FROM THE BALTIMORE EVENING POST.
BRUTUS (a writer in Mr. Freneau's Nation*
Ga/.eiie) inquires, after comparing (he sup
porters of government to the hireling writers in tin
Englift* papers who are paid Jot their aoufe>" when,
«' arc we to look for the advantages which the
44 people have gained by the conilituiiou of the
« United States ? Is it, he asks, to the profpeous
4 » situation of our mechanics and manufacturers,
t* who on account of severe duties on fait, tea,
and other"neceiranes of life have been un
der the necefliry at raiting their work in oider
«« to support their families ? Is it the mercham
44 whole business is liable to be deranged, and-his
" calculations fruftrated by the opinion ot a fccre
" tary of the treaUrry ? Is it to our commerce
41 more than ever embai railed with vexatious rc
tl gulaiions ? Or i* it to the great body of yco
" manry prevented from felung the produce of
" their farms to foreigners, and having an exciL
" man planted in every quarter of the country,
" like in overseer on a Negro plantation, to pre
vent the firmer from making use of the produce
ti of his own labour." All the laws reipeCtingl
these subjeCts, it seems are exceedingly obnoxious
to the writers in the National Gazette, are abomina
bly bad, ought to be annihilated, and all who had
any concern in their enaction forever excluded font
Con*ref'; then as these genilerrien tell us aimoit in
every National Gazette, we Ihould under the new \
adminijl ration of affairs, enjoy a return of true re- i
publican days,the good days previons to the adop
tion of the conftiiution ; days and times which I
am persuaded, a vast majority ot the people of the
United States, most heartily deprecate. That the
la w for the encouragement of manufactures has de
fers ; that the law for regulating trade and lav
ing duties has defcCts ; that the law providing tor
the payment of the public debt has defeats ; that
the excise law has defeCts, will not be denied by
the warmest advocate for the government : but
can it be doubted that when these defcCls come to
be known, experienced and pointed out, they
will not be remedied. Why do not these reform
ers, who have never yet, through the organ of the
National Gazette, found occasion to praifea Jingle
wteafure of government, why do they not go to work
like honorable men and point out their defcCts.
Why instead of laying their finger upon them one !
by one, and suggesting fome'.hing better in their
stead do they deal always in general declamation
and indijeriminate censure, a mode of writing which
ha* never yet either injlruaed or enlightened man
kind ; a mode of writing which eifeCtually dif
fualifies from judging, and yet Brutus and his
party, requires that the people should pas's sentence.
But what is the veal filuation of things, for that is
a tefl within the knowledge and comprehtnfion of
mechanics, manufacturers, farmetsand merchants,
all of whom it seems are called upon to unite un
der the banners of Br utu s, to pull to pieces the
government and the laws. Are our artizans and
manufacturers, as Brutus implicates declining in
their business and ? No. We alien
that they never were in this country in a more
thriving or growing condition, or at any former
period could they contemplate such promising
prof ie£ls for themselves and posterity. If the ca
lamities in the Weft-Indies have raised the pricc
°ffugar that is not to be a fori bed *o government,
and if they pay a little dearer than formerly for
some other articles, that is more than overbalan
ced by a greater plenty of money, introduced by
the operations of government, by the duties it has
laid ojn imported articles of their refpeCtivc trades,
and the spring which it has given to every effort ot
industry. Ought any order of citizens to enjoy
advantages and not contribute to the support ol
government ? Is trade iujuted, or have the laws
of trade or revenue contracted or abridged it ? as
Brutus further implicates. DireCtly the reverse.
The laws of trade, and for the collection of the re
venue, which includes the banks, have extended,
invigorated and improved evcrv thing refpe&ing,
and dependant on navigation. Witness the amount
of our exports; witness the amount of the tonnage oj
American vejfels employed in our coalting and fo
reign trade,which (hews inconteftibly the irtmenfe
fupcriorit vof the present over the pafl. Bur, con
tinues. B'r utus, the regulations of commerce pre
vents the fanner from felling his produce to fo
reigners ; that is, Congress having laid a higher
tonnage on foreign than American vessels, procures
thereby for the latter a preference in the way of
freight. Tf this be a crime in government, to prefer
our own vejfels* who except such as Brutus would
wish to lee it punijhed. Why is it forgotten by
Brutus, that a great pail cf the wealth of the
Dutch, that much of the wealth of the Eng'.ilh has
been accumulated by freights ; and that the envy!
