Fit cm the
2Lntl)ox Club*
" In te, Domine, speravi."
AS o'er rhe shadowy void, the roaring storm
Brew'd by fell fortcreri with mephitic chirm,
More loudly rag'd, »nd nearer to my view
Corltinual wrecks of its fidyjii threw.
Commenc'd at length to thunder round my head
In tones whose echoes might arouse the dead ;
Borne oo theblalts, which thro' some withering
Yew,
'Midfl intervals of deeper ruin, blew,-
A form arofe—mis-lhapen, indtfin'd,
Whose endless changes inock'd all power of
mind ;
His clove.i feet, on phamoms feem'd to Hand,
All terrified, whon'er he touch'd the land ;
Around his brow while clouds continual hung,
In ceaseless jabber mov'd his bifork'd tongue :
Of vision darkling and of gait mod lame,
Unfix'd his residence, and Doubt his name.
At the grim fpeiflre, ftalk'd in sullen stride
Towr'ds the last spot whereon I dwelt with
pride,
My faithful faulchion from its fbeathe I drew ;
And strove, in vain to gash the mofler through ;
Secure he flitted from my feeble hand,
To tide in ruin o'er an ill-ftarr'd land :
Curst Oracle with deep aenigmas hang,
Fraught with the dole from Delphi's dome thjt
sprung ;
That o'er our clime, in vengeance borne along I
A ceaseless struggle drains 'twixt right and
wrong ;
That rouses quick into relcntleft ftrife
The guardian Genii of each mortal's life (
And 1 drives him, spiritless, from either pow'r
Tc middle entries, fafliien'd for the hour ;
Then kiadly leaves him, of himfelf afraid
In hypochondriac glooms, and horror's (hade
Could no loud blift.from our poor fufferingfhore
Stay it, in pity, 'till the flrife was o'er ?
Must it at length seize on that conflant mind,
Whsrein all confidence and hopccombin'd j
E'en there " <yhere we had garner'd up our
hearts,"
As a lift refuge-from imposture's arts ;
Where we mull either live or balely'die,
The useless vidlims of hard destiny
The ehiefeft prize of all our toils and carahf
Of youth, the idol—folacer of years;
-fn-svlitjbi , ftmtfTtnnsght, while Iwelling ardor
rari
In prouder cause, than e'er' enhearten'd irian,
Our faith we relied, as afl&tefnan firm,
'1 he vir tenax to life's most lengthen'd term ;
Can o'er hisdauntlefs f«ul a wither'd fiend,
Diffiife ita influence, and itsfpells protend 1
" It cannot be.''a voice the silence broke,
Day's broad effulgence iflaing as (he spoke ;
To her, the foul, lur'd by *efi(llefs (harm,
Turn'd from the foul fiend, and in hope grew
warm ;
All mail'd in war's attire, with spear and (hield,
And frown indignant, how the thrcatcn'd field
Surveying, now the vasty flood
Aloft, our guardian deity (he flood
Nymph of the front sublime and eye of fire,
From her stern village flalh'd the glowing fire ;
With "lion port, and awe commanding iritn,"
She call'd her tried sons to the faighty scene.
As with applause, obedient million* rung,
These awful accents mov'd her melting tongue.
U' Jl ! . ' .111 IWL
NOTICE.
THE Creditors of John Shields are re
fuelled txr call for his firft Dividend at the
Compt'mg-houfe of Messrs. Nicklin and Grif
fith, on Walnut-ftrectwharf.
JOHN TRAVIS, 7
SIMON WALKER, J. Assignees
ROBERT E. GRIFFITH, J
feb. 20. w&s
2o be S'Jdat Public Vendue,
At th» Merchant's Coffee House, id May, 1799,
The following promissory
NOTE OF HAND.
Philadelphia, April 19, J 798.
Ninety Days a'ter da:e, I promise to pay to John
Gov ts, or order fwithout defalcation) Two Hun
dred aod Thirty Dollars.
Valuereeeivcd.
ALGERNON S. MA OA IV.
