%itt <£»ssette. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVF.MB.ER 13. Juftum et tenacem propofiti virum, Noo civium ardor pr*va jubentium, Non vultus inflantis tyrarini, Mente quatit folida _ LE MIROIR. 4$ 3 In Monday's paper, will be found the ad dress of the Republicans of the City and County, the answer to which appeared on Friday last. This address being distinguishable princi pally for its ignorance and effrontery, I (hould think it unworthy my notice, but for the reinforcement it brings to an opinion I have long entertained, that a design is on foot to subvert the Confederate Govern ment, and to resound on its ruins the State Supremacies,—in other words, to bring fcack " the days of feventy-lix —and that the supposed competency of the Chief Justice to forward or effett their designs was a prin cipal motive with the Democratic Faction to elett him. Oiferve the last paragraph ps this address : u on you, (they tell their Chieftain) not only the eves of Republican Pennsylvania, but the eyes of the Republicans throughout the Union are fixed." A.S each State is ac tually, by the amendments to the Conftitu ' tion, and by general confentand undemand ing, free, sovereign and independent, it is impeffible the Republicans of any ether slate, much less of every other, (hould have thei eyes fixed on the Governor of this, unless in the cafe of fame ultra-revolitionary pro ject,in which their support is alre.idy inter ested and secured. 1 defy any aian to ac count for the lingular phenomenon, thei'e Republicans relate, Upon any other .hypo thecs. At the word " fixed," is a comma, and thf y proceed with declaring- «on you a momentous trust has devolved, which mil their attentions and affections." Fas eft et ab hofte doceri—we may surely believe our enemy, when he announces his own crimes : The attentions and affedlions of all the Republicans (they mean) througheut the Union, are engaged on the momentous trust ■which has devolved upon Mr. M'Kean ! Now, every one knows, that an office which could be administered nine years, by Tho mas Mifflin, caanot be a very momentou: trust; unless, indeed, the Governor overleaf his bounds, and employ the powers intendec for the good government of the State, tc weaken or subvert the general ceconomy To this point I with to direct the feriou: attention of the reader, as well as to wha follows; « Contemplating, as you do, tb, present awful crisis in human affairs possesed as you are of the capacity anc MEANS to give efficacy to a just and ho norable PoiitiCAL pßiNr.i feci, 6cc the only -wish that we have now to add is that you may have health and life continue to you by a kind Providence, to aid in thi perpetuation of the liberty and happiness o the people." Having worked us up (in tin phrenzjr of their imaginations) into an aw • ful crisis, (which laid awful crisis, it is dif ficult to perceive, unless they allude to thi result of the.r »vn machinations, they prp eeed to flatter him on the capacity.and tin MEANS lie poflefles (in his momentous trilst •f giving a turn to that crisis, by the efta blilhmentofa new Political Principlk (alluding no doubt to the Simple JDemccrec of Seventy-Six) or to something worse. By the natural construction of this ad dress, it is not uncharitable to infer, tha the Republicans elefted the Democrats Judge, for the purpose of exalting the Stati Government 011 the ruin of the Cenftitutioi ftfthe United States ; and that it really con veyed this meaning to the Judge,from the tun heendeavors to give the subject, as if alarmec at the rashness with which they expref themselves. He affe&edly repudiates fuel views, by ludicrously declaring, that " i, trusts they entertain a hope that under hi: adminiftratTon, our present happy system o government will be continued inviolate Wary rebuke! bold resolution cl.aked bj affefted tergiversation ! But men of ftronc paflions with great difficulty co-ceal wha is upperrooft in their minds and befsre hi gets through even his short address, he lets flip the deadly secret, by denouncing the of ficers and dependants of the Government of the United States, (its friends and supporters meaning) not inly in Pennsylvania, but other States, as impediments in his way—as a coa lition *0 impede his progress. Those (hort fighted tederalifts who have advocated a con eiiiatisn ; wha have even gone so far as tc propose, that Mr. Hollingfworth, and thf reft of