for the gazette of the united states. THE charges which have keen brought a gainst " the Editor of the National Gazette," as he himfelf ltates them to be, arc no otherwise personal charges, than as they de fignate the pcrfoni, against whom they are made. In their application to Mr. Freneau, t'ley af i'ei't him solely in his capacity of Editor of a public paper (which may juftlv be considered as a public capacity) and in relation toinatters of public or national concern. It is therefore a nicer fubterfuge to call tkem ptrfonal charges, and then to fay, that they full not be anlwered, tinlefs the author of them will come for-.vard to fapport them. It was eaiily anticipated that he might have good reasons for not discovering himfelf, at Jeaft at the call of Mr.Freneau—and it was necefl'rtry for him to find a (belter. \v r iiat else could he do ! The charges brought against him are substantiated by f-.is, some ot them ac knowledged by himfelf, others proved l>v a re ference to public documents, and to his own paper ; others of general notoriety. The inferences from theJe fa s are tiie only things, which remain for difcutlion ; and tfcefe so naturally flow from the premises, that t'.ey defy the arts of fophiftrv to obfenre them. The expedient however which has been adopted, comes rather late ; confuiering that Mr. Kre neau began to answer even under the folenin:- ties of an oath. For the GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES, Mr. Fenno, IT has been clearly proved (fays the National Gazette) that the Poll-Office was not sacred in the years 1787 and 1788. The lame junto, or persons of the fame itamp, who are now so busily employed to fubvcrt the government of this country, made the above assertion while the Conftrtution was under ditcuiiion—but did they ever prove it?—No—Let the names of the guilty be exposed—or, if not, let the fabricators of such fa I ill hoods beheld in just abhorrence— for these arc the persons who would have pre vented, if poflible, the union of the states, and tlie adoption of any system of general govern- ment whatever. Exttafl from <s circular address of a number of the ci tizens of Philadelphia to t/\e citizens oj Pennfl- vania, Friends and fellow-citizens, <e THHE great blessings enjoyed by the ii.habit- JL ants of the United States, under the pre sent constitution, mull excite a wilh in the bo som of every good citizen, to promote such measures as are 1110 ft likely to render thole blef fmgs permanent. That this cannot be obtain ed without a wife and virtuous representation in Congress, and without a constant fuccefiion of such public characters as have nothing in view but tiie welfare of their country, must be evident to every American. To effett this wife and'vi: !:non-: fucceUion of representatives and rulers, so far as the voice and fuTrages of Pennsylvania are entitled to extend, has attract ed the attention of many of the citizens of Pennsylvania.—Considering the importance of t'le ensuing election, where thirteen members are to be chosen in one it becomes a question of interesting discussion, to determine 011 the best mode of uniting the sentiments of the citizens, throughout the State, on this great business. To leave every part of tne State to farm an independent ticket, without consulting their fellow-citizens, would be to riik an ap pointment, by even a very finall minority. For although the fuffrages in favor of one ticket might be fnperior, in number, to any other, yet that superiority might be composed of less than a tenth," 01* twentieth part of the voters. Ne ccflity tnen calls for a free communication of sentiments previous to the election. How this can bcft be efFected must be left to the different parts of the State to determine." EXTRACT. " AS almost every material expended in car rying on manufactures arises from the earth, the consumption must benefit the agricultural interest of the country, not only in fumilhing a market for our raw materials, and saving mo ney to the country, but by the number of hands that will be employed in carrying on the dlifer ent manufarttires they may engage in; ourhome confumption will be encreafed, by its being ex pended by the manufacturers, who do not raise their own bread ; by which means we fliall not entirely be left to precarious foreign markets, which probably will become lefs,from that spirit of liberty, which appears to be extending over the greatefl part of Europe. For as pfoperty in every country where liberty prevails, is secur ed to the cultivator and polieiFor, they now have every stimulus that can excite them to in dustry, and increasing their agricultural produc tions. France, a country blest in the goodness ■of Us foil, and a temperate climate, under the administration of its formed tyrannical govern ment, seldom was .able tofarnifhit; inhabitants with bread; but hereafter, we must expect grain will be railed, not only fumcient for their own consumption, but to supply foreign mar kets ; as the deficiency did not arise from any sterility in the foil, or an unfavorable climate, but from exorbitant taxes, together with over bearing and greedy landlords, and a rapacious clergy, who amongst them, swept away the, whole produce of the poor Peasant's industry ; for that was the highest title they then would afford