On Toefilay the 27th «H. Citizen Bompard, commander ot the I'Em bulcade, gave a dinner to the Go vernorof Pemifylvania, the Minliter of the French Republic, and foine other citizens, eta board the Frigate. After dinner several songs l'uited to the occasion, were fang with great etFec't, and the following toaits drank : I. The American and French Re public—May they forever be uni led ! (a salute of 21 guns.) ■2. The President of the United States. 3. The Rights «f Man—may they become universal law. 4. The Republican Fair. j. The Frigate l'Enibufcade—(a volunteer by the Governor of Penn sylvania.) As the American citizens wete preparing to leave the frigate, citi zen Dupont, the boatlwain, addres sed them j" the name of his mefl inaies, 111 a speech replete with pa triotic ieniiments, exprelled with feeling. The Governor made an apposite reply. The company having taken their leave of citizen Bompard, the Mi nitler repaired 011 board the lhip Amiable, Capt. Paul, and returned him thanks in the name of the re prefeniativcs of the French nation, for his generous exertions in saving the crew of the French lhip La belle Creole. Capt, Paul received the Minilter with cordiality, and citizen Genet, as he left the vefl'el, was saluted with fevtral hearty cheers from the crew of the Amiable, and the Ame rican citizens who were aflembled in great numbeis 011 the wharf. Thirdftrftt, 50th May, X 793- HIS Britannic Majesty'? Consul- Gencral for the middleand louthern States of America, anxious to mani- j feft his regard for the public peace of this city, and his refpeft for the Laws and ,Co« ft notion of the United States, recommends,molt earnestly, to the British Seauie" »» 'he port o. ahd to all others, his • (Majeity's fubjeds, to condutft tliem felves with the gicaielt moderation ■ iand good order. ' Si'ich tonaucT will best enrhlr th*rii to the protection of the laws. If injuries ftiould be received, by any of the i'ubjesSs of the Crown, they are to seek redress through the me dium pointed out by the Conftitu tioil of the United States: inen deavo'ing to obtain that redress, the Conful-Gjeneral shall ever confi . der k *s an indifpenfible doty, on his pare, to afford the utinoft assist ance aiul protection. The remarks in the J ollowing Jhort ex traftj are recommended Jto the conjt deration of the Syfttm-mongers oj the present day. IT is justly observed by Lord Bacon, that " instead of endeavor ing to ere(ft new constitutions, the w 1 idyii) of nations may be found to confilt in communicating the utmost degree of perfection to those under which they have hitherto existed.' This is in exacft conformity to the doctrine of gradation in all progres sive improvement, and which seems, indeed, to be the oeconoiny of na ture and divine providence. As there are various feeds profufely scattered over the external face ot nature, so there are various sources of political societies—and as the huibandmau only pretends to culti vate, not to create the feed of vege tables, so, in like manner, it is tor the interest of human societies, that statesmen, instead of forming at once the very stamina or efl'ence of new governments, by a process hid den aijd violent, fhouUl the of the old in the mean time, and aflimilate them, according to the general oeconomy of nature, by flow degrees, to the moll approved forms that even metaphysics can de vile. Ann • J tfKf. CapMt'wb, of the brig Jar*, in 23 days fom Ringflrm, informs, that when be left that port, afeout thirty French prize* were brought in tbart, some of them very rich. The Mifflia of New.Jersey, agreeable to late returns, amount to «g,077, between the ages of 18 and 45. The companies in unifoim, in cluded 111 this number, are 14 ol artillery, si ol horse, 11 of grenadiers, and 26 of infantry. A lute W7iter en tie fubjeft of Kings, »n order t-o I Jhr.w the pernicious conjtquences re fulling J ro ' n the Jewijh prcdile&iomin their favor % quotes the celebrated description oj Kings gixen in Jcripture by the Prophet Samuel—On which, a writer in the Delaware Gazette makes theJplUwingXcmarks : TPhe pajfage relates entirely to tfie Jews preferring a kingly government to theocracy; that is, to their chilling rather to bp govern ed by despotic; monarch*, than by men of God's o\vn immediate appointment, and un der the guidance of* his unerring wisdom. This foolifh and ungrateful stupidity of the Jewiih nation, well deserved the variety of oppression with which the Lord threatened them by his servant Samuel. But how do these threats apply to other kingly govern ments ? to the Bntilh, for instance, or to the French government, as established by the con s ftituent alTembly ? should the people of ; France insist