Mr. Rofs's committee (hould wait 01 him, and offer their countenance and support may n®w, tho' some of them are even aged and very wife, learn a lesson still older thai themselves, —nunquam successu crescit hi nes-Tum. I fliall forbear remarking further on what is too plain to require elucidation or enlargement; but cannot close this paper without a reflec tion or two on the line of policy diftated to os by tliefe machinations o{ our enemies. It being clearly in ahe view of the French faftion, to overthrow the Federal govern ment and the Federal constitution, and these designs being at length, ripe for execution, it becomes our policy, to bend with united force, our mental and corporeal energies to the protection and defence of those bul warks of our "liberties and our happiness ; in short, to borrow an abused figure, to rally round our Constitution and our Laws. Our enemies, who with all the vices, are alike endowed with the impudence qf Belial, atcufe us of hostile designs towards those ramparts, of our faith,, only the more lecure ly to carry on their insidious attacks ; and the audacious reproach has awed not a few inVo silence. But it is an unbending temper we must now call into life andaftion : this conspiracy Tins pervaded the continent ; et tolo certatMm est corpore reipu&licce. The Federal Corcttitution will be deemed unworthy of a (Iruggle, by few of its well difpofed fu'ojeffs. If we could redeem it to the state in which it was transmitted to us by the convention, it would indeed present a more worthy object to our labors ; but as it is, it is our all—and when that all is ceu fpired against, who is there so torpid as to leave it to its fate ! That it has been fritter ed away by amendments, tho* contrary to its letter and spirit, and its subordinate co eftates have been eretted into independent so vereignties is well known ; but it may yet be redeemed and built up to a more entire and perfect organization—by firmnefs and organization. communication. When it was afceriained to a certainty, that M'Kean had gained his eledtion—the jacobins of Pennsylvania, invoked their op ponents through the channel of the United Irish press, to blbar their defeat with mag nanimity and t(i submit to the will of the majority. They did more—They expreflld a wifli to be retrained by law from practis ing hereafter, the fame bale and flagitious means by which they had fecflred iheir pre sent vidtory ! The friends of Mr. Rofs were not deceived by this afFedtation of a return to the paths of honor and redliiude they knew their opponents dreaded an en quiry into their proceedings at the eledtion, and they also knew, that the most hardened offenders had been ever ready to promise J amendment in order to obtain forgivenefs. [ The apprehenGoiis of detedtion, however, were soon made to yi«ld to fears of far greater magnitude. Wlailft the jacobins were plying the billows of sedition to form the molten calf, "they had no leisure to cal culate on the chartcts of being losers at all events :—in snort it did not occur to them until the result of the eledtion was known that the new governor might possibly be in clined to keep better company th«n the old judge. It was determined therefore with out delay, to draw from the man * their choice, a declaration of his political creed, which they flattered themselves would pro duce an irreparable breach between h'- ;nd the friends of the unfuccefsful cs«tk With this view, .the foci 'y held :i in their den, and appointi • .t- prepare an address suitable tv. The answer exceeded their nsoft far uinc hopes, and with the address, may . among the few instances in wh.ich mc». had the effrontery to boa ft of their UjUjnphs over the cause of virtue. If a granger was to form an opinion of the nature of ourgovernment, from the lan guage of the answer, he would conclude it to be monarchical, and thai force had been used to exclude .the heir apparent from the throne—lie certainly could never dream, that iiutb?