of the Englifti at feeing the Dutch enjoy almost
exclusively this profitable branch of commerce, pro
duced the celebrated navigation ad, under which
our vefTels groan in England, and for which oui
extra tonnage on their vefTels forms no equivalent
reftriCtion. According to Brut us also, the ex
cise prevents the farmer from making ule of his
own labour. Alk the manufacturers of stills,
whether that branch of business has diminished <j
they will tell us that it has increased since the ex
cise law; a sure and certain proof that its opera
tion has opened to the farmer a more extensive de
mand for the produce of his labour. From these
distinCt and independent faCts, it is evident that
general and individual wealth has greatly increased ;
it is evident also, that the augmentation of money,
the facilities to trade, the uniformity of regulati
ons, pervadingthe United States, and ihe eftabliih
ment of manufactures, ail proceeding from the go
vernment, have raised the United States from a
chaos of contradictory laws and regulations, from
a bankruptcy of credit and character, io-a ft*t>on
which her enemns behold with envy, and hit
friends with admiration, and yet Brutus alks.
where are we to look for the advantages gained by
its adoption. Let us pity such men, wlio amidil
such feenr&xan liA_d.i£fu»«*ei»*rtJ.
TOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES
REPRESENTATIVES in CONGRESS.
r T" , HE importance »( a repfefentative govern
meni tothe pAfervation of the rights and
privilege of the people, is idea deeply i m .
prrflVd no the mind of every lioneft intelligent
eitizen qf the United Slates.
This however, is nothing n.ore than a general
pr.nciplc, which in its application may, or may
not Complcat!v answer the expeditions of the peo
ple. On a jutt and deliberate fxercife ot the dut)
which devolves on the voters, depends the wifd*n>
and lnccefs ot future arrangements for the public
ood.—li is not a nicer opinion, that the belt and
•vifeft inititulious are liaolc to abufc—faCts and
xpenence concur to prove that want of capacity
and honelty in thole who arc deputed to tjanfatf
anylpufmefs, public or pnvjtc, will almost inva
riably produce if not mifchiet, in
the end. It is too oilen verified to ef,aue obser
vation, that men a-e ceded to public offices,
whom prudent persons would not emrult w»tfi
the management of their individual concerns—for ,
proof ot this, ler us turn our .attention to
country from. whence the principal part of cur
civil and political inilitutions are derived.-— S'Jy,
do we tneic btl.old men of principle, men of pro
bity and real integrity, difluiguifhed by she
frages of the people ?—Do we there fee m*n of
independent characters and situations, biouglu
I forward, and made the guardians of the public m
teteft ?—True it is> their rcprelentation is grossly
defective; but by far the majority is chosen by
the votes of free eleCtors. Are those immediately
and freely chosen by the people, eleCted for their
wisdom and virtue ?— Let faCts determine.—lt is
a general opinion in. that country, that every man
has his price. Men of extravagance, gamblers,
fpendthrifts and debauchees, are generally necefii
tou>-*— the price of such characters is in propor
tion their circumltances—and so it ever will be
in all countries. If the people will-not be just to '
themselves in their choice ot representatives,they
cannot cxpeCt that their reprefentatires will be
faithful to their infercfts. 44 A good tree will not
bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit." Let every eleCtor there
fore commune with his own heart when about to
give his fuffrage—let him ferioully enquire whe
ther he would entrult the characters that may be
proposed to his cheice, with the management of
any private business of importance? If he would
not, Jet him withhold his vote from such charac
ters. The want of honest principles is an open-,
door, thro' which every species of fraud and mil
managetnent will enter. It is possible to find a
fufficient number of honest and capable men in,
every community, to appoint as the organs of the
nation—and when that is the cafe, and elcCtions
are free, the people themselves are to blame for
the nufchief consequent on giving thejr fufFrages
to persons of no reputation in private life.
Philadelphia, Aug. 22.
' Capt. Boys of the Ship Perseverance, arrived
here on Sunday afternoon from Havre-deGrace,
which place he left on the 19th June, and brings,
intelligence, which corroborates in part the re
port of the success of Gen. Fayette's army;
and it not fully confirmed by the accounts now
rece!ved, they prove it to have been not with
out foundation, as will appear from the follow
ing extradl of a letter from an American house,
in Havre to their correspondent in this city.
" With refpeft to o,ur markets, but little al
terations have taken place since our last; but
our exchanges with all foreignplaccs have taken
considerable favour—that on London has risen
from id to 19, and js ftjll on the rife.