I?Oi Atcl\ Street.
jV B The above N*te has been duly noted and
protefied. JOHN GOFER-
Februarv 18 Tu Stf
January 23d, 1799.
IN purlaance of a refohe of the
Frefident and Managers of the Delaware and
Schuylkill Canal Company,
The Stockholders are heieby notified and re
quired to pay ten dollars on each of their ref
peflive ftiarss of (lock, on or before the firft
day of March next, to the Treafurerof the
Company at their office mar the Bank, of Penn
tylvania.
Extract from the minute»,
GEO WOE WOW RAIL, See'ry.
WILLIAM GOVETT, Treasurer.
ia«. »j. frfa+\V.
?0R BOSTON;
The Schooner
FAIR AMERICAN,
John Cho\ti, Mailer,
Lying at the firft wharf below
Chefnut Arret, wj]| fail in a !ew For freight
or pafljgc, apply t 0 t }, e captain on board, or to
'Joseph Anthony W Co.
Feb. ao d*t
For Charleston,
JOHN BULKLEY,
WILL fail in about ten dajs, for freight or pas
sage apply to JESSE & ROBERT WALN,
feb tX diot
FOR Sr. CROIX.
The armed
JOITM GARDINER., master, at Albert
Ton's wharf, will fail in ten or twelve day*. For
freight or-pa/Tage apply to the captain on board,
or to
John Nixon Cs* Co.
feb it diet
. ~ wanted,;
To Article for two oi" three
years a young Man to a profitable bulineft —
For particulars enquire at no. 68, south Fourth
street
A person who has some knowledge of paint
ing or drawing would be preferred.
W. HAYDON,
WHO HAS
A Cellar to Let.
jan 11 §
B A L L.
Mr. & Mrs. Byrne,
First Dancers of the New TheaMb,
RESPECTFULLY inform the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Philadelphia, that their firft
Ball will be on Tlmrfday next, 14th Feb. at
CEllers' Hotel—Ladies tieketi maybe obtained
of Mrs. Byrne, or of their feholars.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrne having opened their
Acid> MY at F»ur Dollars per Month, or Ten
Dollars per Quarter, mean to teach every falh
i' nable Dance now in life in the politest circlet
of Europe—and relying on their attention to
their pupils, hope for the 'generoua patronage
of a decerning public.
Pleale to enquire ef Mr. ft Mrs. Byrne, the
corner of Dock and Second streets, or dnring
the hours of Tuition, at OelUrs's Hotel, on
Tuesdays and Saturdays, from ten til! twelve in
the morning for Young Ladies, and in the even
ings of the fame days from fix till nine for Gen
tlemen—To commence on Saturday the »6th
Jinuary.
February n. dtf
White Platillas.
A few boxes of White Platillas,
Just arrived and for fait by thefubferiber,
GIDEON H. WELLS,
No. 135, Market-street.
Kb at aawaw » 1
To be Sold, .or Let
ON GROUND RENT, FOREVER,
A NUMBER of very handfom* Building Lots,
on the South fide of Arch-flreet, sear Ninth
street. and on Ninth-flreer, between Arch and
Race-streets.
S O,
A few Lots of four acres each ; on a high, dry,
and elegant situation, within three mikrs from the
eity—EHquire at No. 118 Arch-street.
j»" 30 qawtw
Valuable Property for Sale.
F6R SALE,
THAT well known Eftjte, called
SHREWSBURY FARM, formerly the residence |
of General John Cadwajidar, fituits on Saffafras 1
River,in Kent county, Maryland— Containing a-j
bout 1900 acres of prime LAND, upwards of 500
of which are in wooils. The Buildings are ali ex
cellent, andeonfift of a handsome Dwelling Hoofe,
two large Barns with Cowhouses, Stables for fifty
hqrfes, a fpeeious treadiag floor under cover, a gra
nary, two Jverfeer't houses, two ranges of two fte
ry buildingsfor Negroes (one of them new and of
brick), Corn houses a Smoak house, &«. See The
whole Estate being nearly surrounded by water, it
requires hutlittle fencing, aid has a good Shad and
Herring fiftiery. It is conveniently situated for
both the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets,with
two landings on a navigable river but a (hort fail
from Baltimore- There is a large Peach, and two
large Apple Orchards on the premises; also, a varie
ty of excellent fruits of different kinds. The foil is
mostly a rich loom—The whole will be fold togc
therordivideAintofmallerfarms(forwhich the buil
dings are conveniently situated) as may spit tbe pur
hafer. The Stock on said Farm, confiding of Hor
cfes, Cattle, Sheep kc. will also be disposed of—
For further particularsapply to Geo»ciHastinos
on the premifes,ortothe fubferiber, inthiladelphia
ARCHIBALD M'CALL, W
December i», m- t f_
Weekly Magazine.
