A TALK, From Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant James Wilkinson, to the Indian Nations living on the River Wabafh, See. 9th August, 1791 - To the Ind 1A n Nations living on the River WabUflt, and. its H ateis % nHHE arms of the United States are again exerted against you, 1 and again your towns are in flames, and your wives and chil dren made captives ; Again you are cautioned to listen to the voice of reason, to i'ue for peace, and f'ubmit to the protection of the United States, who are willing to become your friends and fathers; but, at the fame time, are determined to puniih you tor every in jury you may offer to their children. Regard not those evil coun cilors, who, to secure to themselves the benefits of your trade, ad vise you to measures which involve von, your women and chil dren, in trouble and dilbefs.—The Unued States wifli to give you peacc; because it is good in the eyes of the Great Spirit, that all his children lliould unite and live like brothers : But if you fooliflily, prefer war, their warriors are ready to meet yon in battle, and will not be the firft to lay down the hatchet. You may find your squaws and your children under the protection ot our great chief and warrior General St. Clair, at Fort-Wafliington, to him you will make all applications, for an exchange of pi iloners, or for peace. Given under my hand and seal, at Kenapacomaqua, the 9th day of August, 1791 JAMES WILKINSON, Lieut. Col. Comdt. BO S T O N, September 14 from the Salem Gazette From (i Correspondent. " I remai-k, in the Centinei, the toaftgiven at the entertainment in this town, on Tuesday last, in honor of " the Man ivhoje exertions ficured cw fijhtries" with the addition of the " Vice- Presi dent of the United States'"—with refped: to which I suppose the Printer mult have been mif informed ; as the explanatory clause looks like an irtfult upon the information of American ci tizens—for he mu!t be a SLAVE who does not know the PATRIOT, to whose exertions the United States are indebted for that source of wealth and naval strength." The Editor had his injormation from a gentleman prefentat the entertainment, end meant to give the toafl literally as he heard it.— That no explanation zoas nectary to Americans, he acknowledges—but the world at la rge may not be Jo well injormei. It is with pleasure we learn, that the building for the Academy at Hallo-well, in the eastern part of this Commonwealth, is ereiSed, and finifhing with rapidity. Within these few days have arrived from Phila delphia, the American Artists, who were em ployed by Mr. Cox, in conftrudling the bridge at Londonderry, in Ireland. Mr. Cox, we suppose, is now on hispaffage, via Liverpool. And it is with pleasure we learn, that the altercation which took place some time since, between him and the Corporation of Lon donderry, is happily accommodated—and that he lias received from the people of Ireland, re peated marks of liberality and kindness. The Rev. Mr. Thayer has in his pofleffion a well-executed silver Medal of the Pope, Pius VI. which was presented to him by his Ilolinefs at Rome. The Pontiff Is a tall, flout man, of an agreeable nfpetft—and poflerted of much compla cency of temper. His dress is usually of white fattin—and his hat of fcarlct. Lalt week an ingenious experiment in the Ar chitectural Art, was made at Concord in this Suite. A new Steeple for the Meeting-house was built and finifhed on the ground—and was then raised and elevated, perpendicularly and entire, to the top of the tower, and fixed in its place by the afliftance of tackles. The distance it was raised is 120 feet, and the operaiion was com pleted in 15 minutes, to the great fatisfaiflion of a very large concourse of spectators. HARTFORD, Sept. 19. On Saturday last. a Powder-Nlill in £ast Hart ford, belonging to Mr. Eliflia Pitkin, jun. con taining about a ton of powder, accidentally took fire and blew up. Three pel sons cf the names of Evans, Corning and Brown, employed in niak ing powder, were inltamaneoiifly killed ; Mr. Jabez Norton was very daiigeroufly burnt—one man had his arm broken, and several others were slightly wounded, by this unfortunate explosion. The mill, and two adjacent buildings, were en tirely demolished, and property to a large amount dellroyed. 1 he insurgents, in Hifpaniola, began their ra vages 2 leagues to the leeward ef the Cape, ami proceeded in different diteftions, bnrningd well ing houses and sugar houses, laying waste fields of cane, and butchering the whites of all ages and boih sexes, in the most barbarous manner. The regular troops had been ordered with the militia, to march and oppose their prcgrefs, but ■were unable to withstand their fury. On the d'.v this letter was written, the General ordered ail the troops to repair to the town in order to f ' ' ' it, in cafe of an attack which was ex- pe<fted GEORGE-TOWN, (M.) Sept. 17. On Thursday last was killed, in the city of Wartiington, and in the di(lri<fl of Columbia, by 'lie falling of a tree,in opening one of the Itreets, r-ir. Walter Hanson, jun. a gentleman of p 1 eat mechanical ingenuity, and unblemished re putation. Ke was in the employ of Mr. Ellicott, j ls one of hi? alfiftants.