him. Poland, a great wheat country, from the inoft abject state of aristocratic vaflal age, by the virtus of a patriot King, is emanci pated from its flavery,and from the fame cause, (that of enjoying the fruits of their own labour) the farmers will undoubtedly encreafe the quan tity formerly railed for exportation " FORTHE GAZTTEOF TIIEUS'ITID STATES. Ovid's MEWMORPHOSES revived STRANGE pws, Mctft trumpet relt<?, Ot the late rhHu*lj>i,iJ Pown-n.ectin^ debates Old Olid's iciaug: changes, longlinceoutol iniild, Aie brought imoactiou, *»d g«cai|y lefiu d ; For the caufeol hir huaom, Elections, and alj, The grand cjueitons Ullculs'd on this lub-lunar ball, *rc argi.vd wrl. ■:.e*j;\—« na! - 1 , d with caic, j&y a crtaiure, u>v ineniis, would h'tvc made Ovid — To avoid being trriions, I'll diop necdlcfs chat, And briefly mlgron, I to aKA 1 — Xcifh<r or 4:vurj-rpt, but rqti of tt> nowu, \\ l hofc time must encreak —with the noifc ol the ArillocßA l f, ;X.r,:>cRATS— poor, nch, sal and ltdll, from the ,'maa rats wno:e out, to I lie big rati vho'it / Bevwu. O \c ir.jbl.MS—ycur fqmhblmgs may t>t lag. A biuiL 01 a CAT as pioictitnr nr KING Philadelphia, Aug. i 8. An AMERICAN. On Monday, the 6th day of this instant, the Supreme Court of tfte United States met, when all the judges were prelent. The Attorney- General of the United States gave notice, that he should move the Court on tiie Wednesday following for a mandamus to the Circuit-Court of PennlVlvania, commanding them to proceed on the petition of William Hogburne, a claim ant of a pension, in which they had refufed to proceed, from a supposed nullity cf the law. The motion was accordingly begun on Wednesday; when afrerfome prefatory remarks, the Attorney-General was alked from the bench, whether he conceived it to be an official right to offer such a motion, as he had intimated it to be. He answered, that be did conceive it to be an official right. Upon which l'cveral obser vations were made, and tiie debate continued from day today until Saturday last. The opin ions of the judges being then taken, they were equally divided. D. B. In confcquence of this division, it was im proper for the Attorney-General to move the fubjedt officially. He then appeared as counsel for the invalids; and the motion, after being accompanied with the reasons, which influenced him to believe that the Inferior Court had er red, was poftpened for a final decilion until the next Court. The important question u whether a State can be sued," is alio set for the firft day of the next term. Accounts from Ch2rle(lon by the schooner Eagle, Capt. Lloyd Jones, advise, that since the 20 th of June, the foafons have been favorable in the back country of South-Carolina and Georgia, and since the middle of July, in the low-lands along the sea-coast. A healthier sea son was never known in Carolina than the pre ent. The rice fM'amps were promiiing an un commonly abundant crop, and the Indian corn had only failed on high, sandy situations. The indigo was much injured by the early droughts along the coast, but promilcd a plentiful pro duce in the upper country. The celebrated Mr. Paine, it is said, has quitted England. Since which his third pam phlet has been fufpendcd. Capt. Kennedy, of the Brig Harriet, from Bourdeaux, arrived at Charleston, (S. C.) gives the following information : that the tumult in Paris had not subsided—that the King's bureau had been broken open, and some letters found, by which it was dilcovered that his majesty had been carrying on a very treaionable correspon dence with the emigrant princes—That double guards had been placed around the palace, in which their niajeities were confined on account of the suspicions entertained of their intention to quit the capital—That all the citizens of Paris were in arms ; that the national aflembly ■ has continued fitting for five days, without ad journment—and that the general opinion in ■ Bourdeaux was, that the king would be be headed. Lately arrived at Richmond, Virginia, 15 Indian warriors belonging to the Catawba Na tion, It is said that their visit is to offer their services to the United States, to fight against the hostile tribes, which are now at war against us. Between 2 and 300 troop-, arrived at Cariifls the 6th inft- under the command of Capt. John Mills, on their way to the Western Country; By a gentleman from Kentucky (fays the Potowmac Guardian, a paper piinted at Mar tinfburg) we learn, that 500 Warriors of the Cherokee Nation, with their squaws, hordes, &:c. had gone into Kentucky, and joined the white inhabitants, with an intention of taking part in the enfning campaign. An article in a Hartford paper, speaking of that place, fays, no town between Bolton and Philadelphia exhibits fucli marks of encrcafe as that does—and that there appears to be no town where large capitals can be employed to greater advantage, as the present importing places are by no means adequate to a full supply of goods for tite consumption of the interior country. Tuesday last a man fell from,off a new house in Seeo.nd-ftreet, and wa; so badly bruised, that his life is dofpaired of. A propoh! is In Bollon, for printing by fubfciiption in one vol. lemo.TH* Farmers 1 F* i F-Nn—or the history Char lis Won. TH*««an cmirr new the author of 41 the menxmi of (be BloomfgroYe Family ." iM'ill l ADELl'lil A. ildte. lov.tw- A TRAVELLER. 