<i£im(Rraltk -ihteo'f Pennsylvania, any man in his fiber senses, would have the temerity to clai.n an excliiCve right to the chief maglftracv, and. to denounce the mod vimious, enlightened and wealthy part of the community, for resisting his unfounded pretenfioiis-»-The .fatt however is so, and what is now held to be a great mifdeineanor, will no doubt, at a future election, be con strued into high'treafon. NIJV SOCIETY Fof propagating the political gospel. A gentleman, travelling through New Jersey, was asked by an honest countryman it he could teii when our. new missionaries would fail for France. The word mission aries simply and ludicrously employed, in- Pread of that of envoys, excited, however, some natural ideas in the fnind of our tra veller. If thele fame missionaries are lent' out to preach the political £ofpel in France, it is pretty clear they are about to exercile their funttion in " the benighted parts of the earth." They are sent to preach tile gospel to very savage tribes, and if they are not, as before, turned out of the wigwam, they m?y, perhaps, get tomahawked for their pains : or, at least will return with both a box and a Jiea in their ear. Flourishing state cis American Literature. In many of the Philadelphia and New. York papers we find a paragraph, headed with great pomp, "Literary Notice." From this Qiewy and promising preface, in American gazettes, it might be imagined that from this dull foirmolelicy our genius was beginning- to rouse, and look keenly around, and, like the rapid traveller in the nuifery tales, was putting on his £< seve/i league boots" to Gride over the whole region of Science. No, no. Our genius is still alleep and his patrons are nodding oy his bedside. The " Literary Notice" is not of a history, written by some American Robert fon, nor of EfHiys, hk« Johnson's, nor of politics, like Swift's, nor of poems, like Gay's. It rebates to certain " Travels," written by the D'uke de Lisncourt, one of the emigrant French royalilh, and though said travels are fta'ted to have been through many parts of our country, not forgetting Boston and its agreeable neighbourhood, vet " flange, Puffing strange," thef? travels are to be publiftied in London. How could the " fiery Duke," who doubtless, loves repub lics and America, dream of omitting to pub lish his book here ? How could he be insen sible of the charms of a subscription paper, and the " dear delights" of a bookseller's bill ? Why did not this noble author try his literary fortune' in some of cur small vil lages, or our great towns ? In the firft, both the feledtman and town clerk would have subscribed for his work, and paid him in pork, or grain. In the second, he would have been remunerated with a (tare, and the generous and jovial wit's of Boflon would have given him a dinner, and would not have denied him the cup. Luckless printers, patrons, and readers in America, how un fortunate that " Literary Notice" is not addrefls-d to you, but to Europe ; and that travels thro«f>h your cvw« country preprint ed the fain'dli.id " that'.' far aWa' !" The Murderous Merlin. That even the infidel democrat may fee taught the frightful nature of the Gallic ulurpation it cannot too often be called to remembrance, that Merlin, of Douay, was long at the head of the nominal republic of France. A man spotted with everv crime. A ruffian anjl murderer convift. A high wayman, a pirate, and a thief. Infoleot in power, and abjeft in misfortune, to him may be jtiftly, what. Chuuchill saucily ap plied to BilhoJS .'WjiRBURTON. " A man so proud, that should he meet The twelve Apoflles in the street, He'd turn his nose up at them all, And spurn hi? Saviour from the wall. A man so mean, meanness and pride Still go together, fide by fide, That he would creep, would criugt, be civil, And hold a stirrup to the Devil, If, in a journey to his mind, He'd let him mount, and ride behind." The chara&er of the French, afting upon the principles of democracy, was well'under fttfod by philosophic obfcrvers, long before Marat and Robespierre-played tragedy, be fore a whole nation. Dr. Johnson, 111 his exqnifite imitation of the third satire of Ju venal drew their portrait -by few, but very strong lines. " No humble aS« the fading Frenchman (cape, He sings, can dance, clean (hoes,and cwre<a c**p, All sciences a fafting Frenchman knows And, bid him go ta hell, to hell he goes." A few evenings since, as Mr. Abel Hum phreys was returning to his house in Second near Spruce-flreet, he was overtaken by cer tain at a (hortdiflance from his door. They called out to him '« vibo are you for ?" and not receiving answer, cried, " ive are for M i Kknn Mr. H. then said, " lam fcr Ross whereupon he was inftsntly be set by them all, and after fuffbring much cruelty under their hands, escaped into his house, seized a bar of iron, and