. Vice Presi
dent's unwillingness to be present and tiding in the
disgrace of his gocd friend, titiztn Bloullt—all pro
claim !
Whether this c«nfeflion of Mr. Blount, made
at that particular fiage of the business ought to
attra£> the notice of the committeecharged with
an enquiry into every circumitancc attending the
liulineti, is not for me to fay. One thing how
ever, becomes neccflary now fcr me to declare ;
and that is, the author of thefe'publications hold
ing it equally improper and mean to do either a
puWc Or private injury under a cover of any kind
Whatever, now offers, that if those who he con
ceives have injured thrit country in shat way,
and are har? pointed as, will condescend to come
forward and anlwer such questions as are here
put, and within their power to answer, he will,
00 his part, assume a more v.flble appearance,
and pledges himfelf to substantiate every thing
he his afierted : And, that any one who possess
es the principles of democracy and equality,lhould
holdhiinl'elf alonffrom the inquiries of the people
under an idea offuperitr dignity and worth, or
froip auy is only a confir
mation of their deceptive pretei ces in every way.
AMERICANUS.
* See Americanm Kc. 8, for an explanation of tbii
faa. '
~ BOSTON, Oaober 9.
* AUTHENTIC.
Copy of a letter from an American agent
for British spoliations.
London, 10th Aagujl, 1797-
You must not be surprised at my not writ
ing you on tHe business of your schooner
Sally, captain Runey ; —we have been for
months past in daily'cxpeftation that all the
Martinique captures would be tried, but as
yet they have not come out. I doubt whe
ther an acceptable sentence coald be ob
tained from either of the courts here.—
Next summer the commiflioners will take
up all the cases that come within the trea
ty ; I hope you may then obtain relief, but
there is no reason to expedl it sooner, or
from any other quarter.
I am, fir, your molt obedient servant,
SAMUEL CABOT.
Mr. John Brazier.
NEIV- H AVEN. 03.11.
On Sunday evening lajl, between 6 and 7. 0'
clock we experienced a violent gale of wind
from the weflward, attended with heavy rain
and thunder—The damage done in this town
was not great compared abith that done at Eajl-
Haven and Branford—the roofs of some build
ings were injured, the tops of chimneys blown off
and windows blown in, some trees aad fences
blown down, and a barn in the Newtoumfhip
removed from its foundation. / t Eafl-llavcn
the Reeple of the meeting house was blown down, j
which, fairing on the roof, brtie through the
fide where it fell, leaving anly one rofterJ,land
ing and penetrating to the floor greatly damaged
the feats. A large house was removed from ltd
foundation, several dwelling houses werepartlf
and others entirely unroofed, a number of barns
met the fame fate! One large barn was j entire- ;
ly denwlifhed, the materials of which it was
built feat ter'd in every direction. The town oj
Brarferd experienced nearly the fame fate,
part of the roof of the meeting-house was blown
off, and til the windows on the weflern hde,
deflr-oyed—6 or 7 houses, a newjore, andfeve
ral barns unroofed, other barns blown down,
the trees in several fine orchards laid proflrate.
\fhe height of the tornado continued but a few
minutes. —W/ W not karat all thtparticu-
lars of this difaflrqus gale nor bow, far the via- (
lencc of the florm extended. ]
On Monday lafl the P reft dent of the United ]
Slates arrivedin this city onhis may to the feat of <
Government. A number of reJpeSable citizens,
with Cap!. Higgins' trolp of horse met him at 1
afhort difiance from the city, and escorted him ]
to his lodgings. The previous notice of his ap- i
proach did not admit of a large collection, or a «
great fhent and parade., but we trufl, those <
who attended exhibited what is mueh more gra- i
tijying, viz. an anxiety to teflify their respect I
for the adminiflration of our government, and I
their affection to our President. i
» ■!« II II ► <
By this day's Mail. i
NEW-YORK, Oaober 13. 1
The President of the United States is <
arrived at East Chester. He is not expeft- 1
ed to come into the city until Monday next.
The entertainment is poltponed' to be given
on Wednesday.
CITIZFNS OF NriV-rORK.