91 By the Pittsburgh Gazette of the nth iufl we learn that information had been received at that place, that two parties oi Indians were approaching towards t.ie frontiers of Weftmore iund County—-and that Major M'Cttly, and Capt. Guthrie were out with a party intend ing to fan hi with thejji if poifible. * A detachment of troops frtfm New-Jersey, under the command ot Ensign Hunter, had ai rived at Pittlburgh. A iuklier by the name of Henry Hamilton, was condemned to fuller death for mutiny, in attempting to taice the life ofEnfign Devin, by lticking him v. ith a bayonet in the breuit. lie; was carried to the gallows, and every prepara tion made for his execution, when a reprieve arrived from the Commander in Chief Printers, Fame's Abetter fi'om HaUfax, of the 7th nit. to a corrctp6ode»r in Newark, lays, rhut Co!, fan ningy Governor of St. John's llland, tiie Chiel ]iutioe, Attorney-General, &rc- were lately dif miifed his Majeitv's service, upon the crimi nating complaints of MeiiVs. Daniel Grandin, Peter M'G6wa'n, and Co. for various oppref .ions tiled and pra&ifed against his Majelly s fubjelts ip that Island. An agricultural fncietv was incorporated ;n Maffachufews in March last ; this i'oacty is now organised j its officers chufcn and committees ap pointed in various parts of the State to i llicit fut>- fcriptions, to promote the purpolvs of the inftitu uon. . , , There is no country in the world in which there is a greater field for agricultural improvement ;han America. In several of the States agnculiu ra 1 Societies are established ; a mutual intercourse and communication of observations, experiments and discoveries, will be highly conducive to the promoting this one of the liilt of ail human con cerns. On the 12th instant, a dctachment nf ico fine [ 1 oops left Fredericktown, under ihc direction us Enfc-n Gregg, deflined to join the aimy at the Welt wfer.d.3 Tbe r rj is now living in I.anfingburgh, State of child of black, parents. 18 months old, wliofc (kin is as white as the whitelt childicn m the place, the eyes bright blue, the hair Undy, but short, harsh and curly as that of any negro ; its nole, mouth and hps, and every other feature like thofeof its nation. August the second the Methodists had a confer ence at Lvon, Mairachufetis, being the fiill ever held by that denomination in that State.—-Bilbop Aibury and feveia! Elders were pYcfcnu A correspondent informs us, that at a meet ing of tie President and managers of the Dela ware and Schuylkill canal, on the 14th instant, the following interesting tefolutions were en tered into by that board, viz. Whereas the board havewith great attention examined the ground from the mouthof Storey creek down,with a view to determine where the weft end of the canal fnall unite with the river Schuylkill, and finding that it will be practica ble to cut a caual 0:1 the east lide of the rive last mentioned, from the moll northerly point al lowed liy the law, and that the fall from thence to high*water mark at the Delaware, at the noi ihfoLunds orther city of Philadelphia, amounts to fifty feet; and that various and mul tiplied will result from taking the water from the Schuylkill at the mouth of Sto neV creek : I Therefore refojved, That the canal shall commence as high up the river as the law per mits. It was farther resolved, That Do&or Rit tenhoufe be requefred to lay out and stake off the ground for the canal ; and that he be em powered to employ such alHftants and workmen as he may find necessary in the business. The board also agreed to appoint a fuperin tendant, in order to commence the work with out day; and Proposals for such an appoint ment were dire&ed to be pubiilhed, so that we I may expect the butinefs to be carried on with | vigor. To demonstrate the superior excellence of Beetliam's Washing-Mill to any other mode ol walhing cloaths, the following certified account of the operation of that machine, is publiihed in a paper : The fallowing articles were completely wafb ed between the hours of nine in the morning and nice 3tHi£ht, in z common mill of lix guineas value; aud in the operation confuniiNg only nine pounds and an half of soap, and a pound of pearl-afiies ; they were all wrung at the lame time in a common wringer, value one guinea. 350 lhirts and iliifts, each worn a week—64 a prons, ditto—lo gowns, ditto—lo frocks, dit to *-2 long table-cloths, 48 sheets, worn a month. Caps and other small articles innu- nierabJe. It may be necefTary to remark, that to wash the lame quantity by hand, always took fever, women two days. A second walking, on the 28th of Tvlarch, was performed in twelve hours, with only nine pounds and an half of soap, and a pound of pearl aflies—4oo Ihirts and fhifts, worn a week—9B aprons, ditto— 31 handkerchiefs—4 gowns—41 caps, and other pieces of small linen ; 52 flieets, each vi orn one month. Thelc machine"; are made by Mr. Joseph Pope of Boston, warranted equal to those made in London, and fold at a much smaller price. Several attempts have been made to conftruft this .machine in this country which have failed ; Miv Pope has fuccecded perfe&Jy. The American rhilofophkal Socirfv, at their lafl meeting, iJcftcd jihe iuilowing Gentlemen Mem bers : Erasmus Dar