Patrons of the WieitLr Magazini,
. lately published by Mr. James Waiters
and the public, arc r«fpe<ftfully informed, that
it is intended to re-commence the publication of
it in a short time. The present proprietor hav
ing obtained the assent of Mrs. Watteis, (the
late Editor's mother) and purchased from her
all the numbers on hand, informs the former
fobferibtrs to that work, that those numbers
publi(bed by Mr. Watters which remain to be
delivered, (hall (hortly be sent to them with
the Inde x and Appendix to the second volume,
which is also nearly ready for delivery to those
who take the work in volumes.
The present proprietor afTures the public that
the work (hall be conduced on tbe fame priori- '
pies, and upon the fame terms that it was by the 1
former editor; and that as no exertion (hall be
spared to render it worthyof the public regard,
he confidently hopes the fame liberality which
heretofore countenanced, will Itill continue to
support it.
Subfcriptiens, upon the original terms will be
received by tbe principal Book-fellers.
February a.
At a Court of Common Pleas held a '
Union Toiun tbe 4th day of Decern
(L. 5J kcr ' the y ear °f our Lord 1798, 1
before the hon. Alexander Addison, ]
esq, President, and his associates,
fudges of tbe same Court,
ON Ihe petition of Jeremiah Cook, an insolvent :
debtor, confined in the jail of Fayette county,
Praying ihe benefit of the laws for the lelief of infol- '
vent debiois, the Court appoint the 4 .firft day of next '
Court to hear the petiiioner and his creditors, and or- 1
der that he give notice thereof for one week in Fen- :
no's daily paper ending three weeks before the day of
hearing, and also forthree successive weeks in the Fav- 1
et«e Gazette, the last of which to be two weeks pre- '
viou« 10 the hearing. By the Court, t
EPHRAIM DOUGLASS, prothonijary.
Feb. 16.
Ukitf.d States,") /r
Pennsylvania DiJlriQ. J
BY wrtue of ivn alia." writ of venditioni ergons
•tome dirc&sd by the honorable Uuhard I J e
I tors, efquir-, ]ud *e of 'ha Diflriifl Court of 'hr
' UnitejWtates in and ft-r the Pemif, Ivania
c will 6e exposed to pu!>lic sale at the Merchant*'
Coffee-knufe in the City of Philadelphia, on Mon
day the 4th d?y of March next at 7.o'clock in the
evening.— \|| that certain two Hory hiick ivlef
fuage, with the lot or piece of ground therennto
belonging, fmiate on the iouth fide of Chefrmt
ftreet, between Sixth and Seventh Ar,et« from the
riycr D»hware, the lot containing in breadth 011
Cndnut-ftre.t one hundred ar.d one feet, an J in
depth two hundred and thirty-five feet to Georee
(lreet, with tea fcoufe, gardvn, «cc Two three
stoty brick MetTuagcs nearly finifhed, and the Jots
thereunto belonging, situate on the east fide of
xth-ltreet, between Walnut aud Spruce ftreats;
rach lot containing ia breadth onSixth-ftr-et iw.n
ty-two feet, and in depth one hundred and feventy
feven feet ; the whole el.'.r of all i icun.brauces—
And also a ground rent of thirteen pounds right
Ih llings an i nine pence, clear of tprei, UTuirgnut
ot a three-story brick noufe »nj lot fittnte the
: east fide of Sx'rh-ftreet aloicfaid from the river
Delaware, adjoining the last above mentioned
houfet.