upon a conftitntional King, as . the only rr.eafuve calculated to put a period to their calamities, would the denunciations j of the Prophet be applicable to that nation, unlets it firft be proved and granted, that the National Convention are a&ing under the immediate direction of heaven, and that the spirit of Samuel animates the breast of a Marat, a RobertJ'piere, and other leaders of that body ? The following fehtiments are extrafled from iht ob servations oj the fame "writer. " From whatever political ource tollman misery proceeds, that source must be hateful to every honelt mind, whether it tak£s its rife from the foot of the throne, or the tri bune of popular assembly governments, men must be judged by their fruits. Those of/mr American Constitution are de licious. They stand in 110 need of royal fun (hine to matuie them. When the benefits of the French Republic ftinll be equally con fpicuons, it will then be time enough, amidst the blaze of human happiness, to forget, if poflible, the dark and dismal scenes of its hil tory, which at present, must afflict every Ton of feeling. " The love of the /pedes is implanted in the | li'ind by nature : in this cafe, inftin&'is afTft- I eel by a sense of duty to seek the hnppinefs of it; and our enquires, at lengthdifcover, that nothing can produce this happiness, but public liberty : Then to procure this, being the means of gratifying the noblest of its innate pillions, we fee what it is that has drawn he roic minds, through all ages, from Mpjes to Wapiington, to declare themselves such un wearied advocates for the common rights of The love of the human fpcties y therefore, being the only solid foundation of public liberty and political' equality* fbould be cultivated by every means and inducement that human wifdnm can devise. Instead of shedding the cold mildews of inieivfibillty*over the fineft feelings of the heart, let it be the* study of American Patriots to prelerve them vigorous and lively, while we feel for human wretchedness, she shall never occasion it : By figbiug over the crimes of other nations, we fliall venerate more devoutly the reign of laws in our own. Universal liberty in every State flfipuijd bsget mjiyerfal benevolence, or it fails in a duty efiential to so glorious a pa rent. May America, guided by moderation and wisdom, like the mighty eagle, unmoved amidst the storms of contending nations, re* new incessantly her immortal youth, and purge her opening fight at the unobftru&ed beams of our benign meridian Sun, even while the ill affettcd birds of night, would with their envious hooting* prognofticatc an approach of darkness and decay." COMMUNICATIONS. There are y>e».fons among us who pretend to be friends to the oteutnlity of the United States in the present war among the power* of Eufope, whtle at the fame time they vent the.moll un qualified abule ajiamft the funreme executive of the Union, and the great body of the mercantile interest, for adopting, pursuing, and approving of measures calculated to ensure the great ob je£l of peace, and securing to the country the immenfc advantages arising from our peculiarly fortunate ii:ualion. Certain declaimers profefs to bp great fiiends to the agricultural irttereft of the United States, while they take the nmft effectual meafcires to deptefs it—attempts to involve our doroeftic concerns in coniution, by embarrafling the ope rations of the governmrnt —and tp entangle us in a war wkich would rcduce our produce to less than one half its present value—-are the only evidences of patriotifin exhibited by these per sons. The reviler# of the present government of the Urt'tcd Stafcs, profefs to venerate the Congress: of'76— and yet they are conJlanUy xountcra&- ing ihe principles on which the people at that period, a (Turned the rank of an independent nation Some writers, while ihey affutne the appella tion of the Friti'ds of Liberty, »t the fame nme consider the fccuiity of the invaluable blrding under laws enaffrd by the people, as a slate of ferviiude—hence the coriftant reference to the times of anarcliy and conlufion, and the frequent eulogiums on ihrm, as the mod flnurilhing pe riods in the hiflory of our country ! ,i. Banks are engine* of ijranny and corruption; fay our pure immaculate holders forth against' Ongrefs. The fame fct very confiltemly pa tioniie the establishment of more hanks under the charter of the state legiflatuies. The mifchief lies altogether in their being cflablifhed by Con gress. Thus it is that nionied corpoiations are dreadful evils—Therefore, (ay they, let us have more of them. No opinion can be more unfounded than that munufaflures are irjuriots'j to agricul ture.