Snaniffi forces landed off Cape Ferat, and attack
ed the Moors in the rear, while the garnfon who
were apprised of their r.pproach, made a v.go
ous fallv from the town.
The National Aflembly, by their last bold mea
sure of the total deduction of hereditary rank,
have caused tlieYevolt of all thole officers wh
have reached the rank of Captain, who ir
course are honoured with the Croix de St. Loin. .
Such a decree, by rooting out the diftindhons np
which that illultrious body had been iiccl j it °' ne
to pride themselves, has totally destroyed
link which bound them to the caule.
The late declaration of the King of Spain, < -
gainlt the introduction into the Span,lh domini
ons of the political fanaucifm of the biench, by
tinkers zn<l knife-grinders, &c. is a very civr-ous
con.polition for a crowned head, but not ill-luite
to ignorance and pride. The allocation of 1 -
berty with such contemptible vagrants, in an ad
dress to the Spanilh nation, is not without policy
and dexterity.
Extra ft of a letter from Ne-w-York, I'lay 30. _
<< The Britif.i have driven every other nation
out of the trade of this country ; their goods are
both superior in quality, andl to.very cheap that
scarce any article ot manufactured goods has
been imported tor these last twelve months from
any other place than Great-Britain and Ireland.
It is believed, however, that the imports ot Bn
tifh goods this Spring already, is more than can
be consumed in the United States tor two years
to come."
A PEEr INTO THE COURTS OF EUROPE.
Ruff,a. The Empress dying in fine flyle, iur
rounded by general officers on one fide and mi
nifters on the other, quarrelling in such a .nan
ner as *> ftim the old lady, in consequence o
Prince Potemkin having made them all drunl
■with brandy. , ,
Germary. The Emperor blustering about wha
he will do, if the Diet will give him the power
France. The King, in a little parlour ot th.
Thnilleries, making wry faces, while he is learn
ine to smoke on the principles of liberty' ; bu
comforting himfelf with frequent quafls of bran
dy punch s at the fame time he is improving hu
mind by reading—in a cookery book. The Dau
phin, in another apartment, amusing himfeli
with a pack of cards,-without honours, on which
are written democratic fenteuces; a member ot
the National Aflembly teaching him to play wit*
a political te totum.
Ti/rifv. The_C
jier ofthe Seraglio, praying to the god o.
gland ancl Prussia, to keep the Ruffian Bears fron
■ over-running h*s dominions. The Grand Vizier
chewing vast quantities of opium, to lull his po
litical apprehensions ; and starting, as it were,
every moment from a dream, to feel if his head
be on.
Italy. His Holiness helitating itfhis own mind,
whether he should anathematize the whole French
Nation ; or in some fort, meet the reforming
ideas of the National Afl'embly, and marry the
two old aunts of the King
Spain. His Most Catholic Majesty bawling out
of his palace windows, for his (übjecls from eve
ry quarter of the kingdom, to bring their com
plaints before him ; at the fame time instructing
his Prime Minister in the room with him, to fer
that the military (lop them in their march, an
drive them all home again about their own bus
ness.
Poland. The King, at the bead of a table of
dainties, toasting liberty, and diretfing, that dish
after difli (hould be sent out to the populace, a
gainst the will of many of the old Nobles, who
have no notion of giving the vulgar so refined a
tatte,
Naples and Sicily. Kis Neapolitan Majesty row
ing for a wager, jumping over a stick, (landing
upon his head, and fin gin g opera Tongs louder
than the aiftors upon the stage.
Holland. The Stadtholder smoking his pipe
and faying nothing about politics.
England. The King beloved as a father by e
very individual fubjeift in his kingdom, and his
people happy.
BIRMINGHAM, August: i
The Diflenters of Birmingham have publickly
returned their thanks to those members of the
eftablithed*Church, who exerted themselves dur
ing the late riots, in defence of their persons
and property ; more particularly to those who
in the true spirit of Christianity received into
their houses, and under their protection, many
families of Diflenters who were obliged to leave
their own habitations ; and also to tliofe who re
ceived and protected their goods, thereby expos
ing themselves to danger from a lawless mob,
■who wanted only a pretence for depredation.
We have the happiness to fay, that the tran
quility which immediately took place here upon
the arrival of the military, has been uninterrupt
ed by any of the disturbers of the public peace.
From Monday until Friday lafi, the Earls of
Plymouth and Alesford, the Magistrates of the
town, and several other Magistrates of the coun
ties of Warwick and Worceiter, affittcd by Mr.