Se zed and tak#n in execution as the property of
John Swanwick, «fquire,dcceafed,aud will be fold
• I>X
WILLIAM NICHOLS.
Marjlal.
Marshals Office, 7
1 Philadelphia, Feb. 21. J dt4tMar
Th is day is Published,
In one volume Bvo. neatly bound and lettered,
(Price T%mo Dollars)
And for sale at No. 41 Cbesnut-street, bv
T- Ormrod,
S&RMONS,
On a variety of intereftirii* fubjefts,
By Samuel Stshops Smith, d. d.
President of the College of New-Jersey.
Nothing, from the can poffihly
add to the high reputation of the learned au
tkor of the present work. In the perusal of it,
readers of every class will be gratified. It will
be a valmhle companion for the aged and the
young, in the parlor, the closet, the coach, or
the shade.
Snbfcribers are requsfted to fend for their
volumes.
frb. "• d^t
Iron Works, Mills, & Valuable Lands
FAR SALKi
THE fubferiber offen for sale the well known
Majbro' Iron Works, firuatc in Frederick
county, State of Virginia, adjacent t« which are
8,500 acres of Land which he will also fell with
l or without the works, The said Mills and Iron
j Works are si uated on Cedar Creek a large and tie
! ver failing dream Vhich is applied to working thi.
i Forge. The Furnace, Merchant, Grid aud Saw
i Mills are worked by the water of the big spring
| which anfes at the diflance of about 1-4 of a mile
, from the Mills and Furoancc and is more than fuf
: ficisnt for the a/orefaid purposes. The command
| of water from those two streams is so advantageous
i and abundant as to admit of the erection of any
other branches of manufa<3or;' which may be
thought eligible. On apart of the lands is an in
exhaustible bank of Iron ore, equal, orTuperior in
| quality to any on the continent. The IronWork<
are at prifer.t out «f repair but might in a Ihort
tirao and at fmaU expence be put in blast. The
Mannfaclurii-g Grift and Saw Mills are lately re
paired, aad are now in complete order for business
The times of sale will be made known and docu
ments authenticating the title to the property with
aplet of she lands and certificates of the quality
of the ore will be ihewn on application to Joseph
Watlon, un. No. 43 North Third-street, Philadel
phia, or tne fubferiber in Alexandria.
JOSEPH WATSBJJ.
Feb. I*. d 6 t.
TAKE NOTICE,
THAT I am to be fold on such terms, that
the purchaser need not advance any ca(h,
1 unless he plesfes, rill it is earned by my services,
provided no accident happens me ; or, if you
, please, I am to be farmed out for two years,
and not less. lam a bright bay, full iji hands
| high, of noble defcenr, my name is TRIMMER
—I was got by Hall's imported harfe Eclipse,
my dam.pnrchafrd by Doflor Hall, wisgqt by
the imported horse Slim ; my grand dam was
got by Old Figure ; ray great grand dam by
Talkers Othello out of Selima, &c. fcc. as will
more fully appear by William Lyle's attested
certificate who raised me. My charaAer as a
racer is well established ; I won the colt's purse
at Bladenfburg of twenty guineis ; I won a
fifty guinea purse at Baltim®re, a fifty guinea
purse at An.iapolii and a fifty guinea pwrfe at
Hagerftown. I never loft a race but the last I
run at Alexandria, which was owning to my
being badly shod, as I loft all my plates before
I £Ot in. lam in fine plight, found in every
m y offspring are in great repute, some
of which are now in training for the turf—pro
cure me good stands and entertainment and I
am able ts earn one thousand dolkrs per an
num.
Any person inclining to buy or rent may
know the terms by applying to John Carnan
(Lovehall) Ccecil county and slate of Mary
land, eight miles south of Elkton.
feb - "• d6w
0- AH persons iudebted to the Estate
of JosF p h Asthoni, fesi. deceased, are re
quested ta make immeilate payment And all
those who have any detnsnds against said estate,
are desired to produce thim legally attested to
the fubferibers for settlement.