While you are travelling along the road
ofbufincfs and pleasure, turn aside like the
good Samaritan of old and pour oil and wine
into the. \vound3 of your fuffering brethren
in Philadelphia. Although the bills of
mortality exhibit fewer deaths this year than
in 1793, yet one principal reason is, the
more general desertion of the city, and we
understand allbufinefsis suspended. Think,
fellow-citizens, what distress mud await the
numerous poor of a great city, who arc de
prived, for three months, of all employment.
In 1795, the citizens of Philadelphia gene
rously sent to the mayor of New-York 6000
dollars for the relief of tire poor j although
our diftrefles were trifling compared with
those of Philadelphia ; three fourths of our
city was free from the pestilence, and fix
sevenths of its inhabitants were pursuing
their occupations. Surely the citizens of
! NeVf-York, who have, this season Tcarcely
known sickness, among them, will not, in
prosperity, forget their fuffering brethren,
j By the report of General Ton (Taint Loy
-1 verture, it appears that Santhonax has long
! been attempting to detach Hifpaniola from
! its dependence on France, and has used e
i very effort to debauch ToufTaint from his
! allegiance. Santhonax, an abandoned villain,
who has enriched himfelf on the plunder of
the unfortunate colonists who were too hon
efl to join him in his villainies, would doubt
less wish to throw himfelf out of the reach of
the French government, and make himfelf
the petty despot of that island. But if he
supposed he could maintain the indepen
dence of that colony, in opposition to the
power of France, he is as weak as he is wick
ed.
The constituted authorities of the French
government or rather despotism in St. Do
mingo, confided of a motley crew. San
thonax, born in France where he has a fa
ther (till living. Raimond, a mulatto—and
Touffaint, a black man, military commander
in Chief. It appears however that these
officers who have African blood in their
veins, are infinitely the least criminal. Rai
mond and Touiffant are spoken of, by the
Americans, as men of more honor apd inte
grity than Santhonax—and men on whose
word some dependence can be placed.
Since Santhonax was sent away, the su
preme authority in St. Domingo devolves on
Julien Raimond, This man has ifTued a
pompous proclamation, addressed to the
people, in which he declares his attachment
and inviolable faith to the French republic—
That as he has both French and African
blood in his veins, the real French and the
people of other colours have nothing to
fear from him—all shall be prote&ed in their
rights. He fays that he has constantly en
deavoured to foften down the resentments
of the different parties—to calm animoli
ties and to inspire a love of labour, of order,
and of peace—to revive cultivation, which
alone can bring back prosperity. In this
he has so far succeeded, as he Hates, that
the plantations in the north of the island
have refumecj a smiling afpeft and become
productive. He promises to redlify the
enormous abuses introduced into the im
ports by Santhonax, whofc dlftribution of
the public money was fhamefully unequal &
unjust.
In this proclamation, Raimond has said
nothing in particular about the American
trade. He fays in general that " The
French merchants and Jlrangers are wit
nefles of the protection given to commerce
. and of the efforts of the adminiflration to
fulfil its engagements." He speaks of his
■ ardent desire to unite all the inhabitants in
one family and attach them to France—and
also to encourage cultivation, profeß com
merce and coufolidate the general prosperity.
How far there is sincerity in these pro
feffions, time will shew.
' SAVANNAH, September 23.
i We learn from the Havanna, that Santho
-1 nax arrived there, about the ift of this
1 month, from St. Domingo, in a sloop of
- war of 30 guns, which faluttd the Spanish
- admiral, who returned the compliment ;
f the morning after his arrival he was waited
s .011 at his landing by two officers, who con
!> ducted him in a carriage to the governor's ;
7 great refpedt was paid to him by the Spa
, j niards : That an advice boat, which left
e j Cadiz'about the 3d of August, had arrived
'- ; at Baracba, after a passage of 21 days ; the
y/ dispatches which she brought were sent over
s . land t<4 ; the Havanna, for the governor of
f that place and the governor of La Verk
s Cruz, and a frigate with the difpatefhes for
- the latter, failed the sth lnft. the contents
s were not made public, but it was reported
/": that orders had been sent for all the gold
- ""and silver, coined or uncoined, and even the
n ornaments of the churches, to be sent imme
•, diately to Spain.
' The caigo of the armed ship General Ni
1, choll, captain Morrifon, (mentioned in our
•. last) said to consist of new Negroes, it is
u strongly fufpefted will turn out to be French
i- Negroes, Mulattos*, &c. traufported from
Grenada, for having been iu at*ms with the
French against the Britilh in that island.