■and Sig-nior in a private cor
- - . - C L' —
Leycefter, an eminent Connfel, Mr. C
layne, the Treasury Solicitor, and Mr. Jojti
Bond, have fat at the Swan Inn, taking p
ons and examinations refpedt.ng the late tumults.
Warrants have been illucd to apprehend num
bers of the rioters, whose persons are kno .
Ofthofe that have been already taken up and
examined, fifteen have been commuted twelve
,o Warwick, and three to Woweller gaol. They
are chiefly delperate men, of liotorioufly badcha
racfters.
BRISTOL, August i.
The moil serious apprehensions were yelter _y
entertained of popular commotions in conse
quence of a report in S enera ' Cl"ula''°"'Meet
jJodlor Priestley was to preach in the New Meet
inc Ho life on Sunday—The major part the
Corporation of this town is composed of Diflent
ers, and they having invited this Political Divine,
would, no doubt, endeavour to shield him from
popular outrage.
ELEGANT IMPROMPTU,
Of Mr. Barlow, author of the " Vision of Columbus, now in
J France.
The French no more in Rupid joy,
Torment the air, with " Vwe le Roi."
A nobler with expands the mind,
Let justice live—and live mankind.
Extracts from a Military Discourse, delivered by H.
H. Brackeuridge, to the Light Infantry Company
of Pittjburgh, Sept. 17, I 79 1 -
IN the Peloponnefian wars of Greece, when
the Lacedemonians, by order of the oracle, sent
-o Athens for a general, that difdainful and ri
val republic sent them Tyrtxus, a chaplain, lame
in his feet, diminutive in hisperfoli, and sent as
a bnrlefque, not as a general. What was the
eventßy his discourses, which he compoted
in verse, he ronfed the Spartans to the noblest
ardor, and though not a soldier, or a general
himfelf he gave foul and animation to those that
were. An ii resistible enthusiasm was kindled by
his words ; the enemy were vanquiihed in every
battle ; and the Athenians too late were convin
ced of their error in furnifhing their rivals with
a leader so formidable.
Great is the power of speech..—What did not
Demosthenes do at a later age ? The Athenians,
after the Persian victories, had become luxurious
and effeminate. Yet even these did he rouse to
encounter the Macedonian phalanx. Well said
Philip of him, " I regard not the Theban foot,
or the Illyrian horse, so much as the lightning
of that orator." The Athenians were effemi
nate,, luxurious, and averse to war; yet at a An
gle adjuration of the orator, swearing by those
who fell at Marathon and Platxa, as in other
cases he would have sworn, by the immortal
Gods themselves, there was produced a delirium
of the brain, a madness of intellect, and an im
petuolity of valor. To war—to war—was the
word and at the battle of Charonea, which
took place, it may be said to have been his voice
which rendered, for a long time dubious, a con
test for the liberties of Greece.
The Spartan discipline is well evinced from the
circumltance, of the soldier, who had his hand
lifted to strike a fallen enemy, yet, at that in
fant, a retreat founding, he withdraws his foot
and spares the blow. It is also related of the
troops of Cyrus, that on the march, a soldier re
ceiving a stroke on his cheek from foinething
thrown, yet turned not his head to fee from
whence it came.
As to the glory of a soldier it is the highed a
mongst mortals. We value eloquence and admire
wifdoin ; but the prowess of the soldier is fafci
nating to the mind, and we are affonifhed at his
intrepidity and boldness.
So high an opinion had the ancients of milita
rv Ikill and valor, that to one of thefeven worlds
of our system, they gave the name of Mars.
While he moves in his bright circle round the
fun, let every one remember that he is the fa
vorite of Venus, and not far distant from her
sphere : Venus the ftarof the morning, the har
binger of day ; and as she smiles upon Mars, so
may the fair ever smile upon those who draw
their swords in their defence.
The glory of the American soldier is pecu
liarly diltinguifhed. He fights for 110 despot.
He draws his sword at his own will, and goes in
to battle in a cause which is his own.
Particular legislators have laid the foundation
of other fyfteins : Moses amongst the Jews ; So
lon at Athens ; Lycurgus at Sparta, and Numa
Pompilius at Rome. The citizen of America has
himfelf delegated representatives, to devise forms
of government ; he has considered and tried
these forms, and has ordered them to be altered
and amended at his pleasure. He has been a
Solon, a Lycurgus, a Numa Pompilius for him
delf. In him therefore unites the double glory
of a legislator and a soldier. Happy people to
have been your'own lawgivers, and to harve
arms in your hands to guard those laws.