JOSHH HEWES, ")
JOHN MORTON,
JOSEPH ANTHONY, 3
December z6. 1
TO BE LET, " '
And immediate possession given, I
THB Storesand Wharf lately occupied by Ro 1
bert.Thomas, between Chcfnut and Walnut-street, I
for terms apply to
WILLIAM SHEAFF,
~ No- »68, High-llreet. ,
feb - "9 d6t J
~ NOTICE, ' <
T)URSUANT to a Resolve of the Board of '
A Ti uflees of Washington Academy, in Som- 1
erret county, Maryland, authorising Wiluam £
PotK, efqr. majors Samoil Wiuson, and
WILLIAM JoTiKS, Members of said Board, to
procure a principal teacher for said Academy.—
NOTICE is hereby given, that a gentleman quasi- \
had to teach the Greek aud Latin Lnngusges, Geo- *
graphy and the Mathematic b, an l such other <
branches of Literature as it is customary to teach c
in such Schools, will meet with l-iberal encourage
ment and it ispretomed will be well aceommodat
eJ in taking charge of this Academy. The build
"«g >s spacious and will accoaodat- at least fixtv
Students. 7
Proposals may be adi'reffed to John Dennis, Vo. i
1 l A ' r , ch " ftreet > or Wiß.ijna Wmder, accownrant
in the Navy department, Walnut street, Pliiladel-
phia, or to either .of the ihree gentlemen above 1
-mentioned, near Princds Anne, Maryland; t
det c t
. -foreign jHteffujcnce*
LONDON, November y.
With what exultation has ths mirr.fter
of France unnouncedthe confinement of M.
„ dc Corraviss for life because " he declared
. in too bold a manner his opinions on Juril
> prudence and Religion." Hippy freedom
• in Spain—.happy freedom in France Par
nohil<■ fratrum.
) Why (houla the .Author of The Purfuiti
. of Literature (till conceal his name ?
■ Does he blush at maintaining with such a
• bility, the riglits of Red/on, true philosophy,
Belles Lettres, Genius, and Religion Ma
; ny modern authors trumpet forth their ig.
. noratkee and llafphemy, and are ashamed of
• nothing but the beicg out of counte
c nance.
There are fume important privileges at
r tacheld to :he poflVflioij of the J,we! which
i Admiral N»llon received frcm the Grand
seignior. It confers on the wearer the
i power of commanding the Turkish fleet or
army wherever he may fall in with either,
and it likew.fe gives the power of life and
death w.thm the Turkish domininions.
!«p1 '° Urn T allft J " 1 Par ' S Vfntur ed to publish
lately the London Extraordinary Gazette
XrVh' detail of Admiral Nelson »
Panpr jra le «<ifequence was, that his
, Paper was prohibited, and his prefTes broken
up, by order of the Direftory
i T . h « f °"° f d«e ci-devant DukeofUrfel
has infcnb«d his name in of the
new law for raising aoo.ooo me,, , n Francc
and has received permiflien to enter into a
regiment of Chasseurs in the Army of Emr
land. K
' F ? nch , General who was
• killed on board the Frigate l'lmmortalite,
j is the man to whom the invention of the
e Raft for the invasion of this country is attri
. buted.
November 15.
r Saturday morning Barton, the attorney,
was brought from the Fleet Prison to 'he
. court of common pleas. It whs stated that
. the prisoner hajl written a very violent and
voluminous libjel on himself. This he pro
, cured to be printed, and then brought his
aftion against the printer for defamation ;
but in this he was non-suited, and sent to
| prilon for costs attending the prosecution.
He now fought to efleft his liberation under
the provisions in the lord's aft ; but Mr.
Cooper undertalcing to pay him his fixpeuces
(groats) he was sent back to prison.
EDINBURGH, Nov. 3.
A Morning Paper of yesterday obfervei
—" that one thing seems yet to be wanting
to complete the blockade of the Fiench ar
my in Egypt," which is «the capture of
the Isles of France and Bourbon." In or
der that Buonaparte may be deprived of the
succour which he might draw from those
iflanda by the Red Sea.