still pursu ed and still affailedby them, attempted there with to defend hirofelf. By their joint force, however, itwasfoon wrested from his hands, and a blow aimed at him with it. On losing >veapen, he again_ fled into feis houle, '*. ing his dragoon sword, which had an iron i: tlpbard, struck at and cracked the . . one of the assailants. By this time, populace had alTembled, and the mayor, -th his vigiLnce and prompti tude, soon after hastened to the scene. By these means three of the villains were ar retted. One of the M'Kesftiites who attacked Mr. Humphreys, proves to be a member of Capt. William Duane's cock neeked- troops, and the whole three are said to be United Irifti men. The frequent repetition of these murder eus afttr, which it has of late so often fellen to our lot-to refqrd, must fill every peacea ble citizen with horror and with dread. The reflections which rtrfh upon the mind, at such sanguinary atrocities are too painful, too humiliating for utterance. The band of barbarians by whom thry are perpetrated, not content with giving law to the state, ap pear refolyed to reduce us to the miserable condition.of Helots, - It is reported upon the authority of a gen tleman lately froni Halifax, "that New Or ders have been iffucd, dirctting the British cruiiers to detain •< and search all American veflels notwithftanJiuj their convoys. [Boston IridtpL-nd. Cbron. By a Paris date of September ifl, it ap : pears that the Freneh direftory have ap , pointed Fauchet and Adet, so well known for the exercifeof diplomaticJk'tll'm thiscoun try, two of the commissioners to reside at S:. Domingo. Adet and Fauchet, on their arrival at the place of their destination, wi[J perhaps forward gratnlatory addresses to citizens Dallas, Licb and Logan, of Penn sylvania, on the fair profpedl of continuing things as they -were, in that State, in con sequence of the ele&ion of M'Kean • and it is nor impossible but Fauchet, in a polt fcript to the addresses, may make some new advances on the fubjeft of "Jlovr contraßs," —or, inquire how many •« thousand dollars" it will be necessary to advance for "th r Republic to decide on peace or civil zuar" in our country. PI RACY. The Ganges has on board tli.-je pirates, who failed from this port in the fcliooner Eliza, capt. Whelaiij for St. Thomas's. After the vessel h.id been 10 or 12 day 9 at sea, these three fellows entered into an agree ment to murder the Captain, Supercargoe and Mate, with the intent of poffefiing themselves of the veflsl and cargo. They accordingly each felefted his man and enter ing thg cabbin, one killed the mate and ano ther attacked the Supercargo who ran upon deck and was there mangled in a molt horrid manner and thrown overboard while yet alive. The third, who had agreed to mur der the captain, being less courageous than the other two, approached him in a hasty manner, having an axe in one hand and a sword in the other, and in attempting to strike him with both at the fame time, for tunately failed in his objeft, the axe anly wounding him (lightly in the head and the sword cutting him on the arm. By this time, capu W. had secured his fire arms, when thefellow instantly ran up on deck, where the trio concluded it was belt to dispatch one of their messmates who would not join them, and then jointly at tack the captain. The sailor, accordingly, fufiered the fate of the mate and supercargo, but the captain maintained his pefl witli such intrepid firrnnefa, that neither of the three dared venture down to attack him. At length, finding it was impofiihie toeJPrft their pjrpofe, tl.iey agreed to terms which captain Whelan proposed Jo them. These were, that thry flmild spare his life, for which he would navigate them to any port they might think proper. ' After this, they allowed captain W. per fect liberty, who afled in obedience to their orders until a few days after the affair, when perceiving two of them were in the fore scuttle and the other at the helm he seized an Axe, knocked down the man at the he)m, then ran forward drew the hatch ovt;j* the scuttle aud fattened them down by lifting the anch«r over the bow aftd.placing it upon the hatch. While he wa;» ihus employed,, the man, whom, he had knocked down, was recovered and had attended the flirouds, where he begged for mercy, which, upon being ; granted, be defeended and fuffered hirofelF to be tied l>y Capt. .Whelan. Having' secured his