" News is just received [the letter is dated
the I 7th] in town by private letters, and by this
day's paper, that on the I2th inft. a general en
gagement took place between the Auftrians and
the French army under General la Fayette, in
which the Auftrians were beaten, with a loss of
two thousand men left on the field of battle, be-,
fides some prisoners taken by the French with
eighteen pieces of cannou."
The engagement happened near Namur, near
which place the enemy were in great force, as a
falle march towards it was made to mislead
them. ,
There has been another change in the French'
Miniliry—The Miniflers of War, contributions
and ot t;ie interior departments, were displaced.
M. Dumouner, late Minister of Foreign Aifairs,
has been placed at the head of the War Depart
ment; M. Jaiilac is made Minister of Forejgn
Affairs, and M. Mauld'e is placed at the head of
the interior.
M. Gouvion was killed in a Ikirmifli by a re
bounding cannon ball.
Tfie Princc of Liege is dead.
M. Cuftiucs replaces M. Rocliambeau.
The Pclilh army effectually opposed ati at
tempt of the Ruffians to crols the Dniester.—
The latter were obliged to turn back to their
encampment.
The inhabitants of Porentrui have lhewn a
design to allert their independence.
A Indian chief of the Onondago tribe,was in
humanly muidered near the Ofwego Falls, the
27th July last—One Jacob Valentine is charged
with the crime-—and he having absconded,» ttie
Governor of the State of New-York offers 520
dollars reward for apprehending him.
The Directors of the weltern inland lock-na
vigation in the Sate of New-York, having form
ed a board, and chosen Gen. Schuyier,Prekdent,
the work is to be commenced immediately.
A canal has been proposed, down the waters'
of the Brandywine in the State of Delaware—
Coinmiflioners were appointed by the govern-i
;nent to view the grotnd through which the ca- 1
nal should pass- a committee wai latelv choieni
by a large nu'in er of the inhabitant-, met at
Ciiefter, to attend the Commillioners on this
business.
A report is in circulation, that Air. Few de
clines a re-election as a Senator of the Unitjd
States lor the State of Georgia, and that Gen.
Jackson is talked of as Sis fuctelTor.
The Boston papery inform, that great appre
hensions were lately entertained by the inhabi-i
tants of the spreading of Small Pox in t. at
town—This bulinefs is much better managed
in New-York and Philadelphia—a licence to in
noculate when it is most convenient and ad
visable, is generally improved spring and au
tumn, and ierves, experience teftifies, to ar«
nihilate any alarms on account of that dilbrder,
detrimental to the trade, bufinels or supplies of
thole cities.
N0..1.
95
From the various circumstances which are
jlated a.» attendant on the death of Elizabeth
ieevesjwe believe that the following pajticyjfti-,
tffpecling that atrocious murder, aiaybejrSed
m as fatfts.
Mils Reeves had on Wedncfday evening been
□n a short visit to a relation in Coombs's Alley,
which Hie left about eight o'clock, to go home,
alone, and without any thing uncommon having
«>ccurred : from that time Hie was not seen ©j
heard of until early on Thursday morning, when
her body was discovered lying on the mud with
the face down, in the dock near Warder's wharf.
On examining, it was found that the most bru
tal violence had been committed on her person,
and a large wound on the left fide of her mouth,
'and bruises on other parts, that ./lie mult
have fuffered much from the molt fharneful
abuse ; leveral of her teeth were loose. —It ap
peared, from marks of her feet in the mud, that
ihe had moved several steps from the place where
(he was firft thrown, where her comb and a rib
band were found.
Nothing has yet appeared to detect the vil
lainous perpetrators of this infernal deed, but a
bor declared that he saw two men in a batteau
very early in the morning at the particularfpot
where the body was found, who made off upon
his- approach, and went on board afliallop down
the river.
Miss Reeves was about 17 years old, and ap
prenticed to amantua-maker; and when it is
considered that Ihe bore a very good character,
and was remarkable for her amiable deport
,men't and pleaiing manners, the loss to society
I must be the greater, and excite in the brealts of
(every friend to humanity a detcftation of the
diabolical actor of this horrid tragedy.
Her remains were decently interred on Fri
day afternoon, in St. Peter's Church-yard, at
tended by a great concourse of people of both
sexes, lamenting the unhappy and untimely
'detfth of this victim to the barbarity of thole
[ whose pride it fhouldliave been to afford protec
tion to unguarded Innocence.
AljiraH oj European intelligence, received by the UJI
arrivalt.