Captain Morrifon, with the supercargo,
part of the crew &c. of the General Nicholl, ]
are arrived in the yawl at St. Angnftine.
Sunday last arrived here, the fchponer
Nancy, from St Jago de Cub;. On'
pafTage from thence for Philadelphia (lie was J (
captured by a New Providence privateer,
and a prize master and four hands being put 1
on board, (he was ordered to proceed to Nas
sau. The captain of the schooner finding
the four privateerfmen to be deserterS from .
(hips of war, availed himfelf of the disincli
nation they appeared to have lor returning
to the Bahamas, and with the assistance of
his mate secured the p/itte,mailer, and meet- 1
irtfr with no oppofitipn the "English
fsilors bore away for this port. The prize
maftet (a native of Scotland) having de
clared himfelf to be a citizen of America, ;
has been committed to the federal gaol.
Monday last died here, c?pt. John Savage. '
And on Wednesday last also died, Mr. Isaac |
Hastings.
■ xtic
PHILADELPHIA,
SATURDAY EVRNIMG, October 14
Totalaf.-4furia!s fn/" 24 hours, ending yefter
/ day at neon.
Grown Persons. Childrin
Christ Church I o j
Scots Prrlbytfri in I O j.
St. Maty't'Chnrch * 0
X o
Swedes' 1 1
German P-cformed I c
Potter's Fi«W o 4
City Hefprtalj" 9 o
17 a
• F.i 'ft frijn the citv a*Jfuburls.
The number of deaths on the 13th of Oilober
I T93i wits 104.
—f.l' ...
DiF.n—On TuefJay last, o' an irto-ard r'ecij,
Mr John Pott*«, of t i? my, late of London, !
a/ d brother tp Richard and James Pott„r, mer
chants, ot this city.
Since last publication, the Commiflioners |
have received the following donations, viz.
Dots, cts.
Cash 10
Clerks of the Bank of the!
United Staes—additional J
Dr. William Rogers 10
From inhabitantsof thectiy and
lebertitfs of Philadelphia, now
in and near Germantown—re
reived in a letter from Robert
Hare, John Dunlap, Joh* Mc
Culloch,Benj. Chew.jun, Hen
ry Pratt, Peter Baynton, Gid
eon Hile Wells and William
Wiftar—the lift of fubferibers
not yet come to hand 3»®9 ! 7°
For Edward Garrigues, Sec'ry.
BENJAMIN KITE.
N. B. There was a mistake in advertising •
the dnation received from Jos. Tatnall—it
(hould have been 15 barrels flour, instead of
14 middlings.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Colleftcd for the use of the fuffering Jick poor,
&c. to le disposed of by a Committee ap
pointed at a meeting of a few\Citixens, on
the 14th of Auguji, .1797 ! and\ received
from that day to the 11 th Odober, inclusive.
Dollars.
Philip Nicklin & Co. of Philadel. 100
Michael Keppele of do. 8
James Gibfon of do. 8
Samuel M. Fox- of do.
Joseph P. Norris of do. 8
James Strawbridge of do. 20
Thomas M'Euen of do. 10
Anna Palmer do. 20
Mordecai Lewis do. 30
Dr. Martin (collected from feveraj
inhabitants of Chester county &
otheis whom the difeale exiled
from Philadelphia) 15® 3°
S. G. of Philadelphia 20
John Aftlcy do. late of G- B. 200
Simon Walker do. 5°
Peter Blight do. ioo
Elias Boudinot do. late of N. Jer. 50
Robert Ralfton—(the fubfeription
of divers inhabitants of Philadel
phia, now at-,Wilmington,) 3°°
Jacob Shoemaker—(the further
fubferiptions of ditto) 100
Richard Folwell (fubferiptions of
three Phjladelphians) 6
Do. do. of three citi
zens of Wilmington, 6
Nathaniel Falconer of Philadelphia 20
Tfaac& Ed. Pennington, of do. 100
Henry Philips, of do. 100
Jared Ingerfoll, of do. 166 66
John Traves, of do. 100
per Stephen Girard of do. 10
Wiliiam Tiffin, do. 20
1728 960;
The above fubferiptions are applied in a
particular manner to relieve the sick, in their
private families, which are visited by some
one of the Committee, in the City and Li
berties.