—l that been attempted, without much success however, to raile * jealousy against Consrcft, becsufe the impolt lawi encourage 419 our own workmen by charging a duty on f n ~ rergw Atbricks—That duty is in etfeft a boun ty.-—The proportion that Congref* (hould fur ther eV?courage the introduction of new ' branches of manufeftares, and the extension of thole already eftablilhed, by -giving I'rnall sums.by way-os bounties, has been made a formidable scarecrow. The yeomanry of the Unitexj States .have been addrefled in the most vehement {h'le, and with every infidiou* ait of mifreprefentatiou to make them afraid of their interests being facrificed to the manu faft.urers-—Fa£ts however bear down this chiidUh sophistry—The lands, and honfes, and implements of huftjandry are not taxed-—and it appears to be thedeiire of the government to abstain from,fych taxes, until Ibme great oGcafion shall compel their being laid—Exam ples are better than long winded arguments to the direst advantage derived to rheffcinwrs from the encouragement of ma no. faftures-'" Bew and Porter cannot be import ed from foreign countries without paying high duties—Con fequently, home made maJt liquors are used in an increafcd proportion. To prove the advantage to the yeomanry in this ififtance, take a fact—many of the like kind can be produced—A cargo of Barley has been fold in this port for 9f. currency a bulh el. Quere —WojaId it be for the interest of tl»e growers of barley to abolish the duty on imported malt liquors? The writers of government have complain ed of being deemed itfj enemies—while they fufpc<sHt of all evil designs, and charge all manner, of corruption and profligacy on the atfminiftcation, they ought to be its enemies. —Unless they admit that they are not foes t-o vice—Yet after havjng drawn, as they pre tend to the life, the most horrible pictures of government, they tell us they are the true and only friends of the constitution. Thus it is said that. : -a Ruffian bridegroom gives his wife, a goodd nbbing t;o (hew his ardent love These good friends of the cm-jftrTutibn fay to government, as the school boys often fay to each other in joke—do uot be afraid, we will stand by you till every bone In your skin is broke, but one, and that we will break ourselves. The last accounts from London, fay th>t the Treaty of Commerce with Ruflia is renewed. 'One of the Liverpool banks it is (aid flopped payment for two millions of money. Gen. Alexander died latejv at Pcnfacola—lt is said he is Succeeded by C+lphcn. The " General Advertiser" of Wednesday, gives a very riifagrerable account of the conduct of thcSpanilh government, in banishing French men from that kingdom, with circumstances of great rigor and cruelty—2l French paffergers arrived here in the {hip Enterprize last Tuefdav, from Cadiz. The " American Daily Advertiser" of Thursday, fays, " it is conje&ured that those Frenchmen who were obliged to take fan&uary on board the Enterprize, had omitted comply ing with some formalities, or had not fatisftcd 1 .iljV- of govet nment." Mr Herfchel is now said, by the aid of his powerful glafies, to have reduced to a certaintv, the opinion that the moon is inhabited. He has discovered land and water, and is enabled tp distinguish between the green and barren mountainous spots on the former, which, as with us, are subdivided by the fca. Within these few days he has distinguished a large cdi- apparently" of greater magnitude than St. Pauls ; and he is confident of (bortly being able td give an account of the inhabitant}!, v ■ London paper. A correspondent, »n a Providence paper, beg! leave, with all duefubmiffion, to enquire, whether tRe French National Convention have a right to empower their Officers to fit atid commission privateers in our ports; also, whether they have likewise power to establish Courts for the trial 1 of property. —We have a Supreme Court—we have Circuit Courts— we have district Courts—we have State Su perior Courts—and Courts of Common Pleas —besides, Justices Courts innumerable—lf all these ate infufficient, in the name of good- -.uMV Wt Congress or our State Legiflatureo,ef tablifh more—but I can't conceive, that it is riecefTary or propfcr for the National Conven tion of France, or any of their officer?, to un dertake the business. From thi New York Daily Adverlifer of zgth ult. Yeftcrday afternoon arrived the (hip Hazard, of Wifcaflct, in 43 day* from Liverpool; (be brings no news of any confluence, farther than wc had from London of the nthof Ao»il.