prisoners, captain Whelan made the best of his way for tfie Weft Indies, without a foul to aid him in working the veflel, and after 13 days arriv ed at St. Bartholomews, where I.is prisoners were delivered to captain Campbell of the Eagle, by whom they were sent on board the Ganges. The method which captain W, adopted for supplying these fellows with-.water was, by making a hole in the batch with a crow bar. and pouring- in down. They received it by holding open their mouths under the aperture. Fortunately there was pleiuy of provHions in the scuttle, so that he had no occasion to take off the hatch. PORTSMOUTH, Oaober 3 i. We are credibly informed, that the (hip Mohawk belonging to Mr. Cutts of the diftridt of Maine, had been taken by a French privateer fchoontr, by means of stratagem used by the French cruiser—the Mohawk mounted 20 nine pounders and the privateer only 12 four-pounders. The Frenchman knowing well his inferiority in point of force, thought it unfafe to hazard a battle, hoisted, American colours and tun along fide, and speaking English. told the captain of the Mohawk he was a Uni ted States vefiel of War, and pointing to several veflels then in fight, said they be longed to his convoy, which afterwards proved his prizes—Finally, after many pro feffions of friendfhip, alk-ed for a supply of provifionß if they could.be spared without in jury to the Mohawk, the captain of which immediately complied supposing it to be an American—No sooner than this request Was granted, the privateer ran immediately under the Mohawk's quarter and the great est of her crew jumped on board and made a prize t#f the ship and cargo—valued at twenty-five thousand dollars. NEWBURYPORT, November 1. Captain Ch-ce, of the Rose, has return ed from Guadalope. His veflel was taken after an afiion of two hours and an half, mate and two men killed, 14 wounded ; 6 died at Guadaloupe of their wounds. The French privateer had 25 killed and twenty one wounded. - ! BALTIMORE, - November 9. The Federal Court for the diftrift of Maryland; commenced at the court house, in tUs city, on Tfeurfday. Judges Waifc ington and Wiach«fter presided. The jury was feleded from among the moll refped able characters of the state, who were ad dressed in a charge from judge Washington, replete with wisdom, .and charafte'riftic of the knowledge, uprightness, and indepen-, dence of the American btneh. We ftiould be hsppy in having it in our power to gra tify the public with a perusal of its contents ; but this «c are sorry to fay cannot be done, as application was made to that effeft yef day, by the grand jury, but the rcqueft, for certain reafong which the judge gave them, was not complied with. PRICES OF STOCKS. Philadelphia, November 13 Sjt p-r Cent. , S /6 to 8 i hree per Cent. Deferred 6 per Cent. 14 6 8 per C»nt Stock—funded- at par, n°v M 3^ r S ""!? f °" r P a 7 ments . 1 pei advice. B \.NK Umted States, 18 Pcnnfylvauia, 14 / > North America, 50 L <" Ififura.ne comp N. A. (hares j5 to 174 f g Pennfylvariia, (hares, a 8 J " Eaft-fndia Company of N. A. par. Land Warrant?, 38 to 30 dolls, per 100 acris. COURSE OF EXCHANGE On London, jl at 30 days 50 at 60 a 90 days Amsterdam, 35 37 a-ioo.ptir florin Hamburgh 30 i } a-100 per Mark Banoo. Madeira wine. » 'T'HF. Stibfcriher , has just received a quantity A of HILL's First Quality ' London Particular TVine> In Pipes, Hhd9. and Quarter Cases. GIDEON HILL WELLS. 3 taw 2m Phi'rdelphia, Nov. 11 TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY on Saturday evening the 13th July instant, from Colebrook Furnace,. Lanwlter county, a Negro Man named Goto, he is about 40 years of age, five feet fix oi se ven inches high, tolerable black, with a down ill look, lquints, he is a cunning artful felldw, and very fond of strong liquor', has been brought up to the farming business, is very 'handy at any kind of laboring work; he took with him a number of clothing, amongst which were, o«e suit plain Nankeen; (some money ). It is expetfed he has fliaped his course for Philadelphia or New York. *t* The above reward will be paid for fe- CQrinp him in any grioj in the United States, with reasonable charges if brought home. SAMUEL JACOBS. Colrbrook Furnace, July 16, 1790: ' A * » "-VHr fc ~V... (Srnttt spatiilt fUfl. Port of Philadelphia. Yesterday the Ganges sloop of war, capt, Tingey, arrived here irom St. Thomas's, and after laluting the city anchored off Mar ket street wharf. '*•, ■ , Also arrived and fired a salute, the (hip Cleopatra, capt. Naylor from Batavia l Capt. Naylcr ip.forms, that he failed from Batavia the 4th July in company with the {hip Perseverance, of and for this port, and ship Commerce of and f<j»r Boftou. The latter <he convoyed to the Straits of Sunda, and on the 9th July left her. On the 9th Auguftin lat. 25, long. 52, 12 E. separa ted frsip the {hip Perftvgrance. On the 4th A,ugull spoke the barque E lizi), eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, bound to Boston from Batavia. 