— Me has left a difconfo te widow,fourfmall children,and many friends tU ' am ent h;& untimely fate. Philadelphia, September 24. In the Honfe ofßeprtffentativeson Wednesday, after the petitions and reports were gone through, Mr. Wells (aid, that previously to entering 011 the older of the day, he would beg leave to solicit the attention of the House to ah event which mult interest the feelings of every member present; the very recital of which was fufßcient to make the boldest heart to tremble—that it would rea dily be conceived he alluded to the recent intelli gence received from the Island of Hilpaniola, wherewith the most savage turj the Negroes and Mulattoes were committing an indiscriminate and horrid carnage. In this trying situation, the miserable fuiviving inhabitants have sent to the United States for relief—the Congrels are not fitting— the President is in Virginia—and the Le gislature of Pennsylvania is the only Body that can afford timely succour; Whilst therefore these savages are carrying the dagger to the breails of the affrighted inhabitants, it is our duty, said he, to step forward—he therefore would submit the following motion : " This House, taking into consideration the melancholy accounts received from the Jfl.ind of Hifpaniola, where a cruel and barbarous maflacre of the white inhabitants had commenced on the 23d of August, and.continued with unremitting fury on the 26th, when the veflel which brings the intelligence left the island—and feeling a deep sympathy for the diftrefled and dreadful li tuation of the wretched inhabitants of Cape-Fran cois, then closely besieged by an enraged and bru tal multitude of Negroes and Mulattoes—as citi zens of the world.—as men enjoying the blessings of peace, and in duty bonr.d to relieve our fellow creatures in an hour of such terror and misery, which will not admit of delay until the meeting of Congress, do enter into the following resolu tions: " Resolved, That the legislature will imme diately draw forth a portion of those resources, with which the.(late is eminently blefled, to fuc coiir the unhappy inhabitants of Cape-Francois, besieged on the 23d of August last, by a murder ing and desperate host of Negroes and Mulattoes. " Resolved, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to enable the governor imme diately t6 charter two veflels, and load them with provisions, to be sent to the Island of Hifpaniola, and difpofedof in such manner as may molt ef fectually contribute to the relief of the diftrefled inhabitants, and if required, the said veflels shall receive as many of them on board with their ef feiSts as can be accommodated, and proceed ei ther to some of the neighboring lflands, or to such part of the continent of Anicrica as may be judged mod expedient." When the motion was laid on the table, every member present so fully felt an instantaneous impreflion of humanity, that it was called up for a second reading, in order to be carried into im mediate effe<ft ; but it was thought necessary to poflefs the house with some more authentic do cuments than were then in their hands, it was determined to submit the motion to a committee of five members, viz. Meflrs. Wells, Boys, Cly mer, Gallatin and Evans, to make enquiry into the ground of the intelligence, and report to the house. We arc happy to inforni the public, that the application made on the 2lft instant to the go vernment of the United States by theminifter of France, for aid in money and certain ftipplies, to enable him to furnifli thegovernment of Hifpani ola with such articles as are lieceflary for its sup port against the black insurgents, and for the relief of the inhabitants, was attended with im mediate compliance, to the full extent of the re quest made. The powers veiled by Congress in ihe chief magistrate, have been so arranged by him, as to admit of the prompt assistance which the circumstances of the cafe required, which must afford the highest fatisfatfion to every friend °f good government in France, and to the ref pecftability of that of the United States. In conl'cquence of the above information, a motion was made in the House of Representatives on Thursday, tofufpend the resolution which had been agreed to, for fending two vessels loaded with provisions to Hifpaniola.—The motion was laid on the table. On Thursday the annual Commercement of the University of Pennsylvania was held. The Profetfors ar.d Students of the insti tution', having aflembled at the philosophical had, walked thence in proceflion to the Prefbvtertan Church in Arch-Street, where <be •wo branches of the I.egiflature, and a polite concourse of citizen* and foreigners aflembled. The exercifei began at 10 o'clock. A pr a} e> from the Provott, introduced the Orations, which were de livered in the following order : A salutatory Oration on Industry, with its advantages public and piinte, bv Jejft Mcorc—An Oration on the way to arrive at Ufrfulnefs and tnnnence, bv Jccob Richards—On (he Improve ments of a Country bv Roads and inland Navigation, by Thomas b ddle On the fuhieft of Homer's Iliad, by 1 homas frrgujm— On the of Civilization, and its Dtftfli that reman yet to be amended, paiticulatly in the Laws (or Ihe Confinement of Deoto.s in cubhc Jails, by JoJtph Htryhill- On the Objeftmnj in<! Mgtives to l)ie Prafkice of Virtue, by John Uo)i- Oo tfcclu 171 ture Profpe&s of America, by Jarr.es Latimer—On the Char?