win, M. D. F. R. S. Physician in Derby, in England. YV I_l 1a m Currie, M. D. Author o? a new Mrdicil Publication—Citizen of Philadelphia. Unc Von Troit, Archbishop ol Sweden ; Authot of Letters on Iceland. Mr.]ohn TruSjb I t.,ut Conncflicul; Painter in (hfbry, Jce. fxtracl frcm the Minutes, SAM. MAG AW, Su'ry, t.' 3 WMU NIC AT lONS. A free constitution and equal laws fteadiiy admin iltered are deemed "ejlcrftial to liberty If, without these, it were pollible that liberty could be enjoyed to day, it would be with a melancholy forefight 01 its certain lois to-mor row. Will it do therefore in America, where the people have been lo much br* educatiou, and have feeu 4Mid-pR r acUictl lb long in the school of their own politics—will it de ceive any body lor men to call themielves friends of liberty, who are oppoled to its nrlt principles and inoit important defences? These men diilike the constitution—they want amei^d- ments —it is indefinite—"too much power is given—part must be taken away and given to the state government;—canfolidation is of all evils the greateil and the molt certain to befall us- Yet toeyallure us, andwho can doubt what these men of truth ulfert, that they are friends of the conltitution—friends of £;ood order, anxi ous for the prefer vat ion of the public tranquil- lity. They have oppoicd almoit every impor tant law that has palled —they ft ill reprelent the laws as horn in fin, and nurled in corrup tion, and worse than any thing in the unive'rfe, except thole who made and thole who execute I them. Still they mean no harm—they would I not touch this system of' fraud and corruption. If they could hold the reins of government, which for the pure love of virtue and liberty of the people they would condescend to do, they would deem themselves bound to proceed againlt liberty and justice, by carrying tiie wicked sys tem, now a lacred law, into erfedh While tlie people chufe to maintain the laws and constitu tion, the counsels of theft men, too gross to de ceive, and too pernicious to guide them, wi 1 be dilregarded—but the nature of their counsel evinces, that whenever the work of destroying j law and government shall be undertaken, wil ling laborers will not be wanting. Let us for one moment, the adtual situation of our country as ,portrayed on a late anniverlary, with the representations, or rather misrepresentations of thofc wno have under taken to censure public measures, and to brand their authors with every opprobrious epithet. The Independence of the United States has been celebrated this year throughout the Union, with uncommon attention. Among the numerous toasts and fentiiv.ents which have been given on the occasion, tie genuine princi ples of republicanism, always friendly to good government, form a diitiuguiflied part —the prosperity of our country has been almost uni versally recolle&ed and acknowledged; and Scarcely a lisp or reflection to the disadvantage >f the measures of government, or the men in office, has been uttered—on tlie other hand, the Chief of Patriots, whose. iignature has fandtion ed those measures from which Inch solid bleflings have flowed, has received theuniversal plaudits of freemen. Among all the numerous collec tions of the citizens in the various states, which of the laws of the United States has beeu disap proved ?—Where fljall we look fr»r evidences ot public happinef;, if not in those aflemblies of the people where every cifcurnil tfice conspires to. unbend the mind, and give a loose to the genu ine emotions of the foul ? " Warm from the heart, and tme to all its fires/* Springs the bright hope, the Patriot's breaifc in spires. Some djny the fdft that the country ha- pros pered under the influence of* the new govern ment. Others wifely fay, it would have done as well without a new constitution. Another set admit the fact, but draw an inference from it of a different kind. They fay, the season ct prosperity is dangerous "Wealth corrupts and lays jealousy to sleep—and now the plot against liberty is going on briikly, while we are unluf picious of danger. We (hall wake up withfome money in our pockets it is true, but slaves, fay they. It is not strange that the lultre of go i vernment should make its old enemies, the 19- [ vers of darkness and confufion, sick. u Thou that with furpafling glory crown'd, u O Sun, I tell thee how I hate thy beams"— was said by an old enemy of government. There is a class of men with whom the insi nuations against the purity of government, and the pretences of corrupt speculations by men in public trust, will have influence. They, how ever, were never friendly to it. Knaves take the suspicion of foul play for the proof of it.— Each finds in his own heart that the tale of slander might be true. We are as often duped by too little confidence in men, as by too much. It is too late in the day for the people to be deceived by the wind music of certain declaim ers on the deplorable situation of our country— they have thrumbed this tune so long, that it is aftonilhing they are not tired of hearing it— when they are at length almost reduced to the situation of certain preachers in London, whole audiences are frequently no more than the vi car and clerk. SHIP NEWS, ARRIVED at the PORT oj PHILADELPHIA. 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