Meetings have been held in the
lowns of Lynn, Ncv*bury port. Pot-e
----land, Plymouth, Ma> blehead, Salem
aiul Springfield, Mall'achufetts, and
in Hertford and New-Haven, Con
(let'ticut, to talis into conlideration
i lie !»; nation of the United States,
in relation to the war ; in all of
which, the sentiment was fully ex
prefl'ed, that it is our interest and
duty to prefervea Itritft neutrality ;
thac the President's proclamation,
enjoining a neutral conduct, was
patriotic, fealunable, and calculated
to benefit this country ; and that
they will do every thiiig in their
power to prevent a violation of its
principles.
T|ie accounts of depredations on
French property found on board
American vcflels—of interruptions,
detentions, charges, loflcs, insults,
&c. follained by our navigation at
the hands of the New-Providence
privateers, are innumerable—and
call loudly for the interposition of
government. Some accounts of out
rages recently committed on Ame
rican vessels by Ki ench cruifershave
also been publilhed.
Tuerday last the firft vintage ever
held in America, was to begin at
Mr. Legaux's vine-yard near spring
mill—and in a few weeks that gen
tleman will be able to produce fpe
cimens of American wine.
ExtraSs from a Madr't l paper of tie 14th
of June 1793.
" His has teceived by an ex
press, dispatches from Don Ventura Ca
ro, general of the army of Nava.ra ; they
mention that on the 6th inft. at 9 o'clock
in the morning, he ordered an attack up
on the enemy, who were polled up in 3
mountains almolt inacccflible. Alter a
very bloody engagement of 4 hours, our
troops dislodged the enemy, and placed
therafelves in their positions taking from
them Fort Pinon, and purfutd them as
far as the village of Otiznn, which was
occupied by the rear of their army whete
our Gen. ordered his troops to reft & eat
something.as they were yet falting,which
they did inthefame camp and in the fame
tents the Fiench had occupied a little
while before.
" At the time tlr? expiefs set off, oilr
Gen. was not able to ascertain the num
ber of killed and -wounded on either fide
but Gen. Qciirier who commanded the
tear of the French army, arid was taken
prisoner, declared that the {laughter had
been very great in his army.
" GiOi Caro adds that our troops made
the attack with the greatest intrepidity
and valour ; for 4500 men dislodged
4000 from positions almost impregnable,
that even for 20,000 men it would have
been thought a glorious action.
Don Antonio Ricardas, general of the
army of Roufillon, by a letter dated the
4th inft informs, that the day before he
had aH'auhed for two hours the for
tification of the Bauos ; after which,
he ordered his Adjutant to summon the
garrison to surrender within two hours,
otherwise no capitulation would be
granted. The enemy agreed to it, and
sent their conditions, which our general
refufed—the rtt stipulated that the gar
tifon ihould be free. Finally the enemy
fuftendered the fortification, and evacu
ated it with the honors of war ; but the
garrison, to the number of from 350 to
400, remained prisoners of War.
" Our general intends to tranfnit all
the particulars in his next letter."
fRE\'CH NATIONAL COA'PEKf 10N.
Fridsy, May 24, 1795.
On the proportion of the com
mittee 0!" public fafety. The con
vention decreed, That the veflels
of the United -States are not com
prehended in the decree of the 9th
of this month.
Philadelphia, Aug. 16, I 793
jC7* The committee of merchants
being organized, have fixed iheir
Hated meetings on Mondays and
Thursdays in each week, at 12
o'clock at noon, at No. 119, south
front-ftreet, the office of the insur
ance company of North-Am erica ;
where they will be ready to receive
any information from the mer
chants, captains of veflels, and
others who may have any thing to
communicate relative to the objects
of their appointment
Robert Rai.stok, Sec'rj
MOM I'll £ FEDERAL GAZETTE
Tfo. Editor cj the Federal (•azeltc has rectnti the
Inflowing letter a relpeftrfhle correhioiiVl
ent vow in t/, ncity ; I, a , e^ ue j t „ may
he puMjhed.
Sir,
YOU are anthovized to inform the public,
that the armies ot Spaiii, in Catalonia, on
the i6tti nl Apiil enietcd France by the
province of Rouliilon. From tbat time till
the 34th of May, they had beat the French
aimies in several engagements, in which the
forces were equal, and c-ven inferior" to the
latter: that the had taken from
the French by force of arm';, the towns of
Geret and Argeles, together with the fort of
Maiden, with several pieces of artillery, am
munition, arms, two flags, and killed from
3 to 410, 230 wounded, 280 drowned iu fritf"
river near Caret, and they took above 200
prifonei s. That the town of St.Lorencc ,
Cii(Ja, and 21 villages of the French 'fcerdii
ria have furrehdered themfelvei ipon-tstßeoiif
ly to the Catholic armies, with the ringing of
bells, found,ot music, and loud
of long live the kii.g of Spain.