111 lat. 21, 54, long. 55, 9, spoke the fell. Susanna, from Infpruck to Martinique, who supplied capt. N- with provisions. The following vefiels were at Batavia on the 4th July, viz. /hip Pennfvlvania, York, ship Rebecca, M'Kevor; and the brig Plan ter, Morris, of this port to Jail in a few days. 1 Ship Aurora, Sutcr, of this port, failed I from Batavia on the 6th of July, and the ftip Amer.ca, of and for Eofton on the 2 ah June. Ship Neptune, Jeffreys, and flrip Phila delphia, Biifs, paired through the Straits of Sunda, the 4th June. Capt Naylor of the (hip Cleopatra, in forme, that the (hip Aurora, capt. Suter, of this port, failed from Batavia two davs after him, and that in the Streights of Sun da he spoke a Dutch veftel, the captain of which informed, that he i'aw an acftion be tween an American Eaft-Indiaman and a French privateer sloop ; that the American succeeded in beating oft the privaeeer, but that (he had loft her bowsprit in the aftion —that in this disabled fituatiffti the priva teer bore down upon her in the night, board ed and captured her. This has given rife to the supposition of'its being the Aurora ; we fiocerely hope it is without foundation. ARRIVED. Days Ship Cleopatra, Naylor, Batavia 124. Edward, Wickbam, Havanna 24. Brig Abigail,) Knox, Cape-Francois 22 Sloop Supply, Town, Port Republican 16 Cornet, Carfoß, Richmond 9 Betsey, Tice, do. 11 A LIST Of Convoy os-Merchant Vessels, under the United States sloop-of-iuar Ganges, Tho mas 1 in gey, Esq. Commodore. Brig Wafliington, John Dickely, Wifcaffet. North Carolina, J. Deverem, Newborn. Friendship, Caufel Jollet, New Haven. Carlotta, J. Pita, Fayal, W. 1/lands. Gratitude, J. Reynolds, Wilmington. Schr. Betsey, Joleph Eades, Norfolk. Lark, J. A. Hall, Middletown, Con. Hope, Francis Baceniatfi New York. Diana, Joliah Ranger, Joseph 'ftftt?Wifcaffet. Heroine, Gad Peg, New Haven. Polly, John Fi'Ch. Wifcaffet. If Polly, Samuel Cobbs, Portlaad. Frienafhip, 1 ho's Sprague,Providence Federal, Israel Rieley, New London, Milford, John Helton, Wifcaffet. - Ann & Susan, Henry Ripley, N. Yo:k. Two Brothers, A. Nordling, Boston. Triton, John Kelley, Halifax. Eagle, J of. Watts, Baltimore. Paragon. J. Harding, Cape Francois. Jo op Lucy, Alex. Morgan, New London. Nancy, Seth Lincoln, Rhode Ifhnd. Sally Warner, E. Bulkier, N.York. Mary, Archulas Barker, New Haven. Sea Flower, Timothy Hall, do. Jafon Bcard.uan, N. London. Left St. Thomas's 29th Oftober ; the fleet in company consisting of 33 fail, three ot which were Eriglifii merchantmen, a'-d one Portugueft—4th Nov. in ft. s pa ke the ship ManiLSJ of Nantucket, ifcmja. Glover, mailer, irom London to Savanna, out c 8 'days, in.lat. 70, 25. Neiv Y rk, November ja. ARRIVtD, days Ship Brothers, Waterman, London 60 Brig Eagle, Gorton, New Providence 14 Nancy. Taylor, Cadiz A Z Schr. Thomas, Ri hards,, Norfolk % CLEARED, Brig Volunteer, Stewart, New Orleans Schr. Fly Pal™, St< SebaftiariD Brig John, Howell, from thi port, is arrived at Cadiz—having previously been captured by the French, and detained 1? | days at St. Lucar. • The (hip Liberty, captain Pollard, was to fail 10 two days after the Nancy, capt. Taylor, from Cadiz. Brig Mary, Hughes, of this port, ar rived at St. Sebastians, in thirty-five days. Ship Venus, is fafe arrived at Limerick. Sloop Susan, is arrived at New Orleans. For FREIGHT or CHARTER, To any pait of the West Indies or the Continent, FAST SAILING sloop S/xr J Tons Burthen, well *&*mmatg£s3fZ found, and -will sail in all itbis week. 0' A rr'y Joseph anthony an 'd Co Chefnut ftrcct wharf, or to the Captain OYI board | November 12 INSURANCE OFFICE. Shoemaker and berrbt h»ve rotnr-ed to the city, and Have again opened their Of fice, at No. 9 South front Street. Oaeber »i. / jF'i castw jawaw
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