That the solemn declarations of these gentle
men, and of Matthew Montague and William
Smith, esquires, that they will not relinquilh but
with life their struggle for the abolition of the
Have trade, are not only highly honorable 10
themselves as Britons, as flatefmen and Christi
ans, b'U must eventually, as the light of evi
dence shall be more and more diffufed, be se
conded by the good wilhes of every man not
immediately interested in the continuance of
that detellabls commerce.
Resolved,
That anticipating the opposition we should
have to sustain from persons trained to a fami
liarity with the rapine and desolation neceflarily
attendant on the ilave trade, and sensible also
•)f the prejudices which implicitly arise from
long established usages, this committee consider
the late decision in the house of commons as a
delay rather than a defeat. In addrefling a
free and enlightened nation on a fubjeifl in
which its justice, humanity and wisdom are in
volved, we cannot despair of final success ; and
we do hereby, under an encreailng conviction ot
the excellence of our cause, and in conformity
to the distinguished examples before us, reneyc
our firm panellation, that we will never desist
from appealing to the consciences of our coun
trymen till the commercial intercourse wiih
Africa (hall cease to be polluted with the blood
of its inhabitants.
By order of the Committee,
Granville Sharp, Chairman.
PITTSBURGH, July 2
Thursday evening last arrived here from De
rroit, which place he left the 10th ult. from cap
tivity among the savages, Mr. Thomas Ray, \vh
was taken from Cuffawago by four Indians fomt
time ago. Mr. Bay has related to us the follow
ing, viz. At the time he was taken the Indians
killed and scalped one William Gregg; the)
then proceeded to Sandulky, where a pai:yol
Indians had just returned from committing de
predations 011 the frontiers of Ohio count j, who
were about halt drunk, and they beat hiin in a
cruel manner. Seven days after his arrival
there, news came in that our army was 011 their
march, against that place, upon which they
hurnt the houses and deltroyed the corn they
had planted, and removed their families offto
the rapid of the Miami river; at that place ht
favr a great many Indians, to the amount of'twc
or threethoufand, receive arms and ammuni ion
and proceed on to the Ma 11 inee towns, where, i
was said, 7000 were affeinbled,; that at Detro",
011 the ftrft Thursday of June, at a review of the
militia, he saw Ijo turn out voluntarily to join
the Indians ; that he saw a number nf Indians,
to the amount of 17 or 18 canoe load, who said
they had been three moons on their journey
come to join the others; they had bows and and
arrows, and had otter {kins for breech clouts
and bufftiloe Ikins instead of blankets ; that a
bout the Ift or 2d of J line the Indians brought i
12 scalps, together with the guns, bayonets, &c.
belonging to the party; that he saw Thomas
Dick and his wile, who were taken from nea:
this place, in good health at the Miami River,
and the boy, by the name of Brickel, with his
head Ihaved and painted, on his way with a
party to the Maumee towns. Mr. Raywasbought
from the Indians by a Britifti officer by whom he
was released.
Mr. Ray further informs, that the Indians en
tirely blame Mr. Wilson and Mr. Hamilton, as
being the cause of the Indians being killed on
Beaver creek, and fay, if they ever Ihould fall
into their hands, they would put them to death
in the molt cruel manner.
BOSTON, July 2.
Aristocracy is in a deep and rapid decline; In
the example of the United Stats, the world
has seen, that the energy and dig.ii:y of govern
ment may be combined wiih the jult rind equal
Rights of Men. Power ought ever to spring from
the People--atid being delegated for a given
time—those who life it, mull at the expiration of"
that time, revert to the general mass, and there
by be fubjecfl to every adt which is the execution
of that power, they have made. Thus arises a
security paramount to all others. Hereditary ex
ecutives, and hereditary Legiflarors are now ra
pidly growing into political tnonfters—while the
genuine principles of open and magnanimous
Republicanism is every day growing more amia
blc and salutary. In this eltablifhment, the an
nihilation of jealous Democracy as well as Aris
tocracy will be seen—and in their deltru(stion,
the world (hall rejoice.