That the May, the other aimy in Na
vane enreied France by the province of Gaf
conia, dislodged the French armv off the
eminence 011 which they were and en
camped themselves thereon; they beat the
French and put them to a piecipitate flight,
and poirefled themselves of the town of Sua.
They were equally beat back in the pro
vince of A'agon, when the French attempt
ed to enter in to Spain—and until that date,
the only advantage the French obtained, was
the taking of the very inconsiderable places
of Sarraganundy and U'dax.
The admiral of the Spanifli fleet, doll Fran
cisco de Borl'a, whom his Catholic maj'ffy
lertt to re inflate his Sardinian m.-.jefly (uncfe
to the king of Sp:iin) informs, under date of
the 26th May, tliat the islands of $teiA.fltonlp
and St. Peters, which had been formerly :aken t
by the French were then in polfeifion of his
Sardinian majeftv, and rendered to him by
capitulation ; that t!ie above admiral had
captured the French frigate Eiena of $6 guns,
on the coast of St. Peter, and the French fri
gate Richmond, formerly belonging to the
E'>£l»fh, was burnt in the harbour.
That laid admiral had taken 011 board his
fleer 37 officers and iooo men prisoners of
war, 25 guns, mortals, and a great quantity
of proyrfions.
Mr. Brown is likewise authorised *0 contra
di& the falfe report of the defeat of the Spa
nish army which appeared foibe time ago, in f
the American papers.
' ROM TK| GENERAL ADVERTISER.
•Reliance may he p> a d ' Ul
"rcat
place
ing intelligence.
Bxtrafl of a letter from a gentlemanofdeep obser
vation and Jlricl veracity, in Hamburgh spAts
jr\cnd in this city "
HAMHURCH, JUNK '
u The Germin rtc'wfpjipert| I fend yon,are
intended for one of your new/paper printers
in making uPe of them, I roust remark, it
will be necessary to observe that they are for
ced almost ali to be partial against the French ;
and that their boasted vi&ories are neither
so decisive, nor so g»eat, as is related. The
war wastes terribly in lives and money, and
the Emperor and Prussia are almost exhausted
in point of finances. Unhapp ly those mis
chievous New-Jacobins do all to promote
and second the measures of the German and
other conspired princes. Marat, lloberfpierie
and Danton, are really the g«eateft enemies
of France. But their party begins to fall;
and is entirely dv ftroyed at Mai feille*, Bour
diaux, &c. only Paris and Lyons support it."
This is in a great degree a confirmation of
the extract of a letter from Bordeaux, given
in our last. It appears from these two [hat a
change must have taken place in the general
politics of France, since the date of our last
detailed accounts. We are tempted to im
agine, from what we have been able col
lect, that probably, the violent minority oi'
the Convention, whose influence is predomi
nant in Paris, may have imprudently ufeel
force against their opponents, and that the
departments well asserted to the cause of ra
tional republicmifm, finding thedignity of the
National Conveneion in fu I ted, and the rights
of the majority impaired by violence, may
have used strong measures to restrain t(ie fac
tious in the capital ; but our belief cannot
carry us to fear, for one moment, that the
causa of limited monarchy could poflibly find
any number yf advocates in France.
The iloop A'odia, which had gone,down the
Ohio to New Orleans, and there rook a Spa
nish regiiler, was taken on her pafl'age to Phi
ladelphia by the Petit Democrat, and sent
ko as a prize to this port, together with the
sloop Hope of Antigua, taken by the Genet.
Both of these prizes were seized by virtue oi'
an order from the Executive of the United
States, directed to governor Mifflin, and a
guard of Militia took pofleffinn of them ; and
on Saturday evening the Alodia was reltored
to the uivner, who is a citizen of the United
States- It is expected that the Hope will
likewise be relfored to her owners, as by tiie
late decilion of the Prefideilt, no prizes can
be legal, that fliall be taken by any of the five
French privatrers mentioned in the Circular
Letter to the Collectors.
In conlequence of orders given to the mi
litia at Fort Mifflin, tliey have seized the brig
Oavofa which had been sent op there a prize
to the Democrat.
The Cologne Gazette Hates in a le»«r da
ted Paris, May 29th, that e*ooo- Royalists had
made an attempt.to attack Cherbourg by land,
while a veflel of eighteen gun? was to attack
ir bv lea ;-but that 2,000 patriot*, with 40
piece* of cannon, having marcfjed against
them, they were forced to ictire.