186
WINCHESTER, (Vir.) Sept. 17,
From the Kentucky Gazette, of Aug. 27.
A Volunteer Expedition, under the command
of Brigadier General Charles Scott, will rendez
vous at George-Town (Craig's Mill) 011 Thurs
day the Bth day of September next, with thirty
days provision, in order to go againlt the common
enemy. The expence of this expedition is not
to be defrayed by the general government, un
less services fliould be rendered which, in the
eye of Congress, maybe thought deftrving of
. foine compensation.
Fort Wajhington, Aug. 3, 1791.
Great liberties having been taken with General
Harniar's reputation, relative to his expedition
againlt the Mauniee towns,and being informed
that much of the calumny spread upon thisoc
cafion was invented in Kentucky—he gives thi»
t PUBLIC NOTICK,
THAT, in the course of this month, a Courtof
enquiry will convene at this Fort, for theinvefti
gation of his condu<ft. Such persons in Kentucky
as have been actively malignant, and have round
ly aflerted, as truths, things intended to sap his
good name, are hereby invited and challenged
to avail themselves of this opportunity to pro
duce their proofs—otherwife they mult expect
to be considered by every honest man, every man
of honor, as calumniators, designing knaves,and
malevolent members of society.
PORTLAND, (MaflT.) Sept. 23
On Wednesday last, two regiments of the mi r *
litia of this county were muttered at Falmouth,
for a review by Major General Goodwin, viz.—
Col. Cobb's and Col. Larrabee's—They made a
respectable appearance, and merit as well offi
cers as privates the approbation of their fellow
citizens ; —Capt. Bowman's Troop ofHorfe.from"
Gorham, appeared in the field, in uniform, for
the firfl time—their appearance and perform
ance added much to the pleasure of the day,their
appearance was brilliant, and does honor to the
town from whence they came—lt is a pleasing
circumstance to observe a disposition to promote
military knowledge reviving, encreifing, and
diffufing itfelf among all ranks of people in this
diltri<si.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT
While we read of the havoc among the inha
bitants of the Eastern hemisphere, by raging
wars and a more deltrudive pestilence. While
we consider the present (late of Europe, where
almolt every nation is involved, or to appearance
about to be involved in contention and disorder.
While we observe with horror the dreadful
tidings from the Weft-Indies; and, in short,
while we reflect on the troubles that.fnbfift in
almost every other part of the world, how ought:
our hearts to glow with gratitude to the Supreme
Being, for the bleflings we enjoy in this.—Here:
peace dwells within our walls : Health, plenty
and prosperity smile upon all our towns. —Un-
der the administration of a wife and efficient go
vernment, such a government as no other people
could ever boafl of, we enjoy the happiefr re
flections and the faireft profpetfts. What is in
the womb of time we cannot tell—lt is not for
mortals to know the defigtis of Providence, or
even to understand His ways. The present Itate
of the world fee ins to portend great events.
Great events have indeed already taken place
the present year, and are now btirfting forth, te
the astonishment of every reflecting mind. Oil
whatever secular principles they may be account
ed for, we ought to ascribe thein to the over-rul
ing hand of GOD. He did marvellous things a
mong the inhabitants of the earth in ancient
times, and is now performing wonders in our
days. What has been done for us of late years,
is a part of His great plan.
Americans ! call to mind the days of your
diltrefs—View your present happy situation ;
and bless him who hath delivered you from the
former, and eftabliftied von in the lattei wo
hath diftinguilhed you among the nations of the
earth : and while he fuffers dark clouds to over
spread them (perhaps, however, only to prepare
them for the enjoyment of resplendent days) i
crowning you with loving kindness. Ma e ""J
the heft "return you can, for his gooknefs, ana
he will give you continual cause to cleern you
selves a happy people.
E A S T O N, (M.) Sept. 27.
On Thursday last came on before the J" (1 S eS
of the General Court, holden for the Saltern-
Shore, the trial of David Rathell, for the niur
of Sarah Rathell, his wife. Although no P olul
proof could be given of this horrid fact, ) e
many circnmftances offered in evidence v> e!
strong and fatisfaftory, as to convince the: ju
of his guilt ; who, after retiring Irora the la
bout fifteen minutes, returned and 10 »
their verdict accordingly. Theprifonei *
manded to gaol ; arid the next day l ec^ 1 * M r _
tence of death, which was pronounce y '
Justice Goldfborough, in a very tender a
feeling manner.