The An'hcrats add the Medical title to
Mr. Pa i n'e's name—They fay he wishes to ino
culate the English Nation with the French difcafe.
\Columb. Cent.~\
PROVIDENCE, July 2.
Last Saturday afternoon, at Beaver Pond, in
Franklin, five men went off on a raft to collect
pond-lilies. The wind blowing frefh the raft se
parated and 4 of them were unfortunately drown
ed. Their bodes were taken up the fime even
ing.
Philadelphia, July 15.
Sunday evening an cxprefs arrived from Pittsburgh with dis
patches from Major General Butler, which were immediately
laid betore the Prehdent ot the United States, by theSecietary oi
the Department ot War.
The following article lately appeared in an
American newspaper, viz. " r tie re is one all'er
don ot'ihe author, which, as lie defends it, from
the experience of hiltory, and the actual ltaie
of the world at this day, ca«not otherwise than
claim fotne attention, viz. Th.it religion (its the
word is generally utidei Itood) is not uirtiu. Ihe
Jews (fays he) were eminently pure in their
worship—the Egyptians and the Persians were
(to them) Idolaters and Atneilts—the morals of
the latter were good, those of the former abo
minable—Rome, when (he produced the virtues
of Decius and r'abricius, was pagan and atheilt.
Constantinople was the reservoir of all the molt
detestable vices, after Conltantine had intro
duced the Chriltiau religion.—We have Apolto
lic, Catholic and molt Christian Kings; but no
Titus, no Trajan, no Antoninus. Modern Rome
in appearance is nothing but religion ; what
philosopher would compareit wi. h ancient Rome,
in refpetS to talents, industry, or merit ? Reason
therefore concludes that rehgioti is not virtue."
It may be called modern refinement, but it is
not a new thing under the fun, that men lhould
seriously propose to eradicate morality from the
world.— Ihe companions contained in the above
paragraph have a very obvious meaning ; they
aie designed to make the molt unfavorable im
prellions on the public mind in regard to the re
ligion profeiied in the United States, and in al
uioit every other civilized country. " .Religion
.s not virtue," —that is, chriltianity is inferior to
paganifin !—Civilization is inferior to nature in
aer rudelt forms ! —The idolatry of the Egyp
lians was superior to Judaism ! How prepolte
rous and absurd ! In one breath we are told that
<he world is making the most rapid progress in
civilization and reformation—in tlic next we
are referred to pajl ages as models for our imita
tion!— Pagan, atheiltical Rome produced her
Fabricius and her Decius—christianized Constan
tinople was the reservoir of the most detestable
wees ! But was there no religion in Rome before
chriltianity was introduced Let impartial histo
ry determine—When Rome w.is religious she was
ioral, she was free, flourifhing and happy
'Vlien religion declined, the Gods were con
emned, and their worlhip was despised, Rome
became venal, vicious, vile and contemptible,
lie people lolt their moral character and with
hat thi°y lolt their- freedom. -A few virtnous
nen appeared in the decline of the empire, ar
icftedits fate, and protratfled its existence.
she introduction of chriltianity by Conftantine
in all probability added a thousand years to the
• ge of the government—lmmediately before the
tVeedam of Rome was annihilated by the Csefars,
every species of villainy that springs from infi
del principles was rampant through ihe com
monweal! h—and when similar practices, ori simi
lar pi inciples, had filled up the measure of their
iniquities, heaven permitted Mahomet to annihi
late the empire of the eaft.—lt is abundantly e
vident from the feftimony of history, that the
deity governs the world by moral principles
without refpe<ft to particular religions tenets—
1 he prolperity of nations bears an exart pronor
uon to their practice of the moral virtues, and
and when these become extinifl among a people
their freedom and happiness soon follow.— '
" Religion is not virtue"—grant it—but till
we can find virtue without religion, I trust in
God that the good people of the United States
will not, at the inltance of any foreign or domestic
infidel part with their religion—lt has been of
service in times pad ; for though they may have
been deceived by rcligioui charaders without vir
tue. it is equally true that they never found a
virtuous character destitute of religion.