5 11
A correspondent \n Mr. Dunlap's paper cf
Monday lays, that as the bone of contrition
ig taken atvay, five of the French privateers
being proscribed, it is to be hoped, tiiar any
tii r rh«r clamours against the French nation
wilTceale; indeed we must allow, that the
• Convention in their Decree which excepts
American bottoms from being examined by
their ihips and cruizers, have a&eda wife and
friendly part ; and the accommodating difpojition
of Mr, Genet, since his arrival in America,, has
deserved the approbation of all men, who are
not cafe hardened against the cause of liberty.
His eondoft in regard to the restoration of
the (hip Grange, and in several other instan
ces/ has proved the truth of the aflertio<n.
In the fame paper, the fame paragraphia,
injmojher column, speaking of the repealing
the Decree of the National Convention of the
9th" May (which is a palpable violation of the
treaty) by a fubfeqnent Decree of the 23d
May, fays that this proceeding is 4,4 gencrdus
on the part of France and adds—Such con
fid'erations as thei'* must have some effe<Tt in
flopping the torrent of abuse, now pouring
forth against every Frenchman, and against
every patriot of the world, by the enemies of
liberty, who have iecured to themlelves a
in the United States.
What is intended by u clamours against
the French," it is not difficult to determine,
—Had the government of the United States
permitted certain persons to proceed in their
iwiparellelled insults, and violations of neu-
bad the people refrained from ex
prefling their approbation of the measures
adopted by government,topreferve the peace,
Jibe rty and independence of the United States,
we should not have heard of " clamours a -
garnft the French."—Clamours against the
people and government of this country have
disgraced several of the public prints of the
United States, for several months past—-but
we have heard no remarks (iinilar to the
above from this zealous paragraphift.
We hav< heard of a Decrec of the. National
Convention of France, of the g(h May, evident
ly violating an eflential article of the treaty be
tween France and the United Siates. That such
a Decree was palled, there can be no doubt, as
the conlcqnenccs have been experienced by the
commercial inten fts of this country. But it is
now said (from what authority does not appear,
as neither the Executive of the Union, or'the
Mipifter of France, have announced the fadfc)
that a Decree of the 23d May has annulled the
Decree of the .9th, so Jar as it contravenes the
treaty with the United Slates. However, on the
bare supposition that this may be the cafe, a pa
ragraphift in Mr. Dunlap's paper of Monday,
puffs off the trar.failion as an in (lance of the
** generofit)" of Franc?, and as.facriftcing the. in
tcreft of tl>at republic for their American bre
thren—These arc mere flourifhes—for if to be
jujl in the fulfilment of treaties, is to be generous,
what becomes of i be.faith of nations, and that
fupericrrity of republican h.oni&f, over
that of monarchical ?—The truth is, that those
who have made the greatefl clamour about the
facrednefs of the obligations Amcrjca is under
to fulfil its treaties with France, are the fnft to
annihilate those obligations, Dy extolling an ad
of juflic,c, if it has really taken place, as an ast ol
genervfity. By this we may fee what ideas fume
perfous entertain of the faith of nations.
in the- ii>
lov.jf
The explanation given to the treaty with
France by our Executive, ought ro do away all
'contention on the import of ct rtain articles of
it, <hat have been the cause of unbecoming
warmth nmcing us. The people have spoken by
their executive reprefintative—it becomes every
good citizen got to weaken that voice, but abide
bv the decision. If every one on questions of
this natuie attempted to judge lor himfelf,
wheie would be the use, or energy of govern
ment. Gen. Adv. <
The National Gazette of Wednesday last
fays, " I expett your addressers to the Pro
clamation are composed chiefly of rigid Epif
c&paltans, Quakers,and European merchants,
or in other words, Tories, with a few Office
hunters, and dependants on Office, &rc.-— A
correspondent asks, are not the farmers,
mechanics, laborers, &c. also concerned in
the preservation of the peace of this country ?
A writer in ihe Newark Gazette /peaking oj certain
recent publications—Jays—
" Much of this abuse springs from that old
root of bitterrfefs, the spirit of Antijederahfrn \
some of it from that restless ambition which
wishes to rife, although it be on the ruins of
our peace ; and the reft may be traced to fo
reign interference. No arts to mi fie ad and
poifon'the public mind, and even to pervert
the administration of juiHce, have been spar
ed, and to fnch a height has the wickedness of
some men been carried, that, by means of
an infamous print, the populace have been
founded to fee if they were ripe for the last
ast of violence. This attempt bas filled eve
ry honest breast w~ith indignation, and could
have arisen with those only who have been ac
cuitemed to mafTatres—to heads carried on
polps and to fcaffoids fmoaking with blood.