Published by Order of the by
SAMUEL COATES, Trefurer.
*„* The several Printers of N^fpfP
ers will oblige the inferring
the above.
In the year 1795, the ipumber of votes
given fqr Senator in the county of Delaware
was 12 56, of which 1060 were for the* feder
al candidate —ln 1797, the votes in the fame
county amount only to 671, of which 47 1
were for the federal candidate Hence Ihe
result of the late ele&ion.
%
' medicines.
THE Poor who may find it inconvenient, from
' diftacce, to make use of Mr. Hunter's truly me
ritorious offer, will be fuj plied with
5 fapo, barley, oatmeal, Aec. by applying at th(
1 fubferiber's store, No. 36, Market-11 ic.;.
, ROBERT S. &TAFTOS.D.
, CITY HOSPITAL REPORT, | P e;
From 13th to 14th Otk. in the morning: tdu
Admitted, since last report, J ret
Letitia Hale—62, North Fifth street. j am
Maiy Engers—Smith's, Plumb,' above Se- of
cond street. , ina
John Davis—Pine, near fiixth street. wo
1 Catharine Bucharman—Vernon street. (we
Discharged, since last report. j die
Neal M'Dnnigale, admitted 23d ult. ' thr
(ho
Remaining last report 46 ter
Admitted since 4 del
pei
50 wVi
DifchargeJ I pa
i Died None I yel
K™,m f» Hofplul. t:
Four of whom are dangerou3. us
In erred since last report. jac
From city and suburbs ' 6 i int
Hospital ed
—— mi
, \Total 6 tn
Stephen Girard. to,
(Signed) . Caleb Lownes. Un
John Connelly.
i Publilhed by order of the Board, vai
Wm. MONTGOMERY, vie
Chairman pro tem. tin
cu
The Infpe&ors of the Health-Office feel en
it their duty to advise their fcllotv-citizens, nn
whose families are out of town, not to re- d'ir
I turn to the city for a few days ; for although ! na
at present there is a great appearance of the his
'■ prevailing fever's subsiding, ft ill as an un- fu'i
favorable change may take place, thofcwho vvl
are out of town, we conceive, had better thi
not move in, particularly to the lower parts fa'
of the city and Southwark, until the difor- hi:
dv has more generally subsided ; and in the pe
time to employ proper perfon3 to air ge
and cleanse itheir houfeß- '
I . \ Published by order of the Board, wl
Wm. Montgomery, in
Chairman pro tem. bs
October 13, 1797. fu
m
MR. TF.NNO, W
The distribution of the public grant has th
hitherto been without that caution which I ta
expected. poor are gathered to the pr
Jieart of the city from all quarters, and pro- th
bably from, those houses where the sickness 01
rages : those persons mingle with others, so
and we cannot deny that the contagion by w
this means is transferred from house to iv
house in every direftion. Perhaps the dt
minds of the commiflioners being dire&ed te
to the main objeft, has prevented their th
adoption of some plan whicn would fully th
answer trfie design of the grant, and also of gi
the numerous donations for the support of dt
the a/Sifted. V
Some plan, as follows, would be attend- re
ed with many advantages: fy
Th« Board being comprized of perfens ju
from varioiiß quarters of the city, let a cer- w
tain diftritt be afligned to each ; let the te
poor in that diftridt apply to him only, and ti
his care reach to those only who are certi- g<
'fied as belonging to that part of the city, tl
This would enable the commifiioners to ex- re
ecute their business with dispatch, which g
, would be attended with manifold advantages h
. ko, the objefts of the public bounty, and n
-1 more readily prevent the spreading of thf e'
/ contagion. I tl
ONE OF THE PEOPL# rr
Translated for the Salem Gaiettefrom a Ip- J
ris paper of the 28th of June. J I 1(
On the rage for Republicaniling and Muni- f c
cipalifing all around us. f,
When the French revolution firft' began, t ,
mar;y honest men, facrificing their personal t )
intereft'to justice, and their paflionsto truth, a ]
devoted themselves courageoufiy to the ha- f,
tred of a crowd of implacable enemies, and
followed with a zeal the new apostles of li- , p
berty. They firmly believed that the war ! a:
which was about to take place would be a ; t]
j war of principles again ft prejudices, morali- ,f,
ty against intrigue, of love of country against : (]