— Privateers are still fining out in the different ports of England, although it is generally he lieved that peaCe is near at hand, as the present Fiench National Convention, in all probability, cannot long govern, they haying entirely loft the confidence of the people, and famine and the sword farround them in every dtre&ion. — Dumourier and his army have declared in favor of a rcgal government, and are undoubtedly on their march to Pari?. THE news about France, s Leads »M comical dance ; Rumour, thai rxcentric hag, Ca'peii up and down, z'g zag; Now the Ftench are all in a bo?, Now the Mynheeis arc all in a fog; Now Dumourier is rutting up the Prufliins, Now Catharine unkennels her Ruffians; Now Cobourg ii hewing down whole ranki, Now Frederick is crofling tbt Rhine's banks ; Now Cuftine cun ten ilmufand to pieces, Nor leaves a lingle man to tell the new s; 1 Ev'n Frederick 11 caught without his (hoes, And BronfwicW'i Duke all pulrlaiaaiiuntctafr And now another tune the bclciam chimes, Dumourier turns tail; Sedufiive «rti prevail— And Freedom drops a tear at n.ijliiy «hoi*s. RUMOUR. Ertrail of a letter from Br< ft, dated dprd 6, 1793, via Cape-Ftancon. Citizen Friend, " I lay hold of the opportunity of the frigate la Concorde Jailing for ilie Capp_, to iitroim youot wti-ai. happens in France. You have ieeu the war in the Colonies ; we ai e al niolt in the fame crisis. The fain£ nionfters which fomented ihe w »i ---in tit. Domingo, have foilieined it in France. 'I lie counuy has 1 evok ed against us; and the country peo ple act like the negroes, only they are )efs reasonable. 1 lie refracto ry priests have inspired them with such a degree of ftUiaiicifin, thac they believe they fhail go to heaven immediately in cafe they fliould be killed. The country here has been subdued ; but a number ot these unfortunate people weic killed be fore they could be brought to rea son, and we have likewise luli. a number of brave patriots. " T lie evil is much greater at Nantes : The city is belieged by more than country people, having emigrated noblemen and refractory priests at their head. They are eonftantly fighting. *1 he Patriots of Nantes have made great havoc amongll these unhappy peo ple, but this does not deter them ; we likewise have 101 l a great num ber of good patriots- All the mails are intercepted. In short, we are at war with all nations, and civil war rages in our own bosom, which is worse than all the combined pow ers ; besides we arelurrounded with traitors : But Jet it be as it will, ! hope we shall conquer them all,and and that Liberty will triumph. " A nuni ber of municipalities and dillritfts have been maflacred—and many of the citizens' houses and castles of the patriots have been pillaged and burnt, particularly in the department of Vendee in Poi tou. We have a cruel war, but we will sustain it. lam at present at Hreit, in order to fend troops to Martinique. " A fleet is to cruize on the coasts of Poitou in order to prevent a descent. " Normontiers, Bourgneuf, Ma cheroul, St. Nazaire, Croifie, Guer ande, Montoife, &c. have been ta ken by the emigrants. Tlie citi* zens of Nantes have retaken St. Na zaire and Croiiie , in the lad named place upwards of 200 emigrants were killed at one discharge. " The patriots were lurprifed through the want of attention of the administrative bodies, or as I rather think, betrayed. They have nov# began to drive offthefe villains, for so they may be justly called. The Guillotine is conitamly a going —a great many heads are cut off every day. This is horrid. The war will be terrible this fumnier.— farewell. " 1 have nothing good to tell you; of the bad we have enovgh, but ne verthelels I hope we (hall conquer. 1 wilh you more tranquility than we have. " Just now peace is made with Hamburgh, and orders have been given to~ refliore the veflels taken from them. Sweden, Denmark and the United States are at peace with us ; this is all." Married, at Goih£n, by the Rev. Nathan Ker, Jonathan Bursal, Esq. of New Yo k, to Miss Frances Wickham, daughter of V/illiam Wickhain, E(~n- of Orange county. SHIP NEWS. ARRIVEDa/lAf PORTo/P.HILADEI PHIA. Ship Betsey, Read ng, Port-au-Princc Brig Polly, M'Lean, Moutego Bay, Molly, Mercer, Oporto Ann, Glover, Tobago Schooner Elizabeth, Philip?, Port-au-Prince Lydia, Dennis, Wilmington, N.C. Fair'Laeiv, Golßgin, Jeiemie, Hifp. Sloop Polly, Franklin, Virginia PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per Cents, 3 per Cents, Deferred, icJ Full (hares Bank. IT. S. 6in 8 pei ceoi. adv. AD/ERTISEUEfIt. g3"" Number 104, of this Gazette, pleats a year linee the commencement of the 4th volume—As the Editor proposes to en large the publication at rlie time of the next meeting of the present volume •will be continued till that period, and the papers published in the interim, numbered and paged accordingly. l ih 9H
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