"j'befe violent attacks upon the peace and
government ol our country have excited the
Maenribri tif many of the principal Ciries and
Tnvrtis-in America. They Ifave thought it
grower by Addresses or Refoivcs, to express
their full approbation of the Pre(idfcnt'» Pro
clamation, of tbeir disposition to preserve the
ftrifteft neutrality and to support.the Consti
tution and Laws of the United States. The
inve&ives of anonymous fcriblers, not one of
whois has dared to avow himfelf, have thus
beenxijienly answered by the must pointed
contradiction and the I"cntiment>.expreiled on
these fubj,-fts in the town-meetings at Bo (lon,
Salem, Beverly and New-York, and by the
Merchnrt"> of Philadelphia, Alexandria and
other place*, breathe the lime spirit. Yet
tliefe explicit declarations have not Clrrced
Says a Correspondent,
FROM A CORRESPONDENT,
these writers. They affect to console them*
feiv-es because the At ri cultural interejt has no c
joined in these aridrefles or relorves. TH*
Editor of the National Gazette even appeal* l
to the Farmers of America to countenance
his abuse of the Preddent's Proclamation.—
Yes ! .my Countrymen, they falfely triumph
in ourJt!enc< and mistake our contempt for our
approbation. It is time therefore for us also
to speak out and to teach these men how lit*
tlettyey know of the land-holders of New-
Jersey, To whom are the bleifings of Peace
more valuable than to us ? To whom are the
. patriotism, the wisdom and difinterelted vir
tues of General WASHINGTON better
known than to us, among whom l>e has Jlo of
ten been ? And where is the State that has
shewn a warmer attachment to the Federal
. Cootfitution, to order and good guvei nuienc
than otirs, which is wnulty composed of Fann
e.'s ? Why then ftoulcf we futfer ourlelves to
? be represented as the Revilers of Gove-.n
ment and ready so rejoice \rith the triends of
anarchy and diforder/'
By the late arrival at New-York from
Bourdcaux, a paper was received containing
the proceedings of the National Convention
of the second of June— by which it appears
that the Convention had been surrounded for
four days by a great multitude of the citi
zens of Paris—-armed with muskets and ar
tillery—that after a tumultuous and clamor
ous debate—Couthon, one of the members, said
that all the members of the aflembly fhouM
poflsfs a confidence that they are free ; you
have found on all fides, and at every Itep a
people who are good, but irritated and desi
rous of j lift ice.
I do not at this t'me vote in favor of the
Icoee of accusation agaiuft the denounced
lumbers, b«t feeing that the opinion it ftrong
iy laaniieited agaiuft then), i dema»d that
they be put in arrest in their own houses} 1
comprehend in my motion the fommifljon of
twelve, and the fniniflerj Le B> uti and Cla
viere ; this proportion was adopted..
The member* arretted are,Vtrgniaux Bar<-
baroux Salles, Genfonne,Gua<!ct, He
lot, Chambon, Buzot, Biruteau, Lidon, ia*
source, Gorfas, Lanjuinais, Grangoneiive Le
hardy dn Mprbihan, Le'age, Lou vat, Valaee,
the members of the conuniflipn ol twefve,
excepting those who did not figri certain of
ders of arrest, and the ministers Clavier* and
Le Brun are 4lfo arrested.
The fitting adjourned at ten o'clock.
£j'.trail of a letterJrom New-Ytrk, Aug. 19.
" There is a dilagreement on board r 1 e :
French fleet; various itoriesare WW refpe i •
it. It'is however s fact, tint admiral
Gimbis is under an arrest by the
rai of the officers it is said have refigncd.—
The men accnfe Gambit of being the causa of
'the troubles at the Cape ; a'nd fey Genet is
parti il to him, being his brother in law."
The above extract contains a very enfg-,
Ihatical story—Time wifl dcyeioje, the truth.
••-The apparent motioris' of ara :
often retrogade to th« point they aim at. 1 '
Fr:dcrick-Toivn (Maryland) Aug. 8.
Just t his paper was going to press, a gen
tleman arrived in towri from theWeftward,
who informs that Genera) Wayne had left
Fort-Jefferfon, and that General Scott tyifl
joined him with 2000 militia from
and intended to march dire<stly into tie In
dian towns.
EXTRACT.
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in which the majestic energy of nature has
sported iii wild luxuriance, and which is so
diftingui/hed by the bold d'fplay of physical
magnificence, should so potently arrest the
moral eye, and be also thus eminently diftin*
gui/hed by the display of human magnanimity,
is a confederation, which, if pursued in a cer
tain direction, might be expected to lead into
a rich field of interesting ideas.
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