If Buonaparte has no other means of fuc
cour or cfcape left we may be certain of his
fate. These two islands do nut acknow
ledge the mother-republic; they refufed,
two years lince, to ad-nit the Dire6t»rial
Commiffinners, and they very lately feut
back to France all the troops of the line, on
account of their a desire to be or
ganited ala Francoife. The squadron of
Cisizen Sercey, the only one which the Re.
publicans have at present in the Indian seas,
having been rsfnfed admittanc# in the port
of Irtede France, has been obliged to pro.
ceed to Batavia. The inhabitants of both
islands are created in France with the fame
rigour as Emigrants. The small number
of those who have en ered that country,
have done so uvder the protection of Amer
ican passports. As to provisions, both
islands receive them from America, and the
many priies-®ade by privateers fitted out
at the Isles de France aud Bourbon, supply
them with fufficient objefts of barrer. Bu
onaparte is therefore blocked on the fide of
those islands, as well as on every other.
One of our Artiftshas taken a likeness
of Mr. Grattan in « the Fall of Lucifer,"
and what is surprising indeed, he thinks he
can make him a good fubjeft.
CHARLESTON Feb. 4.
Major General Pinckney,
One of our late envoys to France, arrived
in this city yesterday from the Northward :
The public joy at his reium was only
equalled by his diftinguilKed merit He
was met three miles from the city by Major
Gen. Moultrie, Brigadier Generals Wafh
mgton, and Vanderhorft, the Hon. W. H.
De-SaufTure, the Intendant, the general's
aids, Major Lining, Beckman and Rutledge,
the regiment of cavalry, and a great number
of officers and citizens, and was by them es
corted to town, his approach being announ
ced by the trumpets and Horns. Above
the Tobacco Infpe&ion, the artillery, com
manded bv Major Stevens, and several com
panies of the infantry were drawn up, an
excellant baßd of music performed, and after
the General pal Ted, a salute was fired by the
artillery and infantry.
Forts Pinckney, Jshnfton, and Mechanic,
the United States Cutter brig South Caro
lina, the Gallies, Gun Boats, and a number
of aimed vessels in the harbour fired salutes
on his entrance into the city, and joyful
peals were ruug from the bells of St. Mi
chad.
Happy countenances were exhibited in
the balconies and windows of the hotifes br
which he passed The General alighted at
His excellency Gov. Rmledge's, where he
dmed, together with the General and ftalf
officers.
He wa, dressed in Uniform and rode on <
health a PP ea red to be in perfea
The weather was unfortunately rainy,
raw and cold, and in some degrees difa.ran- ]
ged the regulation, which had been appoin
ted as honorable testimonies to the patrio
tifm and and virtue of our beloved c«un
trjmctK
coNGR E S s,
HOUSE OF representatives;
Sufpen/.ort of Intercourse with France'.
( Continued. J
Wednksdav, January 13.
Mr. Pinckney observed, that so much had
already been said on this fubjed,' and the
general prlnfcij&s of the b'ill had been so ably
defended, .that it would be unnecessary to
make more than one or two remarks in reply
to the gentleman from Virginia. That gen.
tleman Mr. P. said, had gone altogether
upon the idea of this bill being of so ob
noxious a nature to the government of
trance, that it mult be considered by that
government as a cause of war. He thought
it had already been (hewn, that the gentle
man was altogether mistaken ; and very un
happily for his polition, our own experience
was fufficient to determine, whether it has
ever been considered as a cause of war for
neutial countries to trade with colonies re
volting from a mother country ; we know,
said he, very well how neutral nations con
duced towards us, in our revolt from the
government of Great-Britain. He believed
it was neverunderftood that any nation with
whom we traded, was in conf"<"!encc in
volved in war with Great-Brita "
was other.vise ; it was never so looked upon
by that country, and gentlemen will tdmi
that that government was at 1 •» ..