#e»- of a Man who (Indies to difplcale, by James Miller—On the Im portance of Literature to America, by John iarfon —On the Ad vantages of Money, by ConyvghamSem file-—.On. P.cjudice, by James Wiltbasik—On the Summum Bonum, or Chief Good, by Jciemi&'c Sturgeon-—On Fame, by William Stokes. Inftrnmcntal Muficwas introduced in the intervals bet ween the performances. The Provost conferred degrees of Bachelor of Arts on the above named young Gentl men, and on the valedi&ory Orator. The degree of Matter of Arts was alio conferred on a number of Gentlemen. The Valedi&ory Oration was then delivered by John Parker. A chaigeto the class by the Provost, and a Prayer and Benedic tion, by the Vice-Proyoft, concluded the whole performance. It is an observation which experience will juftify, that mankind in those revolutions which form a conspicuous figure in the hiitory of the world, have frequently fallen short of their originally pro posed attainments—and this arises generally from an undue ex panfion of their ideas in the progress of their exertions. Simple obje&s concenter their force ; but when they arc multiplied, and become complicated, the public mind grows bewildered, enfee bled and divided—this producing confufion in their councils, brings a crisis which is always favorable to the designs ot del potifm. Let the principle of liberty be once infufed into a constitution of government —if the people are just to themfelvcs, and virtuous enough to feel for posterity, it will, tho like a grain of mullard feed, become a tree of such magnitude as to afford a shelter from the scorching rays of despotism to future generations. But it may be just ly questioned, whether the Hat of Deitj itfelf, commanding a nation to be free, will produce the effc6l on an ignorant and vi cious people. Oppression, which often makes the people mad, does not al ways lead to measures calculated to secure their future happincf* and freedom. One reason is, the public res ntment is too olten confined to men, when it ought to be extended to measures; ano ther is, that outrage and paflion always prove hostile 10 the belt intercits of the people. The recent accounts from Hifpaniola have occa sioned a rife in thf price of Weft-India produce : But when it is co'hfidered that there isthefairelt profpetft of excellent crops this season, particu larly in those lflands from whence the United States are supplied—a little economy in the ex penditure of sugar and coffee, for a fliort time, will tend to keep down the market. English Papers to the id Augiift, received at New-York, fay that a marriage is concluded on between the Duke of York and a daughter of the King of Prussia. EXTRACTS The name of Nero is not mentioned without execration, and yet we find that after his death (detestable as his life had been) the noble Ro man people, were in such concern, calling to mind his plays and feafts, that they were accord ing to Tacitus, very near going into mourning for that monster—Nor will this be thought Itrange, if we consider what the fame people had done at the death of Julius Ctfar, who abolilhed both their laws and liberty—after he was killed, the people who had yet his banquets in their mouths, and in their minds the memory of his prodigali ties, to (hew their refpeft and make his funeral pile, they heaped together all the feats of the Forum, and then raised for him a pillar of Nu m'tdian marble, as to the father of his country. Were all books reduced to their quiiiteflence, many a bulky author would make his appear ance in a penny paper ; there would scarcely be any such thing as a fblio in the world :—the works of an age would be contained on a few shelves ; not to mention millions of volumes that would be annihilated. Providence has (tamped every possession of man with this inscription :— RF. JO ICE WITH TRF. MBMNO. MR. FENNO, An O *icer who served, during the late wai, under the chara&cr whose recent loss has produced the following sympa thetic effufion, requests you will give »t a place in your next. ON THE DEATH OF MARCUS C. KNOX, Son oj Major-Genera/ Knox—9 ! BRIGHT as the Gems, the wealthy Orients boast— Sweet as the Odours of their spicy Coast; A pearly Dew-drop, fee some Flow'r ad >rn, And grace, with all its Pnde, the rising Morn : But soon the Sun emits a fiery Ray, And the fair Fabrick rushes to decay ; Low in the Dust the beauteous Rum lies, While the pure Vapour fceks its nauve Skies; A Fate like this, to the sweet Youth was given, Who sparkled, bloom'd, and was cxhal'd to Heaven. SHIP NEWS, From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. Copy of a Utter record from the Collector at Salem and Beverley. " The 'chooner F lhcr, Webb, is now conung into this harbour. Capt. Webb on his passage fell in with a ve(T< I from London bound to Philadelphia, in distress. He took, out the Captain and crew, with as many good; as ihe schooner would contain, after which the (hip immediately went down. This information is from a boat which has been along-side the schooner." The (hip prove* to be the Marquis de la Fayette Th (hip Birmingham, Capt. Robinson, of New-York* i* put into Marblehrad difmaflcd. Repoits fay that the Captainand five men were washed overboard. JTj** Securities as in our last. The length of the mteUtgence Jrum General Wilkinfon, has ex cluded many articles prepared for this day's Gazette. \rj- Tickets in the NEIV-HAVEN WHARF LOTTERY, warranted undrawn the 16th injlant, being the latefl intelligence from thence, to be had et SAMUEL ANDERSON, next door to the Bank, m Chcfnut-Jlrett. AMICUS.
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