love of riches and privileges, of laws against j £
arbitrary power, and offweet tempered phi- t ]
lanthropy against intriguing and winding f,
policy. They hoped that "Trance would w
soon fee all citizens judged by the fame f,
laws, and promoted without diftinflion, to y
those employments which their merit would {]
render them worthy of ; that the criminal
code, foftened, would offer a certain pro- r
te&ion to innocence, and punifliments pro- ti
portioned to every crime ; that the taxes n
lessened, would be equally distributed ; and
that unjust ways of ambition and vanity,
would never take place, to create disorder in
the finances, languifhment in commence, ste
rility in the fields, and mourning in fami
-5 lies. The constituent aflembly had establish-
J ed, in principle, that France, contented
with its limits, renounced formally all ideas j
of conqneft ; and this noble and wife de- a
claration was fufficient to secure to us the
_ good wishes of all people, the friendthip of
all pacific governments, and to enable us to t
j. aft the glorious part of arbiters and peace-
maimers of Europe. How much has this £
• L sweet hope been fruftrated. The abolish- k
" ment of lettres de cachet was wished, and _
France is filled with Baftiles ; a humane cri
' minal code was deiired, and the Repuolic
has been covered with"ftaffolds, and inun
dated with blood ; moderate taxes were ex- |
S pe£ted, and all'property has been violated,
invaded, dilapidated ; exclusive privileges _
were destroyed, but the Jacobins have form
-s cd new fefts who have usurped all power.—
re Commerce and agriculture thought, t nat, <
r " released from their ancient (hackles, they j
,e fhiuld arrive to the highest degree of prof- I
1 perity ; but the taxes, the pro-confuis, the '
le revolutionary laws, the afiigiiats, the stock
jobbers, have exhausted and almost del
troyed, these sources of thenational riches.
Finally ; after having pulled down these
>m Reuolutionary Tyrants, and proscribed
e * their infernal system ; after having conquer
- ed all the kings leagued against us ; France
whose vidlories had secured her the power
of dictating to Europe the conditions of
j peace, still hoped that its government, can
j du&ed by legillatorj freely eledled, would.
; return to their true principles of moderation
■ and jufticr, a:>d ftcure to us the enjoyment
ie- of a b Idling so dearly puichnfed ; th it,' hav
ing so juiliy condemned the thrt
won Id have interfered in our ennfUtutign,
! v.'e fhouid be so wife ourselves as not .to med
die in the aiiaivs of other governments ; aad '
that, profiting by the peace of Europe, we
fliouid lay the foundation of solid peace,' cou
-4.6 tenting ourselves with moderate and just in
-4 demnities, and leaving to none, in this res
— pe£l, that mortification and resentment ,
50 which change *peace into a truce, and pre
pare for terrible vengeance to come. And
I yet; by an inconceivable fatality, this hope
49 is (lilL.difappointed ; our revolutionary de
liriurft is which subsiding within, Sgitatvs
us more than ever without ; the genius of
jacobinism, in abandoning the rein j of our
6 , interior adminillration, feerns to have possess
ed itfelf of our exterior politics ; and they
might fay, by way of consolation for the
6 truce which they were obliged to ccaifent
to, that we were determined to overthw the
universe.
We might excuse ourselves for having in
vaded and pillaged Italy.; war is a transient
violation of the laws of justice. The obsti
nacy of our enemies ; the abundance of pe
cuniary means that London furnifhed to Vi
ccl enna ; our penury ; the necessity of putting
ns, nn end to the war by great efforts, and fplen
re- did vi&ories ; all rnayjuftify us ; and Buo
gh naparte has, in this refpeft, by his valor,
:he his adlivity, his genius, realized, and even
in- fu'rpaffed our moil fanguir.e hopes ; and
ho when ofi his way to Vienna, in order to force
ter the emperor to make peace, he probably
rts favored some infurreclions, which secured
or- his communications, and which, durinp- hi*
• ' O
the perilous and triumphant march,4cft no dan
air ger behind him.