Some of the citizens ofParis oil the 12th June
appeared at the bar of the National Alterably,
and denounced (accused) tlie ftafF officers of the
Parisian National Guard—mofe corrupt, said
they, than the Kings' Guard, they are more
dangerous—they alked that they might be dif
banded—referred to the committees united.
June 13, A letter from M. Servan, minister
of war, informed the AlfemMy that the King
liad difmilTed him—ha hoped he ftiould not on
this account lose the eftiem of the Alfembly—
and allied permiflion to go agaijift the enemies
of tfie country.
This difmilTion was not well received by the
Assembly—M. Duffiiult, a member, pronounced
an eulogiutn on M. Servan—and a decree was
finally pal Ted in which it is declared that the
loss of this minister is regretted by the Nation.
r A letter from the King informed the Aifem
bly that the MiniP-er of War, of the interior,
["iijd of contributions were difuiifled—and of the
appointment of their fuccelTors—fome murmurs
followed the reading this letter. The decree
of the Aflembly i;i favor of M. Servan, was ex
tended to Meifrs. La Platiere and La Claviere.
M. Dumourier, the new Minister of War en
tered the AlTembly and was received with mur
murs, or rather faint hiftes.
| M. Dumourier informed the AlTembly that
the provisions lent to the army were infufficient,
the army incomplete, the cities unfortified, and
the kingdom unprotected.
M. Charnot denied the unfavorable account
given by the Minister.
•The emiffioii of affignats was carried to
1800,000,000.
June 11. There was a considerable fKirmifti
between the vanguard of M. la Fayettes' army,
and a part of the Auitrian army—it appears
the latter gained forae advantage in the begin
ning of the aflion—but M. la Fayette coming
up with a reinforcement, he retook all the
ground loft, and the enemy retired—the French
followed them upwards of a league—every Ra
tion was retaken, and the French army dis
played on a heigth to offer battle ; but the de
liga of the Auftrians appears to have been on
ly to surprise and cut oft'the vanguard of the
F1 ench—not having succeeded, they retired
Of the French the Lieut. Colonels of the volun
teers ot Cote d'Or, and M. Gouvion, were kil
led.—The Auftrians carried oft" part of their
dead, and left a considerable number on the
fieid.
The above. appears to be the business, on
which theltory i; founded of M.laFayettes' tak
ing Naraur, and killing 2 or 3300 Auftrians.
Accounts from Valenciennes of June 8, fay,
that the whole French army is. in motion to in
vert Lisle. Mystery governs the plans, exact
ness ai d zeal in the execution. Abundance
reigns, and every precaution is taken for its
continuance.—The Prince Biftiop of Liege be
ing dead, intrigues are on foot to make the
[choice erf his fucceflor fall on a Prince of the
House of Austria.—Certain feudal opprcfiions
have been recently lupprefted in the kingdom of
Naples—The Helvetic Body assembled in a
diet pn trie 13th May, have unanimously refolv
ted to ob.erve the ftrifceft neutrality On a re
view "f tlie state of affairs in France, it appears
! thit the ardor of the people in the caule of li
berty, is in full vigor. At the fame time it ap
pear; to be extraordinary that another charge
fh mld take place in the Ministry, and tliatfome
of the moll decided patriots Ihould be difmiiied.
Time will explain all.
The Ruffian shave entered the Polish Ukraine,
but have Been beaten in all the ikirmiflies which
have hitherto taken place. The Kingjo£ Po
land is to command the army i* jerfon
Articles iwrier.iljs-i'aris head of the 7th June
a*, that-the utmost tranquility reigns in that
city—that the public funds have ril'en—that the
riench armies remain inadive, the Ministers
behg determined to equip them formidably be
fore thev commence an attack.—M. de Cu'ftine
has been naused to succeed Marih*l Luckner a:
Commasdsr in Chief of the army on the Rhine;
con fide rable failures have happened in Paris
artd other parts of France, alio in Bremen and
Hamburgh—these have proceeded from too
deep speculations in the funds. A proclamation
against leditious writings ha", been ifiucu in
Ireland. A peace is concluded between the
Doge of Venice and the Bey of Tunis.
Considerable riots have taken place at Edin
burgh, in conleqnence of the Magistrates' in
terpoiing to prevent the populace from burning
Mr. Dui.das in effigy. The military were called
on, and one man killed—the tumult was at
length fupprefl'ed.—Letters of congratulation
have been received in Paris, from the Prelude nt
of State*;, on the acceptance of the
new Conltitution of France by the French King.