toned enough. All that'Great-Bnuin did,
was to seize the veflels whenever they could
lay hold of them ; and this is the risk whiclr
1 ne gentleman from Maryland mentioned our
tia e rs would run in carrying commerce in
any place in a state of revolution. It is
well known, said Mr. P. th*t we endeavor
-1 uring the whole eourfe of our war, to
Xh " re '^ n C , om!r '" ce t0 this country,
«rS o^ aS ri° Un<i to Cllab!t -' us to
war. Admits were employed
• 11s purpose, and we saw no moral turpi-
Holh m , And du " n ? th'e time that
Holland was fepar.ued fr6m the dominion of
Spain, was war declared in consequence .of
any nation trading with Holland? The
cale was so different, he recollected, that
Holland declared, that they would seize all
vessels going to Spain, though that had
heretofore been considered as the mother
country. I his was reversing the cafe.
Mr. P. had hoped that the comprehensive
view which the gentleman from Maryland
had taken of the ads of tke different colo
nic":, would hav_- removed every obje&ion to
our merely carrying on a trade to those
countries, by (hewing that the cdlonies have
all along afted as if thev were independent,
not only without the decrees of France, but
direftly in opposition to these decrees, and
this with the tacit approbation of the French
government itfelf, lisce it never found fault
with them. Seeing, therefore, that the
French government left the colonies to trade
with us, or not, as they plrafe, and believinr
that it would be for the benefit of .Franc?,,
that such trade (hould be carried on, he
thought it could not be considered as a cause
of offence. Gentlemen called it an invita
tion to rebellion. He saw it in a very dif.
ferent light. If any authority was given to
j i .nt t0 ent(?r into a treaty offenfive
and dcfenlive, or to maintain them in their
declaration ol independence; But nothing
farther 13 meant by this bill than to carry on
our commerce a? ul'tial • with such of the
rench Lflandsas fhalirefrain from commit*- i
ting depredations upon it. "Rever® the
cafe, and though those idands forfiear to tap.
ture or annoy our v e «fcfs, we shall refufe to
trad, with them ; if they arc in want of .
thele provilions, they may be driven to def.
pair rather than fturve. Who knows what
excels might be the consequence of such a
tondua ! The probable event would be,
that they would become pirates upon our
trade, or throw themfelvei into the hands of
Oreat-Britain, who can protest them, and
who can find for them a fufficient fupplv of
provi lions. •
But the gentleman from Virginia has made
tome remarks upon the opinions of the Se
cretary of State, contained in his late report,
which the President sent to the house a few
ays ago, for the purpose of (hewing that
the government of France is more disposed
to make peace with us at prefcnt, than at
any former time ; and, if this bill be palled
into a law, may divert that intention, and
ring on war; but he did not think that the
gentleman had (hewn that France is now
more inclined to conciliate than at any for
mer time.
With refpeft to the three 1 points fhted
generally by the Secretary of state, they are
not said to go to the point tor which the
gentleman from Virginia his taken them.
With refpedt 16 the doceur of 50,0001. he
would fay, that if we believe this attempt
to have been made to extort this furo o£
money from our envoys, for corrupt purpo
ses (and notwithstanding aH 1 hat has been
.aid on the fubjeft, he did believe that X
and Y were the agents of the French govern
ment in that tranfacUon, and which ha*,
indeed, been acknowledged by Y, Mr. Bel
.amy of Hamburgh, who declares he hay
ne\er written or said any thing to our en
voys but by fji' diret'Uon of the secretary of
foreign affairs) no fliarre ought to he pla
ced upon any of these decimations ; for af
ter such an ail, it may be furaofed they will
fay one thing at one time and another at a
noiher ; and wo reliance could be had upon
any thing which conies from so corrupt a
source.
I he gentleman from Virginia fays, that
if the Secretary ot (fate proves his point, viz.
that the French government attempted to
detach Mr. Gerry frouv his colleagues, and
to inveigle him into a separate negotiation.
Mr. P. laid, he could not help diffcting ve
ry materially from that gentkman on this
point. He thought the attempt most hof
t'le and degrading, This conduct on the
part ol the French docs not agree with what
the gentleman from PennfyJvania had the
other day slated, the French had fliewn