Extrafl oj * Utter from Trenton. July 9.
" This day marched horn this place, tor the Western Country,
Capr. P iclon, of the 2d United Srates Re- imen , with one hun
dred and seventy fine fellows, and a numbfcr ot Recruits for the
Artillery.— Also a few fix month's men."
We arc informed that the Comnnfltoner's receipts lor Shares
?n the Bank of the United States, will be ready to be delivered
on Friday next.
Extract of a Ijtter j rom a gentleman at Ne-wto-wn,
20 miles above point, dated June 23.
"On the ninth day we reached Newtown
where the Indian treaty is to be held, becaufi
rhe waters are too low to permit the boats wit!
pt efents and provision* to grf up to the Paintec
Port. We alighted at Col. Pickering's lodgings,
and found hiin conferring with feme Oneida
and other Eaflern Indians, who have conic down
with a view to mediate a peace. Their chief,
Hendvick Apanmiit, the sam« from whom I fe
ceived a letter some time finre, was speaking
when we entered: "The little Tomahawk the
Indians fight with," said he, " colls them very
little. They can kill game with it, «nd support
themselves ; but the Great Hatchet that the
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United States use in war cods a great deal; ar.d
those who carry it into our country mult be pr o
vided for at a great expence. 1 know it is said
the United States are so powerful that they
could rife and dettroy all the Indians at onre.-l
It is true, they are too power fnl for the Indians •
but remember, tho' you may kill some wolves'
and frighten the reft away, you cannot deltroy
them all. They will return and infelt von ] t
were therefore much better for the United States
to live in peace with the Indians. A great while
ago, ourselves and the Shavvanefe were one peo
ple ; but the Great Spirit caused a famine, and
we separated to seek for food. We still speak
the fame language. lam willing to go to thein
and persuade them to peace. All o.her Indians
know that we have always been friends to the
English. They all acknowledge we know more
about the white people than they do. If I
I know it will be at the risque of my life. Per
haps your warriors will arrive at the fame time,
and then nothing can be done. I therefore
want to fee some of your Great Men. If they
will keep your young men at home, I will go.
Perhaps I may be able to induce their Chiefs to
come down and treat with your Great Men
about a lasting peace." This offer is now under
consideration. We hear that about Booofthe
Six Nation Indians will be at the Painted Poll to
day. They are expeAed here by the end of
the week; but it is not likely that the treaty
will beheld before the 27th or 30th of the month.
After which we hope a week or ten days will re-
Itore us to our friends and the comforts of civi
lized life."
The French passengers on board the IhipPenn
fylvania from Havre de Grace, have publilhed a
very honorable teltitnony to the humanity, pO
- and attention of Captain David Hardino-
Matter of that lliip, which recently arrived at
this port.
A late Engliili (ministerial) paper contains the
following article : A pitiful forgery, of the most
notorious kind, has lately been attempted to be
played off, by the friends of a notorious Ameri
can Author.— ! heir plan was this—Printed cir
cular letters—signed W.Rose, and dared from
Whitehall, as if coming from the Secretary of
the Treasury, have been sent to several of the
principal towns in England, recommending this
publication in the molt fulfome (trains of pane
gyric, and pressing the necessity and ufefulnefs
of its citculation.—Though such a fraud is easi
ly seen through, it is to be lamented, that there
are those amongst us, who call themselves En
glishmen, who are yet so industrious as to at
tempt sapping upon all occasions, the principles
oF our excellent constitution.
Recent accounts from Europe Inform that
M. de la Fayette has resumed the command of
the National Guards of France.
It has been infertea in several papers, that
the Grand Jury of South-Carolina has presented
the excise as a grievance.—Quere, is there any
such body as the Grand Jury of South Caiolina?
By the Ship Rofeway, Captain Woodham, ar
rived at New-London, from London, last from
Plymouth, which he left the 2jth of May, ac
counts are received, that preparations for war
were itill continued with vigor in England.
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