Mr. Morris has had his audience of the King of
tue French, and delivered his credentials as Mi
nister Plenipotentiary from the United States
of America.
The farmers of the United States are cau
tioned, in the Maryland Journal, to be on their
guard againift the practice of a cer tain let of
men, who in order to affect the price of country
produce, especially wheat, publilh fabricated
extracts of letters from various parts of Eu
rope, setting forth that the markets in that
country are overstocked, yea glutted with
wheat in such manner that there will be no sale
for 12 months to come. The farmers are ad
vised to have patience and wait till time tells
the truth.
Europeans who admire the splendor and pros
perity of our new government, would be ar:az
ed to hear that there is a disciplined junto train
ed to abuse and bring it into abhorrence. The
French, who are pafllonate admirers of our free
constitution, would be the least amazed, becauie
they have such enemies of order and their con
stitution among themselves. But, at leait, they
understand the views of these men, and are on
their guard again ft them. It is time for Ame
ricans to stand on their defence against the ene
mies of their peace.
SHIP NEWS,
ARRIVED *t the PORT oj PHILADELPHIA.
Bug Heflor, Baker, Cu-ocoa
John, fiurnham, ditto
Schooner Industry, Stiles, Aux»Cayes
John, Love, Jamaica
Sloop Jesuit, Lament, Havanna
PRICE OF STOCKS.
6 per Cents, 22if
3 per Cents, 1 tfg
Deterred,
full shares Bank. U. S. 50 per cent,prcm.
£ lhares, 61
Several Favors omitted, Jha/l be attended to
in the next Gazette.
New-Brunswick
Church Lottery.
THE peculiar circumstances of a gentleman
who had undertaken to tlifpofeol a propor
tion of the tickets in the New-Brunfwick Church
Lottery, having, in his opinion, rendered it incon
venient for him further to proceed in the sale
thereof, between eleven and twelve hundred tick
ets are unexpe&edly returned to the Rettor,
Church-Wardcns and Veftiy-min. This lays the
Managers under the neceflity oi further adjourning
the drawing of the Lottery, until the fifteenth day
of October next, that they may have time to trans
mit these tickets to the parts of the state where they
ate applied for, and lecrive the returns As there
are but lew tickets besides these remaining on
hand, all persons who are disposed to promote the
pious object of this Lottety, or to take a chance
for the pi izes therein, are requeued to supply them
selves by the firft of O&obcr ; and the gentlemen
appointed to dispose of them, are desired to return
thole to the Managers which then remain unfold*
to anlwer the applications of some gentlemen in
the neighborhood, who arepoltponed to this re
foutce for a supply.— And notice is hereby given,
that the tickets not returned to the Managers by
the eighth day of Ottobcr, will be conhdered as
at the risk of the holders.
N. B. Robert Morris, Esq. of Ncw-Brunf.
wick, is duly ehofen one of the Manager! of the
said Lottrty, and has given (Kurity and qualified
agreeably to law. (eptOi)
Treasury Department,
August, 20th, 1792.
NOTICE is hereby given, that propofah will
be received at the office of the Secretary of
the Treasury until the fourth day of O&obcr next
inclusively, (or the supply of the following articles
of Clothing for the Troop* in the fcrvice of
the United States viz.
FOR thk INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY.
4608 Hata 18460 Shirts
4608 Coats 7956 Pair of Socks
4608 Vcfls 4608 Blanket®
8668 Woolen Overalls 4608 Stocks
9216 Linen Overalls 4608 Stock Clasps
18376 Pair of Shoes 4608 Pan* of Buckles
FOR thi CAVALRY.
360 Caps Pair of Stockings
Coats '44° Shirts
360 Veils 360 Blanket!
360 Pair of Leather 360 Stocks
(Breeches 360 Siork Clasps; also,
720 Pair of Boots laoo Rifle Shirts, to be
360 Pair of Spurs (made ol Ruflia Sheeting.
The ahore Clothing to be delivered either in
New-York, Philadelphia or Baltimore, at the op
tion of"tlu*contractor or contractors, on or before
the day of June, 1793.
The piopofals may eomprife the whole of the
before-rntntioned Clothing, or any one or more
of the component articles ;to be furnifhrd agreea
bly to patterns or fpecuneus, which will be fht wn
at the War Office. Good fecunty will be requir
ed for the pun&ual and faithful performance of
the contract. The payment will be on the delive
ry of the Clothing, or, if. neceflary, such reasona
ble advances will be made a:> the Secretary of the
Trcafury Ihall deem expedient.