But when peace has followed viftory ;
!, when there isexpedtedof us asmuchfrankncfs
"in negociation, as we have displayed valor iu
battle ; when we can offer, as conquerors,
fufficient compenCations, why to the
mod contemptible duplicity ? Why excite
infiu in order to punifli, afterwards,
has those against whom we diredl them ? Why
h I talk of the will of the people, when the
the presence of our bayonet 3 deprives them of
>ro- the power of expressing it freely ? Why
tefs overthrow neutral governments, after having
er3, so long profited by their neutrality ? If we
by would be the conquerors of these people,
to why talk to them of repuhlicanifm and in
the dependence ? If ye wifii them to become
iled Republicans, and independent, why speak to
aeir them as amafter, give them orders, name to
jlly them, imperatively, municipalities, direftors,
>of generals? Why defpotife freemen ? Why
. of deceive weak and pacific governments ?
Why mark all our steps with desolations and
nd- revolutions? Shall we never feel that such a
' system is as contrary to found policy as to
"ens justice ; that it juftifies in some measure,
:.er- what has been, and what may yet be, at
the tempted to overthrow our ->6wn conftitu
and tion ; that it diffitisfies and incenses all
:rti- governments against us, and may cause
ity. them to unite with our enemies; that it
ex- renders uncertain the peace which we are
lich going to make since the resentments which
iges have nouriihed the war are like to become
and more universal and more violent than they
thf ever have been? And if we will be deaf to
the voice of justice, and to the language of
moderation, (hall we never perceive that it
is not prudent for the Gauls to refucitatethe
Romans; and that it is not wife to give to
neighbours a mode of existence vvhichexcites
uni " so much energy, which creates in a moment
, | such ftro'ng armies, and condudtsfo tapidly
, 3 "> to victory? The Jacobins already boast of
bnal the forces that, are preparing for them, they'
already glory in the new country which is
' la " founding for them in Italy; already, count-
ing on their numerous partisans in the south
| provinces, they publi/h, with as much joy
w:ir as imprudence, thehope of returning here,
be a ! thunder in hand, to seize again their fright
rail" | fill power, and to immolate, without pity,
linft 1 the viftims devoted to their iniernol fury.'
nnft Diredlory! tear off the bandage with which
phi- the paflionsblind you; open youj eyes! con
hug fult-thc wife policy of the new colleague
inld whom the public voice has given you! and,
ame following counfe's more prudent, secure
» to your existence and our tranquility, in gran,
juld ting repose to the universe, which has been
linal f a long tormented by sophists without expe
pro- rience, ambitious men without controul, and
pro- theories without foundation. We long e
axes nough hava caused ourselves to be feared—
and it is now time that we fhouid make ourfelve*
>'7» beloved.
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gazette marine list.
lifh- Port of Philadelphia.
ited The brig Nancy, capt. Geddes, from
deas Port-a'u-Prince for Philadelphia, is arrived
" e " at Wilmington.
) g f New-Tori, 03. 13.
is to Arrived. . days.
, ace> Ship Edinburgh Packet, Farquhar, Leith
this ® r 'S Rowenna, Mariner, Port-au-Prince 21
r,i, Schr. Lark, Woedward, St. Johns 13
and Peggy, Bedford, Halifax 20
iblic Medical Ledlures
nun . In the ITn'iverfity of Penrfylvania, are post
» poned until the Uft Monday in November
" c *~ next,
ittd, Oilofcer 14. staw4w.
.eges . __
An UMBRELLA
WAS taken (supposed to have been ilolen.) on
•"J 3 .' Sunday even ng la> , from the houfc occupied by
they jyir. Blunt,No 9, Strawbcrry-ftr^et:—lt isagrren
prof- fi!k Umbrella, of tic middle fiz v/ith a red me
i, the rocco top and hooked ivory head.—Conceiving it
ock- to ave iecn ,a * ten some pilfering knave, who,
' , av f Juatfdby y«cuniary motives, may endeavor to
c " vead.the fame, any peri"«n or persons to whom xh?
chcs. iJii.i may v be offered, are defirt:d to ftcp it;
these a:ld it is Impeti, will appreTiend and the
ribed thiet to justice. The peculiarity of rhc
will evid-j.rtly, fu 1 tha pofieiTor to dete«stion
" ' thi-r-jtore, r apprehends the fame and deli v-'
ranee crs i t ? ;t Mr Blunt's, from whence it was taken,
ower or £ Mr. Feuuo's efLce, ilaaH be handJ'orcc jy
ns of warded. , . —<. l jt